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Stoughton Junior Fair
A fair fight
Pig wrestling
becomes target of
alders, activists
Inside
Fairs pig
wrestling rules
Alders letter to
the fair board
TOM ALESIA
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Beach boy
JaShawn Swenson, 3, of Stoughton, cools down in the water at
Troll Beach on June 11. The season opening arrived with impeccable
timing as temperatures exceeded the 90-degree mark Saturday.
Photo by Kate Newton
Inside
Stoughtons 91-yearold, agriculture-proud

Junior Fair has found
itself grappling over the
past week with city officials, skittish sponsors and
a well-organized animal
rights group.
The concern is about a
pig wrestling event, in its
seventh straight year as
grandstand entertainment
Friday, July 1.
The battle line between
the nonprofit fairs volunteer organizers and pig
wrestling opponents has
been drawn deeper than
the events muddy ring.
Fair board vice president Trevor Dybevik wrote
online that Madisons Alliance for Animals are animal rights terrorists for
pressuring fair sponsors to
cancel the event. The fairs
official Facebook page
called the group bullies.
Page 12
Related letters
to the editor
Page 4
Updates
ConnectStoughton.com
D y b ev i k l a u n c h e d a n
online campaign Thursday, June 9 and raised
nearly $4,500 to support
the fair.
But to Sara Andrews,
Alliance for Animals executive director, pig wrestlings time has come and
gone.
Animals are mistreated
Turn to Wrestling/Page 12
See more photos from the beach

Page 7
Stoughton Chamber of Commerce
Trotter named
Skaalen rehab takes national turn executive director
In-house staff had to
reapply for jobs
TOM ALESIA
Skaalen Retirement Services in

Stoughton shifted its extensive Rehabilitation Center services this spring
from an in-house department to one
outsourced to a national company,
causing an overhaul of more than a
dozen employees.
The change, announced to workers
in late February and activated 60 days
later, meant Skaalens 12 full-time
equivalent therapy employees had
to reapply for their jobs. Five of the
12 employees were rehired but its
uncertain how many others either left
Skaalen or reapplied and did not get a
position.
A well-respected nonprofit with a
100-plus year history, Skaalen is not
immune to financial pressures, said
Skaalens president and CEO Kristian
It was difficult. You

build relationships over
the course of years and
residents had relationships
with those therapists.
Kristian Krentz, Skaalen president and CEO
Krentz.
That is one of two reasons that
Skaalen outsourced to Aegis Therapies, which operates in 1,000 facilities in 37 states.
Krentz said the Affordable Care Act
pushed Skaalen toward Aegis because
we needed someone with national
resources to run these programs to
maximize reimbursement and to be
efficient and productive.
And, Krentz added, Truth be told,
there was a cost savings to the organization.
Krentz, who let Aegis handle the
rehiring process, said he realized what

a jolt it was to Rehabilitation Center
employees.
In a small town absolutely, he
told the Hub. But my responsibility
is to the organization.
Using a national rehab company, he
added, is pretty much standard in the
industry.
Krentz said he did not have specific numbers of employees that worked
at Skaalen previously then were not
hired by Aegis.
The change to outsourcing the
Rehabilitation Center to a national provider rattled through the entire
organization of Skaalens 300 workers. But Krentz said this move would
not happen in other departments.
I had questions about that. I scheduled all-staff meetings. I took them
through the decision and left it open
for questions. We have no plans to do
anything else, he said.
Skaalens Rehabilitation Center
Turn to Skaalen/Page 3
New leader has

experience with the
organization
BILL LIVICK
The Stoughton Chamber

of Commerce has a new
executive director sort of.
Laura Trotter, who had
served as interim director
since April, accepted the
job as the organizations
regular leader on June 8.
Trotter took the position
of interim director following the resignation of Marilyn Housner in March, who
had assumed the job last
October.
Trotter has almost five
years of experience with the
organization.
She began as its Syttende Mai coordinator in

2012 and
then became
the visitor
services
coordinator,
a position
she held for
about four
years until
late January Trotter
this year.
Then I slipped away
to another company for a
while, and then when the
director position was open
(in late March) I stepped
in as interim, Trotter
explained. I served about
two months as interim and
now Im hired as the director.
The leadership position
Turn to Trotter/Page 11
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Above, Martin Johnson brought one of the few remaining

copies of Stoughton High Schools 1941 yearbook.
At left, Stoughton High Schools Class of 1941 met Sunday,
June 12. They included (standing from left) Jennie Eddingsaas, Helen Smith, Martin Johnson, Ruth Sells and Gladys
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Almost exactly 75 years ago, Ruth

Sells took the podium at mosquito-filled
Mandt Park to speak at the Stoughton High
School graduation. Sells, the Class of 1941
valedictorian, urged her 109 classmates to
do worthwhile work and accomplish something.
On midday Sunday, Sells, now 93,
reflected on that speech, which she keeps
buried in a drawer.
It was sort of inspirational, she said,
then added with a knowing smile to its
timeless but common theme. It could have
been read today as well as then.
What surprised them, however, was
reaching SHS 75th class reunion. It
included Sells and six classmates who met
at Vennevoll Clubhouse in Stoughton.
The class has gathered annually for more
than two decades. Its 50th reunion in 1991
drew 61 graduates. A few more than a dozen are still living now.
Sundays reunion marked a victory lap for
the participants. They ate Swedish meatballs
and mashed potatoes, then passed a microphone around the large table. Each 1941 grad
had a friend or family member with them.
In interviews with the Hub or speaking
during lunch, each former student reflected
on lifes wonders and its tragedies, especially
the Depression and World War II, with clarity, emotion and honesty.
Helen Smith, who organized the event with
Jennie Eddingsaas, said SHS Class of 1941
had only one fatality in World War II. He
was a fighter pilot who was engaged to a girl
from the same class.
When a large cake celebrating the Class of
1941 was unveiled Sunday, many of the participants marveled at their longevity.
I dont know how we made it, but were
still here, said lifelong Stoughton resident
Clarence Osland. I didnt think Id live to
(age) 75.
As a young man, Osland survived more
than three years of World War II in Europe.
I didnt get hurt, he said. But I was cold
over there.
At lunch, many grads recounted working
in tobacco fields in Stoughton as teens. They
each had vivid recollections of the Depression. Martin Johnson of Watertown, the 10th
of 11 children born to his family, remembered a frequent meal and said, I still hate
vegetable soup.
Smith, the daughter of longtime Stoughton
pastor Lars Nesvig, recalled how countless
people stopped at the churchs parsonage.
Other recalled letting people sleep in their
Our class was close. Thats

why there have been so many
reunions.
Helen Smith, SHS Class of 1941
An appropriate graduation cake topped the

festivities.
familys barns.
And the former students carried on.
Eddingsaas remembered being married by
candlelight because there wasnt any electricity.
Morris Trow of Stoughton spent 41 years
as an Oscar Mayer worker and now is in a
wheelchair.
Smith graduated at age 16 so, at age 91,
she was the youngest grad there.
Our class was close, Smith said. Thats
why there have been so many reunions.
Health problems in the previous two days
kept three other people from attending.
Hearing among the attendees was relatively poor, but a microphone at the lunch table
helped that obstacle.
Sells went to Carroll College in the early
40s but had to leave to care for her ill mother. She spent decades working in human
resources near Milwaukee and is still doing
worthwhile work exactly what she noted in
her valedictorian speech as a current board
member for a community college foundation.
Decades come and go, but some personality traits dont.
I was bashful in high school, said
Osland, now 92. Im still bashful.
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June 16, 2016
Skaalen: Center changes

considered for months
Continued from page 1
Badfish Creek volunteers plan boat landing

BILL LIVICK
Canoeists and kayakers

will have to wait until next
year to access the boat landing on the Badfish Creek
that a group of volunteers is
building.
Friends of Badfish Creek
Watershed has been working with Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
officials since last year to
develop the landing next to
a parking lot on Old Stage
Road.
Friends organizer Lynne
Diebel called the creek a
hidden gem that feels
wild and remote when
youre on it.
She said that because
access to the creek is difficult without entering private property, the Friends
group decided to build a
boat landing on DNR property.
The site for the landing,
however, will require lots of
work.
The DNR says we have
to dredge out some of the
muck thats right off shore
in the shallow water so we
have a little bit deeper water
there, Diebel explained
in a telephone interview.
Well dredge that out and

then also level the ground
to make a smoother path for
canoeists to come down.
After the stream is excavated one vertical foot
down to a firmer surface,
Friends volunteers will
have to install materials to
stabilize the stream bank.
Diebel said theyll use
a bobcat-type of tractor to
scoop out the muck and
then line the bank with
small rocks.
Then on top of the
re-graded soil will be a stabilization fabric, and then
two feet of breaker rock,
two-to-four inches in size
with no sharp edges, she
explained. Then on top of
the breaker rock, well put
in another layer of fabric,
and then grade the soil on
top of that (six inches) and
then plant a shade mix grass
seed.
If the group can get the
work done by fall, theyll
mark the area so that people
cant use it this year.
Well let it sit until next
year so the grass can take
hold, Diebel said.
The DNR plans to install
a kiosk in the parking lot,
and the Friends organization will work with the
agency to manage the lot
and boat landing.
The DNR will pay for the
kiosk, and the Friends will
Rusty Hearts to perform at gazebo

The Rusty Hearts return
to the Gazebo Musikk
series Thursday with its
brand of honky tonk country music. The five-piece
bar band draws on such
influences as Ernest Tubb,
Elvis Presley, the Louvin
Brothers and Merle Haggard.
We like cold beer and
old music electrified,
stringified and countrified,
the band wrote in a news
release.
The band includes musicians from Madison and
the Stoughton area: Alex
Fortney on acoustic guitar
and vocals; Jamie McCloskey on upright bass and
vocals; Rob Kudrle on electric guitar and vocals; Johan
Westin on piano, lap steel
guitar and banjo; and Jason
Schumacher on drums, percussion and cattle calls.
Get involved
To volunteer or learn
more about Friends of
Badfish Creek Watershed, visit its Facebook
page, email lsdiebel@
gmail.com, or call 2356317.
fund the landing construction with money made from
selling a canoe that was
donated by member Jim
Danky, a Dunkirk resident.
Several years ago, Danky
proposed the sign project as
a way to raise awareness of
the creek.
The 22-mile-long stream
is crossed by 12 rural bridges, but prior to 2009, only
one sign by Cooksville
identified the waterway.
Now every bridge is marked
with an official Badfish
Creek sign.
In the past few years,
the Friends group has also
monitored the creeks water
quality and worked to eradicate invasive plants, such
as Japanese Knotweed and
wild parsnip.
Diebel, an author whos
written several guidebooks
on canoeing in Wisconsin
and Minnesota, said after
the group has built the boat
landing at Old Stage Road,
it is likely to look for other places along the creek to
create access points.
The Badfish is a hidden gem, she said. Its
so beautiful, and its right
here. Its a creek that has
been under appreciated, I
think.
To volunteer or learn
more about the organization, visit its Facebook
page, email lsdiebel@
gmail.com, or call 2356317.
Contact Bill Livick at bill.
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handles occupational,
physical and speech therapies.
Monica Bruce, a speech
pathologist, was brought
in by Aegis to work as
director of rehabilitation
therapy when Aegis officially joined Skaalen on
April 25. She was not
part of the hiring process, either, and did not
know how many Skaalen
employees reapplied but
lost their jobs. Bruce said
shes pleased with the
transition, which maintains the previous department size and may have
increased it slightly.
The patients change,
too, Bruce said. Once
they meet their goals,
some go home or go to
other facilities. We havent
had any issues with transitioning any patients. Of
course, there are processes
that we have to work on.
Thats expected.
Krentz said the change
had been considered
by him for four months
before he announced the

decision in late February.
The last day on April 25
for some workers, whether
they reapplied or not, was
difficult, he added.
It was difficult, Krentz
said. You build relationships over the course of
years and residents had
relationships with those
therapists. A lot of our
customers are repeat
patients. It wasnt a good
day.
Skaalen has outsourced
i t s r e h a b i l i t a t i o n s e rvice before and formed
an in-house department
seven years ago. Krentz,
Skaalens CEO since late
2012, said the company
serves 500 to 600 residents in a variety of capacities daily.
And the Rehabilitation
Center will continue its
services.
I t s a b o u t g r ow i n g
caseloads, too growing
outpatient business and the
wellness center, Krentz
said.
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Opinion
Letters to the editor
START fundraiser was a success

