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Stoughton woman receives transplant from lifelong friend
AMBER LEVENHAGEN
Unified Newspaper Group
Lifelong friends Jordan
Sanville and Mike Eith have
been spending more time
together lately.
Thats because in April,
when Sanville was closing
in on less than 20 percent
functionality of her kidneys
Eith stepped in and gave
her a lifesaving gift one of
his own.
Weve known each oth-
er and have been friends
for my entire life, he and I
and my mom used to sing
together in the church choir
at St. Anns, said Sanville,
25. I feel like our families
have merged, with every-
thing that has happened.
Theyre extended family
now.
Sanville was diagnosed
in 2011 with lupus, an
inflammatory disease that
causes the immune system
to attack its own tissues.
In May 2015, the disease
progressed to lupus nephri-
tis, an advanced stage that
causes the immune system
to specifically attack the
kidneys.
Different treatment
options didnt help, and by
last July she was down to
25 percent functionality of Jordan Sanville and Mike Eith spend more time together, after he donated one of his kidneys
her kidneys an incredibly to her. The lifelong friends frequently enjoy lunch together on Main Street.
dangerous and life-threat-
ening situation. She then
started working with the
U W H e a l t h Tr a n s p l a n t How to help
Clinic, and after more than
six months of numerous
tests, it was determined
that her immediately family
members were not a match.
Mike came forward and
asked if we would consider
Turn to Transplant/Page 7
Board rejects
busing contract
Votes 6-3 to keep
transportation in-
house
SCOTT DE LARUELLE
Unified Newspaper Group
Busing will remain
under Stoughton Area
School District manage-
ment after the school
board rejected a contract
with an outside company
Monday night.
After meeting for
around an hour in closed
session to discuss the pro-
posed contract with Nel-
sons Bus Service, Stough-
ton School Board mem-
bers rejected the plan, 6-3.
Board members were
divided between the need
for getting enough driv-
ers and a probable loss of
benefits for drivers who
may be hired by the com-
pany that would take over
busing for the district. The
board talked about the pro-
posal for about a half-hour
after the closed session,
asking a few questions of
district director of busi-
Photo by Amber Levenhagen
ness services Erika Pickett
but mainly providing their
reasoning for the vote that
was to follow.
B o a r d m e m b e r Ti m
Bubon said he felt there
were other ways to resolve
the problem.
Jordan Sanville plans to participate in a walk to benefit the Lupus Foundation of Amer- Its clear to me the
ica. On Saturday, Sept. 16, she will join the Wisconsin Chapter for the Annual Walk to status quo isnt going to
End Lupus Now. The foundation is devoted to solving the mystery of lupus, one of the be OK with our trans-
portation department,
worlds cruelest, most unpredictable and devastating diseases, while giving caring support he said. The question,
to those who suffer from its brutal impact, according to its website. for me, is the best way to
address this in-house?
Visit firstgiving.com/fundraiser/jordansanville/ to donate or learn more about her efforts. Bubon also criticized
the timing of the contract
proposal on a take-it-
or-leave-it deadline Mon-
day just as he had in the
previous board meeting,
when the issue was first
raised.
This process has come
upon us pretty quick, and
I think its been impossi-
ble to get all the informa-
tion I would like to make
a decision, but we are at
the point where we have to
make a decision, he said.
I will be voting against
going with the contract
based on the information
that I have and based on
what I believe is best for
our students and our dis-
trict.
District administrators
had recommended a three-
year contract with the
company, citing ongoing
problems hiring drivers
and finding an adequate
successor for the districts
longtime transportation
director. Rob Riley had
led the department for 15
years before he went on
what will likely be per-
manent medical leave in
December.
Pickett said at a meeting
earlier this month there are
seven applicants for the
job, including three inter-
nal candidates, without
any experience in trans-
portation, which is con-
cerning. She said Mon-
day in open session that
aside from hiring a new
transportation director, the
district would need to hire
three or four drivers to
keep up with the demand
Turn to Busing/Page 3

Catfish River Music Festival brings 15 acts to Rotary Park Inside

Free performances to
benefit the Opera House
BILL LIVICK
Unified Newspaper Group
The fourth annual Catfish River
Music Festival returns to downtown
Stoughton July 7-9 and features 15
acts from the Madison area and well
beyond. All shows are free and per-
formed in Stoughton Rotary Park on
Main Street, next to City Hall.
The festival features three acts
on Friday and six on both Satur-
day and Sunday. Its being put on by
the Stoughton Opera House Friends
Association and is a fundraiser for the
Opera House.
Festival organizer and Opera
House director Bill Brehm is eager
to welcome former events coordi-
nator Christina Dollhausen back to
Turn to Catfish/Page 20
If You Go
What: Catfish River Music Festival
When: 4-9p.m. Friday, July 7; noon-
9p.m. Saturday, July 8; noon-9p.m.
Sunday, July 9
Where: Rotary Park, 381 E. Main St. Stoughton Focus special section
Cost: All shows free
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Info: catfishrivermusicfest.com

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They would be here for us

Hundreds gather
to support familys
medical needs
KIMBERLY WETHAL
Unified Newspaper Group
When St. Anns Catholic
Church parishioners saw
one of their fellow families
recently face unpredict-
ed financial troubles, they
planned a benefit event.
While organizing fund-
raisers to help people in
need isnt a new concept
for the church, what was
unprecedented is the time
it took to pull together the
benefit for Anna Gille and
her family on June 9 just
a week.
Anna was our inspi-
r a t i o n , s a i d R a c h e l
Langenohl, one of the orga-
nizers. Shes got a difficult
fight ahead of her.
Gille is currently in treat-
ment at UW Hospital for an
eating disorder with a num-
ber of medical complex-
ities that cant be treated
in-state, according to the
fundraiser website. As a
result, medical treatment
will cause she and her fam-
ily to cross state borders to
find support, bringing on a
slew of financial challeng-
es.
Her parents Travis and
Jen have both taken leave
from their jobs to be with
Anna, and medical bills and
out-of-state housing costs
are anticipated as the fami-
ly including Annas sib-
lings Matthew, Sarah and
Megan temporarily relo-
cates near a new treatment
facility at the University
of California, Los Ange-
les. Not to mention there
are still bills to be paid at
home.
Multiple St. Anns parish-
ioners struggled with what
they could do to help, until
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they learned of their finan-
cial need, Langenohl said.
Putting on a benefit in a
weeks time was the solu-
tion, but it needed to be
organized quickly because
the Langenohl and her
co-organizer Jen Unitan
werent sure how much lon-
ger Anna would be seeking
treatment close by.
It came together like a
miracle, Langenohl said.
Its what happens when
you ask people for help
people help.
The goal was to raise
enough money to cover
their out-of-state living
expenses for the remain-
der of the summer to alle-
viate some of the finan-
cial burden. The benefit
raised enough money to
provide for the familys
housing expenses at home.
Langenohl declined to
say how much money was
raised to respect their pri-
vacy.
The benefit sold food, I
stand with Anna T-shirts
and featured activities such
as cornhole, face painting
and a dunk tank, where Tra-
vis and St. Anns priest Fr.
Randy Budnar each took a
splash in the water.
Attendance for the event
was in the hundreds, taking
up a large part of the east
half of the St. Anns park-
ing lot. People showed up
to demonstrate support for
the Gille family in large
part because they wanted to
help, or because they have
personal connections with
the Gille family.
We know they would
be here for us, so were
going to be here for them,
said Bob Joyes, a St. Anns
parishioner. They are one
of those families that when
you see them, you just have
to smile, because they are
just the embodiment of
Christs love, all of them.
Our St. Anns family is
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Travis Gille, father of Anna Gille, who is currently hospitalized for an eating disorder, receives a hug from an attendee at the
benefit for his family on June 9.
so important to us, Ginny
at UW Hospital since May away from home, the Gille
Joyes, his wife, added. 16 prior to the transfer to family is taking each day How to help
Rita Farris, Annas grand-
UCLA last weekend, and one minute at a time.
mother better known as had been at Rogers Behav- People would say to Donations made in
Mums to her grandchil- ioral Hospital for three us, just do it one day at check form can be made
dren found the support weeks prior. a time, Jen said. Then out to the Gille family and
for her granddaughter to be Neither hospital could it became one hour at a
very touching, but difficult
provide Anna with the com- time, and our new motto is dropped off at Associat-
at times. plete care she needed one one minute at a time. We ed Bank, 117 King St.
It was definitely h o s p i t a l c o u l d p r ov i d e get through this minute,
tear-jerking that so manytreatment for overcoming because things change all
people have given so muchthe eating disorder; the oth-
to help Anna, Farris said.
er was only able to treat the
the time its a frustrating
process to go through, for
On the Web
Im very grateful theres
complications that arose. sure. To donate online to the Gille family
so many caring people here. One of the hardest dif- Its a process has taught and watch the informational video
Theyve really given a lot,
ficulties is watching your us patience, perseverance, on Anna, visit youcaring.com and
and its good to be a part of
child go through any ill- determination, but were search for Anna Gille.
it. n e s s , s a i d J e n G i l l e , going to all be stronger for
Travis and his family,wrapped up in a maroon it.a
despite all of their recent
blanket on the fifth floor of
hardships, have usually the UW Hospitals Amer-
found they are the ones ican Family Childrens
helping others. Its beenfacility. As a parent, that is
tough to learn to say yes to
the hardest thing to watch.
help, he says, but hes get-
And then to watch how it
ting better at it. affects the rest of the fami-
Its hard to describely, because we are a family
because its so overwhelm-
unit and as soon as some-
ing, he said, tears welling
thing changes with that, it
up in his eyes. I know that
changes every part of the
all of these people love us
unit, whether you want it to
so much and they love Anna
or not.
so much, and they just want Annas three siblings,
the best for her. when given the choice to
T h a t s w h a t i t s a l l
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One minute at a time to stay with her, all three
chose sacrifice.
Paul Lawrence
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last Wednesday, had been full of love. The empathy
they have towards each
other blows me away, Jen Photo by Kimberly Wethal
said. You do what you Noah Izatt, 9, of Wausau, throws a ball at the dunk tank at
have to do. the Gille Family benefit held for his cousin Anna.
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Stopping the summer slump with summer reading
SCOTT DE LARUELLE
Unified Newspaper Group
The summer break is only
around 12 weeks, but during
that time, education experts
say students literacy skills
can slip quite a bit.
To help prevent the dread-
ed summer slump by keep-
ing kids reading, the Stough-
ton Area School District is
offering reading programs at
all five of its schools during
the break.
Fox Prairie is conducting
a pair of summer reading
initiatives, Kegonsa is offer-
ing a program called Open
a Book, Sandhill will have
several Book Bash events
throughout the summer and
both the middle school and
high school offer library
checkout during the summer
June 29, 2017 Stoughton Courier Hub 3
break. start the school year. Book Swap on Bikes at the summer program called books they still have checked
Summer Reading Night is following locations: Stough- Open a Book, an academic out before they can check
Fox Prairie Elementary set for 5-7:30p.m. Wednes- ton High School baseball literature enrichment expe- out any summer books. For
Book Bonanza: Around day, August 16 in front of field, Bjoin Park and Norse rience offered Thursday information, call Mande
90 students in grades kinder- Fox Prairie (the rain location Pa r k f r o m 6 - 7 : 3 0 p . m . afternoons to a small group Shecterle at 877-5581.
garten through fourth will will be in the Fox Prairie Wednesday, July 19 (7/20 of children in grades kinder-
receive packages every two gym.) rain date) and Tuesday, Aug. garten through third. During Stoughton High
weeks throughout the sum-
Sandhill Elementary 15 (8/16 rain date). previous years, students who School
mer. Reading Specialists Nic- YouTube Read-Alouds: participated in similar pro-
Each week beginning June 14 grams made significant gains, The Stoughton High
ki Girling and Marilee Cronin Sandhill staff will host School LMC is also allow-
carefully selected books to numerous Book Bash through Aug. 30, a Sandhill according to educators, and
staff member will read aloud a majority of students either ing students in grades nine
meet students interests and opportunities for students through 11 to check out
reading level with the goal of to engage in reading over a picture book biography and maintained or improved their
post it to the Sandhill YouTube reading level from last year. books over the summer. The
encouraging summer reading the summer, including book LMC will be open during
and to stay connected to the swaps and YouTube read- channel. New read-alouds will
school community. alouds. be posted on Wednesdays and River Bluff Middle Summer EXCEL, and stu-
dents can exchange books
Fox Prairie Working for During Book Swaps, stu- archived for viewing anytime. School between 8-11a.m. June
Kidsb along with Fox read- dents can bring gently used After you watch one of the
To encourage students to
read alouds, people can leave 19-July 14 (the LMC is
ing specialists, will also books appropriate for kids in keep reading great books closed June 30 and July 4).
host a summer reading night grades kindergarten through a comment or their name for
over the summer months, the
a chance to win a copy of the All books are due back
with a book swap, bouncy fifth and swap them for new library is allowing sixth- and Sept. 5, the first day of
house, concessions and face books. And new this year, book that was read.
seventh-grade students to school.
painting. Teachers will greet Sandhill staff are taking
incoming kindergarten stu- Book Swaps on the road. Kegonsa Elementary check out a bag of books for Derek Spellman and Scott
the summer. Students must
dents with a new book to Look for the Sandhill Kegonsa is offering a return or pay for any library De Laruelle

