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More fresh food choices Pantry-goers to see onions on shelves in coming months EMILIE HEIDEMANN Unified Newspaper Group
Olivia Paul, 9, smiles as she swings through the air during Summer Fest Thursday, June 20.
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Into the swing of summer Festival celebrates start of season
Visitors of Summer Fest started the first weekend of the season off the right way. From Thursday, June 20, through Sunday, June 23,
festival attendees engaged in athletic tournaments and races, rode thrilling Spectrum Carnival rides, relaxed with some yoga, danced the night away with some live music and more. And even though rainy weather pushed the Sunday,
June 23, “Wisconsin Pride” themed parade back 15 minutes, hundreds still turned out to spectate the hour-long affair. – Emilie Heidemann
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RCI students solve ‘playground problems’ and more with STEAM SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group
The next time you need a good team to design a playground, you might want to call some of the fifth graders from Rome Corners Intermediate School who completed the STEAM course a few weeks ago. The students, led by RCI STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) teacher Michelle Minter, spent the semester learning about the Engineering Design Process. They used the process to then tackle problems and strengthen collaborative problem solving skills, using various design and presentation tools to navigate real-world challenges. Some of the projects this semester included “Steamville Bridge Design,” “Global Issues and Inventions” and most recently, “The OSD Playground Problem.”
Throughout these challenges, students were asked to examine each phase of the EDP (Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create and Improve) before moving onto the next phase. Minter said it’s a process that “forces students to be intentional about planning their work and collaborating within a group.” “Oftentimes when students are presented with a challenge, they’re excited and want to jump right in to create the first solution that comes to mind,” she said in an email to the Observer. The final “Playground Problem” unit aimed to improve the school experience for future fifth graders using a real-life scenario. Students learned how teams of teachers, architects and students have participated in various design elePhoto submitted ments of the new OSD elementary An RCI fifth-grader in the STEAM course checks out the 360-degree photos he Turn to RCI/Page 10 just took at the school’s playground.
Patrons browsing Oregon Area Food Pantry shelves might see garden-fresh red and yellow onions on the shelves later this summer into early fall. A n d t h a t ’s j u s t t h e beginning of potential vegetable options pantry-goers may have within the next few years. They will come right from their backyard; more specifically, organic raised bed gardens from Anderson Farm County Park. Pantry managing director Diane Sliter said the goal of the project is to provide OAFP with additional produce during
the harvest season – the pantry already gets some through The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin, the Community Action Coalition and Oregon businesses. The garden, located at 805 Union Road, is comprised of six 4-by-16 organic raised beds with wooden frames that hold the onions. Anderson Park Friends Inc. President, Roe Parker pointed to how some of the onions’ leaves were beginning to “flop over,” indicating it’s already almost time for harvest, even though volunteers built the gardens in April and planted the onions in May. Harvesting time came a little earlier this year, Sliter said, because of the rainy spring season.
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A red, white and blue neighborhood Krenz to end 25 year run organizing July 4 parade EMILIE HEIDEMANN Unified Newspaper Group
If You Go What: Merri-Hill Neighborhood Fourth of July Parade When: 10 a.m. lineup; 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 4 Where: Starts at 525 E. Richards Rd., turns on Merri-Hill Drive then Landover Drive, wraps around on North Perry Parkway and will end back at 525 E. Richards Rd. Info: 438-2482
As Merri-Hill Neighborhood Fourth of July Parade organizer, Nadine Krenz paged through three photo albums filled over the past 25 years, she held up one picture in particular. The photo, shot in 1995, depicted a crowd of around 30 kids all dressed in red, white and blue attire and grinning – they had just attended the inaugural Fourth of July parade, she is Krenz’s last parade to organize. told the Observer. She hopes the parade A lot has changed since then, she said. Even w i l l s t a y t h e f u n more will change after Turn to Parade/Page 12 this year’s event, which
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‘Show Off Your Dog’ The senior center held its annual “Show Off Your Dog” show in its parking lot Thursday, June 20. Dozens attended the show to highlight the tricks their pooches could do or to talk about their dog’s characteristics and personalities.
The dogs received awards for “Most Distracted,” “Best Dressed,” “Longest Ears” and “Happiest Tail.” Dogs and their humans also indulged in some frozen treats since the event took place on a hot day. - Emilie Heidemann
Susan Schiller, Fitchburg, has her golden retriever Airie, 2 1/2 years old, fetch her a tissue at the “Show Off Your Dog” annual dog show at the senior center.
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Maria’s Pizza to close after 40 years Krumme joins UNG EMILIE HEIDEMANN
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After more than 40 years of serving the Oregon community, Maria’s Pizza is set to close its doors at the end of the month. A Maria’s Pizza Facebook post dated June 14 states the business is closing Sunday, June 30, “with a heavy heart.” “We are so grateful for the love and support over the past 40+ years,” the post states. “Thank you everyone!!!” As of October 2018, John Indelicato, who opened the 134 S. Main St. restaurant in 1978, told the Observer he decided to put it up for sale to retire. Back then, he listed the building, property and parking lot next to the location for $945,000. Indelicato told the Observer last fall he wanted to retire because of an illness that gave him no choice but to close Maria’s for two months last year, which helped him decide it was time to slow down. He said he wanted “to enjoy the time I have left.” He had been operating the business with his wife and three daughters. Email Emilie Heidemann at emilie.heidemann@wcinet. com or follow her on Twitter at @HeidemannEmilie.
