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The Oregon School District will say farewell to 14 educators later next month. It’s a bittersweet time for many staff members, several of whom have spent more than two decades in the district. Teachers, nurses, physical therapists, administrative assistants, associate principals, custodians and paraprofessionals – they represent a cross-section of district employees with collectively more than 320 years of service in Oregon
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Civic campus plan open house next week been in the works for more than two years. With the village planning to build a new library BILL LIVICK on North Main Street in 2020, officials are considUnified Newspaper Group ering what to do with the The village is holding an Oregon Area Senior Center open house next week for building and the Village the public to view and ask Hall. questions about a proposed Turn to Campus/Page 3 civic campus plan that’s
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PVE fourth-graders front, from left, Layla Strait, 9, RaiTano Mesa, 10 and Cameron Altschafl; back row, from left Kennedy Faris, 10, Jacy Andrew, 10, Shelby Brown, 10, and Brock Antoniewicz, 9, during a lesson in Guinean drumming on Heritage Day Friday, May 25. The event, previously called Pioneer Days, had kids dressed up for lessons on different cultures from around the world.
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As the fourth-graders filed in to the little theater at Prairie View Elementary they saw a man with dreadlocks sitting alone at the front of the room, waiting patiently in silence behind his drum. The normal sounds of students settling in quieted as they realized the man was waiting for silence. Several students jumped when his hand came down on the djembe in front of him and their lesson in Guinean drumming
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Wisconsin. The event began in the 1970s to show students what it was like to live in rural Oregon in the 1800s. This year, organizers changed the name and broadened the scope of the event, PVE fourth-grade teacher Rachel Fahey told the Observer. “We wanted to make sure we were celebrating all cultures of our students and people in our community,” Fahey said. “(We said) ‘Let’s have a fun day of celebration and learn some things
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began. Mandjou Mara was at PVE on Friday, May 25, as part of Heritage Day, an annual celebration of the area’s history that had long been known as Pioneer Day. Students dressed in costumes reflecting their families’ heritage moved between different presentations and workshops. In the morning, Mandjou’s African drumming was one of three stations students visited, along with a lesson in Cuban dancing in the gym and a presentation on the history of Native Americans who have lived in
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On the first Thursday in May, four women gathered at the library to make blankets for charity in the first edition of “Craftivism,” the brainchild of adult services and outreach librarian Kara Ripley. That Craftivism would be Ripley’s idea makes sense,
since she said she loves doing crafts and has been knitting since she was a teenager. “I just like making things,” she said. “I started in the yarn section (at the craft store) and then radiated out.” Ripley said the event was born when someone “out of the blue” called to donate her mother’s yarn collection
that had been built up over years. Faced with a huge tote full of material and a patron’s request to start a knitting program, she married the two, inviting anyone over 14 years old to come to the library to knit or crochet “granny squares” 6 inches by 6 inches that
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Vets pause to remember Members of the Oregon-Brooklyn VFW Post 10272 held Memorial Day services in downtown Oregon Monday to honor our nation’s veterans. As the color guard displayed flags and the honor guard stood with their weapons, David Thompson spoke to the crowd of roughly 100 people about sacrifices made by American servicemembers. Lyle Wanless led the group in prayer before the veterans’ discharged their weapons in a salute to their fallen brethren. Two EMTs from the village then laid a wreath on the World War I memorial. Post 10272 also led services in Brooklyn and Fitchburg on Monday. Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@wcinet. com.
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Commander Gil Honeburger, left, and members of the Oregon-Brooklyn VFW Post 10272 honor guard bow their heads in a moment of silence honor our nation
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The open house will feature maps for review by the public, and representatives from planning consultants Vandewalle and Associates and village staff will be available for questions. Planner Mike Slavney will do a short presentation of the plan at the Planning Commission meeting that will follow the open house, village administrator Mike Gracz said. “We anticipate the Planning Commission making a recommendation and sending the civic campus plan to the board for consideration,” he added.
If You Go What: Civic campus plan open house When: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 7 Where: Village Hall board room, 117 Spring St. More info: MGracz@vil. oregon.wi.us The plan will show the location of the senior center and two possible locations for Village Hall. One proposal is to keep the building at its present site, with a potential for
renovation or expansion. The second calls for constructing a new building along Janesville Street. The senior center will take up the entire lot where the library and senior center are now, Gracz explained. It would have a much larger footprint and be built with capacity to expand. Senior center director Rachel Brickner has talked about the possibility of having a fitness center in the new senior building, but that would come in a second phase of development, Gracz said. She has also discussed the idea of talking with the Oregon School District about
establishing a “pre-K” site at the center for intergenerational activities. Gracz expects the plan to be adopted soon, but he added it would be subject to change. “I compare the civic campus plan to the downtown master plan that we did back in about 2000,” he told the Observer. “It’s an overall guide. I can guarantee things will change over the next couple of years as we get closer to building things.” Contact Bill Livick at bill. livick@wcinet.com
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April 24 7:50 a .m. Several Oregon High School students were cited for underage drinking. 4:07 p.m. A woman reported her son, a student at Rome Corners Intermediate school, had received a text message from a California number with a link to an adult sex website. An officer called the number, which went to an automatic voicemail system. The woman was advised to block the number and not click on the link. April 25 3:30 p.m. A woman reported someone claiming to be an officer with the Dane County Sheriff’s Office had called and told her she owed a fine for missing jury duty, but the Dane County Circuit Court told her she had not missed jury duty and the incident was likely a scam.
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POLICE REPORTS Reports taken from electronic log email account and sent inappropriate books provided by the Oregon Police De- emails to other staff and students. partment. 4:57 p.m. A man reported his wallet had been stolen or lost, as he had not April 18 seen it since April 15. 2:55 p.m. A woman reported receiv6:50 p .m. A man reported a foul ing a phone call from someone who told smell in his basement he believed to be her they were with the IRS and that she natural gas, but turned out to be old rotowed more than $1,000 in back taxes, ten raw chicken after an investigation by requesting payment immediately. The the Oregon Fire Department. caller threatened her with arrest if she did not pay. The woman did not provide April 20 any information to the caller and report10:54 a .m. An officer assisted a ed it to her tax company, H&R Block. woman catching her dog in her neigh3:18 p.m. A driver slid into the ditch bor’s yard on the 300 block of South on Hwy. 14 eastbound near Oregon Burr Oak Avenue. High School due to the poor weather, but was not injured. An officer called a April 21 tow truck for the man. 3:29 a.m. A man was arrested for 5:16 p .m. A juvenile boy received operating while intoxicated after an inwarnings after he called 911 request- toximeter showed him with a .16 blood ing a ride to Madison, and officers de- alcohol level. He and two passengers termined he wanted to visit his friends were involved in an incident in Rock there. Officers spoke with the boy’s County, and Oregon officers stopped the mother, who told them the boy had been car on Ellen Court in response to a call kicking over garbage cans before they related to the Rock County incident. arrived. 10:44 a.m. An officer talked to a juvenille girl after the girl’s mother found April 19 out the girl had stolen items from Wal7:28 a.m. A woman slid off the road Mart. The mother was working the situon Wolfe Street and into a ditch after ation out with Wal-Mart, but the officer hitting a patch of snow and ice on the explained potential consequences to the road. An off-duty Madison police offi- daughter, who apologized and promised cer who reported the slide-off told an she wouldn’t do it again. officer there was another vehicle in the ditch earlier, but neither of them had any April 22 damage. 8:42 a .m. A woman reported that 2:50 p.m. A Prairie View Elementa- something had damaged the windshield ry School student reported someone of her car sometime overnight on the hacked into another person’s school 200 block of Walnut Street. The car had
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From left, Dan Donoghue, Hans Noeldner and Jerry Thiel participated in a workshop at Village Hall in April 2016 to help planners determine how to configure buildings in a new civic campus plan.
2016 Oregon High School graduate Emma Groblewski has won an Undergraduate Summer Research Award from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s biochemistry department. The award comes with a stipend to subsidize living expenses, with the idea that students can gain full-time lab experience Groblewski over the summer without having to take a second job, according to a UW news release. “We are always honored to have the opportunity to support our best and brightest students,” UW Biochemistry Department chair Brian Fox said in the release. “These awards are a
testament to both our talented young scientists and our generous supporters.” Groblewski is one of 14 recipients of the award and as an undergraduate will play a unique and vital role in the lab, according to the release, allowing graduate students to work on their PhDs while gaining experience teaching younger students, which may aid a future career in academia. “Undergraduates have become an integral part of our research team, both in conducting research and giving graduate students an opportunity to closely mentor these students,” graduate student Brian Carrick said in the release. Groblewski graduated with honors from OHS in 2016 and also served as the class media director.
