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Spring elections Norse Afternoon of Fun

Spotlight
is on
Forums put focus on
enrollment, poverty,
learning gaps
SCOTT DE LARUELLE
Unified Newspaper Group
With an unusual eight
candidates for three spots
on the Stoughton School
Board, two public forums
held in the last week should
give voters plenty to think
about before the list is
pared to six with Tuesdays
primary.
The race features incum-
bents Bev Fergus, Brett
Schumacher and Nicole
Wiessinger and challeng-
ers Tim Bubon, Jonathon
Coughlin, Anthony Galston,
Steve Jackson and Derek
Westby. Its not unusual for
school board members to
be appointed due to a lack
Inside
Spring primary is
Feb. 21
Page 8
Candidate
questionnaires
Pages 12-14
of candidates, so the num-
ber of candidates and the
necessary Feb. 21 primary
have added some interest to
the election.
On Thursday, Feb. 9,
s i x c a n d i d a t e s ( F e rg u s
and Schumacher were not
present) attended a Couri-
er Hub forum at Stoughton
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City of Stoughton

Tanesay picked to
lead riverfront project Waiting her turn
Photo by Amber Levenhagen

RDA choice needs
council approval
BILL LIVICK
Unified Newspaper Group
The Redevelopment
Authority has recommend-
ed choosing an Appleton
developer to lead a pro-
Inside
If You Go Avery Sime, 2, stands in line dressed in her bunad before the Stough-
ton Norwegian Dancers performance at the Stoughton High School Photos of the Norwegian Dancers
What: Sustainable auditorium during Norse Afternoon of Fun on Sunday. and Syttende Mai royalty
Stoughton Green Thurs- The 64th annual celebration also included the announcement of the
day meeting Community Appreciation Award and Syttende Mai royalty. Page 2
When: 6:30-8p.m.
March 2
Where: Fire Department
training room
City of Stoughton

Comp plan process questioned

posed transformation of the
citys riverfront redevelop-
ment area.
T h e R DA l a s t w e e k
tapped Mark Geall, owner
of Tanesay Development,
to be the master developer
of a roughly 10-acre for-
mer industrial area between
the Yahara River and South
Street.
His selection would need
to be confirmed by the
Common Council.
G e a l l a n d t wo o t h e r
developers who submitted
Why: Various speakers
will discuss green
building techniques in
preparation for the design
charrette being planned
for April
proposals for projects with-
in the riverfront redevel-
opment area met with the
RDA again last week to
discuss their proposals. The
Turn to Riverfront/Page 3
AMBER LEVENHAGEN
Unified Newspaper Group
Several people complained to the
Planning Commission on Monday
that the comprehensive plan rewrite
is not fully reflecting the interests of
citizens.
The process, which outlines
growth for the city over the coming
decade, has a statutory component
that requires a variety of public hear-
ings and stakeholder meetings. It is
mostly handled at the Plan Commis-
sion and staff level.
Among those who spoke were two
alders, one candidate for alder and
a former alder and County Board
member. Some said there was confu-
sion about the process and a lack of
face to face dialogue.
Lisa Reeves, a candidate for
District 2 alder, said its been too
confined to City Hall.
(Planning commission meetings)
are not a comfortable environment
for a lot of people to go to, she said.
Ive met some really great people
who had a lot to say when Im sit-
ting in their living room but would
never go in front of this room or the
Turn to Plan/Page 3

Courier Hub LISA REEVES

District 2 City Council
I am Committed To:
Representing the unique needs of the East Side
Bringing jobs that provide a living wage and fair benefits
Focusing on sustainable, fiscally responsible redevelopment
Building partnerships between City Council and School District
Government transparency and accountability
Improving infrastructure including pedestrian, bike trails and County N
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2 February 16, 2017 Stoughton Courier Hub
Lamerses to serve as Syttende Mai royalty
AMBER LEVENHAGEN
Unified Newspaper Group
Marty and Jean Lamers were
announced as the 2017 Syttende
Mai King and Queen during the
annual Norse Afternoon Sunday,
Feb. 12.
Longtime Stoughton residents,
Marty and Jean were friends in high
school and started dating shortly
after graduating in 1970, according
to a news release. A year later, Mar-
ty married Jean, the girl who stole
his heart.
Though his heritage is both Dutch
and German, Marty claims to be
Norwegian by default through Jean,
who has strong ties to her Norwe-
gian heritage. Jean is a descendant
of the original Koshkonong Prairie
Norwegian settlers, with her family
hailing from Ostlandet in Eastern
Norway, according to the release.
In 1972, Marty became a mem-
ber of the Stoughton Volunteer Fire
Department and became fire chief
in 2003, eventually earning the title
of the first full-time chief in 2005.
After serving in the department for
42 years, he retired in 2014.
Marty also coordinated with the
Stoughton Chamber of Commerce
in 2011 to start the annual holiday
Jacob Krantz kicks and spins during the Norwegian Dancers performance at Norse After-
noon of Fun on Sunday.
Re-elect Paul lawRence
city council
21
F eb
. Revitalized Downtown
Paid for by Friends of Paul Lawrence, John Cook Treasurer, 221 Veterans Rd., Stoughton, WI
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light display at Rotary Park. He
continues to coordinate work on the
display while adding and improv-
ing the light show each year. In
addition to this work, he has a fam-
ily holiday carnival light display at
his home that has been a destina-
tion in Stoughton for more than 30
years, the release said.
The Lamers are parents of two
children, Robbie (Nicole) Lamers
and Rachel (Lance) Royston. Jean
was a stay-at-home mom and also
a volunteer in the Stoughton Area
School District and Stoughton Fire
Department. She is an active and
lifelong member of the Western
Koshkonong Church, where she
served as a Sunday school teacher,
treasurer of the womans organi-
zation and helped at many lutefisk
dinners. She is also a member of
the Stoughton Festival Choir and
served as a music librarian.
Jean and Marty say they feel
blessed that their family has
stayed close to the Stoughton area
so theyre able to spend time with
their five grandchildren, Riley,
Ryan, Ruby, Robby and Rebecca.
Contact Amber Levenhagen at Photo by Amber Levenhagen
amber.levenhagen@wcinet.com. Marty and Jean Lamers wave to the crowd after their announcement as king and queen during Norse Afternoon
on Sunday.
Norse Afternoon of Fun On the web
The Stoughton Norwegian High School Dancers pre- See more photos from Norse
sented Norse Afternoon of Fun Sunday, Feb. 12 at the Afternoon of Fun:
high school. The event recognized the 2017 recipient of
the Community Appreciation Award, Tom Fendrick, and ConnectStoughton.com
the 2017 Syttende Mai Royalty, Marty and Jean Lamers.
Photos by Amber Levenhagen
Lindsey Sarbacker and Madelyn Falk twirl to conclude a song.
Allison
Paul Supports Slager
claps
the
Sustainable Growth hand of
Elijah
Krum-
holz
Transparent Process during
a twirl.
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City of Stoughton Riverfront: Hoping to turn dirt this fall

Caseys General Store,

Continued from page 1 its intact downtown.

parties first met in October. Whats Many details remain

After reviewing propos-
next? RDA member Ron Chris-

Dunkin Donuts advance

als from Tanesay Develop- tianson told the Hub that
ment, Gorman and Com- after working on a solu-
pany, and Movin Out, the The RDA is organiz- tion to the citys crumbling
RDA went into a closed ing a weeklong design industrial site along the
AMBER LEVENHAGEN s i d ewa l k q u a l i t y c o n- appearance of the build- session to discuss the pro- charrette to take place river for the last 15 years,
Unified Newspaper Group cerns, commissioners rec- ing. Eventually, it was posals. It returned to open in April to gather pub- Im just excited to hear
ommended conditional agreed that windows and session and voted unani- somebody say we might be
mously to offer the role of lic input and help guide turning dirt this fall.
The Planning Commis- approval of a new store at more landscaping need to
sion focused conversa- 1640 E. Main St. be constructed to make the master developer to Tane- planning of the riverfront Thats a wonderful thing
tions on preserving the Previous state Depart- building more appealing say owner Geall. redevelopment. to hear, he said.
appearance of Stoughton ment of Transportation proj- from the main entrance to From what Ive learned Christianson noted that
during its Monday meet- ects along U.S. Hwy. 51 and the property, so that the about Mark and after visit- Tanesay was the only devel-
ing, though it ultimately County Hwy. N have result- building can be more in ing his project, were com- entertainment venues. oper interested in taking
granted approval for sever- ed in sidewalk maintenance line with the rest of KPW fortable with him as a mas- on the master developer
al ongoing retail projects. issues that the proposed developments. ter developer, said RDA Tanesay proposal role, and hes confident that
Concerns ranged from plan didnt address. chair Peter Sveum. Mark Geall told the RDA last Geall has the experience to
sidewalk to building qual- I just feel that sidewalk Aldi change knows this is subject to a Wednesday that if chosen lead the effort.
ity as commissioners issue needs to be taken The commission review of his financial posi- to lead the redevelopment Theres a plethora of
pushed developers to make care of were doing a approved a change to the tion. project, he would begin different issues that still
their buildings as visually whole brand-new devel- Aldi Food Market site The RDA felt Gealls looking for grants and need to be addressed, such
appealing as possible. opment on this spot, why plan, adding sidewalks original proposal was too low-cost loans to finance as possible TIF and how
Caseys General Store arent we doing it right? along Hults Road. dense with housing but was the work. At some point, the developers would work
was among the retail proj- Engelberger asked project Mark Seidl of Pinna- impressed with his plans to that would likely include a together as a group, Chris-
ects, a new building at manager Ryan Swanson. cle Engineering Group secure grants and his expe- request for tax-increment tianson said. So theres a
1640 E Main St. that was The project moves to the told the commission he rience with an ongoing riv- financing assistance from lot to figure out yet, but its
recommended for approv- Common Council with the has worked with develop- erfront redevelopment in the city. a wonderful opportunity for
al by commissioners and requirement that sidewalks ers and city staff to plan Appleton. He is nearing comple- the community and to pro-
now awaits final approval with terraces be installed customer access off Hults Geall told the RDA he is tion of a 16-acre industrial mote our downtown.
by the common council. A according to current city Road that previously would willing to amend his plans riverfront redevelopment RDA member and Dist.
Dunkin Donuts building ordinances. have been only allowed for for Stoughtons redevel- in Appleton thats similar 2 alder Regina Hirsch said
was approved and minor Dunkin Donuts delivery trucks. opment and tailor them to the site here. Geall said shes impressed with the
changes were made and It is hoped, he said, the to meet the desires of the Stoughtons redevelopment proposals the RDA received
approved to Aldi Food Dunkin Donuts earned change will allow easier city. The Hub was unable area is in many ways supe- for the riverfront redevel-
Market and Tru Hotel and conditional approval to access for customers. to reach Geall for addition- rior to the Appleton site opment and hopes theres a
Convention Center. construct a new building at Contact Amber al comment as of Tuesday because of its proximity to way to have all three devel-
Kettle Park West. Levenhagen at amber. afternoon. downtown. opers involved.
Caseys General Store Commissioners and levenhagen@wcinet.com. Sveum said the RDA His original proposal was She and some on the
After discussion about developers discussed con- hasnt decided what to do too dense with buildings for RDA were a little leery
cerns with the aesthetic about the proposals from what the RDA is seeking, initially, just because he
Gorman and Movin Out. and Geall said he is will- (Geall) had only one devel-
One or both could also be ing to tailor his plans to the opment under his belt.
accepted because all three citys desires. But when we went up to
proposals targeted differ- The RDA is planning to Appleton and met their eco-
Plan: Website documents hard to use ent projects in the redevel-
opment area, and all said
hold a weeklong design
charrette in April to gather
nomic development direc-
tor, she was so enthusiastic
theyre open to working ideas about what the com- about him and how well he
Continued from page 1 guy like I am, whos not afraid to dive in with other developers on works with them and the
and get wet, he said. Its still pretty use- munity would like to see
the project. included in the riverfront community, Hirsch said.
council. less if youre not that kind of person. Gorman has proposed We had reservations until
Springman had expressed similar con- redevelopment project.
Commissioners said the public is, and renovating an abandoned The citizen-led Sustain- we met with her. She was
has always been, welcome to participate. cerns at several prior comprehensive plan property known as the giddy about Mark and his
meetings, and it resulted in some organi- able Stoughton is holding
The process began in June 2016 and has Highway Trailer building at a meeting Thursday, March development.
had several public meetings and oppor- zational changes to the website to make the corner of South Street Geall told the RDA that
the documents easier to find. Several 2, that will feature vari-
tunities for community input, including and Seventh Street and cre- ous speakers talking about he and the City of Apple-
a community survey, open houses and commissioners agreed that it still isnt ating 59 apartments. ton had to renegotiate the
enough. green building techniques
public comment periods during Planning Movin Outs propos- in preparation for the developer agreement five
Commission meetings. The city website We need to be as open as possible for al asks the city to help times because he started the
the community, Ald. Michael Engel- design charrette.
has documents available online, as well, it acquire the Stoughton Geall said after demoli- project in 2008, just as the
but Roger Springman told commissioners berger said, adding that he is interested Trailers building on Eighth Great Recession was setting
in providing the printed documents to the tion, his first project could
thats not enough because too much of Street, adjacent to the Elven be a multi-family building in throughout the country.
the information is esoteric. library for public access. Sted housing development, Sveum and Hirsch both
on the river with 30 to 40
Its still very hard to use what you where the organization apartments. His proposal said they were impressed
have on the city website, its impossible Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber. would develop 50 units of that Geall persevered in
levenhagen@wcinet.com. includes a 75-room hotel,
unless youre an into the weeds kind of affordable housing. which would be likely to light of the tough economic
Sveum said he plans to happen in a later phase of conditions.
call a special meeting of the development. Sveum is also impressed
RDA this month to discuss He also talked about with his enthusiasm.
the Movin Out and Gor- M a r k s v e r y e x c i t -
Stoughton Area School District man proposals.
the geothermal sustain-
able energy system thats ed, Sveum said. Hes
The RDA has engaged been incorporated into the also interested in how we

Enrollment decline likely to continue a consultant to start the

At the Stoughton school
board meeting Feb. 6,
U W- M a d i s o n A p p l i e d
Population Lab research-
er Sarah Kemp presented
information on the latest
five-year projection for
Stoughton Area School
District enrollment.
She said all projection
models forecast a decrease
in enrollment in the fore-
s e e a b l e f u t u r e , w i t h
Stoughton High School
enrollment projected to
decrease from 1,011 in
this 2016-17 school year
to a range of 932-966 by
the 2021-22 school year.
According to the popu-
lation lab, the projections
are based on models that
incorporate recent past
and current demograph-
ic information, as well as
the districts own enroll-
ment data and assump-
tions about future housing
development in the school
district area.
Because most of the
students in the districts
s c h o o l s ove r t h e n ex t
few years have already
been born or are already
in school, and because
their grade progression
from one year to another
is highly predictable, the
total district-level projec-
tions should be viewed as
having high accuracy over
the next few years, the
report read.
Scott De Laruelle
demolition process of the
former MillFab building,
along with other abandoned
buildings in the redevelop-
ment area.
The city purchased the
6-acre MillFab property in
December for $750,000.
Officials considered acquir-
ing the property a key to
assembling land for the riv-
erfront redevelopment proj-
ect. The Riverfront Rede-
velopment Area is situated
two blocks south of Stough-
tons downtown, between
Fourth Street and Eighth
Street.
In seeking proposals for
the project last year, city
officials wrote the rede-
Appleton redevelopment,
RiverHeath, on the Fox
River. Geall said the Fox
resolve the other proposals
and the issue of the High-
way Trailer building.
River site has a hydro plant Hirsch said the buildings
operating just upstream of at the Appleton site are nice
his development project, but very industrial look-
and thinks a similar system ing.
would work here. Thats what they were
He said the river and the looking for, she explained,
citys downtown would but he can accommodate
serve as major draws to what we want. Hes not
people considering moving coming in with any precon-
to Stoughton. ceived ideas.
Your real asset is the
Main Street, he told the Contact Bill Livick at bill.
RDA, adding he is quite livick@wcinet.com
taken with Stoughton and
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Letters to the editor

Climate change is crisis of our time
The law itself threatens the lives
of our children and grandchildren.
Sixteen years ago, the U.S.
Supreme Court awarded our first
modern minority presidency to
George W. Bush. Albert Gore won
the popular vote by more than
500,000 votes. This year, an archa-
ic constitutional provision awarded
the second minority presidency
to Donald Trump. Hillary Clinton
won the popular vote by close to
three million votes.
The first minority presidency
by all accounts was one of the
worst in American history. That
presidency involved this country
in a so-called war of choice that
cost thousands of lives and trillions
in American dollars. Moreover, it
played a major part in destabiliz-
ing the Middle East to the carnage
and violence its experiencing to
this day.
But worst of all, this first
minority presidency ignored, or
did very little to address, the worst
crisis of our time: climate change.
Our second minority presidency is
progress in this crucial area. The
eight years of Gore is a loss irre-
trievable in spite of those advances
President Obama had made in
weaning the nation off of fossil
fuels.
We are sure a president Hillary
Clinton would have followed
through on a Gore-Obama legacy.
But with the second minority pres-
idency and his cabinet choices
with its bias to the exploitation and
use of fossil fuels we are likely
to lose at least another four years.
The exasperating decision of a
partisan Supreme Court and the
existence of an archaic constitu-
tional provision are responsible for
the very real danger our country
and the whole planet faces. It
already may be too late.
Ask yourself: What will the
Earth be like when our grandchil-
dren are our age? The prospects
terrify and infuriate. And the
decision to neglect this danger was
perfectly law-abiding and legal.
Their well being, and perhaps
their very lives, are in danger, and From the Editors Desk

Genuine cooperation made

on the record as declaring climate the irony is that the children and
change a hoax. grandchildren of all those who vot-
Of course, we dont know what ed for Bush and Trump are equally
a Gore presidency would have endangered.

candidate forum a joy

been like. He probably would have Trump, and his rich Republican
bored us to tears. But one thing cohort, can probably buy their
is certain. Given his enthusiasms, childrens way into safety for a
he most certainly would not have time. The rest of us cant.

