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Honing in on growth Task force recommendation due next month SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group
Behind the scenes, the work has been going on for nearly a year. Next month, a task force charged with examining growth in the district will make its recommendations to the Oregon school board. It’s a decision that could go a long way in determining how the district looks in the future. Faced with a student population estimated to rise 50 percent by 2030 from planned developm e n t s i n O r eg o n a n d Fitchburg, the board is taking a long-term look at growth and how to best proceed with any expansion of existing schools or construction of new ones. The district task force on growth, created by the board in January 2017, has met frequently in the past year as it studied
area population trends and capabilities of district schools. The 10-member group includes district administrators, teachers, school board members and residents from Fitchburg, Oregon and Brooklyn. To assist, the district hired urban and regional planner Mark Roffers as a consultant. The group, directed to come up with recommendations on student enrollment population esti mates, long-term capacity of schools and potential areas for new schools, is nearly to that point. Task force and board member Courtney Odorico told the board Monday night the group has narrowed down options for a recommendation and has begun “fine-tuning” a report for the board’s vision/steering committee meeting on Jan. 31. She encouraged all board members to attend. “There will be a lot of important information coming from the task force,” Odorico said.
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Amanda Peterson has lived in the Village of Oregon since 2004 and had “always thought about running for public office,” she said. It wasn’t until a Village
Board meeting in December, however, that she decided to act on her thoughts and run for a seat on the board. Peterson said the “catalyst” Peterson for her decision came when she attended a joint Library
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Erica and Isaac Gonzalez build a Lego house.
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The Oregon Public Library held the monthly Lego craft day on Jan. 6. “Brick Mania” is a two hour, open craft period for kids of all ages to flex their creative skills. The library provides all kinds of Legos, from standard bricks and blocks to cars and people. The next “Brick Mania” will be held at noon Saturday, Feb. 3. For more information about library activities, visit oregonpubliclibrary.org.
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4 newcomers, 1 incumbent in board race Former village president, board member among candidates SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group
Village of Brooklyn voters will have plenty of options on their ballot this spring, with five candidates to fill out three Village Board seats. Only one of those five, Susan McCallum, is an incumbent, but two of the others – Pat Hawkey and Kyle Smith – were on the board as recently as April 2017. The other two come from different backgrounds, as Lyle Hawkey (Pat’s husband) has lived in Brooklyn for 35 years and Scott Rosenow moved here in 2015. Current board members Bruce Crubaugh and Russell Cazier will not run for re-election. The top three vote-getters April 3 will be elected to two-year terms on the board. While the village has had
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high-profile, public dustups in recent years over the Fire/EMS district and the police department, it also has regularly faced tight budgets. Two years ago, the board spent a November meeting going line by line through the budget to find enough to cut to get below the state-mandated levy limit. Rosenow, an attorney for the state of Wisconsin, graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison for both undergrad and his law degree, 2010 and 2013, respectively. He wrote in an email to the Observer that he is “passionate about public service and my community” and wants the village to take care of its police and fire departments while making property taxes and water bills more affordable. “My wife and I looked at many houses and vacant lots for sale in the greater Madison area, but we fell in love with Brooklyn the first time we checked it out,” Rosenow wrote. “Brooklyn is a great place to live, and I want to help keep it that way and work to make it even better.” Pat Hawkey, who was village
president from 2015-17 before losing to write-in candidate Clayton Schulz last April, said she decided to run again because there will be “high-dollar” projects coming up like street work and issues with sewer plants. “There’s a lot of things that are happening within the village right now; they have a lot of projects coming up,” she said. “I think it’s really important to be consistent and follow up on things that were started.” Kyle Smith did not return a pair of voicemails requesting comment. Lyle Hawkey, who is retired from working in the HVAC industry, said Pat running had no effect on his decision, and that he has no specific issues he’d want to tackle on the board. “It’s just that people aren’t stepping up, so I thought I’d step up,” Lyle said. “I really don’t feel as though the board is doing a bad job; they’re doing a decent job.” McCallum, who has served as a trustee or village president from
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Progressives discuss sexual harassment, #MeToo AMBER LEVENHAGEN Unified Newspaper Group
The Oregon Area Progressives held their monthly open mic Friday, Jan. 5, at Firefly Coffeehouse and Artisan Cheese. The event featured Rep. Melissa Sargent and Attorney Tamara Packard as they discussed the #MeToo movement and answered questions from the public. More than 50 people attended the event and asked questions about incidents in their workplace as well as advice for how to handle situations.
Packard said that there are two key things needed in addition to strong laws about workplace sexual harassment. She said people need to feel like they are able and willing to speak up and speak out in a way that they feel safe and protected from retaliation. She also said that consumers and friends need to hold harassers and companies accountable, and need to make it so employers actually stop the harassment at work. Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@wcinet.com.
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‘Face’ of the district In this digital age, it’s important to give a good “first impression” online, Mundinger said. “When you are researching anything, often you go to Google or someone’s website to see what their offerings are … what it might be like to purchase a certain product or go to a certain school,” she said. “We want our website to reflect the great things that are going on in our district and our schools.” For public school districts – which face increasing competition for students and teachers – websites are even more important, serving as a “welcome
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It’s a new year and a new look for the Oregon School District’s website. And while there isn’t any specific New Year’s resolution in mind, the changes are part of an emphasis on easy navigation on the internet. “The idea is when people go to the website, to be able to find what you need as quickly as you can,” OSD director of communications Erika Mundinger told the Observer last week. “We live in a digital world, and people access information quickly. We’re making sure our digital is ready and easy for people to use.” The new-look site debuted Dec. 28, and is one of Mundinger’s first projects on the to-do list after being hired last fall. She credited excellent teamwork on the project with school board member and web designer Krista Flanagan and district technology director Jon Tanner and his technology team in designing a site with the “audience in mind.” The website has a new “feel,” Tanner wrote in an email to students and staff. When clicking on oregonsd.org, people are directed to two links – students and staff, or parents and guests. As you hover over the main menu topics, you’ll see drop-downs such as “For Families.” Along the right-hand side of the page are quick links for the most frequently-used information. People can also now customize their calendars by clicking on the calendar icon and following the instructions on the page. “ We p u t u n d e r t h o s e (tabs) categories we’ve seen from analytics that people look for the most,” Mundinger said. “So you can access your school, there’s a tab for families, for students, staff and community.”
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Oregon in winter
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This Purol station, owned by “Buck” Pledger, was located on the corner of North Main and Grove Streets. This winter photo (circa 1930) shows, from left: Charles Elwin “Buck” Pledger Sr., Belle Pledger, Vera Pledger, C.E. “Buck” Pledger, Jr. and Audrey Pledger.
