Regon Bserver: Survey: Concerns With Referendum

Oregon Observer
The
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Vol. 130, No. 28
Oregon, WI
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Making history
Swimmers knock off Edgewood
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Oregon School District
Survey: Concerns with referendum

Respondents want information,
accountability, lower cost
Scott De Laruelle
Unified Newspaper Group
When the Oregon School Board started

planning for referendums last year after the
spring elections, addressing both teacher
compensation and building projects at
once was a goal.

That changed by the end of summer,
when the board voted to hold the teacher
compensation referendum until April 2015.
See the survey results
The $55 million November building
projects referendums passed easily, but
Page 9
with the board just weeks from a deadline
to decide on sending a compensation referendum to the ballot in April, there seem to members discussed preliminary results
be many more questions than answers.
from an ongoing survey of district resiAt their Monday night meeting, board dents conducted by The Donovan Group,
Inside
We work on hearts
Chaplain has served Oakhill inmates for a decade
Seth Jovaag
Observer correspondent
For the past decade, Rev. Emmanuel

Okoye has served as chaplain of Oakhill
Correctional Institute north of Oregon.
From an A-frame chapel at the northeast corner of the 100-acre grounds,
Okoye leads church services, organizes
religious study groups and counsels prisoners one on one.
The son of a train conductor, Okoye
grew up in a Nigerian village before trying his hand in business in Lagos, Africas largest city, in his early 20s. But he
felt called to be in the ministry.
When I was growing up I do have
an inclination in my heart that there is
something
special about
my life, he
said.
He became
a Pentecostal
preacher, and
later moved
his wife and
three children
to Milwaukee after he
was called
to work at
a church
there. He obtained a social work degree
and worked with people struggling with
addictions to alcohol and drugs before
becoming chaplain at Oakhill in 2004.
Okoye met with the Observer last
month to talk about his role at Oakhill.
Responses were edited for clarity and
length.
Q&
Observer: Whats the goal of your job?

Okoye: Our goal is just one: to help the
inmates understand what has transpired
in their life, what brought them here, and
how they can move forward. The goal is
for them to integrate back into the community and not have to come back to prisPhoto by Seth Jovaag
on. So we want to see people changed,
and move on with their lives and be better Rev. Emmanuel Okoye has been chaplain for a decade at Oakhill Correctional Institution. The minisecurity prisons A-frame chapel was built by volunteers in 1965, when the facility was the
Turn to Okoye/Page 12 mum
Wisconsin School for Girls.
the districts referendum consultants. The

survey is a follow-up from information
mailed to around 9,000 district residents
earlier in the month by the consultants,
who then followed up via email with district parents, inviting them to respond to
the survey online.
The survey started Jan. 2 and comments
will be accepted until Jan. 19. Joe Donovan
Turn to Survey/Page 9
Police lose
No. 2 officer
Lt. Clark, 38, was departments
glue, interim chief says
Scott Girard
The Oregon Police Department was

shocked to learn it lost its second-in-command last Friday when Lt. Karey Clark died
unexpectedly of natural causes.
Clark, 38, joined the department in 2001 and worked his
way up to lieutenant in 2011,
becoming the glue that held
the department together,
interim chief Dale Burke told
the Observer.
(Former) Chief (Doug) Clark
Pettit was gone a lot, both
Turn to Clark/Page 9
Village, county make

Janesville Street deal
$133K repaving project set for
July-August
Bill Livick
The Village Board approved a cost-sharing

agreement with Dane County Monday for
repaving a bad section of Janesville Street
near its intersection with Wolfe Street.
The village and county are sharing in the
$133,000 cost of the resurfacing project,
which is scheduled to take place this summer.
Weve got the construction set to happen between July 6 and Aug. 27, said public works director Mark Below. I tried to
schedule it so it didnt interfere with Summer
Fest and the July 4 weekend, or the start of
Turn to Janesville/Page 3
January 15, 2015
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Aspiring composers song draws online attention

Online
Leone put melody

and harmony to
famous authors
lyrics
To see the video of Kathleen's

composition, visit
youtube.com/
watch?v=YY0_ypEP3XE.
Bill Livick
On a lark, she composed a

melody, recorded it and put it
on YouTube.
In so doing, 16-year-old
Kathleen Leone generated a
bit of a buzz.
The online video of Leone
singing The Hanging
Tree, the lyrics of which
were taken from a song
in Suzanne Collins book
Mockingjay, has gotten
more than 170,000 hits on
YouTube since being posted
in late October.
And Mixcraft, the software
company whose program
Leone used to record the
song, had expressed interest
in the original song as one of
its demo tracks.
It turns out that Mixcraft
didnt use the song because
its lyrics are from Collins
book, and Leone didnt have
time to get permission to use
the lyrics before Mixcraft
released its latest promotion.
Still, Leone thinks getting
all those hits on YouTube
was pretty cool particularly
in light of the fact that shes
an aspiring composer and
pianist.
I was reading the last
book of the Hunger Games
series last year and I really
liked the song, Leone told
the Observer. Usually when
I read a book and it has a
song written in it, I make a
melody for it out of habit.
I decided to record it because
I thought it was pretty good.
Screenshot from YouTube
A clip from a YouTube video of Kathleen Leone singing The Hanging Tree, the lyrics of which came from a Suzanne Collins book.
The Hanging Tree

[Verse 1]
Are you, are you
Coming to the tree
Where they strung up a man they say murdered
three
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met up at midnight in the hanging tree
[Verse 2]
Are you, are you
Coming to the tree
Where the dead man called out for his love to flee
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and also studies composition,

improvisation and piano at
Rhapsody Arts in Verona.
After discovering Collins
song lyrics while reading
[Verse 4]
Are you, are you
Coming to the tree
Wear a necklace of rope, side by side with me
Mockingjay last summer,

Leone worked out a melody
on piano.
Using the Mixcraft music
program on her computer,
she played a piano keyboard

and converted the sound into
virtual instruments for the
recording.
Theres some synthesizer
Police Reports
All reports taken from the to an apartment on the 1000
Oregon Police Department log. block of Park Street to serve a
warrant on a 53-year-old man.
Dec. 28
The mans girlfriend answered
9 p.m. Police cited a the door and said he was not
28-year-old man for theft after home, and was uncooperative.
Kwik Trip employees discovered he stole a four-pack of Dec. 31
beer.
3:30 p.m. A 49-year-old
man reported he saw his own
Dec. 29
tools in someone elses resi10:11 a.m. An unknown dence when the front door was
suspect drove off without open. He had not previously
paying for $41 of fuel at the realized the tools were missKwik Trip on the 900 block of ing. The address he provided
Janesville Street.
was non-existent, however,
6:54 p.m. Officers went and police asked for more
specifics on the missing items. Jan. 4

