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Chase Wunderlich, 11, and Cody Smith, 14, both members of Boy Scout Troop 168, work together to saw a Christmas tree stump for some customers of the tree lot.
Sawing for the season The Boy Scout Troop 168 Christmas Tree Lot opened for the holiday season Nov. 21 at Dorn’s True Value Hardware. The lot offers a variety of trees, wreaths and garland. Regular hours are Monday through Friday from 4:307:45 p.m., Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. – Emilie Heidemann
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$4 million goal set for fundraising campaign Consultant provides range of $3M to $5M for fundraising ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group
Three months ago, the Village of Oregon hired a fundraising consultant to determine how much money feasibly could be raised to go along with the $6 million the village has committed to borrowing to build a new library. Baker Street Consulting Group presented its findings Nov. 19, with president Jim Radford telling the Village Board his firm determined a range of $3 million to $5 million was workable and recommended a $4 million goal for the fundraising effort. That would bring the total project cost to $10 million, which is in the range of a 2015 space needs study that estimated the library would need to triple in size to serve the community for the next 10-20 years at a cost
of $10 million to $12 million. It’s not clear whether the same size library could still be built for that price four years later. Village and library board members had been planning for the building to be constructed in 2019 and open in 2020 or 2021, though library director Jennifer Endres Way has said that timetable is “not set in stone.” Radford said “this was one of the more positive” studies his firm had run and “the reputation of the library is very, very solid.” BSCG met with 67 people in the course of compiling the report, with 49 participating in personal or telephone interviews, 17 in one of three small-group meetings, and one by email, according to the report. The library met or exceeded BSCG averages in 12 of the 13 key questions the consultants asked about, such as “willingness to work on the campaign,” and “perception of current staff leadership.” The lone outlier was the “fundraising environment.”
Radford said many respondents noted the other fundraising projects in Oregon and the surrounding area as a mitigating factor. In recent years, the village has refurbished its water tower, pump house and food pantry and is in the process of updating its youth center, all with community-raised funds. It’s also working on a major fundraising effort to rebuild Jaycee Park West. The library’s fundraising campaign would take place in three phases over the course of about 18 months, with donations from individuals expected to make up 60 percent of the total, foundations contributing 20 percent, businesses 15 percent and organizations like the Rotary Club or Masons the remaining 5 percent. In early 2016, Cliff Goodhart of Eppstein Uhen Architects determined the library should be increased by 250 percent – from its present 10,360 square feet to 35,226 square feet – to
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The Oregon School District has reached agreements to purchase land for its next two school sites, one of which could open as soon as the 2020-21 school year. Electors will need to approve both purchases at a Dec. 10 public meeting by a majority vote of district residents in attendance. The $3 million agreements were part of the $44.9 million voters approved in the referendum earlier this month. The district has agreed to purchase 12.1 acres for an
elementary school in Fitchburg’s Terravessa development off Hwy. 14 and Lacy Road for $926,080, and it also agreed to pay $2.1 million for a 107-acre parcel across from McDonald’s in the Village of Oregon for a potential future middle school and other “future needs,” according to a Nov. 27 news release. The middle school would require a separate referendum for voters to approve funds for construction, which the release said is likely in 2022 or 2024 based on enrollment projections. The release points out the Terravessa neighborhood is expected to have nearly 2,000 housing units when fully built out and that having a school near
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Mark’s, Bill’s celebrate 40 years Grocery store, barbershop two original tenants in shopping center EMILIE HEIDEMANN Unified Newspaper Group
Two Oregon businesses turned 40 this year. And both are the two original tenants of the North Main Street shopping center. Both co-owners of Mark’s Barber and Styling, Mark and Cindy Peterson, and Bill’s Food Center general manager Bill Faust, told the Observer how much has changed. They saw the community grow around them. Small businesses came and went. Some consolidated and others remained independent. And while both businesses have overcome many obstacles in the last four
Inside How the businesses have grown over 40 years Page 12 decades, the Petersons and Faust said they developed quite a stake in Oregon. “Our employees (at Bill’s Food Center) and our owners — the money we make goes back into the community through taxes and purchasing power,” Faust told the Observer. Mark Peterson said he and his wife “care about the community” because “we live here.” “Our kids have gone to school here,” he said. “We have roots.”
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Oregon’s Rob Palmer, right, was among 10 veterans honored at the Veterans Day Green Bay Packers game as part of the Operation Fan Mail program.
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Oregon’s Col. Rob Palmer was among 10 decorated veterans honored during the Green Bay Packers-Miami Dolphins game on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, at Lambeau Field. The ceremony was part of “Operation Fan Mail,” a tribute to Wisconsin veterans sponsored by the Green B a y Pa c ke r s a n d W P S Health Solutions. Those honored are highly decorated military veterans, with several Meritorious Service medals and Legion of Merit medals among them. Palmer, vice-president of government affairs at WPS Health Solutions, served more than 30 years in the Army National Guard and Air Force Reserve. He has deployed to Bosnia and Herzegovina for Operation
The Packers and WPS Health Solutions are asking interested families or friends of eligible families to submit an essay, 500 words or less on why a particular fan should be saluted next season. In addition to being recognized on-field prior to the game, selected families receive four tickets to the game. Essays can be sent to: Operation Fan Mail, P.O. Box 10628, Green Bay, WI, 54307-0628 or submitted at nfl.packers.com/gameday/gameday_promotions/operation_fan_mail/.
Joint Forge and Qatar in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. O p e r a t i o n Fa n M a i l , which debuted in 2007, honors families with a member who is on active duty, or a member who is a veteran. The family member can be a spouse, mother, father, son, daughter or
sibling. The Packers and WPS Health Solutions are hosting a family at each 2018 home game and recognize them on the field during pregame activities. A total of 114 individuals or families have been recognized through the program thus far. — Scott De Laruelle
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Audry Brueggemann, sixth-grader, is about ready to throw the ball at her target.
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Thysse close to third TIF deal OSD changes board representation Board approves up to $850,000, yet to be finalized ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group
The Village of Oregon and Thysse Brand Design Agency have agreed in principle to a deal to keep the growing business in Oregon. The board voted Monday to spend up to $850,000 in taxpayer money to help the business build its new headquarters in the Lycon business park. A formal agreement has yet to be approved. The firm has exploded from 13 employees when it moved to the village in 2012 to nearly 90 now, with plans to have around 100 employees when it moves into the new building in the summer of 2020. The business had previously requested the village buy its current building, but it has since dropped that plan. The new agreement, which village attorney Matt Dregne will bring back to the Village Board in December once its finalized, would involve building a 50,000-square-foot warehouse and 26,000-square-foot, twofloor office space. There would also be room for potential expansion into a 75,000-square-foot production facility and an extra 13,000 square feet of office space. The company’s president, Jason Thysse, said at Monday’s board meeting it has recently taken its building off the market
and will instead attempt to rent up to 49 percent of its current building while retaining the rest for warehouse space. This agreement will allow Thysse to keep its entire business – minus the warehouse space – under one roof, which was one of Thysse’s goals. In justifying his tax-increment financing request, Thysse cited increased construction costs from poor soil conditions and the significant costs of raising the building to protect from flooding concerns due to the proximity to wetlands and the low-lying land. “Without TIF assistance,” T hy s s e s a i d , “ t h e p r o j e c t doesn’t happen.” Thysse said the goal is to get the deal finalized as soon as possible and start construction this spring or summer to be open in 2020. D r eg n e s a i d t h e p r o j e c t represents a “small and manageable risk” to the village if something unforeseen happens in the next 10 years to significantly change the value of the building. Under the agreement, Thysse would be obligated to purchase the site from Lycon for around $800,000 and build a roughly 80,000-square-foot facility on it. It also would be obligated to guarantee sufficient tax increment – taxes from the increase in its current value – to offset the debt-service costs the village will be paying for approximately the next 20 years. The village is obligated to provide TIF up to $850,000 or 10 percent of the project costs, Dregne explained.
