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Flooding victims seek help ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group

The flooding along Badfish Creek has been bad for years, but as about a dozen residents told the Village Board on Monday night, it’s going “from bad to worse.” About 20 residents who live along Jefferson Street between the railroad tracks and Ash Street attended the April 8 meeting to ask for help in dealing with flooding that has gotten worse over recent years. “There has to be a sense of urgency,” one homeowner who lives on the western edge of the affected area – where Keller Alpine Meadows Park starts – told the board. “You’re going to have parts of Oregon that have been tenable for years that will be untenable (if nothing is done.)” The board referred the

problem to the May meeting of the village’s Public Works committee, which will work through different options and present a plan of action back to the board. For some, the flooding has meant sump pumps running 24 hours a day; for others, it’s led to multiple basement refinishings. Many seemed to blame ongoing construction on the west side of the village for adding to the flooding problem, though public works director Jeff Rau pushed back slightly against that assertion. “You’re going to see more water, no doubt; that’s just the nature of development,” Rau said. But there are systems in place that slow the water’s path and allow the sediment to fall to the bottom, which results in “much less peak (water flow.)” “I know people have heard this to death,” Rau said, “but we have a tremendous amount of water everywhere in the village.

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New staffing plans approved Board allots around $500K more in salary for 2019-20 staff SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group

As enrollment in the Oregon School District grows, so does the need for more programming and teachers. Monday night, the

school board approved around $500,000 in funding for new staff for the 2019-20 school year. The approval followed the recommendation of the OSD administrative team to hire the following positions for next year, mainly due to enrollment growth in the district: a full-time Oregon Middle School science/social studies teacher ($70,000),

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Lori Kay smiles while holding the 2018 published version of “Scampy and Frisky.” Oregon Public Library will host a reading of the children’s book Monday, April 15.

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Book published in Kay’s grandmother’s memory, reading is April 15 EMILIE HEIDEMANN Unified Newspaper Group

When long-time Oregon resident Lori Kay spent weeks bed-ridden as she recovered from a childhood illness in 1952, her grandmother had a

solution to help her feel better. Squirrels that played in the elm trees of her Davenport, Iowa, backyard, inspired stories she wrote and read to Kay. The main characters were based on two ceramic squirrels that resided on a living room shelf

named “Nutsy” and “Frisky.” Sixty-eight years later, Kay published a book, “Scampy and Frisky,” which featured seven of those 28 stories her grandmother Edith Cameron

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Village of Brooklyn

Springer: Development, reviving economic committee is key Buildout of BBC, increasing community involvement priorities ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group

Brit Springer knows there are good things going on in the Village of Brooklyn. And as incoming village president, she wants to make sure everybody else knows it, too. “We have residents who are really investing their time and energy into making their community better,” Springer told the Observer, “but a

bigger thing is communication. The No. 1 complaint is that nothing’s happening. I want to get more visible things going so people know things are happening.” Springer, a trustee since 2017, defeated Trustee Kyle Smith 157 to 114 to become the next village president April 2 after surviving a primary with a third candidate for the office, Jim Bakken, in February. Todd Klahn and Heather Kirkpatrick were reelected to the board, and former village president Pat Hawkey was elected as a write-in candidate with seven votes. “I’m so happy that this year we had more people running for president,” Springer said. “I’ve never seen that in

Brooklyn. The candidates were awesome, as well … I’m so thankful that people stepped up.” The 2017 election featured a single candidate for president on the ballot running for reelection, though she lost to a write-in candidate who began his campaign late. Springer said her first priority is to get the Economic Development Committee (EDC) back up and running and focus on building out the Brooklyn Business Complex (BBC) on the village’s east side. The committee hasn’t met since May 2017, and not regularly since 2015. But Springer thinks the village is in a good position

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Library hosts first mini-comic con Dozens of cosplayers, trivia lovers and comic book enthusiasts flocked to the library’s first mini-comic con on Saturday, April 6. Thor made a visit, as did Cho Chang from the Harry Potter franchise, Zelda from The Legend of Zelda games, Shy Guy from Super Mario Brothers and other fandom characters. More patrons turned out to check out a collection of comic books and to purchase games from Pegasus Games. Kelly Allen, youth services and community outreach librarian, said the library will potentially plan another mini-comic con next year. Email Emilie Heidemann at emilie.heidemann@wcinet. com or follow her on Twitter at @HeidemannEmilie.

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Henry and Gloria Horstmann are celebrating 50 years of marriage. Henry married the former Gloria Midthun on April 12, 1969 at Deerfield Lutheran Church in Deerfield, Wisconsin. They moved to Oregon in 1973 where they have lived in the same residence for almost 46 years. Henry retired from the DNR in 1996, and after retirement he worked for Unified Newspaper Group for 18 years. Gloria worked for LSM Chiropractic in Oregon for almost 23 years before retiring in 2012. Henry has been doing woodworking for many years. Together in retirement, they have learned the art of making fused glass items. They are busy selling their creations at several arts & crafts fairs in area communities. They are blessed with four children: David (Nancy), Mark, Jeanne (Gary) and Jeffrey (Erika) and are the proud grandparents of 7 granddaughters. They will celebrate this milestone with their family and plan to visit Nashville sometime this year.

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$50 per-raceday charge usually had been waived ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group

In the end, there was a call for a show of hands that showed the Town Board what the residents of Rutland thought of a measure on the floor. And then it passed with no dissent. On Wednesday, April 3, the Town Board voted 3-0, with Sup. Dave Grueneberg abstaining, to eliminate the $50-per-raceday fee from the ordinance governing the Madison International Speedway. The fee, which board chair Mark Porter said had been waived since its inception in 1987, was put in place to deal with potentially uncooperative track operators, Grueneberg explained. But the board was uncomfortable with continuously waiving a fee that was on its books, and asked for it to be paid when MIS applied for its license in February. The town called a public hearing to determine whether to remove the fee from the ordinance, and about 45 people packed into the Town Hall, with a dozen speaking to the issue. Harley Stokstad, who said his family

has owned land “about a quarter-mile” from the track since 1900, said the business should be left alone. “I don’t know what the complaining is about,” he said. “We’ve never had a speck of trouble with these guys.” “Sometimes you violate an ordinance – it’s just like farming. If you can’t get your crops in, you have to work at night. If you have a rain delay or a bad accident, sure they’re going to go over (time restrictions) sometimes.” Sup. Deana Zentner said at the meeting she wasn’t comfortable voting to waive the fee if the track isn’t complying with other provisions of its agreements with the county and town. The racetrack is operating out of compliance with at least two other, relatively minor provisions in its agreement with the town, the county’s zoning administrator found. But Porter and town clerk Dawn George made clear the only element up for debate at the meeting was the ordinance, specifically the part of the ordinance governing the fee, and that there would be no changes to the documents that govern things like how many races the track can have or what time it can have them. The meeting was the day after the election that saw a new chair and two candidates on opposite sides of this

issue. Peter Loughrin was elected chair after running unopposed, and he said at the meeting he’d prefer to keep the status quo – waiving the fee but keeping it in the ordinance as a possible enforcement mechanism. He said the possibility of the fee was enough of an inducement to bring the track owner to the Town Board meetings and comply with town wishes on things like the schedule. In the same election, Grueneberg beat challenger David Krueger by a nearly 2-to-1 margin. Grueneberg had previously managed the track for 15 years and did not want to see the fee charged, while Krueger has said he wants to increase fees on the track significantly. Porter, in his last meeting as chair, pointed out the town retains the ultimate enforcement tool of not issuing the track its operating license, which it has to reapply for every year, along with a $500 fee. Many residents spoke in favor of the race track, the business it brings to the town and the track’s operators, Gregg and Angie McKarns, who were in attendance. Just before the vote, Zentner asked for a show of hands about how many people wanted to see the fee removed. It appeared that more than half of those in attendance raised their hands, and the vote passed.

Garage fire extinguished in minutes Wood chips were reportedly discarded in garbage bin, later reignited JUSTIN LOEWEN Observer correspondent

No one was hurt when a garage on Oregon’s west side was damaged by fire Wednesday morning. The fire caused around $40,000 in damages to part of a duplex at 818 Oregon Parks Ave., according to an April 4 joint release from the Oregon fire and police departments. Half of the garage’s south wall was consumed by the flames, with a small portion of the roof also affected. It was the result of improperly disposed of brisket wood chips, duplex resident Aneil Seth told the Observer. Seth said he had been smoking brisket from

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Improperly disposed wood chips for smoking brisket ignited a fire on a garage at 818 Oregon Parks Avenue on Wednesday, April 3. his girlfriend’s porch and discarded the chips from the smoker into a plastic garbage bin after pouring water on them. The chips reignited and set the south wall of the garage on fire. Dane County dispatch received the first 911 call at 11:02 a.m., followed by subsequent callers, Oregon

fire chief Glenn Linzmeier told the Observer. A police officer arrived on the scene around 11:15, followed shortly by an Oregon fire engine. The fire was extinguished within two minutes, Linzmeier said, and after 10 minutes of inspecting the structure, the department

determined no further damage was sustained. The department then proceeded with the investigation and cited Seth for “negligent handling of burning materials,” according to a press release sent out by Oregon emergency services. Fitchburg, Brooklyn and McFarland fire departments provided assistance, Linzmeier said. The last Oregon fire unit returned to the fire station at 12:35 p.m. The department’s release added a reminder to “take precautions as the season for grilling, hosting bonfires and burning yard waste arrives.” Grilling on or under the balconies and decks of multi-family dwellings is not permitted, the release stated. It also recommended grilling from about 10 feet away from any buildings and ensuring hot coals and embers are completely cooled before disposing of them.

Annual meeting set for April 16 ALEXANDER CRAMER

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The Town of Dunn will swear in two supervisors and the town chair at its annual meeting Tuesday, April 16, before hearing reports from commissions about work that has been done in the past year. As at all town annual meetings, including those that set the budget, the residents in attendance form the assembly in which everyone over 18 will have one vote on any town business. In other years, such business has included land sales and conservation easements, but town clerk/ treasurer Cathy Hasslinger told the Observer that there aren’t any such transactions at this year’s meeting. “It’s an opportunity for the town to report back on its activities for the prior year,” Hasslinger explained. Those in attendance will hear reports from each of the town’s nine commissions that govern things like planning and land use, trees and parks and the cemetery. The chair, if present, will speak about the commission’s activities over the past year and usually invite resident participation and announce when and where the meetings take place, Hasslinger said. Other items on the agenda include a review of the

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annual financial audit and state-mandated announcements about stormwater management and invasive species control. Town officials who won reelection April 2 will be sworn in before the meeting, including Town Chair Ed Minihan and Sups. Steven Greb and Jeffrey Hodgson. At the end of the meeting, Hasslinger said, the town presents commissioners who sit on the various town boards with a gift to thank them for their service. The positions are all unpaid, Hassingler said, and the town shows its gratitude by presenting the volunteers with a piece of pottery made by Paul Bick. This year it will be a vase, Hasslinger said, though mugs and bowls have been prevalent in the past. Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@ wcinet.com.​

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Appreciative of Observer’s coverage The Town of Rutland may have reached a historical high with its level of positive “citizen engagement” within its local government. It is exciting, as well as a necessary part of the democratic ideal, to see more and more residents become directly involved in the town’s decision making processes. How is Rutland achieving this? To a significant degree, increased resident involvement is directly due to the articles in the

Oregon Observer. I would like to extend a thank you to reporter Alexander Cramer for his recent story on the Madison International Speedway. Alexander’s article demonstrated extensive research and detailed information that engaged a broad spectrum of readers. Without doubt, local community newspapers are vital in increasing transparency in local government. Deana Zentner Town of Rutland

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’ve always believed in looking and moving forward, always thinking about what project is next, and this is true for our Village community, as well. As a member, and now Chair of the Oregon Community Resource Network (OCRN), I have been very fortunate to be involved in some great village projects. Nearly $2 million in private dollars has been raised within the past four years for various community projects. The community Glysch really came together, but it’s also a healthy sign when residents begin to ask, “What’s next?” There’s always more to do in a thriving community such as ours. Within the past year, the OCRN board has been meeting with various community organizations and hearing presentations, and it has been asked to be involved as partners in three new projects – Jaycee Park, the new library and increasing the awareness of the need for Workforce Housing within our community. Other organizations are also involved in these efforts, including the village. Great communities are created by the residents who live in them. All three of these projects are worthy of supporting and getting involved in. Let’s keep the momentum going. The Jaycee Park West project provides Oregon residents with the opportunity to participate in recreational sports and activities without traveling outside of Oregon. It proposes to update facilities and eliminate loss of current fields due to poor soil conditions. This project focuses on improving youth sports, bringing more business into our community, and it creates a great facility that promotes fitness and wellness for all age groups. Using the new fields for tournaments will bring in increased revenue for the Village. It will

also make the Village a desired destination for sporting events and tournaments, which is good for our economy. The Jaycee Park West project is already underway, and more information can be found at oregonsportspark.org or by calling the Oregon Chamber Office. Items for the park, such as bar fields, pickleball courts, and even bleachers can be sponsored. Commemorative bricks are also available. Not all projects are about the need to fundraise; sometimes it’s about raising awareness and creating relationships to more a project forward. The second project OCRN has been asked to be involved with is increasing the awareness of the need for workforce housing. Workforce housing is unsubsidized or subsidized multi-family or single family housing that includes new rehabilitated townhouses, condominiums or homes that are affordable to the majority of low to moderate-income households. Believe it or not, there are Oregon residents struggling to pay for housing. Housing costs in Oregon have risen over the last 10 years, and the trend continues. There are fewer and fewer housing options for residents making less than $100,000 annually. It’s our community neighbors who are struggling to find affordable housing right here in the Village. Our own Oregon teachers, police officers, and seniors can’t afford to live here. The average cost for a single-family home in Oregon is $280,500, up 4.5 percent from last year, and it’s predicted to go up another 4.5 percent next year. There is something we can do about that. We can include more workforce housing when new housing developments are proposed. Benefits to creating more workforce housing include creating new construction jobs, ability to attract and retain businesses in the village, increasing employee retention and recruitment and creating stable housing for seniors, children and families. The last project is the new library.

