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Oregon artist Kerry Shea’s backyard studio is where she finds her “peace.” She holds up an abstract bodice piece that was molded from her daughter’s torso.

Achieving Peace Local artist Kerry Shea finds healing in her work

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Kerry Shea found her “sanctuary” when she moved to Oregon 28 years ago. After a life of instability, loss and trauma that led to battles with depression, anxiety and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, the local artist has found continuous solace in her

creations – clay sculptures, paintings, drawings, mosaics and photographs. As Shea has incorporated more color into her art over the years, she said it represents how much she has healed, how “self-actualized” she has become. “(My art) represents my progress,” Shea told the Observer. “It’s my evolution toward health.” Many of the clay sculptures Shea

displays around her Azure Court home depict abstract animal and human faces. If Shea turned the sculpture around, a new face and form emerges – a hodgepodge of intricate colors, patterns and techniques. “Each visual and tactile story that develops… demands complete

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The Madison International Speedway has been a summertime tradition since the 1950s. It’s been a place for parents to wow their kids with fast action and loud cars, for race fans to see drivers earn their stripes and a way for drivers with an eye for the big time to establish themselves on a Midwest circuit. Sitting between Oregon and Stoughton on Sunrise Road in the Town of Rutland, it’s provided summer jobs for local kids and their parents and brought people to the town for races. But it’s also provided headaches for the Town Board, which has to deal with citizen complaints, primarily about noise, and ensure the track is operating within its license. Each year before the racing season, the board issues an operating license after approving the schedule, and it did so again this year in February. Track owner Gregg McKarns has brought the schedule before the board each year since he bought the track in 2016, along with the $500 application fee. But this year, McKarns

If You Go What: Racetrack ordinance public hearing When: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 3 Where: Town Hall, 785 Center Road Info: town.rutland.wi.us left feeling “screwed,” after the board voted to o n c e a g a i n c h a rg e t h e $50-per-raceday fee it had been waiving. The board hasn’t enforced that fee – which would add up to about $1,400 this year – since at least the 1990s, Sup. Dave Grueneberg, a former track manager, told the Observer. The board will hold a public hearing during its April 3 meeting, in which it will revisit the ordinance governing the racetrack, which was originally passed in 1987. The item is on the agenda for possible action after the hearing. That meeting also happens to be a day after the election in which the race for Town supervisor features two candidates, David Krueger and Grueneberg, who sit on opposite sides of the issue. Grueneberg will still be on the board during that meeting regardless of the election’s outcome, but he told the Observer he

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Spring election

Rutland, Brooklyn have contested races April 2 SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group

Two Oregon-area municipalities have contested elections on the April 2 ballot, and all voters will have a choice for state Supreme Court justice. The Town of Rutland features two contested races: one for a town supervisor seat and the other

a three-way race for two constable positions. In the Village of Brooklyn, there are two candidates for village president remaining in what was originally a three-way race that required a primary. Other area seats on the ballot, all of which are uncontested, include Oregon school board, Village of Oregon president and various town chairs and board members. While the Oregon school board race has two candidates for two open seats, the Oregon Education

Association has endorsed both incumbent Krista Flanagan and Brooklyn PTO president Ahna Bizjak. In a statement to the Observer, the OEA said the organization and the school board candidates “share common values in providing all Oregon students with a quality education and enabling educators to fully support their students and their needs.” Area judicial seats are also uncontested, with Beth Cox running for re-election as a municipal judge, Rhonda Lanford for

Dane County Circuit Court and Jennifer Nashold for Court of Appeals judge. The state Supreme Court race pits two newcomers against each other in Brian Hagedorn and Lisa Neubauer. Polls will be open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 2. Check with your local clerk to find your polling place.

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Contested races Village of Brooklyn president: Kyle Smith, Brit Springer Town of Rutland supervisor: Dave Grueneberg (i), Dave Krueger Town of Rutland constable (choose two): Shawn Hillestad (i), Nels Wethal (i), Steven Williams State Supreme Court justice: Brian Hagedorn, Lisa Neubauer

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From right, Ella Golden presents her exhibit on “slime” while under the critique of teacher Jennifer Caspersen during Brooklyn Elementary School’s share fair on March 19.

Brooklyn students express themselves Coinciding with parent-teacher conferences, Brooklyn Elementary held their annual share fair and art show on March 19 and 21. Students volunteered to present

to judges on topics of their choosing, while student art adorned walls, windows and bookshelves throughout the school. – Justin Loewen

Above, from right, Oliver Schley and Kyan Caspersen outline the history of rock band AC/DC for a group during Brooklyn Elementary School’s share fair on March 19.

From left, Niya Gussine demonstrates her “tornado in a bottle” for teacher and judge Jessica Spitzer during Brooklyn Elementary School’s share fair on March 19.

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Sinkholes appearing at Jon Blanchard Dog Park last week were likely the result of a broken drain tile, Village of Oregon officials said. In a March 15 “Oregon WI Information” Facebook page post, Kristen Navis wrote she noticed the sinkholes during a park visit and uploaded a photo to show the damage. Assistant Public Works director Gary Disch told the Observer he sent someone out to look at the hole Monday, March 18, following a March 15 phone call, to fence the area off. “The area must have had a drain tile in it,” Disch said. Drain tiles, he said, remove excess water from the soil that’s under the surface. Since the tile wasn’t draining the water correctly, Disch said the excess water from the snow made the hole larger. “It’s not the most level area,” Disch said. Village Administrator Mike Gracz said filling in the holes at the park is a developing public works project. That will start happening when the ground is less soaked, he said. Navis told the Observer via Facebook Messenger

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The Oregon Masonic Lodge and the Oregon/ Brooklyn Optimist Club h av e r a i s e d m o n e y t o donate wheelchair-accessible swings to the village. A person in a wheelchair would roll onto the swing and then secure the chair in place to enjoy an activity that likely has long been impossible. Trustee Amanda Peterson told the Observer this week the groups had raised around $5,000 for the project, which would be enough for two swings. It has yet to be decided where the swings will go, if they will be next to each other or if there will be two installations. A key consideration, Peterson said, is that the swingset be near a stretch of pavement to make access as easy as possible. Two locations that have been discussed, she said, are Alpine Meadows Park and the playground between Netherwood Knoll and Prairie View elementary schools. Installers would add a padded surface below the swing that would allow a

user to roll up to the swing, which locks into place and has ramps to allow access. The chair would then be secured to the swing and the swing would be freed to float back and forth. A similar installation in Evansville is only the fifth in the state, according to packet documents.

Villa’s Family Daycare is hoping to add more children to those in its care. The request to expand, made possible by an extension to the home it runs out of at 380 Walnut St., will have a public hearing Thursday, April 4, at the Village of Oregon Planning Commission meeting. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. in Village Hall. “This approval will allow me to grow and to provide

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Farmers working to “unstick” grain bins who fi n d t h e m s e l v e s s t u c k instead have to rely on help from others to get out – and they have to know there’s a problem in the first place. “ H o p e f u l l y, h i s w i f e knows he’s in there,” fire chief Glenn Linzmeier told the Observer, or else it can be a long ordeal. But Oregon Area Fire/ EMS will be better able to handle those calls when it gets them, Linzmeier said, with new equipment it received from a March 9 training session in Verona. When someone enters a grain bin or silo to try to get the grain moving again, the person can be sucked down into the substance, almost like quicksand, no matter if it’s alfalfa, corn or another kind of grain. “None are good to be stuck in,” Linzmeier said. The department sent a dozen of its firefighting personnel to the training session, including the chief, to learn how to use the new device, called a Great Wall of Rescue. The Dane County Farm Bureau donated one to each department that sent five people or more to the session, with an estimated value of about $2,500 each. During the training, teams buried one of their own in a grain bin and used

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that hangs off the panels to allow a rescuer to use his or her body weight to force the panels down. Once a perimeter has been made around the trapped person, the crews and victim start scooping the grain out. Departments from Brooklyn and Belleville attended and received the devices as well, meaning their staff will be able to assist in rescues in rural areas. The departments will be able to add their devices together to be able to create a larger circle and work to save multiple victims. Grain bin rescues are dangerous because of the potential for dust explosions and noxious gases. The department first de-energizes the silo to reduce the risk of spark, and then tests the air inside. Teams are deployed in pairs and wear positive-pressure air systems and harnesses to make sure they don’t get stuck. Linzmeier said his Photo submitted department doesn’t receive many such calls, but there’s Captain Mike Venden, seen on screen, is trapped in the grain bin during a training March 9. Members of the Oregon ample opportunity for such Area Fire/EMS department are learning how to extract him an accident to occur with using the new Great Wall of Rescue that was donated to the the area’s concentration of department. agriculture. He said he’s glad his staff the device to extract the feet high and connects with is now better trained and person. The buried person a sort of dowel and sleeve equipped to handle it. reported being unable to joint that allows the panContact Alexander Crammove at all and could feel els to move between varier at alexander.cramer@ each step of people walking ous angles. Rescuers push wcinet.com.​ on the surface of the grain, one panel about a foot into firefighter Alec Leppla told the grain and then connect the next panel by sliding it the Observer. The Great Wall of Rescue down and pushing it into is made up of a half-dozen the grain, angling it so it or so panels that connect to will eventually form a circle one another to form a circle around the buried person. It gets tough to push the around the trapped person. Each panel is about five panels in, and there’s a step

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Inattentive driving puts lives at risk When your sons and daughters go off to school, or travel anywhere, don’t forget to give them a hug and tell them you love them. Don’t forget to pray for a bubble of safety and protection around them. About a month ago, one of your daughters almost lost their life. I can still see the look of shock and fear as she stared at death with eyes wide open. My SUV almost T-boned the small red car, as it pulled out right in front of me (from Oak St. crossing Janesville St.). There was no time to think, I have never leaned so hard on the brakes. I honestly thought we were going to crash. At the moment of impact, I could see the driver was not even looking in my direction nor aware of the impending disaster. I will never forget the eyes of the passenger though, a young woman, eyes fixed on the bumper of my SUV as it bore down upon them and stopped within inches of the passenger window in front of

her face. There was no doubt in my mind, that if I was distracted by my phone or anything else, for one second, I would not have had time to react and I would have crashed into their car above the door, right through the side windows at 28 mph. I think death would have been certain, at least for the woman passenger, probably the driver as well. So remember, when your sons and daughters go off to school, or travel anywhere, don’t forget to give them a hug and tell them you love them. Don’t forget to pray for a bubble of safety and protection around them. And to everyone, please turn off your phones while driving. Is there any text or phone call that is more important than dying or killing someone? Do it for your life and the lives of others, please. Kurt Schlapper Village of Brooklyn

Clarification

In the March 14 edition, the Young at Heart story titled “Strummin’ seniors” incorrectly attributed the inspiration for the start of the Stoughton ukulele group. The inspiration came from a workshop given by Andrew Wilke at the McFarland Library. The Observer regrets the error.

