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Brooke Marshall, along with her sister and mother, learn self defense skills like how get away from an attacker. The Kick Cancer Where it Hurts, Women’s Self Defense seminar at the Brooklyn Community Building on Saturday, Jan. 18, was a fundraiser for the Oregon Brooklyn Optimist Club.
Kicking for a cause Women’s self defense seminar raises funds for Optimist Club
The fundraising event organized by the Brooklyn Recreation department, raised money for the Oregon Brooklyn Optimist Club. On Saturday, Jan. 18 roughly $100 was donated to Children’s Cancer fund. MACKENZIE KRUMME Instructors from the Freestyle Unified Newspaper Group Karate Collective, which has weekly classes at the Brooklyn Community A group of ten women got together Building, provided free self defense to learn how to Kick Cancer Where lessons. Participants learned a groin kick, how to release from a hold and it Hurts.
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knows the details from a contractor. Public works expects to seek bids from contractors in early February, he said. Rau and Town and County Engineering, Inc. president Brian R. Berquist gave a 15-20 minute overview of the design before attendees – including Oregon residents, business owners and village officials – asked questions and offered comments. One of the main topics attendees asked about was when construction would start. Another attendee asked whether the intersection was indeed being signalized, which Berquist confirmed. The village had considered putting a roundabout at the intersection last year. The state requires municipalities to consider putting in a roundabout when reconstructing an intersection, but the village instead chose traffic signals after that plan received overwhelming support from 40 public meeting attendees in summer 2019.
About 35-40 people attended a public session on the Janesville and Park Street intersection rebuild design plans Thursday, Jan. 16. Despite minimal feedback they offered on the plans, Village of Oregon staff expects the project to proceed as depicted, village public works director Jeff Rau told the Observer. People can still offer input until Thursday, Jan. 23, when Rau said public works staff is to finalize the design. Rau said the village is still communicating with businesses and individuals who will be most affected by construction. Anyone located in or near the construction area will receive a letter detailing how the project will pan out for them once the village Turn to Construction /Page 12
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Apartment project requests $464,000 in TIF Village votes to form agreement with developer EMILIE HEIDEMANN Unified Newspaper Group
The Village Board voted to form a Tax Increment District agreement with Oregon Apartments, LLC, to move the $7 million Rosewood Avenue
apartment project forward Monday, Jan. 20. Adam Coyle, on behalf of Oregon Apartments, LLC, met with the board to discuss the business’s request for $464,000 in Tax Increment Financing to cover 5.4% of the total cost of the development. The board examined a review of the TIF request from financial consultant Ehlers, which stated roughly 20% of the
project would be covered by equity and around 80% from the combination of the assumed TIF funding and a mortgage. Overall, it satisfies the “but for” test required for every TIF project – it wouldn’t happen “but for” the funding. The review explored two scenarios: A developer base case and an Ehlers adjusted case. In the first, t h e T I F m o n ey wo u l d be paid back by Oregon
Apartments, LLC in seven years, while the next scenario added a year. Both are on pay-as-you-go basis. The calculations derived for the project reflect the current market, the review stated. In either scenario, the project returns are well within or lower than expected market ranges and subject to economic assistance – they both
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Dance on display JUSTIN LOEWEN Observer correspondent
The Oregon High School dance team’s choreography took center stage during the Badger Conference dance showcase with two hiphop routines at Stoughton High School on Saturday, Jan. 18. The showcase also featured teams from Stoughton and Waunakee.
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Avery Simpson, center, and Oregon dance team donned autumn camo pants for their second hip-hop routine during the Badger Conference dance showcase at Stoughton High School on Saturday, Jan. 18.
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The darkest creatures Local author publishes second book in series MACKENZIE KRUMME Unified Newspaper Group
Local author Tim Ahrens said his second novel, released last week, is Stephen King meets “Lord of the Rings.” Ahrens published the “A Single Game”, which follows the stoAhrens ry of two unsuspecting creatures who become “pawns” for the gods in a video game, earlier this month on Friday, Jan. 10. The dark fantasy genre is for people who enjoy it with a tinge of horror, Ahrens said. He has been writing since the age of 14, and the new book is the second book in his “Dark Creatures”
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thedarkcreatures.com series. “People who read this like to be carried away into a world that is not marshmallows,” he said. “Most of these worlds have a dark sinister end to them.” Ahrens got hooked on storytelling while playing Dungeons and Dragons with friends as a kid. He said he loves to create different worlds and develop fictional characters. “Dark Creatures: A Single Game,” is about Doug Pimpkin and William J. Donovan who are playing a retro 16 bit video game, but the two characters inside the game, Llica and Augury, are real people who become wrapped up in the villain’s sick world. Ahrens researched famous serial killers from the 1970s, ‘80s, and ‘90s including Ted
Providing the Cress Circle of Care for Generations Bundy and Ed Gein to create the villain’s personality. “Trust me,” Ahrens promised, “you are going to hate the villain.” It took Ahrens just eight months to write the second novel. He doesn’t write for the money, he said, but rather to gauge reactions to the story. The third book in the series is expected to be released in 2021.
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Perry Parkway signals might not be feasible SRF Consulting continues evaluation of intersection EMILIE HEIDEMANN Unified Newspaper Group
Consultants for the Village of Oregon have found that a signalized stop at the Janesville Street and Perry Parkway intersection might not be feasible. While it’s not illegal to put signals at the intersection, the costs to install and run the lights might be prohibitive. Because the area doesn’t meet the high volume threshold, Dane County likely wouldn’t help share in the funding of it, village public works director Jeff Rau wrote in a memo to the village board. “This doesn’t mean signals can’t be installed,” he wrote. In October 2019, some residents expressed significant concerns about pedestrian safety on Perry Parkway. The board
responded by hiring SRF Consulting to do a traffic and warrant analysis of the intersection, and seeking public input. Based on that feedback, the board determined the most feasible solution would be to install stoplights. The analysis also found traffic is at peak volume in the mornings on South Perry Parkway, something Rau said village officials anticipated. “This isn’t too much of a surprise,” he wrote. In addition, a four-way stop controlled intersection would cause problems on Janesville Street, Rau wrote, as all traffic on that street would have to stop. Any additional decisions or solutions will wait until the consulting firm has finished its analysis and report to the Board. “Once we have received it, we will schedule them to appear before the (board) to present findings and recommendations,” Rau wrote. Email Emilie Heidemann at emilie.heidemann@ wcinet.com or follow her on Twitter at @HeidemannEmilie.
Village news in brief Jaycee Park updates Board members voted to put a fundraising sign at Jaycee Park West, passed a request for temporary fields for soccer tournaments and moved the start of park construction to after September 2020. Construction won’t begin until after a Fall Fury Tournament on Oct. 2-4, trustees concurred. Once that’s finished, they agreed local soccer clubs could use the green space on the park during tournaments. The fundraising sign will be in the park’s front near the parking lot across from the tennis courts, public works director Jeff Rau said.
Highlands of Netherwood testing The Highlands of Netherwood development will undergo soil testing to evaluate potential construction problems. Board members voted for a contract with CGC, Inc. of Madison for $3,640 for geotechnical testing and reporting at its meeting on Monday, Jan. 20.
Accreditation award The Oregon Police Department received its official accreditation award at a Monday, Jan. 20, village board meeting. Around two dozen officers were present to celebrate the award. “This was no small undertaking,” Police Chief Brian Uhl said. “I want to thank my team … everyone who was involved.”
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GSA club starts at RCI Students show support, spread awareness
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A group of middle schoolers at Rome Corners Intermediate School is showing their support and allyship for their peers in a newly minted Gay Straight Alliance club. The club meets from 3:20-3:40 p.m. every Wednesday, with band and choir teacher Samuel Cutter overseeing the group. Olive Andersen, 11, said she has been to nearly every meeting since the group first started in early November. Andersen said she attends because she wants to educate herself and others. “If I know more, I can understand more,” Andersen said. The group learns about different types of sexuality and relationships, in addition to creating posters to spread awareness about LGBTQ issues around the school. Attendance fluctuates between four and eight students, Cutter said. Cutter said he is just the group’s facilitator, and he wants the club to be driven by students to become something they create and cultivate. As the students created colorful posters with “Gay
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From left, Olive Andersen and Aurelia Wochenske discuss how best to outline the rainbow flag, which they hope to hang in the halls of Rome Corners Intermediate School on Wednesday, Jan. 15. The middle schoolers are part of the newly created Gay Straight Allaince (GSA) Club which started in November. Straight Alliance,” written in rainbow colors to hang around the school, they collectively came up with ideas for the future, including hanging posters around the community and starting a rainbow garden. GSA member Aurelia Wochenske said that she hopes the after school club will be a welcoming environment and anybody at RCI can join. “I want to create a safe space for people to come so they don’t have to hide their The Gay Straight Alliance Club creates colorful posters to identity,” she said. hang throughout the school to spread awareness.
District 4K registration coming up Sessions are Jan. 28 On the Web in Brooklyn; Jan. 30 Find out more about Oregon School DIstrict 4K programming at in Oregon The Oregon School District will hold two registration sessions this month for children who will be 4 as of Sept. 1, 2020. During the registration sessions, eligible children are invited to enroll in the early learning/4K Program. Parents are invited to learn about the school’s play-based approach, meet 4K teachers and directors and receive enrollment information, according to the district website. The sessions are set for 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, at Brooklyn Elementary School, 204 Division St.,
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and 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, at Prairie View Elementary School, 300 Soden Drive. The district’s 4 year old kindergarten (4K) is a halfday program that runs three hours per day from Monday through Thursday and the third Friday of each month.
If You Go What: Oregon School District 4K registration When: 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28 (Brooklyn); 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30 (Oregon) Where: Brooklyn Elementary School, 204 Division St.; Prairie View Elementary School, 300 Soden Drive Info: Call 835-4000 or visit oregonsd.org/4k
Transportation is available for morning sections. For information on district 4K, call 835-4000 or visit oregonsd.org/4k.
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Snowmobile season is here; trails open For area snowmobile enthusiasts, it’s a bit like Christmas in January. Almost one month into winter, all five snowmobile trails regions in Dane County parks have opened, with the southwest, northwest and north central opening Sunday, Jan. 19. For snowmobile trails to be open, there must be at
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states. The county has more than 500 miles of snowmobile trails that link to a state-wide trail network. For more information, call the 24/7 Trails Information Line at 242-4576. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.
