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Benji says hello to trainer Tammy Bauman while Vietnam veteran Dennis Shaw looks on at the Pets for Vets picnic on May 19.

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The nightmares still wake Michael Egnar up in the middle of the night.

He was 17 when he “hit country,” landing in Vietnam where he “saw things normal people don’t see.”

Now, when he snaps awake in his bed, unsure whether he’s still in the jungle, Egnar said, “all I have to do is reach down and feel for Beanie and I know I’m (home).”

Beanie is Egnar’s dog, who came to the veteran through the nonprofit Pets for Vets.

Pat Seidel, director of the Madison chapter of Pets for Vets, told the Observer that the group’s mission is simple: “Rescue a pet and save a vet.”

backyard in Brooklyn for a picnic Saturday, May 19.

The event was Egnar’s idea, who said it was a “good thing for the vets to see all the other vets” who have been helped by the program.

“A lot of vets kind of clam up,” – Michael Egnar, Vietnam veteran Egnar said. “It’s a first step to connect with other vets who have had Pets for Vets takes rescue dogs these problems. Hopefully, in the from shelters, trains them to make years to come, it’ll grow.” acceptable companion animals and then matches them with a veter- How pets find a vet an who applies to the program. The Veterans can apply for a companveteran doesn’t need to be disabled, ion animal through the program’s Seidel explained, only has to have website or by speaking to any of the performed military service. trainers or volunteer staff. Seidel Seidel, Egnar and a couple dozen echoes Egnar’s sentiment in hoping other veterans, trainers and fami- the program will grow, saying she ly members who have been touched hopes more veterans in the area hear by the program gathered in Seidel’s

‘All I have to do is reach down and feel for Beanie and I know I’m (home).’

For the second time this school year, and the fourth time since the fall of 2016, teams of area law enforcement officers and drug dogs conducted random searches at Oregon High School and Oregon Middle School.

While dogs had “several alerts” to lockers and vehicles at the high school during the Thursday, May 17 sweep, no drugs were found and no citations were issued, according to an Oregon Police Department news release.

No drugs were found inside the schools during the previous random search of OHS and OMS students’ lockers on Nov. 27, 2017.

However, police cited two people for possession of THC, drug paraphernalia and tobacco products after a dog “alerted” on four vehicles in the OHS parking lot.

In the first two random searches, in the 2016-17 school year, there was one case of suspected marijuana inside a locker at OHS and dogs “alerted” to 11 places in or around the high school and two at the middle school.

Oregon police chief Brian Uhl said in last week’s news release canine alerts that don’t result in drugs being found doesn’t necessarily mean a “false hit.”

“What is more likely is they alerted on lockers and vehicles that either contained drugs at some point in the last seve r a l w e e k s Uhl or there was residual odor from clothing or backpacks (that we are not allowed to search) which were recently removed,” Uhl said. “The canines are very effective and can detect residual odor of drugs for several weeks after it has been removed.”

The random K-9 “sniff” searches May 17 involved teams from Oregon, McFarland, Monroe, Cottage Grove, Fitchburg, Verona, Janesville, Stoughton PD, the Rock County Sheriff’s Office and University of

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Longtime Oregon resident Jane Banning’s reading at Firefly last Friday evening was a decade in the making.

Ten years after a suggestion from her husband Rick prompted Banning to start writing fiction, Banning

Banning was back in town to read from her first published book, a collection entitled “Asparagus Roots: Poems and Short Stories.”

“A friend was writing a book and I came home and my husband told me, ‘You could write,’ and I thought,

‘OK, really?’” Banning told the Observer. “He suggested I write about giving birth to a child who was very different than myself, which turned into ‘Giving Birth to a Gearhead’ …

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‘Does Oregon have a downtown parking problem?’

Janna Light

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I think so. There are never really spots downtown. I live on South Main Street and people always park in front of my house.

Sometimes if I have people over they can’t Janna Light find a place to park at my house.

Yes, I think so, especially in the mornings and at dinner time. If you have family in town and you’re trying to go out to eat, good luck getting two spots close together. And it’s hard to tell Alex McDermott where you can park: it looks like half the lots are owned by businesses or the fire department.

Henry Wu I don’t think so. It has enough street parking. I can usually find a spot.

Even if I can’t find a spot in front of the business, I can find a spot in one of the Henry Wu lots. I think it’s ok.

Kendyl Ainsworth I think we could use a parking lot downtown.

Maybe by Firefly. It’s busy in the mornings, you can nev- Kendyl Ainsworth er just find a spot quick and go in.

Ross Meyers My answer is no, there isn’t a problem now, but there probably will be.

I think once Jefferson Crossing is done — and if there are more events downtown — there probably will be a problem.

Ross Meyers But now, I’ve never had a problem finding a spot.

Megan McIsaac leads Amador in a circle, called lunging, during Cali Chatten’s riding lesson.

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Riding classes at Lindinhof Academy Students learn life lessons, horsemanship Monday marked the last day of class for five Oregon grade-schoolers, but they weren’t bursting out the door eager to get away. Instead, they lingered and gave hugs to the teacher and tried to make school last a little bit longer.

The school was Lindinhof Academy and the students were taking equestrian lessons from multiple-gold medalist Megan McIsaac.

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offered through Oregon School District’s Community Ed and Rec program. In week one, McIsaac taught how to feed and clean the horses. Week two had students lunging and braiding. The kids in this session were more advanced, McIsaac said, so they spent the last two weeks riding.

McIsaac said horseback riding teaches kids life lessons about focus, discipline and dealing with disappointment.

“Sometimes the horse just has a bad day, and you have to be able to deal with that,” McIsaac said.

McIsaac should know: She competes

at the highest level in the world of dressage and is one of only 11 people in the country to have earned all six United States Dressage Federation medals.

Horseback riding empowers young girls by showing them they can control a 1,200-pound animal, and teaches boys restraint because they can’t just muscle the horse around, McIsaac said.

“It’s pretty empowering,” McIsaac said. “The animal doesn’t speak your language and you train them over years.

The horses are just so generous.”

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It was a clean sweep for two Oregon School District schools up for national environmental education honors.

Brooklyn Elementary and Oregon Middle School were last week named 2018 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools, acknowledging the schools’ “commitment to sustainable practices” and “leadership in facilities, health, and environmental education,” according to a Department of Education news release.

They had been nominated

by Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers.

T h e awa r d r e c o g n i z es schools, districts, and higher education institutions that “reduce schools’ environmental impact and costs, improve the health and wellness of students and staff members, and provide effective environmental and sustainability education.”

BKE and OMS were among 46 schools, six districts, and six postsecondary institutions chosen that had been named last month as candidates. Only one other Wisconsin school – Gateway Technical College in Kenosha – was chosen a national winner.

According to the release, honorees are recognized for three factors: reducing environmental impact and cost; improving the health and wellness of schools, students and staff; and providing effective environmental and sustainability education.

Up to five representatives from each school can attend a ceremony for all the schools Sept. 19 in Washington, D.C.

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justice and serving their community,” according to honoree information on the Department of Education The Oregon School District had several schools win website. several state health awards during this 2017-18 school “ T h e s e g u i d i n g p r i nyear, including this fall, when OMS, Rome Corners, Brookciples serve as the founlyn Elementary, Netherwood Knoll Elementary and Prairie dation of the initiatives throughout the school that View Elementary were among only 15 schools in the state result in reducing environand 323 in the country named to the 2017 list of Amermental impact and costs, ica’s Healthiest Schools. improving health and wellness, and increasing environmental and sustainabilseveral awards, grants, and responsibility, and empa- ity literacy.” recognitions for their green thy by asking meaningful Email Unified Newspaper and healthy initiatives,” questions, thinking indeGroup reporter Scott De according to the Depart- pendently, working collabment of Education. oratively, taking ownership Laruelle at scott.delaruelB K E p r i n c i p a l Ke r r i of their actions, advocatle@wcinet.com.

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As part of the school’s ects referendum. Hallway Saturday 8 am-11 am “Green and Healthy Initia- lights and new classroom tive,” more than a dozen lights are LED and conDr. John E. Breitbach staff members participate nected to motion sensors, along with parents and res- while in older classrooms, idents on the Green and where lights haven’t yet been replaced, teachers use Healthy Committee. “ D u e t o t h e wo r k o f reduced lights.

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The Library Board’s unanimous choice, Way told the Observer in an email she was happy in her previous position as direct o r o f t h e Way Ruth Culver Community Library in Prairie du Sac and wasn’t actively looking for a new job.

“But when I saw the posting, I knew I had to try for it,” Way wrote. “This position is really the perfect match for me both personally and professionally.”

Way and her family have lived in Oregon since 2010, and she said it will be nice to work in the community they call home. Her daughter is happy Way will be finally working at “her library.” Plus, the shorter commute doesn’t hurt, she said.

Way oversaw the building of a new library in Prairie du Sac, which is a “once-in-a-lifetime

opportunity for most directors.” After the effort was complete, Way “(saw) the community enjoy and benefit from that space every day.”

N o w, Wa y h a s t h e chance to do it all again, as the Oregon Public Library prepares to launch a fundraising campaign for a new building of its own.

“When the opportunity to do the same work for the Oregon area became available, I couldn’t pass it up,” Way wrote.

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“We are excited to have such a talented and skilled individual serving as the leader of the Oregon Public Library,” Busler wrote.

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Audio problems at OHS PAC On Thursday, May 10, we had the pleasure to attend Oregon High School Vocal Music Department 2018 Variety Show. There is so much talent shown by the students and we appreciate the work of the teachers who enable the students to perform. The honors presentation to the seniors was very informative with plans shared for future studies.

One gigantic problem – the microphones did not work properly – again – not just one, but rather the majority, including the supposedly working microphone Ms. Yancey exchanged as she ran to the stage to honor the senior students.

Over the past two years, we have consistently observed the microphones cut in and out during vocals.

There is limited or no sound projection from actors with microphones.

Volume from performers’ microphones is set too low and sometimes there is system feedback.

We have observed microphone problems in all venues, for example, high school plays and musicals, Straw Hat musicals, radio plays and concerts with solos or speaking parts. The audience was not able to fully appreciate and enjoy the performances. This is a disservice to the students and friends, parents, family and community that listen and proudly support the performers.

We live in Madison and attend concerts and community player events at Edgewood, Verona and Middleton. These schools have sound systems that not only allow the audience to totally enjoy the performances but enhance the performance by the students.

There is money spent for presentations – royalties, music scores,

costuming, student and parent time and cost, set building, extra time to keep the lights on, monitoring expenses and more. The money spent is lost because the audience cannot hear and enjoy the performance and performers are discouraged when their friends and family have not been able to hear them.

A year ago we heard that OHS was fixing the sound system and improving the microphones – it has not happened. Please do not shortchange these students of the opportunity to share their talents. They are with OHS for a short speedy four years. Please make it a positive experience for them.

Copies of this correspondence have been sent to the people in Oregon District that can make a difference. We are interested to hear whether the district will correct this problem before the next school year.

