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OSD referendum During the next five weeks, the Observer will examine the upcoming referendum from a variety of angles: Oct. 4: Referendum seeks to build new K-6 school This week: Why is a new school needed in Fitchburg? Oct. 18: What would it provide; changes to the district Oct. 25: What would happen if it fails? Nov. 1: What is on the ballot
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Although Fitchburg has been part of the Oregon School District since 1948, not everyone knows it. That’s been apparent during public referendum meetings, where district officials have found themselves answering questions about why a referendum for a Fitchburg school is on a ballot in Oregon – and whether Fitchburgers pay for schools in Oregon. The answer to the second question is yes, if they live in the Oregon district. To prevent impending overcrowding in the elementary and intermediate levels, OSD has identified Fitchburg as a prime location for a new grade K-6 elementary school to handle an expected increase of nearly 2,000 students over the next 12-15 years. That project would be funded by a $47 million referendum on Nov. 6. Coming on the heels of successful referendum drives in 2014 and 2016,
this one is taking a bit more explaining from district officials as to the need to spread resources in a district that stretches from Brooklyn nearly to the Beltline. District officials are now explaining why parts of Fitchburg are in OSD at all, and why that city is the best place to build the district’s eighth school. OSD has been in
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Dennis Hilgendorf sends the ball across the court. Hilgendorf was among a small group of people who practiced their pickleball skills in the court near Kaiser Park on Sept. 27. The group was enjoying a break in the rain that had kept some of the other regular participants from attending.
$350K fundraising goal for pickleball courts new courts in Jaycee Park West. The group, led by Oregon residents Mike Barone, Angie Stone and Jerome Klein, has established a GoFundMe page with a goal of raising $350,000 in hopes of breaking ground on the complex next spring. BILL LIVICK They’ve just started and have raised Unified Newspaper Group $525 so far. The courts would be located in the A group of dedicated pickleball players has launched a campaign to northeast corner of Jaycee Park West, raise money to build a complex of 12 along North Perry Parkway.
Organizers say complex in Jaycee Park would be ‘state of the art’
Presently, pickleball players in Oregon play Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the tennis courts on Oak Street. During the winter, they play Sunday nights at Oregon High School. A regular pickleball court is smaller than a tennis court, with playing surface of 20-feet by 44-feet. “With the 12 courts and the way
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Random K-9 sniffs now policy after 4-3 board vote SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group
In a reversal of past practice, the Oregon School Board on Monday approved making random K-9 drug sweeps at the high school and middle school part of its district policy. For the past two years, the
board has allowed the random drug sniffs on a temporary basis and had resisted making them part of district policy. Previously, the district’s policy was one of “reasonable suspicion” before calling police to search students’ lockers or vehicles. On a 4-3 vote that brought out emotional arguments on both sides of the issue, the board switched from previous years’ votes on the matter. Voting for the measure were members Krista
Flanagan, Courtney Odorico, Troy Pankratz and Tim LeBrun. Voting against were Barb Feeney, Dan Krause and president Steve Zach. Zach said he was “appalled” by the lack of objections to making random law enforcement sweeps, complete with drug-sniffing dogs, part of school district policy. He said seeing one of the random searches in action while jogging past the high school made an impression.
“The sight of over five police cars with uniformed officers taking their drug dogs in to the school to do a random search didn’t sit well with my stomach,” he said. On the issue of student privacy, Pankratz said students would only be contacted by police if drugs were found in their vehicles, and since they have driver’s licenses, they should be prepared to deal with police, anyway. “The (Dane County Youth)
Survey is saying the kids really believe that drugs don’t belong in school, the administrators are feeling that this is a deterrent, so I’m in support of that policy,” he said. Krause said while he was in favor of trying the drug sweeps on a trial basis, he doesn’t believe they have been proven to be effective deterrents or “worth it” for an “invasion of privacy and a serious
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Pickleball: Group hopes to raise funds for 12 new courts for sport with growing popularity Continued from page 1 we’d like to lay them out, the total footage is roughly 204-feet by 128-feet,” Barone explained. The organizers say the courts they plan to build would be “state of the art,” with wind screens and lights to allow for evening games. They said a wave of enthusiasm for the sport has swept through the Village of Oregon and the rest of Dane County. “It’s the fastest-growing sport in the U.S. right now,” Stone said. “Sun Prairie just opened brand-new courts, so did Middleton, and Waunakee and Stoughton are building brand-new courts.” She added the courts here would be the nicest in Dane County “because they would be the only lighted courts in the county. That’s what we like about the courts on Oak Street, they’re lighted so you can play later.” Stone said Barone, who is “an ambassador for the Village of Oregon at the USAPA (USA Pickleball Association),” deserves credit for “getting the sport off the ground” locally. Stone and Barone are also board members of the Capital Area Pickleball Association. The organization’s goal is to grow the sport of pickleball, Barone said, and it works with the communities and the parks systems “to be able to offer pickleball to the masses.” “In Oregon especially, we have a lot of families that come out and play,” Barone noted. “There’s a lot of people in their 50s, 60s and
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The group bumps paddles at the end of a game as a show of good sportsmanship.
athletes age, it’s common for former tennis players to take up pickleball. Stone is a former Oregon High School tennis state champion and said she finds the Tennis to pickleball game more challenging Stone and Barone said as than tennis. “It’s a hard game to master,” Stone said. “But it’ll take you five minutes or less to learn how to play.” The court is smaller – it’s a shortened tennis court – but it requires a lot of quick, sudden movements that are more jarring, she explained. “You’re running around the court, and the ball is like a plastic wiffle ball, so AT FITCHBURG CENTER you get a different type of bounce from a pickleball,” Stone said. “And you’re playing with a paddle that’s about twice the size of a table tennis paddle. “The ball doesn’t travel 5 5 1 1 E . C H E RY L PA R K WAY, F I TC H B U RG as fast,” she added, “but it doesn’t bounce as much as a tennis ball so you have to F I TC H B U RG M A R K E T.CO M 70s.” Barone acknowledged that $350,000 is “a pretty big goal.” He said the village has been working with a company on a larger renovation of Jaycee Park West and the
financial goal is “a budgetary estimate.” “There hasn’t been a lot of engineering or work on the layout yet,” he said.
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To contribute Visit the GoFundMe page: gofundme.com/oregon-wi-pickleball-courts Send a check: Village of Oregon Jaycee Park West Project, Village Hall, 117 Spring St., Oregon WI 53575. More info: Mike Barone, mbar511@yahoo.com; 770-2003 Angie Stone, andstone1986@gmail.com; 213-5645 Jerome Klein, jeromelklein@gmail.com; 334-8405 get to it more quickly.” Barone observed that pickleball can be either “a really social game, and people like that aspect, or it can be a very competitive game. Athletes that are getting older like that.” He’s heard it referred to as a step-down sport for tennis players, because after years of playing on tennis courts, “maybe the
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knees are getting bad and the body is breaking down a little bit,” Barone said. “Playing doubles in pickleball is a little less demanding on the joints and the body, but it’s as competitive and maybe a little bit faster pace than tennis.” Contact Bill Livick at bill. livick@wcinet.com
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Library has a deal Unified Newspaper Group
Ten months after Oregon Public Library representatives balked at the village’s offer of $6 million toward a new library building on Main Street, the Library Board and Oregon Village Board have come to a deal on funding the project. The village’s borrowing amount hasn’t changed, but several provisions of the deal could alter the total. And the two sides agreed to complete a capital fundraising campaign before setting the final budget. Village and Library Board leaders had planned for the building to be constructed in 2019 and open in 2020 or 2021, though those dates appear to be optimistic. The Library Board expects to hear back from a fundraising feasibility survey in mid-November, which will set parameters about what type of building is possible. The numbers used to frame the debate come from a 2015 space-needs study that determined the village would need to build a 35,000 square-foot building to serve its needs through 2030, estimated to cost $10 million-$12 million. The village has agreed to borrow $6 million for the project, with the difference to be made up by the Library Board through a fundraising campaign. After that, the board will retain an architect to see what sort of building that money could buy. Library Board director Jennifer Endres Way told the Observer “it’s
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Village and library officials anticipate building a 35,000-square-foot library in 2020 or 2021. That would be about three times the size of the existing library, built in 1995. It would be up to the Library Board to make up the estimated $4-6 million difference in funding. Once it has determined an initial estimate of what money will be available, including impact fees, donations and planned gifts, the Library Board will contract architectural services necessary to proceed with the capital campaign. Impact fees will be used to pay for the initial architectural plans, and if there isn’t enough money, the village will pick up the tab from the $6 million it will have borrowed. The Library Board will reimburse this cost. The Library Board will have to secure the Village Board’s approval to use any of the funds appropriated by the board. Both boards must each approve final plans and specifications for the new library before the public bidding of the construction project. At the conclusion of the fundraising campaign, the Library Board will establish a final budget that will include money in hand as well as planned gifts not yet collected. According to the memorandum, it might be necessary for the village to take out additional debt to may payments due before those gifts come in. The Library Board will be responsible for contracting final engineering and architectural work, whether to retain a construction manager and obtaining all permits and approvals. They’ll pay for this from impact fees and the village’s borrowing. Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@wcinet.com.
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Survey studies vision for growth Over the next 25 years, the greater Madison region is projected to grow by 150,000 people, and a Dane County group is hoping to get area residents’ opinion of how that growth should look. A Greater Madison Vision is hosting an online, interactive survey to help determine preferences for the future, with a goal of 10,000 responses. The survey is open until Nov. 12, and as of Sept. 25, it had more than 3,500 responses, according to a news release from the organization. Anyone high school age or older who lives, works or spends time in Dane County is encouraged to participate. A Greater Madison Vision is comprised of 46 people representing various businesses, government and nonprofit organizations, and wants to use the survey to guide discussions about how the public wants the region to grow. “A Greater Madison Vision is designed to get meaningful feedback from people now, so communities and organizations can establish the right priorities when planning for growth,” Larry Palm, chair of the Capitol Area Regional Planning Commission, said in the release. The survey is broken into
seven parts, each asking the participant to rank qualifiers in their order of preference. Each section breaks down the estimated impact on participants and others in the region – cost per household, housing mix, revenue per acre, road/fire/EMS costs and agriculture land developments, among others. It also includes a projected growth map that analyzes investments in existing communities, more outward expansion and transportation system expansion. At the end, it asks participants to answer a few demographic questions such as income, gender, age and ethnicity. The survey can take less than 15 minutes depending on how much of the supplemental information the participant wants to read and consider. All of the information provided will be used to help the Capital Area Regional Planning Commission continue its mission of directing regional growth. A Greater Madison Vision was formed three years ago and first focused on capacity building, research, trend analysis, outreach, education and engagement. Next year, once the survey is complete, it will focus preparing and implementing the regional plan, the Greater Madison
Vision website explains. “Where the people, houses, cars, businesses, schools, roads and more go, and how they fit together, matters to the things we care about,” the website said. “Regions where leaders and people work together on common goals do better at meeting these regional challenges. That’s why leaders in greater Madison came together to create A Greater Madison Vision.” The first section of the survey covers priorities and alternative futures. It ranks the importance of four types of change: population, environmental changes, society and technology. Each of these groups is designed to describe a “what-if” scenario, such as what if communities focus their resources on one of these changes. The second section covers community alternative
future. It asks participants to rank four categories in order of preference: more access to outdoors, walkable communities, expanded housing options and more community-based resources. Another section of the survey considers the challenges of rapid technology changes. For information about A Greater Madison Vision or to take the survey, visit greatermadisonvision.com. Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@ wcinet.com.
