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Thursday, April 14, 2016

Vol. 131, No. 41

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Village of Oregon

Village will aid

truck repair shop
Chocolate Caper,
banquet facility get
approvals
Gigi, a nine-yearold cow from a
Brooklyn farm, set
the world record
for the most milk
produced in one
year.
Photo by Nick Sarbacker

Udder facts

Whole (lotta) milk

Name: Gigi
Age: 9 years and 6
months old
Height: 5 feet 2
inches
Weight: Nearly a ton

World record for milk produced

in one year
2015: 74,650 pounds (Gigi, a
Holstein from Brooklyn)
2010: 72,170 pounds (1326-ET,
a Holstein from Waldo, Wis.)

Brooklyn cow Gigi produces world record amount in one year

TOM ALESIA
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Weighing as much as a pick-up

truck but tender enough to enjoy frequent head scratches, a Brooklyn
farms cow named Gigi shattered the
worlds record for milk
production last year.
This left the dairy
industry spinning like
a chocolate shake in
the blender.
One prominent ag
publication, Harvest,
g u s h e d a b o u t t h i s Behnke
once a generation
cow and described her
as having limitless talent. Everyone
from TheBullvine.com to National
Public Radio calls her queen.
What Gigi did in 2015 was produce 74,650 pounds of milk. For

perspective, thats nearly 24 gallons

daily. It almost tripled the annual production from other top-notch cows
and broke the previous five-year-old
world record by a couple of swimming pools filled with milk.
Behind every star cow is a stellar
farmer. In this case, it is Brooklyns
Bob Behnke, a 1989 Oregon High
School grad, who said hes been on
the farm forever.
I suppose, said Behnke, 44, you
could say I grew up in the barn.

Destiny from birth

Born in late 2006, Gigi seemed destined to create a legacy. As a calf, she
won blue ribbons at the Dane County
Fair and Stoughton Junior Fair. At
age two, already gorgeously hefty,
she appeared on the cover of an international dairy companys magazine.
By five, Gigi was named Star of

the Breed for holsteins at the World

Dairy Expo.
And each time after giving birth to
four calves Gina, Giggles, Ginger
and Gorgeous her milk production
skyrocketed, culminating in 2015s
near-miraculous milk production.
Its mind-boggling, Behnke said.
Im in awe of it.
The fourth birth gave Gigi seemingly superpowers to produce milk.
She had another calf and all of a
sudden started milking that much
more, Behnke said. It was not a
bucket list to have this happen. It
was simply trying to meet her energy
needs, much like a professional or
Olympic athlete.
Behnke did not consider the milkproducing record until late last
year. Gigi maintained a crazy big

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BILL LIVICK
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A $75,000 village grant

could help bring a new
truck repair facility to the
Alpine Business Park.
The Village Board on
Monday directed village
staff to complete an agreement with Brad Wille to
build the shop at the corner of Cusick Parkway
and Netherwood Road.
The building is being
designed to lease out
space for other businesses, including Academy of
Sound.
Wille said he needs the
money to help prepare a

3-acre parcel for construction. He plans to buy nine

acres from Lycon Inc. at a
cost of $44,000 and construct a 15,000-squarefoot building.
But first hell have to
spend about $10,600 for
engineering work to see
if the low-lying site is a
buildable parcel.
Brad told me he needed a commitment from
the board so that he can
feel comfortable going out
and spending the money
for engineering, village
administrator Mike Gracz
told the Observer Tuesday. He doesnt really
know until he hires an
engineer if the site even
works.
The agreement
approved Monday calls

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Civic campus workshop

looks deep into future
Participants will
discuss potential
locations, choices
BILL LIVICK
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If you go
What: Village of
Oregon Civic Campus
Workshop
When: 6-8 p.m.
Monday, April 25
Where: Community
Room, Village Hall, 117
Spring St.
Info: 835-3118

Village officials are

hosting a civic campus
workshop later this month
to gather ideas about redesigning the location and
other aspects of down- of a Civic Campus master
town municipal buildings. plan to guide the planning
The workshop is another step toward the creation
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Oregon School District

Newcomer Flanagan, incumbent Krause look ahead after election

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Oregon school board President

Dan Krause is focused on a fall
teacher compensation referendum
after voters returned him to the
board April 5.

Krause, the only incumbent running after Rae Vogeler

declined to seek re-election, will
be joined on the board by newcomer Krista Flanagan, who easily bested Krause and newcomer
Uriah Carpenter in the threeway race for two seats. Flanagan

garnered the most votes by far

with 5,134, compared with 3,405
for Krause and 2,704 for Carpenter, by official count.
Krause, in an email to the
Observer, said hes grateful to
be given another three years by
the voters and was pleased at the

respectful nature of the campaign

for school board.
I was sorry that all three of
us could not be on the board,
Krause said. Uriah (Carpenter) reached out to me on election night after the returns and
offered to help the board however

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On the web
For more information about SkillsUSA, visit:

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Showing
their skills
OHS wins four medals at
SkillsUSA competition

Photo submitted

The OHS SkillsUSA team took home four medals at regional competition at UW-Stout last month. Team members are, from left: Maddie Fisher, Matthew
Lampman, Owen Massey, Kate Spiering, Amanda Robinson, Cole Scott, Bridget Corcoran, Jordan Schulz, Maddy Knaack and Connor Zagrodnik.

The Oregon High School SkillsUSA team took home four medals at last
months regional competition at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. OHS students Kate Spiering, Bridget Corcoran
and Amanda Robinson won third place in
the Team Engineering Design competition; Owen Massey won second place in
the Electronic Technology competition;
and Maddy Knaack and Matthew Lampman each won first place in Photography
and Electronic Technology.
The students will compete in the state
SkillsUSA state competition at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison on April
26-27. Competitive events will be held
from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday,
April 27. The event is free and open to
the public.

Photos by Tom Alesia

Oregon residents (from right to left) Dylan Schroeder, 12, Daniel Lampman, 9,
and Kody Friend, 8 pull their weight in a fun battle of tug of war.

Kids Get Fit

The Oregon Area Wellness Coalition held its second annual Kids Get Fit at Prairie View Elementary School Saturday morning. Nearly 150 kids participated in a rotation of fitness areas, ranging from yoga to bike safety.
Above, Oregons Evelyn LaVoy, 8, center, masters the climbing
course so well she spins backward on the wall.

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Oregon School District

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Village of Oregon

Restaurant plan advances

District plans
Commission supports Tin Man lighting plan
to add teachers
Neighbors ask for shielding
from noise, booze

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Looking to address an
enrollment bubble in this
years kindergarten class,
Oregon School District
administrators are recommending
hiring two
new firstgrade teachers for next
school year.
The school
board will
likely vote Krause
on any staffing changes
at its next meeting, Monday April 25.
Oregon School Board
President Dan Krause, in
an email to the Observer,
said a request for three fulltime teachers was presented by district administrators Monday night in hopes
of addressing district-wide
enrollment increases. The
two first-grade teachers

Principals Sveom,
Gard saying goodbye
The district will have to
replace at least two principals next year, as Prairie
View Elementary School
principal Heather Sveom
and Rome Corners Intermediate School principal
Michelle Gard tendered
their resignations. Gard
has been on
a one-year
leave of
absence.
Two district teachers, RCI
s p e e c h /
l a n g u a g e Sveom
educator
Anna Smith
and Netherwood Knoll
Elementary School
fourth-grade
t e a c h e r
M e g a n Gard
Konopacki,
have also
announced their resignations, all effective on June
30.
Six teachers have
announced their intention
to retire at the conclusion
of the school year, including RCI music teacher
Patricia Hetland, NKE
school counselor Sara Lubbers, PVE school counselor Judy Wohlleber, PVE
third-grade teacher Amy
Schleinz and district occupational therapist Laura
Flood.
In a letter to administrators last week, Gard
who has been at the district since 2005 as speech/
language teacher, 4K

principal, interim Prairie

View Elementary School
principal and Rome Corners Intermediate School
principal said she will
always be thankful for
the professional growth
opportunities in the district.
I have been fortunate
to work next to amazing
colleagues, board members and staff as to provide, what I have always
believed, to be a top notch
education to the children of
the Oregon-Brooklyn communities, she wrote.
Gard, the wife of UW
mens basketball head
coach Greg Gard, said shes
traveling into uncharted
territory as he recently
signed a five-year contract
to coach the Badgers after
serving as interim coach
since Bo Ryan retired in
December.
As well-documented,
Greg, our three children
and I have been excitingly
thrust into serving as the
first family of Wisconsin
mens basketball, Gard
wrote.
Within that leadership
role, we look forward to
proudly representing the
U n i v e r s i t y o f W i s c o nsin, the mens basketball
program and Badger fans
everywhere! There are
many wonderful people in
the Oregon community who
have supported our family
in preparation for this new
adventure. For that, we are
humbled, grateful and take
you with us for the ride!
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A proposal for a combined smokehouse and ice cream shop is headed

to the Village Board with a recommendation of approval from the
Planning Commission.
The commission, which held a
public hearing on the restaurant at
135 S. Main St. during an April 7
meeting, added some conditions to
the proposal to help satisfy neighbor
concerns about noise and exposure
to alcohol.
Its directly out my daughters
windows, said Steve Newton, who
lives at 146 S. Main St. Two teenage daughters that I really dont
want to see drinking right out their
bedroom window.
Commissioners asked the applicants, Bonnie and Jerry Thiel, to
include hedges on the south side of
the buildings patio, which will have
outdoor dining, to solve that problem.
Other conditions include hours of
operation limited to 6 a.m. to midnight, though the Thiels included in
their proposal they anticipated the
restaurant would be open from 11

a.m. to 10 p.m. There would also be

no allowed sound amplification outdoors and the restaurant would be
required to use wave bike racks in
front of the restaurant.
Jerry Thiel had told commissioners at a previous meeting they hoped
the restaurant could attract bikers
from the recently completed bike
trail.
Commissioners also recommended
requiring a 6-foot fence around the
smoker, which would not be attached
to the restaurant. Mike Ziegelmaier,
who is expected to run the restaurant,
said the mix of charcoal and wood he
uses would not emit a whole lot of
smoke.
It is significantly less than, say, a
fireplace or a wood burner thats in a
garage, he said.
He also assured the neighbors that

the restaurant would be family-oriented.

Commissioners debated whether to require a fence or hedging to
block the views and the noise, and
village planner Mike Slavney noted
hedges would not block noise, but
would serve as a visual buffer.
Commission chair Greg Schnelle
and others agreed that they would
hate to see an 8-foot fence downtown, and decided on the hedges
instead. While they did not dictate
the exact height required for the
hedge other than a minimum four
feet, Schnelle said the commission
could trust the Thiels to be sensitive
to the neighbors concerns.
Other changes to the submission
included changing a few parking
spots from straight to angled to make
the traffic pattern more clear.

Staff disagrees with Bergamont utilities plan

Village staff have not been able to
come to an agreement with Fiduciary
on how to handle utility service for
a proposed new development in The
Bergamont.
The lot, which Fiduciary asked
the village for permission to change
to single-family housing from its
original multi-family designation, is
on Bergamont Boulevard between
Augusta Drive and Lincoln Road.
The village Planning Commission
recommended the Village Board
approve of the change April 7, with
the note that it also recommended
following the staffs proposal for
utilities.
At issue is the developers proposal to run the utilities through the

front yards of the lots, which would

avoid tearing up Bergamont Boulevard. Public Works director Jeff Rau
told the commission, though, that
such a setup could cause problems
down the road when repairs or service are needed.
In most situations, the utilities are
in the public right-of-way, Rau said.
Thats an area we can get vehicles
to, an area we can get equipment to,
an area we can service.
The Village Board will have the
final say on the matter, likely at its
April 18 meeting.
While commission members
expressed an interest in solving the
disagreement and giving a clean
recommendation to the board, village

administrator Mike Gracz told them

the two sides had discussed the
options more than once, and it was
unlikely to be solved at the meeting.
Craig Raddatz, representing Fiduciary, told commissioners he was
disappointed they did not want to
hear his presentation explaining why
they think the front yard option is
best, adding that theyve received an
estimate of $348,000 to tear up the
road.
The project will not go forward
with that kind of number, Raddatz
said. (Village Board members) take
it as a recommendation even though
you didnt explore the other side of
why.
Scott Girard

Sign ordinance moves forward

The villages longworked on sign ordinance
has just one remaining step
to get on the books.
After the Planning Commission recommended
approval at its April 7
meeting, the Village Board
is expected to vote on the
ordinance at its June 6
meeting.
The ordinance, which
has been in development
since early 2015, covers
what styles and how many
signs are allowed for business and other groups. It
was 90 percent done,
village planner Mike

Slavney has said, when a

U.S. Supreme Court ruling
required changes to what
an ordinance could govern.
The biggest change was
that sign ordinances must
be content-neutral, preventing municipalities
from basing any decisions
on what is on a sign.
That was part of the
explanation to Oregon
Straw Hat Players member John Unertl, who
expressed concerns to the
commission about what
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and I think frankly you get
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said. Weve created a lot
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The ordinance includes a
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Reading the sign ordinance, Im confused
because we talk a lot about
businesses, Unertl said.
Im not sure if weve really addressed the needs of
the churches and the nonprofit groups.
Slavney ultimately
determined the groups
signs would likely have to
be changed to fit into a different category, while he
also acknowledged that,
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one each for Prairie View

and Netherwood Knoll
elementary schools, would
be joined by an additional
third-grade teacher at Netherwood. The district tries to
limit K-3 class sizes to 22
students or less.
Krause said the staffing
issue will come back as
an action item at a future
board meeting. The administrative team will issue a
final recommendation on
staffing at the boards April
25 meeting.
Also Monday night,
the board approved staff
contracts for the 2016-17
school year. Krause said
the district can now send
contracts to employees as
an offer for the next year.
The amounts being
offered are the same salaries as this year, which we
expect we will raise when
the budget gets more solid
and we bargain with the
union, he said. We will
then amend the contracts.
The ones who are not planning to return will hopefully let us know soon, so
we can get jobs posted and
have the best pool of candidates.

Village of Oregon Plan Commission members unanimously recommended approval of a plan to light the Tin Man water tower downtown.
The proposal, brought by Randy Glysch, who led the conversion of the
old pump house to the Welcome Center, would put 12 lights on the catwalk aiming at the top of the tank and four others about 25 feet up the legs
of the structure.
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Community Voices

Center provides hidden

value for the community

ny grade-schooler can
tell you the point of most
publicly supported local
departments.
The police protect us. The library
provides information of all sorts.
The Fire and EMT Departments
save and rescue.
Public works
keep the parks
and streets in
shape, and the
water running.
A child might
even have a
vague notion of
her parents stopBrickner
ping at the Town
or Village Hall
to vote or pay a tax bill.
But even most adults struggle to
define the role of a senior center in
a communitys life, and yet there it
is, taking a bite out of everyones
taxes.
Tax dollars are precious and
limited, and our elected officials
do their best to be careful stewards
of those funds. The Oregon Senior
Center is largely supported by tax
dollars of one kind or another, and
now it is facing a likely reduction
in its funding for 2017 as the Village of Brooklyn considers whether
it can afford to commit tax dollars
to it.
As the staff at the center considers how to absorb a likely budget
shortfall of $21,000, it is important
for taxpayers to realize what the
senior center contributes to the
community what our citizens get
in return for their investment.
If our imaginary grade-schooler
(or his parents) walked through
the senior center, some of the first
things that would likely draw his
attention would be largely social-,
exercise- or entertainment-based. It
would be tough not to be drawn in
by the Latin rhythms that accompany Zumba Gold twice each week,
or the laughter of the card groups
that meet daily.

