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All about the

referendums
Two have passed, another coming in
April for teacher compensation
After a year when residents in the Oregon
School District voted to oust three incumbent
board members in April and approve two referendums totaling nearly $55 million in November, 2015 looks to be another busy year for the
school district.
The first step is determining whether to go
again to referendum in April, as planned, with a
new teacher compensation package designed to
recruit and retain top teachers. The school board
must approve any referendum by Jan. 19 for it to
be on the ballot.
It will also be worth seeing whether there are
any more contested races for the school board.
Well know that next week. And later in the
spring, the district is planning to put the spending authorization it got from the November referendum to use.
Photo by Samantha Christian

Bashir Nasserjah and his wife Renee Frank watch the deck and wheelchair ramp construction from their patio door on Dec. 19. A group of volunteers from Home Depot and some family and friends helped build the addition so Bashir can more easily go to and from chemotherapy appointments. Shown working on the deck are, from left, Home Depot employee Mark Andert, friend Sean McKinney and Renees father Ron Frank.

Giving back, not giving up

Community rallies around local man fighting cancer
SAMANTHA CHRISTIAN
Unified Newspaper Group

A new bed, bathroom and deck might

seem like lofty wishes on an adults
Christmas list, but for 59-year-old
Bashir Nasserjah, they have become
necessities.
The longtime Oregon resident and
native of Afghanistan is battling a crippling form of cancer called multiple
myeloma. The systemic disease has
manifested itself in at least four bone
tumors, inflicting excruciating pain
while stealing his mobility and energy.
What were once routine tasks like
sleeping, bathing and walking have
become difficult and painful since his
diagnosis in September. In less than
three months, Bashir has gone from
being completely independent to using
a walker and though he hates it a
wheelchair to get around.
His wife, Renee Frank, has become his
full-time caregiver at home. The problem is, the house cannot accommodate
Bashirs changing needs on his familys
limited income.
But before Bashir even reached out
for help, friends, businesses and even
strangers stepped in to give back to a
family that has been prominent in the
Oregon area.
To show its support, the community

How to help
Contributions can be sent to:
Bashir Nasserjah and Renee Frank
c/o Anchor Bank
705 N. Main St.
Oregon, WI 53575
rallied together over the last few months
and held a Labor of Love benefit for
the family at their R&B Acres property
in November.
After learning about the costs that
would lean heavily on the family, a few
of us met up and started organizing a
benefit for the family, event organizers said. Thus began an outpouring of
support that we never could have imagined.
Dozens of people have also taken on
the role of St. Nick, volunteering their
time and resources to make life a little
more manageable for his family.
While insurance will cover most of
Bashirs chemotherapy treatments, the
funds raised from the benefit are going
toward making his home and vehicle
more accessible, and to offset costs
related to his care. Just in time for the
holidays, volunteers finished building a
wheelchair ramp attached to a deck on
the back of the house.

(Its going to) make my life a lot easier, Bashir said, grateful to those who
helped make the project a reality.

Spring referendum
District business manager Andy Weiland said
recently that while a final cost of the planned
April referendum is still being decided, it will be
less than the $3.5 million estimated last summer,
when board members were considering including
it on the fall ballot.
The proposal has recently gone to the teachers in focus group sessions, with very positive
results, said district human resources director
Jina Jonen.
It has to be a model they believe in and support, she said. This is all a work in progress,
and we need feedback from staff, parents and
community.

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Home improvements
Facing a prognosis of about two years
to live, Bashir is undergoing chemotherapy treatments in a 9-month-long investigational study through the Mayo Clinic
and UW Carbone Cancer Center. But the
fact remains: his cancer is inoperable.
His health has declined exponentially
every day, especially since the middle
of July. Its just been a surreal experience, Renee said. Hes now getting
some physical therapy support, but its
a long road. At the end of the day, hes
just tired.
To help ease his discomfort, the family purchased a zero-gravity, adjustable
bed that doesnt put as much pressure on
Bashirs back while lying down at night.
Next door, the master bathroom is being
renovated to lower sinks and add a hot
tub/shower unit featuring a spring-loaded seat that will be easier for him to use.
Renee also wants to get a generator so
that if they lose power and the driveway
is drifted shut with snow, she can still
keep her husband warm and get him the
drugs he needs to manage his pain. And,
although the family underestimated how

Turn to Giving/Page 5

Spring election

Nomination papers
due Jan. 6
MARK IGNATOWSKI
Unified Newspaper Group

Those interested in running for public office

in the spring election have just a few days to get
their name on the ballot. The deadline to file a
declaration of candidacy and collect signatures
for office is coming up Jan. 6.
Locally, some incumbents have announced
that they will be on the ballot, but some seats
will be open for the April 7 general election.
All incumbents on the Oregon Village Board
plan to run for reelection.
Steve Staton will seek another term as president, while Eric Poole, Darlene Groenier and
Jeanne Carpenter will seek to run as trustees.

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Oregon police K9 program questioned

Burke hopes to see
dog used in schools
BILL LIVICK
Unified Newspaper Group

Police dogs are commonly used in Wisconsin

and throughout the nation for
tracking potential criminals
and detecting illegal drugs.
Canines are also useful public relations tools for police
departments, particularly in
small towns like Oregon,
where crime happens less
frequently than in a city like
Madison.
The Village of Oregon
Police Department began its
K9 program in October 2010,
when the department introduced a German shepherd
named Vende to the community. She turned 4 years old in
November, said handler Josh
Kohlman, whos also a patrol
officer in the village.
He said Vende is mainly
used for drug detection during
traffic stops. Most police dogs
are also used in schools to act
as a deterrent by sniffing out
illegal drugs, but the Oregon
School District has a policy
against using dogs for random
searches.
That raises the question of
whether Vende is being used
to her full potential, and if its
a good idea to even have a K9
unit which consists of a specialized vehicle, the dog and
its handler in Oregon.
Village Trustee Jerry Bollig raised the question during
2015 budget discussions last
fall. He asked if taxpayer dollars were being used to support
the program and questioned if
the dog is being used enough

to justify the K9 program.

Acting chief of police Dale
Burke doesnt think Vende is
used as much as she should
be and said hes taken steps
to change that.
When Jerry brought this up
the first time, I told the board
that was going to be a decision
that they were going to have to
make sometime in the future,
Burke told the Observer.
I told the Village Board
I was going to do my best to
show them what a K9 program looks like when its
used properly. And then, after
they see what that looks like,
they can decide whether they
support continuing it or not.
Burke noted that village tax
dollars are not used to fund
the program. A small amount
of village money is used to
maintain the Ford Explorer
thats specially outfitted for
Vende and her handler, Burke
said, but everything else the
dog needs is donated. That
includes veterinarian care,
grooming and kenneling, and
her food.
Kohlman told the Observer
Vende eats about $650 worth
of dog food, which is donated
by a company based in his
hometown of Fond du Lac.
Old Stone Pet Lodge provides grooming and kenneling at no cost, and Country
View Veterinary also offers
its services for free.
Any money garnered at fundraisers for the K9 program is
used strictly for the dog, Burke
said, but not to buy a new set
of tires for the police vehicle
or something like that.
Kohlman admitted that
Vende could be used more
than she is. On the other hand,
he thinks her presence alone

Photo by Samantha Christian

Oregon police officer and police dog handler Josh Kohlman and
Vende made an appearance at National Night Out on Aug. 5.

has pushed illegal drug use

out of the village.
And while he didnt have
recent statistics to support
it, he said Vende is used as
much if not more than police
dogs in comparable communities, such as Waunakee and
Monona.
Our K9 numbers as
regards to drug arrests and
uses are equal if not a tad better than what we see in other
agencies, Kohlman asserted.

He described the dog as

a huge deterrent to criminal activity, and added, You
cant measure the success of
a program only by the numbers.
Kohlman said when he first
started working in Oregon
seven years ago, it was very
evident that Oregon had a
bigger drug problem compared to what we have now.
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said.
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At one time, the officer
Not just a dog
(Kohlman) spent the majorBurke said village offi- ity of times working nights,
cials should view the police Busler said. But there
departments K9 program as have been times when we
it would any other program. were interested and it hasnt
If its not serving the pur- worked out.
Busler said he and Burke
pose that it was intended to,
he said, then it doesnt make have discussed the K9 program once and hes planning
sense to continue it.
Im taking steps now to to invite the police chief to a
make sure the dog is used committee meeting to continmore often and more appro- ue the conversation.
Burke said theres no dispriately not just in Oregon
but also anywhere in Dane puting the fact that there are
County, he said. Shes drug issues in Oregon.
He said those issues involve
participating in a number of
school searches that require school-age children, and
thinks that the majority of
more dogs.
Burke also plans to initiate parents would not want their
conversations with Oregon kids being exposed to drugs
school officials to convince while theyre at school.
We can help in that prothe school district to use the
cess, he said.
dog.
Bollig said he understands
My understanding is that
the school board has been that the village made a comvery reluctant to allow dogs mitment when it decided in
2010 to purchase the dog and
in the schools, he said.
Id like to have a conver- send Kohlman and Vende
sation with the board, because south for a month of training.
pretty much every place that I He assumes the K9 program
know of theyre doing search- will exist until the dog is
es in the school periodically. retired, whether its two years
or six years from now.
So Im kind of at a loss.
But he thinks the proOregon School District
superintendent Brian Busler gram needs to be thoroughly
said the school board policy assessed when the time is
is not to allow random drug right, and at this point in time,
hes not sure he would supsearches by the dog.
But, he said, the policy port renewing it.
The department is keepdoes allow us to call for a
drug dog search if we are in ing statistics on how much it
the process of investigating is being used and when and
a matter and we believe that where and exactly how, he
the dog could help us identify said. The program is selfsustaining. In retrospect, the
some evidence.
In fact, Busler said, the dis- program should have been
trict has requested the dogs reviewed more often. It will
help several times, although be as it goes forward.
for whatever reasons, the dog

Its flu season once

again, but this month, the
Oregon School District
will be a laboratory for a
research project designed
to identify early signs of
flu outbreaks in communities.
Dr. Jon Temte, long-time
Oregon resident and professor in the department of
family medicine at the University of Wisconsin School
of Medicine and Public
Health, will direct the project. His research team was
recently awarded a $1.5
three-year grant by The
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention to follow
trends in student absences
from school, test ill students
for flu and other respiratory viruses and compare
the data to clinic activity
and various flu surveillance
reports in Wisconsin.
The team will begin
monitoring student
absences on Jan. 5.
Tempte said the goal of
the study is to determine
what role influenza plays
in absenteeism and then
correlate that to influenza
data in clinics to see what
patterns emerge.
If the project is

successful, the new system

may serve as an early predictor of flu outbreaks in
communities, he said.
Parents who call the
Oregon School Districts
absentee telephone line to
report a childs illness will
get an automated message
about the study. The message directs those interested in participating to call
the study phone number for
a brief phone interview.
If the child is eligible,
a member of the research
team makes a home visit
to collect information on
symptoms and to take
nose and throat specimens.
One specimen will be tested with a rapid influenza
test; the other will be sent
to the State Laboratory
of Hygiene for molecular testing that can detect
17 respiratory viruses.
The rapid and molecular
tests are then compared
to determine the virus
that caused the student
absence.
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poses advantages for surveillance because viruses
are common and spread
quickly in that population.
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to recruit 500 each year
over the three-year study.