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Seniors in the Town of Rutland will be able to use the Oregon Area Senior Center for case management and other services beginning next year. Town of Dunn seniors, meanwhile, will no longer receive meals and transportation from OASC and instead will get assistance from McFarland Senior Outreach. OASC director Rachel Brickner wrote in a memo explaining the change that the details are still being worked out, but the decision has been made by Dane County to move forward in 2019 “to reduce confusion for seniors.” Previously, the portion of Rutland seniors who lived in the Oregon School District on the western side of town would receive all services from the OASC, while those who lived in the Stoughton Area School District would get case-management services from McFarland Senior Outreach and meals and transportation from the Stoughton Area Senior Center. This agreement would do away with that, leaving the OASC responsible for the needs of all Rutland’s seniors. There was a similar arrangement in the Town of Dunn, where MSO has been providing case management while transportation and meals had been split between the OASC and SASC. Brickner wrote it is her understanding that MSO will become responsible for all meals and transportation services in Dunn, though seniors would still be welcome to come to the OASC for programming and meals. “It can be difficult to remember to call one center to talk about the person who helps clean your house, but a different center to schedule a trip to the grocery store,” Brickner wrote in the memo. “Consolidation of services
in one place will provide more consistent provision of services to seniors.” At a joint meeting Sept. 26 with the Oregon Village Board and town officials from Oregon, Rutland and Dunn, Brickner said one of the center’s goals for the coming year is to reach out to seniors in the Town of Rutland so they know about the change and how they can come in for help. Brickner said they plan to mail letters or include notes with the home-delivered meals for those who currently receive services in Rutland whose coverage will switch to the OASC in 2019. The OASC also plans to post about the changes in newsletters and may put a display in the Rutland Town Hall. Brickner said senior centers are split into two parts: the services offered to people who live in a certain district, like case management, transportation and having meals brought out to them, and the stop-in programming, like the volunteer opportunities, exercise classes and entertainment, which are open to all seniors. Town of Dunn clerk Cathy Hasslinger said the county looks like it’s set to make the changes in 2019, but the town would ask it to reconsider whether it’s the right step. “McFarland is pretty far away from the Oregon side of Dunn,” Hasslinger said. “It’s really disappointing the change comes with such little time for senior centers to prepare. We’ll do the best we can to make sure it goes smoothly.” Brickner shared some statistics with the boards to give a sense of the scope of the change. In a one-year period, four seniors from the Town of Dunn used the meal-delivery service, while two received transportation. Both services will shift to MSO next year. Seventeen seniors from Dunn were coming in to get meals, and will not be affected by the changes. Brickner has not asked for additional staff hours to deal with the change, which will be effective Jan. 1, 2019. There will be no change in service for Oregon residents, either in the village or town.
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key” to get an architectural perspective involved as soon as possible. “We really want to get an architect involved again to get those assumptions current and in today’s dollars,” Way told the Observer. The initial plans won’t be detailed enough to go out to bid, but can be used to create a vision for and get people excited about the project, Way said. It could also be used to flesh out donation opportunities, she said, like identifying spaces in the library that might be naming opportunities, for example. The fundraising campaign is expected to last about 18 months. “The fundraising piece will absolutely be key in (establishing a timeframe),” Way said. “I’m optimistic about it, but we don’t have a date set in stone.” The memorandum of understanding signed at Monday’s joint Village Board and Library Board meeting outlines which body is responsible for what task, and what the order of operations will be. The village purchased the land the new library will use in 2016 for $890,000. The agreement confirms it will be the former Methodist Church site at 249 N. Main St. The Library Board has already begun the feasibility survey and is splitting the roughly $20,000 cost with the village. The library will be responsible for raising all additional funds on top of the $6 million the village has committed, in effect determining the scope of the new building. The village’s borrowing would build a 20,000-square-foot facility, consultants said in 2015, which is about twice the size of the existing library on Brook Street. The figure disappointed members of the Library Board when it was decided last year, who had hoped the village would contribute closer to $8 million.
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s a member of the Oregon Area Wellness Coalition, I am proud to announce Oregon has received the honor of being given a “Wisconsin Healthy Communities Designation Award.” Oregon should be proud to be among the 31 Wisconsin communities that received a Silver Designation this year. This new program is intended to recognize and encourage achievements in health improvement among Wisconsin communities, and to promote cooperation across multiple sectors within a community. Knutson The Healthy Communities Designation program is designed to be accessible to communities of all shapes and sizes, both rural and urban. This award does not indicate that a community has achieved a certain level of health or health equity. Instead, it is meant to recognize the efforts being made and the partnerships that have been created within a community, which have resulted in healthy opportunities for local citizens. The Oregon Area Wellness Coalition has a played a significant role in building the partnerships the Award recognizes. The coalition has representatives from the Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce, Oregon School District, Village of Oregon (including senior center, library police, fire and EMS), the faith community, health care professionals and other community representatives. Funding from these and other sources ensures our health and wellness activities remain available. The sustainability of a
community’s efforts demonstrates a long-term commitment to health, and it forms part of the criteria considered for the award. Among the long-range components that were considered were the Village of Oregon’s long-term plan, the fact that new community developments include parks and bike paths and that our local Stoughton Hospital completes a community health assessment. We use this assessment to develop programs and for our data tracking outcomes. Oregon had to demonstrate its efforts in several different categories to determine whether it would be granted the designation as a Wisconsin Healthy Community. They included sustainable programs to ensure access to food at all ages, dementia-friendly efforts, being walking- and biking-friendly, easy access to mental health support, healthy schools and planned community health and wellness programs throughout the year. Our community’s programs help ensure no one goes hungry from childhood until they are senior citizens. School programs, the Senior Center meal program and the food pantry all figure in to this. In the summer, when school is out, there is a program in place to make sure food is still available to those who usually eat at school. Oregon’s Dementia Friendly Coalition has trained many local businesses and groups about how to interact with people living with dementia. That group will also be coordinating a memory cafe, where individuals with memory loss and their care partners get together in a relaxed environment, share common interests and enjoy refreshments. The village has many paths and bike trails in the village, and there are plans for more recreational areas.
The Jaycee Park West renovation will include four baseball diamonds, four full-size playfields, walking paths, 12 pickleball courts and a playground. This project can still use support, and it would benefit the 2,300 kids who are involved in youth sports in the community, as well as the seniors playing pickleball and using the walking paths. Contact me at judy@oregonwi.com to get involved. Mental health support is provided by the school district, as well as by Oregon Mental Health. There is also free case management available through the local senior center to anyone 60 or older who meets certain basic qualifications. All Oregon schools are already federally recognized as Healthy and Active Schools. Oregon has planned community-friendly health and wellness activities each month throughout the year, planned by the Oregon Wellness Coalition and many other organizations. We try to get the community active, which helps people meet their fellow community members as well as get moving. Providing opportunities for active social network development benefits all ages. As a community, we are proud to have so many organizations and businesses that take pride in supporting and establishing programs that promote health and wellness across multiple sectors in Oregon. If you would like to get involved these great programs, the Oregon Area Wellness Coalition meets the first Wednesday of every month at 8 a.m. at Firefly Coffeehouse and Artisan Cheese, 114 N. Main St. Judy Knutson is the executive director of the Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce.
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Chamber business District to buy bulletproof vests expo is Tuesday Oregon Fire/EMS District
For the first time, fire chief Glen Linzmeier has included a request for ballistic personal protection equipment in his annual budget. “With all the craziness going on in the country, if we have any chance of doing any rescues, we’re training our people now to be able to go in with those teams, to go in after the active threat,” Linzmeier said at the joint Village Board meeting with the
officials from the towns of Oregon, Dunn and Rutland. “I never thought I’d have to do it in my 37 years, but I think we’re there. Getting too close to home.” In his budget for the upcoming year, which is about 5 percent larger than last year’s, the chief also included $200,000 to purchase a used vehicle to replace Engine 3, which dates from 1995, recruiting paid on-call members, starting a replacement plan for hoses and updating a second defibrillator.
The four entities the district represents agreed on the fire district budget during the annual meeting Sept. 26, meaning they are locked into it during their individual budget processes. The Village of Oregon’s share of the budget is roughly 64 percent, while the Town of Oregon will pay about 20 percent, Dunn about 11 percent and Rutland 5 percent.
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Sweeps: Board split on issues of prevention, student privacy Continued from page 1 use of administrative time.” “I don’t think we’ve been provided with any empirical data that shows in the incidents of drug use or possession at the school has either increased or decreased,” he said. Krause said while the idea of keeping drugs out of schools is a “great idea,” there has to be some balancing with students’ privacy rights. “There is definitely a line,” he said. “Do we want to have drug dogs sniffing the kids when they come to school? Do we want to have metal detectors? Do we want to have interrogation? I’m not saying this is the gulags, I’m saying this is an invasion of privacy without what I believe is the justification.” Feeney said she’s also concerned about invasion of privacy issues “when I don’t see any particular evidence this has been useful or helpful.” LeBrun, a member of the policy committee that recommended the policy change, said getting empirical data was “challenging,” as it’s “difficult to measure the absence of something.” “We have the luxury at the moment of having an absence of data that we have a lot of drugs in our school,” he said. “At the same time, I’m not interested in waiting around until we have a problem.” LeBrun said from talking with district teachers and most parents, “it’s not close” in terms of their opinions, which are overwhelming in favor of making the random sniffs a part of policy. “I’m voting to represent my constituents … and I’m here as a parent, and I don’t want drugs in our schools,” he said.
Change of mind In the summer of 2017, the school board voted 5-1 to allow the random sweeps during the 2017-18 school year, but it followed the policy committee’s recommendation
‘I’m not saying this is the gulags, I’m saying this is an invasion of privacy without what I believe is the justification.’
‘I’m not interested in waiting around until we have a problem.’
