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Communication plan in the works Potential fall referendum means quick action getting the word out SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group

It looks as if the Oregon School District is headed to a November referendum to build new schools.

And the clock is ticking on the window to get a plan together and get feedback for the board to vote on a plan – hopefully this spring.

Monday, the board held the first of what will likely be several lengthy “works sessions” on that possibility. For more than two hours, they discussed the district’s growth task force recommendation to build at least two new schools, which the task force says are needed to ease overcrowding that’s expected as soon as 2020.

School board president Steve Zach said one

Planning priorities • Cost • Location • School Size • Grade Configuration • Number of transitions • Transportation • Uniform experiences • When students first come together • Traffic around schools • Multi-campus schools • Flexibility (Not in priority order) Photo by Alexander Cramer

consensus of the board so far is construction will have to be accomplished by 2020, and another is that November 2018 “looks to be the most feasible” option of going to referendum.

“None of this is set in

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OHS students speak out Lunchtime forum provides discussion on safety, guns SCOTT DE LARUELLE AND LAUREN SPIERINGS Unified Newspaper Group

When two Oregon High School students set out to organize a public forum about school safety on Wednesday, Feb. 21, they had modest goals. What it turned into could be something that will help overcome obvious differences to bring them all together.

OHS seniors Grant Palmer and Maria Camacho organized the event during lunch hours, where students gathered outside the commons to give speeches and start dialogues following the school shooting Feb. 14 at

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Palmer said his sole intention was to “start a conversation,” something he believes was accomplished.

“I am beyond proud of all of the students who came out and voiced their concerns and opinions,” he told the Observer in an email.

Palmer said he felt it was his duty as an organizer to “remain neutral and encourage everyone to speak,” and by listening to other opinions, he was able to overcome personal prejudices toward gun owners he had from when he used to live in the south. He said a fellow student, Dawson Corning, was key in uniting people “from both sides.”

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Brooklyn Elementary School teacher Mike Bennett, right, talks through some principles of electrical circuitry with Talyor Wagner, left, and Nash Beehn during a STEAM lesson on Feb. 12.

STEAM rising

Recent referendums spark education evolution at OSD SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group

Everywhere you look in the Oregon School District, you’ll see STEAM — from high-technology computing to hands-in-the-dirt gardening. And much of it is happening because of the referendums passed by district voters in the last few years.

District direction of curriculum and student achievement Leslie Bergstrom said the district’s vision for STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art

and math) is to prepare students to be “critical, creative thinkers and problem solvers rooted in a solid understanding of science, technology, engineering, math, and the arts.” The core concepts behind STEAM aren’t new to the district–dating back decades in some cases, like Jon Fishwild and Ryan Stace’s combined science/tech engineering class. Now, they’re just being implemented on a much larger scale, Bergstrom said, with dedicated

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STEAM series The Observer is reporting on how STEAM education is changing around the Oregon School District, in part thanks to recent OSD referendums This month STEAM at OSD: Series overview April: Elementaries/RCI May: Oregon Middle School June: Oregon High School

Together on the road to recovery Brothers undergo life-changing medical procedure AMBER LEVENHAGEN Unified Newspaper Group

Theo and Arthur Kooistra hit a significant milestone when they performed in their high school solo

and ensemble concert last weekend.

That’s because they performed just nine weeks after metal bars were inserted into their chests to correct the formation of their rib cages. It’s one of the two most painful procedures children can experience, doctors at the American Family Children’s Hospital told their mom,

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not the small town it is.

Some of the things you have to drive to get to, make the small town the small town it is. The only thing I’d say, maybe I’d wish Madison had a few more things on the south side.”

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Dave Stluka “ I ’d l i k e to see a bike trail that connects to Madison.

Maybe some better restaurants, too.”

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“I know they do some in the summer, but it Stluka Rick Berry would be “I don’t want to call out n i c e i f w e had more B i l l ’s , b u t volunteer I wish the events, like Knight stores were as a communiopen later. I ty if we could go to another moved from the Milwaucommunity and help them.” kee area five Nikki Broadhead years ago and I think “I don’t the grocery Berry t h i n k I ’d store (here) change anyis only open until 7 on Sat- thing – I’m urdays.” content with how Oregon Jim Zupanc runs. It’s a “I would good little change the Broadhead town.” way they don’t take care of Tamara Zupanc their roads, because they “It would develop too be nice to get Zupanc quickly.” some more variety in the John Trochlell s t o r e s . We “There’s have about not much four banks, I ’d c h a n g e h ow a b o u t about Orea h o b b y Zupanc gon because store or a craft all the things store?” y o u ’d w i s h Contact Alexander Cramfor would er at alexander.cramer@ make Oregon Trochlell wcinet.com.​

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Kyle Kapusta as Petruchio, seated, lashes out as his servant, Peter, played by Isaac Ebert, during William Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew” at Oregon High School on Feb. 23.

‘Taming of the Shrew’ at OHS

The Oregon High School Drama Department presented Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew” Feb. 22-24 at the Performing Arts Center. Director Katie Monk wrote in an email to the Observer that although the work is often known as Shakespeare’s “problem play,” it afforded students the opportunity to confront some of the issues that are in the forefront of our culture today.

“While working on the show, the students explored their ideas of what a healthy relationship is, how they treat those that they love, and how gender affects different relationships in their lives,” Monk wrote.

The show follows a strong and witty woman, Kate, who is outspoken, opinionated, and often more intelligent than her male counterparts, making finding a marriage partner a challenge. Petruchio, Kate’s suitor, tries to tame her strong-willed behavior, which brings up questions of gender roles and how a woman should act, Monk wrote.

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From left, Sophie Aikman, Miranda Moore, Sydney Jackson, Kaleb Hann, and Ethan McKirdy during “Taming of the Shrew” at OHS on Feb. 23.

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Heavy rain last Monday and Tuesday caused some flooding and standing water in the village, as seen here along Jefferson Street on the west side.

Village handles ‘rain on snow’ without much problem ‘100 percent runoff’ floods some basements, low-lying areas BILL LIVICK Unified Newspaper Group

The 2.1 inches of rain that fell on the area Monday and Tuesday caused localized flooding of low-lying areas and some flooding of basements.

Village of Oregon public works director Jeff Rau reported that public works and emergency personnel worked throughout the day Tuesday to help respond to flooding complaints and maintain culvert and storm inlets.

“We had staff monitoring the large 72-inch culvert under the village (from Kwik Trip Downtown to Jaycee Park) throughout the night last night,” Rau told the Observer in a an email. “Normally a rainfall of this amount would be a ‘nuisance’ type storm, however,

when it falls on frozen ground, nearly 100 percent of that rainfall is runoff and significant flooding can and will occur.”

Rau said the village’s rainfall gauge registered 0.9 inches Monday, Feb. 19, and 1.11 inches the following day.

He wrote that public works is offering sand and sandbags to residents who are experiencing flooding. He added that ”going forward, people can contact Village Hall or stop by the public works building at 388 Park St. to pick up sand and bags as necessary.”

Residents will have to fill the bags themselves, Rau said.

In general, he said, the stormwater system in the village, which has had trouble at times, including major flooding in 2007, performed “exceptionally well.”

Improvements made in 2017 to North Burr Oak Avenue included raising the road profile over the Oregon branch of Badfish Creek by about 10 inches.

During the storm, “we did not experience flooding or road closure of North Burr Oak, which is a significant improvement,” Rau observed. “We also did not have to close any other roadways within the Village.”

The public works director credited employees of his department for being “out in the worst of conditions making sure our village systems operate smoothly and safely. Whether it is plowing snow through the night or cleaning culverts on a rainy/icy day, they work hard and are dedicated and valued assets to our village.”

He noted that stormwater ponds and low-lying drainage swales were “very full” after Tuesday, and wrote, “it is good we have had a break in the rain to allow the systems to catch up.”

“From what I have seen, we should be well prepared for future rainfall events,” Rau said.

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Plan: District to seek community input on building plans stone but is our current thinking as we proceed to get feedback,” he said.

“We’ll be reporting and talking about this regularly now for the next couple months and go forward, knowing we probably want to shoot for making a decision in May if we’re going to referendum (this fall).”

