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Demolition moratorium gets lifted RDA now has authority to knock down the blacksmith shop ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group

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From left, Ellen Hebron, of Madison, and William Gilles, of Stoughton, walk their dogs through a trail in Viking Park on Sunday, Feb. 17. The Stoughton area received close to six inches of snowfall throughout the day on Sunday.

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Going ‘Global’ at SHS SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group

Already well-known for its famous multicultural connections with the well-traveled Norwegian Dancers, Stoughton High School will be getting global right in their own school next week. Looking to find ways to connect students with global learning opportunities, the Stoughton Area School District will host a group of volunteer guest speakers during its first “Go Global Conference” on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at the high school. Eight 25-minute sessions are scheduled, including an African drum ensemble, an administrator who’s lived

abroad, a graduate who studied overseas in the Peace Corps and an SHS alumni who started his own music discovery and streaming platform. And of course, the Norwegian Dancers will participate, teaching some “mini-sessions” for their classmates on some of their dances, organizer Stephanie Krentz told the Hub last week. “They were really excited to do that,” she said. “They don’t really do a lot of performances or work with their own student body.” Krentz, who taught German at SHS for six years before moving to a district mentoring role this year, said she’s often asked why learning languages is important for high schoolers, and wanted to find a way to make sure “people understand value of why learning language is important or even just learning about other cultures.” She was thinking of a way to bring in

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people from the community to help students “see world languages being used in daily lives outside of the classroom,” when Krenz heard the goal of the latest round of the district’s “innovation grants” for faculty ideas. “(It was) “improving student achievement, engaging students in their own learning and specifically fostering a culture of collaboration between our school and community,” she said. “When I heard that I was like, ‘Check, check, check,’” she said. Krentz didn’t just want to make it about German, or Spanish – the two foreign languages taught at the school. But she did want local connections, seeking out people with Stoughton or Dane County connections who had either worked or studied abroad or worked in an area that requires “knowledge or awareness of other countries and

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State taking another look at Hwy. 51 Environmental study of busy highway is back on SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group

After abandoning a long-term study of U.S. Hwy. 51 from McFarland to Stoughton, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation has restarted it. The goal is to see

whether new information could affect planning for the well-traveled 18-mile stretch of road. In a study released this month to the Transportation Projects Commission on major highway studies, Wisconsin DOT officials said the delayed environmental assessment (EA) for that part of Hwy. 51 is back “in progress.” According to the study,

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The moratorium that has been preventing the demolition of the blacksmith shop is over. On a 9-1 vote, Tuesday, Feb. 12, The Stoughton Common Council cleared the way for the Redevelopment Authority to act as it sees fit Veregin with the century-old building, lifting the demolition ban it

imposed in 2017 that had effectively scuttled the RDA’s previous development plans. The authority has changed all but one member since then, and Roger Springman, chair of the “new” RDA, advocated for the change during the public comment portion of the meeting. The RDA had approved of the move at a special meeting Tuesday, Jan. 29. The blacksmith shop was built in 1910 and is the last of six buildings in what is known as the Highway Trailers complex, used by a variety of companies since 1905, when the Moline Plow Company opened its Mandt Division here. The city razed the others last year after closing the street next to them

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River Bluff talent on display With singing and rapping, pianos and saxophones, dance moves and karate, a Feb. 15 talent show demonstrated the diverse skills of 12 River Bluff Middle School students. “River Bluff ’s Got Talent” packed the school’s gym with an audience of students and provided a

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City starting Fourth Street Fireworks funded again in 2019 Public, private building transfer process partnership brings back July 4 Negotiating power plant, former public works garage to RDA ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group

The city is taking steps to transfer ownership of two buildings on Fourth Street so the parcel can be included in an offer to a potential developer. A new working group that includes city staff and representatives from the Redevelopment Authority and council will bring recommendations to the Common Council in April on how to proceed with the transfer of the power plant and public works facility to the RDA. For years, the RDA has sought to include the parcel in the riverfront redevelopment project. The plan is to demolish the public works garage and save the power plant building along the Yahara River to offer to a developer. The two buildings are within the same parcel of land. The issue is complicated because the city holds insurance on the buildings and has money set aside to repair the power plant. Council president Tom Majewski (Dist. 3) said the RDA “sat on” the riverfront

buildings for years until they deteriorated and had to be demolished. “The RDA at this point in time doesn’t really need the building,” Majewski said. “The earliest anything would happen is the middle of the year, (and the RDA would have) no insurance, no maintenance monies. What good does that do? “When that building comes of interest and there is somebody who’s interested in it, I believe the city would be transferring the funds then. Until then, the building should be in the city, protected.” The RDA has had at least one couple interested in turning it into a distillery, in 2018, but the plan fell through. The city has $115,000 set aside for repairs and maintenance work for the power plant, finance director Jamin Friedl explained at the Feb. 13 RDA meeting, but since that money is in the building maintenance fund and was not borrowed, the city would be free to transfer it to the RDA to use for the same purpose. The roof was last examined in 2014, and Mayor Tim Swadley said it would be a good idea to have the building inspected again after the snow melts this spring, possibly using some of that earmarked money. “We’ve had contractors

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(and) historical preservation people out to look at the building to determine whether we need to invest that money,” Swadley told the RDA. “At this point, we were told the building is solid, we don’t need to invest the money.” The benefit of waiting to do the work, Swadley said, is a potential developer might be able to use historical tax credits to pay for it instead, saving the city money. But as RDA member Ald. Regina Hirsch (D-3) put it, “the last thing we want is another failed building, that would just be horrible.” The tentative roster of the working group that will attempt to iron out these positions includes Friedl, Swadley, council representative Majewski, planning director Rodney Scheel, village attorney Matt Dregne and an RDA representative, member Lukas Trow. The power plant was built in 1906, according to city records, and has been the subject of speculation about potential business uses. The proposed whitewater park would run right in front of the building, making for potentially prime viewing from a riverside sundeck. The Common Council tasked the working group with returning with proposals for the transfer at its April 9 meeting.

Lukas Trow, RDA representative. RDA members said they’d like to see more diversity in the group by adding other business owners and different kinds of industry, like art stores or insurance firms. The two representatives of Fosdahl Home Bakery will get one vote between them, but both were encouraged to attend.

The city increased the number of chickens allowed from 4 to 6 at its Feb. 12 meeting. The ordinance change requires the size of the coops and runs to increase proportionally. Ald. Regina Hirsch (Dist. 3) said she didn’t want to see people “smashing six chickens into a four-chicken space.” The chicken coops now must be a min- Revolving loan fund imum of three square feet per chicken and Lukas Trow has put the finishing touches chicken runs must be a minimum of 10 on the RDA’s revolving loan fund, revampsquare feet per hen chicken, according to the ing the terms of the loans in hopes of attractordinance. ing more users. Trow, who in addition to being an RDA Downtown subcommittee names member is assistant vice president for commercial lending at McFarland State Bank, six new members The RDA approved six members for its new recommended removing the 50-percent downtown revitalization subcommittee, and match component, improving the payment the plan is to add three or four more before it structure and interest rate and allowing the money to be used for recurring costs to help meets for the first time in early March. Committee members include: Amanda new businesses, among other changes. So far, only one business has used a loan Briggs, manager of Fosdahl Home Bakery; Ald. Phil Caravello (Dist. 2), owner of Stoton from the $250,000 fund, which was estabCycle; Joe Crubaugh, owner of Fosdahl Home lished in 2013 to help downtown businesses. For information, visit stoughtonrda.org Bakery; outgoing Ald. Denise Duranczyk and click “Revolving Loan Fund” under the (D-1); Sharon Mason-Boersma; Jamae Rams“Resources for Businesses” menu on the top den, owner and manager of The Lageret; and right.

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After a year off in 2018, city-sponsored fireworks could be back in 2019. O n a s p l i t vo t e , t h e Common Council decided to pony up $5,000 to match the same amount the Stoughton Chamber of Commerce had pledged to raise for the annual celebration. Mayor Tim Swadley said when he took it out of his budget proposal, he did it as a sort of challenge to the community to step up, and the chamber answered the call. “People remember this stuff; it brings people together,” Swadley said. “I don’t think we can do enough of that. I think in today’s world, a sense of community is really important.”

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Council approves $7.4 million in debt ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group

The Common Council unanimously approved taking on $7.4 million in debt for 2019 projects at its Feb. 12 meeting. The amount is almost “dollar-for-dollar” identical to project costs in the city’s capital improvement plan, finance director Jamin Friedl said. Nearly $3 million of that borrowing will go for the Glacier Moraine Drive road construction project near the north side business

park, between Williams Drive and Progress Way. The city is contractually obligated to construct about one-third of the road by the end of 2020, and planning director Rodney Scheel said during last fall’s budget discussions it would increase efficiency and cost-effectiveness to install the entire street at the same time in 2019. The debt for that project is expected to be paid by the business park’s tax-increment funding district, TID 6. The other $4.5 million will pay for one-time costs,

like $2.7 million for road improvements, $700,000 for a new fire truck and $500,000 for public works equipment. That debt service will hit the levy in 2020 and remain steady for the next nine years. It will raise the tax rate by .47 cents per $1,000 in assessed value, with a total cost over the 10-year project estimated at $467.60 per $100,000 of assessed value, according to financing documents. Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@ wcinet.com.