January 1, 2015

Green and Growing

NKE arboretum receives rare certification

SCOTT DE LARUELLE
Unified Newspaper Group

It may be the coldest and

darkest time of the year, but
spring weather and fields
of flowers seem just a bit
closer thanks to the Netherwood Knoll Arboretum
recently becoming certified
as a Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom, only the
second such certification in
Wisconsin.
Nature Explore is a collaborative program of the
Arbor Day Foundation and
Dimensions Educational
Research Foundation that
works to transform children's lives through science-based outdoor classroom design.
In recent years, students,
staff and volunteers have
worked hard to rehabilitate
a space outside the school
into an outdoor classroom
with art gardens, a stream/
pond area with waterfalls,
a climbing structure, raised
vegetable beds, a sand area,
dirt digging area and a geology labyrinth/exploration
area, among other features.
What was once an
overgrown and little-used
courtyard inside our school
is now a captivating natural area that draws people
of all ages and facilitates
learning, said Netherwood
Knoll principal Dan Rikli,
who noted that the space
has provided engaging
academic opportunities for
students.
Teachers use the space

Photo submitted

The arboretum at Netherwood Knoll Elementary School was recently certified as a Nature Explore outdoor classroom, just the second in Wisconsin. Nature Explore is a collaborative program of the Arbor
Day Foundation and Dimensions Educational Research Foundation that works to transform childrens
lives through science-based outdoor classroom design. Last school year, students shown here worked
on a project in their outdoor classroom.

for everything from sensory

writing projects to math lessons to observing insects,
Rikli said. Students often
say that the days they planted the gardens or ate their
garden creations were their
favorite of the entire school
year. We see them demonstrate an increased connection to their food, saying
things like, I didn't know
pickles were made from
cucumbers!
School counselor Sara
Lubbers, who coordinates
the vegetable gardens,
said besides vegetables
and flowers, students
increased sense of responsibility has also been

growing at the arboretum.

They have pride and a
sense of ownership for the
food they have grown and
used, she said.
Rikli said the project has
also formed new connections between the school
and our community, with
families donating their time
to help with projects on
weekends. High school students from the agriculture
program helped clear the
space, while woodworking
students built art tables and
created the signs to designate the areas. Local garden
club members have donated plants and labor, and
organizations such as the

On the web
More about the NKE Arboretum

natureexplore.org/certified/
NetherwoodKnoll.cfm
Rotary Club and the VFW
have supported the schools
efforts as well.
Rikli provided a quote
from a student's sensory
writing project in the arboretum, which he said sums
up the project well:
When I walked in to
the arboretum, I felt like I
was in a secret garden that
smelled like magic.

OHS students in state honor choir

Performed at
Music Educators
Conference
SCOTT DE LARUELLE
Unified Newspaper Group

Sean Cashman used to get

in trouble for singing during class. Now, hes been
named to the state honors
choir program for the second straight year.
Cashman and fellow Oregon High School freshman
Erin Schultz were chosen
to sing with the Wisconsin
State Honors Music Project
Middle Level Honor Choir,
performing with the group
Nov. 1 at the Marriott West,
the final day of the Wisconsin Music Educators Conference.
The duo was honored for
their efforts during their
eighth grade school year,
with an audition process
that involved preparing a
selection from the Wisconsin School Music Association list at a Class B level or
higher, vocalizing exercises,
sight-singing assessment
and a brief ensemble class.

Practice makes perfect

Cashman, who first started singing in school choirs
when he was in third grade,
started because he simply
enjoyed singing.
Ive been singing since
I was talking, which didnt
take very long, he said.
I would get in trouble for

Photo submitted

Oregon High School freshmen Sean Cashman and Erin Schultz

were chosen to sing with the Wisconsin State Honors Music Project
Middle Level Honor Choir last year.

humming during a class or

test. Ive always loved singing wherever and whenever
and for whatever reason.
Choir gave me a where, a
when and a what.
Cashman participated in
state honors choirs the past
two years. The entire group
meets only twice the day
before the show, and then
the show itself.
He met separately with his
voice coach, Valerie Barton,
multiple times before both
of the shows. In the meantime, it was lots of practice,
particularly the day before
the concert.
(It was) practice, practice, practice eat lunch
practice, practice, practice eat dinner practice,
practice, practice, Cashman
said. Then all of the kids
get put on buses and taken to
the Madison Marriott West

where we spend the night,

eat breakfast, practice a little
more, eat lunch practice a
tiny bit more, and finally its
show time.

Getting serious
Schultz, who has been
in district choir programs
for the past five years,
started getting serious
about singing during sixth

grade, taking vocal lessons

at the Academy of Sound.
In seventh grade, she participated in her first Solo
and Ensemble festival and
really enjoyed it, then last
year heard about the honors
program from choral teacher Heather Rattmann, who
encouraged her to try out.
To be able to try out,
your choir teacher must recommend you to try out and
you have to participate in
Solo and Ensemble, Schultz said. Then you try out
and a few months later, you
get a letter saying if you got
accepted or not.
Her favorite part of singing in such a talented group
was all the different people
she met from around the
state, and being able to
make music with other people who are also passionate
about music.
I met so many friends
that I still talk to now and
it was one of the best experiences I have had in a long
time, Schultz said.

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Election: Papers due Jan. 6

Continued from page 1
In the Village of Brooklyn, three trustees and
the village president seat
are up for grabs. Dorothy
Frandy is not running for
her trustee position, while
Todd Klahn has taken out
papers to run again. John
McNaughton did not file
for non-candidacy, but
deputy clerk Kim Brewer said Monday she was
unsure whether he was
running again. Village
president Nadine Walsten
is running again, despite
an announcement last
month that she was not
seeking a seat again.
Two seats are up for
the Oregon School Board
- Area I in the village
of Oregon and Area IV,
encompassing the village
of Brooklyn and towns of
Oregon, Montrose, Brooklyn and Union. Incumbents
Steve Zach and Jeff Ramin
announced last week they
will run for re-election.
School board terms are
three years.
Nearby townships also
have seats up for election
this spring.
Several seats are open in
the town of Rutland, with
all incumbents seeking
re-election: chairman Jeanette Walker, supervisor
Milt Sperle, clerk Dawn
George, treasurer Kim
Sime, constable Shawn
Hillestad and constable
Nels Wethal.
In the Town of Oregon,
Town Chair Darryl Weber,
Sup. Wayne Ace, Sup.
Fred Clark, Jr., Assessor
Andy Blomstrom, Constable Gary Wackett, Municipal Judge Beth Cox all up
for reelection.

Dates to
know
Tuesday, Jan. 6: Filing
deadline to get name on
ballot
Jan. 17: Town of
Oregon caucus, 2 p.m.
Jan. 20: Town of
Rutland caucus, 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 17: Primary (if
necessary)
April 7: Spring election
Info: Call your local
clerk or visit gab.wi.gov/
elections-voting/2015/
spring
In Rutland and the Town
of Oregon, residents nominate candidates at caucuses that are typically held in
mid-January. The Town of
Oregon will have a caucus
at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17.
Rutlands caucus is slated
for 6:30 p.m., Tuesday,
Jan. 20.
In the Town of Dunn, all
three town board seats and
the municipal judge are
open.
Potential candidates
have until 5 p.m. Jan. 6 to
file the necessary paperwork with their respective
municipality or school
district. A primary election will be held Feb. 17
if needed, with the general
election set for April 7.
For information and
forms, visit gab.wi.gov/
elections-voting/2015/
spring
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Laurelle, Scott Girard and
Bill Livick contributed to
this story.

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Letters to the editor

Sad to see Sub Town shut down

I was very saddened when I
heard the news that Sub Town
Deli would be closing.
Sub Town has provided my
family with many subs, tacos,
nachos, and salads over the years,
along with memories and satisfied
appetites.They are probably the
main reason why blue moon ice

cream is my favorite flavor.

