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For busy parents, having day care programming after school, during holidays and breaks for students is a game-changer. But affordability can be an issue. Looking to fill a “significant need” in the Kegonsa Elementary School attendance area, officials teamed up with the Stoughton Community Recreation Department up over the summer to create a new afterschool care program, which started in September. Kegonsa principal Erin Conrad said the program has around 15 students so far, with plenty of room to grow, because by the time it was approved in July, most families already had arranged their after school care. Still, easing into things has worked out well. “It’s been a really nice way to start because what’s important for us is ensuring have a high-quality program,” she said. “We do believe for next year, we have quite a bit of interest from families to establish that care for the following school year. So we’re adding kids as they begin to need care.”
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The Common Council unanimously approved a new five-year plan for the city’s green spaces Tuesday, Dec. 12. The plan includes individualized reports for each city park, as well as improvement plans broken down into yearl y g o a l s . Glynn Spread over the next five years, the plan recommends spending $1.9 million in park improvements ranging from modernizing
Over the last few years, one of the top needs parents and families identified is a “high-quality, low-cost” after school care program at Kegonsa, Conrad said. “In the past, there has been after school programming provided by another organization but the cost was prohibitive for our families,” she
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consultations with local law enforcement. According to the act, a school board or governing body must approve a school safety plan at least once every three years. Last month, the district completed security drills to review potential vulnerabilities in schools, which the board reviewed in closed session earlier this month. While those results won’t be made available to the public for security reasons, board president Frank Sullivan told the Hub after the Dec. 3 board
meeting if there were any vulnerabilities discovered, “we will fix them quickly.” Board member Kathleen Hoppe said the closed session “brought great insight on how each building performed and any adaptations needed.” District director of business services Erica Pickett said the district’s emergency plan manual “was in pretty good shape” prior to Act 143 coming into law last year, so no significant changes were needed.
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Twisting in the wind RDA, contractor face potential litigation over who will pay for collapse ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group
It’s been two months since a storm knocked down the northwest portion of the blacksmith shop, but the city hasn’t stabilized the building because doing so might make the city legally responsible for its current condition. The city’s Redevelopment Authority aims to save the building, as the Common Council directed
it to last year, as a potential historic marker in the city’s riverfront redevelopment area. But now, the emphasis has shifted to avoiding litigation with the contractor whom the RDA says might be liable for the collapse. At the Nov. 14 meeting, RDA vice-chair Carl Chenoweth said Earth Construction Inc. felt it had satisfied its contract and “was not going to take any corrective action … and walk away” even after the collapse. The city felt otherwise and has been withholding the last, roughly $150,000 payment on the $700,000 contract to demolish the
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In the past year, the Stoughton Area School District has received around $278,000 in grant funding from the Wisconsin Department of Justice. Monday, the school board approved a new state-mandated safety plan, keeping up its part of a new state
equipment to fixing drainage problems. The Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (CORP) used data including fieldwork, population statistics and feedback from the community to shape plans for future improvements and potential new facilities. Having an up-to-date CORP is necessary to receive state grant funding for many projects, and this is the first time the city has hired a consultant to complete the task. At a cost of $17,000, Ayres and Associates started the process of creating the nearly 200page report in May, visiting all of the city-owned parklands and greenways and working closely with the Parks and Recreation Committee. Parks and Recreation director Dan Glynn told the
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Parks: Analysis predicts which areas, demographics could utilize future parks developments Continued from page 1 Hub “the plan turned out well and will provide important information for what we should be focusing on in the next five years.” Glynn said the consultant the city worked with directly, Ayres landscape architect Blake Theisen, specializes in public parks. “It’s hard to quantify the time it saved (working with the consultants), but it was substantial,” Glynn said. “It helped having someone with this background go through our park system and look for deficiencies.” Theisen presented the report to the council, which included these general recommendations: • Install support components like bike racks and drinking fountains. • Retrofit parks to be ADA accessible. • Replace aging play equipment and sport courts. • Resolve drainage and erosion issues in some parks. Rather than viewing this as prescriptive, Theisen explained this is a “planning document that helps municipalities understand how to get through five years of capital improvements in the park world.” The team surveyed the community over the summer to see how people used the parks and what improvements they’d like to see, Glynn explained. The 711 responses were the most the consultant had seen for a community
amenities are offered. This will be helpful, Glynn said, when deciding places for parks to grow. The maps included in the plan show ways the city could grow its park assets. One shows potential facilities like mountain bike trails, a pool or a fishing pier. Other maps show population – Dan Glynn, City of Stoughton parks and recreation director data, the distribution of existing park facilities and what groups of people can access them, nearby of Stoughton’s size, Glynn wrote illustrate the issues in question. in an email to the Hub. Most citBjoin Park, for example, on the parks and potentially underserved izen feedback focused on play- north side of the city, has a sug- areas. grounds, restroom facilities and gested $53,500 in improvements. Deeper analysis trails, which is typical, Glynn These range in cost from $15,000 Hiring a consultant that works wrote. to repair and resurface the tennis/ The survey results are includ- pickleball court to $500 for trim- exclusively in this realm gave the ed in the plan document, as well ming the trees that are hanging city the advantage of outside perspective, Glynn said. It also resultas the “additional comments” over the basketball court. section. Roughly one-eighth of These improvements are listed ed in improvements to the plan respondents who left additional in the same format as the city’s that are new this go-around, some comments wanted to see a public Capital Improvement Plan: a of them a result of labor-intensive swimming pool. five-year plan with borrowing for practices. The three parts of the plan that Glynn said “water-based rec- some projects scheduled in each reation” scored high, indicating year. For Bjoin, the plan recom- stood out to Glynn are the individthe public’s support for the city’s mends spending $12,000 in 2019 ual park recommendations, demoeffort for the proposed whitewater to remove dead and dying trees, graphic and location analysis and remove mold from the play equip- the expanded recreational routes park. replace the end caps on the map that are all new to this CORP. Detailed recommendations ment, “The mapping, (geographic backrest of benches and trim the For each of the city’s parks, trees overhanging the basketball information system) work and fieldwork that they did takes a lot Theisen’s team reviewed the exist- court. The $15,000 for repairing and of time,” Glynn wrote. ing facilities, maintenance schedKnowing the ages of those who ule, programs, events and revenue resurfacing the pickleball/tennis generators at the park and issues court is slated for 2022, giving the live near parks helps the Parks and Recreation department prioritize city time to set its priorities. with its current status. The plan also includes a full the projects it asks to do each year. The plan lists improvement “If you have a neighborhood options, along with cost estimates, inventory of the city’s green spacwith 2-to-5-year-olds, when a es, complete with information like and it includes site photos that total acreage and what kind of playground is looking to get
‘If you have a neighborhood with 2-to-5-year-olds, when a playground is looking to get replaced, you might install a ‘tot lot.’ If there’s infrastructure there like a tennis court, does it make sense to resurface if there’s another one in the vicinity people can walk to?’
replaced, you might install a ‘tot lot,’” Glynn told the Hub in September. “If there’s infrastructure there like a tennis court, does it make sense to resurface if there’s another one in the vicinity people can walk to?” Using a GIS technique called overlay analysis, Theisen’s team predicted which areas in the city run the risk of becoming underserved by parks. The firm layered existing park services data over population density on one map, which showed how many people each amenity is supporting. On other maps, that data was broken down by age to show what kind of services should go where. That’ll be helpful, for example, when it’s time for the city to choose which pickleball courts to resurface, popular with the older crowd, or where to put the next playground. Stoughton has long had a goal of connecting its trail system to the greater county trail system and eventually up to Madison. The recreational route maps included in this plan show potential parks, planned and proposed multi-use trails and existing infrastructure. This is important, Glynn said, because the city is growing and trails ranked very highly in community response. Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@wcinet.com.
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shop. That building still has rubble and twisted girders surrounding the massive hole caused by the Oct. 20 windstorm. Before the partial collapse, the RDA had been considering options to stabilize the building, ranging from a nearly $200,000 plan to strip and keep the masonry and leave the steel skeleton intact for a future developer to roughly $20,000 plan to install bracing that would help it through the next few winters. Now, acting on advice from the city’s attorney, the RDA is reluctant to pursue any of those options yet, for fear it would transfer the responsibility of its current condition to the city. At the November meeting, the RDA passed a motion to pay a structural engineer not more than $30,000 to stabilize the building, contingent on Photo by Alexander Cramer legal advice from city’s A portion of the blacksmith shop collapsed during an Octoattorney and risk manager. Those conversations are ber storm. The RDA is working with city officials to deterongoing, and as the holi- mine next steps to save the building. days approach, any action seems likely to take place at or after the next meeting in Latest Technology - Affordable Prices January. WISCONSIN Dr. Douglas Contact Alexander CramKloss, er at alexander.cramer@ 1310 Mendota St., Madison, WI 53714 Audiologist wcinet.com.