In 2017, there were 137,595 visits to our current library. Our library put on 340 programs, with 13,435 attending these programs. We have a library collection of over 50,000 books. We have a talented group of library staff who are phenomenal at what they do. With all these great features, there’s one problem, the library is too small for the size of our village population. The current space is not big enough to sustain or expand the essential services of a growing community like Oregon. Libraries are the main hub of a community. Libraries are for everyone. There’s a misconception that libraries are just for kids, but this is far from the truth. Libraries provide a space for all age groups. They provide opportunities to explore, to expand our knowledge and transform our minds, and stretch our imaginations, to connect with information. They also provide a place to gather with others in the community, libraries create partnerships with other Village organizations. As a kid, I would often go to my hometown public library in Two Rivers after school, and I would also feel good afterward, and maybe just a little smarter. A larger library will be able to provide more opportunities for expanded and distinct spaces for children, teens, and adults. In addition, the current size of our library lacks adequate space for visitors, library staff, technology and room for collection materials. There is also a high demand for more community space, such as study rooms, a quiet reading room, and a larger community meeting space. All three of these projects have something in common – they move our village forward. All of these projects will make our village more vibrant and enhance our experiences in living in this great community. There’s more to do. Each of these projects are worthwhile and deserve our community support. Randy Glysch is the president of Oregon Community Resource Network and an Oregon Village Board member.

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Vruwink’s focus: Schools, student debt ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group

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The Oregon Straw Hat Players will perform a musical April 12-14 that Director Stephanie Drahozal said teaches lessons about friendship and the value of being different. “A Year with Frog and Toad” is a musical based on children’s books, written and illustrated by Arnold Lobel. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 12 and Saturday, April 13, and 2 p.m. April 13 and 14. Tickets for the Oregon Straw Hat Players’ “A Year With Frog and Toad” performances are $15 for adults and seniors and $10 for students, and can be accessed at oshponline.tix. com. The story follows two friends – Frog and Toad – who, in Act I, awaken from their winter slumber and need to attend to spring duties. The two friends sing a tune about the year ahead with a group of birds. “I found (the musical) appealing because the music is really fun and it has a really lovely message,” Drahozal told the Observer. In acts I and II, the duo go on more

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adventures together. Drahozal said the current group of Straw Hat Players have caught onto the play’s material “really quickly.” Though the group has been rehearsing together for the last two months, Drahozal said she is looking forward to their performances later this month. Even though the performances is geared toward a younger audience, she said it’s enjoyable for adults.” “It’s been going really well,” she said. Email Emilie Heidemann at emilie.heidemann@ wcinet.com or follow her on Twitter at @HeidemannEmilie.

Annual card party April 13 One of the Brooklyn/ Fire EMS Protection District’s largest fundraisers is back again for another What: Brooklyn/Fire year. EMS Protection District Brooklyn Fire/EMS annual card party will hold its annual card When: 6:30 p.m. party Saturday, April 13. Saturday, April 13 Starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Brooklyn Fire/EMS Where: Brooklyn Fire/ Building, 401 W. Main St., EMS Building, 401 W. the public is invited for Main St. an evening of euchre folInfo: chrisjohnlowed by sandwiches and son541@frontier.com refreshments. Tickets are $5 and door prizes donated by local businesses will be award- “Rescue Kids” courses. ed. For information, email The funds from the par- chrisjohnson541@frontier. ty will be used for fire and com. EMS training expenses, Email Emilie Heidemann meals for personnel during at emilie.heidemann@ emergencies and to supwcinet.com or follow her port education for fire and on Twitter at @HeideEMS officials – including mannEmilie. the promotion of CPR and

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State Rep. Don Vruwink (D-Milton) talks about the need to tackle the state’s $25 billion student debt problem at the Rutland Town Hall April 3. with seemingly unpayable loans. He said he had met with a consortium of bankers to work on a deal that would yield lower interest rates for debt-holders, less risk for banks and a tax incentive to keep graduates in Wisconsin. Shifting to K-12 education, vouchers are costing public schools, Vruwink said, though he drew a sharp distinction between those and charter schools. He said an active lobby supports voucher schools in the legislature, allowing its participants to continue to profit from the industry. “If you starve the public schools (and get them to fail), you’ll get more money for vouchers,” Vruwink said. He agreed with an audience-member’s assertion that teachers aren’t being valued for their work, and

described how districts have been forced to part ways with longtime teachers and the state has lowered licensing standards in an effort to save money. He said former Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s recent increases for school funding, which increased per-pupil funding in the form of solvency aid and rural transportation aid, came about because 16 schools were going to go bankrupt without it. The school-funding formula is broken, he said, and Republicans in the legislature have tried to fix the symptoms rather than addressing the formula itself. “I was told there wouldn’t be many bills passed this year,” Vruwink said. He said the strategy is to obstruct the work of the legislature to make the new Democratic governor look

OHS music fundraiser concert Friday, April 12 at PAC UW a cappella ensemble to perform on Friday night The Oregon Performing Arts Center will close the high school’s Fine Arts Week with a community concert featuring the University of Wisconsin-Madison a cappella ensemble, Redefined! The show will begin at 7 p.m. Friday, April 12. Tickets are $8 for students, $12 for adults, with proceeds benefiting fine arts in the Oregon School District and the OHS Music Department. Tickets are available

Spotlight Headliners Series, the new professional concert series produced by the PAC. What: Oregon High For the past 18 years, School Music DeRedefined! has “raised the partment ‘Redefined!’ standard for college a capconcert fundraiser pella,” said district perWhen: 7 p.m. Friday, forming arts director Nate April 12 Mendl, as the group has Where: Oregon High performed across the MidSchool Performing Arts west and throughout the Center, 456 N. Perry Madison area. He said they Pkwy. have “quickly become the favorite of fans internaInfo: 835-4300 tionally and are notorious on the internet for their Nintendo Medley, Pompeii a t O r e g o n P e r f o r m i n g - music video and Imagine ArtsCenter.com Dragons Medley.” Also on Friday, district “As UW-Madison’s preofficials will announce the miere co-ed a cappella

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group, they perform familiar contemporary popular music with lush flowing harmonies in a truly beautiful and unique style,” Mendl wrote the Observer in an email. Redefined has released nine studio albums: Redefined (2002), VooBoo (2004), The Sunday S c h e m e ( 2 0 0 8 ) , D r iv e (2010), Inside Out (2012), Home Brew (2014), For Now (2016) and Unfiltered (2018). Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.

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The Oregon Straw Hat Players rehearse their upcoming performances, which will take place April 12-14.

Don Vruwink’s Rutland listening session started in the parking lot. The Democratic state representative from Milton, elected in 2017, had scheduled a session at the Rutland Town Hall before a Town Board meeting, but he showed up to find the building locked. While a town supervisor left to get a key, Vruwink started talking in the parking lot to the two people who had shown up early to hear him speak. By the time Town Sup. Deana Zentner come back to unlock the building, Vruwink had already touched on the massive amount of student debt owed by Wisconsin students ($25 billion, he said) and his multi-step plan to solve it (it involves bundling the debt together and having the state take on the risk so that banks can lower interest rates.) Once inside, the crowd continued to grow until about 20 people were there to listen to the former teacher explain his positions. He focused on school funding, the intransigence of state politics and the need to figure out a way to pay to fix the state’s roads. Vruwink said he was drawn to the issue of student debt when a constituent told him of the excessive suicide rate among veterinarians who are saddled

as though he can’t get anything done. Vruwink also said Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ budget is “dead on arrival” and that the Republicans would “tear it up” and write their own. While the governor in Wisconsin has far-reaching powers to edit a budget using the line-item veto, he or she is not able to add money to what is already proposed. “(Assembly Speaker Rep. Robin) Vos (R-Burlington) told me personally we’re going to give (Evers) a budget and if he vetoes it, we’ll give him another one with less (money) in it,” Vruwink said. To deal with the state’s roads, Evers’ budget proposal raises the gas tax by $.08 per gallon, but cuts the state’s “minimum markup requirement” which he has said might mean drivers will end up paying less at the pump. Vruwink expressed tepid support for such a measure. While a gas tax is worth considering to pay for roads, the minimum markup might hurt smaller, rural gas stations that would be forced to compete with giant chains that might be able to afford to lower prices, he said. He held his hands about a foot apart to describe the potholes he had to dodge driving down Hwy. 14 outside Janesville.

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Clean up days Oregon Area Wellness Coalition is asking for help in cleaning up Oregon and Brooklyn parks throughout the month of April. Groups who would like to sign up are encouraged to pick a park to clean up for a weekday or weekend. Once they choose a park, they are also encouraged to bring trash bags, rakes and any needed hand protection. The coalition encourages group members who have a truck to use it to haul leaves to the Oregon compost area on North Perry Parkway. If working in Brooklyn, the compost site will be located off Church Street. Each park will need all garbage picked up and put in bags, and all leaves, sticks and debris raked and picked up to take to the designated compost area. There are still slots available for groups to pick a park. The list can be found at signupgenius.com For information, email Bossingham at dab@oregonsd.net or call at 835-4086.

Magic show To support Little John’s, which will open on the west side of Madison as a “pay-what-you-can” nonprofit restaurant, Charlie’s on Main will host a “pay-what-you-can” magic show for all ages. The show will take place from 7-8:30

p.m. Thursday, April 11, on 113 S. Main St. James The Magician will perform his comedic magic for all in attendance. Registration is required and donations are encouraged. For information, call 291-2255.

fire department and other local charities. Lions club president Peter Zang said the Green County Dairy Queen, Ivy Horn, OccuPaws service dogs and Leo the Lion of the lions club will accompany the Easter Bunny at the event. He said club members will prepare 300 treat bags for kids in attendance up to age 10. Forest trail work day For information, contact Peter Zang at Anderson Farm County Park will host 612-309-1398 or Denise Zang at denise. a work day focusing on forest trail work zang@gmail.com or 612-961-2976. from 8-10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 13, at 914 Union Rd. ‘Easter Eggstravaganza’ Newcomers are welcome. Anderson The public is invited to celebrate the Park Friends, Inc. will provide training, “Easter Eggstravaganza 2019” from 10 equipment and safety gear. Fellowship and networking are a part a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 13, at of the event. Activities are the second Prairie View Elementary School, 300 Soden Dr. Saturday of each month. The event, sponsored by Community Fo r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , v i s i t of Life Church Lutheran Church, will andersonparkfriends.org. feature Easter egg hunts for ages 0-9. The first hunt for ages 0-3 will start at ‘Breakfast with the Bunny’ 10:30 a.m. There will also be Easter egg The Oregon/Brooklyn Lions Club will hunts for ages 4-6 and 7-9, consecutively. host its fourth annual “Breakfast with the Each hunt will feature a grand prize egg. Bunny” from 8-11 a.m. Saturday, April Attendees can enjoy a visit from the 13. Easter Bunny, carnival games, crafts and Attendees are invited to the Oregon face painting. Area Fire/EMS District, 131 Spring The Oregon Youth Center will help St. for the breakfast, which will feature out with the carnival games and stuff the pancakes, biscuits and gravy, sausage eggs with candy. and a build-your-own-omelette station. For information, call Community of Tickets are $7 for adults, $4 for kids Life Lutheran Church at 286-3121. aged 4-10 and free for kids 3 and under, with all proceeds going to support the

Community calendar Thursday, April 11

• 1 p.m., Free emergency preparedness presentation, senior center, 835-5801 • 4-7 p.m., Food distribution and collection (hours now weekly), Oregon Area Food Pantry, 107 N. Alpine Parkway, oregonfoodpantry@hotmail.com • 6:30-8 p.m., Bookmobile at the gazebo, 100 Hotel St., Brooklyn, dcls.info • 7-8:30 p.m., “Feel Good Magic” show, Charlie’s on Main, 113 S. Main St., 291-2255

Friday, April 12

• 3-7 p.m., Friends of the Library used book sale, library, 835-3656

Saturday, April 13

• 8-10:30 a.m., Anderson Farm County Park Forest Trail Project work day, Anderson Farm County Park, 914 Union Rd., 835-3580 • 8-11 a.m., “Breakfast with the

Bunny” (hosted by the Oregon/ Brooklyn Lions Club), Oregon Area Fire/EMS District, 131 Spring St., 835-5587 • 9 a.m., Mind Over Matter: “Healthy Bowels, Healthy Bladder” ($20), senior center, 835-5801 • 9-3 p.m., Friends of the Library used book sale, library, 835-3656 • 10 a.m., Free “Welcome to Medicare” seminar (register by April 3), senior center, 835-5801 • 10 a.m. to noon, Easter Eggstravaganza 2019, Prairie View Elementary School, 300 Soden Dr., 835-4200 • 6:30 p.m., Free family movie night, First Presbyterian Church, 408 N. Bergamont Blvd., 835-3082 • 6:30 p.m., Brooklyn Fire/EMS Protection District annual card party, Brooklyn Fire/EMS Building, 401 W. Main St., chrisjohnson541@frontier. com

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, April 11 WOW: Village Board Meeting (April 8) ORE: Panther Girls Varsity Soccer vs Janesville Craig – LIVE 6:50pm Friday, April 12 WOW: Village Board Meeting (April 8) ORE: Oregon Panther Rugby Club vs Patriots (April 8) Saturday, April 13 WOW: Understanding Medicare: Presented by Ben Rothering (March 20) ORE: 2019 RCI Fine Arts Week: (April 5) Sunday, April 14 WOW: Community of Life Lutheran Church ORE: 2019 OHS Fine Arts Week: Symphonic Wind and Percussion Performance (April 8)