Superintendent Brian Busler called the session “an excellent discussion.”

The group reviewed considerations the board prioritized in the decision-making process. District officials also discussed their communication engagement plan with the community and school staff.

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“The feedback has been favorable as we plan for future growth,” he wrote in an email to the Observer.

Busler said the district anticipates finalizing a communication plan in the next few weeks, including chances for people to share their thoughts and ideas on our future growth. He said this feedback will “help shape the final plan that could be brought to district voters as early as November of 2018.”

He said that will likely be done with small focus groups, and possibly a community-wide survey.

In the meantime, he told board members to expect more long work sessions, particularly if the plan is to

go to referendum yet this requests for information.” fall, as appears to be the The board meets next case.

Monday, March 12.

“If there’s something you want us to explore or Email Unified Newspaper administratively present, Group reporter Scott De we’re happy to do that,” Laruelle at he told board members. scott.delaruelle@wcinet.

“There are no silly quescom. tions, there are no silly

Roe Parker would probably “aw shucks” the notion of himself as a grant-writing guru, but the soft-spoken educator certainly has plenty of experience teaching the subject.

And now he’s bringing his talents home to Oregon.

As part of the Oregon A r e a S c h o o l D i s t r i c t ’s community education program, Parker is teaching grant writing workshops at Oregon High School later this month. “Grant Writing Essentials” is intended for new and/or part-time grant writers and those wishing to develop a freelance grant-writing business.

According to the course description, participants will “learn new skills related to grant writing and finding donors” and “benefit by finding funds for your important projects.”

“It’s perfect timing in this community, because there are so many active things going on,” OSD community education director Cynthia DiCamilli told the Observer last week. “We’re looking forward to having him teach the class.”

Parker has taught grant writing courses for over 14 years for Madison College, UW-Oshkosh and UW-Eau Claire, supporting more than 110 nonprofits and 250 grant writers. His project management course was featured for 14 years at the UW Madison Small Business Development Center.

Previously, he worked as a grant writer and manager for state and federal government grant programs.

Parker has worked for years with the non-profit group Anderson Park Friends, helping to secure them grant funding.

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grants are competitive, usually coming down to which group best matches their proposal with the criteria the funding organization is looking for.

“Each grant-maker has different elements, so therefore it’s really dependent on the non-profit or a small business to customize that proposal to the needs of the grantmaker,” he said. “That’s the challenge for nonprofits and small business.”

Making those connections is why Parker is teaching what he calls a “skill-building workshop,” designed for nonprofits and small businesses. He said there are many “renewable” skills and concepts to be learned.

“You’re trying to create a written document that is technical, that explains your expertise, that tells what type of a problems or question you’re going to address, what results you expect to get, and at the same time this document has to be persuasive,” he said.

Beyond the classroom, Parker said depending on interest, he’d be willing to “facilitate a learning community” of people interested in learning more outside the workshop. After all, he’s back among neighbors and friends in Oregon. “(Participants) can benefit from my experience,” he said. “I have a wide background and can kind of distill the important informaMaking the connection tion ... show them where the Parker told the Observ- stumps are under the water, er last week his expertise so to speak.” is helping “organizations Email Unified Newspaper seeking funding connect Group reporter Scott De with those willing to provide Laruelle at them,” mainly government scott.delaruelle@wcinet. agencies, corporations and com. foundations. He said many

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Hosting can be a hard but rewarding experience W hen I first decided I wanted to host a student from Costa Rica a year ago, I thought I already knew what I was getting into.

We had hosted a German student in my sophomore year, so we had an idea of what hosting is like. Charlotte, our last exchange student, got along well with my family, and we had a great time.

Charlotte could speak English fluently, so we were able to connect immediately. But even though I was told the Costa Spierings Rican students wouldn’t know as much English, I just shrugged and said I was still interested. I knew some Spanish, after all.

However, those two weeks that Ema was in Wisconsin in January were a wake up call for me.

The closest I’ve ever come to traveling to a country with a different culture was a fishing trip to Canada. But Ema’s stay with us was full of new cultural and lifestyle experiences for both of us.

The first difference that struck me was how ill-suited she and the other kids were to Wisconsin. The chilly day they arrived seemed traumatic.

I had warned Ema in a Skype call that it gets very cold in Wisconsin, to no avail.

Of the 14 Costa Ricans in her group, not even half had sufficient coats. And Ema had borrowed a thin coat from her cousin that didn’t really block the cold. Luckily, the host families had prepared warm clothes for the students.

Just as she arrived, another complication came up: I had to go work and study for an exam I had the next day.

With broken Spanish that wouldn’t make any of my past language teachers proud, I explained I was, unfortunately, ditching her with my family – who spoke no Spanish at all – for a few hours. She bravely took on the task, but I learned later that Ema barely spoke during my absence.

That was a struggle for the first week, as half of our time together was spent trying to communicate through words, and then charades when that failed.

It was more than the language, though. We had to find each other’s boundaries and see what made one another tick.

For one thing, she was three years younger than me, which seemed to make her unsure whether I, at 18, would want to be friends.

We also had different personalities. I’m an introverted sort who enjoys a few hours to herself, whereas Ema and the other kids never like being alone. I had to step out of my comfort zone and entertain so she could have fun.

Things came together the second week. After we got to know one another better, it was easier to hang out and joke. We especially liked watching Netflix together, since we could introduce new movies to the other.

It was also during this time I learned about day-to-day life in Costa Rica.

She told me her school was always loud, opposite to the quiet classes here. After school, kids spend their time at local parks or at each other’s houses.

Ema was shocked by how

much I and other kids work and how little we see our friends.

I work two jobs, and I explained how that’s normal here. In Costa Rica, kids don’t get a job until they are 18.

She told me she wouldn’t want a job, anyway, since she values the time with her friends too much.

Ema and I also talked about the sheer visual differences between our homes, how spiders are as big as your hand in her home in Palmares and how the beach is only a 45-minute car ride away from her house. How nice that must be.

And of course, we talked about snow.

For me, snow is a bland obstacle. But for Ema, seeing the whole world turn to a blank sheet was incredible, as were the freezing temperatures that left her lips chapped. Every time she saw snow, she would get excited and pick it up.

Overall, hosting is an enlightening experience. No two students are the same, nor will their times in Oregon be.

Hearing about places outside of this quiet town was certainly the best part of the exchange, in addition to making a new friend. I wish I had hosted more in high school since those two weeks were an incredible break from the norm that I thoroughly loved.

Everyone should consider hosting, if not just for the learning experience, then for the bonds you’ll make around the globe.

Lauren Spierings is an Oregon High School senior who plans to study for a Spanish major and a Journalism major next year at UW-Eau Claire

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Tour the UW Geology Museum The senior center is offering a free tour of UW-Madison’s Geology Museum with round-trip bus service leaving the center at 1 p.m., Wednesday, March 7, and returning around 3:30 p.m.

After arriving, a guide will show off the museum’s collection on an hourlong tour, featuring hundreds of rocks and minerals, a black light mineral display and skeletons from dinosaurs and

Ice Age animals, according to the museum’s website.

There will be free time afterward to ask questions or explore the museum at your own pace. And since there’s round-trip bus service, there’s no need to worry about parking near the museum in downtown Madison.

For information or to reserve a spot on the bus, call 835-5801.

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Gerald the elephant and a pig named Piggie will visit the Oregon Public Library, 256 Brook St., from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, March 3, as part of the library’s 1,000 books celebration.

The party is free and open to the public, and, in addition to Elephant and Piggie, there will be crafts, cake and music from

Eliza Tyksinski starting at 10:30 a.m.

The goal of the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program, which is in its fifth year, is to increase childhood literacy by rewarding kids for listening to 1,000 stories before they start kindergarten.

Sponsored by the Oregon-Brooklyn Lions Club, children receive a tote bag when they register, a sticker for every 100 books that are read to them, an

educational toy when they reach 500 and a book and certificate when they hit the 1000-book milestone.

Though the number seems daunting, the program’s website points out that just three stories a day means that kids will hear 1,000 stories in a year. And yes, repeating “Goodnight Moon” night after night still counts.

