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City of Stoughton
The Common Council and the citys Redevelopment Authority disagree over the fate of the Highway Trailers building at 518
E. South St. The building, part of the citys 10-acre Riverfront Redevelopment Area, was slated for demolition before alders
put a stop to it last month, calling it a historic building.
RDA: demolition moratorium
jeopardizes redevelopment
Alders seek balance of
history, progress
BILL LIVICK
Unified Newspaper Group
A moratorium on historic building
demolitions could jeopardize plans to
redevelop the citys riverfront, mem-
bers of the Redevelopment Authority
and a consultant told the Common
Council last week.
The council had enacted the mora-
torium two weeks earlier to block the
demolition of a historic building in
that redevelopment area, the Highway
Trailer building. The RDA had voted
to demolish the building last month to
make way for a master-planned devel-
opment in the redevelopment area that
would take advantage of its riverfront
location across from Mandt Park.
Not only would the moratorium, if
maintained, force the RDA to revisit
its choice of developer, it would also
threaten a community planning pro-
cess on the redevelopment area, the
group RDA consultant Gary Becker,
chair Peter Sveum and RDA member
Ald. Scott Truehl (Dist. 4) said at
the March 28 council meeting.
If thats true, there isnt much time
to change it.
The four-day process, called a
design charrette, is scheduled to
begin April 30. Its intended to
Courier Hub
TID 5
Created: 2010
Close: 2037
Base value: $19.2 M
Current value: -$1.04 M (negative
value in part because the city has
been acquiring property in TID 5)
garner community input for the over-
all design of a proposed 10.4-acre
redevelopment, which would elimi-
nate abandoned industrial buildings
and replace them with a mix of new
residential and commercial buildings.
A master developer the RDA chose
last month to lead the redevelopment
of land between the Yahara River and
East South Street doesnt do the spe-
cialized work of historic restoration,
and doesnt want to participate in the
charrette if the Highway Trailer build-
ing at the corner of Seventh and
East South streets is part of the proj-
ect, RDA members said.
That developer, Tanesay Develop-
ment, was the only one to submit an
application to master plan the devel-
opment.
The opposition to razing the build-
ing came as a surprise to some people
because the RDAs plan was devel-
oped several years ago and indicated
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Spring election
Challengers
defeat all
incumbents
Reeves over 19-year
veteran Lawrence
for council
SCOTT GIRARD
Unified Newspaper Group
It was a big night for
newcomers to Stoughton
government Tuesday, as
challengers won in every
Photo by Amber Levenhagen race.
On the Common Coun-
cil, Lisa Reeves defeated
incumbent Paul Lawrence,
302 votes to 211.
In the six-way race for
three seats on the Stough-
ton Area school board,
the three newcomers all
got more votes than the
incumbents, just as they
did in the eight-person pri-
mary Feb. 21.
The challengers and new
the building would be torn down. But
recently, there has been concern in the
board members are Steve
community and on the council about
Jackson, Timothy Bubon
its historic value, which resulted in
the moratorium.
A Community
Some alders questioned the wisdom
of adding more subsidized housing
and whether the threats that the proj-
ect might be in jeopardy were real.
Conversation
One alder who had voted for the
moratorium suggested a compromise
that might end the discussion allow-
ing that building to be torn down but
saving another nearby instead. SASD strategic
But ultimately, no decisions were
planning session is
made and the moratorium remains
in effect, though its legality has been Saturday
brought into question.
The council meets Tuesday, April SCOTT DE LARUELLE
11 and may be asked to reconsider its Unified Newspaper Group
moratorium.
As Stoughton Area
Planned for years School District officials
Planning for redevelopment of the prepare for a challenging
riverfront has been in taking place future, they want as many
for several years, though some deci- ideas as possible as they
sions were only made in the past few tackle long-term issues
months. including enrollment, bud-
At its March 8 meeting, the RDA get and student poverty.
voted 5-0-1 (with Regina Hirsch That wide net
abstaining) to demolish the Highway approach will continue
Trailer building. The following week, Saturday, as the district
the council voted 6-5 to block the hosts a day-long strategic
demolition by establishing a moratori- planning session at the
um on demolishing historic buildings. high school.
Called A Community
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and Jonathon Coughlin.
The losing incumbents
are Bev Fergus, Nicole
Wi e s s i n g e r a n d B r e t t
Schumacher.
In the city race, Reeves
had emphasized her oppo-
sition to the Kettle Park
West development, which
Lawrence has steadfastly
supported in his time on
the council.
In the Town of Rutland,
Dave Gruenberg defeated
Kelsey Wollin Dunn for a
supervisor seat and Nels
Wethal beat Shawn Hilles-
tad for the constable seat.
In the towns referen-
dum, about whether the
clerk should be elected or
appointed, 61 percent of
voters chose to keep it as
an elected position.
Contact Scott Girard at
ungreporter@wcinet.com
and follow him on Twitter
@sgirard9.
If You Go
What: SASD 2017 Stra-
tegic Planning session
When: 8a.m. to
4:30p.m. Saturday,
April 8
Where: Stoughton High
School cafetorium, 600
Lincoln Dr.
RSVP: Call 877-5005
or email strategicplan@
stoughton.k12.wi.us
our students for the
future, the event is the
follow-up to the last such
session in the fall of 2011.
That three-day event drew
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THE FRIENDS OF THE STOUGHTON LIBRARY young as 3 weeks old.
Highland cattle and pigs
FRIENDS ANNUAL City Seeks Nominations for Volunteer of the Year
accompany the hooved
creatures on the farm, as do

SPRING BRUNCH and Business Person of the Year

The City of Stoughton is seeking nominations to highlight one special
turkeys, ducklings and kit-
tens. Some kittens are just
several days old and can be
volunteer for the 16th annual Stoughton Volunteer of the Year. City visited in the Kitten Pal-
S, A 22, 2017 officials are also seeking nominations to highlight a Stoughton Business
Person of the Year. Recipients will be chosen by Mayor Donna Olson
ace, a special barn thats
home to the mother and
11 - 2 and staff based upon information regarding their contributions to our
community included in the nomination letter.
baby cats.
Guests are also able to
City officials will formally thank all Stoughton volunteers and businesses during the hold the tiny barnyard crit-
CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH National Volunteer Week, April 23-29. The winners of the Stoughton volunteer of the
Year,Stoughton Business Person of the Year, as well as Stoughton Friend of Youth will
ters, though Eugsters pet
policy is that the animal
700 COUNTY HIGHWAY B, receive plaques at a reception in their honor in the mayors office at 381 E. Main St.,
Stoughton, Tuesday, April 25, 3-4 p.m.
care comes first and some
require extra gentle han-
STOUGHTON WI 53589 Stoughton is known for the dedication and commitment of the many volunteers that dling, according to its
assist in our schools, at the senior center, area churches, library, food pantries, youth website.
center as well as numerous other areas of our city. The farm is open from
Tickets: $20.00 The city is equally blessed with businesses and business people that take their commit- 10a.m. to 4p.m. April 8-9,
Available at the Library ment to the community very seriously. It would be difficult to count the many times and 14-15 and 22-23. Tickets
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Prots benet the Stoughton Public Library Send your nominations to: 2017 Volunteer of the Year/2017 Business Person of the Year
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Stoughton Area School District City of Stoughton

Focusing on Madison Building demolition proposal

returns to commission
School board keeping tabs for Stoughton, Tarpinian said, are six
bills pending in the state Legislature
referendum and mostly penalize
districts just like ours who were very
on state budget talks dealing with restricting public school thrifty in the 90s, when the (levy lim- AMBER LEVENHAGEN Street Commercial His-
district referendums. its) were put in place. Unified Newspaper Group toric District, listed on the
SCOTT DE LARUELLE These are really kind of some Apparently they like local control National Register of Histor-
Unified Newspaper Group scary bills, she said, before deferring when it suits them, but then they dont After a scheduling error ic Places.
to superintendent Tim Onsager for like it when it does not, she said of last month, the owners of a A public hearing was
While Gov. Scott Walker pro- comments. the GOP-controlled state legislature. Main Street building poised scheduled for last months
posed an increase in funding to pub- While Onsager said he wasnt clear Tarpinian also referenced a bill for demolition will return meeting, but it was post-
lic schools in the new state biennial on all the details of all six proposals, that would allow constitutional car- again to the Planning Com- poned because the meeting
budget, Stoughton Area School board he said one dealing with recurring ref- ry of firearms that could actually mission on Monday for a was shortened so the com-
members plan to keep pressure on erendums like the $20 million one impact schools, though she said there public hearing and project mission could attend a com-
state lawmakers to keep that funding passed in Stoughton in 2014 would may be a way around that through a review. prehensive plan forum at the
a priority. force districts that have passed such schools posting no trespassing Property owners Amy and EMS facility.
Board vice-president Donna Tarpin- referendums to go back to the voters signs. Dennis Kittleson introduced The meeting is set to
ian talked at Monday nights meeting five years later to get permission to So we may have to be changing a plan in January that would begin at 6p.m. April 10, in
about the ongoing 2018-19 budget keep the levy amount for another five- our signage, she said. turn their 315 E. Main St. the Council Chambers on
process and some other school-related year period. Tarpinian said while the states building into a public park, the second floor of the Pub-
proposals, both from Walker and GOP For us, that would mean in the Joint Finance Committee mulls over but it has faced some road- lic Safety Building, 321 S.
legislators. Joint Finance Committee spring of 2019, we would be going the budget proposals, the school board blocks. Fourth St.
hearings on the governors budget back to our voters and asking for over will likely pass resolutions opposing The building falls within
proposal are underway, with the gov- $7 million dollars because we would them and write letters to state legisla- the citys Downtown Design Contact Amber Levenha-
ernor expected to sign the budget into be facing quite a bit of debt, he said. tors who serve in the district. She said Overlay Zoning District gen at amber.levenhagen@
law in June. Onsager said another proposal the board could also schedule a visit and is also within the Main wcinet.com.
Tarpinian said there is a split would take 20 percent of a districts with a legislator.
among state Republicans about Walk- state aid away if it passed an operat- Were probably going to have to American Legion AUXILIARY UNIT 59
ers proposal to increase funding by ing referendum. act on this, she said. The only legis- 803 N. Page Street
$200 per pupil each of the two years (Its saying) if the voters of the lators that cover our district that prob- Stoughton, WI
of the budget, with some lawmak- district say they have enough money ably would come are all sympathetic
ers opposed to any increase in public
school funding.
to exceed the revenue limit, then they
must have extra money, they dont
to our plight, so it really doesnt help
a lot, but just letting them know we BREAKFAST
They dont see how we can sustain
the increases the governor has pro-
need the state aid, he said. That
would be putting more reliance on the
support them.
Sunday, APRIL 9th
posed, she said. Were keeping an (local) taxpayers if that passed. Email Unified Newspaper Group 7:30 am to 11:30 am
eye on that. Tarpinian said the other propos- reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.
Perhaps the most worrisome topic als limit when districts can go to delaruelle@wcinet.com. Adults $8.00 & Children under 10 $4.00
ALL YOU CAN EAT
In brief grants. It marks the third
year the district has award-
environment in their class-
rooms. Speech and lan-
the benefits of using yoga
in her classroom this year.
Pancakes - French Toast - Hash Browns
Bacon - Sausage Links - Ham - Scrambled Eggs
ed grants, which are guage teacher Angy Gagli- Kegonsa staff members also Homemade Sausage Gravy & Biscuits
Innovation Grants designed to support creative ano shared stories of col- talked about starting din- Coffee - Orange Juice - Milk
presentation ideas from educators. laborating with third- and ners for new families to the
Ke g o n s a E l e m e n t a r y fourth-grade educators to school, as well as starting a Our APRIL Breakfast Proceeds will benefit our
A handful of district School kindergarten teach- provide LEGO StoryStart- Kegonsa Kids Club after- BADGER GIRLS Program &
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this years Stoughton Area talked about creating a play hill Elementary teacher
School District innovation and inquiry-based learning Fonda Lewis talked about