Monday, April 15 WOW: Village Board Meeting – LIVE (5:30pm) ORE: 2019 OHS Fine Arts Week: Solo & Ensemble Recital 1 (April 9) Tuesday, April 16 WOW: 2019 Oregon TV Bowling Tournament (March 21) ORE: 2019 OHS Fine Arts Week: Solo & Ensemble Recital 2 (April 9) Wednesday, April 17 WOW: Understanding Medicare: Presented by Ben Rothering (March 20) ORE: 2019 OHS Fine Arts Week: Solo & Ensemble Recital 3 (April 9) Thursday, April 18 WOW: Village Board Meeting (April 15) ORE: Panther Girls Varsity Soccer vs Monroe – LIVE - 6:50pm

Sunday, April 14

• 3-6 p.m., Bluegrass and country jams, Ziggy’s BBQ Smokehouse & Ice Cream Parlor, 135 S. Main St., 291-0915

Monday, April 15

• 5:30 p.m., Village Board meeting, Oregon Village Hall, 117 Spring St., 835-3118 • 6 p.m., Country Heat class, Brooklyn Community Building, 102 N. Rutland Ave., 455-4201 • 6:30-7 p.m., Pajama antics, library, 835-3656 • 6:30-7 p.m., “Scampy & Frisky” children’s book reading, library, 835-3656

Tuesday, April 16

• 9-11 a.m., Food distribution and collection, Oregon Area Food Pantry, 107 N. Alpine Parkway, oregonfoodpantry@hotmail.com • 10-10:30 a.m., Teetering toddler storytime, library, 836-3656

Senior center Monday, April 15 Chicken Macaroni Casserole Peas Tomato Juice Pineapple Butterscotch Pudding MO – Macaroni and Cheese NCS – SF Pudding Tuesday, April 16 Cheese Tortellini Bake Bread Stick Spinach, Mandarin Oranges Sugar Cookie MO – Veggie Tortellini Bake NCS – SF Cookie Wednesday, April 17 Baked Chicken on the Bone Mashed Potatoes and Gravy Glazed Green Beans Croissant, Chunky Applesauce Blueberry Pie MO – Veggie BBQ Chicken NCS – SF Pie Thursday, April 18 My Meal, My Way Lunch at Ziggy’s Smokehouse and Ice Cream Parlor! Friday, April 19 Chicken a la King Carrots, Corn Salad Peaches Raspberry Sherbet MO – Veggie Chicken a la King NCS – SF Ice Cream SO - Chef’s Salad *Contains Pork

Monday, April 15 10:30 StrongWomen 10:30 Dominoes 1:00 Weight Loss Support 1:30 Bridge 1:45 Balance Class Tuesday, April 16 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:30 Wii Bowling 9:45 Zumba Gold 11:30 Silver Threads 12:30 Sheepshead 12:30 Shopping at Pick-N-Save 1:00 Stepping On 5:30 StrongWomen Wednesday, April 17 10:45 Middleton Jazz Band 12:45 Silver Sneakers 1:00 Euchre 4:00 Protecting You and Your PC Thursday, April 18 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:00 Pool Players 9:00 Rubber Stamping 9:45 Zumba Gold 10:30 StrongWomen 12:30 Shopping at Bill’s 1:00 Card Party 5:30 StrongWomen Friday, April 19 9:00 Gentle Yoga 9:30 Blood Pressure 10:45 Balance Class 12:45 Silver Sneakers

All Saints Lutheran Church 2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg (608) 276-7729 Interim pastor SUNDAY 8:30 a.m. classic service 10:45 a.m. new song service Brooklyn Lutheran Church 101 Second Street, Brooklyn (608) 455-3852 Pastor Rebecca Ninke SUNDAY 9 a.m. Holy Communion 10 a.m. Fellowship Community of Life Lutheran Church PO Box 233, Oregon (608) 286-3121, office@ communityoflife.us Pastor Jim McCoid SUNDAY 8:45 a.m. Education Hour, 10 a.m. Worship at 1111 S. Perry Parkway, Oregon Brooklyn Community United Methodist Church 201 Church Street, Brooklyn (608) 455-3344 Pastor George Kaminski SUNDAY 9 a.m. Worship (Nov.-April) 10:30 a.m. Worship (May-Oct.)

Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church 143 Washington Street, Oregon (608) 835-3554 Pastor Jeffrey Hendrix SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship Holy Communion 2nd & last Sundays First Presbyterian Church 408 N. Bergamont Blvd. (north of CC), Oregon, WI (608) 835-3082 - fpcoregonwi. org Pastor Kathleen Owens SUNDAY 10 a.m. Service 10:15 a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. Fellowship 11:15 a.m. Adult Education Memorial UCC 5705 Lacy Road, Fitchburg (608) 273-1008, memorialucc. org Pastor Kristin Gorton SUNDAY 8:15 and 10 a.m.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church ECLA

Central Campus: Raymond Road and Whitney Way SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship SUNDAY - 8:15, 9:30 and 10:45 a.m. Worship West Campus: Corner of Hwy. PD and Nine Mound Road, Verona SUNDAY - 9 & 10:15 a.m., 6 p.m. Worship (608) 271-6633 Hillcrest Bible Church

752 E. Netherwood, Oregon Graham Blaikie, Interim Pastor (608) 835-7972, www.hbclife.com SUNDAY 8:30 a.m. worship at the Hillcrest Campus and 10:15 a.m. worship with Children’s ministries, birth – 4th grade Holy Mother of Consolation Catholic Church

651 N. Main Street, Oregon Pastor: Fr. Gary Wankerl (608) 835-5763 holymotherchurch.weconnect.com SATURDAY: 5 p.m. Worship SUNDAY: 8 and 10:15 a.m. Worship People’s United Methodist Church 103 North Alpine Parkway, Oregon Pastor Jason Mahnke

(608) 835-3755, www.peoplesumc.org

Communion is the 1st & 3rd weekend SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship and Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. Worship St. John’s Lutheran Church

625 E. Netherwood, Oregon Pastor Paul Markquart (Lead) (608) 291-4311 SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship SUNDAY - 8, 10:30 a.m. Worship Vineyard Community Church

Oregon Community Bank & Trust, 105 S. Alpine Parkway, Oregon Bob Groth, Pastor (608) 513-3435, welcometovineyard.com SUNDAY - 10 a.m. Worship

Zwingli United Church of Christ – Paoli

At the intersection of Hwy. 69 & PB Pastor Rich Pleva paoliucc.com, (608) 225-1278 SUNDAY - 9:30 a.m. Family worship

Support groups • Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, First Presbyterian Church, every Monday and Friday at 7 p.m. • Relationship & Divorce Support Group, State Bank of Cross Plains, every other Monday at 6:30 p.m. • Navigating Life Elder Support Group, People’s United Methodist Church, 103 N. Alpine Pkwy., every first Monday at 7 p.m.

Controlling Our Desires “The appetite of laborers works for them; their hunger drives them on.” – Proverbs 16:26 NIV The Old Testament story of Esau giving up his birthright for a bowl of stew illustrates a variety of important lessons, and perhaps the most relevant one is that our appetites can make us impulsive and prone to bad judgement: “Once when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the open country, famished. He said to Jacob, ‘Quick, let me have some of that red stew! I’m famished!’Jacob replied, ‘First sell me your birthright.’ ‘Look,I am about to die,’Esau said. ‘What good is the birthright to me?’But Jacob said, ‘Swear to me first.’ So he swore an oath to him, selling his birthright to Jacob” (Genesis 25:29-34 NIV) Like Esau, we often make bad decisions and act impulsively because our appetites get the upper hand. The lesson here is as much about controlling our impulses as it is about being careful to not make important decisions when our appetites are engaged. Going to the grocery store when you’re famished is a bad idea. Conversely, it is possible to make your desires and appetites work for you. As the saying goes,“Hunger is the best sauce.” Desire is not inherently bad; it can be used for good or ill. Staying hungry, as it were, can be a strong motivator. Consider how to harness your appetites in order to improve your life. –Christopher Simon

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‘Art season’ underway at OHS Freshman Derrick wins National Duck Stamp ‘Best of Show’ SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group

OHS freshman Samantha Derrick won “Best of Show” for her entry in this year’s Wisconsin Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest. Derrick is the daughter of long-time OHS art instructor Michael Derrick.

If You Go What: Oregon High School annual Art Show and auction When: 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, April 11 Where: Oregon High School art gallery, 456 N. Perry Pkwy. Info: 835-4300

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Duck Stamp Competition Oregon artists were among the best in the state in this year’s Federal Junior Duck Stamp Competition, including the top honor. Freshman Samantha Derrick’s rendering of a ring-necked duck, titled “Ringing around the Pond,” was selected out of 258 entries as the 2019 Best of Show winner for the Wisconsin Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest. As Wisconsin’s Best of Show Winner, her art will be judged at the national competition April 19 at the Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel, Md. Friends of Necedah National Wildlife Refuge will present Derrick, 15, with a $100 prize, a specially matted frame for her art and this year’s National Jr. Duck Stamp once it is printed. Ducks Unlimited has also provided a life-sized greater scaup decoy for her. The national winning artwork will be created into the 20192020 Junior Duck Stamp and sold for $5 to support conservation • Pool Tables • Dart Supplies • Foosball

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education. Along with Derrick’s top finish in the grades 7-9 grades category, OHS, freshmen Cooper and Molly Olson received second-place awards, while Paige Stevenson took home a third. In the grades 10-12 category, junior Clarisse Vicente received a first place award, and was one of five finalists for best of show. Seniors Autumn Copus and Sophia Choles received second-place honors. OHS artists also earned • Bar Stools • Air Hockey • Shuffleboards

17 honorable mentions, and in total, claimed 25 of the top 100 places in the contest. The top 36 winning entries from the Wisconsin Junior Duck Stamp Design Contest will be showcased in two traveling displays across the state from May 2019 to March of 2020. For information, contact the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge at 565.2551 or email necedah@fws.gov.

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Kieran Connery, sophomore Phoebe Jeske and freshmen Destiny Keesy and Samantha Derrick competed in the Wisconsin High School Photography contest Feb. 21. They entered pieces in the traditional photography category, with Derrick earning a second place award with a photo entitled “Winter’s Death Grip.” The award ceremony was March 3. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.

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Have you met Dan DeGroot, Stoughton Hospital’s President/CEO? Join Dan for a cup of coffee, ask questions and tour our updated facility. Also meet Michelle Abey, Stoughton Hospital’s Vice President of Finance/CFO.

Tuesday, April 23rd 9 to 10 a.m. Stoughton Hospital Close to Home Café 900 Ridge Street, Stoughton Please RSVP to Sonja at 873-2356 Register early, space is limited.

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S p r i n g c o l o r s h ave n ’t y e t returned to beautify the village, but Oregon art students have been doing their best to provide some satisfying indoor scenery. With art competitions and juried shows on national, state and local levels, April tends to be a busy month for artists, which is just fine with OHS art teachers Heidi Coutré and Michael Derrick. The two have helped guide hundreds of students through district art programs, “from the time they start in elementary schools all the way through their high school years,” Derrick said. “The school district has assembled a wonderful group of art educators at all levels of creative development to encourage the students’ artistic growth,” he wrote in an email to the Observer. This year’s “art season” started March 17 with the National Scholastic Art Awards, held at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Students across the country in grades 7-12 submit original works to be evaluated by jurors from a wide variety of art disciplines, Derrick said. The competition in Milwaukee drew more than 3,000 submissions, of which 300 will continue on to New York for judging at the national level. Six OHS artists earned honors: Gold key winner, freshman Vida Freed (Drawing & Illustration), Silver Key Winners, freshmen Remi Cooper and Cearah Egwuonwu (Drawing & Illustration) and junior Duncan Larson (painting). Ceila Dinkins (Photography) and Sophia Wilke (Drawing & Illustration) earned honorable mention. Students and teachers later ventured to the Milwaukee Art Museum to view the work, where Coutré said they “really get a wonderful opportunity to see work of their peers as well as famous works to inspire and develop their own passion for art with this little

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Nana: Oregon resident’s grandmother was ‘woman of her time’ who kept writing to herself Continued from page 1 Wagner wrote, to pay tribute to her “Nana’s” writing talents. Lori hadn’t known her grandmother hand-wrote the stories until she found them in Wagner’s old attic years later in “a literal pile of papers.” “Finding out that my grandmother was really a fine writer – I wouldn’t have guessed that from the era she grew up in,” Lori told the Observer. The Oregon Public Library will host a reading of “Scampy and Frisky” from 6:30-7 p.m. Monday, April 15. Lori said the library has been “wonderful” in helping her to set up the reading. Because she is confined to a wheelchair as a result of Parkinson’s, Lori said a volunteer will read the book. Geared toward ages 4-10, it has colorful pictures based on Lori’s original pen and ink illustrations from a 1987 manuscript – a compilation of Wagner’s writings, assembled by Lori and other family members. But Lori, who has lived in Oregon with husband, Arlan, for 50 years, said the book offers “timeless” lessons about life and friendship – it’s for adults, too, in that way. Arlan added that the stories are “innocent” tales with a lot of “grandmother wisdom” sprinkled in. H e d e s c r i b e d L o r i ’s

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“Scampy and Frisky” is based on two ceramic squirrels that resided on a shelf in Lori Kay’s grandmother’s living room. The squirrels were named “Frisky” and “Nutsy,” but Lori said her grandmother didn’t like the name “Nutsy,” so she changed it to “Frisky” in the stories. grandmother as an individual with a lot of optimism to share. Wagner was never one to dwell on the negative, Arlan said, which was likely one of the main reasons she wrote the stories for Lori. Lori added that Wagner “was a typical woman of her time,” keeping her storytelling abilities hidden from the world. One of Lori’s favorite stories, and one that made

the final cut into the book, is “Singing Lessons,” in which Frisky and Scampy join a choir taught by “Miss Jenny Wren.” The squirrels hear the songs of the birds and wish to sing like them, though when they sing themselves, the sound that comes out isn’t all that pleasant. However, Miss Jenny Wren teaches them that even though they can’t sing like birds can, they have

gifts of their own to share with the world – they can simply be squirrels and be happy about it. With that, she invites them to celebrate with a tea party after class. “You’re different, but that doesn’t mean you can’t show your gifts and enjoy the gifts of others,” Arlan said of the lesson the story teaches. More stories include “Little Mouse Has a Big Scare,” “Big Brown Dog Wants To Play,” “Benny Bunny Gets

Lost,” “Busy Ant Teaches Scampy and Frisky a Lesson,” “Scampy and Frisky Hear a Mysterious Noise” and “Why Old Mr. Owl Awakes at Night.” The plan to publish “Scampy & Frisky” to sell came years after illustrated manuscripts appeared as gifts under the 1987 Christmas trees of many of Lori’s family members. Around that time, Lori had children of her own she wanted to entertain with the stories. From there, the

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motivation was simple: Lori said she wanted to share Wagner’s writings with more children and grandchildren from other families. And Arlan said the Kay family has roots in the printing business and in writing, so it was natural for the family to want to publish a book – Lori even has a degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The illustrated manuscript was published through Wagner Printing out of Davenport, Iowa, Arlan said, where Lori lived as a child. The 2018 copy was published through Amazon, and can be bought on the website for $9.50, plus tax. Arlan estimated the number of copies sold since December 2018 to be around 100. And readers have reported back to Lori that they “couldn’t put the book down” when they first read it, she said. Email Emilie Heidemann at emilie.heidemann@wcinet. com or follow her on Twitter at @HeidemannEmilie.