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Mackenzie Krumme has joined the staff of Unified Newspaper Group. Krumme, a Stoughton native, graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2018 with a bachelor of Krumme arts in journalism and international studies. She most recently was a reporting intern at both Madison Magazine and Madison365, where she will continue to do some freelance work. She has recorded a podcast and worked with high school students to teach journalism skills at Centro Hispano. Krumme had freelanced for Unified Newspaper Group previously, writing two cover stories for Your Fa m i l y m a g a z i n e a n d working with our Spanish-language Corre la Voz
publication in Verona. While at Madison, Krumme worked as an editor at the Badger Herald. She also previously volunteered at WORT Radio in Madison. She lived abroad throughout her early adulthood, in Mexico, Nicaragua and Spain. Krumme is taking over for Amber Levenhagen, who had been the Stoughton community reporter since October 2016. Levenhagen has moved to a government reporting position, covering the City of Stoughton and Village of Oregon. Krumme will work with fellow community reporters Emilie Heidemann and Kimberly Wethal in their coverage of Oregon and Verona, respectively. Krumme can be reached at mackenzie.krumme@ wcinet.com, Heidemann at emilie.heidemann@ wcinet.com and Wethal at kimberly.wethal@wcinet. com. Community news for any of UNG’s coverage areas can be sent to assistant editor Scott Girard at communityreporter@wcinet.com. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
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Maria’s Pizza is set to close in Oregon Sunday, June 30, after serving the community for around 40 years.
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A Dane County judge ruled Oregon resident James Fetzer, and his fellow co-author of a controversial book on the Sandy Hook s h o o t i n g , d e fa m e d t h e father of one of the victims. During a four-hour hearing Tuesday, June 18, Dane County Circuit Judge Frank Remington allowed a trial for damages against Fetzer and Mike Palacek to be set for October, the Wisconsin State Journal reported. Leonard Pozner filed a defamation lawsuit in Dane County Circuit Court Nov. 27 against Fetzer, Palacek and Wrongs Without
Wremedies, LLC., publisher of “Nobody Died at Sandy Hook.” In the book, Pozner is accused of being an actor, and authors claim the death certificate of his 6-year-old son, Noah, was faked. Noah Pozner was among 26 people shot to death at the Connecticut school in December 2013, including 20 first-grade students. The lawsuit sought unspecified monetary damages and “a judgment clearing his name,” as Pozner said he’s been forced to move multiple times due to harassment from those who believe the claims made in the book, according to the Associated Press. Pozner’s attorney Jacob Zimmerman said Pozner is asking for $1 million. Neither Fetzer nor Palecek were represented by an attorney, as “nobody wants
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enturies ago, William Shakespeare wrote, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” suggesting that a label does not have the power to fundamentally change the object labeled. While I hesitate to take issue with a genius like Shakespeare, I do think there is tremendous power in the labels we attach to objects. I am reminded of the power of labels over and over again in my role at the senior center. Let’s just start with our name: the Oregon Area Senior CenBrickner ter. There are people who won’t set foot in our building because they do not see themselves as seniors. I am not sure they would feel any better about being called older adults, or even elders. Some people don’t object to the term “Baby Boomer,” but even though there are a lot of them, not all people over 60 fit in that category. Boomers are a subset of the larger group of people who are (forgive me) older adults. Recently, I heard a new term that is being adopted by some to describe this segment of the population: perennials. Anyone who has spent time gardening has an understanding of that term – perennial plants come back year after year. They grow and flower and endure and thrive and are generally dependable for the long haul. Maybe we all want to be perennials throughout our lives. Maybe everybody wants to keep growing and thriving and contributing, regardless of age. My initial reaction to the label “perennial” was mostly positive. But I also realized pretty quickly that if we took to calling ourselves “The Perennial Place” instead of “The Senior Center,” we would likely have people stopping in asking to see the rose bushes or where the
hydrangeas are kept. In some odd way, the term “perennial” for a certain age group also seems to be a bit of a take-off on the term “millennial,” which for reasons I can’t really articulate, kind of bothers me. Maybe I am simply opposed to it on the basis of it being “cutesy,” like calling seniors Boomers and the generation born today Zoomers. It just feels contrived. It is not just the world of Boomers, seniors, older adults, perennials and elders that is struggling with the power of labels. A lot of people will show up to take advantage of a “Maker Space” that is offering the same sort of activities that would have been called arts and crafts a few years ago. Calling it arts and crafts today would definitely doom the event, as people already have a preformed idea of arts and crafts: It belongs to a previous generation. Perhaps that is the problem with the term “senior.” It reminds today’s mature adults of people older than themselves, possibly even their parents, and they don’t want anything to do with joining that particular demographic. Studies have shown that as people age, they are generally able to accurately perceive the ages of the people around them, but not their own age. They are aware of their chronological age, but that is about it. “Age is just a number,” we all like to say, especially when we are thinking about ourselves. This helps explain why an 80 year old can complain about being surrounded by “a bunch of old people” when they go to an event attended by people who are in their 70s. It explains the people in their 90s who tell me they aren’t old enough to use the senior center. (This always makes me want to ask them when they will be old enough, but so far I have held my tongue.) People look in the mirror and mostly ignore the telltale outer
signs of their own advancing age because they know that they are still young at heart. Most people seem to feel the same way about their friends – they may be aging, but they are still not really seniors. When they look at other members of their peer group, people they don’t really know very well if at all, they just see the outer signs of age and decide that they are old. And who wants to hang around with people who fit the stereotype of “old”? Maybe we should stop using any term other than adult. Being an adult carries no stigma. It is something that youth longs for. What kid doesn’t look forward to the day of becoming an adult and being master of one’s own fate? Perhaps we can transition from childhood to adulthood and leave it at that. We could turn “Senior Discounts” into “discounts for people over age 60” for example. No one would have to wonder whether they were old enough to qualify for a discount. That might work for some things, but probably isn’t helpful when considering what the Senior Center should call itself. If we called ourselves “219 on Park” for example, who would come through our doors? The people who already know what happens here, certainly. But would anybody else have an idea what sort of organization 219 on Park is? I am not sure we will have solved the problem of labels if our name is so vague nobody knows what goes on in our building. For now, we are a senior center. Someday we may abandon that label in favor of a more neutral name. I welcome your feedback about the subject, whether you are a senior, a perennial or an adult with a longer history than some. If the name or something else keeps you out of the building, let me know what it is. Rachel Brickner is the director of the Oregon Area Senior Center.