– Dan Krause, Oregon School Board member
– Tim LeBrun, Oregon School Board member
Random K-9 sweep results (2016-18) Date School Location Alerts Results 12/1/2016 OHS School Few Small amount of THC found in one locker OHS Parking lot Few Nothing found OMS School 1 Nothing found OMS Parking lot 0 N/A 4/20/2017 OHS School Few Nothing found OHS Parking lot 2 Found paraphernalia in one car on street OMS School 1 Nothing found OMS Parking lot 1 Nothing found 11/27/2018 OHS School Few Nothing found OHS Parking lot 4 Found small amount of THC in one car; found THC and paraphernalia in one car OMS School 1 Nothing found OMS Parking lot 0 N/A 5/17/2018 OHS School Few Nothing found OHS Parking lot Few Nothing found OMS School 1 Nothing found OMS Parking lot 0 N/A to extend the program for that school year only. In August, the Oregon school board Policy committee voted 2-1 to recommend making the random sweeps part of district policy. Flanagan, the committee chair, said committee members and other board members in attendance spent “considerable time” reviewing and discussing the process and procedures school staff and law enforcement follow during the searches. They also analyzed data from previous sniffs and rationale for using random canine sniffs at OHS and OMS. The committee heard from OHS principal Jim Pliner,
OMS principal Shannon Anderson, director of student services Candace Weidensee and OSD legal counsel Jina Jonen, in addition to Police Department Lt. Jennifer Pagenkopf and officer Josh Kohlman. Flanagan said board members also reviewed the recent Dane County Youth Assessment data, survey data from staff and students specific to K-9 sniffs and what other school districts in the area are doing in relation to random sniffs. During four random searches in the past two years, the K-9 teams have found minimal amounts of drugs. Police reported finding “a small amount of THC” in an
Schools in brief 2019-20 school calendar
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The 2019-20 school year will begin on Tuesday, Sept. 3, and end with a half-day on Thursday, June 11 (seniors’ last day is June 5), in a calendar approved Monday night by the Oregon school board. The school year will include eight days off for teacher professional development. The district surveyed parents and staff on several 2019-20 calendar options, receiving 825 responses, including 230 from staff. Around 85 percent of all respondents said they have children in
Sports survey coming The Oregon School District Youth Sports and Athletics Task Force is recommending sending out a survey to district students and parents this fall about participation in sports and athletics. The task force presented its work at Monday night’s school, board meeting and said the survey would be “to better understand access, equity and opportunities” within OSD programming. The task force also recommended working with youth sports groups to improve coach training, communication
OHS locker during the first sweep in December 2016, drug paraphernalia was found in a car on the street adjacent to the OHS parking lot in the next sweep in April 2017, a “small amount” of THC and also drug paraphernalia was found in one vehicle during a search in November 2017, and in the most recent search, in May 2018, no drugs were turned up despite “several alerts” to lockers and vehicles in the OHS parking lot.
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The Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Fall Business Expo next week at Firefly Coffeehouse and Artisan Cheese on North Main Street. The expo is scheduled for 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16. Executive director Judy Knutson said the event is a chance for business owners to “show off the things they do” and mingle with other business owners and the public. “We have between 35 and 40 small biz owners coming,” she said. “It’s about people meeting each other and networking and promoting their businesses.” Knutson said businesses will set up tables at the Firefly and display their products, but there won’t be a keynote speaker. It will be an informal gathering. Along with small local businesses like Beauty Counter, Mary Kay and Miracles in Massage, larger businesses such as TDS Telecom and U.S. Cellular
If You Go What: Chamber of Commerce Fall Business Expo When: 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16 Where: Firefly Coffeehouse and Artisan Cheese, 114 N. Main St., Oregon Information: 835-3697 will attend, Knutson said. “The new pastor from Faith Lutheran Church will be there,” she said. “And we’ll have the new person from Sleep Inn and Suites Hotel – Paul Harms. He wants to get more involved in the community, and we have some banks coming.” Businesses that want to set up a table must register in advance of the event, but it will be free and open to the public, Knutson said. “We want to make sure it’s just a fun time for people,” she added. For more information, call 835-3697.
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Resource Solutions will be in Oregon collecting computers, electronics and appliances for recycling from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 14. Residents of Oregon and surrounding communities may bring items to the back parking lot at Holy Mother of Consolation Church, 651 N. Main St. There will be no charge for most things, including laptops, keyboards, computer mice, computer cords, circuit boards and a host of other items. There will be a recycling fee for other items such as televisions, computer monitors, large appliances and anything with freon. Fees range from $20 to $60 per item.
If You Go What: Electronic and appliances recycling When: 8 a.m. – noon Saturday, Oct. 13 Where: Holy Mother of Consolation Catholic Church, 651 N. Main St., Oregon Information: 244-5451 Resource Solutions is an E-Cycle Wisconsin registered collector. All computers, electronics and appliances accepted for recycling will be recycled for their base metals, glass, and plastics. Call Resource Solutions at 244-5451 for price quotes and information, or visit recyclethatstuff.com.
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and age-appropriate development and creating an advisory council to help parents become better educated and ensure sports experiences are centered in learning. In the past year, the task force has been studying the purposes, shared values and expectations for youth sports (pre-K through grade 6) and athletic programs (grades 7-12), with a goal to make sports and athletics in the district more equitable and more accessible. The group has reviewed national research, studied participation data and hosted a summit with more than 90 community members.
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Memory cafe A memory cafe for people with memory loss and their caretakers will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 11 at State Bank of Cross Plains-Oregon community room. There are new activities each month. There is no fee to participate and registration is not required. For information, call 835-5801.
Historical Society open house Brooklyn Area Historical Society’s annual open house is 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Brooklyn Community Building, lower level. Author Carrie Meyer will present about the book she published this year, “Letters from the Boys,” which brings to life the arrival of American Troops in Europe that would shift the tide of World War I. Through the eyes of Wisconsinites writing home, Meyer tells the stories of several Green County boys. For information, contact the Brooklyn Area Historical Society, Brooklynhistory@msn.com, or call 4554585.
Commerce’s Fall Business Expo will take place 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, at the Firefly Coffeehouse and Artisan Cheeses, 114 N. Main St. The expo is a place to network with other businesses, meet new people, and showcase businesses to the community. The event is free and open to the public. For information, call 835-3697.
Film screening and Q&A “Alice’s Ordinary People,” a film about how ordinary people can cause extraordinary change for human rights, is being shown at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17 at the Oregon Area Senior Center. Learn about five decades of fearless activism and the relevance of Dr. Martin Luther King to the ongoing fight for justice. Following the film, there will be a question and answer period with filmmaker Craig Dudnick. Contact Kara Ripley at kripley@oregonlibrary.org or call 835-3656 for information.
how to keep your bones healthy and strong. Richards will present information and also do bone density screenings for all participants who are interested. Call 835-5801 by noon on Friday, Oct. 26, to reserve your meal.
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
‘Coco’ film showing
Brooklyn Lutheran Church 101 Second Street, Brooklyn (608) 455-3852 Pastor Rebecca Ninke SUNDAY 9 a.m. Holy Communion 10 a.m. Fellowship
The Oregon Area Senior Center is showing the film “Coco” at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23. Come see the story of a young musician who, despite his family’s generations-old ban on music, dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Call 835-5801 for information.
Salem Witch trials presentation
Learn about the Salem Witch Trials at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25 at the Oregon Area Senior Center. Jessica Michna, recipient of the Presidential Service Center’s Distinguished Service Award, will reenact Goode Rebeka’s account of the event, when innocent residents of Salem, Massachusetts, were tried and many executed in Maintaining bone strength perhaps the most infamous chapter in Join Sue Richards at the Oregon early American history. Fall business expo Area Senior Center at 10:45 a.m. For information, call 835-5801. The Oregon Area Chamber of Wednesday, Oct. 31 to learn about
Community calendar Thursday, Oct. 11
• 9:30 a.m., Memory cafe, State Bank of Cross Plains-Oregon, community room, 835-5801 • 5-9:30 p.m., Wisconsin Whalers players wait tables at Ziggy’s in youth hockey benefit, 291-0915 • 6-7:30 p.m., Intro to MakeCode computer learning for teens and adults, library, 835-3656 • 6:30-8 p.m., Bookmobile at the gazebo, 100 Hotel St., Brooklyn, dcls.info
Friday, Oct. 12
• 10-10:30 a.m., Everybody Storytime, library, 835-3656 • 10:30-11:30 a.m., Stay and play, library, 835-3656 • 4-5 p.m., Teen advisory board, library, 835-3656 • 5-6 p.m., Anime club, library, 8353656
Saturday Oct. 13
• 8 a.m. to noon, Oregon Rotary electronic recycling, Holy Mother of Consolation Church, parking lot,
651 North Main St., 244-5451 • 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Fourth Annual Fall Festival, Kiser Park, 8353697 • 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Fire/EMS open house, fire station, 131 Spring St., 835-5587 • 1- 4 p.m., Historical society open house, Brooklyn Community Building, 109 N. Rutland Ave., 455-4585 • 6:30 p.m., Free family movie night, First Presbyterian Church, 408 N Bergamont Blvd., 835-3082 • 7-9 p.m., Wisconsin Whalers Hockey Game, Oregon Ice Arena, 100 N Perry Pkwy., 835-9650
Sunday, Oct. 14
• 1-3 p.m., Wisconsin Whalers Hockey Game, Oregon Ice Arena, 100 N Perry Pkwy., 835-9650 • 6-8 p.m., Bluegrass jam, Ziggy’s, 135 S. Main St., 291-0915
Community cable listings Village of Oregon Cable Access TV channels: WOW #983 & ORE #984 Phone: 291-0148 • Email: oregoncableaccess@charter.net Website: ocamedia.com • Facebook: ocamediawi New programs daily at 1 p.m. and repeats at 4, 7 and 10 p.m. and 1, 4, 7 and 10 a.m.
