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In 2007, severe flooding led the Village of Oregon to buy six houses along Florida Avenue and shut down the street for good. Now there’s hardly any evidence a street was ever there, in the clearing next to the drainage ditch.

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• Jim Hagstrom, Town of Dunn • Kerri Modjeski, Town of Oregon • Bob Eveland, Village of Brooklyn • Julie Eisele, Village of Oregon • Carlene Bechen, Town of Oregon • Tracey Leider, OEA President • Phil Van Kampen, Town of Oregon configurations and where and when additional buildings would be needed. It’s so far established a solid projection of student enrollment increases based on research from district consultant Mark Roffers, and it will take the next few months to determine those other two recommendations. “I don’t think it’s if new facilities are required, I think it’s a question of

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In 2007, severe flooding led the Village of Oregon to buy six houses along Florida Avenue and shut down the street for good. With cars unable to navigate the street, some people took creative ways to get around. But moving the homes wouldn’t to resolve because it took such a prevent future flooding. So in the long time,” said former public works spring of 2008, village officials director Mark Below, who led the also decided to spend $2 million to department for 25 years and has lived replace a stormwater inlet near Kwik in Oregon for more than 60 years. It took the village more than two Trip on North Main Street and more than 1,700 linear feet of a 72-inch years to acquire and remove all six corrugated metal culvert that chan- properties – a much shorter period nels the creek east beneath down- than Village President Steve Staton town Oregon and eventually out of initially had anticipated. Village administrator Mike Gracz the village. “The flood of 2007 was proba- recalls the event and its aftermath bly the worst we’ve ever had, and it Turn to Flood/Page 12 was one of the most difficult things

School board to vote on final 2017-18 budget next month SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group

As more information trickles in from the state and other sources, the Oregon school board continues to move closer to finalizing its budget for this school year. A t M o n d a y n i g h t ’s annual budget hearing and public meeting, district electors approved a mill rate of $11.62 per $1,000 of equalized assessed

value, or around $2,324 on a $200,000 home. That’s about $22 less than at last year’s mill rate of $11.73. School district property taxes are slightly more than half a home’s overall property tax bill. The mill rate could drop as additional budget data comes into the district, said business manager Andy Weiland, who provided a “50,000-foot view” of the district budget and economic outlook during the budget hearing that preceded the annual meeting. He said with state funding and the

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A heavy storm that hit the village in the early morning of July 10 dumped 4.6 inches of rain in a little over four hours. It caused flooding on North Burr Oak Avenue and sewer backups in several homes. But the damage would almost certainly have been more severe if not for measures the village took a decade earlier, in the wake of what many recall as the worst flood in Oregon’s history. The rain began to fall Saturday, Aug. 18, 2007, and by the next day the storm had deluged the village with almost 19 inches of water. It forced the evacuation of seven families – five living on what was then Florida Avenue, one on North Burr Oak Avenue and one in the lower half of a duplex on Prairie View Street – and caused flooding in various parts of the community. The catastrophic event didn’t claim any lives. But it led village officials to vow to fix the problem. Acting on a study of the village’s stormwater management conducted by Ruekert and Mielke Inc., they decided to buy all five homes on Florida Avenue and one on North Burr Oak – at a cost of $1.1 million, using county and state grants, stormwater utility funds and future developer fees, but no tax dollars – and remove them from the Badfish Creek floodplain. They also eliminated Florida Avenue and restored the area as green space.

T h e O r eg o n S c h o o l District has around 4,000 students, but by the time this year’s kindergarteners graduate, that number is projected to have risen to around 6,000. Facing this 50 percent increase by 2030, it’s just a matter of time before the district must expand its footprint by adding new schools or expanding existing ones. In February, the district created a growth task force to explore how to deal with the expected explosion of growth. The task force has met nine times so far, with a goal of making a recommendation to the board in February 2018 in three areas: population projections, how those projections would affect current building and grade

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The library temporarily turned into a battle zone Saturday as a dozen kids competed in a Connect 4 tournament. Connect 4 is a two-player game where each player picks a color and drops their discs into a 7x6 grid with the goal to get four in a row. Children competed in two categories, ages 6-8 and 9-12, to see who would be the champion of the game.

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Josiah Michels participated in the Connect 4 tournament on his 10th birthday.

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Two injured in Rutland crash Two people were taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries after a motorcycle versus car crash in the Town of Rutland Sunday night. The two injured people, a 79- and 73-yearold, were riding a motorcycle on Hwy. 14 around 7:20 p.m. when the driver of a Chevrolet Equinox crossed into the

motorcycle’s path, according to a news release from the Dane County Sheriff’s Office. Both lanes of Hwy. 14 were closed for about 30 minutes while deputies investigated the crash. The 23-year-old driver of the Equinox was cited for failure to yield right of way. – Scott Girard

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The Clark family was recognized at the Wisconsin State Fair this summer as a Century Farm. The state fair recognizes farms that have been in continuous family ownership for 100 or 150 years each year. Honorees were given complimentary fair admission tickets, invited to an awards breakfast and a certificate and outdoor display sign to commemorate the recognition.

WCI acquiring West Branch Communications Unified Newspaper Group will soon have seven new newspapers in its family. Woodward Communications, Inc. announced last week it will acquire West Branch Communications from Jake Krob and Stuart Clark. The sale of the company is scheduled to close on September 29. Woodward, based in Dubuque, Iowa, is the parent company of UNG, which publishes the Oregon Observer and its three sister newspapers, the Verona Press, Stoughton Courier Hub and Fitchburg Star, along with quarterly magazine Your Family and the Great Dane Shopping News. West Branch includes the following weekly newspapers: Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun, Solon Economist, West Liberty Index, West Branch Times, North Liberty Leader, Marion Times and Linn News-Letter, in addition to adjoining shoppers, and

specialty publications. The company was formed in 2001 by Krob and Clark, who also publishes the Tipton Conservative and Clarence Lowden Sun-News, which are not included in the sale. The newspaper group will become part of WCI’s Community Media Division, which consists of six weekly newspapers, including three Iowa weeklies, in Dyersville, Cascade and Manchester, Iowa, and four other shopper publications. The newspapers will continue to operate from their current locations, and maintain their existing publication cycles. Krob will join WCI as regional publisher in charge of the West Branch Communications group. Krob will report to Steve Fisher, publisher of the Dubuque Telegraph Herald, and group publisher of Woodward Community Media.

“I’m incredibly excited about Woodward’s rich history and proven innovation being put to use in our communities,” Krob said. “Like us, Woodward is committed to local media and the communities they serve.” Krob added: “Stu and I are grateful for the advertising and readership support over the past 16 years. Woodward Communications will be great stewards of the newspapers we love.” “We are committed to community media and are excited to add these quality publications into our portfolio,” said Tom Woodward, chief executive officer and president of Woodward Communications, Inc. “West Branch Communications extends our eastern Iowa market area and creates synergies with our entire community publishing division. Jake’s continued leadership of this group will provide for a smooth transition.”

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OREGON ‌POLICE REPORTS‌ Street Kwik Trip and drove off. Video shows the truck hitting the pump, filling up at another pump and leaving.‌ 9:01 ‌p .m. A 70-year-old woman was transported to a hospital after she fell outside of a hair salon on the 900 block of Janesville Street while intoxicated. She blew a .235 on a preliminary breath test.‌

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according to the release. Coy refused any sobriety tests after officers woke him up, and refused officers while being arrested, the release said. He is facing tentative charges of seventh-offense OWI, misdemeanor bail jumping and resisting arrest. Charges had not been officially filed as of Tuesday, according to online court records.

