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1. New school to take There will be a lot going shape: name, staff, on in the Oregon School students and building District this year. In addition to building a 2. New routes/rules for new school, and finding out RCI parking lot who will teach and learn 3. Boundary changes there, the district will need coming to establish new school 4. New district mental boundaries and plans to health specialist come up with new ways to help students’ mental and 5. “Five Levers” project emotional health, developing district The 2019-20 school year goals begins Tuesday, and with it, a variety of new programs and plans will be in place or in progress in Ore- elementary school will gon and Brooklyn schools. Turn to School /Page 13 For starters, the new
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‘Starting from scratch’ Retiring clerk Arnold recalls 14 years learning on the job SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group
Denise Arnold always enjoyed when a first-time voter would come into the Town of Oregon office and ask her how they could register. “It never gets old,” the retiring clerk told the Observer on her final Monday in the office. That included Arnold the time a
young man – some of the new voters were older, she said – was filling out his forms and she watched over his shoulder as a car crashed into his in the parking lot. “We promised him that every time he voted, it wouldn’t happen (again),” she recalled to incoming clerk Jennifer Hanson – who has also been in the office 14 years as Arnold’s deputy. Hanson was Arnold’s first hire, a big task for the town’s first appointed clerk who had almost no familiarity with working in government. “My experience was I had voted before,” Arnold said and laughed. “It was like starting from scratch.”
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Connie Martinson (right), one of the first women to be a member of the Oregon Fire Department back in 1988, points out grandfather Eric Martinson, to daughter Ayla Brugger (left) on a wall remembering the 820 people who have served the last
Going back in time
Community observes fire department’s 125 year history EMILIE HEIDEMANN Unified Newspaper Group
Adorned on a wooden wall inside the Oregon Area Fire/EMS District building are golden name plates remembering the near 820 people who served the Oregon Fire Department in its storied 125 year history. They hang on either side of a large cloth American flag. And below it are
photos of all the fire chiefs who have served the last century and a quarter, Glenn Linzmeier, current fire chief, in the center. Standing in front of that wall Sunday, Aug. 25, in the entrance to the 131 Spring St. facility, was Connie Martinson. She guided the hand of her 3 1/2 year old daughter, Ayla Brugger, to her grandfather’s name, Eric Martinson, one of the many volunteer
firefighters who dedicated their time to keeping the community safe, she said. Martinson continued her father’s legacy, becoming one of the first two women to join the department in 1988. She and her daughter were one of many attendees helping to celebrate the department’s anniversary.
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No deal on School Resource Officer at Oregon High School OSD wants to keep talking with village SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group
After hearing often emotional testimony Monday night, the Oregon school board unanimously rejected the Village of Oregon’s version of an agreement to continue allowing a police presence at the high school. The contract the village approved a week earlier would, among other things, allow an assault rifle to be kept at Oregon High School for the School
Resource Officer. It also put a Dec. 30 cap on the deal so a committee could discuss key issues dividing the district and police department. While the contract is being worked out, the designated officer won’t be on campus, Zach but district superintendent Brian Busler said the district has temporary “alternatives,” including hiring a retired police officer or security guard. He said a timeframe of three or four weeks would be possible for a group of village and district officials to
come to a new agreement and iron out the “competing approaches to make the district as safe as it can be.” School board president Steve Zach said the district will continue working “at all due speed” with the village to come to terms on an agreement “if one can be reached.” Ultimately, the disagreement stems from the board’s interest in ensuring that the officer assigned to the campus is there to build relationships and maintain a culture of cooperation with authorities, rather than simply providing security. In addition to the question of guns,
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Waterfall restaurant comes down Site eyed for future development Nearly 30 members of the Oregon and Brooklyn fire departments worked together Tuesday, Aug. 20, to burn down the former Waterfall restaurant. The scene, near Janesville and Park streets, became a defensive operation training exercise. Firefighters lit the fire load in the building around 5:30 p.m. and monitored the flames as they came through the roof and fascia. The fire and building were mostly knocked down within an hour that evening, but Oregon Area Fire/EMS District chief Glenn Linzmeier expected the smoke to linger for a few days. “The wind was in our favor, and everything went well,” Linzmeier said. Several people in their cars and on bikes watched the destruction between the former restaurant parking
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Four arrested for Monroe St. burglary EMILIE HEIDEMANN Unified Newspaper Group
The Oregon Police Department arrested three 17 year old boys and one 15 year old boy after a Wednesday, Aug. 21, burglary in the 100 block of Monroe Street, according to
a department news release. Officers executed a warrant at approximately 7 a.m. Friday, Aug. 23, at 501 1/2 North Main St., arresting 17 year olds Andres A. Lopez, James E. Crigger and John A. Crigger, all of Oregon. They also arrested at 15 year old minor, the release states. The release states each suspect was
tentatively charged with one count of burglary. Most of the stolen property was recovered, according to the release. Email Emilie Heidemann at emilie. heidemann@wcinet.com or follow her on Twitter at @HeidemannEmilie.
Rotary Bike Trail fix makes progress AMBER LEVENHAGEN Unified Newspaper Group
The Rotary Bike Trail has been unusable for most of this season, and the village has been discussing plans to repair it for several months. On Monday, Aug. 5, the
Village Board authorized a $100,000 purchase of land from the Keller Family that would allow the village to move one-quarter of a mile of the trail southward, to a higher elevation. Village president Jeanne Carpenter worried that moving the trail wouldn’t
Village in brief Ring and OPD partnership Neighbors by Ring is a digital neighborhood watch app that can be used by law enforcement and the public to monitor who is attempting to enter a home. On Aug. 5, the Village Board approved a partnership between the Oregon Police Department and the Ring app to allow members of the Oregon Neighbors Portal to share their videos directly to the police department. The regular Ring app allows users to store videos that can be shared with police department, but the mobile partnership makes it easier for the department to collect those videos.
solve the water problem, and trustees discussed re-creating the trail in a way that would prevent flooding from happening again. Construction plans have not been set, as the village is still seeking grant funding to financially support the trail improvements.
The board also agreed to pursue a Dane County Conservation Fund Grant, and it is already seeking other state and Department of Natural Resource grant funding. Village administrator Mike Gracz had said he estimated the repairs to cost up to $300,000.
Officers would previously have to bring a flash drive or request the videos be emailed, but now videos can be shared immediately through the app. Through the new partnership, the OPD can use information posted in the Neighbors App by Ring Neighbors to assist in law enforcement operations and investigations. They can also post information to share immediately with neighbors. The app is free for village residents, as is support and training for OPD employees to learn how to use the app.
Firefly Coffeehouse, and a grant from the village will help fix that. The village’s Facade Improvement Program allows buildings in the downtown area to be reimbursed for up to 25% of renovations, up to $5,000. The total cost to replace the bricks on the west facade of the building is $3,187, and the village approved $796.81 in assistance. Village president Jeanne Carpenter abstained from the vote, as she owns the coffeeshop. A letter from co-owner Uriah Carpenter said there isn’t a project start date but the plan is to Facade grant for Firefly have construction done in the early Bricks are falling off the front of fall.
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POLICE REPORTS Reports taken from electronic log books provided by the Oregon Police Department. Aug. 7 12:17 p .m. A man reported his car was damaged while parked on the street overnight, with a 5-6 foot long scratch on its driver’s side and the mirror partially separated from the car. Aug. 9 8:28 p .m. A man was arrested for disorderly conduct and battery after allegedly holding down a woman who was trying to leave his residence and repeatedly blocking her path. The woman told officers she recorded the incident on her cell phone, which he took from her. Aug. 10 5 a.m. A man was arrested for domestic disorderly conduct and bail jumping after allegedly calling a woman offensive words and pushing her onto a couch. The man had left the residence when officers responded, but they located him walking on Jefferson Street. Among his bail conditions for a fifth offense operating while intoxicated charge was to not consume alcohol, something the man admitted to doing that night. 9:26 a .m. A man was
arrested for disorderly conduct after allegedly showing his handgun to another driver during a road rage incident. The victim reported he felt unsafe when the suspect pointed the gun in the air while they were agitated with each other. Police located the suspect at Burger King and ordered him out of his car at gunpoint. They confirmed he had a handgun in his center console, though he denied removing the gun. He had a valid concealed carry permit. 12:52 p .m. A woman reported three separate incidents of sexual assault while dating a man between April and July 2019. The suspect has been charged with felony false imprisonment. 10:48 p.m. A woman was arrested for first offense operating while intoxicated after a man reported her driving around the parking lot of Mulligans intoxicated. An officer noted an odor of intoxicants, slurred speech, slow response and bloodshot, glossy eyes when he interacted with the suspect. Aug. 12 9:55 p.m. A man reported his garage door opener was taken from his unlocked vehicle in the driveway around 9:30 p.m. – Scott Girard
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Tackling climate change together on sustainability issues from nearly two dozen cities, villages, and towns in Dane County. In its first meeting Aug. 15 (attended by Village trustee Amanda Peterson, as president Jeanne Carpenter was unable to attend due to illness), the Sustainability Leaders Collaborative established working groups on four issues: solar development; renewable fuel usage for municipal fleets; energy efficiency/ sustainability for facilities; and “green” infrastructure to manage run-off from heavy rain events. The Village “plan(s) to be an active participant in the initiative,”
Carpenter said in an email to the Observer last week, as it’s signed up for all four working groups and as officials are “working with trustees to see who wants to serve on which group.” The group will reconvene this winter to review progress made by those groups and “develop implementation plans for using sustainable strategies in both the public and private sectors,” according to the news release. Dane County, the City of Madison, and a number of other local communities have agreed to achieve 100% sustainability, reduce carbon emissions and
implement practices that help improve resiliency for extreme weather events. Parisi said addressing climate change and advancing clean, green energy projects is a “shared mission” of communities around Dane County. “By uniting in a shared vision, we can work together to support our sustainability efforts, positively impact the environment, and set the stage for others to follow suit,” he said in the news release. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.
