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It was 1958, the same year the telephone exchange went into service, allowing direct dialing to Brooklyn and Madison, and a year after Sputnik. The Milwaukee Braves were the reigning World Series champs and The Everly Brothers were at the top of the charts. In Oregon, the brainchild of Forest E. “Steve” Madsen and partner John Struck was opening for business, a 15-room motel paired with a 24-hour restaurant along bustling Hwys. 13 and 14, the direct route from Chicago to Minneapolis. Dozens of bouquets of flowers decorated the Waterfall its opening day, Tuesday, July 15, sent by well-wishers and other community businesses. The Wisconsin State Journal was there to document its “large patronage” at all three meals, along with the turquoise walls with oak woodwork accents, the grey and black terrazzo flooring, the formica-topped tables and rose-upholstered chairs. It also noted the air conditioning, which at the time was a novelty. Sixty years later, the village would burn down the motel for a fire department training exercise and the restaurant would be stuffed with pool noodles and sitting for sale on the market.
But for the majority of those intervening years, the Waterfall would serve as the heartbeat of a farming village were coffee klatches were the preferred mode of communication and the kids would look forward to ice cream sundaes and good home cooking at the restaurant where they could watch the lights dance in a small waterfall in the corner. Oregonians who remember the Waterfall all seemed to have pleasant words to describe it, and old news clippings gathered by Madsen’s family and the Oregon Area Historical Society paint a picture straight out of Norman Rockwell’s America. Betty Madsen Cahoon, one of Madsen’s three daughters, was the first manager of the motel and said it was a community gathering place. “Everyone knew everyone,” she said.
Humble beginnings For the first five years, Betty Madsen Cahoon and then her sister Rita Madsen Kluever lived in the motel’s living quarters and were responsible for keeping the place clean and sometimes doing the books. Rooms were $5 for a single, or $6.50 for a double. At least one of the of the rooms was large enough to accommodate a family. Betty remembers one time a group requested a room that “didn’t necessarily need to be cleaned.” The living quarters shared a wall with their room and after hearing suspicious noises, they called Joe Lockwood,
the policeman, who found the group slaughtering chickens in the bathroom. “Oh, what a mess,” Betty recalled with a laugh. Betty and her family moved out in 1961, and her sister moved in to take over. When Rita and her family moved out in April 1963 to become the first homeowners on Madsen Circle, Ruth and Orin Otteson moved in. The Waterfall would remain in their family from 1965 until their daughters Donna and Darlene sold it in 1991. Ruth waitressed there for years.
Trendy, top notch The motel rooms were the height of fashion for the time, no two alike. The WSJ credits Evelyn Mortensen for the interior decorating, who owned a store on Main Street. Her designs included print drapes of trend boucle imported from New York contrasted with color schemes of peach, turquoise and what it called “suntan.” Steve Madsen hung out at the restaurant, keeping the waitresses company late at night so they wouldn’t be alone and talking to the customers. It was his idea, Betty and Rita said, to hire local farm women to be the cooks, so the food was always excellent. Alice Jones was a longtime cook, Mary Schulz a longtime waitress. Going to the Waterfall, JoAnn
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The campaign for the new library has taken a few steps forward, with the Library Board contracting with a fundraising consultant to pursue the $4 million goal and selecting four firms to interview for preliminary architectural services. By early next summer, or even as early as April, the Library Board is on schedule to have a detailed budget and timeline for the project, as well as a good idea of what the inside and outside of the new building will look like and an update on the space needs the new building will serve, library director Jennifer Way told the Observer. The board will interview architectural firms Dimension IV, Engberg Anderson, OPN and Plunkett Raysich on Jan. 8, and a day later, it
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Waterfall: Interstate bypass meant the end of an era, marked change for Oregon motel Continued from page 1 Swenson remembers, you didn’t get just get an ordinary dinner, it was roast beef, mashed potatoes, vegetables, maybe a sundae or a malted. For years, Swenson and her husband John would meet there on Friday nights to swap kids; that is, have dinner together before John took the kids home and Swenson finished her late shift at the bank. “It was a homey place” that her kids loved visiting, Swenson remembers. Rita Madsen Kluever agreed. “Everything was homemade – the soup was homemade, the pies were homemade, the turkeys were right there,” Kluever recalled. “Every day was beef, pork and ham, and then they had a special. One day it would be liver and onions, one day would be chop suey.” Then there was the pie. Tillie Nedlose made the famous pies, Betty remembers, which served as regular sidekick to those many cups of coffee. There were tables and counter space, and also a Round Table that played
meetings for clubs like the Optimists and other various receptions. Mary’s School of Dance, which has operated in the Oregon area for the past 43 years, spent 12 of them in the Waterfall’s lower level, where founder Mary Katic taught dance to hundreds of young students on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. until 1997. Eventually, the site would play host to a few more ventures until an ill-fated attempt at a second location for Stoughton’s El Rio Grande that ended in 2008. In 2016, it was sold to the Kjelland family that owns Recreational Concepts. The motel that burned sits across Park Street from a new hotel that should open sometime around the end of this year. The restaurant is on the market now, though owner Courtesy Oregon Area Historical Society/Madsen family Jeff Kjelland said he hasn’t decided what to do with the An aerial view of the Waterfall Restaurant, right, and Motel, which both opened in 1958. building. bypassed the area, tak- the most interesting place to host to generations of men an accident or something.” “It will be something A n d w h e n s o m e b o d y ing away the business of have coffee in Dane Coun- new, someday,” Kjelland who would gather to discuss would get up, someone else the truckers, salesmen and ty and wrote about the men said. the news over coffee. bus routes that fueled the who gathered there. “Men gossip as much as would fill their seat. Waterfall’s heyday. It was a place for high women do,” Swenson said Contact Alexander CramB u t a s l a t e a s 1 9 8 9 , schoolers to work and the with a smile. “It wouldn’t Changing times er at alexander.cramer@ just be gossip, though, mayThe beginning of the end a State Journal reporter downstairs room held overwcinet.com. be somebody had been in was when the Interstate decided the Waterfall was flow seating and hosted
Waterfall’s founder left a legacy around Village Though the Waterfall Motel was recently demolished and the adjoining restaurant has fallen into disrepair after six decades, the legacy of its founder, Forest E. “Steve” Madsen, is still evident around the village. He oversaw building Village Hall in 1941 at no direct cost to taxpayers and worked with the fire department to build the first village pool. Madsen Circle is now home to many families on the village’s northwest side. But for his family, Madsen’s warmth, generosity and other less-tangible characteristics live on in their memories. His daughter, Betty Madsen Cahoon, remembers him lletting people charge groceries
F.E. Madsen holding his sales bills and business paperwork. Steve Madsen offered to sell his business to then-governor Gaylord Nelson on the first day of Wisconsin’s sales tax in February 1962. He said he didn’t oppose the tax, but found it unnecessarily confusing. Courtesy Oregon Area Historical Society/Madsen family
at his store who might not have had the money to pay for them at the time. He was aware of who needed things, she recalled, and kept an eye on the village’s older folks. And through his position on the county’s highway and personnel committees, he could often find work for
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those who needed it. Cahoon remembered one family on their way north on vacation who arrived at the Waterfall when they had to stop in Oregon to fix their car; it was something they were told would take a week, jeopardizing their plans. “My dad said, ‘Take my car; you can come back in on your way back,’” Cahoon remembered. “They went and got their vacation and got their car fixed.” Madsen was also a risk-taker, starting a motel and restaurant from nothing and riding in an airplane in the early 1900s, when the
contraptions were still quite new to the world. An athlete in his early days and a large man, he was named the all-tournament center in the 1924 state high school competition. In those days, players wore elbow and knee pads and had a jump ball after every score, with 25 points enough offense to put pretty much any opponent away. At the time of his death at 68, Madsen was considering another run for village president. As his daughter put it, “He devoted his life to doing stuff for Oregon.”
