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Super ‘Friends’ Group’s mission to feed kids is gaining attention, support SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group
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From left, Brielle Zimmerschied, 4, and Claire Polakowski, 5, swirl around in a tea cup at the carnival on Saturday.
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The rain couldn’t dampen spirits at the 54th annual Summer Fest last weekend, with the midway going strong and hardy souls camped out for the fireworks Saturday night despite a steady rain. GH Heating was crowned softball champion, and more than a dozen teams threw bean bags to vie for their own championship in the cornhole tournament. The Lions’ Club held its annual fundraiser, “Thrilla on the Grilla,” which grillmaster Kenny Carl estimated fed about 700 people, complete
with a 50/50 raffle drawing every half-hour by a woman in a giant sombrero. All of this was in addition to the More Summer Fest photos huge community parade, set this year to a “Circus” theme, which Page 7 had nearly the entire route lined with spectators. High school bands set to comMasons handed out chilled bottled pete in the Parade of Bands at Oregon High School later in the evening water, which proved to be a crowd braved the heat and marched in step favorite. and in tune down Main Street. –Alexander Cramer Dozens of floats passed by, most tossing candy to happy kids. The
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The Friends of the Oregon School District started looking to make a difference in the Oregon area two years ago by providing food for students in need. Last year, it expanded its programs to provide educational opportunities, as well. Now the group is looking for more volunteers and partners as it continues to seek ways to help students get the best education they can in the Oregon area. It’s holding an annual meeting on 7:30 p.m. July 31 (location yet to be determined) to answer questions and find ways to get more people involved. That could be donating their time, talents or money. Founders Christine Erickson, Krista Flanagan, Karin Victorson and Julie Swartzmiller – all parents of district students – started the group because they were concerned with the growing number of district students who qualified for free or reduced lunch – around 17 percent, or 700 students, last fall, up from 5 percent a decade ago. To help feed hungry kids, the group started four programs. One is an “Adopt-a-kid’s lunch balance” program. Another
By the numbers 28,957 Snacks delivered to Oregon schools in the 2017-18 school year
483 Food packs delivered for school breaks
220 Food gift cards purchased for school breaks
$6,650 Raised for Adopt-aKid’s Lunch Balance supplies “food backpacks” to students during extended school break. A third provides healthy snacks to help fuel up students during the school day, and the last purchases food gift cards for school breaks. Victorson said all four programs grew last year, and to date, the Friends
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‘Planting purple’ for Pankratz Dozens rally to support longtime educator battling illness
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Kelly Pankratz is a “born teacher” who has served the community at Brooklyn Elementary School since 2001. When she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in March, that community “overwhelmed” her family with support, Kelly’s husband Troy Pankratz told the Observer. “People have been bringing meals and visiting and sending cards and letters and ... trying to find a way to help us,” he said. Then he had an idea. “Kelly loves gardening,” Troy
said. “What if everybody donated a plant and we created a special area so that when Kelly comes home and leaves the house she has something to remind her of all the people supporting her?” That’s exactly what they did on Friday, June 15, when around 50 people, many of them coworkers in the Oregon School District, came together to plant about 300 plants in the Pankratz’s front yard. Troy Pankratz said that when he suggested the idea to some of Kelly’s coworkers, they ran with it, and an “excessive amount of people” completed in one day the amount of work
they’d planned to be done in two. “I had in mind maybe a small garden with a few plants,” he said. “It’s just awesome and it’s far beyond what I had originally (thought).”
Cultivating positivity Kelly Pankratz has taught a variety of subjects in her 15-plus years with OSD, spending the last few splitting time between three schools as a reading interventionist. “She loves helping the kids who need a little bit of extra support with reading,” Troy Pankratz said. “Just
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Volunteers gather June 15 to plant new flowers and plants in Turn to Pankratz/Page 12 the Pankratz’s garden.
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Cake decorator enjoys ‘artistic side’ BILL LIVICK Unified Newspaper Group
Adam Tracy says he’s not what people expect when they think of a cake decorator. “People even say that to me,” he said. “I’m ‘the big guy back there with tattoos all over decorating cakes.’” Indeed, Tracy is a tall, bearded man whose arms are covered with colorful tattoos, and he isn’t the stereotypical baker and cake decorator – if there is such a thing. But he’s been decorating cakes at Bill’s Food Center for the past decade. The Evansville native started working at Bill’s in the fall of 2007 after graduating high school. He stocked shelves and bagged groceries and about a year into the job, the woman who had been decorating cakes in the bakery department decided to retire. A store manager asked Tracy if he’d be interested in becoming the new cake decorator, and he decided to “give it a shot.” “She came to me because I had written that I was artistic on my resume,” he recalled, with a slight chuckle. “The person who retired taught me everything about it.” The job entails cutting three-foot long frozen sheets of cake into quarters and half sheets and applying a base icing. Then comes the more challenging parts, like the piping – a technique that involves squeezing frosting through a tube to make a shell border with riffles – and finer details like drawing flowers, stars or smiley faces. “Also how to write and make it look good,” Tracy said. “That was a tough one to learn.” He enjoys the “artistic
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From left, Seth Rehrauer, Gabby Kelley and David Thompson before a practice on Monday, June 25. The trio will represent Team Wisconsin at the Special Olympics USA Games July 1-6.
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representing the whole state. It’s a big deal.” The Special Olympics USA Games occur every What: Team Wisconsin four years and the athletes USA Games send off commented on how nice When: 5-7 p.m. Friday, the facilities will be and June 29 how excited they are. “It’s going to be aweWhere: State capitol, 2 E. some,” Kelley said. Main St., Madison Rehrauer will compete Info: facebook.com/ SpecialOlympicsWisconsin in the 50- and 100-meter freestyle, 50-meter backstroke and a 4x50 relay. He said the Olympic-sized is an honor,” Thompson pool will be shortened told the Observer. “We’re and athletes will swim
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Oregon will send three athletes to the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games, July 1-6, in Seattle, Wash. Seth Rehrauer will represent Team Wisconsin as a swimmer while Gabby Kelley and David Thompson will compete as bowlers in the nationwide competition. “To represent not only Wisconsin, but Oregon
25-meter laps. He has been swimming for more than five years and said he’s been looking forward to the national games since he heard he had been chosen last September. “ R e p r e s e n t i n g Te a m Wisconsin is a dream come true,” Rehrauer said. “You’re really going to feel the adrenaline come in when you show the world and the nation what you can do.”
