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Crowded lots cause problems OPD warns it might cite for ‘aggressive driving’ at RCI, OMS EMILIE HEIDEMANN Unified Newspaper Group

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From left to right is Percy Brown Sr., Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, OHS senior Madison Conduah, and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin. They all pose for a photo with Conduah, who holds up his scholarship plaque.

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OHS senior wins Betty Franklin-Hammonds Memorial Scholarship EMILIE HEIDEMANN Unified Newspaper Group

When a student wins a scholarship, it likely means they’ve made a significant impact on their community and the people closest to them. That’s the reality for Oregon High School senior – and leading goal-scorer on the Division II state championship soccer team – Madison Conduah, whose credentials won him the Betty Franklin-Hammonds Memorial Scholarship from the

Urban League of Greater Madison. Conduah received the scholarship Jan. 20 at the 35th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Youth Recognition Breakfast at Edgewood High School. It was the second award in his family, as his older brother won the scholarship in 2013, and he “wanted to follow in his footsteps.” “I feel honored,” Conduah told the Observer. “I was (initially) just kind of shocked.” Franklin-Hammonds was one of Madison’s most “dynamic and visionary”

leaders, according to the event pamphlet. After she died in 1999, the scholarship was created in her name through an endowment from the Madison Community Foundation to recognize seniors who wish to pursue higher education, especially those who’ve faced social or economic obstacles. Conduah, who volunteers as a school district mentor and plays club soccer, said he wishes to study medicine, a career path he realized a few years ago during a trip to

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Village of Oregon

Splash pad gets ‘huge’ donation toward project Lycon to donate all needed concrete

already built the pump house that will power the water features at the downtown site next to the Oregon pool. ALEXANDER CRAMER And last week, a “huge” part of the project fell into Unified Newspaper Group place when Lycon announced The planning is done for it would be donating all of the Oregon Brooklyn splash the concrete for the project, pad, and the school district has totaling 150-200 cubic yards,

Oregon-Brooklyn Optimist Club secretary Margaret Straub told the Observer. Straub has been working with the Janesville-based concrete and building materials firm to arrange the donation, and hopes it will be a catalyst for other large companies to pitch in. “We really felt if we could

With ongoing safety issues at the parking lots of Rome Corners Intermediate and Oregon Middle School, Oregon police have warned they may start writing tickets for drivers who break the law when dropping off and picking up students. Police have been monitoring traffic at the two schools’ parking lots, where Oregon police chief Uhl Brian Uhl said “there are more vehicles than space.” In a Jan. 23 post on the department’s Facebook page, he said people impede traffic by walking in the road to enter the parking lots,

get Lycon to donate, other companies would say ‘Hey this is really going to happen now, and we’re going to donate,” Straub said. Lycon treasurer Pat Lyons told the Observer in an email h i s fi r m i s “ p r o u d t o b e involved” with the project.

Village president resigns Jan. 30 Village will be without president until Feb. 11 ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group

Clayton Schulz has resigned as the president of the Village of Brooklyn, effective Jan. 30. The village will be without a president until at least the Feb. 11 Village Board meeting, at which time it may choose to nominate a replacement to serve out the term until April. Schulz told the Observer he is moving out of village, and his decision to step down was timed with his lease ending on Jan. 31. Village clerk Linda Kuhlman said the Jan. 28 Village Board meeting, at which Schulz submitted his resignation, didn’t

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Ice rink becomes neighborhood staple Father built entire rink in one weekend EMILIE HEIDEMANN Unified Newspaper Group

It was a live primetime hockey matchup on the evening of Jan. 23, though it wasn’t in a National Hockey League rink – it was in the Noonan’s backyard. Mike and Melissa Noonan’s 7-year-old son Colin and his friend, Max Wenninger, played a twoon-two game of hockey on the newly-built family ice rink. They maneuvered the puck with their sticks to score goals, as fog lights built for Jeeps illuminated every cross-check and slap shot. It’s exactly what Mike, a hockey enthusiast, envisioned when he constructed the ice rink last month. Since then, it’s become somewhat of a neighborhood spectacle, with people slowly driving by their home and even stopping on some occasions to take a look, Melissa said. Mike sipped on some hot cocoa as he discussed the significance of getting his children “off the iPad” and outside to play. Even in winter. They as parents wanted to give their children the same experiences they were privileged to have – in a time

tarp (which) makes it so it looks like a pool… It’s just one big piece of plastic that goes under (the ice).” While there are tarps designed specifically for ice rinks, but Mike – termed the “bargain hunter” by Melissa – bought a less expensive silo cover instead. And with some pond hockey boards from some “really good friends” who own the Oregon Ice Arena to line the rink, everything was in place. After leaving a couple hoses running overnight to fill it up, they were good to go and wait for weather to take its course. But not before the village checked in to see what was going on. Since they used a lot of water that weekend, they received a letter warning about their high water bill the next month and advising them to “check for leaks” in their home, which provided a good chuckle. Now that the rink is installed, Mike said he Photo by Emilie Heidemann plans on making it a winter Colin Noonan maneuvers the puck with his hockey stick in an attempt to score a goal against his opponent on the Noonan Noonan family tradition, family ice rink Jan. 23. and is thinking of adding some lights underneath the before the age of smart- spurred the idea of build- day, anytime (in winter),” an impromptu trip to Home ice next year. “No one really looks forphones and screens galore. ing an ice rink outside his Mike said. “We have fan- Depot to pick up some tastic friends … it’s why we materials. The design is ward to winter, but we were Mike has played hockey home. all his life, and he passed The problem was, he moved to the community.” fairly basic, he said. this year,” he said. So on one Saturday “You build a wooden that love off to his sons, didn’t have the space to do Colin and Jacob. He said so until moving to the vil- last month, after “a lot of frame that’s just out of Email Emilie Heidemann at research,” including online 2-by-10s and 2-by-12s,” emilie.heidemann@wcinet. he had made a lot of friends lage last March. com or follow her on Twitover the years playing “ We wa n t e d i t t o b e forums and YouTube vid- Mike said. “After you have hockey whose kids now go a place where our kids’ eos about building ice that in place, you have to ter at @HeidemannEmilie. to school together, which friends could come any rinks, he decided to make get a liner, which is a big

Snow day adventures Before the negative temperatures and wind chills moved in, snowfall the week before gave Oregon School District kids a couple days off Wednesday, Jan. 23, and Monday, Jan. 28. Another weather-related day off came on Wednesday, Jan. 30, but for cold weather — likely keeping most kids inside for the day.

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New Jaycee plan focuses on softball/baseball Soccer may shift to proposed Anderson Farm fields ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group

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The latest Jaycee Park West rendering shows the new focus on softball and baseball. Anderson Farm County Park would be a “development for (sports like) soccer, lacrosse, rugby and ultimate (frisbee).” Timing for that development is unclear. Chris James, Dane County senior landscape architect, told the Observer he’s “not aware of any forward progress” in turning that piece of land into playing fields. There’s no road leading there, nor are there municipal services, and as Dan Paltz, treasurer of the OSC, put it in October, “we don’t have a

helicopter.” The new Jaycee Park West plans are set to be presented to the Park Board at its next meeting, 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, at Village Hall. James will be at the meeting to discuss future plans for Anderson Farm County Park, including a dog park, but said he was not planning to discuss the 40-acre parcel in Anderson Farm County Park that Anderson and the OSC thinks might be their future home. While the existing plan, approved in April 2018,

would increase the total square footage available for soccer use, it was effectively a “push,” Anderson said, as the total number of fields would have only marginally improved. The new plans feature two existing multi-use fields (for rugby, lacrosse and football) and add four baseball/softball diamonds. Left off the new plans are the two fullsize soccer/lacrosse fields that would have replaced Statz field, which is a baseball/softball field that remains on the new plans.

