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A call in May propels McHone to the Badgers’ track and field team ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor

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Local bee enthusiast John Thompson takes care of the hives at Fort Littlegreen Gardens Monday. Thompson presented to the Public Safety committee last summer a draft ordinance that was picked up and eventually evolved into an ordinance currently under review by the city attorney. The change to the zoning could would allow beekeeping within city limits.

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City attorney reviewing details of plan to allow bees

within city limits several months after the last time it was discussed at a Common Council meeting. Local bee enthusiast John ThompAMBER LEVENHAGEN son began encouraging the city in late 2016 to change its zoning laws Unified Newspaper Group to allow bees within the city. The Talk is still buzzing about a possi- Public Safety committee discussed it ble change to the Stoughton zoning that year, and this March, it went to ordinance prohibiting beekeeping the council, which gave unanimous

support for writing an ordinance for review. That ordinance is still “several months” away, city attorney Matthew Dregne told the Hub Monday, as he is reviewing the draft ordinance sent from the committee before it moves to the Planning Commission for

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Friedl to lead restructured finance department BILL LIVICK Unified Newspaper Group

The city has restructured its finance department and promoted a finance manager at Stoughton Utilities, Jamin Friedl, as the city’s new finance director/comptroller. The Common Council

unanimously approved the changes at its meeting last Tuesday, July 10. Mayor Tim Swadley said restructuring the department will reduce redundanFriedl cies and make it more efficient. He added the new structure will provide backup at key positions by “cross training several people.” Under the arrangement,

Friedl, who had worked as the utilities finance manager since January 2017, will manage financial operations for both the city and Stoughton Utilities. The two accounting services have operated separately for as long as anyone the Hub asked could remember, and they have two different software systems for the payroll. The role of economic development director, which had been part of the finance director’s job

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description and title, has been removed. Swadley had hinted at such a change during his campaign for mayor earlier this year, but the timing became convenient when finance/economic development director Tammy LaBorde resigned in May to take another position. The council’s action also creates a new position – assistant finance director/city treasurer – and puts it, along with deputy

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The idea of joining the Badger men’s track and field team had been on Sam McHone’s mind since the start of his senior season at Stoughton High School. But it wasn’t until three months before the start of classes that NCAA McHone Division I University of Wisconsin became a possibility for the sprinter. At that point, McHone – one of the best track and field athletes in school history – had already been accepted to UW-La Crosse and had housing and a roommate set up already. But a late May call from Badger assistant track and field coach Nate Davis

changed McHone’s plans. Davis told McHone he had a good year and asked if he had plans for college yet. McHone said he did but could change them. Because UW-La Crosse is a Division III school and no scholarships are given, McHone’s commitment to the program wasn’t binding. The change went quickly. “From there, in less than two weeks, it went from that call to admissions and then getting on the team,” McHone said. “I wasn’t going to pass up an opportunity to go to Madison.” Now, McHone is also looking to take advantage of his educational opportunities and to make new connections and friendships. He’s considering majoring in either kinesiology or marketing and business. Kinesiology is intriguing, he said, because he grew up with a lot of weird injuries, and he was always interested in how different ways to move muscles or walk could help prevent them. That’s what really matters, he said, because he

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Furdge sentenced to 21 years in prison Robbed Home Savings Bank in Stoughton last fall KEVIN MURPHY Hub correspondent

A Madison man who went on a bank robbing “crime spree” last fall, including the Stoughton Home Savings Bank, was sentenced Thursday in federal court to 21 years in prison and ordered to make restitution of $116,160. Kenny Furdge, 25, had pleaded guilty to the Oct. 17 armed robbery of the Home Savings Bank in Stoughton, in which $137,160

was taken, and he stipulated to taking $136,039 in the Portage Bank Mutual armed robbery. Co-defendant Jay’von Flemming also pleaded g u i l t y a n d Furdge stipulated to the same armed bank robberies, and he is to be sentenced Aug. 3. I n e a c h r o b b e r y, t h e defendants used pistols when entering the banks, pointed them at tellers and demanded money, Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert

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A watchful eye Former resident writes memoir of uncomfortable years and a changed city BILL LIVICK Unified Newspaper Group

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Kohen Brue, 1, rides Jax the black labrador, with the cautious support of James Brue. James and Kohen took an early morning trip to the gas station Sunday morning for coffee for James. With hands full, James told the Hub, “this is the first time we’ve done this.”

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Tim Curtin says he was a sophomore at Stoughton High School in the early 1960s and had been living here with his family for just four years when they were “run out of town” for daring to open their business on Sundays. T h e ex p e r i ence is at the heart of Curtin’s new, self-published book: “My Five and Ten Cent Life: A Memoir of My Life in a Small Curtin Town in the Early 1960s.” After leaving Stoughton, the family moved to Monona, where Curtin graduated from Monona Grove High School a few years later. But his family’s experience here left hard feelings, and Curtin had intended to write about how badly they were treated until he returned for a visit about 12 years ago, he told the Hub during a telephone interview from his home in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. When he returned to Stoughton, Curtin was planning to give people at the chamber of commerce “a piece of my mind.” But he was in for a surprise. “It turns out that they were very cordial and wanted to know everything that had happened,” Curtin said. “The book was going to be a nasty story about growing up in Stoughton and it ended up being a very positive book, you know, about how times change.” Curtin named the book’s last chapter “A Town Reborn.” “I knew it was a different place now,” he said. “The last chapter really captures that idea.”

Difficult years

Stoughton from New England after his 40-year-old father lost his job. Curtin was 12 at the time and lived here from 1962-65. With four growing kids, Curtin’s dad decided to come to the Midwest and “become his own businessman, thinking that’s the way to solve that kind of problem,” he recalled. The family landed in Rockford and “hunted around” for an opportunity, when Curtin’s dad “found this great idea.” A Ben Franklin variety store was for sale at 123 E. Main St., and after visiting the city, the family decided to buy it and move here. “It wasn’t a very wise decision,” Curtin told the Hub. Back in the early ‘60s, Stoughton was “very parochial” and the family wasn’t welcomed, he said. Curtin described the city as a close-knit place that was sometimes a harsh place to strangers. “It was a private place, and we were very much outsiders,” Curtin remembered. “I imagine it’s changed now, but if you weren’t Norwegian and Lutheran, people looked at you with suspicion. “In fact,” he added, “I still remember my older sister, Barbara, coming home from high school crying because the other girls left her out of everything.” Things got worse when Curtin’s parents decided to open the Ben Franklin store on Sundays. T h ey w e r e c o m p e t i n g against another a store on the same block, Schultz Brothers, which was “twice our size,” Curtin said. He recounted the family “struggling to survive” and making the “bad move of deciding to open the store on Sundays.” “The local merchants went berserk, and within two weeks they had put posters up downtown with a big giant eyeball – which meant they were watching us,” he remembered. After that, Curtin said, no one would shop at their store, and the family soon left town.