City of Stoughton

Council approves NAFA deal

Fur auction company This helps NAFA US
wants to expand in to remain in the City
Business Park North of Stoughton without
BILL LIVICK
Unified Newspaper Group
The Common Coun-
cil last week gave a green
light to North American
Fur Auctions to expand in
Business Park North under
a new corporate structure.
The council on March
28 approved the formation
of a new company, NAFA
relocating, as we
look to grow our
business in the USA.
Michael Mengar, NAFA
president and CEO
because it applies to ag land
that is converted to residen-
tial, commercial or manu-
facturing use, but not indus-
trial use.
The council previously
statement agreed to cover
any legal costs associated
is an industrial operation.
The business first came
with the change in owner- to Stoughton in 2002 and
UE
ship structure. is growing. Last summer, JULIEN DUBUQ L
A
IN T E R N AT IO N L
When the city acquired in an application to the
t h e M o e p r o p e r t y, i t city, it estimated it had 35
A
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and held $15,000 from the increase the number of full-
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escrow, but city attorney
Matt Dregne told the coun- Email Bill Livick at bill.
cil he didnt think it would livick@wcinet.com.
be assessed because NAFA
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ranch and wild fur from
producers and trappers,
grades the furs and sells the
product on the international
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The council agreed to
assign the development
agreement with NAFA US
to the new company. It also
approved an agreement that
indemnifies the compa-
ny from having to pay an
agriculture conversion fee
operation.
NAFA had estimated last
year that the market value
of all fixtures and equip-
ment of the proposed
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4 April 6, 2017 Stoughton Courier Hub Opinion
Legislative opinion
Legislation offers hope
for suffering patients
D uring my three decades of
teaching and coaching I
had the distinct pleasure
of watching hundreds of students
grow and mature. One of the
rewards of teaching is witness-
ing the transformation of young
children into adulthood and then
watching them go on to mentor
and lead others.
One family
that sticks out
for me is the
Wendler fam-
ily. Milt and
K a t hy We n -
dler raised
four boys
through Mil-
ton schools Vruwink
Steve, Dan,
Mark and
Tim. All four played football and
basketball and each played point
guard on the basketball team I
helped coach.
As parents of athletes go, Milt
and Kathy were a coachs dream.
Rather than being concerned
about playing time and the num-
ber of points scored by their sons,
Milt and Kathy always empha-
sized to their boys the importance
of making those around them bet-
Photo by Evan Halpop ter. Thats exactly what the Wend-
Election Day
ler boys did as point guards on the
basketball court. They set up their
teammates by running the offense
and getting the ball to others so
Nancy Saulsbury of Stoughton votes at the fire department on April 4. they could score.
She said the state superintendent and city council races are the most They made those around them
important to her. better.
Letters to the editor
SHS students have many talents
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Oregon Observer Verona Press aid, mental health programs,
Tim Wendler continues that
philosophy today. In 2013 Tims
wife Trickett was diagnosed with
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis,
also known as Lou Gehrigs Dis-
ease. Tim and Trickett consulted
with some of the leading experts
on ALS. They went to Boston,
Atlanta and Houston seeking an-
swers and treatments. After two
years of pain, struggle and frus-
tration, Trickett passed away,
leaving Tim and their three chil-
dren, Tealyn, 13, Tanner, 11, and
Torynn, 9.
Tim acknowledges that there
may be no experimental drugs
that would have helped Trick-
ett survive, but being able to try
such medication would have giv-
en the family hope. Time simply
was not on her side to be afforded
the opportunity to try experimen-
tal drugs and treatment not yet
approved the Food and Drug Ad-
ministration.
Tim has given his time and en-
ergy to promote federal and state
Right to Try legislation that
would give terminally ill patients
access to investigational treat-
ments that have passed basic safe-
ty testing of the Food and Drug
Administration but are not yet
available on pharmacy shelves.
Tim and Tealyn testified both in
Congress and in the Wisconsin
Legislature in support of the bills.
While testifying in front of
the Assembly Health Committee
on February 15, Tim said the at-
tempts to get Trickett into trials to
that we played in: girls basketball was played half
court in the 1950s. Having the basketball season
end, we will miss you, but it was a great ride and
we enjoyed every minute of it.
Congratulations to all of you, and seniors, we
wish you the best in the future. Reach for the
stars! Always remember to be humble and kind.
4-year-old kindergarten, school
milk and breakfast programs, or
Gifted and Talented program.*
Meanwhile, Gov. Walk-
ers budget proposal seeks to
increase the student voucher
program for private religious,
for-profit and nonprofit schools,
which are not required to serve
every student. In addition, pub-
lic school districts currently
receive an average of $4,900 per
student in state aid compared to
voucher schools, which receive
an average of $6,442 per stu-
dent. So while the proposed
budget would increase state
aid to $5,076 per public school
student (an increase of 3.6 per-
cent), this budget proposes a
9.4 percent increase ($7,050)
per K-8 voucher students and a
whopping 21.9 percent increase
to $7,856 for grades 9-12
voucher students.
The governors increases are
at a 20-year low as a percent of
the states budget and are even
below what it was just eight
years ago. In addition, public
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take drugs not yet on the market
were about as disappointing as
you would fear.
Thats why Im proud to help
Tim by supporting Right to Try
legislation. This bi-partisan leg-
islation is being sponsored by
Representatives Pat Snyder and
Joel Kleefisch and Senators Terry
Moulton and Fred Risser.
Similar measures have been
approved in 33 statehouse nation-
wide. Under the Wisconsin bill,
a terminally ill patient would be
granted access to experimental
treatment and drugs in a manner
not currently available under law.
The law would allow but not re-
quire manufacturers to make the
product available to eligible pa-
tients.
Tims efforts to help others
during this tough, personal time
in his life is consistent with how
the Wendler boys helped others
on the basketball court all those
years ago.
Im proud to give Tim an assist
by supporting Wisconsins Right
to Try legislation.
Rep. Don Vruwink represents
the communities of Whitewater,
Milton, Edgerton, Footville,
part of the Village of Oregon,
and several townships. He can
be reached by email at Rep.
Vruwink@legis.wi.gov, by phone
at 608-266- 3790, and by mail
at P.O. Box 8953, Madison, WI
53708.
Barb and Ron Furseth,
City of Stoughton
school districts must provide
voucher school students with
transportation and participa-
tion in public school sports
and extracurricular programs.
Requirements for teacher cer-
tification, hours of instruction
time, student testing and admin-
istrative accountability are very
strict for public schools but are
completely different from and in
most cases nonexistent for pri-
vate voucher schools, even when
they receive public funding.
Concerned? Contact your
state senator and state represen-
tative. They are listening.
Hearings on the budget
are being held by the Joint
Committee on Finance in six
locations around the state.
For information or the full
hearing schedule, visit docs.
legis.wisconsin.gov/2017/
committees/joint/1680.
*According to the nonpartisan
Legislative Fiscal Bureau
Mary Hollister,
Town of Rutland
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Planning: All-day event will update district long-term plan Obituary
Patricia M. Kort Dick were long time mem-
Continued from page 1 be essential in making that bers of the Old Time Fid-

more than 100 members of

the community.
Even more are expect-
ed this time, as the dis-
trict looks to revise and
improve upon that work.
The main themes that
emerged from the 2011
conference were the district
developing more connec-
tions with the community,
diversifying its funding
sources, hiring the best
possible workforce and
producing graduates with
critical thinking and prob-
lem-solving skills. District
superintendent Tim Onsag-
er said everything the dis-
trict has worked on since
then has stemmed from
that original work, which
is updated around every
five years.
The big question, he
told the Hub last week is,
Where do we think the
district should be going and
Pillars from 2011 decision. dlers Association.
She enjoyed music, espe-
Room for more
planning session Aside from a chance
cially playing the fiddle, gar-
dening, sewing, painting and
to hear ideas and priori- traveling. Patsy loved taking
LEARNING ties from the community,
Onsager said the session is
trips to Montana to paint. One
of her favorite painting trips
also a great opportunity to was attending the William
All students will be able to read, write, bring people together to Bill Alexander Magic of
express, calculate and compute effectively help educate them on the Oil Painting workshop in
Vancouver, Canada.
in order to critically analyze situations and things were doing, includ-
ing recent successes that Patsy is survived by her
solve problems independently and as part may have flown a bit under Patricia Kort brother, Eugene (Sandy)
of a group. the radar. Marx of Yuba City, Calif.;
The more voices in the Patricia M. Patsy Kort, and nieces, Jeanne (Mark)
room, the more the picture age 73, of Oregon, passed Owens, of San Diego, Calif.,
PARTNERSHIPS and input we get, but also away at St. Marys Hospital
on Thursday, March 23, 2017.
and Angela, Kelly, Sherri and
the more people walk out Veronica. She was preceded
The district will build community support of this event knowing more She was born on May 14, in death by her parents; and
1943, in Sparta, Wis., the husband, Richard.
by promoting, encouraging and maintain- about the district, what daughter of Eugene and Hel-
were doing and helping A Celebration of Life will
ing meaningful partnerships and mutually us to achieve and set our en (Sherpe) Marx. be held at a later date. Online
Patsy married Richard condolences may be made at
beneficial collaboration. goals, he said.
Dick Kort on September
More than 120 people www.gundersonfh.com.
21, 1963 in Sparta. Patsy and
WORKFORCE are expected to attend Sat-
urdays session, and those
who have yet to sign up are
The district will use best practices to hire, encouraged to do so. District Celebrating 25 Years in Business!
develop and retain a skilled, empowered community information and WisConsin MonuMent & Vault Co.

what do we want to see?
(This) will then help
us establish the next five
years, our vision and goals
and some of things we want
to do, Onsager said.
Looking back
School board president
Scott Dirks said the basic
idea of the session is to
review what came out of
the 2011 event and see what
people want to add to or
modify. Not surprisingly, he
expects funding will once
again be at the top of the list
of issues to address.
During the last session,
Dirks said, hearing the need
for a stable funding source
amid state budget cuts
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The district will maintain a balanced Im hopeful well have
an opportunity to sit down
budget by using available funds in the and show people this infor-
most efficient and effective manner and, mation, he said. Thats a
difficult point to make in a
if necessary, will seek needed funding to sound byte. This will kind
advance its mission. of inform our next steps, in
terms of what direction the
community would like us to
prompted the district to was cut in 2011, he said. take.
seek a referendum in 2014. With five or so years since
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Coming up Community calendar

Music appreciation Parent/child yoga Mandt Lodge, 317 S. Page St., at 7 Thursday, April 6
p.m. Wednesday, April 12. 1-5 p.m., Personal Essentials Pantry, 343 E. Main St.,
The Music Appreciation Series, Visit the library for a free parent/ Hager will present the story of pepstoughton.org
organized by John Beutel and sup- child yoga class offered by Stoughton Roald Amundsen and how he and his 6:30-8 p.m., Adult Craft Club: soap making, library,
ported by the staff of the senior center, Yoga at 9:30 a.m. Friday, April 7 and party raced to be the first to the South 873-6281
will run weekly on Mondays through 14. The class is designed for children Pole. She teaches Norwegian part- 7 p.m., Stoughton High School Performing Arts pres-
May 8. ages 2-5 for a playful bonding time. time at the University of Wiscon- ents The Lost Boy ($8 adults, $5 students/seniors,
The free series is supported by a The class has two sessions but attend- sin-Madison. She lived, worked and purchase at showtix4u.com), SHS Performing Arts
grant from the Bryant Foundation, ees are encouraged to only attend studied in Norway before settling in Center, 600 Lincoln Ave., 877-5600
and freewill donations will be accept- one. Comfortable clothes, water, yoga Madison.
ed. All programs last for about an hour mats and towels are recommended. For information, call 873-7209.
Friday, April 7
and begin at 3 p.m. The schedule is as Space is limited and registration is 9:30 a.m., Parent/child yoga (children ages 2-5, reg-
follows: SHS student musicians April required. Keepsake class istration required), library, 873-6281
10 at the senior center; UW-White- For information or to register, visit The library will host a class on 1 p.m., Friday Movie: Inferno, senior center, 873-
water Faculty Brass Quintet April 17 the childrens desk at the library or how to preserve photos, VHS tapes 8585
at the opera house; flutist Iva Ugrcic call 873-6281. and camcorder videos from 3-6 p.m.
April 24 at the opera house; Four Sea- Saturday, April 8
sons Theatre Company May 1 at the Egg hunt Thursday, April 13, in a program 10-10:45 a.m., LEGO Club, library, 873-6281
called Memories Save Your Stuff. 11 a.m., Easter egg hunt, Mandt Park Ball Diamond,
opera house; and the Ancora String Stoughton families can celebrate Library staff and experts from
Quartet May 8 at the opera house. Easter during the Kiwanis annual egg UW-Madison will convert analog 321 S. Fourth St., 669-2501
For information, call 873-8585. hunt at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 8, at materials to a digital format. Regis- 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Preparing our Students for the
the Mandt Park Ball Diamond, 321 S. tration for 30-minute time slots are Future: A community conversation - SASD Strategic
SHS spring play Fourth St. Planning Event SHS cafetorium, 600 Lincoln Avenue,
required with information about what stoughton.k12.wi.us
Stoughton High School Performing The event is free and open for chil- attendees would like to transfer. A
Arts will present its spring production dren under 8. All children must be USB flash drive is required. 7 p.m., Stoughton High School Performing Arts pres-
of The Lost Boy at 7 p.m. Thurs- accompanied by a responsible adult For information, or to register, call ents The Lost Boy ($8 adults, $5 students/seniors,
day, April 6 through Saturday, April and bring their own basket or bag for 873-6281. purchase at showtix4u.com), SHS Performing Arts
8, SHS Performing Arts Center, 600 collecting eggs. Center, 600 Lincoln Ave., 877-5600
Lincoln Ave. If the event is rained out, it will Zoo to You 7:30 p.m., Del McCoury Band, Stoughton Opera
The play focuses on the life and be rescheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, The Henry Vilas Zoo will bring the House, 381 E. Main St., purchase tickets at
personal struggles of Peter Pan cre- April 15. Zoo to You with their educational stoughtonoperahouse.com
ator James M. Barrie, portrayed by F o r i n f o r m a t i o n , v i s i t program at the senior center at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 9
SHS senior Reese Bahrke. stoughtonkiwanis.org or call 669- Friday, April 14.
Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for 2501. 1:30 p.m., Opera for the Young: The Elixir of Love,
The hour long program will feature Stoughton Opera House, 381 E. Main St., purchase
students and senior citizens; they can
be purchased in advance at showtix4u. Roald Amundsen program live animals and a variety of animal tickets at stoughtonoperahouse.com
classification, history and behaviors.
com or at the door. Peggy Hager will present her pro- This intergenerational zoo program Wednesday, April 12
For information, call 877-5600. gram Norwegian Explorer Roald is appropriate for all ages. 7 p.m., Roald Amundsen Norwegian presentation by
Amundsen at the Sons of Norway For information, call 873-8585. Peggy Hager, Sons of Norway Mandt Lodge, 317 S.
Page St., 873-7209
Thursday, April 13
Bahai Faith Covenant Lutheran Church Seventh Day Baptist 2-3 p.m., Memory Loss Caregiver support group,
For information: Alfred Skerpan, 877-0911 1525 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton 873-7494 Church of Albion 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
Friday, April 14
Sunday: 9 and 10:30 a.m. Worship, 9:30 a.m. forministry.com/USWISDBGCASD1 9:30 a.m., Parent/child yoga (children ages 2-5, reg-
Bible Baptist Church Sunday School Worship Saturday 11- Sabbath School 10 istration required), library, 873-6281
2095 Hwy. W, Utica Fellowship Meal follows service on first Sabbath 1-2 p.m., Zoo to You Henry Vilas Zoo program,
873-7077 423-3033 Ezra Church senior center, 873-8585
Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship; 6 p.m. - Worship 515 E. Main St., Stoughton 834-9050 Stoughton Baptist Church
ezrachurch.com Corner of Williams Dr. & Cty. B, Stoughton Saturday, April 15
Christ Lutheran Church Sunday: 9 and 10:30 a.m. 873-6517 6 p.m., Bingo (food available at 5 p.m.), Sons of Nor-
700 Hwy. B, Stoughton Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship; way-Mandt Lodge, 317 South Page St., 873-7209
873-9353 e-mail: office@clcstoughton.org First Lutheran Church 6 p.m. - Evening Service
Sunday Worship: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Traditional 310 E. Washington, Stoughton Monday, April 17
Worship. 9:10 a.m. Family Express, followed by 873-7761 flcstoughton.com St. Ann Catholic Church 1-4:30 p.m., Reflexology ($25 for 30 minutes, $45 for
Sunday School Sunday: 8:30 & 10 a.m. worship 323 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton 60 minutes, registration required), senior center, 873-
Christ the King Community Fulton Church
873-6448 873-7633 8585
Weekday Mass: Nazareth House 1-6 p.m., Red Cross blood drive, Covenant Lutheran
Church 9209 Fulton St., Edgerton and St. Anns Church
401 W. Main St., Stoughton 877-0303 884-8512 fultonchurch.org Church, 1525 Van Buren St., redcross.org
Weekend Mass: Saturday - 5:15 p.m.;
christthekingcc.org Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship Sunday: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship Services Sunday - 8 and 10:30 a.m. 3 p.m., Music Appreciation Series, Stoughton Opera
Coffee Fellowship: 9 a.m. House, 381 E. Main St., stoughtonoperahouse.com
Christian Assembly Church Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. United Methodist of Stoughton 7 p.m. SASD Board of Education meeting, district
1844 Williams Drive, Stoughton 873-9106 Varsity (High Schoolers): 12-3 p.m. 525 Lincoln Avenue, Stoughton administration building, 320 North St., 877-5000
Saturday: 6 p.m. worship; Sunday: 10 a.m. AWANA (age 2-middle school): 3-5 p.m. stoughtonmethodist.org
worship Stoughtonumc@Wisconsinumc.org Tuesday, April 18
Good Shepherd By The Lake Sunday: 8 a.m. - Short Service; 10-11:30 a.m., Senior Center Craft Club: soap mak-
The Church of Jesus Christ Lutheran Church 10 a.m. - Full Worship ing, senior center, 873-8585
of Latter-day Saints 1860 Hwy. 51 at Lake Kegonsa, Stoughton 10 a.m. to noon, Massage therapy (registration
825 S. Van Buren, Stoughton 873-5924 West Koshkonong Lutheran Church required), senior center, 873-8585
877-0439 Missionaries 957-3930 Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. 1911 Koshkonong, Stoughton
Sunday: 9 a.m. Sunday school and Primary Education Hour for all ages: 9:15 a.m. Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship 11 a.m., Cornhole/bean bags, senior center, 873-
8585
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-
Building Up or Tearing Down? Stoughton Hospital, 628- day, senior center, 873-
6500 8585
Most of us have tendencies to both build up and tear down those around Dementia Caregivers Parkinsons Group
us. When we encourage and give constructive criticism in a spirit of love, we 2 p.m., second Thursday, 1:30-2:30 p.m., fourth
873-4590 build others up, but when we ridicule or humiliate others, or give criticism in senior center, 873-8585 Wednesday, senior center,
1358 Hwy 51, Stoughton unkind ways, we tend to tear them down. We frequently need to give feed- 873-8585
back to the people who we live, work and play with, and so knowing how to Crohns/Colitis/IBD
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do this in a way that encourages them to improve is important. Coaches, Support Group Multiple Sclerosis Group
Mike Smits Dale Holzhuter
Martha Paton, Administrative Manager teachers and parents are called to do this by the very nature of their roles, 5:30 p.m., third Wednes- 10-11:30 a.m., second
which require them to correct and instruct others. But some roles require day, Stoughton Hospital, Tuesday, senior center,
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Sara Paton Barkenhagen, Administrative Assistant

