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Amid the din of 300 11-year-olds eating lunch at Rome Corners Intermediate school, Greg Gatcombe walked from table to table holding sample cups of Brussels sprouts, asking questions and tallying results.

The Oregon School District’s nutrition educator and community outreach organizer was trying to answer the age-old question: Do sixth-graders like Brussels sprouts?

“I’m pleasantly surprised,” he said, looking at the number of “yes” tallies.

“I want kids to be more comfortable trying new things.”

This was one of their “try it” days at the school, when staff prepares new, healthy options kids might normally shy away from. Staff handed out samples, wearing T-shirts that say, “Healthy, active kids make better learners.”

Many students chose to try the sprouts, maybe out of natural curiosity or maybe because they get a cool stamp if they do.

A big part of Gatcombe’s mission for the year he’ll be working for OSD is making school lunches more local and healthier, and connecting kids to the food they eat. And getting kids to try new things is a crucial first step on the path to a healthier diet.

Director’s email singles out issues ‘working with village’ SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group

New initiative Gatcombe came to OSD as part of AmeriCorps’ Farm to School initiaPhoto submitted tive, which facilitates programs that help students grow some of the food Caitlyn Bisgrove holds up her sample cup of Brussels sprouts during a try-it day they eat in school lunches. He is one at Rome Corners Intermediate. of 28 AmeriCorps members placed in 16 locations around Wisconsin this year, according to a Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction First-time sprouter Mia Gomez, 11, thought they tasted “good,” and went back for news release. seconds with her friend Krystal Ortega, 11, a fellow first-timer. After a theatrical pre-sprout DPI received a one-year, $402,694 grimace, Marcos Pena-Nelson, 11, reported the sprouts were actually “pretty good.”

AmeriCorps grant to fund the program with the goal to “bring locally Nadia Dopart, 12, was in the minority, telling the Observer “they were gross,” but Amy produced foods into schools, offer Miller raised questions about the veracity of that claim, noting that she thought that same sixth-grader was coming up for seconds.

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‘Dual-credit’ rule brings concerns school is great for students and their families – even if they’re paying hundreds of dollars to do so.

That could all change due to a recent change SCOTT DE LARUELLE in state law, as now the school districts, not stuUnified Newspaper Group dents, will have to pick up Being able to earn col- the tab. That, along with a lege credits at their high change in how educators

Officials: State law could prevent program expansion

are certified to teach dual credit classes, is something Oregon School District officials say could threaten the programs themselves.

Because OSD has only 33 students enrolled in dual-credit classes through UW-Green Bay, the prop o s a l wo u l d n ’t h ave a large fiscal effect on the

district – around $7,000.

But the new funding mandate, included in the state’s 2018-19 biennial budget, could change how similar courses and opportunities are offered in the future.

“It is a budgetary constraint and one which does

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After two years as director of the Oregon Public Library, Nikki Busch is stepping down as of Jan. 24, citing a “hostile work environment, particularly in working Busch with the village.”

The Oregon Public Library Board “reluctantly accepted” her resignation, according to a press release from the board Tuesday. Assistant library director and technical

Inside Read Busch’s email to library staff about her resignation Page 3 services supervisor Mary Davidson, a long-time employee, will serve as interim library director until a permanent successor is found.

When contacted Tuesd a y b y t h e O b s e r ve r, Busch said she would be available next week to talk about the situation and forwarded an email she had shared with her staff, which read in part, “This decision is in response to my experience of a

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Bonsett-Veal steps down from cable TV leadership Longtime volunteer plans to stay involved BILL LIVICK Unified Newspaper Group

After more than two decades as a leader of Oregon’s cable TV organization, OCAMedia.com, John Bonsett-Veal has decided to step down.

He served as chair of the village’s cable TV committee and president of the Cable TV Foundation board of directors since

1995 – 10 years after the village established the operation.

Bonsett-Veal, 64, told the Observer he’ll continue to do some playby-play high school sports announcing, a s h e h a s Bonsett-Veal since the early ‘90s, but he won’t be running or attending committee or board meetings in the

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Teen volunteer day To celebrate Martin Luther King Day, the library held a two-hour volunteer session on Jan. 15. Eleven teenagers ages 12-18 helped the library with a few projects, including cleaning, making crafts and checking book conditions.

Oregon High School student Treyton Waldner cuts paper crafts for the library’s activities.

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Matt Lampman wipes a story book on the Teen Volunteer Day.

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A still of an impaired driver from the OHS team’s Msg 2 Teens PSA warning against the dangers of driving under the influence. The team is one of five finalists and the winner will be announced on Jan. 22.

OHS team finalists in PSA contest

Wisconsin law says it’s your right to know – but that right may be going away.

Under Assembly Bill 70, school boards, city councils, village boards and county boards would no longer be required to print a summary of their actions in your local newspaper and on the statewide public notice website, www.WisconsinPublicNotices.org.

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A four-person team from Oregon High School has been named finalists in Fox 47’s MSG 2 Teens contest.

David C., Gareth S., Jakob F., and Tanyon S. submitted a 30-second video warning about the dangers of driving under the influence.

There are five teams in the final round, and people can vote for their favorite

through Jan. 19, and the winners will be announced on Jan. 22. The grand prize is $500 for each team member and an additional $1,500 grant for OHS. To vote in the contest, go to fox47.com/station/msg2teens/.

Sponsored by the Wisconsin DOT, Allstate Insurance, the UW-Madison Police Department and Fox 47, the contest is designed to warn teens about the dangers that come with being an irresponsible driver. Entrants chose from five categories: speeding, driving under the influence, seat belt safety, distracted driving, and texting

and driving.

In their spot, a man gets into the driver’s seat after dropping a pill bottle on the ground. As he nods off behind the wheel, a vision of a cheeseburger dances in front of his eyes. After the car drives over the burger, spreading its mustardy innards in a halo of destruction, the burger morphs into a man’s body.

“You don’t really see what’s there under the influence,” the tagline reads.

Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@ wcinet.com.

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Arrest made in 2016 Hofer gets commission’s OK Union Bank incident Village of Oregon

First phase includes 37 lots, stormwater concerns

Francisco Herron, 44, of Madison charged with attempted robbery

26, 2016. Oregon police arrived around 10:45 a.m., and bank employees said a “black man between ages 30 and 40 handed tellers a note demanding money” and that they contacted law enforcement right away.

A Madison man was The suspect did not disarrested Friday in connec- play a weapon during the tion with encounter and did not leave the attemptwith any money. Madied robbery son police had suspected of an Orethe same man robbed an gon bank in AnchorBank on the east 2016. side of the village earlier Francisco that week, leaving with an Herron, 44, “undisclosed” amount of was arrest- Herron money, according to the ed around news release.

7 a.m. Fri– Scott De Laruelle day, Jan. 12, with police recommending charges of attempted robbery of a financial institution, according to an Oregon Police Department news release last week. The arrest comes after the OPD and “several other agencies conducted an extensive investigation,” according to the news release.

Herron is accused of trying to rob Union Bank and Trust, 883 N. Main St. Questions? in the Village of Oregon, Comments? on the morning of Aug. Story Ideas?

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The first phase of the proposed Hofer development on the village’s southeast side would add 37 single-family lots.

If you can figure out how to make it work, go for it.”

Commissioners had expressed similar concerns at a pair of conceptual discussions on the project last year. “(The comments) are nothing we haven’t already asked of them,” said commissioner John Bieno. “We won’t let it fall between the cracks, either.”

The second phase of the project, to the south of phase 1, includes a plan for a neighborhood park.

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Busch: Developed strategic planning process for new library Busch’s email to library staff “I am sorry that I was not able to let you know before this, but I made the incredibly difficult decision to submit my resignation to the Library Board last Wednesday night.

“This decision is in response to my experience of a hostile work environment, particularly in working with the village. I feel it is impossible for me to do my job fully or effectively as such. It is my hope that this change will better position the library to move forward successfully in the future.”