Writing the book

Curtin said about 12 years Now 69 and retired in ago he was visiting Stoughton New Mexico, Curtin remembers his family moving to

and came across a postcard of a Syttende Mai parade in about 1960. “In the background was a great picture of our store, so I bought one,” he said, “and later I made a poster of it.” Curtin contacted the chamber of commerce and told them about the poster. They were interested and wanted a copy, so he decided to visit Stoughton. He told the people he met at the chamber office – he can’t recall who he talked with – that “you can get a copy if you send a letter to my mother saying you’re sorry for the way our family was treated by running us out of town.” “I also said they had to put a copy in the local historical society,” he added. But to his great surprise, Curtin said the people he met were sympathetic and happy to meet his requirements in order to acquire the poster. They even took him to lunch at the Koffee Kup. “Stoughton’s very different now, based on the last time I was there,” he said. “It’s much more open and has become sort of an arts colony.” Curtin said it took him 10 years to write his book, which is 130 pages and available through Amazon. There’s also a copy at the Stoughton Public Library. Curtin said to write the book, he spent many hours talking with his mother (who has since died) and sisters about their four years in Stoughton. The book is about other things as well, including what a kid with no money does for fun. He said there are stories about riding bikes and conducting science experiments like attempting to make ginger ale in a bathtub. He recalls being home from school during a blizzard and gathering a bunch of boxes from a local store, setting them up and making an igloo. “The problem was it froze,” he remembered. “We were stupid enough to light a fire to warm up and got out just in time before the whole damn thing burned. That’s the kind of thing that’s also in the book.” Contact Bill Livick at bill. livick@wcinet.com

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A changing world

Board members question foreign language options SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group

The Stoughton Area school board approved the 2018-19 academic standards as required by state law Monday, though some members would like a review of the foreign languages the district offers. At the start of each school year, the board is mandated to notify district parents of the variety of standards that cover grades 4K through 12 in all subject matters and testing. While there was relatively little discussion on those, Yolibeth Fitzgibbon and president Frank Sullivan questioned the district’s standard of teaching Spanish and German as foreign

languages. “Why do we have German?” asked Fitzgibbon, who said her son studies the language in the district. “Is there anything we can do to look at a language that is going to be more useful? Spanish is a language in the United States that is spoken everywhere. I don’t see German as a language that is really one that is going to be spoken. I see Chinese.” Sullivan, who also had children take German in the district, called it a “fascinating question.” “I’ve been wondering about the German (language option) for a while as well,” he said. “It has struck me as an odd choice, and I never understood why we (offer it).” District superintendent Tim Onsager said it’s an ”excellent question” that district officials can look into, including a program

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Teacher talks District officials are working on staff contracts for the 2018-19 school year, which started July 1, and held a closed session Monday night to continue talk with union and non-union staff. Employee relations committee chair Joe Freye said the committee has been meeting recently to “prepare for starting bargaining.”

review of world languages. He said part of the reason is tradition, and the other is finding teachers. “Some of those languages it’s hard to find a certified instructor, like Arabic or Chinese,” he said. “I know some of the bigger districts like Madison have an easier time, but that doesn’t mean we can’t look to offer some of that.” Onsager said the emphasis on teaching particular languages has changed over

the years, noting that there are no state laws requiring public schools to teach any foreign languages. “At one point, French was the most widely spoken language in the world,” he said. “German is becoming more and more central for financial institution and banking and things like that.” Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.

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RDA to study blacksmith shop structure Demolition moves elsewhere pending structural analysis BILL LIVICK Unified Newspaper Group

The Redevelopment Authority should have a better understanding soon of how far it can go with demolition of the Highway Trailer complex while still preserving a building in the complex it wants to save, the blacksmith shop. RDA chair Roger Springman told the Hub an engineer will assess the structure of the blacksmith shop and walls that are adjacent to those of other buildings in the complex,

which has existed along East South Street for more than a century. “The goal is to complete that work by mid- to late-July, and when Earth Construction begins cleaning up the MillFab pad area down by the water, they then can come back to the Highway Trailer building and know how far into it they can tear down brick without affecting the blacksmith shop,” Springman explained. The condition of the blacksmith shop’s east wall and the annex wall to the south had complicated decisions on how to proceed with demolition, RDA vice-chair Carl Chenoweth reported last month. Chenoweth, a civil engineer, proposed Earth Construction stop demolition of those two buildings to ensure protection of the blacksmith shop until the structural engineering

study is completed. The RDA hired Madison-based Facility Engineering Inc. to conduct the work, and it has subcontracted the project to another architectural firm, Structural Integrity Inc., of Middleton. Springman said the firm would conduct a “detailed steel, masonry and wall analysis” of the blacksmith shop and adjacent buildings. The blacksmith shop was built more than 100 years ago as part of a complex that built wagons and carriages. After some alders attempted to preserve the entire complex in early 2017, the Common Council decided to limit its historical preservation efforts to that building. Contact Bill Livick at bill.livick@ wcinet.com

RDA readies for new riverfront proposal expected soon Unified Newspaper Group

With a Milwaukee development group preparing a proposal to redevelop the Stoughton riverfront, the city’s Redevelopment Authority still doesn’t have control over the entire area. Consultant Gary Becker told the RDA last week a change in city policy could fix that. B e c ke r s a i d t h e c i t y doesn’t have an established policy or method for the possible transfer of the

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public works facility on South Fourth Street to the RDA. It also does not have control over the former power plant on the southwest corner of the site. “The immediate issue for the RDA is we would love to have the former public works building site (once it’s evacuated) and the power plant site,” Springman said. “In August, the RDA will formally ask the city council to start a property transaction on those sites.” Milwaukee-based J. Jeffers and Co. is “pretty

interested in this riverfront area and they’re going to come back with a proposal probably in late July or early August,” Springman added. “They will assume that we have assembled all the properties, so we have to get those properties under our control.” Springman said the Jeffers team is the same group of developers he and architect Mark Ernst brought to the redevelopment area earlier this year for a tour. Ernst worked with the RDA’s master developer, Tanesay Inc., before it

withdrew last summer from the riverfront redevelopment project, citing political uncertainty. Springman said the possibility of the city developing a whitewater park on the Yahara River has piqued the interest of housing developers for the riverfront area. The city’s parks director gave a public presentation on the whitewater park concept last month. Contact Bill Livick at bill. livick@wcinet.com

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Cameras, shatterresistant glass on the way KEVIN MURPHY Hub correspondent

Seeking to improve security in schools, the Stoughton Area School District will receive a $109,285 state grant to put surveillance cameras in all five school buildings and install shatter-resistant glass in entrances. In the wake of a shooting earlier this year in Parkland, Fla., the state Legislature made $100 million available through the School Safety Initiative Grant Program for schools to improve safety measures through efforts to “prepare for, respond to or, recover from violence.” SASD was among the 52 schools or school districts selected in the second round of the grant funding, the Wisconsin Department of Justice announced last week. To date, more than 250 schools or school districts have been selected for school safety grants. The district is working to schedule installation of shatter-resistant window film, likely before the start of school on Sept. 4, as well as cabling for the interior security cameras, though the cameras will not be added until later, district spokesperson Derek Spellman wrote in an email to the Hub. He said while safety has always been a priority, the cameras and shatter-resistant window film would not have been budgeted this coming year without the grant. Training is not included in the grant funds, but school staff must have a minimum of three hours of Trauma Informed Care, Active Shooter Response and Adverse Childhood Experiences training for the district to be eligible for the grant. The grant will reimburse the district for approved equipment

Isolated incident The only recent security incident involving the Stoughton Area School District was in the spring of 2017, when Joseph Jakubowski stole guns from a Janesville gun shop, district spokesperson Derek Spellman told the Hub. In response to warnings from authorities, Stoughton and other area school districts cancelled outdoor activities and students were kept inside during school hours – except high school students – and police presence was increased at the high school parking lot and on campus.

and materials purchased. Spellman said district officials have made a “conscientious effort over the past few years to improve safety.” That process began in 2010, when voters approved a referendum to fund relocating Stoughton High School’s main office to the front of the building to better secure the entrance and control visitor access. In recent years, the district has been locking doors during the school day and in fall 2016 implemented Raptor, an online visitor management system that completes a sex offender background check. While the district has already received the maximum amount of funding through the program, if it becomes eligible for more funding due to program changes, it “will re-evaluate,” wrote district director of business services Erica Pickett. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott. delaruelle@wcinet.com.

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Mental health training is important I am writing to express my appreciation for the Mental Health First Aid training being offered by the Stoughton Wellness Coalition and to encourage community leaders and others to attend. I attended the training last year and found it helpful. There are many people with whom we interact on a daily basis – family, friends, neighbors, coworkers and others – who are dealing with issues related to mental health. How do you know if they are at risk for suicide or harm? How do you listen in a way that is helpful and not harmful or judgmental? How can you reassure them and where do you find information that you can share with them? How do you know if they need professional

help and what words can you use to encourage them to seek such help? What self-help and other support strategies are available to them and how can you encourage them to use such resources? These questions and more are answered in this seminar. In addition, participants will learn a better understanding of a number of mental health issues. As a pastor in the community, I interact with people in the community on a daily basis. The information provided in the Mental Health First Aid seminar has helped me to deal more effectively and helpfully with those struggling with mental health problems. Rev. Todd McVey Pastor, Good Shepherd by the Lake Lutheran Church

Correction Ariya Yellow Bird and Trisha Brown opened the 51 South restaurant on June 1. The Hub got Yellow Bird’s name wrong twice in last week’s paper and regrets the errors.