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Grateful for returned, untouched wallet This is a thank you letter to a fine individual. Last Saturday I was having an “if anything can go wrong, it will” kind of day. While getting gas at a local convenience store, I was distracted as I was in the middle of my pay at the pump activity. I completed fueling my vehicle and left. Later in the day, I looked for and did not find my wallet at home. I phoned the store and, sure enough, the wallet was there. I must have left it at or on the pump during my distraction. I went to pick it up and not only was everything in there, such as my credit cards, all the cash was in there as
well. This individual did not even leave contact information as to allow me to offer this thank you face to face. I hope that this upstanding person reads the Oregon Observer and sees this letter. It’s people like you that make this community and actually, this world, a wonderful place to live. Thank you very much and know that the term “ paying it forward” is an understatement of how my wife and I conduct our lives. I truly hope several of our neighbors follow suit. Steve Bremer Village of Brooklyn
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ransparency is a key component necessary for humanity to move forward into a larger group awareness or consciousness that the new Aquarian Age requires. What that means is the energies we now live in no longer support humanity’s destructive expressions of control, deceit and manipulation. These “old,” or outdated, and overly negative expressions must be replaced by something new Deits – something better and more constructive. It’s believed transparency is our gateway to better or “right” human relating. Up to now, humans haven’t really been all that interested in healthy relating techniques, but things are changing, and each of us plays an important role through our willingness (or unwillingness) to cooperate with this global initiative of transparency. As a whole, humans are feeling an inner desire or urge for transparency to become a part of their reality. Perhaps we can understand it better as an inner cry for freedom from deceit, or a strong desire for openness and honesty – not just from government but from everyone, including ourselves. We can already see the influence of this important energetic quality being expressed in the media. Transparency has become the new buzzword for accountability within our government and leadership roles. Police officers are routinely equipped with body cameras. Our cell phones can record video at the touch of a finger. Facebook executives are accused of allowing too much
transparency for their users. All these things are moving us toward better human relating. Let’s not forget about Hollywood and the #MeToo movement, where the men involved with sexual harassment accusations portrayed themselves in public as model citizens and yet not so much behind closed doors. Time for mutual respect on and off camera! Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared an interesting viewpoint in an interview with author David Kirkpatrick, saying “The days of you having a different image for your work friends or co-workers and for the other people you know are probably coming to an end pretty quickly,” and that “Having two identities for yourself is an example of a lack of integrity.” In this statement, Zuckerberg seems to link integrity to a sense of personal transparency. In other words, if you have integrity, you present the real you to everyone. By this logic, the vast majority of people lack integrity when it comes to human relating, even if motivated by good intentions. Personally, I have found that my own inner cry for this freedom from deceit seems to have disintegrated every last morsel of tolerance within my body. For example, attempting to be “polite” is no longer something I have control over when a salesperson marches right past my “no soliciting” sign, walks up to the counter and in a very perky voice says, “Hello, how are you today? Are you the owner?” My hands start to shake even before they begin to speak, and deep breaths are all that’s between me and an assault charge. I had a hard time understanding my strong reactions. But the more I contemplated the situation, the more I wondered whether this might have
something to do with my own lack of transparency. Maybe I needed to be more honest in my interactions with people instead of stuffing my real feelings. Rather than letting my unleashed fury boil away at my organs, I could have just told those salespeople I was really upset they ignored my sign and I would like them to please leave. I had to face the possibility that it was my own forced mask of politeness that was deceitful and the cause of my distress. The sobering reality washed over me that the problem isn’t them, the problem is me. I’m not allowing myself an honest expression. I can’t stand my own bull any more than I can stand somebody else’s. Yikes! This inner urge is telling me it’s time to upgrade my “polite Doris” to “honest Doris,” and frankly, I’m a little scared at the prospect. People might not like honest Doris, but I choose this sense of right relating (willingness to be more transparent) above my need to be liked. My blood pressure demands it. Webster defines transparent as: free from pretense or deceit; readily understood; having thoughts, feelings or motives that are easily perceived. Transparency starts with us, and it leads to better relating and better behaviors for everyone. Each of us can benefit from practicing right relating. All you need is intention and a little creativity. Start by choosing one “transparent” character trait, such as respectfulness, honesty, clarity, openness, sincerity, sharing or caring, and consciously use it when relating to others. You just might find that you feel better, and humanity as a whole will benefit from your efforts. Doris Deits is the owner of Peaceful Heart Gifts in Oregon.
Correction In the May 24 issue, Michael Egner’s last name was misspelled in the article titled “Veterans find peace with pets.” The Observer regrets the error
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Cruizin’ for a Cure fights Crohn’s Car and bike show returns to PVE ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group
The eighth annual Cruizin’ for a Cure car and bike show returns on Sunday, June 10, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Prairie View Elementary school parking lot, 300 Soden Dr. All proceeds from the show go to the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America. Last year, organizer Justin Frederick wrote in a release the event raised over $10,000 and his goal for this year is $15,000. In its first five years, the show donated more than $30,000 to the charity. Registration for the show starts at 9 a.m. and costs $10. There will be 10 judged classes of vehicles and the first 50 cars receive a commemorative dash plaque. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony at the end of the show at 3 p.m.
If You Go What: Cruizin’ for a Cure car and bike show When: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, June 10 (registration 9 a.m., rain date June 17) Where: PVE parking lot, 300 Soden Dr. Cost: $10 to enter a car or bike, donations accepted Entrance to the event is free, but donations are appreciated. There will be food and drinks and Frederick said the baked goods tent will make a “triumphant return,” based on popular demand. For information, contact Frederick at 669-8860 or justinfrederick.realestate@ gmail.com.
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The Oregon Community Band will kick off its 37th summer parks concert season at 7 p.m. next Tuesday, June 5, at Waterman Triangle Park, and continue each Tuesday through July 3. Band director James Baxter called the free concerts the “harbinger of summer to Oregon” – though the heat didn’t wait this year – and wrote the band has been practicing since March.
VFW post will present the colors June 12 and July 3, and there will be a What: Community Band concerts guest performance by the Stoughton City Band on When: 7 p.m., Tuesdays June 5, 12, 19 and 26 and July 3 June 19. Where: Waterman Triangle Park, 101 Janesville St. According to its website, Info: baxter4822@gmail.com or 835-9066 the 45-member band performs at venues around the state and serves as a performance outlet for expeDifferent organizations first week, and the follow- rienced adult woodwind, sponsor the refreshments ing weeks are sponsored brass and percussion musieach week, which are pro- by Oregon Headliners 4-H, cians. vided at a nominal cost. the Oregon Area Historical T h e O r e g o n / B r o o k l y n Society, Eastern Star and Contact Alexander CramOptimist Club is provid- Friends of the OCB. er at alexander.cramer@ The Oregon-Brooklyn ing the food and drink the wcinet.com.
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Church holds fundraiser bike ride against hunger ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group
The third annual Steeple to Steeple Ride for Hunger will start at 6:30 a.m. Saturday, June 9 at All Saints Lutheran Church, 2951 Chapel Valley Road, in Fitchburg, which is also where the rides will finish. There are three routes through Dane County, two of which have an optional stop at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Oregon. The routes include a 12-mile ride that would be good for families, a 30 mile route and a 100 km (62 mile) metric century route for the serious cyclist, with the latter two passing through Oregon. The 100 km ride leaves at 7 a.m., the 30 mile ride
If You Go What: Steeple to Steeple Ride for Hunger Where: All Saints Lutheran Church, 2951 Chapel Valley Road, Fitchburg When: 6:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., June 9 Info: steepleride.com at 8 a.m. and the 12-mile family ride leaves at 9 a.m. Registration starts at 6:30 a.m. While you can register the day of the ride, there is a $10 discount if you register before June 4. Registration is $30 for adults and $10 for kids 16 and under. A $5 Wisconsin state
trail pass is required for riders over 15 on the Military Ridge State Trail. Other stops will include All Saints Lutheran Church in Fitchburg, the park and ride trailhead in Verona, Christ Lutheran Church in Stoughton and the Cooksville Lutheran Church for those who opt for the metric century ride. The routes will be marked and maps are available via the event’s website, steepleride.com, and will be handed out the day of the ride. Water and snacks will be available every seven to 15 miles and there will be root beer floats at the finish line. The event is sponsored by the South-Central Synod of Wisconsin
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and proceeds will benefit the Evangelical Church in America’s World Hunger program to feed the hungry around the country and around the world, according to its website. For those who want to support the cause but don’t want to ride, there is an option to sponsor a rider on the event’s website.
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June 7. Richards, a nurse, is from the WisOn Monday, June 4, members of consin Women’s Health Foundation. the Zumba Gold classes at the senior Her talk will address the opioid epicenter will join a high school gym demic in the state and focus on safe class for multi-generational Zumba. use, storage and disposal of the drugs. To sign up, call Anne at 835-5801. For information, call 835-5801.