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The village agreed to spend more than $125,000 to improve its water system next year, including services ranging from cleaning, prepping and painting a tank to dragging an “epoxy-impregnated sock” through some leaky mains that would then harden into a new lining. Several improvements were aimed at dealing with what public works director Jeff Rau referred to as an infiltration and inflow problem. “Clear water” is getting into the village’s water system through leaks, he said, which affects the system’s capacity and taxes its infrastructure. He said sources include cracks in pipes, high groundwater, the holes in manhole covers crews use to remove them, and even roof gutters. “That just takes up capacity,” he said. “It has to be pumped, has to be treated.” The village awarded contracts to two engineering firms to put together bidding documents for other problems including sewer lining, upgrading a septage pump, and authorized performing maintenance on a standpipe and purchasing a sludge pump.
West side water study In 2017, Ruekert Mielke delivered a water system study of the village’s west side that looked at, among other things, how the system would deal with increased demand from planned and current development. It found that while the village will have an adequate water supply until around 2025, by 2035 water demands will require an additional 240 gallons per minute. To meet this expected demand, the village is planning a sixth well on the west side which would be similar in capacity to other village wells at 800 gallons per minute, according to the report. The village purchased land for the well on what is now Peterson Trail in the Bergamont, though that location may change. Overall, the consultant agreed with public works director Jeff Rau’s assessment that the village’s water system is “healthy.”
Room tax commission The Village Board is limited to spending 30 percent of room tax revenue by state statute, with the other 70 percent distributed by a tourism commission. Village President Steve Staton will decide whom to appoint to the commission and bring it back to the Village Board for approval. One hotel industry representative is required on the commission, village attorney Matt Dregne said.
Main Tap answers for serving underage Representatives from Ace’s Main Tap came before the board to discuss the bar’s recent trend of failing alcohol compliance checks. Bridgett, Ashley and Katie Ace, daughters of the recently deceased owner Kevin Ace, expressed willingness to work with the board to alleviate the problem and said they had addressed it with the employee in question. Police chief Brian Uhl said his department would assist the tavern with educating its staff.
Youth center demolition The village has sold the former site of the Oregon Area Youth center for $3,599 to a Richland Center man who has been working to bring the building down since last week. Public works director Jeff Rau called it a “win-win” because the village gets it removed at no cost and the purchaser gets to recycle the building. Work was originally expected to finish by the end of the year, but may proceed a few days into 2019.
Village awarded $1,000 Engineering firm Ruekert Mielke, which has worked on many village projects, including the Perry Parkway connection, awarded the village $1,000 for its work investing in its infrastructure. The Village Board designated the money to the Oregon Youth Center, and kids who participate in programming there were on hand to thank the firm with hand-made signs.
Shopping for a cause Shop with a Cop lends helping hand to OSD kids EMILIE HEIDEMANN Unified Newspaper Group
An Oregon Police Department program is seeking to help those who might be less fortunate in the community. That’s where Shop with a Cop comes in — a program that “strives to create a positive interaction between law enforcement and the community by helping economically disadvantaged children shop for gifts for their families during the holiday season,” according to the Shop with a Cop Dane County website. This year, three Oregon Police Department officers took three kids from the Oregon School District to Target on Madison’s east side at 4301 Lien Rd. Dec. 2. OPD Shop with a Cop coordinator officer Kyle Schewe said each child had around $175 to spend. He said the kids bought everything from toys and games to clothes and personal essentials. “Some buy for themselves,” Schewe told the Observer. “Others buy for pets and (family members).” After shopping, the group stopped at VFW Post 1318 at 133 E. Lakeside, Madison to wrap gifts and eat some lunch. They then stopped at Oregon Frozen Yogurt at 856 Janesville St. for a free sweet treat. Shop with a Cop is
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From back to front, left to right is OPD Officer Cory Rehfeldt, Officer Kyle Schewe, Officer Alex Hale, and Oregon School District students Kiera Maxwell, Michael Christensen and Tyson Davies. funded entirely through donations from individuals and local businesses. OPD partners with law enforcement agencies throughout Dane County to make the program a reality. “We meet throughout the year and plan out the big day,” he said.
A ‘proud’ parent Jessica Maxwell, mom of Shop with a Cop attendee and Brooklyn Elementary School student Kiera Maxwell, 9, said she wanted her daughter to think of the trip as a reward for her academic progress. Kiera used to struggle with math, but is
Continued from page 1 campaign, which aims to add $4 million to the village’s promise of $6 million for the new facility. Baker Street did the original feasibility study and will receive $160,000 plus expenses for the contract. In return, the consultants itemized what they’ll offer in their proposal, which included two full-page, single-spaced lists, as trustee Jerry Bollig put it.
“I’ll admit, when I first glanced at the cost, I thought, ‘Wow,’ but then when I did the numbers and it was 4 percent of the total raised and then saw what they were going to do for that money, it was like, ‘I’m OK (with it),” Bollig said. Bollig requested a monthly update on the fundraising group’s efforts, and Way said it would be happy to accommodate. The cost for the
Public works vehicles The public works department was approved to purchase a new Ford F-250 XL Super Cab pickup truck for $38,500 and a SCAG mower for $12,404. The mower will be used to maintain the cemetery, and Rau said buying the 2018 model would save the village $1,300 over the 2019 version.