Stoughton Area School District

Busing: Bus drivers plead with board to reject contract
Continued from page 1
for routes, as well as possibly anoth-
er mechanic.
Pickett said in the past, when
the district was short of drivers, a
mechanic and coordinator have had
to drive routes.
I dont like the solution of hav-
ing those particular roles driving,
because they have other things they
need to be doing, she said. There
were a couple times this year where
we had to rely on Nelsons to help
us, because we did not have enough
people to do the routes and trips. I
dont know if that will still be a pos-
sibility but that does get expen-
sive.
Others voting against the proposal
were Joe Freye, Allison Sorg, Steve
Jackson, Yolibeth FitzGibbon and
Jonathon Coughlin.
Freye, in an email to the Hub
Tuesday, said keeping the transpor-
tation system in the district is in
the best interest of both our students
and our drivers.
Jackson said his concerns cen-
tered around the immediacy of the
issue and that the district would be
the sole source nearly $1.3 million
in spending.
I certainly appreciated the
amount of work that was done by
Erica and Nelson, he wrote in an
email to the Hub.
Driver concerns
Of the nine people who spoke in
the public comment portion of the
meeting before the closed session,
eight were in favor of the district
maintaining its current busing; most
current or former bus drivers with
the district.
savings) is a significant amount that
could be utilized in other areas, such
Board opposes proposed
referendum bills
Laura Jacobson, who said shes as directly affecting classrooms.
been driving a bus for the district Dirks said he was concerned
going on 25 years, said she would about trying to maintain status
lose her insurance if she would be quo when the district has had such
hired by Nelson. problems finding drivers, something Letter to legislators boards could go to referen-
dum to exceed those limits.
We dont have any sick days, he said Nelsons could help with.
any holiday pay, it just is going to He said while he feel(s) for drivers says they Board member Donna Tar-
impact my life very much, she said. who might end up taking a pay cut pinian, who wrote the letter,
Could I drive for Nelson? Yes, but by going to Nelsons, the boards
micromanage local noted that the community
I have to find a job where I have responsibility is to the kids, taxpay- affairs voted overwhelmingly for
the referendum, with 63 per-
insurance. Nobody wants to give up ers and parents in the community.
their state retirement for a 401K. What I believe is best for the cent approving it.
Doug Schell, another district bus district is probably not necessarily SCOTT DE LARUELLE Stoughton Area School
driver, pleaded with the board not to best for the 23 people that we have Unified Newspaper Group District had always prided
make a change. in our transportation department, itself on being a low-spend-
Please dont take away my eligi- he said. (But) Nelsons has said While acknowledging their ing district so it was locked
bility for Wisconsin retirement, he they want to hire all these drivers pleas may fall on deaf ears, in at a much lower revenue
said. Please dont take away our and has more hours available during Stoughton School Board limit than that of surrounding
sick time. the summer and weekends; we have members nonetheless are districts.
Ted Sehmer, a retired educator, almost none. That will help, too. sending a letter to state law- These bills would allow
was the only speaker who encour- Dirks said that while in an ide- makers opposing proposed state government to retroac-
aged a contract with Nelson. al world, this process would have legislation on school refer- tively and adversely impact
You are here to serve students, started a year ago, the board needed enda. the outcome of duly executed
not employees, he said. to make an immediate decision and After a brief discussion local school district referen-
that not approving the deal would Monday night, board mem- da simply because certain
Sustainability concerns force the district to limp along bers approved language on state lawmakers do not like
President Scott Dirks, Donna Tar- with the existing structure. a letter to be sent to state the vote or effect of those ref-
pinian and Sara Rabe voted in favor Erica (Pickett) has basically legislators about proposed erenda. it is likely uncon-
of the deal, saying they believed taken on much of the role that our companion bills Senate stitutional to do so.
going to an outside contractor was transportation director had to, he Bill 195 and Assembly Bill The letter goes on to state
the most sustainable decision for the said. Shes got other things to do. 268 that would restrict that voters in the state do
district. We can hope we get a good candi- school referenda. Even worse not need to be protected from
Rabe said while the issue is dear date to head up that department but for Stoughton, the proposed themselves.
to her heart, as her father drove a we may not. legislation would retroactive- These bills represent
school bus for many years, board Nelson is a good alternative to ly take away the school dis- an attempt by the state to
members have to keep a broader what were doing right now, and tricts revenue authority from micromanage school
perspective of financial issues frankly, I dont think we have a via- the approved 2014 recurring boards, and infringe on local
facing the district. ble alternative. referendum after five years. control.
This (contract) proposal is a The letter noted that when
way to best manage our resourc- Email Unified Newspaper Group the state imposed revenue Email Unified Newspaper
es that we have as a district, Rabe reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott. limits in 1993, it was with Group reporter Scott De
said. I think $100,000 (in expected delaruelle@wcinet.com. the understanding that school Laruelle at scott.delaruel-
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Letters to the editor

A bulldog named Trump

Walker bought in a bulldog
and called him Donald Trump.
He wouldnt behave, so, he
kept him in the dump.
Well, the dog finally ran
away.
He was crazy, so the neigh-
bors would say.
He had yellow fur but his
head was a mess,
Putin might have hit him, I
would guess.
He would chase rabbits and
cats but couldnt catch a one.
Being a president, would be
more fun.
I will get them critters, you
can hear him say.
So he went off and joined the
NRA.
He would snarl and bark and
shake his tail,
That cat and rabbit should be
in jail.
The NRA gave him a gun, but
wait, just a minute,
They didnt give him any
shells, to put in it.
Now the cat and rabbit are
running free,
They might be better off than
you or me.
They will have fun till they
get their call,
Its the bulldog, wanting them
to help, with the wall.
Darrell Roy
City of Stoughton

Wild parsnip invades Stoughton

Beware of this nasty, inva-
sive weed. The juice together
with sunlight can cause severe
burns to your skin. Query a
website for photos of burns
people have received after
contacting the juice on a sun-
ny day. The combination of
exposure to wild parsnip and
sunlight cause burns as bad or
worse than any rash from poi-
son ivy.
like youll see it growing in
ditches along the interstates
highways, county and town Community Voices
roads and bicycle trails. It is
really invasive and spreading
quickly. Ive also seen wild
parsnip growing near residen-
tial homes. Five years ago, I
For the Fourth, remember
the Stoughton Light Guard
had only seen safety brochures
of this plant but had never seen
it growing anywhere; now it is
everywhere.

F
To keep yourself and your Landowners including cities,
our score and seven years high spirits as they moved across 12,500 Confederate soldiers, the
family safe, learn how to townships, counties and State
ago the country. It was thought the famed Picketts Charge. It was
identify it. The wild parsnip DOT need to be more aggres-
Everyone knows these war would be short, that once repulsed by heavy rifle and artil-
is growing at the intersection sive in their mowing and her-
are the beginning words of Pres- the Confederates were thrashed lery fire from the Union troops
of Williams Drive and Page bicide programs to contain this
ident Lincolns famous Gettys- by the Union troops a time or dug in on Cemetery Ridge, with
Streets, which is a fairly con- nasty weed.
burg Address, spoken by him at two, the rebellion would end and hundreds of Confederate losses.
venient location to see it and Bob Kluge
the dedication of the Gettysburg they would go home, covered in On the evening of July 3, Gen-
learn how to identify it. City of Stoughton
battlefield cemetery. What you glory. eral Lee led his army south in
Once you know what it looks
may not know is that some men They did not know the war retreat.
from our community were bur- would be anything but short, that The battle at Gettysburg was
ied there. it would be the bloodiest con- one of the great turning points
Next week, flict in American history. Over in the war. Though it would drag
on the Fourth 600,000 Union and Confederate on for almost two more years
of July, we soldiers would be killed over the with great loss of life and prop-
will celebrate next four years, more than in all erty, the Confederate advance on
Thursday, June 29, 2017 Vol. 135, No. 49 the bravery other American wars combined. Gettysburg was the high-water
of those who On the north wall of the mark of the rebellion.
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Stoughton Fair returns July 4-9

New rodeo act,
bigger fireworks If You Go
expected What: Stoughton Fair
When: 8a.m. to 10p.m.
AMBER LEVENHAGEN Tuesday, July 4; 9a.m.
Unified Newspaper Group to 10p.m. Wednesday;
8:30a.m. to 10p.m.
The Stoughton Fair Thursday; 8:30a.m. to
returns for its 92nd year 10p.m. Friday; 8a.m. to
next week at Mandt Park 10p.m. Saturday; 9a.m.
from July 4-9. to 10p.m. Sunday.
Attendees will have the Where: Mandt Park
opportunity to witness two Info: stoughtonfair.com
fireworks shows at the fair.
The City of Stoughton
will sponsor not only the
July 4 show, but also the series on Wednesday.
one that concludes the fair Country and rock blend
events. Twang Dragons will per-
Thundercat Fireworks form on Thursday, followed
will be set off at dusk on the by Coolfront on Friday
Fourth of July and Sunday, and Lowdown on Saturday.
July 9. The event will close out
The fair has hosted fire- at 5p.m. Sunday with the
File photo by Kate Newton
works on July 4 in the past, Adrienne Skar, of Stoughton, patted her pony while riding one of her favorite attractions at the fair last year. 132nd Army Band, Country
but it didnt have stable Enough.
funding to support it as an
On the Web
show at 9a.m., and the dog The Mandt Center will
annual event. This lack of
funding prevented a Fourth Upcoming improvements and sheep shows both at
1p.m. The swine show will
offer dinners Thursday-Sat-
urday, and food stands will
of July show for the last be the only animal show on For more information about the also be open throughout the
The Stoughton Fair grounds will get a face-lift before Stoughton Fair, visit:
several years, but the show Friday, at 8:30a.m. Satur- carnival.
will return at dusk, around next season. day will offer the goat show stoughtonfair.com A carnival wristband spe-
9:30p.m. Tuesday. at 8a.m. and the rabbit and cial is available. The $25
The 9:30p.m. Sunday Fair board president Luther Sperle said a grant from cavies shows at 9a.m. The band offers unlimited rides
show is expected to be the Bryant Foundation will go toward renovating the shows will conclude Sun- for only one of the regu-
bigger and better than grandstand building, a project set to start this fall. He said day with the Little Britch- Music Pavilion will have larly scheduled wristband
last year, said Stoughton the grant will help fund a new roof and siding. es dairy show at 9a.m. music each night besides days. The special is offered
Fair board president Luther and the open dairy show at Tuesday, to not compete online at stoughtonfair.com
Sperle. Its basically going to be a brand new building, he 9:30a.m. with the tractor pull. Music through Monday, July 3.
Were really excited said. will begin at 4p.m. each
about these updates, he
Music and food night. Contact Amber Levenha-
said. Its all thanks to an Music will once again Wayne Road, a country gen at amber.levenhagen@
endless supply of people be featured at the food and classic rock band from wcinet.com.
who support the fair. July 3. To register to partic- truck and tractor pull on court this year. The Moyers Deerfield, will kick off the
ipate as a barrel racer, call Tuesday. Sperle said that all
Grandstand events 476-2376. animals and entries should
Safety Night will return Closing out the grand- be checked in by the time
to the grandstands at 7p.m. stands events at 6p.m. Sun- people start arriving for the
Wednesday, July 5, coordi- day is the Power Wheels tractor pull, set to start at
nated by Stoughton Hospi- Demo Derby. 5p.m., as that was one of
tal and the Stoughton fire For $1, kids can partic- the main issues with traffic
and police departments. ipate in racing their own congestion last year.
Children and families mini vehicles around the The barns have newly
will be able to meet first track. Balloons will be giv- updated electrical services,
responders from around the en to each kid to attach to and the beef, sheep, goats
community and learn more the front and back of their and pig barns will have two
about fire safety. vehicle. The last kid with an new scales to weigh the
The Stoughton Hospi- inflated balloon wins. animals, because one was
tal Foundation will be giv- Exhibitors too old and wasnt working
ing away Bandage Bears, anymore.
but people are welcome to The exhibitor check-in The beef show will be at
bring their own stuffed ani- is several hours earlier on 9a.m. Wednesday. Thurs-
mals for a check up, too. Tuesday, now from 8a.m. day has a more busy sched-
Weather permitting, the to 1p.m., to help alleviate ule, with the poultry show
4-H Olympics will be from traffic coming in for the at 8:30a.m., junior dairy
5:30-7p.m. Thursday.
The horse pull, previous-
ly held on Thursday, moved
Come on in...the door is open!
to 7p.m. Friday to try to Steam Train Rides, Cruise Night, County Fair,
draw more people, Sperle
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said.
Its always a successful
event, but we want to open
it up to as many people as
possible. Were hoping
more people can come on
Friday, he said.
There will be a different
rodeo company from last
year. C and C Bulls, from
Gays Mills, will run the
rodeo, set for 6:30p.m. Sat-
urday, July 9, at the grand-
stand. The act will include
bull riding, clown acts and
barrel racing.
They are a more well-
known, reputable company
and will be bringing a lot
more riders and bulls, so
were hoping to put out an
incredible show, Sperle
said.
Tickets are $12 for ages
13 and older, $4 for ages
6-12, and free for ages 5
and younger with a paying
adult.
Request a FREE 2017 FREEPORT/STEPHENSON
COUNTY, IL Visitors Guide
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www.stephenson-county-il.org Thursday, July 6th from 5:00 to 7:00
101 W. Main Street
Family and Friends are invited to celebrate
Catherine Richmond's Please join us to celebrate Dr. Thies and his
contributions to the Stoughton community!
90th
We also welcome Dr. Charles Rubash and Dr.
Birthday Jonathan Meyer to our Lifetime Family Dentistry
team. Dr. Chuck brings more than 30 years of
Sunday,
experience, and Dr. Jonathan was mentored
July 9
by Dr. Thies while growing up in Stoughton.
1- 4 p.m. 90
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Coming up Community calendar