“Mary will do an excellent job as our interim director and plans to help the new director transition into this permanent position in the near future,” he said. “This is an exciting time for the Oregon Public Library as we continue to implement our strategic plan, plan for the construction of a new library, and experience growth within our community. The Oregon Public Library remains committed to our mission and will continue to provide high quality services to patrons, as we continue to plan for an exciting future.”

Funding standoff

Trustees Jeff Boudreau and Jenna Jacobson dissenting – fell short of what members of the Library Board had hoped for, and it could leave a considerable sum to acquire through community fundraising, depending on how large a library the village wants to build.

Consultant estimates indicate $6 million would build a 20,000-square-foot facility, about twice the size of the existing library, yet short of what a space needs study recommended to meet the village’s needs over the next two or three decades.

That study, which looked at libraries in comparable communities, recommended a 35,000-square-foot building.

At the Dec. 11 Village Board meeting, President Steve Staton said that board looks at the question differently from how the library board does.

“We have five departments, not one,” he said. “If the support’s there, you’ll raise the money.”

B u s c h ’s r e s i g n a t i o n comes weeks after the Oregon Village Board voted to plan for $6 million in borrowing to build a new public library, $2 million less than what had generally been mentioned in previous discussions.

In July, the Library Board recommended building a new 35,000-square-foot library on North Main Street in 2019, at a cost Succeeded Santner between $10 million and The former director of $12 million. the Brodhead Memorial The Village Board’s deci- Public Library, Busch was sion – on a 5-2 vote, with chosen from more than

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hostile work environment, particularly in working with the village. I feel it is impossible for me to do my job fully or effectively as such. It is my hope that this change will better position the library to move forward successfully in the future.”

In the library board’s release, president Brian Busler thanked Busch for her leadership and wished her the best in her future plans.

“She was highly engaged in the development of a new library strategic planning process and planning associated with the building of a new library,” the release read.

But that planning for the library could have been the key to Busch’s frustration, with the Oregon Village Board voting to provide half the cost of the proposed library, challenging library supporters to either fund-raise for the rest or downsize the building.

In part of her resignation letter forwarded by Busler, Busch wrote that it was “not an easy decision to make.”

“The past two years have been very rewarding, and I have enjoyed working with a very successful team of amazing library staff, dedicated to providing the best possible service to Oregon Public Library patrons,” Busch wrote.

Busler said the board will begin searching for a new director, a process that will likely take three or four months. In the meantime, Davidson will lead the library.

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That connection also raised concerns from some during the public hearing, with two speakers worried about the traffic the new development would create. But most of the concerns from the five residents who spoke at the hearing were related to stormwater runoff. None opposed the idea of development there.

“I’m not an engineer, but I’ve lived there for 16 years,” said one neighbor who lives across the street from the developer. “What you have right now I don’t think works. ... I can’t imagine if you build that subdivision – you’re going to turn my house into a swamp.

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A proposed housing development on the Village of Oregon’s southeast side got a positive recommendation from the Planning Commission last week despite concerns about stormwater.

The Hofer development will eventually include more than 100 single-family housing lots, with 37 of those in the first phase, which was discussed Jan. 11. While owners of some adjacent properties expressed concerns about the effects of the development on stormwater flowing to their properties, commissioners and village officials pointed out that a stormwater engineering plan will still have to be approved.

“We all know that the stormwater management issues have to be addressed ... as part of the engineering submittal prior to approval of the final plat,” said village planning consultant Mike Slavney. “If they aren’t, we can deny the final plat if the stormwater requirements are not met.”

The Village Board will still have to give final approval to the preliminary plat and rezoning that the commission recommended.

The first phase includes plans to extend both Lilliana Terrace and Foxfield Road, which would connect to County Hwy. MM.

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Work smarter as we fight veteran suicide Everyone knows the statistic, 22 veterans are victims of suicide each day in our country. The reality that those who have served us are struggling to point of taking their own lives is a failure of our nation. Our goal as we seek to address the crisis of veteran suicide should be meeting the needs of those veterans in crisis in a nimble and effective way.

Spreading the word about existing programs and making sure veterans are receiving the support they deserve is our most important first action. After attacks on our County Veterans Service Officers in the recent past, most legislators now understanding the value of a face-to-face connection point in every county of the state. Having an officer at the CVSO is invaluable. Make sure the veterans in your life know they can make connection points, not just for earned service, but also for local organizations and groups that support veterans at their local CVSO. Protection of state programs that are meeting needs where federal programs fall short is another essential goal. The Wisconsin GI bill has stronger college support for veterans and their children than the Federal GI. Our universities have worked to understand and support our veteran community better and it shows. The Needy Veterans Program is another Wisconsin specific support that is very valuable to our veteran families in need of medical equipment or emergency financial support.

My hope is to expand the Needy

Veteran Program to support emergency mental health services for veterans and their families.

Once again this year, I have introduced, with Representative Gordon Hintz, Senate Bill 631 that would expand the use of the Needy Veteran Program to include mental health and substance abuse services. Using an existing program and spending money already set aside to help veterans make this a bill that can be seamlessly adopted now. The bill requires action on the veterans request in 48 hours to meet needs quickly.

We know that the average wait time for an initial mental health appointment at the VA is 26 days.

Being able to get substance abuse treatment and mental health services as veterans wait for treatment from the VA is the kind of nimble smart support we should be exploring in Wisconsin. I am also drafting a bill to pilot a text message veteran’s crisis line so we can offer an option for counsel and support using texting technology.

I will continue to support the Department of Veterans Affairs with general purpose tax dollars just like most other state agencies.

Our financially failing Veterans Fund will not survive unless we make some smart decisions. In Wisconsin we value military service and our veterans.

Sen. Jon Erpenbach, 27th Senate District

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Dogs need enrichment to stay mentally healthy

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or nearly all of 32,000 years that dogs lived with humans, they had jobs.

Today many have inherited the same genetic code for hunting, guarding or sounding the alarm, but find themselves unemployed.

Many dogs struggle to cope with the lack of stimulation associated with being modern canine couch potatoes.

A common complaint I hear from pet owners is “I have a high-energy dog” who engages in unwanted behaviors.

Increasing daily exercise is often the first option Antolec frustrated pet owners use to tire the dogs.

But that is not always enough.

What I often see in those dogs is boredom and lack of enrichment.

Maximizing exercise can result in exhaustion in the short-term, but ironically, sustained over-arousal in the long-term can worsen behavior.

Exhaustion and relaxation are not one and the same.

A balanced approach of good food, training, exercise and sleep can help pet dogs and their families alike.

Begin with a high-quality nutritional diet with fewer processed grain and no artificial ingredients.

Grains like corn reduce serotonin, a neurotransmitter required for calmness. Artificial colors and preservatives might even be toxic.

That brings us to sensory enrichment. Enrichment means increasing the value and variety of ways in which dogs can use their senses and satisfy their natural behaviors.

For instance, dogs who are searching for food use their senses of smell, touch, hearing, taste and sight to detect and locate edibles. They express each of those

naturally while scavenging and hunting, and that releases dopamine in the brain.

Research tells us the typical domestic dog spends a total of 15 minutes in every 24-hour cycle consuming food, and gulping food from a bowl does not release dopamine.

I satisfy my dog’s sensory needs every day with food-filled toys, playing Find It in the house or the yard, using (lavender oil) aromatherapy, Adaptil pheromone diffusers and through an assortment of animal scents during walks.

Wobble Kong and Magic Mushroom are Buddha and Gandhi’s favorite food toys, and each has figured out different ways to get bits of dry food out of them.

Gandhi lies on his bed and politely nudges the toy, making a couple of pieces fall out at a time. Buddha grabs the toy in his mouth and joyfully tosses it in the air.

When it lands, there is an explosion of kibble across the floor, like a pinata for pooches.

Sometimes Gandhi will follow Buddha around and gobble up most of the food that Buddha’s exuberant method produced. That itself is pretty smart problem-solving.

In their outdoors play area, I secretly place drops of mink, fox, deer or raccoon scent all about.

When I bring them into the yard, they are delighted to search and discover the scents, like little kids hunting for Easter eggs.