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Correction Due to a significant internet outage at our layout team’s Dubuque, Iowa, office on Tuesday, Jan. 14, there is the potential for mistakes that were made throughout the paper that were not fixed. Normally, Unified Newspaper Group reporters review the layout team’s work to catch any last-minute mistakes before sending the paper to the printer, but the internet outage prevented that process.
Clarification A story in last week’s Observer regarding Town of Oregon caucus results implied that newcomers Jason Marshall and Dave Hagemann received the most caucus votes. It was incumbents Phil Van Kampen and Arlen Christensen, as reported in the Town of Oregon caucus minutes. Marshall and Hagemann received the most votes of the non-incumbents. The Observer regrets any misinterpretation this may have caused.
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t the arrival of each New Year, I like to take some time to reflect on the previous year in an attempt to better understand my journey as a human. I do this instead of making a resolutions list of things I know I should do, but won’t. I look at the more significant events that happened along with the sequence in which those events played out. I write down the challenges I faced and how I confronted or avoided confronting them and what I would do differently given the chance. I’m not gonna lie, 2019 was a year full of events and challenges I don’t ever want to repeat. As awful as I felt things were during that time, I cannot deny the fact that I gained a depth and intensity of personal growth and wisdom to match it. Life is truly beautiful in a really weird way. For me, 2019 was filled with difficult transitions in both the outer physical world and the inner world of my psyche. There were times I felt that no matter how hard I tried, nothing was working out. I felt like a rat running on a wheel and going nowhere. In those moments of hopelessness, giving up just seemed like the smart thing to do. Why fight; just give in and give up, save myself the anguish. It seemed sheer stubbornness was all that kept me moving forward. This tumultuous stage changed my life. It was really hard for a long time, and I totally hated it, but eventually, I found my way through the difficulties. Ironically, my life and I are now in a much better place. Maybe Life wasn’t just dumping on me after all. My efforts to more fully understand the wisdom I gained having gone through those situations allows me to witness my own growth. Rather than remembering only what I perceived as failure, I document the skills I acquired. I develop an
appreciation of my efforts to keep moving forward even when I desperately wanted to quit. I have gained a strength of character that Deits can only be forged in the fires of intense change or challenge. I now realize how very different I am from a year ago. I know more about myself, and I have more confidence in my ability to ride the rough waves of change when they come. It’s important that we be the ones to acknowledge our own skills, growth and efforts, because nobody else will. Even if they did, we wouldn’t believe them. It’s only by looking back that we see how far we’ve come, and that’s what gives us the courage of heart to face whatever lies ahead. Each New Year brings us a new cycle of growth, and what lies ahead for humanity in 2020 is change. We can expect significant turmoil on the inner levels of humanity as the planet moves us more deeply into the Aquarian quadrant of the universe. As the Aquarian energies gain traction, they will be pulling us toward liberation from or helping us let go of that which is holding us back. Perhaps we have heavy emotions, like guilt or selfpity that are keeping us from experiencing a sense of happiness. Mental perspectives of right and wrong or sacred religious ideals can hold us in the past, unable to mentally move forward toward concepts of community or group betterment. We can even be holding onto physical things that leave no room for something new or better. Sometimes life has to punch you in the face to get you to let go of something. Not because life is mean; it’s more that humans are super stubborn and don’t like change. so we hold
Rather than remembering only what I perceived as failure, I document the skills I acquired. I develop an appreciation of my efforts to keep moving forward even when I desperately wanted to quit. onto stuff way too long and it starts to drag everything down. The new Aquarian energies are helping to liberate humanity from things that are too heavy or too negative for this section of the universe. Aquarian energies are all about having a good time. They are about group consciousness, a sense of community and coming together, shared power, creativity, fast movement, the arts and beauty, goodwill for all. It’s a veritable love festival. But first we have to let the old stuff go. This is also being fueled by several other astrological forces. Jupiter, Uranus and Capricorn are all joining in to assist humanity in loosening their grips on things that are no longer needed for humanity’s evolution. So if you find that you are one of the lucky millions experiencing profound changes in the coming months, put your helmet on, get ready to let go of something and remind yourself that everything is going to be OK. And if you feel your life is being torn apart in places, take heart in knowing that you’re just in the process of building something better. You probably will have to write that on a piece of paper and tape it to the fridge, because you will not feel that way when life punches you in the face. Happy 2020! Doris Deits is the owner of Peaceful Heart Gifts in Oregon.
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OHS production of “Guys and Dolls” nominated for Overture awards Unified Newspaper Group
The November 2019 Oregon High School production of the musical “Guys and Dolls” has been nominated for numerous Jerry Awards. The production was nominated in 15 categories. The categories included outstanding musical, outstanding ensemble, outstanding orchestra and outstanding overall design. Over 75 people formed the cast and crew of the OHS production. Other categories the production was nominated for named the individuals whom the nomination recognized. In the outstanding lead performance category cast members Arik Zintel, Lauren Stoneman, Kyle Kaputsa, Miranda Moore and Kenny Kritsch were nominated. Calen Matthias and Ian Black were nominated for supporting performance. Kyle Kaputsa was also nominated in the outstanding dance performance category. Michael Ducett was nominated for outstanding
Sarah Brown (Lauren Stoneman), far right, sings “Follow the Fold” with the mission band during the Oregon High School production of Guys and Dolls at the Oregon Performing Arts Center in November. direction and Angela Hessler was nominated for stage management. Three people were nominated for design awards: Claire Michels for lighting design, Samantha Kapusta for costume design and Nate Mendle for sound design. J e n n i f e r Ya n c e y a n d Michelle Kaebisch were nominated for musical direction, Alyssa Dvorak and Selma Domazet were nominated for choreography and Joel Kapusta and Michael Ducett were nominated for scenic design.
Each school year, industry professionals and educators evaluate high school musical theater productions from over 85 high schools across 30 Wisconsin counties. Last year, the OHS production of “The Wizard of Oz” won six Jerry awards. The annual Jerry Awards, an initiative of the Overture Center in Madison to recognize high school musical theater, has been giving out awards for one decade, starting during the 2009-10 school year.
‘Meet Libby’ software training set Jan. 30 Library teaches patrons to use free audiobook app MACKENZIE KRUMME Unified Newspaper Group
Audiobook fans and e-book readers are invited to “Meet Libby” at the library. Adults are welcome 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, to learn how to use “Libby,” an audiobook and e-book service though the library, to check out materials remotely. When using Libby on a
phone, tablet or computer participants can sign in to multiple libraries, with one or more cards for each library. Patrons can download books and audiobooks for offline reading, or stream to save space. If you prefer reading on a Kindle, Libby can send your library books to it, according to the library service’s Overdrive website. Participants should bring their own device. Registration is required. Library staff will teach patrons how to download and navigate the Libby app, browse and borrow e-Books and audiobooks on a mobile
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The winners will be announced in May, and the awards will be given out during a ceremony held at Overture Center in June. “Guys and Dolls” tells the story of gamblers in Depression-era New York C i t y. N e e d i n g t o r a i s e $1,000 to rent a garage to host a game of craps, the gamblers bet on whether one of their high rollers can make a missionary fall in love with him and agree to take a trip to Havana with him. The show premiered on Broadway in 1950. The main cast included Kyle Kaputsa as Nathan Detroit, Moore as Miss Adelaide, Kritsch as Sky Masterson and Stoneman as Sarah Brown. Ducett was the director, Yancey served as music director and producer, Hessler was the stage manager and Dvorak, who works heavily with Verona Area Community Theater as a director and choreographer, supervised the musical’s choreography. Neal Patten, Oregon Community Reporter, can be contacted at neal.patten@ wcinet.com.
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What: Dyslexia support group for parents When: Noon to 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 1 Where: Firefly Coffeehouse and Artisan Cheese, 114 N. Main St. Info: Visit decodingdyslexiawi.org
characterized by difficulties with accurate word recognition and poor spelling abilities, according to Decoding Dyslexia Wisconsin’s website. Having the neurological disorder may lead to problems in reading comprehension, which can impede the growth of vocabulary and cause difficulty in classroom environments. For more information, visit decodingdyslexiawi. org. Neal Patten, Oregon Community Reporter, can be contacted at neal.patten@ wcinet.com.
CPR, ‘Stop the Bleed’ classes held next week NEAL PATTEN Unified Newspaper Group
People wanting to learn more about CPR and controlling bleeding during a medical event will have two opportunities. From 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 29, and from 9-11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 1, a pair of EMS first responders who work at Pure Integrity Homes will host a CPR and “Stop the Bleed” class at the Oregon High School Innovation Center, 456 N. Perry Pkwy. The two classes will cover the same topics. The classes will each run for two hours and will cover bleeding control, basic CPR, helping
choking victims and using an automated external defibrillator (AED). No certifications will be given out. These educational sessions are intended to teach participants basic lifesaving skills to be better prepared for emergency situations before first responders arrive. The classes are taught by Lisa and Tony Antoniewicz, who have over 40 years of combined EMS experience. The pair are also Pure Integrity Homes Realtors. The classes are open to participants ages 15 and older. Registration is required. For more information, visit oregonwi.com/events.