Food budgeting presentation is being offered by Memory Cafe Wednesday, June 28
Stoughton Dementia Friendly Coali-
Is budgeting for food tight? Food- tion and partners. A Memory Cafe gathering will be 9:30 a.m., Storytime (ages 0-5), library, 873-6281
Share Wisconsin, a food assistance For more information, call Sonja at held from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m., Healthy brain presentation, Stoughton Hos-
program for individuals with low or 873-2356. June 6, at the library. Coordinated pital, 900 Ridge St., 873-2356
no income, may be able to help. by Stoughton Dementia Friendly 1 p.m., Senior center book discussion: Being Mortal:
Working people or those receiving Invasive species education Community, A Memory Cafe is a Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawa-
Social Security, SSI, SSDI or Unem- Dane County is looking for citizen place where individuals with mem- nde, and When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalantihi,
ployment may be eligible for the pro- volunteers to help out at its Aquat- ory loss and their care partners can senior center, 873-8585
gram if their monthly income is less ic Invasive Species Landing Blitz get together in a safe, supportive 3 p.m., Travelogue: Spain, senior center, 873-8585
than $1,862 for one person; $2,522 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, and engaging environment. The 6:30 p.m., Healthy brain presentation, library, 873-
for two people; $3,182 for three peo- July 1, starting at Lyman F. Anderson Memory Cafe encourages friendship 2356
ple; or $3,842 for four people. Agriculture and Conservation Cen- and acceptance, and participants
To make an appointment for free ter, 5201 Fen Oak Drive, Room 121, can share conversation in a relaxed Thursday, June 29
application assistance, call the Food- Madison. atmosphere. 6 p.m., Gazebo Musikk performance by Katie Scullin
Share Helpline at 1-877-366-3635. Volunteers will participate in a For information, call 873-8585. Band, Rotary Park, 324 S. Sixth St., facebook.com/
gazebomusikk
Gazebo Musikk training session and then go out to Variety show
boat landings to educate boaters on Friday, June 30
The Dirty Groove band will per- how they can stop invasive aquatic Russ Loniello will perform his 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Stoughton Farmers Market,
form for the next Gazebo Musikk hitchhikers, like zebra mussels and variety show at the senior center at 1 Stoughton Plaza, 1050 W. Main St., stoughtonwi.com/
series from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, purple loosestrife. p.m. Tuesday, July 11. farmersmarket
June 22, at the Rotary Park Gazebo, For information or to register, call His show features a variety of
324 S. Sixth St. 224-3617 or visit olw-lwrd.countyof- music, including country classic Saturday, July 1
Katie Scullin band will perform dane.com. songs and family friendly comedy. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Stoughton Community
Thursday, June 29. For information, call 873-8585. Farmers Market, Forrest Street (North of Main St.),
Bring your lawn chairs and dinner High School Musical stoughtonwi.com/farmersmarket
to the free concerts; beer and wine Medicare program
A group of 50 actors and crew 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Yahara River Hootenanny (repeats
are permitted, but no glasses. members from Stoughton High The senior center will host a medi- first Saturdays through November), Yahara River Gro-
For information, visit facebook. School will have just 24 hours to pro- care program at 11 a.m. Wednesday, cery Cooperative, 229 E. Main St., 712-2976
com/gazebomusikk. duce Disneys High School Musical July 19. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Stoughton Historical Society Muse-
The program is offered through um open, 324 S. Page St., 873-1943
Healthy aging brain Jr., set for 7 p.m. Saturday, July 1.
All choreography, music and act- a grant from the Senior Medicare 7 p.m., Stoughton High School presents High
Join Susan Richards, RN, at ing will be taught simultaneously for Patrol (SMP). Attendees will learn School Musical Jr., (tickets $5, available at the door),
Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St., a period of eight hours. the consequences of fraud, errors SHS performing arts center, 800 Lincoln Ave., 658-
to learn more about how to low- Tickets are $5 and will be available and abuse, how to protect person- 0462
er dementia risk and keep brains exclusively at the door before the al information and how SMP can
healthy, at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June performance. Proceeds will benefit help if youre a suspected victim of Tuesday, July 4
28. The presentation will be offered the high school auditorium. fraud. Library closed
again at 6:30 p.m. at the library in For information, call director For information, call 873-8585. 9-11 a.m., Senior center open, 873-8585
the Carnegie Meeting Room. The DeeDee Bouzek at 658- 0462. Noon, Stoughton Fair opens, Mandt Park,
stoughtonfair.com
Wednesday, July 5
Bahai Faith Covenant Lutheran Church Seventh Day Baptist 9 a.m., Stoughton Fair opens, Mandt Park,
For information: Alfred Skerpan, 877-0911 1525 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton 873-7494 Church of Albion stoughtonfair.com
or Gail and Greg Gagnon, 873-9225 covluth@chorus.net covluth.org 616 Albion Rd., Edgerton
us.bahai.org Stoughton study classes. Saturday: 5:30 p.m. Worship 561-7450 albionsdb@gmail.com Thursday, July 6
Sunday: 9 a.m. Worship forministry.com/USWISDBGCASD1 No Gazebo Musikk performance
Bible Baptist Church Worship Saturday 11- Sabbath School 10 8:30 a.m., Stoughton Fair opens, Mandt Park,
2095 Hwy. W, Utica Ezra Church Fellowship Meal follows service on first Sabbath stoughtonfair.com
873-7077 423-3033 515 E. Main St., Stoughton 834-9050
Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship; 6 p.m. - Worship ezrachurch.com Stoughton Baptist Church 1-5 p.m., Personal Essentials Pantry, 343 E. Main St.,
Sunday:10 a.m. Corner of Williams Dr. & Cty. B, Stoughton pepstoughton.org
Christ Lutheran Church
700 Hwy. B, Stoughton First Lutheran Church
873-6517 Friday, July 7
Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship;
873-9353 e-mail: office@clcstoughton.org 310 E. Washington, Stoughton 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Stoughton Farmers Market,
6 p.m. - Evening Service
Summer worship times: 873-7761 flcstoughton.com Stoughton Plaza, 1050 W. Main St., stoughtonwi.com/
5:30 p.m. Saturday; 9 a.m. Sunday Sunday: 8:30 & 10 a.m. worship St. Ann Catholic Church farmersmarket
323 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton 8:30 a.m., Stoughton Fair opens, Mandt Park,
Christ the King Community Fulton Church 873-6448 873-7633 stoughtonfair.com
Church 9209 Fulton St., Edgerton Weekday Mass: Nazareth House 1 p.m., Friday movie: A Dogs Purpose, senior center,
401 W. Main St., Stoughton 877-0303 884-8512 fultonchurch.org
Sunday: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship Services
and St. Anns Church 873-8585
christthekingcc.org Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship Weekend Mass: Saturday - 5:15 p.m.;
Coffee Fellowship: 9 a.m. Sunday - 8 and 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 8
Christian Assembly Church Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. 8 a.m., Stoughton Fair opens, Mandt Park, stough-
1844 Williams Drive, Stoughton 873-9106 Varsity (High Schoolers): 12-3 p.m. United Methodist of Stoughton
Saturday: 6 p.m. worship; Sunday: 10 a.m.
tonfair.com
AWANA (age 2-middle school): 3-5 p.m. 525 Lincoln Avenue, Stoughton
worship 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Stoughton Community
stoughtonmethodist.org
Good Shepherd By The Lake Stoughtonumc@Wisconsinumc.org
Farmers Market, Forrest Street (North of Main St.),
The Church of Jesus Christ Lutheran Church Sunday: 8 a.m. - Short Service;
stoughtonwi.com/farmersmarket
of Latter-day Saints 1860 Hwy. 51 at Lake Kegonsa, Stoughton 10 a.m. - Full Worship 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Stoughton Historical Society Muse-
825 S. Van Buren, Stoughton 873-5924 um open, 324 S. Page St., 873-1943
877-0439 Missionaries 957-3930 Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. West Koshkonong Lutheran Church Noon to 9 p.m., Catfish River Music Festival, Rotary
Sunday: 9 a.m. Sunday school and Primary Adult Bible Study: 9:15-9:45 a.m. 1911 Koshkonong, Stoughton park, 324 S. Sixth St., 877-4400
Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship
Cooksville Lutheran Church LakeView Church 6:30 p.m., Stoughton Fair Rodeo, Mandt Park,
11927 W. Church St., Evansville 2200 Lincoln Ave., Stoughton stoughtonfair.com
882-4408
Western Koshkonong
873-9838 lakevc.org
Pastor Karla Brekke Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Worship
Lutheran Church
Sunday: 10 a.m. Worship and Sunday School 2633 Church St., Cottage Grove
Sunday: 9:30 a.m. worship
11 a.m. Bible study Support groups
Diabetic Support Group senior center, 873-8585
6 p.m., second Monday,
Stoughton Hospital, 628- Low Vision Support
Take It! 1-2:30 p.m., third Thurs-
If you want to be truly free, you must take your freedom and run 6500
day, senior center, 873-
with it. Prior to and during the U.S. Civil War, slaves who wanted their Dementia Caregivers 8585
freedom had to make a decision about whether to risk life and limb by 2 p.m., second Thursday,
873-4590 running away. Given the risks, this must have been a heart-wrenching senior center, 873-8585 Parkinsons Group
1358 Hwy 51, Stoughton decision. But we can learn something from this example. We can be 1:30-2:30 p.m., fourth
Pete Gunderson
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Mike Smits Dale Holzhuter and action, and by fear or timidity. If we are going to live our own lives Support Group 873-8585
Martha Paton, Administrative Manager by our own lights then at some point we have to take our freedom into 5:30 p.m., third Wednes-
our own hands and put ourselves at the helm of our own ship. This Multiple Sclerosis Group
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day, Stoughton Hospital,
Paul Selbo, Funeral Assistant
can be a hard thing to do. It is usually easier to let others run our lives. 873-7928 10-11:30 a.m., second
www.gundersonfh.com Children get used to their parents making most of their decisions for Tuesday, senior center,
them, and some never grow out of this habit. The human will is a mus- Grief Support Groups 873-8585
cle that must be developed. If you would be free, you must believe in 2 p.m., third Wednesday,
yourself and believe that you have the capacity to direct your own life.
Then develop a plan to become the person you long to be. And finally,
put the plan into action. As a good friend of mine likes to say, Plan
the work and work the plan. Remember also to make adjustments to
221 Kings Lynn Rd. the plan if it isnt going perfectly. Some adjustments or corrections are
needed in even the best plans.
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ConnectStoughton.com June 29, 2017 Stoughton Courier Hub 7
Time to escape
The Stoughton Public Library turned into a magical
place Monday afternoon, as about a dozen kids participat-
ed in the librarys Harry Potter Escape Room, located in
the library basement. After some snacks, kids figured out
some clues spread around the room to help them solve the
mystery.

