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Netherwood Knoll Elementary School students Scarlett Manke, Sylviah Seeliger, Alyse Block and Jacqueline Welp prepare to test their “snowplows” during recess last week in the school’s new Innovation Center.

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For some elementary school kids, recess is their favorite time of the day. That’s true for some Netherwood Knoll Elementary School kids, too – but not for the reasons you might think. This year, the school has established an “Innovation Lab,” where students in grades K-4 can go to learn, problem-solve and collaborate – even during recess periods usually reserved for kickball or playground games. And it’s quickly becoming a favorite destination. NKE principal Chris Kluck said the idea for the lab started as a wish by staff, led by teacher Pam Sengos and librarian Angie Brauns. The goal was to create a dedicated space for students to have more “inquiry-based experiences” that challenge them to “think critically and creatively” while working together. “The Innovation Lab is a space to create, think, collaborate and innovate in a hands-on way that pushes our learners to grow in new ways,” he wrote the Observer in an email. “The space is also a great complement to the growth of our inquiry-based science curriculums taking hold in the

‘We wanted to have a space for kids to be able to be creative – tinker, explore and have some resources available, so to have a space to store all that and have it accessible was important.’ – Pam Sengos, NKE teacher district.” Kluck said teachers are now “seeing the level of engagement in our learners when given these opportunities.” “This really is the beginning of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) experiences for our learners, and allows them to apply their knowledge and skills in an interdisciplinary way, that will set them up to be successful throughout their OSD career,” he said.

Getting creative Sengos has served as the school’s director of technology for the past 12 years and said there’s been an increased emphasis on getting new technology to students “in their hands,” in the last few years,

including teaching computer coding. “It’s important kids learn how that works that they can actually create something people use,” she told the Observer on Tuesday. “Now, it’s evolved so the tools are in the classroom, and working with the teachers to design units and infuse technology into those when it makes the most sense. Half of my time is being spent in that.” Some of the tools in the lab, like the 3D printer, green screen and Ozobots, had previously been spread out around the building. Sengos said it’s a big advantage just to have the technology all in one room. “We wanted to have a space for kids to be able to be creative – tinker, explore and have some resources available, so to have a space to store all that and have it accessible was important,” she said. After bringing everything together in one room, the next step was letting teachers and students know what they could do there. Now, every class rotates through the center for a variety of projects. “The national technology standards embrace innovative design and critical and creative thinking,” Sengos

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Still looking to make a decision by May on going to referendum this fall to fund new schools, the Oregon school board is getting ready to take its message to the people – and get their reactions. During another “work session” at Monday night’s board meeting, members discussed the four options presented by a district growth task force last month, as well

as estimated enrollments and possible time frames. While they are still a ways from endorsing a final plan, they are continuing “feedback and engagement,” with the goal of getting some community input on plans starting later this month. Superintendent Brian Busler said the district held a communication meeting last week to figure out a threestep process. He said

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With a couple large projects pending, the O r eg o n s c h o o l b o a r d approved $600,000 in capital maintenance projects for the 2018-19 school year at its meeting Monday night. Some address infrastructure, such as $100,000 to replace the main service disconnect switch and convert two m a j o r ove r h e a d p ow er poles underground at

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The village plans to connect north Perry Parkway, near the ice arena and wastewater plant, with South Perry Parkway, which stops at Janesville Street. He said when completed, the connection will change traffic patterns in and around the high school and the area south of Jaycee Park. The village will monitor traffic activity on Perry Parkway and Park Street, especially the intersections with Janesville Street, Rau said. Vi l l a g e Tr u s t e e J e ff Boudreau said during last week’s meeting he foresees the potential for a roundabout or traffic signals at some of the affected intersections. Rau said the public has been interested in the relocation and reconstruction of the brush and yard waste drop-off site. “We are relocating this to a dedicated area just south of the wastewater treatment

plant,” he said. “Access will be via one-way in and oneway out drives from Perry Parkway.” The area will include a large paved area and gravel area for dumping of yard waste and brush. Plans call for including a concrete pad for a metal recycling Dumpster so it can be removed from the ice arena parking lot. “With the construction in this area, the existing brush pile drop off site will not be accessible,” he said. The village will open a temporary site for the spring and summer season, but plans for where the site will be have not been finalized.

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Prairie View Elementary third-grade students in Cindi Hedstrom’s class are learning about rights and responsibilities – and they’ve decided to use them to make a difference in the world around them. During a recent lesson, students decided they wanted to make fleece blankets to sell for charity. To promote the sale – and fit with their persuasive writing lessons – they have given presentations to classes, the PVE and Netherwood Knoll Elementary PTOs, and are creating posters to hang around town, which will be sold for $20 at Firefly Coffee House and Artisan Cheeses from March 17-23. The students’ goal is to raise $500 for Make-AWish and No One Stands

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As the effects of last month’s school shooting in Florida continue to echo around the country, the Oregon School District cleared students to join a nationwide walkout that was planned for Wednesday. That’s provided it’s OK with their parents or guardians. Students younger than fifth grade were told to have a guardian present to participate in the walkout. In a letter sent to district families Monday, district superintendent Brian Busler wrote that “students around the country are planning walkouts and marches to honor victims and to protest school violence,” noting two planned events on Wednesday, March 14, and he anticipated OSD students might join in. At 10 a.m., a nationwide student walkout was planned for 17 minutes, to remember the 17 victims of the school shooting. At noon, Madison Metropolitan School District students plan to march to the State Capitol to call for gun

control. Busler noted the events were not sponsored by the district and said the goal was to make sure all students feel “safe and respected,” regardless of whether they choose to participate. “If a walkout does occur, classes will continue as normally scheduled (and) monitor the situation and direct staff, as necessary, to promote student safety on school property,” he wrote. “The safety of our students and staff continues to be a top priority.” Busler said absences due to attending a walkout or march will be “treated like any other absence from school,” and absences not excused by a guardian will be treated as unexcused. K-4 students must be accompanied by a guardian to participate in a walkout. OHS principal Jim Pliner said the school’s stance will be to not “promote or prevent action as a part of this walkout.” “Our school’s teachin (earlier this month) revealed that there are many viewpoints that exist within our community,” he wrote in an email to the Observer. “All, though, share a want for safe schools.”

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After years of discussing it, North and South Perry Parkway will soon be connected. The Village Board last week awarded a $1.2 million contract for the project to Parisi Construction. The Verona-based company rebuilt Oregon’s downtown infrastructure in 2008-09 and was praised for that work by Village President Steve Staton prior to the board’s unanimous vote Monday, March 5. Parisi submitted the lowest of four bids that were opened Feb. 15 and ranged from $1,290,138 to $1,204,297. The project will extend North Perry Parkway, near Oregon High School and the Oregon Ice Arena, south across Jaycee Park East and the Badfish Creek to reach the terminus of South Perry Parkway at Park Street. It will also involve relocating the village’s yard waste site to south of the wastewater treatment plant. Construction on the project is expected to begin next month and be completed by Aug. 1. Public works director Jeff Rau said village residents and officials are “excited to see this project go to construction this year, and we are hoping for nice dry

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A good historic restoration can be something special F or the past eight years, I have had the pleasure of working in a historic building in Oregon that many of you know as the Red Brick School. I remember driving here for my first interview, getting lost (as lost as one can get in Oregon) and driving by this neat-looking red-brick building. Turns out, I could not find the building I was looking for because there was not yet a sign for the company where I was interviewing in the front lawn. As I walked Snethen into Red Brick School, I knew I was going to love this job. The building told me so. See, I am one of those oddball people that looks for more than a paycheck when going to a job. I look for a company that shows their pride in their company, inside and out. And I could clearly see they were showing pride in the work that they do. I was in love with the building at first sight, and knowing that this company would work in such a creative space gave me hope. The Red Brick School was built in 1922 and served the Oregon school system for almost 70 years, closing to students in the early 90s. The building was used

as storage by the school district after that for a number of years. In 1998, a group of concerned citizens rallied and successfully had this school listed on the National Register of Historic Places. As I explained in my December column, the National Register designation is an incredibly important part of a building being considered historic by the National Park Service. These citizens had to gather evidence and make the case to NPS that the property provided historical significance to Oregon. Over the years, there were many proposals that were under consideration for the Red Brick School. Some wanted to tear the building down, others proposed different kinds of commercial use. In the end, it was bought by a company that specialized in historic renovation as part of their core business. Doing this project would help the company to showcase to visitors, investors, and employees that it was serious about the quality of its work and talent it could bring to historic renovations. Renovation of the building began in December 2006 and took approximately 10 months to complete. The project was quite the undertaking. It involved having to salvage as much of the old components of the school as possible into a new work space for the company.

Because of weather and deterioration of the windows over time, all the windows were replaced with historically accurate windows. They were required to do this in order to update construction by NPS and the State Historic Preservation Office standards, preserving the nature of the original building. These types of replacements are very expensive, which created a need for gap financing. The gap in financing was filled with historic tax credits. Now, as you stroll through the offices, kitchen, gymnasium and trophy cases in the upper hallway, you get a true sense of what historic renovation can do for a once-dilapidated building. The economic impact of this renovating the historic building in the village has been incredible; from the jobs created to people working in this space to the investment the employees bring to local restaurants, grocery stores and the like. Restoring these once-important structures can not only increase the liveliness of a neighborhood, it can bring buildings back to life that may have been facing a wrecking ball. I know I get a kick out of new people walking into our building and saying, “Wow,” as they look around at the history. I know exactly how they feel.

