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Jeff Vande Zande drills holes in new playground equipment with the help of Lee Recreation employee Nate Bowe, red shirt, and volunteer Jim Murphy at Brooklyn Elementary School on June 28.

Putting the pieces together ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group

Volunteers worked with employees from Lee Recreation to assemble a new playground over three days, completing their work ahead of schedule on Thursday, June 28, and

saving tens of thousands of dollars in installation costs.

Employees from the equipment’s distributor used a giant auger mounted to a skid steer to drill holes in the ground for the various pieces of equipment, some of which are quite large.

The “play web” that stands about 15 feet high is actually only a medium, a Lee Recreation employee said. The large sizes takes three

cherry pickers and a dozen workers to install.

The Brooklyn PTO thanked all the volunteers on their Facebook page and cautioned parents that there is still a lot of work to be done before the playground is safe to play on, and they will announce when it opens in a few weeks.

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OHS hosts national STEAM workshop SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group

Just because they’re teachers doesn’t mean they have nothing left to learn.

That was the case last week, when a handful of Oregon School District educators participated in a national conference on Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math – STEAM – facilitated by two of their peers. After a week of close collaboration, including “dry runs” of projects, the teachers left the workshop with new ideas and enthusiasm for ways to bring STEAM education to their classrooms.

OHS science teachers Lindsay Wells and Jon Fishwild ran the five-day workshop June 25-29 through the Knowles Te a c h e r I n i t i a t i v e , a national organization that focuses on teacher professional development.

The two attended a facilitator training workshop last year, and when the opportunity arose to hold a workshop in Oregon, district officials jumped at the chance, Wells said. “(District director of curriculum and instruction) Leslie (Bergstrom) recognized the opportunity this was for collaboration across disciplines and grade levels, which is so

exciting,” Wells said.

The workshop, which took place in the Oregon High School STEAM lab, focused on providing teachers with the tools and experiences to “increase their capacity to develop curriculum that uses engineering design as a lens to teaching science and math content,” Fishwild wrote to the Observer in an email.

A dozen educators participated; about half from Oregon, about half from elsewhere – as far away as Arkansas and Arizona.

Bergstrom credited Wells and Fishwild as “excellent examples” of the “internal expertise and collaborative spirit on which we rely”

in providing professional development opportunities for teachers.

“We believe that we have a high-level of internal capacity on STEAM and multiple other subjects and learning strategies,” she wrote the Observer in an email. “Thus, most of our professional learning is facilitated by our OSD colleagues.”

Hands-on learning Some of the more interesting activities were “peer engineering challenges,” where teams tried out STEAM activities, including Fishwild’s favorite,

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International dairyman OHS agriculture apprentice shows animals in D.R. ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group

Cole Xander is used to showing all sorts of animals: cattle, poultry, even ducks. But following the auctioneer’s instructions was slightly more difficult when he was showing a Wisconsin Brown Swiss heifer at a fair in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in March.

“I was walking around in the ring and the auctioneer was speaking all Spanish,” Xander recalled.

The then-senior at Oregon High School went through his normal routine – setting up the heifer’s back feet, keeping her head up and moving around the ring – and eventually the auctioneer started to give

Xander instructional asides in English.

Even though it was “pretty nerve-wracking,” Xander – and the heifer – did well enough to secure a new home for the Swiss with a Dominican family.

Xander was there to help his boss Bryan Voegeli sell the heifer at auction, which Voegeli had sent down ahead of time after raising it on his farm in Monticello.

Xander worked at Voegeli Farm through his senior year at OHS as an agriculture apprentice through a school-to-work program.

This meant that instead of showing up when school started, he got the first two hours off. He wasn’t slacking: his work on the farm started long before he would normally be staring at the blackboard in a math class.

Xander said his advisor, Jillian Beatty, was

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Longtime resident and Village of Oregon Trustee Darlene Groenier died Friday, June 22, two nights before s h e wa s t o serve as parade marshal in the annual Sum- Groenier mer Fest celebration.

Although she didn’t get a chance to serve in that role, Groenier did much in the 41 years she lived here to contribute to the community.

The Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce had chosen her to be the parade marshal this year with good reason, said chamber executive director Judy Knutson.

“She was a big leader in the community with a big heart,” Knutson said.

Village President Steve Staton agreed.

“What really stands out about Darlene is she was very dedicated to the community – not only through her service on the Village Board but also lots of other organizations,” he said. “In Darlene’s heart and mind, community came first.”

Groenier, who battled cancer for more than three years, was born and raised in Mount Horeb. She had lived in Oregon with her husband, Jim, since 1977.

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New youth center breaks ground ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group

The new Oregon Youth Center took its first tangible step to reality at its groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, June 28, at the site of the next building – and the current one – 110 N. Oak St. Last December, an anonymous donor gave $800,000 to the Oregon Community Resource Network for the project, the same group that shepherded the new food pantry to completion.

At the Planning Commission’s June 7 meeting, OCRN chair Randy Glysch said the project was in great shape.

“As of today, we have $950,000 in the bank,” Glysch said. “We (have) what we need to build a good building, we have the lease. … In a relatively short time,

we’ve done a pretty good job here.”

The ceremony itself featured short speeches by Glysch, Supreme Structures president Dan Bertler, who will build the structure, Oregon Youth Center board president Erin Chisman, Oregon Community Bank CEO Steve Peotter and Village Board president Steve Staton.

Staton touted the importance of adults on kids’ lives, citing research that shows “kids do best who have five adults in their lives besides their parents.”

He lauded the center’s mission and the role it plays in giving community kids a place to go.

“The key part of community is the last five letters: unity,” Staton said.