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Market garden plans underway
Continued from page 1 After the onions are picked, they will be cured for two weeks, then stored and made ready for distribution to the pantry, Parker said. Sliter said patrons are “anxious and curious” about the organic garden project – they are excited to see the additional options they’ll have to choose from. She said onions were an easy choice to start with, as they last a long time and have many uses for cooking. Future options for patrons could include carrots, broccoli and Brussels sprouts, Parker said.
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Another project is in the works, Roe Parker, Anderson Park Friends, Inc. president told the Observer. A market garden will be located on the 805 Union Road property in a 12-acre space, which includes the potential two-acre Oregon Area Food Pantry garden right next to the road. Parker said the organization has started the initial planning process for the farm, which will likely comprise of patches of land for gardeners and farmers to lease. Once they lease the land, they can grow whatever crops and plants they
choose to sell for a profit “without interference.” He said APF would provide varying levels of support, one means possibly including hoop houses on the farm property. APF would also provide facilities like its Kubota tractor and other supplies. The strategy for the market farm is to create an action plan this year and implement a pilot garden project in 2020, according to a June APF mail newsletter. The organization will partner with Dane County Parks, UW-Extension and Community Groundworks for the project.
Sally Bertelson, Oregon Area Food Pantry garden coordinator, weeds the organic raised bed Parker told the Observer gardens growing onions for patrons. the garden project is a part of the master plan for Anderson involved with food pantries individuals in Madison with for purchasing tractor implefor some time, he said he food pantry garden projects, ments – including a plow and Farm County Park. He said the raised bed gar- always saw a need for fresh an “extensive discussion” left an implement that turns up dens are Phase I of the over- produce. Fast forward to OAFP and APF staff needing soil. “We actually need to be all OAFP project, to be com- when OAFP moved into its the right equipment. But with APF raising able to use agricultural tech107 N. Alpine Pkwy. location, pleted in two more phases $23,000 to buy a new Kuboniques with the (eventual) and there was finally space to by 2021. Parker said Phase II ta tractor last year – it was two-acre garden,” Parker said. store it. will likely include expanding available this spring to help “We’ll be using (the tech“The (Oregon) Observer to a one-acre garden along deliver the loads of soil needniques) to plant the produce can claim a little credit,” ParkUnion Road. Evaluation for Phase II will happen around er said. “It was last September ed for the raised beds rather and for basic weeding and September 2020, he said. at an editorial board meeting than several volunteers having harvesting.” Also this spring, seven volto wheelbarrow the soil back Phase III will likely mean at Village Hall.” and forth. unteers helped build and stain The Obsever holds editorial expanding the one-acre garCompanies from the Dane the raised bed frames. Ten den into two acres along the board meetings every month to gather feedback from the County area donated the volunteers currently maintain same road by 2021. onions and mesh bags for the planting, weeding, waterSliter said OAFP might community about coverage. their storage, and provided ing and harvesting of the “After hearing Diane and plant carrots next year along discounts on lumber for the onions, he said. (OAFP board chair Tom with the onions. Broccoli, “Oregon has a great volunraised bed frames and soil. Kirchdoerfer) speak at the Brussels sprouts and other Parker said OAFP and APF teerism spirit,” Parker said. meeting, we knew we could produce would come later. “Some of the discussion do some more (garden) plan- contributed funds to the projof this started in early 2009 ning a few months after that,” ect. The garden also received donations from two church when (Dane County) was he added. working with the Anderson A ‘volunteerism spirit’ groups and a few individuals. Featuring the Midwest’s largest selection of perennials, hostas and The $1,700 project was family to purchase the land,” Planning started in Novem- funded through all those he said. donations, Parker said, though ber 2018. As Parker has been A f t e r m e e t i n g w i t h fundraising is still in process
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From 2-3 p.m. Monday, July 1, attendees can join in on a “Beyond the Book” club at the library . This different type of book club explores genres through sharing and hands-on activities. The July 1 club theme is titled “I Survived: Hurricane Jars & Earthquake engineering.” The event is for ages 8-11. Reading with Flipster Registration is required. From 6-7 p.m. Thursday, June 27, read For information, call 835-3656. magazines with Flipster at the library. Attendees are encouraged to bring Concert in the park their devices to learn how to read The last performance of the season for magazines anywhere with internet Oregon Community Band will take place access with the library’s subscription to from 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, July 2 inside Flipster. the band shell at Madsen Memorial & Registration is required. Waterman Triangle Park, 121 Janesville For information, call 835-3656. St. The concert is free and refreshments will be available at the performance. ‘Beauty and the Beast’ For more information, call the Oregon The First Wing Family Theater will Area Chamber of Commerce at 835perform “Beauty and the Beat Jr.” at 7 3697. p.m. Friday, June 28 and Saturday, June ‘Dads & Donuts’ 29. There will be an additional The public, and local dads especially, performance on at 2 p.m. Sunday, June are invited to Dads & Donuts from 30. All will take place at St. Paul’s 10-10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 6, at the Liberty Lutheran Church Education library. Center, 3494 Oak Park Rd. Join in on stories and songs followed Cast member Mitchel Compton, by donuts and juice for kids and coffee Oregon, will be in the play. for adults. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for The story time is meant for children seniors and $40 for families of two adults under age 6, but everyone is welcome. and three or more children. Children For information, call 835-3656. under 5 are free. Tickets will be available
‘Pop-Up Makerspace’ From 1-3 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, at the library, create and collaborate in a popup makerspace. The space will allow for learning, exploration and creativity without technology. Library staff will have some projects for attendees to try as well as the following equipment: a 3D printer, a Cameo stencil cutter, Accu-cut die cutter, sewing machine and more. Attendees are encouraged to stop in anytime during the session. For information, call 835-3656.
Sensory story time Engage all the senses in a sensory story time and open play from 10-10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 11, at the library. Attendees can enjoy songs, stories, movement activities like yoga and more. The story time includes activities, fidgets and orientations that are great for children on the autism spectrum. Registration is required. For information, call 835-3656.