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Four different players scored goals to lead the Oregon girls soccer team to a 4-0 nonconference win over Janesville Craig on Tuesday, April 9, at Huntoon Field. “It’s good to see we are progressing with our play,” coach Nelson Brownell said. “We are continuing to click on all cylinders.” Oregon (2-0), the defending WIAA Division 2 state runner-up, is ranked second in the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association Division 2 state poll behind Whitefish Bay, last year’s state champion. Junior forward Avary Fanning scored on an assist by Ashley Nelson at 11 minutes, 21 seconds. One minute later, senior forward Macie Cox had a goal on a pass from junior Kaitlyn Schrimpf to extend the Panthers’ lead to 2-0. The Panthers outshot the Cougars 15-5. Junior goalie Melia Moyer had five saves. Brownell said Craig had a couple of breakaway scoring opportunities, but the Panthers’ defenders made the transition back to help out Moyer. Sophomore midfielder Jenna Bennett scored at 55:60 and junior defender Emma Halverson capped the scoring with a goal at 69:56.

Name: Spencer Buskager Grade: Sophomore Sport: Baseball Position: Designated hitter Highlight: Buskager had two hits, a home run and five RBIS in an 11-8 loss to Waunakee in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday.

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Senior midfielder Maddy Schwartzmiller pushes past Janesville Craig’s Brooke Parkhurst early in the first half Tuesday. The Panthers shut out the nonconference Cougars 4-0 in their home opener. Oregon travels to Stoughton at two games at the Woodside Sports weekend. 7 p.m. on Thursday before playing Complex in the Wisconsin Dells this

Honorable mention: Megan Bloyer (softball) went 2 for 3 with an RBI on Thursday in a 6-3 loss at Monroe. Carter Hendrickson (boys track) placed 15th in the 400-meter dash (52.94) and was part of a pair of 12th place relay finishes. Liz Uhl (girls track) placed 18th in the 800meter run at Whitewater in 2:28.52. Ben Hessler (boys tennis) won 7-5, 6-4 on Tuesday to help Oregon roll 7-0 at Beaver Dam. Avary Fanning (girls soccer) scored Tuesday in a 4-0 win over Janesville Craig.

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Returning letterwinners for the Oregon boys golf team (from left) are: Colton Eyers, John Klus, Sam Schroeder and Zach Kapalczynski. MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

The Oregon boys golf team has three starters back that made a run to the WIAA Division 1 sectional last year. That has higher expectations rolling into this season. The trio of starters returning are seniors John Klus, Sam Schroeder and junior Zach Kapalczynski. Klus averaged a 78 in 18-hole matches and was firstteam Badger South All-Conference last year. Coach Sara Mess said Klus, a first-team Badger South all-conference linebacker and

What’s next Oregon will travel to Stoughton at 2 p.m. on Monday, April 15 for a Badger South Conference match.

Defensive Player of the Year, started his golfing career as a “long-ball hitter.” Klus is the Panthers’ No. 1 golfer and he has worked hard to make improvements to his game.

“He really learned how to be aggressive without giving up unnecessary strokes,” Mess said. “He’s a streaky putter that can drain them from all over when on.” Klus will have plenty of help. Schroeder averaged an 84 and Kapalczynski averaged an 86 last season. Scroeder played his first season last year. Mess said he’s a good ball-striker that is looking to find more consistency this season. Mess said Kapalczynski has an unorthodox swing, but he’s

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E ve r y t i m e t h e O r egon baseball team rallied, defending WIAA Division 1 state champion Waunakee had an answer Saturday, April 6, as the Panthers were swept in a doubleheader by the Warriors. “I think the games showed them how close they are and showed them the mistakes will come back and haunt you when you are playing the top team in the state,” coach Jake SOule said. The two nonconference losses for the Panthers came after they edged Fort Atkinson in a Badger South Conference game on Thursday, April 4. Oregon (2-4 overall, 1-1 Badger South) lost a slugfest to Edgewood, on Tuesday, April 9, at Mansfield in Madison.

Waunakee, Oregon (DH) Sophomore designated hitter Spencer Buskager had two hits, a home run and five RBIs in the first game Saturday, but Waunakee rallied for an 11-8 win. Oregon had a three-run first inning to jump out to an early lead. The game was tied 5-5 after three innings before the Panthers took an 8-5 lead after Buskager’s 3-run home run in the fourth. The Warriors

What’s next Oregon hosts Verona at 5 p.m. on Monday, April 15.

answered with a five-run fifth to regain the lead 9-8. “It was impressive to see them keep the pressure on them offensively,” Soule said. Senior catcher Jack Haufle had two hits and junior shortstop Eddie S a u c e d o wa l ke d t h r e e times. Junior Carson Knobel pitched three innings and gave up four runs. The Panthers committed four errors. Senior Zach Tower tossed 1 1/3 innings in relief and gave up five unearned runs and struck out one. Senior Cameron Carpenter pitched 1 1/3 innings in relief and gave up two unearned runs and struck out one. Senior Pat McCormick pitched 1/3 of an inning. In the second game, Oregon could do little t o ke e p Wa u n a ke e o ff the bases as the Warriors slugged their way to a 16-8 victory. Senior Matt Rusch had two hits and Carpenter had two RBIs. The Panthers had a two-run first, but the Warriors battled back with four runs in the bottom of the first. Oregon had a

two-run top of the third, highlighted by senior Kevin Alvord’s solo home run, to take a short-lived 5-4 lead. The Warriors responded with a four-run bottom of the third to regain an 8-5 lead. “ Wa u n a k e e 1 - 9 c a n put the ball in play and they all hit the ball hard,” Soule said. After trailing by five runs in the fifth, the Panthers scored three runs to cut the Warriors’ lead to 10-8. The Panthers had four e r r o r s a n d Wa u n a k e e closed the game with three unearned runs in the fifth and sixth. Soule said both teams struggled defensively. “I think one of the reasons you are seeing some higher scoring games in these doubleheaders is teams are not used to playing baseball outside,” he said. Senior Noah Brindley started and pitched three innings. He gave up eight runs on seven hits, struck out two and walked four. McCormick pitched 2/3 of an inning and got the Panthers out of the third. Senior Duncan Morgan tossed 1 2/3 innings in relief and gave up four earned runs on four hits. Tower pitched 1/3 of an inning and got the Panthers out of the third.

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Change afoot with OHS program

Oregon sweeps Beaver Dam

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Five letterwinners return for the Oregon boys tennis team, which has a pair of new coaches this season. Scott Krueger and Chris Siebert take over for longtime coach Ben Conklin. Krueger is an assistant football coach at OHS and has coached boys swimming. A former state qualifier at Baraboo High School, Siebert is the Panthers’ boys basketball coach. Krueger said the overall depth of this year’s team should be its strength. Senior Sean Bychowski won a round at the conference tournament at No. 1 singles and returns atop the lineup. Senior Zak Roskos also won a round at conference and finished fourth at sectionals. He is back at No. 2 singles. Senior Henry Wiedemann and Sean Benet should round out the rest of the singles lineup. Benet finished third at sectionals playing No. 4 singles a year ago and Wiedemann was in and out of the varsity lineup. Senior Benjamin Hessler is also back after moving on to sectionals at No. 3 doubles. Freshman Max Herweijer (doubles) and Brandon Thome (singles) will see some varsity time right away.

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Returning letterwinners for Oregon boys tennis team (front, from left) are: Sean Bychowski, Zak Roskos, Sean Benet, Henry Wiedemann and Ben Hessler. Krueger said the goal is simple this season: be competitive and get better each week.

Conference Oregon went 4-3 in dual meets last year. The Panthers went on to earn a third-place finish at No. 3 singles and took four at No. 1 doubles to finish fifth in the conference with 17 points. Five players from that team are gone. Senior Tanner Hake, who finished third at conference and sectionals as a No. 3 singles player. Oregon’s No. 1 doubles team

of Kyle Rehrauer and Dan Koopman and No. 3 doubles player Ashton Meyers are also gone. Madison Edgewood once again ran the table with a 7-0 dual meet record. The Crusaders went on to score 49 points to secure their 10th straight conference title. Monona Grove was second with 39 and those two teams should be at the top of the conference standings once again. Edgewood returns seven of 10 varsity starters from a team that won the WIAA Division 2 team state title last

year 4-3 win over the University School of Milwaukee. Donovan Pfaff and Alex Sviatoslavsky are back at the top of the singles lineup, while seniors Chris Boll and Sean Gharian are also back. The Crusaders did have some turnover on the doubles side, graduating their No. 1 team, which took fifth at individual state, and half of its No. 2 doubles team, which won a round. Monona Grove returns senior No. 1 singles player Cole Lindwell and half of its No. 1 doubles team. Both won a round at state.

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Oregon drops first game to Monroe MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

Oregon softball dropped to 3-2 overall (2-2 Badger South) after losing a pair of conference games to Monroe and Madison Edgewood last week.

Monroe 6, Oregon 3 With Monroe clinging to a two-run lead in the fifth inning, the Cheesemakers loaded the bases with no outs and Oregon junior Kenadee Nelson nearly wiggled out of the jam. The Cheesemakers scored two runs after two outs Thursday, April 4, to knock off the Panthers 6-3. Monroe junior Sydney Updike, who went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs scored, doubled to center. Nelson walked Bobak and sophomore Katie Hayes reached on an error. Nelson struck out Monroe junior Grace Tostrud and got a force out at the plate. With two outs, Monroe’s Lizzie Snider blooped a two-run double down the

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right field line just inside the chalk to give the Cheesemakers a 6-2 lead. “There were just some Texas Leaguers and some flairs that found the rightfield foul line,” coach Scott Mirkes said. “Sometimes you make good pitches and good hitters put the ball in play.” It was a test for the Panthers against Monroe senior pitcher Olivia Bobak who was first-team all-conference last year. Megan Bloyer wanted to be aggressive in the count when she faced Bobak. It worked in the sophomore right fielder’s favor, as she went 2-for-3 with a double and one RBI. But Oregon’s softball team struggled to get out of innings, taking its first loss

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Oregon senior Brooke McCallum knocks in a run in the seventh inning of the Panthers’ 6-3 loss to Monroe on Thursday at Twining Park.

Oregon boys tennis swept all seven flights Tuesday evening to cruise 7-0 at Beaver Dam in the Badger Challenge. Senior Zak Roskos won 6-3, 6-4 atop the lineup at No. 1 singles and fellow senior Sean Bychowski 6-1, 6-2 at No. 2 singles. Senior Ben Hessler pulled out a close match 7-5, 6-4 at No. 3 singles and fellow senior Henry Wiedemann capped the singles sweep with a 6-0, 6-0 at No. 4 singles. Senior Sean Benet and freshman Brandon Thorne posted a 6-4, 6-7 (9), 6-3 win at No. 1 doubles and seniors Owen Johnson and

What’s next Oregon hosts Watertown at 4:15 p.m. Thursday. Zach Bennett pulled off another close win with a 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 6-2 win at No. 2 doubles. “We had some adversity at No. 4 singles and in the top two doubles matches, but I was pleased with the way we overcame that,” co-head coach Scott Krueger said. “It was really fun to watch.” Seniors Christian Branson and Nate Ellingson added a 6-3, 6-3 win to closeout the win.

Golf: Klus will be No. 1 golfer Continued from page 9 capable of delivering low scores. One area she points to for him to improve is putting. “Putting let him down a few times last year, hoping for more consistency in that area this year,” she said. The other returner the Panthers are leaning on is junior Colton Eyers. “Our seniors all have game, hopefully they will all be able to step up into a leadership position,” she said. Senior Justin Yaun is a

new face making a return to golf who could contribute right away. Three years ago, Yaun was on the golf team as a freshman. He had an injury his sophomore year and didn’t go out last year. “He’s an extremely hard worker with good short game,” Mess said. “I’m excited to see what he can do as a senior.” Two areas Mess said she wants the team to improve on is eliminating double and triple bogeys that can derail a solid round and perfecting putting accuracy.

Panthers plan to challenge Crusaders Oregon finished second t o M a d i s o n E d g ew o o d in conference last year. Coach Sara Mess said the Panthers have the ability to challenge the Crusaders for the title this year. The Panthers will have to fill the void left by Ryan Candell, who was a state qualifier last season and was named honorable mention All-State. Edgewood, the two-time defending WIAA Division 2 state champion, is the favorite to win the conference championship, Mess said. Senior James Gilmore and junior Karl Gilmore, who were both second-team all-conference last year, will lead the Crusaders. Karl Gilmore finished tied for 24th at state with a 166 last year. “Our goals are the same as always, win the Badger South and qualify for state,” Mess said. “I think we’ve got the potential to

challenge Edgewood for the Badger South, but need to see it out on the course. We played tough against them last year and with a few more bounces could have had a chance to beat them.” Oregon is in the DeForest regional and Mukwonago sectional with Middleton, Verona and most of the other Big Eight schools in the Waunakee regional and Wisconsin Rapids sectional. The Panthers shot a 331 and took sixth in the Verona sectional last year that is stacked with Middleton and the Wildcats. “I think with the top of our lineup we stand a strong chance at qualifying for sectionals,” Mess said. “The top of our lineup is strong, so if we can get some consistency in the 3, 4, and 5 spots, I think we stand a good chance to make a run at state.”