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Worship series addresses immigration It was recently shared with me that the caravan that is wanting entrance into the United States from Mexico is a faith crisis, not just a human crisis. As we enter Advent and prepare for Christmas, this is a vital time to have some honest conversations around immigration and faith. Last summer, the worship team at the church met to do some long-range planning. At the time, the stories of children being separated from their parents at the borders were coming in daily, almost hourly. It was heartbreaking then. There was an image going around social media of Jesus, Mary and Joseph being “caged.” We were moved by this and tentatively planned a series on immigration for this time of the year. We were tentative because we didn’t know how relevant this would be, considering the uncertain climate of our political world. God has certainly been with us in the planning and hard work for this series. We are calling the series: Border Crossing – Changing Our Points of View. Each week, we will look at the idea of borders and how they affect all of our lives. The Christmas story is about signs, wilderness, softened hearts, and a joining of cultures to worship
the coming Christ child. These are all words that are a part of the conversation people of faith need to have around immigration. On Christmas Eve (at both our Traveler’s Service on Dec. 19 and 24), we will challenge ourselves to cross borders just as Jesus did. We will challenge ourselves to meet the stranger, to change our point of view and to make being uncomfortable a spiritual discipline. As a part of this series, we have a special set up in our sanctuary and have a prayer vigil planned. On Friday, Dec. 21, the longest night of the year, our sanctuary will be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. for a prayer vigil. We invite people to come for a few minutes or a few hours and spend time in prayer seeking wisdom and direction from God as to how to be a better neighbor to all. We will have some guided prayers available, also. All are welcomed. We worship with this series on Sunday mornings, 8 a.m. and 10 a.m., all throughout the month of December. Our Christmas Eve service is 4 p.m. Dec. 24. Questions can be directed to pastor@stoughtonumc10.org or 873-3273. Rev. Cathy Christman Pastor, Stoughton United Methodist Church
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Weather Wisconsin’s winters colorfully – with a smile
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t is winter in Wisconsin, the ground hog is snoring, and it is going to get even colder as that feisty, fresh New Year blows into town. I take pains to let not the outdoor thermometer be the first thing I spy when I rise this time of year, because it is likely to color my day something other than the energetic and happy red of whatever that stuff is that lives within it. Instead, I have found colorful ways to embrace the season and smile, even if my face feels like it might crack. When shoveling snow, I like Wollin Dunn to sing a little song to keep my spirits up. “’I’ve Been Working on the Railroad” has the appropriate meter and tone, and I might imagine myself diligently keeping the tracks cleared for the Polar Express, for example. If my mood is tilted just a little off plumb, I might insert some custom lyrics of my own. “Dina won’t you blow” can be swapped out for many other refrains, such as “This is too much snow!” or “Florida – hey, let’s go!” While cleaning the horse stalls, I take a break every other stall and trade the rake and shovel for a hockey stick instead. I don’t know about your hens, but mine will break and run to chase a frozen horse apple if I ice it all the way down the barn aisle. It’s good
exercise for them, and if I happen to score a goal into the rat bait station I celebrate – I just don’t raise my stick high enough to risk busting a lightbulb. I don’t have a dog anymore, but if you do and you find yourself out there with Fido, freezin’ for a reason, you might try a little personal examination exercise I used to do. Tucking my face into my scarf until only my eyes were peering out, I would quiet my mind and gaze calmly upon the shape of the yellow spot in the snow and tell my dog what I saw. This was a free Rorschach test I felt strengthened our special relationship. At times, I find myself in a meditative or literary sort of mood. I sometimes enjoy meandering lightly through the sparkling redemption (going for a walk in the snow) and exhausting my soul of its weighted burden (blowing out through my mouth and watching my cloud of breath) as my spirit feels its way along the inverse Braille poetry written there before me (I look at the mouse tracks). Some winters, I have endured a neighbor who fired up the snow-thrower at stupid-o-clock in the morning – before I had even tossed my legs out of my rack and headed for the coffee pot. When that happened, I would get up immediately and write down five things that described how I feel about this person or what kind of revenge I could seek upon him. Then, I would drink a cup of coffee, slowly, savoring it, after which I would throw away that awful list. Choosing instead to be grateful
that I lived in a neighborhood affluent enough for such luxuries, I would jot a reminder to pick up some cinnamon rolls or a gift card for a fast-food joint that serves breakfast to give to my neighbor. After that, he sometimes even did my driveway! Money can be tight after the holiday season, and I haven’t always been able to afford to keep my thermostat set at the temperature I would most prefer. Electricity is cheap compared to gas, but I learned not to fire up that space-heater. Instead, I will even to this day get out my upright vacuum and get after it. This not only gets my blood pumping it will also heat the room because vacuums blow out warm air. In the event that it is colder than a witch’s wart and yet there is not a single flake of snow in sight, I like to hop in my car and go for a drive in the country to do a little time-traveling back to when all photographs were sepia-toned. Admiring the rust on the barbedwire fences and the khaki sheen of the marsh grasses, I give a salute to the dark, stoic oak trees that knew my grandpa back when he was just knee-high to a grasshopper. And when I return home, my heart overflowing with bittersweet nostalgia for auld lang syne, I look that thermometer full in the face and rejoice in all of my bright, cheerful hopes for the brand-new year! Kelsey Wollin Dunn is a Town of Rutland resident.
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Edvard Grieg Chorus performs The Edvard Grieg Chorus performed at the Sons of Norway Mandt Lodge, 317 S. Page St., on Thursday, Dec. 13. Attendees watched the choir sing various Christmas hits, including “Silent Night” and a parody version
of “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” of Norwegian snacks. After the concert, visitors gathered in the lodge basement for desserts and refreshments. – Emilie Heidemann
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The Edvard Grieg Chorus performs a Christmas tune during the performance at the Sons of Norway Mandt Lodge.
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Safety: State DOJ grants support safety measures, security upgrades continue schools, with a small portion of the money slated to outfit “We just needed to make entryway vestibule windows a few adjustments and add with shatterproof film. a couple things to ensure we had all of the components that Weapons policy the state now requires,” she revision wrote in an email to the Hub. The district is considering putting an ATM in Security upgrades Stoughton High School. Pickett said the district’s That would require other recent focus on safety has policy revisions, however, included securing building as current policy does not entrances, using an online allow armed security guards visitor management system on school grounds, and they that completes sex offender would be tasked to load the registry background checks, machines. safety training for all staff The board briefly disand increasing mental health cussed a slight revision to support for students. allow employees of conIn July, the district was tractors to carry weapons awarded a $109,285 DOJ when the contractor’s congrant, and another $168,391 tract with the district perin October; those were part mits them to do so. The polof $100 million in state icy will come back with the grants to improve school revised wording in January. safety. According to district “Everyone seemed on officials, the vast majori- board with it,” board presty of the funding was for ident Frank Sullivan wrote acquisition and installation in an email to the Hub on of security cameras to cover Tuesday. the interior of all five of its Continued from page 1
The approved safety plan “must include guidelines and procedures to address school violence and attacks, threats of school violence and attacks, bomb threats, fire, weather-related emergencies, intruders, parent-student reunification and threats to non-classroom events (e.g., recess, athletic events and concerts).” The plan requires schools to conduct an on-site safety assessment in consultation with local law enforcement of each building, site and facility “regularly occupied by students,” to be conducted before a school board or governing body creates or updates a school safety plan. This includes playgrounds, athletic facilities or fields and any other property occupied by students on a regular basis. Schools must also conduct annual drills in the proper response to a school violence event, and the school must submit a brief written evaluation of the drill to the school board or governing body within 30 days, which the board or governing body must review. A drill regarding a school violence event may be substituted for other required drills relating to fire, tornado or other hazards, or school safety incidents.
Wisconsin Act 143 (2017 Assembly Bill 843), creates an Office of School Safety, establishes school safety grants, makes changes related to school safety plans, and requires mandatory reporting of threats of school violence, according to the Wisconsin Legislative Council.
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Citizen of the Year nomination Gingerbread houses It’s time again for the 2018 Stoughton Courier Hub Citizen of the Year. Every year, the Hub recognizes someone whose presence in Stoughton made a noticeable and positive impact on the quality of life in the community during the year. The newspaper will announce the winner in late January. The deadline for nominations is Friday, Dec. 28. To make a nomination, email communityreporter@wcinet.com, fill out a form at ConnectStoughton.com or call 873-6671. Nominations should include your name and contact information, the nominee’s name and an explanation of the nominee’s contributions to the community throughout 2017.
