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From left, Karen Casillas of the Red Cross presents Karen Kreul with a certificate honoring her 22nd gallon of donated blood at Oregon Area Fire/EMS District on May 8.

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A routine blood donation was a 22-gallon milestone for an Oregon resident Wednesday, May 8. Karen Kreul, who attended a Red Cross blood drive at the Oregon Area Fire/EMS District building, donated her 22nd gallon of blood at the event. In recognition of this achievement, the Red Cross surprised her with a certificate and a pin. “We don’t have too many donors

that get to 22 gallons,” Red Cross team leader Karen Casillas said. Kreul told the Observer she has a rare blood type, something she first discovered in 1973 when giving birth to her daughter. She said she needed a unit of B negative blood, the second rarest type in the world, but there wasn’t any available at the hospital. “My husband had just started a new job that summer and he called back to the place of employment and it turned out that his boss had my type of blood, B negative,” Kreul said. “So he came to the hospital. At that time

this was in ‘73 so they could do it that way.” After receiving a unit of blood, Kreul realized the importance of her blood type and started giving blood regularly around 1975, a commitment that lead to her attainment of 22 donated gallons. “It’s amazing to give that much and it’s wonderful that she’s healthy enough to be able to do that consistently,” blood drive organizer Sherry Hill said.

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Saturday, May 18, is more than the date of the inaugural Oregon Open Air Market. It’s also the manifestation of the bond between a crafty mother

If You Go What: Oregon Open Air Market When: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 18 Where: Netherwood Knoll Elementary School parking lot, 276 Soden Dr. Info: 205-7551

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Inaugural Open Air Market this Saturday and her sales-savvy daughter. The market will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will repeat every third Saturday until Aug. 17. It will take place in the Netherwood Knoll Elementary School parking lot, 276 Soden Dr. Each month, event co-coordinator Rhonda Waldvogel said the market will select a nonprofit to sell food, with all the proceeds helping that

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The May 4, 1944, issue of the Oregon Observer reported, “Word has been received from the Chicago headquarters of Rotary Club International that the newly organized Rotary Club of Oregon has been granted a charter by the Board of Directors of Rotary International.” As one of more than 33,000 Rotary clubs worldwide 75 years later, Oregon Rotary continues to carry out a mission of local and international service. It provides support for local youth with scholarships, travel abroad programs and

events like bike rodeos. The chapter also helps maintain the community through highway cleanups, park restorations and financial sponsorships. The Rotary has met every week since first gathering on May 22, 1944, at Village Hall, a tradition that continues at Headquarters Bar and Restaurant on Tuesday mornings. In an email to the Observer, club presi dent Leslie Bergstrom described the meetings as “very friendly and collegial,” and though the ages and occupations of Rotary members vary, they are “united in a strong mission to serve our community.” That service to Oregon officially began on June 12, 1944, with the club’s

Deb Bossingham recalls the cold conditions getting out of Oregon’s outdoor pool after swimming as a child. “There was a lot of wind (in spring),” Bossingham told the Observer. Three decades later, the Oregon Community Pool aquatics director is in charge of the pool that allows people to swim year-round regardless of Wisconsin’s fickle weather. In the time before the indoor pool opened its doors — Wednesday, May

17, 1989 — Bossingham recalled taking lessons in an L-shaped outdoor pool where the front desks and offices are located in the current pool building. She said she didn’t quite have the luxury of swimming in a temperature-controlled pool. She said the outdoor pool also had a high dive with a baby pool located near the shallow end — near where the pump room for the future Splash Pad is planned to be located. Fast forward 30 years, and Bossingham presides over a facility complete with hot tub, locker room amenities, hours to suit the likes of both morning larks and night owls and a focus on community, Bossingham said. “We aren’t really here for a profit, we are here

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Downtown building to revamp facade Boundary decisions loom for new school ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group

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to four, Sunday, Aug. 25. The departIf you know anyone who would ment is seeking past members of the like to be involved, call the station at The fire department’s 125th anni- Oregon Area Fire/ EMS District to 835-5587. versary celebration will be from noon add to the festivities.

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new school will involve all K-6 principals, since all the elementary schools and Rome Corners Intermediate School will be affected by any moves. “We’re not just staffing a new school; we’re staffing all our schools, and likely we will have some individuals from all four of those schools going to the new school, and we want all of the principals to be involved in that,” he said. “We don’t want to deplete a school, so to speak – we want a nice cross-representation in terms of experience, age and interest at the new school… and across all our schools.” Busler said the building foundation is expected to be completed in October and the structure is set to be “substantially completed” by July 31 of next year, with the district able to occupy the building Aug. 28, a few days before the scheduled start of the 2020-21 school year on Sept. 1. School board president Steve Zach said the district is also working on transportation and school start time studies to bring to the vision committee later this month, with the idea to “make the school start change when we’re redoing transportation for the entire district.” “The community should know that building a new school isn’t just getting the bricks and mortar up, there is a lot of planning that’s going to go into creating that new school and staffing it,” he said. “We’ve got a comprehensive plan to address that, and that’s been worked on for some time now.” Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.

Oregon’s Academy of Sound is helping out those left without music lessons after the closure of Verona’s Rhapsody Arts Center. AoS executive director Erin Chisman told the Observer in an email the nonprofit, located at 408 N. Bergamont Blvd., has opened up its space to use by Rhapsody students and teachers “so that they can finish their semester of lessons.” The space usage is at no cost, Chisman wrote. “It took me two days to come up with something that Academy of Sound could do to be helpful after their closing,” she told the Observer on Tuesday. “We have rooms at Academy of

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March: Site work begins April: Bid project #2 work begins June: Bid project #3 work begins October: Foundation complete November: Structure complete December: Enclosure complete July 31, 2020: Building “substantially complete” Aug. 28, 2020: Owner occupies building Sept. 1, 2020: First day of school

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A downtown building from the 1890s might soon get a face-lift with the village’s help. The Village Board approved a grant of up to $5,000 Monday to help pay for work in the building that houses the Chocolate Caper and SL MacWilliams at 105-109 S. Main St. Justin MacWilliams said work at the McDermott Building will include removing a white box that stretches across the top of the awning above the businesses, tinting those windows so they appear etched, painting an iron beam that spans the area and restoring copper trim to its natural appearance. Removing a sign that had long hung over the awning revealed windows that had been covered for 40-50 years, MacWilliams estimated.

facade improvement grant program as “huge” in getting the work done. “Facade tuck-pointing has to be done a certain way; you can’t just take an angle grinder out there, it all has to be done by hand,” MacWilliams told the board. “Hence why we can only afford to do the lower part now. It’s crazy how much the whole building would cost.” The grant is a 25 percent match, capped at $5,000. This project is estimated to cost $28,000 with MacWilCourtesy Village of Oregon liams covering the remainder. It’s the first phase of work MacWilliams wrote The village will kick in up to $5,000 in the grant application. to help pay for improvements to the MacWilliams told the Observer he’s facade of the McDermott Building at 105-109 S. Main St., which are estipushing to get the work started early in mated to cost around $28,000. the summer, but that timeline is dependent on contractor availability, espeHistorical Preservation Commit- cially for the brickwork. tee and trustee Randy Glysch said the Contact Alexander Cramer at alexcommittee has been hoping that box would come down “for a couple years.” ander.cramer@wcinet.com. MacWilliams touted the downtown

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Analyzing the dangers of ‘socialism’ Are you a socialist? A lot has been made lately about the threat posed to our way of life by the “radical-left” and “socialism.” Perhaps we need to identify and dispose of those aspects of “socialism” that pose such an existential threat to our way of life? Maybe we should start with our National Parks like Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon and Yosemite. Next on the chopping block? Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid? Who really thinks the “Nanny State” should intervene to make sure families have access to healthcare without risking bankruptcy? Then there’s the military. This bloated tax-payer funded bureaucracy consumes nearly half of our discretionary budget. We haven’t even mentioned police and fire departments, schools, museums or public libraries, let alone the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Don’t let the name fool you. This publicly owned and funded “corporation” is as “pink” as

they come. Then there’s all of those regulatory agencies designed to throttle our “free market” system and keep our food, water, roads and airways safe. It’s enough to make a “true conservative” weep. Seriously, every economy is a mix of public and private ownership and investment. Every developed country in the world except the United States guarantees universal healthcare, yet as the richest country in the world the United States has rising income inequality, declining life expectancy and more childhood poverty than any other developed nation. So just how is this unconstrained “capitalist thing” working out for you? Let’s drop the labels and name calling and have real conversations about where we want to go and what works. Charles Uphoff City of Fitchburg, within the Oregon School District

