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Genesis gets grant for $800K Affordable housing funds will go toward facility renovations EMILIE HEIDEMANN Unified Newspaper Group

A federal grant will help Genesis Housing fix three l ow - i n c o m e a p a r t m e n t buildings in downtown Oregon, the Oregon nonprofit has announced.

The $824,945 award from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago is through its Affordable Housing Program. It was contingent on a match from the Village of Oregon, which committed the money from its 2 year

old affordable housing fund earlier this year.

Genesis president Scott Meier told the Observer on Nov. 22 many of the buildings’ amenities and equipment are original, having been constructed around 40-50 years ago. The buildings serve seniors and those with disabilities.

A Genesis release states that facilities have been maintained as much as possible with limited rental income but need significant updates to remain functional and meet residents’ needs.

Meier said Genesis applied for the same grant

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Bill’s Food Store namesake Faust dies at 89 The Oregon area lost a long-time community pillar and business leader last week with the death of Bill’s Food Center general manager Leonard “Bill” Faust on Nov. 21.

He was 89.

Faust Born Oct. 30, 1930, Faust first got his start in the grocery business as a teenager bagging groceries growing up in Madison.

He rose through the ranks, and by 1967 was running a store in Madison before heading to Oregon in 1978 after he bought out Paul Coleman, owner of Oregon’s downtown grocery store. That year, Faust

Inside Full Faust obituary Page 10 opened the 15,000-squarefoot Bill’s Food Center in what was then a new shopping center in Oregon.

Aside from running a successful business for more than four decades, Faust was also well-known in the area for his charitable work, with the store a constant partner for a variety of fundraisers.

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Morgan Nelson and her baby, Emma, learn about their future new home with the help of the Welcome Neighbor Lady.

Welcome to the neighborhood Welcome Neighbor Lady introduces new residents to the village

For newcomers to the Village of Oregon, that’s where Cathy Grender, the Welcome Neighbor Lady, comes in.

She has been doing this for 12 years and won’t be slowing down any EMILIE HEIDEMANN time soon, Grender said.

Unified Newspaper Group Grender sits at Firefly Coffeehouse Moving to a new place can be and Artisan Cheese on Saturday, scary when you don’t know anyone Nov. 16, with some future Oregon or what’s around. residents during one of her “visits.”

It’s a young family with a baby girl, cooing and laughing in her mother’s lap.

They share chit-chat over coffee as Grender explains what the village offers, using a map in Oregon’s community guide. She points to restaurants, where they get their oil changed, daycare centers, pharmacies and locations to shop, stopping

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RCI student has lead in Fireside’s ‘A Christmas Story’ Beau Jacobs portrays Ralphie, production based on 1983 film EMILIE HEIDEMANN Unified Newspaper Group

When Rome Corners Intermediate sixth grader Beau Jacobs was barely 5 years old, he performed in a play for the first time with the Oregon Straw Hat Players.

It was then he discovered his young passion for theatre while finding a family

in the group.

Six years later, Jacobs, 11, is a paid actor starring in the Fireside Theatre’s production of “A Christmas Story,” as the lead Ralphie. He’s signed with Madison’s The Rock Agency, and will be part of a documentary tackling stereotypes around boys pursuing dance. Jacobs also has an upcoming audition for KIDZ BOP, a brand of compilation albums featuring kids singing G-rated versions of contemporary songs.

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Beau Jacobs, Rome Corners Intermediate School sixth grader, plays Ralphie in the Fireside Theatre production of “A Christmas Story.”

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Jack Khalil reads his speech about a Revolutionary War figure during “Wax Museum” at Rome Corners Intermediate School on Friday, Nov. 22.

Fifth graders at Rome Corners Intermediate had a revolutionary learning experience at the second “Wax Museum.”

On Friday, Nov. 22, more than 100 students dressed up as Revolutionary War figures and presented their biographies.

The students selected, researched and wrote speeches based on the life of the figure. They also created a visual element to go along with their speech.

More than 150 people wondered through the different classrooms asking students to hear their speech.

Janet Schulenburg, fifth grade science and social studies teacher at RCI said the Oregon Historical Society provided the costumes for students.

“They were a huge help,” she said.

Donating their time and money to purchase and put costumes together so all students could participate.

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From left, Amanda Skripka and Amari St. Martin learn about their respective historical figures.

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Oregon School District

It’s that time of the year OSD protocols for bad weather cancellations, closings

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according to the OSD website. During a Wind Chill Warning, the district will either cancel or delay school, depending on the time frame of the warning.

If school will be delayed or closed for the day, district officials’ goal is to m a ke t h a t d e c i s i o n b y 5:30-6 a.m. and communicate school cancellations, delays, or early releases through the district website (oregonsd.org) and Facebook page, Campus Portal message alerts and local news stations At all times and in all cases, families make the final decision on attendance at school on inclement weather days.

“If no school delay or cancellation is issued and you believe the conditions are not appropriate for your child, you are free to keep your child home and the absence will be excused,” the OSD website states.

Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.

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KIMBERLY WETHAL Unified Newspaper Group

There will be 15 local and regional governmental seats open for election this year, and the opportunity to run for any of those begins officially next week.

Eight seats are open among the Oregon and Brooklyn village boards and the Oregon School District, three are open on the Dane County Board and four in the towns of Rutland and Oregon. The Town of Dunn has no seats up for election.

At least one member of the Oregon school board, Barb Feeney, has told the Observer she does not plan to run again. And Village of Oregon Trustee Jerry Bollig told the Observer he is undecided.

For most governmental bodies, the first day aspiring candidates can start circulating nomination papers and collecting signatures is Sunday, Dec. 1. Each race has a different number of qualified signatures a candidate must collect to get their name on the ballot, and most nominations must be fully completed and turned in to each respective organization clerk or agency by the end of the day on Tuesday, Jan. 7.

Nomination papers that are circulated prior to Dec. 1 will not be counted toward a candidate’s total number of signatures.

Candidates must file a campaign finance registration form prior to collecting signatures on nomination papers for their respective jurisdiction.

The exceptions are the towns of Oregon and Rutland, which will hold caucuses in January. The date for the Town of Oregon caucus will be determined at the Town Board’s meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 3, and Rutland’s caucus date will be decided on Tuesday, Dec. 10.

The spring election, held on Tuesday, April 7, will also be a primary for the

2020 presidential election held later that year on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The spring election will also feature an election for a state Supreme Court Justice, a court of appeals judge for District 4, which covers the southern central and western part of the state, and a Dane County circuit court judge.

Village of Oregon

David Donovan has confirmed to the Observer his plans to re-run for his seat on the seven-piece Oregon Village Board in April.

Jerry Bollig is undecided as of last week, and Amanda Peterson, who is also up for re-election this spring, did not respond to the Observer’s email regarding her candidacy.

All of the seats are all two-year at-large seats, meaning any adult resident in the village can run for any of the seats.

Oregon School District

This will be the first election in the Oregon School District since the seats on the board were reapportioned by district electors in September. At least one seat will be open.

Open for election in April are two seats in Area II and one seat in the Area III region. Those are held

by Courtney Odorico (II, Seat 1), Feeney (II, Seat 2) and Tim LeBrun (III, Seat 1).

Feeney told the Observer this week she will not seek re-election to spend more time with a growing number of grandchildren. District clerk Katie Hertz said neither Odorico nor LeBrun had filed non-candidacy papers as of last week Friday.

With reapportionment comes changes in term lengths and the districts they serve.

The reapportionment gave Area II an extra seat – raising its representation to two representatives – and consolidated the remaining townships in Areas III and

IV into one constituency that also holds two seats.