It saddens me to see a wonderful
local business run by hardworking
ladies close while huge franchises
flourish.Thank you for the memories, Sub Town Deli.
Ally McCann
Oregon

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ny devotee of prime-time
television knows one of
its sacred traditions is
the holiday show sometimes
its Halloween, facing fears
or getting pranked and taking
it with humor, or a Christmas
show about togetherness or being
charitable (or taking a mid-season break).
Ive often
written a New
Years column
looking back
on the year or
looking ahead
or touching on
holiday themes,
often with a
political or curFerolie
rent events spin.
Its become a
bit of a love-fest lately, trying
to remind people we all share
wonderful communities and can
work together to make them better even if we dont always
agree how.
I hate to admit it, but Im not
ready to change that tradition yet.
As 2015 comes around, I sense
true optimism in our communities. No. 1 on everyones mind is
the economy is back finally!
and as a double bonus, gas prices
are way, way down ... even if we
all know it might only be temporary.
The midterm elections are
over, thankfully, meaning even if
your candidate lost, at least there
wont be any more nasty political ads for a while. And heck, we
also know the winter cant possibly be as bad as last years.
Sure, there are always things
to be down about and there are
plenty of ills in the world (hello,
Ferguson), but compared to the
past few years, theres an obvious general feeling that things
are moving in a positive, right
direction.
Local budgets are adding

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people. Businesses are advertising. People are volunteering and

donating. Theres just a little bit
more energy everywhere.
As we exhale and start walking into the light of what I hope
is a new, post-recession era, its
important to remember those who
are less fortunate; who might not
be benefiting from outside economic forces or just happened to
have a lousy year.
Anyone who has made volunteerism or charity a regular part
of their lives knows sharing is
better than hoarding. If youve
got a little extra time or food or a
few extra bucks, its rewarding to
help those who dont.
Something that can be just as
rewarding, however, is taking
that same attitude when interacting politically with others.
The communities we cover
here at UNG have been through
some bitter battles the past few
years some specific and localized, some with wider-ranging
political undertones.
In Verona, city government
went through a major shift in
political leaning, leading to verbal sniping and nastiness that
spilled over into other parts of
the community. It made things
quite tense when the city dealt
with a lawsuit over a fire department union.
In Oregon, a battle continued
to brew over whether teachers should be treated with more
respect, and voters ousted three
school board incumbents and
overwhelmingly approved $55
million in referendums.
In Stoughton, while celebrating it own successful school
referendum, its been Wal-Mart
and Kettle Park West all year
long exhausting, frustrating and
upsetting. A lot of talk, a lot of
complaints, a lot of close votes
and far too many political tricks
on both sides for my taste.

In all of our communities, there

are outspoken people who are
natural lightning rods, and there
are people who always complain.
After a while, people who tend
to disagree on certain recurring
topics start to tune one another
out and forget that we all have
reasons for our perspectives.
One thing we journalists have
to learn early on, particularly
those who cover a variety of
beats in small communities,
is that people on every side of
a divisive issue all have good
points. We might agree with
points of one side or another, but
we learn to respect each for the
perspective they bring.
So while youre angrily firing
off letters to the editor, making
cranky Facebook posts or yelling at your televisions or newspapers, remember that some of
those people youre upset with
are still your neighbors. Good or
bad, agree or disagree we have
to live with each other because
we chose the same community to
live in, and well all be better off
if we manage to live together in
harmony.
Harmony, after all, is an interesting concept two opposite
sounds merging for something
better than either one. Its yin
and yang.
Think about it: Our divergent
opinions are not just natural,
theyre necessary.
I hope every one of you had
happy holidays, however you
celebrate them, and that we can
all muster the strength this year
to disagree with one another both
vigorously and respectfully.
Jim Ferolie is the group editor of Unified Newspaper Group,
which publishes the Stoughton
Courier Hub, Oregon Observer,
Verona Press and Fitchburg
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Giving: Community holds benefit, helps make home more accessible for Oregon family
Continued from page 1

Outpouring of support
Many of these improvements were made possible through the donations
received from the benefit.
Event organizers noted how
freely people opened their
wallets and schedules to
the family once they heard
Bashirs story.
The varied group of
Renees friends and
acquaintances of the family
that volunteered to spearhead the benefit included
Amy Garvoille, Becky
Groenier, Laura Groenier, Jo Temte, Linda Perry
and Kathy Pfaff. They met
every Sunday at the Firefly

Renee Frank

Photo by Samantha Christian

Home Depot employees Jim Hewitt, Mark Andert and Chuck Prior construct a ramp outside Bashirs house in Oregon on Dec. 18. The men
donated their time and Home Depot donated some of the materials.

Photo by Mary Caporal Prior

A Labor of Love benefit was held for Renee Frank and Bashir
Nasserjah on Nov. 8. Funds raised from the benefit are going
toward making their home more accessible for Bashir, who now
uses a walker and wheelchair due to cancer.

Coffeehouse between Oct.

12 and Nov. 8, the day of
the benefit, to collaborate
and share their talents
from public relations to
decorations.
The benefit gained considerable exposure through
social media, as well as
more than a thousand fliers distributed throughout
the community and posted
in nearly every storefront
in Oregon. Aside from just
offering up their windows,
many businesses helped in
other ways.
For instance, Postal
Connections donated and
printed 300 of the fliers for
Pizza Hut to distribute with
pizza boxes during one of
the busiest delivery nights
of the year: Halloween.
We have the big
resources and the smalltown charm, feel and community, and I love that,

Perry said.
As she was canvassing
at businesses, she noted
that people were receptive,
positive and felt compelled
to help.
It has been that way
everywhere, Perry said.
For me, this has been
easy, because these people
(Bashir and Renee) have
built community, theyve
given.
Renee has been visible
in the Oregon Area School
District as a substitute
teacher, up on the slopes
as a ski instructor and at
farmers markets with her
produce, which she also
donates to the local food
pantry. She and Bashir are
proud parents to Alexander, in his second year at
UW-Madison, and Arianna,
a junior at Oregon High
School.
When people saw the

picture of the couple on

the flier, they recognized
them as loyal patrons and
good-hearted neighbors,
co-workers, coaches and
friends invested in their
community.
Theres a somberness
(in that Bashir) is ill, but
there is definitely a positive
mental outlook that hes in
an NCI (National Cancer
Institute) center, hes getting the daily care he needs,
Renee is able to be there for
him, Perry said. And I
think they are drawing a lot
of their strength from what
theyre seeing in the community for this event.
While much of the food
served at the benefit was
homemade by volunteers,
various businesses in Oregon and Madison donated
meat and drinks. Four
bands also donated their
time and talents to play at
the benefit.
Despite the chilly night,
nearly 200 people attended
the benefit and 70 baskets
from 36 businesses and
individuals went up for
silent auction. The Oregon
Police Department also
helped direct traffic around
Locust Grove Road that
evening.
If anyone has ever wondered about the power of a
community, all they had to
do was take a glance at the
event, the Labor of Love
benefit fundraising committee said. There is a saying
that, It takes a village.
Well, this village certainly
proved (it) can do amazing
things.

small-town America, communities often help fill that

role, even if it means just
checking in with a quick
phone call or dropping by
with a hot casserole.
Renee quickly explained
Bashirs history as an emigrant from Afghanistan,
noting that his year-long
plan to escape could be a
story on its own.
Born in 1955, Bashir was
raised in Kabul, where he
later pursued a plant science degree. However, in
the 1970s it became very
politically unstable in the
region.
In 1979 the Soviets
invaded, he saw the writing on the wall and did not
want to be a part of that
didnt want to fight, she
said. As tensions rose during the Soviet War, he fled
the country in 1981, first to
a refugee camp in Pakistan
and then to America.
Bashir was granted political asylum in 1982, and
he decided to go back to
school and received a computer science degree from
Valparaiso University in
Indiana.
In 1987 he became a

United States citizen and

started a friendship with
Renee, an Oregon native
and fellow plant aficionado.
After marrying in 1994 and
moving overseas to Germany, they returned home to
Oregon when their children
were school-aged.
Fast forward about a
decade when Bashir was
beginning to experience
backaches on and off again
for several years. Doctors
took an MRI two years
ago, but the scans were
clean at the time. One possible explanation was that it
could be a bulging disc.
He tried massage therapy, chiropractic visits and
a back brace to find relief,
but the pain intensified this
summer. An updated MRI
this fall revealed cancer.
According to the American Cancer Society, multiple myeloma is characterized by malignant plasma
cells in bone marrow that
grow out of control, produce tumors and dissolve
the bone. Due to its complexity, the disease can be
difficult to diagnose and
treat.
Bashir has already had
radiation on his lumbar and
is now making frequent
trips to Madison for chemotherapy.
He has also been forced
to take a step back from
work as a software engineer
at American Family Insurance. He is still adjusting to
his less-active lifestyle, but
he is glad hes been tolerating the chemotherapy well.
So far, so good, Bashir
said.
Now he and his family
are just trying to take one
day at a time, grateful for
the support and encouragement they have received
from the community over
the past few months since
his cancer diagnosis.
(Bashir) has always
loved (Oregon), Renee
said. But he didnt realize
how much the little town
had become his family in
lieu of his Afghan, biological family network.

Expressing gratitude
While Renee has been
pleasantly surprised by the
support, Bashir is overwhelmed. But in a good
way, she was quick to
point out.
Hes struggling a little
bit (with) the fact that nonfamily members would
be so kind and so caring,
Renee said. But Im like,
No, thats our town, thats
our home.
Culturally, if Bashir had
been sick in Afghanistan it
would have been his familys responsibility to take
care of him. However, in

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much work it needed, some

of the money is being used
to winterize and repair
the familys 2006 Chevy
Tahoe.
However, the most immediate need has been a way
to get Bashir in and out of
the house for his doctors
appointments and chemotherapy treatments, which
are two days per week for
three weeks out of each
month. In the past, Renee
would have to call around
or send a message on social
media to enlist the help of
strong friends that could
carry him up and down the
steps.
The family stopped into
Home Depot on Verona
Road to learn how to build a
wheelchair ramp so Bashir
could navigate better on his
own. Before they knew it,
the store donated some of
the wood materials and a
few employees offered up
their help.
Mark Andert, who works
with lumber and building
materials at Home Depot,
was one of five employees who volunteered to
help design and construct
the ramp. While vacation
days are generally used to
take a trip or just to relax,
some employees decided to
work for free on their days
off around the holidays to
help the cause in a way they
knew how.
Home Depot is all about
giving back to the community, said Andert, one
of nearly 20 volunteers
from the business that also
helped with cleanup efforts
from the tornado in Verona
this summer.
The Home Depot Foundation gets involved with
thousands of projects
around the country through
community impact grants.
Andert said the Verona
Road location typically
does five to eight projects
each year in the community, including building playgrounds for schools and
homes for veterans.
The weather wasnt
always on their side in
December, so the volunteers were joined by
Renees father and a few
friends of the family the
week before Christmas to
get the ramp in a usable
state before the snow hit.
The project took about
eight days over the last
month to complete.
Since the ramp snakes
along the side of the house
and onto the yard, Renee
also requested the open
rectangle in the middle be
filled in to create a deck so
Bashir can watch the sun
set over their farm.

Its a long road. At

the end of the day,
hes just tired.