TIF is a public funding mechanism that pools the increased taxes from development among all underlying jurisdictions – including the school district and county. It’s generally considered the most potent economic development tool municipalities have. The village invested $265,000 in TIF to lure Thysse here in 2011, and less than two years later used more TIF money to expand to its current 30,000-square-foot facility. That building is double the original building’s size, and at the time employed six times as many people. The motion to direct staff to prepare the agreement passed 6-1, with trustees Jerry Bollig and Jeanne Carpenter thanking Thysse for doing business in the village. Trustee Jeff Boudreau was the lone dissenting vote, telling the Observer after the meeting he wasn’t comfortable engaging in an indefinite investment relationship with a private business, asking whether there was a “limit” to it. Boudreau said his vote might have been different if “more of the (capital improvement plan) was behind us,” pointing to the many borrowing projects on the horizon. He also supported borrowing $8 million for the village’s next library, instead of the $6 million the board approved, and questioned borrowing $850,000 for future growth for a private business. Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@wcinet. com.
areas, keeps size at seven seats EMILIE HEIDEMANN Unified Newspaper Group
Oregon School District voters could see a change in which board seats they vote for. The Oregon School board approved a plan Nov. 26 that would realign what areas their seats cover while keeping the current election schedule and size of the board at seven members. President Steve Zach told the Observer the apportionment plan can only go into effect if it’s approved at the September 2019 annual meeting, however, and it will also require that 100 electors sign a petition by Aug. 23, 2019. Three former school board members who helped with the Board Apportionment Task Force — Doug Kornetzke, Deedra Atkinson and Dave Williams — presented two recommendations to the board via PowerPoint, which were approved in two separate motions Monday. The first recommendation moves the seven board seats into three areas rather than the current four, which the group said would improve representation as the district grows. The second keeps the 3-2-2 election cycle, in which board members are elected to three-year terms. “The second (motion) kept the current 3-2-2 (cycle) but rearranged it so that each Oregon seat would run in different years (1-1-1) rather than as how it stands (2-1-0),” Zach said. “It also rearranged it to facilitate the new seat that includes Fitchburg.” Area I would consist of the Village of Oregon, Area II the towns of Blooming Grove, Dunn and City of Fitchburg and Area III the towns of Brooklyn, Montrose, Oregon, Rutland,
Union and Village of Brooklyn. Three seats would represent Area I, two seats Area II and two seats in Area III. Area IV formerly consisted of the towns of Brooklyn, Montrose, Oregon and Union while Area III included the towns of Dunn, Blooming Grove and Rutland. During the presentation, Williams said the overall consensus was to keep seven board seats — different seats by geographic area — and use MD Roffers Consulting LLC projections to more evenly distribute the percentage of students represented by each board seat and to keep the stability of 3-2-2 seats up for election in any given year. “It looked like it was a good balance to have the seven,” Williams said. “We used (MD Roffers Consulting LLC) because we felt their numbers were accurate.” Board member Dan Krause was the only vote against changing the represented areas. He said he voted no because rural areas have “more impact than suggested” in elections, even on the national level. Krause said he believes in the idea of “one person, one vote.” Zach said the new system would ensure “no geographical area gets a majority trump.” “Having geographic representation gives us diversity and a sensitivity to issues in that area,” Zach said. The board originally created the apportionment task force to “respond to the growth in the district,” a PowerPoint slide stated. Email Emilie Heidemann at emilie. heidemann@wcinet.com or follow her on Twitter at @HeidemannEmilie.
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Land: Nearby nature conservancy will be a ‘great asset’ to environmentally focused district Continued from page 1 where children live can reduce transportation costs. It also states that the nearby nature conservancy and wooded property will be a “great asset to the district’s already strong focus on the environment.” “Establishing a school in this location will create a neighborhood school in the northern part of our district,” superintendent Brian Busler said in the release. “It is an attractive school site because it honors the ageold guideline of building a school close to the students.” The district will pay an additional $250,000 for road developments across the site, according to the release, but sewer and water service are already available. The second site, in the southeast corner of Fitchburg, would require sewer and water service expansion, which the release states the district plans to obtain through “an intergovernmental agreement between the Village of Oregon and City of Fitchburg.” The middle school is expected to use
The new site for an Oregon School District elementary school will be in Fitchburg’s Terravessa development. The district will purchase the 12.1-acre parcel for $926,080 and pay $250,000 for roads into the site. about 30 of the 107 acres, and the release states the rest can be used for to-be-determined needs. The “central location” of the school in the district will allow OSD to serve “both the northern and southern portions” of students at the middle school level, the release states. Busler added that the school can be a
“front door” to the Village of Oregon for those coming in on Hwy. MM. “What could be a better welcome to our community than a public school,” he said in the release. Photos courtesy Oregon School District Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com The Oregon School District plans to build a middle school on 30 of the 107 acres it has and follow him on Twitter agreed to purchase near the Village of Oregon border. The land will cost the district $2.1 @sgirard9. million.
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Correction The photo with the Nov. 22 article on the Youth Center’s temporary location misspelled one of the children’s names. The correct spelling is Madison Blumer. The Observer regrets the error.
