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Safety Day
The Village of Oregon had its annual Safety Day Saturday, May 7, giving kids a chance to tour
police cars, watch a MedFlight helicopter landing and try on drunk goggles. The event, held at
Prairie View Elementary School, also featured a chance to meet Oregon police officers, the K-9
unit, firefighters and EMS personnel. Above, Trevor Schmidt, 5, of Oregon, points out a feature of
the MedFlight helicopter to his mother Kelli shortly after its landing in the Prairie View Elementary
School parking lot.

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O r eg o n H i g h S c h o o l
DECA students are hoping to be on their way to
big things after graduation.
If recent competitions are
any example, they should
have bright futures ahead of
them.
It started in mid-January,
with the DECA District 3
event in Sun Prairie, where
students garnered 61 medals, with 15 students qualifying for state competition
in multiple business events
economics, finance, marketing/business, math and
management. More than

100 business professionals

from around the area helped
judge the competitions.
OHS DECA advisor John
Curkovic said the role-play
events at the competition
related directly to a students interest in business
and marketing.
Students had the opportunity to choose from several different categories
that matched their choice
in business simulations, he
said. Topics included business law, marketing management, communications,
hospitality and tourism
allowing students to apply

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National competitors
Student Event
Meghan Sharkus Entrepreneurship, Written Business

plan, Event (top 10)
Ryan Detra
Hotel and Lodging Management

Series
Matt Reisdorf
International Leadership conference
Anika Sande
International Leadership conference
Natalie Ganshert International Leadership conference
Renee Sailor
Retail Merchandising Management

Series (made finals)
Maria Cisler
Community service plan
Maddie Fitzgerald Community service plan
Jessica Jacobs
Accounting application series event
Sydney Keiner
Sports and Entertainment Marketing

Series
David Heim
Automotive Services marketing Series
Grayden Gruchow Principals of Business Management

Oregon School District

OASIS will move to OHS

Board approves
construction for
alternative school
SCOTT DE LARUELLE
Unified Newspaper Group

Oregon School District

officials have been looking
to eventually move its alternative high school closer to
Oregon High School, and
now it looks like that will
happen sometime next year.
Monday night, school
board members approved
moving the OASIS (Oregon
Alternative School and Integrated Studies) program to
OHS beginning in the 201718 school year. The school
is currently a tenant in the
Oregon Community Sports
Arena.
OSD business manager,
Andy Weiland said Tuesday
in an email to the Observer that arena officials knew
the district was interested in

moving OASIS closer to the

high school, and said while
the school was welcome
to stay, another tenant is
interested in the space if the
school were to move.
The process has been
very friendly, he said.
The school will remain
at the ice center through the
2016-17 school year.
OASIS has leased space
at the arena since the district created the program in
2008 as a way to help some
students with extra academic needs graduate. In the
future, it will be located in
the northeast part of the
high school, taking up about
the same 3,500 square feet
it uses currently. According
to notes provided to board
members, the design is in
its fourth revision, and the
OASIS staff was delighted with the latest plan.
Director of instruction
Leslie Bergstrom said the

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On the Web

Sweet success
OHS DECA students earn top
marks at competitions

Village officials are considering some major street

improvements this year
and next.
At the boards May 2
meeting, President Steve
Staton said the village
spent more than $2 million
on street improvements in
2011-15, and anticipates
spending an additional
$900,000 in 2016.

And if things go as
planned, the village may
be spending much more
than that in 2017, as officials contemplate extending North Perry Parkway
south to connect with
South Perry Parkway. That
project has an estimated
cost of $1.4 million.
Other expensive 2017
projects could include
reconstructing Park Street
(if a proposed hotel development takes place),
r e c o n s t r u c t i n g J e ff e rson Street from the railroad bridge to Ash Street
at a cost to the village of

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Prom set for May 14

The 2016 Oregon High School prom court is, front row, from left: Molly Kleitsch, Kalli Choles, Julia
Schmidt, Kendyl Ainsworth, Tessa Reilly, Abby Breitbach and Kami Yelk, back row, from left: Luke
Hefty, Tony Akale, Luke Pearson, Sam Hakes, Sam Miess, Austin Bergemann and Bryce Johnson.
This years prom will be held Saturday, May 14 at the Best Western Inn on the Park in downtown
Madison. Students attending will be treated to refreshments, a chocolate fountain, professional photographs and a photo booth. The theme is, A Midsummer Nights Dream.

Photo by Bill Livick

U.S. Senate candidate Russ Feingold addresses the crowd Friday during a meeting of the Oregon Area
Progressives at the Firefly Coffeehouse.

With rematch looming,

Feingold visits Oregon
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Photo by Scott Girard

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U.S. Senate candidate

Russ Feingold told a group
of supporters Friday that
voter turnout in Novembers
election is critical to the
countrys future because it
will determine the makeup
of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Feingold, a Democrat,
faces a rematch in the
November general election
against Ron Johnson, who
in 2010 defeated the then-incumbent, winning the seat
Feingold had held since
1993.
Feingold appeared at the
Firefly Coffeehouse Friday
night in an event organized
by Oregon Area Progressives.
He told a friendly crowd
that filled the room that in
addition to the Supreme
Courts future, the election
will play a key role in how
Congressional districts are
reapportioned in 2020.