Mary Jane and Vernon Getlinger City of Madison

District response In response to this letter, which was sent to several Oregon School District officials, superintendent Brian Busler told the Observer that the district invested in a new digital sound board within the last year and “appreciates the patience of the community as we continue to learn and develop expertise with this new equipment.” He said the district’s goal is to “have a sound in the PAC that matches the excellence of our performers.”

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Forming good relationships can help prevent crime I was standing on Janesville Street recently, waiting to cross the street, when I saw one of our village police officers in his vehicle in the intersection.

As I walked across, I waved at him, and he didn’t hesitate to return the gesture. This is the type of relationship we should all have with our local officers.

It’s easy to forget that they’re human – they are our friends, our neighbors and part of our community.

Some have kids in our schools and live in our neighborhoods, and they care Glysch about their community as much as we do.

The value of having a good relationship with the police, who are here for our benefit, is one of the takeaways from a community-wide crime prevention workshop I helped put together last week, along with chief Brian Uhl, detective Chad Schaub and Village Board member Amanda Peterson.

We had two goals for the workshop: to determine how we, as residents, can work more effectively with officers to prevent crime and to see how we can prevent crime ourselves in our village neighborhoods.

When I was president of my neighborhood association in Madison, I did several ride-alongs with our local police, created a Neighborhood Watch program, attended the citizen police academy, reviewed a list of monthly police calls to our neighborhood and saw firsthand how working with our officers kept our neighborhood safe and prevented potential problems.

I hear folks say, “the village is a safe place, we don’t need to worry about anything,” and this is partly

true. But while it’s great we live in a safe community, everyone needs to do their part to keep it that way.

That’s prevention.

Some say that’s the job of police, but we need to be part of the solution. It’s our duty as residents to help keep our village safe, working alongside our dedicated officers.

This is especially important with the warm weather upon us and school letting out for the summer – we need to be conscious of what’s going on around us as more people are outside in our community and in our neighborhoods. There’s more opportunity for crime to occur.

One of the most important ways to do this is getting to know our neighbors. It’s also important to make sure our neighborhoods are well-lit and to spend time outside, walking or even just sitting and being aware.

And if you see something, say something.

We’ve all been in that situation where we see something suspicious or concerning but wonder whether we should call the police.

If we’re wrong, we don’t want to get someone in trouble.

I’ve been in this situation, and nine out of 10 times, it’s a real problem and I did the right thing by calling.

Imagine how you would feel if you didn’t call and someone got seriously hurt. If it feels suspicious to you, it probably is, and you should call.

We can also make a difference by getting familiar with the people who live in our neighborhoods.

You don’t need to be best friends, but know who they are, what type of cars they drive, when you normally see them. Know what is normal. Know when neighbors are gone on vacation.

Try keeping an on eye on their house when they’re gone. Take in their mail, morning newspaper or trash cans. Let them know when

you’re gone. (You can request a vacation check from our police, who will come to your home to make sure all is well.)

Encourage your neighbors to get out with you, walk around the neighborhood or sit on your front porch as much as possible.

Consider forming a Neighborhood Watch group. It’s a great way to get to know your neighbors, and a great way to get everyone watching out for each other.

If you don’t hold block parties or picnics to get to know your neighbors, try it. And if you do, consider inviting a village police officer.

We can also help keep our neighborhoods safe by watching our own actions.

A big one is don’t leave your garage door open all the time, especially at night. But if you do, and you get a knock on the door from a police officer at 3 a.m., thank him or her for telling you and helping to keep you safe.

Another thing to watch is lighting. Leave lights on inside your home or use timers when you are on vacation.

In my Madison neighborhood, we had a program called “Operation Porch Light,” where we kept our porch lights on all night, sometimes with timers or motion sensors. Keeping the neighborhood well-lit removes some temptation.

Thankfully, our village is a safe place to live, but we need to do our part to keep it that way. Let’s make sure our neighborhoods are safe for kids to play outside and be kids and for neighbors to run and walk and enjoy the outdoors this summer.

Randy Glysch is a Village of Oregon resident and chair of the Oregon Community Resource Network.

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Memorial Day ceremonies set for Monday The Oregon-Brooklyn American Legion Post 160/VFW Post 10272 honor guard will be once again traveling to three communities Monday to lead Memorial Day ceremonies.

The group will conduct services starting at 10 a.m. at the Brooklyn Area Veterans Memorial on West Main Street, led by United Methodist pastor George Kaminski, followed by services at the downtown Oregon Veterans Memorial at 11 a.m.

The day’s final ceremonies are set for 12:15 p.m. at Fitchburg Fire Station No. 2 on 2931 Market Street, with fire chief Joe Pulvermacher presenting on the theme, “Service Above Self.”

“All our families, veterans and neighbors are invited to be with us to pay our respect to the fallen heroes of this great

Area ceremonies 10 a.m.: Brooklyn Area Veterans Memorial, West Main Street, Brooklyn 11 a.m.: Oregon Veterans Memorial, corner of Main and Jefferson streets 12:15 p.m.: Fitchburg Fire Station No. 2, 2931 Market St. country,” Legion commander Jim Brown said in a news release.

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Bill Stapel tells the crowd about his experiences with Buddy, foreground, at the Pets for Vets picnic. Stapel was the nonprofit’s first recipient in 2013. had helped them, and the experiences that had caused them to need help in the first place.

Dennis Shaw is a Vietnam veteran with a commanding voice and a handlebar mustache to match.

On that Saturday in the Seidels’ backyard, Shaw explained the impact Pets for Vets has had on his life, and the lives of other veterans he’s known. When a fellow veteran choked up with emotion and had to stop speaking to wipe away tears, it was Shaw’s voice that boomed

out, “We’re with you, brother.”

“We’ve seen things you can’t imagine,” Shaw said.

“These little furballs have no idea what we’ve been through, (but they) bring us that comfort.”

Shaw was matched with one of the “little furballs” named Benji and has since raised money for the organization, organizing a benefit motorcycle ride last year and another this year he thinks will be much bigger.

Shaw talks about the program as “life-altering,”

something that he wishes he could tell other veterans who have contemplated suicide, as a number in the crowd said that they had.

“If it wasn’t for Pets for Vets, there’d be more lost souls – a lot more dead soldiers,” Shaw said. “You need that help, brother? We can get you that help.”

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For Bill Stapel, another Vietnam veteran, his dog Buddy helps both physically and mentally.

“They couldn’t get it out of me with talking, so I push it down,” Stapel said, sharing how therapy hadn’t worked for him. He said he suffers from severe anxiety and post-traumatic stress and sometimes has had spells of violence when his memories overwhelm him.

“I had two months of hand-to-hand training (in the military),” Stapel said. “I can still hurt people, old as I am.”

Stapel’s wife Sue said Buddy “keeps Bill on his toes” and walking him three times a day helped Bill lose more than 60 pounds in the six years since Stapel was Pets for Vets Madison’s first recipient in 2013.

When the testimonials got to be too much, Stapel took Buddy for a walk through the garden and around the lawn, creating physical and emotional distance from the event where veterans were talking about how much their pets

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about it and take advantage of the service.

Once they’ve applied, a Pets for Vets volunteer visits with the vet to make sure their’s will be a good home and fit for a dog and that the veteran will be helped by the companionship.

The volunteer will then match the veteran with an animal they think will make a good fit from a group of dogs that have been trained by the four area trainers who have been certified by the national Pets for Vets organization, Seidel said. Sometimes the dogs spend time with foster families while they await a forever-home with a veteran.

“The bulk of the work is done by our trainers, who are doing it in their spare time,” Seidel said.

Besides “a few paid positions at the national level,” Pets for Vets is completely volunteer-based and doesn’t have much administrative overhead, Seidel said, a fact that drew her to the organization in the first place.

After a match has been made, the dog is presented to the veteran at a small ceremony that normally includes the dog’s trainer and the veteran’s sponsor, generally the only connection the veteran has to the larger organization.

“Everything we do is at no cost to the vet,” Seidel said, from the dog’s immunizations and microchipping to the smaller necessities like a food bowl and a bed, leashes, toys and dog food.

Seidel even makes “doggie-scarves” for all the dogs, which were sported proudly at the picnic.

The cost is important for vets like Egnar, who is living on a fixed income and was unable to buy another pet after he lost one of his beloved dogs.

And it’s good for the dogs, too: Egnar’s pal Beanie came from a shelter in Kentucky where he would’ve been killed if he hadn’t been adopted, which Egnar finds unconscionable.

“There are too many vets who want to take a dog (for that to happen)” he said.

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Summer attraction tickets The Oregon Pool, 249 Brook St. is selling tickets to area attractions for a discount, with 75 cents per ticket going to support the pool.

Tickets include Mount Olympus theme park, Noah’s Ark, Dells Jet Boat Adventures, Dells Original Duck Tours, Dells Upper Boat Tour, Pirate’s Cove Adventure Golf in Dells, the Milwaukee County Zoo and Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois.

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VFW poppy distribution Oregon-Brooklyn VFW Post 10272 will host their annual Memorial Day poppy distribution from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, May 25, and Saturday, May 26, and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 27 at Bill’s Food Center and the three area Kwik Trips. Volunteers will work in two-hour shifts, and will begin at 6 a.m. at the north and south Kwik Trips.

All the money raised through donations is spent on veterans programs.

For information, oregonwi.com.

years and older, and people are welcome to bring their favorite games to Planter auction share.

There will also be the chance to At 3 p.m. Sunday, May 27, Kopke’s Greenhouse, 1828 Sand Hill win the board game Blokus.

For information, call 835-3656.

Road, will host its annual decorative flowering planter auction with proceeds going to Badger Honor Flight. Perennial garden talk Kopke’s makes about 30 sample The library will host a a free learnpots at the beginning of the season ing event for adults titled Starting to show people options for their own and Maintaining a Perennial Garden gardens. They don’t go on sale, but from 1-2 p.m. Saturday, June 2.

The speaker is a graduate of the would retail for around $70. The planters are urns, maybe 30 inches Dane County UW-Extension Master tall and grow to four and a half feet Gardener Volunteer program.

For information, contact Kara Riptall with the flowers added and are on display now for people to check ley at kripley@oregonlibrary.org or out before the auction. call 835-3656.

The greenhouse will host live music and a professional auctioneer Community concert will work the sale. The event raised The Oregon Community Band’s over three thousand dollars in 2017. 37th season kicks off at 7 p.m. TuesFor information, call 835-7569. day, June 5, at the Waterman Triangle Park band shell.

After hours games Refreshments will provided by the Visit the library from 6-8 p.m. Fri- Oregon/Brooklyn Optimist Club, and day, June 1, for an after hours game the concert is free and open to the night. public.

Participants are invited to try a For information, contact the direcvariety of board, table top, or card tor, James Baxter, at baxter4822@ games. gmail.com or 835-9066.