Similarly, they play Find It when I toss a handful of food into the grass and bring them out to use their olfactory system and discover every little tidbit. This game is a focused activity using sense of smell, seeking behavior and their (problem-solving) frontal cortex. It has a calming effect in most dogs.

Physical activity such as casual sniffing walks also stimulate the senses and the brain.

My dogs are ecstatic during each of our 20-minute trail walks, two or three times a day. They spend about one-third of their time sniffing and exploring, and the remainder trotting along with joyful grins.

Training games and shaping exercises keep a dog’s mind sharp, requiring focused attention and problem-solving. They are fun for people and dogs alike and are thought to be more taxing than straight exercise.

Next, ensure dogs get adequate sleep. Studies on canine sleep show less restorative brainwave activity than in humans so they need more sleep. And when a dog naps after a training session. that cements the learning process in long-term memory.

For some dogs, organized sports like agility and rally are very satisfying. Others derive great benefit attending a well-operated dog daycare or by a daily visit from a pet sitter.

Behavior experts largely agree most complaints expressed by pet owners are about normal canine behaviors, but those dogs are frustrated from expressing normal behaviors in ways that are acceptable to people in modern society.

In centuries past, the same behaviors were welcomed, encouraged and promoted through breeding.

Dogs who satisfy natural behavioral needs do not bark at the picture window all day, chew on your sofa, dig holes in the yard, soil your Persian rug, frantically jump on you when you return home from work or other annoying behaviors. With a bit of creativity you can make your dog and yourself happier.

Daniel H. Antolec, CPDT-KA is the owner of Brooklyn-based Happy Buddha Dog Training and is a member of Pet Professional Guild and chairs the PPG Advocacy Committee.

Letter to the editor

Vote Townsend for circuit court judge There will be an election in April for Dane County Circuit Court judge. I am voting for long time attorney and municipal judge Marilyn Townsend. Over the course of her long career, Townsend has embodied fairness and equality. As an attorney, she has always represented the interests of the average person against corporate interests. As a judge she has ingrained fairness, respect and impartiality in her courtroom. Please join me in supporting Judge Marilyn Townsend for circuit court judge.

Beth Cox Village of Oregon

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The Oregon varsity boys hockey team held Teacher Appreciation Night on Friday. Teachers honored (front from left) are: Scott Krueger, Ally Hrkac, Jen Ehrlich, Tracey Rosemeyer, Dave Ebert and Deb Elmer; (back) Mike Derrick, Doug Debroux, Janell Schneider, Sara Kissling, Jon Fishwild, Lisa Leutenegger, Juanita Weinert and Chris Prahl; (not pictured) Nelson Brownell, Anthony Renlund, Charles Slusser, Nathaniel Lease and Brian Hookstead.

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L o c a l b e e ke e p e r S u e Richards will share tales from her past 15 years as a beekeeper on Thursday, Jan. 25 at 12:30 p.m. at the senior center, 219 Park St. Called “A Year in the Life of a Beekeeper,” the talk, which is free to the public, will feature facts about the lives of bees and what it’s like to keep them.

Richards owns the Bee B a r f H o n ey C o m p a ny, which she started when, according to her website, she noticed that the fruit trees in her yard weren’t producing as much as she hoped, and it turned out they weren’t being pollinated.

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The “fun and folksy” conversation will offer a “peek at the life of these amazing little creatures,” and stories about what Richards has learned along the way, according to a news release.

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From 7 a.m. to noon Sunday, Jan. 28, the senior center, 219 Park St., is hosting its 18th annual pancake breakfast and bake sale. Members of the Oregon/Brooklyn VFW Post #10272 will be cooking pancakes, sausage and scrambled eggs, according to a news release. Volunteers will donate baked goods. The

breakfast costs $6 for adults and $3 for kids 10 and under.

“It’s a good, steady fundraiser for us,” assistant director Anne Stone told the Observer. “The krumkake always goes, and the donuts go like, well, donuts.”

The center is looking for donations of baked goods, skim and 2 percent milk, coffee and orange juice. If you are interested in donating, call 835-5801 to see what’s

needed. Baked goods drop off is at the senior center from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 26, and 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27.

If you are unable to attend due to mobility limitations, please call by Thursday, Jan. 25 to arrange delivery.

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or library. Each time an activity is Kids are invited to wear pajamas completed, submit your name for a and bring a favorite stuffed animal The senior center hosts an adult drawing of a prize of your choice. for stories and songs before bedtime. coloring group at 12:30 p.m. the For information, visit For information, call 835-3656. fourth Thursday of each month. oregonpubliclibrary.org/resolution.

Kids code Coloring materials are provided.

Just come to relax your mind, tap Rescue Kids Kids Code returns to the library into your creativity and spend time The Oregon Community Education 3 : 3 0 - 5 p . m . Tu e s d a y s , J a n . 2 3 with others. and Recreation Program with the through Feb. 13.

For information, call 835-5801.

Oregon School District will hold Kids can learn and develop basic a rescue kids class in January, coding skills during this four-week StrongWomen February and March. session, for kids in grades K-6.

The senior center is offering an The class will teach students basic Participants are asked to attend at exercise program for middle aged and first aid information, how and when least three of the classes. older women called StrongWomen to call 911 and how to be safe if there Registration is required and can M o n d a y s a n d T h u r s d a y s f r o m is a fire. In addition, students will be done online, email orelib@ 10:30-11:30 a.m. and Tuesdays and pack a pillowcase kit with necessary oregonlibrary.org, by phone 835Thursdays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. emergency items.

3656 or in person at the library.

The series is led by Vickie Carroll, There are five opportunities to take certified in both the basic and the class, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Teen anime night Booster StrongWomen program. She Jan. 13, Jan. 27, Feb. 10, Feb. 24 or Lovers of anime and manga are has been a leader for over 18 months. March 10, at the Brooklyn Fire/EMS invited to attend a teen anime night at Each class is $3. facility, 401 W. Main St. the library from 5-6 p.m. Thursday, For information, call Carroll at The cost is $20 per student to cover Jan. 25.

835-9486. expenses and materials provided to Attendees will snack, watch and chat with fellow fans about anime Resolution head start program the students.

For information, contact Dale and manga. They will also plan The senior center and library joined Schulz at dale.schulz@charter.net or which anime will be watched at together to create a “resolution head the Oregon School District office. upcoming meetings. start” health program that will run The purpose is to start a monthly Pajama storytime Dec. 1 through Feb. 28. anime club.

The program is designed to Visit the library from 6:30-7 p.m.

The activity is designed for ages encourage participants to try new Monday, Jan. 22, for pajama antics 12 and up and no registration is things, pick up healthy habits and storytime. required. help out in the community. Starting The storytime is designed for ages For information, call 835-3656.

Dec. 1, participants can pick up a 0-6 and registration is not required. challenge sheet at the senior center

Community calendar library, 835-3656 Thursday, January 18 • 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Oregon Thursday, January 25 Area Chamber of Commerce mem- • 12:30 p.m., Beekeeping program, bership meeting, Headquarters senior center, 835-5801 banquet hall, 101 Concord Dr., 835• 3-7 p.m., Oregon Area Food Pan3697 try distribution, 1092 Union Road, Friday, January 19 obfp.org • 10 a.m., Tape Town building activ- • 5 p.m., Anime night (12 and up), ity (2-6, bring car or truck toy), library, 835-3656 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 • 3:30 p.m., Kids Code (K-sixth grade), library, 835-3656

Wednesday, January 24

Friday, January 26

• 10 a.m., Everybody storytime, library, 835-3656 • 10:45 a.m., Route 66 - America’s Main Street performance by Craig Siemsen (lunch after, registration required), senior center, 835-5801