Baseball: Panthers can’t hang with Madison Edgewood in road loss Buskager and Carpenter combined a three-hitter. Buskager pitched five Oregon 3, innings and gave up two Fort Atkinson 2 runs in the win. He struck Oregon got solid pitching out six and walked one. “After losing to Fort from Buskager and Carpenter on Thursday to clip Fort Atkinson on Tuesday, it put a lot of pressure on the Atkinson 3-2. Continued from page 9

kids,” Soule said. “Spencer did a really good job with his pace. He got stronger as the game went on.” The Panthers rallied from a 2-0 deficit, by scoring three runs in the third. Buskager had two RBIs. “ T h e d i ff e r e n c e w a s

we got great pitching and The Panthers scored two defense,” Soule said. runs in the first but the Crusaders broke the game open Edgewood 14, with a seven-run third to take an 8-2 lead. Oregon 6 Buskager pitched three Oregon couldn’t hang on innings and gave up eight to a first-inning lead Tues- runs and struck out two. day and lost a slugfest to Brindley had three hits Edgewood 14-6.

to lead the Panthers’ 11-hit attack. Alvord and Rusch each finished with two RBIs. E d g ew o o d ’s T h o m a s Hartlieb had three hits and four RBIs. Jackson Wendler pitched five innings and gave up four runs and struck out five to get the win.

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Panthers finish second at Badger Challenge meet JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

Coach Ned Lease said the Oregon boys track and field team is talented but still trying to figure out who they are. “We have good athletes but we’re still looking for people that will take that next step from good to great,” he said. The Panthers got a chance to switch some things up and while racing against solid competition Saturday, April 6 inside the Kachel Fieldhouse at UW-Whitewater. Oregon later traveled to Portage for the Badger Challenge on Tuesday, April 9.

W/TFA indoor state Senior Carter Hendrickson

finished an individual-best 15th in the 400-meter dash Saturday at the Wisconsin State Indoor track and field championships. Hendrickson posted a time of 52.94 seconds. Hendrickson was also part of a pair of 12th place relay finishes. He was joined by junior Matt Kissling and sophomores Ryan McCorkle and Logan Gable to post a time of 1:36.09 on the 4x200 relay. F r e s h m a n Yo r d a n o s Zelinski, senior Ian Ganshert and Kissling were joined by Hendrickson to post a time of 3:38.7 on the 4x400. Senior Kamron Armstrong finished 33rd in the long jump, stretching the tape to 19-1 1/2. Kissling placed 36th with a leap of 19-0 and

What’s next Oregon hosts Madison Edgewood and Monroe in a Badger South dual meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 16.

took 59th and 68th place, respectively. Zelinski placed 43rd in the 400 dash with a time of 55.24. Sophomore Brenden Dieter (4:56.32) was 60th in the 1,600. S o p h o m o r e D o n o va n Johnson took 37th place in the 55 hurdles with an 8.81.

Badger Challenge junior Devon St. Clair took 48th with a jump of 18-5. Senior Reed Laufman (1711 1/4) was the Panthers’ final long jumper, placing 690th. Ganshert leapt 38-6 1/4 to finish 35th in the triple jump. Kissling finished 34th in the 55 dash (6.88 seconds). McCorkle (6.97) and sophomore Logan Gable (7.02)

Kissling and Zelinski each won an individual event and the Panthers also took the 4x200 relay Tuesday at the Badger Challenge in Portage. Oregon finished third out of 12 teams with 94.5 points. DeForest won the meet with 106. Kissling won the 200 in 22.83 and finished second in the 100 with a time of 11.35.

Softball: Oregon tops Madison Edgewood, falls to Monroe Continued from page 10 of the season, 6-3 at Twining Park. “I think the first strike we like we had to go for,” Bloyer said. “She can’t get up. We have to get up on her first.” The Panthers’ lead was short-lived as the Cheesemakers scored three runs in the bottom of the first off Nelson. Monroe improved to 2-0, (1-0). “Monroe is one of the premier programs in the state,” Mirkes said. “They should be spoken of up there with SPASH (Stevens Point Area Senior High), Westosha, Wilmot, Kimberly and Kaukauna. “We will use it as another measuring stick. Where they are and what they have established with really good teams and success is where we want to be.” Nelson pitched a complete game and gave up four earned runs on nine hits. She struck out nine and walked six. Three of Nelson’s six walks came around to score. The Panthers jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning when second baseman Meghan Detra scored on an RBI double to center by Bloyer for a 1-0 lead. Oregon got eight hits off Bobak, but she limited the damage holding the Panthers to three runs and struck out eight. Oregon left fielder Bailey Bastian went 2-for-3 at the plate. Monroe sophomore Alysse Mauer walked and stole second. Sophomore Sydney Updike delivered a game-tying single to center before Bobak crushed an RBI triple to right to give the Cheesemakers a 2-1 lead. Sophomore designated hitter Katie Hayes then came through with an RBI single up the middle. The Panthers rallied to pull within a run in the third after senior third baseman Brooke McCallum singled and stole second. Detra knocked McCallum in on a sacrifice fly to cut Monroe’s lead to 3-2. “I think we came out ready to compete,” Bloyer

Waunakee senior Sawyer Maly won the 100 in 11.21. Zelinski claimed the 1,600 by a second over Baraboo senior Ethan Agren in 4:57.39. Oregon freshman Eli Weink (5:00.86) was fifth. Zelinski added a thirdplace finish in the 800 with a time of 2:10.96 and sophomore Brenden Dieter was fifth in 2:11.07. Blake Anderson, Armstrong, McCorkle and Gable won the 4x200 in 1:35.57. The same quartet took third as a 4x100 in 46.10. “I was really pleased with the boys sprint relays times and performances,” Lease said. “They weren’t loaded but I think we showed promise.” Freshman Amir Warren,

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Girls place fourth in Portage JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

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The Oregon girls track and field team competed at the Wisconsin State Indoor Track and Field Championship on Saturday, April 6, and the Badger Challenge on Tuesday, April 9, in Portage.

Oregon hosts Madison Edgewood and Monroe in a Badger South dual meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 16.

W/TFA state indoor

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Oregon sophomore right fielder Megan Bloyer looks to make a throw to first base after Monroe senior Hailey Betthauser singled in the fourth inning.

What’s next Oregon hosts Milton at 5 p.m. Thursday. said. “We knew they were good competitors. It didn’t turn out the way we hoped, but we are ready to take them at home the next time we play them.” McCallum knocked in a run in the seventh on a fielder’s choice. “I think we can take away that we are a good team that can compete with anyone,” Bloyer said. “We have a good chance at (winning) conference and going far

this season.” The Panthers committed one error. “That’s really what it will come down to, making enough plays to snuff out rallies,” Mirkes said. “Every once in a while you have to come up with plays you really shouldn’t.” Mirkes referenced a diving attempt by shortstop Allie Morgan, who was a few inches away from taking a hit away from the Cheesemakers. One area that Mirkes said has been a positive so far is the Panthers’ hitting. “Our girls are confident right now in what they can do at the plate,” he said. “We have really worked at having a mental approach

that everyone is confident with and everyone knows what we need to look for.”

Edgewood 5, Oregon 3 Oregon fell behind 3-1 through three innings Tuesday and were never able to recover, falling 5-3 to Edgewood at home. Nelson went three innings, allowing three runs on five hits. She struck out five and walked none. Amelia Spilde tossed four innings of relief, surrendering two runs. Levi Rich, Sam Mikkelson, Detra and McCallum each had multiple hits for the Panthers. - Sports editor Jeremy Jones contributed to this story

Ganshert, Dieter and Anderson finished second in the 4x400 (3:43.76). Reedsburg won the race in 3:38.14. Warren (56.10) was fifth in the 400 as was Armstrong (23.28) in the 200. Anderson added a fourthplace finish in the pole vault with a clearance of 10-6. Johnson led the Panthers in the 110 hurdles, posting a time of 16.51 for fourth. Junior Adam Yates led the Oregon throwers, placing four in the discus with a toss of 127-11. The Panthers don’t have another meet until Tuesday, April 16, which give the team some much needed time to heal up some early-season injuries, Lease said.

Junior Liz Uhl posted a team-best 18th-place finish Saturday at the W/TFA state indoor meet. Uhl stopped the clock at 2 minutes, 28.52 inside the UW-Whitewater Kachel Fieldhouse. Her finish was good for 18th place. Junior Olivia Marsden finished 33rd in the 55-meter dash with a time of 7.72. Freshman Cearah Egwuonwu finished a fraction of a second later, tying for 34th in 7.72. Junior Jenna Sharkus placed 63rd in 7.92. Freshmen Aiyona Calvin (8.09) and Emily Moretenson (8.14) were 83rd and 86th, respectively. Senior Lauren Beauchaine was 19th in the 1,600 in 5:29.65 and 61st in the 800 with a 2:37.33. Freshman Grace Riedl (5:44.3) took 42nd place in the 1,600 and sophomore Clara Hughes (5:58.28) was 64th. Junior Isabella Egwuonwu placed 36th in the 55 hurdles with a 9.92. She was 51st in the triple jump, leaping 30-5 1/2. Cearah Egwuonwu, Sharkus, Marsden and

Calvin finished 14th as a 4x200 relay in 1:51.97. Juniors Izzie Peterson and Ana Verhagen, sophomore Halle Bush and Uhl took 26th place as a 4x400 in 4:28.01. Junior Michaela Rosga place 61st with a throw of 29-5 1.2.

Badger Challenge Cearah Egwuonwu was Oregon’s lone champion Tuesday at the Badger Challenge in Portage. The freshman won the 100 dash by .12 to help Oregon finished fourth, one point behind Stoughton, with 62 points. Baraboo won the meet with 144 points. Waunakee was second with 115.5. Cearah Egwuonwu posted a meet-best 13.0 to win the 100. Sharkus (13.27) and Marsden (13.37) placed fourth and fifth. Cearah was fourth in the 200 (27.7). Uhl was third in the 400 (1:01.96) and junior Zoe Frank was fourth in the 1,600 with a time of 5:52.83. Senior Merritt Kugel was fifth in the discus (90-4).

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100 ‌years ago (1919) • The play “Miss Fearless & Co.” sponsored by The Standard Bearers at the Opera House drew a packed house with standing room only. It was noted that “the local cast justified the large patronage. Everyone played their part splendidly.” The cast consisted of Bernice Hanan, Mrs. Floyd Patterson, Helena Matson, Eva Sholts, Christophina Johnson and Marie McGill, Esther Jordan, Vera Chrlistensen, Henry Sholts and Edwin Olson. W. L. Ames directed the play. The net proceeds from the play was applied to the native nurse scholarship which the Standard Bearer Society is maintaining in the Magaw Memorial Hospital, Foochow, China. The Standard Bearer Society was part of the Methodist Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society. • A proposed union of the Methodist and Presbyterian churches was being discussed as follows: “In view of the proposed union of the Presbyterian and Methodist congregations in the village; next Sunday evening Mr. Wagg will speak on the subject of “Church Union” and will present the matter in the light of the experience of the two churches in Canada where they are about to unite organically and where in the meantime very many local churches have all ready united in preparation for the larger federation. There should be a full church to hear this vital matter discussed.” Another comment in the newspaper expressed the opinion that a “union church is in the air! It is coming. It must come or the churches will fail in their task. What can we do to hasten its coming?” This was the subject of the morning service the following Sunday at the Methodist Church in Oregon and at the Oak Hall Methodist Church that afternoon. • Mr. and Mrs. Casper Berman have moved into Martin Hanson’s house on Second Street. • Agnes Rasmussen advertised that she was offering a 15 percent discount on her entire line of M.& K. corsets; both front and back lace. • Mr. and Mrs. Dave Anthony are moving into the Rutland parsonage. The C. E. Anthony farm from which they were leaving has been rented for the coming year to Floyd Plumb. • Ira Allison has purchased from A. E. Hanson Auto Co. a new 1919 model Oldsmobile

Eight. The cost of the auto was $1,700 plus war tax and freight. • Rev. Wagg gave a lecture at the Oak Hall church on Herbert Quick’s book “The Brown Mouse.” Illustrating the lecture were 100 beautifully colored slides made at the Mendota Beach School. The dramatized version of Quick’s book of a plain farm boy, raised on the Iowa prairies, was presented at various places in the area. Donald McGill gave the lecture at the Rutland Social Club Center’s monthly meeting held at the local school house. • The C. J. Coggins family expect to leave the farm for the coming year and will move into Oregon. They will occupy the Cog- Coggins gins house on Dewey and Main Streets. • If you are in the market for a milking machine, contact Jensen & Schoen before you buy. Have them demonstrate The Perfection. • Frank McDermott has moved his pool and billiard tables and other fixtures into the basement of the hotel.