Thursday, Oct. 11 WOW: Village Board Budget Meeting #1 (10/8) ORE: Panther Soccer vs Middleton – LIVE 6:20pm
Monday, Oct. 15 WOW: Village Board Budget Meeting #2 LIVE - 5pm ORE: School Referendum Public Meeting
Friday, Oct. 12 WOW: Progressives Open Mic (10/5) ORE: Friday Night LIVE: Panther Football vs Madison Memorial LIVE- 6:50pm
Tuesday, Oct. 16 WOW: Oregon Chamber of Commerce Meeting (10/11) ORE: Friday Night LIVE: Panther Football vs Madison Memorial (10/12)
Saturday, Oct. 13 WOW: Dan Small Presents: Pheasants in Wisconsin ORE: Panther Soccer vs Madison Memorial (10/5) Sunday, Oct. 14 WOW: First Presbyterian Church Service ORE: School Board Meeting (10/8)
Monday, Oct. 15
•6:30-8 p.m. Estate planning workshop, Krause Donovan Estate Law Partners, 116 Spring St., 268-5751
Wednesday, Oct. 17 WOW: Village Board Budget Meeting #3 LIVE - 5pm ORE: School Referendum Public Meeting #3 (10/15) Thursday, Oct. 18 WOW: Village Board Budget Meeting #2 (10/15) ORE: Panther Volleyball Regionals vs. Janesville Parker - LIVE 6:50pm
Tuesday, Oct. 16
• 11:30 a.m., Silver Threads Among the Gold meeting, senior center, 835-3224 • 2-6 p.m., Farmers market, Dorn Hardware, 131 W. Richards Road, 873-9943 • 6-8 p.m., Business Expo, Firefly Coffeehouse, 114 N. Main St., 8353697
Wednesday, Oct. 17
• 11:30 a.m., Brown Bag book club, “A Sudden Light,” library, 835-3656 • 6-7 p.m, Yoga, Brooklyn Community Building, brooklynwi.go • 6- 8 p.m., Alice’s Ordinary People film screening and Q&A with the filmmaker, senior center, 835-3656
Thursday, Oct. 18
•11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Chamber membership meeting, Headquarters, 101 Concord Dr., 835-3697 • 6:30-8 p.m., Bookmobile at the gazebo, 100 Hotel St., Brooklyn, dcls.info • 7 p.m., OMS orchestra concert,
Senior center Monday, Oct. 15 Cheeseburger Potato Salad Fruit Cocktail Pineapple Fluff VO – Black Bean Burger NCS – SF Jell-O Tuesday, Oct. 16 Egg Salad Sandwich on Whole Wheat Bread Pickled Beets Grape Juice Dreamsicle Whip NCS – Orange Wednesday, Oct. 17 Beef Stew Biscuit Green Beans Chunky Apple Sauce Chocolate Chip Banana Cake VO – Veggie Wrap NCS – SF Cookie Thursday, Oct. 18 My Meal, My Way Lunch at Ziggy’s Smokehouse and Ice Cream Parlor! Drop in between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19 BBQ Ribs Cheesy Potatoes Roasted Potatoes Soft French Roll Apple Pie with Ice Cream VO – Veggie BBQ Meatballs NCS – SF Ice Cream SO: Harvest Salad *Contains Pork
Monday, Oct. 15 9:00 CLUB 10:30 StrongWomen 10:30 Dominoes 12:45 Get Fit 1:30 Bridge 3:30 Weight Loss Support Tuesday, Oct. 16 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:30 Wii Bowling 9:45 Zumba Gold 10:30 Parkinson’s Exercise 11:30 Silver Threads 12:30 Sheepshead 12:30 Shopping at Pick-N-Save 5:30 StrongWomen Wednesday, Oct. 17 9:00 CLUB 10:30 Health Talk: Coughs and Colds 12:45 Get Fit 1:00 Euchre 4:00 Windows 10 Thursday, Oct. 18 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:00 Pool Players 9:00 Rubber Stamping 9:45 Zumba Gold 10:30 StrongWomen 12:30 Shopping at Bill’s 1:00 Stepping On 1:00 Card Party 5:30 StrongWomen Friday, Oct. 19 9:00 CLUB 9:00 Gentle Yoga 9:30 Blood Pressure 12:45 Get Fit
Community of Life Lutheran Church PO Box 233, Oregon (608) 286-3121, office@ communityoflife.us Pastor Jim McCoid SUNDAY 9 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 Eric Vander Ploeg, Lead 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.
Hate is easy – Love is hard. “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.” – Colossians 3:12-14 NIV Hate can be turned on like the flip of a switch. Someone cuts us off in traffic and we are cursing them as if they were the devil incarnate. An unkind word or a slight to our fragile ego can be remembered for years. Political demagogues and bullies are experts at flipping the switch of hatred and resentment. It is easy to convince the native-born that the foreign-born are the source of their problems, or to convince the poor and working-class that the rich are their enemies. Human beings get defensive very easily, even when the offense against us is merely imagined. Unfortunately, hatred and anger are the default mode for many of us. Love, on the other hand,takes work and must be nurtured.We have to work at creating loving relationships, and though we all crave them, we are admittedly prickly. That is,we are prone to giving and taking offense. Perhaps that is why all of the world’s religions spend so much time and effort trying to inculcate loving kindness and charity. Work on banishing hate from your life and making your life an expression of love. – Christopher Simon
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Oregon History October
100 years ago (1918) • County School Supt., T. S. Thompson, announced that Friday, Oct. 4 will be set aside as “Play Day.” In addition to the students, all residents young and old were invited to participate in the activities. The local board of education announced that the Oregon schools plus eight surrounding rural schools will observe the day. The first assembly will be held on the school grounds at 10 a.m. The participants will be divided up by age and games will played until noon. The second assembly in the afternoon takes place in the high school. During the first period there will be singing, recitations and drills, etc. Then at 2 p.m., a patriotic address will be given by Mr. Frank Hall of Madison. • The arrival of Spanish Influenza: “The new infection, dubbed Spanish Influenza, a sort of first cousin to the grip, has already reached Edgerton and a score or more cases have developed during the week. The state board of health in a circular of instruction says the present outbreak is characterized by dizziness, weakness, and pains in various parts of the body. Additional symptoms include a sharp rise in temperature to 103-104 degrees, complaints of headache, pain in the back and abnormal intolerance to light. This disease is highly communicable and during the epidemic spreads rapidly. Every case with fever should be regarded as serious and (the patient) kept in bed to avoid complications.” • The Library Board met for its annual election of officers. Those elected were Dr. W. H. Dreher, president; U. T. Cady, vice-president; Donald McGill, secretary; and Mrs. John Gilbert, treasurer. • Famous war photos based on the book “Over the Top,” featuring author Sgt. Arthur Guy Empey, was being shown at Olson’s Opera House. The area presentation, supported by James and Lois Morrison, was described as “a stupendous photoplay of the most sensational soldier’s story ever written.” • The U. S. Postmaster General announced that there would be an examination for the position of postmaster of the Oregon Office. Applicants were to be a U.S. citizen, at least 21 years old but not older than 65, and must reside in the delivery area of the office now and prior to the position being posted. The annual compensation is $l,400. • Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rasmussen observed their 60th wedding anniversary; a rare event in 1918.
They were married in Denmark in 1858. Over 300 attended the anniversary celebration held at the Lutheran Church and later at their home. At present the elderly couple made their home with their daughter, C. T. Johnson. They had six grandchildren serving in the U. S. Armed Forces. Five of the six were fighting in France, i.e., Axel, George, Charles, William Johnson and Elmer Peterson. The sixth grandson, Leo Johnson, was training in Minnesota. • William Hayes is having the building he recently purchased from the Hausman Brewing Co. remodeled and repainted. He plans to use the building for his harness shop. • Stephen Hook, who had made his home at the Fess Hotel in Madison during the recent past has returned to Oregon and now resides at the Portland Hotel.
50 years ago (1968) • About 125 residents of Hillcrest Drive, Gail Court and Orchard Drive held a neighborhood picnic. Activities included football, kitten ball, badminton, tug-of-war relay races and a potluck meal. • Room mothers for grades kindergarten through sixth grade were selected. These volunteer room mothers will assist the teachers on special party days and class trips. • Paul Kohlman and Robert Tarkenton, along with other area hunters, returned from a 11-day Canadian moose-hunting trip in northern Saskatchewan. Paul bagged a huge moose having a 48-inch rack of antlers and weighing between 1,400 to 1,500 pounds. • Urban Johnson, Dane County district manager for Wisconsin Power and Light, welcomed John Wendt to the community. Wendt took over as Chief Clerk for the district. • Dr. Robert M. Morris spoke at the Woman’s Club Guest Night. Topic of his address was “Our Doped-Up Society.” He covered the basic areas of drugs and dope that people of society use incorrectly, creating problems for themselves and others. Also at the meeting, Observer publisher, Butler Delany and his wife Violet, were given special recognition for their support of community activities. • The newly organized Oregon/ Brooklyn Jaycettes elected their officers. Carol Martinson, president; Jan Cole, vice-president; Louise Rhead, secretary; Kathleen Callaway, treasurer; Mary Jo Lease, state director; Barbara
Spotlight: 100 years ago
Portland Hotel highlights Built between 1880-83, the third hotel in Oregon was the Grand Central/Portland Hotel; the present site of Madsen Park. Originally on this site was a home owned by John D. Tipple and later owned by J.P. Main. The house burned in 1873. In the early days, this hotel was managed by a group of monks who had managed the Chandler Hotel until it burned in 1885. In 1894, the hotel was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. John Walters, who had operated a hotel in Stoughton for several years. In 1898, the Wisconsin State Journal reported that traveling men agreed the hotel to be one of the three best in Dane County, outside of Madison – “originally like a large New England house, beds are the soft sleepy kind that cause one to dream of mother and apples dropping in the orchard while the night wind shakes the rafters.” At some point, the name was changed to the Portland Hotel. After the hotel business declined, the front sections were owned and operated by various businesses and the back section was used as a home and for a few rental rooms.
Fritz, projects chairperson; Nancy Dorman, program chairperson; and Sally Mueller, publicity chairperson. • The Oregon Fire Dept., assisted by Brooklyn firefighters, fought a barn fire on the Glen Bethel property at 222 Jefferson St. The barn and its contents were completely destroyed. • The School Board studies problems of rapid enrollment increase. The school system has been picking up about 100 new students each year. • Reigning over the 1968 Homecoming activities were Nick Brashi (king) and Janet Trosper, (queen). At the pep rally, following the announcing of the royalty, Chamber of Commerce president Dr. J. W. Plummer presented the queen with a dozen red roses and a charm bracelet. In other activities, the sophomore class won first place for their skit, “Oregon, Dating Capital of the World” and the FHA won first place for their parade float “Panda.” • The Annual Collection for UNICEF was collected in the area on Oct. 30-31. President Lyndon Johnson had named Oct. 31 as National UNICEF Day. Nancy McGill worked as the director of the door to door freewill offering in the Oregon area. • Jo-Dot Ceramics (Joe and Dorothy Tauchen) held a grand opening at their new location at the intersection of highways 14 ( now Cty. MM) and Hwy. B. The building was built by Wick Building Systems of Mazomanie. Around 700 people attended the event. In addition to their one full time employee, Mrs. Ruth Smith, their 18-year-old daughter, Mary, is also helping with the business. They have classes for 60 to 100 students. Dorothy also instructs a workshop for 30 teachers. • Oregon Heating and Air Conditioning is in the process of building a new facility at the Netherwood and Market Street intersection. • Recently retired, Oregon school superintendent, E. A. Kozlovsky, died unexpectedly after having served the Oregon School System for the past 41 years.
