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Starting a new era OHS juniors help pave way for girls wrestling

ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor

High school wrestling participation has declined in Wisconsin in the past decade — including in Oregon — but a new era could be on the way to reverse that trend. Last season, girls tournaments were added throughout the state including at the Stoughton-hosted Badger State Invitational and at the Wisconsin Challenge Series, the JV equivalent to state. While girls have been able to wrestle on boys teams since the 1970s after Title IX was passed, this was only the second year in Wisconsin with tournaments creating all-girls brackets. At OHS, juniors Jade Durmaj and Faith Trinidad both decided to wrestle last season and are the lone girls on the team. But both said they understand the example they are helping set for other girls who might want to join in the future, and it makes them proud.

“It means a lot to say that I was one of the first generations of girls to start,” Durmaj said. “It excites me to be a part of it,” Trinidad added. According to trackwrestling.com, there are now more than 220 eligible girls on high school teams this year in Wisconsin, and several area coaches, including OHS coach Ned Lease and Stoughton co-head coach Dan Spilde, think a girls division at individual state at the Kohl Center is close to reality. “The same things that make (wrestling) so attractive to some people – the physicality, the discipline, the technique, the brutality – totally turn other people off, but we are seeing this rise in females that are interested in the sport,” Lease said. “And the sport is really for everybody. Japan, in particular, has a ton of female participation right now, and I think it is great.”

Making a difference Durmaj and Trinidad both placed

in the second year of a girls division at the Challenge Series Finals, and Durmaj made it to sectionals as a first-year wrestler last season. But both girls have been able to better gauge their development after taking part in the new girls-only brackets. Mostly, they wrestle boys in both varsity and JV. While 220 wrestlers is a small fraction of the more than 6,000 total in the state, Durmaj said it has been cool to see how many have competed at tournaments this season. “There aren’t that many right now, but knowing in future generations there is going to be more – eventually in every state it could be separated – I think that is exciting for the future of girls in wrestling,” Durmaj said. “I find it really exciting because I know it is growing, and it isn’t just boys,” Trinidad added. Durmaj and Trinidad have won

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Hofer annexation approved Developer plans to build homes on south side BILL LIVICK Unified Newspaper Group

T h e Vi l l a g e B o a r d decided Monday to annex 17 acres from the Town of Oregon on the village’s south side for a developer who plans to build on 37 residential lots in the first phase of project. Developers Glenn and Michelle Hofer requested the annexation and also asked the village to rezone the land to single-family residential and

conditionally approve a preliminary plat, which the board did unanimously on the condition the developer meet the Planning Commission’s requirements for managing stormwater at the site. The Planning Commission reviewed the plat Jan. 18 and recommended the board’s conditional approval. The Hofers plan to develop their property on the west side of County Hwy. MM (Wolfe Street), near Liliana Terrace and Katie Lane. Vi l l a g e a d m i n i s t r a tor Mike Gracz said the developer will start

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Juniors Faith Trinidad (left) and Jade Durmaj joined the Oregon High School wrestling program as sophomores during the 2016-17 season. With overall participation declining nationally in wrestling, girls are becoming a new asset to bring those numbers back up. In Wisconsin, it is the second year with girls tournaments being offered, with the potential for a girls state tournament in the near future as more than 200 girls have competed this season.

Oregon Village President Steve Staton responded in part this week to an assertion he contributed to a “hostile work environment” that prompted the Oregon Public Library director’s resignation last week. While mainly keeping quiet on the subject and declining to comment on most questions from the Observer, Staton issued a letter Monday afternoon refuting charges made by Nikki Busch of intimidating, threatening behavior from Staton and village administrator Mike Gracz that caused “frank fear on my part, as well as sleepless nights and worry.” In a six-page memo to Library Board members earlier this month, Busch

said she was treated differently from other department heads, particularly as it related to the budget process. She said the village was “not properly respecting the statutory requirements for control of library funds (which) also caused me to be concerned.” The Library Board is an autonomous unit that controls its own budget, but a portion of its funding comes from the village. Her memo also indicated much of the rift was related to the recent disagreement between the village and library boards over funding a new library. Last month, the Village Board voted 6-2 to borrow $6 million for a new library on Main Street, less than the $8 million the Library Board had hoped for to fund a $10 million building. “I feared that my continued involvement would jeopardize the new library

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Library: Busch felt Gracz, Staton ‘treated (her) unfairly,’ village officials dispute claims – regardless of funding amounts,” she said. Busch said in an email to the Observer on Tuesday she resigned “solely on how president Staton and village administrator Gracz treated me again and again. I did not see any other department heads being treated in the same way.” Staton wrote that wrote that members and staff from both “occasionally disagree on policy matters.” “Such disagreements are not unusual in our system of government, and are not the sign of a hostile work environment, in any sense of that phrase,” he wrote. “I am confident that the village and village officials have always treated Ms. Busch professionally, respectfully and lawfully.” Library Board president Brian Busler told the Observer last week Busch had done a good job and the board reluctantly accepted her resignation. Village Trustee Jeanne Carpenter, whom Busch referenced in her memo as giving her advice in pushing back to the village administration, defended Staton’s position. “I read President Staton’s statement and full-heartedly agree with everything in it,” she told the Observer. The Observer contacted Gracz for comment, and he responded, “at this point I am going to let Steve be the point person on this subject. I may make some comments in the future.”

Canceled meeting In her library board memo, Busch details several incidents showing what she saw as increasing levels of hostility. Those included comments made by Staton during public meetings and private conversations with Gracz, including a suggestion that she stop attending Village Board meetings, as well as a canceled reconciliation meeting. Busch wrote in her memo that she and her attorney had talked with Busler about her concerns about Staton and Gracz in

“I am confident that the village and village officials have always treated Ms. Busch professionally, respectfully and lawfully.”

‘The result of this exchange has been frank fear on my part as well as sleepless nights and worry.’

- Village of Oregon President Steve Staton

In brief

- Former Oregon Public Library director Nikki Busch

‘I read President Staton’s statement and full-heartedly agree with everything in it.’

‘I did not see any other department heads being treated in the same way.’

- Village of Oregon Trustee Jeanne Carpenter

- Former Oregon Public Library director Nikki Busch

On the Web Busch’s statement, Village President Steve Staton’s statement, Busch’s list of incidents:

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December, prompting him to arrange a Jan. 5 meeting among the five of them. On Jan. 2, Busch said her attorney spoke with the village attorney and forwarded a written description of Busch’s concerns. The next day, she said the village attorney canceled the meeting, giving no explanation why. Staton told the Observer on Tuesday that due to the length of Busch’s document in question, there wasn’t enough time for the village attorney to review it all before the scheduled meeting date. He said the village asked to reschedule the meeting, but Busch resigned before it could be done. “When there’s a complaint that is delivered to the village, we have a process we go through to deal with it, and it takes time,” he explained. The meeting cancellation might have been the last straw for Busch. She said while she’d been “seriously considering the conditions of my work environment for a number of months,” the cancellation “without giving a reason or stating whether or not the meeting would be rescheduled certainly left an impression.” On Jan. 5, Busch sent six-page memo she sent to library board members, requesting an item be placed on their Jan. 10

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agenda to “discuss what I perceive to be a hostile work environment due to actions and comments made by the village board president and village administrator to me. I have attempted to discuss these matters with Mr. Staton and Mr. Gracz, but have been denied that opportunity, so I am now turning to the Library Board for discussion and consultation.” Busch told the Observer Tuesday the reaction of library board members to her concerns at that meeting “appeared to be varied.” “Some appeared very concerned, some surprised,” she said in an email. “I cannot say beyond that.”

Incidents disputed The last of the incidents Busch cited was just a few weeks before her resignation, a Nov. 29 meeting on the library project, where she found comments made to her by Staton to be “attempts to intimidate me, threaten the future of the library and generally hostile.” Busch also cited previous interactions with Staton and Gracz – mainly concerning differences between the library and village boards on budget and the process for making requests. Busch suggested the process was tightly controlled by Staton and Gracz, leaving little recourse for disagreement,

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and she indicated her attempts to advocate for her department’s needs were seen as “uncooperative.” At the Nov. 29 meeting, Busch said Staton told her “he did not trust me to not speak ill of Mike Gracz to the library board.” She said after she looked around at other committee members, he said, “I think you know what I’m talking about.” Busch said the “result of this exchange has been frank fear on my part as well as sleepless nights and worry.” “President Staton appeared so upset during this unexpected exchange during a public meeting that I fear my ability to successfully perform my duties as library director are in question,” she wrote in the memo. “If he is willing to publicly threaten a village employee for words or actions he does not personally approve of, there is little he would not be willing to do to have his way.” Carpenter, who attended that Nov. 29 meeting, said in an email to the Observer on Tuesday “I do not remember Village President Steve Staton saying those words.” At the Oct. 9 Village Board budget meeting, Busch said Gracz omitted Library Board recommendations, but included all other departments’ information, and she added that

