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A world of imagination Students at Rome Corners Intermediate School on the Blue Team participated in a science fair on Wednesday, Feb. 13. Projects included testing magnetism, the strength of bubble gum and candle-making.

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The cost of housing in the Village of Oregon is a burden, according to a regional study. And it’s getting worse. The Dane County Housing Needs Assessment 2018 update states more Oregon households have become “extremely cost burdened,” meaning individuals and families pay more than 50 percent of their income on rent, mortgages and utilities. From 2015-2018, that number jumped from

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Olivia Olson, right, explains to an observing parent what her science project hypothesis concluded during the Blue Team’s science fair at Rome Corners Intermediate School on Wednesday, Feb. 13.

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After a “very competitive” bidding process for the $44.9 million in bonds to fund last year’s Oregon School District referendums, the district saved around $4.3 million in interest to allow it to “set the tax lower in future years,” superintendent Brian Busler said. The Jan. 23 public sale received 50 bids, with several firms submitting multiple bids. According to OSD financial consultant PMA Financial Network, which handled the sale,

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the auction was extended 13 times in the final minutes, as new bidders kept topping each other with a lower rate. When the time expired, the $44.9 million in general obligation school and building bonds went to Raymond James with an offer of 3.33 percent interest, edging out Citigroup after the two went back and forth at the end. That rate was better than what district officials had estimated before the Nov. 6 referendums, with interest costs reduced from around $25 million to around $20.5. The savings of $4,358,474 will reduce the amount of money the district will tax in future years, Busler said. “It is difficult to say that it was more competitive than we

anticipated, although 50 bids is a high number,” Busler wrote in an email to the Observer. One of the reasons for the healthy competition between the two banks — and subsequent lower interest rate — was likely the bonds’ environmentally focused “green” designation, said OSD business manager Andy Weiland, who watched the bidding in real time with a mixture of excitement and analytics. “Two banks would take turns reducing their interest rate in order to win our bonds (and) each time they did, it saved tens to sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars in interest cost for our taxpayers,” he

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Springer, Smith advance to April general election ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group

Brit Springer and Kyle Smith will be the two candidates in April to be the next president of the Village of Brooklyn. Springer’s 41 votes in Tuesday’s primary election are more than half the total and doubled up Smith’s 20. Jim Bakken collected 17 votes and was eliminated from the race. However, the last elected president successfully waged a write-in campaign in 2017. The pair will be competing for a two-year term as president in the general election Tuesday, April 2. The village has 860 registered voters, clerk Linda Kuhlman told the Observer, and roughly 9 percent

voted in the primary. Springer has been a village trustee since 2017 and serves on the Recreation and Economic Development committees. She has a bachelor’s degree in computer imaging and works as a multimedia designer. Smith was first elected as a village trustee in 2015 and again in 2018 after not running for re-election in 2017. He serves on the village’s Personnel committee. The Village Board named Todd Klahn interim president Feb. 11 after the last elected president, Clayton Schulz, resigned Jan. 31. Schulz successfully waged a write-in campaign to unseat Pat Hawkey in 2017 when he was 22 years old, winning with 138 votes.

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The three finalists to become the Village of Oregon’s first fulltime planner all have experience in municipal planning or economic development departments and master’s degrees in public planning. Kyle Smith, Christine

growing portfolio of projects off the bat. Gracz mentioned affordable housing initiatives and planning for the proposed business park on the east side of U.S. Hwy. 14 as two big projects that would take a lot of the planner’s time. Smith is a former planner and public works director in Peoria, Ill., with a master’s of science in urban and regional planning from the University of Iowa. He and his wife have young twins at home and are looking to relocate near a university town, Gracz said.

Munz-Pritchard is the director of neighborhood services and city planner for the City of Whitewater, Gracz said, with a master’s in regional and community planning from Kansas State University. Kane is the director of community and economic development in Waupaca. He holds a double master’s in architecture and urban planning from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Gracz said. The village contracts with Vandewalle and Associates for its planning needs, and Vandewalle principal planner Mike Slavney

OPN hired for library concept ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group

The village has hired OPN architects to create a concept plan for the new library, a roughly 12-week process that should result in a final product in May or June. Both the Library Board and Village Board supported the measure unanimously at a joint Feb. 18 meeting after questioning the lawyer who worked on the contract about what’s included. The plan will incorporate community input in the conceptual designs of the exterior and the interior of the proposed library, revisit the 2015 space needs assessment and put that in today’s dollars to make sure the

project’s fundraising goal is reasonable, among other things. It will be paid for by previously collected library impact fees, which are collected with new home construction, not tax dollars. The project’s budget will not be finalized until the capital campaign is complete, but is estimated to be around $11 million. The village purchased the land at 249 N. Main St. for around $900,000 and committed to borrowing $6 million more, while the library has set a $4 million fundraising goal and hired a consultant to help in that process. The document will be useful in the fundraising efforts, library director Jennifer Way said, but will not be a detailed construction plan. That step will take place after the budget has

been approved. Way thanked Laura Callan, partner at Stafford Rosenbaum law firm, for her diligence in preparing the document. She pointed out the sections on copyrights and licenses will allow the library to use the plans from OPN even if it hires a different architect for the next phase of planning. Callan also arranged for OPN to agree to an unlimited number of meetings with village representatives, including the Village Board, Planning Commission and Library Board, to keep them up to date. The Library Board will pay the firm $45,250, with additional reimbursable expenses capped at $540. Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@wcinet.com.​

Jaycee concept plan gets final OK ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group

Just in time for the Feb. 27 fundraising kickoff, the Village Board unanimously approved an updated concept plan for Jaycee Park West. The plan includes the revisions recommended by the Park Board at its Feb. 6 meeting, including restoring a full-size baseball diamond and excluding pitching mounds and grass infields on the other three diamonds so they can be used for softball. The goal is to break ground in the spring, and

groups at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, in Village Hall. The project is estimated What: Fundraising kickoff to cost $2.7 million to $3.4 for Jaycee Park West million, not including projWho: Anyone including ects like pickleball lighting stakeholders like sports and a concessions plaza. boosters or interest Trustee Jeff Boudreau groups recommended adding ballfield lighting costs to the When: 7 a.m. Wednesproject, which public works day, Feb. 27 director Jeff Rau said could Where: Village Hall cost around $1 million. Info: Call Mike Gracz at Though that’s not includ835-6280 ed, Rau said the plan is to do all the work in preparation for the lights, such as the village is convening a installing electrical confundraising kickoff with duits. When money is raised stakeholders like sports for the lights, all the group

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would then have to do is purchase the lights themselves and install them. The first phase of the overall project was projected to cost about $1.5 million, with $1 million coming from the village and $500,000 raised by the community. Rettler Corporation, which has been working with the village on these plans, will update the phasing and cost estimates now that the Village Board has approved the concept plan.

serves as the village’s planner, but he is not a full-time village employee. He has said the village has grown to the point it needs a full-time planner. Gracz, Slavney, public works director Jeff Rau, trustee Jeanne Carpenter, Village President Steve Staton and Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce executive director Judy Knutson will conduct the second round of interviews. Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@wcinet.com.​

Village applying for Rotary Trail grants ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group

The village is hoping to get grants to help repair the flooded-out portions of the three-year-old Rotary Trail. The Village Board voted Monday, Feb. 18, to pay infrastructure management firm Ruekert Mielke up to $5,000 to prepare grant applications. Trustee Jeff Boudreau was the lone dissenting vote, saying there was no guarantee of return and adding that when he was in the nonprofit sector, he would routinely work with graduate students who would prepare grants for free. The village has $300,000 earmarked for repairing the Rotary Trail in 2019. The 3.1-mile trail took five years to plan and cost $889,000 to build and is part of the plan to connect Oregon to other regional trails and eventually up to Madison. Parts of the trail have been closed for the past two

years because of flooding. “Nobody is happy that the path is flooded and essentially unusable as a through trail,” public works director Jeff Rau told the Observer. He wrote that the village is looking for both long-term and short-term solutions, including moving the path to higher ground by buying land or acquiring easements. “We have been in the process of contacting these landowners and beginning a discussion on alternate routes/land,” Rau wrote. In 2018, the Village of Oregon received 48 inches of rain, Rau reported last year, more than 50 percent more than its 31-inch average. Rau said the village has been looking at techniques other municipalities have used to keep floodwaters at bay, including how Madison dealt with Lake Mendota’s rise. He will present options and summarize the village’s plan at the April 15 Village Board meeting.

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Fitchburg mayor disciplined while at OFD Gonzalez was suspended in 2007 for sexual harassment SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group

The City of Fitchburg’s mayor was disciplined for sexual harassment and skipping shifts while working for the Oregon Fire Department in 2007. According to disciplinary records first acquired by The Capital Times and separately supplied to the Observ- Gonzalez er by the OFD, then-23year-old Jason Gonzalez was suspended for 30 days for comments made during “unwelcome phone calls” to another

member of the department in June 2007. The records state two other district staff members were also involved in the calls. He was also disciplined later that year for missing seven shifts in September and October without notifying the officer in charge. A letter on those incidents states that Gonzalez put the district in a “serious position” when he was “part of the crew to make the ambulance legally staffed.” If he missed another shift, according to the letter, he would have been dismissed as a paid-on-call employee. Included with the records was an apology to the victim of the harassment written that October, in which Gonzalez wrote that he was “not aware that you had been called and my comment was not directed at you,” but rather at another of the three offenders. “Though I did not intend for you to hear my comment, the comment itself

was inappropriate and there was no place for it at the workplace,” he wrote. “As the most senior member of the department in the room at that time, I should have put a stop to the conversation immediately and not allowed it to continue in the direction it went.” In a statement to the press last week, Gonzalez wrote that he “did not make the harassing phone calls that night but I did not stop them.” He declined a request for further comment. “The people of Fitchburg know me as a caring and compassionate Mayor who works hard on behalf of every resident,” he wrote. “I am not perfect, but I am a better person – and a better public servant today – having learned from my past mistakes.” Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.