freedom” that comes with decorating custom orders and doing special drawings. “If people want like a unicorn drawn on the cake, I can do that with the frosting,” he assured. “I just did a unicorn this weekend, and I did a blue planet with rings. It’s where my artistic side comes out.” “We charge a little extra for the drawings,” he added. “I’m the only one who can do those.” Tracy, 29, said about a third of the cakes the store sells are special orders. He’ll decorate between 10 and 20 special-order cakes on a typical weekend, he said. The number increases on holidays and special weekends like high school graduation. “Last year, the weekend before graduation and the weekend after were really busy,” he recalled. “We had probably upwards of 35 to 40 cake orders each weekend.” Tracy said one of the hardest parts of his job, especially in the beginning, was getting used to the hours: He usually works from 4 a.m. until noon. After 10 years, he still enjoys the work, and he recently began baking bread, which divides his week between cake decorating and baking. Tracy never imagined he’d become a cake decorator. He might not do it forever, and you never know where it may lead, he said. “When I started getting the tattoos, I was talking to my tattoo artist – he’s the same guy I’ve had for all my tattoos – and before he was a tattoo artist, he was also a cake decorator,” he said, noting the irony. “It’s a weird connection.” Contact Bill Livick at bill. livick@wcinet.com
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Jim Baxter conducts as the Oregon Community Band performs “The Star Spangled Banner” to kick off last week’s concert.
Oregon Community Band performs The Oregon Community Band, under the direction of Jim Baxter, performed along with the Stoughton City Band at Oregon’s Triangle Park on Tuesday, June 19. The Oregon band kicked things off, including a rendition of the Queen classic, “Bohemian Rhapsody,” with the Stoughton band performing in the second half of the show to a full crowd, many of whom made the trip east from the land of the Vikings.
Oregon has a new advertising sales consultant in Josh Fredrick, a Verona Area High School graduate who makes his home i n O r eg o n along with his wife, Jenna, and Fredrick their threeyear-old daughter, Layla. Fredrick has more than a decade of experience in the newspaper advertising world, starting at Capital Newspapers in Madison shortly after graduating from the University of Wisconsin — Eau Claire in 2005. After his brother introduced him to Jenna, Fredrick transferred inside Lee Enterprises to work in La Crosse, where she lived. When Jenna changed careers, the family relocated closer to the Madison area, settling down in Oregon, where Fredrick has been a stay-at-home parent for the last two years. Now it’ll be Jenna’s turn to stay at home with the little one as Fredrick starts his career with UNG.
“What makes me excited about this position is we chose to raise our family in the Oregon community,” Fredrick said. “I’m going to be able to connect with my community, which is going to be fun.” Fredrick is looking forward to cultivating relationships with businesses around the village, which he said can “be like a friendship.” “You’re working for them and you want them to succeed as well,” he said. The family is putting down roots in the village, and Fredrick said they “couldn’t be happier.” “Being in the community that we’ve chosen to be in, it’s fulfilling,” he said. “(Our neighborhood) is a mix of people my age with young children and people who have been here for 30-plus years and it’s a neat little area that we’ve fallen in love with. “We’re super happy that we’re here.” Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@ wcinet.com.
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Policy ‘does not make America great’ When did seeking asylum in America become a crime? America’s reputation in a troubled world, as a source of hope and a refuge from oppression, persecution and violence, is under attack by the Trump administration. The specter of young children being forcibly separated from their parents at our border is an image that should make every red-blooded American’s blood boil. Not since America turned its
back on Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust in Europe has our reputation as a beacon of liberty and tolerance been so tarnished. This kind of heartless policy, in violation of both U.S. law and the United Nations charter, is an outrage and a source of embarrassment. This does not make America great. Charles Uphoff City of Fitchburg, within the Oregon School District.
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Correction In the June 21 edition of the Observer, the article “Darlene Groenier named parade’s grand marshal” incorrectly reported who succeeded Bill Torhorst as executive director of the chamber of commerce. Phil Harms took over in 2002. The Observer regrets the error.
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ike many dog owners, I enjoy taking Buddha and Gandhi in my car when I run chores. They enjoy riding with me and have learned to recognize familiar locations such as the town dump, the bank, the vet clinic and even the local car wash. When I look around during those trips, I see others with dogs in their vehicles, too. Cooler fall, winter and spring months make this practice fun and relatively Antolec safe, but summer months bring the risk of heat exhaustion and hyperthermia in dogs. People can sweat freely to regulate body heat, but dogs have limited capacity to do so. They sweat (minimally) through their foot pads and can pant. Beyond that, they are subject to life-threatening heat buildup as rising temperatures exceed their capacity to dissipate heat. And temperature rises quickly in parked vehicles, even after a few minutes. Arizona State University recently studied how quickly hot cars become deadly for children. Researchers measured interior temperatures in vehicles parked in and out of shade, with the windows cracked open a couple of inches – which is typical of how pet owners leave dogs in parked vehicles. Interior temperatures quickly reached 100 degrees, seats were measured at 105 degrees and dashboards peaked at 118. These temperatures can be reached in 60 minutes even at a moderate outside temperature of 72 degrees. I used that to gauge when it was safe for my dogs to remain unattended in my car. There was
guesswork in estimation, so I used a thermometer on several occasions until I saw a pattern I felt comfortable with as a responsible pet guardian. That established a benchmark my dogs and I can live with. A five-minute trip to a gas station where I can park under a canopy on a 72-degree day is obviously far safer than on an 85-degree day with high humidity. But I suggest readers do their own experimenting and not rely upon mine to guide them. It’s also worth noting that while the ASU study was 60 minutes, a car becomes dangerous far sooner than that for dogs. Dogs have a higher body temperature than humans. Generally, canine body temperature above 103 degrees is considered abnormal. Heat stroke is typically associated with a temperature of 106 degrees or higher. In a Facebook post, a veterinarian filmed himself inside a car with the windows cracked open, as he showed a thermometer to the camera. The initial temperature was 95 degrees. Within 10 minutes, it reached 106, and by 30 minutes, the interior temperature was a deadly 116 degrees. As the veterinarian stated, while drenched in sweat, he could cognitively understand what was happening and could simply open the door and save himself at any time. Dogs do not have that option. Hyperthermia can lead to multiple organ failure and death in dogs. Even if it doesn’t go that far, other consequences include dehydration, sudden kidney failure, irregular heartbeat, shock, cardiopulmonary arrest, sudden breathing distress, blood-clotting disorders, generalized inflammatory response syndrome, death of liver cells and changes in mental status. If you leave a dog or see one that’s been a car too long, look
for some specific symptoms: panting, excessive drooling, reddened gums, small pinpoint areas of bleeding, muscle tremors and seizures, wobbly uncoordinated body movement and unconsciousness. If you see these, it’s is a true medical emergency and immediate conveyance to a veterinary clinic or emergency hospital is required. There is no time to waste. As a police officer, I often responded to (summer) calls when a concerned citizen reported a dog left in a parked car. It frustrated me that there was no statute authorizing police to take any action in those situations. There was no guidance, nor any way for me to know whether the situation constituted an emergency. In 2015, the Wisconsin Legislature enacted section 895.484 of the statutes providing an exemption from civil liability for forcibly entering a vehicle under certain circumstances. It is known as the Right to Rescue law. There are specific conditions which must be met. I encourage readers to visit docs.legis. wisconsin.gov/2015/related/ acts/103 and understand the requirements before engaging in forced entry to a parked vehicle to rescue a pet. If I encounter such a situation, my first choice is to notify local law enforcement and remain until they arrive. If you don’t clearly see the pet is suffering a true medical emergency, consider letting officials determine what needs to be done for the welfare of the animal. Daniel H. Antolec, CBCC-KA is the owner of Brooklyn-based Happy Buddha Dog Training and is a member of Pet Professional Guild and chairs the PPG Advocacy Committee.
