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They’ve got questions Committee using ‘do-it-yourself’ model to find answers SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group

A joint city-school committee seeking wa y s t o a t t r a c t a n d keep young families in Stoughton might come calling for your advice this winter. Last month, the group – the Ad Hoc Committee of the City of Stoughton Common Council, Stoughton Area School Coughlin District and Stoughton Chamber of Commerce – began creating a list of questions to ask young people what they like about the city, with the help of couple of Stoughton residents who expressed interest in the committee’s work. I t ’s p a r t o f a “do-it-yourself” guide” to conducting a case study, ad hoc committee chair Jonathan Coughlin explained last week. He told the Hub i t ’s s i m i l a r t o t h e o n e U W- E x t e n s i o n researchers completed

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Find out more For more information on the ad hoc committee or to participate in interviews, email jon.coughlin@ stoughton.k12.wi.us earlier this year on “Gaining and Maintaining Young People i n R u r a l Wi s c o n s i n C o m m u n i t i e s .” T h e lead researcher of that guide, Randy Stoecker, presented his findings to the committee this summer. “That was … the first set of information that our committee felt we could use to try to wrap our heads around what attracts people,” he said. The “core group” – comprising ad hoc members Nicole Weissinger, Sid Boersma, Kathleen Hoppe and Jill Patterson, and two residents will spend the next several weeks “assembling any data or research we can get our hands on” to understand the area’s demographics to make sure they are interviewing people who represent “the whole demographic spectrum of the

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Sophomore Sofia Bormett reacts after touching the wall in first in the 200-yard freestyle Friday at the WIAA Division 2 state swimming meet. She become the first state champion in school history with a time of 1 minute, 53.3 seconds.

Bormett’s historic swim Sophomore Sofia Bormett and the Stoughton girls swimming team capped a second-straight season with an historic finish Friday at the WIAA Division 2 state meet. Bormett became the first Viking to win a state swimming championship, claiming the 200-yard freestyle in a school record 1 minute, 53.3 seconds. Her finish was one-hundredth of a second faster than Badger South rival DeeDee Walker of Madison Edgewood at the UW Natatorium. Stoughton got a third-place finish from Bormett in the 100 free (52.36). The Vikings also had a pair of top-10 finishes with school records in the 400 (3:41.6) and 200 free relays (1:41.85) to finish 11th as a team with 74 points. Stoughton scored a program-best 77 points last year to finish 10th. Sophomore Ava Schigur, senior Sophia Thompson, sophomore Savy Boroughs and Bormett finished seventh as a 400 free relay. Junior foreign exchange student Leire Begona joined Boroughs, Schigur and Bormett took 10th place in the 200 free.

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Library director to retire in March 2019 MacDonald’s 8 years saw renovations, Sunday hours ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group

Richard MacDonald will step down from his position as Stoughton’s library director at the end of March 2019 after eight years in the post. The Library Board will soon start the process of finding his replacement, MacDonald said, advertising the position later this month or in early December. That would put a timeline in place for the next director to be hired in the spring. MacDonald is a classically trained clarinetist, and said he’s looking forward to having more time to play

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music in his retirement, though it’s the klezmer rather than the classical that gets him going these days. Early on in his directorship, MacDonald oversaw the library’s transition to LinkCat software, and in 2015, extensive renovations to the building’s top floors. In 2016, the library restarted Sunday hours, something he said hadn’t MacDonald happened since the 1950s. Sunday is now the third-busiest day for the library, he reported, after Friday and Saturday afternoons. Before his hiring in 2011, the Library Board refashioned the director’s job description, something that probably won’t need to happen this time around.

When Amy Jo Gillingham was hired as the city’s human resources director, she asked for a review of job descriptions, MacDonald said, so this one has been kept up to date. After advertising the position, the board will set a deadline for applications, which, because of the holidays, might mean the board won’t review applications until January. After that, the board will send written questions to a narrowed field of candidates and then invite the top respondents to Stoughton for interviews. And after a candidate accepts the job, he or she will probably have to give their current employer a 30-day notice. MacDonald’s hiring was the result of a nationwide search that yielded

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Library: MacDonald presided over many changes, improvements at Stoughton’s library Continued from page 1

“I have to retire because I don’t have enough time 24 candidates, and he rememto practice.” bers when he came to Stoughton to interview, there were written components that asked him to write a “make-believe” letter to the City Council to ask it not to cut some funding, or respond to a constituent who wanted to see a particular book censored. MacDonald announced his retirement to the Library Board at its Oct. 17 meeting. He recalls his first day of work as “the last working day of March,” which would be the same as his end date, making his tenure almost exactly eight years. Though there may be a short gap between directors, the process should yield a new director in early spring. Finance director Jamin Friedl has included a $7,000 decrease in the expected 2019 salary of the library director position — from $82,000 to $75,000 — to account for the savings in hiring a less-tenured director and a possible gap in staffing the position.

– Richard MacDonald, library director MacDonald came to the Stoughton Library after a more than 20-year career in libraries from Nebraska to Minnesota, starting as a director in 1998, with a recent stint as Baraboo’s library director. Before that, he received a master’s degree from the San Francisco Conservatory and had been a music professor at Hiram College in Ohio. He’s part of the Blue Moon Klezmer Band and a clarinet, cello and piano trio, and he’s looking forward to playing more music around town. He said he’s been playing more gigs each of the previous few years. “I have to retire because I don’t File photo by Amber Levenhagen have enough time to practice,” Library director Richard MacDonald introduces Music on the Mezz performer Mary Ann Harr in March. MacDonald said with a laugh.

Asked and answered: Can the city require me remove a vehicle I own from my private property? vehicles, one of which he is keeping for his daughter, who is in college. He’s already gotten rid of one, he told the Hub, selling it to scrap. But his daughter’s vehicle is still ALEXANDER CRAMER there, and the resident said he was told by the Unified Newspaper Group city, “tags or not, it had to move.” Asked: So can the city compel A Stoughton resident residents to move vehicles reached out to the Hub last being stored on private week to say the city had property? ordered him to move two Answered: vehicles that were parked Short answer: Yes, if the on his property within 10 vehicle has been deemed a days or face fines. The resident said it was “nuisance.” According to city “an outrage” that he is being forced to remove the o r d i n a n c e , “ a n y o p e n

storage or outdoor parking of wrecked, disabled or unlicensed motor vehicles shall constitute a nuisance.” The ordinance goes on to define what a wrecked, disabled or unlicensed motor vehicle is, which includes vehicles “in such state of physical or mechanical ruin as to be incapable of propulsion or being operated upon the public streets or highways” and vehicles that are in pieces or being stored on blocks. These vehicles cannot be stored on public property or streets or in the city for more than three days, or on private property for more than 15 days. According to

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that didn’t matter. In photos of two vehicles provided by the planning department, one car has no license plates and the other vehicle has its front wheels on ramps, and it’s unclear whether it has license plates. It appears as though if the second vehicle is taken off its blocks, it would no longer meet the definition of a public nuisance and may not be susceptible to the requirement to move it. Rodney Scheel, the city’s planning director, said he couldn’t comment on the situation until the inspector visits the site and examines what changes the homeowner has made. Michael Stacey, the city’s zoning administrator, issued the original notice. The ordinance’s definition of a nuisance vehicle

is not exhaustive, “including, but not limited to” the provisions mentioned above. There is nothing in the ordinance that expressly mentions extended time as making a vehicle a nuisance, unless it is otherwise defective and sitting for more than 15 days on private property. So if a property has a seasonal vehicle like a jetski sitting on its side lawn for the winter, it would not be subject to the nuisance tag. However, the city’s ordinances prevent leaving any vehicle “for such time and under such circumstances as to cause the vehicle to reasonably appear to have been abandoned.” Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@ wcinet.com.​

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the ordinance, its purpose is to “prevent blight, to secure healthy and humane living conditions, to protect the integrity of and investment in real property, to prevent the decline of real estate values (and) to improve aesthetics.” The resident told the Hub the zoning department told him it was “cracking down” on all residents, and it delivered a letter to the landlord notifying them they had until Nov. 19 — about 20 days, 10 more than required by law — to move the vehicles or potentially be forced to pay a penalty of $50-$1,000. The resident sold the first vehicle, which was unlicensed, and said the second vehicle in question has current registration, but officials from the city told him

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Chief concerned about trend ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group

As the Stoughton Police Department has been doing alcohol compliance checks on local businesses in recent years, more and more of them have been failing the test and serving the underage “patron.” Leck Nearly half of the businesses broke the law during the latest round of checks on Oct. 25, and police chief Greg Leck told the Hub the trend is “a real concern.” “ We ’ve g o t t o g e t a handle on this,” he said. “We’re going the wrong direction.” An alcohol compliance check is an attempt by

the police department to ascertain whether a local establishment is complying with the terms of its liquor license with the city not to serve anyone under 21 years of age. The checks happen “at least once a year,” the chief said, though recently they’ve been happening more often. Letters are sent out to bars, restaurants and stores a few weeks beforehand reminding them of the rules and announcing an upcoming check. The department then sends the same underage person into each business with a legal ID that says his or her age. If the person working serves the underage person alcohol, he or she is issued a citation that Leck said “is in the $150 range.” The department uses a point system to track a licensee’s standing and provide a framework for potential penalties — racking up a certain amount of points within a given time leads to consequences like a three-day suspension of

the liquor license. But since a 2016 state law change, Leck said his department is forbidden from providing any penalty to the liquor-license holder as a result of a compliance check, unless that person was the one serving. So these undercover operations cannot be used to give points to a licensee. “(The state has) effectively neutered us with compliance checks,” Leck said. Officers can still use other enforcement techniques to assess penalties to problem license-holders, like spot checks or carding some patrons at the bar. But this would require devoting extra resources to the issue in a department that, according to the chief, is already understaffed, w i t h o ffi c e r s r o u t i n e l y working overtime. The compliance checks have been funded through grants from the Stoughton Wellness Coalition “the last couple years,” the chief said.

