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An overhead view shows the spaces the youth center would have, including a pair of pool tables, two lounges, a kitchen and a basketball half-court.

First look at OYC proposal Planning Commission will discuss Thursday night SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group

A new Oregon Youth Center could include a pair of lounges, an indoor and outdoor basketball half-court, pool and foosball tables and a multiuse space.

At least that’s what a set of renderings included in the Feb. 1 Planning Commission packet shows. The commission is expected to have a conceptual discussion on the new youth center.

Inside Bergamont townhomes on commission agenda Page 12 “It is such a beautiful space,” OYC director Diane Newlin said of the drawings. “(Architects did a great job of) looking at our wish list and making sure that the important pieces are in there.”

That list included items like large windows on doors “so we can see the

kids at all times,” the basketball court being further away from the road than it is now and a kitchen space with a freezer, pantry space and dishwasher.

A new Youth Center building, which would replace the current one at 110 N. Oak St., became a real possibility in December, when the Oregon Community Resource Network nonprofit group announced it would pass through a donation of $800,000 toward a $1 million project. That came on the heels of OCRN organizing the fundraising and construction of the new Oregon Area Food Pantry, which opened late last year.

The $800,000 gift came from an

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Oregon hosting military exercise Feb. 6-8 week that will feature dozens of regional agencies using advanced communications and search-andrescue equipment like Blackhawk helicopters and drones in a simulated disaster situation.

ALEXANDER CRAMER T h e exe r c i s e w i l l b e held Feb. 6-8, with OreUnified Newspaper Group gon hosting one of the five Dane County will host a communications branches large-scale military com- and the main incident communications exercise next mand post located at the

Part of 40-agency drill simulating disaster communications

Fitchburg Fire Station No. 1 on Lacy Road.

The Statewide Interoperable Mobile Communications Exercise, or SIMCOM, focuses on getting emergency personnel who d o n ’t n o r m a l l y h ave a chance to work together to communicate effectively, Wisconsin State National Guard spokesperson Capt. Joe Trovato told the Observer.

“Basically they’re going to simulate a disaster scenario that requires all these agencies to handle all this simulated radio traffic, textbased communications, software and computer system interoperability,” Trovato said.

Each communication branch – with two in Fitchburg and one each in

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The village is planning to construct new ball diamonds and soccer fields in Jaycee Park West, an expensive project the Village Board, Park Board and user groups will meet to discuss Monday.

Village officials and athletic field user groups began considering improvements to the park in 2010, and the following year a consultant prepared a master plan for

redesigning the park.

Wi t h a r o u g h l y $ 5 million cost estimate to rebuild the park in 2011, the village did not move forward with the

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village engineer Jason Lietha about the cost of providing sewer service to the area.

With the village running out of room in the Alpine Business Park, and more interest from commercial developers about building east of the highway, officials see the area as a key for the village’s future growth.

Slavney suggested the village should think about annexing and promoting development of the area before the Town of Dunkirk or Dane County imposes zoning restrictions that limit options and

The Village Board has asked its planning consultant to update his analysis on the feasibility of installing sanitary sewer to the east of Hwy. 14 and expanding the village’s service area in that direction.

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Engineering for Kids K-4 students tackle force, gravity, angle Room 175 A at Brooklyn Elementary School was alive with noise long after kids normally go home last Thursday.

Dane County’s Engineering for Kids after-school offering “Master Machines: Mechanical Engineering” was in full swing, with kids in grades K-4 testing their mastery of concepts like force, gravity and angle using poster board, popsicle sticks and a marble.

The kids were challenged to design a

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The students were happy to show off their projects and left the room proudly holding them over their heads, bonking one reporter in the face several times.

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Despite lower number in Village last year, incidents increase around county SCOTT GIRARD

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While the number of car thefts in 2017 was down from the previous year, Oregon Police Department chief Brian Uhl said residents should not get “complacent.”

Uhl, who described most auto thefts as “crimes of opportunity,” said the village had two such incidents in 2017 after six in 2016.

An increase has most significantly shown up in Madison and Fitchburg,

which had 67 car thefts in 2017, a 180 percent increase from 2016, according to data from the Fitchburg Police Department. The Fitchburg department held a press conference last week on behalf of the Dane County Chiefs of Police Association outlining the growing problem.

Uhl said one of the two thefts last year was related to a “ring of juveniles” implicated in some of the Fitchburg and Madison incidents.

“These juveniles were actually caught in the stolen vehicle in November, and the DA’s office failed to prosecute the case for ‘lack of evidence,’” Uhl wrote in an email. “We have discussed this lack of accountability and how it has emboldened

these juveniles.”

Uhl said the department has worked to “get the word out to not leave vehicle running and unlocked for any reason.”

“Just because Oregon hasn’t seen that many auto thefts doesn’t mean we won’t see an uptick in these crimes of opportunity if our citizens become complacent and think it doesn’t happen here,” he wrote. “I ask that everyone be mindful of their vehicles. Please keep them locked at night and don’t leave them running and unattended.”

Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.

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The Village of Oregon Historic Preservation Commission is looking for a few people to fill out its seven-member board.

The commission is seeking two adult members – one a regular member and one alternate – and also a student member. One of the adult members may reside outside the village limits yet within the Oregon School District, and the alternate would be

reappointed every year.

Terms are for three years.

Commission chair Arlan Kay said the commission could meet as often as once a month, but it’s been meeting on a quarterly basis.

“We don’t have that terribly much to do, but there is a review of work that is done on the exterior of either a landmark building or a building in the village’s two historic districts – the Downtown Historic District and the Lincoln Street Historic District,”

Kay told the Observer.

The historic districts are listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places, and there are also five buildings (six structures) that are listed as Local Landmarks: the water tower and former pump house (which is now the Oregon Welcome Center), Gorman’s Red Brick building at the corner of Grove and Main streets, the Masonic Lodge on Spring Street, a former bank building on North Main Street, and the Bonsett-Veal house

on North Main Street.

Kay said the commission deals only with changes to the exterior of a building, “and we are looking for things that are appropriate for the village. We’re not talking about museum-grade restorations.”

To apply for a seat on the commission, contact village administrator Mike Gracz: MGracz@vil.oregon.wi.us Contact Bill Livick at bill. livick@wcinet.com

Drill: Expected to have ‘no impact’ except traffic, drone ban Continued from page 1 Verona, Oregon and Oshkosh – will be presented with “as many as 12 and as few as four” communications platforms, explained Verona Police Department Lt. Dave Dresser. Dresser said they will be required to perform certain tasks, like making sure City Hall can still communicate with the governor, or ensuring another vital organ of the state can maintain its data connection, for example.

Oregon’s communication branch will be in the Oregon Town Hall, fire chief Glenn Linzmeier told the Observer.

“It’s going to be a radio exe r c i s e w h e r e t h ey ’r e going to bring in mobile units, big bus vehicles and trailers that are going to have communications equipment inside of them,” Linzmeier said. “There are going to be communications amongst these platforms, relaying information around … different parts of the county here and the state.”

Originally held at the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs in Dane

County, the exercise moved around the state once it outgrew its space. Changing locations helps ensure different agencies from different regions know how to communicate with one another in the event of a crisis.

“We’ve worked diligently to conduct the exercise in different regions of the state ... so we can build these relationships – exchange business cards, if you will – in a low-intensity situation,” Trovato said.

SIMCOM is an annual event in its 11th year, and the Fitchburg Fire Department is “taking the lead” as this year’s host community, FPD Lt. Rob Kunze said, which means hosting dignitaries and establishing the incident command post which will act as the main a base of operations.

Of the 40 participating agencies, 32 are bringing communications equipment “rang(ing) from Army and Air National Guard units, first responders, law enforcement and state and federal agencies to amateur radio operators and Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)/

Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) organizations,” Trovato said.

Linzmeier said the exercise will have “no impact on the public (besides) s o m e ex t r a e m e rg e n cy vehicles in the Town of Oregon overnight. There will be a little extra security there because we have hundreds of thousands of dollars in vehicles. We’re probably looking at 30-40 people coming and going during daylight hours between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m.”

Trovato said the public shouldn’t be alarmed to see increased military aircraft and vehicles, especially in the McKee Farms Park and McGaw Park areas in Fitchburg.

In addition, there is a drone moratorium from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7 in Fitchburg.

“They don’t want amateur drones flying around when we have Blackhawk aircraft flying around, maybe a Coast Guard helicopter and a lot of public safety drones,” Kunze said.