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numbers presented in the library’s budget worksheets didn’t match up with what she submitted. Instead, Busch said Gracz created an “entire page of changes he was recommending” to the Library Board’s budget, a move that would appear to violate statutory separation of the two bodies. Among the changes, Busch had requested to make market wage adjustments for two positions, and the Library Board voted in favor of them but Gracz disagreed. “None of the other departmental budgets were treated this way by the village administrator at this public meeting,” she wrote. “These factors taken together had the cumulative effect of reinforcing my feelings of being targeted and treated unfairly.” At a Library Board meeting two days later, Busch said she felt that she was “being lied to and intimidated by (Gracz).” Staton defended the budget process, which he said is always “complex and lengthy.” “We have five departments, and none of them ever get everything they want,” he told the Observer on Tuesday. “If we could wave a magic wand and get more, we would. Our department heads have really been team players who

• Library director Nikki Busch quits, cites a ‘hostile’ work environment with the village • Village President Steve Staton denies accusations, says budget disagreements are common • Village, Library Board disagreed over funding of library, updating wages of two positions • Busch claims village ignored protocols separating village budget process from library’s autonomy • Busch cites several examples of ‘intimidating’ behavior, feeling ‘threatened’ and ‘lied to’ • Busch claims she was ‘marginalized’ by being discouraged to speak at public meetings • Busch resigns after meeting to reconcile issues with Staton, administrator is canceled work collaboratively, so when the budget comes to us, it’s a balanced budget and there just haven’t been issues afterwards. “But a key thing is, once it’s done, the decisions are made as part of the business of running a village – don’t take it personally.” Staton declined to comment on other statements and allegations made by Busch, but he told the Observer that while the village’s relationship between the independent Library Board and other village departments is “significantly different,” he said “the library budget was handled like every other budget.” Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.

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An Oregon woman was arrested Sunday in the Town of Dunn for her alleged sixth OWI offense. Angela M. Lee, 39, was booked into the Dane County Jail on the felony OWI charge and probation violation after a citizen caller reported a suspicious vehicle p a r ke d o n Bruce Parkway just after noon Lee Jan. 21. Dane County deputies checked the vehicle and found Lee sleeping in the driver’s seat next to a bottle of open liquor,

additional staff in April, based on residential growth, but not this open enrollment recommendation,” she said. The district allows priority admission for siblings of students already open enrolled in the district. Once a student is open enrolled, they do not have to re-enroll. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.

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Busch departure reveals ‘lack of respect’ The departure of Nikki Busch, Director of the Oregon Public Library, has sent shockwaves through the community. While I have no direct knowledge of the actions that took place surrounding this decision, I will say that the bad feelings and apparent lack of respect between some Oregon Village Board Trustees and the Library Board Director appears to be part of the problem. I have written the Village Board with my thoughts about the future direction of the library and I won’t belabor that point. What is extremely important for all involved to remember is this: It is necessary to listen to everyone’s opinions with respect,

acknowledge their contribution, understand their views and work together to accomplish goals. There should be no “finger pointing” or accusations about “lack of gratitude.” This simply ratchets up the emotions and is counterproductive to quality discussions. Also, to expect non-governmental organizations to fundraise nearly 40 percent of the cost of a minimally-acceptable library that will take Oregon well into the future is unfair and is likely an unsustainable position. Nikki Busch has provided great leadership, and I am very sorry to see her leave. Marilyn McDole Village of Oregon

Library needs village board support Unlike the phrase “to spend more time with family,” a frequent cause offered for resignations, I am impressed with the explanation given by library director Nikki Busch for stepping down. As disappointing as this is, she is the third and maybe even the fourth director to “move on” since I came to town in 2000, but this time may have revealed the real reason — one the village board would do well to ponder. Of our tax dollars, 57 percent go to education (OSD and MATC), 25 percent is dedicated to all the mundane services most urban dwellers pay for and have come to expect of their municipality. What percent of that 25

percent is allotted for the library? Miracles have been worked by staff to keep the current library relevant and up to the minute with technology, computers, books, CDs, DVDs, periodicals, programs, events, etc., but the building has been outgrown. The clock is ticking, a site has been chosen, the former church has been razed and there the lot sits. How successful will Oregon be in attracting a new director when there is both limited concern that the 1995 space is splitting at the seams and even less enthusiasm for making a 21st century library facility a reality for its citizens? Sheila Virtue Village of Oregon

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he Village of Oregon has been very fortunate over the last few years to be involved in some once-in-a-lifetime community projects that enhance our sense of place. The Pump House and Tin Man restoration, and most recently, the building of the new Oregon Area Food Pantry building are examples. How lucky we are. But wait, the momentum isn’t quite over. There’s another new project currently underway – the building of a new Oregon Youth Center. Glysch Like the great fortune of the Food Pantry building gift of $550,000, once again a local village resident has given the Oregon Community Resource Network (OCRN) a gift of $800,000 toward the building of a new youth center. That leaves just $200,000 for the rest of the community and community partners to come up with to complete the project we’ve designed for it. If you have driven by the current Oregon Youth Center building on Oak Street, you’ll quickly notice the outdated, 40-year-old prefabricated building that once was the village EMS garage. The Youth Center is grateful for the space it has, as many

communities don’t have one at all. The problem is that it’s small and drafty, has problems with layout inside and outside and is not very inviting to visitors. Our kids and community deserve better. The Oregon Youth Center serves the Village and Town of Oregon, Village of Brooklyn, Town of Rutland and Dunn, and the city of Fitchburg. In 2017, from January through September, it had 4,649 visits by area kids. The staff that runs the youth center, executive director Diane Newlin and her assistant, Yessenia Martines, are the best at what they do. They make all who visit feel welcome, and they provide the best services to the kids from grades 5-9. It is like a home away from home for many of the kids. Some have many challenges in their lives, and the center provides a safe, caring place for them. The youth center offers kids a good foundation to be successful in life. Kids are taught such skills as conflict resolution, behavior management, group dynamics and community service. The center also focuses on personal responsibility and teaches them to respect themselves and others. When the kids learned about the $800,000 gift from a local donor, they made hand-written thank-you cards and posters for the donor. When members of the Oregon Community Resource Network recently met with staff

to discuss the needs of a new building and were given a tour by the kids, OCRN board members were showered with thank you’s and hugs from the kids. The kids at the center also try to interact with their next-door neighbor, the Village Police Department, on a regular basis. The center also offers other activities, such as a cooking club and homework club. There is an emphasis on kids taking an active role in their education. As someone with a developmental psychology degree and who has worked in prevention for the past 20 years, I understand the importance of early education for kids in providing them with the necessary tools as a pathway for success in adulthood. Starting early is the key to ensuring success. Over the past five years, the Village of Oregon and surrounding communities have come together and completed some remarkable projects that once seemed out of reach. Now we have the opportunity to help the kids in our community by building a new Youth Center. Our community has proven that when asked, they respond, “How can I help? Tell me what I can do.” Our kids are our future, and the building of a new Oregon Youth Center is an investment in our kids and future.

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Firefly to host fundraisers for new youth center New building design to be on display BILL LIVICK Unified Newspaper Group

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Knights and maidens raise their glasses to toast after the singing of “Wassail” at the annual Oregon Middle School Madrigal Dinner on Saturday at Rome Corners Intermediate School. From left are Christian Wirtz, Erin Vander Ploeg, Joel Hermanson, Alexandra Walsh, Hannah Johnson and Allison Joyce.

Step into the past at annual OMS Madrigal Dinner Imagine being back in the time of the Renaissance, enjoying a five-course meal in the great hall of a castle, entertained by the songs from the royal court, the humor of the court jester, and the theatrical entertainment by the actors of the king and queen’s private theater company. OMS seventh- and eighth-graders will once again serve in a variety of historical roles during the 17th Annual Madrigal Dinner performance, set for the weekend of Feb. 9-10. Madrigal Dinner co-director Heather Rattman (along with Jennifer Yancey) noted in a news release that the Madrigal Dinner was historically a celebration of the coming of spring, with royals inviting their subjects to share a feast and entertainment. “That is what we are doing; inviting our Kingdom to come share our feast,” she

many different social groups and develop friendships.” Rattman credited parent volunteers for helping put What: Oregon Middle the annual programs togethSchool Madrigal Dinner er, creating costumes and When: 6:30 p.m. Friday, sets and helping prepare the Feb. 9 and Saturday, Feb. traditional dinner of Was10 (doors open 6 p.m.) sail, soup, salad, rolls, ham, glazed carrots, roasted red Where: Oregon Middle potatoes and apple cake. School Doors open at 6 p.m. and Info: Contact Christine shows are set for 6:30 on Jeske at 514-1912 or Friday, Feb. 9 and Saturday, email intothemud@gmail. Feb. 10 at the Oregon Middle com School. Tickets are $16 for adults and $14 for students, Tickets: Adults $16; stuOSD staff and seniors. dents/staff/seniors $14, Tickets are not sold at the deadline is Friday, Feb. 2 door. For more information, contact: Christine Jeske at 514-1912 or email intosaid. “The people who attend themud@gmail.com, before will enjoy a complete dinner- Friday, February 2. theater experience where they not only feast on a terrifEmail Unified Newspaper ic meal, but are very involved Group reporter Scott De with the performance as Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com. well. It’s so fun to see the kids come together from

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OYC votes in new board The Oregon Youth Center board voted in new members at the Jan. 18 meeting. Ashley Disrud was appointed to the board and officer elections were held. From left, Tami Weaver (Treasurer), Alex Luther, Denise Arnold, Kelly Allen (Vice President), Ashley Disrud, Danielle Yungen (Secretary), and Erin Chisman (President).