50 ‌years ago (1969) • The keynote speaker at the annual athletic banquet, sponsored by The Rotary Club was Prof. George Walter, Director of Teaching Education at Lawrence University. Three hundred and fifty were on hand to honor the athletes. It was announced that OHS senior To m A p p e l h a d Anderson been elected basketball’s most valuable player for 1968-69 and Mike Alme was named its captain. Russ Bentley was awarded the “Kissling Hardnose Award” for his playing during the 1968 football season, Other awards included Greg Judd, MVP baseball; Dwight Small, captain wrestling; Jim Outhouse, MVP wrestling; Nick Brashi, MVP football; John Black, MVP, cross county and Dave Decker, captain cross country. • The Squire, a men’s and boy’s clothing store, opens for business at 113 South Main Street. A Grand Opening was held Sunday, March 9 from noon to 5 p.m. • M a r y A n d e r s o n ’s p i a n o students held a recital at the

Staffing: District focus on ‘whole child’ support system Continued from page 1 full-time assistant director of instruction ($65,000), part-time deaf and hard of hearing educator (funded through a grant) and one or two full-time K-6 teachers ($0 — $70,000 with reallocation from unfilled position in budget). The administration team also recommended adding several positions as “continued prioritization of our whole child focus, including students’ mental health needs,” according to the board packet. Those positions are: a full-time neutral site/homebound instructor ($70,000), a full-time counselor ($80,000) that would allow for a second fulltime counselor at OMS

and Rome Corners Intermediate School, a fulltime school psychologist ($90,000) that would allow for a full-time school psychologist at every building, and a full-time district-wide mental health professional ($80,000). The actual cost of those positions depends on the candidate hired and the benefits selected. The board has between $423,000 and $615,000 is available in unallocated funds that could be used for 2019-20 staffing, according to Monday’s board packet. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.

Oregon Area Historical Society 159 W. Lincoln St. info@oregonareahistoricalsociety.org 835-8961 Oregonareahistoricalsociety. org Museum open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays; Noon to 4 p.m. first Saturday of the month through May Anderson home. Those participating were Paul Black, Shelley Smith, Mary Ellen Plummer, Vicki Arndt, Julie Barger, Sue Wilson and Lorene Stichter. Also included were vocal solos by Mary and Julie Barger. • Joan Wethal, Oregon Public Librarian, reported that during the past year the library had circulated almost 21,000 volumes. • Bowman All Star Dairies provided home delivery of dairy products to the Oregon/Brooklyn area three days a week (Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday). Jerry Skaife was the distributor. A free gift was given to anyone providing Jerry with new customer leads. • OHS junior Steve Blahnik was named to the Madison Suburban League All-Conference Basketball team in the Central Section. • OHS students presented the play “Pygmalion.” Cast included: Sue Tracy, John O’Neill, Nancy McManus, Linda McManus, Gary Bakker, Mary Oelmann, Chris Kowing and Julie Barger. • One hundred fifty-four members and guests of the Oregon Chamber of Commerce attended the annual meeting held at the Elks Club in Madison. Fritz Kivlin is president for the coming year.

25 y ‌ ears ago (1994) • The School Board scheduled a special meeting to address racial tensions and discrimination problems. Superintendent Linda Barrows responded a with a seven-point plan “to ensure a safe and tolerant learning environment for all students.” • Oregon school district food service employees seek union

representation. • A Oregon School district task force recommends that the high school be increased in size to accommodate 1,200 students rather than build a second facility. The present facility serves 795 students. Members of the task force were Gil Voss, Cal Calaway, Wayne Bellcross, Pat Fenner, Tom Mielke, Brian Root, Sue Schultz, Jody Spiwak, Larry Svanda, Lynn Buyarski and Roger Wetzel. • The Oregon Rotary Club gets ready to celebrate their 50th Anniversary. A few members got together recently to reminisce. Sharing their memories were Jay Winter, Jim Clark, Norm Champion, Phil Helgesen, Luella Ames and Bill Booth. • The Village got permission from the U. S. Corp of Engineers to widen and pave that portion of Park Street that crosses a wetland. • Oregon School Board member, Charles Teeter, was presented with a 20-year award at the 1994 Wisconsin Association of School Boards convention for his commitment to public education. • Area ballet dancers, Shannon Barrows, Alexandra Bogucki, and Melanie Cain, were in the cast of the Wisconsin Dance Ensemble’s production of a French comedy, “La Fille Mai Gardee” (The Unguarded Daughter). The performance was at the Wisconsin Union Theater in Madison. • OHS basketball team closed their season at the Sectional Tournament in Whitewater when they fell in overtime to Fort Atkinson (5351) in their opening game. Members of the OHS team were Josh Ganshert, Shaka Smart, Smart Aaron LaVoy, Paul Harms, Tony Beyers, Seth Lancaster, Jason Kuehi, Will Smith, Danyon Wagner, Dan Anderson, Jason Soldner, Bob Henderson, Reid Zibell, Jeff O’Malley, and Randy Barden. The coaches were Dave Freitag and Kevin Bavery. • Mike Manix, Oregon Junior High and OHS wrestling coach, retires after 22 years. In the future he is looking forward to classroom teaching, especially science courses.

Annual Banquet and Awards Dinner was held. Emcee for the event was Major General Al Wilkening. Awa r d w i n n e r s w e r e P h i l Harms, Long Time Service; Dan Bertelson (Re-Max Preferred), President’s Award; Erika Weidler, (Firefly Coffeehouse) Outstanding Business P e r s o n Aw a r d ; Trachte, Inc., Community Improve- Wilkening ment Award (1) for a New Building (the first to build in the Oregon Business Park); Oregon Community Sports Arena, Community Improvement Award (2) for a New Building; Legend at Bergamomt Clubhouse, recognized for New Development Management by Jack Gaudion; Village of Oregon, Community Improvement Award for downtown construction project (accepted by Village President, Steve Staton )and Special Honoree, Jeff Skiles, for his experience in landing the US Airway flight #1549 safely on the Hudson River. • Leslie Bergstrom, associate principal at Oregon High School, received the Supervisor of the Year Award from the Wisconsin School Counselor Association. She is scheduled to become principal at Oregon’s Rome Corners Intermediate School on July 1. • OHS mock trial team earns an opportunity to compete at the state level. Members of the team were Abby Busler, Neil Belanus, Tony Ceithharmer, Eric Wanta, Matt Mixdorf, John Thompson, Caitlin Walker, Jake Butterfield, Katrina Van Ruyven, Jason Kornetzke, Stephanie Arnold. Advisors were Brian Root and Steve Zach. • Steve Spiwak announces that he will retire at the end of the school year after 34 years of teaching in the school’s music program. • Seventeen Oregon wrestlers participated in the Regional Tournaments with five of them advancing to the State Folk Style Wresting Tournament. Those advancing were Jarrett Vogel, Andrew Nyenhuls, Jack Hagstrom, William Frauchiger, and Chad Walsh. • A couple month ago, Franciska Anderson opened her acupunc10 y ‌ ears ago (2009) • The OHS Girls Basketball ture clinic and wellness center at Team win the WIAA Division 106 North Main Street. 1, Regional Championship after – Compiled by Gerald Neath, defeating Janesville Craig 66-43. Oregon Area Historical Society • The Chamber of Commerce

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OSD honored for music programs by national organization SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group

Music education is a key piece of programming at the Oregon School District, which was honored earlier this month by a national music organization. T h e d i s t r i c t r e c e ive d the Best Communities for Music Education designation from the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation for “outstanding commitment to music education.” The designation, now in its 20th year, is awarded to districts that “demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access and education to all students,” according

to an April 8 OSD news release. “We are delighted to be honored with this national recognition,” said district superintendent Brian Busler in the news release. To qualify, district officials answered detailed questions about music programs’ funding, graduation requirements, participation, instruction time, facilities and support, with responses verified with school officials and reviewed by The Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas, according to the news release. Busler said the district has “very strong music education classes at all grade levels, which fits into the

district’s ‘Whole Child Emphasis.’” “One important component of educating the whole child is providing integrated learning experiences that include music education,” he said in the news release. Busler said research shows just two years of music education benefits children’s educational, cognitive and social skills. “Additionally, music education has important social benefits, including conflict resolution, teamwork skills, and practice giving and receiving constructive feedback,” he said. Oregon Middle School Orchestra teacher Kay Black said music education is an important part of

the academic school day because it “allows all children, regardless of financial background, to have access to the benefits and joy of music.” “The study of music teaches discipline and perseverance through developing verbal, aural and technical literacy,” Black said in the news release, “Music mirrors history and culture from all corners of the world and provides unique lenses with which to see outside or our own time and societies. Music provides an opportunity for creativity, personal expression, analysis, reflection and collaboration with others.”

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Jefferson: Village should install systems to prepare for wetter climate with more rain Continued from page 1 It’s happening wherever you are unless you happen to be up on a hill.” The residents were looking for options on how to alleviate the problem and presented anecdotal evidence that the creek is different now from five years ago. One resident suggested the repeated flooding events and overflowing of detention ponds had slowed the water in the creek by creating a layer of sediment on the bottom. He suggested dredging might increase water flow. Others brought up the fact that the area is in a drainage district, which village attorney Matt Dregne called an archaic agreement that functions through Dane County and has jurisdiction over the area. It has the authority and requires no further easements to clear the area’s drains, including ditches and canals, Dregne said, and it

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Jeanne Carpenter will work to for the negotiations.

with representatives from the Oregon Area School District on the policy governing the school resource officer at the high school. The understanding in place now includes two outstanding issues: installing a gun safe in the high school and granting the police department access to the district’s surveillance cameras. Trustees Jeff Boudreau and Jenna Jacobson and soon-to-be village president

asked for a fingerprint-accessed gun safe to be installed in the SRO’s office that would contain an AR-15 assault rifle. That rifle otherwise sits in the officer’s vehicle, and having to retrieve it would impede the officer’s ability to deal with a mass shooting event, according to a memo included in the meeting’s packet. The $650 safe would be purchased and installed by the district. No timeline has been set

After the Thysse campus plan received what village administrator Mike Gracz characterized as rave reviews from the Plan Commission, he wanted to “show it off a little bit” at the Village Board meeting April 8. The Thysse facility, which the village has agreed to borrow $1 million to finance will become “one of the signature buildings in the village,” Gracz told the Board before the campus plan and development agreement came to a vote. The board signed off on the campus plan, but Trustee Jeff Boudreau objected to taking on the debt at a time when the village is committing less to the library than he would like and has major projects coming down the

Police policies

The policies are among nearly 100 being passed this year as part of an accreditation effort. They cover police authority and discretion; prisoner transport; promotional process; property control and handling; public information process; special purpose vehicles and K-9 unit; traffic administration and assistance; vice, drugs and organized crime; and written directives.

Nine more police policies were approved at the Village Board meeting April 8.

W. Netherwood open again

GON. (1) PROHIBITION. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of eighteen (18) years to purchase tobacco products or electronic smoking devices, or to misrepresent their identity or age, or to use any false or altered identification for the purpose of purchasing tobacco products or electronic smoking devices. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of eighteen (18) years to possess any tobacco products or electronic smoking devices; provided that the possession by a person under the age of eighteen (18) years under the direct supervision of the parent or legal guardian of such person in the privacy of the parent’s or guardian’s home shall not be prohibited. (c) It shall be unlawful for any person to purchase for or provide a tobacco product or an electronic smoking device to any person who is under the age of eighteen (18) years. (2) Definition of Tobacco Product. For the purpose of this section, “tobacco products” means any substance containing tobacco leaf, including but not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, snuff, chewing tobacco or dipping tobacco. (3) Definition of Electronic Smoking Device. For the purpose of this Chapter, “electronic smoking device” means any device that a person can use for inhaling vapor or aerosol, and any substance that can be used with such a device. The term includes, but is not limited to, e-cigarettes, e-cigars, e-pipes, e-hookahs, vape pens, and products containing nicotine that can be used with such devices. (4) Statutes Adopted. The provisions of Section 48.983, 134.66 and 778.25 (1) (a), Wis. Stats., are adopted by reference and incorporated herein. 3. Section 9.28 of the Code of Ordinances is amended to provide as follows: USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS OR ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES PROHIBITED. (#02-03) No person shall use any tobacco product or electronic smoking device, as defined in sec. 9.27, in any building or vehicle owned or leased by the village. Further, no person may use any electronic smoking device wherever smoking is prohibited by Wis. Stat. § 101.123. 4. Section 9.29.288 to 9.951.18 of the Code of Ordinances is amended to provide as follows 9.29.288 TO 9.951.18 OFFENSES AGAINST STATE LAWS SUBJECT TO FORFEITURE. (Am. 90-0-8; MISC ‘90 #95-1; Ord. #19-1) The following statutes defining offenses against the peace and good order of the State are adopted by reference to define offenses against the peace and good order of the Village, provided the penalty for commission of such offenses hereunder shall be limited to a forfeiture imposed under §25.04 of this Municipal Code: 9.29.288 Throwing Refuse in Waters/ Abandoning Vehicles 9.48.983 Purchase or Possession of Tobacco Products Prohibited 9.101.123 Smoking Prohibited 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect upon passage and publication pursuant to law.

The above ordinance was duly adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Oregon at a regular meeting held on March 18, 2019. APPROVED: By: _____________________________ Steven L. Staton, Village President ATTEST: By: _____________________________ Peggy S.K. Haag, Village Clerk First Reading: March 4, 2019 Second Reading: March 18, 2019 Approved: March 18, 2019 Published: April 11, 2019 WNAXLP

Schools, village to renew the agreement before it Brush collection revisit SRO agreement matures June 30. Police chief Brian Uhl has starts again Three trustees will work The village’s public works staff started brush collection Monday, April 8, after its winter hiatus. Brush collection happens every second Monday through October. For complete rules, visit vil.oregon.wi.us/community.

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Finish line in sight for Thysse TIF deal ALEXANDER CRAMER

The affected area of Jefferson Street stretches from the last house on the left almost to Main Street. assesses the cost to property concurred. “The problem here is all owners. Rau said some such dis- these people who built when tricts date to the 19th centu- the ground was dry,” she ry, and this one hasn’t been said. In her backyard, which is now consistently flooded, active in 40-50 years. “Long term, as we move “I had a 60 year old black forward, I truly believe we’re walnut that does not grow in headed to a wetter clima- water.” “We’ve got some serious tological time period,” Rau problems – hopefully everysaid. The village should look one’s gonna come and say, for ways to install systems ‘Hey this is real. Is it going to deal with the expected to cost money? Yeah, but are you just going to toss your increase of water, he said. O n e h o m e o w n e r property away?”