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Last week’s Observer mistakenly reported on Town of Rutland supervisor Nancy Nedveck’s candidacy for election in April. She plans on running again during the town’s caucus, which is 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16.
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• A group of area students and their teachers enjoyed a sleigh ride to Oregon for the DeForest-Oregon basketball game. The party included Della Ferguson, Mildred Snyder, Mary Graves, Florence Borst, and Doris and Dorothy White and Olga Karmgard, Maurice and Milo Waite, Ralph Wackman, Milo Hopkins, Frank Boyce, Harvey Peterson, Phillip Johnson, Paul Roberts and Phillip Wackman. • John Getts resigned his position as the train depot baggageman. John Gilbert will take his place. • W. Hayes advertised that he makes coats and robes out of horse or cow hides and now has several in stock for sale. • Local grocers in Oregon received a visit and instructions from the county food administration concerning food rationing and operating their businesses during war time. Instructions included that at least five cents extra be accessed on all deliveries of goods. Where the goods were charged an added three percent was to be added to the amount due. A listing of prices to be charged for many staple foods taken “cash and carry” were listed in the instructions, i.e., eggs .47 to .49 cents; potatoes, $1.30 to $1.45; tomatoes (no.2 cans) 14 to 18 cents, etc. The amount of the item was not always given but was probably sold by weight or number. • The school changes its time due to a coal shortage. As of Jan. 17, school will start classes at 8 a.m. instead of 9 a.m. and run until 1:15 p.m. The change will lengthen the coal supply materially. Failure to make this change could cause the schools to shut down by March. • The annual meeting of the stockholders of the First National Bank was held. The following directors and officers were elected: J. J. Lindsay, Phil O’Brien, A. H. Sholts (president), H. A. Stone, (vice-president) W. A. Sholts, Edward Nangle, C.N. Brown, R. C. Tipple, and C. N. Shilton (cashier). • It was noted in the Oregon Observer that the new Dane County Anti-Tuberculosis Sanatorium had opened. The $30,000 institution was funded in part from a gift by Dr. Charles H.Vilas. It is caring for only two people, but there are hopes to care for as many as 35 by February. It will only care for patients who have a fair chance of recovery. • Dane County led the state in 1917 in the number of acres of tobacco grown. Tobacco was grown in 32 of the state counties. Dane County had 22,990 acres. • A heavy snowstorm hit the Oregon area: The snowfall was less than two feet deep, however the wind drifted it, blocking roads and railroads all over the state. Several of the deep cuts through hills were filled to the top and teams had to go through the fields. Many country roads were completely filled from fence to fence with snow five feet deep. The railroad traffic was tied up for 48 hours and no mail was received at the Post Office between Friday night and Monday afternoon. Coming at a time of a fuel shortage, it caused serious hardships for many.
50 years ago (1968) • Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hogan announced that they had sold the Gamble Store that they have operated at 123 South Main St. for the past 16 years, to George Hecox, owner and operator of Oregon TV Sales and Service. • Oregon School Superintendent, E. A. Kozlovsky announced his intention to retire after the current school year. He had been with
the school district for the past 41 years; 32 years as superintendent. • Superintendent of Public Works, Syl Farris, informed the Village Board that constructors were about ready to start construction on the addition to the sewer plant which is to be completed by midMay. He also reported that the well on the northeast side is ready for operation as soon as the automatic electric controls are installed. • Rollie Indermuehle is named the new Bowman All-Star distributor in the Oregon and Brooklyn area. • Brooklyn State Bank advertised that a 5-piece stainless steel place setting could be yours for opening a savings account or making an additional deposit to an existing account of $25 or more. Additional settings and/or side pieces were available for $2.50 each when making an additional deposit of $25 or more. • OHS wrestler Doug Strander set a school record in the 120-pound class when he pinned his opponent in 16 seconds. Wrestling coach John Bauman expressed the opinion that it may have set a new U.S. record for that class. • The top OHS basketball scorers during two recent games against DeForest and Marshall were Tom Appel, 19 points each night; Bob Maier, 9 and 16 points; Craig Smith, 10 and13 points and Nick Brashi 12 and 6 points. They lost to DeForest 77-61 but won their game against Marshall, 60-55. The team went on to beat Milton Union 64-60 and league-leading Lake Mills, 74-61. The leading scorer in the Lake Mills game was Steve Blahnik with 23 points. • The Village purchased a new squad car from Lappley Chevrolet. Oregon had three full-time officers: Joe Lockwood (chief), Leo White and Bill Newton. Part-time officers were Don Bunnell, Erwin Olson and Jay Bossingham. • Don Fritz, owner and operator of Kleen-Brite Cleaners at 786 North Main Street is the Oregon chairperson for the March of Dimes Campaign. The goal is to contact every household in the village during the last week in January. • The district school board authorized the rental of a driving simulator for the driver education class to be used in lieu of part of the behind-the-wheel training.
25 years ago (1993) • The Chamber of Commerce selects three new directors: Julia Pankow-Heilland (Curative Marketing Specialists); Astrid Rolfe (Valley Bank); and Debbie Verhelst (Martin Verhelst. CPA). • The Cottage Grove-Oregon Mutual Insurance Co. merged with the Middleton Insurance Co. Some of the board members of the merged company from the Oregon area were Robert Doerfer, Jerry Jensen, Roger Symdon, and Phil Peterson. The merged company will do business as The Middleton Insurance Co. Prior to the merger The Cottage-Grove Insurance Co. had 675 policyholders. With the merger there will be nearly 3,000 policyholders. • On December 31,1992, Carolyn Bunnell and Virginia Neath retired from Wisco Industries. Bunnell started her employment on July 30, 1955 and Neath on June 6, 1953. In 1978 Neath became the first female supervisor. • The new Oregon Middle School opens for classes. • People line up at the Post Office service window to purchase the new 29 cent commemorative stamp of “The King” (Elvis Presley). Oregon’s first customer purchasing the stamp was Joyce Owens. • OHS hosted the 6th Annual
Midwest Choral Festival sponsored by Oregon Choral Boosters and Ward Brodt Music. The featured guest clinician this year was Don Neuen of the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N. Y. Proceeds from the concert went to the Oregon Choral Boosters to help fund educational experiences for vocal music students and the proceeds from food sales went to benefit the Ronald McDonald House in Madison. The featured choirs performing were the Slinger High School Choir under the direction of Michael Skaar; the Oregon Concert Choir under the direction of Tom Mileke and special guest and the Madison Chamber Choir under the direction of Joseph Brachmann. • The OHS varsity wrestlers took second place at the Jefferson Invitational. Members of the team were Karsten Spilde, Chris Meier, Doug Wanless, Travis Powers, Ryan Glassmaker, Ryan Kjellstrom, Travis Hynes, Brek Burgweger, Vance Lester, Dan Dent, Jason, Kruger, Brian Connery, Cory Manix and Jeff Heller. • A Hardee’s Restaurant is coming to Oregon and expects to be open in May. It will be located on North Main Street across the street from Bill’s Supermarket.