The SToughton Area
Resource Team (START) celebration event and fundraiser on
June 9 which had the theme,
Know someone, START with
their story was a remarkable
success!
The hors doeuvres and
buffet were first-class, and all
who attended joyfully recognized Sharon Mason-Boersma,
who received the Community
Volunteer Award. The event
celebrated STARTs service to
the community, and those who
make it possible: organizations, foundations, businesses,
churches and individuals who

contribute financially as well
as those who gift their time
and talents. The funds raised
help provide a safety net for
Stoughton area individuals and
families in crisis.
On behalf of the Stoughton
Area Resource Team Board,
thank you!
Cindy Thompson,
Program Director,
SToughton Area
Resource Team
Pig wrestling event is animal cruelty

I didnt realize that pig wrestling still goes on at the Stoughton
Fair. This is animal cruelty and needs to stop at once!
Norman C. Granvold,
City of Stoughton
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Pig wrestling not representative of good, clean entertainment

I applaud Ald. Michael Engelberger for requesting a ban of the barbaric pig wrestling at the
Stoughton Fair, where children as young as 9 are
encouraged to participate in this dangerous practice.
The example the fair board sets by encouraging
children to participate is contrary to the fair mission of striv[ing] to provide good clean family
entertainment, as it teaches children hurting others
is acceptable. Some of the most violent criminals
(e.g., serial killers) were nonhuman animal abusers
as children, according to the Animal Legal and Historical Center. Scientists continue to study the link
between cruelty toward animals and abuse toward
humans (Animals and Society Institute).
According to the Humane Society of the United
States, pigs intelligence has been shown to rival
dogs, chimpanzees and even toddlers. They have
emotions, feel pain and display empathy for their
pen mates (Scientific-American). Pigs are complex,
sentient beings with personalities who deserve to
be treated accordingly.
Rob White, the associate director of the Stoughton Fair, emphasizes family fun while hypocritically claiming to Channel 3 that safety is always
a top priority. Having children manhandle large
creatures who bite when theyre afraid doesnt
sound like a safety-first mentality.
White noted, If an animal were to show stress
or anything like that, we have a vet right on hand to
take care of everything. Is the veterinarian unable
to recognize squealing and fleeing as distress?

On the Alliance for Animals and the Environment
Change.org petition, Nedim C. Buyukmihci, VMD
and Emeritus Professor of Veterinary Medicine
at the University of California, testified regarding
pigs fear of being chased by those they would consider predators, noting there is little question that
not only physical harm, but also emotional harm
will occur.
If the fair board is not motivated by compassion
or safety, perhaps money would work. Wisconsin
statutes (W. S. A. 951.01 18; W.S.A. 944.17)
indicate mistreating animals (treating any animal
in a cruel manner) is prohibited. If pig wrestling is
illegal and someone is injured, there could also be
a lawsuit. Moreover, petitioners have threatened
to boycott the fair and remove their business from
Stoughton.
There are 9,113 petitioners who see a problem
with pig wrestling. However, numerous board
members and alders have said they dont, which
makes me question their leadership abilities. People
cant, in the Stoughton Fairs words, learn valuable life skills such as good sportsmanship, good
work ethic, responsibility for themselves and others
as well as leadership as the board condones cruelty and shirks the responsibility for the safety of the
human and nonhuman animals.
Ann Casper,
City of Madison
Pig wrestling debate doesnt warrant bullying towards anyone

I have received a lot of hatefilled emails about the Stoughton
Fair and the now infamous pig
wrestling event that they hold. I
have been told that they will run
my name in the mud just as they
do to the pigs used in the event,
and tell people not to use my
shop.
Well, let me tell you something: My family and I dont
go to the pig wrestling, because

we dont like it. But we will not
tell other people not to go. We
sponsor a lot to the fair and other
organizations around Stoughton,
and I will not be bullied into
whatever it is they want at this
time.
If we let this type of bullying
happen and they get their way,
what is next? Our kids will not
be able to show animals at the

fair, because that is cruel also.
Yes, I do agree that the pigs that
are used for the wrestling event
are not having fun, but I believe
that how we can change it is by
knowledge, not through bullying.
Joe Conant,
City of Stoughton
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June 16, 2016
Handling cancer with grace

Diane Wells started with

the date: June 21, 2011.
Then the time: Moments
before 11a.m.
Thats when the McFarland resident was diagnosed with cancer.
You remember something like that, she said.
Nearly five years later,
Wells, now 51, is healthy
and comfortable with
talking about her experience with cancer to help
others. She is the honorary
survivor for the American
Cancer Societys all-night
Relay for Life in Stoughton Friday night, June 17
to Saturday early morning,
June 18.
Before her diagnosis of
fallicular lymphoma, Wells
participated in Relay for
Life events, on and off,
since 1992.
Ive lost my mother to
cancer. Ive lost my brother-in-law and sister-in-law
to cancer. Ive lost close
friends to cancer, she said.
Its a way to remember
and honor them.
Wells has been cancer
free since January 2012
thanks, in part, to a chemotherapy drug developed
at the University of Wisconsins Carbone Cancer
Center, where she received
treatment.
An assistant manager
for commercial properties, Wells said she had not
been feeling well for a few
months before her cancer
diagnosis, saying she felt
constantly tired and was
losing weight.
When she was diagn o s e d , We l l s a n d h e r
daughter Stephanie, then
21, went for an impromptu
What: Relay for Life,

American Cancer Society
When: 6p.m. Friday,
June 17 to 7a.m. Saturday, June 18
Where: Mandt Park,
South Fourth Street,
Stoughton
Information: Call
Stephanie Jackson
at 662-7544 or go
to relayforlife.org/
stoughton-mcfarlandoregonwi
drive with no destination
(they wound up in Fond du
Lac) to help talk about the
situation.
Chemo treatments began
within one week of her
diagnosis, and her health
soon improved. Fallicular lymphoma basically affects all your lymph
nodes, she said. For me,
it affected my lymph nodes
in my abdomen, under my
arm and a couple in my
neck.
She continued, There is
no cure for (fallicular lymphoma), but you can put
it to rest. Mine is at rest.
It can be at rest for years
and years and never come
back. It could come back
tomorrow. You listen to
your body and you know if
somethings going on.
She celebrated when her
checkups went from every
four months to every six
months. During her treatment, Wells received support from her husband,
John, a fifth-grade teacher
in McFarland, and her two
children.
Wells said she is now
looking forward to speaking at the luminaria ceremony at 9:30p.m. Friday
at Relay for Life.
She also had a few pieces of advice for cancer
more than help with yard

work.
Members also deliver
newsletters for the senior
center, volunteer at the
food pantry, work at VFW
fundraisers, set up and take
down the Syttende Mai Arts
and Crafts Fair, do face
painting for Race for the
Cure and rake, mulch and
plant at Henry Vilas Zoo.
They are involved in the
schools as well. Members
tutor elementary and middle
Support Seniors in
Need, the Stoughton Youth
Center and the SToughton Area Resource Team
during Ladies Night Out
from 5:30-9 p.m. Thursday, June 23.
The evenings activities
will begin at the Stoughton
Fire Station, 401 E. Main
St. Stop, Shop and Roll!
by picking up your map
and goody bag, visit 12
downtown shops and get
your map stamped at each
location before meeting at
the gazebo in Rotary Park
for food and music with
DJ Scott Newman by 8:45
p.m. Enter your map in the
raffle drawing, and you

may win one of more than
30 prizes, with a grand
prize of a two-night stay
and $100 gift certificate
from Sundara Inn and Spa.
The first 100 tickets
sold are two for $25, then
$25 each afterwards. Purchase tickets at McGlynn
Pharmacy, Christ Lutheran Church (online at clcstoughton.org or by calling 873-9353), or at the
first station the day of the
event.
For information,
visit facebook.com/
stoughtonladiesnightout.
VFW Badger Post 328 Inc.

200 Veterans Rd., Stoughton 608-873-9042
Friday Night
All-You-Can-Eat Fish Fry

Dine-in only
Regular menu also available
Every Friday Night Meat Raffle starts at 5-ish
Every Thursday night Bingo starting at 7:00 p.m.
Tom Alesia/Unified Newspaper Group
Diane Wells will serve as honorary survivor at the American

Cancer Societys 2016 Relay for Life in Stoughton.
patients, including accepting help, using faith if
theyre religiously inclined
and avoiding the Internet.
The latter backfired when
Wells searched her disease.
I did it one time. It
s c a r r e d m e , s h e s a i d .
Then, I just listened to my
oncologist.
She also knows a cancer
diagnosis is not a death
sentence. But finding support is vital.
I was on a prayer chain
and had people praying for
me, she said. That was
awesome.
Contact Tom Alesia at tom.
alesia@wcinet.com.
Key Club members active in community