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Politics breeds fighting, so either embrace it or avoid it A s with probably any extended family in America, my and my wife’s families have people of all different political persuasions. We have extremists and conspiracy theorists on the left and right, and we have intelligent, knowledgeable people on either side or in the middle – some crazy, some quite practical. We have people who stake out a position for one reason or another but completely ignore the news and politics, Ferolie and we have people who float around and really don’t care much. I enjoy watching how it all mixes together. It’s like a sociological experiment, and some of the less-than-scientific conclusions I’ve drawn from it hearken back to old truisms about politics and religion (which apparently now are the same thing). In addition to the old saw about never discussing them with people whom you know disagree with you, I’d like to add one other. That is, if you can’t help yourself – as so many of us can’t in today’s social media-laden world – be prepared to hug it out after you fight over it. Our four main family factions (my and my wife’s mother’s and father’s sides) all happen to function very differently. And they rarely intermingle, mostly because of geography (Arizona, Iowa, Kentucky, Illinois), but it’s also related to divorce. So in a way, there’s four different control groups. In Control Group A, there’s constant fighting and drama (even

though everyone claims to hate drama), and it rarely has anything to do with politics. Politics does get brought up, but it’s just one more stick on the fire and doesn’t amount to much. People get over their fights, but sometimes it takes a while. In Group B, there’s a predominant political side, with constant attempts to influence those in the middle from both sides. Politics only comes up in the background or as a result of someone’s faux pas. Because of these struggles to “win votes,” so to speak, those in the minority often get shunned or sneered at by the majority side, and there have been some hurt feelings and long-lasting divisions. Group C has similar problems, with a vastly different dynamic. Nobody really expects to win over any sides, but people in all positions, including the moderates on either side, at one time or another will puff out their chests and tell others what’s what. The dominant force, oddly, is a couple representing both sides who seems to have buried their differences. They’re always looking for peaceful get-togethers, but in the past few years, as you might expect, that’s been a real crapshoot. As a result, a single argument between two people can lead to a World War I-style involvement of allies that’s a crushing blow to the entire system. In Group D, there’s a dominant political side, and the minority side generally stays quiet. People chatter here and there, but disagreements are kept respectful and are dropped before they get sticky. I’ve never seen a real political argument in this group, and in fact, I can’t think of a time there has been a major blowup

that wasn’t related to a couple’s individual relationship breaking down. Even the people who don’t really like one another mostly treat each other nicely when they’re together. None of these is perfect (or of course, they would all match my political beliefs), but I’ve noticed a couple of interesting trends. One is that Group A – the dramatic group – practically lives on Facebook, while the other three have a few frequent posters but not a lot of interaction. And the strongest, in terms of sustainability, is D, the group that doesn’t talk politics much. I can also say that in a genuine crisis, people in both D and A have the quickest and strongest reactions of support. I don’t know what expectations other people have for their families, but to me, sticking together through thick and thin and helping out when someone needs it are pretty high on my priority list. So if this teaches me anything, it’s that we face a choice in our increasingly more global world – either be willing to fight for what we believe but get over it when we lose, or keep our feelings closer to the vest and be ready to shut up out of respect for people you care about but might not agree with. This is just one experiment. It might not hold true everywhere, and of course, we can’t just change the culture of our families. But we can all play a part in bettering our communities. And as they say, charity starts at home. Jim Ferolie is the editor of Unified Newspaper Group, which publishes the Oregon Observer, Verona Press, Stoughton Courier Hub and Fitchburg Star.

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Brooklyn native named as Alice in Dairyland candidate Martin has passion for agricultural industry, storytelling EMILIE HEIDEMANN Unified Newspaper Group

Mariah Martin said she loves the art of storytelling and the agricultural industry – and how her career path has melded those two passions. Now she’s Martin got evidence that love is paying off. The Brooklyn native and Oregon High School graduate has been named a top candidate for the 72nd Alice in Dairyland after months – or even a lifetime – of preparation. “It has taken me a long time to get to where I am now,” Martin told the Observer last week. According to a news release from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture,

Trade and Consumer Protection, Martin is among five candidates who will go through an “extensive interview process” for the Alice in Dairyland Finals Program, scheduled May 9-11 at “various locations” throughout Green County. Martin, who currently works as an account associate for Osborn Barr and Paramore in St. Louis, would move back to Wisconsin if she gains the Alice in Dairyland role, she said. She said she is the seventh generation in her family to be a part of the agricultural industry, though Martin is the first to not be raised on an actual farm. That didn’t stop her from becoming involved in the Brooklyn Mighty Mites 4-H Club and working on her uncle’s dairy farm to gain experience. “I would attribute my public speaking skills and my confidence to get up in front of individuals back to my beginnings in 4-H,” Martin said. “That really put a good foundation down for me.” Through her club involvement, Martin said she was able to exhibit at county fairs

and give presentations about agricultural topics in front of audiences. When Martin attended OHS, she served simultaneously as the Brooklyn Dairy Queen and Green County Dairy Queen from 2013 -2014 – she had been selected for the Green County role during her term as Brooklyn Dairy Queen. Martin was selected as the Dane County Fairest of the Fair in 2015. Martin attended college at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to pursue a degree in life sciences communication. Upon graduating in 2018, Martin also had a certificate in agricultural business management, though she never originally “had plans to transfer (agricultural) involvements into a career.” But her current role with Osborn Barr and Paramore allows her to speak on behalf of both consumers and farmers – to tell their stories. Being Alice in Dairyland would take that role a step further, she said. The WDATCP release states Alice in Dairyland is a “one-year, full-time public

relations position with the (WDATCP).” “Alice in Dairyland travels throughout the state teaching rural and urban audiences of all ages about Wisconsin’s extensive agricultural industry,” the release states. “In the position, Alice cultivates relationships with television, radio and print media outlets, writes and delivers speeches and utilizes social media to tell the stories of Wisconsin agriculture. Additional duties include developing and executing marketing plans, delivering classroom presentations and networking with industry professionals.” Martin said it’s her goal “personally and professionally” to serve as Alice in Dairyland. “I would love to be accepted into this position because I am so passionate about agriculture and telling the story about Wisconsin farmers, as well as connecting them with consumers,” Martin said. Email Emilie Heidemann at emilie.heidemann@wcinet. com or follow her on Twitter at @HeidemannEmilie.

Charity fish fry scheduled for April 5 St. John’s Lutheran Church will host a fish fry to support cancer research Friday, April 5. From 4:30-7:30 p.m., attendees of the St. John’s Fish Fry at 625 E. Netherwood St. will be able to help support Garding Against Cancer, an effort to fund cancer research at the UW Carbone Cancer Center and patient care. The event will feature a silent auction that includes a basketball autographed by

If You Go What: St. John’s Fish Fry Fundraiser/Silent Auction When: 4:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, April 5 Where: St. John’s Lutheran Church, 625 E. Netherwood St. Info: 291-4311

UW-Madison men’s basketball coach Greg Gard and two tickets to Garding Against Cancer’s third annual signature event, a $350 value.

The St. John’s ministry team will offer blood pressure readings and discuss ways to support local individuals and families.

Single servings of nine ounce baked or fried cod will be available. Visitors will be able to purchase additional three ounce pieces for $1. Tickets for adults are $11, children under 10 are $5 and kids under 4 are free. To-go orders are welcome. For information, call 2914311. Email Emilie Heidemann at emilie.heidemann@wcinet. com or follow her on Twitter at @HeidemannEmilie.

Splash pad pasta dinner fundraiser April 4 The Oregon-Brooklyn Optimist Club will host a “Splash Pad Fundraiser/Pasta Dinner” next month. From 4:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, at Holy Mother of Consolation Church, 651 N. Main St., Charlie’s on Main owner and chef Dave Heide will create a range of pasta options for the evening. There will also be salads, garlic bread, frozen yogurt from OFroYo and beverages available. Attendees will be able to choose from tomato, alfredo or

bolognese sauce. Funds will go toward the splash pad project, which will likely cover the cost of water features, a remaining item. To register for the fundraiser, visit oregonregistrationcenter.max.galaxy. net. Tickets for adults are $13 if purchased online or $15 at the door, kids are $5, and children ages 4 and under are free. Fo r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , e m a i l oboptimist@gmail.com.

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Celebrate your fandom with the library Mini-Comic Con set April 6 If you’re looking for a way to celebrate your favorite fandom, you won’t have to go too far. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at the Oregon Area Senior Center, 219 Brook St., people can find trivia, cosplay and “stuff swaps” – the trading of comics, books, manga, anime, cards and other wares. “ T h e Te e n A d v i s o r y Board (of the library) loves their various fandoms and several have attended comic cons,” Kelly Allen, youth services and community engagement librarian told

the Observer in an email. “They wanted to host one. I helped them research how other libraries organized (them).” From 1-2 p.m., participants can engage in a Jeopardy-style fandom team trivia with six categories – superheroes, Harry Potter, dystopian worlds, Star Wars and Star Trek stuff and mythologies in Rick Riordan books. From 3-4 p.m., visitors may participate in a “Cosplay (Costume) Contest” – they’ll be able to dress as their favorite fandom character and be judged based on

best group costume and the audience favorite. Allen said this is the first “con” the library has hostWhat: Mini Comic-Con ed. When: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. “It is for all ages, so we Saturday, April 6 are hoping for at least 75 Where: Oregon Area Se(attendees),” Allen said. “The senior center has been nior Center, 219 Park St. very gracious to let us use Info: kallen@ their space which is better oregonlibrary.org suited for the activities.” Registration is required for all Mini-Comic Con events. costume creativity. ParticiFor more informapants will also be judged on tion, email Kelly Allen at which costume is the most kallen@oregonlibrary.org. realistic, the most “MacGyvering,” the funniest, the – Emilie Heidemann