The many opportunities to

socialize and exercise are vital to
the health and well-being of our
seniors. Studies have found that
socializing is as important for
seniors as taking their medications.
Without the regular social connections provided by work, and as
time diminishes, ones original circle of friends, it is vitally important
that seniors have a place to come
together and form human bonds that
are so important to good health.
Our grade-schooler might next
follow her nose to the kitchen,
where the staff works to get meals
packaged for delivery to the homebound and for serving to the seniors
who come in to eat. Thanks to federal tax dollars, there is a nutritious
meal available five days a week for
seniors. Some people rely on this
donation-based program temporarily while recovering from surgery or
an accident, while others receive the
meals for longer stretches, enabling
them to eat well even when they
may no longer have the ability to
cook.
If our visitor were exploring the
center on a Monday, Wednesday or
Friday morning, he would probably
want to join the fun at The CLUB,
our adult day program. The laughter
is contagious, as seniors at risk for
social isolation come together to
enjoy a variety of activities, stretch
their brains and enjoy each others
company. This program provides
a much-needed break for family
caregivers, who are otherwise oncall 24/7 meeting the needs of their
loved ones.
Depending on the time and the
day of the week, a stranger to the
senior center might notice any number of things going on, including
computer classes, nutrition education, classes on how to avoid falling
or be a better driver, a health talk
from a pharmacy student or a veterans support group meeting.
Some of the most important work
at the senior center, however, would

not be visible to a casual visitor.

A large part of the staffs work is
confidential and carried out over
the telephone, on the computer or in
seniors homes. This work focuses
on the heart of the centers core
mission: supporting seniors in their
own homes.
This includes helping seniors
understand the ins-and-outs of
Medicare, Social Security and supplementary insurance policies, and
how to reduce the cost for people of
lower incomes. As seniors generally
live on fixed incomes, they often
have trouble stretching those funds
to cover necessities.
As people age, they also become
more vulnerable to scams and
abuse. The senior center staff is
trained to connect seniors with
a wide variety of programs and
resources to help them navigate the
challenges they face.
The staff confidentially deals
with victims of abuse, people who
have no resources to pay for medications, seniors who cannot afford
to pay rent or property taxes and
families struggling with the overwhelming challenges that accompany dementia. The staff connects
low-income seniors with resources
to have wills drafted at no cost, to
have their homes weatherized and
to qualify for hearing aids or telephones for the hearing impaired,
among other things.
If you would like to better understand how much bang taxpayers get
for their senior center buck, stop
in and talk to the staff or call the
center. We might not be as exciting
as those big, gleaming fire trucks or
attract as much attention as a police
car with its siren sounding, but we
provide services vital to keeping
our senior citizens safe, happy and
healthy in the community.
Rachel Brickner is a case manager for the Oregon Senior Center.

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Homeward
bound
Retired Army Staff
Sgt. Russell Dennison
and his family arrive at
Stoughton VFW Post
328 to a standing ovation April 9 during an
event to kick-off the
building of a new house
in Rutland for he and his
family. The project will
be completed with the
help of "Homes for Our
Troops" and community
members.
Photo by Pink Door photography

Oregon Observer

Senior centers partner for Aging Mastery

Programs likely to start later this
spring at Fitchburg center
The Oregon and Fitchburg senior centers
will co-sponsor an Aging Mastery Program from the National Council on Aging.
The program with a goal of around 25 participants encourages developing behaviors
that will lead to improved health, stronger
financial security and overall well-being.
According to a press release from the
National Council on Aging, the program is
an innovative and person-centered education program that empowers participants to
developing sustainable behaviors and spend
more time each day doing things that are

good for themselves and for others.

Preliminary results have shown that older
adults in the program significantly increased
their social connectedness, physical activity
levels, healthy eating habits, use of advanced
planning, participation in evidence-based
programs and adoption of several other
healthy behaviors.
The 10-week program is $25 and will run
weekly at the Fitchburg Senior Center. The
program will likely start in late May or June,
and people are encouraged to sign up early.
Scholarships and transportation will be
available. For information, call the center at
270-4290 or email director Jill McHone at
jillmchone@fitchburgwi.gov.
Scott De Laruelle

Share your pets story and photo with a

Proud
of your
pet?

Pet Profile
Submit* online at ConnectOregonWI.com
ClickSubmit an Item
on the homepage
and then Pet Profile

We thought so.

Deadline is April 25
Questions? Call 845-9559.

In conjunction with
National Pet ID Week, Dane
County Humane Society
will be offering discounted
ID tags and microchips the
week of April 17-23.
Prices, which include tax,
are $6 for ID tags and $20 for
microchips. Microchipping
services will be offered on a
walk-in basis from 1-7 p.m.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
and Friday, and from 1-5
p.m. Wednesday, Saturday
and Sunday.
DCHS, 5132 Voges Road,
Madison, also offers the
microchip and ID tag engraving services throughout the
year at regular prices. The
costs are normally $8 and up
for ID tags and $25/$40 for
cat/dog microchips.
For information, call 8380413.

10:00am - 4:00pm

www.eugsters.com

What: Car wash fundraiser for Boy Scouts

When: 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. April 16-17, May 7-8
Where: Re/Max
Preferred parking lot, 116
Braun Road
Info: troopwebhost.org/
Troop168Oregon/

UB&T has special mortgage programs for new

home buyers, veterans, rural homeowners, farmers
and low income buyers. You might even qualify
for a loan with as little as 3% down.

Stop in and let us show you!

EMERALD INVESTMENTS
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5'x10' $38 Month
10'x10' $60 Month
10'x15' $65 Month
10'x20' $80 Month
10'x25' $90 Month
At Cleary Building Corp.
190 S. Paoli St., Verona WI
(608) 845-9700

ADMISSION $7.00

(Last admission sold at 3:00)

www.ub-t.com

Belleville
110 Greenway Cross
608.424.1997

Janesville
1060 E US Hwy 14
608.291.6108

Brooklyn
210 Commercial St.
608.455.2311

New Glarus
512 State Rd. 69
608.527.5700

Evansville
2 East Main St.
608.882.5200

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883 North Main St.
608.835.2265

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ll these boots?

Oregon Area Fire/EMS is now accepting

applications for Fire volunteers

$10 includes 2 raffle tickets

Complimentary Food
Cash Bar

PURCHASE TICKETS &

PASSES TO THE FESTIVAL!

Pick up an Applicaaon today at the Department or online

The Oregon Area Fire/EMS department is recruiang volunteer
reghters. We are looking for men and women with the desire and
dedicaaon to serve their community in this criacal role. Once you
join our team, you will receive thorough and intense training in all
aspects of re and rescue. This will be one of the most rewarding
experiences of your life. Fireghang is a dangerous yet rewarding job. If you possess great
physical and mental strength, if you are calm, and responsible In stressful and dangerous
situaaons, and if you like to help people, then becoming An Oregon Area Fireghter is a
great choice.

Films shown all day

and night in unique
venues. Including
midnight showings.

Minimum Requirements

1. Applicant must be at least 18 years of age or older.

2. Valid WI drivers license.
3. Ability to respond at all hours.
4. Available to aend training sessions.
5. Reliable vehicle.
6. Applicant will be required to successfully pass driving/criminal background
invesgaon, drug screening, and pre-employment physical exam.
Applicaons can be picked up at
Oregon Area Fire/EMS,
131 Spring Street, between 8am-5pm.and
also available online at www.oregonareareems.org.

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DCHS offering
discounted pet
ID services

WEEKENDS ONLY
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16&17, 23&24

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Oregon Boy Scout Troop

168 will be holding its
first car wash fundraisers
two weekends in April and
May.
Stop by the Re/Max
Preferred parking lot, 116
Braun Road, with your
vehicle anytime between
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 16, Sunday,
April 17, Saturday, May 7
or Sunday, May 8.
Donations received from
the car wash will go to
the Scouts general fund.
There are different camping opportunities and merit badge workshops that
the boys pay for, and this
fundraiser will help cover
those costs as well as other
things, like uniforms.

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Churches

Coming up
Character breakfast
Kids can come dressed as their
favorite Disney or superhero character
at Oregon High Schools first character
pancake breakfast and toy drive from
8:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 16 in
the Oregon High School commons, 456
N. Perry Pkwy.
The event, sponsored by the OHS
Student Council freshman class, is for
Oregon School District students ages 4
through fourth grade and their families.
Admission is $6 for students and
adults and $4 for children under 5
years old. Those who bring a new
childrens toy or book receive $1 off of
their admission price (one discount per
person). All donations go to St. Jude
Childrens Research Hospital.
To RSVP, visit goo.gl/forms/
ZM8aLjLnDw. For information, call
835-4300.

created a workshop to provide women

tools to deal with symptoms of bladder
or bowel control, which will be held at
the senior center at 2 p.m. Mondays
April 18, May 2 and May 16.
Mind over Matter: Healthy Bowel,
Healthy Bladder is a three-session
workshop for senior women that
includes information, group activities
and exercises to do at home. The center
is looking for volunteers to provide
feedback about the workshops who
will be asked to complete the following
activities: attend the three 90-minute
sessions, complete three surveys and
take part in a group discussion regarding
their experience. Volunteers can receive
up to $50 for participating.
For information, call Anne at 8355801.

Health talk

An informational meeting will be held

for those interested in learning how to
get involved with the mission trip to a
Haitian orphanage in December. The
meeting is at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 17,
at Holy Mother of Consolation Church,
651 N. Main St.
For information about the trip, visit
facebook.com/HMCYouthMissionTrip.

Students from the UW-Madisons

School of Pharmacy will discuss
cardiovascular disease and its
implications for older men and women
at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 20 at the
senior center.
Attendees will learn what they can
do to try to prevent the occurrence of
cardiovascular disease. Preventative
modalities such as lifestyle, diet and
exercise will be discussed.
For information, call 835-5801.

Bladder control program

Life preparedness

Haiti trip meeting

UW-Madison researchers have

The senior center will offer a two-part

series related to end-of-life planning at

6:15 p.m. Wednesdays, April 20 and 27.
Topics during the Comprehensive
Guide for End of Life Preparedness
will include funeral arrangements, wills,
powers of attorney, tax laws, estate
expenses, Social Security changes and
more. Jennifer Tiedeman from Agrace
Hospice, Jane Lanaville from Oregon
Community Bank, Peggy Smithson
from Senior Strategies and Dan Krause
from Krause-Donovan Estate Law will
serve as guest presenters.
The cost for the program is free,
but participants can purchase a $30
workbook (not required).
To register, call 835-5801 by
Wednesday, April 13.

Polka lesson
Learn how to dance polka during a
class at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21 at
the senior center.
Deb and Mike Moe will teach a triple
step basic routine as part of the Dane
County Polkas! Series, an effort to help
county library patrons of all ages learn
more about polkas rich history in the
Midwest.
The series is made possible by the
library and Beyond the Page, which
allows Dane County Libraries to bring
excellent humanities programming to
their communities. The lesson is targeted
towards adults, but is also familyfriendly.
For information, call 835-3656.

Community calendar
Thursday, April 14

4-8 p.m., Reading Is A Gift book

fair, Oregon Middle School library,
601 Pleasant Oak Dr., (920) 3827925
6-7:45 p.m., Sew What? workshop (beginners age 9 and up; registration required), library, 835-3656
6:30-8 p.m., Joy of Living meditation group, State Bank lower level,
744 N. Main St., 345-1597

Friday, April 15

9 a.m., Eat Smart and Spend

Less with Dane County UW
Extension, senior center, 835-5801
10 a.m., Mix It Up Storytime (ages
0-6), library, 835-3656

Saturday, April 16

8:30-10:30 a.m., Character pancake breakfast and toy drive ($6

adults/students; $4 children under
5), Oregon High School Commons,
456 N. Perry Pkwy., RSVP at goo.gl/
forms/ZM8aLjLnDw

10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Boy Scout car

wash fundraiser, Re/Max Preferred
parking lot, 116 Braun Road

Sunday, April 17

10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Boy Scout car

wash fundraiser, Re/Max Preferred
parking lot, 116 Braun Road

Monday, April 18

2 p.m., Mind over Matter: Healthy

Bowel, Healthy Bladder three-session workshop begins, senior center,
835-5801

Tuesday, April 19

5-7 p.m., Kids Night ($2 kids

meals, face painting and games),
Headquarters Bar and Restaurant,
101 Concord Dr., 291-0750

Wednesday, April 20

10 a.m., Health Talk:

Cardiovascular Disease, senior center, 835-5801
11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Computer Class:
Getting to Know Microsoft Edge

Community cable listings

Village of Oregon Cable Access TV channels:
WOW #983 & ORE #984
Phone: 291-0148 Email: oregoncableaccess@charter.net
Website: ocamedia.com Facebook: ocamediawi
New programs daily at 1 p.m.
and repeats at 4, 7 and 10 p.m. and 1, 4, 7 and 10 a.m.

