Courier Hub: Searching For Growth

Stoughton
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Stoughton Area School District

Housing starts
City of Stoughton
Year Single family Duplex Multi-family Total
2005
40 4
0 44
2006
16 12
51 79
2007
15 6
8 29
2008
5 6
0 11
2009
1 0
0 1
2010
7 0
0 7
2011
1 0
33 34
2012
9 0
0 9
2013
17 2
0 19
2014
15 2
0 17
2015
16 2
7 25
Photo by Amber Levenhagen
Much of the Nordic Ridge development remains untouched, but some buildings like this house are well underway.
Searching for growth
Slow development, aging population hamper school district

SASD series
Unified Newspaper Group
Sometimes, the numbers dont lie.

As the Great Recession hit its peak
in 2009, only one new house was built
in Stoughton, a city with more than
12,000 inhabitants, over an entire calendar year.
And while the economic downturn
was tough on most communities,
Stoughton was particularly hard hit.
Already seen as lagging behind its
suburban Dane County counterparts,
Stoughtons growth has continued
to stall, both residentially and commercially, even as the economy has
returned elsewhere.
For the Stoughton Area School
District which was already losing
students the housing stagnation has
become a significant barrier to preventing continued enrollment loss and
budget deficits.
Its simple math school districts
need kids because of how the states
per-pupil funding system works. To
do that, you need new, young families to move in and put down stakes.
If you have fewer kids, you get less
money, and you have to start cutting.
And cutting.
But its more than just a school district problem.
Once a month, the Hub will feature

some of the enrollment and budget
challenges facing Stoughton
schools and how district officials
are planning for the future.
November: Series overview
December: How growth and development factor in
January: Levy limits, funding affect
most districts
February: How SASD decisions
have put it in a different situation
March: What the district is doing to
solve it
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Author, professor
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BILL LIVICK
Southern New Hampshire

University. Garvin teaches weeklong stints on that
campus a couple of times a
year and mentors students
remotely when shes home
in Wisconsin.
Garvin moved to Stoughton from Madison when she
was pregnant with Meghan,
her second child and current high school senior,
because it cut time off her
commute to Whitewater.
Since coming here, she
divorced, has witnessed her
oldest daughter, Julie, graduate from high school and
enroll in college, and has
grown to love Stoughton.
Its like living in the
middle of the 1950s, she
observed. The fact that
they still have the Syttende
Mai celebration where
everybody is really behind
it, and my daughters have
both been in the Norwegian
Dancers. Thats a little funny because they dont have
even a tiny bit of Norwegian in them.
Stoughton resident Ann

Garvin has been a professor of sports psychology at
UW-Whitewater for
a l m o s t t wo
decades a
couple of
years longer
t h a n s h e s
lived here.
Shes also Garvin
the author of
three novels, all published
since 2010.
Her latest work of fiction,
I Like You Just Fine When
Youre Not Around, was
released in June. The novel
is an entertaining, insightful
story about a psychologist
grappling with the vagaries
of life and family. Its been
widely praised, including A message of health
by the best-selling author
G a r v i n s e n e rg y a n d
Jacquelyn Mitchard.
In fact, Mitchard helped activities extend far beyond
Garvin land a gig as an the confines of Stoughton.
adjunct professor in the
Turn to Garvin/Page 12
creative writing program at
If you dont have young families living here, you lose a lot of the vitality
a community has to have in order to
thrive, and Stoughton will just start
shrinking and getting older.
And its going to make it a less
attractive place to live.
While nearly two-thirds of public school districts in the state have
declining enrollment, Stoughtons
situation has been complicated by a
historic lack of growth, its aging population and a growing reputation as
a destination for older people rather
than younger ones.
But the situation is not without
some hope, as over the past four
years, new housing starts in Stoughton have risen to around 17 new single-family homes each year, the best
growth in a decade. And city leaders
have high hopes for recent commercial and multifamily developments.
The question is whether the recent
rebound evolves into steady growth
and whether it will be enough to provide relief to the continued enrollment decline.
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Housing is important, but people

also want good jobs and things to do
where they live, and they dont want
to constantly have to travel to Madison for shopping and entertainment.
As the static population slowly, but
surely ages, it has a trickle-down
effect that negatively affects the
whole community, school board pres- Stoughton stagnation
ident Scott Dirks told the Hub.
For roughly the last 10 years, the
Schools are really the social cen- city of Stoughton which contributes
ter of small towns the musicals, the
sporting events, the parades, he said.
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A day of
learning
Community
meeting provides
transgender
education
Fox Prairie gifted garden signs

AMBER LEVENHAGEN
One community member

created a lasting memory
for the Fox Prairie Elementary School Garden.
Mike Point, grandfather
of a Fox Prairie student and
father of River Bluff Middle
School teacher Jen Kolberg,
donated and installed new
signs for Fox Prairie Outdoor Garden and Classroom.
The signs were revealed at a
ceremony on Oct. 27.
A waterproof message
chalkboard was also added
to the garden.
Kathi Oettel, a Fox Prairie teacher who helps oversee the garden, said she has
many goals for the garden
this year, including composting waste from lunches
to add nutrient-rich soil to
the garden. Other goals are
to lay a concrete sidewalk
and plans to sustain the garden without further funding
from grants.
Several community members helped contribute time
and resources to make the
garden successful, Oettel
said. Capital Landscape
Contractors has helped
plan an irrigation system,
Oregon Middle School has
The fact that

this meeting is
happening in our
community is such
a big step forward.
AMBER LEVENHAGEN
A recent event offered an

opportunity for the Stoughton community learn more
about transgender children.
GSAFE, a transgender
and LGBTQ+ resource
group, hosted the event
at the Stoughton Public
Library, featuring a book
reading of I Am Jazz, a
childrens book by Jessica
Herthel about transgender
children based on the experiences by Jazz Jennings,
a real life LGBTQ+ rights
activist, and several videos.
The Dec. 6 meeting,
called A Day of Learning, was the first of a
series of book readings and
videos around the state.
GSAFE is an organization with the mission
statement to increase the
capacity of LGBTQ+ students, educators and families to create schools in
Wisconsin where all youth
thrive through supporting Gay-Straight Alliances
and deepening racial, gender, trans and social justice
while supporting students
according to their website.
Quinn Wilson is a sophomore at Stoughton High
School and identifies as
a queer agender person.
They spoke at the GSAFE
meeting and led a group
discussion about the
book and Youtube videos
that showed similarities
between families with and
without transgender children.
The fact that this meeting is happening in our
community is such a big
step forward, Wilson told
the Hub in an email after
the event. I know that if
there had been this kind
of discussion about gender when I was younger,
I probably wouldnt have
spent so long thinking that
something was wrong with
me or that I was broken.
In reality, I was just
transgender and non-binary, Wilson added.
Non-binary is a term
ConnectStoughton.com
Quinn Wilson,
Stoughton High School
sophomore
used for gender identities
that are neither masculine
nor feminine. This was the
main topic of discussion
between the 10 educators,
parents and students who
attended the meeting.
Michelle Donofrio was
one of the coordinators
of the event. From the
Stoughton area, Donofrio became involved with
GSAFE when her child
told her he was transgender.
It was very important
to me to help bring A Day
of Learning to Stoughton
because I want all people to understand what it
means to be transgender
and accept that it is simply an ordinary way to be,
said Donofrio.
Donofrio is also involved
in the LGBTQ+ community through Transparent, a
support group for parents
of transgender children.
When she became
involved with GSAFE, the
organization was working
to change schools around
Wisconsin to create protections for transgender
students through gender
inclusive policies. The
Stoughton Area School
District is included in that
process.
I wanted to help with
that because I want trans
kids to feel safe and
accepted at school, said
Donofrio.
While there are no current plans for other events
in Stoughton, organizers
hope that more educational
meetings will occur in the
future.
It is the beginning of
the journey to raise awareness of these issues, said
Donofrio.
Photo submitted
From left, Katrina Bard, Mike Point, Valerie Vervoort (Garden Grandma, as the kids and staff
know her), Kathi Oettel and Fox Prairie principal Krista Huntley Rogers in front of the new
signage.
helped develop plans for
composting, and Moyers
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to lay concrete for the new
Volunteers are transforming the 1870s farmhouse into a welcome center for the Silverwood park.
AMBER LEVENHAGEN
Three years have passed since work

began at Silverwood County Park,
a project that is turning an old farmstead into an agricultural park.
The project is partnered with Operation Fresh Start, an organization that
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other items to make our
An open house was held on Dec.

7 to recognize how much progress
has been made on the park, which
includes 240 acres of farmland and 60
acres of woods bordering Rice Lake.
The park was named for Irene Silverwood, a longtime teacher and Dane
County Fair volunteer who donated
the land in 2002.
Multiple projects have been completed so far with the assistance of
local groups. The Friends of Silverwood Park and Edgerton School District built trails and cleared debris, as
well as constructed food storage and

transformed an 1850s stone farmhouse into a welcome center.
The youth that have worked on this
park are so excited to be able to show
off their work, Operation Fresh Start
executive director Gregory Markle
said. The opportunity to transform
this house with so much history into a
welcome center was very meaningful
for those that worked on it.
Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.
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City offers warming spaces during expected cold winter

For those seeking a place
to warm up through the cold
winter months, two Stoughton locations are available
during regular hours.
The Stoughton Public

Library is open Monday
through Thursday from
9a.m. to 9p.m., Friday
and Saturday from 9a.m.
to 5p.m. and Sunday from through Friday from 8a.m.

1-5p.m.
to 4:30p.m.
The Stoughton Area
Senior Center is also avail Amber Levenhagen
able, and is open Monday
December 15, 2016
City of Stoughton
Architects,
Arts Council gets organized
Whats next?
Key goals
commission talk
survey results
New chair: group more
active, many 2017 plans
BILL LIVICK
In preparation of the next

draft of the comprehensive
plan, commissioners met
with planners from Vandewalle and Associates to discuss community feedback.
Jackie Mich and Michael
Slavney spoke to the commission about the public
comment regarding the
comprehensive plan rewrite.
They also brought draft maps
and plans for future development to the commission for
discussion.
The commission and
Vandewalle team discussed
possibilities of growth with
expanding planned urban
development limits, planned
mixed use zoning areas and
regional trends of transportation with the inevitability
of four-lane highways connecting to the rest of Dane
County.
The commission discussed
multi- and single-family
housing, with an emphasis
on affordable housing from
Ald. Mike Engelberger.
Slavney pointed out that
Stoughton has the highest
proportion of poor, elderly
homeowners in the county.
So obviously there is a
strong need for affordable
housing here, he said.
One citizen called the plan
and its assorted documents
too much information.
Roger Springman has been
a part of the plan process
since the beginning, having
attended the vision workshop
and participating in the community survey. He said even
though he had invested time
Whats
next?
An open house will be
held that will discuss the
second draft of the plan.
It is tentatively planned
for Jan. 19, with two
presentations in the late
afternoon.
into understanding the process, he had difficulty going
through the excess information. That left him concerned
for others who have not been
as hands-on as he has.
People are really trying to
get a handle on the information, said Springman. Any
kind of conclusion is lost in
the amount of data that is
there.
The city website has all
of the current documents,
including the drafts of the
comprehensive plan, as well
as the survey results.
The Vandewalle team will
take results of the community workshops as well as
commissioner feedback into
consideration while creating
the next draft of the comprehensive plan.
Good ideas come along
that we might not have foreseen, so we dont need to
have a perfect plan but we
need to do the best we can
right now, said Slavney.
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In brief
Jackson St. vacant building
Developer Todd Nelson brainstormed Monday with
commissioners about how to transition a vacant building
into a future housing opportunity.
The building at 1940 Jackson Street, which has been
vacant for several months, is expected to become some
sort of housing development, but whether it fills with one
bedroom or multi-room units is still up for discussion.
Stoughton really needs housing in a bad, bad way,
said developer Todd Nelson.
Commissioners agreed that developing the vacant
building is a good idea, regardless of how many units and
how many bedrooms are contained.
Commission OKs fur building