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April’s general election will mark the first time every voter in Dane County can vote using a Spanish-language ballot, in a process the Dane County Clerk’s office said is “just like on an ATM.” Previously only offered in the Town of Madison, the Spanish-language option was applied countywide for the first time in February’s primary election. Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell told the Observer with elections at every polling place in April and greater voter turnout, it will be a better gauge of its efficacy, as more people will vote and know about the option. The Town of Madison has printed Spanish-language ballots since 2016, but voters at other locales will use the ExpressVote a n d A u t o m a r k vo t i n g machines to take advantage of the feature. Each polling location in the county has at least one such machine, which has assistance features like Braille and audio instructions. The first part of the process will be the same for voters of either language: verifying their address with poll workers and then receiving a card to exchange for a ballot. But instead of exchanging that card for a physical ballot, a poll worker will help the voter insert the card into a voting machine, and the poll worker will then select the proper ward. The voter is then asked to select a language and the questions on the ballot start coming up on the screen. After the voter is done, the ballot will print and the voter will insert it into the scanner, which also has instructions in Spanish. The voting machines are also used for voters who have difficulty seeing or hearing, and the audio instructions will be available in Spanish, as well. The reason the county isn’t adding Spanish to printed ballots is for length and layout considerations, McDonell wrote. “So far the cost has been minimal, a few hundred dollars,” McDonell wrote in an email. “We have a Spanish-speaking employee here (who) has

Dane County prints local election ballots. A one-sided, two-column ballot that is 14 inches costs $0.1141, Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell said. helped a great deal, and we have contracted smaller amounts for technical referendum questions, etc.” Town of Madison clerk Renee Schwass told the Observer adding Spanish to the printed ballots has made them slightly longer – in one instance, turning a single-sided ballot into a two-sided one – but the town hasn’t had major issues with it. The town was ordered to print Spanish-language ballots in the December 2016 Federal Register and is one of three such municipalities in Wisconsin, along with Arcadia and Milwaukee. According the the Federal Voting Rights Act, a municipality must provide language assistance to voters if more than 5 percent of voting-age citizens are “members of a single-language minority group and do not ‘speak or understand English adequately enough to participate in the electoral process’ and if the rate of those citizens who have not completed the fifth grade is higher than the national rate of voting-age citizens who have not completed the fifth grade.” McDonell said in the future, he’d like to see all voting done on the machines to reduce cost a n d w a s t e . Wi t h t h e machines, “the ballots are on demand, so we don’t waste paper and we never run out,” McDonell wrote. Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@ wcinet.com.​

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‘Stepping On’ program Identify and address the risks of falling by registering for “Stepping On”, an evidenced-based, seven-week program for those with balance concerns or fears of falling. From 1-3 p.m. every Tuesday until April 23 at the senior center, participants to build confidence, reduce falls and prevent hospital stays. A $35 participation fee includes instruction, guest expert presentations, printed materials and snacks. Scholarships available upon request. Instructor is Ron Dorr. Registration is required, as space for the workshop is limited. For information, call 835-5801.

Individuals in the community who are in need of food and other personal essentials will benefit from this drive. Members of the church will be collecting items from various neighborhoods the week of March 25. Items can also be dropped off at the church during the week. For information, email Pastor Jeff Hendrix at pastor@faithlutheranoregon. com.

Consumer reports class

Adults are invited to attend a class about consumer reports at the library. From 6-7 p.m. Thursday, March 28, event-goers will learn how to access the most up-to-date product reviews and receive buying advice from the library’s Consumer Reports Online subscription. Spring cleaning drive Registration is required. Are you a student and have nothing For information, call 835-3656. to do over spring break? Or are you just looking to do some yearly spring ‘Mind Over Matter’ workshop cleaning? In a workshop designed to give From March 25-30, Faith Lutheran women the tools they need to control Church on 143 Washington St. has bladder and bowel issues, they will organized a “Spring Cleaning Drive”, reclaim power over their symptoms. which will benefit the Oregon Area Food On March 30 and April 13 at 9 a.m. Pantry. at the senior center, participants will

engage in group activities, receive information and learn exercises to do at home for “Mind over Matter: Healthy Bowels, Healthy Bladder.” Studies show more than half of women age 50 or over experience symptoms. The cost for the workshop is $20 and includes course materials. For information, call 835-5801.

Essential oils class Are you a fan of essential oils and their uses? Then attend an essential oils class at the senior center at 12:45 p.m. Friday, April 5. Senior center intern Megan Kloth will discuss how essential oils are produced, their benefits and how you can incorporate their use into everyday life. Some of the topics attendees will discuss include how oils can help with arthritis, bone density, digestion, sleep, cognitive issues and wrinkles. The class comes with “free smells”, literature and essential oil samples. Visitors are welcome to lunch before the program. Register by April 4. For more information, call 835-5801.

Community calendar Thursday, March 28

• No school - Spring Break • Spring Cleaning Drive (benefits the Oregon Area Food Pantry), Faith Lutheran Church, 143 Washington St., Pastor Jeff Hendrix: pastor@faithlutheranoregon.com • 9-11 a.m. and 3-7 p.m., Food distribution and collection, Oregon Area Food Pantry, 107 N. Alpine Parkway, oregonfoodpantry@ hotmail.com • Noon to 1 p.m., Community potluck, Brooklyn Community United Methodist Church, 201 Church St., 455-3344 • 5 p.m., Last day to request an absentee ballot by mail, 117 Spring St., 216-3613 • 6 p.m., Consumer reports, a learning event for adults (registration required), library, 835-3656 • 6:30-8 p.m., Bookmobile at the gazebo, 100 Hotel St., Brooklyn, dcls.info

Friday, March 29

• No school - Spring Break • Spring Cleaning Drive (benefits the Oregon Area Food Pantry), Faith Lutheran Church, 143 Wash-

ington St., Pastor Jeff Hendrix: pastor@faithlutheranoregon.com • 5 p.m., In-person absentee voting and registration ends, Village Hall, 117 Spring St., 216-3613

Saturday, March 30

• Spring Cleaning Drive (benefits the Oregon Area Food Pantry), Faith Lutheran Church, 143 Washington St., Pastor Jeff Hendrix: pastor@faithlutheranoregon.com • 9 a.m., Mind Over Matter: “Healthy Bowels, Healthy Bladder” ($20), senior center, 835-5801

Monday, April 1

• 6 p.m., Country Heat class, Brooklyn Community Building, 102 N. Rutland Ave., 455-4201

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, March 28 WOW: 2019 Oregon TV Bowling Tourney (March 21) ORE: Distant Cuzins Band @ Headquarters (July 21, 2017) Friday, March 29 WOW: Oregon TV Bowling Tournament (March 21) ORE: OHS Bands @ PAC (March 18) Saturday, March 30 WOW: Oregon Library Public Informational Meeting (March 20) ORE: RCI & OMS Choir @ PAC (March 21) Sunday, March 31 WOW: First Presbyterian Church Service ORE: OHS Orchestra @ PAC (March 19)

Tuesday, April 2

• 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Spring Election, Wards 1, 5, 6, and 11, Village Hall community room 117 Spring St.; 2, 3, 4 and 12, Village Hall board room, 117 Spring St.; 7-10, People’s United Methodist Church, 103 N. Alpine Pkwy. • 9-11 a.m., Food distribution and collection, Oregon Area Food Pantry, 107 N. Alpine Parkway,

Sunday, March 31 WOW: First Presbyterian Church Service ORE: OHS Orchestra @ PAC (March 19) Monday, April 1 WOW: Oregon Library Public Informational Meeting (March 20) ORE: OHS Choir (March 12) Tuesday, April 2 WOW: 2018 Wild Turkeys in Wisconsin: Dan Small and Mark LaBarbera ORE: Milton House and the Underground Railroad in Wisconsin (FACTV-2019) Wednesday, April 3 WOW: Senior Center Presents: Ian Gould - A Musical Journey through Ireland (March 18) ORE: Genetic Wildlife Rescue (FACTV– December 2018)

oregonfoodpantry@hotmail.com • 1-3 p.m., “Stepping On” workshop ($35 for participation), senior center, 835-5801 • 1 p.m., Movie matinee: “Green Book”, senior center, 835-5801 • 6 p.m., Photography group meeting, library, 835-3656

Wednesday, April 3

• 6-7 p.m., Yoga, Brooklyn Community Building, 102 N. Rutland Ave., 455-4201 • 5:30-6:30 p.m., Don Vruwink listening session, Rutland Town Hall, 785 Center Road, town.rutland. wi.us

Thursday, April 4

• 10 a.m., Sensory storytime, library, 835-3656 • 4:30-7:30 p.m., Splash pad fundraiser and pasta dinner, Holy Mother of Consolation Church, 651 N. Main St., oregonregistrationcenter. maxgalaxy.net • 6 p.m., Craftivism, library, 8353656 • 6:30-8 p.m., Bookmobile at the gazebo, 100 Hotel St., Brooklyn, dcls.info

Senior center Monday, April 1 Beef Pot Pie Creamed Spinach Apple Juice, Strawberry Jell-O MO – Veggie Pot Pie NCS – SF Jell-O Tuesday, April 2 Chicken and Gravy Mashed Potatoes Green Beans, Orange Carnival Cookie MO – Veggie Chicken/ Gravy NCS – SF Cookie Wednesday, April 3 Fish Sandwich Cheese Slice Yams, Coleslaw Fruit Cup Chocolate Frosted White Cake MO – Black Bean Burger NCS – SF Pudding Thursday, April 4 My Meal, My Way Lunch at Ziggy’s Smokehouse and Ice Cream Parlor! Friday, April 5 Meatballs in Marinara Carrots, Mixed Greens Salad Dressing Banana, Ambrosia Salad MO – Veggie Meatballs in Marinara NCS – Orange SO - Chicken Salad *Contains Pork

Monday, April 1 10:30 Dominoes 1:00 Weight Loss Support 1:30 Bridge 1:45 Balance Class Tuesday, April 2 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:30 Wii Bowling 9:45 Zumba Gold 10:30 Parkinson’s Exercise 12:30 Sheepshead 12:30 Shopping at Pick-N-Save 1:00 Movie: “Green Book” Wednesday, April 3 10:00 Shopping at South Towne 10:30 Book Club 12:45 Silver Sneakers 1:00 Euchre Thursday, April 4 9:00 Pool Players 9:30 Memory Café at State Bank 9:45 Zumba Gold 12:30 Shopping at Bill’s Friday, April 5 9:00 Gentle Yoga 9:30 Blood Pressure 10:45 Balance Class 12:45 Silver Sneakers 12:45 Essential Oils

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.

