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Thursday, January 1, 2015 Vol. 133, No. 23 Stoughton, WI

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City of Stoughton

Investment in
radio system
pays off for PD
Works independent of county, can
help other city departments
BILL LIVICK
Unified Newspaper Group

A few years ago, city officials decided to

invest nearly $500,000 on upgrading and
digitalizing the citys emergency communications dispatch system.
That investment is now paying off, said
Chief of Police Greg Leck.
While public safety and other first responders using DaneCom or the old legacy system that preceded it are frustrated with unreliable emergency radio communications, the
citys system is working well.
We dont use the 911 dispatch center and
so we dont have any radio problems, Leck
said of the police department. Were on our
own system. If we do go on the county system at all, we use the legacy system. But its
very rare. Most of the time were simply on
our own system.
Stoughton fire chief Marty Lamers was
quoted at length in a recent Channel 3000
story about how unreliable Dane Countys
emergency communications system has been.
He told the Hub on Monday that hes not
criticizing the 911 centers staff, whom have
been very good to work with.
But hes not happy with the countys system because its not working consistently.

Map courtesy Forward Development Group

After years of conceptual discussion, the land uses approved for Kettle Park West might start to take physical form this year. The project plan shown
above will guide the construction process this year if the project isnt delayed.

KPW moves from

planning to construction
Last year was 12 months of city decisions about Kettle Park West, but 2015
will likely be the year the project begins
to take shape on the ground.
Its only likely because a group
calling itself Stoughton Forward hopes
to stop the city from providing the $5.1
million in tax-increment financing
needed to fund infrastructure improvements as prescribed in the KPW development agreement.
Stoughton Forward has vowed to sue
the city over its approval process and
also hopes to gather enough signatures
to place an advisory referendum question on borrowing money for the project
on the April election ballot.
Its unclear whether those or other
strategies to stop the project will succeed, but if the project does not get
started by June 30, it will need an extension, something opponents are also hoping for.
That uncertainty is only part of the
reason Kettle Park West was not only
our story of the year for 2014 but is
also our top story to watch for 2015.
The development is expected to have

a profound impact on the city, whether

its for good or ill or both.
Assuming the development of
a 35-acre commercial center goes
ahead anchored by a controversial
153,000-square-foot Wal-Mart Supercenter construction at the site could
begin in late spring or early summer.
Theres still a big coordination
effort before we can begin construction, but its all in process, said Dennis Steinkraus, development manager
for Forward Development Group, in an
early December interview with the Courier Hub. We hope to break ground this
spring.
What is in store this year for Stoughton as it relates to KPW falls into four
main categories: the developer coming through with construction on time,
planning for other pieces of the development, taxpayer funding and the possibility of elections challenging people
who consistently voted in favor of it.

Construction deadline
Steinkraus said he also hopes to
have a construction schedule in place

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sometime in January.
City officials have said their part in
the process has largely been accomplished until June 30, the deadline for
Forward Development Group to provide
documentation showing it has sold the
four major lots in KPW.
Regardless, city attorney Matt Dregne
has repeatedly told the council that its
decision on KPW is final unless Forward Development Group fails to meet
its obligations as spelled out in the
development agreement.
Those obligations include providing
the city with letters of credit, proof of
approvals and permits from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation
and Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources, and documentation that four
lots in the 35-acre commercial center
have been purchased by retailers.

Spring election

Nomination
papers due Jan. 6
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If the developer meets its obligations, including providing the city with
a $5.6 million letter of credit, the city

Those interested in running for public

office in the spring election have just a few
days to get their name on the ballot. The
deadline to file a declaration of candidacy
and collect signatures for office is coming up
Jan. 6.
Locally, four Common Council incumbents
have announced that they will be on the ballot, but one seat will be open for the April 7
general election.
With the council deadlocked on Kettle
Park West-related votes, the spring election
could be a busy one with candidates vying

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The mild winter so far has been a good thing for the City of Stoughton. Crews have had to use less salt and sand this season.

City of Stoughton

Mild winter is easy on road salt budget

BILL LIVICK
Unified Newspaper Group

A mild beginning to the

winter of 2014-15 is helping the city reduce the
amount of road salt it uses,
said Karl Manthe, Stoughtons streets superintendent.
But, Manthe added, January and February of 2014
were hard on the road salt
budget. If we had gotten
a snowy December, hes
almost sure the city would
have gone over its salt

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budget.
Our budget runs from
Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, so the
rough winter we had in
January and February hit us
hard, he said. Its great
that we didnt get snow in
December because now
were going to be able to
stay within our budget.
Manthe said the lack
of December snow has
allowed his staff to catch up
on things like tree trimming
and removal, along with
patching the streets.

The last couple of winters we didnt get a chance

to do much tree trimming,
so its been great for that,
he said.
He noted that the cold
and snow came on early.
In November, he sent plow
crews out three or four
times to apply a mix of salt
and sand on slippery roads.
He hasnt had to worry
about any snow removal in
December, however.
Manthe typically orders
road salt through a state

agency in May, usually

around 460-470 tons for the
year. The citys annual budget for road salt is generally
around $45,000. The salt is
delivered in November and
expected to last through the
winter.
Manthe said the citys
salt shed is not full but in
good shape for the remaining winter months unless
the weather takes a drastic
turn for the worse.
We are sitting pretty
good now, he said.

Additional DCSO patrol

on New Years Eve

Stoughton Utilities asks

residents to report ice dams

There will be six additional Dane County Sheriffs deputies on patrol on

New Years Eve looking
to prevent drunk driving.
The Dane County Sheriffs Office is encouraging anyone who has plans
to drink alcohol on New
Years Eve to plan ahead,
whether its using free
extended bus service in
the Madison area through
Madison Metro or designating a sober designated
driver.
Whether its a holiday
or not, the Dane County
Sheriffs Office works
to educate drivers on the
dangers of drinking and
driving, Sheriff David
Mahoney said in a news

Stoughton Utilities is
trying to turn a potentially
costly ice build up into savings with its Worst Ice Dam
Contest.
The contest, which began
Dec. 21 and runs until
March 20, asks homeowners to send in up to three
photos of ice dams in their
house.
The point of the contest
is to help raise awareness
about what to do to prevent ice dams from occurring and to help those in
the worst situations remedy
the conditions that are causing the ice buildup, Cory
Neeley, energy services
representative at Stoughton
Utilities, said in the release.
The winner of the worst
ice dam will receive a free
Home Performance with
Energy Star audit, according to a news release. A
contractor will examine
the winners windows and
doors for drafts, heating
and air conditioning units,
ductwork, insulation levels
and then make recommendations on improvements
to lower utility bills and
improve air quality.
According to the release,
an ice dam is a thick ridge
of solid ice that builds up
along a homes eaves when

release. And for those

who choose not to listen
to our message, well have
extra enforcement on the
road (New Years Eve),
and many other nights
throughout 2015.
DCSO is using two OWI
prevention grants from the
Wisconsin Department of
Transportation to increase
its impaired driving
enforcement. The release
said there were more than
450 OWI-related traffic
calls that Dane County
deputies responded to in
2014.
The Dane County Jail
also processed more than
175 bookings for felony
OWI charges, according to
the release.

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heat escapes from a homes

attic, melts the snow on the
roof and refreezes. When it
melts, an ice dam can harm
gutters and shingles and
cause water damage inside
the house.
The release suggested
using a roof rake to remove
snow from the roof to prevent an ice dam from forming. It said people should
never go on the roof to
remove the snow, however.
If you find an ice dam
has formed, SU suggested
creating channels through
the ice to allow the water
behind it to drain. To do
this, fill the leg of a discarded pair of pantyhose
with calcium chloride ice
melt and lay it on the roof
so it cross the dam and
hangs over the gutter.
The chloride will eventually melt through the ice
and create a channel for
water to flow into the gutters or off the roof.
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Radio: Lamers says county system inconsistent

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Lamers doesnt know
exactly when the county
channel that the fire and
EMS departments have
used in the past quit
working reliably.
All of the sudden it
just started not working very well, he said.
We started complaining
about it almost immediately, and they started
working on it with us,
but it doesnt seem to be
improving.
He said the situation is
frustrating on both ends
at the 911 call center and
for first responders here
in Stoughton.
But its also potentially
dangerous because firefighters could be put in a
position where they are
entering a burning building and cant use their
radios to communicate
with other agencies or
medical personnel.
As long as it doesnt
work for us it causes
problems, he said.
Lamers added, We
dont know when the new
system (DaneCom) will
be fully operational, and
we have to rely on the old
system.

Backup

Stoughton does have

its own radio channel,
but fire and EMS are
dispatched through the
county system, Lamers
explained.
The county assigns
Stoughtons fire and
EMS departments a
county channel to operate on because they may
need to talk with other

departments that are coming here to assist in an

emergency. Those other
departments, in theory,
also have access to those
channels.
But in reality, the
interoperability that the
county is seeking through
DaneCom hasnt worked.
Fortunately, the system
the city invested in works
well.
We do have our own
channels that if we needed to, we could switch
over to and operate on,
Lamers said. And the
police department has all
of their own channels and
are totally independent of
the county that way.
The fire department
primarily uses its channels for training purposes,
Lamers said.
If it cant reach outside
agencies on the county system, it is able to
switch over to the police
departments system and
communicate with a dispatcher there, who can
relay information to outside agencies.
Leck said when the
county needs to communicate with the police
department, the call center usually switches to
our frequency.
Communicating with
outside agencies is going
to be dependent on what
happens with DaneCom
and what the county
does with their system,
Leck explained. It really
has no effect on our system whatsoever. But, if
we have a major incident
where we have multiple
agencies coming in that
do not have our frequency

in their radios, it could be

a problem.
He said the city decided to spend the money to
upgrade the police departments communications
system at a time when the
DaneCom plan was struggling with issues of money and politics.
We did so knowing
this would have to be our
backup or our primary
channel, Leck said. So
weve digitized our system and we can stand on
our own.
We can also patch
from our system, so from
our standpoint, were in
pretty good shape.
Getting other systems
on there, thats something
that we were going to
depend on DaneCom for.