AMBER LEVENHAGEN
The Stoughton Planning

Commission granted conditional approval for a new
North American Fur Auction building at its Dec. 12
meeting.
T h e d eve l o p m e n t , a n
addition to the current
space, would house a new
grading and shipping facility and will be located at
1600 Williams Dr.
With the one building
housing two operations,
the site plan discussed at
the meeting proposed additions to expand the property within the next several
years.
The revised site plan left
out details on the stormwater treatment facilities,
which commissioners needed to see before granting
final approval. Developer
Brett Johnson spoke to the
commission and agreed to
bring those plans back for
further agreement.
Contact Amber Levenhagen
at amber.levenhagen@
wcinet.com.
This has been a year of reorganizing

for the Stoughton Arts Council, and
next year the organization will work to
increase its profile and seek grants to
promote the citys Arts and Entertainment District.
The Arts Council began 2016 by
appointing a new chairperson, when
Sarah Bukrey took over for former chair
Mary-Carel Verden.
The council also worked this year
to update its strategic plan, rewrite its
bylaws, create a Facebook page and
make display banners identifying the
designated Arts and Entertainment District.
Bukrey, a Stoughton Public Library
employee, told the Hub the council has
begun holding regular monthly meetings again, which hadnt happened consistently in a while.
She and the council have discussed
the organizations mission, worked to
identify stakeholders and generally plan
to re-energize the council.
Not a lot of people know that the
Arts Council exists, so weve been trying to revitalize it and get the word out,
Bukrey said.
She said making display banners for
the Arts and Entertainment District,
which will be installed on downtown
light posts after Dec. 25, was a tangible
achievement this year and should help
to raise public awareness of the citys
arts and entertainment culture.
The Common Council established
the district in October 2014. It includes
the downtown but encompasses a larger area, everything between River Bluff
Middle School to the north, Page Street
Contact the
Council
To communicate with the
Arts Council, send a message
to its Facebook page, email
stoughtonartscouncil@gmail.com
or join a monthly meet-up the first
Wednesday of each month.
to the west, east to Lynn Street and
south past Mandt Park.
But there hasnt been much action to
develop or promote the district after it
was established.
Bukrey said the Arts Council hopes to
change that.
Well have banners indicating where
the arts and entertainment district is,
she said. In the future well have artists
design them, and then well have more
every year.
The Arts Council has been amending
its bylaws to condense its membership
from 15 to about 11, Bukrey said, and
its new Facebook page is a way to open
a dialogue with local artists and the
broader community.
The group has been holding a
Banners for the district will be

displayed on downtown lightposts
starting around Dec. 25.
monthly meet-up the first Wednesday

of each month as a way to bring people
together and build the arts community.
The meet-ups are informal get-togethers that are open to the public and are
held from 4:30 6:30p.m. the first
Wednesday of each month at a downtown location.
Weve heard that its hard to be an
artist in Stoughton, so were focusing on
how we bring artists and patrons closer
together, Bukrey said. We also want
to build bridges between the various arts
groups and bring them together.
Key goals for the coming year
include designing a new website and
looking into acquiring grants.
Wed like to be able to get grants
working off the designated arts and
entertainment district, and then well be
able to offer grants to artists to help put
on events, Bukrey explained. Were
working in manageable chunks to try to
get these things done.
She said the Arts Council is also
excited about the redevelopment possibilities in the city. The council wants
to make sure theres a balance in economic development that recognizes the
creative economy, Bukrey said.
We have a lot of wonderful things in
town the Opera House, Stoughton Village Players, the 14 South Artists group,
and so many more, she said. Next
year we hope to help people come
together, and because the arts community here does seem a little spread out.
Contact Bill Livick at bill.livick@
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POLICE REPORTS
The Stoughton Police Department logged 2,228 incidents in October. Cases of
interest for the month included: eight intoxicated driver
arrests, 13 vandalisms, 11
domestic disturbances, 18
disorderly conducts, 23 traffic
crashes, 88 EMS assists, 67
911 calls, 105 check welfares
and 26 animal complaints.
Officers also logged 97 assist
cases, 35 criminal charges
and 26 traffic arrests from 63
traffic stops.
criminal damage to property

and disorderly conduct from
an incident where the suspect allegedly damaged an
inflatable lawn ornament and
was confronted by the owner. A physical confrontation
occurred and the victim was
slashed several times with a
knife.
Oct. 11
Officers arrested a 26-yearold man for a felony fourth
offense OWI, operating after
revocation and an outstandOct. 2
ing warrant following a traffic
Officers arrested a 19-year- stop.
old man on charges of possession of THC, possession Oct. 12
of drug paraphernalia and an
Officers arrested a 44-yearoutstanding warrant following old woman for a felony
a traffic stop.
fourth offense OWI, resisting/obstructing an officer
Oct. 4
and an outstanding warrant
Officers arrested a 36-year- following a traffic stop.
old woman on a probation
hold following a report of an Oct. 14
intoxicated person passed out
Officer took a 12-year-old
in the road.
boy into protective custody on charges of criminal
Oct. 9
damage to property and disOfficers arrested a 21-year- orderly conduct following a
old man on charges of first de- disturbance at the River Bluff
gree reckless endangerment, Middle School.
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Officers arrested a 27-yearold man on charges of substantial battery, disorderly
conduct, battery and a probation hold following a fight at a
local business. A 28-year-old
man was also charged with
battery, disorderly conduct
and a probation hold in the
incident.
disorderly conduct following a

domestic disturbance.
Oct. 24
Officers arrested a 47-yearold man for delivery of narcotics to a person under 18
and child neglect following
an investigation by the school
resource officer into a student
under the influence of narcotics. The students parent was
charged for furnishing the
Oct. 23
Officers arrested a 22-year- drug in the incident.
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December 15, 2016
Opinion
Letters to the editor
Founders never intended direct election

The Electoral College, as
Steve Fortney proclaimed in
the Dec. 8 issue of the Courier
Hub, is not a democracy.
In fact, if one reads Federalist
Paper 68, written so eloquently
by Alexander Hamilton, the
election of the president and
vice president of the United
States was never intended to
represent the people, but to
represent the states of our federal republic. Because of the
tyranny of George III, direct
election of the president was to
be prevented.
Our founders, in their infinite
wisdom, created the Electoral
College to ensure the states
were fairly represented in the
new government. The people
were to be represented by the
House of Representatives. Their
fear was that one or two densely populated areas could speak
for the whole of the nation.
The following list of statistics
should finally put an end to the
argument as to why the Electoral College was established:
There are 3,141 counties in
the United States. Trump won
3,084 of them. Clinton won 57.
There are 62 counties in New
York State. Trump won 46 of
them. Clinton won 16.
For the sake of this argument,
Clinton won the popular vote
by more than 2.6 million votes.

In the five counties that
encompass New York City
(Bronx, Kings, New York,
Richmond and Queens), Clinton received well over two
million more votes than Trump
Clinton only won four of
these counties, and Trump won
Richmond (more commonly
known as Staten Island). Therefore, these five counties alone
nearly accounted for Clinton
winning the popular vote of the
entire country.
These five counties comprise
319 square miles. The United
States comprises 3,797,000
square miles.
When one has a country that
encompasses almost 4 million
square miles of territory, it
would be ludicrous to even suggest that the vote of those who
inhabit a mere 319 square miles
should dictate the outcome of
a national election. Add in Los
Angeles County in California,
where Clinton bested Trump by
more than 1.2 million votes, the
results are even more skewed.
Large, densely populated
Democrat cities do not and
should not speak for our entire
country.
Tim Carter,
City of Stoughton
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Travel is a blessing,
but so is being home
hen I returned from the

more than two-month
sabbatical to Rome last
month, I felt both tired and happy.
I was tired for obvious reasons - I
got back into Stoughton at 1 a.m.
that Saturday morning and was suffering from jet lag.
But even while I enjoyed the
sabbatical, I was happy to be back
home. I found myself smiling at the
St Ann Church
building and
smiling at my
house. I even
greeted them.
They did not
greet me back,
but I felt like
they did.
One of the
Budnar
highlights of
being home
was having my parents pick up
me and Fr. Wanish (a priest from
Lake Mills and Johnson Creek
who joined me there) at the bus
stop in Janesville after we landed
at OHare. I was very happy to see
them, and on the short ride home,
I got to share with them my excitement and see the joy in their eyes.
When I travel, I enjoy seeing
new places, meeting new people
and learning new things. I think
God enriches my life through travel.
But I also always enjoy coming
home, and I think God enriches my
life even more through being home.
God blesses me at home and away.
One way I can share the blessing
God has given me with the people
that I love is by showing pictures
and telling stories about my journey.
There were three main parts of
the sabbatical: walking in the footstep of St. Paul, studying the corporal works of mercy and studying
early Christian art and architecture.
To walk in the footsteps of St.

Paul, who is known for his outreach work in the New Testament,
sharing the word of Christ with
cultures all over Europe and Asia,
we started with a week in Greece.
We followed the part of St. Pauls
second journey that was in Greece.
We put our feet in the same stream
that Lydia was baptized, stood on
the same rock in Athens where
Paul told the Athenians about their
unknown god and traveled to Thessaloniki, Corinth and Delphi before
veering off his path briefly to visit a
monastery on Mount Helikon.
We read from the Scripture at
places where St. Paul wrote his
letter from and places he wrote
them to.
The amazing thing about St.
Pauls letters is that they were
important to people about 2,000
years ago and they are still important to people now. Most people, for
example, are familiar with Pauls
second letter to the Corinthians,
which includes a passage used in
many weddings.
The next part of the sabbatical
was studying the works of mercy
done by Catholic Relief Services.
These help people with immediate
needs, help people with long term
changes in their lives and to help
society to live with justice.
From Rome we flew to the Holy
Land and spent a week seeing and
learning about this work, which
included
While immediate response to
help suffering people is good, what
most interested me was how they
work to change lives for the better.
For example, they helped one small
factory with an air filtration system,
improving the workers health,
making them more productive and
happier.
For the third part, we experienced the impact of early Christian
art and architecture.

Art and architecture do two
things for us: They reflect what is
important to us and help us live it,
and they also are a means to pass
on this importance to the next generations.
Without words, we can pass on
meaning that can help us and future
generations structure their lives.
I think the best way to put what
I experienced into words is to
explain how I felt at the Church of
St. Clement in Rome.
When you walk into the Church,
you walk about 1,000 years into
history. It was built on top of another, church, St. Clement.
When you go down to the next
level, you walk into about the year
500, and you can see Biblical paintings on the wall, some that were
very faded. Then, like now, people
used art in church not to honor
themselves but to honor God and
his people.
This church was built on top of
the home of a different Clement
not the saint. He was a Roman at
the time of Jesus who converted to
Christianity and then opened his
home for Christians to come and
celebrate the mass together.
In the course of a two-hour tour,
we walked through more than
2,000 years of Catholic Church
history.
I loved traveling through the
church history, but even more I love
being back home in the present.
God created me for this time and
place, so this is where I want to be.
It was a blessing to be able to do
and learn so much in such a short
time, and then to come back home
to the loving community where I
belong.
Fr. Randy Budnar is the pastor
at St. Ann Catholic Church in
Stoughton.
Tobacco retailers followed laws by not selling to minors

Wisconsin Wins is an evidence-based tobacco prevention
program funded by the Wisconsin
Department of Health Services, and
is built on an effective mix of education and oversight to prevent illegal
tobacco sales to minors. Tobacco
remains the number-one cause of
preventable death and disease in
Wisconsin.
Each year, a Dane County Wisconsin Wins team, consisting of an
adult supervisor and area youth,
conduct tobacco compliance checks
at local businesses. They record

whether or not the underage youth
are able to purchase tobacco products from the retailers. Our Wisconsin Wins team visited Stoughton
tobacco retailers earlier this year,
and all retailers upheld the law and
refused the sale of tobacco to our
underage youth, resulting in Stoughton having a 100 percent tobacco
compliance rate for 2016! A special
acknowledgement of all Stoughton
tobacco retailers should be made for
their commitment to keep our youth
tobacco free and following the law.

Tobacco retailers, along with
parents and the community, must
work to keep tobacco products out
of kids hands. Next time you see
your local retailer check an ID, say
thank you for helping keep our
youth healthy! If we work together,
we can help Wisconsin Win!
Nina Gregerson, Local WI
Wins Coordinator
Tobacco Free Columbia-Dane
County Coalition Public Health
Madison and Dane County
December 15, 2016
Stoughton Opera House
Veteran musician collaborates

with a fresh voice in new album
Singer-songwriters
Willy Porter and Carmen
Nickerson have teamed
up for a new album and
national tour that includes a
stop in Stoughton Dec. 17.
As PorterNickerson, the
duo released a new album,
Bonfire to Ash, in early
November.
In a telephone interview,
the pair said they began
working and performing
together six years ago,
when Nickerson joined
Porters band to record
the album How to Rob a
Bank.
They recognized a certain
sympatico in their voices,
and the two began working
on duets together. They also
started recording Porters
Human Kindness album,
which released in 2015.
We w e r e h a p p y t o
discover that our voices
worked really well together,
and also its great when you
learn that you can really
sing with somebody, he
said.
Singing with a partner is
one thing, but its harder
to create songs with another
person, and when we
realized that was kind of
easy as well, it led to this
record, Porter explained.
He said the project
started out organically, with
neither musician feeling the
need to take the lead all
the time.
Because of that, it
made the whole musical
expression pretty natural
a n d ve r y e a s y, P o r t e r
recalled.
Recorded in February
and March, Bonfire to
Ash was co-written and
represents a new approach
to the music for both artists.
For Nickerson, its the
first time she got to be a
full partner on an album
and step away entirely from
Who: Willy Porter and

Carmen Nickerson
When: 7:30p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17
Where: Stoughton Opera
House
Tickets: $25
Info: 877-4400
background singing.
For Porter, it was a
whole different mindset and
collaborative psychology.
I v e m a d e s e v e r a l
albums on my own and
been the core writer and
have been sort of plowing
this field for a while, he
said. So to co-write with
somebody with a project
and goal in mind that
everything is going to be
written together its really
been cool for me.
Porter hired Grammywinning producer Ben
Wisch to make the album,
a n d c o m p a r e d Wi s c h s
approach to that of a
minimalist painter.
Yo u c a n h e a r eve r y
musician on this record
very clearly, he explained.
Its all recorded live in the
studio, but its not a highgloss recording compared
to whats happening today.
So if its a little out of tune
or out of time, we didnt go
and fix things. Thats what
makes it music.
I love making records
like that, he added. Its
a record of an event that
happened.
Local talent
Porter is a Mequon
native who began his career
performing in the now
defunct Club de Wash in
Madison, where bits from a
series of his performances
were combined to make
his first album, The Trees
Have Soul, in 1990.
His reputation as a master
finger-style guitarist spread
throughout the country
Performing together
Earlier this year, the duo
performed as the featured
musical guests on one of
G a r r i s o n Ke i l l o r s l a s t
appearances on A Prairie
Home Companion.
Both performers said
theyre eager to return to the
Opera House, a venue with
acoustics designed for
acoustic music, Nickerson
added.
I love those old buildings
more than anything, she
said. Theres such a soul
to the place, as opposed to
some modern place that
hasnt really lived yet.
Contact Bill Livick at bill.
livick@wcinet.com
Donation drives collect thousands of gifts, toys