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Munz-Pritchard and Brennan Kane emerged from the first round of interviews for the director of planning and zoning administration position, which has an expected salary of $72,000 to $80,000, plus benefits. After a second round of interviews Feb. 21, the chosen candidate would be expected to start in early April. Village administrator Mike Gracz said evaluators are looking for a planner who has experience working for a growing community and will be able to handle a

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uring the first quarter of the year, many organizations, including the Oregon Area Senior Center, compile and review statistical information from the previous 12 months. This allows us to consider what was accomplished in the past year, and when several years’ worth of data are compared, it helps us see emerging trends. The center staff also relies on demographic data, including from the U.S. Census, to help inform its decisions, and there is some Brickner very interesting data available for the area that we serve. Use and demographic statistics form the basis for information we provide to our funding sources and influence the budget. This data will help us decide whether we need to increase staff hours in 2020 to meet our growing demands. Much of it comes from our “MySeniorCenter” software. Several years ago, the Senior Center began using it to track participants’ use of the center. This software allows senior center staff access to a variety of data with very little effort, which is helpful as we plan how to invest resources for the future. It works simply. Each senior is assigned a card with a bar code he or she swipes in front of a card reader upon arriving. Then, on the computer screen just inside the front door, images of all the events happening that day appear. The person touches the images representing the reasons for being at the center, and the data is stored. In 2018, the top three uses of the Senior Center were nutrition, exercise and recreation. There were over 11,300 meals served last year through the center or its partnership with Ziggy’s through the My Meal, My Way program. One of the reasons the nutrition program is important is that it is purely donation-based. That means seniors have access to nutritious meals regardless of financial

resources. That is especially important when you consider local census data. If you are a woman in the Village of Oregon and 65 or over, there is more than a 20 percent chance that you are living in what the census defines as poverty. That is a significant number of people at risk. In addition to access to good nutrition, meals also provide a social opportunity. More than one-third of people age 65 and older in the Village of Oregon live alone. The senior center’s meals provide an opportunity to eat with other people or to at least chat with a volunteer if the meal is being delivered to someone who can’t go out. Exercise options continue to grow at the senior center. Last year, it regularly offered seven different exercise classes, compared to two classes in 2010. People attended those classes over 5,300 times during 2018, nearly quadruple the attendance of 1,400 eight years earlier. Unquestionably, seniors are increasingly interested in staying active and fit, and Baby Boomers alone are not driving the numbers. Our data show plenty of people over the traditional Baby Boomer age are taking the exercise classes at the Center. Recreation is a perennially popular use of the senior center. Humans are social by nature and need opportunities to interact, learn, enjoy and relax. The center offered a large variety of recreational programs in 2018. As the population over the age of 60 increases, the use of the center for recreation will also increase. While we are all aware of the large number of people represented by the bulge that is the post-World War II Baby Boom, it is interesting to see how the increasing number of seniors is affecting the population locally. According to census data, a whopping 30.7 percent of the Town of Oregon is 60 or older. It’s 27 percent for the Town of Rutland and just under 17 percent for the Village of Oregon. That translates into a lot of households that contain at least one member age 60 or over – 47.9 percent in the Town of Oregon, 43.9 percent in the Town of Rutland and 34.6 percent in the

Village of Oregon. Increasing numbers of seniors means an increasing need for services. Transportation is a real challenge for many seniors who live outside of metropolitan areas. Last year, the staff arranged 758 rides to medical appointments. In 2010, local volunteers provided 251 such rides. Usage of the Oregon Area Senior Center’s state-licensed Adult Day Program has gone up dramatically over this decade, as well. In 2018, people attended a total of 1,154, nearly double the 657 in 2010. One of the most telling statistics to us is the use of our case management services. We have two case managers on staff who work with seniors to help arrange services. Those services might range from assistance securing housing to finding a way to cover the cost of prescriptions. These are typically not the kind of challenges that can be managed in a phone call or two. Our case managers track the number of case management clients they work with and how much time they invest in each. In 2018, there were 187 seniors who received 1,182 hours of case management assistance. That’s more than four times the 48 seniors who received 269 hours of case management assistance in 2010. Given the number of seniors living in poverty locally, those case management numbers make sense. People without a lot of financial resources tend to need more assistance than those who have sufficient funds. Information such as that gleaned from MySeniorCenter and census data can be fascinating and provides an unbiased window into some of what is going on with the growing older adult segment of our population. The center will include more of this information in its annual report, which is generally available in April. Please let us know if you would like a copy. Rachel Brickner is the director of the Oregon Area Senior Center.

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Fun and prizes Feb. 23 JUSTIN LOEWEN Correspondent

On a Saturday morning later this month, one local bank will offer a loan — of fun and celebration. Oregon Community

Bank will invite the public to gather for entertainment and giveaways at its fifth annual community celebration on Saturday, Feb. 23. The free event will run from 9 a.m. to noon at Oregon Community Bank, 733 N. Main St. Bucky Badger will appear from 10 to 11 a.m. The event will feature a photo booth, face painting, snacks and a cash-filled balloon popping. There will

also be door prizes, including Badger game tickets and a Wisconsin Dells overnight stay and a Ring video doorbell. With past celebrations filling the bank’s lobby to capacity, this year’s festivities will be the ultimate morning of fun for those looking to escape a cold, winter’s weekend, Senior Vice President Elyse Smithback said.

If You Go What: Community Celebration When: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 23. Where: Oregon Community Bank, 733 N. Main St. Info: 835-3168

Home reassessment coming this year First time in five years for most homes ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group

Home values in the Village of Brooklyn will likely increase significantly this year after a village-wide property reassessment – the first in five years. Tax rates will decline by a proportional amount, meaning the average homeowner would not face a property tax increase as a result. The market revaluation assessment will bring all

assessments to “market value,” according to a news release from the village, “ensur(ing) all property owners are paying their appropriate share of property taxes.” For most homes, this will be the first time they have been reassessed since 2014. Properties that have changed hands or had sign i fi c a n t i m p r ove m e n t s requiring a building permit likely will have values that are more up-to-date. The median home price in Dane County jumped from $220,000 in 2014 to $279,900 in 2018, according to the Wisconsin Realtors Association.

H o m e ow n e r s m a y b e asked to allow an inspector to look inside their home, though they are not required to do so. Prior to a 2017 state Supreme Court ruling, municipalities could deny homeowners who did not allow inspectors inside their home a chance to dispute their assessments at the Board of Review. All homeowners will be notified if their home value changes. They will be able to dispute the change in the village’s Open Book process and, if not resolved there, in front of Board of Review. The state requires municipalities to periodically

reassess to remain within 10 percent of the state-assigned equalized value. Accurate Appraisal, which the village hired last year for the assessment, explained in its release that economic factors like recent home sales, sales of reasonable comparable buildings and inflation will influence the value. For questions on the process or specific assessments, call Accurate Appraisal, call (800) 7703927 or email question@ accurateassessor.com.

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For years, across the state, retired Oregon teacher George “Woody” Woodbridge’s voice echoed across fairgrounds as horse harness races blurred the tracks with reds, whites and greens. The veteran horseman has been inducted into the Wisconsin Harness Horse Association Racing Hall of Fame, which was announced at the annual WHHA banquet in Madison at the end of January. Woodbridge called over a thousand races in his career “that dates back to the 1970s,” according to an email to the Observer from WHHA spokesperson Amber Sawyer. “The Hall of Fame is the highest honor any horseman in the state can receive,” Sawyer said. Woodbridge told Sawyer, as stated in the email, that he worked for a stable growing up in Marquette Michigan. “We spent a lot of time at the tracks and I loved listening to all the different race announcers,” Woodbridge said to Sawyer. “I would practice calling races in my basement with my stopwatch in my hand. I would time myself to make an entire race.” After thinking “it would be great to announce a race someday,” Sawyer said Woodbridge got his chance

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George “Woody” Woodbridge announces a race. He is a retired teacher and veteran horseman from Oregon who has been announcing races since the 1970s.

years later at the Richland color out there on the track County Fair, where he was and the horses are usually all handed a microphone to call races, since the scheduled announcer for the day couldn’t make it. Woodbridge then tried his hand at professional race announcing at the “once popular” North Coast Raceway, a former betting track in Escanaba Michigan. “The biggest race I ever announced was a nine horse field of filly (young female) trotters,” Woodbridge said. “The purse was $110,000 and i was so nervous that I would mess it up. I usually announce a race by the driver’s colors, but these were professionals coming in to drive that one race.” One challenge races posed for Woodbridge, Sawyer said, were when all the race drivers wore the same colors. “A lot of the drivers have red and white colors — green is also popular,” Woodbridge said. “When it’s all the same

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The Town of Dunn might receive federal assistance to help recover from last year’s flooding, and investigators are visiting sites around the village in the next few weeks to determine the extent of it. Tow n o ffi c i a l s w i l l take Federal Emergency Management Agency site investigators on a tour of flood-damaged locations the week of March 4, town business manager Cathy Hasslinger told the Observer. “We would be eligible for partial reimbursement for work they deem appropriate,” she explained. Potential projects include repairing flood damage to the Exchange Street bridge, raising Tower Road where there’s a dip and installing a culvert for water to flow under it and clearing out

the Meadowview drainage ditch. Investigators will visit those sites to assess whether the damage was caused by flooding and how much the agency will reimburse the town. Hasslinger said the town has begun to gather estimates for how much the work will cost, which are due in early April, 60 days after the initial meeting Feb. 1. Timing on the projects varies, she said, with the Exchange Street bridge work planned for early 2020, while the Meadowview drainage ditch should be done “as soon as possible” after the inspections. The town has budgeted $50,000 for the Meadowview work, though Hasslinger expects it may cost significantly less. The work requires heavy machinery and must be completed while the ground is frozen, she said.

brown, things can get a little confusing when the horses are flying past you at 30 mph.” Sawyer said two-horse races also posed a challenge for Woodbridge. He told Sawyer the hardest part of those was keeping the grandstand crowd interested. S a y w e r s a i d ove r a l l , Woodbridge has announced at 18 county fair tracks around the state. He’s also announced races in Minnesota. “The more the crowd knows about the horses and the drivers on the track in front of them, the more interesting it is,” Woodbridge said. Email Emilie Heidemann at emilie.heidemann@wcinet. com or follow her on Twitter at @HeidemannEmilie.

