Issuu

SEASON IS UPON US! Contact Michael Soley, Owner/Technician 608.772.2877

You don't need to be 'bugged' by these pests. w

in Orego

madcitypestcontrol@gmail.com

MadCityPestControl.com

adno=108190

Thursday, September 26, 2019 • Vol. 135, No. 13 • Oregon, WI • ConnectOregonWI.com • $1.25

BOXELDER BUG n!

Oregon Observer The

Seeing the big picture

Oregon School District

OHS grad plans to advocate for walkability, affordability in village MACKENZIE KRUMME Unified Newspaper Group

Photo submitted

Oregon High School students and staff visit several ancient Mayan temples in Tikal.

Rainforest immersion OHS students get in the thick of it in Guatemala

Unified Newspaper Group

Jumping off cliffs into pristine sea waters, getting up close and personal with sharks and stingrays, hiking up an active volcano – all memorable things. But for Oregon High School Spanish teacher Tina Halverson, the best part of a recent school trip to Guatemala was seeing her students getting up close with their host families, and learning not only their language, but their culture.

In late June, Halverson, OHS Spanish teacher Whitney Hansen and OHS German teacher Jeff Dyer took 25 students to the Central American country for two weeks. It’s a biennial tradition for the school’s language program, which two years ago visited neighboring Costa Rica. The trip is a privilege students have to earn as well – literally and figuratively – both covering the costs of travel and writing a paper and filling out an application to be selected to participate. What they end up with, Halverson told the Observer last

week, is an unforgettable opportunity to experience another culture and make memories to last a lifetime. The group stayed in Antigua, Guatemala, a small city of around 46,000 surrounded by volcanoes. They lodged with families who only spoke Spanish, giving them a chance to immerse themselves in the language and culture. “As an educator, it’s amazing just to see students go and talk to these families and converse and get their point

Turn to Rainforest/Page 12

Edgar Knecht Jazz Trio performs for students EMILIE HEIDEMANN Unified Newspaper Group

At a music clinic this month, the Oregon High School auditorium was filled with sounds of jazz, folk music, African rhythms and German accents, all in one lesson. The clinic was one of several stops in Dane County

for the Edgar Knecht Jazz Trio, part of a county program to facilitate cultural exchanges with Kassel, Germany. The trio, which infuses elements of jazz and classical music into original German folk compositions, is filming a documentary capturing their journey as musicians. They recorded

the entire clinic, held Thursday, Sept. 19, with OHS music and German students. The 12 year old Kassel-Dane Sister County Partnership brought the band back for a second visit to Dane County – it also toured in 2016 – but it was the group’s first time in Oregon.

Oregon School District

Tax rate to dip for 2019-20 District residents approve tax levy, board realignment

German musicians visit OHS

SCOTT DE LARUELLE

Other performances included the Stoughton Opera House on Tuesday, Sept. 17, with Dane County chamber orchestra con vivo! at the First Congregational Church United Church of Christ in Madison Friday, Sept. 20, and with the Madison College

Turn to Jazz/Page 7

Turn to Cruz/Page 3

Unified Newspaper Group

While the tax rate will likely drop slightly next year, due to rising home values, residents in the Oregon School District will probably pay a bit more in school taxes next year. Unanimously and without comment, district

electors approved the tax rate, school board salaries and a board reapportionment plan at Monday n i g h t ’s a n n u a l bu d g e t hearing/public meeting. The board is set to vote on the final budget next month. The projected mill rate – subject to change with the final student enrollment count – is $11.15 for every $1,000 of assessed value, down from last year’s rate of $11.38. That would mean the owner of a

Turn to Tax/Page 12

Fall Season is Here!

NOW OPEN!! Let us be your one-stop shop for all things fall:

40% OFF

• Mums • Flowering Kale • Asters • Pumpkins • Gourds ALL PERENNIALS • Straw Bales • Decorative Metal Art • & More! 9/26/19-10/2/19

1 OFF

MUMS & ASTERS Limit of 5 9/26/19-10/2/19

Hours: Sun. 9am-5pm • Mon.-Sat. 9am-6pm • www.kopkesgreenhouse.com

adno=103186

SCOTT DE LARUELLE

Five years ago, Elise Cruz found herself in a boardroom presenting to the mayor of Ashland, the city manager and a room of lawyers to save an 1,800 foot, historic ore dock threatened to be Cruz t o r n d ow n by Canadian National Railway. As the Ashland city planner, the 2009 OHS graduate was the only woman there, and the youngest by 40 years. Today, that landmark she fought for is a park with the ore dock as its centerpiece. She persuaded the company to donate 40 parcels of land, the ore dock base and $1.5 million to the city of Ashland. Experiences like that

one, where she learned to press developers to make decisions based on community needs rather than profit, helped prepare her for the job she starts next month: the first planning and zoning administrator the Village of Oregon has ever had. T h e Vi l l a g e B o a r d announced her hiring on Tuesday, Sept. 16. She starts Monday, Oct. 28. Although Cruz left Oregon and thought she’d never look back, today she hopes to build a life in her native community. She said she wants that smalltown feel where she knows her neighbors and is able to walk to businesses and shops. “I’m not going to a random Wisconsin community to fulfill the check box for a job,” Cruz said. “I would love to raise my own family in a place where I’m

September 26, 2019

ConnectOregonWI.com

Oregon Observer

Pastor to leave Hillcrest Bible Church Larry Machonga’s last day is Sept. 29 EMILIE HEIDEMANN Unified Newspaper Group

Larry Machonga, family pastor at Hillcrest Bible Church, served the congregation for more than seven years. That will change come Sunday, Sept. 29. During that time, Machonga told the Observer he’s embarked on memorable mission trips from hurricane relief efforts in Texas to raking leaves for neighbors in the community with local youth. Throughout most of his career, he has helped local youth discover and express their Christian faith. He’s also provided spiritual counsel to anyone from the community who has asked for it – they will either come visit him at Hillcrest or they will invite them into the space where they are most comfortable. Machonga has been involved in funerals, weddings and other special events to see people through their spiritual journey. But after rapidly stumbling upon an executive director opportunity at Camp Awana in Fredonia, Machonga’s last day at Hillcrest will be Sunday – and his first day at camp will be Tuesday, Oct. 1. Hillcrest has a breakfast planned for Machonga, starting at 9:30 a.m. with a service commencing at 10:15 a.m. where he will do some preaching about how “God has a plan” – he said hopefully he won’t become emotional during the sermon at the onslaught of moving. “There are some (additional) fun elements they won’t tell me about,”

Pastor Larry Machonga and his wife Ingrid, will start their new positions at Camp Awana on Oct. 1. he said. Before his time at Hillcrest, Machonga served in Michigan for around 10 years. He’s also served churches as a youth pastor in California, Illinois and other areas in Wisconsin. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Christian education in 1986 and his Master of Ministry degree in 2000, both from the Moody Bible Institute out of Chicago. During that time, Machonga said

he was able to do what he’s done here in Oregon – connect with people and build relationships as a pastor. He said getting the Camp Awana job started with a call from the founder of Hillcrest Bible Church. The pastor offered Machonga the role as executive director. Machonga immediately rejected the offer. “No, I love it here,” he remembered saying over the phone. While that was his initial reaction

Photo submitted

to leaving his post in Oregon, Machonga’s wife Ingrid reminded him – following the phone conversation – of how he’s mentioned not wanting to “go through the motions” of youth ministries – with this new position he could use his talents in a new environment. “Ingrid teared up,” he said. “She said (of the move), ‘We could do this together.’’ And so, after a position opened up in July, Machonga said his

partner since 1985 will work by his side at Camp Awana as an administrative assistant. As the executive director of the camp, Machonga said he will be working with his new staff to develop it into a “Christ first” environment. “We want to make it for every age – for students and adults and families to come and get away to recharge and unplug,” he said. “That’s my job – to be able to help people unplug … to know that their faith is real.” He will work with camp staff to bring a high and low ropes course and a zipline to Camp Awana, in addition to a bouncy house and updated cabins – to be given new bathrooms specifically. “It’s definitely a great camp that needs some good vision,” Machonga said. Machonga said he and his family will maintain a presence in Oregon even though they are moving. There’s a lot of things the pastor will always love about the village, he said. Future visits will involve planning for an extra half hour – “because you know you’re going to run into people you know and you’ll talk for a while.” He said he and Ingrid will still have their house here for a while to suit their son – one of three – who is studying to become an electrician. “It will be tough to leave here,” Machonga said. “We get to maintain our relationships still.” Email Emilie Heidemann at emilie.heidemann@wcinet.com or follow her on Twitter at @HeidemannEmilie.

adno=108187

ConnectOregonWI.com

September 26, 2019

Village of Oregon

Jaycee Park fundraising kicks off JUSTIN LOEWEN Observer correspondent

A key source of funding for creating a comprehensive sports destination in Oregon is starting to receive donations. Fundraising for Jaycee Park West officially kicked off at the Village Board meeting on Monday, Sept. 16. With a plan for the village to spend $3.5 million of the estimated $4 million in total construction costs, the community will raise the final $500,000 for the project, Oregon Community Resource Network chair

Randy Glysch wrote in an email to the Observer. Village president Jeanne Carpenter announced early donations at the board meeting, including $12,000 f r o m O r eg o n - B r o o k l y n VFW Post 10272 and $5,000 from Mike and Karin Victorson. Oregon Community Bank CEO Steve Peotter revealed a donation of $100,000, which he said is the largest donation the bank has ever made. He added that the bank plans to provide a similar donation for the new Oregon Public Library building planned for North Main Street. “I believe my commitment to (library director) Jennifer (Endres Way) was, whatever support we give to Jaycee Park, we would do the same amount or more

for the library when the time is right,” Peotter told the board. Officials have also simplified the renovation plan for Jaycee Park West by removing phases from the project, Glysch wrote. “With the new change in doing all of the construction at once, there is renewed excitement in the project to make it happen,” he wrote. Representatives of the Capital Area Pickleball Association, Oregon Youth Baseball, Oregon Lacrosse Club, Oregon Youth Softball and Oregon/Stoughton Rugby Club all expressed their enthusiasm at the kickoff meeting and said they would contribute to the fundraising efforts. “For us it’s a really big deal because currently we practice in Brooklyn,”

O r eg o n L a c r o s s e C l u b youth boys director Tracy Schleck said. “It’s really nice for Oregon kids to have the chance to maybe play a game in Oregon – to maybe have grandparents to be able to easily make it to the game instead of trying to get out to Brooklyn.” Tiffany Houtsinger said the Oregon/Stoughton Rugby Club, which made it to the state championship game last year, practices in a farm field. “We’re very excited to have a full sized rugby field, as there’s only three in the state of Wisconsin,” she said. “It’s a huge benefit for us to be able to expand on providing a home for all of our local high school clubs that don’t have a place to play.”