Wi t h o u t m e a n i n g f u l penalties for those who profit from serving underage patrons, Leck said his department is “assessing what we can do to further encourage compliance and encourage establishments to be compliant.” Eleven of the 24 businesses in this round of checks served alcohol to the underage person, Leck said. Before this year, the most failures were around four or five out of a group of around 20 businesses. The first round this year was also higher than normal, Leck said, with seven failures. Leck said he’s planning to work with the city attorney and the council to look at other ways to tackle the problem. “We’re discussing what to do because we’ve never had an experience with this many failures,” he said. Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@ wcinet.com.​

Heidemann joins UNG Emilie Heidemann has joined the staff of Unified Newspaper Group. Heidemann, a Beaver Dam native, graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in 2017 with Heidemann a bachelor of arts in journalism and a

minor in political science. She most recently was a freelance contributor for Isthmus in Madison, and previously worked for the Lodi Enterprise and Poynette Press. While at Oshkosh, Heidemann worked as a reporter and editor for the student newspaper. She also held internships with The Brillion News and the Waushara Argus/Resorter. Heidemann is taking

over for Bill Livick, who was the Oregon community reporter for the past two months after more than a decade as a government reporter. Heidemann will work w i t h f e l l ow c o m m u n i ty reporters Amber Levenhagen and Kimberly Wethal in their coverage of Stoughton and Verona, respectively, and will also help with coverage of Fitchburg.

Heidemann can be reached at emilie.heidemann@wcinet.com, We t h a l a t k i m b e r l y. wethal@wcinet.com and Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@wcinet.com and. Community news for any of UNG’s coverage areas can be sent to assistant editor Scott Girard at communityreporter@wcinet.com.

Dunkirk budget hearing is Nov. 20 The Town of Dunkirk will hold its public hearing on the 2019 budget at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20 at the town hall, 654 County Hwy. N. A special town meeting will be held immediately following the public hearing for the purpose of adopting the levy and approving highway expenditures. The Town Board will meet immediately following the hearing and special town meeting to adopt the budget. The proposed 2019 mill rate is $2.9 per $1,000 of assessed property value, up a tick from this year’s rate of $2.89. The proposed 2019 tax levy is $586,855,

2018-19 Dunkirk budget information 2018 2019 Change Tax levy $580,262 $586,855• +$6,593 Mill rate 2.89 2.90• +0.1 Assessed value $200,769,100 $202,127,600 +$1,358,500 • proposed up slightly from this year’s $ 5 8 0 , 2 6 2 . T h e t ow n ’s assessed value has risen from $200 million to $202 million in the past year. The detailed proposed budget is available for inspection by contacting the clerk at 873-9177.

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Rutland budget hearing is Nov. 15 SCOTT DE LARUELLE

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Assisted by a new four-member citizen advisory committee this year, the Town of Rutland has come up with a proposed 2019 budget with a mill rate increase of one-hundreth of a percent. At 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, town residents will have a chance to weigh in on the budget during the annual hearing at the town hall, 785 Center Road. Town Supervisor Deana Zentner said the advisory committee — Bob Postel, Rob Hill, Jessica Hutson Polakowski and Peter Loughrin — held a series of 2019 budget meetings leading up to the annual public hearing, reviewing every line item in the town budget. “The advantage of sharing cumulative knowledge and experience was apparent,” she wrote the Observer in an email

What: Town of Rutland public hearing on 2019 budget When: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15 Where: Rutland Town Hall, 785 Center Road Info: 455-3925 or town. rutland.wi.us

Town chair Mark Porter said the new committee “worked very well.” “It was very useful having an additional set of eyes to review and discuss the discretionary expenses of the Town and our overall financial situation,” he wrote the Observer in an email. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.

2018-19 Rutland budget information 2018 2019 Change Tax levy $721,456 $732,312* +$10,856 Mill rate 2.96 2.97* +0.01 Assessed value** $246.6 $243.8 -$279,630 *proposed **in millions

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Hearing aids help community Covenant Lutheran Church is the latest facility in town to install a hearing loop to help those who are hard of hearing. This new loop at Covenant allows parishioners who are hard of hearing to once again take part in services. There are now four facilities in Stoughton that have installed hearing loops to assist people with hearing loss. In addition to Covenant Church, the Stoughton Village Players Theater, the Livsreise auditorium and the Opera House all have installed hearing loops to improve listening for their guests. This is remarkable for a city of just over 13,000. A hearing loop is a simple wire that circles a room and attaches to the sound system. People with hearing aids access the loop by simply pushing a button on their hearing aids. A small coil called a telecoil, installed in the aid,

picks up the sound wirelessly from the loop. The listener hears crystal clear sound without any of the reverberations or background noise common from other amplification systems such as FM. Most hearing aids now have telecoils, but they may not be turned on. Anyone who is unsure if their hearing aid has a telecoil should ask their audiologist or hearing specialist. Those without telecoils can still access the hearing loop by asking the facility for a head set. They will hear the same clear sound. Congratulations to these Stoughton venues progressive stance in realizing the needs of the community. It says a lot about what makes Stoughton so livable. Jerry Lapidakis City of Stoughton

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We all have customs and hold deer to our hearts

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ack in the 1970s, Grandpa owned many acres of land on which it was my custom to run wild with my pony. If I grew bored with those familiar fields, there wasn’t a single one of our neighbors who would begrudge a young girl an afternoon of adventure. I rode on all of their land too, except for a certain nine days in November. Kids of that era were shooed through the back door regularly, no matter the weather to, “Go outside and play.” For me, that often meant grabbing Wollin-Dunn Tigger’s bridle off a peg in the mudroom, and a carrot from the stoneware crock, and not coming back for a few hours. I returned to lemonade if it was summertime, and to hot chocolate in wintertime, But no matter the season, I saw the deer all year long, not just during the nine exciting days of hunting season. In December, when I saw deer tracks in the snow, I imagined it could be Rudolph himself out there, scoping the area on foot to make sure he and the others knew the way and did not let the jolly fat man pass me by. I rode with little jingle bells tied on the bridle and declared to the wild birds and animals alike that Santa was coming soon. January and February regularly presented snow drifts that were sometimes so tall they were hard for my pony to break. But break them he did as we trudged through the fields to the Big Woods, where in the still quiet of that sanctuary we wound our way along the hardpacked cervine trails stained yellow and brown.

Pristine snow on the trees twinkled in the sunshine and sprinkled down like fairy dust if a breeze stirred or a hawk alit on a high branch. Off to either side of the trail were smooth craters where deer bodies had slept, and I spied churned up areas of snow all peppered with dirt, where sharp hooves had pawed and scraped, digging for acorns and roots. I could almost hear the deer blink as they stood still as statues, loathe to exert themselves and waste precious calories. They watched us ride through, and I always pretended not to see them. During the early, wet days of spring, the fields would still be sleeping and hunters’ guns remained nestled in their green felt, behind the smoked glass of cabinet doors. The deer were scattered and elusive, then, hard to spot against the tan and brown palette of March, their white tails clamped down against the gusting winds. But I might find a shed now and then, a fallen antler often half-devoured and chiseled by rodent teeth. When the geese and cranes held their annual homecoming reunions, the soil warmed and the planters began to roar to life, the deer I came across ran from me. Looselimbed and spooky, they were last year’s bewildered fawns that had been sent away by their mothers who were preparing for their new babies they’d been carrying all winter. Then summer sauntered in, sultry and slow. The awesome abundance in the alfalfa and corn fields fattened the herds – and my pony, too. He grabbed great mouthfuls as we trotted along the edges of the fields. Those days of summer vacation were long, and the deer were as carefree as me, regarding my pony as casually as a fellow classmate

on the playground. Too soon, the daylight began to come later and leave much earlier, but we would all be grateful for the first frost that killed the deerflies and mosquitos. Fall colors splashed themselves across the landscape and the deer became skittish as the combines began to lumber through the fields. They ducked for cover until the acres were laid bare, emerging immediately after to enjoy the scattered cobs and kernels. All year, I had ridden as the crow flies, knowing all of the tractor paths and breaks in the property fences and being quite familiar with the unplanted CRP fields and hayfields that no one would mind a pony passing lightly through. But as grandmothers made their shopping list for Thanksgiving ingredients, the men cleaned their guns, I abandoned the fields and woods entirely. For the next nine days, I rode much less. When I did, it was strictly on the road. Clip-clopping home on my pony in the fading evening light, a twotoned Chevy or a rusty old Ford truck en route to one or other of the two old taverns would invariably slow down to stop briefly before passing, and the passenger would crank down the window. The driver would lean forward to turn his head and make eye contact, but he needn’t say anything in the way of a thank-you to me for not disturbing their hunt. I knew. The passenger would simply nod at me from beneath his blaze orange hat, and jerk his thumb at the bed of the pickup so I could admire their trophy buck. And sometimes, I even recognized the dear fella. Kelsey Wollin-Dunn is a Town of Rutland resident.

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A gentle reminder Library hosts presentation of Rockwell WWII art SCOTT DE LARUELLE

Painter Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) is one of the most iconic American figures of the 20th century, made famous by his five decades of work on covers of “The Saturday Evening Post.” His reflections of everyday life connected with his generation, as well as those who have come after, said Michael Hecht, assistant director of leisure services at Skaalen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, which hopes to make more of those connections this month. Throughout November, the Stoughton Public Library is hosting an exhibition of Rockwell’s World War II-era art, presented by residents of Skaalen’s Magnolia Gardens memory care facility at Skaalen Retirement Services. Hecht has helped put on programs around the area for several years on a variety of literature, music and art topics, and is particularly excited about this exhibit because of the stature and importance of Rockwell, and because Skaalen residents helped put it together. Rockwell’s artwork from the World War II era is interspersed with newspaper headlines and photos from those days, pasted in by the residents, who enjoyed getting the chance to both reminisce about their past and do something meaningful in the present. “What I’ve found assisting people with memory loss, they recognize the Norman Rockwell pictures and of World World II, because they lived through it,” he said.