A
ignored this crisis and would have week after watching three budget cuts. problem-solving skills to the
pursued solutions energetically. Steve Fortney, mayoral candidates beat More than one of them called board. But whoever wins,
We have lost 16 years of City of Stoughton one another up in Fitch- the Hubs forum fun, and even Stoughton is already in better
burg, I got to enjoy a real treat though our live WSTO audience shape for having had this dis-
Thursday night. on a frigid evening was sparse, cussion, especially if those who
Got something to say? I lobbed five difficult questions
at six school board candidates
they appreciated those who were
there and who might be follow-
do not make it onto the board
remain involved.
The Hub has room for another community columnist or two. You and saw them work together ing on cable television or later None of the candidates can
don't need to be an expert writer we'll help you with that. Just be while running against one anoth- watching on the website. stem the declining enrollment
willing to work with an editor and write about every two months. er. If youre interested in the problem in one term percep-
Contact editor Jim Ferolie at stoughtoneditor@wcinet.com. Sure, its not the same situ- problems facing the district and tions take time to change, and
ation its eight people going the potential solutions to becom- its a citywide issue that relates
after three ing a district of choice, as a cou- to development, economics and
seats, not three ple of the candidates put it, this all sorts of hard stuff. None can
going for one, was Must See TV. stop the federal or state govern-
meaning they Originally designed to be a ment from making things more
Thursday, February 16, 2017 Vol. 135, No. 30 all knew they debate format, there seemed difficult for public schools. None
might very to be a hesitation to argue. But has all the answers.
USPS No. 1049-0655 well be work- after we changed the label of And Im not even saying we
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Published weekly on Thursday by the Unified Newspaper Group,
ing with one the rebuttal question on the need new people on the board
A Division of Woodward Communications, Inc. another. But fly after the first round, calling after all, I didnt get to hear from
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candidates who attended still that answer and work it into their election, was a real joy.
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This newspaper is printed on recycled paper. and their own ideas and abilities, What started competitive national and statewide poison of
but they also worked off one with one candidate casting doubt the 2016 elections, this was like
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Kathy Neumeister Jim Ferolie to a difficult problem, such as After two hours with these Stoughton Courier Hub, Oregon
kathy.neumeister@wcinet.com stoughtoneditor@wcinet.com the looming threat of vouchers ladies and gentlemen, I have Observer, Fitchburg Star and
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Its on businesses to solve skills gap, not schools

Classifieds
Diane Beaman Scott Girard
ungclassified@wcinet.com ungreporter@wcinet.com
Inside Sales Reporters Laura Trotter suggests in her column published
Samantha Christian, Bill Livick, in the Jan. 19 issue that the skills gap, which has
Kate Froehlich
katharine.froehlich@wcinet.com Anthony Iozzo, Amber Levenhagen, become a popular meme among politicians and busi-
Scott De Laruelle, Kate Newton ness leaders, will require a cultural change to solve. I
agree with that I just dont agree with her solution.
Unified Newspaper Group, a division of For years, conservatives have been claiming that
Woodward Communications,Inc. businesses, not government, are the solution to prob-
A dynamic, employee-owned media company lems, and for once I agree. If you believe in capitalism,
Good People. Real Solutions. Shared Results. there really isnt a skill gap at all. Economics 101
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do the work they need, not only do they not have to
Stoughton Courier Hub pay for the training, they create a surplus of trained
Oregon Observer Verona Press workers to keep their wage costs down.
In 1970, residential property paid 50.6 percent of
the property taxes in Wisconsin, according to the Leg-
islative Fiscal Bureaus 2013 Property Tax Levels in
Wisconsin report. By 2011, they paid 69.5 percent
of the property taxes. How did this happen? Business-
es lobbied the legislature to create more and more
exemptions. This transferred more and more costs onto
homeowners. In the 1950s, corporations paid taxes that
amounted to 6 percent of the GDP. Today, according to
Politifact, they pay less than 2 percent.
Your property taxes and other taxes keep going up,
not because the government cant control spending,
but because businesses no longer pay their fair share.
Now they want the government to intervene to keep
their costs low, and for you to absorb the costs. If you
believe in capitalism, then why not let the economy do
its job? Public schools should be about making bet-
ters citizens of the country and the world, not a cheap
workforce.
John Hallinan,
City of Stoughton
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Dementia specialist to
host programs Feb. 21
Michael Hecht, a demen-
tia specialist at Skaalen
Nursing Home, will hold
A Gentle Talk About Alz-
heimers and Dementia on
Tuesday, Feb. 21.
There will be two pre-
sentations of the program,
sponsored by the Stough-
ton Dementia Friendly
Coalition. The first will be
held at 10a.m. in the Bry-
ant Health Education Cen-
ter at Stoughton Hospital,
900 Ridge Street, and the
second at 6:30p.m. in the
Carnegie meeting room at
Stoughton Public Library,
304 S. Fourth St.
During both programs,
Hecht will talk about how
to validate those with Alz-
heimers and dementia and
the importance of building
a support system with fam-
ily, friends and the commu-
nity. He will share different
communication approach-
es that can help calm and
encourage positive interac-
tion.
Hecht has worked with
people with cognitive dis-
abilities for over 40 years,
from small children to
senior citizens. He said
that during his career at
Skaalen, hes learned how
to work with family mem-
bers of people with various
disabilities and teach them
how to manage the difficult
task of caring for some-
one with Alzheimers and
dementia.
He emphasized the
Speed a factor in fatal crash
involving Town of Dunn man
Cottage Grove man
killed, two others
hurt after car went
airborne
Speed was likely a factor
in a fatal crash on Hwy. 30
on Sunday, Feb. 12.
One man was killed and
two people were injured
after a Town of Dunn mans
car went airborne and land-
ed on another vehicle on the
other side of the highway,
according to a Madison
Police Department incident
report.
The Town of Dunn man,
who was not identified in
the report, was traveling
eastbound on Hwy. 30 near
the North Fair Oaks Ave-
nue exit when he alleged-
ly lost control of his car at
about 4:51p.m., investi-
gators said. The car drove
into a ditch and went air-
borne while entering the
If You Go
What: A Gentle Talk
About Alzheimers and
Dementia
When: 10a.m. and
6:30p.m. Tuesday, Feb.
21
Where: Stoughton
Hospital (10a.m.) and
Stoughton Public Library
(6:30p.m.)
Info: 873-5651
importance of taking the
time to have genuine con-
versations rather than
playing guessing games
about what they are able to
remember.
Im old-school, I
use old-school tactics
that work, Hecht said,
Because its about mak-
ing the process of handling
those with disabilities eas-
ier, not simply saying the
word no, to quickly end
a conversation.
These tactics include
using positive reinforce-
ment and firm conversa-
tions to strengthen the
relationship and family
ties that might have bro-
ken during the stress of the
diagnosis process, he said.
No registration is
required. For information,
call 873-5651.
Amber Levenhagen
westbound lanes of the
highway before landing on
an SUV.
The driver of the SUV, a
37-year-old Cottage Grove
man, was pronounced dead
at the scene, and his passen-
ger, a 34-year-old Cottage
Grove woman, was listed
in critical condition with
life-threatening injuries.
The impact then caused
the SUV to collide with
two other vehicles, accord-
ing to the incident report: a
35-year-old Madison wom-
an in one of the vehicles
suffered a minor injury,
while a couple from Pewau-
kee in the other car were
not injured.
The Town of Dunn man
was hospitalized with
non-life-threatening inju-
ries, the report said, and
(had) not been arrested
as of Monday morning. The
investigation is ongoing.
Kate Newton
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Stoughton History
December
120 years ago (1896)
languishing in one of the cells for
about 45 minutes. Just who aided him
opposition to devoting 15 minutes to
public comment. This proposal came
The post office key deposit has in gaining his liberty is not known. on the heels of a little-used six-month
been reduced from 50 to 20 cents.
Holders of keys can get a rebate of
Bing Crosby sings the seasons
swingiest tunes to Madge Evans in
trial comment period that began last
May and was held during the last 20
30 cents by applying to Postmaster Pennies from Heaven at the Badger minutes preceding council minutes.
Sobye. Thursday and Friday. Expect some familiar faces fill-
The 6-year-old son of Peter Sev- ing more or less familiar roles when
erson, of Cambridge, who was born 55 years ago (1961) Stoughtons new grades 5-6 and
blind and recently operated on by Dr. An effort is being made to orga- grades 7-8 schools open next fall.
Iverson, can now see perfectly well nize a unit of the World War I vet- Monday, the Board of Education
from both eyes. erans organization in Stoughton by announced that Middle School Prin-
The 12-year-old son of Her- Paul Lappley, district commander, cipal Mitch Pertzborn will be the
man Gullickson came near finding and James L. Knapp, district adjutant, principal of new grades 7-8 school,
a watery grave on Wednesday after- both of Madison. presently under construction near the
noon while crossing the river below Stoughton residents face a dark existing grades 7-8 facility.
Main Street bridge. He went through future, as far as the police department Some people give lip service to a
the frail ice but managed to keep his is concerned. At least, thats the way commitment to kids. But Mel Bakke
head above water until rescued by it appears now that another local offi- isnt one of them. This man of few
Will Robson and AJ Lillesand, who cer has resigned to accept the higher words has put his energies into action
pushed a boat to the center of the pay and better working conditions of that helps Stoughton youth achieve
stream and succeeded in grasping the police work for Dane County. their goals. Mel Bakke is this years
boy in just the nick of time. This will be a happy Christmas Stoughton Newspapers Citizen of the
Professor H.F. Fuller, M.A., F.S., for many Stoughton area families Year.
Sc., of Chicago, secured a few days because their men are coming home
ago the patent for a generator by from Camp Lewis, Wash., for Christ- 10 years ago (2006)
means of which use of extraordinary mas. Now that the detailed neighbor-
illuminating gas called acetylene has A tax rate of 37 mills, up 2 mills hood plan for the Oscar and Shirley
been made a practical reality. from this year, was set up by the Linnerud property has been adopted
The Stoughton Society minstrels, Stoughton Council Friday evening, by the Stoughton City Council, many
under the management of Burns Hov- after the customary public hearing in other residents are wondering when
erson, played to a good-sized audi- the city hall. Wal-Mart, or any other builder, will
ence on Friday evening. Construction of the new East be submitting their development pro-
elementary school with metal panel posals.
80 years ago (1936) walls, similar to Yahara School, was The 183-acre property located in
Conducting business for 53 years tentatively approved at the school the northwest corner of the city has
in the same building and office is a board meeting Monday night. been at the center of controversy for
record claimed by Dr. W.G. Pargeter, more than three years, in large part
veteran Stoughton dentist. 20 years ago (1996) because of Wal-Marts proposal to
Stoughtons tax rate for 1937 Officials are still looking for the build a 155,000 square foot supercen-
will be $30.30 per $1,000 only 50 cause of an early morning fire that ter there.
cents per $1,000 higher than in 1936, ravaged a historic downtown block The son of an auto mechanic, Joe
according to action taken by the com- Monday. Three businesses were Conant developed a strong interest in
mon council at an adjourned meeting destroyed and two seriously dam- cars at an early age. Most boys like
Wednesday night at city hall. aged on the southern side of the 100 cars, but I really liked them, said
Almost 656 persons in Stoughton block of Main Street. Little was left Conant. From an early age, all I ever
and vicinity are available for work in of Quams Appliance and TVs, Stoton wanted to do was figure out what
private enterprise, if the latest study Cycle and the Shear Teknique salon. made cars run and work on them.
of WPA census records is at all cor- Suffering major losses were Display- Career-wise, Conants affinity for
rect. It, a relatively new part-time business, auto mechanics apparently has paid
The usual placidity connected and Sundbys Pharmacy. off. In October, Conant opened his
with Stoughton police affairs was Creating a public time slot for own auto repair shop after purchasing
shattered Thursday night when the public comment at council meet- the former Keehns Auto Body, locat-
news circulated that a jail break had ings doesnt seem to be a priority ed in a highly visible location at 1324
occurred at the city jail. Ray Snow- for a majority of the Stoughton City Hwy. 51-138.
ball Johnson disappeared after Council, who Tuesday voted 9-2 in
Academic Achievements
list; Annalise Panthofer, deans list; Franco Parisi, deans list;
Fall 2016 honors Megan Pitney, deans list; Austin Scheel, deans list; Megan
UW-Madison Straub, deans honor list; Ian Sutton, deans list; Nisrine
Eva Anderson, deans list; Eleanor Axe, deans list; Jack Taamallah, deans list; Sydney Tepp, deans list; Anders Tiffany,
Buckles, deans honor list; Cassidy Charleston, deans list; deans list; Corbin Winter, deans list
Holly Dorscheid, high honor roll; Ally Dykman, deans list;
Samuel Esch, deans honor list; Michael Fergus, deans
list; Mica Gordos, deans list; Nicole Gray, deans list; Katie
Hendrickson Gagen, deans list; Nicole Holzmann, deans list;
Anne Hudkins, deans list; Lauren John, deans list; Emily
T hank You
Koshollek, deans list; Nicole Lankey, deans list; Everett We would like to thank family and friends
Lenz, deans honor list; Mary Claire Mancl, deans honor list; for all the support we received over the last
Katie Mcgee, deans honor list; Shelby Orcutt, deans honor
year. We sincerely appreciated all the cards,
prayers and meals brought in. You lifted our
Edgerton Conservation Club spirits. Special thanks to Stoughton Hospital
Gun Show Cardiac Rehab staff and Skaalen for helping
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Coming up Community calendar