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The wastewater treatment site is to the right as in the foreground the Perry Parkway connection construction has reached Badfish Creek from the south.

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The developer of the Sleep Inn Hotel being built on South Park Street received Village Board approval June 18 to add an indoor/outdoor whirlpool to its construction plan.

The Planning Commission on June 7 recommended board approval of updated specific implementation and site plans, which the board accepted unanimously.

The whirlpool, or hot tub, will connect with the indoor whirlpool and pool area and be accessible only from the inside.

It will be enclosed by a 5-foot-high fence and will be closed between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.

The $4.5 million hotel will be three stories and have 66 rooms. It’s under construction at 1120 S. Park St., the corner of Park and Rosewood Avenue, and slated to open later this year.

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The Perry Parkway connection construction project has reached Badfish Creek from the south, progressing a few hundred yards from where it was on June 11.

Crews have set dozens of pipes in the ground along a stretch hundreds of feet long connected to a pump.

The goal is for the project to be completed by the fall in time for students’ return to Oregon High School.

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– and have six grandchildren.

Darlene died at home surrounded by her family, according to friends. She was 78.

She had served on Oregon Village Board since April 2007 and was a trustee at the time of her death.

The last meeting she attended was Monday, June 4.

G r o e n i e r w a s k n ow n for organizing the annual holiday lights decorations downtown, which she led for more than a decade, as well as her advocacy for senior citizens.

She served on the Oregon Senior Center’s Council on Aging, the Library Board and the Oregon Area Fire/EMS Commission.

She was an active volunteer at the senior center and traveled to Switzerland with a group from the center in 2002.

Groenier was diagnosed with breast cancer in November 2014, and

despite radiation and chemotherapy, she learned two years later the disease had spread to her lungs.

She openly discussed her illness with the Oregon Observer, which resulted in two stories about Groenier and her “journey.”

“I have other friends that aren’t so lucky, and I met so many people that aren’t as lucky as I am,” she told the Observer in November 2015. “I’m here to talk about it and what kind of a journey it was.”

Knutson told the Observer she knew Groenier well through her involvement with the chamber, the Village Board and especially the holiday decorating downtown. Groenier had previously served as president and vice president for the chamber.

Knutson described her as a community leader and said Groenier was the first person she met in the village. “ W h e n I m ove d h e r e 1 5 y e a r s a g o , s h e wa s the first one to introduce

herself and welcome me at a chamber meeting,” Knutson recalled.

“She wasn’t a loud person,” Knutson added. “She was a worker and an organizer and someone who made good things happen.”

A l i s o n Ko e l s c h , w h o retired in June 2017 after 21 years as senior center director, said Groenier was a person that “you could always count on.”

“She was always the first to volunteer,” she observed.

“She set an example, and it made you want to volunteer because she was the first to raise her hand. She just struck me as a very selfless, strong person.”

Groenier was a past president and vice-president of the Oregon Lionesses Club, which would “headquarter” at the senior center during the Parade of Homes, Koelsch remembered.

“She even talked me into having my home in the Parade of Homes one year,” she said, with a laugh. “I never would have come

forward but I thought, ‘Oh, immediately follow until Darlene asked me. I have 7 p.m. to do this.’ She was just always setting an examContact Bill Livick at bill.

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190 S. Paoli St., Verona WI ple.” livick@wcinet.com (608) 845-9700 One of Groenier’s most visible contributions to the community happened early each December, when she organized a group of volunteers to install holiday lights and decorations downtown.

Staton told the Observer he respected and admired Serving the Community Since 1961 Groenier’s four-decades of 167 N. Main St., Oregon “dedication and commitment to the village.”

HOURS: He said the Village Board would have a moment of Monday, Tuesday and Friday silence in recognition of 8 am-12 noon; 1:30 pm-6 pm her service at its July 9 meeting.

Wednesday Ko e l s c h r e m e m b e r e d 8 am-12 noon; 1:30 pm-5 pm; 7-9 pm Darlene as “just a great gal to know and a very familSaturday 8 am-11 am iar face at the senior center.

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Newsprint tariffs can’t be allowed to be permanent

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he past few weeks have been unusually busy for me.

With our assistant sports editor moving out of state after eight years, we’re casting a wide net to make sure we fill his position with someone who can match the wide range of skills we’ve grown accustomed to having.

The response has been shockingly good, with experienced, qualified candidates from all over the United States.

Ferolie While that’s great for our sports coverage, it’s doesn’t bode well for quality newspaper coverage overall.

Unfortunately, in my interviews with these candidates, I have heard different versions of the same story too many times.

If they themselves weren’t the victims of layoffs after years with a company, they have been watching other people get laid off and finding their jobs more difficult to do as a result.

Newsrooms getting squeezed is not a new story, of course – U.S. newspaper employment was cut in half between 2006 and 2016. But this is a new, disturbing layer that nobody really expected.

It’s a direct result of President Donald Trump’s newsprint tariffs.

Normally, I would not insert myself into a national issue like this, because I recognize government policy is complex and full of layers and our readers

represent a wide variety of viewpoints. But this one is simpler than most; it’s clear where it’s coming from and why.

Both Republican and Democratic Senators have spoken out against these and other tariffs, and the President has made plain multiple times that his administration will define this new set of trade policies.

I haven’t really researched the effects of steel and aluminum tariffs imposed earlier this year, but the results of newsprint tariffs, which have combined to increase the price of newsprint about 30 percent since January, have been dramatic already.

It started in Tampa, Fla., where the Times cut 50 employees in April after determining its paper costs would go up by $3 million a year. Closer to home, the Monroe Times dropped from 5-day-a-week publication to twice weekly just last month.