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Henry J. “Hank” Sickinger, age 87, of Evansville, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, peacefully at his home. He was born on March 20, 1931, in Two Rivers, the son of Raymond and Elizabeth (Raeck) Sickinger. Henry married Elizabeth “Betty” Seibel on Aug. 23, 1952, in Manitowoc. He loved to play
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Jean Ann (Sukopp) Finstad, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018, with her family by her side after fighting cancer for 32 years. Jean was born in Black River Falls on Dec. 23, 1941, to Nina (Campbell) and Herbert Sukopp of Hixton. She graduated from Hixton High School, where she was active in band and sports, and then graduated from the Methodist Kahler School of Nursing in Rochester, Minn. Jean met and married John Finstad while in nursing school and they were
cards with his family, watch the Badgers, Packers and Brewers, and attend all family sporting events. In his early years, he loved to play horseshoes, pool, and enjoyed bowling in the Oregon leagues. He was a Boy Scout leader and Troop Master to Troop No. 50. Henry served both active and reserves in the U.S. Army for almost 40 years and was a Korean War Vet. He was an active member of the VFW, participating in events and parades throughout the years. He worked as a painter for UW- Madison for 31 years. Henry is survived by his children, Steven (Amy) Sickinger, Barbara (Todd) Schultz, Susan Radke, Roger (Mary) Sickinger, Ronald Sickinger, James Sickinger, and Sharon (Rodney) Kleiboer; grandchildren, Marcus (Tracy) Smith, April Sickinger, Jon Kluever, Heather Sickinger, Alexandra (Adam) Bowers, Hayley Smith, Jessica (Brandon) Barnhardt, Jon (Sara) Radke,
Dustin Radke, Craig Sickinger, Aaron Temby, Nicholas Temby, Ericka Temby, Carly Temby, Jason Melvin, Justin Steiner, Nicholas Sickinger, Curtis Sickinger, Allyson Sickinger, Nathan Kleiboer and Hannah Kleiboer; son-in-law, Andy Smith; sister, Dorothy Bork; and many great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth; daughter, Mary Beth Smith; great-granddaughter, Kennedy Radke; and sister, Marion Ploeckelmann. Visitation will be held at Holy Mother of Consolation Catholic Church, 651 N. Main St., Oregon from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, and from 10 a.m. until the time of the Mass on Friday. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018. Online Condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com. Gunderson Oregon Funeral & Cremation Care 1150 Park St. 835-3515
married on May 19, 1962. After they were married, they lived on a farm near Osseo, and she got a job as a nurse at the Osseo Hospital. Shortly after, they moved to Madison, where she worked in nursing homes for many years, and later, she got a job working for Dr. Ewalt at the Associated Physicians Clinic, also in Madison. She worked there until her cancer forced her to retire. Jean was an avid boater and she and her husband John boated on many inland lakes, and later Lake Michigan. She enjoyed her many friends while boating and was a life member of the Madison Sail and Power Squadron. Jean and John took many advanced safety boating classes while in the squadron. She and John crossed Lake Michigan three times and had visited many ports on both sides of the lake. Jean was also a collector of angel figurines and cook books and had many of each. Jean is survived by her husband, John; children, Timothy (Sue) Finstad of Poynette, Todd
(Alesha) Finstad of Oregon and Tamara (Donald) Polk II of West Cornwall, Conn.; grandchildren, Michael, Isabelle and Alexis Finstad, James Kleindl II and Donald Polk III; great-grandchildren, Lily and Aria; sister, Mary Sukopp of Hales Corners; and many cousins, friends from childhood, nurses training, work, and from where she lived. She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Lois; and brother, Donald. Funeral services were held at Midvale Community Lutheran Church, 4329 Tokay Blvd, Madison, at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018. Burial was held at Evangelical Cemetery in Pigeon Falls. Visitation was held at Gunderson Oregon Funeral and Cremation Care, 1150 Park St., from 4-7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, and at the church from 2 p.m. until the time of the service on Sunday. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com. Gunderson Oregon Funeral & Cremation Care 1150 Park St. 835-3515
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Host A Family is looking for anonymous donors for holiday gifts for children and adults. The program, which has sponsored families locally for the last 26 years, according to a news release, matches families Contact Amber Levenhain need with community members who want to gen at amber.levenhagen@ wcinet.com. give. Case workers at the Dane County Department of Human Services have worked with representatives from the Stoughton, Oregon and McFarland school districts to help identify families that are struggling to make ends meet. Some of the most requested items are gift cards for food, clothing, bedding, books and children’s toys, the release said. Around 300 families in need were identified, totaling around 1,000 SUMMERS people. CHRISTMAS “Host families” are able to log in to the TREE FARM -Since 1957Host A Family website, hostafamily.org, select a Fir/Spruce Pine family they would like to $60*Prices Incl. Tax $50 shop for and view a wish list. The organization Cut your own Trees requested each gift be Precut Trees given in the range of $40. Christmas Shop Items can be delivered Wreaths & Garlands to LakeView Church, 2200 Lincoln Ave., in Stoughton, during set times throughout the first week of December: 2 - 7 p . m . We d n e s d a y, Open 8am-5pm Daily Dec. 5, or 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Open for the Season November 23 Thursday, Dec. 6. Recip4610 Rocky Dell Road ients will be contacted to Middleton, WI receive the anonymous (608) 831-4414 gifts shortly after the www.summerschristmastreefarm.com drop-off dates.
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Tree lighting, chili dinner set for Dec. 7 EMILIE HEIDEMANN Unified Newspaper Group
The Oregon community will ring in the holiday season at the annual Tree Lighting and Chili with Santa event from 5:308:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7. People can join in on holiday caroling and watch Santa Claus arrive on a fire truck at Waterman Park to light the tree.
“We welcome all ages,” chamber executive director Judy Knutson told the Observer. “I think (the event) is really going to work out wonderfully.” After the tree is lit, everyone is welcome to attend a Charlie’s on Main-donated chili dinner and get their picture taken with Santa at the Oregon Fire Station, 131 N. Spring St. Admission to the Oregon Chamber of Commerceand Oregon Area Fire/EMS District-sponsored event is free, though organizers encourage money and food donations, according to the
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Community walking at OHS
Dads and donuts
OAP open mic
Those looking to keep up with their exercise regimen as the weather turns colder are invited to walk the indoor track from 6-7 a.m. on weekdays at Oregon High School, 456 N. Perry Pkwy. It’s free to walk, but a registration is required. To register, bring a photo ID to the Oregon Area School District office, 123 E. Grove St., on weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Walkers will be given a badge for proper identification for school staff. For information, call 835-4091 or email alm@oregonsd.org
The next Dads and Donuts meeting will be held from 10-10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at the library. The event features stories and songs followed by donuts and juice for kids and coffee for adults. The story time is for children under 6, but everyone, including moms, is welcome. For information, contact Kelly Allen at kallen@oregonlibrary.org.
The Oregon Area Progressives will hold the December open mic from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, at Firefly Coffeehouse, 114 N. Main St. The feature speaker will be Scott Ross, executive director of One Wisconsin Now. He is also a frequent guest on MSNBC. For information, visit oregonareaprogressives.org.
Gazebo decorating Volunteers are needed to help decorate the gazebo at the Brooklyn Methodist Church, on the corner of Rutland and Hwy. 92, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1. There will be pictures with Santa and a regifting center, which is also looking for donations. For donation information, contact Cleo at 455-8595.
Health talk: fall prevention Students from the University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy will present on how to prevent falls during a program at the senior center starting at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5. The program will cover the relationship between falls and depression. Students will discuss the risk factors and causes of depression. They will also share treatment options for depression and how you can help others who experience it. For information, call 835-5801.
Pancake breakfast The Oregon Area Fire Department, 131 Spring St., will host the 10th annual K9 breakfast with Santa starting at 7 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8. It will feature an all-you-can-eat breakfast, including pancakes, eggs, sausage and beverages. There will also be a bake sale and santa will be on site for photos. There will not be a professional photographer in attendance, so bring your own camera. All proceeds will go directly toward the OPD K9 fund. For information, call 835-5587.