Rachel Snethen is past president of the Rotary Club of Oregon.

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The parking lot behind the South Main Street businesses and along Jefferson Street will be closed to traffic next week as contractors install an underground conduit and do utility construction. The alley will be

closed, as well, including deliveries. The closure is scheduled from 7 a.m. March 19 to 6 p.m. March 23, depending on the progress of construction. The village is recommending people use the public parking lot on Janesville Street, as well

as on-street parking in the area. Parking will also likely be affected along Jefferson Street, public works director Jeff Rau said. “This closure will be a good test for the long-duration closure anticipated for early summer 2018, when the parking lot and alley

will be completely closed for a lighting upgrade and parking lot reconfiguration project,” Rau wrote in an email. For information, contact Oregon Village Hall, 8353118. Contact Bill Livick at bill. livick@wcinet.com

In-person absentee voting has started and runs 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, March 12 through March 28 on the second floor of Village Hall, 117 Spring St.. On March 29 and 30, the hours extend to 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. If you’d like to volunteer to be a poll worker, or to get more information, call the village clerk’s office at 8353118, or click on “Election and Voting” in the “Government” menu on the village’s website, vil.oregon.wi.us. Village clerk Peggy Haag told the Observer that the village can always use more poll workers, and the process of becoming one is relatively simple. At the bottom of the Election and Voting website, there are links to an election training PDF and some additional handouts. After reading those, prospective volunteers should stop by the clerk’s office on the second floor of Village Hall to receive an additional packet

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What: In-person absentee voting hours for the April 3 spring election: When: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, March 12-28; 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 29-30 Where: Village hall second floor, 117 Spring St. Info: 835-3118 of election rules and an oath to sign stating that they understand the rules and the responsibilities of being a poll worker. From there, Haag said, there’s a preference request so volunteers can choose what job they’d like to do and where they’d like to do it. “I don’t think we can ever have enough poll workers,” Haag said. Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@ wcinet.com.

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Live music and a silent auction will take place Friday as a fundraiser for a new Oregon Youth Center. The event was organized by the Oregon Community Resource Network and will take place at Headquarters Bar and Restaurant, 101 Concord Drive. The resource network is conducting a campaign to raise $1 million to build a

in the auction, including original artwork, a Capital flight for three people, a tour of the greater Madison What: Fundraiser for Oregon Youth Center Area, dinner at the Oregon When: 7-10 p.m. Friday, March 16 Fire House, gift cards and Milwaukee Bucks tickets. Where: Headquarters Bar and Restaurant, 101 Concord The Oregon CommuDrive nity Bank will match the Cost: $10 in advance at OregonCRN.com, $15 at the door proceeds of the event, up Info: rgbk316@charter.net to $10,000, said organizer Randy Glysch. For information, contact new youth center in the vil- will feature the band Quest Randy Glysch at 291-0648 lage and is close to its goal. playing 1950s rock and roll, or rgbk316@charter.net. Starting at 7 p.m., event and there will be 45 items

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The Easter Bunny is coming to the Oregon Fire Station from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 24 as part of the fourth annual Oregon/Brooklyn Lions fundraiser. In addition to the usual pancakes, sausages, juice and coffee, the menu

features biscuits and gravy and a build-your-own omelette station. Tickets are $7 for adults, $4 for kids aged 4-10 and free for anyone 3 and under, with all proceeds going to support the fire department and other local charities. The Easter Bunny will be joined by Leo the Lion to give away Easter baskets,

and there will be future service dogs — a.k.a. puppies — from OccuPaws Guide Dog Association. The Green County Dairy Queen will be handing out free cheese samples at the fire station, too. Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@ wcinet.com.

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Next week, the Oregon High School Performing Arts Center will host spring concerts from the high school’s orchestra and band. The band performance is on Monday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m. and the orchestra’s is the next night, Tuesday, March 20 at 7:30 p.m. The orchestra concert includes a number of student soloists who auditioned for the honor to be featured, many of whom have been working on their pieces for months. One soloist, Marissa Zintel, first started learning the violin concerto she’ll be playing — the first movement of Édouard Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole — last July. Her mother, Janet Zintel, wrote to the Observer in an email that many musicians consider this

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a.m. to noon and Monday, March 19 through Friday, March 23 from 6:30The Community of Life Church is 7:30 a.m. and 3:30-4:30 p.m. hosting an Easter celebration from 10 For more information, visit a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 17 at wisconsinnosa.org Prairie View Elementary, 300 Soden Dr. The family-friendly event is free Lindmeier on Climate Change and open to the public. Bob Lindmeier will present “CliThere will be three Easter egg hunts mate Change From a Scientific & Faith organized by age. The first one, for Based Perspective” at People’s Unitkids ages 0-3, starts at 10:30 a.m. Each ed Methodist Church, 103 N. Alpine hunt will have a grand prize egg, and Pkwy. at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 18. The the person who finds it will be in store hour-long presentation is free and open for some “awesome treats” according to the public, and there will be childto a news release. care available for families who need The Easter bunny will be there for it. The church’s Green Action Team pictures, hugs and high fives, and there is giving away free reusable shopping will be games, crafts and face painting bags for all those who want them. The as well. talk will focus on the effects of climate The youth center will help to run change and discuss possible solutions. some of the games, including stuffing For more information, or to request some of the eggs with candy. childcare, call the church at 835-3755. For more information, visit Tinker Tuesday facebook.com/CommunityOfLife/ Elementary-aged kids are invited to Blanket benefit the library for Tinker Tuesday from Fleece blankets made by students in 3:30-5 p.m. on March 20. Youth serMrs. Hedstrom’s third grade class at vices librarian Kelly Allen told the Prairie View Elementary will be sold Observer the goal of the program is at Firefly Coffeehouse and Artisan to support the school district in their Cheese, 114 N. Main St., to benefit efforts to expose students to STEM local charity No One Stands Alone. concepts in a fun and engaging way. NOSA was founded by Oregon High This week’s Tinker Tuesday is called School students to assist local families “Robotics with Sphero Bots,” and is and children. The blankets will be on part of a series that features technolsale Saturday, March 17 from 9 a.m. ogy like circuit boards that show how to noon, Sunday March 18 from 10 simple electronics work as well as

“old-school, unplugged” activities like using beads to illustrate the basics of coding. Upcoming events in April and May include making stencils, using a printing press, and learning about 3D printers. The kids don’t have to bring anything, it’s free and open to the public, and no registration is required, Allen said.

Zoo-to-you The animals are coming! Volunteers from the Henry Vilas Zoo are bringing animals to the senior center at 10:45 a.m. on Friday, March 23. Senior center assistant director Anne Stone said the event is always a good time, and that the volunteers usually bring along some smaller critters, like snakes and cockroaches. The presentation is about 45 minutes long, Stone said, and participants are welcome to stay for lunch afterwards, which is donation-based rather than having a set cost. For more information, or to reserve a seat, call 835-5801.

Indoor pickleball Play pickleball Sundays, 10 a.m. to noon at the Oregon High School Field House, 456 N. Perry Pkwy. It costs $2 to drop in, and new players are always welcome. Enter at door 13 in the back of the school. For information, call 835-5801.

Community calendar ‌Thursday, March 15‌ • 5 p.m., Anime night (12 and up), library, 835-3656‌ • 6:30 p.m., PTO meeting, NKE library, 276 Soden Dr., oregonpto. org or 835-4097 ‌ ‌Friday, March 16‌ • 10:45 a.m., St. Patrick’s Day with musicians Casey and Greg incl. lunch, register by 1 p.m. March 12, senior center, 835-5801‌ • 1 p.m., Coffee with a reporter, Firefly Coffeehouse and Artisan Cheese, 114 N. Main St., 845-9559‌ • 4:30-7:30 p.m., Fish fry benefit, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 625 E. Netherwood St., 291-4311‌ • 6-9 p.m., Scary movie night, “The Conjuring,” (need permission slip, popcorn, pizza $1/slice), youth center, 110 N. Oak St., 886-9093 ‌ • 7-10 p.m., Youth center fundraiser, ($10, $15 at door), Headquarters, 101 Concord Dr., oregoncrn.com‌

‌Saturday, March 17‌

• 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Craft show, First Presbyterian Church, 408 N. Bergamont Blvd. 835-2021‌ • 9 a.m. to noon, NOSA fleece blanket sale, Firefly Coffeehouse and Artisan Cheese, 114 N. Main St., wisconsinnosa.org‌ • 10 a.m. to noon, Easter Eggstravaganza, PVE, 300 Soden Dr., communityoflife.us‌ • 1-4 p.m., March Madness - pool edition, Oregon pool, ($3, $1.50 for kids), 835-4086‌