Thursday, Apr. 14
WOW: Oregon Village
Board Meeting (of Apr.
11)
ORE: Oregon School
Board Meeting (of Apr.
11)

Monday, Apr. 18
WOW: 5:00 pm
LIVEOregon Village
Board Meeting
ORE: Ozma of Oz
OHS Play (of Feb. 2013)

Friday, Apr. 15
WOW: Abigail Adams
@ Oregon Senior Center
(of Oct. 2015)
ORE: Picture Your
Future

Tuesday, Apr. 19
WOW: Randy &
Shelley Music @ Oregon
Senior Center (of Feb. 16)
ORE: Ryan McGrath
Band @ Monona Terrace
(of Mar. 21)

Saturday, Apr. 16
WOW: One-Room
Schools by Susan Apps
(of Dec. 2015)
ORE: OHS Symphonic
Band @ WI Capitol (of
Mar. 9)

Wednesday, Apr. 20
WOW: Silent Movie
@ Oregon Senior Center
(of Nov. 2015)
ORE: Meet WI State
School Superintendent T.
Evers (of Apr. 15)

Sunday, Apr. 17
WOW: Holy Mother
of Consolation Catholic
Church Service
ORE:
Re-Voiced
Concert @ OHS (of Feb.
2014)

Thursday, Apr. 21
WOW: Oregon Village
Board Meeting (of Apr.
18)
ORE: Kids Get Fit! (of
Apr. 9)

($20), senior center, 835-5801

11:30 a.m., Brown Bag Book
Group, librarys Sue Ames room,
orelib@oregonlibrary.org
6:15 p.m., Comprehensive Guide
for End of Life Preparedness part
one (register by April 13), senior center, 835-5801

Thursday, April 21

6:30 p.m., Polka lesson with Deb

and Mike Moe, senior center, 8353656

Friday, April 22

4-7 p.m., Friends of the Library

used book sale (members only
from 3-4 p.m.; donations accepted),
library, 835-3656
Saturday, April 23
9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friends of the
Library used book sale (donations
accepted), library, 835-3656
8 p.m., Live music featuring MDR,
Headquarters Bar and Restaurant,
101 Concord Dr., 291-0750

Senior center
Monday, April 18
Swiss Burger on Bun
Onion Slice, Buttered Corn
Coleslaw, Fruit Cup
VO: Veggie Burger
Tuesday, April 19
Potato Crusted Fish
Au Gratin Potatoes
Buttered Carrots
Tropical Fruit Salad
W.W. Bread, Cookie
VO: Au Gratin Potato
Casserole
Wednesday, April 20
Marinated Chicken Breast
Wild Rice Mix, Broccoli
Mixed Fruit, W.W. Roll
Chocolate Cream Pie
VO: Hummus Wrap
Thursday, April 21
*BBQ Pork on W.W. Bun
Three Bean Salad, Banana
Pumpkin Bar
VO: Veggie BBQ
SO: Chefs Tuna Salad
Friday, April 22
Beef Stew
Pineapple Tidbits
Biscuit
Vanilla Pudding w/ Topping
VO: Veggie Casserole

*Contains Pork

Monday, April 18
9:00 CLUB, Wii Bowling, Rubber
Stamping, Caregivers Support
10:00 Dominoes
10:30 StrongWomen
1:00 Get Fit, 1:30 Bridge
2:00 Session #1: Mind over
Matter
4:00 Weight Loss Support
Tuesday, April 19
8:30 Zumba Gold
11:30 Silver Threads
12:30 Sheepshead
12:30 Stoughton Shopping
6:00 StrongWomen
Wednesday, April 20
9:00 CLUB, Wellness Walk
9:00 Full COA meeting
10:00 Health Talk
11:00 Windows Edge Class
11:45 April Birthday Lunch
1:00 Euchre, Get Fit
Thursday, April 21
8:30 Zumba Gold
9:00 Pool Players
10:30 StrongWomen
12:30 Shopping at Bills
1:00 Cribbage, Card Party
1:00 Stepping On
6:00 StrongWomen
Friday, April 22
9:00 Club
9:30 Blood Pressure
9:45 Gentle Yoga
11:00 Chair Yoga
1:00 Get Fit

ALL SAINTS LUTHERAN CHURCH

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

GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN

CHURCH ELCA
Central Campus: Raymond Road and
Whitney Way
SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship
SUNDAY - 8:15, 9:30 and10:45
a.m. Worship West Campus: Corner
of Hwy. PD and Nine Mound Road,
Verona
SUNDAY - 9 &10:15 a.m., 6 p.m.
Worship (608) 271-6633
HILLCREST BIBLE CHURCH
752 E. Netherwood, Oregon
Eric Vander Ploeg, Lead Pastor
(608) 835-7972, www.hbclife.com
SUNDAY
8:30 a.m. worship at Oregon High
School PAC and 10:15 a.m. worship
with Childrens ministries, birth fourth grade
HOLY MOTHER OF CONSOLATION
CATHOLIC CHURCH
651 N. Main Street, Oregon
Pastor: Fr. Gary Wankerl
(608) 835-5763
holymotherchurch.weconnect.com
SATURDAY: 5 p.m. Worship
SUNDAY: 8 and 10:15 a.m. Worship
PEOPLES UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
103 North Alpine Parkway, Oregon
Pastor Jason Mahnke
(608)835-3755, www.peoplesumc.
org
Communion is the 1st & 3rd weekend
SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship
SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship and
Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. Worship
ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN CHURCH
625 E. Netherwood, Oregon
Pastor Paul Markquart (Lead Pastor)
(608) 835-3154
SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship
SUNDAY - 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship
9:15-10:15 a.m. Education Hour
VINEYARD COMMUNITY CHURCH
Oregon Community Bank & Trust,
105 S. Alpine Parkway, Oregon - Bob
Groth, Pastor
(608) 513-3435 welcometovineyard.
com
SUNDAY - 10 a.m. Worship
ZWINGLI UNITED CHURCH OF
CHRIST - Paoli, At the Intersection of
Hwy. 69 & PB (608) 845-5641
Rev. Sara Thiessen
SUNDAY - 9:30 a.m. Family Worship

Support groups
Alcoholics Anonymous
meeting, First
Presbyterian Church,
every Monday and
Friday at 7 p.m.
Caregiver Support
Group, Oregon Area
Senior Center, third
Monday of each month
at 9 a.m.
Diabetes Support
Group, Oregon Area
Senior Center, second
Thursday of each month
at 1:30 p.m.
Parents Supporting
Parents, LakeView
Church, Stoughton, third
Tuesday of every month
from 6:30-8 p.m.

Relationship & Divorce

Support Group, State
Bank of Cross Plains,
every other Monday at
6:30 p.m.
Veterans Group,
Oregon Area Senior
Center, every second
Wednesday at 9 a.m.
Weight-Loss Support
Group, Oregon Area
Senior Center, every
Monday at 3:30 p.m.
Navigating Life Elder
Support Group, Peoples
United Methodist
Church, 103 N. Alpine
Pkwy., every first
Monday at 7 p.m.

Being a Prophet
A prophet is someone who hears the voice of God and
tells others what God is saying, with words and deeds.
The prophet is frequently a social critic, because society
frequently goes against what God would have us do.
The prophet often gives very simple and straightforward
directives, like this statement from the prophet Micah:
And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and
to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. (Micah
6:8 NIV) The prophet sometimes gives more specific
directives, such as warning us about our treatment of the
poor or the widows and orphans in our midst: Religion
that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this:
to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to
keep oneself from being polluted by the world. (James
1:27 NIV) We are all called to be prophets, in our words
and in our deeds. One of the hallmarks of the Biblical
prophets was that their words were invariably in harmony
with their deeds, and their deeds were often symbolic
prophesies. We may not be a major prophet, like Isaiah
or Jeremiah, or even a minor one like Amos or Micah, but
we can still preach the good news to all we meet, without
saying a word.
Christopher Simon, Metro News Service
Show me your faith without deeds,
and I will show you my faith
by my deeds.
James 2:18 NIV

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Master gardeners demonstrate seed planting

The Oregon Public Library
hosted master gardener volunteers Anne Michels and
Anne Lies from UW-Extension to demonstrate how to
plant using seeds on March
31.
They gave a seed starting presentation and
encouraged attendees to pick
out seeds and plant them in a
container to take home.
The first tip they gave for
people to successfully grow
their plant was to check the
seed packet for the freshness
date, germination time and
planting suggestions.
According to their presentation, fresh seed germinates
best, and seeds should be
stored in a cool, dry place in
tightly-closed containers.
Since the average growing
season in metro Madison is
about 164 days from about
May 15 through Oct. 21
some people decide to start
their seeds indoors. Keep in
mind that squash, cucumbers
and melons do not transplant
well.
Supplies needed to start
seeds indoors include clean
containers with drainage,
bright natural lights or grow
lights, sterile seed starting
mix, a location with proper
ventilation and temperature
and, if possible, bottom heat
from a seedling heat mat
with a timer.
When seeds have been
planted, water them from
below in the tray before
seeds germinate and when
seedlings are very small, but
do not allow pots to sit in
water. Allowing slight drying between waterings helps
prevent disease. While plants
should not stay wet, humidity

Keep in mind
Purchasing seeds
Storing seeds and viability
Timing of seeding
Containers
Media and sowing
Germination
Temperatures
Lighting
Watering and fertilizing
Thinning
Transplanting
Hardening off
is important.
Soil temperatures should
generally be between 70-75
degrees. Air temperatures
should be between 65-75
degrees during the day and
60-68 at night. Cool season
crops need cooler day and
night temperatures, about
65 degrees for day and 55
degrees for night.
Seedlings need bright light.
If using a window, rotate the
plants to prevent a phototropic response. If using artificial light, use plant growth
lights or a 40-watt cool-white
and a warm-white fluorescent tube. Do not use incandescent bulbs. Seedlings
should be 1-3 inches away
from the lights, which should
be on about 16 hours per day.
The experts recommended using synthetic fertilizer
every two weeks. It is also
helpful to thin out the seedlings as soon as the first set
of leaves comes out to prevent physical problems and
diseases. To do so, snip off

Photos by Samantha Christian

Above, UW-Extension master gardener volunteer Anne Michels displays the type of seedling heat mat people could use to start their
seeds indoors during a presentation at the library on March 31.
At left, Debby Gee and Katie Cantrall plant flower seeds in containers.

On the web
For local resources about seed starting, visit:

oregonpubliclibrary.org/seed-library
weaker plants at soil level
with small scissors so roots
of those you keep are not
damaged.
To transplant the plants,
lift the seedlings and gently
tease apart tangled roots and
plants. Use a dibble (spoon
or pencil) to make a hole in
the new media and press in
gently, then water.
After seedlings establish, move them to an airy,
cooler location with average
air temperatures between
65-70 degrees during the
day and 55-60 degrees at

night. Hardening off alters

the quality of plant growth
through cuticle development
so plants can handle rapid
environmental changes.
Move seedlings to a sheltered location outdoors for a
couple hours. Start a couple
of weeks before planting the
seedlings in the garden.
If someone would rather
seed directly outdoors instead
of starting inside, there are a

few things to consider. While

direct seeding outside avoids
transplant shock, there is a
shorter season available than
for seedlings started indoors,
which means a later harvest.
Although it is less work,
there is more of a risk with
weather, insects, disease,
erosion, squirrels and rabbits.
Radish, leeks and carrots
are best direct-seeded outside.

Lettuce and spinach can be

started inside or out.
Tomatoes and peppers are
best started indoors.
Peas, onion sets and potato
starts can typically go outside on April 15, depending
on the weather in Madison.
Beans go out mid-to-late
May, also depending on the
way.
UW-Extension

Brooklyn
Village-wide

Oregon City-Wide
Garage Sales

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Great Dane Shopping News on Wednesday, April 27
and in the Oregon Observer on Thursday, April 28.

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and in the Oregon Observer on Thursday, May 5th.

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Campus: May include library, senior center
Continued from page 1
of the villages future. It
begins at 6 p.m. Monday,
April 25, in the Community
Room in Village Hall.
The campus would likely
consist of the Village Hall,
public library, senior center
and possibly the youth center
and food pantry redesigned
and placed in close proximity to one another. Village
officials have discussed the
possibility of acquiring Oregon Bowl on Spring Street,
directly across from Village
Hall, which could open up
more options for designing
a civic campus, and one private developer has suggested
leasing the ground floor of a
new downtown development
to the city for the library or
senior center.
Village administrator Mike
Gracz said the workshop
would be similar to a workshop held in 2000 on the
downtown master plan.
All the stakeholders in the
downtown area are invited to
the meeting and its a workshop where people will sit
around tables, maybe with a

downtown map, and be moving the parts around, Gracz

explained. This could come
into play if people want to
see the senior center go on
the Jefferson Street block.
The idea is at the end of the
meeting, we possibly come
up with some consensus
of where certain buildings
should go.
He said the workshop
would be designed to learn
what people who are invested in the downtown think
should happen with the
buildings, and Village Hall
in particular.
Thats kind of been left
out of some of the discussion
at this point, Gracz said.
He added that village planner Mike Slavney would lead
the meeting.
At the beginning, hell
explain the purpose of the
workshop, and then he and
other officials will be
walking around answering questions, but we wont
be sitting at a table, Gracz
said. Well be there as a
resource.
Near the end of the session,
Slavney will call the groups

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back together, go through the

results and probably prepare
some type of document about
the consensus of the workshop, Gracz explained.
Slavney and his colleagues
at Vandewalle and Associates have been interviewing
downtown property owners
about properties the village
may acquire to increase the
options for a civic campus.
Were getting to the point
of narrowing the options,
Slavney said during a Village
Board meeting in February.
He said the workshop
would not be an open-ended
discussion but instead focus
on locating key buildings
that would compose the campus.
He hopes the public can
propose ideas that he and his
colleagues havent considered.
Creative ideas tend to
come forward when planners
arent involved, he said.
Theres a lot of moving
parts.
For information, contact
Gracz or village clerk Peggy
Haag, 835-3118.

Kiwanis Club honors FFA members

Keiser wins Sasman
leadership award
Oregon FFA president Jenna Keiser
was recently honored with the 2016
Louis M. Sasman Leadership Award.
The Kiwanis Club of Downtown
Madison hosted 76 FFA members and
their advisers from 10 area high schools
at its March 14 luncheon. An FFA student leader from each school received
the award.
Keisers FFA adviser is Jillian Beaty.
Sasman was Wisconsins Supervisor
of Vocational Agriculture Education
from 1924-1960. He was fondly known
statewide as Mister Agriculture for

his tireless support of secondary agriculture education and the FFA (Future
Farmers of America). He was a longtime Downtown Kiwanian, and the
Kiwanis endowed these
awards in his honor
following his death in
1983.
At the luncheon,
members and guests
also learned about The
Genetics of Yeast: Beer,
Bread and Beyond
Keiser
from Chris Todd Hittinger, assistant professor of genetics at the University of
Wisconsin School of Agriculture and
Life Sciences.

Brooklyn Fire/EMS recognizes volunteers

The Brooklyn Fire/EMS Protection District held its annual banquet on March
19.
EMS director Dan Dean presented service pins to volunteers Kyle Mortensen
and Justin Wicik, 15 years, and Sarah Grapentine, 10 years.
Sandy Mortensen and John and Rhonda Hennessey were recognized as EMS
charter members with 20 years of service.
Three Brooklyn EMS volunteers, Steve Boetcher, Dave Dorn and Brock Padley, were presented with a certificate from Dane County in recognition of their
achievement in responding to a victim of sudden cardiac arrest.

Village: Proposed building could house other businesses, including Academy of Sound
Continued from page 1
to reimburse Wille for the cost
of importing and compacting
fill material and also for village
administrative and consulting
fees.
Wille said Monday he plans to
make his building 5,000 square
feet larger than initially thought
because he intends to rent part
of the building to other businesses. He said Academy of
Sound, owned and operated by
Erin Chisman, would move into
2,000 square feet of the additional
space.
Wille said his total project cost
would range from $700,000 to
$1.5 million. He anticipates the
site work to cost about $80,000.
Gracz said the village would
probably take a State Trust Fund
loan to reimburse Wille.
In response to a trustees question, village attorney Matt Dregne
explained that a loan or grant to
Wille would meet the public
purpose doctrine a requirement
for such an expenditure because
his project would increase the villages tax base and create new

In brief

Hotel negotiations continue

Village Board approves

a $75,000 grant for a
15,000-square-foot large
truck repair shop in the
Alpine Business Park. An
engineer must review the
site first.
The board amends zoning
so that The Chocolate
Caper can sell wine from its
downtown location.
Board grants a liquor
license for a new banquet
facility on the north side.

