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Thursday, April 18, 2013 Vol. 132, No. 37 Stoughton, WI
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Boston Marathon
Fergus recounts close call at race

Derek Spellman
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Stoughton Area School District
Bev Fergus was about 100 yards from finishing her third Boston Marathon on Monday when she saw the first explosion. She had run a conservative race til then. The last leg of the iconic race was lined with buoyant crowds as always. Racing conditions had been ideal. Her family had been tracking her progress via GPS, so they knew she was nearing the finish. When she saw the first explosion, she wondered if it had been a celebratory cannon as smoke billowed out. Fifteen to 30 seconds later came the second blast this one from behind. As police and emergency responders rushed to the scene, the runners began to slowly back up. The police told them to run. But with explosions from both the
front and behind, the runners werent sure where to go. They were in limbo. T h a t Fergus was the most terrifying moment of the whole thing, Fergus recalled in a Tuesday phone interview. There was no safe place. A day after two bombs exploded along the final stretch of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and wounding 170 others, Fergus was back home in Stoughton and en route to see her kids. What she saw in Boston would remain with her. It was like a really bad horror movie, she said. A 51-year-old fitness
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City of Stoughton
City, activists seek common ground in herbicide debate

Bill Livick
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Fab-ulous opening
Stoughton High School senior Evan Conroy shows Liz Menzer, the Stoughton school board president, his handiwork with a new laser cutter at Stoughton High School. The laser cutter is just one of the machines inside the high schools new digital fabrication workshop, also known as a fab lab. The lab will open to students next school year, but officials last week hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony that included demonstrations from students like Conroy.
City officials and representatives from a local group opposed to using chemicals for weed control on city property have agreed to participate in a weed density assessment of city parks and open spaces this month. The assessment will be conducted by University of Wisconsin-Madison entomologist Chris Williamson and Jay Anderson, an organic turf expert on the board of Madisons Healthy Lawn Team. After the assessment, Williamson and Anderson will each submit recommendations to the Public Works Committee about how to best manage weed growth on city property. The committee may then make a recommendation to the Common Council about how to proceed with weed control, and the council
would likely make a decision at its May 14 meeting, said Mayor Donna Olson. The process and timeline are the result of an April 4 meeting among Olson, members of Naturally Stoughton, parks and recreation employees and Williamson that took place at a Public Works committee meeting. Naturally Stoughton was founded in March by three mothers Sara Downie, Sylvia Lawrence and Gennifer Weaver who are concerned about the citys plan to use herbicides in parks and athletic fields this spring. The three women would like the city to devise a long-term management plan that incorporates nontoxic methods of turf grass maintenance, and they dont believe the city can research the subject, gather citizen input and craft a plan in just a few weeks. Theyre hoping
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SHS hires its new football coach to replace Stokes

Jeremy Jones
Sports editor
Thiry takes football reins

1,076 located outside of Peoria. I knew a little bit about the program and school, having relatives in the Madison area, so I decided to pursue the opportunity, Thiry said. He went through three rounds of interviews prior to being hired and introduced to the team, staff and Thiry community in the SHS auditorium early last week and said he was simply excited that his phone kept ringing.
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After sifting through more than 30 candidates, the Stoughton football program finally found its man last Wednesday, hiring Jason Thiry as the Vikings new head coach. Thirys hiring completed a fivemonth search to replace Sean Stokes, who resigned last fall after 12 seasons. Thiry had spent the past seven years coaching football, track and field and wrestling at Morton (Ill.) High School, a school of 980 students slightly smaller than Stoughtons
Morton was a great opportunity for me as a coach, giving me my first head coaching opportunity. It was going to take a special place for me to move my family, Thiry said. Stoughton was that place. Thiry finished 16-13 overall in his three seasons at the helm of the Morton football program, including a 12-9 Mid-Illini Conference record and playoff berths in 2010 and 2011. The Potters were 3-6 last season. He doubled as the teams offensive coordinator during that time but has
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Syttende Mai
Festival planning going well for new coordinator

Mark Ignatowski
With just about one month to go, Stoughton residents are gearing up for the annual Syttende Mai celebration. The festival has a new coordinator this year in Laura Trotter, who doubles as the Chamber of Commerces
visitor services director. Trotter told the Hub that planning has gone smoothly in her first year, but that this coming month will be busy as organizers ramp up their preparation. Were all really on good, solid footing, Trotter said. No matter how much you plan, though, the middle of
April is still the middle of April for Syttende Mai. Its full throttle. Committee chairs and directors met last week to update each other on how their preparations were coming along. Some events like the runs, canoe race or
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Amy Smith
Unified Newspaper Group Correspondent
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What: Roger Millars final print auction for Fulton Church, Edgerton When: 7 p.m. Thursday, April 18 Where: Fulton Church The fundraisers were mainly to help the kids out, Millar said. They were for anybody that wanted to have one. The appreciation of Millars work is obvious in the kind words of his associate pastor. [Roger] looks for needs and just does it, Salimes said. Millar and Fulton Church are raising money to help fund the planned addition for the church, which will include a gymnasium, kitchen and classrooms. Proceeds from the fundraiser will also help next years high school mission trip. The prints up for action are by various artists and are mainly outdoor and wildlife scenes with some autographed baseball and football memorabilia. All the prints are donated and then framed by Millar.
A former Stoughton resident will raise money for the last time Thursday, April 18 for Fulton Church in Edgerton. Roger Millar, 87, of Fulton Township, has been framing prints and raising money through auctions for more than 30 years. Known as the $2 million man, Millar has framed work for hundreds of different organizations, schools, individuals and churches over the years including Stoughton Hospital, Fulton Church and Stoughton High School baseball. He once raised more than $2,000 for a man who was injured in a fire, according to Fulton Churchs Associate Pastor Jim Salimes. The auction Thursday will be Millars last benefit due to his failing vision, which makes the task of framing prints nearly impossible without the help of his wife, Charmaine. Millar, the former owner of Vikings Sports Center in Stoughton, originally started raising money through the auctions for baseball teams, which his sons were part of.
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Above, 3-year-old Sydney Cull gets a boost at last weeks Community Expo at the Stoughton Wellness and Athletic Center. The annual event connects Stoughton residents and businesses to showcase what the city has to offer and features food and prizes like the one Cull won at the Home Savings Bank booth. Right, Adam Notstad, a Stoughton High School graduate, uses an iPad to highlight his recycling business, AdamCan Recycling.
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More than 200 people attended last weeks Community Expo, surpassing last years turnout, the Stoughton Chamber of Commerce said Monday. Attendance at last years Expo, an annul showcase of local businesses, was about 150, said Erica Dial, the chambers executive director. Boosting attendance was one of the goals for this years event. The chamber stepped up advertising for this years Expo and relocated the event from the Mandt
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Festival: Continuity is key

Continued from page 1 parades wont be finalized until early May, but no one is experiencing major setbacks, Trotter said. Part of that smoothness comes from having experienced committee leaders. Trotter said there are only three new chairpersons this year. She has also learned a lot herself, despite shadowing Margit Gerber, who led the event for the previous nine years. The learning curve is steep, Trotter said. But its going fine. One thing Trotter is promoting as the new coordinator is the sale of booster buttons. Trotter said these buttons have often been thought of as admission tokens for indoor or gated events, but the buttons are more of a way to show support for the event. Part of the reason for promoting the use of the buttons is a way to get people more engaged. The proceeds support the whole festival not just specific events. Trotter said that not many people realize the amount of money that goes into supporting the festival. For example, the Sunday parade costs more than $10,000 to put on. Trotter said the Syttende Mai group hopes to open the design of the buttons up to more people in the future as a way to encourage participation. This year, Mya Everson, a Home Savings Bank employee, designed the buttons. The chamber will soon take delivery of 8,000 buttons. People are encouraged to pick up a button for $5 at the chamber office, 532 E. Main Street, or many businesses throughout the city. Other items on the Syttende Mai committees long to-do list include planning their annual kick-off dinner, entering runner and canoe race entry data, printing and distributing brochures and finalizing logistic details like golf cart rentals, radios and more. Event information can be found on the chambers website, stoughtonwi.com and on the Syttende Mai Facebook page. A special section will be printed in the Great Dane Shopping News on May 15 and in the Hub on May 16.
City of Stoughton
Mark Ignatowski
RDA forwards boundary adjustment to council

The Stoughton Redevelopment Authority moved a step closer last Wednesday to establishing a revolving loan fund for improvements to downtown properties. RDA members unanimously recommended expanding the citys Redevelopment Area No. 2 to include much of the downtown. If approved by the common council and certified by the state, it would give the RDA authority to set up a $250,000 fund, possibly as early as this summer. Despite a reporting error in the Hub that gave the wrong location for a public hearing, several downtown property owners and representatives showed up to support the expansion. Among them was Uniroyal Engineered Products director of facilities Tim Wandrash. Despite the stigma of
calling an area blighted, the move would be beneficial to the downtown area, he said at the hearing. That peeling paint was us, Wandrash said, referring to a PowerPoint presentation that gave examples of blight in the area. We recognize that we have the opportunity to make some investment. The Common Council plans to weigh in on the matter at its April 23 meeting. Alders were mostly receptive to the previous step approving a finding of blight in the area by a 10-1 vote. State statutes require that an area be at least 50 percent blighted to qualify for redevelopment. The term has negative connotations but simply means parts of the area are in need of repair. Blight can include problems like crumbling brick, exposed insulation, peeling paint and more. Council president Eric Hohol cast the lone vote
against the finding, citing the negative imagery associated with blight. He previously aired concerns about the impact the finding would have on Uniroyal and families and businesses considering moving into Stoughton. Still, the city has a history of making money available to downtown property owners. In 1999, the downtown Tax Incremental District (TID) was created and money was used to replace lead water mains that posed health hazards to users downtown. The city also secured faade improvement grants to renovate buildings exteriors. Since the creation of the TID, there has been about $11 million worth of growth in the district, Vierbicher Associates economic developer Gary Becker said before the hearing last week. Property values in the district have increased faster than those outside the area,
resulting in money that can be used for a number of purposes including a revolving loan fund. The specifics of the fund will likely be discussed at the RDAs next meeting. One possible use is to help property owners secure financing that might not be available through a traditional lender. For example, Becker said lenders are sometimes wary of mixed commercial and residential improvement projects. Some loan fund money could make the project more attractive to a lender, Becker said. Other area municipalities, including Fitchburg, Verona, Sun Prairie and Middleton, have established similar loan funds. Its common for cities to use the loan fund to cover half of a projects 20 percent down payment, leaving the owner to come up with the other half before getting bank loans for the remainder.
Herbicide: Group wants moratorium; city working out deal

Continued from page 1 to persuade officials to place a one-year moratorium on herbicide applications until a plan is in place. I think the city has been showing an effort to work with us and take our concerns seriously, Downie said. I would like to see them put the herbicide application on hold for a year to give them time to come up with an integrated pest management plan. Weaver agreed, and said Naturally Stoughton wants to work with the city to find alternatives to the use of toxic chemicals. The city has not used chemical applications for weed control in at least a decade. Some city officials and sports enthusiasts say that has resulted in out-of-control weeds causing problems in local parks and playing fields. Naturally Stoughton and
Marathon: a local witness

Continued from Page 1 instructor, Fergus was left with a mixture of emotions. Anger at the attack, sympathy for the victims, but also gratitude for the strangers and emergency responders who offered help and for the fact that this was the first year her family did not join her in Boston. If they had, they might have been waiting for her at the finish line. I feel so lucky, she said. She described the minutes after the twin blasts as a scene of chaos and horror beyond imagination. You just dont know what to do, Fergus said. It just felt like a terrorist attack. It felt like something terrible was happening. Yet as she made her way out, complete strangers thrust jackets, blankets and even cell phones toward her so she could let family know she was OK. I must have used five different peoples phones and I couldnt get through, she said, when she tried to text one of her children. That text failed to get through, but the stranger offered to keep trying for her while she went on. It ultimately did get through, and her son quickly posted something on Facebook saying she was alright. It would be awhile before she could actually speak with them. As Fergus and others made their way to an intersection about a half-mile from the bomb sites, reports circulated about another explosion at the JFK Library (that turned out to be unrelated). It was like a nightmare, Fergus recalled, where everybody thought every garbage can was going to blow. Another Good Samaritan accompanied her as she walked the last 45 minutes to her hotel. Others had already offered that she could stay with them if she had no place to go. She ended up staying with a relative that lives just outside of Boston and called her family from there. The next day, she collected her finishers medal from the race and flew home. If she had run a faster marathon, she might have been closer to the finish line when the first bomb exploded, although she said most of the people hurt seemed to be spectators. She again reflected how lucky she was that her family had not been there waiting for her. She expressed anger that an innocent event like the marathon would be targeted in an attack like that. As for the future, Fergus isnt sure whether she would go back for another marathon. Right now, I cant imagine going back, she said. I was happy to get back to Stoughton, Wisconsin, I can tell you that.
Timeline
April 29 (or sooner): Weed assessment and treatment recommendation May 3 (at the latest): Naturally Stoughton/Bando Organics shares its recommendation with city May 7: Special Public Works meeting (if needed) where both recommendations reviewed. May 14: Council chooses recommendation its supporters counter that there are other, safer methods of eradicating the plants. They cite studies showing that chemicals commonly used for weed control can harm creatures such as honeybees, tadpoles and salamanders and may have a similar effect on people, including young children and developing fetuses.
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Naturally Stoughton will first host a public forum from 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, April 22, at the Stoughton Public Library. Then, Claire Gervais, chair of the City of Madison Pest Management Advisory Committee, will present on healthy lawns from 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, April 29, at Ezra Church, 129 E. Main St., Stoughton. Olson said the parks and recreation department heard lots of complaints about the quality of the citys athletic fields last fall, prompting the city to dedicate about $6,000 for weed control this year. Mr. Williamson said its not good on young muscles and ankles if you dont manage your turf, she added. Well review all of the angles and come up with a plan that we believe addresses the needs or desires of most. Downie wondered if the city would take the exposure to chemicals issue into account, and, she asked, if the city does use herbicides, how and when will the public be notified? I think everyone needs to know, because even after the signs come down after three days, there are still chemicals on the lawns, she said. Weaver thinks both sides may have to be willing to compromise. She hopes if officials use chemicals before transitioning to organic methods, they develop a long-term two- to five-year integrated pest management plan that considers a transition from chemicals. And if they need to use chemicals, were hoping theyll use the least toxic chemical that is most appropriate for the target weed, she added. In an email, Lawrence told the Hub that Naturally Stoughtons mission is to cultivate sustainable solutions toward organically managed public green spaces. Naturally Stoughton also wants the city to form a committee of experts, city officials and concerned citizens to work on a transition toward biologic, non-chemical park maintenance, along with a pest management policy for city parks. The group would also like to include the school district in these goals, too. The group has organized two upcoming public events: an Earth Day public forum at the Stoughton Public Library and a healthy lawns event April 29, presented by a Madison physician and Bando Organics Jay Anderson.
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Opinion
Letters to the editor
City should consider organic options for park maintenance