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Our roads must keep up with the times

hose of you who are Baby Boomers like me and grew up on a gravel road might remember riding to grade school on a tractor and hay wagon like I did during a wet spring. Those days no longer exist, but the condition of some of our roads are beginning to resemble what I remember in the late 1950s and early ‘60s. We as a state cannot afford to let the condition of our roads deteriorate to the condition Vruwink they were when I was growing up. The economy of our state is different than it was 60 years ago, when every house in the countryside had a barn and cows. Now farms are few and far between. Today Wisconsin’s economy depends on three main things: tourism, manufacturing, and agriculture. Among the factors that businesses look at when deciding where to locate is access to safe roads and how fast they can get their product to market. As a high school history teacher, I taught my students the adage “time is money.” That saying is as true as ever in today’s competitive business world. I know a manufacturer in Whitewater who won’t send

their product down Highway 89 because the roughness of the road damages the product. They now take alternative routes, which adds to their costs and thus to the customer. When I travel some roads in the 43rd Assembly District, I don’t have to worry about the speed limit because if I went the speed limit, it would cost me in car repair. Wisconsin has a $342 billion economy, ranking 11 th in the United States. Agriculture contributes about $88 billion to it. As a member of the Governor’s Dairy Task Force, I learned that hauling milk over poor roads reduces the quality of the milk at a time when there is no profit in producing milk. Wisconsin 200-plus dairy plants depend on cost-effective shipping and distributors. Earlier this year, I attended the Governor’s Conference on Tourism as a member of the Assembly Tourism Committee. There I learned that tourism generated nearly $21 billion for the state economy in 2018. One in 13 jobs in our state is attributed to tourism. It is estimated that each Wisconsin household would pay an additional $660 to maintain our services if it were not for the taxes collected from our visitors. Research shows Wisconsin is a drive-to state for tourists. Good roads are necessary to give visitors a pleasant experience. Let’s

keep the tourists coming. Manufacturing accounts for about 19 percent of the state economy. It employs 16 percent of our workforce and contributes over $58 billion to our economic output. Getting raw materials and finished products to and from destinations is essential to growing the economy. Fixing the roads and undoing the bottlenecks are so very vital. Agriculture, tourism and manufacturing account for 47 percent of the Wisconsin economy. We can’t expect Wisconsin to continue to grow without relieving our bottlenecks and fixing our potholes. Riding to school on the hay wagon and picking up neighbor kids along the way was actually kind of fun and sometimes my dad would let us ride next to him on the Ford tractor, but 60 years ago was a different time. State Representative Don Vruwink represents parts of Rock, Walworth, Jefferson, and Dane counties. These include the communities of Whitewater, Milton, Edgerton, Footville, the Town of Janesville, part of the Village of Oregon, and surrounding townships. He can be reached at 608266-3790, Rep.Vruwink@legis. wisconsin.gov, and P.O. Box 8953, Madison WI 53708.

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Market: 40 vendors registered for market as of May 9 Continued from page 1 nonprofit raise funds for its cause. She said patrons can expect to see a variety of items vendors will sell at the market including soaps, paintings, jewelry, directto-sale products, Tupperware, antiques and resale items, woodworkings and even baked goods. As of May 9, the market had registered 40 vendors, though there’s still more room to sign up until 9 a.m. opening day, Waldvogel said. Waldvogel and her mother and co-coordinator, Mary Bryant — with the help of family members — conceptualized the Oregon Open Air Market from a love of traveling to craft fairs and want to bring that love close to home, literally. B r y a n t a n d Wa l d v o gel both told the Observer they’ve covered a fair

Legion to sell food at first market The Brooklyn-Oregon American Legion Post 160 will provide food for market patrons to purchase, including hot dogs, pulled pork sandwiches and some baked goods. Proceeds from the food purchases will support the nonprofit in their efforts to provide services to veterans, their families and community youth.

amount of distance going to markets themselves, so it sparked a motivation to hold something within walking distance for Oregon residents. Working with the Oregon School District to help secure the NKE parking lot was a “smooth process,” Bryant said. Waldvogel sells Avon makeup and skincare products, and Bryant enjoys

making crafts with crocheting, plastic canvas work and embroidery, she said. Waldvogel will have an Avon tent at the May 18 market, while Bryant likely won’t feature her works until June, as she said she’s in the process of moving. Wa l d v o g e l s a i d s h e hopes one day the market becomes an event equated to Oregon’s Summer Fest — a highly anticipated

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event with a lot of turnout. The pair has always been close, Waldvogel said. In the early 2000’s, the mother and daughter owned a craft store when they lived in Wyoming called Mom and Ron’s. It closed in January 2004, but the mother and daughter knew their desire to share crafts with others wouldn’t end there. “I think starting (the Oregon Open Air Market) has strengthened our relationship,” Bryant said of her daughter. Moreover, the pair wanted to give back to the community. “We are supporting the local nonprofits besides the vendors and the direct sellers and that. I think that’s what makes it unique,” Bryant said. Email Emilie Heidemann at emilie.heidemann@wcinet. com or follow her on Twitter at @HeidemannEmilie.

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Assessment open book May 22 and 23 ALEXANDER CRAMER

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This year, most Brooklyn homes were reassessed for the first time since 2014, and the assessor will be available to answer questions on May 22 and 23. The pen book will be held from noon to 3 p.m. and 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, and 9 a.m. to noon and 1-3 p.m. Thursday, May 23, at Village Hall, 210 Commercial St. T h e p r o c e s s a ff o r d s property owners an opportunity to review the change in value and the assessor’s reasons for it. Owners who want to dispute assessments of their property may do so during the open book, or in front of the Board of Review, which will start at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 25. The state requires municipalities to periodically reassess properties to remain within 10 percent of the state-assigned equalized value to ensure equitable taxation. The village contracts with Menasha-based Accurate Appraisal, LLC, for the work. This does not necessarily mean an increase in tax bills, as the tax rates will likely decline commensurately with the value increase. All property owners whose dwellings have

What: Brooklyn home assessment open book When: Noon to 3 p.m. and 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, May 22; 9 a.m. to noon and 1-3 p.m. Thursday, May 23 Where: Village Hall, 210 Commercial St. Info: brooklynwi.gov and accurateassessor.com changed value must be notified in writing, according to state law. Assessments will be available for review at Village Hall from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. starting May 20. Those interested in challenging assessments must notify Clerk Linda Kuhlman in writing at least two days before the Board of Review. The median home price in Dane County jumped from $220,000 in 2014 to $279,900 in 2018, according to the Wisconsin Realtors Association. Though most homes haven’t been reassessed in five years, properties that have changed hands or had significant improvements requiring a building permit likely will have values that are more up-to-date. Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@ wcinet.com.

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A group of 13 Oregon High School students competed earlier this month in the annual SkillsUSA Wisconsin State Leadership and Skills Conference, held April 30-May 1 at Madison’s Alliant Energy Center. OHS SkillsUSA advisor Erik Haakenson said five students received medals: Blake Jennings — third place, Electronics Technology; Brooke McCallum — third place, CPR/First Aid, Ryan Sipe — third place, Power Equipment Technology, Carson Keisling and Peter Craig, third place in Urban Search and Rescue. More than 1,800 middle school, high school and technical college students participated in more than 80 competitions, supported by more than 300 industry volunteers. SkillsUSA is a national organization, which provides the opportunity for students to compete in leadership and technical skilled competitions, according to the organization. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.