10 years ago (2008) • A Stoughton Hospital Urgent Care Center will be open at 990 Janesville Street. The facility will be shared with the Rehabilitation and Sports Sports Medicine Clinic that had formerly been located at 106 Main Street. • Steve and Kate Engstrom opened Primo’s Restaurant in the Oregon Shopping Center at 787 North Main Street. Their specialty was slow-roasted, seasoned meats, especially prepared for their gyro sandwiches.. • A historic barn was moved from the village’s west side to a location on Fish Hatchery Road. The former owner, Jim Weber, sold the barn to Paul Morrison, who had it moved to his property. He plans to use it as a showroom for his business, Wood Cycle of Wisconsin. • The Trachte Company looks in the near future to build a 42,000 square foot assembly plant on Cusick Parkway in the Alpine Business Park. • Anytime Fitness, a gym for fitness and exercise activities, expects to open soon at a Market Street location. Brothers Mike and Marc Schmaltz are the owners. The manager will be Matt Olinger. • The Oregon and Middleton school districts were selected to pilot a program to reduce truancy and crime rates for area teens while increasing high school graduation rates. Organizing the program is the Delegation on Disconnected and Violent Youth. • The new cart system of collecting garbage and recyclables was off to good start. The new system replaced the per trash bag sticker system. • The OHS wrestling team won the Racine Case Invitational team title. The four Oregon individual championship winners were David Beers, Doug Stetzer, Ryan Haas-Denton and Joe Stetzer. • Three Oregon eighth graders - Cody Waters, Sami Elmer and Belle Stein - were three of 150 students who were selected from all of the state school districts to perform with the All-State Choir at the Wisconsin Choral Directors Association Convention in Madison. OHS junior Zach Prior was selected for the WCDA men’s honors choir, which also performed at the convention. – Compiled by Gerald Neath, Oregon Area Historical Society
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Volunteers Diana Kirchdoerfer of Oregon and Lyle Hawkey of Brooklyn, sort donations at the food pantry on Nov. 11 shortly after the new building opened. The Oregon Community Resource Network returned a donation from the Village.
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The Oregon Community Resource Network on Monday returned a $10,255 donation the village made to it in December. The contribution, unanimously approved by the Village Board on Dec. 18, was requested by resource network organizers, who had asked the village to waive $10,255 in permit and impact fees when the Oregon Area Food Pantry was being built last year. On Monday, OCRN chair Randy Glysch told village officials that
when he realized the food pantry had excess funds, he called a meeting of the executive board, which agreed the organization should return the contribution to the village. Glysch said much of the credit goes to Dan Bertler, owner of Supreme Structures, the company that build the pantry on the village’s west side. He said Bertler “took no profit” from the construction project. “So why would we take the village’s money when we have enough to pay our bills?” Glysch said. “Returning the money is the right thing to do.” He suggested the village could give the money to the pantry itself or use it to help cover the cost of building a
new public works department shed. The existing shed will have to be replaced when the village builds a new youth center at some point in coming years. A new youth center is object of the resource network’s next fundraising campaign. Village President Steve Staton thanked Glysch and agreed that returning the money was “the right thing to do.” The village made a $10,000 donation to the food pantry project in early 2017, in addition to the donation that was just returned. Email Bill Livick at bill.livick@ wcinet.com.
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For those who might need help sticking to a certain New Year’s resolution, the Oregon Area Wellness Coalition (OAWC) is hosting a free Wellness Expo Saturday, Jan. 13 from 9 a.m. to noon at the high school to showcase some of the health and wellness services, such as yoga and Zumba, that are offered in Oregon.
In addition to highlighting local vendors, the expo will have 20-minute “try its” running all morning with the goal of introducing people to physical and mental wellbeing exercises, such as mindfulness training and meditation techniques, according to a news release. The coalition is made up of a number of community organizations, including the library, school district, community ed & rec, the
pool, Fire/EMS and the police department. OAWC recently collaborated on the end of year bash for families on Dec. 29. The family friendly event will also feature a variety of giveaways and door prizes, free health screenings for blood pressure, blood sugar and bone density and backyard games for all ages. Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@ wcinet.com.
If You Go What: Oregon-Brooklyn Wellness Expo Where: Oregon High School, 456 N. Perry Pkwy. When: 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, January 13 Info: on the coalition’s Facebook page, OAWCWI
Brooklyn: Five candidates running for three open seats Continued from page 1 1996-2003, 2006-09 and 2012 until now, said in an email she wants to “continue bringing continuity and experience to municipal decisions.” She added that she’d like to see the village return to having more committee meetings, as recent changes to consider issues mostly as an entire
board “shortchanges staff and trustees in having a detailed discussion.” “I am focused on bringing cooperative representation on the District Fire/EMS Commission to enhance the continued viability of the services; serve on the Plan Commission bringing my experience as a Plan Commission administrator to monitor our state law changes and guide
development; continue to emphasize needed fiscal discussions and monitor the village finances; and support our police department under its new leadership,” McCallum added. Contact Scott Girard at ung reporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
Growth: Task force will present at Feb. 12 board meeting Continued from page 1 At that meeting, committee and task force members will work on a presentation to give “on the breadth of what we’ve got” to the entire board at its Feb. 12 meeting. Board president Steve Zach asked the group to figure out the important points to bring out for the board meeting. “It’s going to be critical
the critical thinking that’s gone in developing options for the district for the next 25-30 years is amazing,” he At the end of the meeting, board members met in closed session said. “I’m excited to get this to discuss superintendent and administrative evaluations. There out to the public so they can was no vote. see how much work behind the scenes has gone into Zach credited the task planning for the future.” to review the entirety of it, not only with ourselves as a force for their work in the board who’s going to have past year. Email Unified Newspaper “You guys have done to make a decision on it, but Group reporter Scott De to start bringing those top- an amazing job with this, Laruelle at scott.delaruelics before the public,” he and the amount of data le@wcinet.com. that’s been assembled and said.