25 y ears ago (1993) • The Choral Boosters, with the support from Hardees, plan for a New York tour in March of next year. The New York tour will include a performance in Carnegie Hall along with other distinguished choirs from Wisconsin. • The School District Administrative Offices moved to the remodeled upper floor of the
Netherwood Knoll Elementary School (formerly Oregon Junior High School). • Improvements were made to Bethel Park with the help of many volunteers and the support of local businesses. Playground equipment was installed and a basketball court made. Much of the incentive for the improvements were organized by the Hickory Estate Neighborhood Association. • The Three Gaits Therapeutic Riding Program celebrates its 10th anniversary. • Seventeen Oregon students participated as members of the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras 1993-94 season. The participants were Matt Pickett, David Skogen, Julie Wood, Dawn Texel, Connie O’Brien, Sarah Halverson, Ian Honeyman, Allison Gipp, Aaron Gooze, Annelisa Guries, Nate Kuehl, Geri Nolden, Erin Vanderpan, Joseph Okada, Catie Honeyman, Anne Bukowski and John Olstad. • Four OHS musicians participated as members of the Wisconsin Honors Music Project in concerts at the Wisconsin Music Education Convention. Those participating were Sarah Halverson (violin) and Julia Wood (viola); who played in the Wisconsin Honors Orchestra; Jim Uphoff, who sang in the Wisconsin Honors Vocal Jazz Ensemble; and Chad Grote, who sang in the Wisconsin Honors Choir. • Showcase Camps and Productions asked five Oregon students to appear in their 1994 Citrus Bowl halftime drill team. Selected were Dana Schneeberger, Dawn Zuehlke, Kristin Woodworth, Jessica Wilkening and Jenni Gefke. • The Optimist Club elected new officers. Those elected were Dan Floeter, president; Dan Behrend, first vice-president; Russell Bavery, second vice-president and Cliff Lawson, secretary/treasurer. Elected for the board of directors were Rodney Potter and Maynard Stoehr. • The OHS Concert Choir was selected to perform at the 1993 Wisconsin State Music Conference. The choir had the distinction being only one of four choirs in the state to have received this honor. Tom Mielke was the choir director. • Three runners of the Oregon Cross Country Team, Mike Eiscle, Angela McAllister and Meghan Werth, were honored with All-Badger Conference titles. • The Rev. Mary Council-Austin, pastor at the Brooklyn
Methodist Church 1984-1986, returned for a visit during the church’s first Annual Friends Day.
10 years ago (2008) • The Village Board purchased the Stack property on Florida Avenue that had been flooded in August of 2007 and awarded a contract to Nelson Excavating LLC for its demolition. • Matthew Klutzke is appointed the new director of the Oregon Youth Center, replacing Shane Gahagan. • The reconstruction of downt ow n O r eg o n p r o g r e s s e s o n schedule, including the Jefferson St. railroad viaduct. • The Oregon Public Library announced Sunday hours. Starting in October the library will be open 1-5 p.m. on Sundays though the last Sunday in April. • Two OHS girl golfers, Mckenzie Parks and Abby Busler, were named to the Badger South All-Conference Team. • The United Brethren Church in the Town of Rutland (south of Oregon on U.S. Hwy. 14) is being restored. The original structure was built in 1852-53. A group of concerned citizens have raised $50,000 to continue with its restoration and to submit a request to have it listed on the National Register of Historic Sites. • The Lemery House (159 South Main St.) joins with the Chamber of Commerce in planning a first Annual Village-wide Arts Festival. Some of the local artists displaying their work included Ann Kleckner, Terry Kisling, Laura Wilder and Mary Schnelle as well as many others. As part of the festivities, guitarist/singer Eric Schoff, a teacher at the Academy of Sound, performed in the Triangle Park. • The grand opening was held for the new sports arena with its indoor skating facility. Participants included Tony Renlund, OHS hockey coach; Jeff Groenier, OCSA board president; and Casey FitzRandolph, 2002 Salt Lake City Gold Medal Winner. The parents of Angela Drake, Tim and Anne Olson, were also there for the presentation of a plaque dedicating The Angela Drake Community Room. • OHS cross country athletes that earned Badger South All-Conference Honors were Matt Bakken, Morgan Engelhart, Annie Heifner, Kall Jahn, Allie Heifer and Max Mixdorf.
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The largest share of growth in the Oregon School District up to 2030 is projected to be near the Lacy Road interchange, seen here in September with the Terravessa development, shown in the upper left of the photo, already being built.
Fitchburg: ‘Build schools where the kids live’ Continued from page 1 n eg o t i a t i o n s i n r e c e n t months to purchase land for the school around the Lacy Road interchange – likely part of the Terravessa development off County Hwy. MM, as well as a new middle school, with hopes to finalize those in “midto-late” November. If the referendum is approved, the plan is to begin construction on the elementary school in April 2019 in preparation for the 2020-21 school year. As to why that location, OSD officials say the answer is simple: It’s where the kids will be.
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A ‘tidal wave’ The planned referendums are part of a long-range plan to address expected growth, a process that ramped up in February 2017 with the creation of the Student Growth and Population Task Force to study the issue. Worki n g w i t h d ev e l o p m e n t consultant Mark Roffers, the group concluded that Rome Corners Intermediate School (grades 5-6) would the first to exceed capacity, likely before 2020, with the three elementaries and OMS likely to follow a few years later, and the recently expanded OHS not reaching capacity until around 2030. Roffers said in an email to the Observer the northeastern part of the City of Fitchburg “makes perfect sense” as a prime location for new housing growth. He said projected developments including Terravessa have already broken ground there, with other new resi d e n t i a l d eve l o p m e n t s , such as Uptown Crossing, “growing quicker than I expected.” “It is on Highway 14, five minutes from the Beltline, and 15 minutes from downtown Madison,” he wrote. “There is a lot of open land with few environmental limitations. There is growing momentum.” District superintendent Brian Busler – who said the task force’s projection of more than 6,000 students by
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Key growth task force findings • An increase of 1,923 K-12 students is expected between January 2017 and 2030, due to “significant enrollment increases” in high growth neighborhoods in Fitchburg and on the Village of Oregon’s west side. • Elementary school (grades K-4) enrollment is projected to increase by 543 students by 2030, which would result in the three current schools being 400 students over capacity. • Capacity issues appear t most immediate at Rome Corners Intermediate (grades 5-6), with enrollment projected to increase by 340 students between 2017-30 and the school over maximum capacity by 2020.
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oregonsd.org/referendum 2030 is probably a “touch ahead of schedule” – said the new school is needed to help ease the burden on already overcrowded elementary and intermediate schools, and locating one in the epicenter of an expected “tidal wave of students” is the best decision, both fiscally and educationally. “It’s the age-old guideline to build schools close to where the kids live,” he told the Observer last week. “It reduces time spent on busing and also significantly reduced our busing costs, which gives us the opportunity to invest more into the classroom.”
‘To serve them all’ School Board member and OSD growth task force chair Courtney Odorico said the referendum shouldn’t be seen as an “us versus them issue.” “This is about building a school for the OSD and its students and meeting the growth where it is happening,” she wrote in an email to the Observer. “Fitchburg has been sending students to the Oregon schools for generations. All children
within the OSD boundary are our students, and we have a commitment to serve them all.” Busler said he’s talked to several fifth- and sixth-generation families from Fitchburg who are “strongly connected to the village of Oregon and to our school district.” “That’s who they identify with” he said. “We don’t see a dividing line or really a distinction within our school district.” Odorico said locating the school in Fitchburg also provides some “geographic balance” in a district where all but one of six schools are in the Village of Oregon, particularly with growth in Fitchburg “happening now,” especially around the U.S. Hwy. 14 corridor. Busler said a new school would help “ensure we’re focused on students, not dealing with those changes of overcrowding. “We’re simply out of space,” he said. “I have yet to meet a parent who wants their son or daughter to be in a classroom in a hallway, or one that was formerly a storage area.” Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.
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This graphic shows projected enrollment in the Oregon School District.
Fitchburg a long-time fixture The Oregon School District inclusion of parts of Fitchburg dates back to post-World War II era, according to Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The Oregon School District and its boundaries were created in 1948, when the state was consolidating schools from the traditional “one-room” rural schoolhouse model. Stretching north nearly to Madison, it later expanded south in 1961 to include the former Brooklyn School District. Fitchburg is one of eight municipalities included in OSD, which covers more than 80 square miles in much of south-central Dane and northern edges of Green and Rock counties. “We are a significantly large district,” superintendent Brian Busler said. “Some folks have been surprised by the size of our school district boundaries. We are really a patchwork of a number of fairly large municipalities, all unified together in one school district.”
The referenda The two questions ask: $44.9 million for a new K-6 school in Fitchburg to address overcrowding in those grades, and land for a planned new middle school a few years later (likely to be located in the Village of Oregon); and $2.1 million in annual operating and maintenance expenses for the K-6 school.
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No Fitchburg school district The City of Fitchburg has a larger population than the City of Verona and Village of Oregon combined. But it doesn’t have its own school district. Instead, the city has around 28,000 residents is split between three: Oregon, Verona Area and Madison Metropolitan. Fitchburg was initially a small town, and the school districts included various portions within their borders. Though Fitchburg became a city in the early 1980s, by that time it was too late to create its own school district as the existing districts would have had to sign off — costing millions of dollars in annual revenue and requiring the city to pay for the buildings already within its borders. Currently, that includes two Verona Area schools, Stoner Prairie Elementary and Savanna Oaks Middle, and a Madison school right across the municipal line in Leopold Elementary. Various efforts throughout the years have sought to create a school district for Fitchburg, but none have come to fruition.
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Oregon sophomore Alyssa Schmidt tied Sun P r a i r i e j u n i o r S y d n ey O’Hearn for ninth with a 14-over-par 86 Wednesday at the WIAA Division 1 Reedsburg sectional. Schmidt birdied the 113-yard No. 12 and the 358-yard No. 17. “It was pretty tough at the end,” Schmidt said. “The wind got a lot stronger and I was just less focused with all of the wind. I think I personally played well. I think I should be proud of myself even though I didn’t make it to state.” It’s the second-straight year the Panthers have played in the sectional tournament and finished in the top four. “Most people didn’t see us going this far,” Schmidt said. “We kind of shocked everyone. I think it was a really good round for our team to be in the top four at sectionals. I’m sad we didn’t make it to state, but I think it was really nice we made it this far.” Middleton, ranked fourth in the Golf Coaches Association state ranki n g s , t i e d Wa u n a k e e , ranked sixth for the sectional title. Stoughton (349) finished third, just two shots away from qualifying for state as a team for the first time in the program’s history. Oregon (368) finished fourth in the eight-team sectional.
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Name: Erin Flanagan Grade: Senior Sport: Volleyball Position: Setter Highlights: Flanagan racked up 137 assists in helping the Panthers go 4-2 last week to finish third place in the Badger South Conference tournament. Oregon also escaped Monroe in five sets. Honorable mentions: Nate Ellingson (football) returned to the Oregon football team this season and had a game-sealing interception in the end zone Friday as the Panthers beat Watertown 31-20. Zoe Frank (girls xc) won the JV race Saturday at the Baertschi Invitational in 24:20.6. Turner Sieren (boys xc) finished 51st at the Baertschi Invitational in 20:26.2. Carter Hendrickson (boys soccer) scored two goals to lead the Panthers to a 5-0 nonconference win Friday over Madison Memorial. Alyssa Schmidt (girls golf) tied for ninth place with a 14-over-par 86 Wednesday at the WIAA Division 1 Reedsburg sectional. Claudia Schwartz (girls swimming) won the 100- and 200-yard freestyle, and was also part of a victorious 200 medley relay Tuesday against Stoughton.