Hour of Code The senior center will participate in the global movement Hour of Code from 3-4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20. Around the world, people of all ages spend the hour participating in coding activities. At the senior center, the program will cover a history of computing, how programming works and short,simple examples to show what computer code looks like. Computer experience is not needed to attend. For information, visit hourofcode. com.
DeeDee Bouzek. Tickets are $12 and can be purTeens can build gingerbread chased at showtix4u.com. houses at the library from 4-6 p.m. Faith stories Thursday, Dec. 20. Ingredients and supplies, such as St. Ann’s Parish will continue its candy canes, gumdrops and licorice, “Our Faith Stories” series with a will be provided. The program is for discussion at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. teens in grades 6 and up. 6, in St. Ann’s Church’s Healy Hall, For information, call 873-6281. 323 N. Van Buren St. Each month, the parish asks Christmas dinner parishioners to share how they see The VFW Post 328, American God working in their lives. This Legion and Auxiliaries and volun- month, Mike Donahue and Jim Cisle teers will offer a Christmas dinner will discuss the experience they from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, shared with the people of Catarina, Dec. 25, at the VFW Hall, County N Guatemala, where they visited earliand Veterans Road. er this year. Donations are requested. If a For information, call 873-7633. ride or a delivered meal is needed, call 873-8585 by Dec. 21. The ser- Teen yoga vice is available for those within Stoughton Yoga will offer a Teen the Stoughton Area School District Tuesdays series from Jan. 8 to Feb. boundaries. 5 at the studio, 123 E. Main St. All For information, call 873-8585. classes run from 4-4:45 p.m. Instructed by Kelly Petrie, the Musical performance series is designed for teens ages 12 Aligning Stars Theater will per- and up. They will learn yoga and form “Band Geeks! The Musical” mindfulness techniques. Yoga mats at 7 p.m. January 3-5 at the Stough- will be provided and no prior yoga ton Village Players Theater, 255 E. experiences is necessary. A donaMain St. tion of $10, for the entire series, is The performance follows the requested. Cuyahoga High School marching Registration is required and can band, which has a dwindling budget be done by emailing info@stoughand a handful of members, as new tonyoga.org. members navigate relationships and peer pressure. The performance is directed by
Thursday, December 20
• 9:30 a.m., Family music time with Eliza Tyksinski (ages 2-5 and siblings welcome), library, 873-6281 • 1-5 p.m., Personal Essentials Pantry, 343 E. Main St., pepstoughton.org • 3-4 p.m., Hour of Code, senior center (second floor), hourofcode.com • 4-6 p.m., Gingerbread house decoration (for teens in grades 6 and up), library, 873-6281
Friday, December 21
• 1 p.m., Friday movies: Scrooge (1970), senior center, 873-8585
Sunday, December 23
• Library closed • 9 a.m., Special worship time (no Family Express or Sunday School), Christ Lutheran Church, 700 Cty. Road B., 873-9353
Monday, December 24
• Library closed • 4 p.m., Children’s Christmas Eve worship (communion and candle lighting), Christ Lutheran Church, 700 Cty. Road B, 873-9353 • 6 p.m., Worship (senior choir, communion and candle lighting), Christ Lutheran Church, 700 Cty. Road B, 873-9353 • 11 p.m. Worship (special music, communion and candle lighting), Christ Lutheran Church, 700 Cty. Road B, 873-9353
Tuesday, December 25
• Library closed • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m, Christmas dinner, VFW Hall on County N and Veteran’s Road, 873-8585
Wednesday, December 26
• 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Immigrant trunk display, Livsreise, 277 W. Main St., 873-7567
Friday, December 28
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
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.
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
New Beginnings “You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.” – Ephesians 4:22-24 NIV
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Covenant Lutheran Church
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The New Year is a good time for a fresh start.The month of January was named for Janus,the two-faced Roman god who could look forward and backwards at the same time because he had two faces which looked in opposite directions.The ability to simultaneously look back over the previous year or years while looking forward to where we want to go is an important life skill. Many of us make plans to diet or get into better physical shape. Some of us look at our finances and make plans to save more money for retirement or for our children’s college expenses.These are worthwhile goals, but we should also think about the condition of our souls and our spiritual welfare. How might we improve our inner,spiritual life, and our relationship with God? Consider improving your prayer life by adding to your daily prayers.If you don’t pray every day, you are missing an opportunity to start and end your day in the presence of God. If you pray every morning, consider adding a prayer before bedtime, or adding morning prayers if you usually pray at bedtime. Consider adding some serious Bible-study to your life. Finally, consider doing some form of penance. Penance, in its most basic form, is simply contrite repentance, a sincere turning away from sin. It requires us to be genuinely sorry for our sins, and to make a serious effort to amend our lives. Turning away from our old ways and looking forward to a new and better life is perhaps the most appropriate symbolism of the twofaced God Janus. – Christopher Simon
• 1 p.m., Friday movies: Four Christmases, senior center, 873-8585
Sunday, December 30
• 9 a.m., Special worship time (no Family Express or Sunday School), Christ Lutheran Church, 700 Cty. Road B., 873-9353
Monday, December 31
• Library closed
Food pantries City of Stoughton Food Pantry The City of Stoughton Food Pantry, 520 S. Fourth St., is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday. It will also be open from 4-6 p.m. Thursday evenings and the first Saturday of the month from 9-11 a.m.
SUMC Food Pantry The Stoughton United Methodist Church Food Pantry, 525 Lincoln Ave., is open from 9-11 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesdays. It will also be located from 5-7 p.m. Tuesdays.
Personal Essentials Pantry The Personal Essentials Pantry (PEP), 343 E. Main St., is open from 1-5 p.m. on the first and third Thursdays of each Month. The pantry will be closed on holidays and if SASD is closed due to weather.
Support groups Diabetic Support Group • 6 p.m., second Monday, Stoughton Hospital, 873-2356 Dementia Caregivers • 2 p.m., second Thursday, senior center, 873-8585 Crohn’s/Colitis/IBD Support Group • 5:30 p.m., third Wednesday, Stoughton Hospital, 873-7928 Grief Support Groups • 2 p.m., third Wednesday, senior center, 873-8585 Low Vision Support • 1-2:30 p.m., third Thursday, senior center, 873-8585 Parkinson’s Group • 1:30-2:30 p.m., fourth Wednesday, senior center, 873-8585 Multiple Sclerosis Group • 10-11:30 a.m., second Tuesday, senior center, 873-8585
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Fox Prairie celebrates ‘Hour of Code’ Earlier this month, schools around the Stoughton Area School District and country celebrated “Hour of Code” during Computer Science Education Week, held Dec. 3-9, in recognition of the birthday of computing pioneer Admiral Grace Murray Hopper (Dec. 9, 1906). The Hour of Code started as a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify computer coding and broaden participation in the field of computer science, according to hourofcode.com. It has since become a worldwide effort to celebrate computer science, starting with 1-hour coding activities in classrooms.
Beckett Nelson and Alice Wilson use some teamwork on their “Hour of Code” computer coding project.
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Carter Swain makes some adjustments to his program during last month’s “Hour of Code” event at Fox Prairie Elementary School.
Fox Prairie Elementary School student Zayden Wiesner is a picture of concentration as he works on his “Hour of Code” project earlier this month.
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Boys basketball
Catching fire
Stoughton rallies by Monroe, stays atop conference
Sport: Boys basketball Position: Guard Highlight: Hobson scored a game-high 21 points in the Vikings’ 49-43 win over Monroe. With the win, Stoughton stays on top in the Badger South Conference. Honorable mention: James Hanson (boys hockey) scored the Vikings first hat trick of the season Thursday in a nonconference win against Viroqua. Paige Nelson (girls hockey) scored twice Friday as the Icebergs beat the Badger Lightning 5-2. Dante Steinmetz (wrestling) won a 6-2 decision Friday as part of a 70-6 shellacking of Oregon in a Badger South dual meet. Jacob Turner (boys swimming) won both the 100-yard breaststroke and 200 IM Tuesday in a dual meet at Fort Atkinson. Emma Kissling (girls basketball) scored a team-high 17 points Friday to lead the Vikings to a 76-64 win over rival Oregon.
