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Stoughton

Thursday, May 15, 2014 Vol. 132, No. 41 Stoughton, WI

Syttende
Mai
edition

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Norwegian
jubilation
New events refresh Stoughtons
family-friendly heritage festival
Mark Ignatowski
Unified Newspaper Group

Americans celebrate the

signing of our Declaration
of Independence with food
and festivities.
Stoughtonites celebrate
the signing of Norways
constitution with similar
fanfare.
This weekend marks the
200th anniversary of Norway signing its constitution
the second oldest continually-enforced constitution in
the world behind the United
States. Stoughton will take
that landmark moment to
another level this year with
an expanded Syttende Mai
celebration.
The annual festival,
which draws thousands of
visitors to the city, is choosing to cater to that festive
attitude with this years
theme, Jubilee - Celebrating 200 years of the Norwegian constitution.
Syttende Mai, which
translates to the 17th of
May, serves as a reason to
enjoy food, entertainment
and socializing with friends,
neighbors and visitors while
celebrating the citys Norwegian heritage.
Though there is a handful of activities throughout
the day Friday, the weekend officially kicks off with
opening ceremonies at 6
p.m. Friday at the corner of
Main and North Division
streets.
The festival hosts a new
main tent this year at this
location. The temporary
shelter will serve as a landmark gathering place for

At a glance
Theme
Jubilee - Celebrating
200 years of the
Norwegian constitution

King and Queen

Sonny and Linda
Swangstu

Prince and Princess

Garrett Bristol and
Natalee Gerber

Hall of Fame
inductee

Photo by Joe Koshollek

The Culham family

those new to the celebration.
At the opening ceremonies, the city will induct
four generations of Stoughton-area veterinarians into
the Hall of Fame. The Culham family has helped care
for animals in the community since a sick horse brought
David Culham here in 1889.
This years King and
Queen of Syttende Mai will
also be recognized.
Sonny and Linda Swangstu are well-known for their
civic and community service. Both have been active
volunteers for many organizations.
After the opening ceremony, visitors can head
over to Division Street Park
to catch the popular canoe

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Inside
Meet the Syttende Mai royalty
Strongman highlights new events
A note from the coordinator
Hall of Fame inductees
Event calendar
Check out the parades
SVP looks for the crown jewels
Glossary of Norwegian terms

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File photos by Derek Spellman

Festival-goers of all ages are sure to be all smiles during this years Syttende Mai celebration. The weekend has some new events and
classic favorites.

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Rewarded With Royalty

Syttende Mai king and queen earn title through community service
Kimberly Wethal
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Sonny and Linda Swangstu are living proof that you

can be rewarded for giving
back to the community.
Being crowned King and
Queen of Syttende Mai for
this years holiday, Linda
Swangstu believes that one
of the main reasons that
the couple was chosen as
local royalty was due to the
amount of service that both
she and Sonny have done in
the community.
It is such a great honor
to represent our community
and Norwegian Heritage,
she said. I think we got
picked because Sonny has
been involved in so many
things and helped the city
so much. Its been a great
honor to be chosen and is a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Both Sonny and Linda
grew up in Stoughton, with
Sonny living in the city and
Linda growing up the in
surrounding countryside.
The couple, both of them
being full-blooded Norwegians, graduated from
Stoughton High School
three years apart and have
been married for 23 years.
They each have three children, all of whom also
graduated from SHS.
Sonny went to Milton
College on a scholarship
and went into the Air Force
from 1961-1964, and came
back to Stoughton after
his time in the service to
become a self-employed
carpenter until he retired.
Throughout the years, Sonny has also coached football, basketball and baseball for kids and managed
a Home Talent Baseball
team, along with serving
on Stoughtons Common
Council and restoring historic homes around Stoughton.
Sonny has also been nominated as Citizen of the Year
and Volunteer of the Year in
the past.
Linda has made a large
impact with the American
Legion Auxiliary, serving
as vice president and president for one year and two
years, respectively. She is
involved with volunteering

Photo courtesy Smith Photography

Natalee Gerber and Garrett Bristol have been named this years
princess and prince of Syttende Mai.

Garrett and Natalee named

prince and princess

Photo courtesy Smith Photography

Sonny and Linda Swangstu, both full-blooded Norwegians from the Stoughton area, are this years
Syttende Mai king and queen.

for funeral luncheons, staff

coordinating for the Friday
night fish fry and is a member of Partners of Stoughton
Hospital.
Linda estimates that she
and Sonny will be attending approximately 25 different events over the Syttende
Mai weekend, and is looking forward to the Sunday
parade and meeting all of
the people who participate
in the festivities.
The Syttende Mai race
will be exciting and (I look
forward to) being able to

wish the runners good luck,

she said. Giving out the
medals for the winners will
be an honor. The participants should be given credit
if they are first place or last
- as they are accomplishing
a goal.
After their reign as royalty
is done, Linda said that she
and Sonny will continue to
be involved with Syttende
Mai activities.
We will give a helping hand in the Syttende
Mai celebration plans each
year, she said.

The couple are thankful for the opportunity that

they were given, and especially grateful for everyone
who puts in hours of work
to make Syttende Mai a success.
We thank the people of
Stoughton for their support
and also all the people that
put this celebration together and make it a wonderful event, she said. (The)
moral of being King and
Queen is (that) a person can
be rewarded if you do good
things for your community.

Royalty isnt reserved for just the king and queen.

Two Stoughton-area third graders - Garrett Bristol
and Natalee Gerber - were named as this years prince
and princess of Syttende Mai.
The Syttende Mai Prince and Princess are now chosen only from third graders in the Stoughton area, festival organizer Laura Trotter said. Third graders in
Stoughton learn about Norway and Norwegian culture
in their social studies classes and at field trip to our Sons
of Norway Lodge, which makes third graders a nice fit
to represent our festival.

Prince Garrett Bristol

Garrett attends Kegonsa Elementary school. He loves
trucks, tractors, any and all truck/tractor pulls, the dukes
of hazard and sports. He plays football and basketball
and goes camping a lot. Garrett is very easy going and
enjoys time with friends and family.

Princess Natalee Gerber

Natalee also goes to Kegonsa Elementary School,
where her favorite subjects are math and reading. Her
favorite book series is Geronimo Stilton. She loves
gymnastics and going to Disney World. Natalee also
enjoys doing arts and crafts.
As Prince and Princess, Bristol and Gerber are
involved in different activities throughout Syttende Mai
and the week beforehand, including both of the parades
during the weekend.

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Fest beefs up with strongman competition

Victoria Vlisides

Five Events

Unified Newspaper Group

Resident Tim Strandlie isnt just strong, hes a

strongman.
How strong you ask? Try
simultaneously carrying
two refrigerators connected to a pole and held over
your back.
That strong.
That wont be one of the
events, but its the type of
intriguing feats of strength
Strandlie, the organizer
of the Viking Games Syttende Mai Strongman competition, hopes to show off
with the new event to the
annual festival.
The Saturday afternoon
games are set to include up
to 20 competitors in five
different rounds of strength
competition. One, for
example, will be dragging
a 16,500-pound semitrailer
for 50 feet.
Strandlie got involved in
amateur strongman competitions himself in 2007
after searching for something more exciting than
traditional weightlifting
competitions.
Its more fun to pick
up a tractor tire, he said,
adding that the tire toss is
another round of competition spectators will see at
the 3 p.m. event.
He said the competition
will bring in a new crowd
to the annual festival but
will also wow the die-hard
fest-goers who probably
havent seen something
quite this powerful at Syttende Mai.
With Scandinavian roots,
the strongman games have
been popularized internationally through The
Worlds Strongest Man
competition, which had
its finals in March in Los
Angeles. Stoughtonites
might have seen it on television, as the finals are
typically aired on ESPN.
But, amateur competitors

175 pound cast iron log

lift for reps
Competitors will have 60
seconds to get as many
reps as possible holding a
9-inch diameter steel log
that weighs 200 pounds.
They will hold it about chest
height and lift it over their
head as fast as they can.

Truck pull
Competitors wear a
harness thats strapped
to a tractor-trailer (16,500
pounds), and the competitor
will pull it for 50 feet.

Apparatus medley
carry
The medley involves
carrying different apparatus,
like a 200-pound sandbag,
2-175 pound weighted milk
jugs (one in each hand),
and super yoke (a device
that goes on the back of
your neck that has heavy
objects on each end.) Each
apparatus will be carried 50
feet. The competitor that
completes all apparatus in
the fastest time wins.

Photo submitted

Tim Strandlie, who is a strongman competitor in regional events, organized the new Syttende Mai
event to add another competitive edge to the festivities.

If you go
What: Viking Games
strongman competition
When: 3 p.m. Saturday
Where: Kegonsa Plaza
parking lot, between
Division and Water streets
Who: Regional strongmen
Cost: Free to watch
Info: facebook.com/
SyttendeMaiStrongman
like Strandlie usually stick
to annual Madison and other regional competitions.
While the world competition has helped gain
awareness of the events,
Strandlie said Syttende
Mais competition isnt

exactly going to be like on

TV.
When I introduced it to
the chamber, I said, Its
kinda like the strongman
competition on television
without the steroids, he
said. Were strong, but
were not super-human
strong.
He encourages Syttende
Mai newcomers and diehards to check out the new
fest feature and see for
themselves.
Its going to be a cool
spectator event, he said.
At the event, held in the
Kegonsa Plaza parking lot,
bleachers will be set up for
attendees to watch, and it
will feature a DJ spinning
music and emceeing the
event.
The five rounds will

include these events:

175-pound cast iron log lift
for reps, a truck pull, apparatus medley carry, tire flip
and Atlas Stones lifting.
Equipment will be supplied by Strandlie, as well
as by other volunteers
helping him organize the
event.
Competitors will be
coming mostly from Dane
County, but some from
elsewhere in Wisconsin
and Illinois are expected to
compete, Strandlie said.
He is hoping for dry
weather (as most of us are)
because its not easy nor
safe to lift in wet conditions. He said the forecast
is looking alright, but a
rain date will likely be set
just in case.

Tire flip
Competitors use their full
strength to completely flip a
tractor tire for 50 feet, and
the fastest person wins. Tire
can weigh from 500 to 750
pounds.

Atlas stones
These concrete balls are
weighted from 200 to 325
pounds. The competitor
will pick one up from the ground and lift it on top of a
55-gallon barrel. There is a total of five stones to pick
up, as they progress from lightest to heaviest.

Viking Chess? Thats a thing

Fest offers hands-on
lawn game exhibit

Photo submitted

The Scandinavian yard game, sometimes called Viking Chess, will be a new feature to the 2014 festival.

Kubb (rhymes with

tube) is coming to Syttende Mai.
The Scandinavian yard
game, sometimes called
Viking Chess, will be a
new feature to the 2014 festival.
Kubb is a lawn game
in which the object is to
knock over wooden blocks
by throwing wooden batons
at them. Kubb has been
described as a loose combination of bowling and horseshoes.
Attendees are invited to
come to an exhibition to
learn and try out the game
Saturday at 2 p.m. at Division Street Park. The fun,
informal event will help
beginners get acclimated to
the game, said Laura Trotter, Syttende Mai coordinator.
Its going to be like a
backyard party where you
can come to learn how to
play the game, she said.
Trotter said the folklore

What is Kubb?
Kubb (pronounced [koob] in Swedish or [kub] in Gutnish)
is a lawn game where the object is to knock over wooden
blocks by throwing wooden batons at them. Kubb can
be somewhat described as a combination of bowling and
horseshoes.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kubb

goes that the game originated with the Vikings using

the bones and skulls of the
people they conquered.
However, the modern version is more light-hearted.
In fact, its gained popularity in the Madison area with
the Madison Kubb organization, which has a tournament coming up May 31 in
Madison.
Madison Kubb organizers
will be on hand at the Syttende Mai Kubb exhibition
to help teach people how
to play, Trotter said. She
said the tournament will be
hands-on and all experience
levels are welcomed.
The exhibition precedes a
July tournament in Stoughton that is a hybrid of the

On the Web
See more about a local Kubb group
online at:

madisonkubb.com

popular bean bag toss game

corn hole and kubb.
Trotter said the Syttende
Mai executive boards original idea was to have the
tournament at Syttende Mai.
However, they quickly realized the tournament might
not have space with everything else going on, so they
made their own event and
are introducing the game at
Syttende Mai.
Victoria Vlisides

May 15, 2014

Syttende Mai 2014

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Coordinators Column

Its Syttende
Mai time
Y

ou may not be able

to smell the cheese
curds and brats yet,
but its certainly Syttende
Mai time!
For weeks the chamber
office has had a steady
stream of people coming in
to buy booster buttons and
commemorative
coins, get
their brochures,
and register for the
races. I
am fielding calls
Trotter
right and
left from
people who are making
their plans to join us for our
festival. I am so proud of
our city!
Planning for the festival
happens all year long, but
of course, it has been in full
gear lately.
While many people see
the festival as a chance
to have a grand old time
in Stoughton, theres a
lot of work that goes on
behind the scenes. Now
that Im in my second year
of coordinating, I feel like
I have good handle on all
the effort and sacrifice that
hundreds of people make in
order to put on this worldclass festival.
This is the time of year
when all of the volunteers
get ramped up for their
areas. It is so exciting to
see how many people freely
give of their time and energy for the festival.
Although we have not
counted, the volunteers
number in the hundreds,
and that is before you factor in the volunteers for
the food stands and other
groups that use Syttende
Mai as a fundraiser.
Many local not-for-profit
groups host food booths or
provide labor to the festival to raise funds for their
groups efforts. Because of
this, the impact of the festival has far reaches into our
community. That brat you
buy turns into scholarships,
new team uniforms or community services projects.
The Syttende Mai booster
button you buy turns into
marching bands in the
parade, portable toilets,
security, brochures, and
much, much more. Because
there isnt an admission
gate, the festival relies
on booster button sales.

Think of it as your ticket to

all of Syttende Mai and
its only $5 for the whole
weekend.
And you sure do get a lot
of bang for the buck.
You will see many additions to the festival this
year. Weve got Viking
Games Strongman Competition, the inflatable play
area, the Geocache Hunt,
Kubb Exhibition and more.
Id like to personally
invite you to come to the
festival tent. New this year,
the festival tent will be on
Division Street between
McGlynn Pharmacy and
Cinema Cafe.
Syttende Mai Headquarters will be there with all
the information you need
for the festival. The tent
sponsor, King Oscar Seafood will be handing out
samples and coupons, so
come show this Norwegian
based company how we
celebrate Syttende Mai.
The tent will have tables
and chairs for you to relax
and enjoy the festival food.
While the weekend might
seem full of food, fun and
entertainment, our communitys ties to Norwegian
heritage run deep. Every
bunad-clad local you see
walking down the street
has some appreciation for
Norways rich culture and
tradition.
This year marks the
200th anniversary of the
Norwegian Constitution,
which was signed May
17th, 1814. (Syttende Mai
means 17th of May.) Norways Constitution is the
second oldest continuously
enforced constitution in
the world, second only to
Americas. You can read
more about the history of
this important date in the
Syttende Mai brochure this
year.
Norwegians who visit us
during Syttende Mai marvel that we celebrate Syttende Mai for three days!
They only celebrate on the
actual day, much like we
do for the Fourth of July.
I like to explain that we
need three days to highlight
everything that makes us
Norwegian.
See you at Syttende Mai!
Laura Trotter is in her
second year as coordinator
for Syttende Mai. She also
serves as the Stoughton
Chamber of Commerce visitors services coordinator.

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Why wear a booster button?

Booster buttons are the what keep
the Syttende Mai festival running
each year, said coordinator Laura
Trotter.
The success of the festival lives
and dies on button sales, Trotter
said. (We want) people to think
about that as an admission ticket.
Trotter said the event operates on a
break-even budget of about $120,000
and relies on local businesses and

groups for in-kind donations.

Some weekend events cost more
than they bring in, and vice versa,
Trotter said. For example, the parade
costs upwards of $10,000, but by
itself, doesnt bring in much money
from spectators.
Visitors can purchase a button
for $5 at the chamber office, 532
E. Main Street, or many businesses
throughout the city.

Nonprofit vendors offer food options

As it has for years, Syttende Mai will
likely prove an important fundraiser
for many of the areas nonprofit organizations that run food stands for the
festival weekend.
Stoughton Chamber of Commerce
visitor services director Laura Trotter
said the food carts, which are mostly
the same as years past, make up one
of the most important pieces of the

festival.
Without our food it would be a
completely different festival, Trotter
said. So many people start their weekend off with a traditional stop at their
favorite food stand. Its a tradition for
people to go to these.
All of the groups are nonprofits,
from the Dream Park hosting Ernies
Fresh Kettle Corn to the FFA Alumni

with its cheese curds and cream puffs.

Trotter noted that the Sons of Norway stand has moved from its old location to Water Street by Slindes Interiors because of the Heritage Center construction. The Kettle Corn stand will
also be on Water Street.
For a full list of vendors and locations, see the list in the breakout below.
Scott Girard

kels, and herring. Also available: hot

dogs, coffee, soda, water. Norwegian
napkin treats and American/Norwegian
home- baked goods. Saturday and
Sunday.
Norwegian Dancer Parents: (Main
St. Food Stand), Main and Division
Streets - Norwegian meatballs, lefse,
deep fried cheese curds, brats, hot
dogs, cotton candy, sno cones, soda,
water. All weekend.
Optimist Club: McFarland State Bank
Parking Lot - Hamburgers, hot dogs,
brats, walking tacos, nachos, pickles on
a stick, soda. All weekend.
Rotary: McFarland State Bank
Parking Lot - Roasted Corn, BBQ Pork
sandwiches, 1/4# hot dogs, Viking
Dogs, Italian sausage sandwiches,
grilled chicken breast sandwiches,
sliced beef sandwiches, nachos and
cheese, beverages. All weekend.
Sons of Norway - Mandt Lodge:
Main and Water Streets - Norwegian
and American baked goods, lefse,
krumkake, bake sale items, and soda..
Food stand open Friday 4-8 p.m.,
Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday 11
a.m.-4 p.m.
St. Anns Knights of Columbus:
Home Savings Parking Lot - Brat
burger, brats, hot dogs, french fries,
beverages, cheese curds, hamburgers.
Sunday only.
Stoughton Area Baseball Assoc.:
Main and 4th Streets (Parking lot) Brats, hot dogs, double hamburgers,
double cheeseburgers, hamburgers,
(pretzel buns available) soda, water,
Gatorade. All weekend.
Stoughton Boy Scout Troop 167:

Division and Washington Streets

- Chicken Kabobs, Boy Scout Beef
Sandwiches, candy, beverages. All
weekend.
Stoughton FFA Alumni: Main and
Forrest Streets - Famous deep-fried
cheese curds, fresh creams puffs,
soda, water. All weekend.
Stoughton Youth Hockey: N. Page
and Main Streets - Brats, hamburgers,
hot dogs, nachos, jumbo cotton candy,
walking tacos, soda and water. All
weekend.
Stoughton Youth Softball:, N 4th
and Main Streets - Famous Yetis Pizza,
nachos, candy, soda and water. All
weekend.
Western Koshkonong Lutheran
Church: Division St. - Real Strawberry
Shortcakes. All weekend.

Festive feast
All food stands are operated by
Stoughton nonprofit groups as a fundraiser:
Stoughton Inclusive Dream Park:
Main and Water Streets - Ernies Fresh
Kettle Corn. All weekend.
American Cancer Society Relay
for Life: Division Street - Famous
Stoddards brats, veggie brats, hot
dogs, root beer floats, soda, water,
spaghettios. All weekend.
Christ Lutheran Youth, Art Fair:
4th and North Streets - Walking tacos,
chicken lefsa wraps, hot dogs, brats,
soda/water, coffee/hot chocolate.
Saturday and Sunday.
First Lutheran Youth (Booth): 310 E.
Washington St. (P) - BBQ Pork, brats,
hot dogs, corn dogs, Uff Da dogs,
nachos, apples w/caramel, Norwegian
cookies (Krumkake and others), cinnamon rolls, popcorn, cotton candy,
coffee, hot chocolate, soda, water.
Saturday, 8am-6pm, Sunday 11 a.m.5:30 p.m.
Friends of the Library: Division St.
Park (R) and Library (F) - Pie Place!
The best homemade pies: plain or ala
mode -hot and cold beverages. Friday
5:30-7:30 p.m., canoe race portage (R).
Saturday 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Library
basement (F).
Lions Club, Division St.: Grilled
chicken breast sandwiches, grilled
porkloin sandwiches, brats, hamburgers, chicken strips, hot dogs, cheese
curds, chips, chocolate milk, soda,
water. All weekend.
Norwegian Dancer Parents:
Community Building - Uff-Da Special
- Norwegian Meatballs, lefse, sandbak-

SIT DOWN MEALS

Sons of Norway, Mandt Lodge:

317 S. Page Street - Syttende Mai
Luncheon, serving on Saturday, 10
a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m.1:30
p.m. Ala carte luncheon buffet with
Norwegian and American items and
baked goods, lefse, rommegrot, sot
suppe, riskrem, and beverages. Bake
sale items will be at our outside food
stand on Water and Main Streets.
Carry-outs will be available after the
parade on Sunday!
Stoughton American Legion: 803 N.
Page St. - All You Can Eat Breakfast,
Sunday 7 11 a.m. Eggs, sausage,
ham, pancakes, French toast, biscuits,
sausage gravy and beverages. Adults
$8, children under 10 $4.

What is Syttende Mai?

Syttende Mai, Pronounced,

soot-in-de-my, means the 17th
of May in Norwegian and is comparable to Americas Fourth of July
independence celebration.
The American Syttende Mai celebration dates back as far as 1868,
when Norwegian immigration to
this part of Wisconsin reached its
highest percentage. But it wasnt
until about 18 years ago, when the
common council decided to revive
Syttende Mai as a city-wide festival
that we saw the large-scale celebrations. Syttende Mai was seen
as a way to perpetuate Stoughton
and Norwegian heritage and has
become a yearly event.
The constitution of Norway was
enacted by the National Assembly
at Eidsvoll on May 17, 1814, and
Norway was given independence

from its 500-year union with

Denmark, according to the site
Stoughtonwipages.com. Each year,
thousands of people gather to celebrate their Norwegian heritage and
have a great time.
The community of Stoughton
is home to a large population of
Norwegians, many of whose ancestors traveled to the area beginning
in the 1870s to work in the tobacco
houses and at the wagon companies. By the 1900s, Stoughton
was one of the most Norwegian
towns in the country, with over 75
percent of the towns citizens being
of Norwegian decent. Although
the percentage of Norwegians in
Stoughton is not as high today, the
pride is still prevalent.
During the Syttende Mai
weekend, goers will experience

Norwegian-flavored demonstrations, exhibits, food, and productions. Traditional activities include

the ugly troll drawing contest,
and a festive feast, featuring lefse,
Norwegian meatballs and more.
Each year, nearly 6,000 sheets of
lefse are consumed at the festival.
Many attendees and volunteers
dress in bunads, which are formal
or festive Norwegian costumes
made of wool or brocade in various
styles representing different areas
of the country. This includes the
Stoughton Norwegian Dancers, a
group of high school students that
perform Norwegian folk dancing
throughout the weekend. Whether
its your first time or youve been
attending for decades, Syttende
Mai is a time to celebrate and
explore the Norwegian culture.

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Stoughton Hall of Fame

Luke Stoughton, the man who established a village in
1847 that later grew into a city bearing his name
Rebecca Skavlen, a teacher in local schools for 45
years
Claire Egtvedt, the Stoughton native who developed
the B-17 Flying Fortress while at Boeing
T.G. Mandt, designer and manufacturer of wagons
and farm machinery whose factory spurred waves of
Norwegian immigrants to locate in Stoughton
Per Lysne, the Stoughton wagon painter who revived
and popularized the art of rosemaling in America
O.K. Roe, prominent businessman, legislator and
mayor during the construction of City Hall
Art Anderson, commercial artist of national repute,
whose work graced the Syttende Mai coin for 26 years
Ben Wait, attorney, whose scholarship fund has
helped scores of Stoughton High School grads further
their education
Dr. Michael Iversen, pioneer in the field of eye surgery and founder of Stoughton Hospital
Esther Haug, whos love of heritage nurtured the
communitys interest in its past
Rolfe Hanson, a journalist, businessman, civic leader,
historian
Ethel Kvalheim, rosemaler nonpareil
Haakon Romnes, native son who became CEO of
AT&T
Dr. Harry Keenan, physician, civic leader and unforgettable character
Gjermund Skaalen, philanthropist, whose gifts established an orphanage and a home for the aging
Jeanne Reek and the Stoughton Norwegian Dancers,
since 1953, Stoughtons Ambassadors of Good Will
Conrad Elvehjem, research scientist and later, president of the University of Wisconsin
Guy Sundt, star Stoughton High school athlete and
later an all-American, coach and athletic director at the
University of Wisconsin
Liniel Cooper, mayor from 1962 to 1982, Coop and
Stoughton became virtually synonymous
Ed Bryant, president, chairman of the board and
general manager of Nelson Industries, Scout leader and
globetrotting outdoorsman
Clark Osterheld, inventor, Stoughtons Edison
Don Wahlin, who, at the age of 26, took over a near
bankrupt company and transformed it into Stoughton
Trailers, the communitys largest employer
Enoch Reindahl, the noted naturalist who became
world-renowned for his carved duck decoys
Giles Dow, a member of the Stoughton Fire
Department for 50 years, including 39 years as the fire
chief
Eugene Pud Kalland, a champion of the citys heritage who served in leadership roles for numerous local
historical organizations, he also spearheaded the effort to
restore the former Train Depot
Jerry Frei, lineman for the Wisconsin Badger football
team who went on to coach in college (University of
Oregon, 1967-71) and then became a fixture with the
National Football Leagues Denver Broncos, first as an
assistant coach (1972-75 and 1981-82) and then as
director of college scouting (1983-2001)
Lois Roe Kvamme, a music teacher for 38 years
and civic supporter and contributor to many causes and
organizations including the Stoughton Historical Society
and Stoughton Public Library
Sarah Leslie, a teacher whose outstanding ability to
teach homecrafting and handicrafts skills touched the
lives of thousands of students
Oscar Forton, life-long resident who served with the
Stoughton Fire Department for 50 years, including two
decades (1972-92) as chief
The Stoughton World War II Honor Roll, a listing of
the more than 800 Stoughton area residents who served
our nation during World War II.
Dr. Duane Larson, a highly decorated surgeon and
researcher who practiced medicine more than five
decades
Dan Moeser, a Dane County Circuit Court judge since
1979 who was all-state and all-American as a football
and basketball player at Stoughton. He holds the Badger
Conference basketball record for most points scored in a
game (56) and a season.
Paul Olson has been directing funerals in Stoughton
since 1952 and has been a member of a number of
many civic organizations.
Janet Bryant, a Stoughton native with a penchant for
giving, formed the Bryant Foundation which offers scholarships and grants to the community.
Helen Johnson, a former mayor and dedicated public
servant

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Hall of Fame inductees serve area

through 125 years of veterinary care
Kimberly Wethal
Hub Correspondent

If you go

This years Stoughton

Hall of Fame inductees can
thank a horse for the start
of their familys history in
Stoughton.
The Culham family,
who have served the city
through four generations of
veterinary service that has
spanned over 125 years,
settled here in Stoughton after David Culham
came to Stoughton in 1889
to treat a sick horse. He
decided that if the horse
lived, he would stay.
By Stoughtons good
fate, the horse ended up
surviving.
The love of veterinary
service was passed down
from David Culham to his
son Clare, who then passed
it down to his son Merrill, the third generation
of veterinarians. Merrills
daughter Cindy serves as
the fourth-generation veterinarian and has been
serving in Stoughton for
over 25 years.
In addition to Cindy
showing her love for animals through becoming a
veterinarian, she and her
two sisters Debby and Jill,
have shown great love
for equestrians throughout their live. All three
girls showed Arabian
horses throughout their
childhoods, with Debby
breeding four generations
of Arabian horses and

What: Hall of Fame

induction ceremony
When: 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 15
Where: Stoughton
Senior Center, 248 W.
Main St.
Info: Cindy McGlynn at
the Senior Center, 8738585

These folks are

what Stoughton is all
about.
Donna Olson
Stoughton mayor
becoming an internationally recognized Arabian
horse judge. Jill is the former Wisconsin high school
rodeo queen and Miss
Rodeo Wisconsin, and she
became a national high
point champion top-ten
overall cowgirl in 2011.
In addition to serving
through giving animal
care, the Culham fam ily was also chosen for the
Hall of Fame for their multitude of roles that many
of the family members
have held while serving
in community leadership
positions. Clare has served
as president of the Lions
Club, Merrill has been on

Photo courtesy Smith Photography

Four generations of Stoughton veterinarians will be honored as

inductees into the citys Hall of Fame this year.

the Stoughton Junior Fair

Board and the Board of
Directors for the Stoughton State Bank and Cindy
serves on the Stoughton
Hospital Board and the
Stoughton School Board.
Families like this and
the commitment they make
to our community is what
makes Stoughton the great
community that it is,

Stoughton mayor Donna

Olson said. These folks
are what Stoughton is all
about.
The Hall of Fame Induction ceremony will be held
on May 15 at the Stoughton Senior Center at 6:30
p.m. For more information,
contact Cindy McGlynn at
the senior center at 8738585.

Coin marks anniversary

Norwegian
constitution signed
200 years ago
A staple of the festival since 1966, this years
commemorative coin will
feature the historic signing
of the Norwegian constitution in the village of Eidsvoll in 1814 on one side,
with the American side
featuring the signing of the
U.S. Constitution at Independence Hall in Philadelphia.
Syttende Mai coordinator Laura Trotter said each
year, the coin has a Norwegian and American theme.
The coin aligns with
the theme of the festival Jubilee Celebrating 200
years of the Norwegian
constitution.

The coin traditionally

honors a person or an institution, with one side featuring an element related
to Stoughton and the other
side featuring an element
related to Norway, as part
of the citys annual Norwegian Constitution Day
festival.
This years collector
plate was designed by artist Kim Marsh, and features
a history of the Syttende
Mai celebration. The plate,
too, celebrates this years
theme.
The coins are available at
the Stoughton Chamber of
Commerce and local businesses and sells for $12
(check). For more information, call the chamber at
873-7912.
The plates are available
at Saving Thyme (233 W.
Main St.) for $39.95.

Photos submitted

This years plate was designed by artist Kim Marsh, and features
a history of the Syttende Mai celebration.

The 2014 commemorative coin will feature the historic signing of

the Norwegian constitution in the village of Eidsvoll in 1814 on
one side, with the American side featuring the signing of the
U.S. Constitution at Independence Hall in Philadelphia.

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Schedule of events
FRIDAY, MAY 16
9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Rosemaling Exhibit and Sale, Fire

Station Training Room (H)

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Hardanger Embroidery Exhibit

and Demonstration, River Bluff
gym (N)

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Quilt Show, River Bluff gym (N)

10 a.m.-noon Rosemaling
Demonstration, Saving Thyme,
233 W. Main St.

10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Scandinavian Jewelry Trunk Show,

Nordic Nook, 176 W. Main St.

1-3 p.m.

Rosemaling Demonstration,
Nordic Nook, 176 W. Main St.

1-4 p.m.

Sweet Potato Lefse Sampling,

Nordic Nook, 176 W. Main St.

1-5 p.m.

Stoughton Historical MuseumStoughtons Ever Changing Main

Street (B)

1 - 7 p.m.

Arbor Day Chain Saw Carving

Event, 515 S. 4th Street

2 p.m.-8 p.m.

Festival Tent Division Street (D)

6 p.m.

Opening Ceremonies, Festival

Tent (D)

6-8 p.m.

Inflatable Play Area, Uniroyal

Parking Lot (X)

6:30 p.m.

Canoe Race Start, Yahara River

6:30 p.m.

Stoughton City Band Concert,

Division Street Park (R)

7 p.m.

Canoe Race Portage, Division

Street Park (R)

7 p.m.

Stoughton Village Players, The

Case of the Bobbled Bauble (E)

7-10 p.m.

Street Dance, new location

Kegonsa Plaza Parking Lot (X)

8:30 p.m.

Stoughton Village Players, The

Case of the Bobbled Bauble (E)

SATURDAY, MAY 17
6 a.m.

Syttende Mai 17 Mile Walk Start

Finish at Mandt Park (J)

7:30 a.m.

Syttende Mai 20 Mile Run Start

Finish at Mandt Park (J)

8 a.m.

Syttende Mai 10 Mile Run Start

Finish at Mandt Park (J)

8 a.m.

Lil Syttende Mai Community Run,

Fox Prairie School, 1601 W. South

8 a.m.-8 p.m.

Festival Tent, Division Street (D)

8 a.m.-8 p.m.

Geocaching Hunt start information, Festival Tent (D)

8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

Inflatable Play Area, Uniroyal

Parking Lot (X)

9 a.m.-noon

Wood Carving Demonstration,

McFarland State Bank, 207 S.
Forrest St.

9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Scandinavian Jewelry Trunk

Show, Nordic Nook, 176 W. Main
St.

9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Rosemaling Exhibit and Sale, Fire

Station Training Room (H)

9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Arts & Crafts Fair, River Bluff

Campus (N)

9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Hardanger Embroidery Exhibit

and Demonstration, River Bluff
gym (N)

9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Quilt Show, River Bluff gym (N)

9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Arbor Day Chain Saw Carving

Event, 515 S. 4th Street

9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Opera House Open for Tours

(except during performances) (G)

9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Stoughton Depot Antiques Open

House, 532 E. Main St. (M)

10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Hardanger Fiddle Exhibit and

Demonstration, River Bluff gym (N)

10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Odins Promise book signing,

Nordic Nook, 176 W. Main St.

10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Syttende Mai Cookout, Yahara

Grocery Coop, 229 E. Main St.

10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Stoughton Historical Museum Stoughtons Ever Changing Main

Street (B)

Kubb Exhibition Division Street

Park (R)

2 p.m.

Hardanger Fiddle Playing, Nordic

Nook, 176 W. Main St.

2:30 p.m.

Stoughton Village Players, The

Case of the Bobbled Bauble (E)

2:30-3:30 p.m.

Stoughton Village Players, The

Case of the Bobbled Bauble (E)

10:30 a.m.

Stoughton Village Players, The

Case of the Bobbled Bauble (E)

11 a.m.

Rosemaling Demonstration,
Saving Thyme, 233 W. Main St.

Saw Playing by Percy Gyland,

Nordic Nook, 176 W. Main St.

11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Sweet Potato Lefse Sampling,

Nordic Nook, 176 W. Main St.

11:30 a.m.

Edvard Grieg Chorus, Stoughton

Opera House (G)

Noon,

Hardanger Fiddle Playing, Nordic

Nook, 176 W. Main St.

1 p.m.

Saw Playing by Percy Gyland,

Nordic Nook, 176 W. Main St.

1-3 p.m.

Norwegian Cheese Tasting,

Cheesers, 183 E. Main St.

1:15 p.m.

Childrens Parade, Main St. (T to J)

2 p.m.

Norwegian Dancer Street

Performance, Division Street (D)

2 p.m.

7 p.m.

Norwegian Church Service,

Christ Lutheran Church, 700 Cty
Hwy B

2:30 p.m.

10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Concert of Norwegian Music,

Stoughton Opera House (G)

161 E. Main St.

Madison County Concert, Mandt

Park (J)

Norse Costume Style Show, First

Lutheran Church (P)

Face Painting, Next Generation,

161 E. Main St.

6 p.m.

Bingo, Sons of Norway Mandt

Lodge, 317 S. Page St. (C)

2:30 p.m.

SVA Wisconsin Stoughton Choir,

Stoughton Opera House (G)

3 p.m.

Viking Games Strongman

Competition, Kegonsa Plaza
Parking Lot (X)

3 p.m.

Saw Playing by Percy Gyland,

Nordic Nook, 176 W. Main St.

3-4 p.m.

Krumkake Demonstration, Fosdal

Home Bakery, 243 E. Main St.

4 p.m.

Stoughton Village Players, The

Case of the Bobbled Bauble (E)

7 p.m.

8:30 p.m.

SUNDAY, MAY 18
9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Arts & Crafts Fair, River Bluff

campus (N)

9 a.m.-noon,

Rosemaling Exhibit and Sale, Fire

Station Training Room (N)

9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Fjord Horses, River Bluff Grounds

(N)

9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Festival Tent Division Street (D)

9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Geocaching Hunt start information, Festival Tent (D)

10 a.m.-noon

3:45 p.m.

Hardanger Embroidery Exhibit

and Demonstration, River Bluff
gym (N)

5:30 p.m.

Quilt Show, River Bluff gym (raffle

drawing at 11:30 a.m.) (N)

Norwegian Dancer Performance,

Community Building (O)
Norwegian Dancer & Alumni
Performance, Community
Building (O)

10 a.m.-noon

10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Face Painting, Next Generation,

10:30 a.m.

11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Stoughton Historical Museum Stoughtons Ever Changing Main

Street (B)

11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Norwegian Cheese Tasting,

Cheesers, 183 E. Main St.

11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Sweet Potato Lefse Sampling,

Nordic Nook, 176 W. Main St.

11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Syttende Mai Cookout, Yahara

Grocery Cooperative, 229 E. Main
St.

11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Scandinavian Jewelry Trunk

Show, Nordic Nook, 176 W. Main
St.

12-4 p.m.

Inflatable Play Area, Uniroyal

Parking Lot (X)

1:30 p.m.

Norwegian Parade, Main St. (J to W)

3 -5 p.m.

Stoughton Historical Museum Stoughtons Ever Changing Main

Street (B)

3:45 p.m.

Norwegian Dancer Performance,

Community Building (O)

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A Victory Lap

Run or walk
The Syttende Mai
Run/Walk includes four
options:

Race course adds loop around

Capitol back to course

20-mile run
Starts at 7:30 a.m. near
the Capitol in Madison,
$60

Kimberly Wethal
Hub Correspondent

10-mile run
Starts at 8 a.m. at
the 10-mile mark of the
20-mile run at Sandhill
Road in the Town of
Dunn, $50

17-mile walk
Noncompetitive, with
rolling start from 6-7 a.m.
at Badger Bowl; same
route as the run, $45

Lil Syttende Mai

2-mile jog starts at
8 a.m. at Fox Prairie
Elementary and moves
down Main Street to
Mandt Park, $15

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File photo Mark Ignatowski

Runners in the 20-mile race will take a lap around the Capitol again this year.

2013 top
finishers
Last years winners
in the 20-mile race
included:
Top overall male finisher: Joe Kurian of Madison
(2:00:33)
Top overall female:
Emily Kurian of Madison
(2:09:00)
Top Stoughton male:
Paul Otteson (2:05:47)
Top Stoughton female:
Gaither Smith (233:30)
10-mile race: Ben
Knapp of Stoughton finished first among men with
a 58:26 time, and Holly
Nearman of Milwaukee
topped all women with a
1:02:21 time.

Map courtesy Stoughton Chamber of Commerce

A loop around the Capitol is back this year for the 20-mile runners. All racers will have a slightly different course coming into the city along U.S. Hwy. 51.

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A well-loved feature of the

20-mile Syttende Mai Run
has made its long-anticipated
return.
The race, which will take
place on Saturday, May 17,
will bring back the lap around
the Capitol, a part of the route
that has been cut from the run
in the past few years, along
with a changed route due to
construction work.
Its early in the spring,
its one of the first farmers
markets of the season and
theres just something special
about doing that loop around
the square, run coordinator Jim McNulty said about
the return of the Capitol
loop. People will get a lot
more applause when you run
around the square. People
missed that and wanted to get
it back, and thats what we
did this year.
Runners will also be running on Rutland-Dunn Road
this year instead of Hwy. 138
due to construction work.
The numbers for the race
look to be around the same
this year, although McNulty
said that there was more of an
emphasis placed on marketing this year than there has
been in years past. McNulty
said there are more changes

to the marketing aspect of the

race in store, but that those
changes wont take full effect
until future years.
In addition to looking at
more marketing and promotion for future races, a new
logo for the shirts was selected as a way to create a unified feel throughout the race
and the overall Syttende Mai
festival.
We didnt necessarily
promote the run a lot more,
but we spent a lot of time
looking at logos and brandings, so people will notice
that the shirt has gotten some
redesigns, he said. Its still
got a lot of the traditional
part of the shirt, but theres a
new logo that will be kind of
sneaking its way throughout
some of the marketing pieces.
We really wanted to get
a consistent feel and a consistent font and a consistent
image for the festival and the
run, so we did a lot of that
this year with the thought that
next year were going to start
promoting the race more and
try to get participation up.
Runners and walkers can
also sign up to run on race
day.
For more information, call
McNulty at 877-2873 or visit
the Stoughton Chamber website.

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Childrens Parade
adds to event
Bill Livick

If you go

Unified Newspaper Group

Beth Tomczyk is in her

second year of organizing the childrens parade.
She said the theme for this
years parade is Jubilee.
Its celebrating 200
years of the Norwegian Constitution, she
explained.
She noted the parade
will be very similar to last
year, but there are two new
entries. The girls basketball players and the River
Bluff Middle School Band,
with 150 kids, are joining
the parade this year for the
first time.
The parade is for children
up through eighth grade,
she said. It begins at 1:15
p.m. Saturday, May 17.
Tomczyk said several
hundred children participated in last years parade.
This year she expects
between 500 and 600 children to take part.
The parade will feature
kids from preschools, day
care centers, elementary
and middle schools, sporting groups, performing arts
and dance groups. There
will be floats, walkers, the
Stoughton Tumblers who
stop in different places
along the parade route to do

What: Lil Parade

When: 1:15 p.m.
Saturday, May 17
Where: Mandt Park to
Stoughton Plaza
their routines and the girls
basketball players.
They havent been in it
in the past, Tomczyk said.
They will be in uniform
and dribbling basketballs.
The parade route begins
at the Monroe/Main Street
intersection and heads east
down Main Street to Fourth
Street, where turns south at
the library and ends at Mandt Park.
There will be representatives from all Stoughton
area elementary and middle
schools, as well as youth
sports and boys and girl
scouts in the parade lineup.
She noted that Stoughton
Youth Wrestling had a very
successful year and will
have a huge float.
Theyve got a lot to celebrate, she said. It would
be so great if every kid in
the city could participate
in the parade. Were really
excited.

File photos by Jeremy Jones

The youth parade will have

between 500 and 600 participants, all eighth grade or younger. It will feature sports and arts
groups, schools and the 150-kid
River Bluff Middle School band.

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Syttende Mai & the
Culvers Cruise Night!
Saturday, May 17
4 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Come to Our Syttende Mai Cruise Night

and Look at All the Cool Cars!

$2.00 Small
Cheese Curds
$3 Double Deluxe
all day

Small Coolers
or Smoothies
$1.50 all day
Medium Drinks
$1.00 all day

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Norwegian Parade
maintains status quo
Bill Livick
Unified Newspaper Group

The annual Norwegian

Parade continues its rich
tradition at Syttende Mai
this year.
Norwegian Parade organizer Meg Skoien said
the Sunday parade will be
similar to last year, with
85 units and 11 marching bands. Marching bands
from nine high schools will
participate Stoughton,
Deerfield, Milton, Brodhead, Cambridge, Waterloo, Markesan, Edgerton
and Evansville along with
bands from three middle
schools: Stoughton, Waunakee and Lodi.
The parade runs up
Fourth from Mandt Park
to Main Street and then on
to Stoughton Plaza. The
parade begins at 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 18.
The grand marshalls for
this years parade are Sonny

If you go
What: Norwegian Parade
When: 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 18
Where: Monroe/Main
Street intersection to
Mandt Park

and Linda Swangstu, who

were named this years Syttende Mai King and Queen.
Skoien said the parade
committee is always looking for new blood, especially younger people who can
get involved and further the
citys traditions.
I would like to get new
and young people in the
community involved behind
the scenes, so it can keep
running, Skoien said.
Call the Stoughton Chamber office at 873-7912 to
This years parade will feature 11 marching bands, including nine from high school.
learn about opportunities to
volunteer.

File photos by Derek Spellman

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Canoe race
returns for
39th year
The 3 1/2mile canoe
race down the Yahara River will once again follow
the Syttende Mai opening
ceremonies.
The canoe race, which is
in its 39th year, annually
draws nearly 130 competitors, and organizer Joni
Dean expects a similar
number.
The race begins at 6:30
p.m., right after the opening ceremonies, which
begin at 6 p.m. at the Festival Tent.
The route includes one
portage section at Division Street Park following
the launch at Rosenbaum
Bay on Yahara Road.
Dean suggested watching the portage section,
which is always busy with
hundreds of people cheering on the races as they

Although the boats will

likely launch from a new
spot on Lake Kegonsa from
in past years, participants
and watchers can expect the
same exciting race.
Organizer Jeff Newquist,
who will be in the race
himself, said the Town
of Pleasant Springs boat
launch is closed due to low
water depth so boats will
likely launch from the state
park boat launch.
That wont change the
Saturday race itself, though,
which will have both a
morning and afternoon
installment as usual.
The morning race will
begin at 11 a.m., while the
later race will take place
at 2 p.m. Newquist said he
expects the days events
to wind down by around 5
p.m.
Each race will likely consist of 10 to 15 boats, with
awards given out for different classes of boats plus an
overall winner award.
The best place to watch
the race is likely Springers on Sunnyside Street,
Newquist said.
Newquist said the morning and afternoon races
offer different wind and
weather conditions, and
the unpredictable weather
makes for a fun day for the
sailors no matter when they
race.
It tends to be a little on
the cool side, a little on the
windy side, he said, so
its usually one of our most
exciting races.

If you go
What: Canoe race
When: 6:30 p.m.
Friday, May 16
Where: Yahara River a good spot for viewing
is near Division Street
Park
Info: stoughtonwi.com/
syttendemai

pull their canoes from the

water, though the start of
the race is an exciting time
as well.
As usual, the race
includes six classes: men,
women, mixed, juniors,
youth and adult-child.
First place winners will
receive a set of wooden
rosemal paddles.
Visit stoughtonwi.com/
syttendemai for more
information or to register.
Contestants must register
by noon Thursday, May
15.

File photo

Racers paddle and portage along the Yahara River during the Syttende Mai canoe race. This years
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What: Sailboat races
When: 11 a.m. and 2
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Where: Lake Kegonsa;
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Norwegian music comes to Opera House

Bill Livick
Unified Newspaper Group

If you go

One aspect of Norwegian

culture that shouldnt be
overlooked is its musical
tradition.
That tradition will be represented at this years Syttende Mai folk festival with
a concert of (mostly) Norwegian music.
Stoughton natives Kyla
Betts, Linda Kunz, Erin
Nelson, and Linda Hopper, along with longtime
resident John Beutel, will
perform at the Stoughton
Opera House Saturday at
10:30 a.m., followed by the
Grieg Male Chorus at 11:30
a.m.
Beutel, the former director of the Stoughton High
School choir, organized the
40-minute concert that will
precede the male chorus.
Betts, a graduate of
Luther College, is a soprano and will be accompanied
by Kunz on piano.
Nelson, another pianist,
is a Luther College freshman majoring in music.
Beutel and Hopper will perform a duet for accordion
and violin.
Beutel said the concert
will feature a wide variety of music, including
some Norwegian music but
also a little non-Norwegian
music.
Beutel and the Stoughton High School Madrigal
Singers used to perform
a concert of Norwegian
music every year for some
20 years at Syttende Mai.
That was before he retired.
It was always part of the
weekend, he said. And I
felt in some ways that there
wasnt enough emphasis in

What: Norwegian music

at Stoughton Opera House
Who: Kyla Betts, Linda
Kunz, Erin Nelson, Linda
Hopper and John Beutel
perform
When: 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, May 17
What: Edvard Grieg
Male Chorus performance
When: 11:30 a.m.
Saturday, May 17
Admission: No charge
for either performance
Norwegian culture as far as
the arts are concerned.
When he retired 13 years
ago, he decided to organize
the concert of Norwegian
music for Syttende Mai
because I think its important to have the art of Norwegian music available to
sort of round out the festival.
Beutel felt that apart from
some Norwegian dancing
and hardanger fiddle performances, the annual community festival lacked a full
appreciation of the Norwegian arts.
We have the Grieg Chorus, but other than that there
isnt much in the line of art
and music, he said. So
thats where my interest
lies. Many years of hunting
up music for the Madrigal
Singers when I was teaching exposed me to a lot of
music.
The Edvard Grieg Male
Chorus will follow the concert with about 12 songs in
a performance to last less
than an hour.
Mark Everson, the

File photo by Jeremy Jones

The Stoughton Opera House will feature an Edvard Grieg Male Chorus performance Saturday. More Norwegian music will take place at the
historic venue Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m.

ensembles music director,

said this years program
will be taken largely from
pieces we and 10 other
Norwegian Singers Association of America choruses are preparing for the
June Sangerfest to be held
in Minneapolis. Both concerts will use a formula
developed over time that

recognizes our Norwegian

heritage while also keeping
the interest of our audiences
in mind.
Everson said about half
of the songs will be sung in
Norwegian, with historical
and contextual information
provided. Of these, Hil
dig, Norge (Hail to you,
Norway) and Norge mitt

Norge! (Norway, my Norway!) have been chosen to

honor this years bicentennial of the Norwegian Constitution on May 17.
The balance of the program will be in English and
include a mix of patriotic,
spiritual, Broadway and
humorous genres, Everson
wrote in an email to the

Hub.
Beutel said the concert hes arranged will be
similarly diverse, with an
emphasis, of course, on the
music of Norway.
Its wonderful exploring the Norwegian heritage
through music, he said.

Find yourself geocaching

Event replaces traditional scavenger hunt

Syttende Mai
geocaching
The search for treasure
around Stoughton during
Syttende Mai will start at
the events festival tent
on the corner of Division
Street and Main Street.
From there, participants
have two days to locate the
other points of interest:
8 a.m. to 8 p.m.,
Saturday, May 17 (start at
the festival tent)
9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Sunday, May 18

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To play, people are given
coordinates they have to
find, with prizes being in
anything from the size of
a film canister to a tackle
box. The event is popular with families and small
groups, she said, and is
open to everyone.

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Unlike the fabled pot of

gold at the end of the rainbow, you never know what
youll find while geocaching at this years Syttende
Mai celebration.
The hobby of geocaching or using GPS to locate
hidden treasures has
taken off in recent years
with as Global Positioning Systems (GPS) have
become more prominent
in smart phones and other
devices, and this year, people with such systems will
be able to join in the fun
during Syttende Mai.
The hunt will take
place from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday and 9:30 a.m. to 4
p.m. Sunday.
Stoughton Chamber of
Commerce Syttende Mai
coordinator Laura Trotter
said participants will start at
the festival tent, where they
will receive the first clue in
this point-by-point event,
with a small prize at the end
for everyone. All people
need is a smart\ phone or
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SVP investigates Case

of the Bobbled Bauble

File photo by Jeremy Jones

Arts and crafts fair

features Midwest artists
Arts and crafts connoisseurs will have chances on both Saturday
and Sunday to view and purchase handcrafted items from artists
at Syttende Mai. The annual Arts and Crafts fair will be Saturday
from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the River
Bluff campus. Items for sale will include the usual jewelry, pottery, sweatshirts, rosemaling and other crafts, with candles and
soaps also on sale this year. The artists are mostly from around
the Midwest, including Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois and all
of the items on display will be for sale.

Norwegian Clothing for Kids

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Jumpers, Skirt Sets,
Scarves, Waistbags,
Infant Bibs,
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The QVC Shopping Network, Norwegian culture

and incompetent detective
work come together in yet
another hilarious Syttende
Mai show from Stoughton
Village Players.
This years show explores
The Case of the Bobbled
Bauble or Smykker Dumhet (Jewelry Foolery).
The players are commemorating the upcoming
opening of the Stoughton
Heritage Center with a caper
involving missing crown
jewels of Norway and the
embarrassing situation into
which Ole (Merlin Luschen)
has gotten the long-suffering mayor (Jean Gohlke).
Lena (Arlene Minor) scoffs
at Oles amateur sleuthing
despite the able assistance of
his friend Lars (Mikey Jarlsberg). She has enough problems keeping her TV shopping addiction under wraps.
Working with her friend
Rugna (Kristin Johnson),
Lena must to rally the town
to get the Heritage Center
ready for dignitaries to visit,
even if it means building
some exhibits themselves.
Director Tony Hill has
assembled a cast of local
actors to tell the story, using
video and multi-use set pieces and props to make the set
as much fun as the dialogue.
One new element of this
show is a character that
speaks only Norwegian on
stage. How that works for
an audience that might not
understand Norwegian is a
silly part of the experience
you dont want to miss.
Produced from an original
script written by Tony Hill,
Jeff Horton, Gary Smithback, Brooke Hauser and
Dan Prueher, the shows
creative set was built by Jeff
Horton and Don Cady. The
rest of the cast includes:
Gary Smithback, Karl
Smithback, Kathy Horton,
Tracy Markle, Nicole Hale,
Tim Markle, Bo Collins,
Georgean Pentel-Nicholson,
Anne Hill, Addie Gault,
Kayla Daniels, Jess Gage,
Hanna Olson, Grace Gilbert, Anika Hauser, Brooke
Hauser and Dan Prueher.
Show times are 7 and
8:30 p.m. Thursday, May

Submitted photos

Stoughton Village Players actors, from left, Kayla Daniels, Anne Hill, Addie Gault, Kristin Johnson, Tim
Markle and Nicole Hale, will star in the groups production of The Case of the Bobbled Bauble.

If you go
What: Stoughton Village
Players production of
The Case of the Bobbled
Bauble
When: 7 and 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 15; 7 and
8:30 p.m. Friday, May 16
and 2:30, 4, 7 and 8:30
p.m. Saturday, May 17
Where: 255 E. Main St.,
Stoughton
Info: stoughtonvillage
players.org
15; 7 and 8:30 p.m. Friday, May 16 and 2:30, 4,
7 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday
May 17. Tickets are $10
for all seats and can be purchased at McGlynns Pharmacy and stoughtonvillage
players.org. Most shows sell
Grace Gilbert, Hannah Olson and Annika Hauser will perform in the
out, so get tickets early.
weekend shows.

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One of the favorite annual Syttende Mai events

is the quilt show, where
locals get to show off their
hard work, often conducted during a cold winter.
If its really a cold
winter, well have a lot,
chuckled event coordinator
Mary Olson. We usually
have around 70 or 80.
This years show will
take place at the River
Bluff Middle School, 235
N. Forrest St., gymnasium
from 10 a.m. to noon, with
a raffle drawing at 11:30
a.m.
This years quilt queen
is Peg Orlofsky, whose

quilt will be available during the raffle. Tickets are

$1 or six for $5, and are
available at Saving Thyme
or chamber office. The
other quilts are for display
only.
Entries must be brought
to the gym between 4-6
p.m., Thursday, May 15 or
to the Stoughton Chamber
of Commerce office (532
E. Main St.) on Wednesday, May 14 from 6-7 p.m.
People are asked to not
drop them off early.
Entry forms are available online at stoughtonwi.
com, at Saving Thyme,
233 W. Main St., or the
chamber office inside the
old railroad depot on Main
Street.

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Sons of Norway

Photo by Kimberly Wethal

Norwegian Heritage Center takes shape

Photo submitted

Sons of Norway-Mandt Lodge member Don Rorvig carved this gable to hang in the lodge hall. The
design is a replica of one that hangs at Urnes Stave church in Songefjord, Norway.

Handmade carving
adorns Mandt Lodge
Visitors welcome
to learn about
Norwegian culture
Mark Ignatowski
Unified Newspaper Group

The Sons of NorwayMandt Lodge have added

another piece of Norwegian
culture to their South Page
Street meeting hall.
The Norwegian heritage
and cultural civic group
recently installed a handcarved gable in its great
hall modeled after one of
the oldest Stave churches
in Norway. Local artisan
Don Rorvig assembled and
carved the 200-pound basswood carving this past winter. Rorvig hopes the piece
will give people a glimpse
of the beauty and craftsmanship that can be found
in Norway.
Im trying to help people

appreciate the heritage,

Rorvig said.
Rorvig a frequent visitor to Norway who attended
the University of Bergen
there took an interest in
the carving after visiting
a Stave church in Songefjord, Norway. Stave
churches are sort of a link
between the pagan gods of
Viking days and Christianity. Only about 30 remain
in the country whereas
nearly 1,000 could have
been found several hundred
years ago.
Rorvigs carving for the
Mandt Lodge is made of
basswood thats been glued
together to form a solid
piece. From there, he handcarved the intricate, twisting design that most would
incorrectly describe as a
dragon.
This is actually a lion
and all the little lines
are snakes, Rorvig said,
adding that the design has

been researched by the University of Oslo. Now, the

Vikings never saw a lion
but they were told what
a lion might be like and so
they used their imagination
to design what they thought
a lion might look like.
The Sons of NorwayMandt Lodge had recently
renovated their lodge when
Rorvig volunteered to
design and carve the 6-foothigh-by-12-foot-wide
gable. Lodge president Darlene Arneson welcomed
the artwork and is proud to
share it with others.
Sons of Norway - Mandt Lodge is so fortunate to
have members such as Don
Rorvig who share their
talents and skills with the
lodge, Arneson said. This
carving will be a focal point
of Feggestad Hall for our
members, guests and visitors. We are thrilled to be
able to showcase it during
Syttende Mai this year."

If youre wondering what new building is on the corner of Main and Page streets, heres your answer:
Its the citys Norwegian Heritage Center. The building is being constructed by the Bryant Foundation
- a local charitable organization. When it opens early next year, the two-story, 15,000-square-foot
center will house a genealogy library, lounge, auditorium and spaces for both permanent and temporary exhibits related to Norwegian culture.

Rosemaling show returns to fire station

For the second year, the
Stoughton Fire Department
will house the Syttende Mai
rosemaling show.
The switch happened last
year after years at the Wells
Fargo Bank. The Wisconsin
State Rosemaling Association moved from the banks
basement to the fire station
to be more accessible to
visitors.
Rosemaling is a Norwegian style of decorative
painting that dates back to
the 1600s.
This years organizer,
Shannon Suddeth, said the
event went really well
last year at the department,
which offers handicap
File photo by Derek Spellman
accessibility and a ticket
booth right outside the door. Visitors will find many handpainted Rosemaling works at the
The show will include annual show and sale at the fire station.
nearly 80 pieces on exhibit,
with another 200 for sale
from artists from around
Wisconsin.
What: Wisconsin State Rosemaling Association show
This year will be the 48th and sale
annual exhibit.
When: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 9 a.m. to
The show will take place noon Sunday
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday
Where: Stoughton Fire Department, 401 E. Main St.
and Saturday and conclude
Info: wisconsinrosemaling.org
from 9 a.m. to noon on Sunday at 401 E. Main St.

If you go

Festival: New events on Saturday help round out weekend of Norwegian heritage
race, as paddlers make their
way down the Yahara River
and have to make a portage
through the park.
On Saturday morning, a
few thousand runners and
walkers will make their
way from the Capitol in
Madison (or somewhere
close to halfway) for the
annual Run/Walk. In addition to the 20-mile route,
there is a 17-mile walk and
a 10-mile run. The long race
starts with a loop around the
Capitol as the Dane County Farmers Market gets
underway.
People can also run, jog
or stroll in the Lil Syttende Mai Community
Run/Walk, which spans a
couple miles through downtown Stoughton.
New this year is a chance
to see some 30 strongmen
compete in feats of strength
during the inaugural Viking

popular kids parade, which

will feature young children
a homage to Syttende Mai
celebrations in Norway.
Sundays parade tends to
draw the biggest crowds.
The parade starts to make
its way down Main Street at
1:30 p.m.
Stoughton High Schools
famous Norwegian Dancers can be found performing throughout the weekend
at the community building
and at a street performance
at 2 p.m. Saturday on the
corner of Main and Division
Streets.
Other events throughout
the weekend include a twoday arts and crafts fair at
River Bluff Middle School.
File photo by Derek Spellman Musical entertainment can
be heard at various busiThere are plenty of activities along Main Street and throughout
nesses, the Stoughton Opera
downtown this weekend.
House, the community
Games competition at the as Viking chess) - can be building and at Mandt Park.
Kegonsa Plaza Parking Lot. found at Division Street
Rosemaling and quilts
More games for everyone - Park.
will be on display throughincluding Kubb (also known
Saturday also features a out the weekend. The quilt

show will be held at River

Bluff and rosemaling demonstrations and artwork can
be found at the Stoughton
Fire Station.
Food stands can be found
throughout the city and are
operated by local non-profit

groups.
More information about
this weekends events
can be found through out this paper and online
at the chambers website,
stoughtonwi.com.

SonS of norway
Syttende Mai feSitval eventS
317 S. Page St., Stoughton
The public is always welcome at Mandt Lodge!

two locationS:
Ala carte Luncheon & Bingo: 317 S. Page St., Stoughton
and Food Stand & Bake Sale:
Corner of Main and Water St. by Slindes Interiors
friday, May 16
4-8pm: Food Stand & Bake Sale
Saturday, May 17
10am-6pm: Food Stand & Bake Sale;
10am-4pm: Ala Carte Luncheon, 6pm: Bingo
Sunday, May 18
11am-4pm: Food Stand & Bake Sale
11am-1:30pm: Ala Carte Luncheon

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Norwegian glossary
Unusual words
Syttende Mai (SOOT-in-da MY): The Norwegian
Constitution Day is the National Day of Norway and is an official national holiday observed on May 17 each year. Among
Norwegians, the day is referred to simply as Syttende Mai
(meaning May 17).
Lutefisk (LOO-ta-fisk): Scandinavian dish prepared by
soaking dried cod in lye to
tenderize it, then skinning,
boning, and boiling the fish to
a gelatinous consistency.
Lefse (LEF-sa): A round
flatbread of Norwegian origin,
traditionally made of a potatobased dough and baked on a Lefse
griddle.
Krumkake (KROOM-ka-ka): A
Norwegian waffle cookie made
of flour, butter, eggs, sugar, and
cream. Krumkake are traditionally made during the Christmas
season. A special decorative
two-sided iron griddle, similar to
a waffle iron, is used to bake the
thin round cakes.
Fjord (Fee-YORD): a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between Making krumkake
high cliffs, as in Norway
and Iceland, typically
formed by submergence
of a glaciated valley.
Bunad (BOO-nod): A
traditional Norwegian
costume, typical of rural
origin, often embroidered Fjord
and featuring scarves,
shawls and hand-made silver or gold jewelry.
Rosemaling (ROSE-ma-ling): A Scandinavian style of
carved or painted decoration (as on furniture or walls or dinnerware) consisting of floral motifs.

How to count
One: En
Two: To
Three: Tre
Four: Fire
Five: Fem
Six: Seks

Seven:
Syv
Eight: tte
Nine: Ni
Ten: Ti

Useful words
Hello: Hallo
Goodbye: Ha
det
Yes: Ja
No: Nei
Please: Vr s
snill

Thank you: Takk

Thank you very
much: Tusen
takk
Excuse me:
Unnskyld meg

Pronunciation guide
A as in father
E as in wedding
I as in meat
U as in hood

as in mad
as in blurt
as in hall

Special pronunciations
KJ, KI and KY: make a soft k-sound without actually blocking the throat, so that the air makes a sound as it squeezes
out.
SJ, SKY, SKJ and SKI: as in shop
J: as in yes
R: is a little more sharp than inEnglish

The alphabet
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Source: visitnorway.com

File photos

Between 30 and 40 different bunads will be part of the 42 annual Bunad show Saturday at First Lutheran Church. The traditional
Norwegian outfit requires many hours sometimes years of handwork to make.

Norwegian style on display Saturday

Bunad show enters
42nd year
Kimberly Wethal
Hub Correspondent

Bunads are no stranger

to Stoughton, and neither
is the annual Bunad Show.
Recurring each year
during Syttende Mai, the
Bunad Show is entering its
42nd year and will be held
at First Lutheran Church at
2:30 p.m. Saturday, May
17.
There is no individual
cost to attend the show,
but attendees must have
purchased a Syttende Mai
booster button that will
allow them to see many
of the other attractions
and events throughout the
weekend.
The show was started
by Marion Keebaugh, who
taught a bunad-making
class in Stoughton, along
with a Hardanger class at
MATC, and wanted women from the area to learn
more about their heritage
through the traditional
dress, said Marg Listug,
organizer of the Bunad
Show.
She became very

If you go
What: Bunad Show
When: 2:30 p.m.,
Saturday, May 17
Where: First Lutheran
Church, 310 E.
Washington St.
Info: Marg Listug, malistug@gmail.com
interested in it and really
thought it was something
that the women in Stoughton of Norwegian heritage
should do, so she made it
happen, Listug said.
This year marks Listugs
third year of coordinating the show, and she will
be co-hosting it with her
daughter Sarah.
The show will consist
of the modeling of the
bunads, along with commentary on the history and
background of the different regions of Norway in
which the dresses originated from. Different regions
of Norway result in varying different fabric patterns
and designs.
We talk about each
model in the show and give
a little bit of history about
that persons dress, Listug

Bunads are a traditional Norwegian outfit.

said. (Things like) where

they got the dress, if they
inherited it or if it was a
gift from a family member
in Norway.
Making a bunad is
a labor-intensive task,

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with the construction of

one of the dresses in the
show taking four years to
make. Most come with a
steep price tag, seeing as
an average bunad would
cost upwards of $5,000.
Depending on the amount
of handwork required to
make a certain bunad, the
time and cost of the production may vary.
The event will showcase
between 30 to 40 models
and their dresses, although
there are over 200 styles of
bunads from around Norway.
Listug views the Bunad
Show as a way for Stoughton to hold onto its heritage as the Norwegian
bloodlines start to become
thinner.
I think its important to
carry the tradition on, she
said. As the people living
here are more and more
generations removed from
Norway, its just a way of
telling people who I am
and where I came from.
For more information on
the show, contact Listug at
malistug@gmail.com.

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Norwegian Dancers step it up

Popular group a
highlight of festival
Scott De Laruelle
Unified Newspaper Group

Perhaps nothing embodies

the strong Norwegian tradition and fun times of Syttende Mai than Stoughton
High Schools famous Norwegian Dancers.
The busy group performs
around 60 times each academic year, including many
community service events
around the area. This year,
their annual spring tour took
them all the way to Florida.
Their Syttende Mai performances will mark their
final show of the school
year. They kicked off
on Tuesday, May 13, on

2013-14 Norwegian Dancers

The 2013-14 SHS Norwegian Dancers: seniors Jace
Carlson, Joshua Heimsoth, Abby Joannes, Isaac Landers,
Cassidy Parker, Sydney Raisbeck, Connor Sawyers, Connor
Seamonson, Rena Sletten and Grace Stokes; juniors
Lindsey Bach, Ben Brandt, Travis Delehanty, Macy Fuller,
Zach Hasselberger, Mara Nelson, Kristen Nett, Patrick
Reilly, Jessica Wendt and Jordyn Weum; sophomores Isaac
Eugster, Jacob Groleau, Stephanie Hite and Emma Olstad.

File photo by Victoria Vlisides

The Stoughton High School

Norwegian Dancers have a full
schedule of events for their last
major performance of the year.
Find the dancers throughout the
weekend at Syttende Mai.

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WKOWs Wake-Up Wisconsin Morning Show,

then headed off to the Waunakee Manor, followed by
a performance at the State
Capitol.
On Friday, May 16, the
dancers continue their
schedule at the Sandhill Elementary at 8:30 a.m., then to
St. Anns School at 10 a.m.
Saturday, May 17, brings
the annual street dance, following the Youth Parade at
2 p.m. at the corner of Main
and Division streets. Other
Saturday performances will
be held at the Community
Building at 3:45 p.m., with
the annual alumni performance at 5:30 p.m.
The highlight of the weekend and the groups final
signature performance of
the season will be held at

the Stoughton Community

Building at 3:45 p.m. Sunday, May 18, following the
Syttende Mai Parade. The
performance will include
a bake sale as well as fresh
Norwegian meatballs.
People are encouraged
to stop by the Norwegian
Dancers food stand and
help support the group for
the 2015 tour to Norway
through a raffle. Top prizes
include: $500 cash from the
Friends of Norwegian Culture, a Norwegian cherry
corner cabinet, a two-hour,
14-passenger limousine
package, a Stoughton dining
basket, 32-inch flat screen
TV and more.
For information, call
the Stoughton Chamber of
Commerce at 873-7912.

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