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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

BE Orchestra concert The Brooklyn Elementary school orchestra will put on a performance at 6 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 21. The public is invited to attend the event, which will be held at Brooklyn Elementary School, 204 Division St. For information, call 835-4500.

“Red, White & Blue” dance A “Red, White & Blue” dance and silent auction will take place at 3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 23, at the Brooklyn Community Building, 102 N. Rutland Ave. Join in on the family friendly fun

and support Brooklyn’s July 4, 2019 fireworks show. Musical guest Distant Cuzins will perform for visitors. Part of the event’s proceeds will be donated to Brooklyn Fire and Emergency Medical Services if more than $4,000 is raised. Admission is free and donations are appreciated. For information, email brooklynfireworks@gmail.com.

and “Paint Night 2” from 6-7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 26 and Tuesday, March 5, respectively. Attendees will paint a night-sky scene with step-by-step instruction on an 8x10 canvas on both nights. Canvas, paints and brushes will be provided. Registration for the Feb. 26 event is full, but patrons are encouraged to email kripley@oregonlibrary.org to Shadow Indoor Showcase join a waitlist. Registration for the Drumlines and color guards from March 5 date is still open. For information, call 836-3656. throughout Wisconsin will perform at the 2019 Shadow Indoor Showcase on BE musical Sunday, Feb. 24. The event, hosted by Wisconsin Brooklyn Elementary school fourth Indoor Marching Arts and the Oregon graders will put on a musical at 1 and Band Boosters, will run from noon 6:30 p.m., Friday, March 1. to 3 p.m. at the Oregon High School The public is invited to attend the Performing Arts Center, 456 N. Perry performance, which will be held at Pkwy. the Oregon High School Performing Tickets for adults are $7 and kids Arts Center, 456 N. Perry Pkwy. ages 10 are free. For information, call 835-4300. For information, call Oregon High School at 835-4300 or email Wiscon- NKE orchestra concert sin Indoor Marching Arts at wisconThe Netherwood Knoll Elementary sinindoormarchingarts@gmail.com. school orchestra will put on a concert at 6:30 p.m., Monday, March 4. Paint nights The public is invited to attend the Artists, amateur and expert, will performance, which will be held in be able to showcase their skills at the the NKE Big Gym, 276 Soden Dr. For information, call 835-4100. library this month and next. Painters are invited to “Paint Night”

Community calendar Thursday, February 21

• 6 p.m., Houseplant swap (registration required), library, 835-3656 • 6 p.m., Orchestra concert, Brooklyn Elementary School, 204 Division St., 835-4500

Friday, February 22

• 10 and 10:30 a.m., Family storytime and Stay and Play, library, 835-3656 • 7 p.m., “You Can’t Take It With You” play, Oregon High School Performing Arts Center, 456 N. Perry Pkwy., 835-4300

Saturday, February 23

• 9 a.m. to noon, Community party, Oregon Community Bank, 733 N. Main St., 835-3168 • 3 p.m., “Red, White & Blue” dance, Brooklyn Community Building, 102 N. Rutland Ave., brooklynfireworks@gmail.com • 7 p.m., “You Can’t Take It With You” play, Oregon High School Performing Arts Center, 456 N. Perry Pkwy., 835-4300

Sunday, February 24

• Noon-3 p.m., 2019 Shadow Indoor Showcase (tickets cost $7 for ages 10 and up), Oregon High School Performing Arts Center, 456 N. Perry Pkwy, 835-4300 • 2 p.m., “You Can’t Take It With You” play, Oregon High School Performing Arts Center, 456 N. Perry Pkwy., 835-4300

Monday, February 25

• 6:30 p.m., Pajama antics (ages 0-6), library, 836-3656

Tuesday, February 26

• 10-10:30 a.m., Teetering toddlers storytime, library, 836-3656 • 11 a.m., Bouncing babies storytime, library, 835-3656 • Afternoon (by appointment), Virtual dementia tour, senior center, 835-5801 • 6 p.m., Paint Night (registration required), library, 836-3656

Wednesday, February 27

• 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, Feb 21 WOW: Village Board Meeting (Feb 18) ORE: Panther Varsity Hockey vs Monona Grove (Feb 6) Friday, Feb 22 WOW: Oregon Senior Center Music: Jesse Walker (Feb 19) ORE: Friday Night LIVE: Panther Girls Basketball WIAA Regional vs DeForest – LIVE – 7pm Saturday, Feb 23 WOW: Old Movie Time: An American In Paris (1951) ORE: Oregon Panther Boys Basketball vs Marshall – LIVE – 3pm Sunday, Feb 24 WOW: Holy Mother of Consolation Catholic Church Service ORE: PVE Orchestra (Feb 19)

Monday, Feb 25 WOW: Oregon Library Presents: Dane County Executive, Joe Parisi (Feb 20) ORE: School Board Meeting – LIVE – 6:30pm Tuesday, Feb 26 WOW: Oregon Chamber of Commerce Meeting: Steven BartlettBadger Honor Flight (Feb 21) ORE: OMS Madrigal Dinner (Feb. 8) Wednesday, Feb 27 WOW: Oregon Senior Center Music: Jesse Walker (Feb 19) ORE: Oregon School Board Meeting (Feb 25) Thursday, Feb 28 WOW: Senior Center Presents: Tom Kastle – Romantic Songs of Four Generations (Feb 15) ORE: OHS Spring Play: “You Can’t Take It With You” (Feb 23)

835-3656 • 2-3:30 p.m., Free estate planning workshop, Krause Donovan Estate Law Partners LLC, 116 S. Spring St., 268-5751

Thursday, February 28

• 9-11 a.m. and 3-7 p.m., Food distribution and collection, Oregon Area Food Pantry, 107 N. Alpine Parkway, oregonfoodpantry@hotmail.com • 5-7 p.m., Dinner and book night, Prairie View Elementary School, 300 Soden Dr., 835-4200 • 6-7 p.m., “Cloud Computing and the Internet” class (registration is required and opens Feb. 1), library, 836-3656

Friday, March 1

• 10 and 10:30 a.m., Family storytime and Stay and Play, library, 835-3656 • 1 and 6:30 p.m., Brooklyn Elementary fourth grade musical, Oregon High School Performing Arts Center, 456 N. Perry Pkwy., 835-4300

Senior center Monday, Feb. 25 Italian Sausage Oven Roasted Potatoes Stewed Tomatoes Orange, Rice Pudding MO – Veggie Wrap NCS – Sugar-free Pudding Tuesday, Feb. 26 Chili Baked Potato with Sour Cream Banana Cornbread Strawberry Ice Cream Cup MO – Veggie Chili NCS – Sugar-free Ice Cream Wednesday, Feb. 27 Pulled Pork Creamy Coleslaw Carrot Raisin Salad Melon Slice Frosted White Cake MO – Hummus and Pita NCS – Sugar-free Cookie Thursday, Feb. 28 My Meal, My Way Lunch at Ziggy’s Smokehouse and Ice Cream Parlor! Friday, Feb. 29 Pot Roast and Gravy Potatoes, Carrots and Onions Corn, Dinner Roll Cinnamon Apples Blueberry Cobbler MO – Veggie Meatballs NCS – Blueberries SO - Chef’s Salad *Contains Pork

Monday, Feb. 25 9:00 CLUB 10:30 StrongWomen 10:30 Dominoes 1:00 RSVP Sewing 1:30 Bridge 3:30 Weight Loss Support Tuesday, Feb. 26 9:00 Veterans Group 9:30 Bingo 9:30 Wii Bowling 9:45 Zumba Gold 10:30 Parkinson’s Exercise 12:30 Sheepshead 12:30 Shopping at Pick-N-Save 1:00 Stepping On 5:30 StrongWomen Wednesday, Feb. 27 9:00 CLUB 10:45 eBook Class 11:45 Birthday Lunch 12:45 Silver Sneakers 1:00 Euchre Thursday, Feb. 28 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:00 Pool Players 9 - 11 Food Pantry Open 9:45 Zumba Gold 10:30 StrongWomen 12:30 Shopping at Bill’s 3 - 7 Food Pantry Open 5:30 StrongWomen Friday, Feb. 29 9:00 Gentle Yoga 9:30 Blood Pressure 12:45 Silver Sneakers

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.