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pike, including a senior center and village hall. He voted against the measure, which passed 6-1, after commending Thysse’s role in the village from a business and philanthropic standpoint. The borrowing is expected to be paid back from the tax-increment financing district it’s in as the project creates value and pays taxes to the district. CEO Jason Thysse has offered both a personal guarantee and a business guarantee that the money will be paid back, and the firm will pay the difference for the first few years, when the project isn’t anticipated to generate enough value to recoup costs. The village has no lien on the project, but it has another layer of protection, as village attorney Matt Dregne put it. The village’s money will

go in alongside infusions from the project’s financer, Oregon Community Bank. That will help ensure the money is spent on creating a physical building, and the agreement calls for the bank to always have five times as much money invested in the project as the village. The development agreement will have to come back before the board to fill in details about the exact size of the parcel of land Thysse is planning to buy and the exact value of the project. It also includes language about using a state trust fund loan, which is for 20 years at 4.5 percent interest, but the board decided to open that up to competition from other banks. The 90,000-square-foot campus plan features a backlit sign, an outdoor plaza area and orange accents.

as public works director Jeff Rau termed it, forced the closure of West Netherwood Road and cost the village about $12,000 to $14,000. The road had been closed since March 15. Most of that money was used to rent a large pump that ran for about two weeks, Rau said. Crews also used it to “de-water” parts of Lerner Park. Rau said there may be some cracking running across the road, and plans to ask the Town of Oregon, which shares jurisdiction of the road, to help with costs.

Jefferson Street parking lot to close The Jefferson Street parking lot behind the South Main Street businesses downtown will close for 4-6 weeks starting April 15, public works director Jeff Rau wrote in a memo. The work to improve drainage, creating a single entrance and burying electrical lines and services will close off the parking lot to the public, though a walkway will be maintained to the rear of the buildings.

Legals AGENDA OREGON ANNUAL MEETING AND TOWN BOARD TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2019 6:30 P.M. OREGON TOWN HALL 1138 UNION ROAD, OREGON, WI 53575 6:30 P.M. ANNUAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that the Town of Oregon Annual Meeting will be held at the Oregon Town Hall, 1138 Union Rd., Oregon, WI 53575 on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at 6:30 p.m., to transact any business over which a Town Meeting has jurisdiction (§60.11 Wis. Stats). 7:00 p.m. Board Meeting 1. Call Town Board meeting to order. 2. Roll Call. 3. Approval of minutes from previous meeting. 4. Financial Report and Acceptance. 5. Public Comments. 6. Discussion and possible Recommendation from Plan Commission: a. CUP Request. Petition # DCPCUP-2019-02459. Parcel # 0509-211-68098; 718 Hillcrest Lane, Oregon, WI 53575. The CUP request is to allow sanitary fixtures in an accessory building. Owner/applicant is Jeff Olson, 718 Hillcrest Lane, Oregon, WI 53575. 7. Discussion and possible Approval re: Ordinance 87; Records Retention Schedule 8. Discussion and possible Approval re: Resolution 02-2019; Existing Employer Update Resolution Wisconsin Public Employers Group Health Insurance Program. 9. Communication and Action of the Dane County Board Bollig. 10. Fire & EMS Report (Oregon/ Van Kampen, Belleville/Clark, Brooklyn/O’Brien). 11. Park Committee Report and Action Root. 12. Anderson Farm Park Report Root/Christensen. 13. Assessors Report and Recommendation Blomstrom. 14. Building Inspection Services Report Arnold. 15. Constables Report Maher. 16. Plan Commission Report and Recommendation - Christensen. 17. Public Works and TORC Report Ace. 18. Discussion and possible Action re: 2019 Road Work. 19. Discussion and possible Action re: Senior Center Van Kampen. 20. Board Communications/ Future Agenda Items. 21. Approval of payment vouchers Arnold. 22. Clerks Report and Loan Update Arnold. 23. Adjournment. Note: Agendas are subject to amendment after publication. Check the official posting locations (Town Hall, Town of Oregon Recycling Center and Oregon Village Hall) including the Town website at www.town.oregon.wi.us. It is possible that members of and possibly a quorum of members of other governmental bodies of the town may be in attendance at any of the meetings to gather information; however, no action will be taken by any governmental body at said

meeting other than the governmental body specifically referred to in the meeting notice. Requests from persons with disabilities who need assistance to participate in this meeting or hearing should be made to the Clerk’s office at 835-3200 with 48 hours notice. Posted: March 27, 2019 Published: April 11, 2019 WNAXLP *** ORDINANCE #19-01 VILLAGE OF OREGON AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES AND PROVIDING TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO MINORS RECITALS A. The use of tobacco products or electronic smoking devices is hazardous to human health. B. The Village should prohibit the possession and use of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices by minors, and prohibit the delivery of such products and devices to minors. C. The Village should prohibit the use of electronic smoking devices wherever smoking is prohibited under Wisconsin law. NOW, THEREFORE, the Village Board of the Village of Oregon, Dane County, Wisconsin, does ordain as follows: ORDINANCE 1. Section 9.23 of the Code of Ordinances is amended to provide as follows: 9.23 USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS OR ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES PROHIBITED ON SCHOOL GROUNDS (1) PROHIBITION. No person shall within the Village on any premises owned or rented by or under the control of the school board of a common or union high school district use any tobacco product or electronic smoking device. (2) EXCEPTIONS. This prohibition shall not apply to those premises owned by the school district and rented to another person for noneducational purposes where the responsible school board has by a written policy allowed the use of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices. (3) PENALTY. Any person who shall violate the provisions of sub. (1) shall, upon conviction, forfeit not less than $25 nor more than $500, provided that any person smoking as defined by § 101.123(1)(h), Wis. Stats., or using an electronic smoking device, in an educational facility as defined by § 101.123(1) (ae), Wis. Stats., shall forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $500. (4) CITATIONS. Upon complaint of a school official that any person has been observed violating the prohibitions of this section the Chief of Police or any police officer shall issue a citation to the Municipal Court as provided in Ch. 800, Wis. Stats., and § 1.17(3) of this Municipal Code. 2. Section 9.27 of the Code of Ordinances is amended to provide as follows: 9.27 REGULATING THE PURCHASE OR POSSESSION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS OR ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES WITHIN THE VILLAGE OF ORE-

*** MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICT HELD ON MARCH 11, 2019 The regular meeting of the School Board of the Oregon School District was called to order by Board President Steve Zach at 6:30 PM on March 11 2019, in the OSD Innovation Center at the Oregon High School in the Village of Oregon, Dane County, Wisconsin. Upon roll call, the following Board members were present: Ms. Barb Feeney, Ms. Courtney Odorico, Ms. Krista Flanagan, Mr. Troy Pankratz, Mr. Dan Krause, Mr. Tim LeBrun and Mr. Zach. The following Board members were absent: none. Administrators present: Dr. Brian Busler, Dr. Leslie Bergstrom, Ms. Jina Jonen, Ms. Erika Mundinger, Mr. Jon Tanner, Ms. Candace Weidensee, Mr. Andrew Weiland, Ms. Shannon Anderson, Mr. Kerri Modjeski ,Ms. Dawn Goltz, Mr. Mike Carr, Mr. Chris Kluck, Mr. Jason Zurawik, Ms. Kim Griffin, Ms. Cyndi Olander, Ms. Stephanie Snyder Knutson, Ms. Darci Jarstad Krueger, Mr. Brad Ashmore, Ms. Anna Seidenstricker, Ms. Jackie Amlong and Ms. Katie Heitz. Student Representative Bekken Pearson was also present. Proof in the form of a certificate by the Oregon Observer of communications and public notice given to the public and the Oregon Observer and a certificate of posting as required by Section 19.84 Wisconsin Statutes as to the holding of this meeting was presented by Mr. Zach. Mr. LeBrun moved and Ms. Feeney seconded the motion to proceed with the meeting as posted. Motion passed by unanimous voice vote 7-0. A. CONSENT CALENDAR: Mr. Pankratz moved and Mr. LeBrun seconded the motion to approve the following items on the on the Consent Calendar with the removal of the February 25, 2019 Minutes. 1. Approval of Minutes - removed 2. Approve payments in the amount of $1,677,906.73 3. Treasurer’s Report - none 4. Staff Resignations/Retirements: a. Confidential - Retirement - 1.0 Teacher b. Lou Kindschi - Retirement - 1.0 Social Studies Teacher at OHS c. William Prahl - Resignation - 1.0 Math Teacher at OHS d. Grealyn Hamilton - Resignation .5 Orchestra Teacher at RCI 5. Staffing Assignments - None 6. Field Trip Requests

• FCCLA State Leadership Conference, Kalahari - WI Dells - April 8 - April 10, 2019 • HOSA State Leadership Conference, Chula Vista - WI Dells - April 14 April 16, 2019 7. Acceptance of Donations: • Hagstrom Transportation in the amount of $500 for the OASIS Scholarship; • Stephanie Snyder-Knutson in the amount of $100 for the Admin Scholarship; • Candace Weidensee in the amount of $100 for the Admin Scholarship; • Katie Heitz in the amount of $100 for the Admin Scholarship; • Kerri Modjeski in the amount of $100 for the Admin Scholarship; • Andy Weiland in the amount of $100 for the Admin Scholarship; • Jina Jonen in the amount of $100 for the Admin Scholarship; • Leslie Bergstrom in the amount of $100 for the Admin Scholarship; • Shannon Anderson in the amount of $100 for the Admin Scholarship; • Amy Miller in the amount of $100 for the Admin Scholarship; • Jessica Homan in the amount of $50 for the Admin Scholarship; • Jacqueline Amlong in the amount of $50 for the Admin Scholarship; • Kwik Trip Headquarters in the amount of $150 for water and bananas for the PVE Dinner and a Book event; • Stoughton UPS Store - 200 books for the PVE Dinner and a Book event; • Madison Mallards - Maynard the Mallard Mascot Time for entertainment for the PVE Dinner and a Book event. In a roll call vote, the following board members voted yes: Mr. Pankratz, Mr. LeBrun, Ms. Feeney, Ms. Odorico, Ms. Flanagan, Mr. Krause and Mr. Zach. Motion passed 7-0. Mr. Zach moved and Ms. Feeney seconded the motion to approve the amended February 25, 2019 Board Meeting Minutes as provided to each board members at the meeting. Motion passed 7-0 B. COMMUNICATION FROM PUBLIC: None C. INFORMATION ITEMS: 1. OEA Report - None 2. Student Representative Report - Bekken Pearson shared that the High School Mock Trial team won two of their four statewide competitions in the past few weeks. She also shared that the High School Improv group had a performance last week and they were able to sell over 200 tickets and raise over $800 for Gilda’s Club of Madison. D. ACTION ITEMS: 1. 66.0301 Girls Hockey Cooperative Contract 2019-20: Dr. Busler shared that the District had signed a two year contract that runs through the 2019-20 school year, therefore no action is needed at this time. 2. 2019-20 Capital Maintenance Projects: Mr. Weiland presented the capital maintenance projects budget items for the 2019-20 school year. Ms. Flanagan moved and Mr. Krause seconded the motion to approve the Capital Maintenance Projects for 2019-2020 in the amount of $600,000 as presented. Motion passed by

unanimous voice vote 7-0. 3. Payment of Bills through End of March - Mr. Zach shared that since we do not have a second meeting in March, administration needs authorization to make payments through the end of March. Ms. Feeney moved and Mr. Krause seconded the motion to authorize the administration to pay the bills through end of March, 2019. In a roll call vote, the following members voted yes: Ms. Feeney, Mr. Krause, Ms. Odorico, Ms. Flanagan, Mr. Pankratz, Mr. LeBrun and Mr. Zach. Motion passed 7-0. E. DISCUSSION ITEMS: 1. Committee Reports: a. Policy - None b. Vision Steering - None F. INFORMATION ITEMS: 1. 2019-2020 Staffing: Mr. Pankratz presented a summary of the work that the Staffing Task Force. Ms. Jonen presented the Administration’s preliminary staffing plan. The Board provided feedback. 2. Snow Day Make Up: Ms. Jonen presented the three options that the Administration is considering. The Board provided feedback. 3. State Budget 2019-2021: Dr. Busler shared an update on the 2019-2021 State Budget. 4. New Elementary School Video: Mr. Weiland and Ms. Bergstrom shared the video fly-through of the interior spaces of the new elementary school. 5. Superintendent’s Report: Dr. Busler shared that the Village of Oregon and the Oregon School District have mutually agreed to participate and pay for a traffic study at RCI and OMS, and he will report back sometime in May. G. CLOSING: 1. Future Agenda: The April 8, 2019 Agenda was discussed. We will have a reception for departing Board member Dan Krause beginning at 6:00 PM. 2. Check Out: Board members had an opportunity to give updates. Mr. Zach announced that the Board would be moving into closed session and would not return to open session. The board recessed at 8:47 PM before reconvening into closed session. Mr. Krause moved and Mr. LeBrun seconded the motion to move into closed executive session as posted and announced by Mr. Zach, pursuant to Wis. Stat. sec 19.85(1) (c),(f) & (g) to consider a personnel matter. In a roll call vote, the following Board members voted yes: Mr. Krause, Mr. LeBrun, Ms. Feeney, Ms. Odorico, Ms. Flanagan, Mr. Pankratz, and Mr. Zach. Motion passed 7-0. The Board was in closed session at 8:54 PM. H. CLOSED SESSION: 1. Personnel Matter: Discussion was held. I. ADJOURNMENT: Ms. Odorico moved and Mr. LeBrun seconded the motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed by unanimous voice vote. Meeting adjourned at 9:39PM. Krista Flanagan, Clerk Oregon School District Published: April 11, 2019 WANXLP ***

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Election: Incoming president hopes to pursue projects to help with attitude toward village Continued from page 1 to tackle that issue because it’s put some larger projects behind it, like the water-treatment project to deal with phosphates. “Now that we have that all squared away, that’s kind of lightened the load in the village,” Springer explained.