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The Oregon Community Resource Network is making progress in its campaign to raise $1 million to build a new Oregon Youth Center, and it’s holding events this weekend to continue the momentum. On Saturday, Jan. 27 and Sunday, Jan. 28, visitors to Firefly Coffeehouse and Artisan Cheese will be encouraged to examine a new youth center building display and donate to the cause. C h i e f o rg a n i z e r a n d OCRN Board of Directors chair Randy Glysch told the Observer Monday that since fundraising began Jan. 1, his group has raised over $53,000 from local Oregon area communities toward a $200,000 goal. Glysch announced in early December at a Village Board meeting that the resource network had r e c e ive d a n $ 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 donation for the youth center. That means the resource network has less than $150,000 remaining to raise to meet its fundraising goal. “Things are going well

If You Go What: Fundraiser for a new Oregon Youth Center When: Saturday, Jan. 27 and Sunday, Jan. 28 Where: Firefly Coffeehouse and Artisan Cheese, 114 N. Main St. To donate: go to the OCRN website, oregoncrn.com, or send a check to Oregon Community Resource Network, P.O. Box 292, Oregon, WI 53575. More info: Randy Glysch, rgbk316@charter.net, or 2910648

for this project,” Glysch said. He noted that the new owners of the Firefly, Jeanne and Uriah Carpenter, will match donations received this weekend up to $500. And Glysch himself is offering to sell five pieces of his custom stained glass and donate the proceeds to the youth center building project. Glysch, Oregon Youth Center director Diane Newlin and building contractor Dan Bertler, whose company built the Oregon Area Food Pantry last year, discussed the project with the Village Board in early December and said they would like to build a new center at the site of the existing building, 110 N. Oak St. Newlin told the board the building, formerly a village EMS garage, has some “serious issues.” The

prefabricated metal structure is outdated and wasn’t designed for its current use, and it also has problems with layout inside and outside that make supervision difficult, she said. Glysch said the resource network has two concepts for the building right now, “but we haven’t decided on the final design.” He added the network has two other fundraisers coming, one in February and another in March. The first will be held Feb. 12 at Benvenuto’s Italian Restaurant in Fitchburg, when 20 percent of a customer’s total bill will be donated to the building project. A second event will take place March 16 at Headquarters Bar and Restaurant in Oregon. Contact Bill Livick at bill. livick@wcinet.com

Dear My Hometown Community, My name is Anthony Yungen, I am 13 years old and attend Oregon Middle School. My passion is playing baseball. I have been selected, out of thousands of players, to play, compete & train with the National Under Armor Baseball Factory League. I have trained for years with hopes & dreams of playing with the best. I am very proud to be part of the Baseball Factory, please look them up at www.baseballfactory.com. I am seeking sponsor support from my community to help offset the cost of participating in the Baseball Factory League. My goal in life is to play baseball & play professionally. I hope you will be able to help support my dreams. I would like to thank my sponsors by doing community service or help pay it forward in any way I can. I am a volunteer at the Oregon Youth Center & can provide many letters of recommendation. If you would like to sponsor me, please contact my parents at: danielleyungen@yahoo.com or mail checks made payable to Baseball Factory to: Anthony Yungen 614 S. Main St., Oregon, WI 53575 Thank you very much. adno=556303-01

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Resolution head start program The senior center and library joined together to create a “resolution head start” health program that will run through Feb. 28. The program is designed to encourage participants to try new things, pick up healthy habits and help out in the community. Starting Dec. 1, participants can pick up a challenge sheet at the senior center or library. Each time an activity is completed, submit your name for a drawing of a prize of your choice. For information, visit oregonpubliclibrary.org/resolution.

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or March 10, at the Brooklyn Fire/ EMS facility, 401 W. Main St. The cost is $20 per student to cover expenses and materials provided to the students. To register, visit oregonsd.org/ community, or stop in to the community pool or school district office. For information, contact Dale Schulz at dale.schulz@charter.net.

Pancake breakfast The senior center is hosting its 18th annual breakfast and bake sale from 7 a.m. to noon Sunday, Jan. 28. Members of the Oregon/Brooklyn VFW Post #10272 will be cooking pancakes, sausage and scrambled eggs, according to a news release. Volunteers will donate baked goods. The breakfast costs $6 for adults and $3 for kids 10 and under. Baked goods drop-off is at the senior center from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 26, and 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27. For information, call 835-5801.

The Oregon Community Education and Recreation Program with the Oregon School District will hold a rescue kids class in January, February and March. The class will teach students basic first aid information, how and when to call 911 and how to be safe if Valentine’s Day cards there is a fire. In addition, students Terry Schultz is leading a Valenwill pack a pillowcase kit with nectine’s Day card-making activity at essary emergency items. There are four more opportuni- the senior center on Wednesday, Febties to take the class, from 9 a.m. to ruary 14, from 9-11 a.m. There will be materials and enve12:30 p.m. Jan. 27, Feb. 10, Feb. 24 lopes enough for six cards provided,

but participants are asked to bring their own adhesive. To sign up, call Anne at 835-5801 by Monday, Feb. 12. The event costs $10 per person. For information, call 835-5801.

Zombie Valentine Kids in grades 5-9 who might be more interested in a blood-and-guts Valentine’s Day are invited to the youth center’s Zombie Valentine Party from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14. Kids will put on zombie faces, make zombie Valentine’s cards, practice some survival skills, and have “rotten” snacks. Registration is not required. For information, call 835-3656.

Health Talk: Diabetes The senior center is hosting a free health talk by Rho Chi Pharmacy Honor Society students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 16. The talk will focus on diabetes, highlighting the differences between Type 1 and Type 2 and a few common medications used in treatment. They will also discuss some of the risk factors associated with diabetes, including those that are preventable. For information, call 835-5801.

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

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 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 Interim pastor SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship Holy Communion 2nd & last Sundays

First Presbyterian Church

Community calendar ‌Thursday, January 25‌

• 12:30 p.m., Beekeeping program, senior center, 835-5801‌ • 3-7 p.m., Food Pantry distribution, 1092 Union Road, obfp.org‌ • 5 p.m., Anime night (12 and up), library, 835-3656‌

‌Friday, January 26‌

• 10 a.m., Everybody storytime, library, 835-3656‌ • 10:45 a.m., Route 66 - America’s Main Street performance (lunch after, registration required), senior center, 835-5801‌

‌Saturday, January 27‌

• 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Rescue Kids class ($20 per kid), Brooklyn Fire/ EMS facility, 401 W. Main St., dale. schulz@charter.net‌

‌Sunday, January 28‌

‌Tuesday, January 30‌

• 10 a.m., Teetering Toddlers Storytime, library, 835-3656‌ • 11 a.m., Bouncing Babies Storytime, library, 835-3656‌ • 3:30 p.m., Kids Code (K-sixth grade), library, 835-3656‌

‌Wednesday, January 31‌

• 10 a.m., Everybody storytime, library, 835-3656‌

‌Thursday, February 1‌

• 6 p.m., Sew What project (registration required), library, 835-3656‌ • 6:30-8 p.m., living trust workshop, free, Krause Donovan Estate Law Partners, 116 Spring St., 268-5751 or info@kdelp.com to register‌

‌Friday, February 2‌

• 10 a.m., Everybody storytime, library, 835-3656‌

• 7 a.m. to noon, Pancake breakfast ‌Saturday, February 3‌ ($6, $3 10 and younger), senior • 10 a.m., Dads and Donuts, library, center, 835-5801‌

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. 25 WOW: Village Board Meeting (1/22/18) ORE: School Board Meeting (1/22/18) Friday, Jan. 26 WOW: An Afternoon with David Heim @ OHS PAC (5/1/2016) ORE: Friday Night LIVE: Panthers Girls’ Basketball vs Monona Grove - LIVE - 7:05pm - Live-Streamed @ ocamedia.com Saturday, Jan. 27 WOW: Library Program: Adventure Travel (7/21/2017) ORE: OHS Panthers Boys’ Hockey vs Milton (1/19/18) Sunday, Jan. 28 WOW: First Presbyterian Church Service ORE: OHS Panthers Girls’ Basketball vs Whitewater (1/22/18)

Monday, Jan. 29 WOW: Village Board Special Meeting –Lift Station –LIVE 5pm – Live-Streamed @ ocamedia.com ORE: RCI Band @ OHS PAC (1/23/18) Tuesday, Jan. 30 WOW: Silver Threads @ Senior Center: Bill Bossingham (8/15/2017) ORE: OHS Panthers Boys’ Basketball vs Edgerton LIVE -7:05pm – Live-Streamed @ ocamedia.com Wednesday, Jan. 31 WOW: Oregon Chamber of Commerce Meeting (1/18/18) ORE: OHS Panthers Boys’ Basketball vs Milton (1/23/18) Thursday, Feb. 1 WOW: Sparetime Bluegrass Band @ Oregon Library (11/4/2016) ORE: OHS Panthers Hockey vs Monona Grove (1/27/18)

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835-3656‌ • Noon, Brick Mania Legos activity, library, 835-3656‌