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‘Hardening’ schools is not the answer to shootings

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s of May 25, there had been 23 shooting incidents at American K-12 schools or colleges this year. At least 37 people were killed. Predictably, after each incident, many politicians and pundits called for “thoughts and prayers,” with some saying the best way to prevent shootings from happening in the future is to “harden” our schools. Put more armed guards or police officers in the schools to patrol the halls. Arm the teachers. More guns! As a lifelong hunter and gun owner, as a career prosDirks ecutor and as former school board president, I say such suggestions are crazy talk. Not only is it hard for me to imagine my mom or my wife, both of whom were public school teachers, walking around a classroom with a gun on their hip, our kids should not go to schools that are guarded like a military installation. It wouldn’t help, anyway. There were mass shootings in 2009 and 2014 at Fort Hood, an actual military installation. At the Santa Fe High School shooting in Texas, officers arrived within four minutes of being called. There was a school resource officer on duty. Still, 10 people were killed. That is not to say we should do nothing to protect our schools and those who teach and learn in them. The Stoughton Area School District has taken very sensible steps to keep out people who don’t belong in our schools or who could mean harm, including

restricted entry, staffing an armed police officer and holding security training for students and staff. But such efforts do not make school shootings impossible. Nothing can. A more effective step we can take as a society is to enact sensible restriction on possessing firearms to keep school shootings – all shootings – from happening with such awful frequency and to reduce the number of casualties when they do happen. It can start with the types of weapons that are allowed. Right now, I am handling a case in which police arrested one man as a result of a disturbance who happened to be in possession of an AR-15, the civilian version of the U.S. military M-16 rifle. It had a collapsible stock and two loaded magazines, each of which held 40 rounds of military-grade ammunition. He was not breaking any law by possessing them. I can think of no good reason why anyone other than a soldier or perhaps a law-enforcement officer should have such a weapon. It is not designed or intended for hunting or home defense. It is intended for use in a firefight. It is entirely reasonable, for the safety of the general public, that such weapons be taken out of general circulation. There are also people whose “right to keep and bear arms” should be curtailed. Courts already have the power to take guns away from those subject to domestic abuse restraining orders. Convicted felons may not possess firearms. We should extend such prohibitions, at least temporarily, to those who have exhibited mental instability.

Several states have already enacted “red flag” laws, which allow a judge, after a hearing, to at least temporarily take firearms away from people who have engaged in behavior that while not necessarily criminal is at least concerning to public safety. But not Wisconsin. Those who oppose such suggestions may argue the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees citizens’ “right to keep and bear arms.” Yet that right has never been considered absolute. Few people may legally keep a machine gun. No one may legally go armed with a Tomahawk cruise missile or a nuclear warhead. Our nation has always accepted reasonable restrictions in the interest of public safety on what arms a person may keep. We also hear the argument that one suggestion or another just won’t work. Yet there is little to no rigorously tested scientific data to support such assertions. In May, Congress finally lifted its own ban on the Centers for Disease Control doing meaningful research on the results of various gun restrictions. Now they should provide funding so that proposals on gun restrictions can be evaluated with hard data. For our children’s sake, it is long past time for the grownups to have a grown-up conversation about the dangerous proliferation of guns in our society. More guns in more hands is not a sensible solution. Scott Dirks is a Stoughton resident, a former Stoughton Area School District board president and an assistant district attorney for Rock County.

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If you go What: Fundraiser for Sun Prairie When: 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 21 Where: Stoughton Community Farmers Market, Forrest Street, north of Main Street. Info: facebook.com/ stoughtoncommunity farmersmarket

‘Shakespeare in the Park’ at Kegonsa AMBER LEVENHAGEN Unified Newspaper Group

Theater lovers will have a special opportunity to view Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, as the Summit Players Theater will present the classic play at Lake Kegonsa State Park this weekend. The performance will begin at 2:30 p.m., with a special workshop before the performance at 1 p.m. All performances are free. Summit Players Theater public

relations director A.J. Magoon told the Hub the workshops are a way for kids and adults to get comfortable with Shakespeare’s language. “A lot of people have a real fear or dislike of Shakespeare: maybe they read or acted in a play in school, didn’t really get it, and wrote him off. With both the workshops and the show format, we’re trying to show people that Shakespeare can be fun, that they can laugh and cheer and get invested in the characters,” he wrote in an email.

More than 1,700 people attended the group’s 2017 season, which hit 16 state parks. This year, they will perform in 17. Magoon said the reason the performances are offered in parks is because it’s a way to connect audiences with nature and help them establish a deeper relationship with parks they may or may not already be attending. “Shakespeare is a really valuable cultural resource, and the Wisconsin State Parks are a really valuable natural resource, so the

combination of the two just feels natural,” he said. “We want to raise awareness of these beautiful places that communities have at their fingertips, and give them a reason to say ‘I like theatre, I like the parks, I like Shakespeare, I’d do this all again.’” For more information about the performance, or about Summit Players Theater, visit summitplayerstheater.com. Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@wcinet.com.

Robbery: Furdge led police on 125-mph chase down Beltline following robbery Continued from page 1 Anderson said. “These were frightening, violent robberies. Their faces were masked, and one robber, (who Anderson couldn’t identify), said, ‘I’m going to shoot her,’” Anderson said, referring to a Portage teller. “You’re wondering if your life is at split-second away from ending when it’s in the hands of these…men.” The victim impact statements, sealed from the public by the court, expressed the bank employees’ anxiety and “Post-Traumatic Stress

Disorder, if you can call it that,” Anderson said. District Judge James Peterson said he needed to impose a lengthy sentence on Furdge because “you scare people…and I need to protect the public.” Furdge compounded the danger he poses to the public by driving in excess of 125 mph on Madison’s Beltline Highway while pursued by authorities after the Stoughton bank robbery. Furdge crashed the car and was arrested alongside Flemming while trying to flee on foot. Money from

the Stoughton robbery and some from the Portage robbery was recovered from the vehicle, Anderson said. Furdge apologized to the harm he have caused “his victims” saying his offenses were the “foolish” acts of someone who could only think of himself. In prison, he plans to “grow up, put this behind me, and I’ll come out a better man,” Furdge told Peterson. Peterson gave Furdge 14 years for the two bank robbery convictions and a mandatory consecutive

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seven years for using a firearm while committing a violent offense. He pointed out that Furdge grew up fatherless in Chicago and turned to crime after going from foster homes to residential treatment programs to juvenile correction facilities then, to prison. The only time Furdge ceased committing crimes was when he served a threeyear sentence in Illinois for robbery, Peterson said. “I normally tell defendants that they need to stop associating with bad

people, but that’s what you are,” Peterson said. Furdge said he served a prison sentence at the Columbia Correctional Institution in Portage, leaving in 2013, but said that he has just begun to realize the consequences his crimes can have on others. Furdge is scheduled to go trial next month in Calumet County for the alleged September 2017 robbery of a credit union there and is set to be arraigned later this month in Outagamie County for the alleged robbery of a gas station.