A total of 65 students
are members of Key Club,
a volunteer organization
sponsored by Kiwanis that
plays an active role in the
community.
On May 22, senior Erik
Hanson and junior Jackson
Hampton helped Stoughton
citizens with yard work.
For three hours they dug up
bushes, raked and removed
saplings.
Adviser Rebecca Rousseau said the club does
Ladies Night Out June 23
school students, help students with various programs and baby sit during
parent teacher conferences.
This summer, aside from
continuing to tutor and
deliver newsletters, the
group hopes to teach Facebook to seniors at the senior
center in July.
To follow along with
the club, visit twitter.com/
stoughtonkey.
Samantha Christian
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STARTs service to the community - providing a
safety net for Stoughton area individuals and families in crisis.
A special thanks to the sponsors, auction donors and those
who gifted their service, time and talents.
Social Hour Sponsors
Radio Shack of Stoughton
U.S. Cellular of Stoughton
Celebration Sponsors
Cheesers
Gerry and Shelly Fosdal
McFarland State Bank
Friend Sponsors
Blackhawk Community Credit Union
Cress Funeral & Cremation Services
Culvers of Stoughton
Kay and Buzz Davis
Paul Goemans
Gunderson Funeral & Cremation Care
Randy and Mayor Donna Olson
Stoughton Hospital
Supporting sponsors
Inkworks
Stoughton Courier-Hub
Pre-Event Silent
Auction Donors
Avalon Blvd Studio and the Heideman Gallery
Michael Engleberger, MRE Photography
Moyers Landscape Services & Hometown
Nurseries, Inc.
Stoughton Country Club
Ticket Auction Donors
All Through the House
Anytime Fitness - Stoughton
Avalon Blvd Studio
Banushis BBGs
Coachmans Golf Resort
Cheesers
Cooksville Country Store
Kay Davis
Demetra Jewelry
Diamonds Direct
Steve Ehle
Evansville Golf Association
Famous Yetis Pizza
Fosdals
Teresa Feidt & Zach Lindfors
Greenway Mobil Detailing
The Heideman Gallery
KKafe
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Rehabilitation Center
Malabar Coast Coffee & Tea
Matt Kenseth Headquarters and Museum
McGlynn Pharmacy
Messy Bed Miniatures
Nordic Nook
Papa Murphys Make N Take Pizza
Prize Impressions
Stellar Services
Stoughton Floral
Stoughton Garden Center
Stoughton Hospital
Stoughton Opera House
Katie Stout
The UPS Store Stoughton
Kathryn Vaughn
Kim Vike
Kay Weeden
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Gifts of service, time, and talent
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Coming up
Community calendar
Art presentation
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Learn more about the work of DaVinci, Caravaggio and Rembrandt during
an art presentation at 10 a.m. Friday,
June 17 at the senior center.
Local literary and visual artist
Michael Hecht will lead the presentation, discussing the artists legacy of
influence in the area of film.
For information, call 873-8585.
Sons of Norway bingo
The Sons of NorwayMandt Lodge,

317 S. Page St., will host bingo at 6
p.m. Saturday, June 18.
Food will be available after 5 p.m.,
with bingo beginning at 6. Anyone
under 18 years old must have an adult
family member present to play. Bingo is
open to the public and is held the third
Saturday of each month (except DecemFamily movie
ber). Donations for the Stoughton Food
Take in a family movie from 2-3:45 Pantry are encouraged.
p.m. Friday, June 17 at the library.
In a city inhabited by animals who
have abandoned traditional predator/ Dementia discussion
prey roles in favor of coexistence, a rabAttend a Family Dynamics in the
bit police officer is forced to work with Dementia Journey discussion at 10
a charismatic fox con artist to crack a a.m. Tuesday, June 21 at the senior cenmajor case. The film is rated PG.
ter. During this program, attendees will
Free popcorn and juice will be pro- discover ways dementia impacts famvided. This event is sponsored by the ilies and the value of recognizing and
Stoughton Optimist Club.
accepting each persons strengths and
weaknesses as caregivers. This discussion is presented by the Alzheimer and
Farmers market party
Dementia Alliance.
Visit the Saturday Farmers Market
for the A Little Taste of Summer party
from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 18 Live music
downtown on Forrest Street.
Visit the senior center for a perforThere will be live music at 9 a.m. mance by Jesse Walker at 1 p.m. Tuesfrom Craig Masons band and Impact day, June 21. Walker has performed and
of Brass, and food, including fish sand- recorded with dozens of country artists,
wiches available for purchase from as well as recording 15 solo albums. For
Pleasant Springs Fish Hatchery. There information, call 873-8585.
will also be free face painting. Vendors
include Roots Down Farm, Back to the Sustainable living
Bean and Elmer Meats.
Terra Simpla Permaculture and
For information, visit facebook.com/ Retreat Center, 845 State Hwy. 138,
Bahai Faith
Covenant Lutheran Church
For information: Alfred Skerpan, 877-0911

or Gail and Greg Gagnon, 873-9225
us.bahai.org Stoughton study classes.
1525 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton 873-7494

covluth@chorus.net covluth.org
Saturday: 5:30 p.m. Worship
Sunday: 9 a.m. Worship
Bible Baptist Church
Ezra Church
2095 Hwy. W, Utica

873-7077 423-3033
Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship; 6 p.m. - Worship
515 E. Main St., Stoughton 834-9050

ezrachurch.com
Sunday: 10 a.m.
Christ Lutheran Church
700 Hwy. B, Stoughton

873-9353 e-mail: office@clcstoughton.org
Saturday Worship: 5:30 p.m.
Sunday Worship: 9 a.m.
First Lutheran Church
Christ the King Community Church
Fulton Church
310 E. Washington, Stoughton

873-7761 flcstoughton.com
Sunday: 8:30 & 10 a.m. worship
401 W. Main St., Stoughton 877-0303

christthekingcc.org Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship
1844 Williams Drive, Stoughton 873-9106

Saturday: 6 p.m. worship; Sunday: 10 a.m. worship
9209 Fulton St., Edgerton

884-8512 fultonchurch.org
Sunday: 8 and 9:30 a.m. Worship;
Coffee Fellowship: 9 a.m.; 9:30 a.m.; Sunday
School, AWANA and Varsity (Teens) will resume
Sept. 11
The Church of Jesus Christ

of Latter-day Saints
Good Shepherd By The Lake

Lutheran Church
Christian Assembly Church
825 S. Van Buren, Stoughton

877-0439 Missionaries 957-3930
Sunday: 9 a.m. Sunday school and Primary
1860 Hwy. 51 at Lake Kegonsa, Stoughton

873-5924
Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Education Hour for all ages: 9:15 a.m.
Cooksville Lutheran Church
11927 W. Church St., Evansville

882-4408
Interim Pastor Karla Brekke
Sunday: 10 a.m. Worship and Sunday School
LakeView Church
2200 Lincoln Ave., Stoughton

873-9838 lakevc.org
Sunday: 10 a.m. Worship
will hold a seven-week Choices for

Sustainable Living discussion course
from 6:30-8 p.m. weekly on Tuesdays
from June 21 through August 2.
The discussion will explore the
meaning of sustainability, consider the
ties between lifestyle choices and their
impact on the earth and steps that can
be taken to move toward ecologically
sustainable lifestyles and communities.
The cost is $50 for all seven sessions, or
a $10 per class drop-in fee.
For information, call 492-2060 or
email info@terrasimpla.com.
Pocan office hours

U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) will
hold summer office hours from 10-11
a.m. Wednesday, June 22 at the library.
Rep. Pocans outreach staff will be
present to answer questions and help
address concerns with federal agencies,
including the Department of Veteran
Affairs and the Social Security Administration. All constituents are invited to
attend, and no RSVP is required.
For information, visit pocan.house.
gov.
Travelogue program
Attend this months Travelogue program at 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 22 at
the senior center.
During Kilimanjaro: To the Roof
of Africa, a 60-minute program, a
group of trekkers journey to the top of
Mount Kilimanjaro, the worlds highest
free-standing mountain at 19,340 feet
above sea level.
Seventh Day Baptist
Church of Albion
616 Albion Rd., Edgerton

561-7450 albionsdb@gmail.com
forministry.com/USWISDBGCASD1
Worship Saturday 11- Sabbath School 10
Fellowship Meal follows service on first Sabbath
Stoughton Baptist Church
Corner of Williams Dr. & Cty. B, Stoughton

873-6517
Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship;
6 p.m. - Evening Service
St. Ann Catholic Church
323 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton

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

525 Lincoln Avenue, Stoughton
stoughtonmethodist.org
Stoughtonumc@Wisconsinumc.org
Sunday: 8 a.m. - Short Service;
10 a.m. - Full Worship
West Koshkonong Lutheran Church

1911 Koshkonong, Stoughton
Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship
Western Koshkonong
Lutheran Church
2633 Church St., Cottage Grove

Sunday: 9:30 a.m. worship
11 a.m. Bible study
A Life
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221 Kings Lynn Rd.

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Works of fiction are sometimes disparaged by those with a practical bias

as being useless, or at best, a harmless diversion. They would rather read
non-fiction, presumably because it gives them knowledge which they can
actually use. But fiction often teaches us valuable lessons about how to
live life, how to handle adversity, and what it is to be human in difficult circumstances. Furthermore, we are sometimes struck by the realization that
we might bend circumstances and events to our will, and in effect become
the heroes of our own life. That is a valuable lesson, and one which can be
learned from reading fiction, but also from reading biographies, autobiographies, and the narratives of the Bible. Becoming a hero usually starts, as it
does in fiction, with conflict or adversity. From there, one must be inspired
to resolve the conflict or deal with the adversity. And before the inspiration
fades, one usually has to create a workable plan. In the same way that an
author must plan her work, thinking over and trying out different plots and
plans for character development, we should plan our own lives, perhaps
imagining different paths toward achieving something great, something
worth writing about. And just as an author has to develop her characters, so
too do we have to develop our own moral character.
Christopher Simon, Metro News Service
And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also
glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. Romans 5: 2-4 NIV
Thursday, June 16
1-5 p.m., Personal Essentials Pantry, 343 E. Main St.,

pepstoughton.org
Friday, June 17
7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday Stoughton Farmers Market,

Main Street, 873-9443
9:30 a.m., Friday Story Time (ages 0-5), library, 8736281
10 a.m., Art Presentation with Michael Hecht: DaVinci
to Brando, senior center, 873-8585
Noon, Gentle Lunchtime Yoga (through Dec. 30),
Stoughton Yoga, 123 E. Main St., stoughtonyoga.com/en
1 p.m., Classic Movie Friday: Summer Stock, senior
center, 873-8585
2-3:45 p.m., Family Movie Afternoon, library, 873-6281
6 p.m. (ends 7 a.m. Saturday), American Cancer Society Relay for Life, Mandt Park, South Fourth Street,
relayforlife.org/stoughton-mcfarland-oregonwi
Saturday, June 18
8 a.m. to noon, A Little Taste of Summer: Saturday

Farmers Market Party, downtown Stoughton on Forrest
Street, facebook.com/stoughtoncommunityfarmersmarket/
11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Stoughton Historical Society Museum
open, 324 S. Page St., 873-4797
Monday, June 20
5:30-6:15 p.m., Gathering Table free community meal,

senior center, 206-1178
6 p.m., Sons of Norway bingo (food available after 5
p.m.), Sons of NorwayMandt Lodge, 317 S. Page St.,
873-8781
Tuesday, June 21
10 a.m., Family Dynamics in the Dementia Journey

discussion, senior center, 873-8585
1 p.m., Entertainment with Jesse Walker, senior center,
873-8585
6:30 p.m., Baby Story Time (ages 0-2; older siblings
welcome), library, 873-6281
6:30-8 p.m. Choices for Sustainable Living discussion
course begins ($50 or $10 per class; repeats weekly through August 2), Terra Simpla Permaculture and
Retreat Center, 845 State Hwy. 138, 492-2060
7 p.m., Stoughton City Band joint concert with the
Oregon Community Band, Waterman/Triangle Park, 201
Janesville St., Oregon, stoughtonband.org
Wednesday, June 22
10-11 a.m., U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan summer office hours,

library, pocan.house.gov
10:30 a.m., Wednesday Story Time begins (ages 0-5),
library, 873-6281
3 p.m., Travelogue: Kilimanjaro, senior center, 873-8585
Thursday, June 23
5:30-9 p.m., Ladies Night Out: Stop, Shop and Roll!,

starts at Stoughton Fire Station, 401 E. Main St., facebook.com/stoughtonladiesnightout
6 p.m., Stoughton City Band joint concert with the
Oregon Community Band, Rotary Park, 381 E. Main St.,
stoughtonband.org
Friday, June 24
7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday Stoughton Farmers Market,