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Swadley and Ald. Greg Jenson (D. 3) said they’d heard from constituents wondering why the city had pulled the plug on the celebration. Save for a few recent years, Swadley said the city had paid for the festivities since he’d come here in 1986. Swadley and Ald. Regina Hirsch (D. 3) said it was important for the process to be sustainable and budgeted-for, as opposed to pulling $5,000 from the contingency fund, which is what the council approved. After a 20-minute discussion, the consensus seemed to be both that the celebration is important to the community and that it should move toward becoming self-funding in the future, with the help of the chamber and members of the community. The fireworks display will be under the direction of fire chief Scott Wegner, and the location has yet to be determined.

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There were no city-sponsored fireworks last year, though the Stoughton Fair still ended its run with a fireworks show July 8. Four alders voted against the measure: Sid Boersma (Dist. 1), Kathleen Tass Johnson (D. 2), Lisa Reeves (D. 2) and Denise Duranczyk (D. 1). Ald. Pat O’Connor (D. 4) was absent, and newly seated Ald. Ben Heili (D. 4) abstained from all of the night’s votes. The dissent ranged from Duranczyk’s view that the fireworks are “not a priority” at a time when Dane County is pulling human services from the city to Boersma and Reeves, who said the funds should come entirely from the community. Boersma recounted his early days going door to door asking for donations to the fireworks display in his hometown of Friesland. Reeves said she’d never lived in a place where the city pays for the fireworks, and said she knew plenty of people who would be happy to help with the fundraising.

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Vote Jill Patterson for school board As the parent of two children in the Stoughton Area School District, I cannot more highly recommend Jill Patterson for our school board. My husband and I have high standards for our children’s learning and consider ourselves full partners with the district in this endeavor. Jill embodies that partnership in her leadership style. Our two children have widely different educational needs. It can be difficult for a school district to adequately meet these family expectations when any child’s needs fall outside the middle lane of education, but Jill Patterson gets it. She is committed to seeing the success of all children and recognizes the value for all students in Stoughton’s leadership in inclusion for students with disabilities. Jill has enthusiastically volunteered to work alongside a

group of parents of children with disabilities who are coordinating a fantastic community event – Celebrating Ability – set for this May 22 at the Stoughton Opera House (check it out on Facebook). She understands the need for the entire community (not just parents of school age children) to be dedicated to and engaged with our schools. Jill embodies many characteristics that everyone should consider when they go to the polls. Jill is dedicated to: ensuring the success of all students/ all abilities, reducing the student achievement gap and focusing on inclusive school culture and fostering strong community and family/school partnerships. We will be voting for Jill Patterson on April 2. Lisa Pugh City of Stoughton

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Correction The Stoughton boys swimming article on page 9 of the Feb. 14 Courier Hub contained several errors due to a technical glitch. Senior Jacob Turner was misidenditified as Jacob Clark as a member of the 200-yard medley relay. Junior Conner Clark was the first Viking to win a boys sectional title since John Green (50- and 100 freestyle) and Chad Dean (100 breaststroke) in 1995. Former Stoughton swimmer Bryce Carmichael finished eight in the 100 fly in 2013 but did not medal. Only the top six medal at state.

See something wrong? The Courier Hub does not sweep errors under the rug. If you see something you know or even think is in error, please contact editor Jim Ferolie at 873-6671 or at stoughtoneditor@wcinet.com so we can get it right.

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To truly feel you belong, put group’s mission above yourself

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hen I was in grade school, I played on a Little League baseball

team. My teammates cheered for me when I went to bat, and I did the same for them. We either all won the game or we lost. Some of my teammates, however, had such a strong desire to win, they put pressure on the not-so-good players, like myself, even to the point of insulting them. I knew I belonged to the team because we all wore the same uniBudnar forms, because we practiced together, because we had the same coach. But I soon realized I did not belong to baseball. I did not like playing baseball. I hung in there for a season and tried to like it, but after that year, I never played baseball again. I was not angry, frustrated or upset; I just did not like playing the game as much as I liked belonging the team. Almost all of us like to belong, but that will only last if you are committed to the mission of the group and value what it is doing. We get along better, have more growth in unity and do more good for ourselves and for the world when we share in the mission. If you like the group you belong to, that is a blessing, but likes and dislikes are not as important as the mission. If you want a group to be about your likes and dislikes, you need to find a group to join whose

mission matches them. Otherwise, your preferences could become more important to you than the mission, and if the group does not change its mission to fit you, you could feel no one understands you or appreciates you. You could come to expect the group to be about you. Because your focus is on yourself, you could be easily insulted, be ready to quit when someone disagrees with you, think people are out to get you. An example of this is a man I knew who joined a men’s group. He came to the activities and talked with everyone but seldom did anything helpful. Like my experience with baseball – trying to be on a team but not wanting to play – he was trying to be in a group but not valuing what the group was doing. He soon became unhappy with the group, and the group became unhappy with him, and he quit. Had he joined a group whose mission was simply to have fun together, he would have been happy. When my focus is on the mission, I become hard to insult because I am not looking at myself. What people think of me does not matter too much, because I am doing this for the mission or I am doing it for my group. So before I join a group, I want to know the group’s purpose. It could be to meet new people, to do service or it could have multiple reasons it exists. Every group has a unique mission, but there are some missions we can all share in. On a large scale, we are all part of the human family. One mission we can all share in is

the mission of love, as we strive to love everyone, we will be united in the family of humanity. We also all belong to some groups on a smaller scale. I have lived in the Stoughton community for almost six years. I enjoy ushering at the Stoughton Opera House, going to community and high school plays and taking part in the Syttende Mai and other events. This helps me in not to just live in Stoughton but to belong to Stoughton. I am also a citizen of the United States. When I vote, when I contact my representatives, sometimes I get what I would like, sometimes I don’t, but either way, it helps me feel I belong to the United States, that what I have to say is relevant to the people we chose to run our country. Because everyone is important in our democratic republic, everyone of age can vote and can contact their representatives and so contribute to running our country. Everyone can belong. Some groups we join by choice, some groups we are just in because of where we live. We can belong to many groups, and that can be a source of fulfillment and bring us the joy of belonging. In all of our groups, we can feel that we belong by looking to the mission as more important than our likes and dislikes and by getting involved in ways that are open to us. The Rev. Randy Budnar is the parish priest at St. Ann Catholic Church in Stoughton.

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Marathon site deal back on track ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group

The Redevelopment Authority’s on-again, offagain relationship with developer Todd Nelson to build at the old Marathon site is back on. Nelson and Realtor Blake George agreed to a deal Wednesday, Feb. 6, that met all the conditions the RDA set for it after a fourth deal with Nelson fell through in October. Nelson has planned to build two four-unit apartment buildings on the site at the corner of West Main and Prairie streets, which

the RDA has been trying to sell since 2011, after razing an abandoned gas station in 2010. The new closing date is April 15. Roger Springman, chair of the RDA, told the Hub the agreement stipulates Nelson is responsible for creating $900,000 in taxable value by the end of the year “whether construction is completed or not.” That’s up from $100,000 in previous deals. The developer would also take care of all park and permit fees before closing. “As before, the RDA is also participating with the buyer on some of added

City earns grant for handicap van Vehicle will support Stoughton Transit AMBER LEVENHAGEN Unified Newspaper Group

A new handicapped van will help make Stoughton Transit more accessible. The City of Stoughton applied for a grant with the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program that helps provide transportation services to seniors and people with disabilities. The city was awarded $29,600, 80 percent of the total cost, to purchase the $37,000 van for Stoughton Transit’s use. The remaining funds will come from the 2019 City of Stoughton General Fund. The grant application explains that the five vans that were in use had provided 30,000 one-way trips in

Applications are open for the Dane County Fairest of the Fair. The Fairest of the Fair is tasked to make public appearances at parades and various community events and promote the Dane County Fair through radio interviews and social media. The application deadline is March 27. Candidates will be interviewed and the selection will be made on April 7, with the winner to be publicly coronated on Saturday, June 8 at the Dane County Breakfast on the Farm. As the official fair spokesperson, the Fairest appears daily at the fair, set for July

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said. Though Ald. and RDA member Regina Hirsch (Dist. 3) told the group she’s “not going to celebrate until April 15 (because) we’ve been here multiple times,” Springman put the odds at “way more than 50 percent” the deal would happen this cycle. Mayor Tim Swadley said the assurances from the bank were confidence-inspiring, as that is something he hadn’t seen in previous deals. Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@ wcinet.com.​

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2017, and the disabled and elderly populations continue to grow in the city, hence the increased need for a new vehicle. The fleet consists of three vans with wheelchair ramps and two with no ramps. None of the vehicles will be retired, rather the new vehicle will be an addition. With the new van, Stoughton Transit will be able to provide 6,000 more oneway trips and it’s forecasted that half of those will be for elderly or disabled passengers, the application said. “The addition of this project vehicle will not only result in the project vehicle providing more trips, but will also result in improved waittimes for the entire fleet,” the application said. Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@ wcinet.com.

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clean-up costs for the site,” Springman said. This time, Springman had been in contact with Nelson’s bank “to make sure that it was fully on-board with site clean-up needs.” The environmental cleanup costs had been a significant sticking point that held up funding in previous deals. The RDA bought the half-acre parcel in 2010, along with a neighboring smaller lot that used to have a single-family home on it in 2012. The RDA has since invested more than $300,000 in the former gas station in purchasing and cleanup costs, city officials

18-21 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, and will compete to become the Wisconsin Fairest of the Fair next January. Candidates must be 18 or older and have strong ties to the Dane County community. Qualifications include school and youth organization involvement, community service activities and familiarity with the Dane County Fair. The position requires strong communication skills, a professional appearance and an outgoing personality. For a full list of eligibility requirements, the application and more information can be found at danecountyfair.com/ pages/fairest-of-the-fair.php.