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Members of the Stoughton community are joining together to help support relief efforts for those affected by the Sun Prairie explosion that rocked the community last Tuesday and killed a Sun Prairie firefighter. The Community Farmers Market, held every Saturday morning just off Main Street, will collect donations during the market, from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 21. Dubbed “Stuff the Boot,” market coordinator Sylvia Lawrence told the Hub Monday she planned the fundraiser to be on the same day as the Art Walk to try to increase participation. “We hope the extra foot traffic will benefit the fundraiser and that the central location will make donating convenient for the community,” she wrote in an email. The market will donate $10 on behalf of each vendor while also contributing 100 percent of donations gathered. Donations can be stuffed into a boot or given to a member of the Stoughton Fire Department, which is helping support the cause. Collins and Adzima will perform during the event. A violin and piano duo, most of their music is improvised. Regular vendors will also be at the market – including Vindicator Meats, Sprouting Acres, Mandt Honey, The Sweet Shoppe, Emancipation Acres, Richbeat Farms, Anu Sky, Pleasant Springs Fish Hatchery, Walking Mountain Soap, Baer Gard Berry Farm, White Dog Flowers, The Bench Dog and Fort Littlegreen Gardens. Lawrence said a few “drop in” vendors might be there, as well. For more information about the fundraiser, search for “Stuff the Boot for Sun Prairie” on Facebook.

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Courier Hub reporter Amber Levenhagen will hold her next Coffee With a Reporter from 10-11:30 a.m. Friday, July 20, at the library. Coffee With a Reporter is when Hub reporters spend some time at various establishments and put up a sign asking for community members to come chat about anything pertaining to Stoughton. If you have suggestions for times and locations, please email amber. levenhagen@wcinet.com.

Computer class

Blood drive Donate blood for the Red Cross from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, July 20, at Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St. The Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood regularly. Donors with all blood types are needed, especially those with types AB, O, B negative and A negative. To make an appointment to donate blood, download the free Red Cross Blood Donor App from app stores, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

from 10 a.m. until noon Saturday, Aug. 4. The class will be taught by Dianne Jensen and her daughter, Sarah. The meat rolls are typically eaten on open-faced sandwiches with a variety of different methods and meats used, including beef, pork, lamb and veal. The version demonstrated will be beef flank, beef chuck roast and pork shoulder. The class is $25 and includes a flank steak plus ingredients for each participant. A $5 registration fee is for those who wish to observe and sample but not take home any product. There is a maximum number of 15 attendees and registration deadline is Aug. 1. For information or to register, contact David Nelson at 873-6077.

Learn about calendar task lists on phones, tablets and computers during a class at 3 p.m. Thursday, July 19, at the senior center. No prior experience is necessary in order to participate in the program. For information, call 873-8585.

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The Stoughton Wellness Coalition will offer a mental health first aid training course from 5-9:15 p.m. Aug. 7 and 14, at the EMS building, 516 S. Fourth St. The training will cover warning signs for suicide and other mental health issues. The cost of the class is $20 and registration is required. Rullepolse class For information, contact Teressa Learn how to make Rullepolse, a Pellett, of the Stoughton Wellness traditional Scandinavian spiced meat Coalition, at tpellett.swc@gmail. roll, during a demonstration class com.

The Dirty Groove will perform for the next Gazebo Musikk series from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 19, at the Rotary Park Gazebo, 324 S. Sixth St. The Dirty Groove is a band that blends pop, funk, blues and rock. Bring your lawn chairs or blankets for the free concert; beer and wine are permitted, but no glasses. Food and beverages will be for sale at the event. Dogs are allowed but must be leashed. For information, visit facebook.

Baha’i Faith

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

Bible Baptist Church

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

Christ Lutheran Church

700 Hwy. B, Stoughton 873-9353 • e-mail: office@clcstoughton.org Saturday: 5:30 p.m. Worship Sunday: 9 a.m. Worship, 10 a.m. Fellowship

Christ the King Community Church 401 W. Main St., Stoughton • 877-0303 christthekingcc.org Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship

Christian Assembly Church

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

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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

Cooksville Lutheran Church

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

T h e S o n s o f N o r wa y – M a n d t Lodge, 317 S. Page St., will host bingo at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 21. Food will be available after 5 p.m., with bingo beginning at 6. Anyone under 18 years old must have and adult family member present to play. Bingo is open to the public and is held the third Saturday of each month (except December). Donations for the Stoughton Food Pantry are encouraged. For information, contact Bingo chairperson Becky Lunde at 2052234.

Mental health training

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.

Seventh Day Baptist Church of Albion

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

Stoughton Baptist Church

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

First Lutheran Church

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

Fulton Church

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

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

Good Shepherd By The Lake Lutheran Church

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

West Koshkonong Lutheran Church

LakeView Church

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

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

Western Koshkonong Lutheran Church

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

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‌Thursday, July 19‌

• 9:30-10:30 a.m., Qigong class (repeats every Thursday), senior center, 873-8585‌ • 1-5 p.m., Personal Essentials Pantry, 343 E. Main St., pepstoughton.org‌ • 2 p.m., Rockstar program, library, 873-6281‌ • 3 p.m., Computer class, senior center, 873-8585‌ • 6-7:30 p.m., Gazebo Musikk concert, Rotary Park Gazebo, 401 E. Main St., facebook.com/gazebomusikk‌

‌Friday, July 20‌

• 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Farmers market, 1050 W. Main St., David Woodcock, 873-9943‌ • 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Blood drive, Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St., 1-800-733-2767‌ • 9:30 a.m., Morning storytime (ages 0-5), library, 8736281‌ • 10:30 a.m., Morning storytime (ages 0-5), library, 873-6281‌ • 5-9 p.m., Live music on the patio, 3097 Sunnyside St., 205-9300‌ • 5-11 p.m., Relay for Life Stoughton/Oregon/McFarland (Luminaria ceremony starting around 9:30 p.m.), Mandt Park, 400 Mandt Pkwy., 873-7847‌

‌Saturday, July 21‌

• 8:30 a.m. to noon, Stoughton Community Farmers Market, Forrest Street (North of Main St.), stoughtonwi.com/farmersmarket‌ • 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Art Walk Stoughton, Arts and Entertainment District, artwalkstoughton.com‌ • 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Stoughton Historical Society open, 324 S. Page St., stoughtonhistoricalsociety.org‌ • 11 a.m., Music on the Mezz with McCloskey’s, library, 873-6281‌ • 2-3 p.m., The Blue Moon Klezmer Band and Rozanne Neat performances, library, 873-6281‌

‌Sunday, July 22‌

• 1-4 p.m., Shakespeare in the Park, Lake Kegonsa State Park, 2405 Door Creek Road, summitplayerstheatre.com.‌

‌Tuesday, July 24‌

• 10 a.m., Dance party (ages 3-5, younger siblings welcome), library, 873-6281‌ • 6:30-8 p.m, Page Turners book discussion, library, 873-6281‌

‌Wednesday, July 25‌

• 9:30 a.m., Morning storytime (ages 0-5), library, 8736281‌ • 10:30 a.m., Morning storytime (ages 0-5), library, 873-6281‌

‌Thursday, July 26‌

• 6-7:30 p.m., Gazebo Musikk concert, Rotary Park Gazebo, 401 E. Main St., facebook.com/gazebomusikk‌ • 6:45 p.m., City Band performance, Skaalen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 400 N. Morris St., stoughtonband.org‌

‌Friday, July 27‌

• 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Farmers market, 1050 W. Main St., David Woodcock, 873-9943‌ • 9:30 a.m., Morning storytime (ages 0-5), library, 8736281‌ • 10:30 a.m., Morning storytime (ages 0-5), library, 873-6281‌ • 5-9 p.m., Live music on the patio, 3097 Sunnyside St., 205-9300‌

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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Stoughton Home Talent

Sports

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Fuentes delivers for Merchants JEREMY JONES Sports editor

The Stoughton Home Talent team scraped together a pair of one-run victories last week to wrap-up a sixth straight Sunday league playoff spot in the Southeast Section. The defending champions have three games left in the regular season to try to secure a top-two seed and a home game for the postseason. Stoughton sits in second place with a 12-1 record. Evansville leads the section with a 12-0 record, while Jefferson (11-1) and Cambridge (6-6) rounds out to the top four teams in playoff contention. Evansville has four games remaining, including a make-up game next weekend at Jefferson. Shortstop Winder Fuentes had the game-winning hit in both wins over Cambridge and Fort Atkinson last week.