The Village Board met in closed session Monday to discuss negotiations with hotel developer
Eric Lund, owner of Verona-based S&L Hospitality.
According to emails included in the Village
Board packet, Lund is reluctant to accept two
key risk-averting proposals the village has made
recently.
Lund has been working with village officials for
the past year in hopes of building a 52-room hotel
at 1053 Park St., the site of an existing motel on
the villages south side. Hes asked for $561,000
in tax-increment financing assistance, down from
his initial request of $1 million when he planned to
build a 75-room Sleep Inn & Suites Hotel.
Lund and the village are negotiating over the

jobs.
Wille said he would employ six
people full-time, and the Academy of Sound has 12 employees.
The village must amend its
comprehensive plan and change
the zoning for Willes site for the
project to move forward. Gracz
said the village was planning to
amend the comprehensive plan
regardless of Willes building.

villages proposal for a so-called look-back provision in the proposed TIF agreement. The proposed
provision would require the developer to return a
percentage of the TIF money if his hotel exceeds
an 18 percent rate of return.
According to the emails, Lund is not willing to
accept a pay-as-you-go structure for the villages
payment which would rebate some of the taxes
paid, rather than delivering a payment up front.
At Mondays meeting, Trustee Jeff Boudreau
said the Village Board is excited about the project
and hopes to reach agreement soon.
Lund did not return the Observers phone call for
comment before the publication deadline Tuesday.
Bill Livick

rule requiring 1,056 feet of separation between businesses that

The board also passed an ordi- sell alcohol for off-premise connance, after a second reading, sumption.
relating to Class A liquor licenses.
Banquet hall passes
The board took the action to
The board held a public hearing
accommodate The Chocolate and approved a liquor license for
Capers desire to sell wine at its Celebrations Banquet Hall at 155
downtown location. The ordi- Braun Road.
nance amendment creates an area
Owner Crystal Zuniga plans to
downtown that is exempt from a

Caper liquor OKd

open her banquet business in a

building that will be shared with
the Madison 56ers Soccer Club.
Zunigas facility will have room
for about 250 guests and will
serve such functions as wedding
receptions and anniversary and
birthday parties.
The Planning Commission
held public hearings on Zunigas
request Dec. 3 and Feb. 4.

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Healing art

OHS art teacher Derrick helps St. Judes Childrens Hospital by donating his own paintings
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Oregon High School art

teacher Michael Derrick
loves painting and Wisconsin Badgers football.
But not quite as much as
he loves helping sick kids
in need.
For the last 17 years, hes
been able to combine it all
during the annual St. Jude
Childrens Research Hospital celebrity banquet in
Madison, where hes donated dozens of paintings, met
dozens of Badgers players
and helped countless children stay healthy.
Since 1999, Derrick
has donated his time and
artwork to the annual St.
Jude's Celebrity banquet,
put on by Epsilon Sigma
Alpha. The mission of St.
Jude Childrens Research
Hospital is to advance cures
and means of prevention
for pediatric catastrophic
diseases through research
and treatment, according to
its website. The dinner has
raised over $10,000 annually for the hospital.
Derrick said he was asked
to do a painting 17 years
ago, and hes been doing
it ever since. Aside from
the great pleasure in helping out ill children, he said
its been great to be able
to rub shoulders with Badgers greats and present and

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Photos submitted

Oregon High School art teacher Michael Derrick has donated his
paintings of UW Badger football players to St. Judes Childrens
Hospital for the past 17 years, helping to raise money for cancer
research. Here, Derrick poses with formers Badgers great and current Cleveland Browns offensive lineman Joe Thomas.

former NFL players, such

as Joe Thomas, Jim Leonard, Owen Daniels and
Brooks Bollinger.
(Bollinger) is from
North Dakota, and I have
relatives there, so we

started talking about golfing out there and everything; he was really nice,
he said. Some players,
you get to know; they sit
and talk to you, and theyre
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Derrick singled out Thomas, the Cleveland Browns

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meet and talk to.
He was just awesome,

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said. We sat and talked
about hunting and fishing,
and he was talking about
a hunt he was going on for
buffalo.
Derrick said he always

does paintings of Badger

football players for the
event, both because of their
popularity, and his familiarity with the subject.
I played football and
always kind of enjoyed it,
he said. Its something Im
comfortable with and familiar with, and that sometimes
helps painting. For me, it
feels perfect. I get treated
nice, they treat me kind of
like a celebrity, and you get
to meet all those guys, and
some of them have had me
do paintings for them. Its
pretty awesome.
The paintings generally
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$500 each year, something
Derrick said hes proud of,
given the cause.
Its such a worthy organization and as a parent it
has added meaning, he
said. As an art teacher, I
also think it is important to
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The Oregon Public
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welcome reception
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Boys track and field

Boys tennis

Kings of the court

Duff
earns
medals
at W/TFA

Panthers go undefeated at
Memorial Invitational
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor

The mercury dipped below 20

degrees Saturday morning with snow
still dusting the ground around some
parts of Madison, but the Oregon
boys tennis played on anyway at the
Madison Memorial Invitational.
Despite the frigid temperatures that
only reached a high in the mid-30s for
the day, the Panthers went 3-0 on the
day.
Oregons first match of the season
was a big one, pitting the Panthers
against the host Madison Memorial
Spartans.
The marquee match-up Saturday
morning saw a pair of state qualifiers battling at No. 1 singles player in
Oregon junior Calvin Schneider and
Memorial sophomore Colt Tegtmeier.
A two-time state qualifier, Schneider was up 4-3 in the first set before
Tegtmeier turned the tide, winning
four of the next five games to close
out the set. Schneider, who has yet
to defeat Tegtmeier during the high
school season, continued to battle in
the second set, but eventually fell 7-5,
6-4.
Oregon swept the other three singles duals, however, and the team
picked up wins at No. 2 and 3 doubles
to take the dual 5-2.
Matt Reisdorf and Spencer
Krebsbach were also unable to help
their postseason seeding, opening the
tournament with a 6-3, 6-3 loss at No.
1 doubles against Memorials Zeke
Vredenbregt and Alessandro Paglielli.
Reisdorf went on to join up with
Drew Christofferson at 1 dubs in
the second round, winning 6-0, 6-0
against Winona. Kresbach meanwhile, joined Logan Piper at 2 doubles and rolled 6-1, 6-0 against.
Reisdorf and Krebsbach then
capped the tournament with a 6-0, 6-1
win over Lake Geneva.
The Panthers had no trouble the
rest of the way Saturday, defeating
Winona Cotter 6-1 and Lake Geneva

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Sports editor

Photo by Jeremy Jones

Oregon No. 3 singles player Sam Schaeffer gets to a ball Saturday morning against Madison Memorial. Schaeffer won his
match 6-1, 6-0 to help the Panthers defeat the host Spartans 5-2. The Panthers went 3-0 on the day, adding wins over Winona
Cotter and Lake Geneva Badger.

Badger 7-0.
Charles Donovan went undefeated at No. 2 singles. Donovan only
dropped one game against Memorial
before going on to win 6-1, 6-4 and
6-4, 6-2 against Winona and Badger,
respectively.
Panthers No. 4 singles player Sean
Bychowski also went undefeated
Saturday, taking his match 6-1, 6-2
against Memorial, 6-2, 6-3 against
Winona and 6-4, 6-3 against Badger.
Kyle Rehrauer and Nate Ironmonger played together in all three
duals to finish the day 3-0, defeating
Memorial, 6-3, 6-2, Winona, 6-4, 7-5,
and Badger, 6-3, 6-3 at No. 3 doubles.
Sam Schaeffer dropped a

hard-fought No. 3 singles match 2-6,

6-3, 10-8 in an otherwise uneventful dual against Winona, but cruised
against Memorial and Badger at No.
3 singles.
Christofferson and Piper took care
of business at No. 2 doubles, winning
6-3, 6-2 against Memorial and 7-5,
6-3 against Badger.

Oregon 6, Waunakee 1
Oregon traveled to Waunakee on
Tuesday for a Badger Conference
crossover and won 6-1.
Conklin said Schneider had an off
night, suffering the Panthers only
loss to James Paradisin at No. 1 singles, 7-5, 6-4.

Girls track

It wouldve been nice to get Calvin a win, but he was making uncharacteristic errors a, Conklin said. He
kept battling even though it was clearly not his night. But overall, Ill take a
6-1 win over Waunakee anytime.
Donvan didnt play well either, but
gutted out a 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 win at No. 2
singles.
Schaeffer and Ironmonger stepped
it up to win 6-2, 6-2 and 6-2, 6-4 at
No. 3 and 4 singles, respectively.
Christofferson and Reisdorf played
at No. 1 doubles, cruising 6-2, 6-0.
Piper and Krebsbach didnt drop a
game at 2 dubs, rolling 6-0, 6-0.
Sam Ast and Rehrauer capped the
evening with a 6-1, 6-1 win at 3 dubs.

Oregon boys track and

field team traveled north to
Portage on Tuesday for the
Badger Challenge and came
home with a third-place finish.
The Panthers swept all
four relays and added two
individual events to score
89 points and finish behind
only Baraboo (165.5) and
Stoughton (103).
Junior Hudson Kugel won
the 800-meter dash in 2 minutes, 3.53 seconds. Oregon
also claimed the 4x100,
4x200 and 4x400 relays.
Jonas Temte, Womack,
Sam Anders and Lucas
Mathews claimed the
4x100 in 44.82 and Alex
Duff, Anders, Mathews and
Womack took the 4x200 in
1:32.94.
Junior Logan Meier,
Kugel, Duff and Phillips
added the 4x400 in 3:32.24,
while Temte, Meier, Duff
and Kugel posted a time of
8:27.59 in the 4x800 without
Chris Cutter.
Womack went 20-7 to
win the long jump by 1/2 an
inch. He (23.93) and Anders
(24.55) finished fourth and
fifth in the 200 dash, respectively
Meier added a fourth-place
finish in the 400 (54.01),
while Mathews matched the
finish in the high jump with a
clearance of 5-8.
Phillips took fifth in the
300 hurdles (45.28).

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Boys golf

Jackson medals at WTFA meet, wins Challenge Oregon falls to Blackhawks in dual
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor

Sophomore Alexis Jackson

smoked the 100-meter hurdle competition by more than a second-anda-half Tuesday, winning the Badger
Challenge in Portage with a time of
15.67 seconds.
Freshman Scarlet Egwuonwu
looked strong in her first outdoor
meet, finishing runner-up in the
100-meter dash. She stopped the
clock in 13 seconds flat to finish
behind only Mount Horeb senior

Nadia Williams by three-hundredths

of a second.
Danica Keisling and Maddie
Lebrun, Egwuonwu and Jackson to
take the 4x200 relay in meet-best
1:45.92.
Jenna Igl, Keisling, Jackson and
Lebrun went on to finish runner-up
in the 4x200 (4:21.28, while Taylor
Schmidt, Madelyn St. Clair, Igl and
Lebrun won the 4x800 in 10:18.53.
Sophomore Bree Bastian added a
third-place finish in the mile, finishing in 5:46.81.
Senior distance runner Emma

Hughes added a third-place finish in

the 3,200 with her time of 12:32.88.
Oregon tied Stoughton and
DeForest for fourth place with 77
points, while Waunakee won the
with 103 points.

WTFA
Jackson sprinted to a secondplace finish in the 55-meter dash
(7.38) Saturday at the Wisconsin
State Indoor track and field championships at UW-Whitewater.
LeBrun also medaled, taking finish in the 400 (1:00.88).

The Panthers travel to Nakoma Golf

Club at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday for a
Badger South dual against Madison
The Oregon High School boys Edgewood.
golf team hosted Fort Atkinson at
Foxboro Golf Club on Tuesday and Viking Invitational
Oregon traveled to Stoughton
fell 169-173.
Matt Risser shot a 41, while Bran- Country Club on Monday to open
don Michek and Ryan Candell shot the season at the Vikings Invitational
and took sixth overall with a 344.
43s. John Klus carded a 46.
The Panthers were led by
Oregon travels to The Oaks Golf
Course at 8 a.m. Thursday for an Micheks 82. Klus followed with an
invite and then travels to Maple 86, while Risser shot an 87. Rogers
Bluff Country Club at noon Mon- finished the scoring with an 89, and
day, April 18, for another invite. Candells 90 was thrown out.
ANTHONY IOZZO

Assistant sports editor

Girls soccer

Brien scores game-winner against non-conference Verona, ties Sun Prairie to start season 1-0-1
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor

Senior Jen Brien scored the

game-winning goal in the 87th
minute Thursday as the Oregon
High School girls soccer team
defeated non-conference Verona

3-2 at Reddan Soccer Park.

Verona sophomore Chandler
Bainbridge scored 47 seconds
before Briens goal, knotting the
score at 2.
Junior Holly Kaboord later took
a shot that was deflected to Brien.
Kaboord was awarded an assist

on the play.
Senior Makena Fanning and
junior Brittyn Fleming added
goals for Oregon. Verona senior
Shelly Wing scored the Wildcats
first goal with an assist to junior
Kate Melin.
Junior Abby Breitbach finished

with four saves for the Panthers.

Oregon travels to Sauk Prairie
for a Badger Conference crossover at 7 p.m. Thursday and travels to the Woodside Sports Complex at 3 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.
Saturday for an invite.

Oregon 2, Sun Prairie 2

The Panthers opened the season
against Sun Prairie on April 5 and
tied 2-2.
Fleming and Brien each tallied
goals, while Breitbach finished
with three saves.

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Baseball

Panthers move to 2-1 in the

Badger South Conference
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Assistant sports editor

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Oregon Ultimate sophomore Max Wirtz makes a pass April 7 at Middleton. Oregon won the game 13-0.
Freshman Carson Keisling and senior Jared Hann (11) are also pictured.
The team plays at home April 14 against Madison West, April against Madison Edgewood and May 5
against Madison Memorial. They travel to Verona on April 21 and have games to be determined May
12, 19 and 26.

Softball

The Oregon High

School baseball team
hosted Fort Atkinson on
Tuesday and moved to 2-1
in the Badger South Conference with a 9-6 win.
Steven Davis collected
three hits, while Ben Weiland led the team with two
RBIs.
Jordan Helmkamp
picked up the win, allowing two runs in five
innings. He struck out
five.
The Panthers travel to
Mansfield Park to take on
Madison Edgewood at 7

The Oregon High School

girls lacrosse team returns
11 players for the 2016
season and will look to
continue to grow and gain
experience.
Senior Lili Swenson
(midfielder, 2 goals);
juniors Katie Pliner (1G),
Brianna Tarantino (midfielder, 44G, 3 assists),
Yesenia Valdez (attacker,
7G, 1A), Lexie Knudtson (attacker, 33G, 2A),
Gianna Barberino (attacker, 6G) and Maggie Simpson (defender, 4G); and
sophomores Caitlin Curtis
(goalie, 10 saves), Faith

Oregon unable to maintain lead, fall to MG

JEREMY JONES
Sports editor

Cancellations and open rescheduling

dates became more of a focus than actually stepping on the field for the Oregon
softball team, which had two of three
games canceled due to weather.