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The Norman Rockwell exhibit at the Stoughton Library. “And the families love it, because they see they are still contributing — here are all valued members of the community, and now with their diagnosis, they’re kind of secluded, so this gives them a way to come back in the community and be part of Stoughton.” Hecht said he likes to use the immensely popular Rockwell as a “door” to get people interested in art who might otherwise not care. He said the artist’s World War II paintings reminds older people and brings younger people along on a journey to a simpler time. “The majority of his paintings are all about ordinary people — a young boy returning from the war in an alleyway, no ticker tape parade, but his family is there,” Hecht said. “Or a young soldier sitting in a garage, as all the other men are surrounding him and he’s telling the stories.” Rockwell remains popular today because he “makes things recognizable,” Hecht said. “I always tell people, an 8-year-old and an 80-year-old can stand in front of Rockwell’s paintings and have a conversation about it — how many art forms can say that?”

If You Go What: Norman Rockwell World War II art exhibit When: Nov. 1-30 Where: Children’s area, Stoughton Public Library, 304 S. Fourth St. Info: 873-6281

he said. “He’s so universal that you get it. It’s just really, really relevant, he’ll always be relevant.” Rockwell was also known for his “gentle reminders,” Hecht said, like his frequent use of an older man and a younger boy in his works. “He’s saying the older man was once that 12-year-old Tom Sawyer boy, and one day this Tom Sawyer boy will be this man,” he said. “His World War II painting are saying, ‘Maybe one day, the boy won’t grow up to be a soldier, or we won’t have this.’ “That’s what Rockwell does; it’s a gentle way of remind us who were are and what we could be.” For information on the program, call the library at 8736281.

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Fall election

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Voters in the Stoughton area turned out at rates nearing 90 percent of registered voters in some municipalities, nearly ten points higher than in the city. And like the rest of Dane County, they voted overwhelmingly for Democrats, helping carry Gov.-elect Tony Evers to his victory over incumbent Scott Walker, who has been in the office since 2010. Democrats won all of the statewide elections on the ballot Nov. 6, which had record turnout for a midterm election. The City of Stoughton had 80 percent of its registered voters cast a ballot, with a strong majority favoring the Democratic candidates. In the gubernatorial race, Evers and his running mate, Mandela Barnes, received 4,721 votes to Walker and Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch’s 1,877. In the U.S. Senate race, incumbent Tammy Baldwin defeated challenger Leah Vukmir, a state senator, 4,889 to 1,797. To w n o f P l e a s a n t Springs voters had the highest turnout in the Stoughton area at 89.7 percent of registered voters. Of those that cast a ballot, 1,167 voted for Evers while 769 voted for Walker. In the Senate race, Baldwin received 1,239 votes to Vukmir’s 709. Town of Dunn voters weren’t far behind, with

Voting machines in the City of Stoughton were among the 5 percent selected statewide for an audit to verify the accuracy of their count. The city will conduct a hand count of ballots as ordered by the Wisconsin Election Commission. The count, which is open to the public, will be Monday, Nov. 19, at 9 a.m. at City Hall. Email clerk Holly Licht at hlicht@ci.stoughton.wi.us for information.

Turnout Municipality City of Stoughton Town of Rutland Town of Dunn Town of Pleasant Springs

88.4 percent of those registered going to the polls Nov. 6. Evers won the town with 1,929 votes to Walker’s 1,087. Baldwin again had a larger margin of victory than Evers, with 2,054 votes to 1,025 for Vukmir. The same trend continued in the Town of Rutland, where 82 percent of voters cast a ballot, including 754 for Evers and 407 for Walker. Baldwin received 802 votes to Vukmir’s 374 in Rutland. In the Town of Dunkirk, voters again supported Evers over Walker, with 711 for the former and 441 for the latter. Baldwin also won in Dunkirk with 737 votes to Vukmir’s 419. Dunkirk voters helped re-elect state Rep. Don

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Vruwink, as well, over challenger Gabriel Szerlong. Other Democrats who won statewide include Attorney General-elect Josh Kaul, who defeated incumbent Brad Schimel, incumbent Secretary of State Doug La Follette, and State Treasurer-elect Sarah Godlewski, who defeated Republican Travis Hartwig. Local voters also supported both of the Dane County advisory referendums — one about a corporate tax loophole and another about legalizing marijuana. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.

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Coming up

Community calendar

Learn about smart speakers During the senior center’s Low Vision Group meeting at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, a presentation about smart speakers and intelligent assistants will be given by Joyce Tikalsky. Tikalsky will discuss assistants like Google, Alexa and Siri, and will teach attendees how to ask questions, get the weather, find recipes and other tasks. For information, call 873-8585.

Holiday auction The Stoughton Lioness Club will host a holiday auction fundraiser from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, at BBG’s, 800 Nygaard St. Doors open at 5 p.m., dinner will begin at 6 p.m., and the auction will start at 6:30 p.m. Many of the auction items are made by the members of the Lioness Club. Proceeds from the auction will go toward local charities. Tickets are $20 a person. For information, email Teri Elliott at elltm290@gmail.com.

ROHS meeting The R Olde House Society (ROHS) will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, at 129 E. Main St. The meeting will feature Dave Kalland, past president of The Stoughton Historical Society, who will discuss and display photographs taken by Wilhelm Linderud. Linderud, a photographer and newspaper 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

editor, photographed buildings in Stoughton during the 1800s and early 1900s. The meeting will also include a tour of the building. Attendees should bring a light snack to share and their favorite drink. For information, email rohstoughton@gmail.com.

MOPS and MOMS meeting

Tickets are $6 and can be purchased online at stoughtonchambersingers.org or in person at McGlynn Pharmacy or through any chamber choir member. For information, visit facebook.com/ stoughtonchambersingers.com.

Coping with loss Visit the senior center for a program about coping with loss during the holidays from 10-11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 16. The program will feature Carmen Sperle, bereavement coordinator at Heartland Hospice Care, for the onetime support session that will focus on loss during the holidays. Participants are encouraged to register for the free program. For information, call 873-8585.

The next Mothers of Preschoolers, or any mom with children ages 0-18, are invited to attend the next MOPS and MOMSnext meeting from 7-9:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, at St. Ann’s Church, 323 N. Van Buren St. All moms with children ages 0-18 are invited to join, not just those with preschoolers. Attendees do not need to be a St. Ann’s member to join. For information, contact stamops- Fall bake sale news@gmail.com or search “StoughThe annual Sons of Norway Mandt ton St. Ann’s MOPS @ Night” on Lodge fall bake sale will be held from Facebook. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17. Items for sale include lefse, donuts, Chamber singers Norwegian and American baked The next two Stoughton Chamber goods, dragon shirts and postcards, Singers performances will be at 7:30 cookbooks and kids T-shirts, as well p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15 and Friday, as other items from vendors who Nov. 16, at the Stoughton Village Play- aren’t Mandt Lodge members. ers Theater, 255 E. Main St. A cookie baking class will also be The singers are directed by John held that morning, from 9 a.m. to noon. Beutel and the performance is called Bingo will be held that evening, “Cole Porter and Friends,” which fea- starting at 6 p.m. Food will be availtures songs from the 1920s through the able after 5 p.m. If interested in becoming a vendor, 1940s. Seating is limited so it is encour- contact arnesonfamily5@gmail.com. aged to purchase tickets in advance. 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

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

Thursday, November 15

• 9:30-10:30 a.m., Qigong class (repeats every Thursday), senior center, 873-8585 • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Dine-n-Dash lunch (reservations required), Azura Memory Care, 1221 E. Main St., 2933971 • 1-5 p.m., Personal Essentials Pantry, 343 E. Main St., pepstoughton.org • 3 p.m., Computer class: Technology news for 2019, senior center, 873-8585 • 5-8 p.m., Stoughton Lioness Club Holiday Auction fundraiser, BBG’s, 800 Nygaard St., elltm290@gmail. com • 7 p.m., R Olde House Society (ROHS) monthly meeting, 129 E. Main St., rohstoughton@gmail.com • 7-9:30 p.m., MOPS and MOMSnext meeting, St. Ann’s Church, 323 N. Van Buren St., stamopsnews@ gmail.com

Friday, November 16

• 9:30, 10:30 a.m., Morning story time, library, 8736281 • 10-11 a.m., Coping with loss during the holidays program, senior center, 873-8585 • 1 p.m., Classic movie Friday: “Roman Holiday,” senior center, 873-8585

Saturday, November 17

• 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sons of Norway bake and vendor sale, 317 S. Page St., 873-7209 • 6 p.m., Bingo, 317 S. Page St., 873-7209 Monday, November 19 • 6-8 Fall choral concert, SHS PAC, 600 Lincoln Ave., 877-5600

Tuesday, November 20

• 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Reservations for Thanksgiving meal for homebound residents due, senior center, 873-8585 • 1-2 p.m., Game Time: Rummikub, senior center, 8738585

Wednesday, November 21

No school - SASD • 2 p.m., Family movie afternoon: “The Incredibles 2,” library, 873-6281

Thursday, November 22

Thanksgiving No school - SASD Library closed

Friday, November 23

No school - SASD

Sunday, November 25

• 4:30 p.m., Community meal, First Lutheran Church, 310 E. Washington St., 873-7761

Tuesday, November 27

• Stoughton United Methodist Church Food Pantry not open for evening hours • 9 a.m., Presentation by Tim Onsager, senior center, 873-8585 • 6:30 p.m., Page Turners book club, library, 873-6281