While both of the Area II seats represent the City of Fitchburg and the towns of Blooming Grove and Dunn, only one of the seats will have three year terms; whoever gets elected into Seat 1 will serve two years.

The Area III seat will also serve a three-year term.

District superintendent Brian Busler said earlier this year the purpose of reapportionment is to evenly distribute the number of students geographically.

Village of Brooklyn

There could be up to three new faces on the Village of Brooklyn Board of Trustees this spring.

None of the incumbents whose terms are ending – Sue McCallum, Kyle Smith and Dan Olson, who is fulfilling the term in Scott Rosenow’s place – had replied to requests from the Observer as of Monday, Nov. 25, to indicate whether they’ll run for their seats.

All of the seats are at-large, and more than six candidates would result in a primary in February.

Town of Oregon

Two of the five seats on the Oregon Town Board are up for election this year.

Those seats, held by s u p e r v i s o r s P h i l Va n Kampen and Arlen Christensen, will have candidates named for the spring election at a January caucus, for which a date has yet to be determined.

The two other supervisor seats and the town chairperson are elected in odd-numbered years.

Town of Rutland

Two Rutland supervisor seats are up for re-election in April. Nancy Nedveck and Deana Zentner, the two supervisors in those seats, have not filed non-candidacy paperwork leading up to the election, town clerk Dawn George told the Observer last week.

Rather than having

candidates file for candidacy by Jan. 7 and potentially holding a primary, candidates are determined at a caucus held in January of 2020. The date for that caucus will be set at the town board meeting in December.

Dane County

There are three Dane County Board of Supervisors that represent the larger Oregon area up for re-election this year.

None of the three representatives – Patrick Miles, Ann DeGarmo and Jerry Bollig – had filed either way for the election as of Sunday.

Bollig represents the Village of Oregon and the Town of Oregon, as well as parts of the Village of Brooklyn, while DeGarmo represents the City of Fitchburg directly adjacent to the Village of Oregon.

Miles covers the town of Dunn to the city’s northeast.

There are four documents that a person is required to fill out when seeking candidacy for the Board of Supervisors: a Campaign Finance Registration statement form that should be filled out prior to announcing intentions to run; a Declaration of Candidacy form; nomination papers that should include at least 50 signatures from the district of candidacy, and no more than 200; and a completed Statement of Economic Interest describing what organizations a candidate’s immediate family members are involved with, where their income comes from and what real estate is owned.

All materials must be turned in to the Dane County clerk by 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 7.

If there are more than two candidates running for a single district, a primary election will be held to narrow the field on Tuesday, Feb. 18.

Reporters Emilie Heidemann and Scott DeLaruelle contributed to this story.

Town of Dunn

Residents OK levy, set 1% tax hike RENEE HICKMAN

library building and buying new equipment for leaf collection.

Residents of the Town of Renee Hickman can be contacted at renee.hickman@ Dunn voted to approve the wcinet.com. town’s proposed 2020 tax levy on Nov. 19.

That sets the tax rates.

Town of Dunn property owners will pay 1 percent more to the town than last year on average.

The Town Board will vote on the budget at its Dec. 16 meeting.

Town clerk Cathy Hasslinger said a group of 28 Dunn residents gathered to attend the town budget meeting and vote on the levy. Town government requires residents to have a chance to vote on the SUMMERS levy before the final budget CHRISTMAS goes to the Town Board for TREE FARM approval.

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Kathy Danielson and Geneva Forman sort mail-in ballots at Oregon Village Hall on Nov. 8, 2018. The two say they have lost count of the number of times they’ve volunteered.

Last year, the district blew past its three allotted “snow days” like a chill January wind, cancelling six days of classes due to cold or snow.

Three of those were made up by extending a planned half-day at the end of the year and adding minutes from April 1 through the rest of it.

With another three snow days available on this year’s calendar, it’s anyone’s guess as to how many will be needed. But the district has plans in place to make those calls to delay, cancel or release classes early.

Cold weather is even more of an issue than icy roads or heavy snowfall when determining whether to close school – specifically, the wind chill factor.

During a Wind Chill Advisory, school will be in session “unless it comes along with a storm producing snow that would cause roads to be impassable,”

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Corrections Wishing Tree clarification

An article in the Thursday, Nov. 14 edition of the Oregon Observer about Wishing Tree Studio misrepresented the views of one of the studio owners in a quote that has since been changed.

Because of the misrepresentation, Jo Temte wished to clarify that while yoga has physical mental and emotional benefits, it is not therapy.

There are certified yoga therapists, she said, as well as mental health counselors, psychotherapists and social workers who bring yoga into their practices.

Wrong school district

Last week’s story about the state’s annual schools report cards mistakenly included a table on DPI grading areas with statistics from another school district.

The grading information in the story is correct: For the 201819 school year, Oregon School District topped the state average in student achievement (76.7 to 62.3), closing gaps (78 to 68.8) and on-track/postsecondary readiness (91.8-84.8), but scored lower in district growth, with a 64.2 compared to the state average of 66.

The Observer regrets the errors.

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Philanthropy in all its forms is shaping the library’s future

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hilanthropy is a concept I think about a lot lately. It sometimes keeps me up at night.

The Oregon Public Library is in the midst of a capital campaign to raise the additional funds necessary to build a new library. Philanthropy in its various forms has been, and will continue to be, at the heart of the success of the efforts for the new library.

Philanthropy is a deceivingEndres Way ly big word, but the concept is simple. It encapsulates generosity in all of its forms.

Its origin – meaning “the love of humankind” in Greek — has been traced back to the 17th century. A philanthropist as we know the term today is anyone who gives of their time, money, experience, skills or talents to help make a difference in the world.

National Philanthropy Day is recognized Nov. 15 each year, a tradition that started with a proclamation by President Ronald Reagan in 1986. This day is intended to be a celebration of philanthropy and an opportunity to build awareness of the importance that giving back can have in our communities.

For me, this serves as a great opportunity to reflect on, recognize, and appreciate the multitude of ways that philanthropy and giving of our gifts enhances our community and lives.

Anyone can be a philanthropist. We all have the capacity to give of ourselves to make life better for other people. We can all give of our time, talents, and treasures to make life better for others.

The notion of goodwill to others or helping others is something even the youngest in our community can understand and demonstrate. I try to praise my children for being good helpers whether it be at home, school or about the community.

Engaging community members was a high priority as the preliminary plans for the new library were developed and our community responded with generosity.

Thinking about National Philanthropy Day makes me reflect on the example I set for my children with my own actions. It makes me dream about the kind of community I want for them to live in as they grow.

It makes me think about how the generosity of others has and will continue to shape the new library as it continues to move forward.

It is philanthropy that has made efforts toward the dream of building a new library successful to date.

Community members of all ages have given of their time and expertise to get involved in the process and share their perspective. Engaging community members was a high priority as the preliminary plans for the new library were developed and our community responded with generosity.

Volunteerism is also a very meaningful way for people of all ages to make life better for others whether it be an ongoing commitment or providing onetime assistance.

Over the past year, I have been fortunate to be able to work with a passionate and dedicated team of volunteers who have supported the new library in every aspect of progress from helping plan the building to supporting the fundraising efforts. Many have given of their expertise.

It is truly inspirational to see philanthropy in action.

Some amazing young community members hosted two lemonade stands to raise funds for the new library. Their example of giving of themselves to make a difference brings joy to

my heart. They embodied the essence of philanthropy, not just by raising funds, but by raising the spirits of others by sharing their excitement and smiles.

I will be forever grateful to an anonymous donor – a community visionary – whose amazing $500,000 gift provided an inspiring milestone at the dawn of the library’s capital campaign.

This purely generous gesture will benefit our community for decades to come.