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This holiday season I’ll be a creator, not a victim
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he holidays are a time for celebration, gift-giving, being thankful, singing carols and feeling the joy of Christmas spirit spread like rainbow glitter throughout the land. Oh wait, that’s not reality; it’s just my husband watching the Hallmark Channel again. My spouse thinks I’ve become a modern-day grinch. He might be right. I need an intervention, and quickly. Yes, holidays are great for the young and optimistic, and of course, the Hallmark Deits Channel. But some of us no longer get tingles when we see tinsel. I can totally relate to that little, green cartoon Grinch. There is much to be cynical and grumpy about, and why bother with all the fuss and hassle – it’s just one day. But just like when the Grinch’s heart grew three times its size when he heard all the little Who’s in Whoville singing even though they had nothing, I too have realized I had lost sight of what the holidays are really about. Thankfully, it’s not too late for this grinch to find redemption. This year, I’m going to kick some holiday booty and take back my happy-joy-joy for holidays. Looking back over the last several decades, I can confidently say my joyful Christmas spirit rode off into the sunset a long time ago.
When the holidays roll around, I think to myself, “Oh, crap, here we go again.” My sister and I talk about how it all seems so pointless. We struggle to find gifts for people who don’t really need anything, and we spend too much money and eat platters of cookies, pies and all things decadent. Some people call this the holidays, but I call it a recipe for a sense of failure and a fast 10 pounds. Then there’s the “spirit of giving.” That joyful spirit robocalls me six times a day on my cell phone. I can’t look the bell ringer in the eye if I don’t put money in the red bucket. And the ghost of Easter Seals begins its merciless phone campaign every night when I get home from work. There’s a lot to be bah-humbug about during the holidays, but there’s good stuff there too – just like there was in Whoville. My problem is that I stopped looking for the good stuff. Like a lot of other people, I started “surviving” the holidays and forgot how to enjoy them. I allowed myself to feel victimized by the routine of work and family by forcing myself to do things I no longer enjoyed – or perhaps never enjoyed. To get my happy-joy-joy back, I’m changing the game from being a victim to being a creator. I will create my own version of a happy holiday. The challenge is I’m not sure what a happy holiday looks like to me at this stage – I’ve been a cynical grinch for a long time. It seems I don’t like doing a lot of the things I once found enjoyable. I’m just not the same
person anymore. Maybe I really do like musicals, or perhaps I would enjoy meeting some new people at a friend’s open house. Maybe I would just enjoy trying new things, even if they weren’t great. To be successful, all I have to do is open myself up to trying new things and be willing to be OK with whatever happens as I search for my new sense of holiday happy. I’ll keep things simple, so I can achieve my goals. And I’ll make a list, so I don’t forget. Here’s my plan. I’m going to say yes to hot chocolate and no to cookies. I will say yes to one open house, no matter how much I just want to go home and put my feet up. I will say ‘no’ to the family Christmas dinner without guilt, and yes, I will lie and say I’m sick. I will say yes to a half day with friends at a sound healing center. And to top off my 2018 holiday grinch-redemption bonanza, I’m going to look for something surprising to do that feeds my soul. Even if this simple plan doesn’t end up twirling my chakras, at least it will break up my bah-humbug routine. But I’m already feeling uplifted at having a couple new adventures to try out. And if I’m lucky, I just might get my holiday wish for some genuine Christmas spirit as 2018 comes to a close. I think I’m gonna like being a creator. Doris Deits is the owner of Peaceful Heart Gifts in Oregon.
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William “Bill” Edward Zart, 81, Oregon, passed away Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, at UW Hospital and Clinics. He was born on Oct. 7, 1937, in Stitzer, Wis, the son of Adam and Mabel (Heberlein) Zart. Bill married Sandra “Sandy” Garthwaite on June 6, 1964, in Lancaster, Wis. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Bill worked as a window clerk for the USPS for 39 years. He was a member of VFW Post No. 10272. Bill had a great sense of humor and enjoyed entertaining kids. He worked
many places around Oregon and Madison throughout the years, including Dorn’s Hardware in Oregon and Dairy Equipment of Madison. Bill is survived by his wife, Sandy Zart; children, Mike Zart, Rebecca Zart, and Don (Michelle Chavez) Zart; granddaughter, Esperanza Chavez; sister, Dorothy Sanger; sister-in-law, LaVon “Bonnie” Severson; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; and six siblings, Karl Zart, Walter Zart, Robert Zart, Eva Fish, Frank Zart, and Marlene Zart. With respect to Bill’s wishes, there will be no funeral services. Memorials may be made to UW-Carbone Cancer Center. The family would like to thank the UW-Carbone Cancer Center staff, especially his compassionate doctor, Dr. Anne Traynor. Online condolences may be made at gundersonfh. com. Gunderson Oregon Funeral & Cremation Care 1150 Park Street 608-835-3515
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Families with children between the ages of 0-7 are invited to attend a Spanish and English concert at Prairie View Elementary School next week. “Cuentos y Cantos/Stories and Songs” will be held from 10-10:45 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 27, in the PVE Little Theater, 300 Soden Dr. Offered through the Oregon Public Library, Clare Norelle will perform songs in both languages. Norelle is a bilingual community teacher, storyteller and songwriter from the Madison area, her website explains. “She engages children and adults with warmth and humor, supporting a sense of connection with people close to home and far away, and with animals, plants and nature,” Norelle’s website homepage states. Kelly Allen, youth services and community engagement librarian, said the library has held programs featuring Norelle in the past. “She is a very mellow,
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Collin Welp, 5, of Oregon, holds extra still while getting a starry night sky – complete with flying bats – painted on his face by Julie Surprenant of Paint My Face during the Oregon Public Library’s New Year’s party Friday, Dec. 30, 2016.
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While the older folks might be making plans for later in the evening (and next morning), for kids and families, downtown Oregon is going to be abuzz with activity a bit earlier in the day. The senior center, library and Netherwood Knoll elementary are teaming up to host a family-friendly New Year’s Eve party from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31, highlighted by
If You Go What: Family friendly New Year’s Eve party When: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31 Where: Oregon Senior Center, 219 Park St., Oregon Public Library, 256 Brook St., Netherwood Knoll Elementary School gym, 276 Soden Drive Info: kallen@oregonlibrary.org a 6 p.m. performance of Wayne the Wizard at the senior center. The library will have crafts, a scavenger hunt and a photo booth, and
Brooklyn to host ‘Rescue Kids’
What: Cuentos y Cantos/Stories and Songs When: 10-10:45 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 27 Where: Prairie View Elementary School Little Theater, 300 Soden Dr. Info: kallen@oregonlibrary.org kind person who does a wonderful job connecting with her audience,” Allen wrote in an email to the Observer. Allen said young children benefit from learning different languages through song. The music breaks the language down into “understandable parts” and rhyming helps the kids to see those parts. They also benefit culturally, she said. “Kids learn that even if someone speaks a different language, they are not that different from them,” Allen said. For information, contact Kelly Allen at kallen@oregonlibrary.org.