202 Commercial St. Brooklyn Area Historical Society Fundraiser. Market Place Store, across from gazebo. Fri.-Sat. 8am-4pm. Donations of items accepted Thursday, May 16, 5-7pm and Friday, May 17, 7-10am. Drop off at location, earlier drop, please call 608-455-1503. General items, plants. NO CLOTHES. Historical displays of Brooklyn to view. facebook.com/bahswi 16901 W. Holt Rd. Fri.-Sat. 8am-5pm, Sun. 8am-1pm. Downsizing 2 households. Furniture, garden tools, collectibles, air hockey table.

202 Commercial St. Fri.-Sat. 8am-4pm. Downtown across from gazebo. Cleaning out former grocery store. Home, upright and chest freezers, lots of shelving, grocery carts, assorted display items. marketplacebrooklyn@msn.com, 608455-1503. 3651 Old Stage Rd. Fri.-Sat. 8am-Noon. Shed sale. All sorts of misc., tools, and more. Plant sale also. No early sales. W1815 State Rd. 92. Four-family Yard & Barn Sale! Fri-Sun, May 17-19. Across from Krueger’s Barn. Household, crafts, collectibles, farm. Five miles west of Brooklyn on State Road 92.

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

OMS choir concert An Oregon Middle School choir concert will take place starting at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 16. The concert will be held in the middle school cafeteria, 601 Pleasant Oak Dr. The show is open for all to attend. For information, call 835-4800.

‘Walk for Food’ Participants of the inaugural free Walk for Food will get the chance to marry their sense of community with fitness, starting Saturday, May 18. The event will take place from 9-10 a.m. on the third Saturday of every month until September and is hosted by The Farm Gym, 100 N. Perry Pkwy., in

partnership with the Oregon Area Food Pantry. Starting and ending at The Farm Gym, attendees will take a walk through the community and help the Oregon Area Food Pantry gather donations from the public. Participants are encouraged to consider bringing or collecting food pantry items, personal hygienic products, baby wipes and diapers. For more information, email von Driska at shannon@thefarmgym.com.

tunes from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Back 40 playing country from 1-2 p.m. and Olee Stokes performing outlaw bluegrass from 2-5 p.m. If you’re not a cook, but would still like to attend, there will be raffles, a silent auction, kids activities and games, chicken bingo and items to purchase on Vendor Row. There will also be food trucks from Ziggy’s Barbeque Smokehouse & Ice Cream Parlor of Oregon, Steve’s Deli Dog House of Janesville and Kona Ice of Madison. For more information, email Grilling for a cause McCartney at grill4cause@gmail.com or Brooklyn’s Grill for a Cause and call 212-1653. Family Fun Day, in partnership with the Pancake breakfast Brooklyn Area Chamber of Commerce, The Brooklyn Fire/EMS will hold its the shindig will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at Brooklyn’s pancake breakfast fundraiser from 7-11 Legion Park, in conjunction with village a.m. Sunday, May 19. The fundraiser will be held at the Fire/ garage sales. Proceeds will benefit the Brooklyn Elementary PTO playground EMS facility, 401 W. Main St. Donations will be accepted for the fund. The event is free for all who would meal of pancakes, scrambled eggs, like to attend. McCartney said she sausage, biscuits and gravy with a drink. An open house of the station will anticipated a turnout of 250 people this be held from 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and year, in comparison to 125 last year. The grilling competition will feature includes rides in a fire truck, Stop The poultry this year. Participants will Bleed presentation, vehicle extraction receive a “Grill for a Cause” apron, and and ambulance demonstrations. UW attendees can also purchase the aprons Medflight is scheduled to arrive around 11 a.m. pending weather and availability. for $15. For information, email There will also be live music, with Jage Nichols Music performing acoustic chrisjohnson541@frontier.com.

Community calendar Thursday, May 16

fundraiser, Brooklyn Fire/EMS facili- Blvd., 835-3697 ty, 401 W. Main St., • 6:30 p.m., Rome Corners Inter• 6-7 p.m., “Local Lore” class, mediate School choir pops concert, library, 835-3656 Monday, May 20 RCI, 1111 S. Perry Pkwy., 835-4700 • 6:30-8 p.m., Bookmobile at the • 5 p.m., Village Board meeting, gazebo, 100 Hotel St., Brooklyn, Oregon Village Hall, 117 Spring St., Wednesday, May 22 dcls.info 835-3118 • 6-7 p.m., Yoga, Brooklyn Commu• 7 p.m., Oregon Middle School nity Building, 102 N. Rutland Ave., • 6 p.m., Country Heat class, choir concert, OMS cafeteria, 601 455-4201 Brooklyn Community Building, 102 Pleasant Oak Dr., 835-4800 N. Rutland Ave., 455-4201 Thursday, May 23 • 6:30 p.m., Pajama antics, library, Saturday, May 18 Library closed from 9 a.m to 1 p.m 835-3656 • 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Oregon Open • 1 p.m., Senior gadgets class, • 7 p.m., NKE orchestra concert, Air Market opening day, Nethersenior center, 835-5801 Oregon High School Performing wood Knoll Elementary School, 276 • 6:30-8 p.m., Bookmobile at the Arts Center, 456 N. Perry Pkwy., Soden Dr., 205-7551 gazebo, 100 Hotel St., Brooklyn, 835-4300 • 9-10 a.m., Walk for Food, The dcls.info Farm Gym, 100 N. Perry Pkwy., Tuesday, May 21 • 7 p.m., Oregon Middle School 575-6915 • 9-11 a.m., Food distribution and band concert, Oregon High School • 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Grill for a collection, Oregon Area Food Pan- Performing Arts Center, 456 N. Cause/Family Fun Day, Legion Park try, 107 N. Alpine Parkway, oregon- Perry Pkwy., 835-4300 (by Railroad St.), Milly: 212-1653 foodpantry@hotmail.com Monday, May 27 • 1 p.m., Chamber annual golf outSunday, May 19 Library closed for Memorial Day ing (registration at noon), The Leg• 7-11 a.m., Pancake breakfast end at Bergamont, 699 Bergamont

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, May 9 WOW: Village Board Meeting (May 6) ORE: NKE Spring Play: “Alice the Musical” (April 26) Friday, May 10 WOW: Ben Glenn “The Chalk Guy” speaking @ Holy Mother of Consolation Church (April 28) ORE: OHS Panthers Girls Varsity Soccer vs Edgewood - LIVE 6:50pm Saturday, May 11 WOW: VFW FundraiserMaggie Mae @ PAC (April 27) ORE: OHS Panthers Girls Varsity Soccer vs Mt. Horeb (May 4) Sunday, May 12 WOW: First Presbyterian Church Service ORE: ODI Spring Concert @ PAC: Our World is a Rainbow (May 1)

Monday, May 13 WOW: Ben Glenn “The Chalk Guy” speaking @ Holy Mother of Consolation Church (April 28) ORE: Oregon School Board Meeting – LIVE 6:30pm Tuesday, May 14 WOW: VFW Fundraiser-Maggie Mae @ PAC (April 27) ORE: BKE/NKE Choir Concert @ PAC Wednesday, May 15 WOW: Mad City a Capella Summit @ PAC (May 3) ORE: OMS Orchestras @ PAC (May 6) Thursday, May 16 WOW: Oregon Library Presents: Fraud & Identity Theft (April 18) ORE: RCI Orchestras @ PAC (May 7)

Senior center Monday, May 20 Chili Baked Potato Banana Cornbread Rice Pudding MO – Veggie Chili NCS – SF Pudding Tuesday, May 21 *Italian Sausage on White Bun Oven Roasted Potatoes Stewed Tomatoes Orange Strawberry Ice Cream Cup MO – Hummus and Pita NCS – SF Ice Cream Wednesday, May 22 Lemon Baked Fish Baked Sweet Potato Tropical Fruit Whole Wheat Bread Blueberry Pound Cake MO – Veggie Wrap NCS – Banana Thursday, May 23 My Meal, My Way Lunch at Ziggy’s Smokehouse and Ice Cream Parlor! Friday, May 24 Broccoli Cauliflower Salad Sauerkraut Watermelon Peach Crisp MO – Multigrain Burger NCS – Spiced Peaches SO - Chicken Salad *Contains Pork

