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Going with the flow
Officials optimistic about whitewater park’s future ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group
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The Stoughton High School Norwegian Dancers perform during Destination Stoughton Weekend. The dancers performed in the Community Building after judging Halloween costumes, before they headed out to Main Street to join the community for downtown trick or treating.
Dancers lead Destination Weekend The Stoughton High School Norwegian Dancers performed Saturday, one of the highlights from Destination Weekend. Hundreds flocked to Main Street and the downtown area on Friday and Saturday for the annual event of shopping, trickor-treating and Norwegian pride. The dancers judged Halloween costumes and participated in trick-or-treating with the community before and after the performance on Saturday. The featured event for the weekend again this year was the Wisconsin State Rosemaling Association’s holiday bazaar at the Stoughton Fire Department.
Though the city has missed out on a million-dollar grant to pay for a whitewater park in 2019, officials remain optimistic the Yahara River recreational amenity will stay on course. City leaders left a postmortem meeting with representatives from the state Department of Natural Resources Oct. 15 optimistic the park – and the DNR grant – still has a future. The city’s 2019 budget, still being discussed, has earmarked around $100,000 to pay for engineering work agency representatives told Stoughton it wanted to see done. A whitewater park is something like a skate park for paddlers. The current concept is to install rapids and other water elements in a roughly 1,000-foot stretch of the Yahara River downstream of the Stoughton Dam and under the Fourth Street bridge for paddlers to test their mettle in the churning water.
Dan Glynn, Stoughton’s parks director, wrote the grant application and has been shepherding the project through the grant approval process. He said the park would be the first of its kind in the state, different from the one in Wausau, and the DNR is being conservative to make sure the project is successful. “I don’t blame the DNR,” Glynn said. “It’s (a) conservative (decision). If we were in a state where it’s been done, and they have experience, it would’ve been more of a known thing.” There are many of these parks around the country, according to an economic-impact study of the project by the University of Wisconsin-Extension that Glynn solicited and co-authored. The $2.2 million grant application, which would be split 50/50 with city funds, calls for nearly 2,000 feet of trails along both sides of the area, seating areas for public viewing and a site to rent canoes and kayaks. It also envisions businesses that would cater to the target audience by selling things like sunscreen or a view of
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‘Innovation Center’ gets a boost Wahlin Foundation donates $250K; board to revisit project Monday
– Amber Levenhagen
On the web More photos from Destination Weekend:
ConnectStoughton.com Jasmine Napier, 4, wears a Sally costume from Nightmare Before Christmas.
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– including approval by the Stoughton Area School Board – the project already has a nice head start on possible fundraising. Last week, the district announced a $250,000 comSCOTT DE LARUELLE mitment from the Wahlin Foundation, the fundraising Unified Newspaper Group arm of Stoughton Trailers, W h i l e t h e r e i s m u c h which is the largest gift in work ahead to start a pro- their history, said Fab Lab posed district-community Stoughton adviser Mike “Innovation Center” project Turn to Innovation/Page 4
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Elle Woods’ sorority sisters in Delta Nu sing about Elle’s pending engagement.
Elle Woods (Abby Gibson) exclaims her excitement about her ill-fated relationship with Warner.
Elle Woods (Abby Gibson) dances her way into Harvard.
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SHS presents ‘Legally Blonde’ From left, Warner (Isaiah Rowley) breaks up with Elle (Abby Gibson).
Breathing Easier COPD and How it Affects You Denise Kainz, Stoughton Hospital Respiratory Therapist, will provide an overview of COPD and strategies for coping. COPD screenings will be offered 15 minutes before the presentation.
Thursday, November 8th at 5:30 p.m. Stoughton Hospital 900 Ridge Street, Stoughton Bryant Health Education Center (lower level) To register for this free event, please go to stoughtonhospital.com and click on “Classes & Events.” Questions? Please contact Sonja at 873-2356.
Stoughton High School presented “Legally Blonde, the Musical” last weekend. The performance, directed by DeeDee Bouzek, featured a cast and crew of dozens of music, as well as a pit orchestra. Assisting Bouzek was Alyse Weber (vocal direction), Makenna Smith (choreography), Rachel Lam (pit conductor) and Amanda Potratz (scenic direction).
Seniors Abby Gibson (Elle), Nick Swenson (Emmett), Stephanie Kittleson (Paulette) and Kailee Whitmire (Vivienne) led the cast, as well as Sean McGlynn (Callahan), Isaiah Rowley (Warner), Gabbi Unitan (Brooke) and Felicia Lawrence (Enid). - Amber Levenhagen
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Gov., Senate races on Nov. 6 ballot PD doubles community Polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group
Wisconsin voters will have a few big choices on the ballot Tuesday, Nov. 6. Statewide races include incumbent Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch facing Democratic challenger and state superintendent Tony Evers with running mate Mandela Barnes, as well as incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin facing Republican challenger and State Sen. Leah Vukmir. Locally, none of the races are
contested, but there are a pair of Dane County-wide referendums: One on a “tax loophole” that some major retailers use to lower their property taxes and another on legalizing marijuana. Both are “advisory” referendums and would have no binding effect if passed. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on election day. Call your local clerk or visit your municipal website to find your polling location. Other statewide races are for attorney general, state treasurer and secretary of state. For attorney general, Republican incumbent Brad Schimel is facing Democratic challenger Josh Kaul and Constitution Party candidate Terry Larson.
The state treasurer election includes Republican Travis Hartwig, Democrat Sarah Godlewski and Constitution Party candidate Andrew Zuelke. The secretary of state election pits incumbent Democrat Doug La Follete against Republican Jay Schroeder. The gubernatorial ballot also includes other party tickets: Phillip Anderson and Patrick Baird, Libertarian; Michael J. White and Tiffany Anderson, Wisconsin Green; Maggie Turnbull and Wil Losch, Independent; and Arnie Enz, The Wisconsin Party. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
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service officer hours Uptick in tickets means increase pays for itself ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group
In addition to enforcing time-restricted parking spots, the CSO helps with shuttling vehicles around and extra paperwork, Leck said. At an October budget meeting, the chief said he hasn’t heard much feedback about the increase in enforcement, but will occasionally get a note saying it’s “ridiculous” to have two-hour parking downtown. One worry was that it would scare off patrons of businesses, but Leck said a lot of the violations have been by employees of the businesses and not their customers.
Though the parking regulations in Stoughton haven’t changed in many years, the number of parking tickets has seen a sharp rise in the last year thanks to a part-time employee whose efficiency means the revenue she brings in nearly pays for her salary. Brooke Schmidt is the department’s community service officer, a 10-hour per week position add- Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@ ed in 2018 to address the wcinet.com. community side of police officers’ duties they hadn’t had time for in addition to their enforcement responet sibilities, police chief Greg Leck told the Hub. onneCted The position has proven Find updates and so successful, the department asked for Schmidt’s links right away. hours to be nearly doubled Search for us on in 2019, and the increase Facebook as is included in the preliminary budget. That budget “Stoughton Courier Hub” includes 1,039 hours for and then LIKE us. the CSO with a salary of $21,404.
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A camera on a Town of Dunn home captured these images of a possible suspect in a string of thefts and burglaries overnight Oct. 23-24.
8 overnight thefts reported SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group
A variety of property was stolen from cars and houses in the Town of Dunn last Tuesday night into Wednesday, according to the Dane County Sheriff’s Office. A DCSO news release said deputies responded to eight
reports of theft or burglary overnight in three neighborhoods in the town between 11:30 p.m. and 9 a.m. Items taken included laptops, cash, wallets and purses, though “it appears there was no forced entry to any of the homes or vehicles.” There was an additional report of an attempted burglary, but the suspect was not
able to enter the home and “moved on,” according to the release. A camera at one of the homes caught images of a possible suspect, and police are asking anyone who can identify the person to call 284-6900. DCSO said residents “should not hesitate to call 911 if they see suspicious activity in their
neighborhood.” “The Sheriff ’s Office wants to remind citizens to lock their homes and vehicles, and to secure their valuables,” the release said. “Garage door openers are becoming a common tool for criminals, so locking garage doors is also necessary.”