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24th annual neighborhood Fourth of July parade ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group
In early summer 1995, “all the neighbor kids” were at Nadine Krenz’ house on Richards Road when she casually mentioned “we should do something fun on the fourth of July.” Then on July 3, the kids asked if she was serious, so she printed up a flier and, after going to the store to get it Xeroxed, the kids passed it out. On the big day, dozens of kids turned up for what turned out to be the First Annual Merri-Hill Neighborhood Fourth of July Parade. “You could see the kids in their garages decorating their bikes and big wheels,” Krenz recalled. “That first year, 33 kids came in the rain and we marched down the sidewalk down to Main Street. Kids had their face paint just smeared in the rain.” This year’s parade will start at 10:30 a.m. from Krenz’ home, 525 E. Richards Road. The lineup starts at 10 a.m. and Krenz will have tattoos and stickers and some materials for kids who want to decorate their bikes if they haven’t yet. The parade ends in Krenz’s garage with her passing out those red-white-and-blue popsicles called bombpops. As the years have progressed – and this will be the 24th year – the parade has gotten more elaborate, usually including a fire truck, ambulance and police vehicles. “One year, we had someone
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Participants in last year’s parade enjoy their patriotic popsicles. with a goat,” Krenz said. Now that the roads have been connected, the parade route circles back to where it started. Instead of those in the parade throwing candy to spectators, this parade turns things on their head, with neighbors tossing candy to
the kids marching in the parade. “Anybody can come, it’s for Everyone is welcome to attend the neighborhood,” Krenz said. and Krenz said usually about 100 “Absolutely everyone is welpeople turn up. come.” “Now I’ve got second generaContact Alexander Cramer at tion kids – kids who (used to be alexander.cramer@wcinet.com. in the parade) now have kids,” Krenz said.
If You Go What: Fourth of July parade When: 10:30 a.m. (10 a.m. parade lineup) Where: 525 E. Richards Road Info: nkrenz@hotmail.com
S. Main Street garden tour South Main Street neighbors gathered on Thursday, June 14, for a garden tour to, as organizer Randy Glysch said, “feel a sense of place in the neighborhood.” “Often when you drive by a neighbor’s yard, you have no idea what’s beyond the front yard,” Glysch wrote in an email. “What we discovered were some spectacular gardens, which shows the pride neighbors put into their own yard, and the neighborhood.” The group toured seven neighborhood gardens and at each stop the gardener would explain how and why they designed the space. The neighbors offered treats, including one who made rhubarb bars supplied from their own yard. Organizers are deciding whether to make the event public next year. As Glysch wrote, “Anytime you are able to bring neighbors together, it’s a very good thing.” – Alexander Cramer
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Gary Disch smiles at the camera while Patty Kexel checks out a backyard on the South Main Street garden tour June 14.
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The show is in the parking lot, with Zoozort will share the stage with a rain date of Friday, July 6. the Bookmobile for its usual ThursAdults are invited to learn how to For information, call Anne at 835- day visit. use the library’s app from 6-7 p.m. 5801. For information, visit dcls.info. Thursday, June 28. Craftivism Bring your device for help down- Community concert loading e-books and audiobooks, The last concert of Oregon ComThe library is holding an adult craft placing a hold on popular titles and munity Band’s 37th season will begin event from 6-7 p.m. on Thursday, July more. at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 3, at the band 5. For information, call 835-3656. shell in Waterman Triangle Park, 101 People 14 and older with basic crochet or knitting experience are invited Janesville St. Bookmobile Refreshments will provided by the to join the group making blankets for The Bookmobile comes to Brook- Friends of the Oregon Community Project Linus, a non-profit that dislyn from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, June band, and the Oregon-Brooklyn VFW tributes blankets and quilts to those in 28, at the gazebo in downtown Brook- will present colors. need. lyn, 100 Hotel St., Brooklyn. Yarn and patterns are provided, but The concert is free and open to the With a valid library card, patrons public. participants are asked to bring their can borrow from the Bookmobile’s For more information, contact own knitting needles or crochet hook. collection of books, magazines and the director, James Baxter, at baxFor information, email kripley@ DVDs. If you want to request a spe- ter4822@gmail.com or 835-9066. oregonlibrary.org. cific item, log in to linkcat.info. Interact with animals Dads and Donuts storytime For information, go to dcls.info. Noelle Tarrant of Zoozort brings Head to the library at 10 a.m. SaturDog show live animals from different parts of day, July 7, for the Dads and Donuts Show off your dog at the senior the world for a hands-on interactive storytime. center at 10 a.m. Friday, June 29. program from 6:30-7:30 p.m. ThursDads (or moms) with kids 6 years Dog trainer Amy Robinson from day, July 5, at the gazebo in Brook- and younger are invited to share in Country View Animal Services will lyn, 100 Hotel St. stories and songs with donuts and once again judge the contestants, with Children will learn about natural juice (coffee for adults) to follow. awards being given in categories like animal behavior including their habiThe event will last 30-45 minutes. “Best Dressed,” and “Most Distract- tat, nutrition and current conservation For information, call 835-3656. ed.” efforts.