Monona Grove 16, Oregon 5

Rescheduled for a second time, the
teams were finally able to play on a
windy Monday at Taylor Prairie Elementary School in Cottage Grove.
Despite a 5-1 lead the Panthers allowed
15-unearned runs to fall 16-5 in five
innings.
Freshman Jordan Dahlhauser went
3-for-4 with a home run and a double to
drive in five runs for the Silver Eagles
(1-1 overall, 1-1 Badger South).
The Panthers (1-2, 0-2) batted around
in the first inning for a total of four runs,
highlighted by a Marissa Kleckler two-run
double.
Monona Grove later rallied with six runs
in the bottom of the second and eight more
in the third.
Oregons Quincey Newton collected her
first hit of the season to plate a fourth run.
Oregon loaded the bases with one out,
but only scored one run in the top of the
second inning when the Monona Grove
shortstop booted the ball.
Lacy Fluckiger took the loss, allowing
six earned runs in 1 1/3 innings.
Our pitching struggled, which wasnt
helped by us not making plays in the
field, Wyss said.
Offensively, the Panthers looked better,
collecting 12 hits.

Jenna Gratz finished 3-for-4 for the Panthers and Jayme Zander went 3-for-3.

Fort Atkinson, 4 Oregon 1

Oregon traveled to Fort Atkinson on
Tuesday and fell to 0-3 in the Badger
South with a 4-1 loss against Fort Atkinson.
The host Blackhawks struck first with
a run in the home half of the first inning
before Kleckler singled home Gratz to tie
the game.
The top of our order right now is where
the bulk of our offensive power is coming
from, Wyss said. I think we are more
than capable of getting production out of
the rest of the lineup, its just a building
process right now.
Fort Atkinson iced Oregon with three
runs in the fourth to get to the 4-1 final.
Kleckler finished the game 2-for-3 at
the plate.
Marissa is really starting to find her
swing, along with Jayme Zander, Wyss
said.
Oregon hosts Madison Edgewood on
Thursday and non-conference Madison
Memorial on Friday. Both games start at
5 p.m.

Oregon, Monroe (ppd.)

Wet field conditions and cold temperatures led Thursdays home game against
Monroe. No make-up date has been scheduled.

Oregon, Sun Prairie (ppd.)

Oregons game on Friday at Sun Prairie
was also canceled due to winter temperatures, which resulted in snow.
No make-up date has been scheduled.

Oregon scored eight

times in the final four
innings Thursday to
defeat Badger South Conference foe Oregon 8-3.
Jared Jones and Steven
Davis both had two RBIs
for the visiting Panthers,

Mad. West 6, Oregon 0

The host Panthers were
shut out 6-0 Monday
against non-conference
Madison West.
West scored three times
in the third and twice
more in the fourth.
Jake Odegard took
the loss. He went 3 1/3
innings and finished with
four strikeouts. Brandon
Knobel pitched the other
3 1/3 innings.

Panthers look to gain more experience

Assistant sports editor

Photo by Jeremy Jones

Oregon 8, Monroe 3

while Adam Heath

allowed three runs on seven hits in seven innings.
He struck out six.
Eric Modaff added two
hits.

Girls lacrosse
ANTHONY IOZZO

Senior Quincey Newton singles home a run Saturday in the top of the first inning against Monona
Grove. The Panthers jumped out to a 5-1 lead, but lost the game 16-5 on the road to draw even in the
Badger South Conference standings.

p.m. Thursday. They host

Waunakee in a Badger
Conference crossover at 5
p.m. Friday, April 15.
Oregon also hosts Portage in a crossover makeup doubleheader from
April 9 at 10 a.m. Saturday and travel to Sauk
Prairie at 5 p.m. Tuesday,
April 19.

Majors-Culp (defender),
Samantha Armstrong (midfielder, 9G, 1A) and Molly
Brown (midfielder, 2G) all
return.
Senior Sydney Copus,
junior Maykayla Kapalczynski, sophomore Brooklyn Scalissi and freshman
Autumn Copus are all
newcomers this season.
Oregon graduated senior
defender Joanna Beach,
senior midfielder Teana
Gombar (2G), senior
attacker Mackenzie Torpy
(32G, 2A), senior midfielder Kari Bertler (10G,
1A), senior defender Emily
Schwartzstein and senior
goalie Aubrey Bruner.

Regents 15, Oregon 7

The Panthers opened the
season on April 5 and fell
15-7 to the Madison West/
Edgewood Regents.
Tarantino scored three
goals, while Autumn
Copus, Valdez, Knudtson
and Barberino all added
a goal each. Barberino
also had two assists, while
Knudtson had one.
Curtis finished with
three saves.
Oregon took on DeForest Tuesday, and results
will be in next weeks
Observer. The Panthers
host Madison La Follette at
5 p.m. Tuesday, April 19.

Boys lacrosse

Boys fall to Sauk Prairie in conference opener

ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor

The Oregon High School boys lacrosse

team traveled to Sauk Praire Tuesday
and dropped the Madison Area White
Lacrosse Conference opener, 8-7.
The Panthers trailed by trailed by five
goals at one point, and came back to tie
the game at 7, but Sauk scored in the final

13 seconds.
Oregon was hurt by penalties in the
first half, playing with a man down for 12
minutes.
Trent Ricker scored three goals and
added two assists, while Harry Kessenich
collected two goals and two assists.
The Panthers host Baraboo at 5 p.m.
Friday, April 15, and they travel to Tomah
at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 19.

Track: Boys finish third at Badger Challenge

Continued from page 11

WTFA
Duff showcased the talent
that makes him one of the
top track and field athletes
in the area last week, earning
two medals at the Wisconsin
State Indoor Track and Field
championships.
Duff joined teammates
Meier, Kugel and Cutter to
bring home the Panthers top
finish at UW-Whitewater,
clocking a time of 3 minutes,
31.4 seconds for third place
in the 4x400-meter relay.
Bay Port took top honors
in 3:30.51, while Fond du
Lac came away second in
3:31.06.
Duff showcased his explosiveness, moving up from
eighth to fifth place in the
55-meter hurdles with a time
of 7.91.
Arcadia senior Jim

Submitted photo

Oregons 4x400-meter relay of Alex Duff, Hudson Kugel, Logan

Meier and Chris Cutter finished third at Saturdays WTFA meet in
Whitewater with a time of 3 minutes, 31.4 seconds.

Hoesley won the race in 7.58.

Duff added a seventhplace finish in the 400-meter
dash with a time of 51.93
seconds. Fond du Lac junior
Trey Halfmann led the field
in 51.01.

Oregon finished the day

tied for 13th place (out of the
44-team field) with 12 points.
Bay Port won the meet with
43 points, while Franklin
(31) and Fond du Lace (26)
rounded out the top three.

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Girls soccer

Goals of repeating at state

ANTHONY IOZZO

Assistant sports editor

The Oregon High School girls

soccer team had the best season
in school history last year, going
23-0-1 and winning the WIAA
Division 1 state championship for
the first time.
With 14 returners including eight starters

there are high

hopes that the
Panthers can
repeat last
seasons success.
Senior forward Jen Brien
(first-team, 23 goals and 15
assists), senior forward Makena
Fanning (first-team, 23 goals
and 16 assists), senior midfielder
Taylor Martin (5 assists), senior
defender Jess Jacobs (honorable
mention), junior midfielder Holly
Kaboord (second-team, 2 goals
and 7 assists), junior defender
Claudia Jones, junior goalie
Abby Breitbach (second-team,
57 saves) and junior midfielder
Brittyn Fleming are all back after
starting the majority of last season.
Senior defender Sarah Guenther, junior Meagan Brakob (3
goals and five assists) who
started the state final after Fanning tore her ACL in the state
semifinals junior midfielder/
goalie Madelyn Peach, junior
midfielder Anna Neidhart, sophomore defender Sammy Eyers
and sophomore midfielder Emma
Kraus are also back from last season.
This years team will be
younger but very talented, head
coach Julie Grutzner said. Our
depth is the strongest it has ever
been.
Oregon did graduate 10 girls
from last season, including three
starters. Grutzner said it will be
tough to replace NCAA Division
I recruits Kelsey Jahn (first-team

Baseball

Oregon looks
to repeat in the
conference
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor

Photo by Anthony Iozzo

The Oregon High School girls soccer team (front, from left) are: Emma Krause, Sammy Eyers, Paige Bailles, Brittyn Fleming,
Morgan Hanson and Sarah Guenther; (middle) MariaLisa Brownfield, Jen Brien, MAdelyn Peach, Meagan Brakob, Makena
Fanning, Taylor Martin and Jess Jacobs; (back) Abby Breitbach, Holly Kaboord, Claudia Jones, Sydney McKee, Anna Neidhart,
Carolyn Vogt, Alexa Peterson and Marah Weidensee. (not pictured) Kailie Sweeney.

midfielder, 30 goals and 8 assists)

and Paityn Fleming (first-team
defender, 4 goals and 7 assists),
but the returners and newcomers
are up for the challenge.
Also gone from last season are
Brenna Petersen (second-team
defender, 2 goals and 9 assists),
Andi Jacobson (midfielder),
Shelbey Hagen (midfielder),
Kena Hinker (forward), Maddie Meeker (midfielder), Alyssa
Sieger (midfielder), Raegen Tervort (forward) and Claire Pfeffer
(defender).
There are some newcomers that
are expected to contribute right
away sophomore midfielder
Morgan Hanson, sophomore forward Marah Weidensee and freshman defender Sydney McKee.
Other newcomers are senior

forward Paige Bailies, senior

midfielder Alexa Peterson, senior
midfielder Maria Lisa Brownfield, junior midfielder Carolyn
Vogt and sophomore midfielder
Kailie Sweeney.
Besides the depth of the team
being strong, another key to more
success this season will depend
on the recovery of Fanning from
her ACL injury last season and
how others step up as she is eased
back into the lineup.
(Fanning) will be eased back
into minutes as she gets used
to playing contact again. We
will need to find additional support offensively for Jen Brien,
Grutzner said.

Conference preview
The Panthers won their fourth

straight Badger South Conference

title last season going 22-1-1 in
the conference over that stretch.
Last season, Oregon was 6-0 in
the conference ahead of Monona
Grove (4-1-1), Fort Atkinson
(2-2-2), Madison Edgewood (2-22) and Milton (2-4).
Monona Groves top returners are senior first-team all-conference selections Savanah and
Sienna Cruz. The Silver Eagles
also get back junior second-team
selection Liz Pulvermacher and
sophomore honorable mention
Annabelle Shere. They graduated Samantha Kinsler (first-team
goalie), Hannah Wollner (secondteam), Aly Karls (honorable mention) and Aneeta Baladi (honorable mention).

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The Oregon High School

baseball team returns 11 players, including four starters, in
2016 with the hope of winning back-to-back Badger
South Conference titles and
going even further in sectionals.
The four returning senior
starters are Jake Odegard
(pitcher, third base), Ben Weiland (catcher), Logan Hurda
and Adam Heath (pitcher).
Odegard was 3-1 with a
3.80 ERA last season, while
Weiland hit .281 and collected seven RBIs. Hurda batted
.417 and had seven RBIs, and
Heath finished 1-2 with a 4.80
ERA.
Also back are Pat Sommers
(third base), Mason Sergent
(pitcher, second base), Dominic Maurice (infielder), Sam
Mueller (outfielder), Jared
Jones (pitcher, outfielder),
Steven Davis (outfielder) and
Josh Gomoll (first base).
Besides the returners, the
Panthers also bring up several players from its JV squad
that finished 17-3 in 2015
including juniors Connor
Zagrodnik, Ben Prew, Jordan
Helmkamp and Ian Schildgen.
We expect to contend in
the top half of the conference
but will depend on some inexperienced seniors and juniors
to pick up the slack from last
years conference championship team, head coach Jake
Soule wrote in a questionnaire. We have pitching
depth but need some inexperienced pitchers to step up on
the top half of our rotation.

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Boys tennis

Panthers hoping to serve

upset to Crusaders, contend
for team state berth
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor

Oregon boys tennis finished 5-1 last year

in the Badger South dual meet sea- s o n
and went on to finish second
behind Madison Edgewood
at the conference meet once
again. The Panthers followed
that up by falling short of a return
trip to the WIAA team state
tournament, finishing third at
the Madison Memorial sectional meet.
Losing only one starter from a year ago,
the expectations continue to be high for
Oregon this season.
Madison Edgewood will be the team
to beat again, Panthers head coach Ben
Conklin said. But we certainly have a
chance against them. Well be solid with
all of our experience and returning starters, but of course Edgewood has a lot of

returning starters too.

Junior Calvin Schneider will continue to
lead Oregon atop the singles lineup.
A two-time state qualifier, Schneider
finished runner-up at sectionals before
moving to the second round at
the WIAA Division 1 individual state tournament last year.
Junior Charles Donovan
returns at No. 2 singles
Donovan won his second sectional title (first at No. 2 doubles) last
season to advance on to the state tournament for the first time.
Seniors Matt Reisdorf and Spencer Kresbach joined Schneider and Donovan at
state by representing Oregon at No. 1 doubles. They were one of three flights to finish second at conference, joining Conklin
Photo by Jeremy Jones
and Donovan.
Senior Sam Ast and sophomore Kyle Returning letterwinners for the Oregon boys tennis team (front, from left) are: Kyle Rehrauer, Charles

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Donovan and Sam Schaeffer; (back) Nate Ironmonger, Matt Reisdorf, Drew Christofferson, Calvin
Schneider and Logan Piper; (not pictured) Sam Ast and Spencer Krebsbach.

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Girls track and field

Photo by Jeremy Jones

Returning letterwinners fo the Oregon boys track and field team (front, from left) are: Trevor Cloud,
Chris Cutter, Ben Janes, Anthony Akale, Jonas Temte and Logan Meier; (back) Lucas Mathews,
Brenen Deegan, Sam Anders, Alex Duff, Mitchell Wall, Elliot Jacobs and Hudson Kugel.

Photo by Jeremy Jones

Returning letterwinners for the Oregon girls track and field team (front, from left) are: Emma Hughes,
Connie Hansen, Jillian Moss, Maddie LeBrun, Jessica Forster, Cianna Pieper and Abigail Fischer; (back)
Bree Bastian, Taylor Schmidt, Madelyn St. Clair, Jenna Igl, Isabel Miedl, Samantha Girard, Morgan
Yaun and Alexis Jackson; (not pictured) Willow Kugel.