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Churches

Coming up
Joey Knuesel is the instructor for
the class, which will be held two days
per week and will focus on stroke
technique, speed and endurance.
The classes will held Tuesdays and
Thursdays from 5:45-7:15 a.m., Jan. 6
through March 19.
To register, visit oregonsd.org/pool.
The fee is $120 for 12 weeks, and no
drop-ins are allowed for this class.

Pickleball

Looking to have some fun and get

exercise at the same time? The Oregon Middle School will be hosting a
winter pickleball session from 10 a.m.
to noon, Sundays Jan. 4 to March 22
at the OHS Field House.
Pickleball is fun and easy to learn
racquet sport for all ages. Bring your
own equipment or use the middle
schools equipment. Lessons will be Community open mic night
provided.
Oregon Area Progressives will be
Registration online is $16 and holding a community open mic night
required. Register at oregonsd.org. at Firefly Coffeehouse from 6-8 p.m.
Call 835-4097 for assistance.
on Thursday, Jan. 8. The event is open
to the public, and people are encourPicture book movies
aged to share music and poetry.
The library will project movie
The topic will be Whats Ahead
shorts of classic picture books onto for Wisconsin? Pending Legislation
the big screen this month.
in 2015 and what we can do about it.
They will be shown from 10-10:30 Senator Janis Ringhand will talk and
a.m. on Jan. 6, 7, 9, 13, 14 and 16. take questions about what lies ahead
The movies are geared toward ages in the next session of the Wisconsin
0-6.
legislature, including proposals to
expand private school voucher and
Masters swim class
charter schools, right-to-work legAnyone who wants to work on their islation and environmental concerns.
swimming technique and get a great
Attendees are encouraged to bring
workout are invited to take a masters nonperishable food items for the Oreswim class at the Oregon Pool. All gon Food Pantry.
swim levels are welcome.

For more information, visit oregonareaprogressives.org, contact Barbara Feeney at 843-2272 or bafeeney@
gmail.com or contact Charles Uphoff
at 213-6063 or cuphoff@hotmail.com

Trivia night
Gather your brainy friends for a
trivia night at the Firefly Coffeehouse, 114 N. Main St., at 7 p.m. on
Friday, Jan. 9. Teams will compete in
four rounds (25 questions) for door
prizes. Please limit teams to 10 people because of space limitations.
Registration is required and can be
done at the library. The cost (cash or
check only) is $15 per person. Proceeds go to the Friends of the Oregon
Public Library. For more information,
call 835-3656.

Elvis birthday
Can you believe it has been 80
years since Elvis Presley was born? It
is hard to grasp that there was a time
he wasnt a part of our culture.
Come and swoon over Elvis as the
senior center celebrates his birthday
with Oregons very groovy Dan Sutter at 10:45 a.m., Friday, Jan. 9.

Community calendar
Thursday, January 1

Library closed
Senior center closed
Chamber office closed through
Jan. 4

Monday, January 5

Chamber office reopens

3:30-4:30 p.m., Monday Funday:
Chess/Board Games, library

Tuesday, January 6

10:30-11:15 a.m., Music Together

with Eliza Tyksinski (free, ages
0-5), library
1 p.m., Movie: The Hundred Foot
Journey, senior center

Wednesday, January 7

10:30 a.m., Book club: Mrs.

Lincolns Dressmaker by Jennifer
Chiaverini, senior center, 835-6268

Thursday, January 8

1 p.m., Medicares Hospital

Coverage presentation, senior
center
6-8 p.m., Oregon Area

Progressives open mic night,

Firefly Coffeehouse

Friday, January 9

10:45 a.m., Elvis birthday celebration with Dan Sutter, senior center
Thursday, January 15
1 p.m., Euchre card party ($3),
4-5 p.m., Teen advisory board
senior center
meeting, library
7 p.m., Trivia Night, Firefly
Friday, January 16
Coffeehouse, 114 N. Main St., 835
9
a.m.,
UW Extension Nutrition:
3656
Healthy snacking, senior center
Saturday, January 10
10:45 a.m., How to Talk to Your
7-11 a.m., Community blood
Doctor presentation, senior center
drive, St. Johns Lutheran Church,
Saturday, January 17
625 E. Netherwood, 1-800-733
6:30
p.m., Saturday card party
2767
($3),
senior
center
10 a.m., Dads & Donuts, library

Monday, January 12

3:30-4:30 p.m., Monday Funday:

arm knitting, library

Saturday, Jan. 3
WOW: John Duggleby
Music @ Oregon Senior
Center (of Dec. 31)
ORE: Blue Vinyl-PVC
Sunday, Jan. 4
WOW:
St. Johns
Lutheran Church Service
ORE: Flow-for Love of
Water

Monday, January 19

9-11 a.m., Rubber stamping cards 1-3 p.m., Overdrive class (free),
with Katie ($10, RSVP by Jan. 12), library, 835-3635
3:30-4:30 p.m., Monday Funday:
835-5801
Chess/Board Games, library
11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Computer
class: computer lingo ($15), senior

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.

Friday, Jan. 2
WOW: WOW: Movie
Going Great White (2006)
ORE: The Digital Dump

Sunday, January 18

1 p.m., Movie: And So It Goes,

senior center

Wednesday, January 14

Community cable listings

Thursday, Jan. 1
WOW: Oregon Summer
Fest Parade (of June 29)
ORE: Oregon Summer
Fest Hilites (of June 26-29)

center, 835-5801
6-7:30 p.m., Business Marketing
Workshop (register), State Bank of
Cross Plains, 744 N. Main St.

Monday, Jan. 5
WOW: 6 p.m.LIVE
Oregon Village Board Meeting
ORE: OHS Girls Varsity
Basketball vs. Jefferson (of
Jan. 2)
Tuesday, Jan. 6
WOW: Movie: The Gold
Rush (1925)
ORE: Oregon Night
School
Wednesday, Jan. 7
WOW: Movie: Broadway
Melody (1929)
ORE: End of the LineGlobal Overfishing
Thursday, Jan. 8
WOW: Oregon Village
Board Meeting (of Jan. 5)
ORE: King Corn/Big
River

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Oregon Observer Church Page

Senior center
Monday, Jan. 5
Meat Balls in Gravy
Egg Noodles
Peas & Carrots
Grape Juice
Strawberry Ice Cream
VO: Soy Beef Sauce
Tuesday, Jan. 6
Roast Beef w/Gravy
Mashed Potatoes/
Gravy
Peas & Onions
Chunky Applesauce
W.W. Roll
VO: Soy in Gravy
Wednesday, Jan. 7
Baked
Chicken
Stuffing w/Gravy
Green Beans
Pear
Cake
V.O. Veggie Ribbett
Thursday, Jan. 8
Vegetable Minestrone
Crackers
Ham Salad on Bun
Pineapple
Jell-O w/Topping
VO: Veggie Dog on
Bun
SO: Taco Salad
Friday, Jan. 9
Meatloaf
Boiled Red Potatoes
Spinach
Banana
W.W. Bread
VO: Veggie Burger

Monday, Jan. 5
AMReflexology
9 a.m., CLUB
9 a.m., Wii Bowling
10 a.m., Dominoes
1 p.m., Get Fit
1:30 p.m., Bridge
4 p.m., Weight Loss Support
Tuesday, Jan. 6
8:30 a.m., Zumba Gold
10 a.m., Bills Grocery Talk
12:30 p.m., Sheepshead
12:30 p.m., Stoughton Shopping
1 p.m., The Hundred Foot Journey
Wednesday, Jan. 7
AMFoot Care
9 a.m., CLUB
10 a.m., Savers East Shopping
10:30 a.m., Book Club
11 a.m., 1/1 Computer Help
1 p.m., Get Fit
1 p.m., Euchre
2 p.m., ST Board Meeting
Thursday, Jan. 8
AMChair Massage
8:30 a.m., Zumba Gold
9 a.m., Pool Players
9 a.m., COA
12:30 a.m., Shopping at Bills
1 p.m., Cribbage
1 p.m., Hospital & Medicare
Program
Friday, Jan. 9
9 a.m., CLUB
9 a.m., Wii Bowling
9:30 a.m., Blood Pressure
10:45 a.m., Elvis Birthday Party
1 p.m., Get Fit

ALL SAINTS LUTHERAN CHURCH

2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg
(608) 276-7729
Pastor Rich Johnson
SUNDAY
8:30 a.m. classic service
10:45 a.m. new song service
BROOKLYN LUTHERAN CHURCH
101 Second Street, Brooklyn
(608) 455-3852
Pastor Rebecca Ninke
SUNDAY
9 a.m. Holy Communion
10 a.m. Fellowship
COMMUNITY OF LIFE LUTHERAN
CHURCH
PO Box 233, Oregon
(608) 286-3121
office@communityoflife.us
Pastor Eric Wenger
SUNDAY
10 a.m. Worship at 1111 S. Perry
Parkway, Oregon
COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
201 Church Street, Brooklyn
(608) 455-3344
Pastor Dave Pluss
SUNDAY
9:30 a.m. Worship
FAITH EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN
CHURCH
143 Washington Street, Oregon
(608) 835-3554
Pastor Karl Hermanson
SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship
Holy Communion 2nd & last
Sundays
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
408 N. Bergamont Blvd. (north of CC)
Oregon, WI
608-835-3082 - fpcoregonwi.org
Pastor Bob Vetter
SUNDAY
10 a.m. Blended Worship
11 a.m. Coffee Bar/Fellowship
11:15 a.m. All-ages activity
FITCHBURG MEMORIAL UCC
5705 Lacy Road, Fitchburg
(608) 273-1008
www.memorialucc.org
Pastor: Phil Haslanger
Associate Pastor Twink JanMcMahon
SUNDAY
8:15 and 10 a.m. Worship
GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN
CHURCH ELCA

Central Campus: Raymond Road and

Whitney Way
SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship
SUNDAY - 8:15, 9:30 and10:45
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 and 10:15 a.m. worship service
at Oregon High School PAC
Childrens 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
PEOPLES UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
103 North Alpine Parkway, Oregon
Pastors Jason and Johanna 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;
5 p.m. The Gathering Sunday night
service with simple supper to follow
ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN CHURCH
625 E. Netherwood, Oregon
Pastor Paul Markquart and Pastor
Emily Tveite
(608) 835-3154
SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship
SUNDAY - 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship
9:15 a.m. Sunday School
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.
Diabetes Support
Group meeting,
Evansville Senior Center,
320 Fair St., 882-0407,
second Tuesday of each
month at 6:30 p.m.
Parents Supporting
Parents, LakeView
Church, Stoughton, third
Tuesday of every month

from 6:30-8 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.