Paul Selbo, Funeral Assistant us to stifle our criticisms; students are wise to hold their tongue before 873-7928 873-8585
www.gundersonfh.com correcting their teachers just as children shouldnt be too quick to correct
or admonish their parents. One simple way to build up those around us is Grief Support Groups Older Adult Alcoholics
to tell them what they are doing well, and when you must correct or criticize 2 p.m., third Wednesday, Anonymous
someone, be sure to do it in a kind and loving way. Soften your tone and senior center, 873-8585 2 p.m., Tuesdays, senior
perhaps wait for a better time to deliver the criticism. If you are irritated with center, 246-7606 ext. 1182
the person, this will almost certainly come across in your words. Wait for
the right time and place to criticize or correct. Words of praise can be given
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privately.
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Girls soccer
Building from last season
Vikings return 14, look to
retool defense
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
The Stoughton High School girls
soccer team is a little more experi-
enced this season than it was last
year, with 14 players back in 2017.
While the Vikings lost three top
players to graduation, nearly all of
the girls returning were on the field
for significant minutes last season.
But the defense will need to be
rebuilt, and there will be a need
to work on team chemistry, head
coach Chelsea Kittleson wrote in a
preview questionnaire.
I have high expectations for
myself as well as these young
women, she wrote. Our goals
are to be highly competitive in our
practice and continue that mentali-
ty into game matches.
Junior All-Badger South honor-
able mention defender Paige Halv-
erson is the lone all-conference
returner, and she is joined by senior Returning letterwinners for the Stoughton High School girls soccer team (front, from left) are: Jackie Smith, Aug-
midfielder Rosana Draus (captain) gie Brestar, Hannah Wirag, Rosie Draus, Megan Adams, Anna Callahan and Alita Frick; (back) Ailish Montgomery,
and sophomore midfielder Hannah Melissa Browning, Cassidy Bach, Cara Wood, Brooke Scheel, Paige Halverson and Peighton Trieloff; (not pictured)
Turn to Soccer/Page 9 Jordan Nelson.
Stoughton looks to challenge in the Badger South
Stoughton finished 2-4 in the
Badger South Conference last
season, which is more conference
wins in a season than 2012-2015
combined.
The conference looks to remain
as tough as ever, however, as
five-time defending conference
champion and D2 state-runner up
Baseball
Vikings drop season opener at nonconference Madison West
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
A six-run third inning was too
much for the Stoughton High
School baseball team to over-
come Saturday in the 2017 season
opener against non-conference
Madison West.
The Regents added four runs in
the sixth en route to an 11-4 win
at Mansfield Stadium.
Stoughton cut the deficit to four
twice with two runs in the fourth
and one in the sixth.
D i l l o n N ow i c k i ( 2 - f o r- 4 )
k n o c ke d i n B r a d y S c h i p p e r
(2-for-3) on an RBI single, and
Andy Johnson (2-for-3) later
brought home Nowicki with a sin-
gle.
Brock Wanninger tripled home
Nick Waldorf in the sixth, and
Nowicki added an RBI single to
score Saxton Shore in the seventh.
Noah Schafer (2-for-3) had
multiple hits for Stoughton.
Eli Sorensen (3-for-4), Austin
Cotharn (2-for-3) and Tommy
Hill (2-for-5) all had multiple hits
for the Regents.
Aaron Zimmerman took the
loss. He allowed one earned run
on six hits in 2 2/3 innings, strik-
ing out three and walking three.
Schafer pitched 2 1/3 innings
and allowed an earned run on
two hits and two walks, and
Sports
Oregon, D2 sectional runner-up
Milton and Madison Edgewood
all look to be fighting at the top.
Oregon returns senior first-team
midfielder Holly Kaboord, senior
second-team goalie Abby Breit-
bach, senior second-team defend-
er Claudia Jones and sophomore
second-team defender Sydney
Whats next
Stoughton travels to Firemans
Park in Cottage Grove at 5p.m.
Thursday to take on Monona
Grove.
The Vikings then travel to the
Woodside Sports Complex in
the Wisconsin Dells for a tourna-
ment Friday and Saturday.
Stoughton hosts Milton at
5p.m. Tuesday, April 11.
Wanninger allowed two earned
runs on three hits and two walks
in one inning.
Gabe Hill earned the win for
West. He allowed two earned runs
on four hits in three innings, strik-
ing out four and walking one.
Stoughton, Fort Atkinson
(PPD)
The Vikings were supposed to
travel to Jones Park on Tuesday to
take on Fort Atkinson in a Badger
South Conference opener, but rain
kept the two teams from meeting.
A makeup date was not
announced by the Courier Hubs
deadline.
McKee.
The Panthers graduated first-
team forwards Jen Brien and
Makena Fanning, second-team
defender Jess Jacobs and hon-
orable mention midfielder Tay-
lor Martin. But they added FC
Turn to Conference/Page 9
Middle infielder Bryan Wendt tags out Madison Wests David Grunder in the second inning Saturday in a
non-conference game at Mansfield Stadium. West scored six runs in the third inning to defeat the Vikings 11-4.
Thursday, April 6, 2017
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Boys tennis
Vikes hope
experience
translates into
more wins
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
The Stoughton boys ten-
nis team returns six letter-
winners from a team that
went 1-5 in the Badger
South Conference a year
ago. But head coach Ryan
Reischel isnt sure what that
means for the Vikings just
yet this season.
We will have plenty of
guys back who have experi-
ence at the varsity level, he
said. The question is, will
this experience parlay into
some more wins this year?
Sophomore Nolan Meyer
was 4-19 at No. 3 singles
last year, but has improved
Photo by Anthony Iozzo
quite a bit over the offsea-
son, head coach Reischel
said.
Meyer expects to push for
the No. 1 singles spot vacat-
ed with the graduation of
2017 Badger Stefan Butterbrodt.
Fellow sophomore Jett
South schedule Matteson (1-3 at No. 3
doubles) played a lot of the
Date Opponent
summer and should also be
4-20 Oregon in contention for a high sin-
gles or doubles spot.
4-27 at Fort Atkinson Reischel said he is count-
5-2 at Milton ing on the teams seniors to
5-9 at Edgewood step up and set a good tone
for the guys right off the
5-16 Monona Grove bat.
5-26 Monroe
Turn to Tennis/Page 8
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Continued from page 7

Senior Connor Merow

played atop the doubles
lineup last season, finishing
3-15. While he will most
likely help to solidify the
Vikings doubles lineup,
though he could also end up
playing singles this season.
Obviously, its nice to
win as a team, but its good
to improve individually,
Merow said. You cant win
if you dont improve indi-
vidually.
F e l l ow s e n i o r A d a m
McCune played both No.
3 and 4 singles last year,
going 4-19 on the season,
and should help strengthen
the teams singles lineup.
A successful season
for me is feeling like I am
improving, not just on the
scoresheet, but just feeling
more confident, McCune
said.
Senior Jonathon Blaikie
and junior Graham Beebe
were 4-16 at No. 2 doubles
a year ago and figure to play
doubles again this season.
The Vikings also got an
added boon with the return
of senior Zeth Zeichert.
Last season Zeichert
chose to follow up his win-
ter hockey season by run-
ning track and field. He is
back on the tennis courts
again this season, though.
Zeth played No. 2 dou-
bles for me in 2015 and he
should be a great addition
this year, Reischel said.
Reischel said he expects
Stoughton to battle with
just about everyone on its
Goal to finish in the middle of
the Badger South Conference
S t o u g h t o n wo n o n e
Badger South dual last
season, but head coach
Ryan Reischel envisions
Stoughton battling with
Milton and Fort Atkinson
for fourth or fifth place
in the seven-team confer-
ence this season.
Last year all of our
players were in sever-
al very close matches
that we just couldnt pull
out, he said. This year
I would like us to show
some emotional growth
and win the 50/50 match-
es.
Edgewood has won the
photo by Jeremy Jones last eight Badger South
Returning letterwinners for the Stoughton boys tennis team (front, from left) are: Con- Conference titles, includ-
nor Mrrow and Adam McCune; (back) Nolan Meyer, Zeth Zeichert, Jonathon Blaikie and ing seven outright, shar-
Jet Matteson. ing the title with Oregon
in 2014. The Crusaders
graduated the confer-
Top returners ences top No. 2 singles
player and No. 1 and 2
No. 1 singles: Calvin Schneider, sr., Oregon; Cecil Lingaard, sr., Edgewood; Cole Lindwall, doubles teams, but return
jr., Monona Grove plenty of talent.
No. 2 singles: Charles Donovan, sr., Oregon Senior Cecil Lindgaard
No. 3 singles: Hunter Dunn, jr., Edgewood; Caden Nelson, so., Monona Grove
No. 4 singles: Chris Boll, so., Edgewood; Collin Baker, sr., Fort Atkinson Badger South schedule
No. 1 doubles: None Date Opponent
No. 2 doubles: Parker Chrisler, jr., and Adam Kampschoer, jr., Sauk Prairie
April 20 at Monroe
No. 3 doubles: Charlie Weitz, sr., and Forrest Lynn, jr.
April 27 Oregon
May 2 Milton
schedule, the team may start at the beginning of the sea- dont hit much in the winter, May 5 at Fort Atkinson
out the season a little slow. son to get the boys at a com- we may not see the fruits of
I think we will need all petitive playing level, he our labor until the season May 9 Edgewood
of the practice time possible said. Seeing that our boys hits its mid-point. May 12 at Monona Grove
lost to Oregons Calvin
Schneider last season,
but won titles in his two
previous seasons at Edge-
wood.
Monona Grove is pre-
dicted by many to leap-
frog Oregon for second
place in the Badger South
this season.
Junior Hunter Dunn and
Monona Grove sopho-
more Caden Nelson sup-
plied the crowd with a
great No. 3 championship
match last season, which
Dunn won 6-4, 7-6, (6).
Sophomore Chris Boll
bust onto the scene last
year and won the No. 4
singles title 6-3, 6-2 over
Fort Atkinson junior Col-
lin Baker.
Silver Eagles junior
Cole Lindwall (No. 1
singles), senior Andrew
Zhou (No. 1 doubles) and
Nelson all return after top
four finishes at confer-
ence.