I am appreciative for community leaders like these who have a vision for our community’s future and believe in what is possible. I am filled with gratitude.

Each act of generosity matters.

Each person is making a difference.

The excitement people have for the new library is encouraging. The most frequently asked question I hear is, “When will the new library open?” I share their anticipation.

In the meantime, the library will continue its own legacy of helping others and impacting lives for the better.

I am thankful to everyone who has already supported the new library project by giving of their time, talents and treasures. As we continue working toward reaching the $4 million fundraising goal of the campaign, it is humbling to think about how many more members of the community will become involved.

Philanthropy is at the heart of what has made efforts toward the goal of building a new library successful to date. It will also be instrumental in shaping the new library that will be built and, in turn, how it will serve our community for generations to come.

Philanthropy in action is magical. It is powerful. It will change the future.

In the words of writer Margaret Wheatley, “There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.”

We are fortunate to live in a community that cares.

Jennifer Endres Way is the director of the Oregon Public Library.

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Teen arrested in stolen vehicle pursuit 14 year old stole firefighter’s truck Wednesday night

EMILIE HEIDEMANN Unified Newspaper Group

An Oregon 14 year old teenager was arrested after crashing a vehicle stolen from an Oregon firefighter

Fire/EMS district.

“In a rush to assist others, he left his keys inside his truck in our front parking lot,” the post states. “Someone stole his vehicle.”

According to a news release from the Dane County Sheriff ’s Office, officers from the Village of Marshall Police Department attempted to stop the thief near the area of Madison Street and Howard Street.

on U.S. Hwy. 12 and Monona Drive early Thursday morning.

The vehicle was stolen from the parking lot of the Oregon Fire Department Wednesday night after a firefighter responding to a crash on Hwy. 14 forgot to grab the keys to the Dodge Ram he owns before going into the firehouse, according to a Facebook post f r o m t h e O r eg o n A r e a

Marshall police terminated the pursuit after the teenager fled from police.

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and the county deputies deployed road spikes on the Beltline near Agriculture Drive overpass. The driver subsequently lost control of the vehicle, crashing into the median on the Beltline near the Monona Drive exit.

Police arrested the teenager for his first OWI, as well as citations for operating a motor vehicle without owner’s consent and two counts of eluding, the

release stated.

The driver wasn’t injured in the collision, but was transported to a local hospital for a blood sample, then the Juvenile Reception Center, according to the release.

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New winter parking rules in Brooklyn MACKENZIE KRUMME

between Commercial Street and North Rutland Avenue from 1-3 a.m. but be prohibited from 3-7 a.m.

On-street parking is prohibited in the Village of Brook- when there is one inch of lyn from 1-7 a.m. from Dec. 1 to March 31 when there snow or more, in order to is an event that results in one inch or more of accumu- accommodate patrons at a bar on that street. lated snowfall.

Vehicles in violation may receive a $30 ticket.

For information, visit the road.

Nov. 15 to April 15 from brooklynwi.gov.

Previously, the ordinance 1-7 a.m.

Contact Mackenzie prohibited street parking On-street parking will Krumme at mackenzie. krumme@wcinet.com. anywhere in the village be allowed on Hotel Street

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People in the Village of Brooklyn are now allowed to park on the street during the winter months.

From Dec. 1 to March 31, street parking is permitted, unless there is a snowfall event of one inch or more. In the case of a snowfall, on-street parking is prohibited from 1-7 a.m. so snow plows can clear

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Santa Claus arrives via fire truck to light the Christmas tree and waves to the crowd of children.

‘Shop With a Cop’ looking for backup Illuminating community SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group

For the past 18 years, a group of area law enforcement agencies, including the Oregon Police Department, have collaborated on an event called “Shop With a Cop,” and they’re looking for some assistance with this year’s effort.

The charitable event assists socioeconomically challenged families within Dane County during the holiday season by working with school districts and human services agencies to identify children of families in need.

O n S u n d a y, D e c . 8 , around 90 children will be

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Michael Keller, 11, shopped with Officer Kyle Schewe.

Schewe coordinated the 2016 Shop With a Cop event, which paired children with police officers for a sponsored shopping event. brought to Target in Madison, where they will be paired with a law enforcement officer to shop for $175 worth of gifts for the child’s family. Later, the children are treated to a Little Caesars Pizza

party at the Madison VFW, where they will spend time with their officer wrapping gifts.

“This event gives the children the opportunity to interact with law enforcement in a positive environment,”

in holiday cheer

Dane County Sheriff ’s Office deputy Hayley Collins said in a county news release last week. “It also allows law enforcement to give back to their communities, and it gives the children a sense of satisfaction to be able to provide gifts for their families.”

Collins said they would like to increase the number of children and families helped by the program, and are asking for business and personal donations.

Contributions can be mailed to: Dane County Sheriff ’s Office, ATTN: Shop With A Cop (Hayley Collins), 115 W. Doty St., Madison, WI 53793.

Checks can be made payable to: Shop With A Cop — Dane County, Inc. All donations to the program are tax deductible.

For more information, call Collins at 576-5931.

Christmas Tree Lighting and Chili Dinner set for Dec. 6 The Oregon community will once again kick off the holiday season at its annual Tree Lighting and Chili event from 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 6.

People are able to sing along for holiday caroling, observer Santa Claus arrive via fire truck at Waterman/ Triangle Park and light the tree.

Following the tree lighting, the public is invited to

the Oregon Fire Department building, 131 Spring St., for hot dogs and chili.

Admission to the event, sponsored by the Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce and Oregon Area Fire/EMS District, is free.

Organizers encourage visitors to bring a nonperishable food item for the Oregon Area Food Pantry or make a monetary donation.

For information, call 8353697.

Email Emilie Heidemann at emilie.heidemann@wcinet. com or follow her on Twitter at @HeidemannEmilie.

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Brooklyn tree lighting planned for Dec. 7 annual tree lighting ceremony Satur- planned to begin at 6:30 p.m..

There will be free popcorn, hot day, Dec. 7.

The event is set to begin at cocoa and water available.

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Churches

Artist reception

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

Christmas Decorations”. email mackenzie.krumme@wcinet.

For information, visit oregonwis- com.

Local artists have an opening reception 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, consinphotographygroup.com.

‘Sew What?!’ at Firefly Coffeehouse and Artisan Veterans assistance Teens and adults are invited to “Sew Cheese, 114 N. Main St. One on one assistance for veterans is What?!” from noon to 2:30 p.m.. SatMembers of 14 South Artists, Inc. available 8 a.m. until noon Friday, Dec. urday, Dec. 7, at the library. will have a display of their work at 6, at the Oregon Area Senior Center.

Attendees can create a specialty gift the coffeehouse until Dec. 30, and six Dane County Veteran Service Offi- bag. Printed patterns for crafting difof the eight displaying artists will be cer Dan Connery is set to be available ferent size bags will be provided. present for the opening reception to during this time. Make an appointCheck out the Oregon Public Library answer questions. ment by calling 266-4158. website for a downloadable list of needComplimentary snacks will be ed supplies. Registration is required.

For information, call 266-4158. available and beverages will be availFor information, call 835-3656.

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Oregon Observer reporters Emilie K-9 breakfast For information, contact 835-6238.

The Oregon Police Department Heidemann and Mackenzie Krumme Photography group will hold the next Coffee with a plans to host the 11th Annual K-9 The Oregon Wisconsin Photogra- Reporter from 11 a.m. to noon Friday, Pancake Breakfast with Santa 7 a.m. phy Group plans is to hold its month- Dec. 6, at the Oregon Public Library. to noon, Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Orely meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, Observer reporters spend some time gon Fire Department, 131 Spring St. at the Oregon Public Library.