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STEAM FAIR 2018 EINSTEIN MEETS VAN GOGH! Sat., March 10 • 1-4pm Prairie View Elementary 300 Soden Dr., Oregon, WI Reduce your family’s cabin fever!!

Art and Science Fairs unite!

Come explore the wonderfully creative student projects!

You don’t need to have your own project to have fun!

Bring the whole family! Fun and fascinating things to do, including: • • • • • • • •

Get excited about science with two assemblies by SmartyPants Mousetrap Machines Explore the Art of Chocolate Making with UW-Madison Food Science Get crafty with six hands on arts and crafts stations See local artists create beautiful watercolor paintings and pottery Learn about Maple Syruping with Aldo Leopold Nature Center Experience hovercrafts Tiki Shots Photo Booth and Paint My Face face painting will be there Talk to elementary scientists and learn their discoveries adno=560951-01

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Churches

Coming up

March 3 from 7-11 a.m.

OAP March open mic For an appointment, call (800) The Oregon Area Progressives are 733-2767 or visit redcrossblood.org. holding their monthly open mic night from 6-8 p.m., on Friday, March 2 Family movie night at Firefly Coffeehouse and Artisan From 6-9 p.m. on Saturday, March Cheese, 114 N. Main St. 3, Brooklyn Recreation is hosting a This month’s featured guest is free family movie night at the BrookMaurice Cheeks, a Madison alder, lyn Community Building, 102 N. local activist, and founder of Leading Rutland Ave. Locally. His topic will be, “Staying For information, visit engaged: What you can do to make brooklynrecreation.org. a difference and why this is the most exciting time to serve your commu- Grant writing nity.”

The first of three sessions in a The event is free and open to class of grant-writing essentials will the public. For information, visit be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m on Tuesoregonareaprogressives.org. day, March 6 at Oregon High School, 456 N. Perry Pkwy. Roe Parker, who Family movie has extensive experience in small The Oregon PTO is hosting a free business and non-profit development family movie at 6:30 p.m. Friday, will teach the class, which costs $79.

March 2 in the small gym at Prairie To register, visit oregonregistration View Elementary School. center.maxgalaxy.net.

There will be cotton candy and fruit for sale but the popcorn will Game night be free. Families are invited to bring The library is hosting an aftertheir blankets and PJs and any other hours game night on Friday, March snacks they want. The movie will be 9, from 6-8 p.m.

“Wonder.”

The event is open to all ages, but For information, visit oregonpto. most games will be geared for ages 8 org. and up. Participants are welcome to drop in at any time during the twoBlood drive hour event to play a game and should There will be a Red Cross blood feel free to bring their own. drive at St. John’s Lutheran Church, For information, call 835-3656.

625 E. Netherwood St., on Saturday,

Volunteer work day The Friends of Anderson Farm County Park invite the public to volunteer at their work day, Saturday, March 10 from 8-10:30 a.m. at 914 Union Road.

For information, visit andersonparkfriends.org.

Rescue Kids The last Rescue Kids class of the year will be from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. March 10 at the Brooklyn Fire/EMS facility, 401 W. Main St. 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.

The $20 registration cost covers all materials. To register, visit oregonsd.org/ community.

For information, contact Dale Schulz at dale.schulz@charter.net.

STEAM fair The Oregon PTO is combining the science and arts fairs into one STEAM fair from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, March 10 at Prairie View Elementary, 300 Soden Dr. This year’s event will include science and art projects, demonstrations, performance art and hands-on activities.

Contact Casey and Heather at STEAMfair@oregonpto.org.

Community calendar ‌Thursday, March 1‌

• 6 p.m., RCI Fifth Grade Orchestra Recital, RCI cafeteria, 1111 S. Perry Pkwy., 835-4700‌

‌Friday, March 2‌

• 6-8 p.m., Oregon Area Progressives with Mo Cheeks, Firefly Coffeehouse and Artisan Cheese, 114 N. Main St., 835-6238‌ • 6:30 p.m., BKE musical, OHS PAC, 456 N. Perry Pkwy., 835-4300‌ • 6:30 p.m., Oregon PTO Family Movie Night, PVE small gym, 300 Soden Dr., oregonpto.org ‌

‌Saturday, March 3‌

• 7-11 a.m., Red Cross Blood Drive, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 625 E. Netherwood St., 1-800-733-2767 • 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., WSMA district solo and ensemble festival, OHS, 456 N. Perry Pkwy., 835-4300 ‌ • 10 a.m. to noon, 1000 books celebration, library, 835-3656‌

• 6 - 9 p.m., Brooklyn Rec family movie night, Brooklyn Community Building, 102 N. Rutland Ave, brooklynrecreation.org‌

‌Monday, March 5‌

• OHS Boys and girls track and field begins‌ • 5 p.m., Village Board meeting, Village Hall, 117 Spring St., 835-3118‌ • 6:30 p.m. NKE orchestra recital, 276 Soden Dr., 835-4100‌

‌Tuesday, March 6‌

• 1 p.m., Movie matinee: “The Glass Castle,” senior center, 835-5801‌ • 6:30-8:30 p.m, Grant writing essentials, (three sessions, $79), OHS, oregonregistrationcenter. maxgalaxy.net/‌ • 7 p.m. OMS band concert, OHS PAC, 835-4300‌

‌Wednesday, March 7‌ • 1 p.m.-3:30 p.m., Visit to UW-Madison Geology museum (registration

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, March 1 Monday, March 5 WOW: Senior Center: WOW: Village Board Scams (1/27/17) Meeting - LIVE - 5:00pm ORE: School Board & Live Streamed @ Meeting (2/26/18) ocamedia.com ORE: 2017 Parade Friday, March 2 of Marching Bands WOW: Oregon (6/25/17) Summer Fest Music: Time Travelers (6/25/17) Tuesday, March 6 ORE: Friday Night WOW: Senior CenterLIVE: OHS Panthers Silver Threads: Cowboy Girls’ Basketball Bob & Buddy (12/20/16) Regional Playoffs vs ORE: RCI 5th Grade Monona Grove (2/23/18) Orchestra (3/1/18) Saturday, March 3 WOW: Movie: The Lone Ranger (1949) ORE: OHS Panthers Boys Basketball vs Fort Atkinson (2/22/18)

Wednesday, March 7 WOW: Senior Center: Silver Threads-Bahama Bob (2/24/18) ORE: OMS Madrigal Dinner (2/9/18)

Sunday, March 4 WOW: Faith Evangelical Church Service ORE: OHS Alumni Basketball Tournament FINALS LIVE @ 2pm& Live-Streamed @ ocamedia.com

Thursday, March 8 WOW: Village Board Meeting (3/5/18) ORE: OHS Alumni Basketball Tournament Finals (3/4/18)

is required), round trip bus from senior center, 835-5801 ‌

‌Friday, March 9‌ • 4 p.m., Teen Advisory board meeting, library, 835-3656‌ • 4:30 p.m., Kooistra family benefit fish fry, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 625 E. Netherwood St., 291-4311‌ • 6-8 p.m., After-hours game night, library, 835-3656‌ ‌Saturday, March 10‌

• 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Rescue Kids class ($20 per kid), Brooklyn Fire/ EMS facility, 401 W. Main St., dale. schulz@charter.net‌ • 8-10:30 a.m., Anderson Farm County Park work day, 914 Union Road, andersonparkfriends.org‌ • 10-11 a.m., Oregon Area Food Pantry drop off, food pantry, 107 N. Alpine Pkwy., obfp.org‌ • 1-4 p.m., STEAM Fair, PVE, 300 Soden Dr., oregonpto.org

Senior center Monday, March 5 Potato Crusted Fish Half Baked Potato Sugar Snap Peas Pineapple, Dinner Roll Frosted Confetti Cake NCS – SF Ice Cream VO – Veggie Burger Tuesday, March 6 Ham Slice*, Yams, Spinach Spiced Pears, Bread, Brownie NCS – Diced Peaches VO – Veggie Wrap Wednesday, March 7 Bean Soup, Mixed Greens Creamy French Dressing Whole Wheat Dinner Roll Apple Vanilla Ice Cream Cup NCS – SF Cookie Pkt. VO – N/A Thursday, March 8 My Meal, My Way Lunch at Ziggy’s Smokehouse and Ice Cream Parlor! Drop in between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Friday, March 9 Chicken Cordon Bleu Bake One-half Baked Potato Green Bean Casserole Fruit Cup, Roll Pistachio Pudding NCS – SF Pudding VO – Hummus Wrap SO - Chef’s Salad *Contains Pork