James told the Observer a development proposal in that area would likely be the catalyst for improvements. Village administrator Mike Gracz told the Observer on Jan. 25 it is “way too early to be discussing improvements for the Anderson Farm project.” “If money wasn’t an issue, we’d be doing a lot of things they’re saying,” Gracz said of the requests for more ballfields from the soccer and softball representatives. “It comes down to how much money the village wants to spend on parks and rec.” The village initially committed $500,000 to the project, then added another $500,000 in matching funds to bring the total firstphase budget to $1.5 million. Chamber of commerce executive director and Park Board member Judy Knutson said fundraising would begin soon after a sponsorship agreement was adopted in October. That allowed fundraisers to sell things like naming rights to individual amenities in the park, like ballfields or foul poles. Gracz said the village had been working on the project for years with consultants Rettler Corporation, who will be attending the February meeting to present the plans. Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@ wcinet.com.​

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It’s been a nice way to bring in some extra revenue, but with the Oregon School District about to hit a major growth spurt, it’s continuing to reduce open enrollment seats. The district is holding open 99 seats in a few specific grade levels for the upcoming 2019-20 school year, down from last year’s 100, and less than half the 221 seats available as recently as 2014-15. There will be 15 spots for 4K students, 18 for kindergarteners, four for third grade, 12

for fourth grade and 50 for grades 9-12. Those seats do not include students already open enrolled in the district. “We continue to be on a growth trend in classes throughout the district,” OSD superintendent Brian Busler told the school board Monday night. He said the district will have another opportunity in June to revise those numbers to help “lock down staffing.” “We cannot lower (open enrollment seats), but we can increase them based on how enrollment is trending,” he said. Busler said the district has historically used open enrollment seats as a “budget balancer” or sorts, as the district receives just under $7,000 per student from the state, considerably more

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opportunity I was by the members of the community,” Schulz said. “I couldn’t be more grateful that they would entrust me with such a responsibility.” There will be a primary election for the position on Tuesday, Feb. 19, with the top two vote-getters moving on to the general election in April. That race will be between Jim Bakken and trustees Brit Springer and Kyle Smith.

have a necessary quorum to name a replacement. That means the village will wait until the next board meeting before possibly naming to the post. Kuhlman said the board did not decide whether to appoint someone or wait until April’s election, with three people running for the open seat, including two trustees. She said the absence doesn’t create any practical difficulties for the vilContact Alexander Cramlage, as both she and deper at alexander.cramer@ uty clerk Vicki Olson have wcinet.com.​ the proper authority from the bank to sign checks for the village. There are no pending items that need a signature or immediate attention from the village president, Kuhlman said, and the other board members are still available to address concerns. Schulz defeated Pat Serving the Community Since 1961 Hawkey as a write-in 167 N. Main St., Oregon candidate in 2017 when he was 22 years old. HOURS:

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The groundbreaking for the Jaycee Park West $4.5 million improvement project is targeted for April, but exactly what will be included in the first phase is still up in the air. The latest rendering of the proposed layout, up for review next week, shows a focus on softball and baseball fields and less room for soccer and multi-use fields than previous plans had. B u t eve n w i t h f ew e r fields, the president of the Oregon Soccer Club, Eric Anderson, said his organization is “excited” and “optimistic” about the new plans. Anderson said they represent a “bigger, longer-term” solution to deal with the club’s expected growth than previous plans had. Anderson said a site in Anderson Farm County Park that’s planned to be used for competitive playing fields could be the club’s future home. “Instead of redoing Jaycee to have soccer, lacrosse, those kinds of fields, Jaycee would be diamonds for both baseball and softball,” Anderson said of his impression of the new plans. The proposed new site in

Previous plans for the Jaycee Park West improvements included four ball fields and eight soccer fields, along with two new parking lots, walking paths, three new pedestrian bridges and a concessions area on 25.3 acres, but have been modified to replace a youth soccer field with lighted pickleball courts and include differing amounts of baseball, softball and soccer fields. Gracz has said a major motivator for the project is alleviating downtown parking issues with the added parking on North Oak Street, which in the current plan would yield 154 more spots split between two lots. At an October joint meeting with the Park and Village boards, representatives from the OSC and Oregon Youth Softball expressed their view that the proposal for Jaycee Park West was leaving them behind. Both organizations sent letters expressing their reluctance to support the plans. The Observer was unable to reach OYS to gauge its reaction to the new plans. With about $30 million in upcoming big-ticket items in the village’s plans – like the new library, Village Hall, senior center and three big road projects – it’s unclear whether the village could fund a major new system of ballfields in Anderson Farm County Park in the near future.

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mountaintop experience is a phrase that has come to mean a moment of transcendence or epiphany. The phrase goes back millennia, to the Bible, but it also applies to those who have climbed to the tops of mountains and look out over the landscape and are awed by the beauty of our planet. I have been to the top of Mt. Haleakala on Maui and through the Alps, have camped in the Rockies in Colorado and hiked in the Cascades and the Smoky Mountains. In Oregon, Maitzen we do not live near a mountain. But we can still have mountaintop experiences, as I did with the loss and miraculous recovery of my dog – with help from unexpected people in an unusual place. My annual journey to an art workshop in the Northwoods had been interrupted when I called home because I felt I should. As it turned out, my family did not want to talk because they didn’t know how to tell me that my beloved dog, Bella della Razza (beautiful one of the breed), was missing. The rest of my weekend on the lake was fraught with worry and worst-case scenarios. I was stunned. I would have thought my other dog, Ivan, would have been the one to go missing. Bella’s 14 plus years had been filled with joy and years of unconditional love. I was more than heartbroken by the news. I worried that she was injured and had done the unthinkable, gone off to die

alone. I do not pray much, but I did reach into the cosmos for help that Bella would find her way home. When I got home from my workshop, I notified my veterinarian, the Dane County Humane Society and the police and walked and walked looking for Bella. The days passed by with an increasing sense of hopelessness. No one had seen her. The weather added to the worry, as it was very hot with some thunderstorms at night. I cried a lot during that week. Then, eight days after she disappeared, I received a very early morning phone call. “Hello?” “Are you missing a dog?” “Yes!” “Do you want her?” “Of course, I have been looking for her for days!” “We have her here at the Dane County Correctional Farm on Highway MM. Please come and get her.” “I will be right there!” So I hopped into my car and drove to the correctional facility. And there she was, drinking water out of a plastic dish tub and eating from a full plate of scrambled eggs. Nearby were three men in their prison clothing watching her. Bella looked up from her food and then trotted over to me and stretched herself against my body. One of the men said, “Well no question that she is yours!” She was a mess. Her beautiful coat was matted, filthy and full of burrs. The men were smiling. I then turned my attention to the men and said, “Thank you, I have been looking for her for days.” The youngest of the three said they had seen her yesterday and tried to call her carefully across the highway. I told him that she was old and a little deaf.