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and area Kwik Trips, oregonwi.com‌ • 3-4 p.m., Decorative flowering planter auction, Kopke’s greenhouse, 1828 Sand Hill Road, 8357569‌

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Area Food Pantry distribution and collection day, 107 N. Alpine Pkwy., obfp.org‌ • 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., Brooklyn PTO Picnic on the Playground, BKE, 204 Division St., 835-4500‌ • 7:30 p.m., OHS Jazz and percussion ensemble concert, OHS PAC, 456 N. Perry Pkwy., 835-4300‌

• No School, Village Hall, Library, Senior Center closed for Memorial Day‌ ‌Friday, June 1‌ • 10 a.m., VFW Memorial Ceremony, Brooklyn VFW Memorial, ore• 6-8 p.m., After hours game night, gonwi.com‌ library, 835-3656‌ • 11 a.m., VFW Memorial Ceremony, ‌Saturday, June 2‌ Oregon Memorial, oregonwi.com‌ • 10 a.m., Dads and Donuts, library, ‌Saturday, May 26‌ ‌Tuesday, May 29‌ 835-3656‌ • 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., VFW’s annual • 1-2 p.m., Starting and maintaining poppy distribution, Bill’s Food Center • 7:30 p.m., OHS Jazz and pera perennial garden, library, 835and area Kwik Trips, oregonwi.com‌ cussion ensemble concert, OHS 3656‌ PAC, 456 N. Perry Pkwy., 835• 10-11 a.m., Workshop: easy con4300‌ tainer designs with visual impact, Monday, June 4 Winterland Nursery, 5655 Lincoln ‌Wednesday, May 30‌ • 12:15 p.m., Multigenerational Rd., 835-6556 ‌ • 9 a.m., OAWC Wellness Walk, Zumba, high school, contact Anne library, 835-3656‌ at 835-5801 Sunday, May 27‌ • 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., VFW’s annual ‌Thursday, May 31‌ poppy distribution, Bill’s Food Center • 9-11 a.m. and 3-7 p.m., Oregon • 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., VFW’s annual poppy distribution, Bill’s Food Center and area Kwik Trips, oregonwi. com‌ • 6-8 p.m., Boys’ Night, (capture the flag, with dinner), youth center, 110 N. Oak St., 886-9093‌

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, May 24 WOW: Academy of Sound Recitals @ PAC (5/12/18) ORE: PVE Choir & Orchestra Performance @ PVE (5/15/18

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

Community calendar • 1 p.m., Movie matinee: “Wonder,” senior center, 835-5801‌ • 7 p.m. OMS bands concert, OHS PAC, 835-4800‌

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

ORE: WI State High School Boys Rugby Quarter Finals: Oregon/ Stoughton Rugby Club vs DePere Red Dogs (5/20)

Tuesday, May 29 WOW: Oregon Community Band Friday, May 25 WOW: Village Board (6/6/17) ORE: NKE Orchestra Meeting (5/21) ORE: OHS Panther Concert @ OHS PAC Girls Soccer vs Milton (5/21) (5/17) Wednesday, May 30 WOW: Village Board Saturday, May 26 WOW: Senior Center: Meeting (5/21) ORE: RCI Choir POPS Silver Threads – Sutter Concert @ RCI (5/22) Brothers (5/15) ORE: OHS Drama Club: Silence of the Hams Thursday, May 31 WOW: Senior Center: (5/18) Silver Threads – Sutter Brothers (5/25) Sunday, May 27 ORE: WI State High WOW: St. John’s Lutheran Church Service School Boys Rugby Semi ORE: OHS School Play Finals: Oregon/Stoughton Rugby Club vs Middleton @ RCI (5/20) Area Rugby Club (5/26) Monday, May 28 WOW: Village Board Meeting (5/21)

Senior center Monday, May 28 Closed for Memorial Day Tuesday, May 29 Chicken Strips with BBQ Sauce Green Beans Macaroni Salad Fruit Cup Apple Crisp VO – Cheese and Tomato Sandwich NCS – Orange Wednesday, May 30 Baked Mostaccioli Bread Stick, Broccoli Banana Brownie with Peanut Butter Frosting Birthday Cake VO – Veggie Mostaccioli NCS – Pineapple Thursday, May 31 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, June 1 Egg Salad Sandwich on Whole Wheat Bread Carrot Raisin Salad Three Bean Salad Grape Juice Dreamsicle Whip NCS – SF Jell-o SO- Tuna Salad *Contains Pork

Monday, May 28 Closed for Memorial Day Tuesday, May 29 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:30 Wii Bowling 9:45 Zumba Gold 10:30 Parkinson’s Exercise 12:30 Sheepshead, Shopping at Pick-N-Save 5:30 StrongWomen Wednesday, May 30 9:00 Wednesday Walk, CLUB 11:45 May Birthday Lunch and Cake with Piano Music by Nancy Allen 12:45 Get Fit 1:00 Euchre 3:30 Protecting You and Your PC Computer Class Thursday, May 31 9:00 Combined Zumba Gold Class, Pool Players 10:30 StrongWomen 12:30 Shopping at Bill’s 1:00 Cribbage 3:00 Food Pantry Open 5:30 StrongWomen Friday, June 1 Veteran’s Assistance (by appt.)

9:00 CLUB, Gentle Yoga (last class until September) 9:30 Blood Pressure 12:45 Get Fit

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.

Simplicity “So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”

—Matthew 6:31-33 NIV Simplicity is perhaps the spiritual discipline which is most at odds with our complicated, affluent, modern way of life. It is hard to live a simple life if you are trying to keep up with the Joneses and are keen to have the latest gadgets. And let’s face it, very few of us can live the kind of simple, monastic life that we associate with cloistered monks. But perhaps the key to living and truly being simple is just to love and trust God, and to not be anxious about our next meal, or our clothing or housing. It is truly ironic that when we have little we can be anxious to accumulate money and material things to give us some security, and then when we have accumulated these things, we become anxious to safeguard them. Money and material things are no safeguard against illness or death, or a multitude of other misfortunes. Seek first the kingdom of God, and all these other things will come naturally, or at least you will be relieved of the anxiety you feel to acquire them. Living a simple life doesn’t require us to live like monks or hermits, but it does require us to have a single-minded devotion to God. – Christopher Simon

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Sonny’s Kitchen thrives in new hometown Family patriarch left Albania for better life here BILL LIVICK Unified Newspaper Group

Getting here Kasoski said there were lots of Albanians in the Madison area when he first arrived in 1993, including a cousin who owned a restaurant on North Main Street in Oregon.

A n o t h e r r e l a t ive , h i s brother-in-law Gus Selimi, owned and operated the

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Sonny Kasoski and his dad, Sam, are the owners of Sonny’s Kitchen, the restaurant that opened on the corner of Jefferson Street and South Main Street last October.

Cross Plains and had no desire to go elsewhere.

That changed one day last year, when prominent Oregon property owners Jerry and Bonnie Thiel showed up at his Cross Plains restaurant. The couple was looking for someone with a successful track record to open an eatery in their building at 101 S. Main St. after Holstein Kitchen closed.

The Thiels had painstakingly restored their Main Street building and the space that formerly was home to a number of restaurants, including BrouxNellie’s Diner and later DeBroux’s Diner, which closed in 2015.

Kasoski said he knew about a vacant restaurant space in Oregon because a cousin had mentioned it.

The cousin had also told the Thiels about Kasoski and his family.

He said the Thiels arrived one morning at his Cross Plains restaurant and ordered a meal. After a while, they told a server they were looking for Sam. “They were checking me out,” Kasoski said. “They wanted to know about the A home in Oregon food and how I ran the busiKasoski said he was hap- ness.”

He recalled telling the py working and living in

Parkway Restaurant on Fish Hatchery Road in Madison, where Kasoski took a job bussing tables and gradually learned the ins and outs of the business, including how to run a kitchen.

But before he could flourish in his new home, Kasoski had to learn the language. There’s some irony that he picked up Spanish before English, he said, because most of the people he worked with in the beginning were from Mexico or Central America.

He said none of his family knew English when they got to the U.S. “We had to learn because we wanted to succeed,” Kasoski said. “The more languages you learn, the smarter you are. And you never know where life will take you.”

He recalled working long days “especially in the beginning,” seven days a week, in order to earn money to support himself and his family.

“There’s so much you have to know to have a restaurant,” he said. “It’s not easy work, but we made it.”

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Sonny’s Kitchen Address: 101 S. Main St. Hours: 6 a.m. – 9 p.m. daily Phone: (608) 291-2266 Menu: Breakfast, lunch and dinner featuring American, Mexican and Greek cuisines, homemade pies Cross Plains restaurant.

“I was so busy in the beginning – right away – that I had to close the Cross Plains restaurant,” Kasoski recalled. “One day, I just called Sonny and said, ‘Close the restaurant and come here tomorrow. I need help.”

He could see that Oregon was a bigger, more prosperous community and decided to sell his business in Cross Plains and focus on the new venture, which serves breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week.

The menu offers standard family-restaurant fare, with American, Mexican and Greek cuisines. A centerpiece of the dining room is a glass case filled with homemade pies.

Kasoski said business has remained strong, and he and his employees are “so very happy.”

Hostess Xandra Kashkashian, who served the same role at Holstein Kitchen, confirmed Kasoski’s comment, telling the Observer, “It’s a privilege to work for him.”

Kasoski said living in the U.S. is “a trillion times better” than Albania.

“I love my own country,” he said, “but I love America, too, because it’s given me opportunities. I probably would have never become a business owner in Albania.”

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Thiels he wasn’t looking to move, and besides, he was preparing to go back to Albania for a couple of months.

But he agreed to visit Oregon when he returned, and when he saw the Thiels’ building and vacant restaurant, “I started falling in love with the place,” he remembered.

He appreciated the historic qualities of the building and found the Thiels to be “very good people.” He decided to accept their offer and opened Sonny’s Kitchen on Oct. 25 last year.

“Whatever happens, it happened for a reason,” Kasoski said. “But it was tough in the beginning.”

He was commuting from Cross Plains early each morning in all kinds of weather, cooking all day and working late. Plus, it took time to hire and train a staff and create a menu.

All the while, Kasoski remembered, his new restaurant was getting busier and busier.

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An Albanian originally from Macedonia, Sam Kasoski “never dreamed” that he’d one day live in the United States or own a restaurant. Today, he’s got both.

Kasoski and his family live in the Village of Oregon and own Sonny’s Kitchen, which they opened last October at the corner of Jefferson Street and South Main Street.

Like a lot of immigrants to the U.S., Kasoski came for “more opportunity, a better life and more freedom,” he said.

He first arrived in the states in 1993 and stayed for three years before returning to Albania. He came back in 2001 and has lived here ever since, gradually bringing over his son, two daughters and his wife, Sofi.

Kasoski’s daughters and his son, Sonny, came in 2006 and Sam brought his wife in 2013. There’s just one more family member to bring, Sonny’s wife, which the family hopes to accomplish next year.

“That’s going to be such a great day!” Kasoski said enthusiastically.

After learning the details of owning and running a restaurant from a brotherin-law, Kasoski opened his first business in 2007, the Northside Family Restaurant in Madison. About five years later, he sold the Madison restaurant and opened the Cross Plains Family Restaurant, which Kasoski and his family ran until last fall, when they established Sonny’s Kitchen in downtown Oregon.

He and his family bought a home here recently and are happy to be in Oregon.

“It’s a lot easier and way better,” he said. “We’re so happy with the area and the people and the town.”