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Oregon police arrested a Fitchburg man for his alleged seventh-offense operating while intoxicated Saturday. C r a i g C oy, 4 4 , wa s found unresponsive behind the wheel of his car in the Kwik Trip parking lot around 8:12 p.m. Sept. 23, according to an Oregon Police Department news release. The engine of the car was running with the keys in the ignition when officers arrived at the scene,

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Fossil fuel ties bind us to our excess energy use

e find ourselves thoroughly tangled up in a complex web of economic interdependencies, most of which currently require substantial ongoing flows of fossil fuels. And it is highly unlikely that there are any easy, painless ways to extricate ourselves. The nature of our economy today makes it difficult to quickly and significantly reduce any of these flows without generating real economic pain for someone. This Noeldner is true even if the “economic activity” of consumption is entirely discretionary. Consider high-speed, long-distance vacation travel, for example. On a per-capita basis, these activities churn out huge volumes of greenhouse gases. Surely it belongs at the very top of any serious greenhouse emissions reduction plan. It would be trivial and relatively painless for consumers to curtail vacation travel emissions by 80 percent. It would entail zero risks to life or health, and to call it a “sacrifice” would be a real stretch – we ought to reserve that word for things like dying on the beaches of Normandy. The fact of the matter is there are thousands of ways to play and amuse ourselves which emit little or nothing. But the blow on the supply side would be devastating. The tourist economy of northern Wisconsin would collapse. Most airlines would

fold. Boeing would struggle to survive on a trickle of spare parts manufacturing and defense contracts. Fuel taxes wouldn’t begin to cover the maintenance costs of our Interstate highways. Entrance fees at our national parks would plummet. And this is just the tip of the iceberg. Cut back on any type of fossil-fuel-intensive discretionary consumption you can name, and the domino effect on business activity and employment is going to hurt big-time. Consider what happened in 2007 when there was a hiccup in the “upscaling” of houses and SUVs. General Motors basically went bankrupt because Americans eased back on our purchases of larger-than-life Tonka Trucks. Remember that all of this happened with no government-mandated restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions. If we were to choose less residential square footage per capita, the home building industry will be decimated. If we abandon auto-addicted exurbia for walkable urban living, the landscaping sector of the economy collapses. Pursue active sports and Polaris goes out of business. Ride transit and Ford faces ruin. Choose the train over driving and the asphalt industry crumbles from lack of fuel tax revenues. Push a human-powered lawnmower and Briggs and Stratton closes up shop. Even if we just drive children to fewer “structured activities,” soccer leagues come screeching to a halt. The real tragedy in all of this is that many of our fossil-fuel-intensive “needs” aren’t needs at all. Indeed, our children would probably benefit from

a good deal more “free range” play with neighborhood kids. In the process, we adults would finally become acquainted with more of the families who actually live next-door – people whom we would never meet in our frenzy of driving somewhere else so often. But neither would pay the mortgage or salaries at the ballet studio. Anyone who isn’t terrified by the vast extent and deep intractability of our fossil-fueled interdependencies isn’t paying attention. To believe that carbon taxes and green technologies and the free market could yield 80 percent reductions in short order without wrenching disruptions is a pipe dream. This is the vise we’re trapped in right now. Any failure to increase consumption year after year slams the economy. But there is no political advantage or economic profit to be found in speaking honestly about any of it. The dominant party in Washington and the Wisconsin State Capitol has staked our future on global warming being a hoax. Even most climate-change-fighting organizations find it necessary to grossly soft-pedal the Herculean task of rapidly de-carbonizing the economy. Who can blame them when We The People have come to believe we have an inalienable right to “win-win” solutions and happy endings? One thing is certain: we are a far cry from the generation that faced Pearl Harbor and Hitler. Hans Noeldner is a Village of Oregon resident.

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October community ed, rec classes begin

Mindful Tweens Mindful Tweens is specially designed for ages 10-13. Students will learn t h e b a s i c s o f m i n d f u lness through activities and practice techniques. Practice CD and resource guide included in class fee. Taught by Kelly Petrie from 4-5:30 p.m. Fridays, Sept. 29 through Nov. 3 at Rome Corners Intermediate. $92 includes all materials.

Lego Lego Kids Night Out is a high-energy evening for Lego enthusiasts in grades 1-6. Dinner, movie, Lego building and more. Led by Bricks4Kidz staff from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, at Rome Corners Intermediate. Cost is $25.

Get Outdoors Get Outdoors and Explore Nature students will explore nearby parks, wetlands and gardens with an Aldo Leopold Nature Center staff member. Topics will include animal tracks, muskrats and more. Classes are from 3-4 p.m. Thursdays, Oct. 5- 26, at Netherwood Knoll. Cost is $40.

Dog safety Be Safe around Dogs teaches parents and children age 5 and up how to be safe around man’s best friend. No dogs will be brought to class. Taught by Daniel Antolec, Happy Buddha Dog Training, from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, at Rome Corners Intermediate. $2 fee will be donated to the Dane County Humane Society.

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Weekend Shakespeare Drama Club: Macbeth invites students in grades 5-8 to the Bard’s best ghost story. Learn acting and improv skills, explore S h a ke s p e a r e a n E n g l i s h and more. Taught by Frank Mindful Kids I Mozer from 10 a.m. to noon Mindful Kids I helps Saturdays, Oct. 7 through children in grades 2-4 cul- Dec. 9, at the Prairie View tivate attentiveness, balance Theater. Cost is $55. and compassion through mindful practice. Taught Spanish class Stand Out With Spanish by Kelly Petrie from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. Mondays, Oct. is a 16-week class for stu2 through Nov. 6, at Prairie dents in grades K-4 who View Elementary. Cost is want to learn Spanish using songs, games and fun activ$78. ities. This year’s theme is Junior Van Goghs la familia (family) and la Junior Van Goghs create musica (music), while we amazing pictures through explore the cultures and traline-by-line drawing. There ditions of Spanish-speaking is a new drawing every countries. Taught by Futuweek. Taught by Tina Man- ra Adventures staff Moncusi from 3:30-4:30 p.m. days, Oct. 9 through Nov. Thursdays, Oct. 5-19, at 27 and Feb. 12 through Rome Corners Intermedi- April 16 at Netherwood Knoll and Wednesdays, ate. Cost is $30. Oct. 11 through Dec. 6 and Feb. 14 through April 11 at

Brooklyn. $225 for all 16 staff. Choose 3-4 p.m. either Mondays, October weeks and materials. 23- November 27 at BrookScratch Coding II lyn Elementary or TuesLevel II Scratch Coding days, Oct. 24- Nov. 28 at is geared to the learning Netherwood Knoll. Cost is pace for students in grades $70. 3-4. Learn the basics of Scratch or extend your Black Cats knowledge of this fun proBlack Cats are Out graming language! Taught Tonight students will creby Scott Fradkin from 3:15- ate a painting of black cats 4:15 p.m. Mondays, Oct. using acrylic paint on a 9-30, at Netherwood Knoll. 16x20 canvas to make the perfect addition to your Cost is $25. Halloween decor. Taught Quilting 101 by Sara Lenz from 3-5 p.m. Quilting 101 is an intro- Tuesday, Oct. 24, at Prairie duction to quilt square mak- View Elementary. Cost is ing for parent/child teams. $30. Learn basic elements of quilting, fabric selection Preschool Nature and more. For ages 10 and Exploration up with a parent. Taught Nature Exploration for by Mary Davidson from Preschoolers will explore 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, o p o s s u m s , f o r e s t s , t h e at Netherwood Knoll. $35 moon and more. For ages includes materials for one 3-5. Led by naturalists from parent/child team. the Aldo Leopold Nature