FFA Alumni awarded at national convention The Stoughton FFA Alumni chapter was honored with two awards at the National FFA Alumni and FFA Convention last week in Indianapolis - one for an individual and one as a group. John Arneson, a Stoughton FFA Alumni member, was awarded one of three National Outstanding Achievement Awards. The alumni chapter was awarded a Bronze Rating in the Outstanding Chapter Award. Arneson joined the FFA in 1971 and was active in the local chapter and is the state FFA president. His efforts over the years to work with school administrators to help them understand the importance of a strong local agriculture education program, FFA chapter and classroom support have now expanded to decades. Arneson has been a supporter and voice during many instructor transitions, administration changes and program challenges. He has been an active member of the
focuses on the curriculum content of the agriculture education program the past six years. Arneson is a State and Life National Life Member and the only Stoughton FFA member to serve as a Wisconsin FFA state officer and state president. The Stoughton FFA Alumni chapter had earned a gold rating at the Wisconsin convention in February and then advanced to national competition. That award is for overall chapter activities, fundraising, program support and FFA support efforts. Wisconsin was ranked the top State Association in the nation for overall programPhoto submitted ming. The convention had a Darlene Arneson holds the Stoughton Bronze Rating certificate record setting attendance for the Chapter Outstanding Chapter Award. John Arneson holds his Outstanding Achievement Award awarded during with over 69,000 people. one of the main sessions of the National FFA Convention. There was a guest performance by Garth Brooks and local chapter working many and coaching speaking con- an address by President Donshifts over the years in the tests and serving as a chaper- ald Trump. food stand, attending local, on for FFA activities. He has state and national activities chaired the Agriculture, Food – Submitted by the and meetings, participating and Natural Resources CounStoughton FFA Alumni in other fundraisers, judging cil the past six years which
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Innovation: Donation hoped to be the needed ‘spark’ to turn ‘idea into reality’ Continued from page 1 Connor. “This is the spark that was needed to turn the idea into a reality,” he wrote the Hub in an email. In February, the district proposed the idea of an innovation center, combining hands-on, Fab Lab-type opportunities for students with space for adult education and a business incubator, and has been refining the proposal since. District spokesperson Derek Spellman said part of the reason for the district approaching the Wahlin Foundation was to “gauge the potential support for this kind of project as we go forward.” “We are deeply grateful for the seed money that the Wahlin Foundation has provided and for its continued support for our district, which includes not only the Fab Lab but also new welding equipment for our high school program,” he wrote in an email to the Hub. “We are taking the first steps in what we hope will be an exciting journey for our district and our community.” Betsy McClimon, director of The Wahlin Foundation, Inc., said the company is excited to “give the ‘kick-start’” to the project and is confident it “has the dedicated leadership to achieve its goals and will offer a huge opportunity for Stoughton.” File photo by Derek Spellman “We feel the Innovation Center River Bluff eighth-grader Grace Milton, left, and classmates talk with River Bluff STEM teacher Jessie Hager, right, about a prototype of a car during would greatly benefit the community and would offer something the Technology for 2-D and 3-D Engineering and Visual Design class last year. District officials hope to continue to grow the Fab Lab technology that for all ages, students, the school has been spreading around Stoughton in recent years with a new “Innovation Center” proposal. district, businesses and entrepre- of other districts across the state.” with area companies, foundations, neurs,” she wrote in an email to government entities, school board the Hub. “We are confident that Planning process members and community groups,” this project will be a success, espeConnor said district officials spent and said “the overall response was While previous district plans had suggested a possible home for such cially after seeing the high school recent months “floating the idea very positive and encouraging.” an innovation center in the former Stoughton High School “1892” Fab Lab succeed and be the envy Spellman said while the project building, Fab Lab advisor Mike Connor said this is a “totally separate would be an SASD initiative, disidea,” and that any plans to repurpose the 1892 building are “still up in trict officials are hoping the center the air.” becomes a community resource. “This is not an effort to save an old building,” he wrote in an email to “We like to think of the Innovathe Hub. “With that said, the two ideas may merge later in the process tion Center as a skills incubator Thursday, November 1, 2018 • Vol. 137, No. 15 or maybe not. If they can raise historic preservation funding separate more than anything,” he said. “We from our sources it could make a difference between a new building USPS No. 614-600 start by asking what kinds of skills and a repurposed building.” Periodical Postage Paid, Stoughton, WI and additional offices. do our students and stakeholders Published weekly on Thursday by the Unified Newspaper Group, want to develop and then we would A Division of Woodward Communications, Inc. equip the center with technology to POSTMASTER: Send Address Corrections to to pursue their interest,” he said. items to be fleshed out, including foster those skills.” The Stoughton Courier Hub, PO Box 930427, Verona, WI 53593. the center’s location, infrastructure, While the high school’s Fab Next steps Office Location: PO Box 640 equipment, etc., which in turn will Lab already affords some of those Office Hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Friday At its next meeting on Monday, affect final cost estimates or timetalearning opportunities, Spellman Phone: 608-873-6671 • FAX: 608-873-3473 said the proposed innovation center Nov. 5, the Stoughton Area School bles. e-mail: stoughtoneditor@wcinet.com “That means it’s important for us Board will review plans for the prowould be “on another level.” Circulation customer service: (800) 355-1892 to conduct our due diligence and posed innovation center. “This would be a more commuengage with our stakeholders as we Pending approval, the district nal makerspace where we hope ConnectStoughton.com everyone – hobbyists and entrepre- will begin developing a more go forward,” he wrote in an email This newspaper is printed on recycled paper. neurs, students and professionals, detailed plan for the center and rais- to the Hub. “But we can say that we Circulation General Manager kindergartners and senior citizens ing funds for the project, such as are looking to create a facility that supports our district as well as our Carolyn Schultz Lee Borkowski – could find a place to access not pursuing grant money. 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Tax cut claimed in Oct. 25 story is ‘pure fiction’ The Oct. 25 edition headline screamed, in 50 point type, that the mayor proposes a tax cut for the 2019 fiscal budget. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, few, if anyone, will see a tax cut in their property taxes. What is proposed is a rate reduction – as noted in the first sentence – but in fact, taxes will rise. The mill rate reduction is .83 percent. Using last year’s numbers, my city property taxes would decline by $17.21. However, my 2018 property assessment – without any new improvements – increased by 10.65 percent and what will be a $192.63 increase in property taxes using the proposed mill rate. A tax cut is pure fiction. Most in Stoughton will realize a similar increase. One alder laments that the state is “micromanaging” property tax increases. But, this same alder more than 10 years ago championed
micromanaging city growth by placing a cap on housing starts of 25 per year. For more than six years, the city had fewer than five housing starts, while villages like Waunaukee and Oregon promoted development. Shortly, Oregon, a village, will surpass Stoughton in population, a third class city. As a result, city home values are depressed comparatively and result in lower tax revenue. “Rightsizing” cannot be achieved when assessed values are less than half of neighboring communities. Rightsizing is not comparing apples to apples. Let’s try a novel idea and tag public employee salary and benefits increases to city growth and use the proposed difference to improve roads and other city services or to reduce actual property taxes. Tim Carter City of Stoughton
Editor’s Note Carter is indeed correct. The Hub attempted to account for this combination of increased property values and decreased mill rate in our Oct. 25 story but failed because of a misunderstanding. While the wording of the story was accurate, the tax rate change is essentially meaningless to taxpayers because the average homeowner would see an increase in city property taxes if this budget is adopted. The Hub regrets this error.
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Early settlers program Nov. 10 AMBER LEVENHAGEN Unified Newspaper Group
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Anchor Sober Living, 404 S. Prairie St., will host an open house on Saturday to give the community a chance to learn about the new sober living facility.
Sober living open house set for Nov. 3 supporting the home until it can officially be considered a non-profit, when they can then apply for grants to support the program. What: Anchor Sober Living Home “When coming out of treatment and trying to get their life back on track, it is open house best to be in a home that is guaranteed When: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3 to be sober,” Brenna explained. “Many Where: Anchor Sober Living, 404 times, returning home to where the res- S. Prairie St. idents were using or have roommates and/or neighbors who use drugs or alco- Info: anchorsoberliving.org hol can be triggering and extremely hard for anyone in recovery.” The couple, with the help of Judy Schumann, have spent the last few months refurbishing and renovating the home to make it nice and comfortable entails,” Brenna said. for the people staying there. For more information, visit anchorso“The open house is open to the public berliving.org. Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber. to see and learn about what sober living levenhagen@wcinet.com. is and for neighbors, as well as the community, to see what Anchor Sober Living
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A new sober living halfway house is opening on South Prairie Street, and the owners are inviting the public to learn about the facility. Anchor Sober Living, a home for women, is about to welcome its first guest in the next few weeks. The open house will allow neighbors, the public, potential clients and community members an opportunity to tour the home and learn about the program. The open house will be held from 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3. Visitors can tour the home and learn about the rules and safety precautions. Light refreshments will be served. Brenna Diab owns the home with her husband, Andrew. They are financially
West Main St. construction public feedback meeting is planned Unified Newspaper Group
The Hwy. 51/West Main Street corridor is planned to get a facelift in 2020 – and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is looking for feedback. WisDOT will hold a public involvement meeting to discuss the project, which is set to repair and replace pavement between Page Street and Hoel Avenue. The meeting will be held
If You Go What: Wisconsin Department of Transportation public hearing Where: Stoughton Fire Department, 401 E. Main St. When: 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8 Info: alex.hagen@dot.wi.gov
event description said. “For these immigrants, ethnicity was a factor in choosing a place to live, as settlers of different ethnicities tended to cluster together, often in communities named for locations in the old country.” Steven’s program will discuss where families f r o m t h e u p p e r Te l e marken district settledincluding Lake Muskego, P o r t a g e a n d Wa u p a c a counties and Prairie du Chien to Barron County. He will also talk in depth about how ethnic groups established and flourished throughout Wisconsin. For more information about the program, visit livsreise.org. Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@wcinet.com.