No switch

Leck said if and when

DaneCom becomes fully
interoperable, the police
department would use
both systems at the same
time.
We have no intention going to the DaneCom system at this point
because of the reliability issue, Leck said. We
have a system that works
very well for our purposes, and its adaptable and
expandable.
Leck thinks the people
who planned DaneCom
should have designed a
better system from the
start.
Thats really the failure
of it, he said.
The designers cheapened the system up
because of money, he said,
and everybodys pointing fingers as to why that

happened.
In the long run, DaneCom belongs to the county, and the county should
have done the right thing
in the beginning, he said.
They basically knew
this was going to happen,
he charged.
Leck noted that County
Executive Joe Parisi is
now proposing adding
towers to improve the system. But officials in outlying areas said all along
there werent enough towers planned and there
were going to be considerable dead spots.
The politics got out of
hand, Leck said.
Thats one of the reasons why we maintain
our dispatch center, he
emphasized. We have a
reliable system in place;
we have a system that
works well for our community.
He said Stoughtons
system is not that expensive and its not a duplication of services.
Its a great local system that included all new
radios for all of the public
safety entities and public works, making it was
a citywide approach, he
said.
Leck noted the citys
new radios were designed
to comply with the new
DaneCom system.
We felt that were a
big enough city that we
need to take care of our
own first, and were very
glad that we did because
we dont have the issues
that a lot of other agencies that are dependent on
the county system are having, he said.

Through Friday, Jan. 2, the

Stoughton Courier Hub is
accepting nominations for the
newspapers Citizen of the
Year Award.
The annual award recognizes someone whose presence in Stoughton made
a noticeable and positive
impact on the quality of life
in the community during the
calendar year.
The newspaper announces
the winner in January.
Past winners have included
beloved hair stylist and volunteer Cecila Juve, Dianne
Anderson and her late husband Dick for their work on
the citys Memory Walk and
Sonny Swangstu and Kendall
McBroom for their work on
remodeling the new Stoughton Youth Center Building.
If you know someone who
fits the bill, there are several

Courier Hub

ways you can let us know

about it.
The easiest way is by filling out the form on our website, at ConnectStoughton.
com. Click Submit an Item
on the left side panel and follow the link to Citizen of the
Year.
If youd prefer, you can
drop us a line at the Stoughton Courier Hub, 135 W.
Main St., Stoughton, WI
53589, or stop by our office
(in Kegonsa Plaza) with the
information. And you can
always email us at stoughtoneditor@wcinet.com.
Nominations should
include your thoughts about
why you think your nominee
is worthy of consideration for
his or her efforts in the 2014
calendar year and your contact information.

Customer service phone

changes planned for Hub
New number will
provide better
service
The Stoughton Courier
Hub will have a new subscriber services phone number starting Feb. 1.
The new phone number
1-800-355-1892 will connect to a live customer service representative, Unified
Newspaper Group general
manager Dave Enstad said.
The expanded hours will

allow us to better serve our

readers, he said.
Customers can use the
new number to start a new
delivery, make an address
change, change a seasonal
subscription or to ask questions about a bill.
Starting Feb. 1, the customer service representatives will be available from:
6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday
6-10 a.m. Saturday
6-11 a.m. Sunday

Election: Filing deadline Jan. 6

Tuesday, Jan. 6: Filing deadline to get name on ballot
Jan. 13: Town of Pleasant Springs caucus, 6 p.m.
Jan. 20: Town of Rutland caucus, 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 17: Primary (if necessary)
April 7: Spring election
Info: Call your local clerk or visit gab.wi.gov/electionsvoting/2015/spring
to fill a vacancy on the
board last month when Pat
Volk resigned, will run.
Hunter and Sullivan have
filed non-candidacy papers.
Nearby townships also
have seats up for election
this spring.
All three Town of Dunn
board seats and the municipal judge up.
The following seats in
the Town of Dunkirk are up
for election in April, with
the following incumbents
all seeking re-election:
chairman Norman Monsen,
supervisor I Eric Quam

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supervisor II Ted Olson,

treasurer Bonnie Smithback
and constable Greg Holte.
Several seats are open in
the town of Rutland, with
all incumbents seeking reelection: chairman Jeanette
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Rutlands caucus is slated
for 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan.
20.
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to represent the city on the

Common Council. At least
one seat will have a new
alder after current Ald. Tricia Suess (D-3) announced
she is not seeking re-election.
Alds. Patrick OConnor
(D-4), Eric Hohol (D-4),
Mike Engelberger (D-2)
and Sid Boersma (D-1) told
the Hub that they would
be running. OConnors
name will be on the ballot
because he was chosen by
the council in late May to
fill a vacancy in District 4
created when former Ald.
Ross Urven moved out
of the district and had to
resign his seat.
The Stoughton Area
School Board has three
seats up for election each
year, and this spring, the
seats of Scott Dirks, Frank
Sullivan and Tina Hunter
will be up for election.
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Thanks to Stoughton police for their service

Its a perfect time of year to say
thank you to some well-deserving
public servants that most of us
dont see or interact with on a daily basis, yet they are always there
- The Stoughton Police Department.
Never before has their chosen
profession been in the national
spotlight like it is today and while
I cant speak for every city and
every town, I have the utmost confidence in our local defenders. I
know that when called upon in the
middle of the night, on a holiday,
or a weekend; the response will be
swift, the actions will be fair and
the responder will be a trained
professional.

As a 24-year military veteran,

I understand why these defenders
lace up their boots each day, why
they place themselves in harms
way for the sake of a complete
stranger and why they love serving the greater good - and I know
first-hand it isnt solely the paycheck that goes along with it.
So from one defender to another
- I thank you for your dedicated
service to our community and I
thank you (in advance) on my own
behalf, as I too may have to call
upon you for your selfless service.
Matt Oliver
Stoughton

No outrage over auto parts store?

Have you heard the news that
the Stoughton City Council
approved a recommendation from
the Planning Commission to allow
an OReilly auto parts store to be
built in Stoughton?
Where is the outrage that this
new chain store, this giant corporate juggernaut is going to
come to town and hurt our local
businesses?
After all, Stoughton already has
numerous auto part stores, some
are long standing established
business that are locally owned
and others are pre-established
chain stores. Seems to me that the

progressives in this town should

take a stand against this new business that will provide infill, add
jobs to our local economy, add
tax base and competition to other
local businesses.
When you analyze all of the
challenges associated with this
new business that is coming to
town, perhaps we should have a
referendum to decide if the Council acted properly?
Or, we could let the free market
decide.
Eric Olstad
Stoughton

Kettle Park West already seems outdated

My problem with the prospective Kettle West development is
that it already feels like a stale out
of date concept, dead in the water
before the first shovelful of dirt is
even turned skyward.
If our picturesque little burg
insists on surrounding itself with
retail examples of American strip

mall excess and lugubrious big

box dinosaurs, the least we can do
is select businesses with an eye
towards a franchise future, rather
than examples that seemed to have
peaked in about 1998.
Bill Amundson
Stoughton

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better with harmony
A

ny devotee of prime-time
television knows one of
its sacred traditions is
the holiday show sometimes
its Halloween, facing fears
or getting pranked and taking
it with humor, or a Christmas
show about togetherness or being
charitable (or taking a mid-season break).
Ive often
written a New
Years column
looking back
on the year or
looking ahead
or touching on
holiday themes,
often with a
political or curFerolie
rent events spin.
Its become a
bit of a love-fest lately, trying
to remind people we all share
wonderful communities and can
work together to make them better even if we dont always
agree how.
I hate to admit it, but Im not
ready to change that tradition yet.
As 2015 comes around, I sense
true optimism in our communities. No. 1 on everyones mind is
the economy is back finally!
and as a double bonus, gas prices
are way, way down ... even if we
all know it might only be temporary.
The midterm elections are
over, thankfully, meaning even if
your candidate lost, at least there
wont be any more nasty political ads for a while. And heck, we
also know the winter cant possibly be as bad as last years.
Sure, there are always things
to be down about and there are
plenty of ills in the world (hello,
Ferguson), but compared to the
past few years, theres an obvious general feeling that things
are moving in a positive, right
direction.
Local budgets are adding

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people. Businesses are advertising. People are volunteering and

donating. Theres just a little bit
more energy everywhere.
As we exhale and start walking into the light of what I hope
is a new, post-recession era, its
important to remember those who
are less fortunate; who might not
be benefiting from outside economic forces or just happened to
have a lousy year.
Anyone who has made volunteerism or charity a regular part
of their lives knows sharing is
better than hoarding. If youve
got a little extra time or food or a
few extra bucks, its rewarding to
help those who dont.
Something that can be just as
rewarding, however, is taking
that same attitude when interacting politically with others.
The communities we cover
here at UNG have been through
some bitter battles the past few
years some specific and localized, some with wider-ranging
political undertones.
In Verona, city government
went through a major shift in
political leaning, leading to verbal sniping and nastiness that
spilled over into other parts of
the community. It made things
quite tense when the city dealt
with a lawsuit over a fire department union.
In Oregon, a battle continued
to brew over whether teachers should be treated with more
respect, and voters ousted three
school board incumbents and
overwhelmingly approved $55
million in referendums.
In Stoughton, while celebrating it own successful school
referendum, its been Wal-Mart
and Kettle Park West all year
long exhausting, frustrating and
upsetting. A lot of talk, a lot of
complaints, a lot of close votes
and far too many political tricks
on both sides for my taste.

In all of our communities, there

are outspoken people who are
natural lightning rods, and there
are people who always complain.
After a while, people who tend
to disagree on certain recurring
topics start to tune one another
out and forget that we all have
reasons for our perspectives.
One thing we journalists have
to learn early on, particularly
those who cover a variety of
beats in small communities,
is that people on every side of
a divisive issue all have good
points. We might agree with
points of one side or another, but
we learn to respect each for the
perspective they bring.
So while youre angrily firing
off letters to the editor, making
cranky Facebook posts or yelling at your televisions or newspapers, remember that some of
those people youre upset with
are still your neighbors. Good or
bad, agree or disagree we have
to live with each other because
we chose the same community to
live in, and well all be better off
if we manage to live together in
harmony.
Harmony, after all, is an interesting concept two opposite
sounds merging for something
better than either one. Its yin
and yang.
Think about it: Our divergent
opinions are not just natural,
theyre necessary.
I hope every one of you had
happy holidays, however you
celebrate them, and that we can
all muster the strength this year
to disagree with one another both
vigorously and respectfully.
Jim Ferolie is the group editor of Unified Newspaper Group,
which publishes the Stoughton
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The children of Stoughton residents Dan and Lisa Spilde and Kent and Chris Spilde recently competed in the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Ky. in November. Pictured from left
are Luke, Brandt, Avery, Cade, Claire and Beckett Spilde.