The Stoughton boys basketball team stayed unbeaten in the Badger South Conference with Saturday’s comeback win over Monroe, then followed that up with an 87-35 nonconference loss to La Crosse Central, ranked third in the Division 2 state poll. Stoughton (6-2, 4-0 Badger South) had its five-game winning streak snapped. It also remained on top of the Badger South by one game over Monona Grove (3-1) and Oregon (3-1). “It’s huge for us,” junior guard Adam Hobson said. “We knew coming into the season Monroe was going to be a really tough team for us. Monroe was coming off an upset of Monona Grove on Dec. 11. “I think they are a team a lot like us that will probably be betPhoto by Mark Nesbitt ter by the end of the year,” Weber said of the Cheesemakers. “They Stoughton junior Jack Nelson makes a move in the post against Monroe are capable of beating teams like junior Aaron Ziolkowski and sophomore Max Golembiewski on Saturday. Monona Grove. Their inexperi- Nelson scored seven points in the Vikings’ win over Monroe. ence came out in the end, and we took advantage of that.” deficit with 12 minutes left. Hobson has scored 20 points or The Vikings went on a late more in three of the Vikings’ last 18-4 run late in the second four games. Stoughton hosts Fort Atkinson half, sparked by Hobson’s three Stoughton 49, Monroe 43 3-pointers during that stretch. at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. The Vikings took a 40-39 lead on Hobson got into a zone Satursophomore Reece Sproul’s 3 with day and shot Stoughton to a 49-43 4 minutes left. win over conference rival MonH o b s o n s a i d t h a t g ave t h e roe. Hobson scored a game-high 3-pointers to rally the Vikings Vikings the energy they needed. 21 points and knocked down five from a seven-point second-half
What’s next
Stoughton (3-5-0 overall, 1-1-0 Badger South) travels to McFarland Community Ice Arena for a 7 p.m. game Thursday against the Spartans (5-2-0, 1-2-0).
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Junior defenseman Jack Sanford (7) and Oregon’s Gage Schildgen collide in the first period. Stoughton led the Badger South home game early but fell 4-2. 10:35 into the first period. “We would have liked to get another goal or two on their five-minute penalty, but I thought our special teams played OK,” coach Doug Kraft said. Senior goaltender Carter
Hellenbrand stopped nearly everything Oregon could throw at him up in the first two periods, stopping 29 of 30 shots on goal. He eventually wore down under a barrage of shots in the third period, but still stopped 27 of 30 shots on
Stoughton 76, Oregon 64
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Stoughton boys hockey played three solid periods of hockey last week, unfortunately they each game in different games. The Vikings (3-6-0 overall, 1-20 Badger South) led early Tuesday but fell to conference rival Oregon at home. Stoughton rallied to beat nonconference Viroqua in the third period and closed out a loss to Madison Edgewood with four goals in the third period.
The Vikings went on the road and breezed to a 55-30 victory over Fort Atkinson. Senior guard Emma Kissling scored 11 points t o p a c e t h e Vi k i n g s . Stoughton built a 27-point halftime lead and to roll by the Blackhawks. Fo r t A t k i n s o n j u n i o r A n n a S c h o e n i ke h a d a team-high 11 points.
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Stoughton squanders early lead against Oregon Sports editor
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goal in the third period. “Carter played great,” Kraft said. “He kept us in the game until the very end. Their first goal was us not clearing the puck out and they jammed it under his pads. You have to give Oregon credit for being in the house and banging away.” Oregon junior goaltender Hunter Newton was a little shaky in the first period but he settled down and didn’t allow a goal in the second or third period. Junior forward Colton Eyers scored two goals for the Panthers, including the game-winner as Oregon rallied with three goals in the third period. Newton got the start on his
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The Stoughton girls b a s ke t b a l l t e a m t u r n e d to a 2-3 zone defense in a showdown with rival Oregon Friday, Dec. 15 and picked up two more Badger South Conference wins to try to stay within striking distance of conference-leading Watertown. The Vikings knocked off Fort Atkinson Tuesday and that came after a victory over rival Oregon on Friday. Stoughton (8-1 overall, 5-1 Badger South) has won three straight games since a loss to Monroe Dec. 8.
The Vikings switched to a 2-3 zone late in the first half Dec. 15, to throw off Oregon’s offense. It worked, as Stoughton took control and held on for a 76-64 win over the Panthers. That kept the Vikings in sole possession of second place in the conference after Monroe lost 73-64 in overtime to Monona Grove. Kissling said the Vikings’ zone and man defenses helped contain the Panthers’ shooters. Oregon shot 35.5 percent (21-for-59). “I think we flustered them because we kept switching it up,” Kissling said. “We really stopped their shooters. That is what we were most scared of.” After Oregon senior Vanessa Goltz knocked down a 3-pointer to give the Panthers a 13-9 lead with 12 minutes, 35 seconds left in the first half, Stoughton coach Brad Pickett took a timeout, and the Vikings answered with a 26-12 run that gave them a lead they never relinquished. “We talked about just outworking and outhustling them,” Pickett said. H e a l s o t a l ke d a b o u t switching up the defense, which they did about halfway through the run. Pickett said he wanted to be
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Stoughton took a 2-1 lead in the first period and carried it into the second intermission Tuesday but two quick goals by Oregon turned the tied in a 4-2 loss inside the Mandt Center. Viking junior forward Brody Hlavacek scored an unassisted goal from the left circle 3 minutes, 16 seconds into the game. Oregon knotted the score 1-1 a minuteand-a-half later on a deflection in front by junior forward Colton Eyers. Stoughton took advantage of a 5-minute power play for boarding with man-advantage goal from junior forward James Hanson
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Vikings roll Panthers, earn some hardware in Mount Horeb JEREMY JONES Sports editor
The Stoughton wrestling team had a light workload last week compared with the first couple weeks of the season. The Vikings dominated an Oregon team that filled just four weight classes and then sent the team’s varsity reserve to the Mount Horeb Invitational over the weekend. Two seniors won titles by pinning each of their opponents in less than 90 seconds as the Vikings finished third. “Mount Horeb is a great tool to help the depth of our team prepare for Rumble of the Red in Fargo,” co-coach Bob Empey said. “We’re very fortunate right now that we have some depth behind guys that are awfully good. We’re very grateful that Mount Horeb lets us in the tournament.”
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As deep a team as anyone in the state, Stoughton sent its varsity reserve squad to the Mount Horeb Invitational on Saturday. The Vikings earned two
titles and scored 134 points. Whitewater won the invitational with 198.5 and Edgerton (180) placed second. Seniors Ethan Devore and Drew Pasold dominated their respective brackets to win the 138- and 220-pound weight classes. Devore (138) won his title in a little over 3 minutes total. He received a firstround bye and then pinned O r eg o n f r e s h m a n J o h n Ruth in 18 seconds, Fennimore senior Kohl Wardell in 1:24 and Whitewater junior Jaden Salmieri in 1:48 in the championship match. Pasold was even more dominant at 220, spending a little more than 2 minutes on the mat, while earning three falls – in :39, :34 and :55, the last one being in the championship match against Fennimore junior Boston Flannery. Sophomore Rose Ann Marshall wrestled her way to the 113 championship with a first-round bye and a pair of falls against Mount Horeb and Poynette. She fell 1:44 into her championship bout against Guillermo Tellez of Mount Horeb. Senior heavyweight
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Sophomore Luke Mechler works to turn freshman Cooper King during Friday’s evenings Badger South Conference dual meet in Oregon. Mechler won the 152-pound match by fall in 36 seconds. Stoughton won the dual meet 75-6. Logan Dykstra also finished runner-up, being pinned 18 seconds into his title match by Edgerton junior Reed Farrington. Dykstra received a bye and then won via medical forfeit in the quarterfinals and a 6-0 decision in the semis. Sophomore Alex Wicks won his first two rounds by fall before falling to eventual champion Cash Stewart of Poynette in the semifinals. Wicks finished third at 120, pinning Brodhead/ Juda’s Russell Waeffler in 4:57. Senior Freeman Detweiler also finished third, sticking Mouth Horeb freshman
What’s next Stoughton hosts the Badger State Invitational at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Alliant Energy Center. Ethan Steinhoff in 2:41. Detweiler had a first-round bye and a fall in the quarterfinals before falling at 4:39 to Poynette senior Blake Shallow in the 132 semis.
Stoughton 75, Oregon 6 The Vikings traveled to
Oregon for a Badger South dual meet that lasted less than 20 minutes. Stoughton received 10 forfeits en route to a 75-6 victory. Seniors Dante Steinmetz (126), senior Hunter Lewis (138), sophomore Luke Mechler (152) and junior Brandt Spilde (182) were the only Vikings to get in a match. “The biggest thing, this is a conference foe, so we wanted to make sure we prepared our guys for that,” co-coach Bob Empey said. “Whether there’s a full lineup or not, you’re still representing Stoughton when you step onto the mat.”
