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OHS grad, teacher team up for new children’s book SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group
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Oregon High School principal Jim Pliner talks about ongoing renovations in July. The new space at OHS was officially unveiled at an open house Nov. 30.
Building for the future Stories of the year 1. (tie) OHS construction 1. (tie) Plans for library 3. New food pantry opens 4. Downtown renovations 5. Uproar in Brooklyn 6. Former clerk sentenced 7. ‘Tin Man’ repainted 8. (tie) Magnificent 7 saved 8. (tie) Ice arena license 8. (tie) Soccer teams at state to the iconic water tower that’s been unused for decades. Other stories were not as positive. Brooklyn residents got frustrated with their village’s attempts to save money, both in the threat to exit the fire and EMS district and the suggestion it might shut down its police department. A former village court clerk was sentenced to jail and restitution after stealing thousands of dollars from taxpayers – particularly taking advantage of poor residents’ payments. Residents’ reactions played a big part in removing seven historic buildings from a map that would have allowed the village to help demolish or move them. The Oregon Ice Arena finally got a permanent liquor license and the ability to use its space for bigger events. And two soccer teams made the state tournament.
1. (tie) OHS construction comes to an end It was a busy and historic year for Oregon High School, which was officially unveiled in its new, remodeled form with an open house Nov. 30. Expansion and renovation of the school was the main target of the Oregon School District’s successful $54.6 million capital projects referendum in 2014, and more than a year-anda-half of construction on the facility wrapped up last month. In January, the new two-story academic wing opened, housing 15 classrooms interspersed with collaborative spaces. New areas include a variety of furniture, getting away from the traditional “desks in a classroom” look, and larger areas for multiple classrooms to work together on projects. With the new section open, classrooms moved in, leaving much of the “old” building available for renovation, a process that took much of the rest of the year. These remodeled areas incorporated a similar feel to the new ones, with more use of windows, and open spaces. The “new” design includes a new secure main entrance featuring an art gallery, new cafeteria and commons, expanded phy ed wing and weight rooms, new locker and fitness rooms and a large new main gymnasium that in June hosted graduation ceremonies. The Library Media Center was restored, and the school’s science,
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Britt Peckham only came up with the idea while trying to relax during college exams. But what it eventually turned into — including a reunion with her Oregon High School art teacher — was a children’s book that hit the internet marketplace earlier this month. “The Hues Blues News” is the first book project for Peckham, a 2013 OHS graduate, who wrote the story, with illustrations by long-time OHS art teacher Michael Derrick. She said the story is about two second-grade kids in a town called Blueberry who are from two different groups. “They are both waiting
for their moms outside after school and decide to talk to each other and end up getting along, and in the e n d i t ’s a happy ending,” Peckham told the Peckham Observer last week. While it’s the first “real” book for Peckham, she’s written books before — in fact, she penned her first while in first grade. “I think I still have a copy of it in a binder at my parents’ house,” she said. M o s t l y, w h e n s h e writes, it’s poems or raps or music, but during her freshman year of college at UW-Eau Claire, the idea for “Hues Blues” came to her during finals. “I’ve always found creative writing is an outlet,
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Developing for decades Leases have transformed family’s Merri-Hill farm into houses BILL LIVICK Unified Newspaper Group
The first time the Lease family put a road into their 150-acre farm to begin building houses was in the late 1960s. Jim Lease, 52, was still a child then. H e ’s b e e n l e a d i n g efforts to continue the slow, methodical development of the Merri-Hill subdivision on the northeast side of the Village of Oregon for about 30 years. With the approval of 12 more lots in September, his company, Lease Construction and Realty, is continuing its expansion toward t h e F i t c h bu rg b o r d e r, where the family’s land
ends. The longest-operating real estate and home construction business in Oregon, it’s responsible for most of the approximately 100 single-family homes and duplexes in the subdivision. The company remains family-run, with Jim managing the day-to-day operations and his brother, Joe, helping in property development. Lease works with carpenter Greg Bartell in building the homes. The property that made up the farm was owned by Jim’s mom, Mary Jo Lease. She continues to provide land from the remaining acres she owns for about a dozen homes to be built every few years. The family’s interest in developing its farm – which it called Merri-Hill for decades – goes back to Jim’s father, D. James Lease, who bought property from his father-in-law,
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Oregon is getting bigger and presumably better. Our top four stories in 2017 as voted on by UNG staff all had something to do with new buildings in key spots for the community. That starts with the completion of massive $46 million undertaking to expand and modernize the high school and plans to build a new library, two stories that effectively tied for the top spot in our poll of UNG staffers. Those two towered above the rest in a year that was full of lofty aspirations and additions to the Oregon landscape. The new configurations and extra space at the OHS building have already allowed many classrooms to operate differently, and it sets the district up for modern learning styles using electronic devices, personalized learning plans, combining science, technology and arts and out-of-classroom and collaborative gatherings. The library has yet to be built, but it, too, is expected to set the community up for future needs involving technology other modern changes in how people access information. The community also got a new food pantry out of a community fundraising effort, moving out of an unheated garage that was never meant for such a purpose and delivers a comfortable experience for its patrons and volunteers. And work continued on updating the downtown – tearing down older buildings for a new apartment complex, refurbishing old Main Street buildings, trying to fill a new downtown building and bringing new life
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Book: Peckham wrote the story, OHS teacher Michael Derrick did illustrations Continued from page 1 so I just started writing and I was like, ‘Oh, this could be a children’s book,’ so I sat down for 45 minutes and wrote, and that was probably the easiest part of creating the book for me,” she said. Eventually, she needed an artist to draw pictures for the book, though. After a few options fell through from people she knew from college, she finally got in touch with Derrick, who agreed to meet her and talk about the project. “He brought his daught e r a n d s h e wa s , ‘ D a d you’ve always wanted to do illustrations, you could do this,’” Peckham said. “That’s how it started. I couldn’t ask for anybody better to work with. I kind of painted the picture of what I wanted, and he did it.” Derrick said when Peckham “goes after something, s h e ’s r e a l l y f o c u s e d ,” which was evident when she approached him about the idea. “She had it all writ ten up, she was very prepared, she had it all kind of planned out and it was really very close to what ended up being in the book, and it just snowballed where I ended up working on it,” he told the Observer. “She had this vision and I started sketching it out and she liked it. It was a lot of fun doing a project outside the classroom and I like that it shows current students real-life applications for art.” The book was self-published through Kindle Direct Publishing, with Peckham doing all the layout. She finished it over Thanksgiving, and started promoting it earlier this month. Peckham, a sales marketing coordinator for Web Courseworks in Madison, said it’s exciting to see how the book has sold on Amazon so far. “My major was entrepreneurship, so this is kind of owning your own business on a small scale and that’s really fun,” she said. “It’s mostly people I know right now, but I enjoy people coming up to me and talking about it or saying, ‘Oh I heard through
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Britt Peckham reads her book, “The Hues Blues News” to Mrs. Clemment’s and Mrs. McKernan’s classes at Brooklyn Elementary School on Dec. 20.