Sheer
Tradition

Friends reunite at NAILE

Spildes compete in
Kentucky livestock show

Top, Reserve Champion

Ewe and took fifth in the
15-year-old Showmanship.
Cade, who shows Cheviot sheep, won Champion
Ram and Ewe and took
fourth in the 14-year-old
Showmanship.
Brandt, who shows
Hampshire sheep, took
third place in ewe lamb,
fourth place in ram lamb
and fourth in the 12-yearold Showmanship.
Luke, who shows Dorset sheep, took third in
yearling ewe, second in
ram lamb and second in
the 13-year-old Showmanship.
Claire, who shows
Photo courtesy Linda Doane
Southdowns, took sixth in
the 10-year-old showman- Luke Spilde, 13, son of Dan and Lisa Spilde of Stoughton, shows
ship, and her yearling ewe his Dorset at the North American International Livestock Exposition
placed in the top half of in November.
her class.
Beckett, who shows
Southdowns, took 13th
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A group of siblings and

cousins from Stoughton
recently competed in the
annual North American
International Livestock
Exposition (NAILE) in
Louisville, Ky. from Nov.
8-21.
They are the children
of Dan and Lisa Spilde
(Cade, 14, Luke, 13, and
Claire, 10) and the children of Kent and Chris
Spilde (Avery, 15, Brandt,
12, and Beckett, 9).
The oldest four having
been showing at NAILE
for five years, whereas
the youngest two are in
their third year.
(The) kids have had a
very successful year in
general at the Stoughton Fair, Dane County
Fair, Wisconsin State
Fair Junior Show and the
Sheep & Wool Festival in
Jefferson, Chris Spilde
said in an email to the
Hub. We are all so proud
of them for their ability to
work together, push one
another and support each
other regardless of who
wins the blue ribbon!
NAILE is an annual
event that attracts thousands of livestock producers from across the
country. It is the largest
purebred exposition in
the world, and successful competitors take home
more than $750,000 in
premiums and awards.
More than 200,000 visitors attended the big expo,
and nearly 28,000 livestock entries competed in
10 specific categories.
The Spildes won some
awards in the Junior
Show.
Avery, who shows
Tunis sheep, won Champion Ram with Carrot

The North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE) is the largest exposition of sheep in the
world, but close connections can still be made. Annually, the NAILE has many returning competitors and the
two-week exposition can feel like a reunion for friends
and family.
Avery Spilde, 15, from Stoughton, and Brianna
Brockmann, 18, from Garden Prairie, Ill., bonded during the Junior Breeding Sheep Show in the South Wing
at the Kentucky Exposition Center.
Both girls anticipated the Junior Supreme Champion
Ewe Selection, which Brockmann won last year at the
North American International. That event was slated to
follow the Junior Breeding Sheep Show.
Even though a state border separates the girls, they
remain close. Brockmann shows Shropshire, while
Spilde shows Tunis. They both have been coming to
the NAILE from a young age and have been showing
since they were four and five years old. Their bond has
strengthened over the years.
My friendship with Brianna has definitely grown
throughout the years and the NAILE is always a great
time for us to reconnect, Spilde said. Brianna and I
grew up playing dolls with each other and now were
showing livestock at the same shows.
In addition to competing, both girls attend school and
their education is enhanced by what they learn in showing. Brockmann is a college freshman and Spilde is a
sophomore in high school. They both emphasize how
showing livestock helps with schoolwork since time
management and discipline are necessary in both fields.
Despite their schedules, both girls always seem to
make time for one another at the North American International each year.
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January 1, 2015

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Coming up

Community calendar

through March.
For more information, call the
Acoustic musicians and sing- Stoughton High School athletic
ers will meet on the first Saturday office at 877-5620.
of each month at the Yahara River
Grocery Cooperative, 229 E. Main Freedom through forgiveness
St., from 10 a.m. until noon to share
Not being able to forgive can lead
songs.
to pain in many areas of our lives.
All ages and abilities welcome.
Join instructor Tim Markle to learn
The group will meet from January methods of working toward forgivethrough November. For more infor- ness and learning to live a forgiving
mation, call 873-9559.
life.
The series of five classes will be
Clubs at the library
held Wednesday evenings at 6 p.m.
LEGO Club: What will you build from Jan. 7 through Feb. 4. The
today? Everyone is welcome to use series will be held in the Bryant
the librarys LEGO/Duplo collection Health Education Center in the lower
at 10 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 3, and let level of Stoughton Hospital.
your imagination run wild. RegistraTo register for this free event,
tion is not required.
contact Sonja at 873-2356 or pr3@
Due to the renovation, LEGO Club stohosp.com.
may take place in the childrens
department instead of the Carnegie Swiss trip
meeting room in the basement.
The hills are alive with the sound
Chess Club: Want to learn how of music. The Stoughton Chamber
to play chess from the greats? Vol- of Commerce and Chalet Travel are
unteers from the senior center will sponsoring a 10-day guided tour
be in the teen area in the library at through Switzerland and Austra3:15 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 8, to teach lia Sept. 16-25, 2015 with Collette
anyone ages 10 and up how to play Vacations.
chess.
Highlights include Brn, Chateau
Already know how to play? Chal- de Chillon, Montreux, Gstaad, Innslenge others to a game and see who bruck, Austrian Alps and more.
wins. Registration is not required.
An informational meeting will be
held at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 8,
Walking the halls
at the fire station training room.
Are you looking for an opportunity
Call the chamber at 873-7912 for
to get out of the house and get some more information or to RSVP. All
exercise during the colder weather are invited.
in a safe environment? If so, consider walking the halls of River Bluff Writing series: Goal-setting
School.
Do you enjoy writing? A goal-setAt no charge, River Bluff will be ting program will be held for adults
open to the public from 5-7 p.m., and teens in grades 6 at 10 a.m., SatMondays through Friday, January urday, Jan. 10, in the Hall of Fame

Grocery coop hootenanny

Room at City Hall, 381 E. Main St.

Enjoy a cup of coffee or hot chocolate, introduce yourself, explain what
you write and ask questions.
The program will address organizational methods, how to set good
goals and how to understand an everchanging market.
Use the employee entrance. Registration is not required.

Elvis is in the building

To celebrate Elvis birthday, Elvis
impersonator Alan Graveen will be
coming to the senior center at 1 p.m.,
Tuesday, Jan. 13 with its Strictly
Elvis Show.
He packed the house last year, so
bring your fellow Elvis fans and grab
a seat. You wont want to miss this
one.

Guitar extravaganza
Music on the Mezz will present
a Guitar Extravaganza featuring the
Madison Classical Guitar Society at
the library at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 13.
A select group of Madisons most
talented classical guitarists will perform a variety of classical, contemporary and flamenco pieces.
The librarys mezzanine is usually the quiet study and reading area,
but these musicians will kick off the
first Music on the Mezz concert for
2015, according to library director
Richard MacDonald.
The Madison Classical Guitar
Society is a nonprofit organization
that is open to the public and dedicated to promoting classical guitar in
the greater Madison area. For more
information, visit madisonclassicalguitarsociety.org.

Thursday, January 1

City Hall offices closed

Library closed

Friday, January 2

Food pantry closed

1 p.m., Movie: The Fault in Our Stars, senior center

Saturday, January 3

10 a.m., LEGO Club, library

Monday, January 5

5-6:30 p.m., Free community meal, senior center,

206-1178

Thursday, January 8

3:15 p.m., Chess Club, library

6:30 p.m., Swiss trip information meeting, fire station, 873-7912

Friday, January 9

9:30 a.m., Coffee with the mayor, senior center

11 a.m., Senior center Lunch Brunch Group (register), Sugar & Spice Eatery, 873-8585

Saturday, January 10

10 a.m., Library writing series: Goal-setting, City Hall

Tuesday, January 13

1 p.m., Elvis is in the building, senior center

3:30 p.m., Teen Tuesday: Arm knitting, library
7 p.m., Music on the Mezz presents a Guitar
Extravaganza featuring the Madison Classical Guitar
Society, library

Saturday, January 17

9:30 a.m., Book Babies Lapsit Storytime, library

Monday, January 19

Bahai Faith

For information: Alfred Skerpan, 877-0911

or Gail and Greg Gagnon, 873-9225
us.bahai.org Stoughton study classes.

Bible Baptist Church

2095 Hwy. W, Utica

873-7077 423-3033
Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship; 6 p.m. - Worship

Christ Lutheran Church

700 Hwy. B, Stoughton

873-9353 e-mail: office@clcstoughton.org
Sunday: 8 a.m. Traditional Worship
9:10 a.m. Family Express followed by Sunday School
10:30 a.m. Traditional Worship
Sunday, Jan. 4: 9 a.m. only, no Sunday School

Christ the King Community Church

401 W. Main St., Stoughton 877-0303
christthekingcc.org Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship

Christian Assembly Church

1844 Williams Drive, Stoughton 873-9106

Saturday: 6 p.m. worship; Sunday: 10 a.m. worship

The Church of Jesus Christ

of Latter-Day Saints

825 S. Van Buren, Stoughton

877-0439 Missionaries 877-0696
Sunday: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Sunday school and Primary

Cooksville Lutheran Church

11927 W. Church St., Evansville
882-4408
Sunday: 10 a.m. Worship and Sunday School

A Life
Celebration Center

873-4590

1358 Hwy 51, Stoughton

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Covenant Lutheran Church

1525 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton 873-7494

covluth@chorus.net covluth.org
Saturday: 5:30 p.m. Worship
Sunday: 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Worship
Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Ezra Church

129 E Main St, Stoughton 834-9050 ezrachurch.com

Sunday: 9 and 10:30 a.m.