Monday, May 20 10:30 StrongWomen 10:30 Dominoes 12:45 Silver Sneakers 1:00 Weight Loss Support 1:30 Bridge 1:45 Balance Class Tuesday, May 21 9:45 Zumba Gold 11:30 Silver Threads 12:30 Sheepshead 12:30 Shopping at Pick-N-Save 5:30 StrongWomen Wednesday, May 22 11:45 Birthday Lunch 12:45 Silver Sneakers 1:00 Euchre 4:00 Online Selling Class Thursday, May 23 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:00 Pool Players 9:45 Zumba Gold 10:30 StrongWomen 12:30 Shopping at Bill’s 1:00 Senior Gadgets 1:00 Cribbage 5:30 StrongWomen Friday, May 24 9:30 Blood Pressure 10:45 Balance Class 12:45 Silver Sneakers

All Saints Lutheran Church 2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg (608) 276-7729 Interim pastor SUNDAY 8:30 a.m. classic service 10:45 a.m. new song service Brooklyn Lutheran Church 101 Second Street, Brooklyn (608) 455-3852 Pastor Rebecca Ninke SUNDAY 9 a.m. Holy Communion 10 a.m. Fellowship Community of Life Lutheran Church PO Box 233, Oregon (608) 286-3121, office@ communityoflife.us Pastor Jim McCoid SUNDAY 8:45 a.m. Education Hour, 10 a.m. Worship at 1111 S. Perry Parkway, Oregon Brooklyn Community United Methodist Church 201 Church Street, Brooklyn (608) 455-3344 Pastor George Kaminski SUNDAY 9 a.m. Worship (Nov.-April) 10:30 a.m. Worship (May-Oct.)

Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church 143 Washington Street, Oregon (608) 835-3554 Pastor Jeffrey Hendrix SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship Holy Communion 2nd & last Sundays First Presbyterian Church 408 N. Bergamont Blvd. (north of CC), Oregon, WI (608) 835-3082 - fpcoregonwi. org Pastor Kathleen Owens SUNDAY 10 a.m. Service 10:15 a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. Fellowship 11:15 a.m. Adult Education Memorial UCC 5705 Lacy Road, Fitchburg (608) 273-1008, memorialucc. org Pastor Kristin Gorton SUNDAY 8:15 and 10 a.m.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church ECLA

Central Campus: Raymond Road and Whitney Way SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship SUNDAY - 8:15, 9:30 and 10:45 a.m. Worship West Campus: Corner of Hwy. PD and Nine Mound Road, Verona SUNDAY - 9 & 10:15 a.m., 6 p.m. Worship (608) 271-6633 Hillcrest Bible Church

752 E. Netherwood, Oregon Graham Blaikie, Interim Pastor (608) 835-7972, www.hbclife.com SUNDAY 8:30 a.m. worship at the Hillcrest Campus and 10:15 a.m. worship with Children’s ministries, birth – 4th grade Holy Mother of Consolation Catholic Church

651 N. Main Street, Oregon Pastor: Fr. Gary Wankerl (608) 835-5763 holymotherchurch.weconnect.com SATURDAY: 5 p.m. Worship SUNDAY: 8 and 10:15 a.m. Worship People’s United Methodist Church 103 North Alpine Parkway, Oregon Pastor Jason Mahnke

(608) 835-3755, www.peoplesumc.org

Communion is the 1st & 3rd weekend SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship and Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. Worship St. John’s Lutheran Church

625 E. Netherwood, Oregon Pastor Paul Markquart (Lead) (608) 291-4311 SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship SUNDAY - 8, 10:30 a.m. Worship Vineyard Community Church

Oregon Community Bank & Trust, 105 S. Alpine Parkway, Oregon Bob Groth, Pastor (608) 513-3435, welcometovineyard.com SUNDAY - 10 a.m. Worship

Zwingli United Church of Christ – Paoli

At the intersection of Hwy. 69 & PB Pastor Rich Pleva paoliucc.com, (608) 225-1278 SUNDAY - 9:30 a.m. Family worship

Support groups • Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, First Presbyterian Church, every Monday and Friday at 7 p.m. • Relationship & Divorce Support Group, State Bank of Cross Plains, every other Monday at 6:30 p.m. • Navigating Life Elder Support Group, People’s United Methodist Church, 103 N. Alpine Pkwy., every first Monday at 7 p.m.

The Less We Have, the More We Can Give “Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.” – Romans 12:13 NIV The freedom that comes from voluntary poverty is related to the fact that having few material possessions allows us to give more of ourselves and to be free of the worries and hassles that come with cars, houses, and other material things that require upkeep. Be happy with what you have and happy with what you don’t have. Mother Teresa exhorted her followers to give until it hurts, to relish their poverty. The Bible has several important messages about poverty. First, it is clear throughout the Bible that someone who exploits the poor is committing a serious sin for which the Lord will exact punishment: “Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court, for the Lord will take up their case and will exact life for life.” (Proverbs 22:22-23 NIV) Secondly, we are told that our charity and generosity must be done willingly and with an eye to helping our fellow man: “Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,’ but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?”(James 2:15-16 NIV) And finally, remember that love is an action, and not simply an emotion. We are commanded to love, and we do this through our everyday actions with the people we meet. –Christopher Simon

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Over 320 athletes competed in this year’s Regional Athetlics meet at Oregon High School.

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Don Oleston, Janesville, puts some pickles on his brat.

Carol Below, of Oregon, grills up some hot dogs at the Oregon Area Senior Center Brat Bash.

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Brat Bash Bahama Bob, steel drum performer, performs at the senior center Brat Bash.

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PLAYER OF THE WEEK From May 8-14

Name: John Klus Grade: Senior Sport: Boys golf Position: No. 2 golfer Highlight: Klus shot a 5-over-par 76 to win the Badger South Conference individual championship on Tuesday in Spring Green. He also shot a team-best 82 in the Madison Memorial Invitational on Monday at the Blackhawk Country Club.

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Oregon junior forward Kaitlyn Schrimpf shoots before Edgewood defender Cailee Hanson can stop the ball during the first half of Oregon’s game against the Crusaders on Friday. Schrimpf scored the only goal of the game in the Panthers’ 1-0 win.

Repeat the four-peat Oregon wins Badger South title for eighth straight year MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

Junior forward Kaitlyn Schrimpf’s first-half goal was enough as the Oregon girls soccer team’s defense did the rest in a 1-0 win over Madison Edgewood

on Friday, May 10, at Huntoon Field. It was the team’s first game in a week. With the victory, Oregon (10-0-1 overall, 6-0 Badger South), ranked second in the Division 2 Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association state poll, moves one game ahead of the Crusaders in the conference title race. Edgewood (10-2-2, 5-1), ranked third in Division 3, earned

a share of the title last year with the Panthers. On Saturday, May 11, Oregon tied fifth-ranked New Berlin Eisenhower 1-1, snapping its streak of nine straight shutouts to start the season. “It was a good step in the right direction to win the conference championship,” coach Nelson Brownell said. “With a

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Badger South Team Wins Losses Oregon 6 0 Edgewood 6 1 Watertown 4 2 Monona Grove 4 3 Milton 3 3 Fort Atkinson 1 5 Stoughton 1 5 Monroe 0 6

Honorable mentions: Spencer Buskager (baseball) went 4-for-4 with two RBIs in a 9-5 win over Stoughton on Tuesday. Buskager also pitched six innings and struck out eight. Erin Newton (softball) drove in three runs on Tuesday in a 9-1 win over Stoughton. Lauren Beauchaine (girls track) won the 1,600and 3,200-meter runs at the Badger South Conference meet on Tuesday. Matt Kissling (boys track) finished second in the 100- and 200-meter dashes at the Badger South Conference meet on Tuesday to help the Panthers take third. Kaityln Schrimpf (girls soccer) scored a goal to lead second-ranked Oregon to a 1-0 win over Madison Edgewood on Friday. Sean Benet and Zak Roskos (boys tennis) at No. 1 doubles beat Waunakee’s top duo in three sets on Tuesday.