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The Oregon Farmers Market will be held Tuesday, June 5, from 2-6 p.m. at Dorn Hardware, 131 W. Richards St. The market features locally produced food and art from area family farms like fresh picked vegetables and fruits, meats, baked goods, jams and jellies, honey, maple syrup, arts and more. The market will run each Tuesday through October. For more information, visit local harvest.org
The library will host an after-hours Nerf war from 6-7 p.m. Friday, June 8, for kids ages 8-12. There will be a few Nerf guns to lend out, but the library asks anyone who can to bring their own. The library will provide regular foam darts and safety glasses, but participants are welcome to bring their own ammo as well. Registration is required. For information, call 835-3656.
Coffeehouse and Artisan Cheese, 114 N. Main St. The focus of the event will be race, racism and mass incarceration. As usual, the event will feature music, poetry, questions and discussion. For information, call 513-7655.
Summer attraction tickets
The Oregon Pool 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. Stop by the pool, 249 Brook St., OAP open mic from now through Sept. 2 to purchase Opioid misuse prevention The Oregon Area Progressives will some. Sue Richards will present a talk at hold their monthly open mic from For information, call 835-8617. the senior center about preventing 6-8 p.m. on Friday, June 8, at Firefly opioid misuse at 1 p.m. Thursday,
All Saints Lutheran Church
2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg (608) 276-7729 Interim pastor SUNDAY 8:30 a.m. classic service 10:45 a.m. new song service
Brooklyn Lutheran Church
101 Second Street, Brooklyn (608) 455-3852 Pastor Rebecca Ninke SUNDAY 9 a.m. Holy Communion 10 a.m. Fellowship
Community of Life Lutheran Church
PO Box 233, Oregon (608) 286-3121, office@ communityoflife.us Pastor Jim McCoid SUNDAY 10 a.m. Worship at 1111 S. Perry Parkway, Oregon
Brooklyn Community United Methodist Church
201 Church Street, Brooklyn (608) 455-3344 Pastor George Kaminski SUNDAY 9 a.m. Worship (Nov.-April) 10:30 a.m. Worship (May-Oct.)
Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church
Community calendar Thursday, May 31
• 9-11 a.m. and 3-7 p.m., Oregon Area Food Pantry distribution and collection day, 107 N. Alpine Pkwy., obfp.org • 7:30 p.m., OHS Jazz and percussion ensemble concert, OHS PAC, 456 N. Perry Pkwy., 835-4300
Friday, June 1
• 6-8 p.m., After hours game night, library, 835-3656
Saturday, June 2
• 10 a.m., Dads and Donuts, library, 835-3656 • 1-2 p.m., Starting and maintaining a perennial garden, library, 8353656 • 6-8 p.m., Open jam session, Ziggy’s BBQ Smokehouse & Ice Cream Parlor, 135 S. Main St., 2910915
Monday, June 4
• 12:15 p.m., Multi-generational Zumba, OHS, 456 N. Perry Pkwy., 835-5801 • 5 p.m., Village Board meeting, Village Hall, 835-3118
Tuesday, June 5
• 1 p.m., Movie Matinee: “The Post,”
senior center, 835-5801 • 2-6 p.m., Farmers market, Dorn Hardware, 131 W. Richards Road, 873-9943 • 7-8 p.m., Oregon Community Band Concert in the Park, Waterman Triangle Park, 101 Janesville St., oregonwi.com
Wednesday, June 6
• 9 a.m., OAWC Wellness Walk, library, 835-3656 • 10:30 a.m., Great Beginnings book club, “The Scent of Rain and Lightning” by Nancy Pickard, senior center, bookclub@oregonlibrary.org
Thursday, June 7
• 1 p.m., Opioid misuse prevention, senior center, 835-5801 • 6:30 p.m., UW Spirit Squad director talk at Optimist meeting, State Bank of Cross Plains, 744 N. Main St., 843-3362
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 31 WOW: Senior Center: Silver Threads – Sutter Brothers (5/25) ORE: WI State High School Boys Rugby Semi Finals: Oregon/Stoughton Rugby Club vs Middleton Area Rugby Club (5/26) Friday, June 1 WOW: Oregon Senior Center Anniversary (5/23) ORE: OHS Bands Concert (5/24) Saturday, June 2 WOW: Senior Center: Silver Threads – Sutter Brothers (5/25) ORE: WI State High School Rugby Championships LIVE & Streamed 10:45am, 12:45pm & 2:45pm Sunday, June 3 WOW: Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church Service ORE: RCI Choir POPS Concert @ RCI (5/22)
Friday, June 8
• 6-7 p.m., After hours Nerf war, ages 8-12 (bring your own Nerf gun, registration required), library, 835-3656 • 6-8 p.m., Oregon Area Progressives open mic night, Firefly Coffee-
Monday, June 4 WOW: Village Board Meeting LIVE 5pm ORE: OHS School Play @ RCI (5/20) Tuesday, June 5 WOW: Oregon Community Band – Live & Streamed @ 7pm ORE: OHS Jazz & Percussion Ensemble Concert @ PAC (5/29) Wednesday, June 6 WOW: Memorial Day Ceremony: BrooklynOregon VFW (5/28) ORE: OHS Girls Soccer Regional Playoffs vs Portage/Poynette (5/31) Thursday, June 7 WOW: Village Board Meeting (6/4) ORE: OHS Drama Club: Silence of the Hams (5/18)
house and Artisan Cheese, 114 N. Main St., 835-6238
Saturday, June 9
• 10 a.m., Oregon Area Food Pantry collection day, 107 N. Alpine Pkwy., obfp.org • 10 a.m., Historic downtown walking tour, Welcome center, 134 Janesville St., 291-0648 • 6-8 p.m., Open jam session, Ziggy’s BBQ Smokehouse & Ice Cream Parlor, 135 S. Main St., 2910915
Sunday, June 10
• 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 50 years of teaching horsemanship, Waelti Horse Farm, W1065 State Road 92, Brooklyn, waeltihorsefarm.com • 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., (registration 9 a.m.), Cruizin’ for a Cure car and bike show, PVE parking lot, 300 Soden Dr., justinfrederick.real estate@gmail.com. • 1-3 p.m., OHS graduation, OHS gym, 456 N. Perry Pkwy., 835-4300 • 6-8 p.m., Blues and country jam session, Ziggy’s BBQ Smokehouse & Ice Cream Parlor, 135 S. Main St., 291-0915
Senior center Monday, June 4 BBQ Chicken Breast Baked Potato, Wheat Bread Tropical Fruit, Chocolate Cake VO- Black bean burger NCS – SF Cookie Packet Tuesday, June 5 Pulled Pork on a Bun Coleslaw, Pickled Beets Melon Slice Cheesecake Brownie VO- Veggie Wrap NCS – SF Pudding Wednesday, June 6 Taco Pasta Casserole Broccoli, Cauliflower Pineapple Blueberry Crisp VO- Bean Burrito NCS – Orange Thursday, June 7 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 8 Vegetable and Cheddar Cheese Egg Bake Hash Brown Patty Fresh Melon and Grapes Cottage Cheese Iced Cinnamon Roll NCS – Banana SO- Fruit Plate
Monday, June 4 9:00 CLUB 10:30 Dominoes 10:30StrongWomen 12:15 Multi-Gen. Zumba Gold Class at High School 12:45 Get Fit 1:30 Bridge 3:30 Weight Loss Support Tuesday, June 5 9:00 Zumba Gold Combined 9:30 Wii Bowling 12:30 Sheepshead, Shopping at Pick-N-Save 1:00 Movie: “The Post” 5:30 StrongWomen Wednesday, June 6 9:00 Wednesday Walk, CLUB 10:00 Shopping in Madison 10:30 Book Club 12:45 Get Fit 1:00 Euchre 3:30 One-on-One Computer Class Thursday, June 7 9:00 Zumba Gold Combined 9:00 Pool Players 10:30 StrongWomen 12:30 Shopping at Bill’s 1:00 Cribbage, Opioid Misuse Prevention Presentation Friday, June 8 9:00 CLUB 9:30 Blood Pressure 12:45 Get Fit
143 Washington Street, Oregon (608) 835-3554 Pastor Jeffrey Hendrix SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship Holy Communion 2nd & last Sundays
First Presbyterian Church
408 N. Bergamont Blvd. (north of CC), Oregon, WI (608) 835-3082 - fpcoregonwi.org Pastor Kathleen Owens SUNDAY 10 a.m. Service 10:15 a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. Fellowship 11:15 a.m. Adult Education
Memorial UCC
5705 Lacy Road, Fitchburg (608) 273-1008, memorialucc.org Pastor Kristin Gorton SUNDAY 8:15 and 10 a.m.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church ECLA
Central Campus: Raymond Road and Whitney Way SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship SUNDAY - 8:15, 9:30 and 10:45 a.m. Worship West Campus: Corner of Hwy. PD and Nine Mound Road, Verona SUNDAY - 9 & 10:15 a.m., 6 p.m. Worship (608) 271-6633
Hillcrest Bible Church
752 E. Netherwood, Oregon Eric Vander Ploeg, Lead Pastor (608) 835-7972, www.hbclife.com SUNDAY 8:30 a.m. worship at the Hillcrest Campus and 10:15 a.m. worship with Children’s ministries, birth – 4th grade
Holy Mother of Consolation Catholic Church
651 N. Main Street, Oregon Pastor: Fr. Gary Wankerl (608) 835-5763 holymotherchurch.weconnect.com SATURDAY: 5 p.m. Worship SUNDAY: 8 and 10:15 a.m. Worship
People’s United Methodist Church
103 North Alpine Parkway, Oregon Pastor Jason Mahnke (608) 835-3755, www.peoplesumc.org Communion is the 1st & 3rd weekend SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship and Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. Worship
St. John’s Lutheran Church
625 E. Netherwood, Oregon Pastor Paul Markquart (Lead Pastor) (608) 291-4311 SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship SUNDAY - 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship
Vineyard Community Church
Oregon Community Bank & Trust, 105 S. Alpine Parkway, Oregon - Bob Groth, Pastor (608) 513-3435, welcometovineyard. com SUNDAY - 10 a.m. Worship
Zwingli United Church of Christ – Paoli
At the Intersection of Hwy. 69 & PB Pastor Laura Crow (608) 255-1278 SUNDAY 9:30 a.m. Family Worship
Support groups • Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, First Presbyterian Church, every Monday and Friday at 7 p.m. • Caregiver Support Group, Oregon Area Senior Center, third Monday of each month at 9 a.m. • Diabetes Support Group, Oregon Area Senior Center, second Thursday of each month at 1:30 p.m. • Relationship & Divorce Support Group, State Bank of Cross Plains, every other Monday at 6:30 p.m. • Veterans’ Group, Oregon Area Senior Center, every second Wednesday at 9 a.m. • Weight-Loss Support Group, Oregon Area Senior Center, every Monday at 3:30 p.m. • Navigating Life Elder Support Group, People’s United Methodist Church, 103 N. Alpine Pkwy., every first Monday at 7 p.m.