The Wasteland “Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word.” Psalm 119:37 NIV Modern culture has sometimes been described as a wasteland. Ancient values have been turned on their head by many aspects of modern societies. Thriftiness and frugality can’t compete with the flashiness of conspicuous consumption. Humility and modesty are overshadowed by various forms of pride, vanity and shamelessness. Think of all the ways that our modern world actually promotes the seven deadly sins (pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath and sloth).Television and the Internet are full of images and depictions of sex and violence that would have shocked the sensibility of most people a few years ago. Cole Porter’s lyrics in the song “Anything Goes” are more apt today than ever: “In olden days, a glimpse of stocking was looked on as something shocking. But now, God knows, anything goes.”It is worth remembering that we can’t un-see or un-hear things we’ve seen and heard, and that violence, pornography and the like seep into our souls when we are exposed to them. We may live in a veritable wasteland, but we do well to guard our eyes, our ears, and our minds and not let the wasteland gain entrance to our most cherished possession, our souls. Spiritual people must live in the world, but not be of this world. –Christopher Simon

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The Oregon High School FFA officers, from left to right: Sam Hanner, Zoe Schultz, Nick Brown, Caitlin Beyler, Izzy Finstad, Henry Butzlaff, Kathryn Small and Morgana Pope.

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Oregon FFA Membership 91 members Officers President: Caitlin Beyler Vice President: Izzy Finstad Secretary: Kathryn Small Treasurer: Nick T. Brown Reporter: Sam Hanner Sentinel: Henry Butzlaff Historian: Zoe Schultz Parliamentarian: Morgana Pope

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Oregon FFA Alumni President: Amber Hawkey Vice President: Dan Elmer Secretary: Tom Grady, Jr. Treasurer: Dee Ace FFA Week Activities Feb. 25: Dress as your hero Feb. 26: Flannel Feb. 27: American flag day: Red, white and blue Feb. 28: Dress for success March 1: Blue and gold day

The National Future Farmers of America organization promotes leadership, personal growth and career success through hands-on learning and educational opportunities within the agriculture industry. It is made up of nearly 650,000 members and over 7,800 chapters across the United States and its territories, including a local chapter with nearly 100 members at Oregon High School. The Oregon FFA chapter celebrates

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National FFA Week Feb. 25 through March 1. Since 1947, National FFA Week has taken place the week of George Washington's birthday, Feb. 22. It’s celebrated over this week to commemorate his contributions both as an agriculturist and as a founding father of our nation. Today, its purpose is to educate and advocate for agriculture and celebrate the achievements of FFA members both locally and across the country.

Oregon FFA 2018 activities One State Degree Recipient- Faith Majors-Culp 10 Students attended State FFA Convention in June One State Creed Speaking Competitor- Zoe Schultz Liz Grady served as the 2017-18 State FFA Secretary 10 Students Attended National Convention in October Sam Hanner served as a state Delegate to the National FFA Convention Five Students attended 360 Leadership Development Conference

Ag Mechanics- 21 place team Agronomy- 22nd place team Dairy Cattle Evaluation- 42nd place team Floriculture: 5th place team Farm Business Management- 10th place team, Henry Butzlaff- 10th place individual overall Horse Evaluation: 10th place team Livestock Evaluation: 42nd place team Milk Quality Evaluation: 19th place team Poultry Science Evaluation: 22nd place team Veterinary Science: 37th place team Wildlife Evaluation: 9th place team

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In October 2018, Oregon FFA Member Sam Hanner, left, was selected to serve as a voting delegate to the National FFA Convention. Her responsibilities included serving on a national committee, discussing and voting on the business of the organization and the six national officers. She’s pictured with last year’s National FFA President, Brenna Holbert.

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Mellum, Ruth fall shy of state tournament JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

Seniors Steele Mellum and Robbie Ruth have had their share of bad luck throughout their careers as Oregon wrestlers. It continued Saturday, Feb. 16, as each fell one spot shy of earning the final state qualifying spot at the WIAA Division 1 Elkhorn Area sectional, with a pair of thirdplace finishes. “They both just kind of got caught, but that’s the sport, you just don’t know what’s going to happen,” coach Ned Lease said. “A guy can be winning the whole match and then the other guy ends up on top. That’s what makes the sport interesting, I guess.” Oregon finished 10th with 20 points. Stoughton advanced all 14 wrestlers to the semifinals and crowned eight champions to win the sectional with 242 points. Watertown (94) and Elkhorn Area (84.5) rounded out the top three.

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Senior Robbie Ruth works against Stoughton sophomore Rudy Detweiler in his 182-pound wrestleback Saturday at the WIAA Division 1 Elkhorn Area sectional. Ruth won the match 5-4. Mellum and Ruth had Mellum missed a monthboth dealt with their share and-a-half of the season of injuries heading into the with knee injury, and Ruth meet. skipped conference to rest

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Highlight: Mellum wrestled to a third-place finish at the WIAA Division 1 Elkhorn Area sectional meet two months after tearing his mensicus. Honorable mention: Ethan Victorson (boys basketball) scored a game-high 19 points in a 58-52 double overtime win over Stoughton on Friday. Izzie Peterson (girls basketball) had a team-high nine points to lead the Panthers over Fort Atkinson on Thursday. Colton Eyers (boys hockey) had a goal and an assist in a 3-2 loss in the WIAA regional semifinals to McFarland. Sydney Schipper (girls hockey) had a goal and an assist in a 6-2 loss at Onalaska in the opening round of the WIAA playoffs.

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Panthers fall in opening round at McFarland Icebergs fall in first round of playoffs JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

Although first-year head coach Larry Clemens would have liked to take the Oregon boys hockey team deeper into the WIAA playoffs, he knows there are more important things than wins and losses. The Panthers were disqualified from playoff contention altogether last year after being assessed three game disqualifications (the second time in five years). “The whole thing this year was about changing culture,” Clemens said. “It’s a process. I think the seniors that we had really stepped up. The change is going to continue. “I’m not concerned about what the future of Oregon looks like, I just wish we could have played one more game to our playoff run.” Pushed back a day from Tuesday, Feb. 12 to Wednesday, Feb. 13, following another snowstorm, Oregon and McFarland battled, as expected, right down to the final buzzer. “They (McFarland) have been playing well and we had a rough patch but came together as a team,” Clemens said. “I knew it was going to come right down to the last few ticks.” Trailing 2-1 entering the third period, Panther senior

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Junior Nicholas Brien moves the puck into the McFarland zone Wednesday, Feb. 13, during the Panthers’ WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal. Oregon lost the game 3-2.

‘The whole thing this year was about changing culture. It’s a process. I think the seniors that we had really stepped up. The change is going to continue.’ - head coach Larry Clemens forward Zak Roskos helped Oregon tie the game for the second time. McFarland leading scorer junior forward Grant Newcomer, as he’s done all season, found space in front of the net and snapped a quick game-winner through the legs of Oregon junior

Hunter Newton. “McFarland did a good job of always finding open space in that second layer. They missed a lot of nets earlier, but unfortunately they were able to find it this time,” Clemens said. “What I told the guys is, ‘We didn’t lose. We ran out

of time.” First-year McFarland coach Nick Tuma said with Newton playing well throughout the game, the Spartans were just trying to get pucks to the net. “We had two guys out the first time we played Oregon this season,” Tuma said.

“We basically gave them that game but we’ve proven ourselves the last two times. It didn’t matter how or why we got the puck to the net, as long as we did.” McFarland freshman defenseman Simeon Pommerening slapped a power-play goal through a screen early in the first period and Oregon was chasing the rest of the night. Panther sophomore forward Colton Eyers answered to tie the game 1-1 heading into the first intermission. Spartan senior forward Tyson Laux put McFarland back up by a goal in the second period, 2-1. “We were sloppy in our D zone in the second period and were taking long changes,” Clemens said. “We wore ourselves out that way and McFarland did a good job forechecking and we turned pucks over. I think that ultimately led to us not being able to catch up.” Oregon was outshot 27-17 in the first two periods. The Panthers evened the shot total out a bit in third, though, posting a slight 10-8 edge. Newton made 32 saves on 35 shots on goal. Senior goaltender Tucker Jarrett stopped 25 shots for McFarland.

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Stoughton sophomore forward Sydney Schipper drew the Icebergs’ girls hockey co-op even two-and-a-half minutes into the first period Thursday, Feb. 14 inside the Onalaska Omni Center. The Icebergs couldn’t find the back of the net again until 11 ½ minutes into the third period, however, and fell 6-2 in the WIAA regional semifinals. The Icebergs remained deadlocked 1-1 for the first 12 minutes of the first period before Kiya Bronston scored her second even-strength goal of the first period with five minutes remaining. Onalaska added four unanswered goals over the next period-and-ahalf. “We had a lot of penalties in the last two periods and it caused us to get tired in the third period,” coach Matt Gallagher said. “The second half of the game we were playing short one or two people almost the entire time.” Onalaska’s Jaidyn Groshek and Kaley Manglitz each

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Oregon outlasts Stoughton in double overtime MARK NESBITT

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The Oregon boys basketball team might want to start selling bumper stickers with the slogan, “Survive the grind.” The Panthers (12-8 overall, 9-4 Badger South) stormed back from a 10-point deficit Friday, Feb. 15, to knock off Badger South rival Stoughton 58-52 in a double-overtime thriller. It was part of a stretch of four games in six days, during which Oregon went 2 - 2 . O r eg o n a l s o b e a t Watertown on Thursday, Feb. 14, and lost a nonconference game to Edgerton Saturday, Feb. 16. Monona Grove clinched the outright conference championship Tuesday, Feb. 19 with a 58-49 win over the Panthers. Oregon could have moved into a first-place tie with a win with one game to play. “My biggest message to the girls was that we competed and played hard to put ourselves in a position to win a conference championship,” coach Chris Siebert said. “The guys bought in and wanted to be great.” Siebert said the team has thrived by focusing on “winning every possession.” “We have earned the right

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Oregon junior Adam Yates drives to the basket Friday against Stoughton junior Jack Nelson in the Panthers’ 58-52 double overtime win. to play in big games,” he Oregon fell 58-49 on the road against Monona said. Grove. MG 58, Oregon 49 Siebert said nine turnIn a showdown for Bad- overs plagued the offense in ger South supremacy on the first half. Monona Grove hit six Tuesday, the Panthers were unable to overcome a slow 3-pointers in the second start because of turnovers. half.