He called the Republicans

approach a reapportionment scam that skews in
their favor and has resulted
in right-wing control of the
House of Representatives.
Feingold is considered a
progressive Democrat and
talked about Wisconsins
rich tradition of progressive politics. He said that
tradition has been under
attack from conservative
activists such as Charles and
David Koch, who Feingold
charged with completing a
corporate takeover of Wisconsin.
T h ey ve r u i n e d o u r
Supreme Court, and yes,
they want to continue to own
this Senate seat Im running
for, he alleged. We have
got to turn this around this
year.
Feingold asserted, We
will elect a Democratic governor in 2018. Then in 2020,
we will stop the reapportionment of districts in this
state.
Feingold also spoke about
the apparent Republican
presidential candidate, Donald Trump.
He said House of Representatives speaker Paul
Ryan, who represents the
states 1st Congressional

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He also was noteworthy
for being the only member
of the U.S. Senate to vote
against the Patriot Act in
2001, following the attacks
on the World Trade Center
and Pentagon.
On Friday, he charged
that the U.S. Supreme Court
went crazy when it ruled in
the 2010 case thats become
known as Citizens United.
The court held that the First
Amendment prohibited the
government from restricting
independent political expenditures by a nonprofit corporation, and extended the ruling to for-profit corporations,
labor unions and other associations.
Feingold said by allowing
unlimited election spending
by individuals and corporations, the decision undermined the McCain-Feingold
Act.
Citizens United will be
overturned easily if we do
our jobs this November, he
said. The answer isnt to
hope that the right-wingers
stop voting, but to make sure
that we get out the vote for
our side.
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Commission favors
tall lights at Jaycee

Residents question Sanctuary plans

Ordinance change
expected in June

Eight residents spoke

against plans for a new
assisted living center that
would replace the former
Methodist Church on North
Main Street at the May 5
Planning Commission meeting.
The plan for The Sanctuary of Oregon, which would
create 106 rooms for low-income seniors in a three- and
four-story building at the
249 N. Main St. property,
was up for a public hearing
at the commission meeting.
An oversight on the public
notice will require the hearing to continue at the June
2 meeting before the commission can vote on a recommendation to the Village
Plan for the plan.
Those who spoke were
mostly concerned with the
lack of parking for the
facilitys residents, traffic
and the lack of demand for
senior housing already in
Oregon.
A structure like this is
only going to try and take
business from the establishments that we already
have, said village resident
Denette Peyer. If there is
a projected need, I think
this is definitely the wrong
place to put it.

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Lighting for new athletic

fields in Jaycee Park East
that would require an ordinance change got support
from the Planning Commission May 5.
Commissioners voted
6-1 to allow exceptions to
the current lighting ordinances, which limit lighting to 25 feet. The athletic
fields plan, submitted by
the Oregon School District
along with plans for the
fields themselves, would
include two 70-foot lights
for a new varsity soccer
field and two 35-foot lights
in the parking lot.
Commissioner John Bieno, the lone no vote, said
he was opposed to making the exception for the
35-foot lights when the
district could just add one
more light and fall below
the 25-foot limit.
OSD business manager
Andy Weiland explained
the lot is going to be used
for marching band practice, and the light locations
are the least disruptive for
that activity.
The lighting will also
require a change to the
villages ordinance, which

Commission recommended approval for a new awning design for the Chocolate Caper
Commission recommended approval for Beehive
Homes to put a memory care facility in phase 1 of its
project instead of simple senior housing
Commission recommended approval of the final plat
for the Oregon Parks Neighborhood, contingent on a set
of recommendations detailed in the packet

does not allow an exception to the height limit even

through a conditional use
permit. The Planning Commission and Village Board
are expected to take up that
change in June, and the
board will likely vote on
both the ordinance change
and the proposed lighting
at its June 6 meeting.
The commission also
a p p r ove d t h e s i t e p l a n
for the concession stand,
with a more detailed plan
expected back next month.
This is a multifaceted
approach over the next several meetings, explained
public works director Jeff
Rau.
The complex will eventually include varsity and
junior varsity soccer fields,
a varsity baseball field and

two softball fields. Weiland

told the commission that
funding the construction
has become an issue, so
they are now planning the
buildout in phases.
The first phase includes
both soccer fields and the
baseball field.
Were trying to figure
out different ways to make
this work, Weiland said.
The proposal calls for
dugouts for the varsity soccer field that would double as part of the fencing
required to surround the
complex, which commissioners generally supported.
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The proposal calls for

enough parking spots for
only staff and visitors of residents. Representative Tim
Trimble said the company, which runs other senior
housing operations in other
states, has found its residents rarely have cars.
Even if thats accurate,
which the residents questioned, staff and visitors created enough traffic concerns
on their own for those who
spoke against the development.
My biggest concern is
theres already problems
with traffic turning in and
out of my driveway, said
Laura Gochberg, who lives
across the street from the
proposed facility.
Trimble said market
research has indicated the
services are indeed needed
in the area, despite reportedly low occupancy in senior
facilities already existing in
the area.
There are a large number
of seniors whose incomes

arent allowing them to get

the services they need, he
said.
The facility would be
aimed at lower income
seniors who would have the
costs for living at the building reimbursed by Medicaid. Trimble explained
that a high proportion of
the residents would have to
fall under that description
because of the projects
financing through bonds and
low-income tax credits.
Commission members
questioned some of the
traffic plans, including how
the building owners would
enforce a right turn only
rule onto Main Street, and
the materials used for the
building.
The public hearing will
reopen at the June 2 meeting
with a vote from the commission expected later that
night.
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The following OHS DECA students participated in the state DECA competition in March. Front row, from left: Abby Breitbach Sydney Keiner, Meghan Sharkus, Maria Cisler, Maddie Fitzgerald, Anika Sande and Jessica Jacobs; back row, from
left: Natalie Ganshert, Ryan Detra, Dave Heim, Matt Reisdorf, Bryce Johnson and Renee Sailor.

DECA: 12 students advanced to national competition

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Village of Oregon Public Works employees recently put up new crossing standards and lights are up and operational on South Perry Parkway across from
Rome Corners Intermediate School. The project is a partnership between the
village and Oregon School District to improve signage in the area, which had
been problematic in the past.