First Lutheran Church

310 E. Washington, Stoughton
873-7761 flcstoughton.com
Sunday: 8:30 & 10 a.m. worship

Fulton Church

9209 Fulton St., Edgerton

884-8512 fultonchurch.org
Worship services 8, 10:30 a.m., Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Varsity (for teams) 12:07 p.m. - AWANA 3-5 p.m.

Good Shepherd By The Lake

Lutheran Church

1860 Hwy. 51 at Lake Kegonsa, Stoughton 873-5924

Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Education Hour for all ages: 9:15 a.m.

LakeView Church

2200 Lincoln Ave., Stoughton

873-9838 lakevc.org
Sunday: 9 and 11 a.m. worship

Conquering Evil With Good

Wise men and women of various faiths have told us
that we should never return evil for evil, but should
conquer evil with acts of kindness and goodness.
The Dhammapada puts it this way: Hatreds never
cease through hatred in this world; through love
alone they cease. This is an eternal law. Saint Paul
advises us in the twelfth chapter of Romans to
Never repay injury with injury and then quotes
the Proverb If your enemy is hungry, give him
food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his
head, and the Lord will reward you. (Proverbs
25:21-22) Saint Paul concludes his kindly advice by
saying Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome
evil with good. (Romans 12:21) The curious part
of the quoted proverb is the notion that in being
kind to someone who has harmed you, you will
be heaping burning coals on his head, which
sounds plainly vindictive. Without knowing what
the exact meaning and implication of this phrase
is, and scholars have suggested everything from
inciting anger in your enemy to giving them coals
to carry home for their own hearth, perhaps the
best interpretation is that in doing so you will be
remonstrating against your enemies evil and
causing them to have remorse. They will indeed
carry these hot coals home with them, but these
coals will be their own conscience, reminding them
they will always be burned by vengeance.
Christopher Simon
Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against
anyone among your people, but love your neighbor
as yourself. I am the LORD.
Leviticus 19:18

Seventh Day Baptist

Church of Albion

616 Albion Rd., Edgerton

561-7450 albionsdb@gmail.com
forministry.com/USWISDBGCASD1
Worship Saturday 11- Sabbath School 10
Fellowship Meal follows service on first Sabbath

Stoughton Baptist Church

Corner of Williams Dr. & Cty. B, Stoughton

873-6517
Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship;
6 p.m. - Evening Service

St. Ann Catholic Church

323 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton

873-6448 873-7633
Weekday Mass: Nazareth House and St. Anns Church
Weekend Mass: Saturday - 5:15 p.m.;
Sunday - 8 and 10:30 a.m.

United Methodist of Stoughton

525 Lincoln Avenue, Stoughton

stoughtonmethodist.org
Stoughtonumc@Wisconsinumc.org
Sunday: 8 a.m. - Short Service; 10 a.m. - Full Worship

West Koshkonong Lutheran Church

1911 Koshkonong, Stoughton
Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship

Western Koshkonong
Lutheran Church
2633 Church St., Cottage Grove
Sunday: 9:30 a.m. worship
11 a.m. Bible study

9-11 a.m., senior center open

5-6:30 p.m., Free community meal, senior center,
206-1178

Tuesday, January 20

1 p.m., Healthy aging and yoga, senior center

6:30 p.m., Evening Storytimes, library

Thursday, January 22

Noon, Lunch and Learn: reverse mortgages (RSVP

by noon Jan. 21 for lunch), senior center, 873-8585
3 p.m., Senior center theater group planning meeting, senior center

Saturday, January 24

9 a.m. to noon, Technology expo, senior center

Wednesday, January 28

1 p.m., Book discussion group: How to Save a Life

by Sara Zarr, senior center, 873-6281
1:30 p.m., Parkinsons support visit from Jeremy
Otte of WPA (RSVP), senior center, 873-8585

Support groups

Doctors Park
Dental Office

Diabetic Support Group

Parkinson Group
6 p.m., second Monday,
1:30-2:30 p.m., fourth
Stoughton Hospital, 628- Wednesday, senior center,
6500
873-8585

Dr. Richard Albright

Dr. Phillip Oinonen
Dr. Thor Anderson
Dr. Thane Anderson

Grief Support Groups

Multiple Sclerosis Group
3 p.m., third Tuesday,
10-11:30 a.m., second
senior center, 873-8585
Tuesday, senior center,
873-8585
Low Vision Support
Older Adult Alcoholics
1-2:30 p.m., third
Thursday, senior center,
Anonymous
873-8585
2 p.m., Tuesdays, senior
center, 246-7606 ext. 1182

1520 Vernon St.

Stoughton, WI

221 Kings Lynn Rd.

Stoughton, WI 53589
(608) 873-8888
www.anewins.com

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Sports

Thursday, January 1, 2015

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Girls basketball

Rolling with the punches

Stoughton wins two,
battles top-ranked
Division 2 Pius XI
Sporting an 11-0 lead through
the first quarter, the Stoughton
High School girls basketball team
never looked back Tuesday, Dec.
23, cruising to a 39-14 non-conference win over Richland Center.
The Vikings were led by Marissa Robsons game-high 14 points
in the blowout.
Hannah Hobson chipped in with
11 more. No one for the Hornets
scored more than eight points.

Craig tournament
Stoughton wrapped up its holiday stretch of games, splitting at
the Janesville Craig holiday tournament Dec. 26-27.
The Vikings opened the tournament with a 65-46 loss Friday
against the top-ranked Division 2
team in the state Milwaukee Pius
XI.
Struggling to match-up against
one of the top teams in the state,
Stoughton found itself down 37-21
at halftime.
Pius senior Gabby Green scored
18 points and fellow senior Olivia
Freckman had 17 for the Popes
(9-0).
Jordyn Weum and Payton
Kahl each had nine points to pace
Stoughton (5-2). All of Weums
points came via three-pointers.
Stoughton rebounded with a

Photo by Joe Koshollek

Sophomore Payton Kahl (21) wrestles the ball away from Richland Centers Brooklyn Liegel after a ball scramble on the
floor Tuesday night in Stoughton. The Vikings won the non-conference game 39-14.
64-39 win over Merrill on Satur- for comment before Monday eve- non-conference Whitewater (6-0)
day.
nings early press deadline.
at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
The Courier Hub could not
Stoughton traveled to Verona
For results from both games see
reach head coach Brad Pickett on Tuesday. The Vikings hosted next weeks paper.

Girls hockey

Icebergs skate to third without official win in Rhinelander

JEREMY JONES
Sports editor

Despite not officially winning a

game in the tournament, the MSO
Icebergs took third place in the
Hodagland Holiday Tournament
over the weekend in Rhinelander.
After losing to the Fox Cities
and Rhinelander in the opening
two rounds, a three-player shootout
allowed the Icebergs to take third
place in their final game, as junior
Savannah Kopf and senior Casey
Marsh scored two shootout goals
against Tomahawk.
For her part, Icebergs senior goaltender Kenzie Torpy turned away
all of the shots against her. The
team is now 2-8-2 on the season.
The Stoughton co-op opened the
tournament Friday with a 3-2 loss
against the Fox Cities Stars.

Despite freshman defenseman

Samantha Eyers scoring 15 seconds
into the first period, the Icebergs
were unable to capitalize again until
late in the third when Kopf tied the
game at 2-all.
Twenty-five seconds later the Icebergs allowed the game-winner.
It was frustrating considering
we had played our way back even,
Jochmann said.
Ally Fox bookended a pair of
even-strength goals 10 minutes
apart around a third-period score
Kopf.
Fox Cities (6-4-0) went on to
play in the title game.
Torpy turned aside 19 of 22 shots
on net, while Fox Cities Morgan
Talbot stopped 22.
Although Tasha Martin set
up Marsh for a goal 11 minutes
into Saturdays game against the

Northern Edge, the Icebergs once

again struggled to generate scoring
chances. The Icebergs allowed fourunanswered goals, including three
straight to junior forward Katie
Deter, on the teams way to a 4-1
loss.
The Rhinelander club (7-2-0) had
a short bench, but they were all talented players, Jochmann said.
They moved the puck very well,
they constantly beat us to loose
pucks, and they were great passers
and shooters, Jochmann said. We
had a couple big injuries happen in
this one, which completely threw
off the concentration factor for us.
Torpy turned away 30 shots,
while Rhinelanders Shea Peterson
only faced 13 shots on the evening.
Scoreless through 51 minutes
of regulation and a 5-minute overtime, a three-player shootout ensued

Girls hockey

Vikings drop pair of games in Lake Delton

Stoughton hockey traveled to Poppy Waterman
Ice Arena in Lake Delton
for the Monks Cheeseburger Holiday Classic last
weekend.
The Vikings offense
struggled throughout the

McLaury
steps
down
Sports editor

Sports editor

Sports editor

Girls swimming

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tournament, however, managing just four goals in two

losses.
Reedsburg/Wisconsin
Dells Jordan Brown and
Austin Schyvinck each
scored a goal as the Vikings
fell to 3-7-1 overall with a
2-0 loss. Zach Clisch assisted on both Reedsburg/Wisconsin Dells (4-3-1) goals.
Senior goaltender Matt

Murphy stopped 33 shots

on goal in the loss, while
Dylan Stein blocked all 19
shots he saw.
Stoughton managed all
four of its goals in the tournament in a 7-4 loss against
sectional rival Greendale.
The Vikings host Kettle Moraine/Mukwonago/
Oconomowoc at 7 p.m. Jan.
2.

Saturday against Tomahawk in the

third-place game.
Marsh and Kopf scored on their
attempts, while Torpy turned away
both attempts against her.
It was odd to not win a game in
the tournament and still take third
place, but the unofficial shootout
made that possible, Jochmann said.
The tournament is always a good
time for the team, regardless of how
the games go, he continued.
We learned a lot about ourselves
both on and off the ice, and hopefully we can use what weve learned
to improve over the last two months
of the season, Jochmann said.
The Icebergs hosted Appleton
United (2-5-1) on Saturday, Jan. 3
inside the Mandt Community Center and Central Wisconsin (4-1-1)
on Monday, Jan. 5.