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B o a r d - Vi l l a g e B o a r d meeting and witnessed a discussion about how much to borrow to build a new library — $6 million or $8 million – when the boards seemed to agree the village needs at least a $10 million facility. “I felt that people really weren’t thinking outside the box enough if those were our only two options,” she said. “I think we could do better than that.” With incumbent Trustee Doug Brethauer’s decision not to run for another twoyear term on the board, Peterson figured the time was right to step forward. Since she was the only person to file her candidacy papers, she’s guaranteed a seat following the April 3 election unless a write-in candidate steps forward. . Brethauer told the Observer he decided not to seek another term because of a medical condition and plans to spend more time with his family. He was first elected four years ago, won re-election in 2016, and also served four years as an alternate on the planning commission. He said he has not ruled out returning the the board in the future. Peterson has not served on an elected body before and is expecting “sort of a trial by fire” for her first year. “I feel it’s part of my civic responsibility,” she said. Originally from Des Plaines, Ill., Peterson, 45, is married and has a 10-yearold son. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Spanish from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn., and works as a self-employed freelance editor, editing curriculum for publishing companies and development houses. She will be familiar to some people in Oregon because of her leadership in a South Main Street neighborhood association that organized last year
to prevent some historic homes from being placed in an area zoned for redevelopment. She was also a longtime member of the Oregon Juggling Club before it ended last year. Peterson said one of her goals on the Village Board will be to support the construction of the new library. “We fixed our schools and now we’ve got to fix our library,” she said. “Those are two big draws to create growth.” She hopes the village will consider investing more than the $6 million the board plans to borrow for the library. “People weren’t framing the discussion correctly,” Peterson said, referring to the December borrowing discussion. “I did a quick five minutes of research online and found that there’s a study that every dollar spent on public libraries in Wisconsin comes back as $4.06 – that’s a decent return on investment in our community.” In addition to building a new library, the village should strive to develop more affordable housing, she said. “I would like to see us put some conditions on TIF money that we grant to developers who are building housing,” Peterson said. “A certain percentage of the money should be for affordable units.” She told the Observer that she’s seen people being priced out of their neighborhoods and move south out of Dane County because they can’t afford to live here. “This is about maintaining our community and not forcing people to leave their support system, and maybe their school district, because they can’t afford to live here anymore,” she said. Contact Bill Livick at bill. livic@wcinet.com.
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choice. For information, visit oregonpubliThe senior center hosts an adult col- clibrary.org/resolution. oring group at 12:30 p.m. the fourth Wellness expo Thursday of each month. Coloring materials are provided. Just The Oregon Brooklyn Wellness come to relax your mind, tap into your Expo will be held from 9 a.m. to noon creativity and spend time with others. Saturday, Jan. 13, at the Oregon High For information, call 835-5801. School, 456 N. Perry Pkwy. The event will feature 20 minute StrongWomen presentations by a variety of vendors The senior center is offering an exer- that will explore topics like yoga, cise program for middle aged and old- mindfulness, Zumba and more. er women called StrongWomen MonFor information, visit facebook.com/ days and Thursdays from 10:30-11:30 OAWCWI or call 835-4086. a.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays from Summer in January 5:30-6:30 p.m. The series is led by Vickie Carroll, Summer will come early to the Orecertified in both the basic and Booster gon Pool, 249 Brook St., from 1-4 p.m. StrongWomen program. She has been Saturday, Jan. 13. a leader for over 18 months. Each class The pool will offer summer activis $3. For information, call Carroll at ities, like volleyball and relays, in the 835-9486. warm water. Admission is $1.50 for Resolution head start program kids and $3 for adults. For information, call 835-4086. The senior center and library joined together to create a “resolution head Prairie project start” health program that will run Anderson Park Friends will coordiDec. 1 through Feb. 28. nate a volunteer work day focusing on The program is designed to encour- forest restoration and prairie developage participants to try new things, pick ment from 8-10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. up healthy habits and help out in the 13, at Anderson Farm County Park, community. Starting Dec. 1, partici- 914 Union Rd. pants can pick up a challenge sheet at There will also be a work day startthe senior center or library. Each time ing at 9 a.m. Monday, Jan. 15. Lunch an activity is completed, submit your will be provided. Newcomers are welname for a drawing of a prize of your come. Anderson Park Friends Inc. will
provide training, equipment and safety gear. For information, visit andersonparkfriends.org.
Rescue Kids The Oregon Community Education and Recreation Program with the Oregon School District will hold a rescue kids class in January, February and March. The class will teach students basic first aid information, how and when to call 911 and how to be safe if there is a fire. In addition, students will pack a pillowcase kit with necessary emergency items. There are five opportunities to take the class, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 13, Jan. 27, Feb. 10, Feb. 24 or March 10, at the Brooklyn Fire/EMS facility, 401 W. Main St. The cost is $20 per student to cover expenses and materials provided to the students. For information, contact Dale Schulz at dale.schulz@charter.net or the Oregon School District Office.
Teen volunteer day To celebrate Martin Luther King Day, the library is asking teens to help the library with a few projects from 1-3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15. Teens must be ages 12-18 to volunteer and registration is required. Register by calling 835-3656, email orelib@oregonlibrary.org, or in person.
Community calendar Thursday, January 11
• 1 p.m., “Stepping On” falls prevention program begins, senior center, 835-5801
Friday, January 12
• 10-10:45 a.m., Move n’ Groove dance activity (ages 2-6), library, 835-3656 • 4 p.m., Teen Advisory Board meeting, library, 835-3656
Saturday, January 13
• 8 a.m., Anderson Farm County Park work day, 914 Union Rd., andersonparkfriends.org • 9 a.m., Health expo at Oregon High School, 456 N. Perry Pkwy., 835-5801 • 1-4 p.m., Summer in January pool party ($3, $1.50 for kids), Oregon Pool, 249 Brook St., 835-4086 • 6:30 p.m., Family movie night, First Presbyterian Church, 408 N. Bergamont Blvd., fpcmovies@gmail.com
