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During his interview for the Oregon Police Department, officer Kyle
Schewe was asked about his thoughts
on wearing a body camera.
Now, a year into his job, he has a
better appreciation for why.
A lot of this stuff ends up in court
months and months down the road,
and your reports are all youve got,
Schewe told the Observer. Well,
now youve got the camera to show a
little more detail.
On Jan. 22, police in Oregon began
wearing cameras as standard equipment on their uniforms.
clip, sunglasses mount or behind-thehead mount. The result is a weatherproof camera that not only sees what
the officer can see, but looks where
the officer looks.
But with a great tool comes great
responsibility, and the new cameras
open up a world of legal and ethical
questions that had to be addressed
before their use.
Though time will tell what pitfalls might besiege the system, the
Photos by Jacob Bielanski advanced equipment appears to take
Officer Kyle Schewe wears the camera (top) a lot of the guesswork out of catalogwhich has a corresponding smartphone app ing and archiving video evidence collected by officers throughout the day.
(below) that enables officers to view what
That evidence is aggregated in a
their camera sees in real time, as well as
cloud-based system every day after
review videos already captured.
the officers put their cameras away.
Unlike many models used by a Run by Tazer, the video storage
quickly growing number of police ensures the OPD is in compliance
departments across the country, the both with evidence storage policies
ones OPD chose mount directly near
the officers eye via a magnetic hat
Turn to Camera/Page 16
When it comes to
attracting and retaining
teachers and students, it
never hurts to have some
state-of-the-art technology
in the school district.
With an eye toward
modernizing its growing STEAM (Science,
Technology, Engineering,
Art and Math) curriculum, Oregon school board
members voted unanimously Monday night to
pursue funding to bring a
digital fabrication laboratory, or Fab Lab to
Turn to Fab/Page 12
Spring election
Conference success
Oregon gets four titles, runner-up
at Badger South swim meet
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OPD unveils
new badges
Department also
getting new design
on squad cars
Bill Livick
Unified Newspaper Group
The Oregon Police Department unveiled its new badges at the Village Board meeting on Monday, Feb. 8. Officers pose for a photos after
receiving and putting on the new badges.
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with her badge, and Village President Steve Staton gave the chief his new
badge before a small audience in the Village Board
meeting room on Spring
Street.
Uhl, who
took the
helm
at
the police
department
in August,
said one
of the first
Uhl
things he
discussed
with members of the police
department was getting
new badges to symbolize a
new beginning. He said the
officers and staff all agreed
it was a good idea.
The department was
wracked by scandal twice
in the past couple of years,
first when former chief
Doug Pettit was charged
with felonies for tax fraud
and retired in Sept. 2014,
and again when the late Lt.
Karey Clark, the departments second-in-command, was found to have
tampered with evidence
after his death in January
2015.
Uhl mentioned the
departments troubles in
passing and said the new
badges remind us were
here to protect.
He explained he set up
a committee to talk about
redesigning the badges
and the group settled on
a design that features the
police department building, slightly elevated in the
center of the badge. The
badges for officers, sergeants, lieutenants and the
chief are nearly identical
except that each progressive rank in authority has a
little more gold color in the
badge.
Uhl also said OPDs
squad cars are being redesigned. The design will be
phased in gradually on new
squad cars.
Weve also redone our
core values, and have new
mission and vision statements, he said.
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Another condition would
limit the facilitys available
hours to 8 a.m. to 1 a.m.,
with an extra hour of cleanup possible at the end, leaving people there until potentially 2 a.m.
Zuniga also offered the
possibility of using former
racquetball rooms as space
for smaller events. While
Rau called it a good idea,
commissioners also required
that an extra door to the outside be added to those rooms
before their use for a fire
exit.
Other items
In other business, the
commission:
Recommended approval
to the Village Board of a
1,200-square-foot detached
garage at 211 Jefferson St.