Monday, March 5 Morning: Diabetic Foot Care 9:00 CLUB 10:30 StrongWomen 1:00 Get Fit 1:30 Bridge 3:30 Weight Loss Support Tuesday, March 6 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:30 Wii Bowling 9:45 Zumba Gold 12:30 Sheepshead 12:30 Shopping at Pick-N-Save 1:00 Movie: “The Glass Castle” 5:30 StrongWomen Wednesday, March 7 Morning: Foot Care 9:00 Club 10:00 Shopping in Madison 10:30 Book Club 1:00 Trip to Geology Museum 1:00 Euchre, Get Fit 3:30 Libre/Open Office Class Thursday, March 8 Morning: Chair Massage 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:00 Pool, COA Meeting 9:45 Zumba Gold 10:30 StrongWomen 12:30 Shopping at Bill’s 1:00 Cribbage 5:30 StrongWomen Friday, March 9 9:00 CLUB 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 Pastor Jeffrey Hendrix SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship Holy Communion 2nd & last Sundays

First Presbyterian Church

408 N. Bergamont Blvd. (north of CC), Oregon, WI (608) 835-3082 - fpcoregonwi.org Pastor Kathleen Owens SUNDAY 10 a.m. Service 10:15 a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. Fellowship 11:15 a.m. Adult Education

Memorial UCC

5705 Lacy Road, Fitchburg (608) 273-1008, memorialucc.org Pastor Kristin Gorton SUNDAY 8:15 and 10 a.m.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church ECLA

Central Campus: Raymond Road and Whitney Way SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship SUNDAY - 8:15, 9:30 and 10:45 a.m.

Worship West Campus: Corner of Hwy. PD and Nine Mound Road, Verona SUNDAY - 9 & 10:15 a.m., 6 p.m.

Worship (608) 271-6633

Hillcrest Bible Church

752 E. Netherwood, Oregon 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) 255-1278 SUNDAY 9:30 a.m. Family Worship

Support groups • Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, First Presbyterian Church, every Monday and Friday at 7 p.m.

• Caregiver Support Group, Oregon Area Senior Center, third Monday of each month at 9 a.m.

• 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.

Listen More and Talk Less “Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions.”

– Proverbs 18:2 NIV The Book of Proverbs notes that “The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.”(Proverbs 12:15 NIV) We all know that we learn more by listening than by speaking, but even so, many of us are tempted to talk more than we listen. This is often just sheer egotism. We all seem to love the sound of our own voices and can’t wait for the other person to stop talking so we can jump in and have our say. Oftentimes, our egotism rises to the level where we actually believe that we can change someone else’s mind by simply talking. This doesn’t happen very often, but sometimes the act of listening to others patiently and asking them questions about their beliefs will get them to change their minds. And why are we so bent on changing other people’s minds in the first place? Why can’t we just be content that people believe different things, especially in the realms of politics and religion?

One way to be a good friend and to heal the divisions that often arise over differences of opinion is to let others talk and to merely listen, asking questions to clarify, but giving up the egotistic notion that you need to change their minds.

– Christopher Simon

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Girls basketball

Player of the week From Feb. 20-27

Name: Kaitlyn Schrimpf Grade: Sophomore Sport: Basketball Position: Guard

Photo by Anthony Iozzo

Senior Ellen McCorkle celebrates with the Oregon High School student section Friday after the fourth-seeded Panthers defeated No. 5 Monona Grove 57-51 in the WIAA Division 2 regional semifinal.

Panthers hold off MG Season ends at Monroe in regional final ‌ ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor

Despite two double-digit leads, Oregon girls basketball needed poise at the free-throw line to close out fifth-seeded Monona Grove Friday in a WIAA Division 2 regional semifinal.

The host fourth-seeded Panthers (16-8 overall) had a 14-point lead in the second half turn into a twopoint lead with 20 seconds to go.

But sophomore guard Kaitlyn Schrimpf sealed Oregon’s spot in Saturday’s regional final. She was 4-for-4 at the line, and Oregon held on for a 57-51 win.

“I knew that it was going to be good game from the start,” Schrimpf said. “It was so big to

have that at the end and have the home advantage. It was really awesome.”

The Panthers’ season came to a close Saturday with a 70-47 loss to top-seeded Monroe in sectional 3, but Friday was about celebrating in front of their home crowd for the last time this season.

When time expired, the girls ran over to the student section. There were smiles and hugs, laughter and tears. Coach Adam Wamsley said moments like Friday’s win help build a program, and Oregon deserved to have fun afterward.

Senior forward Ellen McCorkle, who finished with 16 points and 14 rebounds, was the first player who headed toward the crowd, leading the rest of the team into the celebration.

“It was so amazing,” McCorkle said. “Afterward, celebrating with my team and the student section is

Keast’s high school career ends at state ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor Photo by Anthony Iozzo

Sophomores Izzie Peterson (left), Kaitlyn Schrimpf and Liz Uhl (right) battle for a tie-up with Monona Grove junior McKenna Warnock in the second half Friday.

just the best feeling.” to six points in the first half, but she The Vikings held Monona Grove junior forward McKenna Warnock Turn to Girls bb/Page 8

Season ends in regional quarterfinal at Monroe ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor

Photo by Anthony Iozzo

Honorable mentions: Ellen McCorkle (girls bb) finished with 16 points and 14 rebounds in a win over Monona Grove Friday in a D2 regional semifinal Erik Victorson (boys bb) finished with a team-high 19 points on Feb. 27 at Monroe in a D2 regional quarterfinal.

Wrestling

Boys basketball

Freshman Erik Victorson (10) talks with Monroe senior Brayden Zettle (11) following Tuesday’s 64-49 loss at the Cheesemakers in a WIAA Division 2 regional quarterfinal. Victorson finished with 19 points to lead Oregon. Zettle led Monroe with 25.

Highlights: Schrimpf was 4-for-4 from the line in the final 30 seconds and had 18 points and seven rebounds in a win over Monona Grove Friday in a D2 regional semifinal

Coach Jon Nedelcoff said that Tuesday’s 64-49 WIAA Division 2 boys basketball regional quarterfinal loss to Monroe was due to not following the scouting report.

The 10th-seeded Panthers (9-14 overall) allowed seventh-seeded Monroe (14-9) a few open looks from beyond the arc and senior Brayden Zettle made Oregon pay in the second half, which led to big run.

Zettle hit four 3-pointers in the second half and had 16 of his team-leading 25 points.

“We didn’t close out enough on (Zettle),” Nedelcoff said. “We did a poor job on the ball and away from the ball. Make him make two ... We didn’t buy into the scouting

report in the first half on him, and we didn’t do any better in the second half.”

Freshman guard Erik Victorson helped Oregon rally before Zettle built the host Cheesemakers’ lead 54-47 with four minutes to go.

Victorson drained a 3-pointer, and added a layup off an assist by senior forward De’Andre Burrell.

Victorson drained a 3-pointer after a steal by senior forward Brandon Blanke, and added a layup to cut Oregon’s deficit to 42-40.

Zettle hit his first 3-pointer in the half, but Erik Victorson was able to answer after Burrell tipped an offensive rebound to him in the corner.

But Zettle hit another 3-pointer, and after a missed steal attempt by the Panthers, Zettle knocked down

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Oregon senior Devin Keast had a tough road to finally earn his spot in the WIAA Division 1 state tournament.

Keast missed out on the WIAA postseason his first three years due to injuries/ailments, but he took advantage of his first shot this season and took second at sectionals to make it to the Kohl Center.

Despite his high school career ending with a loss in his only match at state, Thursday in the preliminaries, coach Ned Lease said the 160-pounder wrestled his best match.

“Devin was disappointed in himself and wanted to continue to wrestle obviously, but I don’t think has anything to hang his head about,” Lease said. “He worked really hard the last four weeks to make it to state.”

