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SHS graduates set to pursue their dreams JUSTIN LOEWEN Hub correspondent
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The Stoughton High What: Stoughton High School School Class of 2019 Class of graduation ceremonies 2019 will When: 1-3 p.m. Sunday, be taking June 2 a variety Where: Collins Field, of paths as t h ey l e ave Stoughton High School, Sunday’s 600 Lincoln Ave. graduation Ace Info: 877-5600 ceremonies. Seniors Cat Smith, t r ave l h a l f wa y a r o u n d Max Pillath the globe for a yearlong and Coladventure in Scandinavia, lin Ace are another will begin underthree whose graduate studies in New ambitions Jersey and one more will demonstrate Pillath remain in Dane County to the diversity advance his career path in of destinathe trades. tions as they enter the A year in Norway next phases Like many graduating of their seniors, Smith will be lives. One gradu a t e w i l l Smith Turn to Graduation/Page 5
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Ramsey takes the reins New director settles into post JUSTIN LOEWEN Hub correspondent
A couple weeks after taking over as director of the Stoughton Public Library, Jim Ramsey attended a bu s i n e s s expo at the Mandt Community Cen- Ramsey t e r, w h e r e he discovered how much his new patrons value their library. “I can’t tell you how many people came up to me and said, ‘Oh we love the library,’” he said. “They would go on to tell
me how they always bring their kids here or how they love to come and read the paper or how they come to use the internet.” On April 1, the Beloit native replaced Richard MacDonald, who retired after eight years in the role. Ramsey said he has prioritized making connections with the Stoughton community and learning as much as he can. After seven years working as the head of adult services at the Middleton Public Library, Ramsey was initially intrigued by Stoughton’s Norwegian heritage, the Opera House and the “wonderful mix of old and new” found in the library. “What attracted me to
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DuWayne Teigen, a paratrooper veteran who served in Europe, salutes to the crowd while riding a military tank on the parade route during the city’s Memorial Day remembrance on Monday, May 27.
Honoring the fallen Stoughton held its annual Memorial Day remembrance on the morning of Monday, May 27. The remembrance started with the parade going up East Main Street at 10 a.m., with a program held at Mandt Center at 11 a.m., where the parade ended. The parade featured American Legion and VFW veterans, a military tank, local Scout troops and both the middle and high school marching
bands. Andrew J. Wein, a Sergeant First Class with the U.S. Army Reserve, was the program’s guest speaker. He spoke about remembering and honoring the servicemembers who never got to hear the words “Welcome Home,” and how the civilian population could help support the veterans who do come home.
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$27,500 raised for new playground Fox Prairie equipment installed last week AMBER LEVENHAGEN Unified Newspaper Group
Mia Croyle has been a member of the Fox Prairie Working For Kids group for the last few years, as her kids, now in third and fourth grade, work their way through the elementary school. The group’s years of hard
work manifested last week as new playground equipment was installed at one of the two playgrounds at the elementary school. The Working For Kids group raised more than $27,500 for the new playground over two years through various fundraising activities, primarily the “Fox Trot” race students and staff participate in each year. Those funds contributed to the new playground equipment that the school district originally couldn’t support financially. That
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changed, however, when the district set money aside to help finance the remaining funds for the project after the group raised a significant chunk, Croyle said. The new equipment was identified as a need during the 2016-17 school year, when some of the climbing equipment fell apart and had to be taken down. That’s when conversations started with the school district about what could be done to help fix the problem. “The old playground was
so old that when things broke, that structure had to be removed entirely because we could not get replacement parts,” Croyle explained. The new equipment is fully accessible for students with different abilities, which was a goal of the group from the very beginning. “There’s a communication board for some of our kids who are nonverbal,” Croyle said. “They can
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Veterans ride on a float down the parade route during the city’s Memorial Day remembrance on Monday, May 27.
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Army Reserve Sergeant First Class Andrew J. Weins speaks during the program at the city’s Memorial Day remembrance on Monday, May 27, at Mandt Center. His speech centered on troops who were not lucky enough to hear the words, “Welcome home,” and spoke of how we could be better at welcoming home veterans who do come back alive.
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Board approves comp plan clarifications
Board creates census committee Nonpartisan committee to redraw maps in 2021
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The Town of Dunn future land use map, included in the comprehensive plan, outlines the environmental and cultural resources protection area with an orange outline.
purpose for such a change. Kollenbroich explained the current process leaves wiggle room for maximum lot sizes to be abused, and the board wanted to be “proactive” in preventing a problem. “If you have a 2-acre lot and you want two more because you have a CSA and you want to expand, that could be a good reason. But if you want to expand just because you want a bigger yard, we might not consider that,” he said. “We wanted to let people know we’ll look closely at lot line proposals and make sure there’s a good reason.” Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber. levenhagen@wcinet.com.
Stoughton attorney’s license suspended for 2008-12 violations KEVIN MURPHY Hub correspondent
Last week, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a three-year suspension of a Stoughton attorney’s law license on 40 counts of professional misconduct involving nine clients plus a trust account and other violations. It is the third suspension for James Hammis, an attorney for 31 years, who had been suspended in 2011 for four months and for 90 days in 2015, both for misconduct. The violations all occurred between 2008 and 2012. Efforts to contact Hammis for comment Tuesday were unsuccessful. Hammis no longer makes a living as an attorney and only does legal work for a single corporate client and on a non-cash basis for a few friends, according to justices’ comments in the 2019 case. He now is the president of Value Construction Group, according to a LinkedIn account in his name and multiple area news reports. In the 2019 case, Hammis stipulated to 40 counts involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation and failing to respond to the state Office of Lawyer Regulation requests. In exchange, the OLR dismissed nine counts. The referee appointed to hear the case found many of the Supreme Court rule violations alleged in this
case were similar to those in Hammis’ two prior disciplinary decisions. Given the repeated nature of the alleged misconduct, the referee recommended the Supreme Court revoke Hammis’ license. The OLR’s complaint alleged Hammis mislead and abandon clients, practiced bankruptcy law while suspended, and committed serious trust account malfeasance, “almost every aspect of practicing law and shows a pervasive pattern of disregarding the Rules of Professional Conduct.” Hammis contested the recommended license revocation and contended that a one-year suspension was proper. By a 5-2 vote, the state’s high court adopted the referee’s findings about Hammis’ misconduct but concluded that a three-year suspension was the appropriate sanction. T h e c o u r t ’s m a j o r i t y found Hammis’ conduct “shows a clear pattern of neglect of his clients’ needs and objectives and an utter disregard for his obligations as an attorney.”
However, it noted revocation is reserved the most egregious violations and Hammis’ conduct does not rise to that level. Justices Annette Ziegler and Rebecca Bradley dissented, stating that a threeyear suspension is not warranted. They noted he had committed no misconduct since his 2015 suspension. He also doesn’t want to expand his practice in the future, Ziegler wrote. The 42-page Supreme Court order detailed the misconduct found in Hammis’ representing clients. That included a former director of recreation for the city of Janesville who was about to be dismissed. Hammis received a $2,000 advance fee from the client in 2010 and agreed to attend all city meetings involving her. After she was fired in December 2010, she told Hammis to file a discrimination complaint against the city, which he never did. A year later, Hammis believed he no longer represented the client but never gave her an accounting of his work in her behalf.
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The client filed a grievance with the OLR in February 2011 which Hammis did not respond to until July 2011. Hammis never responded to the OLR’s request for time sheets and phone logs Hammis said he had. The court also ordered Hammis to pay $400 in restitution to a former client and the $13,160 cost of the OLR’s investigation. The restitution order stemmed from Harris taking a $400 fee and but failing to draft LLC documents for a client. The client eventually obtained a $400 judgment against Hammis in small claims court which he has not paid. If Hammis seeks to have his license reinstated, the court ordered, he must work under an approved legal mentor for two years and limit his practice to his single corporate client and assisting friends and family.
