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Hotel gets board’s OK Financial assistance from village still in the works SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group
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Oregon Community Resource Network board chair Randy Glysch, left, past board chair Jeff Boudreau, right, and Oregon Area Food Pantry board chair Tom Kirchdoerfer, center, peer into the new walk-in freezer during the OAFP building soft opening Nov. 2. The community is invited to tour the building and bring a nonperishable food item to stock the shelves during a ribbon cutting ceremony and “Fill the Pantry” event at 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13.
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There’s been a flurry of activity around the new Oregon Area Food Pantry building in the last month to ensure patrons have a warm, welcoming place to go before the snow falls. With construction complete, sidewalks poured and paint dried at the 4,232-square-foot structure, volunteers rallied in late October to set
up shelves, organize inventory and spruce up the entrance with landscaping in time for the Nov. 16 distribution at 107 N. Alpine Pkwy. But what the pantry still needs is a broader selection of food, especially with the upcoming holidays. So, in partnership with the Oregon Community Resource Network and Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce, OAFP
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If You Go What: “Fill the Pantry” open house* When: 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13 Where: Oregon Area Food Pantry, 107 N. Alpine Pkwy. Info: obfp.org *Public is asked to bring nonperishable food items
Town of Dunn
Easement would preserve 210-acre farm PDR program could cost $700,000, protect land around Town Hall
conservation easement for the 210-acre Gausman farm at the town’s annual meeting Nov. 14. Owners Bill and Roz Gausman are hoping to put their farm into a permanent conservation easement BILL LIVICK under the town’s Purchase of Development Rights proUnified Newspaper Group gram. That would prevent Town of Dunn residents development on the land if will be asked to vote on a town residents approve of
the acquisition. Dunn Planning and Land Conservation director Erica Schmitz has estimated the cost to purchase the easement at $700,000. The town has been awarded a Department of Agriculture grant to cover half the cost of the conservation easement for the
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If You Go What: Town meeting to consider conservation easement When: 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14 Where: Dunn Town Hall, 4156 County Road B More info: 838-1081
Village officials and the developer are expected to bring forward a tax-increment financing proposal for the board to consider. said would be the next step. Gracz said he and Coyle are working on a deal that will come to the board soon. Last year, the board approved more than $700,000 in TIF assistance for a 52-room hotel at 1053 Park St., but a local financial backer pulled out of the deal in September. Village officials have long sought a hotel to provide rooms for visitors and promote economic development. The room tax generated from the hotel would also help fund tourism promotion efforts.
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Horse Parade returns Saturday ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group
The Oregon Horse Parade is back. T h i s S a t u r d a y, t h e “Horse Capital of Wisconsin” will once again play host to horses and their costumed riders after a yearlong hiatus. “We’ve always wanted to keep it,” said Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce executive director Judy Knutson. Th e fa m i l y f r i e n d l y event starts at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, and is expected to last an hour. The Horse Parade began as a collaboration between the Oregon Horse Association and the Chamber of Commerce as a way to attract visitors
If You Go What: Oregon Horse Parade When: 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11 Where: Main Street from East Lincoln to Spring Info: oregonhorseassociation.org
to downtown businesses during the holiday season. But about a month before what would have been the ninth annual parade last year, OHA president Barb Waters wrote a Facebook message to the group’s
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A hotel could be on its way to Oregon. T h e Vi l l a g e B o a r d approved the final two steps in its development process for a 66-room Sleep Inn hotel with a pool Monday night. If financing and other considerations proceed, it will be built at the corner of Park Street and Rosewood Avenue, down the street from where a hotel was approved last year before that plan fell through. Adam Coyle, a member of the family that owns the land the hotel would be built on, told the board he expected the hotel would open around Oct. 1 next year. The building is expected to require tax-increment financing, which village administrator Mike Gracz
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Oregon-area WWII veteran awarded medals Army Tech Sgt. Elmer Hendrickson had to wait 72 years, but he finally received his medals for his service in World War II during a ceremony at the State Capitol on Oct. 8. Henderson, 94, first joined the military on July 29, 1940, but was discharged on Oct. 28, 1940 when they realized that he was only 17. He was then drafted in 1944, and served in the U.S. Army, Company D, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Division, during WWII and served in the Philippines until April 1946. Hendrickson was presented with his medals by another Oregon resident, retired Brigadier General Kerry Denson. State Sen. Jon Erpenbach was also present at the ceremony. Hendrickson received the following awards and medals: Bronze Star, Good Conduct, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign, World War II Victory, Combat Infantryman Badge 1st Award, Philippine Liberation Ribbon and Honorable Service Photo submitted Lapel Button World War II. Oregon World War II veteran Elmer Hendrickson, 94, received his medals from serving in that war last month during a ceremony at the State Capitol. From left are State Sen. Jon – Scott De Laruelle Erpenbach, Hendrickson and State Sen. Mark Miller.
Veterans Day ceremonies are Saturday Lunch, reception set for Oregon Senior Center Veterans Day will be observed Saturday, Nov. 11 beginning with a memorial at 10:30 a.m. at the World War I memorial on the “triangle” downtown. A f t e r t h e c e r e m o ny, the Oregon Senior Center is hosting a Veteran’s Day program and lunch, beginning at 11 a.m. After lunch, Command Sergeant Major Richard Bergemann (Ret.) will give a presentation entitled, “The Positive Influence that Vietnam Veterans Had on Desert Storm.” Lunch will be donated by JL Richards.
If You Go What: Oregon Brooklyn VFW Post 10272 Veterans Day ceremonies When: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 11 Where: World War I memorial, downtown Oregon Info: 835-5801
Reservations for lunch are required. For more information, call the senior center at 835-5801. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.
Veterans take part in Honor Flight
A group of Oregon area Vietnam veterans from the Oregon Sportsman’s Club recently went on a Badger Honor Flight trip to Washington, D.C. From left are: Becki Clark, Gary Shackelford, Tom Shackelford, Evah Simmons, Chuck Paxton, Alesha Krengel, Ron Rebman, Kevin Hermanson and Carroll Hermanson. Photo submitted
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Ice Arena gets outside alcohol OK Budget meeting Nov. 14 Staton, Bollig vote yes to license, discount despite reservations BILL LIVICK Unified Newspaper Group
A nearly yearlong effort by the Oregon Ice Arena to win village approval for outdoor sales of beer and wine at the facility on North Perry Parkway was successful Monday. Despite concerns by two members that the venue was “turning into a bar,” the Village Board unanimously approved a zoning change for the facility, a requirement before it could sell alcoholic beverages for outdoor consumption. The zoning change won’t take effect, however, until the organization pays the village an outstanding debt for fees accumulated during the village’s approval process. The board agreed to administrator Mike Gracz’s recommendation to reduce the arena’s debt by $2,000. Consulting and other fees relating to assessing and processing the arena’s development plans came to more than $5,000. Last month, rink manager Ben Cowan said it would take the arena some time to pay those fees, which he claimed were unfair and inflated. The board postponed a decision about the zoning at its Oct. 23 meeting and asked Gracz to draft a plan that would give the organization – Oregon Ice Arena Inc. – time to pay the village.