Boys track and field Girls track and field

Vikings win 13 events at Mount Horeb quad Weum wins twice at Mount Horeb
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
The Stoughton High School boys
track and field team finished with 13
titles Tuesday in a quad at Mount Horeb.
Jordan DiBenedetto, Nathan Moll,
Jackson Hampton, Sam McHone, Parker
Flint and Ian Bormett all won multiple
events.
DiBenedetto won the long jump with
a leap of 20 feet, 4 1/2 inches, and he
added the 100 in 10.8 seconds.
Moll won the 400 in 52.7 and the 800
in 2:08.2.
Hampton won the 300 hurdles in 43.6,
and Flint won the 3,200 in 11:29.7.
McHone won the 200 in 22.7.
DiBenedetto and McHone also joined
Quinn Arnott and Dwight Walker in the
4x100 relay to take first in 44.9.
Moll and McHone joined Sean
McLaury and Bormett in the 4x400 relay
to win in 3:32.9, and Bormett, Hampton
and Flint joined Owen Roe to take the
4x800 title in 8:51.8.
Evan Ouk (pole vault), Nick
Turn to Boys track/Page 9
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
Senior Aly Weum claimed both the 200-
and 400-meter titles Tuesday night in a
quad at Mount Horeb.
Weum won the 200 in 26 seconds, edg-
ing Monroes Jordan Hirsbrunner (26.3)
and teammate Emma Kissling (29.4).
Weum also earned the 400 title in 58.6,
well ahead of Monroes Cammi Ganshert
(1:05).
But that wasnt all for Weum, who also
took runner-up in the 100 in 12.5. Gan-
shert won in 12.4.
Junior Anna Wozniak added a title in the
800 in 2:37.7, about a half second ahead
of Dodgeville/Mineral Points Mackenzie
Hall (2:38.1).
Wozniak joined Alex Ashworth, Mol-
ly Olstad and Grace Jenny on the 4x800
relay and helped the team earn a title in
10:39.1.
Monroe (Allyce Fahrney, Katie Symons,
Sydney Mathiason and Rachel Meier)
took second in 10:52.7.
Abby Kittleson and Clea Roe finished
second and third, respectively, in the
1,600. Kittleson crossed the finish line in
5:47.1, and Roe was next in 5:52.3.
The Stoughton 4x100 relay (Corrine
Whats next
The Stoughton boys and girls track and
field teams travel to the University of Wis-
consin-Whitewater Saturday for the W/
TFA state indoor track championships.
Both teams go back outside at 4p.m.
Tuesday, April 11, in the Badger Challenge
at Portage High School.
Olson, Kyianna Baker, Avary Rodefeld
and Riley Roysten) finished second in 57
seconds. Dodgeville/Mineral Point (Jaynie
Gorgen, Sara Polinag, Payton Ross and
Jaycie Runde) won the event in 54.5.
The 4x200 and 4x400 relays also took
runner-up for Stoughton.
The 4x200 (Myranda Kotlowski, Emma
Kissling, Kendra Halverson and Roysten)
finished in 1:58.8, behind Dodgeville/
Mineral Point (Marissa Parkin, Sydney
Staver, Jalissa Weier and Gorgen, 1:53.6).
The 4x400 (Kendra Halverson, Jen-
ny, Roe and Ashworth) took second in
4:28.4. Once again, Dodgeville/Mineral
Point (Malorie Johnson, Madison Stumpf,
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Girls soccer
Offense takes over in the mud Vikings open the season with two losses
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
The Stoughton High School
girls soccer team didnt let
pouring rain get in the way of
its offensive attack Monday
in a non-conference game at
Cambridge/Deerfield.
The Vikings maintained 70
percent of the possession and
scored four goals in the sec-
ond half in muddy conditions
for a 6-0 win.
Cara Wood scored twice in
the first 15 minutes of the sec-
ond half, and Brooke Scheel
and Melissa Browning fol-
lowed with unassisted goals.
Auggie Brestar assisted on the
second Wood goal.
Jordan Nelson and Peigh-
ton Trieloff scored in the first with 13 saves.
Soccer: Goal to be above .500
Continued from page 7
Wirag as the three defen-
sive-minded players that
will need to lead a retooled
back line with the losses of
graduates Leah and Julia
Olson.
And with the gradua-
tion of Hannah Wood in
goal, junior Anna Callahan
returns to take over as the
starting keeper.
The midfield is led by
senior Augustyna Brestar
(captain), juniors Jacque-
line Smith, Ailis Mont-
g o m e r y, C a s s i d y B a c h
(captain) and sophomores
Melissa Browning, Brooke
Scheel and Alita Frick.
Conference: Defending champ
Oregon the team to beat
Continued from page 7
Wisconsin Eclipse play-
ers, junior Emma Roemer
and sophomore Maddy
Schwartzmiller, who both
have significant club expe-
rience.
The Red Hawks and the
Crusaders also have depth
and experience returning,
and Milton lost a 1-0 over-
time game to Oregon in the
D2 sectional final last sea-
son.
Milton returns senior
first-team forward Karlee
Krebs, junior first-team
midfielder Maggy Hen-
schler, junior second-team
defender Carley Albrecht,
junior honorable mention
defender Grace Rodenberg
and junior honorable men-
tion midfielder Halie Cam-
pion.
Edgewood returns senior
first-team forward Brita
Hovde, junior first-team
goalie Jamila Hamdan,
sophomore second-team
forward Jordyn Rothwell,
senior honorable mention
forward/midfielder Rachel
April 6, 2017 Stoughton Courier Hub 9
Softball
Whats next JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
for the host Trojans. Kenrick was charged seven passed
Lead-off hitter Maddie Brickson balls.
had the teams only hit. Hammersly led the Vikings at
Stoughton hosts non- Stoughton softball opened the sea- the plate, going 2-for-3 with a run
conference Baraboo at son on the wrong end of a pair of
Jan. Parker 8, Stoughton 3 scored.
7p.m. Thursday and one-hitters. Stoughton starting pitcher Kai- Brickson led off and drove in
travels to nonconfer- ley Hammersly found herself on the Stoughtons other two runs with a
Beloit Turner 1, Stoughton 0 right end of a one-hitter Friday only double in the top of the fifth inning.
ence Janesville Parker at to she her team lose 8-3 at non-con-
The Vikings opened the season Stoughton, Fort Atkinson (ppd.
11a.m. Saturday. Tuesday, March 28 being one-hit in ference Janesville Parker.
a 4-0 loss at non-conferece Beloit Hammersly walked nine, and The defending conference cham-
The Vikings then host
Turner. reliever Maddie Brickson allowed pion Vikings saw Tuesdays home
nonconference McFar- Turner rang up nine hits and four another free pass in an inning of debut against Badger South Confer-
land at 7p.m. Monday, earned runs off starter Molly Skon- relief. ence rival Fort Atkinson postponed
April 10, and DeForest at ning, including a 2-run home run by Hammersly stuck out four, but due to poor field conditions.
had five wild pitches. Catcher Taylor
7p.m. Tuesday, April 11, Kailyn Packard, who struck out 16
in a Badger crossover.
Sports shorts
half. Basketball camp proper footwork and shooting tech- second grade from 8-9a.m.
Anna Callahan finished niques will be discussed. Session 2: Third-fifth grade from
The nothing but net basketball The cost is $80 for Sun Prairie 9-10a.m.
camp is for boys and girls in grades residents and $100 for non-residents Session 3: Sixth-eighth grade from
third through eighth, and will be
conducted at the Sun Prairie High
School fieldhouse on July 31 to Aug.
and the deadline to register is Friday,
July 28.
10-11:15.a.m.
Session 4: Freshmen-senior in high
Camp brochures are online at: sun- school from 11:15a.m. to 12:30p.m.
The attacking forwards 3. The boys camp is from 9a.m. to prairieyba.com or also at: takeittoth- The program is for tennis play-
are senior Jordan Nelson, noon, and the girls camp is from erim.com. In addition, participants ers of all abilities. Participants will
j u n i o r C a r a Wo o d a n d 12:30-3:30p.m. can also contact coach Jeff Boos at be placed into appropriate groups
sophomores Megan Adams The camp, featuring Forrest Lar- home (608-825-4295) for more infor- the first day of camp. The sessions
and Peighton Trieloff. son founder of take it to the rim mation. will be run by SHS coaches Ryan
Kittleson wrote that she basketball camp, emphasizes tech- Reischel, Howard Roloff and Amy
would like to stay above niques and skills that are essential Tennis camp Kahl.
.500 overall and that a to becoming a well-rounded player. The Stoughton first serve tennis Campers are reminded to bring a
competitive finish is with- This includes shooting, pivoting, ball camp will run five weeks from July racquet, water bottle and tennis shoes
in reach if the girls put in handling, attacking the rim, develop- 6 to Aug. 3 at the Stoughton High each day.
the extra work at practice. ing the transition game and creating School tennis courts on Tuesdays and Contact coach Ryan Reischel with
Last season, Stoughton ways to get out of pressure situations. Thursdays. questions at 628-4928 or reischelry-
finished 4-11 overall. Part of each session will be devot- Session 1: Pre-Kindergarten to an@gmail.com.
We have a talented pro- ed to shooting the basketball and
gram on and off the field,
she wrote. We need to
focus on playing together
and communicating when
Boys track: Stoughton Girls track: Top-three
we find ourselves in diffi-
cult situations. dominates quad finishes in 14 events
Continued from page 8 Walker (100, triple jump),
Hutcherson (200), Bormett Continued from page 8 (55.9) were first and sec-
(400), and Krumholz (shot ond.
Hutcherson (triple jump) put) all finished third. Silbaugh was third in
and Elijah Krumholz (dis- Weier and Staver) won the shot put with a throw
True threw for 108-7 1/2 the event in 4:23.8.
cus) also won events. in the discus, and Wheeler of 29-9.
Ouk claimed the pole Stoughton added a Mount Horebs Alexa
vault with a height of 11-6.
finished the 800 in 2:22.9.
Walker crossed the fin-
second and third place in
the triple jump.
Gabel (33-0) and Hirs-
brunner (30-11) were
Hutcherson took first in ished line in the 100 in
Thoma, junior honorable the triple jump with a dis- Amber Hodkiewicz first and second.
mention defender Karen 11.3, and he reached 38-2 was runner-up with a
tance of 39-10 1/4, and 1/4 in the triple jump. Mya Lonnebotn (100),
Walker and sophomore Krumholz claimed the dis- leap of 30 feet, 3 3/4 Ashworth (200) and
Hutcherson finished the
honorable mention defend- cus with a heave of 130-9. inches, and Lauren Jake Renee Anderson (1,600)
200 in 23.7, and Bormett
er Madeline Cruz. Tommy McClain (shot was third with a distance all won JV titles.
was third in the 400 in
E d g ew o o d g r a d u a t e d put), Malachi Alvarez (110 of 28-5. This was the first out-
54.8.
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Krumholz threw for a
er Andrea Tipple. (400, long jump) all fin- Trickel took first (30-4 season.
distance of 41-1/2 in the
The rest of the confer- ished runner-up. 1/2). The Vikings return
shot put.
ence also looks to spoil the McClain reached a dis- Alexandria Lightner indoors for the W/TFA
Logan Armagost (400),
plans of the top contenders. tance of 41-8 to take run- and Kennedy Silbaugh indoor championships
Nick Walker (800), Tyler
Monona Grove returns ner-up in the shot, and took home the other Saturday at the Universi-
Kalagian (3,200), Nathan
senior second-team mid- Alvarez finished the 110 top-three finishes of the ty of Wisconsin-White-
Hutcherson (110 hurdles),
fielders Liz Pulvermacher hurdles in 18.6. meet. water.
Bradley Yarwood (pole
and Annabelle Shere and McLaury reached 19-6 Lightner was third in Stoughton athletes
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(shot put) all won JV titles.
nah Cruz and second-team Brandon Wheeler (800), Points Alyssa Belling
forward Erin True.
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Legals
BOARD OF EDUCATION
STOUGHTON AREA
SCHOOL DISTRICT
REGULAR MEETING
DECEMBER 19, 2016
A regular meeting of the Board of
Education of the Stoughton Area School
District was called to order Monday, De-
cember 19, 2016, at 8:25 p.m. in the Ad-
ministrative and Educational Services
Center Board Room by President, Scott
Dirks.
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Scott
Dirks, Bev Fergus, Yolibeth FitzGibbon,
Joe Freye, Sara Rabe, Brett Schumacher,
Allison Sorg, Donna Tarpinian and Nicole
Wiessinger.
PUBLIC COMMENT: None
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR/ RE-
PORT: Dr. Onsager reported that there
will be a security update, Woods Com-
munication update, and Norse Star Spot-
light on learning presentation provided
in January 2017; Winter Break will be
12/23/2016 through 1/2/2017. Dr. Onsager
has been awarded a Distinguished Con-
tributor award which he will accept on
behalf of the District at the FFA Alumni
State Conference, February 4, 2017.
CONSENT AGENDA: A motion was
made by Bev Fergus, seconded by Nicole
Wiessinger, and carried unanimously
to approve: December 5, 2016 Regular
Board Meeting minutes; December 1,
2016 to January 10, 2017 check register
and Pcard statement; We would like to
say thank you to the following individ-
uals and groups and move approval of
their donations to the District: $1,650
from Sandhill Working for Kids for water
fountain conversions at Sandhill; $1,000
from SHS Band Boosters for SHS 2016
field show production music; $1,000
from Stoughton Viking Wrestling Club
for exercise equipment in the SHS fitness
center; $210 from Kegonsa Working for
Kids for Kegonsa student All-State Choir
registration fees; $37.78 from The Kula
Foundation(Red Robin) for SHS students
in need; and, related budget adjustments
for $3,897.78;and approve a River Bluff
Field Trip Request for 7th grade students
to travel to Trees for Tomorrow.
COMMITTEE REPORTS: None.
DISCUSSION:
A. Policy 206.00 Purchasing - Policy
Committee Chair Donna Tarpinian re-
viewed the revisions to the Purchasing
policy for members. This item will be
placed on the next regular board meeting
agenda for board action.
B. Policy 207.00 Activity Funds - Pol-
icy Committee Chair Donna Tarpinian re-
viewed the revisions to the Activity Fund
policy for members. This item will be
placed on the next regular board meeting
agenda for board action.
C. Policy 208.00 Student Sales of
Merchandise & Advertising - Policy Com-
mittee Chair Donna Tarpinian reviewed
the revisions to the Student Sales of Mer-
chandise & Advertising policy for mem-
bers. This item will be placed on the next
regular board meeting agenda for board
action.
D. Policy 209.00 Asset Management
& Disposal - Policy Committee Chair Don-
na Tarpinian reviewed the revisions to
the Asset Management & Disposal policy
for members. This item will be placed on
the next regular board meeting agenda
for board action.
E. Policy 210.00 Fraud Prevention &
Reporting - Policy Committee Chair Don-
na Tarpinian reviewed the revisions to
the Fraud Prevention & Reporting policy
for members. This item will be placed on
the next regular board meeting agenda
for board action.
F. Policy 211.00 Vendor Suspension
& Debarment - Policy Committee Chair
Donna Tarpinian reviewed Vendor Sus-
pension & Debarment policy for mem-
bers and recommended that there be no
changes made to this policy; reviewed
date will be added.
DISCUSSION/ACTION: None.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
Regular Board Meetings: January
9, 2017 (6:15pm Stoughton High School
Building Tour; 7:00 pm Regular Board
Meeting @ Stoughton High School);
Policy Committee Meeting - January 9,
2017 @ Stoughton High School Multi
Purpose Room; and Finance Committee
meeting- January 23, 2017
A motion was made by Freye, sec-
onded by Fergus, and carried unani-
mously to adjourn at 9:00 p.m.
__________________________________
Bev Fergus, Clerk
Published: April 6, 2017
WNAXLP
***
BOARD OF EDUCATION
STOUGHTON AREA
SCHOOL DISTRICT
REGULAR MEETING
JANUARY 9, 2017
A regular meeting of the Board of
Education of the Stoughton Area School
District was called to order Monday, Jan-
uary 9, 2017, at 7:12 p.m. in the Multipur-
pose Room at Stoughton High School,
600 Lincoln Ave, Stoughton, WI by Presi-
dent, Scott Dirks.
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Scott
Dirks, Bev Fergus, Yolibeth FitzGibbon,
Joe Freye, Sara Rabe, Brett Schumacher,
Allison Sorg, Donna Tarpinian, and Ni-
cole Wiessinger.
SPOTLIGHT ON LEARNING: Norse
Star staff members, Isabelle Genter (Ed-
itor in Chief), Serene Pellett (Assistant
Editor in
Chief), and Garrett Kluever (News
Editor) along with Laura Streyle, Stough-
ton High School Language Arts teacher,
gave an in-depth presentation of the
Norse Star sharing the history, staff
member involvement, and the process/
work involved in producing each issue.
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: WASB Res-
olution - Donna Tarpinian reported that
she would be attending the 2017 Wis-
consin State Education Conference in
Milwaukee, January 17-20, 2017 and will
take part in the delegate assembly at the
conference; more information will be
shared at the next meeting following the
Convention. Also included in Tarpinians
report: Governor Scott Walkers State of
the State report on January 11 and a re-
cent CESA 2 letter.
PUBLIC COMMENT: None.
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR RE-
$15,000 from WISTAF Trust Account for
the Martha Flugum Scholarship; $8,000
from WISTAF Trust Account for the Slet-
tum Scholarship; $3,600 from Kegonsa
Working for Kids - $200 for each class-
room teacher for classroom and student
supplies; $3,199 from Stoughton Foot-
ball Inc. for the Football portion of Hudl;
$1,200 from the Kiwanis Club of Stough-
ton for an Employee Stipend at Stough-
ton High; $500 from Kegonsa Working for
Kids for student art supplies; $500 from
Rob Schipper for Stoughton High A&P
Science Class books; $200 from Heart-
song Assisted Living for SHS Madrigal
singers jackets; $200 from Stoughton
Lions Club for SHS Madrigal singers
jackets; $100 from The Garment Shop
for SHS Madrigal singers jackets; $81.24
from Sandhill Working for Kids for print-
making supplies for art; $25 from Kent &
Helen Karberg for the Margaret Larson
Memorial Scholarship fund in In memory
of Robert Christen; coats, hats, mittens,
and boots for safety and comfort of stu-
dents from LakeView Church valued at
$350; and, related budget adjustments
for $5205.24; moved approval of an in-
ternational field trip request for Stough-
ton High School students to travel to
Portugal & Spain departing in July 2018;
and moved approval of the Dane County
School to Work 66.0301 Contract for the
2016-17 school year.
DISCUSSION:
A. Wood Communications Group
Update - Lynn Wood from Wood Com-
munications Group gave a presentation
updating the schoolboard on the prog-
ress by the Educator Compensation
Committee.
B. Code Violation Presentation - Mel
Dow, Athletics/Activities Supervisor,
gave an informative presentation about
the Student Code of Conduct and how it
works.
C. Budget Adjustments (Revisions/
Transfers) - Erica Pickett, Director of
Business Services, talked with the board
about potentially adding budget transfers
to the board consent agenda on a regular
basis, possibly monthly.
D. Poverty Task Force - President
Dirks and the BOE discussed the cre-
ation of a poverty task force that would
focus on how best to meet the needs
of our economically disadvantaged stu-
dents.
DISCUSSION/ACTION:
A. Policy 206.00 Purchasing - A mo-
tion was made by Tarpinian, seconded
by Schumacher, and carried on roll call
vote (Schumacher, Fergus, Sorg, Tarpin-
ian, Freye, Wiessinger, Rabe, FitzGib-
bon, &Dirks) to approve the revisions to
206.00 Purchasing policy as presented.
B. Policy 207.00 Activity Funds - A
motion was made by Tarpinian, second-
ed by Fergus, and carried on roll call vote
(Rabe, Schumacher, Wiessinger, Tarpin-
ian, Sorg, Fergus, FitzGibbon, Freye, &
Dirks) to approve the revisions to 207.00
Activity Funds policy as presented.
C. Policy 208.00 Fundraising (for-
merly known as Student Sales of Mer-
chandise & Advertising) - A motion
was made by Tarpinian, seconded by
Wiessinger, and carried on roll call vote
(FitzGibbon, Wiessinger, Tarpinian, Fr-
eye, Sorg, Schumacher, Rabe, Fergus, &
Dirks) to approve the revisions to 208.00
Fundraising Policy (formerly known as
Student Sales of Merchandise & Adver-
tising) as presented.
D. Policy 209.00 Asset Management
& Disposal - A motion was made by Tar-
pinian, seconded by FitzGibbon, and car-
ried on roll call vote (Schumacher, Fer-
gus, Sorg, Tarpinian, Freye, Wiessinger,
Rabe, FitzGibbon, &Dirks) to approve the
revisions to 209.00 Asset Management &
Disposal policy as presented.
E. Policy 210.00 Fraud Prevention
& Reporting - A motion was made by
Tarpinian, seconded by Fergus, and car-
ried on roll call vote (Rabe, Schumach-
er, Wiessinger, Tarpinian, Sorg, Fergus,
FitzGibbon, Freye, & Dirks) to approve
no changes to 210.00 Fraud Prevention
& Reporting policy adding the reviewed
date of January 10, 2017 for reference. A
second motion was made by President
Dirks, seconded by Sorg, to amend the
first motion to reopen discussion of the
policy as there were policy changes (Tar-
pinian & Fergus approved). A third mo-
tion was made by Tarpinian, seconded
by Fergus, and unanimously carried on
roll call vote (FitzGibbon, Rabe, Fergus,
Schumacher, Wiessinger, Freye, Sorg,
Tarpinian, & Dirks) to approve the revi-
sions to 210.00 Fraud Prevention & Re-
porting as presented.
F. Policy 211.00 Vendor Suspension
& Debarment - A motion was made by
Tarpinian, seconded by Schumacher, and
carried on roll call vote (FitzGibbon, Wi-
essinger, Tarpinian, Freye, Sorg, Schum-
acher, Rabe, Fergus, &Dirks) to make no
changes to 211.00 Vendor Suspension &
Debarment policy adding the reviewed
date of January 10, 2017 for reference.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: Regular
Board Meetings - January 23, 2017& Feb-
ruary 6, 2017 (6:15 pm Sandhill Elementa-
ry School Building Tour; 7:00 pm Regular
Board meeting at Sandhill Elementary
School); Policy Committee Meeting - Feb-
ruary 6, 2017; Finance Committee meet-
ing - January 23, 2017; Facilities Commit-
tee meeting - January 10, 2017
A motion was made by Freye, sec-
onded by FitzGibbon, and carried unan-
imously to adjourn at 9:32p.m.
__________________________________
Bev Fergus, Clerk
Published: April 6, 2017
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BOARD OF EDUCATION
STOUGHTON AREA
SCHOOL DISTRICT
REGULAR MEETING
JANUARY 23, 2017
A regular meeting of the Board of
Education of the Stoughton Area School
District was called to order Monday, Jan-
uary 23, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. in the Admin-
istrative and Educational Services Center
Board Room by President, Scott Dirks.
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Scott
Dirks, Bev Fergus, Yolibeth FitzGibbon,
Joe Freye, Sara Rabe, Brett Schumacher,
