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Genesis Housing gets fixup money Board approves $168K for 40-yearold low-rent project AMBER LEVENHAGEN Unified Newspaper Group

The apartment buildings across from the Oregon Area Senior Center have remained largely the same since their construction in the early 1970s. But that could change, as the Oregon Village Board approved $168,000 Monday night for Genesis Housing to renovate three of its buildings that are home to mostly rent-subsidized apartments. The $1 million project

comprises an $840,000 grant and a 25 percent match from the village, which was required by the other lender. The money comes from the village’s affordable housing fund and it’s the first time that fund has been used. The account was established after the village closed the business park tax-increment financing district in 2017, village administrator Mike Gracz explained at the meeting, and has a balance of about $485,000. The fund was established, Gracz explained, when the Village Board took advantage of a

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Brooklyn Elementary School students Kaliyah Rynes and Charlotte Keenan write out positive messages earlier this spring, as part of the schools Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support (PBIS) programming. PBIS is used district-wide, but focuses on more games and fun activities at the elementary and intermediate school (K-6) grades.

Helping fight Staying positive, having fun against hunger Elementaries, RCI have different ways of teaching PBIS Oregon residents’ philanthropy supported by sports heroes

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Dialing the number of a Green Bay Packers legend at three in the afternoon, Wayne Bisek received a “What do you want!” from the other end of the line. Undeterred, Bisek used the names of two former Packers who are on the Buckets for Hunger “celebrity board of directors” to try to get Ray Nitschke on board with his charitable intentions. Once he mentioned Jim Taylor and Jerry Kramer, Nitschke cooled down, Bisek said, and he asked

Bisek to call him back in a couple days after he’d had a chance to talk with his former teammates. The next time they talked, the former linebacker calmly asked, “What would you like me to do for you?” Bisek and his wife Vickie Carroll have been forging relationships like this for nearly 25 years, auctioning signed sports memorabilia to help them raise money for food pantries. Married for the past 38 years, the Oregon couple’s nonprofit “Buckets for Hunger” has collected more than $2 million for charity since 1995, and on April 30 Bisek and Carroll received a community volunteer award for lifetime achievement from the

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Prairie View has its “Three Big Expectations.” In Brooklyn, kids help drive the “Energy Bus.” At Netherwood Knoll, “Everyday Superheroes” show their powers through emotional regulation and spreading kindness, and at Rome Corners, students’ good deeds can earn a spot as a contestant in “Mr. Z’s ROAR Assemblies.” While they’re all done in a spirit of fun, the activities have become ways for Oregon School District educators to introduce and reinforce Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, part of the district’s long-term focus on students’ social-emotional learning. PBIS is a systematic method of a reward-focused, proactive approach to schoolwide behavior, and OSD began using it around a decade ago. Since then, PBIS has evolved independently at the schools over time – particularly

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How each school teaches PBIS Page 13 when it comes to the younger grades like elementary (grades K-4) and intermediate schools (5-6). While there are more games and PBIS-related contests in the elementary and intermediate grades than there are at the higher levels, the foundations and concepts are similar. That helps the district coordinate the implementation of the concept as its students eventually funnel into OMS and OHS. It’s all part of a larger structure to help social-emotional learning, said district student services director Candace Weidensee. She said PBIS – which models and reinforces expected behaviors for students, rather

This spring, the Observer is looking at how the Oregon School District has used Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) at its various schools to help with student behavior and achievement. April: Series overview This month: Elementary and intermediate schools June: Oregon middle school and high school than focusing on incorrect behavior and punishments – is a “method of addressing those skillsets the child hasn’t come in with.” “We teach reading, math, academic subjects – the difference now from when we went to school is we’re also needing to teach behaviors,” she wrote the Observer in an email. “We probably needed it back then. We just probably didn’t do it.”

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It’s a Bike Rodeo In a joint effort between the Oregon Rotary Club and school district, the two entities hosted Bike Rodeos for second- through fourth-grade students at Brooklyn, Prairie View and Netherwood Knoll Elementary Schools within the last month. The last Bike Rodeo took place on Wednesday, May 15, at NKE. While some students

brought their own bikes, others were on hand for them to borrow. The events were made possible through rotary funding and donations from several local businesses. Wendell Matzke, rotary club Bike Rodeo chair, said each rodeo consisted of helmet checks, bike inspections and obstacle courses. The students learned how to properly maneuver their

bikes and wear safety gear. They were also scored for how well they performed at each station. Members of the Oregon Police Department were present at the rodeos to help with helmet checks. Email Emilie Heidemann at emilie.heidemann@wcinet. com or follow her on Twitter at @HeidemannEmilie.

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30 firefighters spent an hour searching for source of smoke EMILIE HEIDEMANN Unified Newspaper Group

OHS wins statewide theater awards ‘The Wizard of Oz’ recognized in 6 categories SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group

Oregon High School’s production of “The Wizard of Oz” made it down the yellow brick road and found a reward at the end. The show, performed Nov. 9-11 at the high school’s performing arts center, and its cast and crew received recognition in the annual Jerry Awards for on-stage and behind-thescenes work. The Jerry Awards have

recognized high school musical programs each year since the 2009-10 school year. This year, the program reviewed 98 productions from 92 different theater organizations or high schools in 30 counties around the state, according to a news release. There will be a show to honor the winners Sunday, June 9, at the Overture Center in Madison, which will include performances by the Outstanding Award recipients. The show will be livestreamed on Wisconsin Public Television. Oregon’s stage performers who received awards were Elyse Harvancik as Dorothy for “Outstanding

Lead” and Miranda Moore as the Wicked Witch of the West for “Outstanding Supporting,” according to the release. Kendra TeBeest received the “Spirit Award,” given to one member of each production reviewed. The school’s orchestra was among 10 to receive the “Outstanding Orchestra” designation, and Samantha Kapusta and Pamela Grant each received recognition for “Outstanding Costume” work. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.

Housing: Village’s first use of affordable housing fund Continued from page 1 p r ov i s i o n i n s t a t e l aw allowing it to hold its TIF district open for an extra year and put the surplus into an affordable housing fund. Genesis Housing was incorporated as a nonprofit in 1971 with a goal to build affordable housing for senior citizens, Genesis board of directors president Scott Meier told the board. Only a few updates have been made since. “The (28 year old) roofs need to be replaced, there’s an original boiler from 1978 that we’d love to see gone, those are some examples of some big-ticket items,” Meier said Monday night. “We would plan to filter it down into smaller items that our residents would notice easier than the roof over their head or the boiler.” The funding from the village is only part of the process for funding the renovations. Meier said Genesis is applying for an $840,000 grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, though the bank requires any project it funds to have 25 percent of costs from another source at the time of the application.

Genesis originally applied for that grant in 2015, which was “an arduous process,” but its application didn’t score high enough to qualify. Meier said the team has since worked with an expert and analyzed the increased need for affordable housing, and with the financial support of the village, it’s more likely to be successful this time around. Meier said the $840,000 grant is “a pretty generous amount” and that the money from the village was enough to “fill that remaining gap to make this all possible.”

Housing for seniors Genesis Housing has its main office in Oregon and 56 apartment units across four locations, including one in Brooklyn. While the grant would support projects in all locations, Meier said the money awarded by the village would only be used for the Oregon properties: 230 S. Oak St., 240 Waterman St. and 210 Park St. Run by a team of volunteers, Genesis is supported by USDA Rural Development, which has a mission to improve the economy and quality of life in rural

America. Genesis apartments include single and two bedroom units and are available for people either over the age of 62 or considered “disadvantaged” under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Rent maxes out at $630, including all utilities. That low rent, while helpful for those struggling financially, has limited the opportunity for renovations and updates, Meier said. In addition to making the units more visually appealing with appliance updates, new parking lots and other improvements, Meier said, Genesis wants to reduce rent costs by making environmentally sustainable updates. “We’ve been working hard to identify ways to further update and secure those existing buildings,” he said. “They’re in decent shape, but a lot of the material is 42 years old and needs updates.”

D e c e m b e r. T h e m o n ey would be available in early 2020. The Oregon Community Bank, which is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago network, is sponsoring Genesis’ application. After the first request was declined in 2015, Meier said Genesis was encouraged to apply again. “It’s a very competitive, data-driven grant,” Meier explained after the meeting. “It creates a score, and typically the difference between winning and losing a grant is one-tenth of a point. It’s very important to be careful and score every single point.” He said Genesis is more familiar with the process this year, especially after hearing some feedback about the first process. “It just meant that others demonstrated a better need than we did,” he said. “We had an excellent application last time… which is why we were highly encouraged Getting the grant to apply again this year,” he Meier said the Federal said. Home Loan Bank of ChiContact Amber Levenhacago awards more than $26 gen at amber.levenhagen@ million in grants annually. wcinet.com. The deadline to apply is in early June, and awards are announced in mid

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Area firefighters spent nearly an hour searching for the source of a hidden fire, the smoke of which filled the inside of Ace’s Main Tap on Friday, May 17. Oregon Fire Chief Glenn Linzmeier told the Observer a dozen firefighters responded to complaints of smoke in the bar’s interior at around 7:57 p.m. Another 18 fire officials from the Fitchburg and McFarland joined them shortly after, Linzmeier said. He said the fire resulted in no damage to Ace’s Main Tap, or any of the surrounding downtown buildings, and nobody was injured. All guests of the restaurant and residents of the apartments above were safely evacuated, Linzmeier said. “ We wo n ’t l e t p e o ple back in until there’s

absolutely no chance of fire,” Linzmeier said. While he said officials couldn’t see any flames, smoke continued to build up inside the 121 S. Main St. building. Linzmeier said customers of the Charlie’s on Main basement speakeasy also detected smoke. He said the firefighters used thermal imaging cameras and techniques like blowing fresh air into the building to see where embers lit up. Linzmeier said the cause of the fire was likely a cigarette that fell into a crack that’s right next to the bar building, as officials later determined the fire came from debris inside a gap between the basement wall and the sidewalk. Smoke built up inside the gap and moved into the bar’s basement, he said. Officials extinguished the fire by flooding water into the gap after other firefighters crawled into the mere 30 to 40 inches of space to keep watch.