Knowing the signs Learn the warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 11, at the senior center. Attendees can engage in a presentation with Sheila Stephens of Sienna Crest Assisted Living that will share 10 warning signs of the disease, which will also address many commonly held fears about it. For information, call 835-5801.
Community calendar Thursday, June 27
• Noon-1 p.m., Community potluck, Brooklyn Community United Methodist Church, 201 Church St., 4553344 • 2-2:45 p.m., Hillbilly Science Spectacular Comedy Show, Oregon Youth Center, 110 N. Oak St., 8353656 • 4-7 p.m., Food distribution and collection (hours now weekly), Oregon Area Food Pantry, 107 N. Alpine Parkway, oregonfoodpantry@hotmail.com • 6-7 p.m., Read Magazines Anytime with Flipster, library, 835-3656 • 6:30-8 p.m., Bookmobile at the gazebo, 100 Hotel St., Brooklyn, dcls.info
Friday, June 28
• 10 and 10:30 a.m., Family story
time and Stay and Play, library, 835-3656
Monday, July 1
• 2-3 p.m., Beyond the Book club, library, 835-3656 • 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, June 27 WOW: 2018 Oregon Summer Fest music: Angels & Outlaws ORE: 2019 WI High School Boys Rugby Division 3 Championships (June 1) Friday, June 28 WOW: 2019 Oregon Summer Fest Parade (June 23) ORE: 2019 OHS Commencement Ceremony (June 9) Saturday, June 29 WOW: 2019 Oregon Summer Fest band: Red Hot Horn Dawgs (June 20) ORE: 2019 Oregon Summer Fest Parade (June 23) Sunday, June 30 WOW: Holy Mother of Consolation Catholic Church Service ORE: Oregon Panther Girls Soccer Sectionals vs Ft. Atkinson (June 1)w
Tuesday, July 2
• 9-11 a.m., Food distribution and collection, Oregon Area Food Pantry, 107 N. Alpine Parkway, oregonfoodpantry@hotmail.com • 10-10:30 a.m., Family story time, library, 836-3656 • 11 a.m., Bouncing babies story time, library, 835-3656 • 7-8 p.m., Oregon Community Band Concert in the Park, Triangle/ Waterman Park in Downtown
Monday, July 1 WOW: 2019 Oregon Summer Fest band: Super Tuesday (June 21) ORE: Oregon School Board Meeting (June 10) Tuesday, July 2 WOW: Oregon Community Band – LIVE - 7pm ORE: Oregon Panther Girls Soccer Sectionals vs DeForest (June 6) Wednesday, July 3 WOW: 2018 Oregon Summer Fest Fireworks ORE: OHS Band Concert (May 30) Thursday, July 4 WOW: 2019 Oregon Summer Fest band: Cherry Pie (June 22) ORE: OHS Jazz & Percussion Ensemble (May 28)
Oregon, 835-3697
Wednesday, July 3
• 10 and 10:30 a.m., Family story time and Stay and Play, library, 835-3656 • 6-7 p.m., Yoga, Brooklyn Community Building, 102 N. Rutland Ave., 455-4201
Thursday, July 4
• Library and pool closed for Independence Day • 10:30 a.m., Merri-Hill Neighborhood Fourth of July Parade (10 a.m. lineup), starts at 525 E. Richards Rd., For information, call Nadine Krenz at 438-2482 • 6:30-8 p.m., Bookmobile at the gazebo, 100 Hotel St., Brooklyn, dcls.info
Senior center Monday, July 1 Roasted Turkey in Gravy Rice Pilaf Creamed Corn, Cranberry Sauce Grapes or Fruit cocktail Brownie with Peanut Butter Frosting MO – Veggie Strips in Gravy NCS – SF Pudding Tuesday, July 2 Taco Pasta Casserole Broccoli Cauliflower, Pineapple Blueberry Crisp MO – Veggie Pasta Casserole NCS – SF Cookie Packet Wednesday, July 3 *Saucy BBQ Ribs Cheesy Potatoes Green Salad with Dressing Dinner Roll, Watermelon Root Beer Float MO – Black Bean Patty NCS – SF Ice Cream with Diet Soda Thursday, July 4 Closed for Independence Day Friday, July 5 Chicken Sandwich Cheesy Potatoes NAS – Baked Potato, No Mayo Four-Bean Salad, Orange Frosted Chocolate Cake MO – Egg Salad NCS – SF Jell-O SO - Tuna Salad *Contains Pork
Monday, July 1 10:30 Dominoes 10:30 StrongWomen 1:00 Weight Loss Support 1:30 Bridge 1:45 Balance Class Tuesday, July 2 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:45 Zumba Gold 10:30 Parkinson’s Class 12:30 Sheepshead 12:30 Shopping at Pick-N-Save 1:00 Movie: “A Dog’s Way Home” 5:30 StrongWomen Wednesday, July 3 10:00 Shopping at Hilldale 10:30 Book Club 12:45 Silver Sneakers 1:00 Euchre Thursday, July 4 Closed for Independence Day Friday, July 5 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.
Constancy in a Rapidly Changing World “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” – Hebrews 13:8 NIV The first time I heard about the concept of “future shock,” a state of distress or disorientation due to rapid social or technological change,I was relatively young, still in high school, and I recall thinking that change isn’t that hard to deal with, and in fact can be exciting. As we age, however, there can be too much change in too short a period of time for us to adjust in a healthy way. While the young may adapt easily to their new phones or computers, many of us “old-timers”feel like every time our phone or computer is updated it is an annoyance, and we have to relearn how to do things that were simple yesterday. It doesn’t do much good to tell yourself that this is an opportunity to grow and learn something new, or that it’s helping to keep us mentally flexible. It is still annoying. One consolation is that there are always things to go back to which feel constant in this rapidly changing world, and the greatest of these is God. God, and God’s word, never changes. He is the immutable One which contains all of this change. Reading the Bible and saying our prayers is comforting, in part, because it never changes, and we realize that even if we live a hundred years, God will be there for us. – Christopher Simon
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Photo by Emilie Heidemann
Olivia Wallace, 4, Oregon, waves at the parade crowd from the Oregon Daycare Inc. float on Sunday, June 23.