Meditations on Spring “All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord endures forever.” 1 Peter 1:2425 NIV Spring is the time of year when God’s creative hand is perhaps most evident. Buds sprouting from tree limbs and new growth everywhere seems almost miraculous after a long cold winter. The great American poet Robert Frost reminds us, in his poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” that everything in nature is temporary: Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay. We are right to praise God for the beauty of Spring, but at the same time we should realize that everything on this earth is temporary. The brief and fleeting life of the mayfly should remind us that in the cosmic scheme of things, we are the mayfly, here today and gone tomorrow. Enjoy nature’s Springtime show of vibrant color, but realize that this earth is not your final home. –Christopher Simon

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A club to picture EMILIE HEIDEMANN Unified Newspaper Group

A new photography group has formed in the Oregon community – one that’s focused on the creativity of the activity. Its first meeting will be from 6-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 2, at the Oregon Public Library, 256 Brook St. Attendees are encouraged to bring ideas and suggestions for what the group should provide. “You will have the opportunity to help shape this group to be one that will be of interest and benefit to others,” a March 26 “Oregon WI Information” Facebook post from Gilbert Helland reads. The group’s founder, Helland, told the Observer in an email that the group will focus on the “education and fun” of photography for people of all ages. “I want this group to remain free, if possible, and one where everyone can enjoy photography without feeling like they need a $5,000 camera or (mess) with settings all the time,” Helland said. Helland said the library has been “super gracious” in allowing the group to have

If You Go What: First photography group meeting When: 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 2 Where: Oregon Public Library, 256 Brook St. Info: 501-4940 monthly meetings, which will take place on the first Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. “I posted in some local groups on Facebook and have gotten a very positive and large amount of responses,” Helland said. “I think the interest is there and I’m hoping it’ll work out. I put some small signs at some businesses in town the other day and I’ll post a couple more times on Facebook to announce this group and its first meeting.” He said he hopes that down the road, if there’s enough interest, there might be a “focus group” for more technically-savvy photographers. There also might be classes provided on various topics and field trips, Helland said. Those would potentially be held at Oregon High School, 456 N. Perry Pkwy. For more information, call 501-4940.

Photos by Emilie Heidemann

Gene Berman, holding a bottle of syrup, demonstrates for a group of Brooklyn Elementary School second-graders what the final product of maple syrup looks like.

Students learn about maple syrup Brooklyn Elementary School second-graders gathered to share with the children. at Anderson Farm County Park last Friday, March 22, to The students listened intently and they were sent back watch a demonstration about how maple syrup is made. to class with some authentic maple syrup. They learned Gene Berman, who works with the county park, gave about its many uses. a presentation about how sap from the trees is made into tasty maple syrup. He told the Observer he’s tapped Email Emilie Heidemann at emilie.heidemann@wcinet. maple syrup for 35 years, so he had a lot of knowledge com or follow her on Twitter at @HeidemannEmilie.

Singing songs Rome Corners Intermediate and Oregon Middle School choir students performed consecutive concerts for an audience of hundreds Thursday, March 21. The students accompanied some of the performances by playing percussive instruments and all of them seemed to enjoy singing their tunes. Email Emilie Heidemann at emilie.heidemann@wcinet. com or follow her on Twitter at @HeidemannEmilie. Photos by Emilie Heidemann

At left, Liam Cheney, Rome Corners Intermediate sixth-grader, plays some percussive accompaniment to the song being performed.

At right, seventh-graders from Oregon Middle School perform a choir piece for the audience. In the front row from left to right is Kylie O’ Malley, Nina Andreev and Liana Case.

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Peace: Through her artwork, Shea is living the ‘childhood I never got’ Continued from page 1 absorption, creating a sense of release from paralyzing fear as multi-faceted emotions are explored,” Shea’s Portal Wisconsin online gallery artist statement reads. “I strive to create finely crafted characters so expressive, they will ask each viewer to call upon an emotion, experience or memory.” Shea’s creations are a representation of her subconscious – her mental health struggles, love for nature and childhood, according to the gallery entry. Shea draws a lot of inspiration from her past – having lived in a “dysfunctional” household, her daughter having an autoimmune disease and hardships with mental illness – yet all the while putting up a front to the world as if nothing was ever going wrong. “Nothing is what it seems,” she said, discussing one of the central themes of her art.

Her ‘masterpiece’

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Kerry Shea’s son called the piece she points to her “masterpiece.” The first word that came out of his mouth was “wow” when he saw her painting. and stuck jagged, triangular shards of glass into what looked like a mouth to represent teeth. She said a lot of her past art is “darker” and more “angry” than her recent creations.

paintings and pen drawings she was creating at the time to pay the bills. Referring to herself as “stubborn and determined,” Shea said she was eventually able to get into Edgewood College to pursue a career in art education after saving money and applying for scholarships. While there, she worked as a secretary for her psychology professor. Shea said she graduated four years later cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in art education.

‘Stubborn and determined’ Shea was born Aug. 12, 1960, into a “dysfunctional” household. With an absent father, Shea’s mother was left to raise five children on her own. Shea said she also moved around a lot as a kid. The family started out in Tomahawk, but moved “all over” – to Vermont, New Hampshire, Illinois and back to Wisconsin again. Shea attended high school in New Glarus, where she gained some local notoriety as the New Glarus Dairy Queen her senior year in 1978. While Shea said she was able to put on a happy front for her peers at school, her home life was anything but. Soon after graduating high

A fresh start

Kerry Shea mainly sculpts using clay. She incorporates different abstract faces and colors into her pieces. school, Shea spent a semester at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater studying art education and music. She wasn’t able to finish the

semester, however, falling sick with mononucleosis. Shea then found herself as a single mother commuting to night secretarial classes at

Madison Area Technical College from Belleville while parenting her first son. Once Shea found steady employment, she began selling her

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Shea’s creations accumulated on walls and tables throughout her house – some were even displayed outside in her garden. They all came into being in her backyard studio – just a short stroll away. One painting that hangs in Shea’s kitchen – which her son calls her “masterpiece,” she said – is a depiction of a war. The piece, like Shea’s clay sculptures, delineates abstract human and animal faces on a dark canvas. She replaced one of the face’s eyes with the word “wow” to represent her son’s initial reaction to her “masterpiece.” Shea said the dark canvas makes the colors appear brighter. Some of Shea’s pieces illustrate her love for the environment and science – particularly the ocean and coral. A realist painting that hangs in Shea’s living room details microscopic organisms – Shea said they are viruses and bacteria – one is the culprit of her daughter’s autoimmune disease. Shea showed one of her sculptures from when she was younger. It incorporated structures reminiscent of coral, but the piece was mostly brown. She had carved words from a poem into the form

Shea incorpoates elements of nature into her pieces, including this one. Her love for the ocean inspired the coral in this sculpture.

B e c a u s e o f S h e a ’s upbringing, when she met her second husband and had three more children, she desired to give them what she didn’t have – “peace.” “Oregon is a really great place to raise children,” Shea said. Shea had taken jobs here and there as an art teacher – she recalled teaching at public schools “throughout Wisconsin.” She said when educating students, young and old, about art, she loves encouraging people to “expose” their personal experiences – “pulling out the best in each individual.” She teaches her pupils the “basic principles” of design but lets them make it their own and “run with it.” Four years ago, Shea said she quit teaching in public school to do so out of her studio – and to be more available to tend to her daughter’s needs. Since then, Shea has taught “intergenerational” community art courses in the summer, and other courses “upon request.” She does want to teach more in the future. “I’m living the childhood I never got,” Shea said, with a smile.

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Youth wrestling

Oregon crowns three state champions MARK NESBITT

Assistant sports editor

A record 20 wrestlers from the Oregon Youth Wrestling club participated in the Wisconsin Wrestling Federation’s Kids Folkstyle State Championships Friday, March 22 and Saturday,

March 23, at the Veterans Coliseum in Madison. Oregon had 10 wrestlers place at state. The three state champions are Alena Adili, Cade Aaberg and Seth Niday. The two grapplers who finished second are Kaylee Spilde and Owen

Heiser. The club had a trio of thirdplace finishers in Olivia Soumphonphakdy, Sophia Soumphonphakdy and Danny Heiser. Ashlynd Schnelle took fifth and Karl Brooks placed sixth.

Oregon’s Owen Heiser in the 130-pound 2004-05 age group looks to pin Kewaunee’s Mitchell Thompson. Heiser scored on a near fall and went on to win the second-round match 15-4. He finished second.

Oregon eighth-grader Logan Vine, in the 85-pound 20042005 division, tries to take down Princeton’s Hunter Lambert on Saturday.

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Oregon’s Kailee Spilde looks to turn Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau’s Gracie Eichelt in a second-round match at the Wisconsin Wrestling Federation’s Folkstyle State Championships on Saturday at the Veterans Coliseum in Madison. Spilde defeated Eichelt 8-6. Spilde finished second in the girls 2008-09 birth year, 77-pound division. Oregon’s Seth Niday, a 135-pounder in the 2004-05 age group year, works to get a cradle to pin Coleman’s Peter Kuchta in 38 seconds in a second-round match. Niday went on to win a state title.

Owen Heiser in the 130-pound 2004-05 age group scores on a near fall against Kewaunee’s Mitchell Thompson at state on Saturday at the Veterans Coliseum in Madison. He knocked off Thompson 15-4.

Baseball

Panthers top Purple Knights in season opener MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

Sophomore designated hitter Spencer Buskager didn’t underestimate the extra time the Oregon baseball team spent in the batting cage this season. The extra work paid off Tuesday, Mach 26, as Buskager went 2-for-4 with two doubles and a pair of RBIs as the Panthers beat Beloit Memorial 8-4 in the season-opener. “They beat us in the playoffs last year and it feels good to come back to beat them,” Buskager said. “The early morning practices and all the extra work in the cage helped.” Of Oregon’s 12 hits, eight were doubles.

What’s next Oregon travels to Jacksonville, Ill. to play Rockford East at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday.

innings in relief and gave up three runs on five hits. Carpenter pitched a perfect seventh. Oregon trailed 1-0 after the top of the second but battled back in the home half of the innings Brindley had a key two-run double for a 2-1 lead the Panthers never relinquished. Buskager’s double in the third pushed the lead to 5-1 lead. Carpenter had a two-run double in the fourth and Lucas Hess added an RBI single in the fifth as the lead ballooned out to 8-1.

Senior Cameron Carpenter was 2-for-4 with two doubles and a pair of RBIs. Junior Eddie Saucedo was also 2-for-4 with two doubles. Senior Noah Brindley pitched four innings and gave up one run on three Photo by Mark Nesbitt hits. He struck out five and walked Junior Eddie Saucedo doubles in the one. The Panthers used three pitchers. fourth inning Tuesday against Beloit Senior Pat McCormick tossed two Memorial. Oregon beat the Purple Knights 8-4.

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Girls track and field

Defending champions need new girls to step up JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

New faces and a key group of returning letterwinners will have some big shoes to fill this season for the Oregon girls track and field team. Juniors Izzie Peterson, Liz Uhl and seniors Alexis Karls and Lauren Beauchaine are among the top returners this season for the Panthers, who won the Badger South last year and finished seventh at the WIAA Division 1 state meet. Peterson and Uhl are back after finishing fourth and fifth in the 400-meter dash at the conference meet. Peterson went on to be a sectional qualifier and missed state by one spot, finishing fourth in the 400. Uhl took third in the 800 at conference. She placed fifth at sectionals and is one of four returners on the Panthers 4x400 relay team that finished 24th at last year’s state meet. Juniors Isabella Peterson and sophomore Halle Bush return with Uhl and Peterson. Beauchaine was sixth in the 1,600 and eighth in the 3,200 at conference. Bush

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Returning letterwinners for the Oregon girls track and field team (front, from left) are: Isabella Egwuonwu, Lauren Beauchaine and Jenna Sharkus; (back) Izzie Peterson, Halle Bush, Liz Uhl, Alexis Karls and Isabella Nowka; (not pictured) Michaela Rosga and Zoe Frank. placed seventh in the 800 and junior Jenna Sharkus finished ninth at conference in the 100. Sharkus and Karls return half of the 4x100 and 4x200 relays that both finished

second. Three-fourths of the third-place 4x400 relay is back in Peterson, Bush and Uhl. While her older sister is gone, junior Isabella Egwuonwu returns as one

of the team’s most experienced hurdlers. She finished seventh in the 100s and ninth in the 300s. Sophomore Isabella Nowka finished sixth in the 300s last season and also returns.

Conference The Panthers won their first conference meet in 21 years last season but graduate several of their top scorers. Oregon’s departures are highlighted by hurdler/

sprinter Alexis Jackson, who is now competing on the UW-Madison women’s team, Scarlet Egwuonwu and Ellen McCorkle. A state champion in both hurdle events and on the 4x200 relay as a sophomore, Jackson finished second in the 100 and third in the 300 hurdles at state to help Oregon finish seventh with 25 points. She was 17th in the long jump. Jackson won conference titles in the 100 and 300 hurdles as well as the long jump. Egwuonwu will also not be back, opting to spend her senior year studying abroad in Moldova. She finished second in the 100 and 200 at conference, third in the high jump and won the 400. She placed 10th at state in the 200 and 14th in the 100. Jackson and Egwuonwu finished second and third in the 200 at conference. They were joined by Addison Schipper and Sharkus to finish third in the 4x200 relay at state. McCorkle is also gone after finishing third in the shot put and discus at conference and 19th at state in the shot put.

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Hendrickson, Kissling expected to lead Oregon in Badger South Conference ​Sports editor

Senior Carter Hendrickson and junior Matt Kissling headline the list of eight returning letterwinners for the Oregon boys track and field team. Hendrickson is once again expected to lead the Panthers in the middle distance races and on the sprint relays. Kissling is Oregon’s top returning sprinter. Each were part of a third-place 4x400-meter relay at the WIAA Division 1 state meet last season. A UW-Oshkosh track and field recruit, Hendrickson finished fourth in the 400- and 800-meter dash at last year’s Badger South Conference meet. Kissling

was fourth in the 200 and ninth in the triple jump. Oregon returns threefourths of its conference champion 4x200 relay as Kissling joins Blake Anderson and Adams. Graduated sprinter/jumper Jahlil Turner is the only Panther who doesn’t return on the 4x2. Kissling could also help the Panthers defend their 4x400 relay title with Hendrickson. Sprinter/hurdler Devin Keast and thrower/sprinter Sam Reynolds both graduated. Anderson tied for ninth in the pole vault. Sophomore Donovan Johnson finished 11th in the 110 hurdles and senior Ian Ganshert was ninth in the 300s. Sophomore Brenden Dieter was ninth in the 800, sophomore

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Raul Ramos was 10th in the 1,600 and senior Nick Borden was 11th in the 3,200. J u n i o r A d a m Ya t e s returns as Oregon’s top thrower after finishing seventh in the discus last year at conference. Senior Nathan Hall was 13th. Senior Ben Adams finished 14th in the 200 and eighth in the high jump at conference last year.

Conference Oregon finished third at the Badger South Conference meet last year in Monroe with 119 points. Monona Grove won the meet with 160 points and the Cheesemakers were second with 122. The Panthers will have several big shoes to fill if they hope to improve upon last season’s finish. Chief among Oregon’s departures are Kardelle Phillips, Keast, Brett Wannebo and John Auer. Phillips was the conference champion in the 300 hurdles and triple jump and finished third in the 110 hurdles. Jahlil Turner finished second in the long jump and Auer was fourth. Now playing collegiate

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Wannebo finished second in the shot put at conference and went on to place eighth in his first state meet. Auer placed 15th at state in the long jump to help Oregon place 18th with 15 points. The defending conference champion Silver Eagles return the top thrower and distance runners in the conference. Senior Michael Williams-Davis is back after winning the shot put and finishing second in the discus. Monona Grove senior James Giftos returns as the top 1,600 runner, following a second-place finish last year. Teammate Reed Anderson is the top returner in the 3,200 after finishing third. Senior Leo Curatola is the defending pole vault champion. Monroe returns one of the strongest sprint crews in

the conference led by senior Jordan Montgomery who is the top returner in the 100 and 200 after finishing runner-up in both last year. He was also part of the team’s 4x100 championship relay. Wa t e r t ow n s e n i o r Ty Jahnke is back looking to claim the high jump after finishing second based on attempts last year. Stoughton was fourth w i t h 9 9 bu t g r a d u a t e d 100 and 200-meter dash and long jump champion Sam McHone. Middle distance runner Sean McLaury placed second in the 800 and thrower Tommy McLain had a pair of top five finishes and is also gone. Milton junior Dane Nelson won the 110 hurdles and finished second in the 300 hurdles last year.

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Panthers plan to lean on pitching depth this season MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

Most baseball coaches are thrilled when they get a chance to lean on an experienced pitching staff that can keep them in games. That’s the case with Oregon High School this season. The Panthers return four pitchers who emerged as key contributors last year, led by senior Zach Tower, who went 3-2 and had a 2.57 ERA. The others are senior Noah Brindley (3-2), senior Cameron Carpenter (2-0, with 11 strikeouts and no earned runs on 10 hits and two walks), and sophomore Spencer Buskager (2-2, 3.29 ERA). “We feel like our experience and depth in the pitching staff puts us in the hunt for the Badger South Conference (championship),” coach Jake Soule said. Oregon finished 11-11 overall and tied Madison Edgewood for second in the Badger South with an 8-6 mark last year, behind Watertown. The Panthers have won two conference titles in the

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Oregon baseball team’s returning letterwinners (front, from left) are: Pat McCormick, Cameron Carpenter, Duncan Morgan, Noah Brindley, Lucas Hess and Spencer Buskager; (back) Kevin Alford, Kyler Schriever, Zach Tower, Zach Haufle and Matt Rusch. past four years (2015 and catcher. also threw out five base run- Carpenter. Tower returns 2017). Haufle hit .310 last year ners. He had a .989 fielding as the team’s leading hitter (.357) with 10 RBIs and 10 The battery mate for the with 15 RBIs and 12 runs percentage. The Panthers’ starting runs scored. pitchers will be senior Jack scored. He was behind the All the seniors are comHaufle, who is entering plate for 128 1/3 innings and outfield returns intact, with his third year as a starting picked off three runners and Kyler Schriever, Tower and ing off solid junior seasons,

with Carpenter hitting .315 with a home run, seven RBIs and eight runs scored and Schriever and Brindley each hitting .310. Brindley is expected to play first base when he’s not pitching. “When you have 10 returning seniors, you rely on all of them to step up and lead the way,” Soule said. One newcomer who is expected to play right away is junior shortstop Eddie Saucedo, Soule said. Soule expects a competitive race for the conference title. He said Watertown will be tough as always, Monona Grove has an experienced team returning and Madison Edgewood is always in the mix. Oregon will be in a new sectional this year with defending WIAA Division 1 state champion Waunakee, Middleton, Sun Prairie, Verona and Watertown. “It is a stacked sectional from top to bottom with seven Big Eight schools and some of the top teams from the Badger South and North,” he said.

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Panthers have high expectations in Badger South with six returning starters JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

First-year coach Scott Mirkes inherits an Oregon softball team that turned some heads in the Badger South last year. The Panthers finished 15-8 overall and 8-6 in conference a year ago and return six of nine starters and 14 letterwinners. Still, Mirkes said the team is still young and somewhat inexperienced. “We’ll need to continue to improve in every facet of the game — hitting, baserunning, and fielding,” he said. “But through the first few weeks of practice, I’ve been encouraged with our approach to the game and getting better every day.” Brooke McCallum returns as the team’s lone senior and is locked in the most wideopen competition in the preseason with Hallie Washebeck and Grace Christensen at third base. Sophomore Megan Bloyer and junior Erin Newton could also see time at the hot corner. With a junior-dominated team, Mirkes said he is excited about the growth that comes with one more year of varsity and club team experience. “We’ve had a number of girls really takes steps forward as we entered the first week of practice, and that competition leads to so many good things,” he said. Catcher Erin Newton, infielder Meghan Detra, infielder Sadie Gaberell, infielder Allie Morgan, junior center fielder Sam Mikkelson and Washebeck also return with a wealth of experience as all played in more than 20 games last year. Newton tied for the teamlead with seven doubles and

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Brooke McCallum is the only senior on the Oregon softball team this season. The Panthers finished third in the Badger South last year and hope to battle atop the conference again this season. had 24 hits in 23 games to go along with a .316 batting average and 10 RBIs. Detra tied for second on the team in batting average (.333) and on-base percentage (.458). She and Morgan are vying to start at shortstop. Gaberell is expected to once again supply the power to the lineup after driving in a team-best 23 runs last season. She is competing for playing time at first base with Levi Rich and McCallum. Morgan scored 16 runs and had 19 hits. Washebeck plated 13 and scored 14 more. Morgan and Washebeck are competing for playing time at second base. Bloyer appeared in 23 games last year. She led the team in batting average (.420), slugging (642) and on-base percentage (.466) and tied for third in RBIs

(16). She tied Newton with a team-best seven doubles. Bloyer also drove in 22 runs and scored 22, both of which were second. “We’re really blessed to have a pair of really talented catchers like Erin and Megan, who have the ability to play multiple positions,” Mirkes said. Junior pitcher Kenadee Nelson expect to be the team’s ace in the circle with the graduation of Hannah Christensen. Nelson tossed 77 1/3 innings last season, posting a 4-3 record and five saves. She allowed 27 earned runs and walked 40, while striking out 103 to go along with her 2.44 ERA. Mirkes said Amelia Spilde has also looked good in practice and will compete for more varsity innings. Spilde tossed 3 2/3 innings last year. She could also play in right field.

Bailey Bastian has looked good in left field but Bloyer and Newton could also see time in the outfield. Maiya Koberle, Christensen and Rich and Spilde could also see bigger roles offensively this season. Spilde appeared in five games and drove in one run last year. Christensen saw time in two varsity games. ‘I expect every player to be a leader in some way this year — whether it be in building relationships with our freshmen, supporting a teammate, or doing things the right way on the field and in the classroom,” Mirkes said.