Summer shall soon be upon us! Out go the sleds and mittens and the joy of rolling down the hill at Veterans Park can begin. City Council, please consider organic long-term methods for maintaining the parks in Stoughton. My family uses the parks regularly as classroom space, play ground, social gatherings and relaxation. We do not want the spraying of our parks to be the plan of weed management. We, as a city, can do better than this. Examples of success are within our county. Lets learn something new and try to make this world better for everyone, especially our children. Laura Roeven Stoughton
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Pesticides in parks, lawns pose risks to people

Special thanks to Naturally Stoughton for exposing the extreme dangers of pesticides in our parks and lawns, many of which have proven to be carcinogenic. Children, with their undeveloped respiratory/pulmonary systems, are especially vulnerable to these toxic chemicals at a time when their rapid growth and development make them more vulnerable and defenseless. I do not believe the City Council would compromise the health of our children out of concern for the efficacy of certain sports and curb appeal of the toxic green grass. Is it any wonder why we have by far the highest cancer rate of any country in world? Human toxicology studies have shown that many of these pesticides are also causing chemical/hormonal imbalances, endocrine disruptions, immunological deficiencies, neurological damage, reproductive problems, birth defects and serious allergic reactions. A study published in the journal Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, for example, showed a positive association between family pesticide use and childhood brain cancer. These chemicals are implicated in a host of human and wildlife problems. Furthermore, pesticides cause more problems in the long run because they upset the balance of nature. It is of paramount importance that we work much harder to maintain the vitality of our entire ecosystem. The environmental stewardship of the chemical conglomerates goes only as far as their deep pockets. Our health and safety is being compromised for their profits. Our lands have been placed into a chemical-addicted state. Is this the legacy we want to leave our grandchildren? To these children we cannot answer tomorrow! I often wonder at what point our society, indeed our civilization, will disintegrate too far for recovery. Its time to wake up and push the panic button! The line has been drawn and we now need to fight back. Because of the extensive pollution, our country is slowly destroying itself from within and the America we once knew will be gone forever! Norman C. Granvold Wisconsin Citizens Against Pollution, Stoughton
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City should not rush to embrace synthetic chemicals

Thanks to Bill Livick for covering the issue of herbicide use in our city parks. The city needs to take time and not rush to throw down synthetic chemicals that do not address the underlying causes of weeds. They seem to be saying that, Yeah, we know there are health risks, but we dont know what else to do. The city presented our group, Naturally Stoughton, with a survey of area broadleaf management practices, but this survey did not include DeForest and Monona, two municipalities working toward organic/biologic methods of turf management. I have been talking with several community leaders and citizens involved in such projects. In Waunakee, a parent group is collaborating with the school district to demonstrate the feasibility and long term cost savings of organic methods, healthy-lawns.org. In DeForest, the Director of Park Recreation is planning to apply compost from Purple Cow Organics of Middleton on two of their parks this year and is looking thoughtfully at the 2014 budget to incorporate more organic methods. Purple Cow Organics products are also used on the Sixmile Creek golf course in Waunakee. From the Six Mile Creek website: In 2012, The Meadows of Sixmile Creek reduced maintenance inputs to a single chemical application (conventional golf course management calls for as many as 20+ applications). All other treatments to the golf course were made with environmentally responsible products including OMRI listed Purple Cow Organics compost, compost tea, naturally mined minerals, and other biological materials. Granted, golf courses have significantly more money to invest in turf, but the city of Monona has found some innovative and clever ways to overcome the budget barrier. City officials have teamed up with citizens, the school district and local booster clubs to raise money and pool resources so that they have been able to afford machinery and supplies needed to sustainably manage turf without herbicides. They plan to make their own compost teas for fertilization and soil rejuvenation. Currently they are focusing on Ahuska Park, which includes regulation-size athletic fields. It can be done, and we can do this in Stoughton. We have citizen volunteers, help from UW Extension services, and the ability to apply for grants. The city has never fully addressed this issue and all the possibilities. Lets send the message that Stoughton not only cares about its parks, but also the environment and its people. Sara Downie Stoughton
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Workshop teaches young girls confidence, manners

Amy Smith
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What: Growing up Girls workshop When: 2-5:30 p.m. April 26 Where: Viking Village, 1648 County N Info: Call 444-5500 or 698-6346 Its amazing that in just a three hour workshop the girls relax, let their guard down, and realize how special they are, she said. The workshop design was based on the book, Girls of Greatness, which was written by a friend of Kotlowskis. Another book, Manners that Matter for Moms, and American Girl magazine also influenced the womens plans for the workshop. Kotlowski said she is not aware of any other workshop like Growing up Girls in the area, but their first workshop in February had a great turnout. She said they hope to expand the workshop to girls all over the area, not just in Stoughton. The event runs from 2-5:30 p.m. April 26. It costs $20 and is open to all girls age 8-12. To register, call Chris Kotlowski at 444-5500 or Megan Walker at 6986346.
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The prom court for this weekends Stoughton High School junior prom is, front row, from left: Maren Schultz, Becky Klongland, Cassidy Parker, Maggie Lessor, Megan Offord and Abby Joannes. Back row, from left: Ike Landers, Will Clark, Jace Carlson, Luke Logan, P.J. Rosowski and Mitch Zangl. The prom will take place Saturday, April 20, at the Overture Center. The theme is Enchanted.
Star Wars fans to show up in costume Saturday at library

Derek Spellman
May the Force be with you. And your costume. Stoughton youths and adults are invited to don their Jedi robes, stormtrooper armor or Rebel pilot flight-suit and mingle with other costume-clad Star Wars fans at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 20, at the Stoughton Public Library. For the second straight year, the library will host
a visit from the Southern Wisconsin regiment of the 501st Legion an international Star Wars fan group that dress up in studio quality Stars Wars costumes, said Richard MacDonald, the director of the Stoughton Public Library. The fan group is named for a battalion of stormtroopers from the Star Wars clone wars. MacDonald said Stoughtons then-childrens librarian discovered the Southern
Wisconsin regiment and invited them to the library for an event last year. The place was packed, he recalled, estimating 200 people might have showed up for the event. Everybody loved the last time, he said. Members of the 501st Legion will also offer games and crafts and pose for photographs with attendees, who are encouraged to show up in their own costumes,
MacDonald said. They (the 501st) go around and entertain people, MacDonald said. The event is free and open to the public. No registration is required.
Stoughton girls can learn skills in positive selfimage and good manners next weekend at the Growing up Girls workshop at Viking Village, 1648 County Highway N. The three-hour workshop starts off with a discussion on self esteem, confidence, manners and etiquette followed by a dinner where the girls dress up and put the lessons they learned to use. The workshop, originally designed by Megan Walker and Chris Kotlowski, was inspired by their daughters. We wanted a fun, interactive workshop for our daughters, Kotlowski said. I want to instill these lessons in self esteem and confidence in my daughter, as well as all young girls. Kotlowski said inspiration for the workshop also came from her son, a seventh-grader at River Bluff Middle School. When I pick my son up for school, I see all the girls and what a huge problem self esteem is for them, she said. Society puts such pressure on young girls, and our workshop helps those girls appreciate themselves and their own uniqueness, Kotlowski said.
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TOWN OF PLEASANT SPRINGS OPEN BOOK

The Assessment Roll for the Town of Pleasant Springs will be available for inspection after May 1, 2013 at the Clerks Office, 2354 County Road N, Stoughton, WI 53589, during regular office hours. The office is open Monday and Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m, and Thursday noon to 6:00 p.m. The town assessors, Accurate Appraisal, LLC, will hold OPEN BOOK, at which time property owners can examine the assessment roll and discuss assessments, at the Town Hall, 2354 County Road N, on THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 3:00p.m. to 7:00 p.m. We encourage every property owner to take advantage of the opportunity to: Learn how the assessment was calculated. Compare your property to similar properties. Verify open land acreages and valuations. Learn how market activity affected the assessment. To schedule an appointment for Open Book, please contact Accurate Appraisal at 1.800.770.3927 or log on www. accurateassessor.com and click on the scheduling link. If you cannot be present at Open Book, please call Accurate Appraisal, or e-mail your questions to question@accurateassessor.com. Please note that, upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of disabled individuals through appropriate aids and services. For additional information or to request this service, contact Cassandra Suettinger at the Town Hall, 2354 County Road N, Stoughton, WI, 53589. Phone: (608) 873-3063 Fax: (608) 877-9444 Email: cttops@tds.net
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Saturday, April 27th 9:00 a.m. to noon FREE drive through service Stoughton Fire Department
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Bring all medications in original containers (if possible) and cross off personal info with black marker Sharps must be dropped off in a registered sharps container or thick plastic laundry detergent bottle The Lions/Lioness will also be collecting used eye glasses and hearing aids For additional information, please contact Stoughton City Hall at 873-6677 or stoughtonwellness@hotmail.com
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Coming up
The annual River Trail clean up will be held Saturday, April 20. Volunteers should bring rakes and gloves and meet at the River Trail pedestrian bridge at 9 a.m.,rain or shine. Questions can be directed to the Stoughton Recreation Department at 873-6746.
Trail clean-up
Bingo
Enjoy bingo at the Sons of Norway-Mandt Lodge on Saturday, April 20. Food is available at 5 p.m. and bingo starts at 6 p.m. Any bingo questions can be directed to bingo chairperson Janis Wegner at 2255761. Anyone under 18 years old must have a family member present to play.
21, at Christ Lutheran Church. The program will feature 11of the favorite choruses, including And The Glory of the Lord, the Hallelujah Chorus and Worthy is the Lamb. The choruswill be joined by several familiar solos performed by Julie Nygard, Kyla Betts, Linda Kunz, Kathy Mohs, and Rebecca Wright, who will be accompanied by Linda Kunz.The choruses will be accompanied by a 22-piece orchestra. This masterpiece is usually performed by American choirs in December.It was composed in 1743 and had its premiere in Dublin, Ireland and has become the most popular of Handels 16 oratorios. There are no tickets but a free will offering will be taken for the 1 hour and 15 minute concert.
Choir, orchestra concert
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The Stoughton Festival Choir and Orchestra, under the direction of John Beutel, will present selections from Handels oratorio masterpiece at 4 p.m. Sunday, April Bahai Faith
Join the Stoughton Area Senior Center at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 23, for information on how to be smart with your money. Bring your questions regarding credit, budgeting and preventing
The sale features popular ficforeclosure, and join the conversation with Financial Education tion by best-selling and favorite Specialist Ellen Bernards. authors, non-fiction topics including: gardening, golf, military Adult book discussion history, biographies, crafts, recDiscuss State of Wonder by ipe books and more. Childrens Ann Patchett with other adults at books, including picture books 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, at the and easy readers, and CDs and DVDs are also for sale. Stoughton Public Library. The sale runs from 6-7 p.m. Copies of the books are availApril 24, for Friends members. able at the adult services desk. Memberships available at the No registration required. door. Over 90 luncheon The sale continues from 9 a.m. Independently-living Stoughton 8 p.m. Thursday, April 25; from area residents who are 90 years of 9 a.m. 4 p.m. Friday, April 26; age or older will be honored at a and from 9 a.m. 2 p.m. Saturday, April 27. luncheon next week. The Stoughton Area Senior Center wants to honor those peo- Smart Planning Series Continuing this month, is a ple and their life longevity with lunch and classical piano enter- six-part series on planning for tainment at noon, Wednesday, the future at the Stoughton Area Senior Center. April 24. Join others for the second sesCall to make a lunch reservasion of this series at 6 p.m. Thurstion by April 22 at 873-8585. day, April 25. Book sale Francie Corry, a social worker The Friends of the Library will with SouthernCare, will prohost a book sale Wednesday, vide helpful tips and key points to discuss when initiating Smart April 24 Saturday, April 27.
Sabbath School 10:00 Fellowship Meal follows service on first Sabbath each month Phone: 561-7450 or email: albionsdb@gmail.com forministry.com/USWISDBGCASD1
Planning conversations with adult children and other family members. Other topics to be addressed through this series will include preventing elder financial abuse, establishing medical and financial power of attorney, and key points to estate planning. Call the senior center at 8738585 to register.
Spring gift fair
A variety of local vendors will offer a wide array of arts and crafts at the Spring Fever Gift and Plant Fair from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at St. Anns Catholic Church. The even will also have vendors of well-known products. Many varieties of perennials and baskets of annual flowers will be available. For info, contact Cathie Truehl at 873-7633 or Cathie.Truehl@ stoughton.k12.wi.us.
For information: Alfred Skerpan, 877-0911 or Gail and Greg Gagnon, 873-9225 www.us.bahai.org Stoughton study classes. All are welcome. 2095 Hwy. W, Utica 873-7077 423-3033 Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship; 6 p.m. - Worship 700 Cty Tk B, Stoughton 873-9353 e-mail: office@clcstoughton.org 8:00 a.m. Worship 9:10 a.m. Family Express with Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship
Sunday: 10:15 a.m. - Worship and Sunday School Wednesday: 7 p.m. Worship 1525 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton 873-7494 covluth@chorus.net www.covluth.org Saturday: 5:30 p.m. - Come As You Are Worship Sunday: 8:00 & 10:30 a.m. Worship Sunday School at 9:10 a.m. www.ezrachurch.com 129 E Main St, Stoughton | 834-9050 Sunday: 9 and 10:30 a.m. 310 E. Washington, Stoughton 873-7761 www.flcstoughton.com Sunday: 8:30 & 10 a.m. worship
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Covenant Lutheran Church
Bible Baptist Church
Stoughton Baptist Church
5:30 p.m., Stoughton Kiwanis Club, Vennevoll Clubhouse, stoughtonkiwanis.org 9 a.m., River Trail clean-up, pedestrian bridge, 8736746 10 a.m., Intergalatic activities, Stoughton Public Library, 873-6281 6 p.m., Bingo, Sons of Norway - Mandt Lodge, 317 S. Page St. Prom, Stoughton High School, stoughton.k12.wi.us 10:45 a.m., Dave Ramseys Financial Peace University, LakeView Church, 873-9838 7 a.m. - noon, American Legion breakfast, 803 N. Page St., 205-9090 4 p.m. Choir and orchestra concert, Christ Lutheran Church Earth Day 3 p.m., Music appreciation series, Stoughton Area Senior Center, 873-8585 10 a.m., Smart money planning workshop, Stoughton Area Senior Center, 873-8585 6:30 p.m., American Legion dinner, 803 N. Page St., 205-9090 7 p.m., Adult book discussion, Stoughton Public Library, 873-6281 6-7 p.m., Friends of the Library book sale, Stoughton Public Library, 873-6281 Noon, Over 90 luncheon, Stoughton Area Senior Center, 873-8585 7 p.m., Music on the Mezz, Stoughton Public Library, 873-6281 9 a.m. 8 p.m., Friends of the Library book sale, Stoughton Public Library, 873-6281 6 p.m., Smart planning series, Stoughton Area Senior Center, 873-8585 9 a.m. 4 p.m., Friends of the Library book sale, Stoughton Public Library, 873-6281 2 5:30 p.m., Growing up Girls, Viking Village, 4445500 or 698-6346 9 a.m. 2 p.m., Friends of the Library book sale, Stoughton Public Library, 873-6281 9 a.m. 2 p.m., Spring gift and plant sale, St. Anns
Thursday, April 18 Saturday, April 20
Christ Lutheran Church
Corner of Williams Dr. & Cty. B, Stoughton 873-6517 Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship; 6 p.m. - Evening Service
Ezra Church
Christ the King Community Church