‌Tuesday, February 6‌

• 10 a.m., Teetering Toddlers Storytime, library, 835-3656‌ • 11 a.m., Bouncing Babies Storytime, library, 835-3656‌ • 3:30 p.m., Kids Code (K-sixth grade), library, 835-3656‌

‌Wednesday, February 7‌

• 10 a.m., Everybody storytime, library, 835-3656‌ • 10:30 a.m., Great beginnings book club, library, 835-3656‌

‌Friday, February 9‌

• 10 a.m., Everybody storytime, library, 835-3656‌ • 4 p.m., Teen Advisory board meeting, library, 835-3656‌ • 6-9 p.m. Oregon Middle School Madrigal Dinner, 601 Pleasant Oak Dr., 835-4731‌

Monday, January 29 Ham Slice,* Yams, Spinach Sliced Spiced Pears Whole Wheat Bread Brownie NCS – Fresh Apple VO – Cheese and Tomato Sandwich Tuesday, January 30 Roasted Turkey with Gravy Stuffing with Cranberries Fresh Greens Ranch Dressing Banana, Pumpkin Bar NCS – SF Cookie Packet VO – Soy with Gravy Wednesday, January 31 Meatballs in Marinara* over Whole Wheat Penne Noodles Oven Roasted Brussel Sprouts Diced Peaches Pineapple Upside-Down Cake NCS – Pineapple VO–Veggie Meatballs Thursday, February 1 My Meal, My Way Lunch at Ziggy’s Smokehouse and Ice Cream Parlor! Drop in between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Friday, February 2 Oven Roasted Chicken Breast ½ Baked Sweet Potato, Peas Multi-Grain Bread Pumpkin Pie VO – Egg Bake NCS - Apple SO: Chef’s Salad *Contains Pork

Monday, January 29 9:00 CLUB 10:30 StrongWomen 1:00 Get Fit 1:30 Bridge 3:30 Weight Loss Support Tuesday, January 30 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:30 Wii Bowling 9:45 Zumba Gold 10:30 Parkinson’s Exercise 12:30 Sheepshead 12:30 Shopping at Pick-N-Save 5:30 StrongWomen Wednesday, January 31 9:00 CLUB 1:00 Euchre 1:00 Get Fit 3:30 Protecting You and Your PC Class Thursday, February 1 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:00 Pool Players 9:45 Zumba Gold 10:30 StrongWomen 12:30 Shopping at Bill’s 1:00 Stepping On 1:00 Cribbage Friday, February 2 9:00 CLUB 9:00 Gentle Yoga 9:30 Blood Pressure 1:00 Get Fit

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

Fitchburg Memorial UCC

5705 Lacy Road, Fitchburg (608) 273-1008, www.memorialucc. org Interim pastor Laura Crow SUNDAY 9:30 a.m. Worship

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 Eric Vander Ploeg, 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 Pastor) (608) 291-4311 SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship SUNDAY - 8 and 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 Laura Crow (608) 845-5641 SUNDAY 9:30 a.m. Family Worship

Support groups • Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, First Presbyterian Church, every Monday and Friday at 7 p.m. • Caregiver Support Group, Oregon Area Senior Center, third Monday of each month at 9 a.m. • Dementia Caregivers’ Supper and Support, fourth Wednesday of every month from 6-7:30 p.m., Sienna Crest, 845 Market St., Suite 1 • Diabetes Support Group, Oregon Area Senior Center, second Thursday of each month at 1:30 p.m.

• Relationship & Divorce Support Group, State Bank of Cross Plains, every other Monday at 6:30 p.m. • Veterans’ Group, Oregon Area Senior Center, every second Wednesday at 9 a.m. • Weight-Loss Support Group, Oregon Area Senior Center, every Monday at 3:30 p.m. • Navigating Life Elder Support Group, People’s United Methodist Church, 103 N. Alpine Pkwy., every first Monday at 7 p.m.

Three Blessings “Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits.” —Psalm 103:2 NIV Modern psychology often confirms ancient wisdom. Much of the advice that has been empirically verified by the field of Positive Psychology echoes ancient philosophers, including the wisdom of the Bible. One of the clearest examples of this is the advice to be thankful and count your blessings. Researchers at the Positive Psychology Center at Penn have confirmed that the simple exercise of writing down three things that went well at the end of each day will improve the quality of your life. You will feel less depressed simply by focusing on the positive things in life, and by thinking about why things went well you set the stage for a more positive future. One easy way to do this is to start a journal, or even just start a document on your computer. You might title this journal or document “Three Blessings,” or “Three Good Things” if you want a more secular title, and then simply list the three good things that happened to you (or which you did) and answer the question why for each one. The question as to why it happened is important because it forces us to reflect on the causes of these good things and helps us to repeat them. – Christopher Simon

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Name: Jenna Statz Grade: Junior Sport: Basketball Position: Guard Highlights: Statz finished with 18 points and hit the game-winner with 30 seconds left to lead Oregon past Whitewater Monday Photo by Jeremy Jones

Honorable mentions: Ethan Victorson (boys bb) combined for 27 points in losses to Milwaukee Madison and Beaver Dam last week Steele Mellum (wrestling) took first at 126 pounds Saturday at the Monroe Invitational Jacob Ayers (boys hockey) stopped 22 of 29 shots on goal in a 7-2 loss at Madison West Samantha Eyers (girls hockey) scored a short-handed goal 12 minutes into the first period and added a second goal53 seconds into the second period Saturday as the Icebergs beat the Badger Lightning 3-0 Josh Lohmeier (boys swimming) won the 100-yard butterfly in 57.13 seconds Tuesday, Jan. 16, against Stoughton. He also joined Sam Rohloff, Collin Braatz and Ian Charles to take the 200 medley relay in 1:47.99 and the 200 free in 1:37.4

Zak Roskos scored the game-winning goal past Monona Grove goaltender Andrew Gilbertson in the third period Tuesday evening. Oregon won the game 4-3 at Hartmeyer Ice Arena to improve to 8-1-0 in the Badger South.

Changing the culture

Oregon DQed from playoffs for second time in five years JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

Emotions have run high for the Oregon boys hockey team all season. Friday those emotions boiled over during a 7-2 loss at Madison West, leading to the Panthers being disqualified from WIAA postseason

action a month before the playoffs even start. The Panthers were already on edge after being assessed Oregon travels to the Sun two game disqualifications in Prairie Ice Arena at 8:15 p.m. the first six games for fighting Friday to play either Waukeagainst Middleton and a check from behind against McFarsha or Kettle Moraine. Play land. continues on Saturday for the Coach Tony Libert said he third round of the Groundhog and athletic director Mike Carr tournament. will decide whether or not to file an appeal with the WIAA in order to get the check from behind removed. on video and you can see the “We have the play clearly hit is shoulder to shoulder,” he

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said. “The McFarland skater went hard into the boards and the refs conferred and decide it was a violent check from behind.” Libert said he will also sit down and talk to the team about continuing to turn the culture around. “It would be embarrassing to have the WIAA take it away, only to have them reinforce it in two weeks because we can’t control our emotions on the ice,” he said.

Badger South

Team W-L The Oregon boys basketball Stoughton 8-0 team had a tough time rebounding and defending the inside Monona Grove 7-1 pass Saturday in a 54-33 loss to Monroe 5-3 Beaver Dam in the ninth annual Watertown 4-4 Badger Challenge. The host Panthers (6-8 overOregon 4-4 all, 3-4 Badger South) never Edgewood 3-5 led and couldn’t get closer than eight points down in the second Fort Atkinson 1-7 half against Beaver Dam (9-5, Milton 0-8 3-4 Badger North). Much of that was due to both second-chance opportunities and a struggle to defend the inside pass. Beaver Dam outscored Oregon 16-2 in the paint Oregon travels to Monroe at in the second half. 7:15 p.m. Saturday and hosts The first half wasn’t much different. nonconference Edgerton at Senior guard De’Andre Bur7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30. rell banked in a layup from an inbounds pass by junior guard Nolan Look, and senior forward first half. But that was the closest OreCedric Girard knocked down Photo by Anthony Iozzo two free throws to cut Beaver gon would get as the Golden Junior guard Nolan Look attempts to drive past Beaver Dam senior Sam Dam’s lead to 9-8 with 8 minutes, 51 seconds to go in the Turn to Boys bb/Page 9 Wilke Saturday in the Badger Challenge. The Panthers lost 54-33.

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Mellum wins title at Monroe invite ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor

Steele Mellum and Devin Keast continued to have success Saturday at the Monroe Invitational. Mellum won a title at 126 pounds, and Keast took runner-up at 160 to help Oregon wrestling finish tied for eighth with Clinton with 60 points. Mellum won a 16-1 technical fall over Belmont/Platteville’s Christopher Gillen in his firstplace match. He won a 17-2 technical fall over Darlington/ Blackhawk’s Cody Blosch in the semifinals. Keast needed two wins to make the first-place match at 160, but he lost a 6-2 decision to Monroe’s Patrick Reilly to take second. Keast pinned Orfordville-Parkview’s Leivan Dumke in 54 seconds and Cuba

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Icebergs blank Badger Lightning JEREMY JONES

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The Icebergs took a threegoal lead a little over halfway through the second period Saturday inside the Mandt Community Arena and never looked back, posting a 3-0 shutout of the Badger Lightning. Samantha Eyers scored a short-handed goal 12 minutes into the first period and added a second goal :53 into the second period. Sophia Moccero tacked on a second-period goal 10 minutes into the second period. Natalie Buss stopped 35 shots on goal for the Badger Lightning, which was outshot 38-15. McKenzie Nisius turned away all 15 shots she saw, including seven in the third period to preserve the shutout.