Above, Klaire Hoppe checks

a caged stuffed owl for clues
at the librarys Harry Potter
Escape Room.
At right, Hope Boyer, Hannah
Boyer and Neva Wilder check
through some books to find
clues at the librarys Harry
Potter Escape Room on
Monday afternoon.

On the web
More photos from the Harry Potter
Photos by Scott De Laruelle Escape Room:
Kylie Nelson and Maddie Housley look for clues Monday ConnectStoughton.com
afternoon at the Harry Potter Escape Room downstairs at
the Stoughton Public Library.

Transplant: Surgery a complete success

Continued from page 1

letting him donate, San-

ville said.
Eith and his wife, Becky,
went forward together with
the process of testing and
determining if they would
be a good fit. Doctors test-
ed their blood, seeing if it
would be hostile with San-
villes. After several more
months of tests, their kidney
team found he was a match.
They returned to the UW
Transplant Clinic for their
surgery April 26, which was
considered a complete suc-
cess.
Photo by Amber Levenhagen
Road to recovery Alexa Nelson, left, gave a tour of the fab lab to Stoughton Mayor Donna Olson and Dane
Eith returned to work this County Executive Joe Parisi.
week, on the two-month
anniversary of the surgery.
As a correctional officer at
Oakhill Correctional Insti-
Joe Parisi, Donna Olson visit SHS fab lab
tution in Oregon, he had to Dane County Executive Joe Parisi and Stoughton Mayor Donna Olson learned how
take two months off of work. the Stoughton High School Fab Lab benefits students and how the different equipment
Though the surgery was works during a tour on Wednesday, June 21.
done laparoscopically, a
minimally invasive surgery
done through a small incision
Photo submitted
usually less than 1.5 cm, the
recovery period kept him off Jordan Sanville and Mike Eith embraced before heading into
surgery. Eith donated a kidney to Sanville, who was experi-
his feet for weeks. encing kidney failure due to lupus nephritis.
Everything went perfect
with the surgery, but the this disease, she said. We hang out more now,
recovery process was kind Before diagnosis, she its this special bond that GRILLING SEASON IS HERE!
of rough, he said. Some- was a color guard coach a lot of people are not able Thick Cut Pork Chops Great on the Grill ............................ $4.99/lb.
times I joke that the stir cra- at Stoughton High School. to say they have, Eith said.
zy part is the worst. Dancing is her passion, she To have that gift of life for Baby Back Ribs ........................................................ $4.99/lb.
Sanville plans to return to said, and eventually wants her is to know that hope-
work at Old National Bank to take more classes and fol- fully shes going to have a Chuck Patties 85% lean ................................................ $4.99/lb.
in Sun Prairie, but said she low a dream of becoming a nice long life to do what she Whole Amish Frying Chicken ................................... $2.49/lb.
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failure anymore, but lupus
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spending more time togeth- Contact Amber Levenha- HAVE A SAFE HOLIDAY WEEKEND!
er and becoming even closer
friends.
gen at amber.levenhagen@
wcinet.com.
STOUGHTON 873-3334 2125 McCOMB RD
8 Stoughton Focus - June 29, 2017
Construction continues around Wal-Mart at Kettle Park West.
Wal-Mart opens as
KPW keeps growing
Streets near the
development are
also improved
BILL LIVICK
Unified Newspaper Group
With the March 2017
opening of the Wal-Mart
Supercenter, the Kettle
Park West development
has its key building in
place to anchor a 35-acre
commercial/retail area.
Improvements to near-
by streets and roads were
completed last fall, work
began on other buildings
in the commercial center,
and plans were introduced
and approved for more
buildings in the projects
second phase.
In addition to Wal-Mart,
the commercial area of
the development known
as Phase 1 will include
a Kwik Trip gas station/
convenience store and
McFarland State Bank.
Construction began on the
Lake Kegonsa Office
3162 County Highway B
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Downtown Stoughton Office
207 S Forrest Street
608.873.6681
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Kwik Trip in late March.
In a separate project
nearby, an Aldi grocery
store is under construc-
tion.
Plans to construct sever-
al other buildings in Phase
1 are pending, including
McFarland State Bank
and three multi-tenant
buildings. A third building
thats planned to go on Lot
4 in the commercial center
is on hold, Forward Devel-
opment Group manager
Dennis Steinkraus told the
Hub.
Steinkraus said he
expects construction to
begin on two more build-
ings in the commercial
center this summer.
T h e y v e g o t p l a n s
out for bid and will start
building this summer,
he said. Those will start
about mid-July.
Roads serving the proj-
ect also got big improve-
ments.
A roundabout at the
intersection of Kettle Park
Way and State Hwy. 138
was completed in October
following two months of
work. In mid-June, traffic
signals went live at the
intersection of Jackson
Street and U.S. Hwy. 51.
In the 90-acre Phase
2 area of KPW, the city
has approved the con-
struction of a four-sto-
ry Tru by Hilton hotel
and a 10,700 square-foot
conference center, along
with a three-story, 100-
unit senior assisted living
facility.
Steinkraus said he
expects construction to
b eg i n o n t h e h o t e l i n
August and the senior
complex the following
month.
The 93-room hotel and
conference center would
be built on the north side
of Jackson Street in an
ex t e n s i o n o f t h e fi r s t
phase commercial center.
The hotel, approved last
August, would bring 35
full- and part-time jobs to
the city.
The 51,500 square-foot
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senior living facility at
2600 Jackson St. would
include 21 units of memo-
ry care and employ about
30 people. The council
approved a conditional use
permit for it in May.
The council put all fur-
ther work in Phase 2 on
hold until the develop-
e r r e c e ive s Wi s c o n s i n
Department of Transpor-
tation approval for a con-
nection from the Phase 2
area to State Hwy. 138.
The developer and city
officials have had discus-
sions with the DOT about
a proposed entrance at
Oak Opening Drive, but
Steinkraus is not expect-
ing an approval anytime
soon.
The reality is I dont
see it being built for seven
to 15 to maybe 20 years,
he told the Hub last week.
Its not warranted.
Contact Bill Livick at bill.
livick@wcinet.com
Riverfront plans
begin to take shape
With land acquired,
developer takes ideas
from community
planning exercise
BILL LIVICK
Unified Newspaper Group
Plans to transform an aban-
doned industrial area into a
new residential development
have gotten much more tangi-
ble in the past year after nego-
tiating several hurdles.
The citys Redevelopment
Authority controls about
10 acres between the Yaha-
ra River and East South
Inside
Housing construction
Board discuss growth
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New public works
building, message
from the chamber
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Photo by Amber Levenhagen
Street and has been looking
for years to use its location
between the river and down-
town as a community asset.
Late last year, it acquired a
key piece of property in that
area the 6-acre MillFab site
at a cost of $750,000 after
negotiating with the receiver
in charge of the companys
bankruptcy. It then selected
a master developer to lead
the effort and in June held a
three-day design event with
the public to gather ideas
about what to include in the
riverfront redevelopment
area.
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Nordic Ridge begins next phase
Will feature new
park, splash pad
AMBER LEVENHAGEN
Unified Newspaper Group
After being approved by
the city several years ago,
Nordic Ridge got back on
track last year with a ground-
breaking of the new neigh-
borhood.
The development, locat-
ed on the citys west side
near West Milwaukee Street
and Hoel Avenue, recently
moved into the next phase
of construction, which will
feature a new city park and a
splash pad.
I t s s o m e t h i n g t h a t
most of the people com-
ing through have been very
excited about, Tom Mat-
son, president of Matson and
Associates, told the Hub.
Matson and Associates man-
ages marketing and sales for
the development.
The first phase of devel-
opment created 40 single-
and multi-family lots, 27 of
which are spoken for so far.
Homes range in value from
$330,000 to $500,000. Phase
two, expected to be available
in September, will add anoth-
er 32 single-family homes.
Phase two lots range in val-
ue from $80,000 to $90,000,
with one lot already pur-
chased.
The development will have
170 lots in total, Matson said.
Its going fantastic so far,
Tuesday-Saturday
9:30am to 4:30pm
Once completed, Nordic Ridge will offer 170 lots for new homes.
he said. Its good and fun to
see new growth in the city,
because for a while it was
stagnant with not a lot of new
construction going on.
Stoughton was added to
the Parade of Homes for the
first time this year, with Nor-
dic Ridge among the list of
neighborhoods from DeFor-
est, Waunakee, Oregon and
Windsor.
More than 3,000 people
visited the up-and-coming
subdivision, Matson said.
We experienced an influx
of people visiting our com-
munity, and I think overall
its a wonderful thing for the
community, he said.
For more information
on the Nordic Ridge
development, visit
nordicridgehomes.com.
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June 29, 2017 Stoughton Focus
Message from the chamber
The return of
growth is welcome
When I moved to Stough-
ton in 1998, Stoughton had
just been through a rapid
swell in population. Almost
4,000 people moved here
(or were born here) between
1990 and 2000.
It was an exciting time in
Stoughton. The newspaper
was full of lively discussion
about how Stoughton should
grow. But for the most part,
the city defeated significant
new commercial develop-
Photo by Amber Levenhagen
ment. Decisions from that
time made a long-lasting
impact.
New home values After that, the economy
Category 2015 2016 2017 didnt allow for any residen-
tial or business construction.
Average $152,000 $158,000 $286,000
So Stoughton hasnt seen
Low $100,000 $150,000 $165,000 much development for a
long time.
High $210,000 $190,000 $550,000
Now, Stoughton has been
Reflects estimated cost of construction submitted on facing decisions about how
building permits, rather than actual value. to grow again. The Kettle
Park West development is
bringing businesses: a hotel
and homes.
Building permits to date Construction has gotten
Type 2015 2016 2017 the go-ahead. It is appropri-
ate that we are again hav-
Residential zoning 37 43 31
ing lively discussions about
Commercial zoning 27 31 49 what that means for our city.
But I really believe, as
Residential remodel/repair 168 169 171 renowned football coach
Commercial remodel/repair 45 31 52
Lou Holtz once put it, that
Residential new construction (other) 2 14 1 youre either growing
or youre dying, so get in
Residential new construction (dwellings) 8 8 14
motion and grow.
Lets take a look at this wish we had a different store
point in time. Stoughton is
873-7567
livsreise.org
277 West Main St, Stoughton, WI 53589
9
the 64th largest city in Wis-
consin out of 777 cities.
Plenty of other cities do not
get to have the discussions
about how to grow because
they are not able to attract
developers.
We are not directly on the
Interstate, and our closeness
to Madison could negatively
affect our attractiveness as a
market. However, neither of
those factors are deterring
our development.
Stoughton can boast that
we provide jobs, services and
goods right here at home. For
a city of our size, we have
much more to offer than
many.
There are 6,900 jobs here
in Stoughton. Our emergen-
cy and utility services are
handled here. The majority
of our shopping needs are
met without leaving Stough-
ton. Farming and agriculture
is still a big part of our cul-
ture.
We are far from being a
bedroom community.
So we are experiencing the
expansion that the economy
is enabling in attractive com-
munities. And that brings out
different opinions.
Interestingly, I am not
hearing many people say
they wish we had no growth.
I hear people say they
or restaurant than the ones
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New public works building could start in 2018

Planning begins
to replace aging,
undersized facility
BILL LIVICK
Unified Newspaper Group
Planning for a new pub-
lic works facility made
strides in the past year and
could be under construc-
tion as early as 2018.
The city has worked with
Angus Young Associates
since 2013 in preparation
for the new facility, esti-
mated to cost around $8
million, and this month the
Common Council approved
a $359,600 design and
engineering contract with
the company.
A preliminary cost esti-
mate in 2013 to build a
new facility came in at $8.3
million. That year, the city
bought 13.6 acres in 2013
on County Hwy. A, close
to where Racetrack Road
intersects the highway, for
$227,500.
Some alders have ques-
tioned whether the city
can afford the project at
the same time its work-
ing to redevelop about 10
acres along the Yahara
River, a project that like-
ly will require significant
taxpayer assistance. But
the majority have agreed
with public works director
Brett Hebert and other city
officials, who say the city
cant afford to wait for a
new facility, given the anti-
quated building the city
has been using.
Angus Young will over-
see design and construc-
tion of three new buildings
at 2415 County Hwy. A on
the citys east side. It will
assist the city in planning
a 58,200 square-foot facil-
ity with an administrative
office, vehicle maintenance
area and storage space.
The contract includes
design and construc-
tion oversight of a 4,800
square-foot building for
road salt storage, and the Rendering courtesy Angus Young
vehicle fleet fueling station The city is in the early planning stages of building a new public works facility on County Hwy. A, near the intersection with
and control system. The Racetrack Road.
architect will also design
a stormwater maintenance
system and a public water
main extension to the site.
In February, the coun-
cil approved funding that
allowed the city to con-
tinue working with Angus
Young, and earlier this
month it approved the actu-
al contract.
Hebert said the city
would try to incorporate
environmental sustainabili-
ty into the construction and
operation of the new facil-
ity.
Photo by Samantha Christian Photo by Scott De Laruelle
Contact Bill Livick at bill. The current Public Works Department building is located at The new public works building will be constructed at 2415
livick@wcinet.com 515 S. Fourth St. County Hwy. A.