DNR
Public hearings to
receive feedback
The Natural Resources
Board has authorized
public hearings to provide the public an opportunity to provide input
regarding the proposed
Deer Trustee Report permanent rule package.
The Wisconsin
Department of Natural
Resources plans to hold
nine hearings in January

at locations throughout
Wisconsin. These hearings will allow public
comment before the
department requests
adoption of the permanent rule in February.
For more information
regarding the permanent
rule proposal, visit dnr.
wi.gov and search keyword NRB. Search
keywords deer trustee
report to learn more
about the that item.

Its been official for a while

now, but with a new hire right
around the corner, Stoughton High
School girls swimming coach Elise
McLaury confirmed to the Courier Hub before Christmas that
she will not be back next season.
McLaury, who spent four seasons
as an assistant, has been the swimmin womens coach for the past
14 seasons.
I felt it was time for the girls to
have a new leader, she said.
Jo Sheehan coached McLaury
from 84-87. They have been the
only two head coaches in the programs history.
Bringing in former SHS standout Katie Liebmann as her assistant this year added another twist.
Liebmann, the school-record
holder in the 100 butterfly and 100
backstroke, was a freshman when
McLaury started in 1997.
She was there to see me start
and finish my coaching career,
McLaury said.
Her retirement comes at the
point where McLaury says she
needed to be at my own kids
sporting events.
It is time for me to be the parent
cheering in the stands, the mother
of two SHS student-athletes said.
Having my kids in my prospective sport wasnt an option since
I have two boys which are in two
different sports during the fall season.
McLaury said the one question
she has heard repeatedly since
announcing the news is, what will
she do with the extra time?
I plan to enjoy a full summer,
having time after school to run
errands or work out (I still plan
on subbing for the district), being
home to make dinner every night,
and most of all relax, she said.
She went on to offer a huge
thank you to all of the parents
over the years, pool director Sally McLaury, and to the volunteers that helped run the meets in
Stoughton one of the best swimming facilities in the Badger South
conference.
I truly will miss seeing all of
the girls compete and reach their
goals, McLaury said. Coaching
is a huge time commitment (mornings and afternoon practices) that I
dont have room for at this stage in
my life. I told the team that I plan
on helping at the home meets when
I can and will be cheering them on.
I wish the program the very best
for continued success.
She went on to say that the program could benefit greatly from
a new coach with a new training schedule and different/more
intense workouts.
McLaury was coaching when
Stoughton had to have all its home
meets on the road as the old pool
did not meet the WIAA requirements.
It was wonderful to be around
for that first meet in the new pool
and to be coaching in a community
that supported a top-notch facility
and the swimming programs, she
said.

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File photo by Bill Livick

Wal-Mart opposition leader Buzz Davis and the group Stoughton

Forward hope to stop the city from providing the $5.1 million in
tax-increment financing needed to fund infrastructure improvements as prescribed in the KPW development agreement.

File photo by Jim Ferolie

Kettle Park West developers aim to build this coming year along Hwys. 51 and 138 on Stoughtons west side.

2015: Significant milestones coming for Kettle Park West

Continued from page 1
is required to borrow
roughly $2.3 million in
2015 and the same amount
the following year for the
project. The money would
be used mostly to fund infrastructure and road improvements leading to the development.
The commercial center
will be built on what presently is farmland at the northwest corner of U.S. Hwy.
51 and state Hwy. 138. The
Common Council approved
annexation of 142 acres for
the development in July
2013. It approved the original

development agreement in
January 2014 and revisions to
the agreement in November.
Also in November, the council and Joint Review Board
approved the creation of a
new TIF District and a TIF
project plan for the development.
The city will provide
the money via a funding
mechanism known as TaxIncrement Financing. TIF is
a public financing method
thats used as a subsidy for
redevelopment, infrastructure, and other community-improvement projects
by capturing property tax
revenue from all taxing

jurisdictions (the city, the

county, MATC and the
school district) of the newly
developed property.
When the TIF District
closes in 20 years, the captured tax revenue will repay
the city for its investment.
The development agreement
requires a letter of credit from
the developer to protect the
city, should the project not
produce the intended results.

Planning for the rest

In addition to the WalMart Supercenter, the first
phase of KPW is planned to
include a Kwik Trip, a financial institution and another

as-yet unknown commercial

enterprise. Three other lots
are available for development as well.
The fact that the developer
has publicly identified only
two of the first four businesses in the commercial center
has been a source of concern
and at times frustration for
project opponents. Theyve
argued that the Common
Councils approvals for the
development -- particularly
the TIF funding should
have been withheld until the
names of the potential tenants have been revealed.
The supercenter itself
will including a large

grocery component, a pharmacy, hardware and possible a tire and automotive

center.
The council has been evenly divided over KPW and
the use of TIF since October, when Dist. 3 Ald. Tricia
Suess changed her position
and began voting against the
project. Suess has announced
she will not seek re-election
in April, and so far no one
has stepped forward to run for
her seat. The deadline to file
nomination papers is Jan. 6.
If a KPW proponent should
win the seat, the council

would have a 7-5 majority in

favor of the project, in addition to the support of Mayor
Donna Olson. Former council member Ross Urven is the
only non-incumbent to file
papers to run in April. He will
challenge council president
Mike Engelberger a KPW
opponent for his seat in District 2.
Urven told the Courier Hub he is not running
against Engelberger so
much as running to get a
younger voice on the council. He supports KPW in
general, he said, but does
have concerns about the
TIF.

portion of the meeting, and

asked if the group could be
removed. Police were called
but did not enter the meeting
room after the outburst subsided.
Civic leader Vernon Owen,
82, passed away Nov. 17. A
1924 graduate of Stoughton
High School, he served in
the Army in World War II.
Returning home, he served as
a treasurer and trustee for St.
Anns Catholic Church, president of the Stoughton Lions
Club and commander of the
Stoughton American Legion.
Stoughton City Council
members looked at a 1990
budget proposal calling for
street construction spending
of $516,000. Finance director John Neal told the council
that street projects are the biggest reason the city expects to
spend $309,000 more than it
did in 1989. Projects include
West South Street, Rowe
Street, King Street, East South
Street and the Fourth Street
bridge.
Slated for demolition, the
old Grieg warehouse on East
Main Street has been granted
an 18-month stay of execution
by owner Dan Wahlin while
members of the Downtown
Revitalization Association try
to find a potential developer.
In the meantime, Wahlin has
purchased temporary roofing.
Volunteers will be installing it
to protect the structure from
the elements.

10 years ago (2004)

There was a record turnout for the fall election in
Stoughton, with more than
1,000 absentee ballots turned
in, compared to less than 500
in the 2000 election.
School district officials are
holding the first of three informational sessions on a proposed referendum to raise the
revenue cap for the Stoughton
Area School District, which has
a projected budget deficit of
more than $4 million over the
next several years.
In the wake of the controversy surrounding Stoughton
Hospitals plan to expand parking by constructing parking
spaces on two nearby residential lots, the City Council
recommended creating an ad
hoc committee to explore the
possibility.
Stoughton Mayor Helen
Johnson accepted a state
Historic Preservation Award,
recognizing the citys ongoing
efforts to preserve the citys
historic and cultural heritage.
After a recent speaker at a
Stoughton Board of Education
meeting talked for more than
20 minutes, board members
were poised to vote on a proposed three-minute limitation
for individual speakers during the public comment part
of board meetings. Im fairly
sure people can summarize in
three minutes what they have
to say, said board member
Cindy Culham.

Election fallout?

Stoughton History
November

115 years ago (1899)

T.G. Mandt has received a
flattering offer from the Wis.
Central RR Co. to remove the
vehicle works to Waukesha.
$200,000 is a big sum, but we
trust Mr. Mandt will consider
it an insignificant amount and
will remain in Stoughton.
The Grand Livery barn
has been raised and will now
be pushed rapidly forward to
completion.
A Chicago man while hunting was nearly killed and his
dog entirely so by an army of
muskrats.
105 years ago (1909)
Oscar Board, employed in
the manure spreader department at the Mandt Wagon
Works, had his left foot injured
in a sanding machine. Oddly
enough, he had that very
day insured himself in the
Woodman Accident Company
and thus is compensated for
his loss of time by reason of
the accident.

The Courier Hubs editorial

staff acknowledges with thanks
the receipt of a quartet of mammoth sweet potatoes sent from
Belona, Va., by Will Pratt, in a
barrel of the same vegetable
consigned to his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Pratt, who are
at their home here for a time.
The horribly mutilated
remains of a man so mangled
as almost to defy identification
that were discovered near the
railroad scales by the train crew
of the Chicago stock freight,
proved to be those of Olaus
Lewton, of this city, who, after
returning on the 8 oclock train
from a trip to Edgerton, must
have walked down amongst
the tracks and there met his
death, presumably under the
wheels of the last passenger
train.
Anton C. Furseth, residing
at Robys grove, just northwest
of town, became richer by $20
as the result of a lucky shot
with which he brought down a
coyote in a cornfield on Forrest

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Atkinsons farm. The wolf had Sen. William Proxmire garbeen preying on chickens in the nered 66 percent. In the race
neighborhood.
for state senate, Stoughtons
incumbent, Carl W. Thompson,
75 years ago (1939)
had 72 percent of the votes for
Halloween in Stoughton that office. Other contests saw
was apparently observed in a Rep. Bob Kastenmeier winrelatively quiet manner with no ning a fourth term with almost
reports of any serious dam- a two-to-one total over his
age resulting from pranksters. opponent, Carl Kolata. In Dane
Windows on Main Street busi- County, the hotly contested
nesses received their heaviest race for district attorney was
soapings in recent years, and resolved with Michael Torphy,
there were other stories of gar- incumbent, winning decisively
bage and tin cans being hurled over John Crawford.
on porches.
Work has started on the
Neil Hamilton, movie new slaughterhouse and meat
comedian of Hollywood, Calif., market, to be built in the induswho with Mrs. Hamilton are trial park. It is the first buildenjoying a vacation trip and ing to be erected in the citys
are spending a few days at the park area. Next year, the new
tourist home of Mr. and Mrs. National Guard armory will be
Dell Danks, 511 W. Main St.
built in the park.
50 years ago (1964)
Citing a need for an
improved airport in the immediate Stoughton area, the city
council requested a study by
the Wisconsin Aeronautics
Commission. Upon completion
of the study, the council will
be given a report, along with
recommendations on possible
action.
The citys tax levy for 1965
will be just over $206,000, a
drop of $4,800.
About 90 percent of eligible
voters in Stoughton went to
the polls, and gave President
Johnson 75 percent of the total
for the top office. Gov. John
Reynolds was given 63 percent
of the vote for governor, and

25 years ago (1989)

Simmering frustration over
contract negotiations boiled
over at the middle school, and
before it was over, police were
called. About 50 members
of the Stoughton Education
Association (SEA) seeking
to re-establish negotiations
for a new compensation and
benefits package attended
the meeting. Before the start
of the meeting, SEA president
Shelly Anderson attempted to
give school board members
a petition signed by teachers,
and began to make a statement
when school board president
Jerry Lapidakas, pounding his
gavel, told them to save comments for the public hearing

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Other Stories for 2015

Photo by Mark Ignatowski

Stoughton Hospital will undergo some changes this year as the facility plans to alter its parking lot
layouts and add onto the emergency area.