Monday, January 15
No school • 9 a.m., Anderson Farm County Park work day, 914 Union Rd., andersonparkfriends.org • 1 p.m., Teen volunteer day (ages 12-18), library, 835-3656
Monday, January 22
• 6:30 p.m., Pajama antics (ages 0-6), library, 835-3656
Tuesday, January 23
• 10 a.m., Teetering Toddlers Storytime, library, 835-3656 • 11 a.m., Bouncing Babies Storytime, library, 835-3656 Tuesday, January 16 • 3:30 p.m., Kids Code (K-6th • 10 a.m., Tape Town building activity (2-6, bring car or truck toy), grade), library, 835-3656 library, 835-3656
Wednesday, January 17
Wednesday, January 24
• 10 a.m., Everybody storytime, library, 835-3656
• 10 a.m., Tape Town building activity (2-6, bring car or truck toy), Thursday, January 25 library, 835-3656 • 12:30 p.m., Beekeeping program, • 11:30 a.m., Brown Bag Book senior center, 835-5801 Club, library, 835-3656 • 3-7 p.m., Oregon Area Food PanFriday, January 19 try distribution, 1092 Union Road, obfp.org • 10 a.m., Tape Town building activity (2-6, bring car or truck toy), • 5 p.m., Anime night (12 and up), library, 835-3656 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, Jan. 11 Monday, Jan. 15 WOW: Village Board WOW: Village Board Meeting (1/8/2018) Meeting LIVE - 5pm ORE: School Board ORE: OHS Jazz Meeting (1/8/2018) Percussion Concert (1/10/2017) Friday, Jan. 12 WOW: Village Board Tuesday, Jan. 16 Special Meeting (1/9/18) WOW: Scams ORE: OHS Panthers Presentation @ Senoir Girls’ Basketball vs. Ft. Center (1/26/2017) Atkinson (1/5/18) ORE: OHS Boys’ Basketball vs Milwaukee Saturday, Jan. 13 Madison LIVE 7:05pm WOW: Madhatters Concert @ PAC Wednesday, Jan. 17 (10.23.2016) WOW: “Good SoldierORE: OHS Jazz Bad Soldier” @ Senior Percussion Ensemble Center (4/6/2017) (1/9/18) ORE: OHS Wrestling vs Ft. Atkinson (1/12/18) Sunday, Jan. 14 WOW: St. John’s Thursday, Jan. 18 Lutheran Church Service WOW: Village Board ORE: OHS Panthers Meeting (1/15/18) Boys’ Basketball vs ORE: OHS Jazz Stoughton (1/9/18) Percussion Ensemble (1/9/18)
Senior center Monday, January 15 Cheeseburger on Whole Wheat Bun Calico Beans, Carrots Apple Juice Cup,Pineapple Fluff NCS – Pineapple VO – Black Bean Burger Tuesday, January 16 Baked Italian Sausage* with Peppers and Onions Stewed Tomatoes Oven Roasted Potatoes Whole Wheat Bread, Orange Frosted Chocolate Cake NCS – SF Cookie Packet VO – Hummus Wrap Wednesday, January 17 Traditional Meatloaf * Garlic Mashed Potatoes Broccoli, Pineapple Whole Wheat Bread Peanut Butter Cookie NCS – Fresh Apple VO – Veggie Meatballs Thursday, January 18 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, January 19 Meat Sauce, Spaghetti Noodles Bread Stick Mixed Greens, French Dressing Diced Peaches, Vanilla Pudding NCS – SF Pudding Cup VO – Soy Meat Sauce SO - Harvest Salad *Contains Pork
Monday, January 15 9:00 CLUB 10:30 StrongWomen 1:00 Get Fit 1:30 Bridge 3:30 Weight Loss Support Tuesday, January 16 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:30 Wii Bowling 9:45 Zumba Gold 10:30 Parkinson’s Exercise 11:30 Silver Threads 12:30 Sheepshead 12:30 Shopping at Pick-N-Save 5:30 StrongWomen Wednesday, January 17 9:00 CLUB 9:00 Full Council on Aging 1:00 Euchre 1:00 Get Fit 3:30 Google Apps Class Thursday, January 18 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:00 Pool Players 9:00 Rubber Stamping 9:45 Zumba Gold 10:30 StrongWomen 12:30 Shopping at Bill’s 1:00 Stepping On 1:00 Cribbage 1:00 Card Party 5:30 StrongWomen Friday, January 19 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 Rev. Sara Thiessen (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. • Dementia Caregivers’ Supper and Support, fourth Wednesday of every month from 6-7:30 p.m., Sienna Crest, 845 Market St., Suite 1 • Diabetes Support Group, Oregon Area Senior Center, second Thursday of each month at 1:30 p.m.
• Relationship & Divorce Support Group, State Bank of Cross Plains, every other Monday at 6:30 p.m. • Veterans’ Group, Oregon Area Senior Center, every second Wednesday at 9 a.m. • Weight-Loss Support Group, Oregon Area Senior Center, every Monday at 3:30 p.m. • Navigating Life Elder Support Group, People’s United Methodist Church, 103 N. Alpine Pkwy., every first Monday at 7 p.m.
Most of the World Is Invisible “For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.” —1 Corinthians 13:9-12 NIV Physics provides a wealth of examples which illustrate that we see but a tiny fraction of the universe. Visible light is a tiny fraction of the electromagnetic spectrum, and whereas our galaxy was believed by scientists less than a hundred years ago to be the only galaxy, it is now known that there are at least 100 billion galaxies besides our own, each galaxy containing some 100 billion stars. The universe is quite large, it is expanding, and it is expanding at an accelerating rate. And consider that the entire universe, some 14 billion years ago, was confined to an area smaller than an atom. There are so many ways in which what we see and experience is just the tip of the iceberg that we would do well to be humble. Overconfidence can be dangerous in the realms of both knowledge and action. One of these biases is the “availability heuristic,”which leads us to favor data and facts that are ready to hand. We give prominence to recent events and are biased towards what we know, when in fact what we don’t know can be very important to the issue or judgement we are making. Be humble in the face of what you do not know. –Christopher Simon
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Name: Tristan Hughes Grade: Senior Sport: Hockey Position: Forward Highlights: Hughes scored two goals and added three assists in a 13-0 drubbing of Milton on Friday Photo by Jeremy Jones
Forward Samantha Eyers (11) brings the puck through the neutral zone against Onalaska on Saturday. The Icebergs lost the game 2-0.
Icebergs nearly upset Onalaska JEREMY JONES Sports editor
The Icebergs girls hockey co-op continued to play its best hockey of the season last week despite three tough losses to Brookfield, Onalaska and Viroqua. The team stands at 5-11-0 overall and 2-4-0 in the Badger Conference.
Viroqua 2, Icebergs 1 The Icebergs rallied to tie the game early in second period only to see the host the Blackhawks storm back seconds later to pullout a 2-1 victory
Tuesday inside the Viroqua Community Arena. It was the second win for Blackhawks over the Icebergs, which bested the Stoughton based co-op 4-0 back on Nov. 27. Emma Kolden scored with two-and-a-half minutes remaining in the first period to give Viroqua a 1-0 lead which the Blackhawks held until Brynn Weaver tied the game just over six minutes into the third period. Kolden and the Blackhawks answered seconds later, however, and Ivy Shonka stopped
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What’s next The Icebergs host the firstplace Rock County Fury (133-3 overall, 6-0-0 Badger) in a conference game at 7:15 p.m. Saturday. The Fury are ranked fourth in the state. 23 shots on goal to preserve the win. Stoughton’s McKenzie Nisius stopped 18 shots on goal in the loss, including seven in the third period.