BKE book visit On Dec. 13, Peckham spent much of the day at Brooklyn Elementary reading to students. She said she hopes to connect with more elementary schools to read to kids and promote her book. BKE principal Kerri Modjeski, who has known Peckham for several years, said she remembers a few years ago when she came to her with the idea of writing a book. “At that point she had the idea of a book about kids being inclusive of others, she had a vision for the illustrations and the story then began to evolve,” Modjeski wrote in an email to the Observer. “It was amazing to hear from Britt about a year ago after she was knee-deep into the process and the idea of having a children’s book published was becoming a reality.” Modjeski said the elementary school kids adored the content and the author during Peckham’s visit to classes last week. “Britt stated that her cheeks actually hurt from laughing and smiling,” she said. “It was a good day for all.” so-and-so about the book.’” And while she’s not sure yet if she will write another book, she already has some ideas. “I don’t know if it would be a sequel or something completely different,” she said. “Most likely, it will rhyme again, because I like to rhyme.” If Peckham decides
to continue her literary career, Derrick said she’s got a bright future ahead. “She’s willing to explore and find things — I’m sure that’s part of her creativity,” he said. “Writing has a lot of similarities to being an artist, you’re using your words to paint that scene for everybody and get your message across.” Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.
Britt Peckham answers questions after reading her book, “The Hues Blues News” to Mrs. Kluck’s and Mrs. Valentine’s classes at Brooklyn Elementary School on Dec. 20. Noah Derrick, left, is first in line for an autograph; his dad Michael illustrated the book.
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Schools locked down during SWAT search Friday afternoon SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group
Police seized six long guns, a handgun and thousands of rounds of ammunition during a raid Thursday afternoon, arresting a felon suspected of illegally possessing of firearms. The raid led to Oregon schools being placed on lockdown from just before the warrant was served until after it was executed. Lewis S. Turner, 40, of Oregon, was arrested, and the Oregon Police Department forwarded recommended charges of felon in possession of a firearm, according to an OPD news release. According to the release, a Dane County SWAT team entered Turner’s residence at 449 N. Oak Street in the
Village of Oregon around 2:30 p.m. Dec. 21, taking him into custody,. No one was injured in the incident. The warrant search of the residence and Turner’s vehicles that turned up the guns and ammunition was conducted after an OPD investigation into a report of a felon in possession of firearms there. In an email to district parents and guardians, Oregon School District superintendent Brian Busler said there was “no disruption” of the school day, and noted that schools are always in a “soft lockdown” mode, with doors locked and entry allowed only through secure entrances. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott. delaruelle@wcinet.com.
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Heifner gets state physician award Dr. William Heifner of the UW Health Oregon Clinic was honored with the Family Practice Doctor of the Year Award in a ceremony at the clinic Dec. 15. Heifner is the lead physician at the UW Health clinic and a clinical assistant professor in the UW Department of Family Medicine. He has worked in Oregon for almost 30 years and gives lectures on sexual health to Oregon middle and high school students twice a year. He has also gone to the Dominican Republic on medical missions five times in the last 10 years, according a UW news release. Heifner said he believes family medicine is a lifestyle, and he said he loves the opportunities to be involved in the community and to build relationships.
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Dr. William Heifner, left, of UW Oregon Clinic receives the Family Practice Doctor of the Year Award at the clinic on Dec. 15.
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Lease: Has helped develop more than 100 homes on north side of Village of Oregon Harold Thompson, and began building East Richards Road some 50 years ago. Eventually, Jim Lease said, he plans to fill the entire remaining farm – essentially a couple of 40-acre plots remain – with about 130 more homes. He said he has no idea how long that will take. In addition to continuing to develop homes, Lease has donated time into community projects. His father volunteered his labor to build the Kiser Park shelter (which later became the D. James Lease Memorial Park Shelter), and years later, Jim helped build the village’s skateboard park on Oak Street and the band shelter in Waterman Triangle Park. He also coaches the ski and snowboard team at Madison West High School. “My mom took us when we were younger and taught us all how to ski,” Lease said. “My brother and I started racing at Devil’s Head, and my interest just kind of progressed from there.”
Family business Lease’s dad was in the process of building East Richards Road on land that had been the Lease and Thompson family farms when he was killed in a car accident in 1969. The family continued that project and then years later decided to develop the Merri-Hill subdivision. “My mom and grandpa went ahead and finished the street, and then sold lots, like two a year, for a long period of time until that road was completed,” Lease recalled. “When Richards Road filled up, we brought those lots in along Netherwood. It seemed to be going well, so we started coming from east to west through the rest of the property.” In the mid-1980s, the family had a hayfield that was the north side of Netherwood Street, land that today is covered with housing. “We brought those four lots in to begin with as a CSM (certified survey map)
and then platted the rest of the ones we had on Netherwood,” Lease recalled, “which would be the final chunk between North Perry Parkway and Oak Street.” T h e L e a s e s f o l l ow e d by extending North Perry Parkway north, connecting East Netherwood Street with East Richards Road. That provided another 20 to 24 lots for development. “When Perry Parkway went in, I guess it ushered us into the new era of putting in streets and buildings,” Lease explained. “Then we just kept coming in at 10- or 12-lot phases, until we got to Thompson Drive behind Walgreens.” In 2012, he extended Thompson Drive from a couple hundred feet off East Richards Road to Netherwood Street, a block east of North Main Street, creating eight duplex lots. He’s in the process of constructing the last duplex, which he plans to hold on to as rental property. Next year, he plans to build three duplexes and nine single-family homes, most around 2,000 square feet in size. “Every time we cut a street in, somebody asks if we’re going to be putting any duplex lots in,” Lease said.
Background in building Lease, a 1983 Oregon High School graduate, began building homes after high school. At the time, he worked for Ken Buroker, who had built homes for Lease’s father. Five or six years later, Buroker retired and Lease started his own business and continued developing the family’s subdivision. “The last year or so before (Buroker) retired, I got a couple of the contract homes myself and we built a couple of duplexes,” Lease recalled. “So while he was still around, I had some general contracting experience.” He opened his company in 1986, got his real estate broker’s license in the early 1990s and has been building and selling homes ever since. Lease said he likes the
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Oregon native Jim Lease has built or played a role in developing more than 100 homes on the village’s north side in the Merri-Hill subdivision. entire process, from beginning to end, which often involves selling the land, designing the home and building it. “I like building things,”
he said. “I’ve designed a lot of the homes myself, and I like figuring things out.” He also enjoys putting homeowners into the right homes for their lifestyle.