Message from the mayor

Economic development is the

key to Stoughtons future
Economic development
is the key to Stoughtons
future. You have heard me
make that statement many
times.
It is through retention of
current business, helping
them grow and be success-
ful right here at home and
work to bring new business,
employers and families to
Stoughton that will allow
the city to continue to pro-
vide the same great quality
services that we all desire.
Providing jobs, goods and
services continues to be a
top priority.
There have been some
g r e a t n ew c h a n g e s i n
Stoughton over the last
year. Our community is
excited to have new resi-
dential building with plans
for more.
Our first Parade of Homes
took place within the first
phase of the Nordic Ridge
development. The Madison
Area Builders Association
Parade of Homes always
brings folks to tour the sites
as well as the community.
The Art Walk was another
first that took place on the
just a few of our local busi-
nesses growing and expand-
ing.
New buildings to accom-
modate growth for North
A m e r i c a n F u r, M c Fa r-
land State Bank, Kwik
Trip, Wal-mart and Lotus
Salon are also examples
of great success stories of
local business. We have
also welcomed new busi-
ness to Stoughton, such as
Nauti Norske, Tru Hotel
by Hilton, Iconica, Aldi
Food Market, Tractor Sup-
ply, First Choice Dental,
Dunkin Donuts and Mile-
stone Sr Living.
These are just a few of
the great things happening
in Stoughton!
New construction to date
has been 14 single-family
homes and four commercial
buildings, compared with
20 single-family homes in
all of 2016, and eight com-
mercial buildings in 2016.
Nordic Ridge is a 71.63
acre residential develop-
ment consisting of 175 res-
idential lots. The first phase
consists of 40 residential
lots, with five homes in the
Stoughton Hospital has
Growing Together
always been a major asset
to our community. They
continually rate very high
in patient care and quality
in Health
of services. I am proud that
they call Stoughton home.
Skaalen Retirement Ser-
vices is constructing a new
33-unit residential care
apartment complex adjacent
to its current campus at 950
Ridge St.
Park Vernon Apartments
at 1601, 1625 and 1649
Vernon St. is undergoing
much-needed renovation.
The Nauti Norske is a
new bar/restaurant at 324
Water St., providing beauti-
ful outdoor seating near the
Yahara River.
A new 14,760-square-
foot addition was built to
the Stoughton Trailers parts
division building at 1112
Veterans Road to accom-
modate their current and
future needs. Thank you for the
Four duplex-style build-
ings are being constructed
at 300 Business Park Circle
continued suppport of
to accommodate up to eight
small or start-up companies YOUR community hospital.
o r
in our business park.

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same day as the opening of 2017 Parade of Homes. The first phase of the new

the Parade of Homes. It is
estimated that 1,500 peo-
ple participated in the Art
Walk. This has been a great
opportunity for Stoughton
to showcase our communi-
ty.
We have also seen com-
mercial building growth.
N ew a d d i t i o n s / r e m o d -
el to Stoughton Hospital,
Skaalen Retirement Ser-
vices and the Stoughton
Trailers Parts building are
The development con-
tains walking trails, trees
andpublic splash padareas
are being planned for all
ages. Its located with easy
access to Hwy A, Hwy 51
and Hwy 138.
Stoughton Hospital has
just completed a major ren-
ovation. It has a new emer-
gency department, urgent
care, private registration
area, lab, day surgery and
much more.
Ask
North American Fur Auc-
tions building consists of a
28,400-square- foot facili-
ty at 1600 Williams Drive
to fulfill the needs of their
growing company. NAFA
has and will retain a facility
in our industrial park.
Milestone Senior Living is
a community-based residen-
tial facility, and it completed
construction and opened in
May of 2016. They specialize stoughtonhospital.com
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Common challenges
Growth, poverty a
focus at joint meeting
SCOTT DE LARUELLE
Unified Newspaper Group
In a rare joint meeting
of the Stoughton Common
Council and School Board,
two topics one lingering
and one emerging rose
to the top of the discussion.
Recent lack of residential
growth and its effect on
the school district and city
was perhaps the main
reason for calling the ses-
sion. But over two-and-a-
half hours when more than
a dozen city and school
officials presented informa-
tion and took questions, the
rapid rise of poverty within
the district garnered signifi-
cant attention.
Stoughton Area School
District officials talked about
historical issues facing the
district, including changes in
school funding from 1990s
levy limits and recent state
budgets. They also talked
about emerging issues like
the marked increase in eco-
nomically disadvantaged
students (11.3 to 28.1 per-
cent in 10 years), as well as a
connection between students
in this group and truancy and
Message from the superintendent
Our community is our partner in student learning
In April, approximately 100
people from our community
came together to talk about
the past, present and future of
our district during our Strate-
gic Planning Conference.
The conference yield-
ed lots of great feedback
about how we can grow and
excel as a school system. It
also served as a powerful
reminder of how fortunate
our school district is to have
a community that cares as
much about students as ours
does. That partnership is an
ongoing source of strength
for our district, and last
school year was no excep-
tion.
For the 2016-17 school
year, for example, 118
students from the Class
o f 2 0 1 7 w e r e awa r d e d
$238,450 in college schol-
arship money thanks to
donations from across our
community? That is the
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Leaders of both boards said they found the meeting
useful, and school board president Scott Dirks said in
an email Thursday the two sides plan to meet again
Thursday, July 20.
Council president Tim Swadley said in an email to the
Hub after the meeting said he was optimistic this will be
the start of something that will be mutually beneficial.
We have many common challenges, and together I
believe we can make better decisions on behalf of our
community, he said.
behavior issues.
After the meeting, school
board president Scott Dirks
said he thought the meeting
had a positive impact, some-
thing impressed on him in
conversations with city coun-
cil members after the meet-
ing.
Based on what I heard,
a lot of (them) were very
surprised to learn about the
extent of the poverty issue
in our students, he said.
I dont think they had any
clue most middle class
people living in Stoughton
dont have any clue.
City officials discussed the
citys Comprehensive Plan
and changes they would like
largest amount ever award-
ed in the 64 years our Hon-
ors Program has been in
place, and it is just one of
the ways in which our com-
munity supports our kids.
Did you also know that as
of this month, to date we have
received $343,662 in dona-
tions and grants to support
our state-of- the-art Fab Lab,
from organizations like the
Cummins Foundation, Wah-
lin Foundation, Bryant Foun-
dation, Stoughton Area Com-
munity Foundation, Universal
Foundation, Stoughton Trail-
ers, Nelson Global Products
and Alliant Energy? That sup-
port has enabled us to expand
this cutting edge STEM (Sci-
ence, Technology, Engineer-
ing and Math) opportunity to
families and our community
members through free public
workshops.
And those grants do not
include about $50,000 in
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to see. Common Council
member Sid Boersma, a real-
tor, said Stoughton needs to
market itself better.
(People) want to move
into nice homes in nice
neighborhoods that are safe
and have good schools,
he said. Weve got nice
homes we dont have
enough of them we have
good schools; what can you
say?
City planning director
Rodney Scheel said the key
to economic development
is to funnel that energy
into a coordinated focus,
and noted some interest
in Stoughton for having
an economic development
grants from the Wisconsin
Economic Development Cor-
poration (WEDC) to increase
our Fab Lab technology and
to bring Fab Lab program-
ming into the middle school
next school year.
Every year, our Working
for Kids groups raise mon-
ey to support student learn-
ing in areas like technology.
Every year, local businesses
and families donate money
for everything from prom
to school supplies to class
trips. Every board meet-
ing, there is a list of dona-
tions that we receive and
acknowledge. The generos-
ity of this community never
ceases to astound and hum-
ble me.
When I refer to generosi-
ty, I also to refer to generosi-
ty when it comes to the most
scarce resource: time.
At the time of our strategic
plan, we had 572 current and
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coordinator.
Hospital celebrates new space
AMBER LEVENHAGEN
Unified Newspaper Group
Stoughton Hospital cele-
patient rooms, which were
previously separated by
only a curtain. The regis-
tration area now has four
We as a community
have to recognize what
brated the completion of its offices that replaced the
$13.2 million renovation in two check-in stations at a
tools we have available to May. shared counter.
make a unified economic A behavior health room
development message to
The process of renovat-
ing the 20,000 existing and two isolation treat-
the development commu- square feet and adding ment rooms were added to
nity, he said. We dont 15,000 square feet of new keep patients safe who are
want to be in a position space began August 2015 or may become suicidal. A
where were not prepared bariatric room was created
as a result of changing
for appropriate growth to needs that included a facil- with specialized equipment
occur. ity upgrade. for larger patients.
Dirks said it was most The grand opening cer- A technological upgrade
useful to talk with city emony welcomed visitors of new TV monitors allow
officials about the different to tour the newly complet- visiting family members to
types of housing those ed facilities a renovated confidentially track patient
that would benefit the emergency department, progress with unique codes
district (ones that attract urgent care, day surgery, given to patients.
young families) and would private registration and Among the renovations
not (senior housing). He ambulatory infusion center. is a new wound care clinic,
said lack of population With open floor plans, which opened earlier this
growth, combined with an updated color schemes and year. The clinic is one of
aging population, is a prob- bigger patient care rooms, three in Dane County.
lem for all of Stoughton Stoughton Hospital busi- Previously, the hospi-
to deal with, not just the ness development and pub- tal would refer patients
school district. lic relations director Laura to primary care providers
The percentage of peo- Mays said the renovation for treatment, but now Dr.
ple living on a fixed income has been well received. Aaron Schwaab provides
is larger than it was 15 We have the same out- patients with specialized
years ago, he said. All standing personalized care, treatment plans.
the little businesses they but now to have this new Theres been a tremen-
are going to suffer, because space and equipment to dous connection with the
if youre living on a fixed offer patients and visitors, community, Mays said.
income, youre much less she said. It has brought So many people came
likely to spend money in a tremendous amount of out for the grand opening,
a business like that. Those pride to all employees. it was humbling to see the
are discretionary items. Privacy is a key theme in support and connection to
Contact Scott De Laru- the renovation. New bath- Stoughton Hospital.
elle at scott.delaruelle@ rooms separate day surgery
wcinet.com.
active volunteers listed in our uncles, grandfathers and cares about its young people.
school district. They includ- others to come into the It is also the kind of partner-
ed volunteers like Grandpa school to serve as a positive ship that we seek to build
Don Mix, a 92-year- old male role model and mentor under the framework of our
Stoughton resident who last for students. Strategic Plan.
school year saw a story about And there are those who As I told our strate-
a 100-year- old man who vis- might not appear on the list gic planners in April, we
ited a local school to read to but who give their time to are doing some amazing
students and then decided he our kids. things here in the Stough-
wanted to do the same. As of this writing, mem- ton Area School District.
Mix visited Fox Prairie bers of local churches, busi- We are expanding our play-
Elementary School almost nesses and other communi- based and student-centered
twice a week this last school ty volunteers are providing learning programs. We are
year to read to different a summer meals program increasing student access to
classes, and the kids loved for all Stoughton students. technology. We now have
him. Lunches for Vikings is a dozens of electives, co-cur-
That list also includes partnership whereby free, ricular and extracurricular
Gregg Haak, a Stoughton nutritious meals are offered activities available to our
High School alumnus and at each of the three elemen- students in middle and high
Iraq War Veteran who heard tary schools five days a school. As we build on those
about the needs of Kegon- week through September 1. successes, our partnerships
sa Elementary School and Lunches for Vikings is orga- and our community provide
decided to volunteer his nized and staffed by volun- a source of strength and sup-
time as a Kegonsa Watch teers who want to ensure port.
D.O.G. The Watch D.O.G.S. that every child who needs a
(Dads of Great Students) is meal during the summer has Tim Onsager is the Stough-
a new program at Kegon- a place to go. It is another ton Area School District
sa that encourages fathers, example of a community that superintendent
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Stoughton Eye Care & Eyewear Nauti Norske