“They did a good job of getting offensive rebounds Edgerton 57, and loose balls. That led to some second-chance Oregon 45 points,” Siebert said. The Panthers got off to Freshman guard Ryne a slow start and lost a nonPanzer scored a team-high conference game to Edger11 points, and senior guard ton 57-45 Saturday. Nolan Look added 10. The Crimson Tide (12-7)

had jumped out to a 29-15 lead over the Panthers. It marked the third straight day Oregon played. But Siebert downplayed any possibility players might have been worn down. “I don’t want to make a ny ex c u s e s ,” h e s a i d . “Edgerton did a great job of defending us tight and taking away some of our shots.” Ethan Victorson scored a game-high 29 points but was the only player for Oregon to reach double figures. Siebert said Edgerton did a great job of rebounding and manufacturing points on putbacks. Edgerton’s Nick Spang scored a team-high 16 points.

Oregon 58, Stoughton 52 (2 OT) Ethan Victorson scored a game-high 19 points and was clutch shooting free throws down the stretch to propel the Panthers to a 58-52 win over Stoughton

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The Oregon boys basketball team received a No. 4 seed for the WIAA Division 2 Elkhorn sectional and a first-round regional bye. The Panthers (12-8) will host fifth-seeded Monona Grove (15-5) in a regional semifinal game at 7 p.m. Friday, March 1. It will be the third meeting between the teams this season. The host Panthers beat the Silver Eagles 57-54 on Dec. 21 and lost MG 58-49 on Tuesday, Feb. 19. “We are excited to get a first-round bye and a home game,” coach Chris Siebert said. Senior guard Ethan Victorson leads the Panthers with 16.5 points per game, and his sophomore brother, Erik Victorson, scores 9.7

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with 22.9 ppg. Other top playmaking options are 6-4 senior forward Henry Huston (12.7 ppg) and 6-7 senior forward Sam Hepp (12.6 ppg). Mount Horeb (18-3), the Badger North Conference champion, rolled through league play unbeaten. “They are deserving of the No. 1 seed,” Siebert said of the Vikings. “We have to say they are the favorite.” Senior guard Gunnar Nortman (17.1 ppg), senior forward Jason Larson (16.1 ppg) and senior forward Bryce Farnsworth (10.1 ppg) lead Mount Horeb. “They have so much skill, shooting and are unselfish and space the floor well,” he said. “All five of their players can shoot it and score one-on-one.”

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ppg. If Oregon beats the Silver Eagles, a regional final game at top-seeded Mount Horeb (17-3), ranked fifth in the Associated Press Division 2 state poll, awaits. The Panthers have lost two games this season to Mount Horeb. “I looked at the tournament draw, and I said I won’t have to watch any film,” Siebert said. He already knows the tendencies and strengths of the Silver Eagles and the Vikings. “They (Monona Grove) can overwhelm you with their size and athleticism,” Siebert said. “They are an athletic team that likes to get to the rim.” Senior guard Caden Nelson leads the Silver Eagles

The No. 34 might be Oregon senior guard Ethan Victorson’s lucky number. He dons the same No. 34 jersey in honor of his late cousin, Will Kellerman, who wore it when he played basketball for Verona Area High School. O n F r i d a y F e b. 1 5 ,

Oregon High School hosted an Opportunity 34 Foundation “Make it Rain” fundraiser during its rivalry game against Stoughton to raise money for college scholarships for OHS students. The Opportunity 34 Foundation, a nonprofit organization, raises and grants scholarship money to student-athletes. The foundation got its name from Kellerman, who died in a car accident Nov. 4, 2017, at age 21. The foundation has expanded and hosted fundraisers in Mount Horeb and Oregon this year. Kellerman’s death in a

rollover crash just a couple of miles from his parents’ Verona home came hours after he scored a team-leading 23 points for Milwaukee Area Technical College’s basketball team and a few days after he celebrated his 21st birthday. His parents created the foundation in his honor to provide scholarships for Verona basketball players, but it has since expanded to offer scholarships to other Dane County schools and MATC. “To play in the game for my cousin means everything,”

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Oregon senior Jenna Statz puts up a layup against Fort Atkinson’s Lexi Garant on Thursday. The Panthers beat the Blackhawks 45-26 on Senior Night.

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The Oregon girls basketball team cruised to a 45-26 win over Fort Atkinson on Thursday, Feb. 14, and finished tied for fourth place in the Badger South. Junior guard Izzie Peterson scored a team-high nine points. “It was a great atmosphere and special night for Senior Night,” coach Adam Wamsley said. “It was great team defensive effort.” The Panthers (14-8) tied Watertown for fourth in the conference. Monona Grove snapped Monroe’s two-year run as Badger South champions. “I think we have a lot of confidence right now, but it doesn’t mean we’re content,” Wamsley said.

What’s next Oregon hosts DeForest in a WIAA Division 2 regional semifinal at 7 p.m. on Friday.

Thursday, the Panthers jumped out to a 25-14 lead over the Blackhawks at the half. Junior guard Kaitlyn Schrimpf had five points, grabbed six rebounds and added five assists. Senior Sydona Roberts chipped in five points and had four rebounds. The Panthers got 3-pointers from senior Liz Uhl, Peterson and S c h r i m p f . O r eg o n s h o t

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Badger South Team Wins Losses Monona Grove 12 2 Monroe 11 3 Stoughton 10 4 Oregon 8 6 Watertown 8 6 Edgewood 4 10 Milton 3 11 Fort Atkinson 0 14

Before every game, Oregon senior guard Jenna Statz goes home to pack her basketball bag and shoots about 75 shots. She’s well aware when the game starts she has the green light from the 3-point line. “I know I have to get in as many shots as I can to warm up because during warmups before the game, there is not as much time to shoot because we do other drills,” Statz said. “ The 3-point shot has become a major weapon in girls basketball since its inception 31 years ago. There are more players from various teams shooting the 3-pointer at a higher clip. And while Statz doesn’t match the efficiency of Pewaukee’s Sarah Newcomer at 52.1 percent (38 of 73) and Beaver Dam Matyson Wilke at 48.9 percent (43 of 88), she’s one of the more prolific 3-point shooters in Division 2, shooting 36.1 percent (35 of 97) from beyond the arc this season. That’s been a game-changer for the Panthers, who won 10 of their last 12 games to earn a home game to start the playoffs. They host fifth-seeded DeForest in a WIAA Division 2 regional semifinal game at 7 p.m. Friday. Oregon girls basketball c o a c h A d a m Wa m s l ey said the 3-point shot has changed the game since the National Federation of High Schools instituted the 3-point line in high school basketball for the 1987-88 season, and few leads are safe. A team adept at making the 3 can build a lot of momentum in the game, Wamsley said, adding it has led to more 20-point comebacks. Wamsley said he, like some coaches, targets 32 percent as a solid percentage from 3. That puts Statz in good company. “She practices yearr o u n d ,” Wa m s l ey s a i d of Statz. “She has been shooting since she’s been

young, and it’s a quick release.” As a team, the Panthers are averaging 5.3 made 3s per game, shooting 27 percent (117 of 434). Teams are making steps to change their offensive sets to space the floor to get their better shooters open shots. Wamsley said the way teams run offenses now is more of a five-out look, with no post players – a style popularized in recent years by the Golden State Warriors and this year adopted by the No 1 team in men’s college basketball, Duke. “We have to go fiveout because we lack size in a lot of areas,” he said. “We like to space the court so we can drive and kick to players like Jenna Statz, Liz Uhl and Kaitlyn Schrimpf.” Statz was on the junior varsity team as a freshman and was moved up to the varsity her sophomore year. After her junior season, she took hundreds of shots in the summer to gear up for this season. “I looked at my role on the team, and I knew they would be counting on me,” Statz said. “I really worked on being a better shooter and against pressure if a girl was in my face.” Statz has shot more and more each year. After taking only 10 3-pointers her sophomore year, she was 21-for-57 beyond the arc last year (36.8 percent). And even though the percentages are similar, she said she’s more consistent shooter now than she was three years ago. “That’s a big part of being a shooter,” she said. “The big thing is you have to have confidence. I know I have the confidence from my team and coaches.” Statz said she doesn’t put a goal of a target she’s hoping to shoot on 3s during games. “It’s not something I worry about,” she said. “I don’t want to be thinking about anything during the game. If I’m thinking too much about my stats than that will throw off my shot.”