With the discount, the bill is $3,369.93. Village President Steve Staton noted the facility is “struggling financially,” and described the reduction as a “show of goodwill to the ice arena.” Arena representatives last spring introduced plans to build volleyball courts and a small baseball field on the north side of the facility. The plans include adding bleachers and a concessions area, and enclosing the area with a 6-foot-high fence. Representatives said the goal is to attract more teams and leagues and use the facility seven days a week. They also plan to hold special events, like music concerts, in the expanded area. Selling beer and wine during those events, along with offering practice times and hosting games other than youth hockey, are necessary to keep the facility financially viable, Cowan and other ice arena reps said. Monday, architect Jeff Groenier, a key figure in establishing the facility in 2008 on the village’s east side, said most ice rinks he’s visited sell food and alcohol. He rejected concerns voiced by Staton and Trustee Jerry Bollig that the arena is becoming a bar. “It’s a place where you go for other things and have a beer,” he said. “It’s just an amenity, like food.” Groenier said the facility was never designed to be only for youth sports. “This was always a community facility,” he said. “It’s going back to what we originally planned. We had a liquor license from the get-go.” Before the facility can begin selling alcohol for outdoor consumption, police chief Brian Uhl will have to
approve a written security plan. The village would also approve any special events held outside the building. Uhl told the board the police department’s “volume of work is going to increase” under changes planned by the arena. “I think it’s very important to have cameras out in that area,” Uhl said. “It’s going to be one of my requirements to approve the security plan.” Staton also expressed concern about the facility’s management. He asked Groenier how the rink manager would be overseen and supervised. Groenier responded that new management “faced a learning curve,” and said in the future there would be more management on site. The arena opened in October 2008 as the Oregon Community Sports Arena and held a liquor license that included restrictions. In 2013, the organization restructured, in part because of unpaid debts to its lender, and became Oregon Ice Arena Inc. The Village Board granted the new organization a temporary liquor license, and last year it gave the organization a permanent license – meaning it renews automatically each year – that allowed it to sell beer and wine indoors during Wisconsin Whalers’ games. The license included several restrictions, including that no alcohol would be advertised or stored on the premises while Oregon High School students were present. The high school’s OASIS program moved out of the facility this fall. Contact Bill Livick at bill.livick@ wcinet.com
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Town of Rutland electors will have a chance to vote on the town’s 2018 budget at the annual public hearing, set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14. Immediately after the public hearing, the town board will meet to approve the 2018 budget. While the proposed budget would slightly increase the tax levy (from $683,386 to $691,456), the mill rate would dip from $2.86 of $1,000 of assessed value to $2.84. That means the owner of a $200,000 home would pay about $568 in town taxes in 2018, down around $4 from this year. Town chair Mark Porter said town officials have not increased the budget beyond the levy limit and have as a result reduced the road construction budget for next year “to match our revenue.” He wrote in an email that next year, the town will put together a “long-term view” of capital spending
If You Go What: Town of Rutland public hearing on 2018 levy Where: Rutland Town Hall, 785 Center Road When: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14 Info: 455-3925
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Showing Gratitude to Our Veterans Veterans Day is November 11, a day we honor the men and women who made the courageous decision to join the full-time military, National Guard and Reserves, knowing they are putting themselves in harm’s way. I have heard harrowing stories from veterans about their time in the military. I have also heard disheartening stories about the poor treatment some of them received at the hands of the government after their service ended. As much as we pay tribute to our military sons and daughters on Veterans Day, there clearly are failings in the support and services we provide to them in civilian life. This week my colleagues and I introduced six bills that in their own limited ways will benefit veterans. I am the lead author of two of the bills. The first bill allows a judge to consider post-traumatic stress disorder a mitigating factor when determining an appropriate sentence in a criminal case. This option would be available only when the defendant is a military veteran who was diagnosed as suffering from PTSD as a result of the person’s military service. Under current law, when a judge determines a sentence, he or she must consider the protection of the public, the gravity of the offense, the rehabilitative needs of the defendant, and any mitigating or aggravating factors to the crime. My bill creates the new mitigating factor of PTSD. I am also the lead author of a bill that gives a break on driver’s license fees to veterans with a service-connected disability. Under this bill, fees for both issuance and renewal of a driver’s license would be waived. The other bills we rolled out this
week follow: Any attempt to move money in or out of the Veteran’s Trust Fund would require review by the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee. Recently funds were diverted from the State Veterans Home at King and put in the Veteran’s Trust Fund. This bill requires legislative approval of such diversions. Currently National Guard members must have lived in the state for six months to qualify for in-state tuition at UW System campuses. This bill removes the six-month residency requirement. When a serviceman or servicewoman earns credits from the Defense Language Institute and then the person enrolls in a UW System school, the credits would transfer to the new school. When a National Guard member is stationed in Wisconsin, he or she can enter a state park at the state resident rate as opposed to non-resident. The other authors of these bills and I are currently gathering co-sponsors. The bills will then be formally introduced in the Legislature and referred to committee. We will then request public hearings. You can track these bills and any legislation by going to the Legislature’s home page, www.legis.wi.gov. Click on “Notification Service” and type in a key word such as “veteran.” You will be notified by email of the progress of the bills. These bills, in their limited ways, show our gratitude to veterans who sometimes are short-changed of our gratitude. Rep. Don Vruwink represents the 43rd Assembly District. He can be reached at 608-266-3790.
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‘Information literacy’ is more important than ever
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ecent events, particularly at the national level, have brought to light the importance of “information literacy” in our relatively new, largely online information landscape. The idea that not all news is equal – or at least equally factual or trustworthy – appears to have played at least some role in the public’s understanding, and possibly the outcomes, of recent events. Terms Busch such as “fake news” and “alternative facts” are now part of the popular vocabulary and psyche. The value in separating the data wheat from the chaff is nothing new to Library Land. In fact, it’s pretty central to much of what we as librarians do. Our top priorities are to provide unfettered access to information (all of it, not just a portion) and provide the physical and electronic tools and the accompanying skills and techniques needed to assess and evaluate that information so it can be used effectively. This is information literacy. The timeliness and value of information literacy, as well as the necessity of partnerships to foster it, were the subject of a presentation I attended at the state-wide library conference.
In “News We Can Trust,” journalist David Haynes of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Joyce M. Latham from the Wisconsin Center for the Book at UW-Milwaukee teamed up to discuss what they called “Modern Literacies.” Today’s world includes the 24-hour, e-enhanced news cycle and an ever-increasing dependence on social media as a main source of news consumption. With all of this, they pointed out, the pressure on the public to be wise consumers of information has greatly increased. Now, rather than simply trusting information that is bombarding us, all of us need to be able to sift through that information and ask ourselves some key questions about its source and purpose. Whether we’re trying to determine if the rental opportunity advertised online is legitimate, gathering reliable sources for a school paper or seeking to become informed citizen participants in our democracy, we all need to ask important questions of the information we are given. These include: Who is the source of the information before me? Why is this source trustworthy (or not)? What is the purpose behind the information shown? It also means taking it a step further: Is it the entire picture? Do the facts hold up? Who was this intended to reach? And what else do I need to know?
These and other related questions come from two well-established professional groups, with long-standing codes of info ethics: librarians and investigative journalists. Collaboration of these two groups would be ideal. With this association in mind, Latham and Haynes are part of a “Real News Project Pilot Program” that encourages librarians and local journalists to team up and train the public in deciphering this new, constantly shifting news landscape. Their talk highlighted journalists’ track record of seeking out facts, striving to verify and then making this information public. Likewise, librarians facilitate access and teach skill sets necessary for verification. Combined, the work of journalists and librarians can provide a powerful circle of information. However we go about instilling information literacy skills and promoting savvy news consumption for as many people as possible, the fact remains that today’s information landscape requires us to be smart consumers of the world around us. An effective democracy is an informed one, whether it’s local, national or international. And we the people have the opportunity to ask those important questions of all that we hear. Nikki Busch is the director of the Oregon Public Library.
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Backpacks for breaks FOSD fundraiser for students’ On the Web For more information about the Friends of the Thanksgiving break Oregon School District, visit: SCOTT DE LARUELLE
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To help provide healthy food to kids in need during the Thanksgiving break, the Friends of the Oregon School District are teaming up with another friend. FOSD and Promodern Salon are joining for the second year in a row to raise money for the Friends’ backpack program, which provides healthy food for students in need during breaks from school. Nearly 700 Oregon School District
students — around 17 percent — qualify for free or reduced lunch, according to the group, and the need continues to grow. “Still more families, who may not qualify under the federal guidelines, are not getting by,” read an FOSD news release last week. The group’s goal is to raise $1,000 by Saturday Nov. 18, to fill backpacks that will be provided to students. Donations are tax deductible and can be dropped off or mailed to
Promodern Salon, 106 Spring St.. “We believe hunger is a basic need no child should have to deal with,” Promodern Salon owner Carrie Erb said in the news release. “Our community is full of caring individuals who are unaware of the hunger issues some of our students face. This program is a perfect way to pay it forward.” Promodern Salon is offering gift cards for levels of donations: $10 for a $25 donation; $10 and an express pedicure for a $50 donation and $10, an express manicure and pedicure for a $100 donation. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott. delaruelle@wcinet.com.
Community band fall concert is Nov. 14 The Oregon Community Band will open its 37th season will a fall concert at the high school on Tuesday, Nov. 14. A variety of songs will be performed, including “ B o h e m i a n R h a p s o d y,” “The Imperial March” and “A Christmas Festival” by LeRoy Anderson. The concert is set to
begin at 7 p.m. in the performing arts center, 456 N. Perry Pkwy. Oregon Area Food Pantry donations will be collected at the door in lieu of ticket sales. Founded in 1981, the 45-piece adult concert band performs at various venues around the state. All concerts are free and open to
the public. For other shows throughout the season, visit oregoncommunityband.org. For more information, call 835-9066. Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@ wcinet.com.
If You Go What: Oregon Community Band performance When: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14 Where: OHS Performing Arts Center, 456 N. Perry Pkwy. Info: 835-9066
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OHS to perform ‘Pirates of Penzance’ Oregon High School students will set sail during their fall musical, “Pirates of Penzance,” hitting the stage this weekend. The Broadway musical by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan will run 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the OHS Performing Arts Center, 456 N. Perry Pkwy. The play follows Frederic, an orphan mistakenly apprenticed to a band of pirates, and how he disavows the pirate’s life and falls for Mabel, the Major-General Stanley’s daughter, according to a news release. Students have been practicing the performance since the beginning of the school year in September and 85 students are participating in the cast, pit orchestra and tech crew. Payton Cardella is Major-General Stanley, Kyle Kapusta is the Pirate King, Kaleb Hann is Samuel, Myles McKnight is Frederic, Kenny Kritsch is Sergeant of Police, Caroline Hansen is
If You Go What: OHS presents “Pirates of Penzance” When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11; 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12 Where: OHS Performing Arts Center, 456 N. Perry Pkwy. Tickets: $12 for adults, $10 for senior citizens and $8 for students Info: oregonsd.tix.com
Mabel, Esa Kaether is Edith, Miranda Moore is Kate, Kendra TeBeest is Isabel and Elyse Harvancik is Ruth. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for senior citizens and $8 for students. They are available at the door or online, oregonsd.tix.com. Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@ wcinet.com.