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outside of the corridor, and that the town would be cautious about what it approves in that area. Development would only be allowed along the edges of the corridor, and all changes would still need to be approved by the Plan Commission. An example of what the board would consider approving would be a new deck or improvements for homes that already exist there. Another change the board approved was aimed at making the process of lot line adjustments more transparent. When applying for a lot line adjustment, the new policy would require landowners to show there’s either a “good” cultural or environmental
Continuing their focus on the upcoming 2020 census, Dane County Board members approved a resolution establishing the Dane County 2020 Census Complete Count Committee at their May 2 meeting. It will also establish a nonpartisan redistricting committee that will use the data gathered by the census to redraw the state’s political boundaries. According to a county news release, the census committee will be “a group of diverse community leaders appointed for the purpose of developing and implementing a comprehensive 2020 census awareness campaign in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau.” The county will identify areas that had a low initial response in the 2010 census and will focus on improving that response for 2020. District 24 Supervisor Tanya Buckingham said the committee “will need to reach every corner of Dane County to ensure an accurate count.” “We need to make sure ev e r y r e s i d e n t k n ow s about the census and that they are counted,” she said in the news release. In conjunction with the 2020 census work, the county will begin establishing a Citizen Redistricting Commission, which dates to the board’s 2016 approval of a commission to redraw maps following the release of the 2020 Census, according to the news release. The commission will
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Amendments for environmental corridor, lot line adjustments
Development rules got a little more flexible in the Town of Dunn last week after the Town Board approved changes to its comprehensive plan. The comprehensive plan is a state-mandated document used to guide future development and land use. The changes allow for variances from a large environmental corridor in the town while tightening rules for lot line adjustments, planning and land conservation director Ben Kollenbroich explained last week. A major environmental corridor runs from the northeast corner of the town to the southern and western areas. Its purpose is to protect environmental resources and private property from damage, as well as to preserve wildlife habitat. Kollenbroich explained that the change doesn’t affect how the town wants to preserve those resources; rather, it more accurately reflects where sensitive areas are on the plan’s future land use map. “We found that the corridor was created before we had the mapping done, so we found that didn’t always map what was on the ground,” he explained. “It actually goes far past where the woods are located, and we thought that if someone wants a variance to develop in that area where the woods aren’t located, we could consider that.” Kollenbroich explained that the town would prefer people still develop
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Following the law helps us stay united as a nation I f you are driving and you see someone pulled over for speeding, you might think, “Good, the person who breaks the law should pay the consequences.” You might be glad that the person is caught. Or you might think, “Wow! Lucky that was not me. I speed, too.” Or you might say that even though the police officer is right and t h e t i c ke t i s deserved, you feel sorry for the person and hope he or she gets only a warning. Budnar We d o n ’ t all respond the same way when someone breaks a law. This could be because our view of what the law is and should be differs. I see speed limits and other laws as gifts from society. They are not all perfect, but they give us a standard, a way to relate to one another. I know one man who felt he could safely drive 70 mph in a 55 mph zone. He had a good car, was a very alert driver and had good reflexes. I rode with him one time, and he was a very good
at it. His view was the law was created to get us to drive safely; therefore, if he drove safely, he was fulfilling the law. Another person I know says, “The law is the law.” That person does not care why a law was created or the purpose to it. In this person’s view, we should all follow laws no matter whether you think we can fulfill them in a different way. The law is one way for all of us. I tend to be somewhere in the middle. Even though I think there are some stretches of road where I could drive faster and still fulfill the safety part of the law, I don’t do it. I believe our government cares about our health and our lives, and it therefore comes up with laws that try to protect everyone and apply the same to everyone. If we all tried to determine for ourselves what is a safe driving speed for each of us, our overall road safety would decrease. Some people would say it is safest for me to drive 35 mph on the Interstate, while others would say it is safe for me to drive as fast as my car can go. No one could say who is the safest. But if we were to have no standards to live by, we would move
toward living in chaos. Driving would become very dangerous, and so would everything else in our lives. Imagine if we carried the same attitude to our laws about stealing. Some might choose not to steal only because they are afraid of getting caught. Others might decide not to steal because it is the law, and others of us might avoid stealing because it harms people. We could examine many of laws in our society under the same lens. I keep our laws because I appreciate our country, because I value our unity and our structure. When I think there are laws that are not good for us, I don’t break them. I instead contact our government representatives and ask them to consider changing these laws. If you want to grow in gratitude for our county, if you want to feel more united to the people throughout our land, consider our laws as a gift. A gift that helps us to respect and value each other. The Rev. Randy Budnar is the parish priest of St. Ann Catholic Church in Stoughton.
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Mandt Park pickleball courts open June 1 Stoughton Hospital offers safety classes for kids If You Go MARI DEVEREAUX Hub Correspondent
What: Mandt Park Pickleball Grand Opening When: 10 a.m. Saturday, June 1 Where: Mandt Park, Mandt Parkway off of 4th Street Info: Email Julie Nygaard at nygaardjulie@yahoo.com or call 333-9577
with the City of Stoughton to install lighting in the area so that people are able to play at night. Pickleball combines elements of tennis, badminton and ping pong. The sport is usually played with a special pickleball paddle and a Wiffle ball, and games tend to last around 15 minutes. Nygaard said the courts
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SHS graduation ceremony June 2 On Sunday, June 2, 242 Stoughton High School seniors will walk across the dais at Collins Field to receive their diplomas and begin the next stage of their lives. The ceremony is set for 1-3 p.m. Graduation speakers are Luke Geister-Jones (history), Emma Girling (state of the class) and Collin Ace (the
future). SHS Class of 2019 officers are: president Jenny Marshall, vice-president Erin Broske, secretary Matayla De Bruin and treasurer Aaron Thompson. The class motto is, “We’re here for a good time, not a long time” (by Trooper); the Class Song is “We Are Young,” by Fun. For information, call 877-5600. – Scott De Laruelle
Class size: 242 Officers: Jenny Marshall (president), Erin Broske (vice-president) Matayla De Bruin (secretary) and Aaron Thompson (treasurer) Motto: “We’re here for a good time, not a long time” – Trooper Song: “We are Young,” by Fun.
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don’t make a whole lot of money when you’re in high school unless you’re only there for half the day or even less.” Pillath spent this year working in his youth apprenticeship, and said throughout his high school career, he also took a lot of hands-on classes, such as woods and welding. “I enjoyed it,” he said. “I did pretty well.”
years and said she made sure to take classes that were both interesting and challenging. While saying she enjoyed high school, Smith said that she is excited for graduation. “Four years is a lot of Exploring options high school and I’m ready Collin Ace, meanwhile, to move on and definitely is jumping right into colhave that independence,” lege coursework, though she said. he is still pondering which field he wants to go into. The apprentice This fall, he’ll attend the For Pillath, his four years Rutgers University-New of high school “zipped by Brunswick School of Arts pretty quick,” and now he’s and Sciences, where he’s ready to enter the workplanning to go into chemplace, with a bright future istry, though he’s explored ahead of him. other options such as Due to his experience in English. He said his expethe SHS Youth Apprenticerience at Stoughton High ship program, he’s already School has been great for got an apprenticeship in the him, and has helped develskilled trades lined up with op many interests. Madison-based Hill Elec“It’s helped me explore a tric, where he will train with lot of different things that professionals to become an maybe I don’t necessarielectrician. ly want to go into, but are “We have it set in stone really fun and interesting right now,” he said. “I’m things that I liked to be a really excited, because I part of,” Ace said. like making money and you
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Some of these explorations include the SHS Quiz Bowl team, where he qualified for nationals twice, the school newspaper, where he served as the editor-inchief, and theater, where he has been an actor, stage crew member and a member of the pit orchestra. Ace highlighted the German American Partnership Program as one of his favorite high school experiences, through which he took an exchange trip to Germany for three weeks in the summer of 2017. Exploring historical locations in Bavaria, such as Munich, and visiting Berlin before spending two weeks with his exchange partner’s family in the city of Greven, Ace “did the daily life of the German teenager,” before returning home. “As fun as high school has been, I think it’s really time for all of us to move on and I think it’s a really great thing that we can take everything we’ve had in high school, everything we’ve learned and experienced and go out into the world on our own and have a little bit more independence,” Ace said.
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off to more schooling this fall. Unlike most of them, though she’ll be speaking Norwegian and sailing around fjords in wooden boats. Smith is set to spend a year in Norway to attend a folkehøgskole, or “folk high school.” Nestled in the small village of Rissa in central Norway, the Fosen Folk School is about an hour and a half trip from Trondheim. “Most people only go there for one year,” she said. “Most of the students are between 18 and 25, and there’s a lot of different programs you can sign up for within the school.” With choices like boat building and farming, Smith decided on the school’s sailing course, where she will spend a year learning how to sail traditional wooden boats along the coast of the country’s Trøndelag region, according the Fosen Folk School website. The “non-academic” focus on trades will allow her to take a break from studying and take a year to “restart” before going to college, she said. Living in Stoughton and being part of the Stoughton High School Norwegian Dancers were both strong influences in Smith’s decision to go to Norway. With a focus on traditional folk dancing, the group “performs at elementary schools and community events and then our big performances obviously are during Syttende Mai for the Stoughton community,” she said. Smith was also on the SHS dance team for four
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Children and teens can learn about babysitting and how to practice safety first while home alone through classes at Stoughton Hospital next month. The first class, “Home on Your Own,” will be held from 9-11 a.m. on Saturday, June 1, or Friday, June 14. The class is for children ages nine or older who may be home for a few hours without an adult. The focus will be on making wise and safe choices about first aid, fire safety and other emergency situations. The cost is $30. The second class, “Caring for Kids – Babysitt i n g ,” w i l l b e h e l d from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Wednesday, June 12, or Saturday, June 15. The class is for children ages 11 and older. They will learn about first aid, infant care, discipline, playing with children, common emergencies and the responsibilities of a babysitter. It is requested that participants bring a sack lunch. The cost is $50. Both classes will be held in the Bryant Health Education Center at the hospital, 900 Ridge St. To register for the classes, visit stoughtonhospital. com and click on “Classes and Events.” For more information, contact Trish at 334-4036.