Team Record Points Rock County 6-0-0 12 Cap City 3-2-0 6 Metro Lynx 3-3-0 6 Viroqua 2-3-0 4 Icebergs 2-3-0 4 Lightning 0-5-0 0
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Honorable mentions: Hannah Weber (girls hockey) scored an even-strength goal with just under two minutes remaining in regulation Saturday as the Icebergs fell short 2-1 against Onalaska Ian Charles (boys swimming) won the lone event for the Panthers at the Stoughton College Invite on Saturday, claiming the 100-yard butterfly in 56.14 seconds. He also finished runner-up in the 1,000 freestyle (10:48.09) Collin Braatz (boys swimming) finished second in the 50 free and fourth in the 100 free at the College Events Invite in Stoughton Ethan Victorson (boys bb) scored 33 points Thursday in a loss to Monona Grove Ellen McCorkle (girls bb) had 19 points and nine rebounds Friday in a win over Fort Atkinson Kaitlyn Schrimpf (girls bb) scored 14 points in a win over Fort Atkinson
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Senior Ian Charles won the lone event for the Panthers, taking the 100-yard butterfly in 56.14 seconds Saturday at the Stoughton College Events Invite. The Panthers were last out of the seven teams competing with 249 points. Sun Prairie dominated the meet with 669 points, while Janesville Parker edged Baraboo for second by place two points 419417. Charles was back in the pool 12 minutes later, swimming to a runner-up finish in the 1,000 yard freestyle behind DeForest Ben Ramminger (10:17.43) in 10:48.09. Charles was also part of the 400 free relay team of Henry Wiedemann, Sam Rohloff and Collin Braatz which finished fifth in 3:47.34. Charles hopes to reach state in both of his individual swims (the 500 free and 100 butterfly) this season and said the team also has
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Ian Charles won the 100-yard butterfly in 56.14 seconds. He also finished second in the 1,000-yard in 10:48.09. plans of getting a relay through to state. “I’m seeing my team grow, and I like growing with my team,” he said. “If sadly I don’t make it to state, I know I had an amazing
season.” Braatz posted a pair of top-five finishes with personal bests in the 50 and 100 freestyles. He was touched out only by Sun Prairie’s Case Geidl (23.17), taking second
place with a season-best 24.07. Braaztz added a fifth-place finish in the 100 free with a team time of 54.11. Nathan Sorensen dropped eight
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Oregon boys basketball c o u l d n ’t m a k e e n o u g h gritty plays Tuesday in a 37-30 loss to rival Stoughton. The host Panthers were outrebounded 43-30 and allowed the Vikings t o s e c u r e 1 7 o ff e n s ive rebounds. Although Stoughton didn’t capitalize on all of its second opportunities, it limited Oregon’s time of possession. “I thought we played soft,” coach Jon Nedelcoff said. “We played better in the previous two games. We m i s s e d l a y u p s a n d
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Oregon girls basketball won its fourth straight game Friday in a 57-27 blowout over Fort Atkinson. The Panthers (8-4 overall, 3-4 Badger South) jumped out to a 32-9 lead at halftime and cruised with a 25-18 advantage in the second half. Senior forward Ellen McCorkle nearly had a double-double with 19 points and nine rebounds. Sophomore guard Kaitlyn Schrimpf added 14 points,
What’s next Oregon travels to Stoughton to take on Sauk Prairie noon Saturday in the Badger Challenge and travels to nonconference Marshall at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15. wand junior guard Jenna Statz chipped in eight. Junior guard Kat Brandl led the Blackhawks with 10 points.
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Badger South Team W-L Monroe 7-0 Edgewood 5-2 Stoughton 5-2 Milton 4-3 Monona Grove 3-4 Oregon 3-4 Watertown 1-6 Fort Atkinson 0-7
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Coach Mike Jochmann resigned before Friday’s game against Milton. Jochmann was in his third year with the Oregon boys hockey team. Assistant Tony Libert, who joined the Panthers this season from Middleton, has been elevated to interim head coach. OHS athletic director Mike Carr said the position would be posted at the end of the season.
Brookfield 2, Icebergs 0 The Icebergs did their best to lock down the state’s leading scorer on Friday but fell 2-0 to nonc o n f e r e n c e B r o o k fi e l d Glacier co-op. Sophomore Hadley Malcolmson ran her season total to 36 goals, scoring once in the first period and again in the third p e r i o d f o r B r o o k fi e l d (6-9-0) Nisius stopped 38 of 40 shots on goal in the loss,
Team Record Points Oregon 6-1-0 12 Edgewood 5-0-0 10 Stoughton 3-3-0 6 Monona Grove 2-3-1 5 McFarland 2-3-1 5 Monroe 1-4-0 2 Milton 0-5-0 0
Oregon 13, Milton 0 Despite an distraction of losing their head coach midway through the season, the Panthers still managed to post nearly a two-touchdown win over the Badger South rival Milton Red Hawks, winning 13-0. Oregon (11-2-0 overall, 6-1-0 Badger South) had seven different goal scorers in the blowout, including four from Tyler Damon. Tristan Hughes added two goals and three assists and Zack Roskos and Tyson Rohrer each added two goals and two assists. Patrick McCormick scored a goal and an assist. Bryce MacLeod and Matthew Strassman each had a goal. Hayden Bell, Laszlo Orosz, Colton Eyers, Andy Ziomek all had two assists. Ryan Michek, Gage
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while Brookfield’s Kristin Emily Brueggeman Woodcock turned away broke a scoreless tie with all 28 shots she faced. a power-play goal midway through the second period Onalaska 2, and Jaidyn Groshek added the game-winner five Stoughton 1 minutes later. Hannah Weber scored Weber scored with 1:45 a n eve n - s t r e n g t h g o a l remaining in the third with just under two min- period but the Icebergs utes remaining in reg- were unable to find the ulation Saturday as the equalizer. Icebergs fell short 2-1 Nisius stopped 29 of against Onalaska. 31 shots on goal as the A s c o r e l e s s g a m e Icebergs were outshot in through the first period every period. Claire Bekinside the Mandt Commu- kum made nine of her 18 nity Arena, the section- saves in the third period al-rival Hilltoppers took to preserve the win for control with two goals in Onalaska (6-7-1). the second period.
What’s next Oregon travels to the Omni Center at 5:30 p.m. Friday in Onalaska (9-4-0). The Panthers follow that up with a 2 p.m. game Saturday against the La Crosse Aquinas/Holmen co-op (12-1-0). Schildgen and Matt Rusch each set up one goal. Oregon Jacob Ayers stopped just six shots in the win, while Justin Burke fought off 34 of 47 shots on goal for the Red Hawks (2-10-1, 0-5-0).
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Oregon Youth Wrestling had 60 competitors and close to 350 total representing 60 teams at a tournament they hosted last weekend. Oregon finished the tournament with 12 champions and 13 runner-ups. Champions were: Jason Heiser, Ashlin Mihlbauer, Jackson Corbit, Parker Riedl, Danny Heiser, Thomas Ruth, Brandon Liddle, Thomas Lyon, Devin Schultek, Cammron Hall, Seth Niday and Owen Heiser.