ROHS meeting and activities of Holland. A small Dutch Antique appraisals Thursday, February 16
treat will be included as well. 1-5 p.m., Personal Essentials Pantry, 343 E. Main
R Olde House Society (ROHS) For information, call 873-8585. Skaalen Nursing and Rehabilitation
will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. Center, 400 N. Morris St., will hold its St., pepstoughton.org
Thursday, Feb. 16, at 119 N. Page St. Stop-motion animation own version of The Antiques Road 3 p.m., Advanced Facebook class, senior center,
Jill Hauk, a licensed home inspector, Show called Whats It Worth? from 873-8585
Kids and teens can learn more 3:30-4:30 p.m., Pokemon Club (grades 6-12),
will be presenting information for about stop-motion animation during a 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 25.
both the buyer and seller regarding workshop from 1-7 p.m. Wednesday, Experienced appraisers will offer library, 873-6281
what they need to know about home Feb. 23, at the library. their opinions on the value of antiques. 7 p.m., R Olde House Society (ROHS) meeting,
inspections. Hauk has more than 15 There is a $5 fee for each item, but no 119 N. Page St., rohstoughton@gmail.com
The library will provide a professional
years of experience in home renovation. mini studio and teach participants how limit to the amount of items that can 7:30 p.m., Hot Club of Cowtown, Stoughton
ROHS is a group of people preserving to create their own animated film using be appraised. Proceeds from the event Opera House, 381 E. Main St., purchase tickets at
Stoughtons treasures, one house at toys or clay to tell a story one frame at will be used for the Front Yard Garden stoughtonoperahouse.com
a time. Attendees are asked to bring a time. All ages, including adults, are project. No weapons will be appraised, Friday, February 17
a treat to share and their beverage of welcome, and children under age 9 must and Skaalen cannot provide assistance
choice. Newcomers are welcome. for moving/carrying the items. 9:30 a.m., Winter/Spring StoryTime (ages 0-5),
have an accompanying adult or teen to library, 873-6281
F o r i n f o r m a t i o n , e m a i l assist. Space is limited and registration Registration is open from 7:30 a.m. to
rohstoughton@gmail.com. noon and appraisals are set to begin at 1 p.m., Classic Movie Friday: The Philadelphia
is required for an hour-long time slot. Story, senior center, 873-8585
8 a.m. For information, contact Pam
Massage therapy For information or to register, call
Parsons at 873-5651 ext. 215. 7:30 p.m., The Kruger Brothers, Stoughton
873-6281. Opera House, 381 E. Main St., purchase tickets at
Massage therapist Lisa Resch will
return to the senior center to provide Bee program
Bilingualism discussion stoughtonoperahouse.com
massage services from 10 a.m. to noon Cinder Roherty will lead a discussion David Natvig, a guest researcher at Saturday, February 18
Tuesday, Feb. 21. about Mason bees as part of the senior the University of Bergen in Norway, 7:30 p.m., Steely Dane, Stoughton Opera
Massages will be provided in the centers Through the Ages series at 3 will lead a program titled, Norwegian- House, 381 E. Main St., purchase tickets at
annex, the office space next to the p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23. English Bilingualism and Norwegian- stoughtonoperahouse.com
center. Registration is required and Mason bees female bees that American Communities from 1-2 p.m.
prices are $35/half hour and $65/hour. dont sting and pollinate more than Saturday, Feb. 25, at Livsreise, 277 W. Sunday, February 19
Chair massage prices are: $1 per minute honey bees do not live in hives or Main St. 8:30 and 10 a.m., Pastor lecture series, 310 E.
(15 min. minimum). For information or communities and are forced to find Natvig received his M.A. in Washington St., 873-7761
to register, call 873-8585. accommodations in places like reeds, Scandinavian philology in 2013 and 2-3 p.m., Yoga Sundays (ages 16 and up), library,
is currently conducting fieldwork for 873-6281
Travelogue program cracks in the pavement or deserted
his dissertation on social and regional
woodpecker drillings. People can help
variation in Norwegian vowels. He is Monday, February 20
Travel to the Netherlands during this by crafting simple bee hotels so
months Travelogue program at 3 p.m. they can get on with their pollinating. also interested in the Norwegian of 1-4:30 p.m., Reflexology (sign up at the reception
Wednesday, Feb. 22 at the senior center. Roherty will explain how to make your heritage speakers in the Upper Midwest. desk, $25 for 30 minutes, $45 for 60 minutes),
Lou Havlik will present about own bee hotel during the program, He will be discussing how bilingualism senior center, 873-8585
the history and culture of the small, which is open to all ages. Registration is relates to Stoughton and its surrounding 7 p.m. SASD Board of Education meeting, District
northern European country. Havlik will required. For information or to register, communities. For information, contact Administration Building, 320 North St., 877-5000
also discuss some of the unique sites call 873-8585. Natvig at DANatvig@wisc.edu. Tuesday, February 21
10-11:30 a.m., Craft Club: String Art, senior center,
873-8585
Bahai Faith Covenant Lutheran Church Seventh Day Baptist 10 a.m. to noon, Massage therapy (registration
For information: Alfred Skerpan, 877-0911 1525 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton 873-7494 Church of Albion required), senior center, 873-8585
or Gail and Greg Gagnon, 873-9225 covluth@chorus.net covluth.org 616 Albion Rd., Edgerton
us.bahai.org Stoughton study classes. Saturday: 5:30 p.m. Worship 561-7450 albionsdb@gmail.com Wednesday, February 22
Sunday: 9 and 10:30 a.m. Worship, 9:30 a.m. forministry.com/USWISDBGCASD1 10 a.m., Winter/Spring Storytime (ages 0-5),
Bible Baptist Church Sunday School Worship Saturday 11- Sabbath School 10 library, 873-6281
2095 Hwy. W, Utica Fellowship Meal follows service on first Sabbath
873-7077 423-3033 Ezra Church 3 p.m., Travelogue: The Netherlands, senior center,
Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship; 6 p.m. - Worship 515 E. Main St., Stoughton 834-9050 Stoughton Baptist Church 873-8585
ezrachurch.com Corner of Williams Dr. & Cty. B, Stoughton 6:30 p.m., Bi-weekly baby storytimes (ages 0-2),
Christ Lutheran Church Sunday: 9 and 10:30 a.m. 873-6517 library, 873-6281
700 Hwy. B, Stoughton Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship;
873-9353 e-mail: office@clcstoughton.org First Lutheran Church Thursday, February 23
6 p.m. - Evening Service
Sunday Worship: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Traditional 310 E. Washington, Stoughton 1-7 p.m., Stop motion animation workshop
Worship. 9:10 a.m. Family Express, followed by 873-7761 flcstoughton.com St. Ann Catholic Church (registration required), library, 873-6281
Sunday School Sunday: 8:30 & 10 a.m. worship 323 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton 3 p.m., Mason Bee presentation (registration
873-6448 873-7633 required), senior center, 873-8585
Christ the King Community Fulton Church Weekday Mass: Nazareth House
Church 9209 Fulton St., Edgerton and St. Anns Church Friday, February 24
401 W. Main St., Stoughton 877-0303 884-8512 fultonchurch.org Weekend Mass: Saturday - 5:15 p.m.; 9:30 a.m., Winter/Spring Storytime (ages 0-5),
christthekingcc.org Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship Sunday: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship Services Sunday - 8 and 10:30 a.m. library, 873-6281
Coffee Fellowship: 9 a.m.
Christian Assembly Church 1-2 p.m., Musical entertainment with Jesse Walker,
Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. United Methodist of Stoughton senior center, 873-8585
1844 Williams Drive, Stoughton 873-9106 Varsity (High Schoolers): 12-3 p.m. 525 Lincoln Avenue, Stoughton
Saturday: 6 p.m. worship; Sunday: 10 a.m. AWANA (age 2-middle school): 3-5 p.m. stoughtonmethodist.org Saturday, February 25
worship Stoughtonumc@Wisconsinumc.org 8 a.m. to noon, Whats It Worth? antique
Good Shepherd By The Lake Sunday: 8 a.m. - Short Service;
The Church of Jesus Christ appraisal event, Skaalen Nursing and Rehabilitation
Lutheran Church 10 a.m. - Full Worship Center, 400 N. Morris Street, 873-5651 ext. 215
of Latter-day Saints 1860 Hwy. 51 at Lake Kegonsa, Stoughton
825 S. Van Buren, Stoughton 873-5924 West Koshkonong Lutheran Church 1-2 p.m., Norwegian-English Bilingualism and
877-0439 Missionaries 957-3930 Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. 1911 Koshkonong, Stoughton Norwegian-American Communities presentation
Sunday: 9 a.m. Sunday school and Primary Education Hour for all ages: 9:15 a.m. Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship with David Natvig, Livsreise, 277 W. Main St.,
DANatvig@wisc.edu
Cooksville Lutheran Church LakeView Church
11927 W. Church St., Evansville
Western Koshkonong
2200 Lincoln Ave., Stoughton
882-4408 873-9838 lakevc.org
Lutheran Church
Pastor Karla Brekke 2633 Church St., Cottage Grove
Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Worship
Support groups
Sunday: 10 a.m. Worship and Sunday School Sunday: 9:30 a.m. worship
11 a.m. Bible study

Diabetic Support Group Low Vision Support

6 p.m., second Monday, 1-2:30 p.m., third Thurs-
Cultivate Better Relationships Stoughton Hospital, 628- day, senior center, 873-
With Your Family 6500 8585
The advice to cultivate better relationships with our family is easy to
overlook. We often take our family members for granted. Children often Dementia Caregivers Parkinsons Group
assume that their parents are under an obligation to help them, even 2 p.m., second Thursday, 1:30-2:30 p.m., fourth
873-4590 when these children have long since entered adulthood. Parents can senior center, 873-8585 Wednesday, senior center,
1358 Hwy 51, Stoughton be equally guilty of taking their children for granted, and sibling rivalry 873-8585
Pete Gunderson
can sometimes be the source of violent conflict. The story of Cain and Crohns/Colitis/IBD
Mike Smits Dale Holzhuter Abel expresses deep truths about the dynamics within every family. Support Group Multiple Sclerosis Group
Martha Paton, Administrative Manager Every family has its sources of tension and conflict, and even the 5:30 p.m., third Wednes- 10-11:30 a.m., second
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Sara Paton Barkenhagen, Administrative Assistant

Paul Selbo, Funeral Assistant closest families may have conflicts that produce deep divisions. The day, Stoughton Hospital, Tuesday, senior center,
www.gundersonfh.com more time that we spend with people, the more likely they are to grate 873-7928 873-8585
on usand we on themand for that reason alone it is important that
family members exercise care and consideration in how they interact Grief Support Groups Older Adult Alcoholics
with each other. It is not for nothing that we refer to God as our father 2 p.m., third Wednesday, Anonymous
and Jesus as the son of God, making him our brother. The family and senior center, 873-8585 2 p.m., Tuesdays, senior
the relationships which are nurtured therein provide the basis and a center, 246-7606 ext. 1182
template for every other relationship. Nurture those relationships and
ensure that they reflect the divine love which is at the heart of every

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8 February 16, 2017
Spring primary
Council, SASD
primaries Tuesday
State superintendent
race also on ballot
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Stoughton area voters all
have at least one local race
to vote for in the primary
election Tuesday, Feb. 21.
While those in Common
Council District 2 will have
an extra local contest, vot-
ers throughout the Stough-
ton Area School District
will narrow down the eight
candidates for three Stough-
ton Area School board seats
and join the rest of the state
in a primary election for
state superintendent of pub-
lic instruction.
School and city
The school board race
includes three incumbents
Brett Schumacher, treasur-
er Bev Fergus and Nicole
Wiessinger and five chal-
lengers: Derek Westby,
Steve Jackson, Anthony
Galston, Tim Bubon and
Jonathon Coughlin. They
all answered questionnaires
that appear in this weeks
Hub.
The top six vote-getters
will move on to the April
election.
School board candidates
also participated in a pair of
forums over the past week.
The Hubs forum was tele-
vised and is archived on the
WSTO website.
In the city, incumbent
Ald. Paul Lawrence fac-
es challengers Lisa Foltz-
Reeves and James Gorman
for a seat on the Common
Council. Each candidate
answered a question-
naire that appeared in last
weeks Hub. Foltz-Reeves
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High School, televised on
WTSO. Monday night,
the district administra-
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en candidates (Fergus did
and Lawrence both deliv-
ered statements at the Hub
not attend) at the Sandhill
Working for Kids school
forum last week. board candidate forum,
The two candidates with which was streamed on
the most votes will be on YouTube live. About 20
the April 4 ballot. people attended the Hub
Superintendent forum; a few more were at
Mondays session.
The superintendent ballot Civility reigned at both
is a four-way race, though events, and while a diversi-
only three of the candidates
ty of opinions was evident, Above from left, Steve Jackson, Nicole Wiessinger, Anthony Galston and Derek Westby, and
are on it. several common themes below, Jonathon Coughlin and Tim Bubon, answer questions during the forum.
Incumbent Tony Evers emerged, as candidates
faces challengers Lowell offered ideas on solving
Holtz, John Humphries and district problems from
Rick Melcher. declining enrollment and
Melcher did not file in lack of growth to student
time to get his name on the
poverty and achievement
ballot, but the math teach-
gaps.
er at Park High School in
Racine has participated in Fighting poverty
campaign activities and Wi t h t h e d i s t r i c t i n
launched a campaign web- the midst of creating a
site. There, he stresses the
importance of engaging
12-member poverty task
force to address a rapidly
the community to solve the growing problem, poverty
issues facing Wisconsin was high on the list of most
schools. candidates. Westby said
Humphries, a former student poverty is the big-
Dodgeville School District
gest issue our district is
administrator, supports facing and something that
school choice and increased
needs to be addressed.
accountability for schools, There are a lot of stu-
according to his website.
dents living below the
Holtz retired as super- poverty line, and its really
intendent of the Whitnall
hard for them to concen-
School District in 2016, trate in school when they
and on his website points
have the stresses of being
out his experience as a
homeless or living in a
principal and administrator
hotel or just being hungry,
in rural, urban and subur-
Westby said. They will
ban districts throughout his
most likely fall behind.
career.
Schumacher said he had
Evers has served as state
high hopes for the new task
superintendent since 2009, force.
winning re-election in
We can work on better
2013. understanding how poverty
The two candidates with has an effect on students in
the most votes will advance the district, he said.
to the April 4 general elec-
tion. Equity issue
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up those topics, though
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this is a systemic issue
within the school system,
and its not just our school
system. Stoughton has a
great opportunity to break
down that barrier and solve
this issue within our dis-
trict, and be a model for
other districts to follow.
Enrollment
Coughlin cited the dis-
tricts consistently declin-
ing enrollment in the
schools as a main chal-
lenge to solve.
If we still want to fund
great schools in the future,
this attrition is really
unsustainable, he said.
We cannot have a strong
community without great
schools, and we cannot
have great schools without
rewarding and retaining
effective teachers.
Bubon said the dis-
trict needs to find a way
to reverse the declining
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suggested forming a dis-
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in Dane County, it does
well at educating students.
We have one of the
countys highest gradua-
tion rates, we have college
and career-readiness pro-
should be an ongoing, grams that prepare our kids
community discussion, he
for jobs or college after
said. high school, and we con-
Jackson said a culture
tinue to add innovative pro-
shift is needed at the school grams to our curriculum,
board, to address linger-
she said.
ing issues and make this
a district of choice, mean- 2018 referendum?
ing a place students both
Steve Jackson listed sev-
inside and outside Stough-
eral opportunities for the
ton would want to attend.
district to improve, citing
Districts are changing
curriculum improvements,
all around us, he said.
facilities upgrades, treat-
All you have to do is look
ing educators fairly, budget
down the road to Oregon.
issues, safety, social issues,
environmental concerns
Promoting the district
and others. He also said the
Wiessinger said the dis- board should begin plan-
trict also needs to do a bet- ning for an operational ref-
ter job at communicating, erendum in 2018 to sup-
particularly telling its suc- port district-wide improve-
cess stories. ments.
We need to high- If Im elected, I would
light all the positive things
support that, he said. We
happening in our schools
would have more money to
a n d o u r c o m m u n i t y,
really make improvements.
because theyre plentiful,
We need to make the dis-
Wiessinger said We need trict attractive for exist-
to embrace the opportuni-
ing and future families,
ties and partnerships that because we know strong
allow us to distinguish the
schools are the cornerstone
district from others. We of the community.
also need to work in part-
nership with the city in Growth vs. tradition
communicating district
Bubon said public school
needs and impacts.
systems can transform
Coughlin said he would
communities in such a way
like to see become a rally-
that values such traditions
ing point for the commu-
nity.
and cultures but also helps
the school district move
I dont think theres
forward.
anyone with a larger
I sometimes think in
responsibility for cham-
communities like Stough-
pioning our district and
ton theres this tug-of-
our community than our
war between tradition and
elected officials, he said.
progress, and I feel like
Anyone on the school
we can find a way to value
board needs to be out there,
and be out in front of the
both and help us move for-
ward as a community.
community, and showing
everybody how great it is.
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Player of the
week
From Feb. 7-14
Name: Dante Steinmetz
Grade: Sophomore
Sport: Wrestling
Highlights: Steinmetz won his first
regional title Saturday in the WIAA
Division 1 DeForest regional, including a
finals win over Sun Prairies Wyatt Thiel
to help Stoughton also win the team
regional title and advance to the team
sectional
Honorable mentions: Luke McLaury
and Conner Clark (boys swimming) had
big drops to help Stoughtons 400-yard
freestyle back to the WIAA Division 2
state meet; Gavin Miller (wrestling)
was regional runner-up at 195; Kendra
Halverson (girls basketball) led the
Vikings with 18 points and added four
rebounds and three steals in a win
over Fort Atkinson Thursday; Jordan
DiBenedetto (boys basketball) scored a
combined 37 points in two games last
week, including 25 in a loss at Monona
Grove; Max Fernholz (boys basketball)
combined for 32 points in two games
last week, including 24 in a loss at
Monona Grove; Justin Gibbons (boys
hockey) had two goals in a 4-2 loss
Friday at Oregon.
Boys hockey
Roisum ride hot goalie
into WIAA postseason
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
There is no love lost between the
Stoughton and Oregon boys hockey teams
when they step on the ice. Still Vikings
head coach Kris Rosholt felt like Fridays
game in Oregon got a little out of control
even for one of the fiercest rivalries in the
Badger South Conference.
I have never seen, or played in a hock-
ey game that was that out of control,
Rosholt said. The celebrating in front of
their student section and then in front of
ours.
I know they were amped up for a rival-
ry game on senior night, but Ive never
seen that from them before, and Ive been
the coach here for four years now.
Senior Justin Gibbons scored both
goals for Stoughton, which lost the game
4-2 following a pair of special team goals
inside the Oregon Sports Arena.
Gibbons first goal came 14 1/2 minutes
into the first period on a power-play shot
just inside the blueline.
A great individual effort by Gibbons
midway through the period earn the
Vikings their second goal. The senior beat
Turn to Hockey/Page 11
Sports
Boys swimming
(From left) Freshman Conner Clark, junior Chase Millam, senior Luke McLaury, junior Ian Bormett and junior Grant Krueger (alternate) qual-
ified for the WIAA Division 2 state swimming meet this Friday as a 400-yard freestyle relay.
Relay return
400 free relay gets
another crack at state
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Stoughtons 400-yard freestyle
relay team saved its best for last
over Saturday, qualifying for this
weekends WIAA Division 2 state
swimming meet.
Senior Luke McLaury, fresh-
man Conner Clark and juniors
Ian Bormett and Chase Millam
finished sixth in 3 minutes, 28.79
seconds nearly an 11 second
PR from their seed time and good
enough to send the relay back to
state for the second straight year.
Stoughton is seeded 14th out of
the 16 relays competing at state
and will swim in lane seven of
the first of two heats on Friday.
The state qualifying standard was
3:29.28.
Bormett and Millam were both
members of last years 12th-place
state relay, but the graduation of
Gabe Ross and Tristin Heisig
now a volunteer assistant with the
team left the Vikings needing to
Wrestling
Vikings win fourth straight team sectional
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
There were no wins bigger than
at 106, 132, 138 and 195 for the
Stoughton High School wrestling
team Tuesday.
The top-ranked Vikings held
off fourth-ranked Elkhorn 36-25
in the WIAA Division 1 team
sectional at Elkhorn Area High
School.
Elkhorn had a great team, but
we are pretty deep and pretty tal-
ented, co-head coach Dan Spilde
said. It is just a fun group to
coach.
Senior Brandon Klein hand-
ed sophomore Dan Stilling his
first loss of the season at 132,
and junior Gavin Miller knocked
off senior Riley Remington, who
is ranked No. 8 at 182, in the
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Photo by Jeremy Jones
Sectional champions If you go
Diving, Henry Carmern, Monona Grove, 563.9; 200 medley What: WIAA Division 2 state
relay, Monona Grove, 1:37.54; 200 freestyle, Ben McDade, swimming meet
Monona Grove, 1:43.15; 200 IM, Truman teDuits, Edgewood,
When: 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb.
1:58.26; 50 freestyle, Noah Larson, Baraboo, 21.34; 100 17
butterfly, Eric Storms, Monona Grove, 51.14; 100 freestyle, Where: UW Natatorium
Noah Larson, Baraboo, 47.65; 500 freestyle, Ben McDade,
Monona Grove, 4:42.13; 200 freestyle relay, Monona Grove,
1:28.43; 100 backstroke, Eric Storms, Monona Grove, 51.7;
100 breaststroke, Ryan Ramminger, 1:00.23; 400 freestyle is 3:26.04, and a top-10 finish. It
relay, Monona Grove, 3:13.91 would take a drop of about anoth-
er three seconds to make those
goals a reality.
We swam our best time of the
reload. At first I was shocked, season by about seven seconds,
We knew right away that Con- McLaury said of his split. but theres still time we could
ner and Luke were going to be That shock quickly turned to drop, Bormett said. Our pool at
replacing the two swimmers we relief though when he saw Clark sectionals is always a little warm-
graduated from last year, Millam go even faster. er. The UW Natatorium is a little
said. We just had to see how they I knew if Conner and me both cooler, and that always helps to
would improve throughout the swam best times, that we would get your muscles moving.
season to fill those roles, and they
did exceptionally well.
have a pretty good shot at going to
state, McLaury said.
That in addition to the extra
week of taper, the excitement of
The newcomers got the relay Bormett followed them with a being at state and having no other
out to a strong start, as McLaury
and Clark posted lifetime bests of
personal-best 51.4, and Millam
went sub-50 for the first time with
events to focus on could make for
another exciting swim.
53.87 and 53.76, respectively. It the eighth-fastest split of the meet, Im excited to see what we can
was about a three-and-a-half sec- in 49.76. do, Bormett said.
ond PR for McLaury and 1.5 sec- The foursome has now set its
ond drop for Clark. focus on the school record, which Turn to Sectionals/Page 10
195-pound match.
But the wins by freshmen
Nathan Rein at 106 pounds
and Luke Spilde at 138 pounds
showed just how deep Stough-
tons lineup can be in duals.
The Vikings trailed 12-3 when
Rein came in to take on freshman
Quentin Woyak.
Rein jumped out a 12-2 lead
with two takedowns, a reversal
and two near falls.
But with points being needed,
Rein fought harder and was able
to score the pin in 5 minutes, 20
seconds.
I felt pretty nervous at first,
but once I got that first takedown Photo by Anthony Iozzo
I started getting it in my head that Nathan Rein earns a near fall in the first period Tuesday against Elkhorns
I could do this, Rein said. I feel Quentin Woyak in the 106-pound match of the WIAA Division 1 team
welcome to the team, and I feel sectional at Elkhorn High School. Rein pinned Woyak in 5 minutes, 20
seconds as the Vikings defeated Elkhorn 36-25 for their fourth straight
Turn to Team sectional/Page 11 team state berth.
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Wrestling
All 14 Vikings advance to sectionals, eight win regional titles
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
It certainly was a team effort
Saturday for the Stoughton
High School wrestling team at
the WIAA Division 1 DeForest
regional.
The Vikings not only finished
with eight regional champions,
but they also advanced all 14
varsity wrestlers to sectionals
and held off Sun Prairie for the
regional team title, 284.5-227.5,
and advanced to the team section-
al against Elkhorn Tuesday.
Winners were seniors Bran-
don Klein, Garrett Model, Kaleb
Louis and Tristan Jenny; juniors
Aodan Marshall and Tyler Dow
and sophomores Hunter Lewis
If You Go
What: WIAA Division 1 Janes-
ville Craig sectional
When: 10a.m. Saturday
Where: Craig High School
and Dante Steinmetz.
Steinmetz (19-11) essentially
clinched that win with his first-
place finish at 113 pounds.
Steinmetz was one of four
Vikings in place matches against
the Cardinals, and he took on Sun
Prairies Wyatt Thiel (37-8), an
honorable mention.
Turn to Regionals/Page 11