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Sponsored by donations from the Stoughton Lions Club and the Bryant Foundation, the Stoughton Lions Club Pickleball Complex features six courts, which can each hold two to four pickleball players. The courts will be open to the public at any time. Nygaard said the Stoughton Lions Club is working
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The largest pickleball complex in Dane County is set to open June 1 at Mandt Park. Stoughton Lions Club secretary Julie Nygaard said the complex is the result of three years of conversation and planning by Stoughton residents. After the official ribbon cutting Saturday morning, advanced pickleball players from various Stoughton leagues will demonstrate game play and offer instruction for beginners. The Capital Area Pickleball Association will provide equipment for those who need it and light refreshments.
and nets are slightly modified from those used in tennis, and the game runs at a slower pace. Invented in 1965, pickleball has become one of the fastest growing sports in America with over 2.8 million players. Today, it is played both professionally and recreationally in 15,000 indoor and outdoor courts across the United States according to the USA Pickleball Association. Nygaard said the sport is less expensive and more accessible than others because “all you need is a paddle and a ball.” “ I t ’s a w a y t o s t a y healthy, have fun and meet new people,” Nygaard said.
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Gazebo Muzikk The free musical festival Gazebo Musikk will renew for its sixth year this summer. Kicking off May 30, the event will run for 14 weeks with a different performer every Thursday, excluding July 4, which is the opening day of the Catfish River Music Festival. Eight acts will return from last year’s lineup along with The Adam Bartels Band after a one-year absence. Gazebo Musikk will also feature several first-time entries. Lake Mills alternative rock band Jake’s Room, Boston progressive rock band Earthmother and three Madison groups, Hypheria, Panchromatic Steel and Brass Knuckles Brass Quintet with Percussion all make their festival debuts. Gazebo Musikk will take place at the Rotary Park Gazebo, 324 S. Sixth St., and will run until Aug. 29, with each performance starting at 6 p.m. The final show will feature steel drum band Panchromatic Steel, a season-closer that Friends of Gazebo Musikk president Tricia Suess said she anticipates will be “super fun.” For information, visit stoughtonrec.com.
GERD medication during a program at Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St., at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 30. Antacids and other medications may reduce GERD symptoms, however studies suggest long-term use of GERD medication might be risky. To register for the event, visit stoughtonhospital.com and click on “classes and events.” For information, call Sonja at 873-2356.
Summer reading program Children 0-11 will be able to pick up their reading logs starting Saturday, June 1, at the library for its summer reading program kickoff. Young readers can set their own challenges and earn prizes for reading milestones. The program will end Saturday, Aug. 10. For information, call 873-6281.
Brush pick up
The City of Stoughton Public Works Department will offer a special residential brush collection on Monday, June 3, due to the heavy winds over the weekend. All brush must be placed on the terrace by 7 a.m. The city cautions that collection may take several days depending on volume, but no brush may be set out after that time. GERD class If contractors are doing the work, Learn about GERD and the use of they are responsible for their own
disposal. For information, visit ci.stoughton.wi.us. or call 873-6677.
Chamber singers The Stoughton Chamber Singers will present their annual spring concerts at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 31, at the Opera House, 381 E. Main St., and Wednesday, June 5, at the Cooksville Lutheran Church, 11927 W. Church St. Tickets are $5 and are available from Chamber Singers members, McGlynn Pharmacy and at the door before the performance. The program will cover a variety of music, either about or inspired by summer. It includes the concert’s title piece, “Summer is A ‘Comin In,” which was composed around 1249 and is the first six-part choral composition known to exist. For information, visit stoughtonchambersingers.org.
Chorus performance The Edvard Grieg Chorus and Luren Singing Society will have a joint concert at the Stoughton Opera House, 381 E. Main St., at 7 p.m. Friday, June 7. Over 70 male voices will sing a combination of sacred, patriotic and Norwegian songs. Admission is free and a free-will offering will be accepted. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. For information, call 877-4400.
Thursday, May 30
• 5 p.m., START annual fundraiser ($55 per person), The Fields Reserve, 2479 Glenn Drive, startstoughton.org • 5:30 p.m., GERD class, Bryant Health Education Center at Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St., 8732356 • 6-7:30 p.m., Gazebo Muzikk, Rotary Park Gazebo, 324 S. Sixth St., facebook.com/gazebomuzikk
Friday, May 31
• 7:30 p.m., Stoughton Chamber Singers performance ($5), Stoughton Opera House, 381 E. Main St., stoughtonchambersingers.org
Saturday, June 1
• Summer reading program starts, library, 873-6281 • 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Stoughton Historical Museum open, 324 S. Page St., stoughtonhistoricalsociety.org
Sunday, June 2
• 1-3 p.m., Stoughton High School Class of 2019 graduation, SHS Collins Field, 600 Lincoln Ave., 877-5600
Monday, June 3
• 5:30-6:15 p.m., Gathering Table free community meal (first and third Mondays), senior center, 206-1178 • 7 p.m., Town of Dunkirk Board meeting, Town Hall, 654 Cty. Road N (first and third Mondays of each month)
Tuesday, June 4
• 11 a.m. to noon, Commission on Aging, senior center, 873-8585
Wednesday, June 5
• 6:30 p.m., The Foundation SciFi book discussion, library, 873-6281 • 7:30 p.m., Stoughton Chamber Singers performance ($5), Cooksville Lutheran Church, 11927 W. Church St., stoughtonchambersingers.org
Thursday, June 6
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: 9 a.m. worship, 10 a.m. coffee and fellowship
310 E. Washington, Stoughton 873-7761 • flcstoughton.com Sunday: 8:30 and 10 a.m. Worship
Christ the King Community Church
Fulton Church
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
9209 Fulton St., Edgerton 884-8512 • fultonchurch.org Saturday: 8 a.m. prayer breakfast Sunday: 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Worship Coffee Fellowship: 9:00 a.m.
Good Shepherd By The Lake Lutheran Church
Seventh Day Baptist Church of Albion
616 Albion Rd., Edgerton 561-7450 • albionsdb@gmail.com forministry.com/USWISDBGCASD1 Worship Saturday 11- Sabbath School 10
Stoughton Baptist Church
Corner of Williams Dr. & Cty. B, Stoughton 873-6517 Sunday: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Worship
St. Ann Catholic Church
323 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton 873-6448 • 873-7633 Weekday Mass: Nazareth House and St. Ann’s Church Weekend Mass: Saturday - 5:15 p.m.; Sunday - 8 and 10:30 a.m.
United Methodist of Stoughton 525 Lincoln Avenue, Stoughton stoughtonmethodist.org Stoughtonumc@Wisconsinumc.org Sunday: 8 a.m.; 10 a.m. - Full Worship
United Pentecostal Church of Stoughton
1860 Hwy. 51 at Lake Kegonsa, Stoughton 873-5924 Sunday Worship: 8 and 10 a.m. Education hour for all ages: 9:15 a.m. Adult Bible Study: 9:15-9:45 a.m.
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.
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West Koshkonong Lutheran 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
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The Old Testament story of Esau giving up his birthright for a bowl of stew illustrates a variety of important lessons, and perhaps the most relevant one is that our appetites can make us impulsive and prone to bad judgement: “Once when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the open country, famished. He said to Jacob, ‘Quick, let me have some of that red stew! I’m famished!’Jacob replied, ‘First sell me your birthright.’ ‘Look,I am about to die,’Esau said. ‘What good is the birthright to me?’But Jacob said, ‘Swear to me first.’ So he swore an oath to him, selling his birthright to Jacob. Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and some lentil stew. He ate and drank, and then got up and left. So Esau despised his birthright.” (Genesis 25:29-34 NIV) Like Esau, we often make bad decisions and act impulsively because our appetites getthe upper hand. Not only are we prone to the loss of our assets, but we are likely to say or do things we will regret.The lesson here is as much about controlling our impulses as it is about being careful to not make important decisions when our appetites are engaged. Going to the grocery store when you’re famished is a bad idea. Conversely, it is possible to make your desires and appetites work for you. As the saying goes,“Hunger is the best sauce.” Desire is not inherently bad; it can be used for good or ill. Staying hungry, as it were, can be a strong motivator. Consider how to harness your appetites in order to improve your life. –Christopher Simon
• 3:30 p.m., Teen Advisory Board meeting, library, 8736281 • 6-7:30 p.m., Gazebo Muzikk, Rotary Park Gazebo, 324 S. Sixth St., facebook.com/gazebomuzikk • 6:30-8 p.m., Craft Club, library, 873-6281
Friday, June 7
• 7 p.m., Edvard Grieg Chorus and Luren Singing Society performance, Stoughton Opera House, 381 E. Main St., 877-4400
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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The Stoughton High School environmental studies class helped clear invasive plants and spread a bark path at the canoe and kayak landing on Badfish Creek at Old Stage Road on May 15, along with teacher Amy Hermanson (not pictured).