The Operation Christmas
Child gift drive in
Stoughton collected more
than 14,600 shoeboxes
filled with gifts, while
another local effort
garnered more than 1,200
books.
Operation Christmas
Child, run by Samaritans
Purse International Relief,
was held in mid-November
along with the book drive.
The books, collected
through the Marine Corps
Toys for Tots program at
Stoughtons UPS Store at

2364 Jackson Street, will be
distributed through Joining
Forces for Families.
Operation Christmas
Childs
website
recommends items like
toys, school supplies or
medium to large items to
capture the childs attention
as soon as they open the
box. The shoeboxes are
sent to children in poverty
around the world, who then
have the option to enroll
in the organizations The
Greatest Journey class that

teaches about the Bible and
Christianity.
For information about
t h e o rg a n i z a t i o n , v i s i t
SamaritansPurse.org.
- Scott Girard
Photo submitted
Brad and Marilyn Schultz recently visited with Santa and their five children, Cody, 14,
Haley, 10, Mckenna, 3, Jacob, 9, Lily Grace, 1. Brad is receiving end-of-life treatment after
being diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma last year, and his family is seeking support
through an online GoFundMe page.
Until his last breath

Were just a really
Fundraiser supports
close family, our
family of local
support is each other.
man with terminal
cancer
Cheryl Schultz
To donate to Brad
Schultzs Celebration of
Life, visit:
AMBER LEVENHAGEN
Brad Schultz is a family

man.
Raising five children
with his wife, Marilyn, in
Oregon, hes only a few
miles away from the rest of
his family in Stoughton.
But over the last several
months, those family visits
have often had to take
place at UW Hospitals
Palliative Care Unit in
Madison, where Brad
is receiving end-of-life
treatment.
Brad was diagnosed with
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma,
a cancer that attacks the
lymphatic system, last
year just before turning
40. But having exhausted
treatment options, he was
given an estimated two
weeks to live on Dec. 2.
With that window of
time closing, a family
friend started a fundraiser
to help pay for impending
funeral costs. As of Dec.
13, the GoFundMe page
t i t l e d B r a d S c h u l t z s
Celebration of Life has
been shared over 650 times
on social media and raised
over $3,600 of the $10,000
goal.
Throughout his
diagnosis and treatment,
Marilyn has only
been able to work
intermittently to pay for
medical bills and support
their family. All of the
money raised from the
fundraiser will contribute
directly to funeral costs

and other associated
ex p e n s e s , s u c h a s t h e
bu r i a l a n d h e a d s t o n e ,
which Brad requested be
replaced with a bench.
Brads mother, Cheryl
Schultz, said he had been
relatively healthy before
his diagnosis. He decided
to go to the doctor around
Thanksgiving 2015, when
he was having a hard
time breathing and wasnt
feeling well.
Doctors found 25 tumors
in his body, with the largest
one the size of a football in
his chest that was pushing
on his heart and lungs.
He immediately
started chemotherapy
and radiation treatments.
The treatments, which
helped reduce the sizes of
his tumors, resulted in a
devastating pneumonia.
The pneumonia, combined
with cancer and scar
tissue from the radiation
treatments, left Brad with
no function of his lungs.
He is now on a constant
flow of high concentrated
oxygen and unable to leave
the hospital.
The pneumonia was a
result of the chemo but if
he didnt have the chemo,
gofundme.com/bradschultzs-celebrationof-life
he would have died within

a month, Cheryl said.
After multiple rounds
of chemotherapy and a
stem cell transplant, the
cancer appears to doctors
t o b e g e t t i n g s m a l l e r.
But the damage caused
by the chemotherapy is
irreversible, and is causing
Brads health to continue
to decline.
Brad asked the nurse
right out, Am I dying?
but the nurse pulled Marnie
(Marilyn) aside and gave
her the time frame, Cheryl
said.
According to a post
from a family friend on
the GoFundMe page, Brad
always said, never give
up! So he will fight until
his last breath.
His family has remained
positive, and they visit him
in the hospital as often as
possible.
Were just a really close
family, our support is each
other, Cheryl said.
Contact Amber
Levenhagen at amber.
Christmas Dinner
All Are Welcome!
VFW Hall
Veterans Road, Stoughton, WI
VFW Badger Post 328 Inc.

200 Veterans Rd., Stoughton 608-873-9042
Friday Night
608-873-8585
Dine-in only
Regular menu also available
Leave your name, address & phone number

How many dinners you need
How many passengers need a ride
Every Friday Night Meat Raffle starts at 5-ish

Every Thursday night Bingo starting at 7:00 p.m.
Serving Lunch Tuesday-Friday 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Open to the Public
www.stoughtonvfw.org
Like us on Facebook
December 25
Serving from 11am-1pm
If you need a ride or if you want a
meal delivered, please call the
Stoughton Senior Center by December 22
All-You-Can-Eat Fish Fry
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How to help
Rides and Home Delivery limited to

Stoughton School District area
Donations Appreciated!
Hosted by the American Legion, VFW Post 328
and their Auxiliaries and Volunteers
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BILL LIVICK
If You Go
with the release of his

1994 album, Dog-Eared
Dream. After its release,
Porter began working as
an opening act for such
stars as Jeff Beck, Ricki
Lee Jones, Tori Amos, Paul
Simon and The Cranberries.
When he opened for Jethro
Tull, Porter established
a f r i e n d s h i p w i t h Tu l l
guitarist Martin Barre.
Porter has recorded
10 albums under his
own name, and his style
includes acoustic singersongwiter music, folk rock,
and freeform jamming.
Some of his more recent
work included a series
of performances with
the Carpe Diem String
Quartet. In 2010, they
released Willy Porter Live
at BoMA w/ Carpe Diem
String Quartet.
His songwriting has
been described as lyrically
rich and adventurous,
and his live shows
combine virtuosic guitar
playing and singing with
improvisational skills as a
storyteller and performance
artist. Hes also known for
his entertaining banter from
the stage.
Nickerson is an Iowa
native whose jazzy vocals
add lush harmonies to
songs.
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Duo to perform at
Opera House Dec. 17
December 15, 2016
Coming up
Community calendar
Food for Fines
choirs will include Christmas hymns

and the Hallelujah Chorus.
Library patrons can receive $1 off
For information, email director.edutheir overdue fines per non-perishable cation@flcstoughton.com or call 873food or personal essentials item they 7761.
donate during the librarys Food for
Fines weekend on Saturday, Dec. 17, Guitar concert
and Sunday, Dec. 18.
The library will host a Guitars
Participants can get a maximum of of the Solstice concert as part of its
$20 off their fines. Donations will ben- Music on the Mezz series at 2 p.m.
efit the citys two food pantries and the Sunday, Dec. 18.
Personal Essentials Pantry.
The free concert will feature guitar
For information, call 873-6281.
and lute music presented by area classic guitar instructors and their students.
Christmas Bible School
Kids ages pre-K through fifth grade
can attend Christmas Bible School School board forum
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
Stoughton school board president
17, at Stoughton United Methodist Scott Dirks and vice president Donna
Church, 525 Lincoln Ave.
Tarpinian will host an informal discusOlder children and teens are wel- sion for prospective school board cancome to volunteer, and lunch will be didates from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Monday,
provided. The event is open to the pub- Dec. 19, in the SASD District Office
lic and registration is required.
upper conference room, 320 North St.
For information or to register, visit
The forum will give prospective
stoughtonumc10.org or email cchrist- candidates an opportunity to learn
man2006@hotmail.com.
more about the position, including
requirements, time commitment and
Choir festival
the school boards governance role.
First Lutheran Church, 310 E. Wash- All interested people are encouraged
ington St., will hold its annual Christ- to attend; three seats on the board are
mas Choir Festival at 8:30 and 10 a.m. open for election in 2017.
Sunday, Dec. 18.
Familiar and new music will be presented by the Alleluia Bells and the Massage therapy
FLC choir, directed by Mary Helson.
Massage therapist Lisa Resch will
Congregational singing led by the
Grief support
Those experiencing grief can attend
a support group meeting at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 21, at the senior center.
Heartland Hospice is partnering
with the center in providing support
and education through the holidays.
Heartland Hospice offers a variety of
bereavement services, including individual and group counseling and other
support groups.
For information, contact Carmen
Sperle at 819-0033 or Carmen.sperle@
heartlandhospice.com.
Christmas show
Watch Elvis impersonator Alan
Graveen perform a Christmas Gospel
Show at 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22, at
the senior center. Graveen will perform
Christmas and Gospel tunes, including
Blue Christmas, Silent Night, His
Hand in Mine and more.
Ezra Church
LakeView Church
For information: Alfred Skerpan, 877-0911

or Gail and Greg Gagnon, 873-9225
us.bahai.org Stoughton study classes.
515 E. Main St., Stoughton 834-9050

ezrachurch.com
Sunday: 10 a.m.
2200 Lincoln Ave., Stoughton

873-9838 lakevc.org
Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Worship
Bible Baptist Church
First Lutheran Church
Seventh Day Baptist

Church of Albion
Christ Lutheran Church
700 Hwy. B, Stoughton

873-9353 e-mail: office@clcstoughton.org
Sunday Worship: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Traditional
Worship. 9:10 a.m. Family Express, followed by
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
310 E. Washington, Stoughton

873-7761 flcstoughton.com
Sunday: 8:30 & 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 a.m.
Sunday School: 9:30 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.
Christmas Day Service
Cooksville Lutheran Church
(Come comfy!! Christmas casual service!)
1525 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton 873-7494

covluth@chorus.net covluth.org
Saturday: 5:30 p.m. Worship
Sunday: 9 and 10:30 a.m. Worship, 9:30 a.m. Sunday
School
873-4590
www.gundersonfh.com
221 Kings Lynn Rd.

Stoughton, WI 53589
(608) 873-8888
www.anewins.com
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Pete Gunderson
Mike Smits Dale Holzhuter
Martha Paton, Administrative Manager
Sara Paton Barkenhagen, Administrative Assistant
Paul Selbo, Funeral Assistant
adno=461747-01
1358 Hwy 51, Stoughton
Thursday, December 22
323 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton

873-6448 873-7633
Weekday Mass: Nazareth House
and St. Anns Church
Weekend Mass: Saturday - 5:15 p.m.;
Sunday - 8 and 10:30 a.m.
Friday, December 23
Tuesday, December 27
10-11 a.m., Photographers group meeting, senior

center, 873-8585
Wednesday, December 28
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3 p.m., Travelogue program: Antarctica, senior center, 873-8585
525 Lincoln Avenue, Stoughton

stoughtonmethodist.org
Sunday: 8 a.m. - Short Service;
10 a.m. - Full Worship
Friday, December 30
West Koshkonong Lutheran Church
Stoughton United Methodist Church

525 Lincoln Ave, Stoughton
608-873-3273 www.stoughtonumc10.org
Do Something Nice for Someone

The advice to do something nice for someone follows
logically from the golden rule, i.e., to do unto others as you
would have them do unto you (Matthew 7:12), and is, in
effect, a summary of the Bibles teaching on
morality. We all know how good it feels when someone
does something nice for us, and so we should return the
favor, or perhaps pay it forward, as the saying goes. This
can be done in so many simple ways, from helping someone with their chores, to inviting someone to eat with you or
otherwise sharing your food, to just being there for others. It
doesnt have to be expensive; sometimes the best gift is the
gift of our time. A patient and understanding listener is often
the best therapist. On the other hand, gifts are also nice.
Who doesnt like to be the recipient of a thoughtful gift? And
monetary gifts are always practical. Sometimes the nicest
things we do are the things we do for those who dont
expect it, or deserve it. If someone deserves to be forgiven,
then its not a big deal to forgive them. But if someone
doesnt deserve to be forgiven and we forgive them, that is
a big deal. Do something nice for someone each and every
day and occasionally do something really nice for someone
who doesnt necessarily expect it, or deserve it.
Christopher Simon, Metro News Service
So in everything, do to others what you would have
themdo to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.
Matthew 7:12 NIV
1911 Koshkonong, Stoughton

Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship
Thursday, January 5
2633 Church St., Cottage Grove

Sunday: 9:30 a.m. worship
11 a.m. Bible study
Support groups
OUR
COMING SAVIOR
A CHRISTMAS DRAMA
SUNDAY, DECEMbER 18
9:30 AM
2200 LINCOLN AVE.