Expectations high for Cutter, LeBrun, Panthers set their

Duff after 2015 state medals sights on state medals
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor

Chris Cutter and Alex Duff capped

marvelous 2015 seasons with each earning a medal at the WIAA Division 1 state
track and field meet in La Crosse.
Now returning for their senior years the
duo is hoping for even bigger results this
season.
Cutter broke a 41-year-old Oregon
High School record in the 800-meter run
to finish runner-up by six-hundredths of
a second at sectionals. He then went on
to shave three seconds and 15 spots off
his previous performance at state to take
fifth place in one of the most competitive
800 finals in state history with a time of 1
minute, 56.33 seconds.
Duff took the final state-qualifying spot
of the 300 hurdles at sectionals in a personal best 39.33. After struggling through
a rash of injuries early last season, he
went on to break the OHS school record
in the event in prelims and the state
finals, cutting .33 seconds to jump
into third place in his state debut
with a time of 38.8
Brenen Deegan stepped in for
Brenen Womack, who tweaked
his hamstring at sectionals and
helped seniors Peter Kissling, Lucas
Mathews and Sromovsky earned the final
spot to state in the 4x100 with a time of
43.44. Womack and Mathews both return
on the relay, which finished 12th at state
in 43.23.

Oregon saw plenty of success before

state as well, advancing at least one competitor on to sectionals in 12 of 18 events
last year en route to the regional title.
Oregons 4x200 relay (Deegan,
Mathews, Sromovsky and Womack)
finished a disappointing sixth place following a fall before the handoff to the
third runner, but Womack, Mathews
and Srmovksy bounced back to take the
4x100 regional title along with senior
Peter Kissling in 43.72 seconds.
Duff repeated as regional champion
in the 300 hurdles and had plenty left to
prove from there, anchoring Oregons
4x400 relay to victory in 3:28.35.
Peter Kane, Joshua Christensen, Hudson Kugel and Cutter finished one spot
out of state qualifying contention at sectionals, however, taking fourth in 8:18.56.
The 4x400 relay ran four seconds faster
than they have all year, but missed out on
state, finishing fifth in 3:25.86.
Both Kugel and Cutter return
hoping for an even better result
this season.
Junior Mitchell Wall and Mathews
performed well at sectionals, but fell
three spots shy of state, finishing sixth
in the shot put (45-1 1/2) and 200 dash
(23.3), respectively.
Sophomore Logan Meier and Jonas
Temte crossed the 400 finish line in seventh and eighth place, respectively.
Though the Panthers return plenty
of talent, they did graduate a couple of

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JEREMY JONES
Sports editor

Maddie LeBrun won her

first regional title in the
400-meter dash last spring,
blowing the field away by
two seconds with her time
of 1 minute, 1.26 seconds.
A seventh-place medalist in
2014 as a sophomore with
a time of 58.24, LeBrun
missed the finals last year
and settled for 12th place.
Back for her final
season LeBrun
is hoping to once
again end the season
with some hardware
at the WIAA Division 1 state track and
field meet in La Crosse
come June.
Alexis Jackson burst on
toto the scene last year and
looked primed to reach
state as a freshman. Jackson
clipped one hurdle at the
Janesville Parker sectional,
however, and went from
frontrunner to last place in a
heartbeat.
Now back a as sophomore, she hopes to reach
the WIAA Division 1 state
meet that slipped away a
year ago.
Jackson proved equally
valuable as a sprint relay
runner, joining
Samantha Girard, Riley
Rosemeyer and LeBrun to
take the 4x400 sectional
title and eventually move
up from 10th to medal with

a fourth-place finish in the

state finals.
Jackson and Rosemeyer
joined Jillian Moss and
Cierra Collins Riley to
advance to state on the
4x100 relay. Jackson, Moss
and Collins all return from
that team that finished 10th
overall at state.
Jackson and freshman
Scarlet Egwuonwu have
both looked fantastic during the indoor season in
the 55-meter dash.
Once the team is
able to get outside, they should
lead a solid core of
sprinters, which also
includes Morgan Yaun.
Moss, Collins, Girard
and Yaun have had some
success during the indoor
season in the 4x200 relay.
Moss could also be one
of the Panthers top long
jumpers and Egwuonwu has
shown some explosiveness
in the high jump
Oregons 4x800 relay of
Madleyn St. Clair, Jenna
Igl, Taylor Schmidt and
LeBrun earned the final
state qualifying spot at sectionals. All four return this
season and have looked
strong early in the season.
St. Clair and Bree Bastian
are among those that should
lead the Panthers distance
crew this season.
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could also add some distance depth this season.

Jessica Forster returns as
the teams top hurdler.
Though only joining the
team last season as a senior,
Riley Rosemeyers graduation will be felt by the Panthers this season. Rosemeyer finished one spot shy of
state in the 100-meter dash
and was an invaluable sprint
relay member.
Junior Danica Keisling and Igl give the team
depth behind LeBrun in the
open 400, while Collins is
Oregons top returning 200
dash runner.
Meanwhile, Ellen
McCorkle is expected
to lead a young group of
throwers in a stacked Badger South Conference.
Stoughton, which has
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Boys golf

Photo by Sara Mess

Photo by Jeremy Jones

Returning letterwinners for the Oregon softball team (front, from left) are: Marissa Kleckler, Lacy
Fluckiger, Maddy Knaack, Hannah Sears and Mya Lebakken; (back) Jenna Gratz, Cailyn Schmidt, Julia
Schmidt, Kate Spierings, Jayme Zander, Quincey Newton and Jess Bartelt.

Panthers swinging to move up

Badger South ranks
Sports editor

The Oregon High School

softball team turns
to a former Badger South Conference rival to take
over the program
this year. A varsity assistant last
season, Sydnee
Wyss takes over for
Michael Derrick Wyss
this season.
Wyss started
her softball career
over 12 years ago as a fouryear starter for the Monroe
Cheesemakers. After graduating, Wyss continued
her softball career
at the University
of Wisconsin
-Oshkosh and was
a three-time all-conference player
and earned first
team all-district honors.
The Panthers are hoping
Wyss passion and success
as a player will now carry
over as a head coach.
Returning eight starters from last year, Oregon
returns a lot of experience.
Our number one goal
this year is to come together as one team, one family, Wyss said. We have
stressed hard work ethic and
focus at practice so that we
can be more prepared come
game time. We hope to
keep improving on the little
things both offensively and
defensively so that we can
compete with every team
we play this year.
The Panthers finished the
conference season 4-8 a
year ago a game ahead of

Milton for last place, while

Monroe went 9-3 to take the
title.
Oregons season ended in
the Division 1 regional semifinals against
Burlington, but the
Panthers return 12
players who saw varsity action last season.
A bright spot on
varsity last year was
underclassmen Jenna
Gratz who went on
to earn second-team
all-conference honors
as a utility player. She
will play second base for
the Panthers this season.
An honorable mention a
year ago, Marissa Kleckler steps in for Sarah
Anderson at shortstop.
Kate Spierings,
an honorable mention selection last
year, returns to
play first base. Maddie Knaack was also an
honorable mention player
last year.
Lacy Fluckiger is back
in the circle, while senior
Quincey Newton takes over
at third base.
Jess Bartelt should add
some pop to the lineup,
while playing in left field.
Jayme Zander and Cailyn Schmidt are looking to
compete at catcher and third
base.
Julia Schmidt gets the
start in center field, while
Hannah Sears is a versatile
utility player who can take
over in the infield or outfield.
While Oregon showed
more aggressiveness at the
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2015 standings
Team W-L
Monroe 9-3
Fort Atkinson
8-4
Monona Grove
8-4
Stoughton 6-6
Oregon 4-8
Madison Edgewood 4-8
Milton 3-9
Stoughton 4-3 at home.
Wyss said her alma mater
Monroe Cheesemakers are
the team to beat.
They return almost
their entire team from last
years conference champion
team, she said.

Two starters return in 2016

ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor

The Oregon High School boys golf team

returns two golfers from last seasons run
to sectionals as a team.
Senior Brandon Michek, who shot an
81 at sectionals, and sophomore Ryan
Candell, who shot an 88 at sectionals, are
both back to help lead the Panthers.
Graduates Carson Torhorst (two-time
state qualifier), Austin Busler and Collin Bundy leave gaps to filled on the
starting lineup.
Senior Matt Risser looks to be in the
starting five this season, while freshman John Klus looks to also step into
a starting role.
Junior Ben Eiser an exchange
student from Germany Brandon
Rogers and freshman Justin Yaun
will all be competing for spots on
varsity this season.
In our first week of

practice, Ive seen a lot

of potential, head coach
Sara Mess said. Its going
to be fun to see the newcomers competing against
the experienced upperclassmen for playing time,
and it will make our team
that much stronger.
Mess a Michigan Mess
State University graduate takes over for Bill
Scheer as head coach this season.

Conference preview
Madison Edgewood the WIAA Division
2 state runner-up is once again the favorite
in the Badger South Conference.
The Crusaders return all five starters from
2015 seniors Tommy Mohs and Andrew
Yontz, junior Ben Gilles and sophomores
Rory Gierhart and Matthew Phelan.

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Baseball: Panthers blend experience and talent in bid to repeat as conference champs
Continued from page 13
We have depth at each position.
Also new to varsity this season are Nik Richardson (second
base), Jacob Rosenmeier (outfielder), Brandon Knobel (pitcher, second base), Eric Modaff
(outfielder) and Cole Scott (pitcher, first base).
The Panthers graduated Chris
McGuine (outfielder), Parker
DeBroux (second-team infielder), Zach Klementz (honorable
mention catcher), Andrew Pliner
(first-team outfielder, infielder),
Matt Yates (pitcher, infielder),
Lukas Mueller (honorable mention pitcher, third base) and Mitch
Weber (first-team pitcher, outfielder).

Conference preview
The Panthers finished ahead of
Madison Edgewood (8-4), Milton
(8-4) and Stoughton (7-5) in 2015
in the Badger South.
Miltons top returners are
senior first-team infielder
Andrew Hermanson, junior
first-team catcher Chase Davis,
senior second-team infielder Nick
Chadd and senior honorable mentions Gavin Williams, Jake Hermanson and Dylan Brown.

The Red Hawks graduated

first-team pitcher Tyler Westrick,
second-team outfielder Hunter
Jensen and honorable mention
Tommy Wecker.
Edgewoods top returners are
senior first-team outfielder Kyle
McIvor, senior first-team DH
Cody Link, junior second-team
pitcher Cooper Kelly, junior honorable mention Ryan Wiedenbech and sophomore honorable
mention Jack McNeil.
The Crusaders graduated firstteam infielder Bryce Haefer,
senior second-team outfielder
James Johnson and honorable
mentions Eliot Friedow and Parker Alsteens.
Stoughtons top returners are
honorable mentions sophomores
Dillon Nowicki and Brady Schipper. The Vikings graduated firstteam infielders Cade Bunnell and
Alex Zacharias and second-team
DH Alec Showers.
Oregon hosts the Vikings at
5 p.m. Thursday, April 28. The
Panthers travel to Madison Edgewood at 5 p.m. Thursday, April
14, and host the Crusaders at 5
p.m. Tuesday, May 10.
Photo by Anthony Iozzo
Oregon hosts Milton at 5 p.m.
The
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Oregon
High
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baseball
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(front,
from
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Dominic
Maurice,
Josh
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Thursday, April 21, and travels
to Milton at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May Sergent, Steven Davis and Adam Heath; (back) Jake Odegard, Logan Hurda, Jared Jones, Ben Weiland, Sam Mueller and Pat
Sommers.
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Boys track: Relays look to

Tennis: Oregon returns nine of 10 starters

be strong again

Continued from page 13

Continued from page 14

big-time point scorers in
John Hermus (pole vault,
hurdles) and Josh Sromovsky (jumps, sprints).
Hermus cleared the
opening pole vault height,
but went no further, tying
for 18th at 13 feet inside
the stadium where he
now competes for UW-La

Crosse.
Sromovsky wasnt so
lucky in the long jump,
scratching on his three
attempts.
Oregon finished in a
four-team tie at state with
Appleton North, Sheboygan North and Whitefish
Bay for 25th place with 10
points.

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Four of those starters Mohs, Yontz,

Gilles and Phelan shot in the 70s at the
state tournament, while Gierhart shot in the
mid-to-low 80s in both rounds.
Monroe is a team to watch this season.
The Cheesemakers lose graduates Matt
Miller and Eric Bush, but they return senior
Tanner Thompson and juniors Nick Baumann and Devon Boeck.
Baumann missed the state cut at sectionals by a stroke, and the Cheesmakers tied
for fourth as a team with a 339. At conference last year, Monroe finished fifth with a
341.
The Badger South Conference meet is at
9 a.m. Wednesday, May 18, at the House
on the Rock Golf Resort.

Continued from page 13

Fort Atkinsons top returner is
senior honorable mention goalie
Megan Jordan. The Blackhawks
graduated Brigette Jira (firstteam), Ashley Wiesmann (secondteam) and Mariah Gorman (honorable mention).
Edgewoods top returners are
senior second-teamer Andrea Tipple, junior second-teamer Brita
Hovde and senior honorable mention Eileen Healy. The Crusaders
graduated Annie Penwell (firstteam), Molly Ford (first-team),
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sectional-best 20 points last year,

but ended the tournament tied with
Madison West with 32 points after
subsectional and sectional scores
were combined.
The Regents, who lost 45 games
overall during the day, edged the
Spartans (57 games lost) for the title
to secure the programs fourth overall appearance in the WIAA team
state tournament.

Theresa Welebob (honorable mention).

Miltons top returners are
sophomore first-teamer Carley
Albrecht, sophomore secondteamer Maggy Henschler and
junior honorable mention Ashley
Boe.
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Rehrauer finished conference runner-up last season at No. 3 doubles.

Senior Drew Christofferson finished third at No. 3 singles.
Seniors Logan Piper and Sam
Schaeffer also took third at No. 2
doubles.
The Panthers only departure came
at No. 4 singles where Will Sanford

graduated following last season.

Freshman Sean Bychowski figures
to work his way into the varsity lineup somewhere this year.
Though Oregon returns nine of
10 starters, Verona figures to also
contend for the sectional title. The
Wildcats return eight starters and
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production up, he said.

appetite throughout the year,

munching on corn, alfalfa,
grass and soybeans.
Owning the Bur-Wall
Farm named after his
grandfather Burgess, who
began the Brooklyn area
operation 73 years ago, and
his father Wallace, who continued its legacy Behnke
has 60 cows. He knew to
give Gigi extra pampering.
As a result, Gigi enjoys
her own roomy pen to keep
her comfortable and relaxed,
two factors in milk production, Bahnke said.
Behnkes wife, Denise,
works for a milk equipment company and travels
frequently. Their nighttime
phone conversations (Bob is
up at 5 a.m. daily) prompted him to go to the barn
and give Gigi fresh feed.
That helped to keep Gigis

Animal welfare
Despite the enjoyment
from Gigis record, the
Behnkes received some
backlash.
Animal rights activists
have posted negative online
comments about Gigis
well- being.
Behnke responded to the
criticism: It was all done
naturally, he said. There
were no synthetic hormones
given.
A National Public Radio
report in March heaped
praise on Gigi then shifted
to fears about animal welfare
as cows become bigger and
produce previously unseen
amounts of milk. Temple
Grandin, a Colorado State
University animal science
professor, expressed concern about massive cows

longevity, health and comfort.

No one has criticized
Behnke specifically, but he
worries about misinformation. He said that Gigi and
his other cows are seen by
a veterinarian once a month
and knows that a comfortable cow will produce well.
At 5-foot-2, Gigi is tall but
her height is not overly
excessive.
Behnke remained protective of Gigi. He asked that
no photos of her be taken for
this story because she would
need extensive grooming for
an appropriate picture. Gigi,
after all, is potentially valuable for genetics.
Were trying to make
duplicates of her and sell her
genetics around the world as
well as use them ourselves,
Behnke said. We are harvesting of embryos. Its too
soon to know if it will work.

She has to produce enough

embryos to be profitable.
Time will tell. There is no
farmer in America who is in
production agriculture now
that is making money.
Gigi also already has
granddaughters and greatgranddaughters on Behnkes
farm. Her bloodlines future
is bright.

is a true credit to not only

Gigi, but to the Behnke familys breeding and management expertise.
This fall, Gigi will not go
to the World Dairy Expo in
Madison. Instead, elite visitors will come to the Behnkes Brooklyn farm to see
her.
For now, Gigis intelligence stands out to Behnke.
Gigi was able to open her
pen gate and graze in the
field until the Behnke added
a special lock.
Shes a diva, Behnke
said.
How does a cow step out
as a diva?
When she looks at you,
she wants attention. Very
much like a human being,
she knows shes good, he
said. Maybe that goes back
to being a 4-H calf. Shes
been special from day one.

Whats next?
What about the future
of Gigi, who still produces
ample milk?
Its uncertain, Behnke
said. She will tell us. Im
not afraid that she gets pregnant again and her (massive
milk production) begins all
over. But she cant ever do
it at the same (record) pace.
Others marvel at Gigi.
John Meyer, CEO of Holstein Association USA said,
The milk production record

Dairy
farmings
robotic future
Bob Behnke doesnt
want to milk cows daily
for the rest of his life.
Technology keeps
improving, he said. Im
looking forward to the day
a robot will milk the cows.
It is happening elsewhere,
but not on my farm yet.
That would give him
some rare free time.
My wife wanted to go
on a tropical vacation. I
asked if Gigi could come
with, he said with a
laugh. Lo and behold, we
did not take a vacation.
Tom Alesia

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1. Land Division and Rezone Request. Petition # DCPREZ-2015-10939;
Parcel #0509-264-9500-1; 296 Union Rd.,
Brooklyn, WI 53521. The request is for

shifting of property lines between adjacent land owners. The property would
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2. Land Division and Rezone Request. Petition # DCPREZ-2016-10968;
Parcel # 0509-142-8800-0 & 0509-1428526-0; west of 5207 Lincoln Rd., Oregon, WI 53575. The request is to transfer
the building site location. No additional
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property would be rezoned from RH-2
to A-4 and 5.35 acre property would be
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Paulson & Associates LLC, 135 W. Hlum
St., Deforest, WI 53532. Owners are Steve
Gasner, 6225 Stony Hill Dr., Oregon, WI
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called to order by Mr. Dan Krause, the
President at6:32 PMin the Rome Corners
Intermediate School in the Village of Oregon, Dane County, Wisconsin. Upon roll
call, the following board members were
present: Ms. Barbara Feeney, Mr. Charles
Uphoff,Mr. Jeff Ramin, Mr. Steve Zach,
Ms. Rae Vogeler and Mr. Dan Krause, The
following board members were absent:
Ms. Gwen Maitzen. Administrators present: Mr. Andy Weiland, Mr. Michael Carr,
Mrs. Candace Weidensee, Mrs.Shannon
Anderson, Dr. Leslie Bergstrom, Mr. Jon
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Chris Kluck, and Ms. Jayne Wick.
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Teacher Compensation committee and

the Board will continue the discussion at
a future Board meeting.
A. INFORMATION ITEMS:
1. Five Year Enrollment/Budget Projections: Mr. Weiland walked the
Board through the five year enrollment/budget projections. The Districts
three main sources of revenue come
from the Revenue Limit, Open Enrollment and Per Pupil Aid. These three
sources account for approximately 91%
of the Districts revenue. Based on enrollment numbers described in Mr. Weilands
presentation, the District is projecting an
increase of new revenue for the 2016-17
school year of $903,967.
2. Health Insurance Update: Ms.
Jonen reported that the Health Insurance Committee has been meeting and
are trying to find ways to keep the health
insurance costs down. The committee
received quotes from three different providers. Ms. Jonen shared this information
with the Board. Ms.Jonen will forward a
proposal to the Board at the April 11th
meeting for consideration.
3. Superintendents Report - No report.
A. CLOSING:
1. Future Agenda was established
2. Check Out
A. ADJOURNMENT:
Mr. Uphoff moved and Mr. Ramin
seconded the motion to adjourn the
meeting. Motion passed by unanimous
voice vote. Meeting adjourned at 9:09
p.m.
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A. DISCUSSION ITEMS:
1. Committee Reports:
a. Policy: Ms. Jonen reported that
Policy met onMarch 1st and discussed
the following items: (1) 436 Student AOD
Policy with drug dogs discussion.The
committee did not act on this item and
Ms. Maitzen will ask Board President
Krause to place it on a future board meeting. (2) The committee also discussed
158 Policy on Religious and Cultural
Activities - savingWednesdaynights for
family night. The committee did not act
on this item but asked Ms. Jonen to share
with administration on keeping the informal practice of not having school events
after 6 on Wednesdays. (3) The committee discussed Mr. Uphoffs proposal for
Board Members to be Liaisons to buildings and the committee did not act on
this proposal and would not be forwarding a recommendation to the full board.
(4) The Committee discussed 180 Board
meetings -and did not vote on this item.
Ms. Vogeler will meet with Ms. Maitzen on
the wording of this policy before the May
policy meeting.
b. Human Assets: Ms. Jonen stated
she had nothing to report.
c. Financial Assets: Mr. Weiland
stated he had nothing to report.
d. Physical Assets: Mr. Uphoff reported there was a phsyical assets meeting where Mr. Weiland did a presentation on the capital improvements and
progress on the referendum. Mr. Uphoff
would like Mr. Weiland to do the same
presentation for the full board at a future
board meeting.
e. Vision Steering: Mr. Zach reported that the committee will meet again
onApril 20thto continue work on the
second part of the paper.
2. Community Survey on Teacher
Compensation Plan: Ms. Jonen and Mr.
Joe Donovan reviewed the draft of the
Educator Compensation survey with the
Board. The Board provided feedback
regarding the survey and the process.
If Board members have additional feedback, they should give their feedback to
Ms. Jonen and Mr. Donovan by the end of
the week. Mr. Donovan will meet with the

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seconded the motion to proceed with

the meeting according to the agenda as
posted.Motion passed 6-0.
A. CONSENT CALENDAR:
Mr. Zach requested the January 11,
2016 minutes be removed from the Consent Calendar. Mr. Zach moved and Mr.
Ramin seconded the motion to approve
the following items on the Consent Calendar.
1. Approve minutes of the February
8, 2016 and February 22, 2016 meeting;
2. Approve payments in the amount
of $ 3,619,694.32;
3. Treasurer Reports: January 31,
2016 and February 29, 2016;
4. Staff Resignation of Heather
Sveom - PVE Principal; Retirement of
Patricia Hetland - RCI Music; and Judith
Wohlleber - Psychologist - PVE;
5. Staff Assignments - none;
6. Field Trip Requests - OHS Spanish
Department to Costa Rica in June 2017;
7. Acceptance of Donations - PVE Target $2,028.49; PVE-Lowes Toolbox for
Education - $4,000;
In a roll call vote, the following members voted yes: Mr. Zach, Mr. Ramin, Mr.
Uphoff, Ms. Vogeler, Ms. Feeney and Mr.
Krause. Motion passed 6-0.
Discussion was held on theJanuary 11thBoard meeting minutes. Mr.
Zach moved and Mr. Ramin seconded the
motion to approve the January 11, 2016
meeting minutes with Mr. Zachs corrections. Motion passed 6-0.
A. COMMUNICATION FROM PUBLIC:
None.
B. INFORMATION ITEMS:
1. OEA Report - no one in attendance
to report.
2. Student Report: Student Rep,
Nina Le Brun reported on the following
items:
* Spring break next week; Ms. Lou
Kindschi has a trip to Greece; 2 weeks
OHS participated in solo ensemble and
some are moving on to State; Band
played at Capitol Rotunda - Arts Initiative; The play Harvey went well; Juniors
at OHS took ACT Work Keyes test; Boys
Basketbal made to 2nd rounds; spring
sports just getting started. Mock Trial
won regional conference and went to
State last weekend.
A. ACTION ITEMS:
1. From Vision Committee:
a. Vision Committee Values Document: After a brief discussion, Mr. Zach,
on behalf of the Vision Committee,
moved to approve the draft of the Vision
Committee Values Document. Ms. Jonen
noted that Ms. Maitzen asked her to share
that Ms. Maitzen was very impressed
with the process and is in full support
of the paper. Mr. Uphoff also reported
how impressed he is with the process
and content of the paper. He expressed
his thanks to Steve and the Vision Committee on their work on this paper. Ms.
Vogeler also thanked the Committee for
a job well done. In a roll call vote, the following members voted yes: Mr. Zach, Mr.
Uphoff, Mr. Ramin, Ms. Vogeler, Ms. Feeney and Mr. Krause. Motion passed 6-0.
The question was asked if this document
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engineering. He enjoyed
anything related to computers and technology,
having built his first computer when he was 10 years
old. He designed circuit
boards, assembled solar
panel kits and built robots.
One of his hobbies was
astrophotography, and he
spent a lot of time under
the stars with his telescope
and imaging equipment.
Although he loved science, his skills and interests went beyond that. He
created beautiful watercolors and oils, he enjoyed
all kinds of music, and his
free spirit let him dance
with enthusiasm.
The loss of his creative and compassionate
soul leaves a huge emptiness for those left on the
earthly plane, but he will

be welcomed in heaven by
those who have preceded
him.
Patrick is lovingly
remembered by his mother,
Sharon Stake; sister, Chloe
Stoddard; father, Glenn
Stoddard; grandmothers,
Francis M. Stake and Patricia C. Stoddard; aunts,
Dianne Spranger, Sally
Stake and Susan Stoddard;
uncles, Michael Stake and
Jeffrey Stoddard; numerous cousins and second
cousins; and Dr. Lauren
Likkel, his star mom.
He was preceded in death
by his uncle, David Stake,
and his grandfathers, William Stake and Charles.
Family and friends visited before the memorial
service Saturday, April
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Friday for The Great Dane and Noon
Monday for the Oregon Observer unless
changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 873-6671
or 835-6677.

DORNACKER AUCTION & EQUIPMENT

ANNUAL CONSIGNMENT AUCTION

COMFORT KEEPERS IN MADISON

Seeking caregivers to provide care
to seniors in their homes. Valid DL/
Dependable Vehicle required. FT & PT
positions available. Flexible scheduling.
$1000 Sign-On Bonus!
Call 608-442-1898
FULL-TIME HELPING hand/CNA Oregon Manor a 5 star facility is committed
to providing a work environment where
passionate people have the knowledge, tools, opportunity and freedom to
make the difference in the lives of our
residents. Duties include assisting with
feeding, passing/linens/water and making beds. We offer competive wages/
benefits. Come join cuir growing team of
professional caregivers. Apply on line at
www.oregonmanor.biz EOE
THEY SAY people dont read those little
ads, but YOU read this one, didnt you?
Call now to place your ad, 873-6671 or
835-6677.

WEDNESDAY May 11, 2016 9:00 A.M.

1450 E ORMSBY ST OXFORD WI 53952

436 Office
Administration & Clerical

NOW ACCEPTING CONSIGNMENTS

Farm
& Construction- Hay
Hay&&Forage
Forge -Tillage
& Planting
Farm & Construction
Tillage
& Planting
Vehicles
&
Trailers

Skid
Loaders
&
Attachments
Vehicles & Trailer - Skid Loaders & Attachments
PLEASE CONTACT: DUANE DORNACKER: 608-586-4646 or 608-369-3256
PHOTOS & INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT: WWW.POWERSAUCTION.COM
DORNACKER
DORNACKER AUCTION
AUCTION SERVICE
SERVICE
1650
1650 ORMSBY
ORMSBY ST
ST -- OXFORD
OXFORD WI
WI 53952
53952
OFFICE:
OFFICE: 608-369-3256
608-369-3256

434 Health Care, Human

Services & Child Care

POWERS
POWERS AUCTION
AUCTION SERVICE
SERVICE
2445
2445 E.
E. HWY
HWY 11,
11, SOUTH
SOUTH WAYNE,
WAYNE, WI
WI 53587
53587
(608) 439-5764
439-5764
SOUTH WAYNE
WAYNE OFFICE:
OFFICE: (608)
SOUTH

ORDER ENTRY Clerk/Receptionist

needed. Skills required: friendly, courteous, people/detail orientated, pleasant telephone demeanor, comfortable
with Microsoft Word/Excel, 10,000kph.
Approx. 35 hours. Respond to Jenny or
Todd L & L Foods, Inc. 608.848.6727
CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon
Friday for The Great Dane and Noon
Monday for the Oregon Observer unless
changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 873-6671
or 835-6677.

440 Hotel, Food & Beverage

MARIA'S PIZZA
IS HIRING!
Wait Staff (age: 18+)
Evening & weekend Come in and fill out
an application today! 134 S Main St,
Oregon

flowers, the family would

appreciate donations to
The Body Dysmorphic
Disorder Program at Rhode
Island Hospital (Rhode
Island Hospital, Coro Center West, Suite 2.030. One
Hoppin St, Providence, RI
02903) or The National
Alliance for Mental Illness.
Please share your
memories at www.
CressFuneralService.com.
Cress Funeral and Cremation Service
3610 Speedway Road,
Madison
608-238-3434

SELL IT
NOW
in the
Classifieds!
835-6677 or

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548 Home Improvement

HALLINAN-PAINTING
WALLPAPERING
**Great-Spring-Rates**
35 + Years Professional
Interior/Exterior
Free-Estimates
References/Insured
Arthur Hallinan
608-455-3377

A&B ENTERPRISES
Light Construction Remodeling
No job too small
608-835-7791
DOUG'S HANDYMAN
SERVICE
"Honey Do List"
No job too small
608-845-8110
CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon
Friday for The Great Dane and Noon
Monday for the Oregon Observer unless
changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 873-6671
or 835-6677.

RECOVER PAINTING Offers carpentry,

drywall, deck restoration and all forms of
painting Recover urges you to join in the
fight against cancer, as a portion of every
job is donated to cancer research. Free
estimates, fully insured, over 20 years of
experience. Call 608-270-0440.