The space is above the villages 1,000-square-foot
limit for detached garages
in that neighborhood, but
Jamie and Nicholas White
want to use an upstairs space
in the proposed garage for a
home office.
Commissioners voted
unanimously to recommend
approval, and the proposal
will go before the Village
Board Feb. 22.
Recommended the Village Board schedule a public hearing for March 3
for lighting the Tin Man
water tower next to the new
Oregon Welcome Center.
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time-intensive process in
which specialists sit down
with individual seniors to
go over service options and
benefits they might need.
Koelsch said if Brooklyn
withdraws from the contract, seniors there would
ideally call the Village of
Brooklyn trying to get help
from them, and theyll be
referred to the Aging and
Disability Resource Center
in Madison for Dane County residents, and those who
live in Green County will
have to go to Monroe.
Traveling so far from
home could be a significant
problem for some seniors,
Koelsch acknowledged
Its going to be kind of a
mess.
We will continue to
deliver meals because thats
a federally funded program, she explained. But
we have several folks from
down there who are needy
and unable to drive to pick
up food from the food pantry once a month. We line
up volunteers to take that to
them, and well no longer
be able to do that.
She said Brooklyn seniors
would be able to continue
attending the centers adult
day program because the
center needs participation
from its clients to keep the
program afloat.
But shes not sure about
providing transportation for
people who want to come to
the Oregon center for lunch
or shopping.
I have a call into Dane
County Transportation to
see what the requirements
are, she said.
Koelsch said Hawkeys
letter didnt come as a big
surprise.
She had been giving
little hints, Koelsch said.
At the last joint meeting
in October, she hinted that
things are tough in Brooklyn. They dont have money
to spend. Theyre hurting,
with high taxes and high
water bills.
Pat said, I have to
choose between families with young kids or
seniors, Koelsch continued, and no one should
have to make a choice like
that.
Losing $21,000 would be
a blow to the centers budget, Koelsch said, and she
hopes the towns of Rutland
and Oregon wont say they
cant support us anymore
either.
It just kind of makes me
sick because ultimately its
the seniors who are going
to suffer, she said. Its
going to be very hard to
say no, but we may have
to just hand out little cards
with the Village of Brooklyns phone number and say
call them, maybe they can
deliver your food.
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Last weeks story about Recreational Concepts purchasing the old
Waterfall Hotel building incorrectly stated the companys new showroom
would be 14,000 square feet, which was in the reporters notes from his
conversation with the owner. The correct size is approximately 5,000
square feet. The Observer regrets the error.
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When: Noon to 4 p.m.
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Coming up
Nutrition education
Health talk
Bone health
Learn more about bone and teeth
health at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18
at the senior center.
Registered nurse Sue Richards
will lead a Healthy Bones and
Teeth discussion that will explore
osteoporosis and tooth loss as health
concerns that affect many older men
and women. Osteoporosis can affect
any bone in the body, although the
bones in the hip, spine, and wrist
are affected most often. Tooth loss,
meanwhile, affects approximately onethird of adults age 65 and older.
For information, call 835-5801.
Sewing workshop
Learn how to sew a 10-minute table
runner during Sew What? from
6-7:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18 at the
library.
Bring fabric and a sewing machine if
possible, and a pattern and instructions,
plus several sewing machines, will be
provided.
Registration is required for this
beginners workshop, and is open to
ages 9 (with an adult helper) and up.
For information or to register, call
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Community calendar
Friday, February 12
Saturday, February 13
Monday, February 15
Tuesday, February 16
Thursday, Feb. 11
Monday, Feb. 15
WOW: Oregon Village
WOW: OHS Thespians
Board Meeting (of Feb. 8) @ Oregon Senior Center
ORE: Oregon School (of Jan. 22)
Board Meeting (of Feb. 8)
ORE: OHS Boys Varsity
Hockey vs. Edgewood (of
Friday, Feb. 12
Feb. 9)
WOW: Craig Sieman
Music @ Oregon Senior Tuesday, Feb. 16
Center (of Jan. 13) Election DayVOTE!
ORE: BKE Kindergarten
WOW: Dietitian Tour
Concert (of Feb. 4); OHS @ Bills Foods (June
Boys Varsity Hockey vs. 2015)
Stoughton (of Jan. 15)
ORE: OHS Boys Varsity
Basketball vs. Milton (of
Saturday, Feb. 13
Feb. 11)
WOW:
Dolley
Madison @ Oregon Wednesday, Feb. 17
Senior Center (of Feb. 11)
WOW: Dietitian Tour
ORE: OMS 8th Grade @ Bills Foods (July 2015)
Orchestra Recital (of Feb.
ORE: Beauty and the
9)
Beast NKE Musical (of
Mar. 2010)
Sunday, Feb. 14
WOW:
First Thursday, Feb. 18
Presbyterian
Church
WOW: Dietitian Tour
Service
@ Bills Foods (Aug.
ORE: OHS Girls Varsity 2015)
Basketball vs. Monona
ORE: OHS Girls Varsity
Grove (of Feb. 9)
Basketball vs. Whitewater
(of Feb. 16)
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Wednesday, February 17
Thursday, February 18
Senior center
Monday, Feb. 15
Tuna Noodle Casserole
Buttered Baby Carrots
Apple Juice, Fruit Salad
Whole Wheat Roll
VO: Veggie Casserole
Tuesday, Feb. 16
Philly Cheesesteak on Bun
Buttered Mixed Vegetables
Fresh Orange, Brownies
VO: Hummus Wrap
Wednesday, Feb. 17
*Ham Slice
Baked Sweet Potato
Buttered Broccoli Flowerets
Pineapple, Roll
Birthday Cake
VO: Broccoli Cheese Sauce
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Thursday, Feb. 18
Vegetable Barley Soup
Turkey and Cheese on
Croissant
Fruit Cup, Candy Cookie
VO: Cheese on Croissant
SO: Chefs Tuna Salad
Friday, Feb. 19
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Brown Rice, Beets
Pineapple/Orange Mix
Multi-Grain Bread
Strawberry Ice Cream
VO: Brown Rice and Beans
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Monday, Feb. 15
9:00 CLUB, Wii Bowling
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10:00 Dominoes
10:30 StrongWomen
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1:30 Bridge
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Tuesday, Feb. 16
8:30 Zumba Gold
11:30 Silver Threads
12:30 Sheepshead
12:30 Stoughton Shopping
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Wednesday, Feb. 17
9:00 CLUB, Health Talk
11:00 Introducing Windows 10
11:45 Feb. Birthday Lunch
1:00 Euchre, Get Fit
Thursday, Feb. 18
8:30 Zumba Gold
9:00 Pool Players
10:30 StrongWomen
12:30 Healthy Bones and Teeth
12:30 Shopping at Bills
1:00 Cribbage, Card Party
5:30 StrongWomen
Friday, Feb. 19
9:00 Club
9:30 Blood Pressure
9:45 Gentle Yoga
11:00 Chair Yoga
1:00 Get Fit
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SUNDAY - 8:15, 9:30 and10:45
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SUNDAY - 9 &10:15 a.m., 6 p.m.
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Eric Vander Ploeg, Lead Pastor
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School PAC and 10:15 a.m. worship
with Childrens ministries, birth fourth grade
HOLY MOTHER OF CONSOLATION
CATHOLIC CHURCH
651 N. Main Street, Oregon
Pastor: Fr. Gary Wankerl
(608) 835-5763
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SATURDAY: 5 p.m. Worship
SUNDAY: 8 and 10:15 a.m. Worship
PEOPLES UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
103 North Alpine Parkway, Oregon
Pastor Jason Mahnke
(608)835-3755
www.peoplesumc.org
Communion is the 1st & 3rd
weekend
SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship
SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship and
Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. Worship
ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN CHURCH
625 E. Netherwood, Oregon
Pastor Paul Markquart (Lead Pastor)
(608) 835-3154
SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship
SUNDAY - 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship
9:15-10:15 a.m. Education Hour
VINEYARD COMMUNITY CHURCH
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Alpine Parkway, Oregon - Bob Groth,
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SUNDAY - 10 a.m. Worship
ZWINGLI UNITED CHURCH OF
CHRIST - Paoli
At the Intersection of Hwy. 69 & PB
Rev. Sara Thiessen
(608) 845-5641
SUNDAY 9:30 a.m. Family Worship
Support groups
Alcoholics Anonymous
meeting, First
Presbyterian Church,
every Monday and
Friday at 7 p.m.
Caregiver Support
Group, Oregon Area
Senior Center, third
Monday of each month
at 9 a.m.
Diabetes Support
Group, Oregon Area
Senior Center, second
Thursday of each month
at 1:30 p.m.
Parents Supporting
Parents, LakeView
Church, Stoughton, third
Tuesday of every month
from 6:30-8 p.m.
Be True to Yourself
Every person is a unique individual with his or her own specific talents, desires and sense of the world. Even identical
twins reflect this truth, and although they may appear to be
identical at birth, it rapidly becomes evident that they are not
mirror images of each other, and as they grow they each
carve out their own personal identity. The task of becoming
who we are is difficult because we have the freedom and
the ability to develop our talents within a fairly broad range.
We may be musically or athletically inclined, but neither of
these inclinations tells us which instrument or sport will be
ideal for us. It is up to us to choose. Likewise, our sense
of the meaning and purpose of lifeincluding our overall
worldviewcan be satisfied with a variety of philosophies
or religions, and ultimately we have to choose which one
fits us best. This task of becoming who we are is thankfully
a task to fill a lifetime. It will take most of us our entire life
to get it all figured out. The great American philosopher and
psychologist William James lamented late in his life that the
great tragedy of life was that when weve finally got it figured
out, its just about over. But isnt that exactly whats great
about life? Its big and grand enough to require a long and
full life to work it out, and even at the end, well still be left
with a sense of wonder.
Christopher Simon, Metro News Service
Many are the plans in a persons heart,
but it is the LORDs purpose that prevails.
Proverbs 19:21 NIV
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Songs of winter
Netherwood Knoll Elementary School kindergartners held their Winter Sing concert for parents
Thursday, Feb. 4, and Friday, Feb. 5. Songs included The Penguin Polka, the Whacky Winter
Song and Winter Makes Me Sing, in addition to a pair of poems.
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Top finishers in the Oregon School District spelling bee, held Feb. 3, were Sam Canney, first; Wil
Cram, second; Jordan Young Eagle, third; and Sophia Davidson, fourth.
Top 18 spellers
compete for spots at
regional bee
Oregons top 18 spellers
at Oregon Middle School
and Rome Corners Intermediate School competed
Feb. 3 for a chance to represent the district at the
regional spelling bee Feb.
10.
After 16 rounds, eighthgrader Sam Canney was
declared the winner after
correctly spelling the word
agriculture after the
word analogy.
Placing thereafter were
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What: Ribbon cutting for opening of
Dyreson Bridge
When: 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 13
Where: Dyreson Road at the Yahara
River in the Town of Dunn
More info: 838-1081
the environment.
Its an intricate process to do the restoration, Minihan explained in an interview
last year. Its kind of wrapped up in plastic right at the moment because they cant
let the paint spray get into the water. You
cant believe the rigging they have to do
this.
A DOT report indicated that around 75
vehicles passed over the bridge each day
before it was closed.
Construction to restore the bridge began
in June 2015 and cost nearly $1 million.
The towns share was about $200,000,
Hasslinger said. Most of the remaining
funding came from DOT grants.
There are very few of these bridges
left, Minihan said.
The Dyreson Bridge is listed in a DOT
report titled Historic Highway Bridges
in Wisconsin, which indicates the bridge
was engineered and fabricated by Milwaukee Bridge and Iron Works and built by
another Milwaukee company at a cost of
$1,028.
The overall project is 585 feet to include
a new approach on both ends. When completed, there will be a stop sign on each
end because its a one-lane bridge.
Located between Stoughton and McFarland, the bridge is a significant representative example of a metal, overhead, Pratt
Truss highway bridge construction, as
practiced in Wisconsin between 1895 and
1910, according to an engineering report.
Minihan said the company doing the
restoration encountered a few surprises,
which accounted for the cost overruns.
The town is holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the bridge opening at
10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 13.
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Boys swimming
Girls basketball
Oregon falls to
MG, now tied
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Oregons 200-yard medley relay (front, from left) Eli Rule and Jackson Marsden; (back) Ian Charles and Jake Larsen celebrate atop the Badger South Conference podium.
The quartet won the event in 1 minute, 40.79 seconds and helped the Panthers to a program-best second-place finish at conference.
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What: WIAA Division 1 sectional
When: 1 p.m. Saturday
Where: Middleton High School
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Badger South
Team W-L
Stoughton 9-1
Oregon 7-3
Monona Grove
7-3
Madison Edgewood 6-5
Monroe 3-7
Milton 3-8
Fort Atkinson
1-9
Wrestling
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What: WIAA Division 1
regional
When: 10 a.m. Saturday
Where: Sun Prairie High
School
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Boys basketball
The Oregon High School boys basketball team hadnt beaten any team
ahead of them in the Badger South
Conference standings, but Fridays
62-57 win over Madison Edgewood
changed that.
The Panthers jumped out to a
10-point lead at halftime and did just
enough in the second half to hold on.
Oregon (11-7 overall, 5-4 conference) has won five straight games
Badger South
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Monona Grove
7-1
Madison Edgewood 6-2
Stoughton 6-2
Oregon 5-4
Fort Atkinson
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Monroe 1-8
Milton 0-9
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JV conference
Erik Moller helped Oregon sweep the
breaststroke conference titles, winning the JV
race with an 11 second PR.
Henry Wiedemann placed second in the 200
free with an eight second PR. He later took
fifth with a three second improvement in the
100 free.
Erik Moller matched the finish with a season-best in the 50, while teammates Zach
Stone and Justin Yaun finished fourth and
sixth in the event with PRs of their own.
Stone and Yaun also posted best-times in the
100 free.
Stone, Moller, Wiedemann and Yaun
capped the meet with a second-place finish on
the JV 400 free relay.
Monona Grove won the JV meet with 394
points, while Fort Atkinson (228) and Stoughton (218) rounded out the top three. Oregon
finished second to last out of the five teams
competing.
Monona Grove.
Warnock scored 25 of
her 33 points in the first
half, including seven
3-pointers.
Senior Leah Koopman
led the Panthers with 16
points, while Keisling added 13. Koopman had four
3-pointers in the loss.
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Girls hockey
Fury 7, Icebergs 2
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Lynx 7, Icebergs 0
Lizzy Conybear scored a
goal and assisted on another Friday inside Stoughtons Mandt Community
Center as the Metro Lynx
rolled 7-0.
Kara Epping, Ally
Conybear, Ella Hall, Vivian Hacker and Taylor
Lyons also scored.
Sydney McKersie needed only to make five saves
in order to earn her third
shutout of the season.
McKenzie Nisius stopped
33 of 40 shots on goal in
the loss for the Icebergs.
The Lynx (13-5-4, 8-10) close out the Badger
Conference season 7:30
p.m. Saturday against Viroqua.
A win over the
Badger Conference
Team W-L-T
Metro Lynx
8-1-0
Cap City Cougars 7-2-0
Rock Co. Fury
6-3-0
Badger Thunder
2-6-1
Viroqua 2-7-0
Icebergs 1-8-1
Blackhawks would give
the Lynx their second conference title in three years.
With a loss against Viroqua the Lynx would share
the title with the Cap City
Cougars.
Onalaska 6, Icebergs 1
Senior defenseman
Maddy Hess scored a
later power-play goal in
the first period Saturday
inside the Mandt Center
to draw the Icebergs even
with Onalaska.
Trailing 2-1 through
two periods, the game
still looked to be up for
grabs before the Hilltoppers (9-10-2) cemented a
6-1 non-conference win
with four goals in the third
period.
Lauren Van Cleave
scored twice, while Taylor
Monroe and Sarah Buswell both had a goal and
an assist for the Hilltoppers.
Nisius turned away 36
of 44 shots on goal for
the Icebergs, while Claire
Bekkum faced just eight
shots from the Icebergs,
stopping seven.
Playoffs
Stoughton earned a No.
9 seed in the playoffs and
must travel to No. 8 Beaver Dam (2-12-2) at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 16.
The winner travels to
Madison Ice Arena at 8
p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, to
play the Metro Lynx.
As expected, having
beaten every team they
played in their bracket at
least once, the Metro Lynx
received the No. 1 seed
and a first-round bye in
the playoffs.
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Board members voted
6-0 to approve a petition
by Denise Fortier and
Michael Boyle for their
property to be detached
from the Belleville School
District and attached to
Oregons. Board member
Steve Zach abstained due
to a potential conflict of
interest with his law firm
working with the Belleville School District on
boundary issues.
Fortier and Boyle were
not present at the meeting. Krasue said they were
attending the Belleville
School Board hearing
about the matter. If the
Belleville School Board
rejects the petition, the
matter would go to the
DPI to be decided.
Zach, who works as an
attorney for a variety of
area school boards outside
Oregon, said its common practice for school
boards to deny requests
for property detachments,
even if the funding lost
is minimal, as it helps
provide some political
cover for the board if the
DPI decides in favor of a
detachment.
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Charles Teeter
Beverly A. Wichelt
in nuclear engineering,
and again in 1970 with
a PhD in bio-engineering. He also received his
professional engineering
license in 1950.
Charles is survived
by his wife, Peg (Brewer) Teeter; sons, Bruce
of Helenville, Wis.
and Eric of Brooklyn;
daughter, Diane Peterson of Stoughton; and
five grandchildren. Also
surviving are his sister,
Sally Daughtery of New
Berlin and his brother
Leon on Stevens Point.
A memorial service will
be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13 at the First
Presbyterian Church of
Oregon, 408 N. Bergamont Blvd.
Any memorials should
be made out to Agrace
Hospice or the First Presbyterian Church of Oregon.
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Joanne Kloppenburg and Joe Donald.
Local clerks told the Observer they were
glad to have a quiet election to test their
procedures for the photo ID law before the
much larger turnout expected in April.
Clerks told the Observer they were ready
to implement the law that the state Legislature first passed in 2011.
After the 2012 spring primary, a courtordered injunction prevented its implementation for three years. The final injunction
on the law was lifted last March, paving the
way for this years elections, including the
November presidential election, to require
photo ID in Wisconsin.
Were ready, said Town of Oregon
clerk Denise Arnold. Were very, very prepared.
Clerks in the towns of Oregon and Rutland and the villages of Brooklyn and Oregon said theyve been training poll workers
on the procedures for voter ID, including
what is acceptable and what is not.
We are so blessed to have such good poll
workers, Arnold said. Theyve handled
the changes, and theres been a lot of them
and our poll workers they just keep coming on.
Acceptable identifications include drivers licenses, state-issued ID cards, passports and military ID cards.
Several clerks from around the Dane
County noted that the ID law could cause
confusion among voters about what is needed for registration and what is needed to
vote if someone is already registered.
If a voter is registered at his or her current address already, all thats needed is an
acceptable photo ID with their name, current address or not. If the voter needs to
Acceptable IDs
The address on an ID does not need
to be current.
For more information on how to get
a state ID, visit bringit.wisconsin.gov.
Expired or unexpired:
Wisconsin DOT-issued drivers
license
Wisconsin DOT-issued ID card
Military ID card
U.S. passport
Federally recognized Wisconsin
Indian tribe ID card
Only unexpired:
Certificate of naturalization issued
within two years
Wisconsin DOT-issued driving
receipt (valid 45 days)
Wisconsin DOT-issued ID card
receipt (valid 45 days)
Wisconsin university, college or
technical college ID that contains
date of issuance, signature of student
and expiration date no more than two
years after issuance. A student must
provide a separate document to prove
enrollment.
Citation or notice of intent to
revoke or suspend a Wisconsin
DOT-issued drivers license dated
within 60 days of election
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APPLICATIONS
Village of Oregon
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The license applied for is for the period Culture & Recreation
beginningFebruary 2, 2016throughJune Conservation & Development
30, 2016.
Capital Outlay
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The committee also hopes to finalize a theme in the coming weeks, and
sought feedback from the community
on a design based on Oregons history. Straub said that the committee
had reached out to the Oregon Area
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the villages recognition as Wisconsins Horse Capital, as well as trains
and rocks to mimic a glacial moraine.
A meeting attendee, meanwhile, suggested incorporating a water tower
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Elizabeth Klahn, a paraprofessional at Rome Corners Intermediate
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Despite just recently starting a
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the pond in the 100 block
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the man he could not park a
vehicle on the path.
Jan. 5
12:52 a.m. Officers
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at Prairie View Elementary
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8:17 a.m. A resident on
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Automated storage
Each patrol officer is
assigned his or her own
head-mounted camera,
which connects through a
cable to a belt-mounted storage and audio unit.
Officers are required by
policy to begin recording
whenever they begin making contact with the public.
In addition to these
recordings being uploaded at
the end of every shift, officers smartphones can also
be used to review the days
videos on the spot and categorize them along with their
paper report.
At the end of a shift, cameras are returned to a docking station, where the videos are uploaded to a secure
account on Evidence.com,
run by Tazer, while the
devices recharge.
Videos are stored on a
server according to how
they are categorized. Traffic
stops or uncategorized video
will only stay in the system
for 120 days, to keep in line
with state open records laws.
Video categorized in more
serious crimes, such as a
homicide, will be stored for
significantly longer.
Police Chief Brian Uhl
told the Observer in an email
that the department expects
to pay around $8,000 per
year for the video storage
service. He noted, however
that the actual cost is dependent on the length and number of videos stored, and that
the cost represents an overall
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protection
Though high-profile cases
of alleged misconduct have
rocketed talk of on-officer
cameras to the forefront of
public consciousness, the
additional footage also raises privacy issues.
Since the videos may
be subject to open records
requests, for example, officers have to be able to halt
recording at appropriate
time.
To help balance the need
for accountability against
the need to protect victims
and witnesses, the department had to add a whole
new chapter to its policies.
Approved by the Village
Board at its Jan. 11 meeting, the new policy provides
select few instances of not
recording interaction, such
as when officers are discussing a case, during traffic control, or while address
routing, non-citizen contact
incidents.
Even confidential informants will be put on video. The policy, however,
requires that the officer stop
the initial recording and
restart the camera specifically for the informant interview. When the interview
is finished, the officer will
stop the camera again and
restart it so that the interview can be separated from
other scene.
Schewe acknowledges
that the technology is not
perfect, and he said the possibility for a camera to get
knocked off of an officer or
inadvertently shut off does
exist. To address this, the
new policy requires officers
to note in their report whenever a video isnt recorded
and provide a reason.
Schewe also believes the
recording hasnt changed
behavior, either in those
being approached by officers or the officers themselves.
He said a periodic beep
from the cameras which
helps to indicate that it is
running has prompted
some people in traffic stops
to wave at the new device.
But for him, its just another
day with a new tool in his
arsenal for accountability.
I think thats the biggest thing it confirms your
action, Schewe said. Its
like, I know I think I made
the right decision, heres
why I made it.