Main Street, 873-9443
9:30 a.m., Friday Story Time (ages 0-5), library, 8736281
Noon, Gentle Lunchtime Yoga (through Dec. 30),
Stoughton Yoga, 123 E. Main St., stoughtonyoga.com/en
Support groups
Diabetic Support Group
6 p.m., second Monday,
Stoughton Hospital, 6286500
Dementia Caregivers
Support Group
2 p.m., second Thursday,
Crohns/Colitis/IBD
Support Group
5:30 p.m., third Wednesday, Stoughton Hospital,
873-7928
Grief Support Groups
3 p.m., third Wednesday,
Low Vision Support

1-2:30 p.m., third Thursday, senior center, 873-8585
Parkinsons Group
1:30-2:30 p.m., fourth
Wednesday, senior center,
873-8585
Multiple Sclerosis Group
10-11:30 a.m., second
Tuesday, senior center, 8738585
Older Adult Alcoholics
Anonymous
2 p.m., Tuesdays, senior
center, 246-7606 ext. 1182
Submit your community calendar

and coming up items online:
ungcalendar@wcinet.com
June 16, 2016
Troll Beach opens

The season opening of Troll Beach
Saturday, June 11 arrived with impeccable timing as temperatures exceeded the
90-degree mark.
Families from Stoughton and surrounding communities headed to the pool, where
kids could clamber on inflatable play structures, take a trip down the slide or simply
do some old-fashioned swimming.
The beach will be open daily from noon
to 5p.m. during the summer season.
Kate Newton
Photo submitted
Iris Bukrey paints a beach ball different colors on the wall.
Girl Scouts give beach

room a makeover
Photos by Kate Newton
Harrison Will, 3, of Windsor, gets ready to head down one of the beachs inflatable slides.
Stoughton Girl Scout Troop 3663 created a mural in the party room at the shelter at
Troll Beach using donated leftover paint in early June. The scene features beach balls,
the sun, water and trees.
The troop originally met with parks director Tom Lynch with the idea of painting a
mural on the train underpass by Dunkirk Park, and he suggested the room at the beach
as an alternative.
4th of July
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Lucas Grossman,
7, of Stoughton,
sprints down the
slide before taking
a leap into the
water.
Due to the 4th of July holiday, the display ad deadline for the
July 6, 2016 Great Dane Shopping News
will be Wednesday, June 29 at 3 p.m.
Classified ad deadline will be Thursday, June 30 at Noon.
On the web
Deadlines for the July 7, 2016

Oregon Observer, Stoughton Courier Hub and Verona Press
will be Friday, July 1 at Noon.
See more photos from the

beach opening
In observance of the holiday,

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Boys basketball
Landing the dream job
Coaching is my life for

new boys basketball
head coach Weber
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
Nolan Weber has lived in

Stoughton for the past six years,
and during his time as an assistant boys basketball coach, he has
learned a lot.
In addition to having a Hall of
Fame father, Ron Weber, and several family members as coaches,
Weber worked under Jeff Boos in
Sun Prairie, and Matt Hockett and
Luke Wainwright in Stoughton.
Those experiences allowed Nolan
to think about what he would do
if he had the chance to take over
for a program.
He can now put those ideas into
action after being hired as the
head coach of the Stoughton High
School boys basketball team. He
takes over for Wainwright, who
resigned on June 6.
I am still probably in shock
because this is a big deal for me,
Weber said. I do my job and
make money so I can coach. It is
not the other way around.
Coaching is not a hobby.
Coaching is my life and is a lifestyle for me, so to have the opportunity to not only be a head coach
Photo by Anthony Iozzo
first time but to be a head coach Nolan Weber was named the new head coach for the Stoughton High School boys basketball team on Monday, June 13. Former head coach Luke
for the first time in a community Wainwright resigned June 6 to make more time for family and his job obligations.
that I love being in the place I
have lived for the last six years it
is a dream come true for me.
I have to get over that hump of
being so excited about it to get to
really go back and say that I had experienced give up the coaching for now. Hopefully, it is just
business and start to build my pro- ANTHONY IOZZO
this before, he said. I kind of know the time a hiatus though and not a long-term step away
gram.
and effort this is going to have on my day-to- from the game of basketball and coaching.
Weber, who has been coachWainwright was grateful for the opportunity
day life, so when I combined those four things
Luke Wainwright came to Stoughton with a together, unfortunately coaching basketball was and he hopes he can come back to coaching a
ing for 10 years, said he knew
he would be coaching basketball vision for leading the boys basketball program.
the one thing I really felt like I had an option to little later in life, but he will always remember
As its head coach, he helped
since he was 15 and was going to
do much about. Unfortunately in this case, it had the challenge of helping Stoughton win a concoach the team to its fifth
coaching clinics at 17.
ference title.
to be resigning.
And that drive has led him to straight Badger South ConferIt was not an easy task, especially with his
Wainwrights previous job allowed him to
this moment. While he said he had ence title this season.
be home at noon on some days, which allowed lack of experience as a head coach.
But with every job comes
offers from other programs, it was
I would be lying if I said the conference title
him to do all the administrative work of being
Stoughton that he wanted to be, duty, and Wainwright had plena coach watching film, looking at scouting was not a good feeling as a competitive person.
especially since he has been a part ty on his plate. With a daughter
reports, planning games and practices, etc. But That is something I think you strive for, but
of the program and lived in the being born in September, a new
when he was promoted in January, that time sud- at the same time it is not something I ever
house and a job promotion in
community for about six years.
denly had dwindled.
talked about either, he said. I was very proWainwright
The idea of going in complete- January, coaching was someOver the course of the past few months, cessed-orientated, day-to-day and step-by-step.
ly new to a basketball program is thing that he felt he didnt have
when I thought I would have time, my daughter If you take care of that business, lets see what
a little scary and a little daunting. enough time for at this time in his life.
would need something or when I thought I had comes at the end of the journey. I give to the
Wainwright, after what he called a lengthy time, the job would require for me to do some- kids a ton of credit for that and the staff.
But the idea that I have everything
set up for the summer. I have been decision, decided it was best to resign, officially thing. Out of respect to my job and my family,
I am proud of our staff and our kids. It is not
running that stuff for the last cou- stepping down on June 6.
those things had to come first, he said. I had to easy to buy into someone elses way of doing
Those things were taking up a lot of my time, make sure those things were being taken care of. things after you have been a part of a program
ple of months and having things
and they were first-time experiences. I couldnt
And that is how I came to the conclusion to and a coach who does things his way.
Wainwright steps down as boys basketball coach
Turn to New coach/Page 10
Boys lacrosse
Vikes earn third straight

state runner-up finish
ANTHONY IOZZO
While the Stoughton

High School boys lacrosse
team wished the third time
was a charm against Catholic Memorial Saturday, the
Vikings third straight state
runner-up finish is still a
first for Stoughton.

The Vikings fell to Catholic Memorial for the third
straight year in the Wisconsin Lacrosse Federation
Division 2 state final, 13-5.
Head coach Josh Wollin
could not be reached for
comment.
Stoughton trailed
Catholic Memorial by only

two goals, 6-4, at halftime,
but the Vikings were outscored 7-1 in the second
half.
Junior Dylan Gross had
three goals for the Vikings,
Photo by Jeremy Jones
while junior Tanner Gutche
Stoughton
junior
defenseman
Zach
Scheel
celebrates
his
second-quarter
goal
Thursday
and junior Sam Onsager
evening against Sauk Prairie. The Vikings won 12-4 to return to the state tournament for the
Turn to Lacrosse/Page 10 third straight year.
10
June 16, 2016
Boys golf
Three players
earn Academic
All-State honors
ANTHONY IOZZO
Seniors Jack Buckles,

Gunnar Goetz and Ian Sutton earned Academic AllState honors this season
for the Stoughton High
School boys golf team.
T h e ave r a g e c u m u l a tive GPA of this years
honorees is 3.725. Students with a GPA of 3.75
or higher have been noted
with High Honors, while
those with a GPA of 3.253.749 were acknowledged
in the Honor category.
Buckles, Goetz and Sutton
all earned High Honors.
Students are submitted

by Golf Coaches Association of Wisconsin member coaches if they meet
the following criteria: 1)
a cumulative grade point
average of at least 3.25, 2)
participation in at least 75
percent of their teams varsity matches and 3) are at
least a sophomore in high
school.
The coaches association announced a record
383 boys from 122 high
schools this year for maintaining high academic
standards in the classroom
while competing in varsity
golf.
Home Talent League
Clinton shuts out Merchants

ANTHONY IOZZO
Joe Lange was too much

for the Stoughton bats to
handle Sunday as Clinton defeated the visiting
Merchants 6-0 in a Southeast Sunday Home Talent
League game.
Stoughton was held to
four hits, as Lange struck
out eight and walked one
in eight innings.
Two of those four hits
came from the bat of Ryan
Nyhagen.
Alex Zacharias took
the loss on the mound.
He allowed four earned
runs on three hits in four
innings, striking out five

and walking eight.
Erick Sperloin allowed
an earned run on two hits
in three innings, striking
out five. Nyhagen allowed
a hit and struck out two in
one inning.
Stoughton is now 4-3 in
the West Division of the
Southeast Section. Albion
and McFarland are both
6-2 and tied for first, while
Utica is 5-3.
The Merchants travel
to Fort Atkinson at 1p.m.
Sunday.
The Generals are 7-0 and
in first place in the East
Division of the Southeast
Section.
Lacrosse: Stoughton finishes

23-5 overall
each added goals.
Senior Jack Anderson finished with six saves.
The Vikings graduate
seniors Ethan Olsen, Kyle
Ziemet, Parker Kruckenberg, Harrison Fletcher,
Kurtis Bernier, Joe Jensen
and Anderson, but they
return 21 players for next
season.
That means the future
still looks bright for

Stoughton to get over the
hump and bring a state title
back home.
Stoughton made the state
final with a 12-4 win over
Sauk Prairie on June 8. Statistics for the game were
unavailable by the Courier Hubs Tuesday evening
deadline.
Look for complete stats
and the All-State players in
next weeks issue.
Stolen, Wise earn all-conference honors at college
Photo submitted
Stoughton High School graduates Ashli Stolen (Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee) and Tayler Wise (Marian University in Fond du Lac) both earned first-team all-conference honors as freshmen.
Stolen played in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) and
placed fifth out of 40 girls in the conference tournament. She was a member of the starting five in every tournament and
finished with three top-10 finishes and had an average score of 85.
Wise played in the Northern Athletic Collegiate Conference (NCAA Division III) and placed fourth in the conference tournament out of 40 girls as the teams No. 1 golfer. Wise was third in the conference scoring average with four top-10 finishes,
leading all freshmen, and she set the scoring average record for the school.
Home Talent League
Schultz leads Association to win

ANTHONY IOZZO
Sunday League game.