More cuts are surely on the way, as some newspapers and many printers keep a supply that extends for months and therefore haven’t felt the price increases yet. That includes our printer, which means Unified Newspaper Group hasn’t been hurt yet, but it also means we don’t know what will happen in the next few months.

The tariffs were prompted by the complaint of a single paper producer with fewer than 300 employees. If they become permanent, we’ll see far more jobs lost in an industry that’s already been squeezed into major changes because of natural market forces.

Fortunately, there is hope they won’t become permanent.

There’s a hearing later this month in front of the

International Trade Commission, which is investigating whether the tariffs are fair. There’s a chance the United States and Canada, which provides much of America’s newsprint, settle the dispute separately. And there’s a bipartisan bill to suspend the tariffs, the PRINT Act, that has been circulating in the Senate.

Our local senators, Democrat Tammy Baldwin and Republican Ron Johnson, have both expressed concerns about the effects of other tariffs, but neither has signed on to the bill or pledged support.

It’s well-known that technology has been the biggest disrupter of the newspaper industry, spreading out our audience into digital and paper segments and eating away at what used to be our most lucrative products, like ads for jobs, cars and houses.

This competition with other outlets and even ourselves has left our most expensive commodity – investigative journalism – dangling precariously, and it’s made the business model at many news media companies more reliant on subscriber contributions and less on advertising.

If you value newspapers and the role they play in protecting democracy and keeping us connected, recognize this is a crucial time in our industry. We are going to need all the support we can get in the coming years, politically and financially.

But for now, a great start would be asking your Senators to support the PRINT Act. Jim Ferolie is the editor of Unified Newspaper Group, which publishes the Verona Press, Oregon Observer, Stoughton Courier Hub and Fitchburg Star.

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FANS run for Allyson Norland July 14 This year’s race has special significance for family ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group

The day of the FANS Run is always “chaotic” for Krysta Norland. The race honors the memory of her daughter Allyson, who passed away at the age of 17 in 2015.

“My emotions are very up and down (that day),” Norland said.

This year’s event is especially significant after Allyson’s brother Steven suffered a major brain injury last August in an ATV accident.

Despite being told he would never walk again less than a year ago, Steven is back on his feet and has vowed to complete the course to honor his sister.

“I’m going to be by his side,” his mom Krysta Norland said. “If he’s running, I’ll run. If he’s walking, I’ll walk right with him.”

The Norlands – and the rest of the participants in the 10K and 5K runs and 2-mile walk – will start and finish at the Madison 56ers Soccer Club, 155 Braun Road, which is also where the tug of war contest will be held.

The races will start at 9 a.m. and tug of war will start at 10 a.m.

Participants can pre-register at fansrun.org until July 11, or register the day of the event.

Everyone who registers ahead of time will get a T-shirt, and all participants will be entered to win prizes.

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Proceeds from the event go to the FANS scholarships, awarded to Dane County seniors who exemplify certain characteristics of Allyson’s selfless spirit.

The nomination process is unique “in that peers nominate other peers. A student literally has to be selfless to write an essay (to nominate) a friend,” Norland explained.

After this year’s event, the fund will have donated over $20,000 in scholarships in its four-year history.

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From left, David Ebert, Zoe Frank and Lilly Frank take off from the starting gates during the second-annual FANS (Friends of Holding on to hope Allyson Norland Scholarships) 5K run at Oregon Middle School. More than 200 people showed up to compete in the day’s Last August, Steven was fundraising activities, which also included a 2-mile walk and tug-of-war competition to honor Norland, who was killed in a taken by Med Flight from car crash last February. the Norlands home, where He knew he could ride on therapy this summer while the accident occured, to UW gradually, Steven began to be up. “(We’re) just overwhelmed being compensated through the float if he needed to rest Hospital, where was uncon- able to move his thumbs and scious for weeks. One doc- toes and he was transferred by the love and support from a grant from the Dane Coun- on the hot, humid day. But tor advised the Norlands to out of the intensive care unit all our family and friends,” ty Aging and Disability he stuck it out, walking the parade’s full route in honor Resource Center.

Krysta Norland said. move their son to a comfort after three weeks.

Steven has grown in his of Allyson.

His fight was far from Steven had been doing facility like a nursing home “He told me he wanted and abandon hope for a over, and he only returned physical, occupational and months of rehab, adding over home for good on Friday, speech therapy five days 60 pounds and 2 inches to his more than anything for his recovery. sister to be proud of him,” The family refused, ask- June 29, some 10-and-a-half a week for the last eight frame in the last year.

Still, he has work to do to Krysta Norland said. “And I months at the Clearview ing the doctors to keep doing months after the accident.

His parents had long Brain Injury Center in get his endurance back. He said, ‘You know, she is.’” their best while they relied on their faith and hoped for a vowed they’d throw him a Juneau before his release, put his resolve and stamina Contact Alexander Cramhuge party when he final- where his mother said he’d to the test on Sunday, July miracle.

24, when he participated in er at alexander.cramer@ “There were days they ly got out, so that day they received exemplary care.

His friend Brett Wannebo the Summer Fest parade as wcinet.com.​ couldn’t get him to move at roasted a 225 lb. pig for the all,” Norland recalled. But 150-175 people who showed will help him continue his part of the FANS’ float.

Mr. Marvel comes to PVE The Prairie View Elementary gym was the site of Mr. Marvel’s bubble show on Thursday, June 28.

Mr. Marvel created bubbles of all different sizes, even trapping some kids in huge tubes of suds.