“We started out building and how they want things a lot for first-time home- to be.” owners, and they really Contact Bill Livick at bill. appreciate that,” he said. “I like getting people into livick@wcinet.com homes that work for them
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Correction In the Dec. 21 edition of the Observer, we mistakenly claimed all ages are welcome at all of the end-of-year party events. The swimming pool is hosting a party for 5th-8th graders only from 7-8 p.m. The other events are held from 5-8 p.m. and are open to families with kids of all ages. The Observer regrets the error.
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s a teen, I had the pleasure of waking up at dawn and riding my bicycle to my grandparents’ house across town to start my work day. It was not your normal teenage job delivering newspapers or bagging groceries. My job was to help renovate my grandparents’ house with my dad. Learning about the bones of a house that summer taught me that there is more to a home than a floor, four Snethen walls and a roof; great care needs to be taken to preserve what is already there and make it new again. This hands-on education helped lead me down a career path in historic renovation of buildings. We’ve had some discussions in Oregon recently about historic buildings and renovations – particularly with downtown buildings and the “Magnificent Seven” just south of them – and with my office working on its own historic renovation next door, I feel compelled to share some of my professional and personal insights. Historic building renovation comes with a price tag much greater than new developments. As my boss likes to say, “No surprises would be a surprise in a historic renovation.” For those of you who have torn down plaster walls and discovered major water damage, knob-and-tube wiring or an
infestation of termites, you have my full sympathy. The price tag can be a hefty load for individuals and companies. And financing can be difficult. Banks are only willing to take on so much risk in any project, which is why all projects usually have a loan-to-value (LTV) limit, meaning they loan out no more than typically 50-90 percent of the appraised value, depending on the size and nature of any project. The difference between what banks lend and the value of the project is what we like to call a “gap” in finance. Because the cost of fixing up a historic property can far exceed the value of the property after construction is complete, the gap grows larger and puts financing a historic renovation in a major financial pickle. Thankfully, options are available from our local, state and federal governments to help bring funds into a historic project to cover gaps. Those options can include historic tax credits and energy grants. In order to get most credits and grants, the house or building needs to meet certain historic qualities as defined by the National Park Service (NPS) and each state’s Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). NPS and SHPO are ultimately responsible for determining whether a project is worthy of being added to the National Register of Historic Places. A listing on the Register is the foundation for getting historic tax credits and grants. In general, properties are evaluated by NPS and SHPO
and must meet certain criteria to be considered historic. Of course, age is a factor in that determination, but just because a building is old doesn’t mean that it qualified as historic. This is often a point that is mistaken when people assume a building is historic due to age, when in fact, it is far from the truth. Rather, the owners of the property must gather evidence and make the case to NPS that the property provided historical significance, whether by having residents of importance that lived there over time, historic events of importance that took place at the property, specific architecture history and/or engineering achievements. These are just some of the many criteria that are viewed to make a determination. While the wood splinters in my palms and paint speckles in my hair from working on that old house years ago are long gone, the experience of learning about what it takes to renovate historic buildings continues to grow every day. I’m looking forward to sharing additional information in future columns about historic projects in Oregon that are considered historic. Our community is lucky enough to have several great examples throughout the area, and I hope you will take time to examine these great historical treasures for what they are – buildings with historical significance in our community that played big roles in our past and present. Rachel Snethen is past president of the Rotary Club of Oregon.
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Drawing is Fun Students in grades 1-4 will work on six different drawing projects using pencils, charcoal, cray-pas, markers and colored pencils to explore drawing techniques and skills. Taught by Sara Lenz from 3-4 p.m. Mondays, Jan. 16Feb. 20, at Netherwood Knoll Elementary School. Cost is $60 for all six classes and all materials, including a sketchbook.
Junior Van Goghs Students in grades K-6 will create pictures using the line-by-line technique while developing artistic skills. Taught by Tina Mancusi from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Jan. 17-31, at Rome Corners Intermediate School. Cost is $32 for each three-class session.
Mandalas and Tangles and Swirls, Oh My Artists in grades K-6 will learn how to use lines, dots and curves to design pieces of art. Taught by Tina Mancusi from 3:30-4:40 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, at Rome Corners Intermediate School. Cost is $12 and includes all materials.
Weekend Shakespearean Drama Club: Macbeth Actors in grades 4-8 will hone acting and improv skills using Shakespeare’s best ghost story. Everyone will have at least one part. Taught by Frank Mozer from 10:30 a.m.noon, Saturdays, Jan. 13 through March 10 at Prairie View Elementary. Cost is $55 and includes all materials.
Baby Sitter Training Gather the skills, knowledge and confidence to care for young children. Learn how to respond to emergencies and illness, basic first aid, how to make decisions under pressure and how to recognize safety and hygiene issues. Students will receive a Stoughton Hospital Certificate upon completion of the course. Students must be 10.5 years old by the day of class. Taught by Trish Schleicher from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, at the Oregon Fire Station. Cost is $55 and includes all materials and certificate.
Rescue Kids Students in fourth and fifth grade, who have not had Basic Aid Training, will learn basic first aid information, how and when to call 911 and how to be safe if there is a fire. They will also learn how to pack a supply bag to use in emergencies or if they need to move to a sheltered area or public shelter with their family. Taught by Dale Schulz from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at the Brooklyn Fire Station. Cost is $20 and includes all materials.
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OAWC hosts fifth end-of-year bash ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group
The Oregon Area Wellness Coalition is celebrating the new year with its fifth annual End of Year bash on Friday, Dec. 29. The library, senior center, pool and school district are all part of the OAWC, and they worked together to create programming that appeals to families of all ages. The event was inspired by an idea from local parent Eliza Tyksinski, assistant director of the senior center Anne Stone told the Observer. “In the Fall of 2012, she brought it to the attention of the community education staff that Oregon would benefit from a New Year’s Eve community family party. That inspired us to put it all together.” “There was no big event for families in Oregon on or around the New Year,”
If You Go What: End of the year bash Where: Oregon Public Library, Oregon Swimming Pool, Oregon Area Senior Center, Netherwood Knoll Elementary School When: 5-8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 29 Info: 835-5801 – senior center, 835-3656 – library, 835-8617 – pool
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Library From 5-8 p.m. the library will be hosting a Hawaiian-themed party including a scavenger hunt, New Year’s crafts, a photo booth and games like life-sized bowling.
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The party will go from 5-8 p.m. and will have toss games, shuffleboard, crafts and food from Lil’ B u d d y ’s i n c l u d i n g h o t dogs, popcorn, and beverages. Children’s performer added Kelly Allen, the of the year David Landau library’s representative will be performing and with OAWC. “We wanted playing music from 6:307:15 p.m. to fill that gap.” There will be events for Netherwood Knoll families with kids under 12 at the library, senior center Elementary School and Netherwood Knoll EleFrom 5-8 p.m., the big mentary School. The swim- gym at NKE will play ming pool will be hosting host to a more fast-paced an event for older kids in environment. Kids are
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Community Pool Families with slightly older kids are invited to come to the pool from 7-8 p.m. The volleyball nets will be up, along with log-rolling equipment and other various games. Due to the short timeframe, aquatics director Deb Bossingham advises families show up closer to the start time to make sure they can swim for as long as possible.