There might be some traffic slowdowns, as well, with Mutchler Road and

Lacy Road looked at as possible sites for a shortt e r m s h u t d ow n , Ku n z e said.

SIMCOM is a joint effort between the Wisconsin National Guard and Wisconsin Emergency Management, both of which are in the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs, headed by Wisconsin’s adjutant general Maj. Gen. Don Dunbar. This exercise will help prepare for a larger SIMCOM event in the spring called Dark Sky that will simulate a long-term power outage, Dresser said in an interview.

These exercises are rare opportunity for first responders to practice on such a scale and work out potential problems, Trovato said.

“In a real-world scenario, we all bring our own communication equipment … based on what organization you are from. SIMCOM is an opportunity to de-conflict these sorts of issues,” Trovato said.

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Four to bid for two seats Field of six pared down at caucus; incumbent out During Rutland’s annual caucus held Jan. 16, of the, 41 town residents who attended, six were nominated and four were chosen to run for a pair of supervisor positions this spring.

One of those not advancing is a current board member.

To w n c l e r k D a w n George told the Observer in an email she doesn’t recall the town caucus having as many as six candidates before, though she doesn’t know of any specific issues that prompted people to come out.

“The caucus turnout was the most that I can recall in many years,” she wrote the Observer/Hub in an email. “Sometimes there would be 10-12 (residents attending).”

Incumbent supervisor Nancy Nedveck will be joined on the April 3 ballot

by newcomers Geoffrey Hutchinson, Robert Hill and Deana Zentner, with the top two vote-getters gaining seats on the Town Board.

The two candidates not finishing in the top four during the caucus were Peter Loughrin and Jim Lunde, an incumbent and longtime board member.

Supervisors not up for re-election this year are president Mark Porter and supervisor Dave Grueneberg. Board terms are two years in length.

Zentner, in an email to the Observer, said there a r e s eve r a l u p c o m i n g issues that might have spurred people to come out in greater numbers to this year’s caucus, including a possible new town hall, redeveloping a comprehensive plan and annexation and loss of tax base.

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

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Incumbents only candidates for board SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group

Though seven people were nominated for candidacy to the Town of Oregon board last month, just two names will be on the ballot.

And they’re familiar.

Incumbents Phil Van Kampen and Arlen Christensen were both nominated for the two seats up for election at the January caucus and have since

filed the paperwork to run, according to an email from clerk Denise Arnold.

Each of Arlen Kay, Dave Hagemann, Roe Parker, Mark O’Brien and Brian Duffin were nominated at the caucus but declined the nomination, according to meeting minutes.

The spring election is Tuesday, April 3.

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Good deed ‘restored faith in mankind’ Every day it seems one is more hesitant to turn on the news or open the newspaper due to the negativity and divisiveness in our country.

Yesterday, while shopping at our local grocery store, I witnessed something which affected me greatly and restored my faith in mankind.

I was third in line behind two other women. It appeared the first woman was trying to make a payment, but didn’t have enough money. After a few minutes, the cashier and the lady had a short dialogue, and then the second woman in line offered the use of her credit card.

The cashier took her card, finished the transaction, while the first woman stood in disbelief.

She then turned to the second woman and gave her a big hug.

I know some sincere words of gratitude were spoken before she turned around to claim her groceries and leave.

It was the most heart-warming thing I’ve witnessed in a while. I believe that if more of us would show this kind of love and compassion to all, the world would be a much better and happier place.

Judy Skupien Village of Oregon

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You’re never too old to benefit from exercise One of the most significant changes I have seen in 25 years of working with seniors is the increasing emphasis on the wide-ranging benefits of physical exercise.

Many seniors have embraced increased physical activity, but too many fail to reap the rewards that exercise can bring.

Research over the last several years shows regular exercise can improve or prevent many common conditions for which seniors Brickner frequently take medications.

The National Institute on Aging’s website reveals multiple reasons to keep exercising regularly through retirement years.

Here are a few: • Older people who exercise moderately are able to fall asleep quickly, sleep for longer periods and get better-quality sleep • Walking and strength-building exercise by people with arthritis in their knees helps reduce pain and maintain function • Exercise that includes a balance component reduces falls among older people by 33 percent.

Regular exercise can also have a huge positive impact on your health if you have diabetes, hypertension, osteoporosis, depression, anxiety, heart disease, Parkinson’s disease and many other conditions that we associate with aging.

Happily, many seniors understand this, which is why the trend is toward more physical exercise among retirees. In the eight years I have been at the Senior Center, the number of exercise classes we offer and the utilization of those classes has grown more than any other service we provide.

The Oregon Senior Center strives to provide a variety of classes aimed at a variety of abilities and a variety of preferences.

From Strong Women to yoga and from zumba to Get Fit, the center has classes every day that help people get moving and stay moving.

There are plenty of other

options available in the community, including pickle ball, tai chi, water-based activities at the swimming pool and classes and equipment at the local fitness center. Classes through community education offer even more choices, including dancing of various types, and pi-yo.

The high school is open early in the morning for people who want to walk around the indoor track. For people who prefer outdoor walking, the village makes every attempt to keep the outdoor walking paths within the parks plowed.

With so many choices, and the knowledge that exercise is vitally important for good health, one would think that everybody would be taking part, but that is clearly not the case. There are barriers to getting one’s exercise, regardless of age.

Most people will avoid doing things they do not enjoy, especially if they see no immediate benefit as a result. That is why it is so important for people to find a way to get physical exercise that they perceive as being more fun than work. People will rarely stay with a routine they do not enjoy, so finding an appealing form of exercise greatly improves the odds that someone will continue with it.

As I work in my office at the senior center, I enjoy hearing the sounds of the participants in exercise classes elsewhere in the building. I am lucky to hear the laughter that punctuates the zumba classes, the camaraderie of the women lifting weights together in Strong Women, the encouragement of each other that the participants in the Parkinson’s exercise class offer, the genuine friendship that bubbles over the music during the Get Fit classes and the sounds of stress-reducing tranquility yoga provides. Those sounds remind me that the social side of exercise keeps many people coming back, simply because they are having fun.

Seniors may face other barriers to exercise beyond motivation.

Among them are transportation, pain, fear, and limited finances.

Pain and fear can both be addressed by a primary care physician. Most doctors believe

in the power of exercise and will work with patients to develop strategies to limit pain caused by initiating an exercise program.

Physicians can also address fear and make sure that a senior is pursuing realistic goals for his or her particular abilities and limitations.

Transportation can prove to be a barrier for seniors who want to exercise but have no way to get to the fitness center or other places where exercise classes are held. The senior center does have some limited transportation options that can be helpful in this situation, and the staff is happy to work with anyone who falls into this category.

Limited finances can also limit physical activity, or at least force people to be more creative. If you can’t afford a fitness center membership, maybe you can afford classes at the senior center.

If you can’t afford to purchase free weights, you can lift cans of vegetables instead.

Some seniors fail to exercise because they think they are too old for it to be of any use. Others think the only exercise that will benefit them is too intense for them to maintain.

Research has shown that a person is never too old to benefit from exercise and that there are many benefits to be derived from moderate-intensity activity (increasing your breathing rate but allowing you to carry on a conversation).

Simple balance exercises can be done at home and can greatly reduce a senior’s risk of falling.

Exercises aimed at improving balance are incorporated into several of the classes we offer. Considering Wisconsin has one of the highest rates of seniors falling in the nation, balance exercises should be a part of every senior’s regular routine.

Regardless of your age, I hope that you can find a way to exercise that feels at least a little like fun. Your health will benefit.

Rachel Brickner is the director of the Oregon Senior Center.

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Children’s book illustrator and visual artist Lauren Eldridge talks to students in Pernille Ripp’s seventh-grade literature students at Oregon Middle School last month.

Forming a future SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group

If Lauren Eldridge wins this year’s Caldecott Award for best U.S. children’s book illustration, Pernille Ripp’s students can say they called it.

Eldridge, a Madison visual artist, visited Ripp’s seventh-grade literature class at Oregon Middle School last month, reading from her “Claymates” book and talking to students about her job as a “dimensional illustrator.”

Ripp said the students were “mesmerized” during Eldridge’s presentation, where she showed some of her original creations from the book and talked about her inspiration, and the process in illustrating a book.

“The kids had amazing questions,” Ripp said. “It takes a lot to impress them, because they are so busy and have some strong opinions, which is why I love teaching seventh-graders. To them, now this is ‘their’ book; something that means something to them.”