Impaired driving campaign underway runs through Labor Day Seeking to enhance public safety and deter impaired driving, Wisconsin law enforcement agencies will patrol in greater numbers for longer hours during the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign, which began Aug. 16 and continues through Labor Day on Sept. 2. Last year, alcohol-related crashes in the state resulted in 159 deaths and nearly 3,300 injuries, and there were 24,624 OWI convictions, according to a Wisconsin Department of Transportation news release. While alcohol-impaired driving remains a concern, there is also a growing challenge with “people
whose ability to safely operate a motor vehicle is compromised by illegal drugs like heroin or marijuana, prescription or over-the-counter medications,” the release said. To combat the issue, Wisconsin has nearly 5,000 law enforcement officers trained in Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement to help detect and remove impaired drivers; 301 drug recognition experts, among the most in the nation; and 23 multijurisdictional, high-visibility OWI enforcement task forces that operate all year, according to the release. People are asked to coordinate a sober designated driver if they plan
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A solution at Perry can’t wait Now that South Perry Parkway goes all the way through to the high school, a busy intersection should be deemed unsafe! A light has been approved to be installed to go in to the intersection of Park and Janesville Street for the anticipation of increased businesses and traffic. It’s great that the Village has done something about this, but something needs to be done NOW at the South Perry and Janesville Street intersection. According to data from a requested police report dating back from July 1, 2018, there were four accidents on the report at Janesville and South Perry while only two at Janesville and Park. Since I’ve received the report, two more accidents have happened bringing the total up to six, or three times as many accidents compared to where a light has been approved. At least two of these accidents have involved children either
walking or crossing on their bikes. There are a lot of legal logistics and other considerations to work through to make this intersection safer. Janesville Street technically is a county highway, where a 4-way stop sign is not allowed, distance from another stoplight is an issue, homes, apartments and businesses located right at the intersection all make it difficult to come up with a viable solution. These obstacles need to be overcome and/or exceptions need to be made to provide a safer solution. How many more children’s lives need to be put at risk before a major change is implemented? I hope the answer is none, but it won’t be unless something is done sooner than later. In the meantime, slow down and pay attention! Chris Patterson Village of Oregon
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photograph of a woman with a bright smile, kind eyes and short, silver hair welcomes visitors as they enter the library. The sun has faded the image over the years. The exact color of her blouse is now hard to discern, but it lies somewhere between a rosy pink and Oregon orange. Leaves from a tree provide an understated backdrop to her vibrant countenance. Her deep love of nature is appropriately reflected in this setting. Sue Ames grins proudly from her Way spot on the wall outside of the small, well-used meeting room which shares her name at the library. When she passed away in 1993, she left a generous bequest which helped to build the current library. The meeting room has been her namesake for the nearly 25 years since it opened. This is just one of example of the many ways to leave a legacy. Sue Ames left hers not just through a financial gift but also in how she chose to live her life. And each of us has many opportunities to use our gifts to make a positive impact in the lives of others. I wish I could have met Ames. I wish I could have thanked her. Because her legacy continues to touch lives of our community members today. Each day, the library’s Sue Ames Room is used by community members of all ages for a variety of purposes. The first generation of children attending storytime in that room are now
all grown up. And nearly a quarter of a century later, Oregon’s youngest generation is now visiting that very same room to hear stories from Ms. Kelly or Ms. Wendy. A simple biography accompanying Sue Ames photograph provides a glimpse into the character of the life-long Oregon resident. She was the salutatorian for the Oregon High School class of 1942, presumably intelligent and hard-working. She earned a master’s degree from UW-Madison and accepted an academic appointment at the university in medical technology, eventually becoming chair of the department. Through her professional career, she helped to pass on the gift of education to countless students entering the medical field. Sue also shared a legacy of volunteerism. A strong theme of giving of her time and talents echoes through the tribute posted along with photo here at the library. It tells of her dedicated work with numerous history and nature-related organizations both in Oregon and the greater area. As I read it, I can imagine her attentively watching for cranes at the International Crane Foundation’s annual crane count. I can picture her excitedly installing bluebird houses at her ancestral home. Her legacy is also undoubtedly part of a larger family heritage that shares her values of education and community-mindedness. Her family’s deep connections to the Oregon community went many generations, to Nathaniel Ames, a revolutionary war veteran who lived in Oregon until he died in 1863 at the age
of 102. He was a preacher for 45 years and farmed until the age of 100 and had 10 children, according to the official Wisconsin Historical Society marker at the Oregon Cemetery where he is buried. Luella Ames, born in Oregon in 1912, shared a love of education as kindergarten teacher for more than 22 years. Her volunteer efforts at her church showcased her talent and love for and music while giving back and bringing joy to others. The Oregon Public Library also has a special display in the non-fiction section that was made possible by a gift from Luella. Recently, I had the opportunity to connect with two Ames family members who still live in the area. They both seem to embody this vibrant legacy in their own right. Though I will never be able to meet Sue Ames, I am grateful for her legacy and what can be learned from her example. Smile. Work hard. Learn. Help others. Share your time and talents. Be visionary. Each of us has the ability to decide the legacy we will leave. We can choose to live in a way that touches the lives of others for the better. We can create our own legacy by sharing of our time, talents, gifts and passions in a way that celebrates what we value. As you go through your week, I hope you will pay attention to the many ways the legacies of others make a positive impact in your life and our community. More importantly, I hope you will reflect on the kind of legacy you want to leave. Jennifer Endres Way is the director of the Oregon Public Library.
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Q&A with Fulbright scholar, OHS graduate Will Sanford SAMANTHA CHRISTIAN AND EMILIE HEIDEMANN Unified Newspaper Group
Observer: What got you interested in studying German in the first place? Sanford: While I do have ancestors from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, it was the exposure to real life German people through the exchange program that awakened my passion for German language, culture and history. My family hosted three different German students in 2011, 2013 and 2015, and through those marvelous relationships I was afforded an in-depth look at the everyday lives of students raised outside of the United States. They would come to school with us, attend our sporting events and clubs, take tours of the Wisconsin State Capitol, visit Devil’s Lake, and other planned activities to help give them an authentic portrayal of American life. I also participated in the OHS exchange program to Langen, Hessen, Germany, in 2012, a sister city partnership with Dreieichschule (Three Oaks School). I have also had great German teachers since seventh grade, including all four high school years with Herr (Jeff) Dyer.
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Sebastian Scheller, left, was an exchange student at OHS in 2014. He and Will Sanford, second from left, became good friends over the course of the year, and are pictured with the Schellers at their house in Munich, Germany.
Observer: During that month abroad in high school, what were some of the differences that stood out to you between Germany and the United States? Sanford: The amount of public transportation, especially reliable train connections, in Germany is much stronger than anything we have in the United States. Also, in terms of environmental sustainability, Germany is ranked number one in the world for recycling. There are several programs to incentivize people to bring back recycled goods to stores in exchange for money. In the wake of the Syrian refugee crisis, I noticed how accommodating German citizens are and how people of different ethnicities and religions have the opportunity to find a home there. Germans are really good about naturalizing citizens and helping immigrants find jobs, as well as giving people of all ages the opportunity to learn German so their options aren’t as limited by only living in their mother tongue. On the contrary, many Germans claim that Americans are friendlier, having experienced easy and warm conversations from the start, whereas Germans can
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be reserved upon first meeting American towns and cities them. look like, including photos of Oregon and Madison. I’ll Observer: Have you trav- discuss some of the common eled elsewhere before? traits of Oregon compared to Sanford: I’ve been to 29 of other small cities, and differthe 50 states and 16 countries. ences that make this village Throughout my travels, I’ve stand out. For example, havbeen privileged to meet peo- ing done a 50-mile bike ride ple with various political and with Boy Scout Troop 168 religious ideologies, ethnici- through Madison and Oregon, ties and values such as nation- I realized that they are strong alism. For example, having biking communities while spent time with my grandma many other places don’t have alzwisc.org in Texas, I was exposed to a access to any bike paths. state that has a larger Span(888) 308-6251 ish-speaking population and Observer: What else do saw how that changes the you think sets Oregon apart? dynamic of the culture. Sanford: Oregon is a small, thriving communiObserver: What will your ty that’s on its way to great time in Germany as a Ful- things. I’ve witnessed numerbright scholar be like? ous improvements, including Sanford: I always say I’m the new high school additions teaching English and Amer- and brand new housing develican studies, because the stu- opments, and I think that our dents are German nationals programs are getting stronger Sign-up at who have been exposed to here. For example, our state alzwisc.org the British education system. winning soccer teams are a This may be their first oppor- source of pride for our viltunity to meet and learn from lage. an American, and having a native English speaker who Observer: Why do you can share an authentic experi- think it’s important for ence and stories from Ameri- German students to learn Step Forward | Give Hope | Alzheimer’s Walk 2019 ca is valuable to them. I have English? RICHLAND CENTER Sept. 22 also been accepted to study Sanford: English plays MONROE Sept. 7 German as a second language such a large role in politics, PORTAGE Sept. 8 LANCASTER Sept. 28 at the University of Leipzig, culture and the media. It’s BARABOO Sept. 28 which will make me a stron- vital for other countries to MADISON Sept. 14 ger language teacher and bet- know what’s going on in the DODGEVILLE Sept. 21 PRAIRIE DU CHIEN Oct. 5 ter conversationalist. I would expect I’d be writing essays, giving presentations and reading articles all in German, Improve function, mobility, quality of life and reduce falls in a fun atmosphere which will help improve my grammar, reading and writStoughton Hospital Physical Therapist Rachel ing. I should also be more Peerenboom will lead this exercise class for knowledgeable about current events while I’m there. I individuals diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease believe leaders are made not using LSVT BIG, a research-based exercise by leading, but by listening. program geared toward increasing the “bigness” of Therefore, as I venture off to one’s movement. Germany, I look forward to leading in the classroom and Tuesdays, September 10th – November 26th learning from my students and the greater community. (There will be no class on October 8th or November 12th)
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Observer: What kinds of lessons do you have planned? Sanford: One of the exercises I plan to do with my German students is to pick current events from American news sources and ask them to give their opinion on them, including hard copies of newspapers like the Oregon Observer. I also plan to show German students what typical
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In addition to being his high school class president and an Eagle Scout, Oregon resident Will Sanford can now list Fulbright scholar on his resume. The 22 year old will depart for Leipzig, Germany, in September, where he will spend the next 10 months as an English teaching assistant in two schools for the 201920 academic Sanford year. He will also take courses at the University of Leipzig during his stay. Sanford credits his passion for Germany to his experiences through the German club and exchange program while he attended Oregon High School. The month-long summer exchange program has been going on every other year for the last 29 years. German was also one of his undergraduate minors at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. During Sanford’s junior year, Weijia Li, UW-Madison professor of German, recommended he apply for a Fulbright scholarship. Sanford was notified of his acceptance to the program a month before graduating in May 2019. While Sanford said he has no concrete plans after he returns from the Fulbright program, he is interested in a variety of opportunities that could utilize his leadership skills, including international business, government roles or even teaching German to American students. The Observer spoke with Sanford about becoming a Fulbright scholar and his insights on all things German. This interview has been edited for clarity and length.
world, and it also provides an to Switzerland. It just goes opportunity to network with to show that Wisconsinites so many more people. are going out into the world doing amazing things and can Observer: What else will make a true impact. you be doing in Germany aside from teaching and Observer: What advice studying? would you like to share with Sanford: I’m a Christian, others? Sanford: While I do so pieces of my time will be dedicated to finding a reli- believe Oregon sets students gious community. I also hope up for success, no school to volunteer on extracurric- district is perfect and you ular school trips as a chaper- must place a lot of emphaone or by getting involved in sis on developing yourself. the community wherever else Not everything is going to I see fit. I may start an Amer- be presented on a silver platican German club there as ter for you. I had to seek to well. I look forward to meet- be involved in the German ing people from all different exchange program and take walks of life and coordinat- the steps of traveling to a difing with the other Fulbright ferent country for a month scholars. I have already made all while still in high school. a connection with another There are a lot of opportunischolarship recipient named ties for growth in the comNoah Mennenga, from Cot- munity. All it takes is an tage Grove, who is going open mind.