Allison Sorg, Donna Tarpinian, and Ni-
cole Wiessinger.
SPOTLIGHT ON LEARNING: Isabelle
Genter gave an informative Stoughton
High School Senate report.
made by Bev Fergus, seconded by Scott
Dirks, ;and carried unanimously to ap-
prove the minutes of the January 9, 2017
regular meeting; approve the January 5
- January 18, 2017 check register & Pcard
statement as presented; We would like
to say thank you to the following indi-
viduals and groups and move approval
of their donations to the District: $2,040
from the Stoughton Sports Boosters for
Neptune Sporting Event Software; $700
from the Stoughton Sports Boosters for
Hudl Software; $500 from the Stoughton
Sports Boosters for Eye in the Sky;$400
from Wisconsin Milk Marketing Inc. for
student/classroom recognition; $200
from Rotary of Stoughton for Madrigal
Singers Jackets; $4,071 from the Gobble
Wobble Event (Chip in for Meals) with
Level Up Fitness to be used for meals
for needy students (Contributors $2,000
from UW Health (Dawn Davis);$500 from
Tom Kotlowski;$361 from Level Up Fit-
ness (Christine Kotlowski);$300 from
Susan Sez(Amy Kahl);$100 from Brian &
Amy Kahl;$100 from Mark & Angie Halv-
erson;$100 from Fuller Excavating (Nan-
cy Craig, Brad, & Darcy);$100 from Eric
& Christine Benedict;$50 from Marilyn
Gardner ;$50 from Thor & Beth Ander-
son ;$50 from Stoughton Hospital (Lau-
ra McDonald Mays) ;$50 from Jill & Nick
McHone;$50 from Kathy Lyons;$50 from
Philip & Melissa Jones;$45 from Chris &
April Eddy;$40 from Darin & Cheryl Tes-
sier;$30 from Jessica Hartman;$25 from
Mike & Teresa Lankey;$20 from Amy Her-
mes;$20 from Colleen Bradley;$20 from
Randy & Elise McLaury;$10 from Cynthia
Liddle); and related budget adjustments
totaling $ 52,605.24; and approval of pro-
fessional educator retirements for Patty
Droessler and Howard Roloff at the end
of the 2016-17 school year.
COMMITTEE REPORTS: WASB Con-
vention Recap - Dr. Onsager, Scott Dirks,
Donna Tarpinian, and Yolibeth FitzGib-
bon shared information learned at the
sessions they attended at the recent 2017
WI Education Conference at The Wiscon-
sin Center, Milwaukee, WI. The general
speaker at the convention, Liz Murray,
gave an inspiring presentation. Scott
Dirks encouraged all Board members to
attend at least one day of the convention
in the future.
DISCUSSION:
A. 2015-2016 Audit Update - Brian
Mechanic (Reilly, Penner, and Benton)
Brian Mechanic, of Reilly, Penner, and
Benton, gave the annual audit report; our
District received an unqualified opinion,
the highest we can receive.
B. 2016 Innovation Grant Presenta-
tions - Due to scheduling conflicts, the
Innovation Grants presentation was not
available this evening.
C. 48 Acres Update - Judy Single-
tary provided an update on the 48 acres
of land that was donated to our district
several years ago located in the Town
of Dunkirk just outside of the city limits.
Judy presented some options to consid-
er as far as treating noxious weeds grow-
ing on the property and potential use for
the land. Committee work continues for
determining long-range vision for this
parcel.
D. Policy 1014.00 Locker Room/Des-
ignated Dressing Area/Restroom Privacy
- Policy Committee Chair, Donna Tar-
pinian reviewed the revisions to Policy
1014.00 Locker Room/Designated Dress-
ing Area/Restroom Privacy. The Policy
Committee has reviewed the revisions
and recommends approval. These policy
revisions will be placed on the February
6, 2017 agenda for final review and Board
action.
DISCUSSION/ACTION:
2017-2018 Open Enrollment Seats
Available - A motion was made by Don-
na Tarpinian, seconded by Bev Fergus,
and carried unanimously by voice vote
to approve the 2017-18 District wide open
enrollment seats as presented.
District Regular Education Spaces
Available for 17-18: 4K 36 spaces avail-
able; 5K 45 spaces available; 1st 45
spaces available; 2nd 44 spaces avail-
able; 3rd 34 spaces available; 4th 63
spaces available; 5th 7 spaces avail-
able; 6th 14 spaces available; 7th 9
spaces available; 8th 10 spaces avail-
able; 9th 71 spaces available; 10th 37
spaces available; 11th 51 spaces avail-
able; 12th 30 spaces available. Total
District Wide Regular Education Spaces
available 496.
District Special Education Spaces
Available for 17-18: EC 0 spaces avail-
able; 4K 0 spaces available; 5K 1
space available; 1st 3 spaces available;
2nd - 1 space available; 3rd 1 space
available; 4th 0 spaces available; 5th 0
spaces available; 6th 0 spaces avail-
able; 7th 0 spaces available; 8th 0
spaces available; 9th 1 space available;
10th 1 space available; 11th 0 spac-
es available; 12th 0 spaces available.
(Speech and Language services are at
capacity). Total District Wide Special Ed-
ucation Spaces available 8.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: Regular
Board Meetings - February 6, 2017 (6:15
pm Sandhill Elementary School Building
Tour; 7:00 pm Regular Board meeting at
Sandhill Elementary School) & February
20 Regular Board meeting at AESC; Poli-
cy Committee Meeting - February 6, 2017
(5:00 pm Sandhill Elementary - IMC); Fi-
nance Committee meeting - January 23,
2017; Staff Appreciation Event - January
28
A motion was made by Freye, sec-
onded by Sorg, and carried unanimously
to adjourn at 8:42 p.m.
__________________________________
Bev Fergus, Clerk
Published: April 6, 2017
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BOARD OF EDUCATION
STOUGHTON AREA
SCHOOL DISTRICT
REGULAR MEETING
FEBRUARY 6, 2017
A regular meeting of the Board of
Education of the Stoughton Area School
District was called to order Monday,
February 6, 2017, at p.m. in the Cafeto-
rium/Stage Ares at Sandhill Elementary
School, 1920 Lincoln Ave., by President,
Scott Dirks.
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Scott
Dirks, Bev Fergus, Yolibeth FitzGibbon,
Joe Freye, Sara Rabe, Brett Schumacher,
Allison Sorg, Donna Tarpinian, and Ni-
Committee at the March 6, 2017 board
meeting.
CONSENT AGENDA: A motion was
made by Bev Fergus, seconded by Alli-
son Sorg, and carried unanimously to
approve the January 23, 2017 regular
meeting minutes; approve the January
19-February 21, 2017 check register as
presented; We would like to say thank
you to the following individuals and
groups and move approval of their do-
nations to the District: $3,507.18 from
the Stoughton Viking Wrestling Club
for Badger State Invitational Wrestling
Tournament expenses; $2,940.30 from
the Stoughton Viking Wrestling Club for
expenses related to the Bethlehem Hol-
iday Classic Wrestling Tournament in
Pennsylvania;$79.99 from the Stoughton
Viking Wrestling Club for a scale; $1,000
from P. Stephen Christenson for the
Kristen Christenson Memorial Scholar-
ship; $500 from McGlynn Pharmacy for
Scholarship; a Martin Alto Sax valued at
approximately $1,250 and a Gemeinhardt
Silver Flute valued at approximately $250
from Susan Showers; and, related budget
adjustments for $8, 027.47; approve the
professional educator resignation of Tina
Hanson, Learning Strategist, Kegonsa El-
ementary School, effective February 16,
2017 pending receipt of $1,000 for liqui-
dated damages and, approves a field trip
request for River Bluff students to travel
to Concordia Language Village in Bemi-
dji, MN from May 5-7, 2017.
COMMITTEE REPORTS: None.
DISCUSSION:
A. Applied Population Lab Presen-
tation - Sarah Kemp, UW- Madison Re-
searcher, Sarah Kemp, Researcher from
the Applied Population Laboratory at
UW-Madison, gave a District Enrollment
Projections presentation. District enroll-
ment numbers continue to decline.
B. Social Media Task Force Update/
Recommendations - The Social Media
Task Force gave a report along with rec-
ommendations. Board members asked
many questions.
C. Strategic Planning Update - Save
the Date April 8, 2017: Dr. Onsager gave
an update on the Strategic Planning
event scheduled for Saturday, April 8,
2017. Board members were asked to
send any participant names that should
be invited to the event.
DISCUSSION/ACTION:
A. Policy 1014.00 Locker Room/Des-
ignated Dressing Area/Restroom Privacy
- A motion was made by Donna Tarpinian,
seconded by Sara Rabe, and carried on a
roll call vote (Schumacher, Fergus, Sorg,
Tarpinian, Freye, Wiessinger, Rabe, Fitz-
Gibbon, & Dirks) to approve the revisions
to Policy 1014 Locker Room/Designated
Dressing
Area/Restroom Privacy as present-
ed.
B. Bus Lease Resolution - Resolu-
tion Authorizing the Acquisition of Equip-
ment, the Execution and Delivery of a
Lease Purchase Agreement and Related
Instruments, and Determining Other Mat-
ters in Connection Therewith - 2 buses.
A motion was made by Brett Schum-
acher, seconded by Bev Fergus, and car-
ried on a roll call vote (FitzGibbon, Rabe,
Fergus, Schumacher, Wiessinger, Freye,
Sorg, Tarpinian, & Dirks) to approve the
resolution as follows: RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF
EQUIPMENT, THE EXECUTION AND DE-
LIVERY OF A LEASE PURCHASE AGREE-
MENT AND RELATED INSTRUMENTS,
AND DETERMINING OTHER MATTERS IN
CONNECTION THEREWITH. WHEREAS,
the Stoughton Area School District (the
Lessee) presently wishes to acquire
two school buses (the Equipment) from
McFarland State Bank (the Lessor) by
lease purchase agreement over a term of
five years under the terms of the propos-
al of the Lessor dated January 18, 2017, a
copy of which has been available for re-
view by the governing body of Lessee pri-
or to this meeting (the Proposal); and
WHEREAS, the Equipment is essential
for the Lessee to perform its governmen-
tal functions. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY
OF LESSEE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. It
is hereby found and determined that the
acquisition of the Equipment under the
terms and conditions presented to this
meeting and incorporated in the Proposal
are in the best interests of Lessee. Sec-
tion 2. The acquisition of the Equipment
under the terms set forth in the Proposal
of the Lessor are approved. The Direc-
tor of Business Services of Lessee (the
Representative) and the School Board school calendar. This was the boards
President (the President), or either first reading.
of them, shall be and each herby is au-
thorized to execute, acknowledge and
deliver the agreement, schedules and
related forms (the Agreement) provid- onsa Elementary Building Tour & 7:00 pm
ing for the acquisition of the Equipment
from the Lessor under the terms of the
Proposal, and to include such changes,
insertions and omissions thereto, as
shall be approved by the Representative
and/or the President executing the same,
the execution and delivery of the Agree-
ment and/or such schedules and related
forms being conclusive evidence of such
approval. Section 3. The Representative
and the President, or either of them, here-
by is, authorized and directed to execute
and deliver any and all papers, instru-
ments, opinions, certificates, affidavits
and other documents and to do or cause
to be done any and all other acts and
things necessary or proper for carrying
out this resolution and the Agreement.
Section 4. Pursuant to Section 265(b) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the Code), Lessee hereby
specifically designates the Agreement
as a qualified tax-exempt obligation
for purposes of Section 265(b) (3) of the
Code. Section 5. This Resolution shall be
effective immediately upon its approval
and adoption. The undersigned certifies
that the above resolution was approved
and adopted by the School Board of the
Stoughton Area School District at its
meeting held on February 6, 2017, and
further that such resolution has not been
repealed or amended and remains in full
force and effect.
CONTEMPLATED EXECUTIVE SES-
SION - Exemption Wis. Stat. 19.85 (1)
(c) to discuss District Administrator
evaluation. President Dirks stated a need
for executive session citing Wis. Stat.
19.85 (1)(c) to discuss District Adminis-
trator evaluation. A motion was made by
Joe Freye , seconded by Yolibeth FitzGib-
bon , and carried unanimously on a roll
pm, AESC Staff Development Center;
Policy Committee Meeting - February 28
@6:30 pm & March 6 (5:00 pm at Kegonsa
Elementary School); Finance Committee
Meeting - February 20, 2017
A motion was made by Freye, sec-
onded by FitzGibbon, and carried unan-
imously to adjourn at p.m.
__________________________________
Bev Fergus, Clerk
Published: April 6, 2017
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BOARD OF EDUCATION
STOUGHTON AREA
SCHOOL DISTRICT
REGULAR MEETING
FEBRUARY 20, 2017
A regular meeting of the Board of
Education of the Stoughton Area School
District was called to order Monday, Feb-
ruary 20, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. in the Admin-
istrative and Educational Services Center
Board Room by President, Scott Dirks.
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Scott
Dirks, Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Joe Freye,
Sara Rabe, Brett Schumacher, Allison
Sorg, Donna Tarpinian and Nicole Wi-
essinger. Excused: Bev Fergus.
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: State Bud-
get - Donna Tarpinian reported on the
letters sent to legislators regarding lo-
cal control of school start dates, state
budget timeline, and encouraged board
members to attend the upcoming event
- WASB 2017 Day at the Capitol, March
15, 2017 @ The Monona Terrace & State
Capitol Building.
PUBLIC COMMENT: A River Bluff
student provided a public comment on
the importance of CPR/First Aid training
for all teaching staff.
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR RE-
PORT: Dr. Tim Onsager reported on the
work completed by the Compensation
Committee (Full board presentation
scheduled for March 20, 2017), clarified
the number of technology devices at
the buildings, described the processes
and procedures that are in place for the
district water supply, and provided in-
formation regarding several upcoming
meetings: Joint Facilities/Policy meet-
ing-topic to be pesticides/herbicides/turf
management on 2/28, Policy meeting on
2/28 following the joint meeting, and the
strategic planning event A Community
Conversation-Preparing our Students for
the Future on Saturday, 4/8/17.
CONSENT AGENDA: A motion was
made by Allison Sorg, seconded by
Joe Freye, and carried unanimously to
approve the February 6, 2017 regular
meeting minutes; approve the February
2 through March 7, 2017 check register
and Pcard transaction report as present-
ed; We would like to say thank you to the
following individuals and groups and
move approval of their donations to the
District:$1,000 from Sandhill Working for
Kids for document cameras for Art and
Music; $1,000 from the American Legion
Post 59 for the American Legion Scholar-
ship fund;$489 from the Stoughton High
School Music Boosters for music and
supplies;$50 from Alliant Energy-Mating
Donation Program for SHS band supplies
and classroom materials; backpacks and
school supplies for students in need
from Marilyn Skerpan valued at approx-
imately $700;and, related donation bud-
get adjustments for $2,548.00; approved
professional educator retirement of
JoAnn Gerke at the end of the 2016-2017
school year; approved a trip request for
the Stoughton High School Quiz Bowl
team to travel to the National Quiz Bowl
Tournament on May 26-28, 2017 in Atlan-
ta, Georgia; and approved of budget revi-
sions for Funds 10 & 27 for the addition
of the Technology 2D/3D Engineering
Grant in the amount of $7,000 and Dane
County School to Work Consortium Re-
imbursement of $10,430; and to increase
IDEA Preschool and Flow Through Grant
budgets to cover additional costs for
professional development, equipment
required by a students IEP, and materi-
als and supplies to support occupational
and physical therapists. Move to approve
building reclassifications based upon
changing needs, and other related bud-
get adjustments totaling $23,654
COMMITTEE REPORTS: None.
DISCUSSION: 2017-2018 School
Calendar - Allison Sorg reported on the
recommendations from the Calendar
Committee for the proposed 2017-2018
Oak Ave, Oregon, WI
DISCUSSION/ACTION: None.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: Regular
Board meetings - March 6 (6:15 pm Keg-
Regular Board Meeting @ Kegonsa Ele-
mentary School) & March 20; Joint Facili-
ties/Policy Committee meeting: February
28 - 5:30 pm; Policy Committee meeting:
February 28 6:30 pm & March 6 (5:00
pm at Kegonsa Elementary School); Fa-
cilities Committee meeting: May 16; Fi-
nance Committee meeting: February 20,
March 20, & April 17.
A motion was made by Joe Freye,
seconded by Yolibeth FitzGibbon, and
carried unanimously to adjourn at 7:30
p.m.
_______________________________
___________________________________
Bev Fergus, Clerk
Published: April 6, 2017
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BOARD OF EDUCATION
STOUGHTON AREA
SCHOOL DISTRICT
REGULAR MEETING
MARCH 6, 2017
A regular meeting of the Board of
Education of the Stoughton Area School
District was called to order Monday,
March 6, 2017, at 6:45 p.m. in the LMC at
Kegonsa Elementary School, 1400 Ver-
non St., by President, Scott Dirks.
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Scott
Dirks, Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Joe Freye,
Sara Rabe, Brett Schumacher, Allison
Sorg, Donna Tarpinian and Nicole Wi-
essinger. Excused: Bev Fergus.
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Donna Tar-
pinian reviewed several assembly bills
and answered questions from board
members.
PUBLIC COMMENT: Jonathon
Coughlin, 1117 Hamilton St. #205, clari-
approve the February 16 to March 1, 2017
check register as presented; We would
like to give a sincere thank you to the fol-
lowing individuals and groups and move
approval of their donations to the Dis-
trict: $500 from JSB Ventures LLC (Jim-
my Johns) for scholarships; $100 from
Paulette Carter for River Bluff German
students trip to Bemidji, MN transporta-
tion costs; $25 from Stoughton Antique
Mall River Bluff German students trip to
Bemidji, MN transportation costs; $20
from Lisa Koenecke for River Bluff stu-
dents trip to Washington, D.C.; $20 from
Lieneke Hafeman for River Bluff students
trip to Washington, D.C.; and, related
donation budget adjustments for $665.
There were no professional educator re-
tirements, resignations, or contracts to
approve at this meeting.
COMMITTEE REPORTS: President
Scott Dirks reported on the first meeting
of the new Poverty Task Force Commit-
tee; next meeting will be held on April
3, 2017. Donna Tarpinian reported on
the several policies with revisions to be
brought to the next board meeting, March
20, 2017.
DISCUSSION: Safety Committee Up-
date - Erica Pickett, Cal Merath, Erin Con-
rad, Dan Holzhuter, Brian Shimon & Chief
Leck gave a safety presentation that
focused on the ALICE (Alert Lockdown
Inform Counter Evacuate) training for 17-
18 school year implementation. Cameras
linked between school buildings and the
police department was also discussed.
2017-2018 Staffing - Dr. Onsager re-
viewed the recommended additions and
reductions to 2017-18 staffing as follows:
Increases - 1.0 Educator-5th Grade, Sand-
hill (increased enrollment at grade level);
1.0 Educator-Learning Strategist, River
Bluff (increased enrollment at grade lev-
el); 1.0 Educator - Learning Strategist,
Sandhill (restructure to provide stronger
student support & staff collaboration);
1.0 Educator-Learning Strategist, Kegon-
sa (restructure to provide stronger stu-
dent support & staff collaboration); 1.0
Educator-Learning Strategist, Fox Prairie
(restructure to provide stronger student
support & staff collaboration); & 1.0 Ed-
ucator-Speech & Language, River Bluff
(increased IEP minutes for speech & lan-
guage services); total increase 6.0 FTE in
the amount of $450,000. Decreases - 1.0
Educator- Kindergarten, Fox Prairie (de-
creased enrollment at grade level); .4
FTE Educator-Art, High School (declining
enrollment); .5 Educator-Social Studies,
High School (declining enrollment); .5
Educator-English, High School (declining
enrollment); 2.0 Educational Assistants,
Kegonsa (students transitioning to River
Bluff & change in service delivery); and
1.0 Educator-Behavior Specialist, Riv-
er Bluff (unfilled in 16-17, reallocated to
speech & language); total decrease 5.40
FTE in the amount of $339,000. These
increases/reductions result in a net in-
crease of .60 FTE equaling $111,000. This
item will be placed on the March 20, 2017
agenda for board action.
DISCUSSION/ACTION: 2017-2018
School Calendar - A motion was made
by Allison Sorg, seconded by Donna
Tarpinian, and carried unanimously to
approve the 207-2018 school calendar as
presented.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: Regular
Board meetings - March 20 & April 3 (6:15
pm @ Fox Prairie Elementary Building
Tour & 7:00 pm Regular Board Meeting
@ Fox Prairie Elementary School); Fa-
cilities Committee meeting - May 16; Fi-
nance Committee meetings - March 20
and April 17.
A motion was made by Joe Freye,
seconded by Yolibeth FitzGibbon, and
carried unanimously to adjourn at 8:15
p.m.
__________________________________
Bev Fergus, Clerk
Published: April 6, 2017
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
SUBSTATION STRUCTURE
AND MATERIALS
STOUGHTON, WISCONSIN
PROJECT NO. S11-16D
SPECIFICATION NO. 3020,
VOLUME XLI
Stoughton Utilities will receive
sealed bids for Substation Structure and
Materials. Bids will be received at the of-
fice of Forster Engineering, 550 N. Burr
53575 until 1:00 p.m. local time on
the 13th day of April, 2017, at which time
all bids will be publicly opened and read
aloud.
The bids shall be addressed to:
Forster Engineering, 550 North Burr Oak
Ave, Oregon, WI 53575
And shall be marked: Sealed Bid,
Submitted by (bidders name), Substa-
tion Materials, Specification 3020, Vol-
ume XLI
The work shall include furnishing
and delivering of a substation structure
and materials package for the Stoughton
West Substation.
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, Wis-
consin 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: March 30 and April 6, 2017
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PORT: Dr. Onsager thanked the great call vote (Rabe, Schumacher, Wiessing-
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Donna Tar- cole Wiessinger. er, Tarpinian, Sorg, Fergus, FitzGibbon, fying his recent school board candidate
Norse Star staff for their presentation and pinian updated the Board regarding; LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Local Con- response published in the Courier Hub.