Marvel’s normal gig is as the host of the Wondertorium, where he does death-defying stunts like eating glass or hammering a nail into his face. He started introducing a bubble act after the nail-in-face routine to lighten the mood.

Now, he said he gets twice as many bookings for his bubble show than when he’s putting his life on the line.

Bubble shows are harder than look, as the medium responds to temperature and humidity and often certain acts won’t work as well on stage with dozens of warm bodies around as when you practice them.

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Coming up Wizard movie The library will host at 5:30 p.m. for the third installment of a certain wizarding movie series on Friday, July 6.

The library can’t say which movie it is, exactly, due to licensing reasons, but there will be popcorn served.

The movie will play in the Sue Ames Meeting Room.

For information, call 835-3656.

Make your own button The library is holding a crafternoon in two parts on Tuesday, July 10, where kids will design and create their own buttons.

Kids age 5-11 are invited to attend from 1:30-2:30 p.m. and teens age 12 and up are welcome from 3-4 p.m.

For information or to register, call 835-3656.

Preventing falls The senior center is hosting a falls prevention and balance presentation

Churches at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, July 11.

Geraldine Pentinio, a physical therapist with St. Mary’s Care Center, will speak about types of falls and how to prevent them, who is at risk for falls and the system of balance, among other topics.

For more information or to register, call 835-5801.

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cost $4, while a hot dog and chips will be $3. Drinks are $1 and a buildyour-own sundae bar will cost $3.

For information, call 835-5801.

Bookmobile The Bookmobile comes to Brooklyn from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, July 12, at the gazebo in downtown Brooklyn, 100 Hotel St., Brooklyn.

With a valid library card, patrons can borrow from the Bookmobile’s collection of books, magazines and DVDs. If you want to request a specific item, log in to linkcat.info.

For information, go to dcls.info.

The Oregon Area Wellness Coalition’s Fitness in the Park series continues from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, with yoga and stories at Waterman Triangle Park, 101 Janesville St. MMOCA art cart The series will conclude July 25.

For information, visit oregon Waterman Triangle Park, 101 publiclibrary.org.

Janesville St., will host the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art’s Art BBQ and ice cream social Cart EXTRA from 10 a.m. to noon The senior center is hosting a bar- Saturday, July 14. becue and ice cream social from 4:30The free program brings expert 7 p.m. Thursday, July 12, featuring instruction and a relaxed attitude to music from Back 40 from 5-7 p.m. art projects for children ages 3 and A BBQ sandwich and chips will above.

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 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

Community calendar ‌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

time, library, 835-3656‌ • 1:30-3 p.m., Chess open play, library, (ages 11 and up), 835-3656‌ • 1:30-2:30 p.m., Kids craft, design your own button, (ages 5-11, registration required), library, 835-3656‌ • 2-6 p.m., Farmers market, Dorn Hardware, 131 W. Richards Road, 873-9943‌ • 3-4 p.m., Teen crafternoon, design your own button, (ages 12 and up, registration required), library, 8353656‌ • 6:30 p.m., Village Board joint meeting with Towns, senior center, 835-5801‌

• 10 a.m., Dads and Donuts storytime, (ages 0-6) library, 835-3656‌ • 6:30 p.m., Card party, $3 includes ‌Wednesday, July 11‌ light dinner, senior center, 835-5801‌ • 10 a.m., Everybody storytime, library, 835-3656‌ ‌Sunday, July 8‌ • 10:30 a.m., Great Beginnings • 6-8 p.m., Bluegrass and Country book club, “Above the Waterfall” by jam, Ziggy’s BBQ Smokehouse & Ron Rash, senior center, Ice Cream Parlor, 135 S. Main St., bookclub@oregonlibrary.org‌ 291-0915‌ • 10:45 a.m., Falls and balance ‌Monday, July 9‌ presentation, senior center, 219 • 1-3 p.m., Brick Club Lego activity, Park St., 835-5801 ‌ (ages 5-12), library, 835-3656‌ • 6:30-7:30 p.m., Summer fitness in the park, yoga and stories, ‌Tuesday, July 10‌ Waterman Triangle Park, oregonwi.

• 10 a.m., Everybody storytime, com‌ library, 835-3656‌ • 11 a.m., Bouncing Babies Story-

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, July 5 Monday, July 9 WOW: Oregon WOW: Village Board Community Band (7/3) Meeting (6/18) ORE: Oregon Summer ORE: NKE Play: Fest Music: Angels & Cinderella (4/27) Outlaws (6/23) Tuesday, July 10 Friday, July 6 WOW: Oregon WOW: Oregon Community Band (7/3) Summer Fest: Line ORE: OHS Orchestra Dancing (6/28) (5/14) ORE: Parade of Bands (6/24) Wednesday, July 11 WOW: Oregon Saturday, July 7 Summer Fest Fireworks WOW: Oregon (6/28) Community Band (7/3) ORE: Back Yard ORE: OHS Fine Arts Wellness: Women Week: Percussion Farmers Ensemble (4/19) Thursday, July 12 Sunday, July 8 WOW: Road to WOW: St. John’s Recovery: Taking on the Lutheran Church Service Opioid Crisis ORE: Oregon Summer ORE: Parade of Bands Fest Parade (6/24) (6/24)

Thursday, July 12‌

• 4:30-7 p.m., BBQ and ice cream social, (music from Back 40, 5-7 p.m.), senior center, 219 Park St., 835-5801 ‌ • 6 p.m., Succulent fairy gardens, (adults and older kids, registration required), library, kripley@oregon library.org‌ • 6:30-8 p.m., Bookmobile at the gazebo, 100 Hotel St., Brooklyn, dcls.info‌