Ranked wrestlers at sectionals

Wrestlers ranked at sectionals
106: Hunter Lewis (Stoughton) No. 2; Beau Ladu (Badger) No. 3; Mason
Dutcher (Milton) No. 8; Joey Graham (Wilmot Union) No. 11
113: Dalton Shea (Milton) No. 4, Grant Truesdale (Elkhorn) No. 8; Jake
Strikesky (Badger) No. 12; Wyatt Thiel (Sun Prairie) HM
120: Tristan Jenny (Stoughton) No. 2; Edward Wilkowski (Watertown)
No. 10; Nolan Kraus (Fort Atkinson) HM
126: Kaleb Louis (Stoughton) No. 5; Benji Peak (Elkhorn) No. 6; Nate
Ellis (Janesville Craig) No. 12; Tyler Nelson (Sun Prairie) HM
132: Brandon Klein (Stoughton) No. 2; Daniel Stilling (Elkhorn) No. 3;
Draven Sigmund (Fort Atkinson) HM
138: Drew Scharenbrock (Sun Prairie) No. 1; Cade Spilde (Stoughton)
No. 11
145: Garrett Model (Stoughton) No. 2; Brandon Daniels (Verona) No. 4;
Vince Digennaro (Milton) No. 11; Austin Rauls (DeForest) HM
152: Bryce Jacobson (Elkhorn) No. 8; Owen Worden (Fort Atkinson) HM
160: Tyler Dow (Stoughton) No. 2; Nick Richards (Milton) HM
170: Parker Ehn-Howland (Oregon) HM; Riley Remington (Elkhorn) No.
8 at 182
182: Billy Pitzner (Milton) No. 2; Jackson Hemauer (DeForest) No. 3
195: Jerry Lipke (Milton) No. 6; Myles Schumaker (Elkhorn) HM; Sam
Presser (Sun Prairie) HM
220: Logan Murdy (Janesville Parker) No. 7; Richard Heidemann (Elk-
horn) No. 8; Matt Brewster (Watertown) HM
HW: Aodan Marshall (Stoughton) HM; Tom Rakestraw (Milton) HM;
Keenau Benton (Janesville Craig) HM
Photo by Anthony Iozzo
Sophomore Dante Steinmetz goes for a pin against Sun Prairies Wyatt Thiel in the 113-pound final Saturday in
the WIAA Division 1 DeForest regional. Steinmetz defeated Thiel 9-4 and was one of eight regional champions.
The Vikings advanced all 14 wrestlers to sectionals and won the regional team title with 285.5 points.
Sectional matchups
Stoughton has all 14 varsity wrestlers at section- Jacob Wilging (14-12).
als. Senior Trevar Helland (170) starts against Beloit
Sophomore Hunter Lewis (106) opens against Memorial junior Linzell Burks (22-12).
Elkhorn freshman Quentin Woyak (23-16). Junior Will Neuenfeld (182) faces Lake Geneva
Sophomore Dante Steinmetz (113) opens up Badger senior Noah Sepke (5-3).
against Beloit Memorial freshman Robert Johnson Junior Gavin Miller (195) takes on Janesville
(23-16). Parker senior Izaiah Jones (30-7).
Senior Tristan Jenny (120) starts against Elk- Sophomore Logan Dykstra starts against Janes-
horn freshman Coleman Karl (30-15). ville Parker senior Logan Murdy (36-2).
Senior Kaleb Louis (126) starts against Wilmot Senior heavyweight Aodan Marshall faces Elk-
Union sophomore Drew Hebior (23-11). horn junior Hunter Hummel (25-12).
Senior Brandon Klein (132) faces Westosha The top two finishers in each weight class
Central sophomore Jefferson Kearby (29-21). advance to individual state.
Sophomore Cade Spilde (138) faces Janesville The first round is an elimination round. The
Parker sophomore Dyvonne Thornton (11-7). winners advance to the semifinals.
Senior Garrett Model (145) starts against Wilm- If the loser of the finals match did not wrestler
ot Union freshman Logan Pye (9-4). the winner of the third-place match, they will have
Sophomore Luke Geister-Jones takes on Elk- a wrestleback for second place and the final spot
horn senior Bryce Jacobson (36-4). at state.
Junior Tyler Dow (160) takes on Elkhorn senior

Girls basketball Girls hockey

Vikings get the top seed for the D2 playoffs Icebergs open playoffs in Sun Prairie
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor Whats next The Icebergs travel to
the Sun Prairie Ice Are-
Prairie co-op in the open- Icebergs (3-20-0) twice
ing round of the WIAA during the regular season.
na at 5:30p.m. Thursday playoffs. The Cap Cou-
The Stoughton High School girls basketball Stoughton travels to Badger South Con- to face the top-seed Sun gars (17-3-4) defeated the - Jeremy Jones
team will be the top seed in WIAA Division 2 ference rival Oregon (6-14, 2-9) at 7p.m.
sectional 3.
Thursday to close the regular season.
The Vikings (18-3 overall, 9-2 Badger
South) will open regionals at 7p.m. Friday, If the Vikings win and Madison Edgewood Sectionals: Stoughton finishes eighth
Feb. 24, against the winner of No. 8 Baraboo defeats Monroe, Stoughton will share the Continued from page 9 the 500 free with a season-best 5:19.65.
and No. 9 Reedsburg. Bormett placed 11th in the 100 free with a
The regional final will pit the winner of that conference title with the Cheesemakers and two-second PR of 52.03 and was close to a
game with the winner of No. 4 Waunakee and the Crusaders. Vikings finish eighth three-second PR in the 100 back (1:00.63).
No. 5 Mount Horeb at 7p.m. Saturday, Feb. Clark added an 11th-place finish with
25. The same quartet opened the meet with a a season-best 2:16.71 in the 200 IM, and
Monroe is the No. 2 seed and will play the No. 11 Sauk Prairie. seventh-place finish on the 200-medley relay McLaury was 15th in the 200 free with a
winner of No. 7 Portage and No. 10 Oregon Union Grove earned the top seed in the other in 1:49.03, missing the state cut by a little season-best 2:04.47. They also finished less
Friday. DeForest is the No. 3 seed and will part of the sectional. Wilmot Union is No. 2. over two seconds. than half a second apart in the 100 butterfly
play the winner of No. 6 Monona Grove and McFarland is No. 3, and Burlington is No. 4. Millam, Bormett, Clark and McLaury with Clark posting a 59.29 for eighth and
were instrumental scoring points throughout McLaury going 59.63 for ninth.
the meet with several personal-best times for
Stoughton wins at Fort Atkinson the host Vikings, who finished eighth out of
the 11 teams competing, with 120 points.
Jacob Foldy posted nearly a five-second
PR in the 200 IM (2:31.17) and more than a
two-second PR in the 100 fly.
ANTHONY IOZZO But apparently none was happy with their Jack Gardner, Jacob Turner, and Grant
Assistant sports editor Badger South individual efforts.
I feel like Ian, Luke and myself not nec-
Krueger all posted season-bests in the 50
Team W-L free. Turner posted a two-second PR in the
The Stoughton High School girls bas- essarily doing what we wanted to do in our 100 breaststroke, and Hammond was close
ketball team improved to 9-2 in the Bad- Monroe 10-1 individual events really pushed all of us even to a two second PR in the 100 back.
ger South with a 59-29 win at Fort Atkin- Stoughton 9-2 more on the relay, Millam said. It kind of Sophomores Jet Matson, Turner and
son Thursday. fueled our inner anger, and we went off. I Gardner and Krueger added a two-and-a-
Madison Edgewood 9-2 was surprised with what happened, but it
The Vikings led 29-16 at halftime and half second season-best in the 200 free relay
never trailed. Monona Grove 5-6 was a good result. (1:44.21).
Senior Kendra Halverson finished with Milton 4-8 Badger South rival Monona Grove, the Each team at sectionals was allowed 18
18 points and added four rebounds and two-time defending state champions, dom- individual entries and three relays. Out of a
three steals. Senior Marissa Robson had Oregon 2-9 inated the meet with 413 points. Fellow possible 30 opportunities, the Vikings came
15 points, four rebounds and four steals. Fort Atkinson 0-11 conference rival Madison Edgewood (273) away with 24 best times. Six of the 10 guys
Junior Cassidy Bach finished with sev- finished a distant third, while McFarland had perfect meets, meaning everything they
en points and 10 rebounds, and sopho- (243) took third just ahead of Fort Atkin- swam was a best time.
more Emma Kissling added seven points. and four points, and senior Aly Weum son (238) and Baraboo (232). Im so proud of these guys. Were going
Senior Sydney Johnson had six rebounds had three steals. Millam finished eighth in the 200 free to take this amazing taper one week further
with a season-best 1:54.14 and 11th in to state, head coach Katie Talmadge said.
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Boys basketball
Vikes drop first conference game
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
The Stoughton High School boys basket-
ball team dropped closer to the pack in the
Badger South Conference Friday in a 93-85
overtime loss at Monona Grove.
The Vikings (15-3 overall, 7-1 confer-
ence) won the first meeting against the Silver
Eagles in a similar high-scoring game, but
this time the two teams went to overtime.
Monona Grove (13-5, 7-2) outscored
Stoughton 17-9 to earn the season split.
Unlike the first meeting when the Vikings
built up big leads, the Silver Eagles led 38-36
at halftime and increased that lead in the sec-
ond half.
But junior Max Fernholz, who finished
with 24 points, starting hitting from beyond
the arc to bring the Vikings back and force a
76-76 tie at the end of regulation.
Stoughton had a lead in overtime, but
Monona Grove senior Max Nelson tied the
game with three free throws, and the Silver
Eagles never trailed again.
Senior Dan Smith and junior Jake Scroeck-
enthaler combined for 13 of the 17 points in
overtime for Monona Grove.
Junior Jordan DiBenedetto added 25 points
for the Vikings, and junior Tommy McClain
chipped in 13. Seniors Darvell Peeples and
Troy Slaby each had eight points.
Schroeckenthaler led the Silver Eagles Stoughton 91, Monroe 68
with 29 points.
Stoughton 73, Seymour 54
Stoughton snapped its first two-game los- won 91-68.
ing streak Saturday with a 73-54 win over
non-conference Seymour (7-12).
Slaby led with 18 points, and McClain Fernholz chipped in eight points.
added 16. DiBenedetto finished with 12
points, and Fernholz chipped in eight.
February 16, 2017 Stoughton Courier Hub 11
Badger South
Team W-L
Stoughton 8-1
Madison Edgewood 8-2
Monona Grove 7-3
Monroe 4-5
Oregon 4-7
Fort Atkinson 3-7
Milton 1-9
Whats next
Stoughton hosts Milton (2-17, 1-9) at
7p.m. Friday and travels to Fort Atkin-
Photo by Jeremy Jones
son (5-13, 3-6) at 7p.m. Tuesday, Feb. Stoughton defense Sam Wahlin (10) gets tangled up with Oregons Ryan Michek after
21, in a makeup game from Dec. 16. Michek collided with Vikings goaltender Carson Roisum.
The Vikings will clinch at least a share
Hockey: Vikings travel to top seeded Waukesha
of the conference title with wins in both
games.
Continued from page 9 was sent to the penalty box immediately after
scoring for skating to the glass and pointing
at the Stoughton student section.
Sophomore Trent Blake led Seymour with one Oregon defenseman inside the zone and Roisum stopped 41 of 45 shots on goal for
15 points. then spun around another while firing a wrist the Vikings.
shot to the upper right corner and over the Carson obviously got hit a couple more
glove of Panther goaltender Hentry Roskos times than what should be allowed, but hes
The Vikings hosted Monroe on Tuesday to tie the game 2-2. a pretty strong kid physically and mentally,
in a Badger South Conference matchup and Despite the outcome, Rosholt said he was so he was able to stay in the game, Rosholt
proud of how his team stayed true to itself said. Hell be alright for the playoffs.
Slaby finished with 30 points and DiBen- only taking three penalties in the game. Stoughton finishes the regular season 6-16-
edetto added 19. McClain collected 14, and An aggressive game from the onset, Ore- 1 overall and 4-6-0 in conference. Oregon
gon senior Calvin Schneider drove hard to ended the season 18-5-1, 8-2-0.
Senior Alex Tordoff led Monroe with 21 the net for a rebound late in the second period Stoughton 1, Greendale 0
points. and collided with Stoughton goaltender Car-
son Roisum. Gibbons defended him and was Senior Jeffrey Huston scored a goal mid-
assessed a 2-minute minor, which resulted in way through the third period and Roisum