Photo by Kimberly Wethal
Fireworks set off in Jaycee Park across the street from the festival grounds light up the night sky during Summer Fest on Thursday, June 20.
Photo by Kimberly Wethal
Members of the Red Hot Horn Dawgs perform music from the band Chicago during Summer Fest on Thursday, June 20.
Photo by Emilie Heidemann
Area youngsters participate in the kids 1k run on the third day of Summer Fest on Saturday, June 22.
Photo by Kimberly Wethal
Theodore Gard, 2, snags a shark out of the water with the assistance of his mother Molly, winning a stuffed frog afterward, during Summer Fest on Thursday, June 20.
Photo by Kimberly Wethal
Molly Schafer, 4, waves at her family as she goes for a spin on the merry-go-round during Summer Fest on Thursday, June 20.
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Trio named Div. 2 All-State MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
The Oregon girls soccer team won a state title and three players earned recognition June 18 for helping the Panthers accomplish the feat. Senior defender Sydney McKee and junior goalkeeper Melia Moyer were named second-team All-State by the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association. McKee, a Division I commit to Stetson University in DeLand, Fla., was one of the anchors of the Panthers’ defense. Oregon posted 15 shutouts this season, one away from tying the school record. Moyer had 51 saves and also was part of a stingy defense that limited opponents to six goals all
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The three Oregon girls soccer players named Division 2 All-State by the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association are junior goalkeeper Melia Moyer, junior forward Avary Fanning and senior defender Sydney McKee. CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Fanning was named honorable mention Division 2 All-State by the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association; McKee, who was second-team All-State, scores a goal on a penalty kick in the state championship game; Moyer looks to make a leaping save on a corner kick as Whitefish Bay’s Izzy Bartolone tries to head the ball into the net. Moyer had 10 saves in the Panthers’ shootout win over the Blue Dukes in the WIAA Division 2 state championship at Uihlein Soccer Park.
Commentary
Stepping away to focus on family JEREMY JONES Sports editor
As a prep sports editor, I have always looked at my job like that of a historian, telling the stories of coaches and student-athletes — their successes and failures – t h r o u g h Jones words and photos. The winter of 2018 my wife and I welcomed our first child into our lives and immediately our entire lives changed in an instant. Suddenly, my story changed from husband and sports editor to husband and father, but there was only so much of us to go around. While my wife and I
work opposite schedules, it has been increasingly difficult to find a worklife balance in this position. That is one of several reasons that after 15 years I’ve decided to step down as the Unified Newspaper Group sports editor effective at the end of this month. As a prep sports editor covering the communities of Oregon, Stoughton and Verona, I have made many memories and lasting friendships. But as a father of a 17-month old son, I have decided to step away from this job and focus on my family. While coaches, officials, school administrators and reporters, are all easy targets for criticism, May 5, 2019, shined a spotlight on what is truly important in my life.
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Basketball
Pribbenow inducted into WBCA Hall JEREMY JONES Sports editor
Former Oregon High School coach Roger Pribbenow hadn’t coached a boys basketball game in more than 25 years when he received a surprising call from WBCA president Jerry Petitgoue two years Pribbenow ago. Pribbenow, a coach at OHS from 1966-1991, was told he had been nominated to the WBCA Hall of Fame. And earlier this year, that nomination went a step further. He and the rest of the class will be inducted Sept. 28 at a banquet at the Wilderness Resort in Wisconsin Dells. Pribbenow said three words came to mind when he got the call telling him he had been inducted earlier this year – surprised, pleased and proud. “I had been out of basketball for a long time,” he said. “Jerry and I know each other. We’ve worked on committees together, but we don’t exchange Christmas cards, so I knew the call was for real.” The Richland Center High School graduate and four-sport athlete taught math at three different high schools and coached for more than a half-century in boys basketball and tennis.
In his 18 seasons as the head basketball coach at Oregon, Pribbenow compiled a 213-152 record (304-238 overall as a JV and varsity coach in 28 years). His teams won three Badger Conference championships and had five second-place finishes in the Badger and Central Suburban Conferences. Pribbenow was an assistant All-Star game coach in 1989, the all-star head coach in 1991 and the Badger Conference commissioner from 1994-2001. Dan Kissling, his only four-year varsity starter at Oregon, nominated Pribbenow back in 2014 and will present him with the award this fall “You don’t see very many coaches anymore coach as long as he did,” Kissling said. “More than 36 years of teaching and coaching is unbelievable to me. “He coached tennis, volunteered at the Wisconsin state track meet for more than 35 years as a clerk of course and stepped in for the season as interim head coach when the Oregon girls basketball coach became ill with cancer.”
Following his parents Born in 1939, Pribbenow earned seven varsity letters playing football, basketball, baseball and golf at RCHS. The son of teachers Harold and Evelyn Pribbenow, Roger was inspired to follow his parents into teaching and coaching. His father coached boxing, assisted the football and basketball teams and was the
head coach of the Richland Center baseball team for a couple years. “My dad liked to do his coaching during the weekend and let the kids play on the weekend,” Pribbenow said. “He believed you did your work during the week and you tried help your team during a game, but it was their game.” His parents would come to at least a half dozen Oregon boys basketball games a season while their son coached the team from 1973-1991. “Afterwards he would ask, Why did you do this? And I would explain. He just wanted to know what I was thinking,” Pribbenow said.