Every January, Ripp’s seventh grade literature students do a “mock Caldecott Award,” where they study a dozen or more illustrated children’s books from the previous year and decide which they think will win the honor. She said one book “they kept raving about” was Claymates, the story of two balls of clay that be anything, including best friends. It’s written by Dev Petty, with illustrations by Eldridge.

Little did the students know that Eldridge happens to be friends with Ripp after the two met at a literature convention a few years ago.

So they were pleasantly surprised when she showed up at a class to read the book and talk with students about what she does.

She makes these clay figures and shoots them in these scenes, and what’s amazing is this is her first picture book illustration – no training,” Ripp said.

Eldridge describes her self-styled job description of “dimensional illustrator” as mainly “a lot of fun.”

“Instead of working in two dimensions, I get to work in three,” she told the Observer. “I work from a very specific angle … and whatever material would make sense for the story.”

She employs materials like shredded tires, clay, aluminum, doll eyes,

Book review “Eldridge’s endearing sculpted images are photographed against the stark white background of an artist’s work table to great effect.”

– Kirkus Reviews, May 2017: Claymates Photos by Beth Skogen Photography

Shadow Drum and Bugle Corps performs at DCI World Championship Prelims at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Aug. 10, 2017.

On the Web For more about visual artist/book illustrator Lauren Eldridge, visit:

laureneldridge.com. cardboard, wire, mud, acrylic paint, paper, glass, cloth, wood and ink to achieve her visual creations.

For Claymates, “it was all clay,” she said.

“I would make random characters, you could basically add eyes to anything and it’s kind of funny,” Eldridge said. “Most of what I would do with clay is because I thought it was funny.”

The Fargo, N.D., native studied landscape architecture at the University of Minnesota, where she learned to make models.

But she quickly learned she didn’t like landscape architecture, so she went back to graduate school to get an early childhood special education teaching degree.

Before long, she started mixing the two skill sets – working with kids and working with art.

“It was a natural way to go,” Eldridge said. “I was teaching, reading a lot of picture books and it was so interesting. It was a fun hobby for a while, and now it’s a job, which is great. It’s something I like to do.”

Ripp and her students hope Eldridge creates many more books, and many more special memories.

“This book has just blown up, and she is quickly becoming a rising star within that world,” Ripp said.

“We were just lucky enough to have her ‘coming out’ with us.”

Light and ‘Shadow’ Skogen’s photo work with OHS group on display

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Since 2006, Beth Skogen has documented the members of Shadow Drum and Bugle Corps (previously Shadow Armada) during their summer musical journeys across the country.

Friday night, she’ll officially unveil the best of those photos during an exhibition reception at Oregon High School from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

A member of the group’s predecessor, the Oregon High School Summer Marching Band, from 1999-2003, she’s watched – and clicked away – as the group has grown into a program with national stature. In 2016, the group became the first and only

What: Beth Skogen Shadow Drum and Bugle Corps photo exhibit reception When: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2 Where: Oregon High School entrance art gallery Info: 835-4300 school district in the country to have its own drum corps.

In an email to the Observer, Skogen said she prides herself on capturing the “moments between moments that articulate the incredible transformation these young people make during their time with the group,” focusing her lens on the “humanity and emotion evident when so many

On the Web Beth Skogen Photography:

bethskogen.com come together to create something so important to them.”

She said her goal with her photography of the group is to “express this greater meaning through images.”

“Their medium is music and pageantry, but the bonds forged and the lessons learned go far beyond performance,” she wrote.

A professional lifestyle, portrait and birth photographer, Skogen will be exhibiting Shadow photos for the first time Friday. Prints will be for sale during the reception. Light refreshments will be available.

OHS student named top scholar Boerigter candidate in U.S. Presidential Scholars Program

based on “superior academic and artistic achievements, leadership qualities, strong character and involvement in community and school activities,” O r eg o n H i g h S c h o o l according to a news release senior Benjamin Boerigter from the U.S. Presidential has been named as one of 4,500 candidates nationwide in the 2018 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program.

Candidates were selected from the nearly 3.6 million students expected to graduate from U.S. high schools this year.

The program, now in its 54th year, chooses scholars

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Each year, up to 161 U.S. Presidential Scholars are chosen from among that year’s senior class.

Scholars are invited to Washington, D.C. in June for a national recognition

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For more information on the program, email psp@ scholarshipamerica.org.

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Churches

OAP February open mic

OMS Madrigal Dinner

Psychologist Dr. Michael Spierer will discuss “Persevering Through Trump Trauma: Turning Angst Into Action” at the open mic from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 2 at Firefly Coffeehouse and Artisan Cheese. The event is hosted by the Oregon Area Progressives and is free and open to the public. For information, visit oregonareaprogressives.org.

teams are hosting their first annual community spaghetti dinner from 4:45-7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 13, at the high school, 300 Richard St. The dinner will be held in the front atrium area before the home basketball game against Monona Grove. Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for senior citizens and $5 for kids ten and under. All proceeds will benefit the girls and boys cross country teams. For information call the high school at 835-4300.

Step back in time to the Renaissance as Oregon Middle School hosts its annual Madrigal Dinner at 6:30 p.m. (doors open at 6) Friday, Feb. 9 and Saturday, Feb. 10.

Students will perform and help serve the traditional dinner of wassail, soup, salad, rolls, ham, glazed carrots, roasted red potatoes and apple cake.

Tickets are $16, $14 for students/ Rescue Kids staff/seniors. Tickets must be purchased Card making project The Oregon Community Education by Friday, Feb. 2 For information, call Christine Jeske and Recreation Program with the Oregon Terry Schultz will lead a Valentine’s School District will hold a Rescue Kids at 514-1912 or email intothemud@ Day card-making activity at the senior gmail.com. class in January, February and March. center from 9-11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. The class will teach students basic first 14.

Oregon Preschool open house aid information, how and when to call There will enough be materials and 911 and how to be safe if there is a fire.

Oregon Preschool Inc. will host an envelopes for six cards, but participants In addition, students will pack a pillow- informational open house from 4:30- are asked to bring their own adhesive. case kit with necessary emergency items. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, at the The event costs $10 per person.

There are three more opportunities school, 625 E. Netherwood St. For information or to register, call to take the class, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 There will be an opportunity to meet Anne at 835-5801 by Monday, Feb. 12. p.m. Feb. 10, Feb. 24 or March 10, at the teachers, talk to parents and see the Zombie Valentine party the Brooklyn Fire/EMS facility, 401 W. school.

Main St. Oregon Preschool Inc. is a licensed, Kids in grades 5-9 who might be The cost is $20 per student to cover non-profit and parent-cooperative pre- more interested in a blood-and-guts Valexpenses and materials provided to the school that offers both morning and entine’s Day are invited to the Oregon students. afternoon classes for preschool and 4K Youth Center’s Zombie Valentine Party To register or for information, visit students. from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14. oregonsd.org/community, or stop in to For information, visit oregonpreKids will put on zombie faces, make the community pool or school district school.org. zombie Valentine’s cards, practice some office. survival skills and have “rotten” snacks.

For information, contact Dale Schulz Spaghetti dinner For information, call 835-3656. at dale.schulz@charter.net.

The girls and boys cross country

Community calendar ‌Thursday, February 1‌

• 6 p.m., Sew What project (registration required), library, 835-3656‌ • 6:30-8 p.m., Living trust workshop (free), Krause Donovan Estate Law Partners, 116 Spring St., 268-5751 or info@kdelp.com to register‌

‌Friday, February 2‌

• 10 a.m., Everybody storytime, library, 835-3656‌

‌Saturday, February 3‌

• 10 a.m., Dads and Donuts, library, 835-3656‌ • Noon, Brick Mania Legos activity, library, 835-3656‌

‌Tuesday, February 6‌

• 10 a.m., Teetering Toddlers Storytime, library, 835-3656‌ • 11 a.m., Bouncing Babies Storytime, library, 835-3656‌ • 1 p.m., Movie matinee: “Dunkirk,” senior center, 835-5801‌ • 3:30 p.m., Kids Code (K-sixth

grade), library, 835-3656‌

‌Wednesday, February 7‌

• 10 a.m., Everybody storytime, library, 835-3656‌ • 10:30 a.m., Great beginnings book club, library, 835-3656‌

‌Friday, February 9‌

• 10 a.m., Everybody storytime, library, 835-3656‌ • 4 p.m., Teen Advisory board meeting, library, 835-3656‌ • 6-9 p.m. Oregon Middle School Madrigal Dinner, 601 Pleasant Oak Dr., 835-4731‌