Saturday, January 27

• 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

• 10 a.m., Everybody storytime,

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. 18 Monday, Jan. 22 WOW: Village Board WOW: Village Board Special Meeting (1/9/18) Meeting LIVE — 5pm ORE: OHS Jazz (also on ocamedia.com) Ensemble (1/9/18) ORE: School Board Meeting LIVE — 6:30pm Friday, Jan. 19 (also on ocamedia.com) WOW: Movie: Love Affair (1939) Tuesday, Jan. 23 ORE: OHS Panthers WOW: Movie: The Boys’ Basketball vs Milw. Gold Rush (1925) Madison (1/14/18) ORE: OHS Panther Boys’ Hockey vs Madison Saturday, Jan. 20 West (1/19/18) WOW: Movie: Around the World in 80 Days Wednesday, Jan. 24 (1975) WOW: Oregon ORE: OHS Panthers Chamber of Commerce Boys’ Basketball vs Meeting (1/18/18) Beaver Dam LIVE ORE: OHS Panther 11:50am Boys’ Basketball vs (also on ocamedia. Beaver Dam (1/20/18) com) Thursday, Jan. 25 Sunday, Jan. 21 WOW: Village Board WOW: Faith Evangelical Meeting (1/22/18) Church Service ORE: School Board ORE: OHS Panther Meeting (1/22/18) Boys’ Hockey vs Milton (1/5/18)

Senior center

Sunday, January 28

• 7 a.m. to noon, Pancake breakfast and bake sale, senior center, 8355801

Tuesday, January 30

• 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

Wednesday, January 31

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

Thursday, February 1

• 6 p.m., Sew What project (registration required), library, 835-3656

Monday, January 22 Chicken a la King Brown Rice, Corn Pickled Beets, Mandarin Orange Chocolate Chip Cookie NCS – SF Cookie Packet VO – Soy a la King Tuesday, January 23 Green Pepper Soup Kidney Bean Salad Whole Wheat Bread, Banana Chocolate Pudding NCS – Diced Peaches VO – Veggie Wrap Wednesday, January 24 Meatballs in Gravy* Oven Roasted Potatoes Fresh Mixed Greens French Dressing Multi-grain Bread Fruit cup, Carrot Cake NCS – Diced Pineapple VO – Veggie Meatballs in Gravy Thursday, January 25 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 26 Baked BBQ Ribs* Cheesy Potatoes Chunky Apple Sauce Mixed Greens, Ranch Dressing Roll, Frosted Pumpkin Bar NCS – Fruit Cup VO – Veggie Burger SO - Chicken Confetti *Contains Pork

Saturday, February 3

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

Monday, January 22 9:00 CLUB 10:30 StrongWomen 1:00 Get Fit 1:30 Bridge 3:30 Weight Loss Support Tuesday, January 23 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:00 Veterans Group 9:30 Bingo, Wii bowling 9:45 Zumba Gold 10:30 Parkinson’s Exercise 1:00 Movie: “Big Eyes” 12:30 Sheepshead 12:30 Shopping at Pick-N-Save 5:30 StrongWomen Wednesday, January 24 9:00 CLUB 10:45 Sing-Along 11:45 January Birthday Lunch and Cake with Piano Music by Nancy Allen 1:00 Euchre, Get Fit 3:30 PC Class Thursday, January 25 Morning: Chair Massage 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:00 Pool Players 9:45 Zumba Gold 10:30 StrongWomen 12:30 Shopping at Bill’s 12:30 Beekeeping Program 1:00 Stepping On, Cribbage 5:30 StrongWomen Friday, January 26 9:00 CLUB, Gentle Yoga 9:30 Blood Pressure 10:45 Route 66 Music Program 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.

• 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.

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. One of 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

Jeremy Jones, sports editor

845-9559 x226 • ungsportseditor@wcinet.com

Anthony Iozzo, assistant sports editor 845-9559 x237 • sportsreporter@wcinet.com Fax: 845-9550

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Girls basketball

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Name: Sydona Roberts Grade: Junior Sport: Basketball Position: guard/forward Highlights: Roberts finished with 11 points, eight rebounds and three steals Saturday in a win over Sauk Prairie in the inaugural Badger Challenge Honorable mentions: Erik Victorson (boys basketball) finished with 17 points in a double overtime win Friday at Fort Atkinson Steele Mellum (wrestling) finished 4-0 and won a title at 126 pounds Saturday at the Badger Scramble Jacob Ayers (boys hockey) stopped all 33 shots he faced Saturday in a 2-0 shutout of the La Crosse Aquinas/Holmen co-op McKenzie Nisius and Abby Seybold (girls hockey) combined to stop 50 of 57 shots on goal for the Icebergs in a 7-0 loss against the Rock County Fury Josh Lohmeier (boys swimming) finished second in the 200-yard freestyle and the 100-butterfly Saturday at the Lightning Invitational in Appleton. He was also part of the team’s first-place 200 medley relay and the second-place 400 free relay

Photo by Anthony Iozzo

Junior guard Peyton Spilde goes for a steal in the second half Saturday against Sauk Prairie at Stoughton High School in the inaugural Badger Challenge. The Panthers won 61-42.

Keeping the streak alive Panthers continue to grow as a team with fifth straight win

ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor

Defense and rebounding were key for Oregon girls basketball Saturday in a 61-42 win over Sauk Prairie in the inaugural Badger Challenge at Stoughton High School.

It was the fifth straight win for the Panthers (9-4 overall, 3-4 Badger South), and junior guard/forward Sydona Roberts Oregon travels to first-place was one of the leaders with 11 Monroe at 7:15 p.m. Friday points, eight rebounds and three and hosts nonconference steals.

Roberts had a couple of putWhitewater at 7:15 p.m. backs, a couple of steals that Monday, Jan. 22. led to quick layups and she even created offense with tough drives to the basket.

That was exactly what Rob“I think I have realized erts said she wanted to imple- throughout playing that I am ment in games.

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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

Track and field

Duff transfers to UW-Whitewater

Photo by Jeremy Jones

Fleming returns, faces No. 1 Badgers

Oregon High School graduate Brittyn Fleming was back in Madison over the weekend playing for the Minnesota State women’s hockey team. Fleming, a freshman, leads the Mavericks with 11 points (4 goals, 7 assists). Minnesota State is 3-20-1 overall and 1-150 in the WCHA.

Fo r m e r O r eg o n H i g h School state track and field champion Alex Duff has left Division I University of Northern Iowa in favor of Division III UW-Whitewater.

D u ff d e c i d e d t o leave Cedar Rapids, Iowa, following the NCAA indoor season Duff when he found out that his event coach Anthony Bertoli was leaving for Indiana State.

“UNI had no replacement for him at the time and did not find one until the middle of fall practice,” Duff told the Observer. “I decided to come to UW-Whitewater so that I did not have to miss a year of eligibility (going from a DI to a DIII school).

Whitewater is known for their excellence in sports, and I wanted to join in and hopefully bring in a national championship.”

Duff earned a spot in the all-time top 10 in the hepthalon and decathlon in his one season at UNI, while scoring points at the MVC Outdoor track and fi e l d c h a m p i o n ship last May. “ I h a d a ve r y good season, especially since I came in with the focus of just hurdles then being moved to a multi,” he said.

“Overall, I would say I had a great season with some big performances and having the coaches trust in me by competing in multiple events outside of the multi at conference (decathlon, long jump, triple jump, and javelin).”

Duff finished second in both the hurdles and long jump in his first DIII meet of the season Saturday.

The sophomore posted a time of 8.33 seconds in the

What’s next The UW-Whitewater men’s track and field team travels to Naperville, Ill. for the Cardinal Opener ant North Central College at 3:45 p.m. Friday.

60-meter hurdles and 6.81 meter (22-4 1/4) leap in the long jump.

“I didn’t hit the times or distances I did before break, but it was a good meet to see where I am at compared to others,” Duff said. “Both of them were far from my personal records, but I hope to start hitting those big marks as the season progresses.”

Duff said a few of the biggest differences so far

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Clutch free throws lead to double overtime win ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor

Photo submitted by Stacy Charles

Ian Charles, Sam Rohloff, Josh Lohmeier and Collin Braatz won the 200-yard medley relay and finished second in the 200 free relay Saturday at the Lightning Invitational in Appleton.