‌Sunday, March 18‌

• 4 p.m., Bob Lindmeier climate presentation, People’s United Methodist Church, 103 N. Alpine Pkwy., 835-3755‌

‌Monday, March 19‌

• OHS baseball, girls soccer begin‌ • 5 p.m., Village Board meeting, Village Hall, 835-3118‌

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 15 & Live Streamed @ WOW: Oregon TV ocamedia.com Bowling Tournament ORE: OHS Jazz & (3/8/18) Percussion Ensemble ORE: Oregon School Concert (3/12/18) Board Meeting (3/12/18) Tuesday, March 20 Friday, March 16 WOW: Oregon TV WOW: Saint Patrick’s Bowling Tournament Day! Irish Music (3/8/18) ORE: PVE STEAM Fair ORE: RCI 6th Grade (3/10/18) Orchestra Concert (2/27/18) Saturday, March 17 WOW: Happy Saint Wednesday, March 21 Patrick’s Day! Irish WOW: Chamber of Music Commerce Meeting: ORE: OMS 7th & 8th Candidate Forum Grade Bands March (3/15/18) Concert (3/6/18) ORE: PVE STEAM Fair (3/10/18) Sunday, March 18 WOW: Holy Mother Thursday, March 22 of Consolation Church WOW: Village Board Service Meeting (3/19/18) ORE: OMS Choir ORE: OHS Drama Concert (3/13/18 presents: The Taming of the Shrew (2/24/18) Monday, March 19 WOW: Village Board Meeting – LIVE – 5:00pm

• 7 p.m., Brooklyn PTO meeting, BKE, 204 Division St., 835-4500‌ • 7:30 p.m., OHS band concert, OHS PAC, 456 N. Perry Pkwy., 835-4300‌

‌Tuesday, March 20‌

• 3:30-5 p.m., Tinker Tuesday: Robotics with Sphero Bots, library, 835-3656‌ • 7:30 p.m., OHS orchestra concert, OHS PAC, 456 N. Perry Pkwy., 835-4300‌

‌Thursday, March 22‌

• 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Smart Driver Class, $25 ($15 for AARP members), senior center, 8355801‌ • 3-7 p.m., Oregon Area Food Pantry distribution, 107 N. Alpine Pkwy., obfp.org‌ • 7:30 p.m., OMS choir concert, OHS PAC, 456 N. Perry Pkwy., 835-4300‌

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Monday, March 19 9:00 CLUB 10:30 StrongWomen 1:00 Get Fit 1:30 Bridge 3:30 Weight Loss Support Tuesday, March 20 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:30 Wii Bowling 9:45 Zumba Gold 10:30 Parkinson’s Exercise 11:30 Silver Threads 12:30 Sheepshead, Shopping at Pick-N-Save 5:30 StrongWomen Wednesday, March 21 9:00 CLUB, Council on Aging 1:00 Euchre, Get Fit 3:30 Labels with LibreOffice Writer/Calc Thursday, March 22 Morning: Chair Massage 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:00 Pool Players 9:45 Zumba Gold 10:30 StrongWomen 11:30 Smart Driver Class 12:30 Shopping at Bill’s 1:00 Cribbage 3:00 Food Pantry Open 5:30 StrongWomen Friday, March 23 9:00 CLUB 9:00 Gentle Yoga 9:30 Blood Pressure 10:45 Zoo-to-You Animal Visit 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.

Believing Is Seeing “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities – his eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.” – Romans 1:20 NIV We all know the old saying “seeing is believing,” which makes perfect sense, since it is hard to doubt something that is right in front of you. But the equation of seeing and believing works both ways. That is, we often believe only because we have directed our eyes, or our mental gaze, in the direction of something. Many of us believe in God because we have seen His work in our lives or have experienced him in a way that is hard to doubt. Many view the natural world around them as the handiwork of God and this strengthens their faith. The eleventh chapter of Hebrews gives a working definition of faith as “confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” (Hebrews 11:1 NIV) Those who believe without seeing are sometimes commended for their faith, but sometimes, in the effort to strengthen our faith, we really need to look harder. If you aren’t looking for God in the world then you probably won’t see Him there, whereas if you make a determined effort to see God, both in the guise of your fellow human beings, and in the natural world all around you, you are sure to see Him everywhere. – Christopher Simon

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Bike shop owner connects to community through lacrosse

Scot Williams

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Over the past few years, Scot Williams has developed a new passion: lacrosse. The owner of Oregon Bike and Skate is, of course, a big fan of cycling, too. And he’s often at the family’s home on Hillcrest Road helping his wife, Jen, who owns Saddle Up Horse Training. But despite never having played lacrosse before last year, Williams has found the growing sport as another way to get involved in his community. He began volunteering as an assistant coach for the Oregon boys team a few years ago, when his sons, Calvin, 15, and Jack, 13, started playing. The team, which had 44 members last year, is coached by their neighbor, Jim Shleck, who has a son Jack’s age who also plays. “He’s the one who’s really building the program in Oregon,” Williams told the Observer. Last year, Williams decided to play a game, thinking it might give him more insight about the sport and make him a better coach. But he got a little more experience than expected when Shleck put him in as goalie. “The one guy on the team that gets the ball whipped at him wearing minimal equipment for protection,” Williams noted. “And I’d never played before!” A lacrosse ball weighs about six ounces, is “like a bouncy hockey puck” and can travel at speeds nearing 100 miles an hour, Williams explained. And he said going against current and former college players and high school stars, he said, left him “bruised” and barely able to walk. “I couldn’t believe I played the whole game, and despite that, I had a blast,” Williams said. “It was just so much fun.” It helps that almost anyone can play, he said, regardless of size. “There’s always a spot for every kid, and they all contribute to the team,” he said. “It’s all about having fun. That’s my mantra with lacrosse. The idea is to have fun, and that’s what we tell the kids.” The Bessemer, Mich., native grew up in the Upper Peninsula. He’s been selling and servicing bicycles for more than 30 years and opened his first shop, in downtown Oregon, five years ago.

Age: 46 Married since: 1995 Hometown: Bessemer, Michigan In Oregon area since: 2003 Occupation: owner, Oregon Bike and Skate The Observer spoke with Williams last week about his business, family and life in Oregon.

Why did you choose Oregon as a place to live? We were on Dewey Street in the village for a little while. Hillcrest Road came up because that fit our needs for a boarding stable. Mainly we came here for the excellent school district. My wife is an engineer but doesn’t practice any more. She’s always had horses and worked in stables. When we lived out west (2001-02), in the state of Oregon, she took classes at a local university in training horses and worked with a big-name trainer. And when we came back here, it seemed like a great option to start her own business.

What prompted you to open your own shop? That’s a tough question. I guess idealism. The biggest thing was doing it the right way. Some of the shops in Madison are geared toward making money and only making money, at the expense of your customers. And I don’t agree with that. I don’t think a bike shop should have a $120 hourly labor rate. This isn’t downtown New York, and even they don’t have prices that high. I want everybody to bike, and I think that by pricing it so high, you’re pricing kids and families out of this market. And then, if they can’t bike, I think they’re missing out. I grew up on a bicycle. I remember hanging with a group of kids and cycling around the neighborhood. That was our transportation. I like bikes. I like the bike culture, and I like when there are less cars on the road. I think it’s just a great pastime and a great way to get in shape.

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Scot Williams, owner of Oregon Bike and Skate, has been operating his business in Oregon

What are the challenges and hard parts of running the business?

Is Oregon a good community to live and work in?

Living up to my idealism and meeting my own expectations that everything has to be perfect. That’s the hardest thing. Everything leaving this door has to work right and be fun and positive. There’s always the money issues – the fact that you don’t make any money in the winter and how do you pay yourself in the winter. But those are easy compared to dealing with me. (laughs) If I had a million bucks to put into the shop, it still wouldn’t be perfect.

Oh yeah, absolutely. It’s small enough that it has a good vibe to it, but still big enough that there’s stuff to do, and is big enough to support my business. I like and support local business, and that’s kind of the beauty of small towns. I like going into businesses where you know the people working there. It’s the opposite of the big corporations and the big business mentality. Contact Bill Livick at bill.livick@wcinet. com

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Jo Statz dances Zumba at Oregon Area Senior Center during a class on Thursday, March 8. Zumba is one of a number of programs the center offers to help seniors stay active.

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What’s inside Explore virtual reality programs Page 9

Senior centers adapt to boomers’ active lifestyles SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group

They are serious about staying in shape - mentally and physically - and they’re showing up to senior centers to find a growing list of things to do. T h e l o n g - aw a i t e d a r r iva l o f t h e baby-boomer generation hitting retirement age is here, and their restless energy is changing the way senior centers serve this growing segment of their populations.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are more than 75 million boomers in the United States. Considered those born from 1946-64, they are a generation known for their independence. And as they enter their senior years, they are “very focused on aging well,” said Fitchburg Senior Center director Jill McHone, citing participation of more than 100 people on Mondays for aerobics, functional fitness and yoga classes. “And that is just Monday,” she said.