401 W. Main St., Stoughton 877-0303 www.christthekingcc.org Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship
First Lutheran Church
323 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton Weekday Mass: At Nazareth House and St. Anns Church - Check the weekly bulletin or call 873-6448 or 873-7633. Weekend Mass: Saturday - 5:15 p.m.; Sunday - 8 and 10:30 a.m.
St. Ann Catholic Church
Sunday, April 21
Christian Assembly Church
Good Shepherd By The Lake Lutheran Church

1860 Hwy. 51 at Lake Kegonsa, Stoughton 873-5924 Sunday: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Education Hour for All Ages: 9:15 a.m.
United Methodist of Stoughton

525 Lincoln Avenue, Stoughton E-mail: Stoughtonumc@Wisconsinumc.org Sunday: 8 a.m. - Short Service; 10 a.m. - Full Worship 1911 Koshkonong, Stoughton Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship
1844 Williams Drive, Stoughton, 873-9106 Saturday, 6 p.m. worship Sunday, 10 a.m. worship
WestKoshkonongLutheranChurch Western Koshkonong Lutheran Church

2633 Church St., Cottage Grove, Sunday: 9:30 a.m. worship 11 a.m. Bible study
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 Office: 882-4408
2200 Lincoln Ave., Stoughton 873-9838 www.lakevc.org. Sunday: 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. - Worship
LakeView Church
Monday, April 22
Cooksville Lutheran Church
Seventh Day Baptist Church Of Albion

616 Albion Rd., Edgerton Worship Saturday 11:00
Tuesday, April 23
Thought for the week

There is much to say in praise of the institution of marriage. Beyond the purely practical reason that two can live almost as cheaply as one, there is a great benefit in having two parents to help in raising children. The unmarried birth rate in the United States is now over 40%, and most of Americas poor children live in single-parent homes. The prospects for impoverished children who are being raised by a single parent are bleak compared to their wealthier counterparts with two parents. They are more likely to drop out of school, be incarcerated, and to have children while they themselves are still children, all of which perpetuates the cycle of poverty. This is an old story, and it seems hard to tell it without sounding like a fusty old moralizer. But, perhaps there is good reason for oldfashioned morality here. Human beings are born helpless, we usually die helpless, and there are lots of occasions in between where we need help. That is a pretty good reason for getting married, as if being in love and wanting to spend the rest of your life with someone arent reason enough. Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
In Praise of Marriage
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Opera House brings indie roots, bluegrass to Stoughton this weekend

Bill Livick
If you go
Who: The Pines Where: Stoughton Opera House When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 20 Tickets: $20 at Opera House Box Office, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (381 East Main St.) or by calling (608) 877-4400, or online at www.stoughtonoperahouse.com Who: The Del McCoury Band Where: Stoughton Opera House When: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 21 Tickets: $35 can get buried with all the technology thats available in studios today, he explained. Wed like to have that not be the case because there can be such beauty in keeping things spare and stripped down. The Pines down-to-earth attitude and fondness for performing in small towns sets it apart from many of todays most popular bands, Huckfelt said. Theres a lot of bands that only play major cities, he said. I think they really miss out on some great concerts that are in small venues in small towns. The band is fresh off a series of shows opening for Emmy Lou Harris. Theyve also supported such stars as Mavis Staples and Iris DeMent. Huckfelt said being close to such musical icons and watching them perform night after night has given The Pines insights about longevity in the business and never losing sight of the value of music. Were grateful for every opportunity that comes our way, he said. Its really become apparent in the last couple of years that our audience is growing and expanding all the time. We just hope to continue to take advantage of the opportunity that exists in this band to make music together. And then to spread that as far and wide as we can in a way that feels like were not just in the rat race of the music business, but also living a life that makes sense to us.
The indie folk-roots band The Pines will bring a beautifully crafted and mysterious sound to the Stoughton Opera House on Saturday. It will be the Minneapolisbased bands second headlining show and fourth appearance here since releasing their first album in 2007. Singer-songwriters Benson Ramsey the son of producer and acclaimed guitarist Bo Ramsey and David Huckfelt hail from Iowa but met in 2002 while each was living in a Mexican barrio near Phoenix, Arizona. The two connected instantly over their love of roots and acoustic music, as well as their geographically common upbringing. After recognizing their potential as a duo, the pair decided to return to the Midwest and see about starting a career in music, even recording an album. They moved to Minneapolis, the home of Red House Records, and after performing around the city for a while soon landed a contact with the record label. On the strength of their debut album, Sparrows in the Bell, Huckfelt and Ramsey began touring the Midwest and beyond, quickly earning praise for their distinctively quiet, almost haunting sound featuring two voices and restrained guitar playing atmospheric arrangements. The Pines have evolved into a full band since 2007. Theyll perform as a quartet on Saturday, with Ramseys brother Alex on keyboards and vocals and James Buckley on bass. (Drummer J.T. Bates rounds out the band.) In a telephone interview, Huckfelt said the Opera House is one of the bands favorite places to perform. Its a stunning room, he said. It sounds great. Its beautiful and makes you feel like you could be anywhere in Europe. Its just gorgeous. I wish every town had one. Huckfelt said he and the Ramseys (Benson and Alex) are aware that theyve created a distinctive sound, and when theyre in the recording studio, they make an effort to retain the simplicity of that sound. An advantage of that approach, he said, is that the band is able to accurately recreate their songs in live performance. The simplicity of the song
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John Beutel will perform accordion music and explain some of the history of the instrument as the final Music on the Mezz series musician at the Stoughton Public Library. Beutel will perform at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 24.
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Del McCoury brings his band to Stoughton on Sunday, April 21.
John Beutel to present accordion music April 24

Enjoy a wide variety of music along with some history of the accordion as the Stoughton Public Library presents The Accordion: Its Not Just for Polkas! John Beutel will perform as this months Music on the Mezz musician. Beutel grew up near Monroe, and began playing the accordion at age 10, studying with Betty Vetterli of New Glarus. After teaching music for nine years in Fennimore, he moved to Stoughton and spent 26 years as the director of choral music at Stoughton High School. Beutel continues to be active in Stoughton musical activities. He conducts the senior choir and mens choir at Christ Lutheran Church, and the Stoughton Chamber Singers. Library director Richard MacDonald said in a news
Del McCoury Band
Del McCoury was still in his early 20s when he joined Bill Monroes Bluegrass Boys as the bands guitarist and lead singer. McCoury is now 74 and his high tenor singing is still a personal trademark. He and his two sons, Ronnie and Robbie (on mandolin and banjo), form the core of The Del McCoury Band, which also includes Jason Carter on fiddle and Alan Bartram on bass. Del McCoury has been a bluegrass professional since the late 1950s, but when he formed the current band in the late 1980s, McCoury took his band to the top of the bluegrass world. In the early 1990s the band became a national touring act, and in 2004 they were nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album for Its Just the Night. Two years later they won that category for The Company We Keep. The band has released 13 albums since their debut in 1992, although McCoury himself has recorded at least twice that many records in his career. The bands appearance at the Stoughton Opera House on Sunday will mark the seventh year in row that theyve
headlined a show here. Opera House assistant manager Christina Pleggenkuhle says having the band perform in April has become a nice tradition here at the Opera House. In a telephone interview, McCoury said after all these years, he still gets a little nervous before each show, but there is nothing hed rather do than be on stage performing. Im always enthused when I get to go out on stage and get a chance to talk to the people, he said. It gives me great satisfaction; it really does. I never dread going out on stage. Im always a little nervous, he added. But I just love to talk to people and sing for them and do songs that they want to hear. McCoury said his shows always cater to audience requests. My idea is if youre going to do a show, instead of going out there and doing what you want to do, why dont you go out there and do what they want you to do, he said. They know what Ive recorded, and so we depend on requests. Sometimes Im not sure if Ill get it or not. Its kind of tricky, and I think it gets harder every year, but I get a lot of help from the boys.
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What: Free concert John Beutel presents, The Accordion: Its Not Just for Polkas! When: 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 24 Where: Stoughton Public Library, 304 S. Fourth St. Info: 873-6281 release that the librarys Mezzanine is usually the quiet study and reading area of the library. However, on April 24, well have some really fun music as we present our third and final Music on the Mezz concert for 2013. The Music on the Mezz series is sponsored by the Friends of the Stoughton Public Library.
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Photos by Derek Spellman
Left, visitors examine a chair made without glue, nails or fasteners by a Stoughton High School shopbot that can take a digital image and cut, carve or drill it into tangible form. The shopbot is just one of the machines inside the high schools new fabrication lab, or fab lab, that will open to students next year. Above, a look inside one of the labs laser cutters. The machines laser can etch words and even images onto surfaces.
SHS fab lab takes the spotlight

Derek Spellman
Stoughton High School senior Evan Conroy has seen the future, and he is envious. Students wont start taking classes at the high schools new digital fabrication lab until next school year, but Conroy, who will be in college by then, has gotten a glimpse of what awaits: last week he demonstrated how to use the labs laser cutter to etch his name and a picture onto a slab of wood during a ribbon-cutting ceremony. A three-dimensional printer
that can make an action figure of anyone and a computerguided router that can make a chair without fasteners, glue or nails are two of the other machines that students will use in the new digital fabrication workshop, known as a fab lab, that school officials publicly unveiled during that April 11 ceremony. It leaves you speechless, Conroy said of the lab. I think next years kids are really fortunate to be able to use this technology. Im jealous. Im envious. District officials hope that the addition of programs like
the fab lab will help attract students here and reverse the trend of declining enrollment. Last weeks ribbon-cutting ceremony took place in the middle of the states window for open enrollment where families that reside in a given school district can apply to send their child to another superintendent Tim Onsager said, and featured coverage from a TV news station and remarks from state Superintendent Tony Evers. School officials trumpeted the labs response so far 164 students have signed up to take classes in the lab next
school year and its possibilities for the future as word of the program grows. Welcome to what I consider one of the most exciting things Ive seen, Onsager told a crowd of several dozen people gathered in the lab for the ceremony. The district is now developing the curriculum for the two courses a basic introduction course and advanced course that it will offer to students next year. Both Onsager and associate high school principal Brian Shimon, who helped spearhead the project, told the Hub in follow-up interviews that they were pleased with the student response so far, particularly for a lab that students still havent used. The Stoughton lab contains a three-dimensional printer, laser cutter, milling machine, vinyl cutter and shopbot that can cut, carve or drill different kinds of materials. The machines take a digital image created on or by a computer
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program and then make that object in a process that marries physical science and computer science, according to Sherry Lassiter, program manager for MITs Center for Bits and Atoms, which facilitates the creation of fab labs. Lassiter, who spoke via videoconference during last weeks ribbon-cutting ceremony, said Stoughton will be among only a handful of high schools worldwide to offer such a lab. There are currently a total of 150 labs in 30 countries, she told the crowd, and she expected that number to grow as the 21st Century work force increasingly demands creativity, innovation, intellectual agility and problemsolving skills from its workers. You are right on the forefront of developing that kind of creative, innovative work force, she told the crowd. The project started when Mike Connor, a now retired engineer from the local
Cummins Inc. research and development campus, last year approached the school district about starting a digital fabrication laboratory here. Connor had read about and then seen a similar laboratory at the Mahtomedi, Minn., high school. The Cummins foundation later provided a $100,000 grant toward the project, and school officials quickly raised the matching $100,000 they needed to fund the project for the next three years. Stoughton students can use the lab to make anything from chairs to action figures to circuit boards while learning skills in technology, engineering, problem-solving and team leadership, school officials said. The lab will then be opened up to the community in the 2014-2015 school year. I dont know where this is going to end up, Shimon told the crowd last week. Our students are going to show us where it is going to end up.
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Catching up with
Zach Niemeyer
School/Sport: UW-Madison/Rowing Year: Senior Stoughton grad: 2009 Major: Chemistry and history of science
Niemeyer
Stoughton graduate Zach Niemeyer started rowing in the Fall of 2009 as a freshman at the University of Wisconsin- Madison, and he has been on the team since. Recently, Niemeyer answered a questionnaire about rowing for Wisconsin. Here are his answers: CH What made you decide to try rowing in college? ZN To be completely honest, I had met some cute girls that were going to the open house. I joined them for the meeting. Oddly enough, they arent on the team anymore but I am. CH Were you recruited by the rowing team? ZN I wasnt exactly recruited by them. The team sends out thousands of letters each year to high school athletes, and I received a couple. I didnt pay much attention to them then.
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Bunnell, Rosowski lead Vikes