Address: 2300 U.S. Hwy. 51 and 138, Suite E
Principal owner or leader: Drs Shelly Skjolaas and Andrew Lindell
Opening date: Oct. 3, 2016
Number of employees: Four
Charity connections: We partner with frame lines that help serve a greater purpose. One
line, Modo, donates eye care for every frame purchased, and another, Article One, donates
Vitamin A supplements to fight blindness. We also donate to Optometry Giving Sight
which trains, delivers and establishes eye care services around the world.
Stoughton connection: Dr. Shelly Skjolaas was born and raised in Stoughton, where
many of her family members still reside. After living and practicing in Central New York,
her and Dr. Lindell missed the midwest and family, leading them back to this wonderful
community!
Business focus: Stoughton Eye Care & Eyewear is an optometry clinic for everyone young
and old. We provide eye care with compassion, experience, advanced technology and
quality eyewear products. We help people say goodbye to blurry, sore, tired, uncomfort-
able eyes and start seeing clearly and feeling spectacular!
Whats special about your business? We will develop custom plans for you by taking
the time to listen and understand your ocular and visual problems. We also provide
unique specialty services such as: low vision examinations, traumatic brain injury rehabil-
itative care, and specialty contact lens fitting for complicated contact lens cases.
Address: 324 S. Water St.
Principal owner or leader: The Nauti Norske is owned and operated by Kathy Jo Vike
and David Eugster. Our executive Chef is Nick Nesthus.
Opening/arrival date: Aug. 26, 2016
Number of employees: 12+
Charity connections/plans: As our new business settles in, we plan on getting more
involved in the local community and charities.
Stoughton connection: Both Kathy Jo and David grew up in Stoughton. They graduated
together in 1977 from Stoughton High School. All of their family members also live in the
Stoughton area.
Business focus: The Nauti Norske is a beautiful new upscale bar and restaurant with a
magnificent outdoor patio with fire pits right on the Yahara River in downtown Stoughton
business district. We specialize in great food at a very reasonable price. We have a won-
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Hwy. N closes for I-39 project
SCOTT GIRARD
Unified Newspaper Group
A six-year project to
reconstruct Interstate 39/90
has changed traffic patterns
on a couple of highways
near Stoughton this year.
Hwy. N, to the north of
the city, closed at the north
of the interstate interchange
in May and will remain
closed until November. The
Mayor: Supports, welcomes new business
Continued from page 10
in senior care, memory care
and adult daycare. The facil-
ity located at 2220 Lincoln
Avenue consists of 20 resi-
dential care apartments and
20 community based res-
idential apartments. It has
been reported that they are at
full occupancy at this time.
First Choice Dental is
under construction at 1300
Nygaard St. It has plans to
open in July 2017.
Lotus Salon has built
a new building at 907
Nygaard St., relocating
from its previous location at
2380 Jackson Street.
Morelias Cafe opened at
620 Nygaard St., the former
location of Marsallas.
Plans are under way for a
new McFarland State Bank
building within the Ket-
tle Park West Commercial
Center.
Remodeling is underway
at the former Wal-mart site.
A portion of that site will
Hwy. 51 interchange has
also had the northbound
on- and off-ramps closed
at its intersection with the
interstate.
The project is part of a
six-year expansion project
for the interstate between
Beloit and Madison, slat-
ed for completion in 2022.
Crews worked on three
bridges in the area last year,
which included four-month
be the new home of Tractor
Supply. It is anticipated that
the remodel will be com-
plete and the store will open
the later part of 2017.
The new Wal-mart Super-
center opened in March
2017 at 2600 State Hwy.
138. The new, much larg-
er store provides more
retail options to fulfill folks
needs here in Stoughton.
Reports indicate that it has
also brought more folks to
Stoughton to eat and shop
in other areas of our com-
munity.
A new, larger Kwik Trip
gas/convenience store is
underway at 1359 U.S. Hwy
51. It is planned to be com-
pleted in September 2017.
Construction of the new
Aldi Food Market is under-
way at 1399 U.S. Hwy 51. It
is planned to be completed
by the end of the year.
Iconica plans to construct
a new senior assisted liv-
ing apartment complex at
2600 Jackson St. It is a 100-
unit assisted-living facility
closures.
The final product at the
Hwy. N interchange will
feature a diamond inter-
change, a common type,
with entry and exit points
under the interstate. The
area will also include three
roundabouts.
Work will continue at
both interchanges near
Stoughton through the rest
of 2017 and into 2018.
consisting of 79 units of
independent and assist-
ed living (residential care
apartment complex) and 21
units of memory care (com-
munity-based residential
facility).
Tru by Hilton is a new
88-room hotel and conven-
tion center located at 2500
Jackson St. It plans to begin
construction by the end of
this year.
Dunkin Donuts has been
looking for just the right
location in Stoughton for
several years now and found
it at 2480 State Hwy. 138.
Construction will begin late
2017.
Thank you to all those
who have invested in our
community by growing
your business, bringing your
new business to Stoughton,
building a new home or
serving on a committee to
enable change today for a
better tomorrow.
Donna Olson is the mayor
of Stoughton.
Riverfront: Development plan expected for fall
Continued from page 8
It also added another build-
ing, a former carpet ware-
house, after planning was in
progress.
The MillFab site was the
key piece the RDA had been
waiting on for several years,
having created a master plan
about a decade ago. The prop-
erty contains buildings that
will need to be torn down and
contaminated soil that will
need remediation before any
construction can happen.
The citys offer of $700,000
was initially disputed by the
receiver as too low for its indus-
trial use, but receiver John
Stark and a court later accepted
$750,000 for the property.
After the court approval
for the deal last August, the
RDA narrowed its search the
following month for a master
developer. It selected Tane-
say Development, a Chica-
go-based company with expe-
rience in a similar redevelop-
ment effort in Appleton.
Tanesay owner Mark Geall
immediately began planning
Chamber: Growth essential for the future
Continued from page 9
building here. But those new
businesses that are commit-
ting here are the ones that find
Stoughton to be desirable.
Market forces are driving
those decisions.
I am also hearing loud-
ly that we need more sin-
gle-family homes. We are
June 29, 2017 Stoughton Focus 13
a design charrette a three- Tanesay architect Mark
day event in which the public Ernst said his team is consid-
is encouraged to bring ideas ering a mix of rental housing
for designers to turn into styles for the riverfront area,
sketches. But that charrette which could include some
was postponed by more than retail or commercial elements
a month after a debate over and would include a pedes-
whether one of the buildings trian bridge to Mandt Park.
slated for demolition the Most of the schemes from the
Highway Trailer building charrette also include devel-
should be saved. City lead- oping a corridor connecting
ers eventually agreed to save the riverfront to Rotary Park
a smaller, nearby building, and Main Street.
known as the blacksmith With the prospect of hun-
shop. dreds of people moving
Geall attended two days of across the river, city staff have
the June design charrette, and been working on a proposal
his team of architects came to develop a recreation cen-
away with several schemes to ter and pickleball complex in
use in planning the redevelop- the park. Parks and recreation
ment project, which consul- director Tom Lynch has also
tant Gary Becker said could introduced the idea of devel-
take up to a decade to com- oping a whitewater course in
plete. The area is bordered by the Yahara River near Mandt
Seventh Street to the east and Park to draw locals and visi-
Fourth Street to the west. tors to the citys downtown.
Geall and his team plan to In the near future, demoli-
continue meeting with the tion will begin of more than
RDA to focus its plan, and a half-dozen buildings in the
later this summer or early fall area.
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Common Council for approv- livick@wcinet.com
al.
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the school district know of the riverfront develop-
that the need is huge. ment are welcome signs of
The rapid population Stoughtons position for the
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Stoughton Home Talent
Merchants living with the longball
Nyhagen drives in six
runs, including grand
slam for Stoughton
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Ryan Nyhagen continued
his barrage on Southeast Sec-
tion pitching last weekend. The
Stoughton right fielder went
3-for-4 at the plate Sunday with
two doubles and a grand slam
and accounted for six of the
Merchants seven RBIs in a 7-5
victory over previously unbeaten
Fort Atkinson.
The victory gave the Mer-
chants (8-1) a half-game lead
over Albion (7-1), which lost 8-3
to Jefferson on Sunday.
This was a huge win for us,
Nyhagen said. Fort is one of the
toughest teams we see all sea-
son.
Stoughton took an early lead
but saw the Generals claw back
to 3-2 in the top of the fifth
inning. That was before Nyha-
gen stepped to the plate for the
third time.
Lead-off hitter Irvin Medina
singled to shallow right field,
Jake Wenzel followed with a
basehit to center and Winder
Fuentes walked to load the bases
for the Merchants in the bottom
of the fifth.
Nyhagen then went down and
got a Chris Koepke pitch, which
carried over the right-center
field fence on a windy day at
Norse Park. It was his fifth home
Utica Home Talent
Utica rally falls short at Lake Mills
A Utica rally fell short Sun-
day as the As dropped a 7-4
Southeast Section crossover
game at Lake Mills.
The win was the second
straight for the Grays (2-6),
while Utica dropped to 0-8
with the loss.
Nick Woodstock (3-for-5)
and Christian Stokstad (2-for-
4) had five of the As eight
hits.
The Grays took a 3-0 lead
in the home half of the sec-
ond inning and tacked on two
more following a Utica run in
the third.
Lake Mills added two more
runs to take a 7-1 lead in the
bottom of the sixth before the
As fought back with one run
Senior Legion
Stoughton Legion team shutouts Jefferson
The Stoughton Senior Legion team began Fort Atkinson 3, Stoughton 2
its summer season on June 15 and shut out
Jefferson 9-0.
Brock Wanninger had an RBI single in June 21 and fell 3-2.
the fifth, and Miller added a two-run single. Herbst and Miller both scored runs in the
Brady Schipper singled and scored, and Wan- second inning.
ninger walked and scored in the sixth.
Beaver Dam 14, Stoughton 0
The Vikings fell 14-0 to Beaver Dam Mon- and defeated the Panthers 11-7.
day, falling to 1-1 in the summer season on
June 19.
Sports
Ryan Nyhagen hits a grand slam in the bottom of the fifth inning Sunday to power Stoughton to a 7-5 victory
over Fort Atkinson.
run of the season and his third in and simplifying things, said too much pressure on myself at ton lead with two runs each in
the last two games.
Im seeing the ball really nine games this season. I just
well and just trying to stay calm want to stay relaxed and not put a 2-0 lead with a one-out double
East Division
Team Wins Losses GB
Fort Atkinson 7 1 -
Jefferson 6 2 1
Clinton 4 3 2.5
Cambridge 4 4 3
Waterloo 2 3 3.5
Lake Mills 2 6 5
in the eighth and two in the
ninth.
Aaron Schauer took the
loss for Utica, allowing four
earned runs on 10 hits in 5 1/3
innings.
Drew Dunkleberger went
Stoughton traveled to Fort Atkinson on
Stoughton 11, Oregon 7
The Vikings traveled to Oregon on Saturday
- Anthony Iozzo
Nyhagen, who is hitting .533 in the plate.
before traveling to Albi-
eight innings to earn the win
for Lake Mills. He allowed
two runs on eight hits and five
walks and struck out six.
- Jeremy Jones
Whats next
Stoughton travels to Edgerton at
5p.m. Thursday for a doubleheader and
travels to Beaver Dam at 6p.m. Mon-
day, July 3.
Jeremy Jones, sports editor
845-9559 x226 ungsportseditor@wcinet.com
Anthony Iozzo, assistant sports editor
845-9559 x237 sportsreporter@wcinet.com
Photo by Jeremy Jones Seffens joked.
Nyhagen had given Stoughton
Whats next
Utica (0-8) has a pair of
Southeast Section games
over week the holiday
weekend. As host Clinton
(4-3) at noon on Sunday
on (7-1) at 1p.m. on the
Fourth of July.
Utica host Monona/Mc-
Farland in a Central Sec-
tional Night League game
at 6 p.m. Thursday in
Stoughton.
Fax: 845-9550
Whats next
Stoughton (3-1) returns to
Central Section Night League
action with a 6p.m. game
Thursday against the Middleton
29ers (5-0). The Merchants
travel to Waterloo at 1p.m.
Sunday for a Southeast Section
game against the McKays (2-
3). The Merchants follow that
up with a July 4 game on the
road at McFarland (4-5).
in the bottom of the first to score
Wenzel and Fuentes.
Dave Hanson hit a pitch up
at his eyes and was eventual-
ly caught in a rundown which
scored Nyhagen.
This is the first year Ryan
didnt come into the season
having not played college ball
beforehand, Stoughton manag-
er Dale Seffens said. He didnt
miss a beat, though. Hes been
ripping the ball every week. Hes
got a nice approach at the plate.
Or maybe its just his bat.
Hes sneaky. Making his own
bats. Maybe thats his secret,
Fort Atkinson, which entered
the game undefeated, began
chipping away at the Stough-
the fifth and sixth innings and
Turn to Merchants/Page 15
Baseball
File photo by Anthony Iozzo
Junior Dillon Nowicki was named to the Aca-
demic All-State team, joining junior team-
mate Brady Schipper.
Nowicki, Schipper named
Academic All-State
Juniors Dillon Nowicki and Brady
Schipper were both named to the Academ-
ic All-State team by the Wisconsin High
School Baseball Coaches Association this
past season.
In order to qualify to make Academic
All-State, the player must be a junior or
senior, earn all-conference honors, have a
3.75 GPA or higher and have a coach who
is a member of the WBCA.
Nowicki was a second-team All-Badger
South pitcher, and Schipper was a sec-
ond-team All-Badger South outfielder.
- Anthony Iozzo
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Merchants: Stoughton rolls with two big innings Madison International Speedway
Continued from page 14

another in the seventh.