449 Driver, Shipping

& Warehousing
LOOKING FOR Experienced CDL semidriver. Our business has expanded. We
are adding new equipment. Must be
professional, courteous and have clean
MVR. Runs from Madison area to Arizona and S. California. No touch freight,
paid mileage and insurance. Serious
inquries only. 608-516-9697
TRUCK DRIVER/LABORER: Madison
area paving company accepting applications for CDL drivers and laborers. Full
time May thru October. for more information call 608-842-1676

452 General
OFFICE CLEANING in Stoughton
Mon-Fri 4 hours/night. Visit our website:
www.capitalcityclean.com or call our
office: 608-831-8850

HIRING: FULL-TIME LINE CHEF

$12-$14/hour

ALSO HIRING: FULL-TIME SERVER

Weekends required for both positions.
Call chef at 608-291-0884 for interview

101 S. Main St., Oregon, Wisconsin

holsteinkitchen.com

508 Child Care & Nurseries

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K&K CUDDLES DayCare in Stoughton

accepting all ages of children. Open
6am-6pm. M-F Call 608-877-9647

516 Cleaning Services

RELIABLE HOUSE CLEANER. Insured,
References available. Free Evaluations!
Call 608-719-2876

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Weaver Auto Parts of Oregon has an open posion for

a Full-Time Counter Person. We
are seeking someone who is movated, personable
and energec. This person must have experience
working with automove parts, vehicle repairs and
the operaon and funcon of motors.

PROGRAMMED CLEANING, INC.

Commercial Cleaning Company is Looking for

Part-Time General Cleaners and Project Floor
Care Workers in the Madison Area.

Apply now in person at 2001 W. Broadway,

call 608-222-0217 if you have questions or fill out an
online application at: programmedcleaning.com

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Part-time evening hours starting after 5pm, M-F, 3 to up to 6

hours a night, NO WEEKENDS!
Must be Independent, reliable and detail oriented and MUST have
own transportation. Project Workers MUST have a valid drivers
license and floor care experience is preferred.
Starting pay for General Cleaners is $9 an hour, Project Workers
start at $15 an hour.
Higher pay rate based on experienced.

This full-me posion will be scheduled for 80 hours

per two week period and is benet eligible. We would
also consider lling the scheduled hours with part
me employees.
If you are interested,
please stop in for more informaon
and to pick up an Employment Applicaon or
contact Gina Lamberty at (608) 643-2734, ext. 1610
or by email ginalamberty@weaverautoparts.com.
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Advertise in our Wisconsin Advertising Network System.
For information call 835-6677.
HELP WANTED- TRUCK DRIVER
TanTara Transportation is hiring Company Drivers and Owner
Operators for Flatbed, Van, or Tank. Excellent equipment,
pay, benefits, home weekly. Call 800-650-0292 or apply www.
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Patrick Stoddard

the world with joy on Jan.

8, 1994 in Madison, and
graduated from Memorial
High School in Eau Claire,
Wis. He received many
academic awards and was
a member of the National
Honor Society, as well as
an officer in the Key Club.
He cared about people
and had a strong drive for
social justice. He was the
first to offer to help people with their projects or
school work, and enjoyed
helping children overcome
reading difficulties. He
cared deeply about saving
the environment for future
generations. He had a special love for birds and lizards.
He loved science and
math and attended UWMadison, studying electrical and computer

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Personal Banker/
Consumer Lender

B & R PUMPING
SERVICE LLC
Dave Johnson

(608) 835-8195
We recommend septic
pumping every two years

PAR Concrete, Inc.

Driveways
Floors
Patios
Sidewalks
Decorative Concrete
Phil Mountford 516-4130 (cell)
835-5129 (office)

High performing and fast growing community

bank is seeking motivated, sales and service
oriented personal banker. Experience opening
all types of deposit accounts required as well
as experience originating consumer loans.
Excellent benefit package.
Send resume to:
dbehrend@oregoncommunitybank.com

733 N. Main St., Oregon, WI 53575

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LAWN MOWING
Residential & Commercial
Fully Insured.
608-873-7038 or 608-669-0025
MAGIC LAWN CARE. Residential, commercial, lawn-mowing, trim bushes,
dethatching, aeration, and spring cleanups. Over 21 years experience. Fully
Insured. Call Phil 608-235-9479. phillinnerud@gmail.com.
RIGHT HAND MAN Services: Spring
lawn mowing & trimming, cleaning, etc.
Over 17 years experience. Call Jer 608338-9030.
SHREDDED TOPSOIL
Shredded Garden Mix
Shredded Bark
Decorative Stone
Pick-up or Delivered
Limerock Delivery
O'BRIEN TRUCKING
5995 Cty D, Oregon, WI
608-835-7255
www.obrientrucking.com

602 Antiques & Collectibles

COLUMBUS ANTIQUE MALL
& CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
MUSEUM
"Wisconsin's Largest Antique Mall"
Customer Appreciation Week!
May 2-8. 20% Discount!
Enter daily 8am-4pm 78,000 SF
200 Dealers in 400 Booths
Third floor furniture, locked cases
Location: 239 Whitney St
Columbus, WI 53925
920-623-1992
www.columbusantiquemall.com

604 Appliances
AMANA WASHER, GAS DRYER 1YR
old. $650 total 262-960-4225

652 Garage Sales

STOUGHTON- 310 E Washington St,
First Lutheran Church Annual Rummage
and Bake Sale Saturday, April 16, 8am12 noon, in Fellowship Hall. Please use
the carport entrance. Proceeds from the
sale go toward confirmation camp. Enjoy
free coffee and tasty treats for sale while
you shop. Thank you for supporting our
youth!
STOUGHTON- 462 Highland Drive
Friday 8-4, Saturday 8-11. Household
items, decorations, crafts, womens shoes
and clothes, boat sandbox, horse tack
and more.

CLASSIFIEDS, 873-6671 or 835-6677. It

pays to read the fine print.

DEER POINT STORAGE

Convenient location behind
Stoughton Lumber.
Clean-Dry Units
24 HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS
5x10 thru 12x25
608-335-3337

RASCHEIN PROPERTY
STORAGE
6x10 thru 10x25
Market Street/Burr Oak Street
in Oregon
Call 608-520-0240

OREGON 3-BEDROOM duplex, 3

baths, 2.5 car garage. Over
1,700 sq. ft. Quiet area. Smoke-free.
Small pet. $1,595+. 6/1. 216 Thomson
Lane. 608-835-9269.
RANCH STYLE Duplex, Oregon 1040
sq ft., 3 bedrooms, bath, kitchen and
living room. 1 car attached garage, full
basement. Good location, close to school
and park. No pets./no smoking 608575-5000

CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon

Monday for the Oregon Observer unless
changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 873-6671
or 835-6677.

CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon

Friday for The Great Dane and Noon
Monday for the Oregon Observer unless
changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 873-6671
or 835-6677.

801 Office Space For Rent

Please join us for our upcoming

Hiring Event for onsite interviews with
our hiring managers!

We'd love to talk to you if you are interested in any of

the following positions/program:

LPN's

RN's

CARTS: MEADOWBROOK 2-wheel,

horse or small draft; 2-wheel showcart,
never used, w/cover, class B mini or
pony. $1,600/ea. 608-358-9768
WALMERS TACK SHOP
16379 W. Milbrandt Road
Evansville, WI
608-882-5725

For more information, please contact

Alisa Bue at 608-373-8901 or alisa_bue@ssmhc.com
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Web Press Utility

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Apply online at www.wcinet.com/careers.

Were proud to employ top-notch staff at the senior living

buildings we manage. We have a campus administrator
position and a variety of resident assistant/CNA shifts
available at our Madison assisted living location.
We offer competitive wages, Paid Time Off, $1/hour
night & weekend shift differentials, plus other benefits.

to download an application:
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to request an
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Office ReceptiOnist

Come Grow with us - C.N.A. training and certification program*

Woodward Printing Services in Platteville, Wisconsin has a

great opportunity for a self-motivated individual to assist with daily
press room activities. Get your foot in the door towards a career in
the printing industry.
Are you a hands-on individual, 18 or older, have a high school
diploma or equivalent, and ready to be part of the team? Consider
this full-time position where you will assist in setting up the web
press, changing ink, assisting in mounting printing plates, stacking
papers off the web press and operating sheet fed folders. The
standard work schedule is Monday-Friday, second shift with some
occasional weekend work.
Woodward Printing is employee-owned and offers an employee
stock option plan, a competitive benefit package, career growth
and a participative culture.

RENT SKIDLOADERS
MINI-EXCAVATORS
TELE-HANDLER
and these attachments. Concrete
breaker, posthole auger, landscape rake,
concrete bucket, pallet forks, trencher,
rock hound, broom, teleboom, stump
grinder.
By the day, week, or month.
Carter & Gruenewald Co.
4417 Hwy 92
Brooklyn, WI, 608-455-2411

NOW HIRING DRIVERS FOR DEDICATED & REGIONAL RUNS!

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866-370-4476
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Where: St. Mary's Care Center, 3401

Maple Grove Drive Madison, WI 53719
Date: Monday, April 18th, 2016
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C.N.A's

990 Farm: Service

& Merchandise

Experience the
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DANE COUNTYS MARKETPLACE.

The Oregon Observer Classifieds. Call
873-6671 or 835-6677.

Do You Like to Meet People?

Are You Self-Motivated?
Do You Possess Computer Skills?
If youve answered yes, we are very interested in talking to you. We are
seeking a candidate for a part-time opening in our front office. Hours
are 9am-3pm Monday-Friday. Responsibilities for this position include,
but are not limited to, selling and processing classified ads, receptionist
duties, assisting walk-in customers and processing reports. Previous sales
experience preferred. The position is located in the Stoughton office.
We are an employee-owned company offering a competitive benefits
package including 401K, ESOP, vacation, and more.
If this part-time position interests you and you have the equivalent of a
high school diploma and at least two years of office/computer experience,
apply on-line today at www.wcinet.com/careers.
Oregon Observer, Stoughton Courier Hub,
Verona Press, The Great Dane Shopping News
Unified Newspaper Group is a part of Woodward Community Media,
a division of Woodward Communications, Inc.
and an Equal Opportunity Employer.

RESPECT

STOUGHTON 1616 Kenilworth Ct.

Large 2-BR apts available now.
Pets welcome. Many feature new wood
laminate flooring.
$775-$825/mo. 608-831-4035.
www.madtownrentals.com

RESPONSE

STOUGHTON- 2/BEDROOM, 4 unit on

dead end st. One upper, one lower. $750/
mo. lower, $795/mo. upper. 1 month
deposit. 561-310-5551

Direct Support Providers

Needed in Madison!
FT & PT available
Multiple Positions Open!

720 Apartments
ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors
55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $750 per month. Includes
heat, water and sewer. Professionally
managed. Located at
300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI
53589 608-877-9388

Starting Wage
$11.66/HR

740 Houses For Rent

BROOKLYN/EVANSVILLE - Two Bedroom, one bath, newer country home
on large acreage. One car garage, A/C,
all appliances, W/D hookup. $950 +utilities. Non-smokers Available May 1
or later. Just 20 minutes from Beltline.
608-843-7098.

THEY SAY people dont read those little

ads, but YOU read this one, didnt you?
Call now to place your ad, 873-6671 or
835-6677

4 MINIATURE mares. Great for 4H project. 608-358-9768

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GREENWOOD APARTMENTS
Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently
has 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $750 per month, includes
heat, water, and sewer.
608-835-6717 Located at:
139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575

GLENCO SERIES 3 9-shank chisel

plow, excellent; 180hp unit; McFarlane
stack mover. 608-426-2211

970 Horses

WE BUY Junk Cars and Trucks.

We sell used parts.
Monday thru Friday 8am-5:30pm.
Newville Auto Salvage, 279 Hwy 59
Edgerton, 608-884-3114
514 S ACADEMY, Stoughton. Large
3-bedroom. Lower of 2-flat. Hardwoods,
large deck, washer/dryer in unit. AC.
Large backyard. Cats/dogs ok. $1230,
inc. heat and electric. Call Jim: 608444-6084.

980 Machinery & Tools

OFFICE SPACES FOR RENT

In Oregon facing 15th hole
on golfcourse
Free Wi-Fi, Parking and
Security System
Conference rooms available
Kitchenette-Breakroom
Autumn Woods Prof. Centre
Marty 608-835-3628

NORTH PARK STORAGE

10x10 through 10x40, plus
14x40 with 14' door for
RV & Boats.
Come & go as you please.
608-873-5088

696 Wanted To Buy

705 Rentals

LAMBS- STARTED white, black, black

and tan, bottle babies, males and
females, $65-$75. 608-527-5311

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ART'S LAWNCARE: Mowing,

trimming, roto-tilling. Garden
maintenance available.608-235-4389

C.N.R. STORAGE
Located behind
Stoughton Garden Center
Convenient Dry Secure
Lighted with access 24/7
Bank Cards Accepted
Off North Hwy 51 on
Oak Opening Dr. behind
Stoughton Garden Center
Call: 608-509-8904

975 Livestock

UNION ROAD STORAGE

10x10 - 10x15
10x20 - 12x30
24 / 7 Access
Security Lights & Cameras
Credit Cards Accepted
608-835-0082
1128 Union Road
Oregon, WI
Located on the corner of
Union Road & Lincoln Road

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AMS LAWN AND LANDSCAPE

Proudy serving the local community
for 5 years. Call us today for all your
lawncare and landscaping needs.
Free your time! Call 608-807-3320

ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE

10X10 10X15 10X20 10X30
Security Lights-24/7 access
BRAND NEW
OREGON/BROOKLYN
Credit Cards Accepted
CALL (608)444-2900

FRENCHTOWN
SELF-STORAGE
Only 6 miles South of
Verona on Hwy PB.
Variety of sizes available now.
10x10=$60/month
10x15=$70/month
10x20=$80/month
10x25=$90/month
12x30=$115/month
Call 608-424-6530 or
1-888-878-4244

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554 Landscaping, Lawn,

Tree & Garden Work

750 Storage Spaces For Rent

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Exterior, Repairs.
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608-873-6160

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April 14, 2016

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Election:
Was April 5
Continued from page 1

Photo courtesy Oregon Area Historical Society

Mystery dance
This is one of several photos donated to the Oregon Area Historical Society a few years ago by Pat Wilkening. Society member Melanie Woodworth said Wilkenings father,
Art (Morris) Anderson, is playing the trumpet and her mother, Marion Ellis Anderson, is sitting in the chair, but the society is hoping to identify more of the people in the
photo, as well as where it was taken. If you have information, call OAHS at 835-8961 or email Woodworth at mswddw@charter.net.

important and added

that he was encouraged by the success of
similar school district
operational staff referenda in the spring
elections last week.
Voters are aware
that schools are being
pinched by the state
budgets year in and
year out, he said. I
hope we are able to
give a plan to our voters
they can get behind that
will allow us to keep
pace with and even
exceed neighboring districts when it comes to
attracting and retaining
teachers and staff.
Flanagan, in an
email to the Observer,
said she appreciated all
the support and truly
valued all of the meetings and conversations
I had leading up to the
election.
I look forward to
working hard, listening, continuing to
seek input and helping to ensure our kids
have the opportunity
to receive a meaningful education here in
Oregon, she said.
Carpenter, in an
email to the Observer,
said hes looking forward to continuing to
be an active part of the
Oregon community.

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