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Budget shows tax increase, hearing Nov. 14 The Town of Dunn’s preliminary 2018 budget calls for a slight increase in the tax rate, amounting to a difference of about $10 on a $200,000 home. The tax rate of $2.87 on $1,000 of assessed property value is what electors will see at a public hearing and annual town meeting on the budget at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14, at Town Hall. It’s a 1.6 percent increase. The town plans to increase spending on capital projects by $103,000 next year, for a total of $534,000. That includes $390,000 for road reconstruction, $36,000 for the purchase of two acres to add to Town Hall property, and $108,000 for a new end loader. Among department increases, the largest will go to public works, which would see an increase of $61,000 for additional seal coating and road maintenance. The 2018 budget provides $390,000 for road reconstruction for Colladay Point, Zor Court, Lake Keg onsa Road, and a portion of Halverson Road. Health and Human Services would see a 5.4 percent increase next year, or $2,796, to cover a new $2,500 contribution to the Oregon Area Food Pantry. The preliminary budget includes a 3.6 percent increase in spending on public safety – or $18,737 more than this year – mostly for emergency medical services. Dunn receives services from the City of Stoughton and villages of McFarland
If You Go What: Annual town meeting, budget hearing When: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14 Where: Dunn Town Hall, 4156 County Road B More info: 838-1081
and Oregon. The town will contribute 26 percent more to McFarland EMS and 39 percent more to Oregon EMS to fund new equipment purc hases. Those increases are partially offset by a decrease of $40,850 from Stoughton, because equipment purc hase payments were completed in 2017 and are not continuing in 2018. Intergovernmental revenue is expected to increase by 3.24 percent, or $12,238,
because the town has been pursuing several new grants for smaller proje cts that have been helping to build revenue and offset other revenue decreases, according to business manager Cathy Hasslinger. The grants include a Dane County PARC grant for $15,225, an RTA grant in the amount of $37,983 and a DNR grant for dredging work that funded improvements at Dunn Heritage
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Holiday Art and Craft Sale Date: Saturday, November 11, 2017 Sale Hours: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Location: Badger Ridge Middle School 740 N. Main St., Verona Many NEW Artisans and Crafters Refreshments and lunch available and NO admission charge! Proceeds from booth fees are donated to the Patrick Pfeffer Memorial: The Badger Ridge and Savanna Oaks Middle Schools’ Challenge Courses
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Boy Scout Troop 50’s 23rd Annual
Grilled Salmon Dinner
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Saturday, November 11, 2017 from 4:30-8 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017 7:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Rome Corners Intermediate School 1111 South Perry Parkway, Oregon
201 Park Street Oregon, WI
Lunch beginning at 10:30 a.m.
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More than 80 students are participating in the OHS production of “Pirates of Penzance,” beginning Friday at 7:30 p.m.
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Oregon Eastern Star 29th Annual
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park. A Yahara WINS grant of $20,000 was awarded for a new pilot leaf pick up program, as well. The 2018 budget proposes new borrowing of $260,000. If electors approve the budget as proposed, the town’s overall indebtedness would be $1.6 million at the end of the 2018, down from previous levels of almost $3.2 million in 2009. The town’s total levy is projected to increase by $36,750, from $1.83 million to $1.86 million. Property tax bills will be mailed out around Dec. 15, and residents should receive them within a few days of mailing.
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For more information, please call Mark 658-1132 salmon@oregontroop50.org
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StrongWomen The senior center is offering an exercise program for middle aged and older women called StrongWomen Mondays and Thursdays from 10:3011:30 a.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. The series is led by Vickie Carroll, certified in both the asic and booster StrongWomen program. She has been a leader for over 18 months. Each class is $3. For information, call Carroll at 8359486.
Holiday lights Help the Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce put up holiday lights from 7-9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 11. The group will meet in front of Bergey Jewelry, 111 S. Main St. For information, call 835-3697.
Veterans Day A Veterans Day program will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, at
the WWI monument downtown. required no later than Nov. 9. After the ceremony, the senior For information, or to make a resercenter will host a presentation and vation, call 835-9421. a lunch. A reservation for lunch is Chamber meeting required. For information, or to make a reserThe Oregon Area Chamber of Comvation, call 835-5801. merce will hold their next membership meeting at 11 a.m. Thursday, Food collection Nov. 16, at Oregon High School, 456 The Oregon Area Food Pantry will N. Perry Pkwy. host a “Fill the Pantry” food collecGreg Granberg will give a tour of tion during their ceremonial ribbon the new construction. cutting at 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13, For information, or to register, visit at their new location, 107 N. Alpine oregonwi.com. Pkwy. The collection is in partnership with the Oregon Community Holiday celebration Resource Network and the Oregon The Oregon Area Chamber of ComArea Chamber of Commerce. merce, in partnership with Oregon For information, visit obfp.org. Fire/EMS, will hold a holiday tree lighting and chili dinner at 5:30 p.m. Silent auction Friday, Dec. 1, at Waterman Park. The Oregon Town and Country There will be Christmas caroling Women’s Club will host its annual and Santa will arrive on a firetruck. silent auction, open to all area wom- Two non-perishable food items or a en, starting at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, monetary donation for the Oregon Nov. 14, at the Stoughton Country Food Pantry are requested. Club, 3165 Shadyside Dr. The lunFor information, visit oregonwi. cheon will begin at 12:30 p.m. com. The cost is $10 and reservations are
Community calendar Thursday, November 9
• 6-7:30 p.m., Math and Mad Science Night, Brooklyn Elementary School, 204 Division St., Brooklyn, 835-4500
Friday, November 10
• 4 p.m., Teen advisory board meeting, library, 835-3656 • 7:30 p.m., OHS presents “Pirates of Penzance” (tickets $12 for adults, $10 senior citizens, $8 for students), OHS Performing Arts Center, 456 N. Perry Pkwy., oregonsd. tix.com
gmail.com • 7:30 p.m., OHS presents “Pirates of Penzance,” OHS Performing Arts Center, 456 N. Perry Pkwy., oregonsd.tix.com
Sunday, November 12
• 7 a.m. to noon, VFW pancake breakfast, Oregon Middle School, 601 Pleasant Oak Dr., 835-7494 • 1-5 p.m., Musical Jam, Ziggy’s, 135 S. Main St., 228-9644 • 2 p.m., OHS presents “Pirates of Penzance,” OHS Performing Arts Center, 456 N. Perry Pkwy., oregonsd.tix.com
• 7 p.m., Oregon Community Band concert, OHS performing arts center, 456 N. Perry Pkwy., 835-9066
Wednesday, November 15
• 9-11 a.m., Rubber stamping cards project ($10 per person, registration required by Nov. 13), senior center, 835-5801 • 11:30 a.m., Brown Bag Book Group, library, 835-3656
Thursday, November 16
• 11 a.m., Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce membership meeting (registration required), OHS, 456 N. Perry Pkwy., oregonwi.com Saturday, November 11 Monday, November 13 • 11:45 a.m., Thanksgiving lunch • 7-9 a.m., Oregon Chamber of and bingo (registration required), Commerce holiday lights setup, • 4 p.m., Oregon Area Food Pansenior center, 835-5801 Bergey Jewelry, 111 S. Main St., try food collection, 107 N. Alpine 835-3697 Pkwy., obfp.org • 3-7 p.m., Oregon Area Food Pantry distribution, 1092 Union Road, • 9:30-11:30 a.m., Kids explore Tuesday, November 14 obfp.org (ages 5-12), library, 835-3656 • Senior center closed for in-service • 6-7 p.m., A Gentle Talk about • 11 a.m., Veterans Day program, training Alzheimer’s and Dementia, library, WWI monument downtown (compli• 11:30 a.m., Women’s Club lun835-3656 mentary lunch for veterans, resercheon and silent auction ($10, vation required), 835-5801 Monday, November 20 registration required), Stoughton • 1 p.m., Horse parade, downtown • 6:30-8 p.m., Estate Planning Country Club, 3165 Shadyside Dr., Oregon, 835-3697 workshop (free), Krause Donovan 835-9421 Estate Law Partners, 116 Spring • 6:30 p.m., Family movie night, • 6-7 p.m., Gmail and more inforSt., 268-5751 First Presbyterian Church, 408 mational program (registration N. Bergamont Blvd., fpcmovies@ required), library, 835-3656
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, Nov. 9 Monday, Nov. 13 WOW: Village Board WOW: Dan Small’s Meeting (of Nov. 6) Deer Hunt Wisconsin ORE: Veteran’s Honor 2017 Run Ceremony (of 2016) ORE: NKE Spring Play: Peter Pan (of April 28) Friday, Nov. 10 WOW: Dan Small’s Tuesday, Nov. 14 Deer Hunt Wisconsin WOW: Capitol City 2017 Band (of July 6) ORE: OHS Spring Play: ORE: OHS Girls Matchmaker (of Feb. 24) Basketball vs Evansville - LIVE- 7:20pm Saturday, Nov. 11 WOW: White Birch Wednesday, Nov. 15 Ensemble @ Library (of WOW: 2017 Veteran’s Nov. 3) Day Celebration (of Nov. ORE: OHS Girls 11) Basketball vs Sheboygan ORE: RCI Band South LIVE-12:50pm Performance (of May 2) Sunday, Nov. 12 WOW: First Presbyterian Church Service ORE: OHS Band Concert (of April 6)
Thursday, Nov. 16 WOW: Dan Small’s Deer Hunt Wisconsin 2017 ORE: OHS Girls Basketball vs Sheboygan South (of Nov. 11)
Senior center Monday, November 13 Roasted Pork Loin Mashed Potatoes Baked Cabbage with Apples Whole Wheat Bread Mandarin Oranges Banana Bar VO – Veggie Patty Tuesday, November 14 Closed for service training Wednesday, November 15 Homemade Beef Stew Green Beans Dinner Roll Apple Sauce Chocolate Cake VO – Veggie Patty Thursday, November 16 Holiday Meal: Roasted Turkey Mashed Potatoes with Gravy Green Beans Whole Wheat Dinner Roll Pumpkin Pie V.O: Veggie Burger Friday, November 17 Hungarian Goulash with Macaroni Noodles Roasted Garlic Lemon Broccoli Kidney Bean Salad Diced Peaches Pound Cake VO – Baked Potato & Veggie Cheese Sauce SO - Harvest Salad *Contains Pork