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the senior center or library. Each time an activity is completed, submit your The senior center hosts an adult col- name for a drawing of a prize of your oring group at 12:30 p.m. the fourth choice. Thursday of each month. For information, visit oregonpubliColoring materials are provided. Just clibrary.org/resolution. come to relax your mind, tap into your creativity and spend time with others. Blood drives For information, call 835-5801. There will be an American Red Cross community blood drive from StrongWomen 7-11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, at St. John’s The senior center is offering an exer- Lutheran Church, 625 E. Netherwood cise program for middle-aged and old- St. er women called StrongWomen MonTo make an appointment, visit reddays and Thursdays from 10:30-11:30 crossblood.org or call 1-800-RED a.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays CROSS. from 5:30-6:30 p.m. The series is led by Vickie Carroll, Move n’ Groove certified in both the basic and Booster The library will host a kids dance StrongWomen program. Each class is activity for three days in January. $3. Move n’ Groove is designed for kids For information, call Carroll at 835- ages 2-6, to enjoy music and move9486. ment activities, at 10 a.m. Jan. 9, 10 and 12. Resolution head start proFor information, call 835-3656.
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Play Club The senior center and library joined
together to create a “resolution head start” health program that will run Dec. 1 through Feb. 28. The program is designed to encourage participants to try new things, pick up healthy habits and help out in the community. Starting Dec. 1, participants can pick up a challenge sheet at
The library will host a play club meeting from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9. The meeting will be part of rehearsal for Exit Strategy, a performance by Forward Theater Company. The conversation will be led by a Forward Theater Company artist.
Scenes from the play will be read aloud by Forward Theater actors. Exit Strategy is a humorous play about a school closing in a crumbling neighborhood and what the closing means for the neighboring community. Copies of the script can be checked out at the library. The performance will run from Jan. 18-Feb. 4 at the Overture Center in Madison. For information, call 835-3656.
Wellness expo The Oregon Brooklyn Wellness Expo will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 13, at the Oregon High School, 456 N. Perry Pkwy. The event will feature 20 minute presentations by a variety of vendors that will explore topics like yoga, mindfulness, Zumba and more. For information, visit facebook.com/ OAWCWI or call 835-4086.
Summer in January Summer will come early to the Oregon Pool, 249 Brook St., 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13. The pool will offer summer activities, like volleyball and relays, in the warm water. Admission is $1.50 for kids and $3 for adults. For information, call 835-4086.
Thursday, December 28
Friday, December 29
• 5-8 p.m., Year-end community party, senior center, library, Netherwood Knoll Gym and Oregon Pool, 835-5801
Tuesday, January 2
Classes resume
Wednesday, January 3
• 10:30 a.m., Great beginnings book club, library, 835-3656
Saturday, January 6
• 7-11 a.m., Red Cross blood drive, St. John’s Church, 625 E. Netherwood St., redcrossblood.org • 10 a.m., Dads and Donuts, library, 835-3656 • Noon, Brick Mania Legos activity, library, 835-3656
Tuesday, January 9
• 10-10:45 a.m., Move n’ Groove dance activity (ages 2-6), library, 835-3656 • 6-7:30 p.m., Rome Corners Intermediate parent information music night, 1111 S. Perry Pkwy., 8354700 • 6:30 p.m., Play Club: Exit strategy, library, 835-3656
Wednesday, January 10
• 10-10:45 a.m., Move n’ Groove dance activity (ages 2-6), library, 835-3656
Thursday, January 11
• 1 p.m., “Stepping On” falls prevention program, senior center, 8355801
Friday, January 12
• 10-10:45 a.m., Move n’ Groove dance activity (ages 2-6), library, 835-3656 • 4 p.m., Teen Advisory Board
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, Dec. 28 WOW: Oregon Day Care Holiday Program (of Dec. 20) ORE: BKE Orchestra & Chorus Performance (of Dec. 21) Friday, Dec. 29 WOW: Village Special Board Meeting (of Dec. 11) ORE: OHS Panther Boys’ Basketball vs Watertown (of Dec. 19) Saturday, Dec. 30 WOW: Academy of Sound Holiday Presentation (of Dec. 11) ORE: OHS Panther Hockey vs McFarland (of Dec. 16) Sunday, Dec. 31 WOW: Holy Mother of Consolation Catholic Church Service ORE: Oregon Youth Hockey vs. Verona Panthers (of Dec. 17)
Monday, Jan. 1 Happy New Year! WOW: Movie: How Green Was My Valley (1941) ORE: OHS Panther Boys’ Basketball vs Jefferson (of Dec. 21) Tuesday, Jan. 2 WOW: Holiday Play @ Senior Center (of Dec. 15) ORE: OHS Panther Hockey vs Edgewood @ UW LaBahn Arena (of Dec. 21) Wednesday, Jan. 3 WOW: Movie: National Velvet (1944) ORE: OHS Band Concert (of Dec. 18) Thursday, Jan. 4 WOW: Oregon Community Band @ PAC (of Nov. 14) ORE: OHS Radio Play (of Dec. 16)
meeting, library, 835-3656
Saturday, January 13
• 9 a.m., Health expo at Oregon High School, 456 N. Perry Pkwy., 835-5801 • 6:30 p.m., Family movie night, First Presbyterian Church, 408 N. Bergamont Blvd., fpcmovies@ gmail.com
Monday, January 15
No school • 1 p.m., Teen volunteer day (ages 12-18), library, 835-3656
Tuesday, January 16
• 10 a.m., Tape Town building activity (2-6, bring car or truck toy), library, 835-3656
Wednesday, January 17
• 10 a.m., Tape Town building activity (2-6, bring car or truck toy), library, 835-3656 • 11:30 a.m., Brown Bag Book Club, library, 835-3656
Senior center Monday, January 1 Closed Tuesday, January 2 Oven Roasted Chicken Breast ½ Baked Sweet Potato Peas Multi-grain Bread Pumpkin Pie NCS – Pineapple VO – Veggie Burger Wednesday, January 3 Chili Black Beans with Corn Cornbread with Butter Apple Juice Strawberry Shortcake with Whipped Topping NCS – SF Jell-o VO – Red Beans and Rice Thursday, January 4 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, January 5 Lemon Baked Fish ½ Baked Potato with Butter Peas Apricots Whole Wheat Bread Tapioca Pudding Cup NCS – SF Ice Cream VO – Black Bean Burger SO - Taco Salad *Contains Pork
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 • 1 p.m., Movie Matinee: Maudie, senior center, 835-5801 • 1-4 p.m., Board games (ages 7+), library, 835-3656
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
Monday, January 1 Closed Tuesday, January 2 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced 9:30 Wii Bowling 9:45 Zumba Gold 12:30 Sheepshead 12:30 Shopping at Pick-N-Save 1:00 Movie: “Moana” 5:30 StrongWomen Wednesday, January 3 Morning: Foot Care 9:00 CLUB 10:00 Shopping in Madison 10:30 Book Club 1:00 Euchre 3:30 1-on-1 Computer Thursday, January 4 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, January 5 9:00 CLUB 9:00 Gentle Yoga 9:30 Blood Pressure
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) 291-4311 SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship SUNDAY - 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship
Vineyard Community Church
Oregon Community Bank & Trust, 105 S. Alpine Parkway, Oregon - Bob Groth, Pastor (608) 513-3435, welcometovineyard. com SUNDAY - 10 a.m. Worship
Zwingli United Church of Christ – Paoli
At the Intersection of Hwy. 69 & PB 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.