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• 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m., BKE volunteer playground build, (must be 18 or over), brooklynpto.org • 9-11 a.m. and 3-7 p.m., Oregon Area Food Pantry distribution, 107 N. Alpine Pkwy., obfp.org • 2-3 p.m., Mr. Marvel’s giant bubble show, all ages, small gym at PVE, 300 Soden Dr., 835-3656 • 4 p.m., Youth center ground-breaking, 110 N. Oak St., 886-9093 • 6-7 p.m., Learn Libby the library app for free e-books and audiobooks, (for adults, bring your device), library, 835-3656 • 6:30-8 p.m., Bookmobile at the gazebo, 100 Hotel St., Brooklyn, dcls.info
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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 9 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
library, 835-3656 • 5:30 p.m., Wizard movie series (part 2), library, 835-3656
Monday, July 2
• 1-3 p.m., Brick Club Lego activity, (ages 5-12), library, 835-3656
Tuesday, July 3
• 10 a.m., Everybody storytime, library, 835-3656 • 11 a.m., Bouncing Babies Storytime, library, 835-3656 • 1 p.m., Movie matinee: “All Saints,” senior center, 835-5801 • 1:30-3 p.m., Chess open play, library, (ages 11 and up), 835-3656 • 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, WaterFriday, June 29 • 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m., BKE volunteer man Triangle Park, 101 Janesville St., oregonwi.com playground build, (must be 18 or over), brooklynpto.org Wednesday, July 4 • 10 a.m., Dog show, (register by Library closed June 26), senior center, 835-5801 • 10:30 a.m., Merri Hill subdivision • 10 a.m., Everybody storytime,
Community cable listings Village of Oregon Cable Access TV channels: WOW #983 & ORE #984 Phone: 291-0148 • Email: oregoncableaccess@charter.net Website: ocamedia.com • Facebook: ocamediawi New programs daily at 1 p.m. and repeats at 4, 7 and 10 p.m. and 1, 4, 7 and 10 a.m.
Thursday, June 28 WOW: Oregon Community Band (6/26) ORE: Oregon Summer Fest Music: Angels & Outlaws (6/23)
Monday, July 2 WOW: Summer Fest Line Dancing (6/28) ORE: Oregon Library Presents: Laura Doherty (6/21)
Friday, June 29 WOW: Road to Recovery: Taking on the Opioid Crisis ORE: Oregon Library Presents: Laura Doherty (6/21)
Tuesday, July 3 WOW: Oregon Community Band – Live & Streamed @ 7pm ORE: Oregon Summer Fest Music: Angels & Outlaws (6/23)
Wednesday, July 4 Saturday, June 30 WOW: Oregon WOW: Oregon Community Band (6/26) Summer Fest Fireworks ORE: OHS Graduation: (6/28) ORE: Oregon Summer Class of 2018 (6/10) Fest Music: Cherry Pie (6/22) Sunday, July 1 WOW: Christ Memorial Lutheran Church Service Thursday, July 5 WOW: Oregon ORE: Oregon Summer Community Band (7/3) Fest Parade (6/24) ORE: Road to Recovery: Developing a Sense of Purpose in Support of Recovery
parade, East Richards Road/North Perry Parkway, nkrenz@hotmail. com
Thursday, July 5
• 6-7 p.m., Craftivism (14+, knitting/ crocheting for charity), library, kripley@oregonlibrary.org • 6:30-7:30 p.m., Bookmobile Zoozort, The Gazebo, 100 Hotel St., Brooklyn, dcls.info
Friday, July 6
• 10 a.m., Everybody storytime, library, 835-3656 • 5:30 p.m., Wizard movie series (part 3), library, 835-3656
Saturday, July 7
• 10 a.m., Dads and Donuts storytime, (ages 0-6) library, 835-3656 • 6:30 p.m., Card party, $3 includes light dinner, senior center, 835-5801
Sunday, July 8
• 6-8 p.m., Bluegrass and Country jam, Ziggy’s BBQ Smokehouse & Ice Cream Parlor, 135 S. Main St., 291-0915
Senior center Monday, July 2 Chicken a la King Over a Biscuit Carrots Corn Salad Peaches Raspberry Sherbet VO – Soy a la King NCS – SF Ice Cream Tuesday, July 3 Seafood Salad Pretzel Roll Coleslaw Fresh Fruit Salad Brownie VO – Egg Salad NCS – SF Cookie Wednesday, July 4 Happy Independence Day! Thursday, July 5 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, July 6 Egg Bake Diced Roasted Red Potatoes Grape Juice Spiced Apples Biscuit SO - Tuna Salad
Monday, July 2 Morning: Diabetic Foot Care 9:00 CLUB 10:30 Dominoes 12:45 Get Fit 1:30 Bridge 3:30 Weight Loss Support Tuesday, July 3 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:30 Wii Bowling 9:45 Zumba Gold 10:30 Parkinson’s Exercise 12:30 Sheepshead 12:30 Shopping at Pick-NSave 1:00 Movie: “All Saints” Wednesday, July 4 Happy Independence Day! Thursday, July 5 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:00 Pool Players 9:45 Zumba Gold 12:30 Shopping at Bill’s 1:00 Cribbage Friday, July 6 9:00 CLUB 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 - 9 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.
Guarding the gates of the senses “The Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him.” — Habakkuk 2:20 NIV St. Ignatius, the founder of the Jesuits, advised the following for novices seeking to enter his order:“All should take the most diligent care to guard the gates of the senses—particularly the eyes, ears, and tongue.”Guarding the senses and not allowing them free rein is good advice for all of us, not just novices embarking on holy orders. One way that we can do this is to maintain “custody of the eyes,”meaning that we should not allow our eyes to look anywhere we please, giving idle curiosity the power to direct our gaze. There are many things that it would be better not to see. We simply cannot un-see things once we have seen them, and some things get burned into our souls, as it were. Parents do well to teach their children restraint of the eyes. As a former teacher of teachers used to say, you must first get control of your students’ eyes. But not just the eyes,for what we hear and touch and what goes into and out of our mouths also leaves its imprint on our souls. There is a silence of the eyes as well as of the ears, and even a silence of the heart and soul. We do well to remember that God often speaks in a whisper, and if we are surrounded by noise and distractions we might never hear,see or taste the goodness of the Lord. – Christopher Simon
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Summer Fest 2018
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Rain couldn’t stop the fireworks show on Saturday, June 23.
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Raena Olbinski, 6, smiles at her mother as she rides on the swings on Saturday, June 23.
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Halie Lust and her daughter Destiny Rudolph ride in the ODI train in the Summer Fest parade.
Blaine Cederquist, 5, catches a toy fish at the carnival.
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Nitro the boxer in full parade regalia (thanks to her human, Brittany Doerfer) at the Summer Fest parade.
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At left, grillmaster Kenny Carl spreads barbecue sauce on some ribs. Carl said the Lions’ Club fundraiser ‘Thrilla on the Grilla’ fed about 700 people at Summer Fest.
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Shelley Faith, singer for the Angels and Outlaws band, sings a Lady Antebellum song during their performance at Summer Fest on Saturday, June 23.