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Arts and crafts fair Looking to be inspired over Labor Day weekend? From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, stop by Brooklyn Elementary School, 204 Division St. for its annual arts and crafts fair. You can support local crafters and businesses as well as enter a raffle drawing. For information, call 835-4500 or visit brooklynrecreation.org.
Truck and tractor pull The Brooklyn Labor Day Truck and Tractor Pull is set to start at 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug 31, at Brooklyn Legion Park until Saturday, Sept. 1. Kicking off the event are the Community Antique Tractor Pullers. Also that evening is the third annual bean bag tournament, featuring 16 teams. There is a $20 fee for teams to enter the double elimination tournament. The Oregon-Brooklyn VFW Post 10272 plans to serve steak sandwiches. On Saturday and Sunday, pulls start at 11 a.m. with the farm tractor and amateur four-wheel drive truck pulls. The kids’ pedal tractor pulls begin at noon. Live music, held from 7:30-11:30 p.m., will feature the energetic five piece
Decades Rock Band on Saturday, and alternative rock band SuperTuesday on Sunday. Parking and admission to the event is free; however, donations are welcome and will be used to keep the community event going in the future. On Sunday morning from 8-11 a.m., Monona Bank-Brooklyn will sponsor the pancake breakfast in the beer tent, where Big Jake’s Pancakes will be back to sling flapjacks. Other items for sale during the weekend include cold beverages, shaved ice, popcorn, FFA Alumni dairy treats and cheese curds, Papa Murphy’s pizza and Alpine Ridge Orchard apples. No carry-ins are allowed. For information, call 516-8146 or 445-8177.
Celtic music performance Starting at 12:45 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, at the senior center, the public is invited to indulge in some Celtic harp music with accompanying lyrics. Performed by Shari Sarazin, attendees can feast their ears on her unique style of soothing Celtic tunes. Registration is required. For information, call 835-5801.
‘Craftivism’ Get your creative juices flowing at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, at the library with “Craftivism.” At this learning event for adults, people can create knitted or crocheted items that will be donated to charity. Attendees will make twiddle muffs for Partners of Stoughton Hospital to distribute to people with dementia and other cognitive impairments. Yarn and patterns will be provided. Bring your own crochet hook or sewing needles. For information,call 835-3656.
Open mic night The Oregon Area Progressives will once again host their monthly open mic night from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, at Firefly Coffeehouse and Artisan Cheese, 114 N. Main St. Stephanie Mitchell, co-president of Kenosha Voces de la Frontera and Professor of History at Carthage College is to be present to talk about detention centers in Wisconsin, answer questions and provide information about what we can do to support immigrants in the state. For information, visit oregonareaprogressives.org
Community calendar Thursday, August 29
• 1 p.m., Movie matinee: “The Upside,” 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., iPad Basics, library, 8353656 • 6:30 p.m., Cribbage tournament ($5 entry fee), Firefly Coffeehouse and Artisan Cheese, 114 N. Main St., 835-6238 • 6:30-8 p.m., Bookmobile at the gazebo, 100 Hotel St., Brooklyn, dcls.info
Friday, August 30
• 6 p.m., Brooklyn Labor Day Truck and Tractor Pull, Brooklyn Legion Park, facebook.com/Brooklynlaborday/
Saturday, August 31
• 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Brooklyn’s Annual Fall Arts and Crafts Fair, Brook-
lyn Elementary School, 204 Division St., brooklynrecreation.org • 11 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Brooklyn Labor Day Truck and Tractor Pull, Brooklyn Legion Park, facebook. com/Brooklynlaborday
Sunday, September 1
• 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Brooklyn Labor Day Truck and Tractor Pull, Brooklyn Legion Park, facebook. com/Brooklynlaborday
Monday, September 2
• Library closed • 5 p.m., Brooklyn Labor Day Truck and Tractor pull, Brooklyn Legion Park, facebook.com/Brooklynlaborday • 6 p.m., Country Heat class, Brooklyn Community Building, 102 N. Rutland Ave., 455-4201
Tuesday, September 3
• 9-11 a.m., Food distribution and collection, Oregon Area Food Pantry, 107 N. Alpine Parkway, oregon-
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, August 29 WOW: Sounds of Summer Music: Dang Its (July 30) ORE: OHS Panther Varsity Volleyball vs Janesville Parker (10.8.18)
Monday, September 2 WOW: Oregon Village Board Meeting (Aug. 19) ORE: Oregon School Board Meeting (Aug. 26)
Tuesday, September 3 WOW: Stoughton Hospital Presentation: Friday, August 30 Mindful Eating (March 6) WOW: Sounds of ORE: Friday Night LIVE: Summer: All That Jazz OHS Panther Football vs (Aug. 27) Beaver Dam (Aug. 30) ORE: Friday Night LIVE: OHS Panther Football vs Wednesday, September 4 Beaver Dam LIVE 7pm WOW: Sounds of Summer: All That Jazz Saturday, August 31 (Aug. 27) WOW: Oregon Senior ORE: 2019 OHS Fine Center - Silver Threads: Arts Week: Redefined Bill Bossingham (Aug. (April 12) 20) ORE: Oregon School Thursday, September 5 District Education Board WOW: Oregon Senior Meeting (Aug 26) Center - Silver Threads: Bill Bossingham (Aug. Sunday, September 1 20) WOW: St. John’s ORE: ODI Spring Lutheran Church Service Concert: our World is a ORE: NKE Spring Play: Rainbow (May 1) Alice the Musical (April 26)
foodpantry@hotmail.com • 1 p.m., Movie matinee: “The Best of Enemies,” senior center, 8355801
Wednesday, September 4
• 6-7 p.m., Yoga, Brooklyn Community Building, 102 N. Rutland Ave., 455-4201
Thursday, September 5
• 10-10:30 a.m., Sensory story time and open play, library, 835-3656 • 12:45 p.m., Shari Sarazin - Celtic harp and song, senior center, 8355801 • 6 p.m., Craftivism, library, 8353656 • 6:30-8 p.m., Bookmobile at the gazebo, 100 Hotel St., Brooklyn, dcls.info
Friday, September 6
• 6-8 p.m., Oregon Area Progressives Community Open Mic Night, Firefly Coffeehouse and Artisan Cheese, 114 N. Main St., oregonareaprogressives.org
Senior center Monday, Sept. 2 Closed for Labor Day Tuesday, Sept. 3 Meat Sauce Spaghetti Noodles Wax Beans Mixed Green Salad Peaches Brownie MO – Marinara Sauce NCS – SF Pudding Wednesday, Sept. 4 *Pork Loin in Gravy Mashed Potatoes Garden Blend Vegetables Whole Wheat Bread Mandarin Oranges Frosted Marble Cake MO – Veggie Meatballs NCS – SF Jell-O Thursday, Sept. 5 My Meal, My Way at Ziggy’s Smokehouse and Ice Cream Parlor! Friday, Sept. 6 Baked Chicken on the Bone Mashed Potatoes Gravy Tossed Salad Greens Dinner Roll Mixed Melon Cup Coconut Cream Pie MO – Black Bean Burger NCS – Orange SO - Chicken Confetti Salad *Contains Pork
Monday, Sept. 2 Closed for Labor Day Tuesday, Sept. 3 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:45 Zumba Gold 12:15 Shopping at Pick-N-Save 12:30 Sheepshead 1:00 Movie: “The Best of Enemies” 5:30 StrongWomen Wednesday, Sept. 4 Morning: Foot Care 9:00 CLUB 10:00 Shopping at Walmart 10:30 Book Club 12:45 Silver Sneakers 1:00 Euchre Thursday, Sept. 5 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:00 Pool Players 9:30 Memory Café at Sienna Crest Corp. Office 9:45 Zumba Gold 10:30 StrongWomen 11:45 Shopping at Bill’s 12:30 Mahjongg 12:45 Shari Sarazin Celtic Harp and Song Friday, Sept. 6 9:00 CLUB 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.
The Less We Have, the More We Can Give The freedom that comes from voluntary poverty is related to the fact that having few material possessions allows us to give more of ourselves and to be free of the worries and hassles that come with cars, houses, and other material things that require upkeep. Be happy with what you have and happy with what you don’t have. Mother Teresa exhorted her followers to give until it hurts, to relish their poverty, and to understand how voluntary poverty freed one for more important pursuits.The Bible has several important messages about poverty. First, it is clear throughout the Bible that someone who exploits the poor is committing a serious sin for which the Lord will exact punishment: “Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court, for the Lord will take up their case and will exact life for life.” (Proverbs 22:22-23 NIV) Secondly, and perhaps more important, we are told that our charity and generosity must be done willingly and with an eye to helping our fellow man: “Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,’ but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?”(James 2:15-16 NIV) And finally, remember that love is an action, and not simply an emotion. We are commanded to love, and we do this through our everyday actions with the people we meet. –Christopher Simon
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The Red Hot Horn Dawgs were back to entertain the crowds at Waterman Triangle Park on Tuesday, Aug. 20 during the Sounds of Summer concert series. – Samantha Christian
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Quinn Vekich, 3, of Oregon, dances to the music of the Red Hot Horn Dawgs during the Sounds of Summer Concert at Waterman Triangle Park on Tuesday, Aug. 20.