Stoughton 8, Fort Atkinson 7 Stoughton squandered a big lead early Sunday at Norse Park but Fuentes came up clutch once again in the home half of the ninth inning with a walk-off single in an 8-7 win over Fort Atkinson. Designated hitter Ryan Nyhagen led off the ninth with a walk and came around to score from second one out later on an 0-2 single by Fuentes. “Winder has been hitting the ball pretty consistent all season,” manager Dale Seffens said. “Dave Hanson, who was 4-for-4 in the game, got down a great sacrifice to move the runner into scoring position and Winder lined the ball up the left-field line.” Despite the final score, the first half of the game was all Stoughton, which led 5-0 through five innings. The Merchants (12-1) scored one in the second and fifth innings and three more runs in the fourth. Fuentes doubled to drive in one run in the second and grounded out to plate another in the fifth. Third baseman T.J. DiPrizio and second

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Stoughton’s Ryan Nyhagen scores the winning run in the bottom of the 9th inning on a RBI Double by Winder Fuentes to give Stoughton a 8-7 win Sunday at home. baseman Irvin Medina each singled in the fourth to help Stoughton. A big sixth inning helped Fort Atkinson (3-7) claw back into the game as the Generals scored four runs. Left fielder Cole Hebbe (2-for-3) singled and scored on second baseman Ty Schreiber’s double. The Generals big hit came from Dan Dean (2-for-4), who sent a 1-2 strike over the center field fence for a three-run home run. Schreiber drove in a run on a fielder’s choice in the seventh and shortstop Owen Chady ground out and right fielder Chris Koepke singled to tie the game at 7-7 in the top of the ninth. Stoughton’s Erick Sperloen came on in relief of Jeremy Dunnihoo and

earned the win. Sperloen threw two innings, allowing two runs on three hits, while walking one. Dunnihoo surrendered five runs on seven hits over seven innings. He struck out three. Austin Paul took the loss for Fort Atkinson. He lasted 1 1/3 innings, allowing one run on one hit. Dean got the start and allowed seven runs on 10 hits over seven innings, striking out three.

Stoughton 2,Cambridge 1 Fuentes hit a two-run double in the top of the third inning Saturday to deliver Stoughton a 2-1 victory over Cambridge. Medina singled through the left side of the Cambridge infield with one out

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Southeast Section Team W-L Evansville 12-0 Stoughton 12-1 Jefferson 11-1 Cambridge 6-6 Albion 5-7 Utica 4-7 Fort Atkinson 3-7 Lake Mills 3-7 Waterloo 2-7 McFarland 2-8 Clinton 2-11

Eight years in the blink of an eye ANTHONY IOZZO

Assistant sports editor

It was a difficult decision, one I weighed heavily for many months. But after eight years as the assistant sports editor for the Unified Newspaper Group – helping to run the sports sections for the Verona Press, Stoughton Courier Hub, Oregon Observer and the Fitchburg Star – I decided to step down to move to the Twin Cities area with my girlfriend for personal reasons and pro- Iozzo fessional opportunities. My final day as a member of the newspapers is July 20, but I plan on helping as a correspondent and during the transition for the new assistant sports editor, Mark Nesbitt, whenever possible. I also hope to stay connected with each community on Twitter. It’s hard to think about not preparing for the fall sports season or continuing to grow my coverage in the area. That’s hard work that took up many hours of my life each year, but it was never dull or boring. I will miss this area dearly. Ever since I was in grade school,

working as a sportswriter has been one of my dreams. So when this position opened after I’d spent a few years at the UW-Whitewater college paper and working parttime at the Wisconsin State Journal, I jumped at the opportunity. It seems like yesterday when I covered my first assignment for the Stoughton Courier Hub, grabbing Senior Legion baseball photos in the summer of 2010, but it wasn’t until the school season started when I knew how rewarding my job would be, getting to meet the players and coaches and seeing the improvements throughout the year. I remember the girls track and field progress the first year I covered them. I was at Monona Grove when the Stoughton girls team won its first Badger South Conference title in the spring of 2011 and then went on to win seven straight. I still can’t forget the moment when the Vikings were announced as conference champions and how the girls leapt up, hugged and celebrated.

It continued the entire time I worked here. As seniors graduated and newer members took on leadership roles, that “senior night” celebration never got old. It was always something to look forward to. It will also be hard for me to not be at every postseason meet for Stoughton wrestling. I will miss the Stoughton gym and fields where so many great moments happened with baseball, soccer, lacrosse, volleyball and basketball. I will miss all of the community photographers, players, coaches, fans and media faces that became a part of my life almost every evening. And I will miss the journey these teams went through – all the ups-and-downs and celebrations, all the disappointment and vindication. There are too many other fond memories to even mention. Another highlight, of course, includes state wrestling at the Kohl Center and the UW Fieldhouse. The first time I was present for the March of Champions was in 2013 before Jessie Nelson won Stoughton’s 42nd individual championship. When the lights

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went out and the roar of the crowd was mixed with thousands of camera flashes, my hands trembled as I felt the excitement. And when Nelson got the pin in the heavyweight final, I felt the floor shake as almost half of the Kohl Center seemed to cheer. This past March, when the Vikings won their first team title in 30 years, the smiles and joy on the faces of coaches, fans and players were burned into my memory forever. T h o s e a r e j u s t a f ew b i g moments from one of the three schools we cover, but in the end, I enjoyed everything I did while working here. I was privileged to watch so many student-athletes grow up, some from youth sports to college, to become amazing people both on and off the field. Thank you all for helping me live the sportswriter’s dream. While it is difficult to leave, I do not see this as a true goodbye. It was a special time to get my first real start in these communities, and I will keep following on Twitter to see how everyone is doing for years to come.

Special Olympics

Ruby medals at USA Games Brian Ruby earned a silver and bronze medal along with a fourth-place ribbon July 1-6 at the Special Olympics USA Games held in Seattle. Ruby, represented Team Wisconsin in bowling and i s a m e m - Ruby ber of the Stoughton Area Special Olympics. He bowled against the top five bowlers in the nation in the men’s high performance singles division, earning a fourth-place ribbon. In doubles, along with David Thompson (Oregon), Ruby earned the silver medal. In four-person mixed team competition, he and teammates Brooklyn Kolff (Janesville), Brianna Paulson (Polk County) and Jacob Wilson (Lacrosse), placed third to bring home a bronze medal. Rounding out the e i g h t - m e m b e r b ow l i n g team for Team Wisconsin were Gabby Kelley (Oregon), Krista Hinckley (Sugar River) and Garet Zeigler ( Wa u n a ke e ) . T h e e i g h t bowling athletes competing for Team Wisconsin earned 14 medals and 10 ribbons during three days of competition.

Utica Home Talent

A’s fall a game-anda-half behind Cambridge JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

A Southeast Section playoff push for the Utica Home Talent team hit a roadblock Sunday as the A’s suffered a 15-1 loss to Jefferson. The A’s (4-7) trail fourthplace Cambridge (6-6) and fifth-place Albion (5-7) for the fourth and final playoff spot. The Blue Devils (111) sit in third place with three weeks remaining in the regular season. The top four teams advance to the playoffs this season, with the top two guaranteed a home game. Andy Brahier went 4-for5 with a pair of home runs Sunday for Jefferson. Steve

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Schipper named third-team All-State

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ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor

Stoughton graduate Brady Schipper was named to the third-team All-State baseball squad this season. Schipper is a three-sport standout athlete in football, basketball and baseball, earning first-team All-Badger South Conference selections in each sport, but baseball was his first All-State honor. For the Vikings’ baseball team, Schipper played outfield and finished 30-for59 (.508 average) with six doubles, a triple and three home runs. Schipper had 17 RBIs and 21 runs scored. In the outfield, Schipper had 17 putouts on 22 chances for a .909 fielding percentage. File photo by Anthony Iozzo Schipper also pitched 8 1/3 innings in relief and Stoughton graduate Brady Schipper, pictured rounding third allowed 19 runs on 20 hits, after a home run this season, was named to the third-team All-State squad after hitting .508 in his senior season. striking out six.