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Norwegians were among the earliest Scandinavian people to settle in Wisconsin. Dr. Michael E. Stevens, author and Wisconsin state historian, will discuss where they settled during a program next weekend. Livsreise will host the program “The Making of Pioneer Wisconsin-Voices of Early Settlers” at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at the heritage center, 277 W. Main St. Stevens is the author of 15 books and more than 30 articles, including his most recent under the same title of the program. He worked for 26 years at the Wisconsin Historical Society before retiring, Since then, he serves on the Fitchburg Landmarks and National Historical Publications and Records commissions. Stevens will talk about how Scandinavian nationality helped shape Wisconsin’s society in the 19th century, the event description said. “More likely than not, ethnicity determined one’s religion, politics and even such mundane aspects of life as dress or diet,” the
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Norman Rockwell exhibit The Stoughton Public Library, 304 S. Fourth St., is hosting a Norman Rockwell and World War II art exhibit presented by residents of Magnolia Gardens memory care facility at Skaalen Retirement Services. The exhibit will run from Nov. 1-30 in the children’s area of the library. For more information, call the library at 873-6281.
SHS grad show Stoughton High School graduates will return to Madison with a show at the Barrymore Theater, 2090 Atwood Ave., at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2. Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett, whose credits include The Onion and the Late Show with David Letterman, will showcase the Found Footage Festival new show, “Cherished Gems.” The show included live commentary and whereare-they-now updates on the people in the discovered VHS tapes. Tickets are $14 and can be purchased at foundfootagefest.com.
Holiday bazaar Hope Lutheran Church, 3702 Cty Hwy. AB, will hold its 48th annual fall bazaar, cookie walk and luncheon from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3. There will be 50 different types of home-baked cookies and bars for $6.50 per pound. The luncheon will run from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and features turkey stuffing casserole, salads, rolls, pickles and olives, assorted homemade pies and 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 Sunday: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Worship, 9:10 a.m. Family Express and Sunday School
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
Norwegian donuts and lefse, straw baskets, honey and related products, wine bottle lights, jewelry and more. The Children’s Business Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Children ages 6-14 will sell their products and services. COPD program For information, contact Eileen SteStoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St., vens at 577-1983 or Cathie Truehl at will host a program in honor of National 873-7633. COPD Awareness Month at 5:30 p.m. Authors on the mezz Thursday, Nov. 8. Four local authors will share expeDenise Kainz, Stoughton Hospital Respiratory Therapist, will dis- riences about their writing and read cuss COPD and strategies for coping. excerpts from their works during a proScreenings will be offered 15 minutes gram at the library from 2-3 p.m. Sunbefore the presentation. Registration is day, Nov. 11. requested and can be done by visiting Beth Amos, Alex Beldsoe, Steve stoughtonhospital.com. Fortney and Sarah Monette will be parFor information, call 873-2356. ticipating. The program will include a panel discussion, a time for questions Quilt display and the opportunity to meet with each The American Legion, 803 N. Page author. Copies of their books will be St., will host a quilt display from 10 available for purchase and signing. For information, call 873-6281. a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10. The quilts, which are made by the group Quilting by the River Friends, Fall bake sale will be displayed before they are donatThe annual Sons of Norway Mandt ed to area veterans. Lodge fall bake sale will be held from 8 For information, call 205-9090. a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19. Items include: lefse, donuts, NorweHoliday gift fair gian and American baked goods, dragSt. Ann Parish, 324 N. Harrison St., on shirts and postcards, cookbooks and will hold a holiday gift fair from 9 a.m. kids T-shirts, as well as other items from to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10 and from 9 vendors that aren’t Mandt Lodge members. A cookie baking class will also be a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11. There will be more than 35 ven- held that morning, from 9 a.m. to noon. If interested in becoming a vendor, dors offering handmade or homemade items, such as Christmas decorations, contact arnesonfamily5@gmail.com. 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
310 E. Washington, Stoughton 873-7761 • flcstoughton.com Sunday: 8:30 and 10 a.m. Worship
Fulton Church
9209 Fulton St., Edgerton 884-8512 • fultonchurch.org Sunday: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship Services Coffee Fellowship: 9:10 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30-10:30 a.m. Varsity (High Schoolers): 12-3 p.m. AWANA (age 2-middle school): 3-5 p.m.
Good Shepherd By The Lake Lutheran Church
1860 Hwy. 51 at Lake Kegonsa, Stoughton 873-5924 Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Education hour for all ages: 9:15 a.m. Adult Bible Study: 9:15-9:45 a.m.
LakeView Church
2200 Lincoln Ave., Stoughton 873-9838 • lakevc.org Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Worship
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
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• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., AARP driving class ($15, $20 non members), senior center, 873-8585 • 9:30-10:30 a.m., Qigong class (repeats every Thursday), senior center, 873-8585 • 12:30 p.m., Appetite for the Arts: Raphael, senior center, 873-8585 • 1-5 p.m., Personal Essentials Pantry, 343 E. Main St., pepstoughton.org • 6-8:30 p.m., Choir concert, SHS PAC, 600 Lincoln Ave., 877-5600
Friday, November 2
• 1 p.m., First Friday Movie: Mama Mia 2, senior center, 873-8585 • 7 p.m., Speakeasy for Free Health Clinic (individual tickets $50 due Nov. 1), Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St., stoughtonfreehealthclinic.org • 7:30 p.m., Titanic the Musical, Stoughton Village Players, SVP theater, 255 E. Main St., stoughtonvillageplayers.org
Saturday, November 3
• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Fall Bazaar, Hope Lutheran Church, 3702 Cty. Hwy. AB (corner of Femrite Drive and AB), 838-3586 • 1-3 p.m., Cooking class (ages 5-9 with family member, registration required), library, 873-6281 • 7:30 p.m., Titanic the Musical, Stoughton Village Players, SVP theater, 255 E. Main St., stoughtonvillageplayers.org
Sunday, November 4
• 1-3 p.m., Cooking class (ages 5-9 with family member, registration required), library, 873-6281
Monday, November 5
• 11 a.m. to noon, Commission on Aging, senior center, 873-8585 • 3-4 p.m., Music appreciation series: Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society, Stoughton Opera House, 381 E. Main St., 873-8585 • 6-8 p.m., Watercolor holiday cards class ($20, limited to 15), senior center, 873-8585 • 7 p.m., Lapskaus dinner ($10, $5 children 12 and under), Christ Lutheran Church, 700 Hwy. B, 877-5600
Tuesday, November 6
• Election day, City Hall, 381 E. Main St., 873-6677 • 9:30 a.m., Memory cafe, library, 873-8585
Wednesday, November 7
• 1:30-3 p.m., Just Duet performance (donations accepted), senior center, 873-8585
Thursday, November 8
• 6:30 p.m., Thursdays with Murder book discussion, library, 873-6281 • 7-9 p.m., Fall orchestra concert, SHS PAC, 600 Lincoln Ave., 877-5600 • 7:30 p.m., Titanic the Musical, Stoughton Village Players, SVP theater, 255 E. Main St., stoughtonvillageplayers.org
Friday, November 9
• 9:30 a.m., Coffee with the Mayor, senior center, 8738585 • 7:30 p.m., Titanic the Musical, Stoughton Village Players, SVP theater, 255 E. Main St., stoughtonvillageplayers.org
West Koshkonong Lutheran Church 1911 Koshkonong, Stoughton Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship
Western Koshkonong Lutheran Church 2633 Church St., Cottage Grove Sunday: 9:30 a.m. worship 11 a.m. Bible study
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The French-born Quaker Stephen Grellet came to the U.S. in 1795 after escaping execution during the French Revolution, since he was a member of the King’s guard. Though he was raised Catholic, he was deeply moved by the writings of William Penn, George Fox and other Quakers, and in 1796 he joined the Society of Friends, the official name of the Quakers. The Society of Friends believe that every human being has experiential access to “the small light within” them, i.e., that God is within every human being. They also place emphasis on the “priesthood of all believers,” a doctrine found in the first epistle of Peter (1 Peter 2:9). After joining the Society of Friends, Grellet devoted himself to missionary and charitable work and was granted meetings with many rulers and dignitaries. By all accounts he led an exemplary life, encouraging charitable work and reforms in education, prisons and hospitals. He spoke out against what he saw as the evils of his age, such as slavery, and was a man of faith who put his faith into constructive action. Reflect on how you might do more to serve your fellow man and then put your plan into action. – Christopher Simon
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 Rev. Frederick Louis Rickleff, age 97, died on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018 at Skaalen. He was born August 9, 1921 in Crawford County, the son of Louis E. and Julia (Schwert) Rickleff, was baptized on Nov. 13, 1921, in the Prairie du Chien Evangelical Church, and grew up in Rockford, Illinois, where he graduated from high school. In high school years Fred was active, and much influenced, by the Sky Pilots class in the church of which he was a member, State Street Evangelical Church in Rockford. He graduated from Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Evangelical Theological Seminary in Naperville, Illinois with a B.D. In 1947 Fred was received as an elder, ordained pastor, in the Evangelical Church, now the United Methodist Church. Churches he pastored as a member of what is now the Northern Illinois Conference include: Belvidere, Orangeville and Afolkey; Elmhurst, a larger parish