Spring cleaning on Badfish Creek
A group of 30 students from the Stoughton High School environmental studies class helped clear invasive plants and spread a bark path at the canoe and kayak landing on Badfish Creek at Old Stage Road on May 15. Also helping with the project were Wisconsin DNR staff and the Friends of Badfish Creek Watershed.
Oatsvall joins Bible Baptist Church of Utica The Bible Baptist Church of Utica has a new pastor. Paul Oatsvall, who is succeeding Ron Kutz after 28 years of service, will be installed during the 10 a.m. service on Sunday, June 2, with a fellowship meal to follow. Oatsvall has a degree in Bible theology and grew up in Tomah. He is married and has two young children. Prior to becoming pastor, he served for five years in the Utica Christian School. Oatsvall and Kutz have been co-pastoring since March and an appreciation celebration was held for Kutz last weekend. To learn more about the Bible Baptist Church of Photo submitted Utica, call 698-8419 or visit From left, Paul Oatsvall is biblebaptistutica.org. succeeding Ron Kutz, right, as the new pastor at Bible – Amber Levenhagen Baptist Church of Utica.
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PLAYER OF THE WEEK From May 22-28
Vikings qualify six events for Division 1 state meet JEREMY JONES Sports editor
The Stoughton girls track and field coaching staff may want to make sure they have plenty of Skittles on hand. Needing a sugar rush before competition the last two weeks, junior Micah Zaemisch turned to the fruity candy and finished second at regionals and sectionals with three straight personal-best vaults over the past two weeks. Zaemisch had two PRs at the WIAA Division 1 Lake Geneva sectional on Thursday, May 23, one of six events to qualify for state for the Vikings. Zaemisch matched her season-best 10-3 on her first attempt but missed her first attempts at 10-6 and 10-9. Zaemisch and Mukwonago senior Taylor Christensen each cleared 10 feet, 9 inches but missed at 11-0. Christensen was awarded first with fewer misses throughout the competition. “I set three goals at the beginning of the season,” Zaemisch said. “I wanted to win conference. I wanted to qualify for state and I want to tie the school record of 11 feet. I’ve achieved two of those so far.” Zaemisch spent the last year vaulting indoor at Polebenders vault club in Waukesha to prepare for this season. “Micah’s performance today was incredible,” coach Deanna Arnold said. “She smoked 10-9, so she definitely has more in her.” The Vikings also qualified the 400-meter dash, 100, 4x800 relay, 4x100 and 4x400 relays for the WIAA Division 1 meet Friday, March 31-Saturday, June 1, at UW-La Crosse. “Today was an incredible day,” Arnold said. “I haven’t been able to stop smiling for like three hours.” Ellie Trieloff followed up her Badger South Conference and regional titles, winning a 400-meter dash sectional title in a season-best 1 minute, 0.5 seconds. “I really couldn’t have done it without the support of my teammates and my family,” Trieloff said. “Having them there to push me every step of the way up to this point, has been amazing.”
Name: Micah Zaemisch Grade: Junior Sport: Girls track and field Event: Pole vault Highlight: Zaemisch broke her season-best twice to finish second in the pole vault with a height of 10-9 Thursday, May 23.
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Stoughton’s 4x800 relay (from left) of Abby Kittleson, Gina Owen, Margaret Ross and Anna Wozniak qualified for state with a time of 9 minutes, 46.82 seconds. They were seeded fourth but finished second. She was joined on the 4x400 relay by Alex Ashworth, Victoria Ashworth and Anna Wozniak to finish second in a season-best 4:08.34. “It’s so awesome to be going to state in two events,” Trieloff said. “The girls that are on my relay, and that are on this team, they all work so hard at what they do.” Seniors Anna Wozniak, Margaret Ross and Abby Kittleson were joined by sophomore anchor Gina Owen, posting a season-best 9:46.82 for second place as a 4x800 relay, beating Sun Prairie. Monona Grove won the race in 9:42.28. The relay was seeded fourth, one spot out of state contention, coming into the meet. “It was really nerve wracking,” said Ross, the only girl returning from last year’s state qualifying relay. “We have a couple injuries and we weren’t 100 percent sure we could make it.” All four girls ended up PRing, though, including Owen, who was battling a cold. “Sun Prairie has always been big competition for us,” Owen said. “I really wanted to beat
What’s next Stoughton travels to UW-La Crosse for the WIAA Division 1 state track and field meet at 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 31. Sun Prairie once in my career.” It was the fourth time Kittleson qualified for the state meet. “I was definitely not expecting to be a four-time state qualifier going into my freshman year,” Kittleson said. “I’m really grateful to have these girls on my team.” “It’s going to be really fun. I haven’t been to state in the 4x8, so it will be a new opportunity,” Wozniak said. Freshman Abigail Groleau posted a personal-best 12.79 seconds to finish second in the 100-meter dash. Janesville Parker junior Tina Shelton won the race in 12.62. Groleau said she was a little shell shocked after her race. “Each meet I keep working a little harder and getting a little
faster,” she said. “I really didn’t want to let my team down. I wanted to get to state for my coaches, teammates and for myself.” A r n o l d s a i d t h e Vi k i n g s ’ coaching staff would be working with Groleau on her start in practice. “If we can get her to come out first with her amazing finish, she could drop some crazy time,” Arnold said. “If we can keep her healthy, I think she could definitely challenge (Anna) Monsen’s record. Thats the hope, anyway.” Three underclassmen and one senior helped the Vikings’ 4x100 relay earn the third and final state qualifying spot. Sophomore Savy Borroughs, freshmen Annie Tangeman and Groleau were joined by senior Peighton Trieloff to post a season-best 50.50. Sun Prairie won the race in 50.18 and Elkhorn (50.21) finished second. Groleau passed M u k wo n a g o a n d O r eg o n t o secure third for Stoughton. “Abi has a way of getting
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Honorable mention: Nolan Meyer (boys tennis) finished third Wednesday, May 22, at No. 2 singles, beating Evan Mallon on Milton 6-1, 6-4 inside Nielsen Tennis Stadium. Nathan Hutcherson (boys track) finished fourth in the 400-meter dash with a personal-best time of 51.72 seconds. Ellie Trieloff (girls track) won the 400-meter dash at sectionals on Thursday in 1:00.5. She also qualified on the 4x400 relay in 4:08.34. Connor Kalinowski (baseball) pitched five innings and didn’t allow an earned run in a WIAA Division 2 regional game against McFarland on Thursday. Anna Sedlacek (girls soccer) had three saves in a 10-0 loss to Oregon in a Division 2 regional semifinal on Tuesday.
Baseball
Vikings shut out by Spartans MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
The Stoughton baseball team’s season came to an end in its WIAA Division 2 regional quarterfinal Thursday, May 23, with a 3-0 loss to host McFarland. McFarland’s J.T. Pimental and Jeremiah Price-Johnson
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Boys tennis
Stoughton places three in top four at sectional meet JEREMY JONES Sports editor
Senior Nolan Meyer ended his prep career with a personal-best third-place finish Wednesday, May 22, for the Stoughton boys tennis team at the WIAA Division 1 Madison Memorial sectional. Meyer (21-6) finished third at No. 2 singles, beating Evan
Mallon on Milton 6-1, 6-4 inside Nielsen Tennis Stadium. He lost his opening match Wednesday 6-2, 6-2 to Verona senior Kevin Fan and was one of three Vikings to finish fourth at the sectional. “I thought my season went really well. It was nice to be able to extend my season and make a deep run into sectionals,” Meyer said. “I ended up with a pretty good record, so that was a nice
way to end things.” It was the final competitive tennis match for Meyer, who will be playing soccer at Macalester College this fall. He is playing club soccer this spring before starting training this summer before heading to St. Paul in August. A three-year starter at No. 1 single the last three years, coach Amy Kahl said the season couldn’t have ended better for
Meyer. “We had a conversation on Monday, and Nolan said this season really worked out,” Kahl said. “For him to end his season with third in a very tough conference and third at a very difficult sectional, is just awesome for him.” Meyer was one of six seniors on the team as well as No. 3 singles player Zerek Zeichert, No.