Team sectional: Still undefeated in duals
Continued from page 9
appreciated by my team.
Senior Tristan Jenny (120) and sophomore
Hunter Lewis built Stoughtons lead to 16-12,
but senior Kaleb Louis fell 5-1 to junior Benji
Peak at 126.
That made Kleins match even bigger at
132 against Stilling. Klein is ranked second,
and Stilling is ranked third.
Klein battled for the first takedown with
Stilling nearly getting the two points. But that
allowed the momentum to stay with Klein
who ended up winning a 9-1 major decision
to make it 20-15 Stoughton.
The momentum is everything, Klein
said. Once you get a takedown, you just get
it rolling.
And then Luke Spilde came to the mat
against junior Isaac Taylor. He almost pinned
Taylor in the first period but ended up win-
ning an 8-0 major decision to make it 24-15.
I have wrestled way tougher wrestlers in
the room, so this is not that big of a deal,
the game-winning goal six seconds later by
Oregon senior defenseman Lucas Hefty.
In every game there are going to be calls
Luke Spilde said. It gets frustratibng in the you agree with, and some you dont, Rosholt
room when you are getting beat on all the said. We always tell our guys that we cant
time, but when you are wresting these other allow a goal in the last minute of the period
kids, it all pays off. because its the last thing on your mind when
Senior Garrett Model followed with a pin you go into the locker room.
over junior James Welsh, and the Vikings All four of the Panthers goals, however,
just needed one more win in the final three came late in the final two minutes of each
matches. period.
It looked like that win would come at 160 The timing of that penalty there late in
when senior Trevar Helland had a 6-3 lead the second period, was the biggest thing,
over senior Jacob Wilging in the third period. Rosholt said. Its unfortunate, but we were
But Helland was caught in a mistake and able to come out pretty strong in the third.
was pinned in 4:55. A game that was marred by penalties late,
Still, all junior Tyler Dow needed to do started to veer off course following Heftys
was not get pinned, and he ended up scoring goal as all five Oregon players skated to the
the fall in 5:30 over junior Braeden Mohr. Panthers student section and took a bow,
We didnt have our best match by any earning the team an unsportsmanlike conduct
means, and that wasnt necessarily the lineup penalty.
we are going to use later either, but it is still Things only got worse from there as Ore-
fun to be able to shuffle a little bit, not be on gons Alex Verhagen was called for interfer-
and still get the job done, Dan Spilde said. ence and argued his way into a 10-minute
Stoughton first has individual sectionals misconduct penalty.
and individual state, but team state is March Despite several late power-play chances,
3-4 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison the Vikings finished 1 for 5 with the man-ad-
Field House. vantage, and allowed a short-handed insur-
ance goal by Oregons Tyler Damon, who
made the 1-0 lead hold up in the opening
round of the WIAA playoffs with 53 saves
Tuesday as the ninth-seeded Vikings defeat-
ed the eighth-seeded Greendale Ice Force.
Stoughton and Greendale were nearly
even in shots on goal in the first period. The
host Ice Force, however, outshot the Vikings
40-14 over the final two periods inside Wil-
son Park.
The Vikings played Greendale in the Wis-
consin Dells holiday tournament over Christ-
mas break earlier in the season and lost 9-4.
Stoughton has been playing a lot better
hockey since then, however, having juggled
their lines, earning a big win against Edge-
wood and splitting with Milton.
Carson has been very well at the right
time, and the younger players are gaining
more confidence, Rosholt said. Gibbons
has been a great leader, playing like an All-
Star. All of those things help.
Physically and mentally, I like where we
are at and what we are doing on the ice at this
time in the season.
Jason Cooke had 25 saves for the Ice Force
in the loss.
Stoughton will travel to Naga-Waukee
Park Ice Arena in Wales on Thursday to play
the top-seeded Waukesha Wings.

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Continued from page 10
Steinmetz was solid with
a takedown in the first
period and a three-point
near fall in the second. He
finished Thiel off with a
takedown and a reversal in
the third period for the 9-4
decision.
It was awesome to win a
big match against Sun Prai-
rie, and it feels really good
to get to the team section-
al, Steinmetz said.
For Steinmetz, his rise at
the end of the season has
him in a position to make
state. Despite not being
ranked all season, he now
has a third-place medal
in the Badger Conference
tournament and a regional
title.
Hes winning more than
he had been, which he
attributed to being on such
a competitive team.
It really helps a lot to be
in the practice room with
guys like Kaleb (Louis) and
Tristan (Jenny) and Hunt-
er (Lewis) and being able
to practice with them, he
said. They do a good job
of keeping the team moti-
vated and pushing toward
the team state title we are
going for.
Other regional titles
Louis (40-6) also won
a first-place match over a
Sun Prairie wrestler at 126
pounds. Louis took on Sun
Prairies Tyler Nelson (37-
7), an honorable mention,
and earned two takedowns
and an escape in the first
two periods to take the
lead.
Louis defended himself
in the third period to hold
on to the 5-2 decision.
Jenny (34-8) defeated
Watertowns Edward Wil-
kowski (37-4) in his finals
match at 120. Jenny earned
two takedowns, a reversal
and an escape in a 7-2 deci-
sion.
Model (39-5) dominated
DeForest honorable men-
tion Austin Rauls (33-10)
in his finals match at 145.
Model had a takedown, a
near fall and two reversals
to lead him to a 10-0 major
decision.
Klein (45-3) won his
finals match over Fort
Atkinsons Draven Sig-
mund (36-8), a honorable
mention, by pinfall in 3
minutes, 17 seconds.
Dow (44-2) defeat-
e d D e F o r e s t s G r e g
Fischer (25-12) at 160 for
his regional title. He earned
three takedowns and an
escape in a 7-0 decision.
Marshall (31-13) was
guaranteed a spot at sec-
tionals with byes to the
final at heavyweight. He
handled Watertowns Alex
Nachtigall 7-1 to get the
higher seed.
L ew i s ( 4 3 - 3 ) s t a r t e d
the finals matches at 106
and easily won a title over
DeForests Luke Beyer (17-
20) by pinfall in 1:24.
Other qualifiers
Junior Gavin Miller and
sophomore Cade Spilde
added runner-up finishes,
and senior Trevar Helland
and junior Will Neuenfeld
finished third.
Sophomores Luke
Geister-Jones and Logan
Dykstra both earned fourth
for the final sectional spots
in their brackets.
Spilde (36-10) dropped
his finals match at 138 in
a 15-0 technical fall to Sun
Prairies Drew Scharen-
brock (41-2), but he was
able to get a takedown and
a near fall in the third peri-
od against Fort Atkinsons
Keagan Healy (34-13) in
the second-place wrestle-
back for the 6-4 win.
Miller (24-21) made the
finals match at 195 against
Wa t e r t o w n s S t e p h e n
Maule and allowed a take-
down in the final seconds
for a 7-5 loss. There was no
wrestleback.
Helland (22-24) pinned
Wa t e r t ow n s C h r i s t i a n
Rojano in the third-place
match at 170, and he had
a wrestleback for second
place.
But Helland was pinned
by Sun Prairies Will Van
Pietersom in 2:55.
Neuenfeld (16-15)
pinned Fort Atkinsons
Wade Sykes (22-22) in 5:12
to finish third at 182.
Geister-Jones (20-23)
nearly won his third-place
match against Sun Prairies
Jacob Graeve at 152. Geis-
ter-Jones earned a take-
down to send the match
into sudden-victory over-
time, but he couldnt stop
Graeve from doing the
same to him in an 8-6 loss.
Dykstra (6-10) also lost
his third-place match in
overtime to DeForests
Cody Dobson (19-21).
Dobson earned an escape
in the third overtime for 2-1
decision.
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Steve
Jackson
Age: 58
Family: Lisa, married 31 years;
Ellie 30; Mitch
25; Layne 23
Lived
Stoughton since:
in
July 1995
Education:
B a c h e l o r
of Science
Geology, Jackson
University of
Wyoming 1983
Occupation: Manager
Employer/job title: Alliant
Energy, Manager, Environmental
Planning
Political experience: I have
not held a political office nor have
I run for election.
Other notable affiliations:
Stoughton Youth Soccer,
Association Board; Co-President,
Kegonsa WFK; Co-President
,Sandhill School WFK
Questions
Why are you running for
Stoughton School Board?
Im running to (1) help solve the
lingering issues that face the district,
(2) position the district to move
forward and be adaptive, and (3)
ensure that educators concerns are
addressed. I believe I bring valuable
skills to the table critical think-
ing, problem solving, teamwork and
project management.
What are the boards most
pressing challenges or opportuni-
ties in the next few years?
The board has an opportunity to
revisit how it collectively leads and
governs the district and its edu-
cational programs. A refreshed
board/committee vision can help
us move forward with innovation,
improving the districts outlook. This
may be a change from the boards
historical role as partner for budget/
policy governance.
If elected, what will be your first
priority(ies)?
My first priority is to work with the
board to establish goals in order to
prioritize our work, setting the agen-
da for our forward progress. I will
continue dialogue within and outside
the district on needs and expecta-
tions. I expect to play a strong role
in the Strategic Plan revision.
In this age of open enrollment,
how would you sell the school
district to prospective parents or
students?
The district should develop a mar-
keting communication plan captur-
ing the excellence that SASD offers.
Such a plan can have an online pres-
ence and can be shared as district
staff and board members engage
with prospective parents and other
stakeholders. Perhaps this could be
part of the upcoming Strategic Plan
discussion.
What can the school board do to
increase enrollment in the district?
The board can engage more
directly with the administration
to examine immediate options to
resolve this issue. For example,
consider forming an Enrollment
Committee, from which the board
can lead the enrollment discussion.
Evaluate incorporating 4K within the
district schools to bridge the 4K/5K
continuum and draw in more stu-
dents.
Was the 2014 referendum nec-
essary, and do you see a need for
another in the near future?
Yes, the operating referendum
was needed to ensure that solid
educational programs could contin-
ue. Although the district has taken
action to manage budget issues,
it is likely that another operating
referendum will be needed, the tim-
ing of which depends partially on
state financial support. Regardless
of what the state budget provides,
I support another referendum to
develop district programs that can
keep students from leaving the dis-
trict and attract new students.
Candidate questionnaires ConnectStoughton.com
Eight square off in primary
The Stoughton Courier Hub sent questionnaires to each of the eight candidates for the three Stoughton School Board seats: incumbents Bev Fer-
gus, Brett Schumacher and Nicole Wiessinger and challengers Tim Bubon, Jonathon Coughlin, Anthony Galston, Steve Jackson and Derek Westby.
The top six vote-getters in the Feb. 21 primary will advance to the April 4 general election, where the top three vote-getters will win election.
Derek Westby
Age: 26 Working for Kids and have served on Stoughton. Our schools all perform at or nology to bring students to our district
Family: I am married to Ashley many other non-profit boards above standards and we need to work to and encourage the next generation of IT
Westby and I have three children keep it that way. professionals
Logan (9), Tavey (9) Questions If elected, what will be your first What can the school board do to
and Shea (3) Why are you running for Stoughton priority(ies)? increase enrollment in the district?
Lived in Stoughton School Board? It is impossible to select an individual The school board, the city and the
since: 1997 I have been a part of the Fox Prairie priority, as we will be a board of nine chamber of commerce can all work
Education: I am Working for Kids for a few years now people needing to work together toward together to foster growth in the city. More
2/3s the way through and through my work on the board we a common goal. I would like to see the housing means more families, more
a double major in have improved the school experience board work toward finding solutions to amenities means more families, more
Communications and at Fox Prairie and I would like to find the budget issues, be it a referendum of recreational and cultural events means
Computer Science at unique ways to help all of the students unique funding solutions that have not more families. If we make Stoughton a
Lakeland University Westby in the district. I love Stoughton and want been identified yet. We will all need to be destination, people will come here and
Occupation: Media to see it thrive especially through growth on the same page as far as funding and fall in love with this city and move here.
Production and IT Support that brings students to our schools. the future of our schools. Was the 2014 referendum neces-
Employer/job title: Media What are the boards most pressing In this age of open enrollment, how sary, and do you see a need for anoth-
Production Specialist challenges or opportunities in the next would you sell the school district to er in the near future?
Political experience: I havent been few years? prospective parents or students? I dont think that the board would ask
on any committees or commissions The board will be facing budget chal- We have to sell the district as a dis- for a referendum unless it was neces-
in local government but through work lenges in the near future. We have to trict of technical innovation. With our sary. Unless some miracle happens at
Ive covered a great deal of meetings work with the community to ensure great Fab Lab at the High School and the state and federal level we will need
both at the City and the Schools. I that we can maintain or improve the the smaller scale Fab Lab at the middle a referendum just to be able to maintain
am the President of the Fox Prairie quality education that we have here in school as an asset we can use tech- the levels we are at right now.
Jonathon Coughlin
Age: 29 School Board? might delay beyond the April 4 election, full of faces and voices they can con-
Family:Andrea Coughlin (Wife) I want to help SASD and the gives educators clear ladders for their nect with. What can the school board
Lived in Stoughton Stoughton community grow and pros- careers. We must incentivize the pro- do to increase enrollment in the dis-
since:2014 per. I want to be a voice for young fessional goals and achievements our trict? The school board can and must
E d u c a t i o n : families, and to push our district to educators aspire to. Next I will assist or be a rallying point for our community.
B.S. Aerospace attract and retain more young families join the school board poverty task force Stoughton has a paper (Courier Hub)
Engineering from with quality schools. Im excited, vocal, and I will assist Donna Tarpinian in and a TV station (WSTO) who are
Purdue University, and Im ready for a constant dialog with lobbying state legislators for permanent willing to broadcast our voices, and the
2009 the Stoughton community. increases to state funding and munici- community members most responsi-
O c c u p a t i o n : What are the boards most press- pal public school funding caps. Donna ble for championing our school district
Aerospace Engineer ing challenges or opportunities in the has joked that state legislation can be are those elected to oversee it.
Employer: Self- Coughlin next few years? boring, but I admire and sympathize Was the 2014 referendum neces-
Employed Aerospace The board must ensure our district with her passion for advocating for sary, and do you see a need for anoth-
Consultant, my main compensation plan is reformed to one Stoughton kids at our highest levels of er in the near future?
customer is Sierra Nevada Corporation that incentivizes teachers of all experi- government. The 2014 referendum was abso-
in Madison ence levels to continue developing their In this age of open enrollment, how lutely necessary; SASD used over
Political Experience:This is my first careers. We cant have great schools would you sell the school district to 99 percent of their budget last year.
race without great teachers, and right now prospective parents or students? Despite increases in school funding
Other notable affiliations:Assistant were losing some. Compensation SASD can establish a marketing proposed in Gov. Walkers newest bud-
Soccer Coach at Parker High School, reform is an obvious opportunity for committee, but we also need ener- get, Stoughton should expect to need
Mentor with Guy Squad in Stoughton our board to retain talent. getic voices and faces to champion another referendum in the near future
If elected, what will be your first Stoughtons charm. Schooling is a until lawmakers institute permanent
Questions priorities? deeply personal choice for parents; we increases to the local municipality edu-
Why are you running for Stoughton My first priority is to ensure the need to assure them that in Stoughton cation funding caps.
new compensation plan, whose vote theyre sending their kids to a faculty
Bev Fergus
Age: 54 fitness instructor for area school districts What are you most proud of from staff who are dedicated to providing a
Family: Jake, 26; Max, 21; and Annie, your time on the board? safe and outstanding academic envi-
19 Questions I am proud of the passionate stu- ronment. We collaborate with fami-
Lived in Stoughton Why are you running for Stoughton dents in our schools, and the devoted lies, students, teachers, and citizens
since: 1994 School Board? educators who teach them. Dedicated to provide a tight-knit community that
Education: I am a fierce advocate for the stu- teachers treat students with compas- supports student success.
UW-Madison, BS dents of our school district, and for sion and provide unlimited oppor- What can the school board do to
Biochemistry providing the best educational expe- tunities for personal, emotional and increase enrollment in the district?
Occupation: rience possible. I want to continue to academic growth. Students excel with Bottom line: we need growth. We
self-employed; fitness/ see the district provide creative ways to unconventional and forward thinking must partner and collaborate with the
wellness instructor and teach our children, as well as to partner classrooms; programs like CNA certifi- community leaders to find ways to
Fergus
trainer with teachers and families to keep our cations, Innovation Grants, the Fab Lab, attract families to Stoughton. Stoughton
Employer/job title: students safe and thriving. and literacy initiatives, drive creativity and our schools have so much to offer.
Owner, Fitness by Nature, LLC; Fitness What are the boards most pressing and learning. We are succeeding in We all need to showcase the successes
Instructor at Level Up challenges or opportunities in the preparing our students for college or of our district, and find ways to pro-
Political experience: Current next few years? careers, with extremely high graduation mote our excellent education.
Stoughton Board of Education mem- The challenge for SASD is declin- rates. I am also proud of how we have Was the 2014 referendum neces-
ber (four years on the Board), SASD ing enrollment, dropping from 1,028 used strategic planning to set goals sary, and do you see a need for anoth-
board clerk, current member of Policy to 870 students at the high school that are measurable, attainable and that er in the near future?
Committee, chair of Policy Wellness over five years. Since this will cause focus on student achievement. The 2014 referendum was crucial.
sub-committee, past member of a decrease in funding, SASD will need In this age of open enrollment, how Unfortunately, our funding is tied to
Finance Committee, Culture and Climate to continue to make enrollment-driven would you sell the school district to enrollment, so when enrollment
Committee, and Communications reductions in the short term. In the prospective parents or students? declines so does funding. While we
Committee, current CESA2 Board of long term, we will have opportunities to We have excellent athletic and fine continually look for ways to reduce,
Control member develop efficient and innovative ways to arts programs, cutting-edge technolo- we will likely face the need for another
Other notable affiliations: Special teach our kids. gy with our Fab Lab and STEM cours- referendum in 2018, in order to meet
Olympics volunteer, volunteer wellness/ es, and passionate and professional the educational needs of every child.
Anthony Galston
Age: 24 to settle down and raise our family. PBIS Network cation from the federal level. Any chal-
Family: Katie (wife) Education: BBA in Economics & Political experience: n/a lenger who doesnt acknowledge this is
and Cassius (son, 1) MS is Applied Economics (both from Other notable affiliations: Special being misleading. The best way to coun-
Lived in Stoughton UW-Whitewater) with a research Olympics volunteer teract this is through local elections. My
since: My wife grew emphasis in Education Policy unique experiences in education policy
up in Stoughton and Occupation: Education Policy Questions make me the perfect candidate to serve
graduated from SASD. Employer/job title: Research Why are you running for Stoughton as a School Board Member for SASD.
In July of 2016, we and evaluation statistician with the School Board? What are the boards most pressing
moved to Stoughton Galston Wisconsin RtI Center & Wisconsin I fear potential changes in public edu-
Turn to Galston/Page 14
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Nicole Wiessinger
Age: 30 Facilities Committee. I am also on the important part of my life. It was our newly formed Poverty Task Force and Our district has excellent people
Family: Adrian Stocks (Husband), Task Force for Poverty. district of choice. I am committed to will continue to work collaboratively and programs. We need to more
Three children: Elsa (8) Audrey (4) Other notable affiliations: continuing to serve on the board and on designing innovative and creative robustly tell our story and communi-
and Graham (1) Associate Director for Special to collaborate with all stakeholders solutions and partnerships to meet cate all the positive things happening
Lived in Stoughton Initiatives for Wisconsin Space to ensure the district continues to be the needs of our students and the in our schools. We need to continue
since: 2010 Grant Consortium (past), Science well-poised to meet challenges and community. to embark on new opportunities and
Education: Leadership Team (past) embrace opportunities. In this age of open enrollment, innovation that will further distinguish
Masters degree What are the boards most press- how would you sell the school Stoughton and make this the district
in Educational Questions ing challenges or opportunities in district to prospective parents or of choice.
Administration and Why are you running for Stoughton the next few years? students? Was the 2014 referendum nec-
Bachelors degree in School Board? Declining enrollment with the cur- We need to highlight the excellent essary, and do you see a need for
Education Wiessinger My commitment to Stoughton runs rent funding formula is a challenge. people, programs and opportuni- another in the near future?
Occupation: deep. My parents graduated from We need to recruit, retain and support ties in our district and community, The 2014 referendum was nec-
Higher education Stoughton High School and so will high quality educators. We need to because they are plentiful. We need to essary to continue to provide high
administration (present), former K-12 my children. I have been a K-12 continue to meet the growing needs take a strength-based approach and quality education, opportunities and
teacher teacher and currently work in higher around poverty and mental health embrace opportunities that distin- services for the students in our com-
Employer/job title: University of education. These experiences have so we can break down barriers to guish Stoughton from other districts munity. The current funding formula
Wisconsin-Madison / Undergraduate formed my deep commitment, pas- learning and ensure all students can and communities. Working collabora- needs to change so it is reliable,
Degree Coordinator sion and perspective on education achieve and thrive. tively with the city will be valuable in stable and predictable. A future refer-
Political experience: I am a cur- and its critical role in our society. The What are you most proud of from these efforts. endum may be needed in addition to
rent School Board Member and community of Stoughton has been an your time on the board? What can the school board do to diversifying funding streams.
serve on the Finance Committee and I am proud to be serving on the increase enrollment in the district?