‌Saturday, February 10‌

• 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Rescue Kids class ($20 per kid), Brooklyn Fire/ EMS facility, 401 W. Main St., dale. schulz@charter.net‌ • 6-9 p.m. Oregon Middle School Madrigal Dinner, 601 Pleasant Oak Dr., 835-4731‌ • 6:30-8:30 p.m., family movie

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, Feb. 1 WOW: Sparetime Bluegrass Band @ Oregon Library (11/4/2016) ORE: OHS Panthers Hockey vs Monona Grove (1/23/18) Friday, Feb. 2 WOW: Village Board Special Meeting: Lift Station (1/29/18) ORE: Friday Night LIVE: Panthers Girls’ Basketball vs Milton – LIVE @ 7:05pm & Live-Streamed @ ocamedia.com Saturday, Feb. 3 WOW: Sue Richards: A Year in the Life of A Beekeper@ Senior Center (1/26/18) ORE: OHS Panthers Boys’ Basketball vs EdgewoodLIVE @ 7:05pm & Live-Streamed @ ocamedia.com Sunday, Feb. 4 WOW: Holy Mother of Consolation Catholic Church Service ORE: Icebergs Hockey @ Mandt Ice Arena (1/20/18)

Monday, Feb. 5 WOW: Village Board Meeting LIVE @ 5pm & LiveStreamed @ ocamedia. com ORE: OHS Panthers Hockey vs Waukesha @ Sun Prairie (1/26/18) Tuesday, Feb. 6 WOW: Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Banquette (1/27/18) ORE: OHS Panthers Hockey @ Stoughton (curtesy: WSTO) (1/30/18) Wednesday, Feb. 7 WOW: Craig Siemson: Route 66 Songs @ Senior Center (1/26/18) ORE: OHS Panthers Girls’ Basketball vs Milton (2/2/18) Thursday, Feb. 8 WOW: Village Board Meeting (2/5/18) ORE: OHS Panthers Hockey vs Edgewood (2/1/18)

night, First Presbyterian Church, 408 N. Bergamont Blvd. 835-3082‌

‌Tuesday, February 13‌

• 10 a.m., Teetering Toddlers Storytime, library, 835-3656‌ • 11 a.m., Bouncing Babies Storytime, library, 835-3656‌ • 3:30 p.m., Kids Code (K-sixth grade), library, 835-3656‌ • 4:30-6:30 p.m., Oregon Preschool Inc. open house, 625 E. Netherwood St., 835-9216‌ • 4:45-7 p.m., Cross Country team spaghetti dinner, OHS, 300 Richard St., akaydesigns@yahoo.com‌ • 7-11 p.m. Oregon Middle School eighth grade orchestra recital, 601 Pleasant Oak Dr., 835-4800‌

‌Wednesday, February 14‌

• 10 a.m., Everybody storytime, library, 835-3656‌ • 4-6 p.m. Zombie Valentine, youth center (grades 5-9), 835-3656‌

Senior center Monday, February 5 Pizza Casserole* Spinach Peaches Whole Wheat Dinner Roll Brownie VO – Veggie Pizza Casserole NCS –SF Ice Cream Tuesday, February 6 Lemon Baked Fish,Tartar Sauce ½ Baked Potato, Peas, Apricot Whole Wheat Bread Tapioca Pudding Cup VO – Veggie Burger NCS – SF Pudding Wednesday, February 7 Chicken Parmesan Casserole Fresh Mixed Greens, Ranch Dinner Roll with Butter Cherry Cobbler VO – Pasta with Tomato Sauce and Mozzarella NCS – Diced Peaches Thursday, February 8 My Meal, My Way Lunch at Ziggy’s Smokehouse and Ice Cream Parlor! Drop in between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Friday, February 9 Chicken Enchilada Casserole Fiesta Black Beans Mandarin Oranges, Banana Chocolate Chip Cookie VO – Veggie Enchiladas NCS – Fruit cup SO: Chicken Salad *Contains Pork

Monday, February 5 Morning: Diabetic Foot Care 9:00 CLUB 10:30 StrongWomen 1:00 Get Fit 1:30 Bridge 3:30 Weight Loss Support Tuesday, February 6 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:30 Wii Bowling 9:45 Zumba Gold 12:30 Sheepshead 12:30 Shopping at Pick-N-Save 1:00 Movie: “Dunkirk” 5:30 StrongWomen Wednesday, February 7 9:00 CLUB 10:00 Shopping in Madison 10:30 Book Club 1:00 Euchre 1:00 Get Fit 3:30 1-on-1 Computer Thursday, February 8 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:00 Pool Players 9:00 COA Meeting 9:45 Zumba Gold 10:30 StrongWomen 12:30 Shopping at Bill’s 1:00 Stepping On 1:00 Cribbage 5:30 StrongWomen Friday, February 9 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) 845-5641 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.

• 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.

Three Blessings “Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits.”

—Psalm 103:2 NIV Modern psychology often confirms ancient wisdom.

Much of the advice that has been empirically verified by the field of Positive Psychology echoes ancient philosophers, including the wisdom of the Bible. Oneof the clearest examples of this is the advice to be thankful and count your blessings. Researchers at the Positive Psychology Center at Penn have confirmed that the simple exercise of writing down three things that went well at the end of each day will improve the quality of your life. You will feel less depressed simply by focusing on the positive things in life, and by thinking about why things went well you set the stage for a more positive future. One easy way to do this is to start a journal, or even just start a document on your computer. You might title this journal or document “Three Blessings,” or “Three Good Things” if you want a more secular title, and then simply list the three good things that happened to you (or which you did) and answer the question why for each one. The question as to why it happened is important because it forces us to reflect on the causes of these good things and helps us to repeat them.

– Christopher Simon

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Player(s) of the week From Jan. 23-30

Panthers knock down clutch free throws in win at Edgewood ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor

Photo by Anthony Iozzo

Sophomore guard Kaitlyn Schrimpf (15) and senior forward Ellen McCorkle (34) fight Edgewood freshman Sarah Lazar for a rebound in the first half Tuesday at Madison Edgewood. McCorkle finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Schrimpf added 10 points in a 55-49 win.

Oregon girls basketball is back to .500 in the Badger South Conference.

The Panthers (12-6 overall, 5-5 conference) staved off a late rally Tuesday at Madison Edgewood and held on for a 55-49 win.

Sophomore guards Kaitlyn Schrimpf and Izzie Peterson finished 7 for 8 at the free-throw line in the final minute with Oregon leading 48-47.

“We came in thinking it was going to be a tough game,” Schrimpf said.

“All we had to do was take care of the ball, stay smart and not force anything stupid. I am really happy with how we ended up finishing strong.”

Edgewood freshman guard Sydney Olson hit back-to-back 3-pointers to tie the game 47-47 with 2:10 left, but Oregon senior forward Ellen McCorkle answered by hitting one of two free throws to make it 48-47.

McCorkle led Oregon with 16 points and 10 rebounds.

The Panthers led 27-17 at halftime and kept the pressure on early in the second half.

McCorkle scored on a putback, and sophomore guard Liz Uhl found junior guard Sydona Roberts for another basket in the paint to make it 31-20 Oregon.

But Edgewood senior guard Caitlin Link began to single-handedly get the Crusaders back in the game. Link had a steal and a layup and later added a couple of jumpers to cut the Panthers’ lead to 33-28.

Link’s next shot was a 3-pointer with less than nine minutes left to cut the

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Boys hockey

Panthers keep title shot alive with win JEREMY JONES Sports editor

The Oregon boys hockey (145-1 overall, 9-1-0 Badger South) lost its final two games of the Sun Prairie Groundhog tournament last weekend but kept the shot at earning a Badger South Conference title alive with a big comeback win over the rival Stoughton Vikings.

Oregon 9, Stoughton 2 Hayden Bell and Zak Roskos each had two goals and two assists Tuesday to lead the Panthers to a 9-2 comeback win inside the Mandt Community Park in Stoughton.

The Panthers out shot Stoughton 17-12 in the first period but found themselves down two goals as senior Chad Clark scored on the power play in the fourth minute and freshman Dustin Woelke slammed home a rebound in front of Jacob Ayers four minutes later.

The Panthers ripped nine unanswered goals to ice their rivals inside the Mandt Community Center, however, with four straight goals in the second and five more in the third period.