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Doubling up, Beauchaine dominates distance races

Panthers finish second behind Edgewood MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

Oregon senior John Klus might have a future as a college football player, but he looked just as at home with a driver and putter in his hands on Tuesday at the Badger South Conference Tournament at the House on the Rock Golf Course in Spring Green. Klus shot a 5-over-par 76 to tie Madison Edgewood senior James Gilmore for Badger South champion. He was named the individual Badger South

champion on a scorecard tiebreaker after shooting a 37 on the back-nine compared to Gilmore who shot a 38. His performance helped Oregon finish second (327), nine strokes behind Badger South champion Madison Edgewood, ranked No. 1 in the Division 2 Wisconsin Golf Coaches Association and the two-time defending state champion. “I struggled early on, but with regionals and sectionals coming up it was good coming to the end of the season to get my confidence up and fire a low score,” Klus said. “I played well, but it could have been a lot better.”

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The Oregon girls track and field hosted the Badger South Conference meet Tuesday, May 14, at Panther Stadium, finishing third. Earlier in the week, the Panthers finished second in the Tom Mueller Invitational on Friday, May 3.

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Oregon senior John Klus tees off on the 184-yard No. 17 in the Badger South Conference Tournament on Tuesday at the House on the Rock Golf Course. Klus shot a 5-over-par 76 to win the Badger South Conference individual championship in Spring Green.

Oregon girls track and field standout Lauren Beauchaine had never won a Badger South Conference title but Tuesday, May 14, the senior took home two, winning the 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs. The defending conference

What’s next Oregon travels to Sun Prairie at 4:30  p.m. Monday, May 20 for the WIAA Division 1 regional meet. champion Oregon didn’t quite have the same firepower as a year ago; however, and settled for third with 116 points. Watertown won the conference title with 120 points and Monroe was second with 117.5. “We had a lot of athletes

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Soccer: Team ties Eisenhower

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pushing through injuries,” coach Ned Lease said. “We held some athletes out, especially on the girls side, that just weren’t able to compete because we were keeping the big picture in view.” The favorite in both of her events, Beauchaine led the 1,600 from start to finish and posted a personal-best time of 5 minutes, 15.87 seconds – crossing the finish line more than 14 seconds ahead of second place. She followed the 1,600 with another personal-best, coming out of an early pack, to post a time of 11:14.29. Her time was nearly 26 second ahead of second place this time. “My main goal was just to get out and hold that top position because I knew I could run stronger than I did last week in Stoughton,” Beauchaine said. “I got out and I was confident in what I could do.” Beauchaine, who hadn’t run the 3,200 in about a month said, she knew she knew she could run even faster because her 1,600 time has progressively been getting faster all season. “It was challenging having the mile and two mile, and they were kind of close together, but I pulled it off somehow,” she said. “I just trusted all of my winter training and my track training, coming off of a pretty good cross country season.” Beauchaine, who is going to run cross country and track and UW-La Crosse, is now hoping to reach her first state track and field meet held on the campus she will soon call home. She has already been in contact with some of her future collegiate teammates about racing against them at state. Mostly Beauchaine will focus on just one of the events for the rest of the postseason but, “It’s nice to have options,” Lease said. The top four competitors from the Sun Prairie regional on Monday, May 20, advance to the WIAA Lake Geneva sectional meet. The top three at sectionals then advance to the state meet at Veterans Memorial Stadium at UW-La Crosse on May 31-June 1.

full week between games, if you would have told me we would go 1-0-1 against two really good teams and tie the fifth-ranked team in Division 2, it’s a great accomplishment for the program.” The Panthers defeated Watertown on Tuesday, May 14, at Huntoon Field to assure at least a share of Oregon’s eighth straight Badger South championship.

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Senior Lauren Beauchaine starts to pull away from the rest of the 3,200-meter field Tuesday, May 14, at the Badger South Conference meet in Oregon. Beauchaine won the race in a personal-best 11 minutes, 14.9 seconds. She also won the 1,600 in a personal-best 5:15.87. Oregon’s next best finish behind Beauchaine on Tuesday came from the 4x100 relay of Olivia Marsden, Jenna Sharkus, Aiyona Calvin and KT Schwass, who finished second after Stoughton anchor Abigail Groleau out-leaned the Panthers and tumbled past the finish line. Stoughton won the race 51.35-51.44. Marsden had a personal-best 13.12 to finish third in the 100. She finished even higher in the 200, taking second without posting a best time in 27.53. Monroe senior Cammi Ganshert won the 100 (12.78) and the 200 (26.61). “We had some athletes who turned in tremendous performances, like Olivia,” Lease said. “She did a fantastic job and performed beyond everyone’s expectations.” Junior Liz Uhl added a third-place finish in the 800 with a season-best (2:26.8) and a fourth-place finish in the 400 (1:02.2). Freshman Cearah Egwuonwu took fourth in the 100 (13.48) and junior Izzie Peterson finished fourth in the 200 (28.22).

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Cearah Egwuonwu, Schwass and Sharkus took fourth in 1:51.19.

Tom Mueller invite Oregon ran to five top-two finishes on Friday to take second at the Tom Mueller Invitational. Baraboo captured the team title over Oregon 134-102. Uhl finished second in the 800 (2:28.19), and junior Zoe Frank took second in the 3,200 (12:34.45). Wannebo took second in the shot put (35 feet, 5 1/2 inches). Two of the Panthers’ relay teams finished in the top two. In the 800 relay, Cearah Egwuonwu, Marsden, Peterson and Uhl placed second (1:50.27). The Panthers’ 1,600 relay team of sophomore Grace Gilbertson, Verhagen, Bush and Peterson finished second (4:25.10). Cearah Egwuonwu took third in the 100 (13.44) and Isabella Egwuonwu placed third in the 100 hurdles (17.43). Sophomore Clara Hughes finished third in the 1,600 (5:50.77) and junior Bryanna Salazar was third in the 3,200 (12:57.08).

Oregon 1, New Berlin 1 Fanning scored in the seventh minute, but the Panthers’ vaunted defense finally cracked, allowing a tying goal by New Berlin Eisenhower during a road contest Saturday that ended. 1-1. Eisenhower’s Payton

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Oregon got a first-half goal from Schrimpf in the 16th minute and the Panthers clipped Edgewood in a Badger South showdown 1-0 on Friday at Huntoon Field. “Edgewood is a disciplined team and really well organized,” Brownell said. “They dug in and we were on our heels in the second half.” Both teams had five shots on goal. In the second half, Edgewood moved Jordyn Rothwell back to the midfield. “She helped solidify their midfield and helped them win the ball more,” Brownell said. Edgewood junior Hailey Rothwell had two shots on goal and five corner kicks, but the Crusaders couldn’t capitalize. “She tested us,” Brownell said. Our defense definitely stepped up.” Moyer had four saves.

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Fuerstenberg knotted the match at 38:33, and neither team could find the back of the net the rest of the way. The Panthers outshot Eisenhower 22-9. Oregon junior goalkeeper Melia Moyer had eight saves. “They were in control in the first half and really put the pressure on us,” Brownell said.

Oregon senior midfielder Katie Eisele takes possession of the ball away from Lizzie Drake in the first half of Oregon’s 1-0 win over Edgewood on Friday.