New commission will manage room taxes JUSTIN LOEWEN Observer correspondent

With a new source of revenue coming in, the Village of Oregon has created a commission to manage its room taxes. The Village Board unanimously voted at its Sept. 16 meeting on an ordinance to create a room tax

Village in brief Drainage fees The Village Board unanimously approved an annual agreement with the Dane County Drainage District Board. The village will pay the costs of inspection and other fees on the Dane County’s First Addition to the Badfish Drainage District, which governs an area that has been beset by flooding problems the past few years.

commission. The board suspended its rules to bypass the second reading. The village got its first new hotel in decades last year, the Sleep Inn and Suites. The commission will oversee the use of the funds that come from the hotel. By state law, 70 percent of the funds must be used to support tourism activities. In years past, a local chamber of

commerce was often designated to disburse the funds, but changes in the law encouraged the use of commissions. The commission can still direct some or all of the funds to a chamber. The village is planning to hold the commission’s first meeting Tuesday, Nov. 12. Village President Jeanne Carpenter will appoint the five-member commission, which must be confirmed by the board.

A drainage district is a separate unit of government with the primary purpose of draining land for agriculture. Oregon contains two such districts, both of which have been mostly inactive for the past century.

Main Street. The study, which will cost $10,220, will evaluate traffic volume, area geometry and where to best place the crossing. In some public input meetings, residents have expressed their concerns Pedestrian crossing over the safety of the crossThe Village Board unan- ing and losing village green imously approved the pro- space for parking. posal of engineering firm Strand Associates to con- Assessor agreement duct a pedestrian crossing The board approved a analysis along the North four-year agreement with

Accurate Appraisal for assessor services at $35,000 per year. The previous agreement expired at the end of the year. The deal continues the practice, adopted three years ago, of making computer-based market adjustments annually, rather than performing the much more expensive walkthroughs of each property every four or five years.

PAR Concrete, Inc. • Driveways • Floors • Patios • Sidewalks • Decorative Concrete

– Scott De Laruelle

FALL All CLEARANCE SALE! plant material Toddle-In Nursery

Open Daily • M-Sat: 9-5:30pm • Sun: 9-4:30pm

Hwy. 51 & Exchange St. McFarland, WI • 838-8972

committed to see it’s success.” Village administrator Mike Gracz said what set Cruz apart from other candidates is her experience and hometown connection. In her role, she will present plans and ideas to the Village Board on development projects like the new business park on the east side of Hwy. 14, new library and senior center. While working with businesses and the board, Cruz said she’ll advocate for a well connected, walkable village with affordable housing options. The board shares that same vision, Gracz said, and plans to include an affordable housing development in the business park. Cruz said affordable housing is a challenge she is willing to take on, especially after discovering the number of households in Oregon where individuals and families pay more than 50 percent of their income on rent, mortgages and utilities had increased from 55 to 135 from 20152018. She plans to use the expertise of partners like Habitat for Humanity to work with market rate developers and create housing options for people of lower income and seniors. Cruz said she wants Oregon to be an option for people at all stages of their lives. “(I want) people of different age demographics, retired folks, empty-nesters, single parents to see that they can have a space in Oregon,” Cruz said. Through village planning, Cruz hopes to persuade the board to make the village accessible, with well connected sidewalks and trails. When she was

a toddler, she remembers walking through Jaycee Park and her mom pulling her to the library in a wagon. Cruz said there are transportation barriers that keep low income and homeless populations from accessing things like new businesses and developments. Her work with the nonprofit Monticello Area Community Action Agency influenced how she makes cities more accessible through planning, she said. For example, while Cruz was a real estate developer for the University of Virginia Foundation, a new human resources building for the foundation was being planned, but the location was secluded and was not reachable by bus line or sidewalks. Cruz knew many of the temporary employees who frequented the building did not have cars, so she advocated for a different location. “It sounded great; staff will have plenty of space (in the new HR building) but what about the people who use HR services, how are they going to access this site?” she remembers asking her colleagues. In Oregon, she said, not everyone has access to a car, so buildings in the new business park and throughout the village need to be connected. Cruz would like her role as the first planning and zoning administrator to build opportunity and growth for people of all demographics, she said. “That is the job of a (village) planner – to look at the big picture. We are making decisions now that will impact the future of the community,” Cruz said. Contact Mackenzie at mackenzie.krumme@ wcinet.com.

Search for us on Facebook as “Oregon Observer” and then LIKE us.

BREITBACH CHIROPRACTIC Serving the Community Since 1961 167 N. Main St., Oregon

HOURS: Monday, Tuesday and Friday 8 am-12 noon; 1:30 pm-6 pm Wednesday 8 am-12 noon; 1:30 pm-5 pm; 7-9 pm Saturday 8 am-11 am

regular price.

Shade & fruit trees, flowering shrubs, evergreens, roses & perennials. *Excludes mums

adno=80447

At Cleary Building Corp. 190 S. Paoli St., Verona WI (608) 845-9700

death at the Connecticut school in December 2013. Pozner is asking for $1 million in compensatory damages. Remington said Fetzer must have the $7,000 by the time a jury trial is set to begin by Oct. 14 to determine those damages, or be incarcerated, the State Journal reported. “If you don’t, bring your toothbrush, because you’ll be going to the Dane County Jail,” the paper quoted Remington as saying.

30% OFF

5'x10' $38 Month 10'x10' $60 Month 10'x15' $65 Month 10'x20' $80 Month 10'x25' $90 Month adno=62816

Phil Mountford 516-4130 (cell) 835-5129 (office)

EMERALD INVESTMENTS MINI STORAGE

about him in his deposition shouldn’t be covered by federal health privacy law. Remington said by releasing the deposition, Fetzer deprived the court of the opportunity to consider those issues. In June, Remington ruled that Fetzer and co-author Mike Palecek defamed Pozner in their 2016 book, “Nobody Died at Sandy Hook,” which alleges Pozner circulated a fraudulent copy of his son Noah’s death certificate. Noah Pozner was among 26 people shot to

Continued from page 1

Find updates and links right away.

adno=101652

Three months after being found guilty of defaming the father of one of the Sandy Hook school shooting victims, author James Fetzer was found in contempt last week for violating a court order. The Wisconsin State Journal reported that during the Friday, Sept. 13 hearing, Dane County Circuit Judge Frank Remington ordered Fetzer, an Oregon resident, to

pay Leonard Pozner $7,000; the estimated cost of the time one of his lawyers spent bringing the contempt action. Fetzer admitted to violating an order to keep confidential a May 28 videotaped deposition of Pozner when he shared it or allowed it to be shared sometime several weeks later, the State Journal reported. He said he provided the deposition to others to prove the person who appeared in the deposition was not Pozner. Fetzer’s attorney, Richard Bolton, argued that since Pozner’s image was already widely circulated in the media, personal information

Cruz: Starts job as planning/ zoning admin Oct. 28

Get Connected

Oregon resident Fetzer found in contempt for violating court order Sandy Hook conspiracy author fined for sharing confidential video

Dr. John E. Breitbach

835-5353

www.breitbachchiropractic.com

adno=103136

Community orgs, sports clubs commit support

Oregon Observer

September 26, 2019

Oregon Observer

Opinion

ConnectOregonWI.com

Letters to the editor

Socialism is all around us There has been a lot of talk lately from President Donald Trump and Republicans about the imminent threat of “Socialism,” attacking proposals from leading Democratic presidential candidates that would provide Medicare coverage for all Americans and not just those of us who are over 65. This scare tactic is particularly curious when even a conservative Koch brothers funded study found that “Medicare for All” would cost taxpayers far less to cover everybody than our current private for-profit health insurance system. Perhaps someone could explain why using our taxes to

pay doctors and hospitals when we get sick is “socialism” but using tax dollars to build highways, planes and bombs or pay farmers not to grow crops isn’t. If you want to see the real face of democratic socialism in action you could go to Denmark and Canada or, even closer to home, you just might visit your local public school, a public library, National Park or a museum. Then you can go and thank your local firefighters, police and National Guard. Charles Uphoff Fitchburg

Letters to the editor policy Unified Newspaper Group is proud to offer a venue for public debate and welcomes letters to the editor, provided they comply with our guidelines. Letters should be no longer than 400 words. They should also contain contact information – the writer’s full name, address, and phone number – so that the paper may confirm authorship. Unsigned or anonymous letters will not be printed under any circumstances. The editorial staff of Unified Newspaper Group reserves the right to edit letters for length, clarity and appropriateness. Letters with libelous or obscene content will not be printed. Unified Newspaper Group generally only accepts letters from writers with ties to our circulation area. Unified Newspaper Group encourages lively public debate on issues, but it reserves the right to limit the number of exchanges between individual letter writers to ensure all writers have a chance to have their voices heard. This policy will be printed from time to time in an abbreviated form here and will be posted in its entirety on our websites.

Thursday, September 26, 2019 • Vol. 135, No. 13 USPS No. 411-300

Periodical Postage Paid, Oregon, WI and additional offices. Published weekly on Thursday by the Unified Newspaper Group, A Division of Woodward Communications, Inc. POSTMASTER: Send Address Corrections to The Oregon Observer, PO Box 930427, Verona, WI 53593.

Office Location: 156 N. Main Street, Oregon, WI 53575 Office Hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday Phone: 608-835-6677 • FAX: 608-835-0130 e-mail: ungeditor@wcinet.com Circulation customer service: (800) 355-1892

ConnectOregonWI.com

This newspaper is printed on recycled paper.