The Town of Dunn might receive federal assistance to help recover from last year’s flooding, and investigators are visiting sites around the village in the next few weeks to determine the extent of it. Town officials will take Federal Emergency Mana g e m e n t A g e n cy s i t e investigators on a tour of flood-damaged locations the week of March 4, town business manager Cathy Hasslinger told the Hub. “We would be eligible for partial reimbursement for work they deem appropriate,” Hasslinger explained. Potential projects include repairing flood damage to the Exchange Street bridge, raising Tower Road where there’s a dip and installing a water culvert and clearing out the Meadowview drainage ditch. Investigators will visit those sites to assess whether

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the damage was caused by flooding and how much the agency will reimburse the town. Hasslinger said the town has begun to gather estimates for how much the work will cost, which are due in early April, 60 days after the meeting Feb. 1. Timing on the projects varies, Hasslinger said, with the Exchange Street bridge work planned for early 2020, while the Meadowview drainage ditch should be done “as soon as possible” after the inspections. The town has budgeted $50,000 for the Meadowview work, though Hasslinger expects it may cost significantly less. The work requires heavy machinery and must be completed while the ground is frozen, she said. Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@ wcinet.com.​

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Heili named Dist. 4 alder Takes over vacant council seat ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group

Ben Heili will serve as the newest District 4 alder. The Common Council unanimously appointed h i m Tu e s d a y, F e b . 1 2 , t o fi l l t h e s e a t Heili vacated by the resignation of Nicole Wiessinger. He was the only applicant for the seat. H i s t e r m ex p i r e s i n April 2020, when it comes up for a one-year term, and will be back on the ballot in 2021 for a threeyear term. This is the seventh time in as many years there’s been a midterm opening in District 4. Heili is a compliance specialist with National Electrostatics Corporation in Middleton who has previously worked as a technical writer, including a two-year stint at Verona-based Epic. He has dual master’s degrees in history and German from

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Bowling Green State University, where his thesis topic was humor and cynicism in East Germany. His wife, Sarah, works in special education at River Bluff middle school, Heili told the council, and they have been in the Stoughton community for three years. Wiessinger’s resignation created openings on the Utilities committee, filled by Ald. Matt Bartlett (D. 4), the Parks and Recreation committee, Community Affairs/ Council Policy committee and the ad hoc committee with the school district to attract young families to Stoughton. Heili was not appointed to any committees at the Feb. 12 meeting, and Mayor Tim Swadley told the Hub the committee appointments will be on the agenda for the next Common Council meeting, Feb. 26. After being sworn in by clerk Holly Licht, and before taking his seat as alder, Heili told the group he “look(s) forward to jumping in and learning how I can best serve all members of our community.” Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@ wcinet.com.​

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Forgiveness series A series of classes called Freedom Through Forgiveness will be offered at Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St., from 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday evenings from Feb. 19 through March 26. There will be no class on March 12. Tim Markle will lead the class and cover methods of working toward forgiveness and how to live a forgiving life. Registration is required and can be done by visiting stoughtonhospital.com and click on “classes and events.” For information, call Sonja at 8732356.

p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23. The program will cover Rosemaling and how the technique was represented in everyday objects, its culture and how Rosemaling can transform objects into symbols of ethnicity reflecting individual and community values. Jared L. Schmidt will lead the program. For information, call 873-7567.

St. Ann 150th

Medicare fraud program Visit the senior center for a program about how to protect yourself from Medicare fraud from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25. Ingrid Kundinger will talk about how to protect, detect and report Medicare fraud, errors and abuse with the help of Wisconsin’s Senior Medicare Patrol. Kundinger will also talk about volunteer opportunities available to help spread the message to Medicare beneficiaries. Registration is requested and can be done by calling 873-8585.

St. Ann’s Catholic Parish will celebrate its 150th birthday with a part for past and current members starting at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, at the church, 323 N. Van Buren St. Monona entertainers The sesquicentennial mass will be ROHS meeting The Monona Senior Entertainers will followed by a lunch and a program. The next R Olde House Society meet- Reservations are required for lunch. perform at the senior center from 2-3 ing will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. For information or to make a reserva- p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27. 21, at 324 W. Prospect St. The Monona Senior Entertainers are tion, call 873-7633. It will include a humorous program a lively musical group composed of featuring Bill Amundson, who will Community meal senior citizens who like to make music share memories of his childhood experiVisit First Lutheran Church, 310 E. and have fun. Performances feature a ences at Stoughton downtown business- Washington St., for the free monthly mix of oldies and humor. es. A tour of the home, fellowship and “Our Daily Bread” meal from 4-6 p.m. For information, call 873-8585. refreshments will also take place. Bring Sunday, Feb. 24. Beginning genealogy a light snack to share and your favorite The meal will be served at 4:30 p.m. beverage. The senior center will host a program and includes BBQ meats on buns, potaThe ROHS is an informal group of to salad, baked beans, assorted salads about genealogy and how to research people interested in the history and and desserts and beverages. No car- your family history from 1:30-2:30 p.m. preservation of historical Stoughton ry-out meals are available; for trans- Thursday, Feb. 28. area homes and properties. Newcomers portation to dinner, call 873-1705 by Bob Rettammel will lead the discusare always welcome. noon Feb. 24. Rides are provided free sion. Participants can learn a step-byFor information, contact rohstough- of charge within the Stoughton Area step procedure for finding genealogical ton@gmail.com. information at home. The discussion School District. This month’s meal is sponsored by will also include a brief introduction to Livsreise program DNA use in genealogy. Stoughton United Methodist Church. Visit Livsreise, 277 W. Main St., for Registration is requested. For information, call 873-7761. For information, call 873-8585. a program about Rosemaling from 1-2 Baha’i Faith

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

Bible Baptist Church

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

Christ Lutheran Church

Covenant Lutheran Church

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

Ezra Church

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

First Lutheran Church

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

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

Christ the King Community Church

Fulton Church

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

Christian Assembly Church

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

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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

Cooksville Lutheran Church

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

Good Shepherd By The Lake Lutheran Church

1860 Hwy. 51 at Lake Kegonsa, Stoughton 873-5924 Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Education hour for all ages: 9:15 a.m. Adult Bible Study: 9:15-9:45 a.m.

LakeView Church

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

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Stoughton Baptist Church

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

St. Ann Catholic Church

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

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

United Pentecostal Church of Stoughton

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

West Koshkonong Lutheran Church 1911 Koshkonong, Stoughton Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship

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

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Modern culture has sometimes been described as a wasteland. Ancient values have been turned on their head by many aspects of modern societies.Thriftiness and frugality can’t compete with the flashiness of conspicuous consumption. Humility and modesty are overshadowed by various forms of pride, vanity and shamelessness.Think of all the ways that our modern world actually promotes the seven deadly sins (pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath and sloth).Television and the internet are full of images and depictions of sex and violence that would have shocked the sensibility of most people a few years ago. Cole Porter’s lyrics in the song “Anything Goes” are more apt today than ever: “In olden days, a glimpse of stocking was looked on as something shocking. But now, God knows, anything goes.”It is worth remembering that we can’t un-see or un-hear things we’ve seen and heard, and that violence, pornography and the like seep into our souls when we are exposed to them. We may live in a veritable wasteland, but we do well to guard our eyes, our ears, and our minds and not let the wasteland gain entrance to our most cherished possession, our souls. Spiritual people must live in the world, but not be of this world. –Christopher Simon

‌Thursday, February 21‌

• 1-2 p.m., Wellness class with Laura Roeven ($3 per session, limited to 17), senior center, 873-8585‌ • 3-4 p.m., Tech class for non-Apple phones and tablets, senior center, 873-8585‌ • 7 p.m., R Olde House Society meeting and program, 324 W. Prospect St., rohstoughton@gmail.com‌

‌Friday, February 22‌

• 1 p.m., World War II program, senior center, 8738585‌ • 6:30 p.m., Murder at Poe’s Raven party for teens (teens in grades 6 and up), library, 873-6281‌

‌Saturday, February 23‌

• 11 a.m. to noon, Gentle yoga with Stoughton Yoga, Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St., 873-2356‌ • 3:45-5:15 p.m., Changing the Way the Church Views Racism discussion (registration requested), Covenant Lutheran Church, 1525 N. Van Buren St., 873-7404‌

‌Sunday, February 24‌

• 10:30 a.m., 150th anniversary mass and program, St. Ann’s Catholic Parish, 323 N. Van Buren St., 8737633‌ • 4-6 p.m., Community meal, First Lutheran Church, 310 E. Washington St., 873-7761‌

‌Monday, February 25‌ • 1:30 p.m., Medicare fraud program, senior center, 873-8585‌ ‌Tuesday, February 26‌

• 1 p.m., Creative writing class, senior center, 8738585‌ • 1-2 p.m., Cooking class ($7, sign up early), senior center, 873-8585‌ • 3:30 p.m., Drop in program: Body and Brain Science, library, 873-6281‌ • 5-10 p.m., American Legion Post 59 monthly meal ($11), 803 N. Page St., 205-9090‌ • 6:30 p.m., Page Turners discussion, library, 8736281‌

‌Wednesday, February 27‌

• 1 p.m., Page Turners book club, senior center, 8738585‌ • 2 p.m., Monona Senior Entertainers, senior center, 873-8585‌

‌Thursday, February 28‌

• 1:30-2:30 p.m., Beginning genealogy course (registration requested), senior center, 873-8585‌

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

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

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

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

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About National FFA Week The National Future Farmers of America organization promotes leadership, personal growth and career success through hands-on learning and educational opportunities within the agriculture industry. It is made up of nearly 650,000 members and over 7,800 chapters across the United States and its territories, including a local chapter with over 40 members at Stoughton High School. The Stoughton FFA chapter celebrates National FFA Week Feb. 17-23. Throughout the week, members will be promoting the program with dress-up themes for students at school. During lunch, members will hold agriculture trivia and hand out prizes. Since 1947, National FFA Week has taken place the week of George Washington's birthday, Feb. 22. It’s celebrated over the week to commemorate his contributions both as an agriculturist and as a founding father of our nation. Today, its purpose is to educate and advocate for agriculture and celebrate the achievements of FFA members both locally and across the country.