Conquering Evil With Good

Wise men and women of various faiths have told us that
we should never return evil for evil, but should conquer
evil with acts of kindness and goodness. The Dhammapada
puts it this way: Hatreds never cease through hatred in
this world; through love alone they cease. This is an eternal law. Saint Paul advises us in the twelfth chapter of
Romans to Never repay injury with injury and then quotes
the Proverb If your enemy is hungry, give him food to
eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. In doing this,
you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will
reward you. (Proverbs 25:21-22) Saint Paul concludes his
kindly advice by saying Do not be overcome by evil, but
overcome evil with good. (Romans 12:21) The curious
part of the quoted proverb is the notion that in being kind
to someone who has harmed you, you will be heaping
burning coals on his head, which sounds plainly vindictive.
Without knowing what the exact meaning and implication of
this phrase is, and scholars have suggested everything from
inciting anger in your enemy to giving them coals to carry
home for their own hearth, perhaps the best interpretation
is that in doing so you will be remonstrating against your
enemies evil and causing them to have remorse. They will
indeed carry these hot coals home with them, but these
coals will be their own conscience, reminding them they will
always be burned by vengeance.
Christopher Simon
Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone
among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I
am the LORD.
Leviticus 19:18

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845-9559 x237 sportsreporter@wcinet.com
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Boys basketball

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Youth wrestle to bronze

Oregon Youth Wrestling started the season strong, placing third at the Sugar River Rumble in New Glarus on Dec. 14.
A total of 49 wrestlers from pre-K to eighth grade competed and six individual champions were crowned. Taking the gold for Oregon were: Sam Fahey, Daniel Neis, Owen Heiser, Russell Outhouse, Tyler Wald,
and Michael Schliem.
Several others wrestlers made it through the day with only one loss and earned second place.The strong showing earned the team a third-place finish, only 10 points behind the first-place Badgers of Lake
Geneva.
The youth Panthers compete on Jan. 10 at Oregon High School.
The youth wrestling program continues to see strong growth, having over 60 participants this season, with 22 being first-year wrestlers. The season that started in November will run through the end of March
where it will come to an end at the state tournament in Madison. Last season, the youth club sent eight participants to the state event and brought home one state champion in Tyler Wald.
The expectations are set high this season to exceed last years success.
To learn more about Oregon Youth Wrestling visit:.oregonyouthwrestling.com for a full schedule of upcoming events, contact information, registration information, and opportunities to support the club.

Boys hockey

Panthers fall against ninth-ranked Madison Edgewood

JEREMY JONES
Sports editor

Oregon hockey hosted ninthranked Madison Edgewood in a

Badger South Conference game
Tuesday, Dec. 23, inside Oregon Ice
Arena.
The Panthers (3-4-1 overall, 1-11 conference) kept the Crusaders
scoreless through the first period,
losing 3-1.
Edgewood sophomore forward
Grant Reichenbacher and senior
forward Jimmy Curliss took turns
exchanging goals over a nine-minute span in the second period.
Senior forward Colin Hughes
cut the Crusaders lead in half 6
minutes into the third period on the
power-play goal. Sophomore defenseman Lucas Hefty and junior forward Dylan Ziomek
Senior forward Eliot Friedow

closed out the scoring for Edgewood three minutes later.

Oregon sophomore goaltender
Henry Roskos turned away 27 shots
on goal. Junior Tommy Mohs finished with 15 saves for the Crusaders (7-1-0, 5-0-0).
The Panthers traveled to Reedsburg/Wisconsin Dells on Tuesday.
Results will be in next weeks paper.
Oregon heads to Cornerstone
Ice Center Friday and Saturday to
face Green Bay United (0-5-0) and
Neenah/Hortonville/Menasha (6-20).
file photo by Jeremy Jones

Junior forward Dylan Ziomek picked

up one assist in a 3-1 Badger South
Conference loss Tuesday, Dec. 23,
inside Oregon Ice Arena. Ninth-ranked
Madison Edgewood remained undefeated in conference with the win.

DNR

Natural Resources Board authorizes public hearings regarding Deer Trustees Report rule package
The Natural Resources Board
has authorized public hearings
to provide the public an opportunity to provide input regarding
the proposed Deer Trustee Report
permanent rule package.
The Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources plans to hold
nine public hearings at locations
throughout Wisconsin, slated for
January 2015. These hearings will

allow for public comment before

the department requests adoption
of the permanent rule in February.
Gov. Scott Walker contracted
with Dr. James Kroll to produce
the Deer Trustee Report, an indepth review of Wisconsins deer
management program. Released
in 2012, the report proposed
over 60 recommendations for
improving deer management in

Wisconsin. Many of these recommendations were implemented

during the 2014 deer seasons
under emergency rule. However,
these rules are set to expire in
June 2015.
Hunters experienced some of
the more prominent rules regarding County Deer Advisory Councils (CDACs), the Deer Management Assistance Program

(DMAP), seasons, units and tagging in 2014. However, these regulations and programs were set
up under an emergency rule, and
now a follow-up permanent rule
package is necessary for the 2015
seasons and beyond.
Following public hearings, the
Natural Resources Board may
adopt the permanent rule package. If approved, it will advance

to the state legislature for final

review.
For more Information regarding
the DTR permanent rule proposal,
visit dnr.wi.gov and search keyword NRB, or view the agenda
item. To learn more about the
deer trustee report, search keywords deer trustee report.

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U.S. Hwy. 14
Although construction is years away, plans for realigning U.S. Hwy. 14 will continue through 2015 and beyond.
Wisconsin Department of Transportation planners aim to work on the environmental impact assessment for the
roughly 5-mile stretch from Hwy. 138 south to Hwy. 92 through November 2015.
The plan is to realign Hwy. 14 to a straighter path that runs west of its current route, on land that was acquired in
the 1960s. One of the biggest issues will be how to connect existing neighborhoods and roadways to the realigned,
divided highway.
Preliminary designs including preferred alternatives for several intersections and overpasses will continue
through March 2016, according to WisDOT documents provided at an October public information meeting. Final
designs wouldnt be addressed until 2016-2018, with construction slated for 2018 at the earliest.
In the short term, however, WisDOT planners will work with property owners to see how different routes might
affect traffic patterns in the area.
File photo by Mark Ignatowski
Mark Ignatowski People look over proposed plans for expanding and relocat-

Oregon Welcome Center could open

Village resident Randy Glysch, who launched a project last year to raise funds to renovate the villages historic
pump house on Janesville Street, expects to have a grand opening for the new Oregon Welcome Center in May.
Glysch first decided to work at restoring the 1899 pump house, and later suggested that it be used as a
welcome center. The Village Board approved the plan.
Glysch has raised more than $46,000 in the past year for the project. Most of the exterior work from tuckpointing the building to landscaping the grounds has been done. Glysch is now turning his attention to the
buildings interior.
Bill Livick

ing Hwy. 14 between Oregon and Brooklyn Thursday, Oct. 9, at

Oregon Middle School.

Oregon Rotary Bike Trail

With the first segment completed, the entire 3.1-mile Oregon Rotary Bike Trail could be built in 2015 if
construction bids come in as low as expected.
The second and third sections of the trail could be built with a crushed limestone surface, as was done with
most of the first segment, or they could be constructed with an asphalt surface.
It all depends on what kind of bids we get, said public works director Mark Below.
He said requests for proposals for the final two segments of trail have been advertised, and bids are schedule
to be opened Jan. 13.
Below said the RFPs for the final segments ask for bids for both the limestone surface and an asphalt surface.
The village is estimating a $401,910 cost for the final two segments.The long-term goal is to connect the trail
with the Badger State Trail near Purcell Road.
Bill Livick

File photo by Julia Meyers

From left, Sheila Virtue, Patty Kexel (seated), Randy Glysch and
Patrick Molzahn are members of an ad hoc committee working
to restore the villages historic pump house on Janesville Street.
Glysch, the projects main organizer and fundraiser, hopes to have
an open house for the new Oregon Welcome Center in early May.

Police look ahead to new chief

Village officials expect to hire a new chief for the Oregon Police Department this year. Village administrator
Mike Gracz and acting chief of police Dale Burke will conduct the search for candidates and work with the
Police Commission to hire a new chief.
Gracz told the Observer he hopes to have a new leader for the department hired by the middle of the year to
oversee staff and the departments 15 sworn officers.
The new chief will be required to live within 15 miles of the Village of Oregon and will replace Burke, who
was hired in June to run the department while the village and state Department of Justice investigated former
chief Doug Pettit.
Retired from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department, Burke did not intend to stay with the
village long term, but only during the transition from its former longtime chief to his permanent replacement.
Village officials have not disclosed what the chiefs starting salary would be, but Pettit was earning $96,000
File photo by Scott Girard
annually at the time he retired Sept. 1.
If construction bids come in as low as expected, the Oregon
Bill Livick Rotary Bike trail could be built this year.