Teaching and coaching Pribbenow’s coaching and teaching career began an hour north of his hometown. After graduating from UW-La Crosse with a degree in math education in 1961 and earning his master’s degree in math education from the University of Oklahoma in 1967, he spent three years (196164) as an assistant basketball coach in Cashton. He then spent two years at Sussex Hamilton, where he was an assistant golf coach and head tennis coach for one year. The next 25 years were spent at Oregon High School, first as an assistant boys basketball coach, then as varsity coach in
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Torpy receives academic all-American award JEREMY JONES
a 3.87 GPA, the Oregon native was one of 45 players recognized with the elite academic honor. She was Former the first St. Thomas womOregon en’s hockey player to earn High School the honor in the program’s girls hock 20-year history. ey standout Torpy, started as the goalKenzie Torpy tender for the Icebergs girls capped her hockey co-op, winning the collegiate prestigious Ms. Hockey c a r e e r a t Torpy award given to the state’s St. Thomtop player. She also won the as earning D iv i s i o n I I I A c a d e m i c Jessie Vetter award, given All-American honors last to the state’s top goaltender, three times. She went on to week. A psychology major with win 69 games in her career Sports editor
Oregon 12U wins three tournaments Photo submitted
Oregon Youth Softball hosted their annual Smash Tournament May 31-June 2. Oregon’s 12U team went 5-0 and won the championship on Sunday. Oregon’s 10U team took second place. The Oregon 12U team (front, from left): are Ada Marcin, Olivia Neis, Lauryn Etienne, Carly Zych and Annabelle Monte; (back) Charlotte Swenson, McKenna Carroll, Dariene Zimmerman, Rachel Cook, Maya Rudy and Mira Wilde. On June 15, the Oregon 12U team played in a one-day tournament in Dubuque, Iowa, and won the championship by going 4-0. They played in a tournament in Green Bay on June 21-23 and went 5-0 to win the championship.
Soccer: Four to play in All-Star game
Jones: Saying goodbye after 15 years Continued from page 8 Although I had already made my decision prior to what started out as a beautiful Sunday, that day will be one that our family will never forget. It’s the day that our son was hit in the head at a Home Talent game with a line drive and transported via Med Flight to the American Family Children’s Hospital. The impact of the ball fractured our son’s skull and forced him to have an emergency craniotomy. Through that tragedy; however, there came a ray of sunshine as complete strangers, friends and family members from across the country helped our family in one way or another. The Home Talent community was amazingly supportive as teams that I had never covered held fundraisers and donated to a Go Fund Me page started by a family friend to help cover medical costs. Several coaches and parents of
players I had covered over the last 15 years also showed their support. There have been more memories than I can recount over my time at UNG, from Oregon sophomore Alexis Jackson winning state titles in the 100 and 300-meter hurdles and as part of the 4x200 relay with Maddie LeBrun, Danica Keisling and Scarlet Egwuonwu. I was also fortunate enough to cover the Oregon baseball team that advanced to the state semifinals in 2004 and the boys’ tennis team that reached its first team state tournament in 2014. In Stoughton, last season I was able to cover sophomore Sofia Bormett, who won the 200-yard freestyle to become the first girls state champion swimmer in program history. I’ve also been able to watch the Vikings football team develop into a top contender in the Badger South with several Division 1 recruits over the past five seasons.
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And I’ve got the opportunity to watch the Stoughton wrestling team continue its dominance, crowning two individual champions this season to overtake Mineral Point with the most champions all-time (51). Though I missed having the opportunity to watch NHL draftee Jack Skille play in Verona by a year, I was fortunate to witness several other firsts for the Wildcats. I was able to watch Beata Nelson grow from one of the most decorated swimmers in Wisconsin history to a national champion and Olympic hopeful. To this day, I still can’t hear the song Timber by Pitbull featuring Kesha without remembering standing outside the Verona boys’ hockey team’s locker room waiting to do interviews during their 2014 state championship. I’ll cherish my time getting to know so many wonderful coaches and student-athletes.
season (0.31 per game). “To me All-State is one of the biggest awards you can get in high school,” Moyer said. “For the coaches and people who voted for me, I definitely think it’s amazing. It feels good that all my hard work is paying off.” Junior forward Avary Fanning was named honorable mention All-State. Fanning led the Panthers with 18 goals. The Oregon trio of McKee, Moyer and Fanning helped lead the Panthers to the WIAA Division 2 state championship. It marked the second state title for Oregon in the past five years. The Panthers finished the season 18-0-1. It will be a busy summer for Moyer and Fanning, who will practice with the Madison 56ers as they gear up for the fall season. Five other Oregon players are on the same club team — Emma Halverson, Ashley Hanson, Mara McCombs, Hanna Rohrer, Bri Sauer and Sage Sauer. “I want to stay in shape and continue at this level so I can perform like this again next year,” Moyer said. Bay Port junior Emma Nagel was named the state player of the year. Badger South rival Madison Edgewood had three players honored. Edgewood senior Jordyn
HoF: Pribbenow had 213-152 mark at OHS Continued from page 8 1973. He began coaching the girls tennis team in 1980 - a position he held until 2011. His best seasons coaching basketball at Oregon were ‘76-77 (16-4), ‘85-86 (192), ‘88-89 (19-4) and ‘90-91 (18-3). The ‘85-86 team was ranked No. 1 in Division 1 in early February and finished ranked sixth. The ‘9091 team was ranked No. 1 in December and finished ranked second.
“My senior year we won the conference title and were ranked #1 in the state most of the year,” Kissling said. “Coach would let you play but would get on you if you messed up.” After coaching at least one sport for 51 years,
Pribbenow retired from coaching at Oregon in 2011. “There were a lot of things that kept me here,” he said. “I liked the location. The kids were good. There were a lot of good people and I enjoyed being the head of the math department for many years.”
Soccer Coaches Association Masonic All-Star game July 20 at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. The quartet selected includes defender Sydney McKee and midfielder Maddy Swartzmiller of the Panthers’ WIAA Division 2 state championship team. The two boys players selected from Oregon’s Division 2 state Four to play in WSCA team are Madison Conduah and Colin McCombs. All-Star game July 20 The girls’ game is slated Four Oregon girls and boys for 11:30 a.m. July 20 and soccer players were select- the boys’ game is set for 1:30 ed to play in the Wisconsin p.m. the same day.