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“Our health and wellness activities are experiencing a huge increase. One activity in particular is pickleball, which McHone said is a “wave that’s gaining a ton of popularity in all communities.” Fitchburg now offers pickleball every Tuesday night, with growing numbers of participants coming out to try a sport that keeps you moving and having fun. “These people are in great shape,” she said.

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New horizons Verona senior center delves into virtual reality world SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group

A word of caution - people headed to the Verona Senior Center starting next month might end up in Paris, Cairo, or the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In fact, they might even end up at the house they grew up in. It’s all due to the modern technology of virtual reality which director Mary Hanson is eagerly awaiting and will arrive in April, thanks to funding from the City of Verona and the Friends of the Verona Senior Center. “We are very appreciative for their involvement and support,” she said. “There’s just a whole world of possibilities and a huge number of applications we could try.” The technology comes from a relatively new company called Rendever, started by a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) who created it to help his elderly grandmother not feel so isolated in an assisted living facility. Case manager Becky Losby came across the company while doing research on virtual reality, and came away impressed by their sole focus on seniors, as well as

their credentials. Verona’s will be the first senior center in Wisconsin to feature the company’s virtual reality system. “They won some awards for it,” Losby said. “It’s senior-specific, and the people who designed this have heart and are passionate about seniors, and giving seniors a positive outcome.” The system includes equipment, on-site training, educational materials and an activity guide. Rendever partners with museums throughout the world, and has virtual cameras located around the globe. Hanson said the plan is to use the equipment weekly, holding travel programs that give people who lack the financial means or physical ability the opportunity to “travel” around the world. She said those “journeys” can be very therapeutic, both to seniors and those who care for them. “It helps seniors connect with others over a shared interest, to stimulate memory, and it can ease anxiety or agitation due to mental health issues or cognitive loss by viewing a soothing scene, or perhaps a place from their childhood,” Hanson said. “It also provides caregivers a quick, convenient, and much-needed break from the demands of caregiving.” Losby said there are “many angles” staff at the

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The Verona Senior center is ordering a new virtual reality system from a company called Rendever, which was started by an MIT graduate who created it to help his elderly grandmother feel less isolated. beginning to think there senior center are looking they might not be able to tears to his eyes. “It was probably comfort- might be applications for at with the program, from but they can do that with combating isolation and this system. We’re excited ing and a little bit of clo- them, too.” “We think we’re on the depression to helping fulfill about applying this technol- sure,” she said. “Things like ogy in a way that’s benefi- that, if it can help people cutting edge here,” she people’s “bucket lists.” with some of that, it’s worth s a i d . “ We b e l i eve t h i s “People come to the cen- cial to seniors.” L o s b y s a i d s h e w a s every penny.” has terrific potential to ter and swim with dolphins, H a n s o n s a i d Ve r o n a add renewed excitement tour the pyramids, visit the moved when she watched Louvre and see art, or vis- a video of a World War II Senior Center officials and spirit to the lives of it the neighborhood where veteran “returning” to Ger- h ave t a l ke d w i t h s t a ff all seniors, but especially they grew up,” she said. many, where he fought, at other centers around those who are most frail.” “Physically or financially and the experience brought the area, and “some are

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Downsize Whether downsizing to a smaller home or simply downsizing a lifestyle, seniors may find that living smaller is akin to living simpler. Empty nesters may find they no longer need several bedrooms in their homes, and moving into smaller homes can reduce their daily workloads while also clearing out clutter that can make performing everyday chores more difficult. Men and women accustomed to

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More and more seniors are regularly using the internet, and are becoming more comfortable using new technology.

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Boys basketball

Coach Nedelcoff to announce games at state tournament

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Girls basketball

McCorkle makes first team Uhl, Schrimpf chosen as AllBadger South honorable mentions

Oregon boys basketball head coach Jon Nedelcoff will take the stage at the 2018 WIAA state boys basketball tournament from a different position. Nedelcoff, who also serves as an executive board member with the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association, will provide television commentary at the Kohl Center in Madison this weekend. Nedelcoff will announce games from Thursday-Saturday. On Thursday, March 15, he is calling the Division 3 semifinals at 1:35 p.m. between No. 1 Valders and No. 4 Kettle Moraine Lutheran. On Friday, March 16, Nedelcoff is in the booth again for the Division 2 semifinals at 1:35 p.m. between No. 1 Kaukauna and No. 4 Westosha Central and the Division 1 semifinals at 8:15 p.m. between No. 2 Sun Prairie and No. 3 Brookfield East. Lastly on Saturday, March 17, Nedelcoff is calling the Division 1 state championship at 8:15 pm. All games can be found on WKOW.

ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor

Oregon senior Ellen McCorkle was a unanimous first-team selection to the Badger South All-Conference girls basketball list. Two teammates earned honorable mentions, sophomore guards Liz Uhl and Kaitlyn Schrimpf. “Those were important components for our team,” coach Adam Wamsley said. “They are very valuable to us.” McCorkle, a 6-foot-1 forward, averaged 15.8 points and 9.4 rebounds per game. She shot 58 percent (145-for-152) from the field and finished with 379 points, 226 rebounds, 36 blocks and 27 steals in 24 games. McCorkle was one of the few true post players in the Badger South, Wamsley said, adding that it wasn’t just her size that made her a threat on offense and defense. McCorkle can score from both sides of the basket and showed the ability to find open teammates from the post, he said. Wamsley said she will be missed on both sides

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Boys hockey

Timberlake, Rohrer earn firstteam nods JEREMY JONES Sports editor

Oregon seniors Tyson Rohrer and Carson Timberlake highlighted the Panthers all-Badger Conference selections when t h e B a d g e r S o u t h t e a m wa s announced last week. Both earned first-team honors, and junior defenseman Gage S c h i l d g e n e a r n e d a n h o n o rable-mention nod. The Panthers finished second to Madison Edgewood in the Badger South for the second straight year with a 10-2-0 record (17-7-0 overall). Oregon missed out on the WIAA playoffs for the second time in five years, however, after taking three game misconduct penalties on the season. That’s an automatic disqualification. Rohrer, a forward, finished fourth on the Panthers with 17 goals and tied with forward Zak Roskos for the team lead with 32 assists. Rohrer’s 49 points were second only to the 50 of Roskos, who was left off the team. Forward Tyler Damon (28 goals, 9 assists) was another noticeable absence. Senior forward Tristan Hughes was second on the team with 19 goals, but he left the Panthers to play elsewhere after 16 games. Timberlake was a four-year

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Senior Ellen McCorkle, shown scoring on a layup in the D2 regional semifinal against Monona Grove, was a unanimous first-team All-Badger South Conference selection. Sophomore teammates Liz Uhl and Kaitlyn Schrimpf joined her as honorable mentions.

First-team: Sydney Hilliard, jr. (Monroe), McKenna Warnock, jr. (Monona Grove), Caitlin Link, sr. (Edgewood), Ellen McCorkle, sr. (Oregon), Emily Benzschawel, jr. (Monroe), Sydney Mathiason, sr. (Monroe), Cassidy Bach, sr. (Stoughton), Lauren Burd, sr. (Watertown), Paige Halverson, sr. (Stoughton), Kailey Harbort, sr. (Milton) Honorable mentions: Peighton Trieloff, jr., Emma Kissling, jr. (Stoughton), Liz Uhl, so., and Kaitlyn Schrimpf, so. (Oregon), Emma Martin, sr., and Chloe Buescher, jr. (Milton), Ella Foti, fr. (Edgewood), Sarah Pfeifer, sr. (Fort Atkinson), Grace Tostrud, so. (Monroe), Jenna Koepp, jr. (Watertown)

Wrestling

Eight make the podium in national youth tourney Oregon Youth Wrestling sent 16 members to the USA Wrestling Dominate in the Dells tournament on Saturday and had eight make the podium. Oregon was 10th as a team. There were more than 1,100 wrestlers at the tournament representing 260 teams, with some brackets having more than 20 individuals. Individual placers were Michael Schliem (second), Seth Niday (second), Cooper King (third), Keaton Chard (fourth), O w e n H e i s e r ( fi f t h ) , D a n ny Heiser (sixth), Logan Vine (sixth) and Tyler Wald (sixth). The youth postseason starts Saturday, March 17. Oregon travels to Stoughton for regionals. Wrestlers must finish second or better in their weight class to move on to the state tournament at the Alliant Energy Center Coliseum in Madison on March 23-24.

Dodgeville tournament Oregon finished their final regular season team tournament on March 4 in Dodgeville. Photo submitted Fourteen wrestlers won individual titles, with 10 others Oregon Youth Wrestling sent 16 members to the USA Wrestling Dominate in the Dells tournament on March 10. The eight members that medaled were (from left) Seth Niday, Tyler Wald, Danny Heiser, Owen Heiser, Turn to Youth/Page 15 Logan Vine, Michael Schliem and Cooper King; (not pictured) Keaton Chard.

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The Oregon youth wrestling team won the Dodgeville tournament on March 4. Pictured (from left) are Taylor Kramer, Kai Wineka, Owen Heiser, Preston Collins and Logan Vine.