Fort is a good team,
Theriault wins
another short
Seffens said. Theyre
going to hit eventually.
Nyhagens arm ended
the Generals sixth inning
rally with a rarely seen

9-2-5 inning-ending dou-
ble play. Josh Crandall
flew out to right, where
Nyhagen caught and then
dropped the ball before
firing home to Wenzel,
who threw up the line
t o t h i r d b a s e m a n T. J .
DiPrizio to get Eli Raw-
inski at the bag.
Fort Atkinson argued
that Nyhagen did not com-
plete the catch, but the
infield umpire ruled that
he dropped the ball on the
transfer, which ended the
inning.
I dropped the ball on
the transfer and panicked
a little, Nyhagen said. I
just wanted to get rid of
the ball as fast as I could.
Jake made a good play to
get up the line because my
throw to the plate was off-
line.
Wenzel and Nyhagen
each had multiple hits
for Stoughton, which was
outhit 11-7 by the Gen-
erals. Chase Davis, Tyler
Sexton and Matt Romens
each collected multiple
hits for Fort Atkinson.
Davis hit a broken-0bat
single and beat Stough-
ton pitcher Ben Riffle to
the bag to plate the Gen-
erals first run in the fifth
inning. Koepke followed
with an RBI double off
the right-center field
fence. Tim Brokl singled
in a run in the sixth and
Sexton doubled home the
other.
Fort Atkinsons final
run came on a two-out
throwing error by first
baseman Max Fuller to
third base.
Riffle earned the win for
Stoughton, allowing four
earned runs in five innings
on nine hits. He struck out
three. Erick Sperloen saw
his first action in close to
a month after injuring his
hamstring and tossed four
innings of scoreless relief.
He gave up two hits and
one walk on his way to
earning the save.
Koepke tossed the
loss for Fort Atkinson,
Stoughton third baseman T.J. DiPrizio (above) tags out Fort Atkinsons Eli Rawinski as part
of a 9-2-5 inning-ending double play; (below) Ben Riffle threw five innings, allowing four
earned runs Sunday against Fort Atkinson.
a l l ow i n g s eve n e a r n e d
runs on six hits and three
wa l k s i n five i n n i n g s .
He struck out three. Dan
Dean struck out three in
three innings of relief for
the Generals.
Stoughton will play two
Sunday league games over
the Fourth of July week-
end - on Sunday and again
on Tuesday, July 4.
track thriller
Austin Theriault didnt
have the best car in the
beginning, but his Ken
Schrader Racing crew got it
right for the most important
part.
Theriault held off a hard
charge from Zane Smith in
Photos by Jeremy Jones the end to win the Mont-
gomery Ward 200 Friday
night at Madison Interna-
tional Speedway. He also
increased his ARCA Racing
Series championship points
lead, adding his third win of
the season and fourth of his
career.
We dont always have the
fastest car at the beginning,
but this team races smart,
Theriault said. We were
good when it counted.
He hovered in the top five
for most of the race but got
the car adjusted to his liking
just in time to lead the final
35 laps and fend off whoever
may take a run at the eventu-
al winner.
Theriault wasnt the only
one with a good handling
race car.
After fending off Chris-
tian Eckes in the closing
laps, Theriault then had to
deal with Smith, who stayed
right with Theriault after the
final restart inside 10 laps to
go.
Smith, in the No. 55 LaPaz
Margarita Mix-Icon Vehi-
cle Dynamics Toyota, got to
Theriaults rear bumper but
fell back two lengths coming
to checkered flag as the lead-
ers sliced their way through
lapped traffic.
Riley Herbst finished
third. Shane Lee and Eckes
took fourth and fifth, respec-
West Division tively.
Team Wins Losses GB But for a while, inside of
25 laps to go, Eckes looked
Stoughton 8 1 -
like it was going to end up
Albion 7 1 .5 way better than that. Eck-
McFarland 4 5 4 es caught Theriault in the
final laps and was working
Evansville 2 6 6.5
Deerfield 1 7 7.5 his rear bumper when the
final caution flag stopped his
Utica 0 8 8.5 progress.
On the restart, Eckes
couldnt get going as well
and fell back.
Tw e l ve l e a d c h a n g e s
among six drivers kept the
race hopping from start to
finish while eight cautions
for 55 laps continually
mixed up the order.
General Tire pole winner
Dalton Sargeant led the first
22 laps before Smith took
control to the lead the 23rd.
Sargeant charged right
back and reclaimed the
top spot on the 24th cir-
cuit. And so the race went,
as Sargeant, Smith, Eck-
es, Dean, Tanner Thorson
and Theriault continually
swapped the lead back and
forth with fantastic two-
and three-wide racing all
through the pack.
Sargeant fell back for
most of the race but came on
like gangbusters for the end
and finished sixth in the No.
77 Big Tine Ford.
Bret Holmes kept himself
in the mix all night, coming
home seventh in the No. 23
Southern States Bank Chev-
rolet.
Seventeen-year-old Ryan
Repko looked good in his
ARCA debut, battling from
a lap down most of the
race to finish a hard-earned
eighth in the No. 78 Cham-
pion Power Equipment-Ei-
bach Chevrolet.
Dean recovered from an
early-race spin and looked
to be a Victory Lane threat
most of the way before fad-
ing in the end. He finished
ninth with Thorson, after
leading 27 laps, falling back
to 10th in the final running
order.
Justin Fontaine finished
11th, the last car on the lead
lap.
The ARCA Racing Series
presented by Menards is
headed to Iowa Speedway
next for the Fans With Bene-
fits 150 Saturday, July 8.
- John Wells

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POLICE REPORTS
The Stoughton Police Depart-
ment logged 2,501 incidents
in April. Cases of interest for
themonth were: 12 intoxicated
driver arrests, three burglaries,
four drug investigations, 30
thefts, four frauds, 10 domestic
disturbances, 30 disturbances,
19 disorderly conducts,30 traf-
fic crashes, 86 EMS assists, six
alarms, 16 juvenile incidents, 62
911 calls, three warrant arrests,
eight threats, 103 check wel-
fares, two intoxicated persons,
13 animal complaints, and of-
ficers responded to 32 suspi-
cious activity calls.
Officers also logged 90 assist
cases, 31 criminal charges, 43
ordinance violations, and 83
traffic arrests from 99 traffic
stops. Warrant following a check lowing a disturbance and stop. April 16
The following are significant welfare incident after the damage to property at a local Officers arrested a 47-year- Officers arrested a 46-year-
cases as identified by the de- subject had reportedly left his establishment. old man on an Outstanding old man for Battery and Disor-
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Obituaries
Steven G. Pettis 1956, in Denver, Colo. He
resided in the Broomfield
and Denver, Colo. areas all
of his 60-plus years.
He was a graduate of
Broomfield High School.
He was retired but, previ-
ously, pursued his career
as a professional computer
analyst for several Denver
area computer firms.
Steve is survived by his
mother, Kathryn Hulbert,
Northglenn, Colo.; his
Steven Pettis father, Everett and step-
m o t h e r N a n cy ( O l s o n )
Steven G. Pettis died May Pettis, North Las Vegas,
12, 2017, at his Denver, Nev.; sons, Gregory (fian-
Colo. residence. cee Lisa) and Robert Pettis;
Steve was born Dec. 16, stepdaughters, Kimberly
Margaret L. Olson married Vernon W. Olson
on Dec. 7, 1940 in Stough-
ton.
Margaret was a lifelong
member of the Stough-
ton community and First
Lutheran Church. She loved
her family and friends so
much. She will be dearly
missed by all who knew
her.
She is survived by four
daughters, Carol (Ken-
neth) Koscik, Melinda Sch-
Margaret Olson reiber, Janet Kroyer, and
Susan (Thomas) Kosmicki;
Margaret Lucille Olson, two sons, John (Lauree)
age 94, passed away peace- Olson and Jack (Andrea)
fully on June 22, 2017 at Olson; 11 grandchildren;
Nazareth Health and Rehab. 23 great-grandchildren; and
She was born on Aug. many nieces and nephews.
31, 1922 in Stoughton, the
Margaret is preceded
daughter of Peder and Car-
oline (Kalland) Weum. She
in death by her parents;
h u s b a n d , Ve r n o n ; n i n e
Katharine Hess sang in the high school a
cappella choir that often
performed on a local radio
station.
K a y H e s s r e c e ive d a
bachelors degree from
Bethany College in Beth-
any, W. Va., a school and
town steeped in her fami-
lys history. She majored
(Richard) White and Nancy
(Richard) Vahsholtz; broth-
er, James (Kelly) Hulbert;
sister, Linda (Dan) McOl-
lough; stepsisters, Jamie
and Laurie; grandchildren,
Kyra, Logan, Elizabeth,
Sammi, Courtney, Maya,
Masan and Faith; and niec-
es, nephews, aunts, uncles
and many friends.
Steve was preceded in
death by stepfather, James
Hulbert; maternal grand-
parents, Herbert and Louise
Curtis; and paternal grand-
parents, Harold and Juanita
Pettis.
A private service will be
held at a later date.
brothers; and sons-in-law,
Peter Schreiber and John
Kroyer.
Funeral services and
visitation were held Tues-
day, June 27, 2017, at First
Lutheran Church, 310 E.
Washington St., Stoughton.
She will be laid to rest at
Riverside Cemetery.
Memorials may be
made out to First Luther-
an Church. Special thank
you to Nazareth Health and
Rehab staff for their out-
standing loving care for our
mother.
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retired at the age of 62.
Years later she could still
remember the names of her
students and was thrilled to
follow the course their lives
had taken.
Politically and socially
minded, Kay volunteered
for many years at Stough-
ton polling sites and with
SHS freshman
enter Reality Maze
More than 200 Stough-
ton High School freshmen
participated in the Reality
Maze on April 11, which
simulates potential effects
of life choices stemming
from high risk behavior in
areas like substance abuse
and bullying. The program
was brought to Stoughton
High School through the
Stoughton Wellness Coa-
lition, a partnership of the
Stoughton Area School
District, Stoughton Hospi-
tal and the City of Stough-
ton.
Teens navigate their
way through the Maze by
drawing scenario cards
that indicate a choice for
them, according to a news
release for the event. After
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Legals
SECTION 00100
ADVERTISEMENT TO BID
BUSINESS PARK
DETENTION BASIN
CONTRACT 2 2017 AND
TROLL BEACH PARKING
LOT CONTRACT 3 2017
CITY OF STOUGHTON,
WISCONSIN
The City of Stoughton will receive
sealed Bids for the Business Park De-
tention Basin and Troll Beach Parking
Lot Projects until 11 A.M., local time, July
18, 2017, at the Stoughton City Hall, 381
East Main Street, Stoughton, WI 53589,
at which time the Bids will be publicly
opened and read aloud.
The Work includes construction of
June 29, 2017 Stoughton Courier Hub
receiving this choice, the
teens follow the maze path
to discover some of the
realities that making such
choices may bring them.
The Maze paths include
various stations, staffed by
community professional
who play a certain role in
the consequences.
The program was staffed
by representatives from
the fields of law enforce-
ment, insurance, the
courts, health care, emer-
gency services and more.
Teressa Pellett, Mentor
Project Coordinator for
the Stoughton Wellness
Coalition, said student
responses to the Youth
Risk Behavior Survey last
year indicated alcohol use
is Strand Associates, Inc., 910 West
Wingra Drive, Madison, WI 53715. A non-
refundable fee of $100 will be required
(shipping and handling fees included).
Overnight mailing of Bidding Documents
will not be provided.
All Bidders submitting a sealed Bid
shall obtain the Bidding Documents from
QuestCDN.com or from Strand Associ-
ates, Inc.
Bidders who submit a Bid must be
a Plan Holder of record at the Issuing
Office. Bids from Bidders who are not on
the Plan Holders List may be returned as
not being responsive.
Plan Holders are requested to pro-
vide an e mail address if they wish to
receive addenda and other information
electronically. Plan Holders are request-
ed to designate whether they are a prime
contractor, subcontractor, or supplier if
17
increased over 20 per-
cent between 9th and 11th
grades, reinforcing that
providing instruction early
in the high school years is
an important prevention
measure.
SHS freshmen who
participated in the Real-
ity Maze also completed
a follow up survey on the
experience. Responses
indicated that 81.8 per-
cent of students learned
something new from the
experience, and 75 percent
indicated the information
would change their future
behavior.
Derek Spellman and
Scott De Laruelle
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
CIRCUIT COURT, DANE
COUNTY, NOTICE TO
CREDITORS (INFORMAL
ADMINISTRATION) IN THE
MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
HARVEY R. HERMSDORF
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
Case No. 17PR438
1. An application for Informal Admin-
istration was filed.
2. The decedent, with date of birth
December 24, 1930 and date of death May
27, 2017, was domiciled in Dane County,
State of Wisconsin, with a mailing ad-
dress of 3583 Tura Road, McFarland, WI
53558.
tice.
3. All interested persons waived no-