She sees the three major issues affecting the village as being interconnected: the EDC, BBC and community engagement. The business complex was “sold out” before a business pulled out of the deal in the winter of 2017, Springer said. That’s contributed to a negative opinion about

the Village Board, especially when residents had been told to expect benefits like lower water bills that haven’t come to fruition. She said through increased communication and pursuing smaller, more visible projects, she hopes to turn the attitude around in the village from the negativity

she’s come across, especially on Facebook. Springer is a proponent of village recreation events, like movie nights, and has spearheaded a fundraising campaign to bring fireworks back to the village, which had raised more than $3,200 toward its $4,000 goal as of April 9.

Brooklyn hasn’t had a fireworks celebration in the village since 2015, Springer said. Springer plans to hold weekly office hours from 8 a.m. to around 3 p.m. on Fridays at the Community Building, and encourages community-members to attend.

“I want to have an open door policy, I want people to talk to me,” Springer said. “Send me a message, text me, whatever the best way to communicate.” Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@ wcinet.com.​

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See something wrong? The Oregon Observer does not sweep errors under the rug. If you see something you know or even think is in error, please call 835-6677 or email oregonobserver@ wcinet.com so we can get it right. Trucks FOR SALE BY THE TOWN OF CLARNO, 1963 OSHKOSH MODEL M4906, 220 Cummins na, 5x4 Oshkosh close step transmissions, Wausau V plow and cable wing, Fixed position dump body, Unknown miles and hours, Good condition, well maintained. Can be inspected at the Town of Clarno Garage, or telephone 608325-9202. Sealed bids to be accepted and to be opened at the April 17, 2019 Town of Clarno business meeting. The Town of Clarno Reserves the Right to Accept or Deny Any or All Submitted Bids. Send sealed bids to the Town of Clarno, W6764 County Road B, Monroe, WI 53566

Help Wanted EXCLUSIVELY ROSES is seeking drivers for Mother’s Day deliveries May 9th, 10th and 11th. Routes go to Chicagoland. $200-Route+Gas. Drivers must use their own vehicle. STRICTLY LIMITED to minivans and cargo vans. Apply at www.erifloral. com. To call us, dial 608-877-8879.

FULL-TIME BINDERY Operator and Press Assistant positions available on 1st or 2nd shift. We are looking for hard-working, mechanical individuals to join our team. Responsibilities include: run and maintain a variety of production equipment such as die press, cutter, folder, stitcher, etc. Previous bindery and/or sheet-fed press experience helpful but not required if you are a mechanically minded problem solver who likes to learn. Compensation based on experience plus shift differential and a full benefit package. American Printing Company is an award winning, full service printing and communication company located in Madison near Hwy. 14 and the Beltline. To submit an application go to: www.americanprintingco.comconnectcareers. JOIN EXCLUSIVELY ROSES in Mother’s Day bouquet production April 26th-May 8th in a bright, energetic working environment! We offer flexible shifts, days, evenings and weekends. Up to $16-Hour. Apply at www.erifloral.com. To call us, dial 608-877-8879.

LOOKING FOR Class A CDL ton truck driver. Must have good driving record and references. Experience necessary. Insurance incentive after 90 days. Send resume to dearthlivestock@yahoo.com Paid weekly. Call 608-558-8165. PART-TIME GARDEN work, flexible hours-days. $15 an hour, a minimum of two-hours. Perfect for a student. Start approx. April 1st. Located on South Morris Street, Stoughton. Contact: scottholderer@gmail.com PERSON TO help with Spring field work on crop farm. 608-306-3827HICKORY HILLS Campground has 4 openings for full/ part-time employment during the summer for Store Associate and Lodge Associate. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age, must be a responsible self-starter with exceptional verbal skills. A Wisconsin Responsible Serving Certificate is helpful too! Must be able to work weekends. 2 General MaintenanceGrounds Worker positions also available and must be able to work weekends and be at least 16 years of age. 608-884-6327

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From left, village candidates Jenna Jacobson, Cory Horton and Randy Glysch speak with community members about the issues that matter most to them prior to the April 2 election. Village candidates met to talk with Oregonians over coffee March 23.

The election was the day before the Rutland Town Board was set to debate a divisive aspect of the agreement governing the Madison International Speedway. And the two candidates vying for supervisor came down squarely on opposite sides of the issue. The election, as well as the vote, went the way of incumbent Sup. Dave Grueneberg, who defeated challenger David Krueger 326 votes to 184. Krueger said he wasn’t surprised at the outcome. “Honestly, I was happy to get 30 percent,” he said with a smile. He told the Observer the pair only really disagreed about the racetrack issue and noise complaints. “We both really care

about the Town of Rutland,” Krueger told the Observer. “I didn’t agree with everything that was said tonight but I was happy with the way it was said.” Krueger said he maybe didn’t do the best job campaigning, having to spend the last weekend of the race in the hospital with a broken elbow. And it’s hard to unseat an incumbent, he said, especially one who owns a popular local business. Grueneberg owns Dave’s White Rock Tavern. Krueger said he will continue to participate in public meetings, as he has for the last 35 years. Grueneberg could not be reached for comment via email or multiple phone calls. Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@ wcinet.com.​

Services OFFICE CLEANING in StoughtonOregon Mon-Fri 5pm. Visit our website: www.capitalcityclean.com or call our office: 608-831-8850. CHERYL’S CLEANING SERVICES Stoughton, Oregon, Edgerton. 608322-9554. A&B ENTERPRISES Light Construction Remodeling No job too small 608-835-7791 RECOVER PAINTING offers carpentry, drywall, deck restoration and all forms of painting. Recover also urges you to join in the fight against cancer, as a portion of every job is donated to cancer research. free estimates, fully insured, 20 yrs experience. 608-2700440. RIGHT HAND MAN SERVICES Lawn mowing, trimming & spring clean up, etc. 18 years experience. 608-2084942. LAWN MOWING Residential & Commercial Fully Insured. 608-873-7038 or 608-669-0025

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

Miscellaneous DO YOU like homemade treats delivered monthly? Joy 608-712-6286.

Lawn & Garden 2001 JOHN Deere 445 with mower deck, brand new 47" snow blower and chains. $6,000 obo. 608-7786816. JEFF’S LAWNCARE-MOWING, trimming. Fully insured. Over 9 years experience. Call 608-220-4025. LAWN MOWING. Free Estimates. Good Work. Fair Price. 608-8735216 LAWN SERVICES-MOWING, Trimming, Blowing, Aerate, Thatch, Sweep. Please Contact Leroy. 608445-6921. THEY SAY people don’t read those little ads, but YOU read this one, didn’t you? Call now to place your ad, 873-6671 or 835-6677.

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FOR SALE: 13 Springing heifers, due in June. 608-988-6945.

GREENWOOD APARTMENTS. Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently has 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $810 per month,includes heat, water, and sewer. 608-835-6717 Located at:139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575 STOUGHTON 2-BEDROOM 2 unit building. Parking for 1 car per unit in back lot. No Pets. Rent $750. Available April. 608-332-6013 STOUGHTON. TIRED of the To-Do-List? Consider this no maintenance, 2 bedroom, 2 bath top floor condo in a SECURITY BUILDING with underground parking. All appliances including washer & dryer. $900. 608-695-2565. STOUGHTON. UPPER 2-bedroom, $825 per month. 873-3679. ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors 55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $810 per month. Includes heat, water and sewer. Professionally managed. Located at 300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI 53589. 608-877-9388.

Storage Space For Rent ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE 10x10 10x15 10x20 10x25 10x30 Security Lights-247 access OREGONB/ROOKLYN CALL 608-444-2900 DEER POINT STORAGE Convenient location behind Stoughton Lumber. Clean-Dry Units 24-HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS 5x10 thru 12x25 608-335-3337 FRENCHTOWN SELF-STORAGE Only 6 miles South of Verona on Hwy PB. Variety of sizes available now. 10x10=$60month 10x15=$70month 10x20=$80month 10x25=$90month 12x30=$115month Call 608-424-6530 or 1-888-878-4244 NORTH PARK STORAGE 10x10 through 10x40, plus 14x40 with 14' door for RV & Boats. Come & go as you please. 608-873-5088 RASCHEIN PROPERTY STORAGE 6x10 thru 10x25 Market Street/Burr Oak Street in Oregon Call 608-520-0240 UNION ROAD STORAGE 10x10 - 10x1510x20 - 12x30 24-7 Access Security Lights and Cameras Credit Cards Accepted 608-835-0082 1128 Union Road, Oregon, WI Located on the corner of Union Road and Lincoln Road

Mobile Homes NEW FACTORY Built Homes 3 BR, 2 BA put on your foundation. $59,980 HORKHEIMER HOMES Hazelton, IA. 800-632-5985.

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

Farm FOR RENT, Town of Verona, 9 Acres, ideal for Hemp or Hopps. 608-234-1355. FRITZ BARN PAINTING Rusty roofs, metal buildings, grain bins. Free-estimate. 608-221-3510. RENT SKIDLOADERS MINI-EXCAVATORS TELE-HANDLER and these attachments. Concrete breaker, posthole auger,landscape rake, concrete bucket,pallet forks, trencher, rock hound,broom, teleboom, stump grinder. By the day, week, or month. Carter & Gruenewald Co. 4417 Hwy 92, Brooklyn, WI 608-455-2411. THE Oregon Observer CLASSIFIEDS, the best place to buy or sell. Call 873-6671 or 835-6677.

FOR SALE: Six Holstein springing heifers, month or less off. 608-7789600 or 608-574-2782.

3 Great CDL A Drivers Call to Qualify - Apply by April 30, 2019 Within Hour of HWY 151 Steady Income 100% PAID Benefits Dedicated Lanes Non-hazmat Tanker Company Training Excellent Hometime 2 years experience

SIX BEEF cross calves weaned $400 each, started beef cross calves 3-7 weeks old $275-$375 each, 6 Holstein steers weaned $285 each. 608-4824534. CLASSIFIEDS, 873-6671 or 835-6677. It pays to read the fine print. WANTED TO Buy: Open dairy heifers, small or large groups. 608-778-3699.

Machinery FOR SALE: 1086 International tractor with cab. 900 hrs on over haul, new clutch, flywheel and TA, 90% tires, everything works good. Needs paint, work done by implement shop. $13,500 obo. John Deere 5500 tractor, 4x4, quick tach loader and bucket, 5400 hrs, tires 85%, nice shape, works good. $18,700 obo. Farmall Super C, new paint, 1 new rear tire, 6ft woods mower, $3,000 obo. John Deere 115 back blade, new paint, HYD cylinder re-built, $2,000 obo. Ford Ferguson, rear cultivator, $75. 608-794-2108 or 608-723-9805. FOR SALE: JD 7000 6 row corn planter. 608-943-6142. Wanted: NH Rolabar rake and Brillion seeder. 608-943-6142.

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The Village of Oregon is now accepting applications for the following LTE Positions: Seasonal Parks Person LTE position for seasonal mowing of parks, public property, and drainage ways. The term of this position would be approximately April – October – 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. M-F not to exceed 40 hrs. per week. Salary range for the position is $10.00-$12.00 per hour based on experience. Seasonal Grounds Person LTE position for seasonal Grounds Person for the Parks and Public Works Department. The term of this position would be approximately May – August – 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. M-F not to exceed 40 hrs. per week. Salary range for the position is $10.00-$12.00 per hour based on experience. Seasonal Water Person LTE position for seasonal position in the Water Department. The term of this position would be approximately May – August – hours generally 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. M-F not to exceed 40 hrs. per week. Salary range for this position is $10.00-$12.00 per hour based on experience. Seasonal Cemetery Grounds Person LTE position for seasonal mowing and maintenance at the Prairie Mound Cemetery. Duties include mowing, trimming, cleaning off grave markers, small pruning, and general cemetery maintenance. The term of this position would be approximately April – October – hours generally 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. M-F not to exceed 40 hrs. per week. Salary range for this position is $12.00 per hour. The applications and job description are available on the Village’s website www.vil.oregon.wi.us, at the Village Clerk’s Office, Village of Oregon, 117 Spring Street, Oregon, WI 55375, or call (608) 835-3118 to have information mailed. Applications must be returned to the same address no later than 4:30 p.m. on April 26, 2019. MUST BE 16 YEARS OF AGE TO APPLY AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Do you like to meet people? Are you self-motivated? Do you possess computer skills? If you answered yes, let’s talk! Consider joining our Unified Newspaper Group (UNG) team in a flexible full-time, advertising sales and administrative role. This is a very rewarding opportunity where you will process classified ads, sell special projects, welcome and assist customers by phone and inperson, process reports and provide other administrative functions. Office hours will be split between our Oregon and Verona locations. This is a flexible-full time position (averages 38 hours per week) and is eligible for our full benefits package which includes paid time off, health/ dental/vision insurance, healthy activity reimbursement and much more! Interested in learning more about our publications? Visit us at unifiednewsgroup.com. Apply online as shown below. Please include your resume and a cover letter.

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FOR RENT-VERONA, WI2-Bedroom Apt., $820/mo, includes heat and all appliances. Off street parking, On-site laundry. NO PETS. Call 608-556-7331 for showing.

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FOR SALE: Reg. Polled Hereford Bulls, fertility and performance tested, will hold until needed. Owego Stock Farm. 608-543-3778.

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

TEDDY BEARS, Poochons, Cockapoos, Cavapoos, 2-Cavachons, 3-Yorkies Yorkiepoo $695-$1295. 1-Blue Merle-Mini Goldendoodle (Hipsgenetic tested) $2,400 #474872 www.SpringGreenPups.com We help train! 608-574-7931.

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WANTED TO RENT: Barn or shed with or without land and/or house. References available upon request. Text 608-558-5566.

PUREBRED GOLDEN Retriever puppies, 2 females, 5 males, both parents registered, first shots, available after April 12, $550 each. After all pups are sold all customers names will be put in a box. Two names will be chosen for a $200 refund each. Moses Renno, 607 Mitchell Hollow Rd. Platteville, WI. 53818. No Sunday sales.

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