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Green space will make library attractive We are writing in response to the May 11 article entitled “Neighbors wary of library parking lots.” We live on Johnson Street, near where the library parking lot entrance/exit will be. The article was well-written and correct; the neighbors are wary of adding 120 parking spaces to the library lot. This virtually eliminates the green space on that lot because over two-thirds of the site is taken up by parking and the building. This is the last remaining green space in downtown Oregon and it is precious to the neighborhood and community. We all understand that a village ordinance states that for every 250 square feet of space dedicated to people, developers are required to provide one parking space to store empty cars. What we are advocating for is a variance to the ordinance. A recent count of parking spaces near the library has found 139 on-street parking spots, as well as another 61 in the Netherwood Knoll Elementary School parking lot. That means we already have dedicated almost 60,000 square feet of public space for parking near the library. Many of these spaces are even closer to the proposed library than the parking spaces planned near Johnson Street. Large library events are likely to occur in the evenings or during the summer, when demand for spaces at Netherwood

Knoll will be low. We already have underutilized parking spaces in this neighborhood, and there is no reason to add 120 additional paved spots. Those 120 spots will require paving an additional 30,000 square feet of public green space to store empty cars. Green space is what will make this library attractive to the community. When presented with multiple options for the library site layout, the committee unanimously selected the layout that preserved the largest patch of green space. Reasons for this included the contemplative nature of green areas, the safety benefits of providing a place for children to play and explore that is separated from cars and the tranquility provided when library patrons are away from the parking and hustle and bustle of traffic. This “largest” patch of remaining green space is just a fraction of what it could be. We don’t disagree that people will likely drive to the library. We feel there is already plenty of parking for the library, and we know that green space will make people excited about visiting the library and proud of the resource. Brent and Dana Teske Village of Oregon

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There’s a Green New Deal right under our noses A fter inhaling my usual breakfast of four Twinkies and a liter of Mountain Dew, I headed out to the yard the other day to scythe the lawn. Yes, I mean cutting the grass by hand. I love the feeling of moral superiority I get from using my own muscles to mow rather than climate-disrupting fossil fuel. Of course, getting that big sugar hit into my stomach does involve burning some tar-sandsderived petroleum in tractors, harvesters, sugar refineries, bakeries, bottling plants and Noeldner delivery trucks. And pouring fuel directly into a 26-horsepower zero-turn-radius riding mower would be the labor-saving, economically rational thing to do. But that would be cheating – and ecologically immoral! After hacking away for an hour – and then downing three Advil tablets to alleviate the shooting pains in my back – I stood there and looked at the windrows of sweet-smelling grass. With the added ingredients of clover and violets, the aroma was heavenly. It all got me thinking about the idea of the Green New Deal and how each of us at home can accomplish what Congress can’t. But then I had to think through the many complications involved in the alternatives we have. My first thought was that feeding my accumulated pile to a Holstein would yield about three gallons of the superbly delicious milk that comes only from cows that graze on fresh new spring pasture. I’d manually pitched many a ton of hay and silage into those four-legged mooing bioreactors when I was a lad, so I have a fairly good idea of the ratio between input and output.

But hold your horses, Hans! Cows fart – and even worse, they belch. I realized I’d better not dream of thick cream floating to the top of the pail when good old Bessie allegedly numbers among the top emitters of methane on Earth. OK, you hazard-fraught clippings, it’s off to the compost pile with you! Ferment away, break down into harmless mulch, and in a year or two, I’ll spread you on the garden. Maybe a tiny fraction of your once-sequestered carbon will remain locked-up in the soil for a century or two. But then it occurred to me that decomposing is what would happen to you inside the gut of a cow, albeit in a day rather than a year. In fact, the Foster Mothers of the Human Race are basically high-tech ambulatory compost piles, which by the grace of God have formed a mutually beneficial joint venture with cellulose-chowing microbes. And compost piles outside of cows aren’t innocent of methane emissions, either. Dane County installs networks of collection pipes in their landfill sites, and methane is the burped-out stuff that spins their electricity-generating gas turbines. There’s more to ponder. Like the importance of grass in our ecosystem. Ecologists made a big fuss about the role of tropical rainforests in Earth’s climatic systems years ago, but they have finally realized what should have been obvious from the get-go: A forest can’t sequester much carbon if stuff completely rots shortly after it dies or gets eaten up. So while tropical rainforests do contain a heck of a lot of living biomass, they don’t accumulate it. But prairies do. The vast inland seas of grasses and forbs that built up the incredibly fertile soils of the Great Plains were one of the most

effective carbon-capturing ecosystems ever. Bison were an integral part of this ecosystem, with perhaps 60 million of them chomping down heaps of vegetation, stampeding all over the place, pooping out Paul Bunyan-sized cowpies… and belching. East of the Mississippi, elk played a similar role in savannah ecosystems. All that carbon sequestration managed to happen with millions of eructating ruminants in the picture. It seems obvious eliminating most cows from the planet would not help as much as, say, eliminating most fossil-fueled mowing. Consider the facts. I used to use about one gallon of gas each time I mowed and weed-whacked our 3/10ths of an acre lawn. Mowing 10 times per season, that worked out to about 30 gallons per acre. Meanwhile, farmers use about two gallons per acre to plant and harvest corn, and it produces something we actually need. To fret about farmers’ frugal emissions with Toros and Snappers and Cub Cadets belching away under our butts is ridiculous. The “little bits” of gas we use to mow our lawns add up. There are about 40 million acres of lawn in the United States – about half as much as is used to grow corn. That’s a Godawful lot of emitting to do nothing more than feed our eyes. There’s a Green New Deal waiting for us right out the front door, and no waiting for Congress to pass legislation. It’s time to retire the greenhouse-gas spewing lawn equipment. Cutting back on excuses for all of our “not-enough-to-matter” emissions is a whole lot more important than cutting 40 million acres of grass. Hans Noeldner is a Village of Oregon resident.

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Hunger: Buckets program has raised $2.3M

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The village is seeking public input on its plans to reconstruct a major intersection on the east side of town this fall. Public works director Jeff Rau said he predicts – and prefers – the intersection of Janesville and Park streets be controlled by traffic lights rather than a roundabout, and asks the public to weigh in on the proposals at the public event. He said the work is necessary to address an “unsafe” intersection for pedestrians and the “dire”

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An effective tandem Buckets for Hunger has a “local” board of directors in addition to the celebrity board, many of whom have been with the charity since the beginning, Bisek said. Bisek and Carroll’s children Melanie, AJ and Cole have been involved since the start as well. The core duties for Buckets for Hunger, however, fall to Bisek and Carroll. Bisek said he does a lot of the work while his wife is on one of her 3-11 p.m. nursing shifts.

Bisek writes the newsletter and initiates fundraisers, and Carroll later proofreads the material and works out the logistics of events. “ N o t h i n g l e ave s t h i s office without her looking at it for me,” Bisek said. “I like to write but she’s great at finding the little details that I miss.” Carroll said Bisek is the “creative energy, idea guy,” giving an example of how he would introduce his latest fundraising schemes. He would tell her, “‘Jerry Kramer is coming to the golf outing in Bergamont in a month. How about if we have a meet and greet on that Tuesday night,’” Carroll said. “Now I get to find a place to do it and people to work it.” She said she donates her time because she enjoys helping others in need, something Bisek saw from others firsthand when he was young and his family struggled to make ends meet. “I grew up not having food on the table all the time,” Bisek recalled. When he was nine years old, a man delivered groceries to his family on Christmas Eve, said “Merry Christmas” and left. “And I never forgot that because I thought, you know, there are people out there that care about me and hopefully we can do that for someone else,” Bisek said. “It’s very rewarding to know you’re helping someone you’ll never meet and maybe, just maybe, you’ll give them a sense of hope for their family.”

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United Way of Dane County. Nominating each other for the United Way award, they said they only pursued the recognition to secure the $1,000 donation that came with it. “I love being able to help other people and it’s when you think about two and a half million dollars that the two of us have raised over 24 years, that just boggles the mind,” Bisek said. Bisek credited the success of Buckets for Hunger to volunteers, board members, donors, buyers, bidders and sponsors. Bisek is a financial advisor and Carroll works as a nurse, but they “make the time” to work on their charity, Carroll said. “We get it done somehow.”

Bisek and Carroll would take that advice and the auctions proved much more successful fundraisers. Buckets for Hunger would also assemble an all-star team of Wisconsin sports legends including John Brockington, Jerry Kramer, Jim Taylor and Michael Finley who would serve on an honorary “celebrity board of directors.” This group has grown to include the likes of former Badger Ron Dayne and former Milwaukee Brewer Paul Molitor. The charity’s most successful events combine the effectiveness of auctions with this star power. One such event featured former Packers greats such as Bart Starr and Paul Hornung. “We were charging $200 a seat and we sold 300 seats at the Monona Terrace Convention Center,” Bisek said. “We raised $100,000 in one night, which was amazing.” As of May 10, Buckets for Hunger has raised around $2,330,000, and with a staff of volunteers, every cent goes to charity.