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Marilyn Diane (Lukes) Reinders, age 86, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018, surrounded by her family. Marilyn was born on Sept. 18, 1932, in Chicago, Illinois, and graduated from Wauwatosa High School in Wauwatosa in 1950. She married her high school sweetheart, Lee, on June 13, 1953. After living several years in Chicago and Milwaukee, they moved their young family to Janesville in 1959, when Lee joined into a partnership with James McNally, CPA, with Lee serving as president until his retirement (McNally and Company is now merged with Baker Tilly Virchow Krause). Marilyn was an active member for many years at St. William’s Catholic Church in Janesville and St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Stoughton and with various service organizations, including the Catholic Women’s Club,
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Janesville Literacy Council, St. Vincent de Paul Society, ECHO Inc., and the Boy and Girl Scouts of America. Marilyn and Lee retired to Lake Kegonsa near Stoughton and loved to travel, escape the cold Wisconsin winters to Sanibel Island, Florida, and have the children and grandchildren visit grandma and grandpa on the lake. A few years after Lee died in 2004, she moved to the Vennevoll Retirement Community in Stoughton. Most recently, she lived at the Brookdale Senior Living Community in Lisle, Illinois, near her daughter, Lynne. Marilyn loved her family dearly and always put her family first. Her biggest joy in life was spending time with family. She is survived by her five children: Mark (Laura) Reinders of St. Louis, Robert (Teresa) Reinders of Racine, John (Tammi) Reinders of Huntington Beach, California, Diane (Patrick) Klein of Bowling Green, Kentucky, and Lynne (Joseph) Miller of Winfield, Illinois; 11 grandchildren: Michael Reinders of Chicago, Sarah (Brian) Giammanco of St. Louis, Joseph Reinders of Nashville, Jessica and Mark Reinders of Racine, Michael Winch of Oregon, Wisconsin, Lyndsey Klein (Taylor Magnuson) of Clarksville, IN, Nathaniel and Brian Klein of Bowling Green, Evan and Sebastian Miller of Winfield, Illinois; two great-grandchildren:
Luca and Bella Rose Giammanco of St. Louis; and four grandnieces: Vanessa, Alyssa, April and Heather. She is also survived by her sister, Ruth Schmit of Daytona Beach, Florida, brother-in-laws, Neal Reinders of Sparks, Nevada, and Glenn (Lorraine) Reinders of Jackson, her sister-in-law, Barbara Lukes of Middleton, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lee Reinders; her parents, Frank and Elsie Lukes; her brother, Donald Lukes; her son, Michael Reinders; and her grandson, Colin Klein.
A Memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday, October 29, 2018, at Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, 1800 East Racine Street, Janesville, WI. Interment to follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery. A visitation at the funeral home will precede the service from 1011:30 a.m. In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, the family requests donations be made in her honor to ECHO Inc. Janesville, WI or your local St. Vincent de Paul Society. For online obituary and registry: www.schneiderfuneraldirectors.com.
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Bormett finishes second twice at conference meet JEREMY JONES Sports editor
Name: Sofia Bormett Grade: Sophomore Sport: Girls swimming Events: Freestyles Highlight: Bormett finished second at the Badger South Conference meet Saturday in the 100- and 200-yard freestyle. She posted a time of 53.73 seconds and 1:57.11. She also helped the Vikings 200 free relay medal, helping Savy Borroughs, Ava Schigur and Leire Begona finish third in 1:43.85. Honorable mentions: Margaret Ross (girls cross country) finished 79th at the WIAA Division 1 girls cross country meet in 20:11.1. Sophia Thompson (girls swimming) finished fourth in the 100-yard butterfly at the Badger South Conference meet in 1:03.71. Kortney Toso (girls swimming) was named swimmer of the meet, posting a season best in the 50 and 200 free.
Girls golf
Kotlowski named to All-State team MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
Sophomore C a y l i e Ko t lowski was n a m e d fi r s t team All-State on Monday by the Golf Coaches Association of Wis- Caylie Kotlowski consin. Kotlowski finished fourth at the WIAA Division 1 state girls golf tournament. She shot an 8-over-152 in her first state tournanment at University Ridge. It was the best finish at state for a Stoughton girl golfer since Becky Klongland took third in 2013 with a 7-over-par 151. All-State honors are based on a student-athletes’ ability and performances in conference matches and the state tournament. Kotlowski helped the Vikings win the Badger South Conference championship for the first time since 2013. Stoughton had to outduel eighth-ranked Milton and fifth-ranked Edgewood, the WIAA Division 2 state champions. Kotlowski carded an 81 to tie for fourth at conference.
S o p h o m o r e S o fi a B o r m e t t earned two individual medals and led a relay team to a topthree finish Saturday for the Stoughton girls swimming at the Badger South Conference meet. Bormett finished a little less than two seconds behind a Madison Edgewood rival and McFarland Shark club teammate in Stoughton as she touched the wall second in both the 200 and 100 freestyles. The Stoughton sophomore finished a little less than two seconds behind Madison Edgewood junior DeeDee Walker with a time of 1 minute, 57.11 seconds in the 200 free. Walker finished second at state last year and touched the wall first Saturday in 1:55.23. Bormett touched the wall just behind McFarland senior Alex Moderski, the defending state champion 100 free champion, in 53.73. Moderski won the event at conference in 51.76. “ I t ’s a ve r y f u n r iva l r y,” Bormett said of swimming against Walker and Moderski. “ I t ’s a l m o s t l i ke t e a m wo r k . We’re just trying to better ourselves.” Stoughton dropped back a spot from last year as a team, finishing fourth out of the nine teams competing with 227 points. S e c o n d - r a n ke d M c Fa r l a n d finished nine points ahead of top-ranked Madison Edgewood, the defending WIAA Division 2 state champions, with 478 points. The Spartans and Crusaders won nine of 11 events. Milton junior Danielle Cramer was the only other athlete not from Edgewood or McFarland to win a title, claiming the 200 IM and 100 backstroke. Monroe/New Glarus finished a distance third with 276 points.
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Sophomore Sofia Bormett fires off the starting blocks of the 200-yard freestyle Saturday in Stoughton. She finished second in 1 minutes, 57.11 seconds. Bormett was also second in the 100 free and helped the 200 free relay medal with a third-place finish. “I think we were pleased with a top-four finish at conference,” Bormett said. “I know a lot of people got best times and were happy. I think that’s all that matters.” Savy Borroughs, Ava Schigur and Leire Begona joined Bormett to earn the Vikings final medal, finishing third in the 200 free relay (1:43.85). It was the first time in a long time that Bormett said she’d dropped time in her split. “That was exciting. I haven’t done that in a very long time,” she said. “Hopefully, I can drop it even more at sectionals this weekend.” Madison Edgewood won the race in 1:40.19. Sophia Thompson was fourth
If You Go What: WIAA Division 2 sectional When: Nov. 3, 1 p.m. Where: Jack Young M.S.
in the 100 butterfly (1:03.71) and Schigur (1:04.44) was seventh. “I was so excited because it was my first time making the podium at conference,” Thompson said. It was also the same time she went at sectionals last year. “The fact that I’ve already gone that fast untapered is exciting,” she said. While Thompson said it would
be cool to qualify for state, she said she plans to swim at St. Norbert College in DePere either way. S y d n e y S c h i p p e r, A n d r e a Dean, Begona and Borroughs finished seventh as a 200 medley relay in 1:59.98. Borroughs went 25.6 on the relay and finish sixth in the 50 free individual with a 25.87. “I was actually pretty surprised by the times I pulled off at conference,” Borroughs said. Although the 25.6 she posted on the relay would have nearly qualified for state individually last year, Borroughs said she feels a lot of pressure to help
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Girls cross country
Ross finishes 79th in final prep cross country race JEREMY JONES Sports editor
A light rain passed over The Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids on Saturday. The storm broke up prior to senior Margaret Ross’
final race as a Stoughton Vikings, though. While the temperature and conditions were perfect for running, coach Susan Zaemisch said, the course was a little beat up in some spots where boys had fallen in the
Division 1, 2 and 3 boys’ races. Ross saw her prep cross country career culminate with a 79th with a 5K time of 20 minutes, 11.1 seconds for a very challenging course. Her time was more than 40
seconds off her season-best (19:30.6) on a much flatter Midwest Invitational course in Janesville, and she wasn’t quite able to reach her goal fo a top-50 finish. “Getting to state is the pinnacle of your running
career and Margaret raced with pride,” Zaemisch said. “She had tons of support from teammates, family and coaches.” Ross knew the course
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Girls golf
Viking girls golf team has four named to academic All-State team MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
Fo u r g o l f e r s o n t h e Stoughton girls golf team were named Academic All-State by the Golf Coaches Association of Wisconsin. The selections for
Stoughton were junior Myranda Kotlowski, senior Renee Myranda Kotlowski Anderson, senior Bre Viken and senior Jenny Marshall.