Already up 24-0 following forfeits at 285, 106, 113 and 120, Steinmetz trotted out to battle freshman Michael Schliem. Steinmetz built a 6-0 lead before Schliem scored a reversal late in the third period and Stoughton won by a 6-2 decision. The rest of the matches all ended with falls as Lewis pinned freshman John Ruth in 39 seconds at 138 pounds and Mechler stuck Oregon freshman Cooper King in 36 seconds at 152. Spilde lost the only match of the day, falling to senior Robbie Ruth at 182 pounds in 1:41.
Vikings hosting Badger State Invitational on Saturday T h e Vi k i n g s a n d t h e Stoughton Wrestling Club will host the Badger State Invitational on Saturday at the Alliant Energy Center’s Exhibition Hall.
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The tournament has grown so much over the past couple of years that Stoughton had to expand its rental to include exhibition halls C and D. T h e Vi k i n g s a d d e d a
couple more boys teams, and the tournament now includes an all-girls bracket. “We have a lot more fans attending now because there are more
participants,” co-coach Bob Empey said. “We’re excited to be one of three major tournaments for girls in the state. It’s a great thing for the sport of wrestling.”
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Stoughton’s varsity dance team will compete again on Saturday, Jan. 5, at Appleton North High School. The team will host the Badger Conference Dance Showcase at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9.
Varsity dance team takes silver The Stoughton varsity dance team was The team finished second in both the on the road again Saturday, Dec. 15, trav- Division 2 Pom and D2 Jazz competieling to East Troy High School to com- tions, making program history and misspete in the 2018 Holiday Invite. ing first place by a 2.5 points out of 400.
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Girls hockey
Icebergs beat Badger Thunder for first conference win JEREMY JONES Sports editor
The Icebergs girls hockey co-op split a pair of Badger Conference games last week, including a 5-2 win over the Badger Lighting — the team’s first conference win. The win helped the Icebergs improve to 2-5-0 overall and 1-2-0 in conference.
Icebergs 5, Badger Lightning 2 Stoughton junior forward Paige Nelson scored twice Friday. She was one of four goal scorers for the Icebergs
Badger Conference Team Rock County Cap City Viroqua Metro Lynx Icebergs Badger Lightning
Wins Losses Ties Points 2 0 1 5 2 0 1 5 2 0 0 4 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 4 0 0
in a 5-2 win over the Badger Lightning. Stoughton junior defenseman Kelsey Waldner, Stoughton sophomore forward Sydney Schipper and forward Shannon Gibbons
also scored for the Icebergs. Sophomore goaltender Abby Seybold made 26 saves. Natalie Buss stopped 43 for the Badger Lightning.
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game against Black River Falls. Shannon Gibbons tied the game, 1-1, with a goal The Icebergs (2-5- midway through the sec0) travel to the Howard ond period but the Icebergs G. Mullettt Ice Center in would not find the back of Hartland for a 5:45 p.m. the net again. Goaltender Abby Seybold nonconference game stopped 29 of 33 shots on against Arrowhead (4- goal for the Icebergs. 4-0). Black River Falls’ Shay Lyden scored two goals and assisted on another. Alexis Hagen and Reghan Yourell each scored a goal. Icebergs 1 Josie Mathison turned The Icebergs allowed a away 32 shots on goal. goal in each period Saturday at Lunda Ice Center and Cap City 6, Icebergs 1 fell 4-1 in a nonconference Nelson scored a third
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period goal for the Icebergs for the Icebergs but the game was already out of hand at that point. The host Cap City Cougars opened the game scoring six goals to beat the Icebergs 6-1 inside Sun Prairie Ice Arena. Forward Amanda Bauer scored twice and assisted on another and Zephryn Jager had four assists for the Cougars. Nelson’s even-strength goal game with six minutes left. Seybold stopped 24 of 30 shots on goal, while Taylor Knox made 18 saves for the Cougars.
Stoughton: Vikings trail Watertown by one game in Badger South Continued from page 9
Senior Kyianna Baker pressures the ball against Oregon junior Izzie Peterson.
‘We wanted to give them a different look. We don’t want any team to get comfortable in what they are doing.’
What’s next Stoughton travels to Appleton West at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
- Coach Brad Pickett con switching to a 2-3 zxone many as 16 points in the against Oregon second half after Kissling’s layup gave the Vikings a 63-47 lead. Pickett said the Vikings K i s s l i n g h e l p e d t h e struggled some with OreVikings regain the momen- gon’s pressure. They comt u m a n s w e r i n g w i t h a mitted 22 turnovers. layup and later converted a “I think we had that 12 three-point play to extend to 14 point lead and got the Vikings’ lead to 61-47. into a little bit of a hurry S t o u g h t o n l e d b y a s and rushed some shots,” he
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said. Kissling said it was a key win to stay on pace with conference-leading Watertown. “We just didn’t give up,” she said. “We went by the motto of just playing hard a n d g o i n g a f t e r eve r y thing.” Stoughton junior Myranda Kotlowski added nine points and senior Ashley Nelson scored eight points and had 12 rebounds. S e n i o r Ky i a n n a B a k e r chipped in eight points. “Ashley is just steady for us,” Pickett said. “She will give you that six to eight (points) and she will rebound. She defends the
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cognizant of where Oregon’s shooters were on the floor. “We talked about if we are doing two or three possessions in a row and they are scoring we will switch things up,” he said. “We wanted to give them a different look. We don’t want any team to get comfortable in what they are doing.” Stoughton senior Alex Ashworth capped the run with a 3-pointer before the buzzer to give the Vikings a 35-25 lead at the half. T h e Pa n t h e r s b a t t l e d back, as Oregon senior Jenna Statz and junior Liz Uhl buried a 3-pointers to slice the Vikings’ lead to 51-45 with 9:49 to go. Uhl scored a game-high 21 points and drilled three 3-pointers. Senior forward Sydona Roberts added 12 points and junior guard Kaitlyn Schrimpf chipped in 11. Oregon coach Adam Wamsley wasn’t surprised to see the Vikings switch to a 2-3 zone. “I thought was a smart move because sometimes we struggle to hit shots,” he said. “If we are going to struggle to hit shots, it will be tough against a zone to get a lot of offensive rebounds and sec ond-chance points. “It took us a while against their 2-3 to find our looks. I thought in the second half we got into a rhythm. I think it’s something we can build off.” But Kissling scored 14 of her team-high 17 points in the second half to help the Vikings keep the momentum. “She was in foul trouble in the first half, but did a nice job of taking the ball to the basket in the second half,” Pickett said.
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Boys swimming
Vikings drop road dual meet to the Blackhawks JEREMY JONES Sports editor
Stoughton boys swimming traveled to Fort Atkinson on Tuesday for a Badger South Conference dual meet and lost 91-78. Jacob Turner and Cade Millam helped the Vikings turn in their
best finish with a 1-2 finish in the 100-yard breaststroke. Turner touched the wall first in 1:13.12. Millam followed in 1:19.05. Turner added a win in the 200 IM with a season-best 2:25.35. Stoughton picked up three other individual wins from Hayden Hammond and Patrick Regan.
Hammond claimed the 500 free in 5:25.02 and Regan won the 100 backstroke in 1:03.39. The Vikings only relay win came from its first medley relay where Jacob Foldy, Regan, Turner and Hammon posted a meet-best 1:56.92. Isiah Rowley, Regan, Turner and
Hammond finished second as a 200 free relay in 1:45.04. The Vikings closed out the meet with a second-place finish from Owen Lehman, Rowley, Foldy and Millam in 4:06.32. Fort Atkinson won six events, sweeping the top three spots in the 50 and 200 free to win the meet.
What’s next Stoughton hosts nonconference Madison East at 6 p.m. Friday.