Community calendar Thursday, November 29
• 9-11 a.m., 3-7 p.m., Oregon Area Food Pantry distribution day, 107 N. Alpine Pkwy. • 1 p.m., Movie matinee: “The Man Who Invented Christmas,” senior center, 835-5801
Friday, November 30
• 10 a.m., Everybody story time, library, 835-3656 • 10:30 a.m., Stay and play, library, 835-3656
Saturday, December 1
• 10 a.m., Dads and Donuts, library, 835-3656 • 1:30 p.m., Tween advisory board, library, 835-3656
Sunday, December 2
• 8 a.m. to noon, Knights of Columbus pancake breakfast, Holy Mother of Consolation Church, 651 N. Main St., oregonwi.com
Tuesday, December 4
• 10 a.m., Teetering toddlers story time, library, 835-3656 • 11 a.m., Bouncing babies story time, library, 835-3656 • 1 p.m., Movie Matinee: “Some Kind of Different as Me,” senior
center, 835-5801 • 6 p.m., PVE orchestra/chorus concert, PVE Big Gym, 835-4200
Wednesday, December 5
• 3:30 p.m., Stencil-making for kids, library, 835-3656 • 7 p.m OMS band concert, Oregon High School PAC, 456 N. Perry Pkwy., 835-4300
Thursday, December 6
Thursday, December 13
• 10 a.m., Sensory story time, library, 835-3656 • 6 p.m., Craftivism, library, 8353656 • 6:30-8 p.m., Bookmobile at the gazebo, 100 Hotel St., Brooklyn, dcls.info • 7 p.m. OMS/OHS Choir concert, Oregon High School PAC, 456 N. Perry Pkwy., 835-4300
Friday, December 7
• 5:30 p.m., Tree lighting and chili dinner, Waterman-Triangle park and fire station, 835-3697 • 6-8 p.m., Oregon Area Progressives open mic, Firefly Coffeehouse, 114 N. Main St., oregonareaprogressives.org
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.
Friday, Nov. 30 WOW: Village Board Joint Library Board Meeting (11/19) ORE: Friday Night LIVE: Panther Boys Basketball vs Milton – 7:15pm
Tuesday, December 11
• 10:30 a.m., Great Beginnings book club, “American Dervish” by Ayad Akhtar, senior center, bookclub@oregonlibrary.org • 10:30 a.m., Health Talk: falls and depression, senior center, 835-5801
Community cable listings
Thursday, Nov. 29 WOW: Bee Keeping Presentation @ Oregon Library (1/25) ORE: Panther Girls Basketball vs Monona Grove – LIVE – 7:00pm
Saturday, December 8
• 7 a.m. to noon, OPD K9 breakfast, fire department, 131 Spring St., 835-3111
Monday, Dec. 3 WOW: Village Board Meeting – Live – 5pm ORE: Panther Boys Basketball vs Milton (11/30) Tuesday, Dec. 4 WOW: Senior Center Play: Wanted-Toymaker (12/15/2017) ORE: OHS Improv Performance (11/20)
Wednesday, Dec. 5 WOW: Senior Center Saturday, Dec. 1 Play Christmas at WOW: Sutter Brothers Balmoral (11/30/2017) Music @ Senior Center ORE: Panther Girls (11/19) ORE: RCI Choir Basketball vs Monona @ PAC (11/19) Grove (11/29) Sunday, Dec. 2 Thursday, Dec. 6 WOW: First WOW: Village Board Presbyterian Church Meeting (12/3) Service ORE: RCI Choir @ PAC ORE: School Board (11/19) Meeting (11/26)
• 1 p.m., Civil War medicine discussion (registration requested), senior center, 835-5801 • 6 p.m., Paper crafts, library, 8353656
Friday, December 14
• 11 a.m., Holiday play- Snow White and the Four Elves (registration required for lunch), senior center, 835-5801 • 4 p.m., Teen advisory board meeting, library, 835-8585 • 5 p.m., Anime club, library, 8358585 • 6-7 p.m., Preschool open gym (ages 0-5), Netherwood Knoll Elementary School (enter through Door 10, Main St. parking lot), kallen@oregonlibrary.org
Senior center Monday, Dec. 3 Chicken Stew Whole Wheat Dinner Roll Broccoli, Tropical Fruit Chocolate Frosted White Cake MO – Bean and Cheese Burrito NCS – SF Cookie Packet Tuesday, Dec. 4 Pulled Pork on Bun Warm Spiced Apples Creamy Coleslaw Carrot Raisin Salad Vanilla Pudding MO – Hummus and Pita NCS – SF Pudding Wednesday, Dec. 5 Beef Pot Pie Creamed Spinach Apple Juice Chocolate Frosted White Cake MO – Multigrain Burger NCS – Spiced Pears Thursday, Dec. 6 My Meal, My Way Lunch at Ziggy’s Smokehouse and Ice Cream Parlor! Friday, Dec. 7 Fish Sandwich Cheese Slice Yams, Coleslaw Fruit Cup. Strawberry Jell-O MO – Hummus Wrap NCS – SF Jell-O SO - Chicken Taco Salad *Contains Pork
Monday, Dec. 3 9:00 CLUB 10:30 StrongWomen 10:30 Dominoes 12:45 Get Fit 1:30 Bridge 1:45 Balance Class 3:30 Weight Loss Support Tuesday, Dec. 4 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:30 Wii Bowling 9:45 Zumba Gold 12:30 Sheepshead 12:30 Shopping at Pick-N-Save 1:00 Movie: “Same Kind of Different as Me” 5:30 StrongWomen Wednesday, Dec. 5 9:00 CLUB 10:00 Shopping in Verona 10:30 Health Talk: Falls and Depression 10:30 Book Club 12:45 Get Fit 1:00 Euchre Thursday, Dec. 6 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:00 Pool Players 9:45 Zumba Gold 10:30 StrongWomen 12:30 Shopping at Bill’s Friday, Dec. 7 9:00 CLUB 9:00 Gentle Yoga 9:30 Blood Pressure 10:30 Balance Class 12:45 Get Fit
All Saints Lutheran Church 2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg (608) 276-7729 Interim pastor SUNDAY 8:30 a.m. classic service 10:45 a.m. new song service Brooklyn Lutheran Church 101 Second Street, Brooklyn (608) 455-3852 Pastor Rebecca Ninke SUNDAY 9 a.m. Holy Communion 10 a.m. Fellowship Community of Life Lutheran Church PO Box 233, Oregon (608) 286-3121, office@ communityoflife.us Pastor Jim McCoid SUNDAY 8:45 a.m. Education Hour, 10 a.m. Worship at 1111 S. Perry Parkway, Oregon Brooklyn Community United Methodist Church 201 Church Street, Brooklyn (608) 455-3344 Pastor George Kaminski SUNDAY 9 a.m. Worship (Nov.-April) 10:30 a.m. Worship (May-Oct.)
Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church 143 Washington Street, Oregon (608) 835-3554 Pastor Jeffrey Hendrix SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship Holy Communion 2nd & last Sundays First Presbyterian Church 408 N. Bergamont Blvd. (north of CC), Oregon, WI (608) 835-3082 - fpcoregonwi. org Pastor Kathleen Owens SUNDAY 10 a.m. Service 10:15 a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. Fellowship 11:15 a.m. Adult Education Memorial UCC 5705 Lacy Road, Fitchburg (608) 273-1008, memorialucc. org Pastor Kristin Gorton SUNDAY 8:15 and 10 a.m.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church ECLA
Central Campus: Raymond Road and Whitney Way SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship SUNDAY - 8:15, 9:30 and 10:45 a.m. Worship West Campus: Corner of Hwy. PD and Nine Mound Road, Verona SUNDAY - 9 & 10:15 a.m., 6 p.m. Worship (608) 271-6633 Hillcrest Bible Church
752 E. Netherwood, Oregon Graham Blaikie, Interim Pastor (608) 835-7972, www.hbclife.com SUNDAY 8:30 a.m. worship at the Hillcrest Campus and 10:15 a.m. worship with Children’s ministries, birth – 4th grade Holy Mother of Consolation Catholic Church
651 N. Main Street, Oregon Pastor: Fr. Gary Wankerl (608) 835-5763 holymotherchurch.weconnect.com SATURDAY: 5 p.m. Worship SUNDAY: 8 and 10:15 a.m. Worship People’s United Methodist Church 103 North Alpine Parkway, Oregon Pastor Jason Mahnke
(608) 835-3755, www.peoplesumc.org
Communion is the 1st & 3rd weekend SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship and Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. Worship St. John’s Lutheran Church
625 E. Netherwood, Oregon Pastor Paul Markquart (Lead) (608) 291-4311 SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship SUNDAY - 8, 10:30 a.m. Worship Vineyard Community Church
Oregon Community Bank & Trust, 105 S. Alpine Parkway, Oregon Bob Groth, Pastor (608) 513-3435, welcometovineyard.com SUNDAY - 10 a.m. Worship
Zwingli United Church of Christ – Paoli
At the intersection of Hwy. 69 & PB Pastor Rich Pleva paoliucc.com, (608) 225-1278 SUNDAY - 9:30 a.m. Family worship
Support groups • Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, First Presbyterian Church, every Monday and Friday at 7 p.m. • Relationship & Divorce Support Group, State Bank of Cross Plains, every other Monday at 6:30 p.m. • Navigating Life Elder Support Group, People’s United Methodist Church, 103 N. Alpine Pkwy., every first Monday at 7 p.m.