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All Saints Lutheran Church 2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg (608) 276-7729 Interim pastor SUNDAY 8:30 a.m. classic service 10:45 a.m. new song service
All are welcome to enjoy pizza and The event is geared for children 9 other treats during the movie. Learn to write your own memoir years old and younger. Organizers encourage donations for For information, contact Kelly Allen from 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, at the the Oregon Area Food Pantry. at kallen@oregonlibrary.org. library. For information, and movie selection The “So you want to write? Memoir Ballroom dancing email fpcmovies@gmail.com or contact Writing,” event is geared towards adults Participants are invited to learn how to and will help participants learn the ballroom dance 5-11 p.m. Sunday, Feb. the church at 835-3082. basics about autobiographical writing 2, at the Brooklyn Community Building, Card Party for fiction and non-fiction. The Oregon Headliners 4-H Club will 102 N. Rutland Ave. Julie Tallard Johnson, an author, host a card party 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. The cost is $10 per person. counselor and educator, will lead the For information, visit brooklynwi.gov. 8, at Holy Mother of Consolation Cathclass. olic Church, 651 N Main St. First Monday Registration is recommended. Admission is $5 per player and parNoelle Powers, local author of “For- ticipants can choose either euchre or For information, contact 835-6268 or est Through the Trees,” will discuss her 500. kripley@oregonlibrary.org. new book at noon Monday, Feb. 3, at the A light meal will be served after Stuffed animal sleepover United Methodist Church, 103 N. Alpine cards. Enjoy an evening with your stuffed Pkwy. For information, contact the Oregon animals after the library closes at 6 p.m. A potluck lunch is set to be served at Headliners at 669-0516. Friday, Jan. 31. 11 a.m. On Friday evening, participants are The presentation is put on by members Anderson Park work day welcome to bring their stuffed animals of the Oregon Area Historical Society. A work day focusing on forest resand play games. toration will take place from 8-11 a.m. The conversation targets adults 50 The stuffed animals will then stay years and older, and everyone is encour- Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Anderson Farm overnight at the library to be picked up aged to bring a dish to pass. County Park, 914 Union Road. Saturday. Newcomers are welcome to the event. For information, call the church at A slideshow of the night’s adven- 835-3755. Anderson Park Friends, Inc. volunteers tures will be uploaded to Facebook and will provide the training, equipment and shown at February’s Breakfast Club Free movie nights gear for the day. The First Presbyterian Church is Storytime. Activities for the park repeat every Staff ask participants to bring a offering a free movie night at 6:30 p.m. second Saturday at the 8 a.m. start time. stuffed animal that the child will not Saturday, Feb. 8, at 408 N. Bergamont For information, visit andersonparkfriends.org. Blvd. mind parting with for a night.
Community calendar Thursday, Jan. 23
• Noon, Community Potluck, Methodist Church, 201 Church St., 455-3344 • 5-7 p.m., Dinner and a book, Brooklyn Elementary School, 204 Division St., oregonsd.org/BKE • 6 p.m., So You Want to Write? Memoir, library, 8353656
Friday, Jan. 24
• 10:45 a.m., Coming to American program, senior center, 835-5801 • 6 p.m., Preschool open gym, Netherwood Elementary School, kallen@oregonlibrary.org. Saturday, Jan. 25 • 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tax preparation, Oregon Village Hall, 117 Spring St., 2662486 •3-4 p.m., “After hours Nerf War,” library, 835-3656
Sunday, Jan. 26
• 7 a.m. to noon, Pancake Breakfast and Bake Sale, senior center, 835-5801
Monday, Jan. 27
• 6:30 p.m., Village of Brooklyn board meeting (second and fourth Monday), Village Hall, 210 Commercial St., 455-4201 • 6:30 p.m., Oregon School District board meeting (second and fourth Monday each month), Oregon High School, 456 N. Perry Pkwy., 835-4091
Tuesday, Jan. 28
• 9-11 a.m., Food distribution and collection, Oregon Area Food Pantry, 107 N. Alpine Pkwy., oregonfoodpantry@hotmail.com •1-3 p.m., Technical help with Gil (second and fourth Tuesday), senior center, 835-5801 • 6 p.m., 2020-2021 4-K
Community cable listings Village of Oregon Cable Access TV channels: WOW #983 & ORE #984 Phone: 291-0148 • Email: oregoncableaccess@charter.net Website: ocamedia.com • Facebook: ocamediawi New programs daily at 1 p.m. and repeats at 4, 7 and 10 p.m. and 1, 4, 7 and 10 a.m.
Thursday, Jan. 23 WOW: Oregon Cares E Cigarette and JUUL Presentation (Jan 16) ORE: Oregon Public Library Presentation: Cheeseheads Documentary (Feb 9) AIRS Friday, Jan. 24 WOW: Senior Center Presentation: Bill Bossingham (Aug 20) ORE: LIVE: Wrestling vs Monroe Saturday, Jan. 25 WOW: Movie: An American in Paris (1951) ORE: OHS Boys Basketball vs Milwaukee Madison Knights (Jan. 17) Sunday, Jan. 26 WOW: Christ Memorial Lutheran Church Service ORE: BKE Kindergarten Circus (June 7)
Monday, Jan. 27 WOW: Senior Center: Tracy Jane Comer and Alan Lasloski (Jan 10, 2019) ORE: LIVE: Oregon School Board Meeting Tuesday, Jan. 28 WOW: Oregon Village Board Meeting (Jan. 20) ORE: LIVE: OHS Boys Hockey vs Monona Grove Wednesday, Jan. 29 WOW: Sounds of Summer: The Dangits (July 30) ORE: OHS Girls Basketball vs Monona Grove (Jan. 14) Thursday, Jan. 30 WOW: Senior Center Presentation: Monkey Business (May 23, 2018) ORE: OHS Boys Hockey vs Stoughton (Jan. 21)
Orientation, Brooklyn Elementary Cafeteria, 204 Division St., 835-5801 • 6:30 p.m., Pajama antics (ages 0-6), library, 8363656
Wednesday, Jan. 29
• 6-8 p.m., Stop the Bleed community awareness class, Oregon High School, 456 N. Perry Pkwy., 5886692
Thursday, Jan. 30
• 4-7 p.m., Food distribution and collection, Oregon Area Food Pantry, 107 N. Alpine Pkwy., oregonfoodpantry@hotmail.com • 6-7 p.m., Meet Libby, library, 835-3656 • 6 p.m., 2020-2021 4-K Orientation meeting, Prairie View Elementary, 300 Soden Drive, 835-5801
Friday, Jan. 31
• 6 p.m., Stuffed Animal Sleepover, library, 835-
3656
Saturday, Feb. 1
• 10 a.m., Breakfast club storytime, library, 835-3656 • Noon, Decoding Dyslexia, Firefly Coffeehouse, 114 N. Main St., decodingdyslexiawi.org • 1 p.m., Pizza and Paint for Teens, library, 835-3656
Sunday, Feb. 2
• 5 p.m., Ballroom Dancing ($10), Brooklyn Community Building, 102 N. Rutland Ave., 455-4201
Monday, Feb. 3
•11 a.m., First Monday, “Forest Through the Trees” author presentation, United Methodist Church, 103 N. Alpine Pkwy., 835-3755 Tuesday, Feb. 4 • 9-11 a.m., Food distribution and collection, Oregon Area Food Pantry, 107 N. Alpine Pkwy., oregonfoodpantry@hotmail.com
Senior center Monday, Jan. 27 Sausage and Veggie Egg Bake Orange Juice Mini Biscuit MO – Veggie Egg Bake NCS – SF Jell-O Tuesday, Jan. 28 Cheese Tortellini Bake Bread Stick Spinach Blueberry Crisp MO – Veggie Tortellini Bake NCS – SF Cookie Wednesday, Jan. 29 Ham and Potato Casserole California Blend Fruit Cup Multi-grain Bread Chocolate Cream Pie MO – Veggie Potato Casserole NCS – SF Pudding Thursday, Jan. 30 My Meal, My Way. Lunch at Ziggy’s Smokehouse and Ice Cream Parlor! Drop in between 11:30 AM and 1:00 PM Friday, Jan. 31 Stuffed Pepper Soup Mixed greens Warm Spiced Apple Slices MO – Veggie Stuffed Pepper Soup NCS – n/a SO — Seven Layer Salad
Monday, Jan. 27 Morning: Reflexology 9:00 CLUB 10:30 Dominoes 10:30 StrongWomen 1:00 Weight Loss Support 1:00 RSVP Sewing 1:30 Bridge 1:45 Balance Class Tuesday, Jan. 28 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:00 Veterans Group 9:30 Ride to Food Pantry 9:45 Zumba Gold 12:30 Sheepshead 1:00 Technical Help with Gil 5:00 StrongWomen Wednesday, Jan. 29 9:00 CLUB 12:15 Shopping at Pick-N-Save 1:00 Euchre Thursday, Jan. 30 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:00 Pool Players 9:45 Zumba Gold 10:30 StrongWomen 12:30 Mahjongg 1:00 Stepping On Friday, Jan. 31 9:00 CLUB 9:00 Gentle Yoga 9:30 Blood Pressure 9:30 Trip to the Capitol Building 10:45 Balance Class 11:45 Shopping at Bill’s
Brooklyn Lutheran Church 101 Second Street, Brooklyn (608) 455-3852 Pastor Rebecca Ninke SUNDAY 9 a.m. Holy Communion 10 a.m. Fellowship Community of Life Lutheran Church PO Box 233, Oregon (608) 286-3121, office@ communityoflife.us Pastor Jim McCoid SUNDAY 8:45 a.m. Education Hour, 10 a.m. Worship at 1111 S. Perry Parkway, Oregon Brooklyn Community United Methodist Church 201 Church Street, Brooklyn (608) 455-3344 Pastor George Kaminski SUNDAY 9 a.m. Worship (Nov.-April) 10:30 a.m. Worship (May-Oct.)
Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church 143 Washington Street, Oregon (608) 835-3554 Pastor Jeffrey Hendrix SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship Holy Communion 2nd & last Sundays First Presbyterian Church 408 N. Bergamont Blvd. (north of CC), Oregon, WI (608) 835-3082 - fpcoregonwi. org Pastor Kathleen Owens SUNDAY 10 a.m. Service 10:15 a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. Fellowship 11:15 a.m. Adult Education Memorial UCC 5705 Lacy Road, Fitchburg (608) 273-1008, memorialucc. org Pastor Kristin Gorton SUNDAY 8:15 and 10 a.m.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church ECLA
Central Campus: Raymond Road and Whitney Way SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship SUNDAY - 8:15, 9:30 and 10:45 a.m. Worship West Campus: Corner of Hwy. PD and Nine Mound Road, Verona SUNDAY - 9 & 10:15 a.m., 6 p.m. Worship (608) 271-6633 Hillcrest Bible Church
752 E. Netherwood, Oregon David Bartosik, Lead Pastor (608) 835-7972, www.hbclife.com SUNDAY 8:30 a.m. worship at the Hillcrest Campus and 10:15 a.m. worship with Children’s ministries, birth – 4th grade Holy Mother of Consolation Catholic Church
651 N. Main Street, Oregon Pastor: Fr. Gary Wankerl (608) 835-5763 holymotherchurch.weconnect.com SATURDAY: 5 p.m. Worship SUNDAY: 8 and 10:15 a.m. Worship People’s United Methodist Church 103 North Alpine Parkway, Oregon Pastor Jason Mahnke
(608) 835-3755, www.peoplesumc.org
Communion is the 1st & 3rd weekend SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship and Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. Worship St. John’s Lutheran Church
625 E. Netherwood, Oregon Pastor Paul Markquart (Lead) (608) 291-4311 SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship SUNDAY - 8, 10:30 a.m. Worship Vineyard Community Church
Oregon Community Bank & Trust, 105 S. Alpine Parkway, Oregon Bob Groth, Pastor (608) 513-3435, welcometovineyard.com SUNDAY - 10 a.m. Worship
Zwingli United Church of Christ – Paoli
At the intersection of Hwy. 69 & PB Pastor Rich Pleva paoliucc.com, (608) 225-1278 SUNDAY - 9:30 a.m. Family worship
Support groups • Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, First Presbyterian Church, every Monday and Friday at 7 p.m. • Relationship & Divorce Support Group, State Bank of Cross Plains, every other Monday at 6:30 p.m. • Navigating Life Elder Support Group, People’s United Methodist Church, 103 N. Alpine Pkwy., every first Monday at 7 p.m.
Be Proactive, Not Pro-anxious “Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest.” Proverbs 6:6-8 NIV Being proactive entails creating or controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting for it to happen and then reacting to it. In this context,“proactive”is usually contrasted with “reactive,” and we are often open to the criticism that we should be more proactive. Knowing that your car is having problems, the proactive response would be to make the repairs ahead of time rather than waiting for your car to break down on the side of the road. When thinking about the future, it is common for us to worry about events that may or may not happen, and thus we are often “pro-anxious,”when we might be proactive. Anxiety can serve a useful purpose in our lives; it has been aptly described as an alarm which warns us of danger.When we have legitimate anxieties, it is like the smoke alarm telling us that something is burning, but when we have anxiety over nothing, that is like the false alarm when nothing is on fire. When the anxieties are real, it is best to be proactive.When there is nothing we can do about the situation, the biblical advice to “not worry about tomorrow”is appropriate. When there is something we can and should do, we should follow the advice given in Proverbs, and be like the ant who stores up its food for the winter. –Christopher Simon
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Panthers split matchups MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
Oregon went 1-1 against a pair of teams ranked in the top 10 of Division 2 last week. The Panthers knocked off Monona Grove 67-63 in a Badger South Conference home game Tuesday, Jan. 14, to take over sole possession of first place atop the conference. Oregon (9-4, 6-1 Badger South) leads Monona Grove (10-4, 5-2) and Watertown (8-5, 5-2) by one game. The Panthers earned a rematch against three-time defending Division 2 state champion Beaver Dam in the first-place Badger Challenge game Saturday, Jan. 18. The host Golden Beavers won 59-45. “We have a lot of goals, and first and foremost, is conference play,” Oregon coach Adam Wamsley said. “The biggest thing is we have to learn to compete the whole game. If we do that, the outcome could have been different.”
Photo by Adam Feiner
Oregon’s Blake Pankratz competes in the 200-yard freestyle in a Badger South Conference road dual against Stoughton on Tuesday, Jan. 14. The Panthers lost 87-83.
Oregon becoming more balanced in the swimming pool ADAM FEINER Sports editor
Blake Anderson recorded Oregon’s highest placing at the Lightning Invite on Friday, Jan. 17, in Appleton. The Panthers were coming off a close Badger South Conference road loss to rival Stoughton on Tuesday, Jan. 14.
Lightning Invite
Beaver Dam 59, Oregon 45
The Panthers outscored the Golden Beavers 31-28 in the second half, but dug too big a hole to climb out of. Oregon senior Kaitlyn Schrimpf and junior Emily Statz each scored a teamhigh nine points. “Our fight was so much more intensified in the second half,” Schrimpf said. “If we would have started off better, it would have totally been a different game. In the first half, we didn’t take advantage of the driving lines they were giving us. I know personally, I
Photo by Mark Nesbitt
Oregon senior Kaitlyn Schrimpf (left) goes up for a layup over Beaver Dam senior Jada Donaldson during the second half Saturday, Jan. 18, in the first-place game of the Badger Challenge in Beaver Dam. Schrimpf scored nine points in the Panthers’ 59-45 loss. wanted to attack the basket more.” “We got them fired up coming out in the second half and we won the second half,” Wamsley added. “I’m very proud of their effort and determination to win a half against one of the best teams in the state.” Beaver Dam jumped out
to a 15-1 lead to begin the game. Schrimpf helped the Panthers rally, as she hit a 3-pointer to cut the Golden Beavers’ lead to 17-8 with 10:19 left. Natalie Jens scored seven of her 10 points in the first half, and the Beavers closed with a 14-6 run to take a 31-14
lead into halftime. Wamsley said the movement on offense in the first half was stagnant. “We kind of ball watched too much,” he said. “We knew we wanted to run more screen action away from the ball. They play
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Boys hockey
Oregon earns key wins over Cheesemakers, Spartans MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
Coming into its Badger South Conference clash with Monroe, the Oregon boys hockey team was 0-5 in games decided by one goal. Sophomore forward Joe Roemer had a goal and an assist to lead the Panthers to a 3-2 road win over the Cheesemakers on Tuesday, Jan. 14, at the Stateline Ice and Community Expo. Oregon (6-7, 4-3 Badger South) followed up that performance two days later with a 4-2 home win over conference foe McFarland.
Oregon 4, McFarland 2
Junior goaltender Colton Dailey was a stalwart in net with 50 saves for the Panthers, who were outshot 52-28 but killed six penalties against the Spartans. Oregon was 0-for-2 on the power play, but scored three unanswered goals to pull the upset. Laszlo Orosz
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Photo by Mark Nesbitt
Oregon freshman forward Jacob Cameron (center) celebrates with junior Ben Outhouse (right) and senior Laszlo Orosz after scoring a first-period goal against Monroe on Tuesday, Jan. 14. The Panthers beat the Cheesemakers 3-2.
E ve r y t e a m m e m b e r scored at least one point for the Panthers, who finished sixth out of eight teams with 193 points. “Overall, our guys swam incredibly well for this point of the season,” Oregon coach Justin Sawran said. “Another meet this week with plenty of season- and lifetime-best times. Host Appleton North/ East (454 points) edged Green Bay United (447) for the team title. Anderson raced to third in the 100-yard butterfly with a lifetime-best time of 57.42 seconds. He also took eighth in the 100 backstroke (1:03.89) as an individual. The 200 freestyle relay team of Anderson, Blake Pankratz, Mason Konopacki and Connor Braatz claimed seventh with a time of 1:41.44. P a n k r a t z , Ko n o p a c ki, Braatz and Nathan Sorensen placed eighth in the 400 free relay (3:50.77). Pankratz also finished eighth in the 200 free (2:02.71) and ninth in the 500 free (5:29.66). Konopacki was ninth in the 200 free (2:05.08) and 10th in the 100 back (1:06.51). Anderson, Sorensen, Riley Fahey and George Wiedemann placed ninth in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:57.33. Fahey took ninth in the 100 back (1:05.89) and 22nd in the 50 free (26.43). He teamed with Forest Garty, Jack Christiansen and Jack Nowka in the 10th-place 400 free relay (4:06.58). Braatz finished 10th in the fly (1:02.02) and the 500 free (5:31.72). Sorensen was 13th in the 500 free (6:01.14) and
19th in the 50 free (26.31). G e o r g e Wi e d e m a n n took 13th in the 100 free (58.41) and 24th in the 50 free (26.55). Roshan Bonick, Adam Hanke, Nathan Huss and Oliver Wiedemann placed 14th in the 200 medley relay (2:10.42). Garty, Myles Tomlinson, Oliver Wiedemann and Aedan Larson finished 14th in the 200 free relay (1:54.32). Nowka took 15th in the 100 breaststroke (1:18.76) and the 200 individual medley (2:40.45). Garty took 15th in the 100 free (59.48). Wil Cram placed 16th in the 200 IM (3:22.05) and 34th in the 100 free (1:14.71). Bonick took 16th in the 100 back (1:10.63), and Christiansen was 16th in the fly (1:13). Larson finished 18th in the 200 free (2:33.17) and 27th in the 100 free (1:07.36). Hanke placed 19th in the 100 breast (1:21.58) and 36th in the 50 free (29.27). Tomlinson took 22nd in the 100 free (1:04.24), and Huss was 24th in the 100 breast (1:27.23).
Stoughton 87, Oregon 83
The Panthers won just three events, but nearly knocked off the Vikings. Both teams are now 2-3 in conference duals. “I thought the team competed really well,” Sawran said. “David Stevenson has been out of practice for the last week due to an injury, and he’s one of our top contributors, so we knew we had to make up points with his absence going into it. “We knew it was going to be a close meet all along, with or without the full team. I reminded the guys beforehand that it comes down to depth; those second-, third- and fourth-place touches where you scrape a few points from the other team.” Oregon’s 200-yard medley relay team of Anderson, Konopacki, Nowka and Ronaldo Lopez-Vega won with a time of
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Panthers claim sixth in Lake Geneva ADAM FEINER
Deitrich 9-4. Alex Vieaux (132) lost his first three matches, then pinned Cedarburg’s Joseph Conniff at the 1:45 mark of the 13th-place match.
Sports editor
Oregon had two wrestlers finish third and another fourth at the Badger Scramble on Saturday, Jan. 18, in Lake Geneva. The Panthers were coming off a Badger South Conference road loss to rival Stoughton on Tuesday, Jan. 14.