Wednesday, November 28

• 10 a.m., Stamp and postcard collectors discussion, senior center, 873-8585 • 1 p.m., SHS Heartstrings orchestra group performance, senior center, 873-8585

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

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

Guarding the Gates of the Senses “The Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him.” – Habakkuk 2:20 NIV

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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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Grammy-winner comes to Opera House BILL LIVICK Hub correspondent

Singer-songwriter Dan Wi l s o n i s s u r p r i s i n g l y unassuming for a recording artist who has worked with some of the biggest names in popular music and received two Grammy Awards. Founder of the alternative-rock band Semisonic in 1995, Wilson will make his debut appearance at the Stoughton Opera House Saturday with a solo performance he calls Words and Music. It’s designed to showcase songs – and the stories behind them – that Wilson has written and recorded as a solo artist and in collaboration with such stars as Carol King, Taylor Swift, John Legend, Chris Stapleton, Adele and The Dixie Chicks. Wilson won Grammy Awards for songs he wrote with Adele and the Dixies, and his song “Closing Time” was nominated for Rock Song of the Year in 1999. He wrote and recorded it with Semisonic. In a telephone interview from his home outside of Los Angeles, Wilson said he began to develop the Words and Music show around 2012, when he found himself spending more time telling the backstories to many of his songs. “There was a time when I was telling more and more stories on the stage, and I started to think it might be best to tell people in advance that I’m going to tell stories, because then they know what to expect

Hospital, senior center offer Thanksgiving meals delivered AMBER LEVENHAGEN Unified Newspaper Group

Homebound individuals can enjoy a warm Thanksgiving meal again this year through a partnership between the hospital and senior center. The senior center partnered with Stoughton Hospital to provide lunch meals, exclusively for homebound people 60 years and over, within the Stoughton Area School District. There will be no other meal deliveries through the senior center on either Nov. 22 or 23. For information, call 8738585. To reserve a meal, call by Nov. 20. Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@ wcinet.com.

If You Go Who: Dan Wilson’s Words and Music When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17 Where: Stoughton Opera House, 381 E. Main St. Tickets: $30 reserved Call: 608-877-4400 Website: stoughtonoperahouse.ticketforce.com

and also that will give me license to talk more,” Wilson explained. “I never wanted to talk half the time, but with a storytelling structure, I could feel comfortable talking for maybe 20 or 25 percent of the show.” After a number of shows, he discovered that telling stories should be treated as an art form itself. He realized that storytelling “doesn’t give you license to bore anybody; it has to be interesting,” he observed, and learned how to pace his stories and vary their length to create a “nicer rhythm” and hold an audience’s interest. “Over a workshopping period in Los Angeles, I figured out how to do that and it became something that I really enjoy,” Wilson said. Now, each time he writes a new song that gets on the radio, Wilson can put it in his set list and sing his version of it, which is usually “quite different” from a co-writer’s version. “That way, I can talk about that new release and sort of fold it into my Words and Music show,” he said. “I keep the show new and refreshing in part from the fact that I’m always having new releases coming

Grammy-winner Dan Wilson will paly at the Stoughton Opera House Saturday. out and it also comes from not scripting things in any way. So usually I remember something that I wanted to share, and that turns into a funny digression about a particular song.” The approach has allowed Wilson to share his ideas about why songs are important and to play a range of songs in the same show, he said. Born in 1963 and raised in Minneapolis, Wilson began

playing guitar and writing songs as a teenager. He’s also an accomplished visual artist and attended Harvard University after high school to study art and the environment. After Harvard, he returned to Minnesota and joined his brother Matt Wilson’s band, Trip Shakespeare, which signed with A&M Records in 1989 and released three albums before its contract was not renewed.

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A couple of years later, Dan Wilson formed Semisonic with two members of Trip Shakespeare. The band released its debut album in 1996 and had its commercial breakthrough in ’98 with the album “Feeling Strangely Fine,” which included Wilson’s single, “Closing Time.” The group gets together occasionally to perform a concert, including six shows last year, and Wilson

said he’s recently written “bunch of songs for the first time in a long time that sound exactly like Semisonic, and that’s been fun for us to explore. Hopefully there will be some new releases next year.” He recalled that when he began to write with other songwriters, one of the first was Carol King. Wilson said she was the perfect person to begin a songwriting collaboration with because she provided a model of how to work with other writers. “She put me at ease in a very nice way,” he said. “She was very open, and she quickly threw away ideas that I wasn’t digging. She was wide open and spontaneous.” Last year, Wilson released a collection of songs he’d previously recorded or written with another artist called “Re-covered.” He said selecting material for the album and recording it provided another valuable lesson. “Part of it was a reminder that every single time I’ve gone into write a song – whether it’s with Chris Stapleton or John Legend or Taylor Swift or whoever – it’s as though I’m completely starting over,” Wilson explained. “There’s no coasting and there’s no like, I’ve finally dialed it in and know how to do this. “You kind of have that i l l u s i o n w h e n y o u ’r e younger, like God, ‘I can’t wait until I have this completely dialed in and then I can mail it in for the rest of my life.’ “But it’s not like that,” he observed. “You have to dig deep every time. It’s almost like you have to learn your lessons again and again and again.”

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Thanksgiving is celebrated with feasts, family and – of course – shopping. The Shop Small Saturday movement encourages people to shop at smaller, locally owned businesses. Shop Small Saturday will occur in Stoughton, organized by the Chamber of Commerce, from

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24. The chamber will hand out free cups of coffee, cocoa or snow cones at an outdoor tent on the corner of South Forrest and Main streets. There, shoppers can pick up a map of the downtown and a reusable shopping bag with a list of shops and restaurants that will be participating in the event. All Through The

House, 160 E. Main St., will feature a holiday beer tasting with samples from Ridgeway Brewing, of Oxfordshire, England. There will be a variety of samples, including stouts, porters and pale ales. For information about Shop Small, call 8737912. Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@ wcinet.com.

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All aboard

The Stoughton Village Players presented the musical “Titanic” from Nov. 2-4 to a sold-out crowd.

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From right, Miss Kate Murphy (Bridget Christine Kelly), Miss Katherine McGowan (Abi Johnson) and Miss Kate Mullins (Alanna Beilke), all 3rd class passengers on the Titanic, look up at the ship as they begin to board.

From left, Mrs. Maria Mathilda Backstrom (Heather Jane Oakley) and Mrs. Charlotte Drake Cardoza present their tickets to board the Titanic.

From left, Mrs. Edgar Beane (Bethany Pluymers) sings about the scandalous couple that has just walked past her, Madeline Astor (Yvette Mikhail) and John Jacob Astor (Randy Schumann), who are seven months pregnant seven months after getting married, as Madeline is 19 and John is several decades older than her.

Architect of the Titanic, Thomas Andrews (Dave Conour) opens the show singing about the marvel he’d just designed, calling it a city on the sea.

From right, stoker Frederick Barrett (Kyle James), lookout Frederick Fleet (Ashton Florence) and Marconi Telegraphy International radioman Harold Bride (Matthew White) gaze and marvel at the ship as they board.

From right to left, Lady Caroline Neville (Allison Foree), Mr. Charles Clarke (Jim Ross) and Mrs. and Mr. Edgar Beane (Bethany Pluymers and Paul Shableski) sing during the musical’s first scene.

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Girls swimming

Splashing into history

Bormett becomes first state champion in program history

touched out Bormett. The victory was almost more emotional for Talmadge than it was Bormett. “I cried like a baby,” she said. “It was huge for our program.” A lot of what Talmadge said she does as the Stoughton boys and girls swimming coach is motivated by her own experiences as a former Viking swimmer. A state qualifier in the 100 butterfly as a junior and senior, she traveled to the UW Natatorium with no one in the stands besides her family. Talmadge finished fourth at state as a senior in 2001. “I always wanted Stoughton to be something that I would have wanted, that would have supported who I was at the time,” she said. “The fact that we have been able to support a state champion to this point is a lot of validation toward my goal.”

JEREMY JONES Sports editor

S o p h o m o r e S o fi a B o r m e t t made school history Friday night, becoming the Stoughton High School’s first WIAA state champion. Bormett overtook top-seeded Tomahawk junior Kylee Theiler and Edgewood junior DeeDee Walker over the final 75 yards of the 200 freestyle to win in 1 minute, 53.3 seconds. The performance, which broke her own school record set Nov. 3 at sectionals, was one of three school records for Bormett, who helped the Vikings establish new benchmarks, including records in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays. Bormett didn’t immediately realize what had happened. “I threw my goggles off when I saw DeeDee in Lane 8 screaming,” Bormett said after the event. “I took another look at the board, and I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, I just got first by one-hundredth of a second. I was not expecting that at all.” She also didn’t realize importance of her accomplishment. Coach Katie Talmadge, herself a Stoughton state medalist, didn’t tell her until after the meet. “All I told Sofia after the 200 free was, ‘You won a state a title. The pressure is off,’ Talmadge said. “No matter what happened the rest of the meet, no one could ever take that from her.” After the meet, Bormett said, “I wouldn’t say the pressure was off after that, but it lessened a little bit. The focus was more on team spirit than trying to win everything.” Stoughton scored 74 points in four events to finish 11th. It was three points less than last season’s program-best 10th-place finish, when the Vikings scored 77 points with five individual swims and two relays. Stoughton got a seventh-place finish in the 400 freestyle relay, 10th in the 200 free relay. Bormett took the 200 free out

Other finishes Sophomore Savy Boroughs, junior Leire Begona and sopho m o r e Ava S c h i g u r j o i n e d Bormett to break their own 200 free relay again with a time of 1:41.85 of Friday. They finished 10th. Boroughs swam a lifetime-best 56.0 split in the 100 free to help the 400 free relay of senior Sophia Thompson, Schigur and Bormett cap the meet with a seventh-place finish in 3:41.6. “Both those relays improved on their times, I already thought they were amazing,” Talmadge said. Individually, Bormett came out of the break following the 50 free and added .08 seconds to last week’s school record to finish third in the 100 free with a time of 52.36. “In reality, I knew I wasn’t going to get first,” Bormett said. “Alex (Moderski) is a little big above the level I am at the Photo by Jeremy Jones moment. Getting in the top three Sophomore Sofia Bormett hugs Stoughton head coach Katie Talmadge after being presented with her state title was amazing.” Bormett said she was taking in the 200-yard freestyle Friday at the WIAA Division 2 state swimming meet. Bormett became the first state 10 days off before rejoining the champion in program history with her school-record time of 1 minute, 53.3 seconds. McFarland Sharks for the club “I was just holding on to the “That’s when I realized we season. slower than Theiler, who led the It was the final prep swim field with a 25.59 split for the Tomahawk girl because I knew had to go,” Bormett said. “I just first 50 yards, but she overtook she was really fast,” Bormett needed to bring it home really for Thompson and Begona, an exchange student from Spain. fast.” Theiler and Walker with a meet- said. Then, she saw Walker picking Walker had a meet-best 28.61 best 29.34 on the third of four up speed on the outside. o n h e r fi n a l l eg a n d n e a r l y laps.