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Tom Halstead, who plays trumpet and cowbell and is a vocalist with Red Hot Horn Dawgs, introduces the band during the Sounds of Summer Concert at Waterman Triangle Park on Tuesday, Aug. 20.
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Football
Panthers can’t find groove ADAM FEINER Sports editor
Oregon got the break it needed on the second play from scrimmage in the second half of its Badger Conference crossover game at Reedsburg on Friday, Aug. 23. Panthers’ senior Nate Hall recovered a fumble, and the offense marched to the Beavers’ 12-yard line. But the drive stalled there. After a turnover on downs, Reedsburg responded with a touchdown drive to effectively put the game out of reach in a 20-6 win over Oregon. The Panthers ran just 16 plays for 32 yards and two first downs in the second half, as Reedsburg surprised them with a 4-3 defense, instead of the 3-5 it had shown on film. “We just never got in a rhythm offensively,” Oregon coach Dan Kissling said. “They did something defensively that we weren’t really ready for. We practiced against it, but it still caught us by surprise. The amount of blitzing they did hurt us.” On offense, the Beavers ate up the clock with 33 plays in the second half. Joe Statz rumbled up the gut for a 31-yard touchdown run on second-and-21 with 2:51 left in the third quarter, and quarterback Ethan Lee converted the two-point conversion to provide the final margin. Lee also converted a fourth-and-2 with less than three minutes left to seal the victory. Reedsburg racked up 289 yards on 53 carries in its triple-option offense. Photo by Adam Feiner The balanced attack Oregon quarterback Erik Victorson throws a pass against Reedsburg in their Badger Conference crossover game on Friday, included Statz (9 carries, Aug. 23, in Reedsburg. The Panthers lost 20-6. 71 yards), Casey Campbell
Panthers’ remaining schedule Friday, Aug. 30 vs. Beaver Dam Friday, Sept. 6 vs. Stoughton Friday, Sept. 13 vs. Madison Edgewood Friday, Sept. 20 at Milton Friday, Sept. 27 at Monroe Friday, Oct. 4 vs. Monona Grove Friday, Oct. 11 vs. Watertown Friday, Oct. 18 at Fort Atkinson (12-66), Zach Bestor (1459), Lee (13-50), Robert Losic (3-26) and Miles Raupp (2-17). “If one guy makes a mistake, they exploit it,” Kissling said. “We would have 10 guys doing their assignment, and the pitch, dive or quarterback would take advantage of the 11th guy.” Oregon’s Matt Kissling started the game with a 33-yard catch and run on the first play from scrimmage, but the Panthers’ first drive of the season fizzled. R e e d s bu rg c o nve r t e d a third down and fourth down on its second drive, capped by Bestor’s threeyard touchdown run with 26 seconds left in the first quarter. Oregon started inside its own 20-yard line on all three of its first-quarter drives, and only picked up two first downs. The Panthers tied the game at 6 with 7:01 left in the second quarter.
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Oregon plans to reload after Division 2 state title MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
There will be many new faces on the pitch for the Oregon boys soccer team, but the goal remains the same. “We still expect to compete for a conference championship and state tournament berth,” Oregon coach Chris Mitchell said. Oregon finished 20-2-2 last year and rolled to the WIAA Division 2 state championship. The Panthers won the Badger South Conference title with a 6-0-1 mark; the tie coming against Madison Edgewood. However, the Panthers have to replace 10 starters, including seven first- and
second-team all-conference players and 17 letterwinners. The lone returning starter is senior midfielder Collin Bjerke, who scored 20 goals and registered 17 assists last season. The other returning letterwinners are Aaron Kluck, Cubby Vandermause, Jaison Fishwild and Ben Schaefer. Kluck (eight goals, five assists) and Fishwild (two goals, three assists) are expected to play a larger role in an offensive attack that averaged 3.88 goals per game last season. Oregon posted a state-record 16 shutouts last year, including 11 straight. The Panthers gave up just 0.58 goals per game last year, but
will have to break in a new keeper. Mitchell is looking for more sophomores and juniors to emerge as starters. “We have high hopes for a handful of sophomores and juniors who will be unknowns to our competition,” he said. Mitchell said Monona Grove will be the biggest challenge for the Panthers this year. The Panthers beat the Silver Eagles 2-1 in the regular season last year and 2-0 in a Division 2 sectional semifinal. The Panthers open the season hosting Pewaukee on Friday. The Panthers will play Photo by Mark Nesbitt a second game on Saturday The Oregon boys soccer team returns five letterwinners from last season’s state-championship against Sun Prairie or De team. They are (front row, from left) Jaison Fishwild and Collin Bjerke, (back row, from left) Cubby Vandermause, Ben Schaefer and Aaron Kluck. Pere.
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Middle blockers vital for Panthers MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
If the Oregon volleyball team makes another run to sectionals, it will come with an almost entirely new cast. The only returning starter for a Panthers team that went 28-10 overall and 5-2 in the Badger South Conference last year is senior m i d d l e b l o c ke r N i c o l e Cochems. A second-team all-conference honoree, Cochems was second on the team with 103 kills and 46 blocks. First-year coach Jen Grulke said Coachems has established herself as a leader in the program, as the middle blockers are crucial to the Panthers’ offensive attack. “We are expecting to see her balance out the offense with a lot of quick attacking across the net,” Grulke said of Cochems. “She brings a solid block to our defense and can hold her own in the back row. She’s also got a killer serve that can score a lot of points.”
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The Oregon volleyball team returns four letterwinners from last season. They are (from left) Sara Christenson, Nicole Cochems, Abby Rau and Abby Schroeder. Cochems will work in tandem with freshman Maggie Templeton as middle blockers. “(Templeton) is also an aggressive, physical player who has a very high ceiling
because she is so eager to learn and willing to put in the work,” Grulke said. The other returning letterwinners returning are outside hitter Abby Schroeder, setter Sara Christenson and
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outside hitter/defensive specialist Abby Rau. Schroeder, Emma Swenson, Grace Engel and Olivia Peotter are expected to provide depth on the right side. “It will come down to
consistency and energy and who can make the best impact the most often,” Grulke said. Rau, Megan Bloyer and Gracen Gilbertson will also compete for time on the outside, while Christenson and Lizzie Konop are expected to serve as setters. “Sara Christenson works hard to give her hitters a great ball,” Grulke said. “She has very solid ball control and is a hustler on defense. She is a smart player and understands the game at a high level.” The Panthers are implementing new defensive concepts this season to help fill the void of four-year starter Emily Konop at libero. Junior Madi Malcook and sophomore Sydney Charles battling to fill the position. “Those are big shoes to fill,” Grulke said. “Both girls are very quick, eager learners, and have a nose for the ball, but there will be a learning curve.” Rau and junior exchange student Amanda Chibba are expected to serve as
versatile defensive specialists who can also fill in as outside hitters. “She is very motivated to compete and continue learning more about the game,” Grulke said of Chibba. “That eagerness brings a spark to our team and makes us compete harder. Her defense is very solid.” Watertown remains the favorite to win the conference, according to Grulke. Since joining the conference three seasons ago, the Goslings have yet to lose a league match. Milton could also be a top contender for the league title. “We are a very young team in terms of varsity experience, but we are athletic and very dogged in our defense,” Grulke said. “A winning record would be great, but we are more focused on individual and team improvement. I think we will compete to be in the middle of the pack of a tough conference. Tough competition only makes us better.”
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Oregon’s Ryan McCorkle (left) catches a punt against Reedsburg in their Badger Conference crossover game Friday, Aug. 23, in Reedsburg. Continued from page 8
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With its top five runners back, the Oregon boys cross country team plans to rise near the top of the Badger South Conference standings this season. T h e Pa n t h e r s r e t u r n six letterwinners, including last year’s Nos. 2 and 3 runners in junior Raul Ramos and sophomore Deakan Bush. Fellow sophomore Yordanos Zelinski, freshman Leo Schleck and Bush’s freshman brother Quinton are also expected to compete at the varsity level. Zelinski finished 20th at the Badger South Conference meet last season after battling an illness. The Panthers finished seventh
out of eight teams at the conference meet. “We will train more specifically to peak for the WIAA sectional qualifying meet,” coach Erik Haakenson said. “Whereas the team is most likely a year away from state-qualifying-level performance and experience, I’m excited for our guys to surprise some people in the south-central Wisconsin running community.” Junior Brenden Dieter is the most experienced returning runner. He served as an alternate in the Panther’s 1,600-meter relay at the Division 1 State Track & Field Meet last spring. The other returning letterwinner is senior Alex Mandrekar. H a a ke n s o n s a i d l a s t
year’s fourth scorer — sophomore Turner Sieren — and freshman Leo Schleck will compete for varsity spots with sophomores Odin Beck, Ty P i e p e r a n d A d a m Mikkelson. “All of our runners need to work on developing a sense of pace and how to race competitively,” Haakenson said. “Most of this will come with experience with more running and racing under their belts.” Haakenson said Monona Grove is the favorite to repeat as Badger South champions. He said Madison Edgewood and Watertown also return most of their top runners from last year and are conference title contenders.
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The Panthers’ ground attack totaled 50 yards on 21 carries. McCorkle led the way with 23 rushing yards. Matt Kissling and Teague Szudy each had three carries for 16 and 15 yards, respectively. The Panthers will host Beaver Dam at 7 p.m. Friday night. The Golden Beavers lost 34-13 at home against Stoughton in Week 1.
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The Oregon boys cross country team returns six seniors from last season. They are (front row, from left) Alexander Mandrekar, Colin Lindloff, Alexander Parker, (back row, from left) Alex Tanner, Adam Hanke and Jack Fitzgerald.
D o n o v a n J o h n s o n ’s 50-yard catch and run set Oregon up at the Reedsburg 27-yard line. Defensive holding on fourth down extended the Panthers’ drive, and Ryan McCorkle capitalized with a one-yard touchdown run on fourth down. The Oregon defense forced
a turnover on downs on the next Reedsburg drive, but the Beavers went ahead for good right before halftime, as Lee scampered for a five-yard touchdown run with 23 seconds left to make it 12-6. Oregon quarterback Erik Victorson finished 6-for-17 for 117 yards through the air, with his last pass intercepted in the final minute.