Stoughton 74, Oregon 0
Badger Scramble
The Panthers finished sixth out of 14 teams with 150 points at Badger High School. Kaukauna won the team title with 362.5 points. Oregon 145-pounder Owen Heiser and 152-pounder Seth Niday each went 3-1 to place third in their respective weight classes Heiser won by 18-2 technical fall over Kewaskum’s Alex Butler and by 16-5 major decision over Kaukauna’s Brett Hartzheim. He bounced back from a semifinal loss to Nicolet’s Braeden Ott with a pin of Racine Park’s Dashawn Bolton in 5:08. Niday pinned Nicolet’s Ben Hersh in 1:02 and Little Chute’s Devin Stanelle in 5:52, then bounced back from a semifinal loss to Kaukauna’s Titus Hammen with an 11-5 decision over Union Grove’s Jon Sackman. Brandon Liddle (126) finished fourth with a 2-3 record. He pinned Kenosha Indian Trail’s Logan Silva in 2:34 and won a 14-0 major decision over Brookfield Central’s William Strader, but lost his next three matches by tech fall. Cooper King (160) took fifth with a 3-2 record. He pinned Cedarburg’s Adrian Anderson in 1:05 and Sun Prairie’s Kyle Kaltenberg in 4:29 and received a medical forfeit victory.
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Oregon’s Seth Niday (left) grapples with Stoughton’s Braeden Whitehead during their 152-pound match Tuesday, Jan. 14, in Stoughton. Niday lost by 3-1 decision.
Oregon’s Michael Schleim (right) tries to break free from Stoughton’s Trenton Dow during their 138-pound match. Schliem lost by 2-0 decision. Karl Brooks (170) finished sixth with a 3-1 record. He pinned Little Chute’s Steven Haack in 4:43, beat Cedarburg’s Benjamin Erickson 10-5 and received a forfeit
victory. Ramiro Ramos (113) placed sixth with a 1-3 record. He won an 11-3 major decision over Indian Trail’s Thalia Sullivan.
Oregon’s Karl Brooks (right) controls Stoughton’s Luke Spilde during their 170-pound match. Brooks lost by 7-1 decision. John Ruth (152) took seventh with a 2-2 record. He started his day with a pin of Cedarburg’s Caden Halverson in 41 seconds and ended his day with a pin of Sun Prairie’s Jack Desens in 1:13. Ryan Payne (106) was
ninth with a 1-4 record. He pinned Sun Prairie’s Andrew Whitescarver in 37 seconds. Tyler Wald (182) took 11th with a 2-3 record. He beat Little Chute’s Ezekiel Stoll 6-5 and Nicolet’s Will
Youth hockey
Youth wrestling
Squirt A squad skates to second place in West Bend
Oregon crowns 12 champions at Toughman ADAM FEINER Sports editor
ADAM FEINER Sports editor
The Oregon Squirt A team finished second in the Washington County Youth Hockey Association Ice Invitational in West Bend last weekend. The Panthers shut out the Washington County Ice 3-0 on Friday, Jan. 17. James Mueller had a pair of goals, and goaltender Braden Osterhaus made 17 saves in the shutout. Oregon won the green pool a day later with a 6-2 victory over the Oshkosh Warbirds. The Panthers broke a 2-2 tie with four goals in the third period. Preston Kromm recorded a hat trick and two assists. The Milwaukee Winter Club Wildcats defeated the Panthers 7-1 in the championship game Sunday, Jan. 19.
Niday and Michael Schliem nearly pulled off upsets against the Vikings, as the Panthers dropped to 2-2 in conference duals. Stoughton won all of the contested matches and received four forfeit victories. Schliem lost to Trenton Dow 2-0 at 138 pounds. Dow recorded a takedown a minute into the match, and Schliem was unable to break free in the remaining five minutes. Niday (152) tried to wear out senior Braeden Whitehead, but lost 3-1. It was Whitehead’s second match of the season and the first to go the full six minutes. After a scoreless first period, Whitehead scored an escape and a takedown in the second. Niday also had an escape in the second, and nearly scored a takedown in the final seconds of the bout. Brooks (170) managed a first-period escape against Luke Spilde, but never led in a 7-1 loss. Heiser (145) lost by 19-3 tech fall against Gavin Model. “We’re really strong in our middle weights, but that’s where Stoughton is strong, too,” Oregon coach Ned Lease said. “We’re fortunate to have the defending state champs in our conference. I felt like we were a little passive and slow to react at times, but we were in the right position.” Payne (106), Ramos (113), Dakota Brown (120), Vieaux (132), King (160) and Wald (182) lost by pin. The Panthers forfeited at 126, 195, 220 and 285.
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The Oregon Squirt A team took second at the Washington County Youth Hockey Association Ice Invitational in West Bend. Team members are (front row from left) Tyler Cameron, James Mueller, Braden Osterhaus, Aliyah Mihlbauer, (back row from left) Coach Joe Mueller, Jaxson Crompton, Hazel Rothering, Preston Kromm, Thomas Orourke, Coach Steve Chvala, Alexander Shtaida, and Mateya Conklin. Not pictured are coaches Nick Shtaida and Ben Rothering.
The Oregon Youth Wrestling program had 12 champions and three runners-up at the Toughman Tournament on Sunday, Jan. 12, in Stoughton. Fo r t y - e i g h t w r e s t l e r s from Wisconsin and Illinois competed in the tournament. Keaton Laessig, JK Vidal, Nolan Ryberg, Alec Brenner, Jason Heiser, Tommy Heiser, Danny Heiser, Emmet Folkstrom, Keaton Chard, Logan Kamin, Sam Fahey, and Even Fahey won titles for Oregon. Nathan Fowlkes, Regan Marsden, and Jackson Clemment finished second. Oregon returns to action Sunday, Jan. 26, in Monroe.
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Boys basketball
Icebergs get mixed results Victorson shines in ADAM FEINER Sports editor
The Icebergs girls hockey c o - o p s c o r e d t w o fi r s t - p e r i od goals against the Lakeshore Lightning on Saturday, Jan. 18, but couldn’t hold on and settled for a 2-2 tie. The Cap City Cougars, leaders of the Badger Conference, beat the Icebergs 7-1 on Tuesday, Jan. 14. The Icebergs (3-11-2, 2-5 Badger) host the Rock County Fury on Friday, Jan. 24, at Mandt Community Center in Stoughton.
Icebergs 2, Lakeshore Lightning 2, OT
The Icebergs were two seconds away from a win in regulation, but Anna Gontarski scored with two seconds left to force overtime in a
nonconference game at Ozaukee Ice Center in Mequon. McFarland’s Kylie Babcock scored 6:10 into the game off a pass from Stoughton senior Taylor Nisius. Oregon junior Izzy Newton scored a little more than four minutes later off assists from Stoughton junior Sydney Schipper and McFarland senior Aeryn Olson to give the Icebergs a 2-0 lead. Gontarski scored on the power play with 4:12 left in the second period to chip away at Lakeshore’s deficit. The Lightning went 1-for-4 on the power play, while the Icebergs were 0-for-4. Lakeshore outshot the Icebergs 22-14 for the game and had the overtime’s lone shot. Stoughton freshman goaltender Aven Gruner finished with 20 saves.
Cap City Cougars 7, Icebergs 1 Gruner made 35 saves in the Icebergs’ home loss at Mandt Community Center. The Cougars finished with a 42-8 advantage in shots. Waunakee junior Amanda Bauer scored three straight goals in the second period and another in the fourth to cap the scoring. Waunakee junior Lauren Bliefernicht opened the scoring with 8:08 left in the first period. Madison East senior Aubrey Wood scored with 4:37 left in the first to make it 2-0. Schipper got the Icebergs on the board with 3:13 left in the second period off assists from Newton and Olson to cut it to 5-1. Bliefernicht scored her second goal a little more than a minute later.
Panther victories MARK NESBITT
Oregon 79, Milwaukee Madison 66
Assistant sports editor
Junior guard Erik Victorson had two monster games to help the Oregon boys basketball team snap a five-game losing streak and establish a winning streak. The Panthers picked up a 79-66 nonconference home win over Milwaukee Madison on Friday, Jan. 17. Oregon (5-7, 2-5 Badger South Conference) rolled to a 69-25 home win over conference foe a day previous. The Panthers will play Portage in the seventh-place Badger Challenge game at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, at Edgewood High School.
Victorson poured in a gamehigh 33 points and was one of three Panthers in double figures against the Knights. Sophomores Brandon Kerns and Ryne Panzer added 13 and 10 points, respectively for Oregon, which led 38-30 lead at the half.
Oregon 69, Fort Atkinson 25
The Panthers raced out to a 40-7 lead at halftime and never looked back against the Blackhawks. Victorson scored a gamehigh 26 points. Bryce Kerns chipped in nine points.
Hockey: Dailey strong between pipes Continued from page 7
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Oregon senior Izzie Peterson (right) looks to break the pressure defense from Beaver Dam senior Jada Donaldson during the second half Saturday, Jan. 18, in the first-place Badger Challenge game in Beaver Dam. The Panthers lost 59-45.
Girls hoops: Oregon controls own destiny Continued from page 7 tight defenses on the wings. We had penetration opportunities and we did that more in the second half.” Senior guard Liz Uhl had a pair of layups, and Statz made a layup to cut the Golden Beavers’ lead to 33-23 with 13:18 left in the second half. Uhl finished with eight points and junior Carleigh Roberts had seven points. Junior Megan Bloyer chipped in six points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds. “What Megan lacks for height, she comes through with grit, determination and touchness,” Wamsley said. “She’s one of the most coachable and smartest players I have ever coached.” Jada Donaldson scored a game-high 17 points, including seven straight to extend Beaver Dam’s lead to 51-30. Junior Maty Wilke added 10 points, as Schrimpf limited her to only four in the second half. “She has grown into a stopper for us,” Wamsley said of Schrimpf. “She puts all of her energy and effort into that end and on offense..”
Oregon juniors Emily Statz (right) and Megan Bloyer (42) battle for a rebound.