Lohmeier helps relays JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

After having his first two seasons cut short cut before the postseason, Josh Lohmeier sat out all of last year. Lohmeier has returned to the Oregon boys swimming team with a new focus this season, however, and hopes to lead the Panthers back to state as a senior.

“I missed it a lot, specifically the team, even more than the sport,” Lohmeier said. “It was good getting back on the team, especially with Ian (Charles) because we’re super close.

Now that we’re both seniors, it’s probably the most fun I’ve ever had swimming.”

The senior was part of a pair of firstplace relays and an individual victory in the 100-yard butterfly Tuesday as the Panthers dropped a hard fought Badger South dual meet 93-77 at Stoughton.

Lohmeier won the 100-yard butterfly in 57.13 seconds. He also joined Sam Rohloff, Collin Braatz and Charles to take the 200 medley relay in 1:47.99 and the 200 free in 1:37.49.

Though the Panthers chose not to stack its 400 free relay on Tuesday, that event, as well as the 200 medley, are both ranked in the top 10 in Division 2 this season.

Oregon’s 200 medley relay (1:46.39) is seeded fifth in Division 2 and the team’s 400 free is in the top 10.

“Since we got moved down to Division 2

What’s next The Panthers travel to DeForest High School for Badger Conference crossover dual meet at 6 p.m. this year, it’s going to be a lot easier to get back to state,” Lohmeier said. “The medley relay is looking great right now. We’re just working on getting our sprint 50s back to where they were before. The 400 free relay is looking good.”

The senior said getting to state for the first time, not just on a couple of relays, but hopefully in the 200 and 100 frees, would be a big deal.

“I had the potential to go to state both my freshman (swimming at Waunakee before transferring) and sophomore year but had the season cut short right before the championship season,” he said. “It’s a big deal for me to get to state this year.”

The Panthers aren’t content to just reach state, however, “we’re looking for top five finishes in those relays and Ian and me are both looking to medal in our individual events as well. We feel good about what we’ve accomplished so far but we’re looking to do a lot more.”

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Oregon boys basketball pulled out a 48-45 win Friday over Fort Atkinson in double overtime with help at the freethrow line.

Junior guard Nolan Look and freshman guard Erik Victorson each knocked down four free throws as the Panthers outscored the Blackhawks 9-6 in the final four minutes.

Erik Victorson finished with 17 points to lead Oregon, and junior guard Ethan Victorson added 11.

Erik Victorson sent the game into overtime with a 3-pointer at the buzzer, and he knocked down another to put Oregon up 38-34 late in the first overtime.

But Fort Atkinson later tied the game at 39 with a free throw in the final 10 seconds.

Fort Atkinson senior forward Jesse Kutz had 20

What’s next Oregon hosts the ninth annual Badger Challenge Friday and Saturday. The Panthers play Beaver Dam at noon Saturday.

Oregon also hosts Milton at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23. points.

Milwaukee Madison 46, Oregon 44 The Panthers hosted Milwaukee Madison on Tuesday in a makeup game from December and lost a close game 46-44.

Ethan Victorson tied the game at 44-44 with a putback, and that score remained until 6.3 seconds left.

Milwaukee Madison’s

Badger South Team W-L Stoughton 7-0 Monona Grove 6-1 Monroe 4-3 Watertown 4-3 Edgewood 3-4 Oregon 3-4 Fort Atkinson 1-6 Milton 0-7

Cameron Gaines scored inside, and Erik Victorson missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.

Ethan Victorson had 13 points, and Erik Victorson finished with 10. Senior De’Andre Burrell had eight points, and Carter Erickson had seven. Look added six points.

Girls bb: McCorkle has double-double in win Continued from page 7 not really an outside shooter, so I have to take advantage of what I do have,” Roberts said. “I am athletic.

I get into the lane during practice, and I just kind of have to bring that into the game. I have been trying to work on that, so I am proud of myself to be able to put that into the game.”

Roberts also helped assist on some big plays.

She found senior forward Ellen McCorkle – who had 22 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks – down low for a bank shot to give Oregon a 19-6 lead, and she later picked off a pass and ran the length of the court for a layup to put Oregon up 23-10.

That double-digit lead remained for the rest of the game.

Sophomore guards Liz Uhl and Kaitlyn Schrimpf also had big games on both ends of the floor.

Uhl finished with six points, six steals and five rebounds, and Schrimpf collected 12 points, five rebounds and four steals.

“We knew coming into the game that they were going to be really fast and transition well, and we prepared for that,” Roberts said. “We anticipated the passes, and we really got up on defense. I think our defense won the game for us today.”

Oregon led 37-19 at halftime and kept the pressure on. McCorkle started the second half with a putback, and Schrimpf followed with a jumper and a layup inside.

Roberts then turned an offensive rebound into a foul and two free throws to make it 45-21.

Uhl later deflected a pass, and Roberts cleaned up a Schrimpf miss to give the Panthers a 52-29 lead.

Overall, Oregon had 17 steals and ended up with 36 rebounds.

“We have had more time

Photo by Anthony Iozzo

Junior guard Sydona Roberts goes up for a layup in the second half Saturday against Sauk Prairie. to work on things, and we are starting to learn our roles on this team,” coach Adam Wamsley said. “We know we like to put pressure on. We got some early deflections and steals and we went the other way to build a good lead, so it was a good win for us.”

The win also helped the Badger South keep a lead in the series against the Badger North. The Badger South won the challenge

with a 5-3 record, and Oregon’s win Saturday afternoon started a long slate of games that ended with No. 1 ranked Beaver Dam defeating No. 2 ranked Monroe.

“It is a great experience for the girls. I am glad we do this,” Wamsley said. “I think our girls were prepared and woke up ready, and you can see it on the court.”

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Penalties play pivotal role in Panthers’ road split JEREMY JONES Sports editor

Oregon boys hockey began the long journey of building a positive team culture with a pair of wins and a tough loss.

Onalaska 7, Oregon 5 The Panthers clawed back into Friday’s nonconference road game only to fall two goals short, 7-5, to Onalaska inside the Omni Center.

Oregon rallied from a 7-1 deficit at the end of two periods with a pair of Carson Timberlake goals in the first three minutes of the third period.

“I watched all four teams play over the weekend, and I can honestly say, Carson was the best player on saw on the ice,” coach Tony Libert said.

Tyler Damon added another midway through the period and Laszlo Orosz scored a power-play goal at the end of the third period. It was too little too late, though, thanks to three short-handed goals by the Hilltoppers in the second period.

Tristan Hughes scored Oregon’s first goal six-and-a-half minutes into the first period to knot the score 1-1.

Boris Kacer netted his second goal of the period just before the horn ended the period and the Hilltoppers carried that momentum into a fivegoal second period.

Jacob Dirks scored two minutes into the second period before Tommy Duren scored back-to-back short-handed goals at 9:25 and 10:22. CJ Lass added a third straight short-handed goal at 12:08 and Mason Manglitz iced the second-period outburst with an even-strength goal at 14:52.

Hunter Newton stopped five of 12 shots on goal and Jacob Ayers made another three saves for the Panthers.

Hayes Weiner made 29 saves for Onalaska.

“I’m sure Hunter would tell you he would have liked a couple of those shots back,” Libert said. “And I’m sure he was upset when we pulled him, but that’s just life. We’re not always going to have our best game.”

Oregon 2, Aquinas co-op 0 Hughes scored 12 1/2 minutes into the first period on the power play and Tyson Rohrer added an evenstrength goal in the third period Saturday as the Panthers bounced back to shut out the La Crosse Aquinas/ Holmen Avalanche co-op.

Grant Lambert was assessed a penalty for interference 10 1/2 minutes into the first period and Hughes capitalized at the end of the penalty to give Oregon the early lead.

Ayers took care of the rest, stopping all 33 shots on goal that he faced for his second shutout of the season. Ben King faced 19 shots and made 17 saves for the La Crosse Aquinas/Holmen co-op.