Team W-L-T Points Rock Co. 8-0-0 16 Lynx 4-3-0 8 Cap City 3-2-0 6 Viroqua 3-4-0 6 Icebergs 3-5-0 6 Lightning 0-7-0 0

What’s next The Icebergs travel to the Madison Ice Arena at 8 p.m. Friday to play the Madison Metro Lynx (6-10-0 overall, 4-3-0 Badger Conference).

Several win titles for Oregon youth wrestling

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The Oregon youth wrestling team competed in Monroe on Jan. 21. The tournament hosted 40 teams with over 450 wrestlers from Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois. Eleven Panthers were crowned as champions and the team earned second place behind Western Dubuque. Individual titles were brought home by Jason Heiser, Keaton Chard, Zani Adili, Aleena Adili, Aiden Denison, Ashlin Mihlbauer, Parker Riedl, Sabastian Soumphonphakdy, Abram O’Rourke, Seth Niday and Michael Schliem. The Youth Panthers compete in Mineral Point on Feb. 4.

Girls basketball

Oregon erases halftime deficit to top nonconference Whitewater ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor

Junior guard Jenna Statz knocked down a 5-footer with 30 seconds left Monday, and the Oregon girls basketball defense made a final stand in a 55-54 win over nonconference Whitewater. The Panthers trailed the

Whippets 33-25 at halftime before starting the second half on a 15-5 run to take a 40-38 lead with just over 11 minutes to go. The two teams ex c h a n g e d b a s ke t s a n d free throws the rest of the game with the lead changing three times in the final two minutes. Statz finished with 18

Friday and fell 70-56. Oregon was tied 32-32 at halftime, but the Cheesemakers did enough in Oregon hosts Monona the second half to pull Grove at 7:15 p.m. Friday away. and travels to Madison McCorkle had 20 points Edgewood at 7:15 p.m. for the Panthers, and Uhl added 11. Junior guard/ Monroe 70, Oregon 56 forward Sydona Roberts Tuesday, Jan. 30. The Panthers traveled chipped in nine. S e n i o r f o r w a r d S y d - freshman forward Megan to first-place Monroe on ney Mathiason led Mon- Benzschawel added 11 and r o e w i t h 1 2 p o i n t s , 10 points, respectively. and sophomore forward Grace Tostrud and

points, and sophomore guard Liz Uhl added 12. Senior forward Ellen McCorkle chipped in 10 points. Senior guard Ali Ketterhagen led Whitewater with 13 points.

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Badger South Team W-L Monroe 8-0 Edgewood 6-2 Stoughton 6-2 Milton 5-3 Monona Grove 3-5 Oregon 3-5 Watertown 1-7 Fort Atkinson 0-8

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power-play goals. The junior was far from done, adding two more power-play goals and a short-hander to run his total to six goals for the game. He now has 33 goals on the year. The Oregon penalty kill spent the majority of the game on the ice, taking five penalties in the first and six in both the second and third periods. Tristan Hughes and Roskos cut the Regents’ lead to 3-2 at the end of the first period before the Regents rattled off four-unanswered goals over the final two periods. Jacob Ayers stopped 22 of 29 shots on goal in the loss. Adam Buencamino made eight saves and Ian Hedican turned away 10 of 12 for the Regents.

Oregon 4, MG 3 Roskos scored the game-winning goal 11 minutes into the third period Tuesday as Oregon beat Monona Grove 4-3 inside Hartmeyer Ice Arena. Carson Timberlake, Tyson Rohrer, Tyler Damon and Matt Strassman also scored for Oregon. Hunter Newton stopped 33 shots on goal to preserve the win and Andrew Gilbertson made 30 saves for the Silver Eagles. Oregon will be without Hughes for the remainder of the season. The team’s leading scorer, Hughes (35 points on 19 goals and 16 assists) decided to part from the team in favor of AAA hockey.

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Boys swimming

One tuneup left before conference JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

Oregon boys swimming traveled to DeForest on Tuesday evening for a Badger Conference crossover meet. Results were unavailable as the Observer went

to press. Check ConnectOregonwi.com and next week’s paper for results. The Panthers travel to Watertown next Tuesday and Fort Atkinson at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3 for the Badger South conference meet.

What’s next Oregon travels to Watertown at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, for its final regular season Badger South Conference dual meet.

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Sports shorts is eighth on the Whalers with 15 points (one goal, 14 assists). The Wisconsin Whalers finish the The Whalers host the Freeze season this weekend against the La 7 p.m. Friday and travel to La Crosse Freeze. Crosse at 2 p.m. Saturday. The Whalers are in third place in the Central Division with a 13-19- Duff named athlete of the week 1-1 record. The North Iowa Bulls Alex Duff won the 60-meter hur(31-1-2-2) and Freeze (26-8-1-0) dles Friday to help the UW-Whitelocked up the two North American water men’s track team finish second Tier III playoff spots. at the North Central Cardinal OpenOregon defenseman Lucas Hefty er in Naperville, Ill.

Whalers wrap up season

Girls: OHS juniors both place at JV state

Boys bb: Oregon knocks off Milton Tuesday

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matches against boys, but they admitted that it is hard to match up sometimes with the strength of some. However, at tournaments including the Badger State invite, Mid-States Classic and the Wisconsin Challenge Series Finals, both girls were able to show off their talent against other girls, and strength wasn’t an issue. Durmaj ended up fifth at the JV state equivalent Saturday at 113 pounds. “Guys can kind of beat up on you because they can be stronger than you, but wrestling girls, you are at the same weight and same strength for the most part, so it shows how good you actually are, and to place shows that I am decent,” Durmaj said. Trinidad took sixth and earned a pin to make her place match. “It made me proud that I was able to achieve something,” Trinidad said. “Just the fact that I was wrestling girls, not people that much stronger than me but closer to equal, I just found that exciting.” Wrestling boys doesn’t bother either Durmaj or Trinidad. Durmaj competed against boys in martial arts, and Trinidad said she focuses on what her male opponent might be thinking about her and wants to show how good she can be. But Lease said he is glad there have been more opportunities for girls-only brackets. “They get to see other girls that are at a high competitive level,” Lease said. “It helps them have some more solidarity with some of the other female wrestlers, and it also helps them up their game because there are higher standards out there that they can hold themselves to.”

The appeal to wrestle Durmaj and Trinidad have different paths that led them to wrestling. Durmaj had been involved with martial arts since she was seven and competes in tournaments for Infinity Martial Arts in Fitchburg. Jiu-jitsu is among the forms of martial arts Durmaj participated in, and she noticed similarities in wrestling with how you score a takedown and with the combat. It was fun to her, so she decided to give wrestling a try. Trinidad played youth soccer and loved contact sports. But while she played football with friends and family, there aren’t many opportunities for females in contact sports at the high school level. Then she discovered wrestling, and it sounded

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Jade Durmaj wrestles at 113 pounds at sectionals in February 2017. Durmaj recently took fifth at the Wisconsin Challenge Series on Jan. 20 in the second year of the 113-pound girls division.

Faith Trinidad wrestles in the Mount Horeb Invitational on Dec. 14. Trinidad recently took sixth on Jan. 20 in the Wisconsin Challenge Series Finals, the JV equivalent to state, in the second year of the 106-pound girls division.

National numbers Data provided by the National Federation of State High School Associations shows that high school numbers were down from 257,246 during the 2006-7 season to 250,653 during the 2015-16 season. Most states saw a decrease in numbers ranging from 1,000 to 2,500, but there were upticks in some states including big gains in Texas. Texas, which began a state-sanctioned girls tournament in 1999, added over 4,500 wrestlers during the past decade. Alaska, California, Hawaii, Tennessee and Washington also have sanctioned girls state tournaments. Alaska added a girls tournament in 2014, and Tennessee followed in 2015. Both states had minor gains in the past decade.

Beavers finished the half on an 18-9 run. Beaver Dam senior guard Sam Wilke hit a kick-out 3-pointer, and then he and senior guard Dillon Livingston both scored inside after passes hit them in stride as the cut to the basket. Oregon freshman guard Erik Victorson did knock down a 3-pointer from a Look pass to cut the deficit to 16-13, but junior forward Jordan Schwanke stole a pass and ran in for a layup, and Livingston and Wilke added baskets inside as Oregon trailed 27-17 at halftime. Erik Victorson knocked down two free throws early in the second half to cut the deficit to 27-19, but Beaver Dam continued to score inside. Senior guard Connor C u l l e n , j u n i o r f o r wa r d Marshal McGauley and Wilke all put in baskets in the paint to make it 33-19, and McGauley added a putback after two offensive rebounds. Junior guard Ethan Victorson scored the first field goal of the half for the Panthers and made it a 3-point p l a y t o m a ke i t 3 5 - 3 3 Golden Beavers. McGauley came back with a putback, and senior forward Justin Douma scored under the rim on a quick pass inside. Livingston then tipped in a basket after an offensive rebound. Ethan Victorson hit a step-back jumper to make it 44-31 with 4:30 to go, but that was the closest the game would get. Ethan Victorson led the Panthers with 14 points, and Erik Victorson added nine. Wilke led Beave r D a m w i t h 2 3 , a n d

and take in some camps,” Lease said. “And we still have four or five weeks left of good wrestling.” Both girls will compete at the Badger Conference tournament and in the postseason, and Lease said he is hoping to add them to a girls tournament on Feb. 11 in Poynette. While making it to sectionals is a goal for both Durmaj and Trinidad, having fun during competitions is still one of their biggest goals. “You don’t want to be in a sport if you don’t enjoy it, so just having fun is what I like and I think is most important,” Durmaj said.