Let Us Not Fall Into Temptation “When tempted, no one should say, ‘God is tempting me.’ For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed.” – James 1:13-14 Pope Francis recently suggested that longstanding translations of the Lord’s Prayer might be retranslated to reflect the fact that God would not Himself tempt us— that is the Devil’s work—and that we should ask of God to “let us not fall into temptation” rather than the current phrase in English, which reads “Lead us not into temptation.” The current English translation does indeed seem to imply that it is God who leads us into temptation. Critics were quick to respond, with some people saying that this is the Lord’s prayer and not the Pope’s prayer, and that it comes directly out of the book of Matthew. However, we do well to remember that Jesus did not recite His prayer in English, and our English version is indeed a translation, that should be open to retranslation in light of current scholarship. Something is always lost in translation. It has been suggested by one scholar that a more literal translation of the phrase in question would be “Do not allow us to enter wrongful thinking or testing.”While this doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue smoothly, it might be a better way to think about God’s role in our life.– Christopher Simon
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Boys basketball
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Oregon survives Evansville in 2 OT
Mitchell named Coach of the Year
Panthers fall to Vikings MARK NESBITT
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Hot free throw shooting carried the Oregon boys basketball team to a 1-1 start in the first week of the season. The Panthers jumped out to an eight-point lead Tuesday against Mount Horeb, but the Vikings rallied for a 67-52 win. That came after the Panthers’ 67-60 double overtime win over Evansville on Tuesday, Nov. 20.
Mount Horeb 67, Oregon 52 The Panthers trailed by as many as 19 points in the second half of Tuesday’s Badger Conference crossover loss to Mount Horeb. Oregon stormed back with senior Nolan Look and junior Adam Yates drilling 3-pointers to cut the Vikings’ lead to 54-46. That’s as close as the Panthers would get. “They are very a good team,” coach Chris Siebert said. “They kept on playing their game and moving the ball. “I think the biggest chanmge is some shots started going in for them and a little bit of our confidence and body language changed.” Sophomore Erik Victorson drilled a 3-pointer to spark a 7-2 run by the Panthers in the first half. Oregon (1-1) jumped out to a 15-7 lead before the Vikings rallied. “It was pretty and beautfiul the way we started,” Siebert said. “It happened because of how much energy we were playing with and how fast we moved the ball. It gave these kids a little bit of a glimpse of what they can do.” Mount Horeb answered with a 25-8 run. Mount Horeb senior Gunnar
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Junior Adam Yates shoots a jumper over Mount Horeb’s Bryce Farnsworth Tuesday in the Panthers’ 67-52 Badger Conference crossover loss to the Vikings. Nortman knocked down a 3-pointer points and drilled four of the Panthers’ to give the Vikings a 37-24 lead at the seven 3-pointers in the game. Both half. senior guard Nolan Look and Yates Victorson hit three 3-pointers for a chipped in 11 points. Oregon hosts Milton at team-high nine points. Junior Ethan “He’s mobile for his size,” Siebert Victorson chipped in eight points. said. “He’s athletic and he was aggres7:15 p.m. on Friday. sive taking the ball to the rim.” Oregon 67, Evansville 60 Siebert said the biggest key in the game was getting defensive stops in When it mattered most, Oregon got the second overtime. the defensive stops they needed to pull The Panthers shot 77.2 percent out a 67-60 double overtime win over force a second overtime. The Panthers outscored Evansville 9-2 in the sec- from the free throw line (17 of 22) Evansville in the season opener. compared to 46.6 percent for the Blue The Panthers trailed the Blue Dev- ond overtime. “It’s always exciting and more fun Devils (14 of 30). ils 27-24 at the half but Oregon rallied “The argument could be made that to tie the game at 48 to send it to over- to learn from a win,” Siebert said. “We are trying to figure out how to we won the game there,” Siebert said. time. “Kids who are good shooters make Yates, a 6 foot, 4 inch forward win down the stretch.” Ethan Victorson scored a team-high free throws and we made our free scored on a layup with about two seconds left in the first extra session to 21 points. Erik Victorson added 14 throws.”
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Oregon boys soccer coach Chris Mitchell was named the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association Division 2 Mitchell coach of the year on Friday. In his first year as head coach, Mitchell guided the Panthers to the WIAA Division 2 state championship. It marks the third state title in program history, and the first since 2013. Oregon finished the season 20-2-2 and won the Badger South Conference title with a record of 6-0-1. “It is a nice honor, but it is an accolade shared by the efforts of many, and for that I am extremely grateful,” Mitchell said. “Additionally, our team accomplishments trump it by far for many reasons.” An Oregon native, Mitchell had a seven-year stint as an assistant coach before taking over the reins this fall. Previous coaching stops for Mitchell included The Blake School (Minneapolis, Minn.), where he coached for 10 years, and Sun Prairie, where he coached three years. Mitchell compiled a combined record of 73-34-12.
Girls soccer
Brownell picked as new Oregon girls soccer coach MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
Oregon High School announced the hiring of Nelson Brownell as the new Panthers girls soccer coach last week on the athletic department’s Twitter account. Brownell has been an assistant coach for both the girls and boys soccer teams the past four years for the girls teams. The last three years he served as the girls’ varsity assistant coach. “I’m really excited that I was given
the opportunity to lead an extremely strong program,” Brownell said. “Being a part of the program for the past four years, I feel like I’m a good fit for Brownell the team.” He replaces former head coach Julia Grutzner who departed after last season because of a family move. Brownell helped guide the Panther
girls soccer team to the WIAA Division 2 state runner-up finish last year and a championship for the boys this fall. He has taught at Oregon High School for five years. Brownwell has an undergraduate degree in technology from UW-Platteville (2014) and is licensed by the U.S. Soccer Federation. “We are fortunate to have Coach Brownell leading our program,” athletic director Mike Carr said in a news release. “He has been an extremely dedicated assistant that has created positive relationships
with our student athletes. He has a passion for Oregon soccer and brings with him a very good understanding of the game.” The Panthers last won the Division 2 state championship in 2015. “None of these girls were on the last state championship team,” Brownell said. “There is a lot to be hungry for all of the girls in the program. We can continue to improve and take the next step by lifting the gold ball.” Brownell, a 2010 Pewaukee graduate, suffered two torn ACL injuries
in high school. “That is when I knew I wouldn’t probably be playing soccer at a high level,” he said. He spent more time in practices with the coaches going over training and various drills. That is where his passion for coaching started. “That is when I knew I wanted to be a coach,” Brownell said. “I wanted to coach and direct a program ever since then. I didn’t know I would join a successful program as I did right away. It came a lot quicker than I expected.”