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RCI: Students learned to ‘look beyond themselves’ to design playgrounds for all learners Continued from page 1 school being built in Fitchburg, and how existing schools may soon undergo renovations. They then designed a virtual playground and provided ideas for improving the RCI playground, as well as building the playground at the new Fitchburg school. Students “learned to look beyond themselves and consider the experience different learners might have on a playground,” Minter said, such as those who “might love using the basketball hoops, (while) others prefer
looking for bugs or immersing themselves in natural settings.” “The value of this experience goes beyond redesigning a playground, or implementing the EDP,” she said. “Students are connecting the dots between creativity, empathy and technology … a trifecta that is certain to cultivate powerful change agents in a world that desperately needs them.” Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.
Student critiques Rome Corners Intermediate School fifth-grade STEAM students provided some written feedback to give the developers of SimpleVR, a virtual storytelling platform they’re helping University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers pilot this past year. Here are a few examples: Drew Jochmann said it was great that “just by putting on a pair of goggles … you can look around like you are actually their in the moment. It feels like time is frozen and you’re the only one moving.” Olivia Sina said she liked the ability to explore and make different rooms with the program. “You could make your own 3D world and have different hotspots describing different things,” she said. “I also liked how you made it a very simple site to make any type of VR world you would like, or make any idea an easy vision. You did an amazing job with allowing people to show their ideas in a very cool way.”
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*** NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF OREGON AND THE TOWN OF OREGON (RELATING TO LINCOLN ROAD) PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Village of Oregon Village Board will hold a public hearing on July 15, 2019, at 5:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as practicable, to discuss and act upon an ordinance approving a boundary adjustment between the Village of Oregon and the Town of Oregon (transferring part of Lincoln Road from the Town to the Village). 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: June 27, 2019 WNAXLP *** AGENDA TOWN BOARD TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2019 6:30 P.M. OREGON TOWN HALL 1138 UNION ROAD OREGON, WI 53575 1. Call Town Board meeting to order. 2. Roll Call. 3. Approval of minutes from previous meeting. 4. Financial Report and Acceptance. 5. Public Comments. 6. Recommendation from Plan Commission. a. Discussion and possible Action re: CSM Review of lot line adjustment at 4795 & 4789 Eisenhower St.; Application ID# 10270; Owners are Brian and Jane Busler, 4795 Eisenhower St. & Tom and Yvonne Bushar, 4789 Eisenhower St. 7. Communication and Action of the Dane County Board – Bollig. 8. Fire & EMS Report (Oregon/ Van Kampen, Belleville/Clark, Brooklyn/O’Brien). 9. Park Committee Report and Action – Root. 10. Anderson Farm Park Report – Root/Christensen. 11. Constable’s Report – Maher.
12. Plan Commission Report and Recommendation - Christensen. 13. Public Works and Lincoln Road Update – Ace. 14. TORC Report – Clark. 15. Discussion and possible Action re: Senior Center – Van Kampen. 16. Board Communications/ Future Agenda Items. 17. Approval of payment vouchers – Arnold. 18. Clerk’s Report and Loan Update – Arnold. 19. Adjournment. Note: Agendas are subject to amendment after publication. Check the official posting locations (Town Hall, Town of Oregon Recycling Center and Oregon Village Hall) including the Town website at www.town.oregon.wi.us. It is possible that members of and possibly a quorum of members of other governmental bodies of the town may be in attendance at any of the meetings to gather information; however, no action will be taken by any governmental body at said meeting other than the governmental body specifically referred to in the meeting notice. Requests from persons with disabilities who need assistance to participate in this meeting or hearing should be made to the Clerk’s office at 835-3200 with 48 hours notice. Posted: June 24, 2019 Published: June 27, 2019 WNAXLP *** NOTICE OF JOINT REVIEW BOARD MEETING REGARDING THE 2018 TID ANNUAL REPORT FOR TAX INCREMENTAL DISTRICT (TID) NO. 1 IN THE VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN, WISCONSIN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Village of Brooklyn will hold a Joint Review Board (JRB) meeting on July 8, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. at the Brooklyn Village Hall, located at 210 Commercial Street. The purpose of this meeting is for the JRB to review the Annual Report for TID No. 1. The meeting is open to the public. AGENDA 1. Call to order 2. Choose a Chair of the Joint Review Board 3. Review TID #1 Annual Report 4. Adjourn Copies of the TID Annual Report(s) are available for review in the Clerk’s Office located at the Brooklyn Village Hall, 210 Commercial Street and will be provided upon request. Dated this 25th day of June, 2019 Linda Kuhlman Clerk-Treasurer Published: June 27, 2019 WNAXLP *** NOTICE OF JOINT REVIEW BOARD MEETING REGARDING THE 2018 TID ANNUAL REPORT FOR TAX INCREMENTAL DISTRICT (TID) NO. 2 IN THE VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN, WISCONSIN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Village of Brooklyn will hold a Joint Review Board (JRB) meeting on July 8, 2019 at 5:45 p.m. at the Brooklyn Village Hall, located at 210 Commercial Street. The purpose of this meeting is for the JRB to review the Annual Report for TID No. 2. The meeting is open to the public. AGENDA 1. Call to order 2. Review TID #2 Annual Report 3. Adjourn Copies of the TID Annual Report(s) are available for review in the Clerk’s Office located at the Brooklyn Village Hall, 210 Commercial Street and will be provided upon request. Dated this 25th day of July, 2019 Linda Kuhlman Clerk-Treasurer Published: June 27, 2019 WNAXLP ***
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NOTICE OF MEETING ON DISCONTINUANCE OF PART OF LOT 41 (7’ WIDE PUBLIC SIDEWALK) VILLAGE OF OREGON DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, the Village Board of the Village of Oregon will hold a meeting on July 15, 2019, at 5:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, at the Village Hall, 117 Spring Street, in the Village of Oregon, to consider and act upon a Petition to discontinue a 7-foot-wide public sidewalk dedicated within Lot 41 on the Plat of Highlands of Netherwood, Dated: June 7, 2019. VILLAGE OF OREGON Peggy Haag, Village Clerk 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 Published: June 13, 20 and 27, 2019 WNAXLP
Rome Corners Intermediate School STEAM teacher Michelle Minter said while simply tinkering is a “valid and developmentally appropriate approach” to solving problems for many fifth graders, students “can increase their effectiveness and problem solving power by defining the problem, imagining what has been (and could be) done, planning, creating and then assessing ways to improve upon their design,” by using EDP. ASK: Students defined the problem – design a playground that meets the needs and interests of all types of learners. IMAGINE: Students learned about different types of intelligences and brainstormed playground spaces for various types of learners. PLAN: Students assessed the RCI playground and modeled design ideas around the benefits and challenges they’ve observed as users, identifying ways to transform current spaces into zones that allow all learners to be included and engaged during recess. CREATE : Students were introduced to Theta 360 Cameras, Virtual Reality goggles and SimpleVR Studio, a storytelling VR platform being piloted by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers. Students created “rooms” of different areas around RCI’s playground using the Theta 360 Cameras, and using SimpleVR, inserted “hotspots” explained their ideas for improvements, using text, audio and jpegs. IMPROVE: Students’ final products were then viewed by their peers and teachers at RCI, as well as special guest visitors such as parents and district administrators. These guest visitors had an opportunity to ask students questions about the Virtual Playgrounds, highlight their favorite elements, and provide feedback on ways to improve on the design.