Youth: Regionals are Saturday at Stoughton Danz, Jason Heiser, Nash Antonson, Aiden Dennison, Olivia Soumphonphaktaking second place. Oregon won the meet dy, Tommy Heiser, Evan Fahey, Danby 21 points, topping second-place Iowa ny Heiser, Sabastian Soumphonphakdy, Lucas Brown, Evan McGill, Trevor BarGrant. Earning individual titles were Grayson low, Owen Heiser and Cooper King. Continued from page 14

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Girls bb: Oregon earns three selections

Stoughton junior goaltender McKenzie Nisius stopped 41 of 51 shots on goal Thursday as the Icebergs lost 10-0 to the defending Badger Conference champion Madison Metro Lynx.

Nisius earns honorable mention honors JEREMY JONES Sports editor

Stoughton senior goaltender McKenzie Nisius was the backbone for the Icebergs’ girls hockey co-op for the past three seasons. Last week, Nisius was honored by coaches around the Badger Conference as the team’s sole representative on the all-conference team. Nisius posted a 2.93 goalsagainst average and a .920 save percentage, doing her best to keep the Icebergs in all 22 games she played in this season. She had one shutout and a 4-14-0 record.

Continued from page 14 of the ball, and the Panthers will need to find other ways to contribute to make up for her loss. Monroe junior Sydney Hilliard, Monona Grove junior McKenna Warnock and Edgewood senior Caitlin Link also earned unanimous first-team selections. Monroe senior Sydney Mathiason, Monroe junior Emily Benzschawel, Stoughton seniors Cassidy Bach and Paige Halverson, Watertown senior Lauren Burd and Milton senior Kailey Harbort also made the first team. The 5-foot-7 Uhl averaged 11.4 points per game. Uhl totaled 274 points and 82 rebounds and added 53 assists and 45 steals. She’ll be expected to get even better next year. “(Uhl’s) strength is finding ways to get shots up for us, which is needed on our team,” Wamsley said. “She is athletic and quick. I like her defense with her length.” Wamsley said Uhl needs to work on

All-Badger Conference First team: Colleen Milligan, sr. (Sun Prairie co-op), Sierra Berg, jr. (Middleton co-op), Maggy Henschler, sr. (Beloit co-op), Dani Heitsman, sr. (Beloit co-op), Margo Thousand, sr. (Sun Prairie co-op), Taylor Thornton, sr. (Sun Prairie co-op) Second team: Zephryn Jager, so. (Sun Prairie co-op), Emma Kolden, sr. (Viroqua co-op), Zoie Steig, sr. (Beloit co-op), Ally Conybear, sr. (Middleton co-op), Montana Cruz, sr. (Cap City Cougars), Ivy Shonka, sr. (Viroqua coop) Honorable mentions: Vivian Hacker, sr. (Middleton co-op), McKenzie Nisius, sr. (Stoughton co-op), Amanda Bauer, fr. (Sun Prairie co-op), Lizzie Patton, jr. (Baraboo co-op), Maia Barendregt, jr. (Viroqua co-op), McKaylie Beuscher, sr., Anika Einbeck, fr., and Cammi Ganshert, jr. (Beloit co-op)

improving her percentages, but this was her first major work on varsity. She shot 28 percent from the field this season (93-for-327). The 5-foot-8 Schrimpf averaged 9.6 points per game. Schrimpf totaled 212 points, 93 rebounds, 61 assists and 46 steals. Watching tape of Schrimpf’s play from her freshman year to this season shows a “pretty dramatic” growth, Wamsley said, especially with the way she drives to the basket and how she sets her feet when she shoots. That is one of the reasons Wamsley said he expects Schrimpf to become a prolific 3-point shooter in the future and get her accuracy over 40 percent. She was 9-for-37 (27 percent) from beyond the arc this season. Schrimpf also turned into one of the better defenders on the team and was able to find open teammates across the court, Wamsley said. “These two took the jump that they needed to do, and hopefully they take the next step to continue to get better and help us get better as a program,” Wamsley said.

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varsity player along the blue line. The captain defender, who had the ability to join in the offense rush, had nine goals and 18 assists in 24 games. Schildgen was more of a stay-at-home defenseman, scoring three goals in 24 games. He earned honorable-mention honors.

Senior defenseman Carson Timberlake (5) earned first-team all-conference honors in the Badger South last week. Senior forward Tyson Rohrer also made the first-team.

All-Badger South First team: Carter Hottmann, sr. (Edgewood), Jake Schmaltz, jr. (Edgewood), Tyson Rohrer, sr. (Oregon), Hunter Stracka, jr. (Edgewood), Carson Timberlake, sr. (Oregon), Carson Roisum, jr. (Stoughton) Second team: Drew Lenz, so. (Edgewood), Grant Newcomer, so. (McFarland), Tanner Smith, jr. (Monona Grove), Jack Royer, sr. (Edgewood), Sam Wahlin, jr. (Stoughton), Ben Cegelski, sr. (Edgewood) Honorable mentions: Quinn Friednow, sr. (Edgewood), Logan Servin, sr., and Justin Burke, sr. (Milton), Brett Zapp, sr. (Monona Grove), Tyson Laux, jr., Jack Bartzen, so., and Tucker Jarrett, jr. (McFarland), Gage Schildgen, jr. (Oregon), Nolan Stapelfeldt, jr. (Stoughton), Colton O’Connor, jr., Payton Stauffacher, so., Heath Bear, so., and Cade Janecke, fr. (Monroe)

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100 years ago (1918) • James Sheil purchased the tools and equipment of W. B. Bentley and has rented the Bentley’s building, where he plans to carry on the garage business and serve as the local agency for Mitchell cars. Mr. Bentley will devote his time serving as the county distributor for Mitchell cars, making his headquarters in Madison, where he has arranged to have a show room in the Ritter Garage. • Arthur Paulson moved to the John Anderson house on West Street. The house had been recently vacated by Anderson when he moved to his farm south of Oregon. • D. L. Criddle and John Oswald were selected as section patrolmen for the state trunk line highway in Dane County. Criddle will have the section between Madison and Oregon and Oswald between Oregon and Stoughton. The trunk highway lines are to be kept in repair by the patrolmen. Each will receive $125 per month and will have to furnish a team and wagon. After the highways are repaired and oiled by the county, they will be turned over to the patrolmen to be kept in good condition. • Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Cusick and their family moved to Oregon, occupying the Kerwin home. • Mike Crotty and family have moved back to Oregon after residing for several years in Okee. Mr. Crotty will be the foreman of the local section (railroad) crew. The family is occupying the Pat Sweeney house on the village’s north end. • E. F. Kramer sold his partly burned house on Second Street to Martin Hanson for $600.00. • Wm. Dunn has stored his household goods and with his family has moved into the James Lavin house where they will make their home with Mr. and Mrs. Lavin for the time being. • Miss Marie McGill has organized an Order of King Heralds Club. The Order is a missionary organization connected with the Junior Order of the Standard Bearers. Fifteen children joined the Order and elected the following officers: Kenneth Benson, president; Helen Fincher, treasurer; and Bernice Hillstad, secretary. Mrs. Dan Benson is the superintendent. • The First National Bank of Oregon gave notice that they had received another shipment of new Oregon currency and that it will be on exhibit in the north window of the bank for the next few days. The bills are in $10 and $20

denominations with the 10 dollar bill having an engraved likeness of William McKinley and the twenty dollar bill with the likeness of Hugh McCulloch. • Pupils who have recently entered the Oregon Grade School were Elwyn Hanson, Mae Cusick, Gertrude and Henry Byrne, Ruth Genske, Roy Nelson, Helen Crotty, Helen Cusick and Charline McWatty. • Eight girls in the 1919 Class have volunteered to do housework of various kinds. The proceeds given for their work were used to support the war efforts though the purchase of Thrift Stamps. • Farmers were reminded to purchase their tobacco seed. The Brittingham & Hixon Lumber Yard had Comstock Spanish or Improved Connecticut Havana seed for sale. • Area farmers could get their seed corn tested by High School students in the lobby of the First National Bank of Oregon.