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Nelson named to All-State team, again JEREMY JONES

recruit was an honorable mention selection last ​Sports editor year. Nelson, a 6-foot, 7-inch Stoughton 270-pound offensive tackjunior Jack le, has started at left tackle Nelson was the last three seasons for named to the Vikings. the Wiscon“Jack got better from sin Footlast year but still has some ball Coach things to work on,” coach AssociaDan Prahl told the Courier tion’s Large Nelson Hub last week. “Jack is a School AllState team announced ear- hard worker and we need lier this week. The Univer- him to be a leader up front sity of Wisconsin-Madison for us.

“I am really excited to the All-Region Team. about working with Jack In order for a player to for another year.” be named they had to first be an all-conference firstAll-Region team player. Their head Teammate Dwight Walk- coach also had to complete er, a senior running back, a nomination form and was also named to the register the players online. Each conference then WFCA All-Region team. A 6-1, 200-pound back, had a representative presWalker had 959 yards and ent at the All-Region meeteight rushing touchdowns ing where coaches then determined which players on 189 carries. In order to be considered would be considered for for All-State recognition, a All-State, which was based player have must be named on a vote.

Stoughton rallies by Verona MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

There’s something about the Verona girls basketball team that brings out the best in Stoughton. Senior Emma Kissling knocked down two free throws with 3.1 seconds left Tuesday to lift the Vikings to a 48-44 nonconference comeback win over the Wildcats in the season opener.

It marks the fourth straight year that Stoughton has beat Verona. Kissing scored 10 of her gamehigh 12 points in the second half as the Vikings rally from an 11-point deficit. “It was exhilarating,” Kissling said. “We didn’t back down. We kept on pushing it and just played lock down defense.” Coach Brad Pickett

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Girls basketball

Stoughton looks to unseat Monroe in Badger South MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

Stoughton girls basketball coach Brad Pickett is hoping a more efficient offense and lockdown defense can carry the Vikings into Badger South title contention this season. The Vikings return three starters from a team that went 20-5 overall (11-3 conference) and finished second in the Badger South. Stoughton lost to Monroe 64-45 in a WIAA Division 2 sectional semifinal in Middleton last season. Tw o y e a r s a g o , t h e Vikings were conference co-champions with the Cheesemakers and Madison Edgewood. The last conference title Stoughton won outright was in 2015-16 when the Vikings finished as the Division 2 state runner-up. “Our goal every year is to compete for a conference

championship,” Pickett said. Pickett is in his 15th year coaching with stops as the Brodhead girls coach and Monticello boys coach. He is entering his fifth year with the Vikings. The Vikings return three senior starters in Emma Kissling, Peighton Trieloff and Kyianna Baker. Both Trieloff (10.4 points per game) and Kissling (9.9 ppg) were named to the honorable mention all-conference team last season. Trieloff shot 48 percent from the field and 78 percent from the free throw line. Kissling made 18 three-pointers and shot 40 percent from behind the arc. “They are both teamfirst type of players,” Pickett said. “They are capable of scoring 15 to 18 points on many teams. They are unselfish and were in the gym all summer working on their games.”

Baker (4.9 ppg, 5.2 rebounds per game) gives the Vikings a physical presence inside who excels at rebounding. Despite being only 5 foot, 8 inches, Baker often defends players much taller down low. “She’s strong, Pickett said. “She rebounds well. She can defend kids bigger because of her strength. That’s a big asset for us.” Other returning letterwinners who may see an increased role this season are seniors Ashley Nelson (4.3 ppg), Alex Ashworth (3.4 ppg) and Alita Frick (3.6 ppg). However, Frick suffered a torn ACL and is expected to miss most of the season. One newcomer who could contribute right away is 5-11 senior Brynn Sproul. She didn’t play basketball last year, but two years ago as a sophomore saw some minutes on the varsity. “She’s a player at 5-11

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T h ey a r e wo r k i n g t o reduce their turnovers, Pickett said. “I think one of our goals is to take better care of the basketball,” he said. “I do think we have the players who can score. I feel like we can get more efficient by taking care of the ball.”

Conference Monroe went 14-0 to win the Badger South title for the second straight season last year. The Cheesemakers are led by senior point guard Sydney Hilliard, a University of Wisconsin recruit and All-State player who averaged 22.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.7 steals per game last year. The other first-team all-conference selection back for the Cheesemakers is senior Emily Benzschawel, a Lindenwood University recruit in St. Charles, Mo. “With two of the better

players in the state (Hilliard and Benzschawel) on the same team they are a good duo,” Pickett said. Edgewood brings in a talented freshmen class to a team that tied the Panthers for third in the conference. The Crusaders are led by sophomore Ella Foti, who averaged 14.6 points and 8.4 rebounds per game as a freshman last year in 14 games because of an injury. Monona Grove senior M c Ke n n a Wa r n o c k , a n All-State player who is an University of Iowa recruit, averaged a double-double last year (28.5 points, 12.4 rebounds). According to ESPN, Warnock is the No. 86th-ranked player in the country in this year’s recruiting class. “It will be competitive,” Pickett said of the Badger South. “You have to be ready to play night in and night out in this conference.”

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Returning letterwinners for the Stoughton girls basketball team (front, from left) are: Emma Kissling, Peighton Trieloff and Alita Frick. In the back row are Brynn Sproul, Alex Ashworth, Kyianna Baker and Ashley Nelson.

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who can step out and hit the shot,” Pickett said. Juniors expected to contribute are: Myranda Kotlwoski, Riley Royston, Megan Marggi, Delaney Siedel and Micah Zaemisch. “Alex gave us some good minutes last year and she may have earned a starting spot this year,” Pickett said. “Ashley and our senior class will all have a bigger role.” All of the Vikings’ players have some varsity experience. “Hopefully, we can lean on that experience in big situations or games,” Pickett said. He said rebounding and work ethic are strengths of the Vikings. Pickett is looking for Stoughton to take a step up on offense this season. Last year, the Vikings averaged 59.6 points and 12.7 turnovers per game.

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Boys soccer

Meyer earns first-team honors in Badger South MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

Four Stoughton boys soccer players received Badger South All-Conference honors on Friday, Oct. 26. Senior goalkeeper Nolan Meyer was named first-team all-conference and was one of four players who were unanimous all-conference. Meyer had 127 saves and an 82 percent save percentage this season. The other unanimous first-team all-conference selections were Oregon senior midfielder Colin McCombs, Oregon junior midfielder Collin Bjerke and Monona Grove junior forward Isaac Becker. “In a conference where Oregon gave up one goal all season, Nolan’s accomplishments are remarkable,” coach Michael McIntosh said. “He worked incredibly hard over the years to improve his game and make his senior year a smashing success for himself and, most importantly, for his team.”

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Stoughton senior Nolan Meyer was named first-team Badger South All-Conference as a goalkeeper Oct. 26.

Stoughton senior forward Jason Johnson was named second-team all-conference. Both senior forward Ethan Wright and junior defender Colin Holtan were named honorable mention all-conference.

College football

Warhawks beat Pioneers, remain undefeated Alex Zacharias, a 2014 graduate of Stoughton High School, is a senior on the fifth-ranked Zacharias UW-Whitewater football team (10-0 overall, 7-0 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic

Conference) that just compiled its 19th undefeated season. A 6 foot, 230 pound linebacker, Zacharias has 21 tackles this season, including one sack and a pair of pass break-ups. Zacharias appeared in nine games last year and had 37 tackles, including two for a loss and a pair of sacks. He also forced a fumble.

UW-Whitewater, which seeks its seventh national title, will host Eureka (9-1) in the first round of the 32-team NCAA D3 national tournament on Saturday, Nov. 17. The Warhawks have won the Stagg Bowl national championship game in six of the past 11 years. The program is making its 15th appearance in the NCAA playoffs.

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Opener: Kissling’s two free throws key win Continued from page 9 wasn’t surprised that Kissling stepped up in the clutch. “ Yo u e x p e c t t h o s e kids top step up in those moments and I think she did that,” Pickett said. Early on, it was all Verona as the host opened the game on a 10-0 run. The surge was sparked by a driving layup by junior Rayna Briggs and a threepoint play by sophomore Kyiah Penn. Senior Sydney Rae scored down low and Briggs followed with a three-point play. The Vikings cut the Wildcats’ lead to four points before halftime, 21-17. “We talked about our defense having to pick up,” Pickett said. “After that timeout we thought we could pressure the ball and get in the passing lanes more. We were fortunate enough to create some turnovers and get back in the game.” The Vikings’ offense caught fire in the second half, scoring off some Wildcat turnovers. Stoughton junior Megan Marggi drilled a 3-pointer and Kissling knocked down a 3 to help the Vikings take a 35-31 lead. Senior Peighton Trieloff scored on a layup and senior Alex Ashworth hit a 3-pointer to extend the Vikings’ lead to 40-33. That set the stage for a nail-biting finish as the

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ABOVE: Stoughton senior Alex Ashworth knocks down a 3-pointer in the Vikings’ 48-44 season-opening win over Verona on Tuesday. RIGHT: Stoughton junior Ashley Nelson battles Verona senior Ally Kundinger for a loose ball. The Vikings overcame an 11-point firsthalf deficit to win.