Schrimpf scored 15 points and had seven rebounds. She made three of the team’s seven 3-pointers. Senior point guard Izzie Peterson chipped in seven points and dished out six assists. Oregon led 36-32 at halftime. The Oregon 67, Monona Grove 63 Panthers shot 43.7% (7-for-16) beyond Uhl scored a game-high 27 points and the arc, 72.7% from the free-throw line also had five rebounds and three steals to (16-for-22) and outrebounded the Silver propel the Panthers past the Silver Eagles. Eagles 36-28.
tied the game at 1 with 17 seconds left in the first period off assists from Kyle Rohrer and Nick Brien. Colton Eyers put the Panthers ahead for good 2:04 into the third period off a pass from Adam Franken, and Orosz added an insurance goal a little less than three minutes later. McFarland trimmed its deficit to 3-2 with 1:24 left, but Joe Roemer scored 22 Photos by Mark Nesbitt seconds later for Oregon. Oregon senior forward Ben Wiedholz (left) takes a shot against Monroe junior Cade Janecke on Tuesday, Jan. 14, Oregon 3, Monroe 2 at the Stateline Ice and Community Expo in Monroe. The The Panthers avenged a Panthers won 3-2. 4-3 loss to the Cheesemakers earlier this season. Roemer said one of the biggest differences now compared to the start of the season is the forwards and defensemen are working better together, shooting pucks from different angles and crashing the net. “We can get shots from low and high and it’s a better dynamic for the team,” he said. “I think everyone on the team knows we have talent and knows we can play hard. Now we are trusting each other, finding each other and getting good looks.” Monroe made a furious comeback in the final two minutes of the game. Senior Oregon junior Spencer Buskager (right) takes a shot on goal defenseman Payton Stauf- during the second period against Monroe. facher scored with 1:26 buzzer. Dailey finished the two penalties. remaining. Oregon was game with 25 saves, while “We stayed on the right called for hooking 24 sec- Bear made 33 saves. side of the penalties for once onds later, and junior Cade “We kind of got sloppy and put together a pretty solJanecke converted a penalty in the end and they almost id game,” Clemens said. shot to pull the Cheesemak- came back,” Oregon coach The Panthers outshot the ers within a goal. Larry Clemens said. “The Cheesemakers 14-7 in the Monroe pulled senior tides turned a little bit, but first and 36-27 for the game. goaltender Heath Bear in the kids did enough.” Freshman forward Jacob the final 50 seconds. The Oregon took advantage Cameron scored off assists Cheesemakers had a shot of seven Monroe penalties from Orosz and Brien to put sail over the crossbar and and scored two power-play the Panthers on the board Dailey made a save at the goals. The Panthers had just with 10:37 left in the first.
Swimming: 200 free relay team finishes 2nd Continued from page 7 1:58.11. Nowka also won the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:17.29. Braatz edged Stoughton’s Jordan Barthuly in the 200 IM with a time of 2:18.82, .67 seconds ahead of Barthuly. The Panthers’ 200 free relay team of Braatz, Pankratz, Sorensen and Lopez-Vega finished second with a time of 1:43.66.
Anderson, Braatz, Konopacki and Pankratz placed second in the 400 free relay (3:40.28). Pankratz took second behind Stoughton’s Evan Schmidt in the 100 free (55.79) and 200 free (2:05.25). Anderson finished second in the 100 butterfly (58.20) and 100 backstroke (1:02.19). Konopacki placed second in the 50 free (24.93), and Fahey took second in the 500 free (5:53.98).
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Students share their stories Alumni give OHS students a look at life after high school SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group
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Oregon High School alumni Kathryn Small, Emma Roemer and Jenna Eckstrom talk about their experiences after recently graduating from OHS.
It’s one of Oregon High School principal, Jim Pliner’s favorite days of the year. And no, it’s not baseball’s opening day. In what has become an annual event, a group of around 60 recent Oregon High School graduates returned Jan. 10 to share stories and advice with OHS juniors and seniors. The event is in its third year, designed as a way for former students to share
their post-high school experiences from a variety of possibilities. Pliner couldn’t be more pleased with how things have gone. “Students do a great job and it’s clear they are very proud of their experiences they’re having now and are eager to share,” he told the Observer. ““It’s a chance to extend those relationships you have, and those four years go so quickly. “And it’s a great opportunity for them to give back to a school that was important to them,” Pliner added. Pliner said district officials “made a really hard push” for alumni who followed paths other than four-year colleges, to provide some perspective, including trades apprenticeships, military
service, or ‘gap years’. “All of those life experiences and their perceptions, I think, are helpful for our students to hear,” he said. And aside from the benefit to current students, Pliner said the event is a great way for former students to reconnect with their former peers in person. “When they get together there’s just a ton of energy, because they’ve scattered, and it may be the first time they see each other back in the setting like that,” he said. “It’s great, because it’s kind of a reunion for them as well.” Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.
Legals PUBLIC NOTICE AVAILABILITY OF DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA) ASSISTED NEEDS HOUSING UNIT OAKHILL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, DFDM PROJECT #18B2M GRAEF has been retained to undertake the Type II Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process on behalf of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections for the Oakhill Correctional Institute (OCI). The EIA will be prepared in accordance with Wisconsin Statutes 1.11, the Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act (WEPA), and Wisconsin Department of Correction guidelines. The purpose of the EIA is to assess the potential environmental effects of the proposed project relative to the quality of the human environment. The Draft Environmental Impact Assessment (DEIA) will be available for public review on January 23nd at the Oregon Public Library located at 256 Brook Street, Oregon, WI 53575. The DEIA is also available at http://notices.graef-usa. com/OCI Comments received will be considered in preparation of the Final EIA. Written comments related to the proposed project can be submitted by mail or e-mail. For consideration in the Final EIA report, comments must be received by February 7th, 2020 and should be sent to: Alison Kuhne GRAEF 275 West Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 300, Milwaukee, WI 53203 alison.kuhne@ graef-usa.com Following the completion of the comment period and consideration of submitted comments, a final EIA report will be developed. If warranted, a more detailed Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) with additional opportunities for public input will be undertaken. Published: January 23, 2020 WNAXLP *** MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICT HELD ON DECEMBER 16, 2019 The regular meeting of the School Board of the Oregon School District was called to order by Board President Steve Zach at 6:30 PM on December 16, 2019, in the OSD Innovation Center at the Oregon High School in the Village of Oregon, Dane County, Wisconsin. Upon roll call, the following Board members were present: Ms. Barb Feeney, Ms. Courtney Odorico, Ms. Krista Flanagan, Ms. Ahna Bizjak, Mr. Troy Pankratz, Mr. Tim LeBrun and Mr. Zach. The following Board members were absent: None. Administrators present: Dr. Brian Busler, Dr. Leslie Bergstrom, Mr. Andy Weiland, Mr. Jon Tanner, Ms. Jina Jonen, Ms. Kerri Modjeski, Ms. Dawn Goltz, Mr. Jason Zurawik, Mr. Mike Carr, Mr. Chris Kluck, Mr. Jim Pliner, Ms. Kim Griffin, Ms. Cyndi Olander, Ms. Stephanie Snyder Knutson, Ms. Darci Jarstad Krueger, Dr. Candace Weidensee, Dr. Shannon Anderson, Ms. Erika Mundinger, Mr. Brad Ashmore, Ms. Jackie Amlong, Ms. Anna Seidenstricker, Ms. Mary Hermes and Ms. Katie Heitz. Proof in the form of a certificate by the Oregon Observer of communications and public notice given to the public and the Oregon Observer and a certificate of posting as required by Section 19.84 Wisconsin Statutes as to the holding of this meeting was presented by Mr. Zach. Ms. Flanagan moved and Mr. Pankratz seconded the motion to proceed with the meeting as posted. Motion passed by unanimous voice vote 7-0. A. CONSENT CALENDAR: Mr. LeBrun moved and Ms. Odorico seconded the motion to approve the following items on the Consent Calendar: 1. Approval of Minutes: November 25, 2019 Board Meeting 2. Approve payments in the amount of $3,741,259.10 3. Treasurer’s Report ending November 30, 2019 4. Staff Resignations/Retirements: None 5. Staffing Assignments: None 6. Field Trip Requests: None 7. Acceptance of Donations: Becky Groenier in the amount of $50 for outstanding lunch accounts; Exxon Mobil Corporation in the amount of $500 for Brooklyn Elementary School; Michael and Karin Victorson in the amount of $5000 for the OHS Scoreboard; FANS 5K run in the amount of $1713.26 for the Allyson Norland Scholarship; Pure Integrity Homes — 3 Funny Faces Classroom Face Painting Sessions; Keith & Merrlyn Schoville in the amount of $300 for the Schoville Scholarship; Sherry Hill in the amount of $800 for
the Splash Pad. 8. Safety State Grant Drill Report Acceptance: a. NKE Report b. BKE Report Motion passed 7-0 in a unanimous voice vote. B. INFORMATION ITEMS 1. The Board celebrated the midyear graduation of Erica Otto from the Oregon Night School program. C. COMMUNICATION FROM PUBLIC: Ms. Holly Lovely spoke regarding the proposed attendance boundaries and how the change will affect students that live in the Autumn Woods neighborhood. D. INFORMATION ITEMS: 1. OEA Report — none 2. Student Representative Report — Cubby Vandermause informed the Board that the OHS Musical — Guys and Dolls has been nominated for multiple categories to receive Jerry Awards — which celebrate the best high school musical performers from across Wisconsin. Jenna Sharkus shared that the high school student council has been running multiple events over the past week to raise money that is being donated to Friends of the Oregon School District. E. ACTION ITEMS: 1. Attendance Area Boundaries: Ms. Bergstrom presented on the process and criteria that were used to determine the proposed Attendance Boundary Areas. Board Members asked clarifying questions. Ms. Feeney moved and Ms. Odorico seconded the motion to adopt the proposed Attendance Area Boundary plan with the understanding that there is one neighborhood currently under review. In a roll call vote, the following members voted yes: Ms. Feeney, Ms. Odorico, Ms. Flanagan, Mr. Pankratz, Ms. Bizjak, Mr. LeBrun and Mr. Zach. Motion passed 7-0. 2. 2019-20 Transportation Conditions of Payment: Mr. Weiland presented the 2019 Transportation Conditions of Payment. Board members asked questions. Ms. Odorico moved and Mr. LeBrun seconded the motion to approve the 2019-20 Transportation Conditions of Payment as presented by Mr. Weiland. In a roll call vote, the following members voted yes: Ms. Odorico, Mr. LeBrun, Ms. Feeney, Ms. Flanagan, Mr. Pankratz, Ms. Bizjak and Mr. Zach. Motion passed 7-0. 