Photo by Jeremy Jones “The players have learned Senior defenseman Hayden Bell (6) slaps Oregon’s first goal past Carson Roisum. The goal was that the game doesn’t happen in part of a four goal second period by the Panthers, who rallied to beat Stoughton 9-2 Tuesday inside Turn to Hockey/Page 9 the Mandt Community Center.

Name(s): Collin Braatz (left) and Sam Rohloff Grade: Sophomores Sport: Swimming Highlights: Braatz (50 freestyle) and Rohloff (100 breaststroke) each won an individual event and were part of victorious 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays on Jan. 23 against DeForest Honorable mentions: Colton Eyers (boys hockey) scored a goal and assisted on another Saturday against Waunakee in the Sun Prairie Ground Hog tournament Connor Brickley (wrestling) defeated Jakob Worley Friday in a dual against Milton Ellen McCorkle (girls bb) finished with 18 points Friday in a win over Monona Grove Liz Uhl (girls bb) scored 17 points Friday in a win over Monona Grove Erik Victorson (boys bb) finished with 17 points Saturday in a loss to Monroe

Boys swimming

Oregon falls to Watertown JEREMY JONES Sports editor

Oregon hosted Badger South newcomer Watertown High School for the first time on Tuesday and dropped the dual meet 95-74.

The evening also doubled for Senior Night for Josh Lohmeier, Noah Karpelenia and Ian Charles, who did not compete.

Lohmeier was part of all three Oregon victories on the night, opening the meet on the first-place 200-meter medley in 2 minutes, 2.83 seconds with sophomore Blake Anderson and juniors Sam Rohloff and Collin Braatz.

The Panther senior immediately followed that up by winning the 200 freestyle in 2:13.92.

He capped his night by winning the 100 free in 57.54 and then helping the 400 free relay of Braatz, Rohloff and Wiedemann to second place.

Junior Henry Wiedemann (200 free), Anderson (100 butterfly, 100 back) and Rohloff (100 breaststroke) all had second-place finishes.

Conference preview The Panthers have the fifth-fastest 200 medley relay team in Division 2 this year and the 10th-fastest 400 free time.

Two-time defending WIAA D2 state champion Monona Grove is the odds-on favorite to win conference once again behind seniors Ben McDade, Eric Storms and Shane Sackett.

DeForest 100, Oregon 70 The Panthers fell 100-70 at nonconference DeForest on Tuesday, Jan. 23.

Charles, Lohmeier, Rohloff and Braatz opened the meet, claiming the 200 medley relay in 1:47.11. The same quartet kept things rolling at the end of the meet, adding the 400 free relay title by six-and-a-half seconds in 3:44.36.

Charles won the 100 butterfly (55.51) and 500 freestyle in 5:16.59. Braatz added the 50 free title in 23.63 and Rohloff won the 100 breaststroke in 1:09.6.

What’s next Oregon travels to Fort Atkinson at 1 p.m.

Saturday for the Badger South Conference meet.

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Oregon loses late lead to Edgerton ANTHONY IOZZO

Badger South

Assistant sports editor

Oregon boys basketball couldn’t finish off nonconference Edgerton on Tuesday in a 63-62 loss.

The host Panthers (7-10 overall, 4-5 Badger South) led 62-55 with 1 minute, 10 seconds left after senior forward De’Andre Burrell scored inside.

But Edgerton junior guard Jaden Johnson nailed a 3-pointer to cut the lead to 62-58 with 53.9 to go.

After a couple of missed free throws by junior forward Carter Erickson on a pair of one-and-ones, senior forward Jacob Fox hit a 3-pointer to cut the Panthers’ lead to 62-61 with 15.6 to go.

Freshman Erik Victorson lost the ball on the next possession, and junior guard Kyle Wille later hit two free throws with one

Team W-L Stoughton 9-0 Monona Grove 8-1 Monroe 6-3 Watertown 4-5 Oregon 4-5 Edgewood 3-6 Fort Atkinson 2-7 Milton 0-9

What’s next Oregon hosts Madison Edgewood at 7:15 p.m. Saturday.

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Girls hockey

Icebergs back on the ice Friday against Lynx JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

Badger Conference Team W-L-T Points Rock County 9-0-0 18 Cap City 5-2-0 10 Metro Lynx 4-4-0 8 Viroqua 3-5-0 6 Icebergs 3-5-0 6 Badger Lightning 0-8-0 0

The Icebergs return to action Friday after a 12-day hiatus inside Madison Ice Arena against the Madison Metro Lynx girls hockey co-op. The Metro Lynx (6-12-0, 4-4-0) won the previous meeting 6-0 this season at the Mandt Community Center.

Sophomore forward Brynn Weaver leads the Icebergs with 11 points (seven goals, four assists) and senior goaltender McKenzie Nisius has posted a .923 saves percentage and one shutout.

Junior forward Sierra Berg leads the Metro Lynx with 19 points, including 13 save percentage and one shutout this seagoals. Goaltender Gwen Parker has an .874 son.

EvansvillE arEa ChambEr of CommErCE & Tourism businEss DirECTory & CommuniTy GuiDE The Evansville Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism will be WEvansville publishing its annual Evansville Area Business Directory & Community Guide. This guide will be a full color publication on glossy paper with a distribution of 7,000 and will include area information, a business directory and other important, helpful Evansville information. The guide will be available in March 2018.

Area businesses are being offered the opportunity to place full-color advertising in the Guide to promote and market their business and to support the Evasville community. isconsin

Panthers look to compete in stacked conference meet ANTHONY IOZZO

If You Go

Assistant sports editor

Oregon wrestling comes into the Badger Conference meet Saturday with three wrestlers looking to make a run at the podium and several others hoping to show how much they’ve improved.

Coach Ned Lease said that after a dual against Milton on Friday, the Panthers are wrestling their best matches of the season as the postseason begins.

Junior Steele Mellum (126) is 20-4, and senior Devin Keast (160) is 19-6. Senior Connor Brickley (132) is the other Oregon wrestler above .500 at 14-13. All three are expected to make a run at a medal.

Mellum hasn’t been as healthy as now all season, and Lease said that makes him a wild card in the Badger South.

Lease added that Brickley had a breakout meet against Milton where he won a 9-2 match over Jakob Worley, and Keast is also hitting his stride.

“I would hate to be the person to run into Keast on his best day, and the same goes for Steele,” Lease said.

Senior Collin Legler will wrestle at either 138 or 145 pounds Saturday. Lease said that Legler is a couple of tweaks away from breaking out, as well.

Sophomore Samuel Crigger, who picked up his first win Tuesday in a JV tournament

What: Badger Conference meet When: 8 a.m. Saturday Where: Waunakee High School

in Fort Atkinson, will go at 152 pounds, and sophomore Nate Hall and junior Cristian Carlos will either wrestle at 195 or 220.

Juniors Faith Trinidad (106) and Jade Durmaj (113) will also wrestle at conference.

Durmaj is returning to full strength after an injury.

“The girls have to stick together and get themselves warmed up and ready to wrestle,” Lease said. “They’ve also been wrestling their best matches of the year, and they have finally gotten a chance to practice together and wrestle each other.”

Junior Robbie Ruth (170) will not go at conference due to a knee injury, but he is looking at a potential return for the WIAA Division 1 postseason at regionals.

Stoughton enters the meet ranked third in Division 1 and has nine individuals ranked.

Monroe is 12th in Division 2 and has five individuals ranked. Watertown has two individuals ranked in Division 1, and Fort Atkinson and

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Badger Conference rankings Team

145: none 152: 4, Cade Spilde (Stoughton); 5, Austin Rauls (DeForest); HM, Bryant Schaaf (Sauk 3: Stoughton Prairie) HMs: Waunakee, Sauk Prairie 160: 1, Tyler Dow (Stoughton); 11, Ben Statz Division 2 (Waunakee) 12: Monroe 170: HM, Luke Geister Jones (Stoughton); Individuals HM, Zachery Marek (Waunakee) Division 1 182: 10, Aiden Estes (Baraboo) 106: 5, Sam Lorenz (Waunakee) 195: 6, Stephen Maule (Watertown); 7, Jerry Lipke (Milton) 113: 2, Zeke Smith (Sauk Prairie); HM, Berhett Statz (Waunakee) 220: 3, Reed Ryan (Waunakee), 10, Gavin 120: 1, Hunter Lewis (Stoughton); 5, Edward Miller (Stoughton); 11, Matt Brewster (Watertown) Wilkowski (Watertown); 6, Dylan Herbrand (Sauk Prairie) HW: 5, Alan Olkowski (Waunakee); 8, Aodan Marshall (Stoughton); HM, Matt Piekarski 126: 3, Mason McMillen (Reedsburg); 8, (Beaver Dam) Braeden Whitehead (Stoughton); HM, John Gunderson (Baraboo) Division 2 132: 8, Luke Mechler (Stoughton); 12, Caden 152: HM, Travis Wolf (Monroe) Fry (Reedsburg); HM, Draven Sigmund (Fort 160: HM, Patrick Rielly (Monroe) Atkinson) 170: 6, Sam Kind (Monroe) 138: 8, Pablo Ramirez (Baraboo); 11 Gavin 182: 8, Dempzy Foley (Monroe) Model (Stoughton) HW: 10, Tyson Welch (Monroe)

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two seconds, one shift or a period, it’s 51 minutes,” coach Tony Libert said.