Tim Bubon
Age: 46 for Sustainability team to create a vides the necessary funding needed in place that ensure all Stoughton
Family: Jennifer Betters-Bubon community-based EFS Framework Questions to avoid having to burden local tax- graduates are college, career and
(wife), Mary Estelle (daughter age designed to address local issues Why are you running for Stoughton payers and cut programs that ensure community ready.
10) and Mathew (son age 8). related to environmental, cultural, School Board? a high quality education our students. What can the school board do to
Lived in Stoughton since: 2013 and economic sustainability. Ive led Having served as a professional Steadfast and forward thinking must increase enrollment in the district?
Education: school level finance, personnel, mar- educator for over 22 years in a variety replace a wait and see approach. First, we must ensure a net gain as
Bachelors degree keting and curriculum committees. of capacities and having two children If elected, what will be your first it relates to open enrollment. Second,
English from Beloit Finally, Ive provided guidance on the enrolled in Stoughton Schools I feel priority(ies)? we need to work more closely and
College with ele- development of school district policy an obligation to offer my myriad of We need to assess the effective- consistently with the city. Finally, we
mentary/middle related social/emotional learning and experiences and deep understand- ness of the systems being used by need a comprehensive marketing
school teaching cer- student behavior, technology, choice ing of how school districts work to the board to foster district-wide col- plan that promotes the many won-
tification. Masters and charter, innovation and strate- serve the SASD through its Board of laboration and use what is learned derful opportunities that exist in our
degree in Education gic partnerships, and district budget Education. from such an assessment to improve schools and community.
Administration from Bubon development. This is my first time What are the boards most press- our systems and construct new ones Was the 2014 referendum nec-
Edgewood College. running for public office. ing challenges or opportunities in that ensure all stakeholders in our essary, and do you see a need for
Occupation: Other notable affiliations: Ive the next few years? district and community are being another in the near future?
Teacher/Administrator served as a volunteer football coach We must ensure that Stoughton heard. Yes. I believe all other options were
Employer/job title: Madison for the Stoughton Rec. Department continues to have a high quality staff In this age of open enrollment, exhausted related to district opera-
Metropolitan School District as well as a Sunday School teacher who are fairly compensated and treat- how would you sell the school tional budget needs. Referendums
Political experience: I served for St. Anns Catholic Church. I also ed as the true professionals that they district to prospective parents or are a tool a school board should have
on a comprehensive neighborhood served as the president of the board are. There must also be a great- students? to address funding needs, however,
redevelopment committee charged of directors for the University Avenue er sense of urgency in addressing We need a district and communi- more assistance is needed from the
with addressing the needs of low-in- Discovery Center in which I provided declining enrollment. This includes ty wide marketing plan that uses a state to prevent districts from having
come families, students, and citi- oversight for the implementation of taking a more comprehensive variety of strategies and mediums to to burden local taxpayers to address
zens through strategic school and their four-year old kindergarten pro- approach that considers all aspects of promote our successes as it relates budget shortfalls.
business partnerships and develop- gram. this complex issue. Finally, we must to academic achievement as well as
ment. I also worked on an Educating be more proactive so the state pro- diversity of programs and supports

Legals
CUSTOMERS
OF STOUGHTON
ELECTRIC UTILITY
Stoughton Electric Utility has filed
an application with the Public Service
Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) to
increase electric rates. The adjustment
is necessary to cover increased opera-
tion and maintenance expenses that will
allow the utility to continue providing
reliable and quality service to our cus-
tomers. Additionally, the utility has asked
the Commission to set appropriate rate
levels, which may include raising fixed
customer charges. The last electric rate
increase was approved in September
2015.
The utility is requesting an overall
increase of 3.01%, or $458,345. This re-
quest is detailed in Stoughton Electric
Utilitys electric rate application submit-
ted to the PSCW on September 26, 2016.
After review, Commission staff proposed
an increase in rates of $253,762, or
1.71%. The actual change to individual
customers will vary with electricity us-
age, class of service and the ultimate
rates authorized by the Commission. All
information regarding this application
is available electronically at the PSCWs
website: http://psc.wi.gov.
A telephonic hearing on the applica-
tion has been scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on
March 2, 2017, to be held at the following
locations:
Stoughton Electric Utility
Ed Malinowski Boardroom
600 S. Fourth Street
Stoughton, WI 53589
Public Service Commission of
Wisconsin Building
610 North Whitney Way
As Posted On First Floor of Building
Madison, Wisconsin
For more information, please con-
tact Docket Coordinator, Tanner Blair
(PSCW) at (608) 267-3592 and refer to the
Stoughton Electric Utility electric rate ap-
plication under Docket 5740-ER-109.
Robert P. Kardasz, P.E.
Utilities Director
Stoughton Electric Utility
(608) 873-3379
January 27, 2017
Published: February 16, 2017
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SECTION 00100
ADVERTISEMENT TO BID
2017 STREET AND UTILITY
CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACT 1-2017
CITY OF STOUGHTON,
WISCONSIN
The City of Stoughton will receive
sealed Bids for the 2017 Street and Utility
Construction Project until 11 A.M., local
time, March 7, 2017, at the Stoughton City
Hall, 381 East Main Street, Stoughton, WI
53589, at which time the Bids will be pub-
licly opened and read aloud.
The Work includes construction of
the following approximate quantities:
2,200 linear feet of sanitary sewer; 3,000
linear feet of water main; 900 linear feet
of storm sewer; 11,000 tons of base
course; 7,500 linear feet of curb and gut-
ter; 25,000 square feet of concrete side-
walk and driveway apron; 3,000 tons of
asphaltic concrete pavement; and related
miscellaneous work.
Bids are to be addressed to the
City of Stoughton, 381 East Main Street,
Stoughton, WI 53589, and shall be
marked Sealed Bid2017 Street and Util-
ity ConstructionContract 1 2017.
Complete digital Project Bidding
Documents are available at www.strand.
com or at www.questcdn.com. Download
the digital Bidding Documents for $30 by
inputting Quest project number 4844191
on the websites Project Search page.
Please contact QuestCDN.com at (952)
233 1632 or info@questcdn.com for as-
sistance with free membership registra-
tion, downloading, and working with this
digital project information.
Bidding Documents may be re-
viewed and paper copies may be ob-
tained from the Issuing Office which
is Strand Associates, Inc., 910 West
Wingra Drive, Madison, WI 53715. A non-
refundable fee of $100 will be required
(shipping and handling fees included).
Overnight mailing of Bidding Documents
will not be provided.
All Bidders submitting a sealed Bid
shall obtain the Bidding Documents from
QuestCDN.com or from Strand Associ-
ates, Inc.
Bidders who submit a Bid must be
a Plan Holder of record at the Issuing
Office. Bids from Bidders who are not on
the Plan Holders List may be returned as
not being responsive.
Plan Holders are requested to pro-
vide an e mail address if they wish to
receive addenda and other information
electronically. Plan Holders are request-
ed to designate whether they are a prime
contractor, subcontractor, or supplier if
they want this information posted on the
project Plan Holders List.
The Bid must be accompanied by
Bid security made payable to OWNER in
an amount of 10% of the Bidders maxi-
mum Bid price.
The City of Stoughton reserves the
right to reject any or all Bids, to waive
any technicality, and to accept any Bid
which it deems advantageous. All Bids
shall remain subject to acceptance for 85
days after the time set for receiving Bids.
Contract award shall be made based
on the lowest responsive and responsi-
ble Bidder.
Prospective Bidders are required
to complete and submit a prequalifica-
tion questionnaire with supporting doc-
uments to OWNER (see Instructions to
Bidders). Prequalification forms will be
provided with Bidding Document sets.
Completed forms are to be submitted no
later than 11 A.M., local time, on March 2,
2017.
The Strand Associates, Inc. proj-
ect manager is Mark A. Fisher, P.E. and
can be contacted at Strand Associates,
Inc., 910 West Wingra Drive, Madison,
WI 53715, (608) 251 4843 regarding the
project.
Published by the authority of the
City of Stoughton
Brett Hebert, Director of Public Works
Dated at Stoughton, Wisconsin
Published: February 16 and 23, 2017
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OFFICIAL ADVERTISEMENT
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
The City of Stoughton, Department
of Public Works will receive sealed pro-
posals until 11:00 AM, CST, on March 2,
2017 to provide service for:
- Ash Tree Removal
- Stump Grinding and Surface Res-
toration Services
The proposals shall be in accor-
dance with the specifications in the pro-
posal packet. The term of the Contract
will be from March 6, 2017 until August
18, 2017. The project completion dead-
line may be extended at the citys discre-
tion. The city reserves the right to extend
the contract an additional year upon mu-
tual agreement of both parties.
All proposals must be submitted
on the required proposal form in sealed
envelopes plainly marked PROPOSAL:
ASH TREE REMOVAL, STUMP GRINDING
AND RESTORATION SERVICES prior to
the time and date for receipt of proposals
indicated in this advertisement, or prior
to an extension thereof issued to the pro-
spective proposers. Address all propos-
als as follows: Brett Hebert, Director of
Public Works, 381 E Main St, Stoughton,
WI 53589.
Proposal documents are on file, and
may be examined at or obtained from, the
Department of Public Works Facility, 515
S Fourth St, Stoughton WI, 53589, (608)
873-6303. After proposals are opened, no
proposals can be withdrawn for a period
of (30) thirty days after the scheduled
time of closing proposals, without the
consent of the City of Stoughton. All
Proposal prices shall be firm for the life
of the contract subject to acceptance of
proposals within ninety days from the
date of the proposal opening.
The City of Stoughton reserves the
right to reject any or all proposals and to
waive any informalities, and to accept the
proposal deemed most advantageous
to the City. No proposals, alterations,
or modifications to proposals shall be
allowed after the proposal opening. The
City shall bear no responsibility for costs
incurred by respondents in preparation
of proposals.
Published: February 16 and 23, 2017
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR
BIDS SUBSTATION
TRANSFORMER
STOUGHTON, WISCONSIN
PROJECT NO. S11-16D
SPECIFICATION NO. 3007,
VOLUME XXXIX
Stoughton Utilities will receive
sealed bids for the purchase of substa-
tion transformers. Bids will be received
at the office of Forster Electrical Engi-
neering, 550
North Burr Oak Avenue Oregon, WI
53575 until 1:00 p.m. local time on the 6th
day of
March, 2017, at which time all bids
will be publicly opened and read aloud.
The bids shall be addressed to: For-
ster Electrical Engineering, 550 North
Burr Oak Avenue, Oregon, WI 53575
And shall be marked: Sealed Bid,
Submitted by (bidders name), Substation
Transformer, Specification 3007, Volume
XXXIX
The work shall include furnishing
and delivering two (2) new 10/14 MVA 69-
12.47 kV substation transformers without
LTC.
Bidding documents may be exam-
ined at or obtained from the office of the
consulting Engineer. The nonrefundable
fee for these documents will be $20 (for
an electronic copy) and/or $50 (for a
printed copy).
Forster Electrical Engineering, Inc.
550 N. Burr Oak Avenue
Oregon, Wisconsin 53575
608.835.9009
No bid will be accepted unless ac-
companied by a certified check or bid
bond of at least five percent (5%) of the
bid amount, payable to the Owner. If the
successful bidder
fails to execute and file the contract
(and any required payment or perfor-
mance bonds or assurances) the amount
of the check or bid bond shall be forfeited
to the Owner as liquidated damages.
Stoughton Utilities reserves the
right to reject any and all bids, to waive
irregularities and informalities there in
and to award the contract in the best in-
terest of the Utility.
Published: February 16, 2017
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TOWN OF RUTLAND
OFFICIAL NOTICE
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
FOR TOWN OF RUTLAND
ROADS PULVERIZING
AND PAVING
Notice is hereby given by the Town
of Rutland, Dane County, Wisconsin, that
it will receive sealed bids for pulverizing
and for asphaltic concrete paving of sev-
eral Town roads until 5:00 pm local time
on the March 6 2017. A portion of the
project will be funded by the Local Road
Improvement TRIP program.
Bids should be submitted to Town
Clerk Dawn George at 4177 Old Stage
Rd., Brooklyn, WI 53521 by 5:00 p.m. on
Monday, March 6, 2017.
Bids will be publicly opened and
awarded on March 7, 2017 at the Board
meeting which will be held at 6:30 pm the
Town Hall located at 785 Center Rd.
Bids are being requested as de-
scribed below.
To provide pulverizing, asphaltic
paving and milling of butt joints at the
driveways for Ol Stone Estates consist-
ing of the following roads:
Game Ridge Trail 3062 x 22
Grouse Haven Rd. 950 x 22
Meanderwood Rd. 2640 x 22
Stone Pass 898 x 22
Total = 7550 x 22
Paving shall consist of a base
course of 2 inches and a surface course
of 1-1/2 inches. The paving width is 22
feet. After the existing pavement is pul-
verized, the Town of Rutland will com-
plete all of the preparatory work on the
base necessary for the contractor to do
the paving.
Asphalt Specifications:
The hot mix asphalt base coat layer
(2) shall be 3LT 58-28S.
The hot mix asphalt surface coat lay-
er (1-1/2) shall be 5LT 58-28S.
Quotes for the pulverizing shall in-
clude the estimated square yardage and
the cost per square yard.
Quotes shall specify the number of
tons of bituminous pavement to be used,
and the per ton cost of the bituminous
pavement material.
Quotes for milling the driveways
shall include the cost per man per hour
as well as the cost per hour for the ma-
chine.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The successful bidder will provide
the Town Of Rutland an umbrella certifi-
cate of insurance in the minimum amount
of one million dollars before beginning
work.
The Town of Rutland reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
SPECIFICATIONS:
All work and materials supplied un-
der this proposal shall conform to the
current Standard Specifications for Road
and Bridge Construction and any special
provision s of the Wisconsin Division of
Highways, Department of Transportation.
CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES
The work schedule will be one mu-
tually agreed to by the Town and the suc-
cessful bidder. All work shall be complet-
ed no later than August 1st of this year.
The contractor will be responsible
for all traffic control in accordance with
current Wisconsin Division of Highways,
Department of Transportation Standards.
The Town reserves the right to have
material samples tested to insure compli-
ance with standards.
Contractor shall guarantee the pav-
ing for a period of not less than one year
from the date of the paving. Any defects
as determined by the Town within this pe-
riod shall be corrected by the successful
bidder at their expense.
PAYMENT
The contractor shall provide the
Town tickets showing the ticket number,
date and time, the type of material and
the net weight. Tickets must be from a
certified scale.
Dawn George, Clerk
Published: February 16 and 23, 2017
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STATE OF WISCONSIN,
CIRCUIT COURT,
DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO
CREDITORS (INFORMAL
ADMINISTRATION) IN THE
MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
WILLIAM DALE MYRLAND,
134 S. PAGE ST,
STOUGHTON, WI 53589
Case No. 17PR14
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
1. An application for Informal Admin-
istration was filed.
2. The decedent, with date of birth
May 12, 1955 and date of death Sep-
tember 14, 2016, was domiciled in Dane
County, State of Wisconsin, with a mail-
ing address of 134 S. Page St., Stough-
ton, WI 53589.
3. All interested persons waived no-
tice.
4. The deadline for filing a claim
against the decedents estate is May 12,
2017.
5. A claim may be filed at the Dane
County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton
Street, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1000.
Lisa Chandler
Probate Registrar
February 2, 2017
Lisa Olson
122 Gunther Drive
Evansville, WI 53536
(608) 520-6036
Published: February 9, 16 and 23, 2017
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STATE OF WISCONSIN,
CIRCUIT COURT,
DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO
CREDITORS (INFORMAL
ADMINISTRATION) IN THE
MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
LAVERNE T. SWINGEN
Case No. 17PR65
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
1. An application for Informal Admin-
istration was filed.
2. The decedent, with date of birth
September 6, 1930 and date of death
January 14, 2017, was domiciled in Dane
County, State of Wisconsin, with a mail-
ing address of 1738 Severson Drive,
Stoughton, WI 53589.
3. All interested persons waived no-
tice.
4. The deadline for filing a claim
against the decedents estate is May 5,
2017.
5. A claim may be filed at the Dane
County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton
Street, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1005.
Ben J. Schulenburg
Court Commissioner
February 1, 2017
Jonathan M. Hajny
221 Kings Lynn Road, Suite D
Stoughton, WI 53589
(608) 877-4081
Bar Number: 1014429
Published: February 9, 16 and 23, 2017
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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
The City of Stoughton Planning
Commission will hold a Public Hearing
on Monday, March 13, 2017 at 6:00 oclock
p.m., or as soon after as the matter may
be heard, in the Council Chambers, Pub-
lic Safety Building, 321 South Fourth
Street, Second Floor, Stoughton, Wis-
consin, 53589, to consider a proposed
application by Dack Print LLC (Dennis
and Amy Kittleson), for a Downtown De-
sign Overlay District Project request to
remove the building at 305/315 E. Main
Street, Stoughton.
For questions regarding this notice
please contact Michael Stacey, Zoning
Administrator at 608-646-0421
Michael P. Stacey
Zoning Administrator
Published: February 9 and 16, 2017
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14 February 16, 2017
Candidate questionnaires
Stoughton Courier Hub ConnectStoughton.com