3. SRO Agreement: Ms. Jonen presented the SRO Agreement. Ms. Flanagan and Mr. LeBrun provided additional remarks about the process that the District and Village used to create the new agreement. Mr. LeBrun moved and Ms. Flanagan seconded the motion to approve the SRO Agreement as presented by Ms. Jonen. In a roll call vote, the following members voted yes: Mr. LeBrun, Ms. Flanagan, Ms. Feeney, Ms. Odorico, Mr. Pankratz, Ms. Bizjak and Mr. Zach. Motion passed 7-0. 4. Acceptance of June 30, 2019 Audit Report: Mr. Weiland presented the June 30, 2019 Audit Report and Fund Balance Report. Ms. Flanagan moved Mr. Pankratz seconded the motion approved the June 30, 2019 Audit and Fund Balance report as presented by Mr. Weiland. In a roll call vote, the following members voted yes: Ms. Flanagan, Mr. Pankratz, Ms. Feeney, Ms. Odorico, Ms. Bizjak, Mr. LeBrun and Mr. Zach. Motion passed 7-0. 5. Naming of Elementary School #4: Ms. Mundinger, Ms. Sharkus and Mr. Vandermause announced that by a student vote of 72%, the name of the new elementary school will be Forest Edge Elementary. Ms. Odorico moved and Mr. Pankratz seconded the motion to approve the name of the elementary school as Forest Edge Elementary. In a roll call vote, the following members voted yes: Ms. Odorico, Mr. Pankratz, Ms. Feeney, Ms. Flanagan, Ms. Bizjak, Mr. LeBrun and Mr. Zach. Motion passed 7-0. F. DISCUSSION ITEMS: 1. Presentation/Discussion on School Start/End Times: Dr. Busler, Dr. Bergstrom and Ms. Mundinger presented to the Board a summary of the feedback that was gathered from Listening Sessions and parent emails. They also presented the different options that have been considered as the administration created the Working Plan. The Board had the opportunity to ask questions of the administration. Ms. Laura Stoller read a statement from the OEA regarding the start/end times. The Board then heard from the following members of the public: Ms. Heather Garrison, Ms. Betsy Archie, Ms. Kalena Hensey, Ms. Jen Hans, Mr. Mike Stahnke, Ms. Amanda Payne, Ms. Martha Klug, Ms. Natasha Hubert, and Mr. Aaron Zitzelsberger G. INFORMATION ITEMS: None H. CLOSING: 1. Future Agenda: Discussion was held. 2. Check Out: Board members had an opportunity to give updates. I. ADJOURNMENT: Ms. Flanagan moved and Mr. LeBrun seconded the motion to adjourn the
meeting. Motion passed 7-0 by unanimous voice vote. Meeting adjourned at 9:46 PM. Krista Flanagan, Clerk Oregon School District Published: January 23, 2020 WNAXLP *** VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may submit a request to vote an absentee ballot to their municipal clerk. A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day, who has resided in the ward or municipality where he or she wishes to vote for at least 10 consecutive days before the election. The elector must also be registered in order to receive an absentee ballot. Proof of identification must be provided before an absentee ballot may be issued. You must make a request for an absentee ballot in writing or online at MyVote.wi.gov. Contact your municipal clerk and request that an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you for the primary or election or both. You may also submit a written request in the form of a letter or you may apply for an absentee ballot online at MyVote.wi.gov. Your written request must list your voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote, the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different, and your signature. You may make application to your municipal clerk for an absentee ballot in person, by mail, by fax, by email or at MyVote.wi.gov. Making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail The deadline for making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail is: 5 pm on the fifth day before the election, Thursday, February 13th, 2020. Note: Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are indefinitely confined to home or a care facility, in the military, hospitalized, or serving as a sequestered juror. If this applies to you, contact the municipal clerk regarding deadlines for requesting and submitting an absentee ballot. Voting an absentee ballot in person You may also request and vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office or other specified location during the days and hours specified for casting an absentee ballot in person. Peggy Haag, Clerk VILLAGE OF OREGON 117 Spring Street Oregon, WI 53575 (608) 835-3118 January 27th- February 12th, 2020 Mon.-Fri. 7:30am-4:30pm February 13th-14th 2020 7:30am-5pm Jennifer Hanson, Clerk TOWN OF OREGON 1138 Union Road Oregon, WI 53575 (608) 835-3200 January 27th- February 12th, 2020 Mon.-Fri. 8am-4:30pm February 13th-14th, 2020 8am-5pm Dawn George, Clerk TOWN OF RUTLAND 4177 Old Stage Road Brooklyn, WI 53521 (608) 455-3925 January 27th, 2020-February 14th, 2020 Call number above for appointment Linda Kuhlman, Clerk VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN 210 Commercial St. Brooklyn, WI 53521 (608) 455-4201 February 3rd — February 14th, 2020 (Mon.- Fri.) 7am-5pm The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is / was: See dates & times above The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office: See dates & times above No in-person absentee voting may occur on the day before the election. The municipal clerk will deliver voted ballots returned on or before Election Day to the proper polling place or counting location before the polls close on February 18th, 2020. Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted. Posted: January 15, 2020 Published: January 23, 2020 WNAXLP *** ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS PROJECT: 2020 STREET RESURFACING AND MAINTENANCE OWNER: VILLAGE OF OREGON, 117 SPRING STREET, OREGON, WI 53575 CONTRACTS AND BID DEADLINE: Sealed bids for a single contract for street asphalt pavement construction and a single contract for asphalt pavement maintenance will be received by the Village of Oregon until 2:00 p.m.,
local time on February 6, 2020. The bids will be publicly opened and read aloud immediately thereafter in the Village Hall meeting room. Contract A consists of the following approximate quantities: Street Milling, 25,000 square yards Hot-Mix Asphalt Pavement, 3,400 tons Contract B consists of the following approximate quantities: Crack filling and sealcoating, 95,000 square yards Appurtenances to the above construction items, such as traffic control are included, but are not listed above. The quantities are subject to change without notice prior to document distribution. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: The Contract Documents, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Instructions to Bidders, Bidder’s Proof of Responsibility, Bid Proposal Form, Affidavit of Organization and Authority, Bid Bond (in the amount of 5% of the maximum amount of the bid), Notice of Award Form, Agreement Form, Notice to Proceed Form, Performance/Payment Bond (100%), Certificate of Insurance, General Conditions, Supplementary Conditions, Technical Specifications, Drawings and Addenda (if any) may be examined at the following locations: Village of Oregon, 117 Spring Street, Oregon, WI 53575 Town & Country Engineering, Inc., 2912 Marketplace Drive, Suite 103, Madison, WI 53719 Copies of the Contract Documents and the Construction Plans may be obtained at the office of Town & Country Engineering, Inc., 2912 Marketplace Drive, Suite 103, Madison, WI 53719. There is a $40 non-refundable copying and distribution charge for these documents. Electronic bidding documents are available on-line at Questcdn.com, Contract A’s Project No. 6419806 and Contract B’s Project No. 6419822 for $30 each. QUALIFICATIONS: Bidders must be pre-qualified with the Village of Oregon within the last year or must be pre-qualified for this work 5 days prior to the bid deadline in accordance with Section 66.0903 of the Wisconsin Statutes. Each bidder must deposit, with his bid, security in the amount of 5% of the maximum bid amount. Bidders must be experienced in municipal asphalt pavement construction and maintenance. RIGHTS RESERVED: The Village of Oregon reserve the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities in any bid. Published by the authority of: Jeff Rau, Director of Public Works Published: January 23 and 30, 2020 WNAXLP *** ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS PROJECT: 2020 STREET & UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS PARK STREET AND JANESVILLE STREET OWNER: VILLAGE OF OREGON, 117 SPRING STREET, OREGON, WI 53575 CONTRACTS AND BID DEADLINE: Sealed bids for a single contract for sanitary sewer, water main and storm sewer construction, street excavation and base course construction, street asphalt pavement construction, and for curb & gutter and sidewalk construction will be received by the Village of Oregon until 10:00 A.M., local time on February 7, 2020. The bids will be publicly opened and read aloud immediately thereafter in the Village Board meeting room at the Village Hall. The contract consists of the following approximate quantities: 8-inch PVC Sanitary Sewer, 850 lineal feet 6 and 12-inch D.I. Water Main, 2,000 lineal feet Storm Sewer, 200 lineal feet Street Reconstruction, 10,500 square yards 30-inch Concrete Curb & Gutter, 3,800 lineal feet 4-inch and 6-inch Concrete Sidewalk, 24,000 square feet Grass Restoration, 2,500 square yards Hot-Mix Asphalt Pavement, 2,800 tons 8-ft wide Hot-Mix Asphalt Pavement Path, 800 lineal feet Appurtenances to the above construction items, such as service laterals and manholes are included, but are not listed above. The quantities are subject to change without notice prior to document distribution. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: The Contract Documents, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Instructions to Bidders, Bidder’s Proof of Responsibility, Bid Proposal Form, Affidavit of Organization and Authority, Bid Bond (in the amount of 5% of the maximum amount of the bid), Notice of Award Form, Agreement Form, Notice to Proceed Form, Performance/Payment Bond