Oregon 5, Monroe 0 The Panthers scored four goals in the final five minutes of the second period to beat Monroe 5-0 on the road Tuesday inside SLICE Arena.

Hughes two goals in the second period and assisted on Timberlake’s

Wrestling

Mellum goes undefeated at Badger Scramble ANTHONY IOZZO

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Steele Mellum went 4-0 Saturday at the Badger Scramble in Lake Geneva to take first place at 126 pounds.

Mellum defeated Middleton’s Jesus Quechol Ramirez in a 14-1 major decision in the first-place match to win a medal.

Mellum added pins over Waukesha South’s Tyler Vokovitch in 1 minute, 47 seconds and over Waterford’s Nick Goldammer in 3:03. Mellum began the day with a 6-0 decision over Marquette University School’s Parker Roloff.

Connor Brickley added a fourth-place finish, falling to Sun Prairie’s Tyler Nelson by pinfall in 3:52 in his place match.

Brickley pinned Marquette’s Tyler Erwin in 3:11.

Nathan Hall finished 2-2 at 195 pounds and took sixth. He pinned Waukesha

Oregon travels to the Monroe Invitational at 9:30 a.m. Saturday.

South’s Olihandro Hernandez in 5:07 and Little Chute’s Ezekiel Stoll in 1:50.

Faith Trinidad (106), Jade Durmaj (113), Samuel Crigger (152) and Cristian Carlos (220) also competed.

Oregon finished last out of 11 teams with 62 points. Waterford won the meet with 307, and Badger was second with 209.

Fort Atkinson 66, Oregon 15 Connor Brickley defeated Zaiden Sigmund 8-2 at 138. Robbie Ruth pinned Louis Jones in 4:23 at 170.

Steele Mellum won by forfeit at 126.

Swim: Panthers score 245.5 points Saturday Continued from page 8 Charles added the 200 free title Tuesday in 1:55.08 and gold in the 500 free in 5:08.95.

Collin Braatz won the 50 free in 24.31.

Oregon travels to DeForest at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23 before heading to Fort Atkinson for the Badger South Conference meet at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 3.

Lightning Invitational Charles and Lohmeier combined to score 71 points as individuals and another 74 as part of the 200 medley and 400 free relays Saturday at the Lightning Invitational.

The Panthers didn’t have the depth to compete with the rest of the field, however, finishing last out of the seven teams competing by .5 points with a 245.5. The Appleton North/ East co-op won the meet with 448 points.

Ashwaubenon (328.5) and the Appleton West/ Kimberly co-op (325) rounded out the top three.

Charles won the 500 free style in 5 minutes, 5.98 seconds and finished second to Ashwaubenon senior Joe Stone in 1:00.34. Stone

won the event in 55.46.

Lohmeier added a pair of individual second-place finishes in the 200 free and 100 butterfly. The senior posted a time of 1:54.77 to win 1.62 behind Ashwaubenon senior Mark Teske and later finished .41 behind Appleton West/Kimberly senior Ben Hendel in the 100 fly.

Charles and Lohmeier joined juniors Sam Rohloff and Collin Braatz to hold off Ashwaubenon’s A relay to win the 200-yard medley by .42 to open the meet in 1:46.39. Later, they closed out the day with a runner-up finish to the host Appleton North/East co-op by three seconds in 3:33.19. Appleton won the relay in 3:30.08.

Junior Collin Braatz finished fifth in the 100 free (53.83) and sixth in the 50 free in 24.12.

His younger brother Connor was 14th in the 100 butterfly (1:11.82).

Sophomore Blake Anderson took 10th place in the 100 back (1:08.66). Junior Henry Wiedemann finished 11th in the 200 free (2:13.66) and junior Sam Rohloff was ninth in the 100 breaststroke (1:12.29) and 12th in the 200 IM (2:32.49).

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goal midway through the first period.

Damon also scored and Zak Roskos lit the lamp for the final time with 22 seconds remaining in the second period.

Hunter Newton made 17 saves, including nine saves in the first period. Heath Bear stopped 32, including 15 in the second period.

“Our kids have exams this week and were studying on the bus before the game and in the locker room, so there head wasn’t really 100 percent on this game,” Libert said. “Our goal tonight was just to get through the game with everyone healthy, work hard and get some of our younger players some consistent ice time.

There’s no way Monroe is going to beat us right now, we just have too much talent, but it’s not right to go out and try and embarrass another team.”

Oregon travels to Madison Ice Arena Friday to play Madison West, coached by Libert’s brother Steve.

It’s the first time they’ve faced each other on opposing benches.

What’s next Oregon (12-3-0 overall, 6-10 conference) travels to Madison Ice Arena for a game with playoff seeding ramifications at 8 p.m. against Madison West (10-42). The Regents have beaten Sun Prairie (13-2-0) twice and Middleton (8-8-0) and Madison Edgewood (12-4-2), once but lost to Verona (12-3-2). Oregon lost to Middleton by a goal in the first game of the season and fell to Madison Edgewood on overtime last month.

“I bought mom an orange shirt and my brother bought her a blue one,” Libert joked. “We’ve got family coming to watch the game from the Twin Cities, Chicago and Green Bay.”

Girls hockey

Icebergs blanked by No. 4 Rock County Fury JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

Badger Conference Team Rock County Cap City Metro Lynx Viroqua Icebergs Badger Lightning

W-L-T Points The Icebergs host8-0-0 16 ed the fourth-ranked Rock County Fury co-op 3-2-0 6 on Saturday and were 3-3-0 6 blanked 7-0 inside the 3-3-0 6 Mandt Community Center.

2-5-0 4 McKenzie Nisius and 0-6-0 0 Abby Seybold combined to stop 50 of 57 shots on goal for the Icebergs (5-13-0 overall, 2-50 Badger Conference), who generated just eight shots of their own against The Icebergs (5-13-0 overall, 2-5-0 conference) Rock County’s McKaylie host the last-place Badger Lightning (0-10-0, 0-6-0) Buescher. at 7 p.m. Saturday.

Badger Conference leading scorer Maggy Henschler recorded five Te a m m a t e s A l y s s a added a goal and an assist points in the win, scoring once and setting up four Knauf, Anika Einbeck for the Fury (15-2-2, 8-0and Kaitlyn Beyer each 0). other goals.

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Duff: Transfers from Northern Iowa five b e c a u s e o f o t h e r great athletes that I was between DI and DIII are competing against, and so far after one meet at the times and distances. “ L a s t y e a r, I wo u l d DIII level I placed inside place outside of the top the top three. There is a Continued from page 7

challenge in both divisions, but DI had much more competition, especially when we went up against some SEC and ACC schools.”

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TV: After more than 20 years at the helm, Bonsett-Veal makes way for new generation Continued from page 1 future. He said the technology involved with live streaming video and producing programs has changed so much that he doesn’t feel up to date.

“I don’t get it anymore,” he said. “In the recent five to 10 years, I would run the meetings and be completely lost with everything. I thought to myself, this really isn’t serving the needs of the board in a way that is beneficial to the longevity of the organization. I just felt strongly that there was a need for me to step aside and let others that know more carry it forward.”

Rapid rise to leadership Bonsett-Veal’s involvement with Oregon cable TV began in the early ‘90s, when he volunteered to videotape a Christmas activity for his daughter’s kindergarten class. His initial video was so well received that then-coordinator Liz Harlow invited him to submit anything he cared to.

He also did play-by-play

announcing of sporting events like high school boys’ hockey and girls’ basketball. Before long, Harlow asked if he’d be willing to join the foundation board as a representative for local churches.

“There was a pastor on the board who would videotape a service from each church in town, and each church would have a turn at having their service broadcast,” Bonsett-Veal recalled. “He left, and Liz called me and asked if I’d be willing to take his place on the board.”

He asked Harlow to call all the pastors in town first, “and if they all say no, then I’ll take it.”

The pastors all declined Harlow’s invitation, and at the first meeting he attended, the board was choosing new officers and suddenly elected him board president.

“Five minutes into the meeting, they had their election of officers and they elected me president and turned the meeting over to me to run,” he remembered with a laugh. “And I’d never been to a meeting.”