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Bisek got the idea for Buckets for Hunger while working for financial services firm American Express in 1995. Through its Charge for Hunger program, the company would donate a fraction of customer credit card purchases to hunger relief and match dollar for dollar any money raised for food pantries, Bisek said, which inspired him to start his own philanthropic efforts. Bisek and Carroll started Buckets for Hunger with a celebrity basketball game between Wisconsin Badger basketball alumni and Oregon Area High School alumni and soon followed up with a raffle of about 25 items. “I did not know at the time that we would just continue and continue and continue, but we enjoyed it enough, my friends and associates and family, that we just kept on doing it and it grew,” Bisek said. In the early days of the charity, when professional athletes could be found in phone directories, Bisek called the business of retired Baltimore Colts quarterback Johnny Unitas hoping for a donation of items to Buckets for Hunger. Bisek thought he would get a secretary but would instead receive vital advice that would shape the success of his budding nonprofit. “Phone rings and a gentleman picks it up and I said, ‘Hello. I’m looking for Johnny Unitas.’ He goes, ‘This is Johnny Unitas. What would you like?’” Bisek told the Observer. “10 minutes later I told him all about what we were doing and he said, ‘You’ve got to stop doing raffles, Wayne. You’ve got to start doing auctions.’”

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The Oregon Middle School band will The library will host a “Getting perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 23. Started with Ancestry” class from 6-7 at the Oregon High School Performing p.m. Thursday, May 30. Arts Center, 456 N. Perry Pkwy. Attendees will use the library’s For information, call 835-4800. subscription to ancestry.com to discover their history. Caregiver class Registration is required. For information, call 835-3656. The senior center will had a “Powerful Tools for Caregivers” program at 1 p.m. Thursdays starting May 30 through July Dads & Donuts 11. The library will host “Dads & Donuts” This program will show participants from 10-10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 1. who care for those with injuries and Attendees will join in on stories and illnesses how to reduce stress, improve songs followed by donuts and juice for confidence, manage time and goals, kids and coffee for the adults. solve problems, communicate feelings, The storytime is meant for children make tough decisions and locate under six, though the public is welcome resources. for the entire event. The cost is $25 and includes For information, call 835-3656. snacks and the Caregiver Handbook. Scholarships are available if cost is an Chronic pain program issue. The senior center will host a “Healthy For information, call 835-5801. Living with Chronic Pain” program at 1

p.m. Tuesdays from June 4 through July 9. This high-level, evidence-based program will teach attendees how to manage chronic pain and live healthier and happier lives. The program will meet two and a half hours per session. The cost of attending a program is $20 which covers materials and snacks. Registration is required. For information, call 835-5801.

RCI band concert The Rome Corners Intermediate School band will perform from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 4. The fifth grade band will perform at 6 p.m. and the sixth grade band will follow at 7 p.m. at the RCI gym, 1111 S. Perry Pkwy. The public is invited to attend this concert. For information, call 835-4700.

Community calendar Thursday, May 23

• Library closed from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. • 1 p.m., Senior gadgets class, senior center, 835-5801 • 6:30-8 p.m., Bookmobile at the gazebo, 100 Hotel St., Brooklyn, dcls.info • 7 p.m., Oregon Middle School band concert, Oregon High School Performing Arts Center, 456 N. Perry Pkwy., 835-4800

Monday, May 27

• Library closed for Memorial Day • 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and 12 p.m., Memorial Day ceremonies, Brooklyn Area Veterans Memorial, Oregon Veterans Memorial and Fitchburg Fire Station No. 2, West Main Street, corner of Main and Jefferson Streets and 2931 Marketplace Dr., 712-3537

Tuesday, May 28

• 9-11 a.m., Food distribution and collection, Oregon Area Food Pantry, 107 N. Alpine Parkway, oregonfoodpantry@hotmail.com

Wednesday, May 29

• 2 p.m., 39th anniversary celebration with Krause Family Band, senior center, 835-5801 • 6-7 p.m., Yoga, Brooklyn Community Building, 102 N. Rutland Ave., 455-4201

Thursday, May 30

• 1 p.m., ‘Powerful Tools for Caregivers’ (cost is $25, Thursdays through July 11), 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 • 6-7 p.m., “Getting Started with Ancestry” class, library, 835-3656 • 6:30-8 p.m., Bookmobile at the gazebo, 100 Hotel St., Brooklyn, dcls.info

Saturday, June 1

• 10 a.m., “Dads & Donuts,” library, 835-3656

Monday, June 3

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

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, May 23 WOW: Oregon Village Board Meeting (May 20) ORE: OMS Choir Performance @ OMS (May 16)

Monday, May 27 WOW: Oregon Chamber of Commerce Meeting (May 16) ORE: RCI Choir Concert @ RCI (May 21)

Friday, May 24 WOW: A Leap Above Dance –Private Lesson Showcase @ PAC: (May 17) ORE: NKE Orchestra Performance @ PAC (May 20)

Tuesday, May 28 WOW: Academy of Sound Recitals @ PAC (May 19) ORE: Oregon Panthers Girls Soccer vs Verona (May 21)

Saturday, May 25 WOW: Oregon Area Fire Department Presentation: Stop the Bleed (May 11) ORE: Oregon Panthers Girls Soccer vs Edgewood (May 10) Sunday, May 26 WOW: Community of Life Lutheran Church Service ORE: Oregon Panthers Girls Soccer vs Watertown (May 14)

Tuesday, June 4

• 9-11 a.m., Food distribution and collection, Oregon Area Food Pantry, 107 N. Alpine Parkway, oregonfoodpantry@hotmail.com • 1 p.m., “Healthy Living with Chronic Pain” (through July 9), senior center, 835-5801 • 1 p.m., Movie matinee: “On the Basis of Sex”, senior center, 8355801

Wednesday, May 29 WOW: Senior Center Presentation: Senior Gadgets (May 23) ORE: OMS Bands Performance @ PAC (May 23) Thursday, May 30 WOW: VFW FundraiserMaggie Mae @ PAC (April 27) ORE: NKE Spring Musical @ PAC: Alice the Musical (April 26)

• 6-8 p.m., Rome Corners Intermediate band concert (Fifth grade at 6 p.m.; Sixth grade at 7 p.m.), RCI Gym, 1111 S. Perry Pkwy., 8354700 • 7-8 p.m., Oregon Community Band Concert in the Park, Triangle/ Waterman Park in Downtown Oregon, 835-3697 • 7-8:30 p.m., Janesville/Park Street intersection public information meeting, Oregon Village Hall, 117 Spring St., 835-3118

Wednesday, June 5

• 9-11 a.m., Oregon High School senior capstone discussions, Oregon High School, 456 N. Perry Pkwy., 835-4300 • 6-7 p.m., Yoga, Brooklyn Community Building, 102 N. Rutland Ave., 455-4201

Thursday, June 6

• 10 a.m., Sensory storytime/open play, library, 835-3656 • 1 p.m., ‘Powerful Tools for Caregivers’ (cost is $25, Thursdays through July 11), senior center, 835-5801 • 6 p.m., Craftivism, library, 8353656 • 6:30-8 p.m., Bookmobile at the gazebo, 100 Hotel St., Brooklyn, dcls.info

Senior center Monday, May 27 CLOSED FOR MEMORIAL DAY Tuesday, May 28 Beef Pot Pie with Biscuit Top Creamed Spinach Apple Juice Strawberry Jell-O MO – Veggie Meatballs NCS – SF Jell-O Wednesday, May 29 Chicken and Gravy NAS – No Gravy over White bread Mashed Potatoes Green Beans Orange Carnival Cookie MO – Veggie Chicken and Gravy NCS – SF Cookie Pkt. Thursday, May 30 My Meal, My Way Lunch at Ziggy’s Smokehouse and Ice Cream Parlor! Friday, May 31 *Saucy BBQ Ribs Cheesy Potatoes Corn Dinner Roll Melon Mix Lemon Bars MO – Black Bean Burger NCS – SF Cookie Pkt. SO - Hummus Platter *Contains Pork

Monday, May 27 CLOSED FOR MEMORIAL DAY Tuesday, May 28 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:00 Veterans’ Group 9:30 Bingo 9:45 Zumba Gold 12:30 Sheepshead 12:30 Shopping at Pick-N-Save 5:30 StrongWomen Wednesday, May 29 9:00 CLUB 12:45 Silver Sneakers 1:00 Euchre 2:00 Anniversary Celebration! Thursday, May 30 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:00 Pool Players 9:45 Zumba Gold 10:30 StrongWomen 12:30 Shopping at Bill’s 1:00 Cribbage 1:00 Powerful Tools for the Caregiver 5:30 StrongWomen Friday, May 31 9:00 CLUB 9:30 Blood Pressure 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.