So we chatted, and I told them how thankful I was for their kindness and what I could do to repay them. One of the men said, “Your joy is all the thanks we need.” Just as I was taking that answer in with awe, a person came out from the office and said, “You know these men are criminals.” Without thinking, I turned to the office person and snapped, “Excuse me, we are having moment here.” The person turned abruptly and went back in the office. I gave each man a hug and thanked them again for their kindness. The four of us and Bella stood in the early morning heat just smiling. I took Bella to the vet to get groomed checked over. She had lost two pounds and only had a fungal outbreak between her pads on her feet. I was so relieved. She had walked four miles along the railroad track, knowing we lived next to the tracks, but she apparently overshot it. The time with the gentlemen became a mountaintop experience. It did not matter why the men were at the correctional institution but rather that they cared enough to take care of my beloved old dog. I was happy to have Bella for another year and be able to allow her to peacefully pass in my arms. The gifts of Bella and the kindness of the men has remained as profound an experience as watching that sun rise over Mt. Haleakala. I often think of the men and hope that they are well and always have thanks for them in my heart. Gwen Maitzen is a Town of Oregon resident.

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Splash: Optimist group has raised more than $150K of $750K goal toward new facility Continued from page 1

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A rendering of the future Oregon Splash Pad shows early designs of the project’s interactive water features, shade structures and facilities. Project leaders are seeking public and private donations to fund the splash pad, which is estimated to cost about $650,000.

How to help Visit facebook.com/ OregonSplashpad/, email oboptimists@ gmail.com or call Margaret Straub at 843-3362 For information or to find out how to help, visit facebook.com/OregonSplashpad, email oboptimists@ gmail.com or call Straub at 843-3362. Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@ wcinet.com.​

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Hear ye, hear ye It’s like living back in the Renaissance, except you don’t have to worry about an enemy raiding your castle. Or cleaning up after the party. O n c e a g a i n , O r eg o n Middle Schoolers are inviting people to dine with the King and Queen and their Royal Court in the Great Hall during the 18th Annual Madrigal Dinner, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8 and Saturday. Feb. 9 at OMS. Enjoy a five-course meal while entertained by minstrels from the Royal Court, the humor of the Court Jester and entertainment by the King and Queen’s private theater company. Historically, the Madrigal Dinner was a celebration of the coming of spring, where the King and Queen would invite subjects to share a feast and be entertained by the royal court,” explained co-director Heather Rattmann in an email to the Observer. “That is what we are doing, inviting our kingdom to come share our

Ticket information Tickets are not sold at the door, so call Christine Jeske at 514-1912 or email intothemud@ gmail.com to order tickets before Feb. 1. Prices are $16 for adults; $14 for students, OSD staff and seniors. feast,” she said. “The people who attend will enjoy a complete dinner-theater experience where they not only feast on a terrific meal, but are very involved with the performance as well.” Rattman credited many parent volunteers for helping put the large productions together, including working on costumes, sets, publicity, tickets and cooking the traditional Madrigal meal of Wassail, soup, salad, rolls, ham, glazed carrots, roasted red potatoes and apple cake. She said students involved

If You Go What: 18th Annual Oregon Middle School Madrigal Dinner When: 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8 and Saturday, Feb. 9 (doors open 6 p.m. for seating) Where: Oregon Middle School, 601 Pleasant Oak Dr. Info: 835-4800 in the dinners “exude enthusiasm that is contagious” about the much-anticipated yearly events, with camaraderie developing throughout the process. “It is so fun to see the kids come together from m a n y d i ff e r e n t s o c i a l groups and develop friendships that last into high school and beyond,” Rattman said. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.

The faces of railroading For years, the railroad system has been the arteries through which the supplies of the country – and world – flow through the Dane County area. And while the endless miles of rails and massive fire-breathing locomotives have caught the camera’s eye over the years, perhaps just as compelling are the people who helped build and run those railroads. “Faces of Railroading and the Making of Madison and Dane County” looks at the historic role railroaders have played in the Oregon area, as they did in so many other communities around the Midwest. The exhibition takes a “focused look on the individual workers, the unsung heroes of the rail lines, and highlights the importance of the industry in the growth of the city of Madison, Dane County and the surrounding service area,” according to a library news release. The photography exhibit, located in the Sue Ames Room, is available to the public at three specific times: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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What: “Faces of Railroading and the Making of Madison and Dane County” presentation When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9; 5-8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 9 Where: Oregon Public Library, 256 Brook St. Info: email kripley@ oregonlibrary.org or call 835-3656

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“This project provides a way for Lycon to … support the youth and families in the area,” Lyons wrote. “We think it will be a great addition to the village.” Last year, organizers received a $650,000 estimate for total project costs, and while Straub declined to put a dollar amount on the concrete donation, said the Optimists still have a way to go to raise the rest of the money. Local businesses and o rg a n i z a t i o n s l i k e t h e Masons have contributed to the project, and individuals can donate money directly to the cause, or buy a paver that can be inscribed with donors’ names. A counter on the Optimists’ website says the group has raised more than $150,000 toward a goal of $750,000. Still, Straub says, the focus is “donate, donate, donate.” The costliest remaining items are “those darn water features,” Straub said, which provide a way for a business or individual to sponsor a big-ticket item directly. Another donation opportunity that remains is for filler material to level the site, which sits at a slant. Straub said she’s been in contact with a local business to discuss a potential donation. She acknowledges the process of trying to make the splash pad a reality has had its “ups and downs” and can be “frustrating,” but it’s worth it when the project takes big steps forward, like it did with Lycon’s donation. “You get news like today and I’m just ecstatic,” Straub said last week. “I think it’s going to happen sooner rather than later. It’s just going to be an awesome addition to this part of the county.”

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Coming up Community walking at OHS Those looking to keep up with exercise as the weather turns colder are invited to walk the indoor track from 6-7 a.m. on weekdays at Oregon High School, 456 N. Perry Pkwy. It’s free to walk, but registration is required. To register, bring a photo ID to the Oregon Area School District office, 123 E. Grove St., on weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Walkers will be given a badge for proper identification for school staff. For information, call 835-4091 or email alm@oregonsd.org

Bowling tournament

from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 3 at the Brooklyn Community Building, 102 N. Rutland Ave. The menu will feature no bean and vegetarian chili, chili dogs, salads, corn bread, milk, coffee and desserts. The cost for adults is $8, children ages 5-10 are $5 and kids ages 4 and under are free. The Scouts will also be selling at one-gallon “super bowl” of takeout chili for $25. All proceeds from the lunch will be used for the pack to fund camps, outings, charitable works and community involvement. For information, call 455-4201.

Play auditions

Youth and teenage actors and actresses will be able to audition for “A Year with Frog and Toad” at 3 p.m., Feb. 3 and 7 p.m., Feb. 5 at the Oregon High School Performing Arts Center, 456 N. Perry Pkwy. Hosted by the Oregon Straw Hat Players, performers are advised to prepare a one-minute theatre song and bring sheet music. Performers ages 10-18 will be cast in the play. Cub Scout chili lunch A Year with Frog and Toad tells Cub Scout Pack 352 of Brooklyn the story of a friendship that endures will host its 36th annual chili lunch throughout the seasons. The Oregon Area Fire/EMS District is looking for teams to participate in its 9-Pin Tap Bowling Tournament, which will take place 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 2 at Oregon Bowl LLC, 214 Spring St. Cost for teams is $100 each and registration is required by Jan. 29. For information, call 835-5587.