Boys basketball: Hobson hits 3-pointers to carry Vikings over Cheesemakers Continued from page 9 “We have a lot of different weapons who can step up and score,” Hobson said. “Reece (Sproul) stepped up and made a huge 3 for us.” With a lineup featuring 6-6 senior Kade King, 6-7 sophomore Cade Meyer and a 6-5 freshman J.T. Seagreaves off the bench, the Vikings gave up just six offensive rebounds to a bigger Monroe team. “ We p l a y e d t o u g h ,” coach Nolan Weber said. “Sometimes toughness can be more important than size. I told the kids offensive rebounds and loose balls is where the game was won.” Hobson said the difference was holding the Cheesemakers to one shot and limiting their rebounding opportunities. Stoughton came up with defensive stops in the final two minutes to hang on. “We switched defense s q u i t e a b i t ,” We b e r said. “I think that kept them on their heels. They didn’t make shots from the perimeter. We got lucky some, but we followed our scouting report, and they didn’t make shots over the top.” I n t h e fi r s t h a l f , t h e game had the makings of one that might go down to the wire. Both teams got solid defense, and it was a grind getting to a 15-15 tie at the half. Sproul added eight
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Stoughton junior guard Adam Hobson cruises in for a layup on the break against Monroe senior Kade King (24) and sophomore Cade Meyer (15) Saturday in the Vikings’ 49-43 win over the Cheesemakers. for La Crosse Central as the Red Raiders cruised to an 87-35 win in their home opener. It took almost 4 minutes for Stoughton to score its first points, and it ended up with more turnovers (24) than baskets (15). The Red Raiders went on a 13-0 run in the middle of Central 87, the first half gave Central a 36-10 lead in a game they Stoughton 35 led 52-18 at half. L a C r o s s e C e n t r a l ’s Stoughton was no match
points and junior Jack Nelson chipped in seven points despite battling foul trouble. “Jack made a couple o f b i g p l a y s d ow n t h e stretch,” Weber said. King scored a team-high 19 points for the Cheesemakers.
Johnny Davis threw down three dunks. David Hayden added 13 points for Central. “We got beat badly by a very good team,” Weber said. “We turned the ball over against their pressure. There is a reason why they are ranked third in the state.” No other information on Stoughton’s leading scorers was available at press time.
Badger South Team Stoughton Monona Grove Oregon Madison Edgewood Monroe Watertown Fort Atkinson Milton
Wins Losses 4 0 3 1 3 1 2 2 2 2 1 3 0 3 0 3
Boys hockey: Stoughton can’t hang onto 2-1 lead against rival Oregon Continued from page 9 birthday and made 26 of 28 saves. He weathered a story early making 14 of his saves in the first period several of which game after Oregon took a 5-minute major for boarding. The Panthers trailed 2-1 entering the third period, but Oregon, which began picking up steam in the second period, kept flying with a couple quick goals in the third. “The hardest thing to do is stick with your process when you don’t find success,” Panthers coach Larry Clemens said. “We played a good second period but their goalie came up with some huge saves. We knew they were riding a high in the locker room and we just stayed true to who we were.” Oregon junior forward Jake Fountain scored his first goal of the season, flipping the puck up and over Hellenbard 6:33 into the third to tie the game, 2-2.
Badger South Team Wins Losses Ties Points Edgewood 5 0 0 10 Oregon 4 0 0 8 Monona Grove 1 1 1 3 Stoughton 1 2 0 2 McFarland 1 2 0 2 Milton 0 3 0 0 Monroe 0 3 0 0 Eyers found space, sliding through the slot and slipping the go-ahead goal low past the blocker of Hellenbrand one minute later. “I felt going into the second intermission that we were in control despite the score,” Eyers said. “We just need to come out strong in the third and hopefully get a goal right away. We had to get guys in front of the net, screening the goalie and knocking home the puck and that’s what we did.” Pa n t h e r j u n i o r L a s z lo Orosz added an insurance-goal 11:33 into the final period and senior
Hunter Newton celebrated his birthday, making 26 saves. “We knew they were going to attack in the third period, putting a lot of shots on net and they did,” Kraft said. “We were kind of tired and I think that ended up biting us in the end.” Stoughton (3-6-0 overall) is now 1-2-0 in Badger South games. “You can see through our first couple of conference games, we can skate with anyone. The key for us is going to be committing to the things we want to do all the way through.”
Stoughton 6, Viroqua 2 Junior forward James Hanson scored the Vikings’ first hat trick of the season Dec. 13 to power Stoughton to a 6-2 nonconference game over Viroqua. The game was a make-up game originally scheduled on Dec. 1. Jared Bauer tied the game 1-1 with two minutes remaining in the first period but Viroqua went back ahead with one 25 seconds left in the period on a Tyson Menzynski goal. “Viroqua came out and took it to us in the first period and actually led 2-1,” Kraft said. “We stuck with it and had an offensive explosion in the third period.” Hellenbrand made 12 of his 18 saves over the final two periods and the Viking’s offense rattled off five straight goals. Hanson tied the game with 2 seconds left in the second period on the power play. He capped his hat trick
with a pair of even-strength goals over the final seven minutes of the game. Senior forward Jack Sundby and junior defenseman Jack Sanford also had power-play goals as Stoughton went 3 of 5 on the man-advantage.
Edgewood 9, Stoughton 4 Stoughton tried to rally with four goals in the third period Saturday but the rally fell short, 9-4, at home against first-place Madison Edgewood. The Vikings got power-play goals from junior forward Jared Bauer and Sundby and, a short-handed goal from Sanford and an even-strength score from junior forward Brody Hlavacek. Edgewood scored six goals in the third period to holdoff Stoughton. “You might thing the mood was down afterward, but everyone was upbeat in the locker room,” Kraft said. “There were 10 goals
scored in the third period and everyone was in it until the end, it was very exciting.” The Vikings trailed 3-0 through two periods as Crusader junior forward Thomas Weis scored one in the first and twice in the second period. Weis scored four goals and assisted on three more and freshman forward Cody Menzel added four goals and an assist. Hellenbrand made 49 saves in the loss. Zach Walker stopped 13 of 17 shots on goal for Edgewood.
Upcoming S t o u g h t o n t r ave l s t o another Badger South rival at 7 p.m. Thursday when the Vikings face McFarland (5-2-0, 1-2-0). Stoughton will follow that up with a tournament in Wisconsin Dells from Dec. 27-28. DeForest, Greendale, La Crosse, Reedsburg, Tomah and Wisconsin Rapids will also be taking part in the tournament at Poppy Waterman Arena.
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Stoughton History December
110 Years ago - 1908 • Parker Holmsted, 23, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Holmsted, died Sunday morning of consumption, after four years suffering from the fatal malady. He tried the Colorado climate for a time last year, but to no avail, the dreaded disease had become too deep-seated to stay its ravages. All that the medical profession and loving hands could do, had been done for the highly esteemed young man. • The boiler at A.F. Sheldrup’s heating plant was badly cracked and injured Friday by running dry. It will be several days before the damage can be repaired, and coal and oil stoves are now in use at the corner drug store. • A raw egg will detach a fishbone in the throat. • All barber shops will be closed Christmas Day. If you want to look pretty, get your work done on Thursday or you will be too late. • The Stoughton Wagon company’s works and the Mandt Wagon ships were closed from Thursday noon until Monday so that employees might be enabled to enjoy Christmas.
70 Years ago - 1948 • The new American La France fire truck which the city ordered sometime ago was delivered on Tuesday. There is room for seven men in the truck, three in the driver’s cab and four in the covered portion behind the cab. The truck was purchased at a price of $16,000 and will be tested by insurance underwriters before it’s put into service. • Drivers of the new city fire department truck declined to estimate how many children received
rides on the new fire truck Saturday, but indicated there were a great many of them. The truck made all of 10 trips around town and 46 children were packed into the truck on one trip. • The University of Wisconsin basketball team ended its invasion of the west coast with a 49-46 win over UCLA. • The world’s largest restaurant is in Rockefeller Center in New York City. It serves more than 10 tons of food in 24 hours.
45 Years ago - 1973 • If your mother’s or grandmother’s old oil space heater is still in the basement, leave it there. Better yet, get rid of it and find some other means of keeping warm and saving energy this winter. The dangers of oil space heaters can not be overemphasized; they can be deadly, so deadly in fact that their use, in any building used for dwelling purposes is illegal in some areas. • If the responses of about 20 community residents are any indication of Stoughton’s general consensus, the proposed changes to daylight savings time will be acceptable as a means to save energy. About the most important concern expressed by those questioned was the prospect of young students traveling to school in the dark. • Kevin M. Olsen, 6, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Olsen, Route 5, Prospect Lane, drowned Thursday afternoon after slipping on an icy rock into the Yahara River, near grandparents’ house at 104 Forton St. • The lights along Main Street are a little softer these days following energy-saving steps ordered by the mayor. • Trappers are reminded that the
St. Ann’s 10th annual holiday gift fair St. Ann Catholic Parish held the 10th annual holiday gift fair last month. More than 40 vendors attended, offering crafts and gifts to attendees from the parish and the community. Proceeds from the
event went toward youth mission trips. For information about upcoming church events, visit stannparish.weconnect.com. – Amber Levenhagen
1973-74 beaver and otter season for southern Wisconsin will begin Jan. 5. Beaver season closed March 10 and the bag limit for beaver is 20. The otter season closes on Feb. 10 with a bag list of one. There is also an additional season for muskrats which will run concurrent with the beaver season.