Keast (28-10, ranked 12th) was pinned in 1 minute, 24 seconds to third-ranked Hudson junior Jacob Anderson (43-3).

Keast and Anderson were scoreless in the first minute, and Keast nearly scored a takedown and would have been in position for a pin, but Keast was ruled out of bounds.

On the next scramble, Keast couldn’t fight off Anderson and put on his back. He held out for 10 seconds, but he couldn’t escape and

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State: Keast finishes season 28-10 overall

Swimming

Continued from page 7

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Members of the Oregon Community Swim Club 11-12 team (from left) are: Hunter Dobrinsky, Spencer Stluka, Savannah Acker, Izzy Block, Rylee Duessler, Ezra Wallace, Elsa Lorson and Finnley Conklin.

Tigersharks place seventh at state The Oregon Community Swim Club Tigersharks may not have had much impact at the state championships in years past, but that all changed last weekend when they finished seventh overall out of 50 teams with 644 points.

The Tigersharks qualified 22 swimmers to the 12-and-under state championships, which took place in Brown Deer, in two divisions, the 11-12-year olds and the 10-and-unders.

They came home Sunday with a team-record 40 medal performances and podium appearances.

The 11-12-year-old girls were led by Savannah Acker, 12, Izzy Block, 12, Rylee Duessler, 12, Elsa Lorson, 12 and Bridget Tushoski, 12 and the 10-and-under girls were led by Catherine Arnold, 10, Kennedy Faris, 10, Kyrah Kittleson, 10, Lauren Konarske, 10, Caroline Kubsh, 10, Olivia Sina, 10, Alyse Block, 9 and Rylee Olsen, 9.

The 11-12-year-old boys were led by Spencer Stluka, 12, Hunter Dobrinsky, 13, Finnley Conklin, 11, Ezra Wallace, 11, Brady Geier, 10, Owen Johnston, 10, Ian Torgerson, 10, Matthew Johnson, 9 and Nick Enz, 8.

The Tigershark 10-and-under girls came home with a third-place age group trophy.

The 12-and-under OCSC girls finished fourth with 393 points. The 12-and-under OCSC boys finished ninth with 251 points.

OCSC also set 19 new club records and had 67 personal best swims.

Izzy Block led off the meet Friday in the 11-12 200 butterfly and dropped 7.40 seconds to take fourth with a personal best time of 2 minutes, 20.15 seconds. Block hit the podium again Friday in the 50 free and took off .07 for eighth in 25.51.

The 10-and-under 500 freestyle finished day 1. Sina brought home a sixth-place medal for the Tigersharks with a time of 6:08.19.

The OCSC 10-and-under 200 medley A-team relay came back Saturday. Sina (backstroke), Arnold (breaststroke), Alyse Block (butterfly) and Faris (freestyle) brought home silver with more than a five-second drop in 2:09.64.

Sina and Alyse Block finished fourth and fifth Saturday in the 100 backstroke.

Arnold dropped 3.66 seconds in the 100 free to take eighth in 1:05.10, and Izzy Block returned Saturday afternoon in the 100 fly, dropping .33 to take fifth.

Izzy Block continued a busy afternoon in the 11-12 100-individual medley, cutting .76 to claim sixth. She made her sixth trip to the podium Sunday with a personal best 4:56.75 to take fifth in the 400 IM. The Tigersharks also had five girls swimming in the 100 individual medley Saturday morning.

Sina dropped 1.43 to capture fifth in 1:12.38. Alyse Block dropped 1.82 to finish seventh in 1:15.13, and Arnold cut 1.72 to take eighth in 1:15.85.

The last event on Saturday was the 1000 freestyle. Acker, seeded ninth, dropped 26.35 on her way to seventh for the Tigersharks in 11:38.81.

On Sunday, the OCSC 10-and-under A-relay of Arnold, Block, Faris and Sina finished runner-up in 1:55.84.

OCSC had seven girls in the 10-and-under

50 free where Sina, Arnold and Alyse Block finished sixth through eighth, respectively.

Arnold cut more than five seconds to move up to eighth in the 100 breast. She was seeded 25th.

Alyse Block dropped 0.83 seconds in the 50 backstroke to finish with silver in 31.73.

Sina added a personal best 33.08 to seize fifth and share the podium with Alyse Block.

The 200-freestyle closed out the meet for all 10-and-under swimmers. Sina was one of three Tigersharks in the event and dropped 4.30 to finish fourth in 2:18.74.

Alyse Block, one of six Tigersharks in the event, dropped .53 to finish seventh in the 100 free in 55.94.

was pinned.

Lease said that the plan was to remain aggressive but also be able to defend Anderson’s shots and not let him score many points.

Being able to survive for the full six minutes was also key, because on film Keast looked to be able to have an advantage later in the match. “(Keast) didn’t necessarily do anything wrong,” Lease said. “Devin did a good job going after Anderson. He was put in a position where he got caught, and it just didn’t work out.”

Anderson was later defeated in the quarterfinals by second-ranked West Allis Nathan Hale senior Peyton Mocco (521), which ended Keast’s tournament.

Keast is looking at continuing to wrestle at UW-Oshkosh next year, Lease said, so his wrestling career might not be over just yet.

“He still has room to grow as a wrestler,” Lease said. “He should continue to develop himself as a wrestler physically and mentally.”

Keast’s season might have another effect, as well, with other varsity members returning next

Dobrinsky, who turned 10 three weeks before the 2015 state 12-and-under championships and had the only medals for OCSC that year, brought home two medals in this year’s championships.

Top-seeded Aiden Strath out-touched Dobrinsky at the wall by 0.16 seconds to win the gold medal in the sprint championship in 24.70 seconds.

Dobrinsky brought home the silver medal in 24.86. Stluka dropped .17 to finish a personal-best time ninth.

Conklin was the lone Oregon swimmer in the 11-12-year-old 200 breaststroke and dropped 13.24 to finish sixth in 2:38.92.

Stluka and Dobrinsky ended the Friday session both swimming in the fast heat of the 500 free. Both Tigersharks had personal best times and made the podium with Stluka taking seventh in 5:32.36, and Dobrinsky finishing eighth in 5:32.58.

The 11-12-year-olds came back Saturday, debuting the 200 free relay.

Stluka, Conklin, Wallace and Dobrinsky hit the water and brought home seventh in 1:47.87.

Stluka and Dobrinsky also swam the 11-12-year-old 200 free. Stluka dropped 2.51 to finish third in 2:02.68, his best finish in the championships. Dobrinsky joined his teammate on the podium in fifth, dropping 1.10 seconds to finish in 2:02.74.

Conklin returned in the boys 50-yard sprint and took fifth by dropping .47 to finish in 32.80.

Dobrinsky was the lone OCSC boy in the 50 back, and he dropped .36 to grab a ribbon and an 11th-place finish.

Stluka and Dobrinsky swam the 1000 free Saturday evening. Stluka dropped 37 seconds to take fifth with in 11:26.02. Dobrinsky dropped 7.16 to take eighth in 11:28.61.

The OCSC boys made a statement in the 200 free relay on Sunday. Geier, Johnson, Enz and Johnston dropped 3.16 to claim an eighth-place ribbon.

Conklin started Sunday afternoon with a personal-best 1:13.54 in the 100 breaststroke take sixth and reach the podium.

Dobrinsky was seeded fifth in the 100 free and dropped 1.23 seconds to finish third with his fifth medal in six events.

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year and youth wrestlers coming into high school having someone else to look up to.

Ke a s t ’s p e r f o r m a n c e reflects on how well the team prepared him, Lease said, and that is something

to take pride in.

“Once you see someone who has done it and how, you believe it is possible,” Lease said. “You believe about what they did in the high school wrestling room.”

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Oregon senior Devin Keast nearly gets a takedown and potential pin or near fall against Husdon senior Jacob Anderson Thursday in the 160-pound state preliminaries. Keast was pinned in 1 minute, 24 seconds in his lone match at state.

another.

“When you play a good team on the road that beat Stoughton, you have to play well on a consistent basis,” Nedelcoff said. “We did some good things tonight, but we did not stick to the things that take no talent like closing out on a shooter or not rushing shots.”