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Dist. 3 DECA
competitors

different competencies from the

classroom in a real-world setting.
In March, OHS marketing and
DECA chapter members earned
the organizations highest honors
at the annual State Career Development Conference in Lake Geneva, with 12 students moving on to
The Oregon DECA chapter
DECAs international competitive
members
who participated at
event, held earlier this month in
the DECA Regional ConferNashville, Tennessee.
ence earlier this year were:
Curkovic said the OHS marketing class and DECA helps prepare
Jessica Jacobs, Brianna Taranstudents for careers in marketing,
tino, Andi McCorkle, Connor
finance, hospitality and manageBranson, David Heim, Renee
ment by providing programs that
Lewandowski, Hadley Wendt,
integrate classroom instruction,
apply learning while connecting
Anna Michalski, Joanna Robto business activities and promote
inson, Galia Hernandez, Abicompetition.
gail Fischer, Micayla Wallace,
These DECA and marketing
Emmie Wiedemann, Joseph
competitions are designed to simulate real-life business scenarios
Schwartz, Emily Lynch, Cianna
while testing students academic
Pieper, Meghan Sharkus, Ryan
competence and skill developDetra, Madeline Fitzgerald,
ment, he said. Within a 10- to
Mason Breitzke, Sara Shvec,
30-minute window students are
Maria Cisler, Carolyn Christofexpected to read, consider and
solve problems in the area of
ferson, Brandon Michel, Anika
human resource management,
Sande, Kimberly Gehrmann,
production and/or distribution,
Nathan Feest, Kevin Culles,
financial and business mathematiAdam Heath, Bryce Johncal issues, and develop advertising
solutions to typical business probson, Matt Reisdorf, Gradyden
lems.
Gruchow, Maia Beirne, ScarMuch like the TV show Shark
let Egwuonwu, MacIe Cox,
Tank, Curkovic said, another part
Sydney Roberts, Kevin Alvord,
of the competition has students
Duncan Morgan, Ian Ganshert,
prepare in advance write, prepare
and present entrepreneurial ideas
Riley Schultz, Carson Smedto judges.
ley, Amber Zahn, Alyssa Miller,
Students have a limited time
Jordan Merry, Myah Corella,
frame to articulate to a judge how
Marita McKnight, Renee Sailor,
they would solve the problem and
manage the issue in the most expeKarina Sande, Sydney Keiner,
dient and efficient way while keepAndrew Christofferson, Willian
ing in mind the benefits available
Gerlach, Natalie Ganshert and
to both consumers and businesses
Abby Breitbach
alike, he said. These case studies
are then combined with students
marketing, economic, business
mathematical and statistical exams said being a state officer was an
and averaged.
amazing experience she would
recommend to any high school
Students share
student looking for a leadership
Senior Meghan Sharkus, who role and the opportunity to grow
served as Wisconsin DECAs Vice and network as a business profesPresident of Community Service sional.
from March 2015 to March 2016,
It was my responsibility to lead

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a delegation of over 11,000 students in their efforts to better their
communities and to run several
statewide conferences with the other five state officers, she said.
Also as part of her role, she
helped DECA chapters in the state
raise tens of thousands of dollars
for a variety of charitable causes,
improving the amounts of donations over last year.
Working with students who
share my passion for business
as well as my drive and sense of
humor, made my term an especially memorable one, she said. I
am a happier person and a more
well rounded business professional.
Junior Ryan Detra, who joined
DECA for the first time this
school year, credited Curkovic
and Sharkus with helping him easily transition into the group.
Over the past few months
DECA has helped me find what
I am good at and is leading me
down a career path that I find to
be the best fit for me, he said.
DECA is something I would definitely recommend to anyone who
is interested or curious about it.
Its a great opportunity that I wish
I had taken earlier.
Freshman Grayden Gruchow
said the experience of going
through the various DECA competitions will not only help in
future years, but when its time to
interview for jobs.
I will have a leg up on the competition, because I was in DECA,
but also because I have been in a
similar situation before, he said.
I got to talk with my judge after,
and he gave me tips for the future
to be even more successful in
future similar situations.
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OHS grad Racchini works with advanced helicopters

the Navys special operations forces. The Seahawk
is nearly 65 feet long, can
weigh up to 23,500 lbs. and
can travel over 120 miles
per hour for nearly 320
miles on a tank of gas.
As an aviation electricians mate, Racchini is
responsible for ensuring
proper direct communication within the aircraft,
something she called challenging.
I like the fact that this
type of occupation is definitely out of the realm for
a 22-year-old female, Racchini said. This command
is definitely a family type
atmosphere. Everyone is
willing to help one another
achieve their professional
goals.
According to the press
release, 270 Navy men and

women keep all parts of the

squadron running smoothly,
doing everything from processing paperwork to handling weapons and flying
the aircraft.
Serving in the Navy,
Racchini is learning about
being a more respectable
leader, sailor and person
through handling numerous
responsibilities, according
to the press release.
The Navy is very challenging but rewarding at
the same time, she said. It
teaches perseverance that
helps you succeed both professionally and personally.
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Village seeks input on ash tree plan in forum

SCOTT GIRARD
Unified Newspaper Group

Village of Oregon officials

hope to gather community
input on how to move forward with ash trees following
the confirmation of an ash
tree-killing beetle late last
year.
The village confirmed the
presence of Emerald Ash Borer an East Asian Beetle that
kills ash trees in December,
though it was first confirmed
in Dane County in 2014, and
many anticipated the eventual
confirmation.
Earlier this year, Arbor Systems completed an inventory
that showed 200 ash trees on
public land. Of those, 45 were
considered hazard trees,
and four have already been
removed, public works director Jeff Rau wrote in a memo
to the Public Works Committee.
The question is what to do
next.
Residents can weigh in on
the plan at the May 16 Village Board meeting, set for
5:30p.m. at Village Hall.
Although the rest of the
hazard trees are expected to
be removed by the end of
2017 pending room in the
budget for the work the village has to decide whether to
treat ash trees at about $10 per
diameter inch every two years
or cut them down. The latter
would dramatically change
the landscape in some parts of
the village like Jaycee Park.
In his memo, Rau estimated it will cost it will cost
$17,000 to $20,000 to remove
just the hazard trees. That cost
does not include disposal of
the trees and grinding of the
stumps.
Treating the other 155 trees
would cost about $23,000. If
the village opted to treat only
trees more than 10 inches in
diameter, it would cost about
$19,000 every two years.
To remove all of the ash
trees, Rau estimated the cost
at about $60,000.
Our 2017 budget will
need to address the added
cost of implementation of
our plan as approved by the
Village Board, Rau wrote in
the memo. Our 2016 budget
does not have a significant
amount of money for tree
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this scale.
Rau recommended in his
memo to remove all hazard
trees, plus the 49 healthy trees
that are 10 inches or less in
diameter, by the end of 2017.
He also recommended working with Arbor Systems and
Village Forester to determine
high priority larger trees to
save, and begin treatment in
2017 and biannually in the
future.
Untreated trees would be
removed over time as necessary and replaced with an
acceptable variety of tree.
In addition to the removal decisions, Rau wrote a
separate memo to the public
works committee about what
to do with the excess wood.
Options include selling it as
firewood or to artists.
We will need to continue