Wildcats cut it to a twopoint game with 8.9 seconds left. Trieloff added 10 points and junior Riley Royston chipped in seven points. “I think different kids

stepped up in the second half,” Pickett said. “Megan hit one 3-pointer in the second half that was big. I think we moved the ball better in the second half to get those shots.”

Stoughton caps historic season Looking ahead Stoughton returns three of its five state qualifiers next year and is well-positioned to improve on its position next year, coach Katie Talmadge told the Hub after the meet. “We had a couple girls in the wings that can step up,” she said. “I picture freshmen Evelyn Schaefer and Melanie Regan having great STAR seasons and stepping in on those relays for us next year. We’ve got a young, talented team that’s not going anywhere.” Talmadge said seeing two Baraboo breaststrokers on the podium gave her and assistant coach Amber Earlywine the next goal for Stoughton. “How cool was that, getting two girls on the podium in the same event,” she said. “That’s the next thing to shoot for, to get that kind of depth.” She said Savy Burroughs, who led the 200-yard freestyle relay, is ready to go to state as an individual next year. “Savy had a wonderful meet to prep her for some individual swims at state next year,” Talmadge said. “We talked about that during the 50 free. I told her, ‘I picture you right now 365 days from now right here in Lane 6.”

Many successes Success for the Stoughton swimming team came by several measures. The Vikings had 658 season-best swims, a 3.77 team GPA and 92 percent attendance. Stoughton was fourth at the Badger South

Conference meet and seventh at sectionals, where the team crowned its first sectional champion in 18 years. The Vikings finished 11th at state with 74 points and the first state swimming champion in SHS history. They also broke five new school records (200 freestyle and 100 free and the 200 medley, 200 free and 400 free relays).

Edgewood dominance Madison Edgewood won just three events (500 free and 200 and 400 free relays) Saturday but dominated second-ranked McFarland 328.5-209. It was the Crusaders’ fourth straight state title. Sophia Bormett’s McFarland Shark club teammate, senior Alexandra Moderski, set a pair of state records in the 50 and 100 free. The University of Missouri recruit was also part of a state championship 200 medley relay to help the Spartans finish secPhoto by Jeremy Jones ond. Savy Boroughs swims a 56 second split on her leg of the 400-yard freestyle Friday at the WIAA Division 2 state meet. She Tomahawk finished a pro- helped Stoughton finish seventh in a school-record time of 3 minutes, 41.6 seconds. gram-best third with 164 points. “I think training with Alex helps Sofia a lot,” Talmadge said. “It helps when you train with people who are faster Diving: Trinity McNall, SO, Monona Grove, 468.8 *100 freestyle: Alexandra Moderski, SR, McFarland, than you because you have points 49.68 Farland something to aspire to every day in practice.” 200 medley relay: McFarland, 1:45.78 500 freestyle: DeeDee Walker, JR, Edgewood, The Badger South domi5:04.88 200 freestyle: Sofia Bormett, SO, Stoughton 1:53.3 nated the meet winning all but two events. Whitnall 200 IM: McKenzie Hammer, SO, Monroe/New Glarus, 200 freestyle relay: Edgewood, 1:36.62 senior Nicole Beckman (100 2:08.37 100 backstroke: Mara Freeman, FR, McFarland 56.5 butterfly) and Whitewater sophomore Ella Houwers *50 freestyle: Alexandra Moderski, SR, McFarland, 400 freestyle relay: Edgewood, 3:30.13 (100 breaststroke) were the 22.77 only state champions that *state record didn’t swim in the conference.

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Ad hoc: Interviews will start this winter Continued from page 1 residents,” Coughlin said. “We’re trying to attract young families, but even people who don’t yet have kids count in that,” he said. “(Also) looking at a range of socioeconomic backgrounds, as the rise in free and reduced lunch indicates we have a lower family income level than Stoughton has historically had, so we want to make sure we’re finding interview participants who represent all those backgrounds.” Coughlin said the core group has met twice so far, with another meeting scheduled for this week. Coughlin said it’s important for the ad hoc committee members to come up with “actionable suggestions” for both bodies – “themes or trends we feel they should be focusing on.” “We want to provide information doesn’t just get compiled and shelved,” he said. “That’s a concern at our committee level and at the community level that maybe in the past, some of our bodies have grabbed too much data and then not found a way to really push that data toward a policy.”

Seeking participants The group is looking for young people in the 18-40 age range living in Stoughton, and will be reaching out to local parents’ and other organizations to try to find a good mix to interview. Coughlin said anyone is welcome to contact him if they would like to participate. “This group has an interest in helping the elected officials better understand who or what types of young people live in

our community and what they really like about it,” he said. “If people are interested in that mission … I would encourage anybody to get in touch with us.” Coughlin said the group is trying to design questions to find out not just what individuals like about Stoughton, but also what they believe brings others into the city, as well. “We’re trying to limit the amount of personal bias in these results,” he said. “It’s not hard to figure out what aspects of a community people don’t like, but by focusing on the positive stuff, we hope we can maybe learn some things about a community we don’t already know.”

Working on format Group members are trying to decide what format the questions should be – one-on-one, small group or large groups. He said they’ll likely hold some initial interviews to “make sure we’re asking the right questions and getting valuable information.” “As we heard from Randy Stoecker, once you start interviewing people in your community, your going to see trends that continue for the rest of your interviews,” Coughlin said. The group is hoping to take the next few weeks to come up with interview questions and formats, with a goal to start the interviews in late winter/early spring. That, they hope, will give the ad hoc committee time to digest the information and come up with some recommendations to the Stoughton Area school board and Common Council in May. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@ wcinet.com.

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Terry Brenny stands in the wellness garden at Stoughton Hospital that was dedicated in his honor on Nov. 6. Brenny was president/CEO of the hospital for 28 years.

Brenny honored with wellness garden dedication ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group

O n Tu e s d a y, N ov. 6 , members of the Stoughton Hospital community gathered to dedicate a wellness garden on the hospital’s

grounds in honor of Terry Brenny, who had served as President/CEO of the hospital for 28 years. Among the guests were Stoughton Hospital president/CEO Dan DeGroot, Brad Schroeder, Stoughton

Hospital Foundation president and Judeen Reese, Partners of Stoughton Hospital president. Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@ wcinet.com.​

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Andi Speth, Terry Brenny, Tom Pertzborn and Jessica Pharo celebrate Stoughton Hospital’s wellness garden dedication on Nov. 6.

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Ana Mikkelson was among the Dane County youth that celebrated 4-H week in October.

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Stoughton youth celebrate 4-H week National 4-H week was from Oct. 7-13, and youth, parents, volunteers and alumni from around the Stoughton area celebrated with the theme “Inspire Kids to Do.” The campaign was designed to empower children by giving them skills

they need to succeed in life and careers, a news release from Rutland 4-H leader Abbey Alderman explained. “4-H taught me invaluable leadership and communication skills.” Alderman said in the release. “It’s the reason I’ve chosen

a career field in agriculture communications. It’s critical to support local farmers and educate the community about where their food comes from.” - Amber Levenhagen

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Vicky L. Olson, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018. She loved birds, especially cardinals, working crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles and reading books. Most of all, she was a very special and loving wife, mother, grandma, sister and aunt. Vicky is survived by her husband, Larry; daughter, Kim (Brian) Skonning; granddaughters, Brian na and Molly Skonning; sister, Debra Williams;

and sisters-in-law, Linda Swangstu and Lou Ellen Singleton. She was preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Florence Short. Per the family’s wishes, a private service will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be made at gundersonfh.com. Gunderson Stoughton Funeral & Cremation Care 1358 Hwy. 51N @ Jackson St. (608)873-4590

went on to receive a degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Reese was united in marriage to Estelle Sperloen, of Stoughton, on Sept. 9, 1956, at Central Lutheran Church in Stoughton, and they have been married for 62 years. Reese worked as a Claims Adjuster with an insurance company until his retirement in 1993. Reese toured France with the Drum and Bugle Corps during college. He was proud to be an Eagle Scout, and continued his dedication as a scouting leader, and going on camping trips with his son, Greg. Reese was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, and the Middleton Masonic Lodge. He enjoyed traveling in his retirement years, with his most treasured

trip being a Canadian rail trip across Canada. His children remember boating on Lake Mendota with their dad, and he never missed a day walking Dusty. Reese was a volunteer for UW Track and Field. He had great interest in the Civil War and Genealogy. Reese’s greatest joy was his grandchildren. Reese is survived by his wife, Estelle; his children, Carol (Jordan) Burns of Phoenix, AZ, Gregory (Carrie) Walker of Annapolis, MD, Kirsten (Bryan) Ryan of Madison; his grandchildren, Meagan, Keven, Jason, Sean, Madison, Troy, Lillian, Ava, Shaunna, Tessa and Kaela; his great-grandchildren, Ella, Harper, Avery, Charlotte, Hudson, Holland and Anderson.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and brothers, Bruce, Jerome and Theodore. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 5701 Raymond Road, Madison, with Rev. Sheryl Erickson presiding. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. After a luncheon at church, burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery in Stoughton. Memorials are suggested to Agrace HospiceCare, 5395 E. Cheryl Parkway, Fitchburg, WI, 53711; or Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 5701 Raymond Road, Madison, WI, 53711. Please share your memories at cressfuneralservice.com.