Study “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” – John 8:31-32 NIV The discipline of study is an important part of one’s religious formation. Anyone who is serious about religion should take the time to study and think about the central texts and tenets of their religion. Study consists of several elements, the first of which is repetition. One rarely learns anything on the first reading, and most books require several readings, including reading with commentaries or other aids to understand what is being said. A second element of study is concentration, the ability to focus. One needs to delve deeply into the area of study without being distracted by extraneous matters. Trying to study while music is playing or one has other things on one’s mind dissipates concentration. After repeated and concentrated studying, one should understand the subject matter, which is the third element of study. And finally, one needs to reflect on what one has understood. How does this new knowledge affect one’s life and one’s relationship with God? The purpose of study, as with all the spiritual disciplines, is to transform one’s life. One shouldn’t just study for the purpose of knowing more facts, and certainly not for the purpose of showing off how much one knows, but rather to make oneself a better person, and to have a better understanding of one’s place in the cosmos. – Christopher Simon
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PTO Family Fun Night On Wednesday, May 23, the Oregon Elementary Parent Teacher Organization hosted a Family Fun Night between Prairie View Elementary and Netherwood Knoll Elementary schools. There were hundreds of kids drawn to dozens of attractions from bounce houses and inflatable obstacle courses to face painting and kickball. The old-fashioned playgrounds were in full use, too. Kids could explore first responders’ vehicles parked on the blacktop or try their hand – or rather, foot – at breaking boards at the Infinity Martial Arts station. – Alexander Cramer
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Heritage: Annual elementary school celebration altered this year to include more cultures Continued from page 1
History of pioneering Started at Brooklyn Elementary, the event developed over the years, adding an off-site “one-room schoolhouse” for BKE students where they learned traditional skills like churning butter and has since spread to the district’s other elementary schools. Students bring pioneer lunches and dressed in knickers with suspenders or dresses and bonnets provided by the Oregon Area Historical Society, which cobbled together a group of local volunteers to make, repair and clean the costumes every year as part of a “loaning closet.” The closet was born in 1997 in preparation for the state’s sesquicentennial celebrations the next year and originally was tasked with providing about 40 costumes. Between Pioneer Day and Wax Day, when students research and dress as historical figures, the loaning closet now has enough costumes for about 350 or 400 students. In addition to history lessons, many speakers have come through the years to teach students traditional skills like basket weaving or yarn-making. Students learned to have “unplugged fun,” playing traditional games that require little more than a button or handkerchief, longtime Brooklyn educator and Pioneer Day organizer Dale Schulz told the Observer last year.
A new ‘Heritage’ This year, the majority of students at PVE who wore traditional pioneer costumes were joined by a few students who came decked out in traditional Mexican, Indian or German costumes. The students were given a paper doll to take home and decorate in some way connected to their heritage, which was then displayed in the hallways. Many crayoned-on happy faces beamed back from the walls, their hands holding hand-drawn flags from various nations. Close to 30 fourth graders chose to participate in
an additional project related to their families’ heritage, Fahey said, ranging from dioramas to family trees to a giant, decorated Polish egg. After lunch, the kids picked from a dozen workshops to attend, ranging from lumberjack snacks to enchilada-making to Native American crafts to a Japanese tea party. The students’ excitement bubbled over at times in the classroom, where Tim Fish and Rachel Byington were teaching kids the history of some native tribes in Wisconsin through the lens of their own tribes’ lived experience. Fish and Byington, who are Muscogee and Choctaw, asked kids to imagine what it was like to go through what Native Americans did. “How many of you have walked two miles?” Byington asked during a discussion of the Trail of Tears. “Five miles? 10? 20? How did you feel afterward? What do you think you’d need to take with you on a journey if you were leaving your whole house behind?” Fish said his goal in visiting the school was for kids to see a Native American person, which “they might not see a lot,” but also to share an indigenous lens of history and the fact that even through diversity, “we all have connections.” “It’s important that the kids understand there are tribes in Wisconsin and who the tribes are, and that the tribes were here before the pioneers,” Fish said.
Adding equity Fa h ey ex p l a i n e d t h e change in the event’s name and scope came from a district-wide focus on equity, including staff meetings and professional development days, coupled with the existing history curriculum. “In fourth grade, one of our main focuses in history is working on Wisconsin histories (and) how many different people have lived here,” Fahey said. “We wanted to incorporate all sides of the story — or as many sides as we can. Although many parents
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Second-grader Isaac Schmitt, 8, checks out a diorama of an 1800s German barn made by two PVE fourth-graders for Heritage Day.
have “really embraced it,” Fahey said she’s fielded some questions from parents about the change, but that’s to be expected with Pioneer Day being such a longstanding community tradition. She answers by saying, “We’re not taking anything away, we’re still having a full day of celebration, we’re just framing it so all students can see themselves in that day.” The goal, Fahey said, is to “help students to be more critical thinkers.” “They’re nine and 10 years old. We don’t need to have an in-depth conversations about everything,” Fahey said. “Just opening their minds, (so) when you hear a story or learn about history, you open up to learn it from different perspectives.” Heritage dolls line the halls at PVE. Students took the paper dolls home to decorate them in the style of their ancestry.
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Player of the week From May 22-29
Name: Alexis Jackson Grade: Senior Sport: Track and field
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Senior Ellen McCorkle qualified for her first WIAA Division 1 state track and field meet with a throw of 38 feet 1/4 inches Wednesday at the Badger sectional meet in Lake Geneva. McCorkle finished third.
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Jackson aims to take back hurdle titles JEREMY JONES Sports editor
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Sectional results
Oregon travels to Veterans Memorial Stadium at UW-La Crosse Friday for the WIAA Division 1 state track and field meet. Competition begins at 9:30 a.m. Friday and carries over into Saturday.