Kotlowski received the designation of high honors. The trio of Anderson, Viken and Marshall received the designation of honors. To achieve high honors, student-athletes must have a grade-point average of 3.75 or higher.
Student-athletes receive honors for a GPA of 3.25 to 3.749. Students are nominated by GCAW member coaches if they meet the following criteria: have a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.25, participate in at least 75
percent of their team’s varsity matches and are at least a sophomore in high school. 319 girls from 96 high schools were honored for maintaining high academic standards in the classroom, while competing in varsity golf.
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State: Focus turns to track, training continues for Ross Continued from page 8 well, as she has raced at state the past two years, first as part of a team alongside two other teams last season. A possible response to running in Wisconsin Rapids for a third straight year, Zaemisch said Ross’ first mile was a 6:09, which is very consistent for her.
“When you get to state, there are a lot of runners who are running around the same time as you,” Zaemisch said. “It was like she was always running in a pack of 10 girls. This can be difficult, as it is not the norm.” Zaemsich said she has been working with Ross on her finishing kick all year and at the state meet she
found it. “Margaret passed several runners on the finishing stretch, which happens to be an uphill slope for the last 400 meters,” Zaemisch said. “She and I were very proud of her strength and power in her finish.”
distant second to Muskego 4 8 - 1 0 3 . M a d i s o n We s t freshman Genevieve Nashold won the individual state title in 18:10. Neena h ove r t o o k d e f e n d i n g state champion Middleton to win the boys’ state title 122-131 behind individual state champion Matthew State champions Meinke, who posted a time Two-time state champi- of 15:33.9. on Sun Prairie finished a
Ross leading Vikings in the classroom and on course Over the last four years, Margaret Ross has laid as one of the top distance runners in Stoughton girls cross country team histroy. More importantly, the threetime state qualifier has worked even harder in the classroom, carrying a 4.0 into her senior year. While Stoughton does not elect a valedictorian, Ross said she is ranked No. 1 in the class of 2019. She is also a member of the National Honor Society and has received honors nationally for the National Merit Scholarship, receiving a commendment for her PSAT results, along with two other students. Ross said while she’s always been a perfectionist,
it hasn’t always translated to success. “When I was younger, I struggled with the structure of school, though I understood the material,” she siad. However, Ross said it was only when she started highschool that allowed her to became the student she is now. “My parents value education and always pushed for me to do the best I could and helped me achieve my goals,” Ross said. “However, I think the thing that really helped was that they never forced me to do anything I didn’t want to do or placed unrealistic expectations on me. “They allowed me to make my own goals, which happened to fall into academics.”
Ross has definitely had her share of problems balancing her schedule during the in-season. “I’ve gotten used to my daily routine: wake up, strength training, school, running, homework and sleep,” she said. “I’ve had to learn to use my time really wisely in class and after practice to get all my homework done. “I actually think the buzz of the cross country season helps me stay motivated in school. It keeps me awake from all the endorphins.” Ross said she has applied to her top schools and is now awaiting acceptance. As of right now, she is not planning on running collegiately. “I completely love running,
and I want it to always be a part of my life,” she said. “However, the stress of competition is a bit much for me, especially with shorter distances like the 5k.” She hasn’t completely ruled our running collegiately, though. “If whichever college I end up attending lets me into their running program, I will definitely consider it for the experience,” she said. “If not, I will 100 percent be joining a running group/club as well as doing road races to give me something to train for.” In addition, she want to try Photo by Brian Vasey out other things like triathlons, Senior Margaret Ross finished 79th in her final WIAA ultimate frisbee, and cross Division 1 girls state cross country meet at The Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids. country skiing.
Bormett looks to continue rewriting Stoughton record books Sophomore Sofia Bormett is quickly rewriting the record book for the Stoughton girls swimming team. Already, possessing three individual SHS records and two relay benchmarks, Bormett is pushing at the WIAA Division 2 Baraboo sectional meet on Saturday on into the state meet on Friday, Nov. 9. Bormett is the Vikings’ individual record holder in the 100-, 200- and 500yard freestyle records. She was also a member of the school’s record setting 200
medley and 400 free relays last year. An injury this season pushed Bormett out of the medley and onto the 200 free relay, which she and her teammates hope to break this season. This postseason, she is looking to break her own 100 and 200 records and the 400 free relay, while hopefully establishing a new 200 free relay, set in 2012. Early this season Bormett hurt the hamstring muscles in her left leg, while swimming the breaststroke portion of
the 200 medley relay. “My physical therapist decided I shouldn’t train very hard for it for the rest of the season,” Bormett said. “I decided I didn’t want to get hurt before state, so I am sticking with the freestyle.” Savy Borroughs, Ava Schigur, Leire Begona and Bormett were .67 away from the school record in the 200 free at conference, finishing third in 1:43.85. Getting another medal at state has always been the goal for Bormett. “Since last year, I have
been thinking about medaling in both my individual events,” she said. At the moment, Bormett who medaled at state in the 200 free (sixth) last year and finished seventh in the 100 free, said she should be seeded around third in both of her individual events at sectionals. “Breaking records does motivate me,” she said. “And I want to see some of my new teammates get up there on those relays this year. I know it motivates them, as well.” adno=37139
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second as a JV team with “The whole JV team many of those girls were 310 points — 62 behind rocked it,” Talmadge said. part of that. They responded Stoughton get a relay back first place McFarland. There were 10 perfect meets to state. Haley Foss won the JV (everyone swam season-best In total, Stoughton posted 100 butterfly in 1:09.48. in all of their events), so 49 season-best times at conference to exceed its season goal of 600. The Vikings have 628 best-times with sectionals and state still to Team scores come. “It’s really exciting to see 1. McFarland 478 2. Edgewood 469 3. Monroe/New all the girls’ hard work payGlarus 276 4. Stoughton 227 5. Milton 196 6. Monoing off,” coach Katie Talna Grove 186 7. Oregon/Belleville 143 8. Fort Atkinson November 22, 2018 Community Newspapers madge said. 141 9. Watertown 51 Cora Borroughs dropped Display & Classified Advertising: six seconds in her 200 free, Friday, November 16 at Noon finishing 21st in 2:17.76. She was an unexpected Individual champions member of the Vikings’ secOur offices will be closed November 22 & 23, 2018 200 medley relay – McFarland, 1:49.01 tional team this weekend as a result, Talmadge said. 200 freestyle – DeeDee Walker, Edgewood, 1:55.23 Thompson also had a huge drop of one-and-a-half 200 IM – Danielle Cramer, Milton, 2:12.32 seconds to finish 13th in the 100 (58.0). 50 freestyle – Alex Moderski, McFarland, :23.6 “I’ll think she’s capable 100 butterfly – Kaitlyn Barth, Edgewood, :58.62 of going even faster individually and on the relays 100 freestyle – Alex Moderski, McFarland, 51.67 we’re going to try to qualify for state,” Talmadge said. 500 freestyle – DeeDee Walker, Edgewood, 5:12.94 Evenlyn Schaefer fin200 freestyle relay – Edgewood, 1:40.19 ished seventh in the 200 IM (2:28.65) 100 backstroke – Danielle Cramer, Milton, 57.62 S c h i g u r, S c h a e f e r, Thompson and Bormett fin100 breaststroke – Ella Weaver, McFarland, 1:09.45 ished sixth in the 400 free relay in 3:53.68. 400 freestyle relay – McFarland, 3:34.32 Stoughton finished
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Norwegian sled hockey team visits Stoughton The Norway Paralympic men’s sled hockey team visited the Sons of Norway Mandt Lodge on Monday night. The team visited Madison with the United States men’s sled hockey team for training and two exhibition games. Those games will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, and 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Madison Ice Arena, 725 Forward Drive, in Madison. The team’s stop in Stoughton included a presentation time for people to mingle with the players and a short program about the background of the team. – Amber Levenhagen