General Manager Lee Borkowski lborkowski@wcinet.com Sales Manager Kathy Neumeister kathy.neumeister@wcinet.com Advertising Daniel Duquette oregonsales@wcinet.com Classifieds ungclassified@wcinet.com Inside Sales Suzy Schleeper insidesales@wcinet.com

Circulation ungcirculation@wcinet.com News Jim Ferolie ungeditor@wcinet.com Sports Adam Feiner ungsportseditor@wcinet.com Community and Business Editor Emilie Heidemann communityreporter@wcinet.com Reporters Mark Nesbitt, Mackenzie Krumme, Scott De Laruelle, Kimberly Wethal

In memory UNG Reporter Amber Levenhagen (1994-2019)

Unified Newspaper Group, a division of Woodward Communications,Inc. A Diversified, Employee-Owned Media Company Good People. Real Solutions. Shared Results. Printed by Capital Newspapers - Madison

NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION

SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year in Dane Co. & Rock Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45 One Year Elsewhere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $55 Oregon Observer Stoughton Courier Hub • Verona Press

Community Voices

A new dog deserves a fair opportunity to be family M any dog owners have had more than one dog in their lifetime, and they probably had a favorite among them. They share the years with us and develop into what I will call the “perfect” dog. Oh, they are probably no more perfect than we are, but by the time they are elderly, we have forgotten all the trials and tribulations of those puppy and adolescent stages. We come to accept and love them as Antolec they are, and their behavior quirks no longer both us. They have also matured, practiced those behaviors, which we rewarded, and have grown into comfortable and reliable companions. In short, they have become easy to live with. When we lose that dog and get another, an unfinished mourning process can get in the way of developing a relationship with our new dog. I have loved and appreciated all of my dogs, and Charlie was about as “perfect” as I can imagine. We adopted him when his original family divorced. Our first dog had died two years prior, and it took that long for me to grieve the loss and even consider getting another dog, until I met Charlie. He was a young, yellow Labrador with a great, big head and stocky body and he looked more like a polar bear with patches of caramel coloring on his ears.

When he smiled, as he often did, I could see black speckles on his pink tongue. I never had to do any training with Charlie. He was well-mannered, friendly with one and all and was utterly trustworthy while off leash. When I mowed the trails on our property, Charlie happily trotted behind me. It was heartbreaking when we lost him at nearly 15 years of age. We all endure the grieving process at some point and find ourselves longing for just one more day with our “perfect” dog. That’s the rub, for it sets us up to compare our next dog with what we painfully remember as a flawless pet. It is a pitfall I have seen with numerous clients. While it is natural for us to compare our new dog with our favorite lost pet, it becomes an obstacle if we dwell on it. A dog who is a new member of the family needs time to adjust, and patient support from everyone in the household. Learning is a process, as is the development of a relationship, and establishing a relationship is a two-way street. When I hear an owner criticizing their new dog for not living up to the prior dog’s “perfect” behavior, I try to gently remind them that every dog is an individual, with different strengths and weaknesses and distinct personalities. I encourage them to see the dog who is in front of you, and not continually look to the past. Unresolved grief has a way of dragging us back in time. Your new dog needs a fair opportunity to learn, and you need to be able to learn about him without chronic judgment

and expressions of disappointment. Imagine if throughout your childhood, your parents frequently chastised you with comments such as, “Why can’t you be like your brother?” The look of frustration and disappointment on their face and in the tone of their voice would be painful to live with. Dogs have emotions, too, and they are very sensitive about human facial expressions, body language and tone of voice. It is this deep emotional connection with humans that can help a new dog feel either welcome and valued as a family member or rejected. As much as I miss Charlie, each of the three dogs who came after him was given a fair opportunity to learn and bond with us. I appreciate them as individuals and value their differences as much as their commonalities. They each became a “perfect” dog in their own right because I gave them the individual support they required, putting aside any obstacles along the way. If you have lost your “perfect” dog and are still grieving, perhaps taking more time to complete the process is better than hurrying to fill the void. That will free you and your new dog to enjoy the bonding process and he reaches his own perfection. Daniel H. Antolec, CBCC-KA is the owner of Brooklyn-based Happy Buddha Dog Training and is a member of Pet Professional Guild.

Get Connected

Find updates and links right away. Search for us on Facebook as “Oregon Observer” and then LIKE us.

ConnectOregonWI.com

September 26, 2019

Oregon Observer

64th annual St. John’s Smorgasbord set for Oct. 3 Volunteers make 1,300 sheets of lefse for charity For more than half a century, St. John’s church has hosted a turkey Smorgasbord to support community organizations. This year, like years past, volunteers will serve two meals during the Smorgasbord event, with lunch running from 11 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and dinner from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, at St. John’s Lutheran Church at 625 E. Netherwood St. The meal is to feature turkey and meatballs with all the trimmings, and carry-out meals will be available until 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $12.50 for adults, $5 for children ages 5-10 and $3 for kids under 4 and $13.50 for carry-outs. All money for the fundraiser supports Oregon neighbors such as Oregon-Brooklyn Food Pantry, Oregon-Brooklyn Habitat for Humanity and Neighbors in Need of Assistance (NINA) or missionaries.

If You Go What: St. John’s Smorgasbord When: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (lunch), 4-7 p.m. (dinner), carry outs until 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3 Price: $12.50 (adults), $13.50 (carry-outs), $5 (ages 5-10), $3 (4 years old and younger) Where: St. John’s Lutheran church, 625 E. Netherwood Info: 291-4311

treat in butter and brown sugar. For more information, call 291-4311.

Photo submitted

Volunteers make 1,300 sheets of lefse for the 64th annual St. John’s Smorgasbord Last year, visitors of of Women of the Church, the event raised roughly Bonnie Gilbertson. $12,000 for local service More than 30 hours from organizations, said treasurer 46 community volunteers

Contact Mackenzie at mackenzie.krumme@ wcinet.com.

made 1,300 rounds of lefse There are three rounds in a that are available for pur- package for $5. People are encouraged chase, chair of lefse making, Karen Kreul said. to smother the Norwegian

October Community Ed/Rec Classes set

Junior Van Goghs This class will allow participants grades kindergarten through seventh to create amazing pictures and develop their artistic skills in this line-by-line in two October sessions – Tuesday, Oct. 1 and Tuesday, Oct. 15. They will create a new drawing every time, so returning students are welcome. Taught by Tina Mancusi.

THE GAME CHANGERS 2207 7th St. NW • Rochester, MN

507-282-7682 • familyfuncenter.com

Lunch: 11:00 am-1:00 pm Dinner: 4:00 pm-7:00 pm Carry-outs until 6:30 pm

All Things Dolls: DIY Camping Set In this two hour DIY workshop, students first through eighth grade will be making camping accessories for 18-inch dolls Saturday, Oct. 5. All supplies are included. Taught by Tina Mancusi. Cost is $27.

Overcoming Anxiety for Kids This class, for third through sixth graders, is designed to teach children self-insight, self-awareness and self-empowerment. It will take place Tuesdays from Oct. 7 through Nov. 11, also teaching the students how to reduce anxiety and dress with meditation and other stress reducing techniques.

Complimentary Food & Refreshments Door Prizes adno=105281

Chalet is a locally

owned retail store and the kind of place where you’ll feel at home and enjoy working. We’ve been serving Madison skiers for over 35 years and build long-term relationships with both our customers and employees. We have several sales and service positions opening soon that have been posted to our website in great detail.

Visit our new website:

chaletski.com

Adults: $12.50 Children 5-10: $5.00 4 & under: $3.00 Carry-Outs: $13.50 Turkey and meatballs with all the trimmings

If you love skiing and working with people ~ we can turn your passion into paychecks!

Apply on-line or stop by our store.

adno=87122

Geared toward ages 3-5, this class is to serve as a fun afternoon just for dads and their little ones Saturday, Oct. 12. We’ll have “tea,” decorate cookies and learn some dances together. Dress as fancy or casual as you like, but be sure your footwear will let you bust a move. Daddy; Me Dance will be taught by Katie Monk. Cost is $22 per pair of shoes.

adno=107731

Daddy; Me Dance

Repeat students are wel- for adults and older teens, on Tuesday, Oct. 1. their sign to be put indoors come. Led by Tina Mancusi. will train all body muscle Using paint, adhesive or outdoors. Cost is $63. Led by Jerina Vincent. groups while giving them and laser cut wood pieces, Cost is $33. both a strength and cardio participants can customize Mindful Kids workout Tuesdays Oct. 7 This class will teach sec- through Nov. 11. Modifiond through fourth graders cations are available to help mindfulness Tuesday, Oct. 1. adapt the workout to all levThe children will also cul- els. Meet personal fitness tivate lifelong skills in atten- goals and reach new ones. Ta u g h t b y K r i s t e n tiveness, balance and compassion with songs, games, DuPuis. Cost is $63. crafts and other activities. Thursday, October 3 Wood Sign Creation Led by Kelly Petrie. Cost is $80. This new class will allow t ohns utheran hurch adults and older teens to Thrive Fitness take a moment to create a 625 E. Netherwood, Oregon This conditioning class, none of a kind wood sign 608-291-4311

SKI & PATIO 5252 Verona Road • Madison Exit Williamsburg Way - Hwy 151 | Verona Road

608-273-8263 – chaletski.com

adno=108226

September 26, 2019

ConnectOregonWI.com

Oregon Observer

Coming up

Churches

Celebrate a birthday If you have a September birthday, come to the Oregon Area Senior Center for a free lunch and birthday cake at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25. Register by 1 p.m. Friday, September 20. Birthday men and women get their name put in a drawing for $10 of Oregon Chamber bucks. Nancy Allen will play piano during lunch. For information, call 835-5801.

Medication check up In partnership with United Way, the Oregon Senior Center plans to offer medication check ups on Thursday, Sept. 26 at the senior center. During the visit, participants will meet individually with a pharmacist for a discussion on all the medications and supplements a person takes. The discussion can last up to an hour so the pharmacists can answer questions the participant might have. For information, call 835-5801.

‘Searching for Obits’ Adults are welcome to the Oregon

Public Library for a “searching for obituaries” learning event from 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26. Participants will learn how to use online and printed resources to find obituaries for family research. Registration is required. For information, call Kara at 835-6268 or email kripley@oregonlibrary.org.