Senior Alexis Jackson qualified for state in four events and earned three titles Thursday at the WIAA Division 1 Badger sectional. But that’s not the reason Jackson had every Oregon girls track and field coach holding their collective breaths. Well ahead of the field in the entire home stretch before the 300-meter hurdles, Jackson collapsing across the finish line. screamed in pain down nearly Turn to Girls track/Page 12
Boys track and field
Wannebo makes state, joins several qualifiers JEREMY JONES Sports editor
After having a couple surgeries the past two seasons, senior Brett Wannebo will get to end his prep career representing the Oregon boys track and field at the WIAA Division 1 state meet. Wa n n e b o , w h o h a s h a d ankle and knee reconstruction surgery following football injuries, earned the third and final state-qualifying spot Thursday at the Lake Geneva sectional in the shot put with a toss of 54 feet 3/4 inches. He is one of three individuals and a relay that will
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State qualifiers 100 hurdles: Alexis Jackson, first (14.45) 100: Scarlet Egwuonwu, second (12.26) 4x200 relay: Addie Schipper, Jenna Sharkus, Jackson, Egwuonwu, first (1:42.78) 300 hurdles: Jackson, first (43.86) 200: Egwuonwu, second (24.96) 4x400 relay: Izzie Peterson, Lexi
Karls, Halle Bush, Liz Uhl, third (4:10.82) Long jump: Jackson, third (18-6 1/4) Shot put: Ellen McCorkle, third (38-1/4) Others 100: Schipper, fourth (12.91) 400: Peterson, fifth (1:02.14) 800: Uhl, fifth (2:26.52) High jump: Egwuonwu, eighth (4-10) Shot put: Milski, fourth (36-5)
Highlights: Jackson won the 100- and 300-meter hurdle titles Thursday at the Lake Geneva Badger sectional. She also qualified for this week’s WIAA Division 1 state meet as a sectional champion on the first-place 4x200 relay and took third in the long jump Honorable mentions: Avary Fanning (girls soccer) scored both goals Thursday to help Oregon clinch a share of the Panthers’ seventh straight conference title Brett Wannebo (boys track) finished second in the shot put at sectionals to qualify for his first state track and field meet Sean Benet (boys tennis) finished third at the WIAA Division 1 sectional tennis meet at No. 4 singles Meghan Detra (softball) singled in the bottom of the sixth inning Wednesday in a 5-4 win over 10th-seeded Union Grove. Ryan Candell (boys golf) shot a 76 at regionals and helped Oregon make sectionals as a team Zach Kapalczynski (boys golf) shot an 86 at regionals Jack Haufle (baseball) was 3-for-3 with a double, triple and an RBI in a loss to Evansville
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Panthers win share of seventh straight Badger South title ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
Oregon girls soccer is once again a Badger South Conference champion. The Panthers (7-3-6 overall, 5-0-2 Badger South) shut out Madison Edgewood (12-2-2, 6-1-0) 2-0 Thursday to clinch a share of their seventh straight title. Both teams finished with 12 points. Coach Julie Grutzner said it took a team effort to win Thursday. The Panthers were challenged to need wins over Milton and Edgewood to share the title after ties with Watertown and Monona Grove during the season. “The girls raised their level of play and were really focused in wanting to keep that streak going,” Grutzner said.
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What’s next Second-seeded Oregon hosts No. 15 Portage/Poynette at 6 p.m. Thursday at Huntoon Field in a WIAA Division 2 regional final. The winner takes on the winner of No. 7 Monona Grove and No. 10 Stoughton Saturday, June 2, in the regional final.
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Senior midfielder Morgan Hanson (23) defends Edgewood forward Ally Cruz (21) from scoring in the second half of Oregon’s 2-0 win on Thursday at Edgewood High School. The win clinched a share of the Panthers’ seventh straight Badger South Conference title, tying the Crusaders with 12 points.
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Nedelcoff resigns after eight seasons JEREMY JONES Sports editor
Oregon boys basketball coach Jon Nedelcoff stepped down last week after eight years at the helm, district superindendent Brian Busler said in a news release. Nedelcoff has coached basketball for 24 years, following in the footsteps of his Hall of Fame basketball and football coach, Jim Nedelcoff. “Coach Nedelcoff brought a focus on developing players with strong skills to the Oregon basketball program, including opportunities for high school, summer, and youth programs in our community,” Busler said. Nedelcoff became the head coach for
Oregon in 2010, where he compiled a 107-82 record. His overall record is 356-198. “I remember Jon’s interview in 2010. One thing I’ve always admired is that the spoke being a teacher first and a basketball coach second,” Busler said in a news release Tuesday. “On behalf of the Oregon School District, we thank coach Nedelcoff for his work with our youth programs and leading/rebuilding our boys’ basketball program for the past eight years. “His focus and engagement with all levels of players and grades was appreciated and noted on and off the court.” The search for Nedelcoff’s replacement will start immediately.
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Senior Lexi Cina lays down a bunt in the second inning of Wednesday’s WIAA regional semifinal game. Oregon scored one run in the second inning and went on to beat Union Grove 5-4.
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Boys golf
Candell advances to state ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
Oregon boys golf senior Ryan Candell is going to state after qualifying as an individual Tuesday in the WIAA Division 1 Verona sectional. Candell, who fell a stroke shy of making a playoff for a state spot last season, finished with a 72 and birdied a playoff hole to finish as the
top medalist at Edelweiss Country Club. “It feel really good,” Candell said. “I have really been working for state this year, and it felt really good to get a win to advance too.” Candell birdied holes 12, 15 and 17 to help him reach his even score, bouncing back from a bogey on the 10th hole. He drained a 20-footer for birdie on the first hole in a
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playoff with Verona junior Austin Gaby. “It actually didn’t really go as planned,” Candell said. “I thought I was going to have to rely a lot on my putter because I was not striking the ball well before this, but I struck the ball best all year.” Oregon made it to sectionals as a team but was without its usual No. 2 golfer junior John Klus, who was not
Oregon played error-free softball for one round of the WIAA playoffs last week but followed that up with four errors in a regional final loss. The seventh-seeded Panthers edged Union Grove at home without lead-off hitter and third baseman Kyrsten George, but committed four errors Thursday in a 3-1 loss against the second-seeded Burlington Demons in the WIAA regional finals. Josie Klein went the distance for Burlington, allowing one run on four hits. She struck out three. Klein walked and later scored on a Schmalfeldt single to tie the game in the fourth. Jaina Westphal and Maddie Berezowitz walked and reached base on an error with one out in the bottom of the fifth inning. Both scored on an error to give the Demons a 3-1 advantage. Ashley Schmalfeldt singled on the first pitch in the bottom of the fourth inning
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Boys tennis
Hake, Benet finish third at sectionals JEREMY JONES Sports editor
Senior Tanner Hake, juniors Sean Benet and Zak Roskos and all three doubles team represented the Oregon boys tennis team at last Wednesday’s WIAA Division 1 Madison Memorial sectional meet. Hake was one of the top finishers for the Panthers, outlasting Janesville Craig junior Avery Hanel 1-6, 6-2, 7-5 in his thirdplace match. The Oregon junior opened the tournament with a 6-1, 6-1 loss against Quin Gallagher of Madison West. Benet also earned a
Oregon 5, Union Grove 4 Meghan Detra singled in the bottom of the sixth inning Wednesday, May 23 to power the seventh-seeded Panthers to a 5-4 WIAA regional semifinal win over
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third-place finish, doing top-seeded Kush Nagpal. so at No. 4 singles. He Benet played back to opened the tournament with a 6-1, 6-0 loss to Turn to Tennis/Page 12
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to score one run. Kenadee Nelson started the game for Oregon. She lasted six innings, giving up three runs on four hits, while striking out eight. Oregon took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning as lead-off hitter Allie Morgan singled and later scored on an error.
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10th-seeded Union Grove. Hannah Christensen singled with one out and came around to score when Detra hit the game-winner with a 1-2 count. Sadie Gaberell singled home the game’s first run in the first inning. Union Grove errors in the second and third led to two more runs before a single by Newton in the third. Union Grove rallied from a 4-0 deficit with a threerun fourth inning, thanks to a double by Brittney Moczynski and a two-run single by Elly Passehl. Emily Knight doubled home the Broncos’ final run in the sixth. Nelson led the Panthers to victory in the circle, allowing four runs on seven hits over seven innings. She struck out three. Kayli Pfeffer took the loss for Union Grove. She went six innings, allowing five runs on 11 hits, striking out four and walking one. Christensen, Newton and Detra all managed multiple hits for Oregon. Detra was 3 for 4 to lead the team.
Oregon baseball couldn’t avoid elimination Tuesday in a 2-1 WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal loss to Beloit Memorial. The host and sixth-seeded Panthers (10-12 overall) fell behind 2-0 in the top of the second but Oregon came close to getting back into the game twice. Junior Zach Tower doubled in the bottom of the second and was stranded there after a strikeout and a groundout. The Panthers finally got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the fifth and threatened to add more. Junior Kyler Schriever and senior Carson Timberlake walked. Senior Matthew deFiebre bunted them over to second and third. Senior Tyler Damon followed with an RBI single to make it 2-1, and junior Jack Haufle was intentionally walked to load the bases with two outs.