For information, call 835-4300.

Osteoporosis talk Students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison will conduct an osteoporosis health talk at 10:30 a.m. Feb 6 at the senior center. Attendees will be able to learn about how to prevent bone loss, osteoporosis risk factors and treatment options. Walk-ins are welcome for this event and no registration is required. For information, call 835-5801.

Child Development Days Families within the Oregon School District, who have children ages 3-5, will be able to receive development screenings from 3-7 p.m. and 8-11 a.m. Feb. 7 and 8. The screenings, conducted by OSD staff, will assess speech, motor and readiness skills and will be held in the Netherwood Knoll Imagination Station, 276 Soden Dr. The screenings are free, but parents are encouraged to call Marcia Walker at 835-4034 to set up an appointment. For information, call the OSD office at 835-4300.

Community calendar Thursday, January 31

• 9-11 a.m. and 3-7 p.m., Food distribution and collection, Oregon Area Food Pantry, 107 N. Alpine Parkway, oregonfoodpantry@hotmail.com • 6 p.m., “Introduction to Excel” class, library, 835-3656

Friday, February 1

• 10 and 10:30 a.m., Family storytime and Stay and Play, library, 835-3656 • 6-8 p.m., Oregon Area Progressives open mic night (speaker is Wisconsin Court of Appeals justice, Lisa Neubauer), Firefly Coffeehouse & Artisan Cheese, 114 N. Main St., 835-3656

Saturday, February 2

• 10-10:30 a.m., Dads and donuts, library, 835-3656 • 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 9-Pin tap bowling tournament (registration for teams is required and costs $100), Oregon Bowl LLC, 214 Spring St., 835-5587

Sunday, February 3

• 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., 36th Annual

Brooklyn Cub Scout chili lunch, Brooklyn Community Building, 102 N. Rutland Ave., 455-4201 • 3 p.m., “A Year with Frog and Toad” auditions, Oregon High School Performing Arts Center, 456 N. Perry Pkwy., 835-4300

Tuesday, February 5

• 10-10:30 a.m., Teetering toddler storytime, library, 836-3656 • 11 a.m., Bouncing babies storytime, library, 835-3656 • 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Oregon Elementary PTO Dine Out for Education, Benvenuto’s Italian Grill, 2949 Triverton Pike Dr., Fitchburg, vp@ oregonpto.org • 1 p.m., Movie matinee: “Leave No Trace”, senior center, 835-5801 • 5 p.m., Teen bad art night (registration required for ages 12-18), library, 836-3656 • 7 p.m., “A Year with Frog and Toad” auditions, Oregon High School Performing Arts Center, 456 N. Perry Pkwy., 835-4300

Wednesday, February 6

• 10 and 10:30 a.m., Family storytime and Stay and Play, library,

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 31 WOW: Oregon Community Band (7/3/17) ORE: Panther Varsity Boys Hockey vs. Madison West (1/26) Friday, Feb 1 WOW: Oregon Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Night (1/26) ORE: RCI Orchestra @ PAC (1/29) Saturday, Feb 2 WOW: Oregon Senior Center-Council on Aging: Grandparents Rights (1/29) ORE: Friday Night LIVE - Panther Varsity Girls Basketball vs Edgewood (1/25)

Monday, Feb 4 WOW: Village Board Meeting - LIVE – 5pm ORE: Panther Varsity Boys Basketball vs Monroe (1/29) Tuesday, Feb 5 WOW: Progressives Open Mic: Wisconsin State Supreme Court candidate Judge Lisa Neubauer (Feb 1) ORE: Panther Varsity Girls Basketball vs Stoughton – LIVE -7pm Wednesday, Feb 6 WOW: Oregon Chamber of Commerce Meeting (1/24) ORE: Panther Varsity Boys Hockey vs Stoughton (Feb 4)

Thursday, Feb 7 Sunday, Feb 3 WOW: Village Board WOW: St. John’s Meeting (Feb. 4) Lutheran Church Service ORE: Panther Varsity ORE: School Board Boys Basketball vs Meeting (Jan 28) Watertown– LIVE 7pm

835-3656 • 10:30 a.m., University of Wisconsin-Madison Students’ Health Talk: Osteoporosis, senior center, 8355801

Thursday, February 7

• 10-10:30 a.m., Sensory storytime (registration required for ages 0-5), library, 835-3656 • 3-7 p.m., Child Development Days, Netherwood Knoll Elementary Imagination Station (call to make an appointment), 276 Soden Dr., 835-4304 • 6-7 p.m., Craftivism (no experience required), library, 835-3656 • 6:30-8 p.m., Free estate planning workshop, Krause Donovan Estate Law Partners LLC, 116 S. Spring St., 268-5751

Friday, February 8

• 8-11 a.m., Child Development Days, Netherwood Knoll Elementary Imagination Station (call to make an appointment), 276 Soden Dr., 835-4034 • 10 and 10:30 a.m., Family storytime and Stay and Play, library, 835-3656

Senior center Monday, Feb. 4 Beef Pot Pie with Biscuit Top Creamed Spinach Apple Juice Strawberry Jell-O MO – Veggie Pot Pie Tuesday, Feb. 5 Chicken and Gravy over a Slice of White Bread Mashed Potatoes Green Beans Orange Carnival Cookie MO – Soy Pot Pie NCS – SF Cookie Packet Wednesday, Feb. 6 Fish Sandwich on Whole Wheat Bun Cheese Slice, Yams Coleslaw, Fruit Cup Chocolate Frosted White Cake MO – Black Bean Burger NCS – SF Pudding Thursday, Feb. 7 My Meal, My Way Lunch at Ziggy’s Smokehouse and Ice Cream Parlor! Friday, Feb. 8 Chicken Salad Mini Croissant, Broccoli Salad Pickled Beets, Peaches Cheesecake Brownie MO – Egg Salad NCS – SF Ice Cream SO - Tuna Salad *Contains Pork

Monday, Feb. 4 9:00 Planning Committee 10:30 StrongWomen 10:30 Dominoes 1:30 Bridge 1:45 Balance Class 3:30 Weight Loss Support Tuesday, Feb. 5 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:30 Wii Bowling 9:45 Zumba Gold 12:30 Sheepshead 12:30 Shopping at Pick-N-Save 1:00 Movie: Leave No Trace 5:30 StrongWomen Wednesday, Feb. 6 10:00 Shopping at Walmart/South Towne 10:30 Health Talk: Osteoporosis 10:30 Book Club 1:00 Euchre Thursday, Feb. 7 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:00 Pool Players 9:30 Memory Café at State Bank 9:45 Zumba Gold 10:30 StrongWomen 12:30 Shopping at Bill’s 1:00 Living Well with Chronic Conditions Friday, Feb. 8 9:00 Gentle Yoga 9:30 Blood Pressure 10:30 Balance Class

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 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 Graham Blaikie, Interim 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.