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The 2018-19 Stoughton High School FFA officers, from left to right: Molly Olstad, Aiyanna Miller, Mikendra DeBruin and Ashlyn Sarbacker.

Adviser: Mike Vaughan Officers President: Ashlyn Sarbacker Vice President: Mikendra DeBruin Secretary: Aiyanna Miller Reporter: Molly Olstad FFA Alumni President: Nick Lowe Vice President: Mark Nordlie Secretary: Darlene Arneson Co-Treasurers: John Elvekrog and Jack Ellickson

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Stoughton Courier Hub 8 FFA students reflect on past year As the 2018-19 school year is moving along, the Stoughton High School FFA chapter would like to thank the community, our advisor Mike Vaughan, as well as FFA alumni and parents for all of the help and support. Our officer team consisted of Ashlyn Sarbacker (president), Mikendra DeBruin (vice president), Aiyanna Miller (secretary) and Molly Olstad (reporter). In November, our adviser was able to take some officers and members of our FFA chapter to the National Convention in Indianapolis. The FFA Alumni was gracious enough to donate money for new "official FFA jackets" to those who don’t own one. As one big FFA family, we were involved in many activities such as the CDE judging contest, LDE speaking contest and several leadership conferences for our district. Our dairy judging team (Molly Olstad, Ashlyn Sarbacker, Megan Breuch, and Logan Dykstra) made it to the state FFA contest. Along with our many

accomplishments, we also fundraised a lot to accommodate all of the activities we do. We worked alongside the FFA alumni adults in their Stoughton FFA cheese curd and creme puff food trailer at the Syttende Mai festival weekend, Stoughton and Dane County fairs as well as the Utica Tractor Pull. This past fall, we passed our fundraising goal for our fruit, nut, and cheese sale that many people took advantage of. We are also very excited to be continuing our annual Strawberry sale this year! Many of our members took advantage of our greenhouse at the high school and grew plants, using "Plant Production" as their SAE (Supervised Agriculture Experience). The greenhouse has given us many opportunities to use and introduce to our new members to who include some middle school students. We are very excited to have a week dedicated to FFA. – Submitted by the SHS FFA

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Stoughton FFA Alumni celebrates The Stoughton FFA Alumni had a lot to celebrate the past weeks with individual awards, recognitions and chapter honors. Barb Lowe was named Stoughton Citizen of the Year by the Stoughton Courier Hub, Jerry and Karen Lapidakis were crowned 2019 Syttende Mai King and Queen, Barb and Don Quam were honored as Outstanding Achievement recipients, John and Darlene Arneson were honored with the Community Appreciation Award at the Norse Afternoon of Fun and the Stoughton FFA Alumni was awarded a gold rating in the Outstanding Chapter Award and silver in Newsletter. Attending the Wisconsin FFA Alumni Convention in Stevens Point were Nick Lowe, Missy Lewandowski, Don and Barb Quam and Jack Ellickson. Lowe continues his term as a Section 5 representative on the Wisconsin FFA Alumni Council and Ellickson was installed as the

second Section 5 representative. There are 10 sections in the state with two representatives from each section – so Stoughton is well-represented in state issues and activities. Stoughton received a Gold Rating for Outstanding Chapter Award, which is judged on an overall assessment of the activities, fundraisers and local program support. The Gold Rating will advance the chapter’s application to the National FFA Alumni Convention this fall. Don and Barb Quam were recognized in the Outstanding Achievement Award with a Silver Rating. They have been housing and helping manage the FFA food stand the past years, and have been a huge help in cleaning, maintenance and staffing the stand at the four events. They have always been supportive of evaluation of the agriculture program to insure the quality of the content presented in

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on the Dane County Extension Dairy Committee. Stoughton was rated Silver Rating – Chapter Newsletter in the state. The newsletter competition looks at content, readability and Alumni resources. Darlene Arneson is the chapter secretary responsible for the newsletter. Karen Lapidakis again coordinated the Stoughton basket for the annual auction. This year’s basket theme was “Backyard Birds.” The FFA Alumni is open to anyone who is interested in supporting agriculture education and the FFA. You do not have to be a former FFA member to belong. If you are interested in learning more about the Stoughton FFA Alumni, contact Darlene Arneson at 873-7209 or visit us on Facebook by searching for Stoughton FFA Alumni. – Stoughton FFA Alumni

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First medal in 24 years

PLAYER OF THE WEEK From Feb. 13-19

Clark takes sixth in 100 butterfly at WIAA D2 state meet JEREMY JONES Sports editor

Junior Conner Clark didn’t post the times he was hoping for at the WIAA Division 2 state swimming meet. Still, for the second week in a row, Clark made history Friday, Feb. 15, earning the Vikings’ first state medal in 24 years. Stoughton, which qualified a program-best five events to the meet, scored 31 points to finish 24th. Despite adding .29 seconds from his sectional-champion time two weeks ago, Clark highlighted the meet, earning the final spot on the state podium on the 100-yard butterfly. His time of 53.96 was good for sixth. “I was excited to get on the podium, even though it wasn’t the time I wanted,” Clark said. “I’ve still got next year to come back strong.” Stoughton’s last medalists were John Green, who finished second in 50 and 100 freestyle, and Chad Dean, who took four in the 100 breaststroke in 1995. The Vikings finished 18th with 54 points that year. The goal next season is to win the 100 fly state title, Clark said. “I need to work on the first 50 of my fly,” he said. “I don’t have the first-half speed. I’m a second-half swimmer.” Clark said he has club state in two weeks and

Name: Conner Clark Grade: Junior Sport: Boys swimming Events: 100 butterfly, 200 IM, 200 medley relay Highlight: Clark became the first WIAA state medalist for the Stoughton boys swimming team since 1995 when he finished sixth in the 100-yard butterfly Friday at the Division 2 state meet. He also helped the 200 medley relay break the school record for the second consecutive week. Photo by Jeremy Jones

Junior Conner Clark reacts Friday, Feb. 15, after finishing the 100-yard butterfly at the WIAA Division 2 state swimming meet. Clark finished just off his school record seed time in 53.96 seconds but finished sixth to earn the first medal for Stoughton at state since 1995. the Speedo sectionals two weeks after that in Rochester, Minn. Senior Hayden Hammond had a pair of season-best swims in his final meet. Clark was the only other Viking to have a season-best. Hammond split 23.55 seconds to help anchor t h e 2 0 0 - m e d l ey r e l a y to a 13th-place finish in 1:43.62. Clark added a 24.48 on the butterfly leg, which was also

a season-best. Seniors Patrick Regan and Jacob Turner rounded out the medley relay. “It feels good to put my name up on the record board again, especially since we’ve been trying to reach that record for the last three years,” Hammond said. “Being able to crush that record by almost three seconds, felt really good.” Hammond dropped nearly four seconds in the

500 free in his first individual state swim. He finished 12th in 5:05.62, which is about two seconds off the school record. There were never more than a few seconds of separation between Hammond and Ashwaubenon freshman Jackson Hodek throughout the race, which took a toll on the Stoughton senior. “I wasn’t nearly as dead last week as I was after my 500 today,” he said.

“I pushed myself a little harder and I knew I was close to the record, so the last 75 meters I tried to go all out.” Hammond said right now it looks like he will attend UW-Whitewater and he is considering filling out a recruiting sheet to swim for the Warhawks. Clark was also close to his season-best in the 200 IM, finishing 15th

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Honorable mention: Adam Hobson (boys basketball) scored a team-high 18 points Monday in a 52-48 loss to Watertown. He also had a team-high 15 points Friday in a 58-52 loss to Oregon in double overtime. Peighton Trieloff (girls basketball) scored 16 points to lead the Vikings to a 50-29 win over Watertown on Thursday. Sydney Schipper (girls hockey) had a goal and an assist in a 6-2 loss at Onalaska in the opening round of the WIAA playoffs. Brandt Spilde (wrestling) won his first sectional title Saturday at 170 pounds in the Elkhorn Area sectional meet. The finish qualified him for his first WIAA Division 1 individual state tournament.