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Legals NOTICE OF LOCATION AND HOURS OF POLLING PLACES At the election to be held on November 6, 2018 in the City of Stoughton and the Towns of Dunkirk, Pleasant Springs and Rutland, the following polling place locations will be used for the wards indicated: Location:, Wards: First Lutheran Church, 310 E. Washington St., City of Stoughton, Aldermanic District 1, Census Wards 1-2 Stoughton Fire Station, 401 E. Main St., City of Stoughton, Aldermanic District 2, Census Wards 3, 4, 10-14 United Methodist Church, 525 Lincoln Ave., City of Stoughton, Aldermanic District 3, Census Wards 5-6 Lakeview Church, 2002 Lincoln Ave., City of Stoughton, Aldermanic District 4, Census Wards 7, 8, & 9 Dunkirk Town Hall, 654 County Highway N South, Town of Dunkirk Pleasant Springs Town Hall, 2354 CTH N, Town of Pleasant Springs, Census Wards 1-4 Rutland Town Hall, 785 Center Road, Town of Rutland ALL POLLING PLACES WILL OPEN AT 7:00 A.M. AND WILL CLOSE AT 8:00 P.M. If you have any questions concerning your polling place, contact your municipal clerk: Holly Licht, Clerk, City of Stoughton 381 E. Main Street Stoughton WI 53589 608-873-6677 Hours: M-F 7:30 am-4:30 pm Maria Hougan, Clerk/Treasurer Town of Pleasant Springs 2354 CTH N Stoughton WI 53589 608-873-3063 Hours: 8am-4pm M-Th Melanie Huchthausen, Clerk, Town of Dunkirk 654 CTH N Stoughton WI 53589 608-873-9177 Hours: Mondays from 2-5 pm or by appointment Dawn George, Clerk, Town of Rutland 4177 Old Stage Rd. Brooklyn, WI 53521 608-455-3925 No set hours, call above # to schedule ALL POLLING PLACES ARE ACCESSIBLE TO ELDERLY AND DISABLED VOTERS. Published: November 1, 2018 WNAXLP ***
BOARD OF EDUCATION STOUGHTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 8, 2018 1. Regular Board Meeting Opening A. Call Meeting to Order- A regular meeting of the Stoughton Area School District was called to order on Monday, October 8, 2018 at 7:00 pm by Board President Francis Sullivan. B. Roll Call - Present: Kathleen Hoppe, Francis Sullivan, Joe Freye, Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Steve Jackson, Allison Sorg, and Jill Patterson. Excused: Tim Bubon & Jon Coughlin C. Public Comment - None. D. Legislative Update - None. 2. Spotlight on Learning - Stoughton High School England/France Trip Presentation: Jen Monthie, SHS Language Arts teacher and three SHS students talked about & shared photos from their trip to England and France. The students also shared their favorite highlights of the trip, thanked the board for their approval of the trip, and answered questions from the board. 3. District Administrator Report - Dr. Onsager invited the board and the public to attend to the Facilities Committee meeting on October 9, 2018 & the Annual Meeting on October 22, 2018. He also informed the board of Parent/Teacher Conferences on October 24-25, 2018. 4. Consent Agenda - A motion was made by FitzGibbon, seconded by Jackson and carried unanimously to approve the September 17, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Minutes as presented; approve the September 19-October 23, 2018 check register as presented; We would like to say thank you to the following individuals and groups and move approval of their donations to the District: $345.58 from Fox Prairie Working for Kids for Cameo 3 Silhouette Cutting System; $27.00 from Ivan D. Klongland for School Supplies for Fox Prairie Students; Verizon (on Behalf of the Stoughton Chamber of Commerce New Teacher Welcome Bags) for Wireless Speakers valued at approximately $1,040.00; Stoughton Lumber Company & Stoughton High School Band Boosters for Marching Band Rehearsal Scaffolding valued at approximately $1,200.00; Kicks Unlimited for School Supplies for Kegonsa Students valued at approximately $50.00; Kicks Unlimited for School Supplies for Fox Prairie Students valued at approximately $50.00; Vicki Kittleson for Food for Kegonsa Food Pantry of undetermined valued ; and related cash donation budget adjustments for $372.58; approve a permanent professional educator contract for Griffin Rear; approve the resignations from Hedy Burke and Jeffrey Rickett, both pending $1,000 liquidated damages; approve the SHS Extended & International Field Trip Request
TOWN OF RUTLAND BUDGET HEARING & TOWN MEETING & BOARD MEETING NOTICE Thursday, November 15, 2018 - 6:30 p.m. Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, November 15, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. at the Rutland Town Hall, a PUBLIC HEARING will be held to review the proposed 2019 budget. The detailed proposed budget is available for inspection by contacting the Clerk at 455-3925. A Special Town Meeting will be held immediately following the public hearing for the purpose of adopting the 2018 levy, and authorizing highway expenditures in excess of $10,000 pursuant to 80.01(3), Wis. Stats. The Town Board will meet immediately following the Budget Hearing and Special Town Meeting to adopt the budget. 2018-2019 BUDGET SUMMARY 2018
2019
CHANGE
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REVENUES General Property Taxes Other Taxes & General Charges Intergovernmental Revenues Licenses & Permits Public Charges for Services Interest, loans & Misc. Revenues Total Revenues
$721,456.00 $276.00 $163,878.00 $36,200.00 $24,100.00 $33,683.00 $979,593.00
$732,312.00 $4,225.00 $165,437.00 $35,500.00 $23,050.00 $180,505.00 $1,141,029.00
$10,856.00 $3,949.00 $1,559.00 -$700.00 -$1,050.00 $146,822.00 $161,436.00
1.50% 1430.80% 0.95% -1.93% -4.36% 435.89% 16.48%
EXPENDITURES Reserve Accounts General Government Public Safety Public Works Health & Human Services Debt Service/Capital Purchases Total Expenses
$9,000.00 $159,789.00 $197,496.00 $472,253.00 $48,238.00 $92,817.00 $979,593.00
$41,500.00 $163,288.00 $202,682.00 $566,275.00 $65,098.00 $102,186.00 $1,141,029.00
$32,500.00 $3,499.00 $5,186.00 $94,022.00 $16,860.00 $9,369.00 $161,436.00
361.11% 2.19% 2.63% 19.91% 34.95% 10.09% 16.48%
$252,422.30 $234,903.93 $487,326.23
$309,366.13 $172,399.97 $481,766.10
$56,943.83 -$62,503.96 -$5,560.13
22.56% -26.61% -1.14%
Cash Balance January 1 (Excluding Advance Tax Roll Collections) Reserve Accounts Undesignated Accounts Total Cash Balance January 1 TAX LEVY Total Anticipated Expenditures Less Total Anticipated Revenues Amount Required for Levy
$721,456.00
$732,312.00
$10,856.00
1.50%
$1,009,593.00 $288,137.00 $721,456.00
$1,141,029.00 $408,717.00 $732,312.00
$131,436.00 $120,580.00 $10,856.00
13.02% 41.85% 1.50%
$2.96
$2.97
$0.01
0.34%
Town Mill Rate
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for the Stoughton Norwegian Dancers 2019 Spring Tour to Arizona & Nevada on March 22-29, 2019 and approval of the 2018-2019 “School to Work” agreement with the school districts of: Belleville, Deerfield, DeForest, Marshall, McFarland, Middleton-Cross Plains, Monona Grove, Mt. Horeb, New Glarus, Oregon, Stoughton, Sun Prairie, Verona, Waunakee and Wisconsin Heights. 5. Discussion A. Committee Reports Policy Committee - information was provided about the process to transition from current policy to NEOLA. Facilities Invitation to all members and the public to attend the next Facilities Committee Meeting on October 9th which will have a main focus on future classroom. Finance - next meeting 10/22. ERC - next meeting will be 10/9/18 following the board meeting. AD HOC Committee - a small core group will meet on 10/16/18 to work on a survey for the public. B. Stoughton High School Building Presentation- Mike Kruse, Stoughton High School Principal, presented an overview of the High School including enrollment breakdown and schedule & course offerings. Mr. Kruse expressed gratitude for his position and the board expressed thanks to him for his good work. Kruse answered board questions following his presentation. C. Third Friday Count Update - Erica Pickett, Director of Business Services, presented a third Friday count update for the board. District enrollment has declined overall by 94 students compared to last year’s count. Pickett answered board questions following her presentation. 6. Discussion/Action A. Policy 1024 Video Surveillance and Electronic Monitoring Reading: A motion was made by FitzGibbon, seconded by Freye, and was unanimously approved on a roll call (Ayes-Patterson, Hoppe, Freye, Sorg, FitzGibbon, Jackson, Sullivan; Nays-None; Abstentions-None) to approve Policy 1024 Video Surveillance and Electronic Monitoring as presented. 7. Meeting Closing A. Recap of Action Items-President Sullivan explained the addition of the agenda item “Recap of Action Items” for the board. One action item was requested from Erica Pickett to provide the data, if possible, for the number of families moving in and out of the district as related to overall district decline of 94 students. B. Future Meetings/Events-Regular Board Meetings: November 5 & 19; Facilities Committee Meeting: October 9; Annual Meeting: October 22; Special Meeting-Consent Agenda & Tax Levy: October 22 C. Adjournment - A motion was made by Freye, seconded by Hoppe and carried unanimously to adjourn at 8:31 pm. __________________________________ Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Clerk Published: November 1, 2018 WNAXLP *** BOARD OF EDUCATION STOUGHTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNUAL MEETING - STOUGHTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT (MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2018) ADMINISTRATION & EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CENTER, 320 NORTH STREET, STOUGHTON, WI - BOARD ROOM Annual Meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM 1. Call Meeting to Order The annual meeting of the Stoughton Area School District was called to order on Monday, October 22, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. in the Administrative and Educational Services Center Board Room by School Board President Francis Sullivan. 2. Introductions Board Members and Student Advisory Member, District Administrator, and Director of Business Services-President Sullivan introduced fellow board members and the student advisory member, the District Administrator, Dr. Timothy Onsager, and the Director of Business Services, Erica Pickett. The meeting was turned over to Dr. Onsager. 3. District Administrator’s Overview Dr. Onsager welcomed everyone and introduced the district administration team, provided a brief district overview, and thanked the community for providing its strength and generous support of our district, students, and staff. Dr. Onsager provided a district overview which included information about district initiatives, learning goals, and school safety. 4. Election of Chairperson President Francis Sullivan entertained a motion for a chairperson. Joe Freye, 1511 Willow Dr, nominated Francis Sullivan, 1623 Roby Rd, as chairperson. Tim Bubon, 127 E. Prospect St., seconded the motion. There being no other nominations, Francis Sullivan was elected chairperson unanimously on a voice vote. Chairperson Sullivan turned the meeting over to Erica Pickett, Director of