Blanke hit three 3-pointers in the first half to help give Oregon its only lead of

the night, 18-14. But senior forward David Keegan hit a 3-pointer with under 30 seconds to go, and Monroe took a 28-25 lead at halftime.

Victorson led the Panthers with 19 points, and junior guard Nolan Look added 12.

Blanke chipped in nine.

Junior forward Kade King finished with 22 points for the Cheesemakers.

Oregon 72, Fort Atkinson 28 The Panthers finished the

regular season Thursday with a 72-28 win over Fort Atkinson, which was given a No. 9 seed in WIAA D2 sectional 3.

Oregon held the Blackhawks to nine points in the second half.

Ethan Victorson finished with 17 points, and Erik Victorson added 13. Burrell had seven points, and senior forward Cedric Girard and Look each chipped in six.

The Panthers finished 6-8 in the Badger South Conference in fifth place.

Girls bb: Panthers end up 16-8 overall Continued from page 7 came out strong at the start of the second, scoring five points in the first three-and-ahalf-minutes. And McCorkle answered her each time.

A Warnock basket inside cut Oregon’s lead to 31-28, but McCorkle stepped back for a 3-pointer in the right corner to push the Panthers’ lead back to six.

Schrimpf and McCorkle added two free throws each, and junior guard Jenna Statz, who had nine points and seven rebounds, knocked down a 3-pointer from a Schrimpf kickout. McCorkle then passed to sophomore guard Liz Uhl, who hit a jumper, and Oregon led 44-30.

Warnock willed the Silver Eagles back in the final seven minutes. She scored 10 of her 28 points before she had to leave the court briefly after holding her ankle with 2:06 remaining.

When she returned, she scored four more points to get Monona Grove to within 53-51.

But Schrimpf, who finished with 18 points and seven

rebounds, didn’t miss at the line.

“We just had to want to win more than they did, and that helped us put them away,” Schrimpf said.

Four turnovers and three missed rebounds by the Panthers helped the Silver Eagles in the final four minutes, leading to 10 points.

“We started really on fire, and I knew we would come back to earth a bit,” Wamsley said. “That is how games become closer and how you can lose games, but one thing like I have said all year is that this team is gritty and they don’t give up and they don’t quit and they fight through it.

“We are a young team, and we are learning to win those games.”

Oregon started hot, with a 15-0 run in the first four minutes. Schrimpf had six points in less than two minutes, and junior guard Sydona Roberts added a couple of baskets.

McCorkle drained a 3-pointer, and Statz finished the run with another basket beyond the arc.

The Panthers led 25-10 with 5:07 to go in the first half, but Monona Grove stormed back with a 13-4 run to cut

Oregon’s lead to 29-23 at halftime.

Warnock scored two baskets during that stretch, and junior Kaylee Kellogg added a 3-pointer.

Despite the game getting close several times, Oregon led the whole game.

“We just had to remember that this was possibly our last game, so we had to give it our all even if it meant we would come out with a loss,” McCorkle said. “All the girls gave us as much effort as they could to get us the win.”

Monroe 70, Oregon 47 The Panthers’ season came to an end Saturday in a 70-47 loss at top-seeded Monroe in a D2 regional final.

Oregon fell behind by 34-17 at halftime.

Three players finished with double-digit points for the Panthers – Schrimpf with 15, McCorkle with 12 and Uhl with 10. Roberts chipped in seven points.

Monroe junior guard Sydney Hilliard had 22 points, and senior forward Sydney Mathiason and junior guard Emily Benzschawel each had 14.

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Forum: ‘Starting a conversation’ at OHS about student safety in schools, gun violence Continued from page 1 “He stood up, spoke articulately, and taught the difference between an automatic and semi-automatic weapon,” Palmer said. “I could see in his eyes the realization that this isn’t a gun rights issue, this isn’t a party issue, but an issue of everyone’s safety. His realization brought everyone together.”

Palmer said he appreciates everyone who showed up to join in the conversation.

“Many adults say we are stupid, that we hop on the bandwagon, that they fear for the future of our country,” he said. “They clearly haven’t met the future of our country.

Yesterday I saw a glimpse of what our country will be in 10 years, and I am honored

to be a future leader.

“In the famous words of The Washington Post, ‘Democracy Dies in Darkness,’ Palmer continued. “On Wednesday, February 21, 2018, Oregon saw an abundance of light.”

Learning moment OHS principal Jim Pliner said in an email to the Observer he was “very proud of all our students,” citing a divergence of opinions on how best to accomplish a safer school and safer communities.

“This forum was an opportunity for students to express their opinions, ask questions and to listen to one another,” he said. “Initial conversations were rooted in major differences between those who

view guns as the problem versus those who see this as a problem of individuals with mental health concerns, (but) the groups seemed to sense that productive dialogue would exist only where they could identify things that they can agree upon.”

The major theme was that all students want to feel safe in their school, Pliner said, noting that students are asking for additional training on what to do during a “crisis event” at the school.

“There voices were heard and there will be school-wide lessons and classroom level discussions,” he said.

Email Unified Newspaper Photo by Scott De Laruelle Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruel- OHS students carry signs and chant slogans during a safety forum organized by two seniors le@wcinet.com. outside the commons during lunchtime on Wednesday, Feb. 21.

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QUALIFICATIONS: Bidders must be pre-qualified with the Village of Oregon within the last year or must be pre-qualified for this work 5 days prior to the bid deadline in accordance with Section 66.0903 of the Wisconsin Statutes. Each bidder must deposit, with his bid, security in the amount of 5% of the maximum bid amount. Bidders must be experienced in municipal site construction.

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Published by the authority of: Jeff Rau, P.E. Director of Public Works Published: March 1 and 8, 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.

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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, April 3, 2018. Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted.

Posted: January 16, 201818 Published: March 1, 2018 WNAXLP *** NOTICE OF BANK MERGER Oregon Community Bank, located at 733 N. Main Street, Oregon, Wisconsin does hereby give notice of their Interagency Bank Merger Act Application filed with the FDIC. The application is related to the proposed merger of Oregon Community Bank with Grand Marsh State Bank, located at 501 N. Main Street, Adams, Wisconsin, with Oregon Community Bank being the Resulting Bank. Both are Wisconsin state chartered commercial banks.

Any person wishing to comment on this application may file his or her comments in writing with the regional director of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation with the appropriate FDIC office, Chicago Regional Office, 300 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60606-3447, not later than March 30, 2018. The nonconfidential portions of the application are on file in the appropriate FDIC office and are available for public inspection during the regular business hours. Photocopies of the nonconfidential portion of the application file will be made available upon request.

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*** NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR MERGER OF BANK HOLDING COMPANIES Bosshard Financial Group, Inc., located at 750 3rd St N, La Crosse, Wisconsin intends to apply to the Federal Reserve Board for permission to merge with another bank holding company, Oregon Bancorp, Inc., also located at 750 3rd St N, La Crosse, Wisconsin. We intend to acquire control of Oregon Community Bank, Oregon, Wisconsin. The Federal Reserve considers a number of factors in deciding whether to approve the application, including the record of performance of banks we own in helping to meet local credit needs.

You are invited to submit comments in writing on this application to Colette A. Fried, Assistant Vice President Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, 230 S. LaSalle St., Chicago, IL 60604. The comment period will not end before March 31, 2018 and may be somewhat longer. The Board’s procedures for processing applications may be found at 12 C.F.R. Part 262. Procedures for processing protested applications may be found at 12 C.F.R. 262.25.

To obtain a copy of the Federal Reserve Board’s procedures, or if you need more information about how to submit your comments on the application, contact Alicia Williams, Vice President of Community Development and Policy Studies, at (312) 322-5910; to request a copy of an application, contact Colette A. Fried at (312) 322-6846. The Federal Reserve will consider your comments and any request for a public meeting or formal hearing on the application if they are received in writing by the Reserve Bank on or before the last day of the comment period.