Long-time Brooklyn Elementary teacher (and former student) Dale Schulz may have retired from his former “day job” in 2015, but he’s still teaching the Rescue Kids classes, with more than 100 graduates in the past three years alone. The safety skills classes for fourth- and fifth-graders are back at the Brooklyn Fire/EMS Department building (401 W. Main St.) this winter. Sessions are 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on four Saturdays — Jan. 12 and 26 and Feb. 9 and 23, and families need only sign up for one session. Schulz said kids participating in the class will learn what to do in various emergency situations involving a sudden injury or illness, including assisting someone who may be choking or other first aid situations. They will also receive a first aid kit and a pillowcase to decorate that can be used to store items in case of a weather emergency.
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What: Rescue Kids classes When: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 12 and 26; Feb. 9 and 23 Where: Village of Brooklyn Fire/EMS Department building, 401 W. Main St., Brooklyn Info: email instructor Dale Schulz at das@ oregonsd.net; sign up at oregonsd/community
The sessions conclude with a 30-minute presentation and tour of the fire/ EMS station for the entire family, as Brooklyn Fire and EMS personnel talk about what to expect if an ambulance arrives. The class is $20. For information, email Schulz at das@oregonsd.net or visit oregonsd.org/community
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will hold an “Early Bird Balloon Drop at 7:15 p.m. Youth services librarian Kelly Allen said members of Tween and Teen Advisories Boards will create
positive messages to put in the balloons for kids to find when they pop them. Vende, Oregon’s K9, might be making a visit “if she’s not busy on a call,” Allen wrote the Observer in an email. The Netherwood Knoll gym will host a variety of games and activities, and food from Ziggy’s will be available for purchase at the senior center. For information, email Allen at kallen@oregonlibrary.org.
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Community walking at OHS Those looking to keep up with exercise 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 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
Nomination papers deadline The deadline to file nomination papers for the spring 2019 election is Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019 at 5 p.m. For information, call 835-3118.
OHS orchestra concert The senior center will host an Oregon High School orchestra concert starting at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20. A group of orchestra students put together a program of music to perform in the community. The students will present a 30-minute program,
followed by a short reception. For information, call 835-5801.
After-hours nerf war
Partners, 116 Spring St., will host a free living trust workshop at 6:30-8 p.m. on Jan. 3. Attendees will learn how a properly designed and maintained living trust estate plan can protect individuals and their families. Refreshments will be served. The event is free but seating is limited. For information, call 268-5751.
From 6-7 p.m., the library will host an after hours nerf war event Friday, Dec. 21. Library staff encourages attendees to bring their own nerf gun. Regular foam darts and safety glasses will be provided. The event is recommended for ages Wisconsin Whalers \game 8-14. Registration is required. For information, email kallen@oreThe Wisconsin Whalers will play gonlibrary.org. against the Peoria Mustangs from 7:15-9:15 p.m. Jan. 4 at the Oregon Connect 4 tournament Ice Arena, 100 N. Perry Pkwy. Tickets for adults are $7. Children The library will host a Connect 4 tournament starting at 10 a.m. Satur- under 12 and seniors 55+ are $4. For information, call 835-3697. day, Dec. 29. The games will start at 10 a.m. There are two competition categories Red Cross blood drive for ages 6-8 and 9-12. An Red Cross blood drive for the Winners in each category will win a Oregon community will take place at $10 OFroYo gift card. St. John’s Lutheran Church at 625 E. Registration is required. Netherwood Dr. from 7-11 a.m. Jan. For information, email kallen@ore- 5. gonlibrary.org. To schedule an appointment or for more information, call 1-800-REDFree living trust workshop CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org, K r a u s e D o n ova n E s t a t e L aw and use sponsor code Oregon. For information, contact 835-3656.
Community calendar Thursday, December 20
• 2 p.m., Oregon High School orchestra concert, senior center, 835-5801
Friday, December 21
• 6-7 p.m., After hours Nerf wars, library, 835-3656
Sunday, December 23
• 9 a.m., Advent 4 children’s service, 143 Washington St., Faith Lutheran Church, 835-3554
• 1 p.m., Kids movie, library, 8353656
• 5 p.m., Deadline for spring election candidates to file nomination papers Saturday, December 29 • 6-7 p.m., Yoga, Brooklyn Commu• 9:30 a.m., Oregon Connect 4 nity Center, 102 N. Rutland Ave., tournament, library, kallen@oregon- 455-4201 library.org
Saturday, December 29
• 6:30-8 p.m., Bookmobile at the gazebo, 100 Hotel St., Brooklyn, dcls.info
Sunday, December 30
Monday, December 24
• 9 a.m., First day of Christmas, • 7 p.m., Christmas Eve (Lessons & 143 Washington St., Faith Lutheran Church, 835-3554 Carols), 143 Washington St., Faith Lutheran Church, 835-3554 Monday, December 31 • Library closed • 5:30-7:30 p.m., New Years Eve community party, multiple locations, Tuesday, December 25 835-5801 • 9 a.m., Christmas Day divine service, 143 Washington St., Faith Tuesday, January 1, 2019 Lutheran Church, 835-3554 • Village hall, library and senior • Library closed center closed.
Thursday, December 27
• 1 p.m., Movie matinee: Love and Friendship, senior center, 835-5801
Wednesday, January 2
• 10:30 a.m., Great Beginnings Book Club meeting, senior center, bookclub@oregonlibrary.org
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, Dec. 20 WOW: OCA Archive Vault Presents: Christmas Over the Years ORE: Panther Girls Basketball vs Burlington - LIVE - 7:00 pm Friday, Dec. 21 WOW: Village Board Meeting (12/17) ORE: Friday Night LIVE: Panther Boys Basketball vs Monona Grove – LIVE – 7:15pm Saturday, Dec. 22 WOW: Oregon Holiday Tree Lighting & “Christmas Over the Years” ORE: OHS Orchestra Performance (12/13) Sunday, Dec. 23 WOW: St. John’s Lutheran Church Service ORE: OHS Bands (12/17)
Monday, Dec. 24 WOW: Academy of Sound Holiday Recital @ PAC (12/16) & ODI Holiday Performance @ PAC (12/19) ORE: NKE Orchestra and Choir @ PAC (12/18) Tuesday, Dec. 25 WOW: Christmas Church Services & Celebrations ORE: Oregon Holiday Tree Lighting & “Christmas Over the Years” Wednesday, Dec. 26 WOW: Village Board Meeting (12/17) ORE: Panther Boys Hockey vs Edgewood @ UW LaBahn Center (12/20) Thursday, Dec. 27 WOW: Academy of Sound Holiday Recital @ PAC (12/16) & ODI Holiday Performance @ PAC (12/19) ORE: OHS Orchestra Performance (12/19)
Thursday, January 3
• 6-7 p.m., Craftivism, library, kripley@oregonlibrary.org • 6:30-8 p.m., Free living trust workshop, Krause Donovan Estate Law Partners, 116 S. Spring St., 2685751
Friday, January 4
• 7:15-9:15 p.m., Wisconsin Whalers hockey game, Oregon Ice Arena, 835-3697
Saturday, January 5
• 6:30 p.m. Free family movie night, 102 N. Rutland Ave., 455-4201 • 7-11 a.m., Oregon Community Blood Drive, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 625 E. Netherwood Dr., 1-800-REDCROSS or redcrossblood.org • 10-10:30 a.m., Dads and Donuts, library, kallen@oregonlibrary.org
Senior center Monday, Dec. 24 Closed
Monday, Dec. 24 Closed
Tuesday, Dec. 25 Closed. Enjoy your holiday!