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Oregon sophomore Alyssa Schmidt listens to advice from coach Eric Instefjord about a low hanging tree limb before a chip shot on No. 9 Wednesday in the WIAA Division 1 Reedsburg sectional at the Reedsburg Country Club.
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Senior Nate Ellingson walked away from the gridiron after his sophomore season. He rejoined the Panthers this season, and Friday, the senior 6-foot-5 defensive back got his time to shine for the Oregon football team. Ellingson had a crucial interception in the end zone late in the fourth quarter, and senior quarterback Nolan Look broke free two plays later as the Panthers crashed Watertown’s homecoming 31-20. “Just to make a big play in the clutch, I’ve never really felt that before,” Ellingson said. “It was great.” Oregon (6-2 overall, 5-1 Badger South) moved into a two-way tie in the Badger South with the Goslings (5-2, 6-1) after the win. The Panthers host Monroe (2-6,
game; that would be super fun.” Coach Dan Kissling said although Monroe’s record doesn’t look that impressive on paper, the Oregon hosts Monroe at Cheesemakers will do some things to cause problems for Oregon, 7 p.m. Friday. such as playing a power game. “They’re more of a running team with double tight end formations,” he said. “We’ve seen the spread 2-4) in the regular-season fina- for the last seven weeks.” le at 7 p.m. Friday. A win over the Cheesemakers and a Monona Oregon 31, Watertown 20 Grove (8-0, 6-0) loss to WaterFriday, the Panthers’ defense town would make the Panthers had three turnovers against a co-champions. A win over Monroe high-powered Goslings’ offense would also likely give the Pan- that averages 27.2 points per thers their first home WIAA home game, but Oregon’s offense sputplayoff game since 2008 against tered, as it was still a one-score Franklin. game late in the fourth quarter. “Watertown is a really good With the game still hanging in team who had only lost to Wauna- the balance, the Panthers watched kee this season,” Look said. “This Watertown drive all the way to was a really big win to stay in the the Oregon 6-yard line with less hunt for the conference title and than 3 minutes remaining. Ellingthe playoffs. We’ll take any home son undercut a third-down pass
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intended for running back Brian Katzenberger in the back of the end zone, however, that all but sealed the game with the Panthers leading 24-20. “They gave us a new look; we hadn’t seen that look all night,” Ellingson said. “They had two guys coming out at me, and I just tried to stay right in between them. They threw the ball up, and I just went and got it.” It was also a sense of relief for Ellingson, who had a pass interference call go against him earlier in the series. “Most guys who quit football and come back out, they miss it, but usually there are other guys and they don’t get a chance to play,” Kissling said. “Nate was a tight end and a defensive end as a sophomore, we knew that he wasn’t going to play there down
The Oregon boys soccer team reached one milestone Friday, shutting out Madison Memorial 5-0 in a nonconference game. It was the Panthers’ 10th straight shutout. “That is quite an accomplishment considering the quality of teams we have played along the way,” coach Chris Mitchell said. The Panthers then shut out Fort Atkinson on Tuesday in a Badger South Conference game. It marked the Panthers’ 14th straight win. Oregon (14-2-1, 6-0-1 Badger South), ranked third in Division 2 Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association state poll, has outscored opponents 61-2 during its unbeaten streak. “Memorial has been ranked
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Watertown 2, Oregon 0 Watertown cruised past the Panthers 25-13, 25-16 in a semifinal match the Badger South Conference tournament. “Watertown is such a solid team all around,” Heitz said. “They play excellent, solid, team defense and have a very high-powered offense that can put the ball away.” Senior outside hitters Bekken Pearson, Erin Wriedt and Rogers each had two kills. Senior libero Emily Konop posted a team-high 13 digs and notched one ace. Senior middle blocker Nicole Cochems had a team-best seven blocks and Flanagan had six assists. Serving errors plagued the Panthers. “We struggled in our serve receive, and we went back to playing tentatively in that match,” Heitz said.
Oregon 2, Edgewood 1 Wriedt delivered eight kills and two blocks to propel the Panthers to a 28-26, 19-25, 15-12 win over Madison Edgewood in a Badger South third-place match. Pearson had 18 digs and Konop added 14 digs. Karls had a team-high three aces and Flanagan dished out 21 assists. It marked the second
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The Oregon girls junior varsity boys team finished second at the Baertschi Invitational in the first race Saturday, but coach Doug Debroux pulled the plug shortly after. After talking to senior Kaity Kliminski, who had just finished racing,
Debroux decided it was not worth risking injuries as the course was getting more treacherous, following the boys JV race. Debroux said Albany coach Tony Brewer did a great job rerouting the course but in the interest of keeping girls healthy and strong in preparation
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Oregon senior Bekken Pearson tips the ball over the net against Stoughton junior Veronica Ewald.
What’s next Oregon travels to Mount Horeb at 7 p.m. on Thursday. time this season the Panthers have beaten the Crusaders.
Milton 2, Oregon 1 Oregon lost its second match to Milton this season 26-24, 15-22, 11-15 in the final Badger South pool play match. Both teams were assured of a spot in the semifinals. However, the winner of the match would win the pool and face Madison Edgewood in a semifinal match instead of Watertown. After pulling out a win in the first set, the Panthers looked like they might be primed to avenge a loss to the Red Hawks earlier this year, when Milton swept the Panthers in three sets. Though that didn’t happen, Pearson said the team got some valuable experience from it. “Once we get them out of system, it’s harder for them to have their strong offense,” Pearson said. “I think we learned how to play as a team and really fight for every point. That was a really important match for us as a team to play together and really come together as a team.” Rogers had a team-high 10 kills and two aces. Pearson came through with seven kills, 14 digs, and two blocks. Cochems each added
seven kills and Flanagan Cheesemakers extra points. had 24 assists. Konop had a “We were happy to walk away with the win, but team-high 17 digs. pleased with the Oregon 2, Stoughton 1 weren’t way that we played,” Heitz Pearson had nine kills to said. Flanagan racked up 38 help the Panthers pull out a comeback 22-25, 25-19, assists and Konop had 42 15-9 victory over the Vikings digs. Senior Lexi Karls notched four aces. in Badger South pool play. Stoughton came out aggressive, blocking at the net and digging on defense. Konop had a team-best 17 digs and two aces. Flanagan had 25 assists and Rogers added 15 digs. Both senior middle blocker SYdona Roberts and Wriedt each posted two blocks.
Oregon 2, Monona Grove 1 Rogers and Wriedt’s net play paved the way for the Panthers to come back to beat Monona Grove in the first round of Badger South pool play 20-25, 25-23, 15-6. Both Wriedt and Rogers had a team-high eight kills against the Vikings. Rogers added a team-best 14 digs and two aces. Flanagan racked up 23 assists and Cochems posted two blocks and Karls had two aces.
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As a senior, starting setter Erin Flanagan has an uncanny ability to hit her target. Flanagan and the Oregon volleyball team had targeted a top-three finish Saturday at the Badger South Conference tournament. Oregon went 3-2 and, like Flanagan vowed, finished third place in the conference tournament at Stoughton High School. “We wanted to keep our seed or do better,” Flanagan said. “We played a lot better against Milton than we did in their gym and it was a confidence booster.” Oregon went 2-1 in pool play, playing three sets in each match. The Panthers (26-8) beat Monona Grove in three sets and then rallied to escape Stoughton. Their only loss in pool play was to Milton in three sets. Oregon played three sets in four of five matches on Saturday. Watertown, which repeated as the Badger South Conference champion, rolled past the Panthers in a semifinal match. Oregon rebounded to clip Madison Edgewood in three sets in a third-place match. “We were definitely tired at the end of the day,” coach Katie Heitz said. “But the girls dug deep against Madison Edgewood and found a little extra fight to win it in the end. I’m pleased with our finish. We went into it with the 3 seed and came out of it in the same place.” Despite second losses this season to Milton and Watertown, the Panthers displayed improved play against the upper echelon of the top two teams in the Badger South. “I thought we fought really hard,” said senior outside hitter Bekken Pearson. “We were really aggressive on our defense. Our defense was so scrappy and good today. Once we put our hits in we will be unstoppable.”
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Ramos leads Oregon at muddy Baertschi invite JEREMY JONES Sports editor
Coming off an ankle injury, sophomore Raul R a m o s l e d a n O r eg o n boys cross country team resting some of its runners for the coming Badger South Conference meet. Raul crossed the 5k finish line Saturday at the Baertschi Invitational in 19 minutes, 57.4 seconds to finish 31st to lead the Panthers. Freshman Turner Sieren finished 51st in 20:27.9 and freshman Deaken Busch was 55th in 20:34.1. Sophomore Brenden Dieter turned in a 72nd-place finish in 20:56.2. Senior Collin Braatz was the team’s final varsity scorer, placing 93rd in 21:36.1. Junior Alex Mandrekar also competed but did not count toward the final score. Oregon finished eighth out of the 11 teams competing without top runner Yordanos Zelinski, who sat the meet out with an illness. The Panthers had 175 team points. Platteville placed all five of its varsity scorers in the top 20 with 52 points. Mount Horeb finished second with 65 points. Milton rounded out the top three with 98. Some teams decided to not run at all due to the condition of the course, and the usual Baertschi course layout was altered due to significant standing water. Despite the change, there were parts of the course including the start and finish areas that were still quite muddy, and footing was difficult throughout. “There was a turn at the bottom of a hill about the 2K mark that was quite muddy and saw a lot of athletes falling, but the Oregon runners were able to negotiate that turn and the rest of the course very well without falls,” assistant coach Brian Vasey
What’s next Oregon returns to Lake Farm County Park at 3:30 p.m. Friday for the Badger South Conference meet.
said. “Because of the mud and the need to carefully manage the course, the times were slow. It was the first meet this season in which none of our athletes ran a personal best.” Stateline Home School s e n i o r M i c h a e l S t e u rer edged out Wisconsin Heights/Barneveld junior Christian Patzka by onetenth of a second at the finish line in 18:09.5. Oregon’s JV runners impressed, finishing third out of 17 teams, led by freshmen Adam Mikkelson’s 11th-place finish in 21:19. Ty Pieper placed 14th place in 21:35. “I would say that it was basically every man for himself on Saturday with the varsity spread out, and abandoning pack running, and the JV team having some small packs pushing each other on,” Vasey said. “Adam and Ty ran the most impressive races, relatively even paces and passing 25-30 competitors each between mile 1 and the finish.”