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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

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

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

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

Zwingli United Church of Christ – Paoli

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

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

Love and Strife And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.” 2 Timothy 2:24-26 NIV The two fundamental moral forces at work in the world are love and strife. Love nurtures and comforts us while strife depletes and annoys us. Love is the spirit of reconciliation and patient, unselfish endurance that allows us to get along with our fellow man, while strife is the spirit of struggle and selfish egoism that creates divisions among us. And while it is true that God is love, and that love is associated with virtue and holiness while strife tends toward vice and sin, the truth is more complicated. After all, God uses strife to help us grow and develop. The patriarchs of the Bible all encountered strife in their lives. The Israelites were enslaved, driven from their homeland, and forced to live in the desert. Jacob literally wrestled with God, and was renamed Israel after this struggle. Perhaps the ideal way to think about the twin forces of love and strife is that love is the force that allows us to prevail when we strive. Love is usually the best way to settle strife. We know we will be challenged in our lives, and how much better to meet the myriad challenges of life than to know that we are loved, and loved unconditionally. –Christopher Simon

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‘A Starry Night’ O r eg o n H i g h S c h o o l juniors and their dates gathered for their “A Starry Night” themed prom Saturday, May 18. The affair took place at the Overture Center in Madison, 201 State St. The starry event was awash with the various colors of evening attire and dresses flowing as they moved about the dance floor. - Emilie Heidemann

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From left, Jamie Flogel, prom queen and Ben Schaefer, prom king, both Oregon High School juniors, show off their evening attire before going to the Overture Center.

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From left in the front row is the Oregon High School 2019 Prom Court: Tori Phillips and Jamie Flogel; second row is Ethan Williams and Ben Schaefer; third row is Ashley Hanson, Emma Halverson and Jaelyn Nedelcoff; fourth row is Carson Smedley, Nolan Look and Collin Bjerke; fifth row is Lauren Denu, Claire Wagner, Jenna Sharkus, Chloe Schwartz and Jaison Fishwild; sixth row is Aaron Kluck, Ethan Vandermause, Brinlee Hall and Zachary Kapalcznski; seventh row is Avery Fanning and John Klus; eighth grow is David Pierce, ninth row is Liz Uhl and Adam Yates; last row is Collin Lindloff and Nathaniel Grooms.

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The Oregon boys tennis team crowned one Badger Conference title last weekend and then led the Janesville Craig subsectional on Monday, May 20.

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in the first round and then rolled 6-1, 6-2 over Stoughton freshman Hayden Schreier in the second. Sean Bychowski lost his first-round match 6-0, 6-1 to second-seeded Alex Sviatloslavsky at No. 1 singles. Freshman Brandon Thorne won his first match 6-3, 6-3 at No. 3 singles against Portage’s Emmett Benck. Thorne fell 6-0, 6-1 to Milton’s Evan Mallon. Ben Hessler won the first round 6-1, 6-3 at No. 3 singles against Monroe before dropping a second round match in three sets 5-7, 7-5, 6-4 to Watertown’s Marcus Bird.

Senior Henry Wiedemann won the No. 4 singles title at the Badger Conference tournament, which ran May 17-18, inside Nielsen Tennis Stadium. The second seed, Wiedemann went to a super tiebreaker to beat fourth-seeded Charlie Frehner of Monroe Conference doubles 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (3). Frehner Oregon won a round at beat top-seeded Henry Walsh 7-6 (2), 6-4 in the semifinals all three doubles flights, but Wiedemann prevailed came up short in the second 6-4, 6-2 over Milton’s Matt round. Seniors Sean Benet and Klinger in the semifinals. Wiedemann beat Nathan Xiong of DeForest 7-5, 6-1 Turn to Tennis/Page 11

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Senior Henry Wiedemann serves during his Badger Conference semifinal match Saturady, May 18. Wiedemann went on to win the No. 4 singles conference title, beating fourth-seeded Charlie Frehner of Monroe 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (3)

1 singles: Tyler Nelson, Waunakee def. Cole Lindwall, Monona Grove, 6-4, 6-3 2 singles: Chase Lindwall, Monona Grove def. Chris Boll, Edgewood, 6-1, 7-5 3 singles: Donovan Pfaff, Edgewood, def. Lance Nelson, Monona Grove, 6-2, 6-1 4 singles: Henry Wiedemann, Oregon def. Charlie Elliot, Monroe, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (3) 1 doubles: Kelby Mack/Noah Wankerl, Sauk Prairie def. Caden Nelson/Jacob Muz, Monona Grove, 6-2, 6-2 2 doubles: Ethan Liu/Caden Collins, Wauankee def. Mattias Allen/Bennett Wessley, Monona Grove 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 3 doubles: Keaton Straka/Will Schreiner, Monona Grove def. Austin Baucher/Elliot Stockwell, Edgewood, 6-3, 6-4

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PLAYER OF THE WEEK From May 15-21

Name: Sam Schroeder Grade: Senior Sport: Boys golf Position: No. 1 Highlight: Schroeder finsihed second in the WIAA Division 1 DeForest regional at the Lake Windsor Countyry Club on Tuesday. Honorable mentions: Noah Brindley (baseball) pitched a three-hit shutout and went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead the Panthers to a 5-0 win over Stoughton on Thursday. Carter Hendrickson (boys track) was part of the 4x200 (3:28.31) and 4x400 relays (3:28.31), which each qualified for sectionals. Bree Wannebo (girls track) had a two inch personal-best to finish second in the WIAA Division 1 Sun Prairie regional with a heave of36 feet, 10 inches. Henry Wiedmann (boys tennis) won a Badger Conference title at No. 4 singles, defeating fourth-seeded Charlie Frehner of Monroe 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (3) in the championship match on Saturday. Kendaee Nelson (softball) picthed a three-hit shutout and struck out 13 in a 3-0 regional win over Janesville Parker on Tuesday. Avary Fanning (girls soccer) scored two goals in a 5-0 win over Milton on Thursday.

Panthers qualify for sectional Oregon blanks Parker, reaches regional final MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

The blustery conditions at the Lake Windsor Country Club didn’t slow down Oregon senior Sam Schroeder. He shot an 8-overpar 80 to finish second Tuesday, May 21, at the WIAA Division 1 DeForest regional. That helped the Panthers take second with a 333, nine strokes behind regional champion Sun Prairie. The top four teams from the regional move on to the Division 1 Mukwonago sectional on Tuesday, May 28. “I’m not sure if our goal was really to win the regional,” Schroeder said. “We just wanted to get

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Oregon travels to the WIAA Division 1 Mukwonago sectional at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, May 28. through it. We don’t want that to be our best round. We still want our best in front of us.” Schroeder was efficient off the tee, hitting 11 of 18 greens, but he struggled a bit once he got there, with four three-putts. “It felt really good the way I was hitting my irons and drives,” Schroeder

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Oregon senior Sam Schroeder sinks a putt on Tuesday on No. 18 in the WIAA Division 1 DeForest regional at Lake Windsor Country Club.

Junior ace Kenadee Nelson scattered three hits over seven innings on Tuesday, May 21, and the Oregon softball team did just enough offensively to beat Janesville Parker. Nelson struck out 13 as the seventh-seeded Panthers rolled 3-0 over the 10th-seeded Vikings. All three runs came in the second inning thanks to a triple by Sam Mikkelson. Bailey Bastian and Kate Davis each singled to left field before Mikkelson tripled home a pair of runs on an 0-1 count with two outs against Janesville’s Chelsea Naber. Meghan Detra pushed the third run across

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Oregon left fielder Bailey Bastian rushes in on a short fly ball during the Panthers 3-0 win over Janesville Parker on Tuesday in a WIAA Division 1 regional.

the plate with a single to The Panthers travel to shortstop. second-seeded Milton at Naber sat down six in as 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 23, many innings. for the WIAA regional final.

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Oregon advances nine events on to sectionals JEREMY JONES Sports editor

Oregon freshman shot p u t t e r B r e e Wa n n e b o came an inch away from a WIAA Division 1 regional shot put title Monday, May 20, with a throw of 36 feet, 10 inches. The throw was a two inch personal-best and helped Wannebo qualify for the Lake Geneva sectional girls track and field meet 4 p.m. Thursday. It was one of nine Panther events to finish in the top four in Sun Prairie and earn a spot at sectionals. “It felt pretty pretty good to PR by two inches, but it kind of sucks to lose by an inch,” Wannebo said. Still, she said her goal entering the meet was just to beat her PR. She never expected to have a shot to win the entire meet. Wannebo’s goal now is to try to finish in the top three at sectionals to

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Stoughton catcher Alex Johnson puts the tag on Oregon senior Duncan Morgan in the third inning.

Brindley, Panthers shut down rival Stoughton

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Freshman Bree Wannebo had a two inch personal-best to finish second in the shot put at the WIAA Division 1 Sun Prairie regional. Wannebo posted a throw of 36 feet, 10 inches.

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qualify for state and try to “If I don’t beat that break Ellen McCorkle’s record this year, I hope to school record (38-8). Her beat it next year,” Wannebo brother, Brett, qualified for Turn to Girls/Page 12 state as a senior.

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Noah Brindley found his groove on the mound Thursday, May 16, tossing a three-hit shutout to lead Oregon to a 5-0 win over Stoughton. The senior struck out 10 and walked one. He did his part at the plate too, going 2-for-3 on Senior Night, something he said that along with Youth Night are his favorite nights as a Viking baseball player. “Everyone is hyped up, and that is always the best thing, and everyone is always better,” he said. “It’s always fun to beat Stoughton.” Brindley credited senior catcher Jack Haufle, saying they have good chemistry dating back to their youth baseball days. “When I’m a little off with my control, his framing is on point, and he knows what to call 100 percent of the time,” Brindley said. On Friday, the Panthers (10-10 overall, 7-6 Badger South) outslugged Madison Memorial 9-6 in Madison. Oregon is 6-2 in its past eight games. Senior third baseman Kevin Alvord, who has four home runs this year, said the Panthers have turned the season around. “Our energy when we come to the ballpark is a much different atmosphere than it was early in the

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Hendrickson hoping to go out on a high note in Division 1 sectional JEREMY JONES

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Senior Carter Hendrickson had opportunities to play soccer collegiately, but after winning a state title last fall for Oregon, he opted to choose running track at UW-Oshkosh instead. “ I fi n i s h e d t h e b e s t way possible, with a state championship,” he said. “I wouldn’t want to play that sport with any other team. I am going to continue my track career and see where it takes me.” This week, Hendrickson headed toward the end of his high school track career as one of three Panther individuals and

4x400 relay: Hendrickson, Ian Ganshert, Yordanos Zelinski, Matt Kissling and Carter Hendrickson, 3:28.31 4x200 relay: Ryan McCorkle, Kamron Armstrong, Carter Hendrickson and Matt Kissling, 1:31.2 200: Matt Kissling, 22.84 300 hurdles: Ian Ganshert, 42.69 110 hurdles: Donovan Johnson, 16.24 two relays to qualify for Thursday’s WIAA Division 1 sectional in Lake Geneva. The top four at the Sun Prairie regional on Monday, May 20, moved on to sectionals. The top three

there qualify for state. Hendrickson was part of a third-place finish on the 4x400-meter relay at state last year and chose to focus on relays rather than the open 400. Senior

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What’s next Oregon hosts Verona in a WIAA Division 1 regional at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 28.

10 seniors. “The light is at the end of the tunnel for some of these seniors,” coach Jake Soule said. “Instead of kind of coasting, they are all rising to the occasion.”

Oregon 9, Memorial 6 season,” Alvord said. “I think that is a big part in us getting better and hopefully making a playoff run.” Oregon received an eight seed in the WIAA Division 1 regional and will host ninth-seeded Verona at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 28. The Panthers have a senior-dominated team with

On Saturday, senior first baseman Matt Rusch went 2-for-3 and drove in three runs on Saturday to lead the Panthers to a 9-6 nonconference road win over Madison Memorial The Panthers scored two runs in the first inning to jump out to an early lead

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O r eg o n H i g h S c h o o l graduate Alex Duff will compete at the NCAA DIvision III Track and Field Championships with the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s men’s track and Duff field team. Duff, a junior at Whitewater, will compete in the 110-meter hurdles and 400 hurdles at nationals on Thursday, May 23, and Friday, May 24, in Geneva, Ohio. The five-time All-American qualified in the 110 hurdles with a time of 14.27, second-best in the nation, and the 400 hurdles with a mark of 53.30, good for 14th. Duff was an All-American in both events last season.

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With its suffocating defense, the Oregon girls soccer team clinched the Badger South Conference crown outright last week with a shutout. Oregon’s 5-0 victory over Milton on Thursday, May 16, was the team’s 10th shutout this season. The Panthers (12-0-1 overall, 7-0 Badger South) are ranked second in the Division 2 Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association, and that victory ensured they clinched the conference title outright. They have now either won or shared the Badger South championship for eight years in a row, but coach Nelson Brownell said they were in no mood to share it this year. “It was a goal of ours to win it outright,” he said. “It was definitely one of our goals this year to get 10 shutouts, and it’s good feat to accomplish.” Oregon received the No. 1 WIAA Division 1 sectional seed and will host 16th-seed Stoughton in a regional semifinal game at 7 p.m.

The Oregon boys lacrosse team improved to 9-6 overall (6-4 conference) last week with wins over the Janesville and the Eastside co-ops.

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Oregon junior forward Avary Fanning scores a goal against Verona’s Morgan Johnson in the first half of the Panthers’ 4-0 win over the Wildcats on Tuesday. Tuesday, May 28. “It puts a target on our back,” Brownell said of the top seed. “We will have to come out strong, because every team will want to knock us off.” The Panthers finished as the Division 2 state runner-up last year. Brownell said being familiar with Stoughton and facing a

conference opponent in the first round of the regional isn’t easy. “They know everything about us, and we know everything about them,” he said. “I’m sure they will make some adjustments. I would rather play a team we have not played before.”

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Baumeister Jr., Hellenbrand win openers J o h n B a u m e i s t e r J r. (NASCAR Late Models) and Gary Hellenbrand (NASCAR Dave’s White R o c k M I S fi t z ) p i c ke d up wins at the NASCAR Whelen All American Season Opener at Madison International Speedway on Friday, May 16. The NASCAR Pellitteri Waste Systems Bandits feature was rained out.

Baumeister Jr. best of the Late Models Baumeister Jr. took the lead with seven laps to go just before the rains hit the track ending the Late Model feature. With seven laps to go

Baumeister Jr. powered his way past Rusty Hansen after several attempts to take the lead followed by Bobby Wilberg and Dale Nottestad. One lap later Hansen spun coming out of turn four bringing out the race’s second caution. Baumeister Jr. chose the inside with Nottestad lining up outside followed by Wilberg and Jerry Mueller. The caution flag quickly came out when Stephen Scheel slowed on the backstretch. At this time strong storms closed in on the track bringing the race to an end and giving the victory to Baumeister Jr. Wilberg, Nottestad, Mueller and Reynolds Jr. rounded out the top five.

Nottestad was quickest in qualifying with a lap of 18.598 (96.785 mph). Heat races were won by Zack Riddle and Wilberg.

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Taylor and Brian Hellenbrand. Fast time was set by Ray Hellenbrand with a trip of 20.122 (89.454 mph). Bobby Frisch won the eight lap heat race.

Bandits feature Gary Hellenbrand took the lead with four laps to go rained out

and hung on to win the 20 lap feature for the Dave’s White Rock MISfitz. It was the debut of the new division at Madison. With four laps to go Hellenbrand pulled to the inside of Edwards to take the lead. Hellenbrand held off Edwards to pick up the win followed by Edwards, Ray Hellenbrand, Mike

Due to a weather system that was approaching the speedway, the Bandits feature was postponed until May 31 when the division will run double features. Brandon Junget set his first-ever fast time at Madison with a lap of 14.746 (61.03 mph). Winners in the heat race were Steve Dickson and Dave Schmidt.

Tuesday, May 14, to beat the Janesville Craig/Parker co-op 8-6. Senior Nolan Look scored twice and assisted on two more goals to lead the offense. Fellow senior Hunter Schultz and sophomore Maximus Rulseh e a c h a d d e d t wo g o a l s . Freshman goaltender Hayden Sharkus made 14

Seniors Christian Branson and Nate Ellingson cruised 6-0, 6-1 over Monroe in the first round at No. 3 doubles but fell 6-1, 6-0 to third-seeded Watertown.

Zak Roskos prevailed 6-3 6-1 at No. 1 doubles against Fort Atkinson but were shut out 6-0, 6-0 to Sauk Prairie. Roskos won a title at No. 4 Subsectionals singles as a sophomore. Seniors Owen Johnson and Oregon advanced on to Zach Bennett won a round at sectionals at Nos. 1, 3 and No. 2 doubles, beating Bara- 4 singles and all three douboo 6-4, 6-1 before falling bles flights in Janesville. 6-2, 7-5 to Milton. Bychowski (9-7) advanced

at No. 1 singles. Hessler (105) and Wiedemann (12-4) moved on at Nos. 3 and 4 singles. Benet and Roskos (3-3) earned a sectional bid at No. 1 doubles. Bennett and Johnson (10-5) won at No. 2 doubles and Branson and Ellingson (9-6) won at No. 3 doubles. The Panthers scored 22 points to lead the subsectional. They travel back to

Oregon splits two games to improve to 7-8 on season The Oregon girls lacrosse team improved to 7-8 overall, 3-5 conference last week with a split against Waunakee and the Eastside co-ops. The Panthers got blown out by Waunakee on Tuesd a y, M a y 1 4 . O r e g o n rebounded to knock off Eastside on Thursday, May 16.

Waunakee 23, Oregon 3 The Panthers traveled to Waunakee and lost 23-3 on Tuesday. Sophomore Izzy Newton, junior Emma Wollangk andsenior Autumn Copus each scored for Oregon. Senior Anna Davis had

trouble putting except one.” Oregon will play in the Division 1 Mukwonago sectional Thursday. Mess is confident the Panthers can be in contention for a state berth. Mess sees a tight race for the top two spots. “I know Badger and Mukwonago are pretty tough,” she said. “I think we are

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Senior Night on Thursd a y, s aw C o p u s ( t h r e e goals, five assists), Lauren Rieder (four goals, two assists) and Ashley Saunders (one assist) help lead Oregon to a 16-6 win over Eastside. Sophomore Payton Urfer added one goal and two assists and Newton had five goals and an assist. Daryn O’Malley also scored. Stoughton defenders Hannah Breton, Fiona Prechel and Aspen Alexander forced several steals and turnovers.

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Nielsen Tennis Stadium on Thursday for sectionals. The team with the most combined points from subsectionals and sectionals advances to state team tournament June 7-8. Oregon traveled back to Nielsen Tennis Stadium at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 22, for the WIAA Division 1 Madison Memorial sectional meet. See next week’s paper for results.

definitely in the mix for one of the spots.” Schroeder welcomes the challenge against other team’s No. 1 players. “The one thing I really love is playing someone better than me,” he said. “I want to compete against someone in my group and kind of know how I’m doing.

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said. “Everything but putting was working. These greens were really quick and broke a lot. I wasn’t really ready for that.” Senior John Klus carded an 83 to finish sixth. Junior Zach Kapalczysnki Senior Justin Yaun each shot an 85

to tie for 10th. Kapalczysnki had two birdies and an eagle. Sun Prairie senior Ethan Carrick shot a 3-over-par 75 to win medalist honors. “We struggled a little bit on the back,” coach Sara Mess said. “The wind picked up a little bit and made it tricky. All of our guys had

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Freshman Drew Kessenich scored twice and set up two more scores and Schulz scored four times and assisted on another, Thursday, May 16, to help Oregon beat the Eastside co-op. Senior Matt Strassman had a goal and six assists in the win. Sharkus made seven saves.