Obituary John H. Byrne

John Byrne

John Howard Byrne, age 93, of Fitchburg, passed away on Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, at Sienna Meadows.

He was born on March 1, 1924, in Madison, the son of Thomas and Eva (Aldrich) Byrne. Howard proudly served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He married Josephine Fumuso on Sept. 8, 1951, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Madison. Howard worked as a mechanic at Mike Oliver/Hamersely Stone for many years, retiring in 1984. He was a member of the Operating Engineers Local No. 139 and a lifelong member of Holy

Mother of Consolation Catholic Church.

He enjoyed playing cards, but his greatest joy was his family.

John is survived by his son, John T. Byrne; brother, Ray (Karen Smith) Byrne; sister-in-law, Ellen Becker; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his wife; parents; twin daughters, Jody Ann and Joan Marie; brothers, Harold, Cletus and Bob Byrne; and three sisters, Mary Lou Clayton, Betty Warnecke and Neva Cavill.

A Mass of Christian burial was held at Holy Mother Of Consolation Catholic Church, 651 North Main St., Oregon, at 10:30 a.m.

Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, with Father Gary Wankerl presiding. Burial was held at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. Visitation was held at the church from 9 a.m. until the time of the Mass on Friday.

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Community service As it turned out, Bonsett-Veal, an optometrist who has a business in downtown Madison, was perhaps the ideal person to serve as chair of the Cable TV Committee and president of the Foundation.

He had experience running meetings for the state board of optometrists, and had been a videographer in college at Indiana University.

“I grew up around the media,” he said.

His father was the supervisor of the photographic laboratory at Indiana University, so he learned what cameras were at a young age, and he learned how to print in the darkroom when he was a child. He also worked as an assistant to a freelance photographer in college and did motion picture and sports photography in graduate school.

“As I was going to optometry school at Indiana University, I did the sports highlights motion picture films for Indiana sports – for basketball, football and other sports,” Bonsett-Veal recalled.

“I would travel with the teams across the Big Ten and do their game films and highlight films.

So my expertise was in film, and that transferred quickly to VHS tape and videography.”

Along with his technical experience, Bonsett-Veal came from a family with a history of community involvement. Both of his parents donated time to community service.

“They led by example,” he said.

“My mother was my Cub Scout pack leader and my father was my Little League coach. They were like role models, and I aspired to emulate that and make that same contribution in my ‘hometown’ of Oregon.”

Staying involved Bonsett-Veal said he’ll continue to volunteer for Oregon cable TV, noting he enjoys sports announcing “immensely.” He also announces the village’s annual Summer Fest parade, which he’ll continue to do.

One reason he wants to stay involved is because the

organization does its work “very professionally,” he said.

“I feel so blessed to be a part of that process and to be able to continue in my role as announcer,” Bonsett-Veal said. “It’s been an amazing time and an amazing organization, and I feel incredibly proud to be a part of it.”

He observed that community cable channels face ongoing and daily challenges of budgets, space, technology and equipment. But he also thinks Oregon’s operation is strong and thriving, fueled by a quality staff that includes coordinator Paul Zwicker and videographers Tim Olsen and Dan Sutter, among others.

“I would say that based upon our resources, our opportunities and the programs that we’re producing, I would compare our cable channel to any in the state of Wisconsin,” Bonsett-Veal said.

“It’s not some dad with a home VHS camcorder going to his kid’s Christmas play anymore.”

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Credit: Tougher requirements could end existing offerings Continued from page 1 not encourage us to expand this type of offering to students,” Oregon High School principal Jim Pliner explained in an email to the Observer.

Pliner said the other element in the budget that “caught our attention,” concerns educator qualifications for technical college credit and could have a greater future impact on the district – with 150 OHS students earning dual credit at Madison College each year. He said it might be more difficult to qualify teachers, therefore limiting the options available for students.

Superintendent Brian Busler said while dual credit enrollment has been a “positive program for public school students,” the recent law changes could place many public school programs in jeopardy, as teachers would likely have to get new training or certification to be eligible to teach dual credit classes.

“The licensure issues have narrowed with this program and will likely cause less opportunities for students in the short-term,” he wrote the Observer in an email. “This is counter to the state initiative to

District to pick up tab The district has 33 students enrolled in a three-credit Spanish 5 course offered through UW-Green Bay. Students pay $300, and if they earn a B or better they are awarded 14 retro credits.

Some other area districts have far more – in Verona the change could amount to an entire full-time equivalent salary, for example. And it could prevent Oregon from growing its program to reach that level. broaden licensure for public educa- successful practice,” Pliner said.

While there is a “plan in the tion.” works” for staff who do not meet Tougher certification this requirement to engage in a Pliner said eight teachers are professional development plan for running 12 courses for dual credit potential approval, the “elements of through Madison College each year. this are not yet clear,” he said.

“If the new requirements are conIn the past, teachers could demonstrate competency in their disci- sidered too onerous, I would imagplines, receive on-campus training ine it would result in fewer teachers to be certified and would need to who would participate,” Pliner said.

“Our staff has engaged in this work submit their syllabus for approval.

The change in law now require because it benefits their students, teachers to have the equivalent of and this change would impact more five years of “other work experi- students at Oregon High School than ence” in order to be certified; a the College Credit in High School similar requirement to on-campus program through UWGB.” instructors.

Email Unified Newspaper Group “Most of our staff will not meet reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott. this requirement, and there is not delaruelle@wcinet.com. a provision for ‘grandfathering’ staff who have been demonstrating

Legals NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AMENDING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF 137 S. MAIN ST.

BY PLACING THE PROPERTY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD SIGN OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT VILLAGE OF OREGON PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Planning Commission of the Village of Oregon will hold a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 1, 2018 in the Board Room of the Oregon Village Hall, 117 Spring Street, Oregon, Wisconsin, for the purpose of receiving comments on placing the property located at 137 S. Main Street in the Neighborhood Sign Overly Zoning District.

Subsequent to the hearing, the Commission intends to deliberate and act upon the proposed rezoning.

Any person who has a qualifying disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act that requires the meeting or materials at the meeting to be in an accessible location or format must contact the Village Clerk at (608) 835-3118, 117 Spring Street, Oregon, Wisconsin, at least twenty-four hours prior to the commencement of the meeting so that any necessary arrangements can be made to accommodate each request.

Peggy S.K. Haag Village Clerk Published: January 18 and 25, 2018 WNAXLP *** VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may request to vote an absentee ballot. A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day, who has resided in the ward or municipality where he or she wishes to vote for at least 10 consecutive days before the election. The elector must also be registered in order to receive an absentee ballot. Proof of identification must be provided before an absentee ballot may be issued.

You must make a request for an ab-

sentee ballot in writing.

Contact your municipal clerk and request that an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you for the primary or election or both. You may also submit a written request in the form of a letter.

Your written request must list your voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote, the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different, and your signature. You may make application for an absentee ballot by mail, email or in person.

Making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail The deadline for making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail is: 5 pm on the fifth day before the election, Thursday, February 15, 2018.

Note: Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are indefinitely confined to home or a care facility, in the military, hospitalized, or serving as a sequestered juror. If this applies to you, contact the municipal clerk regarding deadlines for requesting and submitting an absentee ballot.

Voting an absentee ballot in person You may also request and vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office or other specified location during the days and hours specified for casting an absentee ballot in person.

Peggy Haag, Clerk VILLAGE OF OREGON 117 Spring Street Oregon, WI 53575 (608) 835-3118 Jan. 29 – Feb. 14 (Mon-Fri) 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Feb. 15 & 16 (Thurs & Fri) 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Dawn George, Clerk TOWN OF RUTLAND 4177 Old Stage Road Brooklyn, WI 53521 (608) 455-3925 Call number above for appointment Jan. 29 – Feb. 16 (Mon – Fri) 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Denise Arnold, Clerk TOWN OF OREGON 1138 Union Road Oregon, WI 53575 (608) 835-3200 Jan. 29 – Feb. 16 (Mon-Fri) 8:00 a.m.