Published: March 1, 2018 WNAXLP *** MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICT HELD ON FEBRUARY 12, 2018 The regular meeting of the School Board of the Oregon School District was called to order by Mr. Steve Zach, President at 6:30 PM 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. Courtney Odorico, Ms. Krista Flanagan, Mr. Jeff Ramin, Mr. Dan Krause, Mr. Tim LeBrun and Mr. Steve Zach. The following board members were absent: none. Student Representative Ellen Martin was present. Administrators present: Dr. Brian Busler, Mr. Andy Weiland, Mrs. Candace Weidensee, Dr. Leslie Bergstrom, Mr. Jon Tanner, Ms. Jina Jonen, Ms. Erika Mundinger, Mr. Jim Pliner, Mr. Dan Rikli, Ms. Kimberly Griffin, Mr. Mike Carr, Mrs. Shannon Anderson, Mr. Jason Zurawik, Ms. Kerri Modjeski, Mr. Chris Kluck, Ms. Stephanie Snyder-Knutson, Ms. Dawn Goltz, and Ms. Jayne Wick.

Proof of 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 Mr. LeBrun seconded the motion to proceed with the meeting according to the agenda as post-

ed. Motion passed 7-0.

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 January 22, 201 8 meeting; 2. Approve payments in the amount of $1,333,316.56; 3. Treasurer’s Report ending January 31, 2018; 4. Retirements/Resignations - none; 5. Staffing Assignments - none; 6. Field Trips - none; 7. Donation Requests - none; Motion passed 7-0 voice vote.

B. COMMUNICATION FROM PUBLIC: None.

C. INFORMATION ITEMS: 1. OEA Report - None; 2. Student Report - Mr. Zach and Ms. Martin will be meeting to discuss items for student input to the Board.

D. ACTION ITEMS: 1. From Policy: a. 616 Naming: On behalf of the Policy Committee Ms. Flanagan moved to approve 616 Naming with non-substantive corrections to Sections 616.2 and 616.3.

Ms. Feeney moved and Mr. Krause seconded, to amend Ms. Flanagan’s motion to change “has not been living for at least 20 years” to “has not been living for at least 10 years” in Section 616.4 (c). In a roll call vote on the motion to amend, the following members voted yes: Ms. Feeney, Mr. Ramin and Mr. Krause. The following board members voted no: Ms. Odorico, Ms. Flanagan, Mr. LeBrun and Mr. Zach. The motion to amend failed 3-4. In a roll call vote on Ms. Flanagan’s original motion, the following members voted yes: Ms. Flanagan, Mr. Ramin, Mr. Krause, Mr. LeBrun, Ms. Feeney, Ms. Odorico and Mr. Zach. Motion passed 7-0. b. 436 AODA: On behalf of the Policy Committee, Ms. Flanagan moved to approve Policy 436, which was updated to include language about use or possession of tobacco, products containing nicotine or electronic cigarettes or similar devices. In a roll call vote, the following members voted yes: Ms. Flanagan, Mr. Ramin, Mr. Krause, Mr. LeBrun, Ms. Feeney, Ms. Odorico and Mr. Zach. Motion passed 7-0. c. 716 Non-Smoking/Electronic Cigarettes: On behalf of the Policy Committee, Ms. Flanagan moved to approve Policy 716, which was updated to include language about electronic cigarettes or similar devices that are meant to produce a vapor. In a roll call vote, the following members voted yes: Ms. Flanagan, Mr. Ramin, Mr. Krause, Mr. LeBrun, Ms. Feeney, Ms. Odorico, and Mr. Zach. Motion passed 7-0.

E. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEM: 1. Student Growth and Population Task Force Report: Task force members, Ms. Odorico, Dr. Bergstrom, Ms. Modjeski, Ms. Julie Eisele, Ms. Carleen Bechen and Mr. Jim Hagstrom, along with Mr. Mark Roffers from MDR Consulting and Mr. Matt Wolfert from Bray Architects presented the final Task Force report on student growth and population. Board members had an opportunity to ask questions of the Task Force. Mr. Ramin moved and Mr. Krause seconded the motion to accept the Student Growth and Population Task Force Report. In a roll call vote, the

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*** AGENDA OREGON TOWN BOARD TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2018 6:30 P.M. OREGON TOWN HALL 1138 UNION ROAD, OREGON, WI 53575 6:30 p.m. Board Meeting 1. Call Town Board meeting to order.

2. Roll Call.

3. Approval of minutes from previous meeting.

4. Financial Report and Acceptance.

5. Public Comments.

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

7. Discussion and possible Approval re: Letter of Support to CARPC regarding the Village of Oregon’s annexation of 83acre Urban Service Area amendment extension between West Netherwood Road and County Highway CC. 8. Discussion and possible Action re: Lincoln Road Agreement with Village of Oregon.

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

10. Park Committee Report and Action – Root.

11. Anderson Farm Park Report – Root.

12. Assessor’s Report and Recommendation – Blomstrom.

13. Building Inspection Services Report – Arnold.

14. Constable’s Report – Maher.

15. Plan Commission Report and Recommendation - Christensen.

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

17. Public Works and TORC Report – Ace. 18. Discussion and possible Action re: Bellbrook Road Bridge repair.

19. Discussion and possible Action re: Update on work for exterior of garage and buildings.

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

21. Board Communications/ Future Agenda Items.

22. Approval of payment vouchers – Arnold.

23. Clerk’s Report – Arnold.

24. 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.

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following members voted yes: Mr. Ramin, Mr. Krause, Mr. LeBrun, Ms. Feeney, Ms. Odorico, Ms. Flanagan and Mr. Zach. Motion passed 7-0.

F. DISCUSSION ITEMS: 1. Committee Reports: a. Policy: Chair Flanagan had no additional items to report. b. Vision Steering: Chair Ramin reported that the Vision Steering Committee will be meeting on February 21st at the District Office and the main agenda item will be the Transportation Plan for 2018-2019 school year.

G. INFORMATION ITEMS: 1. Five Year Budget Plan: Dr. Busler reported on the Governor’s budget and the District is planning to receive the $200 per pupil amount. Dr. Busler reported on the Joint Finance Committee and the Blue Ribbon Committee on funding.

2. Superintendent’s Report. Dr. Busler reported on the following: ? Photography exhibits are up in the Art Gallery; ? At the recent Oregon Chamber Annual Dinner, the District received a Building Renovation Award and Dr. Busler received the President’s Award; ? Monthly leaders’ meeting; ? All report cards will be sent February 22; ? On February 7 & 11, the Youth Sports & Athletics Task Force, co-chaired

by Ms. Flanagan and Mr. Carr, hosted the Youth Sports Summit; ? The OMS Madrigal Dinner was held on February 9th; ? Bus Driver Appreciation Week is this week.

H. CLOSING: 1. Future Agenda was discussed.

2. Check out: Ms. Flanagan thanked all that attended the Youth Sports Summit and thanked Dr. Busler for facilitating the event. The Task Force will compile the feedback and generate recommendation to bring to the Vision Steering Committee. Mr. Zach mentioned he was present at the beginning of the Summit and was impressed with the energy and commitment of the 90+ participants. He also reported on the possibility of convening a task force to review the board composition, geographic configuration and the timing of the Board elections for each seat.

I. EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS: At 8:40 p.m. Mr. Ramin moved and Mr. LeBrun seconded the motion to go into closed executive session. In a roll call vote, the following members voted yes: Mr. Ramin, Mr. LeBrun, Mr. Krause, Ms. Feeney, Ms. Odorico, Ms. Flanagan and Mr. Zach. Motion passed 7-0.

1. Strategic Planning for Possible School Sites, Wisconsin Statutes 19.85 (1) (c); Discussion held.

2. OEA Collective Bargaining Agreement 2017-2018, 2018-2019, Wisconsin Statutes 19.85 (1) (c) & (e); Discussion held.

J. ADJOURNMENT: Mr. Krause moved and Mr. Ramin seconded the motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed by unanimous voice vote. Meeting adjourned at 9:38 p.m.

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The medical procedure and frequent follow up hospital visits have resulted in insurmountable medical bills, and St. John’s Lutheran Church in Oregon is stepping up to help.

A fish fry benefit will be held next weekend, March 9, to help support the Kooistra family. Jen is the director of youth, family and education ministries at the church; she and her family live in Mount Horeb but have been a part of the St. John’s community for over two years.