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Junior pitcher P.J. Rosowski fires in a strike in the third inning Tuesday in a Badger South Conference game against Oregon. Rosowski picked up the win in a 2-1 Vikings victory and struck out 15 Panthers in the process.
CH Having not competed in rowing before college, what makes a good college rower? ZN About 90 percent of rowing is mental. That being said, taller is generally better. CH For those unfamiliar with the sport, can you break down why the team has multiple boats and how the crew for each is determined? ZN In the U.S. the top boat is the 8. This has 8 rowers and a coxswain that steers the boat and directs the crew through the race. The members of the boat are determined through racing in practices on the water and off on the erg, the rowing machine. For our national championship, we race a varsity eight, JV eight, Frosh eight (all rowers and coxswain in their first year of collegiate racing) varsity four (4 rowers and a coxswain), and an open four (at least one frosh and varsity). CH What is the training like for the rowing team? ZN Training varies with the season. Generally we will practice in the morning and afternoon with a number of different workouts. When we can be on the water we will row, but when the lake freezes over, we use rowing ergometers. Actual workouts vary from a 2,000-meter race to an hour of power and everything in between. CH Which months does the season run? ZN Our main competition season is in the spring, but we train most of the year. There are a few times in the year when we will take about five days off, but then its right back at it. CH How many competitions do you have each season? ZN We have a couple of races in the fall and about five to 10 more in the spring.
Junior pitcher P.J. Rosowskis 15 strikeouts was key Tuesday in Stoughtons 2-1 win over Badger South Conference rival Oregon, but he needed some help. The Vikings had a couple of bad breaks in the top of the seventh that allowed Oregon to tie the game, including a dropped third strike and a throwing error on a bunt that hit junior Abe Maurice in the back. But they came right back in the bottom of the inning and loaded the bases with one out. That is when sophomore Cade Bunnell stepped up and made contact forcing a throw at the plate. Senior pinch runner Nelson Raisbeck beat the throw, and Bunnell was credited with the game-winning RBI. I was pretty mad after the hit, because I didnt hit it very hard, Bunnell said. But I was just happy we were able to score the run and win the game.
The Vikings scored first in the bottom of the sixth against Oregon junior pitcher Logan Laski, who was also holding his ground on the mound. Senior catcher Ben Gerber started the inning off with a bunt single, and Bunnell followed with walk. Senior second baseman Dane Schultz advanced both runners with a sacrifice bunt, and senior Tony Volk was intentionally walked to load the bases. Junior center fielder Chris Lund then hit a towering flyball to center field, allowing Gerber to score. With the way Rosowski was pitching, holding Oregon to just two hits, it looked like Stoughton was on its way to a shutout. However, Laski was able to reach first to lead off the top of the seventh on a dropped third strike. Maurice followed with a bunt, but Gerber threw the ball into his back putting runners at the corners. Junior Jack Krueger was then hit by a pitch to load the bases and
Senior Nick Krantz celebrates with sophomore Cade Bunnell (right), who picked up the game-winning RBI, in the seventh inning.
senior Jack Kleitsch tied the game with a sacrifice fly to left field that brought Laski home. Rosowski was able to get out of the jam with two strikeouts to end the inning, helping to set up the final at-bat heroics for Stoughton. That shows (Rosowskis) resilience on the mound, head
coach Jeremy Dunnihoo said. Bases loaded and one out, any time you can get out of that and only give up one run is big. Rosowski went seven innings, allowing the run and two hits. Rosowski also had a walk and hit a batter. He took the mound like a true ace today, Dunnihoo said. Laski went 6 1/3 innings allowing two runs on seven hits. He struck out one and walked three. Oregon head coach Kevin Connor said it was a lack of run support that hurt the Panthers, not diminishing Laskis effort. Logan did a heck of a job pitching, and you cant ask for anything more, Connor said. Senior Andrew Zacharias and his sophomore brother Alex each went 2-for-3 to lead Stoughton. Stoughton travels to Fort Atkinson at 5 p.m. Thursday and hosts Madison East at 5 p.m. Friday. It then hosts Milton in a makeup game from April 4 at 5 p.m. Saturday and closes the week at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Monroe.
Hockey
School board to vote on hockey fee changes

Jeremy Jones
Sports editor
A proposal before the Stoughton Area school board could change the way hockey fees are paid and raise those fees somewhat for both the Vikings boys and MSO Icebergs girls hockey co-op. The board plans to vote, as early as next week, on whether to have hockey players pay all their fees directly to the district
instead of the booster club next season. It would have little impact on most players but would affect the way the booster club handles its finances. There isnt much choice for the district, because the directive has come directly from the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. The cost of hockey is much higher than most sports, mainly due to the cost of ice time, so in many cases, the booster club
takes donations of several hundred dollars a year from players, then gives the school district that money to cover fees. Players separately pay athletic fees to the district, which are $50 in Stoughton for the first sport. This year, the booster clubs fees were roughly $500 for boys and $750 for girls. According to the proposal forwarded by the districts Finance committee March 18,
the additional hockey fees for the 2013-14 school year would be $530 and $850, respectively. According to that report, the WIAA has raised concerns over the past couple of years with how districts were handling the cost of hockey programs. It found some districts were not in compliance with their funding requirements, which among other things,
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Track and field
Girls sweep field events, start 2-0

Anthony Iozzo
Assistant sports editor
The Stoughton girls track team defeated Fort Atkinson (106-40) and Monroe (95-51) Tuesday in a Badger South Conference triple dual to start the season 2-0. The boys didnt have as much success, dropping its duals to Fort Atkinson (73-71) and Monroe (7868). This was the first outside meet of the year
as a Thursdays dual at DeForest was postponed due to rain. The April 9 Badger Challenge at Portage was the other postponed outside meet.
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The girls swept the field events en route to their wins. Senior Haley Houser (shot put, discus), junior Maren Schultz (high
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Klongland opens season with 77, Vikings take 10th New coach: Thiry replaces Stokes on the sidelines
Senior Henry Klongland started his final high school campaign for the Stoughton boys golf team with a 77, good for second overall, Monday at the Edgewood Invitational at Hawks Landing Golf Course. His score led Stoughton into 10th place as a team (353), as Madison Memorial (324) ran away with the title, defeating defending champion Edgerton (332) and thirdplace Verona (333). Klonglands score tied him with Edgewoods Johnny Decker, two strokes behind Memorials Webb (75). Max Fergus (99), Peter Campbell (93) and Anders Tiffany (93) finished the scoring for Stoughton. The Vikings host Monona Grove at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Stoughton Country Club. Continued from page 1 coached on both sides of the ball, he said. Stoughton athletic director Mel Dow said Thiry is just what Stoughton needs. I believe 100 percent that this is the person Stoughton is asking for, Dow said. He matched what we were looking for in a coach as close to 100 percent as any applicant Ive ever hired. Jason has the competitive fire, and were simply asking for people to buy in. Morton spent three years as an assistant prior to succeeding Trevor Lehnen as football head coach at Morton in 2010. Before that, he had been an assistant football coach at Cordova High in Tennessee. He also was an assistant wrestling coach at Morton the past seven years, as well as an assistant track and field coach for a year before taking over as head coach four years ago. Thiry will also serve as a learning center teacher in Stoughton, which is a resource room for students to receive additional help in academics. A native of Mapleton, Iowa, Thiry graduated from the University of Dubuque with a degree in elementary education. He has two masters degrees in educational administration. He and his wife, Jamie, a special education teacher, are the parents of four, including sons ranging from 7 years old to a senior in high school. The couple welcomed their first daughter four months ago. While Thiry will finish out the school year at Morton, hes eager to begin preparing for his first season coaching the Vikings immediately. As a coach, I am used
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Jason Thiry was announced as the new Stoughton football coach Wednesday. Thiry spent the past seven years at Morton (Ill.) High School, including the past three seasons as head football, wrestling and track coach.
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to going back and forth, he said. Thiry said he would start looking at hiring his staff sometime over the next couple of weeks. There is certainly no hurry, he said. Ive met the strength and conditioning coach here, for now we need to get kids into the weight room. And he will determine his role on game day based on the staff he hires and their strengths, he said. Im comfortable with most facets of the game, so well just wait and see what happens with the staff, he said.
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Continued from page 9 During the summer camps, we will get as many races as possible. I think I raced at least 30 times the past couple of summers. ZN I competed in the third varsity eight for our conference race, and we finished second to Brown. For our national championship, I competed in the open four, finishing ninth. ZN Line-ups wont be set for a while, so its hard to answer this question. With spring break just starting, weve just started to find out where people will end up at. It will also be hard to forget the three gold medals that Ive won. The racing and winning is what really makes all of the hard work worth it.
Featured Athlete: Matt Tarpinian Parents: Donna and Gary Tarpinian Sport(s): Swim and Lacrosse Other activities/hobbies: Waterskiing, reading, biking and playing the bass Plans after high school: Attend Beloit College for economics Most memorable high school sports experience: Seeing Bryce Carmichael and the relay team at state this year! Something that most people dont know about you: Both my parents are from Stoughton but we didnt move back until my 5th grade
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Vikings rally to defeat Oregon Kickers shutout in season opener

Jeremy Jones
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Sophomore Sarah Seaton tossed a complete game four hitter, striking out nine Tuesday as Stoughton rallied for a 4-2 Badger South Conference win over Oregon. The visiting Panthers twice held one-run leads in the game before Seaton put Stoughton ahead for good in the sixth inning. Falling behind 2-1 in the top the sixth, Seaton and the Vikings answered quickly in the home half of the inning.
Holly Brickson led off the inning with a single up the box before an Oregon throwing error put a second Stoughton runner on base. Seaton followed by ripping a shot through Oregon second baseman Sarah Anderson and all the way to the wall to plate both runners. I never thought that ball was going to get through the infield, Seaton said. I hit better last game, but my changeup was working better tonight, so it all kind of worked out. The come-from-behind
victory improved the Vikings to .500 in conference after losing to Monroe earlier this season. I dont think a lot of people in this conference believe Stoughton can play softball, Seaton said. Thats something we showed we can do tonight and something we hope to show the rest of the conference this season. Oregons Hailey Morey struck out seven in the loss. The Vikings host conference rival Fort Atkinson at 5 p.m. this Thursday.
The Stoughton High School girls soccer team was finally able to get on the field last Saturday at Sun Prairie in a makeup game from April 4. However, it didnt go as planned in a 2-0 loss. Stats were unavailable at the time of the Courier Hubs deadline. The Vikings were
originally scheduled to host Beloit Memorial Saturday but weather has wreaked havoc on most area teams this year, forcing postponements and cancellations some teams have dropped some nonconference games as well. Stoughton has had five games postponed this season and has only made up
the Sun Prairie game so far. The first conference game Thursday at Milton was one of the postponed games. Stoughton next hosts Monona Grove at 7 p.m. Thursday and travels to Madison Edgewood at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Anthony Iozzo
Boys tennis
Fees: Board may vote as early as next week

Continued from page 9 forbid booster clubs to pay the school-sanctioned sports expenses directly, so it began asking districts to evaluate how funding and fees are handled. In the past the booster clubs have essentially charged the families of players a fee and then used those funds to support their donation to the district. This practice of families paying the club has been identified by the WIAA as being non-compliant with memberships bylaws and regulations, as outlined in the WIAA Ice Hockey cash flow bulletin. Stoughton was granted an extension to re-establish compliance before next season. Otherwise, the Vikings and girls co-op would both be ineligible to play. While there is no such thing as a scholarship in amateur athletics, Stoughton athletic director Mel Dow said the district finds a way to help anyone who may happen to come from a low-income household. No one is excluded, he explained. And it can be a lot of cash. The average sports fee for schools with hockey is $77, while the cost of hockey comes in around $787, according to the 2011-2012 high school participation fees survey. In nearby Oregon, the district charges a $50 participation fee and players need to come up with an additional $600 to play hockey. Monroe, which just added a boys program this season, charges athletes a $60 fee and hockey runs around $1,000. Stoughton booster clubs have received donations from families of players between $500 and $1,000 and then used those funds to support their donation to the district. In the past, the district has allocated some funds for the boys program and relied on donations from the booster club to cover the remaining costs. In the case of the Icebergs which comprise Stoughton, Oregon, McFarland and Monona Grove the booster club has covered 100 percent of the cost. In hockey, were used to paying our own way, Icebergs Booster Club president Rick Wollin said. Last year, we had 18 skaters, so the fee came out to around $750 per skater, which was donated to the Booster club. Thats down from a couple of years ago when it was $1,000. It all depends on the number of skaters, Wollin said. Now, each participating school would be responsible for assessing this fee to each of its players and SASD will have the responsibility to bill the respective schools. In order to comply with the WIAA, all fees assessed to players need to be run through the school. As school-based ice hockey programs continue to struggle with current economic issues, it is important for school officials to maintain oversight of their ice hockey programs, WIAA assistant director Tom Shafranksi wrote in that statement. Through discussions with school administrators of WIAA ice hockey programs, we repeatedly learn of situations where ice hockey programs, boys and girls, are not in compliance when it comes to receipt of funding and payment of ice hockey student fees and expenses for their programs. Shafranskis statement pointed out that its normal to evaluate such things after the season. With the large student fees often required by school districts allowing student-athletes to compete on a schools ice hockey program, it is important to get cash flow situations properly aligned prior to the start of the WIAA ice hockey season, Shafranski added. This is the time of year to check into the funding of WIAA ice hockey programs and should school administrators identify cash flow problems, to get them rectified prior to the emotionally charged period during the season.
Stoughton boys tennis split four matches that went to a third set Tuesday, falling one match short of a win over Monona Grove, 4-3. Senior Elijah Thunell earned the Vikings lone singles win at No. 2 singles. Despite being down 4-3,
Vikings split four three-setters, fall win short