Business Service, for the presentation of the 18-19 Budget & Tax Levy. 5. Presentation of 2018-19 Budget and Tax Levy Erica Pickett’s presentation included Prior Year Review, State Revenue Limit, Operating Revenues and Expenditures, Debt Service-Fund 39, Tax Levy and Rate, and Tax Impact Information. 6. Budget Hearing Discussion of Questions on the 2018-19 Budget-No elector came forward with questions. 7. Adoption of Tax Levy to Operate and Maintain the Stoughton Area School District for the 2018-19 Fiscal Year Trish Gates,1716 Norse Pkwy, moved that the tax levy resolution be approved as follows: Be it resolved that there be levied a tax in the amount of $24,819,259 upon all taxable property located in the Stoughton Area School District in the City of Stoughton and Townships of Albion, Christiana, Cottage Grove, Deerfield, Dunkirk, Dunn, Pleasant Springs, and Rutland in the County of Dane; and, in the Townships of Porter and Union in the County of Rock, State of Wisconsin for the 2018-19 school year. The motion was seconded by Allison Sorg, 109 S. Madison, and carried unanimously on a voice vote. 8. Adoption of Resolution to Approve Board Member Salaries Erica Pickett, 2101 Roby Rd, moved that the board member salaries resolution be approved as follows: Be it resolved that the Board of Education members of the Stoughton Area School District receive a 2% increase in salary for the 2018-19 school year. The motion was seconded by Krista Huntley Rogers, 2100 Stone Crest Rd, and carried unanimously on a voice vote will all board members present abstaining (Bubon, Coughlin, Freye, FitzGibbon, Hoppe, Jackson, Patterson, Sorg, Sullivan). 9. Adoption of Resolution to Approve Reimbursement of Board Member Travel Expenses Tim Onsager, 716 King St, moved that the reimbursement of board member travel expenses resolution be approved as follows: Be it resolved that the members of the Board of Education of the Stoughton Area School District be reimbursed for payment of actual and necessary travel expenses incurred while traveling in the performance of duties. The motion was seconded by Trish Gates, 1716 Norse Pkwy, and carried unanimously on a voice vote with all board members present abstaining (Bubon, Coughlin, Freye, FitzGibbon, Hoppe, Jackson, Patterson, Sorg, Sullivan). 10. Adoption of Resolution to Schedule 2019 Annual Meeting Krista Huntley Rogers, 2100 Stone Crest Rd, moved that the schedule 2019 annual meeting resolution be approved as follows: Be it resolved that the next Annual Meeting of the Stoughton Area School District be scheduled for 6:00 p.m., October 21, 2019. The motion was seconded by Erica Pickett, 2101 Roby Rd, and carried unanimously on a voice vote. 11. Adjournment A motion was made by Freye, 1511 Willow Dr, seconded by FitzGibbon, 669 Cty Hwy N, and carried unanimously on a voice vote to adjourn at 6:25 p.m. __________________________________ Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Clerk Published: November 1, 2018 WNAXLP *** CITY OF STOUGHTON 381 E. MAIN STREET, STOUGHTON, WI 53589 ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE DIRECT ANNEXATION OF A PORTION OF THE TOWN OF DUNKIRK AND A PORTION OF THE TOWN OF RUTLAND TO THE CITY OF STOUGHTON, DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Committee Action: Planning Commission meets October 8, 2018 Fiscal Impact: $0 File Number: O-23 -2018 First Reading: October 9, 2018 Second Reading: October 23, 2018 RECITALS a. The RHD PROPERTIES, LLC (“Owner”) owns land in the town of Dunkirk and Town of Rutland as described in Exhibit A (the “Territory”) and is seeking to annex the Territory to the City of Stoughton, pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 66.0217(2). b. The City of Stoughton Planning Commission has recommended that the Territory be annexed to the City, and that the Territory be assigned a temporary zoning classification of RH- Rural Holding. c. The proposed annexation has been reviewed by the Wisconsin Department of Administration (MBR Petition File No. 14140) and found it to be in the public interest. d. The annexation represents approximately 79.028 acres; 22.270 acres from Dunkirk and 56.757 acres from Rutland. NOW, THEREFORE, the Common
Council of the City of Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin, does ordain as follows: ORDINANCE 1. Recitals. The above recitals are material to and are incorporated in this Ordinance. 2. Territory Annexed. The Territory is annexed to the City of Stoughton pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 66.0217(2). 3. Effect of Annexation. From and after the effective date of this ordinance, the Territory shall be a part of the City of Stoughton for any and all purposes provided by law, and all persons coming or residing within such Territory shall be subject to all ordinances, rules, and regulations governing the City of Stoughton. 4. Temporary Zoning Designation. The Territory shall be temporarily zoned R-H Rural Holding. 5. Ward Designation. The Territory being annexed from Town of Rutland shall be represented: State Senate District #15, State Assembly District #43, County Supervisory District #37, Aldermanic District #4, Ward # 9, and shall be part of the Stoughton Area School District #5321. The Territory being annexed from the Town of Dunkirk shall be represented by: State Senate District #16, State Assembly District #46, County Supervisory District #37, Aldermanic District #4, Ward #15, and shall be part of the Stoughton Area School District #5321. 6. Clerk Duties. The City Clerk is hereby directed to publish notice of and provide copies of this Ordinance in accordance with the applicable Wisconsin Statutes. 7. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect upon passage and publication as provided by law. The above ordinance was duly adopted by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the elected members of the Common Council of the City of Stoughton at a regular meeting held on October 23, 2018 APPROVED: By: ________________________ Tim Swadley, Mayor ATTEST: ________________________ Holly Licht, City Clerk APPROVED: October 23, 2018 Published: November 1, 2018 WNAXLP *** MEETING OF: COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STOUGHTON DATE/TIME: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2018 @ 7:00 P.M. LOCATION: COUNCIL CHAMBERS (2ND FLOOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING) 321 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, STOUGHTON, WISCONSIN Members: Mayor Tim Swadley, Matt Bartlett, Sid Boersma, Phil Caravello, Denise Duranczyk, Regina Hirsch, Greg Jenson, Kathleen Johnson, Tom Majewski, Pat O’Connor, Lisa Reeves, Timothy Riley and Nicole Wiessinger CALL TO ORDER Mayor Swadley called the meeting to order at 7:00 p. m. Roll Call, Communications, and Presentations: Clerk Licht called the roll and noted that there were 11 alders present. Johnson was absent and excused. Minutes and Reports: the following minutes and reports were entered into the record. * Finance Committee (9/11/2018); CA CP Minutes (9/4/2018); Public Safety (7/25/2018); RDA (4/16/18); Parks & Rec (8/21/2018) * Status Report Regarding Excessive Force Claim Public Comment Period: CONSENT AGENDA A. September 25, 2018 Council minutes B. R-168-2018 – Resolution Authorizing and directing the proper city official(s) to issue Operator Licenses to various applicants. Motion by Boersma, second by Caravello to approve the consent agenda. Motion carried 11-0. OLD BUSINESS O-22-2018Amending Sections 2-286, 2-287 and 74-4 of the Stoughton Municipal Code Relating to the Utilities Director Motion by Reeves, second Duranczyk to approve O-22-2018. Motion carried 11-0. NEW BUSINESS R-169-2018- Authorizing and directing the proper city official(s) to approve the revised position description for the Utilities Director. Motion by Reeves, second by Riley to approve R-169-2018. Motion by Duranczyk, second by Boersma to amend the job description to include pay grade 23. Motion carried 11-0. Motion as amended carried 11-0. McFarland State Bank Property Donation a. Review Results of Environmental Assessment and Title Work b. Discussion and possible action regarding proceeding with donation