In Praise of Nature “How many are your works, Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.” – Psalm 104:24 NIV The changing seasons inspire wonder. The plants and animals that fill the earth seem to respond perfectly to whatever nature sends their way. As the days of Spring grow longer and warmer,the plants put forth their leaves and buds, eager to draw energy from the sun and grow into what will become Summer’s bounty. With Autumn’s arrival,the days shorten and the harvest is reaped, and plants begin to drop their leaves, nature’s way of providing fertilizer for next year’s crop.The sap recedes and nature prepares for the period of dormancy that is Winter,when animals seek their dens and people too seem to hibernate,staying indoors more and slowing down a bit There is something beautiful in the changing seasons that inspires us to praise the God who made this everchanging world. And who is God that made our world just so? We can sometimes wonder when nature seems uncaring and harsh,when hurricanes wash our brethren out to sea, or when droughts cause famine. Nature is certainly a mixed bag when it comes to human affairs, and yet it seems so kind and generous most of the time, providing food and sustenance for all God’s creatures, and presenting such a beautiful place to call home. – Christopher Simon

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PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Cross country

From Jan. 23-29

Name: Nolan Look Grade: Senior Sport: Boys basketball Position: Guard Highlight: scored a game-high 16 points to lead the Panthers to a 58-51 win over Milton on Thursday. Honorable mentions: Kaitlyn Schrimpf (girls basketball) scored a team-high 13 points in a 48-43 loss to Madison Edgewood on Friday. Zak Roskos (boys hockey) scored two third period goals Thursday and assisted on another in a 6-4 loss to Madison Edgewood. Blake Anderson (boys swimming) claimed the 100-meter freestyle in 1 minute, 01.93 seconds Friday to lead the Panthers to 1-3-5 finish in a 98-71 loss against DeForest. Collin Keast (wrestling) had a pin in 1:59 Thursday against Fort Atkinson.

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Honoring excellence

Oregon High School girls cross country coach Doug Debroux was presented with an award for his 35 years of coaching by the Wisconsin Cross Country Coaches Association last month. Senior Lauren Beauchaine was named to the WCCCA Academic All-State team. To qualify, athletes had to participate in the WIAA state cross country meet, and a 3.5 GPA or higher.

Wrestling

Panthers win first dual of season JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

Everyone did their part Friday, Jan. 25, as the Oregon wrestling team eked out a one-point victory over MG/McFarland for its first Badger South Conference dual meet win in two years. “It was a total team victory,” coach Ned Lease said. “As coaches, we try to figure out the best positions to put everyone in, and they executed.” A day earlier the Panthers tried their best to upset Fort Atkinson but fell short in that dual.

Oregon 37, MG/McFarland 36 The Panthers won all seven matches Friday to earn the team’s first dual

meet win of the season, 37-36 over MG/McFarland. Trailing 36-33, Oregon went into the final dual meet needing a major decision or better from Collin Keast at 120 pounds. Keast came out of a blood time and was able to ride out the match, winning a major decision 13-3. “It was like someone let the air out of a balloon,” Lease said. “The crowd didn’t even realize it right away. It was really special.” Junior Nathan Hall, a second-year wrestler, could have probably won at 195, but Lease decided to bump him up a weight to get a pin at 220. The win put Oregon up 33-18. “After that match, you could see everyone start doing the math on their hands,” Lease said. Oregon forfeited at 285, 106 and

What’s next Oregon travels to Fort Atkinson High School at 8 a.m. Saturday for the Badger Conference wrestling tournament.

bumped someone up to 145, but opted not to and both teams double forfeited. “We knew mathematically, if there was a double-forfeit we had a chance,” Lease said. Freshman Cooper King, who had lost to three seniors on Senior Night, took care of business this time and earned an 8-5 decision against Carlos Gatica. Senior Robbie Ruth capped an undefeated dual meet season with a pin in :58 at 182. “It was great to see the guy’s hard work come to fruition,” Lease said.

113 to go behind 36-33, meaning Keast needed four points for a major decision or better for the win. Freshman Michael Schliem earned a forfeit at the opening weight of 126. Fellow freshman Turner Sieren followed with a huge pin at 132 Fort Atkinson 42, Oregon 25 and John Ruth added a fall in 47 secThe Panthers won four matchonds at 138. es and received a forfeit at anothMG/McFarland had multiple er Thursday but couldn’t fill wrestlers at 138 and could have enough weight classes to beat Fort

Atkinson. Keast and Robbie Ruth each recorded pins, while freshman Turner Sieren and Hall earned a decision and major decision, respectively. Keast pinned Fort’s Sawyer Brandenburg in 1 minute, 59 seconds at 120 pounds and Ruth added a fall over Louis Jones in 1:22 at 182. Sieren added a 7-1 decision over Vincent Healy at 132 and at 220, Hall beat Seth Draeger 14-3. King and John Ruth each lost by decision. King came up on the short side of a 7-5 decision against Riley Koehler at 170. Ruth lost a 4-2 decision to Mitchell Goldsmith at 145. Schliem won by forfeit at 132, while Oregon forfeited at 113, 138, 160, 170, 195 and 285. Oregon and Fort double-forfeited at 106.

Boys basketball

Oregon stays on top in Badger South Conference MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

The Oregon boys basketball team stayed in the driver’s seat this week to win a Badger South Conference championship. Senior guard Nolan Look scored a game-high 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds to propel the

Panthers to a 58-51 win over Milton Thursday, Jan. 24, in Milton. “The biggest message we are preaching is we haven’t accomplished any of our goals yet,” coach Chris Siebert said. “We have made it where every possession matters. We will keep on working and hopefully in a month we are still in (first)

place.” Look added five assists and three steals. “Nolan is a kid who is so tough and he’s a fantastic athlete,” Siebert said. “He did a great job of taking what the defense gave him. He’s a guy we’ll have to look to for scoring.” The Panthers made 3 of 10 three-pointers in the

game and led 22-16 at the half. “It’s one of the fewest amount of 3-pointers we have taken in a game this year,” Siebert said. “They did a good job of staying attached to our 3-point shooters. The gaps and driving lanes were really big.” M i l t o n ’s Ky l e We c k er scored a team-high 12

points and Jack Campion added 11. Giving up 16 points in the first half was a big step on defense for the Panthers. “In the first half we got back to who we are, taking pride on the defensive end,” Siebert said. “I was really proud of the way we

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Edgewood continues to have Oregon’s number JEREMY JONES

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Forward Zak Roskos and this year’s class of seniors for the Oregon boys hockey team have never experienced the feeling of beating Madison Edgewood. It’s something the program has only done once, on Dec. 3, 2013, under former coach Rick Fleming. The 11 seniors on the Panthers got a second shot at the Crusaders on Thursday, Jan. 24, and they rallied twice in the third period but fell 6-4 inside the Oregon Ice Arena. Oregon has dominated the rest of the Badger South the last four seasons, going 29-12. Prior to this season’s 4-1 loss to McFarland, the Panthers hadn’t dropped a conference game to anyone other than Edgewood going back to the 2015-16 season. They went 5-5 that season, splitting with Stoughton and dropping two games to Monona Grove and Edgewood. Earlier this season, the Panthers led 2-1 early in the third period at LaBahn Ice Arena, but the Crusaders forced overtime with two goals in the final 4 minutes, 45 seconds of regulation. A fluky bounce sealed Oregon’s fate from that point. “They’ve always had really good players,” Roskos said. “We’ve always been close. We’ve always shown up for them, but it never goes our way.” Roskos, who scored a third-period power-play goal in the previous game, upped the ante Thursday with a pair of third-period goals. Oregon tied each time with a goal. Trailing 3-2 entering the third period, the Panthers drew even at 3-3 with a little more than 13 minutes remaining as a Roskos lunged