Thunell won the last three games to close out the match, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4. Stoughtons No. 1 doubles team of seniors John Evans and Justin Shaffer meanwhile, rolled 6-1, 6-0. Junior Austin Scheel and senior Manuel Calzada
secured the teams final victory, 6-3, 1-6, 7-5, at No. 2 doubles. Gabe Rowley fell 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) at No. 4 singles, while Isaac Landers and Asher McMullin dropped their 3 doubles match, 6-2, 2-6, 2-6. Jeremy Jones
Track: Girls win 13 of 18 events

Continued from page 10 jump), sophomore Megan Reese (high jump, triple jump) and sophomore Hannah Posick (pole vault) all finished first. Houser reached 112 feet, five inches and 36-10 in the shot, while Schultzs height in the high jump was 5-0. Reese made distances of 15-6 1/2 in the long jump and 30-11 3/4 in the triple. Posick reached a height of 9-6 in the pole vault. The girls also took first in the 4x100 relay, 4x400 relay, 100, 200, 400, 100 high hurdles and the 300 low hurdles. Sophomore Alexa Deutsch beat out senior teammate Avery Jamison in the high hurdles. She finished in 17.1 seconds. Jamison was second in 17.45. Junior Katherine Rude was first in the 400 in 1:05.9, while freshman Maren Gryttenholm took the top spot in the 200 in 28.4. Junior Hannah Sonsalla picked a handful of first places. She won the 100 in 12.8 and later took first in the 300 hurdles in 49.7. Sonsalla then joined sophomore Jordyn Weum, Reese and Schultz in the 4x4 and finished in a meet best 4:23.7. The 4x100 finished first in 55 seconds. The girls travel to Monroe High School for the Monroe Relays at 4:30 p.m. Friday and host Milton at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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The boys didnt do as well as the girls, but they still earned four first places and were only beaten by two points against Fort Atkinson. Junior Luke Logan, junior Kyle Patun and the 4x100 relay each bested the competition Tuesday. Logan won the high jump with a height of 5-8, while Patun took top honors in the shot put and the discus. He reached 40-4 in the shot and 114-10 in the discus. The 4x100 relay (junior Ben Veum, sophomore Jacob Eugster, junior Max Quale and Alex Golbach) also won with a time of 49.4. The boys also added four second places on the day. Junior River Hoaglin, sophomore John McCune, the 4x200 and the 4x400 all finished runner-up. Hoaglin finished the 300 intermediate hurdles in 44.6, while McCune reached the finish line in 55 seconds. The 4x2 (junior Josh Hitchcock, junior Will Clark, senior Jalen Clark and Logan) had a time of 1:35.7, while the 4x4 (sophomore Ryan Sperle, McCune, Hoaglin and Veum) took second in 3:52.6. Stoughton is now 0-2 in Badger South Conference duals. The boys travel to Monroe High School for the Monroe Relays at 4:30 p.m. Friday and host Milton at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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much time as possible with family. His great-grandkids were the highlight of his life. Bob enjoyed numerous trips around the country with friends and for many years enjoyed attending Badger football games. Every Syttende Mai, Bob volunteered his time to help raise money for the VFW Teener League Baseball Program. Bob was very involved with the VFW Mother Post 328 inStoughton. He was a post commander for six years and manager of the bar and restaurant. Bob was also a member of the American Legion inStoughton. He was invited and very honored to attend the Freedom Flight inWashington,D.C. Bob is survived by his children, Greg Swenson, Diane (Ron) Nelson, and Deb Swenson; grandchildren, Rich Swenson, Jon Swenson, Ron (Kristi) Nelson, Brittanie Nelson, Erin Vesterdahl, Lee (Adrianne) Vesterdahl, and Robert Vesterdahl; great grandchildren, Morgan and Mason Swenson, Kiera and Isaac Vesterdahl. He was loved by nieces, nephews, relatives and many friends. Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Sigurd and Alta; his wife, Frances; son, Robert; two brothers, Lee and Clayton Swenson; and sister-in-law, Marlene Swenson. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, April 19, 2013, atFirstLutheranChurch,310 E. Washington St.,Stoughton. Burial will follow inEastsideCemetery. Friends and relatives are invited to a luncheon at the Stoughton VFW Post 328. Visitation will be held from 4 8 p.m., Thursday, April 18, 2013, at Cress Funeral Home inStoughton and from 10 a.m. until the time of services Friday at church. The family is very grateful for the exceptional care from Agrace Hospice, especially from Tiffany, his nurse; Alden Estates of Jefferson Nursing Home; Ron and Pam Smiths outstanding care of Bob during his numerous trips to the VA Hospital; and Judy Casey, a wonderful and dedicated friend. We would also like to give a final thank you to all of Bobs neighbors and friends. We will all miss Bobs laughter, smile, jokes, hugs, charm and warm heart. He loved life to the fullest. We will miss you Dad. Cress Funeral Service 206W. Prospect Street Stoughton,WI 53589 873-9244 cressfuneralservice.com in making their birthdays a very special day. She loved the holidays and always made them festive. She loved to have fun and was known for her wonderful laugh. For the past 29 years, she was honored to be called Grandma Mimi by her three grandchildren and was the heart of her family. In 2004, they were blessed with the birth of their great-grandson, Aden Venden. With Aden came another opportunity to enjoy what a child brings to life. Mary loved her children and grandchildren unconditionally and was always the voice of reason when they were struggling with decisions. She always listened and gave advice that inspired them to do the right thing. Mary loved camping and canoeing in the Wisconsin state parks and being in the outdoors. Mary and Wayne loved to take their grandchildren camping and taught them to enjoy being in nature. They loved going to Door County and enjoyed going to a fish boil. She liked to travel and enjoyed trips to several regions in the United States. In 2001, Mary traveled with her daughter, Tamara, and her family to the Dominican Republic. It was a trip that she enjoyed, and she spoke of often sharing her wonderful experiences there. She truly enjoyed her trip to the Caribbean Island and loved getting to know the natives there. In addition to her family, she enjoyed her friends. She liked going out for a meal and shopping with her best friend, Barbara Friske. They had a wonderful friendship that she cherished. Mary enjoyed her time working for Schoonovers Hardware Store and Toms Main Street Market in Stoughton. She took great pride in her work and being a part of local businesses. Mary is survived by her loving and devoted husband, Wayne; her daughters, Terri Venden and Tamara (Norward) Steffen; her grandchildren, Cailea (Chris Fox) Showers, Kyle Venden and Garen Showers; great-grandson, Aden Venden; her sister, Joan (Norman) Zee; her brother, Dale Sandmire; brotherin-law; Wyman Anderson and sister in laws Marlene Olson, Nancy Olson, Diane Benson as well as many nieces and nephews. Mary was preceded in death by her daughter, Tina; her brothers, Robert, Richard and David; her father, Joseph; and her beloved mother, Laura Grace Olson. Mary loved her brothers, sister, nieces and nephews and was so proud to be part of the family that she grew up with. It gives her family great comfort that Mary is now with the people in her family that passed before
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Case No. 2013 PR 187 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for Informal Administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth June 10, 1925 and date of death February 22, 2013, was domiciled in Dane County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 625 Johnson Street, Stoughton, WI 53589. 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedents estate is June 28, 2013. 5. A claim may be filed at the Dane County Courthouse, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1000 Lisa Chandler Probate Registrar March 22, 2013 Emily Osborn 301 W. Main St., PO Box 347 Stoughton, WI 53589 608-873-7781 Bar Number: 1000814 Published: April 4, 11 and 18, 2013 WNAXLP
Margaret Helen Koenig, age 79, passed away on Saturday April 6, 2013 at St. Marys Hospital with her family by her side. She was born in Watertown on July 26, 1933 the daughter of Theodore and Gretchen (Ohm) Nevermann. Margaret was Baptized and Confirmed at St. Marks Lutheran Church in Watertown and graduated from Watertown High School in 1951. After graduation Margaret went on to Milwaukee County Hospital School Brooke Dammen of Nursing. On December 17, 1955 she married William Koenig. Together they Brooke Ann Dammen, age 19, of Stoughton, died moved to Stoughton where they raised their family. Wednesday, April 10, Margaret worked as a 2013, at the UW Hospital Registered Nurse for V.W. in Madison. Brooke dealt Nordholm M.D and then graciously and bravely at Stoughton Hospital for with Juvenile Onset Huntingtons Disease for most over 30 years. She was an avid golfer and long time of her life. She was born Feb. 19, 1994, in Madison member of the Stoughton to David & Brenda (Mick) Country Club. Margaret enjoyed playing bridge with Dammen. She grew up in friends, knitting, reading Stoughton and graduated and puzzles. She devoted from the Stoughton High her life to God and was a School in 2012. Brooke loved butterflies, loyal member and steweverything pretty, glittery, ard of Covenant Lutheran Church where she served as sparkly and glamorous, had a great sense of humor, Council President, former and a great love for horses. Chairperson of the Gifts and Memorials committee and She loved her brother and was a member of the Lydda was so excited when he Circle. came home. She loved Margaret is survived by going to the Easter Seals her son Bill Jr. of Stoughcamp. Brooke had two ton; daughters, Beth special friends, Nichole (David) Natter of Milton Drebenstedt and Maddie Motley. The three of them and Kristen (Mark Clayton) made up the three muske- Holzhuter of Stoughton, three grandchildren, Erik teers. Holzhuter and Gretchen and Brooke is survived by A.J. Natter; and her beloved her mother, Brenda Damcanine companion, Sophie. men of Stoughton; her She was preceded in death brother, Chris Dammen by her parents; her husband, of Benton; her maternal grandmother, Joanne Mick Bill; and four brothers, Frederick, Edward, Paul of Monroe; her paterand Theodore. nal grandparents, Jerry Funeral Services were and Sandra Dammen of h e ld Friday, April 12, Blanchardville; and many 2013 at Covenant Lutheran aunts, uncles and cousins. Church in Stoughton, with She was preceded in death by her father, David Rev. Mark Petersen officiating. Memorials may be Dammen who died Dec. 13, 2011; and her grandfa- made to Covenant Lutheran Church. ther, Francis Mick. A visitation was held Cress Funeral Service Sunday, April 14, 2013, at 206W. Prospect Street the Yellowstone Lutheran Stoughton,WI 53589 Church in rural Blanchard873-9244 ville. A funeral service folcressfuneralservice.com lowed with the Rev. Daniel
Brooke Dammen
Case No. 2013 PR 236 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for Informal Administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth April 25, 1925 and date of death March 9, 2013, was domiciled in Dane County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 2321 Jackson Street, Stoughton, WI 53589. 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedents estate is July 5, 2013. 5. A claim may be filed at the Dane County Courthouse, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1000 Lisa Chandler Probate Registrar April 2, 2013 David. M. Houser 301 W. Main Street PO Box 347 Stoughton, WI 53589 608-873-7781 Bar Number: 1013777 Published: April 11, 18 and 25, 2013 WNAXLP
STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO CREDITORS (INFORMAL ADMINISTRATION) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Rev Szymanski
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Case No. 2013 PR 235 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for Informal Administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth April 23, 1959 and date of death March 2, 2013, was domiciled in Dane County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 135 West Chicago Street, Stoughton, WI 53589. 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedents estate is July 5, 2013. 5. A claim may be filed at the Dane County Courthouse, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1000 Lisa Chandler Probate Registrar April 2, 2013 David. M. Houser 301 W. Main Street PO Box 347 Stoughton, WI 53589 608-873-7781 Bar Number: 1013777 Published: April 11, 18 and 25, 2013 WNAXLP
STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO CREDITORS (INFORMAL ADMINISTRATION) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Mari J. Fuller
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A regular meeting of the Board of Education of the Stoughton Area School District was called to order Monday, March 4, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. in the Administrative and Educational Services Center Board Room by President, Liz Menzer. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Present: Scott Dirks, Brett Schumacher, Tina Hunter, John Pundt, Bev Fergus, Liz Menzer, Donna Tarpinian, Pat Volk, and Amy McFarland (arrived at 7:02 p.m.) PUBLIC COMMENT: Sharon Mason Boersma, 243 E. McKinley St., School Resource Officer comments. C O M M U N I C AT I O N S / R E C O G N I TIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS: None. SUPERINTENDENT/PRINCIPAL/ STUDENT REPORTS: high school music department recently hosted Solo and Ensemble competition, the high school choir will perform at Carnegie Hall over spring break, the Norwegian Dancers recently hosted Norse Afternoon of Fun and recognized their 60th anniversary, 2 Quiz Bowl teams qualified for national competition in Atlanta, Georgia, FFA hosted an insightful National FFA week; Forensics team qualified all 36 performances for upcoming conference and state competitions, high school theater department presents Flowers for Algernon, Stoughtons Devine performed the national anthem for 17,000+ fans at the State Wrestling Tournament, high school girls hockey won regionals, boys hockey was eliminated but continued to play with character and conviction,
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high school swimmer Bryce Carmichael competed at state in the 100 Fly and the first ever swim relay team of Kip Nielsen, John Evans, Bryce Carmichael and Sam Hynek also competed at the state meet, 4 wrestlers qualified for state wrestling competition with Collin Krause finishing 3rd and Jessie Nelson finishing as the state heavyweight champion and Stoughtons 42nd state champion, Boys basketball won regional competition and qualified for state competition for the first time since 1939 (tickets for Fridays game go on sale Tuesday morning at the high school office). He then presented Februarys Did You Know CONSENT AGENDA: A motion was made by Tina Hunter, seconded by Donna Tarpinian, and carried unanimously to approve the February 18, 2013 regular meeting and February 28, 2013 special meeting minutes; approve the February 14-27, 2013 check register as presented; We would like to say thank you to the following individuals and groups and move approval of the following donations to the District: $24.00 for high school Spanish field trip expenses from Kim Freeman; $1,519.05 for high school music department headphones from Dawn Farris; $100.00 for high school community service leadership opportunities from Trautman Family Farm; $100.00 for high school student supplies from Alliant Service Anniversary Grant Program and Paul Proctor; $100.00 for high school student FFA expenses from Wisconsin FFA Foundation; $300.00 for high school dairy equipment expenses from Dane County Agriculture Teachers; $1,900.00 for high school FFA Week expenses from Wisconsin FFA Foundation; $3,500.00 for Kegonsa teacher supplies from Kegonsa Working for Kids Parent Group; $30.22 for River Bluff playground equipment from Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co.,; $200.00 for high school athletic event giveaways from Stoughton Sports Boosters; $30.00 for student meals from Wayne and Nancy Paulsen; $307.05 for high school choir trip expenses from CRR Franchising Inc. (Stoughton KFC/ Taco Bell); $1,200.00 for high school golf coach stipend from WSGA Foundation and, related budget adjustments totaling $9,310.32; approve the retirements for Linda Romblom and Don Jarvis at the end of the 2012-13 school year; and, approval of a field trip request for the String Choir, Symphony Orchestra and Chamber String Ensemble Spring Tour trip to the Boston, MA area, March 21-27, 2014. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Donna Tarpinian of the Employee Relations Committee reported the committee met recently on February 27 and continues their work on the district handbook reviewing results of the handbook listening sessions and negotiations with SEA, EAAs, Local 2506 and nonrepresented groups compensation. They meet next March 7. DISCUSSION/ACTION: A. 107.00 Organization A motion was made by Tina Hunter, seconded by Donna Tarpinian, and carried unanimously on a roll call vote (Volk, Tarpinian, Schumacher, McFarland, Fergus, Hunter, Dirks, Pundt, Menzer) to approve the revisions to 107.00 Organization as presented. Said revisions are attached and considered a part of these minutes. B. 409.00 Use of Physical Force by Staff A motion was made by Tina Hunter, seconded by Scott Dirks, and carried unanimously on a roll call vote (Schumacher, McFarland, Fergus, Volk, Dirks, Pundt, Hunter, Tarpinian, Menzer) to approve the revisions to 409.00 Use of Physical Force by Staff as presented. Said revisions are attached and considered a part of these minutes. C. 813.00 Student Scholarships and Awards A motion was made by Tina Hunter, seconded by Brett Schumacher, and carried unanimously on a roll call vote (Dirks, Pundt, McFarland, Fergus, Hunter, Tarpinian, Volk, Schumacher, Menzer) to approve the revisions to 813.00 Student Scholarships and Awards as presented. Said revisions are attached and considered a part of these minutes. D. 1015.00 Physical Restraint and/ or Seclusion A motion was made by Tina Hunter, seconded by Scott Dirks, and carried unanimously on a roll call vote (Pundt, Schumacher, Volk, Tarpinian, Fergus, Hunter, McFarland, Dirks, Menzer) to approve this new policy, 1015.00 Physical Restraint and/or Seclusion as presented. Said new policy is attached and considered a part of these minutes. E. Bus Lease Resolution A motion was made by Tina Hunter, seconded by Brett Schumacher, and carried unanimously on a roll call vote (Hunter, Volk, Tarpinian, Dirks, Fergus, Schumacher, Pundt, McFarland, Menzer) to approve the following resolution: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A MASTER TAX EXEMPT LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, AND RELATED INSTRUMENTS, AND DETERMINING OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. WHEREAS, the governing body of the Stoughton Area School District (Lessee) desires to obtain certain equipment (the Equipment) described in the Equipment Schedule to the Master Tax-Exempt Lease Purchase Agreement (collectively, the Agreement) with Lessor, the form of which has been available for review by the governing body of Lessee prior to this meeting; and WHEREAS, the Equipment is essential for the Lessee to perform its governmental functions; and WHEREAS, Lessee has taken the necessary steps, including those relating to any applicable legal bidding requirements, to arrange for the acquisition of the Equipment; and WHEREAS, Lessee proposes to enter into the Agreement with Lessor substantially in the forms presented to this meeting. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF LESSEE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. It is hereby found and determined that the terms of the Agreement in the forms presented to this meeting and incorporated in this resolution are in the best interests of Lessee for the acquisition of the Equipment. Section 2. The Agreement and the acquisition and financing of the Equipment under the terms and conditions as described in the Agreement are hereby approved. The School District Administrator of Lessee and any other officer