1 doubles player Collin Ace and No. 3 doubles players Agron Useini, Simon Shelley and Brody Jerrick.
No. 4 singles Freshman Hayden Schreier (14-14) earned a first-round bye with Verona senior Chris Queoff unable to play and taken to
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Vikings unable to advance out of Badger sectional JEREMY JONES Sports editor
The Stoughton boys track and field team qualified five for the WIAA Division 1 sectional meet in Lake Geneva on Thursday, May 23, but were unable to qualify anyone for state. Still, coach Trevor Kramolis said there was no disappointment. “Every kid wants to go to state but we’re a young team and we did our best,” he said. “We’ll have a lot of kids coming back next year with a lot of experience. “I think next year’s team is going to be night and day compared to today. We just have to take the bumps in the road and go from there.” Junior Nathan Hutcherson came closest to qualifying for state, finishing fourth in the 400-meter dash with a personal-best time of 51.72 seconds running in lane seven. The top three qualified for the WIAA Division 1 state meet Friday, March 31-Saturday, June 1 in La Crosse. “The kid in lane eight didn’t run, so Nathan had to run with no one in front of him to pace,” Kramolis said. “Nathan changed up his strategy and tried to outrun everyone and gut it out at the end. It could
Junior Quinn Arnott finished seventh in the long jump with a personal-best leap of 19 feet, 11 1/4 inches.
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Junior Nathan Hutcherson finished one spot shy of a state qualifying berth in the 400-meter dash Thursday, May 23, finishing fourth in a personal-best 51.72 seconds. have worked but it’s a tough spot to be in.” Elkhorn Area junior Devon Davey won the race in 49.18 and Beloit Memorial junior Kobe Chandler earned the final state qualifying spot in 50.33. Stoughton’s 4x800 relay
fell one spot shy of the state tournament, although they were more than 20 seconds behind third place. The quartet of freshman Jayden Zywicki, sophomore Blake Sieling and juniors Jack Alberts and Evan Herbst posted a time
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Stoughton moves to 4-0 with win over Waterloo JEREMY JONES Sports editor
The Stoughton Home Talent team defeated Waterloo at Norse Park on Sunday, May 26 but had the second half of its Memorial weekend doubleheader rained out in Lake Mills on the road Monday, May 27. Stoughton improved to 4-0 in the Southeast Section with the win over Waterloo.
What’s next Stoughton travels to McFarland (1-1) at 1 p.m. June 2.
five-run, fourth inning Sunday to power the Merchants to a 12-4 win over Waterloo at Norse Park. Nyhagen went 3-for-3 with Stoughton 12, a home run and a double to drive in four runs in the win. Waterloo 4 Chris Lund and Yonardo Ryan Nyhagen hit a three- Herdenez each had two RBIs. run home run to highlight a Stoughton fell behind 2-0
in the third but rallied to take a 3-2 lead in the home half of the inning before Nyhagen’s home run. Pitcher Ben Riffle went all nine innings, allowing three earned runs. He struck out 10 and walked two. Waterloo dropped to 1-2 with the loss.
Stoughton, Lake Mills (ppd.) The Merchant’s game Monday at Campus Field in Lake Mills was cancelled due to rain. No make-up date had been set as the Courier Hub went to press on Tuesday evening.
of 8:35.07. Mukwonago grabbed the third and final state qualifying bid in 8:14.79. Janesville Craig won the relay in 8:07.29. The lone senior competing at sectionals for Stoughton, Parker Flint took fifth place in 4:46.91.
Mukwonago senior Ian Nadolski won the race in 4:26.32 and Madison La Follette sophomore Karl Olson earned the final state qualifying spot with a time of 4:37.49. “Parker ran his (butt) off,” Kramolis said. “It’s
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just one of those days. Not all the results were where we wanted them.” Junior Quinn Arnott finished seventh (out of eight) in the long jump with a more than a foot personal-best 19-11 1/4. Fellow junior Jack Sanford added a seventh-place finish in the 300 hurdles (42.27). Stoughton finished 13th out of 16 schools with 18 points. Mukwonago won the sectional with 150.5 points. Madison La Follette (77) and Sun Prairie (60.5) rounded out the top three.
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Utica splits Southeast games, loses opening round at Fort tournament JEREMY JONES Sports editor
The Utica Home Talent team split Southeast Section games against Jefferson and Lake Mills over Memorial Day weekend. The A’s traveled to Jefferson on Friday, May 24, and lost 11-1. Utica fought back for a 10-6 win at home Monday, May 27, against Lake Mills. The A’s also lost to Jefferson in a Thursday Night League game 10-0 on Wednesday, May 22.
Utica 10, Lake Mills 6 The A’s rallied from an early four-run deficit Sunday to beat Lake Mills 10-6. Utica had five hits but drew 16 walks. “It was ugly but we’ll take it,” manager Christian Stokstad said. “It was good to have some guys showing some patience at the plate.” Utica fell behind 6-2 in
What’s next Utica (1-3) hosts Albion (1-0) at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 2. the top of the third as Lake Mills plated a run with a suicide squeeze, a single and a triple. The A’s began chipping away at the lead with an RBI single from Christian Stokstad in the third. Stokstad walked with the bases load in the fifth to pull it to 6-4 before Alex Tomczyk singled home a run and Ben Hildebrand and Max Gartzke walked back-to-back with the bases loaded for a 7-6 advantage. Utica kept the pressure on adding two more runs in the sixth. Connor Kalinowski led
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off the sixth with one of his four walks and scored on a wild pitch for an 8-6 lead. Kalinowski scored three runs in the game and stole two bases. Tomczyk grounded out to plate another run and Nick Woodstock reached base on an error in the seventh to score another. Aaron Zimmerman got the start and tossed the first two innings, giving up three runs. Jason Hougan came on in relief and gave up three runs in the third. Noah Shaffer made his debut with the team in the sixth inning. He didn’t allow a run but walked four and hit Adam Hosey twice. Brock Wanninger struck out Ben Converse to end the game.
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cer team’s season came to an end after a 10-0 loss to Oregon on Tuesday, May 28, in a WIAA Division 2 regional semifinal at Huntoon Field. The Vikings were shut out by Evansville in a regular season finale on Thursday, May 23, on the road. Oregon (13-0-1), ranked second in the Division 2 Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association state poll, advances to host Fort Atkinson in a regional final at
Oregon sophomore midfielder Jenna Bennett scored three goals on Tuesday to power Oregon to a 3-0 win over Stoughton in a Division 2 regional semifinal at Huntoon Field. The Panthers exploded for six goals in the first half. It marks the second time this season the Panthers Photo by Eddie Brognano have defeated the Vikings. Stoughton freshman goalkeeper Anna Sedlacek stops Oregon It’s the 12th shutout this forward Ashley Hanson from scoring in Tuesday’s WIAA season for Oregon. regional semifinal. The Vikings lost to the second-ranked Turn to Soccer/Page 11 Panthers 10-0.
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to see what the next three years bring for her.” Sun Prairie won the sectional with 134 points and Stoughton (67) took second. Janesville Parker (62) rounded out the top three. “Everyone showed up today and was ready to go,” Arnold said. “It has just been a very exciting day with lots of ups and happy faces.”
The rest Junior Amber Hodkiewicz finished fifth in the Photo by Jeremy Jones high jump with a personal-best clearance of 5 feet. Senior Peighton Trieloff and the 4x100-meter quartet of Savy Freshman Victoria Ash- Borroughs, Annie Tangeman and Abigail Groleau posted a time worth posted a .30 person- of 50.50 seconds Thursday in Lake Geneva. al-best in the 300 hurdles and Borroughs clocked a person-best .29 personal best in the 200 but each also placed fifth. 100 dash: Abigail Groleau Peighton Trieloff fell 400 dash: Ellie Trieloff about five inches short of her seed to finish seventh 4x100 relay: Savy Borroughs, Annie Tangeman, Peigh(out of eight) in the triple ton Trieloff and Abigail Groleau jump with a leap of 32-2 3/4. Madison La Follette 4x400 relay: Alex Ashworth, Victoria Ashworth, Anna senior Kiara Lee won the Wozniak and Ellie Trieloff event with a personal-best 39-1/4. Fort Atkinson junior 4x800 relay: Anna Wozniak, Margaret Ross, Abby KittleMaddie Hansen (35-9) son and Gina Owen secured the third and final Pole vault: Micah Zaemisch spot.
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Senior Nolan Meyer shakes hands with Milton’s Evan Mallon following their No. 2 singles championship match at sectionals. Meyer won the match 6-1, 6-4; (below) Freshman Hayden Schreier returns a shot during his No. 4 singles championship match at sectionals. Schreier lost the match 6-1, 6-1 to Middleton’s Aksha Kelshiker.