Tuesday, Dec. 25 Closed. Happy Holidays!
Wednesday, Dec. 26 BIRTHDAY LUNCH! Pot Roast with Gravy Mashed Potatoes Mixed Green Salad with Dressing Orange Whole Wheat Bread Tapioca Pudding Birthday cake MO – Hummus Wrap NCS – SF Pudding
Wednesday, Dec. 26 9:00 CLUB 11:45 Birthday Lunch 1:00 Euchre
Thursday, Dec. 27 My Meal, My Way Lunch at Ziggy’s Smokehouse and Ice Cream Parlor! Friday, Dec. 28 Pizza Burger (Beef Patty, Marinara, White Cheese Slice, Whole Wheat Bun) Kidney Bean Salad Marinated Cucumbers Banana Chocolate Chip Cookie MO – Black Bean Burger NCS – SF Cookie Packet SO - Pulled Pork Confetti Salad *Contains Pork
Thursday, Dec. 27 Morning: Chair Massage 9:00 Pool Players 9 - 11 Food Pantry Open 10:30 StrongWomen 12:30 Shopping at Bill’s 1:00 Movie: “Love and Friendship” 3 - 7 Food Pantry Open 5:30 StrongWomen Friday, Dec. 28 9:00 CLUB 9:30 Blood Pressure
All Saints Lutheran Church 2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg (608) 276-7729 Interim pastor SUNDAY 8:30 a.m. classic service 10:45 a.m. new song service Brooklyn Lutheran Church 101 Second Street, Brooklyn (608) 455-3852 Pastor Rebecca Ninke SUNDAY 9 a.m. Holy Communion 10 a.m. Fellowship Community of Life Lutheran Church PO Box 233, Oregon (608) 286-3121, office@ communityoflife.us Pastor Jim McCoid SUNDAY 8:45 a.m. Education Hour, 10 a.m. Worship at 1111 S. Perry Parkway, Oregon Brooklyn Community United Methodist Church 201 Church Street, Brooklyn (608) 455-3344 Pastor George Kaminski SUNDAY 9 a.m. Worship (Nov.-April) 10:30 a.m. Worship (May-Oct.)
Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church 143 Washington Street, Oregon (608) 835-3554 Pastor Jeffrey Hendrix SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship Holy Communion 2nd & last Sundays First Presbyterian Church 408 N. Bergamont Blvd. (north of CC), Oregon, WI (608) 835-3082 - fpcoregonwi. org Pastor Kathleen Owens SUNDAY 10 a.m. Service 10:15 a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. Fellowship 11:15 a.m. Adult Education Memorial UCC 5705 Lacy Road, Fitchburg (608) 273-1008, memorialucc. org Pastor Kristin Gorton SUNDAY 8:15 and 10 a.m.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church ECLA
Central Campus: Raymond Road and Whitney Way SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship SUNDAY - 8:15, 9:30 and 10:45 a.m. Worship West Campus: Corner of Hwy. PD and Nine Mound Road, Verona SUNDAY - 9 & 10:15 a.m., 6 p.m. Worship (608) 271-6633 Hillcrest Bible Church
752 E. Netherwood, Oregon Graham Blaikie, Interim Pastor (608) 835-7972, www.hbclife.com SUNDAY 8:30 a.m. worship at the Hillcrest Campus and 10:15 a.m. worship with Children’s ministries, birth – 4th grade Holy Mother of Consolation Catholic Church
651 N. Main Street, Oregon Pastor: Fr. Gary Wankerl (608) 835-5763 holymotherchurch.weconnect.com SATURDAY: 5 p.m. Worship SUNDAY: 8 and 10:15 a.m. Worship People’s United Methodist Church 103 North Alpine Parkway, Oregon Pastor Jason Mahnke
(608) 835-3755, www.peoplesumc.org
Communion is the 1st & 3rd weekend SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship and Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. Worship St. John’s Lutheran Church
625 E. Netherwood, Oregon Pastor Paul Markquart (Lead) (608) 291-4311 SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship SUNDAY - 8, 10:30 a.m. Worship Vineyard Community Church
Oregon Community Bank & Trust, 105 S. Alpine Parkway, Oregon Bob Groth, Pastor (608) 513-3435, welcometovineyard.com SUNDAY - 10 a.m. Worship
Zwingli United Church of Christ – Paoli
At the intersection of Hwy. 69 & PB Pastor Rich Pleva paoliucc.com, (608) 225-1278 SUNDAY - 9:30 a.m. Family worship
Support groups • Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, First Presbyterian Church, every Monday and Friday at 7 p.m. • Relationship & Divorce Support Group, State Bank of Cross Plains, every other Monday at 6:30 p.m. • Navigating Life Elder Support Group, People’s United Methodist Church, 103 N. Alpine Pkwy., every first Monday at 7 p.m.