‌Friday, July 13‌

• 10 a.m., Everybody storytime, library, 835-3656‌ • 5:30 p.m., Wizard movie series (part 4), library, 835-3656‌

‌Saturday, July 14‌

• 10 a.m. to noon, MMOCA art cart, Waterman Triangle Park, 101 Janesville St., 835-3656‌ • 10-11 a.m., Oregon Area Food Pantry collection day, 107 N. Alpine Pkwy., obfp.org‌

‌Monday, July 16‌

• 1-3 p.m., Brick Club Lego activity, (ages 5-12), library, 835-3656‌ • 6:30-8 p.m., Estate planning workshop (free), 116 Spring St., 268-5751‌

Senior center Monday, July 9 Pizza Burger, Navy Bean Salad Marinated Cucumbers Banana, Chocolate Chip Cookie VO – Veggie Burger NCS – SF Cookie Packet Tuesday, July 10 *Ham and Potato Casserole California Blend Fresh Fruit Cup, Bread Chocolate Cream Pie VO – Soy Potato Casserole NCS – SF Pudding Wednesday, July 11 BBQ Chicken Breast Baked Sweet Potato Wheat Bread Tropical Fruit, Chocolate Cake with Powdered Sugar VO – Hummus Wrap NCS – SF Jell-o Thursday, July 12 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 13 *Saucy BBQ Ribs Potato Salad, Baby Carrots Melon Salad, Roll Banana Cream Pie VO – Garden Burger NCS – Banana SO - Chicken Taco Salad

*Contains Pork

Monday, July 9 Morning: Reflexology 10:30 Dominoes 11:45-12:15 Eyeglass Adjustments 12:45 Get Fit 1:30 Bridge 3:30 Weight Loss Support Tuesday, July 10 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:30 Wii Bowling 9:45 Zumba Gold 10:30 Parkinson’s Exercise 12:30 Sheepshead, Shopping at Pick-N-Save Wednesday, July 11 9:00 Wednesday Walk 9:00 Cards with Terry 10:00 Shopping at St. Vincent’s in Verona 10:30 Book Club 10:45 Falls and Balance Presentation 12:45 Get Fit 1:00 Euchre 3:30 Online Selling Class Thursday, July 12 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:00 Pool, COA Meeting 9:45 Zumba Gold 12:30 Shopping at Bill’s 1:00 Cribbage 4:30 - 7:00 BBQ and Ice Cream Social Friday, July 13 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 - 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.

Service “The greatest among you will be your servant. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

– Matthew 23:11-12 NIV Richard Foster remarks, in the book Celebration of Discipline,“As the cross is the sign of submission,so the towel is the sign of service.”He goes on to explain that when Jesus had gathered his disciples at the Last Supper,they were quarreling over who was the greatest, and by implication,who was the least among them.

Jesus responded by getting down on his knees and with towel and wash basin washing their feet, afterwards directing the disciples “Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.”(John 13:14 NIV)Think of the many ways that we can serve our fellow human beings.

Just being courteous,friendly and helpful in your everyday dealings with people is perhaps the easiest way to be of service. Showing hospitality to your guests is another way that is available to many of us. You don’t need to live in a castle to open your home to others; an extra bed or even a couch may be sufficient for guests to sleep on. And when people come to visit, often they only want to spend time with you and they aren’t expecting to be treated like royalty. Another simple way to be of service to others is simply to listen to them.

Consider how you might be of service to the people you live and work with, as well as those in your community.

– Christopher Simon

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Senior Legion

Photos by Eddie Brognano Photography

Zach Tower slides safely to score in the fourth inning for the Oregon Senior Legion team Thursday against Madison West. The Panthers were edged 9-8. Tower also earned a victory on the mound for Oregon’s first win against Middleton on June 27.

First win of the summer Oregon scores 15 runs in two games last week, including a 7-5 win over Middleton on June 27 ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor

The Oregon Senior Legion team traveled to Middleton on June 27 and earned its first win of the season.

The Panthers’ (1-5 overall) offense came alive with a 7-5 win over the Cardinals.

Zach Tower singled with one out and stole second in the top of the seventh. After advancing to third on a wild pitch, Noah Brindley hit a sacrifice fly to knock him home to give Oregon a 7-3 lead.

Middleton came back with two runs in the bottom of the seventh and loaded the bases, but Tower was able to get a foul out to Brindley at first to end the inning.

Tower earned the win. He allowed five runs on seven hits and five walks in a complete game, striking out four.

The Panthers took a 3-0 lead in the first. Tower walked with one out and stole second and third, and Brindley walked and stole second to put runners on second and third.

Eli Landas knocked home Tow e r o n a g r o u n d o u t , a n d Duncan Morgan tripled home

What’s next Oregon traveled to DeForest on July 2 after the Observer’s Fourth of July deadline.

The Panthers travel to Milton at 6 p.m. Monday, July 9.

Brindley. Carson Kakuske later reached on an error that scored Morgan.

In the fourth, Cameron Carpenter walked and stole second and third with two outs. Brandon Knobel later singled home Carpenter to make it 4-2.

Oregon added two runs in the sixth. Connor Belville singled home Morgan, who walked and reached third on an error and a stolen base, and Kakuske scored on a wild pitch.

Oregon, Waunakee (ppd.)

The Panthers were supposed to travel to Waunakee on June 26, but severe thunderstorms forced Eli Landas beats Henry Severson to first base for an out in the fourth inning Thursday. Landas was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI against West, and he added an RBI in a 7-5 win over Middleton on June 27. the game to be postponed.

Madison West 9, Oregon 8 game.