30 Years ago - 1988 • The best site for a new elementary school would be on the Stiklestad property at Kreideman Drive and Lincoln Avenue on the northern edge of Stoughton, according to an engineering report presented to the school Monday night. The board had commissioned HSR Associates to do a comparative study of eight properties that could be potential sites for a new elementary school to accommodate a steadily increasing student population in Stoughton. • Members of the Rutland Town Board want to find out what the people feel about a dog track in their township before making a decision on the matter. With the window of opportunity closing fast on the owners of Impact Speedway, the board hopes to give them an answer by Dec. 22. • Seven months after hundreds of workers at Stoughton Trailers walked off the line, striking for better job security, working conditions and union rights. It was Monday morning, while most of us slept, the strike by United Auto Workers Local 2247 was called off. The strike signs came down, the picket lines no more. Stoughton Trailers president Don Wahlin termed the strike, which was occasionally violent, over, Wednesday morning. “Nobody won on this,” Wahlin said. • A Stoughton boy was in a Madison hospital this week for
treatment of a spinal cord injury following an accident last Friday in the Stoughton High School pool. Chris Locke, 14, was being treated at Madison General Hospital for an injury he suffered about 4:15 p.m. in the pool while practicing for the Stoughton boys swim team. His condition Wednesday was listed as fair. Locke had some paralysis, but it was not known at press time if it was permanent. • People living near Co. N and I-90 are leery of plans to build an expanded travel center and truck stop there. At their urging, the Pleasant Springs Town Board voted to reconsider its earlier approval of C-2 zoning for the Jacobus Quickflash Co. of Madison and the Jiffy Stop and Shell station properties. The firm wants to build a modern travel center there, including a restaurant, convenience store, fueling station shower and laundry facilities, scales and an area for truckers to park their rigs and sleep.
10 Years ago - 2008 • The City of Stoughton’s Redevelopment Authority will hold a public open house Wednesday, Dec. 10 to gather feedback to assist in the creation of a Neighborhood Plan for the city’s rail corridor area. Feedback received from previous public meetings, combined with continued RDA discussions, has led to the development of a detailed plan for the area, in approximately 85-acre area southwest of the downtown consisting of mostly older, industrial properties. • Stoughton Trailers may have a mass layoff at its Stoughton facility as early as February 2009, the company announced at a news conference Friday. The company is prepared for the worst – but is hoping
for the best. That was the message conveyed by Patrice Gillespie, vice president of human resources, during Friday’s news conference, held at the Stoughton Trailers administrative building. • River Bluff Middle School will keep its current, eight-period schedule day – at least through next year, announced Stoughton Area School District superintendent Mary Gavigan at Monday’s Board of Education meeting. Gavigan announced the administration’s plans to move forward with the eight period day after about an hour of public comments from individuals speaking against a proposal to switch to a seven-day period day schedule next year. • When you receive your city tax bill this month, you might be surprised to find a little extra stuffing inside the envelope. You also might get a little extra something in your bank receipt. Stoughton residents are getting gentle reminders to ShopStoughtonFirst – a marketing campaign developed by the Stoughton Chamber of Commerce director Dave Phillips and several retailers that’s aimed at reminding Stoughton residents to think about shopping in their hometown before heading out the door this holiday season. • The Stoughton Police Department has a new weapon in its arsenal to fight crime and keep kids safe – a MySpace web page. The police department launched its own MySpace site roughly three months ago with the encouragement of juvenile detective Al Adams, who said having the MySpace page gives the police department access to a large number of people and businesses. – Compiled by Scott De Laruelle
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Right: Melody Vike and Alice Moon were two of the dozens that attended the holiday gift fair, which spanned through a weekend in mid-November.
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Legals STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO CREDITORS (INFORMAL ADMINISTRATION) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ANITA L. STAATS Case No. 2018PR914 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for Informal Administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth March 13, 1938 and date of death October 26, 2018, was domiciled in Dane County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 814 Jackson St., Stoughton, WI 53589. 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is March 15, 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 December 11, 2018 Attorney Karla Chase QBS Law S.C. 130A Park Avenue Beaver Dame, WI 53916 (920) 885-9266 Bar Number: 1025604 Published: December 20, 27, 2018 and January 3, 2019 WNAXLP *** MEETING OF: COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STOUGHTON DATE/TIME: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2018 @ 7:00 P.M. LOCATION: COUNCIL CHAMBERS (2ND FLOOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING) 321 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, STOUGHTON, WISCONSIN Members: Mayor Tim Swadley, Matt Bartlett, Sid Boersma, Phil Caravello, Denise Duranczyk, Regina Hirsch, Greg Jenson, Kathleen Johnson, Tom Majewski, Pat O’Connor, Lisa Reeves, Timothy Riley and Nicole Wiessinger CALL TO ORDER Mayor Swadley called the meeting to order at 7:06 p.m. Roll Call, Communications, and Pre-
sentations: Clerk Licht called the roll and noted there were 11 alders present. Boersma was absent and excused. * Callie LaPointe presented the Stoughton Chamber of Commerce Budget. Minutes and Reports: the following minutes were entered into the record. Landmarks (10/11/2018); Planning Commission (10/8/2018); Public Works (9/20/18); Tree Commission (10/11/18); Parks & Rec (10/29/2018); Whitewater Park Steering Committee (10/15/2018) Public Comment Period: CONSENT AGENDA A. November 13, 2018 Council minutes B. R-192-2018 – Resolution Authorizing and directing the proper city official(s) to issue Operator Licenses to various applicants. Motion by Reeves, second by Jenson to approve the consent agenda. Motion carried 11-0. OLD BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS R- 193-2018- Acceptance of Certain Public Improvement made by Harvest Farms, LLC for Nordic Ridge Phase III Motion by Bartlett, second by Jenson to approve R-193-2018. Motion carried 11-0. O- 28-2018-Ordinance amending the zoning classification of 1125 W. Main Street in the City of Stoughton, WI Bartlett offered O-28-2018 for the first reading. It will be back before the council on December 11, 2018. R-194-2018- Authorizing and directing the proper City official(s) to allocate up to $2,000 from the contingency fund for article in 2019 edition of the Madison Region Economic Development magazine (Mad Rep) Motion by Duranczyk, second by Jenson to approve R-194-2018. Motion carried 10-1 with Duranczyk voting ‘no’. R- 195-2018- Authorizing and directing the City of Stoughton Redevelopment Authority to move forward with developing a master plan for the Central Business District Motion by Jenson, second by Majewski to table until the January 7, 2019 meeting. Motion carried 11-0.