of Lessee who shall have power to execute contracts on behalf of Lessee be, and each of them hereby is, authorized to execute, acknowledge and deliver the Agreement with any changes, insertions and omissions therein as may be approved by the officers who execute the Agreement, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by such execution and delivery of the Agreement. The Representative of the Lessee and any other officer of Lessee who shall have power to do so be, and each of them hereby is, authorized to affix the official seal of Lessee to the Agreement and attest the same. Section 3. The proper officers of Lessee be, and each of them hereby is, authorized and directed to execute and deliver any and all papers, instruments, 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. The undersigned further certifies that the above resolution has not been repealed or amended and remains in full force and effect and further certifies that the Agreement executed on behalf of Lessee are the same as presented at such meeting of the governing body of Lessee, excepting only such changes, insertions and omissions as shall have been approved by the officers who executed the same.. DISCUSSION: A. Applied Population Lab Study Sarah Kemp presented results of the recent study of the Stoughton Area School District conducted by the Applied Population Laboratory, University of Wisconsin-Madison. The report compares the past projections, enrollment histories, municipality populations, housing development history, grade progression ratios, enrollment projections (baseline, 5 year, 2 year, kindergarten trends), and past and future trend summary points. Sarah feels our enrollment numbers will continue to decline and then level off in about five years. She also indicated birth rates are an important indicator for district enrollment and believes this will influence our future enrollment levels. B. Critical Staffing 2013-14 Tim Onsager reviewed the 201314 critical staffing recommendations. Increase: 1.0 PE Teacher (HS); .25 School to Work Coordinator (HS); 1.0 Community Information and Resource Coordinator; .5 Family and Consumer Science (HS); and 1.0 School Resource Officer (District) (3.75 FTE increase). Decreases: 1.0 2nd grade teacher (FP); 1.0 7th grade teacher (RB); 1.0 8th grade teacher (RB); 1.0 Title 1 Math (Elementary); 1.0 band teacher (RB); 1.0 related arts teacher (RB); and .6 Spanish (HS) (6.6 FTE decrease). These reductions will result in a maximum of 1.6 FTE layoff (2 employees) a net decrease of 2.9 FTE and $125,500.00. The remainder of the reductions will be absorbed through attrition and/or retirements. Board members asked questions about: Spanish/ German enrollments; PIE fall class offerings; internship possibilities; SRO data; hire/evaluation of SRO; grant opportunities to fund SRO position; Fund 80 use; Title 1Math funding; lay off criteria; Township funding of SRO; class size policy; timing of critical staffing; and, quality of new teachers. This item will be placed on the March 18 agenda for board action. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: Critical Staffing, Open Enrollment Survey Results; Elementary Schedule; Dane County consortium work and Handbook revisions. Thank you to the administrators for their work on all the extra activities over the past weeks 11. CONTEMPLATED EXECUTIVE SESSION: Exemption Wis. Stat. 19.82(1) and 19.85(1)(e) to discuss all represented and non-represented groups negotiations. President Menzer stated a need for executive session. A motion was made by John Pundt, seconded by Scott Dirks, and carried unanimously on a voice vote to move into executive session citing Wis. Stat. 19.82(1) and 19.85(1)(e) to discuss all represented and nonrepresented group negotiations at 8:38 p.m. President Menzer called an executive session of the Stoughton Area School District Board of Education to order citing exemption Wis. Stat. 19.82(1) and 19.85(1)(e) to discuss all represented and non-represented groups at 8:50 p.m. Members present: Scott Dirks, Tina Hunter, Donna Tarpinian, John Pundt, Pat Volk, Liz Menzer, Bev Fergus, Amy McFarland and Brett Schumacher. Board members were provided an update of represented and nonrepresented group negotiations. A motion was made by Amy McFarland, seconded by Scott Dirks, and carried unanimously to adjourn at 9:37 p.m. Tina Hunter, Clerk Published: April 18, 2013 WNAXLP
A regular meeting of the Board of Education of the Stoughton Area School District was called to order Monday, March 18, 2013, at 6:30 p.m. in the Administrative and Educational Services Center Board Room by President, Liz Menzer. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Present: Scott Dirks, Brett Schumacher, Tina Hunter, John Pundt, Bev Fergus, Liz Menzer, Pat Volk (arrived at 6:53 p.m.) and Amy McFarland. Excused: Donna Tarpinian. CONTEMPLATED EXECUTIVE SESSION: Exemption Wis. Stat. ?? 19.82(1) and 19.85(1)(e) to discuss all represented and non-represented groups negotiations. President Menzer stated a need for executive session. A motion was made by John Pundt, seconded by Scott Dirks, and carried on a roll call vote (Pundt, Schumacher, Fergus, Hunter, McFarland, Dirks, Menzer) to move into executive session citing exemption Wis. Stat. ?? 19.82(1) and 19.85(1)(e) to discuss
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all represented and non-represented groups negotiations. President Menzer called an executive session of the Stoughton Area School District Board of Education to order on Monday, March 18, 2013 in the upper conference room of the Administrative and Educational Service Center, at 6:35 p.m. citing exemption Wis. Stat. ?? 19.82(1) and 19.85(1)(e) to discuss all represented and non-represented groups negotiations. Present: Scott Dirks, Tina Hunter, Bev Fergus, Amy McFarland, Liz Menzer, John Pundt, Brett Schumacher, and Pat Volk (arrived 6:53 p.m.). Also present: Mike Julka (phone) and Tim Onsager. Board members discussed represented and non-represented negotiations. A motion was made by Scott Dirks, seconded by Amy McFarland, and carried unanimously to move into open session at 7:25 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENT: None. C O M M U N I C AT I O N S / R E C O G N I TIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS: None. SUPERINTENDENT/PRINCIPAL/ STUDENT REPORTS: Dr. Onsager informed the Board of the CTE display at tonights meeting, and of an incident this afternoon that affected transportation for some of our students. All students that could not be transported home were brought back to River Bluff until parents could pick them up personally. We also experienced a problem with our student software notification, are working to rectify the problem and apologized to district families. CONSENT AGENDA: A motion was made by Tina Hunter, seconded by John Pundt, and carried unanimously to approve the March 4, 2013 regular meeting minutes. approve the February 28 March 13, 2013 check register and P card statement as presented; and We would like to say thank you to the following individuals and groups and move approval of the following donations to the District: $2,485.00 for a River Bluff sound system from River Bluff Working for Kids Parent Group; $300.00 for River Bluff rockets for science curriculum from River Bluff Working for Kids Parent Group; Madrigal Dinner costumes valued at approximately $200.00 from Janis Wegner; Kegonsa Student/staff supplies valued at approximately $37,087.20 from Suttle-Straus; and, related budget adjustments totaling $2,785.00. COMMITTEE REPORTS: A. Employee Relations Committee Report Scott Dirks reported the Committee has a session scheduled with the SEA on April 1, the Committee met March 13 reviewing handbook revisions - those revisions will be reviewed later on tonights agenda. B. Legislative and WASB Day at the Capital Report Liz Menzer reviewed recent legislative news: Senator Olsens proposal for increased per pupil funding; WASB recommendations to remove - charter school oversight board, local school board authority for charter schools; and statewide special education voucher program and expansion of voucher program funding from state budget to be debated as separate legislation (Board members are interested in sending a letter to legislative leadership regarding removal of these recommendations). DISCUSSION/ACTION: A. Critical Staffing 2013-14 A motion was made by Scott Dirks, seconded by John Pundt, and carried unanimously to approve the critical staffing recommendations as presented: Increases; 1.0 RB PE Teacher, .25 HS School to Work Coordinator, 1.0 District Community Information and Resource Coordinator, .5 HS Family and Consumer Science teacher, and 1.0 District School Resource Officer; Decreases; 1.0 Fox Prairie 2nd grade teacher, 1.0 River Bluff 7th grade teacher, 1.0 River Bluff 8th grade teacher, 1.0 Title 1 elementary math teacher, 1.0 River Bluff band teacher, 1.0 River Bluff related arts teacher, and .6 high school Spanish teacher. These recommendations result in a 2.9 FTE net decrease. Dr. Onsager will begin the negotiation process for the School Resource Officer agreement with the City. The School Resource Officer agreement will be brought back to the Board for review and approval. After the agreement is approved, as review/approval of the person hired to fill the position. DISCUSSION: A. Open Enrollment/Homeschool/ Private School Survey Results Tim Onsager presented results of the recently conducted survey of families who reside in our district but have chosen not to send their children to SASD. This was a telephone survey, 69 surveys (31%) were completed of a possible 223. He reviewed the results and what the district is doing to address the issues raised in the survey responses. Board members thanked Tim for conducting the survey and owning the results. This survey will be conducted in the future on a regular basis. B. 701.00 Class Size Revisions Tina Hunter reviewed the revisions to policy 711.00 Class Size for the board. This item will be placed on the April 8, 2013 agenda for board action. C. SASD Personnel Policy Handbook Becky Fjelstad reviewed the revisions to the District Personnel Policy Handbook. The Employee Relations Committee compared our handbook to handbooks from other districts, suggested revisions and released these revisions to district staff. Two feedback sessions were scheduled in each building to gather staff input. All staff input was relayed to the Employee Relations Committee and final revisions are presented to the Board tonight. District staff received the final revisions last Thursday. This item will be placed on the April 8 agenda for board action. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: 701.00 Class Size Revision, SASD Personnel Policy Handbook, Parent Survey Results, Elementary Schedule Change, April 22 Reorganization meeting, Safety Audit Results (Facilities Committee first) A motion was made by Pat Volk, seconded by Scott Dirks, and carried to adjourn at 9:15 p.m. Tina Hunter, Clerk Published: April 18, 2013 WNAXLP
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BROWN DEER Family Daycare Stoughton/Pleasant-Springs Licensed Childcare. Openings available. 22 yrs exp. - Quiet acre lot. Best area summer trip program. Location-Experience-References. Indoor Slide- Competitive Rates. 8730711 www.browndeerdaycare.com
550 Insurance
SAVE MONEY On Auto Incurance $$$. No forms. No hassle. No stress. No obligation. Call READY FOR MY QUOTE now! 888-708-0274 (wcan)
FLEA MARKET VENDORS needed. Green County Pickers Antique & Flea Market, Monroe, WI Fairgrounds. June 8 & 9th and Sep 7 & 8th. Booths starting $30. Application at: www.greencountyfair.net or call 608-325-9159. START WITH ROTARY and good things happen. Locate the nearest club at www. rotary.org. This message provided by PaperChain and your local community paper. (wcan)
COLLEGE GIRL with childcare experience, available for the summer to watch your children in your home. Flexible schedule Mon-Fri. Please email thereseh854@yahoo.com COLLEGE GIRL with childcare experience, available for the summer to watch your children in your home. Flexible schedule Monday-Friday. Please email
554 Landscaping, Lawn, Tree & Garden Work
560 Professional Services
AFFORDABLE QUALITY Services LLC: Lawn Mowing & trim, Spring Clean-up. Landscaping, Reseeding, Aeration, Mulch, Decorative Stone, Shrub Trimming, Dethatching & Gutter Cleaning. Call Matt Nardi for estimate, 608-6093600 or snowplowing@tds.net. Experienced and Fully Insured. ARTS LAWNCARE- Mowing, trimming, rototilling ,etc. 608-235-4389 JEFF'S LAWN CARE, spring/fall cleanup, mowing, and much more 608-2204025 CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon Friday for The Great Dane and Noon Monday for the Courier Hub unless changed because of holiday work schedules. Calnow l to place your ad, 845-9559, 873-6671 or 835-6677.
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NEW SCHOOL-AGE only care in Oregon! Kids' Club and Learning Center opening in June for kids ages 5-12. Great location, affordable rates. 835-5468 or kidscalc@gmail.com
576 Special Services
MY COMPUTER WORKS! Computer problems? Viruses, Spyware, Email, Printer issues, Bad Internet Connections - Fix It Now! Professional, US Based Technicians. $25 off service. Call for Immediate Help. 888-885-7944 (wcan)
BOOKKEEPING SERVICES: Accounts Payable & Receivables For your small business. Call now! Joy's Bookkeeping Services 608-712-6286
516 Cleaning Services
BANKRUPTCY- STOUGHTON and surrounding area. Merry Law Offices. 608205-0621. No charge for initial consultation. "We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for bankruptcy relief under the bankruptcy code."
WCAN (Wisconsin Community Ad Network) and/or the member publications review ads to the best of their ability. Unfortunately, many unscrupulous people are ready to take your money! PLEASE BE CAREFUL ANSWERING ANY AD THAT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE! For more information, or to file a complaint regarding an ad, please contact The Department of Trade, Agriculture & Consumer Protection 1-800422-7128 (wcan)
150 Places To Go
DEEP CLEANING SERVICE Specialists! If you need a one time cleaning, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, turnover cleaning. Home or Office. References available, fully insured. www.madisongreencleaners.com samantha@greencleanersllc. com 608-219-5986 EXPERIENCED CLEANING Lady looking for houses to clean. References. 608-609-1762 REASONABLE HOUSE CLEANING available. Monthly, bi-weekly, weekly, one time only. Great Rates, References, Honest & Trustworthy, Reliable. Call Jasmine 906-4969
THEYSAYpeopledontreadthoselittleads,butYOUread thisone,didntyou?Callnowtoplaceyourad,845-9559,873-6671 or 835-6677.
Sunday, April 21 1-3 p.m. 724 Greig Trail off N. Page St.
Three bdrm., 3 bath. Take your time to tour this one and see a nice home at a nice affordable price! Or see it online at www.onlinehousetours.com/116948
OPEN HOUSE
ASHLAND GUN-KNIFE Show April 26-28 Ashland Civic Center Fri 4-8pm Sat 9-4 Sun 9-3. Adm $5 good for all days! Info call Ray 866-583-9083 (wcan)
36TH ANNUAL AUTO Parts Swap meet & Car Show! April 26-28 at Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Swap meet and car corral ALL THREE DAYS! Show Cars Sat/Sun Only! Adm. $7. No pets. Fri 10-6pm, Sat-Sun 6am-4pm. 608-244-8416 madisonclassics.com (wcan)
160 Tours & Travel
NEW YORK! Aug 2-5, 2013 Nonstop Milwaukee! Broadway Hotel & 2-Top Shows! 920-563-6668 rothbergertravel. com (wcan)
532 Fencing
163 Training Schools
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CRIST FENCING FREE ESTIMATES. Residential, commercial, farm, horse. 608-574-1993 www.cristfencing.com A&B ENTERPRISES Light Construction/Remodeling No job too small 608-835-7791
Eric Reusch
(608) 279-5811
AIRLINE CAREERS: become an Aviation Maintenance Tech. FFA approved training. Financial aid if qualified. Housing available. Job placement assistance. Call AIM 888-242-3193 (wcan)
606 Articles For Sale
Increase Your sales opportunities reach over 1.2 million households! Advertise in our Wisconsin Advertising Network System. For information call 845-9559 or 873-6671. AUCTION NEED CLASS A CDL TRAINING? Start a CAREER in Circle M Auctions: Upcoming Auctions Maquoketa Iowa, trucking today! Swift Academies offer PTDI certified Sunday April 28th Big Spring Consignment Auction & courses and offer Best-In-Class training. *New Flea Market, Sunday May 5th Antiques & Collectibles Academy Classes Weekly *No Money Down or Credit 563-652-9780 www.circlemauctions.com (CNOW) Check *Certified Mentors Ready and Available *Paid (While Training With Mentor) *Regional and Dedicated FOR SALE- MISCELLANEOUS SAWMILLS from only $3997.00- MAKE & SAVE MONEY Opportunites *Great Career Path *Excellent Benefits with your own bandmill- Cut lumber any dimension. In stock Package Please Call: (602)842-0353 (CNOW) ready to ship. FREE Info/DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills. Drivers: Inexperienced? Get on the Road to a Successful Career with CDL Training. Regional Training Locations. com 1-800-578-1363 Ext.300N (CNOW) Train and WORK for Central Refrigerated (877) 369HELP WANTED- SKILLED TRADES 7893 www.centraltruckdrivingjobs.com (CNOW) HOLTGER BROS., INC., UTILITY CONTRACTORImmediate Opportunity: Field Service Technician. Drivers Owner Operators Sign on Bonus $1000 Fuel Must be proficient in mechanical, electrical & hydraulic and Tire Discount Program FSC updated weekly New troubleshooting and repair, possess strong listening Compensation plan deBoer Transportation 800-825skills, have the ability to follow through with projects, 8511 or apply online www.deBoertrans.com (CNOW) and have the abiltiy to complete paperwork properly. Drivers - OTR positions. Up to 45 CPM. Regional runs Travel Required. Email resume: hbicareers@holtger. available. Sign On Bonus $1,000. Pet Policy O/Os com. Or, Mail to HBI 950 W. Main Ave. De Pere, WI Welcome! deBoer Transportation 800-825-8511 www. deboertrans.com (CNOW) 54115 EOE by AA (CNOW)
409 Washington St., Edgerton, WI Sunday April 21, 1-3 p.m. Great Victorian in Historic part of town Call 608-516-5401 for details
OPEN HOUSE
AFFORDABLE MATTRESS Sets. T/D/ Q/K. Starting at $89. Warranty, delivery. Call 608-438-3900. BEDROOM SETS Cherry! 4-pc. Starting at $250. Delivery available. 608-4383900
FUTON METAL & wood frame (with/without mattress) $25 608-698-6111
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FARMI 3PT Logging Winch's, Valby 3pt PTO Chippers, New 3pt Rototillers, Loader Attachments and 3pt Attachments, New Log Splitters. www.threeriversforestry.com (866) 638-7885 (wcan)
See listing at www.wanlessauctiongroup.com
648 Food & Drink
1924 W Milwaukee St, Stoughton
5 Bedroom Contemporary Home Overlooking Pond
Beautifully kept modern home with large backyard & deck overlooking pond Open House Sunday, 4/21/13 from 1:00-4:00 P.M. Additional Pictures at: 1924WMilwaukeeSt.isnowforsale.com
100% GUARANTEED Omaha Steaks - Save 69% on the Grilling Collection. Now Only $49.95. Plus 2 Free Gifts & to-the-door-delivery in a reusable cooler. Order today. 1-888-676-2750 Use Code: 45102DJW www.OmahaSteaks.com/ gcoffer83 (wcan) SHARI'S BERRIES: ORDER mouthwatering gifts for any occasion! Save 20% on qualifying gifts over $29! Fresh Dipped Berries starting at $19.99! Visit www.berries.com/happy or Call 888-4796008 (wcan)
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HELP WANTED- TRUCK DRIVER Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Earn your CDL-A and start your driving career with RDTC! Call Kim- 800-535-8420 GoRoehl.com AA/EOE (CNOW) GORDON TRUCKING CDL-A-Drivers Needed! Up to $3,000 sign On Bonus Home Weekly Available! Up to .44 cpm w/10 years exp. Benefits, 401K, EOE, No East Coast Call 7 days/wk! TeamGTI.com 866-565-0569 (CNOW)
MISCELLANEOUS THIS SPOT FOR SALE! Place a 25 word classified ad in 180 newspapers in Wisconsin for $300. Call 800-2277636 or this newspaper. Www.cnaads.com (CNOW) DISH Network. Starting at $19.99/month (for 12 mos.) & High Speed Internet starting at $14.95/month (where available.) SAVE! Ask About SAME DAY Installation! CALL Now! 1-800-437-4489 (CNOW)
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BROOKLYN ESTATE SALE, 4815 Rome Corners Rd. Friday, April 19 (8:30-4) Saturday April 20 (8:30-1) Don't miss our wonderful Spring Sale with something for everyone! Wide variety of Nutcrackers; Hawthorne Village Packer Series; Dept. 56 Heritage Village Collection; Longaberger baskets, Lefton bunnies, chicks, ducks, collector plates, scale wooden wagons, buckboard, carts, sleds, tables, French trolley, dolls, antique rocking horse, toys, games, lots of X-mas collectables, glass miniatures, rugs, linens, twin bed w/new mattress, bikes and more. OREGON 5387 HWY CC Saturday-April 20 and 27. John Deere lawn-tractor, gas space heater, tools, large oak desk, snowblower, table saw, dead weights/ bench. 608-235-6175 OREGON 885 MERRI-HILL DR 4/18, 4-7pm 4/19, 8-6, 4/20 8-1. Household items, fishing, boys/girls clothes, scrubs, Stampin Up, toys, books, CDS and lots more! OREGON - 3 bedrooms, 1 bath duplex. W/D-S/R, near schools. NO pets, NO smoking $750/mo. 608-843-9185. STOUGHTON- 115 Hillside lower 3 bedroom, 680+ utilities also 2 bedroom upper 630+ utilities and 626 Oak Street, upper 2 bedrooms, $630+ utilities. 608-4557100. STOUGHTON- 1 bedroom upper, W/D, stove and refrigerator inc. No Pets. $525+ utilities+ security deposit. 608873-6711 DEER POINT STORAGE Convenient location behind Stoughton Lumber Clean-Dry Units 24 HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS 5x10 thru 12x25 608-335-3337 FRENCHTOWN SELF-STORAGE Only 6 miles South of Verona on Hwy PB. Variety of sizes available now. 10x10=$50/month 10x15=$55/month 10x20=$70/month 10x25=$80/month 12x30=$105/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 RASCHEIN PROPERTY STORAGE 6x10 thru 10x25 Market Street/Burr Oak Street in Oregon Call 608-206-2347 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 VERONA SELF-STORAGE 502 Commerce Pkwy. 10'x5', 10'x10', 10x15', 10x20, 10'x30' 24/7 access, security lit. Short/long term leases. Call Jim: 608-334-1191 or fax 608-845-7165
April 18, 2013