Monday, November 13 Morning: Reflexology 9:00 CLUB 10:30 StrongWomen 11:45 Eyeglass Adjustments 1:00 Get Fit 1:30 Bridge 3:30 Weight Loss Support Tuesday, November 14 Closed for service training Wednesday, November 15 9:00 CLUB 9:00 Cards with Katie 9:00 Full Council on Aging 1:00 Euchre 1:00 Get Fit 3:30 Windows 10 Class 5:30 Aging Mastery Thursday, November 16 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:00 Pool Players 9:00 Rubber Stamping 9:45 Zumba Gold 10:30 StrongWomen 11:45 Thanksgiving Lunch and “Farm-tastic” Bingo 12:30 Shopping at Bill’s 1:00 Cribbage 1:00 Card Party 3:00 Food Pantry Open 5:30 StrongWomen Friday, November 17 By appointment: Home Energy Assistance 9:00 CLUB 9:00 Gentle Yoga 9:30 Blood Pressure 1:00 Get Fit
All Saints Lutheran Church
2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg (608) 276-7729 Interim pastor SUNDAY 8:30 a.m. classic service 10:45 a.m. new song service
Brooklyn Lutheran Church
101 Second Street, Brooklyn (608) 455-3852 Pastor Rebecca Ninke SUNDAY 9 a.m. Holy Communion 10 a.m. Fellowship
Community of Life Lutheran Church
PO Box 233, Oregon (608) 286-3121, office@ communityoflife.us Pastor Jim McCoid SUNDAY 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 Interim pastor 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
Fitchburg Memorial UCC
5705 Lacy Road, Fitchburg (608) 273-1008, www.memorialucc. org Interim pastor Laura Crow SUNDAY 9:30 a.m. Worship
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 Eric Vander Ploeg, Lead 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 Pastor) (608) 291-4311 SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship SUNDAY - 8 and 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 Laura Crow (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. • Caregiver Support Group, Oregon Area Senior Center, third Monday of each month at 9 a.m. • Dementia Caregivers’ Supper and Support, fourth Wednesday of every month from 6-7:30 p.m., Sienna Crest, 845 Market St., Suite 1 • Diabetes Support Group, Oregon Area Senior Center, second Thursday of each month at 1:30 p.m.
• Relationship & Divorce Support Group, State Bank of Cross Plains, every other Monday at 6:30 p.m. • Veterans’ Group, Oregon Area Senior Center, every second Wednesday at 9 a.m. • Weight-Loss Support Group, Oregon Area Senior Center, every Monday at 3:30 p.m. • Navigating Life Elder Support Group, People’s United Methodist Church, 103 N. Alpine Pkwy., every first Monday at 7 p.m.
Wait Upon the Lord “I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.” – Psalm 27:13-14 NIV In this season of advent, we are told to wait upon the Lord, and reminded that this is more than just a time of waiting expectantly for Christmas. Waiting for Christmas is a microcosm of the cosmic wait experienced by creation in waiting for the Creator to take the form of creation and become man. Waiting can be hard, especially for the young, whose time horizons make days seem like years, but as we age, waiting gets easier as time seems to go by quicker with each passing year. How long is too long can also depend on what you are experiencing. Waiting to see the dentist can seem like an eternity when you have a toothache, whereas waiting for a delicious meal can be something we savor. Waiting upon the Lord is an act of patience, humility and quietude. We must be patient, because we don’t know when or where the Lord will reveal Himself. We must be humble while waiting for the Lord because the Lord’s coming is done in His good time and not ours. And finally, we must clear a quiet space in our souls for the Lord to come. In the noisy hustle and bustle of our hectic lives, we might not hear the Lord’s quiet voice even if He were there. As we approach the celebration of the Lord’s birth, be patient, be humble, and make quiet space for the Lord to inhabit. – Christopher Simon
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Above left, Oregon Area Food Pantry board chair Tom Kirchdoerfer, center, greets Ed and Charlene Hefty, who had previously donated the warehouse space for the pantry on Union Road. Kwik Trip donated the shelving units for the Oregon Area Food Pantry, above right. There will also be a personal essentials area at the new location.
Pantry: Volunteers and local businesses come together to support new building Continued from page 1 invites the community to bring along nonperishable food items and tour the new building during the “Fill the Pantry” ribbon cutting at 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13. OAFP board chair Tom Kirchdoerfer said that will be the moment OCRN, which has been managing the fundraising and m a r ke t i n g c a m p a i g n , h a n d s things off and OAFP begins a “new chapter.” Each month, about 6,000 pounds of food gets distributed to about 120 families who reside within in the Oregon School District. With a much larger and more visible and accessible building, OAFP anticipates those numbers could quickly double or triple, and the nonprofit will need to learn to adapt. “Fortunately, with the support of this amazing community, we’re up to meeting those new challenges,” Kirchdoerfer said at a volunteer appreciation event in October. “All I can say is thank you.”
Coming together Some of the people heavily involved in the building and fundraising project got a preview of the new facility Nov. 2, hours after the walk-in freezer and cooler were installed and OCRN’s newly elected board chair, Randy Glysch, finished mulching the yard. Two weeks prior, he and a few dozen volunteers, including kids from local youth groups, got their hands dirty digging holes for nearly 70 plants around the building. Among them is a ginkgo tree, donated by the “angel investor” who stepped forward last December to contribute nearly two-thirds of the $750,000 fundraising goal for the new building. OCRN is still waiting on contractors to know what the final expenses are for the project, but pledges from the community, including some over five years to help with operating expenses, total around $745,000. “It’s less than a year ago when we got the big gift,” Glysch said. “It’s amazing that we’re standing here less than a year later in this great building.” In addition to being a master gardener, Glysch is also a stained-glass maker. So on behalf of OCRN, he made a piece of artwork for OAFP to hang in their new office. The window looks out at neighboring People’s United Methodist Church, which unanimously voted to lease the land to the pantry for $1 per year – a collaboration that likely saved the
How to help The food pantry accepts nonperishable food items throughout the year. A list of items needed appears on the obfp.org website. Monetary donations are also appreciated, especially for Thanksgiving and Christmas so the pantry can provide each family with a $10 gift card for a special purchase at Bill’s Food Pantry. Donations will also be accepted for Oregon Area Food Pantry’s new personal essentials pantry and mini library. For information or to volunteer, contact oregonfoodpantry@hotmail. com.
Holiday distribution With the upcoming holiday season, the next two food pantry distribution dates for 2017 will be from 3-7 p.m. Thursdays, Nov. 16 and Dec. 21. food pantry over $150,000 in land purchase costs. Glysch later told the Observer one of the attendees at the soft opening said she was in tears upon entering the front door because the new building “is such a gift for our community.” Also present were the Heftys, who had donated the warehouse space on Union Road to the pantry on what everyone thought would be a temporary basis. That was over 15 years ago. “It was not designed as a food pantry. They needed more space,” Ed Hefty said. His wife, Charlene, said they’re excited the new facility is done because “it will be so nice for people.”
A closer look The building has plenty of natural light, temperature control, restrooms and an office to give patrons privacy while filling out paperwork. There is also more storage space and a loading and sorting area with scales. Kelly Kornaus, chair of the OAFP management committee, said when patrons check in at the entrance, they will be given a number and can wait in the community room. That space will have about 35 chairs, as well as a new mini library for families to take books home. She said the program coordinator also offered to keep kids engaged with the books while their parents shop in the next room. “The thinking is you can put a book in children’s hands, but if they don’t see the parents pick up
a book and read, they’re not going to, either,” Kornaus said, adding that new and gently used book donations are welcome. The new location will provide more of a grocery store experience, complete with a dedicated personal essentials pantry area and coordinator. Volunteers will accompany patrons as they pick out items to help answer any questions and keep a steady flow through the aisles, which were assembled with nearly $9,000 worth of new gondola shelving donated by Kwik Trip. Instead of pulling wagons, patrons can use shopping carts, 30 of which were donated by Bill’s Food Center. To top it off, Gorilla Movers of Wisconsin helped haul other furnishings and shelving between the buildings at no charge. Those are just a few of the donations that serendipitously appeared throughout the project, not to mention the time, talent and materials offered by many contractors. Dan Bertler, for example, said his construction company Supreme Structures, Inc. gave about $60,000 through in-kind donations, and he hopes the building “will be used for additional resources for people in need in the future.” To show appreciation for the community’s generosity, donors will be recognized in various ways throughout the property, including engraved plaques, pavers and benches. Former OCRN board chair Jeff Boudreau called it “amazing” that so many people and businesses had “something to give,” and he was humbled by the way the Oregon and Brooklyn area has come together to build the food pantry. “The fact that in two years’ time we went from a dream to a reality just speaks to the power of what we can accomplish together when we put our minds to it and open our hearts to what’s possible,” he said.