Rutland Cemetery on Hwy. 14. Meet at the Oregon Area Senior Center at 1 p.m. for transportation to the cemetery and a box lunch to eat at the church. The cost is $10. Participants will learn about local celebrities like Bartlett Runey, Charles and David Anthony, Cornelia DeJean, Henry and Lyman Hanan and the Waterman family. For information, call Dixie Brown Scavenger hunt at 259-2577 or JoAnn Swenson at 835From 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Sept. 3043. 21, families can get a set of clues from ‘Craftivism’ the Oregon Public Library as part of a Get your creative juices flowing at 6 downtown scavenger hunt. Participants use the clues to discover p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, at the library with different interesting stories about ‘Craftivism.’ At this learning event for adults, Oregon’s downtown district. The scavenger hunt was put together participants can create knitted or is in partnership with Oregon Area crocheted items that will be donated to charity. Attendees will make Twiddle Wellness Coalition. Muffs for Partners of Stoughton Hospital For information, call 835-3656. to distribute to people with dementia and Cemetery tour other cognitive impairments. Yarn and patterns will be provided. Learn more about the Oregon area‘s Bring your own crochet hook or past residents during the Oregon Area Historical Society Rutland Cemetery sewing needles. For information, call 835-3656. Tour 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29 at the

Community calendar Thursday, September 26

• All day, Medication check up, senior center, 835-5801 • Noon-1 p.m., Community potluck, Brooklyn Community United Methodist Church (repeats monthly), 201 Church St., 455-3344 • 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., Searching for obituaries (registration opens Sept. 1), library, 835-3656 • 6:30-8 p.m., Bookmobile at the gazebo, 100 Hotel St., Brooklyn, dcls.info

Sunday, September 29

• 1 p.m., Oregon Area Historical Society Rutland Cemetery Tour (cost is $10), bus leaves from senior center, 835-5801 • 4:15-5:30 p.m., KC Punt, Pass & Kick (for ages 8-12), Oregon Middle School athletic field, 601 Pleasant Oak Dr., 417-0377

Monday, September 30

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

Tuesday, October 1

• 9-11 a.m., Food distribution and collection, Oregon Area Food Pantry, 107 N. Alpine Parkway, oregonfoodpantry@hotmail.com Friday, September 27 • 10 a.m., Teetering toddlers story • 10 a.m., Family story time, library, time, library, 835-3656 835-3656 • 11 a.m., Bouncing babies story Saturday, September 28 time, library, 835-3656 • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Discover down- • 3:15 p.m., Eureka Club, library, town Oregon scavenger hunt, starts 835-3656 at library, 835-3656

Community cable listings Village of Oregon Cable Access TV channels: Charter Cable #983, 984 & TDS Cable HD #1019, 1020 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, Sept. 26 WOW: Oregon Village Board Meeting: (Sept. 23) ORE: Panther Varsity Volleyball vs Stoughton Vikings LIVE

Monday, Sept. 30 WOW: Village Board and Towns Joint Meeting (Sept. 25) ORE: Oregon School Board Meeting (Sept. 23)

Tuesday, Oct. 1 Friday, Sept. 27 WOW: Oregon WOW: Senior Center Progressives (Sept. 6) Presentation: Helen Keller ORE: Panther Varsity (Sept. 19) Volleyball vs Stoughton ORE: Oregon School Vikings Board Meeting (Sept. 23) Wednesday, Oct. 2 Saturday, Sept. 28 WOW: Library Plans WOW: Senior Center Presentation (Sept. 24) Presentation: Celtic Harp ORE: Panther Soccer with Shari Sarazin (Sept. vs Stoughton Vikings 19) ORE: Sounds of Thursday, Oct. 3 Summer All That Jazz WOW: Village Board (Aug. 27) and Towns Joint Meeting (Sept. 25) Sunday, Sept. 29 ORE: OHS Panther WOW: Community of Soccer Quad Tournament Life Lutheran Church (Sept. 28) ORE: NKE Spring Musical: Alice the Musical

Wednesday, October 2

• 10 a.m., Family story time, library, 835-3656 • 6-7 p.m., Yoga, Brooklyn Community Building, 102 N. Rutland Ave., 455-4201

Thursday, October 3

• 6 p.m., Craftivism, library, 8353656 • 6:30-8 p.m., Bookmobile at the gazebo, 100 Hotel St., Brooklyn, dcls.info

Friday, October 4

• 10 a.m., Family story time, library, 835-3656 • 2 p.m. OHS homecoming parade (starts at school, down Lincoln St., south on Main St.) • 7 p.m. OHS Homecoming game, OHS Panther Stadium, 456 N. Perry Pkwy., 835-4300

Saturday, October 5

• 2-7 p.m., Oregon Daycare, Inc. 30-year birthday party, Oregon Daycare, Inc., 172 N. Main St. #2, 835-3396

Senior center Monday, Sept. 30 Cheese Tortellini Bake Bread Stick, Spinach Mandarin Oranges Blueberry Crisp MO – Cheese Tortellini Bake in Marinara Sauce NCS – SF Cookie Pkt Tuesday, Oct. 1 *Italian Sausage Oven Roasted Potatoes Stewed Tomatoes, Orange Strawberry Ice Cream Cup MO – Veggie Wrap NCS – SF Ice Cream Wednesday, Oct. 2 Chicken a la King Brown Rice, Carrots Corn Salad, Peaches Frosted Marble Cake MO – Veggie Chicken a la King NCS – Banana Thursday, Oct. 3 My Meal, My Way Lunch at Ziggy’s Smokehouse and Ice Cream Parlor! Drop in between 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4 *Sausage Veggie Egg Bake Orange Juice, Mini Biscuit Spiced Apples Coffee Cake MO – Veggie Egg Bake NCS - SF Cookies SO - Chicken Confetti Salad

*Contains Pork

Monday, Sept. 30 Cheese Tortellini Bake Bread Stick Spinach Mandarin Oranges Blueberry Crisp MO – Cheese Tortellini Bake in Marinara Sauce NCS – SF Cookie Pkt Tuesday, Oct. 1 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:30 Ride to Food Pantry 9:45 Zumba Gold 10:30 Parkinson’s Exercise 12:30 Sheepshead 12:45 Silver Sneakers 5:30 StrongWomen Wednesday, Oct. 2 10:00 Shopping at Target 10:30 Book Club 12:15 Shopping at Pick-N-Save 1:00 Euchre 1:00 Movie: “The Hate U Give” Thursday, Oct. 3 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:00 Pool Players 9:30 Memory Café at Sienna Crest Corp. Office 9:45 Zumba Gold 10:30 StrongWomen 12:30 Mahjongg 12:45 Silver Sneakers Friday, Oct. 4 9:00 Gentle Yoga 9:30 Blood Pressure

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.

Love and Strife The two fundamental moral forces at work in the world are love and strife. Love nurtures and comforts us while strife depletes and annoys us. Love unites us while strife divides us. Love is the spirit of reconciliation and patient, unselfish endurance that allows us to get along with our fellow man, while strife is the spirit of struggle and selfish egoism that creates divisions among us. And while it is true that God is love, and that love is associated with virtue and holiness while strife tends toward vice and sin, the truth is more complicated. After all, God uses strife to help us grow and develop.The patriarchs of the Bible all encountered strife in their lives.The Israelites were enslaved, driven from their homeland, and forced to live in the desert. Jacob literally wrestled with God, and was renamed Israel after this struggle, a name which means “he who strives with God.” Perhaps the ideal way to think about the twin forces of love and strife is that love is the force that allows us to prevail when we strive. Love is usually the best way to settle strife; we don’t overcome hatred by hating, but by love. We know we will be challenged in our lives, and how much better to meet the myriad challenges of lifethan to know that we are loved, andloved unconditionally. –Christopher Simon

ConnectOregonWI.com

September 26, 2019

Oregon Observer

Jazz: Group part of partnership between Dane County and Kassel, Germany Continued from page 1

A cultural exchange Knecht and Schulte told the Observer the music and German language students inquired – in a question and answer session after the performance – about the trio’s musical prowess and their lifestyle while on tour. It seemed to provide evidence to the Kassel-Dane S i s t e r C o u n t y Pa r t n e rship’s cultural exchange focus, with the music students hearing rhythms from around the world and the German students speaking with the musicians in their native tongue. And on an early morning, the clinic energized the students and helped them “wake up” and get energized for the day, Knecht said. The pianist said the trio performed for the clinic a few songs from their latest album, named for its concept, “Personal Seasons.” Though the album isn’t to be released until later this fall, students were

Edgar Knecht is the pianist for the Edgar Knecht Jazz Trio, hailing from Germany. able to feast their ears on an audible tour through the seasons, he said – and of course, more songs from their discography. After performing the third song of their set, Schulte taught the students about some “practical” things about the group’s music. Since a lot of the trio’s s o n g s h ave a n A f r i c a n rhythm keeping the tempo at a 3:4 and 4:4 time signature, he had the students clap along to the beat. The trio also talked about melody with the students – “feeling and hearing different meters.” Some lifestyle questions included how the musicians decide what to wear during shows, how difficult it might be to stay friends while touring and how they compose their music. The German students did their best to break the language barrier, asking questions in German, Knecht said. He said it was impressive how much both student groups participated in the discussion and how much they thought outside the box. Knecht said the trio was surprised by how involved the students were in their clinic. “The interactive part was unbelievable, that was great,” he said.

Roots of compassion Jazz is traditionally American and isn’t usually associated with German folk. But the trio has been blending the two genres since it released its first a l bu m “ G o o d M o r n i n g

Lilofee” in 2010 – something Knecht said no one else had done before. But that was especially challenging, given the reputation German folk music had gained in the country. Tainted by a past of Naziism during World War II and the economic collapse after World War I, Germany nearly “lost its roots,” Knecht said. The folk songs gained a connotation of loss, death and violence rather than love and togetherness. “Edgar Knecht demonstrated that dusty Germany folk songs could be brought back to life if interpreted with empathy and passion,” a Dane County news release about the cultural exchange states. So with the help of his trio counterparts, Knecht said he developed the original theme of the German folk genre into the “symphony” present on all the group’s albums. For example, the “Good Morning Lilofee” album title is based on a German folk song Knecht’s mother would sing for him as a lullaby when he was a child. The song depicts a legend about a woman named Lilofee, who is seduced by a suitor who takes her into a deep lake, where she bears children. She’s so beautiful the flowers would bow to her, Knecht said. Lilofee tries to come back to the surface, but can’t, which makes the song take on a melancholy tune. The “Dance on Deep Waters” song themes are taken from the romantic area, Knecht said. As

Kassel-Dane partnership started in 2007 EMILIE HEIDEMANN Unified Newspaper Group

The Regierungsbezirk Kassel in Germany and Dane County share similarities in terms of population, size, land and culture, according to a Dane County news release. The relationship dates back to 2007, when they entered into The Kassel-Dane Sister County Partnership, and the Edgar Knecht Jazz Trio’s visit to Oregon this year is part of that partnership. County supervisor Chuck Erickson of District 13 told the Observer the partnership has fostered multiple cultural exchanges with Kassel, “ranging from artists, photographers and musicians” to “focusing on renewable energy and regional transportation options. He said the program maintains a relationship between local municipalities as

well as individuals. It started with a Dane County delegation going to Kassel to learn more about its commuter rail structure and solar energy initiatives, according to the county release. They also attended the Documenta 12 Art Festival, which is put on every five years. In 2008, representatives from Kassel traveled here to study water resource management, visit agri-businesses and an organic farm and attend Concerts on the Square and a Madison Mallards baseball game. The relationship continued with the Kassel fine arts center bringing an exhibit to the Dane County Regional Airport terminal in 2010. In 2012, Kassel hosted a Dane County artist, Micheal Velliquette. Email Emilie Heidemann at emilie.heidemann@wcinet.com or follow her on Twitter at @HeidemannEmilie.