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Pets AKC BLACK Lab puppies for sale ready for pick up 6-30, dew claws have been removed as well as first shots. Both parents are from champion bloodlines, these will be extremely smart and obedient dogs. Females $800, Males $750. Available for viewing weekdays in East Dubuque and on the weekends at Apple Canyon Lake. 815-281-0009. BORDER COLLIE Australian Shepherd mix puppies! Born 5-7-19. Vet checked, first shots, dewormed. Well socialized with kids and their parents! 2 males left, $350 each, 2 females left, $400 each. Lancaster, WI. 608-732-7056. GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS. AKC, OFA, excellent temperament, import stock. Guaranteed.715-537-5413 MINI-GOLDENDOODLES, CAVAPOOS, Teddy Bears, MiniPoodles, Pomshi, Wheaton Terriers, $695-Over $1,000, (Lic #474872) www.SpringGreenPups.com Brenda 608-574-7931. FOR SALE: Beagle puppies, tri-colored, AKC registered, vet checked. My dogs are typically fast starters and quick learners, great hunters and companions, and field champions in the pedigree. $400-$450 each. 608437-8957. THEY SAY people don’t read those little ads, but YOU read this one, didn’t you? Call now to place your ad, 873-6671 or 835-6677.
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Winning two gold medals An Oregon participant of the Special Olympics Wisconsin State Summer Games won two gold medals a few weeks ago. Atticus Ruhland, Oregon, won gold in the shot put and the 100 meter dash. The games took place from Friday, June 7, through Sunday, June 9 at UW-Stevens Point. He was one of nearly 1,500 athletes participating in the games – from track & field to swimming to soccer. Email Emilie Heidemann at emilie.heidemann@ wcinet.com or follow her on Twitter at @HeidemannEmilie. Atticus Ruhland, Oregon, won a gold medal in the Special Olympics Wisconsin shot put and another gold medal in the 100 meter dash. Ruhland was one of 1,500 athletes to participate in the State Summer Games held at UW-Stevens Point. Photo submitted
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At left, parade organizer Nadine Krenz pages through some photo albums of parade memories from the last 25 years. Her favorite photo is shown above, with neighborhood children during the first parade.
Parade: Krenz says ‘fun part’ is watching what people bring to the event Continued from page 1 celebration it has become. K r e n z s a i d s h e i s a lwa y s amazed at the turnout every year, but she’s getting to the point where, with all of her kids are moved out of her home, “It’s just time to downsize.” She said she feels nostalgic for all the fun times in years past, but she is looking forward to what the future holds for the event. The parade will commence at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 4. The route will go down East Richards Road toward Main Street from 525 E. Richards Road – Krenz’s home. It will turn on Merri-Hill Drive, then Landover Drive and
wrap around to North Perry Parkway. Participants will end up back on East Richards Road at Krenz’s home. Lineup for parade participants will take place at 10 a.m. the same day at Krenz’s house. And as tradition, participants will say the Pledge of Allegiance before the parade commences. Krenz said everyone, inside or outside the neighborhood, is invited to attend and participate in the parade – she never knows who will show up. One year, someone walked a goat. Another, there were baton twirlers. “That’s the fun part,” Krenz said.
Krenz reminisced about the parade’s genesis as she continued to page through the photo albums. “I had little kids and this was the house all the neighborhood children used to come to,” she said. Now it’s the house all the parade-goers flock to – complete with posters hung on the porch wishing passersby a good Fourth of July and American-flag themed decorations strewn about. Krenz continued to page through her red, white and blue photo albums mentally walking down memory lane. Back in 1995, Krenz had five kids, and there was no Fourth of July celebration to speak of in the Oregon community. “A c o u p l e w e e k s b e f o r e
Independence Day, we decided we wanted to do something,” Krenz said. “I wrote something (about a parade) up on a piece of paper and went down to Bill’s Food Center and made some copies.” Her kids then went door to door to give the flyers to their neighbors, who decorated their bikes, big wheels and strollers for the big day – a blend of the patriotic colors. Krenz said the family got up the next morning and it was pouring rain, but that didn’t stop the Merri-Hill neighborhood from having fun. In the years following, Oregon police, fire and EMS departments joined on in festivities.
“The police car goes down first then all the kids follow,” Krenz said. She said people now put out lawn chairs to watch the parade – and to change things up, the crowd throws the candy at the parade kids instead of the other way around. She said the Fourth of July is all about accepting others – and Krenz is optimistic that the next person who takes the parade over will embrace that philosophy. “Everyone is welcome here,” she said. Email Emilie Heidemann at emilie.heidemann@wcinet.com or follow her on Twitter at @HeidemannEmilie.
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