Boys hockey
Panthers win two of three in KJN Memorial Thanksgiving tournament in Sheboygan to start season JEREMY JONES Sports editor
The Oregon boys hockey team dropped the puck on the 2018-19 season with three nonconference tournament games inside the Sheboygan Blue Line Ice Center. The Panthers advanced to the championship game but took several costly penalties in their loss to Waupaca.
Panthers’ season opener, which propelled Oregon to a 6-2 win over the WNS Storm in the opening round of the KJN Memorial Thanksgiving Hockey tournament. Roskos scored 3:45 into the first period and junior forward Colton Eyers added another goal two minutes later. Oregon never looked back from there as Roskos scored again Oregon 6, WNS 2 in the second and third. Both he and Roskos scored a hat trick in the Eyers also had third-period assists. Senior forward Zak Roskos (4 goals, 1 assist), junior forward Laszlo Orosz (5a) and sophomore Adam Franken (1g, 4a) each racked up five points over the three-day tournament, which included wins over the Whitefish Bay co-op and Brother Rice High School (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.).
Sean Holeman and Dominic Murano scored for the Storm, who cut the lead to 3-2 early in the third period. Oregon closed the game out with three unanswered goals, including a pair late by Franken and Roskos on the power play. Senior forward Matthew Strassman also scored in the third period. The Panthers (2-1-0) only took two penalties in the game, compared
to four by the Whitefish Bay co-op (3-1-0). Senior goaltender Hunter Newton stopped 30 of 32 shots on goal in the win, while Max Gerhmann turned away 54 of 60 in the loss.
Oregon 2, Brother Rice 1 Forward Adam Franken helped the Panthers rally from an early one-goal deficit with a pair of assists Saturday.
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Oregon’s comeback falls short in Monroe MARK NESBITT
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Oregon girls basketball put its full-court press to the test Tuesday, Nov. 20 and fell just short dropping its Badger South Conference opener to Monroe 62-55. “Just because we lost doesn’t mean we should hang our heads,” said senior forward Sydona Roberts. “We showed we can play with a team that made it to state last year and won conference. We know we can play with great players.” After losing their first conference game to the Cheesemakers, the Panthers lost a nonconference game Saturday to Madison East 64-56. Oregon (2-2 overall, 0-1 Badger South) will use these games against Monroe, the two-time defending Badger South Conference champion and the nonconference game against Madison East as measuring sticks. Coach Adam Wamsley is confident his team can continue to improve on defense, and if they made a few more layups, it could have been a different story against Monroe. “We are young and it’s a learning environment for all of us,” Wamsley said. “We have to grow from it. I think just being in a big game like this we will grow from it and
Oregon hosts Monona Grove at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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Oregon junior Kaitlyn Schrimpf drives in for a layup against Monroe junior Emma Towne in the Panthers’ 62-55 loss to the Cheesemakers Nov. 20. when we get on our home court hopefully we will take advantage of our opportunities.”
Monroe 62, Oregon 55 Oregon turned to its press to take the ball out of Monroe senior point guard Sydney Hilliard’s hands. Despite the Panthers
jumping out to an early seven-point lead, Hilliard, a University of Wisconsin recruit, scored a game-high 16 points to help the Cheesemakers come back to beat the Panthers 62-55. “She’s a great player,” Roberts said. “I think we definitely put the pressure on. Us being aggressive and jumping
passes, that is what gives us energy.” The Panthers forced the Cheesemakers into 11 second-half turnovers. Besides the press, Oregon got a strong performance from junior Liz Uhl, who scored a team-high 13 points and had five steals. Senior Jenna Statz added 11 points and
Roberts scored 12 and had eight rebounds. Junior Kaitlyn Schrimpf scored eight points and grabbed seven rebounds, but battled foul trouble in the second half. Oregon has lost seven straight games to Monroe. The Cheesemakers (2-0, 1-0 Badger South), who have made two straight WIAA Division 2 state tournament appearances, led by as many as 11 points in the second half. Still, Uhl knocked down a jumper and Roberts scored down low to cut the Cheesemakers’ lead to 61-55 with 13.6 seconds to go. Monroe was able to break the Panthers’ press in the waning seconds and hit a free throw. “I loved every second of our effort,” Wamsley said. “We missed a few shots and inside attempts we would like to have back. That’s a seven-point difference when you don’t take care of the little things.” Early on, the Panthers were
up to the challenge. Schrimpf hit a jumper to give the Panthers a 14-8 lead. A few moments later, Statz drilled a 3-pointer to extend Oregon’s lead to 17-10. The Cheesemakers rallied and took a 30-27 lead at the half. In the second half, Hilliard had a steal and layup for the Cheesemakers, she then picked up a loose ball and drove in for a layup for a 53-44 lead with 4:52 left. Monroe sophomore Megan Benzschawel added 13 points and her senior sister Emily Benzschawel, chipped in eight.
East 64, Oregon 56 Facing a halftime deficit for the fourth-straight game, the Panthers rallied behind Statz’s outside shooting before falling to Madison East 64-56 on Saturday. Statz hit four 3-pointers to finish with a team-high 14 points to lead the Panthers. The Purgolders (2-1) jumped out to a 38-26 halftime lead and cruised in the second half. Madison East senior Ashayla Moseberry scored a game-high 23 points. Schrimpf added 11 points and Roberts had 10 points. The Panthers knocked down seven 3-pointers. Uhl, who entered the game averaging 16 points per game, was limited to just six.
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Icebergs fall one goal short at Viroqua JEREMY JONES
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Continued from page 7 “Adam was very good moving pucks to guys in good spots,” coach Larry Clemens said. “He played his role very well.” Oregon fell behind 1-0 in the first period before Franken got the puck to Strassman for a game-tying short-handed goal in the second period. Franken later setup Roskos on the power play to ice the 2-1 nonconference win over Brother Rice in the third period. Clemens said the Panthers found success working the puck below the goal line and moving pucks to soft spots. Colton Dailey was nearly perfect in goal for the Panthers, stopping 28 of 29 shots in his first start. Jack Bowman made 15 saves for Brother Rice.
Waupaca 5, Oregon 1 Senior defenseman Matt Rusch scored a power-play goal midway through the first period Sunday to pull Oregon even with Waupaca in the championship game of the tournament. The Panthers allowed four unanswered goals over the final two Photo by Jeremy Jones
Returning letterwinners for the Oregon boys hockey team (front, from left) are: Hunter Newton, Drew Reynolds, Colton Eyers and Jacob Ayers; (back) Gage Schildgen, Jake Fountain, Matt Rusch, Zak Roskos, Patrick McCormick and Matt Strassman.