2015: School board is planning teacher compensation referendum for April

Busy spring election

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Board members had wanted to include the referendum
on the fall ballot with the
other two, but did not feel
they had enough information.
Increasing compensation
and conditions for teachers
has been a recent platform
in those elected to the board
during the past few years,
and last year the board voted
to give several teachers supplemental pay some up to
$10,000 because they teach
subjects in high demand.
Under the current salary
structure, teachers receive pay
increases only through years
of service and by obtaining
additional credits. Progression is relatively automatic,
and it takes 25 years to reach
the top of the pay scale.
The proposed model calls
for teachers to have more
choice over their progression, learning plan and time
commitments outside regular job duties.
Educators can move much
faster through the levels,
which encourages professional growth and mastery and
boosts career earnings, wrote
members of a district teacher
compensation committee. Jon
Fishwild, a member of that
committee and the Oregon
Education Association, said as

Rendering courtesy of Bray Architects

Construction on some of the renovations approved in Novembers referendum, including those seen here planned for Oregon High School,
will begin later this year.

approved at district schools

by the fall referendums will
begin. All schools have
construction, additions or
upgrades planned except
for Rome Corners Intermediate School, which was the
most recently constructed
district building (2001).
Planned projects to begin
in 2015 include a $1.3 milBuilding projects start l i o n r o o f r e p l a c e m e n t
When the snow clears and maintenance project,
and the weather starts to $480,000 HVAC upgrade
warm up, the many projects to the pool and $700,000 for

much as he abhors the freeagency market trend in public

education in Wisconsin, its a
new reality to be dealt with.
Ive gotten the sense that
the district understands that
without some kind of new
system in place, there is little
incentive for teachers to come
to or stay in Oregon, he said.

personalized learning initiatives, including purchasing

new technology. Oregon
High School will get a $8.3
million two-story classroom
addition, $5 million physical
education addition and locker
room renovation and $4.4
million three-station gymnasium, Oregon Middle School
will receive a $3 million
music addition, $1.8 million
STEM (Science, Technology,
Education and Math) addition
and $954,000 new, secure

entrance. In the three elementary schools, the largest projects include a $2.3 million
cafeteria and kitchen addition
and $809,000 classroom addition at Brooklyn, a $1.5 million HVAC upgrade at Netherwood Knoll, and $777,000
in storm water improvements
and an outdoor classroom at
Prairie View.
District officials will
announce a timetable on
referendum-related construction later in the month.

The politics should stay

active, as well, with a likely
referendum and two incumbent school board members
on the April ballot. Two seats
are open, and Steve Zach and
Jeff Ramin will both seek
re-election. All nomination
papers and signatures of candidates are due to district officials at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan.
6. As of last week, no other
candidates had returned official papers and signatures.
Recent years have not been
kind to incumbents - the last to
retain their seat on the board
was Zach (first elected in
1999), who outpolled write-in
candidate Dan Krause (now
the board president) in 2012
by an unofficial margin of
2,545 to 1,079. That year,
Ramin defeated long-time
incumbent Deedra Atkinson
by 14 percentage points.
In 2013, two-term incumbent Lynda Farrar finished
behind Krause and Rae
Vogeler as the three vied
for two open seats. This
spring, incumbents Courtney Odorico, Wayne Mixdorf and Lee Christiansen
lost to Charles Uphoff,
Gwen Maitzen and Barb
Feeney.
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Oregon History
December

Hoof and mouth disease was taking its toll

in the area. The following notice appeared in The
Observer: At a meeting of
the Oregon Business Mens
Club and a large number
of farmers from the surrounding territory ... (it
was) voted that in view of
the danger of the spread
of hoof and mouth disease
that all residents of the
Town of Oregon and surrounding towns be urgently
requested to keep all dogs
and other domestic animals
in strict confinement and
that all hunters be warned
to refrain from trespassing
in the vicinity during the
maintenance of the quarantine. All residents are
requested to promptly notify the proper authorities in
case of unlawful trespass
by hunters. On the following day the Village Board
passed an ordinance to
enforce the quarantine.
Area farms where foot
and mouth disease had broken out included the William Lamont farm, occupied by Walter Rasmussen,
where 36 head of cattle and
70 hogs had to be slaughtered and buried; the Wolfe
farm, occupied by Arthur
Tilley, where 58 head of
cattle, 52 hogs and 300
sheep had to be slaughtered
and buried; the Jesse Hall
farm where 13 head of cattle, 70 hogs, and 90 sheep
were destroyed and buried;
and the C. J. Coggins farm
where 49 head of cattle, 60
hogs and 130 sheep were
slaughtered and buried.
Crews of local people were
hired to dig the trenches to
bury the infected animals.
A popular item for
Christmas this year was the
Victrola. An advertisement
by local merchants, Hughes
and Wischhoff, stated that
Its delightful music not
only helps to make a Merry Christmas but keeps
right on giving pleasure
throughout the year There
were a variety of models
ranging in price from $15
to $200.
Stanley Cowdrey
reminded area residents to
place their orders early for
a brick of Shurtleffs delicious ice cream for their
Christmas dinners. The
Cowdrey Confectionery
and Candy Shop marketed
a variety of lunches, fruit,
as well as a selection of
cigars and pipes.
With the coming of
the winter months, anyone wishing to have seasoned cord wood at $6.50
per cord should leave their
orders off at C. H. Hamiltons Barber Shop, located
in the Netherwood Block.
Leaders of the various fraternal organizations
in the community for the
coming year included William Bossingham (Modern
Woodmen); G. L. Booth
(Masonic Lodge); Emma
Fisher, (Eastern Star);
Eupheme Barber (The
National Womens Relief
Corps); and H. A. Stone,
(Fraternal Order of Beavers).
Taxes were a little less
in 1914 than what they had
been in the previous year.
The assessed valuation of
all property in the village

was $923,884.41. The tax

rate for 1914 was about
$11.51 on a thousand dollars. In 1913 it had been
$12.70. It was noted that
Oregon had one of the lowest tax rates in Southern
Wisconsin.
The various churches
in the community had published in the paper their
special Christmas Pro grams for the Holiday Season. It was interesting to
note that all the participants
in the Danish Lutheran
Church (later n/a St. Johns
Lutheran Church) had surnames ending in sen, i.e.,
Hansen, Andersen, Christensen, Larsen, etc. Truly a
Danish event!

50 years ago (1964)

The Oregon Civic
Boosters re-elected the
following officers at their
annual stockholders meeting: F. E. Madsen, president; P. H. Dvergedal,
vice-president; F. E. Kivlin, secretary; and Earl M.
Wheeler, treasurer. In addition to these, Carl Otteson
was re-elected to the board
of directors.
The Village of Oregons proposed budget for
the coming year was set
at $69,000 which would
include payment to the
Wis. Highway Dept. for the
villages portion of resurfacing Hwy. 14 which ran
through the village (present- day North Main Street
and Janesville Street).
Joan Wethal takes over
her duties as the new librarian at the Oregon Public
Library, taking over from
Mrs. Charles Stearns. She
had been working at the
library for the past 20 years
under both Miss Hazel
Russell and Mrs. Stearns.
The Chicago, Northwestern train depot in Oregon is being demolished.
The current depot had been
built around 1897 and was
remodeled and expanded
in 1916. The structure has
been sold to a private party
for demolition.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dorman of Freeport, Ill. purchased the DaWalt Printing
Company from its owner,
James DaWalt. The business, located at 115 North
Main Street, will operate
under the name Dorman
Printing Company.
George Hecox, former TV service manager
at Montgomery Ward in
Madison, opened a new TV
Sales and Service Business
in the front office of the
Dorman Building. In addition to repairing all brands
of TVs, he was an authorized dealer for SetchellCarlson TVs.
Bill and Helen Kenney
held the grand opening of
their furniture store located at the corner of Jefferson Street and South Main
Street (present location of
DeBrouxs Diner). They
also owned and operated
The Kenney Funeral Home
(formerly located near the
site of the UW Health Clinic). Both of these businesses had recently been owned
and operated by Evelyn
Mortensen and many years
prior to that, by the Booth
families.
Santa Claus arrived
in downtown Oregon on
a fire truck. When asked

where his reindeer were

he responded, The trip
(from the North Pole) was
so long that my reindeer
got all tired out, and I had
to leave them in Madison.
The fire department came
to my rescue and brought
me the rest of the way! It
was estimated that nearly
600 kids got their photos
taken with Santa. The two
local drug stores, Lawsons
and Schroeders, handled
the film processing and distribution of the photos. The
event was sponsored by the
Chamber of Commerce.
The Rotary Club
announced the winners in
their first holiday home
decorating contest. The
panel of impartial judges
were Maurice Smith, Russ
Spilde and Lowell Johnson,
members of the Brooklyn
Boosters Club. The winners selected in the Religious Category were, first
place, the Dr. Frank Dukerschein home on Hayler
Court; second place, the
Vernon Mitchell home on
Kierstead Lane; and third.
place, the Ralph Cross
home on Dewey Street.
Winners in the Decorative
Category were first place,
the Charles Pledger home
on East Lincoln St.; second
place, the Gerald Knobeck
home on North Main St.;
and third place, the Norman Champion home on
Hayler Court.

25 years ago (1989)

Shoppers were encouraged to register at Oregon
businesses between now
and Christmas for the
chance to win turkeys or
gift certificates. Free turkeys were given away
every day throughout the
holiday season. The Chamber of Commerce awarded
the first prize of the Season
to James Cowin of Brooklyn ($50 worth of $5 gift
certificates to Oregon businesses). The first two winners of turkeys were Liz
Smith of Poynette and Carol Johnson of Oregon.
South Main Street was
relocated and extended,
bypassing the former train
viaduct that connected it
with Union Road.
Caryn Williams is
headed to Cologne, Germany with the International
Sports Exchange to participate in the International
Cross Country Road Race.
She was the only girl from
Wisconsin to qualify for
the opportunity to participate in the event.
St. Johns Lutheran
Church continued a Christmas tradition that began in
1966 of decorating their
Christmas trees with decorations called Christmons
(Christs monogram). Clarice Christensen and Clara
Brown came up with the
idea and along with their
husbands Roy and Art were
responsible for making
most of the decorations.
The Oregon Junior
High wrestlers ended their
season unbeaten with an
8-0 record. In matches during the season, they won
109, lost 55, and tied 5.
Members of the team were
Kent Thompson, Ryan
Glassmaker, Jeff Reisdorfer, Travis Powers, Steven Klein, Jeremiah Nelson, Cody Reed, Jason

McPherson, John Kaether, James Hynes, Randy

Disch, Jason Kruger, Ross
Hermanson, Jamie Franklin, Cory Manix, Ricky
Disch, Jeremy Ace, Dan
Dent, Karsten Spilde, Tyler
Ruchti and Rich Forsberg.
OHS senior Aaron Mittelsteadt was named to the
Wisconsin Soccer Associations All-State Team. He
was only one of two players in the Badger Conference to be named to the
team.
The Oregon Bible
Church and Southside
Chapel of Oregon merged.
The two congregations had
recently voted to merge
and become Hillcrest
Bible Church. Rev. Glen
Gray of the Oregon Bible
Church and Rev. Scott
Ziegler of the Southside
Chapel became pastors of
the merged congregation.
Plans were being made to
build a church on property
owned by the Oregon Bible
Church on Union Road,
just south of the village.
The Oregon Video
Shop was offering new
movie releases: When
Harry Met Sally, Star
Trek 5, Road House and
Renegades.