There will be all you can eat breakat various establishments a few times The meeting is open to anyone a month and put up a sign asking for fast with pancakes, eggs, sausage and interested in photography, no mat- community members to come chat beverages. Bring a camera to get a ter their skill level. This month’s about anything pertaining to Oregon. picture with Santa. topics include “Taking Pictures All proceeds go directly to the If you have suggestions for times in Snowy Conditions” and “Tak- and locations, or are not able to make ORPD K9 Fund. ing Nighttime Pictures of Outside it but would like to connect, please For information, call 835-5587.

Community calendar Thursday, Nov. 28

• Library closed • Oregon Youth Center closed • Senior center closed • Oregon Village Hall closed

Tuesday, Dec. 3

• 9-11 a.m.., Food distribution and collection, Oregon Area Food Pantry, 107 N. Alpine Parkway, oregonfoodpantry@hotmail.com Friday, Nov. 29 • 10-10:30 a.m., Teetering • Library closed • Senior toddlers storytime, library, center closed • Village 836-3656 Hall closed • 11 a.m., Bouncing Sunday, Dec. 1 babies storytime, library, • First day to circulate 835-3656 nomination papers for Spring 2020 Village Board • 11:45 a.m., Packer Tailgate lunch, senior center, elections 835-5801 Monday, Dec. 2 • 3:15 p.m., Eureka Jr. • 11 a.m., First Monday, Club, library, 835-3656 “Christmas in Different • 6 p.m., Fourth grade Countries” presentation, chorus and orchestra conUnited Methodist Church, cert, Prairie View Elemen103 N. Alpine Pkwy, 835tary School, 835-4200 3755 Wednesday, Dec. 4 • 5 p.m., Village of Ore• 10 and 10:30 a.m., Famgon Board meeting, (first and third Monday), Village ily storytime and Stay and Hall, 117 Spring St., 835- Play, library, 835-3656 • 10:30 a.m.,Great Begin3118 • 6 p.m.,Great Beginnings nings Book Club, library, 835-3656 (in the evening) Book • 10:45 a.m., ER 101: Club, 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. 28 WOW: Village Board Meeting (Nov. 18) ORE: BKE Kindergarten Circus (June 7) AIRS Friday, Nov. 29 WOW: Senior Center Presentation: 2019 Volunteers with Bob Lindmeier ORE: OMS Chorus Concert (March 21) Saturday, Nov. 30 WOW: Movie: The Apartment (1960) ORE: BKE The Wizard of Oz (March 2, 2018) Sunday, Dec. 1 WOW: Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church Service ORE: BKE Musical: Giants in the Sky (March 3)

Monday, Dec. 2 WOW: LIVE: Village Board Meeting (Dec. 2) ORE: RCI Fine Arts Week (April 5) Tuesday, Dec. 3 WOW: Library Presentation: Picky Eaters (Nov. 11) ORE: LIVE: Girls Basketball vs Beaver Dam (Dec. 3) Wednesday, Dec. 4 WOW: Open Doors for Refugees (Nov. 4) ORE: Fine Arts Week Drama 1 (April 11) Thursday, Dec. 5 WOW: Progressives Open Mic (Oct. 5) ORE: NKE Spring Musical: Alice the Musical (April 26)

What to Expect When you go to the Emergency Room, senior center, 8355801 • 1 p.m., Movie Matinees: “Yesterday,” senior center, 835-5801

Diabetes, senior center, 835-5801 • 5:30 p.m., Christmas tree lighting and chili dinner with Santa, Triangle Park, Janesville Street, oregonwi.com

Thursday, Dec. 5

Saturday, Dec. 7

• 1 p.m., Identity Theft: Protect and Prevent, senior center, 835-5801 • 4-6 p.m., Artist opening reception, Firefly Coffeehouse and Artisan Cheese, 114 N. Main St., 835-6238 • 9:30 a.m., Memory Cafe (first Thursday), Sienna Crest Corporate Offices, 845 Market St., 835-5801 • 6 p.m. “Craftivism,” library, 835-3656

Friday, Dec. 6

• 8 a.m. to noon, Veterans assistance, senior center, 266-4158 • 10 and 10:30 a.m., Family storytime and Stay and Play, library, 835-3656 •12:45 p.m., Health Talk:

• Noon to 2:30 p.m.., Sew What?!, library, 835-3656 • 1-2:30 p.m., Eat pizza and Mario Cart, Oregon Youth Center, 110 N. Oak St., 835-3656 • 5:15 p.m., Tree lighting Village of Brooklyn, Brooklyn Community Building, 102 N. Rutland Ave.,brooklynrecreation. org

Tuesday, Dec. 10

• 9-11 a.m.., Food distribution and collection, Oregon Area Food Pantry, 107 N. Alpine Parkway, oregonfoodpantry@hotmail.com • 1-3 p.m., Last session of “Technical help with Gil,” senior center, 835-5801

Senior center Monday, Dec. 2 Brat on a White Bun Stewed Tomatoes Green Beans MO – Veggie Dog NCS – Spiced Apples Tuesday, Dec. 3 BBQ Chicken Breast Baked Sweet Potato Whole Wheat Bread Tropical Fruit MO – BBQ Veggie Diced Chicken NCS – SF Ice Cream Wednesday, Dec. 4 Ham and Potato Casserole California Blend Banana Multi-Grain Bread MO – Veggie Potato Casserole NCS – SF Pudding Thursday, Dec. 5 Lunch at Ziggy’s Smokehouse and Ice Cream Parlor! Drop in between 11:30 AM and 1:00 PM Friday, Dec. 6 Enchilada Casserole Spanish Rice Pinto Beans MO – Bean/Cheese Burrito NCS – SF Pudding SO — Tuna Salad on Mixed Greens

Monday, Dec. 2 9:00 CLUB 10:30 StrongWomen 10:30 Dominoes 1:00 Weight Loss Support 1:30 Bridge 1:45 Balance Class Tuesday, Dec. 3 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:30 Ride to Food Pantry 12:30 Sheepshead 12:45 Silver Sneakers 5:00 StrongWomen Wednesday, Dec. 4 Morning: Foot Care 9:00 CLUB 10:30 Book Club 10:45 ER 101 1:00 Euchre 1:00 Movie: “Yesterday” Thursday, Dec. 5 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:00 Pool Players 9:45 Zumba Gold 10:30 StrongWomen 12:30 Mahjongg 12:45 Silver Sneakers Friday, Dec. 6 Morning by appointment: Veterans Assistance 9:00 CLUB 9:00 Gentle Yoga 9:30 Blood Pressure 10:45 Balance Class

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 David Bartosik, 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) (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.

Constancy in a Rapidly Changing World The first time I heard about the concept of “future shock,” a state of distress or disorientation due to rapid social or technological change,I was relatively young, still in high school, and I recall thinking that change isn’t that hard to deal with, and in fact can be exciting. As we age, however, there can be too much change in too short a period of time for us to adjust in a healthy way.

While the young may adapt easily to their new phones or computers, many of us “old-timers”feel like every time our phone or computer is updated it is an annoyance, and we have to relearn how to do things that were simple yesterday.It doesn’t do much good to tell yourself that this is an opportunity to grow and learn something new, or that it’s helping to keep us mentally flexible.It is still annoying. One consolation is that there are always things to go back to which feel constant in this rapidly changing world, and the greatest of these is God. God, and God’s word, never changes. He is the immutable One which contains all of this change. Reading the Bible and saying our prayers is comforting, in part, because it never changes, and we realize that even if we live a hundred years, God will be there for us.