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Oregon sophomore Erik Victorson shoots a jumper Friday over Stoughton senior Drew Anderson in the Panthers’ 58-52 double overtime win over the Vikings. on Friday in double overtime. “We know our identity and our potential to be a championship team,” senior guard Ethan Victorson said. “We are going out and doing it every night now. It’s so awesome to have these kind of atmospheres. It’s probably the biggest game in this gym so far.” Oregon senior point guard Nolan Look scored on a layup with 54 seconds left at the end of regulation to tie the game 46-46. Stoughton had two chances in the final 10 seconds of regulation to win the game but junior Adam Hobson missed a tough jumper leaning in the lane and junior center Jack Nelson grabbed the offensive rebound. That led to junior N a t h a n H u t c h e r s o n ’s potential game-winning 3-pointer that hit the rim at the buzzer and bounded away to send the game to overtime. At the end of the first extra session, Victorson came up with a steal and his younger brother, Erik’s heave from just inside the half court line bounced off the backboard and the game went to a second overtime. Nelson opened the scoring in the second extra session with a three-point play that gave the Vikings a 49-46 lead. The Panthers rallied and on junior forward Adam Yates’ threepoint play that gave the Panthers a 51-49 lead with 3 minutes left. Oregon made 5 of 6 free throws in

the final 52 seconds. “I thought our kids responded to adversity with a different confidence level than they have all year,” Siebert said. “We didn’t change anything. Our kids believed in what we were doing. They never wavered, defended a little harder, talked a little bit better in the second half, and we got the stops we needed.” Look added 11 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Sophomore g u a r d E r i k Vi c t o r s o n chipped in nine of his 11 points in the second half, including two 3-pointers. “Nolan has made big play after big play; espec i a l l y t h e s e l a s t f ew weeks, he’s been outstanding in every game,” Siebert said. “He plays a lot of minutes and is asked to guard bigs and smalls.” Hobson scored 15 points and had six rebounds to lead the Vikings. Nelson added 11 points and had seven rebounds and sophomore guard Cael McGee pitched in 10 points.

Oregon 60, Watertown 48 Yates scored a gamehigh 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds Thursday to lead the Panthers to a 60-48 win over Watertown in Oregon. The Panthers raced out to a 34-21 lead at the half. Erik Victorson added 12 points and had five assists, and Ethan Victorson hit three 3-pointers for nine points. Look pitched in seven points, had a teamhigh eight assists.

Opportunity: Raises money for OHS scholarships Continued from page 10 Ethan Victorson said. “I wear his number and everything about it makes me and my family feel great. The opportunity to raise all of this money for the Opportunity 34 Foundation is great.”

O r eg o n H i g h S c h o o l donated half of the proceeds from the gate against Stoughton. A “Miracle Minute” was hosted during the first full timeout, where money was collected as donations by fans in the stands. Youth basketball players also were invited to participate in a

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Wrestling: Seniors fall just shy of individual state meet Continued from page 9 said. “The real success is all the things the sport has done for them.” Mellum (13-5) missed qualifying for the individual state tournament by one spot, losing his second-place wrestleback match by fall to Oconomowoc junior Jacob Mindiola (34-16). Mellum had opened the tournament with a 13-6 decision over Janesville Parker freshman Jakob Williams (31-7). It was his first win at sectionals in four attempts. The second round pitted Mellum against third-ranked Stoughton junior Braeden Whitehead (40-4), who beat him with an 11-2 major decision in the semifinals. Mellum beat Milton senior Tyler Kersten (30-12) by a 5-1 decision for a shot at second place and the final state qualifying spot, but Mindiola pinned him in 45 seconds. Ruth (32-4), an honorable mention at 182, won an 11-5 decision over Janesville Craig junior Mitchell Schumann to open the tournament. He lost by fall to Wilmot Union senior Larz Gough (23-9) in 3:28 of the semifinals. Ruth fought back

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Oregon senior Meghan Duff drives past Lily Belzer in an attempt to score during the first half of the Panther’s 45-26 win over Fort Atkinson on Thursday.

Girls bball: Panthers to face Norskies in regional semis Continued from page 11 47.6 percent from the free-throw line (10 of 21). Fourth-seeded Oregon will host fifth-seeded DeForest (15-7) in a WIAA Division 2 regiona l s e m i fi n a l g a m e a t 7 p.m. on Friday. With four practice days to gear up for a regional semifinal game, Wamsley said the team will focus on improving areas like free throw shooting and rebounding before hosting the Norskies. DeForest finished tied for second with Reedsburg in the Badger North Conference. Beaver Dam,

the two-time defending WIAA Division 2 state champion, went unbeaten to repeat as the Badger North champions. The Norskies lost twice to Reedsburg this season by two points. The Panthers clipped the Beavers 70-69 in the season opener. Senior 6-foot forward Aleah Grundahl leads DeForest averaging 15.8 points per game. The other top scoring options for the Norskies are 6-0 senior forward Grace Roth (9.8 ppg) and 5-11 junior forward Megan Mickelson (8.4 ppg).

to beat Stoughton sophomore Freeman Detweiler 5-4 but did not earn a wrestleback as Gough lost to honorable mention sophomore Thomas Witkins of Fort Atkinson in the championship match. He finished third. Lease said the ups and downs of the last four years have taught Ruth a lot about himself. “We didn’t know if Robbie was going to be able to wrestle or wrestle at 100 percent coming back,” Lease said. “Win lose or draw, Ruth’s father said, ‘Wrestling has done everything I wanted it to for my kid.’ I think that’s a testament for what the sport is about.”

Other finishes Freshman John Ruth (138) lost his opening-round matches, and freshman Michael Schliem did not wrestle. Ruth lost his opening round match at 138 to the second-ranked wrestling in the state Daniel Stelling of Elkhorn Area by fall in 1:47. “For Johnny and Michael to be sectional qualifiers as freshmen is a tremendous accomplishment,” Lease said. “They wrestled tough.”

Sectional champions 106: Nicolar Rivera, fr., Stoughton def. Riley Nilo, fr., Milton by fall 3:49 113: Payton Jacobson, so., Elkhorn Area, def. Alex Wicks, so., Stoughton by major decision 13-4 120: Jake Stritesky, jr., Badger, def. Mason Dutcher, sr., Milton by major decision 14-1 126: Edward Wilkowski, jr., Watertown def. Mayson MacLenna, jr., Janesville Craig by tech fall 16-0 132: Braeden Whitehead, jr., Stoughton def. Jacob Mindiola, jr., Oconomowoc def. by fall 2:18 138: Hunter Lewis, sr., Stoughton def. Daniel Stilling, sr., Elkhorn Area by decision 3-2 145: Luke Mechler, so., Stoughton def. Kyle Smith, sr., Madison La Follette by fall 1:49

152: Gavin Model, jr., Stoughton def. Keagan Lazar, sr., Oconomowoc by major decision 14-3 160: Cade Spilde, sr., Stoughton def. Colman Karl, jr., Elkhorn Area by decision 8-3 170: Brandt Spilde, jr., Stoughton def. Aaron Taylor, jr., Elkhorn Area by decision 10-9 182: Thomas Witkins, Fort Atkinson def. Larz Gough, sr., Wilmot Union by major decision 13-1 195: Brooks Empey, so., Stoughton def. Tyler Sireci, jr., Beloit Memorial by fall :17 220: Matt Brewster, sr., Watertown def. Theo Ringold, sr., Oconomowoc by decision 3-1 285: Keeanu Benton, sr., Janseville Craig def. Alex Nachtigall, sr., Watertown by fall 1:20

Girls hockey: Future looks bright for Icebergs scored a power-play goal over the stretch. Bronston completed her hat trick midway through the third period and also added an assist. Stoughton sophomore forward Paige Nelson scored the Icebergs’ second goal 11:35 in the third period and sophomore goaltender Abby Seybold finished the game with 31 saves.

Izzy Lassa stopped 20 shots on goal for Onalaska. With only two seniors on this year’s team, Gallagher said the future looks bright going forward. “A lot of kids are motivated to enhance their skills this summer,” he said. “This is a really big offseason for us and it is important that we continue to develop as athletes and as a team.”

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Senior Steele Mellum works against Milton senior Tyler Kersten in the third round of the WIAA Division 1 Elkhorn Area sectional on Saturday, Feb. 16, at 132 pounds. Mellum won the match 5-1 but was pinned in his second-place wrestleback. He finished the season one spot shy of state after missing two months with a torn meniscus.

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Senior Steele Mellum was still learning to get back up on his feet Saturday, Feb. 16, at the WIAA Division 1 Elkhorn Area wrestling sectional. After wearing a knee brace for the past month-and-a-half, Mellum found himself in position to earn one of two state qualifying bids. Mellum finished third, one spot shy of his first individual state tournament, losing the second-place match Saturday by fall. Saturday was the last time stepping on the mat for Mellum.

“I had a shot at it, but it was a heartbreaker,” he said. To even put himself in the position to wrestle at state was a mini-miracle, coach Ned Lease said. Mellum tore the meniscus in his left knee in the semifinal round of the Bob Downing Scramble in Sun Prairie on Dec. 8 and had surgery a week later. “My doctors said I was out for the season. I’m kind of glad I proved them wrong,” Mellum said. “I was happy to just get back on the mat, but I wish I could have pulled it

out.” While everyone from the athletic trainer to his doctors and even Mellum himself thought his senior year was over, his surgeon made a deal with him to allow him to wrestle at regionals (Feb. 9). “I told him when he got injured, as far as I was concerned, he was a total and complete success,” Lease said. “At that point, sports had done everything it was supposed to do for him as a student-athlete.” Mellum came back and wrestled the JV conference

tournament prior to regionals just to check his knee out. “They wanted to make sure my knee would hold up,” he said. “It’s really felt fine.” At the time of the injury, Mellum was wrestling as well as he ever had been. “I had done a lot of training at RT Elite with Ryan Taylor (a former All-American wrestler with the Badgers) and offseason wrestling,” Mellum said. “I was ready to go, and then it was kind of a heartbreak when I blew out my knee.”