820 Misc. Investment Property For Sale 440 Hotel, Food & Beverage
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447 Professional
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144 ACRES 130 tillable near Monroe, WI on Badger State Bike Trail. Investor's dream. 608-329-5033. First Place Realty, Fran Donny
870 Residential Lots
BIG SKY RESTAURANT is now excepting applications for line cooks, dish/ prep and front house staff, Experience preferred, will train. Located on Main St Stoughton Contact Sean at 608-2340486 THEYSAYpeopledontreadthoselittleads,butYOUread thisone,didntyou?Callnowtoplaceyourad,845-9559,873-6671 or 835-6677.
STOUGHTON 721 S Monroe. Upper of 2-flat. 2-bdrm, hardwoods, washer-dryer in unit, lrg yard, lrg kitchen. Cats/Dogs ok. Available now. $790. incl heat and electric. Call Jim 608-444-6084 STOUGHTON AVAILABLE May 1 Convenient location, safe neighborhood, 304 King St 2-Bedroom, 1 Bath, approx. 850 sq. ft., very clean and well maintained, off-street parking and A/C. Laundry and storage lockers available. No Cats. Smoke Free Building. $726/mo with discount plus electric heat. 608-293-1599 VERONA 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments ($545-$690) in a small 24 unit building. Includes heat, hot water, water & sewer, off-street parking, fully carpeted, 2 bedrooms have dishwasher , and coin operated laundry and storage in basement. Convenient to Madison's west side. Call KC at 608-273-0228 to view your new home.
ALPINE MEADOWS Oregon Hwy CC. Call for new price list and availability. Choose your own builder! 608-215-5895 CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon Friday for The Great Dane and Noon Monday for the Courier Hub unless changed because of holiday work schedules. Calnow l to place your ad, 845-9559, 873-6671 or 835-6677.
444 Construction, Trades & Automotive
402 Help Wanted, General
EXPERIENCED DELI/WAITRESS wanted. Apply in person. Sugar & Spice Eatery, 317 Nora St. Stoughton.
STOUGHTON- 2792 Oaklawn Rd 4/19 8am-4pm, 4/20 8am-4pm Household, Crafts, Misc.
FLOWER WRAPPERS. Wrappers needed for Mothers Day April 30-May 9 in Stoughton. $8-$10 an hour. Flexible hours. 575-2327 HOUSEKEEPER/LAUNDRY AIDE Parttime 1st shift positions with alternating weekends. General cleaning, dusting, vacuuming and bathrooms. Facility and personal linens. Please email resume to rschickert@bsgmaint.com or call Rebecca at 262-335-2746 for an application. EOE
Seeking Licensed-Journeyman Plumber to work on residential and commercial projects. Experience running multi-family apartment buildings required. Qualifications: Journeyman License, strong work ethic and excellent workmanship. Ability to run a work crew. Clean driving record required. We offer competitive wages, health & dental insurance and retirement. Please forward resume, project history and professional references to: mtarrant26@aol.com or mail to: Terry Kahl Plumbing, Inc. 305 Industrial Circle Stoughton, WI 53589 608-873-7651
453 Volunteer Wanted
OTR TEAM and SOLO DRIVERS * Above Average Mileage Pay *Teams Avg 6000 Miles per Week* *Solos Avg 2500-3500/wk* * Flexible Home Time * 100% No Touch/Drop&Hook * Full Benefit Pkg CDL/A * 12 Months Exp. Preferred 1-888-545-9351 Ext. 13 Jackson WI www.doublejtransport.com (wcan)
STOUGHTON- 310 E. Washington St., First Lutheran Annual Rummage and Bake Sale Saturday, April 20, 8AM-12 Noon, in Fellowship Hall.Please use the carport entrance. Proceeds from the sale go toward confirmation camp. Enjoy free coffee and tasty treats for sale while you shop. Thank you for supporting our youth!
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STOUGHTON- 3605 Lake View Dr, 4/18 Noon-7pm, 4/19 7am-6pm, 4/20 7amNoon. Off Hwy 51 north of Stoughton. Tools, Kitchen, Gardening Items. Book Shelves, DVD's, Beer can collection, Games, Free books, 25 yrs of stuff!. Too many items to list
OREGON-2 BDRM, 1 bath. Available spring/summer. Great central location, on-site or in-unit laundry, patio, dishwasher and A/C. $700-$715/month. Call Kelly at 608-255-7100 or visit www.stevebrownapts.com/oregon ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors 55+, has 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $695 per month. Includes heat, water and sewer. Professionally managed. 608-877-9388 Located at 300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI 53589
436 Office Admin & Clerical
3'-12' EVERGREEN & Shade Trees. Pick up or Delivery! Planting Available! DETLOR TREE FARMS 715-335-4444 (wcan)
PART-TIME OFFICE Assistant needed. Well organized person with excellent office skills, must work well with people. Duties include telephone, computer, filing, tenant communication. Send resume to Office Assistant, 5015 W. Netherwood, Unit 1, Oregon, WI. 53575 Applications close Dec. 10, 2012
SEEKING PLUMBING-LABORER to work on residential and commercial projects. High school diploma or GED certificate required. Working knowledge of operating power tools and construction experience as well as a current valid drivers license. Must be reliable, hardworking and able to follow instruction. We offer competitive wages, health & dental insurance and retirement. Please forward resume and professional references to: mtarrant26@aol.com or mail to: Terry Kahl Plumbing, Inc. at 305 Industrial Cir, Stoughton, WI 53589 608-873-7651 CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon Friday for The Great Dane and Noon Monday for the Courier Hub unless changed because of holiday work schedules. Calnow l to place your ad, 845-9559, 873-6671 or 835-6677.
ARE YOU friendly, outgoing, and enthusiastic? Non-musical volunteers are needed to act as Literacy Network ambassadors during our Busking for Books event on April 20th. One or two volunteers will be assigned to each corner with a busker (musician or performer), to answer questions about the event and hand out flyers. Porchlight is seeking compassionate, helpful volunteers to prepare and serve meals at our Emergency Drop-In Shelter. Breakfast is served by 6am and dinner is served at 8pm. This opportunity is perfect for a faith organization or group of friends searching for a meaningful opportunity to help the vulnerable members of our community. Volunteers are expected to commit to serving for at least one year. United Way 2-1-1 is seeking new volunteers to become Information and Referral Specialists. If you are looking for an opportunity to learn more about community resources and would like to assist people in finding ways to get and give help, United Way 2-1-1 may be the place for you! Our volunteers staff our telephone lines, answering questions about resources available in the service area. Call the Volunteer Center at 2464380 or visit www.volunteeryourtime.org for more information or to learn about other volunteer opportunities.
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 Units in all sizes 5x10 thru 10x30 Lighted with access 24/7 Bank Cards Accepted Off North Hwy 51 on Oak Opening Dr. behind Stoughton Garden Center Call: 608-509-8904
666 Medical & Health Supplies
793 Wanted To Rent
ATTENTION JOINT & Muscle Pain Sufferers: Clinically proven all-natural supplement helps reduce pain & enhance mobility. To try HydrAflexin Risk Free for 90 days. Call 888-550-4066 (wcan) ATTENTION SLEEP APNEA SUFFERERS with Medicare. Get FREE CPAP Replacement Supplies at NO COST, plus FREE Home Delivery! Best of all, prevent red skin sores & bacterial infection! 888797-4088 (wcan)
OREGON-BROOKLYN AREA 3+ bedroom home. Relocating to area. Beth 715-205-5476 anytime.
801 Office Space For Rent
BEST LOCATION in Stoughton. Retail space for rent. 211 E Main 4,000+ sq ft. Beautifully renovated. Available Now $1900/mo.Call Connie 608- 271-0101 VERONA- OFFICE/WAREHOUSE 1000 Sq Ft.$500 +Utilities. 608-575-2211 or 608-845-2052
MEDICAL ALERT FOR SENIORS - 24/7 monitoring. Free Equipment. Free shipping. Nationwide Services. $29.95/month Call Medical Guardian today. 877-8636622 (wcan)
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668 Musical Instruments
AMP: LINE 6 Spider IV 75 watt guitar amp. Tons of built in effects, tuner, and recording options. Like new, rarely used, less than 2 years old. Asking $250 OBO. call 608-575-5984
THEYSAYpeopledontreadthoselittleads,butYOUread thisone,didntyou?Callnowtoplaceyourad,845-9559,873-6671 or 835-6677.
VERONA INDUSTRIAL Park 2600 sq ft. shop, warehouse, office space. Available April 1, 2013 845-7630
DANE COUNTYS MARKETPLACE. The CourierHubClassifieds.Call845-9559,873-6671or835-6677.
Kuhn North America, Inc. in Brodhead, WI is a global leader in the agricultural machinery industry! Painter (4th/Weekend Shift) This position involves painting parts and units with an electrostatic spray gun while conforming to established quality standards. A vocational diploma in auto body and paint technology, with knowledge of coatings, coating systems, and electrostatic spray coating is preferred. Ability to read basic blueprints and measuring devices and wear a fully enclosed hood type air supplied respirator is required. Welder (2nd Shift) - Seeking skilled welders to weld units shells, sub-assemblies and components. A vocational diploma in welding or a minimum of two years production welding experience is required. Experience in GMAW and flux cored arc welding, blue print reading and operating material handling equipment is preferred. Visit our website at www.kuhnnorthamerica.com to view professional employment opportunities! Second shift runs MondayThursday, 3:15 p.m.1:15 a.m. and 4th/Weekend shift runs Friday-Sunday, 5:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. A high school diploma or GED is required for all positions. We offer a competitive wage and complete benefit package (health, life, dental, and disability insurance, paid vacations and holidays, 401(k), and tuition reimbursement) for this full-time positions. Pre-employment drug screening is required. Complete application at: Kuhn North America, Inc. 1501 West Seventh Avenue Brodhead, WI 53520
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GUITAR: FENDER American made Standard Stratocaster guitar. Tobacco burst finish, mint condition. Includes tremelo bar, straplocks, and custom fitted Fender hard-shell case. Asking $950 OBO. Call 608-575-5984
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PROFLOWERS ENJOY SEND FLOWERS for any occasion! Prices starting at just $19.99. Plus take 20% off your order over $29! Go to www.Proflowers.com/ ActNow or call 877-592-7090 (wcan)
688 Sporting Goods & Recreational
VASQUE HIKING Boots Bro Size 10 Vibram Soles $40. Craig 608-516-8529
WE BUY WE BUY Boats/RV/Pontoons/ ATV's & Motorcycles! "Cash Paid" NOW. American Marine & Motorsports Super Center, Shawno. 866-955-2628 www. americanmarina.com (wcan).
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DISH NETWORK STARTING at $19.99/ mo for 12 mos. High Speed Internet starting at $14.95/month (where available) SAVE! Ask about SAME DAY installation! Call 888-719-6981(wcan)
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Tractor-trailer drivers needed for the Walgreens Private Fleet Operation based in Windsor, WI. Drivers make hand deliveries to Walgreens stores within a regional area (WI, IL, IA, MN, ND, SD). Workweek is Tuesday-Saturday. All drivers must be willing & able to unload freight. Earn $21.25/hour (OT after 8 hours) or $0.4650/mile Full Benefit Pkg. includes Life, Dental, Disability, & Health Insurance with Prescription Card 401k Pension Program with Company Contribution Paid Holidays and Vacation Home every day except for occasional layover Drivers must be over 24 years old, have a min. 2 yrs. tractor-trailer exp. & meet all DOT requirements. Send resum to: b.kriel@callcpc.com or call CPC Logistics at 1-800-914-3755.
HIGHSPEED INTERNET EVERYWHERE By Satellite! Speeds up to 12mbps! (200x faster than dial-up). Starting at $49.95/mo. Call Now & Go Fast! 888-709-3348 (wcan) SAVE ON CABLE TV, Internet, Digital Phone. Packages start at $89.99/mo (for 12 mo's) Options from ALL major service providers. Call Aceller today to learn more! 866-458-1545 (wcan)
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705 Rentals
WE BUY Junk Cars and Trucks. We sell used parts. Monday through Friday 8 am - 5:30 pm. Newville Auto Salvage, 279 Hwy 59, Edgerton, 608-884-3114.
GREENWOOD APARTMENTS Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently has 1 & 2 Bedroom Units available starting at $695 per month, includes heat, water, and sewer. 608-835-6717 Located at 139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575
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Wisconsins Premier Grower of Quality Annual & Perennial Bedding Plants and Hanging Baskets
KOPKES CELEBRATE SPRING KOUPON
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Limit 2 per koupon. 1 koupon per kustomer per day. Valid 4/17/13 - 4/22/13.
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Thursday, April 18, 2013 Vol. 132, No. 37 Stoughton, WI