Photo by Mark Ignatowski

The Norwegian Heritage Center aims to open this coming year on the corner of Page and Main
streets.

Photo by Scott De Laruelle

Stoughton Public Library officials are raising funds in order to make renovations to the buildings
second floor. Only about $35,000 is needed to start construction.

Changes at Stoughton Hospital

Norwegian Heritage Center

Big improvements are anticipated for

Stoughton Hospital in the coming year.
The hospitals governing board gave
preliminary approval in mid-December
to renovate and expand the emergency
department, urgent care and a new laboratory. Other improvements include
expanding outpatient day surgery facilities and physician specialist clinic space
that will be located in the ER/Urgent Care
area.
Stoughton Hospital CEO and president
Terry Brenny told the Hub the hospital
has outgrown the facilitys current space
and layout.
When the hospitals emergency department was constructed in the mid-1990s,
the hospital was averaging 8,000 visits
a year to its emergency room and urgent
care. Now, it has more than 20,000 visits
a year. Brenny estimated the expansion
would be a $14 million to $15 million
project.
Construction will also begin this spring
to reconfigure parking lots at the hospital.
The work will involve discontinuing 263
feet of Church Street, from Giles Street to
Ridge Street, and 131 feet of Ridge Street
west of the hospital, to create a safer hospital campus. The changes will prevent
vehicle traffic from driving past the hospital.

Bryant Foundation officials expect to

host a grand opening for a Norwegian
Heritage Center at the corner of Page
Street and Main Street in the first quarter
of 2015.
Construction of the two-story,
15,000-square-foot building began in early December 2013 with excavating at the
site.
The building process was slow in the
early part of 2014 but picked up and is on
schedule, officials say.
Bryant Foundation trustee Jerry Gryttenholm said the center will partner with
the Naeseth Library in Madison and the
Sons of Norway Mandt Lodge and will
have a genealogy center as part of its mission in fostering knowledge and appreciation of Norwegian heritage.

Library renovation
Nearing the finish line to a campaign
started in January but envisioned years
earlier, 2015 could see some upgrades at
the Stoughton Public Library.
Library officials were busy fundraising
in 2014 to renovate the second floor the
librarys teen and adult area.
The project has an estimated $660,000
price tag, of which the library has to come
up with $250,000, with the city picking up the remainder. Thanks largely to

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2015 could be the year that Wisconsin Department of Transportation officials make some decisions
about Hwy. 51 and a potential bypass around the citys downtown. A meeting was last held in 2012
to get public feedback on the proposals.

toward creating a final plan for U.S. Hwy.

51 between Stoughton and McFarland.
But updated information from the WisDOT points toward a public information
meeting this winter. Following that meeting, the department would complete a
draft environmental impact statement.
The environmental impact statement
looks at how the different alternatives
will impact wetland, farmland, archaeological and historic resources, and other
resources. The findings would be part of
the decision about a preferred alternative
that could include a bypass around downtown Stoughton.
WisDOT officials last held a public
information meeting in 2012 to get feedback about how a bypass might affect
property owners and other stakeholders.
Whether the meetings happen this year
or are delayed again, more short term
repairs are planned for 2015.
Less than a mile of rough road along
U.S. Hwy. 51 will be up for repairs starting next August.
The project will resurface and repair
roughly seven-tenths of a mile between
Roby Road and Silverado Drive. No traffic pattern changes are planned for this
U.S. Hwy. 51 planning
project, which would likely run through
We struck out a couple of years ago November 2015. The work should not
predicting that the Wisconsin Department affect any improvements to Kettle Park
of Transportation would have taken steps West.
a $100,000 matching grant a few months
ago from the Bryant Foundation, library
officials have only around $35,000 left to
go, library director Richard MacDonald
told the Hub last week.
The renovations, which have been
under discussion since a 2010 library
board plan, include installing stronger
shelving, double doors, a security camera
system, new carpeting and furniture, more
power outlets and larger first-floor restrooms. The circulation area, display space
and open areas would be enlarged, meeting rooms would be moved and enlarged
and the teen area would be expanded for
studying, browsing for materials and
hanging out, he said, with a goal of providing a safer, more welcoming space.
MacDonald noted that several fundraising events are being planned for the first
part of the year, with the goal to raise
enough money to get the project started
in 2015. Good thing, too, he said, because
theyre sorely needed.
The lighting is poor, the carpeting is in
disrepair, the furniture isnt terribly comfortable, the space is cramped, and worse,
the shelving is falling apart, he said.

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Obituaries
Mary Ann Kathleen
Shea

Mary Ann Kathleen Shea

Mary Ann Kathleen Shea

passed away on Dec. 21,
2014, in her home in Rapid
City, S.D., at the age of 70
following a long battle with
COPD. Mary Ann was born
the daughter of Herman
Blanchard Clark and Kathleen Rose Anderman on
Aug. 20, 1944.
Mary Ann is survived
by her loving husband,
James Michael Shea of
Rapid City; her two daughters, Kimberly Marie Shea
(Csani Varga) of Newton, Mass., and Kelly
Lynn Bessette (Shawn)

of Gettysburg, S.D.; her

grandchildren, Kellan
James (age 7), Kiaria Rose
(age 4), and Addison Rhys
(age 23 months); several
nieces and nephews; and
members of the Shea Family.
Mary Ann was preceded in death by her father,
Herman Blanchard Clark
(1892-1982); her mother,
Kathleen Rose Anderman
(1904-1974); and her brother, William Joseph Clark
(1946-2006).
Mary Ann spent most of
her life in Wisconsin. Her
parents owned a small bar
in Hurley until approximately 1946. After the sale
of their bar, the Clark family worked in the lumber
yards run by the paper mill
companies in northern Wisconsin and northern Michigan. Mary Ann grew up
helping her mom, Kathleen,
prepare meals for lumber
camps during the summer
and living in small towns
near the lumber camps during the winter months while
she attended school. Mary
Ann was thrilled by the
birth of her little brother,
William (Bill) Joseph Clark
in 1946. Mary Ann and Bill

Legals

became fast friends and

co-conspirators, spending
their childhood getting into
trouble and trying to hide
it from their parents. They
remained extremely close
until his death in December
of 2006.
Mary Ann attended grade
schools in Tomahawk,
Woodruff, and Minocqua until the Clark family moved to Grandview,
where Herman bought a
small restaurant in the mid1950s. Herman was the
owner and operator while
Kathleen was responsible
for cooking, cleaning, and
waiting the tables. Mary
Ann, still in grade school,
also helped serve and entertain the customers. Mary
Ann graduated from Drummond High School in 1962.
The summer following
her graduation, Mary Ann
continued to help her family run their restaurant in
Grandview, leaving in the
fall to pursue a nursing certificate at the Ashland Area
Vocational School.
Making use of her nursing certificate, Mary Ann
worked at St. Anthonys
nursing home as a nurses
aide and charge nurse in

nursing home in Stoughton, where she worked

until May of 1977. At this
time, Mary Ann decided
to stop working in order to
become a full-time mother
to her first daughter, Kimberly Marie Shea, who was
born Sept. 25, 1977. Mary
Ann gave birth to her second daughter, Kelly Lynn
Shea, on Jan. 9, 1979. Mary
Ann and her family enjoyed
many happy years in their
home on Ash Lane until
they left Stoughton in June
of 1997.
That year, Mary Ann
moved to Rapid City to be
with her husband, Jim, who
had taken a position in the
Fort Meade VA Medical
Center two years earlier.
Mary Ann ably managed
the tasks of starting a new
life, setting up a new family home and learning about
another part of the country. While in Rapid City,
Mary Ann dedicated her
time to tending her home,
gardening, cooking, and
baking. She also enjoyed
exploring her new surroundings with her family, especially Custer State
Park and Deadwood. She
also remained loyal to her

favorite football team, the

Green Bay Packers. As her
daughters grew into adults
and began families of their
own, Mary Ann enjoyed
hosting them in her home,
even when her grandchildren did things like knock
over all the plants or let the
dog run out the back door
again. Above all else, her
favorite activity was spoiling her three grandchildren and marveling at their
recent accomplishments.
While her passing has
caused great sadness among
her family and close friends,
they rejoice in knowing that
having had Mary Ann in
their lives was a very special
privilege. A memorial service celebrating Mary Anns
life will be held this summer
in Stambaugh, Mich., where
Mary Anns ashes will be
laid to rest beside her mother in the Stambaugh Cemetery. A private viewing was
held at Kirk Funeral Home
of Rapid City on Dec. 23. In
lieu of flowers, please direct
memorials to Jim Shea at
4302 Foothill Drive, Rapid
City, SD 57702.
Family and friends may
sign Mary Anns guestbook
at kirkfuneralhome.com

H o s p i t a l i n M a d i s o n . and Jeff, Mark and John

He is survived by two Thompson; and mother,
Robert Edward Erstad, sons, Robert and Kevin; Lorrayne Thompson.
age 69, of Stoughton died his brothers, Randy Erstad
A memorial will be held
on Dec. 20, 2014 at UW

at the American Legion

Hall, 803 N. Page St. in
Stoughton on Jan. 6 at 1
p.m.