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Senior forward Zak Roskos falls to the ice after scoring one of his two third-period goals Friday against Madison Edgewood. The host Panthers lost the game 5-3. forward and tapped the puck around Edgewood goaltender Zack Walker. “I kicked the puck, and then I got tripped,” he said. “I just found a way to put it home.” A defensive breakdown two minutes later, however, left Crusaders leading scorer Thomas Weis alone up the left wall for a breakaway goal against Oregon senior goaltender Hunter Newton. Midway through the third, Roskos found a gap in the slot and tied the game again, 4-4. “(Freshman) Adam (Franken) made a nice pass, and I was able to finish,” Roskos said. “I was able to catch the puck and shoot pretty quick and got the goalie out of position.” Junior forward Laszlo

Badger South Team Wins Losses Ties Points Edgewood 8 1 0 16 Oregon 6 3 0 12 Monona Grove 6 4 0 12 McFarland 5 3 0 10 Stoughton 4 4 0 8 Monroe 1 7 0 2 Milton 0 8 0 0

Orosz rang a shot off the post with 2:37 left, but Edgewood carried the puck back into the Panthers’ end and came up with the game-winner 25 seconds later off the stick of freshman forward Cody Menzel. Oregon (8-6-0 overall, 6-30 conference) pulled Newton

with 1:40 remaining, and forward Drew Lenz fired the puck the length of the ice for an empty-net goal 24 seconds later. “ We ’r e d e f i n i t e l y a third-period team,” Roskos said. “When we get down, we seem to respond well; we just need to come out with that

same intensity in the first period and carry it throughout the entire game.” Edgewood (13-7-0, 8-1-0) set the tone early, jumping out to a 2-0 lead six minutes into the game. Menzel capitalized on a breakaway to score his first goal 32 seconds into the game on the Crusaders’ first shot. Lenz scored his first of two goals six minutes into the period on the power play. Oregon got an evenstrength goal from Franken 31 seconds later and entered the first intermission down 2-1. The Panthers’ second penalty of the game led to another power-play goal as Weis scored 5:26 into the second period. Senior forward Patrick McCormick cut the lead back to a goal for Oregon with 41

seconds left in the second period before Roskos and the Panthers went to work in the third. Newton finished with 30 saves for Oregon, and Walker had 20 for Edgewood. It was Oregon’s fourth loss in the past six games. The win ended a three-game slide by the Crusaders. “This loss definitely stinks, but we definitely want to see them in the playoffs,” Roskos said. “We always want a chance to beat Edgewood.” Of the Panthers’ seven conference games this year, all but two have been decided by two goals or fewer. “The teams in the conference have definitely gotten better throughout the years,” Roskos said. “It’s definitely more even (top to bottom) than it’s ever been in my four years.” Roskos said Oregon tends to play to the level of its opponent and the turnaround . “We have to play faster in practice and raise that competitive level,” Roskos said. “We have to give it 100 percent all the time.”

Oregon, MG (ppd.) Frigid temperatures early in the week forced Oregon and Monona Grove to postpone their conference game Tuesday at Hartmeyer Ice Arena. No make-up date had been set by the Observer’s Tuesday evening press deadline.

Girls basketball

Cold shooting dooms Panthers against Edgewood The Oregon girls basketball team ran into a cold shooting spell and lost a road game Friday, Jan. 25 at Madison

Edgewood, 48-43 The loss snapped the Panthers’ (10-7 overall, 4-5 Badger South) six-game winning streak. Oregon shot 25 percent from the field in the loss. “We actually played well,

but we had trouble putting the ball in the basket,” coach Adam Wamsley said. “We didn’t win a lot of 50/50 balls. We told them it’s only one game. We had a good month and now it’s time to make

another run as we approach the tournament.” Junior guard Kaitlyn Schrimpf scored a team-high 13 points on 6 of 9 shooting. “She played well on both ends,” Wamsley said. “She

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created a lot of opportunities for herself and teammates.” The Panthers outscored the Crusaders 30-25 in the second half but were unable to dig out of an early deficit. The Crusaders raced out to a 23-13 lead in the first half. “It came down to making shots,” Wamsley said. “Edgewood did that and used some second-chance opportunities to extend the lead.” Wamsley credited the Crusaders’ defense. “They played great halfcourt man defense and took away opportunities inside and out,” he said. Oregon sophomore guard Carleigh Roberts added 12

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points and had five rebounds. “Carleigh is a spark off the bench,” Wamsley said. “If we need scoring or to change the tempo of the game, she provides that. The way she sees the court is outstanding.”

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Boys swimming

Panthers fall short against Norskies, have dual postponed JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

Junior Blake Anderson and freshman David Stevenson were the only individual winners for the Oregon boys swimming team Friday, Jan. 25 in a 98-71 Badger Conference crossover loss to DeForest. Anderson claimed the 100-meter freestyle in 1 minute, 01.93 seconds

inside the Oregon Community Pool to lead the Panthers to 1-3-5 finish. Stevenson added the 400 free in 4:53.8. The visiting Norskies won the other nine varsity events. Oregon kept the meet close with several second- and third-place finishes. Senior Collin Braatz led an all-senior 2-3-4 finish by the Panthers with a 27.54 in the 50 free on senior night.

Anderson (2:20.89) and Connor Braatz (2:25.63) finished 2-3 in the 200 free. Stevenson (2:31.77) and freshman Blake Pankratz (2:51.61) were 2-3 in the 200 IM. Collin Braatz finished second in the 100 backstroke (1:11.58) and senior Sam Rohloff took second in the 100 breaststroke (1:19.61). Oregon finished second in

Girls hockey

Icebergs hosts Metro Lynx on Friday Badger Conference

JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

The Icebergs girls hockey co-op (7-12-0 overall, 3-6-0 conference), returns to the ice after a two-week hiatus at 7 p.m. Friday. The Icebergs host Badger Conference rival Madison Metro Lynx (7-11-2, 4-3-1) inside the Mandt Community Center on Friday. The Mandt Center will also be the site of the Icebergs’ Thursday, Feb. 7, game against the Cap City Cougars (9-5-3, 6-0-1) and a nonconferene game Saturday, Feb. 9, against Wisconsin Valley Union

Team Wins Losses Ties Points Rock County 6 0 2 14 Cap City 6 0 1 13 Metro Lynx 4 3 1 9 Viroqua 4 5 0 8 Icebergs 3 6 0 6 Badger Lightning 0 9 0 0

(8-8-1). The Icebergs haven’t played a game since a Jan. 19 loss to Northland Pines.