Schultz allowed no earned runs
on three hits, striking out three and
Dane Schultz pitched a com- walking two.
Hildebrandt was 4-for-6 with a
plete-game as the Utica Home Talent
team defeated Cambridge 5-2 in a double, and Parish added a triple.
Utica is now 5-3 in the West Division of the Southeast Section. Albion
and McFarland are both 6-2 and tied
for first. Stoughton sits at 4-3.
The Association hosts Lake Mills
at 1p.m. Sunday.
Madison International Speedway
Thoma wins Badgerland Challenge Sportsman race

Jason Thoma of Jefferson
won the rain-shortened feature for the Daves White
Rock Sportsman as part of
the Badgerland Challenge
at Madison International
Speedway on Friday night.
Thoma also won last years
Madison race.
The Sportsman race
was stopped after 13 of
20 laps when lightning,

high winds, and heavy rain
arrived at the track.
The Late Model feature
for the Badgerland Challenge along with features
for the Pellitteri Waste
Systems Bandits and Roto
Rooter 6Shooters will be
completed at a later date.
Bobby Selsing Jr. took
the early lead in the sixteen car field before

Thoma worked his way to
the outside and passed the
leader on the outside while
coming down the front
stretch.
Thoma quickly built up
an eight-car advantage
before the caution flag
came out for a spin on the
backstretch on lap 12.

Following the restart,
the cars of Ryan Goldade and Mark DePorter,
who were racing for third
behind Thoma and Robert
Hansberry Jr., made contact bringing out the second caution flag.
Article submitted
New coach: I do my job and make money so I can coach. It is not the other way around
where I want them to be,
he said. I have coached in
the program and know the
kids. I coached the youth
and have been on the youth
board for the last five years.
All of those things are going
to make it an easier transition than it might be in a
typical circumstance.
Weber said he will now
begin the process of building
the team in his image based
on the talent he will have.
He will be blending things
he learned throughout his
career and add his own twist.

I get to take a really talented team with kids I have
worked with the last couple
of years as a varsity assistant coach and put my spin
on what I think is going to
make them successful and
hopefully achieve not just
at the varsity level but also
continuing to build the youth
and freshman and JV as
well, Weber said.
For the past few years,
size had been a strength of
the program, with several
starters at 6 feet, 7 inches
and taller. But when Weber
looks at the talent for all
the parts of the program, he

notices a lot of athleticism
and some smaller guards.
He doesnt want to commit to a long-term system,
but he does want to use
the talent he has and create a system based on their
strengths.
I see us playing a very
up-tempo style. I see us
maybe pressing and trapping
and trying to speed teams
up. he said. When I looked
at our varsity team this
year after watching them
the last couple of weeks in
their summer league, that is
where I think they are going
to be successful.
I think we are going to
have four guards on the floor
a lot of the time. I think we
are going to be looking to
speed people up and get as
many easy buckets in transition as possible. Even when
I look down, JV, freshman
and into our youth, I think
that style is going to be successful for each of those
groups when I look at the
guard depth that each of
those levels have.
In the offseason, Weber
can have five contact days
with the team per WIAA
rules. At this stage, he said
he hopes to have a few days

before the boys play in a
summer tournament so he
can see how the boys use
some of the things he teaches on the court.
I can see how that goes
and they can begin to build
the style that I am looking
for them to play over the
summer. And even just being
able to talk with them individually and give them an
idea of what I am looking
for on the court, he said.
Even when I am not coaching them, I can still talk to
them and discuss with them
what they think is going to
be successful and how that

blends with what I think is
going to be successful.
Weber officially started
on June 13, and there were
several excited reactions
by players, former mentors and parents on social
media when his position was
announced.
We are of course disappointed that we are losing
coach Wainwright and what
he brought to our program,
but we are also extremely
excited for coach Weber to
take the reins of the program, athletic director Mel
Dow said.
June 16, 2016
11
Trotter: Its a great time for doing business
Michael H. Bjoin
Michael Bjoin
Michael Howard Bjoin, 67,

of Janesville, passed away
peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family
on Sunday, June 5, 2016.
He was born Oct. 20, 1948
in Janesville, the son of the
late Howard and Monyieene
(Livezey) Bjoin. He was
drafted to the U.S. Army
during the Vietnam War, and
was stationed in Germany.
Upon his discharge, Mike
was employed by General
Motors until he started Bjoin
Limestone, Inc. with his

father and brother, Paul.
Mike enjoyed automotives.
In his spare time, he loved
working on cars and cruising in his Corvettes. He also
enjoyed planes and going to
the airshow. Mike had a gift of
gab and made
s o m e wo n derful friends
through it.
One of Mikes favorite pastimes was watching old Western movies and the History
Channel with his cat, Bootsie.
Mike is survived by his loving wife and best friend, Sheila (Schulze) Bjoin and brother, Paul (Kathy) Bjoin, both of
Janesville. He was extremely
loving and proud of his three
children and stepson, Shaun
Bjoin, of Janesville, Stacy
(Pete) Haubenschild, of Georgia, Stephanie (Sandy Elgas)
Bjoin, of Madison and Todd
Berndt, of Lyndon Station.
In addition, he is survived
by five grandchildren, Isaiah
Berndt, of Minnesota, Kyle
Smith, of Madison, Cooper
and Chloe Haubenschild, of
Georgia, and Kayden Bjoin,

of Janesville; two nephews,
Kristopher (Allison) Bjoin
and Jonathan (Kristi) Bjoin,
both of Janesville.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; son, Michael
Bjoin; grandparents, Emma
and Randy Pieper and Thyra
Kluever and Myrtle Livezey.
A special thank you to
Heartland Enriching Life
in Madison for their loving
care and support. A special
thank you to Missy Chisker
for helping get Mike back to
his home. In addition, thank
you to Andrew Graf for helping the family through the
weekend. We would also like
to thank Whitcomb-Lynch
Funeral Home for all the
arrangements.
Funeral services were held
June 8, with burial following
in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Whitcomb-Lynch Funeral
Home & Cremation Services
21 S. Austin Rd., (608) 7522444
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has had a series of people
come and go in the past few
years.
Erica Dial served as executive director from March
2013 to April 2015. The
chamber then hired Dale
Volenberg to lead it, but he
died in July 2015. Randy
Olson then led the organization as interim director for
a few months until Housner
was hired in late September
last year.
Trotters extensive experience with the chamber
has allowed her to hit the
ground running, she said.
Whats great about the
fact that I have this long history with the chamber is the
fact that I know the systems
and a lot of the people, she
said. Theres no learning
curve.
She leads a staff of two
that includes an administrative assistant, Mickey McCormick, and an
events coordinator, Tricia
Suess.
Tr o t t e r, a R o c k ford native, has been a
Stoughton resident since

1998. Shes married with
three children. She studied
communication and public
relations at UW-Whitewater, where her husband now
works.
Trotter said she found
myself drawn to many leadership roles in volunteer
groups as a young mom.
The experience resulted
in Trotter becoming a big
fan of Stoughton, and I kept
wanting to get more and
more involved.
She said the Syttende
Mai coordinator position
kind of found me, and that
job showed me a side of
Stoughton that I had never
seen before. Its been a journey of getting to know and
love Stoughton even more
every day.
Trotter said this is an
exciting time for Stoughton
and its business community.

Were having some
growth, the economy is
stronger and its a great time
for doing business in the
Stoughton area, she said.
She said with about 230
members, the chamber is
just scratching the surface
of what businesses are here
in town. So theres lots of
room for growth.
She quoted Mayor Donna
Olson, who always says
goods, services and jobs
right here at home. Thats
what Stoughton can provide, Trotter said.
A lot of people have a
misconception about what
our town is made up of,
but we provide a lot of jobs
right here in our own community.
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June 16, 2016
Wrestling: Alliance for Animals group plans to protest the event at the fair
during these events, she
said.
Nearly 9,300 people
have signed an online petition which stresses that
pigs are manhandled and
assaulted during the event
opposing it in Stoughton.
Andrews said the group will
protest at the fair on the pig
wrestling night.
The Common Council
added a pig wrestling discussion to its Tuesday, June
14 meeting with possible
development of an ordinance to prevent it, according to an amended agenda
on Monday, June 13.
One Stoughton alderman
has called for the citys
Junior Fair to cancel the
event.
M i c h a e l E n g e l b e rg e r
whose district includes
Mandt Park, where the June
29 to July 4 fair is held
wrote an email Friday,
June 3, to the fairs 16-person board of directors. He
did not think an ordinance
could be passed in time to
stop pig wrestling this summer.
Still, Engelberger called
the pig wrestling event
embarrassing to Stoughton.
In an interview with the
Hub, Engelberger said there
are plenty of Stoughton residents upset, too. He also
feared backlash against
local businesses.
This should be a wake
up call to all city officials
and the local Chamber (of
Commerce), Engelberger
wrote in an email to Mayor Donna Olson. We certainly do not want business
driven away.
Several Stoughton business owners declined to
comment when asked about
the situation. The Hubs
Facebook page has become
a battleground, too, with 22
comments split between pig
wrestling support and its
opponents.
Im hoping the fair will
change events and have a little vision. They can come up
with something more appropriate, Engelberger said.
This is not appropriate.
The fair is not run by the
city, but Engelberger said
the Common Council discussed developing an ordinance to stop pig wrestling
last year, prompted by Ald.