Livingston added 10.

Oregon 52, Milton 29 Oregon hosted Milton on Tuesday and won 52-29. The Panthers led 18-7 at halftime, but the Red Hawks scored five straight points to start the second half. Oregon answered with a 10-0 run to build a 16-point lead. Ethan Victorson banked in a layup, and Look followed with a basket for a 23-12 lead. Ethan Victorson added a 3-point play, and his brother Erik scored inside to make it 28-12. Junior forward Carter

Erickson later knocked down a 3-pointer, and Burrell had a traditional 3-point play to make it 37-20. Erik and Ethan Victorson combined for eight straight points, and then Burrell was able to make it 47-24 with a dunk. In the first half, Oregon ended on an 11-2 run. Burrell picked up a steal and found Ethan Victorson for a layup, and senior forward Cedric Girard added a steal and a layup to make it 18-7. Ethan Victorson finished with 14 points, and Erik Victorson had 11. Burrell added 10 points, and Erickson chipped in five.

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interesting enough for her to try. “These ladies had a lot of courage coming out last year, and the most impressive thing this year is them coming out again knowing how difficult it is and what a long season it is,” Lease said. “We don’t go easy on them. They own their varsity spot, and they own each other as practice partners.” Like all other wrestlers, injuries can be tough to get through, but Durmaj and Trinidad have battled through them and continue to grow as wrestlers, Lease said. “Hopefully, they will take it to the next level and do some offseason wrestling

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Senior forward Cedric Girard attempts to win a loose-ball battle in the first half Saturday.

City/Southwestern’s Brad Goffinet in 1:54 earlier in the tournament. Connor Brickley added a fifth-place finish at 132 pounds, winning by medical forfeit over Belmont/ Platteville’s Brady Johnston. Brickley also won an 11-0 major decision over

Monroe’s Gabe Witt earlier. Nathan Hall (195) and Cristian Carlos (220) both finished sixth, and Collin Legler (145) and Samuel Crigger (152) also competed. Darlington/Blackhawk won the tournament with 208.5 points. Monroe was second with 201, and Whitewater took third with 139.

What’s next Oregon finishes the regular season at 7 p.m. Friday at Milton. The Badger Conference tournament is at 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, at Waunakee High School.

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POLICE REPORTS‌ NOTE: The Oregon Police Department recently switched record management systems for its police reports. The new system began in December, so the Observer is restarting its reports from that point forward.‌ R ‌ eports taken from the public information logs provided by the Oregon Police Department.‌‌ ‌Dec. 12‌ 8:12 ‌a.m. Oregon High School staff reported a student possibly had a weapon at school. The weapon was later recovered and was an air soft gun.‌ ‌Dec. 13‌ 4:47 ‌p.m. Employees at Firefly Coffeehouse, Ace’s Main Tap, Ziggy’s BBQ and Smokehouse, Senor Peppers, Pizza Pit and Kwik Trip were cited for liquor law violations during compliance checks throughout the evening. Charlie’s On Main, Maria’s Pizza and Bill’s Food Center were cited as a business for its second violation.‌ ‌Dec. 14‌ 7:33 ‌a.m. A man was arrested for domestic disorderly conduct after a verbal fight with a woman in an apartment on the 100 block of North Main Street.‌ 1:08 ‌p .m. An Oregon High School student was tentatively charged with battery and disorderly conduct after staff reported the student was being abusive.‌ 1:59 ‌p.m. Oregon Middle School staff reported a student had vandal-

‌ ec. 29‌ ized several lockers in the building D earlier in the day.‌ 12:44 ‌a.m. A man was found at the Kwik Trip gas station “extremely ‌Dec. 18‌ intoxicated” and was charged with 9:31 ‌a.m. A woman reported her several offenses, including disorChristmas lights had been cut twice derly conduct.‌ and asked for extra patrol in the area of the 800 block of Longwood ‌Dec. 30‌ Drive. The woman told police she 9:12 ‌p.m. A man was arrested did not want to press charges.‌ for domestic disorderly conduct 3:58 ‌p.m. A man was arrested and domestic criminal damage to for domestic disorderly conduct property after a verbal and physical after a verbal altercation on the 700 fight between him and another man block of Edenberry Lane. The vic- on the 600 block of South Woods tim reported the man called her a Edge Drive. A woman had called “whore” and two juvenile witnesses 911 and stated “I need the cops reported the man was more aggres- here right now.”‌ sive during the argument.‌ ‌Dec. 31‌ ‌Dec. 21‌ 6:31 ‌p.m. A man was arrested 11:18 ‌a.m. A Rome Corners In- for operating while intoxicated and termediate School student allegedly drug-related offenses after crashing got upset he was not allowed to get a car into a tree on the 500 block water from the health office and hit of Lexington Drive. The man and a staff members.‌ passenger in the vehicle had left the 9:28 ‌p .m. A woman allegedly scene. A K9 search by the Fitchburg damaged property while intoxicated Police Department located a bag of at The Main Tap.‌ marijuana and paraphernalia the man had allegedly tried to hide in a bush.‌ ‌Dec. 22‌ 6:45 ‌p .m. A woman reported ‌Jan. 1‌ 3:27 ‌p.m. A man was arrested on that she and her husband had three packages stolen from outside the two potential charges of obstrucdoor of their apartment on the 900 tion of police and resisting arrest block of Park Street.‌ after giving police a false name during a traffic stop and trying to ‌Dec. 25‌ run away. Others in the vehicle, 10:44 ‌p.m. A man was arrested which was stopped on U.S. Hwy. for domestic disorderly conduct 14 for allegedly speeding, were also after a disturbance between he and charged with a probation violation a woman on the 100 block of East and drug-related offenses. The man Richards Road.‌ who initially gave a false name was also facing potential charges of a

probation violation, bail jumping J‌ an. 10‌ and possession of drug parapher7:56 ‌a .m. An employee at the nalia.‌ Post Office allegedly threatened to shoot fellow employees and him‌Jan. 2‌ self.‌ 1:17 ‌a.m. A man was arrested for disorderly conduct and battery ‌Jan. 11‌ with no weapon after police re11:10 ‌a.m. Oregon High School sponded to a disturbance between a staff reported a student was in posfather and son on the 800 block of session of a folding knife and mariSumac Street.‌ juana wax.‌ ‌Jan. 3‌ 3:25 ‌p .m. Two Oregon Middle School students received citations for disorderly conduct after staff reported there had been a fight earlier in the day.‌ 10:20 ‌p.m. A man was arrested for domestic disorderly conduct after a verbal altercation with his wife on the 100 block of Kierstead Lane.‌ ‌Jan. 6‌ 9:55 ‌a .m. A man and woman reported items stolen from their unlocked vehicles parked in a parking lot on the 200 block of Walnut Street between midnight and 1:30 ‌a.m. Items taken included a silver necklace, a driver’s license and debit cards.‌ ‌Jan. 9‌ 4:20 ‌p.m. A woman was charged with domestic disorderly conduct after calling the police non-emergency line to report her boyfriend. Officers determined the woman had been loud and boisterous toward the boyfriend, including slamming a door.‌

‌Jan. 16‌ 6 ‌a.m. Five juveniles were suspects in a burglary on the 100 block of Potomac Place, where officers found a window screen was slashed and pried open. Two sets of car keys and $200 in cash were taken from the residence.‌ 6:11 ‌a.m. A man reported an attempted break-in to his vehicle on the 800 block of Merri-Hill Drive.‌ 2:15 ‌p .m. An Oregon High School student was warned after staff reported she had attempted to harm them.‌ 2:45 ‌p .m. A woman reported someone stole the donation box from Holy Mother of Consolation Church. Police used video and witness statements to identify a suspect.‌ ‌Jan. 17‌ 2:10 ‌a.m. A man was arrested for domestic disorderly conduct after his girlfriend reported he came home intoxicated and allegedly kicked the door in and broke frame pictures in the home on the 300 block of Concord Drive.‌ ‌– Compiled by Scott Girard