Recognizing Others “Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you. Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 NIV One thing that virtually everyone has in common is the need and desire to be recognized. We may differ in what we want to be recognized for and how we would like the recognition to be expressed, but we all want it. Some want to be recognized for their athletic prowess, others for their intelligence or musical ability, and others for their physical beauty. Good coaches, teachers and managers learn to recognize their athletes,students and employees in such a way as to get the best out of them. This is one of those hard and fast rules of human nature that we all should learn how to tap. Often a simple smile or a nod of the head is all it takes. A simple two word acknowledgement such as “nice job” can often make an otherwise long and forgettable workday memorable. The first thing to do if you are trying to recognize others is to notice them. Be attentive to what people around you are saying and doing. And then be sincere in your recognition, and don’t be stingy. Everyone likes being recognized, and it doesn’t cost us a thing to give it to others. The dividends that it pays are well worth the small effort it takes. – Christopher Simon
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Name: Nolan Look Grade: Junior Sport: Basketball Position: Guard Highlights: Look led the Panthers with 15 points Thursday in a win over Jefferson. He added 14 points in a win over Watertown on Dec. 19
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Senior guard De’Andre Burrell (14) and junior guard Nolan Look (32) celebrate as freshman guard Erik Victorson runs out the clock Thursday in a nonconference game against Jefferson at Oregon High School. The Panthers won 50-40.
Defense fuels Panthers Oregon takes over in final 10 minutes to top Jefferson ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
Oregon boys basketball took a lead with just over 10 minutes to go Thursday, and the Panthers’ defense helped keep that lead in a 50-40 win over nonconference Jefferson. Oregon (5-3 overall, 2-2
Badger South) forced four turnovers and held the Eagles to four field goals in the final 10 minutes. It helped the Panthers dictate the pace into a grind-it-out style. Jefferson is an experienced team that brought back seven players, including five starters, coach Jon Nedelcoff said. The Eagles could shoot it and pass it, he said, but the Panthers took them out of their game in the second half. “We took away some passes and kind of got them out of
What’s next Oregon hosts Westosha Central at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 30. rhythm,” Nedelcoff said. Junior guard Ethan Victorson knocked down four straight free throws to give Oregon a 33-29 lead with nine minutes
Badger South Team W-L Monona Grove 4-0 Stoughton 3-0 Monroe 2-2 Edgewood 2-2 Oregon 2-2 Watertown 1-2 Fort Atkinson 1-3 Milton 0-4
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Panthers fall a goal short in OT in first-place battle JEREMY JONES Sports editor
December 21 has been circled on the calendar for nearly a year by the Oregon boys hockey team. That’s the date they would face perennial league power Madison Edgewood, with the knowledge that the Panthers were returning one of the deepest teams in program history this season. That meant hope they could their first Badger South Conference title since splitting with McFarland. But in a game marred by penalties, Oregon fell 5-4 in overtime. “We’re obviously extremely disappointed in the outcome of the game, but we also realized we worked to a point where we could have beaten a top team in the state,” senior forward Tristan Hughes said. “We’ve been working our Photo by Jeremy Jones bag off in practice preparing for this game.” The Panthers (9-2-0 overall, 5-1-0) took Zak Roskos (10) celebrates his third period goal off a loose puck in front of Edgewood goaltender Ben Cegelski The goal tied the game 4-4 early in the third period and eventually forced Turn to Hockey/Page 8 overtime, where Oregon lost 5-4.
Honorable mentions: De’Andre Burrell (boys basketball) scored 13 points in a win over Jefferson Kaitlyn Schrimpf (girls basketball) finished with 13 points to lead the Panthers Thursday in a win over Watertown Ellen McCorkle (girls basketball) scored 11 points in the second half against Watertown Zak Roskos (boys hockey) scored a game-tying goal in the third period Thursday at Madison Edgewood. He added an assist in a 5-4 loss in overtime Brynn Weaver (girls hockey) scored the game-winning goal Saturday in a 3-2 nonconference victory over the Lakeshore Lightning
Girls hockey
Icebergs unable to find net against Lynx JEREMY JONES Sports editor
Goals continued to come at a premium for the Icebergs girls hockey co-op Friday inside the Mandt Community Center, losing a Badger Conference game 6-0 to the Madison Metro Lynx. It was the fourth time the Icebergs have been shut out this season, the third time in the last four games. Icebergs coach Matthew Gallagher said he was expecting a much different outcome. “We’re constantly improving every day in practice,” he said. “We had a week off, and some of our best practices of the year. We’ve just got to come prepared to win those small battles.” The Icebergs (2-7-0 overall) dropped to 1-3-0 in the Badger Conference with the loss. The Metro Lynx (3-7-0) improved to 2-3-0. All six of the Metro Lynx goals came from point blank range, battling for loose pucks in front of Icebergs goaltender McKenzie Nisius.
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Panthers drop conference dual against Monroe Oregon wins second ANTHONY IOZZO
both received forfeits for the Panthers’ lone wins. Nate Hall dropped a close match in Oregon wrestling earned two victories quadruple overtime, and Devin Keast Friday in a 66-12 loss to Monroe in a lost a close decision to Sam Kind. Robbie Ruth fell by pinfall to Dempzy Badger South Confer dual. Connor Brickley and Steele Mellum Foley 182 pounds.
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O r eg o n g i r l s b a s ke t ball battled through early foul trouble Thursday and erased a six-point deficit in the second half to knock off host Watertown 46-39. Senior forward Ellen McCorkle had three fouls in the first half and had limited time on the floor. But in the second half, McCorkle scored all of her 11 points and helped the Panthers outscore the Goslings 34-21 in the final 18 minutes. Oregon (5-4 overall, 2-4 Badger South) also got key contributions from sophomore guard Kaitlyn Schrimpf (13 points) and sophomore guard Liz Uhl (10 points). Senior Lauren Burd led Watertown with 15 points.