hard work. The building tour earlier that
evening revealed great things happen-
ing at SHS and he thanked SHS staff and
students. Dr. Onsager also reported on a
recent Hub article, the upcoming Facili-
ties Committee meeting on Tuesday, Jan-
uary 10, 2017, and invited BOE members
to attend the Staff Appreciation event on
January 28, 2017.
CONSENT AGENDA: A motion was
made by Bev Fergus, seconded by Joe
Freye, and carried unanimously to: ap-
prove the December 19, 2016 regular
meeting minutes; approve the 12-15-16
to 01-24-17 check register as presented;
We would like to say thank you to the fol-
lowing individuals and groups and move
approval of their donations to the Dis-
trict; $20,000 from WISTAF Trust Account
for the Thomas Beattie Scholarship;
upcoming Budget Bill from Governor
Walker, information regarding the State
Superintendent candidates, and provid-
ed legislative information from the 2017
WI Education Conference, 1/18/2017 -
1/20/17 at The Wisconsin Center, Milwau-
kee, WI.
PUBLIC COMMENT: None.
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR RE-
PORT: Dr. Onsagers report included an
invitation to Board members to attend
the Staff Appreciation Event on Janu-
ary 28, 2017 and information regarding
an upcoming PBS special Around the
Corner which features Stoughton, WI
on February 2. A special preview of the
PBS program will be shown at the Opera
House on January 31 at 7:00 pm.
CONSENT AGENDA: A motion was
trol of School Start Date - Donna Tarpin-
ian gave a legislative news update which
included WASB information regarding
local control of school start date.
PUBLIC COMMENT: Nick Lowe
(Stoughton FFA Alumni), 3 Head Street,
Edgerton, WI, presented Dr. Onsager
with the WI FFA Alumni Distinguished
Contributor Award from the 2017 State
FFA Alumni Convention.
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR RE-
PORT: Dr. Onsager thanked the FFA
Alumni for the award and for recognizing
the SHS FFA program. His report includ-
ed information about National School
Counselor week - Feb. 6-10, 2017, up-
coming School Board Candidate forums,
and the Pops Concert. ALICE training in-
formation will be provided by the Safety
Freye, & Dirks) to move into executive
session at 8:55 p.m. The Board will re-
convene in open session.
President Dirks called an executive
session of the Stoughton Area School
District Board of Education to order on
Monday, February 6, 2017 at 9:05 p.m.
in the Multipurpose Room at Sandhill
Elementary School. Present: Dirks, Tar-
pinian, Fergus, Sorg, Schumacher, Fitz-
Gibbon, Freye, Rabe, Wiessinger. Mem-
bers discussed District Administrator
evaluation.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: Regular
Board Meetings- February 20, 2017 &
March 6, 2017 (6:15 pm Kegonsa; Ele-
mentary School Building Tour; 7:00 pm
Regular Board meeting at Kegonsa Ele-
mentary School); Joint Facilities/Policy
Committee meeting - February 28 @5:30
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TOWN OF
PLEASANT SPRINGS
TOWN BOARD MEETING
2354 COUNTY HIGHWAY N
ANNUAL MEETING
TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 2017
5:00 P.M.
1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Swear in newly elected and ap-
pointed officials
4. Summary of purpose, procedures
and powers of the annual meeting
5. Approval of minutes of the April
19, 2016 Annual Meeting
6. Chairperson Mary Haley
a. Introduction of members of the
Plan Commission, Town Board, Town
employees, Building Inspector, Assessor
and Attorney present at this meeting.
b. Report on 2016 Operation
7. Presentation of the Annual Report
Clerk/Treasurer Maria Pili Hougan
8. Plan Commission Report
9. Pleasant Springs Sanitary District
#1 Report
10. Building Inspectors Report
11. Items from the people
12. Set the date of the next annual
meeting to be April 17, 2018. Should a
402 Help Wanted, General
JOIN EXCLUSIVELY ROSES in
Mother's Day bouquet production
May 2nd-11th in a bright, energetic
working environment. We offer flexible
shifts, days. evenings and weekends.
$12/hour+ potential bonuses. For more
information, contact us at 608-877-8879
KK LAWN AND SPORT of Oregon is
growing!.seeking Mechanic or applicant
with mechanical aptitude to work in our
store. Full or part-time available. Apply at
220 Janesville St, Oregon. Ask for Mike
or Dean.
TAXI DRIVERS. Must be friendly, reliable,
have clean driving record. Must be at
least 23-years-old. 608-415-7308
433 Accounting,
Financial & Insurance
BOOKKEEPER- PT. Edgerton area busi-
ness seeking a part-time bookkeeper
to handle payroll, billing and payables.
Qualified candidates will be proficient in
Quick Books. $16-$18 per hour. 4 hours
per day M-F. Email resume to hrdept@
amsolutionswi.com
434 Health Care, Human
Services & Child Care
CAREGIVER WANTED! Do you want
to make a difference in the life of a local
resident but only have a few hours each
week? Experience not necessary. Will
train the right person! Contact Alicia at
608-225-5616 for more information.
CNA, LPN OR RN for quadriplegic
man. Afternoons and evenings. 3pm-
11pm, Monday-Friday. Or possible
other shifts to fill in. 608-833-4726
PCA/CNA CAREGIVERS New 16 bed
memory care home opening in Oregon.
Locally owned and operated. Building
a culture you want to be part of. Now
hiring all shifts. Come experience the
difference. Call BeeHive Homes 608-
630-6793
437 Customer Service & Retail
HELP NEEDED in Postal Station. Mon-
day-Saturday, days. Will train Apply in per-
son. Sues Hallmark Hatchery Hill Center,
3000 Cahill Main, Fitchburg.
449 Driver, Shipping
& Warehousing
DELIVERY DRIVER. Organic produce
farm near Evansville needs driver for
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday route to Mad-
ison and Milwaukee. 10+ hour days,
22-foot reefer. Additional farm work avail-
able if interested. CDL is valuable but
not required. Must be in good physical
shape, as the job involves lifting and
hand-truck work. Mid-May through next
winter or longer. Good hourly wage,
based on experience, plus lots of organic
veggies to take home. Contact Steve or
Beth, 608-882-6196, csa@)tipiproduce.
com.
EXCLUSIVELY ROSES is seeking driv-
ers for Mother's Day deliveries May 11th,
12th and 13th. Routes go to Chicagoland.
$200+Gas. Drivers must use their own
vehicle. STRICTLY LIMITED to minivans
and cargo vans. For further inquiries,
please contact us at 608-877-8879
452 General
OFFICE CLEANING in Stoughton Mon-
Fri 5pm-9pm. Visit our website: www.
capitalcityclean.com or call our office:
608-831-8850
516 Cleaning Services
House/SMALL Office cleaning. Avail
Thursday's Only. References. Call Diana
608-513-3368
TORNADO CLEANING SERVICES
LLC- Your hometown Residential Clean-
ing Company. 608-719-8884 or garth@
garthewing.com
548 Home Improvement
A&B ENTERPRISES
Light Construction Remodeling
No job too small
608-835-7791
HALLINAN-PAINTING
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References/Insured
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conflict arise, the meeting will be held
within 10 days of that date with proper
publication and posting.
13. Adjournment.
Published: April 6, 2017
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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
The City of Stoughton Planning
Commission will hold a Public Hearing
on Monday, May 8, 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
conditional use permit application by
Stoughton Pick, LLC, for an Outdoor Dis-
play use for Tractor Supply Company at
1800 US Highway 51 & 138, Stoughton,
WI. (Previously Walmart)
The property is more formally de-
scribed as:
mission/
Parcel #281/0511-063-9802-2
Legal Description: PRT LOT 1
CSM 5317 CS24/144&146-8/4/87 DE-
SCR AS SEC 6-5-11 PRT SE1/4SW1/4
COM SW COR SEC 6 TH ALG S SEC
LN N87DEG0014E 1830.42 FT TH
N02DEG0020W 71.72 FT TO POB SD
PT BEING THE SW COR LOT 1 CSM
RECOVER PAINTING Offers carpentry,
drywall, deck restoration and all forms of
painting Recover urges you to join in the
fight against cancer, as a portion of every
job is donated to cancer research. Free
estimates, fully insured, over 20 years of
experience. Call 608-270-0440.
TOMAS PAINTING
Professional, Interior,
Exterior, Repairs.
Free Estimates. Insured.
608-873-6160
554 Landscaping, Lawn,
Tree & Garden Work
ADONIS LAWN CARE
Spring cleaning, mulching, trimming and
mowing. Free estimates and insured. In
business for 30 years. West and South
Madison, Verona Fitchburg 608-845-
7088
ART'S LAWNCARE: Mowing, trimming,
roto-tilling. Rough mowing available. 608-
235-4389
JEFF'S LAWN CARE, spring/fall clean-
up, mowing, and much more 608-220-
4025
LAWN MOWING
Residential & Commercial
Fully Insured.
608-873-7038 or 608-669-0025
602 Antiques & Collectibles
COLUMBUS ANTIQUE MALL
& CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
MUSEUM
"Wisconsin's Largest Antique Mall"!
Enter daily 8am-4pm 78,000 SF
200 Dealers in 400 Booths
Third floor furniture, locked cases
Location: 239 Whitney St
Columbus, WI 53925
920-623-1992
www.columbusantiquemall.com
652 Garage Sales
VERONA 1854 N Kollath Rd. Thurs and
Friday, April 6 & 7, 8am-6pm. April 8,
9-noon. 3 day, 4 Family Garage Sale.
New 1990's Tupperware, craft items, tons
of books. Housewares, jewelry, & much
more. Cash only accepted! Turn by Oak
Hill cemetary on Hwy G and follow the
signs!
688 Sporting Goods
& Recreational
NEW GLOCK 30-45 caliber, Smith and
Weston 44 magnum model 29, Sig Sauer
1911-22 caliber. 608-291-2322
696 Wanted To Buy
WE BUY Junk Cars and Trucks.
We sell used parts.
Monday thru Friday 8am-5:30pm.
Newville Auto Salvage, 279 Hwy 59
Edgerton, 608-884-3114
705 Rentals
GREENWOOD APARTMENTS
Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently
has 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $795 per month, includes
heat, water, and sewer.
608-835-6717 Located at:
139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575
MADISON- RENOVATED 2/BEDROOM,
1/BATH. HARDWOOD FLOORS. A/C.
NEAR WALKING AND BIKE PATH.
FEW BLOCKS OFF LAKE. $875 HEAT
INCLUDED. AND PARKING. 608-709-
9177 OR 608-332-6013
CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon
Monda for the Stoughton Courier Hub
unless changed because of holiday work
schedules. Call now to place your ad,
873-6671 or 835-6677.
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AUCTION
500+ Guns at Auction! Sat. April 15th 9AM Prairie du Chien,
WI. Hunting, Military Arms & Antique Guns. Preview - Friday GUITAR WANTED! Local musician will pay up to $12,500 for
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SPORTING GOODS
GUN SHOW: April 14 & 15, Madison Marriott (Exit 252 West)
1313 John Q Hammons Dr, Middleton, WI. Fri 3-8pm, Sat. 9am-
5pm - $7 (14 & under FREE) BUY/SELL/TRADE 608-752-
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5317 TH N02DEG0020W 774.85 FT
TO NW COR SD LOT 1 TH ALG N LN
SD CSM N89DEG0611E 313.49 FT TH
S01DEG5619E 219.52 FT TO NE COR
EXISTING WAL-MART BUILDING TH
ALG E LN SD BUILDING S01DEG5619E
160.06 FT TO SE COR SD BUILD-
ING TH S21DEG4704E 45.70 FT TH
S01DEG5619E 351.05 FT TO N R/W USH
51 TH ALG SD R/W ON CRV TO RIGHT
RAD 5969.58 FT LC S88DEG2527W qualifications for appointment to the Plan
147.14 FT TH S89DEG1052W 180.94
FT TO POB CONT 5.69 ACRES M/L
(WALMART PARCEL)
This property description is for tax
purposes. It may be abbreviated. For the
complete legal description please refer to
the deed.
For questions regarding this notice
please contact Michael Stacey, Zoning
Administrator at 608-646-0421.
Additional information including
a location map can be found at: http://
stoughtoncitydocs.com/planning-com-
Published April 6 and 13, 2017
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OREGON 2-Bedroom in quiet, well-kept
building. Convenient location. Includes all
appliances, A/C, blinds, private parking,
laundry, storage. $200 security deposit.
Cats OK. $690/month. Available May 1st.
608-219-6677
STOUGHTON 1616 Kenilworth Ct.
Large 2-BR apts available now.
Pets welcome. Many feature new wood
laminate flooring.
$775-$825/mo. 608-831-4035.
www.madtownrentals.com
720 Apartments
ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors
55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $795 per month. Includes
heat, water and sewer. Professionally
managed. Located at
300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI
53589 608-877-9388
750 Storage Spaces For Rent
ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE
10X10 10X15 10X20 10X30
Security Lights-24/7 access
BRAND NEW
OREGON/BROOKLYN
Credit Cards Accepted
CALL (608)444-2900
C.N.R. STORAGE
Located behind
Stoughton Garden Center
Convenient Dry Secure
Lighted with access 24/7
Bank Cards Accepted
Off North Hwy 51 on
Oak Opening Dr. behind
Stoughton Garden Center
Call: 608-509-8904
DEER POINT STORAGE
Convenient location behind
Stoughton Lumber.
Clean-Dry Units
24 HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS
5x10 thru 12x25
608-335-3337
CITY OF VERONA
PUBLIC WORKS POSITION
Equipment Operator
The City of Verona is currently accepting
applications for a full-time Public Works
Maintenance/Equipment Operator Position
to perform skilled or semi-skilled duties re-
lated to the maintenance of Municipal Pub-
lic Works, Sewer and Water Infrastructure.
The position requires previous experience
in municipal maintenance or a closely re-
lated field and must possess a Commer-
cial Drivers License. The starting wage is
$21.07-$23.49/hr depending on qualifica-
tions and years of service. Applications will
be accepted until 3:00 p.m., Wednesday
April 12, 2017.
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TOWN OF
PLEASANT SPRINGS
RESIDENTS
NOTICE OF PLAN
COMMISSION OPENING
Town residents wishing to serve on
the Plan Commission are encouraged
to send a letter of interest stating their
Commission. The term is a three-year
term and starts in April.
Personal interviews may be sched-
uled by the Town Board prior to appoint-
ment in April.
Please address your letter to the
Pleasant Springs Town Board, 2354
County Rd N, Stoughton, WI, 53589-2873
or email your letter to clerktreasurer@
pleasantsprings.org.
The Town Plan Commission meets
at 6:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of
each month, hears all requests for rezon-
ing, variance and special exception per-
mits, and makes recommendations for
action to the Town Board.
/s/Maria Hougan, Clerk/Treasurer
Published: March 30 and April 6, 2017
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FRENCHTOWN
SELF-STORAGE
Only 6 miles South of
Verona on Hwy PB.
Variety of sizes available now.
10x10=$60/month
10x15=$70/month
10x20=$80/month
10x25=$90/month
12x30=$115/month
Call 608-424-6530 or
1-888-878-4244
NORTH PARK STORAGE
10x10 through 10x40, plus
14x40 with 14' door for
RV & Boats.
Come & go as you please.
608-873-5088
OREGON SELF-STORAGE
10x10 through 10x25
month to month lease
Call Karen Everson at
608-835-7031 or
Veronica Matt at 608-291-0316
RASCHEIN PROPERTY
STORAGE
6x10 thru 10x25
Market Street/Burr Oak Street
in Oregon
Call 608-520-0240
UNION ROAD STORAGE
10x10 - 10x15
10x20 - 12x30
24 / 7 Access
Security Lights & Cameras
Credit Cards Accepted
608-835-0082
1128 Union Road
Oregon, WI
Located on the corner of
Union Road & Lincoln Road
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RDA: Historic value at RDA-owned Highway Trailer building in question