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Fort Atkinson on senior night. Oregon then travels to the Badger Scramble at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. The final dual of the season is at 7 p.m. Oregon wrestling is trying to get healthy following the Mid-States Wres- Friday, Jan. 26, at Milton. The Badger Conference tournament is at 8 a.m. Saturtling Classic Dec. 28-29. The Panthers are off until a Badger day, Feb. 3, at Waunakee. South dual at 7:30 p.m. Friday against Assistant sports editor
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Boys bb: Ethan Victorson scores 33 points in loss to Monona Grove last week Continued from page 7 missed free throws. Defensively, we did some decent things and kept them off the boards enough, but you can’t play soft.” Sophomore forward Adam Hobson drained a 3-pointer to make it 34-22 Stoughton with just under six minutes to play. But senior forward De’Andre Burrell drive into the lane for a bank shot, and he later found junior guard Ethan Victorson for another basket inside to cut the Vikings’ lead to 34-26. Senior guard Brady Schipper missed the front end of a 1-and-1 two times to keep Oregon in the game, and Burrell scored on an offensive rebound to cut Stoughton’s lead to six, 34-28, with a minute to go. Junior guard Nolan Look missed a 3-point attempt and a jump shot after Burrell got his fourth offensive rebound. Look did score as time expired, but it was too late. “When you go up for a layup and you are worried about being bumped, all you have to do is get your chin to the rim or come to a jump stop,” Nedelcoff said. “We had guys in the paint, and all of a sudden we had guys fire the ball for a five-foot pass. “That is something we practice every night, and until they learn how to apply at a very consistent rate, we are always going to struggle to score.” E t h a n Vi c t o r s o n s c o r e d down low after a pass from his
freshman brother Erik, cutting the Vikings’ lead to 18-17 at the start of the second half. But senior forward Tommy McClain kicked out a pass to Schipper, who drained a 3-pointer, and Schipper later found Fernholz for another 3-pointer to make it 24-17 Stoughton with 15 minutes to go. Schipper later scored after an offensive rebound to put the Vikings up 26-18. “It is disappointing but not frustrating,” Nedelcoff said. Freshman Erik Victorson goes up “The best thing to do is to get for a jumper in the first half Tuesout on the court tomorrow and day against Stoughton. see if these young guys can actually buy in and understand that is not a lot of fancy things, it is just two or three small things to do Team W-L hard and do well.” Monona Grove 6-0 Burrell and Ethan Victorson Stoughton 6-0 both finished with eight points to lead the Panthers. Burrell had Monroe 3-3 eight rebounds. Edgewood 3-3 Junior forward Carter ErickWatertown 3-3 son finished with five points and 10 rebounds. Oregon 2-4 Monona Grove 74, Fort Atkinson 1-5 Milton 0-6 Oregon 66
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Ethan Victorson scored 33 points Thursday but Monona Grove had two scorers with over 20 points as the Panthers fell 74-66. Caden Nelson had 22, and Jake Schroeckenthaler finished with 21 for the Silver Eagles. Senior De’Andre Burrell and Nolan Look chipped in eight and seven points, respectively.
What’s next Oregon travels to Fort Atkinson at 7:30 p.m. Friday and to Madison Edgewood at 9:45 a.m. Saturday. The Panthers host Milwaukee Madison at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16.
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Junior Ethan Victorson floats up for shot in the first half Tuesday against Badger South Conference rival Stoughton. He finished with eight points in a 37-30 loss.
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Find updates and links right away. seconds in his best 500 free time from last year (6:40.07) and also posted a best time of 2:27.57 in the 200 free. Oregon also turned in season-best times from Noah Karpelenia in the 100 back (1:18.09) and 100 free (1:05.14), Forest Garty in the 100 back (1:25.88), Blake Anderson for his 100 back leg of the 400 medley relay (1:10.67), Adam Hanke in the 100 breast (1:24.98), Spencer Huppert in the 50 free (41.42), Sam Rohloff for his 100 free relay split (58.04) and Henry Wiedemann, who got DQed in the 500 free (6:01) because he had a watch on. “I think today was a chance for the boys to realize, more or less, what they need to start doing in practice,” coach Rachel Walsh said. “We’re getting killed on our turns. It’s something we’ll have to focus more on in practice.”
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Oregon 87, Fort Atkinson 83 The return of junior Josh Lohmeier to the pool Tuesday was a huge factor for the Panthers, earning their first Badger South dual meet win in two years, 87-83, at Fort Atkinson. Lohmeier, who won 200 free and was also part of a first-place medley relay, made his return to the pool for the first time since his freshman year. The junior opened the meet on the 200 medley relay where he, Sam Rohloff, Charles and Braatz posted a time of 1:49.14. He followed that up one event
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Blake Anderson swims to an eighth-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke Saturday at the Stoughton College Events invite. Anderson had a time of 2 minutes, 49.48 seconds. later, clocking a 1:57.07 to claim the 200 by more than three seconds. He also had second-place swims in the 100 free (51.16) and as part of the 200 free relay (1:37.49) with Charles, Braatz and Rohloff again. “Getting Josh back tonight was a huge part in us winning tonight,” Walsh said. “He had a great first meet back.” Individually, Charles dominated the 100 fly and 500
free. The senior finished almost four seconds ahead of second place in the 100 fly Oregon travels to the with a time of 56.0. He then won the 500 free by nearly a Appleton North invite at 5 second, posting a meet-best p.m. Friday and travels to 5:13.32. Sam Rohloff added rival Stoughton at 6 p.m. the 100 breaststroke title in Tuesday, Jan. 16. 1:12.77. Still, the meet came down to the last relay. It was dependent on the 400 Free B relay Noah swam the last leg and finishing 3rd. managed hold the lead to “We were all nervous as beat out Fort,” Walsh said.
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Obituary Bernard Anderegg Bernard Anderegg, age 83, of Idaho Falls passed away Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017. He was born on July 6, 1934, to Emil Anderegg a n d E l i z abeth Fischer Anderegg in Argyle, Wis. Bernard’s family moved to the Brooklyn, Wis. in 1949, and he graduated from Stoughton High School in 1953. Bernard moved to Idaho when he was about 30 and farmed in Swan Valley for Con a n d R o s i e Ke n n e d y. He served in the United States Army, and was stationed in Germany. Bernard later worked as a truck driver for Lyle Anglesey and Davis Transport out of Missoula, Montana until he retired in February of 2006. Bernard is survived by his daughter Brenda Anderegg of Idaho Falls, Idaho, longtime companion Trixie Courchaine of Idaho Falls, Idaho and a sister Rosalyn Legler of Brooklyn, Wis. He was preceded by his parents Emil Anderegg and Elizabeth Fischer Anderegg and a brotherin-law William Legler. The family will hold a memorial service at a later date. Services are under the care of Eckersell Memorial Chapel, 101 West Main St., Rigby, Idaho.