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Bricks and pavers bearing the names and logos of donors who gave more than $1,000 for the Oregon Area Food Pantry building project were installed at the front entrance Tuesday, Nov. 7.
The new Oregon Area Food Pantry has a garage door leading to the storage room for donations to be dropped off.
The office at the new Oregon Area Food Pantry has a view of neighboring People’s United Methodist Church, which donated the land for the building project. Patrons who are signing up for the first time will have privacy doing so with volunteers in this office.
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Support your favorite teams all season long with this guide to Oregon High School’s big match-ups! TIME
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at Evansville Baraboo at Milton Milwaukee Madison Monroe at Edgewood at Dodgeville Watertown Jefferson Westosha Central at Monona Grove at Mount Horeb Stoughton at Fort Atkinson at Edgewood Badger Challenge Milton at Monroe Edgerton Edgewood at Watertown Monona Grove at Stoughton Fort Atkinson
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Oregon High School boys soccer celebrates its 4-3 shootout win over Waukesha West Thursday in the WIAA Division 2 state semifinal. The No. 3 Panthers and No. 2 Wolverines were tied 2-2 after two overtimes. Oregon ended up finishing as D2 state runner-up after falling 6-1 to No. 1 Whitefish Bay Saturday.
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The final seconds ticked away on the No. 3 Oregon High School boys soccer team’s season Saturday in the WIAA Division 2 state final, but there were still plenty of smiles despite a 6-1 loss to No. 1 Whitefish Bay. In a season of ups-and-downs – including an eight-year conference winning streak being snapped and a 2-3-1 start – the Panthers (17-5-3 overall) put it all together at the end of the season with a seven-game win streak. Oregon won regional and sectional titles and made state after a two-year hiatus for the program,
ungphotos.smugmug.com and the Panthers added a 4-3 shootout win over No. 2 Waukesha West, following a 2-2 tie through two overtimes, in the D2 state semifinal Thursday. “Just making it here and winning a game here surpassed all of our goals that we had all season,” senior captain defender Kyle Rehrauer said. “That is undeniable.” Rehrauer said it still hasn’t really sunk in that Oregon was able to finish state runner-up yet, however.
Highlights: Jenna Dobrinsky qualified for the WIAA Division 1 state meet in the 500-yard freestyle (5:17.02) and also helped lead the 200 free relay (1:41.5) back to the UW Natatorium. Honorable mentions: Duncan Morgan (boys soccer) finished with 17 saves in the D2 state semifinal Thursday to keep the game tied 2-2 after two overtimes Shane Sullivan (boys soccer) made the clinching save in a 4-3 shootout win over Waukesha West in the D2 state semifinal Zach Pasley (boys soccer) scored two goals in the D2 state semifinal Cade Zelinski (boys soccer) challenged several sideline passes Saturday to help Oregon shut out Whitefish Bay in the second half of a 6-1 loss in the D2 state final Carolyn Christofferson (girls swimming) helped the 200-medley relay qualify for state Saturday at sectionals
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qualified with Halle Bush gone on vacation, but Rule stepped up with a two second PR. “ Z o e , Ava a n d m e w e r e together at my house,” Christofferson told the Observer on Tuesday. “We just kept hitting refresh. When the results final came out we were all jumping and screaming.”
The Oregon football program went from 1-8 overall a year ago to 5-2 in the Badger South (6-4 overall) and earned a WIAA playoff berth in the process this season. Last month the team found out who earned a spot on the all-conference team. Senior Kardelle Phillips was the Panthers’ lone first-team offensive selection, earning a unanimous vote at running back. He followed that up by being selected to the All-region team by the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association. Phillips led Oregon in both rushing and receiving. He racked up a teambest 681 yards rushing and 10 touchdowns but also caught 24 balls for 516 yards and six touchdowns. “Kardelle was a huge weapon that could do so much for us,” coach Dan Kissling said. “He was an explosive runner and made some huge plays for us, but we also had some complimentary backs that made it hard for teams to take him away. If we get him the ball in space, we knew good things were going to happen.” Senior offensive linemen Henry Milz (guard) and Conor Drake (center) were joined on the second team
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Senior Carolyn Christofferson helped the Panthers’ 200-yard medley relay break the school record Saturday at the Middleton sectional in 1 minute, 52 seconds.
Sophomore Jenna Dobrinsky helped the Oregon/Belleville girls swimming team end a lengthy drought on Saturday. Dobrinsky qualified for the WIAA Division 1 state meet this weekend in the 500-yard freestyle and also helped lead the 200 free relay back to the UW Natatorium as well. It had been six years since the Panthers qualified anyone to state (Natalie Shirk in the 50 free). Dobrinsky finished sixth in the 500-yard freestyle with more than a 3 1/2 second PR with her time of 5 minutes, 17.02 seconds. Oregon’s 200 free relay quartet of freshman Zoe Rule, seniors Carolyn Christofferson and Ava Magee and Dobrinsky finished eighth but their time of 1:41.5 was good enough to earn one of the 24 spots to the state meet on Saturday. Coach Michael Keleny said he was a little surprised the relay
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State: Oregon finishes 16-5-4 overall Continued from page 9 “If you told me at my freshman year that I would be playing center back when I have never played defense before, that I would be surrounded by any of these guys and I would be on this field playing for a championship – I don’t think that ever would have rang true in my head,” he said. The Panthers wanted to win the state title, but the first 45 minutes were volatile in Saturday’s loss. The Blue Dukes (24-0) scored six times and outshot the Panthers 16-1 in the first half. The Blue Dukes needed just 30 seconds to strike first. Senior forward Evan Kortebein found senior forward Matthew Comiskey, who knocked the ball in off the right post from about 10 yards out. Six minutes later, Comiskey took a free kick 35-yards out from the right side. The ball curved into the penalty box, took an odd bounce and perplexed junior goalie Duncan Morgan as it went in to make it 2-0 Whitefish Bay. The Blue Dukes kept coming with a shot over the net and two shots wide right, and then Morgan dove to his left and punched out another shot for a save. But the Panthers couldn’t hold Whitefish Bay for long. Junior forward Jimmy Zebell was able to knock in a header from a pass by senior defender Jeremy Haddock in the 20th minute. It only got worse from there. A few minutes later, senior defender Mario Carini scored on a cross by Zebell, and senior forward Drew Nelson made it 5-0 with a goal from about five yards out after a corner kick in the 37th minute. Haddock finished the first-half scoring with a goal from a cross by Comiskey in the 41st minute. But while Oregon looked down after the half, the second half was much better, as the Panthers limited Whitefish Bay to seven shots and was able to score a goal on three shots. “It was disappointing at halftime, but we regrouped and we said, ‘Listen, the challenge is now to not let any more go in and find a
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way to put one in,’” coach Kevin May said. “I am just tremendously proud of them to come out in the second half and show that Oregon can play high level soccer against a high-level team. Unfortunately, we just couldn’t put 90 minutes together.” Senior Johnny Auer was able to get Oregon on the board in the 63rd minute with a goal off a rebound on a blocked shot in front of the net. Even down 6-1, Auer ran to the crowd and they all celebrated and cheered. Rehrauer said the support was an X-factor this season. “Quite frankly it is incredible to have them there, to have a fan bus and to have that support at school with teachers saying good luck tomorrow and good game yesterday,” Rehrauer said. “Stuff like that is what really motivates us around school.” The defense was also better in the second half, challenging passes and angles more aggressively. And senior goalie Shane Sullivan, who took over for Morgan, also earned a save. Rehrauer said Morgan and Sullivan were awesome all season, and that it was ridiculous how routine they made their saves look during the state tournament and all season. But he also said that the defense improved from the start of the season to help the season end in the state final, handling adversity and injuries along the way. “Whether there were switches like (junior) Colin McCombs going off to center-mid or (senior) Collin Legler coming back, I think we were solid all year, and I think that is something we can always rely on at Oregon soccer,” Rehrauer said. And now seniors Nathan Krenz, Lane Krull, Tanner Hake, Zach Pasley – who was limited in the state final with an ankle injury – Erick Portillo, Jared Podnar, Max Wirtz, Jack Weiland, Cade Zelinski, Jacob Salzwedal, Drew Zyhowski, Sullivan, Rehrauer, Auer and Legler finish their high school careers celebrating with the silver ball. “I am super happy with the group of seniors that led this group to make this happen,” May said. “We are happy to bring home hardware.”