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Linda Kuhlman, Clerk VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN 210 Commercial St. Brooklyn, WI 53521 (608) 455-4201 Jan. 29 – Feb. 8 & Feb. 12-16 (MonFri) 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is / was: See dates & times above.

The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office: See dates & times above.

No in-person absentee voting may occur on the day before the election.

The municipal clerk will deliver voted ballots returned on or before Election Day to the proper polling place or counting location before the polls close on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted.

Posted: January 16, 2018 Published: January 18, 2018 WNAXLP *** OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION “…HELPING STUDENTS ACQUIRE THE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ATTITUDES NEEDED TO ACHIEVE THEIR INDIVIDUAL POTENTIAL…” FROM OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICT MISSION STATEMENT DATE: MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2018 TIME: 6:30 PM PLACE: OSD INNOVATION CENTER, OHS, 456 NORTH PERRY PARKWAY Order of Business Call to Order Roll Call Proof of Notice of Meeting and Ap-

proval of Agenda AGENDA A. CONSENT CALENDAR NOTE: Items under the Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted under one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items prior to the time the Board votes unless a Board Member requests an item be removed from the calendar for separate action.

1. Minutes of Previous Meeting 2. Approval of Payments 3. Treasurer’s Report, if any 4. Staff Resignations/Retirements, if any 5. Staff Assignments, if any 6. Field Trip Requests, if any 7. Acceptance of Donations, if any: B. COMMUNICATION FROM PUBLIC 1. Public: Board Policy 180.04 has established an opportunity for the public to address the Board. In the event community members wish to address the Board, 15 minutes will be provided; otherwise the agenda will proceed as posted.

C. INFORMATION ITEMS 1. OEA Report 2. Student Report D. ACTION ITEMS 1. Open Enrollment Spaces 2. 2017-2018 Transportation Conditions of Payment E. DISCUSSION ITEMS 1. Committee Reports: a. Policy b. Vision Steering F. INFORMATION ITEMS 1. WASB State Convention 2. Superintendent’s Report G. CLOSING 1. Future Agenda 2. Check Out H. ADJOURNMENT Go to: www.oregonsd.org/board meetings/agendas for the most updated version agenda.

Published: January 18, 2018 WNAXLP ***

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Healthy: Gatcombe focusing on logistics, sustainability of health-food program Continued from page 1 hands-on learning activities such as school gardening, farm visits and culinary classes; and integrate food-related education into the classroom.”

When OSD’s director of instruction and student achievement, Leslie Bergstrom, heard about the grant from a local parent, she knew it would be a great fit for Oregon. “ We h a v e s o m a n y important things happening related to sustainability, health and wellness that when an opportunity arose to add another layer of innovation and coordination, we jumped at it,” she wrote the Observer in an email.

Bergstrom described Gatcombe’s role as supporting lifelong student health.

“Everything Greg is doing can really be traced back to that core idea,” she explained.

Gatcombe, who started in October, said his role is a sort of manager for all the district’s “green initiatives,” of which OSD has an abundance. He enthusiastically cited expanding gardening programs at Oregon Middle School, Rome Corners, Prairie View Elementary and Netherwood Knoll Elementary as evidence of the district’s passion for connecting students with the land.

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CNCS, whose board and CEO are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate, doles out federal money to non-profits in the form of grants and is, according to its website, “the nation’s largest grantmaker for service and volunteering.”

Photo by Alexander Cramer

Greg Gatcombe gathers feedback about the Brussels sprouts at try-it day at Rome Corners Intermediate on Jan. 12.

food and encouraging a healthy diet are important parts of Gatcombe’s work, so is educating kids about where their food comes from. To that end, he’s spent a lot of time crafting lesson plans and visiting different classes – he’s leads five lessons in each classroom he works in, and has a goal of reaching around 400 students in total.

Gatcombe isn’t starting a farm-to-school program from scratch, though.

The district already uses a modest amount of produce Garden to cafeteria grown in its own gardens While growing healthy to supplement what it buys

from distributors, with the middle school leading the effort.

“With OMS, they’ll tell us lettuce will be ready and they’ll get it cleaned up for us and we put it on the menu,” food services director Robyn Wood told the Observer. “Every Tuesday we have tacos at RCI, OMS and OHS, and if they have tomatoes we can chop up and put on. Every time we have a sandwich bar, we like to put lettuce out there.”

G a t c o m b e a n d Wo o d hope to expand the initiative to include more

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school-grown produce, as well as fruits and vegetables from local farms. But it’s not as easy as picking some tomatoes from the garden and throwing them on the line: OSD feeds about 1,900 students a day while complying with rigorous safety protocols.

“It’s even worse than you have to do at home, you really have to wash it three or four times,” food services director Robyn Wood said. “We get inspected two times a year. … and woe be us on the day we have school lettuce and a student finds a fruit fly on it.”

Though the idea isn’t old, logistics have always gotten in the way, Wood said. “ T h e fi r s t t h i n g t h a t struck me was … how are we going to get that much broccoli, how are we going to clean it, store it?” she said. “And the farmers got nervous, ‘You want us to clean this for you and how?’ And it kind of went away.”

Scaling the operation is difficult, too. Fresh produce doesn’t last very long when stored, and it’s tough for schools to deal with a surplus.

“A lot of produce comes to us in August, which is rough when school starts in September,” Wood said.

“When you think about, ‘Oh, we’ve got to have lettuce for 2,000 kids, and they all need to have a cup of it,’ that’s a lot of lettuce. We might go through 10 pounds of lettuce per school.”

Despite the challenges, Wood has robust goals for the project, which she

hopes to expand.

“I would hope that we would be able to use tomatoes, cucumbers, broccoli, squash, lettuce, cauliflower and cabbage from each school garden,” Wood said.

“The difference in taste between one you pick off the vine and eat and one you get at the store is amazing. If (students) can taste a real tomato or a real cucumber, they would eat more.”

Making it perennial It’s clear this is a mission Gatcombe believes in, and he sees opportunities for growth wherever he looks.

But he also knows his time in Oregon will be up in a few short months.

It’s a concern, as he’s heard from other AmeriCorps volunteers who have left the school programs and seen their initiatives left to die on the vine.

It’s a pattern he doesn’t want to see repeated in Oregon.

“One of the biggest problems is the maintenance – often it comes down to a couple teachers or parents,” Gatcombe said.“There are great people here, and they’re really passionate, and I want to continue with that effort.”

To that end, one of Gatcombe’s major goals is to develop a healthy group of volunteers. While parents are great in the short-term, he thinks a pipeline of high school volunteers might prove more sustainable.

College applicants can bolster their volunteering bona fides, and once the gardens are established for a few cycles of students,

Gatcombe hopes elementary and middle school alumni will come back to tend the gardens they helped start.

And it’s not just gardening: Wood says that volunteers have been crucial to using the produce already grown by the district.

Gatcombe also wants to teach kids that farming is more accessible than they might realize. As he develops relationships with local farmers to source food, he hopes some will come in and share their knowledge with the students.

“I want to see if they’ll come talk to the kids,” he said. “I want to put another face on farming than an older gentleman with overalls.”

And just talking to the kids can have a profound impact, Gatcombe says.

One of his favorite memories in Oregon took place on a sunny November day when he joined Emily Anderson’s Netherwood Knoll Elementary class outside near the gardens.

“There was still some kale growing and we talked about how it still grows in the winter months,” he said.

“Everyone started trying it and there were a bunch of kids pretty hesitant. I told them (NBA star) Kyrie Irving is a vegan and he eats tons of kale, and another kid (still) really didn’t want to, but we kept urging him on, and even though he didn’t like it, he still tried it.”

Seeing that student try something new, and healthy, and learn that food comes from the ground was a “great moment,” Gatcombe said.

“When I was a kid, our school lunches were just garbage, you know, the cardboard pizza,” Gatcombe said. “For me personally, it seems really worthwhile to change that attitude more toward horticulture and sustainability.”

Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@ wcinet.com.​

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