10 a.m. A 32-year-old man
Jan. 1
reported someone threw eggs
7:41 p.m. Police cited a at his car on the 600 block of
17-year-old Brooklyn girl for South Main Street between
driving 98 miles per hour in a 5:30 p.m. Jan. 3 and that
65 speed limit zone on Hwy. morning.
14. She was also cited for
having a passenger as a viola- Jan. 6
tion of her graduated drivers
7:50 a.m. A 16-year-old
license.
Fitchburg girl was cited for
driving too fast for road condiJan. 3
tions after her vehicle slid into
10:24 p.m. A 60-year-old a power pole as she turned
woman reported someone from East Netherwood Road
threw eggs at her car near to Hillcrest Drive.
Headquarters.
9:18 a.m. An 18-year-old
man was cited for driving too
fast for road conditions after
his vehicle fish-tailed, left the
roadway and struck a power
pole while turning from Hwy.
MM onto Janesville Street.
Roads were ice and snow
covered.
3:59 p.m. A 17-year-old
Fitchburg boy was charged
with inattentive driving after
he rear-ended a 25-year-olds
car as the 25-year-old braked
and pulled into a driveway.
The 17-year-old told police he
was putting his gloves down,
looked up and slid into the other car. There were no injuries.
10:11 p.m. Meriter Hospital
reported a 26-year-old woman brought her 18-day-old
daughter to the hospital after
she was scratched in the face
by a raccoon the family found
in the wild and kept as a pet.
Police forwarded the information to DNR officials.
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Leon is home-schooled
but would be a high school
junior. She lives with her
parents between the villages
of Oregon and Brooklyn,
[Verse 3]
Are you, are you
Coming to the tree
Where I told you to run, so wed both be free
sound, like one note in the

background to make it more
full, and then theres a piano sound and then later like
a tolling bell sound at the
end on the song, Leone
explained.
Once she completed the
recording, she used a Canon camera to make a video
of herself singing the lyrics into a microphone. The
vocals build to a section
with three-part harmony,
and she made a separate
video recording for each
part.
Her parents, Joseph and
Elizabeth Leone, put together
the actual video that appears
on YouTube, Kathleen said,
because she didnt know how
to use the Mixcraft software.
To see the video of
Kathleen's composition, visit youtube.com/
watch?v=YY0_ypEP3XE.
Kathleen said she plans to
major in piano performance
and composition in college.
I hope to write film scores
for movies, she said.
Shes not sure if anything
more will come of the song
The Hanging Tree, which
features a hauntingly beautiful melody and vocal performance.
But she is planning to put
more of her compositions on
YouTube.
Ive composed a lot of
music but havent put much
up there, she said. Usually I only write instrumental
music.
-Scott Girard
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Oregon Observer
January 15, 2015
Janesville: Winters take toll
Continued from page 1
Keeping an eye on the weather
The board also authorized

the village to transfer jurisdiction of about 350 feet
of Soden Drive, in front
of Prairie View Elementary School, to the Oregon
School District.
Below said there will be a
public hearing to notify the
neighbors of the change,
which would take two-tothree months to implement.
School officials requested the transfer in order
to improve safety during
times when parents drop off
and pick up their children.
Soden Drive leading up to
PVE will remain a public
street.
When you live in Wisconsin, its fair to expect

cold, snowy spells that can
make life difficult.
But when severe winter weather makes things
downright dangerous,
school districts tasked with
the care of hundreds of
children have the responsibility to keep them safe
Brooklyn man arrested

in Rutland for fifth OWI
A 67-year-old Brooklyn
man was arrested under suspicion of a fifth OWI offense
a felony
Monday
night in the
Town of
Rutland.
A
t
approximately 8:23
p.m. Jan. Hughes
12, Dane
County
Sheriffs deputies responded
to a vehicle in the ditch at the
intersection of Oak Ridge
Road and Old Stone Road,
according to a news release

from the DCSO.
The driver, James J.
Hughes, allegedly failed
field sobriety tests and was
subsequently arrested for a
fifth OWI offense.
Online court records show
Hughes was last convicted
of OWI in February 2013,
where he was sentenced to
two years probation and 43
days in jail.
Hughes is currently being
held in the Dane County Jail.
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We tend to close the

night before if there is
a Wind Chill Warning
forecasted (but) we have
learned the weather conditions can change overnight, he said.
People are asked to check
the district website or local
news outlets for news on
closures or delays. Busler
said parents and guardians
always have the final decision on whether or not their
child attends school during
inclement weather days,
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contact the school.
The absence will be considered excused.
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Services issues a Wind
Chill Warning (a sustained wind chill of -35
degrees), we will close
school for the day or consider a delayed start if the
warning will be lifted in
the mid-morning hours,
he said. School will be in
session during a wind chill
advisory.
Busler said school closure decisions are normally made by 5:30-6 a.m.
the day of school, though
a call could be made the
night before.
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Below to begin the bidding
process for street paving
projects in the villages Tax
Increment Finance District
2 on the villages north
side.
The TIF 2 expenditure
period ends in September,
village officials said. That
means while the district
will continue to pay for the
debt service until it closes
or is paid off, the project
must be finished by September to be a TIF expense
and not a village expense.
TIF includes tax payments
to the school district and
other jurisdictions.
Streets scheduled to be
repaved include Braun
Road, from Market Street to
Main Street; West Richards
Road, from Market Street to
Main Street; Market Street
from Netherwood Street to
Braun Road; and Netherwood Street from the railroad tracks west to 350 feet
west of Alpine Parkway.
Gracz told trustees that
the project contractor will
have to come up with a
good detour plan and signage for the project.
We wont let them work
on all the streets at the same
time, he added.
Below reiterated that
point Tuesday with the
Observer:
The contractor is going
to set this up so that we
dont shut down that end of
town, he said.
District has
protocols for closing
or delaying school
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the school year.

The project, which was
accelerated to deal with a
road that became extremely
bumpy during last winters hard freeze, will also
include utility upgrades
along the roughly quartermile stretch.
Village administrator Mike Gracz included $90,000 to the villages 2015 budget for
reconstructing the rough
stretch of pavement. He
also included $150,000
to replace outdated water
mains in the area.
Dane County has jurisdiction over most of Janesville Street also known as
County Hwy. MM.
The county plans to fix
the street from about halfway between South Perry
Parkway and Wolfe Street
east to in front of the Kwik
Trip on Janesville Street.
The work will include the
Janesville Street-Wolfe
Street intersection.
The village will pay
for their share, and the
countys going to pay for
their 22 feet of the road
11 feet in each direction
from the center, Below
explained. This project
is just between the gutters basically just a pavement replacement, with the
exception that were putting
that water main in.
Below said the water
main in the construction
area will be replaced while
the street is torn up.
He said two mains one
dating back to the 1940s
and another installed in
1978 are undersized need
to be replaced with a single
12-inch main.
The street section is notorious for its large bumps
caused by frost heave when
air temperatures are very
cold.
A resolution authorizing
the agreement will be introduced to the Dane County
Board of Supervisors next
week, according to a county
release delivered Tuesday
morning.
The release also said the
county and village have
begun discussing a more
comprehensive, collaborative approach to upgrading other county streets in
the village limits, such as
County Hwy. CC and the
rest of MM.
In the release, Village
President Steve Staton said
the cooperation of the county was a significant factor
in the Village being able to
move forward in a timely

manner.
the village to hire Town and
Country Engineering, in the
amount of $8,500, for engineering work related to the
Janesville Street water main
replacement.
January 15, 2015
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K9 program is an asset to the village

Regarding the Observer article
about the K9 program being questioned What? Really?
I understand that the K9 program
is funded through donations that
are made via the fundraising efforts
that Officer Kohlman puts forth in
order to keep this needed program.
I personally have donated a lot
of money to the K9 program, giving my commission from Silpada
jewelry sales at the K9 pancake
breakfasts that are held.
Anyone reading this: Were you
at the last pancake breakfast Dec.
7 where the line ran all around the
firehouse waiting to get in? Over
600 breakfasts were served. Isnt
this the community coming out to
support our K9 unit?
And why does our school board
not allow random drug searches in
the schools? The presence of K9
Vende not only helps deter drug
activity, but is a deterrent of all
crime.
Why are the police reports not
showing, in the Observer, where
K9 Vende was used when drugs
are found along with other criminal
activity? That way we would all
know and a lot of these questions
would be answered.
And why is the village so worried about a program that is selfsufficient on donations? I understand there is an officer to pay,
vehicle maintenance, etc., but if the
K9 car wasnt on the road, another
patrol car would be.
Your article was very negative and one-sided. Why are you
not proud of this program that our
police department has in place? A
program that works for all of us.
The K9 program is truly an asset to
our community.
Anne Olson
Village of Oregon
Thanks to our crossing guards