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Story: He has appeared in ‘Big Fish,” “Best Christmas Pageant Ever” and several more Continued from page 1 In “A Christmas Story,” a play based on the 1983 movie of the same moniker, Ralphie, a nine yearold from the 1940s town of Hohman, Indiana, wants a Range Model Air Rifle for his Christmas gift. After a series of adults telling Ralphie he will “shoot his eye out,” he fears getting the rifle might not be an option for him, learning a different lesson in the process.

Jacobs will perform in “A Christmas Story” until Sunday, Dec. 22. Tina Bastian, Jacobs’ mother, told the Observer he is double-cast with another performer, meaning he will star in the role in 30 out of 60 of the Fireside productions.

Bastian said she and the rest of the family are “in awe” of Jacobs – his fearlessness on stage and his courage for pursuing his budding career.

And Bastian said Jacobs living out his dreams at his age is thanks to some key local organizations and individuals, including the OHSP. “We can’t stress enough the positive impact OHSP has had on Beau, specifically the influence of Jen Nichols, Beau’s ‘Theatre Mom,’” Bastian said.

Bastian said Nichols directed Jacobs during the OHSP production of “Les Miserables.” She also wanted to thank the “whole Kapusta family, not to mention the big kids he’s had the opportunity to share the stage with.”

Photo courtesy of Fireside Theatre

The Fireside Theatre will put on its production of “A Christmas Story” until Sunday, Dec. 22.

A lot of Jacobs’ experience includes landing roles and ensembles in OHSP plays.

Those productions include being in the ensembles for “Joseph and the A m a z i n g Te c h n i c o l o r Dreamcoat,” “Hello Dolly,” “Big Fish” and “Miracle

in Mudville;” Shepard in “Best Christmas Pageant Ever” and Uncle Bill in “Believe.”

Additionally, Jacobs performed in “Titanic” with OSHP last summer and auditioned for “Sweeney Todd” last weekend.

“His home with (OHSP)

has allowed him the safe place to blossom and grow,” Bastian said of her son.

But Jacobs’ love for performance doesn’t stop with acting and singing. Jacobs also enjoys dancing, mainly hip-hop and tap, voiceover work and even juggling.

Jacobs also enjoys sports

like basketball, soccer, baseball, tennis and karate.

In an attempt to balance all of Jacobs’ interests, Bastian said RCI has accommodate those needs with allowing Jacobs to take online classes.

All upcoming performances of “A Christmas

Life lessons in the Bahamas Hurricane hit just weeks after Scouts left SCOTT DE LARUELLE

Email Emilie Heidemann at emilie.heidemann@ wcinet.com or follow her on Twitter at @HeidemannEmilie.

Chamber’s ‘Santa Day’ is Dec. 7 Kids, get your lists ready, Santa’s coming to town – rather, the Village of Brooklyn.

People are welcome to take photos with Santa during the Brooklyn Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual “Santa Day” on Saturday, Dec. 7.

The Brooklyn Dairy Queen is also scheduled to appear at the event, set for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Brooklyn Methodist Church, located at the corner of Rutland Avenue and Hwy. 92.

There will be a free “regifting center,” and a children’s free store, with gift wrapping available for kids 12 and under. The event will also feature free craft projects, and the church will have a concession stand available.

For more information, call 4551385.

Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott. delaruelle@wcinet.com.

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Boy Scouts from Oregon’s Troop 168 traveled to Marsh Harbour in the Bahamas in August to participate in the Boy Scouts of America’s Sea Base program. While they had a fun time and learned a lot, the full experience of their journey didn’t hit until weeks later.

A group of nine Scouts and three adult leaders lived and worked on a sailboat for a week, exploring the islands in the Sea of Abaco, a culmination of two years of planning.

They visited several communities, fished and snorkeled around coral reefs and shipwrecks and met local people.

Just two weeks after they returned to Oregon, though, Hurricane Dorian struck the exact area they traveled through. Troop 168 committee chair Jay Bonnell said it hit the group hard after a “fantastic” trip still fresh in everyone’s

Story” can be viewed on the Fireside Theatre website at firesidetheatre.com under the “Season” tab.

Photos submitted

Oregon Boy Scouts Kaden Houtsinger and Alex Vieaux haul in the sail during their journey through the Sea of Abaco in the Bahamas. minds. “(It) took a direct aim on the area we explored and more heartbreakingly, on the people we were fortunate to meet,” he told the Observer in an email. “For many of our

Scouts, it was their first time outside of the United States and encountering a culture different than our own.”

Bonnell said Scouts are already planning their next “big” trips: to New

Mexico next summer and a ways away, but we’re the Boundary Waters in a l w a y s u p t o s o m e thing.”

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Email Unified News“We’re doing outings every month,” he told paper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle the Observer last week. at scott.delaruelle@ “Sometimes close to wcinet.com. home, sometimes quite

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Guard play key for Oregon MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

Panthers cruise to a win in season opener ADAM FEINER Sports editor

Oregon turned to the defensive end to get out in transition and jump-start its offense in the season opener against Evansville.

The Panthers shook off a slow start and cruised to a 62-38 victory over the Blue Devils on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at Oregon High School.

“We know we have the ability to score, but this group strives to be great on the other end,” Oregon coach Adam Wamsley said. “I really commend our communication.

We talked, helped and rebounded as well as we possibly could.”

Both teams struggled with turnovers early on.

Carleigh Roberts split a pair of free throws to get the Panthers on the board with 14:52 left in the first half, and Izzie Peterson recorded Oregon’s first field goal at the 12:40 mark with her team trailing 7-3.

Peterson’s layup was the beginning of a 14-0 run.

“We’re really stressing defense in practice since we’re small,” she said.

“We’re quicker than a lot of teams, and we need to get stops. That leads to points in transition.”

University of Illinois-Springfield recruit Liz Uhl followed with a steal and layup, and Megan Bloyer knocked down a pair of free throws to tie the game at 7. Jaelyn Nedelcoff made a layup in transition to give Oregon the lead for good with 9:40 left in the first half.

Oregon head coach Adam Wamsley (middle) and the Panthers’ bench reacts to a defensive stop late in the second half.

Kaitlyn Schimpf drilled a 3-pointer from the left corner, Uhl hit a jumper from the right corner, and Peterson split a pair of free throws to cap the run.

“Everyone just needed to settle down. We knew we’d be fine,” Uhl said. “Once we started scoring a little more, that got our confidence up, and we rolled after that.”

Oregon scored seven points in 15 seconds to go up 25-10 with 4:17 left in the opening half. Schimpf canned another 3 from the left corner, Uhl recorded a three-point play off a steal by Schimpf, and Schimpf made a layup off a pass in transition by Uhl. Uhl scored 13 of her game-high 16 points in the first half, and Schimpf finished with eight first-half points.

Emily Statz helped the Panthers build onto their 37-15 halftime lead with six of her team’s first nine points in the second half.

Statz scored all nine of her points in the final 18 minutes.

Oregon used a 7-2 run

midway through the second half to go up 56-24.

Bloyer recorded a threepoint play, and Peterson and Uhl each added a layup.

Peterson finished with 10 points, and Bloyer chipped in seven.

Rachel Banks scored all of her team-high 15 points in the second half for Evansville. Rachel Tofte added eight points.

Lake Mills 51, Oregon 46

The Panthers dropped a nonconference road game to the L-Cats on Thursday, Nov. 21.

Oregon (1-1) trailed 22-18 at the half and couldn’t overcome the deficit.

Uhl recorded 11 points and three rebounds. Peterson also had 11 points, and Roberts added nine points.

Statz chipped in seven points and seven rebounds.

Schimpf had five points, five rebounds and five assists.

L a k e M i l l s ’ Ta y l o r R o u g h e n p o s t e d ga m e highs in points (17) and rebounds (10).