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Legals TOWN OF OREGON PLAN COMMISSION AGENDA TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2018 6:30 PM OREGON TOWN HALL 1138 UNION ROAD OREGON, WI 53575 1. Call to order. 2. Roll Call. 3. Approval of minutes. a) November 21, 2017 b) Jt. Meeting December 18, 2017 4. Public Comments. a) Susan Krebsbach, 1000 Wesley Road, conservation subdivision 5. Public Appearances a) Andrew Bremer, Project Planner for MSA Professional Service 6. Discussion and Possible Recommendation to the Town Board re: Conservation Subdivision Ordinance, Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) and RH policy 1f. 7. Discussion and Possible Recommendation to the Town Board re: Updates to the Town Comprehensive Plan. 8. Communications. a) Re-Scheduling February Plan Commission Meeting due to Spring Primary Election. b) Set date of next Plan Commission Work Session. 9. 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 4, 2018 Amended: January 8, 2018 Published: January 11, 2018 WNAXLP
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*** MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICT HELD ON DECEMBER 11, 2017 The regular meeting of the School Board of the Oregon School District was called to order by the President at 6:30PM in the OSD Innovation Center at the Oregon High School in the Village of Oregon, Dane County, Wisconsin. Upon roll call, the following board members were present: Ms. Barbara Feeney, Ms. Krista Flanagan, Mr. Jeff Ramin, Mr. Dan Krause and Mr. Steve Zach. The following board members were absent: Mr. Tim LeBrun and Ms. Courtney Odorico. (Ms. Odorico
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will be placed on the January 8, 2018 meeting agenda. 2. Presentation on Senior Seminar Class: Sue Schultz, Bruce Nelson and Sarah Kissling, educators at OHS, shared information about Academic and Career Planning initiatives and gave a presentation on the new Senior Seminar Class. They also shared experiences about some of the students in the class. OHS Teacher Lisa Leutenegger was also present. 3. Superintendent’s Report: Oregon School District (Dr. Busler) will receive the President’s Award and OSD will receive “Building Renovation Recognition” at the Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 27th at 6 PM. Dr. Busler shared there were more than 250 people in attendance at the Oregon High School Open House in November. Dr. Busler will be scheduling a meeting with Jeff Ramin, Steve Zach and Dr. Rickabaugh to discuss next steps in The Path Forward. He also shared information about a new Wisconsin Legislative committee for K-12 education. The new OSD Website will be up and running by December 31st. He thanked board member Krista Flanagan for her assistance with this project. December is concert season in the District. G. CLOSING: 1. Future Agenda 2. Check Out: Ms. Feeney enjoyed the student ambassadors at the recent OHS open house. Mr. Ramin reported he will not be running for re-election in April. Mr. Zach informed the board that he will be running for re-election to the school board. Mr. Zach congratulated Deedra Atkinson, former board member, on her retirement from United Way of Dane County. Mr. Zach also shared that Ms. Jonen and Dr. Busler will be doing a presentation on OSD’s Educator Compensation Plan at the upcoming WASB Convention in January. A short break was taken at 8:05 p.m. H. EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS: At 8:12 p.m. Mr. Ramin moved and Mr. Krause seconded the motion to go into Closed Session under Wisconsin Statutes 19.85 (1) (c) to discuss: 1. Superintendent and Administrative Evaluations. In a roll call vote, the following members voted yes: Mr. Ramin, Mr. Krause, Ms. Odorico, Ms. Feeney, Ms. Flanagan and Mr. Zach. Motion passed 6-0. Discussion was held. I. ADJOURNMENT: Ms. Flanagan moved and Mr. Krause seconded the motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed by unanimous voice vote. Meeting adjourned at 8:57 p.m. Krista Flanagan, Clerk Oregon School District Published: January 11, 2018 WNAXLP ***
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arrived at 6:31). Administrators present: Dr. Brian Busler, Mr. Andy Weiland, Mrs. Candace Weidensee, Mr. Dan Rikli, Mrs. Shannon Anderson, Dr. Leslie Bergstrom, Mr. Jon Tanner, Ms. Jina Jonen, Ms. Tori Whitish, Ms. Kerri Modjeski, Mr. Jim Pliner, Mr. Jason Zurawik, Mr. Josh Iverson, and Ms. Jayne Wick. Proof in the form of a certificate by the Oregon Observer of communications and public notice given to the public and the Oregon Observer and a certificate of posting as required by Section 19.84 Wisconsin Statutes as to the holding of this meeting was presented by Mr. Zach. Mr. Ramin moved and Ms. Feeney seconded the motion to proceed with the meeting according to the agenda as posted. Motion passed 6-0. A. CONSENT CALENDAR: Ms. Flanagan moved and Mr. Krause seconded the motion to approve the following items on the Consent Calendar. 1. Approve minutes of the November 27, 2017 meeting; 2. Approve payments in the amount of $976,487.06; 3. Treasurer’s Report - none; 4. Staff Resignations/Retirements - Kerri Brunk, Speech and Language Teacher at RCI; 5. Staff Assignments - none; 6. Field Trip Requests - none; 7. Acceptance of Donations: * Edwin Ferguson - $10,000 for Oregon Middle School Band; * John Smalley Wisconsin State Journal Youth Services Fund $1,080 for Brooklyn Elementary; * Oregon Youth Basketball $5,500 to Rome Corners Intermediate School scoreboard; * Oregon Athletic Boosters - $10,000 for Jaycee Park Concessions. Motion passed 6-0 with Ms. Feeney and Mr. Krause abstaining from voting on the minutes as they were absent from the November 27, 2017 meeting. B. COMMUNICATION FROM PUBLIC: None. C. INFORMATION ITEMS 1. OEA Report - none; 2. Student Report - Carolyn Christofferson reported that there are two weeks left before winter break. Everyone is enjoying the new OHS commons. D. ACTION ITEMS: 1. 2016-2017 Audit Report: Mr. Weiland shared with the Board the 20162017 Audit Report. Board members had an opportunity to ask questions. Ms. Feeney moved and Mr. Ramin seconded the motion to receive the June 30th 2017 Audited Financial Statements and Letter and the Fund Balance report. Motion passed 6-0. E. DISCUSSION ITEMS: 1. Committee Reports: a. Policy - The next meeting of the Policy Committee is January 22. b. Vision Steering F. INFORMATION ITEMS: 1. Mental Health Update: This item
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