Considering A new CAreer? ForMySuccess.info

Fergus recounts close call at race

Stoughton Area School District

City, activists seek common ground in herbicide debate

Phot by Derek Spellman

Stoughton Area School District

SHS hires its new football coach to replace Stokes

Thiry takes football reins

Turn to New coach/Page 10

Festival planning going well for new coordinator

April 18, 2013

Former Stoughton man readies for final auction

Phot by Derek Spellman

We Will Your Dog!

Expo attendance rises

MASTER GARDENER Presentation/Demo

Saturday, April 27th, 7:00 pm SHS Performing Arts Center

Now is a great time to buy a new home!

Wednesday, April 24 1pm2pm

Adults $8 Adults $8 K-12 $6 Students Students K-12 Under 5 Free

Experienced Runners 30-60 Minute Sessions Personal Training Programs

Arts & Crafts Fresh Fruits Collectibles Rare Items

Antiques Vegetables Food New & Used

Free Kids Craft Tent

FBFC NMLS #: 410817 Dawn Van Dusen NMLS #: 526254

April 18, 2013

Festival: Continuity is key

RDA forwards boundary adjustment to council

Herbicide: Group wants moratorium; city working out deal

Marathon: a local witness

All You CAn EAt

Otis Sampson American Legion Family Post 59

Come Help Celebrate

Proceeds to benefit Badger Girls State

No Smoking Wheelchair Accessible

raffle: $25.00 Chamber of Commerce Gift Certificate

a very special occasion. A special thank you to my family.

803 N. Page St. Stoughton, WI

Saturday, April 20th 2-5 p.m.

April 18, 2013

Letters to the editor

City should consider organic options for park maintenance

Submit a Letter to the editor

Letters to the editor

Pesticides in parks, lawns pose risks to people

Phone: 608-873-6671 Fax: 608-873-3473 e-mail: stoughtoneditor@wcinet.com

City should not rush to embrace synthetic chemicals

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NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION

A Division of Anich Lumber Co., Inc.

Come Celebrate With Her

New Used Surplus

414 3rd Street Palmyra

Food, Beer, and Fun

FABRICATION & CRANE SERVICE

April 18, 2013

Workshop teaches young girls confidence, manners

Photo by Derek Spellman

Star Wars fans to show up in costume Saturday at library

Medication Disposal & Sharps Collection

VFW Badger Post 328 Inc. 200 Veterans Rd., Stoughton

All-You-Can-Eat Fish Fry