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Senior goalie Shane Sullivan and junior goalie Duncan Morgan have split time in goal all season, and coach Kevin May said that choosing who plays is a problem he is glad to have. But in the postseason, Morgan has been the one called upon to lead the team in the net, and it was no different in Thursday’s WIAA Division 2 state semifinal. Morgan stopped 17 shots and helped the No. 3 Panthers remain tied with No. 2 Waukesha West 2-2 after two overtimes. However, it was Sullivan who made the final save in a shootout, as Oregon outlasted Waukesha West 4-3 in penalty kicks to advance to the D2 state final. Sullivan dove to his left to punch out senior defender Evan Donini’s attempt to clinch the victory. “I was just hearing all my teammates cheering me on,” Sullivan said. “It really just pushed me to make the save, and I was happy to do it for them.” Wolverines’ senior midfielder Mark Durand and Oregon junior midfielder Colin McCombs both traded PKs to start the shootout, and Wolverines’ senior midfielder Spencer Standarski and Oregon
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Continued from page 9 by junior running back Keion Szudy, who finished second on the team with 571 yards rushing to go along with five touchdowns. Senior offensive lineman Derek Skibba, junior quarterback Cedric Girard (1,082 yards passing, 12 TDs), and junior wide receiver/kicker Jack Haufle were named honorable mentions. Senior running back Brett Wannebo played in four games before suffering a season-ending knee injury. He also earned a spot on the all-conference team, amassing 320 yards and a touchdown prior to the injury. Defensive end Sam Reynolds was a unanimous first-team selection and shared the Defensive Player of the Year award with Monona Grove junior Trenton Herber. The 5 foot, 11 inch 205 pound senior was a turnover machine, recovering four fumbles for the Panthers. He also finished third on the team with 84 tackles, including a team-best 18 tackles for loss. “From talking to the other conference coaches, Sam was the one who really disrupted their offensive game plans,” Kissling said. “He did some things that were pretty special, his motor was non-stop and he would make plays on the other side of the field. “I haven’t seen that in a while from our conference, I also think John Klus is that type of player.” Junior linebacker John Klus earned a first-team nod. All the 6 foot, 215 pounder did was rack up a team-best 162 tackles — a single season OHS record. Senior defensive back Jahlil Turner also earned a spot on the first team, shutting down half of the field and picking off four passes and recovering two fumbles. Senior down lineman Dillon Hein also earned second team all-conference honors. The 6 foot, 3 inch 210 pounder was fourth on the team with 63 tackles. Hein made his presence felt in opposing backfields all season, finishing with 16 tackles for loss. Senior linebacker Jack Sommers was named an honorable mention. Sommers was second on the team with 94 tackles and an interception returned for a touchdown.
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Junior libero Emily Konop, pictured getting a dig in the Badger South tournament, was named an honorable mention all-conference player this season. File photos by Jeremy Jones
Senior linebacker Sam Reynolds (50) shared Defensive Player of the Year honors in the Badger South Conference this season.
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Kardelle Phillips earned unanimous first-team Badger South all-conference honors at running back. The offensive weapon led Oregon in both rushing and receiving yards. “The team met with me in April and set their goals,” Kissling said. “They were a pretty focused group, who cared and looked out for each other. I am not saying that last year’s team did not do this, but these guys really did and they were not afraid to get after and to challenge each other
to get better in practice. “When you have 26 seniors, you get some great leadership and they really did a great job of helping our younger guys out. Last year’s team was in every game except for one or two but could not find a way to win. These guys found a way to win.”
Junior setter Erin Flanagan and junior libero Erin Flanagan were both named All-Badger South Conference honorable mentions this season. Flanagan had 223 assists in seven regular season conference matches, helping Oregon go 2-5 in the Badger South. Flanagan added 63 assists and three blocks in the Badger South tournament to help the Panthers finish fourth overall in the tournament. Konop collected 119 digs in regular season conference matches and added over 25 digs in the conference tournament.
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Junior setter Erin Flanagan, pictured getting an assist against Stoughton, was named an honorable mention all-conference player this season.
All-Badger South Conference First-team: Isabelle Schauer (setter, Watertown), McKenna Warnock (outside hitter, Monona Grove), Chloe Buescher (outside hitter, Milton), Hannah Wirag (libero, Stoughton), Briana Sharkey (setter, Edgewood), Sheridan Dettmann (libero, Watertown), Sarah Pfeifer (outside hitter, Fort Atkinson)
Sectionals: State meet is set for Saturday at University of Wisconsin Natatorium Dobrinsky was at church camp and didn’t find out she had qualified for state until Sunday morning. “Making it to state was my goal, so now it’s kind of a dream come true,” Dobrinsky said. “I’m just really excited to go.” Oregon finished 10th out of the 14-team sectional with 78 points. Middleton won all three relays but the Cardinals’ depth carried them to a meet-best 380 points. Verona Area/Mount Horeb finished second with 337 and Madison Memorial took third with 286. Freshman Mattea Thomason, Christofferson, Magee and Dobrinsky broke the school record but just missed the state cut in the 200 medley relay with a 1:51.32. The time was a 3.36 second season-best for the Panthers, who finished sixth. Their time was .68 seconds off the state qualifying standard of 1:52, however. Dobrinksy also fell a little shy of the 50 free state standard as well, finished 10th in a season-time of 25.18. The state qualifying standard time
was 24.88. Oregon’s top finisher in the rest of the meet, included Rule’s 12th-place finish in the 200 IM with more than a seven second PR in 2:21.42. Christofferson was 12th in the 50 free (25.31). Magee was 17th in the 100 backstroke (1:04.62) and 19th in the 100 butterfly (1:02.27). Thomason added a 17th-place finish in the 100 breaststroke (1:13.92). Freshman Victoria Helvig finished 18th in the 200 free (2:06.97) and senior Ellen Martin took 26th place in the 100 free (1:02.52). “We had best times all around,” Keleny said. “There were only one or two swims that weren’t best times. Everybody was happy. I was happy.”
time of 1:59.47 last year. Junior Katrina Marty of Madison West is back to defend her 100 back title as is sophomore Gabriella Pierobon Mays of Middleton (100 butterfly). Senior Gwen Gustafson of Brookfield Central is the returning champion in the 50
free. Verona’s Grace Bennin, who won the 100 breast last year, also has the fastest 50 free state qualifying time. Arrowhead senior Abby Cabush is seeking another title in the 200 free after winning the title last year. Verona senior Sophie Henshue owns the fastest state qualifying
time in the 500 free and the second fastest in the 200 free. Dobrinsky is seeded 16th (out of 24) in the 500 free. Sophomore Av Osero of Neenah hopes to repeat as the state diving champion. Middleton’s 200 and 400 freestyle relays both return looking to defend the titles
they won last year. The Cardinals also enter state with the swiftest 200 medley relay qualifying time. The Panthers’ 200 free relay is seeded 21st at state. “We have to build back up and taper again,” Keleny said. “It’s a five day season for the state qualifiers. It’s tricky.”
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Senior captain defender Kyle Rehrauer (10) and junior midfielder Zach Bennett (18) challenge Whitefish Bay’s Nick Baniukiewicz Saturday in the D2 state final.
Senior Zach Pasley (right) celebrates with junior Colin McCombs after scoring the second of two goals against Waukesha West in the D2 state semifinal.
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Senior Shane Sullivan makes the clinching shootout save Thursday in the D2 state semifinal. t h e fi r s t t i m e i n nine seasons. But Oregon later tied Wauwatosa East and Pewaukee, both ranked in the state at the time, defeated D1 state qualifier Eau Claire Memorial, earned revenge on Monona
Grove in the sectional semifinal before completing an epic comeback against Sauk Prairie to make state. “It really shows how great our season was this year,” senior goalie Shane Sullivan said. “We
had a rough start, and how we all brought it together, Senior Johnny Auer celebrates the Panthers’ lone goal he scored Saturday in the D2 especially now, it is state final against Whitefish Bay. the perfect time. I am really happy for everyone and excited for Saturday.”