Regina Hirsch. At the time,
pig wrestling proponents
said the event is a money
maker and supports dozens
of activities on the fairgrounds.
N o bu s i n e s s d i r e c t l y
sponsors the pig wrestling
event. All business supporters donate to the fair and
lost funds hurt the whole
event, Dybevik said.
These funds are
extremely important to
the success of the fair, he
wrote on gofundme.com.
Alliance for Animals first
raised concerns about pig
wrestling to the Stoughton
Fair board in 2010. The
group touts that last year it
helped to end a similar Pig
Rasslin event, which had
been part of a west-central
Wisconsin fair in Stephensville for 44 years.
These (complaints)
arent new. There were
complaints by constituents
and others, Engelberger said, adding that some
alders felt it wasnt a problem.
After being read Engelbergers email, fair board
president Luther Sperle
said Friday, June 10, that
he had no comment. Sperle
canceled a scheduled interview with the Hub that day
to discuss the pig wrestling
controversy.
The fair board met the
night of Wednesday, June 8,
to discuss the matter. Nothing so far has indicated that
board members are backing
down.
Engelberger hopes the
fair will voluntarily stop pig
wrestling, but hes determined to take another step
to stop it by next year.
If the fair isnt going to
do anything about it, well
change the ordinance to
stop it, Engelberger said.
According to the fairs
website, four-person teams
have one minute to grab a
200-pound pig in the muddy ring and place it atop
a barrel. It costs $20 per
team. Anyone age 9 years
old and older may participate. Although it is a free
fair, grandstand admission
for pig wrestling is $5.
According to the events
rules, 30 teams, including
10 youth teams, are the limit for participating.
What isnt lost on many
File photo by Kimberly Wethal
At the Stoughton Junior Fairs pig wrestling contest, as seen in this 2013 photo, contestants try to place the pig on top
of a barrel.
Fairs pig wrestling rules

1. Sponsor or team captain is responsible for the actions of the team.
2. Four members per team. All members must be 18 years old or over for adult teams and 9 through 17 for Junior teams.
3. All players must start with one hand on fence.
4. No player may use gloves, spikes, hooks or any other object to help catch a pig.
5. Pig must be put on top of barrel.
6. No hitting pig to startle or otherwise harming the animal.
7. Barrel must be upright at all times.
8. There will be a one minute time limit on each match.
9. All players must wear shirt, pants and shoes for safety reasons.
10. All contestants MUST sign a release form.
11. There must be a team name or sponsor listed and the entry fee must accompany the entry form.
12. The judges ruling is final.
13. Twenty adult (ages 18 and over) team limit and 10 Junior teams (ages 9 to 17) limit.
Source: stoughtonfair.com
fairgoers is the Junior Fairs

many other 4-H and FFA
events. Support for the rest
of the fair has been unanimously positive.
Samantha White of
Stoughton wrote on the
fairs Facebook page and
the Hubs, urging everyone to realize the fairs
importance.
It supports youth in
agriculture from over five
counties, White wrote. It
does an outstanding job of
supporting our future agriculturalists.
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Dear Stoughton Junior Fair Board,
I am asking you to cancel your pig wrestling event for
good and replace it with an event more appropriate. You
are embarrassing this fine city of Stoughton.
As I read the state of Wisconsin law it appears to be
illegal to participate in or to be a spectator of this type
of an event. Some may find this funny or entertaining.
Would you allow your pet to be subjected to this type of
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I can assure you that I will be addressing this with the
city council if you fail to. Thank you.
Michael Engelberger, District #2 Alderperson
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Dunn selects Zedler for stewardship award

Raising awareness
UW professor an
advocate for wetlands
BILL LIVICK
Joy Zedler grew up on a South

Dakota farm and traces her interest in restoration to a logical
source: her father.
I like to tell the story that it
was my dad who introduced me to
restoration because he was also a
builder, not just a farmer, Zedler
recalled. When I was 5 years
old, he decided he was going to
disassemble our farmhouse and
he took it apart board by board.
My job was to straighten the nails
so they could be reused to rebuild
the house.
Zedler, now a botany professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Aldo Leopold
chair of Restoration Ecology, says
it was a good lesson because she
learned never to throw anything
away and always to fix things.
And that everything could be
fixed and reused and made better, she said in a telephone interview with the Observer.
I think that stuck with me all
my life, she said. Im sort of a
problem-solver, and I like to figure out how to fix things. And
ecosystems definitely need help.
Zedler was honored with the
Town of Dunns Stewardship
Award on April 30 for her work
promoting the preservation of the
Waubesa Wetlands and other natural areas in the town.
The annual award began in
1991, and the first recipient was
Zedlers neighbor, friend and colleague Cal DeWitt, UW-Madison
emeritus professor.
The award goes to someone
whos involved in preserving or
protecting natural areas in the
town, explained Dunn Town Chair
Ed Minihan.
Photo by David Tenenbaum/UW-Madison
Town of Dunn resident Joy Zedler, the Aldo Leopold chair of Restoration Ecology at UW-Madison, received the
towns annual Stewardship Award in April.
earned her Ph.D. at the UW then
moved to California to teach
and study the salt marshes. She
returned to Madison in 1998,
drawn by the position she still
holds.
I think I happened upon this
career because I want to fix problems, and there are problems
with the current regulations and
with the lack of a wetlands ethic
that helps us all understand the
need to take care of the land, she
explained.
Zedler said wetlands are not
protected by regulation the same
way lakes and rivers often are.
Wetlands worries
She cited the states rules on
A wetland biologist, Zedler phosphorous as an example.
She said while phosphorus is
Sometimes it goes to a farmer whos using best practices,
he said. So we look for somebody whos worked hard, and
this year Joy worked very hard on
the whole Northeast Neighborhood issue in Fitchburg, getting
us at least an initial decent decision from the DNR. The record is
there because of her work.
Zedler joined the debate
over the proposed development
because of the potential threat it
could pose to the Waubesa Wetlands, which she described as a
wetland gem.
not much of a limiting factor for

Wetlands, another commonly
used fertilizer, nitrogen, is a big
threat to wetland health.
The regulations are totally
biased in favor or lakes, not wetlands, she said.
Wetlands serve a crucial role
in filtering stormwater runoff and
keeping pollutants out of other
bodies of water lakes and rivers
but also groundwater.
I think a lot of people identify with being on the water and
fishing, Zedler observed. But
whats happening with the lakes
and rivers is symptomatic of
whats also happening in the wetlands.
She said as an advocate for wetland preservation and restoration,

she has spoken out about the need
to more closely regulate peoples
use of nitrogen. She almost seems
to take personal offense that lawmakers and some environmentalists are concerned about phosphorous and have passed laws to
regulate its use, yet theres little
attention paid to nitrogen.
Nitrogen over-fertilizes wetlands and leads to the growth
of invasive plants such as reed
canary grass known as the
states worst wetland invasive,
she said.
It dominates about half a million acres of Wisconsin wetland,
Zedler said. Its a cause of the
weeds, and its not even regulated. So our regulations are falling
behind.
Nitrogen is a commonly-used
fertilizer that we dump on our
lawns and in our gutters, she
explained. They all flow through
the wetlands and into the lakes
and rivers.
I can understand why nitrogen
doesnt get quite as much attention, she added, because its
easier to deal with phosphorous
than nitrogen.
Zedler praised the work of the
Wisconsin Wetlands Association in raising awareness of the
need to protect wetland habitat.
She sees slow progress in an area
thats been a large part of her
lifes work.
Its been a bottom-up grassroots effort to save open space
and the sandhill cranes and all
the resources associated with the
wetlands, she said. But we cant
protect our wetlands from things
that flow in from upstream portions of the watershed. My job
has been to train students to take
on this challenge.
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Kids-4-Kids garage sale raises $4,500
The Kids-4Kids garage

sale raised
$4,500 for
Stoughton
families in
need.
The Kids-4-Kids garage and bake sale on June 11 raised $4,500

through free-will donations, which will be distributed to children and
families in Stoughton going through difficult times in the future.
We have personally witnessed that Stoughtonites are so willing to
come out for a good cause, said Rachel Langenohl. We are so grateful!
Kids-4-Kids was created after several local families hosted a garage
sale for their friend Ella Hembrook, then 7 years old, who had to travel
to Boston for specialized radiation treatments for a brain tumor. The
children of the four families (between the ages of 8 and 14) play a lead
role in planning and carrying out various fundraising events.
To send a tax-deductible donation to Kids-4-Kids, send it to: PO Box
141, Stoughton, WI 53589.
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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The City of Stoughton Planning

Commission will hold a Public Hearing
on Monday, July 11, 2016 at 6:00 oclock
p.m., or as soon after as the matter may
be heard, at the Public Safety Building, Second Floor, 321 S. Fourth Street,
Stoughton, Wisconsin, 53589, to consider a request to change the street name
from Aasen Drive to Markens Gate Road
in the Nordic Ridge Development, City of
Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin.
For questions regarding this notice
please contact Michael Stacey, Zoning
Administrator at 608-646-0421.
Michael Stacey
Zoning Administrator
Published June 16 and 23, 2016
WNAXLP
The City of Stoughton Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on

Monday, July 11, 2016 at 6:00 oclock p.m., or as soon after as the matter may be
heard, in the Council Chambers, Public Safety Building, 321 S. Fourth Street, Second Floor, Stoughton, Wisconsin, 53589, to consider a proposed rezoning request
by Norse View Holdings LLC for parcels of land located east of the existing Carl
Avenue and north of Greig Trail in Stoughton, Dane County, WI. The parcels are
proposed to be platted and rezoned from RH Rural Holding to SR-5 Single Family
Residential, SR-6 Single Family Residential, TR-6 Two Family Residential and
I - Institutional in the City of Stoughton, Dane County, WI. The following map shows
the lands affected by the proposed zoning changes:
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
The City of Stoughton Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on

Monday, July 11, 2016 at 6:00 oclock p.m., or as soon after as the matter may be
heard, in the Council Chambers, Public Safety Building, 321 S. Fourth Street, Second Floor, Stoughton, Wisconsin, 53589, to consider a proposed rezoning request
by Norse View Holdings LLC for a parcel of land located at the southeast corner of
N. Page Street and County Highway B in the City of Stoughton, Dane County, WI.
The parcel is proposed to be rezoned from RH Rural Holding and SR-4 Single
Family Residential to TR-6 Two Family Residential and I - Institutional in the City
of Stoughton, Dane County, WI. A portion of the following map (Lot 1, CSM) shows
the land affected by the proposed zoning change:
***
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The City of Stoughton Planning

Commission will hold a Public Hearing
on Monday, July 11, 2016 at 6:00 oclock
p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter
may be heard, in the Council Chambers,
2nd Floor, Public Safety Building, 321
South Fourth Street, Stoughton, Wisconsin, to consider the Preliminary Plat for
Arnetts Addition to Norse View Heights
which was submitted on April 29, 2016.
A copy of the Preliminary Plat and a
map of the area adjacent to the plat can
be reviewed at City Hall, the Department
of Planning & Development office, 381
E. Main Street, Stoughton, during normal business hours. The plat can also
be viewed at www.ci.stoughton.wi.us/
planning
Contact Rodney Scheel, Director
of Planning & Development at 608-8736619 or rjscheel@ci.stoughton.wi.us with
questions.
Published June 16 and 23, 2016
WNAXLP
For questions regarding this notice contact Michael Stacey, Zoning Administrator at 608-646-0421.
The map will also be available online at www.cityofstoughton.com/planning
See Arnetts Addition to Norse View Heights
Michael P Stacey
Published: June 16 and 23, 2016
WNAXLP
For questions regarding this notice contact Michael Stacey, Zoning Administrator at 608-646-0421.
The map will also be available online at www.cityofstoughton.com/planning
See Arnetts Addition to Norse View Heights
Michael P Stacey
Published: June 16 and 23, 2016
WNAXLP
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June 16, 2016
POLICE REPORTS
oin, felony bail jumping and possession of drug paraphernalia
following a heroin overdose incident.
Officers arrested a 19-year-old man on an outstanding warrant following a traffic stop for suspended registration.
April 11
Officers took a 12-year-old girl into custody on charges of
disorderly conduct, criminal damage to property and resisting
an officer following a domestic disturbance.
Officers took a 12-year-old girl into custody for disorderly
conduct following an incident at school.
April 1
April 13
Officers arrested a 58-year-old man for disorderly conduct
Officers arrested a 20-year-old woman and a 26-year-old
following a domestic disturbance.
man for felony bail jumping, possession of a Schedule I narcotic, disorderly conduct, theft and resisting/obstructing an
April 2
officer following a theft complaint.
Officers arrested a 24-year-old man on charges of second-degree reckless endangerment, battery and disorderly April 16
conduct following a domestic disturbance. The second-deOfficers arrested a 19-year-old woman for disorderly congree reckless endangerment was a result of the suspect at- duct following a domestic disturbance.
tempting to flee in a vehicle while the victim was on top of the
vehicle.
April 18
Officers arrested a 31-year-old man for disorderly conduct
April 3
and a probation violation after he created a disturbance while
Officers arrested a 33-year-old woman for disorderly con- intoxicated on East Main Street.
duct following a domestic disturbance.
April 19
April 4
Officers took a 15-year-old girl into custody on charges of
Officers arrested a 28-year-old man on an outstanding war- second-degree reckless endangerment and disorderly conrant when the suspect turned himself in at the department.
duct following a domestic disturbance where she allegedly
Officers referred charges to the district attorney on a threw a knife at the victim.
56-year-old man for fourth-degree sexual assault and disorderly conduct after he was accused of groping a waitress at a April 22
local restaurant.
Officers arrested a 35-year-old man for an outstanding warrant after officers contacted the suspect regarding the warApril 7
rant.
Officers arrested a 48-year-old man and a 24-year-old man
on disorderly conduct charges following a domestic distur- April 25
bance.
Officers arrested a 23-year-old man on a probation hold after he appeared to be under the influence of a controlled substance.
April 8
Officers arrested a 23-year-old woman for resisting/obstructing an officer following a check person complaint.
April 27
Officers arrested a 31-year-old man on a probation hold
and for possession of drug paraphernalia following a reported
April 9
Officers arrested a 51-year-old man for possession of her- drug overdose.
340 Autos
402 Help Wanted, General
SILVER 1992 Pontiac Bonneville, 72K