New Beginnings The New Year is a good time for a fresh start.The month of January was named for Janus,the two-faced Roman god who could look forward and backwards at the same time because he had two faces which looked in opposite directions.The ability to simultaneously look back over the previous year or years while looking forward to where we want to go is an important life skill. Many of us make plans to diet or get into better physical shape. Some of us look at our finances and make plans to save more money for retirement or for our children’s college expenses.These are worthwhile goals, but we should also think about the condition of our souls and our spiritual welfare. How might we improve our inner,spiritual life, and our relationship with God? Consider improving your prayer life by adding to your daily prayers.If you don’t pray every day, you are missing an opportunity to start and end your day in the presence of God.If you pray every morning, consider adding a prayer before bedtime, or adding morning prayers if you usually pray at bedtime. Consider adding some serious Biblestudy to your life. Finally, consider doing some form of penance. Penance, in its most basic form, is simply contrite repentance, a sincere turning away from sin. It requires us to be genuinely sorry for our sins, and to make a serious effort to amend our lives. Turning away from our old ways and looking forward to a new and better life is perhaps the most appropriate symbolism of the two-faced God Janus. – Christopher Simon
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Boys hockey
Panthers sink Vikings JEREMY JONES Sports editor
Name: Robbie Ruth Grade: Senior Sport: Wrestling Weight class: 182 pounds Highlight: Ruth had Oregon’s lone win Friday in a 75-6 Badger South Conference dual loss to Stoughton. Ruth pinned Brandt Spilde in 1:41 at 182 pounds. He went on to win the Mount Horeb Invitational as well. Honorable mentions: Zak Roskos (boys hockey) scored the game-winning goal in overtime and added three assists Friday as Oregon beat Monona Grove 4-3 in a Badger South Conference game. Paige Nelson (girls hockey) scored twice Friday as the Icebergs beat the Badger Lightning 5-2. Blake Anderson (boys swimming) finished third in the 100-yard butterfly in 1 minute, 2.38 seconds Tuesday against Edgewood. He matched the finish in the 100 backstroke with a 1:06.48. Ethan Victorson (boys basketball) hit the game-winning jump shot with 21 seconds left Saturday to lift the Panthers to a 36-35 win over Watertown. He scored nine points. Liz Uhl (girls basketball) scored a game-high 21 points Friday in a 76-64 loss to Stoughton. She added 10 points in a 45-43 loss to Watertown on Tuesday.
Rallies were the norm for the Oregon boys hockey team which beat Monona Grove in overtime and scored three goals in the third period to best Stoughton in a pair of Badger South games last week. Oregon (6-2-0 overall, 4-0-0 conference) travels Thursday to LaBahn Ice Arena in Madison for a big Badger South showdown against the Crusaders (8-1-0, 5-0-0). Edgewood, the ninetime defending conference champions have won eight straight since an opening day loss to top-ranked Verona. “We’ve just got to stay strong and communicate on the ice,” junior goaltender Hunter Newton said.
Oregon 4, Stoughton 2 Junior goaltender Hunter Newton played well in net and junior forward scored two goals Tuesday as Oregon rallied with three goals in the third period to beat the host Stoughton Vikings, 4-2. Newton got the start on his birthday and made 26 of 28 saves. He weathered a storm early making 14 of his saves in the first period several of which game after Oregon took a 5-minute major for boarding. The Panthers trailed 2-1 entering the third period, but Oregon, which began picking up steam in the second period, kept flying with a couple quick goals in the third. “The hardest thing to do is stick with your process when you don’t find success,” coach Larry Clemens said. “We played a good second period but their goalie came up with some huge saves. We knew they were riding a high in the locker room and we just stayed true to who we were.” Oregon junior forward Jake Fountain scored his first
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Senior goaltender Jacob Ayers fights off a shot on by goal Tuesday by Stoughton’s Jack Sundby in the first period. Ayers finished the game with 26 saves as Oregon rallied to beat Stoughton 4-2. goal of the season, flipping the puck up and over Hellenbard 6:33 into the third to tie the game, 2-2. Eyers found space, sliding through the slot and slipping the go-ahead goal low past the blocker of Stoughton senior goaltender Carter Hellenbrand one minute later. “I felt going into the second intermission that we were in control despite the score,” Eyers said. “We just need to come out strong in the third and hopefully get a goal right away. We had to get guys in front of the net, screening the goalie and knocking home the puck and that’s what we did.” Panther junior Laszlo Orosz added an insurance-goal 11:33 into the final period and senior Hunter Newton celebrated his birthday, making 26 saves. Hellenbrand stopped nearly everything Oregon could throw at him up in the first
What’s next Oregon (5-1-0 overall, 4-0 Badger South) travels to LaBahn Arena at 7 p.m. Thursday to play Madison Edgewood (8-1-0, 5-0-0). two periods, stopping 29 of 30 shots on goal. He eventually wore down under a barrage of shots in the third period, but still stopped 27 of 30 shots on goal in the third period. Stoughton took a 2-1 lead in the first period and carried it into the second intermission. Viking junior forward Brody Hlavacek scored an unassisted goal from the left circle 3 minutes, 16 seconds into the game. Oregon knotted the score 1-1 a minute-and-a-half later on a
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Hogan Schulz and senior deflection in front by Colton forward Matthew Strassman Eyers. in the third period gave OreOregon 4, gon a 3-2 advantage, which was erased when Michael Monona Grove 3 (OT) Zande scored a late powEarlier in the week, the er-play goal to force overPanthers led Friday’s Badger time. Orosz opened the scoring South game against Monona Grove twice before rallying in the first period but MG for a 4-3 win in overtime goals by Trevor Ogden and inside the Oregon Ice Arena. Sebastian Karns-Bingham Senior forward Zak Roskos, put the Silver Eagles 2-1 folwho accounted for one goal lowing the second. Ayers stopped 17 of 20 and three assists, scored the shots on goal, game-winner in overtime.
Wrestling
Ruth, Schliem earn titles at Mount Horeb Invitational JEREMY JONES Sports editor
The Oregon wrestling team traveled to the Mount Horeb Invitational on Saturday and brought home a couple firstplace finishes. That came a day after the Panthers dropped a Badger South Conference dual meet against the defending state champion Stoughton Vikings and a week after they learned senior 132-pounder Steele Mellum was done for the season. Coach Ned Lease said four freshmen have stood out so
What’s next Oregon travels to Monroe at 7 p.m. Friday for a Badger South Conference dual meet against the Cheesemakers. far, even though all have taken some tough losses. “Michael (Schliem), Cooper (King), Turner (Sierien) and John (Ruth), those guys are solid freshmen,” Lease said. “Give them a couple
years and they’re going to be really good. Right now they are just taking their lumps against some of the state’s best wrestlers.”
Mount Horeb invite Schliem and senior Robbie Ruth won Mount Horeb Invitational titles at 126 and 182 pounds on Saturday. Schliem received a firstround bye before pinning Cambria-Friesland junior Max Papp in 29 seconds and Whitewater freshman Marcus DePorter in 1:38. He earned the 126 title via a 13-5 major decision over Verona
sophomore Ben Grandau. Ruth tore through his quarterfinal and semifinal matches after a first-round bye and then bested Whitewater senior Amaru Casas by major decision 11-3 in the championship. He had a fall over Cambria-Friesland senior Jacob Roche in :42 and Edgerton junior Dominic Hogan in 1:10 on his way to the title. King lost his opening match to Whitewater sophomore David Cushman in 5:59 but fought back to win the consolation bracket for fifth place. King opened the
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Senior Robbie Ruth takes down Brandt Spilde of Stoughton on Friday in a Badger South dual meet. Oregon lost the dual 75-6 but Ruth won his match at 182 pounds by fall in 1 minute, 41 seconds.