Katharine Hess
Katharine Kay Hess,
age 87, died late in the eve-
ning of June 20, 2017 at her
home in Stoughton.
The daughter of the Rev.
Frederick W. and Lois
Helfer, Kay was born in
Illinois, and as a child was
often moving to follow her
fathers ministerial posts.
During World War II she
attended Columbus High
in English and psychology,
with an eye toward becom-
ing a teacher. She returned
to Catonsville, Md. and
worked toward her teach-
ing certificate at Maryland
State Teachers College at
Towson even as she taught
third grade.
At the Unitarian Univer-
salist Church in Sarasota,
Fla., she married Charles
Hess, and raised a son and
daughter with him. The
family migrated to Stough-
ton in 1965 so that Chuck
could return to his studies
at the University of Wiscon-
the local food pantry. Kay
is held fondly in the mem-
ory of her many friends,
colleagues and former stu-
dents.
Beloved wife, mother and
grandmother, Kay Hess is
survived by her husband
of over 50 years, Charles
S. Hess; son, Frederick
Scott Hess and his wife
Gita Tabatabai; daughter,
Patty Censky and her hus-
band Tom Censky; and
four grandchildren, Hadley
Wells Campbell, Ava Kata-
rina Hess, Maxwell Min-
er Pape and Atiyeh Mehri
the following approximate quantities:
Contract 2 2017: Detention basin ex-
cavation, grading, and restoration; 1,300
linear feet of storm sewer ranging in size
from 12 inches to 48 inches in diameter;
400 linear feet of sanitary sewer; resto-
ration; and related miscellaneous work.
Contract 3 2017: Common excava-
tion; 1,600 tons of base course; 500 lin-
ear feet of curb and gutter; 3,500 square
feet of sidewalk; 500 tons of asphalt
pavement; pavement markings; resto-
ration; and related miscellaneous work.
Bids are to be addressed to the
City of Stoughton, 381 East Main Street,
Stoughton, WI 53589, and shall be
marked Sealed BidBusiness Park
Detention BasinContract 2 2017 and/
or Troll Beach Parking LotContract 3
2017.
Complete digital Project Bidding
Documents are available at www.strand.
com or at www.questcdn.com. Download
the digital Bidding Documents for $30 by
inputting Quest project number 5221192
on the websites Project Search page.
Please contact QuestCDN.com at (952)
233 1632 or info@questcdn.com for as-
sistance with free membership registra-
tion, downloading, and working with this
they want this information posted on the
project Plan Holders List.
4. The deadline for filing a claim
against the decedents estate is October
The Bid must be accompanied by 5, 2017.
Bid security made payable to OWNER in 5. A claim may be filed at the Dane
an amount of 10% of the Bidders maxi- County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton
mum Bid price.
The City of Stoughton reserves the
Street, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1005.
Danell Behrens
right to reject any or all Bids, to waive
any technicality, and to accept any Bid
Deputy Probate Registrar
which it deems advantageous. All Bids
June 22, 2017
shall remain subject to acceptance for 85
Michael D. Rumpf
PO Box 1
days after the time set for receiving Bids.
Contract award shall be made based
Cambridge, WI 53523
(608) 423-3254
on the lowest responsive and responsi-
ble Bidder.
Bar Number: 1015663
Published: June 29, July 6 and 13, 2017
The Strand Associates, Inc. proj- WNAXLP
ect manager is Mark A. Fisher, P.E. and
can be contacted at Strand Associates, ***
Inc., 910 West Wingra Drive, Madison,
WI 53715, (608) 251 4843 regarding the
project.
Published by the authority of the City of
Stoughton
Brett Hebert, Director of Public Works
Dated at Stoughton, Wisconsin
Published: June 29 and July 6, 2017
WNAXLP
***

School near Fort Benning, sin-Madison. Hess.

Ga., where her father, the
youngest chaplain with the
AEF in World War I, was
now first chaplain of the
sprawling military base.
Kay graduated from
Kay took a teaching
position with the Stough-
ton Area School District,
attracted by the beauty of
the town and the friend-
digital project information.
Bidding Documents may be re-
Graveside services were viewed and paper copies may be ob-
tained from the Issuing Office which
held Saturday, June 24,
2017, at Riverside Ceme-
tery, Stoughton.
Please share your

Catonsville High School in
a suburb of Baltimore, Md.,
where her father became
liness of the people. She
taught second grade for a
couple of seasons at the
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old South School, and then 206 W. Prospect St.
minister of the Christian fourth grade at Yahara Ele-
Temple after the war. Kay mentary School until she Stoughton, WI 53589

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120 Years ago (1897)
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condition swimming at the rail-
road bridge. The mayor has
ordered the city marshall to see
the ordinance on this subject is
enforced.
Have you tried Minnesota
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meal contains more nutriment
than one pound of beefsteak. This
food will cure dyspepsia and con-
stipation. For sale by Rasmussen
and Nelson.
The C.M. & St.P Ry., will on
June 29, June 30 and July 1st,
2nd and 3rd sell excursion tick-
ets to San Francisco, Cal. at the
extremely low rate of $26. Same
rate returning.
Festooned with the yellow and
green of the senior class, with a
bountiful supply of foliage and
flowers, the Armory presented
a tasty appearance on Thursday
evening of last week. The mem-
bers of the class of 97 have fin-
ished their high school course and
received their diploma.
Mike Mandt has his crew
of masons have had a hard time
starting the foundation for the
Hyland-Olson block.
Wheelmen complain bitter-
ly of the dog nuisance; they run
in front of wheels many times
causing accidents and snap and
bite the riders, often tearing their
clothes if nothing more. Muzzle
your dogs and protect people from
them.
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Stoughton History
80 Years ago (1937)
Measle quarantines were
placed on two Stoughton homes
last week.
Bids for the construction
Stoughtons new post office build-
ing were due Friday at the pro-
curement office in Washington,
D.C.
Chicago - Joe Louis, a black
man, Wednesday had completed
his march down the glory road.
The march started 23 y ears ago,
in a tiny cabin in the cotton, way
down in Alabama.
After enjoying the reputa-
tion for many years of being one
of the finest southern Wisconsin
summer resorts, Lake Kegonsa
began to dwindle in popularity
due to the filthy condition of the
water and the unbearable stenches
which replaced the cool breezes.
Drastic action was necessary; the
Lake Kegonsa protective associa-
tion was formed as a result of its
efforts the lake was cleaned up
last year and regained much of its
waning popularity.
Music - except that played by
radio or phonograph - will hereaf-
ter be barred in Stoughton taverns
following passage by the council
Tuesday night of an ordinance
prohibiting the playing of musical
instruments in taverns. Violation
of this ordinance will carry a fine
of $25 and costs or imprisonment
for not more than 90 days in the
county jail.
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Catfish: Music festival pulls in artists from location around the state, country July 7-9
Continued from page 1

Stoughton for the festival,

where shell perform Satur-
day at noon as one half of
the duo, the Iowans.
Dollhausen left the Opera
House staff last summer
after her family moved to
the Driftless Area in South-
west Wisconsin. One upside
of the move is that it gave
her more time to play music
with her cousin, Katie Fass-
binder-Getz, and the two
decided to form the group.
Dollhausen told the Hub
they primarily play her orig-
inal songs, singing close
harmonies with Fassbind-
er-Getz on banjo and herself
on rhythm guitar. She char-
acterized their music as a
bluegrass-folk fusion. Photos submitted
I write mostly about Above, Former Stoughton Opera House events coordinator Christina Dollhausen (left)
rivers and other things in returns to Stoughton Saturday, July 8 at noon as one half of the Iowans. The duo will kick
nature, Dollhausen said. off the Saturday music lineup at Catfish River Music Festival.
Brehm thinks the Iowans Chicago Farmer is the name that Cody Diekhoff, at left, performs and writes under. Hell
performance will draw lots perform at 4:15 Sunday and demonstrate why hes been called the heir to Arlo Guthrie and
of fans who know Dollhau- Ramblin Jack Elliiot.
sen from the singing intro-
ductions she performed coming out because theyve The festival kicks off jazz of the Jon Hoel Trio. said. 7:30p.m. Brehm described
while events coordinator. been denied an entire sea- Friday at 4p.m. with local They play unconven- The rock band Super Dop- them as a band thats going
I think were going to son of Christinas opening folksingers Fendrick and tional jazz standards and pler, from Virginia, closes places, and noted theyve
see a lot of our patrons songs, he said. Peck, followed by the free jam pretty hard, Brehm out the music on Friday at been booked to perform
inside the Opera House in
the upcoming season.
I really think theyre

Customer Appreciation on their way, he said.

Theyre definitely a rock
band, with undertones of
The Beatles and The Band.

Final Clearance Sale

Of six acts performing
Saturday, Brehm is most
enthusiastic about Joseph
Huber, who sings with a
lot of earnestness and inten-
Annual Flowers & Vegetables Herbs sity, and Shakey, a Madi-

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son-based Neil Young trib-
ute band.
If youre a Neil Young
fan, thats going to be a
really nice set, Brehm
promised.
All Remaining Perennial Inventory, Come
Among other highlights
are three bands that close
Limited Baskets & Patio Pots. Early the festival on Sunday, start-

Quantity
ing with Chicago Farmer at

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For Best 4:15p.m. Its the name that

On-Hand
Cody Diekhoff performs and
Selection writes under. He released
his seventh album last year
and has won praise from the
likes of Todd Snider, who
called Chicago Farmer the
heir to Arlo Guthrie and

Open July 3rd 9am-4pm Ramblin Jack Elliot.

Following Chicago Farm-
er is the Milwaukee-based

& July 4th, 9am-1pm

duo Dead Horses, who per-
form Sunday at 5:45p.m.
Dead Horses features lead
singer and acoustic guitarist
We will be closed for the season Sarah Vos, and plays folk
music, bluegrass and Amer-
after July 17, 2017 icana. Vos is backed up by
Daniel Wolff on double bass
and vocals. The duo has
released three albums with

We will July Hours: a timeless Americana sound.

Vos is influenced by both

re-open 1
contemporary and tradition-
9-6 Monday-Friday, Stop al American folk music and
er Add By for
Septemb all
began singing in church.
9-4 Saturday-Sunday iti
The band Wheelhouse

for the F . In-S onal

closes the festival on Sun-
day at 7:30p.m., followed
t
Season Spe ore
cial
by a fireworks display. The
band tours almost non-stop,
s!! performing as many as 220
shows per year, and sings
three- and four-part harmo-
nies in a high and lonesome
style thats one part bluegrass
and one part Americana.
Other features of the band
include putting a fiddle and
guitar front and center, and
leaning heavily on an upright
bass. The Madison-based
band is comprised of Mark
In the beautiful town of Dunn Noxon, Frank Busch, Nic
Adamany, Kenny Leiser and
1828 Sandhill Road, Oregon, WI
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Joel Brantmeier.

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