50 years ago (1968) • The OHS players gave a performance of the musical “Bye Bye Birdie.” Members of the cast were Kathy Bossingham, Chris Kowing, Barry Zuercher, Paul Hanson, Sherri Navis, Ted Pasell, Mary Oelmann, Sue Barnowsky, Keith Knutson, Rosemary Smith, Joyce Smith, Denny Nielsen, Dick Kapusta, Anne Byrne, Jeanie Halverson, Sue Tracy, Shirley Anderson, Kathy Lippert, Barb Miller, Jim Wolf, Russ Bentley, Don Alme, Linda Borchardt, Bill MacLeod, Nancy Brickner, Vicki Smith and Mary Fulller. The production was directed by Marvin Olsen (music), Mrs. Karen Fox (stage), Richard Churchill (orchestra), and Sue McManus (student director). • With only one entry vying for the position of “Miss Oregon,” the Chamber of Commerce committee headed by Norman Champion, decided to extend the entry deadline by one week. At least 10 entries would have to be received for the Chamber to consider continuing the pageant. In the end, 14 entries were received, so everything was in line for holding the pageant scheduled for April 27. • The Oregon Board of Education was informed that the driving simulator, rented through the CESA with four other schools was a success, allowing time for the scheduling of instruction for more students. It was noted that as of Sept. 1, a driver’s ed course will be mandatory for those between the ages of 16 and 18 prior

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to their taking a driving test for a license. • Oregon bowlers are champions at the Madison Bowling Association Tournament. Members of the team were Les Dalsoren, Don Johnson, Bud (Robert) Johnson, Jack Ricker and Ivan Christensen. The team bowls for Dean’s Milk at the Oregon Bowl. • A Grand Opening was held at the Tuloma LP Gas and Fertilizer dealership (present day location of Bergey Jewelry). Ray Emling was the area manager. Other staff members were Mrs. Roland Indermuehle, (area clerk); Jerry Bollig (bobtail driver); Reger Ytsad (manager); and Orlin Wethal (salesman). • Al Joyner announces that he has opened a new photo studio at his home in Madsen Circle. • Lappley Implement celebrated its 70th Anniversary (142 Janesville St., current location of Badger Body Shop). They were dealers for Allis-Chalmers and New Idea implements. E. F.(“Erv”) Lappley was the proprietor and Don McGaw, his service manager. Their anniversary special was the giving of a new Maytag automatic washer or dryer with the purchase of any major farm or Industrial equipment such as a tractor, baler, combine, etc. • Village President, F. E. “Steve” Madsen, throws the switch on the new pumping station. This addition to the Village of Oregon water system will pump up to 1,000 gallons per minute into the village mains as compared to the 32 gallons per minute now in use at the Village Hall. It was commented that this should take care of he water situation in the village for some years to come. • Career Day was held for OHS students. The event was arranged by the school guidance department and co-chaired by James Smith and George Bartelt. Over 50 area businesses were in attendance. About 30 stayed for the banquet-lunch served in the cafetorium. The keynote speaker at the luncheon was Harold Polzer, personnel director at Oscar Mayer and Co. • The Oregon Women’s Club elected the following officers for the coming year: Mrs. Rex T. Duter, president; Mrs. A. L. Keenan, first vice-president; Mrs. Jack Manus, second vice-president; Mrs. Paul L. Keenan, recording secretary; Mrs. Thomas Jones, corresponding secretary, Mrs. Brad Liddle, treasurer and Mrs. John Benedict, assistant, treasurer. The club traces its history back to 1922, when Mrs. Ernest Shellestead was elected the first president

• Special award winners were recognized at the annual athletic banquet. Winners were John Dahlke, cross country captain; Dave Decker, cross country most valuable; John Rowley, wrestling captain; Doug Strander, wrestling most valuable; Joe Palmer, football captain; Nick Brashi, football most valuable; Bob Maier, basketball, captain; Tom Appel, basketball most valuable; and Jim Anderson “The Kissling Hardness Award.”

25 years ago (1993) • The Village of Oregon’s Economic Committee was organized for the purpose of identifying future goals and sites for commercial and manufacturing development. Jerry Luebke was elected chairperson of the committee. • The OHS Pompon Squad placed fifth in the Division of Champions at the WACPC state competition in Stevens Point. Squad members included Tina Gefke, Sara Rounds, Kristi Hendrickson, Gwen Stark, Lainie Smith, Lisa Barroilhet, Alesha Paxton, Jenny Gefke, Tammie Hendrickson, Angela Brashi, Nicole Laver, Angie Genin, Angie Harelson, Kristin Woodworth, Tanya Gnewuich, Amanda Larson, Lisa Wagner, Angie Smith and Jessica Taylor. • The OHS basketball team with their 69-63 victory over Sauk Prairie, shared the Badger Conference title with Fort Atkinson. Leading scorers were Neil Harbort, Mike Tryggestad, Tim Caya, Chris Mitchell and Ryan McGary. Later in tournament play, the team’s season came to an end when they were defeated by Monroe 55-52. They ended their season with a 15-7 record. • The street extension of North Perry Parkway to Park Street has been put on hold because of extra costs which included getting an U.S. Army Corp of Engineers permit allowing the village to build in a wetland area. • The new Oregon Middle School located at 601 Pleasant Oak Drive holds an Open House and tours of the new facility. State of Wisconsin Superintendent of Schools Dr. Herbert Grover dedicated the school. • The fifth-graders of the Brooklyn Elementary School prepare for spring with a production of “The Inside Pitch,” a program of the history of baseball. The fourth- and fifth-grade chorus will participate in the production. Some of the students making plans for the production were A. J. Bisek, Laura Schut, Justin Gray, Mike Neuman,

Molly McGrath, Sarah Stanford, Lisa Anthony, Katie Wyss, Stephanie Frautschy, Anna Filipeck and Devon Hugdahl. • The Chamber of Commerce changes the format of its annual pageant from selecting a “Miss Oregon” to the selection of an “Oregon Ambassador,” therefore opening it to both young men and women, making the contest more inclusive.

10 years ago (2008) • The Icebergs, the combined girls hockey team from McFarland, Stoughton and Oregon, finished their inaugural season with a record of 14-5-0. They were ranked as this year’s 10th-best program in the state. Shaun O’Hearn was their firstyear head coach. • The Village Board gave its unanimous approval to proceed with the Oregon Community Sports Arena, future home of the OHS hockey team. Approval came after almost three years since it was first proposed. • Patricia Wilkening, Kitty Haas, and Sandy O’Malley, first grade teachers at the Netherwood Knoll Elementary, announced their retirements at the end of the school year. Collectively the three have worked 96 years in the district. • The Oregon Chamber of Commerce created a committee to assist downtown businesses in coping with the the reconstruction projects scheduled for the spring and summer months. Erika Weidler of Firefly Coffeehouse volunteered to chair the committee. • Three OHS wrestlers, Eric Walsh, Jake Kluever and Christopher Hans, advanced to the State Folkstyle Wrestling Tournament in Madison. • Longtime Oregon residents Roger Lawry, Jay Winter and Dave Mandt, celebrated more than 40 years of bowling and golfing together. • American Players Theater member, David Daniels, works with students of the Oregon Middle School, (fourth-graders), who were preparing for their performance in April of Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors” • Oregon Chamber of Commerce Executive, Director, Marechiell Santos-Lang was appointed Commissioner for the Community Development Block Grant Program of Dane County. – Compiled by Gerald Neath, Oregon Area Historical Society

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alongside his grandfa ther Alvin and father Greg Helgesen. He continued working as a mechanic for Kayser Ford in Madison. After working at Kayser Ford he joined his brother Jeremy and they worked together at Helgesen Automotive in Wautoma. Jason loved to golf, was a talented artist and guitar player, he loved hunting and fishing. He was a gifted mechanic who could fix anything. He is survived by his mother, Robin and stepfather Andy Anderson of Westfield; his father, Greg and stepmother Chris Helgesen of Evansville; a brother, Jeremy and Lauren Helgesen of Wautoma; step sisters, Jenny (Dan) Ringhand, Julie Flynn both of Evansville; paternal grandmother, Dorothy Helgesen of Evansville; maternal grandmother Donna Templeton of Stoughton; nephews, Bailey

Flynn and newborn Cooper Helgesen; a niece, McKenzie Fillner. Along with his extended family of many aunts, uncles, cousins and many dear friends. He will be dearly missed by his family and constant companion, Max his loving dog. A memorial service was held at noon, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 312 S. third St., Evansville on Monday, March 12, 2018, with Reverend Matthew Poock officiating. A visitation was held from 10 a.m. until the time of service on Monday at Church. Ward-Hurtley Funeral Home Evansville is assisting the family. Memorials may be made to the Humane Society of Southern Wisconsin in Janesville or to St. John’s Lutheran Church Evansville in Jason’s name. Condolences may be expressed at Wardhurtley. com.

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Violinists Devin Howard, left, and Cassidy Moore share a stand (and music) during the BKE Orchestra Recital Concert on Feb. 19.

BKE Orchestra Concert Elisabeth Deussen, orchestra instructor at Brooklyn and Prairie View Elementary schools, led the BKE orchestra through its Recital Concert on Feb. 19. The show featured more than a dozen songs, including well-known tunes like Ode to Joy and Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, each played by different groups of players. Ms. Deussen explained that the students were working on counting in 3/4 time and mastering the physical aspects of handling an instrument. The orchestra played to a packed house in the elementary school’s cafeteria, and due to the c r e a t ive a r r a n g e m e n t s , everybody was able to take multiple bows.

for a new playground at Brooklyn Elementary School. He said the school’s PTO has contributed “significant dollars” to add the new equipment later in the year. There are also safety measures, including $30,000 for strobe light “visual indicators” to get people’s attention in areas like the commons or music rooms in case of an emergency. He said a pilot program at Rome Corners Intermediate School using the strobes worked well. “Folks are very appreciative of that,” Weiland said. Busler wrote in board members’ packets that the district has one year remaining on its $400,000 non-recurring referendum authority. He said unless that authority is extended by another referendum, the capital maintenance budget will be reduced to $200,000 for the 2020-21 school year and beyond. The district is spending $55,000 on a remaining payment on the Oregon Middle School roof, and a $103,600 debt service payment for JC Park East. Busler said the upcoming 2018-19 year will be the last year for the Jaycee Park East $500,000 loan payment.