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Six earn all-conference honors Sweeney, Fanning selected to first-team All-Badger South ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
Senior Kailie Sweeney and sophomore Avary Fanning both earned first-team All-Badger South Conference selections this season. The forwards, who helped the Panthers share its seventh consecutive Badger South title, were joined by four other Panthers on the list. Junior defender Sydney McKee and sophomore midfielder Emma Halverson were named to the second-team. Senior defender Sammy Eyers and junior defender Cassie Kluck were both named as honorable mentions. Fanning led the Panthers with 13 goals and five assists (31 points) in 22 games, and Sweeney, a captain, had three goals and six assists in 22 games. McKee was a captain on defense and helped limit opponents to 11 goals in 22 games. She also added two goals and five assists (nine points). Halverson finished with two goals and eight assists (12 points). File photos by Anthony Iozzo Eyers was also a captain on Senior captain forward Kailie Sweeney (3), pictured winning possession defense and played some time at in the D2 state final, was named to the first-team All-Badger South Concentral midfielder. Eyers played in ference list this season. 18 games this season, also earning a spot on the Wisconsin Coaches Soccer Association Masonic AllStar gold team. Kluck was another key member First-team: Madeline Cruz, Hailey Rothwell and Jordyn Rothwell (Madiof the defense in 2018 and had one son Edgewood); Carley Albrecht, Maggy Henschler and Chloe Buescher assist in 21 games. (Milton); Kailie Sweeney and Avary Fanning (Oregon); Jensen Ruesch Oregon had six selections but (Monona Grove); Anna Schroeder (Watertown) co-Badger South champion MadSecond-team: Karen Walker, Lizzie Drake and Emma Spaulding (Edgeison Edgewood led with eight. wood); Emma Halverson and Sydney McKee (Oregon); Meghan Petroski Monona Grove had five, and secand Alayna Clark (Watertown); Paige Halverson (Stoughton); Alexa ond-place Milton and Watertown were next with four each.
Sophomore Avary Fanning (9), pictured challenging a New Berlin Eisenhower player for possession in the D2 state semifinal, was named to the first-team All-Badger South Conference. Fanning led the Panthers with 31 points.
All-Badger South Conference Dahnert (Fort Atkinson); Mady Davis-Troller (Monona Grove); Danielle Heitsman (Milton) Honorable mentions: Hailey Munz, Sequoia Cruz, Maelia Dziedzic and Sophie Wendt (Monona Grove); Cassie Kluck and Sammy Eyers (Oregon); Kennedy Ludwig and Ally Einbeck (Monroe); Hannah Wirag (Stoughton); Maya Alberts (Edgewood); Jackie Jensen (Fort Atkinson); Danielle Weissenrieder (Watertown)
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Home Talent League
Orioles shut out against Mount Eyers selected to Masonic All-Star team Horeb/Pine Bluff, fall to 2-8 ANTHONY IOZZO
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ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
The Oregon Home Talent team was shut out by Mount Horeb/Pine Bluff Sunday 5-0. The Orioles (2-8 overall) had eight hits in the game and remained close with the Bluffers through seven innings, but Tyler Vogel, and Justin Gorman combined for 17 strikeouts, including 12 for Vogel who earned the win. MH/Pine Bluff (7-2) scored in the third and added two runs in the fourth. The Bluffers later scored two runs in the eighth inning. Ross Galloway (2-for4) was the leading hitter for Oregon, and MH/Pine Bluff had three batters with multiple hits – Bryant Schaaf (2-for-3), Ryan Vogel (2-for-4) and Jon Killoy (2-for-5). Brandon Knobel started and took the loss. He
Western Section North Div. Team Verona West Middleton MH/Pine Bluff Muscoda Dodgeville Oregon
W-L South Div. Team W-L 9-1 Argyle 5-4 8-1 Ridgeway 4-4 7-2 Shullsburg/Benton 4-4 3-6 Wiota 4-4 3-6 Blanchardville 4-6 2-8 Hollandale 1-8
What’s next Oregon hosts Muscoda at 11 a.m. Saturday and Wiota at 1 p.m. Sunday. Muscoda is 1 1/2 games ahead of Oregon in the North Division. struck out two in 7 2/3 innings. Verona (9-1) defeated West Middleton (8-1) on Sunday to move into first place in the North Division. Muscoda and Dodgeville are both 1 1/2 games ahead of Oregon at
3-6. T h e O r i o l e s a r e t wo games back of the final p l a y o ff s p o t , h e l d b y Blanchardville (4-6) Argyle (5-4) leads the South Division by a halfgame, ahead of Ridgeway, Shullsburg/Benton and Wiota (4-4).
Oregon’s Sammy Eyers was selected to play in the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association Masonic AllStar game this season. Eyers, who played in 18 games this season as a captain defender, helped the WIAA Division 2 state runner-up Panthers limit opponents to 11 goals in 22 games. Eyers was named to the gold team, which plays the blue team at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 21. Eyers will also participate in a two-day camp with practices and community activities. Eyers is the lone Badger South player on the gold team. The blue team includes Madison Edgewood goalie Jamila Hamdan and Milton defender Carley Albrecht. E y e r s i s o n e o f five File photo by Anthony Iozzo defenders on the gold team, Senior Sammy Eyers, who earned an honorable mention which includes Middleton’s All-Badger South nod, was named to the gold team in the Emily Duecker. 2018 Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Masonic All-Star game.
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Senior Legion
Panthers’ offense still searching for runs after third shutout ANTHONY IOZZO
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The Oregon Senior Legion team is falling just shy of scoring runs early this summer. The Panthers (0-4 overall) were shut out for the third time in four games Monday, falling 6-0 to Madison Edgewood. But like other games, Oregon put runners on base and had opportunities but just couldn’t get the clutch hit. The Panthers stranded seven on base Monday, and they have been outscored 23-2 in four losses. Patrick McCormick was on base three times with a single and two walks, and Eli Landas was on base twice with a single, a walk and a stolen base. C a r s o n K a k u s ke a l s o reached base on a single. McCormick also went the distance on the mound and allowed three earned runs. He walked three. Oregon has seven games left, including games at Waunakee on Tuesday and at Middleton on Wednesday after the Observer’s deadline.