“There’s difficult times like this where your family and your community rallies around you, we found that support with St. John’s,” Jen told the Observer. “It’s exhausting, mentally and physically, but you have no choice. You hope to thrive by the end of it. it’s so humbling to have so many people care and want to help us.”

Jen Kooistra, first and foremost, asked for help supporting her two sons through prayer. But those who wish to contribute financially can make donations to St. John’s Lutheran Church, which is facilitating the fundraiser to help offset the medical costs for Theo and Arthur.

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At 17, his recovery is expected to take longer and be more painful, Jen said.

The bars will remain in both boys for more than a year.

“It’s a challenge because we have two kids going through it at the same time, everything you do is times two” Jen said. “Our church has been wonderful in allowing me to take time off work to really focus on them and their recovery.”

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the family took him to see Arthur’s doctor. They learned Theo needed the procedure, too, and Jen and Brad decided the boys should go through surgery at the same time, to avoid one feeling discouraged after seeing the difficult recovery process. The surgery was done Dec. 8, 2017.

Arthur, 14, had surgeries known as the Ravitch technique and the Nuss procedure. The Ravitch technique is an incision along the chest wall through which

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Jen and her husband, Brad, weren’t aware that anyone in their family had the genetic disorder. Both of their sons had asthma, but when Arthur could no longer complete his cross-country races due to difficulty breathing, even with his medication, Jen said they knew something was different. “ We k n e w t h i s w a s beyond asthma and that we needed to check it out,” she said.

During the winter of 2016, they visited specialists at the children’s hospital. Arthur went through a series of tests that brought the connective tissue disorder to light. The procedure to correct the rib cage deformation is done once in the patient’s lifetime and doctors recommended the family wait a year before the surgery for Arthur to stop growing.

A few months ago, Theo injured himself running cross-country and

just a few hours after leaving the emergency room at 5 a.m. Monday morning.

She had been with both boys, who were sick the night before and needed help breathing.

“Both were up vomiting last night, it’s exhausting to do even without bars in your chest,” she explained.

“They are going through physical therapy to learn how to breathe around these bars.”

Though the procedure will correct their rib cages, the connective tissue disorder is one they will have for the rest of their lives.

Jen explained that the procedure will be very hard on their joints, and that they will require yearly echocardiograms to monitor heart patterns.

And looking ahead to the road to recovery, nights like Sunday have been and will continue to be a frequent battle as the boys adjust to their “new normal.”

“I’m looking forward to taking a deep breath but every time we get there it feels like we take a few steps back,” she said.

She said her husband Brad will need to follow up to learn more about how the connective tissue disorder might be affecting him, too. Because there was no medical record of the disorder in their family, the doctors went through a genetic screening to test him for the disorder, and they were able to tell that he was “probably” the source.

“You can’t help but wonder, had they had that information, would they have been able to identify a connective tissue disorder? You just don’t know,” Jen said.

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S t . J o h n ’s w i l l h o s t the fish fry fundraiser at 4:30 p.m. next Friday at the church, 625 E. Netherwood St. For those who would wish to donate but cannot attend, the church will facilitate donations for the Kooistra family at any time.

The church regularly holds fish fry benefits to support the Oregon Area Food Pantry and Neighbors in Need of Assistance, and Rob Schmidt, a member of the congregation, said that these events are one way of giving back to the community.

“We do these for community purposes, whether it’s individuals like this who need some support or for those outside of our congregation,” he said. “We wanted to help (the Kooistras), while not in the Oregon community, but in the community as important members of our church.”

Through all of the ups and the downs, Jen said her community, including her job with the church and her friends in the congregation, has been her support.

“My dad had a heart attack last summer, my brother-in-law had a heart and liver transplant, my sister is going through an evaluation for a pancreas transplant — we handle these things in stride, we see what needs to be done and our family and faith community rallies together and we go through it,” Jen said.

“I don’t know how people go through it without their faith because that’s what gives us hope.”

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STEAM: Students in Oregon schools gaining new interdisciplinary learning opportunities Continued from page 1 infrastructure and educator preparation.

Things took a large step forward in April 2014, when district residents voted “yes” by a nearly 2-to-1 margin on approving a $54.6 million capital projects referendum. Two years later, voters approved a recurring $1.5 million teacher compensation referendum, which provided added incentives to educators, including five additional professional development days, and more time to coordinate with their colleagues on best practice training, “which is a strong link with STEAM projects,” district superintendent Brian Busler wrote in an email to the Observer.

“We now have the time and resources to train teachers as we continue to improve our district-wide curriculum with training that improves the student ex p e r i e n c e ,” h e w r o t e . “ ( T h e ) r e f e r e n d a h ave enabled us to enhance our

Teaching the teachers Last summer, OHS teachers Jon Fishwild and Lindsay Wells held a STEAM Academy for elementary school teachers to support the inclusion of engineering principles into elementary learning experiences, said district director of instruction and student achievement Leslie Bergstrom.

“With the support of Jon and Lindsay, the creative teachers who attended the academy developed very engaging science, math, and engineering lessons,” Bergstrom said.

Hope Flitter and Abigail Stebbins planting in the OMS hoop house.

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And it’s in those new work is happening. It’s all STEAM experiences, both in terms of physical space spaces that much of the part of a continuing district and educator development. most innovative STEAM focus on integrating multiple subject matters to adapt into a changing workplace.

In Brooklyn, for example, students are doing computer coding in their new Makerspace. At Oregon Middle School, students are getting ready to plant lettuce for the school’s salad bar, and grow plants, shrubs and trees for the school forest and butterfly garden.

Bergstrom said the evolution of STEAM in the district was “significantly influenced by the generous community support” in both cases.

“The new spaces at OMS and OHS helped us to further refine our vision for the experiences we want for our learners (and) our teachers have five additional contract days for professional learning,” she wrote.

“Several of our teachers are using this time to create more STEAM learning experiences.”

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Problem-solvers Busler called STEAM the “essence of real world experiences as we design, create, collaborate with

several teaching disci plines.” He said it offers “creative problem-solving learning experiences” for students.

District technology director Jon Tanner said a major b en e fi t o f t h e S T E A M approach is how it “breaks down barriers” between subject areas in schools.

“Not only is it important for students to learn knowledge and skills, but also to be able to apply skills from multiple disciplines when creating solutions,” he said.

Blending subject matters and classes are something all schools are doing more often, as new spaces open up new possibilities.

All three elementary schools now have dedicated Makerspace areas designed for collaboration with multiple classes and disciplines, like Brooklyn’s, where students do computer coding and programming. Gardens and green spaces have literally sprung up around the district, including an outdoor education area between Netherwood Knoll and Prairie View elementaries that essentially replaced a former traffic hazard. Students there can have a variety of lessons, combining nature with their learning.

Oregon Middle School added a new STEAM wing, including two large technology classrooms connected to three science labs, large music rooms, and even a greenhouse where students now grow a wider variety of plants, and all year ‘round.

Students grow plants, trees and shrubs for restoration of the woods west of the school, and as well the

Lerner Park prairie.

Like spinach? Darren Hartberg’s eighth-graders are learning about the “cyclical process from seed to compost affects our human condition and evolution related to STEAM,” and are planting lettuce and – yes – spinach At Oregon High School, where much of the school was built or rebuilt in the past few years, the battling SumoBots in Jon Fishwild and Ryan Stace’s classes attest to students already making use of the new, more flexible collaborative workspaces, as STEAM space is “taking shape,” said principal Jim Pliner. “ T h e fi n a l p i e c e s o f equipment are being set up and staff are receiving professional development on how to use the equipment and how to design projects that this space can support,” he wrote the Observer in an email. “ Staff are excited to get training in the new technology and are looking forward to designing new multidisciplinary learning experiences for students.”

Busler said the emerging STEAM area at the high school “sets an excellent foundation to interdisciplinary teaching.”

“The new MakerSpaces enhance our already strong technology education classes and provide students with the opportunity to build, learn and be creative on their individualize projects,” he said.

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

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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Students in Dawna Wright’s sixth-grade class at RCI were asked to create a self-propelled go-cart that would travel two meters on its own. Here, Aidan Grant works on his creation.