Continued from page 1
Because the RDA owns
the building, the councils
authority to block the dem-
olition has been questioned.
But Becker later told the
Hub the RDA is going to
do whatever the council
asks.
He added the RDA con-
siders the Highway Trail-
er building a liability
because it blocks a view of
the river and redevelopment
area from Main Street, and
because the master develop-
er has said he wont partic-
ipate in the design charrette
if the building remains in
place.
When the RDA sent out
a request for proposals last
year searching for a mas-
ter developer, a map of the
redevelopment area includ-
ed in the RFPs did not show
the Highway Trailer build-
ing because it was not part
of a preferred develop-
ment plan the council had
approved in 2009 as part of
a Railroad Corridor Neigh-
borhood Plan, Becker said.
Throughout all of the
public workshops, there
was little interest expressed
in saving the Highway
Trailer building, he told
the council. Most con-
sidered it blight, and the
neighbors want the whole
area cleaned up.
Supporters of the dem-
olition moratorium argued
the community values its
history and historic struc-
tures, and charged the RDA
hadnt consulted the public
before deciding to demolish
the building.
Members of the RDA
said theyd been working
to acquire properties in
the redevelopment area for
years and had held several
public-information meet-
ings, where community
members talked about their
desires for the area. The
Highway Trailer building
was not included in the
redevelopment maps or
plans, Becker said.
Ald. Michael Engelberger
(D-2) and council president
Tim Swadley (D-1) said
they were disappointed the
RDA hadnt communicated
more with the council about
its plans before voting to
demolish the building.
Swadley noted the RDAs
March 8 meeting agenda
didnt have anything listed
about the Highway Trailer
building, and he suggested
the 2009 Railroad Corridor
Neighborhood Plan might
need to be updated. He also
suggested additional study
about its potential effects.
Suggestions of slowing
the process down prompt-
ed an exasperated response
from Becker.
You need to start gener-
ating TIF, he said. Weve
got a master developer,
and weve got everything
teed up to go. And to take
actions like a demolition
moratorium or to ask for
more studies, were going
to lose what weve got and
then well have to start over.
It jeopardizes the TIF,
and well have to find a new
master developer.
Other options a risk
The RDA last year sent
an RFP to 144 developers
in Wisconsin and northern
Illinois, and received three
responses, Becker said.
Chicago-based Tanesay
Development, which the
RDA chose as the projects
master developer, was the
only one to respond directly
to the RFP, Becker added.
Two other developers
Gorman and Company, and
Movin Out selected a
specific site in the overall
redevelopment area to work
on.
Gorman proposed rede-
ve l o p i n g t h e H i g h w a y
Trailer building into a
59-unit apartment building.
Movin Out, which suc-
cessfully redeveloped
vacant land along the riv-
er owned by Stoughton
Trailers in 2010-11, asked
the city to acquire another
Stoughton Trailers building
on Eighth Street and sell it
to the developer, who would
build a two-story apartment
building with 50 units.
Becker explained the
Gorman proposal would
compete with the housing
that Tanesay plans to build
and would block a sight line
of the river and redevelop-
ment area from Rotary Park
and Main Street.
He also pointed out that
Gorman would rely on his-
toric tax credits provided by
the state and federal gov-
ernments, which are cur-
rently threatened with being
reduced, as well as low-in-
come housing tax credits.
The RDA views it as a
risk moving forward with
Gorman, he said.
Becker also presented an
analysis of tax-increment
financing that would be
generated by the projects.
He estimated that Tanesay
and Movin Out would gen-
erate $6.6 million more in
TIF revenue than Gorman
would with a different mas-
ter developer.
He said while demoli-
tion of the Highway Trail-
er building is not immi-
nent, the RDA would lose
its master developer if the
council requires the build-
ing to be part of the rede-
velopment.
The RDA has planned a
four-day design charrette
to begin April 30, but it
will not take place without
a master developer, Becker
said.
Ald. Regina Hirsch
(D-3), a member of the
RDA, accused Tanesay of
playing games by not
wanting to participate in
the charrette if the Highway
Trailer building remains.
The developer is already
showing his hand at how
easy he is to work with us,
she said. That puts up a
red flag for me. He nev-
er mentioned it before (in
meetings with the RDA)
and now hes playing these
games? How many more
games will he play through-
out this development?
Becker disagreed.
He didnt even know
there was a Highway Trail-
er building on that site, he
said.
Hirsch said Gorman had
indicated it would be will-
ing to serve as a master
developer on the project,
and she noted the Movin
Out would need TIF assis-
tance to make its plan work.
Questioning details
Some alders questioned
aspects of the project,
including whether the proj-
ect would be marketable,
whether low-income hous-
ing puts extra strain on city
services and how the devel-
opment might affect the
school district.
Engelberger expressed
concern about having too
many low-income hous-
ing units in a prime real
estate area along the river,
noting that Elven Sted a
36-unit housing complex
just east of the redevelop-
ment site already provides
low-income housing.
Thats a lot of subsi-
dized housing in one area
of the city, he said. Were
there any studies to see if
thats feasible?
He suggested the council
should discuss its afford-
able housing policy before
accepting a proposal to
build more of it.
Becker responded that
Movin Out has conducted
market studies and has a
waiting list for Elven Sted.
They are confident they
can do the second phase for
50 units and open full, he
said, adding that Gormans
plan would add 50 units of
subsidized housing as well.
Swadley noted the
Stoughton Area School Dis-
trict has been struggling
with declining enrollment
for years, and hopes rede-
velopment would bring
families with young chil-
dren to town.
He charged its too late to
get answers because you
already accepted Movin
Outs plan.
Becker said thats not
c o r r e c t : T h e s e a r e n t
plans; theyre just propos-
als. We still need to develop
the plans, and thats what
the design charrette is all
about to help prepare the
master plan for this area.
Truehl suggested the
council not lose sight of the
larger redevelopment proj-
ect. He said Movin Outs
proposal could be a sepa-
rate discussion that we can
revisit.
But for the design char-
rette to move forward, the
Highway Trailer building
has to come down, he said.
Whats at stake is that we
have a master develop-
er that the RDA believes
has the experience and can
in fact pull off the kind of
development that the com-
munitys been looking for
for years.
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Theres no time to waste