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Oregon senior second baseman Matthew deFiebre attempts to prevent Jaron Coleman from stealing second base in the sixth inning of Tuesday’s WIAA Regional playoff game against Beloit Memorial. Coleman would be called safe and the 11th-seeded Knights would go on to beat the sixth-seeded Panther’s 2-1. Junior Cameron Carpenter grounded out to end the inning. “That was a big opportunity for us, and we just couldn’t get one more run across or two more across,” coach Jake Soule said. Junior Noah Brindley
started and took the loss. He allowed two earned runs on three hits and four walks in five innings, striking out three. Carpenter struck out three in the final two innings. Seniors Nate Newton,
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Oregon girls lacrosse lost a 12-11 game to Westside in overtime earlier this month. Autumn Copus scored six goals and had an assist as Oregon built a five-goal lead. Ashley Saunders scored two goals, Caroline Kahl had a goal and an assist
and Cameron Keller and Lauren Rieder each had a goal. Oregon followed that up with a 10-6 loss to Waunakee. Lauren Rieder had three goals. Autumn Copus, Izzy Newton and Payton Urfer each had one.
Baseball: Season ends in regional semifinal The Spartans scored eight runs in the top of the seventh. Spencer Buskager took the loss. He allowed two earned runs on four hits and three walks in 5 1/3 innings, striking out two. Junior Noah Brindley allowed four earned runs on eight hits in 1 2/3 innings.
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Senior Brett Wannebo goes for his third attempt in the shot put Thursday in the WIAA Division 1 Badger sectional. Wannebo finished third with a heave of 54 feet, 3/4 inches to advance to state.
Quinn Adler, Nick Wacker, Ty l e r B a d e , d e F i e b r e , Timberlake and Damon finished their high school careers. “Our seniors were a really good group of young men,” Soule said. “I really got to know those kids. I can’t say enough what Evansville 3, Oregon 1 a nice group of kids they Oregon traveled to Evanswere and how hard they worked at practice. They ville on May 23 and lost 3-1. Junior Jack Haufle was never gave me issues and a lwa y s a c c e p t e d t h e i r 3-for-3 with a triple and an RBI. roles.” Senior Quinn Adler took Madison Memorial 10, the loss. He allowed two earned runs on six hits and Oregon 0 two walks in three innings. The Panthers fell 10-0 to Junior Zach Tower allowed Madison Memorial on May five hits in three innings and 18.
struck out one.
Sauk Prairie 7, Oregon 6 The Panthers closed the regular season with a 7-6 loss to Sauk Prairie. Damon was 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored. Schriever was 2-for-4 with a run scored, and Haufle had a double, an RBI and two runs scored.
Oregon 1, West 0 Damon had an RBI single, and Spencer Buskager and Carpenter combined for a two-hit shutout in a 1-0 win over Madison West on Friday. Damon singled home Timberlake in the top of the fourth.
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State qualifiers 300 hurdles: Kardelle Phillips, first (39.16) 4x400 relay: Carter Hendrickson, Matt Kissling, Devin Keast, Phillips, first (3:22.23) Long jump: John Auer, second (22-2) Shot put: Brett Wannebo, third (54-3/4) Triple jump: Phillips, first (44-3 1/2) Others 400: Hendrickson, fifth (51.85)
What’s next Oregon travels to Veterans Memorial Stadium on the UW-La Crosse campus Friday for the WIAA Division 1 state track and field meet. Competition begins at 9:30 a.m. Friday and carries over into Saturday.
into the meet but I knew on a hot day like this, anything could happen,” Auer s a i d . “ Two o t h e r g u y s jumped 22, and I had to PR to do that.” He’s now within five inches of coach Dan Kissling’s school record. Junior Carter Hendricklong jump with a 22-2 son (51.85) finished fifth “It looked like my chances of getting through in the 400 dash. were pretty good coming
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Senior Ryan Candell putts for par on the 15th hole Tuesday in the WIAA Division 1 Verona sectional at Edelweiss Country Club. Candell made the putt and later birdied a playoff hole to end up first overall with a 72 and make state for the first time.
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Senior John Auer makes his third leap in the long jump Thursday in the WIAA Division 1 Badger sectional. Auer finished second with a leap of 22 feet, 2 inches to advance to state.
allowed to play at regionals or sectionals due to undisclosed reasons. Still, the Panthers ended up putting up a score that could have won other sectionals in Wisconsin. Oregon shot a 331 and took sixth place. Janesville Parker won its sectional with a 331. In the Panthers’ sectional, Verona won with a 296, and Middleton also made state as a team with a 306. Waunakee (313), Holmen (314) and Reedsburg (317) all fell short of stte. “(The sectional) definitely is loaded,” coach Sara Mess said. “I think for the juniors and sophomores who will be back kind of got an idea of, if we really do want to make it to state as a team, what numbers we need to be looking at and shoot in order to do that.” Junior Sam Schroeder finished with an 83 out of the No. 2 spot for Oregon. Sophomore Zach Kapalczynski had an 87, and senior Ryan Michek shot an 89. Sophomore Colton Eyers’ 95 was not counted toward the team score.
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represent Oregon this weekend at the state meet in La Crosse. “It means more to me than a lot of people know,” Wannebo said. “After the injuries, I was pretty down for a week or two before I realized I could still be there for my teammates as a voice. Track has given me the ability to physically compete again, and it means a lot.” Oregon finished sixth out of the 16 teams competing with 48 points. Monona Grove won the meet with 89 points, while Janesville Parker (78) and Elkhorn (70) rounded out the top three. Wannebo, who was seeded second coming into sectionals, said he was just looking forward to the meet and had no real expectations. “I spent the entire winter working out and trying to get my mind right for this season,” Wannebo said. “I knew coming back from the knee injury would be really hard.” Like Wannebo, fellow senior Kardelle Phillips will also end his Panther career as a first-time state qualifier. A first-year track competitor, Phillips will represent Oregon in three the 300-meter hurdles, triple jump and 4x400 relay this weekend at Veteran’s Memorial Stadium. Phillips won the 300-meter hurdles in a personal-best 39.16 and took the triple jump with a leap of 44 feet, 3 1/2 inches. Phillips could have won the competition with his first jump of a 44-2 but he opted to jump again to try and overtake Alex Duff, who he is tied with for the school record. “I wasn’t even going to do track and now, here I am,” Phillips said. “It’s crazy to think about.” Phillips ended sectionals helping the 4x4 relay of Carter Hendrickson, Matt Kissling and Devin Keast post a meet-best 3:22.23 to best Verona (3:23.2). “It was neck and neck with Verona almost the whole way through,” coach Ned Lease said. “Matt and Devin had a couple of nice legs there. Kardelle played it cool and outpowered their anchor.” “I had a little bit left in the can, so I let it all out,” Phillips said of his anchor leg. “When I got the handoff, Verona was ahead of us by about 60-65 meters. I caught them on the back 100 and then just finished strong.” Senior John Auer saved his best for last, popping a seven-inch personal-best on his last jump in finals to take second place in the
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honors, broke an 18-year-old school Oregon High School graduate Alex record in the 400 hurdles in 51.62 Duff was one of 21 members of the seconds, which put him in fifth University of Wisconsin-Whitewater place. men’s and women’s track and field Duff also placed fourth in the 110 teams to qualify for the 2018 NCAA hurdles in 14.28. Division III Outdoor Championships at Duff was a part of the 4x400 UW-La Crosse. relay, as well. He joined Alec MasDuff qualified in two individual events and one relay to lead the men, Duff ters, Colton Tisdall and Logan Zeien and he received All-America accoto take 14th in 3:17.27. lades in the 110-meter hurdles and the The Warhawks finished 10th as a 400-meter hurdles. team, which was the fourth straight season Duff, who now has four All-America UW-Whitewater finished in the top 10.
Sophomore forward/midfielder Avary Fanning scored both goals for Oregon. Sophomore forward Ashley Hanson assisted on the second goal. Sophomore goalie Melia Moyer had three saves.
Oregon 1, Verona 1 The Panthers finished the
regular season Friday with a 1-1 tie against nonconference Verona. Sophomore midfielder Hanna Rohrer tied the game in the 79th minute with an assist to Ashley Hanson. Verona sophomore Hanna Steiner scored in the 40th minute. Senior goalie Kelly Kubichek had four saves for Oregon, and senior goalie Rachel Nelson had four for the Wildcats.
Now Oregon gets ready for regionals as the No. 2 seed in WIAA Division 2 sectional 3. The Panthers are the heavy favorite to get past Portage/ Poynette, but then either No. 7 Monona Grove or No. 10 Stoughton awaits. O r eg o n t i e d M o n o n a Grove during the season. “We are going to have to elevate our game if we are going to make it to sectionals,” Grutzner said.
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Oregon girls soccer earned a No. 2 seed in WIAA Division 2 sectional 3 this season. The Panthers have advanced to the past three state tournaments, winning a title in 2015 and finishing runner-up in 2016. Oregon opens regionals against No. 15 Portage/Poynette at 6 p.m. Thursday. The winner will take on the winner of No. 7 Monona Grove and No. 10
The Oregon boys ultimate frisbee team went 6-1 and finished fifth at the state tournament last weekend. The girls team (not pictured) finished 3-3 and took fourth place.
Stoughton on Saturday, June 2. Milton is the No. 3 seed and hosts No. 14 Beaver Dam Thursday. No 6 DeForest hosts No. 11 Fort Atkinson. Waunakee is the top seed and hosts No. 16 Wilmot Union Thursday. The winner will take on the winner of No. 8 Elkhorn and No. 9 Reedsburg. No. 4 Sauk Prairie hosts No. 13 Baraboo, and No. 5 Burlington hosts No. 12 Westosha Central. Sectionals are June 7 and 9, and State is June 14 and 16.
Tennis: Panthers advance six flights to sectionals, finish fourth as a team Continued from page 10 a top-three finish, however, beating Janesville Craig sophomore Sawyer Sullivan 6-2, 7-5. Roskos lost 6-1, 6-2 to
top-seeded Chris Queoff at No. 2 singles and then fell 6-1, 6-3 to Stoughton freshman Steven Benoy in his thirdplace match. Junior Jacob Ayers and Ashton Meyers fell 6-1, 6-0 to top-seeded Middleton in their
first match at No. 2 doubles but they played much better in a 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 loss to Milton and finished fourth. Ben Hessler and Ken Kritsch lost 6-1, 6-0 to top-seeded Middleton at No. 3 doubles and then fell 6-2, 6-2
to Milton in their third-place match. Seniors Kyle Rehrauer and Dan Koopman fell 6-2, 6-3 to second-seeded Vivek Swaminath and Jordan Hutchcroft of Verona at No. 1 doubles in their only match of the day.
Oregon’s half of the sectional (the Beloit Memorial subsectional) did not win a first-round match. Oregon, which led its subsectional with 20 points, scored four points at sectionals to finish fourth as a team.
Verona returned to state as a team for the second time in the last three years with 39 points, which included 20 points in its subsectional. Middleton (36) and Madison West (28) rounded out the top three.
Girls track: Oregon girls head to state with shot at individual and relay gold Jackson secured the third and final spot in the long jump at sectionals with a leap of 18 feet, 6 ¼ inches. “I just wanted to get a good jump on the board,” she said. “I wasn’t expecting to go pull down the moon. I just wanted one to get to state.” Oregon’s 4x2 relay of senior Addison Schipper, sophomore Jenna Sharkus, junior Scarlet Egwuonwu and Jackson also earned a sectional title with a near-school record 1:42.78. Jackson and Egwuonwu were both on the Panthers’ 4x2 that won a state title two years ago. This is there third time overall qualifying the relay to state. Egwuonwu also qualified for state in a pair of individual events, finishing second to Monona Grove junior Ali Dorn in both the 100 (12.26) and the 200 dash with a personal-best 24.96, Dorn had a 12.17 and a 24.74, respectively. Senior Ellen McCorkle, a Division II basketball recruit at Lindenwood University, qualified for her first state tournament with a throw of 38 ¼ in the shot put. “My main focus this year was just to go to state,” McCorkle said. “Now that I have made it there, I just have
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Junior Lexi Karls (middle) celebrates with fellow 4x400 members sophomores Liz Uhl and Izzie Peterson and freshman Halle Bush following their third-place finish Thursday in the WIAA Division 1 Badger sectional. The relay advanced to state with a time of 4 minutes, 10.82 seconds. to figure out in my mind what goal I want to achieve next.” Oregon’s 4x4 relay comprised of sophomores Izzie Peterson and Liz Uhl, freshman Halle Bush and junior Lexi Karls, also qualified, earning the third and final spot to state in 4:10.82.
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Oregon seniors Alyssa Milski and Schipper just missed the state cutoff, finishing fourth with a two foot PR in the shot put (36-5) and personal-best 12.91 in the 100. Peterson was fifth in the 400 (1:02.14) and Uhl matched the finish in the 800 with a
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It was the final race of the day for Jackson, who won titles in the 300 and 100 hurdles and as part of the 4x200 relay. She also qualified for state in the long jump. Jackson was one of three individual state qualifiers for the girls and will be joined by Scarlet Egwuonwu (200 dash) and Ellen McCorkle this weekend at the state tournament in La Crosse. Oregon also qualified its 4x200 and 4x400 relays to state. “I cramped up midway through the race and it really scared me,” Jackson said. “I was grunting/screaming because it was really painful. I just had to get through it, and I was just trying to get off it as soon as possible.”
Jackson, who won both state hurdle titles as a sophomore, battled through a serious of lower leg injuries last year. Thursday she felt the cramp, in her left calf, coming off the last hurdle on the curve. She won the 100 hurdles with a near personal-best and no competition in 14.45 seconds. Her time trails only Nicolet junior Destiny Huven so far this season. Jackson’s 300 time of 43.86 with a cramp is second only to Wausau West junior Brooke Jawowski (42.34). Running hurdle prelims for both events at state on Friday, Jackson said, “I am going to have to eat right, hydrate, stretch and just to everything I can to make sure I am ready for Saturday.”
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Retirements: Staff recall watching students learn, grow Continued from page 1 she loved “being able to work with students who have such curiosity and interest in the world around them.” “I loved learning with them every day and finding ways to explore, think and problem-solve,” she told the Observer in an email. “Designing and implementing exciting and thematic curriculum that encouraged students to love reading was perhaps my greatest joy.” Gillespie said she also enjoyed working with students to create natural spaces and gardens around the school. “From the butterfly and pollinator garden we built years ago to the more recent addition of a vegetable garden on campus, it has been a thrill to teach the next generation about the importance of community health,” she said. For district nurse Melissa Sampson, the most rewarding part of her job was being able to follow students through their education in the district. “It is amazing to watch students grow over multiple years,” she wrote in an email. “I never experienced a nursing position that allowed me the ability to establish a relationship with students and their families over the course of years.” Kris Ceder, a physical therapist assistant for 23 years at OSD after previously working in hospital and clinics, said she “loved every minute of the change from working with adults to working with these amazing children and young adults.” “It truly has been a pure joy getting to watch these students succeed, grow, and gain skills,” she wrote. “It is especially gratifying to me to see them gain pride and confidence with newly acquired abilities and skills. I was continually inspired by all the students that I was able to work with, and hope that I gave them a portion of what they consistently gave to me.” BKE special education paraprofessional Laura James, who spent 19 years in the district, told the Observer the most rewarding part of her job is making a connection with a student. “I have been lucky enough to have some wonderful relationships with students over the years,” she wrote. “I also love it when a student and I have been working on a particular concept for what seems like a very long time, and suddenly it ‘clicks’ and they get it. I will always cherish the relationships I have made and the many things I have learned from my students.” Jayne Wick, long-time district clerk and executive assistant to district superintendent Brian Busler, said her job was a “dream come true,” as it combined two of her favorite things – her hometown of Oregon and kids.
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Retiring OSD staff Name Kay Bliefernicht Kris Ceder JoAnn Dachenbach Cindy Eddy Cindy Ellestad MaryKay Gillespie Shelly Hicks Laura James Geralynn Raymond Dan Rikli Pam Roche Missy Sampson *Mary Weber Jayne Wick *retiring in July
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Position Years in district Special education teacher 36 Physical therapist assistant 23 NKE head building secretary 26 Special education teacher 23 OHS Spanish teacher 28 BKE second grade teacher 31 OHS health paraprofessional 26 BKE special education paraprofessional 19 District physical therapist 18 OHS associate principal 10 District administrative assistant 23 District nurse 13 District 4K principal 28 Executive assistant to district superintendent 19
Position: BKE second-grade teacher Years in district: 31 What first got you interested in working in schools/education? I always loved learning and being able to work with students who have such curiosity and interest in the world. I Gillespie loved learning with them everyday and finding ways to explore, think and problem solve. I was able to do my student teaching in Brooklyn. Once I started working there, I knew it would be a great place to have a career. What was the best/most rewarding part about your job? Designing and implementing exciting and thematic curriculum that encouraged students to love reading was perhaps my greatest joy. I also loved working with students to create natural spaces and gardens near our school. From the butterfly and pollinator garden we built years ago to the more recent addition of a vegetable garden on campus, it has been a thrill to teach the next generation about the importance of community health.
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Brooklyn Elementary School second-grade teacher MaryKay Gillespie (top right on tractor), had plenty of fun with her students – both inside the classroom and out – during her more than three decades teaching in Brooklyn. She’s one of the retiring OSD educators who was honored at a reception on May 30. “Educating our students is one of the most important things we can do, because they will be our future,” she wrote the Observer in an email. “Knowing that I have had any small part in this is very rewarding.” NKE head building secretary JoAnn Dachenbach echoed those remarks. “Our children are the future,” she wrote in an email. “If I contributed in some small way to their success in life, it has been 25 years well spent.” Special education teacher Kay Bliefernicht spent 36 years in the
district, the most of any of this year’s retirees. She told the Observer she was “blessed to have worked with wonderful students and parents over the years.” “To watch my kids grow over their four years here, then connect with them in adulthood and see what wonderful people they are has been amazing,” she wrote. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott. delaruelle@wcinet.com.
Position: Special education teacher Years in district: 36 What first got you interested in working in schools/education? My mom was a music teacher in a one-room schoolhouse, and my grandmother was a teacher as well. My Bliefernicht favorite game as a child was “playing school” with my dolls and stuffed animals. When I decided to become a teacher, it was between music, social studies and special education. I decided on special education to help make struggling students’ high school experiences more positive. I’m also a native of Oregon, so when a job opened up when I needed one was a sign of great things to come. Any favorite story about your time in Oregon? On the last exam day at OHS, we would have a faculty picnic where everybody pitched in to help. I was on the Grill Team; we had huge grills that the guys in the metals shop made where we would cook the burgers. After lunch was also a program (written by a couple of the teachers) that roasted all the dumb things people did all year. Once you made “the picnic,” you had arrived! We would leave with our sides aching, we laughed so much.
Cindy Ellestad Position: OHS Spanish teacher Years in district: 28 Anything else you’d like to let folks know? I have had a memorable 39 years as a Wisconsin public educator.
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AGENDA OREGON TOWN BOARD TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 2018 6:30 P.M. OREGON TOWN HALL 1138 UNION ROAD, OREGON, WI 53575 6:30 p.m. Board Meeting 1. Call Town Board meeting to order. 2. Roll Call. 3. Approval of minutes from previous meeting. 4. Financial Report and Acceptance. 5. Public Comments. 6. Discussion and possible Approval of Recommendations from Plan Commission. a. Land Division and Rezone Request. Petition # DCPREZ-2018-11298. Parcel # 0509-053-9000-1 & 050-0538500-8; 6060 Sun Valley Pkwy, Oregon, WI 53575. b. Revision to Russell Schmid’s Land Division and Rezone Request. Petition # DCPREZ-2018-11299. Adjust lot location and re-zone to RH-2. c. Reappointment of Plan Commission Members Andy Blomstrom and Tim Yanacheck for a three-year term. 7. Communication and Action of the Dane County Board – Bollig. 8. Fire & EMS Report (Oregon/ Van Kampen, Belleville/Clark, Brooklyn/O’Brien). 9. Park Committee Report and Action – Root. 10. Anderson Farm Park Report – Root. 11. Assessor’s Report and Recommendation – Blomstrom. 12. Building Inspection Services Report – Arnold. 13. Constable’s Report – Maher. 14. Plan Commission Report and Recommendation - Christensen. 15. Public Works and TORC Report – Ace. 16. Discussion and possible Action re: Removal of items from TORC.
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lic. Copies of the annual reports will be available for viewing in the offices of the Village Clerk at the Oregon Village Hall, located at 117 Spring Street, during normal business hours and will be provided upon request. By Order of the Village of Oregon, Wisconsin Published: May 31, 2018 WNAXLP *** TOWN OF RUTLAND DANE COUNTY Notice of Meeting to Adjourn Board of Review to Later Date and Open Book The 2018 Town of Rutland Board of Review will meet on the 5th day of June, 2018 at 6:15 p.m. at the Rutland Town Hall/Garage at 785 Center Rd. for the purpose of calling the Board of Review into session during the forty-five day period beginning on the 4th Monday of April, pursuant to Sec. 70.47 (1) of Wis. Statutes. Due to the fact the assessment roll is not completed at this time, it is anticipated that the Board of Review will be adjourned until the 28th day of June, 2018 beginning at 6:00 p.m. Pursuant to Sec. 70.45 of Wis. Statutes the assessment roll for the Year 2018 assessments will be open for examination on the 20th day of June, 2018 at the Rutland Town Hall, 785 Center Rd. from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Instructional material about the assessment and board of review procedures will be available at that time for information on how to file an objection and the board of review procedures under Wisconsin law. Notice is hereby given this 31st day of May, 2018 Dawn George, Clerk Published: May 31, 2018 WNAXLP ***
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Position: OHS health paraprofessional Years in district: 26 Any favorite story about your time in Oregon? When some of the football moms built a secret float for the homecoming parade and put all the wheelchair students on their own float and then snuck Hicks in behind the football players’ float. Our special needs students loved the cheering and all the players cheered on our students. Anything else you’d like to let folks know? Life will sure be different without my 1,200 kids to care for until that bus picks them up. Time for a new adventure.
Position: Head building secretary, Netherwood Knoll Elementary Years in district: 25 Anything else you’d like to let folks know? The teachers and support staff, including custodians, cooks and paraprofessionals, work hard to connect with each child and Dachenbach give them the best education possible. Our children are the future. If I contributed in some small way to their success in life, it has been 25 years well spent.
Laura James Position: BKE special education paraprofessional Years in district: 19 What first got you interested in working in schools/education? I wanted a job that worked well with being a mom to my daughter, who was a student at Brooklyn Elementary. Also, I James have always loved working with children and thought this would be the ideal position. What was the best/most rewarding part about your job? The most rewarding part of my job as a special education paraprofessional is when I make a connection with a student. I love it when a student and I have been working on a particular concept for what seems like a very long time, and suddenly it “clicks” and they get it.
Kris Ceder Position: Physical therapist assistant Years in district: 23 What first got you interested in working in schools/education? In 1994, a former co-worker asked me if I would like to work with her in the Oregon School District providing physical therapy to students with special Ceder needs. It was a significant change for me, practice-wise, but I have loved every minute of the change, from working with adults to working with these amazing children and young adults. What was the best/most rewarding part about your job? It truly has been a pure joy getting to watch these students succeed, grow and gain skills. It is especially gratifying to me to see them gain pride and confidence with newly acquired abilities and skills. I was continually inspired by all the students that I was able to work with, and hope that I gave them a portion of what they consistently gave to me.
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Some of the Netherwood Knoll Elementary School fourth-graders who helped make May baskets were, front row, from left: Makira Hamilton, Brock Antoniewicz and Mattan Levy; back row, from left: Peyton Kratochvil, Kylie Stefanczyk, Brady Mamerow and Jaren Whiteaker.
May baskets bloom May baskets are a tradition from yesteryear, when a small paper basket filled with flowers or treats would be hung on a door or left on a front step. Earlier this month, Netherwood Knoll Elementary School students in Rachel Fahey’s fourth-grade class brought baskets to Oregon Manor, while Andrea DeNure’s first-graders gave baskets to residents at Beehive and Sienna crest. NKE staff and students thanked all of the families who donated notebooks, markers and pens, lotion, snacks, gum and a lot of love.
Jayne Wick Mary Weber Position: District 4K principal Years in District: 28 What first got you interested in working in schools/education? I actually went to school to be an art teacher and then fell in love with young children. I quickly changed to early Weber childhood and never looked back. What was the best/most rewarding part about your job? I see the future of the world in our youngest students. The amount of growth that happens in these early years is absolutely astounding. I've had the privilege of working in a place where I am surrounded with the energy, excitement, and optimism of our youngest students. I can't think of anything more rewarding than that. You can't spend time with young children and not laugh every single day!
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Position: Executive assistant to district superintendent Years in district: 19 What first got you interested in working in schools/education? Before coming to the OSD, I worked for a number of different corporations. My Wick time with all of them was wonderful, but when this position became available, it was a dream come true for me. It was an opportunity that allowed me to be involved with two of my favorite things: my hometown (I grew up and went to high school here!) and kids. What was the best/most rewarding part about your job? Educating our students is one of the most important things we can do because they will be our future. Knowing that I have had any small part in this is very rewarding. I have also been a part of the efforts to let the community know about the growth that is coming. It is a very important topic and being able to share this with others, which also been a high point for me.
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NKE first-graders put together May baskets. From left are: Liam Nott, Kaitlyn Motiff, Donny Bambrough, Ben Erdmann, Oscar Sommers and Giuliana Varriale.
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