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Experienced core returns to pace Panthers MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
A strong stable of runners returning for the Oregon girls cross country team could run them into Badger South Conference championship contention this season. Oregon returns seven letterwinners, led by junior Clara Hughes. She finished 17th with a time of 21 minutes, 2.5 seconds at the conference meet and was named the team’s most valuable runner last year. The other returners are seniors Zoe Frank and Eden Meidl; juniors Bryanna Salazar and Julia Hutchinson; and sophomores Grace Riedl and Bella Murphy.
“These girls know how to work hard and they are genuinely excited to train together and start competing,” Oregon coach Doug Debroux said. The Panthers have four runners back who finished in the top 35 at the conference meet last season. Aside from Hughes, Riedl finished 18th, Salazar was 24th and Frank took 34th. Hughes and Riedl narrowly missed second team all-conference honors last season. Hughes missed the top 16 cutoff by one spot, and Riedl turned in a personal-best time of 21:12.2. “They have had a solid winter running cycle, an outstanding distance track season last spring, and they
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The Oregon girls cross country team returns seven letterwinners from last season. They are (front row, from left) Zoe Frank, Clara Hughes, Grace Riedl, (back row, from left) Julia Hutchinson, Eden Meidl, Bella Murphy and Bryanna Salazar. have carried that momen- summer of base training for tum into a very strong the cross country season,”
Debroux said. Hughes is expected to be the team’s top runner after state-qualifier Lauren Beauchaine graduated. Beauchaine earned firstteam all-conference honors last year with a sixth-place finish at the Badger South meet. Debroux said the trio of Frank, Meidl and Salazar have been key leaders ahead of the season. “Those three have been outstanding examples to their younger teammates of the sacrificing and commitment we expect from an Oregon girls cross country runner,” he said. The Panthers have two freshmen who could contribute this season in Libby
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Beirne and Dasha Vorontsov. Beirne joined some of Oregon’s veteran runners on long runs this summer, and attended a running camp at Luther College. “Both show signs of possessing great potential along with a fierce mindset to work hard and compete,” Debroux said. Debroux pegged Monona Grove, Stoughton and Oregon as Badger South title contenders. The Silver Eagles edged the Vikings for the conference crown last season, snapping the Vikings’ streak of three straight championships. Oregon finished third. The Panthers last won the conference championship in 2012.
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Panthers start strong at quad, beat Golden Beavers Schmidt shoots to fifth at Verona Area Invitational
ADAM FEINER Sports editor
The Oregon girls tennis team on Tuesday, Aug. 27, picked up a 4-3 win at home against Beaver Dam in its Badger Conference opener. The Panthers went 2-1 in a quadrangular Wednesday, Aug. 21, at McFarland High School.
Oregon 4, Beaver Dam 3 The Panthers improved to 3-1 on the season with a hard-fought dual victory over the Golden Beavers. Oregon’s No. 2 doubles team of Jordan Streiff and Emma Schaefer won 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. The No. 3 doubles team of Ella Wirtz and Sam Mikkelson won 6-2, 3-6, 6-0. The Panthers and Golden Beavers split the four singles matches. Oregon’s Lauren Gragg beat Lindsay Propst 6-3, 6-1 in No. 2 singles, and Joanie Sommers defeated Grayce Klawitter 6-4, 7-6 in No. 4 singles.
McFarland Quad Oregon swept Portage and Ripon 7-0, and lost 4-3 against the host Spartans. First-year coach Joan Mohr switched players throughout the quad, trying to find out
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Oregon’s Lauren Gragg returns a shot at the net during her No. 2 singles match against Beaver Dam on Tuesday, Aug. 27 at Oregon High School. Gragg won her match 6-3, 6-1. where players would be best suited moving forward. “I’m looking at their strokes specifically,” Mohr said. “Doubles tend to have players who are good at the net with short strokes and long volleys. Singles players are more baseliners, but I’m teaching them to come in more often.”
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3 doubles match in three sets against McFarland. Wirtz also swept Ripon’s Artessa Elliot 6-0, 6-0 in No. 4 singles. Oregon singles play ers Anna Donovan, Jordan Burkeland and Ellie Koopman went 2-1, picking up wins against players from Portage and Ripon. Donovan beat Portage’s Riley Wood 6-2, 6-3 and Ripon’s Lexi Tebon 6-2, 6-0. Burkeland outlasted Portage’s Britta McKinnon 6-0, 1-6, 10-3 and swept Ripon’s Halle Hadel 6-0, 6-0. Koopman beat Portage’s Kylie Owens 6-0, 6-1 and Ripon’s Emma Mott 6-2, 6-0. The Panthers’ No. 3 doubles team of Carleigh Roberts and Emma Yeakley won in three sets against Portage.
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Gragg, Streiff and Schaefer started their seasons with three victories. Gragg beat McFarland’s Laura Maudlin 6-3, 6-4 in No. 3 singles. She teamed with Gianna Schulz to win No. 1 doubles matches against Portage (6-1, 6-0) and Ripon (7-6, 6-3). Streiff and Schaeffer won their No. 2 doubles matches 6-4, 6-2 against McFarland and 6-2, 6-4 against Portage. Streiff teamed with Sommers to win their No. 2 doubles match 6-3, 6-4 against Ripon. Schaefer teamed with Mikkelson to win their No. 3 doubles match 6-2, 6-2 against Ripon. Sommers also beat Portage’s Ruby Atkinson 6-1, 6-0 in No. 4 singles. Mikkelson and Wirtz won their No.
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Oregon junior Alyssa Schmidt hits out of a bunker on No. 13 on Thursday, Aug. 22, during the Verona Area Invitational at Edelweiss Chalet Country Club in New Glarus. Schmidt shot 84 to tie for fifth place. MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
Oregon junior Alyssa Schmidt shot a 12-overpar 84 on Thursday, Aug. 22, to finish in a five-way tie for fifth place in the Verona Area Invitational at Edelweiss Chalet Country Club in New Glarus. The Panthers shot 444 to take sixth out of 10 teams. Schmidt posted birdies on Nos. 1, 8 and 15 to tie Janesville Craig’s Kallie Lux,
M a d i s o n M e m o r i a l ’s Bridget McCarthy, Lakes i d e L u t h e r a n ’s M a y a Heckmann and Sun Prairie’s Sydney O’Hearn for fifth. Verona senior Andrea Schleeper shot a 10-overpar 82 on her way to medalist honors. Oregon junior Sam M c Ke e s h o t 1 1 0 , a n d f r e s h m a n To r i D i s c h carded 120. Senior Bella Lindert rounded out the Panthers’ counting scores with 130.
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Restored barn becomes event venue MARIAN VINEY
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For the Byrne family, an event barn means an opportunity for family celebrations. Not just their own, but for others, too. Rich in farming history, traditions, work ethic, and a welcoming hospitality spirit, the family opened Pheasant Valley Barn, hidden in a scenic valley on the backside of the family’s dairy farm on King Road just southwest of Brooklyn. Duane Byrne, who established the venue with his wife Kris, said the renovated 1890s barn and surrounding land includes multiple outdoor event sites and photo opportunities. The event barn is “about a mile from the daily activities of our 85-Holstein dairy operation,” Duane said. “The Byrne family emigrated from Ireland in the 1870s and started farming in Wisconsin. We are the fourth and fifth generations of dairy farmers.” While growing up, his brother Jim recalls that the barn was a great place to play basketball, shoot pool and just enjoy, “or a great place to hide when avoiding chores.” Jim co-founded Raspberries Greeting Cards and is responsible for marketing Pheasant Valley Barn and designing the website; friend Andrea Noble also assists with marketing and social media. In 2003, the family decided to renovate the barn, which was in disrepair and needed a lot of work. “The barn had been used as shelter for dairy heifers and hay storage,” said Duane. “We added a metal roof and restored the interior of the barn; the family spent years working on the restoration.” To celebrate, the family held a barn dance for their parents Jim Sr. and Pat’s 40th wedding anniversary. “This was the start of ‘The Party Barn,’” Duane said with a laugh. “Our mom Pat has a green thumb and helps us enhance the barn venue with wildflowers, annuals, and perennials. When our family is together, she prepares the best home cooked meals in what she refers to as ‘Grandma’s Café.’ Our dad enjoys driving tractor and does most of the field work.” Since the inaugural celebration, the family has hosted parties for anniversaries, graduations, family reunions, 4-H gatherings, sporting events, and some neighborhood celebrations. “In the fall of 2018, our son Cory married his fiancée Jenny,” said Kris. “It confirmed our idea of starting a barn venue and sharing our barn and farm with others.” Growing their business, the Byrne family wants to provide the public with the space to host the important events in their lives. “The attire and food vary with the theme and personality of each event and the breath-taking natural landscapes provide photo opportunities,” Kris said. “The barn is often decorated with wildflowers, wagon wheels, mason jar lights, vintage
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From left, Duane, Kris, and Lindsey Byrne, Andrea Noble, and Jim Byrne opened the barn as an event venue after the fall 2018 wedding of Cory Byrne.
Pheasant Valley Barn W1401 King Road, Brooklyn 290-6867 pheasantvalleybarn. com farm equipment and hay bales. You’ll find walking paths, great scenery, wagon rides, a fire pit and music to bring it all together.” Duane and Kris’ daughter Lindsay thinks it’s a wonderful place to gather. After college, Lindsay worked off the farm for a few years and then decided to return. “I’m usually the first point of contact, and I take people on tours of Pheasant Valley,” said Lindsay, who also is responsible for the day-today operations and social media. Lindsay was recently engaged, and already knows the perfect venue for her September 2020 wedding. “We’ll do everything we can to help people’s dreams come true, we’re open to all kinds of suggestions, and if we can help, we will,” Lindsay said.