Conference Oregon finished last season third behind Badger South favorites Monroe and Watertown. The Panthers are hoping for similar success again this season.

The team’s biggest departure will be Kyrsten George who had a team-best four triples and drove in 12 runs last season. She is now playing at Edgewood College. “We want to be in the conference championship discussion when mid-May rolls around,” Mirkes said. “Right now, we’re just focused on being great teammates in practice and looking to be the best versions of ourselves every day.” Mirkes said the team expects to compete every rep in the cage, every ground ball in the gym, every practice and every game. “Our focus is getting better,” he said. “Nothing else matters.” With a new year, Mirkes said comes unexpected turns both good and bad. What remains however are the conference forerunners: Monroe, Watertown and Fort Atkinson. “ Every game this season will be an opportunity to measure where we are and on what we need to improve,” Mirkes said. Monroe (24-3) finished 13-1 to win conference last year and is always a force to be reckoned with in the Badger South. Senior pitcher Olivia Bobak won 22 games and also did a lot of damage at the plate, tying for the teamlead with 35 RBIs and a .387 batting average. Bobak had a 1.92 ERA and stuck out 221. Leading hitter Sydney Updike (3B/RF) is also back after hitting .420 with four doubles, a triple and two home runs. She drove in 35 runs. “Their program is always solid and well developed,” Fischer said. “Fort Atkinson could be up there. They are

a pretty consistent program too. And let’s not forget about our new conference addition, Watertown. They have a strong tradition in their softball program.” Fo r t A t k i n s o n ( 1 6 - 6 , 11-3) finished second in conference last year and Watertown (13-11, 10-4) was third. Oregon (16-8, 8-6) surprised some people finishing fourth in the eightteam conference. Senior Sara Vander Mause hit .435 and had a .797 slugging percentage. She had seven doubles, two triples and five home runs to drive in 34 runs. Vander Mause can play almost anywhere defensively. Fellow senior Kat Brandl is also back. She went 9-4 in the circle for the Blackhawks last year with a 3.45 ERA and struck out twice as many as she walked (59-28). “Our team enjoys being around each other and really has potential to make a run in the Badger South,” Mirkes said. The Panthers season came to a close in the regional finals with a 3-1 road loss to the eventual D1 state champion Burlington Demons. Burlington, Wilmot and Westosha Central once again figure to be the favorites in the sectional. Burlington advanced to the Division 1 state championship game last year where they fell 7-1 against Sun Prairie. “The Southern Lakes plays some great softball and those programs are established, year-in and year-out contenders for state titles,” Mirkes said. “We want to be in that conversation at some point in the near future but we’ve got to earn those accolades. And I don’t think this group expects anything to be handed to them.”

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MIS: Town ordinance, deed restrictions and conditional permit govern racetrack Continued from page 1 plans to once again abstain from voting because of his financial ties to the track. The two have been at the center of contentious disputes over noise that have made previous meetings “contentious and uncomf o r t a b l e ,” S u p . D e a n a Zentner told the Observer. She has requested that law enforcement be present at the April 3 meeting to “keep civility in the room.” In the past, Grueneberg said, many residents have turned out to support the track. Zentner said the board should either abide by the ordinance and charge the fee or change the ordinance. The track is also operating out of compliance with at least two other, relatively minor, provisions in its agreement with the town. “We have constituents that expect me or other board members to follow the law,” Zentner told the Observer. “It isn’t a matter of opinion – do I like racetracks or not – it’s a matter of law, and it’s a matter of responsibility and duty, as it is of all board members, to enforce that law.”

What’s in the agreements Three things govern the relationship between the Town of Rutland and the Madison International Speedway: an ordinance passed in 1987; a series of deed restrictions, signed in 2014; and a conditional use permit, which was updated in 2016. The ordinance requires compliance with the other two documents and is also the source of the $500 license-application fee and the $50-per-race-day fee. The board will discuss revising the ordinance April 3. The deed restrictions include rules about how many, when and how often each kind of event can be held. It includes phrases like, “No more than 32 of the 38 events may be automotive racing shows, of which no more than three may be auto-cross division events.” Dane County zoning administrator Roger Lane told the board in an email the racetrack was violating two of the deed restrictions and possibly two others after being asked by Zentner to review the situation. The schedule, Lane w r o t e , i n c l u d e s s ev e n auto-cross events, and the emergency vehicle operator courses are scheduled to last two hours too long. Lane told the Observer the violations are “technicalities,” but could still prompt enforcement were someone to complain in writing. Auto-cross events are when one car runs a course against the clock, trying to get the best time, McKarns explained. The online schedule doesn’t include any auto-cross events, but McKarns, the track owner, told the Observer the schedule has six such events, though in the past it’s had more. “If it needs to be adjusted, so be it,” McKarns said

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Highlights • Town Board to revisit racetrack ordinance April 3 • Voted in Feb. to charge $50 per race fee for first time in 20 years • Board approved track schedule that doesn’t comply with permit, has for years • Supervisor candidates in April 2 election on opposing sides of issue

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The crowd takes in a race at the Madison International Speedway. The ARCA Menards Series will be televised live from MIS to a national television audience for the fourth straight season in 2019. track for 15 years, said the track’s plans did not always follow the conditional use permit, but he pointed out that the ordinance gives the board the right to approve the schedule anyway. “There’s been several times where, in the CUP, the language in there ain’t real clear, but it’s like, if the board OKs it, I’ve never had an issue with it,” he explained. The $50 per race fee was waived the entire time History of letting it Grueneberg managed the track, he said, and was put slide in place to deal with previGrueneberg, who ran the ous owners who “weren’t

of the schedule, “but it’s been the standard operating procedure right, wrong or indifferent. We traded 80-100 race cars with a PA going ’til 10 or 10:30 p.m., we’ve traded that for some Saturdays or Sundays with cars you can’t even hear.” Other possible violations include an event that starts at 4 p.m. when it should begin at 4:45 p.m. and a discrepancy in how to count the number of events.

Grueneberg and McKarns both felt that as long as the Town Board approved the schedule, the track was operating on the right side of the law. Lane told the Observer the county acts only on written complaints and hasn’t received any about the racetrack. It’s unlikely, he said, the county would come in “guns blazing” and shut the place down. More likely, were the county to receive a complaint, it would start a lengthy enforcement process that would attempt to facilitate a conversation between the stakeholders to reach common ground. Lane said the process seems to be working without the county’s involvement, and it’s a good sign the conversation between the town and track is ongoing. McKarns said he’d be happy with the status quo, keeping the ordinance as it is, as long as the $50 fee is waived. He’s trying to be a good neighbor, he said, and removed a fall fireworks event and two race events from this year’s schedule.

real cooperative.” But Zentner doesn’t want to simply ignore an ordinance that’s on the books. Further, the more events the track has, the more opportunities for neighbors to be bothered by things like noise. She told the Observer she’d heard many complaints about last fall’s fireworks from neighbors whose horses had been frightened. Zentner also said she’s been told that even if the Revisiting agreements town approves a schedule Grueneberg said the issue that does not comply with is a simple matter of “one the permit, the permit takes guy complaining” – that precedence.

guy being his opponent for supervisor, David Krueger. Krueger questioned at the February meeting why the town waives the fee, according to the town’s published minutes. He told the Observer he wants to increase the license fee from $500 to $5,000 in 2022 and the per-race fee to $500. He would use it as a compliance mechanism, charging it only if the track fails to comply with its license. Grueneberg’s ideal outcome, he told the Observer, is to update the ordinance so it matches what the track has been doing for years. That’s the same for McKarns, who said he’s open to renegotiating the deed restrictions with the town. That would have to be approved by the county and is not on the table at the April 3 meeting. What the board is discussing then is whether to amend the racetrack ordinance, which contains the $50 per-race fee. It could also decide to pursue a more thorough review of the deed restrictions and conditional use permit. Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@ wcinet.com.​

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Legals NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 17.206 (3)(C) AND PARTS OF SECTION 17-220 OF THE VILLAGE OF OREGON MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO INDOOR INSTITUTIONAL LANDS USES AND GROUP DEVELOPMENTS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Village of Oregon Plan Commission will hold a public hearing on April 4, 2019, at 6:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as practicable, to discuss and act upon an ordinance amending Section 17.206(3)(c) and parts of Section 17-220 of the Village of Oregon Code of Ordinances relating to group developments and indoor institutional land uses. The hearing will be held at the Village Hall at 117 Spring Street, Oregon, Wisconsin. A copy of the ordinance is available at the Village Clerk’s office at the Village Hall. Any person who has a qualifying disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act that requires the meeting or materials at the meeting to be in an accessible location or format must contact the Village Clerk at (608) 835-3118, 117 Spring Street, Oregon, Wisconsin, at least twenty-four hours prior to the commencement of the meeting so that any necessary arrangements can be made to accommodate each request Peggy Haag Village Clerk Published: March 21 and 28, 2019 WNAXLP *** NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 18.05(2) OF THE VILLAGE OF OREGON MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO PARKLAND DEDICATION AND FEES IN LIEU OF PARKLAND DEDICATION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Village of Oregon Village Board will hold a public hearing on April 15, 2019, at 5:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as practicable, to discuss and act upon an ordinance amending Section 18.05(2) of the Village of Oregon Code of Ordinances relating to parkland dedication and fees in lieu of parkland dedication. The hearing will be held at the Village Hall at 117 Spring Street, Oregon, Wisconsin. A copy of the ordinance is available at the Village Clerk’s office at the Village Hall. Any person who has a qualifying disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act that requires the meeting or materials at the meeting to be in an accessible location or format must contact the Village Clerk at (608) 835-3118, 117 Spring Street, Oregon, Wisconsin, at least twenty-four hours prior to the commencement of the meeting so that any necessary arrangements can be made to accommodate each request Peggy Haag Village Clerk Published: March 21 and 28, 2019 WNAXLP *** NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, AT 380 WALNUT STREET, OREGON, WISCONSIN PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Planning Commission of the Village of Oregon will hold a public hearing at 6:30 P.M. on Thursday, April 4, 2019, in the