Photos submitted

another example of compassion and empathy, the 2017 “Keys to Friendship” album was recorded with a new friend of the trio. “(‘Dance on Deep Waters’) songs are about death … impossible love,” Knect said. “We have deep stuff, but there are other songs that are very lively … like dancing, therefore, it’s dancing on deep water.” “Keys to Friendship” was recorded and released with a Syrian artist named Aeham Ahnad. When his home, Damascus, was destroyed by bombs, Knecht said he took his piano out into the middle of the street and played. Children showed up

Rolf Deneke is the bassist for the Edgar Knecht Jazz Trio. to watch him, and he gave them hope. A story about the affair ended up in the New York Times, Knecht said, as mobile videos surfaced. That gives the “Keys of Friendship” a double-meaning Knecht said – “keys” to represent new doors opening and Ahnad’s piano keys, and “friendship” for a newfound

musical bond. “We melded together really well,” Knecht said. “I composed songs based on Syrian folk songs.” Email Emilie Heidemann at emilie.heidemann@wcinet. com or follow her on Twitter at @HeidemannEmilie.

People you Know and Trust Pe – We’ree Yourr Neigghborrs. C ess Funeeral & Crematioon Serviice is Cre moore thann just a funeral home. We m aaree peoplee you knnow andd trust. For ggennerations, provviding thhe Circlee of CCarre - beffore, duuring andd aftter the loosss of youur lovedd one. Trusted since 1869. cressfuneralservice.com

Cress Speedway Road

Your Family” “Let Our Family Serve

Cress Stoughton

3610 Speedway Road Madison, WI 53705 (608) 238-3434 ___________________________

206 W. Prospect Street, P.O. Box 231 Stoughton, WI 53589 (608) 873-9244 ___________________________

Cress East Washington Avenue

Cress McFarland

3325 E. Washington Avenue Madison, WI 53704 (608) 249-6666 ___________________________

5801 Highway 51, P.O. Box 105 McFarland, WI 53558 (608) 838-0655 ___________________________

Cress University Avenue

Cress Deerfield

6021 University Avenue Madison, WI 53705 (608) 238-8406 ___________________________

201 Bue Street, P.O. Box 376 Deerfield, WI 53531 (608) 764-5369 ___________________________

Cress Sun Prairie

Winn Cress Waunakee

1310 Emerald Terrace Sun Prairie, WI 53590 (608) 837-9054 ___________________________

5785 Hwy. Q Waunakee, WI 53597 (608) 849-4513 ___________________________

adno=108078

Big Band at the Waunakee High School Saturday, Sept. 21. The trio – Knecht, bassist Rolf Denecke and drummer Tobias Schulte – has performed all over the world and has won many awards, Knecht said. Its 2013 album, “Dance on Deep Waters,” put the trio on the German Jazz Top 30 list. It was also chosen as one of the world’s 25 best jazz albums of 2013 by NextJazz. Shortly after the release of the trio’s 2017 album, “Keys to Friendship,” it won the Hessen World M u s i c Awa r d “ C r e o l e ” and received a nomination for the award “Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik,” which is judged by music critics, writers, musicologists and editors from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Another album,“Good Morning Lilofee” earned the group invitations to several international festivals, where it played with musicians such as John Scofield, Buena Vista Social Club, Pat Metheny and Dave Holland, according to its website. The band plans to tour different locations around the world after it releases “Personal Seasons,” Nov. 1 Knecht said.

Thursday, September 26, 2019

The Oregon Observer For more sports coverage, visit: ConnectOregonWI.com

Sports

Football

Adam Feiner, sports editor

845-9559 x226 • ungsportseditor@wcinet.com

Mark Nesbitt, assistant sports editor 845-9559 x237 • sportsreporter@wcinet.com Fax: 845-9550

Girls golf

Panthers unable to keep up with Red Hawks MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

The upset-minded Oregon football team had a six-point lead against Milton on Friday, Sept. 20, but the Red Hawks rallied to beat the Panthers 47-26. The Red Hawks erupted for 31 points in the second and third quarters to build a 25-point second-half lead. Milton also blocked two punts. “That was hard for us to overcome,” Oregon coach Dan Kissling said. “We gave them too many short fields. You can’t do that against a good team. There is a reason why they are 5-0.” With the loss, Oregon dropped to 2-3 overall and 1-2 in the Badger South Conference. Milton (5-0, 3-0 Badger South) is in a first-place tie atop the conference with Stoughton (4-1, 3-0 Badger South). Oregon junior quarterback Erik Victorson connected with Donovan Johnson on a 36-yard touchdown pass early in the first quarter. Milton running back Nick Huber, who rushed for 135 yards on 22 carries, scored on a 37-yard run to give Milton a 7-6 lead with 42 seconds left in the first. It didn’t take long for the Panthers to answer, as Austin Saunders returned the ensuing kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown to give the Panthers a 13-7 lead after the opening quarter. After Milton quarterback Evan Jordhal tossed a 7-yard touchdown pass to give the Red Hawks a 14-13 lead in the second quarter, the Panthers responded. Senior running back Matt Kissling’s 27-yard touchdown run gave Oregon a 20-14 lead midway through the second. “We moved the ball on offense,” Dan Kissling said. “We just shot ourselves in the foot.” Jones found the end zone on runs of 1 yard and 3 yards in the final 1:30 of the first half to help Milton seize the lead. The Red Hawks capped an eight-minute drive with a touchdown in the third quarter. Victorson completed 5 of 14 passes for 97 yards. Oregon will travel to Monroe (3-2, 2-1 Badger South) on Friday.

Photo by Adam Feiner

Oregon’s Alyssa Schmidt putts on the par-4 16th hole at the Badger South Conference Tournament on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at The Legend at Bergamont in Oregon.

Schmidt takes league title ADAM FEINER Sports editor

Even though The Legend at Bergamont is not Oregon’s home course, junior Alyssa Schmidt felt right at home in the Badger South Conference Tournament on Tuesday, Sept. 24. Schmidt won the individual title with a 2-over-par 74, earning firstteam all-conference honors with her performance in blustery conditions. “Lately I’ve been working with my swing coach on knockdown shots,”

she said. “Clubbing up and making the shot go lower definitely helped me in the wind.” Schmidt fired a 1-under-par 35 on the front nine, the only player in the tournament with a nine-hole round under par. She led Stoughton junior Caylie Kotlowski by three strokes at the turn, and shook off a double bogey-bogey start to her back nine by finishing the final four holes 1 under. “I’ve learned to focus on the shot coming next,” Schmidt said. “I had to remind myself that I had just shot 35

on the front and could do it.” The Panthers finished fifth out of seven teams with 421 strokes. Sam McKee carded a 106, and Tori Disch added a 116. Bella Lindert rounded out the counting scores with a 125, one stroke ahead of teammate Kennedy Gladden. “This was about where we thought we’d finish,” Oregon coach Eric Instefjord said. “Alyssa had the great round, but our other girls battled through some tough holes and tough conditions.”

Madison Edgewood won the team title with 356 strokes. Milton (380) edged tournament host Stoughton (387) for second.

Watertown 201, Oregon 204 Schmidt earned medalist honors with a 37 in the Panthers’ final conference dual of the season Thursday, Sept. 19, at Watertown Country Club. McKee had a 47, Lindert recorded a 57, and Disch rounded out Oregon’s counting scores with a 63.

Boys soccer

Panthers cruise past rival Vikings in Badger South clash MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

Photo by Mark Nesbitt

Oregon’s Ethan Vandermause (right) dribbles before taking a shot on goal in the Panthers’ 4-1 win over Stoughton.

If Oregon senior Ethan Vandermause could play two fall sports, he might find a home as a kicker on the football team. Vandermause scored his first varsity goal from 25 yards out in the 22nd minute to help the Panthers beat the Vikings 4-1 on Tuesday, Sept. 24, in a Badger South Conference showdown at Huntoon Field. “I would like to say it was skill more than luck,” Vandermause said. “I knew I wanted to hit it. I didn’t know for sure it was going to go in. Oregon (5-3-1, 3-0 Badger South) started fast with a

goal by junior Pat Brognano off a direct kick in the 6th minute. Junior Jayson Howard scored on an assist by senior Collin Bjerke to give the Panthers a 3-0 lead in the 40th minute. “I felt like that may have been the best half we have played this year,” Oregon coach Chris Mitchell said. “We wanted to get off to a great start and control the tempo. Stoughton was at kind of a loss in terms of how to deal with our style of play and energy.” Stoughton junior AJ Mittelsteadt scored in the 68th minute to get the Vikings on the board. Oregon answered with sophomore Eli Lehmann sneaking in a goal just inside

the near post on a cross from classmate Alex Rodriguez. Oregon outshot Stoughton 9-4. Junior goalkeepers Lincoln Martin and Coltrane LoBreglio combined for three saves. “This is one step forward to our goal of winning the conference. We know they (Stoughton) are a better team and have had some good results. We just wanted to come out and make a statement, and I think we did that.” Oregon has moved players around this season to take advantage of their strengths. Vandermause has noticed a difference in the Panthers being more consistent in generating scoring opportunities.

Turn to Soccer/Page 9

ConnectOregonWI.com

September 26, 2019

Oregon Observer

Prep roundup

Panthers lose duals by same score Monona Grove def. Oregon 24-26, 25-18, 25-22, 25-22

MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

The Oregon girls tennis team lost 6-1 at Watertown on Monday, Sept. 23, four days after falling to Madison Edgewood by the same score. Joanie Sommers won her No. 4 singles match 6-4, 6-2 against Watertown’s Danielle Krakow. Lauren Gragg defeated Edgewood’s Morgan Merckx 6-1, 6-2 in No. 2 singles Thursday, Sept. 19, at Madison’s Quann Park.