Ag tourism grows According to an annual survey from The Knot, an online wedding-planning platform and magazine, in 2017, 15% of couples chose a barn, farm, or ranch for their wedding reception, an increase from 2% in 2009. “Today, young couples, see a wedding as an expression of their identity,” said Sheila Everhart, president of the Wisconsin Agricultural Tourism Association. “A barn wedding typifies a simpler life.” Everhart explained that during recent economic
Pheasant Valley Barn is nestled in 250-acres of rolling hills and valleys of Green County southwest of Brooklyn. times, Wisconsin farm families are integrating agricultural tourism offerings such as farm tours, life celebrations, value-added food products, farm-to-table dinners, and farm-stays to their farm businesses. “Agricultural tourism presents a unique opportunity to combine aspects of the tourism and agriculture industries to provide financial, educational, and social benefits to tourists, producers, and communities,” Everhart said. “As people look for unique experiences, farms also are benefiting from an increased interest in other forms of agritourism. Event barns are hosting craft nights, farm-to-table dinners, and concerts, in addition to weddings, birthday parties, and corporate retreats.” Steve Nagy, owner of Homestead Meadows Farm
in Appleton and a member of the Wisconsin Agricultural Tourism Association, pointed out that the barn wedding isn’t a new phenomenon. “Homestead Meadows Farm has hosted more than 1,500 weddings and more than 4,700 other group since 1981,” said Nagy. “The popularity of farm weddings grew slowly at first but has accelerated tremendously in recent years.” Pheasant Valley Barn is fully accredited and insured, centrally located between Madison, Janesville and Monroe.
Natural beauty Jim added that the family is very excited to share their Pheasant Valley Barn venture. “We are so happy that we restored our barn,” said Jim. “As more barns and farms
are lost, our barn is preserved and can be shared with others to create a memorable and special day for your event.” Pheasant Valley Barn provides amenities including: panoramic natural views; multiple ceremony sites; 300 plus indoor seating; 14 feet by 33 feet deck overlooking the valley; scenic walking paths; large parking lot; handicap and wheelchair accessible; numerous photo opportunities; tables and chairs; men’s and women’s restrooms; bridal dressing room; groomsmen dressing area; heat and air conditioning; rustic farm props; caterer preparation area; elevated stage for a DJ or band; rustic live edge wood bar; spacious dance floor; romantic string lighting; stellar acoustics; quiet natural setting and event clean-up.
Along with pheasant, deer, turkeys and sand hill cranes that stroll through the valley and the natural springs, the Byrne family wants to add some of the rustic machinery that worked the fields and harvested the crops when their grandparents and parents owned the farm. “We have a threshing machine that belongs to my dad,” said Duane. “He loves old farm machinery and the simpler times associated with it.” One thing that makes Pheasant Valley Barn special is that everyone brings a different skill set to the new event barn venue, Duane said. “Each of us plays a unique role,” said Duane. “There is a strong sense of family woven through the tapestry of the project and a synergy that arises from it.”
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Parents concerned about village SRO proposal Around a dozen people spoke during the public comment portion of the Monday school board meeting, none in favor of the village’s proposal. Parent Andrea Below said she disagreed with language in the agreement that would allow the SRO to question students 14 and older without the presence of their parents or legal guardians after a “reasonable attempt” to notify them. “That’s really concerning,” she said. “No student under 18 should be questioned without a parent or guardian or representative of family present. There are
huge consequences to incriminate yourself by accident or somebody else.” Rick Way, who has a son at OHS, said he used weapons similar to AR-15 while undergoing urban warfare training in the Marines, and while they are effective at engaging multiple targets, the weapon’s range and power exceed what would be needed in a school shooting situation. “FBI research on active shooter shows almost universally a single target for assaulting,” he said. “Having a large capacity magazine does make any sense in this situation”
Way said that depending on the ammunition used, AR-15 rounds could “easily clear drywalls, twoby-fours and can easily shoot through a wall and be lethal on the other side.” Dana Kobernusz said not every student feels the same level of safety when it comes to police officers, and said the SRO should have to take the same equality training staff are required to. She cited 2017-18 statistics from the Wisconsin Information Systems for Education on disparities according to race in terms of discipline and suspension.” “In Oregon, 14.9% of students
suspended were black, 9.3% were Latino, and 3.4 % suspended were white … in a community (with) a 5% black population, less than 2% Latino population and almost 92% white population,” she said. “Increasing the reach of the resource officer has the potential to skew those numbers further for students of color.” Village trustee Cory Horton, also a district parent, extended an invitation for the two sides to meet and “talk about what the best path forward is for our children.” “It’s a scary time we’re dealing with; things we never would have
thought we ever would have had to deal with, and we don’t have answers for everything,” he said. “We just need to talk as much as we can and figure out what we think the best path is … (and) get this SRO agreement to a place where everybody is comfortable with it. “I know in our hearts the school board, village board and police department all have our citizens and our children’s best interests at heart.” – Scott De Laruelle
Deal: Dozens expressed reservations about contract language allowing assault rifle access Continued from page 1 which drew lengthy debate, there was also concern from the school board and staff that the language of the agreement approved by the village did not adequately address the expectations of the position. District legal counsel Jina Jonen, who recommended the board not approve the village proposal, said in past years, a c o m m i t - Uhl tee comprising Oregon police and OSD officials had “a very lengthy discussion of the paragraphs in the current agreements,” with compromises reached between the two groups on language. “We took a long time to talk about that and manage everyone’s expectations and lay out an agreement we could all l iv e w i t h ,” Busler she said. “A r e t h e r e more things to talk about? Absolutely. That was an ongoing process annually that we would meet and talk about this.” About a dozen people signed up to speak, all expressing reservations about contract language that would allow the SRO access to an assault rifle at OHS and would allow
‘School safety starts with the culture of climate we create in our buildings. Presence of a weapon of this type will undercut the very type of values we are trying to foster.’
‘I went out, frankly, to find evidence that maybe this was an effective way to respond to an active shooter in our schools. I couldn’t find any evidence.’
Nathan Johnson, Oregon Education Association
School board member Tim LeBrun
the officer to interrogate or interview students ages 14 and older without the presence of parents or legal guardians. Nathan Johnson, speaking on behalf of the Oregon Education Association board of directors, said the group “strongly opposes” having a rifle at the SRO’s office in OHS. “We share the goal of safe, secure learning environment, but we disagree with village’s position Jonen that placing a semi automatic rifle within the high school makes it a safe learning environment,” he said. “School safety starts with the culture of climate we create in our buildings. Presence of a weapon of this type will undercut the very type of values we are trying to foster.” In a post Tuesday afternoon on the Oregon Police Department’s Facebook page, chief Brian Uhl accused Oregon school board members of not being willing to hold “meaningful discussions” about the SRO
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agreement. He said the village had requested meetings about the agreement and the district rejected them. Tuesday morning, Busler wrote a letter to district parents and guardians informing them of the latest developments on the SRO discussion. He said the district and village have “long partnered” for an SRO to be present in OSD schools, and a few years ago, a committee of school administrators and OPD officers worked to put together an agreement for an SRO based on recommendations by the Wisconsin Department of Justice and the Department of Public Instruction. The committee reviews and revises this agreement each year, including this year, as work between the sides continues, and Busler said he’s “optimistic an agreement will be reached soon.” “In the meantime, you can be assured that on Sept. 3, a police officer/security professional will be at Oregon High School and available to serve all of our schools in addition to the local law enforcement provided by the Villages of Brooklyn and Oregon,” he wrote.
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The school board approved a 2.44% wage increase for Oregon Education Association members, retroactive to July 1 of this year through June 30, 2020. In an email to the
“ N ow t h e w o r l d h a s changed since then, and I’m not blind to that,” he said. “Knowing that causes us at points in time to reflect where that balance is between needing that relationship building and at some point in time, law enforcement presence.” Zach said from talking with people in the district, having a weapon like an AR-15 in a vault in the high school “impacts the culture.” “It has an effect, and we’ve heard that tonight; we heard that from their teachers,” he said. “Tonight, the universal voice was opposed to that, and that was consistent with what I heard around the community.” B o a r d m e m b e r Tr o y Pankratz said the No. 1 goal for the SRO should be “building relationships with students in the district.” “I don’t believe an SRO should be spending a majority of their time in an office near a gun safe,” he said. Zach said if there is a shooting in the high school, he questioned how effective the response would be from an SRO who might need to return to their office to grab the AR-15. “They would have to come from somewhere else in the building, down to the office open the door, open the vault … and then go back to where the shooting is. As I understand, the SRO has an AR-15 parked in their car — how big a deal is it to go from here to there and back? School board member
Observer, district superintendent Brian Busler said “we are especially pleased to begin 2019 school year with settled contracts for all employee groups in the OSD.” “We continue to make progress with a competitive educator compensation plan that retains,
Tim LeBrun said he was initially concerned this was an “anti-gun” move by the board, but after doing some research, he agreed with their position. “I went out, frankly, to find evidence that maybe this was an effective way to respond to an active shooter in our schools,” he said. “I couldn’t find any evidence. And as I talked to more people and learned about their perspective and the research they did … having a weapon like that in our school, it just doesn’t make any impact at all, and furthermore it makes a negative impact on the environment.” LeBrun said while he “absolutely supports law enforcement in this town, it is different in school.” “I did look into many different perspectives and having a gun in our school is not the way to do it,” he said. “Period.”
A ‘school official’ Just as important to district officials was the question of whether the SRO’s role as an educator would be reduced. Jonen said she started her research by looking at the DOJ and DPI’s best practices guide and model SRO agreement. She said the SRO program is “really unique under the law” as it balances that person’s presence as both a law enforcement officer but also an “education school official.” “The goal is to really have another trusted professional in the building to
attracts, and develops the best teacher in every classroom,” he wrote. District corporate counsel Jina Jonen said the 2.44% was the maximum raise the district was able to offer by law. “I am grateful for the community for passing the (2016 teacher
build a relationship with students, with the key being prevention,” she said. “We can share things with the SRO that would be otherwise protected under law that we otherwise wouldn’t be able to share, with the goal of keeping school safety and helping SRO build relationships with the students.” Jonen said “looking at agreement from village from a legal lens,” she had several concerns. “First, it didn’t really talk about the foundation of the SRO program or the relationship building components for the SRO,” she said. “That’s a critical factor of the SRO.” She said the agreement also failed to designate the SRO as a “local school official,” which she called a “critical designation.” “Without that designation, we can’t share anything with the SRO we can’t share with other law enforcement,” she said. “In essence … we would have an Oregon police officer with an office in our school, but we lose all value of having an SRO as another trusted professional to help build those relationships with students.” Jonen said she was also concerned that there was no provision for additional training, when the district has asked the SRO to undergo nonviolent crisis intervention training “as many of our staff members do, along with additional training targeted for school resource officers.” “We value very much the law enforcement training our SRO brings to our district, but we want to make sure were helping develop the SRO as an educational staff member,” she said. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.