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Board Room of the Oregon Village Hall, 117 Spring Street, Oregon, Wisconsin, to consider the application of Liliana V. Parish, owner of the property located at 380 Walnut Street, for a conditional use permit pursuant to Sec.17.31 and 17.17(3) (z) of the Village Code, to allow for an Intermediate Day Care Facility. Parcel #: 165-0509-111-0939-4. The property is presently zoned SR-4 Single Family. Subsequent to the hearing, the Commission intends to deliberate and act upon the request. Peggy Haag Village Clerk Published: March 21 and 28, 2019 WNAXLP *** NOTICE OF SPRING ELECTION AND SAMPLE BALLOTS APRIL 2, 2019 OFFICE OF THE: VILLAGE OF OREGON CLERK, VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN CLERK, TOWN OF RUTLAND CLERK AND TOWN OF OREGON CLERK TO THE VOTERS OF: VILLAGE OF OREGON, VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN, TOWN OF RUTLAND AND TOWN OF OREGON, DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Notice is hereby given of a spring election to be held in VILLAGE OF OREGON, VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN, TOWN OF RUTLAND AND TOWN OF OREGON, DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN, on April 2, 2019, at which the officers named below shall be chosen. The names of the candidates for each office to be voted for, whose nominations have been certified to or filed in this office, are given under the title of the office, each in its proper column, together with the questions submitted to a vote, for a referendum, if any, in the sample ballot below. Information to Voters Upon entering the polling place, a voter shall state his or her name and address, show an acceptable form of photo identification and sign the poll book before being permitted to vote. If a voter does not have acceptable photo identification the voter may obtain a free photo ID for voting from the Division of Motor Vehicles. If a voter is not registered to vote, a voter may register to vote at the polling place serving his or her residence, if the voter presents proof of residence in a form specified by law. Where ballots are distributed to voters, the initials of two inspectors must appear on the ballot. Upon being permitted to vote, the voter shall retire alone to a voting booth and cast his or her ballot except that a voter who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by the voter’s minor child or minor ward. An election official may inform the voter of the proper manner for casting a vote, but the official may not in any manner advise or indicate a particular voting choice. Where Optical Scan Voting is Used The voter shall fill in the oval next to the name of the candidate of his or her choice for each office for which he or she intends to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the voter shall write in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote and fill in the oval next to the write-in line. On referendum questions, the voter shall fill in the oval next to “yes” if in favor of the

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WI 53575, 7-10 Village of Brooklyn, Brooklyn Community Building, 102 North Rutland Ave., Brooklyn, WI 53521, 1-3 Town of Rutland, Rutland Town Hall, 785 Center Road, Stoughton, WI 53589, 1&2 Town of Oregon, Oregon Town Hall, 1138 Union Road, Oregon, WI 53575, 1-4 ALL POLLING PLACES WILL OPEN AT 7:00 A.M. AND WILL CLOSE AT 8:00 P.M. If you have any questions concerning your polling place, contact the municipal clerk. Village of Oregon: Peggy Haag, 117 Spring Street, Oregon, WI 53575, (608) 835-3118, 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Mon-Fri.) Village of Brooklyn: Linda Kuhlman, 210 Commercial St., Brooklyn, WI 53521, (608) 455-4201, 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Mon-Fri.) Town of Rutland: Dawn George, 4177 Old Stage Road, Brooklyn, WI, 53521, (608) 455-3925, Call Number for Hours Town of Oregon: Denise Arnold, 1138 Union Road, Oregon, WI 53575, (608) 835-3200, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Mon-Thurs.) All polling places are accessible to elderly and disabled voters. _____________________________ NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL BOARD OF CANVASSERS At the close of voting on Election Day, pursuant to the provisions of Wis. Stat. § 19.84, the Election Inspectors will convene as a joint meeting of the Local Board of Canvassers and the Municipal Board of Canvassers for the purpose of conducting the local and municipal canvasses pursuant to Wis. Stat. §§7.51 and 7.53(1). This meeting will be open to the public pursuant to Wis. Stat. §§ 19.81-89. Posted: March 7, 2019 Published: March 28, 2019 WNAXLP *** NOTICE OF SPRING ELECTION APRIL 2, 2019 OFFICE OF THE OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICT CLERK TO THE ELECTORS OF THE OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICT: Notice is hereby given of a spring election to be held In the Oregon School District, on the 2nd day of April, 2019 at which the officers named below shall be chosen. The names of the candidates for each office to be voted for, whose nominations have been certified to or filed in this office, are given under the title of the office, each in its proper column, together with the questions submitted to a vote, as listed below: Area I (vote for not more than 2) School Board Member Ahna Bizjak Area I (vote for not more than 2) School Board Member Krista Flanagan INFORMATION TO ELECTORS Upon entering the polling place, an elector shall state his or her name and address and sign the poll book before being permitted to vote. If an elector is not registered to vote, an elector may register to vote at the polling place serving his or her residence, if the elector presents proof of residence in a form specified by law. Where ballots are distributed to electors, the initials of two inspectors must appear on the ballot. Upon being permit-

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ted to vote, the elector shall retire alone to a voting booth and cast his or her ballot except that an elector who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by the elector’s minor child or minor ward. An election official may inform the elector of the proper manner for casting a vote, but the official may not in any manner advise or indicate a particular voting choice. Where Hand-Count Paper Ballots are Used The elector shall make a cross (X) in the square next to the name of the candidate of his or her choice for each office for which he or she intends to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the elector shall write in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote. On referendum questions, the elector shall make a cross (X) in the square next to “yes” if in favor of the question, or the elector shall make a cross (X) in the square next to “no” if opposed to the question. When using a tactile ballot marking device (Vote-PAD) to mark a paper ballot, the elector shall obtain from the inspectors, the assistive device and any audio or dexterity aids if required. The elector shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to the name of the candidate of his or her choice for each office for which he or she intends to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the elector shall write in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided, and fill in the oval or connect the arrow on the write-in line. On referendum questions, the elector shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to “yes” if in favor of the question, or the elector shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to “no” if opposed to the question. Where Optical Scan Voting Systems are Used The elector shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to the name of the candidate of his or her choice for each office for which he or she intends to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the elector shall write in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided and fill in the oval or connect the arrow on the write-in line. On referendum questions, the elector shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to “yes” if in favor of the question, or the elector shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to “no” if opposed to the question. When using an electronic ballot marking device (“Automark”) to mark an optical scan ballot, the elector shall touch the screen at the name of the candidate of his or her choice for each office for which he or she intends to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the elector shall type in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote. On referendum questions, the elector shall touch the screen at “yes” if in favor of the question, or the elector shall touch the screen at “no” if opposed to the question. Where Touch Screen Voting Systems are Used The elector shall touch the screen next to the name of the candidate of his or her choice for each office for which he or she intends to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the elector shall type in the name

of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote. On referendum questions, the elector shall touch the screen next to “yes” if in favor of the question, or the elector shall touch the screen next to “no” if opposed to the question. The vote should not be cast in any other manner. Not more than five minutes time shall be allowed inside a voting booth or machine. Sample ballots or other materials to assist the elector in casting his or her vote may be taken into the booth and copied. The sample ballot shall not be shown to anyone so as to reveal how the ballot is marked. If the elector spoils a paper or optical scan ballot, he or she shall return it to an election official who shall issue another ballot in its place, but not more than three ballots shall be issued to any one elector. If the ballot has not been initialed by two inspectors or is defective in any other way, the elector shall return it to the election official, who shall issue a proper ballot in its place. After casting his or her vote, the elector shall leave the voting booth, properly deposit the ballot and promptly leave the polling place. The elector may spoil a touch screen ballot at the voting station before the ballot is cast. After Voting the Ballot After an official paper ballot is marked, it shall be folded so the inside marks do not show, but so the printed endorsements and inspectors’ initials on the outside do show. The elector shall leave the booth, deposit the ballot in the ballot box, or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit, and shall leave the polling place promptly. After an official optical scan ballot is marked, it shall be inserted in the security sleeve so the marks do not show. After casting his or her vote, the elector shall leave the booth, insert the ballot in the voting device and discard the sleeve, or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit. If a central count system is used, the elector shall insert the ballot in the ballot box and discard the sleeve, or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit. The elector shall leave the polling place promptly. After an official touch screen ballot is cast, the elector shall leave the polling place promptly. An elector may select an individual to assist in casting his or her vote if the elector declares to the presiding official that he or she is unable to read, has difficulty reading, writing or understanding English or that due to disability is unable to cast his or her ballot. The selected individual rendering assistance may not be the elector’s employer or an agent of that employer or an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the elector. A sample of the official ballots: are included in the municipality ballots. A list of polling places are attached. Krista Flanagan, Clerk Published: March 28, 2019 WNAXLP ***

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Legals OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICT LOCATION OF POLLING PLACES ELECTION - NOVEMBER 6, 2018 MUNICIPALITY, POLL HOURS BLOOMING GROVE Clerk Mike Wolf (608-223-1104) Blooming Grove Town Hall 1880 S. Stoughton Road Madison, WI 53716, 7 AM 8 PM TOWN OF BROOKLYN GREEN COUNTY Clerk Jeannie Welsh (608-455-6411) Brooklyn Town Hall 400 W. Main Street Brooklyn, WI 53521, 7AM 8 PM BROOKLYN/VILLAGE Clerk - Linda Kuhlman (608-455-4201) Brooklyn Community Building 102 N. Rutland Avenue Brooklyn, WI 53521, 7 AM 8 PM DUNN Clerk Cathy Hasslinger (608-838-1081) Dunn Town Hall 4156 CTH B

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McFarland, WI 53558, 7 AM 8 PM FITCHBURG Clerk Patti Anderson (608-270-4210) Wards 12-14, Syndham Garden Hotel, 3969 Cahill Main, Fitchburg, WI 53711 Wards 15 19 Fitchburg Community Center, 5510 Lacy Road, Fitchburg, WI 53711, 7 AM 8 PM MONTROSE Clerk Julie Bigler (608-424-3848) Montrose Town Hall 1341 Diane Avenue Belleville, WI 53508, 7 AM 8 PM OREGON/TOWN Clerk Denise Arnold (608-835-3200) Oregon Town Hall 1138 Union Road Oregon, WI 53575, 7 AM 8 PM OREGON/VILLAGE Clerk Peggy Haag (608-835-3118) Wards 1,5,6,11 & 13 in Community Room at Oregon Village Hall, 117 Spring Street, Oregon, WI 53575

Wards 2, 3, 4, & 12 in Board Room at Oregon Village Hall, 117 Spring Street, Oregon WI 53575 Wards 7-10, Peoples United Methodist Church, 103 N. Alpine Parkway, Oregon, WI 53575, 7 AM 8 PM RUTLAND Clerk Dawn George (608-455-3925) Rutland Town Hall/Garage 785 Center Road Stoughton, WI 53589 Clerks office is at 4177 Old Stage Rd., Brooklyn, WI 53521. The Clerks office is where inquiries for absentee voting should be directed. 7 AM 8 PM UNION Clerk Regina Ylvisaker (608-577-6644) Evansville Fire Station 425 Water Street Evansville, WI 53536, 7 AM 8 PM Published: March 28, 2019 WNAXLP ***