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Oregon ties for third at relay meet Sports editor
The Oregon boys swimming team opened the 201819 season Tuesday at the Badger South Conference Relays. Oregon placed half of its relays in the top three of five of the 10 relays to finish tied with Watertown for third place with 114 points. WIAA Division 2 state runner-up Madison Edgewood won five events to best defending state champion Monona Grove, 114-90. Oregon’s top finish came on the 8x50 medley where Riley Fahey, Forest Garty, Henry Wiedemann, Marshall
periods, though, and lost the game 5-1. While Oregon had just eight penalties in the first two games, the Panthers matched that against the Waupaca and allowed four power-play goals. “We were not composed. We took bad penalties and had lots of breakdowns on the PK,” Clemens said. “We gave away a game we should have won.” Jack Menzies scored twice on the power play for the Comets (2-0-1). Cody Rassmussen and Vin Nikolai also scored with the man-advantage. Oregon was 1 of 2 with the man advantage. Senior goaltender Jacob Ayers made saves on 20 of 25 shots on goal in the loss. Brett Berrens stopped 13 of 14 for Waupaca.
Continued from page 8 an assist. Viroqua captain Maia Barendregt put the Blackhawks back on time with her second goal 10 minutes later.
Sylvi Shonka then scored a game-winner 12:30 into the third period against Iceberg goaltender Abby Seybold, who had 15 saves. Abigail Severson stopped 33 shots on goal
to preserve the win for Viroqua. The Icebergs (1-3-0) host the Rock County Fury (2-2-0) at 7 p.m. Dec. 7.
Conference Madison Edgewood enters the season as an honorable mention on the WisconsinPrepHockey state poll. The Crusaders are the favorites to win the Badger South for the 10th-straight year despite the departure of one of the state’s top scorers in Carter Hottman (47g, 21a). Jake Schmaltz, a University of North Dakota recruit is also gone. Edgewood returns a pair of players to rebuild around in junior forward Drew Lenz (13g, 37a) and senior defenseman Hunter Stracka (9g, 22a). Oregon travels to LaBahn Ice Arena on Dec. 20 and then hosts Edgewood on Jan. 24. The conference should be interesting behind the Crusaders as Monroe, Milton, Stoughton and Oregon all have new coaches this season. McFarland coach Nick Tuma is in his second year.
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The Oregon Black fourth-grade basketball team had the chance to scrimmage at halftime of the UW Badger men’s basektball game on Nov. 17 at the Kohl Center as part of the Stars of Tomorrow. Team members (from left) are: Elliot Kopp, Trevor Dins, Donovan Gunderson, Braden Wollangk, Zach Palzkill, Jacoby Koehler, Gavin Kupcho and Easton Wilk; (not pictured) Jacob Brauer.
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Mueller, Blake Pankratz, Seth Rehrauer, Adam Hanke and Justin Yaun took second place in 4 minutes, 37.46 seconds. The Panthers’ picked up third-place finishes in the 300 butterfly, 300 backstroke, 800 free and 4x50 relays. Blake Anderson, Connor Braatz and David Stevenson posted a time of 3:14.51 in the 300 fly. Seth Rehrauer, Nathan Sorensen and Garty stopped the clock at 3:14.88 in the 300 back. Wiedeman, Sorensen, Pankratz and Hanke were third in the 800 free (9:43.28). Oregon’s 4x50 relay of David Stevenson, Pankratz, Rehauer and Braatz were third in 1:50.77.
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Last year was both memorable and forgettable at times for the Oregon boys hockey team. The Panthers finished the season 17-7-0 overall and 10-2-0 for second in the Badger South. That was also a season in which coach Mike Jochmann left during midseason and one of the leading scorers (Tristan Hughes) left the team. Interim coach Tony Libert took over when Jochmann left but did not return this year. Larry Clemens, a former all-state goaltender at Sun Praire High School and goalie coach at the Oregon Ice Arena, takes over the reigns this season. Clemens has plent y t o bu i l d u p o n f r o m last year. The Panthers’ offense scored 5.16 goals per game, while returning goaltenders Jacob Ayers and Hunter Newton allowed 2.64 goals per game. Offensively, Oregon converted on 27.5 percent of its power plays. Defensively, the Panthers were 83.3 on the penalty kill.
Senior Matt Rusch (1g, 3a) is back as the most experienced blueliner in front of Ayers and Newton. Junior Colton Dailey could also see some time in the net. Forward Zak Roskos was the team’s leading scorer last year, scoring 18 goals and assisting 32 more. He is back for his senior season. Junior Colton Eyers is also expected to build upon a solid campaign, which saw him score 14 goals and setup another 15. Fellow junior Laszlo Orosz (2g, 17a) and senior forward Matthew Strassman (4g, 8a) will also be counted on to put a few more pucks into the net this season. Sophomore forward Adam Franken has already shown flashes of his playmaking ability with one goal and three assists through three games this season. Forwards Tyson Rohrer and Tyler Damon and allstate defenseman Carson Timberlake are a few of the noteable departures. Rohrer finished second on the team with 49 points (17g, 32a). Damon scored
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Village of Brooklyn taxpayers will have a larger property tax bill from the village this year after the Village Board approved a 64-cent mill rate increase for the 2019 budget. Village clerk Linda Kuhlman told the Observer in an email the final approved rate was $9.52 per $1,000 of property value – one cent below what had been published ahead of the Nov. 12 public hearing. The increase is mostly from loans for a new police department squad car and new public works loader, as well as financing sewer, curb, gutter and street work on three roads from earlier this summer, Kuhlman said previously. The owner of a $250,000 property
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*** MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICT HELD ON NOVEMBER 12, 2018 The regular meeting of the School Board of the Oregon School District was called to order by Vice President Courtney Odorico at 6:30 PM in the OSD Innovation Center at the Oregon High School in the Village of Oregon, Dane County, Wisconsin. Ms. Odorico introduced herself and notified the other board members that President Zach was unable to attend the meeting due to being out of town on business. Upon roll call, the following Board members were present: Ms. Barb Feeney, Ms. Courtney Odorico, Mr. Troy Pankratz, Mr. Dan Krause and Mr. Tim LeBrun. The following Board members were absent: Ms. Krista Flanagan and Mr. Steve Zach. Administrators present: Dr. Brian Busler, Mr. Andy Weiland, Dr. Leslie Bergstrom, Ms. Jina Jonen, Mr. Brad Ashmore, Ms. Dawn Goltz, Mr. Jim Pliner, Ms. Kerri Modjeski, Ms. Candace Weidensee, Ms. Erika Mundinger, Ms. Jackie Amlong, Mr. Jon Tanner, Mr. Chris Kluck, Mr. Mike Carr, Mr. Jason Zurawik, Ms. Shannon Anderson, Ms. Kim Griffin, Ms. Darci Kreuger, Ms. Anna Seidenstricker and Ms. Katie Heitz. The following member of the public were present: Kris Modaff 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 Ms. Odorico. Mr. Krause moved and Mr. LeBrun seconded the motion to proceed with the meeting according to the agenda as posted. Motion passed by unanimous voice vote 5-0. A. CONSENT CALENDAR: Mr. Pankratz moved and Ms. Feeney seconded the motion to approve the following items on the on the Consent Calendar.