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The Oregon High School boys soccer program might have made state for the fourth time in six years, but for this year’s squad, it was a unique experience. “It is all of our first time going to state, and we are j u s t l u c ky t o b e able to have this team and these group of guys to go do it with,” junior Duncan Morgan said. The Panthers started the season 2-3-1, and they lost to Monona Grove and Milton in the Badger South, not finishing first for
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members notifying them that the event would be canceled. “Unfortunately, the annual holiday horse parade has become cost prohibitive,” Waters wrote last October, “mainly due to required police assistance needed to staff the parade.” In the first few years after the parade’s inception in 2008, the chamber took the lead in coordinating the technical aspects of hosting a parade with the village. But as the chamber stepped back and OHA took control of most of the organizing, new costs came to light, Waters told the Observer. “We got so close to the parade date (last year) and then we found out that the village required some permits that we weren’t aware of and we would have to fund overtime for the traffic control,” Waters said. Instead of the $50 or $100 donation the OHA had been making to the police department, the overtime pay for five officers would now require $500 from OHA. Waters was faced with the choice of raising the entrance fees to cover the additional cost or canceling the event altogether. “We know that horse owners already have the cost to trailer their horses to the parade and costs involved in costumes,” Waters wrote, and so the event was put on
A hotel feasibility study commissioned by the village in November 2012 indicated a 70-room hotel would be successful here. The Coyle family brought the latest plan in front of the village in August, when it was up for a concept review by the Planning Commission. The hotel had a public hearing there Nov. 2. At the hearing, Bill Brindley, who owns a condominium with his wife on the neighboring property, said he supported the hotel but also wanted to make sure that some water issues would be taken care of. “We do need a hotel; we’ve been talking about one since the ’70s,” Brindley said. The commission unanimously recommended the board approve the proposal. The parking lot has two fewer spaces than village ordinances require, but the board approved an exception to the normal requirements given that when most guests are at the hotel – overnight – there will be the fewest staff on duty. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@ wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
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The Oregon Horse Parade returns Saturday after taking a year off in 2016.
hold. According to Waters, after a story was published in the Observer last November, an anonymous donor contributed $500, the Cooper family chipped in another $100 on behalf of the Brooklyn Mighty Mites 4-H Club, and the parade was back on. This year, Waters estimates the parade will cost $700-800. They have $600 in
donations, and hope the entrance fees for participants will help defray most of the rest. It costs $10 for each horse, or $5 for all OHA and 4H members. Any additional costs will be paid by the OHA. Waters did not say how many had signed up this year, but previous years have averaged 15-18 units, or about 35-40 horses. The participants in the parade — equine and human alike — will gather at a staging area in the Oregon High School parking lot. It will then proceed west on Lincoln Street until it turns south on Main Street. There will be an announcer at the triangle intersection downtown, and Waters advises that this will probably be the best place for spectators. Though it’s slated to kick off at 1 p.m. sharp, Waters says the procession will reach the downtown triangle around 1:20. The parade will then circle back to the high school, where families are invited to greet the animals as judges tally their scores before awarding prizes to the groups with the best costumes. For information about the Oregon Horse Association, or to make a donation, please contact Barb Waters at 455-1001 or visit oregonhorseassociation.org. Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander. cramer@wcinet.com.
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OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION “…HELPING STUDENTS ACQUIRE THE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ATTITUDES NEEDED TO ACHIEVE THEIR INDIVIDUAL POTENTIAL…” FROM OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICT MISSION STATEMENT DATE: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2017 TIME: 6:30 PM PLACE: OSD INNOVATION CENTER, OHS, 456 NORTH PERRY PARKWAY Order of Business Call to Order Roll Call Proof of Notice of Meeting and Approval of Agenda AGENDA A. CONSENT CALENDAR 6:32 NOTE: Items under the Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted under one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items prior to the time the Board votes unless a Board Member requests an item be removed from the calendar for separate action. 1. Minutes of Previous Meeting 2. Approval of Payments 3. Treasurer’s Report 4. Staff Resignations/Retirements 5. Staff Assignments 6. Field Trip Requests
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attached as Exhibit A become effective in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Ordinance, the previously approved General Development Plan and Specific Implementation Plan shall be superseded and shall be null and void. 2. The approval of the General Development Plan and the Specific Implementation Plan shall not be effective unless the Applicant, by not later than 12:00 PM on May 1, 2018, pays $3,369.93 to the Village to partially reimburse the Village for planning and legal expenses it has incurred in processing Applicants application. If the condition in this Sections 2 has not been satisfied by 12:00 noon on May 1, 2018, then this Ordinance shall automatically, and without any further action, become null and void and of no further force or effect. The foregoing ordinance was adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Oregon at a meeting held on November 6, 2017. APPROVED: _____________________________ /s/ Steven L. Staton, Village President ATTEST: _____________________________ /s/ Peggy S. K. Haag, Village Clerk Posted: November 10, 2017 Published: November 9, 2017 WNAXLP
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ORDINANCE NO. 17-16 VILLAGE OF OREGON DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1120 PARK STREET (SLEEP INN HOTEL PROJECT)
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ORDINANCE NO. 17-15 VILLAGE OF OREGON AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 100 NORTH PERRY PARKWAY [OREGON ICE ARENA] RECITALS A. Oregon Ice Arena, Inc. (the “Applicant”) is the owner of the property located at 100 North Perry Parkway (the “Property”). The Property is zoned Institutional, and is in a Planned Development District overlay zoning district. B. The Applicant has requested approval of a new General Development Plan and a new Specific Implementation Plan for the Property, copies of which are attached as Exhibit A to this Ordinance. Approval of a new General Development Plan constitutes a change in the zoning classification of the Property. C. On September 14, 2017, the Village of Oregon Planning Commission held a public hearing regarding the application, which was preceded by the publication of a class 2 notice under chapter 985 of the Wisconsin Statutes. Following the public hearing, the Planning Commission recommended approving the proposed new General Development Plan and Specific Implementation Plan. D. The Village Board determines that, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, approving the new General Development Plan and Specific Implementation Plan is consistent with the Village’s Comprehensive Plan, has the potential for producing significant community benefits, promotes the public health, safety and general welfare of the Village, and allows appropriate use of the Property. ORDINANCE The Village Board of the Village of Oregon, Dane County, Wisconsin, ordains as follows: 1. Subject to the condition in Section 2 below, the General Development Plan and Specific Implementation Plan attached as Exhibit A are hereby approved. At such time as the General Development Plan and Specific Implementation Plan
RECITALS 1. Accent Management LLC, on behalf of property owner Fox Glen Partners (the “Applicant”) has requested approval of a combined General Development Plan and Specific Implementation Plan for the property located at 1120 Park Street, Oregon, Wisconsin (the “Property”). 2. The Planned Development District is intended to provide a voluntary regulatory framework designed to encourage and promote improved environmental and aesthetic design in the Village by allowing for greater design freedom, imagination and flexibility in the development of land while insuring substantial compliance with the basic intent of the Village’s Zoning Ordinance and Comprehensive Plan. The comparable zoning district for the Property, used for establishing base-
line zoning requirements and identifying needed flexibility, is Planned Business. 3. The Applicant has submitted a combined General Development Plan and Specific Implementation Plan (the “GDP/SIP”), a copy of which is attached as Exhibit A to this Ordinance. 4. On November 2, 2017 the Village Plan Commission conducted a public hearing on the GDP, and recommended approving the combined GDP/SIP. 5. On November 6, 2017, the Village Board considered approving the GDP/ SIP. 6. The Village Board makes the following findings: A. The GDP furthers the purposes of the Village’s zoning regulations. B. The proximity of the Property to the recently redeveloped Highway 14 and 138 intersection affords improved access and visibility for hotel use. The hotel requires multiple stories and a higher floor area ratio than would be permitted in the Planned Business District. C. The improved access and continued growth in the Madison area have created a community-wide need for a hotel that has easy access to highways 138 and 14. D. The proposed use of the site is not different from the site’s existing zoning, and an increase in the permitted floor area ratio is justified to support commercial indoor lodging. The Planned Business zoning district was not written to anticipate a building of the size proposed, even though it is of typical dimensions for a hotel. E. All standards of the underlying zoning district (Planned Business) are met, with the exception of reasonable flexibilities that justify using a Planned Development Zoning District. F. The parking lot is well-designed, and the pool and all other activity areas are located indoors. G. Facilities and utilities are typical and sufficient for a hotel of the size proposed. H. Adequate control of stormwater and erosion are provided for. I. Appropriate traffic control and parking are provided. J. Appropriate landscaping and open space are provided. The photometric plan is compliant and the green space and landscaping is sufficient. K. The appearance of structures maintains a consistency of design, materials, colors and arrangement with nearby properties of similar use, which comply with the general architectural guidelines required by applicable Village zoning regulations. ORDINANCE NOW THEREFORE the Village Board of the Village of Oregon, Dane County, Wisconsin adopts the following ordi-
nance: Section 1. The recitals set forth above are material to and are incorporated in this Ordinance as if set forth in full. Section 2. The zoning classification of the Property is changed to Planned Development District and the combined GDP/SIP attached as Exhibit A is approved, pursuant to section 17-914 of the Village Code and Wis. Stat. § 62.23(7)(d), and subject to the following conditions: A. The parking area light fixtures may not exceed 25 feet in height when installed. B. The combined GDP/SIP shall be modified to show the complete exterior finishes and color scheme, and those modifications shall be approved by the Village Planner. The dumpster enclosure shall match at least one finish found in the primary structure, with wood or decorative vinyl gates. C. The combined SIP/GDP shall be modified to show additional lighting under the drive-through canopy, and that modification shall be approved by the Village Planner. D. The combined SIP/GDP shows three on-building signs on the tower. The Village’s current sign regulations permit only two on-building signs on the tower. The Village has initiated the process needed to amend its sign code to allow three on-building signs on the tower. If the sign code is not amended to allow three on-building signs on the tower, then only two-on buildings signs shall be permitted. Section 3. The following flexibilities to the otherwise applicable requirements of the Planned Business District are approved: A. A Floor Area Ratio of 0.57 is approved. The Planned Business zoning
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district provides for a maximum floor area ratio of 0.20. B. The tower at the center of the front façade is 57.7 feet tall when measured to the peak of the hip roof, while the underlying Planned Business District permits a maximum building height of 45 feet. C. The parking area is permitted to provide two spaces less than the minimum required in the Planned Business District. Section 4. The Property shall be developed and used in full compliance with the General Development Plan and Specific Development Plan. The General Development Plan and Specific Development Plan shall constitute the zoning regulations for the Property, and may be enforced as any other zoning regulation in the Village of Oregon. Specific Implementation Plan elements of the combined GDP/SIP may hereafter be amended using the procedure for amending specific implementation plans. The above and foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Oregon at its meeting held on November 6, 2017, by a vote of 7 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 not voting. APPROVED: By __________________________ /s/ Steven L. Staton, Village President ATTEST: By __________________________ /s/ Peggy Haag, Village Clerk Exhibit A: Combined GDP/SIP Submittal prepared by Dimension IV Madison Design Group. Published: November 9, 2017 WNAXLP
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Town of Dunn residents will be asked to vote this week on a conservation easement for 210 acres to the north and east of the town hall complex on County Hwy. B.