“Being patient paid off for us tonight.

We ran our lines, played good defense and things worked out for us.”

Bell wristed a shot between the circles 3:46 into the second period and Gage Schildgen tied things up two-anda-half minutes later on a low shot past Stoughton’s Carson Roisum.

“They left the slot real open, so it was easy to walk and get a shot on Roisum,” Bell said. “We executed well tonight after the first period.”

Oregon closed out the period with a pair of power play goals form Roskos and Carson Timberlake.

Tyler Damon scored two third period goals, including a power-play goal, which ricocheted off the crossbar and in from the high slot. Damon celebrated the goal 2:38 into the period by jumping into the glass in front of the Stoughton student section and breaking out a section which led to a 32 minute delay.

“If Edgewood does that, nobody complains. Oregon has its issues,” Libert said. “We’ve come a long way from where we were with some of the stuff we were doing. I’ve been telling everyone all season, you don’t turn a ship around on a dime. This is a ship that has been cruising full speed ahead with the kids in charge.

“It’s amazing to see someone like Tyler starting to find the joy in the game, instead of running around with a chip on his shoulder. If there’s a biggest success out here for me, it’s him.”

Ayers finished the game with 27 saves, while Roisum had 35 for Stoughton.

Oregon hosts Madison Edgewood at 7 p.m. Thursday in a firstplace game.

Disqualified from the WIAA postseason, the Panthers host Madison Edgewood (14-4-2, 9-0-0) on Thursday with a shot at earning a share of their first Badger South title.

“It’s extremely difficult for the seniors, knowing we don’t have any playoffs this year,” Bell said. “We definitely could have made a deep run in the playoffs if we could have kept Tristan (Hughes) on the team, and out of the box. It’s just life, though. We’re trying to make the most out of it.”

With a possible title share looming, it all comes down to Thursday. Oregon fell 5-4 to Edgewood in overtime back in late December.

“I think our third line has really stepped up, and we’ve got some guys that can play with Edgewood,” Bell said. “We just need to do a better job of finishing. We hit like four or five pipes that game.

“If we start getting sloppy, it’s going to be a tough game.”

Waukesha 6, Oregon 2 The Panthers faced Waukesha in the second round of the Sun Prairie Groundhog tournament on Friday and fell 6-2 Senior Ryan Michek and sophomore Colton Eyers scored a little more than a minute apart in the second period to cut the Wings lead to 3-2 midway through the period.

Team W-L-T Points Edgewood 9-0-0 18 Oregon 8-1-0 16 Stoughton 5-4-0 10 McFarland 4-4-1 9 MG 3-6-1 7 Monroe 1-7-0 2 Milton 0-8-0 0 Oregon let Waukesha off the hook, however, allowing two power-play goals to close out the second period.

The Wings closed things out with a short-handed goal 10 minutes into the third period.

Kevin Broda had two goals and an assist for the Wings and Garrett Wilderman scored once and assisted on three more.

Junior Jacob Ayers turned away 28 of 34 shots on goal for Oregon, while Garrett Larsen made 22 saves for the Wings.

Waunakee 4, Oregon 3 Senior forward Tyson Rohrer tied Saturday’s third-place game at the Ground Hog tournament early in the second period only to see the Panthers fall 4-3 to Waunakee.

Eyers scored a goal and assisted on another for the Panthers.

Mason Ihrke scored the go-ahead goal 5:25 into the third period for the Warriors. Jeremy Werner had two unassisted goals and set up another for the Warriors (10-10-1).

Ayers made 20 saves and Hunter Beck stopped 38 for the Warriors.

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Milton each have one.

Host Waunakee and Sauk Prairie are the lone ranked Badger North teams, both as honorable mentions in Division 1. Waunakee has six ranked individuals, and Sauk Prairie has three. Baraboo has three ranked individuals in Division 1, and Reedsburg has two. DeForest and Beaver Dam each have one.

“This is the hardest conference in the state,” Lease said.

“You can very well get fourth at this tournament and be a top three place-winner at state.

You have to love it.”

Milton 58, Oregon 13 Senior Connor Brickley (132), senior Devin Keast (160) and junior Steele Mellum (126) all won matches Friday in a 58-13 loss at Milton.

Mellum pinned Trey Smith in 1 minute, 36 seconds, and Brickley d e f e a t e d J a k o b Wo rley 9-2. Keast added a 14-2 major decision over Devyn Miller.

Oregon forfeited at 113, 120, 138, 170 and 182. There was a double forfeit at heavyweight.

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five 3-pointers, and Burrell chipped in 15. Junior guard Nolan Look added 14.

second left to give the Crimson Tide a one-point lead with one second to go.

Senior forward Cedric Girard tried give the Panthers one last chance at a win. He threw a bullet pass to Burrell at the rim with three-tenths of a second to go, and Burrell banked the shot off the glass.

Unfortunately, it didn’t fall.

Erik Victorson ended up with 19 points, including

Monroe 59, Oregon 44 The Panthers fell behind early and couldn’t catch up despite a productive second half Saturday in a 59-44 loss at Monroe.

Oregon trailed the Cheesemakers 34-7 at halftime but had a much better second half with a 37-25 advantage.

Erik Victorson led the Panthers with 17 points, and Burrell added nine.

Girls bb: Panthers knock off Silver Eagles, tied for fourth in the Badger South Panthers’ lead to 37-35.

H o w e v e r, E d g e w o o d couldn’t capitalize on several offensive rebounds, including three straight in one possession and four straight in another.

McCorkle and Uhl combined for six straight points to build Oregon’s lead to 43-35.

“It is obviously very frustrating when you try to get a box out, but the ball is falling where you don’t want it to land,” Schrimpf said. “We just needed to keep our head in the game, shake it off and stay with the play.”

Coach Adam Wamsley said that when the girls go into their 2-3 zone, rebounds can sometimes be tough to secure because of positioning. But the girls were resilient on defense and helped weather Link’s 27 points.

“This is a great step,” Schrimpf said. “We are just going up from here.”

Junior guard Jenna Statz had nine of her 11 points in the first half, and Uhl chipped in eight points.

Uhl also added four assists, and Schrimpf had

What’s next Oregon hosts Milton at 7:15 p.m. Friday and travels to Stoughton at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6. three.

With four regular season games left, the Panthers are beginning to get hot at the right time, Wamsley said.

“They are preparing and taking the coaching and checking the scouting report,” Wamsley said.

“Everyone is contributing.”

Oregon is now tied for fourth place in the conference with Milton. Monroe remains in first place, and Stoughton and Edgewood are second and third.

Oregon 57, Monona Grove 51 The Panthers knocked off Monona Grove 57-51 Friday.

Oregon led 39-38 with under 10 minutes to go but went on a 13-1 run to build an 13-point advantage.

McCorkle started the run

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Badger South Team W-L Monroe 10-0 Stoughton 8-2 Edgewood 6-4 Milton 5-5 Oregon 5-5 Monona Grove 4-6 Watertown 2-8 Fort Atkinson 0-10 with a basket inside from a pass by junior guard Katie Eisele, and two straight turnovers led to a basket and a free throw by McCorkle to make it 44-38.

Junior guard Sydona Roberts added two free t h r ow s , a n d M c C o r k l e scored inside again from a pass by sophomore guard Izzie Peterson. Roberts later scored inside twice to give Oregon a 52-39 lead.

Monona Grove cut Oregon’s lead to 56-51 with 21 seconds to go, but the Panthers were able to defend two Silver Eagles’ possessions and hold on for the win.