Wrestling

Vikings qualify eight for individual state meet JEREMY JONES Sports editor

Stoughton advanced all 14 wrestlers to the sectional semifinals for the first time in the storied program’s history Saturday, Feb. 16, and crowned eight champions. Stoughton claimed six titles from 132 to 170 pounds. Freshman Nicolar Rivera (106), junior Braeden Whitehead (132), senior Hunter Lewis (138), sophomore Luke Mechler (145), junior Gavin Model (152), senior Cade Spilde (160), junior Brandt Spilde (170) and sophomore Brooks Empey (195) all earned titles. “ I t ’s u n b e l i e v a b l e ,” Brandt Spilde said. “You don’t realize how amazing this team is until you go to a tournament and have nine

in the finals.” The Vikings scored 242 points to repeat as the sectional champions. Watertown (94) and Elkhorn Area/Faith Christian (84.5) rounded out the top three. Brandt Spilde qualified for his first state tournament after starting the year unsure if he would have a full-time varsity spot. He found a spot when teammate Luke Geister-Jones went down at 170. Brandt said his goal is now to finish in the top six and reach the podium at individual state. “I feel good. There are good partners in our room,” he said. “You are always getting better. It boosts up your confidence seeing those guys everyday in practice, and knowing you can hang with them.”

What’s next Eight Stoughton wrestlers travel to the Kohsl Center from Feb. 21-23 for the WIAA Division 1 individual state meet. Empey breaks record Empey (48-6), ranked third in the state at 182, won each of his first two matches at sectionals by fall in less than a minuteand-a-half. He then pinned Beloit Memorial honorable mention junior Tyler Siereci in 17 seconds to earn his Photo by Jeremy Jones second straight sectional crown. That pin also helped Junior Brandt Spilde drives into Elkhorn Area junior Aaron Taylor for a takedown during their E m p ey b r e a k t h e S H S 170-pound championship match Saturday, Feb. 16, at the WIAA Division 1 sectional meet in Elkhorn. Spilde won the match 10-9 for his first sectional title. He was one of eight state Turn to Wrestling/Page 13 qualifiers for the Vikings.

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Boys basketball

Stoughton falls in conference to Oregon, Watertown MARK NESBITT

‘It is what we expected. We are definitely disappointed, but this is what we earned.’

Assistant sports editor

The Stoughton boys basketball team controls its own destiny in the hunt to win a Badger South Conference championship. Stoughton (11-10 overall, 9-4 Badger South) is tied for third in the conference with Oregon, after dropping a heartbreaker to Watertown on Monday, Feb. 17, and losing a conference road game at Oregon on Friday, Feb. 15 in a double overtime thriller. T h e Vi k i n g s w e r e expected to finish in the top three this season, but two straight losses to Oregon and Watertown dashed their title hopes. Stoughton will host Monona Grove on Thursday. Stoughton received a seventh seed in the top half of the Elkhorn sectional and will host 10th-seeded Portage in a regional quarterfinal game at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26. It will be the first time since 2011 the Vikings will play in a first-round regional game. Stoughton is 2-5 in games decided by six points or less. “It is what we expected,” coach Nolan Weber said. “We are definitely disappointed, but this is what we earned.” Despite a loss to Oregon, Weber said the Vikings are playing more confident offensively. “We are using our bench more,” he said. “I feel like we are fresher at the end of games.”

Oregon 58, Stoughton 52 Stoughton built a 10-point lead Friday, but Oregon senior guard Ethan Victorson scored a gamehigh 19 points as the Panthers topped the Vikings 58-52 in a double overtime. “A lot of the phases of the game we felt were i m p o r t a n t , w e w o n ,” Weber said. “We made just enough mistakes in the end and they made just enough plays. They are a really good veteran team. We are two even teams.” Oregon senior point guard Nolan Look scored on a layup with 54 seconds left at the end of regulation to tie the game 46-46. Stoughton had two chances in the final 10 s e c o n d s o f r eg u l a t i o n , but junior Adam Hobson, who scored a team-high

- coach Nolan Weber on getting a No. 10 seed

What’s next Stoughton hosts Monona Grove at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday.

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Senior Drew Anderson (left) drives past Carter Erickson for a layup in Friday’s game against Oregon. Though Anderson’s layup closed the gap between the two teams in the second overtime period, Oregon would go on to beat the Vikings 58-52.

15 points and had six rebounds, missed a tough jumper in the lane. Junior center Jack Nelson grabbed the offensive rebound, leading to junior N a t h a n H u t c h e r s o n ’s 3-point shot, which hit the rim at the buzzer and bounded away to send the game to overtime. We b e r s a i d t h e fi r s t option was to get Nelson the ball under the basket and the second was to get Hobson the ball on the perimeter. “You give it to your best player in the middle of the floor and you hope he makes a play,” Weber said. “He gave us an opportunity and we got a couple more opportunities.” At the end of the first extra session, Victorson came up with a steal, and his younger brother, Erik, missed a heave from just inside the half-court line. It bounced off the backboard and the game went to a second overtime. Nelson opened the scoring in the second extra session with a three-point

play, but junior forward Adam Yates’ three-point play with 3 minutes left gave the Panthers a 51-49 lead. Oregon made 5 of 6 free throws in the final 52 seconds. Nelson added 11 points and had seven rebounds and sophomore guard Cael McGee pitched in 10 points. Senior guard Drew Anderson chipped in eight points and had six rebounds.

Watertown 52, Stoughton 48 Stoughton had a free throw discrepancy on Monday and the Vikings were clipped by the Goslings 52-48. Watertown made more free throws (8) than SToughton attempted (7). The Vikings shot 3 of 7 at the charity stripe. The Vikings trailed the Goslings 27-20 at the half. Hobson scored a gamehigh 18 points, and Anderson added nine.

Regional rematch Stoughton received a

Badger South Team Wins Losses Monona Grove 11 2 Oregon 9 4 Stoughton 9 4 Monroe 8 5 Edgewood 7 6 Watertown 5 8 Fort Atkisnon 2 11 Milton 1 12

seventh seed in the top half of the Elkhorn sectional and will get a rematch against 10th-seeded Portage (5-15). T h e Vi k i n g s ( 1 1 - 9 ) , which beat the Warriors 72-49 on Nov. 27, will host Portage on Tuesday, Feb. 26, in a regional quarterfinal game. “I’m sure both of us are very different teams at this point,” Weber said. Portage finished seventh out of eight teams in the Badger North. Senior guard Eli Considine leads the Warriors, scoring 25.4

points per game. Mount Horeb (18-3), ranked fifth in the Associated Press Division 2 state poll, is the top seed in the top half of its regional. DeForest (16-4) received the second seed, McFarland the third and Oregon the fourth. “Mount Horeb is the m o s t d a n g e r o u s t e a m ,” Weber said. “They have a lot of experience and a lot of guys with a really high skill level.” The only losses for Mount Horeb this season have come to Onalaska,

Milwaukee Lutheran and Racine Park. Stoughton has a bal anced scoring attack led by Hobson (16.2 ppg) and McGee (10.4 ppg). Other top scoring options for the Vikings are senior guard Drew Anderson (9.9 ppg) and Nelson (9.1 ppg). “With Adam’s versatility, he is always a difficult m a t c h u p ,” We b e r s a i d . “Teams will do their best to take him away, and we need to find ways to adjust when that is the case.” One adjustment has been getting a bigger role for McGee off the bench. McGee has come back from a knee injury this season and is the team’s second leading-scorer. “Cael has done a great job of becoming a more complete player,” Weber said. “He is fitting into our scheme on both ends of the floor, and gives us some scoring punch off the bench.” If Stoughton beats Portage, the Vikings would a d va n c e t o a r e g i o n a l semifinal at second-seeded DeForest. DeForest finished second in the Badger North to Mount Horeb. The Norskies feature great size. The Norskies are led by 6-6 senior Austin Westra (17.2 ppg) and 6-6 senior forward Jack Bogan (9.8 ppg). The Vikings will rely on Nelson’s size and defensive ability. “ J a c k i s a n X - fa c t o r in every game we play,” We b e r s a i d . “ We n e e d to do a better job using his ability to score inside when he is open. He has had a very good season and continues to improve every day.”

Girls hockey

Icebergs fall on the road in first round of WIAA playoffs at Onalaska JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

Stoughton sophomore forward Sydney Schipper drew the Icebergs girls hockey co-op even twoand-a-half minutes into the first period Thursday, Feb. 14 inside the Onalaska Omni Center. The Icebergs

couldn’t find the back of the net again until 11 ½ minutes into the third period; however, and fell 6-2 in the WIAA regional semifinals. The Icebergs remained deadlocked 1-1 for the first 12 minutes of the first period before Kiya Bronston scored her second evenstrength goal of the first

period with five minutes remaining. Onalaska added four unanswered goals over the next period-and-a-half. “We had a lot of penalties in the last two periods and it caused us to get tired in the third period,” coach Matt Gallagher said. “The second half of the game we were playing short one

or two people almost the entire time.” Onalaska’s Jaidyn Groshek and Kaley Manglitz each scored a power-play goal over the stretch. Bronston completed her hat trick midway through the third period and also added an assist. Stoughton sophomore

forward Paige Nelson scored the Icebergs’ second goal 11:35 in the third period and sophomore goaltender Abby Seybold finished the game with 31 saves. Izzy Lassa stopped 20 shots on goal for Onalaska. With only two seniors on this year’s team, Gallagher said the future looks bright

going forward. “A lot of kids are motivated to enhance their skills this summer,” he said. “This is a really big offseason for us and it is important that we continue to develop as athletes and as a team.”