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combined to toss a two-hit shutout. The two infield singles for the Vikings came from junior Derek Karlen and Ethan Yahn. Stoughton was plagued by three errors. “The errors always seem to hurt and has been an Achilles heel for us all year,” coach Jeremy Dunnihoo said. “Any time you give quality teams extra outs, they will make you pay for it.” Dunnihoo said the Vikings were prepared for McFarland. “I thought we followed the script early,” he said. “ We j u s t d i d n ’t m a ke enough adjustments at the
plate to get runs on the board.” He said the team had a hard time handling McFarland’s low pitches and hit them into the ground. “Their starter worked down in the zone, even m i s s i n g l ow, a n d w e extended the zone low, and all we could do with those pitches was hit ground balls,” he said. “We always preach to our guys to look for their pitch strike 1, and guys let those good pitches go or chased pitches outside their zone.” Stoughton senior Connor Kalinowski pitched five innings and didn’t allow an earned run on five on five hits. He struck out one and walked two. “Connor did what he has
done for us all year,” Dunnihoo said. “He pitched a great game and gave us a chance. Junior Ryan Curry pitched one shutout inning in relief and struck out two. McFarland’s Reece Samuel drove in two runs. Stoughton finished the season 4-18. “This was a tough season for all involved as we just never got things rolling,” Dunnihoo said. The Vikings lost eight games by three runs or less. “ I t wa s a s e a s o n o f almost,” Dunnihoo said. “We played well enough to be close but not well enough to pull out wins.”
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Continued from page 11 a local emergency room at No. 4 singles. Schreier automatically advanced to the finals where he lost 6-1, 6-1 to Middleton junior Akshay Kelshiker (17-0). “Hayden hits in the offseason, I think the big thing for him is going to be getting bigger and stronger next season,” Kahl said. “The way he improved this season was great. I definitely think he will move up in our lineup next year.”
No. 1 singles Sophomore Steven Benoy (17-10) played Tyger Yang in his first match at No. 1 singles and lost 6-4, 6-0. It was the third time Yang got the better of Benoy this season. “Tyger is an awesome player,” Kahl said. “Steven had a really good set but it seemed like as soon as he lost the first game, he started getting into his own head.”
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Junior forward Avary Fanning had two goals and two assists. Senior forward Ella Hughes scored on an assist by junior forward Avary Fanning at 1 minute, 53 seconds. Fanning scored about eight minutes later to give the Panthers a 2-0 lead. Bennett had her first goal on a pass from sophomore forward Bri Sauer at 10:09. She scored her second goal on an assist from senior Macie Cox at 27:24 to extend the PanPhoto by Eddie Brognano thers’ lead to 4-0. Senior midfielder Mad- Stoughton junior Abbigale Kivett (right) makes it difficult dy Swartzmiller scored for defender Brooklynn Kane to set up an offensive play on an assist by junior for- during Tuesday’s regional semifinal. ward Kaitlyn Schrimpf at 31:47. Senior defender Sydney McKee scored at 44:31 to give the Panthers a 6-0 lead at the half. Oregon outshot Stoughton 13-0. The Panthers scored three goals in the first 12 minutes of the second half.
Evansville 2, Stoughton 0
Jefferson Friday evening and lost 11-1 to the Blue Devils in seven innings. Stokstad had an RBI single in the second inning but that was the end of the offense. Jefferson scored twice in the second inning, three runs in the third and four in the fourth to ice the win. Sam Raff (2-for-4) was the only Utica player with multiple hits. Brock Wanninger got the start and went into the fifth inning. Cole Nelson threw the last two innings. “Jefferson is a good hitting team,” Stokstad said. “It’s tough to pitch against those guys.”
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Ramsey: Director interested in social sciences Continued from page 1 Stoughton is it’s a unique community that has its own identity,” Ramsey said. “There is a tremendous amount of goodwill in the community towards the library.” To start his tenure, Ramsey is concentrating on the facets of the job that are new to him, such as administrative responsibilities like budgeting, but in time he would like to become involved in adding programming the community is interested in. “That’s really what it’s about, because the public library is for the people of the community,” he said. Photo submitted
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A love for history Ramsey’s career in libraries, along with his interest in nonfiction books, stem from a fascination with history. He graduated in 2004 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a bachelor’s degree in history and then took a break from school to decide what he wanted to do next. Originally wanting to attend graduate school to continue his studies in Russian and Eastern European history, Ramsey discovered that academic jobs were hard to come by, and realized he enjoyed a career in libraries. “What I really loved about history was the research process and the times that I spent in the
library and the archives,” he said. In 2009, Ramsey completed his master’s degree in library and information studies at UW-Madison and scored his first major job with the Kilbourn Public Library at Wisconsin Dells. Next, he worked at with the Madison Public Library’s Hawthorne branch before being hired to lead adult services department at the Middleton Public Library in 2012, where his interest in history influenced his programming responsibilities. “I started a lecture series there with UW professors and, because of my personal interests, I think it tended a little bit more towards humanities and social sciences,” he said. Ramsey, however, tried to include a “broad array of topics” and was always looking for a variety of potential lecturers. “We did a lot of work with the Wisconsin Historical Society, having their authors come and give book talks and I’d like to continue that here at some point,” Ramsey said.
Community support In his new position at the Stoughton Public Library, Ramsey has enjoyed solving problems, planning and strategizing. “I get to do something d i ff e r e n t a l m o s t eve r y day,” he said. “I see my role as a director as being an advocate for the library,
somebody who can explain to the stakeholders and to the community the importance and the value of libraries for literacy and lifelong learning and cultural engagement.” Ramsey acknowledged that he can’t take on the library’s future challenges by himself, including a possible need for more staff workspace and patron meeting areas. “I get to work with a fantastic staff who do great things every day,” he said. “The dedication to serving the public and to making the library the best it can be on the part of the staff is really what I noticed first and foremost.” Ramsey also recognized the contributions of library volunteers, including the library board of trustees, as well as “tremendous support” from the City of Stoughton. “The vast majority of our funding comes from the city and the City Council has been a great supporter of the library,” Ramsey said. “It’s quite a concept that we invest in these institutions, that we as communities and taxpayers decide that we are going to make these buildings and these collections and these services available to everyone regardless of their ability to pay and regardless of where they’re at in life, and that’s a pretty wonderful thing.”