Wisconsin Adult School Crossing Guard Recognition Week is
Jan. 12-16.
The Oregon Police Department
would like to thank our full-time
and part-time crossing guards for
all of their hard work and dedication throughout the school year.
Crossing guards are very important individuals who help ensure
safe crossings for the youth in
Oregon during the school year,
and they frequently endure

inclement weather. We appreciate
all of our past and present crossing guards, and we would like to
thank them for serving our community.
Please remember to take extra
time when you drive through
school crossings.
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Corrections
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Oregon municipal judge position would be on the ballot in both the Town
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Cosmic view for 2015:

A changing of the guard
t the beginning of each

New Year, people are
wanting to know what
new, wonderful and interesting
things are headed their way in the
upcoming year.
These forecasts are typically
seen through the eyes of astrology and numerology, which offer
a more structured analysis than
we find in metaphysics.
In metaphysics, the outlook
for a particular
year is always
connected to a
larger cycle and
the quality of
specific energies that are
being released
throughout the
year. Basically,
Diets
this means that
things seem to
move ever so slowly. Big energy
changes need much time to integrate into physical forms.
During the last 100 years or so,
the Milky Way has been traveling through an overlapping of
Piscean and Aquarian energy
systems. Think of it as a giant
energetic asteroid belt where we
are pelted with chunks of outgoing energy (Piscean) and chunks
of incoming energy (Aquarian).
Fun stuff.
As we are pummeled to and
fro, we are forced to cough up the
old stuff and start getting used to
the new stuff. Is it any wonder
we can feel beat up, confused,
angry and destabilized? Just
because we cant literally see this
energy doesnt mean we dont
feel it. Like static electricity, it

can shock the hell out of you and
it kind of hurts.
But theres a payoff for all our
bumps and bruises.
At the full moon in May, we
will officially have a new sheriff
in town (energetically). The good
news is that Aquarius is the party
section of the universe! The ruling Aquarian sheriff is happy,
gregarious, free flowing, social
and group-oriented.
The last time our galaxy passed
through this quadrant of the universe was 26,000 years ago. Its
expected to be a very exciting
time.
Now many of us are saying to
ourselves, If the sheriff of Fun
Town is here, why am I so darn
tired all the time?
One of the reasons for our lack
of physical vitality is the necessary rewiring of our energy systems. We all needed an upgraded
circuit board and are in the process of working out the bugs.
Plus, the new energy is pushing
out the old wiring system. It can
be uncomfortable.
Throughout the year, it is
expected that people will experience an increase in energy at
times. One day, you may feel
really good and have lots of energy, and the next day you may feel
like you can barely drag yourself
out of bed in the morning.
This oscillation is normal and
expected. So enjoy that energy
when it comes and take care of
your body when it goes.
This change, these alterations,
are taking place across the entire
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planet, and they are expected to

be completed later this year. This
building process will be quickly
followed by an infusion of light
(energy) into the new circuitry.
Probably around November.
Until that new energy is
released, we will still be under a
lot of pressure during our rewiring process.
Some words of advice for the
coming year:
Do not fight what is happening (your process)
Dont try to control or force
anything
Dont try to save anything
Let stuff go; everything is
going to be fine.
Take away the significance
of things having to be right
and let things be OK just the way
they are.
Its important to remember that
the biggest changes will occur
within our thought life, not our
physical environment.
It is our judgments, beliefs,
behaviors, and cherished ideals
of whats right and wrong that
are being affected. Changes in
how we see life, changes in our
perceptions and changes in our
feelings towards our environment
are the indicators of this new
energy as it comes online.
So as we ease into this new
year of 2015, keep your eyes
open for those pockets of good
energy and feel the fun.
Doris Deits is the owner of
Peaceful Heart Gifts in Oregon.
OSD needs fiscal restraint

Well, well, well. When does it end?
After just getting a large referendum
passed for the Oregon School District here
come the administrators again seeking even
more money from the taxpayers.
Where and how do they expect seniors
living on limited fixed incomes and folks
struggling to keep up to come up with the
expected $150 more each year on their tax
bill!
Show some fiscal restraint and compassion
for working and senior folks.
Steve Waldron
Village of Oregon
ConnectOregonWI.com
January 15, 2015
Oregon Observer
Town of Oregon
Spring election caucus Jan. 17

The Town of Oregon
will hold its caucus to
nominate candidates for
What: Town of Oregon
the spring election Saturcaucus
day, Jan. 17.
When: 2 p.m. Saturday,
The caucus allows
attendees to nominate Jan. 17
potential candidates,
Where: Town Hall,
though those candidates
1138 Union Road
still must agree to run.
Info: town.oregon.
Five elected town posi- wi.us
tions will be on the April 7
ballot: Town Board Chairperson, two Town Supervisors, Town Assessor and Union Road.
Town Constable.
In the event of bad
The caucus will start at weather, a snow date is set
2 p.m. at Town Hall, 1138 for Saturday, Jan. 24.
If you go
LUTEFISK AND MEATBALL DINNER

Norway Lutheran Church
6321 Heg Park Rd., Wind Lake, WI 53185
Saturday February 7, 2015
Servings at 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Adults $17.50 Seniors $16.00
By reservation only
Call Donna, (262) 534-3862
or Jo, (262) 534-6867
Photos by Scott Girard
A musical morning
Eliza Tyksinski hosted a Music Together event at the Oregon Public Library Tuesday, Jan. 6. Kids had
a chance to play drums, sing and dance along with Tyksinski and their parents.
Above, Sloan McFarlane, 4, of Oregon, falls back as part of the dance to Trot Old Joe, a song about a
horse.
Top right, Craig Schley, of Oregon, joins his sons Alex, left, 2, and Oliver, 4, on the lollipop drums.
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Right, Alexis Lemberger, 2, of Oregon, colors a Chicken Little picture before the music starts.
Below, Eliza Tyksinski, center, sings the Hello song to the group of children.
Rock Cty Fairgrounds
Army Pvt. Katelyn A.

Macauley, a 2011 Oregon
High School graduate, has
completed basic combat
training at Fort Jackson,
Columbia, S.C.
According to an Army
press release, during the
nine weeks of training, she
studied the Army mission,
history, tradition and core
values, physical fitness,
WERE
ALL
EARS
and received instruction

and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and
bayonet training, drill and
ceremony, marching, rifle
marksmanship, armed and
unarmed combat, map
reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military

justice system, basic first
aid, foot marches and field
training exercises.
Macauley is the daughter
of Kean Macaulay of Oregon.
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Gauge Shot Gun
BOB & ROCCO