STOUGHTON
WWW.LAKEVC.ORG
10-11 a.m., Through the Ages: Music Makers

workshop with Eliza Tyksinski, senior center, 8738585
1-5 p.m., Personal Essentials Pantry, 343 E. Main
St., pepstoughton.org
Western Koshkonong
Lutheran Church
LakeView
Church
Monday, December 19
5:30-6:15 p.m., Gathering Table free community

meal, senior center, 206-1178
5:30-6:30 p.m., Question-and-answer forum for
prospective SASD school board candidates, SASD
District Office upper conference room, 320 North
St., 877-5000
7 p.m., Town of Dunkirk Board meeting, Town Hall,
654 Cty. Road N
7 p.m., Town of Dunn Board meeting, Dunn Town
Hall, 4156 Cty. Road B
1 p.m., The Elvis Christmas Gospel Show with

Alan Graveen, senior center, 873-8585
St. Ann Catholic Church
10:00 am
Sunday, December 18
8 and 10:30 a.m., Christmas Choir Festival, First

Lutheran Church, 310 E. Washington St., 873-7761
2 p.m., Free Guitars of the Solstice concert with
the Madison Classical Guitar Society, library, 8736281
Wednesday, December 21
Stoughton Baptist Church
New Years Day Service
Saturday, December 17
10-10:45 a.m., LEGO Club, library, 873-6281

10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Christmas Bible School (preK to fifth grade; registration required), Stoughton
United Methodist Church, 525 Lincoln Ave., stoughtonumc10.org
7:30 p.m., Willy Porter, Stoughton Opera House,
381 E. Main St., purchase tickets at stoughtonoperahouse.com
10 a.m., Family Music Time program (ages 2-5),

library, 873-6281
2 p.m., Getting Through the Holidays grief support meeting, senior center, 819-0033
6:30 p.m., Library board meeting
Corner of Williams Dr. & Cty. B, Stoughton

873-6517 Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship;
6 p.m. - Evening Service
10:00 am
11927 W. Church St., Evansville

882-4408 Pastor Karla Brekke
Sunday: 10 a.m. Worship and Sunday School
Covenant Lutheran Church
616 Albion Rd., Edgerton

561-7450 albionsdb@gmail.com
forministry.com/USWISDBGCASD1
Worship Saturday 11- Sabbath School 10
Fellowship Meal follows service on first Sabbath
United Methodist of Stoughton
825 S. Van Buren, Stoughton

877-0439 Missionaries 957-3930
Sunday: 9 a.m. Sunday school and Primary
Friday, December 16
1 p.m., Classic Movie Friday: White Christmas,

senior center, 873-8585
6 p.m., Movie Night: How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Stoughton United Methodist Church, 525 Lincoln Ave., 873-3273
Tuesday, December 20
adno=498978-01
2095 Hwy. W, Utica

873-7077 423-3033
Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship; 6 p.m. - Worship
Thursday, December 15
1-5 p.m., Personal Essentials Pantry, 343 E. Main

St., pepstoughton.org
3:30-4:30 p.m., Pokemon Club (ages 6 and up),
library, 873-6281
10 a.m. to noon, Massage therapy services, senior

center, 873-8585
Noon to 4 p.m., Healing Touch therapy sessions
(sign-up required), senior center, 873-8585
Christmas EvE
Diabetic Support Group

6 p.m., second Monday,
Stoughton Hospital, 628-6500
Low Vision Support

1-2:30 p.m., third Thursday,
Dementia Caregivers
2 p.m., second Thursday,
Parkinsons Group
1:30-2:30 p.m., fourth
Wednesday, senior center,
873-8585
Crohns/Colitis/IBD Support
Group
5:30 p.m., third Wednesday,
Stoughton Hospital, 873-7928
Grief Support Groups
2 p.m., third Wednesday,
Multiple Sclerosis Group

10-11:30 a.m., second Tuesday, senior center, 873-8585
Older Adult Alcoholics Anonymous
2 p.m., Tuesdays, senior
center, 246-7606 ext. 1182
CandlElight sErviCE
Saturday, December 24
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2200 Lincoln Ave., Stoughton

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December 15, 2016
Photos by Samantha Christian
From left, Stoughton City Band members Mary Sommers

(clarinet), Becky Baumeister (trumpet) and Beth Weitner
(flute) perform during the second half of the Christmas
concert at Stoughton Opera House on Dec. 11.
Photos by Samantha Christian
SHS seniors Emalyn Bauer, Bryan Wendt and Bergen Gardner and junior Elijah Krumholz sing to the dinner guests as ladies
and lords on Sunday evening.
Madrigal Dinner marks 40 years

The 40th annual Madrigal Dinner
was held at Stoughton High School
from Dec. 10-12.
Ryan Casey, who has directed the
last 16 dinners (John Beutel directed
the first 24), said all three nights were
sold out this year.
Students dressed up in Renaissance-style clothing and served a
multi-course dinner while providing
entertainment. The SHS Madrigal
Singers highlight the event, which
raises money for the schools music
programs.
Christmas concert
at the Opera House
The Stoughton Festival
Choir and Stoughton City
Band held a Christmas
concert at the Stoughton
Opera House on Sunday,
Dec. 11, ending in a singalong with everyone in
attendance.
Those interested in joining the band should contact director Roger Gohlke
at 873-6711. Rehearsals
are Thursday evenings.

Those interested in
joining the choir for the
spring concert should contact pianist Linda Kunz at
stoughtonwifestivalchoir@gmail.com. Rehearsals will start mid-February. For information, visit
stoughtonfestivalchoir.
wordpress.com.
On the Web
From left, SHS seniors Rebecca Fossum (major domo), Tabitha Wylie (major
domo), Jack Purves (village idiot), Selina Schultz (major domo) and Madelyn Falk
(wandering mistress) sing at the start of the Madrigal Dinner on Sunday evening.
SHS violinists, including junior Anna Gruben, perform at the start of the dinner.
The Stoughton City Band is shown from the balcony of

the Stoughton Opera House on Dec. 11.
Above, SHS senior
Callie Jordan and
junior Seth Charleston walk into the
cafetorium as lady
and lord during the
Madrigal Dinner on
Sunday evening.
At left, SHS senior

Zach Arvold and
other trumpet players announce the
start of the dinner.
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December 15, 2016
Mandt Lodge celebrates 90 years

The Sons of Norway
Mandt Lodge celebrated
its 90th anniversary during
Destination Stoughton
Weekend in October by
coordinating the three-day
event with other Stoughton
Norwegian Summit Groups
and then hosting an open
house on Sunday, Oct. 30.
As usual, the lodge was
a bustling place over the
weekend with a lefse clinic, pumpkin carving contest, Stoughton Chamber of
Commerce and Hardanger
displays, a bake sale and
finally, the open house. The
Mandt Lodge has a rich
history, of which a brief
account was shared during
the event.
Citing Oak Opening
by Ferd Homme and the
late Mike Millers update
of the lodge history, lodge
president Darlene Arneson
shared how the lodge was
started.
The Mandt Lodge was
actually the third attempt
to start a Sons of Norway
Lodge in Stoughton after
two failed attempts in the
earlier 1900s. Norwegian
immigration to the area had
been occurring since around
1840, but it was not until
October 1926 that the Sons
of Norway was organized in
Stoughton. Several Norwegian organizations existed
before then, including the
Scandinavia American Fraternity (SAF).
Immigration, fueled by
cheap, good farmland and
employment in the local
wagon works, led to arrivals of Norwegians in such
heavy numbers in the 1870s
through 1890s that by the
turn of the century, Stoughton became known as Little Norway, the Lutefisk
Capital of the World and
Americas Most Norwegian City.
Still, two attempts at organizing a Sons of Norway
lodge had failed. Then came
Andrew S. Sather, who held
Photo submitted
Some members of the Sons of Norway Mandt Lodge were recognized for years of membership at the lodges 90th anniversary open house on Oct. 30, including president Darlene Arneson and Don Rorvig (45 years); Joyce Foss (20 years);
David Nelson (accepting for grandchildren Henry and Ella Ross); Vicky Goplen (accepting for 5-year member Bruce Goplen),
Ruth and Steve Fortney (5 years); Howard Foss (60 years and joint member of Skjold Lodge)l and District 5 youth director
and Zone 3 officer Cheryl Schlesser, who helped present the pins.
the title of Grand Organizer
for the national headquarters of the Sons of Norway.
He arrived in Stoughton
and managed to cajole local
restaurant operator John L.
Stokstad and bakery owner
Martin Sandsmark into gathering a group of Norwegian
immigrants and their children to attend an organizational meeting.
While Sandsmark and
Stokstad remained skeptical,
Sather had talked 32 people
into attending that meeting,
held in the SAF Hall. Sather
had arranged for a contingent of members from Madison, Deerfield and Edgerton
to attend as well, and after
they opened the meeting, a
slate of officers for the new
lodge in Stoughton was
elected.
After the officers were
elected at the first meeting,
the group had to choose

a name for the lodge, and
appointed a committee
including Stokstad, Adolph
Sannes and Sivert Sivertsen
to come up with nominees
while The Grieg Chorus
from Madison entertained
the members. The committee suggested three names:
Col. Hans Heg, who led a
regiment of mostly Norwegian immigrants in the Civil;
Knut Hamsun, the Norwegian author who had won
the Nobel Prize for literature in 1920; and Targe G.
Mandt, the immigrant from
Norway who founded the
Mandt Wagon Works.
The new members selected the name Mandt, and
with John Stokstad as its
newly-minted president,
the organization quickly
expanded, eventually overtaking the other Norwegian
fraternal organizations and

becoming the sole possessor of that title in Stoughton
today.
As with most lodges, the
business and social meetings of the Mandt organization were conducted in a
variety of downtown buildings with the lodge having no meeting place of its
own. Older members of the
lodge recall meetings held
in several locations, with the
most common being in the
halls above First National
Bank where the SAF had its
rental spaces. In 1966, that
location was demolished
by a severe fire one of
the largest in the history of
Stoughton as the bank and
other businesses went up in
flames.
But in 1970, the Mandt
Lodge fulfilled a wish
for lodge ownership first
expressed by Stokstad by
purchasing a building at
317 S. Page St., once home
to the Norwegian Methodist
Church but then owned by
the Calvary Free Church.
The first meeting in the new
building was held on May 7,
1970, and a major remodeling followed in a few short
years.
Mandt is still one of only
five lodges in the Midwest
District 5 to have its own
building, and each decade of
members has added, fixed,
remodeled and made adjustments to make the building
what it is today.
It is a monumental feat
to not only survive but flourish in a time when there are
many organizations vying
for ones attention and participation, District 5 officer Cheryl Schlesser said
at the Oct. 30 open house.
Photos submitted
Santa Claus met with attendees of the Mandt Lodge Christmas event.
Lodge for the holidays

It was a busy week at Sons of Norway - Mandt Lodge as
they hosted a capacity crowd for the Edvard Grieg Chorus
and the Family Christmas Event. Attendees enjoyed all the
crafts, breakfast, bake sale, pictures with Santa and shopping.
Amber Levenhagen The Edvard Grieg Chorus performed a sold-out show during the Christmas event.
I am constantly amazed at
the many opportunities your
lodge provides to the greater
Stoughton area and beyond,
not only to adults, but to
those who will ultimately
become the future of your
lodge: the youth.
These activities do not
just happen, she continued. They are created,
organized, and led by your
dedicated members who
band together for causes
greater than themselves. All
are to be commended and
celebrated.
The Mandt Lodge welcomed 15 new members in
the past year and had three
new members sign up at the
open house. It also recognized members who reached
five-year increment milestones: Howard Foss (60
years); Anbjorg Kaashager,
Don Rorvig and Nora Ylvisaker (45 years); Lorraine
Hawkinson and Dorothy
Loftus (40 years); Clarice
Fyhrie (30 years); John
Arneson and Christy Tupper
(25 years); Steve Culbertson, Joyce Foss and Torleif
Kaashagen (Heritage) (20
years); Jeanne Julseth (15
years); Vince Blegen and
Edward and Judith Lund (10
years); and Robin Erdahl,
Steve and Ruth Fortney,
Sarah Gatz, Bruce Goplen,
Nancy Hartman, Harley
Stokstad (5 years), as well
as Heritage members Anja
Nygaard, Ella and Henry
Ross.
Sons of Norway is fraternal organization that
welcomes anyone with an
interest in Norwegian heritage and culture. For information on upcoming events
and activities at the lodge,
searchSons Of Norway
Stoughton WI on Facebook. The public is always
welcome at any events,
programs, classes, trips or
meetings.
Submitted by Darlene
Arneson
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Wrestling
From Dec. 6-13
Name: Jordan DiBenedetto

Grade: Junior
Sport: Basketball
Highlights: DiBenedetto scored
30 points combined in wins over
Oregon and Edgewood
Honorable mentions: Troy Slaby
(boys basketball) hit five 3-pointers and scored 22 points in a win
over Oregon and scored 35 points
in a win over Edgewood; Marissa
Robson (girls basketball) had 16
points and eight rebounds in a win
over Sauk Prairie; Aodan Marshall
(wrestling) and Cade Spilde
(wrestling) both finished 5-0 in
the Dells Duals Classic Saturday;
Carson Roisum (boys hockey)
stopped 45 of 50 shots in a 5-1
Badger South Conference loss
at Monona Grove on Saturday;
Sydney Urso (girls hockey) scored
the Icebergs lone goal in a 9-1
loss against Black River Falls on
Saturday
Photo by Michael Gouvion/Milton Courier
Sophomore Dante Steinmetz attempts to turn Miltons Braeden Whitehead in the 113-pound match Tuesday in a Badger South dual at Milton
High School. Steinmetz won 7-4, and the second-ranked Vikings knocked off the fourth-ranked Red Hawks 44-18.
Vikings dominate Milton