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G a m e Ti m e f e a t u r e s playground games galore for grades 1-4. Games will change each week. Learn something new or have fun playing a familiar favorite. Taught by Jim Hanson from 3-4:15 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays, Oct.16 through Nov. 21, at Prairie View songs and crafts. Children Elementary. Cost is $40. will learn counting, colors simple questions and more. Tangles and Swirls Taught by Futura Language Tangles and Swirls uses Professionals from 10:45lines, dots and curves to 11:45 a.m. Mondays, Oct. design pieces of art. For 16- Dec. 4, at Netherwood ages 6 and up. Taught by Knoll Elementary. $125 Tina Mancusi from 6:30- includes all materials. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, at Netherwood Knoll Mindful Yoga Elementary. Cost is $10 per Mindful Yoga combines person, $8 for additional alignment yoga with mindfamily members. ful awareness to help students discover a renewed Jurassic Lego connection and gentle Lego Jurassic Brick Land release of tension patterns. brings dinosaurs and pre- Taught by Kelly Petrie from historic animals to life with 6:30-7:45 p.m. Mondays, Legos. Every student will Oct. 2 through Nov. 27, at get a customized mini-fig- Prairie View Elementary. ure. Taught by Bricks4Kidz

Zumba is a mixture of body sculpting movements and fun dance steps that combine to give adults and older teens a workout. Tuesday classes are taught by Deb Gillitzer, Wednesday classes are taught by April Girga. Class is 5:15-6:15 p.m. Tuesdays, Oct. 24 through Planning ahead Nov. 28 or 6:30-7:30 p.m. Planning Ahead- Living Wednesdays, Oct. 25 through Wills and Powers of Attor- Dec. 6. Each session is six ney will help you create class meetings for $56. advance directives in case of an accident or serious ill- Pickleball Pickleball is a fast sport ness. Led by Christine Dehlinger from 6:30-8:30 p.m. played on tennis courts. Tuesday Oct. 17, at Neth- Free outdoor play at 6 p.m. erwood Knoll Elementary. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Oak St Tennis Courts Cost is $25. through October. Open to Conversational teens and older adults.

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Self defense Simple Self Defense will teach you simple strategies to avoid confrontations and easy to remember techniques to defend yourself. Parent/teen pairs encouraged. Taught by Luke Palmer, Infinity Martial Arts, Oregon, from 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3, at Prairie View Elementary. Cost is $12.

Power of Thought

The Power of Thought: Reduce your Stress is designed to teach self-insight, self-awareness and self-empowerment using meditation and other stress reduction techniques. Taught by Tina Mancusi at Insight for Health and Healing, 898 Foxrun Ct., Oregon, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Oct. 2-24. Cost Center from 1-1:45 p.m. is $25. Thursdays, Oct. 5-26, at Napkin baskets Netherwood Knoll ElemenWeave a Napkin Basket tary. Cost is $40. students will create a 6”x6” basket. Perfect for beginPreschool spanish Los Chiquitos: Spanish ners or experienced weavfor Preschoolers is an eight- ers. Taught by Patty Fitzweek class that introduces gerald from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Spanish to children ages Monday, Oct. 9, at Oregon 3-5 using books, games, High School. Cost is $22.

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Spanish Conversational Spanish for adults and older teens will focus on the skills and vocabulary you need to start carrying on conversations right away. Taught by Futura Language Professionals from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursdays, Oct. 19 through Nov. 15, at Netherwood Knoll Elementary. Cost is $125.

Pi-Yo Adults and older teens will enjoy a great workout that combines the mind/ body practices of Pilates and yoga. Modifications challenge all skill levels. Taught by Deborah Gillitzer 4:15-5:05 p.m. Tuesday session Oct. 24 through Nov. 28 and Thursday session Oct. 26 through Dec. 7, at Netherwood Knoll Elementary. Each session is 6 class meetings for $56.

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A pair of local businesswomen are among nine around the area wearing pink wigs to help raise money for the Susan G. Komen. Both Katy Sitter, left, and Jacki Bussian began wearing the wigs at work at the Oregon Walgreens and around the community earlier this month to help toward a $30,000 fundraising goal for the breast cancer organization. Anyone interested in donating to Bussian, an Oregon resident, and Sitter, a Verona resident, can visit the Susan G. Komen website at southeastwi.infokomen.org or call 1-877 GO KOMEN. The top fundraiser among the “Big Wigs” by the Oct. 6 “More Than Pink! Party” will be honored as the “Biggest Wig.”

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Lunch: pm Lunch: 11:00 11:00 am-1:00 am-1:30 pm Dinner: 4:00 4:00 pm-7:00 pm-7:00 pm Dinner: pm Carry-outs until 6:30 pm Carryouts until 6:30 pm Adults: $12.00 Children 6-12: $5.00 Under 6: $3.00 Carry-Outs: $13.00

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Coloring group The senior center will offer an adult coloring group at 12:30 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month. Coloring materials are provided. Just come to relax your mind, tap into your creativity and spend time with others. For information, call 835-5801.

Wellness Walks The Oregon Area Wellness Coalition is sponsoring “Wednesday Wellness Walks,” which start at the senior center at 9 a.m. Wednesdays. People will take a brisk walk for 45 minutes each week, rain or shine, through October. Those interested should bring an ID and water bottle. Coffee and water will be available at the senior center after the walk. For information, call 835-5801.

Mix-it-up Fridays The library will host different activities, like art, dance, STEM and more, from 10-10:45 a.m. Fridays starting Sept. 15 through Oct. 14. The events are designed for ages 2-6 and registration is not required. For information, call 835-3656.

Trivia Night Firefly Coffee House, 114 N. Main

St., will host trivia night from 7-10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29. Teams will compete in four rounds of 25 questions on a variety of topics. Team registration is required. Teams are limited to 10 people because of space constraints. Cost is $15 per person. Proceeds will benefit Friends of the Oregon Public Library. For information or to register, call 835-3656 or email orelib@ oregonlibrary.org.

Smorgasbord Visit St. John’s Lutheran Church, 625 E. Netherwood Rd., for lunch and dinner 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5. Turkey, stuffing, meatballs and all the trimmings will be served for both lunch and dinner. Lunch will be open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., dinner from 4-7 p.m., and carry outs until 6:30 p.m. Meals are $12 for adults, $5 children age 6-12 and $13 for carry outs. All proceeds support local missions and three missionary assignments. For over 60 years, the Women of St. John’s have organized this annual event that is held the first Thursday in October. It takes more than 200 volunteers to make lefse, roast turkeys, and make and donate all the

menu items served at this community meal. For information, call 835-3154.