Conference Oregon travels back to Lake Farm Park on Friday afternoon for the Badger South Conference meet. Vasey said the team is still figuring out who will make up their varsity, but it will depend on how the week pans out with kids coming back from illness and injury. “For many of our runners, this will be their best race and their best performance,” coach Erik H a a k e n s o n s a i d . “ We enjoy practicing at the park on a regular basis
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Sophomore Zoe Rule posted a season-best 100-yard butterfly time Tuesday to win the event in 1 minute, 4.12 seconds against Stoughton. The Panthers lost the Badger South dual meet 92-71.
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The Oregon/Belleville girls swimming team won the first six events Tuesday on the road but lost the Badger South dual meet 92-71 against Stoughton. Freshman Claudia Schwartz had a hand in three victories out of the first six events Tuesday evening for the Panthers. Oregon, which has a team of just 12 swimmers, didn’t have enough firepower in the second half of the meet to hang with Stoughton, which has 32 girls on its team. “All of the girls are competing really well right now for how tired they are,” coach Michael Keleny said. “They know that they can compete against more than twice there size, so they’re stepping it up.” Schwartz opened the meet helping the Panthers’ 200-yard medley relay team of sophomores Zoe Rule, Mattea Thomason and Halle Bush touch the wall first in 2 minutes, 0.14 seconds. Schwartz followed that up one event later, winning the 200 free in 2:08.1. Fellow sophomore Victoria Helvig kept the Oregon winning streak going, adding the 200 IM in 2:27. 55. Freshman Brook White posted a 27.57 to top the 50 free field and Rule posted a season-best 1:04.12 to win the 100 butterfly. Even though her personal-best is close to a 1:02, Rule said she was pretty close. “I was pretty happy with that swim, considering the times I’ve been going
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this season,” she said. “We’ve been practicing very hard, which makes it difficult to go our best. “I think this meet really helped post our confidence because we were really close to a team that has nearly three times as many swimmers as us.” A tie dual entering the break, 45-45, Schwartz added the 100 free title in 58.29. “I thought we did really well,” captain Katyleen Reif said. “I was telling the girls, ‘it’s Stoughton’s senior night, so they’re going to be enthuastistic. We wanted to be even more enthuastic. “I felt like they did an amazing job of translating that into the water.” Stoughton turned the momentum with a 1-2 finish in the 500 led by the 5:25.22 of sophomore Sofia Bormett. The Vikings went on to win all but one event from that point with Bormett, winning the 100 backstroke. She also was part of the victorious 200 and 400 free relays. Bush, who broke her collarbone three weeks before the season started, swam the 500 free for the first time and finshed third in 5:52.02. Oregon’s last win came from Thomason, who posted a time of 1:14.69. “I’ve seen a lot of progression from our underclassmen,” Reif said.
“They’ve really taken things into their own hands. Honestly, I’m so proud of them for all that they’ve been doing this season.”
Finishing up Oregon travels to Fort Atkinson at 10 a.m. Saturday for an invitational. The Panthers then close out the regular season Tuesday, Oct. 16 at home in a conference dual againt the Blackhawks. The Badger South Conference meet is slated for 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27 in Stoughton. Middleton is once again the site for the WIAA Division 1 sectional meet on Nov. 3. “We’re really looking forward to competing against the bigger teams and hopefully make it to state,” Rule said. “Right now, though, we’re just trying to focus on best times and working hard.” Last year Oregon got an individual and one relay to the state meet. Keleny said the goal is to at least match that again this season despite being in a loaded sectional, which features topranked Middleton, fourth-ranked Sun Prairie, fifth-ranked Madison West and Verona Area/Mount Horeb. “One individual and a relay or two relays, we want to send someone to state,” Keleny said. “That’s the ultimate goal.” Rule, who was on the team’s state-qualifying 200 free last year said, “I’m really looking forward to hopefully carrying a relay to state. “We’re coming really close to our time from last year. “I’m also hoping to make it in the 100 fly or the 100 back just because I’ve been really working hard.”
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Football: Panthers playing for a home playoff game this Friday against Monroe Continued from page 10 the road. But he has grown even taller and bigger and came back and has helped us all season long.” On offense, Look did most of his damage Friday with his legs. The quarterback racked up a team-best 81 yards rushing and two touchdowns, including a 76-yard sprint up the right sideline to put Oregon up 31-20 two plays after Ellingson’s interception. On that play, Oregon saw a big gap in the middle of the Goslings’ defense and called an inside quarterback run for Look, who then broke outside and picked up a block from his wide receiver. “I broke it outside and E t h a n Vi c t o r s o n h a d a great block to spring me loose,” Look said. “I just took it from there.” Look completed 7 of 18 passes for 83 yards with an interception, which he said will not be good enough going forward. “ We ’v e g o t a l o t t o improve upon, not just in the passing game,” Look said. “Passing, especially, will become tougher once we get into playoffs. In the rain tonight it was tough, but that’s not an excuse.” Oregon senior defensive back Carson Smedley, senior linebacker John Klus, Ellingson and Jack Haufle each had an interception to end a Watertown
on a 24-yard field goal. Oregon added a pair of touchdowns from Look to expand its lead in the second quarter. Look found senior running back Keion Szudy out of the backfield for a 21-yard touchdown pass midway through the seco n d . Fo u r m i n u t e s l a ter, Look ran in a 1-yard touchdown run for a 17-0 lead. Szudy had 60 yards rushing and caught two passes for 26 yards and a touchdown. DiMaggio added 36 and a touchdown. Watertown got on the scoreboard with a 7-yard t o u c h d ow n s t r i ke f r o m Ethan Pauly to Kory Stas. It was one of three touchdown grabs for Stas, who had eight catches for 86 yards. Pauly finished the game with 201 yards and four interceptions. He completed 18 of 40 passes. The Goslings kept the pressure up, taking a 20-17 lead with 15- and 44-yard touchdown strikes from Pauly to Stas in the third quarter. Oregon closes out the season Friday against Monroe and will need some help to earn a share of the Badger South Conference title with Monona Grove. Photo by Jeremy Jones “I wish we could have Wide receiver Jack Haufle (24) makes a fingertip catch Friday against Watertown linebacker Evan Pauly. Oregon beat the had MG a little further Goslings 31-20 on the road. into our season. Who knows what would have 17-7 at halftime, we knew our kids matched up well scored the first 17 points. drive. “We knew we needed that wasn’t going to be with them.” Senior Jack Haufle had happened?” Kissling said. The game was all Ore- t h e o n l y p o i n t s o f t h e “Now we have to hope for to capitalize on their mis- enough. They’re a good takes,” Kissling said. “Up throwing team; I just think gon early, as the Panthers first quarter, connecting Watertown to help us.”
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said. “It is exciting to see a freshmen with his work ethic, calm demeanor and talent represent his family and the Oregon team in the sport of
cross country.” Monona Grove, ranked 13on the Wisconsin Cross Country Coaches Association’s Division 1 state poll, is
the favorite to win the meet. Edgewood, which sits at eighth on the D2 state poll, should also be in the mix. Forecast of more rain
later this week could force the meet to be moved. Coaches said Stoughton High School would be the most likely secondary site.
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in D1 most of the season, so we feel really great about our performance tonight against a solid Big 8 opponent,” Mitchell said. “We really controlled the pace of the game, as well as the possession, right from the whistle.”
Oregon 6, Fort Atkinson 0 Senior forward Madison Conduah and junior Aaron Kluck each scored two goals to carry the Panthers to a 6-0 victory over Fort Atkinson. Conduah had his first goal on a deflection off the Blackhawks’ goalkeeper at 7 minutes, 32 seconds. He then scored off a pass by Collin McCombs to give the Wildcats a 2-0 lead at 12:51.
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Senior Carter Hendrickson had a goal on an assist by Conduah and junior midfielder Collin Bjerke scored at 42:53 to extend the Panthers’ lead to 4-0. Kluck had both of his goals in the second half. The Panthers outshot the Blackhawks 13-0. Oregon also had a lot of
set play scoring opportunities with nine corner kicks.
Oregon 5, Memorial 0 Bjerke had one goal and three assists to lead the Panthers, who outshot the Spartans 12-5 and posted eight corner kicks. Hendrickson put the
What’s next Oregon hosts Middleton at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Panthers on the board with a goal on an assist by senior Ian Moran at 18 minutes, 58 seconds. Bjerke tacked on a goal on a pass from Conduah at 24:46 to give the Panthers a 2-0 lead. Oregon broke the game open with four goals in the second half. Hendrickson scored on an assist by Conduah at 49:53. Senior Zach Bennett later had a goal on an assist by Bjerke. Hendrickson scored his second goal on a pass by Bjerke at 75:32.
Girls xc: Oregon excited for conference meet Friday Continued from page 11 for the Badger South Conference meet, the team packed up, and returned to Oregon. “We did a quality workout with the varsity squad,” Debroux said.
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finished 20th in 26:26.6 and freshman Amelia Hermanson Junior Zoe Frank won the finished 36th. JV race in 24 minutes, 20.6 seconds to lead the Panthers Conference to 71 points, second only to Rain in the forecast this Platteville’s 55. week could force the conferSenior Sofie Kirketerp ence meet to be moved to (26:10.3) was 13th and fresh- another site. That decision man Tatyana Klahn (26:17.8) will be made later this week. was 15th. Junior Sarah Adam
What’s next The Panthers travel to Lake Farm County Park at 4 p.m. Friday for the Badger South Conference meet.
Oregon senior Ally Payne capped her career tying Stoughton junior Myranda Kotlowski for 11th (87). Oregon senior Sydney McKee tied Madison La Follette freshman Angelina Myhr for 17th with a 91. “I think (a top-four finish) was a realistic expectation,” Oregon coach Eric Instefjord said. “We would have to play really well to unseat any of those in the top three. They battled. They have nothing to be ashamed about. When you get to the individuals it’s kind of a crap-shoot. It depends so much on which teams go. Generally you need to be around the low 80s.”
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Obituary Beverly A. Nehls
Beverly A. Nehls
Beverly A. Nehls, age 66, of Oregon, passed away on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, at Agrace HospiceCare, after fighting a very courageous battle with breast cancer for 11 years. She was born on July 31, 1952, in Monroe, the daughter of Ernest and Mildred (Sonsteby) Rufener. Beverly graduated from New Glarus High School in 1970. She was united in marriage to Harry Nehls on July 31, 1971, at Zwingli United Church of Christ in Monticello.