Legals ORDINANCE NO. 18-01 VILLAGE OF OREGON AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE DIRECT ANNEXATION OF A PORTION OF THE TOWN OF OREGON TO THE VILLAGE OF OREGON, DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN RECITALS A. On November 16, 2017, the Glenn and Michelle Hofer Living Trust, by Glenn Hofer and Michelle Hofer (the “Petitioners”), filed a petition with the Village Clerk of the Village of Oregon seeking to annex the property described on Exhibit A (the “Territory”) to the Village of Oregon. B. There are no persons residing in the Territory proposed to be annexed, and the Petitioners are the only owners of the property within the Territory. C. A copy of the petition, together with a scale map and a legal description of the Territory, has been filed with the Wisconsin Department of Administration and the Clerk of the Town of Oregon. D. The Department of Administration has found the proposed annexation to be in the public interest. NOW, THEREFORE, the Village Board of the Village of Oregon, Dane County, Wisconsin, does ordain as follows: ORDINANCE 1. Territory Annexed. In accordance with sec. 66.0217, Wis. Stats., the Village Board hereby annexes the Territory to the Village of Oregon. 2. Scale Map. The scale map, attached as Exhibit A hereto, shows the Territory to be annexed and its relationship to the boundaries of the Village of Oregon and the Town of Oregon. 3. Effect of Annexation. From and after the effective date of this ordinance, the Territory shall be a part of the Village of Oregon for any and all purposes provided by law, and all persons coming or residing within such Territory shall be subject to all ordinances, rules, and regulations governing the Village of Oregon. 4. Ward Designation. The Territory shall be part of a new Ward No. 13 in the Village of Oregon. 5. Clerk Duties. The Village Clerk is hereby directed to notice and provide copies of this ordinance pursuant to the applicable Wisconsin Statutes. 6. Payment to Town of Oregon. Pursuant to section 66.0217(14)(a)1., of the Wisconsin Statutes, the Village agrees to pay annually to the Town of Oregon, for five (5) years, an amount equal to the amount of property taxes that the Town of Oregon levied on the Territory, as shown by the tax roll prepared under Wis. Stat. § 70.65, in the year in which the annexation of the Territory is final. 7. Effective Date. This ordinance

shall take effect upon passage and publication pursuant to law. The above ordinance was duly adopted by a two thirds (2/3) majority vote of the elected members of the Village Board of the Village of Oregon at a regular meeting held on January 22, 2018. APPROVED: By: _____________________________ /s/ Jerry Bollig, Village Vice President ATTEST: By: _____________________________ /s/ Peggy S. K. Haag, Village Clerk APPROVED: January 22, 2018 Published: January 25, 2018 WNAXLP *** VILLAGE OF OREGON ORDINANCE # 18-02 An Ordinance Changing the Zoning Classification of Lands within the Ridgeview Plat RECITALS 1. Glenn Hofer (the “Applicant”) has applied to change the zoning classification of certain lands located west of CTH MM. The Applicant proposes to subdivide the lands proposed for rezoning using a plat. A copy of Applicant’s proposed preliminary plat (the “Preliminary Plat”) is attached as Exhibit A. 2. Applicant proposes changing the zoning classification of the lands within the proposed Preliminary Plat to SR-4 Single-Family Residential and RH Rural Holding. 3. On January 11, 2017, the Village of Oregon Planning Commission held a public hearing regarding Applicant’s proposed zoning changes. The public hearing was preceded by the publication of a class 2 notice, and other notice required by law. 4. The Planning Commission found that the proposed zoning changes are consistent with the Village of Oregon, and recommended that the zoning changes be approved, subject to certain conditions. 5. The Village Board has considered the proposed zoning changes and the Plan Commission’s recommendations, finds that the proposed zoning changes are consistent with the Village of Oregon Comprehensive Plan, and finds that the proposed zoning changes have the potential for enhancing the use of the lands and increasing the Village’s tax base. ORDINANCE The Village Board of the Village of Oregon, Dane County, Wisconsin do ordain as follows: Section 1. The recitals set forth above are material to and are incorporated in this ordinance as if set forth in full. Section 2. Subject to the conditions set forth in section 3 below, the zoning

classification of the lands within the Preliminary Plat is changed to the following zoning classifications: A. Lots 1 to 37 are changed from County A-3 zoning to SR- Single-Family Residential 4; B. Outlots 1 & 2 are changed from County A-3 zoning to RH Rural Holding. Section 3. The changes to the zoning classification of the lands within the Preliminary Plat provided for in Section 2 of this Ordinance shall not be effective until the Applicant has obtained approval of and recorded a final plat in substantially the same form as the Preliminary Plat attached as Exhibit A. The zoning classifications provided for in Section 2 shall conform to the final configuration of lots in the recorded final plat. Approval of this ordinance does not constitute approval of the Preliminary Plat. Section 4. If the conditions in Section 3 of this Ordinance have not been satisfied by 12:00 noon on July 1, 2018, or such later date as the Village Board may approve, then this Ordinance shall automatically, and without any further action, become null and void and of no further force or effect. Section 5. This ordinance will be effective upon passage and publication pursuant to law. The above and foregoing ordinance was duly adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Oregon at its meeting held on January 22, 2018, by a vote of 6 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 not voting. APPROVED: By: ____________________________ /s/ Jerry Bollig, Village Vice President ATTEST: By: ____________________________ /s/ Peggy S. K. Haag, Village Clerk APPROVED: January 22, 2018 Published: January 25, 2018 WNAXLP *** ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS 2018 NORTH AND SOUTH PERRY PARKWAY UTILITY AND STREET IMPROVEMENTS VILLAGE OF OREGON DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Sealed Bids will be received by Village of Oregon at the Village Hall, 117 Spring Street, Oregon WI 53575-1494 no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on Thursday, February 15, 2018. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the above time and place. Project involves extending North Perry Parkway south across the Oregon Branch of the Badfish Creek to intersect with Park Street in the Village of Oregon. The project will include storm sewer, storm culvert and water main installation along the extension.

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Base bid work includes, but shall not be limited to approximately 850 feet of new street construction along a curved alignment that starts at Park Street extends north and crosses Badfish Creek. The crossing of Badfish Creek includes approximately 230 feet of a 12 foot by 6-foot concrete box culvert with endwall installation. The proposed new roadway will be 38-foot face to face of concrete curb and gutter with an 8-foot asphalt pedestrian path on one side only. The street construction will include fill in a wetland area, geogrid installation and 12 inches of crushed granular base course with 4 inches of asphalt pavement. This section of new construction will include storm inlets, storm manholes, 12-inch and 15-inch concrete pipe storm sewer installation. In addition, North Perry Parkway will be reconstructed to widen the existing pavement along the north 625 feet of roadway. The street reconstruct will widen the street to 42-foot face to face of concrete curb and gutter with geogrid, 8 inches of base course and 4 inches of asphalt pavement. This section will include construction of storm inlets, storm manholes, 12-inch, 15 inch and 18 inch of concrete storm sewer. The project will include approximately 1,117 feet of 12-inch DIP water main open cut and 300 feet of 12-inch DIP water main directional drilled under Badfish Creek. The water main includes all valves, hydrants and water services as shown on the plan. In addition, the Village project will include a construction of a new brush drop off area constructed of 4 inches of asphalt and 8 inches of crushed granular base course with a concrete dumpster pad as shown on plans. Project will include all erosion control, traffic control, restoration and other construction as shown on the plans. The Project Manager for this Project is Jason P. Lietha, P.E., who may be contacted at Ruekert & Mielke, Inc., 4001 Nakoosa Trail, Suite 200, Madison, WI 53714-1380, (608) 819-2600, regarding the Project. All Work is included in a single prime contract. Bidding Documents, including Drawings and Specifications, may be examined at the offices of Village of Oregon, and the Consulting Engineer during regular business hours. Digital project Bidding Documents are available at www.ruekertmielke.com for a fee of $30. These documents may be downloaded by selecting this project from the PROJECT BIDS link under the CLIENT ACCESS tab and inputting Quest #5509394 in the website’s Browse Projects Search field. Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or info@ Questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. QuestCDN is the Issuing Office. Partial sets of Bidding Documents are not available. Neither Owner, Engineer nor Issuing Office is responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including any Addenda, obtained from other sources. The cost of Bidding Documents is non-refundable. Each entity obtaining Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office will be designated as a Plan Holder of Record. Bids received from entities who are not Plan Holders of Record may be returned as being nonresponsive. Bids will only be accepted from Bidders who purchase Bidding Documents as noted above. A Bidder’s qualification statement must be delivered to Village of Oregon at least 5 days before the Bid opening date. Bids shall be accompanied by a Bond or Certified Check payable to Village of Oregon equal to 5 percent of the Bid. If the successful Bidder fails to execute the Contract and furnish payment and performance bonds within 15 days after the award, the Check or Bid Bond may be forfeited to Village of Oregon as liquidated damages. Construction time is of the essence.