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School: Task Force will recommend new boundaries to school board Oct. 14 Continued from page 1 receive plenty of brick, mortar and glass throughout the year, but also a name, staff and student body. At Rome Corners, new traffic patterns recommended by a joint village-school district study will be established to help safety. A task force comprising of district staff and parents is slated to work on permanent boundaries between the schools. The district is adding a mental health specialist to work at all schools on students’ social and emotional health. Finally, a group of district educators will be working this year to develop longterm goals to provide students with more opportunities.
1. New school progress The new K-6 elementary school under construction in Fitchburg will transform this school year from a foundation with a few walls to one the most state-of-the art public schools in Wisconsin. The approximately 130,000-square-foot elementary building will be the first “net zero” school in the state, meaning it’s designed to produce more energy than it uses, through solar panels and geothermal heating and cooling. The school will also have several playgrounds, three inner courtyards a butterfly garden. “There is a lot of green space,” district superintendent Brian Busler said this year. More work will be going on outside the campus this year. Perhaps the most intriguing part will be finding out what school will be named, who will staff it and which students will attend. Those
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This rendering shows the front entryway of the new elementary school under construction in Fitchburg. The K-6 school, funded by a referendum last fall, is scheduled to open in September 2020. questions will be answered throughout the year, starting with the naming process, which starts this week and runs through September. Students will be asked to choose a name in October. Busler said a new principal likely will be selected this fall, with staff interviews for other school positions to follow. The district would then post vacancies created at other schools in February. He said students will likely be determined later next spring.
2. New routes/rules around RCI In the wake of problems with student drop-off and pick-up at Rome Corners Intermediate School, the school district and Village of Oregon teamed up on a $12,000 traffic study last spring to recommend permanent improvements. Those are now ready and in place for the arrival of students for classes Tuesday, though RCI principal Darci Kruever suggests
parents and guardians continue to leave some extra time for drop-off and pickup for the first few weeks of school. “Dropping off on South Perry between Ash Street and our softball field has been recommended by previous families to help reduce traffic congestion in the parking lot,” she wrote in a note to parents. The school has five visitor parking stalls on the immediate left upon entering the parking lot, and visitors can enter the building through the main entrance and check in at the front office. Other transportation changes for the school beginning this school year: • Only right turns will be permitted when entering or exiting the parking lot between 7-8 a.m. and 2:304 p.m. on school days • No stopping, standing, or parking is permitted along South Perry Parkway in front of the school • Vehicles entering the parking lot to drop off students should proceed as far forward to the red X (Door
14) as possible before stopping and make sure children exit from the passenger side of the car • Students may enter through Door 14, and supervision will be available beginning at 7:30 a.m.
tional Board of Review Date(s). 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: August 27, 2019 Published: August 29, 2019 WNAXLP
21. Building Inspection Services Report. 22. Board Communications/ Future Agenda Items. 23. Approval of payment vouchers. 24. Clerk’s Report and Loan Update. 25. Set date of October budget work session. 26. Adjournment. Note: Agendas are subject to amendment after publication. Check the
3. Boundary changes With the new school in Fitchburg set to join the district next fall, OSD officials are taking the opportunity to review all school boundaries in the district, which could affect hundreds of students. The district’s Boundary Task Force, comprising OSD parents and staff, has been reviewing practices on which school each student will attend. In the past, Busler said, elementary students were divided among Brooklyn, Netherwood and Prairie View elementaries based on geographic location, with some options for parents if they were “reasonably close to one of the schools,” he said. Now, district officials will try to keep similar student
populations at the elementaries The goal of the task force is to provide balanced student populaions at all four elementary schools as to not overcrowd any one school “while still allowing flexibility for families,” Busler said. The first step will be a report the group is scheduled to submit to the school board at its Oct. 14 meeting. New boundaries would be created throughout this school year, to be in place for the 2020-21 school year next September. “We need some general boundaries, and then we will work and adjust that along the way,” Busler said.
4. Mental health specialist For the 2019-20 school year, the district has hired a mental health specialist to coordinate care plans and assist with all facets of addressing student needs associated with mental health struggles, said Oregon High School principal Jim Pliner.
Allison Oscar previously worked in Littleton, Colorado, and is a school counselor by training. “We will see an uptick on social and emotional learning in the district and the high school,” he said. “It would be something that will feel different (this year). We’re excited to add her expertise and set of skills to our team, and we believe she’s going to be a difference maker here for our kids and our families.” Oscar will sit with a team of counselors and social workers. “We feel fortunate to have such an experienced individual join the district,” he said.
5. Five levers project The 2019-20 school year will also be a time for some serious long-term planning for the district. For the past two school years, school leadership teams have been charged with developing school goals and making plans for the future of their schools. In this process, nearly 100 educators have worked with consultant Dr. Jim Rikabaugh, who wrote, “Five Levers to Improve Learning.” Busler said the goal is to better align services on a 4K-12 basis. “We have found great success with this project,” he said. “Ideally, students will see us engage them more in their learning and provide them with multiple opportunities to demonstrate their learning and their coursework.” Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.
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*** AGENDA TOWN BOARD TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2019 6:30 P.M. OREGON TOWN HALL 1138 UNION ROAD OREGON, WI 53575 1. Call Town Board meeting to order. 2. Roll Call. 3. Public Hearing to discuss and act upon a resolution approving an intergovernmental agreement between the Town of Oregon and the Village of Oregon. The agreement provides for a boundary adjustment between the Town of Oregon and Village of Oregon (transferring part of Lincoln Road from the Town to the Village). 4. Close Public Hearing. 5. Approval of minutes. 6. Financial Report and Acceptance. 7. Public Comments. 8. Discussion and Possible Action re: Resolution #05-2019 Approving an Intergovernmental Agreement between the Town of Oregon and the Village of Oregon Relating to Lincoln Road. 9. Discussion and Possible Action re: Purchasing parking restriction signs. 10. Communication of the Dane County Board. 11. Plan Commission Report and Recommendation. 12. Fire & EMS Report (Oregon, Belleville, Brooklyn). 13. Park Committee Report and Action. 14. Anderson Farm Park Report. 15. Assessor Report. Board of Review is Sept is 4th 12-2 p.m. 16. Constable’s Report. 17. Plan Commission Report. 18. Public Works Report. 19. TORC Report. 20. Discussion and Possible Action re: Senior Center.
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*** NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF OREGON Notice is hereby given that Teri A Leeder/Zieglemeier, agent for Ziggy’s BBQ Smokehouse 2 LLC has filed an application for a Class “B” Fermented Malt Beverage and “Class C” Wine License with the Village Clerk for the Village of Oregon for the property at 135 S. Main St., d/b/a Ziggy’s BBQ Smokehouse and Ice Cream Parlor, Oregon, Wisconsin. The Village Board will discuss and consider this application at their Village Board meeting on September 9, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. This notice is given pursuant to Section 125.04(3)(g), W.S. & Village Ordinance 16-17 135 South Main Street, Village of Oregon, Dane County Parcel No. 165-0509-122-3417-6 Peggy Haag, Village Clerk Published: August 29, 2019 WNAXLP
TOWN OF OREGON, DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN BOARD OF REVIEW WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2019 12:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M. OREGON TOWN HALL 1138 UNION ROAD, OREGON, WI 53575 1. Call Board of Review to order. 2. Roll Call. 3. Confirmation of appropriate Board of Review and Open Meetings notices. 4. Elect a Chairperson for Board of Review. 5. Elect a Vice-Chairperson for Board of Review. 6. Verify that a member has met the mandatory training requirements. 7. Verify that the Town has an ordinance for the confidentiality of income and expense information provided to the assessor under state law (sec. 70.47(7) (af)). 8. Review of new laws. 9. Adoption of policy regarding the procedure for sworn telephone testimony and sworn written testimony. 10. Adoption of policy regarding the procedure for waiver of Board of Review hearing requests. 11. Filing and summary of Annual Assessment Report/Roll by Accurate Appraisal. 12. Receipt of the Assessment Roll by the clerk from the Assessor. 13. Receive the Assessment Roll and sworn statements from the clerk. 14. Review the Assessment Roll and Perform Statutory Duties: Examine the Roll, Correct description or calculation errors, Add omitted property, and Eliminate double assessed property. 15. Discussion/Action – Certify all corrections of error under state law (sec. 70.43, Wis. Stats.). 16. Discussion/Action – Verify with the assessor that open book changes are included in the assessment roll. 17. Consider approval of the Assessment Roll 18. Allow taxpayers to examine assessment data. 19. During the first two hours, consideration of: Waiver of the required 48-hour notice of intent to file an objection when there is good cause, Requests for waiver of the BOR hearing allowing the property owner an appeal directly to circuit court, Requests to testify by telephone or submit sworn written statement, Subpoena requests, and Act on any other legally allowed/required Board of Review matters. 20. Review Notices of Intent to File Objection. 21. Proceed to hear objections, if any and if proper notices/waivers given unless scheduled for another date. 22. Consider/act on scheduling addi-
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 870 OREGON CENTER DRIVE VILLAGE OF OREGON PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Village Planning Commission of the Village of Oregon will hold a public hearing on Thursday, September 5, 2019, at 6:30 p.m., in the Board Room of the Oregon Village Hall, 117 Spring Street, Oregon, Wisconsin to discuss and consider approval for a conditional use permit application submitted on behalf of Supreme Structures to allow for a Group Daycare Center in the Planned Business Zoning District on the property described as follows: 870 Oregon Center Drive, Village of Oregon, Dane County Parcel No. 165-0509-023-2606-1 A copy of the conditional use permit application and supporting documentation is available at the office of the Village Clerk. Office hours of the Clerk are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7:30 a.m. to Noon on Friday. Subsequent to the hearing, the Commission intends to deliberate and act upon the request. Any person who has a qualifying disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act that requires the meeting or materials at the meeting to be in an accessible location or format must contact the Village Clerk at (608) 835-3118, 117 Spring Street, Oregon, Wisconsin, at least twenty-four hours prior to the commencement of the meeting so that any necessary arrangements can be made to accommodate each request Peggy S.K. Haag Village Clerk Published: August 22 and 29, 2019 WNAXLP
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Continued from page 1 The Evansville resident quickly grew to love her new community, even as she was often the person on the receiving end of complaints about things out of her control. She and Hanson became close friends, working in the two person office through family crises and watching as elected officials came and went (including three town chairs). Her community involvement grew, as she joined the boards of the Oregon Youth Center and Oregon Community Resource Network, seeing how the community and an “angel donor” came together to fund a new building for OYC a year after helping to build a new food pantry site. “I’ve met some amazing people while in Oregon,” she said. And she got to see those amazing people over and over each year, as annual events like elections and tax bill collection became her favorite parts of her job. Photo by Samantha Christian “I like collecting taxes, because you get to see all Denise Arnold, left, with Oregon Youth Center director Diane your residents then,” she Newlin at Arnold’s retirement party Friday, Aug. 23. Arnold joined the board of the youth center and helped through the said with a smile. process of building the new facility.