miles, good rubber, runs GREAT $3900.
608-873-5305
342 Boats & Accessories
BADGER STATE Drilling has an immediate opening for a driller/driller's assistant.

CDL preferred. Must pass DOT physical
Excellent opportunity for advancement,
Year round work. . 608-877-9770.
2012 5HP Nissan outboard, 4 stroke, 10

hrs. Great Condition $895. 608-873-7833
CLEANING LADY for larrge house in

Town of Middleton, 608-833-4726
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DISHWASHER, COOK,
WAITRESS, & DELI STAFF
WANTED.
Applications available at
Sugar & Spice Eatery.
317 Nora St. Stoughton.
GROWING CONCRETE company
looking for experienced flat work
finisher, foundation form setter, concrete
foremen and operator. DL/CDL helpful.
Competitive wages, insurance benefits.
608-289-3434
METICULOUS HOUSEKEEPER wanted. Experienced, references. Every Saturday all summer and other days. Crown
Point Resort 608-873-7833
Vintage Harvest Estate Sale
Estate of Jeanne Ahrenholz

Friday June 17th 9am-4pm
Saturday June 18th 9am-4pm
Sunday June 19th 11am-3pm
1014 Cottonwood Drive. Stoughton, WI
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* Numbers handed out one hour before sale starts to limit

the amount of people in the sale at one time.
This is an exceptional sale of like new items. Everything
was very well cared for. There are three high quality bedroom sets in Country style to include a solid cherry style
with cedar lined drawers, two painted white wainscot with
Queen size bed, double dressers, nightstands, Queen Anne
mahogany dining room set, end tables, coffee table, Queen
Anne style wing back chairs in royal blue and earth tone olive greens, like new quality patio furniture with cushions,
kitchenwares to include cookware, pastel colored dinnerware in blue and yellow. Complete stocked kitchen, Kitchen
table natural top with white country style and chairs, exercise equipment, treadmill, exercise cycle, Ladies take note
of a large collection of recent designs costume jewelry, hand
bags, nice clothing of various sizes some never worn, camel
back clock and shelf, very nice selection of framed prints of
various styles- railroad, country scenes, wildlife, golf themes,
mahogany office unit in traditional style., L shaped desk with
shelving. Simplicity riding lawn mower, yard and garden.
See our website vintageharvest.com
for photos and more information.
Terms: cash and credit cards.
5.5% sales tax applies. All Sales are final.
ORGANIST/PIANIST: FIRST Lutheran

Church is seeking an organist/pianist.
The organist (Moller pipe organ) leads
weekly traditional services and accompanies the choir. The pianist leads weekly
contemporary services and the praise
band. Send resume and cover letter to
info@flcstoughton.com or First Lutheran Church, PO Box 322, Stoughton, WI
53589.
PART TIME Summer work High School/
College Students:. Belleville. Do you
have a heart for the elderly and and enjoy
helping others? Tasks include assistance
with walking, crafts, daily exercises and
light housekeeping. For interview please
call Andy 608-290-7347 or Judy 608290-7346
STUDENTS NEEDED for general landscaping. $12.00/hr. Dunkirk. 608-3352750 leave message.
410 Employment Agencies

EXPERIENCED SERVERS Needed
Part-time and dishwashers full-time.
apply at Sunrise Family Restaurant 1052
W Main, Stoughton
434 Health Care, Human

Services & Child Care
CAREGIVER 3RD Shift. Do Your have a
hearst for the elderly and enjoy helping
others? This JOB IS FOR YOU Duties
include assistance with activities of daily
living. Cooking and baking skills is a plus.
WILL TRAIN THE RIGHT APPLICANT
For interview call Andy 608-290-7347
Judy 608-290-7346
CNA AND Certified Caregiver: Hiring full
time certified now. Expand your work
experience and join our professional
team now. Certification and Training
Assistance Available for qualified candidate. Please call 608-290-7347 or 608290-7346
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Senior Games Sheepshead

winners
Stoughton residents Tom Reppen, left, won first and Dave

Derr, right, won third in the Sheepshead contest during the
Wisconsin Senior Games in Madison in June. The annual event
includes card games and a number of athletic events for men
and women over age 50, and medals are awarded to winners.
451 Janitorial & Maintenance

CLEANING HELP needed in Oregon,
WI. Full or part time. Shifts available
from 8am-9pm. NO WEEKENDS. Apply
at DIVERSIFIED BUILDING MAINTENANCE, 1105 Touson Drive, Janesville,
WI 53546 or call 608-752-9465
506 Beauty & Supplies

J.R. WATKINS Products for sale. Call
JoAnn 608-873-8779
548 Home Improvement

A&B ENTERPRISES
Light Construction Remodeling
No job too small
608-835-7791
DOUG'S HANDYMAN
SERVICE
Gutter Cleaning & Gutter Covers
"Honey Do List"
No job too small
608-845-8110
RECOVER PAINTING Offers carpentry,

drywall, deck restoration and all forms of
painting Recover urges you to join in the
fight against cancer, as a portion of every
job is donated to cancer research. Free
estimates, fully insured, over 20 years of
experience. Call 608-270-0440.
HALLINAN-PAINTING
WALLPAPERING
**Great-Spring-Rates**
35 + Years Professional
Interior/Exterior
Free-Estimates
References/Insured
Arthur Hallinan
608-455-3377
TOMAS PAINTING
Professional, Interior,
Exterior, Repairs.
Free Estimates. Insured.
608-873-6160
554 Landscaping, Lawn, Tree &

Garden Work

Comfort Keepers in Madison

Seeking caregivers to provide care to
seniors in their homes.
Need valid DL and dependable vehicle.
FT & PT positions available.
Flexible scheduling.
Sign-On Bonus Up To $2,000

Call 608-442-1898
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The Stoughton Police Department logged 2,546 incidents in

April. Cases of interest for the month were: four intoxicated
driver arrests, 26 thefts, four frauds, six vandalisms, 10 domestic disturbances, 25 disturbances, 16 disorderly conducts,
17 traffic crashes, 84 EMS assists, one alarm, 28 juvenile incidents, 61 911 calls, three runaways, seven warrant arrests,
12 threats, 42 check welfares, four intoxicated persons and
22 animal complaints. Officers responded to 31 suspicious
activity calls and also logged 102 assist cases, 35 criminal
charges, 15 ordinance violations and 91 traffic arrests from
81 traffic stops. Significant cases are detailed below.
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ART'S LAWNCARE: Mowing,

trimming, roto-tilling. Garden
maintenance available.608-235-4389
LAWN MOWING
Residential & Commercial
Fully Insured.
608-873-7038 or 608-669-0025
SHREDDED TOPSOIL
Shredded Garden Mix
Shredded Bark
Decorative Stone
Pick-up or Delivered
Limerock Delivery
O'BRIEN TRUCKING
5995 Cty D, Oregon, WI
608-835-7255
www.obrientrucking.com
602 Antiques & Collectibles

COLUMBUS ANTIQUE MALL
& CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
MUSEUM
"Wisconsin's Largest Antique Mall"!
Enter daily 8am-4pm 78,000 SF
200 Dealers in 400 Booths
Third floor furniture, locked cases
Location: 239 Whitney St
Columbus, WI 53925
920-623-1992
www.columbusantiquemall.com
606 Articles For Sale

70'S, 80'S, 90'S Doc Savage Books $1/
ea 608-873-8298
We will not only train you, but will also put you in the drivers seat with Veriha
Trucking where you can earn more than $45,000 within your rst 12 months!
Some of what you can expect:
We will give you all the tools and knowledge to obtain your Class A CDL
14 Day Accredited Course(Classroom and In Truck)
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Paid Meals
Room & Board Options
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call us at 800-666-5187
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72 YEAR old umbrella stand in excellent

condition with umbrellas, glazed colors,
orange, green, and brown. Weighs 23
pounds 12 inches across the top. 608333-4182
652 Garage Sales

OREGON- 223 Jefferson St, ,6/17-18,
Multi-family. liquidating, trampoline, Bud
steins, furniture, ladders, antiques, misc
OREGON. 5668 Cty Rd A. 6/16-6-18,
8-5. Huge garage sale! 5 familes. Younger/older, downsizing/renovationg/moving,
so lots of variety. Also, Thirty-One bags
invetory sale.
STOUGHTON- 2055 County-N 6/166/18 10am-5pm Huge downsizing sale,
Antiques, furniture, art work, clothes,
housewares. All items clean, good condition
STOUGHTON 701 Pleasant View Dr 6/16

2pm-6pm, 6/17 8am-5pm , 6/19 9-?
Multifamilies
STOUGHTON 900 TRUMAN rd. 6/17
8-5pm, 6/18 8-112pm. Name Your Prce
STOUGHTON- 981 Yuma Circle Adoption Fundraiser. Friday 6/17 10-4, Saturday 6/18 8-2. Household items, collectibles, small furniture, wicker porch
swing. Hull pottery, Boyds bears, china,
silver, pet items, clothing, games, crafts
and more!
STOUGHTON KENSINGTON Square
Condo's 10+ unit garage sale. 6/16
12-5, 6/17 8-4, 6/18 8-noon. Lots
of Jewelery, antique doll buggy,
circular saw, children's clothes/baby
equipment, primitive collectables,
vintage furniture, 3 wheel bike,
stamping materials, antique school
desk, cuckoo clock, sleds, collector
dolls, wedding decorations, bicycle,
seasonal items, Norwegian items,
cherry king bedroom set, large brass
candlesticks, much more. Even a
kitchen sink.
VERONA - 200 E. Harriet. 6/18 8-5. Two
households, dining room set, bedroom
set, tables, washer/dryer, double stroller,
server. Advance sales 608-216-3941.
GREENWOOD APARTMENTS
Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently
has 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $750 per month, includes
heat, water, and sewer.
608-835-6717 Located at:
139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575
SHARE YOUR Space and Save - We
roommate match individuals in 2 bed/2
bath luxury apartments at West End
Apartments in Verona. These luxury
apartments have all of the extras, come
tour today! One female space available
immediately, from $775/mo. Inquire for
additional availability. Details at 608-2557100 or veronawiapartments.com
STOUGHTON- 105 West Street, 2 bedroom, appliances, water, heat, A/C, ceiling fan, on site laundry, well kept and
maintained. Off street parking. Next to
park. On site manager. Available June
15th, 2016. $770 a month. Please call
608-238-3815 or email weststreetapartments.com with questions
STOUGHTON- 115 Hillside 3 bedroom,
Lower. $750 + Uttilies. 608-338-5408
STOUGHTON 1616 Kenilworth Ct.
Large 2-BR apts available now.
Pets welcome. Many feature new wood
laminate flooring.
$775-$825/mo. 608-831-4035.
www.madtownrentals.com
STOUGHTON 2 bedroom Upper. $850/
mo + utilities $850 security deposit. 608873-3679
VERONA 2 Bed Apts. Available 2
bed/2 bath luxury apartments at West
End with in-unit laundry, stainless appliances, wood floors, fitness center,
on-site office, 24/7 emergency maintenance. Large dogs welcome. From
$1,440/mo. Details at 608-255-7100 or
veronawiapartments.com.
WEST MADISON - Country Grove.

3,410 sq.ft. 3 bed+den, fireplace, wooded/landscaped lot, 3-car garage. 608335-8940. $434,900+
ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE

10X10 10X15 10X20 10X30
Security Lights-24/7 access
BRAND NEW
OREGON/BROOKLYN
Credit Cards Accepted
CALL (608)444-2900
OREGON- CONDO for Sale by Owner.

1910 sq/ft 2 bed/2/12 bath. Finished
basement w/egress New paint, new flooring. 608-345-5003
970 Horses
SUMMER PASTURE horse boarding
$65/head. Arena, round pen, trails and
track area. 608-558-0874
C.N.R. STORAGE
Located behind
Convenient Dry Secure
Lighted with access 24/7
Bank Cards Accepted
Off North Hwy 51 on
Oak Opening Dr. behind
Call: 608-509-8904
FRENCHTOWN
SELF-STORAGE
Only 6 miles South of
Verona on Hwy PB.
Variety of sizes available now.
10x10=$60/month
10x15=$70/month
10x20=$80/month
10x25=$90/month
12x30=$115/month
Call 608-424-6530 or
1-888-878-4244
NORTH PARK STORAGE
10x10 through 10x40, plus
14x40 with 14' door for
RV & Boats.
Come & go as you please.
608-873-5088
801 Office Space For Rent

OFFICE SPACES FOR RENT
In Oregon facing 15th hole
on golfcourse
Free Wi-Fi, Parking and
Security System
Conference rooms available
Kitchenette-Breakroom
Autumn Woods Prof. Centre
Marty 608-835-3628
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NutritioN Service - cook

Skaalen Nursing & Rehabilitation Center currently has 2 openings
for cooks. One is a benefit position, 22 hours per week including
alternating weekends and holidays with a start time fluctuating
between 5:15 am 7:45 am. The second opening is a non-benefit
position, 15 hours every other weekend and holiday 5:00 am 1:00
pm. The jobs include preparing and delivering meals, along with
kitchen clean-up. Must be able to lift, push and pull at least 50
pounds. Previous knowledge and experience with kitchen safety and
sanitation is preferred but willing to train the right person. Successful
candidates will be required to complete and pass a Serv-Safe course.
The benefit package (if applicable) includes medical and dental
insurance, 7 paid holidays and personal holidays, sick time, vacation
time, 403b pension plan, and company-paid life insurance along with
short-term disability. We also offer voluntary benefits that include Flex
Spending and supplemental policies through AFLAC, vision, additional
life insurance for you and your family and long-term disability. Other
things available to our staff include an onsite fitness center, companysponsored recognition dinners, a scholarship program and more.
Interested candidates should submit application/resume to:
Nancy Martin, Director of Human Resources
Skaalen Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
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Phone: (608) 873-5651 Ext. 308
Fax: (608) 873-0696
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16379 W. Milbrandt Road
Evansville, WI
608-882-5725
990 Farm: Service

& Merchandise
FRITZ PAINTING Barns, rusty roofs,
metal buildings. Free-estimate . 608221-3510
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RENT SKIDLOADERS
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TELE-HANDLER
and these attachments. Concrete
breaker, posthole auger, landscape rake,
concrete bucket, pallet forks, trencher,
rock hound, broom, teleboom, stump
grinder.
By the day, week, or month.
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DEER POINT STORAGE

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

is looking for a carrier to
deliver in the Stoughton
area. Must be available early
A.M.s, 7 days a week, have
a dependable vehicle. Route
earns approx. $1,000/month.
For more information call

Pat at 608-212-7216
Looking for an
Plastic Injection Molding

Press Operator
Auto Parts
Counter
Person
Second Shift - 5:45pm to 3:45am

4 Day Work Week - (Mon.- Thurs.)
The Press Operator is responsible for the
production, finishing and packaging of small
injection molded plastic parts.
The Successful Press Operator requires
attention to detail and dependable attendance.
We offer competitive wages and excellent
benefits after 60 days.
Please stop at our corporate office for more
information and to complete an application.
UNION ROAD STORAGE

10x10 - 10x15
10x20 - 12x30
24 / 7 Access
Security Lights & Cameras
Credit Cards Accepted
608-835-0082
1128 Union Road
Oregon, WI
Located on the corner of
Union Road & Lincoln Road
The material handler is responsible for accurately

mixing and preparing the raw materials and moving
them from the warehouse to the injection presses
as needed.
This position requires attention to detail, working
with computers, lifting up to 55 lbs. several times
per shift, completing the job requirements with
minimal supervision and dependable attendance.
Prior experience in injection plastics manufacturing
is desirable but not necessary.
We offer competitive wages and excellent benefits
after 60 days.
Please stop at our corporate office for more
information and to complete an application.
Equal Opportunity Employer

Smokefree/Tobacco free campus
750 Storage Spaces For Rent
RASCHEIN PROPERTY
STORAGE
6x10 thru 10x25
Market Street/Burr Oak Street
in Oregon
Call 608-520-0240
Hours 5:45 p.m. to 3:45 a.m.

4 Day Work Week - (Monday - Thursday)
Applications are available from

the Human Resource department,
the Front Desk or
our website: www.skaalen.com.
LAND CONTRACT Or Cash. Mount

Horeb. 3/2 ranch-home. w/garage 608335-6008
OREGON SELF-STORAGE
10x10 through 10x25
month to month lease
Call Karen Everson at
608-835-7031 or
Veronica Matt at 608-291-0316
Plastic Injection Molding

Material Handler
Second Shift
845 Houses For Sale
ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors

55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $750 per month. Includes
heat, water and sewer. Professionally
managed. Located at
300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI
53589 608-877-9388
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Experience preferred but not
necessary.
Must have clean driving record,
be able to pass a physical & be
able to lift 50 lbs.
Computer knowledge required.
Stop by store for application.
No phone calls, please.
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Local teen completes Eagle Scout service project at Stoughton Meadows

KATE NEWTON
As a Boy Scout, Drew

Grafton hiked hundreds of
miles, braved temperatures
50 below zero and rubbed
shoulders with Swedish
royalty and he hasnt even
received his Eagle Scout
rank yet.
It wouldnt be possible
without Scouts, 17-yearold Grafton, who will be
entering his senior year at
Stoughton High School in
the fall, told the Hub.
Earning the Scouts highest rank has been a long
time in the making. Since
joining the Cub Scouts in
first grade and later becoming a member of Troop 167,
Grafton has made two trips
to the Philmont Scout Camp
in New Mexico, visited the
High Adventure Sea Base
in the Florida Keys, built
a Quonset hut with fellow
Scouts in Minnesota in the
dead of winter and attended the 2013 National Scout
Jamboree in West Virginia
(where he met the King of
Photo submitted
Local Boy Scout Drew Grafton (center front), 17, received help on his project from a team of volunteers, including his parents, Kelly and Peter, fellow scouts from Troop 167 and other volunteers. Residents of Stoughton Meadows, pictured in the
back, came out after the projects completion to take advantage of the benches and new gardens.
Sweden).
Behind every trip
designed to help Scouts
utilize the skills theyve
learned, though, are the

countless hours spent learning those very skills represented through dozens of
badges and other certifications Scouts accrue as they

age through the program.
Last year, Grafton served
as his troops senior patrol

leader for six months and
began work on his Eagle
Scout Service Project more
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Earlier this month, he
completed that project,
installing six Aldo Leopold
benches and two perennial flower gardens at the
Stoughton Meadows Assisted Living facility with the
help of troop members, his
parents, Kelly and Peter,
and several other volunteers. The project took
about five hours to complete on June 4 a quick
pace that Grafton says
he was surprised by after
months of planning.
After we got going, I
started to destress, and it
was a relieving feeling to
be at this point where Im
almost done and at the
home stretch, he said.
Residents of the facility
showed their approval of
Graftons project almost
immediately. After observing the construction, several
came out to test the benches and take in the scenery, including one resident
who hadnt been outside in
months.
It just felt good that I
wasnt the only one who
cared about this project,
and for other people, it
means something to them,
too, Grafton explained,
adding that he will continue to oversee maintenance
on the garden as part of his
project. He plans to donate
the remaining funds from
his project fundraising to
Stoughton Meadows.
Now that the project is
completed, Grafton will
face review by the troop,
district, local council and
ultimately, the National
Council. After that, he must
receive his badge at this
Eagle Scout Court of Honor ceremony before his 18th
birthday in September.
Its been incredible, to
see his transformation into
a man, Graftons father,
Peter, said. You see him go
from a follower to a leader, and thats the nice thing
about scouting. Its a safe
environment to learn how
to lead, and how to lead
correctly, how to be a better person and provide service.
Later this summer, he and
other scouts from Troop
167 will go to Colorado,
where theyll go whitewater rafting and climb as
many fourteeners peaks
with elevations of 14,000
feet or more as they can
in a week. Its a fitting way
to wind down his time as
a Scout: Grafton said that
hiking has emerged as one
of his new passions.
During his senior year,
Grafton plans to stay busy
by playing for his schools
ultimate frisbee team,
working at Walmart and
prepping for college, where
he plans to study pharmaceutical sciences.
And despite looking forward to going a single
day without hearing about
scouting, Grafton joked,
he hopes to turn his love
for hiking into a potential
career as a tester for outdoor gear companies.
It would be a constant
vacation, he said with a
smile. Ive been doing it
all my life with scouting,
so why not keep going with
it?
Contact Kate Newton at
kate.newton@wcinet.com.

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