Fall fest Pure Integrity Homes will hold the third annual Fall Festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, at Jaycee Park, North Perry Pkwy. There will be a pumpkin patch, bounce house, face painting and balloon sculptures. Food will be provided by Melted, Ziggy’s and Cali Fresh. Kids eat free and adult meals can be discounted. Donations will also be accepted to PIH Charities at the event and food donations for the Oregon Area Food Pantry are encouraged. For information, call 558-6692.

Book presentation Wisconsin author Rochelle Pennington will discuss her book “Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald” at noon, Oct. 10, at the luncheon of the Oregon Town and Country Women’s Club. This event is open to all area women and will be held at the Stoughton Country Club. Cost is $10 per person. Reservations are required and can be made by calling Sue Capelle, at 835-9421, no later than October 5, 2017.

‌Wednesday, September 27‌

required, $15 per person, teams up to 10 people), Firefly Coffee House, 114 N. Main St., orelib@oregonlibrary.org or 835-3656‌

‌Saturday, September 30‌

• 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Madison Speedway Marketplace, 1122 Sunrise Road, 575-4097‌

‌Tuesday, October 3‌

• 10 a.m., Teetering Toddlers Story‌Thursday, September 28‌ time (12-36 months), library, 835Library closed for employee appreci- 3656‌ ation luncheon‌ • 11 a.m., Bouncing Babies Story• 3-7 p.m., Oregon Area Food Pantime (0-18 months), library, 835try distribution, 1092 Union Road, 3656‌ obfp.org‌ • 2-6 p.m., Oregon Farmers Market, • 6:30-7:30 p.m., Lifetree Cafe, Dorn True Value Hardware parking Headquarters, 101 Concord Dr.‌ lot, ‌131 W. Richards Road‌

‌Friday, September 29‌

• 10-10:45 a.m., Mix-it-up activity (ages 2-6), library, 835-3656‌ • 7-10 p.m., Trivia night (registration

‌Wednesday, October 4‌

• 10 a.m., Everybody Storytime (ages 0-6), library, 835-3656‌

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, Sept. 28 WOW: Chamber of Commerce Meeting (of Sept. 21) ORE: School Board Annual Meeting (of Sept. 25)

Monday, Oct. 2 WOW: Village & Town Board Meeting (of Sept. 27) ORE: OHS Panther Football vs Stoughton (WSTO TV – of Sept. 22)

Friday, Sept. 29 WOW: Friday Night LIVE: Panther Football vs Edgewood @ 4:45pm ORE: Friday Night LIVE: Panther Football vs Edgewood @ 4:45pm

Tuesday, Oct. 3 WOW: Movie: Grand Hotel (1932) ORE: Distant Cuzins Band @ Head Quarters (of July 21)

Saturday, Sept. 30 WOW: Oregon Summer Fest: Time Travelers Band (of June 25) ORE: OHS Panther Soccer vs Stoughton (of Sept. 26)

Brooklyn Lutheran Church

101 Second Street, Brooklyn (608) 455-3852 Pastor Rebecca Ninke SUNDAY 9 a.m. Holy Communion 10 a.m. Fellowship

Community of Life Lutheran Church

PO Box 233, Oregon (608) 286-3121, office@ communityoflife.us Pastor Jim McCoid SUNDAY 10 a.m. Worship at 1111 S. Perry Parkway, Oregon

Brooklyn Community United Methodist Church

201 Church Street, Brooklyn (608) 455-3344 Pastor George Kaminski SUNDAY 9 a.m. Worship (Nov.-April) 10:30 a.m. Worship (May-Oct.)

Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church

143 Washington Street, Oregon (608) 835-3554 Interim pastor SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship Holy Communion 2nd & last Sundays

First Presbyterian Church

Community calendar • 10 a.m., Everybody Storytime (ages 0-6), library, 835-3656‌ • Noon to 1:30 p.m., Estate Planning workshop (free), Krause Donovan Estate Law Partners, 116 Spring St., 268-5751‌ • 3:30-5:30 p.m., Computer Class: Google Apps ($20), senior center, 835-5801‌

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

Wednesday, Oct. 4 WOW: Adventures Travel @ Oregon Library (of July 31) ORE: OHS Panther Soccer vs Edgewood (of Sept. 28)

Thursday, Oct. 5 WOW: Oregon Sunday, Oct. 1 Community Band (of WOW: First June 27) Presbyterian Church ORE: Friday Night Service LIVE: Panther Football vs ORE: OHS Volleyball vs Edgewood (of Sept. 29) Stoughton (of Sept. 26)

• 10:30 a.m., Great Beginnings Book Club meeting, library, 835-3656‌

‌Thursday, October 5‌

• 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Lunch and dinner at St. John’s Lutheran Church ($12 for adults, $5 children age 6-12 and $13 for carry outs),, 625 E. Netherwood Rd.‌ • 6-7:45 p.m., Sew What? Craft project, library, 835-3656 ‌ • 6:30-8 p.m., Estate Planning workshop (free), Krause Donovan Estate Law Partners, 116 Spring St., 268-5751‌

‌Friday, October 6‌

• 2-3 p.m., OHS homecoming parade, S. Perry Pkwy-Lincoln-Main-Jefferson streets, 8354300‌

‌Sunday, October 8‌

• 1-5 p.m., Musical Jam, Ziggy’s, 135 S. Main St., 228-9644‌

Senior center Monday, October 2 Baked Fish ½ Baked Potato Corn, Orange Whole Wheat Dinner Roll Tapioca Pudding Cup VO – Baked Potato with Veggie Cheese Sauce Tuesday, October 3 Chicken Parmesan Casserole Mixed Greens with Ranch Dressing Whole Wheat Dinner Roll Lime Jell-O with Fruit Cocktail VO – Veggie Meatballs in Tomato Sauce with Mozzarella Cheese Wednesday, October 4 Chili, Black Beans, Corn Bread Orange Jell-O With Pineapple Frosted Cake VO – Veggie Chili Thursday, October 5 **“My Meal, My Way” Lunch at Ziggy’s Smokehouse (drop in between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.) Friday, October 6 Chicken Enchilada Casserole Black Beans Mandarin Oranges Banana Chocolate Chip Cookie VO – Veggie Enchilada SO - Hummus Plate *Contains Pork

Monday, October 2 9:00 CLUB 10:30 StrongWomen 1:00 Get Fit 1:30 Bridge 3:30 Weight Loss Support Tuesday, October 3 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:30 Wii Bowling 9:45 Zumba Gold 10:30 Parkinson’s Exercise 12:30 Sheepshead 1:00 Movie: “The Circle” 5:30 StrongWomen Wednesday, October 4 9:00 Wednesday Walkers 9:00 CLUB 10:30 Book Club 10:30 Health Talk 1:00 Get Fit 1:00 Euchre 1:00 Mind Over Matter 3:30 1-on-1 Computer 6:30 Aging Mastery Thursday, October 5 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:00 Pool Players 9:45 Zumba Gold 10:30 StrongWomen 12:30 Shopping at Bill’s 1:00 Cribbage Friday, October 6 9:00 CLUB 9:00 Gentle Yoga 9:30 Blood Pressure 1:00 Get Fit 5:00 Oregon in Motion At OHS Stadium

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

Fitchburg Memorial UCC

5705 Lacy Road, Fitchburg (608) 273-1008, www.memorialucc. org Interim pastor Laura Crow SUNDAY 9:30 a.m. Worship

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) 835-3154 WEDNESDAY - 6 p.m. Worship 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 Rev. Sara Thiessen (608) 845-5641 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. • Dementia Caregivers’ Supper and Support, fourth Wednesday of every month from 6-7:30 p.m., Sienna Crest, 845 Market St., Suite 1 • 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.

Look for the Helpers “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” — James 1:27 NIV Fred Rogers, the creator and host of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, reported that his mother had once said that whenever something horrible happens, something tragic or catastrophic, to always look for the helpers. They may be on the sidelines, or even behind the scenes, but they will always be there, and this gives us reason for hope. No matter how many times we see these horrific terror attacks which kill innocent people, among them often children, we will see the helpers rushing to the scene to do whatever they can. Natural disasters are the same. People from around the world will offer their time and money, and often their very lives to help others, and this should give us hope for humanity. Despite our pettiness, our pugnacious tendencies and our downright depravity, most of us want to be decent human beings, and one way we can be decent and good is by helping our fellow human beings in need. You don’t have to look far for someone who needs your help. The next time you are tempted to write off humanity as vile and totally depraved, look for the helpers, and consider being one yourself. – Christopher Simon

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Name: Andi McCorkle Grade: Senior Sport: Golf Highlights: McCorkle finished runner-up with a 72 at the Badger South Conference golf meet on Sept. 19, falling in her second playoff hole for a chance at first. That score helped Oregon finish second at the meet and move up to third in the conference on the season. McCorkle also earned No. 3 all-conference honors

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Oregon running back Keion Szudy looks for running room Friday in a Badger South Conference game at Stoughton. Szudy finished with 90 yards on 15 carries with one touchdown, but the Panthers fell 30-27.

Comeback falls short Senior Kardelle Phillips caught two touchdowns and ran for another, but the Oregon football team come up inches shy in a 30-27 loss Friday at still-undefeated Badger South Conference rival Stoughton.

The Panthers (3-3 overall, 2-2 Badger South) did their damage through the air in the first half, Oregon (4-2 overall, 3-1 as senior quarterback Cedric Girard found Phillips twice for Badger South) hosts Madia 13-10 lead going into halftime. son Edgewood (0-6, 0-4) at The Vikings had run just 19 7 p.m. Friday. plays on offense in the first half, but the Stoughton defense got a little more help in the second as the hosts found the end zone on without a touchdown in the first every possession but the last. half, scored on touchdown runs Senior running back Brady of 1 and 67 yards and caught a Schipper, who had been held

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Panthers fall 30-27 at rival Stoughton JEREMY JONES Sports editor

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Team W-L (overall) Monona Grove 4-0 (6-0) Stoughton 4-0 (6-0) Watertown 3-1 (4-2) Oregon 2-2 (3-3) Monroe 1-3 (2-4) Milton 1-3 (3-3) Fort Atkinson 1-3 (2-4) Edgewood 0-4 (0-6)

Honorable mentions: Ally Payne (girls golf) finished with a 90 at the Badger South Conference meet and earned No. 10 all-conference honors. Jenna Igl (volleyball) finished with five blocks in a loss to Milton Thursday Duncan Morgan (boys soccer) finished with three saves in a shutout victory at Watertown on Sept. 19 Cedric Girard (football) had 236 yards passing and two touchdowns on 14 completions. Mattea Thomason (girls swimming) helped the Panthers win the Plymouth Invitational on Saturday, opening the meet as part of the victorious 200-yard medley relay. Thomason added the team’s only other first-place finish with a PR in the in the 100 breaststroke Sixth-seeded Isabelle Krier (girls tennis) advanced to the second day of the Badger Conference girls tennis tournament Ben Boerigter (boys xc) was the top Oregon runner in 18:30 at Midwest invite Clara Hughes (girls xc) finished 95th in 21:59 at Midwest invite

Road to Krier advances to second day at conference state began What’s next Oregon travels to Nielsen Tennis Stadium at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday at Tuesday, Oct. 3, for the WIAA Division 1 Madison Memorial regionals subsectional. JEREMY JONES Sports editor

ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor

The Oregon High School girls golf team is looking to make state this season, and the road to University Ridge began Wednesday. The Panthers traveled to Lake Windsor Country Club Wednesday for the WIAA Division 1 DeForest regional, joining Oregon, Monona Grove, Sun Prairie, DeForest

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Isabelle Krier was visibly shaking as she stood on the court Friday at the Badger Conference girls tennis tournament. Krier, who has battled through knee and ankle injuries all season, avenged a loss to Monona Grove’s Payton Lee less than a week earlier to become the first girl in the past two years to reach the second day of the tournament for the Oregon girls tennis team. The sixth-seed at No. 2 singles, Krier opened the tournament with a 6-0, 6-0 drubbing of King Vieux of Baraboo. Krier’s biggest win of the tournament, however, came in the second round Friday afternoon when she upset Lee, a third seed 6-2, 7-6 (8). Lee had beaten Krier 6-3, 7-6 (3) four days earlier in a dual meet. “I could tell that she was very

confident that she was going to win the match because she had won earlier,” Krier said of Lee. “I ended up winning the first set, and I think that shocked her a little bit.” In the second set, Krier showed tremendous determination and composure, winning a grueling set 7-6 (9). “You could tell just how thrilled she was by how she was visibly shaking after the match,” Onesti said. “She made me take the post-match

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Oregon’s Jules Gerhards prepares to return the ball in a No. 1 singles match Friday at Nielsen Tennis Stadium. Gerhards lost her match 5-7, 6-2 Turn to Tennis/Page 9 (3) to Milton’s Larissa O’Rourke.

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Oregon won the Plymouth Invitational on Saturday with 442 points.

Panthers win Plymouth invite JEREMY JONES Sports editor

The 200-yard medley relay team of Mattea Thomason, Zoe Rule, Ava Magee and Carolyn C h r i s t o ff e r s o n s e t t h e tone Saturday, and the Panthers’ talent took care of the rest, winning the Plymouth Invitational by 22.5 points. Thomason added the team’s only other firstplace finish late in the meet, winning the 100 breaststroke in a personal-best 1:14.83. That victory and the fourth-place fi n i s h o f H a l l e B u s h , Victoria Halvig, Jenna Dobrinsky and Magee in 4:02.06 helped the Panthers to 442 points. Oregon/Belleville also picked up points from four girls in the 100 backstroke, led by Magee’s third-place finish in 1:05.16. Rule (1:05.27) was fourth, Christofferson (1:06.41) was sixth and Caroline Rusch (1:09.86) finished eighth. The host Pilgrims finished second with 49.5 points, and Pulaski took third with 359.5. Halle Bush, Christofferson and Magee each added a second-place finish in the win for Oregon. Bush touched the wall second in the 200 free

What’s next Oregon/Belleville travels to Middleton at 10 a.m. Saturday for an invitational that features the top-ranked Cardinals and fourth-ranked Madison Memorial. The Panthers host McFarland at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3, in a non-conference dual meet. (2:08.36), Christofferson finished runner-up in the 50 free (26.28) and Magee took second in the 100 butterfly (1:03.86). Dobrinsky took third in the 200 IM (2:24.32) and was also part of the third-place 200 free relay of Christofferson, Rule and Thomason, which touched the wall in 1:47.68.

Oregon 106, Watertown 64 Oregon jumped on the bus and traveled to Badger South newcomer Watertown on Tuesday, beating the host Gosling 106-64. No other results were available as the Observer went to press on Tuesday evening.

The Oregon boys soccer team changed formations in the second half to jump start the offense Tuesday against Stoughton at Huntoon Field. The Panthers went from two forwards to three and ended up scoring three times in the first 23 minutes of the half en route to a 3-0 win. Senior Zach Pasley scored the final goal in the 68th minute with a header on a corner kick from senior Kyle Rehrauer. “Our play there was for me to run in and flick it on but I saw the option (for the header) and took it,” Pasley said.” Stoughton goalie Matt Read was a huge reason for the scoreless tie at halftime. Read had just one of his four saves in the first 45 minutes, but he was all over the goalie and penalty box. Read laid out on several occasions to snatch Oregon passes from the corner and even came out to stop bouncing balls before anything could be set up. The second half was different as the Photo by Anthony Iozzo bodies by the net and wingers on the Senior Zach Pasley connects on a header goal from a corner by senior Zach sides were too much to handle. Rehrauer in the 68th minute Tuesday against Stoughton at Huntoon Field. The “We mixed it up, and I think it was Panthers won 3-0. the right move,” coach Kevin May said. “Often times after 45 minutes being the team in control of the game but with a 0-0 halftime, it usually frustrates a Team W-L-T Pts team, but these guys stayed composed.” Oregon hosts Madison Edgewood Monona Grove 4-0-1 9 Senior Collin Legler knocked in a at 7 p.m. Thursday and nonconferpass from junior Johhny Coughlin in Stoughton 3-2-0 6 ence Madison Memorial at 7 p.m. the 50th minute, and junior Madison Oregon 3-1-0 6 Conduah scored with an assist to junior Saturday. Watertown 1-1-2 4 Ian Moran in the 56th minute. The Panthers travel to Milton at Junior Duncan Morgan finished with Edgewood 1-1-2 4 three saves for Oregon. 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3. Monroe 2-2-0 4 Pewaukee quad Fort Atkinson 0-3-1 1 The Panthers traveled to Pewaukee Wauwatosa East. Junior Zach Bennett Milton 0-4-0 0 on Friday-Saturday for the Pewaukee scored the other goal, and junior Nick Borden had the assist. quad and tied twice. Morgan had three saves. Oregon tied Wauwatosa East 2-2 and Bennett scored the lone goal against Senior goalie Shane Sullivan finished Pewaukee 1-1. with four saves. Pasley had a goal and an assist against Pewaukee with an assist to Pasley.

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Boerigter races to best Oregon finish at Midwest Invitational JEREMY JONES

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Record-setting high temperatures Saturday forced the cancellation and of the JV race at Saturday’s Midwest Invitational and let to slower times than usual. Senior Ben Boerigter finished as the No. 1 runner for the Oregon boys cross country team for the first time, crossing the Blackhawk Golf Course finish in 18 minutes, 30 seconds as the Panthers finished 34th out of the 40 teams competing. Ninth-ranked Madison La Follette placed all five of its varsity scorers in the top 30 to win the invitational with 108 points. Third-ranked Arrowhead scored 171 to finish second — one point ahead

Oregon travels to Burlington High School at 9 a.m. Saturday for an invite. of 13th-ranked Sun Prairie (172). Sixthranked Green Bay Preble (177) placed ahead of fourth-ranked Kimberly (203). Seventh-ranked Neenah finished sixth with a 207, while 18th-ranked South Milwaukee (238) was seventh. Senior Connor Brickley was the Panthers’ second-fastest runner, reaching the finish line in 19:15.

Twenty-five seconds separated juniors Will Oelke (20:03) and Stelle Mellum (20:28) in 208th and 220th place, and senior Tait Baldus finished 228th as the team’s final varsity scorer in 20:46. Oregon’s top runner all season, junior Sean Bychowski, ran but did not finish. Race coordinators canceled the JV boys race because so many kids were in the medical tent from prior races. “They canceled the race due to weather conditions around 12:30 ... so I gave the option to the guys to run it and time it on their own,” Haakenson said. Freshmen Brenden Dieter set a new personal-record by 11 seconds, which placed him third overall on our team. He was 67th in the frosh/soph race.

Football: Panthers need to win two of final three games to earn postseason eligibility Continued from page 7 27-yard pass from Jonathan Malueg. “When you have a kid like Schipper, I think at halftime they said, ‘We are going to put the ball in our best player’s hand and let Oregon stop him,’” coach Dan Kissling said. “He is so good at being a patient runner, looking for a crease. When we played solid defense, we stopped him, but he made us pay when we made some mistakes.” The Panthers answered each of Schipper’s second-half touchdowns with runs by junior Keion Szudy

and Phillips, as Oregon took a 27-23 in the fourth quarter. Szudy led Oregon with 90 yards rushing on 19 carries, and Phillips added 65 yards on the ground, to go along with 91 yards receiving. Stoughton’s defense bent but never broke, however, mustering just enough to help earn the win at Collins Field. Oregon was once again plagued by costly penalties as the worst possible time and had to settle for a long field goal that fell just short. “We were our own worst enemy. We had over 400 yards of offense and 100 yards of penalties,” Kissling

said. “Good teams don’t have that many. We moved the ball really well against them, and we stopped ourselves. If we didn’t have a penalty, the kick is good and we hopefully make it to OT with a chance for the ‘W.’” Malueg completed 8 of 9 passes for 187 yards and a touchdown. Girard connected on 14 of 24 attempts for 236 yards and two touchdowns to lead Oregon. Schipper, who rushed for 260 yards on 31 carries, scored three touchdowns and caught another as the Vikings (6-0 overall, 4-0 Badger South) became playoff eligible.

“Oregon is a good football team, and I wouldn’t be surprised if we play them again later this year,” Stoughton coach Dan Prahl said. “We knew they were a fast team on film, but they were a little faster in person. “It was a great game going back and forth. We have a lot of things we need to clean up, but it’s always good beating Oregon.” M a l u eg f o u n d s e n i o r tight end Max Fernholz for a 62-yard completion on a third-and-2 late to clinch the win late in the fourth quarter. Fernholz didn’t score on the catch, but it was the

finishing blow to an Oregon team that had come painfully close to tying things. Panther kicker Jack Haufle hit the crossbar with just under 3 minutes left. “We had the right defense called, but we were out of position,” Kissling said. “It was a great call on their part. I think everyone in the stadium thought Schipper was going to get the ball three times, and our kids thought the same; when they showed pass, our kids reacted a bit late.” Oregon needs to win two of its final three conference games against Madison Edgewood, Watertown and Monroe.

“They are all winnable, but we need to get better,” Kissling said. E d g ew o o d h a d s o m e major injuries early in the season and is getting some players back, so that team is better than some people think, Kissling said. “They have moved the ball against every team they’ve played so far, so it will be a good test,” Kissling said. “We also are at the point of the season that we have some injuries, so we are being creative at certain positions, but they are all good solid teams that are playing for respect and to be playoff eligible. So we will have our hands full.”

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Showing off her karate skills

Millie Lathum, 10, from Infinity Oregon, competes in the 17-and-under Black Belt Open Weapons division Sunday at the Southern Wisconsin Open hosted by Karate America at Verona Area High School.