By the numbers Convert zoned fire alarm to addressable system at BKE: $30,300 Replace east wing classroom doors at BKE: $26,000 Site prep, grading for playground at BKE: $29,000 Grind and re-jell shell at pool: $7,550 Update OHS FACE Room: $175,000 OHS electrical upgrades: $100,550 OHS variable frequency drives: $12,100 Replace OHS field house roof drains: $12,000 New public address, clocks, emergency strobes district-wide: $30,000 Contingency: $18,900 Jaycee Park East debt service: $103,600 OMS Roof debt service: $55,000 Total: $600,000

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– Alexander Cramer Violist Ethan Pagels during the BKE Orchestra Recital Concert on Feb. 19.

district officials would like to conduct around 10 focus groups between “now and the end of April, or perhaps the first week of May.” “We’re thinking of casting that net super wide and putting out a couple of advertisements,” he said. “If anyone is interested in participating, they are welcome to contact me and (district communications director) Erika (Mundinger).” Ideally, the groups would have about 10 participants, “because that generates the best participation,” Busler said. The district is still

working on questions for the focus groups and is looking to do a “pilot” focus group later this month. “Erika and I are working on it and hope to have that for you soon,” he told board members. A second part is a district-wide mailer, which is scheduled to be sent out to district residents April 16. Lastly, the district is creating informational displays to be placed at locations and businesses around Oregon. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle @wcinet.com.

Legals ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS JEFFERSON STREET & S. MAIN STREET PARKING LOT LIGHTING & ELECTRICAL IMPROVEMENTS VILLAGE OF OREGON DANE COUNTY, WI The Village of Oregon will receive and accept bids through QuestCDN. com via the online electronic bid service (QuestvBid) for the construction of Jefferson Street & S. Main Street Parking Lot Lighting & Electrical Improvements until March 29, 2018 at 2:00 PM CST. Paper copy bids will also be accepted if submitted prior to the deadline at Village of Oregon Village Hall, located at 117 Spring Street. All bids will be opened or downloaded and publicly read aloud at the Village of Oregon Village Hall, 117 Spring Street, Oregon, WI 53575 at that time. The work for which bids are asked includes the following: A. The project consists of extending the downtown streetlights along both sides of Jefferson Street to the easterly side of the railroad bridge and within the new South Main Street Parking Lot accessed from Jefferson Street. The project includes lighting and associated amenities (bases, conduit, handholes, pole and fixtures, etc.). B. The project includes burying the service lines from the meter pack to the rear of the South Main Street Buildings (addresses 101-123 S. Main Street), placing new junction boxes, and making the connections at the interior of the buildings. C. The project also includes relocating the light pole in the terrace at the Kwik Trip at 135 N. Main Street including the removal of the existing pole base and associated connections. The BIDDING DOCUMENTS may be examined at the offices of MSA Professional Services, Inc., Madison, Wisconsin; and the Village of Oregon; Wisconsin. Planholders list will be updated interactively on our web address at http:// www.msa-ps.com under Bidding. Copies of the BIDDING DOCUMENTS are available at www.questcdn. com. QuestCDN Vbid system requires Bidders to purchase BIDDING DOCUMENTS from QuestCDN. You may down-

load the digital plan documents for $30 by inputting Quest eBidDoc #5600402 on the website’s Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with the digital project information. No proposal will be accepted unless accompanied by a certified check or bid bond equal to at least 5% of the amount bid, payable to the OWNER as a guarantee that, if the bid is accepted, the bidder will execute and file the proper contract and bond within 15 days after the award of the contract. BIDDER is required to deliver the original certified check or bid bond within the 72 hours of bid opening to MSA Professional Services, Inc., Attn: Mike Maloney, PE, 2901 International Lane, Suite 300, Madison, WI 53704. The certified check or bid bond will be returned to the bidder as soon as the contract is signed, and if after 15 days the bidder shall fail to do so, the certified check or bid bond shall be forfeited to the OWNER as liquidated damages. No bidder may withdraw his bid within 60 days after the actual date of the opening thereof. OWNER reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all bids. Published by the authority of the Village of Oregon. CONSULTING ENGINEER: MSA Professional Services, Inc. 2901 International Lane, Suite 300 Madison, WI 53704 Mike Maloney, P.E. 1 (608) 242-7779 Published: March 8 and 15, 2018 WNAXLP *** NOTICE OF BANK MERGER Oregon Community Bank, located at 733 N. Main Street, Oregon, Wisconsin intends to apply to the Federal Reserve Board for permission to merge with Grand Marsh State Bank, located at 501 N. Main Street, Adams, Wisconsin. The Federal Reserve considers a number of factors in deciding whether to approve the application, including the record of

performance of applicant banks in helping 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 April 7, 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 8, 15 and 22, 2018 WNAXLP *** VILLAGE OF OREGON PUBLIC HEARING ON DRAFT 2018 PARK AND RECREATION PLAN Notice is hereby given that the Village of Oregon will hold a public hearing on April 5h, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. at the Village Hall, 117 Spring Street before the Village Planning Commission. The public hearing will be held to gather public input on the Village of Oregon Draft 2018 Park and Recreation Plan. The draft Plan is intended to help guide the acquisition, preservation, and development of land for parks, recreation trails, and other open spaces to meet the needs of Oregon’s growing and changing population. It is designed to be used by Village officials as a policy guide to provide short- and long-term recommendations to the Village’s park and open space system. The draft Plan is available for review at Village Hall and on the Village’s website www.vil.oregon.wi.us. Written com-

ments on the draft Plan should be submitted before the public hearing date to the Village Administrator at mgracz@vil. oregon.wi.us. All written comments will be forwarded to the Planning Commission and Village Board. Dated this 9th day of March, 2018 Peggy Haag, Village Clerk Published: March 15 and 22, 2018 WNAXLP *** TOWN OF OREGON PLAN COMMISSION AGENDA TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2018 6:30 PM OREGON TOWN HALL 1138 UNION ROAD OREGON, WI 53575 1. Call to order. 2. Roll Call. 3. Approval of minutes. 4. Public Comments. 5. Discussion and possible Recommendation to the Town Board re: Dane County Comprehensive Revision including zoning map, new zoning categories and notification to town residents of zoning changes. 6. Discussion and Possible Recommendation to the Town Board re: Conservation Subdivision Ordinance, Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) and RH policy 1f. 7. Discussion and Possible Recommendation to the Town Board re: Updates to the Town Comprehensive Plan. 8. Communications. 9. Adjournment. Note: Agendas are subject to amendment after publication. Check the official posting locations (Town Hall, Town of Oregon Recycling Center and Oregon Village Hall) including the Town website at www.town.oregon.wi.us. It is possible that members of and possibly a quorum of members of other governmental bodies of the town may be in attendance at any of the meetings to gather information; however, no action will be taken by any governmental body at said meeting other than the governmental body specifically referred to in the meeting notice. Requests from persons with disabilities who need assistance to par-

ticipate in this meeting or hearing should be made to the Clerk’s office at 835-3200 with 48 hours notice. Posted: March 13, 2018 Published: March 15, 2018 WNAXLP *** TOWN OF RUTLAND OFFICIAL NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR TOWN OF RUTLAND ROADS PULVERIZING AND PAVING Notice is hereby given by the Town of Rutland, Dane County, Wisconsin, that it will receive sealed bids for pulverizing and for asphaltic concrete paving of several Town roads. Bids should be submitted to Town Clerk Dawn George at 4177 Old Stage Rd., Brooklyn, WI 53521 by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 2, 2018. Bids will be publicly opened and may be awarded on April 4, 2018 at the Board meeting which will be held at 6:30 pm the Town Hall located at 785 Center Rd. Bids are being requested as described below. To provide pulverizing and asphaltic paving for the following roads: Old Stage Road (east of Oak Lane to N. Union Rd. – 6425’ x 22’ Old Stage Road (east of Oak Lane to Lake Kegonsa Rd. – 10700’ x 22’ Paving shall consist of a base course of 2 inches and a surface course of 1 ½ inches. The paving width is 22 feet. After the existing pavement is pulverized, the Town of Rutland will complete all of the preparatory work on the base necessary for the contractor to do the paving. In addition, we are requesting an additional bid for: Old Stage Rd. (Badfish Creek to Danks Rd. 1600’ x 22’. Note: this shall be an overlay of this portion of the road. Please provide separate bids for 1½” asphalt paving and for 2” of asphalt paving. Use the specifications below for all bids. If you have questions, please contact lead patrolman Nels Wethal at 608577-5691. Asphalt Specifications:

The hot mix asphalt base coat layer (2”) shall be 3LT 58-28S. The hot mix asphalt surface coat layer (1½”) shall be 5LT 58-28S. Quotes for the pulverizing shall include the estimated square yardage and the cost per square yard. Quotes shall specify the number of tons of bituminous pavement to be used, and the per ton cost of the bituminous pavement material. TERMS AND CONDITIONS The successful bidder will provide the Town of Rutland an umbrella certificate of insurance in the minimum amount of one million dollars before beginning work. The Town of Rutland reserves the right to reject any or all bids. SPECIFICATIONS: All work and materials supplied under this proposal shall conform to the current Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction and any special provision s of the Wisconsin Division of Highways, Department of Transportation. CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES The work schedule will be one mutually agreed to by the Town and the successful bidder. All work shall be completed no later than August 1st of this year. The contractor will be responsible for all traffic control in accordance with current Wisconsin Division of Highways, Department of Transportation Standards. The Town reserves the right to have material samples tested to insure compliance with standards. Contractor shall guarantee the paving for a period of not less than one year from the date of the paving. Any defects as determined by the Town within this period shall be corrected by the successful bidder at their expense. PAYMENT The contractor shall provide the Town tickets showing the ticket number, date and time, the type of material and the net weight. Tickets must be from a certified scale. Dawn George, Clerk Published: March 15, 2018 WNAXLP ***

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OCB Community Celebration Oregon Community Bank held their annual Community Celebration on Feb. 17, where kids and adults enjoyed a photo booth, cash-filled balloon popping, face painting and a visit from Bucky Badger. The bank gave away door prizes that included tickets to Badger games, an overnight stay at a waterpark in the Dells and a drone. Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@wcinet.com.