Easement: Meeting is Nov. 14 Gausman farm. Acquiring the easement is a requirement of the PDR program. Related to the transfer is the town’s decision to purchase two acres of the farm last month. The Gausmans’ farm, on Keenan Road, completely surrounds Town Hall, and town officials had hoped to acquire it as “sort of a safety net” should they ever have to expand or rebuild Town Hall or construct another building on the town’s current two-acre parcel, explained Dunn business manager Cathy Hasslinger. “We’re a little tight and have built right up to our lot line,” Hasslinger said.
At a special meeting held Oct. 10, town residents unanimously approved the purchase price of $33,300 for the property. There is no closing date set for the land sale. A total of four acres would allow room to make changes at the Town Hall site, which includes a salt shed, highway storage building, highway garage and a parking lot. Without the two acres from the farm, “if we needed more space we’d actually have to find a new site and buy land and build a building,” Hasslinger said. She added there are no plans yet to do anything with the land the town is acquiring. Acquiring land
from the Gausmans is “kind of a measure to preserve it for government use,” she added. And purchasing the property needs to be done before the conservation easement is in place. “We have a little bit of a snag in that Town Hall is too close to our lot lines, setback wise, both next to the farm and also the road,” Hasslinger explained. “We thought if there were a tornado or a catastrophic fire or something, and we had to move everything back from the road to respect the setback, we could be in a tough position.” Contact Bill Livick at bill. livick@wcinet.com
Alice John
Alice John, age 95 of M o n t e l l o p a s s e d aw a y peacefully Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, at her home. Alice was born in Chicago on Sept. 26, 1922 to Walter and Antonette (Martowski) Konaszewski. She graduated from Englewood High School in 1940 and married Carl “Cal” John on Oct. 26, 1946 in Montello. Together they were blessed with three sons; Cal preceded Alice in death on Aug. 9, 1993.
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How the PDR program works BILL LIVICK Unified Newspaper Group
Under the town’s purchase of development rights (PDR) program, a landowner submits an application to have property permanently protected by a conservation easement. The town has a ranking system it uses to determine which properties best help it achieve its mission for rural preservation. Based on that, officials choose farms to apply to a grant program. “Once we have an interested landowner, we work through the process with them to apply for the grant,” Schmitz explained. “The town purchases the conservation easement for the farm.” She said Groundswell Conservancy, which was formerly the Natural Heritage Land Trust, partners with the town on conservation easement purchases. Groundswell
is a co-holder and takes on similar rights and responsibilities as the town for the land once it’s protected. “We partner with them on the process of acquiring the conservation easement,” Schmitz said. She explained that the purchase of easements does not affect property taxes because the town has established a dedicated levy that funds the purchase of development rights program. “It’s 50 cents per $1,000 of equalized valuation,” Schmitz said, “a separate levy exclusively for that program.” The levy has been in place for the past 20 years, and the town has a balance in that fund to cover it, Schmitz said. “That levy stays the same year to year, and we just work within our budget,” she added. Contact Bill Livick at bill.livick@wcinet. com
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Cate at the Grace United Methodist Church in Belleville. Joanne worked as a bookkeeper for the family business and also cleaned homes. She was very involved in her church Grace United Methodist playing piano and organ for services, singing in the choir, and teaching Sunday school. Joanne also loved to ride her bicycle. Most of all she was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Joanne is survived by her husband Paul Cate, mother Regina Ace-Koselke, sons Paul (Joan) Cate, Jr., Eugene (Lori) Cate, and Brian Cate, grandchildren Tyler (Kristen) Maggie, Andrea (Kevin), Nicole (Trevor), Dannielle (Allen), Steven (Rachel), and Josh, great-grandchildren Peyton, Logan, Paige, Emily, Braxton, Bailey,
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In addition to her parents and husband, Alice is also preceded in death by her son, Robert O’Grady, brothers and sisters, several nieces and nephews and her close friend, Clarice Cotter. A memorial service for Alice John will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Montello. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until the hour of service at the church. Pastor Pete Zietlow will preside and inurnment will take place at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, at the Montello City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations are preferred to Agnesian Hospice Hope, 745 South L a ke S t r e e t , S u i t e # 4 , Green Lake, WI 54941. Crawford Funeral and Cremation Service of Montello and Oxford is honored to be serving the family at CrawfordFH.com.
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Alice had several jobs throughout her life: Handcraft in Princeton as well as at Bentley Pharmacy in Montello and retired from the Marquette County Courthouse where she worked as a bailiff for many years. She will be remembered as a generous and loving person. Alice enjoyed visiting at the senior center and socializing with her friends. Alice is survived by two sons: Jeffrey (Cathy) of Oregon and Tim of Montello as well as eight grandchildren: Charles, Thomas (Mikki), Matthew (September), Maxwell (Ashl ey ) , J a s o n ( W h i t n ey ) , Jason, Maggi and Karli. She is also survived by seven great-grandchildren and one more on the way. Alice is further survived by her niece, Mary Ann Walters, dear friends: Phyllis Mabie and Gerrie Downs as well as several extended family members.
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• Carpet • Ceramic • Laminate • Vinyl • Wood • Many Other Options • Residential & Commercial Installation
*Always looking for compassionate caregivers!
Friday Night Fish Fry Featuring Baked and Deep Fried Cod or Walleye Daily Lunch Specials Senior Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Prices
Call for an appointment today!
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101 S. Main Street Oregon
608-291-2266 adno=547179-01
Treat yourself to a new you just in time for Thanksgiving
Party Trays Available -Cheese & Sausage -Veggie -Meat -Taco
Order Your Fresh Amish, All Natural Turkeys, Ducks, Geese & Capons Now
WEEKLY LUNCH & DINNER SPECIALS $5.50 MONDAY LUNCH: Beef Tips over Mashed Potatoes, Goulash DINNER: Beef Tips Over Mashed Potatoes, Baked Chicken Lunch: Chicken Cordon Bleu, Scalloped Potatoes & Ham Dinner: Meat Loaf, Baked Chicken, Roast Pork
WEDNESDAY
Since 1978
Join us for our
Holiday Open House
THURSDAY
Try our Daily Homemade Soups & Chili 668 Janesville St.
835-9188 jlrichardscatering.com
815 North Main Street, Oregon • 608-835-3191 Hours: M-F 9:00-7:00; Sat. 9:00-3:00; Sun. 9:00-1:00
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FRIDAY
Lunch: Chicken Noodle Casserole, Beef Stroganoff, Baked/Deep Fried Cod ($7.50) Dinner: Beef Stroganoff, Baked/Deep Fried Cod ($7.50)
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Lunch: Baby Back Ribs ($6.95), Shredded Chicken Over Mashed Potatoes, Cheeseburger Mac Dinner: Stuffed Pork Chop, Baked Chicken
787 N. Main, Oregon (Next to Bill’s Foods) 835-3666 www.cuttingedgehairetc.com
Locally Owned
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...
Lunch: Tater Tot Casserole, Baked Chicken Dinner: 1⁄2 Rack BBQ Baby Back Ribs ($6.95), Baked Chicken
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PERMANENT MAKEUP & BOTOX WITH THERESA SCHNEIDER, RN BOTOX $9/UNIT (SAVE$3/UNIT!)
Mon., Fri. & Sat. appointment only Tues. & Thur. 10am-6pm, Wed. 12pm-6pm
Friday, November 10 Saturday, November 11 Sunday, November 12
TUESDAY
MASSAGES WITH JENNY WISE-BROWNING 15% OFF PACKAGES OF 3 MASSAGES
112 Janesville Street, Oregon, WI 53575 Phone: 835-8276 • Fax: 835-8277
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Gerlach Wholesale Flooring
If you would like to see your ad in this spot, contact Dawn Zapp at 835-6677 or oregonsales@wcinet.com
Score Big Savings by Shopping at Bill’s
All Your Thanksgiving & Game Day needs conveniently located right down the street!
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Large Beer, Wine & Liquor Selection with Low Prices! Locally Made Products Deli • Bakery • Organic Selections
Main Street, Oregon • (608) 835-3939
Y O U R L O CA L B U S I N E S S E S T H A N K Y O U !
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