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Junior Lauren Beauchaine once again crossed the finish line as the Oregon girls cross country team’s top runner Saturday at the Midwest Invitational in Janesville. Beauchaine posted a time of 20 minutes, 31 seconds to finish a team-best 36th out of more than 240 runners at Blackhawk Golf Course. Her time was 54 seconds faster at the same course last year. Twenty-four seconds separated freshmen Clara Hughes and Julia Hutchinson,

Oregon travels to Burlington High School at 9:30 a.m. Saturday for the Chocolate City invite. who took 95th and 107th place, in 21:59 and 22:10, as the Panthers’ second and third runners. It was a two second PR for Hutchinson, despite the record-high temperatures. Junior Julie Bull finished 157th as the team’s fourth runner in 23:25 and

sophomore Eden Meidl was the fifth and final varsity scorer, placing 192nd in 24:29. Oregon finished 24th out of the 36 schools competing with 587 team points. Badger South rival Stoughton finished fourth with 215 points, and Monona Grove was 18th with 468. Third-ranked Janesville Craig placed all five of its varsity scorers in the top 25, led by Payton Sippy, who finished the course in a meet-best 18:21. That was 16.7 seconds ahead of Wisconsin Dells sophomore Laura Beghin, whose team finished 100 points behind Craig for second. Arrowhead finished third with 165.

Oregon 7, Reedsburg 0 The Panthers hosted Reedsburg in a Badger Conference crossover on Monday and shut out the Beavers 7-0 on Senior Night. Everyone won in two sets except No. 1 doubles, which won in a three set tiebreaker. Gerhards won 6-1, 6-0 at No. 1 singles, Krier rolled 6-1, 6-2 at No. 2 singles and Donovan added a 6-3, 6-2

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1 singles. Junior No. 4 singles player Rachell Depuydt also lost a close match, falling 6-2, 7-5 to Baraboo’s Lexi Johnson. Juniors Sophia Choles and Sydney Johnson were blanked 6-0, 6-0 by second-seeded Bayer and Koepp of Watertown in the opening round at No. 1 doubles. Junior O’Brien and Katie Reisdorf lost 6-2, 6-3 at No. 2 doubles against Edgewood’s Stein and Lacey. Madison Edgewood won titles at No. 1 and 3 doubles to score 31 points at the tournament, second only to the 32 points scored by DeForest. The Norskies won titles at Nos. 2 and 3 singles and second at Nos. 1 and 4 singles. Edgewood tied with Monona Grove for Badger South champions, while DeForest won its first second Badger North title – it’s first overall since 2007.

Oregon travels to Fort Atkinson at 7 p.m. Thursday and travels to Reedsburg High School at 9 a.m. Saturday for an invite.

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The Oregon High School volleyball team lost its third five-set Badger Conference match of the season Thursday, falling to Milton 3-2 (25-21, 31-33, 23-25, 25-10, 9-15). The host Panthers (12-9 overall, 1-4 conference) scored one fewer point than the Red Hawks (16-4, 4-1) in the match overall and lost two sets by just two points, including a rare 33-31 result in the second game. With senior Alyssa Milski still resting due to injury, Oregon once again had several girls step up. Junior outside hitter Leah Rogers and junior middle blocker Bekken Pearson, who is playing more outside hitter due to Milski’s injury, each had 13 kills to lead the Panthers. Junior setter Erin Flangan was also a big part of the offense, with 44 assists and three aces, and junior defensive specialists Lexi Karls and Bailey Gable added three aces each. Senior middle blocker Jenna Igl and junior libero Emily Konop were two of the defensive leaders. Igl had five blocks, and Konop finished with 19 digs. While Oregon needs to win out and

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student enrollment count cleared up in the last week, “things aren’t significantly different” from the preliminary budget approved by the board Sept. 14. The budget approved by electors has a tax levy of $26.2 million. The board must approve a final budget next month.

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State of the district In his annual “state of the district” announcement, superintendent Brian Busler described the state of the district in three words: positive, connected and growing. “I think we’re at an alltime high with the spirit of working together,” he said, noting the success of the teacher compensation referendum last fall, and the capital projects referendum in 2014. Busler said other school districts in the county don’t have the same “stability” Oregon does. “We can’t take for granted the positive impact that financial stability has on our ability to provide learning options for kids,” he said. The district is also in the “enviable situation” of having significant growth on the way. “We have to be one of the fastest-growing school

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The Oregon High School 1917 student body is, front row, from left: Howard Pennewell, Ray Fisher, Henry Sholtes, Archie Sorenson, Victor Morissey, Clement Criddle, Arthur Caine, John Grady, Raphael Purcell, Patrick Purcell and James Cusick; second row, from left: Edwin Blaney, Sheldon Chandler, Tom Grady, Vincent Grady, Anslow Keenan, William Ozburn, Bill Sweeney, Norris Ace, Paul Barry, Roy Johnson, Earl Montgomery, Matt Baumgartner, Cyril Grady, Stanley Chandler and principal Ralph Balliett; third row, from left: Della McWatty, Hazel Mandt, Joyce Pasley, Violet Madsen, Lucille Welsh, Neva Clapp, June Ellis, Dorothy Manson, Ann Sweeny, Nina Criddle, Marquite Ozburn, Vergene Buche, Florence Montgomery, Helen Matsen, Christine Chirstenson, Jennie McClasky, Esther Hanson, Dorothy Ellis, Florence Freund, German teacher, Kathryn Chapman, English teacher and Eva Sholts; fourth row, from left: Katherine Byrne, Violet (Lalor) Munchow, Francis Tipple, Bertha Slinde, Kathryn McWilliams, Lillian Hanan, Lucile Morissey, Dorothea Schuler, Viola McWattty, Vera Clapp, Ethyl Murphy, Joyce Ellis, Evelyn Piller, Stella Byrnes, Florence Lucksinger, Vera Christensen, Florena Hansen, Helen Meloy, Ethyl Hansen, Lucille Flanagen and math teacher, Miss Shannon.

districts in the state over the next 10 years,” he said, noting pending growth along the “Highway 14 corridor” and the west side of the village. “It’s always clear, it’s not always easy, but it’s a great situation to be in.” Busler said kindergarten enrollment this year was just under 300 students, a positive sign for growth. “I can remember for years, we were hoping enrollment would hit 220 or 230 students,” he said. “We have become a destination district in Dane County.”

Growth: Hwy. 14 corridor, west side focus of growth projections Continued from page 1 I think it’s a question of when are new facilities required and what would those new facilities look like,” superintendent Brian Busler told the Observer last week. “That’s the part that’s next up for the task force to look at.” Still, with recent additions to Oregon High School, Busler said the district isn’t “super-pressed” for additional space until about 2020. The group is looking 10-15 years down the road, and Busler said there will likely be another task force to look at the next 10-15 years beyond 2030. “Particularly in communities like ours where you see significant and strong economic growth, that’s something that really never stops,” he said. “The notion of always having a growth task force committee, that’s probably going to become a staple.” Busler said the task force is a “small cross-section of the community,” with every member of the group “a real learner.” “For some people, that is not their thing, but we are fortunate to have 10 individuals who this is their thing, and they are really good at it,” he said. District director of curriculum Leslie Bergstrom, one of the facilitators, said the group has been a “wonderful experience” so far. “We have people on the task force who bring a variety of perspective and because of that I feel as if our discussion and eventual decision-making will be significantly stronger,” she said.