Senior Legion

Vikings’ summer season ends in legion regionals ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor

The Stoughton Senior Legion team went 2-5 in its final seven games of the summer baseball season. The Vikings (6-11 overall) dropped games to East Troy and Hartland Saturday in the double-elimination legion regionals at Beloit to finish the season. Stoughton did knock off Beloit in the regional opener on July 12 and was one win away from making the regional final.

Milbauer went six innings in the victory.

Beaver Dam 10, Stoughton 0 The Vikings fell 10-0 to Beaver Dam on July 10. Connor Kalinowski went 4 2/3 innings and had one strikeout, getting ahead in the count on 10 batters.

Stoughton 2, Beloit 1

Stoughton opened regionals with a 2-1 win over Beloit at Stateline Youth Sports Complex in Beloit. Jefferson 8, Stoughton 1 Schigur had both RBIs, and Ellingson The Vikings fell 8-1 to Jefferson on struck out five in five innings to earn the win on the mound. July 6. Schigur struck out three in two scoreRyan Ellingson went three innings on the mound and struck out one. Hayden less innings for the save. Schigur pitched 2 2/3 innings, and Ethan East Troy 7, Stoughton 0 Yahn had a strikeout in 1 1/3 innings. Vikings dropped the second game Watertown Junior 2, Stoughton 0 ofThe regionals 7-0 to eventual champion Stoughton was shut out 2-0 in the first East Troy. Ryan Curry allowed seven runs on 10 game of a doubleheader at Watertown hits, and Stoughton was held to one hit. Junior on July 9. Ryan Novak, Michael Slinde and Rylee Curry did get ahead in the count against 18 batters. Carpenter all had hits for the Vikings. Schigur struck out three in four innings, Hartland 7, Stoughton 5 and Ellingson pitched two innings. Vikings’ season ended in a 7-5 loss Stoughton 8, Watertown Junior 2 to The Hartland in an elimination game at Stoughton bounced back to split the regionals. Stoughton led 5-3 after six but allowed doubleheader against Watertown Junior four runs in the top of the seventh. with and 8-2 win in game two on July 9. Ellingson had two RBIs, and Schigur Kadin Milbauer had a couple of hits and an RBI, and Jacob Sanders also had struck out eight in 6 2/3 innings. an RBI.

Photos by Anthony Iozzo

Ian Westerberg reaches second base in the top of the second inning against Oregon 12U in the Oregon Youth Baseball tournament at Statz Field.

Stoughton 12U wins Oregon tourney The Stoughton 12U traveling team defeated Waunakee and tied Oregon on Saturday to make the semifinals in the Oregon Youth Baseball tournament. The Vikings later defeated Windsor to win the tournament title. Windsor made the final by topping Oregon in its semifinal. - Anthony Iozzo

On the Web More photos from the Stoughton 12U baseball team at the Oregon Youth Baseball tournament

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Alex Bailey celebrates at second base Saturday after a double for the Stoughton 12U team in a game against Waunakee. The Vikings ended up winning the Oregon Youth Baseball 12U title.

Reese Koepke slides safely into third base for a stolen base for Stoughton 12U in the third inning Saturday against the Oregon 12U Panthers at Statz Field in the Oregon Youth Baseball tournament.

Utica: Association falls to Lake Mills in NL Continued from page 7 Winter (3-for-5), Dustin Moldenhauer (2-for-5) and Patrick Cottrell (2-for-3) also had multiple hits for Jefferson. Ben Hildebrandt (2-for-4) was the only Utica player with multiple hits as the A’s had just three hits. The A’s host Waterloo in a doubleheader this Sunday. The first game is slated for a noon start with the second game

tentatively set for 3 p.m. Utica hosts Albion and second-place Stoughton on July 29 and Aug. 4 at 1 p.m.

Night League The A’s traveled to Lake Mills last Thursday for a East Section Night League game and lost 5-4. Utica hosts Cottage Grove at 6 p.m. Thursday and then travels to Cambridge at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 26.

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Merchants: Stoughton remains a half-game behind Evansville Continued from page 7 and then stole second in the third. Center fielder Chris Lund (2-for-3) followed with a single through the right side with two outs before Fuentes pulled a 2-2 pitch into right field to plate both runners. The game was locked in a pitcher’s battle the rest of the way. Stoughton had three baserunners over the final six innings against Blues starter Sam Mickelson. Although the Merchants retired the Blues (6-6) in order in the seventh and eighth, Cambridge nearly manufactured the game-tying run in the ninth. Center fielder Cole Erickson hit a first-pitch single and one out later, second baseman Chase Jarlsberg was hit by a

pitch. Stoughton ace Ben Riffle, who went the distance. However, he worked out of the jam for Stoughton getting catcher Austin Haugen (2-for4) to fly out and leadoff hitter Zach Hauge to strike out. Riffle allowed one earned run on nine hits and one walk. He struck out five. The host Blues took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Left fielder Colton Ehrke walked with one out in the inning and third baseman Adrian Flores singled to move him into scoring position. First baseman Jared Horton (2-for-4) then singled back up the middle on the first pitch he saw against Riffle. Mickelson suffered the loss for Cambridge, allowing two runs on seven hits over nine

innings. He struck out five and walked one. Stoughton has three regular season games left: July 22 and 29 at home against Cambridge and Waterloo. The Merchants close out things Aug. 4 against the A’s at Utica Fest. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. for all three games.

Night League The Merchants traveled to West Middleton last Thursday and fell 8-5 in a Central Section Night League game. Stoughton led 5-0 through three innings behind Brock Wanniger before West Middleton lit up the Merchants for six runs in the fourth. Stoughton travels to Ashton at 6 p.m. Thursday. The MerPhoto by Joe Koshollek chants close out the season 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 2 at Stoughton’s Winder Fuentes get mobbed at second base by his teammates Sunday after driving in Ryan Nyhagen to give Stoughton in a 8-7 victory Sunday at Norse Park. Middleton.

McHone: Stoughton graduate sets legacy at SHS with commitment to Wisconsin Continued from page 1 k n ow s t h e c h a n c e s o f being a professional track athlete are slim. “I am really there for school,” he said. “In my mind, after this it is a job.”

Summer planning Still, Big Ten track is running at a high level, and that means a lot of preparation. It starts with workout documents McHone received from Wisconsin and with training he’s been doing with the Milwaukee Mustangs. He runs in a 4x100 relay every Friday, and he plans to do so until college starts. He also said it’s important to be sure he is ready to stay healthy all year, since the college season is about twice as long as the high school season (with indoor meets from January to March and outdoor meets from March to mid-June). H e d o e s n ’t h ave a ny times or numbers that he wants to make yet, but he said he is working to make the travel team and some relays. McHone is hoping to make the 400, and still has the 100, 200 and long jump on his mind, as well, as they’re the events he did in high school, he said. But he said he’s open to trying anything if the coaches ask. McHone said big meets like the WIAA Division 1 state tournament helped prepare him to warm up and get in the proper mindset before races, plus the competition was better as a whole which is what he expects at the college level. “You go from being one of the better runners to your freshman year where everyone will be as good or better,” McHone said “Running with these fast guys and going to the big meets like state definitely helps out.”