Ashland beginning in the

summer of 1963. She later
tried her hand as a seamstress at Munsingwear in
Ashland. This is where she
met her future husband
James (Jim) Michael Shea
in January of 1968 when
they were introduced by a
Clark family friend.
Jim and Mary Ann were
married in Wausau on Feb.
21, 1970. Together they
lived in an apartment on
Lake Kegonsa in Stoughton from 1970-1974. During this time, Mary Ann
worked at Sunny Hill
Health Care Center (previously Sunny Hill Nursing
Home) in Stoughton while
Jim began a new job as a
boiler plant operator at the
Madison VA Hospital. Jim
and Mary Ann diligently
saved up enough money
for a down payment on a
house, and were able to
purchase their first home
on Ash Lane in Stoughton
in February of 1974. During this same year Mary
Ann enrolled at the Madison Area Technical College
(MATC) to increase her
certification in the nursing
field. She then began working at the Skaalen Home

Robert Edward Erstad

Case No. 14PR868

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
1. An application for Informal Administration was filed.
2. The decedent, with date of birth
March 22, 1925 and date of death November 20, 2014, was domiciled in Dane
County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 1035 Skagdalen, Stoughton, WI 53589.
3. All interested persons waived
notice.
4. The deadline for filing a claim
against the decedents estate is April 3,
2015.
5. A claim may be filed at the Dane
County Courthouse, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1000
Lisa Chandler
Probate Registrar
December 16, 2014
Michael D. Rumpf
PO Box 1
Cambridge, WI 53523
608-423-3254
Bar Number: 1015663
Published: December 25, 2014 and
January 1 and 8, 2015
WNAXLP
***

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

The City of Stoughton Planning

Commission and Business Park North
Committee will hold a Public Hearing onMonday, January 12, 2015 at
6:00oclock p.m., or as soon after as
the matter may be heard, in the Council Chambers, Public Safety Building,
321 South Fourth Street, Second Floor,
Stoughton, Wisconsin, 53589, to consider a proposed Conditional Use Permit
Application by Nicole Hines and Jordan Tilleson, for a Commercial Animal
Boarding (Dog Daycare) use at 300 Business Park Circle, Stoughton, Wisconsin. The property at 300 Business Park
Circle is currently listed in Dane County
records as being owned by the City of
Stoughton, and is more fully described
as follows:
Parcel Number: 281/0511-051-01443,
STOUGHTON BUSINESS PARK
NORTH LOT 14 SUBJ TO ACCESS ESMT
SUBJ TO CONSERVATION ESMT IN DOC
#3897154
(This property description is for tax
purposes and may be abbreviated)
For questions regarding this notice
please contact Michael Stacey, Zoning
Administrator at 608-646-0421

Michael P Stacey
Zoning Administrator
PublishedDecember 25, 2014
and January 1, 2015
WNAXLP
***

RUTLANDTOWNBOARD
MEETING
JANUARY 6, 20156:30 P.M.

AGENDA:
1. Appearance by Dane Co. Sheriff
Dept. representative.
2. Constable Reports.
3. Update on Racetrack matters as
necessary.
4. Public Comment for items not on
the agenda:
5. Planning Commission report.
6. Discussion and necessary action
regarding the existing firearm ordinance
and possible methods of education.
7. Road items:
* Trees onOak Ridge Rd.update.
8. Discussion and necessary action
including possible adoption of Implements of Husbandry Ordinance.
9. Consent Agenda:
* Minutes December meeting.
* Treasurers Report.
* Vouchers and Checks.
10. Correspondence.
11. Discussion and necessary action on Landfill Well Monitoring Contract
fromStrand.
12. Update on Town Hall/garage
maintenance.
13. New salt shed.
14. Discussion on new Town Hall
matters as necessary.
15. Chair retirement acknowledgement discussion.
16. Adjournment.
Dawn George, Clerk
PublishedJanuary 1, 2015
WNAXLP
***

RUTLANDPLANNING
COMMISSION
JANUARY 5, 20156:30 P.M.

Agenda:
1. Call meeting to order.
2. Roll Call.
3. Approval of December meeting
minutes.
4. Petition #10792 by Vike Investment Group to rezone eight acres located east of 3418 Old Stage Rd. (Section
36) from A-1 Ex. to RH-1 to create four
residential lots.
5. Inquiry by Mark and Rhonda
Wethal at 3768 Old Stage Rd. regarding
splitting home from agricultural land.
6. Adjournment.
Dawn George, Clerk
PublishedJanuary 1, 2015
WNAXLP
***

Academic achievements
Graduates
UW-La Crosse
Chelsey Olson, BS, community health education
UW-Oshkosh
Beth Byrne, BS, biology;
Andrew Hentrich, BS, radiotv-film
Universal Technical Institute
(Ill.)
Tanner Falligant, diesel and
industrial program
UW-Green Bay
Ashley Marshall, human
development, psychology
UW-Milwaukee
Schyler Jordan Hanson,
BS, nursing; Bradley Michael
Keenan, BBA, business; Carly
Jeanne Meuer, BA, letters and
sciences; Hanna Elizabeth
Vedvig, BS, nursing

Academic honors
Ripon College
Valerie Pike, deans list
Belmont University (Tenn.)
Kristin Jeppson, deans list
Wheaton College (Ill.)
Kailey Tachick, deans list
Columbia College Chicago
Lukas Brasher-Fons, deans
list

GOV. SCOTT WALKER AND THE STATE OF WISCONSIN

want you to be aware of the following public notices
published the week of DECEMBER 16, 2014:

Permit Reviews: Hologic, Dec. 18; Stoughton Trailers, Dec. 19; BPM Converting, Dec. 20;
University of Wisconsin (Madison) Safety Department, Dec. 20; Sands Products Wisconsin,
Dec. 20; Brands Inc. Research and Development, Dec. 22; Ralph's Towing and Sales, Dec. 22; L
& W Construction, Dec. 22.
General: Department of Children and Families, Emergency Rule, Dec. 17.

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Meetings: WEDC, Awards Administration Committee, Dec. 16; WHEDA, Dec. 16; State of
Wisconsin Investment Board, Dec. 15 and 16.

Crieghton University
Nicole OShea, deans lsit
St. Cloud State (Minn.)
Meghan Carmichael, deans
list
Colorado College
Skye Greenler, cum laude

Macalester College
Alexandra Greenler, deans
list
Carroll University
Emma Erickson, deans list;
Alexis Furseth, deans list;
Hannah Hurtenbach, deans
list; Amanda Staffen, deans
list

list; Sydney Sipos, deans

list; Rebeca Olson, deans
list; Emma Segura, deans
list; Katerina Patrinos, deans
list; Megan Reynolds, deans
list; Evan Conroy, deans list;
Kaylie Klingaman, deans list;
Lisa Boland, deans list; Grant
Pope, deans list; Hannah
Vick, deans list; Sara Loomis,
deans list; Drew Pike, deans
list; Brittany Wendt, deans list

Plymouth State University

(N.H.)
UW-Milwaukee
Emily Auby, deans list
Nicole Erickson, deans list;
Emily McCune, deans list;
UW-Stout
Melissa Schlei, deans list;
Kevin ODonnell, chancelLuke Stacey, deans list; Lucas
lors award
Tonstad, deans list; Hanna
Vedvig, deans list
Edgewood College
Carolyn Schauff, deans list; UW-Madison
Rachel Hutchinson, deans list
Datlef Bahnson, deans
and semester honors; Sarah
list; Alec Bollig, deans list;
Hawkins-Podboy, deans
Brianna Bower, deans list;
list and semester honors;
Mackenzie Bower, deans
Anthony Gomez, semester
honor list; Zachary Bower,
honors; Kellie Steckbauer,
deans list; Madlen Breckbill,
semester honors; Kelsey
deans list; Manuel Calzada
Volenbert, semester honors
Ollarzabal, deans honor list;
Holly Corscheid, deans list;
Milwaukee
School
of Johannah Drago, deans list;
Engineering
Elisabeth Erickson, deans
Mikala Wendt, deans list
list; Nicole Gray, deans list;
Amy Hansen, deans list;
UW-Whitewater
Steven Hoffman, deans list;
Kathryn Beck, deans list,
Mary Ives, deans list; Joseph
summa cum laude; Ashley
Klein, deans list; Kyle Lazotte,
Vedvig, deans list, summa
deans list; Everett Lenz,
cum laude; Nicholas Wharton, deans honor list; Ryan Leroy,
cum laude; Carly Miller, cum
deans list; Hannah Millerlaude; Jamie Peck, deans list, Reynolds, deans honor list;
magna cum laude; Michelle
Ryan Moe, deans honor list;
Storage, magna cum laude;
Hannah OConnor, deans list;
Rebekah Hulse, deans list,
Megan Straub, deans honor
summa cum laude; Nicole
list; Nisrine Taamallah, deans
Roloff, deans list, magna
list; Shelby Tjugum, honor
cum laude; Marah Alexander, roll; Breanna Webb, deans
deans list; Emilee Purcell,
honor list; Erin Wolf, deans
deans list; Kayla Moe, deans list
list; Harrison Amyotte, deans
UW-Stevens Point
Katie Blodgett, high honors;

Memorials for those we love and remember.

Wisconsin MonuMent & Vault co.
159 W. Main St. 873-5513
Serving Stoughton since 1989.