Oregon traveled to Middleton on June 27 and lost a slugfest 9-8.

Tower (2-for-3) singled home two runs in the bottom of the seventh to cut the deficit to 9-8, but the Panthers stranded the tying run at third base to end the

M o rga n ( 3 - f o r- 3 ) s i n g l e d , stole two bases on scored on a groundout by Knobel in the second.

L a n d a s ( 2 - f o r- 4 ) d o u b l e d home Tower in the fourth, and Morgan doubled home Landas.

Belville (2-for-2) singled home

Morgan and later scored on a wild pitch.

Kakuske walked and later scored on a wild pitch in the sixth.

Kakuske started and allowed two unearned runs on two walks in two innings. He struck out one.

K n o b e l a n d M o rg a n e a c h allowed a hit and struck out one in one inning on the mound, and Landas allowed two unearned runs on two hits in one inning, also striking out one.

Carpenter went two innings and allowed three earned runs on five hits and two walks.

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Girls soccer

Boys golf

File photo by Anthony Iozzo

Ryan Candell was named honorable mention on the All-State boys golf team by the Wisconsin Golf Coaches Association this season.

Candell earns WGCA All-State Sweeney makes All-State squad honorable-mention honors File photo by Anthony Iozzo

Kailie Sweeney (3), shown battling for possession in the sectional final against Waunakee, was named honorable mention on the All-State team.

ANTHONY IOZZO

ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor

Captain forward Kailie Sweeney was named to the 2018 Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association All-State team.

Sweeney, who had three goals and six assists in 22 games in her senior season,

was named as an honorable mention.

Sweeney had a goal and three assists in the playoffs, and she also scored a goal in a regular season game against Milton that kept the Panthers alive for a Badger South Conference title.

Sweeney was also named to the first team in the conference.

Assistant sports editor

Oregon graduate Ryan Candell was named an honorable mention on the AllState boys golf team this season.

Candell, who was the No. 1 golfer on the Panthers, was also a first-team All-Badger South Conference selection.

He finished fourth in the conference meet and was runner-up at regionals.

Candell then outlasted Verona’s Austin Gaby, who was also named as an All-State honorable mention, in a one-hole playoff to claim a WIAA Division 1 sectional title and advance to state.

At state, Candell finished tied for 41st with a 157.

Home Talent League

Orioles fall to 2-10 in Western Section with losses to Muscoda, Wiota over weekend ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor

The Oregon Home Talent team dropped both of its games over the weekend, and the Orioles (2-10 ove r a l l ) a r e n ow t h r e e ga m e s o u t o f t h e fi n a l playoff spot with four to play.

Muscoda (4-6) and Blanchardville (4-6) are both tied for the eighth seed with Blanchardville owning the head-to-head tiebreaker.

Oregon needs to win out and needs Muscoda and Blanchardville to lose four of six games to end tied for the eighth seed. Then it

would go to tiebreakers.

The Orioles defeated Blanchardville this season, but lost the first of two to Muscoda on Saturday.

The order of tiebreakers (in order) are: 1) head-tohead, 2) division record, 3) record against playoff teams in division, 4) r e c o r d a g a i n s t p l a y o ff teams in other division, 5) record against non-playoff teams in other division or 6) coin flip or a one-game elimination contest if one team won’t make the playoffs.

What’s next Oregon hosts West Middleton at 1 p.m. Sunday.

Western Section North Div. Team Verona West Middleton MH/Pine Bluff Muscoda Dodgeville Oregon

W-L South Div. Team W-L 10-1 Argyle 5-4 8-2 Ridgeway 5-4 7-2 Shullsburg/Benton 5-4 4-6 Wiota 5-4 3-7 Blanchardville 4-6 2-10 Hollandale 1-9

Oregon has games against West Middleton (8-2), at Muscoda (4-6), against Dodgeville (3-7) a n d a g a i n s t R i d g ew a y (5-4).

Muscoda, which holds r i g h t n o w, h a s g a m e s the division record tie- against Oregon, at Argyle breaker over the Orioles ( 5 - 4 ) , a g a i n s t M o u n t Horeb/Pine Bluff (7-2), at Verona (10-1), at West Middleton and against Shullsburg/Benton (5-4).

Blanchardville has games at Mount Horeb/ Find updates and Pine Bluff, at Shullsburg/ links right away. Benton, at Wiota (5-4), against Hollandale (1-9), at Argyle (5-4) and against Search for us on West Middleton.

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Muscoda 6, Oregon 4 T h e O r i o l e s ’ p l a y o ff hopes took a hit Saturday in a 6-4 loss to Muscoda.

Muscoda scored three runs in the third and fifth innings, and Oregon scored once in the third, fourth, fifth and eighth innings.

Ian Schildgen had multiple hits with two, and Pat Sommers earned an RBI. Logan Laski struck out 11 in nine innings, and he allowed six runs on nine hits. Three errors were committed by the Orioles.

Wiota 8, Oregon 2 Ian Schildgen had both RBIs for Oregon in an 8-2 loss to Wiota on Sunday.

One of his RBIs came in the sixth inning, which cut the Orioles’ deficit to 3-1.

But Wiota scored three times in the top of the seventh and added runs in the eighth and ninth.

Brandon Knobel started and struck out three in six innings. Ian Schildgen pitched 2 2/3 innings in relief.

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STEAM: Students will benefit from consistent teacher training in STEAM curriculum Continued from page 1

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From left, Lindsay Wells, Dawna Wright, Craig Fischer and the pointing Nathan Johnson discuss the readings from one of their experiments during the STEAM professional development workshop at OHS on June 29.