Switching his mindset McHone has been running track and field since m i d d l e s c h o o l , bu t h e didn’t begin to realize this potential until his sophomore season. While in middle school,

he said he was messing around with friends at a meet and coach Trevor Kramolis came up to him and told him he had potential and that with a little focus he could do something special. “(Coach Kramolis) pushed me a lot and helped me be the best athlete that I could be,” McHone said. “A lot of it is just how much you want to put in, but it is nice to have a coach who makes you push yourself, too.” McHone made the state tournament as a sophomore, taking 22nd in the 200. He then made it back to state in the 200 (13th) as a junior while also qualifying with the 4x100 relay (ninth). Last season was his best year, though, as McHone made it in the 100, 200, long jump and on the 4x400 relay. McHone ended up medaling in the long jump with a fifth-place finish and also took eighth to place in both the 100 and 200. File photo by Anthony Iozzo He set school records in Sam McHone (left) medaled in the long jump at the WIAA Division 1 state track and field meet. McHone placed in both the the 100 (10.82 seconds), 100- and 200-meter dash. He is looking to run the 100, 200, 400 and any relays, as well as the long jump, while at the Uni200 (21.91) and the long versity of Wisconsin-Madison. jump (22 feet, five inches), and he also was a part of the 800 sprint relay that set a school record in 2017 Freshman: Sam McHone set a season at conference. Senior: McHone made state in four (1:37.69). record in the 200 in 23.41 seconds “I never thought I would Junior: McHone made it back to state in events – the 100, 200, long jump and and finished sixth in the Badger South come into my senior year the 200 after a runner-up finish, and he 4x400. He won sectional titles in the 200 Conference tournament. and long jump, and then McHone took and qualify for four events had his best time at state, taking 13th He also was a part of the fourth-place fifth to medal at state in the long jump a n d p l a c e f o r t h r e e ,” with a season-best time of 22.53. He McHone said. “It feels 4x200 relay at conference. He took fifth was also a part of the state qualifying and also placed in the 100 and 200 with good, but I just didn’t in the 200 and on the 4x200 relay at eighth-place finishes. 4x100 relay that took ninth at state. think it would take me that regionals. McHone added conference titles in the McHone also added a runner-up finish far.” 100, 200 and long jump and helped the Sophomore: McHone made state in the in the 100 at conference with a sea4x400 relay medal with a sixth-place 200 after a second-place finish at secson-best time of 11.14 and won a conChoosing Wisconsin finish. He also set school records in tionals with a season-best time of 23.04. ference title in the 200. He was a part The option of going to the 100 (10.82), 200 (21.91) and the He took 23rd in the 200 at state. of the 800 sprint relay during a regular the Badgers was a surHe was on a fourth-place 4x400 relay at season meet that set a school record in long jump (22 feet, 5 inches) during the prise, too, so after talking season. sectionals and finished fourth in the 200 1:37.69 with Davis, he had to think through his options. Fortunately, he had the perfect person to get some a d v i c e f r o m , n ew S H S girls track and field coach Sam McHone said he had always there aren’t many boys track and so I have looked up to them,” he Deanna Arnold. dreamed of being on the Stoughton field photos up there. said. “I just want to pave the way Arnold was a member High School weight room wall. Former teammate Nathan Moll is for the younger kids to say, ‘Hey, I of the Wisconsin track and That wall has photos of SHS athalso there, competing in track and can do this.’ We have had football. field team before coaching, letes who went on to play sports in field at UW-Eau Claire. We have had wrestling. But I know having earned All-Amercollege. And now, not only will he McHone said he hopes his exam- with track, we have a few – a lot ican honors and All-Big be on the wall as a member of the ple helps guide the younger athletes. more girls – but it feels good to be Te n A c a d e m i c h o n o r s Wisconsin track and field team, it “It is awesome growing up and able to show that you can really do throughout her time there, means even more to him because seeing Stoughton athletes going on, anything.” primarily participating in the indoor pentathlon and the heptathlon. A r n o l d t o l d h i m h e made his choice soon after. McHone said. “In some and get out there. I think spend my four years there “When people ask me ways it is not so much like about it all the time. It is and make the most of it.” should at least try it out for a year because it was such about it, I still feel like it a dream, but I won’t feel an opportunity that people a big opportunity. McHone is crazy that is happening,” legit until I get to campus rarely have, so I want to

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Finance: Officials support Friedl’s promotion Continued from page 1 treasurer, finance accounting specialist and payroll accountant, under the supervision of the finance director/comptroller. T h e c i t y w i l l b eg i n advertising for an assistant finance director/city treasurer immediately, Swadley said. It will be a management position and includes an annual salary of $85,425 plus benefits. The city could promote someone from within it ranks or hire a new person from outside, he said. Swadley added putting one person in charge of payroll for the entire city addresses some problems. “We had people in three different departments that had been working on it,” he explained, “and when there were issues, it could get ugly. It’s just not fair to people who are trying to do their best, and this is going to eliminate that issue.” A s fi n a n c e d i r e c t o r / comptroller, Friedl will be paid $113,963 per year, plus benefits, for a salary package of $147,373.

In the works For the past three or four years, city officials had discussed restructuring the finance department,

Swadley told the Hub. He said former Mayor Donna Olson did not support the changes, but with his election in April and the resignation of LaBorde the following month, the time was right. He said council president Tom Majewski and human resources/risk management director Amy Jo Gillingham agreed with the changes. So did Stoughton Utilities director Bob Kardasz, who told the Hub that he strongly supported Friedl’s promotion. “He has a real grasp of not only utility accounting but general accounting as well,” Kardasz observed. “He’s going to make a big difference, I think, in the city. This is going to help all the city departments.” ‘Well-oiled machine’ Friedl, a certified public accountant, had 10 years of experience before joining the city early last year, succeeding former utilities finance manager Kim Jennings. He had worked as an auditor for Baker Tilly and previously worked for WPS Health Solutions. Kardasz said Friedl is “great to work with,” and S wa d l ey a s s e r t e d h e ’s “the type of person we

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want” overseeing the city’s finances. Friedl is “not really in it for the money,” the mayor said. “He wants to have a quality of life, and he’s got his family in Stoughton, so he wants to be part of the community.” “According to everyone who’s worked with Jamin at utilities,” Swadley added, “he runs things as a well-oiled machine.” While Friedl has extensive experience in the utilities’ finances, he has less with municipal accounting. Swadley said ideally, the city would find somebody with municipal experience as the assistant to complement Friedl’s expertise. “The idea is they could cross train each other,” he explained. “So if somebody goes on vacation, extended leave or quits, the other person can pick up the ball and go with it, and not cause a situation where we’re in limbo and have to hire a consultant for $200 an hour. We’ve done that three times in the last four years, and it gets pretty expensive.” Kardasz described Friedl as “a great educator.” “I think that’s going to help a lot of people,” he said. “He can explain things and is very easy to work with.” The utility director said he doesn’t see a downside to Friedl being in charge of the city’s finances overall. “We know he is available when we absolutely need him, and he’s going to transition real well, and we will, as well,” he said. Kardasz also said he supports the administration’s emphasis on i m p r ov i n g t h e c i t y ’s record keeping and finance department. “ T h e r e ’s a l o t o f free-thinkers on the council, and with a relatively new mayor, I think they’re going to come up with ideas and look at standardizing our accounting systems,” Kardasz said. “I know the intricacies, because I’ve worked with them for 38 years. I think if there’s somebody who’s going to be able to make progress in that area, it’s going to be Jamin.” Contact Bill Livick at bill. livick@wcinet.com 402 Help Wanted, General DISHWASHER, COOK, WAITRESS, & DELI STAFF WANTED. Applications available at Sugar & Spice Eatery. 317 Nora St. Stoughton. FAIRWAY AUTO AUCTION is hiring a part-time Marketing Rep. Must have good communications skills. Apply in person: 999 Highway A, across from Coachmans. NEED TRUCK drivers and combine operators for harvest crew. Call for detail 405-833-3183.