2. Approve payments in the amount of $2,217,044.51 3. Treasurers Reports - None 4. Staff Resignations/Retirements - Jaye Barbeau, 1.0 OMS Associate Principal 5. Staffing Assignments - None 6. Field Trip Requests * DECA Field Trip to Camp Gray Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 * DECA Sports Marketing Conference, Dec 5 in Milwaukee 7. Acceptance of Donations: * PPD, Inc - supplies in the amount less than $500 for OHS science classes; * After School Karate (Karate America) in the amount of $1,000 ($250 to BKE, NKE, PVE, RCI) to help support families; * Nancy Johnsons Book Club in the amount of $300 for two new teachers to purchase books for their classroom library. In a roll call vote, the following members voted yes: Mr. Pankratz, Ms. Feeney, Ms. Odorico, Mr. Krause and Mr. LeBrun. Ms. Feeney and Mr. Krause abstained from approving the October 22, 2018 minutes. Motion passed 5-0. B. COMMUNICATION FROM PUBLIC: None C. INFORMATION ITEMS: 1. OEA Report - None 2. Student Report - None D. ACTION ITEMS: None E. DISCUSSION ITEMS: 1. Committee Reports: a. Policy - None b. Vision Steering - None 2. Student Achievement Reports 4K and Elementary Principals reported on the 2017-18 Student Achievement Reports. F. INFORMATION ITEMS: 1. 2018 Referendum Informational Update: Ms. Mundinger provided an update on the referendum communication plan. Dr. Busler shared that the Board of Canvassers met on Friday, November 9th to certify the results of the election and he also shared what the next steps and timeline will be now that the referendum has been approved. 2. Superintendents Report: Dr. Busler reported on the successful professional development days that were held at the end of October. He also mentioned the success of the Oregon High School Soccer team that recently won the state championship as well as the OHS Musical - the Wizard of Oz - that just wrapped. Dr. Busler shared that on Friday, November 9th, OMS held its annual fun run and care trips that involved raking leaves and giving back to the community. He further reported that the PBIS focus at Netherwood Knoll is to be an UPstander (not a bystander) which means to be someone that speaks out if they see bullying. Dr. Busler reported that the state report cards will be released on Tuesday, November 13th and that all of the schools in our district exceed state standards. G. CLOSING: 1. Future Agenda: Future Agenda
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Bill’s Food Center turns 40 Faust recalls growth of Oregon’s grocery
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Hair to stay
Barbershop owners celebrate 40 years
EMILIE HEIDEMANN
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Bill Faust is a busy man. The general manager of Bill’s Food Center, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this fall, has seen how the range of products offered has increased since the early days in 1978. What used to be a 15,000-square-foot space, Faust told the Observer, is now 45,000 after three expansions to accommodate a growing selection of groceries and staff needs. He couldn’t pinpoint the ex a c t d a t e the grocery store opened, bu t i t wa s around the s a m e t i m e Faust Mark’s Barber and Styling opened its doors in the same complex — autumn 1978. Faust said he is essentially on-call 24/7 even when he isn’t physically at the store, which is open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sundays. Faust started working for the Bill’s Food Center at 787 N. Main St #1 when he was 14 as a bagger and stockperson before he “rose up through the ranks” at the store, owned by his siblings and parents. Faust said the family maintains a presence and offers opinions where needed, though he is the face of the store these days. He pointed to the company’s local involvement as a benefit of the local ownership. According to a Bill’s Food Center Supports Oregon Program sign, the center donated $26,330.75 to local
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Bill’s Food Center, like Mark’s Barber and Styling, is one of the last original two tenants inside the North Main Street shopping center. groups in 2017. Since 1996, the program has donated $434,590.98 to the community. “Being independent, it’s only natural that (Bill’s Food Center) is involved in the Oregon community,” Faust said. “It’s a symbiotic relationship… the community has been very good to us in return.”
A different time Faust said the 1970s was a different era for grocery stores. “If you look at the history, it used to be that there were smaller grocery stores every few blocks,” he said. “During the 1980s, everyone basically got bigger or (business) died.” When Bill’s Food Center got its start, there had been a developer who wanted to build a shopping center in Oregon who wanted a grocery store as an “anchor.” There were three independent grocery stores in the community at the time, and the community no longer supported all three well
enough – one of them has since been replaced with Firefly Coffeehouse. Enter the era of what Faust called “corporate consolidation.” During the 1980s and 1990s, the number of “mom and pop shops” was reduced and replaced with the chain grocery stores with familiar names around the country. Faust said the only places where independent shops remain are smaller towns or villages like Oregon. H ow eve r, Fa u s t s a i d there seems to be a resurgence of demand for local businesses to open – and locally sourced, organic produce in the grocery arena. He advised prospective business owners to make sure they are going to be dedicated because it’s a lot of work. Faust said, “It’s the nature of business.” Email Emilie Heidemann at emilie.heidemann@ wcinet.com or follow her on Twitter at @HeidemannEmilie.
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When Cindy Peterson was growing up in the Village of Oregon, she got her hair cut at Mark’s Barber and Styling. Now, she is married to Mark, and together they celebrated the business’ 40th anniversary earlier this month, Nov. 6. They told the Observer they plan to stick around – at least to make it to 50 years. Mark was a 24-year-old when he opened the barbershop at 787 N. Main St., and Cindy joined him in working there in the mid-1980s. Today, he and his wife of 25 years run the place together. What started as a work friendship blossomed into a marriage and business-partnership – a “mom and pop shop.” Owning a barbershop has its perks, the pair agreed. Mark and Cindy are able to work flexible hours and spend time with their family. When their children were young, Cindy and Mark said, they never missed a school function or a sports game. And Mark’s Barber and Styling looks a lot different now from how it did when the business opened – it underwent three remodels over the years, adding chairs to accommodate as many as eight employees at one point. “Everything was wooden paneling… When we started there were only three chairs,” Mark said. “The waiting area was where the chairs are (currently).” Cindy and Mark said they are now down to one stylist. They agreed they have lost employees over the years for various reasons – some want to rent chairs elsewhere and others want to own their own shops after they’ve built up a clientele. “Everything for the first 20 years was pretty consistent,” Mark said. “It was about 2000 that (business) started to change.”
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Mark and Cindy Peterson, co-owners of Marks Barber and Styling pose to celebrate 40 years of service to the Oregon community.
styling business can do so without obtaining a cosmetology/barbering license — a change the couple pointed out. However, they must employ a full-time manager who does have a license. When it comes to renting a chair or booth – another change the pair pointed to – the owner can lease the space to a licensed barber/cosmetologist with a written agreement. Mark’s Barber and Styling doesn’t rent out chairs, as Mark and Changing business Cindy said it can be hard Around the turn of the for the stylists to have a century, the state loosened consistent income starting some regulations regarding out as an independent contractor. owning a barber shop. According to the Wiscon- Quality service sin Department of Safety Cindy said she’s heard and Professional Services Cosmetology Examining she gives some of the best Board, anyone wishing to shampoos in the area. And the pair said they’ve own a barbershop or hair
served people from all over the world – one notable client is Elroy “Crazylegs” Hirsch, the NFL star behind the Madison Crazylegs Classic 8-kilometer race that occurs every spring. Cindy added that Mark offers home calls – a service not common anymore. If one of their senior clients can’t make it in, Mark will visit them personally for a service. He also provides haircuts to nursing home residents once a month. “You really feel like you’re a part of something… you just develop a deeper connection to the community,” Mark said. Email Emilie Heidemann at emilie.heidemann@wcinet. com or follow her on Twitter at @HeidemannEmilie.
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