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POLICE REPORTS‌ Reports taken from electronic log to their house, and took a purse books provided by the Oregon Police with keys and money from their Department.‌ mudroom.‌ 2:51 ‌p .m. An Oregon High ‌Sept. 27‌ School student was suspended 11:30 P.M. A driver was arrested from school and cited for disorderly for operating while intoxicated after conduct after allegedly threatening crashing into a pole on Hwy. 14, ex- to punch a school principal.‌ posing some wires. Oregon officers assisted with traffic control and oper- ‌Oct. 29‌ ated the intoximeter for Dane County 4:10 ‌p.m. An anonymous caller Sheriff’s deputies at the scene.‌ reported teenagers driving recklessly and racing on East Rich‌Sept. 28‌ ards Road during the Oregon High 10:07 ‌a .m. An Oregon High School lunch period.‌ School student was cited for having alcohol at the high school.‌ ‌Nov. 1‌ 11:07 ‌p.m. A man was arrested ‌Oct. 3‌ for his alleged second-offense op2:18 ‌a.m. A woman was arrest- erating while intoxicated after being ed for first-offense operating while pulled over for driving 86 mph in a intoxicated and having open intoxi- 70 mph speed limit zone on Hwy. cants in the car after police received 14. An officer noticed an odor of multiple reports of a car driving all intoxicants during the stop and had over the road and nearly causing the man go through field sobriety crashes. The woman was also ten- tests.‌ tatively charged with possession of controlled substance after narcotics ‌Nov. 3‌ and drug paraphernalia were locat12:31 ‌p .m. A man canvassing ed in the vehicle.‌ for the upcoming election reported a woman answered the door with a ‌Oct. 4‌ pistol in her hand, though she did 10: 14 ‌p.m. Two people reported not threaten him. The woman told their unlocked cars had been en- police she was cleaning her pistol tered, with cash stolen.‌ when the man knocked on her door, and she forgot she had it in her ‌Oct. 8‌ hand. She had a permit for the gun.‌ 11:15 ‌p.m. A man received a citation for speeding after allegedly ‌Nov. 4‌ driving 99 mph in a 70 mph speed 12:06 ‌a.m. A man was cited for limit zone on Hwy. 14.‌ operating while intoxicated after allegedly fleeing from an officer at‌Oct. 13‌ tempting a traffic stop for the vehi12:38 ‌a.m. A woman was arrest- cle not having a rear license plate. ed for possession of cocaine and The man, standing next to the car violating her parole after an officer when the officer eventually stopped observed an occupied vehicle at him, allegedly admitted to using Headquarters and approached the heroin and knowing an officer was car. The officer noticed an apparent behind him. The man later denied odor of marijuana, and searched the driving after initially stating he had woman and the car, which turned been driving.‌ up marijuana, cocaine and alcohol.‌ ‌Nov. 5‌ ‌Oct. 15‌ 10:55 ‌a.m. A juvenile was cited 6:43 ‌p.m. A man was arrested for underage drinking after a teachfor first-offense operating while er advised he was under the influintoxicated after a caller reported ence in class. The student admitted a car all over the road on Hwy. 14. to drinking before class and took a The responding officer observed preliminary breath test.‌ indicators of impairment and pulled the car over, performing field sobri- ‌Nov. 11‌ ety tests on the driver.‌ 12:45 ‌a.m. A man was arrested on outstanding warrants and a con‌Oct. 17‌ nection to a City of Madison bur4 ‌a.m. A man reported someone glary after a traffic stop that began had used the garage door opener in when he allegedly failed to stop at a a car in the driveway to gain access stop sign. A K9 search was request-

ed during the stop and the K9 alerted on the vehicle. A search turned up marijuana, gabapentin and a driver’s license and Social Security card connected to the burglary.‌

and that he was slurring his words. The officer put the driver through field sobriety tests, and the man was found not following directions and failed the balance tests and alphabet tests. An officer indicated it ‌Nov. 15‌ was possible medical issues could 1:48 ‌a .m. A woman was cited have played a part, as well, as the for operating while intoxicated after man had suffered a stroke years being stopped for speeding. An offi- earlier.‌ cer observed an odor of intoxicants and slurred speech, and the wom- ‌Nov. 30‌ an allegedly admitted to drinking. 7:47 ‌a .m. A woman reportThe officer conducted field sobriety ed $300 cash was taken from her tests.‌ purse overnight while it was in the living room. The victim believed it ‌Nov. 16‌ had to be someone within the res9:11 ‌p .m. A man reported a idence, all of whom were family group of kids stole a key fob from members. The money was not lothe car in his garage around 8:30 cated.‌ ‌p.m. Officers worked with neighbors that have cameras to attempt ‌Dec. 1‌ to identify the suspects.‌ 10:38 ‌p.m. A man was arrested for first-offense operating while in‌Nov. 18‌ toxicated after officers responded 8:44 ‌a.m. A boy had sold four to a vehicle in a ditch. The driver pairs of shoes to another for $400, told police he had four of five beers but observed the money he was while attending a wedding that evepaid was not real money the morn- ning. An officer performed field soing after the sale was completed briety tests on the driver and did a online. The victim was unable to preliminary breath test, which indicontact the suspect. His mother cated he had a .21 BAC.‌ told police they did not want to pursue charges and would consider it a ‌Dec. 4‌ 2:22 ‌p.m. A man reported that learning opportunity.‌ over the past two nights, two sep‌Nov. 19‌ arate holiday lights on his property 1:35 ‌a.m. A man was arrested were cut, at a loss of $78. The man for third-offense operating while in- reported the cuts were straight and toxicated and taken to the jail on a appeared as if done by a sharp obprobation hold.‌ ject, not an animal bite.‌ ‌Nov. 20‌ 12:55 ‌p .m. Officers shot and killed a raccoon that was deemed sick or injured. A UPS delivery driver had called police about the animal on the front step of a home looking sick. After calling animal control, Oregon officers were advised to shoot the animal given the various diseases they carry. Officers got the raccoon into a trap and transported it to Locust Grove Road, but when it was let out into an open field it did not move or make an attempt to run.‌

‌Dec. 5‌ 11:59 ‌a.m. A gas station manager reported an employee had stolen $1,600-$2,000 worth of lottery scratch-off tickets since the beginning of November. The employee admitted the next day to another manager the theft, and worked out a plan to repay the cost of the tickets. The manager decided not to press charges.‌ 7:34 ‌p.m. A man was cited for first-offense operating while intoxicated after gas station employees reported an intoxicated person in their store. The man refused field ‌Nov. 26‌ sobriety tests and a preliminary 5:25 ‌p.m. A man was cited for breath test.‌ first-offense operating while intoxicated after an officer observed his ‌Dec. 6‌ vehicle parked in the middle of Park 9:26 ‌a .m. A man was arrestStreet, requiring traffic to go around ed for stalking after being issued him. The officer approached the car a stalking letter and continuing to and found the driver had an odor of send texts and emails to the victim.‌ intoxicants coming from his breath, 10:50 ‌p.m. A woman was arrest-

ed for second-offense operating while intoxicated and resisting arrest after the Dane County Sheriff’s Office requested Oregon police assistance locating a vehicle involved in a hit and run. The car was found in a ditch on Wolfe Street, and the driver had an odor of intoxicants on her breath. The woman became resistive while waiting with OPD officers for DCSO. ‌ ‌Dec. 7‌ 9:21 ‌p.m. A McDonald’s employee was cited for disorderly conduct after admitting he threw packets of ranch sauce at a woman’s face while she and her boyfriend went through the drive thru.‌ ‌Dec. 8‌ 6:41 ‌p.m. A man was arrested for third-offense operating while intoxicated.‌ ‌Dec. 10‌ 7:16 ‌a.m. A woman reported that overnight someone had slashed all four of the tires on her vehicle. An officer inspected the tires and each was flat with a cut on the sidewalls.‌ ‌Dec. 13‌ 12:18 ‌a.m. A man and woman reported their dog missing and that they believed someone had entered their residence and taken the dog. The dog was located inside the house.‌ 3:47 ‌p.m. A driver was cited for speeding for driving 50 mph in a 25 mph speed limit zone.‌ ‌Dec. 14‌ 12:09 ‌p.m. Two men were arrested after a traffic stop for non-registration of an automobile. The driver was arrested for operating with a controlled substance, while the passenger was arrested for possession of a stolen firearm.‌ ‌Dec. 27‌ 1 ‌p.m. A woman reported someone entered her unlocked vehicle on the 100 block of State Street early that morning, though nothing was taken. Security camera footage showed three people walked into view at 1:50 ‌a.m. appearing to come from the woman’s driveway. A neighbor also reported their car was gone through, with just a pack of gum taken.‌ – Compiled by Scott Girard

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Housing: Coalition is leading a tour of affordable housing developments on March 2 Continued from page 1 problem,” coalition coordinator Karin Victorson told the Observer. “(Workforce housing) is a complex issue.” The coalition’s latest project is a bus tour. From 8:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2, Village of Oregon staff will take coalition members and anyone from the public who is interested on a motor coach and walking tour of affordable and workforce housing developments in Dane County. The bus tour comes after the group collected state and Dane County housing data, learned more about local housing needs, spoke with local government officials and got language about workforce housing included in Oregon’s Comprehensive Plan. Still on the list, Victorson said, are exploring small lots and flexible design standards for potential Oregon homes, looking at existing programs that will help local seniors stay in their homes and seeking funding from the state and Dane County for private – including nonprofit – affordable development and rental rehabilitation projects. The coalition will be meeting with the Oregon Community Resource Network and the Oregon Rotary Club within the next month, then presenting to the Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce in April. “Right now it’s about getting the word out,” Victorson said. The Oregon Housing Coalition has a long way to go to fulfill its workforce housing objectives.

When Jacobson and fellow coalition member and Dane County Housing Authority executive Sullivan director Rob Dicke presented at a Planning Commission meeting a few months ago, they shared Dicke assessment data with members, who were receptive – members told the presenters they look forward to what comes next. Jacobson And success on the coalition’s future efforts will take the minds and talents of each member, Victorson said. “It’s a multi-faceted problem that isn’t going to be solved by just one effort,” Jacobson said.