SHOW
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For more info call 608.752.6677 or
visit www.BobAndRocco.com
Student in the Oregon School District

and sick with cold or flu?
The UW Department of Family Medicine and
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
are interested in gathering information on what
illnesses are in the school system, and you can
help! Your student could receive a $20 gift card
for providing 2 nasal and/or throat swabs!
Call
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Churches
Coming up
Thursdays at 5:15 p.m.
Try your first class free or join
Because of the cold weather, Ore- anytime for a pro-rated fee. Register
gon Area Progressives has resched- online at oregonsd.org or call Scott at
uled its Whats Ahead for Wiscon- 835-4097.
sin? community open mic night
featuring Senator Janis Ringhand at Knitting terms and tricks
Firefly Coffeehouse for 6-8 p.m. on
Learn how to decode knitting patFriday, Jan. 16.
terns and charts in a class taught by
For more information on the event, Mary Jo Harris from 6-8 p.m. Monvisit oregonareaprogressives.org.
day, Jan. 19, at Netherwood Knoll
Elementary.
Fitness challenge
This class does not involve any
Its not too late to be a part of Ore- knitting, but youre welcome to bring
gons fun fitness challenge, Health a pattern with you.
Trip 2015. Gather friends, family and
Register online at oregonsd.org or
pets and form a team.
call Scott at 835-4097.
Participants get a collectible
T-shirt, free fitness classes and fun OverDrive classes
incentives along the way. Finish the
Learn how to check-out eBooks
challenge by May 8, and be entered and e-audio library books using Overin the grand prize drawing for $100 in Drive. Bring your fully charged device
Chamber Bucks.
and email/Amazon login and passRegister online at oregonsd.org or word. Apple and iPad users should
also bring their Apple/iTunes ID.
Free classes will be held at the
Workout classes
library on Monday, Jan. 19 from 1-3
Pi-Yo and Zumba classes are offered p.m., and Tuesday, Jan. 27 from 3-5
at Netherwood Knoll Elementary.
p.m. Another class will be held at the
Pi-Yo is a combination of the senior center on Friday, Jan. 30 from
strength and control of pilates with 10 a.m. to noon. Space is limited.
the mind/body practices of yoga.
Register by calling 835-3656 or
Classes meet Tuesdays and Thurs- emailing orelib@oregonlibrary.org.
days at 4:15 p.m.
Combining dance and fitness, Zum- Art time
ba is a fun, high-energy workout set
The library will hold Art Time!
to music. Classes meet Tuesdays and
Community open mic night
programs so children can get the

chance to find their inner artist.
The program on Tuesday, Jan. 20
and Wednesday, Jan. 21 is for toddlers
and preschoolers. On Friday, Jan. 23,
all ages are welcome. The programs
will be held from 10-11 a.m. Children
should wear their messy clothes. Registration is not required.
Bracelet class
Learn a new craft with Community
Ed & Recs Ladderweave Bracelet
class, which meets from 6-8 p.m.,
Wednesday, Jan. 21, at Netherwood
Knoll Elementary.
Weave beads together to make a
personal fashion statement. This easy
technique is great for adults, teens
and children over 10 (accompanied
by an adult).
A fee of $31 includes all materials
and tools, or sign up with a friend and
pay only $56 for both. To register,
Crazy 8s math club

Appreciate the math thats all
around you at 3:30 p.m., every Thursday from Jan. 22 through March 12,
at the library.
Children in grades K-5 are invited
to an eight-week math club, and they
do not have to attend every week to
participate. To register, call 835-3656
or email orelib@oregonlibrary.org.
Community calendar
Thursday, January 15
1 p.m., Euchre card party ($3),

senior center
Friday, January 16
9 a.m., UW Extension Nutrition:

Healthy snacking, senior center
10:45 a.m., How to Talk to Your
Doctor presentation, senior center
6-8 p.m., Oregon Area
Progressives open mic night,
Firefly Coffeehouse
Saturday, January 17
2 p.m., Town of Oregon spring

election caucus
6:30 p.m., Saturday card party
($3), senior center
Sunday, January 18
1 p.m., Movie: And So It Goes,

senior center
Monday, January 19
No school - Martin Luther King,

Jr. Day
1-3 p.m., OverDrive class (free,
register), library, 835-3635
3:30-4:30 p.m., Monday Funday:
Chess/Board Games, library
Tuesday, January 20
11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Silver

Threads Among the Gold Club
($12, $18 couple), senior center,
835-3536
Wednesday, January 21
11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Computer

class: Navigating Windows 8/8.1
($15), senior center, 835-5801
11:30 a.m., Brown Bag Book
Group, library, orelib@oregonlibrary.org
Friday, January 23
No school - teacher professional
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, Jan. 15
WOW: Oregon Village
Board Meeting (of Jan. 12)
ORE: Oregon School
Board Meeting (of Jan. 12)
Friday, Jan. 16
WOW: Holiday Play @
Oregon Senior Center (of
Dec. 19)
ORE: OHS Girls Varsity
Hockey vs. Appleton (of
Jan. 3)
Saturday, Jan. 17
WOW: Oregon Chamber
of Commerce Meeting (of
Jan. 15)
ORE: OHS Boys Varsity
Hockey vs. Stoughton (of
Jan. 15)
Sunday, Jan. 18
WOW: First Presbyterian
Church Service
ORE: OHS Boys Varsity
Basketball vs. Edgewood
(of Jan. 15)
Monday, Jan. 19
WOW: 6 p.m.
LIVE Oregon Village
Board Meeting
ORE: Faces in the
Water: Civil Rights
Memorial
Tuesday, Jan. 20
WOW: U.S. Army
News
ORE:
OHS
Jazz
Percussion Concert (of
Jan. 13)
Wednesday, Jan. 21
WOW:
John
Duggleby Music @
Oregon Senior Center (of
Dec. 31)
ORE: OHS Girls Varsity
Basketball vs. Elkhorn
(of Jan. 19)
Thursday, Jan. 22
WOW: Oregon Village
Board Meeting (of Jan.
19)
ORE:
RCI
Band
Concert (of Jan. 20)
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day
Saturday, January 24
5:30-11:30 p.m., Chamber

Annual Awards Night, Legend at
Bergamont Clubhouse
Sunday, January 25
7 a.m. to noon, Pancake breakfast and bake sale, senior center
Monday, January 26
3:30-4:30 p.m., Monday Funday:

LEGO free build, library
6:30-7 p.m., Puppet theater,
library
6:30 p.m., Oregon School Board
meeting, RCI Intermediate School,
835-4300
Tuesday, January 27
3-5 p.m., OverDrive class (free,

register), library, 835-3635
Senior center
Monday, Jan. 19
Chili
Tropical Fruit Salad
Corn Bread
Cookie
VO: Veggie Chili
Tuesday, Jan. 20
Beef Tips over Egg
Noodles
Beets
Fruit Cocktail
W.W. Bread
Orange Sherbet
VO: Soy in Veggie Gravy
Wednesday, Jan. 21
Chicken & Dumplings
Peas
Peaches
W.W. Bread
Lemon Bar
VO: Soy w/Dumplings
Thursday, Jan. 22
Tomato Barley Soup
Crackers
Sliced Turkey & Cheese
on Rye
Mandarin Orange Jell-O
w/Topping
VO: Meatless Soup &
Cheese Sandwich
SO: Chinese Mandarin
Friday, Jan. 23
Pepper Steak w/Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Spinach
Apple Slices
Multi Grain Bread
VO: Soy Pepper Mixture
Monday, Jan. 19
9 a.m., CLUB
9 a.m., Wii Bowling
9 a.m., Rubber stamping
9 a.m., Caregivers Support
10 a.m., Dominoes
1 p.m., Get Fit
1:30 p.m., Bridge
4 p.m., Weight Loss Support
Tuesday, Jan. 20
8:30 a.m., Zumba Gold
11:30 a.m., Silver Threads Potluck
12:30 p.m., Sheepshead
12:30 p.m., Stoughton Shopping
Wednesday, Jan. 21
9 a.m., CLUB
9 a.m., Full COA
11 a.m., Navigating Windows
8/8.1 Computer Class
11:45 a.m., January birthday
lunch
1 p.m., Get Fit
1 p.m., Euchre
Thursday, Jan. 22
AM Chair Massage
8:30 a.m., Zumba Gold
9 a.m., Pool Players
12:30 a.m., Shopping at Bills
1 p.m., Cribbage
5:15-6:15 p.m., Market Day pickup
Friday, Jan. 23
9 a.m., CLUB
9 a.m., Wii Bowling
9:30 a.m., Blood Pressure
10:45 a.m., Gentle Yoga
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
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
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.
The More You Give, the More You Have

Booker T. Washington remarked incisively in the
book Up From Slavery that Those who are happiest
are those who do the most for others. It is a wonderful
fact of life and of human nature that we are designed to
get pleasure from giving to others. The flip side of this
is that we are usually at our lowest and most anxious
when we are focused only on our own selfish interests.
There is no end to the ways that we can give of ourselves. Kind words and good deeds should always start
at home and go with us into our schools, workplaces
and of course into the marketplace. Good deeds can be
done domestically or abroad, and we need not limit our
good works to helping our fellow humans, but can also
be kind and giving to all of Gods creation. Pain and
suffering are not uniquely human capacities; our animal
brethren share this capacity too, and we might even
think of the earth as something that can suffer under
the weight of our burden. So we should give of ourselves generously whenever we can. We will reap great
benefits in the form of a much happier mind and spirit
and we will be storing up treasures in heaven.
Christopher Simon via Metro News Service
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also
reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also
reap generously.
2 Corinthians 9:6
Sports
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Anthony Iozzo, assistant sports editor

845-9559 x237 sportsreporter@wcinet.com
Fax: 845-9550
Boys hockey
Thursday, January 15, 2015
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Boys swimming
Panthers
win twice in
conference
Jeremy Jones
Sports editor
Oregon boys hockey traveled to Hartland last weekend to take part in the annual
Howard G. Mullet tournament
Friday against Waukesha and
Arrowhead.
The Panthers kicked off the
weekend losing 3-1 against
the Waukesha Wings (9-3-1).
No results were available.
Oregon suffered a 4-0 loss
at the hands of the host Warhawks on Saturday.
Ben Dvoraks scored an
even-strength and power-play
goal for Arrowhead, which
posted two goals in the first
and second periods.
Roskos turned away 27
of 31 shots on goal, while
Warhawks junior JJ Gerlach
stopped all 21 shots he faced.
Oregon 27, Monroe 0

The Panthers defeated
Monroe by a program-record
27-goal margin Tuesday, Dec.
6 inside S.L.I.C.E. Arena.
Senior captain Cole Hefty
scored four goals and two
assists, while senior forward
Collin Bundy had five goals
and two assists in the 27-0
blowout.
Sophomore forward Calvin
Schneider (3G, 2A), senior
forward Colin Hughes (3G,
2A) and junior Max Dosher
(3G, 1A) also finished with
hat tricks.
Oregon took a 9-0 lead in
the first period and added then
added eight more goals in the
second. The Panthers closed
out the game with 10 goals in
the final 17 minutes for goaltender Henry Roskos, who
only faced four shots in 51
minutes.
Dan Guilliams faced 55
shots, stopping 28 in the loss.
Oregon 10, Milton 0

Oregon traveled to Stoughton on Tuesday to face Badger
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Photo by David D. Wood
Oregon/Belleville boys swimming coach Scott Krueger jumps into the Oregon Community Pool on Friday following an 86-80 victory over Madison Edgewood. The victory
was the Panthers first conference win in five years and the teams first dual-meet victory in two seasons.
Making a splash
Panthers end five-year

Badger South Conference
dual meet drought
Jeremy Jones
Sports editor
The Oregon/Belleville boys swimming team went into Friday nights

dual meet winless over the past two
years and the past five years in Badger South conference action.
That came to end Friday night,

however, with boys winning 10 of the
11 events en route to an 86-80 victory
against eighth-ranked Madison Edgewood.
It felt great to finally get that win,
said head coach Scott Krueger, who
didnt know how high the Crusaders
were ranked. I guess it makes the
victory that much better. The boys
swam great and everyone coaches
and managers took a swim.
Oregons 200 medley relay quartet
of Jake Larsen, Eli Rule, Ian Charles
and Jackson Marsden opened the

meet by swimming to victory in
1:56.20 and though the Panthers were
unable to claim the 200 free relay,
Oregon/Belleville closed out the
meet with the 400 free relay of David
Heim, Larsen, Charles and Rule posting a 4:06.89.
The victory was crucial to secure
the win as the Crusaders took a twopoint lead in the breaststroke, leaving Oregon the need to take first in
the 400 free relay in order to win the
meet.
Larsen set yet another record in the

400-meter freestyle with his time of
4:27.78 to lead the charge. Though
not a school-record, Larsen also won
the 100 backstroke in 1:09.73.
As talented as just about any team
in the conference this season, with
just 13 swimmers, the Panthers simply lack enough bodies to win most
dual meets. Friday, the team was
down to just 12 with one sitting out
the meet due to illness.
Oregon/Belleville scored 11 points
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Girls basketball
Oregon remains in first place in conference

Anthony Iozzo
Assistant sports editor
Photo by Anthony Iozzo
Senior Kelsey Jahn forces a turnover in the second quarter Tuesday in a Badger
South game at Monona Grove. Jahn finished with six points.
Freshman Danica Keisling and the

rest of the Oregon High School girls
basketball team werent going to let
Tuesdays game at Monona Grove
slip away.
Oregon went 14-for-17 from
the free-throw line after the Silver
Eagles cut the Panthers lead to just
three in the fourth quarter, including
a perfect six from Keisling.
The Panthers (5-5 overall, 4-1
conference) finished the game on a
20-9 run on their way to a 53-39 win.
They remained tied for first place in
the conference with Madison Edgewood (6-4, 4-1).
I thought we held them really
well, worked together and talked,
Keisling said. We played like we

should all the time, and that is what a
team like us needs.
Monona Grove came back from
a 17-point deficit in the third with
an 11-1 run to cut Oregons lead to
33-28.
A basket by junior guard Autumn
Ogden early in the fourth made it a
three-point game before two free
throws and a 3-point play by senior
Riley Rosemeyer sandwiched an
offensive putback by Keisling, building the Panthers lead back up to 10.
Junior guards Kelsey Stinson and
Gabbie Merrill both fouled out for
the Silver Eagles later, and Oregon
was able to close out the win.
We went in saying we had to
weather the storm. We knew they
were a team of runs, and we went
in with the confidence that we

could match those runs Oregon
head coach Corey Sielaff said. Our
defense was phenomenal the communication, the energy, the helpside, the rebounding ... The kids
wanted this, and they really dug in.
Oregon led 17-12 at halftime after
holding the Silver Eagles to just
one point in the second quarter, and
3-pointers by junior Leah Koopman
and freshman Taylor Schmidt helped
the Panthers grab a 32-15 lead before
Monona Groves run.
Four turnovers by Oregon during
that stretch helped the Silver Eagles
get back into the game.
To make that nice run back was
pretty impressive for us ... but give
them credit for responding, MG
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January 15, 2015
Oregon Observer
Girls hockey
Rupiper leads
Icebergs to victory
Jeremy Jones
Sports editor
The Stoughton girls hockey co-op defeated Marshfield on the road Saturday
for the Icebergs first win of
2015.
Two goals by Evansvilles
freshman Teagan Rupiper
and one from Stoughton
junior Savannah Kopf sealed
the deal at 3-0 for Stoughton.
Teagan came through
twice for us by being a force
in front of the offensive net
today, Icebergs head coach
Mike Jochmann said. It was
nice to see Teagan bury a
couple as shes been working so hard in practices to
improve.
A team that has struggled
to generate many chances
for the majority of the season, Jochmann said some
new line combinations
sparked some needed space
on the ice, and a slightly
re-vamped defensive zone
scheme helped keep scoring
chances to a minimum for
Marshfield.
Though the Icebergs
lead 2-0 through two periods thanks to Kopfs shorthanded goal early in the
second period, Jochmann
said, It seemed as though
the officials were trying to
let Marshfield back into the
midway through the third
period with some of their

calls, but we stayed strong in
our own zone.
A solid performance over
all three periods for the Icebergs, including killing off
an almost two minute 5-on3 penalty, surrounded by
two other 5-on-4 situations,
allowed Stoughton to hold
on to take the game.
Three blocked shots by
Sam Kinsler, two interceptions by Casey Marsh, and
a slew of backcheck wins
helped Kenzie Torpy, who
made 18 saves, keep the
Tigers off the board.
Stoughton welcomes Viroqua (1-9-0 overall, 0-3-0
conference) to Stoughton at
8 p.m. Friday.
Icebergs 2, Rock Co. 1

Tasha Martin and Kit
Olson helped propel the Icebergs to a 2-1 Badger Conference win Tuesday as the
Icebergs dropped the puck
in Beloit against the Rock
County Fury.
Martin struck just under
three minutes into the first.
Rock County answered
a minute later, however,
before Olson buried the
game-winner six minutes
into the second period.
The win improved the Icebergs to 4-9-2, 2-2-0.
Torpy finished with 13
saves in the win.
Boys basketball
Defense bounces back

Anthony Iozzo
Assistant sports editor
The Oregon High School

boys basketball team
didnt take long to bounce
back from a loss at Stoughton, knocking off nonconference Portage 45-29
Friday.
The host Panthers (8-2
overall, 2-2 Badger South)
held the Warriors to under
10 points in each quarter
except the fourth. Oregon led 31-14 after three
quarters, despite being
outscored 6-5 in the third.

Junior Charlie Soule led
Oregon with 13 points,
while senior Markus Tobias added 10.
Senior Sam Harkins led
Portage with 12 points.
The Panthers get back
to conference action this
week with games against
Madison Edgewood and
at Monroe. Oregon hosts
the Crusaders (1-10, 1-4)
at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and
travels to the Cheesemakers (5-7, 2-3) at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 20.
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Girls BB: Panthers fall to Portage in non-conference game

head coach Eric Nelson said. I
thought they were clutch ... We listened to their celebration and will
hopefully use that as motivation.
Junior Cassidy Nikolai helped the
Panthers jump out to an early 7-2
lead in the first, but MG finished the
quarter on a 9-0 run.
Keisling finished with 17 points
to lead Oregon, while Rosemeyer
picked up 12. Koopman added
eight. Nikolai chipped in seven, and
Jahn finished with six.
Junior Kaylee Hinson led the Silver Eagles with 15, while Ogden
chipped in 12.
Merrill and Stinson finished with
seven and five, respectively.
Monona Grove fell to 5-6, 3-2
with the loss.
The Panthers travel to Monroe at
7:30 p.m. Friday and host Elkhorn at
7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 19.
Sielaff said the girls cant take

the Cheesemakers for granted in the
potential trap game, but the spirits
are high for Keisling and company
after Tuesdays win.
We are definitely pretty confident, Keisling said. But we need
to make sure our confidence doesnt
drop. If we keep pushing, we should
go far.
Portage 53, Oregon 43

Oregon traveled to non-conference Portage Thursday and could
not contain junior Caitlyn Hibner in
a 53-43 loss.
Hibner went off for 29 points.
The Panthers did hold a twopoint lead at halftime, 26-24, but fell
behind by three after the third and
werent able to finish in the end.
Nikolai scored 16 to lead Oregon,
while Rosemeyer and Jahn each
added eight. Keisling chipped in
seven.
Photo by Anthony Iozzo
Freshman Danica Keisling drives to the basket in the

fourth quarter Tuesday at MG. Keisling went 6-for-6
from the free-throw line in the fourth and finished with
12 points. Oregon won 53-39.
Swim: Oregon falls to Stoughton 88-82

through the first five events before the
Crusaders caught back up over the next
three and led by only six after the 200
free relay.
The Panthers picked up several key
victories, including the third-place finish
of David Heim in the 200 free and 100
fly.
Joe Schwartz touched out an Edgewood swimmer for a crucial fourth-place
in the 100 backstroke, which tied the
meet. He also finished fourth in the 50
free.
Ryan Wood added a key fourth in the
200 IM and a fifth place in the 400 free,
while Baptiste Corno took fifth place
in the 50 and 100 free and Ryan Detra
placed fifth in the 100 breast.
Lead by a solid quartet; Marsden,
Rule, Charles and Larsen took care of the
rest.
Marsden stopped the clock with personal bests in both of his individual
events, winning the 50 free in 25.87 and
the 100 free in 58.60.
Rule also posted a pair of seasonbest times to claim the 200 IM and
100 breaststroke in 2:26.63 and 1:11.9,
respectively.
Charles added individual titles in the
200 free with a season-best 2:12.26 and
the 100 butterfly (1:04.94).
Tony Akale, Corno and Marsden all
posted season-best times in the 50 and
100 free. Schwartz PRed in three events,

including the 50 free, 50 and 100 back.
Detra posted a season-best in the 50 free,
as did Jimmy Lutz, who also went a person best in the 100 breast.
Other season-bests came from Ryan
Wood (200 IM, 400 free) and Heim (200
free, 100 fly).
Stoughton 88, Oregon 82

The visiting Oregon Panthers won
10 of 11 events but a key victory late in
Tuesday evenings Badger South Conference dual meet helped the Vikings
steal a 88-82 victory.
Though Stoughton had beaten DeForest earlier this winter, Tuesday marked
the teams first conference win of the
season.
Trailing by two points entering the 200
yard free, Heisig anchored Stoughton to
its lone win with three events to go.
Anchoring a relay, there is a lot of
pressure, but it is probably one of the
best feelings because you can either win
or lose a race, Heisig said. Winning a
relay is probably the best feeling in the
world because that one win can take you
a long way.
It sure did Tuesday.
Neck-and-neck throughout the first
three legs by Ian Trautman, Isaac Eugster
and Ross, Heisig clocked a lifetime-best
anchor split of 23.76 to help the Vikings
touch out Oregon by nearly a second in
1:37.50.
Prior to Tuesdays dual, Stoughton

head coach Karissa Kruszewski tried to
plot out the meet, knowing Oregon had
five or six solid swimmers.
I knew they could sweep all the
events, including the relays, a soaked
Kruszewski said after jumping into the
pool following the win. We just need
that one sweep or relay to get first to
swing the meet in our favor. Our 200 free
relay stepped up and thats what they did.
That was a crucial eight points for
us.
Stoughtons B relay scored another
two points by finishing third, effectively
turning a two-point deficit into a fourpoint lead.
That swing in momentum helped carry
everyone after that Kruszewski said.
Stoughton finished out the meet
strong, outscoring the Panthers 18-12
in the 100 back and 100 breast by taking second through fourth place in both
events.
Having beaten Fort Atkinson and
Madison Edgewood to finish fourth at
the Badger South Conference Relay
meet, the Vikings have already raised the
standard this year.
Now were looking for our second
conference win, but its going to be a
battle just like today, Kruszewski said.
Stoughton travels to the Middleton
Cardinal Invitational at 11 a.m. Saturday
before returning to conference action at
6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, in Milton.
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Survey: School board must approve referendum resolution at Jan. 26 meeting

of The Donovan Group said
he took the fact that nearly
600 people responded in the
first 10 days many with
long, detailed comments to
be a sign of a level of trust
with the board and district,
even though a majority of
comments were negative.
Were getting very, very
good, robust information, he
said. Results are still coming
in. You go to districts where
you dont have that level
of trust, people either dont
take the survey, or theyll go
through it very quickly.
Wanting more
Perhaps the biggest takeaway from the early results
is people want more information on the plan, Donovan said.
He noted that in similar
surveys in other communities, people have simply said
No, and not wanted to hear
further explanation. He said
other consistent themes
are that people do not want
their taxes increased and
that they want teacher compensation to be tied to measurable outcomes.
Still, he didnt want board
members to read too much
into the results.
This is just a first analysis of the first set of data,
Donovan said. Well provide a much more thorough
analysis when we get the
complete data. They are
coming in strong.
Board member Rae
Vogeler said she wasnt
that surprised by the slightly
negative tone of the responses.
Were very much coming out of the gate early,
she said. Even the survey
is educational. Its good
to get the ideas out there.
Were still in the game here
were still educating people.
Board member Charles
Uphoff agreed.
I think people want us to
make the case, he said.
Board president Dan
Krause said the survey gives
board members great data
to consider and use moving
forward.
This gives us a really
good picture of where we
need to focus on getting
information out and tweaking the plan, he said. We
could come up with the best
plan ever, but if people dont
Participate in
the survey
If any residents in the
have not taken the
survey, its available
at osdsurvey.com
or call the district at
835-4300.
vote for it, its not going to
happen. We have to try
to figure out whats the best
plan that we can get passed.
The raw data

The majority of respondents to the Oregon School Districts survey mailed earlier this month (55 percent)
lived in the village of Oregon, with 18 percent coming from the town of Oregon, 8 percent from Fitchburg
and 5 percent from Brooklyn. Seventy percent said they have children in district schools.
Question 1: I believe educator compensation in the Oregon School District Should be increased
Question 2: I support increasing property taxes in the Oregon School District for the purpose of increasing
educator compensation
Question 3: I agree with the principles of the new Educator Compensation Plan
Question 4: I would vote yes on a referendum question in an amount not to exceed $2.9 million to fund
the new compensation model. This would have an estimated annual additional property tax impact of $150
per $100,000 of property value
Clock ticking
To get it on the April ballot, the board must pass a
resolution by the end of its
Jan. 26 meeting, including
at least the cost of the referendum. The details can
be changed in the coming
months as board members
gather more input, but the
amount cannot increase.
Because of concerns
among board members
about a lack of progress on
the referendum, a special
meeting was set up for 5:30
p.m. Monday, Jan. 19 to talk
more about the plan. Steve
Zach said the board needs
to determine a process and
get that moving to be able to
reach an informed decision.
This board has had maybe an hour to talk about it,
he said. Im two weeks out
from having to make a decision as a board member. Im
a little concerned about the
process at this point.
Board member Barb Feeney noted that the survey
results show that cost is a
barrier to many residents
and said she would like
more options to reduce the
proposed cost of the referendum. Uphoff said he wants
more information on how
Oregon compares with other
districts on teacher compensation.
Vogeler said she would
also like more input from
staff on the plan.
How can we tweak (the
plan) if need be, and how do
we articulate the plan? she
said. I think we want to go
for it I think we want to
follow our promise, which
is that we go to capital referendum in November and go
to the teacher comp referendum in April. I saw that as
a promise and Im hoping
we can meet that promise.
Criticism
In a report prepared for the board, The Donovan Group listed several critiques from survey respondents:
As a retired property owner we feel the proposed six levels of compensation is too high based on nine
months of work, less paid vacations, holidays, health care and pension ...
I agree with the principles, do not agree with the compensation compared to private sector businesses.
This principle is based on a school year of less weeks rather than a 52 week year that businesses are
required to work with, thus making the pay significantly higher than non professional college programs with
significantly less hours worked in this teaching profession ...
Where do you expect the people on fixed income to come with this large additional increase in taxes
in additional to the increase in taxes from the large bond issue just passed? You are driving the property
owners out of the district
I believe educators in our district are fairly and adequately compensated. I am also disappointed that
none of the proposed levels say anything about student performance, nor is there any link between compensation and student performance
I would disagree simply because I don't have comparative salary information and/or impact to "normal"
current teacher compensation. My mind can be changed with additional information. I voted for the
November referendum
Any educator compensation plan should be tied directly to the academic improvement of the children
being taught. I see no evidence whatsoever in this plan to tie compensation to the academic improvement of
the children being taught ...
Clark: Remembered as humble family man after 14 years at OPD

a result of his statewide
duties and then later on
with his health issues,
Burke said. So Karey was
running the department a
lot of the time. Even since
Ive been here I counted on and depend upon
Karey to keep the department going when Im not
here and to be that stabilizing force.
Burke had worked with
Clark when Clark interned
at the University of Wisconsin Police Department. Burke was the personnel lieutenant and
said Clark provided him
instant credibility when
he arrived to take over for
Pettit last year.
He and I were close,
and Im going to miss
him, Burke said, his

voice cracking.
The McFarland Police
Department offered to
patrol the village Wednesday so OPD officers could
attend Clarks funeral services, Village President
Mike Gracz said.
OPD Detective Sgt. Jenny Pagenkopf, who had
worked with Clark since
2005, said she was grateful to have worked with
him and learned from him.
Very rarely in law
enforcement (does) one
officer ever say to a supervisor that they are the
person that made them a
better cop and I told him
that, Pagenkopf said.
If it wasnt for him I
wouldnt have become the
cop I am today.
She described her
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longtime colleague as
humble and dedicated to
his family, as he was married and had three children
under the age of 10.
He always made you
feel like he truly cared,
she said. He was a very
genuine compassionate
person. He was that type
of man that, in meeting
him, he had that strong
exterior, but as you got to
know him you learned that
he just was this genuine,
good family man.
Burke said Clark had
been one of the most
upbeat around the station
as officers tried to move

past the controversy left by
Pettit and the village investigation that cast a shadow
for much of last year.
The department has
been through a lot in
the last seven or eight
months, he said. Everybody was in the process of
getting through that and
past it, and everybody was
pretty upbeat around here.
This just was completely out of left field. Were
still reeling, but weve
got each other to lean on.
Thats important.
Burke also asked the
community to continue its
support for the department
through this challenging
loss.
We have really appreciated the community support that weve received
over the last seven months

through what has been a
very difficult time, he said.
Its going to be even more
important in the coming
months that that continue as
a result of this.
(The officers have)
been beaten down as much
as anybody can be beaten
down, and we couldnt
continue without the support of the community.
Pagenkopf said each
officer has had to take a
deep breath as they walk
into the department knowing hes no longer there.
He was the soul, she
said. He always reminded us of what was most
important in life.
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Group reporter Bill Livick
contributed to this story.
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Park Committee Agenda
Monday, January 19, 2015
6:30 pm
Oregon Town Hall
1138 Union Road
Oregon, Wisconsin
1. Call meeting to order.

2. Reading and approval of minutes
from the last meeting.
3. Public Comments and Appearances.
4. Discussion and possible Action
re: Eagle Scout Project.
re: recommendations/decisions from the
Town Board.
6. Review of potential work projects.
7. Set next meeting date.
8. Adjournment.
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Posted: January 13, 2015
Published: January 15, 2015
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Center, died on Tuesday,

Jan. 6, 2015, at the Oregon Manor. Mrs. Wanless
was born Sept. 9, 1915, in
Sabin, to Jay Briggs Higginbotham and Ida Brown
Higginbotham.
On Aug. 21, 1940, she
married Lyle W. Wanless and they farmed in
Dieter Hollow while Helen
worked at OBryan Brothers in Richland Center.
Lyle and Helen retired in
1972 in Gault Hollow and
Helen moved to Richland
Center and then to Oregon.
Helen Higginbotham Wanless
Survivors include sons,
Lyle D. Wanless (Ann) of
Brooklyn, Duane L. WanH e l e n H i g g i n b o t h a m less (Judy) of Neenah;
Wanless, age 99 of Oregon daughter, Alice Hill (Lenand formerly of Richland nie) of Minocqua; Nine
grandchildren; fifteen
great-grandchildren; and
three great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by her parents; husband, Lyle; daughter,
Alvena Elaine; brothers,
Aubrey, Frank and Richard;
sister, Elsie Fry, and nieces
and nephews.
Mrs. Wanless was a
kind and great mother and
grandmother. She was a
wonderful homemaker and
gracious lady that made
everyone appreciate life
and the enjoyment of others. We will miss you mom,
you were such an inspiration and our love will be
with you always with your
journey with Jesus.
Memorial services were

held on Saturday, Jan. 10,at
the Pratt Memorial Chapel,
120 North Park St., Richland Center, 53581, with
Duane Thomas officiating. Burial will be at alater
date at the Mount Tabor
Cemetery at Sabin. In lieu
of flowers, donations can
be made to the Basswood
Community Church.
Pratt Funeral and Cremation Service of Richland
Center is representing the
family.
On behalf of the family,
many thanks go to friends,
relatives and neighbors who
loved Helen and made her
journey wonderful.
Monroe High School in

1994 and went on to graduate from the University of
WisconsinPlatteville
with
a
degree in
Criminal
Justice. In
both high school and college he excelled in sports,
specifically football and
track.
Kareys sense of humor
and willingness to lend a
hand touched many lives.
On Nov. 3, 2001, he married the love of his life,
Megan Graves. Together
they have three children,
Mallory, 9, Jack, 7, and
Sam, 4.
Karey joined the Oregon Police Department in
2001, moving up through

the ranks from detective, to
detective Sgt., and finally to
Lieutenant. Karey loved to
hunt and fish, but above all
his family and faith was the
most important thing in his
life, and he devoted his life
to them.
He is survived by his
wife, Megan; his children,
Mallory, Jack, and Sam; his
mom, Deb; his grandparents, Sam and Dolly Clark;
Aunt Jody (Greg) Scheel;
Uncle Rodney; mother
and father-in-law, Jim and
Penny Graves; brothers-inlaw, Matt (Lona) and Phil
Graves; sister-in-law, Katie
(Ryan) Biechler, and their
families; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and
countless friends.
He was preceded in death
by his uncle, Tommy Clark;

Megans grandmother,
Maxine Kjorness; and his
beloved dog, Milly.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to
Clark Family Memorial
at the BMO Harris Bank in
Oregon.
Funeral services were
held on Wednesday, Jan.
14, at St. Christopher Parish, at St. Andrews Catholic Church, 301 North Main
St., Verona.Burial followed
at St. Andrews Catholic
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Okoye: Oakhill chaplains goal is integrating inmates back into the community
citizens.
Observer: Have you
seen people change?
Okoye: Yes, I have seen
the power of transformation in people's lives. While
not playing down the crime
they have committed, we
look at them from the area
of forgiveness, believing
that there is goodness in
people. I've seen people
leave and they are doing
well in the community.
Observer: When you
started the job, were you
nervous?
Okoye: Yes I was nervous. I went through a lot
of training, but I was still
nervous because the world,
we look at prisons from the
outside and say, Oh, there
are criminals over there!
They are aggressive, they Some practice in their rooms.

are bad people! It's not
We offer religious services when one percent of
necessarily that way.
the population (asks for it).
Observer: You men- We have almost 700 pristioned seven umbrella oners. So if one percent of
groups of religious faiths a particular religious group
offered to Oakhill inmates. makes a request that they
What are they?
would like services (for that
Okoye: We have Catho- religion), then we begin to
lic, Eastern religions - which source volunteers (to lead
comprise of Buddhist and those services).
others from the east then
we have the Islamic, we
Observer: You lead and
have Jewish, we also have organize Christian services.
Native American, the pagan Are prison services differgroup, and the Protes- ent from normal servictant umbrella group which es?
comprises other Christian
Okoye: I would say there
(denominations).
is nothing different. It's the
For Christians, we have same spirit of God, it's the
church services Sunday eve- same holy spirit. We have
ning, for Muslims it's Friday. Bible studies, we have
For Native Americans, we worship services. We have
havea sweat lodge ceremony choir. We do spiritual counonce a month. For other reli- seling. We baptize people.
gious groups, we have them The only difference is just
meet on their own time. being in this environment.
Finally
GOING
GREEN
We have vibrant church

services here. Inmates sing,
they clap their hands, and
sometimes they lift their
hands to the Lord. I would
say they just forget their
problems and praise God.
We have a lot of inmates
who have great skill. We
have guitars. We have a bass
guitar. We have drums. And
these are played by inmates.
Observer: Do you
encounter a lot of anger or
despair in inmates?
Okoye: Yes I do. We have
a big (container) of Kleenex
in my storage room. This is
a male institution, and while
the modern (thinking) is that
men don't cry, that's not necessarily true. Men do cry.
When the burden or weight
of a situation comes upon
them, sometimes I have to
wait while they sob.
There are things they want
to be a part of, maybe somebody's wife is having the baby,
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part of somebody's journey
in this situation where they
found themselves. And it's
a joyful thing to see them
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center out there where
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Observer: Your home

or somebody passed. Most of country is tropical. Wisthe time, it is the chaplain that consins cold winters didnt
scare you away?
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Okoye: I have friends in
Observer: That sounds other states, and they were
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difficult.
Okoye: It is. Sometimes, in the Midwest, why don't
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Thursday, January 15, 2015

Vol. 130, No. 28

Swimmers knock off Edgewood

Oregon School District

Survey: Concerns with referendum

When the Oregon School Board started

once was a goal.

For the past decade, Rev. Emmanuel

Observer: Whats the goal of your job?

the districts referendum consultants. The

The Oregon Police Department was

Village, county make

The Village Board approved a cost-sharing

January 15, 2015

Aspiring composers song draws online attention

Leone put melody

To see the video of Kathleen's

On a lark, she composed a

Screenshot from YouTube

The Hanging Tree

Sessions include time for consultation and

Start the New Year

and also studies composition,

Mockingjay last summer,

she played a piano keyboard

specifics on the missing items. Jan. 4

sound, like one note in the

January 15, 2015

Janesville: Winters take toll

Oregon School District

Continued from page 1

Keeping an eye on the weather

The board also authorized

When you live in Wisconsin, its fair to expect

Brooklyn man arrested

according to a news release

Its your paper, too

IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES!

Relax & Enjoy

Year-around tax planning

Baker & Launder, S.C.

351 Prairie Heights Dr., Verona, WI 53593

The Oregon Observer accepts submissions of photos,

Design & Dream

We tend to close the

Unified Newspaper Group

closing in cases of cold

117 Spring St, Oregon, WI 53575,

Soden Drive transfer

by making the right call

Safe Gentle Effective

Dr. Daniel Hamm

The board also authorized

the school year.

move forward in a timely

January 15, 2015

Letters to the editor