After winning the first set, the Panthers could not maintain their momentum in a Badger South road loss to the Silver Eagles. Cochems had a team-high 12 kills. Christenson racked up a team-high 32 digs and had four aces. Swenson had a team-high six blocks, and Malcook notched 18 digs. Gilberson added six kills and 12 digs. Konop also had 12 digs.

VOLLEYBALL

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Oregon went 0-5 at the Middleton Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 21, as the Panthers’ losing streak reached 13 matches. Oregon (2-16, 0-3 Badger South) is still searching for its first conference win after a four-set road loss to Monona Grove on Thursday, Sept. 19, in Monona.

Oregon sophomore Yordanos Zelinski finished 22nd with a time of 17:28 in Wausau East’s Smiley Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 21. The Panthers took 15th out of 23 teams. Raul Ramos took 75th (18:26), and Turner Sieren placed 89th (18:48). Deaken Bush took 93rd (18:54), and Brenden Dieter placed 99th (19:01).

Middleton Invitational T h e Pa n t h e r s l o s t t o Mount Horeb (25-11, 26-24), Platteville (25-16, 25-8), tournament host Middleton (25-14, 25-17), Holmen (22-25, 25-16, 15-13) and Evansville (19-25, 25-11, 15-12). Nicole Cochems had a combined 30 kills in the five matches. Sara Christenson

Photos by Mark Nesbitt

Oregon’s Gianna Schulz hits a smash at the net in a No. 1 doubles match on Thursday, Sept. 19, against Madison Edgewood at Oregon High School. The Panthers lost Badger South duals to the Crusaders and Watertown by scores of 6-1. racked up 54 assists. Emma Swenson posted seven kills and two blocks against Evansville, and three kills and two aces

against Platteville. Madi assists against Mount Horeb. Malcook had a team-high Megan Bloyer recorded 16 digs against Holmen and five digs against Platteville six against Evansville. Liz- and Middleton. Abby Rau also had five zie Konop dished out nine

digs against Middleton, as well as five digs against Mount Horeb. Gracen Gilbertson served four aces against Evansville.

GIRLS SWIMMING Oregon went on the road and beat Badger South rival Watertown 117-52 on Tuesday, Sept. 24. Event winners and times were not provided to the Observer at press time.

Soccer: Four different Oregon players score vs. Stoughton Continued from page 8 “I think we are getting more comfortable with each other and moving off the ball more,” he said. “That will lead to more scoring chances.” Oregon plays two Division 1 teams this week. The Panthers will take on Hudson on Friday in Middleton, and host Eau Claire

Memorial on Saturday. The defending Division 2 state champions have not been ranked since the first coaches poll, and are setting their sights on the postseason instead. “Those rankings don’t mean anything,” Mitchell said. “What we are trying to build is to become the best team we can once the playoffs start.”

Get Connected Find updates and links right away. Search for us on Facebook as “Oregon Observer” and then LIKE us.

Get the Jump on Fall!

67% OFF Installation

on a New Bath or Shower System1!

ZERO INTEREST & ZERO PAYMENTS FOR

18 MONTHS ! 2

Receive a

$200 WALMART Gift Card

CALL TODAY!

WITH PURCHASE !

(608)-338-1170 www.madcitybaths.com Photo by Mark Nesbitt

Oregon sophomore Eli Lehmann scores a goal in the second half against Stoughton on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at Huntoon Field.

1 New orders only. Minimum purchase required. Cannot be combined with any other oer. oes not include material costs. 2 Financing aailable with minimum purchase and approed credit. Mad City oong nc. is neither a broer nor a lender. Financing is proided by third party lenders unaliated with Mad City oong nc. under terms and conditions arranged directly between the customer and such lender all subect to credit requirements and satisactory completion o nance documents. ny nance terms adertised are estimate only. s or details. New orders only. Not alid with any other oer or preious ob. 3 New orders only. Minimum purchase required. Cannot be combined with any other oer. it card issued upon completion o installation and deducted rom nal inoice. it Card not issued i customer cancels order or i credit is declined. pplicable to installed customers only.

adno=107734

September 26, 2019

ConnectOregonWI.com

Oregon Observer

‌Oregon History September‌

100 y ‌ ears ago (1919)

Photo courtesy Oregon Area Historical Society

One hundred years ago this month, OHS junior and senior classes gathered to mark the beginning of the school year. Front row, from left, are: James Cusick, Bill Sweeney, Clement Criddle, Ray Fischer and Howard Pennewell; second row, from left: U.S. Cady (principal), Paul Barry, Della McWatty, Catherine Byrne, Christine Christensen, Helene Matson, Florence Montgomery and Henry Sholts; third row, from left: Lucille Flanagan, Ethel Hanson, Vera Christensen, Vergene Boehe, Dorothy Ellis, (unknown), Hazel Hanson and Florena Hanson. and 4th grades); Edna Lewis, (1st and 2nd grades), and Mary Burt, kindergarten. George Theobald will again be the school’s janitor. • The anticipated school enrollment was 10 kindergartners, 33 first and second graders; 16 third and fourth graders; 30 fifth and sixth graders; and 42 seventh and eighth graders. The high school anticipates having 25 freshmen, 20 sophomores, 20 juniors and 16 seniors. • This past year, the Oregon Public Library reported that 3,516 books were checked out by adults and 2,558 by children. Mrs. John Gilbert and Mrs. Geo. McDermott were appointed

Legals AGENDA TOWN BOARD TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 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. 4. Financial Report and Acceptance. 5. Presentation by Oregon Public Library Director Jennifer Endres Way on the new library. 6. Public Comments. 7. Communication of the Dane County Board. 8. Discussion and possible Approval of Recommendations from Plan Commission: a. Tracy Schleck, 5839 Lincoln Road, moving location of driveway. b. Approval of Rezone to TFR-08 of duplexes identified as built before Town Land use plan. 9. Fire & EMS Report (Oregon, Belleville, Brooklyn) 10. Park Committee Report and Action. 11. Anderson Farm Park Report. 12. Constable’s Report. 13. Public Works Report. 14. TORC Report. 15. Plan Commission Report. 16. Discussion and Possible Approval re: 2020-2021 Oregon Senior Cen-

ter Agreement. 17. Senior Center Report. 18. Assessor’s Report. 19. Building Inspection Services Report. 20. Board Communications/ Future Agenda Items. Budget Work Session Oct. 21 @ 6:00 p.m. 21. Approval of payment vouchers. 22. Clerk’s Report and Loan Update. 23. 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: September 23, 2019 Published: September 26, 2019 WNAXLP ***

Get the Jump on Fall!

67% OFF Installation on New Windows1!

ZERO INTEREST & ZERO PAYMENTS FOR

18 MONTHS ! 2

Receive a

FACTORY DIRECT WINDOWS!

$200 WALMART Gift Card

CALL TODAY!

WITH PURCHASE !

(608)-338-1170 www.madcitywindows.com

adno=107733

members of the library board for the ensuing three years. • Wm. F. Grady purchased the Geo. Faulkes farm of 61 1/2 acres near Story (town), including all the personal property. Mr. and Mrs. Faulkes will occupy the house until spring when they will move to Chicago. • Sofus Olson has installed a new motion picture machine in the opera house. It was noted that ”the larger cities have nothing on Mr. Olson when it comes to the latest improvements in his picture house. He goes after the quality and gets it.” • Mat Mayan has sold his house on South Third Street to Dan Murphy. The house is now occupied by the Andrew McWatty family. • Sheldon Tusler and Margaret Utter celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. They were married in the Town of Rutland in 1859 by the Rev. James Pope. A reception for the occasion was held in the local opera house. • J. H. Lalor reports that his herd of swine has contracted cholera. The disease seems to be spreading throughout the state and farmers will do well to take every precaution against the disease. • W. B. Richards and son, Roy Richards, have sold their farm known as the Geo. Litch Place, to T. G. Cretney of the Madison real estate firm of Graves and Cretney. The farm contained 305 acres at $175 per acre. The Richards purchased the farm last spring at $140 per acre, which included the livestock and machinery.

50 y ‌ ears ago (1969) • The Annual Horse Show was held, sponsored jointly by the Chamber of Commerce and the Southern Wisconsin Timed Events

Association. It featured midwest championship pole bending and barrel racing. Seventy classes were held during the two-day event. Entries were from Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota and Iowa. • The two PTA meetings together are introduced to the district teachers. Officers of the high school PTA were co-presidents, Mr. and Mrs. Urban Johnson; vice president, Arnold Blahnik; secretary, Mrs. Allan Gasner; and the treasurer, Mrs. Carl Liller. Officers of the Elementary-Junior High PTA were president, Orrill Ferguson; Mrs. Russell Bavery; secretary, Mrs. Ralph Benjamin and Mrs. John Swenson, treasurer. • Customers were reminded of the new location of the Earl Reeve Jewelry Shop. It is now located between the Ben Franklin Store and Squire Clothing on South Main Street. • The faculty slow pitch team defeated Christensen Insurance (9-1) for the championship. Members of the faculty team were Frank Nauyokas, Tom Mueller, Ron Miller, Karl Ahrens, Henry Appel, Harold Flaaten, Ted Boucher, Cal Callaway, Jack Statz, Roger Pribbenow and Bill Noltemeyer • Boy Scout Troop #50 held their Court of Honor at the Village Hall. Presenting the awards were Scoutmaster Ralph Kreutzer and assistant Scoutmaster Ralph Lance. • Curb, gutter, and sidewalk construction wraps up for the season. Curb, gutter, and sidewalk were installed on North Main Street from North Main to Richards Road as well as in several other areas of the Village including Burr Oak Ave., Florida Ave., Park Street, Nyaard Street and Kennedy

Donate A Boat or Car Today!

2-Night Free Vacation!