Financial ‘hiccups’ Joe Sullivan frequently hears from homeowners and renters who are burdened by how much they pay for utility bills, on their mortgage or monthly rent. The Dane County Joining Forces for Families social worker and housing coalition member said one client missed work because of a back injury and couldn’t afford rent. Another client faced high day-care costs. Yet another had a boyfriend who “cleaned out her checking account, leaving

Tour information Jenna Jacobson, housing coalition member and village trustee, said all who are interested in learning more about workforce housing are invited to attend. Attendees will leave promptly from Village Hall at 8:30 a.m. Those looking to attend the bus tour are encouraged to RSVP by 4:30 p.m., Feb. 27. For information, call 835-6289 or email cjones@vil.oregon. wi.us.

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The Oregon Housing Coalition has put together an affordable/workforce housing bus tour that will take place Saturday, March 2. Above is a map of all the locations the tour will stop at. her with nothing.” “There are people working second jobs,” Sullivan said. “I just talked to a woman last week. She works full-time and it sounded like a decent job – she works at a local business but can’t always keep up with rent.” Though he mainly assists renters with minor children through the Neighbors in Need of Assistance fund, he tries to help everyone who calls him.

Legals OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION “…HELPING STUDENTS ACQUIRE THE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ATTITUDES TO ACHIEVE THEIR INDIVIDUAL POTENTIAL…” FROM OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICT MISSION STATEMENT DATE: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2019 TIME: 6:30 PM PLACE: OSD INNOVATION CENTER, OHS, 456 NORTH PERRY PARKWAY Order of Business Call to Order Roll Call Proof of Notice of Meeting and Approval of Agenda AGENDA A. CONSENT CALENDAR NOTE: Items under the Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted under one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items prior to the time the Board votes unless a Board Member requests an item be removed from the calendar for separate action. 1. Minutes of Previous Meeting 2. Approval of Payments 3. Treasurer’s Report, if any 4. Staff Resignations/Retirements, if any 5. Staff Assignments, if any 6. Field Trip Requests, if any 7. Acceptance of Donations, if any: B. COMMUNICATION FROM PUBLIC 1. Public: Board Policy 180.04 has established an opportunity for the public to address the Board. In the event community members wish to address the Board, 15 minutes will be provided; otherwise the agenda will proceed as posted. C. INFORMATION ITEMS 1. OEA Report 2. Student Report

“Our job (with JFF) is to connect families with resources and services that they need because often they don’t know where to turn or they just need someone to talk to,” Sullivan said. It is clear that an affordable workforce housing solution would make an impact on those whose who reach out to him. Sullivan said most people can afford the housing bills they pay until an emergency

happens, like a car breaking down or a sudden job loss. This causes clients to spend all of what they make on basic needs with little left over to save.

$70,000 to live here The assessment update includes more data that supports why Sullivan’s clients might seek him out. The numbers come from the Department of Housing and Urban Development data gathered by the United States Census. To pay for the average Oregon home of $226,900 – and not pay over 30 percent of household income – an individual or a family would need to make $70,720 a year. On a single full-time salary, that comes out to $34 an hour. The average village rent

is $933 per month, requiring a single renter to make $37,320 a year or $17.94 an hour to keep housing costs at 30 percent. As a local comparison, the average Oregon School District teacher makes $44,000 per year, school support staff members make $35,000, manufacturing and warehouse workers make $28,600-$35,000 and administrative/customer service workers make $47,000, according to the assessment. The assessment also states 8 percent of all Oregon households at or below 80 percent of the county median income of $76,480 are so burdened by the cost of their housing, they can’t afford basic needs. And 47 percent of cost-burdened households are seniors. But there’s one Fitchburg development the coalition thought of as a model for how the village might suit the above indicated needs in the future. Jacobson pointed to the Terravessa development, where an OSD elementary school is set to open in fall 2020. Phil Sveum, the developer of Terravessa, said it will be a “mixed-use” neighborhood that features a variety of housing options at different price points – such as “moderately priced” single-family homes that range from $270,000 to $320,000 and rental properties. The neighborhood will also include commercial properties, bike paths, a potential ride-sharing program and bus route, accessible internet, an urban garden and the elementary school with daycare accommodations.

Obituaries D. ACTION ITEMS 1. Public Hearing to Alter School District Boundary: - Detach Property from Oregon School District and attach to McFarland School District: Petitioner, Andrew and Natalie Hoyos, 5972 Oak Hollow Drive, McFarland, WI 53558 Property described as: 26.8 acres in Town of Dunn. Lot 2 CSM 8090 CS43/143&144 R31981/49&50-2/8/9 6DESCR AS SEC 20-6-10 PRT W1/2NE1/4 (26.8 ACRES INCL R/W). Parcel number 061020185012. 2. Public Hearing to Alter School District Boundary: - Detach Property from Madison Metropolitan School District and attach to Oregon School District: Petitioner, Jason & Kimber Strauss,5212 Blazingstar Dr, Fitchburg, WI 53711 and Pamela & Tony Wood, 5220 Stoneman Drive, Fitchburg, WI 53711 Property described as: Swan Creek Neighborhood E. DISCUSSION ITEMS 1. Committee Reports: a. Policy b. Vision Steering 2. Equity Report F. INFORMATION ITEMS 1. Five Year Budget Plan 2. School Leadership Team Reports - April 15th and April 29th 3. Superintendent’s Report G. CLOSING 1. Future Agenda 2. Check Out H. EXECUTIVE SESSION 1. Personnel Matter Consideration of Adjourning to Closed Session on Item H1 as Provided Under Wisconsin Statutes 19.85(1)(c),(f) & (g) I. ADJOURNMENT Go to: www.OregonSD.org/board

meetings/agendas for the most updated version agenda. Published: February 21, 2019 WNAXLP *** CONDENSED MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE OREGON VILLAGE BOARD, FEBRUARY 4, 2019 Substance of the regular meeting of the Oregon Village Board proceedings held February 4, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. with Village Board President Steve Staton presiding. Present: Village Board President Steve Staton, Trustees: Amanda Peterson, Jeanne Carpenter, Jerry Bollig, Jeff Boudreau, Randy Glysch, and Jenna Jacobson. Approved: 1. The second budget minutes of October 15, 2018 and regular minutes of January 21, 2019. 2. Vouchers dated February 4, 2019 in the amount of 689,350.42. 3. The change order from Supreme Structures in the amount of $17,486.73 for the Public Works Cold Storage Building foundation improvements, cold weather concrete, and concrete pumping. 4. Police Department to sell Explorer 2013 Polaris Ranger Crew 8000 through auction. 5. 2018 Budget Amendment #5. Other Matters: 1. Closed session pursuant to Wis. Stat. sec. 19.85 (1) (c) to consider performance evaluation data relating to a Village employee. To receive a complete copy of the minutes for this meeting please visit www.vil.oregon.wi.us. Submitted by Clerk, Peggy Haag Approved: February 18, 2019 Published: February 21, 2019 WNAXLP

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natural causes on Feb. 5, 2019, at her home. She was born on June 30, 1938, the only child of Harold and Blanche Wendt of Oregon. Carol took joy in her grandchildren, gathering family history, cooking, reading, and knitting. Survivors include her stepchildren, Jack (Diane) Jensen of Oregon, Jill (Randy) Thompson of Monona and Jane (Jeff) Routhieaux of Oregon; grandchildren, Angie (Josh) Fassl, Carol Jensen Lindsy (Kevin) Ewert and Dr. Zachariah (Katarena), Carol Jean Jensen, 80, Jacob (Katherine), Johnna passed away suddenly of

and Samuel Seelman; Carol’s aunt Louise; and many cousins. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marv Jensen; daughter, Valerie Straavaldsen; and her mother and father. A celebration of Carol’s life will be held in the summer. Online condolences can be made at www.gundersonfh.com. Gunderson Oregon Funeral & Cremation Care 1150 Park Street 608-835-3515

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Dean is survived by three children: Mandy (Ryan) Raether, William (Amy) DiMola, and Peter (Sarah) DiMola; their mother, Donna DiMola; seven grandchildren: Juway and Malcolm Damm, Auron DiMola, and Jadilyn, Elizabeth, Raelyn and Arya DiMola; three siblings: Bruce (Lucy) DiMola, Louis (Leslie) DiMola, and Christine (Michael) Ippolito; and nine beloved nieces and nephews. A celebration of his life will be held Saturday, March 2nd, 2019. Oregon Community Room, 117 Spring St. Oregon, WI 53575. Memorial Service at 3:00pm, Reception 4-6pm.

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To sell the $44.9 million in bonds to finance construction and other referendum items, the Oregon School District hired financial consultant PMA Financial Network to prepare a document called an Official Statement, which summarizes financial and background information about the district and is made available to bidders for the competitive, public process a few days ahead of the sale. PMA publicly posts the sale and accepts competitive bids on the district’s behalf from the competing banks (usually representing large groups of investors) “who want a non-taxable safe investment for up to 20 years,” OSD business manager Andy Weiland wrote the Observer in an email. “Basically the banks are saying we want these bonds because they look safe and we are willing to take a lower return to ‘win’ them,” he wrote. The bidding is done online in real time for 20-30 minutes, and only the bank with the lowest bid knows they are the lowest bid, so they do not bid against themselves. Competitors can submit as many bids as they would like. Weiland said the process is “sort of an improved and more fair way to run an auction when all the parties are not in the same room.” “Someone can not bid in the last seconds of the auction when the other party doesn’t have time to respond,” he wrote. “It also benefits the seller by creating the opportunity for lower bids.”