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Panthers hang on against Goslings Panthers fall to Division 2 MARK NESBITT
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Junior guard Ethan Victorson drove in and hit a pull up jumper with 21 seconds to go Saturday to give Ethan Victorson t h e O r eg o n boys basketball team a thrilling 36-35 win over Watertown. “It was a tough shot,” coach Chris Siebert said of Victorson’s game-winner. “He’s hit big shots for us all year. Hopefully, he continues to do it. We believe he will.” Sophomore guard Erik Victorson scored a teamhigh 10 points and Ethan Vi c t o r s o n a d d e d n i n e points. Oregon is 3-1 in games decided by eight points or less and 2-0 in overtime games. “We have played a lot
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of close ones,” Siebert said. “ We a r e trying to l e a r n h ow to win. It was good to see our Erik Victorson guys stay resilient.” Oregon ( 4 - 3 ove r a l l , 3 - 1 B a d ger South) was coming off a last-second loss to
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Oregon hosts Monona Grove at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
M a d i s o n E d g ewo o d o n Tuesday. The Panthers led 17-16 at the half. It was a slowpaced game that Siebert said featured strong defense by both teams. “It was definitely the best defense we played all year,” he said. “We definitely didn’t have our biggest scoring output. It wasn’t our best shooting game. Finding different ways to win is a sign of
a good basketball team. I was proud of the way they kept playing after missing shots.” Senior guard Nolan Look chipped in five points. The Panthers hit four 3-pointers, including two by Erik Victorson. Watertown got 10 points apiece from senior Noah Jeseritz and junior Cade Oiler. The Panthers are tied with Monona Grove (6-1, 3-1) for second in the Badger South, one game behind Stoughton. Oregon will host the Silver Eagles at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. “ T h ey a r e a t a l e n t e d team with a lot of scorers,” Siebert said.
state runner-up Crusaders JEREMY JONES Sports editor
The Oregon boys swimming team was in a tough enough spot Tuesday at full-strength. Instead, the Panthers faced Division 2 state runner-up Madison Edgewood on the road with three guys out sick. Edgewood won all 11 events to claim the Badger South dual meet 11948. Blake Anderson supplied the strongest swims for Oregon coach Justin Sawran said, right on or better than his best times this season. Anderson finished third in the 100-yard butterfly in 1 minute, 2.38 seconds. He matched the finish in the 100 backstroke with a 1:06.48. O r e g o n ’s 2 0 0 m e d ley relay of Riley Fahey,
What’s next Oregon returns to action 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, at the Stoughton Invitational. Blake Pankratz, David Stevenson and Anderson finished second in 2:00.65. H e n r y Wi e d e m a n n , G e o rg e Wi e d e m a n n , Pankratz and Stevenson posted a 1:49.72 for second place on the 200 free relay. Stevenson added a second-place finish in the 200 IM (2:18.92) and led a 2-3 finish by the Panthers in the 100 free with his time of 56.29.
Girls basketball
Panthers can’t solve Vikings’ zone defense MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
O r eg o n g i r l s b a s ke t ball coach Adam Wamsley wasn’t surprised when Stoughton switched to a 2-3 zone late in the first half Friday, Dec. 14, in an effort to throw off the Panthers’ offense. It worked, and Stoughton took control and held on for a 76-64 win over the rival Panthers. “I thought it was a smart move because sometimes we struggle to hit shots,” Wamsley said. “If we are going to struggle to hit shots, it will be tough against a zone to get a lot of offensive rebounds and second-chance points.” Against Watertown on
Tuesday, Dec. 18, however, the Panthers were one final shot away from sending the game to overtime against the Goslings in a 45-43 loss. The Panthers (4-6 overall, 2-4 Badger South) faced a 1-3-1 zone against a Watertown team that features three 6-foot players. Wamsley was aware of the test the Panthers faced against the Vikings, whose only loss had come against Monroe. Afterward, he said the team was focused on the fundamentals of defense and rebounding. “We know coming in here it will always be a b a t t l e ,” Wa m s l ey s a i d . “What I like about Stoughton is they are always consistently good at every little detail. We competed
hard, and fought hard. It came down to some minor things and some defensive assignments.”
Watertown 45, Oregon 43 Oregon junior Izzie Peterson had her shot partially blocked on an in-bounds play with 11 seconds to go and the Panthers couldn’t grab the rebound and lost a nail-biter to Watertown 45-43 on Tuesday. Oregon jumped out to a 16-14 lead at the half. The Goslings built a 10-point lead in the second half with a 16-0 run before Oregon rallied. “I thought overall it was one of our best games this year,” Wasmsl;ey said. “We played hard., played
What’s next Oregon hosts Burlington at 7:15 p.m. Thursday. together and kept competing.” O r eg o n j u n i o r g u a r d Kaitlyn Schrimpf scored a team-high 14 points and senior Sydona Roberts added 12 points. Junior Liz Uhl pitched in 10 points. Watertown (8-0, 5-0) still leads the Badger South.
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3-pointers Friday, but the Panthers dropped a Badger South rivalry game to Stoughton 76-64. The Vikings’ zone and Stoughton 76, man defenses helped contain the Panthers’ shooters, Oregon 64 as Oregon shot 35.5 perUhl scored a game-high cent (21-for-59). 21 points and drilled three “I think we flustered
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them because we kept switching it up,” Stoughton senior guard Emma Kissling said. “We really stopped their shooters. That is what we were most scared of.” Roberts added 12 points
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Icebergs beat Badger Thunder for first conference win JEREMY JONES Sports editor
The Icebergs girls hockey co-op split a pair of Badger Conference games last week, including a 5-2 win over the Badger Lighting — the team’s first conference win. The win helped the Icebergs improve to 2-5-0 overall and 1-2-0 in conference.
Icebergs 5, Badger Lightning 2 Stoughton junior forward Paige Nelson scored twice Friday. She was one of four goal scorers for the Icebergs in a 5-2 win over the Badger Lightning. Junior defenseman Kelsey Waldner, sophomore forward Sydney S c h i p p e r a n d f o r wa r d Shannon Gibbons also scored for the Icebergs. Sophomore goaltender Abby Seybold made 26 saves. Natalie Buss stopped 43 for the Badger Lightning.
Black River Falls 4, Icebergs 1 The Icebergs allowed a goal in each period Saturday at Lunda Ice Center and fell 4-1 in a nonconference game against Black River Falls. Shannon Gibbons tied the game, 1-1, with a goal midway through the second period but the Icebergs would not find the back of the net again.