800 - 700 - BOAT (2628) (2628)

w w w.boatangel.com

sponsored by boat angel outreach centers

STOP CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN

adno=107729

• Henry Gilbert has purchased from Peter J. Christensen the paint shop building on Main Street. He will take possession of it on March 1. • Elwin Pledger, who was struck by an auto last Friday, received an injury to his ankle and leg. He is reported getting along nicely. • The Oregon Equity Warehouse Co. received another carload of Occident Flour and a carload of salt. • Mrs. Louis Anderson has purchased Peter J. Christensen’s house on South Main Street now occupied by Chris Olson and family. • The eighth grade class elected the following officers: Harold Dunn, president; Stanley Christensen. vice-president; Sylvia Johnson, treasurer and Mildred Paterson, secretary. The class chose purple and gold as their colors and the sweet pea as their flower. • Miss Nell McGill was appointed postmistress of the Oregon Post Office, Aug. 29, taking effect Oct. 1. • School starts a new year. The high school faculty consisted of U. T. Cady, supervising principal, Catherine Chapman, Beatrice Smith and Helen Dresser. Miss Dresser, from Sturgeon Bay, took over for Miss Bertha Merrian, who recently resigned. Teaching grade school classes were Valley Ralph (7th and 8th grades); Hazel Hindes (5th and 6th grades; Lanoir La Flex (3rd

Drive. Approval was given to obtain a parcel of land from the Culp property on Janesville Street for the purpose of extending Oak Street to Kierstead Lane. • The Oregon Consolidated School District had an enrollment of 2,492: Brooklyn Elementary, 265; Oregon Elementary, 1,152; junior high, 416; and senior high 659. There were 135 members of the district staff. • Dentist Dr. W. E. Ogilvie announced that he will be retiring and that Dr. R. W. Holiday will be taking over his practice at the same location. Dr. Ogilvie began his dental practice in Oregon in 1919, after graduating from Marquette University in 1918. • Lappley Chevrolet at 156 N. Main St. announced that on Sept. 18-20 they will hold a grand opening for the unveiling of the new 1970 Chevy models. Free coffee and doughnuts will be served. They also offered, while the supply lasted, a special “On the Move” stereo album for only $1.39, featuring Dianne Warwick, Glen Campbell and Burt Bacharach. • Fran’s Sewing Machine and Vacuum Cleaner Sales and Service located on North Main Street across from the Bank of Oregon advertised that their service included free pick up and delivery. • The Sportsman’s Bar invited everyone on Sept. 20 to come and hear music of Bobby Rice and the Rice Boys.

25 ‌years ago (1994) • The Friends of the Library push plans for building a new library. A $1.2 million building proposal was turned down by referendum four y ‌ ears ago. A new “shaved-down” version will be presented, costing $900,000. Rita Plummer was chairperson for the Friends of the Library. • The Village Board voted unanimously to build a new $900,000 library. The Village will borrow $800,000 through bonds to cover the construction of the building. The remaining cost will be raised by The Friends of the Library. • The First Presbyterian Church awarded Brienne Barrows (OHS class of 1994) and Brian Scott (OHS class of 1993) with $800 scholarships from the church’s College Scholarship Endowment Fund. • Foxboro Golf Club held its annual championship games. The eight new champions were Bob Gannon, Mary Krueger, Cheryl Matteson, Doug Weisenberg, Monica Mountford, Jerry Klauser, Bill Piper and Dick Sheil. • New restrooms and a storage facility at the Panther Stadium were dedicated prior to the Monroe/ Oregon football game. The undertaking was a major project of the Oregon Athletic Booster Club under the leadership of the project foreman, Rick Anderson. • The Town and Country Women’s Club elected new officers for the coming year. Those elected

were president, Pat Lindb e r g ; s e c r e t a r y, M a r y Shaw; treasurer, Mary Wilson; first vice-president, Audrey Appel; and second vice-president, Jayne Johnson. • Valley Bank (formerly Bank of Oregon) now becomes a part of the M & I family of banks with 22 locations in Dane County. • The water tower located on the south end of the Village will be repaired and painted by the Lane Tank Co. of Mosinee, at a cost of $46,600. • The Oregon School Board voted to proceed with a referendum in November requesting the approval of a $21 million school construction/remodeling project, which would include major remodeling of the high school, construction of a new elementary school, and remodeling at the Brooklyn and Prairie View Elementary schools. • A ground-breaking ceremony was held for the new Autumn Woods Professional Building. Owners, Marty and Debbi Verhelst expect the opening date to be January of 1995. • Local dentist John (“Bill”) Plummer retired.

10 ‌years ago (2009) • The second phase of the downtown reconstruction project is on time and is set to be finished early fall. • Kevin Forsberg, a 2005 OHS graduate, shook hands with President Barack Obama at the commencement ceremonies for the class of Arizona State University. While attending Oregon High School, he was an all-state scholar, a Wisconsin excellence scholar, and one of the valedictorians. • NINA (Neighbors in Need of Assistance) fund hit a milestone of $100,000 in donations since its founding in January of 2003. Joe Sullivan is the program’s coordinator. • Ninety people signed a petition calling on the Village to link North Perry Parkway with South. However, expense and DNR approval are issues going forward. • The Village Animal Clinic celebrated its 20th year of serving the Oregon area. The business is owned and operated by Dr. Mike Boyle and his wife, Dr. Denise Fortier. The clinic was bought from Dr. Tom Hans in 2004 and a new building built in 2005 at its present location, 270 Netherwood Road. • Plans are being made for the OHS Homecoming. The theme is “Come Sail Away.” The football team will be taking on Reedsburg High School. • Weaver Auto Parts plans to leave their location at 114 North Main as the owners of the building, Mike and Erika Weidler, plan to expand The Firefly Coffeehouse. The Weidlers’ had purchased the coffeehouse business from Gail Henslin three ‌years ago (2006). – Compiled by Gerald Neath, Oregon Area Historical Society

ConnectOregonWI.com

Help OTR DRIVER needed. Pulling step deck, good pay, benefits, good home time, 3 plus years experience. Winkers Transfer LLC. 608-347-7912. WAITSTAFF WANTED. Apply at Sunrise Family Restaurant 1052 W. Main, Stoughton.

Services OFFICE CLEANING in Stoughton Mon-Fri 5pm. Visit our website: www. capitalcityclean.com or call our office 608-831-8850. HOUSECLEANING SERVICES. Natural and effective cleaning solutions. Meticulous, reputable and reliable. www.detailedhousecleaningservice.com. Call Detailed Cleaning 608-361-8999 A&B ENTERPRISES Light Construction Remodeling No job too small 608-835-7791 SNOW PLOWING Residential & Commercial Fully Insured. 608-873-7038 or 608-669-0025

Pets FOR SALE: Rare find purebred white Akbash pups, people friendly, excellent predator control, 6 males $250 each, 1 female $400. 608-943-6160. GREAT DANE puppies, blue, black, mantle, blue Merle and fawn Merles, great disposition, family socialized, parents on site, health papers and guarantee, ready now. $500-$850. Closed Sundays. License #468350. Abram Lapp, 17212 Cty O, Mineral Point, WI. 53565. REGISTERED BORDER Collie puppies, $300 each. Platteville, WI. 608732-5052. AKC CHAMPION Yellow-Blond Labradors. Taking reservations now. Ready Sept. 25. Call-text 608-5767576.

Antiques BUYING US Gold & Silver Coins and Collectibles. Call 608-988-6406. Rick Miles Coin.

VERONA. 2-BEDROOM, 1 Bath, $1200/mo. Everything included plus internet. October 1 - August 1, 2020. 608-320-0480.

Storage Space For Rent ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE 10x10 10x15 10x20 10x25 10x30 Security Lights-24/7 access OREGON/BROOKLYN CALL 608-444-2900 DEER POINT STORAGE Convenient location behind Stoughton Lumber. Clean-Dry Units 24-HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS 5x10 thru 12x25 608-335-3337 FRENCHTOWN SELF-STORAGE Only 6 miles South of Verona on Hwy PB. Variety of sizes available now. 10x10=$65-month 10x15=$75-month 10x20=$85-month 10x25=$95-month 12x30=$120-month Call 608-424-6530 or 1-888-878-4244 NORTH PARK STORAGE 10x10 through 10x40, plus 14x40 with 14' door for RV & Boats. Come & go as you please. 608-873-5088 RASCHEIN PROPERTY STORAGE 6x10 thru 10x25 Market/StreetBurr Oak Street in Oregon Call 608-520-0240 CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon Friday for The Great Dane and Noon Monday for the Oregon Observer unless changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 873-6671 or 835-6677.

Livestock

UNION ROAD STORAGE 10x10 - 10x15 - 10x20 - 12x30 24-7 Access Security Lights & Cameras Credit Cards Accepted 608-835-0082 1128 Union Road, Oregon, WI Located on the corner of Union Road and Lincoln Road

WANTED: CONSIGNORS for the upcoming PAPA Alliance Black hided Feeder Calf and Yearling sales at Bloomington Livestock Exchange, Bloomington, WI. Sale dates are November 1, December 6 and January 3. Call and get on the early listings for whichever sale works best for you. No dairy crosses. All new on November 15 PAPA Alliance is sponsoring its first red hided sale for Red Angus and Hereford and all other red calves and yearlings. Take advantage of this all new sale specifically for red hided cattle. For information contact Greg May 608-574-0719 or BLE 608-994-2020.

Office Space For Rent OFFICE SPACES FOR RENT In Oregon facing 15th hole on golf course Free Wi-Fi, Parking and Security System Conference rooms available Kitchenette-Breakroom Autumn Woods Prof. Centre Marty 608-835-3628

Find updates and links right away. Search for us on Facebook as “Oregon Observer” and then LIKE us.

Machinery

BROOKLYN: 4-UNIT OR DUPLEX LOTS For Sale. 2 Lots Available. $80,000 each. Great Opportunity. Oregon School District. Excellent rental location. Broker Interest. Call Eric at 608-444-2900.

FOR SALE: 1150 International feed mill, 310 New Holland small square baler, 8ft. International grain drill. 608723-2684.

CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon Friday for The Great Dane and Noon Monday for the Oregon Observer unless changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 873-6671 or 835-6677.

SUK-UP 15FT. stalk chopper and windrower for sale. 608-482-1457.

Real Estate NEW FACTORY Built Homes, 3 BR, 2 BA put on your foundation. $59,980 HORKHEIMER HOMES, Hazelton, IA. 800-632-5985. LAKEVIEW HOMESITE. Driftless area, 20 minutes Madison-Spring Green. Approx. 3 acres. See website (forsalebyowner.com, Listing No. 24196959). 608-795-4365.

Farm FARM FOR sale: approx 60 acres, with or without buildings. Close to Platteville, all in Extra Territorial Zone Platteville, WI. Can be divided. 608732-5052.

IH 856D. Been overhauled, starts easy, easy on fuel, radial tires, $8,200. 608-763-2650 before 8:00pm.