age 17) and his brother, Marvin, enlisted together exactly one year to the day after Pearl Harbor. They were known as the Pearl Harbor Avengers. Rollie went to every island in the South Pacific on board his ship, the Veruna. After service, he attended Madison Business College and earned a business degree. On March 26, 1948, Rollie and Shirley (Wall) were united in marriage in Oshkosh. They spent 45 great years together, camping, laughing and raising four children until her death on March 15, 1993. Rollie and his father sold insurance together and eventually he started Devlin Agency Real Estate. He was “Realtor of the Year” in 1980 for Rock County. He also owned the Party Port and Pizza Palace (everyone loved that pizza and Shirley’s donuts). Rollie has always been proud of the things he did for the Evansville community. He founded the Empty Stocking Club and was instrumental in getting both the swimming pool

and (Continental) Evansville Manor up-and-running. He lived most of his life in Evansville. Rollie and Shirley did winter in Arizona for several years and after the passing of his beloved wife, Shirley, he moved to Arizona permanently. While in Arizona, he reunited with a longtime friend from Evansville, Kathy Disch. They were companions for many years. In 2012, Rollie returned to Evansville to be closer to his children. Rollie enjoyed golfing with his friends for many years. He has always been a card player and so enjoyed playing cards with his children and grandchildren. Rollie is survived by his four children – Dean (Laura) Devlin, Barb (Ken) Howard, Joanne (Steve) Peterson, and Kaye (Allan) Crocker. He is survived by his grandchildren – Angie (Scott) Timmerman, Karin (Bernie) Vassar, Anne (Patrick) Rooney, Jana Crocker (Ryan Lindemann), Stacie (Cody) Putnam, and Brian (Jessy) Crocker. He is further survived by his 12 great-grandchildren. He is

also survived by his brother, Ken (Clara) Devlin. He was preceded in death by his wife Shirley, companion Kathy, parents Orville and Clara and brother Marvin. A memorial service was held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday November 10, 2018, at St. John’s Lutheran Church Evansville with Reverend Matthew Poock officiating. Military Rites followed the service at church provided by V.F.W. Post 6905 Evansville. A visitation was held at 9 a.m. until the time of service at church on Saturday. Ward-Hurtley Funeral Home Evansville is assisting the family. Condolences may be expressed at Wardhurtley. com “I leave my thoughts, my laughter, my dreams, to you whom I have treasured. And all I take with me as I leave you is your love and the millions of memories of all that we have shared. So I truly enter my new life as a millionaire.” We will miss you, Dad.

Marjorie was born Sept 15, 1925 in Stoughton to the late Anton and Galia (Halverson) Linn. Marjorie is a graduate of Stoughton High School, a member of Covenant Lutheran Church and served on the Stoughton Hospital Board for many years. She was a legal secretary for over 50 years. Marjorie was a professional seamstress and made the Uncle Sam costume worn for many years in every Presidential Inaugural Parade in Washington D.C. She was very proud that t h a t c o s t u m e i s n ow enshrined in the Smithsonian Institution in

Washington D.C. Marjorie loved to garden. Marjorie is survived by her daughters Bettie Jane Martin and Susan Lee Martin, and her son Carlos James (Diana Pfeffer) Martin III; her two grandchildren Nicole Anne Martin and Carolynn Jamison Martin; and is further survived by other relatives and friends. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and many brothers and sisters. A funeral service was held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018 at Covenant Lutheran Church, 1525 Van Buren St. Stoughton, with

Rev Sara Rabe presiding. Burial will be at Wheeler Prairie Cemetery. A l u n c h e o n f o l l ow e d burial at the church. Visitation was held from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, at Cress Funeral Home, 206 W. Prospect St. Stoughton, and also from 10 a.m. until the time of the service on Wednesday at the church. Memorials may be made to the Madison Area Down S y n d r o m e S o c i e t y, P O Box 44796, Madison, WI., 53744. Please share your memories at cressfuneralservice.com.

short battle with ALS. He proudly served in the Navy, Marines and Army, retiring from the 1 3 2 n d Fo rward Support Battalion in 2000. A man with a strong work ethic, he continued working at Uniroyal until retiring in 2017. Darrell is survived by his loving wife of 51 years Edith A. (Miller) March; Darrell March five children Sandy (Brian) Toay, Sheila (Josh) Darrell Lavern March, Boughton, Timothy March, age 69, passed away peace- Sherri March and Shaunda fully at his home after a (Ahren) Klongland; 16

grandchildren; and five great grandchildren. He is further survived by his mother Fern; siblings Wes (Deb) March, Jim (Connie) March, Roy (Cindy) March, Pam March, Craig (Linda) March; step siblings and many nieces nephews and other relatives and friends. He is preceded in death by his father Beauford; step father Bob; and sister-inlaw Judy. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, at Cress Funeral Home, 206 W. Prospect St. Stoughton. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until

the time of the service on Saturday at the funeral home. A luncheon will follow after the funeral at the VFW. Darrell would like everyone to come dressed casually. The family wishes to thank Agrace HospiceCare nursing staff for the compassionate care. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Agrace HospiceCare or the ALS A s s o c i a t i o n Wi s c o n s i n Chapter. Please share your memories at cressfuneralservice.com

Reese L. Walker

Reese L. Walker, age 86, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, with Agrace HospiceCare. He was born on Dec. 22, 1931, to Harley and Kathryn (Fischer) Walker in Madison. Reese graduated from West High School in Madison. He

Rollie E. Devlin

Rollie E. Devlin

Rollie E. Devlin, age 93, passed away on November 6, 2018, at Mercy Hospital in Janesville. He was born on a farm in Union Township, the son of Orville and Clara (Rasmussen) Devlin. He attended Butts Corner Country School and graduated from Evansville High School in 1942. Rollie honorably served his country in the U.S. Navy from December 7, 1942 until the war was over. Rollie (at

Marjorie L. Martin

Marjorie Martin

Marjorie L. Martin, age 93, passed away peacefully in her home, that she loved and lived in her entire life, on Friday, Nov. 9, 2018.

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Legals BOARD OF EDUCATION STOUGHTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL MEETING-TAX LEVY & CONSENT AGENDA OCTOBER 22, 2018 1. Special Meeting Opening A. Call Meeting to Order-President Frank Sullivan called a Special MeetingTax Levy & Consent Agenda to order at the Administrative & Educational Services Center Board Room at 6:30 p.m. B. Public Comment-None. C. Roll Call-Present: Allison Sorg, Tim Bubon, Jon Coughlin, Joe Freye, Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Steve Jackson, Kathleen Hoppe, Jill Sullivan, Francis Sullivan. 2. Resolution to Adopt the Tax Levy-A motion was made by Hoppe, seconded by Patterson, and carried unanimously on a roll call to adopt the Resolution to Adopt the Tax Levy: 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. 3. Adopt the 2018-19 Budget-A motion was made by Bubon, seconded by FitzGibbon, and carried unanimously on a voice vote to adopt the 2018-19 budget as presented. 4. Consent Agenda-A motion was made by FitzGibbon, seconded by Jackson and carried unanimously to approve the October 8, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Minutes as presented; approve the October 4 - November 6, 2018 check register and October 17, 2018 Pcard 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: $2,500.00 for books from Good Shepherd by the Lake Lutheran Church for Kegonsa Library and students; $200.00 for meals from Alyssa Weinand for students in need; School supplies valued at $200.00 from Megan Leick for Research Products; School supplies valued at $20.00 from Pat & Steve Foltz; School Supplies valued at $6.00 from Old National Bank; and related cash donation budget adjustments from $2,700.00. 5. Meeting Closing A. Recap of Action Items-None. B Adjournment-A motion was made by Freye, seconded by Hoppe and carried unanimously on a voice vote to adjourn at 6:40 p.m. _____________________ Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Clerk Published: November 15, 2018 WNAXLP *** NOTICE OF SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION STOUGHTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT DATE OF ELECTION: APRIL 2, 2019 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at an election to be held in the School District of Stoughton, on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 the following offices are to be elected to succeed the present incumbents listed. The term of office for school board member is three (3) years beginning Monday, April 22, 2019. Office, Term Length, Incumbent School Board Member, 3 years, April 22, 2019 – April 24, 2022, Joe Freye School Board Member, 3 years, April 22, 2019 – April 24, 2022, Yolibeth FitzGibbon School Board Member, 3 years, April 22, 2019 – April 24, 2022, Jill Patterson NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that a Campaign Registration Statement and a Declaration of Candidacy, must be filed no later than 5:00 p.m., on Wednesday, January 2, 2019, in the Business Office of the school district’s Administrative and Educational Services Center, 320 North Street. If an incumbent fails to file a Declaration of Candidacy by 5:00 p.m. on January 2, 2019, and if the incumbent also did not file a Notification of Non-candidacy by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 21, 2018, then the filing deadline for other candidates for the office will be extended by 72 hours. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that if a primary is necessary, the primary will be held on Tuesday, February 19, 2019. A description of the school district boundaries can be obtained from the school district office. Acceptable Photo ID will be required to vote at this election. If you do not have a photo ID you may obtain a free ID for voting from the Division of Motor Vehicles. Done in the School District of November 15, 2018 Yolibeth FitzGibbon, School District Clerk Published: November 15, 2018 WNAXLP ***

STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO CREDITORS (INFORMAL ADMINISTRATION) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GEORGE JOHN BALTES Case No. 2018PR796 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for Informal Administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth December 5, 1947 and date of death December 19, 2014, was domiciled in Dane County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 1200 Holtan Road, Stoughton, WI 53589. 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is February 1, 2019. 5. A claim may be filed at the Dane County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton Street, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1005. Electronically signed by Danell Behrens Deputy Probate Registrar October 30, 2018 Attorney Mary H. Behling PO Box 15 Cambridge, WI 53523 (608) 423-3286 Bar Number: 01005733 Published: November 8, 15 and 22, 2018 WNAXLP *** STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO CREDITORS (INFORMAL ADMINISTRATION) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ANN R. HOEL Case No. 2018PR814 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for Informal Administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth February 20, 1933 and date of death September 25, 2018, was domiciled in Dane County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 3325 Rutland-Dunn Townline Road, Stoughton, WI 53589. 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is February 8, 2019. 5. A claim may be filed at the Dane County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton Street, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1005. Electronically signed by Danell Behrens Deputy Probate Registrar November 5, 2018 Michael D. Rumpf PO Box 1 Cambridge, WI 53523 (608) 423-3254 Bar Number: 1015663 Published: November 8, 15 and 22, 2018 WNAXLP *** STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY, NOTICE SETTING TIME TO HEAR APPLICATION AND DEADLINE FOR FILING CLAIMS (INFORMAL ADMINISTRATION) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF URIAH ROBERT DAVIS Case No. 2018PR809 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for Informal Administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth March 4, 1930 and date of death October 23, 2018, was domiciled in Dane County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 5206 Paulus Court, McFarland, WI 53558. 3. The application will be heard at the Dane County Courthouse, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1005, before the presiding Probate Registrar, on December 13, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. You do not need to appear unless you object. The application may be granted if there is no objection. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is February 8, 2019 5. A claim may be filed at the Dane County Courthouse, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1005. 6. This publication is notice to any persons whose names or addresses are unknown. If you require reasonable accommodations due to a disability to participate in the court process, please call 608266-4311 at least 10 working days prior to the scheduled court date. Please note that the court does not provide transportation. Electronically signed by Danell Behrens Deputy Probate Registrar November 2, 2018 Jonathan M. Hajny 221 Kings Lynn Road Stoughton, WI 53589 (608) 877-4081 Bar Number: 1014429 Published: November 8, 15 and 22, 2018 WNAXLP ***

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0402 Help Wanted FAIRWAY AUTO AUCTION hiring part-time Drivers. Apply in person: 999 Highway A, across from Coachmans. THEY SAY people don’t read those little ads, but YOU read this one, didn’t you? Call now to place your ad, 873-6671 or 835-6677.

Stoughton Courier Hub LOOKING FOR full or part time help on dairy farm, milking cows parlor, some tractor driving and miscellaneous chores. Lancaster area. 608723-4603. CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon Monda for the Stoughton Courier Hub unless changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 8736671 or 835-6677.

ATTENTION High School Students McCarthy Nursing Home in Stoughton, has a opening for a Dietary Aide to work from after school till 6PM Mon. - Fri. $8.00/hr. Call Mike at 608-873-7462 after 3 pm or stop in for an application.

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OFFICE CLEANING in Stoughton Mon-Fri 5pm-9pm. Visit our website: www.capitalcityclean.com or call our office: 608-831-8850.

CRAFT/BAKE SALE Sat. 11/17, 9:00-3:00pm. Albion Town Hall, 624 Albion Rd.

GREENWOOD APARTMENTS. Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently has 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $795 per month, includes heat, water, and sewer. 608-835-6717 Located at: 139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575

A&B ENTERPRISES Light Construction Remodeling No job too small 608-835-7791. RECOVER PAINTING offers carpentry, drywall, deck restoration and all forms of painting. Recover also urges you to join in the fight against cancer, as a portion of every job is donated to cancer research. free estimates, fully insured, 20 yrs experience 608-2700440. ART’S LAWNCARE: Mowing, trimming. Weed Control. Rough mowing available. 608-235-4389. SNOW PLOWING Residential & Commercial Fully Insured. 608-8737038 or 608-669-0025

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0606 Miscellaneous WEATHER TECH backseat cover for mid-size sedan. Dark grey color, excellent condition. New $160, asking $90. 608-577-1558. DRY OAK and Cherry Firewood For Sale. Contact Dave at 608-445-6423 or Pete 608-712-3223. SEASONED SPLIT OAK, Hardwood. Volume discount. Will deliver. 608609-1181.

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Sloan Implement at our Mt. Horeb location is currently looking for a Lawn and Garden Service Technician 1 to perform basic diagnostics, service repairs and maintenance work on customer and/or dealer-owned turf equipment. The qualified candidate must be able to pass a drug screen, possess a valid drivers license and have an excellent driving history as well as have the ability to perform basic repairs and required maintenance using special tools and equipment. For additional job duties, requirements, and to see our full-time benefit package, please go online to sloans.com. If you are interested and qualified for the position, please apply online at www.sloans.com.

0672 Pets AKC REGISTERED Female Yellow Lab puppies for sale. Born 10-1-18. Ready for their new homes on 11-2618. Mom is Chocolate AKC & OFA certified. Dad is Yellow AKC. Dewclaws are removed, will be wormed x3, 1st set of shots and vet checked. $100deposit to hold puppy. Call or text 608-412-3088 FOR SALE: Beagle puppies, AKC registered, tri-colors and lemon and white, sire and dam, outstanding hunterscompanions, trial champions in the pedigree, vet checked, $400$450 each. Also two very good 5 year old male Beagles. $700 each. 608437-8957. GOLDEN RETRIEVER puppies, AKC, shots, dewormed, dew claws removed, microchipped and vet checked. 608-574-6204.

0696 Wanted WE BUY Junk Cars and Trucks.We sell used parts. Monday thru Friday 8am-5:30pm. Newville Auto Salvage, 279 Hwy 59 Edgerton, 608-884-3114 DANE COUNTY’S MARKETPLACE. The Courier Hub Classifieds. Call 873-6671 or 835-6677.

OREGON - 231 S. Main St., Large 1-bedroom, full laundry, shared garage, $650 + utilities. 608-3385408. STOUGHTON 3 br at 404 Kennsington Sq. Basement, 1-car garage, rear patio. No pets. $1,200. Sign in yard. Drive-by, call 608-509-6863 STOUGHTON. 304 King St. #3, 2 bedroom, 1st floor apartment. Updated with new flooring, blinds & paint. Immaculate. No pets or smoking & 1 year lease required. $825month +utilities. Calltext Luke 608-215-0028. ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors 55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $795 per month. Includes heat, water and sewer. Professionally managed. Located at300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI 53589 608-877-9388 CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon Friday for The Great Dane and Noon Monday for the Courier Hub unless changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 873-6671 or 835-6677.

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0750 Storage Spaces For Rent ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE 10X10 10X15 10X20 10X25 10X30 Security Lights-24/7 access OREGON/BROOKLYN CALL 608-444-2900 C.N.R. STORAGE Located behind Stoughton Garden Center Convenient Dry Secure Lighted with access 24/7 Bank Cards Accepted Off North Hwy 51 on Oak Opening Dr. behind Stoughton Garden Center Call: 608-509-8904 DEER POINT STORAGE Convenient location behind Stoughton Lumber. Clean-Dry Units 24 HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS 5x10 thru 12x25 608-335-3337 FRENCHTOWN SELF-STORAGE Only 6 miles South of Verona on Hwy PB. Variety of sizes available now. 10x10=$60month 10x15=$70month 10x20=$80month 10x25=$90month 12x30=$115month Call 608-424-6530 or 1-888-878-4244 NORTH PARK STORAGE 10x10 through 10x40, plus 14x40 with 14' door for RV & Boats. Come & go as you please. 608-873-5088 OREGON SELF-STORAGE 10x10 through 10x25 month to month lease Call Karen Everson at 608-835-7031 or Veronica Matt at 608-291-0316 RASCHEIN PROPERTY STORAGE 6x10 thru 10x25 Market StreetBurr Oak Street in Oregon Call 608-520-0240 UNION ROAD STORAGE 10x10 - 10x15 10x20 - 12x30 24/7 Access Security Lights & Cameras Credit Cards Accepted 608-835-0082 1128 Union Road Oregon, WI Located on the corner of Union Road & Lincoln Road CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon Friday for The Great Dane and Noon Monday for the Courier Hub unless changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 873-6671 or 835-6677.

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0980 Machinery WESTFIELD 8" by 60' auger PTO driven with plastic hopper. $900 608966-3557

0990 Farm RENT SKIDLOADERS MINI-EXCAVATORS TELE-HANDLER and these attachments. Concrete breaker, posthole auger, landscape rake, concrete bucket, pallet forks, trencher, rock hound, broom, teleboom, stump grinder. By the day, week, or month. Carter & Gruenewald Co. 4417 Hwy 92 Brooklyn, WI 608-455-2411

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WANTED: BLACK Hided feeder calves and yearlings for the PAPA Alliance Annual Sales to be held at the Bloomington Livestock Exchange in Bloomington, WI on December 7 and January 4. Red Angus are also welcome. No dairy-dairy cross. For information call Greg May at 608-5740719 or BLE 608-994-2020.

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HELP WANTED Immediate openings for Certified Nursing Assistants on all shifts to work with our 8 special residents. Must be currently on the WI Nurses Aide Registry. Mike 608-873-7462 after 3PM or stop in for application.

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Fox Prairie Elementary School students sing during a program at the senior center on Monday.

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Stoughton honors its veterans Several events were featured on or around Veterans Day earlier this week. Fox Prairie Elementary School held a program on Monday, Stoughton High School greeted veterans on Friday and Sandhill Elementary School’s program was later in the day Friday. After the Fox Prairie program Monday, veterans and families attended a lunch at the senior center with a musical performance by the elementary school students. Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@wcinet.com. Students at Fox Prairie Elementary School line the hallways before the start of the Veterans Day program on Monday.

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Bud Erickson reads about the history of Veterans Day.

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Right, Robert Johnson, a U.S. Navy veteran who served during 1968-72, shakes the hand of a Fox Prairie Elementary School student during the school’s Veterans Day program on Monday.