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Obituaries Robert L. Quamme

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Robert L. Quamme, age 78, of Stoughton, formerly of Milwaukee, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 12, 2018, with his family at his side. He was born on December 9, 1939, in Madison, the

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Nancy Steckbauer

Nancy Steckbauer, age 84, passed away on Thursday, July 12, 2018. She was born in Kenosha on May 10, 1934, the daughter of Edward and May “Billie” Evans. Nancy graduated from UW-Whitewater in 1956 with a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. On June 16, 1956, she married Donald Steckbauer in Salem. Together they raised four children, enjoyed camping,

Timothy R. Hynes Timothy R. Hynes passed away unexpectedly on July 10, 2018, at his home in Stoughton. He was born Nov. 27, 1958, son of Roy and Laura Hynes. Tim is survived by his sister, Deane (Joe) Naylor;

son of Norman and Orpha (Porter) Quamme. Bob graduated from Monona Grove High School, class of 1958. He owned and operated Quamme’s Sew and Vac and later was a distributor for Oreck. Bob enjoyed world travel, wintering in Arizona and most of all, enjoyed being with his nieces and nephews. Bob is survived by three brothers, Carlton (Deanna), John (Mary), and Edward; sisters, Sandra Penzkover and Linda (Dan) Douglas; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Joyce Schensky, and Charlene Gehrke; and a baby

brother, Norman. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Ann Catholic Church, 323 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton, at 11 a.m., Friday, July 20, 2018, with Father Randy Budnar presiding. Burial will be held at Roselawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be held at the church, from 9 a.m. until the time of the Mass on Friday. Online condolences may be made at gundersonfh. com.

travelling and spending time at the cabin up north. Nancy was a member of Stoughton United Methodist church. She enjoyed music and sang in the church choir and t h e S t o u g h t o n f e s t iva l choir. She enjoyed playing Bridge. Nancy was an avid sports fan, especially Packers and Badgers. She supported and attended all of her children and grandchildren’s performing arts and sporting events. Nancy especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Donald; four children, Steven (Allison), Kathy (Dave) Turensky, Tracy (Wally) Wurtzler, and David (Kerry); 10 grandchildren, Josh and Ashley Turensky, Kyle Steckbauer, Megan (Ethan) Bancroft, Stephanie (Jordan) Hillis, Erin (Marv)

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Vintage Harvest Sale Large Art Sale of Items Belonging to Wayne Norman Taylor and Donna Taylor of Stoughton, WI UW Madison Professor of Sculpture and Printmaking 1960-1998 2370 Hwy. N in the Town of Pleasant Springs, WI Saturday, July 21st from 10am- 4pm Sunday, July 22nd 11am To 3pm

We do begin to hand out numbers one hour before the sales starts to limit the amount of people in the sale at one time. This is a sale worth waiting for if you enjoy a variety of artwork and more. This sale has a very large selection of modern art with also a selection of a collection of antique engravings and lithographs. It is most by Wayne Norman Taylor professor of UW Madison who had an art studio in the Town of Pleasant Springs just outside of Stoughton with his wife Donna who also was an artist. His works consisted of watercolor, printmaking and sculpture. Other artist works to include some of his colleagues of the time period of the mid-20th Century to name others... by Jim Bird; (Galeria Joan Pratts) Dean Meeker; Warrington Colescott “Death of Dillinger”; one Roy Lichtestein works (“Crak”); Truman Lowe sculptures; Karen Muench; Hal Lotterman “Dark Woman”; Don Reitz pottery; Mel Ramos print; Wayne Thiebaud; Tom Doran folk style oils on board and more. We are still discovering many interesting works by recognized artists. For you to add that just the right piece to your home and or invest this sale is it. Not your typical estate sale but more of an experience. Held in the Wayne and Donna Taylor’s home and art studio on Hwy. N in the town of Pleasant Springs just outside of Stoughton. Easy access off of Stoughton Hwy N. Head south about 1⁄2 mile to a charming 1890s yellow brick schoolhouse that will house hundreds of framed and unframed art. An addition will have more art and items of interest. Vinyl wall sculptures by Wayne Taylor to use at your office entrance, large modern style home or outside. Use your imagination! There are over 300 pieces of art. Also pottery, sculpture. Metal four 6-drawer print files . antique drafting table, art supplies such as paper, paints etc. If you like art... you will love this sale. Something for everyone. Also in this sale is fly fishing items, collectibles and nice decorative. Terms: Cash or credit card. No checks please. Air conditioned. vintageharvest.com for updates and photos.

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July 19, 2018

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Bees: Proposed ordinance would allow, establish limits for beekeeping in city Continued from page 1

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John Thompson checks the quality of his hives regularly and makes sure everything is operating smoothly. He checked his hives Monday, at Fort Littlegreen Gardens, and added more boxes as the hives are becoming more established. distancing colonies from schools, determining how many would be allowed per acre and possibly instituting a “flyaway barrier” that would keep the bees at a safe distance. Those details would be discussed in more detail at the Planning Commission level before it moves to the council for approval. Leck told the Hub in February the committee had sought more input from area beekeepers before striking the balance between protecting the community and establishing what the needs are from those beekeepers. While those safety precautions would be considered by the commission, Thompson said he feels some of them are unnecessary. “I think it’s more of a reassurance for people who don’t understand the nature of honeybees,” he said. “Most people who have been stung by a bee are usually stung by wasps or hornets. A honeybee will die when it stings, so it’s only going to do that as a last-minute thing.” Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@ wcinet.com.

In the ordinance The draft ordinance, discussed at the March 13 council meeting, lists a series of requirements a person must meet before a beekeeping permit can be granted. These could be changed once the ordinance goes through the approval process by both the Planning Commission and Common Council. The city would have to notify all property owners within 200 feet of the property where bees would be kept. Those property owners would have 15 days from the date the notice is sent to file an objection and request for a public hearing with the Planning Commission. The commission would then be able to approve or deny the permit. The number of colonies allowed would be based on the size of the property. Half an acre or less would allow two hives, one acre or larger would allow a maximum of six colonies. All hives would need to be located at least three feet from any adjoining property. The ordinance encourages hives to not be located within 25 feet of any house, except that of the beekeeper, but in instances where it is that close, a flyaway barrier must be established. These barriers can be a fence, solid wall or a dense hedge, and must be at least 6 feet tall and would need to extend the length of the property line. This isn’t required if the lowest part of the hive is more than 6 feet above the ground.

Located just outside of city limits, the hives at Fort Littlegreen Gardens don’t fall under the restrictions the proposed zoning ordinance would require.

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consideration. Thompson spoke with the committee during several meetings, until the group sent the ordinance to Dregne for review. Thompson put together a suggested ordinance, which he gathered using ordinances other cities – specifically Milwaukee and Sun Prairie – have for their own enforcement of city hives. This draft led to the more complete ordinance, created by alders, that Dregne is reviewing. “I started reading up about (beekeeping) last year; I knew it was too late to start something up then, but now this is my first-year hive,” Thompson said while working on his two hives at Fort Littlegreen Gardens, a nature immersion preschool just outside city limits that was granted permission to use hives in the fall of 2016. After his first meeting last summer, Thompson went to several more, “educating the committee members” before they gathered their own sample ordinances, he said. What they came up with was “way different and more complicated than the one I proposed.” That ordinance, compiled by former alder Scott Truehl and Ald. Kathleen Tass Johnson (Dist. 2), got a provisional nod at the Common Council meeting in March, with alders voting to write one up formally for them to review. The ordinance proposal outlines specific care requirements, such as disposal of bee materials, water location and hive types. It also includes a requirement that neighbors be notified and given a chance to appeal if someone within 200 feet of their property requests a permit. After Dregne concludes his legal review, the ordinance will go to the Planning Commission for consideration and eventually back to the council. Along the way, it will need to answer questions of safety that have been brought up by Stoughton police chief Greg Leck. Leck told the Hub earlier this month the Public Safety committee didn’t discuss the ordinance in much detail but did bring up concerns about protecting the community. Suggestions included

Fort Littlegreen Gardens has had its two beehives for several months now, and executive director Kate Dennis said it has been going well so far. The nature immersion preschool just outside the city began using the hives in the fall of 2016, and Dennis said there have been no issues in which the safety of the children has been compromised. “Most people aren’t concerned about it, and part of that might be because none of our kids that attend the camp have a bee allergy,” she said. “With a bee allergy, you have to get stung more than once in your life for your body to decide it’s allergic to bees, so it’s not very

common for kids to have an allergy until later in life.” She said she has a farm manager who has developed an adulthood allergy, and it’s a concern for him, so he carries an EpiPen while working at the school. Dennis said the school has offered educational programs to help teach the community about how to be safe around bees. “We’re teaching them how to tell the difference between a hornet or wasp that’s making a house in your backyard that needs to be gotten rid of, as opposed to a honeybee that’s helping us make food,” she said. – Amber Levenhagen