when a rate like this comes
around. Alder suggests saving different building
WITH A SUMMIT CERTIFICATE: Ald. Greg Jenson (D-3), who voted for
the demolition moratorium two weeks ago,
introduced an alternative last week to saving
You earn one of the highest interest rates in our area the Highway Trailer building.
He said preserving the Highway Trail-
Your deposits are insured for at least $250,000 er building is not as important as a smaller
building, located closer to the river, that has
Theres no penalty for funds withdrawn to use toward a more historical value.
Summit mortgage (non-IRA Certificates only) If any building is going to be saved, he
said, thats the one I want saved.
Plus, get a 0.10% RATE BUMP** when you open your Jenson wasnt sure what year it was built
Certificate as an IRA but thought was before the turn of the last
century, and may have been a blacksmith
Theres no more waiting for a rate worth waiting for. shop, a foundry or a wagon making compa-
ny owned by T.G. Mandt.
So why wait? In the late 1800s, Mandts Wagon Works
was Stoughtons major industry, attract-
ing Norwegian immigrants to the area with
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hopes of working in the factory.
Jenson thinks that architecturally, its
much more interesting than the Highway
Trailer building and that it could have a host
of uses if it were restored, including a com-
munity center or a year-round farmers mar-
ket.
I dont think it would be that hard to
redesign or save that building, Jenson said.
If the developers not willing to work with
that, I would be very disappointed.
Engelberger agreed with Jenson, and said
he hopes the developer would incorporate a
historical design theme for the entire area.
Jenson told the Hub he would ask the
council to reconsider its demolition morato-
rium at its next meeting, Tuesday, April 11.
Bill Livick
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