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Junior Isabella Egwuonwu finished a team-best fourth in the 100 hurdles (17.33). Freshman Bree Wannebo had a personal-best 36-8 to take fourth in the shot put and junior Michaela Rosga matched the finish with a heave of 99-10 in the discus. Peterson clocked a season-best 1:02.48 for fifth place in the 400. Freshman Grace Riedl finished fifth in the 800 (2:31.01) and sixth in the 1,600 with a personal-best 5:38.28. Junior Abby Schroeder reached a personal-best 8-0 to finish sixth in the pole vault. Cearah Egwuonwu (15-6) and Sharkus (15-4 3/4) finished sixth and seventh in the long jump. Isabella Egwuonwu took seventh in the triple jump (31-11 3/4). Sophomore Julia Hutchinson posted a personal-best 12:16.65 for eighth in the 3,200 and senior Merritt Kugel took eighth in the discus (93-10). The Panthers’ 4x400 relay of Anna Verhagen, Halle Bush, Peterson and Uhl crossed the finish line third in 4:16.45. Oregon’s 4x200 relay of Alexis Karls,

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It wasn’t easy. After trailing at the half for the first time this season, Oregon scored three second-half goals to knock off Watertown 4-2 on Tuesday. The Panthers trailed the Goslings 2-1 at the half. Senior midfielder Katie Eisele had a goal at 10 minutes on an assist by senior forward Macie Cox. However, Watertown rebounded with two unanswered goals. Junior forward Avary Fanning had the game-tying goal on a pass by senior Jenna Statz in the 50th minute to tie the game 2-2. Fanning scored her second goal at 67:55. Senior Brooklyn Kane had an insurance goal on an assist from Jenna Bennett in the 76th minute to seal the victory.

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The Oregon boys track and field team hosted the Badger South Conference meet Tuesday, May 14, and finished third. Earlier in the week, the Panthers finished third in the Tom Mueller Invitational on Friday.

The Oregon softball team won four of five games last week, including a two-run win over second-place Watertown and a one-run win against nonconference Janesville Parker. O r eg o n ( 1 3 - 8 ove rall, 6-8 conference) beat Watertown 2-0 on Friday, May 10, at home. The Panthers went on to defeat both Waterford and Janesville Parker on Saturday, May 11. First-place Monroe remained undefeated Monday, May 13, beating Oregon by one run. The Panthers closed the week Tuesday, May 14, at home against Stoughton.

Conference Junior Matt Kissling scored points in four different events Tuesday and helped Oregon finish third at conference. Kissling finished second to Monroe senior Jordan Montgomery in both the 100 and 200-meter dash and was also part of a top-three sprint relay and a top-eight finish in the long jump. The junior posted an 11.33 in the 100 and a 22.99 in the 200 but couldn’t catch Montgomery, who claimed the 100 in 11.11 and the 200 in a personal-best 22.48. “Jordan is really fast and he gets around that turn quick (in the 200),” Kissling said. “I feel like I can definitely get him but I was proud with how I finished each race.” Oregon scored 112 points to finish nine points behind Monona Grove. Monroe won the conference title with 133 points. “My speech to the team after the meet was, ‘We’re a good team and we scored a lot of points but by and large, we can do better,’ coach Ned Lease said. “If we line everything up for regionals and sectionals, there are even bigger things ahead.” Twice a runner-up as an individual, Kissling was joined on the Panthers’ 4x200 relay by Cooper King, Ryan McCorkle and Logan Gable and finished runner up once again. Oregon posted a time of 1:32.59 but finished a little more than a second behind Milton (1:31.50). For sure, Kissling said he wants to get the 4x200 relay to the state tournament May 31-June 1 at UW-La Crosse. “I think we’re either the third or fourth fastest relay in our sectional right now,” he said. “If we get our handoffs down, I think we can really improve our time.” Kissling also added a seventh-place finish in the long jump (19-1 3/4). Fellow junior Adams Yates earned Oregon’s top field

What’s next Oregon earned the No. 7 seed and will host No. 10 Janesville Parker in the opening round of the WIAA playoffs at 5 p.m. May 21.

Oregon 9, Stoughton 1 The Panthers built a 9-0 lead before the Vikings got on the board, scoring two in the first and fourth inning, four in the third and one in the fifth. Megan Bloyer doubled

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Junior Matt Kissling finished second in the 200- and 100-meter dash Tuesday at the Badger South Conference meet in 22.99 and 11.33 seconds, respectively

What’s next Oregon will travel to DeForest at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, May 21, for the WIAA Division 1 regional. event finish, placing second in the discus with a personal-best throw of 134 feet. Monona Grove senior Michael Williams-Davis dominated the event by more than 22 feet, winning with a season-best throw of 156-4. Oregon’s 4x100 relay of Mason Grender, McCorkle, Gable and Armstrong finished third in 45.31 and senior Carter Hendrickson finished third each of his individual events and helped the Panthers’ 4x400 relay close out the evening with a runner-up finish. The Panthers have a shot of breaking the school record in the 4x100 and 4x200 if everything lines up over the next couple weeks. “I still don’t think we’ve put together our best relays and performed at our best in any of our relays yet,” Lease said. “Both records are totally within reach. It’s all about the handoffs.” Hendrickson was joined by senior Ian Ganshert and freshmen Amir Warren and Yordanos Zelinski to finish

second to Fort Atkinson with a 4x400 time of 3:30.84. The Blackhawks won the final race of the night in 3:29.44. Hendrickson ran a season-best 51.51 for third place in the 400 and he matched the finish with a time of 2:03.24 in the 800. Senior Kamron Armstrong finished third in the 200 (23.39), fourth in the 100 (11.61) and fourth in the long jump with a personal-best 20-1. Zelinski posted a personal-best 2:04.15 for fourth in the 800. He also scored a point with his eighth-place finish in the 1,600 with a personal-best 4:44.81. Ganshert took fourth in the 300 hurdles with a personal-best 42.33. Oregon’s 4x800 relay of Ethan Vandermause, Collin Braatz, Connor Blanke and Brenden Dieter took fourth in 8:45.75. Gable was sixth in the 100 with a personal-best 11.71. Freshman Eli Weink added a sixth-place finish with a personal-best in the 3,200 (10:25.07). Sophomore Donovan Johnson did not have a best time but he did manage to score some points with his sixth-place finish in the 110 hurdles (17.48). He was eighth in the 300 hurdles with a season-best 44.09. Junior Blake Anderson was seeded fourth in the pole vault but finished sixth, falling six inches shy of his personal-best 11 feet. Junior Devon St. Clair took fifth in the triple jump with a personal-best leap of 39-11. Warren scored a point, finishing eight in a personal-best 54.1 in the 400. Junior Logan

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Woodson added an eighthplace finish in the discus (1122) and Johnson cleared 5-8 for eighth in the high jump. Oregon travels to Sun Prairie for the WIAA regional meet at 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 20. “Honestly, I will probably pour over the entries for about nine hours straight,” Lease said. “We mull over everything and it still comes down to a couple tough conversations every year.”

Tom Mueller invite Two sprint relays finished in the top two as Oregon took third in the Tom Mueller Invitational it hosted Friday. The Panthers’ 400 relay team of Armstrong, Anderson, Gable and Kissling finished second in 45.10 seconds, 0.01 second away from first-place Mount Horeb. In the 800 relay, Armstrong teamed with McCorkle, Gable and Kissling to take second (1:31.65). Platteville racked up 152 points to win the nine-team invitational ahead of runner-up Baraboo (101.5). Hendrickson took third in the 200 (23.83) and Zelinski placed third in the 400 (53.76). Sophomore Paul Ramos finished third in the 1,600 (4:48.32). Johnson took third in the 110 high hurdles (16.71) and Ganshert placed third in the 300 hurdles (42.80). Weink teamed with Nick Borden, Vandermause and Blanke to take third in the 3,200 relay (8:52.23). In the field events, Yates placed third in the discus (131-5).

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Sophomore pitcher Spencer Buskager batted 4-for-4 with two RBIs on Tuesday, May 14, to lead Oregon to a Badger South Conference road win over Stoughton. “He did a really good job at bat coming up with some hits and he set the tone on the mound,” coach Jake Soule said. “He didn’t walk as many as he has had this year.” The Panthers (8-10 overall, 6-6 Badger South) used a big fourth inning to pull out the victory over the Vikings, who have lost six straight. The Panthers were coming off a 16-2 loss to Middleton the day before. Oregon got above .500 in the conference by knocking off Milton on Friday, May 11, on the road. With the victory, the Panthers swept the season series from the Red Hawks. “We are just trying to gear up for the playoffs and

What’s next Oregon will host Stoughton at 5 p.m. on Thursday. play clean baseball,” Soule said.