(100%), Certificate of Insurance, General Conditions, Supplementary Conditions, Technical Specifications, Drawings and Addenda (if any) may be examined at the following locations: Village of Oregon, 117 Spring Street, Oregon, WI 53575 Town & Country Engineering, Inc., 2912 Marketplace Drive, Suite 103, Madison, WI 53719 Copies of the Contract Documents and the Construction Plans may be obtained at the office of Town & Country Engineering, Inc., 2912 Marketplace Drive, Suite 103, Madison, WI 53719. There is a $30 non-refundable copying and distribution charge for these documents. Electronic bidding documents are available on-line at Questcdn.com, Project No. 6663912 for $30. QUALIFICATIONS: Bidders must be pre-qualified with the Village of Oregon within the last year or must be pre-qualified for this work 5 days prior to the bid deadline in accordance with Section 66.0903 of the Wisconsin Statutes. Each bidder must deposit, with his bid, security in the amount of 5% of the maximum bid amount. Bidders must be experienced in municipal pipeline and street construction. RIGHTS RESERVED: The Village of Oregon reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities in any bid. Published by the authority of: Jeff Rau, Director of Public Works Published: January 23 and 30, 2020 WNAXLP *** ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS PROJECT: 2020 SANITARY SEWER AND MANHOLE REHABILITATION OWNER: VILLAGE OF OREGON, 117 SPRING STREET, OREGON, WI 53575 CONTRACTS AND BID DEADLINE: Sealed bids for a single contract for lining existing sanitary sewers will be received by the Village of Oregon in the Village office until 2:00 P.M., local time on February 6, 2020. The bids will be publicly opened and read aloud immediately thereafter in the Village Hall meeting room. The contract will include cleaning, televising, grouting and lining 8-inch, 10inch, and 12-inch diameter vitrified clay tile sanitary sewer and grouting and sealing existing manholes. 8800 lineal feet of cleaning and televising sanitary sewer 2300 lineal feet of grouting and lining 8 to 12-inch sanitary sewer 23 each of sealing sanitary sewer manholes The quantities are subject to change without notice prior to document distribution. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: The Contract Documents, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Instructions to Bidders, Bidder’s Proof of Responsibility, Bid Proposal Form, Affidavit of Organization and Authority, Bid Bond (in the amount of 5% of the maximum amount of the bid), Notice of Award Form, Agreement Form, Notice to Proceed Form, Performance/Payment Bond (100%), Certificate of Insurance, General Conditions, Supplementary Conditions, Technical Specifications, Drawings and Addenda (if any) may be examined at the following locations: Village of Oregon, 117 Spring Street, Oregon, WI 53575 Town & Country Engineering, Inc., 2912 Marketplace Drive, Suite 103, Madison, WI 53719 Copies of the Contract Documents and the Construction Plans may be obtained at the office of Town & Country Engineering, Inc., 2912 Marketplace Drive, Suite 103, Madison, WI 53719. There is a $40 non-refundable copying and distribution charge for these documents. Electronic bidding documents are available on-line at Questcdn.com, Project No. 6211524 for $30. QUALIFICATIONS: Bidders must be pre-qualified with the Village of Oregon within the last year or must be pre-qualified for this work 5 days prior to the bid deadline in accordance with Section 66.0903 of the Wisconsin Statutes. Each bidder must deposit, with his bid, security in the amount of 5% of the maximum bid amount. Bidders must be experienced in municipal pipeline and structure rehabilitation. RIGHTS RESERVED: The Village of Oregon reserve the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities in any bid. Published by the authority of: Jeff Rau, Director of Public Works Published: January 23 and 30, 2020 WNAXLP *** CONDENSED MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE OREGON VILLAGE BOARD, JANUARY 6, 2020 Substance of the regular meeting of the Oregon Village Board proceedings held January 6, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. with Vil-
lage Board President Jeanne Carpenter presiding. Present: Village Board President Jeanne Carpenter, Trustees: Jerry Bollig, David Donovan, Randy Glysch, Cory Horton, Jenna Jacobson, Amanda Peterson. Approved: 1. Special meeting minutes for 12-9-19 Waste Water Treatment Plant Facility Plan meeting and 12-1619 Joint Meeting the Library Board. 2. Payment of the vouchers for the General Operating Fund in the amount of $575,285.78. 3. Memorandum of Understanding between Dane County and Village of Oregon for the member buy-in for Fly Dane 2020. 4. Payment Application #5 from Supreme Structures in the amount of $14,824.67, as the final payment for the Public Works Cold Storage Building. 5. Open the roadways for sales and use in Bergamont 4D, 4E, & 5B, Autumn Ridge 1A & 1B, and Highlands of Netherwood 1A in accordance with the letters prepared by Ruekert-Mielke dated 12-2719. 6. Pay Request No. 1 from GPro Excavating LLC in the amount of $55,704.96 for work on the Foxboro Stormwater Improvement Project. Appointments: 1. Swearing in of Police Officer Jeff Aurit 2. Village President, Jeanne Carpenter, to serve on the Library board for February through May in place of Trustee Glysch. Public Appearances: 1. Discussion with Genesis Housing Inc. Board of Directors being awarded an $824,945.00 grant from Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago. 2. Discussion with Alice Eagan, Associate Professor of Social Work at UW Madison, regarding possibly forming a Community Advisory Council on Diversity & Inclusion. Other Matters: Chamber Director, Judy Knutson reminded everyone of the Chamber Annual Awards Night Banquet on January 25th. To view a complete copy of the minutes for this meeting visit www.vil.oregon.wi.us. Submitted by Clerk, Peggy Haag Approved: January 20, 2020 Published: January 23, 2020 WNAXLP *** OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION “…helping students acquire the skills, knowledge, and attitudes to achieve their individual potential…” From Oregon School District Mission Statement DATE: MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2020 TIME: 6:00 PM PLACE: OSD Innovation Center, OHS, 456 North Perry Parkway Order of Business Call to Order Roll Call Proof of Notice of Meeting and Approval of Agenda AGENDA A. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 1. Consideration of moving into the Committee of the Whole for purposes of discussing the proposed Hate Speech Policy — 164 2. Adjournment from Committee of the Whole B. CONSENT CALENDAR NOTE: Items under the Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted under one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items prior to the time the Board votes unless a Board Member requests an item be removed from the calendar for separate action. 1. Minutes of Previous Meeting 2. Approval of Payments 3. Treasurer’s Report, if any 4. Staff Resignations/Retirements, if any 5. Staff Assignments, if any 6. Field Trip Requests, if any 7. Acceptance of Donations, if any: 8. Safety State Grant Drill Report Acceptance, if any: C. COMMUNICATION FROM PUBLIC 1. Public: Board Policy 180.04 has established an opportunity for the public to address the Board. In the event community members wish to address the Board, 15 minutes will be provided; otherwise the agenda will proceed as posted. D. INFORMATION ITEMS 1. OEA Report 2. Student Report E. ACTION ITEMS 1. 2020-2021 Open Enrollment Spaces F. INFORMATION ITEMS 1. Report on WASB Convention 2. School Nutrition Director Report 3. Superintendent’s Report G. CLOSING 1. Future Agenda 2. Check Out H. ADJOURNMENT Go to: www.OregonSD.org/board meetings/agendas for the most updated version agenda. Published: January 23, 2020 WNAXLP
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Arlene L. Spink Arlene L. Spink, age 89, of Brooklyn, passed away on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020, at Oregon Manor. She was born on Aug. 21, 1930, in Madison, the daughter of George and Grace (Fleury) McElroy. Arlene graduated from Hyland Mendota Beach School in 1944 and moved to Oregon and graduated in 1948 from the Red Brick School. She married Robert Spink, her high school sweetheart, in 1950. They started married life in Oregon by buying two farms and becoming farmers. Arlene, known as the basket lady, worked as a planter at Kopke’s Greenhouse. She was also a production supervisor for Swiss Colony. She was a member of Eastern Star. Arlene’s two passions were taking care of her family and farm work. She was also a devoted gardener and would never miss preparing a Sunday dinner for her family. Arlene is survived by her children, Donn (Sandi) Spink, Chris (Cindy) Spink, Julie (Ralph), Connie (Steve) Basina and Cindy (Mike); and two brothers, Jack (Dorothy), George (FeLou) McElroy and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert; son, Bruce Spink, parents, George and Grace;
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Construction : Village expects project to proceed as planned Continued from page 1
Rendering courtesy of Village of Oregon
The Rosewood Avenue apartment project will feature an urban appearance and be located on 124 Rosewood Ave.
Rosewood: Construction scheduled to begin by spring of 2020 Continued from page 1 support the TIF request. Tr u s t e e C o r y H o r t o n expressed some hesitance in moving the request forward, saying TIF assistance would be best spent if the project had an affordable housing component. Trustee Amanda Peterson said the project would be good for the community, as housing in Oregon is tight. “This is a low risk option that is going to turn out great and help us grow,” she said. The 56-unit apartment project at 124 Rosewood Ave. will be three stories, public works director Jeff Rau told the Observer in an email in November 2019. Construction is planned to begin this spring and finish by spring 2021. The site implementation plan features 52 underground parking spots and an exercise and community room on the ground floor of the complex. It also shows an “urban
appearance,” a developer an area in significant need letter stated, with a flat roof of apartments, Rau said in and a brown, beige and grey November. color scheme. Each ground Email Emilie Heidemann at floor apartment would have emilie.heidemann@wcinet. a patio and each unit on the com or follow her on Twitsecond and third floor will ter at @HeidemannEmilie. have a balcony. Located west of the yearold Sleep Inn and Suites hotel, Rosewood Avenue is
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The grey areas on the map show the expanded portions of Janesville and Park street. The green areas indicate existing portions of the streets. Public works expects to finalize the above design Thursday, Jan. 23, and to start requesting bids from contractors in early February.
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Tax-increment financing is a public financing method that is used as a subsidy for redevelopment, infrastructure, and other community-improvement projects by capturing property tax revenue from all underlying taxing jurisdictions (the village, county, state, technical college and the school district) of the newly developed property. TIF was designed to channel funding toward improvements in distressed, underdeveloped, or underutilized parts of a jurisdiction where development might otherwise not occur. It creates funding for public or private projects by borrowing against the future increase in these property-tax revenues, and combines revenues from all taxing jurisdictions on projects that would not exist “but for” the use of the TIF.
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While the exact cost of the project won’t be k n ow n u n t i l a b i d i s accepted, the village’s capital improvement plan estimates it will be around $800,000. Berquist encouraged anyone who wasn’t present at the meeting to reach out to him with questions or concerns at 273-3350. For more information, call the village at 8353118.
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Berquist said the project should take place over a 10-12 week period starting sometime in early spring, but its exact start date has yet to be determined. The village will establish a more concrete timeline once it receives and selects a bid. The bidding process should go quickly, Berquist added, as there aren’t many similarly sized projects going on in Dane County. The project is scheduled to be finished by Labor Day for the start of the 2020 school year. Rau said the project will fully reconstruct the
intersection. The reconstruction including traffic lights and left-turn lanes on all approaches, dual approach lines on Janesville from both directions and pedestrian crossing islands at the center of Janesville Street. It also includes reconstruction of the pavement and curb on Janesville Street from Kwik Trip to the intersection and of Park Street south from the intersection to Lexington Drive. Sidewalks a n d p a t h s wo u l d c o n nect to the U.S. Hwy. 14 roundabouts. Two new water mains and sanitary sewers will also be constructed.
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