10 years ago (2004)

The letter-winners on
the OHS wrestling team
returning for another year
of competition were: Brian
Zimmerman, Adam White,
Alan Hady, John Marchant,
Chet Goplin Tyler Johnson,
Mike Hockett, Zach Jensen, Donnie Beers, Steve
Nelson, John Jones and
Jordan Mandli.
The Oregon Lioness
sponsored a Holiday Tour
of Homes. The homes
included an Alpine Meadows town house condo
decorated by Pam Raschein
and Marcie Ingham of
Oregon Floral and Stained
Glass; and the homes of
Holly and Dave Rausch;
Susan and Gerald Brabender; and Carol and Robert

Clark.
The Rising Gael Celtic
band debuted selections
from their newly released
CD in a performance at the
Oregon High School. Local
members of the band were
OHS graduate Eric Tissot, who assisted on vocals
and the mandolin, and OHS
student Peter Tissot, who
played the rhythm guitar.
Students performing
as toy soldiers in A Leap
Above Dances production
of Nutcracker Dream
were: Sarah Dawcy, Courtney Cox, Julia Schmidt,
Callyn Schmidt, Ellianna
Milz, Sydney King, McKenzie Peters and Tenna
Gombar.
OHS golfers Erik Johnson and Ryan Parks were
named to the 2004 WHSGCA Wisconsin Boys
All-Academic Golf Team.
The honor is given to golfers who have a 3.5 GPA or
better and have played in at
least 75 percent of the varsity golf teams matches.
Two Oregon School
District teachers, Tracy
Leider and Sandra Owens,
were awarded certifications
from the National Board
for Processional Teaching
Standards. They were two
out of only 63 Wisconsin
teachers to earn the certification.
The Village Board
agreed to sell land to the
non-profit organization
Oregon Community Sports
Arena, Inc. for $1 for the
purpose of constructing a
hockey rink.
The Wisconsin and
Southern Railroad received
a grant of $399,497 from
the Wisconsin Department of Transportation
for upgrading a six-mile
stretch of track from Jefferson Street in the Village
to north into Fitchburg.
The upgrade would facilitate the establishment of a
business park and meet the
needs of Lyons Ready-Mix
Concrete Co.
Ed Borke, Oregon

postmaster since 1992,

announced that he will
retire as of Dec. 31 after
working 25 years for the
U.S. Postal Service.
A Downtown Holiday
Walk was sponsored by
the Chamber of Commerce.
All businesses stayed open
later on Friday, Dec. 10
and Saturday, Dec. 11.
The 14 South Artists
Group hosted the special
event, coordinated by Gary
Walker of Woodland Studios.
Miss Madison 2004,
Kelly Jo Stauffacher, a special guest of honor on Friday, was greeted by Santa
Claus, who served as her
escort during a horse and
carriage ride through Oregons Historic Downtown
District and during tours
of several downtown businesses.
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POLICE REPORTS

Summer graduates

All reports taken from the mans vehicle on the 300

log book at the Oregon Police block of Walnut Street while
Department
backing out of his driveway.
3:20 p.m. Police issued a
Dec. 12
citation for theft under $100
10:31 a.m. An anonymous to a 25-year-old Brooklyn
person reported hearing two man who could not pay for
gunshots in the area of the fuel at Stop N Go because he
200 block of East Richards said he left his wallet at home.
Road. Two officers can- He told employees he would
vassed the area and did not return to pay for the gas but
locate anything or hear gun- failed to do so. He also told
shots.
police he would return to pay
12:40 p.m. An anony- later that afternoon, but he
mous caller reported a failed to pay.
group of high school boys
had pulled up to a group of Dec. 16
middle school girls and called
3:44 p.m. Someone
them names and made sexual opened a letter addressed
comments to them.
to a 20-year-old on the 1100
5:55 p.m. A 35-year-old block of Lincoln Road and
Kwik Trip employee report- stole earbuds that were in
ed receiving repeated calls the envelope.
from an unknown number
7:13 p.m. A Walt Disrequesting the Powerball ney Internet Investigations
and Megamillions numbers. employee requested a check
The man called her babe welfare in the 300 block
and hunny and eventually of Alpine Parkway after an
made sexual remarks to her. 18-year-old posted on a Disney website he needed help
Dec. 14
and wanted to kill himself.
2:41 a.m. Police arrested The 18-year-old told police it
a 26-year-old man for his was a joke and he posted the
first-offense operating while message.
intoxicated and speeding.
6:51 p.m. A 50-year-old Dec. 17
woman reported three juve3:15 p.m. Oregon High
niles ding-dong-ditched her School staff reported a
residence on the 500 block 15-year-old girl punched
of S. Main Street. Police did another 15-year-old girl in
not locate anyone on a patrol the face. The victim told an
of the area.
officer she was not going to
7:26 p.m. A 45-year-old cooperate and did not want to
woman reported hearing a press charges.
bang while inside her house
4:54 p.m. A 51-year-old
on the 700 block of Scott man reported his license
Street and seeing her mailbox plates stolen. The man
had been hit by a vehicle. The became aware of the stolen
damage was less than $125. plates after getting notices
of parking complaints from
Dec. 15
another police department.
2:06 p.m. A 17-year-old The St. Louis Park Police
man was cited for unsafe Department in Minnesota
backing of vehicle after he was in contact with a vehicle
backed into a 24-year-old displaying the stolen plates.

Ball State University (Ind.)

Oregon: Chris Polacek, MA
UW-La Crosse
Oregon: Daniel Lensby, BS, exercise and sport science

Fall graduates
UW-Green Bay
Oregon: Sarah Starr, human biology

ACADEMIC HONORS
UW-Platteville
Oregon: Daniel Rau, Chancellors Scholarship; Samuel
Cutter, $1,000 music scholarship; Megan Dietrich, William H.
Billy Williams Memorical Scholarship ($200) and Psychology
and Alumni Friends Scholarship ($400)
Luther College
Oregon: Colin Hughes, Presidents Scholarship

Legals
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
CIRCUIT COURT,
DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO
CREDITORS (INFORMAL
ADMINISTRATION) IN THE
MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
RICHARD W. NELSON

Case No. 14PR879

An application has been filed for informal administration of the estate of the
decedent, whose date of birth was October 25, 1916, and date of death November
6, 2014. The decedent was domiciled in
Dane County, State of Wisconsin, with a
mailing address of 907 Hawkinson Road,
Oregon, WI 53575.
All interested persons have waived
notice.
Creditors claims must be filed with
the probate registrar on or before March
27, 2015.
Lisa Chandler
Probate Registrar
December 18, 2014
Jonathan M. Hajny
828 Roby Road
Stoughton, WI 53589
608-877-4081
Published: December 25, 2014,
January 1 and 8, 2015
WNAXLP
***

RUTLANDTOWNBOARD
MEETING
JANUARY 6, 20156:30 P.M.

AGENDA:
1. Appearance by Dane Co. Sheriff
Dept. representative.
2. Constable Reports.
3. Update on Racetrack matters as
necessary.
4. Public Comment for items not on
the agenda:
5. Planning Commission report.
6. Discussion and necessary action
regarding the existing firearm ordinance
and possible methods of education.
7. Road items:
* Trees onOak Ridge Rd.update.
8. Discussion and necessary action
including possible adoption of Implements of Husbandry Ordinance.
9. Consent Agenda:
* Minutes December meeting.
* Treasurers Report.
* Vouchers and Checks.
10. Correspondence.
11. Discussion and necessary action on Landfill Well Monitoring Contract
fromStrand.
12. Update on Town Hall/garage
maintenance.
13. New salt shed.
14. Discussion on new Town Hall
matters as necessary.
15. Chair retirement acknowledgement discussion.
16. Adjournment.
Dawn George, Clerk
PublishedJanuary 1, 2015
WNAXLP
***

RUTLANDPLANNING
COMMISSION
JANUARY 5, 20156:30 P.M.

Agenda:
1. Call meeting to order.
2. Roll Call.
3. Approval of December meeting
minutes.
4. Petition #10792 by Vike Investment Group to rezone eight acres located
east of 3418 Old Stage Rd. (Section 36)
from A-1 Ex. to RH-1 to create four residential lots.
5. Inquiry by Mark and Rhonda
Wethal at 3768 Old Stage Rd. regarding
splitting home from agricultural land.
6. Adjournment.
Dawn George, Clerk
PublishedJanuary 1, 2015
WNAXLP
***

AGENDA
OREGON TOWN BOARD
TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2015
6:30 P.M.
OREGON TOWN HALL
1138 UNION ROAD
OREGON, WI 53575
6:30 P.M. BOARD MEETING