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Stoughton rolls by Sauk Prairie in regional opener MARK NESBITT

Badger South

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Team Wins Losses Monona Grove 12 2 Monroe 11 3 Stoughton 10 4 Oregon 8 6 Watertown 8 6 Edgewood 4 10 Milton 3 11 Fort Atkinson 0 14

S u r v ive a n d a d va n c e remains the goal at this time of year. The Vikings girls basketball team did more than that, rolling to a 23-point win over Sauk Prairie in a WIAA Division 2 regional quarterfinal game Tuesday, Feb. 19, in Stoughton. Stoughton (14-8) will play Reedsburg at 7 p.m. on Friday in a regional semifinal game. “We are in tournament mode now,” coach Brad Pickett said after the game. “Let’s go out and take care of business. No matter what seed you are, you have to win to move on.” The Vikings closed the regular season Thursday, Feb. 14, with a road victory over Watertown. With the win, Stoughton finished third in the Badger South Conference with a 10-4 mark, one game behind Monroe and two behind conference champion Monona Grove (12-2).

‘Ninety percent of shooting the basketball is being confident.’ - coach Brad Pickett

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Stoughton 66, Sauk Prairie 43 Senior guard Peighton Trieloff scored 12 points and had three steals to help the Vikings roll to a 66-43 win over Sauk Prarie on Tuesday. The Vikings knocked down six 3-pointers, including three by senior guard Emma Kissling, who scored a game-high 13 points. “We have been working hard on our shooting, and sometimes you just have to be patient with the offense,” Trieloff said.

confident when they shoot the ball,” Pickett said. “Ninety percent of shooting the basketball is being Stoughton will travel to confident.” Reedsburg at 7 p.m. FriThe Vikings had a balday to play the Beavers anced scoring attack, with three in double figures. in a WIAA Division 2 reAshworth finished with 11 gional semifinal. points and seven rebounds. Junior guard Delaney Seidel added nine points nice job of contesting and and senior forward Kyianaffecting (their shots).” na Baker chipped in eight Stoughton opened the and seven rebounds. game with a 11-2 run. Kissling scored five points during the surge. Stoughton 50, T h e Vi k i n g s c l o s e d Watertown 29 the first half with an 8-0 spurtw sparked by TrielTrieloff scored a gameoff, who had a three-point high 16 points Thursday to play, two steals and a layup lead the Vikings to a 50-29 to give the Vikings a 39-16 win over the Goslings in Watertown. lead at the half. Senior guard Alex AshStoughton built a 27-14 worth then knocked down halftime lead and didn’t two 3s and Kissling hit a 3 relinquish it. Senior guard to give the Vikings a 48-18 Emma Kissling pitched lead about two minutes in eight points, and senior into the second half. guard Alex Ashworth “I thought those girls chipped in seven. did a nice job of being

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Stoughton senior Alex Ashworth shoots a jumper against Sauk Prairie senior Katie Yanke (3) and freshman Kassia Marquardt in the Vikings’ 66-43 win in a WIAA Division 2 regional quarterfinal Tuesday in Stoughton. She said it helped getting off to a fast start, with the defense leading to points on the break. The Vikings limited the

Eagles to 25 percent shooting in the first half (5 of 20) and 30 percent for the game (14 of 46). “I thought we did a nice

job of limiting them from any second chances,” Pickett said. “We knew they like to shoot the 3 a little bit. I thought we did a

Swimming: Clark medals, 200 medley relay brakes its own record Continued from page 10 in 2:06.76. Despite having a season-best split on the medley relay, Clark didn’t have a PR in the 200 IM and said he is considering trying a different individual event next year. “I don’t know if the schedule worked today,” he said. “I was a little flustered for the 100 fly because I didn’t have a good IM beforehand.” Another first-time individual state qualifier, Regan, placed 14th in the 100 backstroke in 58.18. “I feel like the postseason was all about getting her,” coach Katie Talmadge said. “When your whole goal is to get somewhere and when you’re there, you still perform well, that’s wonderful.” In a bigger sense, Talmadge said the Stoughton boys’ and girls’ programs succeeded by thriving off each other’s successes this season. The girls’ program had its first sectional and state champion this year. Together they had more than 1,000 season-best times. “I think by treating the two teams as one team that has two seasons, I think that’s been really good for

Senior Hayden Hammond swims to a 12th-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle at the WIAA Division 2 state swimming meet. His time of 5 minutes, 05..62 seconds was nearly a four-second drop from his season-best time. of state titles by Monona Grove, which finished 105 points back for second place. Rhinelander and Elkhorn tied for third with 169 points. Junior Truman teDuits Photos by Jeremy Jones was part of four state titles Hayden Hammond and Jacob Foldy (wearing a shark head) cheer on Conner Clark during wfor Edgewood. He was Friday’s 200-yard individual medley. joined by fellow junior Alex Moen, freshman ColTo p - r a n k e d M a d i s o n in Senke and senior Sean the camaraderie and pride bursts of pride and success in town for Stoughton in the last 30 plus years, and Edgewood won six events O’Conner, winning the swimming,” Talmadge said. I think we’re onto something to win the meet with 289, meet-opening 200 medley “There have been small steady that is growing now.” ending a four-year string

relay (1:35.07). He helped junior Nate Frucht, Senke and Moen closed out the win with a time of 3:12.30 as part of the 400 free relay. In between, teDuits added the 200 IM (1:51.84) and 100 breaststroke (56.93) individual titles. Junior Nate Frucht won the 200 freestyle in 1:42.26, and sophomore Ben Stitgen repeated as the state diving champion.

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Wrestling: Vikings send record number through to WIAA sectional semifinals Continued from page 10 single-season pin record, which he shared with Shadrick Sherrington and Lewis. “That goal has been on my radar since I kind of started getting on a roll this season,” Empey said. “It’s little bit of bragging rights. It’s very special for me and my family.” Finishing sixth last year, Empey said he wants to win a state title but first and foremost, he needs to keep rolling to get back on the podium. “Thursday is a big day, if you win both of those matches you get on the podium for sure,” he said. “Obviously, then, I have to try to do better than sixth.” As the third-ranked wrestler in the state, there aren’t many wrestlers for Empey to chase other than topranked Marshfield senior Sam Mitchell and second-ranked Neenah junior Marshall Kools. Empey has seen fourth-ranked Mukwonago senior Justin Eichler but hasn’t wrestled him yet.

Other champions Rivera, the nation’s topranked wrestler at 106, recorded three pins en route to his first sectional title. He stuck Milton freshman Riley Nilo in 3:49 in the finals. Whitehead (40-4), ranked third at 132, had a fall in the quarterfinals and a major decision in the semifinals. He earned a second straight sectional title by fall over Oconomowoc junior Jacob Mindiola in the 132 championship. Top-ranked Lewis (48-1) added a third straight sectional title, holding off second-ranked Elkhorn Area senior Daniel Stilling 3-2 in the 138-championship match. He finished second

Sectional champions

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Sophomore Luke Mechler pins Madison La Follette senior Kyle Smith in the 145-pound championship match Saturday, Feb. 16, at the WIAA Division 1 Elkhorn Area sectional. to qualify as a freshman. Second-ranked Mechler (49-3) earned two falls at 145 and had a 24-9 tech fall in the semifinals. He pinned 12th-ranked Madison La Follette senior Kyle Smith in 1:49 to claim his first sectional title. Mechler finished third as a freshman. Fifth-ranked Model (485) survived a 5-2 semifinal scare against ninth-ranked Watertown senior Nick Logan at 152. He then won a 14-3 major decision over eighth-ranked Oconomowoc senior Keagan Lazar in the championship match. Model missed state by one spot last year, finishing third. Cade Spilde (42-6), ranked fifth at 160, and his cousin Brandt (32-10), an honorable mention at 170, each won sectional titles. Cade held off seventh-ranked Elkhorn junior Colman Karl 8-3 in the championship round. He finished second a sophomore to qualify for state but

Junior Gavin Model works against Oconomowoc senior Keagan Lezar during their 152-pound sectional final match Saturday, Feb. 16. Model won by a major decision 14-3. dropped a 12-9 decision to Lazar in the second-place match. His cousin, Brandt, won his first sectional title with a fall and two decisions. After a pin against Beloit Memorial, he won a 5-1 d e c i s i o n ove r M o n o n a Grove/McFarland in the semifinals. He built a 9-4 lead with a takedown and a near fall at the second period buzzer.

A third-period reversal and a takedown in addition to a stalling call against Brandt pulled Elkhorn Area junior Aaron Taylor within a point but staved off defeat, 10-9. “I came down with a cold today, so I haven’t been feeling the greatest,” Brandt said. “I was trying to score early because I knew I wasn’t going to have the gas to go hard in the end.”