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Player of the week From May 15-22

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Sophomore Avary Fanning celebrates her goal in the 48th minute Tuesday against Badger South rival Milton. Fanning added an assist in a 3-1 win that kept the Panthers conference title hopes alive.

A win away from a title Oregon defeats rival Milton to remain in control of conference destiny ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor

Oregon girls soccer kept control of its destiny in the Badger South Conference on Thursday with a 3-1 win over Milton.

The Panthers (5-2-5 overall, 4-0-2 conference) have 10 points in the Badger South.

Madison Edgewood (11-1-2, 6-0-0), which is ranked third in Division 3, has 12 points. The

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two meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 24, at Edgewood.

If Oregon wins, the teams will share the title, which would be the seventh straight season the Panthers won or shared the Badger South. If Edgewood wins or ties, it will be the outright conference champion.

“We have to beat Edgewood if we want to share that title,” sophomore forward Avary Fanning said. “I know a lot of people on the Edgewood team, so I know it is going to be a good game, but I think we can come out with the result we want.”

The seeding meeting for the WIAA playoffs was scheduled

What’s next Oregon travels to Madison Edgewood at 6 p.m. Thursday with the Badger South Conference title on the line. The Panthers conclude the regular season at 6 p.m. Friday, May 25, against Verona at Reddan Soccer Park. for Wednesday, but Oregon is in the mix for a top seed in sectional 3 in Division 2. Other candidates are Burlington (7-31), sixth-ranked Waunakee (102-0) and Milton (10-3-0), coach Julie Grutzner said.

The Panthers defeated

Milton, and while they don’t play Waunakee, they had a common opponent in Mount Horeb, which is ranked fifth in Division 3. Oregon defeated Mount Horeb 2-0, and Waunakee lost

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Highlights: Klus finished runner-up on May 15 in the Badger South meet with a 75 and helped the Panthers finish second as a team. Klus also earned first-team all-conference honors after the meet Honorable mentions: Ryan Candell (boys golf) was fourth on May 15 in the Badger South meet with a 77 and earned first-team all-conference honors after the meet Cameron Carpenter (baseball) pitched a two-hit shutout Thursday and added an RBI single in a 3-0 win over Stoughton Avary Fanning (girls soccer) finished with a goal and an assist in a 3-1 win over Milton Thursday Hannah Christensen (softball) went 2 for 3 with four RBIs Thursday as Oregon beat Watertown 7-3. She allowed one run on five hits and struck out one Tanner Hake (boys tennis) finished third at No. 3 singles Saturday at the Badger south Conference tennis tournament John Auer (boys track) took second in the long jump to make sectionals Alexis Jackson (girls track) won three individual events and helped the 4x200 relay win at regionals

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Panthers Jackson, Egwuonwu lead way as Panthers win regionals advance to Sectional qualifiers sectionals by one stroke ANTHONY IOZZO

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ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor

Oregon boys golf survived Tuesday’s WIAA D iv i s i o n 1 M i d d l e t o n regional at Pleasant View Golf Course.

The Panthers, which were without usual No. 2 golfer junior John Klus, were able to edge Madison West 334335 for the fourth and final team spot at sectionals.

Senior Ryan Candell and West senior Owen Cranley both shot 76s from the No.

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The Oregon girls track and field team followed up its first Badger South Conference title in 21 years with another title Monday in the WIAA Division 1 Verona regional.

Senior Alexis Jackson and junior Scarlet Egwuonwu led the way with four sectional berths each, including the 4x200-meter relay, and several other girls stepped up to either make sectionals or finish strong and get Oregon points.

The Panthers finished with 131.33 points, finishing ahead of Madison La Follette (106.33).

While Jackson and Egwuonwu were key in the finish, coach Ned Lease said the rest of the team was the real reason Oregon was able to claim another plaque.

“We talked to the girls to at least put themselves in position to do something great,” Lease said. “If we can keep knocking on the door, it will open. And they are doing it.”

Jackson had missed almost the

Seniors: Alexis Jackson (100 hurdles, 300 hurdles, long jump, 4x200), Ellen McCorkle (shot put), Alyssa Milski (shot put), Addison Schipper (100, 4x200) and Jenna Igl (4x400, 4x800) Juniors: Scarlet Egwuonwu (100, 200, high jump, 4x200) and Alexis Karls (4x200, 4x400) Sophomores: Jenna Sharkus (4x200, 4x400), Izzie Peterson (400, 4x400) and Liz Uhl (800, 4x400) Freshman: Halle Bush (4x400)

Photo by Anthony Iozzo entire season because of a quadriceps injury, but she returned with a Senior Scarlet Egwuonwu races to the finish line in the 4x200 relay Monday vengeance at conference and won in the WIAA Division 1 Verona regional. She joined senior Alexis Jackson, three titles. Monday, she added senior Addison Schipper and sophomore Jenna Sharkus to win in 1 minute, 44.64 seconds and advance to sectionals. Egwuonwu also advanced to sectionals in the 100, 200 and high jump.

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Junior Cameron Carpenter hurls a strike in the first inning Thursday against Stoughton.

Carpenter pitched a complete game two-hit shutout and added an RBI single in a 3-0 win.

Carpenter dominates Vikings ANTHONY IOZZO

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Senior center fielder Carson Timberlake set the tone in the first at-bat Thursday in a 3-0 win over Badger South rival Stoughton.

Timberlake, speeding to his left on a line drive off the bat of Stoughton junior Kadin Milbauer, dove and snagged the ball as he belly flopped off the ground.

After that catch, senior pitcher Cameron Carpenter was dialed in, finishing with a two-hit complete game shutout.

“I was really just throwing strikes, and I knew my defense had my back,” Carpenter said.

Carpenter also knocked in the first run of the game in the bottom of the fourth, singling to left field to bring home senior Tyler Damon.

Stoughton senior Brock Wanninger entered the bottom of the fourth inning with a no-hitter but walked senior Matthew deFiebre and allowed a single to Damon.

Oregon senior Nate Newton followed

Oregon travels to nonconference Sauk Prairie at 5 p.m. Thursday and to nonconference Madison West at 5:30 p.m.

Friday. with a single, but deFiebre was thrown out at the plate by senior left fielder Dillon Nowicki to keep the game scoreless. Junior catcher Connor Kalinowski blocked the plate and applied the tag easily.

Back-to-back singles by Carpenter and junior Jack Haufle made it 2-0 Oregon.

Stoughton’s best threat came in the top of the fifth. Senior Nick Waldorf reached on a throwing error, and Kalinowski broke up Carpenter’s no-hitter with a swinging bunt down the third-base line.

Senior Aaron Zimmerman also

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Junior Carter Hendrickson joined the Oregon boys track and field team for the first time this season after helping the boys soccer team finish runner-up at state.

He and senior Kardelle Phillips, another newcomer, both looked like veterans Monday at the WIAA Division 1 Verona regional.

Hendrickson won the 400 crown, and he and Phillips joined senior Devin Keast and sophomore Matt Kissling to win the 4x400 relay.

Hendrickson was the first runner to advance to sectionals after taking the 400 in 50.95. Hendrickson got past his competition after a tight 350 meters, besting Monona Grove senior Alex Klinkner (51.11), Verona senior Jared Jenkins (51.17) and Verona junior Mason Jordan (51.96), all of whom qualified for sectionals.

Hendrickson later ran the first leg of the 4x400 relay and put the Panthers in position to make sectionals out of the gate. Sophomore Matt Kissling followed with a 51-second lap, and senior Devin Keast ran a 62-second lap to keep Oregon near the front.

Phillips then cruised to the finish line ahead o f Ve r o n a ’s J o r d a n b y about two seconds. Verona finished in 3:27.17, and Monona Grove was third in 3:30.71. Stoughton qualified for sectionals with a fourth-place finish in 3:31.18.

“3:25 is hot,” coach Ned Lease said. “Even for right now, it is hot. A lot of that

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Senior Kardelle Phillips speeds toward the finish line in the 4x400 relay Monday in the WIAA Division 1 Verona regional.

Phillips joined senior Devin Keast, junior Carter Hendrickson and sophomore Matt Kissling to win in 3 minutes, 25.85 seconds and advance to sectionals. Phillips also took second in the 300 hurdles and triple jump to also advance in those events.

Sectional qualifiers Seniors: Kardelle Phillips (300 hurdles, triple jump, 4x400), Devin Keast (4x400), John Auer (long jump, 4x400), Sam Reynolds (4x400) and Brett Wannebo (shot put) Junior: Carter Hendrickson (400, 4x400) Sophomore: Matt Kissling (4x400)

What’s next Oregon travels to Lake Geneva at 4 p.m. Thursday for the WIAA Division 1 Badger sectional meet.

Regionals: Several advance to Thursday’s Badger sectional Thursday in Lake Geneva Continued from page 9 four titles.

Jackson first set a new stadium record at Curtis Jones Field in the 100 hurdles, taking first in 14.8 seconds. Jackson also set a stadium record in the long jump, winning with a distance of 18 feet, 5 1/2 inches.

Jackson also won a title in the 300 hurdles in 46.25.

“Alexis is still figuring it out,” Lease said. “You could tell on that 300 hurdles. But it is so nice to see her go out there and do her thing finally after being really, really patient with her injury.”

She also joined Egwuonwu, senior Addison Schipper and sophomore Jenna Skarkus in the 4x200 to take first in 1:44.64.

Lease said Schipper PRed on her split in the relay, and her start put the Panthers in position to win the race. By the time Jackson finished the second leg, Oregon was near the front, and Sharkus was able to make up the rest of the ground on the third leg. Egwuonwu held

What’s next The Oregon girls track and field team traveled to the WIAA Division 1 Badger sectional meet Thursday in Lake Geneva at 4 p.m.

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The Oregon girls track and field team won the WIAA Division 1 Verona regional team title Monday with 131.33 points. a comfortable three-second lead as the anchor.

Egwuonwu also advanced to sectionals in the 100, 200 and high jump. Lease called her a “workhorse,” running in two 100 and 200 races, the 4x200 and doing the high jump.

Egwuonwu tied for second in the high jump with

a height of 5-0, joining La Follette senior Meryl Steele and Janesville Craig junior Kersten Edwards. Mount Horeb sophomore Elise Goetzinger was first (5-2).

Egwuonwu also won the 200 and took runner-up in the 100, going up against Monona Grove junior Ali Dorn in both races.

In the 200, Egwuonwu bested Dorn in 25.24. Dorn was close behind in 25.34.

Egwuonwu was second in the 100 in 12.63. Dorn, who medaled in the 100 at state last season, won in 12.45.

Schipper also qualified for sectionals in the 100 with a fourth-place finish of 13.08.

Seniors Alyssa Milski

and Ellen McCorkle also advanced to sectionals in the shot put. McCorkle was second with a throw of 37-4 1/2, and Milski took fourth with a throw of 34-3 1/4.

Janesville Parker junior Julia Hartwig won (42-1 3/4), and La Follette junior Ayona Johnson was third (35-5).

The 4x400 relay will also make the trip to sectionals.