Completion delays are subject to liquidated damages. Village of Oregon reserves the right to accept the most advantageous Bid, or to reject any and all Bids. Award of Work described herein is subject to the provisions of the Wisconsin Statutes. Steve Staton, Village President Peggy Haag, Village Clerk RUEKERT & MIELKE, INC. 4001 Nakoosa Trail, Suite 200 Madison, WI 53714-1380 Phone: (608) 819-2600 Published: January 25 and February 1, 2018 WNAXLP *** MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICT HELD ON JANUARY 8, 2018 The regular meeting of the School Board of the Oregon School District was called to order by the President at 6:30 PM 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. Barbara Feeney, Ms. Courtney Odorico, Ms. Krista Flanagan, Mr. Dan Krause, Mr. Tim LeBrun and Mr. Steve Zach. The following board members were absent: Mr. Jeff Ramin. Administrators present: Dr. Brian Busler, Mr. Andy Weiland, Mrs. Candace Weidensee, Mr. Dan Rikli, Mrs. Shannon Anderson, Dr. Leslie Bergstrom, Mr. Jon Tanner, Ms. Jina Jonen, Ms. Kerri Modjeski, Mr. Jim Pliner, Mr. Jason Zurawik, Mr. Josh Iverson, Ms. Kim Griffin, Ms. Dawn Goltz, Mr. Chris Kluck, Ms. Cyndi Olander, Ms. Stephanie Snyder-Knutson, Ms. Erika Mundinger, Mr. Mike Carr and Ms. Jayne Wick. 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. Mr. LeBrun moved and Mr. Krause seconded the motion to proceed with the meeting according to the agenda as posted. Motion passed 6-0. A. CONSENT CALENDAR: Ms. Flanagan moved and Ms. Feeney seconded the motion to approve the following items on the Consent Calendar. 1. Approve minutes of the December 11, 2017 meeting; 2. Approve payments in the amount of $ 2,534,925.30; 3. Treasurer’s Report ending November 30, 2017; 4. Staff Resignation/Retirements one resignation; 5. Staff Assignments - none; 6. Field Trip Requests - none; 7. Acceptance of Donations: • Oregon Band Boosters, 14,771.72 for Marching Band Expenses; • Andy Weiland, $100 - Admin Scholarship; • Abbot Charitable Foundation $4,000 for Netherwood Knoll Elementary; • Erika Mundinger, $100 - Admin Scholarship; • Jon Tanner, $100 - Admin Scholarship; • Amy Miller, $100 - Admin Scholarship; • FANS 5 K Run, $5,000 for Allyson Norland Scholarship; • An anonymous donation of $100 for Brooklyn Elementary Birthday Cart; • Glenn Smeaton, musical instruments valuing at $900 for Rome Corners Intermediate School; • Karate Kick A Thon, $710 to be divided among the 3 elementary schools. In a roll call vote, the following members voted yes: Ms. Flanagan, Ms. Feeney, Ms. Odorico, Mr. Krause, Mr. LeBrun and Mr. Zach. Motion passed 6-0. B. COMMUNICATION FROM PUBLIC: None. C. INFORMATION ITEMS:

1. OEA Report-none. 2. Student Report: Carolyn Christofferson introduced Ellen Martin who will be the student rep for the board next semester. Carolyn commented that it would be nice to have finals before winter break. D. ACTION ITEMS: 1. Policy 139 Environmental Sustainability: Mr. Krause moved and Ms. Feeney seconded the motion to approve Policy 139 Environmental Sustainability. In a roll call vote, the following members voted yes: Mr. Krause, Ms. Feeney, Ms. Odorico, Ms. Flanagan, Mr. LeBrun and Mr. Zach. Motion passed 6-0. E. DISCUSSION ITEMS: 1. Committee Reports: a. Policy: Ms. Flanagan reported they will be meeting on January 22nd prior to the Board meeting; b. Vision Steering: Ms. Odorico reported that the Vision Steering Committee will be meeting on January 31st at 7:30 AM and she encouraged full attendance by the Board as the main agenda item will be Growth Task Force recommendation. F. INFORMATION ITEMS: 1. Student Population and Growth Task Force Update: Ms. Odorico and Dr. Bergstrom presented information completed to date by the task force. The final report will be presented to the Vision Steering Committee on January 31st. The plan is to bring a full report from the Growth Task Force and the Vision Steering Committee at the February 12th Board meeting 2. Mental Health Update: Ms. Weidensee and Dr. Bergstrom updated the Board of the progress with their work regarding Mental Health. 3. School Board Election Update: Dr. Busler reported that there are two seats open for school board election on April 3, 2018. Area I, Village of Oregon with one candidate running, Mr. Steve Zach, Incumbent; Area IV, Village of Brooklyn, Towns of Oregon, Montrose, Brooklyn and Union with one candidate running, Mr. Troy J. Pankratz. 4. Superintendent’s Report: In November, Pupil Services met with the Dane County Superintendent’s group on Mental Health update. OSD has a new website, thanks to Ms. Flanagan, Mr. Tanner and Ms. Mundinger. January 15th is a Professional Development day for staff with close to 31 offerings. Second semester starts January 22nd. January 17-19 is the WASB State Convention in Milwaukee. G. CLOSING: 1. Future Agenda was established. 2. Check Out: Mr. Zach thanked key people with the work on the new website. Dr. Busler and Mr. Zach will be presenting the Board’s role in strategic plan and teacher compensation referendum at the WASB convention. Mr. Zach also mentioned the upcoming Oregon Chamber Annual Dinner on January 27th where Dr. Busler will be receiving the President’s Award and the District will be recognized for the referendum projects. H. EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS: At 7:25 p.m. Ms. Odorico moved and Mr. Krause seconded the motion to go into closed executive session under Wisconsin Statutes 19.85 (1) (c) to discuss: 1. Superintendent and Administrative Evaluations: In a roll call vote, the following members voted yes: Ms. Odorico, Mr. Krause, Ms. Flanagan, Mr. LeBrun, Ms. Feeney and Mr. Zach. Motion passed 6-0. Discussion was held. I. ADJOURNMENT: Mr. Krause moved and Mr. LeBrun seconded the motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed by unanimous voice vote. Meeting adjourned at 8:42 p.m. Krista Flanagan, Clerk Oregon School District Published: January 25, 2018 WNAXLP ***

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Yamir Disch and Everett Dammen are assisting a “choking adult” at the Rescue Kids class in Brooklyn on Jan. 13.

Dale Schulz’s Rescue Kids class had its first winter session at Brooklyn Fire/EMS last Saturday, telling fourth and fifth grade students, “Don’t be scared, be prepared.” Sponsored by the Oregon community education and recreation program and the Oregon School District, the program teaches kids skills for how to deal with an emergency situation, according to a news release. There are four more opportunities to take the class, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Jan. 27, Feb. 10, Feb. 24 or March 10 at the Brooklyn Fire/EMS department, 401 W. Main St. The class costs $20, which covers all materials. To register, visit oregonsd.org/community, or stop in to the community pool or school district office. Students learned how to assist responding emergency personnel with information about their household, like what medicines family members might be taking, pets, and locations of doors, lights and furniture. A veteran educator who taught at Brooklyn Elementary for more than 30 years, Schulz stresses preparedness in a variety of serious situations, having students pack a pillowcase with supplies for a weather emergency. At the end of the class, Schulz invites parents in for a tour of the Brooklyn Fire/EMS facility. For more information, email Schulz at dale.schulz@ charter.net or call the school district’s office at 835-4000.

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building infrastructure for the project this year. The first phase includes plans to extend Lilliana Terrace and Foxfield Road, which would connect to County Hwy. MM. The second phase of the project, on land south of Phase 1, includes a plan for a neighborhood park. The developer will meet the village’s requirements for the project, including paying $800 per acre of land developed and also five years of property taxes to the Town of Oregon. The development will eventually include more than 100 single-family housing lots. Some property owners of adjacent properties expressed concerns during a Planning Commission meeting earlier this month about the effects of the development on stormwater flowing to their properties. Commissioners and other officials pointed out that a stormwater engineering plan would have to be approved before the developer can begin building.

Fund will pay $4,500 for sewer backups Unified Newspaper Group

The Village Board approved payments totaling around $4,500 in residents’ damage claims after a manhole on Jefferson Street collapsed during road construction last summer. Public works director Jeff Rau explained that a brick manhole collapsed adjacent to an excavation being done by Badgerland Excavation in July. The incident forced material into the manhole and blocked sanitary flow, causing sewers to back up in seven homes between 298 Jefferson St. and 512 Jefferson St. Rau said because the collapse and subsequent backups happened immediately

adjacent to where Badgerland was working, the village felt the resulting claims were the responsibility of the excavator. The company’s insurance carrier denied the claims, and Badgerland also denied that it was 100 percent responsible, Rau said. The village and Badgerland discussed the matter at length and decided to split the cost of the $9,800 claim. The village’s payments, totaling $4,497 will come from its sanitary sewer reimbursement fund. The village established the fund last year and puts $30,000 in it annually. Badgerland will pay $5,378 for its share of the reimbursement. Contact Bill Livick at bill.livick@wcinet. com

Village in brief Perry Parkway bids out The Village Board Monday authorized public works director Jeff Rau to seek bids for construction work that will connect North and South Perry Parkway later this year. The construction will connect the street segments and also improve utilities along the project site, for an estimated cost of $1.4 million. Rau plans to advertise for the project this week and open bids “in a few weeks,” he said.

Carpenter on Cable committee The board unanimously approved Uriah Carpenter’s appointment to the Cable TV committee, replacing John Bonsett-Veal, who stepped down last year after more than two decades as committee chair.

Cozy story time Children gathered at the library Monday night for the monthly pajama story time. Dubbed “pajama antics,” children ages 0-6 can wear their pajamas, bring stuffed animals and enjoy a few stories. On Monday night, some students from the Oregon High School thespian club read their favorite kids stories to the small group that gathered. The next pajama antics will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19. For information about the event, call 835-3656.

Contact Bill Livick at bill. livick@wcinet.com OHS students read to children during a pajama storytime at the library Monday night.

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