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Development: 1,500 acres of developable land east of 14 Continued from page 1 make annexation and development more expensive.

“It’s a strategic timing issue,” he said.

Lietha recommended the village consider installing a lift station and force main, instead of a gravity sewer system, to convey sewage from east of the highway about a half-mile to the village’s wastewater treatment facility on the west side of the highway.

He recently updated a sewer study for the area that was conducted in 2011. The initial study looked at installing a gravity sewer, at a cost of more than $2 million, to serve development east of the highway.

But Lietha said improvements in force mains and lift stations have made that approach more reliable and less expensive than it was five years ago.

He estimated the village could install a small force main that would serve 186 acres in the first phase of development for less than $1 million. The system could serve the area for 15 to 20 years, Lietha said, and then be replaced with either a second force main, or a larger one and a lift station, depending on the rate and density of development.

He said lift stations – designed to pump sewage u p h i l l a n d p r ov i d e m o r e options for development than gravity systems – are more expandable than in the past.

Lietha said a force main is “more appealing” than the gravity option because it doesn’t have to go as deep in the ground, is easier to manage around wetlands and requires less state permitting.

Slow development Slavney told officials there are about 1,500 acres of developable land east of the highway. The area is largely agricultural but is being looked at for future light industrial and highway commercial development.

The consultants said the area would be developed slowly, unlike what’s seen in communities such as Sun Prairie and Verona, and early phases of development would likely be commercial instead of

‘I have people calling all the time asking if we have land available.’

– Judy Knutson, Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce executive director residential.

Judy Knutson, executive director of the Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce, said the village needs a new business park, and the area east of the highway would be a good place for it.

“I have people calling all the time asking if we have land available,” she said.

Oregon public works director Jeff Rau acknowledged that in the past year the village has had a lot of interest in development east of Hwy. 14, which is why officials are revisiting plans for the area. “ We k n ew i t wo u l d b e expensive to get a gravity sewer over there and that it would be cheaper to do a lift station,” he said. “And we wondered what are the costs to open this area for future development.”

Village administrator Mike Gracz said if the village were to annex the area, it would likely establish a tax-increment financing district to facilitate development.

“This would be a long period of planning before anything happens there,” he said. “You do this in a smart way so that developers help pay for the cost.”

He added that any decisions on borrowing for the area “would come in two to four years.”

“If we keep waiting, it’s going to be harder and harder to develop over there,” Gracz said.

Village president Steve Staton noted the area is a “major entrance” to the village, and w i l l b e c o m e “ eve n m o r e important with the hotel coming over there.”

Slavney said the cost to update his analysis would be less than $1,000.

Contact Bill Livick at bill.livick@wcinet.com

Plan courtesy Rettler Corporation

The new plan for Jaycee Park West will be discussed at a meeting next week.

Jaycee: Construction likely will be in phases Continued from page 1 renovation. But last year, officials contacted the consultant, Rettler Corp., and asked for a revised plan that would be less expensive to implement.

In September, Rettler provided the plan that will be discussed Monday. It shows four ball diamonds and eight soccer fields, along with two new parking lots, walking paths and a “concessions plaza” on 26 acres, with an estimated construction cost of $3.7 million.

Village administrator Mike Gracz told the Observer that athletic user groups seem excited about the new plan.

“We’ve involved them in the process the last couple of years, and it’s taken a couple of years to get to this point,” he said. “There’s still some discussion, but they like the layout with the four diamonds, the playing fields and the extra

parking. I think they like the overall plan.”

Gracz said because of the cost, the project would have to be done in phases. He added the village has determined a “realistic fundraising number” that user groups would be responsible for contributing toward the project, and also what the village could contribute.

“We’re going to talk about all that on Monday,” he said.

Part of the discussion will focus on what can be accomplished with the money that’s available.

“We’ll be asking if we raise this much money for phase 1, what could that do on the ground?”

Gracz explained.

He thinks the Village Board and Park Board will ask Rettler to return with a phased construction plan. The initial phase may involve the grading and some of the park improvements. Later phases could include adding things like lighting and dugouts.

“The rest of it could come in over time when the money’s available,” Gracz said.

The village has been looking at possible options to create more playing fields in three areas: Keller Alpine Meadows Park on the west side, on land west of that park that is being annexed into the village and Jaycee Park West.

The need for more playing fields is identified in the village’s Parks and Recreation Plan, and the board discussed it at length in 2011, along with the Rettler plan. Gracz said the discussion was “jump-started” again after the athletic groups “came forward and offered to help fund this.”

Last year, in a discussion about the shortage of playing fields, athletic group leaders said about 600 kids play youth baseball and roughly 900 kids play soccer in Oregon.

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Legals ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS 2018 NORTH AND SOUTH PERRY PARKWAY UTILITY AND STREET IMPROVEMENTS VILLAGE OF OREGON DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Sealed Bids will be received by Village of Oregon at the Village Hall, 117 Spring Street, Oregon WI 53575-1494 no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on Thursday, February 15, 2018. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the above time and place.

Project involves extending North Perry Parkway south across the Oregon Branch of the Badfish Creek to intersect with Park Street in the Village of Oregon.

The project will include storm sewer, storm culvert and water main installation along the extension.

Base bid work includes, but shall not be limited to approximately 850 feet of new street construction along a curved alignment that starts at Park Street extends north and crosses Badfish Creek.

The crossing of Badfish Creek includes approximately 230 feet of a 12 foot by 6-foot concrete box culvert with endwall installation. The proposed new roadway will be 38-foot face to face of concrete curb and gutter with an 8-foot asphalt pedestrian path on one side only. The street construction will include fill in a wetland area, geogrid installation and 12 inches of crushed granular base course with 4 inches of asphalt pavement. This section of new construction will include storm inlets, storm manholes, 12-inch and 15-inch concrete pipe storm sewer installation. In addition, North Perry Parkway will be reconstructed to widen the existing pavement along the north 625 feet of roadway. The street reconstruct will widen the street to 42-foot face to face of concrete curb and gutter with geogrid, 8 inches of base course and 4 inches of asphalt pavement. This section will include construction of storm inlets, storm manholes, 12-inch, 15 inch and 18 inch of concrete storm sewer. The project will include approximately 1,117 feet of

12-inch DIP water main open cut and 300 feet of 12-inch DIP water main directional drilled under Badfish Creek. The water main includes all valves, hydrants and water services as shown on the plan. In addition, the Village project will include a construction of a new brush drop off area constructed of 4 inches of asphalt and 8 inches of crushed granular base course with a concrete dumpster pad as shown on plans.

Project will include all erosion control, traffic control, restoration and other construction as shown on the plans.

The Project Manager for this Project is Jason P. Lietha, P.E., who may be contacted at Ruekert & Mielke, Inc., 4001 Nakoosa Trail, Suite 200, Madison, WI 53714-1380, (608) 819-2600, regarding the Project.

All Work is included in a single prime contract.

Bidding Documents, including Drawings and Specifications, may be examined at the offices of Village of Oregon, and the Consulting Engineer during regular business hours.

Digital project Bidding Documents are available at www.ruekertmielke.com for a fee of $30. These documents may be downloaded by selecting this project from the PROJECT BIDS link under the CLIENT ACCESS tab and inputting Quest #5509394 in the website’s Browse Projects Search field. Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or info@ Questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. QuestCDN is the Issuing Office.

Partial sets of Bidding Documents are not available. Neither Owner, Engineer nor Issuing Office is responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including any Addenda, obtained from other sources. The cost of Bidding Documents is non-refundable. Each entity obtaining Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office will be designated as a Plan Holder of Record. Bids received

from entities who are not Plan Holders of Record may be returned as being nonresponsive. Bids will only be accepted from Bidders who purchase Bidding Documents as noted above.

A Bidder’s qualification statement must be delivered to Village of Oregon at least 5 days before the Bid opening date.

Bids shall be accompanied by a Bond or Certified Check payable to Village of Oregon equal to 5 percent of the Bid. If the successful Bidder fails to execute the Contract and furnish payment and performance bonds within 15 days after the award, the Check or Bid Bond may be forfeited to Village of Oregon as liquidated damages.

Construction time is of the essence.

Completion delays are subject to liquidated damages.

Village of Oregon reserves the right to accept the most advantageous Bid, or to reject any and all Bids. Award of Work described herein is subject to the provisions of the Wisconsin Statutes.