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Task force facilitators • Leslie Bergstrom, District office staff • Courtney Odorico, Fitchburg, Oregon School Board member confident” about the projected student enrollment numbers, so now the next step is to figure out how the district can “continue to meet the needs of our students and provide the highest quality experience and growth.” “That’s what we’re talking about now,” she said. “What can we do with facilities to make sure we maintain the high quality experience we currently offer?” Bergstrom said the task force is also narrowing down its choices for possible new building sites or configurations of grades. “Right now we’re thinking of every conceivable option and measuring it against what we value as a district,” she said. Bergstrom said before the task force makes its recommendation in February, they want to meet with district residents and “make sure everybody is aware schools will be coming.” “We definitely want to be able to listen to the thinking of the community,” she said.

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Flood: Village purchased, removed six homes from Badfish Creek floodplain after 2007 flood Continued from page 1 Village administrator Mike Gracz recalls the event and its aftermath as a stressful time for all involved – not only for homeowners affected by the flood, but also for village employees and officials. But, he said last week, “I think we’ve seen the benefits of all of those efforts. We’ve had some heavy storms and rains, and we haven’t had significant flooding. “It doesn’t mean we’re never going to flood again, because of our location with the Badfish Creek coming through.”

Never a good time The flood occurred about four months after Staton began his first term in office. By the time the rain stopped, mid-morning Sunday, Aug. 19, Staton stood with Gracz, both in waders, in knee-deep water near the intersection of Florida Avenue and North Burr Oak Avenue. “He said, ‘We need to figure out why this happened and, if we can, make s u r e i t d o e s n ’t h a p p e n again,’” Gracz recalled. Before long, people from throughout the village had gathered on the scene to lend a hand or simply observe the activity, some from the safety of a canoe. Inmates from Oakhill Correctional Institution arrived and helped by filling and stacking sandbags, attempting to hold back water from nearby homes. Below said his reaction was to kick into emergency response mode. He needed to look at a bigger picture than flooded homes and properties. “Our primary concern, of course, was the west side of town, where all this flooding was happening,” he remembered, “but every time it floods, it also causes concern about the wastewater treatment facility.” That facility has a backup generator, but if it were

‘Every time we bought and removed a house, it felt like we were getting closer to the finish line. It was a great feeling when we got to the end.’ – Mike Gracz, village administrator to fail – something Below said he could see happening under enough stress – homes could have both stormwater and sewer mixing in their basements. He’s not sure whether he went to bed at all Saturday night, but said he slept soundly for “a couple hours” on Sunday before returning to work. Below noted the village had experienced damaging floods before. Shortly after Gracz was hired as village administrator in 1999, a flood caused the village to purchase its first home on Florida Avenue and remove it, along with a house on Soden Drive and another on Prairie View Street. “It wasn’t our first flood, but it got worse with more development and the climate,” Below said. “When I was a kid, our house on Jefferson used to get a flooded back yard, but at the time there were no houses where Florida Avenue used to be and not much development to the west. Burr Oak wasn’t even there yet.”

Heated interactions Residents of the Florida Avenue and Jefferson Street neighborhood, as well as those from other flooded areas in the village, experienced a mix of shock, anger and resentment in the days and weeks that followed the storm. S o m e b r o ke d ow n i n tears while telling officials at public meetings about what they’d been through. Others blamed the village for allowing what

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In 2007, severe flooding led the Village of Oregon to buy six houses along Florida Avenue and shut down the street for good. Here, first responders and volunteers pile up sandbags. they felt was too much west-side development in areas like Alpine Meadows and the Bergamont, subdivisions with homes that were on higher ground and largely stayed dry during the downpours. Some were angry the village had allowed Florida Avenue to be developed in the 1970s, and some trustees agreed. But that didn’t seem to stem the anger and criticism from some homeowners during subsequent meetings with village officials. “We had some passionate and intense meetings with the residents of that area, as well as discussions among board members trying to decide what to do,” Staton recalled. “We decided that we needed to remove the houses because they were in the floodplain, and we went to work on that. And the intensity continued.” Gracz credits Staton with maintaining his composure and “leadership” during those meetings. He said

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other members of the Village Board also displayed good judgment and empathy in deciding to buy the flooded properties and move them from the floodplain. “That’s not always a popular thing to do,” Gracz observed. Staton said some people were against the purchase. “There were people who said, ‘They bought the houses; it’s their problem,” he recalled. “(But) there should not have been houses on Florida Avenue. The village allowed those houses to be built there back in the ‘70s, so we had some responsibility to resolve the problem. “And quite frankly, I didn’t want to have to deal with it again.” Village trustees such as Jerry Bolling, Randy Way and Phil Harms also stepped forward to advocate for buying and removing the homes, Gracz said. “I always remember when Randy Way was on the board and we were talking about this, and he had a good way of getting to the point,” Gracz recalled. “He said, ‘The village allowed those homes to be built there and probably never should have.’ He felt it was our duty to fix the problem.”

Finding resolution David Schommer, a former Florida Avenue homeowner whose property was bought by the village in 2008, told the Observer he thinks the village was “as fair as they could be” in dealing with the homeowners. “ I w o u l d h av e l i k e d things to go smoother, but they also had the taxpayers to worry about,” he

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reasoned. “They can’t just throw money out to people who need it.” He received a fair price for his home, he said, and then moved to higher ground in the village and has remained living here. “ T h e b e s t t h i n g t h ey could have done was move us out of there,” Schommer said. “I don’t think they could eliminate flooding in that area. They didn’t have to buy our homes and move us out of there.” The village used a combination of funding sources to purchase the six properties. Two-thirds of the $1.1 million used to buy the homes came from Dane County and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources grants, while the village paid about one-third of the cost, or $380,000. The village’s share came from a stormwater fund, as well as $100,000 from a village fund balance. In order to avoid using taxpayer money, those funds were returned through future fees collected from developers as a condition of annexation. “We were able to do it without any of it hitting the tax levy,” Staton said. He said given the DNR grants that were in place in 2007-08 to purchase the properties, he figured the six flooded homes could be acquired by about 2016. Instead, it was all accomplished within three years. He and Gracz both pointed out that more flooding hit the state hard in 2008, the year after Oregon’s flood. But by then, the village had its new culvert installed, and has also found ways to hold more water back in detention ponds upstream from the inlet at North Main Street.

Flooded house costs $267,000 Dane County

$474,000 Wisconsin DNR

$380,000* Village of Oregon *Stormwater utility and fund balance replaced with developer fees “The whole state was flooded in 2008, to the point that the interstate was closed in places,” Staton said. “Up by the Baraboo River and so on, it was a mess, but we didn’t flood. We had water in the floodplain, but our village did not flood. It handled the rain just fine.” Gracz recounted he and Below “had a goal” following 2007 of the village getting a two- or three-inch heavy rainstorm within a short period of time and not have flooding. “I think we’ve accomplished that,” he said last week. “Every year or two we tried to improve the system a little bit more. “We had a great goal,” h e a d d e d . “ E ve r y t i m e we bought and removed a house, it felt like we were getting closer to the finish line. It was a great feeling when we got to the end.” Contact Bill Livick at bill. livick@wcinet.com.

Homeowners bought out • Monte and Lori Johnson • Denise and David Schommer • Linda and Bob McAllister

• Fae Enstad • Ann Slack • Kent and Amy Nimmocks