Photo by Mark Nesbitt

Oregon returns five letterwinners from last season’s squad.

They are (from left) Corey Moore, Matt Kissling, Ryne Panzer, Adam Yates and Erik Victorson. and was a great addition to our program.”

Another returner expected to play a bigger role is senior Matt Kissling. Siebert said that Kissling’s competitiveness in football and track & field will serve him well on the court.

“He has really turned the corner,” Siebert said of Kissling. “He is going to surprise a lot of people.”

Siebert plans to have the Panthers continue running a motion offense that will push the pace, but will have more structured calls of how to attack, he said.

The Panthers averaged 58.4 points per game last year, an increase of nine points from 2017-18.

S i e b e r t wa n t s t o s e e his team continue to use 3-point shooting as a w e a p o n . T h e Pa n t h e r s shot 33.9% as a team from behind the arc last year (161 of 475) and averaged seven 3s per game.

Defense is an area Siebert wants to see his team continue to excel in. Oregon limited opponents to an

average of 0.88 points per possession last season.

“We need to live up to the defensive standard we set last year,” Siebert said. “We just have to just find a way to get consistent stops.”

Monona Grove is seeking a third straight conference title. The Silver Eagles posted a 11-3 league mark last year.

Siebert pegged Monroe and Stoughton as the favorites to win the Badger South title this season.

The Cheesemakers are led by 6-foot-7 junior forward Cade Meyer, who has scholarship offers from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and UW-Milwaukee and is drawing interest from UW-Madison. The Vikings are led by senior guard Adam Hobson, a Michigan Tech commit.

“All conversations have to start with Stoughton and Monroe,” Siebert said.

“Monroe has the size and skill. Stoughton probably has the best player in the conference in Adam Hobson.”

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Oregon senior guard Izzie Peterson (left) dribbles in transition after recording a steal against Evansville on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at Oregon High School. The Panthers won 62-38.

Having a sharpshooting and savvy point guard is a luxury for many basketball coaches.

Second-year Oregon coach Chris Siebert will rely on junior Erik Victorson and other guards to lead the way this season.

Oregon went 14-9 and tied with Stoughton for second in the Badger South Conference with a 10-4 mark last year. Victorson is the only returning starter back from last season, when he averaged 10.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. He shot 35.7 percent from 3-point range last year.

Victorson played shooting guard last year, but will take over point guard duties this year.

“We are so excited about his opportunity to handle the ball and handle pressure,” Siebert said. “We feel like he’s at his best on the defensive end. That’s his calling card.”

Two other key returners are senior Adam Yates (6.8 points and 4.4 rebounds per game last year) and sophomore Ryne Panzer (6.8 points per game).

“He’s so gifted offensively,” Siebert said of Yates.

“He has been fantastic. He is really stepping up.”

As a freshman last year, Panzer led the team in field goal percentage (52.5%) and was second on the team in free-throw percentage (73.9%).

“For a freshman, he (Panzer) blew away our expectations,” Siebert said. “He put in as much time as anyone

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Girls hockey

Icebergs drop opener to Metro Lynx MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

Izzy Newton scored two goals, but the Oregon junior forward couldn’t lead the Icebergs girls hockey co-op to a comeback win in the season opener against the Madison Metro Lynx.

Lynx senior forward Sydney Raaths scored four goals and had three assists in a 10-3 victory Saturday, Nov. 23, at the Mandt Community Center in Stoughton. “ I wa s ve r y n e r vo u s because I play (club hockey) with almost all of the girls on their team (Metro Lynx),” Newton said. “After I got the first goal, I picked it up and got going. I kept pushing myself and didn’t get down at all.”

The Metro Lynx outshot the Icebergs 69-15. The Lynx’s top line posted eight goals and six assists. Senior forward Sydney Raaths scored four goals and dished out three assists. Abby Ahlborn netted a hat trick.

Sophomore forward Kaya Pelton-Byce had two goals and two assists, and sophomore defenseman Lauren Johnson added two assists.

The Lynx scored two goals in the first 1:23 of the first period. Raaths scored her first goal off an assist from Johnson just 50 seconds into the game.

Pelton-Byce scored 13 seconds later. Ahlborn added a goal on a pass from Raaths to extend the Lynx’s lead to 3-0 with 8:30 left in the opening period.

Newton got her team on the board, scoring on a rebound at 5:33.

“I just laid back a little bit because I knew it would probably just bounce off the

“I think we competed with them the first two periods.

We couldn’t connect three periods of hockey.”

Icebergs coach Zoe Kurth goalie’s pad,” she said. “I was ready for it. It was just a reaction. It was kind of slow, but it still went in.”

Newton said it was exciting scoring her first goal of the season against Metro Lynx sophomore goalie Cam McKersie. The two were teammates several years ago on the Polar Caps and the Junior Jets.

Nineteen seconds later, Pelton-Byce scored off assists from Raaths and sophomore Grace Bonnell.

Icebergs senior Aeryn Olson scored off assists by Newton and junior Sydney Schipper to cut the Lynx’s lead to 4-2 late in the first period. Newton scored off assists from Schipper and Olson 43 seconds into the second half, but the Lynx answered 23 seconds later.

Raaths scored off a pass from freshman defenseman Sam Olander to take a 5-3 lead.

Ahlborn scored her second goal and Raaths scored her third goal for the hat trick later in the second to extend the Lynx’s lead to 7-3.

“I think we competed with them the first two periods,” Icebergs coach Zoe Kurth said. “We couldn’t connect three periods of hockey. That comes with having a first game and having those first-game jitters.

“Our first line (Newton,

Photos by Mark Nesbitt

Icebergs junior forward Izzy Newton (left) skates by Madison Metro Lynx junior Claire Wischhoff. Newton scored two goals in the season-opening loss to the Metro Lynx.

Olson, Schipper) produced, and when they score, it gets the team up. We don’t have as much depth as we would like. The Lynx had a lot of depth. When you are going two lines against four lines, it makes it a lot harder.”

The Lynx closed the third period with three goals.

Ahlborn completed her hat trick off assists by Raaths and senior defenseman Josie Dragoo at the 11:34 mark.

Thirty seconds later, Raaths scored off a pass by Ahlborn. Junior forward Ava Jambor capped the scoring off an assist by junior defenseman Ava Downing.

“I think the one thing we need to improve on is the passing and getting the Icebergs senior Aeryn Olson (left) works along the boards with pressure from Madison girls out from in front of the Metro Lynx senior Sydney Raaths on Saturday, Nov. 23, at the Mandt Community Center in Stoughton. The Icebergs lost 10-3. net,” Newton said.

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Panthers look to challenge Edgewood for conference crown forwards in senior Thomas Weis (40 goals, 31 assists last season) and Drew Lenz (12 goals, 39 assists). The Crusaders also bring back sophomore forward Cody

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Eyers gives the Panthers another playmaker after breaking out with 10 goals and 10 assists last season.

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Dailey and sophomores Joe Roemer (two goals, one assist) and Kaden Peterson.

Dailey posted a .886 save percentage and gave up 2.91 goals against in 19 games last year. He made 156 saves.

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The Panthers have 10 letterwinners back from a team that went 11-8 and tied McFarland for second in the Badger South with a 9-3 mark. Oregon is led by junior forward Adam Franken and senior forward Laszlo Orosz, who were both honorable mention all-conference last year. Franken is the leading returning scorer for the Panthers (11 goals, 23 assists).

Orosz scored nine goals and had 18 assists last year.

Oregon will have big skates to fill after the graduation of Zak Roskos, who earned first-team all-conference honors last year. Roskos scored 24 goals and assisted on 17 others in 21 regular-season games. He scored six power-play goals and had seven game-winners.