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or geology,” she wrote the Observer in an email. “I learned that by making simple tweaks in my curriculum, I can create new lessons that incorporate engineering ideas but aren’t difficult for students to do.”

Wright said she’d like to include more engineering-related activities in her classroom so “students see engineering as something they are able to do in their future.”

OHS teacher Jen Ehrlich, who also wanted to incorporate more engineering skills into her chemistry classes, said it was great having the sessions at OHS “since we had access to all our materials.”

She said knowing that Wells and Fishwild were facilitating the workshop “made it even better because we have seen some of the engineering activities they use in their classrooms.”

“We feel very lucky to be teaching in a school district that prioritizes professional development and supports us in our efforts to make the eduDeveloping interests cational experience for our R C I t e a c h e r D a w n a students more authentic and Wright said she attended the rewarding,” Ehrlich wrote the workshop to get more back- Observer in an email. ground on engineering.

“I wanted to understand Email Unified Newspaper how I could incorporate Group reporter Scott De Tanya Logslett, left, and Jon Fishwild work to measure their engineering to teach environLaruelle at scott. route during an exercise for STEAM professional development at OHS on June 29. mental sciences, chemistry delaruelle@wcinet.com.

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designing a functioning model of a heart using a turkey baster, beaker, water and different types of tubing.

“The challenge was to make the model as realistic as possible,” he said. “You have to be able find that mechanism to pump blood that goes down and then comes back up again, like your heart down to the fingertips and back. For those of us who aren’t biologists, we learned very quickly if you don’t have some kind of system for pinching off, (the ‘blood’) just comes right back out.”

And that was the whole idea – physics teachers working with biology teachers, crossing disciplines and coming up with something new and better for students.

Fishwild said he and Wells hope that through workshops like this, STEAM education will soon reach a “critical mass” where it’s the norm throughout the district, rather than the exception. “(It’s) getting to that point where not only are the teachers excited about what they’re doing, but the students seem to be excited about what’s going on and there’s some really rich learning going on there; learning that would not be happening in a conventional science lab,” he said. “Then, other people start saying, ‘Well, I guess I’ll maybe give that a try.’”

Wells said students will ultimately benefit from the teacher training by having a more consistent experience in STEAM programming as they move through the grades.

“What we’re hoping for is by the time students get to us in (high school), that they’ve got through the engineering processes, and they’ve developed some of those skills: creativity, critical thinking, perseverance,” she said.

Fishwild said giving teachers more options on their professional development is one of the benefits of the successful teacher compensation referendum in 2016 that added several professional days to their schedule.

“The district tried to implement that to give teachers more autonomy and also provide more focus,” he said.

“The ones who are here now have decided, ‘This year, this is what I want to focus on and I’m getting it done right now so I’ve the entire year to be implementing this stuff.”

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*** BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING “…HELPING STUDENTS ACQUIRE THE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ATTITUDES NEEDED TO ACHIEVE THEIR INDIVIDUAL POTENTIAL…” FROM OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICT MISSION STATEMENT DATE: MONDAY, JULY 9, 2018 TIME: 6:30 PM PLACE: OSD INNOVATION CENTER, OHS, 456 NORTH PERRY PARKWAY Order of Business Call to Order Roll Call Proof of Notice of Meeting and Approval of Agenda AGENDA A. CONSENT CALENDAR NOTE: Items under the Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted under one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items prior to the time the Board votes unless a Board Member requests an item be removed from the calendar for separate action.

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UW-Eau Claire Brian Johnson, BS, biology; Danielle Rockwell, BA, psychology; Geneva Seeger, BA, political science; Carli Slaney, doctor of nursing practice

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Legals 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.

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1. Public: Board Policy 180.04 has established an opportunity for the public to address the Board. In the event community members wish to address the Board, 15 minutes will be provided; otherwise the agenda will proceed as posted.

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2. Roll Call.

3. Approval of minutes from the last meeting.

4. Public Comments and Appearances.

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7. Review of potential work projects.

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OHS students celebrate Honors Night The following Oregon High School students were recognized during the school’s annual Honors Night on May 16 for receiving a local scholarship and/or a scholarship awarded from outside of the Oregon community: Brooke Ace, Kevin Alcantara, Noah Anders, Mackenzie Bailey, Michaela Bieno, Benjamin Boerigter, Jeremy Bonno, Owen Boyer, Connor Brickley, Maria Camacho, Laura Cameron, Ryan Candell, Payton Cardella, Hannah Christensen, Carolyn Christofferson, Alexis Cina, Kendra Cloud, Nicholas Corcoran, Samuel Collins, Caitlin Curtis, Matthew deFiebre, Jennifer Eisert, Jenna Ekstrom, Jakob

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Xander: 2018 OHS graduate visited the Dominican Republic during school-to-wok program instrumental in taking care of the logistics and making sure it was a worthwhile experience.

“I got up at 6 (a.m.) and then worked ‘til 8 (a.m.) and came to school,” Xander explained. “(Beatty) made my schedule up so I could get everything in, in later hours.”

In addition to her work as an agriculture education teacher, Beatty is the OHS agricultural apprenticeship academic supervisor, which meant she oversaw Xander’s studies on the farm and often made field trips to check on his progress.

“She would come out to the farm and see how was I doing and how I can make improvements, working on my work skills,” Xander said. “She would come out and ask my boss, ‘Could he be doing say, giving cows medicine or giving calves medicine, or maybe working the field more?’”

Xander said he learned a lot in the program and “I honestly wish I would’ve done it my Dominican experience junior year, too.”

While showing animals “It’s nice to have the first may be old hat, it’s clear two hours off school,” he add- doing it in the Dominican ed.