Steve Staton, Village President Peggy Haag, Village Clerk RUEKERT & MIELKE, INC. 4001 Nakoosa Trail, Suite 200 Madison, WI 53714-1380 Phone: (608) 819-2600 Published: January 25 and February 1, 2018 WNAXLP *** AGENDA OREGON TOWN BOARD TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2018 6:30 P.M. OREGON TOWN HALL 1138 UNION ROAD, OREGON, WI 53575 6:30 p.m. Board Meeting 1. Call Town Board meeting to order.

2. Roll Call.

3. Approval of minutes from previous meeting.

4. Financial Report and Acceptance.

5. Public Comments.

6. Communication and Action of the Dane County Board – Bollig.

7. Discussion and possible Approval re: Agreement with Pellitteri Waste Systems for a new trash compactor.

8. Discussion and possible approval re: 2018 WI DOT Classified Equipment Rates.

9. Fire & EMS Report (Oregon/ Van Kampen, Belleville/Clark, Brooklyn/O’Brien).

10. Park Committee Report and Action – Root.

11. Anderson Farm Park Report – Root.

12. Assessor’s Report and Recommendation – Blomstrom.

13. Discussion and possible Action re: Computer program renewal for Assessor.

14. Building Inspection Services Report – Arnold.

15. Constable’s Report – Maher.

16. Plan Commission Report and Recommendation - Christensen.

17. Discussion and possible Approval re: Updates to the Comprehensive Plan.

18. Discussion and possible Action re: Adoption of Resolution for Income Continuation Coverage.

19. Discussion and possible Action re: Adoption of Resolution for Employee Life Insurance Coverage.

20. Public Works and TORC Report – Ace. 21. Discussion and possible Action re: Update on work for exterior of garage and buildings.

22. Discussion and possible Action re: Senior Center – Van Kampen.

23. Board Communications/ Future Agenda Items.

24. Approval of payment vouchers – Arnold.

25. Clerk’s Report – Arnold.

26. Adjournment.

Note: Agendas are subject to amendment after publication. Check the official posting locations (Town Hall, Town of Oregon Recycling Center and Oregon Village Hall) including the Town website at www.town.oregon.wi.us. It is

possible that members of and possibly a quorum of members of other governmental bodies of the town may be in attendance at any of the meetings to gather information; however, no action will be taken by any governmental body at said meeting other than the governmental body specifically referred to in the meeting notice. Requests from persons with disabilities who need assistance to participate in this meeting or hearing should be made to the Clerk’s office at 835-3200 with 48 hours notice.

Posted: January 30, 2018 Published: February 1, 2018 WNAXLP *** NOTICE OF PENDING APPLICATION FOR PROPOSED WETLAND INDIVIDUAL PERMIT The Village of Oregon, 117 Spring Street, Oregon, WI 53575 has applied to the Department of Natural Resources for a permit for wetland fill and disturbance of 0.66 acre and to construct a culvert crossing near Badfish Creek. The purpose of the project is to construct a road connection of Perry Parkway. The project is in the SE1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 12, Township 5 North, Range 9 East, Village of Oregon, Dane County. Perry Parkway Connection IP - Culvert -03237 IP - Wetland Disturbance -03238 IP The Department will review the proposal provided by the applicant and any information from public comments and a public informational hearing, if requested. The Department will determine whether the proposal complies with ss.

1.11 and 281.36, 401 CWA, Stats., and ch.

NR 150, Wis. Adm. Code, and ensure that the required mitigation meets the standards in s. 281.36(3r), Stats. if the project impacts wetlands.

The Department has made a tentative determination that it will issue the permit for the proposed activity.

If you would like to know more about this project or would like to see the application and plans, please visit the Depart-

ment’s permit tracking website at https:// permits.dnr.wi.gov/water/SitePages/Permit%20Search.aspx and search for WPIP-SC-2017-13-X09-11T08-36-44.

Reasonable accommodation, including the provision of informational material in an alternative format, will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.

Any person may submit comments and/or request a public informational hearing by emailing Eric.Heggelund@ Wisconsin.gov or writing to Eric Heggelund, 3911 Fish Hatchery Rd., Fitchburg, WI 53711 by U.S. mail. If you are submitting general comments on the proposal, they must be emailed or postmarked within 30 days after the date this notice is published on the Department’s website. If you are requesting a public informational hearing, the request must be emailed or postmarked within 20 days after the date this notice is published on the Department’s website. A request for hearing must include the docket number or applicant name and specify the issues that the party desires to be addressed at the informational hearing.

If no hearing is requested, the Department may issue its decision without a hearing. If a public informational hearing is held, comments must be postmarked no later than 10 days following the date on which the hearing is completed.

The final decision may be appealed as indicated in the decision document.

Docket Number IP-SC-2017-13-T03237/T03238 WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES For the Secretary Eric Heggelund Environmental Analysis and Review Specialist Date: January 26, 2018 Published: February 1, 2018 WNAXLP ***

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Don was preceded in death by his parents, Maurice and Eileen, and a brother, Daniel Butts.

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The approximately 5,165-square-foot Oregon Youth Center proposal includes a row of glass windows surrounding one lounge.

OYC: Kids are ‘over the moon’ for ‘beautiful’ new space with plenty of amenities take a look here … and they are over the moon excited anonymous donor, OCRN about having a new space board member Randy Glythey can call home and they After the commission can be proud to tell their sch told the Village Board in provides feedback, the December. friends and family they The current building used youth center could return spend their time at,” she to be a village EMS garage with a site plan as soon said. and is considered inadeThe future site plan as it has secured enough quate for the center’s needs w o u l d n o t n e e d Vi l funding. for a variety of reasons, lage Board approval, but including an awkward interbecause it’s on village land, nal layout, poor heat retenthe board would have to tion, outdoor play space, 5,165-square-foot building approve tearing down the lines of sight, lighting and with one lounge area sur- current building and erectoverall size. The youth cen- rounded by glass to maxi- ing a new one. ter provides an after-school mize natural lighting.

Newlin said she’s shown program and a summer Contact Scott Girard at drop-in program for grades the drawings to some of ungreporter@wcinet.com the kids who spend regular 5-9. and follow him on Twitter T h e d r a w i n g s f r o m time at the center and heard @sgirard9.

O P N A r c h i t e c t s a n d rave reviews.

“We had a couple little Supreme Structures Inc. The new youth center would improve on several of the current center’s shortcomings. show an approximately groups of them come in and Continued from page 1

What’s next

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Bergamont townhome proposal returns to commission SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group

Although Planning Commissioners were hesitant to support a plan for new townhomes along Hwy. CC last year, they’ll reconsider the idea at the Feb. 1 meeting.

In an October conceptual discussion, the commission indicated a lack of support for part of the proposal, which

would bring 12 four-unit townhomes to the north edge of the Bergamont subdivision.

Those 12 include five along Hwy. CC in a spot currently zoned for commercial development — the other seven were more generally acceptable to the commissioners.

Some said even though commercial isn’t selling well now, it should be more marketable in the future.

“I still have to kind of dig my heels in a little bit on the commercial space up against CC,” commissioner John Bieno said at the time. “As we continue to develop to the west and as the roads continue to develop arterially into Madison itself, you will start to see more business interest along this corridor, as well.”

Since then, according to the Feb. 1 agenda, a majority of

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the Village Board indicated support for allowing the residential townhomes along CC. “They would like the area to remain consistent with the already existing townhomes and feel that the proposed townhomes would accomplish this,” the agenda states.

“It was noted that the parcels … have been on the market since 2003 and have remained vacant.”

Such a change would require an amendment to the village’s comprehensive plan.

The only vote expected Thursday would be a recommendation to the Village Board on requesting a proposal from Vandewalle and Associates to amend the comprehensive plan. According to the agenda, Fiduciary Real Estate, which owns the Bergamont, will submit a request for that amendment.

Commission chair Greg

On the agenda • Bergamont townhomes discussion • Zoning code discussion following noise/light complaints • Certified Survey Map for Perry Parkway connection • Schedule The Highlands at Netherwood subdivision • Oregon Youth Center, public works storage discussion Schnelle said in October he was not necessarily ready to give up on commercial development there but did not expect them to “hold this forever for commercial.”

“We don’t want to send you away saying, ‘No, that’ll never be what you’re proposing,’”he told Raddatz. “Could change our minds in a month, could change our minds in six months, two years.”

A 2011 proposal to build

apartment buildings in the same spot along Hwy. CC drew strong opposition from the community, including the Bergamont Homeowners Association, with 14 people speaking against the idea during a public comment in 2013.

Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.