Legals STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO CREDITORS (INFORMAL ADMINISTRATION) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES W. DECKER Case No. 2019PR373 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for Informal Administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth November 6, 1921 and date of death April 26, 2019, was domiciled in Dane County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 950 Ridge Street, #301, Stoughton, WI 53589. 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is August 16, 2019. 5. A claim may be filed at the Dane County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton Street, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1005. Electronically signed by Danell Behrens Deputy Probate Registrar May 14, 2019 Jonathan M. Hajny 221 Kings Lynn Road Stoughton, WI 53589 (608) 877-4081 Bar Number: 1014429 Published: May 23, 30 and June 6, 2019 WNAXLP *** STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO CREDITORS (INFORMAL ADMINISTRATION) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GARY A. BREUCHEL Case No. 2019PR356 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for Informal Administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth October 26, 1951 and date of death April 9, 2019, was domiciled in Dane County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 315 County Highway B, Stoughton, WI 53589. 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is August 16, 2019. 5. A claim may be filed at the Dane County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton Street, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1005. Electronically signed by Danell Behrens Deputy Probate Registrar May 14, 2019 Michael D. Rumpf PO Box 1 Cambridge, WI 53523 (608) 423-3254 Bar Number: 1015663 Published: May 23, 30 and June 6, 2019 WNAXLP *** CITY OF STOUGHTON NOTICE OF JOINT REVIEW BOARD MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on June 13, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. the Joint Review Board (JRB) of the City of Stoughton will hold a meeting pursuant to sections 66.01 (4m) of Wisconsin State Statutes at Stoughton City Hall, 207 S. Forrest Street, Stoughton, WI 53589. The JRB will review annual reports, performance and status. A copy of the agenda can be made available by contacting Holly Licht, City Clerk, City of Stoughton, hlicht@ci.stoughton.wi.us or 608-873-6677. Holly Licht, City Clerk Published: May 30, 2019 WNAXLP
*** BOARD OF EDUCATION STOUGHTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD-REGULAR MEETING (MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2019) 1. Regular Board Meeting Opening-A regular meeting of the Stoughton Area School District was called to order on April 15, 2019, at 7:00 pm by Board President Francis Sullivan. A. Roll Call-Joe Freye, Jon Coughlin, Francis Sullivan, Kathleen Hoppe, Jill Patterson, Allison Sorg. Excused: Tim Bubon, Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Steve Jackson. B. Public Comment-None. C. Legislative Update-Kathleen Hoppe’s update included: Information regarding the recent Marquette Law School Poll, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article, and the state budget; encouragement to contact legislators regarding the state budget at 800-362-9472; assembly bills; and two legal cases. 2. Spotlight on Learning- Stoughton High Wrestling Team Citation Presentation by Mel Dow from the STATE OF WISCONSIN, CITATION BY THE SENATE-KNOW YOU BY THESE PRESENTS: WHEREAS, the Stoughton High School Wrestling Team placed first in the 2019 WIAA State Wrestling Championship; and WHEREAS, this is the second consecutive championship for Stoughton High School; and WHEREAS, Stoughton High School set a new WIAA State Record with 51 Individual State Titles in school history; and WHEREAS, the Stoughton wrestling team ended the 2018-2019 season with an undefeated record of 21-0 and entered the state championship tournament ranked first; and WHEREAS, in the Championship Finals, Stoughton defeated second ranked Mukwonago High School with a final score of 42-24; and WHEREAS, the exemplary leadership shown by Co-Head Coaches Bob Empey and Dan Spilde as well as the team of young athletes, propelled Stoughton High School to their ninth state championship; now THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the members of the Wisconsin Senate, on the motion of Senator Mark Miller and Representative Gary Hebl, do commend the Stoughton High School Wrestling Team on an outstanding season and wish them well in their future endeavors. Signed by State Senator Mark Miller, State Representative Gary Hebl, President of the Senate Roger Roth, and Chief Clerk of the Senate Jeffrey Renk on March 5, 2019. 3. District Administrator Report-Dr. Onsager’s report included: 4K & 5K enrollment today; Forward testing update; no school in session on April 19; River Bluff Community Night with food and fun activities on April 26; recognition of service and presentation of stipend to Student Representative on the school board to B.M.; next Alice drill week of May 20th and following the same notification process/procedures as the fall of 2018, Safety Committee update in June 2019. 4. Consent Agenda-A motion was made by Patterson, seconded by Hoppe and carried unanimously to approve the April 1, 2019 Regular Board Meeting Minutes; approve the March 30 - May 7, 2019 check register; We would like to say thank you to the following individuals and groups and move approval of their donations to the district: $500.00 from UW Health for Scholarship; $400.00 from Fox Prairie Working for Kids to purchase RIF Books; Sensory Input for Students from Elizabeth & Ryan Friedrich valued at $585.00 and related cash donation budget adjustments for $900.00; approval of the resignation of Christine Davis at the
end of the 2018-19 school year. 5. Discussion-Employee Relations Committee met and discussed staff turnover and held a meet & confer with EAAS which went well. 6. Discussion/Action A. Review Fees: Meals; Facility Rental; Pool Program; Consumable; Hockey Participation-A motion was made by Sorg, seconded by Freye, and carried unanimously to approve increasing the cost of lunch, all grades by $.10 for the 2019-20 school year; increasing the facility rental fees for the 2019-20 school year at the High School as follows: Cafetorium, with technical assistance to $41.00 per hour for residents and $42.00 per hour for non-residents; Auditorium, without stage to $52.00 per hour for residents and $60.00 per hour for non-residents; Auditorium with general use stage lighting to $55.00 per hour for residents and $63.00 per hour for non-residents; Auditorium with Theatrical Production/ Concert lighting to $62.00 per hour for residents and $71.00 for non-residents; changing Pool facility rental fees effective July 1, 2019 to the base fee per hour, for a group of 1-25 patrons be $70 for residents and $85 for non-residents and fees will then increase $10 per hour for residents and non-residents for each additional group of 25 patrons, and setting hockey fees, to cover ice time to $850 for boys and girls. B. Pool Employee Wage Increase- A motion was made by Bubon, seconded by Patterson, and carried unanimously to approve increasing the hourly wage for pool employees by $.25 per hour effective July 1, 2019. C. Staffing-A motion was made by Hoppe, seconded by Sorg, and carried unanimously to approve an increase of .30 FTE Art Teacher at Stoughton High School and a decrease of .30 FTE School to Work Coordinator at Stoughton High School for a Net Increase/Decrease of 0.00 FTE for the 2019-20 school year. 7. Meeting Closing A. Recap of Action Items-Safety Committee update in June 2019. B. Future Meetings/Events: Board Reorganization: April 22, Policy Committee Meeting: May 6, 2019, Facilities Committee Meeting: May 21. Schedule for board meetings from May 2019 through April 2020 will be approved at the 4/22/19 Board Reorganization meeting. 8. Contemplated Closed Session A. Contemplated Executive Session-At 7:35 pm, President Sullivan stated a need for a contemplated closed session. A motion was made by Bubon, seconded by Freye, and carried unanimously on a voice vote to convene to an executive session of the Stoughton Area School District in accordance with Wis. Stat. § 19.85 (1)(c) to discuss district administrator evaluation/process. President Sullivan called a contemplated closed session of the Stoughton Area School District Board of Education to order in the Upper Conference Room at 7:40 pm. Present: Bubon, Freye, Hoppe, Patterson, Sorg, and Sullivan. Excused-Coughlin, FitzGibbon, and Jackson. The District Administrator evaluation/process was discussed. A motion was made by Hoppe, seconded by Sorg, and carried unanimously to go into open session at 8:20 pm to adjourn. B. Adjournment-A motion to adjourn was made by Freye, seconded by Bubon, and carried unanimously to adjourn at 8:21 pm ____________________________ Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Clerk Published: May 30, 2019 WNAXLP
*** BOARD OF EDUCATION STOUGHTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD REORGANIZATION-MEETING OF THE BOARD (MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2019) 1. Meeting Opening. A. Call Meeting to Order-The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by Dr. Tim Onsager. B. Oath of Office-Joe Freye, Jill Patterson, and Yolibeth FitzGibbon were sworn in as newly elected board members by Notary Public, Rebecca Egan. C. Roll Call-Present: Tim Bubon, Jon Coughlin, Joe Freye, Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Kathleen Hoppe, Steve Jackson, Francis Sullivan. Absent: Allison Sorg. 2. Reorganization-Election of Officers A. President, Vice President, Clerk, Deputy Clerk, Treasurer. I. President-District Administrator, Dr. Tim Onsager called for nominations for President. Joe Freye nominated Francis Sullivan for board president. Sullivan accepted the nomination for president. Seeing no other nominations, nominations for president were closed. Board members voted unanimously on a voice vote to elect Francis Sullivan as president. District Administrator, Dr. Tim Onsager, handed the meeting over to newly elected Board President Sullivan. II. Vice President-President Sullivan called for nominations for vice president. Kathleen Hoppe nominated Joe Freye for vice president. Freye accepted the nomination for vice president. Seeing no other nominations for vice president, nominations were closed. Board members voted unanimously on a voice vote to elect Joe Freye Board Vice President. III. Clerk-President Sullivan called for nominations for clerk. Jill Patterson nominated Kathleen Hoppe for clerk. Hoppe accepted the nomination for clerk. Steve Jackson nominated Yolibeth FitzGibbon for clerk. FitzGibbon accepted the nomination for clerk. Seeing no other nominations for clerk, nominations were closed. Paper ballots were distributed. Yolibeth FitzGibbon was elected by paper ballot as Clerk (FitzGibbon-5; Hoppe-3). IV. Deputy Clerk-President Sullivan called for nominations for deputy clerk. Tim Bubon nominated Steve Jackson for deputy clerk. Jackson accepted the nomination for deputy clerk. Steve Jackson nominated Kathleen Hoppe for deputy clerk. Seeing no other nominations for deputy clerk, nominations were closed. Paper ballots were distributed. Kathleen Hoppe was elected by paper ballot as Deputy Clerk (Hoppe-8; Jackson-0). V. Treasurer-President Sullivan called for nominations for treasurer. Jill Patterson nominated Steve Jackson for treasurer. Jackson declined the nominations for treasurer. Yolibeth FitzGibbon nominated Tim Bubon for treasurer. Bubon accepted the nomination for treasurer. Seeing no other nominations for treasurer, nominations were closed. Board members voted unanimously on a voice vote to elect Tim Bubon as Treasurer. B. President Appoints WASB Delegate, CESA II Delegate & Committee Representatives -President Sullivan stated that the appointments of board members as WASB Delegate, CESA II Delegate, and committee representatives will be added to the May 6, 2019 Regular Board Meeting agenda. C. Meeting Schedule May 2019-April 2020-Board members voted on a voice vote to unanimously to approve the meeting dates as presented. D. Agenda Format-Dr. Onsager explained the agenda format. Board mem-
bers discussed the agenda format and voted on a voice vote to unanimously approve the agenda format as presented. 