Oregon 9, Stoughton 5 Buskager pitched six innings and struck out eight to get the win, but the Panthers used a big fourth inning to break the game open and cruise to a 9-5 win over Stoughton on Tuesday. After the Panthers jumped out to a 3-0 lead at the end of two innings, Stoughton’s Ryan Ellinsgon crushed a three-run home run in the bottom of the third to tie it 3-3. Oregon answered with a four-run fourth to take a 7-3 lead.

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Softball: Panthers home Sam Mikkelson to open the scoring in the first inning. Bloyer later scored on a sacrifice fly by Erin Newton. Oregon broke the game open with four runs in the third, highlighted by a tworun double to center by Newton after two errors by Stoughton. Newton had three RBIs in the game. Megan Detra, Mikkelson and Bloyer each scored twice. Bree Bastian went 2-for-3 with a double to lead the Panthers at the plate. Kenadee Nelson went the distance, striking out 10 over seven innings. She allowed one run on three hits. Stoughton’s Kailey Hammersly tossed six innings, giving up nine runs on seven hits and three walks. She struck out three.

Monroe 2, Oregon 1 A seventh-inning error sealed Oregon’s fate in a 2-1 loss Monday against Monroe. Nelson took the loss. She went the distance, giving up two runs on five hits. She struck out four. Monroe’s Olivia Bobak threw seven innings. She allowed one run on five hits and struck out 14. Cheesemaker Sydney Updike singled home one run in the first inning. The Panthers tied the game 1-1 in the bottom of the third inning on a Newton line drive to center field.

Oregon 6, Parker 5 Allie Morgan cracked a two-run seventh-inning home run in the bottom of the inning Saturday to give Oregon a 6-5 walk-off win against Janesville Parker. Amelia Spilde led off the home half of the seventh with a line drive double to right field before Morgan homered to plate both runs. Parker took a 2-0 lead in the first inning but Oregon responded with a run in the second and three more in the fifth to build a 4-2 advantage. Two runs scored on a throwing error and Hallie Washebeck came around on a wild pitch. Parker fought back to take a 5-4 lead with a pair of solo home runs by Alexys Luek in the sixth inning. Chelsea Naber added a solo home run in the top of the

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seventh. Spilde earned the win. She tossed six innings and allowed six runs on eight hits, striking out five.

Oregon 7, Waterford 3 The Panthers launched four home runs Saturday to top Waterford 7-3. Oregon trailed 3-2 through three innings but took the lead for good with two runs in the top of the fourth. Newton highlighted the inning with a two-run home run. She added a solo home run in the sixth. Nelson went the distance in the circle for Oregon. She surrendered three runs on five hits over seven innings, striking out nine. Levi Rich had a two-run home run that gave Oregon a 2-1 lead in the second inning. Brooke McCallum went deep with a lead-off home run in the fifth inning. Bloyer, Morgan, McCallum, Rich and Newton each had multiple hits for Oregon.

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The Oregon boys tennis team finished out the regular season with losses to Badger South rival Monona Grove on Thursday, May 9, and were defeated in a conference crossover Tuesday, May 14, in Waunakee. Nielsen Tennis Stadium is the site of the Badger Conference tennis tournament this Friday and Saturday. Play starts at 9 a.m. each day.

Oregon switched up its lineup with the Badger Conference meet right around on the corner and fell 5-2 to Waunakee on Tuesday. T h e Pa n t h e r s e a r n e d wins at No. 4 singles and No. 1 doubles. Henry Wiedemann beat fellow senior Collin Klug 6-3, 7-5 at No. 4 singles and seniors Sean Benet and Zak Roskos prevailed 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-1 in a rare match together at No. 1 doubles.

Oregon travels to Nielsen Tennis Stadium for the Badger Conference tournament at 9  a.m. Friday.

Freshman Brandon Thorne, Ben Hessler and Madison Conduah comprised the top three-quarters of the singles lineup and all lost. Senior Zach Bennett and Owen Johnson

and Christian Branson and Nate Ellingson remained at Nos. 2 and 3 doubles but both loss.

Monona Grove 6, Oregon 1 Elliot Molot earned the Panthers’ lone win Thursday in a 6-1 loss to Monona Grove at Ahuska Park. Molot defeated Carter Kuhl 6-3, 6-3. Zach Bennett and Owen Johnson fell 6-3, 6-4 at No.2 doubles and Christian Branson dropped their No. 3 doubles match 6-4, 6-3.

Golf: Oregon will golf in Div. 1 DeForest regional Tuesday Continued from page 9 In a tuneup before conference, Oregon finished sixth in the Madison Memorial Invitational on Monday, May 13, at the Blackhawk Golf Course in Madison. The Panthers are in the WIAA Division 1 DeForest regional and will play Tuesday, May 21, at the Lake Windsor Golf Course. The top four teams advance to the sectional. “Next week, our goal for sure is to make it out of regionals,” he said. “If we just stay consistent we can make it out of the sectional. We will definitely have to play one of our best team scores we have this year.”

Oregon 2, Watertown 0 Bloyer went 2- for-3 and drove in both runs Friday as Oregon blanked Watertown 2-0. Bloyer doubled home Detra, who was hit by a pitch, on a 1-2 count in the first inning. McCallum singled on a pop fly to shortstop and scored three batters later on a Bloyer line drive to left field. Nelson toed the rubber for the Panthers and struck out seven. She scattered three hits over seven innings. Shay Dunn tossed six innings, allowing two earned runs on five hits and struck out three for Watertown.

Badger Conference The Panthers had two of the top three golfers and took second in the Badger South Conference Tournament on Tuesday at the House on the Rock Golf Course in Spring Green. Klus shot a 76 to finish first overall and senior Sam Schroeder carded an 8-overpar 79 to tie Edgewood’s Karl Gilmore for third. Oregon shot a 327 and took second behind Edgewood (318). Junior Zach Kapalczynski carded an 85 and senior Justin Yaun and Nicholas Kipp each finished with an 87. One one 87 score counted for the team since the top four scores are used in scoring. Klus birdied the 527-yard No. 13. He wasn’t satisfied with the 75 he shot. He understands he squandered a couple of putts and shots. Klus said he lipped out four putts. He had two holes that he three-putted. “I just didn’t capitalize on

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Oregon junior Zach Kapalczynski shot an 87 on Tuesday in the conference tournament in Spring Green. the opportunities I had for birdie,” he said. “I normally don’t three-putt. To threeputt two times for par was tough.” Klus said the goal was for each golfer to beat the Edgewood counterpart they were playing a round with in Spring Green. “They have a solid five guys that can break even,” Klus said.

Schroeder was even par after 12 holes. “After that, I blew up,” he said. “I worked so hard.” He shot an 8-over-par over the final six holes that included a pair of double bogeys.

Kapalczynski birdied No. 4 and finished with an 87. Oregon shot a 351 to take sixth in the 12-team invitational. Middleton, ranked fourth in Division 1, captured the team title over runner-up Waunakee (316). Blackhawk invite Schroeder finished with a Klus carded an 82 in the 90, but did post a birdie on Madison Memorial Invi- No. 12. Yaun rounded out the tational on Monday at the top four for the Panthers after shooting a 92. Blackhawk Country Club.

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Middleton on Monday. The Cardinals pounded out 16 hits. “That was just a blip on the radar,” Soule said. “We really have been a solid defensive team this year. That was uncharacteristic of us.” Oregon’s Carson Knoebl pitched 3 1/3 innings and gave up three earned runs on four hits and walked four.