Junior Alexis Karls, sophomores Izzie Peterson and Liz Uhl and freshman Halle Bush finished second in 4:15.62.

Karls filled in for senior Jenna Igl, who is battling some injuries still, and Lease said Karls “stepped up big time.” Oregon was in second by the time Bush received the baton on the third leg, and Uhl was

able to coast to the finish line ahead of third-place Stoughton (4:20.24). Janesville Craig won in 4:12.75, and Verona was fourth in 4:20.37.

Peterson and Uhl earned trips to sectionals in individual events, as well.

Peterson was third in the 400 in 1:03.91 (Dorn won in 59.08). Uhl was third in the 800 in 2:27.34 (Craig freshman Claire Hulick won in 2:21.34).

“We still have kids that are sick or are hurting, but it is so awesome to see the depth,” Lease said. “Even those that didn’t qualify had great times. There were a ton of PRs in terrible conditions to PR in.”

Sophomore Isabella Egwuonwu just missed sectionals in both the 100 hurdles (17.57) and 300 hurdles (52.78), taking fifth in both events. Sophomore Michaela Rosga was fifth in the discus (100-3), and senior Andi McCorkle was tied for sixth in the high jump (4-6).

Both the 4x100 and 4x800 relays took fifth to just miss sectionals, as well.

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Senior Tanner Hake reached the semifinals last weekend at the Badger South Conference tournament. He fell to second-seeded senior Ben Travis of Monona Grove 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 in the semifinals.

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Senior Tanner Hake reached the semifinals, cruising to a pair of wins on Friday.

Hake rolled 6-2, 6-0 over Portage senior Paul Schwentes and sixth-seeded Watertown junior Marcus Bird 6-1, 6-3 in the second round. The win set up a semifinal showdown with second-seeded senior Ben Travis of Monona Grove, who prevailed 6-2, 3-6, 6-1.

Senior Kyle Rehrauer and Dan Koopman nearly blanked Portage 6-1, 6-0 in the opening round and then 6-3, 6-3 over fifth-seeded Milton seniors Neil Garcia and Robby Boden. Those wins set up a semifinal showdown against top-seeded Sauk Prairie senior Parker Chrisler and sophomore Kelby Mack.

Juniors Sean Bychowski, Zak Roskos and Sean Benet all won a round on Friday.

Bychowski drew the sixth seed and won a round 6-1, 6-0 over Monroe sophomore Spencer Adamo at No. 1 singles. Bychowski fell 6-1, 6-0 to third-seeded Cole Lindwall of Monona Grove in the second round.

Roskos earned the fifth seed and beat Portage junior Cody Santas 6-0, 6-1 in the opening round at No. 2 singles. Roskos dropped his second-round match 6-0, 2-6, 7-6 (3) against fourth-seeded sophomore Tarren Nimmow of Sauk Prairie at No. 2 singles.

Unseeded Ben Hessler and sophomore Ken Kritsch earned the fifth seed and beat Sauk Prairie 7-5, 7-5 in the first round but fell 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (3) to fourth-seeded seniors Ross Reddington and Eric Hermsen of Waukee at No. 3 doubles.

An unseeded Benet blanked Fort Atkinson freshman Logan Hamele 6-0, 6-0 but fell 6-0, 6-4 to top-seeded Lance Nelson in the second round.

Unseeded senior Ashton Meyers and junior Jacob Ayers lost 6-0, 6-4 to second-seeded Monona Grove at No. 2 doubles.

Oregon returns to Nielsen Tennis Stadium at 10 a.m. Wednesday for the WIAA Division 1 Madison Memorial sectional meet.

The Panthers earned a Oregon third-place finish at No. 3 singles and took fourth at No. 1 doubles to finish fifth at conference with 17 points.

Madison Edgewood finished the regular season 7-0 to win the dual meet season and then the Crusaders scored 49 points last weekend to secure their 10th straight conference title. Badger South rival Monona Grove was second with 39 points. Sauk Prairie (28), Milton (22)

Subsectionals Oregon traveled to Beloit Memorial High School on Tuesday for the WIAA Division 1 subsectional meet.

Roskos (10-8), Hake (13-3) and Benet (6-1) advanced on to Wednesday’s WIAA Division 1 Madison Memorial sectional meet back at Nielsen Tennis Stadium at Nos. 2-4 singles. The Panthers’ Rehrauer/ Koopman (11-4), Ayers/Meyers (4-2) and Hessler/Kritsch (5-2) also advanced.

Number 1 singles and doubles only has to win one match at sectionals to automatically qualify for the individual state tournament.

Those flights have to move on in order to a team’s No. 2 singles or doubles flights to advance.

Oregon led its subsectional with 20 points, the same as Verona, which leads the other bracket entering sectionals. The team with the most combined points following subsectionals and sectionals qualifies for the WIAA Division 1 team state tournament on June 8-9.

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Sophomore Zack Kapalczynski chips on the eighth hole Tuesday in the WIAA Division 1 Middleton regional at Pleasant View Golf Course. Kapalczynski finished with an 86, and Oregon took fourth as a team with a 334 to advance to sectionals.

Golf: Candell finishes third at regionals Continued from page 9 1 positions, but it was how Candell ended his round that impressed coach Sara Mess, she said.

West was already in the clubhouse when Candell was on 16, and he asked Mess what he needed to do to make sure Oregon advanced.

Candell went out and birdied 17 and gave himself a chance to birdie 18. Even though he ended the round on a par, that was all the Panthers needed.

“He has been trying to do that all year,” Mess said. “Although he is very serious about his golf, he doesn’t try to put so much pressure on the other guys.

I have been impressed with how he has played this year.

He has been even better with closing out rounds.”

Sophomore Colton Eyers joined the varsity five with Klus being out due to undisclosed reasons, and Mess said he stepped up.

Eyers shot a 44 on the back nine to finish with a 91 despite only playing in a few varsity meets.

What’s next Oregon travels to Edelweiss Country Club at 9 a.m.

Tuesday, May 29, for the WIAA Division 1 Verona sectional. The top teams and top three individuals (not on advancing teams) qualify for state.

Junior Sam Schroed er and sophomore Zach Kapalczynski also played in their first WIAA postseason tournament and were also key.

Schroeder shot an 81 out of Klus’ usual No. 2 position, and he bested the Regents’ second-best score, an 84 by junior Eric Buinevicius.

Schroeder shot a 39 on the back nine.

“He put himself in a lot less interesting positions and gave himself a chance to get that better number in there,” Mess said.

Kapalczynski added an 86 out of the No. 4 position, moving up a spot in the lineup, and that tied West’s third-best score by senior Conor Huie.

Mess said she talked with Kapalczynski after he had seven putts on his 10th

and 11th holes, and Kapalczynski responded with several pars on his final seven holes.

Senior Ryan Michek’s 93 was not counted toward the final score, but he also played in his first playoff meet.

Middleton won the regional with a 311, and Waunakee was second with a 317. Verona took third with a 322.

Cranley and Buinevicius advanced as individuals for the Regents, and Madison Memorial junior Matthew Sorenson (83) and freshman Silas Pickhardt (85) also advanced.

Mess said she is hoping the team was able to get some of the nerves out of way before sectionals. Klus will once again be unavailable.

Softball

Panthers draw seven seed for playoffs, opened WIAA Division 1 regionals Wednesday JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

Oregon softball won one of three Badger South games to close the regular season last week but dropped both ends of a Friday doubleheader, falling against rivals Monroe and Watertown.

The Panthers’ offense mustered up nine hits and three runs but committed three errors in each loss. Oregon finished the regular season 14-7 overall (8-6 conference).

Oregon earned the seventh seed for the playoffs and hosted 10th-seeded Union Grove in the opening round of the WIAA Division 1 playoffs Wednesday.

Results will be in next week’s Observer.

Monroe 6, Oregon 1

What’s next Oregon earned the seventh-seed for the WIAA playoffs, which started on Wednesday. The Panthers hosted No. 10 Wilmot Union in a game that took place after the Observer’s Tuesday publication deadline. The winner of that game travels to second-seeded Burlington at 5 p.m. Friday. six innings of its first game Friday and lost 6-1 to Monroe.

Sam Mikkelson singled home the Panthers’ lone run in the seventh, scoring Erin Newton, who had doubled.

Right fielder Sydney Updike singled home a pair of runs in the fourth inning and first baseman Grace Tostrud doubled home another.

Watertown 15, Oregon 2

The Panthers and Goslings Oregon didn’t score through each capped doubleheaders

on Friday. Oregon was coming off a conference loss to Monroe and Watertown had already been shut out at nonconference Verona 8-0.

Oregon had five hits and committed three errors, two which led to runs in the third inning.

The Goslings scored once in the first and third innings but a seven-run second inning sealed Oregon’s fate.

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O/S rugby team advances to state semifinals Last year, the Oregon/Stoughton high school rugby team’s dreams of a state championship were dashed by the De Pere Red Dogs, who defeated O/S, 10-5, in the state quarterfinals.

This year’s quarterfinal rematch turned out very differently, as O/S beat De Pere, 54-12 Sunday in

Neenah.

The O/S forwards, led by Chris Young’s persistent tackling, dominated play throughout the game, which gave scrum half Kaden Houtsinger plenty of opportunity to feed the ball to his fellow backs. And given this opportunity, the O/S backs were able to run

roughshod, scoring, all told, eight tries.

Gavin Miller, Michael Hoye, and Rico Echols all scored multiple tries, with Jake Houston adding a try while standing out defensively. In addition, Nick Aguirre’s kicking was spectacular, as he converted 7 of 8 conversions.

Softball: Panthers are 14-7 overall Continued from page 11 Veronica Guadalajara (3-for-4) and Paige Bacchi (2-for-4) each had doubles in the second. Bacchi drove in four runs.

Kaitlyn Linskens allowed two runs over five innings on five hits. She struck out two.

Hannah Christensen got the start in the circle and gave up eight runs on six hits over 1 2/3 innings. She struck out two. Kenadee Nelson and Amelia Spilde threw 2 2/3 and 2/3 innings, respectively.

Allie Morgan, Lexi Cina, Erin Newton, Megan Bloyer and Christensen all had one hit for the Panthers.

Watertown had 11 hits.

Lauren Harshbarger, Shay Dunn, Paige Bacchi and Guadalajara each had multiple hits for the Goslings.

Oregon 7, Watertown 3 It was the second time the Panthers had played in the past 24 hours, beating Watertown 7-3 on Thursday.

The Panthers took a 7-1 lead through three innings, scoring three runs each in the second and third

innings.

Christensen went 2 for 3 at the plate with four RBIs to lead Oregon. Kyrsten George, Meghan Detra, Megan Bloyer each had RBIs for Oregon.

C h r i s t e n s e n a l l ow e d three runs on five hits, striking out one and walking one.

Kaitlyn Linskens surrendered seven runs on four hits over 2 2/3 innings. She struck out one. Shay Dunn threw 4 1/3 innings out of the bullpen.

Oregon had four errors and the Goslings had three.

4-1.

Oregon 3, Milton 1 Oregon didn’t have the start it wanted in Thursday’s 3-1 win over Milton.