B eve r l y wo r ke d a s a Production Manager for E nv i g o . S h e w a s ve r y dedicated to her work but believed that family always came first. Beverly could always be heard cheering for her Packers, Badgers and Brewers. She loved to quilt, bake, cook, garden, camp, fish, and simply be outdoors, but her most favorite pastime was being with her family. Beverly gave amazing advice and was so a p p r o a c h a b l e w i t h a ny question or problem. She was the type of person you could call anytime and she would drop what she was doing to help. Beverly is survived by h e r d a u g h t e r, A m a n d a Elise (Michael) Heelein; two grandchildren, Leah and Brooke; brother, Roger (Judy) Rufener; three nephews, Dennis Rufener, Mark Rufener, and Brian Rufener; and many extended family and friends. S h e wa s p r e c e d e d i n death by her parents; and husband, Harry. Funeral
services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, Gunderson Oregon Funeral and Cremation Care, 1150 Park St., with the Rev. Todd Hackman presiding. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 12, and from 10 a.m. until the time of the service on Saturday. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Beverly’s family to be designated at a later date. Beverly’s family wishes a heartfelt thank you to Dr. David Hei and the entire 1 South Park Oncology Staff, Turville Bay Radiology, Meriter Hospital and Agrace HospiceCare for the loving and compassionate care they provided her over the years. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com. Gunderson Oregon Funeral & Cremation Care 1150 Park Street 835-3515
G. CLOSING: 1. Future Agenda: August 27th meeting will be cancelled. 2. Check Out: Mr. Zach spoke about the diverse and skilled group of new educators that we are welcoming into the district. He also shared about the school system in Bolivia, where he had just returned from, and how fortunate we are in the Oregon School District. H. ADJOURNMENT: Mr. Pankratz moved and Ms. Flanagan seconded the motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed by unanimous voice vote. Meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m. Krista Flanagan, Clerk Oregon School District Published: October 11, 2018 WNAXLP
2. Close Public Hearing. 3. Call Plan Commission meeting to order. 4. Roll Call. 5. Discussion and possible Recommendation to the Town Board. a. Land Rezone Request. Petition # DCPREZ-2018-11344. Parcel #0509-1728000-9 and 0509-172-8500-4; 5995 County Highway D, Oregon, WI 53575. 6. Approval of minutes. 7. Public Comments. 8. Discussion and possible Recommendation to the Town Board re: Draft Zoning Map for Dane County Comprehensive Revision. 9. Communications. 10. 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: October 9, 2018 Published: October 11, 2018 WNAXLP
Legals MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICT HELD ON AUGUST 20, 2018 The regular meeting of the School Board of the Oregon School District was called to order by President Steve Zach at 6:30 PM in the OSD Innovation Center at the Oregon High School in the Village of Oregon, Dane County, Wisconsin. Upon roll call, the following Board members were present: Ms. Courtney Odorico, Ms. Krista Flanagan, Mr. Troy Pankratz, and Mr. Steve Zach. The following Board members were absent: Ms. Barb Feeney, Mr. Dan Krause and Mr. Tim LeBrun. Administrators present: Dr. Brian Busler, Mr. Andy Weiland, Dr. Leslie Bergstrom, Ms. Candace Weidensee, Mr. Jon Tanner, Ms. Jina Jonen, Ms. Erika Mundinger, Mr. Jim Pliner, Mr. Mike Carr, Mrs. Shannon Anderson, Mr. Jason Zurawik, Ms. Kerri Modjeski, Mr. Chris Kluck, Ms. Dawn Goltz, Ms. Kim Griffin, Mr. Brad Ashmore, and Ms. Katie Heitz. Proof in the form of a certificate by the Oregon Observer of communications and public notice given to the public and the Oregon Observer and a certificate of posting as required by Section 19.84 Wisconsin Statutes as to the holding of this meeting was presented by Mr. Zach. Mr. Pankratz moved and Ms. Flanagan seconded the motion to proceed with the meeting according to the agenda as posted. Motion passed by unanimous voice vote 4-0. A. CONSENT CALENDAR: Ms. Odorico moved and Ms. Flanagan seconded the motion to approve the following items on the on the Consent Calendar. 1. Approve minutes of the July 9th and July 18th meetings; 2. Approval of Payments - None 3. Treasurer’s Report - None
4. Staff Resignations/Retirements: Resignations of Sue Schultz, OHS Business Ed Teacher; Heather Newton, RCI/ OMS Library Media Specialist; Mark Getz, RCI 6th Grade Teacher; Tom Elmer, OMS Orchestra Teacher 5. Staffing Assignments: * Valeria Majerus, 1.0 FTE 4th Grade Teacher at BKE; * Nathan Mendel, 1.0 FTE PAC Director at OHS; * Minji Olson, .5 FTE Orchestra Teacher at NKE; * Rebekah Krenz, .5 FTE Spanish Teacher at OHS; * Alexis Johnson, 1.0 FTE 2nd Grade Teacher at NKE; * Jeni Pederson, 1.0 FTE 4th Grade Teacher at PVE; * Brianna Jepson, .5 FTE Art Teacher at RCI * Michelle Minter, 1.0 FTE STEAM/ Math Interventionist at RCI/OMS; * Kelly Jurasewicz, .90 Counselor at RCI; * Spencer Barnes, 1.0 FTE Special Education Teacher at RCI; * Tanner Regali, 1.0 FTE 5th Grader Teacher at RCI; * Naomi Hasan, 1.0 FTE Orchestra Teacher at RCI; * Kelly Buhrow, 1.0 FTE Special Education Teacher at RCI; * Christine Hunter, 1.0 FTE Limbrary Media Specialist at RCI/OMS; * Aime Mitchell, 1.0 FTE Social Worker at OMS/OHS; * Abby Polipnick, 1.0 FTE English Teacher at OHS; * Adam Wamsley, 1.0 FTE Business Education Teacher at OHS; * Julie Mandli, .8 FTE Physical Therapist - District Wide * Molly Hamre, .8 FTE Occupational Therapist - District Wide * Caroline Hesse, .5 FTE ESL Coor-
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dinator - K-12 6. Field Trip Requests - None 7. Acceptance of Donations: * Oregon-Brooklyn Lions Club, $1,500 for HS Student Scholarships * Zuercher Family (Nathan Zuercher), $1,200 for Steinway Piano * Wade Ferkey, $200 for Splash Pad * James & Esther Huntoon, $250 for Jaycee Park Sign In a roll call vote, the following members voted yes: Ms. Odorico, Ms. Flanagan, Mr. Pankratz, and Mr. Zach. Motion passed 4-0. B. COMMUNICATION FROM PUBLIC: None C. INFORMATION ITEMS: 1. OEA Report - None 2. Student Report - Emilee Lehmann was introduced as this year’s student representative on the Board. D. ACTION ITEMS: 1. 2018-2019 Academic Standards: Ms. Flanagan moved and Ms. Odorico seconded the motion to approve the 2018-2019 Academic Standards as presented. In a roll call vote, the following members voted yes: Ms. Flanagan, Mr. Odorico, Mr. Pankratz, and Mr. Zach. Motion passed 4-0. 2. Shared Service Contracts (Dane County School-to-Work): Tabled until the contract has been provided to the District. 3. Employee Handbook: Ms. Odorico moved and Mr. Pankratz seconded the motion to approve the Employee Handbook changes as presented. In a roll call vote, the following members voted yes: Ms. Odorico, Mr. Pankratz, Ms. Flanagan and Mr. Zach. Motion passed 4-0. E. DISCUSSION ITEMS: 1. Committee Reports: a. Policy: Ms. Flanagan reported that the Policy Committee voted 2-1 to
recommend to the full board the addition of random canine searches to Policy 436. The committee will bring the policy language change to the full Board for action in October. b. Vision Steering: Ms. Odorico reported that the next meeting is Tuesday, August 21st at 6:00 PM in the Innovation Center where they will be receiving the report from the Youth Sports Task Force. c. Board Apportionment Task Force: Ms. Jonen reported that the Board Apportionment Task Force has met twice and has a final recommendation ready to bring to the Board. F. INFORMATION ITEMS: 1. Superintendent’s Report a. District Registration: The first day of registration was a success and the second day of registration is tomorrow, August 21st from 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM at the High School. Erika, Leslie and Brian will be attending again to hand out the referendum informational sheets. b. Ms. Mundinger presented the Referendum Informational Plan. She shared that the Community Open House dates are September 17th, October 6th and October 15th. The second referendum informational sheet will be finalized soon and we are gearing up to attend Back to School events in each of the buildings. c. Opening of 2018-2019 School Year: Dr. Busler shared that we are fully staffed in the certified positions. We welcomed 50 of our 81 new teachers/staff members at our New Educator Orientation at which Dr. Busler and Mr. Zach did their annual presentation about the District. Mr. Zach and Ms. Flanagan attended the new teacher luncheon in the High School Commons. All staff will be returning on August 28th and we will be hosting our all staff breakfast and welcome back on August 29th at 8:00 in the high school main gym.
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LABRADOODLE OR Goldendoodle? WHY? When you CAN have a 100% non-shed, smart, beautiful, sweet, lovable Whoodle or Moyen Poodle. 2 Minis left! The best dog you will ever own! Rust, Brown & Creme colors. Come check us out! LOTS of Free training tips! www.SpringGreenPups. com Lic#469088 Dusty 920-210-7441.
FOR SALE: Polled Herefords, bred cows, fancy heifer calves, bulls (will hold until spring), Owego Stock Farm, 608-543-3778.
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FOR SALE: Beagle puppies, AKC registered, tri-colors and lemon and white, sire and dam, outstanding hunterscompanions, trial champions in the pedigree, vet checked, $400-$450 each. Also two very good 5 year old male Beagles. $700 each. 608-4378957.
FOR SALE: Hampshire Ram lambs. Performance bred, ready for breeding. 608-732-4802.
UNION ROAD STORAGE 10x10 - 10x15 10x20 - 12x30 24 7 Access Security Lights & Cameras Credit Cards Accepted 608-8350082 1128 Union Road Oregon, WI Located on the corner of Union Road & Lincoln Road
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FOR SALE. BEAGLE PUPPIES, AKC Reg. tri-colors and lemon-whites. Sire and dam outstanding hunterscompanions. Trial champions in the pedigree's. Vet checked. $400-$450 ea. I also have 2 very good 5-year old male Beagles. $700 ea. 608-437-8957
October 11, 2018
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16 Oregon Observer - October 11, 2018
T HINK LOCAL F IRST ! As Grandpa says, "the worm has turned." Time to find those comfort foods!
Locally Owned
Since 1978
Your NEW Local Spot for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Visit our Meat Department for Custom Ground Meats and Hand Cut Steaks!’
Serving 6am-9pm 7 days a week Dine-In or Carryout *Daily Specials & Homemade Soups
*FRIDAY FISH FRY
Beefed up Meat Department featuring custom ground meat & steaks
featuring Baked or Deep Fried Cod, Walleye or Shrimp
*SATURDAY NIGHT PRIME RIB
815 N. Main Street, Oregon • 608-835-3191 Hours: M-F 9:00-7:00; Sat. 9:00-3:00; Sun. 9:00-1:00
101 S. Main Street Oregon
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Large Beer, Wine & Liquor Selection with low prices! Locally made products. Deli • Bakery • Organic selections
608-291-2266
Main Street, Oregon • (608) 835-3939
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