Oregon traveled to Waunakee on Tuesday and Middleton on Wednesday after the Observer’s deadline. Results will be in next week’s paper. The Panthers host Madison West at 5:30 p.m. Thursday and travel to DeForest at 6 p.m. Monday, July 2.
top of the seventh, down four runs. Z a c h Tow e r r e a c h e d on a fielder’s choice and advanced to second on a Noah Brindley walk. Tower and Brindley moved up to second and third on a wild pitch, but Tower was later thrown out at home plate on a fielder’s choice. To w e r s t a r t e d a n d pitched four innings and allowed a run on four hits. He struck out three and walked one. Spencer Buskager came in from the bullpen and pitched two innings. He Verona 4, Oregon 0 allowed three runs on a hit The Panthers traveled to and four walks, striking Stampfl Field on June 20 out one. Kakuske, Landas and and fell 4-0 to Verona. Oregon’s best scoring Tower each had a single. opportunity came in the
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Oregon U12 Inferno softball took second place out of 12 teams at the Dubuque (Iowa) Summer Sizzler tournament last weekend. The Inferno were the only Wisconsin team in the tournament. Pictured (front, from left) are: Kylie Weber, Brooke Bastian, Annabelle Monte and Carly Zych; (middle) Lauryn Etienne, Izzy Block, McKenna Carroll, Dariene Zimmerman, Bridget Tushoski and Rachel Cook; (back) Josh Zych, Brad Bastian, Bruce Carroll and Chris Etienne.
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The Oregon boys golf team had four of its five varsity golfers named to the Academic All-State team this season. Ryan Candell, Ryan Michek, John Klus and Sam Schroeder were all named to the list. Candell and Michek were seniors, and Klus and Schroeder were juniors. Candell received high honors, and Michek, Klus and Schroeder all received honors. To make the list, golfers needed to play in 75 percent of its varsity matches and maintain a GPA of 3.25 for the year. To earn high honors, golfers needed to have a GPA of 3.75 or higher.
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Norraine D. Kvammen, age 86, of Oregon, died on Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at home peacefully. She was born on Oct. 21, 1931, in Oregon, the daughter of Elmer and Rasmina M. “Minnie” (Hansen) Peterson. Norraine graduated from Oregon High School in 1949, and attended Madison Business College for one year. She worked at Allis Chalmer for seven years, then was a bookkeeper for the family-owned business, Len’s Mobil Service, from 1952-1981 and
spent a short term in farming. Norraine was a lifetime member of St. John’s Lutheran Church and a member of the Naomi Circle, Silver Threads card club, Oregon Area Historical Society and the Ladies VFW Auxiliary Post No. 10272. She also enjoyed participating in activities at the Oregon Senior Center. Norraine enjoyed listening to music, especially polka, and going dancing at the VFW and other locations. After Leonard passed away she enjoyed some traveling with family and friends. Happiness was going out to eat and visiting with family and friends. Norraine was a wonderful mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She thoroughly enjoyed having family and friends over to her home to play cards and games with coffee and dessert. Norraine was an angel in disguise and touched everyone’s lives in a special way. Norraine is survived by her children, LeaAnn (Randy) Heacox of Evansville, Gary Kvammen of Oregon, and Donna (John) Fosler of Oregon; grandchildren, Jeremy (Carrie) Kvammen, Jennifer (Chris) Gilbert, Jessica (Kyle) VanFossen, Chad (Kari) Heacox, Cari (Aaron) Hackbarth, Chet (Megan) Heacox, Casney (Jesse) Rice, and Thomas, Jonathan (JJ), and Lynanne Fosler; great-grandchildren, Trae, Emma, Austin,
Aiden, Devon, Damien, Zachary, Braden, Josie, Kamryn, Delilah, Gwen, MaeKayla, Christian, and Elijah; sister-in-law, Lois Kvammen and many other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Leonard E. “Len” Kvammen on Oct. 1, 1992; son, Leonard M. Kvammen on Aug. 7, 1996; and brothers-inlaw Norman Kvammen and Arthur Kvammen. Funeral services were held at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 625 East Netherwood St., Oregon, at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 22, 2018. Burial was held at Prairie Mound Cemetery. Visitation was held at the church from 9 a.m. until the time of the service on Friday. Memorials may be gifted in Norraine’s name to St. John’s Lutheran Church, Oregon Area Historical Society or any hospice organization. Thank you to the many, many family and friends who came to visit, the support of the pastors and the amazing care from her caregivers. Norraine loved all her family and friends and always said, “Have a good day, I love you!” Online condolences may be made at gundersonfh.com. Gunderson Oregon Funeral and Cremation Care 1150 Park Street 835-3515
re: Increase of the Town’s Impact Fee from $1,000 to $2,000. 15. Anderson Farm Park Report – Root. 16. Assessor’s Report and Recommendation – Blomstrom. 17. Discussion and possible action re: Letter re: Absence of Assessor Blomstrom at the Board of Review. 18. Building Inspection Services Report – Arnold. 19. Update on Town Hall Painting Project – Christensen. 20. Constable’s Report – Maher. 21. Plan Commission Report and Recommendation - Christensen. 22. Discussion and possible approval of Andy Blomstrom-appointment to the Plan Commission for 3 years. 23. Public Works and TORC Report – Ace. 24. Discussion and possible Action re: Senior Center – Van Kampen. 25. Board Communications/ Future Agenda Items. 26. Approval of payment vouchers – Arnold. 27. Clerk’s Report and Loan Update – Arnold. 28. Adjournment. Note: Agendas are subject to amendment after publication. Check the official posting locations (Town Hall, Town of Oregon Recycling Center and Oregon Village Hall) including the Town website at www.town.oregon.wi.us. It is possible that members of and possibly a quorum of members of other governmental bodies of the town may be in attendance at any of the meetings to gather information; however, no action will be taken by any governmental body at said meeting other than the governmental body specifically referred to in the meeting notice. Requests from persons with disabilities who need assistance to par-
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Friends: Groups partner to meet kids’ needs Continued from page 1 have raised more than $60,000. “We have a very generous and supportive community, so it’s been really exciting for us to continue those programs for the schools,” she told the Observer. That mission expanded last year to include educational opportunities with the “Champions Fund,” which provides funds to give kids opportunities to experience growth and learning outside of the classroom. Students were able to attend things like orchestra and sports camps and karate lessons, and purchase needed equipment like basketball shoes, bike helmet, clothing and personal care items.” “District staff, if they see a need or opportunity for a student, they submit an application form and we approve that,” Victorson said. “That’s been really exciting to partner with the schools for that and staff have been really excited and very overwhelmed by the generosity of the community to provide these opportunities for kids who wouldn’t get an opportunity to do these things otherwise.” They got school and community groups involved in helping, from raising money to helping put together snack packages.
Brooklyn Elementary School principal Kerri Modjeski said the group provided a scholarship for a BKE student to participate in karate, providing some “structure for a student who may otherwise be home alone.” “He loves it (and) we can’t believe the support that they give our students to experience activities that they may not otherwise be able to,” she wrote the Observer in an email. “Likewise, the food for snack and meals over long weekends has been consistent and amazing.” Oregon High School principal Jim Pliner said the Friends have made a “strong impact in so many ways,” from working with staff to establish priorities to partnering with schools to meet student needs and help “close the opportunity gap for many.” “I am grateful to have such strong support from the Friends of the Oregon School District,” he wrote the Observer in an email. “They have accomplished so much in such a short time.”
looking for more help. “People who are involved in business that do these kinds of partnerships … they have actually reached out to us and said, ‘We’ve got this foundation or this grant, will you guys be interested in applying?’,” she said. “That’s pretty important, we’d love to grow that.” Last year, the group added to its list of donors and partners, with a variety of groups helping to raise money and collect food, including the Girl Scouts, OHS student council, graduating classes from the high school, 4-H clubs and other student groups. “It’s very cool to see student leadership get involved in that way,” Victorson said. Its “core group” expanded, as well, something they hope continues this year. “There’s so many individuals and businesses and churches in our community that see the need and want to help, but just did not have a venue before,” she said. “So we’re that partner, and we’re just providing that bridge to the schools where the kids can get the help they need and other Looking for help community can know what The Friends have also the need is and help.” gotten assistance from Email Unified Newspaper neighborhood groups, Group reporter Scott De homeowners associations, parent groups and people Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com. donating online, but are still
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review the Annual Report for TID No. 2. The meeting is open to the public. AGENDA 1. Call to order 2. Review TID #2 Annual Report 3. Adjourn Copies of the TID Annual Report(s) are available for review in the Clerk’s Office located at the Brooklyn Village Hall, 210 Commercial Street and will be provided upon request. Dated this 22nd day of July, 2018 Linda Kuhlman Clerk-Treasurer Posted: June 22, 2018 Published: June 28, 2018 WNAXLP *** NOTICE OF JOINT REVIEW BOARD MEETING REGARDING THE 2017 TID ANNUAL REPORT FOR TAX INCREMENTAL DISTRICT (TID) NO. 1 IN THE VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN, WISCONSIN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Village of Brooklyn will hold a Joint Review Board (JRB) meeting on July 9, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. at the Brooklyn Village Hall, located at 210 Commercial Street. The purpose of this meeting is for the JRB to review the Annual Report for TID No. 1. The meeting is open to the public. AGENDA 1. Call to order 2. Review TID #1 Annual Report 3. Adjourn Copies of the TID Annual Report(s) are available for review in the Clerk’s Office located at the Brooklyn Village Hall, 210 Commercial Street and will be provided upon request. Dated this 22nd day of June, 2018 Linda Kuhlman Clerk-Treasurer Posted: June 22, 2018 Published: June 28, 2018 WNAXLP *** NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF OREGON FOR REZONING REQUEST AT HWY CC AND WEST NETHERWOOD ROAD PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Village of Oregon Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. on July 12, 2018 to discuss and act upon an amendment to the application filed from Forward Development Group (FDG) for a rezoning request for a portion of the northeast corner of Parcel No. 042/0509034-8001-0 & Parcel No. 165/0509-0348460-1 to be zoned Single-Family Residential (SR-6). The proposed rezoning request would allow the properties currently zoned Institutional (I) – Village of Oregon Zoning & Agricultural– County Zoning (A-3) to be zoned Single-Family
Residential (SR-6) which replaces the initial Multi-Family Residential (MR-8) zoning request. The hearing will be held at the Village Hall at 117 Spring Street, Oregon, Wisconsin. A copy of the Ordinance is on file at the office of the Village Clerk for public review. Office hours of the Village Clerk are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. All persons interested are invited to attend this hearing and be heard. Subsequent to the hearing, the Village Board 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: June 28 and July 5, 2018 WNAXLP *** VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may request to vote an absentee ballot. A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day, who has resided in the ward or municipality where he or she wishes to vote for at least 10 consecutive days before the election. The elector must also be registered in order to receive an absentee ballot. Proof of identification must be provided before an absentee ballot may be issued. You must make a request for an absentee ballot in writing. Contact your municipal clerk and request that an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you for the primary or election or both. You may also submit a written request in the form of a letter. Your written request must list your voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote, the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different, and your signature. You may make application for an absentee ballot by mail, email or in person. Making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail The deadline for making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail is: 5 pm on the fifth day before the election, Thursday, August 9, 2018. Note: Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are indefinitely confined to home or a care facility, in the military, hospitalized,
or serving as a sequestered juror. If this applies to you, contact the municipal clerk regarding deadlines for requesting and submitting an absentee ballot. Voting an absentee ballot in person You may also request and vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office or other specified location during the days and hours specified for casting an absentee ballot in person. Peggy Haag, Clerk VILLAGE OF OREGON 117 Spring Street Oregon, WI 53575 (608) 835-3118 July 2 – August 8 (Mon-Fri) 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Note: Village Hall closed July 4th. August 9 & 10 (Thurs & Fri) 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Denise Arnold, Clerk TOWN OF OREGON 1138 Union Road Oregon, WI 53575 (608) 835-3200 July 2– August 8 (Mon-Thurs; Fri by appt) 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Note: Town Hall closed on July 4th. August 9 & 10 (Thurs & Fri) 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Dawn George, Clerk TOWN OF RUTLAND 4177 Old Stage Road Brooklyn, WI 53521 (608) 455-3925 Call number above for appointment July 2 – August 10 (Mon-Fri) Linda Kuhlman, Clerk VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN 210 Commercial St. Brooklyn, WI 53521 (608) 455-4201 July 2 – August 10 (Mon-Fri) 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is / was: See dates & times above. The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office: See dates & times above. No in-person absentee voting may occur on the day before the election. The municipal clerk will deliver voted ballots returned on or before Election Day to the proper polling place or counting location before the polls close on Tuesday, August 14th, 2018. Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted. Posted: June 21, 2018 Published: June 28, 2018 WNAXLP ***
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AGENDA OREGON TOWN BOARD TUESDAY, JULY 3, 2018 6:00 P.M. OREGON TOWN HALL 1138 UNION ROAD, OREGON, WI 53575 6:00 p.m. Board Meeting 1. Call Town Board meeting to order. 2. Roll Call. 3. Meet with Town Assessor Andy Blomstrom. 4. Approval of minutes from previous meeting. 5. Financial Report and Acceptance. 6. Public Comments. 7. Discussion and possible Action re: Approval of 2017-2018 Renewal Alcohol Beverage License; Class “B” Combination (fermented malt beverage and intoxicating liquor): JDB Golf, LLC (Foxboro Golf Club), by Brook Schmitt,1020 County Road MM, Oregon, WI, 53575. 8. Discussion and possible Approval of Pending New and Renewal Operator Licenses at JDB Golf, LLC (Foxboro Golf Club): Brook T. Schmitt, Jeffrey S. Woerpel, Lauren A. Schmitt, Parker Wilken and Thomas J. Boockmeier. 9. 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. 10. Communication and Action of the Dane County Board – Bollig. 11. Discussion and possible Action re: Belleville Area Fire District building. 12. Fire & EMS Report (Oregon/ Van Kampen, Belleville/Clark, Brooklyn/O’Brien). 13. Park Committee Report and Action – Root. 14. Discussion and possible Action
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DISHWASHER, COOK, WAITRESS, & DELI STAFF WANTED. Applications available at Sugar & Spice Eatery. 317 Nora St. Stoughton. LOOKING FOR high school student to help us at The Century Trout Farm, Oregon, 10 or more hours per week doing weed cutting, handling a few hay bales, working around the pond, cutting grass, checking fences, etc. Pay could be $10$15 per hour, hours varying due to weather. Call 608-835-9712 NEED TRUCK drivers and combine operators for harvest crew. Call for detail 405-833-3183. QUALITY HOUSEKEEPER wanted. Experienced, $16-$20 an hour, references. Every Saturday all summer and other days. Crown Point Resort 608-873-7833 WISCONSIN STATE Journal Carrier needed 7 days a week in Evansville, early morning home delivery. Approximate profit per month $1000. Call Jim Phillips at 608-252-6455.
434 Health Care, Human Services & Child Care HEARTSONG ASSISTED Living now hiring Full Time 3rd shift caregiver, and 2nd shift lead position Caregiver. Join our team of wonderful, compassionate, hardworking, caregivers. If you are consistent, trustworthy, dependable and professional There is a place for you with our team!. Excellent Cooking and Baking skills a Plus for 3rd shift. Caregivers receive paid training in how to provide care, caring for those with dementia, providing hospice care, and much more! For interview, call Andy :608-290-7347 or Dan: 608279-9862
452 General OFFICE CLEANING in Stoughton MonFri 5pm-9pm. Visit our website: www. capitalcityclean.com or call our office: 608-831-8850 THEY SAY people don’t read those little ads, but YOU read this one, didn’t you? Call now to place your ad, 873-6671 or 835-6677.
554 Landscaping, Lawn, Tree & Garden Work LAWN MOWING Residential & Commercial Fully Insured. 608-873-7038 or 608-669-0025
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
560 Professional Services DECK-STAINING-POWERWASHING homes, garages. Mold/mildew removal. Free estimates! GreenGro Design. 608669-7879.
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652 Garage Sales VERONA. 202 N. Marietta. 6/30 9-3. Chainsaw,generator, snowblower, lawn mower, golf balls, Cargomate 10ft trailer.
696 Wanted To Buy WE BUY Junk Cars and Trucks. We sell used parts. Monday thru Friday 8am-5:30pm. Newville Auto Salvage, 279 Hwy 59 Edgerton, 608-884-3114
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Sloan Implement at our Mt. Horeb location is currently looking for a Lawn and Garden Service Technician 1 to perform basic diagnostics, service repairs and maintenance work on customer and/or dealer-owned turf equipment. The qualified candidate must be able to pass a drug screen, possess a valid drivers license and have an excellent driving history as well as have the ability to perform basic repairs and required maintenance using special tools and equipment. For additional job duties, requirements, and to see our full-time benefit package, please go online to sloans.com. If you are interested and qualified for the position, please apply online at www.sloans.com. Sloan Implement is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Oregon Community Bank has an exciting new position available for a Deposit Operations Specialist at our Main Street office in Oregon. Qualifications for the position are previous banking experience along with proven customer service skills. A successful applicant shows a willingness to learn, can balance multiple projects, is detail oriented and a problem solver. The primary responsibilities of this position are to provide support to the Retail and Operations teams. Competitive salary and full benefit package offered.
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RENT SKIDLOADERS MINI-EXCAVATORS TELE-HANDLER and these attachments. Concrete breaker, posthole auger, landscape rake, concrete bucket, pallet forks, trencher, rock hound, broom, teleboom, stump grinder. By the day, week, or month. Carter & Gruenewald Co. 4417 Hwy 92 Brooklyn, WI, 608-455-2411
GREENWOOD APARTMENTS Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently has 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $795 per month, includes heat, water, and sewer. 608-835-6717 Located at: 139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575
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ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors 55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $795 per month. Includes heat, water and sewer. Professionally managed. Located at 300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI 53589 608-877-9388
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LOST KEYS - 2 Sets of car keys fell off the top of my car, near Hwy 14 & Rome Corners Rd. Both sets have a key fob, one set has a packer & Badger key on it. Call Steve if found, 608- 235-8184.
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Pankratz: Friends, family, neighbors come together to plant garden for Brooklyn teacher Continued from page 1 loves taking them to a point when they’re below g r a d e l eve l t o a p o i n t where they’re reading at or above grade level.” Brooklyn principal Kerri Modjeski wrote in an email that Kelly Pankratz is “one in a million,” an educator who “loves her students as her own.” She is unique in her endless energy and commitment to the district and her students, Modjeski wrote, but keeps a joking spirit, convincing some classes her favorite drink is ketchup or that her dragon genes are the source of the dragon powers she uses in the classroom. Despite “never plant(ing) a thing in my life,” Modjeski was at the planting day, hopeful that Kelly would see just how many people are cheering and pulling for her. Kelly’s positivity is mirrored in the support she’s received from the community. At the PurpleStride
Mary Weber digs a hole for new flowers. fundraiser in May, Pankr a t z ’ t e a m r a i s e d ove r $6,200, beating their goal o f $ 5 0 0 w i t h t h e va s t majority of donations ranging from $20-$75. Many of
the plants now in the Pankratz’ front yard are purple, the color of pancreatic cancer awareness. As Kelly continues her path to recovery, Troy said
Troy Pankratz talks with a volunteer. the family is “doing OK” and following his wife’s lead. “Kelly is so positive through all of this, she’s so optimistic, she has such
a great attitude, it’s just to get through this.” Troy said Kelly is “blown rubbed off on the family,” he said. “There’s no doubt away by the support” and in her mind and no doubt in “loves” the garden. “It’s something that’s my mind that she’s going going to be there for a really long time and I think it’s really going to help her get through this,” he said. “If she has those difficult times and is looking for some enlightenment, just looking at the window will brighten her spirits.”
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According to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, the disease has a less than 10 percent survival rate, but has seen increasing awareness and support in recent years. PurpleStride Madison, a 5K/2-mile run in May, raised over $130,000 for the organization, which itself has raised over $87 million for research from 20082016. For information, visit pancan.org.
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