106: Nicolar Rivera, fr.,, Stoughton def. Riley Nilo, fr., Milton by fall 3:49 113: Payton Jacobson, so., Elkhorn Area, def. Alex Wicks, so., Stoughton by major decision 13-4 120: Jake Stritesky, jr., Badger, def. Mason Dutcher, sr., Milton by major decision 14-1 126: Edward Wilkowski, jr., Watertown def. Mayson MacLenna, jr., Janesville Craig by tech fall 16-0 132: Braeden Whitehead, jr., Stoughton def. Jacob Mindiola, jr., Oconomowoc def. by fall 2:18 138: Hunter Lewis, sr., Stoughton def. Daniel Stilling, sr., Elkhorn Area by decision 3-2 145: Luke Mechler, so., Stoughton def. Kyle Smith, sr., Madison La Follette by fall 1:49 Other finishes Sophomore Alex Wicks (26-9) had a shot at a second-place finish at 113 but dropped a 22-7 tech fall against Janesville Craig sophomore Juan Armas. It was the second straight year Wicks missed qualifying for state by one spot. Senior Dante Steinmetz (29-7) dropped a 12-4 major decision in the 120 semifinals to senior Mason Dutcher of Milton. Steinmetz did not earn a wrestleback when Badger junior Jake Stritesky defeated

152: Gavin Model, jr., Stoughton def. Keagan Lazar, sr., Oconomowoc by major decision 14-3 160: Cade Spilde, sr., Stoughton def. Colman Karl, jr., Elkhorn Area by decision 8-3 170: Brandt Spilde, jr., Stoughton def. Aaron Taylor, jr., Elkhorn Area by decision 10-9 182: Thomas Witkins, so., Fort Atkinson def. Larz Gough, sr., Wilmot Union by major decision 13-1 195: Brooks Empey, so., Stoughton def. Tyler Sireci, jr., Beloit Memorial by fall :17 220: Matt Brewster, sr., Watertown def. Theo Ringold, sr., Oconomowoc by decision 3-1 285: Keeanu Benton, sr., Janseville Craig def. Alex Nachtigall, sr., Watertown by fall 1:20 Dutcher by a 14-1 major decision in the championship match. Senior Freeman Det weiler (27-14) missed on a wrestleback at 126 at a semifinal loss to Janesville Craig from Mayson MacLennan. Detweiler (3416) lost his semifinal match 8-3 and his wrestleback to Oregon senior Robbie Ruth 5-4. Senior Drew Pasold lost his semifinal match and then won a medical forfeit to setup a wrestleback for second place against seventh-ranked Oconomowoc

Injury hasn’t kept Geister-Jones from continuing to lead Stoughton After tearing a ligament in his foot Dec. 8, Stoughton senior Luke GeisGeister-Jones ter-Jones has been unable to wrestle for the last two months. While he isn’t finishing his senior year the way he

wanted to on the mat, he continues to be a captain. Co-head coach Dan Spilde said Geister-Jones attends every practice and sits in the corner with the coaches. “It’s awfully hard to swallow when the doctor says you have a season-ending injury, especially when you work as hard as Luke did,” Spilde said. “It’s sad that he doesn’t get a chance to compete this year, but I’m glad

he had the opportunity to wrestle at the Kohl Center last year. This year, he can help other guys get there.” Geister-Jones said that kind of teamwork is what makes Stoughton successful. “We have our individual goals, but what really sets us apart is that we’re always looking at our team goals,” he said. “I knew I couldn’t wrestle anymore, but I still wanted to do my part to try

to help the team to that ultimate goal of repeating as state champions.” The injury to Geister-Jones’ foot happened in the second period of his last match at the Devils Duals tournament in Wisconsin Dells. He eventually needed a screw to stabilize the injury. “I just got picked up and brought down on it with a lot of weight, and it just didn’t

agree with what happened,” he said. His doctors told him he could be back in three months if he rushed to get back. Allowing the injury to heal fully could take four or five months. Either way, that meant no returning before the season was over. So he and his family took the option that had the highest possibility for helping him get back to where

he needed to be for the rest of his life. He said he is still hoping to be back for lacrosse at the end of March or in early April. “I was really sad, because I worked really hard over the summer and fall to get ready,” he said. “I was ready to see how much better I had gotten. I was disappointed that I wouldn’t get to see the fruits of those labors.”

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Landmarks (12/13/2018); RDA (12/12/18/); Planning Commission (12/10/18); Utilities (11/27/18, 1/7/19) Public Comment Period: * Roger Springman spoke on the RDA’s progress. RFEI process in almost complete. He also spoke in favor of R-132019. CONSENT AGENDA A. January 8, 2019 Council Minutes B. R-10-2019- Resolution Authorizing and directing the proper City official (s) to issue Operator Licenses C. Stoughton Utilities November and December Payments Due List Report; Stoughton Utilities October and November 2018 Financial Summary; Stoughton Utilities October and November 2018 Statistical Report Motion by Duranczyk, second by Boersma to remove the Council minutes from the consent agenda and approve the remaining consent agenda. Motion carried 10-0. Motion by Duranczyk, second by Boersma to amend the minutes to indicate street construction meeting was January 17th and not February 17th. Motion carried 10-0. OLD BUSINESS O-1-2019-Amending Ordinance Section 2-376 of the Stoughton Municipal Administration Ordinance Motion by Bartlett, second by Jenson to approve O-1-2019. Motion carried 10-0. NEW BUSINESS R-11-2019- Confirming the Mayor’s Appointment of Jim Killian to the Rivers & Trails Task Force, pursuant to 2-127 of the Stoughton Municipal Code Motion by Majewski, second by Duranczyk to approve R-11-2019. Motion

carried 10-0. O-2-2019- Amending Zoning Code Section 78-206 (8) (y), Keeping of Chickens, of the Stoughton Municipal Code Bartlett offered O-2-2019 as a first reading O-3-2019-Amending Section 6-2(b), Keeping of Animals, of the Stoughton Municipal Code Bartlett offered O-3-2019 as a first reading O-4-2019- Amending Zoning Code Section 78-916(2) (o), Zoning Administrator, of the Stoughton Municipal Code Bartlett offered O-4-2019 as a first reading O-5-2019- Repealing Zoning Code Section 78-518 of the Stoughton Municipal Code Bartlett offered O-5-2019 as a first reading. O-6-2019-Repealing Section 10-34 (b) Electrical Contractors License Bartlett offered O-6-2019 as a first reading. R-12-2019- Authorizing and Directing the proper City official(s) to amend the Planning Department Fee Schedule Effective February 1, 2019 Motion by Bartlett, second by Jenson to approve R-12-2019. Motion carried 10-0. R-13-2019- Authorizing and directing the City of Stoughton Redevelopment Authority to Undertake Planning Activities relating to the Central Business District Motion by Duranczyk, second by Johnson to approve R-13-2019. Motion by Duranczyk, second by Riley to amend R-13-2019 to read: Approving the expenditure of up to $40,000 by the City of Stoughton Redevelopment Authority for professional services relat-

ing to downtown revitalization. Motion carried 10-0. Original motion as amended carried 10-0. Adjournment Motion by Jenson, second by O’Connor to adjourn at 7:57 p.m. Motion carried 10-0. Published: February 21, 2019 WNAXLP

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Legals NOTICE Please take notice that the following retailers have applied for alcohol beverage licenses within the City of Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin. The Public Safety Committee will consider application recommendations to the Common Council on Wednesday, February 27, 2019. The City Council will consider their applications at the Regular Council Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at 7 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard Class “B” Fermented Malt Beverage License for: Stoughton Merchants Baseball, Agent: Brett Kitzke, located Norse Park, 600 Kreiderman Dr. Class “B” Fermented Malt Beverage and Class “C” Wine License for: Cold Coast, LLC. d/b/a 51 South, Agent: Tricia Brown, located at 208 W. Main St. Holly Licht, City Clerk Published: February 21, 2019 WNAXLP *** NOTICE The City Stoughton (pop. 12,641) is accepting proposals until 2:00 PM on Friday, April 5 2019, for organizations or individuals to provide design and installation services for a natural/adventure playground at Criddle Park. Request for Proposal packets may be picked up from the Parks & Recreation Department Office at City Hall. Packets may be mailed upon request by contacting Dan Glynn at 381 East Main Street, Stoughton WI 53589, phoning at 608-873-6746 or by email at dglynn@ci.stoughton.wi.us. By responding to this RFP an individual respondent accepts the process outlined in

*** MEETING OF: COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STOUGHTON DATE/TIME: TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2019 @ 7:00 P.M. LOCATION: COUNCIL CHAMBERS (2ND FLOOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING) 321 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, STOUGHTON, WISCONSIN Members: Mayor Tim Swadley, Matt Bartlett, Sid Boersma, Phil Caravello, Denise Duranczyk, Regina Hirsch, Greg Jenson, Kathleen Johnson, Tom Majewski, Pat O’Connor, Lisa Reeves, Timothy Riley CALL TO ORDER Roll Call, Communications, and Presentations: Clerk Licht called the roll and noted there were 10 alders present. Reeves was absent and excused. Minutes and Reports: the following minutes were entered into the record. Finance Committee (12/11/18); Rivers and Trails Task Force (11/5/18);

*** ORDIANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL CITY OF STOUGHTON 381 E MAIN STREET, STOUGHTON Notice is hereby given that at a regular Common Council meeting on February 12, 2019, the City of Stoughton Common Council approved O-2-2019: Amending Zoning Code Section 78-206 (8)(y) and O-3-2019: Amending section6-2 (b) of the Stoughton Municipal Code relating to the keeping of chickens. These amendments allow for keeping of six female chickens (hens). The full ordinance is on file for examination at the City Clerk’s Office. Published: February 21, 2019 WNAXLP *** ORDIANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL CITY OF STOUGHTON 381 E MAIN STREET, STOUGHTON Notice is hereby given that at a regular Common Council meeting on February 12, 2019, the City of Stoughton Common Council approved O-4-2019: Amending Section 78-916 (2) (o) of the Stoughton Municipal Code relating to the Zoning Administrator. The full ordinance

*** ORDIANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL CITY OF STOUGHTON 381 E MAIN STREET, STOUGHTON Notice is hereby given that at a regular Common Council meeting on February 12, 2019, the City of Stoughton Common Council approved O-5-2019: Zoning Code Section 78-518 of the Stoughton Municipal Code relating to Residential historic design overlay zoning districts. The full ordinance is on file for examination at the City Clerk’s Office. Published: February 21, 2019 WNAXLP *** ORDIANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL CITY OF STOUGHTON 381 E MAIN STREET, STOUGHTON Notice is hereby given that at a regular Common Council meeting on February 12, 2019, the City of Stoughton Common Council approved O-62019: Repealing Section 10-34 (b) of the Stoughton Municipal Code relating to Electrical Contractor’s licenses. The full ordinance is on file for examination at the City Clerk’s Office. Published: February 21, 2019 WNAXLP ***

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RDA: Partial collapse appears to make blacksmith shop less likely to be restored by developer Continued from page 1 because they were falling down, opting to keep the blacksmith shop standing for potential development. But a significant portion of the building came down after an October windstorm. Ald. Kathleen Tass Johnson (Dist. 2) dissented, later telling the Hub communities are too quick to do away with their history. At the request of Ald. Sid Boersma (D-1), the Common Council suspended its rules to allow comment from Landmarks

Commission chair Peggy Veregin, who outlined the building’s historical significance and stressed the importance of the community moving forward together. “It was a really critical component of our industrial heritage,” Veregin said. “This was the place where Mandt Wagon Works expanded. This was the place where that industry grew and attracted the Norwegian immigrants Stoughton is so famous for.” But part of that history was demolished with the surrounding buildings, and

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An aerial view of the blacksmith shop from September before the partial collapse. the blacksmith shop is now in “precarious condition,” Veregin said. “Either a developer will be identified and take the building on and I would be thrilled, or no developer will come forward and we’re left with this building and what do we do? We have a larger redevelopment that needs to move forward,” she said. Veregin said the RDA has been working “diligently” to find a developer to restore the building. “That’s all we can ask for is a full consideration of the potential of the building and I think that’s happening,” she said. “As a community we all have to move forward together.” The RDA plans to offer the building to developers

to incorporate in a potential development, either by restoring the building itself or using its architectural style in a new building. The demolition moratorium initially covered the entire Highway Trailer complex on the riverfront redevelopment site but was limited to include only the portion of it known as the blacksmith shop a week later in March, 2017. At the time, ald. Greg Jenson (D-3) said it was the most architecturally significant building in the complex. The building hasn’t been used in years, and in the interceding two years, it fell into significant disrepair. An October windstorm knocked a “gaping hole” in the northwest corner, and parts of the parapet have fallen since.

The RDA has not taken steps to stabilize it since the storm. It has been locked in negotiations with the contractor that demolished the surrounding buildings for four months to reach a settlement about who is at fault in the partial collapse. The RDA alleges the contractor, Earth Construction, Inc. out of Orfordville, breached its contract by leaving the building in such a state. At Tuesday’s council meeting, Springman said the contractor “got a bit too aggressive” with the “fragile” building, but vowed the RDA has “done our darndest to make sure the building lives as a building useful to the community in as many ways as possible.” The building’s partial

collapse seems to have made it less likely to be restored by a developer. Springman said last month the RDA is “trying to cover all bases.” “If (developers) can’t use (the building) for whatever reasons, we’d ask, ‘How about the architecture? Can you use this?’” Money from a potential settlement could be used to demolish the building or stabilize it. Before the collapse, the RDA had heard estimates ranging from $200,000 to strip the building of its brick and stabilize the steel frame to $25,000 to install bracing to stabilize it for a couple of years for a potential developer. Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@ wcinet.com.​

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GREENWOOD APARTMENTS. Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently has 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $810 per month, includes heat, water, and sewer. 608-835-6717 Located at: 139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575.

SEARCHING FOR a house to purchase in Oregon, price range of $250k-$325k. At least 1,900 sq ft., 3 beds, 2 baths with area for an office. Prefer a finished or mostly basement. Please call 608-235-3368 or email lkaiser5472@gmail.com if you plan to sell soon. Note we have a realtor already.

1982 BARBEL 5,500 gal. double conical tanker $20,000; 2017 Wilson hopper bottom $30,000. 608-778-9358.

STOUGHTON TOWNHOUSE. 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath. All appliances including WD, FF laundry. CA, basement, attached garage. $1,050 month. No pets. No smoking. 8358806 ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors 55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $810 per month. Includes heat, water and sewer. Professionally managed. Located at 300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI 53589. 608-877-9388

Storage Space For Rent ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE 10X10 10X15 10X20 10X25 10X30 Security Lights-24/7 access OREGON/BROOKLYN CALL 608-444-2900 DEER POINT STORAGE Convenient location behind Stoughton Lumber. Clean-Dry Units 24-HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS 5x10 thru 12x25 608-335-3337 FRENCHTOWN SELF-STORAGE Only 6 miles South of Verona on Hwy PB. Variety of sizes available now. 10x10=$60/month 10x15=$70/month 10x20=$80/month 10x25=$90/month 12x30=$115/month Call 608-424-6530 or 1-888-878-4244

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Machinery FOR SALE: JD 7000 RW dry fertilizer, JD 40 ft. elevator, IH 450 gas, narrow front with New Idea mounted corn picker, JD 444 poly corn head. 608341-9700.

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PROGRAMMED CLEANING, INC. We are currently looking for full time and part time Floor Care Project Workers in the Madison area. These positions are 2nd shift, 4 to up to 8 hours a night, starting after 5pm. We offer a great benefit package after 60 days! Pay rate is $16.00 + based on experience.

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Helena Agri-Enterprises LLC, a national, agricultural chemical company, has openings for temporary Truck Drivers and/or warehouse help at our Edgerton Wholesale Facility, located in Edgerton, WI. Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent, Class B CDL required. Hazardous and Tanker endorsements preferred. Responsibilities: Make deliveries, load and unload products and perform general warehouse duties. Occasional forklift operation may be necessary. Interested parties please contact our Edgerton Wholesale office at 156 Cty Rd. N, Edgerton, WI 608-884-2081

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Hwy. 51: Study explores expanding highway to four lanes, adding turn lanes Continued from page 1 the cost to date of the study is $7.3 million, with another $1.3 million estimated for its completion. Now that the study is resuming, the department will attempt to determine if and to what extent potential new information (i.e. legislation, traffic, socioeconomic, etc.) could impact the design of the preferred alternative, according to the report. The study was initially conducted to find ways to “provide increased capacity for existing and future traffic demand and improve safety to reduce crash rates,” according to the DOT. The solution that’s been most closely examined is expanding the highway from two to four lanes, along a new, northern “bypass” of Stoughton.

The highway has been a point of controversy in the area for more than 15 years, as DOT officials tried to find ways to improve or expand a road that’s getting more and more congested. According to the latest DOT study, between 10,300 and 15,400 vehicles travel on the stretch of road each day. A 2006 study showed an average of around 13,000 per day. The DOT first held public hearings on the corridor’s future in 2004, and initial concepts were presented in 2006. Plans progressed slowly, and in 2009 and 2011 the department held several public hearings around the Stoughton area that were often contentious and drew hundreds of attendees. The highway has become more important to the Stoughton area in the past several

years, linking the new Kettle Park West business and possibly soon, residential areas. According to DOT’s website, the EA will address corridor needs, including improving safety, pavement condition, traffic operations, and bicycle and pedestrian accommodations. The study will examine the possibilities of reconstructing the highway from McFarland to the east side of Stoughton, improving intersections and adding turn lanes, as well as adding a passing lane from the east side of the city to the Interstate and building a multiuse path from the northern part of the city to Lake Kegonsa. Email Unified Newspaper File photo by Scott De Laruelle Group reporter Scott De Road improvements at Kettle Park West were made in 2016 near Hwy. 51 with the Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@ wcinet.com. addition of a second left turn lane on Hwy. 138 as it enters Stoughton from the west.

Global: Conference is open to students enrolled in foreign language classes at SHS Continued from page 1 cultures.” “We’re starting kind of small this year to kind of see how it goes,” she said “We’ve reached out to local people to come and talk to our students about how using languages or other cultures can be beneficial to their life outside of the school,” she said. While the conference is only open to 100 or so high schoolers who are currently enrolled in foreign language courses,

she said she’d like to see more students be able to attend in the future. While Krentz said it’s not known yet if the conference will continue once this year’s grant funding runs out, there “isn’t a whole lot of expense,” with many people volunteering their time. “We’re going to see how it goes this first time, and if it continues to roll, then it could be done again next year, perhaps as a whole day event or

could grow to be a weekend event, just depending on what happens,” she said.”This is a learning year.” Krentz said people interested in potentially helping out with a conference next year can contact her at stephanie. krenz@stoughton.k12. wi.us or 877-5038. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott. delaruelle@wcinet.com.

‘Global graduates’ Stoughton Area School District mentor and former German teacher Stephanie Krentz started the Global Education Achievement Certificate last year for seniors, where they can choose from a variety of non-language courses like social studies or culinary arts that connect with countries outside the U.S., and receive a certificate along with their diploma upon graduation. Krentz said the idea of the program is to encourage students to “recognize the value of global aspects of their education” in how they’re communicating with people in their everyday lives. “(It’s) not necessary in their possible future careers, but just day-to-day conversations with people,” she said. “We would love them to use the German and Spanish they’re learning in our classrooms, but broadening that, so it’s not just the specific language they’re learning, but just the idea of a global awareness, and just reaching out to learn about different people.”

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