3. Meeting Close A. Adjournment-A motion was made by Freye, seconded by Jackson and carried unanimously to adjourn at 7:35 pm. ____________________________ Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Clerk Published: May 30, 2019 WNAXLP *** BOARD OF EDUCATION STOUGHTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARDREGULAR MEETING (MONDAY, MAY 6, 2019) 1. Regular Board Meeting Opening-A regular meeting of the Stoughton Area School District was called to order on May 6th, 2019, at 7:00 pm by Board President Francis Sullivan. A. Roll Call-Tim Bubon, Kathleen Hoppe, Jon Coughlin, Steve Jackson, Francis Sullivan, Joe Freye, Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Allison Sorg. Excused: Jill Patterson. B. Public Comment-None. C. Legislative Update-Kathleen Hoppe’s report included Joint Finance Committee budget highlights; upcoming events and listening sessions and information from the recent Legislative breakfast that she attended including conversation about the start date of school. 2. Spotlight on Learning-River Bluff Principal Trish Gates presented a pair of middle school students who shared their learning trip to Nevada through the JASON Argonaut Expedition Program. The JASON Project is a nonprofit organization that provides curriculum & learning experiences in science, technology, engineering and math for students and related professional development for teachers. 3. District Administrator Report-Dr. Onsager’s report included: Band Variety show was last week, May 9th Choir concert, May 13th Orchestra concert, AP exams this week and next couple weeks, May 15th Honor’s Night, May 22nd Senior Athletic Awards, May 24th is an Early Release Day, May 27th No School (Memorial Day), and June 2nd SHS Graduation. Thanks to the Board on behalf of the staff for providing lunch to the five buildings in honor of Staff Appreciation Week. 4. Consent Agenda-A motion was made by FitzGibbon, seconded by Jackson and carried unanimously to approve the April 5, 2019 Regular Board Meeting Minutes; approve the April 22, 2019 Board Reorganization Meeting Minutes; approve the April 12-May 19, 2019 check register and April 17, 2019 Pcard transaction report as presented; We would like to say thank you to the following individuals and groups and move approval of their donations to the district: $5,468 from Ann Metzler for the Dr. Allan and Joann Zelm Chiropractic Scholarship; $25.00 from Kent and Helen Karberg for the Margaret Larson Scholarship; approval of the 2019-20 Section 66.0301 Shared Service Agreement- Dane County New Teacher project in the amount of $9,864; approval of the resignations of Tiffany Haffemann and Isabel Hemley at the end of the 201819 school year. . 5. Discussion A. Committee Reports-There were no committee reports. B. PO 9120 Public Information Program- There was no discussion on this policy. C. AG 9120A Public Relations Objectives- Discussion ensued with suggestions for the policy committee to review. D. AG 9120B Photographs/PicturesDiscussion ensued with suggestions for
the policy committee to review. E. AG 9120C News Media RelationsDiscussion ensued with suggestions for the policy committee to review. F. PO 9140 Citizens’ Advisory Committee-There was no discussion on this policy. G. PO 9150 School Visitors-There was no discussion on this policy. H. AG 9150 School Visitors-There was no discussion on this policy. I. PO 9151 Use of Cameras and Other Recording Devices in Locker RoomsDiscussion ensued with suggestions for the policy committee to review. J. PO 9250 Relations with ParentsDiscussion ensued with suggestions for the policy committee to review. K. PO 9500 Relations with Educational Institutions and OrganizationsThere was no discussion on this policy. L. PO 9555 Partnerships with Business- There was no discussion on this policy. M. PO 9600 Staff/Student Participation in Community Events- There was no discussion on this policy. 6. Discussion/Action A. Election of Board TreasurerBoard President Sullivan accepted the May 1, 2019 resignation by Tim Bubon as Treasurer and called for nominations for treasurer. Allison Sorg nominated Jon Coughlin for treasurer. Coughlin accepted the nomination. Kathleen Hoppe nominated Allison Sorg for treasurer. Allison Sorg declined the nomination for Treasurer. Seeing no other nominations for treasurer, nominations were closed. Board members voted unanimously on a voice vote to elect Jon Coughlin as Treasurer. B. President Appoints WASB Delegate, CESA II Delegate & Committee Representatives -President Sullivan appointed board members to the following committees: • Legislative Issues/Dane County School Board Consortium Representative- To be determined at a later date. • WASB Representative (attends WASB Convention as delegate)- Allison Sorg • CESA II Delegate-Kathleen Hoppe • Employee Relations Committee (ERC)- Joe Freye chair, Jon Coughlin, Yolibeth FitzGibbon • Finance Committee- Jon Coughlin chair, Steve Jackson, Allison Sorg • Policy Committee- Tim Bubon chair, Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Kathleen Hoppe • Facilities Committee- Steve Jackson chair, Joe Freye, Jill Patterson • Executive Committee- Francis Sullivan, Joe Freye, Jon Coughlin, Kathleen Hoppe, Tim Onsager • Calendar Committee- Yolibeth FitzGibbon • Insurance Committee- Steve Jackson Ad Hoc Committee with School, City & Chamber - Kathleen Hoppe chair, Jill Patterson, Tim Bubon. 7. Meeting Closing A. Recap of Action Items- There were no action items assigned during the meeting. B. Future Meetings/Events: Board Meeting: May 20 & June 3, 2019 C. Adjournment- A motion was made by Freye, seconded by FitzGibbon, and carried unanimously to adjourn at 8:20 pm. ____________________________ Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Clerk Published: May 30, 2019 WNAXLP ***
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April 30 Officers referred charges and request for a warrant on a 25-year-old man for battery, theft and disorderly conduct after a domestic disturbance where the suspect left before officers arrived. The suspect remains at large. Officers arrested a 36-year-old man for battery and disorderly conduct after adomestic disturbance.
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for first degree reckless endangerment, battery anddisorderly conduct after a domestic disturbance in a vehicle that resulted in a rollover crash. Reportedly, the victim was operating his vehicle on County Hwy. N when his domestic partner started striking him, causing the vehicle to crash. Minor injuries were reported in the incident. Officers referred juvenile charges of disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property following a domestic disturbance.
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The Stoughton Police Department logged 2,203 incidents for April. Cases of interest for the month were; two burglaries, three drug incidents, 14 thefts, 12 domestic disturbances, one threat, 11 disturbances, 13 disorderly conducts, 15 traffic crashes, 55 EMS assists, 12 alarms, 22 juvenile incidents, 44 911 calls, two warrant arrests, 23 animal complaints and officers responded to 25 suspicious activity calls. Officers also logged 52 check persons, 76 checkproperties, 85 assist cases, 28 criminal charges, 7 ordinance violations and 66 trafficarrests from 102 traffic stops. The following were identified as significant cases by the Stoughton Police Department:
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Playground: WFK supports needs like classroom supplies, play equipment, safety patrol Continued from page 1
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point to one of the things on the board and it can support the way (staff) are trying to encourage communication.” In addition to the tools and toys for students with special needs, the playground also offers the usual staples like slides and climbing equipment. “One of the things the kids are super happy about is the swings, that’s a huge thing for them,” Croyle said. The Working For Kids group operates like a PTO, and each elementary school in SASD has one. They operate independently from the school district, with its own funding and budget process. In its first year, the Fox Tr o t r a i s e d m o r e t h a n $11,000 for the playground fund. That money was put into a certificate of deposit (CD) account, so it would accrue interest over time as the remaining funds were earned. “It was important to us that we were good stewards of our money,” Croyle said. Crews installed the equipment last week, and three ribbon cutting ceremonies will be held this Friday for students at the school to formally introduce the new playground and give them all a chance to play on it. Fox Prairie principal Krista Huntley Rogers said the students have been “very excited” to watch
To learn more about the Working For Kids group, search for “Fox Prairie Working For Kids” on Facebook. The group will offer an informational meeting in the fall and a schedule of events will be shared on its Facebook page throughout the summer. the process and even got a chance to weigh in on the design. The color scheme, purple and blue, was voted on by the students and they also got to weigh in on what equipment they wanted.
Working, for the kids Working For Kids does m o r e t h a n bu i l d p l a y grounds. While the equipment might be more noticeable to students, the group of parents and community members holds dozens of fundraisers throughout the year, from movie nights to concession sales, as a way to help support kids both in and out of the classroom. That support manifests in making sure the health room has clean underwear to give to students who have an accident or come to school with dirty clothes, to
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The new Fox Prairie Elementary School playground equipment was installed last week. giving a stipend to teachers to help stock their classr o o m s . T h ey a l s o h e l p financially support the safety patrol, which includes the crossing guards before and after school. Croyle said the need for outside funding is part of the reality of budget cuts within the district, not only for those different projects, but also as it relates to the playground they helped support. “ We k n o w p l a y based learning works in
elementary schools and yet our district funding isn’t always able to fully support us,” she said. “The district did step up and fund a major chunk of this playground that they wouldn’t have been able to do without our support but because they know of our funding and we got to a considerable amount, they were able to step up.” Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@ wcinet.com. The old playground equipment is removed from Fox Prairie Elementary School.
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