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Leonard W. “Bill” Faust Leonard W. “Bill” Faust, age 89, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, at Stoughton Hospital.

He was born on Oct. 29, 1930, in Madison, the son of Leonard Faust and Florence (Kirby) Faust. He graduated from Madison Central High School in 1948.

Bill began working in the grocery business at the age of 14, and before l o n g h e wa s m a n a g i n g the produce department at Piggly Wiggly in Madison. From there, he went on to manage the Hi-Lo Supermarket, also in Madison. His love for the grocery business led him to open his own store, Bills’ Supermarket in the Shorewo o d S h o p p i n g C e n t e r in West Madison, but he really wanted to be part of a smaller community and along came Bill’s Food Center in Oregon.

He opened that store in 1978 and he and his family became part of the Oregon community. Over the years he was a member of the Eastside Businessm e n ’s A s s o c i a t i o n , t h e Mid-State Grocers Association, CERTCO’s Board of Directors and the Oregon Chamber of Commerce.

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He also proudly served in the Wisconsin National Guard at Fort McCoy. Bill married Dorothy Brigham Garvey on June 7 , 1 9 5 2 . T h ey e n j oy e d traveling, and their journeys took them all over the United States and Europe. Even though they visited some spectacular places, Bill always l o o ke d f o r wa r d t o t h a t next trip to Las Vegas. He also enjoyed many trips to local casinos during his retirement.

He never missed a Badgers football or basketball game and faithfully rooted on the Brewers and Packers. Most of all, though, he enjoyed spending time with his family. Whether it was a birthday party,

Charles “Charlie, Chuck” Putney Charles “Charlie, Chuck” Putney, age 70 of Verona, died on Nov. 23, 2 0 1 9 , f r o m c o n g e s t ive heart failure, myasthenia gravis, rheumatoid arthritis, extreme neuropathy, and etc. at Agrace HospiceCare, Inc. in Fitchburg.

He was born on June 16, 1949, in DeSoto, Iowa, the sixth son and seventh child born to Ray Jackson and Vivian Lucille (Myers) Putney. By the age of 18, he had gone to five different schools and lived in three different states, on seven different farms and in a parsonage.

Some of Charlie’s formative years were spent on very large farms around Sioux Falls, Sout Dakota, where the many hired hands, some were parolees from the local prison, worked the 2,000 acres of

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crop land, milked the dairy herds, and raised beef and hogs. Charlie spent countless hours working in the fields and herding cattle on horseback as a cowboy.

He graduated from Blanchardville High School in 1967. He was united in marriage to Susan Meyer at the “Little Brown Church in the Vale” at Nashua, Iowa in 1968.

Together, they raised their son and daughter Scott and Jane. Charlie was especially proud of his kids, and loved them very

Obituaries holiday celebration or summer picnic, his favorite times were spent when the family was together.

He looked forward to watching his children and grandchildren participate in sporting events of all kinds, concerts and everything in between. In his early years he was an avid bowler and threw a wicked curve ball down the lane. He spent countless hours playing cards with his family and friends. He also enjoyed golf, fishing and boating and his many years spent living on Lake Waubesa.

Bill is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Dorothy; two sons, Bill (Laurie) Faust and Michael (Jenny) Faust; two daughters, Karen (John) Healy and Lind a ( S t eve ) S t a c e ; n i n e grandchildren, Erin (Jay) Haselwander, Jeff (Grant) Healy, Jared Faust, Jenna Faust, Ryan (Dianna) Stace, Breanna (Jordan) Kratz, Alex (Kelsi) Faust, Lauren Faust and Jacob Faust; seven great-grandchildren, Grant, Reese and Tate Haselwander, Nevin and Shaw Stace, Cadance and Kinzie Kratz; sister, Sandra Messany; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father, Leonard J. Faust; mother, Florence G. Faust; three sisters, Lorraine (Joseph) Clementi, Francis “Sis” Smith and Joyce “Dolly” Monaghan; two brothers, Frederick “ F r i t z ” Fa u s t a n d To m (TJ) Faust; and brother-inlaw, Frank Messany.

He was a one-of-a-kind husband, dad and grandpa, whose sense of humor and quick wit were ever present. We’ll miss that smile and those big, brown eyes but we’ll carry our wonderful memories forever.

Funeral Services were held at Gunderson Oregon Funeral and Cremation Care, 1150 Park St., Oregon, on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. Memorials may be gifted in Bill’s name to Empty Stocking Club, Henry Villas Zoo, or to the organization of the donor’s choice. Online condolences may be made at gundersonfh.com.

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much. His greatest pleasure in life was giving to them and to his grandchildren. He will be fondly remembered for his wit and sense of humor.

Charles was a member of Construction Laborers Local 464, and worked for many years for J. H. Findorff, doing much of the “High” work on UW-Hospital in the 1970s. He was proud of his work ethic and construction experience. In 1986, after three years of doing both jobs, he quit construction to become a full time dairy farmer. Charlie was fond and proud of his Registered Jersey Cattle.

After becoming diabetic in 1995, he and Susan sold the dairy herd in 1997.

At the age of 48, he went back to school at Madison Area Technical College earned his associates degree, and became a state license building inspector for the City of Verona,

Wisconsin.

Charles is survived by his wife, Susan, son Scott (Beth) Putney, daughter Jane Rolfsmeyer, three grandchildren Anna Putney and Marlee and Chandler Rolfsmeyer, and a brother Max (Karen) Putney.

He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Richard, Irvin, Jack, Rex, sister Janice Joanne Ryman, and brother-in-law Glen Ryman.

Per Charlie’s wishes he will be inurned alongside his brother Jack in the Graves Cemetery, rural Brooklyn, Wisconsin. No formal services will be held.

The Becker-Beal Funeral Home of Belleville is assisting the family.

Online condolences may be given at bealfuneralhomes.com

SoundBillies perform at Ziggy’s A new performance band is scheduled at Ziggy’s BBQ and Ice Cream Parlor.

Once a month, the SoundBillies plan to perform at the local restaurant.

A t a r e c e n t s h ow o n Saturday, Nov. 16 attendees heard the sounds of a banjo, mandalin, base, dobro, guitar and harmonica. Members of the band, who are from Oregon and the greater Madison area, describe their music as within the “country music umbrella.”

“That is everything from bluegrass, gospel, base acoustic and toe tapping music,” Dave Huntley, banjo player said.

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ConnectOregonWI.com Raymond Robert “Ray” Leslie Sr. Raymond Robert “Ray” Leslie Sr., age 82, of Oregon, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, at Oregon Manor. He was born on May 14, 1937, in Madison, the son of Robert and Evelyn (Ladell) Leslie. Ray lived on the Leslie family farm until he met and married the late Janice Chapman on Feb. 5, 1966.

Ray worked for Madison Silos, Future Foam and retired from Skinner.

He was always on the go. He was proud to have traveled by semi through the lower 48 states of the U.S. Ray was an avid Badgers and Packers fan and went to games whenever he had the chance. He enjoyed being social and visiting with others and he always looked forward to time with family. Ray loved playing with his great-grandson, Easton while his granddaughter, Ashlee cared for him. He was a true family man and kept the family together.

Ray is survived by his son, Ray “Butch” (Kristine) Leslie Jr.; daughter, Debbie Sirowy; grandchildren, Ashlee (Ben) Kojo, Bradley Leslie and Alyssa Sirowy; step-grandchildren, James Harwood (girlfriend, Sue) and Amanda (Jeremy) Eberle; great-grandchildren, Easton, Bryant and Rafael; step-great-grandchildren, Landon, Taylor, Kora, Alaina, Luke, Mya, Gage and Brody; sisters, Karen Robinson, Mary (Rick) Olson and Ann (Bill)

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Baumgartner; brother-inlaw, Jerry (Anna) Chapman, two sisters-in-law, Jean Chapman and Gail Chapman; special friend, Francis “Bub” Jones; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Janice Leslie; step-grandchild, Kevin Harwood; and four brothers-in-law, Keith Robinson, Howard Chapman, Larry Chapman and Jimmy Chapman.