ADJOURNMENT Motion by Jenson, second by Majewski to adjourn at 7:48 p.m. Motion carried 11-0. Published: December 20, 2018 WNAXLP *** CITY OF STOUGHTON 381 E. MAIN STREET STOUGHTON, WI 53589 ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL An ordinance amending the zoning classification at 1125 W. Main Street in the City of Stoughton, WI. (Lot 1, CSM Attached) Committee Action: Plan Commission recommends Council approval 6 – 0 Fiscal Impact: File Number: O -28-2018 First Reading: November 27, 2018 Second Reading: December 11, 2018 RECITALS 1. Kathy Kamp, Wisconsin Partnership for Housing Development (the “Applicant”) has applied to change the zoning classification of the property at 1125 W. Main Street from SR-6 Single Family Residential to MR-10 Multi-Family Residential. 2. The applicant proposes changing the zoning classification of these lands to allow 4-unit residential multi-family structure to be constructed. 3. On November 12, 2018, the City of Stoughton Planning Commission held a public hearing regarding Applicant’s proposed zoning changes. The public hearing was preceded by the publication of a class 2 notice, and other notice required by law. 4. The Planning Commission found that the proposed zoning changes are consistent with the City of Stoughton Comprehensive Plan, and recommend that the zoning change be approved as presented. 5. The Common Council has considered the proposed zoning change, the Plan Commission’s recommendation and finds that the proposed zoning change is consistent with the City of Stoughton Comprehensive Plan. ORDINANCE The Common Council of the City of
Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin do ordain as follows: Section 1. The recitals set forth above are material to and are incorporated in this ordinance as if set forth in full. Section 2. Subject to the conditions set forth in section 3 below, the zoning classification of the property at 1125 W. Main Street shall be changed from SR-6 Single Family Residential to MR-10 Multi-Family Residential. Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon publication pursuant to law as presented. Dates Council Adopted December 11, 2018 Mayor Approved: December 11, 2018 ___________________ Tim Swadley, Mayor Attest: December 11, 2018 ___________________ Holly Licht, City Clerk Published: December 20, 2018 WNAXLP *** CITY OF STOUGHTON 381 E MAIN STREET STOUGHTON WI 53589 RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL Authorizing and directing the proper city officials to amend the 2018 City of Stoughton Operating Budget Committee Action: Finance Committee recommends approval 5-0 Fiscal Impact: $ 34,703 Operating File Number: R-201-2018 Date Introduced: December 11, 2018 RESOLUTION AMENDING THE 2018 ANNUAL CITY BUDGET WHEREAS, the Finance Committee recommended the approval of the proposed 2018 City of Stoughton Operating Budget amendments to the Common Council on November 27, 2018; and WHEREAS, an amendment was made to increase Taxi Grant Revenue by $85,653 and to increase Taxi Grant Expenditures by $50,000; and WHEREAS, an amendment was made to transfer $150,000 from the Special Assessments Fund (270) to the Construction Fund (400) to pay for 2019 engineering costs to be incurred in 2018; and WHEREAS, an amendment was
made to increase Youth Center Donation Revenue by $8,000 and to increase Youth Center Building Maintenance Expenditures by $8,950; and WHEREAS, an amendment was made to amend the presentation of the receipt of the 2018 Water Utility PILOT resulting in a fiscal impact of $0, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Common Council of the City of Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin does approve the proposed 2018 budget amendments as presented. Vote: 11-0 December 11, 2018 ___________________ Tim Swadley, Mayor ___________________ Holly Licht, City Clerk Published: December 20, 2018 WNAXLP *** NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City of Stoughton Plan Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, January 14, 2019 at 6:00 o’clock p.m., or as soon after as the matter may be heard, at the Public Safety Building, Second Floor, 321 S. Fourth Street, Stoughton, Wisconsin, 53589, to consider a proposed ordinance amendment to the City of Stoughton Municipal Code of Ordinances section 78-518. This proposed amendment is to remove or revise the section related to a residential historic design overlay zoning district within the City of Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin. For questions regarding this notice please contact Michael Stacey, Zoning Administrator at 608-646-0421 Michael Stacey Zoning Administrator Published December 20 and 27, 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 RICHARD D. OBRECHT Case No. 2018PR924 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for Informal Administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth June 18, 1939 and date of death November 18, 2018, was domiciled in Dane County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 1811 Johnson Street, Stoughton, WI 53589. 3. The application will be heard at the Dane County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton Street, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1005, before the presiding Probate Registrar, on January 24, 2019 at 7:45 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 March 22, 2019. 5. A claim may be filed at the Dane County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton Street, 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 608-2664311 TTY 711 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 December 13, 2018 Attorney Iris M. Christenson 2924 Marketplace Drive, Ste. 102 Fitchburg, WI 53719 (608) 273-8609 Bar Number: 1011619 Published: December 20 and 27, 2018 and January 3, 2019 WNAXLP ***
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Lorraine Amanda Hawkinson
Lorraine Hawkinson
A long life ended on Dec. 17, 2018, when Lorraine Amanda Hawkinson passed away at her farm home in the Town of Dunn. She was 96 years olld. The daughter of Parker Lynn Lee and Myrtle (Dregney) Lee, she was born in Stoughton on
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Stoughton Courier Hub October 2, 1922. Her childhood was spent with her family on her grandmother Louisa Lee’s farm in the Tow n o f D u n k i r k . S h e graduated from Stoughton High School with the class of 1940. She attended business classes at the Stoughton Vocational School and later attended the University of Wisconsin Whitewater. Residence on the Hawkinson Farm followed her marriage in 1941 to Carroll Stanley “Kelly” Hawkinson. Two children, Dennis and Donna, were born to the couple. L o r r a i n e ’s w o r k i n g career started with her e m p l oy m e n t a s a s t a ff writer for the Stoughton Courier Hub, assistant to the editor, Harry Meidema. After six years, she resigned to take a position as the assistant librarian at the Stoughton High School. While employed
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at Stoughton High School, she took a test for a position that was open at the University of Wisconsin Memorial Library Catalog Department. Her new duty started in September of 1961. She progressed from a clerk to a cataloguer through the departments, before retiring as a Library Technician in September, 1988. Following her resignation, she was employed as a clerk for the U.S. government in the 1990 Census. Following this, she took various positions until she joined Professor Gerhard B. Naeseth in his establishing of the Vesterheim Genealogical Center, later known as the Norwegian-American Genealogical Center in Madison. She worked there for 15 years, retiring (again) at the age of 84. Lorraine’s writing continued throughout her
entire life with over 200 published articles in both regional and national newspapers and magazines. The enduring passion of her life was writing, delivering her stories to audiences with her signature wit and special thoughtfulness. Lorraine was also known for her dedication to rescuing animals － namely, contributing to the crane count with the help of her nephew, Nick Skaar, every year for the International Crane Foundation. Lorraine and Kelly were also on the Committee for the Rural Preservation Program and were proud to be the second landowners to sign their names to the Land Trust, which has preserved over 3,396 acres of land in the Town of Dunn. Additionally, Lorraine was a lifelong proponent of democracy, voting in every election since 1940. She
garnered special attention in the most recent presidential election, where she was determined to cast her vote from her bed at Meriter Hospital. She is preceded in death by her husband, Kelly, on September 5th, 2010, her brother Richard, and her sisters, Marjorie and Ramona. She is survived by her children, Dennis Hawkinson of Cambridge, IL and Donna Dodson of Palm Beach, FL, her granddaughters, Carrie Blasi, Erica Alletto, and Lauren Ross, her great-grandchildren, Michael, Alexander, and Emma, and Samuel, Eleanor, and Lucy Lorraine. She is also survived by her sister, Ruby Hauge and Shirley Richardson, as well as by her dear friends and caretakers, Lisa and Ellen Sandow. In lieu of flowers,
donations may be made in honor of Lorraine Hawkinson for her great-granddaughter Emma to the Faustman Lab at Massachusetts General Hospital and will be designated to Dr. Denise Faustman’s Type 1 Diabetes research. Donations may be made o n l i n e a t g iv i n g . m a s s general.org/donate/faustman-lab/ or checks can be mailed to: Massachusetts General Hospital, Attn: Jocelyn Meter, Development Office, 125 Nashua Street, Suite 540, Boston, MA 02114. Visitation will take place at Cress Funeral Home from 3-7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21. Funeral services will be held at First Lutheran Church of Stoughton at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec 22. A lunch will follow in the fellowship hall.
Ruth Mary Olson
B u t F r i d a y, D e c . 1 4 , 2018 she left us unexpectedly and headed on a trip to reunite with her husband, Rollie, in Heaven. Apparently, so excited to see Rollie and feel his arms around her, she forgot to give her family and friends time to say goodbye. Ruth Mary Olson, age 83, of Edgerton, was born in Arena, Wis., on Jan. 7, 1935, the daughter of Frank and Fern (Stevens) Davis and was a 1953 graduate of Stoughton High School. She graduated from the Madison General Hospital School of Nursing in 1956 and began her career as a nurse at Stoughton Hospital. She soon transferred to Edgerton Hospital, where she had a wonderful 35
y e a r c a r e e r. S h e l ove d nursing, especially delivering babies! Ruth married Rollin P. Olson on June 2, 1956, at the First Methodist Church in Stoughton. He preceded her in death on Jan. 6, 1991. Following her retire ment, Ruth traveled! She went around the world nine times, visiting every continent, including both poles. She was a member of the Edgerton United Methodist Church and the Madison General Hospital Nurses Alumni Association. R u t h i s s u r v iv e d b y numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, godchildren, cousins, other relatives and many friends. S h e wa s p r e c e d e d i n
death by her parents; husband; two sisters, Patricia Nelson and Joyce Hunt; and by a brother, Howard Davis. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018, at the Apfel Ehlert Funeral Home and Cremation Service, APFEL 315 Lord St. (Hwy 51) Edgerton. Pastor Sukhyun Jung presided and burial followed in Jenson Cemetery. Visitation was held Tuesday from 10 a.m. until the hour of service at the Apfel Ehlert Funeral Home. Memorials, if desired, can be made to the Dane County Humane Society. For an online guestbook and condolences: apfelfuneral.com.
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Woodward Printing Services (WPS) is looking for a Director of Printing & Packaging Operations in Platteville, Wisconsin. WPS provides a wide variety of services from prepress & press to bindery, mailing & delivery, and guarantees customer satisfaction. The Director of Printing & Packing Operations is a key leadership role who will oversee pre-press, printing, packaging, mailing and delivery operations. The director will ensure a culture of safety, ownership, innovation, teamwork and open-book management as well as drive strategies that result in efficiencies, cost savings and optimal performance. The director will champion the organization’s efforts to achieve company objectives, strategic plans and customer satisfaction.
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