Stoughton wins sixth
straight dual against
ranked opponent
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
Boys basketball
Vikings dominate
Crusaders for third
conference win
ANTHONY IOZZO
In four games, including Saturdays 85-60 win against Madison

Edgewood, the Stoughton High
School boys basketball team has
averaged 84.75 points per game en
route to an undefeated start.
No other Badger South Conference team has averaged more than
65 points per game. Monona Grove
(4-1 overall, 3-0 conference) (63.6
points per game) is the closest team
to Stoughtons offensive efficiency.
The Vikings, which are also 3-0 in
the Badger South, have hit a conference-high 21 3-pointers in the first
four games, as well.
Against Edgewood, Stoughton
jumped out to a 47-29 lead at halftime and added a 38-21 advantage in
the second half.
Senior Troy Slaby finished with
35 points, and juniors Max Fernholz
and Jordan DiBenedetto added 19
and 14 points, respectively. Senior
Darvell Peeples chipped in seven.
Senior Alex Arians led the Crusaders with 20 points.
Stoughton travels to Fort Atkinson
at 7:30p.m. Friday before hosting
non-conference games at 7:30p.m.
Turn to Boys bb/Page 11
It was another impressive win

for the second-ranked Stoughton High School wrestling team
Tuesday at Badger South Conference rival and fourth-ranked
Milton.
The Vikings have need to
eke out dual wins over the Red
Hawks more often than not in
the past few years, but that was
not the case under the lights this
time.
Stoughton picked up 10 wins
en route to a 44-18 victory,
Badger South schedule

Date
Dec. 2
Dec. 9
Dec. 13
Dec. 16
Jan. 13
Feb. 4
Opponent Time/Result
at Oregon W 58-12
Fort Atkinson W 50-10
at Milton 7:30p.m.
Monroe 7:30p.m.
Monona Grove 7:30p.m.
Conference at MG 8:30a.m.
which was the sixth straight win

over a ranked opponent this season.
Head coach Dan Spilde said
it has been fun watching the
team work together, doing their
jobs and sometimes sacrificing
to wrestle up or at unfamiliar
weight classes.
We put up a pretty big number on a No. 4 ranked team
tonight, so that was a pretty impressive display by our
Vikings, Spilde said.
Junior Aodan Marshall
Whats next?
Stoughton hosts Monroe at
7:30p.m. Friday in a BAdger
South dual and then hosts the
Badger State Invitational at
10a.m. Saturday at the Alliant
Energy Center in Madison.
There will be seven returning state champions and 19
state placewinners at the invite. There will also be 29 additional state qualifiers, three
seniors who have signed National Letters of Intent with top
15 Division I programs and
five international medalists.
Turn to Wrestling/Page 10
Boys hockey
Vikings split Badger South Conference games

JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
The Stoughton High School boys hockey team gave up a power-play goal late and
spent the final five minutes on the penalty kill Tuesday, but managed to stave off
defeat for an 8-5 victory over Monroe.
Although the Avalanche (0-6-0 overall,
0-3-0 Badger South) entered the conference
game at the Mandt Center winless, they
werent about to go down without a fight.
They (Monroe) played a really good
game, said Justin Gibbons who had three
goals and an assist in the win. They had
some players that could skate, and I think
we kind of overlooked them to start the
game.
It was the first conference victory for
Stoughton (2-3-0, 1-1-0). The win meant
more for the team that just points in the
standings, though, Gibbons said.
Photo by Jeremy Jones
A lot of these guys havent played var- Senior Justin Gibbons (center) celebrates his first goal Tuesday evening against Monroe. Gibsity hockey before, he said. Getting our bons scored three times and assisted on another as Stoughton held off the Avalanche 8-5 for
the teams first Badger South Conference win of the season.
Turn to Hockey/Page 10
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December 15, 2016
Boys swimming
Millam leads Stoughton in dual at rival Edgewood

JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Stoughton boys swimming traveled to Madison Edgewood High

School on Tuesday, looking to
keep the focus on themselves.
This season is all about our
individual improvement and focusing on whats happening in our
lane, head coach Katie Talmadge
said.
Senior Chase Millam gave the
Vikings plenty to smile about
despite a 101-67 loss to the Crusaders, winning the 200-yard freestyle in 1 minute, 59.53 seconds.
He also added a second-place finish in his other event, posting a
time of 5:24.65 in the 500 free, and

also helped a pair of Viking relays
take second.
The Vikings 200 free relay of
Connor Clark, Luke McLaury,
Ian Bormett and Millam (1:42.99)
and the 400 free relay of McLaury, Clark, Bormett and Millam
finished second (3:47.05) each finished second.
McLaury kept chipping away at
his lifetime best in the 100 butterfly, finishing second to Edgewoods
Truman teDuits (56.09) with a time
of 1:01.3. He led a 2-3-4 finish by
Stoughton in the event.
Jack Garnder dropped nearly 16
seconds to finish fourth in the 100
butterfly (1:23.67).
Jack stayed after practice on

Saturday to work on his 100 fly
and it paid off tonight, Talmadge
said.
Jacob Foldy was third in the 100
fly (1:20.29) for Stoughton.
The Vikings also finished 2-3-4
in the 200 IM where Clark led the
group with a 2:26.19 with Foldy
(2:47.1) and Jack Ebner (3:30.87)
following him to the wall.
Bormett finished runner-up to
Edgewoods Alex Moen (52.21) in
the 100 free with a time of 54.83.
Stoughton won the JV portion of
the meet 36-3.
The Vikings return to action at
6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, at home
against DeForest.
Red Hawk Invitational

The Vikings won three relays
and three individual events Saturday at the 37th annual Red Hawk
Invitational.
The Vikings finished runner-up
83 points behind first place Milton
with 407 points. Platteville/Lancaster took third with 328.
Juniors Ian Bormett and Chase
Millam, senior Luke McLaury and
freshman Connor Clark helped the
Vikings open the meet with a 200yard medley relay win in 1:54.18
Stoughtons 400 free relay team
of sophomore Hayden Hammond,
Clark, Bormett and Millam swam
to a first-place finish in 3 minutes,
46.31 seconds.
The Vikings 200 free relay of
McLaury, Clark, Bormett and Millam secured the 200 free relay title
in 1:41.44.
Millam, Bormett and McLaury
each won individual titles. Millam won the 500 free in 5:23.33,
while Bormett added the 100 free
in 54.34. McLaury secured the 100
butterfly in 1:01.42.
Connor finished runner-up in the
200 IM with a time of season-best
2:19.47 and Hammond matched
the finish in the 200 free with a season-best 2:12.2. McLaury chipped
in with a third-place finish in the
50 free with a time of 25.89.
Hockey: Vikings fall to Monona Grove

Continued from page 9
Model will grapple with the Badgers
Photo submitted
Senior Garrett Model signed his National Letter of Intent to wrestling at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison in Noivember. Model won a WIAA Division 1 state title last season and
helped the Stoughton High School wrestling team finish as D1 team state runner-up for the
second straight season.
Wrestling: Stoughton knocks off ranked

teams at Dells Duals Classic
started off the dual with a
3-2 decision over Miltons
Tom Rakestraw. Marshall
scored a takedown in the
third period to get the win.
Dante Steinmetz (113)
added a win a few matches later in a 7-4 decision to
Braeden Whitehead.
In another big match,
senior Garrett Model (145)
was able to handle Vince
Digennaro, who gave Model trouble last season, with
a 7-4 decision.
That electrified the team
and that felt like the dagger, Spilde said.
Senior Brandon Klein
(152) added a 5-2 win
over Levi Garrett. Senior
Tristan Jenny (126), senior
Kaleb Louis (132, junior
Tyler Dow (170), sophomore Hunter Lewis (106)
and sophomore Cade Spilde
(152) also picked up wins.
Stoughton 50,
Fort Atkinson 10
Senior Trevar Helland,
freshman Nathan Rein,
junior Gavin Miller, junior
Matt Krcma, Lewis, Jenny, Klein, Model, Dow and
Marshall all won matches
in a 50-10 win over Fort
Atkinson Friday.
Rein (106) won a 15-0
technical fall over Sawyer
Brandenburg, and Jenny

(126) won a 10-1 major
d e c i s i o n ove r B r e n d o n
Kind. Brandon Klein (138)
added a 13-1 major decision over Nico Roscioli,
and Cade Spilde (145) won
10-6 over Keagan Healy.
M o d e l ( 1 5 2 ) wo n a n
11-0 major decision over
Owen Worden, and Dow
(170) pinned Ryan Golich
in 1:46. Helland (182) held
on for a 6-5 decision over
Wade Sykes, and Miller
(195) picked up a 9-5 decision over Nate Telfer.
L ew i s ( 1 1 3 ) , K r c m a
(220) and Marshall (heavyweight) all won by forfeit.
Dells Duals Classic

The second-ranked
Vikings went 5-0 to claim
the Dells Duals Classic Saturday.
Stoughton knocked off
Division 2 seventh-ranked
Lomira 39-25, Division 3
fifth-ranked Mineral Point
59-13, Division 3 topranked Stratford 33-28,
Division 3 third-ranked
Random Lake 46-21 and
Division 1 Slinger 48-12.
Kaleb Louis (132), Klein
(138), Lewis (106), Jenny ( 1 2 6 ) , C a d e S p i l d e
(145/152) and Marshall
(heavyweight) all finished
5-0. Model (145/152) and
Dow (170) both finished
4-1. Helland (182) finished
2-3.
Several wins were against

ranked individuals.
Against Lomira, Marshall
won 8-2 against Adam Kinyon ranked No. 11. Model knocked off Chase Parr
5-2 ranked No. 3. Klein
pinned Ryan Riedel in
2:46 ranked No. 8. Lewis pinned Tyler Garriety in
2:23 ranked No. 1 and
Dow pinned Matt Hanke in
1:42 honorable mention.
Against Slinger, Jenny defeated Caleb Ziebell
8-2 ranked No. 2 and
Model knocked off Hudson
Mountjoy in a 12-2 major
decision ranked No. 6.
Marshall won 7-0 over
Casey Osterberg honorable mention.
Against Mineral Point,
Lewis pinned Wyatt Evans
in 1:25 ranked No. 7
and Klein pinned Logan
Schmitz in 3:57 ranked
No. 4. Model added a 15-0
technical fall over Boone
Schmitz ranked No. 3
and Dow pinned Riley
Workman in 1:59 ranked
No. 8. Helland won 4-3
over Sawyer Wallace honorable mention.
Against Stratford, Lewis
edged Manny Drexler 8-7
ranked No. 2 and Jenny
won 9-4 over AJ Schoenfuss ranked No. 1. Louis
edged Derek Marten 4-3
ranked No. 2 and Dow
pinned David Marquardt in
5:05 ranked No. 9.
first conference win of the year was a big

thing of a lot of these guys.
Early on the game looked like it would
belong to the Vikings as Jeffrey Huston
and Austin Sieling rang up goals in the first
46 seconds. Stoughton eventually rang its
lead to 4-1 on a Gibbons first goal.
Monroe rallied behind a serious of
unlucky breaks for Stoughton, cutting the
home teams lead in half on shot that was
initially stopped by Vikings goaltender
Carter Hellendbrand late in the first period.
Somehow the puck bounced loose and over
Hellendbrands shoulder.
The Avalanches next two goals both
game off deflections in front of the net,
pulling Monroe to within a goal each time.
Stoughton finally got some breathing
room when Brady Hlavacek scored a topshelf goal to the near post midway through
the second period.
The Vikings rattled off three-unanswered
goals from there, including two in the first
six minutes of the third period.
Monroe benefited from a 5-on-3 with
power-play goal 12 1/2 minutes into the
third period, but was unable to capitalize
with the man-advantage for the final five
minutes following an Ethan Ebert checking
from behind penalty.
It was difficult, but we had been
through a similar situation against McFarland and were able to hold them without a
goal. So we had some experience in a situation like that, Gibbons said. Our penalty
was looking pretty good, especially at the
Dancing to the top 10
end of the game.

Hellendbrand had 23 saves. Monroes
Heath Bear stopped eight and teamamte
Daniel Guilliams turned away 11 for the
Avalanche.
Stoughton hosts sectional rival Kettle
Moraine/Mukwonago at 7 p.m. Friday
and DeForest in a Badger Conference
crossover game at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.
20.Tuesday evening against the Monroe
Avalanche inside the Mandt Community
Ice Arena.
Monona Grove 5, Stoughton 1

The Vikings allowed three power-play
goals, including two in the first period and
never recovered Saturday inside Hartmeyer
Ice Arena, losing their Badger South Conference rivalry game 5-1 against the Silver
Eagles.
Sophomore Sam Wahlin scored Stoughtons lone goal six minutes into the second
period to cut the Silver Eagles lead in half.
Monona Grove kept control of the game,
however, as Wyatt Knipfer scored twice
in the first period, including a power-play
goal with 25 second remaining to put the
Silver Eagles up 3-1.
Stoughton was unable to beat Andryi
Nahirniak, while Monona Groves lead
grew with a second period goal from Garret Vinge and a third Silver Eagles power
play goal coming from Alex Baldwin early
in the third period.
Sophomore Carson Roisum did his best
to keep the Vikings (1-3-0 overall, 0-1-0
Badger South) in the game, turning away
45 of 50 shots on goal. Narhirniak had 33
saves for the Silver Eagles (1-2-0, 1-0-0).
Photo submitted
The Stoughton High School varsity dance team traveled to Watertown High School on Saturday, Dec. 10 to compete in the Watertown Spirit Invitational.
The team, led by senior captains Taylor Buell, Madelyn Falk and junior captains Josie
Asleson and Aly Solberg, finished in the top 10 for both Division 1 Hip Hop and Division 2
Pom.
The Dance Team will compete next at the Badger State Pom Showdown on Sunday, Jan. 8
at Sun Prairie High School.
December 15, 2016
11
Girls basketball
Vikings win two

non-conference
games last week
ANTHONY IOZZO
The Stoughton High

School girls basketball
team traveled to non-conference Lakeside Lutheran
and won 61-40 Tuesday
for their fifth win in a row.
The Vikings (5-1 overall, 2-0 Badger South) also
knocked off Sauk Prairie
in a Badger crossover Friday 54-37.
Stoughton travels to
M o n r o e a t 7 : 3 0 p . m .
Thursday and to non-conference West De Pere at
2:45p.m. Saturday.
Stoughton 54,
Sauk Prairie 37
Photo by Joe Koshollek
Senior Troy Slaby floats a shot over Madison Edgewoods Will Swita during the first half in the Badger South Conference
game at Stoughton High School. Slaby scored 35 points in an 85-60 win.
Boys bb: Stoughton knocks off McFarland

Saturday against Watert ow n a n d a t 7 : 3 0 p . m .
Tuesday, Dec. 20, against
Baraboo.
Stoughton 76,
McFarland 51
The Vikings traveled to
non-conference McFarland
on Tuesday and moved to
5-0 overall with a 76-51
win.
Stoughton jumped out
to an 11-point halftime
lead and ran away with the
game with a 32-18 advantage in the second half.
DiBenedetto led the
Vikings with 19 points and

Slaby picked up 18 points.
Fernholz drained five
3-pointers to collect
16 points, and Nathan
Krueger and Sean McLaury added eight and six
points, respectively.
Stoughton hit eight
3 - p o i n t e r s ove r a l l , bu t
there were points left on
the court as the Vikings
finished 8-for-24 at the
free-throw line.
Senior Sam Hanson led
McFarland with 19 points.
Brandon Acker added nine
points.
The Spartans were
17-for-30 from the freethrow line.

Date
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Icebergs fall to non-conference Black River Falls

JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Stoughton defenseman Sydney Urso scored

the Icebergs girls hockey
co-ops lone goal Saturday in a 9-1 loss inside
the Milt Lunda Memorial
Ice Arena in Black River
Falls.
The Icebergs trailed 6-0

when Urso scored. Black
River Falls forward Khloe
Spors already had four
goals at that point. Spors
added another goal and
assist in the third period to
finish with the game with
six points.
McKenzie Nisius had 30
saves in the loss, including
13 in the first and second

periods alone. The Stoughton co-op generated 11
shots on goal for the game.
The Icebergs (0-7-0
overall, 0-3-0 Badger Conference) return to conference action Thursday at
home against the defending champion Madison
Metro Lynx (2-1-3, 1-0-2).
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Robson tallied 18 points

Tuesday in a 61-40 win at
Lakeside Lutheran.
Kissling added 11
points, and Stoughton
held Lakeside to just 17
points in the second half
after jumping out to a
34-23 lead at halftime.
Junior
Kelsey
Birschbach led Lakeside
with 12 points.
Opponent Time/Result
at Milton W 87-30
Oregon W 85-63
Edgewood W 85-60
at Fort Atkinson 7:30p.m.
at Monroe 7:30p.m.
Monona Grove 7:30p.m.
Fort Atkinson 7:30p.m.
at Oregon 7:30p.m.
at Monona Grove 7:30p.m.
Monroe 7:30 p.m.
Milton 7:30 p.m.
at Edgewood 7:30p.m.
Girls hockey
Stoughton 61,
Lakeside Lutheran 40
Date
Nov. 22
Dec. 2
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Jan. 5
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Jan. 20
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Jan. 31
Feb. 3
Feb. 9
Feb. 16
Opponent
Oregon
Monona Grove
at Monroe
at Edgewood
Milton
at Fort Atkinson
at Monona Grove
Edgewood
Monroe
at Milton
Fort Atkinson
at Oregon
Time/Result
W 63-59
W 57-50
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Senior Marissa Robson had 16 points and

eight rebounds in Fridays
54-37 win over Sauk Prairie.
The Vikings jumped out
to a 25-15 halftime lead
and stayed comfortably
ahead in the second half.
Sophomore Emma
Kissling added eight
points, and senior Kendra
Halverson picked up seven
points and five rebounds.
Senior Sydney Johnson
collected six points and
seven rebounds.
Junior Cassidy Bach
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points, and junior Paige
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Senior Aly Weum had
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December 15, 2016
Garvin: UW-Whitewater professor has written, published three novels since 2010
Madison.
She eventually enrolled
Garvin explained that she
in grad school at UW-Madstarted writing novels to get
ison and earned a masters
ideas about health and exerdegree and Ph.D in exercise
cise out to more people than
physiology. She has been
the students in her classa professor of sports psyroom.
chology at UW-Whitewater
One of her key messagsince the late 90s.
es is that most people can
Garvins path as an author
determine their health and
began almost on a whim
quality of life.
when she submitted a story
When I started writing,
in the Wisconsin Book Festhat was my goal, she said.
tivals 24-hour writing conIm always trying to tell
test and took second place.
my students or the people
Wi t h a b s o l u t e l y n o
that Im giving a talk to that
experience in creative writyou get to pick your health.
ing, Id entered a contest
And the more you decide
where the WBF provided
that its embarrassing to
a photograph and the task
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was to write, in one day, a
isnt choosing, then youre
story of no more than 2,000
going to end up not with the
words and send it off,
thing that you want your
Garvin recalled. It was
health.
the first short story Id ever
A look at Garvins webwritten, the first contest Id
site (anngarvin.net) shows Author on a whim
ever entered, and no one on
that she maintains a blog or
Garvin has charted an earth was more surprised
two and has created a writ- unusual course in becoming than I was.
ing program called The 5th an author.
She says one of the best
Semester, modeled after
She earned a nursing parts of being a college
Photo by Bill Livick
New Hampshire Universi- degree in the 1980s, and professor is the flexibility Stoughton resident Ann Garvin is a professor at UW-Whitewater and the author of three
tys low-residency master worked at the Mayo Clin- it offers. Whitewater has books, with a fourth to be published soon.
of fine arts program, but ic in Minnesota and later granted her a sabbatical for
would be being married to Norwegian Dancer parents,
its less expensive and less at Veterans Hospital in the past six months to work on her next novel.
I feel like its the one somebody who would sup- like this woman is the bigmagical thing youve got by port you to be an author.
gest airhead ever, because
being a professor, she said.
I wont remember that its
You get this chance to take An adopted hometown lefse day and were going to
a breather, and its so nice.
Garvin has good things get together to make lefse.
Since taking time away to say about the Stoughton
I dont even know what
from the classroom, Garvin Area School District and it is, she laughs. They
has finished writing her the job it did educating her will sometimes look at me
fourth book and has been daughters.
like, I cant believe youre
looking for a publisher to
She admits shes a lit- focused enough to write a
market it. Shes not sure she tle out of the loop when it book. And Ill be like, Im
could have done it in anoth- comes to community life, focused, people; I just dont
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and recalls a quote she once do lefse!
People that write and heard that might explain
Humor aside, Garvin
have a 9-to-5 job and have her inability to sometimes thinks raising kids in a
to write before they go to relate to events swirling place like Stoughton does
work or at lunch time or around her: A successful impart an understanding
after they get home at night person says no to almost that theres more to life
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can do that, she observed.
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spend all your time promot- myself saying no to a lot of who wont put their phones
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ing it. I dont know how the traditional things that a down for 30 seconds drop it
anyone would be able to lot of other people usually all, go into Norwegian garb
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Garvin said she loves
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December 15, 2016
13
SASD: Officials see positives in Nordic Ridge, KPW housing
Taking off the brakes

L aw r e n c e , a R e a l t o r,
o ff e r e d s ev e r a l e x p l a nations for what started
Stoughtons population
stagnation. He pointed to
a growth spurt in the 1990s
that added several thousand new residents and
was construed by some as
being excessive.
Before that, Stoughton had pretty much been
at the 8,700 or so population mark for a long time,
so there was talk that we
needed to put a brake on
things, he said. Some of
the aldermen on the council said we needed to slow
things down.
And while there is plenty of good existing quality
housing stock in Stoughton, Lawrence said, there
hasnt been hardly anything for people to look
at in recent years in new
housing. He hopes new
developments like Nordic
Ridge and Kettle Park West
will help change that.
For the moment, most
people on the council realize we need to have an
increase in tax base, he
said. Not just residential,
but commercial and industrial, retail, too.
But growth doesnt happen on its own, and longtime city planning director
Rodney Scheel said theres
only so much city officials
can do to facilitate new
development.
Future growth scenarios and impact on SASD
Enrollment
Historical
A summary of the Enrollment Projection Analysis was completed for the

district in February 2015 by the UW
Applied Population Laboratory, surveying the communities in the Stoughton
Area School District. Researchers used a
combination of data on historical enrollment, births, housing starts and population trends to create reasonable assumptions about future growth scenarios and
the likely impact on the school district.
The annual birth rate in the district is
expected to drop to 200 by 2019, and to
continue to gradually decline. According
to U.S. Census data, population in the
district rose slightly (86 people) between
Year
3rd Friday count
2011-12 3,333
2012-13 3,290
2013-14 3,232
2014-15 3,190
2015-16 3,162
2016-17 3,107
Projected
Year Students
2017-18 2,946
2018-19 2,910
2019-20 2,891
2020-21 2,856
2021-22 2,830
2022-23 2,792
2023-24 2,719
2024-25 2,692

Community
1990
2000
2010
Change (2000-10)
Stoughton 8,786 12,354 12,611 257
McFarland
5,232
6,416 7,808
1,392
Oregon
4,519
7,514 9,231
1,717
Waunakee 5,897 8,995 12,097 3,102
Dane County 367,085
426,526
489,013
62,487
Wisconsin 4,891,769 5,363,715 5,686,986 323,271
Median age of residents

Location 2000 2010
Stoughton 35.2 39.2
Dane County 33.2 34.4
Wisconsin 22.6 21.7
Source: City of Stoughton
odds are pretty good you

are commuting, he said.
You can literally live anywhere in the southern half
of Dane County, and your
commute is going to be
about the same. So why
would you move to Stoughton instead of McFarland
or Oregon, Middleton or
whatever? It is an issue.
Better days ahead?

There are signs of hope,
though. Stoughton Mayor Donna Olson said the
recently completed community survey shows residents want the city to grow
at a higher rate of growth
than Stoughton has experienced since 2000, and that
it wont take much to catch
up to its neighbors.
Our consultants indicate that a growth rate
of 10 percent will place
Stoughton in the ballpark
of our peer communities,
she wrote in an email to
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cry from just a decade ago,
when things were looking
bleak.
Around 2006 we started to go downward, into
the teens, he said of new
home starts. There was
very little conversation
occurring, because developers didnt see the market
being strong enough here
to support their interests.
These days, whether its
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development areas, Scheel
said city officials are having a lot of conversations
right now with developers
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The economy is starting
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Stoughton, he said. The
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building, other businesses
are building on, remodeling or building bigger
facilities. All great things
for our community.
Scheel said after years
of stagnation, residential
opportunities seem like
they will really be coming
on-line here in the not-toodistant future. He cited the
Nordic Ridge development
on the citys southwest side
that opened up around 40
single family home sites
this year. A second phase
of development there is
expected next year.
Thats a big deal, he
said of the dozens of new
lots.
Scheel said the planned
future phases of the KPW
development are work ing their way through
city approval including
multi-family townhouses, single-family homes
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22.9
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Theres a private investment factor that has to

be comfortable coming
to Stoughton to make
their investment, he said.
(Were) trying to promote
good planning and good
development but also be
reasonable about the market we have in Stoughton,
as compared to other communities in Dane County.
Our community is unique in
that were not one of those
larger urban areas directly
on the edge of the City of
Madison that might be really flourishing right now.
One reason is simple
geography. While Stoughton is only 13 miles from
Madison, Scheel said its
farther away from other
suburban areas, which puts
it at a disadvantage.
Jobs, goods and services are an important
aspect of development, he
said. When you look at
the other urban areas adjacent and closer to Madison,
they are usually on major
transportation corridors to
and from or even touching
Madison.
Instead, Stoughton is
just far enough away, Dirks
said.
If you are of working
age and you live in Stoughton and you have kids,
2010 and 2014, going from 24,607 to

24,693. In that time, the City of Stoughton only added 30 people.
And while thats not a decline, that statistical push differed from Dane Countys
modest but not insignificant 1.1 percent
population growth during that period.
Looking longer-term, according to the
Census, population in the district grew
only 0.1 percent from 2000-10. The districts more rural townships stayed about
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the majority of the districts population has had

around zero population
growth.
That in itself is not
unusual for a school district in Wisconsin right
now. Last year, 63 percent
of Wisconsin public school
districts had declining
enrollment, said Jon Bales,
executive director of the
Wisconsin Association of
School District Administrators.
What is unusual about
Stoughtons situation, however, is that its a suburb.
Bales pointed out that
districts with declining
enrollment are typically in
isolated, rural areas,
not cities within minutes
drive of a vibrant urban
mecca like Madison.
Longtime Ald. Paul Lawrence put it more simply:
Stoughton is lagging significantly behind other
Dane County communities.
If we compare ourselves
with Sun Prairie or Waunakee or Oregon, not to mention Verona and McFarland, Cottage Grove and on
and on, were behind the
8-ball, he said. For the
last seven, eight years, our
residential growth has been
just a blip.
And why that is, Im not
sure anybody has an absolute answer.
Home building within
the city fell off the cliff in
the mid-2000s and has yet
to rebound. Single-family housing starts dropped
from 40 to 16 from 200506 and totaled 14 from
2008-2011.
And while district officials have been pushing
for more housing in the
c o m m u n i t y, D i r k s s a i d
Stoughton is also historically lacking amenities
to attract young families
to move to the area and put
down roots.
If you talk to Realtors,
Im sure that they will tell
you Stoughton has been
lacking, for the last decade
or so, housing that is
attractive to young families
that are just starting out, or
single professionals, he
said. Also, we dont have
the shopping youd have
(in other places). If you
need diapers in the middle
of the night, you have to
drive up to the Wal-Mart in
Monona.
In a competitive
e nv i r o n m e n t l i ke D a n e
County, it can be difficult
to get out of that hole, as
Dirks put it. With declining
enrollment, the population
is aging, making it less
attractive to younger families.
Stoughton Area School
District director of business services Erica Pickett said the aging of the
Stoughton community ties
directly to enrollment.
The timeframe in which
that population has aged
mirrors the drop in enrollment weve seen since
2002, she said.
Dirks said its a problem
for the whole community.
If Stoughton continues
to not grow, it will age, he
said. Weve got a beautiful little downtown but
as a larger percentage of
your population is older,
retired people living on a
fixed income, they are less
likely to be able to support
those businesses.
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December 15, 2016
Obituaries
Lt. Col. Norman C.
Toso
Lt. Col. Norman Toso
Lieutenant Colonel Norman Conrad Toso, 87,

devoted father, husband, and
veteran, died peacefully at
home on Dec. 5, 2016.
He was born on Jan. 11,
1929, in Elizabeth, Minnesota, one of nine children
and the son of Konrad and
Elizabeth Toso.
He is survived by two
brothers, Eugene and Richard, and one sister, Lorraine.
He is also survived by his
wife, Linda Wells, and four
stepchildren, Laura, Julie,
David (Melissa) and Jason
(Erin). His first wife, Phyllis Marlene Pederson, died
in 2004. His is survived by
six children from that family: Lisa (Flynt), Margaret
(Tom), Erec (Megan), Sarah (Alan), Konrad (Debra) and Andrew (Courtney). There are also many
beloved grandchildren and
Jeanette C. Bitter
great-grandchildren.
More than anything, Norman, aka The Bear, loved
his families to distraction.
He was a fighter, a football
athlete, a Golden Gloves
boxer and a veteran of the
Korean Conflict and the
Vietnam War. He was a
man of heart. He was also
self-deprecating, telling
one son after a canoe race
with a broken paddle,
I am just
too damned
dumb to quit. He earned a
BA from the University of
Alaska and had two careers,
the first with the Army and
the second with the American Automobile Association.
He served his community by sitting on the Stoughton City Council and the
Stoughton School Board.
He was an active member of
Covenant Lutheran Church
in Stoughton and worked
with Lutherdale Ministries.
The Bear was a mountain
of a man and will be missed
and grieved by many.
A funeral service was held
Saturday, Dec. 10, at Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory. Interment followed
in Greenwood Cemetery,
Monroe, with full military
rites. For online condolences
and registry, visit schneiderfuneraldirectors.com.
A special thank you Hospice, the family for their support and a special thank you
to Laura and Cathy.
Jeanette C. Bitter, age

96, of Milton, formerly of
Edgerton and Stoughton,
died on Tuesday, Dec. 6,
2016, at Milton Senior Living.
She was born in Burke
Township on July 21, 1920,
the daughter of Kittil and
Olive (Olson) Reindahl.
Jeanette married Edward E.
Bitter in February of 1941,
in Dubuque, Iowa, and he
preceded her in death on
Oct. 25, 1985. The couple
owned and operated their
Mona E. Johnson
Mona Johnson
Mona Elaine (Sperle)

Johnson, age 91, passed
away on Tuesday, Dec. 6,
2016, at St. Marys Hospital.
She was born on August
4, 1925, in Stoughton, the
dairy farm in the rural

Stoughton area. She had
also worked at the Nunn
Bush Shoe Company. Jeanette was a member of
Central Lutheran Church,
E d g e r t o n . S h e e n j oy e d
playing cards, country
western music and western
movies.
Jeanette is survived by
her son, Harold (Jennifer)
Bitter of Madison; two
grandchildren, Michael
(Lisa) Bitter and Stacey
Bitter; three stepgrandchildren, Robin (Larry)
Kantzler, Kimberly Tennier
and Joanna (Pat) Trudgeon;

and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in
death by her parents; husband, Ed; brother, Norman
Reindahl; and three sisters,
Martha Reindahl, Myrtle
Snyder and Dorothy Heller.
A funeral service was
held Saturday, Dec. 10, at
Apfel Ehlert Funeral Home
and Cremation Services
in Edgerton with the Rev.
Jerry Pribbenow officiating. Burial followed at Fassett Cemetery. Memorials
may be made in Jeanettes
name to Central Lutheran
Church, 100 W. Rollin St.,

Edgerton 53534. For online
condolences and registry,
visit apfelfuneral.com.
The family would like
to extend a special thank
you to Milton Senior Living and Agrace HospiceCare for the loving care
given to Jeanette.
daughter of John and Ella

(Otteson) Sperle. She graduated from Stoughton High
School in 1943. Mona
was a longtime member of
Christ Lutheran Church.
Mom was very proud of
her Norwegian heritage.
She retired from Nelson Muffler in 1990 and
enjoyed going to the senior
center, Friday fish fries,
bingo, the monthly Nelson
retirees ladies breakfast,
playing euchre, trips to Ho
Chunk and making lefse at
church.
She is survived by her
children, Tommy (Mary)
J o h n s o n , Te r r y ( R u t h )
Johnson and Theresa
(Chuck) Horn; grandchildren, Jason (Heather), Lissa (Grant), Shane (Krissy),
Brett, Sam, Allie (Brian),
John and step-grandson,

M a t t h ew ; g r e a t - g r a n d children, Zachary, Carter,
Holden, Keegan, Liam,
Abbie, Jilly, Charlie and
step-great-grandson,
Lucas. She is also survived
by her daughter-in-law,
Diane Hansen.
Mona was preceded
in death by her parents;
infant son, Larry; brothers,
Homer (Dorothy), Ervin
(Emma), Oburr (Iona) and
Claire (Phyllis) Sperle;
and sisters, June (Arnie)
Furseth and Doris (John)
Ehle.
Memorial services were
held Monday, Dec. 12, at
Christ Lutheran Church,
with Pastor Paula Geister-Jones presiding. She
was laid to rest at Eastside
Cemetery Stoughton. In
lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Christ

Lutheran Church, Rockdale Lutheran Church,
Cambridge Fire Department, and MARC-Stoughton.
A special thank you to
Dr. Terbrack, Stoughton
Dean Clinic, St. Marys
Hospital, Stoughton Hospital, Nazareth Rehabilitation Center and Stoughton
Meadows Assisted Living
facility. Please share your
memories at www.cressfuneralservice.com.
Apfel Ehlert Funeral

Home
315 Lord St, P.O. Box
189
Edgerton WI, 53534
608-884-9466
Cress Funeral Home

206 W. Prospect St.
Stoughton, WI 53589
Local Girl Scouts donate holiday toys

AMBER LEVENHAGEN
After meeting their own

fundraising goals, a local
Girl Scout troop decided to
give back to the community by donating to Toys for
Tots.
Girl Scout Troop 2057
donated $100 of the proceeds they received
through selling nuts, candy and magazines for their
own fall fundraiser to help
the organization buy toys
for the holidays.
It was super fun to do,
the fact that we were buying toys for kids who needed them was amazing, said
Girl Scout Grace Oettel.
Troop leader Cathy Gargano told the Hub in an

email that she and co-leader Kathi Oettel try to
incorporate the Girl Scout
slogan Do a good turn
daily into their meetings and activities to help
encourage our girls to
improve the lives of others
whenever possible.
As a leader, I felt proud
of the girls for wanting to
use their hard-earned money to help others instead of
keeping it for themselves,
she added.
Three of the troops eight
members visited Toys R
Us Nov. 26 to pick out
the toys, purchasing salepriced items to maximize
159 W. Main St. 873-5513

Serving Stoughton since 1989.
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WisConsin MonuMent & Vault Co.
the number of toys purchased and ensure they did

not go over budget.
I d i d n t k n ow w h a t
Toys for Tots was until
my mom explained it to
me, Sandhill Elementary
School fifth grader Carly
Haas said. I was glad we
decided to do it because
every kid deserves toys for
Christmas.
Toys for Tots, a program
ran by the United States
M a r i n e C o r p s R e s e r ve
since 1947, distributes toys
to underprivileged children
during the holiday season.
For information, visit toysfortots.org.
Contact Amber
Levenhagen at amber.
Photo submitted
Carly Haas, Leila Lin and

Grace Oette (in front) hold
toys they purchased for the
Toys for Tots program.
Legals
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 KAREN MILLARD,
DECEASED
Case No. 16PR764

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
1. An application for Informal Administration was filed.
2. The decedent, with date of birth
May 27, 1943 and date of death November
14, 2016, was domiciled in Dane County,
State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 1301 Hyland Drive, Stoughton,
WI 53589.
3. The application will be heard at
the Dane County Courthouse, Madison,
Wisconsin, Room 1005, before the presiding Probate Registrar, on January 5,
2017 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 decedents estate is March
402 Help Wanted, General

17, 2017.
5. A claim may be filed at the Dane
County Courthouse, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1000.
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.
Lisa Chandler
Probate Registrar
December 6, 2016
Kelly Maier
4206 Heffernan Drive
Madison, WI 53704
608-347-4483
Published: December 15, 22 and 29, 2016
WNAXLP
***
NOTICE OF
SPRING ELECTION
CITY OF STOUGHTON
APRIL 4, 2017
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that

at an election to be held in the City of
Stoughton on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, the
following offices are to be elected to suc-
ceed the present incumbents listed. The

term for mayor and alderperson begins
on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. The term for
all other offices begins on May 1, 2017.
All terms are for three years unless otherwise indicated.
Office, Incumbent
Alderperson, District #1, Tim Swadley
Alderperson, District #2, Paul Lawrence
Alderperson, District #3, Greg Jenson
Alderperson, District #4, Matt Bartlett
Information concerning aldermanic
district boundaries may be obtained from
City of Stoughton Clerks Office, 381 E
Main St, Stoughton, WI.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that
the first day to circulate nomination papers is December 1, 2016 and the final
day for filing nomination papers is 5:00
p.m., on Tuesday, January 3, 2017, in the
office of the city clerk.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that if a
primary is necessary, the primary will be
held on Tuesday, February 21, 2017.
Lana C Kropf
City Clerk- City of Stoughton
Published: December 15, 2016
WNAXLP
***
DISHWASHER, COOK,
WAITRESS, & DELI STAFF WANTED.
Applications available at
Sugar & Spice Eatery.
317 Nora St. Stoughton.
~HELP WANTED: Full time waitress.
Experience a plus! Apply within at
Koffee Kup 355 E Main St. Stoughton
434 Health Care, Human

Services & Child Care
FT/NOC ARE you a caring and compassionate person? Do you thrive while
helping others? Belleville 16 bed assisted
living is seeking a full-time caregiver.
Must be able to work independently and
coordinate work flow. Cooking and baking
skills a must. Please call Andy 608-2907347 or Judy 608-290-7346
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.
GREAT PART time opportunity. Woman

in Verona seeks help with personal cares
and chores. Two weekend days/mth
(5hrs/shift) and one overnight/mth. Pay
is $11.66/awake hrs & $7.25/sleep hrs.
A driver's license and w/comfort driving
a van a must! Please call 608-347-4348
if interested.
UNITED CEREBRAL Palsy of Dane
county is looking for experienced, confident care providers. We support a wide
variety of children and adults with developmental disabilities throughout Dane
County. Part-time positions available
immediately! for more information, or
request an application, please visit our
website at www.ucpdane.org or contact
Shannon at 608-273-3318 or shannonmolepske@upcdane.org. AA/EOE
449 Driver, Shipping &

Warehousing
DRIVER: CDL-A Truck Driver-Up to
$4,000 Sign-on Bonus. Call a recruiter for
Details!! 866-263-6079
THE Courier Hub CLASSIFIEDS, the
best place to buy or sell. Call 873-6671
or 835-6677.
548 Home Improvement

A&B ENTERPRISES
Light Construction Remodeling
No job too small
608-835-7791
HALLINAN-PAINTING
WALLPAPERING
**Great-Fall-Rates**
35 + Years Professional
European-Craftsmanship
Free-Estimates
References/Insured
Arthur Hallinan
608-455-3377
RECOVER PAINTING Offers carpentry,
drywall, deck restoration and all forms of
painting Recover urges you to join in the
fight against cancer, as a portion of every
job is donated to cancer research. Free
estimates, fully insured, over 20 years of
experience. Call 608-270-0440.
TOMAS PAINTING
Professional, Interior,
Exterior, Repairs.
Free Estimates. Insured.
608-873-6160
642 Crafts & Hobbies

ROAST YOUR Own Coffee Beans!
Find out how easy and economical
outdoor home roasting can
be. Contact Sue 608-834-9645
9:00am- 6:00pm. Leave message
WOODWORKING TOOLS FOR
SALE:
Craftsman Router and Router table w/
vacuum and Router blades $250.
10" table saw. Cast Iron table
Craftsman brand w/vacuum and extra
blades in wall mountable storage
container. $250.
Delta 10" compound adjustable table
miter saw w/electric quick brake
(#36220 Type III) $155.
Craftsman Soldering Gun (w/case)
$10
Power Fast Brad (Nail) Gun-1" $30.
S-K Socket Set 1/4 SAE. 3/8" both
Sae & Metric (speed wrench, breaker
bar & ratchet included) $25 (in case)
Bench grinder on cast iron stand $70
Dowel set-up kit $35
Call John 608-845-1552
646 Fireplaces,
Furnaces/Wood, Fuel
DRY OAK and Cherry Firewood For Sale.
Contact Dave at 608-445-6423 or Pete
608-712-3223
FIREWOOD STORED INSIDE
dry oak, cherry, maple
free delivery to Stoughton area $110.00
Face, $300 cord
608-873-3199 OR 608-445-8591, leave
message
FOR SALE Oak firewood, seasoned and
split. Delivered. 608-843-5961
SEASONED SPLIT OAK,
Hardwood. Volume discount. Will deliver.
608-609-1181
688 Sporting Goods

& Recreational
FOR SALE
1 SET OF MEN'S AND 1 SET OF
WOMEN'S GOLF CLUBS. EACH
COMES WITH GOLF BAG, PULL
CART AND HEAD COVERS. $100
PER SET
Men's full set (for tall right handed
player)
Women's full set (left handed player)
Contact: 608-845-1552
696 Wanted To Buy

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
705 Rentals
GREENWOOD APARTMENTS
Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently
has 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $775 per month, includes
heat, water, and sewer.
608-835-6717 Located at:
139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575
OREGON 2-Bedroom in quiet, well-kept
building. Convenient location. Includes all
appliances, A/C, blinds, private parking,
laundry, storage. $200 security deposit.
Cats OK. $690/month. 608-219-6677
STOUGHTON 1616 Kenilworth Ct.
Large 2-BR apts available now.
Pets welcome. Many feature new wood
laminate flooring.
$775-$825/mo. 608-831-4035.
www.madtownrentals.com
720 Apartments
ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors
55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $775 per month. Includes
heat, water and sewer. Professionally
managed. Located at
300 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.
664 Lawn & Garden

3 YR OLD CUB CADET W/50 INCH
MOWER DECK. Comes with additional
attachments of snow blade, MTD 2 stage
snow blower, tire chains, new belt, scraper blade, shoes(new last season). $1385
Call Pat at 608-835-5816
SNOWBLOWER 5HP, 22" MTD two
stage snow-blower for sale. New drive
belt and cable, new auger belt and cable,.
Starts easy, runs and throws snow great!
Big enough to blow through deep and
heavy snow, easy to handle. 5 forward
and 2 reverse speeds. All ready to go for
the winter! $275 OBO. Call or text Jeff at
608-575-5984
608-575-5984
680 Seasonal Articles

3 YR OLD CUB CADET W/50 INCH
MOWER DECK. Comes with additional
attachments of snow blade, MTD 2 stage
snow blower, tire chains, new belt, scraper blade, shoes(new last season). $1385
Call Pat at 608-835-5816
DANE COUNTYS MARKETPLACE.
The Courier Hub Classifieds. Call 8736671 or 835-6677.
ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE

10X10 10X15 10X20 10X30
Security Lights-24/7 access
BRAND NEW
OREGON/BROOKLYN
Credit Cards Accepted
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=$60/month
10x15=$70/month
10x20=$80/month
10x25=$90/month
12x30=$115/month
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
OFFICE SPACES FOR RENT

In Oregon facing 15th hole
on golfcourse
Free Wi-Fi, Parking and
Security System
Conference rooms available
Kitchenette-Breakroom
Autumn Woods Prof. Centre
Marty 608-835-3628
RASCHEIN PROPERTY
STORAGE
6x10 thru 10x25
Market Street/Burr Oak Street
in Oregon
Call 608-520-0240
970 Horses
WALMERS TACK SHOP
16379 W. Milbrandt Road
Evansville, WI
608-882-5725
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
801 Office Space For Rent

VERONA
VINCENZO PLAZA
-Conveniently located at corner of
Whalen Rd and Kimball Lane
-Join the other businessesGray's Tied House, McRoberts
Chiropractic, True Veterinary, Wealth
Strategies, 17th Raddish, State Farm
Insurance, MEP Engineers, Adore
Salon, Citgo, Caffee' Depot. Tommaso
Office Bldg. tenants
-Single office in shared Suite
-3 office Suite
-5 office Suite, reception/waiting room,
conference room, private shower
-Individual office possibilities
Call Tom at 575-9700 to discuss terms
and possible rent concessions
Metro Real Estate
MISCELLANEOUS
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applicant in over 178 Wisconsin newspapers across the state!
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potential $90,000 with full benefits package! Valid
Class A license required; OTR flatbed experience
preferred. Must be 21 years of age.
APPLY TODAY!
www.workforcleary.com
190 Paoli St., Verona, WI 53593
(608) 845-9700
Baker Manufacturing Company, LLC is a premier producer

of grey and ductile iron castings for local machine shops and
internationally-known manufacturers. Baker also produces
products for the residential and industrial water markets. We have
been an established business in Evansville, Wisconsin for over
140 years and are looking for key people to join the Baker Team!
ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT full-time; compensation based
on experience. Generates and obtains nancial data for use in
maintaining accounting records. Responsible for credit, collection
duties and payroll.
ASSEMBLER 1st Shift full-time; $14.50/hr
Assemble and box in all assembly areas; Monitor, Haight
Pump, Hydrant Cell, Pitless, and Paint departments. Assemble
standardized metal products, while working at a bench or on the
shop oor.
FOUNDRY PRODUCTION POSITIONS - full-time; $15.50/hr;
$0.50/hr 2nd shift premium.
Grinder - Use various grinders to grind, chip, or brush off excess
material to improve the appearance of work pieces.
Molder - Form sand molds to fabricate metal castings. Duties
may be performed either individually or paired and using either
automatic, single station or two station cope and drag type of
equipment.
Pourer/Shifter - Will perform the Pourer tasks of operating
transfer ladles containing molten metal, which is then poured
into prepared sand molds of various sizes and congurations.
The Shifter task includes placing metal weights and jackets on
prepared sand molds preparatory to pouring.
MAINTENANCE B 2ND Shift - full-time; $15.50/hr; $0.50/hr
2nd shift premium. Installs, maintains, and repairs machinery,
electrical equipment/systems, piping, and facility equipment/
structures. *Required to attend Maintenance Mechanic and
Industrial Electrician Apprenticeship programs.
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Additional opportunities available in our Van and Intermodal divisions.
Seeking caregivers to provide care

to seniors in their homes.
Need valid DL and dependable vehicle.
FT & PT positions available.
Flexible scheduling.
adno=500155-01
Conidential application process.

Email esmstaffuse@gmail.com your resume or for
more information.
Earn up to $70,000/year
Home weekly | Haul freight for one customer
adno=499429-01
Comfort Keepers in Madison
Seeking highly motivated hands-on leader for Madison

continuum of care campus.
Responsibilities include coordinating campus services,
staff management, and resident & family satisfaction.
Ideal candidate to start in next 60 days.
RNs and LPNs encouraged to apply!
Hire on before January 1, 2017 and

receive additional incentive bonus!
AA/eoe
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CAMPUS ADMINISTRATOR
LIMITED TIMEUP TO $10,000 SIGN-ON BONUS
Make a difference in your community. Become a caregiver

with Community Living Alliance. Full and Part-time positions
available. No experience required, training provided. $10.50$15.00/hr.
To find out how you can get paid to help your neighbors
live independently, call (608) 242-8335 ext. 1204 or visit
www.clanet.org to apply.
Bringing Health, Independence, and Dignity Home
LAKE KEGONSA
Contemporary style home is
boasting over 3,100 square
feet of living enjoyment
on 70 feet of Lake Frontage! Beautiful open floor
plan with views of the lake!
Boathouse, pier and boat
track is included!! $775,000.
#1788955.
Cindy Ulsrud 608-628-8640
HELP WANTED- SALES

Customized Newspaper Advertising, the sales affiliate of the
Wisconsin Newspaper Association, is seeking an Outside
Account Executive. Located in Madison Wisconsin-Represent
newspapers across Wisconsin selling advertising solutions in
print and digital. Work with base accounts+ responsible for new
business. Cover letter/resume: sfett@cnaads.com (CNOW)
SEE FOR YOURSELF.
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
Hiring Caregivers
Increase Your sales opportunitiesreach over 1.2 million households!

Advertise in our Wisconsin Advertising Network System.
For information call 835-6677.
DOING WHAT WE SAY SINCE 1935.
990 Farm: Service

& Merchandise
adno=498232-01
COLUMBUS ANTIQUE MALL

& CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
MUSEUM
"Wisconsin's Largest Antique Mall"!
Enter daily 8am-4pm 78,000 SF
200 Dealers in 400 Booths
Third floor furniture, locked cases
Location: 239 Whitney St
Columbus, WI 53925
920-623-1992
www.columbusantiquemall.com
OREGON SELF-STORAGE
10x10 through 10x25
month to month lease
Call Karen Everson at
608-835-7031 or
Veronica Matt at 608-291-0316
15
NC MACHINE OPERATOR A POSITIONS; 2nd shift & Weekend

- full-time; $20/hr min., based on experience; $0.50/hr 2nd shift
premium. Set up and operate numerical control machine to cut,
shape, or form metal work pieces to specications.
Benets:
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, 401K/Prot Sharing,
paid vacation & holidays
View Job Descriptions & Apply Online at www.bakermfg.com
Baker Mfg. Human Resources 608-882-2731
Baker Manufacturing is an Equal Opportunity Employer
adno=499938-01
602 Antiques & Collectibles
750 Storage Spaces For Rent
adno=499335-01
SNOW REMOVAL
Residential & Commercial
Fully Insured.
608-873-7038 or 608-669-0025

608-575-5984
adno=498939-01
554 Landscaping, Lawn,

Tree & Garden Work
December 15, 2016
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Wednesday, January 18 for the most creative photos!
The top 5 winners and prizes will be announced in the
Great Dane Shopping News on Wednesday, January 25.
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To enter, send the form below and a current photo or visit one of our websites
to fill out the online form and upload your photo by Monday, January 9, 2017.
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Stoughton Area School District

Photo by Amber Levenhagen

Searching for growth

Slow development, aging population hamper school district

Unified Newspaper Group

Sometimes, the numbers dont lie.

Once a month, the Hub will feature

Bring in a canned good (cannot be expired) for the

On Wed., Dec. 14th from 4-8 p.m., 10% of total store

Its like living in the

Southern New Hampshire

Stoughton resident Ann

Housing is important, but people

Fixed and Adjustable-Rate Mortgages (ARMs)

Mortgage Loan Originator

Mortgage Loan Originator

2801 Coho Street Suite 102

2801 Coho Street Suite 102

771 Lois Drive

Can for a Cone!

December 15, 2016

Stoughton Courier Hub

Fox Prairie gifted garden signs

One community member

The fact that

A recent event offered an

Three years have passed since work

Where great smiles grow!

1520 Vernon St., Stoughton

Historic farmstead transforms into park

Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@

New patients welcome!

An open house was held on Dec.

well as constructed food storage and

City offers warming spaces during expected cold winter

The Stoughton Public

to 5p.m. and Sunday from through Friday from 8a.m.

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Stoughton Courier Hub

Unified Newspaper Group

Unified Newspaper Group

In preparation of the next

Commission OKs fur building

The Stoughton Planning

This has been a year of reorganizing

Banners for the district will be

monthly meet-up the first Wednesday

criminal damage to property

Wishing all of you the most wonderful

Tim Andrews Horticulturist LLC

disorderly conduct following a

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Design new website

2384 Jackson St.

603 E. Main St.

1015 N. Main St.

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Stoughton Courier Hub

Letters to the editor

Founders never intended direct election

by more than 2.6 million votes.