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720 Apartments ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors 55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $795 per month. Includes heat, water and sewer. Professionally managed. Located at 300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI 53589 608-877-9388

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ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE 10X10 10X15 10X20 10X25 10X30 Security Lights-24/7 access OREGON/BROOKLYN CALL (608)444-2900

WE BUY Junk Cars and Trucks. We sell used parts. Monday thru Friday 8am-5:30pm. Newville Auto Salvage, 279 Hwy 59 Edgerton, 608-884-3114

705 Rentals 2 BEDROOM upper, 2 unit building. Parking for 1 car in back lot. No Pets. Stoughton. Rent $725 Available April 15th. 608-332-6013 THE Oregon Observer CLASSIFIEDS, the best place to buy or sell. Call 8736671 or 835-6677.

Metal Culverts, Inc. - Evansville Division, a manufacturer and distributor of corrugated metal pipe and highway products has an opening for an hourly truck driver. Qualified applicants should possess Class A CDL, flatbed trailer experience and be reliable, self-starters. Excellent benefits including health, dental, vision, life, AFLAC insurance and 401(k) plan.

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GREENWOOD APARTMENTS Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently has 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $795 per month, includes heat, water, and sewer. 608-835-6717 Located at: 139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575

Daytime Shift Hours: 7:50am to 5:50pm Night Time Shift Hours: 5:45pm to 3:45am Four Day Work Week - (Monday-Thursday) Competitive Wages and Excellent Benefits

DEER POINT STORAGE Convenient location behind Stoughton Lumber. Clean-Dry Units 24 HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS 5x10 thru 12x25 608-335-3337 FRENCHTOWN SELF-STORAGE Only 6 miles South of Verona on Hwy PB. Variety of sizes available now. 10x10=$60/month 10x15=$70/month 10x20=$80/month 10x25=$90/month 12x30=$115/month Call 608-424-6530 or 1-888-878-4244 THEY SAY people don’t read those little ads, but YOU read this one, didn’t you? Call now to place your ad, 873-6671 or 835-6677.

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NORTH PARK STORAGE 10x10 through 10x40, plus 14x40 with 14' door for RV & Boats. Come & go as you please. 608-873-5088

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RASCHEIN PROPERTY STORAGE 6x10 thru 10x25 Market Street/Burr Oak Street in Oregon Call 608-520-0240

THE VILLAGE OF OREGON is accepting applications for the full-time position of Water and Sewer Utility Maintenance Worker. Responsibilities will include the ability to assist in the operation, regulation, and maintenance of the water utility and sewer utility system. Hourly wage range: $19.00 to $21.00 per hour based on experience, plus an excellent benefit package. Experience or training in water system maintenance and sewer system maintenance is preferred. Applicants must have the ability to pass an in-depth background check by the Village of Oregon Police Department.

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UNION ROAD STORAGE 10x10 - 10x15 10x20 - 12x30 24 / 7 Access Security Lights & Cameras Credit Cards Accepted 608-835-0082 1128 Union Road Oregon, WI Located on the corner of Union Road & Lincoln Road

The Village application and draft job description is available on the Village website: www.vil.oregon.wi.us, and at the Village Clerk’s Office, 117 Spring Street, Oregon, WI 53575. For full consideration, applicants must return a completed Village application, cover letter, and resumé to Jeff Rau to the above address or by email jrau@vil.oregon.wi.us by 4:30 p.m. on April 6, 2018.

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DISHWASHER, COOK, WAITRESS, & DELI STAFF WANTED. Applications available at Sugar & Spice Eatery. 317 Nora St. Stoughton.

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850 Houses, Open HOUSE FOR sale by owner. 1973 ranch, 2000 sq ft, 3 BR, 3 BA, LR, FR, 2 car garage on one acre lot. Open House Saturday, March 17, 12:00-4:00 at 3068 County Road A, Stoughton, WI. $325,000. Cash sale of china hutch, oval dining table with 8 chairs, kitchen table with 4 padded chairs, 2 couches, 3 upholstered chairs, 1 coffee table, 1 end table, vintage full sized bedroom set, lamps, and golf cart.

990 Farm: Service & Merchandise RENT SKIDLOADERS MINI-EXCAVATORS TELE-HANDLER and these attachments. Concrete breaker, posthole auger, landscape rake, concrete bucket, pallet forks, trencher, rock hound, broom, teleboom, stump grinder. By the day, week, or month. Carter & Gruenewald Co. 4417 Hwy 92 Brooklyn, WI, 608-455-2411 CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon Friday for The Great Dane and Noon Monday for the Oregon Observer unless changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 873-6671 or 835-6677.

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The Village of Oregon is now accepting applications for the following LTE Positions: Seasonal Parks Person LTE position for seasonal mowing of parks, public property, and drainage ways. The term of this position would be approximately April-October – 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. not to exceed 40 hrs. per week. Salary range for the position is $10.00-$12.50 per hour based on experience. Seasonal Grounds Person LTE position for seasonal Grounds Person for the Parks and Public Works Department. The term of this position would be approximately May-August – 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. not to exceed 40 hrs. per week. Salary range for the position is $10.00$12.00 per hour based on experience. Seasonal Water and Sewer Person LTE position for seasonal position in Water and Sewer Utility Department. The term of this position would be approximately May-August – hours generally 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. not to exceed 40 hrs. per week. Salary range for this position is $10.00$12.00 per hour based on experience. The applications and job description are available on the Village’s website www.vil.oregon.wi.us, at the Village Clerk’s Office, Village of Oregon, 117 Spring Street, Oregon, WI 55375, or call (608) 8353118 to have information mailed. Applications must be returned to the same address no later than 4:30 p.m. on March 30, 2018.

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Lab: Kids use their creativity and new technology to solve problems, even during recess Continued from page 1 said. “So my wheels were turning as to how to get classes in to use the class space and get kids to look at problems and get them to come up with innovative ideas on how to solve those problems.” She set up a weekly “innovation time” for staff and students to get to know what could be done in the space. Then, they moved on to projects of their choosing. “We expose them to different tools – they can be digital and nondigital – and they can figure what would be the best tool to solve those problems,” Sengos said. “It’s interesting to see the differences in ages, kids as young as first grade coming in to do innovation projects.”

Imagination land Kindergarteners have done “green screen” projects, in which they wear a lab coat and goggles and read their writing assignment and later “see it transformed into a forest.” Other students can pick up “creativity cards” based on what’s interesting to them, and solve problems like making a circus for fleas. “They have to think of the kind of things fleas like, and what is a circus, to get them thinking,” Sengos said. “Or they can learn about different places, coming up with a story about how their robot is going to travel around the world. It’s a blend of digital and non-digital resources.” For older students, using the 3D printer is always a big hit. “Now, the kids are able to see that when they create something on Tinkercad (3D software) where before it was in my little office,” she said. “Nine times out of 10, when they create something, they want to see how their design actually is made, that process.” And the best part about the center for students is that it’s open during their recess hours, and Sengos said it’s becoming quite the popular place to be. Last week, a group of students took on the “snowplow challenge,” building cardboard “plow” attachments to robot cars,

Taylor Kling works on coding her “snowplow” last week during her recess period, spent at the NKE Innovation Center.

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and coding them to move to scoop up “snow” made of cotton balls. “I just try to offer opportunities,” she said, noting that 50 students are already signed up for the next challenge during their recess period. “They want to be there; that type of learning that gets them excited.” Looking to the future, Sengos said the idea is for the center to be able to adapt to changing technologies, and what kids are interested in. “I want this space, as much as possible, to be their place to kind of feel safe and feel like they can just be creative,” she said. “The workforce is looking for people not only to solve problems, but to identify and see those problems.” Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle NKE students Jacqueline Welp and Sylviah Seeliger watch as their computer-coded “snowplow” works its way through a @wcinet.com. track during an exercise at the school’s Innovation Center last week.

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