Brett Schumacher Galston: Questionnaire

Age: 44
Family: Cheryl (wife), Isaac (12),
Amelia (7) and Gavin
(5)
Lived in Stoughton
since: 2007
Education: BS in
Molecular Biology
from UW-Madison
1994
Occupation:
Scientist Schumacher
Employer/job
title: Promega Corporation, Senior
Scientist since 1997
Political experience: Appointed
to BoE in October 2010. Elected in
April 2011 and April 2014. I cur-
rently hold the following positions:
board treasurer/chair of Finance
Committee 2015-present; chair of
Employee Relations Committee
September 2016-present; member
of Social Media Taskforce; member
of Insurance Taskforce. Ive previ-
ously held the following positions:
chair of Facilities Committee 2012-
2014, member of Communications
Committee, member of Web
Development Taskforce, and member
of Strategic Planning Commission.
Other notable affiliations:
Chairperson of Syttende Mai Arts and
Crafts Fair and volunteer for Sandhill
Working for Kids parent group and
Boy Scout Troop 167.
Questions
Why are you running for Stoughton
School Board?
I would like to continue the work of
the Board along the lines of the Strategic
Plan developed by a stakeholder con-
sortium in 2011. Id like to see how the
implementation of that plan has impact-
ed the preparedness of our students.
What are the boards most pressing
challenges or opportunities in the next
few years?
The most pressing challenges contin-
ue to be declining enrollment and budget
shortfall. These two factors are interrelat-
ed by the Equalization Aid Formula. Put
simply, fewer students leads to fewer
dollars from the state. An opportunity is
the expansion of the Fab Lab programs
district-wide.
What are you most proud of from
your time on the board?
I am most proud of the Strategic Plan.
The plan was built by a diverse commu-
nity stakeholder group and has provided
the framework with which many efficien-
cies, flexibilities and improvements have
sprung forth.
In this age of open enrollment, how
would you sell the school district to
prospective parents or students?
Ive personally encouraged families
with children to move into the city/
district. Stoughton has opportunities for
students similar to much larger districts.
First and foremost, we have some of
the best teachers and staff to engage
students in learning and mentoring.
There are Youth Options (CNA pro-
gram) and dual-credit college courses
(cabinet making, welding, accounting,
math, chemistry, and architecture) avail-
able. Athletics, activities and arts are an
integral part of student life. Stoughton
also has one of the only Fabrication
Labs among Wisconsin high schools.
Stoughton also has a generous commu-
nity that supports its students through
volunteering and scholarship.
What can the school board do to
increase enrollment in the district?
The board can engage the City Council,
mayors office, Chamber of Commerce,
community members and organizations
to take stock in the community we have,
and create a vision of where we want
Stoughton to be in the future. Leverage
Stoughtons identity to attract families to
want to join our community.
Was the 2014 referendum neces-
sary, and do you see a need for another
in the near future?
Unless the State Budget changes
drastically from the direction over the
past five years and adds to direct funding
to schools, another referendum will be
necessary in the future. Budget shortfalls
will be realized within two to five years.
SASD budget is 75-80 percent employee
cost.
Continued from page 12
challenges or opportunities in the
next few years?
I have recently been focused
on equity issues within the school
system and guaranteeing that our
schools work for ALL students.
Race, income, and family back-
ground should not be determining
factors in a childs achievement.
Unfortunately, these things tend to
be determining factors in SASD.
We see glaring gaps in nearly every
measure: Forward exam scores,
ACT scores, Advanced Placement
scores and participation, truancy
rates, suspension rates, and gradu-
ation rates. We need to examine the
supports that are currently in place
and evaluate if they are properly
helping staff meet the needs of our
students and families.
If elected, what will be your first
priority?
I would like to lead a task force
working with families, staff, and
administration to examine equity
issues within SASD. Its import-
ant that all parties have a seat at
the table in these discussions. Our
schools should work for all stu-
dents, not just students who come
from more privileged backgrounds.
In this age of open enrollment,
how would you sell the school
district to prospective parents or
students?
My Masters thesis examines
this issue. I found parents prefer
schools with higher Reading and
Math scores. Unfortunately, SASD
has lowest assessment scores of
our competitors. We need to sell
what makes SASD different. I would
highlight the digital fabrication labo-
ratory and other advanced learning
experiences we offer our students.
What can the school board do to
increase enrollment in the district?
The school board and City Council
must work hand-in-hand to attract
young families to SASD. Ive found
decreasing enrollment is due to two
primary factors: (1) An aging popu-
lation who no longer have children
attending SASD and (2) The lack
of young families moving into the
district to offset this.
Was the 2014 referendum nec-
essary, and do you see a need for
another in the near future?
The 2014 referendum was neces-
sary to maintain the quality of SASD.
In general, I support referendums
for our schools, because schools
thrive with the support of the com-
munity. However, referendums
shouldnt always be the first option.
Potential changes at the state and
federal level may require a future
referendum.