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saves. Freshman Mason Pusateri (two goals, one assist) and senior Orion Danou (two goals) each had multiple points for Janesville.

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Ian Ganshert, freshman Yordanos Zelinski, junior Matt Kissling and Hendrickson finished second to Beloit Memorial in 3 minutes, 28.31 seconds. “I would really rather try to take six guys to state than just myself,” he said. “It’s a lot more fun to run a relay with your best friends.” Hendrickson was also part of a loaded 4x200 relay that finished third in 1:31.2. Monday night was the first time this season the foursome – sophomore Ryan McCorkle, senior Kamron Armstrong, Hendrickson and Kissling – have run the relays together. “We had a whole practice yesterday, working on handoffs for about an hour-and-a-half,” Hen drickson said. “I just started doing 4x2 handoffs three days ago. I don’t care what time we run on Thursday, I just want to finish in the top three to reach state.” Kissling won the 200 in a season-best 22.84. Senior Ian Ganshert was third in the 300 hurdles to qualify for sectionals in 42.69. S o p h o m o r e D o n ova n Johnson added a thirdplace finish in the 110 Photo by Jeremy Jones hurdles in a personal best Senior Kamron Armstrong takes the baton from sophomore Ryan McCorkle during the 16.24. S o p h o m o r e L o g a n 4x200 relay Monday. The relay, which also featured Matt Kissling and Carter Hendrickson Gable missed sectionals finished runner-up in 3 minutes, 28.31 seconds. by one spot, finishing fifth ‘I would really rather try to take six guys in 24.29. Sophomore Donovan Johnson was fifth in to state than just myself. It’s a lot more a personal-best 44.05. fun to run a relay with your best friends.’ The 4x800 and 4x100 relays also missed section- Carter Hendrickson als, taking fifth in 8:31.5 Oregon travels to and 45.35, respectively. Lake Geneva at 4 p.m. Oregon finished secondThursday for the WIAA to-last among the eight Sun Prairie (114.5) and state meet is May 31-June teams competing with 60 Janesville Parker (93.25) 1 at Veteran’s Memorial Division 1 sectional Stadium on the UW-La points. Madison La Fol- round out the top three. meet. The WIAA Division 1 Crosse campus. lette won with 119 points.

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Girls: Beauchaine wins regional title in 3,200-meter run Continued from page 10 said. State is May 31-June 1 at Veteran’s Memorial Stadium on the UW-La Crosse campus. The Panthers 4x100-meter relay of juniors Olivia Marsden, Jenna Sharkus and Izzy Peterson and senior KT Schwass held off Sun Prairie by one-hundredth of a second to win in 50.91 seconds. Senior Lauren Beauchaine, the Badger South champion in the 1,600 and 3,200, just focused on the two-mile M o n d a y, w i n n i n g t h e regional title in 11:20.63. Junior Isabella Egwuowu moved up from fourth in the preliminaries to take third in the 100 hurdles with a personal-best 16.94. Fellow junior Zoe Frank posted more than a oneand-a-half second personal-best to take third in the 400 with a 1:04.4. Oregon’s 4x200 (freshman Cearah Egwuonwu, Marsden, Sharkus and Schwass) and 4x400 relays

Sectional qualifiers 4x100: Olivia Marsden, Jenna Sharkus, Izzy Peterson, KT Schwass, 50.91 4x200: Cearah Egwuonwu, Olivia Marsden, Jenna Sharkus, KT Schwass, 1:49.03 4x400: Grace Riedel, Ana Verhagen, Liz Uhl, Izzy Peterson, 4:14.10 3,200: Lauren Beauchaine, 11:20.63. 100 hurdles: Isabella Egwuowu, 16.94 400: Zoe Frank, 1:04.4. 300 hurdles: Isabella Nowka, 50.79 800: Liz Uhl, 2:27.65.

(freshman Grace Riedel, juniors Ana Verhagen, Liz Uhl and Peterson) also finished third in 1:49.03 and 4:14.10, respectively. Sophomore Isabella Nowka earned the fourth and final spot to sectionals in the 300 hurdles, posting a personal-best 50.79. Junior Liz Uhl placed fourth in the 800, clocking a 2:27.65.

Freshman Cearah Egwuonwu missed sectionals in two events. She finished two inches away from sectionals in the long jump with a leap of 16-0. Egwuowu missed sectionals by .42, posting a 28.42 to finish fifth in the 200. Oregon’s 4x800 relay finished fifth in 10:14.3. Oregon finished fifth with 71 points. The host

Cardinals won the meet with 161 points. Stoughton (93) and Janesville Parker (83) rounded out the top three.

On Tuesday May 21, the Panthers shut out Verona at Huntoon Field.

Oregon 4, Verona 0 Four players scored and Oregon rolled to a 4-0 win over Verona on Tuesday at Huntoon Field. Junior forward Avary Fanning had a goal on an assist by junior forward Ashley Hanson at 15 minutes, 40 seconds. Junior defender Brooklyn Kane scored in the 24th minute on a pass from junior midfielder Hanna Rohrer to give the Panthers a 2-0 lead. Junior forward Ellen Legler scored in the 68th minute, and junior defender Lauren Denue had the final goal on an assist by senior midfielder Maddy Swartzmiller in the 75th minute.

Oregon junior goalkeeper Melia Moyer had two saves.

Oregon 5, Milton 0 Fanning had two goals and an assist on Thursday to power Oregon to a 5-0 road victory over Milton. “She’s someone that always comes to play,” Brownell said. “She really used her speed to get into dangerous positions.” Senior forward Ella Hughes added a goal and an assist. Hughes struck first on an assist by Fanning in the seventh minute. Fanning scored her first about 20 minutes later to give the Panthers a 2-0 lead. Cassie Kluck scored on an assist from Hughes at 43:07 to give the Panthers a 3-0 lead at the half. Fanning scored her second goal at 52:41. Sophomore forward Bri Sauer added a goal at 83:11.

Baseball: Panthers to host Verona in regional Continued from page 10 before breaking the game open with a four-run fifth to take a commanding 7-2 lead. Sophomore Spencer Buskager went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and Alvord added two hits. Senior Cameron Carpenter pitched four innings and gave up two runs, striking out two. Senior Zach Tower pitched three innings in relief and gave up four runs mand struck out one.

Oregon 5, Stoughton 0 Eight Panthers starters had hits Thursday, including senior Duncan Morgan, who went 2-for-2 with one RBI, and senior Lucas Hess who finished 2-for-3 to lead Oregon to a 5-0 home victory over Stoughton. Alvord crushed his fourth home run of the season, a two-run blast to left center in the third inning that gave the Panthers a 4-0 lead, and they would never look back. “Not really leaving the door open for them to have much hope to come back was really big,” he said. That’s all the run support Brindley would need in pitching a shutout. “He’s been sharper every outing he has thrown,” Soule

said. “I know he really wanted a complete game. He was fired up tonight to play against Stoughton on Senior Night.” The Panthers jumped on Stoughton junior pitcher Ryan Curry in the first, with Haufle leading off with a single, followed by Brindley before Rusch drove in a run on a groundout. Oregon added to its lead in the third when Morgan led off by beating out an infield single. Brindley then doubled to center, but the Vikings threw Morgan out at the plate. Rusch came through with an RBI single to center to score Brindley to give the Panthers a 2-0 lead. Soule said the approach at the plate was to have hitters be aggressive. “We kept the pressure on them,” he said. “We did what we needed to do to win. The guys were putting the ball in play and making them make plays.” That set the stage for Alvord’s home run. Alvord said he was looking for a fastball after getting up 2-0 in the count. “My approach was to look fastball middle-in, and I took advantage of it,” he said. In the fourth, Morgan had an RBI single to score senior Patrick McCormick.

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Rome Corners Intermediate students run through a gauntlet of cheering staff members earlier this year during a ROAR (Respect Self and Others Act Safely and Responsibly)assembly, where students who do good deeds are recognized in front of their entire school.

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As students in the district’s lone intermediate (grades 5-6) school, the “tweens” at Rome Corners Intermediate know how to ROAR, and they are often rewarded for it. The school’s “Respect Self and Others Act Safely and Responsibly” program is one way its staff teaches the principles of PBIS, principal Jason Zurawik told the Observer. That goes from the bathrooms to the classrooms. When students make positive choices, they’re rewarded with a ROAR ticket and a chance to go to a bin to pick out a prize during a weekly drawing. Every quarter the school holds a ROAR assembly, where students can be selected to do an activity. “I pick about eight students, and I always get two staff members up in front of all the students,” Zurawik told the Observer. “It’s just to honor and recognize those students who are trying to make positive choices here at school … we read a great little blurb about that student, recognizing

positive character traits. And for staff, being positive with students – relentlessly positive – is the key, he said. “It’s, ‘Hey, great to see you’re prepared, you have your notebook and pencil out, I can really see that you’re ready to learn today,” he said. “What different type of message does that mean to you, versus, ‘Darn it, do you know we’re in May, you should have your notebook and pencil out and you should be ready to go when the bell rings!’” That positive lesson isn’t just learned by the student being praised or scorned, Zurawik said, but everyone else around them. “If I’m hearing you get praised for doing the right thing, what do you think I want to do? I want to have that, I want the teacher’s attention from a positive,” he said. And the approach seems to be working, Zurawik said, even with some of the students “who struggle to do some of those things consistently, to meet some of those expectations.” “Being rewarded and hearing those recognitions are good,” he said.

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areas where students might be struggling. In May, the teaching point at the school has been on reminding students to keep the cafeteria area tidy, staying in their seats and using inside voices. Successful classes are later recognized in the cafeteria for excellence in these areas. The school has a dedicated PBIS team that meets twice a month to plan lessons, review behavior data and plan fun ways to reinforce expectations and help “build community and make BKE a great place to learn.” Modjeski said the program has been “amazingly successful” at the school, and she credited the positive approach. “Kids love when we do school challenges and have things like extra recess, snowman-building, assemblies and other events to celebrate their success,” she said.

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At Netherwood Knoll Elementary, staff use a colorful “Kindness Board,” where they write notes about students who they “catch” doing good deeds around the school.

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The focus this year at Netherwood Knoll is “being an everyday superhero,” with students exploring and practicing using their “everyday superpowers.” Those include problem solving, emotional regulation, impulse control, perseverance and spreading kindness. NKE principal Chris Kluck said the theme, designed to help reinforce

PBIS initiatives, has made for an exciting year, with students “truly embracing their own superpowers.” “It has been fun to watch the growth in these areas throughout the year,” he wrote the Observer in an email. Kluck said NKE staff put a “heavy emphasis” on PBIS at the start of the school year, reinforcing and reteaching as needed throughout the rest of the year. This year, the school added “Zones of Regulation” for students, which he said provides a “common

language we can use when discussing how we self regulate our emotions, which is one of the five competencies of social emotional learning.” “Here again, it has been fun to see our learners using this new language to become more independent, and managing their emotions in a social environment,” he said. One program that’s continued this year is PAWS (Positive Awards for Wonderful Students) – tickets staff give out when they “catch” students following or exceeding expectations. Each week,

names of students from each grade level are drawn from these to be recognized, and teachers may choose to use PAWS as a classroom incentive. The school also held monthly “Character Families” meetings, comprising groups of around a dozen students from all grade levels who meet with an NKE staff member to get to know each other and learn about PBIS-related topics. Each student is assigned a “family” for their entire time at the school.

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Be safe, be respectful, be responsible. Those are the “three big expectations” in a “behavior matrix” at Prairie View Elementary School, outlining expectations on the behaviors school staff are looking for, in a variety of places and settings in and around the school. These expectations are posted throughout the school, and staff are trained to teach them in each environment in the school day (hallway, playground, bathroom, classroom, lunchroom). The students learned how to follow the school expectations in each of those areas. In all settings, students are encouraged to have a positive attitude, try their best and use an appropriate voice level. On the playground, they are reminded to dress appropriately for the weather and listen to the adults wearing orange vests. In the library, they’re asked to return all materials where they found them and respect other peoples’ property. PVE also had a “superhero” theme this school year, and principal Dawn Golz said students “latched on to the belief that they are superheroes, have the ability to try their best and never give up.” “As you walk around the school, you hear students giving words of encouragement to classmates and using positive self-talk much more than we have in previous years,” she wrote the Observer in an email. Golz said in a district website message that PBIS has helped build a “greater feeling of community and famPhoto submitted ily amongst the entire school. From left, facing camera, Prairie View fourth-grader Avery Purdin, kindergartner “We are excited to be a PBIS school,” Ethan O’Donnell and fourth-grader Maliaka Ogodogu work together on a project she wrote. showing they have “super powers,” this year’s PBIS theme at the school.

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DIRECTIONS: North of Oregon 2½ miles on County Hwy MM to County Road B, East ¼ mile. Watch for George Auction Service signs. NOTE: Auction of Bank or Court Ordered Seized property from a Business or Private Party. Some sales will be sold in a lot or the unopened mystery contents on a pallet (pallets not included). LUNCH: On Grounds. PALLETS of BOXES: 40 Pallets Sold with Unopened Boxes. BOAT: Wellcraft 192 Classic w/Cabin, Merc Cruiser Inboard w/19’ Eagle Trailer. MOPED: Catalina Linhai Model AEOLUS150. APPLIANCES: Maytag Washer & Dryer; GE Stove; Frigidaire Stainless Plus Stove; Chest Freezer; plus Other Appliances. LAWN MOWERS & POWER WASHER: Husqvarna & Snapper Mowers; Honda 5hp Power Washer. SHOP & TOOLS: 4000# Cherry Picker; Floor Jack; Craftsman 10” Table Saw; Delta Bench Grinder; 2 Wheel Dolly; Werner Aluminum Folding Ladder; Wheel Barrows. GRILL: NEX SS Grill. FURNITURE: LG Flat Screen TV; Patio, Living Room & Bedroom Furniture; Corner Bench w/Table; Glider Rocker; Set of Oak Chairs. SNOWBLOWERS: Simplicity Model 1226L; Toro. REG. WI AUCTIONEERS: Dean George #486 (cell 608-7515703), Kale George #2811 (office 608-882-6123), 11211 N. Union Road, Evansville, WI 53536 TERMS: 5% Buyers Fee. 5.5% Sales Tax collected. Check or Cash. 4% courtesy charge for purchases using credit card. All sales final. All announcements made day of sale take precedence over printed material. Not responsible for accidents or losses. No warranties, guarantees or representation of JC Property Management or George Auction Service. For Complete listing and photos log onto www.georgeauction.com adno=79123

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TOWN OF RUTLAND DANE COUNTY OPEN BOOK Pursuant to Sec. 70.45 of Wis. Statutes the assessment roll for the Year 2019 assessments will be open for examination on the 19th day of June, 2019 at the Rutland Town Hall, 785 Center Rd. from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Instructional material about the assessment and board of review procedures will be available at that time for information on how to file an objection and the board of review procedures under Wisconsin law. Notice is hereby given this 20TH day of May, 2019 Dawn George, Clerk Published: May 23, 2019 WNAXLP *** ORDINANCE NO. 19-06 VILLAGE OF OREGON DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST INTERSECTION OF PETERSON TRAIL AND COUNTY HIGHWAY CC FROM SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL-6 TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (Highlands of Netherwood Lot 41) RECITALS 1. Forward Development Group (the “Applicant”) has requested approval of a change in zoning and a combined General Development Plan and Specific Implementation Plan for the property located at the northwest intersection of Peterson Trail and County Highway CC, also known as Highlands of Netherwood Lot 41, Oregon, Wisconsin (the “Property”). 2. The Planned Development District is intended to provide a voluntary regulatory framework designed to encourage and promote improved environmental and aesthetic design in the Village by allowing for greater design freedom, imagination and flexibility in the development of land while insuring substantial compliance with the basic intent of the Village’s Zoning Ordinance and Comprehensive Plan. The comparable zoning district for the Property, used for establishing baseline zoning requirements and identifying needed flexibility, is Single-family Residential-6 (SR-6). 3. The Applicant has submitted a combined General Development Plan and Specific Implementation Plan (the “GDP”), consisting of the following: A. Forward Development Group General Development Plan and Specific Implementation Plan Narrative, dated April 17, 2019, 5 pages, attached as Exhibit A. B. Forward Development Group GDP/SIP Site Plan, dated April 26, 2019, 1 page, attached as Exhibit B. C. Forward Development Group Architectural Intent Images, 2 pages, attached as Exhibit C. D. Forward Development Group Civil Engineering and Landscape Plan Set, 13 pages, attached as Exhibit D. E. Forward Development Group Development Standards Comparison: SR-6 / Villas Planned Development, 1 page, attached as Exhibit E. 4. On May 2, 2019 the Village Plan Commission conducted a public hearing on the GDP. 5. On May 20, 2019, the Village Board considered approving the GDP. 6. The Village Board makes the following findings: A. The Village’s Comprehensive Plan includes several goals and objectives related to providing diverse housing options. B. The proposed GDP will expand the diversity of housing options in the Village, specifically small detached single-family homes. C. The proposed GDP responds to a Village desire to provide diverse housing options and responds to evolving market trends in the metro area. D. Except for the zoning flexibilities noted below, the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance and other applicable Village, State, and Federal regulations are met. E. The project is generally consis-

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tent with the SR-6 zoning district with some small flexibilities needed because of the cluster-style condominium development pattern. F. The proposed GDP is planned to be surrounded by other future uses. The project will serve as a transitional land use between park and open space to the west and larger-lot single-family homes to the north and east. G. The proposed GDP accomplishes redevelopment with a desired high-quality multifamily residential land use and removes a large area of potential blight within the downtown area. H. The proposed GDP improves traffic flow on West Jefferson Street, and provides for a significant increase in offstreet parking spaces. ORDINANCE NOW THEREFORE the Village Board of the Village of Oregon, Dane County, Wisconsin adopts the following ordinance: Section 1. The recitals set forth above are material to and are incorporated in this Ordinance as if set forth in full. Section 2. Subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4 below, the zoning classification of the Property is changed to Planned Development District and the GDP is approved, pursuant to section 17914 of the Village Code and Wis. Stat. § 62.23(7)(d). Section 3. The following flexibilities to the otherwise applicable requirements of the SR-6 District are approved: A. The proposed development is for 21 individual single-family detached principal structures on a single parcel and will not meet the requirement of 1 principal structure per lot. Instead, each structure will be located within a condominium plat on a private unit. B. The proposed development will not meet the minimum front yard setback requirements of 12 feet for a porch and 20 feet for a house. Some structures will only have a minimum 5-foot front yard setback. However, plentiful common open space surrounds the clustered development. C. The proposed development will not meet the minimum total side yard setback requirements of 12 feet between structures. Some structures will only have a minimum 10-foot total side yard setback. D. The proposed development will not meet the minimum dwelling unit separation requirements of 12 feet for multiple units on the same lot. All proposed structures are on the same lot and some will have a minimum 10-foot separation. E. The proposed development will not meet the minimum rear yard setback requirements of 20 feet. Some structures

will only have a minimum 5-foot rear yard setback. Section 4. The approval of the General Development Plan will not be effective until all of the following conditions have been satisfied: A. The existing 7’ wide public bike path easement must be vacated by the Village and a new public easement be replatted and dedicated to the Village in the correct location of the path (it is currently under the middle of Condo Unit 8). B. Submission by the Applicant, to the Village, of a revised GDP/SIP that contains the following changes: * The path running through the property must be relabeled on all plans for consistency. All labels should be changed to “Public Multi-Use Path on Public Easement.” * Installation of a street light in the center island of the private driveway circle (Peterson Circle) must be provided for * The GDP / SIP must provide that all signage will be located a minimum of 5 feet from the property line. C. Applicant must meet all of the conditions identified by the Consulting Village Engineer, Jason Lietha, P.E., in his review letter of April 2019. Section 5. The Property shall be developed and used in full compliance with the General Development Plan and a Specific Implementation Plan to be approved by the Village. The General Development Plan and Specific Implementation Plan shall constitute the zoning regulations for the Property, and may be enforced as any other zoning regulation in the Village of Oregon. A copy of the General Development Plan and the Specific Implementation Plan shall be maintained and kept on file by the Village Clerk. Section 6. If the conditions in Section 4 of this Ordinance have not been satisfied by 12:00 noon on December 31, 2021, or such later date as the Village Board may approve, this Ordinance shall automatically, and without any further action, become null and void and of no further force or effect. The above and foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Oregon at its meeting held on May 20, 2019, by a vote of 7 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 not voting. By _____________________________ /s/ Jeanne Carpenter, Village President ATTEST: By ______________________________ /s/ Peggy Haag, Village Clerk Published: May 23, 2019 WNAXLP ***

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CHERYL’S HOUSEKEEPING Stoughton and Oregon. 608-3229554. A&B ENTERPRISES Light Construction Remodeling No job too small 608-835-7791 DO YOU need to hire a Private Detective? www.joysprivatedetectiveagency.com. 608-712-6286. LAWN MOWING Residential & Commercial Fully Insured. 608-873-7038 or 608-669-0025 Recover Painting offers carpentry, drywall and all forms of painting. A portion of every job is donated to cancer research. Free estimates, fully insured. 608-270-0440.

Pets TEDDY BEARS, Shorkies, 1 Papillion, 1 Morkie, 1 Poochon, Teacup Yorkies, Cavapoos, Pomshi, Cockapoos. $595-$1,595 All pups have a Vet checkshots Dewormed and a 1 yr health guarantee and a lifetime of training advice. We love our pups and customers! Come out and see us soon! Lic#474872 www. SpringGreenPups.com Brenda 608574-7931. CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon Friday for the Oregon Observer unless changed because of holiday work schedules. REGISTERED BORDER Collie male puppies, vet checked, vaccinated. $300 each. Platteville. 608-732-5052.

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OREGON. 5502 Sheil Dr. West of Oregon. Saturday, May 25, 8am-3pm. Sleeper sofa, dining chairs, end tables, mini-frig, party bar (new!), baby clothes and equip, both M-F, toddler clothes M, lots more. VERONA. 737 Fairview Terrace. Thur.-Fri. 8am-Noon. Books, coffee table, rug, household items, light fixture.

Lawn & Garden LAWN MOWING. Free Estimates. Good Work. Fair Price. 608-8735216 RIGHT HAND MAN SERVICES Lawn mowing, trimming & spring clean up, etc. 18 years experience. 608-2084942.

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Farm FOR SALE: 85 acres NE of Fennimore. . 40+- acres wooded pasture, 40+acres in paddocks-tillable, 30 stanchion dairy barn, heifer barn, machine shed, 5 bedroom house. 608-4850139. FARM LAND LOW COST. 9+ acres. Town of Verona. 608-271-2210 or 312-340-0261. FRITZ BARN PAINTING Rusty roofs, metal buildings, grain bins. Freeestimate. 608-221-3510.

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Counter Sales People Weaver Auto Parts of Oregon has an open position for a Full Time and/or Part Time Counter Sales Person. We are seeking someone who is motivated, personable and energetic. Ideally this person will have experience working with automotive parts, vehicle repairs and the operation and function of motors. Full time will be scheduled for approximately 40 hours per week and is benefit eligible. The part time position will be scheduled for 20 to 30 hours per week. Stop in for more information and to pick up an Employment Application or contact Gina Lamberty at 608-643-2734 x1610 or by email ginalamberty@weaverautoparts.com. If you are looking for a great opportunity – don’t wait, contact us today!

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Sports Editor Unified Newspaper Group is looking to fill our sports editor position for the first time in more than 15 years.

Woodward Community Media (WCM) is looking for a General & Sales Manager of weekly publications to provide leadership for local weekly newspapers and shoppers in eastern Iowa. This position will report directly to the Regional Publisher for the Eastern Iowa Media Group (EIMG). Our Community Media Division’s EIMG-South provides web and newspaper/shopper media publications in and around the Mount Vernon, Solon, Central City and Marion, Iowa locations.

We are seeking a dynamic, energetic sports journalist who can lead the evolution of our sports coverage to match modern readers’ needs. It will take someone who knows how to produce and coach good writing and photography and will enjoy getting to know people in four different suburban communities. There is some room to tailor the job to fit your particular strengths, but it will involve some of everything – reporting, designing pages, community outreach, social media, planning and organization, as well as supervising and collaborating with our assistant sports editor.

As a General Manager, you will be in a key leadership role overseeing publishing content and operations related to culture, employee owner development, customer focus, community trends, financial and short/long-term planning, achievement of goals, and open book management. You will champion the division’s efforts to achieve company objectives, strategic plans and customer satisfaction. As a Sales Manager, you will lead a team of account executives, to generate advertising revenue that will meet/exceed annual goals, through coaching, development and recognition. To be successful in this leadership role, you will possess a high level of emotional intelligence, problem solving and analytical skills, the ability to think strategically, a drive to succeed and a keen focus on employee development and customer satisfaction. Above average ability to communicate at all levels and knowledge of leadership, participatory management, team dynamics and group process techniques are essential. A four-year degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of five years in advertising, marketing, journalism or a businessrelated field is required to be successful in this role. A record of continuous learning through seminars, conferences and workshops required. The General & Sales Manager is based out of the Mount Vernon, Iowa location with regular travel to all EIMG-S locations. Travel to other WCM locations required for meetings, training and planning. A valid driver’s license and proof of insurance is necessary.

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If you have a missing piece in your resume, don’t worry, we’re all about teaching, with top-notch mentoring on every aspect of the newspaper operation. Our newspapers cover five high schools, so the ability to manage your time wisely, make community contacts to secure submitted information and learn quickly is essential. Much of the work is evenings and weekends. Unified Newspaper Group prints three award-winning hyperlocal weekly news publications in Stoughton, Oregon and Verona and one monthly newspaper in Fitchburg, along with a quarterly regional magazine, and we have a culture and a staff structure you won’t find anywhere else. Constant learning and collaboration is our focus, from our interns to our editors, and good people stick around. We look for real journalists who like telling stories through words, photos and design. Experience with photography, InDesign and managing websites and social media is important, but none are as important as being able to own our coverage, adapt it to our readers’ needs and defend it to parents and grandparents who are highly invested in their kids. Photo equipment and a laptop are provided. We stay on top of technology here. The job is salaried, with health, dental, vision and paid vacations. The company is part of Woodward Community Media, a division of Woodward Communications Inc., an employee-owned company based in Dubuque, Iowa. Apply online by May 15, 2019 and include a cover letter, your best reporting work and any design or photography samples you have.

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Youth Center building almost complete OCRN handing over keys May 30 ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group

Randy Glysch remembers disbelief and tears of joy when he told the Oregon Area Youth Center board members there was a big donor in line to help construct a new facility. A year-and-a-half later, the building is almost complete, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for Thursday, May 30. The Oregon Community Resource Network will be joined by representatives from the village and the youth center for a ceremony to celebrate the nearly 6,000-square-foot building at 4 p.m. and offer a brief tour before the first kids show up around 4:30, Glysch explained. OCRN oversaw fundraising for the effort, which netted around $1 million, and Supreme Structures donated its labor to construct the building, just as it did when it built the new food pantry in 2017. There were some early legal and physical issues at the site involving zoning and soil conditions, but OCRN board member and Supreme Structures president Dan Bertler was able to adapt and keep delays to

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The ribbon cutting for the new Oregon Area Youth Center is set for Thursday, May 30. a minimum. The new center will have an indoor play area with a pool table and air hockey, a half-court basketball area, a comfortable seating area, a computer lab/conference room and a “warming kitchen.”

Last year, Bertler told And next Thursthe Observer he hopes the d a y, t h e k i d s w i l l g e t youth center will be a place t o s e e f o r t h e m s e l ve s . for kids to get some help after school and “just be Contact Alexander Cramkids.” er at alexander.cramer@ “It’s going to be so much wcinet.com.​ better than anything they’ve ever had.” he predicted.

If You Go What: Oregon Area Youth Center ribbon cutting When: 4 p.m. Thursday, May 30 Where: OAYC, 110 N. Oak St. Info: facebook.com/oregonyouthcenter

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