What’s next The Icebergs (2-50) travel to the Howard G. Mullettt Ice Center in Hartland for a 5:45 p.m. nonconference game against Arrowhead (4-4-0).
Cap City 6, Icebergs 1 Nelson scored a third period goal for the Icebergs for the Icebergs but the game was already out of hand at that point. The host Cap City Cougars opened the game scoring six goals to beat the Icebergs 6-1 inside Sun Prairie Ice Arena. Forward Amanda Bauer scored twice and assisted on another and Zephryn Jager had four assists for the Cougars. Nelson’s even-strength goal game with six minutes left. Seybold stopped 24 of 30 shots on goal, while Taylor Knox made 18 saves for the Cougars.
Brakob named Academic All-College Meagan Brakob, a sophomore at North Central College and a member of t h e w o m - Brakob e n ’s s o c cer team, was an Academic All-College
Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) selection. To e a r n t h e s e h o n ors, individuals needed to have earned a varsity letter in their sport and maintained at least a 3.30 GPA. Brakob played in 16 games as a defender and took five shots, one being on goal.
Continued from page 7 consolation bracket with a pin in :45 against Mount Horeb. He then beat another Viking in 2:20 and Verona freshman Spencer Looken to reach the consolation championship, which he won by fall in 1:28 over Fennimore junior Taggan Gommel. Sieren and John Ruth both competed in the consolation side of the 138. Sieren lost his first match to Brodhead/Juda junior Jayson Starr via fall but fought back with a 6-4 decision before dropping a tough 5-4 decision to Verona freshman Cael Wozniak. John Ruth won his first match by fall at 1:15 over Verona junior Zak Morrison but fell to Stoughton’s Ethan Devore in :18, which sent him to the seventh-place match. Ruth pinned Mount Horeb senior Lucas Jass in 2:08 to finish seventh. The Panthers forfeited away 60
points to the defending WIAA Division 1 state champions and lost a conference dual meet 75-6 at home against Stoughton on Friday, Dec. 14. Robbie Ruth, who has a goal of qualifying for his first state tournament, stepped onto the mat and pinned Stoughton’s Brandt Spilde in 1:41. It was Oregon’s lone win of the night in a dual meet that lasted less than 20 minutes. Ruth said he felt like he came out quickly and took it to Spilde. “I didn’t really take any shots, but I snapped on his head a lot, and that kind of wore him out,” he said. “I was also able to try out that foot trip because it was right there, and he had my arm tangled up.” Once he got Spilde to the mat it wasn’t long before he locked up the cradle. “It’s my favorite pinning move,” Ruth said. “Once I get that locked up, I feel like it’s pretty much over.”
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Ruth, who has had a knee injury the past two years, can relate. “I feel his pain, and I’m trying to comfort him as best I can,” Ruth said. “There’s not much you can do. I know it’s his senior year and it’s really a bummer because this is supposed to be our year.” Ruth missed conference and sectionals two years ago and was out from the second tournament all the way up until sectionals last year. He came back late in
the season but wasn’t conditioned after missing so much time. “What I told Steele, ‘This is the reason we support education-based athletics. They are supposed to teach you lessons about life,’” Lease said. “Even if Steele never wrestles again, education-based athletics did its job. He’s a good man. He’s going to make a good husband, a good father, whatever he chooses to be, and that’s all that you can ask.”
Girls basketball: Uhl leads Panthers against Stoughton Continued from page 8 and Schrimpf chipped in 11 for the Panthers, who fell under .500 overall and in conference play with the loss. After Oregon senior Vanessa Goltz knocked down a 3-pointer to give the Panthers a 13-9 lead with 12 minutes, 35 seconds left in the first half, Stoughton coach Brad Pickett took a timeout, and the Vikings answered with a 26-12 run that gave them a lead they never relinquished. “We talked about just outworking and outhustling them,” Pickett said. He also talked about switching up the defense, which they did about halfway through the run. Pickett said
he wanted to be cognizant of where Oregon’s shooters were on the floor. “We talked about if we are doing two or three possessions in a row and they are scoring we will switch things up,” he said. “We wanted to give them a different look. We don’t want any team to get comfortable in what they are doing.” Stoughton senior Alex Ashworth capped the run with a 3-pointer before the buzzer to give the Vikings a 35-25 lead at the half. The Panthers rallied behind Uhl and Roberts in the second half. Roberts converted a three-point play that cut the Vikings’ lead to 42-34 with about 14 minutes left. The Panthers battled back, as Oregon senior Jenna Statz and Uhl buried a 3-pointers
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Lease said Ruth is physically and instinctually up there with the state’s best, he just has to get down the execution and the match management. “Robbie is a wildcat, but he has had some humbling moments this year,” he said. “It’s really fun as a coach to tame a wildcat, rather than motivate a turtle.” The Panthers opened the dual with forfeits at 285, 106, 113 and 120 before Schliem stepped to the mat at 126 pounds against Stoughton’s Dante Steinmetz. Schliem fell behind 6-0 through two periods but was able to stay off his back before scoring a reversal in the third period. He was unable to turn Steinmetz, though, and lost a 6-2 decision. John Ruth fell to defending state champion Hunter Lewis, a North Carolina State recruit, by fall in :39 at 138 pounds. King dropped his 152 match to sophomore Luke Mechler by fall in 36 seconds.
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to slice the Vikings’ lead to 51-45 with 9:49 to go. “It took us a while against their 2-3 zone to find our looks,” Wamsley said. “I thought in the second half we got into a rhythm. I think it’s something we can build off.” Pickett said the Vikings struggled some with Oregon’s pressure. They committed 22 turnovers. But Kissling scored 14 of her team-high 17 points in the second half to help the Vikings keep the momentum. Stoughton led by as many as
16 points in the second half after Kissling’s layup gave the Vikings a 63-47 lead. “They left everything out there,” Wamsley said of Uhl and Roberts. “Sydona was definitely gassed at the end because she gives it all she has. They create opportunities on the defensive end and in transition. We just didn’t have enough.” Stoughton junior Myranda Kotlowski added nine points and senior Ashley Nelson scored eight points and had 12 rebounds.
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The award is promoted by outgoing Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Superintendent Tony Evers as recognizing schools’ “policies, programs and the infrastructure to support and promote healthy school programming, parental/ community involvement and staff wellness.” “Healthy schools create an environment where students can become fit, healthy and ready to learn, (helping) students achieve their full academic potential as well as supporting them in developing lifelong healthy behaviors,” he said on the DPI website. “A healthy school provides clear and consistent health messages, accurate health information and ample opportunity to use it.”
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