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Legals
NOTICE OF SPRING
PRIMARY AND
SAMPLE BALLOTS
STOUGHTON AREA SCHOOL
DISTRICT
FEBRUARY 21, 2017
OFFICE OF THE
STOUGHTON AREA SCHOOL
DISTRICT CLERK
TO THE VOTERS OF
STOUGTHON AREA SCHOOL
DISTRICT:
Notice is hereby given of a spring
primary election to be held in Stoughton
Area School District, on February 21,
2017 at which the officers named below
shall be nominated. The names of the
candidates for each office, whose nomi-
nations have been certified to or filed in
this office, are given under the title of the
office, each in its proper column, in the
sample ballot which can be found with
the Type B Notice for the City of Stough-
ton.
VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN THREE
STEVE JACKSON
JONATHON COUGHLIN
BRETT SCHUMACHER
ANTHONY GALSTON
TIMOTHY BUBON
DEREK WESTBY
NICOLE WIESSINGER
BEVERLY K. FERGUS
LOCATION AND HOURS OF POLL-
ING PLACE
At the election to be held on Feb-
ruary 21, 2017, in the Stoughton Area
School District the following polling
place locations will be used for the wards
indicated:
Vote At:, School District Voters Re-
siding In:
Town Hall, 620 Albion Rd, Town of
Albion
Town Hall, 773 Koshkonong Rd,
Cambridge, Town of Christiana
Town Hall, 4058 County Hwy N, Town
of Cottage Grove
Education Center, 3494 Oak Park
Road, Town of Deerfield
Town Hall, 654 County Hwy N, South,
Town of Dunkirk
Town Hall, 4156 County Hwy B, Town
of Dunn
Town Hall, 2354 County Hwy N, Town
of Pleasant Springs
Town Hall, 8809 North Wilder Road,
Town of Porter
Town Hall, 785 Center Road, Stough-
ton, Town of Rutland
Evansville Fire Station, 425 Water
Street, Town of Union
First Lutheran Church, 310 E. Wash-
ington St., Aldermanic District 1, Census
Wards 1-2, City of Stoughton
Stoughton Fire Station, 401 E Main
St, Aldermanic District 2, Census Wards
3-4; 10-12, City of Stoughton
United Methodist Church, 525 Lin-
coln Ave., Aldermanic District 3, Census
Wards 5-6, City of Stoughton
Lakeview Church, 2002 Lincoln Ave.,
Aldermanic District 4, Census Wards 7-9,
City of Stoughton
ALL POLLING PLACES WILL OPEN
AT 7:00 A.M. AND WILL CLOSE AT 8:00
P.M.
All polling places are accessible to
elderly and disabled voters.
If you have any questions concern-
ing your polling place, contact the mu-
nicipal clerk.
Julie Hanewall, Clerk, Town of Albion
620 Albion Road
Edgerton WI 53534
(608) 884-8974
Hours: M - R, 8am - 3pm
Maria Hougan, Clerk/Treasurer,
Town of Pleasant Springs
2354 County Highway N
Stoughton WI 53589
(608) 873-3063
Hours: M - Tues, 10 am - 4 pm; Thur.
12p.m. - 6pm
Kathy Wilson, Clerk, Town of Christiana
773 Koshkonong Rd
Cambridge WI 53523
(608) 423-3816
Hours: Tues & Thurs 9am - 5pm
Nancy Towns, Clerk, Town of Porter
7014 N. Eagle Road
Janesville WI 53545
(608) 931-7835
Hours: M-F, 9am - 4pm
Kim Banigan, Clerk, Town of Cottage
Grove
4058 County Highway N
Cottage Grove WI 53527
(608) 839-5021
Hours: M-F, 8am - 12:30 pm
Dawn George, Clerk, Town of Rutland
4177 Old Stage Road
Brooklyn WI 53521
(608) 455-3925
Hours: Call to schedule appointment
Kimberly Grob, Clerk, Town of Deerfield
1502 Olstad Road
Deerfield WI 53531
(608) 764-2608
Hours: Call to schedule appointment
Bridgit Larsen, Clerk, Town of Union
13535 W. East Union Road
Brooklyn WI 53521
(608) 882-5323
Hours: Call to schedule appointment
Melanie Huchthausen, Clerk,
Town of Dunkirk
654 CTH N
Stoughton WI 53589
(608) 873-9177
Hours: Monday, 2-5 pm
Lana Kropf, Clerk, City of Stoughton
381 E. Main Street
Stoughton WI 53589
(608) 873-6677
Hours: M- F, 7:30 am - 4:30 pm
Cathy Hasslinger, Clerk, Town of Dunn
4156 County Highway B
McFarland WI 53558
838-1081 / 835-1085
Hours: M-F, 8am - 4pm
INFORMATION TO VOTERS
Upon entering the polling place, a
voter shall state his or her name and ad-
dress, show an acceptable form of photo
identification and sign the poll book be-
fore being permitted to vote. If a voter is
not registered to vote, a voter may reg-
ister to vote at the polling place serving
his or her residence, if the voter presents
proof of residence in a form specified by
law. Where ballots are distributed to elec-
tors, the initials of two inspectors must
appear on the ballot. Upon being permit-
ted to vote, the voter shall retire alone to
a voting booth and cast his or her ballot
except that a voter who is a parent or
guardian may be accompanied by the
voters minor child or minor ward. An
election official may inform the voter of
the proper manner for casting a vote, but
the official may not in any manner advise
or indicate a particular voting choice.
Where Optical Scan Voting is Used
The voter shall fill in the oval or con-
nect the arrow next to the name of the
candidate of his or her choice for each
office for which he or she intends to vote.
To vote for a person whose name does
not appear on the ballot, the voter shall
write in the name of the person of his or
her choice in the space provided for a
write-in vote, and fill in the oval or con-
nect the arrow next to the write-in line.
The vote should not be cast in any
other manner. Not more than five min-
utes time shall be allowed inside a voting
booth. Sample ballots or other materials
to assist the voter in casting his or her
vote may be taken into the booth and
copied. The sample ballot shall not be
shown to anyone so as to reveal how the
ballot is marked.
If the voter spoils a paper or optical
scan ballot, he or she shall return it to an
election official who shall issue anoth-
er ballot in its place, but not more than
three ballots shall be issued to any one
elector. If the ballot has not been initialed
by two inspectors or is defective in any
other way, the voter shall return it to the
election official, who shall issue a proper
ballot in its place.
After Voting the Ballot
After an official optical scan ballot is
marked, it shall be inserted in the securi-
ty sleeve so the marks do not show. The
voter shall insert the ballot in the voting
device and discard the sleeve, or deliver
the ballot to an inspector for deposit. If a
central count system is used, the voter
shall insert the ballot in the ballot box
and discard the sleeve, or deliver the bal-
lot to an inspector for deposit. The voter
shall leave the polling place promptly.
A voter may select an individual to
assist in casting his or her vote if the
voter declares to the presiding official
that he or she is unable to read, has dif-
ficulty reading, writing or understanding
English or that due to disability is unable
to cast his or her ballot. The selected in-
dividual rendering assistance may not be
the voters employer or an agent of that
employer or an officer or agent of a labor
organization which represents the voter.
Done in the Stoughton Area School
District on February 16h, 2017
Allison Sorg
Deputy Clerk
Published: February 16, 2017
WNAXLP
***
NOTICE OF
LOCATION AND HOURS OF
POLLING PLACES
At the election to be held on Febru-
ary 21, 2017 in the City of Stoughton and
the Towns of Dunkirk, Pleasant Springs
and Rutland, the following polling place
locations will be used for the wards in-
dicated:
Location:, Wards:
First Lutheran Church, 310 E. Wash-
ington St., City of Stoughton, Aldermanic
District 1, Census Wards 1-2
Stoughton Fire Station, 401 E. Main
St., City of Stoughton, Aldermanic Dis-
February 16, 2017
trict 2, Census Wards 3, 4, 10, 11, & 12
United Methodist Church, 525 Lin-
coln Ave., City of Stoughton, Aldermanic
District 3, Census Wards 5-6
Lakeview Church, 2200 Lincoln Ave.,
City of Stoughton, Aldermanic District 4,
Census Wards 7, 8, & 9
Dunkirk Town Hall, 654 County High-
way N South, Town of Dunkirk
Pleasant Springs Town Hall, Town of
Pleasant Springs, 2354 CTH N, Census
Wards 1-4
Rutland Town Hall, 785 Center Road,
Town of Rutland
ALL POLLING PLACES WILL OPEN
AT 7:00 A.M. AND WILL CLOSE AT 8:00
P.M.
If you have any questions concern-
ing your polling place, contact your mu-
nicipal clerk:
Lana Kropf, Clerk, City of Stoughton
381 E. Main Street
Stoughton WI 53589
608-873-6677
Hours: M-F 7:30 am-4:30 pm
Melanie Huchthausen, Clerk, Town of
Dunkirk
654 CTH N
Stoughton WI 53589
608-873-9177
Hours: Mondays from 2-5 pm or by
appointment
Maria Hougan, Clerk/Treasurer
Town of Pleasant Springs
2354 CTH N
Stoughton WI 53589 608-873-3063
Hours: 10am-4pm M-Tu; 10am-6 Thur.
Dawn George, Clerk, Town of Rutland
4177 Old Stage Rd.
Brooklyn, WI 53521
608-455-3925
No set hours, call above # to schedule
ALL POLLING PLACES ARE AC-
CESSIBLE TO ELDERLY AND DISABLED
VOTERS.
Publishing: February 16, 2017
WNAXLP
***
NOTICE OF SPRING
PRIMARY AND
SAMPLE BALLOTS
FEBRUARY 21, 2017
OFFICE OF THE
DANE COUNTY CLERK
TO THE VOTERS OF DANE COUN-
TY:
Notice is hereby given of a spring
primary election to be held in Dane Coun-
ty on February 21, 2017, at which the of-
ficers named below shall be nominated.
The names of the candidates for each
office, whose nominations have been
certified to or filed in this office, are giv-
en under the title of the office, each in its
proper column.
INFORMATION TO VOTERS
Upon entering the polling place, a
voter shall state his or her name and ad-
dress, show an acceptable form of photo
identification and sign the poll book be-
fore being permitted to vote. If a voter is
not registered to vote, a voter may reg-
ister to vote at the polling place serving
his or her residence, if the voter presents
proof of residence in a form specified by
law. Where ballots are distributed to elec-
tors, the initials of two inspectors must
appear on the ballot. Upon being permit-
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ted to vote, the voter shall retire alone to STATE OF WISCONSIN,
a voting booth and cast his or her ballot
except that a voter who is a parent or CIRCUIT COURT,
guardian may be accompanied by the DANE COUNTY,
voters minor child or minor ward. An AMENDED NOTICE TO
election official may inform the voter of
the proper manner for casting a vote, but CREDITORS (INFORMAL
the official may not in any manner advise ADMINISTRATION) IN THE
or indicate a particular voting choice. MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
Optical Scan Voting is Used in Dane
County MONA E. JOHNSON
The voter shall fill in the oval next Case No. 2017PR09
to the name of the candidate of his or PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
her choice for each office for which he 1. An application for Informal Admin-
or she intends to vote. To vote for a per- istration was filed.
son whose name does not appear on the 2. The decedent, with date of birth
ballot, the voter shall write in the name August 4, 1925 and date of death Decem-
of the person of his or her choice in the ber 6, 2016, was domiciled in Dane Coun-
space provided for a write-in vote, and fill ty, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing
in the oval. address of 1309 Holtan Road, Stoughton
When using an electronic ballot WI 53589.
marking device (Automark or Express- 3. All interested persons waived no-
Vote) to mark an optical scan ballot, the tice.
voter shall touch the screen at the name 4. The deadline for filing a claim
of the candidate of his or her choice for against the decedents estate is April 28,
each office for which he or she intends to 2017.
vote. To vote for a person whose name 5. A claim may be filed at the Dane
does not appear on the ballot, the voter County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton
shall type in the name of the person of Street, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1000.
his or her choice in the space provided Lisa Chandler
for a write-in vote. Probate Registrar
The vote should not be cast in any January 23, 2017
other manner. Not more than five min- Michael D. Rumpf
utes time shall be allowed inside a voting PO Box 1
booth. Sample ballots or other materials Cambridge, WI 53523
to assist the voter in casting his or her (608) 423-3254
vote may be taken into the booth and Bar Number: 1015663
copied. The sample ballot shall not be Published: February 2, 9 and 16, 2017
shown to anyone so as to reveal how the WNAXLP
ballot is marked.
If the voter spoils an optical scan ***
ballot, he or she shall return it to an STATE OF WISCONSIN,
election official who shall issue anoth- CIRCUIT COURT,
er ballot in its place, but not more than
three ballots shall be issued to any one DANE COUNTY,
elector. If the ballot has not been initialed AMENDED NOTICE TO
by two inspectors or is defective in any CREDITORS (INFORMAL
other way, the voter shall return it to the
election official, who shall issue a proper ADMINISTRATION) IN THE
ballot in its place. MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
After Voting the Ballot LARRY E. EIFERT
After an official optical scan ballot is Case No. 17PR30
marked, it shall be inserted in the securi- PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
ty sleeve so the marks do not show. The 1. An application for Informal Admin-
voter shall insert the ballot in the voting istration was filed.
device and discard the sleeve, or deliv- 2. The decedent, with date of birth
er the ballot to an inspector for deposit. November 30, 1955 and date of death
The voter shall leave the polling place January 14, 2017, was domiciled in Dane
promptly. County, State of Wisconsin, with a mail-
A voter may select an individual to ing address of 924 W. Main St., Stough-
assist in casting his or her vote if the ton, WI 53589.
voter declares to the presiding official 3. All interested persons waived no-
that he or she is unable to read, has dif- tice.
ficulty reading, writing or understanding 4. The deadline for filing a claim
English or that due to disability is unable against the decedents estate is April 28,
to cast his or her ballot. The selected in- 2017.
dividual rendering assistance may not be 5. A claim may be filed at the Dane
the voters employer or an agent of that County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton
employer or an officer or agent of a labor Street, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1000.
organization which represents the voter. Lisa Chandler
The following is a sample of the of- Probate Registrar
ficial ballot: January 27, 2017
Scott McDonell, Dane County Clerk Samuel Eifert
State Superintendent of Public 606 Harding St.
Instruction Stoughton, WI 53589
Tony Evers (608) 279-8012
Lowell E. Holtz Published: February 9, 16 and 23, 2017
John Humphries WNAXLP
Published: February 16, 2017
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16 February 16, 2017
Obituaries
June E. Moen
June Moen
June Elizabeth Moen
lived a full life of 94 years,
and died Jan. 31, 2017, in
Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
June was born July 23,
1922, on the family farm in
rural Stoughton to Arthur
and Elma (Anderson)
Heggestad. Raised in
Stoughton, she was a 1940
Stoughton High School
graduate. While working
at Highway Trailer as a
cost accountant she met
Julian. They were united in
marriage on February 17,
1947, in Manhattan, Kansas.
In the 50s, June and
Julian started a bakery in
Middleton which was later
sold to two young German
immigrants, the Clasens,
who grew the business
into the now well-known
Clasen Bakery. They moved
back to their hometown
of Stoughton, where they
began their own popular
bakery, Moens Bakery
and Coffee Shop. Not only
did June work hard in the
bakery while raising four
children, she sewed clothes,
knit, crocheted and was a
wonderful cook.
After retiring to Wautoma
in 1983, she enjoyed some
well-deserved relaxation
along with being close to
three little grandsons at the
time. Julian preceded her
in death in 1986, and sons
James and Julian Jr. Bud,
d a u g h t e r- i n - l aw D e b ,
granddaughter Elizabeth
and her brother Alden also
preceded her in death.
Elaine B. Gjermo
Elaine Gjermo
Elaine B. Gjermo, age
84, passed away on Sunday,
Jan. 29, 2017, at U.W.
Hospital.
She was born on Oct.
26, 1932, in Minnesota,
the daughter of Adolph and
Edna Bredesen.
Elaine attended and
graduated from Stoughton
High School. She was a
homemaker and enjoyed
raising her two children.
She also enjoyed family
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June was strong and steady Eugene L. Meyer in Wisconsin Rapids and family. He had a big heart, eight grandchildren, Etrik
through all of her losses, enrolled in the University of willing to extend his love James (Amanda) Eddy,
feeling so blessed to have Wisconsin-Madison. In 1951, and assistance to many. Joshua Steven (David) Eddy,
so many years. he joined the United States He enjoyed square and Jared Clay Emmart, Adrianna
Years of being in a Navy for four years, sailing line dancing with his wife. Lane Emmart, Leah Alyce
wheelchair did not slow aboard the USS Steinaker. He was an avid fan of his (Jason) Nagler, James Charles
d ow n h e r s p i r i t a n d During this familys activities, attending Walker, Benjamin Charles
talents. Many cherish her time he met many sporting and music Meyer and Julia Rose Meyer;
homemade counted cross and married events, even assisting in two great-grandchildren, Lylli
stitch cards, her beautiful the love of stage productions. In his Elyse and Violet Elizabeth
cross stitch pictures and his life, Charlane Patricia spare time he tinkered on Eddy; and niece, Barbara
many, many baby sweaters, (Charlie) Holden, at the cars, remodeled his homes, Raymond.
caps and scarves. She was Lazarus Reformed Church, refinished furniture and A celebration of life
sharp, witty and talented, Lineboro, Maryland, on worked on puzzles. He served gathering to honor Eugene
using every scrap for Easter Sunday April 5, 1953. on the Montfort Village Board is planned for 10a.m. to
something beautiful for Eugene Meyer Gene returned to and the Montfort United 1p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at
someone. Never without a UW-Madison to attend Methodist Church Board. He Blanchard Hall, 206 S. Main
good book to read, she also pharmacy school, graduating was a member of the Masonic St., Blanchardville. It will
enjoyed (and typically won) Eugene Lee Meyer, passed in 1959. Gene and Charlie Lodge, Shriners and Kiwanis. begin with a Masonic service
a good game of Scrabble away unexpectedly on Feb. 5, moved their young family After retirement in 2001, at 10a.m., reception time,
and cribbage with family 2017, at the Agrace Hospice back to Wisconsin Rapids Gene and Charlie became then a memorial service at
and friends. Care Center in Fitchburg. to begin his career as a snow birds until they 11a.m., followed by more
S u r v iv i n g J u n e a r e He was born in Reedsburg pharmacist, and he also moved to North Ft. Meyers, reception time until 1p.m.
daughter Karin (Jeff) on Dec. 20, 1931, to Charles worked in Baraboo and Florida, in 2004. They In lieu of flowers,
Meier and their children, Harold and Viola Bertha Wisconsin Dells. In 1970, returned to Wisconsin to be memorials for Eugene can be
Ian (Jacie), Seth (Carrie) (Stoeckmann) Meyer. Eugene Gene and Charlie bought near family in 2013. made to Badger Honor Flight,
and Jeb (Ali) Meier; son (Gene) was preceded in a pharmacy in Montfort Gene is survived by his which Gene was scheduled
Daniel (Sarah) Moen and death by his wife Charlane P. which they renamed Meyer four children, Holden Alyce to go on this coming April.
their children, Daniel (Holden) Meyer on March 8, Pharmacy, fulfilling a lifelong Eddy (Virginia City, NV), The Saether Funeral Home of
Jr. and Theresa (Justin) 2016. His warm heart, ready dream. After closing the Charles H. (Nancy) Meyer Blanchardville is serving the
Fredrickson, along with smile and quick wit will be pharmacy, he worked in II (Blanchardville), Patricia family. Online memories and
grandchildren Brittany and missed. Platteville, then at Boscobel Rey (Robert Wangard) Meyer condolences can be shared
Kyle Moen. In 1949, Gene graduated Memorial Hospital. (Fitchburg) and Gena Lee with the family at www.
June was a proud-great from Lincoln High School Gene loved God and his (James) Walker (Stoughton); saetherfuneralhome.com.
grandma of Myla, Olin,
Elsy, Hadley, Madison June,
Stella and soon-to-be-born
baby girl Meier, Audrey and
Diane Kirby Wisconsin Dells, passed away her family and friends by grandchildren, Cody, Olivia,
Lily Moen, Matthew Busse Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, at St. unselfishly placing everyone Dominic, Garon, Collin and
and Preston Fredrickson. Clare Hospital in Baraboo, elses needs above hers. Courtney; mother, Delores
Just this past December, Wis. She enjoyed camping and Hellum; and sister, Janice
June had to be sure she A Celebration of Life traveling in the summers. In (Robert) Niblo of Winnebago,
completed a counted cross Memorial Gathering will be the winters she remained a Ill. She was preceded in death
stitch Christmas stocking for held from 1-4p.m. Sunday, hockey mom as she and Gary by her father.
the newest baby to be. March 19, at the Lake Delton would open their home to host In lieu of flowers, memorial
She is further survived by Ice Arena, 112 Miller Drive, Dells Ducks Junior Hockey donations to the Lake Delton
her brother, Don Heggestad; Lake Delton, Wis. players. She loved working Ice-Skate Club would be
sister, Jean Paluch, and sister Diane was born Aug. at the Lake Delton Ice Arena appreciated.
in-law, Marian Heggestad; 15, 1951, in Stoughton, the where everyone fondly called The Picha Funeral Home
as well as nieces, nephews daughter of Donald and her Grandma. and Crematory of Wisconsin
and dear friends she made Delores (Pickarts) Hellum. Diane will dearly be missed Dells assisted the family
over the years. In November of 1969, she by her loving husband, with arrangements. For
Graveside services will married Gary Kirby in Gary; sons, Aaron (Amy) online condolences and
Diane Kirby
be held at a later date at Stoughton. of Reedsburg, Wis. and information, go to www.
Wheeler Prairie Cemetery in Diane was devoted to Brandon of Otsego, Minn.; pichafuneralhome.com.
Stoughton, right next door Diane Kirby, age 65 of
to her birthplace and home
as a child.
Always worrying and
caring for others, it is now Karen M. Boehme 2017, at Agrace Hospice in General, now Meriter, in the life from 9:30a.m. until the
time for Gramma to enjoy Fitchburg at the age of 66. department of dietetics. She time of services. Family and
peace and hear her own Karen is survived by her retired from Meriter Hospital friends are invited to a meal
most endearing words, Ill daughter, Meghann Proper as the manager of dietetics following the service.
be fine. (Kevin) of Stoughton; her after 37 years in June 2016. In lieu of flowers, please
pride and joy, granddaughter Karen was a longtime send donations to the music
Matilda; her sister, Sandi member of Covenant ministries of Covenant
(John) Hrovatin of Green Lutheran Church in Lutheran Church at 1525 N.
gatherings, tending to Valley, Ariz.; her niece, Stoughton. She was very Van Buren St, Stoughton,
her gardens and her card Melissa (Josh) Bemus of i nvo l ve d i n t h e m u s i c WI, 53589. The family would
club. Elaine will be dearly Muskego, Wis.; and grand- ministries of the church, like to thank the caregivers at
missed by all who knew nephew, Isaac. lending her beautiful voice to Agrace Hospice in Fitchburg
her. Karen was born in Bedford, many choral opportunities. and Meriter Hospital for their
She is survived by Ind., daughter of the late A memorial service will be care and dedication. Please
her son, Steven (Kelly) Edgar Boehme and Iola held at 11a.m. Friday, Feb. share your memories at www.
G j e r m o ; s o n - i n - l a w, Karen Boehme Mecker Boehme. Karen 17, at Covenant Lutheran cressfuneralservice.com.
Ben Gunderson; sister, graduated from Valparaiso Church, 1525 N. Van Buren
Sonja (Allen) Olson; University in Indiana. After St., with Pastor Jerry Tews Cress Funeral Home
grandchildren, Joshua Karen Margaret Boehme moving to Stoughton, she presiding. All are welcome to 206 W. Prospect St.
(Kami) Gunderson, Jeremy passed away on Feb. 11, started working at Madison attend and celebrate Karens Stoughton, WI 53589
Gunderson, Kirsten
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great-grandchildren,
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Jayden, Hannah, Alyssa
and Laney Gunderson.
She is also survived by
her sister-in-law, Judy
Bredesen. Five local pre- Competition both days
Elaine was preceded professional level dancers at the Dance that gave
in death by her parents; were awarded scholarships Awards Las them the
brother Arlo Bredesen; and during the Jump Dance Ve g a s o r opportunity
daughter, Julie Gunderson. Convention in Chicago last Orlando. to audition
Funeral services were month, according to a news Mary Kate for the
held Sunday, Feb. 5, at release. McNulty, scholarships.
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tour and Johnson, 13, and Olivia Center for the Performing to the conventions website,
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