The Red Hawks scored in the first 10 minutes with a goal by junior midfielder Chloe Buescher.

That could have spelled trouble for the Panthers, which are much younger than Milton, but Oregon came back with three unanswered goals, including two in the second half.

After allowing the goal to Buescher, Grutzner said she changed their defensive marks to make sure Buescher was covered. The Red Hawks only had two shots on goal for the rest of the game, with sophomore goalie Melia Moyer not having any trouble cleaning them up.

Senior forward Kailie Sweeney picked up the equalizer, about six minutes after Milton took the lead, on a pass by Fanning.

“That was huge, because being down 1-0 in a game where you have to win can go one of two ways,” Grutzner said. “Once we got that leveled, we started to control the ball.”

Fanning said the Panthers knew Milton senior defender Carley Albrecht was going to be tough to get opportunities against as the sweeper, so the strategy was to go around her and use their speed.

“Once we figure out how to play against certain players we are worried about, we keep doing it over and over,” Fanning said. “The forwards are all pretty fast and sneaky, so that helps.”

Fanning scored the eventual game-winner, in the 48th minute on a long pass by junior midfielder Katie Eisele. Fanning took the pass and sped past Albrecht.

Albrecht nearly recovered and pressured Fanning,

Chemistry helping Panthers grow up together Chemistry is a big reason the 2018 Oregon girls soccer team has been able to gel with seven sophomores playing significant minutes, sophomore Avary Fanning said. By comparison, Milton has eight senior starters.

Fanning said the girls are all friends but can also handle constructive criticism from one another, especially when the upperclassmen challenge the younger girls. And when Oregon has success like a 2-0 win over Mount Horeb and Thursday’s 3-1 win over Milton, being able to build off one another is the key.

“I think we started to really gel together, and age differences don’t matter with our team,” Fanning said.

“We are allowed to say things to each other that may not always be nice, but since we are all great friends, we don’t take it personal.

“Last year, when I was a freshman, I would take things personal because I wasn’t as close with everyone, but this year, the friendships are really helping us out.” but Fanning was able to get within a few feet of senior goalie Danielle Heitsman in the penalty box. She tapped the ball with her left foot into the lower right-hand corner of the net while taking a shoulder by Albrecht.

That made it 2-1.

“Our team was so hyped for this game, and we were really just all prepared,” Fanning said. “When we got down a goal, I don’t think any of us were really that worried.”

Oregon added an insurance goal in the 65th minute. A cross by sophomore defender Emma Halverson went into some traffic in the penalty box, and sophomore defender/midfielder Brooklynn Kane won the header and redirected it over Heitsmann and into the back of the net for a 3-1 Panther lead.

Oregon also controlled the possession for most of the first half.

“What really made a difference tonight is that our seniors and our juniors that were out there with the most experience really stepped up their game, and

of Ames St. in Oregon Saturday, May 26.

The game is a rematch of the nail-biter played on May 11, which went the local ruggers’ way, 19-18.

The winner advances to the state championship game on June 2.

Baseball

Oregon earns No. 6 seed in WIAA D1 playoffs Oregon baseball earned the No. 6 seed in the WIAA Division 1 sectional 5 bracket Sunday.

The Panthers host No. 11 Beloit Memorial at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 29, in the regional semifinal. The winner will take on No. 3 Verona at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 31 in the regional semifinal.

Janesville Parker earned the No. 2 seed and will play the winner of No. 7 Stougthon and No. 10 Elkhorn on May 31.

At the top of the bracket, Janesville Craig is the top seed and will play the winner of No. 8 Milton and No. 9 Fort

Atkinson on May 31.

Madison West is the No. 4 seed and will play the winner of No. 5 Madison Memorial and No. 12 Madison La Follette on May 31.

Sectionals are at Riverside Park in Janesville on Tuesday, June 5. If Oregon wins a regional title, the Panthers will play at approximately 1 p.m. in their sectional semifinal. The sectional final is slated for 4 p.m.

State is June 12-14 at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute.

Baseball: Regular season ends Friday Continued from page 10

Soccer: Oregon plays Edgewood Thursday Continued from page 9

O/S (13-0) advances onto the state semifinals against the Middleton Area rugby team this weekend.

Due to field issues in Milwaukee, the state semifinal game between O/S and Middleton will be played noon at High Meadows Park, which is located off

reached on a throwing error, and the Vikings had the bases loaded with two outs. Carpenter got Milbauer to fly out to right to end the inning.

“It was just a great game all around,” Carpenter said. “I am pretty confident in our team. Everyone is really committed and everyone plays for the team.”

Damon rewarded his pitcher with an RBI double to knock home deFiebre in the bottom of the inning for some insurance.

Wanninger took the loss, allowing three runs on eight hits and four walks

in six innings. He also struck out eight.

The win moved the Panthers to 9-7 overall, 8-6 in the Badger South Conference, with the Vikings now 7-11, 6-7.

Coach Jake Soule said how they won was more important in the long run.

“That is how we want to play,” Soule said. “We have won a lot of games ugly this year, and we keep stressing for the kids to play this way. We had one inning where they loaded the bases, and Cam just kept pounding the zone and we got out of it. That is exactly how we want to play baseball.”

that pushes our sophomore class to work much harder,” Grutzner said.

Oregon 5, Mukwonago 0 Oregon traveled to Mukwonago on Friday for a nonconference game and won 5-0.

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Junior Carter Hendrickson kicks through the final 50 meters in the 400 Monday at the Verona regional. Hendrickson won in 50.95 seconds to advance to sectionals.

Kenosha Tremper 1, Oregon 0

Boys track: Several seniors advance

The Panthers traveled to Kenosha Tremper on Saturday for a nonconference game and fell 1-0.

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Oregon 2, Sauk Prairie 2 Oregon traveled to Sauk Prairie on Tuesday in a game with seeding implications in sectional 3 in Division 2 and tied the Eagles 2-2.

The Panthers led 2-0 at halftime, but Sauk Prairie scored twice in the second half.

Junior defender Sydney McKee and Fanning each scored for Oregon.

Junior Camryn Ballweg and sophomore Ella Schad scored goals for the Eagles.

is just those guys stepping up.”

Phillips added runner-up finishes in the 300 hurdles and triple jump to advance to sectionals in three events.

He was second in the 300 hurdles in 41.29, just three-hundredths of a second behind Janesville Parker senior Dakota Schmaling.

Phillips was second in the triple jump with a distance of 42 feet, 7 1/2 inches, behind Mount Horeb senior Daniel Nesja (42-8).

Seniors John Auer (long jump) and Brett Wannebo (shot put) also qualified for

sectionals.

Auer missed some time this season with an injury, but he ran in two relays and participated in the long jump Monday.

Auer reached 21-7 to finish behind Stoughton senior Sam McHone (2111 1/2).

“It is huge for (Auer) to run on a relay and also be able to jump,” Lease said.

“Those are his two first loves, and to almost have that go away as a senior due to injury and to be back at it, I know he is relishing his opportunity.”

Wannebo continued to be consistent in the shot put with a runner-up finish (54- 1/2), finishing behind M o n o n a G r ove j u n i o r

Michael Williams-Davis (55-8).

Auer nearly made it to sectionals on the 4x200 relay. He joined Kissling, Phillips and Keast and crossed the finish line in third, but on the third exchange, an Oregon player tangled feet with a Mount Horeb runner.

The Mount Horeb runner fell, and after an official meeting, both teams were disqualified for leaving their lanes.

“We had that one pretty well set up, and unfortunately, we had problems with an exchange, which h a p p e n s ,” L e a s e s a i d .

“They all want that one back.”

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Book: Former Oregon resident takes inspiration from childhood, contrast for her writing ‘(Facing retirement) often will create that really got me started.”

“Giving Birth to a Gearhead” openings or a way to look was the first piece Banning had at yourself differently.’ published, in 2008.

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Banning and her husband moved from Madison to Oregon in 1992 to raise their son Tyler in a smaller community with a smaller school system. She looks back fondly on her time in the village where she got her start as a published writer.

“It was nice to go to the bank and the dry cleaner and the drug store in 15 minutes,” Banning said.

“We had really nice neighbors and great opportunities to get to know people.”

The Bannings relocated to a lakeside home in northern Wisconsin in 2011 after Banning retired from a career working for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the fiction habit she started in Oregon blossomed. “(Facing retirement) often will create openings or a way to look at yourself differently,” she said. “It may free up some things you’ve been holding back, or just create new energy where you see ‘Oh, life is going to change for me,’ and

– Jane Banning it might be a good thing or it might be a bad thing.”

Banning said that she learned early on that contrast is “good fodder for fiction,” a theme she focused on in “Giving Birth to a Gearhead,” and continues in her other work.

She also says memories she has from childhood experiences on her grandparents’ farm outside Hawkeye, Iowa – “yes, there really is a Hawkeye, Iowa” – inspire her work and have since translated into themes in her work.

“I was raised in town, so when we went to the farm it was really a fresh experience – different and novel,” Banning said. “Those things often make more of an impression on you.”

Banning published “Asparagus Roots” independently, which gave

her a lot of control over the final product, including how it looks, editing for typos and choosing the cover art.

The flip side of that freedom, Banning said, is that “no one’s an agent for you.”

Banning has finished one novel, “Silo,” and is working on two others. She’s shopping it around to publishers, where it’s been met with mixed results, though she says she’s probably sent out about half as many queries as she plans to.

When she’s not writing, Banning is a yoga and fitness teacher and teaches “very part-time” at Nicolet College in Rhinelander.

She said she’s been helped tremendously by joining writing groups where fellow writers read and critique each other’s work.

They offer a different perspective than that of the average reader, and keep each other true to their art, she said.

“The best writing is authentic,” Banning said. “It comes from deep emotion.”

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Contact Alexander Cramer at The collection draws heavily on Banning’s experiences as a child at her alexander.cramer@wcinet.com.​ grandparents’ farm in Iowa.

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Uhl said a K-9 team “hit” on a vehicle in the OHS parking lot later found to have prescription opioids in it, as well as “empty beer bottles, several knives, and ammunition for handguns, shotguns, and rifles.”

Uhl said the vehicle turned out to belong to the driver’s relative, who owns a hunting guide business, and as there was “no threat to school safety,” no citations were issued.

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

Random searches started in 2016 The school board approved the random K-9 drug searches on a trial, annual basis in 2016. Oregon police said they were the first such searches in the schools in more than a decade.

Last August, the board voted to continue the pilot program for another year but voted 6-1 against making random searches permanent, citing questions about their effectiveness. The OSD administrative team had recommended permanent the use of the searches at the schools and recommended changing the district policy from the current model of requiring “reasonable suspicion” for a search.