Icebergs: Co-op skates to victory in Mequon Continued from page 7 “A lot of them were caused by turnovers,” Gallagher said. “One thing we’re continuing to harp on is controling the puck and then looking for a pass. This year and last year, that’s been the biggest issue. “Doing those little things to get the puck out of the zone just isn’t happening right now.” Metro Lynx junior forward Sierra Berg scored twice in the first six minutes of the second period. She capped her first hat trick with an even-strength goal 10 ½ minutes into the third period. Vivian Hacker and Ava Downing each added a goal and an assist for the Metro Lynx. Rosie Patton scored one minute into the first period and the Metro Lynx never looked back. Nisius finished with 36 saves, including 16 in the second period and 10 in the first and third periods.
What’s next The Icebergs travel north to Rhinelander on Dec. 28-30 where they will be looking to defend their Hodag tournament title. Medford, conference rival Viroqua and the Hodags also take place in the tournament. Gwen Parker stopped 13 shots for the Metro Lynx.
Icebergs 3, Lakeshore 2 The Icebergs traveled to Mequon’s Ozaukee Ice Center on Saturday, winning a nonconference game 3-2 over Lakeshore Lightning. Aeryn Olson, Paige Nelson and Brynn Weaver scored in the comeback victory for the Icebergs.
Olson knotted the score 1-1 midway through the second period and Nelson, who had a goal and an assist, tied the game with nine seconds remaining in the period. Weaver netted the game winner a little over a minute into the third period. L a ke s h o r e L i g h t n i n g ( 4 - 9 - 0 ) scored to take a one-goal lead early in the first period and midway through the second period on goals by Megan Wachter and Anna Gontarski. Nisius finished with 21 saves in the win, while Kami McCardle made 20 saves for the Lightning. The Icebergs travel to Rhinelander for the Hodag holiday tournament Wednesday through Saturday. “It always ends up being a huge bonding experience,” Gallagher said. “Hopefully, it will start to turn the tide in a better direction.”
Badger South Team W-L Monroe 5-0 Edgewood 4-1 Monona Grove 3-2 Milton 3-2 Stoughton 3-2 Oregon 1-4 Watertown 1-4 Fort Atkinson 0-5
What’s next Oregon travels to Burlington at 4 p.m. Friday and hosts McFarland at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2.
Hockey: Oregon still tied with Edgewood with 10 points What’s next The Panthers return to action 7 p.m. Thursday inside Edwards Ice Arena against nonconference Beloit Memorial (3-7-0 overall). on the ice because we have had issues with penalties this year,” said Hughes, who was called for cross checking sixand-a-half minutes into the second period. One of four Panther penalties in the second period, the infraction helped Edgewood’s take the lead for the second time with a power-play goal. Somehow, Oregon still found a way to keep the score close following a Jake Schmaltz power-play goal for the Crusaders. With the Panthers trailing 3-2 in the waning seconds of the second period, a spinning Tyson Rohrer fired a shot on goal from the left right circle, and it snuck between the puck the leg pads of Cegelski with nine seconds remaining to tie the game. The Panthers failed, however, to put any distance between themselves and the Crusaders early in the period after a 5-minute major by Hottman and a two-minute minor for elbowing by
Badger South Team W-L-T Points Edgewood 5-0-0 10 Oregon 5-1-0 10 McFarland 2-3-0 4 Stoughton 1-2-0 2 MG 1-2-0 2 Monroe 1-2-0 2 Milton 0-4-0 0 Drew Lenz. “There’s nothing we can do about that,” coach Mike Jochman said. “Edgewood has a really solid power play. They move the puck well, and they’ve got their systems down.” Laszlo Orosz gave Oregon its only lead just under four minutes into the first period, but Edgewood answered less than four minutes later on a Teddy Kluesner rebound goal in front of the net. Both teams exchanged goals from there as the Crusaders never led by more than a goal the rest of the way. Carter Hottman scored with a little less than two minutes remaining in the first period, but Oregon answered with one of its two last-second goals on the night when Tyler Damon tied the score 2-2 with one second remaining. Ayers finished with 39 saves off 44 shots on goal,
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Junior guard Ethan Victorson makes a pass in the second half Thursday. He finished with 14 points.
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some solace in the loss, scoring a pair of goals in the final four seconds of the first two periods and adding two more scrappy goals in front of the net. Edgewood (, 5-0-0) took its third lead of the game early in the third period, 4-3, as leading scorer Carter Hottman flew through the neutral zone untouched and buried a shot high to the glove side of Oregon goaltender Jacob Ayers. Playing from behind for all but seven minutes of the game, however, the Panthers found a way to answer as Zak Roskos poked home a rebound off a scrum in front of Edgewood goaltender Ben Cegelski two minutes later. Oregon killed off a critical Edgewood power play shortly after, and although Hottman had a chance in the slot as time expired, the game went to overtime.
The Panthers, who racked up 14 penalty minutes on seven infractions, picked up another midway through overtime. Oregon’s penalty kill unit, which killed off two of the Crusaders’ five power plays, did so again in overtime. A wrister by Hunter Stracka in the slot six seconds later, however, proved the difference. The penalties appeared to be even inside LaBahn Arena, as Oregon had 14 penalty minutes and the Crusaders slightly more with 17. In reality though, the visiting Panthers were called for seven penalties, while the majority of Edgewood’s penalty minutes stemmed from a 5-minute major for head contact in the second period and a 10-minute unsportsmanlike conduction early in the third period. “There was a lot of talk about staying composed coming into the game tonight, being smart about our hits and what we said
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to go. After a quick Jefferson jumper cut the lead to 33-31, the Panthers went on a 7-2 run. Junior guard Nolan Look banked in a layup, and senior guard De’Andre Burrell found junior forward Carter Erickson inside for another basket to make it 37-31. Look followed with a reverse layup off the glass, and Ethan Victorson hit one of two free throws to make it 40-33. Jefferson cut the lead to 40-37, but Burrell knocked down a jumper from the 3-point line on a pass from Ethan Victorson. Burrell later found Look on the inside, and Look drove to the basket, made the layup and was fouled. Following the free throw, Oregon led 48-37, its biggest lead of the night. Freshman guard Eric Victorson stopped any chance
of a comeback with a steal a few seconds later. “These guys know that we are not going to stretch the lead, and it only takes two to three possessions and you are back in it,” Nedelcoff said. With only one player with a quarter-and-a-half of varsity experience per game back from last year, Nedelcoff said there will be ups-and-downs this season. But he is happy to see some growth in the first few games. Instead of worrying about too much, he said, it helps to keep it simple. Look led with 15 points because he was attacking the basket, Nedelcoff said. Ethan Victorson added 14, and Burrell chipped in 13. “Each guy has their reference point,” Nedelcoff said. “It is just a matter of knowing what they are at and then little-by-little trying to stretch it, not trying to jump over hurdles.”
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Oregon Community Resource Network board chair Randy Glysch, left, past board chair Jeff Boudreau, right, and Oregon Area Food Pantry board chair Tom Kirchdoerfer, center, peer into the new walk-in freezer during the OAFP building soft opening Nov. 2. The building opened to the community later that month.
SOY: Village to borrow $6 million for new library on Main Street, food pantry opens 4. New buildings go up downtown
Continued from page 1 technology, engineering, arts and math center were demolished to make way for a new one in the former math area. The school also added an office for OCA Media to help better facilitate coverage and offer opportunities to students. The building now also houses the district’s alternative high school, OASIS, which moved from the Oregon Ice Arena, where the district had rented out space for several years. The larger space is not only nice, it’s necessary, with the district expecting enrollment to spike from 4,000 to 6,000 in the next dozen years. – Scott De Laruelle
1. (tie) Borrowing, location set for library After more than two years of planning, village officials made some big decisions this year about building a new public library. In August, the board decided build the library at 249 N. Main St., where it purchased the former Methodist Church property last year for $890,000. And two weeks ago, the Village Board voted to plan for $6 million in borrowing to build the new facility. Neither decision was popular with everyone. Some residents objected to the North Main Street site because of safety concerns. Others had issues with the cost of the project or the village’s level of contribution. However and whenever it is built, it is expected to offer much more space for a growing community, and by going into a new space, the old building will allow the Oregon Senior Center to have a home whenever it is upgraded – the library is just the first part of a master village campus plan that’s still being developed. Unless Library Board members decide to downsize – they were unhappy with the village deciding to contribute barely more than half the cost of construction – the new building will be two stories and will more than triple the size of the existing library, at 35,000 square feet. That’s expected to cost between
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The site of the former Methodist Church at 249 Main St. was selected as the location for the new Village of Oregon library. Oregon Area Food Pantry is now operating out of a new building to better serve the community. The project came together quickly, especially because of a massive donation from an anonymous “angel investor” and a prime location offered for $1 per year next to People’s United Methodist Church. The fundraising campaign kicked off in August 2016, and the $750,000 goal was nearly met by the time crews broke ground in April 2017. (It included in-kind donations and pledges spanning five years to help with operating expenses). Local municipalities also contributed to the project, including $20,000 from the Village of Oregon (which recently approved waiving $10,255 in permit and impact fees). After about six months of construction, the nearly 4,300-square-foot, single-story structure opened in time for OAFP’s November distribution. – Bill Livick The new space along Alpine Parkway is more than triple the 3. New food pantry opens size of the old space at Union After years of anticipation, the Road, which had been donated by
$10 million and $12 million. Consultant estimates indicated $6 million would build a 20,000-squarefoot facility, which is about twice the size of the existing library on Brook Street, yet short of what a space needs study had recommended in 2016 to meet the village’s needs in coming decades. The village’s population is projected to reach 10,000 by 2020, at which time Dane County will impose new standards on the library in order to continue receiving a county subsidy and not have the village pay a county library tax, library director Nikki Busch told the village. Some village trustees argued the village should invest more and construct a larger building. But others said the village has too many other expensive projects to borrow for and they were confident that community groups could raise the extra money needed to build the facility next year.
Ed and Charlene Hefty 15 years ago, and was designed to meet the growing needs of its patrons and volunteers. It features temperature control, more storage space, a loading and sorting area with scales, a walk-in cooler and freezer, a shopping area with donated shelving, an office, restrooms and a community room. Each month, about 6,000 pounds of food gets distributed to 350 patrons who reside within the Oregon School District. With a much larger and more visible and accessible building, OAFP anticipates those numbers will soon increase. This successful fundraising and building project organized through the Oregon Community Resource Network has also paved the way for its next endeavor: a new building for the Oregon Youth Center. By the time the $1 million project was publicly announced in December, $800,000 in anonymous donations had already rolled in, leaving $200,000 for the community to fulfill. – Samantha Christian
It was a big year for downtown Oregon, with several building projects changing its face. Construction began on the Jefferson Crossing apartment building and the South Main Street parking lot, and local real estate investors Jerry and Bonnie Thiel bought and fixed up a few buildings on North Main Street. The last time the downtown saw improvements this significant was in 2008, when its infrastructure was rebuilt. Jefferson Crossing developers Brett Riemen and Brian Spanos broke ground on their 61-unit building in May. The three-story building, on Jefferson Street between South Main Street and the railroad viaduct, and is expected to open in July. The apartment building replaces six parcels that included private homes and an auto repair shop on Jefferson Street. Part of the project involves reconfiguring the village-owned Jefferson Street parking lot behind a row of South Main Street businesses. Traffic flow and limited spots there have been the source of much discussion and planning over the past few years. Riemen and Spanos are responsible for reconstructing the lot, which includes burying utility lines, and the village will reimburse them for the work as part of a pay-as-you-go tax-increment financing package amounting to almost $1 million. The Thiels bought three buildings on the 100 block of North Main Street this year and restored some of their historic character. The buildings, at 113, 115 and 123125 N. Main St., required structural and interior work and landscaping. The Thiels redid the driveways and tuckpointing on all three buildings. The buildings have retail businesses on the ground floor, and the buildings at 113 and 123 N. Main St. have second-floor rental apartments. Bonnie Thiel told the Observer the improvements would “contribute greatly to the gateway of the historic downtown” and the goal was “to generate more retail business for this area.” – Bill Livick
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5. Uproar in Brooklyn over PD, fire/EMS A pair of conversations about public safety got heated in Brooklyn this year — and one even led to a new Village President. Neither discussion changed much of how either the Fire and EMS District or the police department functions, but they certainly showed that many community members feel passionately about one or the other – or both. At the end of 2016, the Village Board announced its intention to leave the Fire and EMS District at the end of 2017 and seek new coverage. The decision came after what board members said was recurring disagreements over items like audits, how much each should pay and some of the legal language in the agreement among the five municipalities in the district. It took a few meetings between all of the elected officials from each of the municipalities – the Village and the towns of Brooklyn, Rutland, Schulz Union and Oregon – to hash out those disagreements and create a new contract, which each approved. The new agreement was for three years. Weeks after that agreement was reached, write-in candidate Clayton Schulz, a 22-year-old lifelong Village resident and volunteer firefighter, defeated incumbent Pat Hawkey in the village president’s race. Schulz told the Observer he was inspired to run because of the Fire and EMS disagreement. Months later, he oversaw a similar situation and public response when the Village Board discussed dissolving
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Representatives from each of the five municipalities in the Brooklyn Fire and EMS District met twice early in the year to work out a new agreement after the Village of Brooklyn threatened to leave. the Brooklyn Police Department after chief Harry Barger retired. Instead, they would have gotten police coverage from the Dane County Sheriff’s Office. After a public meeting in November and a survey that both showed strong support for keeping the police department, the Village Board voted in December to do just that, and installed acting chief Wade Engelhart into the full-time role.
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6. Geske guilty of fraud, misconduct A former municipal court clerk was found this year to have stolen more than $30,000 from the court and was later sentenced to one year of jail time. Dennis Geske, 62, admitted he had taken the money when police first questioned him early this year during an investigation into some questionable numbers on the books that a new clerk noticed in January. He pleaded guilty to nine felony charges in October. Geske had been fired
new TIF district 5, which overlays an older TID 3, as a way to create a stronger district that would be able to finance projects long into the future. Village administrator Mike Gracz explained the new TID 5 would “go out 27 years, so this is a longterm vision.” He said as the village prepares to construct a new library at the former Methodist Church site on North Main Street, officials expect it’s going to “generate interest” in new building developments in the Market Street corridor, which is included in the new TIF district. It’s not clear that the Magnificent Seven historic houses were threatened by the boundaries of the new district, but the Friends of Oregon Neighborhoods weren’t taking any chances. They were successful in getting the Planning Commission to move the southern boundary from Washington Street to Elm Street, thereby removing the homes from the TID and redevelopment district.
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Jeanne Neath takes a photo of the “Tin Man” water tower after a lighting ceremony in June. in October 2016 from his position for “performance issues,” municipal clerk Judge Beth Cox wrote in a memo, but those were unrelated to the stolen money. The investigation Geske determined that Geske would receive a receipt and sign it, but then keep the cash that had been
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Residents of a South Main Street neighborhood were successful at keeping their historic homes out of a proposed new tax-increment financing district and redevelopment district in July. About 100 supporters from the Friends of Oregon Neighborhoods, an association organized by residents Randy Glysch and Amanda Peterson, turned out for an Oregon Planning Commission meeting to demand the homes not be included in – Scott Girard the proposed districts. The village created the
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brought in with it instead of depositing it with the village. Geske told police he “knew … someday I’d get caught,” according to the criminal complaint. Cox and Oregon Police Department chief Brian Uhl wrote letters to the court in November asking the judge to impose a harsher sentence than initially agreed to in a plea deal. In November, Judge Ellen Berz sentenced Geske to one year of jail time with Huber work-release privileges, followed by seven years of probation.
T h e v i l l a g e ’s h i s t o ric downtown water tower received a long-awaited face lift this year in the form of a new coat of silver paint and LED lights. The 100-foot-tall tower was painted silver in April and lighted in June. The lights, 12 along a catwalk the circles the water tank and one on each leg of the tower, were turned on at a June 6 ceremony. Project organizer Randy Glysch led a fundraising campaign to paint and light the tower, which he dubbed “Tin Man.” It looms above the Oregon Welcome Center, which Glysch was also responsible for renovating two years ago. The 118-year-old tower was last painted in 1981, the year it
Random K-9 sweeps through OHS and OMS, building parking lots and adjoining streets continued in 2017, a year after the school board approved the searches on a trial basis. Teams swept the schools for the first time in around a decade on Dec. 1, 2016 and twice this year — April 20 and Nov. 27. Suspected marijuana was found in a locker at OHS during the first search, and no drugs were found during the second – despite 13 K-9 “alerts.” Police planned to issue two people citations for possession of THC, drug paraphernalia and tobacco after a dog “alerted” on four vehicles in the OHS parking lot during the Nov. 27 search, where no drugs were found in either school, despite a few alerts on lockers. During searches, students are required to remain in class, and searches have all been within a class period (roughly 45 minutes), according to the district. In August, the school board voted to continue the pilot program for another year but decided not to make the random searches permanent, citing questions about their effectiveness.
ment accredited. On Oct. 2, that became a reality, as the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Accreditation Group approved the department for Core Accreditation. That put the department among 32 statewide to receive the designation. Core Accreditation required 49 standards to be met, including updating policies and organizing the evidence room. The next step for the department is full accreditation, which requires 235 standards to be met and is likely to take a couple of years, at least.
Koelsch retires after two decades
The Oregon Area Senior Center got a new director this year after Alison Koelsch decided to retire in July. She was succeeded by former case manager Rachel Brickner. Koelsch directed the center for two decades. As only the second director in the senior center’s history – it was built in 1980 and she took the helm in 1997 Koelsch – Koelsch said she found a home in Oregon. OPD gets accreditation “It’s been a great community and very When Brian Uhl was hired as Oregon supportive of senior services,” she said.
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Both the girls, above left, and boys, above right, soccer teams made state in 2017, with the girls falling in the semifinals to top-ranked Whitefish Bay. The boys finished runner up after a loss in the state final to Whitefish Bay.
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The boys and girls soccer teams both had great seasons in 2017. First, the girls were able to make the WIAA Division 2 state semifinals in June. Then, the boys followed suit and made the D2 state finals in November. The girls team needed overtime to make state. Co-captain Holly Kaboord, who had several chances to score in regulation of the D2 sectional final at Huntoon Field including a penalty kick, didn’t let her final chance slip away in the last two minutes of overtime. Kaboord received a pass from junior midfielder Emma Roemer and was able to strike the ball to the top left of the goal, past a diving goalie. And with less than two minutes left, the top-seeded Panthers held on for the 1-0 win over second-seeded Burlington. It was the third straight year the girls soccer team (14-2-4 overall) advanced to state. But the run ended in a 3-1 loss to top-ranked Whitefish Bay in the D2 state semifinals at Uihlein Soccer Park. The boys team won seven straight games en route to a state runner-up finish. The season ended in a 6-1 loss to top-ranked Whitefish Bay in the final. In a season of ups-anddowns – including an eightyear conference winning streak being snapped and a 2-3-1 start – the Panthers (17-5-3) put it all together at the end of the season. Oregon won regional and
sectional titles and made state after a two-year hiatus for the program, and the Panthers added a 4-3 shootout win over No. 2 Waukesha West, following a 2-2 tie through two overtimes, in the D2 state semifinal. – Anthony Iozzo
8. (tie) Ice arena gets approvals The Oregon Ice Arena got village approval in November for outdoor sales of beer and wine at the facility on North Perry Parkway. The organization won’t be allowed to implement its outside sales plan, however, until it pays the village an outstanding debt for fees accumulated during the village’s approval process. Arena representatives in the spring introduced plans to build volleyball courts and a small baseball field on the north side of the facility. The plans included adding bleachers and a concessions area, enclosing the area with a 6-foot-high fence, and selling beer and wine. Arena reps said the goal is to attract more teams and leagues to the facility, and to use it seven days a week. They also plan to hold special events, like music concerts, in the expanded area. Selling beer and wine during those events, along with offering practice times and hosting games other than youth hockey, are necessary to keep the facility financially viable, they said. M a n a g e r B e n C owa n said it would likely take a few months for the arena to pay the village’s bill, which came to $3,369 after the Village Board agreed to reduce it by $2,000 as a “show of good faith.” It took several months for the arena to get its plan approved after a series of missteps and miscommunications with the village, with officials worrying at one point that the arena group would be trying to set up alcohol consumption at youth events during the day. – Bill Livick