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have two chances to choose between candidates on the ballot. In the race for constable, incumbents Shawn Hillestad and Nels Wethal face a challenge from Steven Williams. Voters will be able to vote for up to two on their ballot. The constables’ duties, according to town ordinance, include enforcing violations of town ordinances, acting on behalf of the Town Board as directed and informing the Dane County Sheriff of “all tresspasses” in the town violating state statutes. For the town supervisor seat, incumbent Dave Grueneberg is facing off with David Krueger. The pair has been on opposite sides of noise complaints that another supervisor said has made Town Board meetings “contentious and uncomfortable.” They have squared off

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Help Wanted CLASS A CDL driver Local and regional Hopper, Flatbed, Tanker Small personal Co. Treated as individual Run on own schedule Good pay and equipment Horizon1@ Ticon.net Or text 608-751-1059 EXCLUSIVELY ROSES is seeking drivers for Mother’s Day deliveries May 9th, 10th and 11th. Routes go to Chicagoland. $200-Route+Gas. Drivers must use their own vehicle. STRICTLY LIMITED to minivans and cargo vans. Apply at www.erifloral. com. To call us, dial 608-877-8879. GENERAL FARM help needed. Feed cattle and field work, house available, driver’s license required. Southwest Grant County. 608-778-6383. JOIN EXCLUSIVELY ROSES in Mother’s Day bouquet production April 26th-May 8th in a bright, energetic working environment! We offer flexible shifts, days, evenings and weekends. Up to $16-Hour. Apply at www.erifloral.com. To call us, dial 608-877-8879. PART-TIME GARDEN work, flexible hours-days. $15 an hour, a minimum of two-hours. Perfect for a student. Start approx. April 1st. Located on South Morris Street, Stoughton. Contact: scottholderer@gmail.com SERVICE TECHNICIAN Wanted. Honey Wagon Services Inc. is looking for a full-time service technician. Qualifications to include a current, valid Class B CDL drivers license with tanker endorsement, current medical card, customer service skills, problem solving skills and a willingness to learn. We offer great pay, health and dental insurance, and 401K. Please mail a resume to Honey Wagon Services Inc., PO Box 139, Stoughton, WI 53589. SHOW APARTMENTS: Need a parttime leasing agent for Saturday hours 10am-4pm to show apartments for a quality, west-side apartment complex. Hourly is $15.00+ renewal and leasing bonuses (average pay is much higher). Need good people person and reliable. Nantucket Apartments 608-848-3070.

Services OFFICE CLEANING in StoughtonOregon Mon-Fri 5pm. Visit our website: www.capitalcityclean.com or call our office: 608-831-8850. A&B ENTERPRISES Light Construction Remodeling No job too small 608-835-7791 RECOVER PAINTING offers carpentry, drywall, deck restoration and all forms of painting. Recover also urges you to join in the fight against cancer, as a portion of every job is donated to cancer research. free estimates, fully insured, 20 yrs experience. 608-2700440. LAWN MOWING Residential & Commercial Fully Insured. 608-873-7038 or 608-669-0025

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previously over noise complaints from trucks using engine brakes in the town and more recently have disagreed over Madison International Speedway. Grueneberg managed the track for 15 years and still does business there. He supports waiving the $50-per-race fee that is part of the track’s permit, as has been done since the 1990s. Krueger told the Hub he supports increasing the fee to $500 per race, but only using it to encourage compliance with the track’s permit. He also supports increasing the annual license fee from $500 annually to $5,000 by 2022.

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Miscellaneous BAKE SALE: Bars/Brownies, 442 Geneva Way, Verona. 33019. 9-? DO YOU like homemade treats delivered monthly? Joy 608-712-6286.

Lawn & Garden 2016 ARIENS snow blower, clears 28", like new, $900. 608-778-6816.

Wanted WE BUY Junk Cars and Trucks. We sell used parts. Monday thru Friday 8am-5:30pm. Newville Auto Salvage 279 Hwy 59 Edgerton 608-884-3114

Rentals FOR RENT-VERONA, WI 2-Bedroom Apt., $820/mo, includes heat and all appliances. Off street parking, On-site laundry. NO PETS. Call 608-556-7331 for showing. GREENWOOD APARTMENTS. Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently has 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $810 per month, includes heat, water, and sewer. 608-835-6717 Located at:139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575 OREGON 2-BEDROOM in quiet, well-kept building. Convenient location. Includes all appliances, AC, blinds, private parking, laundry, storage. $200 security deposit. Cats OK. $715month. 608-219-6677 Available May 1. STOUGHTON 2-BEDROOM 2 unit building. Parking for 1 car per unit in back lot. No Pets. Rent $750. Available April. 608-332-6013 STOUGHTON. UPPER 2-bedroom, $825 per month. 873-3679.

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PUREBRED GOLDEN Retriever puppies, 2 males, 3 females, 8 weeks old, shots, vet checked, $550. Aaron Glick, 30942 College Farm Rd., Platteville, WI. 53818.

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ANGUS BULLS: 77 years top quality performance breeding! Pick early and we’ll keep them. Mason Brothers. 608-794-2183.

FOR SALE: Four miniature American Eskimo male puppies. Ready now. Out of good stock. Excellent watch dogs, good with animals. $250 each, had shots and dewormed. Jacob Stoltzfus Jr., 2760 Rock School Rd. Stitzer, WI. 53825.

PUREBRED WHITE Akbash. Guardian pups from litter of nine. Three left. $250. Parents on site and good natured. 608-943-6160.

FOR SALE: 13 Springing heifers, due in June. 608-988-6945. FOR SALE: Reg. Polled Hereford Bulls, fertility and performance tested, will hold until needed. Owego Stock Farm. 608-543-3778. REDFEST RED ANGUS Bull and Female sale, Bloomington Livestock Exchange, April 7, redfestredangus.com. 608-778-6736. WANTED TO Buy: Open dairy heifers, small or large groups. 608-778-3699.

FOR SALE: John Deere 7000 4 row corn planter, low acres; John Deere 6620 Titan II Sidehill Combine. 608822-3959. FOR SALE: TMR Mixer, Cloverdale 350T, used less than 2 yrs on 80 cow dairy, $16,900 obo. Four chopper boxes 1 H&S, 3 Gehl, all 16ft. Tandems, $3,500 each obo. 1,000 gallon Dairy Kool Glacier bulk milk tank, compressor used less than 6 months, $6,000 obo. 608-558-2035. FOR SALE: Tractor, MF-1085, ten new raised farrowing crates, stainless steel pig feeders. 608-748-4650. WANTED: GRAIN drill, rotary hoe and bale carrier. 608-943-6455.

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16 Oregon Observer - March 28, 2019

Support your favorite teams all season with this guide to Oregon High School’s spring sports SOFTBALL

BASEBALL DATE March 26 March 28 March 29 March 30 April 2 April 4 April 6 April 9 April 11 April 15 April 16 April 18 April 19 April 23 April 25 April 27 May 3 May 6 May 7 May 14 May 16 May 20 May 23

OPPONENT

TIME

Beloit Memorial La Follette @ Rockford East @ TF South @ Fort ATkinson Fort ATkinson (DH) @ Waunakee @ Madison Edgewood Edgewood @ Verona Watertown @ Watertown Middleton @ Monona Grove Monona Grove Madison East, DeForest Monroe @ Madison Memorial Milton Milton Stoughton Evansville @ Beaver Dam

5 p.m. 5 p.m. 2:15 p.m. 10 a.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 11 a.m. 7:45 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p[.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 10 a.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 4:30 p.m.

DATE March 28 April 1 April 2 April 4 April 11 April 16 April 18 April 23 April 25 April 27 April 30 May 3 May 4 May 6 May 7 May 10 May 11 May 14 May 16

TRACK & FIELD — GIRLS

OPPONENT

TIME

@ Monona Grove @ Evansville Fort Atkinson @ Monroe Milton @ Watertown @ Stoughton Monona Grove @ Fort Atkinson Waunakee (DH) Monroe @ Edgewood @ Mount Horeb tourney @ Janesville Craig @ Milton Watertown @ Janesville tourney Stoughton Badger Challenge

5 p.m. 4:45 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 11 a.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m 10 a.m. 4:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. Noon, 2 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m.

DATE April 2 April 16 April 26 April 30 May 3 May 7 May 10 May 14

OPPONENT

TIME

Belleville Invitational Edgewood, Monroe Panther Relays @ Watertown w/Milton Stoughton Invitational @ Edgewood w/Fort Oregon Invitational Conference

4:15 p.m. 4 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 3:30 p.m.

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TRACK & FIELD — BOYS OPPONENT

TIME

Tri-State Invitational Badger Challenge Edgewood, Monroe Panther Relays @ Watertown w/Milton Stoughton Invitational Baraboo frosh/soph @ Edgewood w/Fort Oregon Invitational Conference

5 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 3:30 p.m.

DATE April 2 April 9 April 11 April 12 April 13 April 18 April 25 April 27 April 30 May 3 May 4 May 10 May 11 May 16 May 21

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April 16 Apirl 23 April 29 May 6 May 8 May 14

TIME

DATE

OPPONENT

TIME

@ Sun Prairie Janesville Craig @ Stoughton Wisconsin Dells Invitational Wisconsin Dells Invitational Monroe @ Fort Atkinson Burlignton Watertown @ Monona Grove Moun t Horeb Madison Edgewood @ New Berlin Eisenhower @ Milton Verona

7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m. 9 a.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. noon 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m.

April 9 April 11 April 12-13 April 16 April 18 April 22 April 23 April 25 April 30 May 3 May 4 May 7 May 14 May 17-18

Badger Challenge Watertown @ Verona Invitational @ Stoughton @ Monroe McFarland Fort Atkinson @ Monona Grove Milton Edgewood Stoughton Invitational Edgerton @ Waunakee Conference

4:15 p.m. 4:15 p.m. TBD 4:15 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 8:30 a.m. 4:15 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 9 a.m.

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DATE

OPPONENT

OPPONENT

TIME

@ Stoughton @ Madison Edgewood @ Milton @ Watertoiwn Badger Challenge at Monona Grove Badger South Conference

2 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 9 a.m.

Erfurth Body Shop

880 N. Main Street • Oregon 835-3603

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DATE March 28 April 9 April 16 April 26 April 30 May 3 May 6 May 7 May 10 May 14

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Bill’s Food Center

787 N. Main Street • Oregon 835-3939 • www.billsfoodcenter.com

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156 N. Main Street, Oregon 835-7052 • www.tri-countyappliance.biz

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