A funeral service will be held at Gunderson Oregon Funeral and Cremation Care, 1150 Park St. at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019, with the Rev. Paul Markquart presiding. Burial will be held at Prairie Mound Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 4-7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019, and again from 10 a.m. until the time of the service on Wednesday.

Special thanks to Oregon Manor and Agrace HospiceCare for their loving care and support. Online condolences may be made at gundersonfh.com.

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Legals NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN ORDINANCES PUBLIC NOTICE is given to all persons in the Village of Brooklyn that a public hearing will be held on December 9, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. at the Village Hall, 210 Commercial Street, to solicit comments on the proposed floodplain zoning ordinance revisions (Chapters 113 and 114) that are required by state and federal law. These revisions govern development in mapped floodplain areas. These proposed ordinance revisions are on file in the office of the Village Clerk.

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12:21 p.m. A caller reported that his 2007 dodge truck was possibly stolen.

The caller said the vehicle does not start and it was all locked up. He said the only way the vehicle was moved was either by tow truck or someone jump started it but that would have been impossible. The officer asked the caller, if maybe it was towed away by the building managers as they thought maybe it was abandoned. The caller said that was possible.

4:01 p.m. An anonymous caller contacted police because they saw an elderly female pushing a baby stroller through the cemetery and thought this was suspicious.

Officers searched the area and were unable to locate anyone matching this description.

Sept. 14 8:47 p.m. A man was backing into his driveway and trying to use his mirrors to guide him. Due to it being dark he backed into his own mailbox. Only damage was done to his vehicle and the mailbox.

residence with many forks and flag markers spread out in the lawn. Many of the forks and flags were in the shape of male/female anatomy and a sign read “you’re forked.” When the officer made contact with the homeowner, the officer noticed male anatomy parts on the windows, which were tapped on cardboard cut outs and chalk outlines.

The owner informed the officer this was retaliation for doing something similar to his neighbor and was all in good fun.

9:30 p.m. A person called the police to report a vehicle which put on a their turn signal but didn’t turn. The caller thought the driver may have been intoxicated. Police officers made contact with the driver and were informed that he was lost.

Sept. 17 5:46 p.m. A man called the police department and said he located a large rock in his mulch that appeared to have been placed there on purpose. The man thought the large rock may possibly be associated with the burglaries in the Bergamont neighborhood. The man stated he found this odd and wished to report.

Sept. 20 8:50 a.m. A person was locked out of their vehicle with their cat inside. They requested assistance from OPD with a vehicle lock-out.

Upon arriving the person had successfully gained Sept. 15 entry into the vehicle using 2:21 a.m. While on pa- a wooden stick and wired trol an officer observed a hanger.

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All persons interested are invited to attend this hearing and be heard. Written comments may be submitted to Village of Brooklyn, Village Board, 210 Commercial Street, Brooklyn, WI 53521. ______________________________ Linda Kuhlman, Clerk-Treasurer Posted: November 14, 2019 Published: November 21 and 28, 2019 WNAXLP *** NOTICE OF SPRING ELECTION TOWN OF OREGON APRIL 7, 2020 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at an election to be held in the Town of Oregon, on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, the following offices are to be elected to succeed the present incumbents listed. All terms are for two years beginning on Tuesday, April 21, 2020.

Office, Incumbent Town Board Supervisor, Phil Van Kampen Town Board Supervisor, Arlen Christensen NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that a town caucus for the purpose of nominating candidates to appear on the spring election ballot for the above listed offices will be scheduled between December 1st, 2019 and January 1st, 2020. The caucus will be held on a date not sooner than January 2nd and January 21st. Notice of

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Grender said the community members she visits are more friends than simply clients. And her flexible schedule allows her to plan visits whenever newcomers are available.

Sometimes new residents invite her into their home, while others meet her at the Firefly. Grender said she goes wherever they feel most comfortable – the most “home.”

To Grender’s right is a basket filled with gift cards, coupons and pamphlets donated by local businesses and nonprofits to welcome the newbies.

“They are overwhelmed with how much stuff I give them,” she said.

The Welcome Neighbor Lady said she knows a lot of local business owners personally and has formed great friendships with them.

And while the businesses sponsor the basket of goodies, the service is free to her visitors.

They don’t just have to be new to the area, either.

One of the new residents was a woman who had lived in rural Oregon for more than 60 years, but had recently moved into the village and wanted to know the places to go.

“I spent almost the entire day with her,” Grender said.

This year, she’s had 75 visits. New residents find her via word of mouth, her Facebook page and her website, she said. One average, the welcome visits last around 45 minutes to an hour.

Sometimes they last way longer – the visits will turn into deep conversations about life and its trials.

One of Grender’s visits started a 12 year friends h i p . To t h i s d a y, t h e pair hang out and do fun things together. Grender swipes through photos of her and her old friend in her phone – there wasn’t one where the two weren’t smiling.

A n o t h e r v i s i t t h a t ’s resulted in friendship started when a family moved to Oregon from Florida.

She said her friend has four boys, and after playing a game of phone and email

Cathy Grender, Oregon’s Welcome Neighbor Lady, converses with some village newcomers — a young family with a baby named Emma.

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“I love the fact that I can make people feel comfortable and at home … if they’ve come really far” Cathy Grender, Oregon’s Welcome Neighbor Lady tag, they finally met for a visit.

“We hit it off and we’ve b e e n b e s t f r i e n d s eve r since,” Grender said.

As Grender reminisced about her Florida friend, she said the woman;s youngest son, who was 3 years old at the time, immediately ran up to Grender and hugged her during their initial visit at the Firefly. Her friend had said prior to hugging Grender, he never hugged anyone besides family.

“I love the fact that I can make people feel comfortable and at home … if they’ve come really far,” she said.

Grender regards herself as an “animal magnet.”

Having gone to school to originally be a veterinarian technician, she was raised on a hobby farm. When new residents have pets, including cats who are skittish or dogs who bark frequently, Grender said they flock to her. There was a skittish cat who sat right at her side

during one visit, she said, and dogs who calmed down the instant she entered the room.

Grender said she finds

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Email Emilie Heidemann at “I’m the one thankful emilie.heidemann@wcinet. for them,” Grender said. com or follow her on Twit“It sounds kind of cliche… ter at @HeidemannEmilie.

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in 2015 but was unsuccessful. But he began meeting with a group of citizens once a month to speak about the lack of affordable housing in the community.

That group is now the Oregon Housing Coalition.

Through collaboration with the Oregon Housing Coalition, Meier applied again. Coalition member Rob Dicke introduced Meier to Joe Schwenker, who was an “expert consultant” on the AHP grant process, moving things along rapidly the release states.

The Oregon Village Board provided a grant of $168,000 from its own affordable housing fund to “fill the gap,” the release states.

More organizations like the senior center, Oregon Youth Center and other local businesses offered support for the grant.

Even more local entities, including from the village of Brooklyn, offered their grant expertise, the release states.

A common government definition of affordable housing is the cost of rent or mortgage payments is no more than 30% of household income.

The 2019 AHP program awarded $2.7 million in grants to help 50 affordable housing programs in Wisconsin and Illinois.

Bank submittal is required for each grant application. The release states Oregon Community Bank sponsored the nonprofits application, which will also draw the funds from the federal bank in 2020 and administer them to the renovation project.

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