Motion by Jenson, second by Majewski to move forward with the donation and direct the City attorney to move forward with the transaction. Motion by Majewski, second by Jenson to call to question. Motion carried 11-0. Original Motion carried 7-4 with Caravello, O’Connor, Riley and Duranczyk voting no. R-170-2018- Approving a Pre-Annexation Agreement between the City of Stoughton and RHD Properties, LLC Motion by Duranczyk, second by Jenson to approve R-170-2018. Motion carried 10-1 with Caravello voting no. O-23-2018- Providing for the Direct Annexation of a Portion of the Town of Dunkirk and a Portion of the Town of Rutland to the City of Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin Bartlett offered O-23-2018 as a first reading. It will be before the council on October 23, 2018. Bartlett read O-23-2018 for the first reading. Duranczyk noted that the Clerk should verify the voting districts R-171-2018- Approving a financial agreement between the State of Wisconsin and the City of Stoughton for costs for road improvements to US Highway 51 from Page St. to Hoel Avenue, currently scheduled to be constructed in 2020. Motion by Duranczyk, second by Jenson to approve R-171-2018. Motion carried 11-0. R-172-2018- Authorizing and directing the proper city official(s) to appoint Karl Wirag as the agent for Kwik Trip #738, located at 1231 E. Main Street Motion by Jenson, second by O’Connor to approve R-172-2018. Motion carried 11-0. R-173-2018- Authorizing and directing the proper city official(s) to appoint Jacqueline Shaffer as the agent for Walgreens #07519, located at 1705 US HWY 51 Motion by Jenson, second by Riley to approve R-173-2018. Motion carried 11-0. R-174-2018- Authorizing and directing the proper City official(s) to designate Vernon Street as a Through Street Motion by Jenson, second by O’Connor to approve R-174-2018 Authorizing and directing the proper City official(s) to designate Vernon Street as a Through Street. Motion carried 11-0. Discussion and possible action regarding appointing a council member to the Ad Hoc Stoughton School District, Stoughton City Council and Stoughton Chamber of Commerce Motion by Boersma, second by Reeves to appoint alder Riley to the Ad Hoc committee. Motion carried 11-0. Consideration and possible action to direct city attorney to send letter to Department of Natural Resources requesting additional investigation of the extent of contamination at the 324 South Water Street site, including contamination extending into the public right of way, prior to closing the site Motion by Duranczyk, second by Boersma to direct city attorney to send letter to Department of Natural Resources requesting additional investigation of the extent of contamination at the 324 South Water Street site, including contamination extending into the public right of way, prior to closing the site. Motion carried 10-0 with Wiessinger abstaining. Discussion and possible action regarding agreement with TDS Metrocom, LLC ***The Council may consider this item in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stat. 19.85 (1) (e). *** Motion by Duranczyk, second by Boersma to go into closed session at 9:13 p.m. Motion carried 11-0 on roll call vote. Motion to O’Connor, second by Jenson to go into open session at 10: 00 p.m. Motion carried 11-0. ADJOURNMENT Motion by O’Connor, second by Jenson to adjourn at 10:00 p.m. Motion carried 11-0. Published: November 1, 2018 WNAXLP *** NOTICE OF DUNKIRK DAM LAKE DISTRICT ANNUAL MEETING WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2018, 6:30 PM. DUNKIRK DAM TOWN HALL 645 COUNTY N, STOUGHTON, WI Meeting Agenda: - Presentation of the Proposed 2019 DDLD Budget - High water and dam management follow-up - Election of new member to the DDLD Board of Commissioners - 10 yr DNR dam inspection - Additional agenda item requests may be emailed to: http://www.dunkirkdam.com/contact-us.html Published November 1 and 8, 2018 WNAXLP ***
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Park: Planning for city’s Whitewater Park continues despite funding letdown Continued from page 1 the proceedings on a tavern patio. Glynn and Ald. Regina Hirsch (Dist. 3), who sits on the city’s Redevelopment Authority and whitewater steering committee and was in the meeting with the DNR representatives, said they were told the grant was the highest-scoring of all applications the program reviewed, outscoring many projects that were funded. But the DNR favors “shovel-ready” projects for its grants, DNR financial assistance specialist Jennifer Gihring told the Hub, which means cities need to put up some sort of investment to get them ready. City leaders have suggested in recent months that many entities could benefit from the project’s success, including the school district, the city and the city’s residents, and that the riverfront redevelopment being planned next to the park could gain considerable economic advantages by having it there. Each would serve to gain in different ways if the park succeeds the way planners hope. Hirsch pointed out the project is just “in its infancy,” with real planning having started last November. “Just imagine two years ago, we didn’t even know this existed,” Hirsch said. “We’ve come a long way in two years. These projects take four to five years, so we’re on schedule.”
Work to be done That timeline has been extended by the DNR’s rejection of the city’s grant application in October. The next round of applications is due May 1, and Glynn and Hirsch said there’s work the agency wants to see done in the meantime to
Considering dam removal The state Department of Natural Resources has asked for a more fleshed-out concept with engineering work that wasn’t included in the first plan, for which the city paid about $20,000. The plans will then include “dam-in and dam-out options” and will findings from a $38,000 hydraulic and hydrological study specifically requested by the DNR. That study looks at the impacts on upstream and downstream ecology, fisheries, wildlife habitats and effects on homeowners, Hirsch said. Proponents of the project have not yet decided whether removing the Stoughton Dam would be a part of the plan. That was included in one of the proposals initially made by the consultant that designed the concept plan, but city staff decided to forego that option after internal discussions and discussions with stakeholders, according to the report. Potential benefits of dam removal include river revitalization, habitat renewal and an increase in recreation along the river according to a representative from the Wisconsin River Alliance, which advocates for dam removal as a means to improve river health. bolster chances of success. The DNR asked the city to consult with the Army Corps of Engineers, to keep the DNR in the loop by continuing a conversation with a water expert they have on staff, to pursue more in-depth engineering work and to flesh out the plan’s concept using feedback from the public and engineers. The city has earmarked nearly $90,000 in borrowing in 2019 for engineering and planning the project, as well as $200,000 in grant funding through the RDA for trail development, design and construction in 2019. Finance director Jamin Friedl told the Hub those numbers are “tentative ... and things will be moving and shifting up until we actually finalize the budget” after a public hearing Nov. 13. The Army Corps is intimately involved in permitting for the nation’s waterways, and one aspect of the conversation will be whether
to remove the Stoughton Dam. This is one of the biggest unknowns in the process, and the steering committee has requested $14,600 to pay for a concept plan for the park if the dam was removed. A dam removal grant from the DNR, which is capped at $400,000, could pay the entire cost to remove the dam. The grants run in twoyear cycles, meaning 2020 would be the earliest that money could come through, and the grants might be more competitive this year due to flooding, a representative said. There are also shared-cost grants that match local and state funding. The committee hopes to engage the public this winter armed with this information to gauge community reaction to the idea of removing the dam. The tentative plan is to present the two options and ask for input before the next grant proposal is due in the spring.
Challenging circumstances Hirsch credited Glynn for the application’s score, saying the director purposefully geared the application to score well in certain categories. But despite the high marks, the application failed, and one factor that came into play, Hirsch said, is the nature of the DNR’s Stewardship Grants. Any time a project is awarded a Stewardship Grant but doesn’t use the money in a given amount of time, that money reverts back to the state, but not back to the grant’s pool of money. That’s one of the reasons Gihring, the DNR financial specialist, said the program favors projects that are “shovel-ready.” “It’s kind of ‘chicken-and-egg’,” Gihring said. “It takes a certain amount of local investment to get a project to a point where it’s shovel-ready and a lot of times they need the funding to make that happen.” If the city receives the grant, a portion of the money that comes from the federal government can be used to “reach back” three years to pay for engineering costs the city has undertaken, Hirsch said. But the grant cannot be used to pay for standalone engineering projects, Gihring said, without the larger project attached.
Economic ‘boon’ Supporters of the project say the money that would be spent on the park, with or without the grant, would be justified as an investment in the future Hirsch thinks the project will be an economic “boon for the city,” adding that it would “generate revenue” by bringing people here.
“It will help our small businesses, bring more tourists in and help our city … based on the economic analysis Dan had done,” she said. That economic impact study found the park would net $2 million per year if every paddler within a half hour’s drive visited the park once. And kayakers – of whom there are nearly half a million within a three-hour drive, the study said, plus a million more canoers – spend an average of $68 per day on their recreational pursuits. For the school district, the benefit would come from attracting young families to the city whose kids would go to the area’s schools. And for the riverfront redevelopment project just east of that part of the river, it could help improve property values along the water and show investors like the DNR and potential developers for the RDA the level of commitment the city has for the area. The money set aside for riverwalk trail improvement could be a “win-win,” Hirsch said, if the trail is installed on the redevelopment side of the river. The city could therefore see increased tax revenue from businesses that might spring up to service the area and would benefit from tourists who would travel to and spend money in Stoughton, city officials have said. For the city’s residents, Glynn said there’s a benefit that eclipses the obvious ones of having a fun new way to use the river and downtown and potential economic development. “It’s the civic pride factor,” Glynn said. “‘Ok, you’re from Stoughton? That’s where the whitewater park is, isn’t it?’ That civic pride factor is something to hang your hat on.” Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@wcinet.com.
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