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*** 2018-14 FINAL RESOLUTION SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FINAL RESOLUTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN’S POLICE POWER, PURSUANT TO SUBCHAPTER VII, SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, SECTION 66.0701 – 66.0733 OF THE WISCONSIN STATUTES, AND PURSUANT TO SECTION 28.21 OF THE VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN ORDINANCES, AUTHORIZING CURB AND GUTTER REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT AND INSTALLMENT OF SIDEWALKS IN DRIVEWAYS AND LEVY OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS UPON CERTAIN PROPERTY IN THE VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN BENEFITED BY THE IMPROVEMENTS. WHEREAS, the Village Board of the Village of Brooklyn, Wisconsin held

340 Autos 2013 INFINITI G37x AWD 4 Door Low Miles: 28,000, automatic transmission, 330 Horsepower Engine, Black leather interior, very roomy front and back. Heated Seats, Moonroof, Navigation, bose sound system, back up camera, HID headlights, Good tires Excellent condition mechanically and visually. Smooth and comfortable yet sporty.$19,000. 608-212-6429

402 Help Wanted, General DISHWASHER, COOK, WAITRESS, & DELI STAFF WANTED. Applications available at Sugar & Spice Eatery.

317 Nora St. Stoughton.

NEED TRUCK drivers and combine operators for harvest crew. Call for detail 405-833-3183.

No Experience necessary, Apply at Quality Inn for Front Desk Clerk and House Keeping. Please call 608-8779000 ask for Gloria Stoughton, WI QUALITY HOUSEKEEPER WANTED. Experienced, references. Every Saturday all summer and other days. Crown Point Resort 608-873-7833

a public hearing at the Village Hall on April 9, 2018, for the purpose of hearing all interested parties concerning the preliminary resolution and Report of the Engineer, for the Village of Brooklyn which consists of: A. Plans and specifications for the curb and gutter removal and replacement and sidewalks in driveways (Improvements); B. A projection of the entire cost of the proposed Improvements; C. A statement that the property against which all of the assessments are proposed is benefited; and D. A schedule of proposed assessments.

The Final Report was filed March 22, 2018 by Strand Associates, Inc., Village Engineer, with the Village Clerk of the Village of Brooklyn pursuant to the provisions of Section 66.0703(5) Wisconsin Statutes.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Board of the Village of Brooklyn as follows: 1. That the Village Board of the Village of Brooklyn hereby adopts and approves the Report prepared by Strand Associates, Inc., and on file with the Village Clerk, regarding the Improvements, including the estimate of the assessment to be levied against the real estate involved, and the plans and specifications for the Improvements.

2. That the Village Board of the Village of Brooklyn shall carry out the installation of the Improvements in the area of the Village of Brooklyn described in the Report.

3. That payment for the Improvements shall be made by assessing the cost to the property benefited in ten (10) annual installments.

4. The Village Board of the Village of Brooklyn has examined the parcels against which the special assessments shall be levied, and said areas are declared to be benefited by such Improvements, and that said benefits include, curb and gutter removal and replacement and installation of sidewalks in driveways and will improve safety and uniformity in the grade, elevation and appearance of the improvements and the benefited property. Address of parcels is attached hereto as Exhibit A. 5. That the assessments shown in the Report represent a valid exercise of the Village’s police power as provided in Section 66.0701-66.0733, Wisconsin Statutes, have been determined on a reasonable basis, and are hereby confirmed.

6. That all receipts from the collec-

tion of the assessment shall be maintained in a separate account and used only for payment of the costs of the Improvements.

7. The owners of the property hereby assessed are entitled to pay the assessment in ten (10) equal annual installments in accordance with section 66.0715, Wisconsin Statutes. The first installment shall be one-tenth (1/10) of the principal together with interest on the whole assessment from November 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018. The interest rate applied shall be 4% per annum. Each subsequent installment shall include a like portion of principal and one year’s interest upon the unpaid portion of such assessment at the same rate of interest.

The first installment shall be entered in the first tax roll prepared after the date hereof. Tax roll entries will include a ten percent administrative fee.

8. That the Village Clerk shall publish this resolution as a Class 1 notice and mail a copy of this resolution to every property owner being special assessed and whose post office address is known or can with reasonable diligence be ascertained.

Adopted by the Village Board this 14th day of May, 2018. _________________________________ Clayton Schulz, Village President

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FURNITURE DELIVERY Belleville Warehouse. We are now accepting applications for part-time and full-time positions working in our Belleville warehouse and assisting on furniture deliveries. This position involves loading and unloading trucks, assembling furniture, shipping and receiving merchandise and general warehouse work. We are looking for responsible, self motivated person who has a good driving record who enjoys working with their hands. If you have some downhill skiing experience this could be year round job working in our ski shop in Madison. Chalet is fun and friendly place to work with good advancement opportunities in our Belleville warehouse and our Madison Store.Chalet is locally owned with a long standing reputation for quality merchandise and good customer service. We offer a generous base salary along with great benefits, paid training and free skiing at local hills. Chalet Warehouse is located at 245 Remy Road in Belleville, WI. Apply in person at: Chalet Ski & Patio Store 5252 Verona Road, Madison, WI 53711 608-273-8263 CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS NOON Monday FOR THE Oregon Observer

The undersigned Village Clerk certifies that the foregoing resolution was unanimously adopted by the Brooklyn Village Board on the 14th day of May, 2018. _________________________________ Linda Kuhlman, Village Clerk-Treasurer Published: May 24, 2018 WNAXLP *** VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN NOTICE OF LICENSE REQUEST (LICENSE YEAR JULY 1, 2018 – JUNE 30, 2019) The Village Board for the Village of Brooklyn, 210 Commercial St., Brooklyn, WI, will meet on June 11, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the following license applications: COMBINATION “CLASS B”: FERMENTED MALT BEVERAGE & INTOXICATING LIQUORS: Renewal - Anchor Club, LLC, Gerald Elmer, Agent, 112 Hotel Street Renewal – Lady Alibi, LLC, dba Hotel 108 Tavern & Table, Erin L. Shambrook, Agent, 108 Hotel Street COMBINATION “CLASS A”: FERMENTED MALT BEVERAGE & INTOXI-

EXPERIENCED PART-TIME servers, dishwashers and cooks Apply at Sunrise Family Restaurant 1052 W Main, Stoughton

451 Janitorial & Maintenance NOW HIRING TORNADO CLEANING LLC is now taking applications for residential cleaning staff in the Stoughton and surrounding areas. Please contact Garth at 608-873-0733

452 General OFFICE CLEANING in Stoughton MonFri 5pm-9pm. Visit our website: www. capitalcityclean.com or call our office: 608-831-8850

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CATING LIQUORS: Renewal - Nissin Rodriguez, LLC, dba Brooklyn Mini Mart, Nissin Rodriguez, Agent, 355 N Rutland Ave Renewal - Dolgencorp, LLC, dba Dollar General Store #14977, Imran Khan, Agent, 303 Douglas Drive Linda Kuhlman Clerk/Treasurer Published: May 24, 2018 WNAXLP *** ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS PROJECT: 2018 STREET RESURFACING AND MAINTENANCE OWNER: VILLAGE OF OREGON, 117 SPRING STREET, OREGON, WI 53575 CONTRACTS AND BID DEADLINE: Sealed bids for a single contract for street asphalt pavement construction and a single contract for asphalt pavement maintenance will be received by the Village of Oregon until 10:00 A.M., local time on June 7, 2018. The bids will be publicly opened and read aloud immediately thereafter in the Village Hall meeting room.

Contract A consists of the following approximate quantities: Street Milling, 40,000 square yards Hot-Mix Asphalt Pavement, 5,500 tons Contract B consists of the following approximate quantities: Crackfilling and/or sealcoating, 62,000 square yards Appurtenances to the above construction items, such as traffic control are included, but are not listed above.

The quantities are subject to change without notice prior to document distribution.

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: The Contract Documents, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Instructions to Bidders, Bidder’s Proof of Responsibility, Bid Proposal Form, Affidavit of Organization and Authority, Bid Bond (in the amount of 5% of the maximum amount of the bid), Notice of Award Form, Agreement Form, Notice to Proceed Form, Performance/Payment Bond (100 percent), Certificate of Insurance, General Conditions, Supplementary Conditions, Technical Specifications, Drawings and Addenda (if any) may be examined at the following locations: Village of Oregon 117 Spring Street Oregon, WI 53575 Town & Country Engineering, Inc. 2912 Marketplace Drive, Suite 103

RECOVER PAINTING offers carpentry, drywall, deck restoration and all forms of painting. Recover also urges you to join in the fight against cancer, as a portion of every job is donated to cancer research. free estimates, fully insured, 20 yrs experience 608-270-0440

554 Landscaping, Lawn, Tree & Garden Work ART'S LAWNCARE: Mowing, trimming.

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Madison, WI 53719 Copies of the Contract Documents and the Construction Plans may be obtained at the office of Town & Country Engineering, Inc., 2912 Marketplace Drive, Suite 103, Madison, WI 53719. There is a $25.00 non-refundable copying and distribution charge for these documents.

Electronic bidding documents are available on-line at Questcdn.com, Project No. 5714223 for $15.

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.

RIGHTS RESERVED: The Village reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive or not waive informalities in any bid. No Bidder may withdraw a bid within 90 days after the actual date of the opening of the bids.

Published by the authority of: Jeff Rau, P.E. Director of Public Works Published: May 24 and 31, 2018 WNAXLP *** NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND SPECIFIC IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR 110 NORTH OAK STREET – NEW YOUTH CENTER BUILDING VILLAGE OF OREGON PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Planning Commission of the Village of Oregon will hold a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 7, 2018 in the Board Room of the Oregon Village Hall, 117 Spring Street, Oregon, Wisconsin, to consider the approval of the General Development Plan and Specific Implementation Plan submitted by Oregon Community Resource Network (OCRN), on behalf of the Village of Oregon (property owner) and the Youth Center Board, for a proposed New Youth Center Building. The center will be located at the southeast corner of Brook Street and N. Oak Street and be comprised of a new 6,000 sq. ft. multi-use building and associated parking. The property is described as follows: 110 North Oak Street, Village of Oregon, Dane County Parcel No. 165-0509-121-4801-9 A copy of the General Development Plan and Specific Implementation Plan is

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608-873-7038 or 608-669-0025 SPRING CLEAN UP, LAWN MOWING, GARDEN WORK, HEDGE TRIM, HANDYMAN PAINTING, CLEANING, GOOD RATES. 608-446-6969 CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon Monday for the Oregon Observer unless changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 873-6671 or 835-6677.

SOFA SLEEPER (a-real-bargain) 72" double/bed size, & accessories $40 call-608-873-5248 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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on file at the office of the Village Clerk.

Office hours of the Clerk are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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

Any person who has a qualifying disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act that requires the meeting or materials at the meeting to be in an accessible location or format must contact the Village Clerk at (608) 835-3118, 117 Spring Street, Oregon, Wisconsin, at least twenty-four hours prior to the commencement of the meeting so that any necessary arrangements can be made to accommodate each request Peggy S.K. Haag Village Clerk Published: May 24 and 31, 2018 WNAXLP *** OREGON BOARD OF EDUCATION SPECIAL MEETING “HELPING STUDENTS ACQUIRE THE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ATTITUDES NEEDED TO ACHIEVE THEIR INDIVIDUAL POTENTIAL” FROM OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICT MISSION STATEMENT DATE: TUESDAY, MAY 29, 2018 TIME: 6:30 PM PLACE: OSD INNOVATION CENTER, OHS, 456 NORTH PERRY PARKWAY Order of Business Call to Order Roll Call Proof of Notice of Meeting and Approval of Agenda AGENDA A. EXECUTIVE SESSION 1. Potential Land Acquisition, Wis. Stat. s 19.85 (1) (e) B. COMMUNICATION FROM PUBLIC 1. Public: Board Policy 180.04 has established an opportunity for the public to address the Board. In the event community members wish to address the Board, 15 minutes will be provided; otherwise the agenda will proceed as posted.