Oregon senior Zach Tower pitched two innings. He gave up three unearned runs on two hits. Middleton’s Jake Meinholz pitched 5 1/3 innings and gave up one earned run on three hits and struck out five.

to lead the Panthers to a 6-2 road victory over Milton on Friday. Oregon jumped out to a 3-0 lead after four innings. The Panthers had a three-run fifth to take a 6-1 lead. Buskager went 3-for-4. Senior Noah Brindley pitched Oregon 6, Milton 2 six innings to get the win. He Senior Cameron Carpenter gave up two runs on eight hits went 2-for-3 with five RBIs and struck out two.

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A group of OMS orchestra students including Alex Stauffach- Oregon Middle School orchestra students Sam Jungers, Abileini Espinoza-Brito (with younger sister Alondra Espinoza-Brito er, Sean Flanagan, Samantha Schmitt, Anna Johnson, Maya looking on) and Alyssa Pillar-Kellman perform at the Wisconsin School Music Association District Solo and Ensemble FestiRudy, Jesus Mora and Nate Modjeski join with cellists from val on March 9 at Stoughton High School. Patrick Marsh Middle School playing Bach’s “Brandenburg Concerto #5” at their March 15 clinic.

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Two days later, more than 100 students participated in the annual Wisconsin School Music Association District Solo and Ensemble Festival hosted by Stoughton High School, with three OMS students and one Rome Corners Intermediate student advancing to the state competition April 27 at UW-Platteville. On March 15, seventh-grade orchestra students hosted their seventh-grade peers from Patrick Marsh Middle School in Sun Prairie. Patrick Marsh orchestra teacher Bryce Sanville and OMS orchestra teacher Kay Black worked with guest clinician Darlene Rivest, conductor

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Oregon Rotary Club member Al Brown, back right, watches as OMS eighth-grader Logan Schuler, right, pulls on a rope attached to an invasive honeysuckle plant. From left pulling are Hayden Byrne, Kyle Shogren, Lukas Dopart and Celia Dinkins. “hoop house” at the middle school to accommodate the students’ work. With students involved in the construction process, the Rotary raised a Quonset-hut-style greenhouse that students continue to use for a variety of applications, including growing vegetables for school lunches and housing various horticulture class projects.

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Canada-based movement Bicycles for Humanity. With help from fellow Rotarians Jerry Tyler and Wendell Matzke and backed by Rotary funding, the program gathered and repaired over 1,000 bikes. In 2013, the project was renamed Spokes from Wisconsin and the Browns began looking into the complicated process of delivering the bikes to Africa. Eventually the group received an offer of assistance from Washington D.C.-based nonprofit Bikes for the World, Gail Brown told the Observer in an email. The organization “had years of experience with customs, regulations and

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T h e R o t a r y ’s g l o b a l impact has also been felt close to home. Emma Prior, an OHS junior in 2010, received a rare chance to spend a year in Chile as part of the Rotary’s international youth exchange program. “I think the thing that will stick with me the most are the friendships I’ve made here,” she told the Observer in 2011. She expressed a hope that the relationships would “last for a lifetime.” With 75 years of fostering international connections and strengthening the community at home, the Rotary Club of Oregon will commemorate this milestone in the summer and is planning an Aug. 3 picnic at Jaycee Park. The club is also prepared for a future beyond those festivities by adapting “to the interests and busy schedules of (its) members,” Bergstrom wrote in an email. “It is an organization that is flexible enough to have staying power,” Bergstrom wrote. “The focus on supporting the needs of our communities makes it pretty timeless.”

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formal admission into Rotary International. Today, the Rotary Club sustains its mission with two main fundraisers each year — making the non-Rotary members of the community key to Rotary’s work. The club’s brat stand has been a mainstay at Oregon’s Summer Fest since 1970 and is an essential Rotary fundraiser, Bergstrom wrote. An artisan cheese and wine tasting, which is hosted at Gorman and Company’s Red Brick Gym, began more recently in 2010, but has come to rival the success of the popular brat stand. “We cannot fund scholarships, help maintain Lerner Park or fund community grant requests without the tremendous support we receive from the community when they attend our events or participate in our fundraisers,” Bergstrom wrote.

helping the school for students coming from far and those who are walking long distance to work. “We are very grateful for your support with the bikes and shipping cost,” they added.

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Though not nearly as old as the club itself, one of the Rotary’s longest running projects has continued to cultivate a village green space since 1999. When the village purchased farmland west of Oregon from the Lerner family for use as an industrial park, it was specified by the family that any unused portion should be placed in a conservancy. Ending up with roughly 60 acres of extra land,

Rotarians Al Miller, Larry Mahr and Arlan Kay, who were on the Village Planning Commission, suggested a rehabilitation of the area. The three gained the approval of the Rotary, and the club set to work removing trash and brush from the land, including invasive honeysuckle. The area became known as Lerner Conservation Park and saw the addition of trails, benches and observation decks. The Rotary Club continues to make improvements to the park and sets controlled prairie burns every spring. Miller, who has been credited as the “father” of the park, told the Observer the park is “kind of a secret.” “I don’t think the community as a whole understands what’s there,” he said. “Those that know about it love it.” The park also serves as an important educational tool for Oregon schools. Students are introduced to the park in second grade, participate in restoring the park in eighth grade and remain involved through high school with science classes and the school’s Ecology Club. In 2011, the park helped spawn a greenhouse at O r eg o n M i d d l e S c h o o l in response to a need for plant storage, with students growing prairie plants to be moved to the park. OMS earth science teacher Nate Mahr enlisted the help of his father Larry and the Rotary Club in funding a

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Pool: Director says pool brings community together, eyes incoming Splash Pad Continued from page 1 for a community service,” Bossingham said.

More than a pool The outdoor pool needed to be replaced due to “age and needing major repairs,” Bossingham said, and the community came together and “spearheaded” a project to open an indoor pool facility. According to a May 1989 Observer article, the “Oregon Pool Fund Raising Committee” was working toward a pool fund goal of $300,000. A pool pledge update as of May 5, 1989, states the committee reached nearly half its goal at the time — businesses, individuals, organizations, memorials and municipal donations had totaled out to $146,129.40. “Even though the pool project is nearing completion, the fundraising is an ongoing project,” a May 1989 Observer news blurb states. Since then, the pool has become a place “for people to get more information about Oregon,” Bossingham said, since the village doesn’t have an active community and recreation department. Over the years, the pool has added eight private changing rooms, replaced metal lockers with plastic ones, changed the cement material of the large pool

shell from marcite to fiberglass and even changed the color scheme of the pool from an ‘80s-’90s aesthetic to be more modern, she said. To meet the needs of visitors, the pool has also expanded its hours of operation and how many days swimmers are able to get lessons. Bossingham said lessons used to be offered only on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Now, swimmers can also take lessons on Sunday, with the option of private lessons on other days, she said. “(Swimming) brings together people of all abilities,” Bossingham said.

The years to come While the pool has maintained its focus on community service, especially with the Oregon Kids Triathlon, there’s more planned for the near future — most notably the Splash Pad, Bossingham said. A fundraiser held April 4 by the Oregon-Brooklyn Optimist Club raised funds for the cost of the splash pad’s water features, one of the remaining items on the list of materials needed. Fundraising for the pad began in 2016. It will likely have interactive water features and be a free destination for Oregon families to relax and enjoy the summer months — a return to an outdoor attraction that won’t eliminate the

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The interior of the Oregon Community Pool when it first opened in May 1989. It replaced an outdoor pool that got pretty chilly in the spring.

Commemorating three decades Aquatics Director Deb Bossingham said Oregon Community Pool staff will celebrate the 30-year anniversary with a week of free swims from Monday, May 13 through Friday, May 17, and a 10 percent discount on individual and family summer passes, $35 and $45 respectively. The Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce will conduct a ribbon cutting at the pool at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 16, 249 Brook St. On Friday, staff will draw for five giveaways, four of which include a “goodie bag” with an umbrella, cooler, backpack cooler, ice pack and sunglasses; and one including a one-year family pass. Refreshments will be offered throughout the week. And Bossingham said as year-round offering of the more visitors use pool facilcommunity pool. The project is estimated ities, finding more renewable energy sources to to cost around $750,000. power the building — and

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