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STATE OF WISCONSIN,
CIRCUIT COURT,
DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO
CREDITORS (INFORMAL
ADMINISTRATION) IN THE
MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
GLEN A. GAUPER

Jessica Burmeister, highest

honors; Daniel Castro, highest
honors; Shaylee Church, honors; Marisa Newton, honors
University of NebraskaLincoln
Hannah Read, deans list;
Erica Nett, deans list
UW-Eau Claire
Alicia Fields, deans list;
Claire Fleming, deans list;
Sophie Jacobs, deans list;
Neil McMillan, deans list;
Nikki Smedal, deans list;
Allison Fendrick, deans list
University of MinnesotaTwin Cities
Rachel Timmerman, deans
list; Catherine Ulrich, deans
list; Aubrie Winters, deans list
UW-Rock County
Jordyn Mallon, highest honors; Sierra Koehler, honors
UW-Green Bay
Ashley Marshall, honors
UW-Platteville
Zander Gunderson, chancellors list and deans list; Carter
Rowley, chancellors list and
deans list; Thomas Erickson,
deans list; Andrew Skjolaas,
deans list
University of NorthwesternSt. Paul
Courtney Lawlor, highest
honors
Wartburg College (Iowa)
Jennifer Fossum, deans
list; Ellen Schwarz, deans list
Western Technical College
Justin Shaffer, Presidents
list

Submit obituaries online:

www.ConnectStoughton.com

ConnectStoughton.com

HAIRSTYLIST WANTED. Full or

part-time, salary with potential
commission. Other benefits apply.
Well established, high-traffic salon.
Must be highly motivated people
person and a team player. Oregon
area. Please send resume to
dsaley@charter.net.

A&B ENTERPRISES
Light Construction Remodeling
No job too small
608-835-7791

FRENCHTOWN
SELF-STORAGE
Only 6 miles South of
Verona on Hwy PB.
Variety of sizes available now.
10x10=$50/month
10x15=$55/month
10x20=$70/month
10x25=$80/month
12x30=$105/month
Call 608-424-6530 or
1-888-878-4244

DOUG'S HANDYMAN SERVICE

"Honey Do List"
No job too small
608-845-8110

THEY SAY people dont read those little

ads, but YOU read this one, didnt you?
Call now to place your ad, 873-6671 or
835-6677.

548 Home Improvement

HALLINAN-PAINTING
WALLPAPERING
**Great-Winter-Rates**
35 + Years Professional
European-craftsmanship
Free-Es timates
References/Insured
Arthur Hallinan
608-455-3377
TOMAS PAINTING
Professional, Interior,
Exterior, Repairs.
Free Estimates. Insured.
608-873-6160

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

760 Mobile Homes

OREGON MOBILE Home.
High efficiency appliances, A/C, new
steel front door/storm, insulated
6-inch sidewalls. $10,000
By owner. 608-835-8552
DANE COUNTYS MARKETPLACE.
The Courier Hub Classifieds. Call 8736671 or 835-6677.

Do you have an interest

in Norwegian heritage
and culture?

FIREWOOD STORED INSIDE

dry oak, cherry, maple
free delivery to Stoughton area $110.00
Face, $300 cord
608-873-3199 OR 608-445-8591, leave
message
SEASONED SPLIT OAK,
Hardwood. Volume discount. Will
deliver. 608-609-1181
YORKIE PUPPIES. Free to good home.
One male and one female. If interested
contact michellerobin1001@outlook.com
for more information.

696 Wanted To Buy

TOP PRICES Any Scrap Metal
Cars/Batteries/Farm Equipment
Free appliance pick up
Property clean out. Honest
Fully insured. U call/We haul.
608-444-5496
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 $725 per month, includes
heat, water, and sewer.
608-835-6717 Located at:
139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575
OREGON- 233 S. Main St. 1BR apartment, garage, washer/dryer $630 month.
Call 608-455-7100
STOUGHTON 1616 Kenilworth Ct.
Large 2-BR apts available now.
Pets welcome. Many feature new wood
laminate flooring.
$775-$825/mo. 608-831-4036
www.madtownrentals.com

Consider being a volunteer for

the Norwegian Heritage Center in
Stoughton, opening in early 2015
We are seeking volunteers with an interest in
Norwegian heritage and culture and working
with the public. Volunteer opportunities
include serving as receptionist, tour guides,
assisting with events, and other needs. To
learn more, please contact Darlene Arneson,
Manager, at darlene@norwegianheritagecenter.
org or 608-501-8549 for more information
and an application.

720 Apartments
OREGON-2 BDRM, 1 bath. Available
for summer/fall. Great central location.
On-site or in-unit laundry, patio, dishwasher and A/C. $720-$730/month. Call
255-7100 or www.stevebrownapts.com/
oregon
ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors
55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $695 per month. Includes
heat, water and sewer. Professionally
managed. Located at
300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI
53589 608-877-9388

730 Condos &

Townhouses For Rent
EVANSVILLE MODERN Spacious
2bdrm-1bth townhome with garage.
Microwave/laundry/dishwasher. Large
bedrooms, walk-in closets, skylights,
patio, private entrance. Gas heat/AC
$775/mo plus utilities. 608-772-0234.

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

Stoughton - 700 W Main St

Great blend of old and new in this renovated 3 BR, 2 BA
home in the heart of Stoughton.
New kitchen, updated baths, with h/w floors, all new
wiring, and many other updates. Large garage with
storage and new porch. MLS#1733386
$174,900

STOUGHTON 425 LOWELL ST

Cozy, starter home. Friendly
neighborhood. Beautiful large double
lot w/many trees.
825+ sf, 2BR,1BA.
Full basement. $75,000.
Contact 563-212-0109

Dan Wagner
(608) 630-5101
Bunbury & Associates
Realtors

970 Horses
WALMERS TACK SHOP
16379 W. Milbrandt Road
Evansville, WI
608-882-5725

990 Farm: Service

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

Tax Business in Stoughton is

looking for full- and part-time,
seasonal help:
Tax Preparers
Receptionist
Marketing/Wavers
Call Steve at (608) 438-4022

Part-time. Excellent Wages

20+ hours/wk. CDL bonus program
Paid training/testing. Signing bonus.
5501 Femrite Dr. Madison
Call Paul at 608-310-4870 or email
paulm@badgerbus.com
EOE

Current Openings:
On Call/Part-Time Transportation Driver
Drivingresidentstotheirappointments&backin
ourvehicle
Part-Time AM Cook
Preparingmealsforbreakfast
Helpingpreparelunch
Settinguppreparationfordinner
Checkinginstockandstoringstock
Part-Time Dietary Aide
Servingfoodonthefloors
Preparefoodcartsfordelivery
Dishwashing
Kitchenanddishroomcleaningasdirected
Pleaseapplyonlineat: nazarethhealth.com
orsubmitanapplicationto:
Human resources
nazareth Health and rehabilitation Center
814 Jackson Street Stoughton, WI 53589
Fax: 608-877-9016
email: dmiller@nazarethhealth.com

We Are Here For All Your Vehicle Needs!

www.danecountyauto.com
1411 Hwy. 51 North,
Stoughton, WI
Questions?
Call 888-873-7310

COUPON

250 OFF

Purchase of New or Used

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Expires 1-10-15.

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Do you have an interest in

Norwegian heritage and culture?

STOUGHTON 2BR Apartment

$740-$780- includes heat, water/sewer.
608-222-1981 x2 or 3. No dogs, 1 cat
ok. EHO.
VERONA-2 BEDROOM, A/C, no smoking, H/W included, cats negotiable, coinop laundry, semi-private yard, garage
extra, $835/mo, 608-558-7017

845 Houses For Sale

SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS

& PARATRANSIT
DRIVERS

646 Fireplaces,
Furnaces/Wood, Fuel

672 Pets

BEAUTIFUL HOME on Lake Arbutus

2 hours N of Madison.
Great snowmobiling, ice fishing, boating,
and ATVing. Sleeps 12.
715-333-5056

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402 Help Wanted, General

DEER POINT STORAGE

Convenient location behind
Stoughton Lumber.
Clean-Dry Units
24 HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS
5x10 thru 12x25
608-335-3337

RASCHEIN PROPERTY
STORAGE
6x10 thru 10x25
Market Street/Burr Oak Street
in Oregon
Call 608-206-2347

770 Resort Property For Rent

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FLORIDA BOUND
Empty Truck/Trailer
Also Phoenix & California
Will do household and vehicles
920-342-8060 or 920-342-9184

NORTH PARK STORAGE

10x10 through 10x40, plus
14x40 with 14' door for
RV & Boats.
Come & go as you please.
608-873-5088

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143 Notices

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

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS to everyone. From

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102 Bingo

January 1, 2015

Two Part-Time Staff Needed for

the Norwegian Heritage Center in
Stoughton, Opening in Early 2015
These part-time positions will support
daily operations of the Norwegian
Heritage Center including welcoming
visitors, assisting with general public
and tour groups, general receptionist
duties and general reception functions.
Normal work week is expected to be
Tuesday through Saturday.
Hours
may vary with an occasional evening
schedule. To learn more, please
contact Darlene Arneson, Manager,
at darlene@norwegianheritagecenter.org or
608-501-8549 for more information and
an application.
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Duties include: Logistical processing of customer orders with coordination
with vendors, sales staff, billing and customer service representatives.
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companies.
Excellent communication abilities are essential.
Some background experience in purchasing, inventory control,
transportation and warehousing functions is desired.

Send your resum to:

Treads Direct LLC (Midwest Rubber)
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Show off your kids in

Unified Newspaper Groups 5th Annual

Coming Wednesday, January 28, 2015

This section is full of area children and
grandchildren ages 0 months-7 years.
It is sure to be a treasured keepsake!

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All photos will be entered in to a drawing to win

great prizes from the Great Dane Shopping News
and area businesses.
Photos are categorized by age group and winners
are selected randomly from each age category.

To enter, send the form below and a current photo or

visit one of our websites to fill out the form online and
upload your photo by Friday, January 2, 2015.
Please print clearly. One entry per child. One form per child. Mail to:

Cutest Kids Contest

133 Enterprise Dr., PO Box 930427, Verona, WI 53593

Or go online to enter on any of our web sites:

connectoregonwi.com, connectstoughton.com, connectverona.com, connectfitchburg.com

Childs Name __________________________________________________________________________

Age (please indicate months or years)___________________________

Please check one:

Male Female

Parents Names _________________________________________________________________________

Phone (for contact purposes only)________________________City ______________________________________
Photo taken by (if a professional photo) ______________________________________________________
0-11 months 12-23 months

2-3 years

4-5 years

6-7 years

Pictures should be full color and wallet size or larger. For optimal printing quality, please be sure the head in the photo is no smaller than the size of a nickle.
If submitting your photo(s) electronically, please be sure the photo resolution is at least 150 DPI.
Photos must be received by Friday, January 2, 2015 to be included. Please include a self-addressed stamped envelope if you would like your photo returned.

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Please check age category: