2014 Stoughton Victorian Holiday

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Horse rides

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attractionsStoughton conjures old English traditions

on Victorian Holiday weekend

MARK IGNATOWSKIUnified Newspaper Group

Horse-drawn carriagerides will return to Victori-an Holiday after a hiatus ofa few years from the annualold-time holiday celebra-tion in Stoughton.

Victorian Holiday nowin its 22nd year will fea-ture shopping, dining,music and theater options,as well as family-friendly

holiday-themed activitiesthroughout the city.L a u r a T r o t t e r , t h e

Stoughton Chamber ofCommerce visitor servicescoordinator, said the horse-drawn carriage rides areback this year after beingabsent the past few years.Proceeds will benefit localcharity organizations.

Were quite excited tohave these horse-drawn car-riage rides, Trotter said.

The Clydesdales willdepart from the McFar-land State Bank parking lotdowntown for $5 per per-son, or $15 per foursome.The carriage rides will run

from 1-4:30 p.m. Saturday.Other attractions fill out

the weekend, despite afew events including theStoughton Village Play-ers live radio production dropping out this year.

T he weekend s t a r t sT hurs day , Dec . 4 , a tStoughton Hospital withthe Love Lights Ceremony.Beginning at 4:30 p.m.,hospital staff will performmusic and attendees can seeChristmas trees decoratedin the lobby with lightsand ornaments remember-ing deceased loved ones orhonoring those who serve

in the military. Trees willalso be displayed outside

this year.Friday night will be twice

as bright as last year.The Holiday Light Dis-

play will illuminate Stough-ton Rotary Park beginningat 5:30 p.m. with nearly100,000 lights, anotherincrease after the num-ber almost doubled lastyear. The lights will besequenced to holiday musicbroadcast over FM radio(88.5). Friday night marks

the first time the park willbe illuminated for the sea-son, with the lights turnedon nightly through NewYears Day.

After viewing the lightshow, Stoughtonites willhave the chance to celebratethe weekend with an Open-ing Gala from 6-10 p.m. at206 W. Prospect St. Thatand other events through-out the weekend will ben-efit charities from aroundStoughton. Proceeds fromthe Friday events silentauction go to the Relay forLife of Stoughton/Oregon/McFarland.

Other chari ty events

over the weekend includethe Holiday Home Tour onSunday, which also ben-efits the Relay for Life,and the Dickens of a Runand Walk Sunday morn-ing, which will benefitthe Stoughton and UnitedMethodist Food Pantries.

Saturday starts with achance for kids to chillwith the Snow Queen atthe VFW. Santa will alsobe around as folks enjoy anall-you-can eat breakfastor just make a donation toToys for Tots.

The annual Arts andCrafts Show and Sale runs

from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at

Schedule of events

2014 Victorian HolidayThursday, December 4

4:30 p.m., Love Lights Ceremony with hospital staffmusic, Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St.

Friday, December 5 5:30 p.m., Holiday Light Display, Stoughton RotaryPark at the corner of 6th and Jefferson St., just eastof the fire station 610 p.m., Victorian Holiday Opening Gala benefit-ing the American Cancer Society Relay for Life, 206W. Prospect St.

Saturday, December 6 8 a.m. noon, Breakfast with The Snow Queen,VFW, 200 Veterans Road,$7 adults, $3 for kids under 10 9 a.m.4 p.m. Victorian Holiday Arts and CraftShow, River Bluff Middle School, 235 N. Forrest St. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. SHS Madrigal Singers VictorianHoliday Caroling, strolling along downtown shops Noon-3 p.m. Santas Workshop sponsored byKiwanis, Visit with Santa, Cookie decorating withMrs. Claus, Crafts for kids and face painting,Stoughton Community Building at the corner of Northand 5th streets 1- 3 p.m., Special activities for children decoratea Christmas stocking for your stuffed animal or doll,The Next Generation, 161 E. Main St. 1-4:30 p.m., Horse-drawn carriage rides, McFarlandState Bank parking lot, 207 S. Forrest St., $5 perperson/$15 per foursome

1:30 p.m., A Christmas Carol ballet presented byStageWorks Projects, Inc., Stoughton High Schoolauditorium, 600 Lincoln Ave., 873-0717 5:30 p.m. Festively Illuminated Fire Truck Parade,Wal-Mart parking lot to fire station 5:30 p.m., Holiday Light Display through Jan. 1,Stoughton Rotary Park at the corner of 6th andJefferson streets, just east of the fire station 7:30 p.m., A Christmas Carol ballet presented byStageWorks Projects, Inc., Stoughton High Schoolauditorium, 600 Lincoln Ave., 873-0717

Sunday, December 7 8 a.m.-noon, Breakfast with Santa, AmericanLegion, 803 N. Page St. $8 adults, $4 for kids under10 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Victorian Holiday Arts and CraftShow, River Bluff Middle School, 235 N. Forrest St. 10 a.m. Dickens of a Run/Walk sponsored byYahara River Grocery Cooperative 5k Run or 2kFun Run, McFarland State Bank parking lot, 207 S.Forrest St. 2-6 p.m. Festive Holiday Home Tour, sponsored byAmerican Cancer Society Relay For Life, 850 U.S.Highway 51, 1836 Chapin Court, 1994 KoshkonongRoad 5:30 p.m., Holiday Light Display, Stoughton RotaryPark at the corner of 6th and Jefferson streets, justeast of the fire station

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Stoughton Rotary Park light display nearly doubles againNo holiday festival would be com-

plete without a light display.And Stoughton really knows how to

illuminate when it comes to holidaydecorations.

The Holiday Light Display willlight up Stoughton Rotary Parkwith nearly 100,000 lights, anotherincrease after the number almost dou-

bled last year.The light display started growing

in 2011. While Victorian Holiday hadhosted a tree lighting ceremony priorto that, the display really took offunder the direction of fire chief MartyLamers.

In 2011, the event grew to includea 25-foot fabricated tree draped with56 strings of lights. Smaller treeswere decorated in the area that would

become Stoughton Rotary Park. Sincethen, volunteers have added lights by

the thousands each year.Last years count of roughly 50,000

was doubled again this year, StoughtonChamber of Commerce visitor servicescoordinator Laura Trotter said.

The display will first be lit begin-ning at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5.

The lights will be sequenced to hol-iday music broadcast over the radio,

at 88.5 FM. Mark Ignatowski

Lutefisk, meatball dinner SaturdayIf you are Norwegian or just hungry Christ Lutheran

Church is hosting a lutefisk and meatball dinner for the com-munity on Saturday, Dec. 6.

Meals will be served from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., with live musicfrom the Ole Ellickson Orchestra.

The menu will include lutefisk, meatballs, potatoes, ruta-bagas, lefse, cranberries, coleslaw, rommegrot, Norwegiancookies, coffee and milk.

The cost is $18 for adults and $7 for children ages 4-12.Walk-ins may still be available, but reservations are recom-

mended to ensure a spot.For information or to RSVP, contact Carol Skavlen at 873-

6131.

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Nearly 100,000 lights will illuminate Stoughton Rotary Park this year. The lights will be lit for the first time at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5.

Find holiday gifts at annual

arts and crafts show and saleIf you want to look beyond the store shelves for a

gift this year, take a stroll through the Victorian Holi-day arts and crafts show and sale this weekend.

Located in River Bluff Middle School, the annualevent will have more than 40 vendors displaying andselling their artwork and craft goods.

The event runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday andfrom 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday


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Run like the Dickens Sunday morningSeventh annual race

raises money for localpantriesOrganizers hope partici-

pants will have the best oftimes, not the worst of times,at the seventh annual Dickensof a Run and Walk this week-end.

The event, which featuresa 5K and 1-mile fun run/walk, begins at 10 a.m. Sun-day, Dec. 7, as one of the finalevents in the citys VictorianHoliday weekend.

The walk and run willbegin in the parking lot of theMcFarland State Bank, acrossthe street from the YaharaRiver Grocery Co-op, which

hosts the event.The co-op will collect

cash and non-perishable fooditems for the Stoughton andUnited Methodist food pan-tries.

The first 125 registrantsreceived a made-in-Wis-consin Dickens knit hat, andadditional prizes will go to thetop finishers in the 5K and forbest dressed on race day, asparticipants are encouraged todress in festive holiday gear.

Last year, 118 runnersand walkers participated ona chilly 16-degree day. Twoyears ago, the race fell on anearly 50-degree day and hadnearly 230 participants.

Race-day registration willbe open from 9-9:50 a.m.

inside the co-op. The racecosts $25.

Online registration canbe found at active.com bysearching for Dickens of aRun & Walk 2014 nearStoughton, WI.

If you go

What:A Dickens of aRun and Walk

When:10 a.m. Sunday,Dec. 7

Where:McFarland StateBank parking lot

Cost:$25

Info:active.com [email protected]

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The 5K route follows part of the Yahara River and winds through some residential neighborhoods.

Madrigal Singers get holiday season in gearMusical performances start with Victorian

Holiday weekend

SCOTT DE LARUELLEUnified Newspaper Group

The snow is starting to fillthe air, and during December starting with the VictorianHoliday weekend there willbe plenty of music filling theair around town, as well.

The Stoughton Area HighSchool Madrigal Singers areready to put some style in theseason once again, with sev-eral performances.

The group began its busyschedule earlier this week atthe Stoughton Library, andon Thursday, Dec. 4,, thesingers will participate inthe inaugural WOLX ChoirCompetition at the StoughtonOpera House.

When Victorian Holiday

weekend kicks in, the Mad-rigal Singers will go carolingalong Main Street in Stough-ton from 10 a.m. to noonand later from 1-2:30 p.m.in Cambridge on Saturday,Dec. 6.

The Stoughton ChamberSingers are not performingthis weekend, but the Stough-ton Public Librarys fundrais-er on Dec. 6 will make up forthat, with the Madrigals as thefirst of five acts that run from10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Madrigals, which

dress in traditional Renais-sance garb to bring flavor toVictorian Holiday weekend,are best known for serenad-ing passersby on Main Street.

But they also give severalother performances, includ-ing a Breakfast with Santa atthe American Legion from7 a.m. to noon Sunday Dec.7, and the annual StoughtonSenior Center Madrigal Din-ner on Tuesday, Dec. 9.

That all leads up to theirbiggest event of the sea-son, the Madrigal Dinner, atStoughton High School onDec. 13-15.

The choir program, led byRyan Casey, puts on a Mad-rigal Dinner every Decem-ber, creating an old-timeatmosphere of joy, festivity

and conviviality of the Eng-lish Renaissance holiday cel-ebrations in the manors andcastles. The dinner is pre-sented for three nights, witha seven-course meal servedeach evening.

Along with the meal, thestudents provide theatri-cal entertainment, storytell-ing and music. Casey saidmore than 150 students andas many parents and com-munity members put in hun-dreds of hours each yearcooking, decorating, serving,

performing, promoting andsewing to help put on theshows

People giving of theirtime, adults working side byside with students and every-ones willingness to sharetheir labors are what makethe Madrigal Dinner a suc-cess, he said.

The Madrigals will hostseveral other private perfor-mances throughout DaneCounty during December.

The group is lookingfor Renaissance costumespeople could lend, donateor sell to the choir program.To assist, call Casey at 877-5746.

A Library Victorian SaturdayThe library is holding a fundraiser for the future

renovation of the second floor from 9:30 a.m. to 3

p.m., Saturday, Dec. 6, as Music on the Mezz presentsA Library Victorian Saturday. The event features livemusic, with the Stoughton Area High School Madrigal

Singers performing at 10 a.m., followed by the FirstLutheran Church handbell ringers at 10:30 a.m., FirstLutheran strings at 11:15 a.m., Deb Verdagen on the

piano at noon and the Devonshire Jazz trio at 1 p.m.For more information or to donate, call fundrais-

ing co-chair Denise Duranczyk at 873-8302 or visit

stoughtonpubliclibrary.org.

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The 2014 Stoughton Area High School Madrigal Singers are, frontrow, from left: Bethany Kelly, Kristen nett, Robyn Bernier, MadelineJensen, Samantha Meyer, Julia Olson, Abigail Wicks and JessieBoegel; back row, from left: Leo Endres, Thomas Greenler, MitchellAce, Isaac Eugster, Connor Roisum, Jack Greenwood, SimoneVitiritti and Davis Severson.

Dine with Santa for breakfast twiceStoughton residents have two opportunities

to meet Santa while enjoying breakfast on Sat-urday and Sunday. Proceeds will help otherorganizations in the area.

Santa and Snow QueenThe Stoughton VFW Post 328 will be host-

ing its first Breakfast with Santa event witha special appearance by the Snow Queen onSaturday.

The event is a fundraiser for the Toys forTots program, which helps provide toys tofamilies in need during the Christmas season.

Each family is asked to bring a new,unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots to visit withthe Snow Queen and Santa, or a $5 donationper family in lieu of a toy.

The breakfast, which costs $7 for adults and

$3 for children 12 and under, will feature all-you-can-eat pancakes, scrambled eggs, sau-sage and beverages. It will run from 8 a.m. tonoon.

There will also be holiday-themed tempo-rary tattoos.

Sherri Barrett, Stoughton VFW plan-ning committee chairwoman, said, Whenwe found out the Salvation Army pulledout its funding for Toys for Tots, which is a

military-based charity, we decided to step upto the plate.

The Salvation Army of Dane County haspartnered with the Toys for Tots program for18 of its 124 years. According to its website,because of its diminishing revenues, it decid-ed to focus its efforts on essential servicesto these same children and their families throughout the entire year, including Christ-mas time.

Barrett said this year will be a trial to see iffuture fundraisers through the VFW are pos-sible, specifically those that can benefit localcauses.

Santa at the LegionCome fill up on another breakfast and visit

with Santa at the Stoughton American Legion

Post 59 from 8 a.m. to noon on Sunday.The Stoughton High School Madrigal Sing-

ers will perform every hour, and proceedsfrom the event will go toward the music pro-gram.

The meal will feature all-you-can-eat pan-cakes, French toast, scrambled eggs, sausage,milk, juice and coffee.

The cost is $8 for adults and $4 for childrenunder 10.

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StageWorks to bring Scrooge to lifeA Christmas Carolreturns for Victorian

Holiday weekend

BILL LIVICKUnified Newspaper Group

T he ho l iday s ea s onwouldnt be complete with-out seeing a performance ofCharles Dickens A Christ-mas Carol.

People in the Stoughtonarea will have two opportu-nities to see the show in aballet form Saturday, Dec.6, when a cast of more than100 will perform the holidayclassic at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30p.m.

StageWorks Projects, thenonprofit arm of the Stough-ton Center for the Perform-ing Arts, first performeda revised version of A

Christmas Carol in 2012.Theyre bringing it backwith an intricate stage set,colorful costumes and a stel-lar cast, said executive artis-tic director Coleen Kehl.

She c red i t ed d ramainstructor and co-directorMary-Carel Verden and herhusband, Henry, for the setdesign. Kehl, Verden andRobin Wendt are responsi-ble for most of the costumedesign, along with the helpof many volunteers.

Kehl said although Stage-Works version of the Dick-ens classic drama is a bal-let, some of the actors are

able to deliver convincingperformances without beingclassically trained dancers.

J. Peter Shaw playsScrooge again this year, andthis man knows his stuff,she promised. He is theepitome of Scrooge, and hedoesnt really have to haveany classical ballet under-

pinnings in order for him todeliver that character.

Kehl, executive assistantand choreographer BrittonGandy, and dance facultymembers Natalie Norlin andSarah Broske adjusted thestaging, blocking and cho-reography to fit the perform-ers.

That way, StageWorkscan use not only the bestdancers in the productionbut also the best actors.

My job is to make thesepeople look spectacularwithin their comfort leveland give a production qual-ity to these shows that

the audiences are start-ing to expect now, Kehlexplained.

She described the pro-duction as a labor of loveinvolving the core peoplein her company, as well asmany volunteers who comein and help us put the settogether and work on cos-tumes.

Along with Shaw, the castincludes Lukas Hartberg as

Tiny Tim, Matt White asBob Cratchit, Amber Dal-ton as his wife, Bob Breenas the Ghost of Jacob Mar-ley, Mike Dartt as the Ghostof Christmas Present, andNoah Haskett as the Ghostof Christmas Future.

The cast began rehearsingon Saturday mornings in lateAugust and continued forabout 12 weeks. Then theyhad a week in the theater toget used to the intricacies ofthe set.

This performance inparticular, because of the

dynamics of the set, requiredconsiderable time being inthe theater, Kehl said.

The set includes moveablestaircases and set pieces thatmove around to re-create thestreets of London. The mov-ing parts arent apparent tothe audience, and makingthe set come together seam-lessly is part of making themagic happen.

The way our set is

designed facilitates the factthat we can have our ghoststake Scrooge up and sit himon the stairs, or take him uponto this bridge where he islooking down on his dreamsequence, Kehl said. Thatreally helps to drive homethat story.

She notes that fabuloushandmade costumes helpperformers take the audi-ence on a magical jour-ney.

They really embraced itwhen we opened this twoyears ago, Kehl said.

If you goWhat:StageWorks

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Love Light event to include outdoor ceremonyThe Partners of Stough-

ton Hospital group is hopingthe weather cooperates for anew twist at the 23rd annualLove Light ceremony Thurs-day, Dec. 4.

The program has tradi-tionally included three treesin the hospitals lobby and

served as a kick-off to theVictorian Holiday weekend.This year, it will ventureoutside with two of the trees.

The annual ceremonyoffers a chance to honor orremember loved ones andthose who have served or areserving in the military, whilealso bringing in donationsfor Stoughton Hospital.

Partners of StoughtonHospital administrativedirector Becky Greiber saidbringing a pair of trees out-side was part of adhering tonew fire codes, as well as a

look toward potential futurechanges to the program.Greiber said other hospitalshave had success (or luckwith the weather) with out-door programs.

Each of the three trees,lit up and decorated withphotos and lights, has a dif-

ferent meaning: One is tohonor family or friends whosurvived something overthe last year; a second is inremembrance of those whohave died; and the third hon-ors those who have served orcurrently serve in the mili-tary.

T h e p r o g r a m w i l linclude a welcome from

the foundations director, areading from Pastor ScottGeister-Jones of ChristLutheran Church and musicfrom staff at Stoughton Hos-pital.

The deadline for thisyears donations was Nov.28, but those interested in

donating next year can visitStoughtonHospital.com andclick on the Partners ofStoughton Hospital link formore information.

This years donations willgo toward the purchase ofnew defibrillators for thehospital.

The program begins at4:30 p.m.

If you goWhat:Love Light memo-

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When:4:30 p.m.Thursday, Dec. 4

Where:StoughtonHospital

Info:873-6611 orstoughtonhospital.com

File photo byMark Ignatowski

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Holiday home tour benefits Relay for LifeVictorian Holiday revel-

ers can support the Ameri-can Cancer Society Relayfor Life by attending theholiday home tour.

The tour and openingreception raise funds for theStoughton/Oregon/McFar-

land Relay for Life chapterfor their fight against can-cer.

The reception is from6-10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6,and features live musicfood, drink and a silent auc-tion at one of the citys old-est homes, organizer AmyKetterer previously told theHub.

The Cress Family hasopened one of Stoughtonsmost stunning historicalgems at 206 W. Prospect St.for our weekends openingfete, Ketterer said.

The party will featurefood, beverages and a silentauction.

Suggested admission tothe event is a donation atthe door.

The tour itself featuresfour homes from 2-6 p.m.,Sunday, Dec. 7.

Tickets to the tour are$25 at McGlynn Pharmacyin Stoughton and McFar-land State Bank locations inMcFarland and downtownStoughton. Tickets can alsobe purchased at the door ofany of the homes.

The three homes partici-pating this year are at 850U.S. Highway 51, 1836Chapin Court and 1994Koshkonong Road.

Heres what homeownershad to say about their par-ticipation in the home tourthis year:

1994 Koshkonong

RoadCrooked Oaks was built

in 2001 and is located on43 acres of rolling coun-tryside a short drive northof Stoughton, homeown-ers Terry Kahl and BeckyMcGuire wrote.

O u r h o m e i s v e r y

eclectic; the main level isan open concept with viewsof our landscaped yard andartifacts from our travels.The lower level is a sportslovers dream. Trust us onthis! During the holidays,we enjoy decorating theentire house with Santas,Nutcrackers, wreaths and

trees.There are points of inter-

est inside and outside thehouse that we love to sharewith others, depending onthe season.

So during the season ofsnow, we invite you to hike/snowshoe a bit on our 40acres of groomed trails, per-haps before the 2 oclocktour opens. There will behot cider waiting for you,and you may want to sip itin front of our outdoor field

stone fireplace. Smoresanyone?

We are looking forwardto sharing our home and ourtrails with you. Happy Hol-idays and thank you verymuch for supporting theAmerican Cancer Society.

850 Highway 51Homeowner John Beu-

tel purchased this home in1979.

It was quite a smallclapboard farmhouse in thecountry that reminded meof the farmhouses in whichI spent my childhood, hewrote. I truly thought I had

bought just a small clap-board farmhouse. However,

a year later when I began toremove part of a wall in theeffort to join together twosmall rooms, I discoveredthat the original part of thehouse was indeed a very oldlog cabin.

During a visit to OldWorld Wisconsin, I sawtwo Norwegian log cabinsthat had similar dimensionsand construction methodsas mine that were originallyfrom within several miles ofmy home here in Stough-ton. I can therefore describemy home as a Norwegian

log cabin roughly dat-ing from the 1860s. I now

have one wall in the livingroom exposed and a cor-ner exposed in the kitchen,which was added in 2003.

Coming from a familywith a father born in Ger-many, Christmas, while notelaborate, was special. TheChristmas tree was pur-chased and set up a weekor two before the holiday,but no decorating was doneuntil the evening milkingand chores were completed.Dad put the lights on while

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Victorian Holiday week-end starts with an eveningto support the AmericanCancer Society.

The Victorian Holidaykickoff party is Friday,Dec. 5 from 6-10 p.m.

There wil l be horsdoeuvres, a cash bar anda silent auction, with pro-

ceeds going to the Relayfor Life of Stoughton/Ore-gon/McFarland, organizerAmy Ketterer said.

We are particularlyexcited to have some out-standing packages in theauction at Friday nightsOpening Gala, Ketterersaid. In particular, peoplewill be able to participatein a paddle auction for athree-day, two-night stayat Hilton Head (S.C.),including golf with cartfor four and a spa package.Its going to be a wonder-ful package for someone towin.

Also in the paddle auc-tion will be a full NightOn The Town includingdinner at Big Sky, a showat the Stoughton OperaHouse and a nights stayat Stoughtons Nasett-RoeBed and Breakfast.

Several other silent auc-tion items and baskets arebound to be crowd-pleas-ers, too, Ketterer said.

The event will be atCress Funeral Home ban-quet area at 206 W. Pros-pect St.

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we kids waited impatientlywith the decorations.

Being German, we putthe tinsel on one strand ata time, each with an evenlength. Christmas spiritinstantly filled the homeand we began counting

down the days until thetradition of Christmas Evedinner at my grandparentshome.

Upon retirement, I havehad the time and space toadd multiple Christmastrees. I find myself almostchild-like in the magical

joy tha t Chr istmas bringsme. I love to decoratewith ornaments from the1930s and 1940s passeddown from my family. Mykitchen tree is my funkytree with food-oriented andhandmade ornaments, butmainly decorations frommy travels.

I purchase Christmasdecorations from tripsabroad and in this countryand keep them in a labeledbox so the day that I deco-rate I relive all my travels.Four years ago I visitedBavaria for the ChristmasMarkets and picked upsome decorations, so I nowhave a German Tree also.

All of this brings mesuch joy. I look forward tosharing that joy with myguests, and I thank you forsupporting the AmericanCancer Society.

1836 Chapin CourtWe are so thrilled to be

a part of this years Ameri-can Cancer Society Holi-day Home Tour, home-

owners Jolene and KenVincent wrote. Our fami-ly has recently experiencedloss, hope and cures relatedto cancer, and we are excit-ed to benefit a very worth-while cause.

Our family moved toStoughton eighteen monthsago from Kansas City (GoRoyals!). Having seen thebeautiful historic homesin Stoughton and hav-ing owned mostly Colo-nials through the years,we knew that we wanteda home with all the greatwoodwork and characterof a Victorian. When wefirst saw our house onevery cold day, we saw the

potential and knew it wasspecial.

The house was built

in 1996 and was to be thedream home of that origi-nal family. Before theywere done with the con-struction, however, theyreceived the news of awork-related relocation.From our understanding,the house was modeledafter a Victorian home inChicago, and when youwalk in you will see thedetails that make this househistorically intriguing.

It has been our pleasureadding our design elementsto further enhance 1836Chapin Court, making it

our dream home. Weare so happy to announcethat Lilystone, Stough-

tons newest home decorand specialty store, will bestaging a couple of areas inour home. They have beau-tiful pieces fitting for everytype of home and a greatvariety of gifts for the holi-days.

We look forward tosharing our home with youthis holiday season and weextend a big thank youfor supporting the Ameri-can Cancer Society.

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River Bluff Middle School.The annual event will havenearly 40 vendors. If youd

like a musical break betweenshopping for quilts, bakedgoods and crafts, the Stough-ton High School MadrigalSingers will carol downtownfrom 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., infull period costume.

Afternoon events includemore kid-friendly options,with Santas Workshopsponsored by Kiwanis fromnoon to 3 p.m. at the Stough-ton Community Buildingand other special activitiesfor children from 1-3 p.m. at161 E. Main St. The work-shop will provide a chancefor kids to visit with Santa,decorate cookies with Mrs.Claus, make crafts and gettheir faces painted.

The Stoughton Center forthe Performing Arts will per-form A Christmas Carolballet. The dance companyalternates between this showand The Nutcracker, whichwas performed during last

years Victorian Holiday.Shows will be Saturday at1:30 and 7:30 p.m. at theStoughton High School Per-forming Arts Center.

The Illuminated Fire TruckParade will light up down-town Stoughton Saturdaynight at 5:30 p.m. The paradefeatures fire departmentsfrom Stoughton and nearbycommunities with decorated,music-blaring trucks. Theparade begins at Wal-Mart,travels down Main Street andwill end at the fire stationwith hot cider, homemadecookies and a special guestfrom the North Pole.

The weekend concludeswith more crafts and the holi-day home tour.

The River Bluff Arts andCrafts Show and Sale willcontinue Sunday from 9

a.m. to 2 p.m. The festivalwill come to a close Sundaynight with the Holiday Tourof Homes from 2-6 p.m.,which offers a chance to seedecorated homes in the areainside and out.

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The Stoughton Kiwanis Club will host families with small childrenfor an afternoon of fun at Santas Workshop. Santas Workshoptakes place from noon to 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 6, at the StoughtonCommunity Building (which is located northeast of River BluffElementary School) on North Street. It is free for kids with an adult.This event includes a visit with Santa Claus, a picture taken withSanta, live music, cookie decorating, face painting and several craft-making tables.

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