C. DISCUSSION & ACTION ITEMS 1. Student Population and Growth D. ADJOURNMENT Go to: www.oregonsd.org/boardmeetings/agendas for the most updated version agenda.

Published: May 24, 2018 WNAXLP ***

652 Garage Sales EVANSVILLE-10938 W State Road 59.(1 mile east of Cooksville) Rummage moving sale. May 26th& June 2nd 9am-4pm.

Heavy duty clothes dryer, beautiful dresser, gun cabinet and shells. Wheel barrows, ladders, picnic table, TVs many tools and garden things and hoses, power saws. 608-882-4202 STOUGHTON- 916 Devonshire Court Thurs 5pm-8pm, Friday 7am-6pm.Hunting, fishing, camping gear; tools; fleece, Columbia coats, other men's clothing; beer signs, mirrors, lights; misc household and much more STOUGHTON- 984 & 987 Taylor Ln (1 mile from library) 5/24 (3-7pm), 5/25 (8am-4pm), 5/26 (8-12pm). Toddler clothing, toys/games girls craft kits, toys/ games, tent, high-power blenders, household/kitchen STOUGTHON- 2151 Blue Heron Court MOVING/ESTATE SALE. Everything must go. 4-7 every Thursday. 10-2 every Sat/Sun thru to June 3rd. CASH/YOU HAUL

696 Wanted To Buy WE BUY Junk Cars and Trucks.

We sell used parts.

Monday thru Friday 8am-5:30pm.

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TOWN OF OREGON OPEN BOOK AND BOARD OF REVIEW OPEN BOOK APPTS NOT REQUIRED Thursday, May 24, 2018 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. & Saturday, May 26, 2018 10:00 a.m. – Noon BOARD OF REVIEW APPTS REQUIRED Saturday, June 2, 2018 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

The 2018 Town of Oregon Open Book will be held at the Oregon Town Hall, 1138 Union Road on Thursday, May 24, 2018, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and on Saturday, May 26, 2017, from 10:00 p.m. to Noon. Appointments are not required. Open Book is an informal meeting with the assessor to ask questions and review assessment records.

Property Owners are encouraged to attend the open book to verify the assessment of their property. In addition, property owners can learn how their assessment was calculated, compare your property to similar properties, verify open land acreages and valuations, and learn how market activity affected the assessment.

The 2018 Town of Oregon Board of Review will be held on Saturday, June 2, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. To appear at the Board of Review, it is required that an appointment is scheduled 48 hours prior to the start of Board of Review. Appointments are scheduled with the Clerk’s Office at 835-3200.

Denise Arnold Town Clerk Published: May 17 and 24, 2018 WNAXLP

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608-835-6717 Located at: 139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575 OREGON 2-Bedroom in quiet, well-kept building. Convenient location. Includes all appliances, A/C, blinds, private parking, laundry, storage. $200 security deposit.

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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 STOUGHTON SENIOR Apts, Cottage style 2 bdrrm. $745 plus utilities. Private entrance and patio All Appl inc/W/D. No Pets No Smoking. 608-873-0884

750 Storage Spaces For Rent ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE 10X10 10X15 10X20 10X25 10X30 Security Lights-24/7 access OREGON/BROOKLYN CALL (608)444-2900 C.N.R. STORAGE Located behind Stoughton Garden Center Convenient Dry Secure Lighted with access 24/7 Bank Cards Accepted Off North Hwy 51 on Oak Opening Dr. behind Stoughton Garden Center Call: 608-509-8904

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DAIRY CATTLE AUCTION TAH LIVESTOCK WINSLOW, IL FRIDAY, MAY 25TH, 2018 1:00 PM EARLY CONSIGNMENTS: 35 HOLSTEINS HEIFERS AND 3 CROSSBRED HEIFERS, FRESH 3 WEEKS. UP AND ROLLING. TOP TOP SHELF. 5 CROSSBREDAND 3 HOLSTEIN PARLOR DISPERSAL COWS. ALL FRESH WITH 2ND CALF. LOTS OF MILK, THE GOOD KIND. ALSO 2 CROSSBRED DRY COWS. 8 STANCHION MILKED COWS INCLUDING: 1 RED AND WHITE, 4 HOLSTEINS, 3 CROSSBREDS, ALL 2 & 3 YR. OLDS. AS GOOD AS WALK. THEY ARE HERE AND ARE ALSO NOW PARLOR BROKE. THERE WILL BE MILK FOR EVERYONE'S POCKET BOOK! HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL SALE DAY!! ALSO 15 JERSEY AND JERSEY CROSS OPEN HEIFERS, BREEDING AGE. PLEASE CHECK OUR WEBSITE WWW.TAHLIVESTOCK.COM FOR FURTHER UPDATES CLOSER TO SALE DAY. PLEASE CALL TERRY AT 815-291-5604 CELL OR BARN 815-367-5581 AND LEAVE MESSAGE FOR ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING OUR SALES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR 29TH YEAR IN BUSINESS!

NORTH PARK STORAGE 10x10 through 10x40, plus 14x40 with 14' door for RV & Boats.

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608-873-5088 OREGON SELF-STORAGE 10x10 through 10x25 month to month lease Call Karen Everson at 608-835-7031 or Veronica Matt at 608-291-0316 RASCHEIN PROPERTY STORAGE 6x10 thru 10x25 Market Street/Burr Oak Street in Oregon Call 608-520-0240 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

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.

FARM LAND LOW COST. 9+ acres.

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The Village of Brooklyn is seeking a Full-Time Public Works & Utilities Laborer/Operator. This is an entry level position.

Must have or be able to obtain a CDL within 30 days of employment and be able to obtain water/wastewater licenses.

A complete job description and application are available at www.brooklynwi.gov or by email to publicworks@brooklynwi. gov. Wage starts at $15.00 per hour. Additional raises as certain requirements are met. Benefits include health insurance and State of Wisconsin Retirement. Applicants must be available for overtime, including weekends and holidays, as part of the department’s employee rotation, and residence within 10 miles is preferred. Applications must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. Friday, June 1, 2018 to the Village Hall at 210 Commercial Street, P.O. Box 189, Brooklyn, WI 53521, or email above.

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PART-TIME SEASONAL PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEE The Village of Brooklyn is seeking a seasonal part-time Public Works employee to assist with mowing, trash pickup, brush/compost work, etc. Must have a valid driver’s license.

Applications are available at www.brooklynwi.gov or by email to publicworks@brooklynwi.gov. Wage starts at $10.00 per hour. Applications must be received no later than 5:00 p.m.

Friday, June 1, 2018 to the Village Hall at 210 Commercial Street, PO Box 189, Brooklyn, WI, 53521 or email above. adno=573314-01

Cooks & Dishwasher Needed As a member of Epic’sculinaryteam, you will work with a dynamic team in state-of-of-the-art, kitchens and will enjoy full-time, weekday hours, and competitive wages.

Cook You will be scratch cooking for 9,500 of our staff, customers, and guests. Our menu changes daily to reflect a variety of regional, seasonal, and international dishes. You will learn new recipes as you rotate through the grill, entrée, and soup/salad/sandwich stations. You will enjoy full benefits—including paid vacation and holidays.

Dishwasher You will work in a fast-paced environment, cleaning and stocking equipment used by our culinary team. You will also participate in kitchen cleaning, among other tasks.

All experience levels are encouraged to apply online at careers.epic.com

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WE ARE HIRING!

Built in Refrigeration Facility in Fitchburg

 Production Assemblers  2nd shift (4 - 10s) Monday-Thursday  Starting Wage $20.25/hr, $21.25/hr after 120 days

GET PAID TO HAVE FUN Looking for a rewarding, active AND FUN career?

Join Dungarvin’s Team of Community Support Providers!

OUR CSPs get out and have fun all paid for by Dungarvin!

You could get paid to: go to Brewer games, the Zoo, play foot golf, visit the Wisconsin Dells, AND SO MUCH MORE!

EXCELLENT BENEFITS INCLUDE:  90% Employer Paid Premium for Medical Insurance  Free Onsite Employee/Dependent UW Health Clinic  100% Employer Paid Premium for Dental Insurance  Free Onsite Employee/Spouse Fitness Center  Free Life and Disability Insurance  Pension (We Pay Into Your 401k)  Holiday and Vacation Pay

NOW HIRING COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROVIDERS ON ALL SHIFTS

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$13.00/HOUR

Dungarvin is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE/AA).

Full-Time Laborer/Operator Position

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Contact Bryan Elliott-Broker with All Star Properties, LLC 608-663-1445 or 608-358-4986.

Bryan@allstargroup.net

To Apply visit: www.DungarvinCareers.com Or call a recruiter to schedule your interview: 608-316-7689

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Carter & Gruenewald Co. 4417 Hwy 92 Brooklyn, WI, 608-455-2411

• Daytime, full-time Locate Technician positions available • 100% PAID TRAINING • Company vehicle & equipment provided • PLUS medical, dental, vision, & life insurance REQUIREMENTS: • Must be able to work outdoors • HS Diploma or GED • Ability to work OT & weekends • Must have valid driver’s license with safe driving record

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We’re open Monday, May 28 8:30 am to 5:00 pm

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Beautiful Town of Dunn 1828 Sandhill Rd., Oregon, WI 53575 608-835-7569 Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 am-7:30 pm; Sat 8:30 am-6 pm; Sun 9 am-5 pm

Memorial Day Planters Come Early for Best Selection!

Kopke’s Koupon

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Limit one koupon per Kustomer per day.

Limit 6. $3.00 total. Starting at $1.99.

Limit two per Kustomer. Limit one Koupon per day.

Annual Flat of Flowers Or Vegetables Valid 5/23/18-5/28/18

Limit two per koupon, one Koupon per Kustomer per day.

Directions from Stoughton: Take 138 toward Oregon. Go past Eugster’s Farm Market, one mile and turn right on Sunrise Rd. Go one more mile then turn left on Town Line Rd. Continue on to Sand Hill Rd. (approximately one mile) and turn right.

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Directions from Fitchburg: Take Fish Hatchery Road south to Netherwood Road. Turn left and go through Oregon past Walgreen’s to a left on Sand Hill Road.

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Directions from Verona: Take Cty. M to Fish Hatchery Rd. Turn right and go to Netherwood Road. Turn left at Netherwood Rd. through Oregon past Walgreen’s to a left on Sand Hill Rd.

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AGRICULTURE!

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FISH HATCHER Y RD.

A live auctioneer will help us auction our coveted sample containers you’ve seen displayed all season long! Proceeds from the auction will be donated directly to Badger Honor Flight

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