What’s next The Icebergs host the Madison Metro Lynx at 7 p.m. Friday.

all three relays. Seniors Sam Rohloff, H e n r y Wi e d e m a n n a n d Collin Braatz and Stevenson finished second on the 200-medley relay in 2:04.06. Oregon’s 200 free relay of Connor Braatz, Anderson, Stevenson and Pankratz were runner-up 1:56.18. The 400 free relay team of senior Henry Wiedemann, Collin Braatz, A n d e r s o n a n d R o h l o ff

capped the evening with a second-place finish in 4:23.87. “We had a lot of strong swims tonight, including Henry’s third-place finish in the 100 free,” coach Justin Sawran said. “It’s been a tough week of training with the weather causing cancellations, but we are gearing up for our championship meets over the next few weeks.”

Oregon, Watertown (ppd.) Sub-zero temperatures Tuesday forced the Panthers to postponed their Badger South dual meet in Watertown. No make-up date had been set by the Observer’s Tuesday evening deadline. Oregon travels to conference at 1 p.m. Saturday for its conference meet.

Girls bball: Game at MG postponed 2nd time Continued from page 8 Junior guard Liz Uhl chipped in nine points. Senior forward Sydona Roberts had a team-high eight rebounds and

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time. The game against the Silver Oregon, MG (ppd.) Eagles has been rescheduled The Badger South game at for 1:15 p.m. Saturday. Monona Grove on Monday was postponed for the second

Boys bball: Oregon maintains one-game lead Continued from page 7 defended in the first half.” Freshman guard Ryne Panzer added 13 points. Senior forward Carter Erickson chipped in eight and senior guard Ethan Victorson chipped in eight. The conference game against Monroe on Tuesday was postponed and is rescheduled for Monday, Feb. 4.

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TOWN OF RUTLAND ADVERTISEMENT FOR SEALCOATING (CHIP SEALING) BIDS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town of Rutland is seeking bids for 2019 sealcoating (chip sealing) of several Town roads as identified below. All bids shall be marked “Seal Coating Quote”, and submitted to the Town Clerk, whose offices are located at 4177 Old Stage Road, Brooklyn, WI 53521 up to and including 5:00 p.m. on February 4, 2019. Bids will be opened on February 5, 2019 at the town hall which is located at 785 Center Rd. Contracts will be reviewed and action to award the contract will be considered on March 5, 2015. The Town of Rutland Board reserves the right to reject any/or all bids and to select the lowest responsible bidder. 1. Project Description The attached map shows the roads proposed to be seal coated (chip sealed). The Town may choose to do only the highest priority roads, depending on cost and budget considerations. Bidders may wish to arrange a road inspection trip with the Town‘s patrolmen to better understand individual project needs and to prepare a more accurate quote. Lead Patrolman Nels Wethal may be reached at 608 577-5691. The possible candidates for 2019 seal coating are: 1. Windmill Rd. – 5438’ x 20’ 2. Starr School Rd. (N. of Hwy 138) 5125’ x 20’ 3. Starr School Rd. (all) 15259.2’ x 22’ 4. Danks Rd. 2550’ x 22’ 2. Scheduling The Town wishes to have this work completed during the 2019 road work season, meaning done prior to September 1. 2019.

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present: Ms. Barb Feeney, Ms. Courtney Odorico, Ms. Flanagan, Mr. Troy Pankratz, Mr. Tim LeBrun and Mr. Zach. The following Board members were absent: Mr. Dan Krause. Ms. Emily Lehmann, Student Representative was present. Administrators present: Dr. Brian Busler, Mr. Andy Weiland, Dr. Leslie Bergstrom, Ms. Jina Jonen, Ms. Candace Weidensee, Mr. Jon Tanner, Ms. Shannon Anderson, Ms. Kerri Modjeski, Ms. Dawn Goltz, Mr. Mike Carr, Mr. Chris Kluck, Mr. Jim Pliner, Ms. Kim Griffin, Mr. Jason Zurawik, Ms. Cyndi Olander, Ms. Stephanie Snyder Knutson, Ms. Darci Krueger, Ms. Erika Mundinger, Mr. Brad Ashmore, Ms. Anna Seidenstricker 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. Feeney moved and Mr. LeBrun seconded the motion to proceed with the meeting as posted. Motion passed by unanimous voice vote 6-0. A. CONSENT CALENDAR: Mr. Pankratz moved and Ms. Odorico seconded the motion to approve the following items on the on the Consent Calendar. 1. Approval of Minutes - December 10, 2018; December 12, 2018 Closed Session; December 18, 2018 Closed Session 2. Approve payments in the amount of $3,660,448.74 3. Treasurer’s Reports ending November 30, 2018 4. Staff Resignations/Retirements None 5. Staffing Assignments - None 6. Field Trip Requests - High School Baseball Field Trip to Lenz Field in Jacksonville, IL. 7. Acceptance of Donations: • Elizabeth Kieffer in the amount of $500 for the Muffy Kieffer Scholarship; • Kris Tower - a ¾ String Bass for the OHS Orchestra Program; • Abbott Charitable Foundation in the amount of $4000 for the NKE Playground Fund; • Oregon Rotary Foundation in the amount of $6,100 for Oregon Rotary Scholarships; • Oregon Area Educational Foundation in the amount of $250 for the OHS DECA Conference; • Oregon Community Bank in the amount of $5,000 for the OHS Scoreboard; • Edwin Ferguson in the amount of $2,000 for OMS Band Activity unrestricted; • Dirty Ducts Cleaning in the amount of $5,000 for the OHS Scoreboard; • Brothers HVAC, LLC in the amount of $800 for the Oregon Splash Pad; • Emily Staveness in the amount of $200 for the Oregon Splash Pad; • Robert Steinberg and Cynthia Mealy in the amount of $150 for the BKE Birthday Cart and BKE Helping Families; • Friends of the Orchestra in the amount of $325.59 for buses for the RCI Orchestra Field Trip; • Brad and Cathy Cooksy in the amount of $500 for student support. The Motion passed by unanimous voice. B. COMMUNICATION FROM PUBLIC: Ms. Ahna Bizjak, one of the candidates running for school board in the Spring Election, introduced herself and provided background information about herself and her family. C. INFORMATION ITEMS: 1. OEA Report - None 2. Student Representative Report Ms. Lehmann shared that the high school is gearing up for exams to start on