1. Call Town Board meeting to order.

2. Reading and Approval of minutes
from previous meeting.
3. Financial Report and Acceptance.
4. Appearance by Payne & Dolan.
5. Public Comments.
6. Discussion and possible Approval
of Recommendations from Plan Commission:
a. Land Division and Rezone Request; Petition # Not Available; Parcel #
0509-161-9072-0 et al.; 5683 Lincoln Rd.,
Oregon, WI 53575. The request is to create a new CSM with sale of 4.9 acres of
land to neighboring land owner, Arlan
Kay, 5685 Lincoln Rd. No building sites
will be created. Lot 1 would be the Secher
home on 2.08 acres, zoned A-2(2). Lot 2
would be the Kay home on 30.32 acres,
zoned RH-4. Petitioner and Owner is Dale
Secher, 5683 Lincoln Rd., Oregon, WI
53575.
7. Discussion and possible Action
re: Ordinance on Implements of Husbandry.
8. Discussion and possible Action
re: the Anderson Farm Park progress.
9. Communication and Action of the
Dane County Board Bollig.
10. Fire & EMS Report (Oregon Van
Kampen, Belleville & Brooklyn - Clark).
11. Park Committee Report and Action Root.
12. Assessors Report and Recommendation Blomstrom.
13. Building Inspection Services Report Arnold.
14. Constables Report Wackett.
15. Plan Commission Report and
Recommendation - Weber.
16. Public Works and TORC Report
Ace.
17. Discussion and possible Approval re: 2015 WI DOT Classified Equipment Rates.
18. Discussion and possible Action
re: Potential Impacts of the states 201415 Budget Bill.
19. Discussion and possible Action
re: Senior Center Van Kampen.
20. Board Communications/ Future
Agenda Items.
21. Approval of payment vouchers
Arnold.
22. Clerks Report Arnold.
23. Approval of Election Inspectors
till December 31, 2015:
1) Duane Burkhalter, 5458 Marie Rd.
2) Lori Goodspeed, 5756 County
Highway D
3) Wanda Schrank, 5458 Marie Rd.
4) Barbara Tanner, 558 Union Rd.
24. Adjournment.
REMINDER The Caucus will be
held on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at
2:00 p.m. (Snow date will be Saturday,
January 24 at 2:00 p.m.).
Note: Agendas are subject to amendment after publication. Check the official
posting locations (Town Hall, Town of
Oregon Recycling Center and Oregon
Village Hall) including the Town website
at www.town.oregon.wi.us or join the
Towns e-mail list to receive agendas at
townoforegon@mailbag.com. It is possible that members of and possibly a quorum of members of other governmental
bodies of the town may be in attendance
at any of the meetings to gather information; however, no action will be taken by
any governmental body at said meeting
other than the governmental body specifically referred to in the meeting notice.
Requests from persons with disabilities
who need assistance to participate in
this meeting or hearing should be made
to the Clerks office at 835-3200 with 48
hours notice.
Posted: December 23, 2014
Published: January 1, 2015
WNAXLP

Dec. 18
4:38 p.m. A 37-year-old
Brooklyn man was cited for
inattentive driving after he
rear-ended a 50-year-old
womans vehicle in the 500
block of North Main Street.

man was in front of his

friends resident on the 100
block of N. Main Street trying to get his friend to answer
the door. The friend did not
answer the door, and the man
made it home safely.

Dec. 19
3:55 p.m. A 32-year-old
Waunakee man was cited
for burning grass and construction materials on the
700 block of Oregon Parks
Avenue after he and his
employees were burning
their materials on the job site.
An anonymous complainant
thought the buildings under
construction were on fire.

Dec. 25
5:11 p.m. Someone threw
two rocks through a 25-yearold mans bedroom window
on the 200 block of Walnut
Street between 1 and 5 p.m.

Dec. 21
3:33 p.m. An anonymous
complainant reported an
occupied Chevrolet Impala
in the 500 block of Lexington Drive that had been there
for an hour. The complainant
was concerned about possible drug activity. The car was
gone when police arrived.
Dec. 22
9 a.m. An anonymous
caller reported a 60-year-old
man was selling unused prescription opiates and marijuana from his residence on
the 100 block of Elm Street.
The caller also said three other people were helping with
distribution and the garage
was full of stolen property.
Dec. 24
3:02 a.m. A 50-year-old
woman reported a man was
trying to break into her house
on the 200 block of Waterman Street. Police found an
intoxicated 22-year-old who
thought it was his house.
Police transported him to his
residence.
3:26 a.m. A 24-year-old

Dec. 27
3:55 p.m. A 51-year-old
woman who works at Sienna
Crest reported a staff member had found a balled up
piece of cellophane in the
pocket of a jacket that was
left at the facility after a
party the previous weekend.
The staffer was concerned
it contained drugs. Police
opened the item and found
it contained dried chocolate
residue and was an apparent
wrapper from a desert.
Dec. 28
1 a.m. A 22-year-old
Stoughton woman was
arrested for her 2nd OWI,
BAC greater than .08, Operating after suspended and failure to stop at a flashing red
signal at the intersection of
Wolfe and Janesville streets.
11:29 p.m. Police cited
three 20-year-old women,
two from Madison, for underage drinking after neighbors
in the 400 block of South Perry Parkway reported a loud
party. A 20-year-old Oregon
woman was also cited for
procuring and providing a
premises for the drinking.
-Scott Girard

Obituary
Lloyd S. Doc
Kellogg

Lloyd S. Kellogg

Dr. Lloyd S. Kellogg

(Doc) was born Dec. 29,
1918 in Oakdale, to Ruby
and Stephen Kellogg.
He grew up in Tomah,

graduating from Tomah

High School in 1937. He
enrolled in the University of
Wisconsin-Madison School
of Pharmacy, graduating in
1941. During World War
II he enlisted in the U.S.
Navy as a
Pharmacist
Mate Second
Class, and
served with
the Northwestern group at
Wesley Memorial Hospital as Pharmacist Mate 1st
Class until his transfer to
the fleet Marines. While
serving in the South Pacific, he was recommended for
medical school, enrolling at
the University of Illinois in
1944.
In November of 1945,
he and Marguerite (Peg)
Mrotek were married in

Manitowoc. In June 1948,

he graduated from the University of Illinois Medical
School, then interned at
Methodist Hospital in Madison. Doc served Oregon,
and the surrounding community as a general practitioner and surgeon for nearly 40 years, until his retirement in 1987.
Following retirement,
Doc loved spending time
with his growing family
and at his cottage on Lake
Kegonsa. Hunting and fishing with family and friends
and following sports were
his favorite activities. He
enjoyed a full and independent life up until his
death on Thursday, Dec. 25,
2014, surrounded by family
at Agrace HospiceCare.
Doc is survived by his

wife of 69 years, Peg; and

progeny Stephen (Diane),
Elizabeth (Ken) LePine and
Mark (Marilyn). He is also
survived by eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren, instilling them
with the values of education
and a strong work ethic.
Doc was preceded
in death by oldest son,
Michael (Janice).
A private family memorial gathering will be held
at a later date.
Memorial donations may
be sent to Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg.
Online condolences may be
made at gundersonfh.com.
Gunderson Stoughton
Funeral & Cremation Care
1358 Highway 51 N.
873-4590

***

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402 Help Wanted, General

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A&B ENTERPRISES
Light Construction Remodeling
No job too small
608-835-7791
DOUG'S HANDYMAN SERVICE
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Exterior, Repairs.
Free Estimates. Insured.
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646 Fireplaces,
Furnaces/Wood, Fuel
FIREWOOD STORED INSIDE
dry oak, cherry, maple
free delivery to Stoughton area $110.00
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608-873-3199 OR 608-445-8591, leave
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SEASONED SPLIT OAK,
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deliver. 608-609-1181

672 Pets
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One male and one female. If interested
contact michellerobin1001@outlook.com
for more information.

ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors

55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $695 per month. Includes
heat, water and sewer. Professionally
managed. Located at
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53589 608-877-9388

730 Condos &

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Microwave/laundry/dishwasher. Large
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$775/mo plus utilities. 608-772-0234.

750 Storage Spaces For Rent

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Security Lights-24/7 access
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CALL (608)444-2900
C.N.R. STORAGE
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Stoughton Garden Center
Convenient Dry Secure
Lighted with access 24/7
Bank Cards Accepted
Off North Hwy 51 on
Oak Opening Dr. behind
Stoughton Garden Center
Call: 608-509-8904
DEER POINT STORAGE
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608-335-3337
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NORTH PARK STORAGE
10x10 through 10x40, plus
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RV & Boats.
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Located on the corner of
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Ricky, Lukas, and many

nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her spouse Jack,
her parents; and brother
Arden (Arlie) Denton.
Funeral services were
held Tuesday, December
30, 2014 at the Becker-Beal
Funeral Home, 109 Greenway Cross, Belleville, with
burial in Sunset Memory
Gardens.
The family would like to
express their sincere thanks
to the dedicated home care
givers, Meriter Hospital
and the New Glarus Home.
A memorial fund has
been established.
An online memorial with
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bealfuneralhomes.com

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Normal work week is expected to be
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Phyllis Mae Short

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Brian (Katharine) Froehlich
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Phyllis Mae Short, 87,

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December 24, 2014. She
was born on December 15,

1927, in Oregon, to James

and Annie Marie (Anderson) Denton. She was a
graduate from Oregon High
School in 1945.
Phyllis met her love of
her life, Jack. They were
both employed by Jacks
uncle at the time. Jack and
Phyllis were united in marriage on November 6, 1948.
She worked alongside Jack
delivering milk for 20 years
and an officer of Short
Electric Inc.
Phyllis was an active
member of the Belleville
Community where she was
a member of the Grace
United Methodist Church,
participant in the choir and
held a position on the board.
She was also, a member of
the Kiwanis and the American Legion Auxiliary.

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12 - The Oregon Observer - January 1, 2015

Show off your kids in

Unified Newspaper Groups 5th Annual

Coming Wednesday, January 28, 2015

This section is full of area children and
grandchildren ages 0 months-7 years.
It is sure to be a treasured keepsake!

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All photos will be entered in to a drawing to win

great prizes from the Great Dane Shopping News
and area businesses.
Photos are categorized by age group and winners
are selected randomly from each age category.

To enter, send the form below and a current photo or

visit one of our websites to fill out the form online and
upload your photo by Friday, January 2, 2015.
Please print clearly. One entry per child. One form per child. Mail to:

Cutest Kids Contest

133 Enterprise Dr., PO Box 930427, Verona, WI 53593

Or go online to enter on any of our web sites:

connectoregonwi.com, connectstoughton.com, connectverona.com, connectfitchburg.com

Childs Name __________________________________________________________________________

Age (please indicate months or years)___________________________

Please check one:

Male Female

Parents Names _________________________________________________________________________

Phone (for contact purposes only)________________________City ______________________________________
Photo taken by (if a professional photo) ______________________________________________________
0-11 months 12-23 months

2-3 years

4-5 years

6-7 years

Pictures should be full color and wallet size or larger. For optimal printing quality, please be sure the head in the photo is no smaller than the size of a nickle.
If submitting your photo(s) electronically, please be sure the photo resolution is at least 150 DPI.
Photos must be received by Friday, January 2, 2015 to be included. Please include a self-addressed stamped envelope if you would like your photo returned.

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Please check age category: