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The
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Striping the fields
Oregon School District groundskeeper Ron Novinska sprays lines on the soccer field at Jaycee Park on Monday in prepara-
tion for the Oregon High School girls spring season, which kicks off Thursday.
Meister sentenced to 15 years for hit-and-run
Brooklyn man killed
bicyclist in Town of Oregon
SCOTT GIRARD
Unified Newspaper Group
The driver who killed a Town of wife was pregnant at the time of his
Oregon man in a hit-and-run last death but lost the fetus shortly there-
August has been sen-
tenced to 15 years in
prison.
Kevin Meister, 36, of
the Village of Brook-
lyn, pleaded guilty to
a pair of felonies in
February related to
the death of 33-year-
old Shelton Berel last Meister
August. Berel had been
riding a bicycle near the intersection involving death and second degree
of Lincoln Road and Hillcrest Lane
when Meister hit him while driving
entirely on the wrong side of the
road, according to the criminal com-
plaint.
Berel is survived by his wife, Kate-
lynn, and a 2-year-old daughter. His
after, according to a report in the Wis-
consin State Journal. A GoFundMe
account started for the familys mort-
gage and day care costs has raised
$40,991 toward a $100,000 goal.
Meister pleaded guilty to charges of
homicide with a vehicle while using a
controlled substance and possession
of narcotic drugs. He had used hero-
in the morning of the accident. Five
other charges including hit and run
reckless homicide
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Spring election
LeBrun over
Maitzen for
OSD board
Carpenter, Groenier,
Jacobson elected
as Village trustees
SCOTT GIRARD
Unified Newspaper Group
Challenger Tim LeBrun
defeated incumbent Gwen
Maitzen in a close vote for
a seat on the Oregon School
Board in Tuesdays elec-
tion.
The other race in the Vil-
lage of Oregon saw incum-
bents Jeanne Carpenter and
Darlene Groenier re-elect-
ed to the Village Board,
along with newcomer Jenna
Jacobson. The three each
received more votes than
Michael Stapelmann in the
four-way race.
LeBrun defeated Maitzen
1,784 votes to 1,677 to rep-
resent Area IV for the next
three years on the Oregon
School Board.
Photo by Samantha Christian
Area IV, which is also
represented by Jeff Ramin,
covers the Village of Brook-
lyn and the towns of Brook-
lyn, Montrose, Oregon and
Oregon AD going pro as ref
Carr among four
were dismissed as part of a plea deal making NFL debut
with Meister.
According to the criminal com- in 2017 season
plaint that followed the incident,
Meister said he was reaching down Oregon athletic director
in his truck to grab a soda when Mike Carr will be one of
the accident occurred, claiming he four officials making their
thought he had hit a deer. He was National Football League
taken into custody later that day at debuts
his workplace in the Town of Verona during the
after a call to police from his sister, 2017 sea-
who had recognized the truck in news son, accord-
reports. ing to a sto-
Meister later used fake urine to pass ry posted
a drug test while out on bail, which on the NFL
Judge William Hanrahan called a official-fo-
crime against the court system at the cused web- Carr
March 31 sentencing, according to the site foot-
State Journal. ballzebras.com last week.
At the sentencing, Meister told Carr, who has been a
Big Ten official for the
Turn to Meister/Page 16 past several years, told the
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Maitzen was elected to
the board in 2014. This is
LeBruns first political race.
Elsewhere in the area,
Village of Brooklyn Presi-
dent Pat Hawkey received
51 votes compared to 95
write-ins for others. The
winner was not clear as of
the Observers deadline.
In the Town of Oregon,
Kurt Maher defeated Ches-
ter Ace by just six votes,
299 to 293, to become the
towns constable. In 2013,
the race for town board
chair was tied and required
a coin flip.
In the Town of Rutland,
Dave Gruenberg defeat-
ed Kelsey Wollin Dunn
for a supervisor seat and
Nels Wethal beat Shawn
Hillestad for the constable
seat. In the towns refer-
endum, about whether the
clerk should be elected or
appointed, 61 percent of
voters chose to keep it as an
elected position.
UNG reporter Scott De
Laruelle contributed to
this story
Observer in an email the
NFL will send out a news
release later this spring
and that he would be
unable to comment until
then.
Carr was part of the
crew that worked the Tex-
as Bowl Dec. 28 between
Texas A&M and Kansas
State possibly his final
game as a collegiate ref-
eree.
A native of Columbus,
Wis., Carr followed up
a state football champi-
onship and a state run-
ner-up basketball finish
at Columbus High School
by going into high school
officiating and eventu-
ally becoming a college
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Village of Oregon

Senior center
director application
deadline Friday
New hire expected
to start in late June
BILL LIVICK
Unified Newspaper Group
With Oregon Area Senior
Center director Alison
Koelsch retiring in July, vil-
lage officials are gearing up
to find her replacement.
The new director would
be appointed by the Village
Board on Monday, May 22,
and would begin working
here June 26, assuming the
new director gives a 30-day
notice at their previous job.
Thats part of the recruit-
ment schedule the Village
Key dates
April 7: Closing date for
applications
May 4: Final selection
made, background
checks begin
May 22: Village Board
appoints new director
June 26: Potential first
day, assuming 30-day
notice
Wednesday, May 3.
The senior center director
is a department head in vil-
lage government. The direc-
tor supervises the operation

Election Day
Photo by Evan Halpop
Board approved last month.
The board also approved
a revised job descrip-
tion and the make up of a
screening panel, and the
Oregon resident Jefre Johannson, right, checks in with Joan Jenson, left, before voting at Village Hall on April 4. Johannson village began advertising
said the state superintendent race is an important reason why she is voting in this election, even though she votes regularly. for Koelschs successor
March 7. The closing date
for accepting applications is
Friday.
The screening panel will
consist of Village President
Steve Staton, chair of the
Personnel, Public Safety
and Protection committee
of the senior center, pre-
pares its annual budget, and
reports to Village Adminis-
trator Mike Gracz, the Vil-
lage Board and the Council
on Aging.
Koelsch plans to retire
20 years after she began
leading the senior center.
Before taking the job here,
she was Director of Senior
Services in McFarland for
three years, and worked at
RSVP of Dane County for
10 years before McFarland.

Spring Jeanne Carpenter, three

members of the Council on
Aging Executive Board,
Koelsch said she would
work with the new director
for a few days before she

craft sale
and one representative each
from the towns of Oregon
and Rutland.
First Presbyterian Church The seven-member pan-
held a craft sale on Satur- el will review applications
day, April 1. and conduct initial inter-
Proceeds from the fifth views April 25-26, and
annual craft sale entry fees finalists will be interviewed
benefit the church while the by senior center staff
rest of the profits go to the
retires.
Vi l l a g e a d m i n i s t r a -
tor Mike Gracz told the
Observer hes received 20
applications for the position
so far.
Email Bill Livick at bill.
livick@wcinet.com.

Police: No evidence of OHS

vendors.

sexual assault after investigation

The Oregon Police
Department determined
At right, Laurie Kamps, of nothing criminal occurred
Stoughton, watches over her after an investigation fol-
mother Marge Beers craft
sale table at First Presby- lowing a sexual assault
terian Church in Oregon on claim at Oregon High
April 1. School.
According to a news
Photo by Evan Halpop
release from the depart-
m e n t , p o l i c e r e c e ive d
information at 5p.m. on
Thursday, March 23, that
a sexual assault may have
occurred.
After completing a
thorough investigation
that included talking to the
parties involved and look-
ing at video surveillance,
officers determined nei-
ther a sexual assault, nor
any other crime occurred
at OHS related to the alle-
gation.
Scott Girard

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Village of Oregon
Prioritizing begins for big projects
Board discussing
road work, civic
campus as part of CIP
BILL LIVICK
Unified Newspaper Group
With some expensive proj-
ects needed in the next few
years, including the civic
campus and road construc-
tion, village officials are get-
ting ready to prioritize their
spending.
And while Oregon has
lower taxes than many com-
parable municipalities, keep-
ing the property tax rate at an
acceptable level will a factor.
The Village Board will
begin that discussion in ear-
nest Monday, when its finan-
cial adviser presents options
and analysis for how the
various projects would affect
taxes.
Village administrator Mike
Gracz expects conversations
about a five-year capital
improvement plan to contin-
ue through several meetings
before the board makes final
decisions.
Part of the discussion
involves borrowing for new
municipal buildings par-
ticularly a library and senior
center at the same time the
village funds projects like
extending North Perry Park-
way next year, at an estimat-
ed cost of $1.4 million.
The village typically bor-
rows around $3 million
annually for capital improve-
ments, and the CIP mostly
focuses on big-ticket items
like street improvements that
cost more than $1 million.
With the public library,
senior center and Village Hall
all in need of being replaced
or improved significantly at
a total estimated cost of $15
million the challenge offi-
cials face is how to maintain
roads and other infrastructure
without increasing the tax
burden beyond what home-
owners can afford.
The village has the sec-
ond-lowest property tax rate
of 12 comparable communi-
ties in Dane County, at $5.43
per $1,000, but its unlikely
remain near the bottom after
the village borrows to fund
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Netherwood Knoll
seeks hoop house
If You Go 2018-22 CIP
What: Village Board Road construction
meeting
2018: $1.4 million for SCOTT GIRARD
When: 5p.m. Monday,
April 10 extension of North Perry Unified Newspaper Group
On the agenda
Where: Village Hall, 117 Parkway A group from Netherwood
Spring St. Knoll Elementary School Conceptual discussion of 327 Market St. rezoning
2019: $2.1 million for is hoping to open a hoop
On the Web: ocamedia. County MM (Main Street) Public hearing for updates to Oregon Manor plans
com house at the school this
spring. Consideration of site plan for NKE hoop house
2020: $1.1 million for
The plan for the building,
County MM (Perry Park- which is basically a green- Discussion of Greater Madison Vision
Comparable way to Spring Street) house, is among the items
to be considered by the Vil-
2020: $1.3 million
taxes for reconstruction of Park
lage of Oregon Planning
and other staff, as well as is asking for permission to
Commission Thursday, April
Cottage Grove: $5.24 Street 6. The meeting begins at school district maintenance demolish the neighboring
Oregon: $5.43 6:30p.m. at Village Hall. and administrative staff, sup- Dental Clinic and create 16
Municipal build- The agenda also includes a port the project. spaces of additional parking.
Verona: $6.03 ings public hearing on a change to The item on Thursdays The new plan would also
Waunakee: $6.12 the Oregon Manor addition agenda is for a site plan add an entrance to the new
Monona: $6.26
Library: $10 million plan, a conceptual discussion approval, meaning the com- rehabilitation department
of a zoning change to allow mission has the final word. wing.
Middleton: $6.35 Senior center: $3 The commission will hold
a tanning spa and hair styl- Tanning
DeForest: $6.99 million ists in a building on Market a public hearing on the mat-
Mount Horeb: $7.03 Village Hall: $2 Street and a discussion about The Oregon Tan Spa ter and consider making
a Greater Madison Vision would have a new home a recommendation to the
McFarland: $7.22 million with a regional planning under a proposal to rezone a Village Board. The update
Sun Prairie: $8 commission. property on Market Street. includes both the general
Stoughton: $8.45 The spas owner, Rose development plan and the
Hoop house Mountford, is proposing a specific implementation
tax bills by more than $60. The proposed hoop house zoning change that would plan, two of the stages devel-
capital projects and construct She and other board mem- at NKE would sit on the east allow her to move her busi- opment proposals must go
new municipal buildings. bers considered three bor- side of the building. ness from Janesville Street to through before construction
Consultant Jim Mann of rowing scenarios Mann pre- At 20 feet wide and 48 the 327 Market St. property can begin.
Ehlers met with the board sented. feet long, the structure would that currently houses Home- The overall addition
March 20 and presented an The first would include be similar to one installed at town Design Center. Mount- would add 8,800 square feet
overview of borrowing for borrowing for the five- Oregon Middle School six ford also would like to add and create private rooms
capital improvement proj- year CIP and include the years ago, according to the at least three spaces for hair though the building would
ects planned in the next five $900,000 cost of purchasing proposal in the commission stylists or other salon ser- remain at 45 rooms total.
years, as well as the possible the former Methodist Church packet. vices on the first floor of the
construction of new munici- property (which the village Members of the NKE building. Greater Madison
pal buildings included in the bought on a land contract in arboretum committee said Mountford wrote in the Vision
civic campus plan, and how December) and add about in the proposal the structure proposal she would like the
those projects would affect $650 to village tax bills over A representative from the
would provide additional option to live on the second Capital Area Regional Plan-
the village share of residents six years. learning opportunities floor eventually, but for now
property taxes. The second option ning Commission will dis-
by extending the growing would leave the office space cuss a long-term vision for
The board had only mini- includes borrowing only for season by several months, on the second floor.
mal discussion that evening the road projects and would the Madison area.
which would allow the grow- The commission will hold CARPC reviews requests
and planned to dig into the increase taxes by about $180. ing to coincide better with a conceptual discussion this
numbers at Mondays meet- The third would use a from municipalities for
the school year. month, with consideration extensions of sewer service
ing. long-term loan through the The proposal explains that of the general development
After hearing Manns Department of Agricultures essential to most urban
raised beds would be con- and specific implementation development though the
presentation and seeing the Rural Development Program structed inside the structure plans as soon as its May 4
numbers, Trustee Jeanne and increase the tax burden state Department of Natural
with soil for growing vege- meeting. Resources has the final say.
Carpenter was surprised at by about $300 over six years tables and other plants and
the villages tax rate. while funding all roadwork could eventually contribute
Oregon Manor The Greater Madison
I thought my taxes were and buildings. Vision, according to its web-
to the schools own lunch The village has already site, seeks to establish a
high, she said, but now I Carpenter was enthusiastic menu. approved a plan for an addi-
see theyre low compared to about the third option. shared regional vision and
The committee would like tion to the Oregon Manor, plan for growth that gener-
other municipalities. Thats a $50 increase per to install the structure as but the owner is asking for an
Carpenter noted that for year, she said. I can live ate tangible benefits to our
soon as this spring. It would update that would allow for communities.
this years budget, the board with that. be a frame sold by a compa- more parking.
and village administrator set For information on the
ny in Georgia. Tom Graves, the admin- plan, visit agmv.vision/
a goal of not increasing the Email Bill Livick at bill. According to the proposal, istrator of Oregon Manor
village portion of property livick@wcinet.com. about.
NKE principal Chris Kluck and owner of the property,
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Letters to the editor

March to support climate

change action April 22
In President Trumps February
28 address to congress, he reit-
erated his plans to fix America.
He mentioned coal mines and oil
pipelines. No mention of renew-
able energy solar, wind, geo-
thermal, hydroelectric excellent
avenues for innovation and job
creation.
On Trumps first day in office,
he purged from whitehouse.gov
any reference to global warm-
ing and climate change. The
replacement is An America First
Energy Plan, containing a com-
mitment to fossil fuels. To head
the Department of Energy, Trump
chose Rick Perry, who in 2011
wanted to eliminate that depart-
ment. For Environmental Pro-
tection Agency Administrator he
chose Scott Pruitt, who as Attor-
ney General of Oklahoma sued
the EPA 14 times in attempts to
block environmental rules.
happening. Trump has alarmed
the 195 nations that backed the
2015 Paris Agreement to cut
greenhouse gases, by pledging
to pull the U.S. out of the global
deal.
In Wisconsin, Governor Walker
directed the DNR to remove the
detailed climate change section
from its website. He has relaxed
laws governing iron mining,
building on wetlands, and emit-
ting phosphorus in waterways
while restricting wind energy and
renewable energy research.
His recent budget proposed
eliminating 30 percent of the
DNRs 58 scientific positions and
60 percent of its environmental
education positions. Walkers
actions undermine key environ-
mental protections that have long
distinguished Wisconsin as a con-
servation leader.
We citizens have an ideal Community Voices

Brats, pancakes help both

The proposed federal budget opportunity to voice our concerns
would cut $900 million from the by participating in a peaceful Cli-
Office of Science in the Depart- mate March in Madison on Earth
ment of Energy. It would shrink Day, April 22. The March starts

seniors and taxpayers

EPA funding by 31%, eliminat- at 2 p.m. at the Capitol Square
ing 3,200 jobs and 50 programs, and proceeds to the Madison
including grants to help states Gas and Electric Headquarters.
fight air pollution and cleanup There is time for the countries of

T
efforts in Chesapeake Bay and the world to turn the problem of he Oregon Area Senior and oversees the disposition of at many locations locally, and the
the Great Lakes. America is ced- climate change around, but there Center has periodic fund- money generated through fund cost of the paper, copying and
ing its position as a leader in the is no time to waste. We owe it to raisers throughout the year, raisers. This benefits both seniors mailing permit is also covered
global fight on climate change. our children and grandchildren to and many of them involve food. and taxpayers. by the council (seniors cover the
Pruitt has publicly denounced save our world as we know it. At the pancake breakfast in Some of the proceeds are cost of postage for their subscrip-
the scientific consensus that Susan Shedivy January, one person working her used to cover the centers enter- tions).
human-caused climate change is Village of Oregon way through the food line posed tainment and education budget. Fundraiser proceeds keep the
the question, What will you do Almost every month the center centers two pianos in tune (and
with the money that you raise schedules at least one entertain- also purchased them originally).
today? ment event that requires payment They keep the Wisconsin State
As the Senior Center prepares to the performer. Journal coming to the center for
for another food-related fund- Likewise, there are educational seniors to read. They pay for the
raiser in May (the annual Brat events held regularly that have license the senior center renews
Thursday, April 6, 2017 Vol. 132, No. 40 Bash, which a cost associated with them. each year that enables it to show
is scheduled Seniors benefit, but taxpayers movies. The projector on which
USPS No. 411-300 for two days should not be footing the bills the movies are shown was paid
Periodical Postage Paid, Oregon, WI and additional offices.
Published weekly on Thursday by the Unified Newspaper Group, this year), it for these activities. Fundraisers for the same way.
A Division of Woodward Communications, Inc. is a good time and free-will donations cover the The council also covers the
POSTMASTER: Send Address Corrections to to let the com- costs. hand sanitizer that slows the
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Office Location: 125 N. Main Street, Oregon, WI 53575 what they are events such as the Brat Bash or that sanitizes durable medical
Office Hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday and Thursday supporting, the Pancake Breakfast are used equipment in the loan closet and
Phone: 608-835-6677 FAX: 608-835-0130 in addition to to defray the costs of upgrades the vinegar that cleans the coffee
Brickner
e-mail: ungeditor@wcinet.com enjoying the to the center. In the last several pots.
Circulation customer service: (800) 355-1892 great taste of a freshly grilled years, fundraiser proceeds have One of the most important
ConnectOregonWI.com brat or hot dog. helped pay for new tables, chairs, uses for fundraiser proceeds is
This newspaper is printed on recycled paper.
To understand how the senior desks, paint and the materials to also the one we can say the least
center uses the proceeds from a make the flower boxes that grace about. Some of the uses must
fundraiser, it is helpful to under- the outside of the building. remain confidential, but part of it
General Manager Circulation stand a little about our budget. The senior center kitchen also is set aside to help seniors in dire
Lee Borkowski Carolyn Schultz The senior center relies on benefits from donated funds. circumstances.
lborkowski@wcinet.com ungcirculation@wcinet.com several income sources, most of Much of the equipment used in At times, these funds have
News which originate in tax dollars the kitchen, including the dish- helped prevent homelessness,
Sales Manager Jim Ferolie (local, county, state and federal es that the meals are served on, have kept food on seniors tables
Kathy Neumeister ungeditor@wcinet.com budgets). Many of those dollars was acquired by the Council and have helped cover the cost of
kathy.neumeister@wcinet.com are earmarked for a specific on Aging. The coffee, and the prescription medications.
Sports
Advertising cause, such as nutrition, trans- creamer and sugar you put in it, Spring is in the air, and a fresh-
Jeremy Jones
portation, case management and is purchased by the council, as ly grilled brat at our annual Brat
Dawn Zapp ungsportseditor@wcinet.com adult day care. was the machine that brews the Bash could be a welcome treat in
oregonsales@wcinet.com Assistant Editor Local taxes are less restricted. coffee. May. That food may taste even
Classifieds Scott Girard They are used to help pay staff When the center chose to better when you understand what
Diane Beaman ungreporter@wcinet.com salaries, to keep the building in replace the outdated desktop the purchase price is supporting.
ungclassified@wcinet.com Reporters good repair and to keep the lights computers in our learning center, Participating in our fundrais-
Samantha Christian, Bill Livick, on, among other things. it was the Council on Aging that ers helps keep the senior center
Inside Sales There are never enough tax approved the purchase of laptops. operating while keeping taxpayer
Kate Froehlich Anthony Iozzo,
dollars to cover every expense The televisions were purchased costs down. That is a win-win for
insidesales@wcinet.com Amber Levenhagen,
that comes up, and that is why by the council, as was the sound you and the center.
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Easter bunny to visit Oregon twice Saturday
The Easter bunny will be
hopping over to the Oregon
Fire/EMS Department and
Prairie View Elementary
School for families to meet
during a pancake breakfast
and egg hunt on Saturday,
April 8.
Easter breakfast
The Oregon-Brooklyn
Lions Club will be serving
an Easter breakfast from
8-11a.m. at the fire station,
131 Spring St.
Children can visit with
the Easter bunny and check
out the fire trucks. The
first 300 kids under 10 will
receive free bunny bags.
The meal will include
build-your-own omelets,
eggs, pancakes, biscuits
and gravy, sausage, hash
browns and a beverage.
The cost is $6 for adults,
$4 for kids ages 4-10 and
free for kids 3 and under.
Proceeds go back into the
community, including the
fire department.
For information, call 612-
309-1398.
File photo by Samantha Christian
Easter egg hunt The Easter bunny will be back to visit families during Community of Life Church's annual
Easter Eggstravaganza event on Saturday, April 8, at Prairie View Elementary School.
Community of Life
Church is organizing the
annual Easter Eggstrav-
aganza from 10a.m. to certificates to local busi- If You Go If You Go
noon at Prairie View, 300 nesses.
The Easter bunny will What: Easter pancake What: Easter egg hunt
Soden Dr.
be available for photos and breakfast When: 10a.m. to noon
The free egg hunts will
start at 10:30a.m. with high fives, and there will When: 8-11a.m. Satur- Saturday, April 8
ages 0-3, followed by the also be carnival games, face day, April 8 Where: Prairie View
other two ranges (ages 4-6 painting and crafts. Where: Oregon Fire Elementary School, 300
and 7-9). Each egg hunt For information, contact Station, 131 Spring St. Soden Dr. File photo by Kate Newton
will have a grand prize egg communityoflife.us. The Easter Eggstravaganza event will also include an egg
filled with treats, like gift Info: 612-309-1398 Info: communityoflife.us hunt and games.
Samantha Christian

If You Go Klahn
What: Special Oregon
School District meeting
awarded
When: 6p.m. Monday, top FFA
April 10
Where: Netherwood award
Knoll Elementary School
cafeteria, 276 Soden Dr.
From left, Mike Ely,
Info: 835-4100 president of the UE
Kiwanis Club of JULIEN DUBUQ L
A
Downtown Madi-
son, presents Abby IN T E R N AT IO N L
A
OSD special Klahn, a member
of the FFA Chapter
of Oregon High
FILM FESTIV

meeting is 11
School, with the
Louis M. Sasman TUESDAY, APRIL
JDIFF KICKOFF
Award. The award
is given annually

Monday
to an outstanding
student from each
of the FFA Chapters Help us Kickoff the Festival
at Dane County
District set to High Schools.
View trailers of the Official Selections
Sasman was the

purchase house for State Supervisor and Nominees

building trades class for Vocational Edu- Hear about special guests and panels

cation for 36 years

and a member of See the 2017 souvenir poster and T-shirt

The spring election was the Kiwanis Club of Enter our 50 / 50 drawing

April 4, but district resi- Downtown Madison

dents will get a chance to Receive Festival schedule information

for over 40 years.

cast their votes for another Buy festival tickets and passes

local measure on Monday. Photo submitted

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People can attend a spe-
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day, April 10 at Netherwood
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Coming up Churches
All Saints Lutheran Church Good Shepherd Lutheran
Park cleanup Ice night Monday, April 10. UW-Madison stu- 2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg Church ECLA
dents from the group S.P.IC.E. (Stu- (608) 276-7729 Central Campus: Raymond Road and
Various organizations and sports Oregon Ice Arena will hold two dents Participating in Chemical Edu- Pastor Rich Johnson Whitney Way
groups in the area are adopting a park events for the community Saturday, cation) will demonstrate chemistry SUNDAY SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship
or field in Oregon and Brooklyn to April 8. There will be a free experiments and hands-on activities. 8:30 a.m. classic service SUNDAY - 8:15, 9:30 and10:45 a.m.
clean up in preparation for spring and community open skate from 4:30-6 10:45 a.m. new song service Worship West Campus: Corner of Hwy.
For information, call 835-3656. PD and Nine Mound Road, Verona
summer use on Saturday, April 8 and p.m. at the arena, 100 N. Perry Pkwy. SUNDAY - 9 &10:15 a.m., 6 p.m.
Sunday, April 9. To sign up, call 835- A few NHL Chicago Blackhawks Ice Making bookmarks Brooklyn Lutheran Church
Worship (608) 271-6633
3697 or visit bit.ly/2os4392. Crew members will be there skating, 101 Second Street, Brooklyn
The library will hold Create Ore- (608) 455-3852
signing autographs and taking Hillcrest Bible Church
Miracle in Mudville pictures with attendees to help raise
gon: Bookmarks from 6-7:45 p.m. Pastor Rebecca Ninke
SUNDAY 752 E. Netherwood, Oregon
Tuesday, April 11. Participants will be 9 a.m. Holy Communion Eric Vander Ploeg, Lead Pastor
The Oregon Straw Hat Players will awareness for hockey in the area. For making bookmarks with ribbons and (608) 835-7972, www.hbclife.com
present Miracle in Mudville this information, visit onicepromotions. 10 a.m. Fellowship
jewelry. The project is geared toward SUNDAY
weekend at the Oregon High School com/oregonicearena. teens and adults. Community of Life Lutheran 8:30 a.m. worship at the Hillcrest
Performing Arts Center, 456 N. Perry Then the Just Add Ice: Casino Church Campus and 10:15 a.m. worship with
To register, call 835-3656 or visit Childrens ministries, birth 4th grade
Pkwy. Night youth hockey fundraiser will PO Box 233, Oregon
oregonpubliclibrary.org. (608) 286-3121, office@
Performances will be held at 7:30 be held from 6:30-11 p.m., at the Holy Mother of Consolation
communityoflife.us
p.m. Friday, April 7, 1:30 and 7:30 Gorman Building, 200 W. Main St. Friends of Brooklyn Fire/EMS Pastor Jim McCoid Catholic Church
p.m. Saturday, April 8, and 1:30 There will be a silent auction, raf- SUNDAY 651 N. Main Street, Oregon
The next meeting of the Friends of Pastor: Fr. Gary Wankerl
p.m. Sunday, April 9. Tickets are fle and cash bar. Tickets are $25 per the Brooklyn Fire/EMS will be held 10 a.m. Worship at 1111 S. Perry
(608) 835-5763
$12 for adults, $8 for seniors 65 up person or $40 per couple. For infor- Parkway, Oregon
at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 12, holymotherchurch.weconnect.com
and students. For information, visit mation, visit oregonhockey.org. For at the Brooklyn Fire Station, 401 W. Brooklyn Community United SATURDAY: 5 p.m. Worship
oshponline.org or call 835-9126. tickets, call 206-0478. Methodist Church SUNDAY: 8 and 10:15 a.m. Worship
Main St.
201 Church Street, Brooklyn
Kathleen Ernst visit Bluegrass jam For information, contact Dave Hall (608) 455-3344 Peoples United Methodist
at davehall@tds.net. Pastor George Kaminski Church
Author Kathleen Ernst will visit the Ziggys BBQ Smoke House and SUNDAY 103 North Alpine Parkway, Oregon
senior center for two events on Satur- Ice Cream Parlor, 135 S. Main St., Fandom face-off 9 a.m. Worship (Nov.-April) Pastor Jason Mahnke
will hold its next musical jam session (608)835-3755, www.peoplesumc.org
day, April 8. Fans of Harry Potter and Percy 10:30 a.m. Worship (May-Oct.)
Communion is the 1st & 3rd weekend
From 1-2 p.m., she will host a tea featuring vintage country bluegrass
Jackson can come to the library for a SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship
music from 1-5 p.m. Sunday, April 9. Faith Evangelical Lutheran
party to celebrate American Girl dolls Fandom Face-Off from 5:30-6:30 Church SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship and Sunday
and books. Then from 3-4 p.m., Ernst All jammers and vocalists are wel- 143 Washington Street, Oregon school; 10:30 a.m. Worship
p.m. Thursday, April 13.
will share her illustrated program, come to participate. The event, for ages 10-15 (grades (608) 835-3554
St. Johns Lutheran Church
Chloe Ellefson Historic Sites Mys- For information, visit 228-9644. Pastor Karl Hermanson
5-9), will include trivia, activities, SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship 625 E. Netherwood, Oregon
teries: The Stories Behind the Sto- Pastor Paul Markquart (Lead Pastor)
ries. Registration is required for both Young Creators Club snacks and a costume contest. The Holy Communion 2nd & last
(608) 835-3154
best costume gets $10 to OFroYo. Sundays
events by calling 835-3656 or visiting The library will hold its Young SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship
For information, call 835-3656. First Presbyterian Church SUNDAY - 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship
oregonpubliclibrary.org. Creators Club from 3:15-4:30 p.m. 9:15-10:15 a.m. Education Hour
408 N. Bergamont Blvd. (north of
CC), Oregon, WI
(608) 835-3082 - fpcoregonwi.org Vineyard Community Church
Community calendar Pastor Kathleen Owens Oregon Community Bank & Trust, 105
S. Alpine Parkway, Oregon - Bob Groth,
SUNDAY
10 a.m. Service Pastor
Thursday, April 6 Saturday, April 8 time (12-36 months), library, 835-
10:15 a.m. Sunday School (608) 513-3435, welcometovineyard.
Noon to 1 p.m., Coffee With 8-10:30 a.m., Work Day, Ander- 3656 11 a.m. Fellowship com
a Reporter, Firefly, samantha. son Farm County Park, 914 Union 11 a.m., Bouncing Babies Story- SUNDAY - 10 a.m. Worship
11:15 a.m. Adult Education
christian@wcinet.com Road, andersonparkfriends.org time (0-18 months), library, 835- Zwingli United Church of Christ
Noon to 5 p.m., VITA Thursdays 8-11 a.m., Lions Club pancake 3656 Fitchburg Memorial UCC Paoli
5705 Lacy Road, Fitchburg At the Intersection of Hwy. 69 & PB
(free basic tax returns by appoint- breakfast with Easter bunny ($6 Wednesday, April 12 (608) 273-1008, www.memorialucc.
ment only), library, 835-3656 adults, $4 kids ages 4-10), Oregon Rev. Sara Thiessen
9-11 a.m., Rubber Stamping cards org (608) 845-5641
1 p.m., U.S. Army photographer Fire/EMS, 612-309-1398 ($10, sign up by April 10), senior Pastor: Phil Haslanger SUNDAY -
Pete Finnegan presentation, senior 10 a.m. to noon, Easter Eggstrav- Associate Pastor Twink Jan- 9:30 a.m. Family Worship
center, 835-5801 McMahon
center, 835-5801 aganza, Prairie View Elementary 10 a.m., Everybody Storytime SUNDAY
4:30-7:30 p.m., Splash Pad spa- School, communityoflife.us (ages 0-6), library, 835-3656 9:30 a.m. Worship
ghetti dinner fundraiser, Holy Moth- 6:30 p.m., Family movie night,
er of Consolation Catholic Church, First Presbyterian Church, 408 N.
3:30-5:30 p.m., Computer Class:
Getting to Know Windows 10 ($20), Support groups
651 N. Main St., 835-8617 Bergamont Blvd., 835-3082 senior center, 835-5801
6-7:45 p.m., Sew What: Coasters, Alcoholics Anonymous Relationship & Divorce
Monday, April 10 Friday, April 14 meeting, First Support Group, State
library, 835-3656
6-7:30 p.m., Strategies for SSI 10 a.m., Everybody Storytime Presbyterian Church, Bank of Cross Plains,
Friday, April 7 and Retirement Income, library, (ages 0-6), library, 835-3656 every Monday and every other Monday at
10 a.m., Everybody Storytime 835-3656 Friday at 7 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
(ages 0-6), library, 835-3656 6:30 p.m. Oregon School Board Saturday, April 15 Caregiver Support Veterans Group,
2 p.m., Park Cleanup Day, Water- meeting, Netherwood Knoll Ele- 10-11 a.m., Wayne the Wizard Group, Oregon Area Oregon Area Senior
man-Triangle Park, 835-5801 mentary School, 835-4700 magic and ventriloquist show, Senior Center, third Center, every second
6-8 p.m., Oregon Area Progres- Brooklyn Elementary School cafete- Monday of each month Wednesday at 9 a.m.
Tuesday, April 11 ria, 204 Division St., 318-3858
sives sixth anniversary open mic, 10 a.m., Teetering Toddlers Story- at 9 a.m. Weight-Loss Support
Firefly Coffeehouse, 513-7655 Dementia Caregivers Group, Oregon Area
Supper and Support, Senior Center, every
fourth Wednesday of Monday at 3:30 p.m.
Community cable listings Senior center every month from 6-7:30 Navigating Life Elder
Monday, April 10 Monday, April 10 p.m., Sienna Crest, 845 Support Group, Peoples
Village of Oregon Cable Access TV channels:
Hamburger on Bun Morning Reflexology Market St., Suite 1 United Methodist
WOW #983 & ORE #984
Phone: 291-0148 Email: oregoncableaccess@charter.net BBQ Beans 9:00 CLUB Diabetes Support Church, 103 N. Alpine
Website: ocamedia.com Facebook: ocamediawi Pineapple 10:00 Dominoes Group, Oregon Area Pkwy., every first
New programs daily at 1 p.m. Blueberry Pie 10:30 StrongWomen Senior Center, second Monday at 7 p.m.
and repeats at 4, 7 and 10 p.m. and 1, 4, 7 and 10 a.m.
VO: Veggie Patty 11:45 Eyeglass Adjustments Thursday of each month
Thursday, April 6 Monday, April 10 Tuesday, April 11 1:00 Get Fit at 1:30 p.m.
WOW: Wisconsin WOW: Movie: The Meat Sauce over Whole 1:00 Scrabble
Goes to Hollywood @ Lone Ranger (1956) Wheat Spaghetti Noodles 1:30 Bridge Building Up or Tearing Down?
Library (of March 23) ORE: OHS Girls Soccer Mixed Greens with Tomato 3:30 Weight Loss Support
Slices and Dressing Tuesday, April 11 Most of us have tendencies to both build up and tear
ORE: BKE Spring Play: vs. Sauk Prairie (of April down those around us. When we encourage and give con-
Alice the Musical (of 6) Pear Slices 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced
Garlic Bread Stick 9:30 Wii Bowling structive criticism in a spirit of love, we build others up,
March 3) but when we ridicule or humiliate others, or give criticism
Tuesday, April 11 Chocolate Pudding 9:45 Zumba Gold
VO: Soy Meat Sauce 12:30 Sheepshead in unkind ways, we tend to tear them down. We frequently
Friday, April 7 WOW: Village Board need to give feedback to the people who we live, work and
WOW: Maggie May Meeting LIVE 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 12 12:30 Stoughton Shopping
Chicken and Broccoli 5:30 StrongWomen play with, and so knowing how to
@ OHS PAC (of March ORE: School Board do this in a way that encourages them to improve is
2016) Meeting LIVE 6:30 p.m. Rotini Salad Wednesday, April 12
V-8 Juice, Peach Slices 9:00 CLUB important. Coaches, teachers and parents are called to do
ORE: WI State High this by the very nature of their roles, which require them to
School Boys Rugby Wednesday, April 12 Dinner Roll, Confetti Cake 9:00 Cards with Katie
VO: Cheese Broccoli Rotini 1:00 Get Fit, Euchre correct and instruct others. But some roles require us to
Championships (June WOW: 2017 Oregon stifle our criticisms; students are wise to hold their tongue
2016) Bowl TV Tournament (of Salad 2:00 Needle-Workers Group
SO: Chicken Ranch 3:30 Windows 10 Class before correcting their teachers just as children shouldnt
March 23) be too quick to correct or admonish their parents. One
Saturday, April 8 ORE: OHS Band Thursday, April 13 Thursday, April 13
My Meal, My Way Lunch MorningChair Massage simple way to build up those around us is to tell them what
WOW: Movie: Made Concert (of December they are doing well, and when you must correct or criticize
For Each Other (1939) 2016) at Ziggys Smokehouse 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced
(drop in between 11:30 9:00 Pool Players, COA someone, be sure to do it in a kind and loving way. Soften
ORE: 4-H @ Senior your tone and perhaps wait for a better time to deliver
Center (of June 2016) Thursday, April 13 a.m. and 1 p.m.) 9:45 Zumba Gold
Friday, April 14 10:30 StrongWomen the criticism. If you are irritated with the person, this will
WOW: Village Board almost certainly come across in your words. Wait for the
Sunday, April 9 Meeting (of April 10) Turkey Roast with Gravy 12:30 Shopping at Bills
Mashed Potatoes with 1:00 Diabetes Support, Cribbage right time and place to criticize or correct. Words of praise
WOW: Faith Evangelical ORE: School Board can be given almost anywhere and anytime, but words of
Lutheran Church Service Meeting (of April 10) Gravy 5:30 StrongWomen
Broccoli, Fresh Fruit Friday, April 14 criticism are usually best done privately.
ORE: RCI Orchestra Christopher Simon
Concert (of November Whole Wheat Bread 9:00 CLUB
2016) Pumpkin Bar 9:30 Blood Pressure
VO: Cheese Tortellini 9:45 Gentle Yoga Therefore encourage one another and build each other
Lent: Fish sandwich 11:00 Chair Yoga up, just as in fact you are doing.
*Contains Pork 1:00 Dominoes 1 Thessalonians 5:11 NIV
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Math and
magic at BKE
Brooklyn Elementary School students and their fam-
ilies enjoyed a math and magic night on Friday, March
23. Students were able to play math-based games and
activities with their families followed by a magic show
presented by Magic Morgan and Liliana.

Photos by Amber Levenhagen

Like magic, Tyson Davies-Rorvig, left, holds three balls instead of one after a magic trick performed by Matthew Magic Mor- Liliana Morgan surprises the audience with a dove that
gan at Brooklyn Elementary School on March 23. magically appeared during the performance.

K-9 Chase procession

Fitchburg Police Department Sgt. Edward
Hartwick, left, presents a flag to K-9 Chase han-
dler Cesar Lopez, right, near the Madison Vet-
erinary Specialists Clinic before a procession to
Oregon on March 15. Upon arriving in Oregon,
the procession was met with K-9 units from sur-
rounding agencies standing at attention and ren-
dering a final salute to K-9 Chase, who retired
in January 2016 and died March 5, 2017. K-9
Chase assisted the Oregon Police Department
in numerous occasions throughout his nearly
eight-year career.

Photo submitted

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Military dad visits NKE

Kaiser preparing for Middle East deployment after 18 years in Army Guard
SAMANTHA CHRISTIAN
Unified Newspaper Group
Signing autographs isnt
in the job description for
many military personnel.
But thats what Staff Sgt.
Matt Kaiser found him-
self doing March 20 as
third-graders at Netherwood
Knoll Elementary School
swarmed him with pieces of
paper to sign after his pre-
sentation to their class.
The students had no
shortage of questions for
the military father of their
classmate, Felix, during his
visit, including if Kaisers
ever been scared or fired
certain weapons. And they
also didnt hesitate to ask
him to demonstrate pushups
at the front of the classroom,
cheering and counting down
from 10.
Kaiser, who has been in
the Wisconsin Army Nation-
al Guard for 18 years, told
students about his experi-
ences with the Black Hawk
helicopter unit, in which
his current job is to train
soldiers on aircraft mainte-
nance.
Im like the teacher, he
said. New soldiers come
into our unit and I train them
how to do inspections on the
helicopters, how to change
the tires and main rotor
blades, and I develop them
to be good soldiers.
In the next few months,
Kaiser will be deployed to
the Kuwait area for about
one year. Once his unit gets
to the Middle East, they will
spend time training how to
do dust landings with the
helicopters, he said.
Pilots have to practice
how to land in the sand, he
said. When they cant see,
they have to use their instru-
ments.
Once the training is com-
plete, he said theyll begin
moving other troops around
in the air like a big ol taxi
company, because its safer
than transporting them on
the ground. He added that
two aircraft always travel
together, called battle bud-
dies.
Kaiser told the students
about his previous overseas
travel, including a visit to
the Egyptian pyramids, and
described the Middle East as
a huge sandbox.
Its dusty, sandy and real-
ly warm, Kaiser said.
With the heat index, he
explained, its important for
people to drink a lot of water
there. His unit could even
cook macaroni and cheese Photos by Samantha Christian
on top of their trucks on Students at Netherwood Knoll Elementary School watch intently as Matt Kaiser demonstrates how he does military pushups.
some of the hottest days.
Kaiser also described He explained that the So if theres enemies, well into school would help other sacrificing time with their
MREs (meals ready to eat), military is made up of try to stop them and try to kids realize the sacrifice this loved ones as part of their
which are like space food five groups (Army, Navy, keep them from taking away family (including Kaisers commitment and service to
in pouches that dont expire Marines, Air Force and our freedom. wife Becky, a veteran, and the country, she wrote in an
for almost 10 years. He said Coast Guard) that have dif- After Kaiser answered the their four kids) is making for email to the Observer.
the spaghetti flavor is his ferent jobs to protect the students questions, he and Americans.
favorite, but some students United States. his son, Felix, led the class We still have members Contact Samantha Christian
were disappointed he hadnt Were here to protect the in the Pledge of Allegiance. of our community going at samantha.christian@
tried one that tastes like piz- American people, which is Teacher Mara Brooks overseas, putting themselves wcinet.com.
za. all you guys, he told them. thought having Kaiser come in potential danger and

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At left, NKE third-grader Felix Kaiser

and his military father, Matt Kaiser,
lead the class in the Pledge of Alle-
giance.

At right, Kaiser signs autographs

for students, including Westin Kipp,
Zachari Ntim and Makayla Schmidt.

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Baseball Girls basketball

Nine seniors return

Sielaff steps
down as varsity
Oregon to have a new head coach
starting lineup ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor Corey Sielaff announced
her resignation from the
The Oregon High School base- Oregon
ball team graduated 11 seniors High School
from last season, and the Panthers girls basket-
will need to not only replace their ball varsity
leadership but the experience as head coach-
starters. ing position
Nine seniors return from last earlier this
years team, but only two of them week.
had starting experience. Sielaff Sielaff
Oregon graduated first-team wrote in
all-Badger South catcher Ben Wei- a state-
land (27-for-78, 16 RBIs, eight ment to the
doubles), second-team all-con- Observer that she felt the
ference pitcher Adam Heath (6-3, need to move on to dif-
55 innings, 18 earned runs, 32 ferent things in her life
strikeouts, 16 walks), second-team and will not be seeking a
all-conference outfielders Steven new coaching position in
Davis (22-for-69, 13 RBIs) and the near future. Athletic
Sam Mueller (17-for-57, 8 RBIs), director Mike Carr told the
honorable mention pitcher/out- Observer in an email the
fielder Jared Jones (16-for-64, position would be posted
13 RBIs) and honorable mention immediately.
infielder/pitcher Dominic Maurice Sielaff, who joined the
(23-for-74, 9 RBIs). girls basketball program
Out of the nine returners, only six years ago as an assis-
Photo submitted
senior Eric Modaff had more than tant, compiled a 50-44
The returning letterwinners for the Oregon High School baseball team (front, from left) are: Brandon Knobel, Nik
50 plate appearances, and only Richardson, Eric Modaff and Ben Prew; (back) Jacob Rosenmeier, Jordan Helmkamp, Cole Scott, Ian Schildgen record since being named
head coach four years ago.
Turn to Baseball/Page 11 and Connor Zagrodnik. She also helped coach the
Panthers to a Badger South

Panthers aim to return to top of Badger South Badger South

schedule
Conference title during the
2013-14 campaign.
In her statement, Sielaff
The Badger South Conference will be tough again Kelly, first-team utility junior Jack McNeil, honor- Date Opponent thanked Carr for the
this season, and Oregon hopes to once again be in able mention senior Ryan Wiedenbech, honorable opportunity and the par-
the mix after finishing 6-6 last season and winning mention senior Richard Leske, honorable mention April 6 at Fort Atkinson ents, fans and the booster
the title in 2015. junior Luke Follmann and honorable mention soph- April 11 Monroe club for their support. She
Last season, Madison Edgewood and Fort Atkin- omore Connor Handel. April 13 at Oregon also thanked the assistant
son shared the conference title, but the standings The Crusaders graduated first-team infielder coaches who helped devel-
were close. Only three games separated the first- Cody Link and last seasons Player of the Year Kyle April 18 at Milton op the student-athletes.
through fourth-place teams. McIvor. April 25 at Stoughton Most of all, she said, she
Coaches around the Badger South said Edgewood Co-defending champions Fort Atkinson returns thanked the players who
April 27 at Monona Grove put in hours of hard work
and Fort Atkinson are expected to be solid once first-team senior infielder JoJo Crandall, sec-
again. ond-team senior pitcher Matt Romens, second-team May 2 Fort Atkinson every day to become better
The Panthers will be on a short learning curve senior outfielder Jake Willey and second-team May 5 at Monroe basketball players and bet-
with how young and inexperienced the team will be junior utility player Josh Bilau. ter people.
without seven starters. The Blackhawks graduated first-team infielder May 9 Edgewood I am excited for their
Co-defending champion Madison Edge- Cole Ehrke and honorable mention Logan Koch. May 12 Milton future and look forward to
wood returns senior first-team pitcher Cooper May 18 Stoughton seeing where they can take
Turn to Conference/Page 11 the program, Sielaff wrote.

Boys tennis
Schneider, Donovan lead rebuilding Panthers squad
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Finishing near the top of
the Badger South Conference
has become a habit for the
Oregon boys tennis team for
close to a decade now.
Oregon will have to work
to keep pace with rival Mad-
ison Edgewood after gradu-
ating 60 percent of its line-
up, but it has four returning
letterwinners, including a
pair of state qualifiers in
seniors Calvin Schneider and
Charles Donovan.
Leading that group is
three-time No. 1 singles
player, Schneider. The senior
posted a 20-7 record last sea-
son, winning a conference
championship.
Individually, Schneider
and Edgewood No. 1 singles
player Cecil Lingaard have
gone back and forth over the
years, with Oregon prevail-
ing in the conference title
match last season. With both
playing their final prep sea-
son, that rivalry should be
more competitive and fun to
watch this season, Oregon
head coach Ben Conklin said.
L a s t y e a r, S c h n e i d e r
avenged a regular-season loss
to Lingaard to win Oregons
first No. 1 singles conference
title and advanced onto the
round of 32 at the Division 1
state tournament. Lingaard,
meanwhile, played his way
to a fifth-place finish at the
WIAA Division 2 individual
state tournament.
Fellow senior Donovan
(21-7) is back at No. 2 sin-
gles after finishing second at
conference and sectionals to
qualify for his second state
tournament last year.
With the graduation of
t wo - t i m e s t a t e c h a m p i o n
Noah Colletti of Edgewood,
Donovan figures to be the
early favorite to win the No.
2 singles title.
A great goal for Charles
is trying to reach the round
of 32 at state and the
round of 16 for Calvin,
Conklin said. Those two
will be great leaders ... Will
they lead us past Edgewood?
Thats a tall order.
Beyond that, Oregon will
be young, returning just two
other letterwinners.
Junior Kyle Rehrauer will
have to move up the lineup
and find a new doubles part-
ner this season. In last years
sectionals, he and now-grad-
uated Sam Ast (18-2) had
played to a runner-up finish
at No. 3 doubles.
Sophomore Sean
Bychowski is the only other
returning letterwinner for the
Panthers. Bychowski played
at No. 4 singles a year ago
and posted a 12-10 record.
Kyle and Sean are excited
to get started, Conklin said. Photo submitted by Terry Geurkink
Returning letterwinners for the Oregon boys tennis team (from left) are: Charles Don-
Turn to Tennis/Page 11 ovan, Kyle Rehrauer, Sean Bychowsky and Calvin Schneider.
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Gymnastics Boys track and field

Gymnasts qualify for regionals Oregon wins

Oregon Middle School seventh
grader Carleigh Moore, Oregon
High School junior Addie Schipper
and sophomore Ava Murphy will
compete at the Regional 4 Champi-
onships in Sioux Falls, S.D. April
7-9.
All three girls, who train at Gym-
finity in Fitchburg, will be compet-
ing on vault, bars, beam and floor.
An all-around score of 34.00 was
needed to qualify for regionals.
Schipper is a level 10 gymnast. If
she places in the top seven of her
age group at regionals she will qual-
ify for nationals.
Moore and Murphy are level 9
gymnasts, and if they place in the
top seven of their age groups they
will go to westerns.
Schipper won the vault at state and
took fourth on bars to finish sixth as
an all-around competitor.
Murphy finished fourth on bars,
Softball
Oregon Middle School seventh grader Carleigh Moore, as well as Oregon High
School junior Addie Schipper and sophomore Ava Murphy willl all be competing
at the Regional 4 Championships in Sioux Falls, S.D. April 7-9.
fifth on floor and sixth as an all-
around performer.
outdoor invitational
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor Whats next
Tuesday evenings Sugar Oregon travels to the
River Invitational in Bel-
leville was just what the Ore- University of Wiscon-
sin-Whitewater on Satur-
gon boys track and field team
needed at this point in the day for the W/TFA Invita-
season head coach Ned Lease tional.
said.
Oregon won the 100-, 200- Boys competition gets
and 400-meter dash titles and underway at 4:30 p.m.
the 3,200 run, while adding
Photo submitted
three relay titles and two field
event crowns to post a team- to another 1-2 finish in the
400, taking second to Hudson
best 178 points - 45 more
than the host Wildcats. Kugel, who clocked a meet-
best 51.04.
Allowing coaches unlim-
ited entries, Lease said the Kugel, a University of Wis-
Moore was eighth on bars and consin-Madison recruit, add-
12th as an all-around. invite was the perfect chance
for everyone to compete, ed the 3,200 title in 10:51.01.
some new relay combinations Oregon swept the sprint
to be tried and the coaching relay titles led by the 46.13 of
staff to get splits and dis-
tances from everyone on the
Jalil Turner, Dylan DiMag-
gio, Greg DeBroux and Matt

Panthers rained out two more times during last week
Rain outs have been the
only constant for the Oregon
softball team so far this sea-
son. The Panthers have had
three straight games rained
out to start the season, and
have only made it outside to
practice a couple of times this
spring, head coach Sydnee
Wyss said.
Oregon, MG (ppd.)
Oregon was once again
unable to get outside for a
game as Tuesdays Badger
South Conference opener
against Monona Grove was
postponed.
Oregon, East (ppd.)
team.
With spring break and
everything, tonight was the
first time weve have every-
one together for both the
boys and girls teams, Lease
said. Tonight was definitely
a learning curve but also a
good start to the outdoor sea-
son.
Jalil Turner won the
100-meter dash in 11.53.
John Auer led teammate
Logan Meier to the 200 finish
line by .04 in 23.58.
Meier helped the Panthers
Girls track and field
Panthers get outside and
Kissling on the 4x100.
DeAndre Burrell, Kardelle
Phillips, Kissling and Auer
took the 4x200 in 1:39.69.
Kissling, Burrell, Auer
and Meir closed out the meet
by winning the 4x400 in
3:43.91.
Oregon picked up field
event wins by Auer, who led
Turner a little more than 1 1/2
inches with a leap of 20-7 to
give the Panthers a 1-2 fin-
ish in the long jump. Turner
answered with a meet-best
40-9 in the triple jump.

compete as a team in Belleville

Oregons game on Friday
was postponed due to poor
field conditions for the sec-
ond time against non-con- JEREMY JONES
ference Madison East. Wyss
said she didnt know when,
Sports editor Whats next
or if the game would be made Oregon girls track and
up as the teams schedule is Oregon travels to the
field completed the Panther
filling up quickly. sweep of the Sugar River
University of Wiscon-
Photo by Jeremy Jones Portage 3, Oregon 1 Invitational in Belleville on sin-Whitewater on Satur-
Returning letterwinners for the Oregon softball team (front, from left) are: Hannah Sears, Tuesday, posting a team- day for the W/TFA Invita-
Marissa Kleckler and Cailyn Schmidt; (back) Jenna Gratz, Julia Schmidt, Jayme Zander The Panthers dropped best 189 points to go along tional.
and Hannah Christensen; (not pictured) Lacy Fluckiger and Kyrsten George. with the boys title.
Turn to Softball/Page 11 A l b a n y, M o n t i c e l l o , Girls competition gets
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The Panthers swept the
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nearly a blistering 8 1/2
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Egwuonwu and Keisling
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Ana Verhagen, Tori Phil-
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Baseball Carr: New Sunday gig for Oregon AD
Panthers falls to Mount Horeb in Badger crossover Continued from page 1 last year as a center judge.
Carr was one of 20 offi-
linesman. Candidates in the
program are successful ref-
ANTHONY IOZZO cials who got the chance to erees in college or the Arena
Assistant sports editor Whats next referee. A graduate of the
University of Wiscon-
audition for the NFL through
the Advanced Development
Football League.
Carr has been the OHS
The Oregon High School sin-Madison, Carr was a Program in 2015 and spent athletic director for the last
Oregon travels to Jones Park at 5p.m. Thursday to take head linesman in the Big Ten two years in the program, four years.
baseball team traveled to
the Woodside Complex in on Fort Atkinson and to Nishan Memorial Park at 3p.m. through 2015 and then spent working mainly as a head - Jeremy Jones
Wisconsin Dells to take on Saturday for a doubleheader with nonconference Reeds-
Mount Horeb in a non-con- burg.
ference game on Wednesday,
March 29 and lost 11-1 in five The Panthers also travel to nonconference Elkhorn at Baseball: Girard adds to the rotation
innings. 4:30p.m. Monday, April 10, and host Monroe at 5p.m.
Ian Schildgen knocked in Continued from page 9 Helmkamp was 7-for-29 Prew, and Knobel, Scott
Tuesday, April 11. with seven RBIs last sea- and Schildgen will also get
Carson Timberlake on a field-
ers choice in the top of the son, and Zagrodnik was innings on the mound.
first, and the Vikings followed walk. supposed to host Monona seniors Jordan Helmkamp, 4-for-34 with three RBIs. Helmkamp allowed
with 11-unanswered runs. Bama Doyle earned the Grove in the Badger South who is also listed as a first Richardson was 3-for-11. 11 earned runs in 33 1/3
Ben Prew took the loss. He win. He allowed an earned run Conference opener Tuesday, baseman, and Ben Prew, The others didnt get much innings and had 29 strike-
allowed four earned runs on on three hits in four innings, but rainy morning conditions who is also listed as an out- experience off the bench. outs and 23 walks. Prew
seven hits in four innings and striking out seven and walking forced the matchup to be post- fielder, pitched more than Senior Jacob Rosenmei- allowed 14 earned runs in
struck out three. three. poned. 10 innings er, Prew and Modaff will 20 1/3 inning and had 12
Timberlake pitched 2/3 of No date was announced by Seniors Nik Richardson be in the outfield. Modaff strikeouts and 11 walks.
an inning and allowed four
Oregon, MG (PPD) the Observers Tuesday dead- (second base), Ian Schil- was 14-for-55 with seven Junior Cedric Girard is
earned runs on four hits and a T h e P a n t h e r s w e r e line. dgen (third base), Cole RBIs. Prew was 4-for-12 a newcomer who is also
Scott (first base), Connor with three RBIs. Rosenmei- looking to contribute on the
Zagrodnik (shortstop), er was on varsity but didnt mound this season. Head
Softball: Christiansen strikes out five in loss Brandon Knobel (second
base) and Helmkamp are
play much last season.
The pitching looks to
coach Jake Soule said he
has a strong arm and great
listed as infielders. be led by Helmkamp and upside as a pitcher.
Continued from page 10 March 28. rest of the Panthers four hits.
Jayme Zander led Oregon Hannah Christiansen
with two hits and an RBI. struck out five for the Pan-
a 3-1 Badger Conference Krysten George and Julia thers over six innings.
crossover game at Portage on Schmidt accounted for the - Jeremy Jones
Conference: First game set for Thursday
Continued from page 9 and Jack Kissling. Red Hawks graduated sec-
Monona Grove, which ond-team infielders Drew

Tennis: Several players vying for varsity spots
Continued from page 9
Theyll have to make a
big jump up.
Oregons Logan Piper
and Spencer Krebsbach
finished runner-up at con-
ference, playing No. 2
doubles, but both grad-
uated, as did No. 3 sin-
Stoughton returns six
starters, led by junior
first-team pitcher Dillon
Nowicki, who is verbally
Badger South schedule committed to the Universi-
ty of Michigan.
Date Opponent
The Vikings also return
April 18 Monroe junior honorable mention
April 27 at Stoughton Brady Schipper, but grad-
uated first-team outfielder
May 2 Fort Atkinson
Jack Nelson and honorable
May 5 at Edgewood mentions Nick Woodstock
May 9 Monona Grove
May 15 at Milton
is going to be coached by
former Oregon head coach
Kevin Connor, returns
senior second-team infield-
er Mitch Kelsey but grad-
uated honorable mentions
Tyler Patton and Zane
McConkey.
Milton returns sec-
ond-team senior catcher
Chase Davis and junior
honorable mention pitch-
er Dakota Cude, but the
Hermanson, Nick Cadd
and Gavin Williams.
Monroe returns hon-
orable mention seniors
Hogan Edwards, Carter
Sawdey and Cole Mur-
ray, but the Cheesemak-
ers graduated first-team
infielder Garrett Gogin,
second-team outfielder
Jaron Kuester and hon-
orable mention Brent
Edmunds.

Brooklyn
gles player Sam Schaeffer
(9-9).
There are a lot of play-
ers vying for those six JV team a year ago, Zak Dan Koopman and Garrett
va r s i t y s p o t s , C o n k l i n Roskos and Jacob Ayers, Schulz expect to be among
said. The Panthers top and top JV singles players them.

Top returners
No. 1 singles: Calvin Schneider, sr., Oregon; Cecil Lingaard, sr., Edgewood; Cole Lindwall, jr.,
Monona Grove
Village-wide
No. 2 singles: Charles Donovan, sr., Oregon
No. 3 singles: Hunter Dunn, jr., Edgewood; Caden Nelson, so., Monona Grove
No. 4 singles: Chris Boll, so., Edgewood; Collin Baker, sr., Fort Atkinson
No. 1 doubles: None
No. 2 doubles: Parker Chrisler, jr., and Adam Kampschoer, jr., Sauk Prairie
Thursday - Saturday
No. 3 doubles: Charlie Weitz, sr., and Forrest Lynn, jr., Edgewood
April 27th - 29th
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tive Badger South Conference titles, though
it shared the title with Oregon in 2014.
The Crusaders graduated the conferences
top No. 2 singles player and the No. 1 and 2
doubles teams, but they return plenty of tal-
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ishes at conference.
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Up to the Challenge
OHS wins variety of awards at conference art show
SCOTT DE LARUELLE
Unified Newspaper Group

Oregon High School art-

ists were among the best
in the Badger Conference
once again, claiming six
awards in the annual Bad-
ger Challenge Art Show.
Only Fort Atkinson gar-
nered more honors, with
eight.
This years winners from
Oregon in the categories of
drawing, painting, sculp- Photo submitted
ture and animation include OHS teacher Erik Haakenson, right, receives a Wisconsin
Sophia Choles, Amanda Technology Education Association Award of Excellence last
Starr, Lindsey Swiggum, month from Joe Ciontea of the WTEA.

Tops in tech ed
Hannah Fitch, Maggie
Sampson and Gwen Allen.
The annual showcase of
artists in the Badger North
and South Conference department in 2009, has
was held at Monroe High
Haakenson taught everything from
School on Saturday, April receives state Small Engines and Con-
1. Each school sends 10 sumer Auto to Architectur-
representatives to compete, education award al Drafting, Foundations of
with a panel of profession- Technology and Engineer-
al artists and art educators SCOTT DE LARUELLE ing and more. Those con-
judging various categories Unified Newspaper Group tributions to student learn-
of art. ing and development both
OHS art instructors When it comes to state inside and outside the class-
Michael Derrick and Hei- technology education room are extensive and
di Coutre said in an email teachers, Erik Haakenson is noteworthy, Pliner wrote
to the Observer that the Art by Lindsey Swiggum to the Observer in an email,
definitely trending, to use a
school is loaded with tal- OHS student Lindsey Swiggum took first place in the recent Badger Challenge Art Show for modern phrase. noting his work as SkillsU-
ent, crediting an excellent this painting of a squid. The Oregon High School SA adviser and coach for
overall district art pro- teacher received a Wis- multiple sports.
gram from the elemen- consin Technology Educa- Students love being in
tary schools through high
school.
Art Show tion Association Award of
Excellence March 2 during
his classes, appreciate his
authentic and student-cen-
The students really get
a wonderful opportunity to
winners the WTEA annual confer-
ence in Wisconsin Dells.
tered approaches and know
that he is willing to go the
develop their passion for Sophia Choles: First The award one of four extra mile for them in
art as well as cultivate their place, drawing given this year is award- return, they are often will-
critical thinking and prob- Amanda Starr: Honor- ed to technology educators ing to go that extra mile
lem-solving skills, they For Exemplary Achieve- themselves, Pliner said.
able mention, drawing Pliner added that Haak-
wrote. We are lucky to ment in Technology Edu-
work with such students. Lindsey Swiggum: First cation for teachers ded- enson is in the top tier of
Derrick noted that Ore- place, painting icated to providing quality educators hes worked with
gon will host the annual Hannah Fitch: Honorable programs in technology in some 26 years.
event in the new Panther mention, painting education to students at the Hes always looking for
Art Gallery in spring 2019. local level. ways to be better, Plin-
Maggie Sampson: Sec- er said. He is not afraid
O fficially a technolo-
Email Unified Newspaper ond place, sculpture Art by Hannah Fitch to take risks and is always
gy engineering educator
Group reporter Scott Gwen Allen: Second OHS student Hannah Fitch won an honorable mention award at OHS, Haakenson wears willing to humbly share the
De Laruelle at scott. place, animation in the recent Badger Challenge Art Show for this painting of many hats, depending what credit. We are fortunate to
delaruelle@wcinet.com. an owl. classes hes teaching any have him on staff.
given semester. For the Haakenson, in an email
past few years, his primary the Observer, said he was
classes are Electronics, PC honored and humbled by
Systems Servicing and Vid- the award. He said he looks
Sewing class makes bowl holders eo Game Development.
The Electronics class
forward to the annual con-
ference to see the project
The library hosted a Sew What?! Souper Bowl class has been approved by the showcase and talk with oth-
March 2. Participants brought their sewing machines and Wisconsin Department er educators about inno-
fabric to learn how to sew a soup bowl holder. of Public Instruction for vative ways educators are
The next program is scheduled for 6-7:45p.m. Thurs- mathematics elective credit, providing learning opportu-
day, April 6. The class is for beginners ages 9 and up. while PC Systems Servic- nities for their students.
Children ages 9-12 must have an adult helper. Registration ing course is a dual-cred- It is inspiring to see so
is required and space is limited. Register online and print it course where students many educators across Wis-
the supply list at oregonpubliclibrary.org, or call 835- receive college credit for consin are working with
3656. completion. Haakenson other departments and their
said while the Video Game community to help students
Development class doesnt learn, he said.
have a computer science Haakenson said hes

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Monday, Tuesday and Friday In a letter nominating have taken a class so I could
8 am-12 noon; 1:30 pm-6 pm him for the award, OHS learn a particular skill,
principal Jim Pliner called he said. Technology engi-
Wednesday Haakenson a leader and neering education provides
8 am-12 noon; 1:30 pm-5 pm; 7-9 pm innovator who is commit- these opportunities for stu-
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100 years ago (1917)
The turnout for the vil-
lage spring election was the
largest ever. Two hundred
and thirty voted on the ref-
erendum authorizing the
issuance of liquor licens-
es. The referendum lost
158 to 77, keeping Oregon
dry. Twenty-six women
expressed their right of suf-
frage; by voting for school
superintendent.
Prichard & Cusick
a d v e r t i s e d t h e i r Wo n -
der Washers. They held a
demonstration followed by
a drawing for a free washer.
The time and terms of the
drawing were as follows:
The drawing would be held
at the store promptly at 2
oclock on April 28 and the
winner must be present at
the drawing and be a head
of a household.
The Oregon Village
Board set the salaries for
the coming year: $140 for
Village Clerk, (C. A. Han-
an); $140 for Village Trea-
surer (Fred Luchsinger) and
$75 for Cemetery Superin-
tendent. (J.J. Lindsay).
Chiropractor Val Kuhn
announced that he has
opened an office in the
McDermott Building.
The First National Bank
of Oregon encouraged their
farm customers to bank by
mail. During the next few
months you will be very
busy on the farm and may
not find time to make a trip
to the bank very often. We
will be glad to credit any
checks to your account you
may send us by mail, and
will be glad to look after
any business you may write
us or telephone us. We will
send you receipts for depos-
its by return mail; also
checks, pass books, etc.
Oregon Creamery Co.
will no longer offer retail
sales. Because of the extra
labor required to wait on
customers and the high
price of such labor, it has
been deemed advisable to
discontinue the retail sales
of milk and cream at the
creamery after this week.
A r t h u r E . F. L e n z
resigned his position as
cheese maker at the Oregon
Creamery to take a job in
his hometown of Appleton.
Fighting against tobacco
Representatives from the Oregon High School FACT (Fighting Against Corporate Tobacco)
group, from left, Caitlin McReavy, Macy Imhoff and AJ Abel, advocated for tobacco preven-
tion and control programming at the Joint Finance Committee Hearing in Platteville on April.
FACT is Wisconsins youth tobacco prevention program and its mission is to spread the truth
about tobacco to peers and the community. The Joint Finance Committee is made up of both
State Representatives and Senators who help determine the Governors budget every two
years.
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Oregon History
April
Axel Johnson took over his Stan Schneider acted as the dancers); Missy Smith and succeeding Jerry Lueb- The OHS boys golf let-
position. toastmaster of the event. Beth Zuhse (island dancers); ke, who had served in that terwinners returning to the
FFA president Fred Uphoff Ben Wyman (Columbus); position for the past six team this year were Erick
50 years ago (1967) presented Leo Buchner Allison Schnelle (Indian); years. Elected to the Vil- Knapp, James Boley and
T h e Vi l l a g e B o a r d with the Honorary Farm- Adam Favia and Sean Quast lage Board for the first Mitch Blazek. Knapp is
approved the Master Plan ers Award. (rappers). time were Darlene Groe- a three-year letterwinner
drawn up by the Green Cheryl Keller and Vir- Bills Super Market nier and Randy Way. Vil- and a 2006 All-Conference
Engineering Co. Village ginia Handel, both sev- announced their plan for lage trustee Eric Poole was Selection.
President, Forest Madsen, enth-graders, were the win- expansion; adding more re-elected for another term. Matt Gracz and Danny
presided over the meeting. ners of the local spelling than 10,000 square feet to The results of the local Miller received their Eagle
Board members Jay Boss- bee contest. their facility. Bill Faust and referendum concerning Scout designations at a cer-
ingham, Dr. J. W. Plummer, Betty Hoffland was his wife, Dorothy, opened garbage pickup were as emony held at St. Johns
Marvin Jensen, Ken Robert crowned Miss Oregon their store at the Oregon Pla- follows: 1,037 voted to Lutheran Church.
and Walter Waefler) all vot- for 1967. She received a za Shopping Center in 1978. change to a cart system of The State Office of the
ed to adopt the plan. $200 scholarship from the A groundbreaking cere- pickup, while 915 voted Commissioner of Railroads
First grade boys in Ore- Chamber of Commerce and mony was held for the new to keep the sticker system gave their final approval to
gon Elementary School a $100 wardrobe. Oregon Middle School, to now in use. The ad hoc build a new railroad bridge
made a spectral space- The OHS senior class be built on Pleasant Oak committee indicated that on Jefferson Street rather
man for their study of presented a production of Drive. Participating in the they will further explore than attempt to repair the
outer space. Those partici- the play Shakes the Fam- ceremony were school board various options and their old one. The 15 miles of
pating were Bob Dickman, ily Tree. Members of the members Merle Hamak, costs. railroad from Evansville to
David Sline, Philip Sarafin, cast included Lee Farrell, Paul Thompson and Dave The Oregon School Fitchburg is co-owned by
Randy Steiner, Waymon Arene Ashlock, Dave Hell- Williams; junior high princi- District Board approved Oregon and Fitchburg .
Wickline, John Wilson, er, Marty Verdier, Chris pal Steve Staton and district two major construction Rita Plummer and Pau-
Ricky Bongard, Mike Kivi, Christensen, Beth Kellogg, superintendent Linda Bar- projects totaling $1.4 mil- line Champion recalled
James Long, Larry Loy, Jeff Dan Weltzin, Gwen Cham- rows. Students Ann Poland lion. The proposal will the 34-year history of the
Cahoon and Doak Chris- pion, Betey Hoffland, Ed and Jesse Brooks also par- include renovations for the Town and Country Wom-
tensen. Lemke, Barbara Black and ticipated. Netherwood Knoll Ele- ens Club. The club was
Annetta Rogers of the Al Utzig. O H S s t u d e n t s S a r-
mentary School and the founded in 1973 by Dotie
Oregon Girls Track Club Ken and Donna Dary, ah Halverson and Jeffery districts central office. McManus. The new orga-
broke the record for the owners and operators of the OMalley were selected to Drivers Education was nization would include res-
70-yard low hurdles event, A&W Root Beer Stand, cel- participate in the 1992-93 dropped as part of the dai- idents of the village as well
while competing at the ebrated with a grand open- Honors Orchestra Program ly curriculum of the high as those in the surrounding
open division of the 6th ing, starting their first full and Chad Grote with the school program. Those area. In 2006 they had 96
Annual U. S. Track and year of operations. (They Honors Chorus Program. taking the course will now members. An earlier orga-
F i e l d F e d e r a t i o n S t a t e were located on North Main OHS junior Dan Eisele had h ave t o s c h e d u l e t h e i r nization, The Womens
Indoor Track Meet held in Street near the present day been selected to participate classes on evenings, week- Club, had disbanded in
Madison. The Bank of Cross Plains) in 1992-93 Honors Band. ends or during the sum- 1990 after 70 years of exis-
The Deans Milk Bowl- Their Grand Opening Spe- WISCO Industries mer. tence.
ing Team, competing in the cials included a perch bas- announced plans to expand The Brooklyn Fire
Oregon Merchants League ket on Friday for eighty-five their plant at the Janesville Department celebrat- Submitted by the Oregon
at The Oregon Bowl, broke cents and a chicken basket Street location by 18,000 ed its 100th anniversary. Area Historical Society.
the team single and team on Saturday for $1. square feet. Although first established The OAHS museum is open
series records. In the first in 1906, the celebration Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to
game they bowled a 1,084 25 years ago (1992) 10 yrs. ago (2007) was delayed for a year 4 p.m. and from noon to 4
for the single record and Three area stu- S t e v e S t a t o n w a s in order to have the new p.m. on the rst Saturday
then followed that with an dents Randy Molepske, elected village president, $1.9 million dollar Fire/ES of the month September
899 and 1,018 for a series Chris Connery and Chad facility to be completed. through May.
record total of 3,001. Mem- Coulthard earn their Eagle
bers of the team were Ivan Scout Awards.
Christensen, Charles Lund- The Du Drop Inn (121
ey, Jack Ricker, Don John- North Main St.) featured
son and Bud Johnson. music by the All Girl
Duane Durtschi became Band.
the Oregon distributor of The fourth- and
Dairy Lane retail milk fifth-graders of Oregon
products, taking over from Middle School presented a
Carl Rottiger. program of songs, dances
The Oregon Girls Ath- and dialogue in celebration
Oregon City-Wide
letic Association sponsored of the 500th year since the
a home sewing fashion discovery of the Amer-
show, Kaleidoscope 67. icas. Their program was
Christine Christensen nar- titled In Quest of Colum-
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da Allen provided bits of Ricky McCord (Arnold);
humor along the way. Over Will Harlow (tour guide);
30 girls modeled clothes Saul Reed (young explorer);
that they themselves had Kyle Schutte (cabin boy);
made and fashioned. Sarah Turk, Ahren Mikkel-
The Annual FFA Father- son, Erica Dill, and Beth-
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Obituaries
Jerome J. Sergent School, then served in the
U.S. Army during Desert
Storm from 1989-1991.
Jerry married Angela
Smith on March 9, 2017,
in Madison. He was an
electrician
and worked
many years
for Schul-
tz Electric. Jerry enjoyed
spending time with his
sons, especially coaching
them in baseball and foot-
Jerome Sergent ball, hunting and doing just
about anything outdoors.
He also loved Badger sport-
Jerome J. Jerry Ser- ing events and spending
gent, age 47, of Brooklyn, time with his family.
passed away at home on After Jerrys diagnosis
Monday, March 27, 2017,
with sarcoma cancer in
surrounded by his family. 2009, he became actively
He was born on Feb. 22, involved with Gildas Club,
wife, Angela; sons, Mason
and Tanner; stepson, Devin
Friedrich; stepdaughter,
Alana Friedrich; and many
other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death
by his father; grandfa-
ther, Frank Ackerman; and
grandmother, Regina Ack-
erman.
A Celebration of Jerrys
Life with military honors
was held March 31. In
lieu of flowers, memorials
may be made to Jack and
Jill Late Stage Cancer
Foundation, 3282 Northside
Parkway NW, Suite 100,
Atlanta, GA 30327; Camp Photo submitted
Kesem-UW Madison, 333
From left, Katie Soldatke, of Oregon; Lauren Beauchaine, of Oregon; Naomi Hionis, of
E. Campus Mall, Mailbox Evansville; and Jamie Flogel, of Oregon, perform with A Leap Above Dance in a competi-
104, Madison, WI 53715; tion in February.
or Gildas Club, 7907 UW

Dance studio has strong showing

1970, in Madison, the son and volunteered at Agrace Health Ct., Middleton, WI
of Judy Finberg and Jerry HospiceCare and Camp 53562. Online condolences
J. Ackerman. He graduat- Kesem-UW-Madison. may be made at www.
ed from Stoughton High

at Dreamstar competition
Jerry is survived by his gundersonfh.com.

Lindsey M. Prawat Hospital in South Bend, Eugene Prawat; aunt, Criss

Ind. to her parents Tim and
Lori (Schuman) Prawat.
Lindsey graduated from
Oregon High School in
2000.
Lindsey is survived by
her parents, Tim and Lori
Prawat; daughter, Kailey
Brouillet; siblings, Matthew
Prawat and Amanda (Chris)
Conway; nephew, Aiden;
and nieces, Zoey and Char-
lotte. She is further survived
by grandparents, Jo Prawat,
Lindsey Prawat Wanda Schuman and Don
(Helen) Schuman; aunts and
uncles, Jan Thomas, Connie
Lindsey M. Prawat, age (Scott) Sass, Peggy (Ran-
35, passed away on Mon-
dy) Przysybz, Dave (Becky)
day, March 27, 2017, at her Schuman and Carol (Sam)
home.
Lucido; and many cousins.
She was born Novem- She was preceded in
ber 13, 1981 at Memorial
death by her grandfather,
Knott; and uncle, Jim A Leap Above Dance The group received a choreography award.
Schuman. won several awards at the trophy for having the high- For winning the most
A memorial service will Dreamstar dance competi- est score and also won overall awards, A Leap
be held at 2p.m. Thursday, tion Feb. 24-26, in DeFor- the studio sportsmanship Above Dance also received
April 6, 2017, at the Church est. award. The girls also won over $500 in cash prizes.
at Christ Memorial, 2833 Natalie Nemeckay said other special awards, like Nemeckay said the mon-
Raritan Road, Fitchburg, her performance arts dance best presentation, best ey goes back to the danc-
with Pastor Matt Wipper- studio featured 42 dancers technique and most mem- ers for future competition
man officiating. A gather- from Oregon, Evansville orable. entries or team bonding
ing of relatives and friends and Stoughton at what she Two of its teachers, activities.
will precede the memorial considered their biggest Corinne Jones and Whit-
service from 1-2p.m. at the and best competition. ney Krause, also won the Samantha Christian
church.
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TOWN OF OREGON
PARK COMMITTEE AGENDA
MONDAY, APRIL 10, 2017
6:30PM
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 Appear-
ances.
4. Discussion and possible Action
re: Eagle Scout Project.
5. Discussion and possible Action
re: recommendations/decisions from the
Town Board.
6. Review of potential work projects.
7. Set next meeting date.
8. Adjournment.
Note: Agendas are subject to
amendment after publication. Check the
official posting locations (Town Hall,
Town of Oregon Recycling Center and
Oregon Village Hall) including the Town
website at www.town.oregon.wi.us. It is
possible that members of and possibly
a quorum of members of other govern-
mental bodies of the town may be in at-
tendance at any of the meetings to gather
information; however, no action will be
taken by any governmental body at said
meeting other than the governmental
body specifically referred to in the meet-
ing notice. Requests from persons with
disabilities who need assistance to par-
ticipate in this meeting or hearing should
be made to the Clerks office at 835-3200
with 48 hours notice.
Steve Root, Chairperson
Posted: April 3, 2017
Published: April 6, 2016
WNAXLP
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AGENDA
JOINT MEETING OF
OREGON TOWN BOARD
AND PLAN COMMISSION
THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 2017
6:30 P.M.
OREGON TOWN HALL
1138 UNION ROAD,
OREGON, WI 53575
6:30 p.m. Board Meeting
1. Call meeting to order.
2. Roll Call.
3. Presentation on Boundary Agree-
ment by:
a. MSA, Town Engineer
b. Larry Bechler, Town Attorney
4. The Town Board and Plan Com-
mission will convene in closed session
as authorized by Section 19.85 (1)(e) of
the Wisconsin Statutes for the purpose of
deliberating or negotiating the purchase
of public properties, the investing of pub-
lic funds, or conducting other specified
public business whenever competitive or
bargaining reasons require a closed ses-
sion in regards to discuss the boundary
agreement with the Village of Oregon.
The Town Board may reconvene in open
session and discuss and take action on
the on the subject matter discussed in
closed session.
5. Adjourn.
Note: Agendas are subject to
amendment after publication. Check the
official posting locations (Town Hall,
Town of Oregon Recycling Center and
Oregon Village Hall) including the Town
website at www.town.oregon.wi.us. It is
possible that members of and possibly
a quorum of members of other govern-
mental bodies of the town may be in at-
tendance at any of the meetings to gather
information; however, no action will be
taken by any governmental body at said
meeting other than the governmental
body specifically referred to in the meet-
ing notice. Requests from persons with
disabilities who need assistance to par-
ticipate in this meeting or hearing should
be made to the Clerks office at 835-3200
with 48 hours notice.
Posted: April 3, 2017
Published: April 6, 2016
WNAXLP
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AGENDA
OREGON TOWN BOARD
TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 2017
al production (apples). Owner is Gary
Leverenz, 4814 Felland Rd., Madison, WI
53718.
b. Dane County Ordinance Amend-
ment #83, 2016; Electronic signs in
A-1EX.
8. Communication and Action of the
Dane County Board Bollig.
9. Discussion and possible Approv-
al re: Cost sharing GIS Mapping with the
Village of Oregon/Boundary Agreement.
10. Discussion possible action re:
Transfer of Liquor License to Town of
Brooklyn.
11. Discussion and possible Ap-
proval re: Brooklyn Fire & EMS district
contract.
12. Fire & EMS Report (Oregon/Van
Kampen, Belleville/Clark, Brooklyn/Wie-
denbeck).
13. Park Committee Report and Ac-
tion Root.
14. Assessors Report and Recom-
mendation Blomstrom.
15. Building Inspection Services Re-
port Arnold.
16. Constables Report Ace.
17. Anderson Farm Park Report -
Christensen.
18. Plan Commission Report and
Recommendation - Wiedenbeck.
19. Public Works and TORC Report
Ace.
20. Discussion and possible Action
re: Equipment purchase. Ace.
21. Discussion and possible Action
re: Senior Center Van Kampen.
22. Board Communications/ Future
ticipate in this meeting or hearing should
be made to the Clerks office at 835-3200
with 48 hours notice.
Posted: April 3, 2017
Published: April 6, 2016
WNAXLP
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SMALL CLAIMS MONEY
JUDGMENT
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
MILWAUKEE COUNTY
Case Code 31001
Case No. 17-SC-5754
To: VERTUS JONES
You are hereby notified that a Sum-
mons and Complaint has been issued to
recover money in the mount of $1,653.33.
NOW THEREFORE, unless you shall
appear in the Circuit Court of Milwaukee
County, located in Room 400 of the Mil-
waukee County Courthouse in the City
of Milwaukee, State of Wisconsin, on
April 20,2017 at 8:30 A.M. before the cal-
endar judge or any other judge of said
court to whom the said action may be
assigned for trial, money judgment will
be rendered against you in the amount of
$1,653.33 plus taxable court costs.
Dated at Milwaukee, WI this 28th day
of March, 2017.
THE FIELDS GROUP, LLC
Plaintiff
By: Joshua J. Brady, Attorney
State Bar# 1041428
839 N. Jefferson St., #200
from the calendar for separate action.
1. Minutes of Previous Meeting
2. Approval of Payments
3. Treasurers Report, if any
4. Staff Resignations/Retirements,
if any
5. Staff Assignments, if any
6. Field Trip Requests, if any
7. Acceptance of Donations, if any:
B. COMMUNICATION FROM PUBLIC
1. Public: Board Policy 180.04 has
established an opportunity for the pub-
lic to address the Board. In the event
community members wish to address
the Board, 15 minutes will be provided;
otherwise the agenda will proceed as
posted.
C. INFORMATION ITEMS
1. OEA Report
2. Student Report
3. Online /Blended Learning Update
D. ACTION ITEMS
1. 2017-2018 Capital Projects
E. DISCUSSION ITEMS
1. Committee Reports:
a. Policy
b. Vision Steering
F. INFORMATION ITEMS
1. School Board Election Update
2. Superintendents Report
G. CLOSING
1. Future Agenda
2. Check Out
H. Board Committee of the Whole
1. 2017-2018 Budget Guideline Over-
view and 2017-2018 Staffing Plan
I. ADJOURNMENT
Go to: www.oregonsd.org/board

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23. Approval of payment vouchers Milwaukee, WI 53202 version agenda.
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1138 UNION ROAD, 24. Clerks Report Arnold. PO No. 7714.23 WNAXLP
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OREGON, WI 53575 26. Adjournment. WNAXLP
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1. Call Town Board meeting to order.
2. Roll Call.
3. Approval of minutes from previ-
ous meeting.
4. Financial Report and Acceptance.
5. Public Comments.
6. Appearance for Eagle Scout proj-
ect.
7. Discussion and Possible Approval
of Recommendation from Plan Commis-
sion.
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SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
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BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
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a. Rezone Request. Petition # 11127;
meeting other than the governmental POTENTIAL Roll Call
Parcel # 0509-334-8810-0; 5610 Alpine Proof of Notice of Meeting and Ap-
Road, Brooklyn, WI 53521. The request body specifically referred to in the meet- FROM OREGON SCHOOL proval of Agenda
is to rezone the property 34.7 acres ing notice. Requests from persons with DISTRICT MISSION AGENDA
disabilities who need assistance to par-
New orders only. Minimum purchase required. from RH-4 to A-2 to allow for agricultur- STATEMENT Pursuant to Wis. Stats. 120.08(2),
notice is hereby given to the qualified
Does not include material costs. DATE: MONDAY, APRIL 10, electors of the Oregon School District,
2017 that a special meeting will be held at
TIME: AFTER SPECIAL 276 Soden Drive, Oregon, Wisconsin, on
Ask About 60 Months 0% Interest! MEETING - 6:30 PM
PLACE: NETHERWOOD
Monday, April 10, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. for the
purpose of authorizing the District to buy
and sell the following properties:
With minimum purchase and approved credit. KNOLL ELEMENTARY - A. To purchase the following real es-
CAFETERIA tate (Wis. Stats. 120.08 (2c), 120.10 (5m)
PLEASE NOTE: AT 6 PM RECOG- and 120.13 (20)):
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Items under the Consent Calendar are
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considered routine and will be enacted
under one motion. There will be no sep-
posed sale of the lot located in the Ber-
gamont Subdivision described above in
paragraph A1, and the new home con-
structed upon it, once the Oregon High
School home construction course is
completed.
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
VILLAGE OF OREGON - LIBRARY
CIRCULATION LIBRARY ASSISTANT
(part-time)
The Oregon Public Library is accepting appli-
cationsforone(1)parttimeCirculationLibrary
Assistant Position. Position averages 20 hours per
week,includingdays,evenings,and1-2Saturdays/month.
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qualifications and requirements can be found in the
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10 hours/week)
The City of Verona is currently accepting
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applications for a full-time Public Works
Benefits available for Caregiver position,
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to perform skilled or semi-skilled duties re- FREE life insurance.
lated to the maintenance of Municipal Pub-
If interested, stop by and pick up an application
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Meister:
Pleaded guilty
to 2 charges
on Feb. 14
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the court he had so much
remorse and wished that
he would have hit the tree
and took my life instead of
his, according to the State
Journal.
Hanrahan, though, cited a
telephone call from two days
earlier in which Meister com-
plained about Berels widow.
Hanrahan asked, Who is
the real Kevin Meister? the
State Journal reported.
Meisters lawyer requested
Meister be put on probation
with two years in the Dane
County Jail as a condition,
which would allow him to
get drug treatment. His fam-
ily pointed to an injury Meis-
ter suffered years earlier,
which required painkillers,
as the source of his addiction.
Kevin is not a monster,
his sister, Julie Lloyd, said,
according to the State Jour-
nal. He is a soft-hearted per-
son.
The maximum sentence
was 40 years, and the pros-
ecutor had requested 16,
according to the State Jour-
nal. Hanrahan called the act
selfish and thoughtless
during the sentencing.
Contact Scott Girard at
ungreporter@wcinet.com
and follow him on Twitter
@sgirard9.
ConnectOregonWI.com
OCA Media settling into high school space
Even with Oregon High
School on spring break,
there was plenty of activity
inside one of its classrooms
last week.
OCA Media, which had
been moving into its new
office space at the high
school from 900 Market St.
since late February, started
broadcasting from Room
522 last week.
Charter completed its
fiber, cable, internet and
phone installation on
March 28. OCA Media
coordinator Paul Zwicker
said they were only off the
air for a few hours that day,
but later that week they had
to contend with a wide-
spread Charter outage on
Friday morning.
The place is a mess but
all equipment is up and
running, he said in an
email to the Observer that
day.
He and other OCA
Media staff are unpacking
boxes and organizing the
space while they continue
to produce new content.
Were super pumped,
Zwicker said about the
space Monday.
C o - wo r ke r a n d 2 0 0 8
OHS grad Tim Olsen added Photo by Samantha Christian
that they are happy to be OCA Media coordinator Paul Zwicker, left, and coworker Tim Olsen, a 2008 Oregon High School grad, are getting set up in
here and are figuring out the cable TV organizations new home in the high school.
different ways to use the
space.
The team will soon be community. their local library, Zwick- website. As soon as next modem.
starting collaborative work We are also beginning er said in an email. week, they will also be bet- For information, visit
with the high school and to work with the library He said the cable TV ter able to live-stream Vil- ocamedia.com or facebook.
Oregon School District producing videos for them organization hopes to pro- lage of Oregon meetings com/ocamediawi.
to be a better resource to help our community duce marketing videos when the Village Board
for its students and the know all that is going on at for the BeeHive Homes room gets a better cable Samantha Christian
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