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“They actually gave me a black shirt with a collar that said ‘Dominican Republic’ with a cow on it,” Xander said.

Plus, the city itself was something different. “(Santo Domingo) was really cool — like a whole new world. It’s all crazy, there are so many more people … (and) there was history right downtown, big castles where Christopher Columbus and his brother had been,” Xander said.

He said he’s still figuring out what the future will hold, but in the meantime he plans to do his general credits at Madison College in the fall with an eye toward transferring.

As to whether he plans to seek a career in farming, Xander said he’s “not 100 percent sure what I want to study or become.”

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following in his sister Emma’s footsteps.

Six years his elder, Emma Xander was interested in animals from a young age and soon started “walking cattle” with Patrick Caine Farms in Oregon. Cole decided he would, too, and he still shows with the farm at the Stoughton and Dane County Fairs.

Xander is also heavily involved with the Brooklyn Mighty Mites 4-H club, showing animals and competing in shooting sports.

“I pretty much shoot every gun I can,” Xander said, adding that he likes shooting skeet and trap and especially .22 rifles.

He has been named a champion at the Dane County Fair in shooting sports and represented Wisconsin at the National 4-H shooting sports competition. Xander graduated in June from OHS, but has chosen to stay involved with the club for another year, the last of his eligibility.

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Sculpted Nails by Ash finds its niche Elaborate nail art is creative output, has faithful clientele ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group

When Ashley Thornton told people her plan after graduating from Elite Nail School, she had a lot of doubters.

Instead of focusing on traditional nail salon services like a mani-pedi, Thornton wanted to go her own way and make a career doing elaborate and artistic nail extensions.

“When I got out of school, I said I’m not going to do pedicures, I’m going to only do fake nails and nail art,” Thornton told the Observer.

“People thought I was crazy. Now, 98 percent of my clients are nail art. And they come back every two or three weeks.”

Thornton owns Sculpted Nails by Ash, which she says is Oregon’s only real nail salon. She’s backed off the embargo against traditional salon services, with manicures and pedicures still on the salon’s menu. The business is tucked away above the Cousin’s sub shop at 990 Janesville St., a location that doesn’t lend itself easily to walk-in customers.

Still, since Thornton opened her salon in April 2017, she’s built a following of dedicated clients who come from as far as Beloit and Fort Atkinson for her unique art.

“What sets me apart from other nail salons is, not extreme, but detailed art,” Thornton said. “I specialize in it because nobody else really does it. It’s expensive, but I want to offer what people want.”

The vast majority of her clients get a “liquid gel full set,” a $55 treatment that gives clients the flexibility to choose pretty much anything they might want on their nails. The gel keeps its luster longer than acrylic, lengthening the time between appointments, and can be used to sculpt nails that are inches long.

The range of designs on

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An example showing the intricacies of Ashley Thornton’s nail art.

Ashley Thornton in her salon, Sculpted Nails by Ash. display at Thornton’s salon is seemingly limited only by her imagination. In addition to the traditional one-color, finger-end sized samples, there are designs two or three inches long with a different color and pattern for each nail, some with words written on them and others with small pieces of nail art attached.

There was even a full Def Leppard set Thornton made for a competition, complete with an image of the lead

singer with his hair – made of yarn – hanging down from either side of the nail.

For the second year in a row, Thornton is one of the top 18 Nails Next Top Nail artists, which is an online, worldwide nail competition in which users submit photos of their work. She’s also in the running to be named nail tech of the year and has been featured several times in trade magazines.

“People are definitely into

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the more artistic kind of nail (and the) majority of salons don’t offer the 3D flowers, bows, hand-painted faces, Swarovski Crystals,” Thornton said. “I can capitalize off of that and maybe take advantage and offer something that fills that void.”

Hard working artist Thornton’s work ethic and business sense are apparent when she talks about how she was able to start her own

salon.

After graduating from Stoughton High School, Thornton was working 80-hour weeks managing a gas station and knew she had to do something different.

“I was actually going to be a pastry chef and go to school in Vermont for that, but I changed my mind and decided to pursue nails,” Thornton said. “I always liked the designing part more than the baking part, per se.”

“I’m very artistic, and nails just seemed to be something I didn’t get bored with because the trends are always changing,” she said.

Before starting her own salon, Thornton had her own “casual camo” clothing line she sold on Etsy called Backwoods Barbie. She’s since sold it to a friend after again finding that she liked designing products, but sewing 10 shirts in an afternoon got to be tedious.

She decided to go to Elite Nail School in Madison and has been doing nails professionally for four years. She worked in more traditional salons, but wasn’t free to do the kind of art she does now.

“They don’t see the value in it,” Thornton said. “I felt like I was helping others achieve their goal without achieving mine.”

She knew she wanted to open a salon and began collecting the materials she’d

need to lessen the massive initial expense of opening a business.

“When I moved in, all I had to do is buy a chair for my client to sit in,” she recalled.

Thornton is heavily involved in the industry, including as an educator and distributor for a cosmetics line, a competitor in national and international nail shows and an instructor at Elite Nail School.

“When I was in school, there weren’t any advanced classed I could take, there wasn’t any mentoring on the technical part of it,” Thornton said. “When I decided to start teaching, I wanted to offer the things that weren’t there for me.”

Mondays are her “days off,” which is when she focuses on marketing her business. Despite the grueling schedule, Thornton said things are going “great” and she loves what she does.

“I’m still challenged every day when a client comes in,” she said. “I’m constantly learning. I went from doing lines to water colors to painting Disney characters.”

And her business is booming. “These last two months, I haven’t had a slow week,” Thornton said.

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