0990 FRITZ BARN PAINTING SUPER FALL SPECIAL! Rusty roofs, alumakote and zinc. Free-estimate. 608221-3510. RENT SKID LOADERS MINI-EXCAVATORS TELE-HANDLER and these attachments. Concrete breaker, posthole auger, landscape rake, concrete bucket, pallet forks, trencher, rock hound, broom, teleboom, stump grinder. By the day, week, or month. Carter & Gruenewald Co. 4417 Hwy 92, Brooklyn, WI 608-455-2411 CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS NOON Monday FOR THE Oregon Observer

DANE COUNTYS MARKETPLACE. The Oregon Observer Classifieds. Call 873-6671 or 835-6677.

AWARDED FOR SAFETY THANK YOU DRIVERS!

3 GREAT CDL A DRIVERS CALL TO QUALIFY CA

App by October 14, 2019 Apply » Within Hour of HWY 151 » Steady Income » 100% PAID Beneﬁts » Non-hazmat Tanker » Company Training » 2 years experience

Get Connected

Sloan Implement at our Mt. Horeb location is currently looking for a Lawn and Garden Service Technician 1 to perform basic diagnostics, service repairs and maintenance work on customer and/or dealer-owned turf equipment. The qualified candidate must be able to pass a drug screen, possess a valid drivers license and have an excellent driving history as well as have the ability to perform basic repairs and required maintenance using special tools and equipment. For additional job duties, requirements, and to see our full-time benefit package, please go online to sloans.com. If you are interested and qualiﬁed for the position, please apply online at www.sloans.com. Sloan Implement is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Increase Your sales opportunities…reach over 1.2 million households! Advertise in our Wisconsin Advertising Network System. For information call 835-6677. Business Opportunities ROOFERS INCREASE REVENUE? Will train contractors, proven, 40-year system for low slope metal/flat roofs. Low investment. Margins: $2,500 day possible. Daniel: 660-605-3951, Emanuel: 715-314-0520 Wanted to Buy or Trade WANTED FREON R12: We pay CA$H. R12 R500 R11 Convenient, Certified Professionals (312) 291-9169 RefrigerantFinders.com/ads

Class Action Lawsuit FARMERS, LANDSCAPERS, or GARDENERS, did you or a loved one use Roundup Weed Killer and were diagnosed with NON-HODGKINS LYMPHOMA (Cancer)? You may be entitled to compensation. Call Attorney Charles Johnson 1-800-5355727 adno=107728

JENSEN TRANSPORT, INC. EOE 1-800-772-1734 • WWW.JENSENTRANSPORT.COM

Miscellaneouds FOR SALE: Dormitory-sized refrigerator $50, Full adult-sized left-handed golf clubs and bag $100. 608-8739059. FOR SALE. Oak Firewood. Dried for 2 years. The Best! Face cord $150. Delivery available. 608-217-6662.

Garage Sales STOUGTHON. 1526 Skinner Lane. One block east of Covenant Lutheran Church. Fri., Sept. 27, 8a-3p. Sat., Sept. 28, 8a-1p. Clothes, housewares, sewing machine, golf clubs, lots more! OREGON. 6211 Knollwood Drive. Thursday, Sept. 26, 9a-3p. Friday, Sept. 27, 9a-noon. Lawn-garden equipment-supplies, tools, file cabinets, household, furniture, books. Cash only. 608-852-5262.

Sloan Implement at our Mt. Horeb, WI location is currently looking for energetic employees who have a passion for mechanics and a desire to learn. If you are interested in a service technician apprentice program, please apply online at sloans.com or call 608-437-5501. Sloan Implement is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Wanted

adno=106969

SEASONED SPLIT OAK, Hardwood. Volume discount. Will deliver. 608609-1181

GREENWOOD APARTMENTS. Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently has 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $810 per month,includes heat, water, and sewer. 608-835-6717 Located at:139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575 STOUGHTON 2-BEDROOM, 2-bath. Available now and for Fall. In-unit laundry, garage, patio or balcony, dishwasher, Fox Prairie Elementary. Upper/Lower from $1,050/mo., townhouse from $1,325-$1,375/mo. Call 608-807-0287 or visit kingandmain. stevebrownapts.com. STOUGHTON. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, very large garage, CA, half acre in country, deck, fire pit, water and sewer included, non-smoking, some pets OK. Available now. $1,800. 608770-0999. THE Oregon Observer CLASSIFIEDS, the best place to buy or sell. Call 873-6671 or 835-6677.

Sloan Implement at our Mt. Horeb, WI location is currently looking for an experienced Service Technician to perform advanced diagnostics, service repairs and maintenance work on customer and/or dealer-owned agricultural. For all job duties, requirements, and to see our full-time beneﬁt package, please go online to sloans.com. If you are interested and qualified for the position, please apply online at www. sloans.com or in person at the store. Sloan Implement is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

adno=106968

Rentals

NOW HIRING SEASONAL WAGES

UP TO

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

adno=106967

LOST DOG. HAVE YOU SEEN KATIE? MISSING SINCE EARLY AUGUST. PLEASE DO NOT CHASE HER. TEXT US A PICTURE TO: 608-469-5439 OR 608-469-5440. FOR MORE INFO VISIT OUR FB PAGE: BRING KATIE HOME.

ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors 55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $810 per month. Includes heat, water and sewer. Professionally managed. Located at 300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI 53589. 608-877-9388

Oregon Observer

adno=107732

Lost & Found

September 26, 2019

$15.00/HR

AVAILABLE POSITIONS AT OUR: DISTRIBUTION CENTER - BELLEVILLE, WI CALL CENTER - BELLEVILLE, WI WORK-AT-HOME TELEPHONE SALES REP.

APPLY ONLINE:

WWW.DULUTHTRADING.COM/CAREERS OR TEXT:

DULUTH CAREERS TO 97211

*Minimum $12.50/hour plus additional $2.50/hour peak incentive pay adno=101816

ConnectOregonWI.com

Oregon Observer

September 26, 2019

Rainforest: Students did a ‘good job of representing not only our community, but our country’ Continued from page 1 across,” she said. “You can really see their eyes light up when they are able to communicate with their families.” During a week of travels, the group toured a coffee plantation, went zip lining, bartered in local markets, hiked an active volcano (roasting marshmallows over the hot lava) and volunteered at two schools with high poverty rates. “Anytime the kids interacted with the other students, you could just see they were getting it,” Halverson said. “They’re having more awareness and a more global view.” Later, they flew to the northern border of Guatemala and Belize and visited the Mayan ruins of Tikal, canoeing in the underground caves and rivers of the Maya and jumping off of cliffs into the crystal clear waters. During the final leg of the journey, the group took a water taxi to the island of San Pedro, where they went snorkeling on the Belize barrier reef and “got

A group of Oregon High School students and staff pause during a hike on the active Pacaya volcano, before roasting S’mores over the hot lava. up close and personal with nurse sharks, stingrays and many exotic fish,” Halverson said. She said students have been talking about the trip during the first few weeks of school, and are “already

asking where you’re going next.”. “You can hear the buzz around the school,” Halverson said. “We’ll probably start planning for the next trip in May to give them enough heads up to earn

money.” Until then, there’s plenty of time to share the memories of a trip they will long remember, and dream about the next destination. “The students just did such a good job of

Photo submitted

representing not only our and kind, and I know that a community, but our country, lot of my students are going and we broke down a lot of to want to return there.” barriers, and some stigmas were kind of broken, too,” Email Unified Newspaper Halverson said. “It’s just a Group reporter Scott De beautiful country and the Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com. people were really warm

Tax: Priorities for next school year include mental health, opening new elementary school Continued from page 1 $200,000 home would pay $2,230 in school taxes. While that would mean a drop of around $46 on that home, property values

increased by about 6 percent around the county, which could still mean an increase, though it will vary by municipality. Growth is expected to dip slightly, from 7.9 % last year to

6.5% this year. District business manager Andy Weiland, who gave a financial report on the budget, said district officials are still working on final numbers, which will be

We are seeking your favorite recipes for our 20th annual

Making Spirits

Bright

Forward” paper and personalized learning initiatives, the new elementary school, the teacher compensation plan, equity initiatives and mental health/positive student behaviors. “Ten years ago, we really didn’t talk too much about mental health,” he said. “It’s a reflection of the communities we live in and society as a whole. We have invested over $800,000 in mental health services over the last four or five years, and that investment goes directly to young people that need support in order to

Schools in brief Reapportionment approved

Holiday Cookbook & Gift Guide

Electors at the Oregon School District annual meeting Monday approved a recommendation to reconfigure school board zones and seats, more than 20 years since the last change. Board president Steve Zach – who participated in the previous effort – said the goal was to “review the geographical model of representation” and more evenly distribute the percentage of students represented by each board seat.

Send us your recipes for: Appetizers • Breakfast Dishes • Salads • Soups • Breads Main Dishes • Side Dishes • Desserts • Beverages

Deadline for submitting recipes is Friday, October 18, 2019 Get your copy in the Oregon Observer, Stoughton Courier Hub & Verona Press on Thursday, November 7, 2019

11th Annual

Email, mail or drop-off copies of your recipes, no later than Friday, October 18, to:

be successful at school.” Busler said after a rainy spring caused a few delays, construction on the new elementary school in Fitchburg is “on schedule and on budget” to open in July. He said more than 100 names for the school have been submitted, with board members set to select several finalists for students to vote on next month. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.

Area I will remain the Village of Oregon with three seats, with Area II (City of Fitchburg) adding the towns of Dunn and Blooming Grove and increasing seats from one to two. Area III would add to the Town of Rutland the former Area IV municipalities of the Village of Brooklyn and towns of Oregon, Montrose, Union and Brooklyn, maintaining two seats. Board terms will be staggered so no more than three seats are up for election in any given year.

Save the Date

October 9, 2019 ~ 9am-Noon

Holiday Recipes 133 Enterprise Drive Verona, WI 53593

Boome Welcomres

Stoughton Wellness & Athletic Center 2300 US Highway 51-138 • Stoughton, WI adno=101241

adno=107717

e-mail: aroberts@wcinet.com Please be sure to include all measurements, temperatures and cooking times.

available after the “third Friday” student enrollment counts taken last week are tallied. “That is a main driver in your budget,” he said. “We have an estimate – we think it’s a fairly conservative estimate – but we’re double checking all of those things in the next couple weeks, to bring this to the board in October to pass tax levy.” Prior to the voting, superintendent Brian Busler gave a brief “state of the district” address, talked about five board priorities for the next school year: “The Path

Does your business serve the senior community? Booth reservations now being accepted. To reserve your spot or to get more information, please contact us at 845-9559.