Learning on the job
Both Arnold and Hanson came to their jobs in 2005 green to what being a clerk meant: Elections, bills, taxes. Arnold recalled her first fall there looking at the notes she had written down in May when she started to calculate mill rates for budget season. “They might as well have
been written in Chinese,” she said. But they “got through it,” just as she and Hanson did for many other challenges throughout their time. That included the 2006 state Department of Reve n u e m i s t a ke t h a t h a d everyone’s taxes skyrocket – leaving her and Hanson to deal with angry residents
in the office to pay tax bills that sometimes required loans. When it was made up for the next year, the taxes went significantly down, she recalled, and then had to go up again to normalize the following year. Seven years later, a tied election for town chair – in which Arnold said she liked both of the candidates
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Retiring Town of Oregon clerk Denise Arnold received a recognition during her retirement party Friday, Aug. 23, at the Oregon Youth Center. – required a coin flip to decide the winner. “A big part of being a clerk is you’ve got to roll with it,” she said. She’s also watched as the costs of budget items like road construction and public safety have gone up while the town’s tax levy has remained limited, leaving elected officials with a challenge that Arnold expects to continue. While she won’t miss the drive home in snowstorms
after night meetings, she said she’s glad she was so surprised by the variety of tasks the job offered. “I never thought that the job would hold everything from ordering road salt and handling road bids to the other end of the spectrum, issuing a fireworks permit for $5,” she said. “The other really rewarding thing is helping someone … through that building permit process, you see them accomplish things.”
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The best part of Arnold’s job was working in the office with Hanson, who said she and Arnold have “gone through a lot of changes” but had a lot of fun while doing so. “We just are very alike in our outlook of life,” Hanson said. “She’s been a great mentor, a great friend, a great sounding board for all of life’s tribulations.” That came in handy on days when they got angry or confused residents coming into the office looking for answers – whether they had them or not. “Nobody really walks into the Town of Oregon and says, ‘It’s a great day in the Town of Oregon,’” Arnold said. “You hear a lot of complaints and you’re the first line of defense and you have to learn to do that with a smile on your face.” The two did that together, and found a similar energy in the people who volunteered to help them with various duties like elections, which were long days ensuring everything was taken care of with many pieces to consider. “Our poll workers are rockstars,” Arnold said. Arnold is supposed to stay away from the office for 75 days, and a three week trip to Italy with her husband beginning next week will help. But she expects to stop in this fall eventually, helping with taxes or whatever else the staff needs advice on. As she told a resident wishing her well Monday morning, “I’ll be back.” PT OFFICE Assistant First Lutheran Church, Stoughton MS-Word Proficient. 20-30 hrs-wk. 608-8737761.
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Sloan Implement is currently looking for a full-time Truck Driver at our Mt. Horeb, WI location to transport equipment to/from customers and/or between dealer facilities. Candidates that apply must have a valid CDL License, 1+ years experience as a semi-trailer truck operator, excellent driving record, and experience with loading and unloading heavy equipment is preferred. For additional job duties, requirements, and to see our full time benefit package, please go online to sloans.com. If you are interested and qualified for the position, please apply online or come into the store to fill out an application.
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Sloan Implement at our Mt. Horeb location is currently looking for a Lawn and Garden Service Technician 1 to perform basic diagnostics, service repairs and maintenance work on customer and/or dealer-owned turf equipment. The qualified candidate must be able to pass a drug screen, possess a valid drivers license and have an excellent driving history as well as have the ability to perform basic repairs and required maintenance using special tools and equipment. For additional job duties, requirements, and to see our full-time benefit package, please go online to sloans.com. If you are interested and qualified for the position, please apply online at www.sloans.com.
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MINERAL POINT, WI Red Wing auction. 900 Fair St. Schimming Building, Saturday, September 14, 9 am. Zinc glaze transition salt glaze beater jars with advertising (includes ND SD) and more, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 8 gal. Churns, 2, 3, 4 ,5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 25 & 30 gal. crocks, dinnerware, many jugs of various sizes, leaf, butterfly, tornado, bee stings, 6 inch wings.
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STOUGHTON 2-BEDROOM, 2-bath. Available now and for Fall. In-unit laundry, garage, patio or balcony, dishwasher, Fox Prairie Elementary. Upper/Lower from $1,050/mo., townhouse from $1,325-$1,375/mo. Call 608-807-0287 or visit kingandmain. stevebrownapts.com.
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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
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FRENCHTOWN SELF-STORAGE Only 6 miles South of Verona on Hwy PB. Variety of sizes available now. 10x10=$65-month 10x15=$75-month 10x20=$85-month 10x25=$95-month 12x30=$120-month Call 608-424-6530 or 1-888-878-4244
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Econoprint is looking for seasonal help in our production facility (August-Dececmber) with the possibility of continuing on-call work throughout the year. We have flexible daytime hours M-F. No experience necessary but speed and accuracy are a must. If you like working with your hands and/or are naturally mechanical and like working in a fast-paced casual environment, this flexible position may be just for you. This position requires continual standing, good hand dexterity and regular lifting of boxes. Mechanical aptitude a plus, training will be provided. Applications are available in Verona at our corporate office, or send your resume to jobs@econoprint.com. Salary Range up to $15.00 per hour (depending on experience) 608-845-2862 – Econoprint 330 Locust Drive Verona, WI 53593
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History: Village of Oregon purchased first fire engine in Dane County for $8,000 in 1920s Continued from page 1 Visitors of the department’s 125th anniversary event had many options to connect with the past with the help of local businesses, the Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce and the Oregon Area Historical Society, Linzmeier said. They paged through old photo albums, documents and records displayed on tables throughout the space. A PowerPoint presentation inside the district building displayed facts about how the fire department has come to be the public entity it is today – from the early years to now. From the first purchase of ladders and ropes in 1888, to its founding as an actual department and use of radios in the 1950s, the department evolved with technology and the community’s growth. Today, the department has 35 members including six full time staff – people from “all walks of life,” Linzmeier said, who strive to make their community a safer one.
The first decades As visitors watched the PowerPoint, they likely learned that back in 1888, the Oregon Village minutes recorded the purchase of “two ladders, two hooks, six pike poles and ropes.” And on March 14, 1894, Oregon Engine Company Number One was organized, with Hartley Criddle
as its first chief. Around 1895, the fire station was located in the basement of the then-Village Hall, the same building that housed Maria’s Pizza until it closed down earlier this year. Two years later, fire fighting services were “updated when a contract was made with Badger Cycle Company to install a system of pipes and three fire hydrants,” the PowerPoint stated. The cost for each hydrant was $5 whenever community firefighters used them. By 1921, the annual salaries of fire department members were $20 for the chief, $5 for the treasure, $10 for the secretary and $5 for a fireman. Fo u r y e a r s l a t e r, t h e department threw its first annual banquet, which became a winter tradition. The department also it boasted around 40 members at the time. The PowerPoint stated this is also around the time it purchased its first fire truck for $8,000 – the first in Dane County. In July 1933, the department formed a committee to “investigate the possibility” of a village swimming pool. The Kiser family at the time dedicated three lots of Waterman plot, “and an additional parcel of land to the Oregon Fire Department to be used as a recreational park.” The firemen operated the pool for the next 27 years,
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A 1955 Seagrave fire truck was on display at the 125th anniversary celebration of the Oregon Fire Department for all attendees to see and compare to modern fire trucks and apparatuses. the PowerPoint stated.
Becoming a department In a brief presentation to kick off festivities, Linzmeier said until the 1950s, there was no formal fire department in the village – no formal safety protocols or suits. He said it was just volunteers from the community who already had full-time occupations, who often wore long rubber jackets with helmets that didn’t offer much face protection. But the department purchased its first oxygen masks in 1940. Around the time, Linzmeier pointed out, it became one of the first “Class A approved” rural fire departments in Wisconsin. And so in holding that
status, Oregon held the first advanced firemanship course in the state in 1950, as well as a school for state instructors on basic firemanship five years later. For the advanced firemanship course, “instructors for this 26 hour class came from all over the United States,” the PowerPoint stated. Attendees checked out an example of how the department started to establish its identity – a 1955 Seagrave fire truck model that was parked next to Oregon Community Pool, possibly comparing it to the more m o d e r n m o d e l s s t r ew n about the closed off street. In August 1959, the Oregon Fire Department became “the first department in the state to be authorized by the (Federal Communications
Commission) to operate and transmit base and mobile radios.” Around four years later, the Village of Oregon and Townships of Oregon, Dunn, Rutland and Fitchburg consolidated to create a fire district with a budget of around $8,500. The current fire station was then up and running by August of 1966.
The modern era The 1970s were a time of technological advancements for the department, with improvements to its alerting system in 1972 – the firefighters had a better sense of knowing what kind of emergency was occurring and where. In 1978, the Oregon Emergency Medical Services department was formed, Linzmeier said. Around a decade later in 1988, those first two women
joined the department. In the 1990s, Wisconsin passed a law stating firefighters could no longer ride on the outside of an emergency vehicle, which the PowerPoint stated was “upsetting” for the department. In 1994, the fire department celebrated its centennial with a dance, which also included water fights, bucket brigades and a parade. A year later, the EMS and fire departments consolidated into the Oregon Area Fire/EMS District it is today. In 1999, the district then hired its first full time fire chief with two full time firefighters. Before then, all firefighters volunteered their services, Linzmeier said. Continuing its legacy of being an educational force, the district formed an internship program in 2004, a three year internship with fire and EMS certifications the department pays for “in full.” Attendees partook in observing examples of what modern firefighters have been trained to do – a vehicle extrication demonstration educated visitors about how they remove individuals from a car after a collision. There was also a sideby-side sprinkler demonstration, which showed attendees how fast fire can be suppressed if furniture inside a house catches flame.
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