Wednesday. Bekken Pearson will be our new student representation and she will be present at the next meeting. D. ACTION ITEMS: 1. WASB Resolutions - The board discussed the resolutions that will come before the Delegate Assembly for consideration at the WASB Convention on January 23. No action was taken. 2. Policy 558 - Medications - Ms. Flanagan presented revisions to policy 558 on behalf the Policy Committee. Discussion was held. Ms. Flanagan moved and Ms. Odorico seconded the motion to approve Policy 558 with the amended language as proposed by Mr. Zach. In a roll call vote, the following Board members voted yes to the motion to amend: Ms. Flanagan, Ms. Odorico, Ms. Feeney, Mr. Pankratz, Mr. LeBrun and Mr. Zach. The following voted no: none. Motion passed 6-0. E. DISCUSSION ITEMS: 1. Committee Reports: a. Policy - Ms. Flanagan, Committee Chair, reported that the Policy Committee has begun working on revisions to the graduation policy and will be bringing it forward to a board meeting in February. b. Vision Steering - Ms. Odorico, Committee Chair, shared that we will be scheduling a meeting soon. F. INFORMATION ITEMS: 1. Board Election - April 2, 2019: Dr. Busler reported that the ballot has been finalized with Incumbent Krista Flanagan and Ahna Bizjak running uncontested for two Area I seats. 2. WASB Convention: Dr. Busler shared that next week’s convention is the 98th State Education Conference. 3. Superintendent’s Report: Dr. Busler shared that this past Saturday Community Education sponsored the fourth annual health and wellness expo and that it was well attended. He also shared that high school exams begin this week on Wednesday and run through Friday. Dr. Busler reported that the 2019-20 staffing planning process has begun and we will be bringing the first draft of the staffing report to the March 11th Board Meeting. Dr. Busler shared that he will be participating in two mornings of senior capstone interviews at OHS this week. G. CLOSING: 1. Future Agenda: The January 28, 2019 Agenda was discussed. 2. Check Out: Board members had an opportunity to give updates. Mr. Zach announced that the Board would be moving into closed session and would not return to open session. The Board recessed at 7:13 p.m. before reconvening into closed session. Ms. Odorico moved and Mr. LeBrun seconded the motion to move into closed executive session, as posted and announced by Mr. Zach, pursuant to Wis. Stat. sec 19.85(1) (c) to consider employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data regarding district administrators. In a roll call vote, the following Board members voted yes: Ms. Odorico, Mr. Lebrun, Ms. Feeney, Mr. Pankratz, Ms. Flanagan, Mr. Zach. Motion passed 6-0. The Board was in closed session at 7:20 p.m. H. EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS: 1. Employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data regarding district administrators: Discussion was held. I. ADJOURNMENT: Ms. Odorico moved and Mr. LeBrun seconded the motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed by unanimous voice vote. Meeting adjourned at 8:49 p.m. Krista Flanagan, Clerk Oregon School District Published: January 31, 2019 WNAXLP ***

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Lynn Louise Sullivan

Lynn Louise Sullivan

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Lynn Louise Sullivan on Friday, Jan. 18, 2019 after a long, courageous battle with cancer at 62 years young. Lynn died peacefully in her sleep at Agrace hospice center in Fitchburg. Lynn was diagnosed with cancer in March of 2018 and spent the last year fighting cancer with great strength and always with a smile on her face.

Lynn was born in Newton, Iowa on May 6, 1956 and spent much of her youth in the Cedar Falls and Waterloo, Iowa area. She was joined in marriage with Timothy Joseph Sullivan on June 10, 1978 in Waterloo, Iowa. Shortly after starting their family, Tim and Lynn made the move to Oregon. Lynn was preceded in death by her father John (Trotter) and brother Lon. She is survived by her mother Sandra (McDona l d ) , s t e p fa t h e r G a r y McDonald, brother Jon, and sister Lori, her husband Timothy, sons Daniel, Matthew, and Nathan, his spouse Mara, three grandchildren, Kadence, Avery, and Addison, whom she adored, along with several members of extended family and friends. There will be a celebration of Lynn’s life on Feb. 10, 2019 at The Great Dane in Fitchburg between 3 and 6 p.m.

Virginia M. “Ginny” Knobeck

Virginia M. “Ginny” Knobeck

Virginia M. “Ginny” Knobeck, of Milton, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison. She was born on Sept. 15, 1937, in Madison, the daughter of

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Traffic: Maximizing safety of students parents goal of both police department, school district Continued from page 1 creating a “dangerous” situation where “drivers are becoming frustrated and making aggressive driving maneuvers in order to get around the stopped traffic.” He wrote that officers might start issuing citations “to protect children and crossing guards from traffic congestion and aggressive driving” at the school and advised parents to find alternate locations to pick up and drop off children, and to remind students to “make use of crosswalks and crossing guards,” Uhl also suggested schools have staff members monitor the parking lots. He said when he watched the OMS parking lot on the morning of Friday, Jan. 25, “there was no one in the parking lot.” “If schools would simply put staff members out in parking lots to encourage people to keep moving, this would help alleviate much of the issues in the (pick-up/drop-off) lanes,” Uhl told the Observer. District superintendent Brian Busler said OSD officials are reviewing options for additional school staff outside Photos courtesy of Oregon Police Department during times with high traffic levels, though he cautioned it Oregon Middle School’s parking layout has created for “traffic congestion and aggressive driving,” according to an Oregon Police Department Facebook post creates a “challenging staffing made Jan. 23. The red line on Pleasant Oak Drive indicates a “near side” where driver’s shouldn’t park. Instead, OPD said they should park on the other side situation,” as students need unless otherwise stated in an ordinance. supervision prior to the start of the school day. “Often, the schools make a decision of how to best supervise the students, and during the colder months, students enter the schools quickly as they are dropped off, so staff are inside of school instead of being outside,” Busler wrote in an email to the Observer. Busler said in the past year, the village added a flashing light and signage around RCI to better direct traffic, and district officials asked traffic engineers to review the drop-off and pick-up loops to “maximize safety and traffic flow,” the results of which he said were “warmly received” by parents. “We continue to work with parents and students to provide the safest entry and exit to our schools,” he said. “It is our desire for parents to use extreme caution and patience.” Busler said he appreciates the OPD presence to help support safe routes “as parents are traveling on Village of Oregon roads located next to school property.” “We all have the same goal – to maximize safety for our students and parents,” he said. Rome Corners Intermediate School’s parking layout has created for “traffic congestion and aggressive driving,” according to an Oregon Police Department Reporter Scott De Laruelle Facebook post made Jan. 23. The red line on South Perry Parkway indicates a “near side” where driver’s shouldn’t park. Instead, OPD said they should park contributed to this story. on the other side unless otherwise stated in an ordinance.

Scholarship: OHS senior plans to attend Emory University this fall, study medicine Continued from page 1 Ghana, where his parents were born before emigrating to the U.S. He plans to pursue his undergraduate degree at Emory University in Atlanta, where his uncle is a orthopedic surgeon. After seeing “Third World medicine through his own eyes,” Conduah said he wanted to help. He said he was inspired by how doctors could do so much with so little. OHS principal Jim Pliner, who nominated Conduah for the scholarship, said in addition to all of Conduah’s credentials, he’s a high-achieving student who consistently gets good grades. “He’s humble and someone who

is always a positive force in the classroom, hallways and athletic endeavors,” he told the Observer. “He’s just a solid individual.” Pliner said he used to know Franklin-Hammonds and that she would be proud of Madison and his accomplishments. “She set the goals for the youth that she served,” he said. One of Conduah’s close friends and soccer teammates, Duncan Morgan, called him “the friendliest guy at Oregon High School.” “He’s one of the best guys I know,” he said. Morgan described himself as a “quiet kid” upon first coming to OHS, but as the years went on, he said Conduah helped him come out of his shell and inspire him to be a

better student and soccer player. Morgan said Conduah has a positive and calming demeanor about him that has an affect on everyone who meets him. In return, Conduah said he appreciates how Oregon, in turn, embraced him. “Growing up in this community, I never felt left out,” Conduah said. “All the people surrounding me have been such positive influences and I feel I should give back to everyone else around me and be a positive influence for them.” Email Emilie Heidemann at emilie.heidemann@wcinet.com or Photo courtesy of Oregon School District follow her on Twitter at @HeidemannEmilie. Madison Conduah, Oregon High School senior, poses with his Betty Franklin-Hammond Memorial Scholarship plaque.