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Save the Date! We are honoring those

retiring from the Oregon School District.
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- Do you have the desire to help people and serve your community?
- Do you possess great physical and mental strength?
- Do you remain calm and responsible in stressful and dangerous situations?

Carol Bride Admin Asst. DO

Laura Flood Occupational Therapist NKE
Linda Gibbs Admin Asst. Accounts Payable
Linda Glassmaker Food Service OMS
Carol Herrmann Receptionist DO
Pat Hetland Music Teacher RCI
Sara Lubbers Guidance Counselor NKE
Elizabeth McKenna Reading Paraprofessional - BKE
Amy Schleinz 3rd Grade Teacher PVE
Randall Smith Teacher OASIS/OHS
Luann Tober Custodian NKE
Judy Wohlleber Guidance Counselor PVE
Julie Vogel Food Service RCI

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Coming up

Churches

Bike workshop
Get ready for spring and summer bike
season and learn how to do a basic bike
tune-up at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 12 at
Oregon Bike and Skate, 156 N. Main St.
Bring your bike and register in
advance for the workshop at oregonsd.
org/community. The cost to attend is
$12.
For information, call 835-4097.

Splash pad meeting

The Oregon-Brooklyn Optimists Club
and Oregon Community Pool will hold a
splash pad planning meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 12 in the Oregon School
District Meeting Room, 123 E. Grove St.
The planning committee will discuss
potential design options for the splash
pad and take questions and suggestions.
For information or to RSVP to
the meeting, contact Margaret at
oboptimists@gmail.com or Deb at
dab@oregonsd.net.

Family biking
Discover Oregons newest bike trail
during the Rotary Bike Trail Family Fun Day from 9-11 a.m. Saturday,
May 14.
Ride the Oregon Rotary Bike Trail
(located at the corner of Cusick and
Braun). Refreshments from OFroYo
will be provided and there will be prize
giveaways. Free bike inspections and
helmet fittings will also be available.

For information, visit oregonrotary. Auxiliary aids are available upon

org.
request; additional workshops are scheduled for June 20 and July 18.
Family movie night
For information, call 835-3656.
Take in dinner and a family-friendly film during Second Saturday movie Senior center anniversary
night from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday,
Celebrate the senior centers 36th
May 14 at First Presbyterian Church, anniversary with standup comic Mitch
408 Bergamont Blvd.
Henck at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 18.
Bring the whole family to watch the
Henck, a radio personality and
movie, rated G or PG, on the big screen. entertainer, hosts a daily talk show on
Pizza, popcorn and other snacks will be 1310AM WIBA in Madison, and has
available for a donation.
memorable stories to tell about life. A
The movie is free and padded seating speaker from Oregon Community Bank
is available. Floor space is also open for will kick off the celebration, and hot and
blankets or sleeping bags, and sound will cold hors doeuvres, as well as an annibe played at a reasonable level. This is versary cake, will be available after the
the last movie night before the summer program. Registration is required.
hiatus; they will resume in September.
For information or to register, call
For information or to get this 835-5801.
months title, call 835-3082 or email
Sewing workshop
fpcmovies@gmail.com.
Beginners ages 9 and up can visit the
Job Connect
library for its Sew What?: Summer
Enhance your employability at a free Market Bags workshop from 6-7:45
WorkSmart Network Job Connect drop- p.m. Thursday, May 19.
in session from 10 a.m. to noon Monday,
Participants should bring their own
May 16 at the library.
fabric and sewing machine if possiThose looking for a new career or ble; the library provides the pattern
changing careers can receive assistance and instruction, plus a couple of sewwith resume writing, interview practice, ing machines. This workshop is for
job search assistance and more. If you beginners ages 9 to adult; children
have a resume, bring it with you or send 9-12 must have an adult helper. Space
it to yourself in an email for access.
is limited, and registration is required.
The WorkSmart Network is adminFor information or to register, call
istered by the Workforce Development 835-3656 or visit oregonlibrary.org.
Board of South Central Wisconsin.

Community calendar
Thursday, May 12

6-7:45 p.m., Artists in Absentia

documentary screening and art
reception, library, 835-3656
6:30-8 p.m., Joy of Living meditation group, State Bank lower
level, 744 N. Main St., 345-1597
7 p.m., Bike tune-up workshop
($12; register at oregonsd.org/
community), Oregon Bike and
Skate, 156 N. Main St., 835-4097
7:30 p.m., Oregon Splash Pad
planning meeting, Oregon School
District Meeting Room, 123 E.
Grove St., oboptimists@gmail.
com

Saturday, May 14

9-11 a.m., Rotary Bike Trail

Family Fun Day, Oregon Rotary
Bike Trail (corner of Cusick and
Braun), oregonrotary.org
6:30 p.m., Family movie night,
First Presbyterian Church, 408 N.
Bergamont Blvd., 835-3082

Monday, May 16

10 a.m. to noon, Job Connect

free drop-in session, library, 8353656
6:30-7 p.m., Pajama Antics
(ages 6 and under), library, 8353656

Wednesday, May 18

11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Computer

Class: Introducing Windows 10
($20), senior center, 835-5801
11:30 a.m., Brown Bag Book
Group, librarys Sue Ames room,
orelib@oregonlibrary.org
1 p.m., Senior center anniversary program, senior center, 8355801

Thursday, May 19

1 p.m., Euchre Card Party ($3),

senior center, 835-5801
6-7:45 p.m., Sew What: Summer Market Bags workshop (registration required; beginners ages

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, May 12
Monday, May 16
WOW: Russ Feingold
WOW: 5:00 pm
@ Open Mic. (of May 6) LIVEOregon Village
ORE: Oregon School Board Meeting
Board Meeting (of May 9)
ORE: Oregon/Stoughton Rugby vs. Southern
Friday, May 13
Lakes (of April 29)
WOW: R. Huntington
and R. Kittleson Music Tuesday, May 17
@ St. Johns (of May 5)
WOW: Wild Turkeys
ORE: Safety Day and in Wisconsin
Special Olympics Hilites
ORE: RCI Orchestra
(of May 7)
Concert (of May 10)
Saturday, May 14
WOW: Norse Afternoon of Fun 2016
ORE: OHS Girls Varsity
Soccer vs. Stoughton (of
April 21)

Wednesday, May 18
WOW: Backyard Wellness: Vector-Borne Diseases
ORE: OHS Girls Varsity
Soccer vs. Ft. Atkinson
(of May 10)

Sunday, May 15
WOW: Faith Evangeli- Thursday, May 19
cal Lutheran Church SerWOW: Oregon Village
vice
Board Meeting (of May
ORE: OMS Orchestra 16)
Concert (of May 9)
ORE: Oregon/Stoughton Rugby vs. Madison
Westside (of May 9)

9 to adult), library, 835-3656

6:30 p.m., Thursday Night Street
Drags, Madison International
Speedway, 1122 Sunrise Road,
835-9700
6:30 p.m., Healthy Mind: Optimize your Emotions with Essential
Oils workshop ($22; register at
oregonsd.org/community), 8354097

Saturday, May 21

12:30-2:30 p.m., Board games

(7 to adult), library, 835-3656
5:30-8:30 p.m., Kids Night Out
($25; register at oregonsd.org/
community), Rome Corners Intermediate School, 1111 S. Perry
Pkwy., 835-4097
6:30 p.m., Saturday Card Party
($3), senior center, 835-5801

Sunday, May 22

1 p.m., Sunday Movie: Spotlight (R, 129 min.), senior center,

835-5801

Senior center
Monday, May 16
Salisbury Steak
Brown Rice
Buttered Carrots
Fruit Cocktail, Rye Bread
VO: Salisbury Veggie Patty
Tuesday, May 17
*Brat on a Bun, Sauerkraut
Chunky Applesauce, Cookie
VO: Veggie Dog
Wednesday, May 18
Pizza Casserole
Buttered Italian Green Beans
Apple Juice, Croissant
Strawberry Short Cake
Birthday Cake
VO: Sliced Cheese
Thursday, May 19
Three-Cheese Lasagna
Buttered California Mix
Fresh Orange
Bread Stick, Sherbet
SO: Chefs Tuna Salad
Friday, May 20
Turkey Roast w/ Gravy
Mashed Potato w/ Gravy
Buttered Broccoli
Fruit Cup, W.W. Bread
Bar
VO: Veggie Lasagna

*Contains Pork

Monday, May 16
9:00 CLUB, Rubber Stamping
9:00 Caregivers Support
10:00 Dominoes
1:00 Get Fit
1:30 Bridge
2:00 Mind over Matter
4:00 Weight Loss Support
Tuesday, May 17
8:30 Zumba Gold
11:30 Silver Threads
12:30 Sheepshead
12:30 Stoughton Shopping
6:30 Pickleball at Oak St. Courts
Wednesday, May 18
9:00 CLUB, Wellness Walk
9:00 Full COA Meeting
11:00 Windows 10 Class
11:45 May Birthday Lunch
1:00 Anniversary Party, Euchre
Thursday, May 19
8:30 Zumba Gold
9:00 Pool Players
12:30 Shopping at Bills
1:00 Cribbage, Card Party
Friday, May 20
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 Jan-McMahon
SUNDAY
8:15 and 10 a.m. Worship

Good Shepherd Lutheran

Church ECLA

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

Rev. Sara Thiessen
(608) 845-5641
SUNDAY 9:30 a.m. Family Worship

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

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.

Be A Good Soldier
All work is honorable if it is performed honorably
and with diligence. There is an interesting passage in
the Gospel of Luke where tax collectors and soldiers
are asking John the Baptist what they should do.
He tells them, in essence,to be honest tax collectors
and soldiers:Dont collect any more than you are
required to, and to the soldiers he advised, Dont
extort money and dont accuse people falselybe
content with your pay.(Luke 3:13-14 NIV) These tax
collectors and soldiers must have been wondering if
their occupations were morally acceptableunderstandable since they were in effect working for the
Roman occupiers of Judea. John the Baptist tells
them that these occupations are permissible as long
as one does them honestly. There are lots of occupations that one might have these worries about, but
with very few exceptions, most occupations can be
done honorably.
Christopher Simon, Metro News Service
In the same way, let your light
shine before others, that they may
see your good deeds and glorify
your Father in heaven.
Matthew 5:16 NIV

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Streets: Village may connect North Perry, South Perry parkways in 2017
Continued from page 1
at a cost to the village of
$140,000 and rebuilding a
section of North Burr Oak
Avenue, where it crosses
Badfish Creek.
The Jefferson Street project would involve cost sharing with Dane County, which
owns the street. The county
also owns Janesville Street
and North Main Street.
The village is working on
a plan that would transfer the
ownership of these streets to
the village after Dane County
repairs them, Staton noted.
Village administrator Mike
Gracz said the transfer of all
three streets is likely to happen before 2020.
In the rest of 2016, the village is planning the reconstruction of Elm Street, from
South Main Street to Janesville Street, and South Main

Street from Elm Street to

State Street.
The work will include the
replacement and upgrades to
water and sewer utilities.
Were going to be doing
a lot of utility replacement,
particularly water mains and
laterals on Elm and State,
where the lead services are
going to be replaced, Gracz
told the Observer.
The South Main Street
work is estimated to cost
$201,000; reconstruction of
Elm Street comes with an
estimated cost of $140,000.
Gracz said after the village
completes the streets scheduled for improvement this
year, the goal is to tackle
Washington Street and State
Street.
The village is also looking
to spend another $211,000
on annual mill and overlay

projects, in which the street

surface is pulverized and
repaved with asphalt.
Jefferson Street improvements have been the subject
of village negotiations with
Dane County. Gracz said that
project will probably be done
in 2017 unless the county
objects.
North Burr Oak is another
road project on the villages
radar.
We kind of pulled back
on that this year because
were trying to determine if
we can do something with
the height of the culvert that
goes under North Burr Oak,
Gracz explained. Were trying to prevent street flooding
when we have a heavy downpour.
It may require raising
the elevation of the street,
he added, but when you do

Upcoming work
Project Year Cost
South Main Street
2016
$200,000
Elm Street
2016
$140,000
Mill and Overlay
2016
$211,000
Jefferson Street
2017
$140,000*
North Burr Oak
2017
$425,000
Perry Parkway
2017
$1.4 million
*Village portion of combined project
that, you start pushing water
downstream quicker. Its
complicated.
He and Staton said they
hear periodic grumbling
from residents about the condition of local streets, but
most complaints are about
streets the village doesnt yet
own. They doubt residents
would want their tax dollars

spent on streets owned by the

county.
I think that once we do
Jefferson Street thats really the last bad street some
of this will calm down,
Photo by Jim Ferolie
Gracz said. Thats going to Village officials have been planbe a major project.
ning to connect North Perry
Parkway (here in this 2014 file

Contact Bill Livick at bill. photo) to South Perry Parkway

livick@wcinet.com for many years.

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Bluebirds are back

Spring migratory
birds make Oregon
appearance

Photo by Samantha Christian

OMS holds Fine Arts Night

Oregon Middle School held a student art show and reception in
the schools library on Thursday, April 21. Orchestra students
provided music during the reception.
Above, Renee Martell and her children, Ryan and Megan, check
out drawings at the art show.

On the Web
See more photos from the art
show:

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The spring mornings have

been filled with chipper
chirpers like robins and cardinals, but bluebird sightings are also on the rise.
Anna Pidgeon, associate
professor with the Department of Forest and Wildlife
Ecology at University of
Wisconsin-Madison, said
bluebirds are migrants that
are among the earliest birds
to return, and they are often
back in the area by midMarch.
Among migrant birds,
there is a strong drive to
return to their breeding
range and establish their
territory as early as possible, she wrote in an email
to the Observer. This
seems to be due to the benefit, in terms of ability to
raise young successfully,
of getting the best spots
before they are taken by
others.
To spot bluebirds, look
for open, grassy areas. Pidgeon said this is the type of
environment bluebirds need
to forage for insects.
She said bluebirds need a
cavity (natural or provided
by humans) to nest in. Since
they cannot create their own
cavity, they rely on other
species, such as woodpeckers, to create cavities that

Photo submitted

Ed Brognano took this photo of an Eastern bluebird in his backyard

along South Burr Oak Avenue on April 12.

On the Web
To learn more about bluebirds,
visit:

nabluebirdsociety.org
they then use.
People can also help by
not using pesticides on their
lawn and by putting out nest
boxes (homemade or purchased) away from where a
cavity competitor, the house
sparrow, is abundant.

Pidgeon said the nest

box should be the correct
dimensions that can be
opened for cleaning out,
and to do it in such a way
that the nest box wont
become a trap that predators have easy access to
(because) house sparrows
sometimes kill bluebirds in
the nest box.
For information about
bluebirds and nesting,
visit the North American
Bluebird Society at
nabluebirdsociety.org.
Samantha Christian

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Boys tennis

Boys track & field

Oregon ties
for second
at Stoughton
Invitational
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor

Photo by Jeremy Jones

Junior Charles Donovan hits a game-winner Thursday against Stoughtons Levi Robbins. Donovan stepped up to No. 1 singles and cruised 6-2, 6-1. Oregon won the Badger South Conference dual 7-0.

Panthers claim Stoughton invite

JEREMY JONES
Sports editor

The Oregon High School tennis team won six of seven flights
Saturday to claim the Stoughton
Invitational title with 40 points.
Sauk Prairie (28) and Milton (20)
rounded out the top three.
Junior Calvin Schneider only
dropped one game in three matches, cruising to the No. 1 singles
title with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Miltons Jackson Van den Huevel.
Fellow junior Charles Donovan
was nearly as dominant at No.
2 singles. Donovan cruised to a

6-1, 6-0 win over Big Foots Liam

McCarthy before he blanked Sam
Robinson of Milton in the second
round. He capped the tournament,
knocking off Sauk Prairies Jarrett
Frosch 6-1, 6-0 in the championship match.
Sean Bychowski helped the
Panthers claim three of the four
singles flights, taking the No. 4
singles title with a 6-1, 6-3 win
over Sauk Prairies Alec Anderson.
Sam Schaeffer had dropped just
two games in his first two No.
3 singles matches before dropping a heartbreaking 1-6, 6-3 (5)

championship match against Sauk

Prairies Grant Kirner.
Matt Reisdorf and Drew Christofferson had one of Oregons
most competitive runs to the No. 1
doubles championship. They held
off Milton 6-4, 6-2 in the second
round before defeating Sauk Prairies Ben Kraus and TJ Pfaff 6-1,
6-4.
Logan Piper and Spencer Kresbach dominated the No. 2 doubles
bracket, losing just four games
on the day en route to a 6-0, 6-2
tournament-winning victory over
Robby Boden and Neil Garcia of
Milton.

Oregon faced Sauk Prairie for

the fourth and final time in the No.
3 doubles championship match,
defeating the Eagles team of Sean
Harvantine and Grant Kosharek
6-3, 4-6 (9).
The Panthers hosted the singles portion of the tournament,
while the doubles teams played in
Stoughton.

Oregon 7, Stoughton 0
Oregon switched up its lineup Friday, but still rolled 7-0 in
a Badger South Conference dual

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Senior Alex Duff was part

of two victories Friday at
the Stoughton Invitational as
Oregon tied Madison La Follette for second place with 92
points 15 behind first place
Sun Prairie.
Waunakee took fourth with
81.5 points.
Duff led a 1-2 finish by
the Panthers in the 400, leading teammate Logan Meier
(51.64) to the finish line in
49.67.
He was then joined by
junior Logan Meier, senior
Jonas Temte and freshman
Dylan DiMaggio to take
the 4x400 relay .23 seconds
ahead of Dodgeville/Mineral
Point in 3:27.66.
Sophomore Jon Auer
finished six inches shy of
Stoughton senior Adam
Krumholz (20-8) in the long
jump with a leap of 20-2.
Chris Cutter and Hudson
Kugel took fourth and fifth
in the 1,600 in 4:29.93 and
4:31.6, respectively. Kugel
bested Cutter in the 800, finishing second to Madison La
Follette senior Trevor Legg
(1:58.56) with his time of
1:58.66. Cutter placed third
in 1:59.22.
Sophomore Kardel Phillips dropped nearly .6 of a
second from his preliminary
time to finish fourth overall in the 110 hurdles with a
time of 16.47. He matched
the finish in the 300 hurdles
in 41.96.
Sophomore Jalil Turner,
senior Sam Anders, senior
Elloit Jacobs and junior
Gregory DeBroux finished
fifth in the 4x200 relay
(1:35.5).

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Girls track and field

Panthers finish fourth at

Stoughton Invitational
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor

The Oregon High School girls track and

field team won three events Friday at the
Stoughton Invitational and finished fourth
overall with 73.5 points.
Sun Prairie posted a meet-best 105
points, while the host Vikings (81) finished
runner-up. DeForest rounded out the top
three teams with 78.5 points.
Panther sophomore Alexis Jackson won
the 100-meter dash in 15.85 and senior
Jessica Forster finished fourth in 17.33.
Freshman Scarlet Egwuonwu cut .13
seconds from her preliminary time but
ended up taking second to McFarland

senior Brittanny Broome (12.83) in the

100 dash with a time of 12.93. Junior Danica Keisling added a fifth-place finish in
13.47.
Egwuonwu sealed the deal in the 200,
however, taking the event in 25.86.
Seniors Morgan Yaun and Jillian Moss
were joined by Keisling and Egwuonwu to
claim the 4x200 relay in 1:47.54.
Sophomore Jenna Igl, junior Madelyn
St. Clair, sophomore Taylor Schmidt and
senior Maddie LeBrun finished runner-up
to DeForest (4:09.92) in 4:10.3.
Sophomore Abigail Fischer, Yaun, Moss
and Keisling added a third-place finish in

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Photo by Anthony Iozzo

Sophomore Alexis Jackson clears the final hurdle in the 100-meter high hurdles Friday in the Stoughton Invitational. Jackson won the event in 15.85 seconds.

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Panthers win two at Mount Horeb tournament

JEREMY JONES
Sports editor

A six-run second inning by the

visiting Fort Atkinson softball
team proved to be Oregons undoing in a 12-4 loss Friday.
Morgan Dunkelberger went
4-for-4 with two RBIs for the
Blackhawks while Hebbe Kastyn
added a bases clearing triple for
Fort Atkinson.
Katelyn Gladem, Taylor Allard,
Natalie Bosch, Courtney Dunkelberger and Tess Baker each drove
in a run.
Jenna Gratz took the loss for
Oregon, allowing six earned runs
in 1 1/3 innings. She walked five
and struck out two. Hanna Christensen gave up two earned runs.
Lacey Fluckiger threw 3 2/3
innings and didnt allow a run.
Oregon collected four hits and
committed two errors in the loss.

Mount Horeb tournament

Oregon traveled to Mount
Horeb on Saturday for a tournament and defeated Dodgeville and
the host Vikings.
The Panthers opened the tournament with a 5-0 shut out of
Dodgeville and then outlasted Mount Horeb 11-8. Cailyn
Schmidt and Kate Spierings each
homered over the weekend.
I thought it was our two more
complete games back-to-back this
season, Oregon head coach Sydnee Wyss said. I never had an
question mark about our hitting.
We just need to put everything
together in the other two aspects

Badger South standings

Team
Wins Losses
Stoughton 8 1
Monroe
7 2
Fort Atkinson
6
2
Monona Grove
3
5
Milton
1 5
Edgewood 1 5
Oregon
0 8

the Division 1 state poll.

The Panthers were unable
to keep pace with the Cou gars though, falling 13-3 in five
innings.
Craig sent seven batters to the
plate in the first, including Jenna
Brandt, who hammered a 3-run
home run to right field. Hannah Halverson singled and Kayla Kaufman walked to start the
inning.
Jayme Zander hit a 2-run
ground rule double with one out
in the bottom of the inning to
pull the Panthers within a run, but
that would be as close as Oregon
would get.
We knew Craig was a good
team that would score runs,
Wyss said. I thought we hit the
ball well throughout the game,
we just hit it right at them several
Craig 13, Oregon 3 (5 inn.)
times.
Craigs Kaufman added a 2-run
Oregon hit the ball hard to
Jeremy Jones/Sports editor
start Monday evenings non-con- triple in the second and Laura
ference game against Janesville Heilman and Morgan Oren each Sophomore Hanna Christensen delivers a fifth-inning strike Monday evening
against Janesville Craig. The host Panthers lost the non-conference game 13-3 in
Craig an honorable mention on

in order to play a complete game.

Spierings blasted a solo home
run to lead off the fifth inning
against Dodgeville and Schmidt,
Zander and Gratz each added an
RBI.
Oregon rallied from a three-run
deficit with six runs in the fifth
inning against Mount Horeb.
Zander finished 3-for-3 in the
nightcap with three RBIs and
Julia Schmidt drove in two runs
Schmidt had a solo home run
to lead-off the third inning and an
RBI single in the fifth.
The host Vikings sent 14 batters
to the plate in the second inning
as Mount Horeb jumped out to a
7-2 lead in the second.
Lacey and Hanna both threw
really well over the weekend,
Wyss said.

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Boys golf

Panthers split games last week Panthers take seventh at

ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor

The Oregon High School boys

lacrosse team split games between
Sauk Prairie and Baraboo last week,
moving to 5-3 overall (5-3 Madison
Area Lacrosse Association white
division).

Sauk Prairie 9, Oregon 7

Senior Trent Ricker picked up
three goals and four assists on May
6 but the Panthers lost 9-7 to Sauk

Collins added four goals. Kessenich

had two goals and two assists and
sophomore Derek Brellenthin collected a goal and two assists.
Freshman Hogan Schulz
chipped in two goals. Sophomore
Nathan Nipple, Hughes (goal) and
Ehn-Howland (goal) all contributed
points.
Oregon 15, Baraboo 1
Dawson Trautsch and Fischl finOregon traveled to Baraboo on ished with four saves each.
Oregon hosts Stoughton at 5p.m.
Monday and won 15-1.
Ricker picked up six goals and Tuesday, May 17.
four assists, while sophomore Sam

Prairie (5-2).
Sophomore Harrison Kessenich
added a goal and two assists and
junior Parker Ehn-Howland, sophomore Sawyer Hughes and freshman
Matt Strassmen all had a goal.
Sophomore Riley Fischl finished
with 14 saves.

Girls soccer

Brakob scores in 1-1 tie with Madison West

Peaslee scored the Regents goal
with an assist to Simo Bambi.
Junior goalie Abby Breitbach finThe Oregon High School girls soc- ished with two saves, while Giselle
cer team hosted Big Eight power- Monette had four for West.
Oregon travels to non-conference
house Madison West on Saturday and
Mount Horeb at 7p.m. Friday.
ended in a 1-1 tie.
Junior forward Meagan Brakob Oregon, Fort Atkinson (ppd)
scored with an assist to freshman
The Panthers were supposed to
defender Sydney McKee to tie the
game in the second half. Rachel host Fort Atkinson in a Badger South
ANTHONY IOZZO

Assistant sports editor

Conference game Tuesday, but steady

rainfall all day forced the game to be
postponed.
There was no make-up date by the
Observers deadline.
Oregon is 3-0 with six points,
behind Monona Grove (4-0, eight
points) and Milton (4-1, eight
points).
Stoughton is behind the Panthers
(1-3, two points).

Baseball

Oregon travels to Miller Park, drops close one to Madison East

ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor

The Oregon High

School baseball team traveled to the Milwaukee
Brewers Miller Park on
Thursday to face non-conference Madison East and
lost 3-2.
East pitcher Cameron
Cratic held off Oregons
seventh-inning rally for
a complete-game win.
Cratic allowed two earned
runs on nine hits, striking
out seven and walking
three.
Pat Sommers took
the loss. He allowed no
earned runs on one hit in
two innings, striking out
three and walking one.
Ian Schildgen started for
the Panthers. He allowed
an earned run on one hit
in four innings, walking
three and striking out one.
Steven Davis (2-for3, double), Sam Mueller
(2-for-2), Ben Weiland
(2-for-2) and Connor
Zagrodnik (double) led
the offense for Oregon.

Badger South
Team W-L
Fort Atkinson
5-2
Madison Edgewood
6-3
Monroe 5-3
Stoughton 5-3
Oregon 4-4
Milton 3-5
Monona Grove
0-8

dropping Oregon behind

four teams in the Badger
South.
O r eg o n s c o r e d t h r e e
times off of Matt Romens
in the top of the seventh to
tie the Blackhawks at 3-3,
but Fort Atkinson got a
walk-off hit in the bottom
of the inning.
Josh Gomoll doubled
home Jordan Helmkamp
and Mueller (2-for-3) singled home Davis (2-for4) with two outs. On
the Mueller single, Nik
Richardson scored on the
throw to tie the game.
The Blackhawks also
had two-out magic, howFort Atkinson 4,
ever, as Romens redeemed
h i m s e l f w i t h wa l k - o ff
Oregon 3
game-winning single that
T h e P a n t h e r s l o s t a b r o u g h t h o m e Ta n n e r
tough 4-3 game to Fort Reidl.
A t k i n s o n o n F r i d a y,
Fort Atkinson scored

three times in the first.

Ben Weiland added two
hits for Oregon.
Adam Heath took the
l o s s . H e a l l ow e d f o u r
earned runs on eight hits
in 6 2/3 innings, striking
out three and walking two.
Romens picked up the
win. He allowed three
earned runs on four hits
in one inning, striking out
two and walking one. Cole
E h r ke s t a r t e d f o r Fo r t
Atkinson. He allowed four
hits and two walks in six
innings, striking out eight.
The loss dropped the
Panthers to 4-4 in the
Badger South. Fort Atkinson (5-2) leads Madison
Edgewood (6-3) for first
place.
Stoughton and Monroe
are both tied for second at
5-3.

Oregon hosts rival

Stoughton at 4:30p.m.
Thursday in a game with
huge conference implications.
The Panthers host Sauk
Prairie in a Badger crossover at 5p.m. Friday and
travel to Waunakee High
School for the Badger
Challenge Saturday.
Oregon travels to Milton in another huge Badger South clash at 5p.m.
Tuesday, May 17.

Morgan Stanley Shootout

ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor

The Oregon High School

boys golf team traveled to
the University Ridge Golf
Course Wednesday and
Thursday for the Morgan
Stanley Shootout and finished seventh overall with a
660 (338-322).
Sophomore Ryan Candell
shot a 159 (81-78), while
freshman Jiohn Klus finished with a 164 (85-79).
Seniors Brandon Michek
(87-83) and Matt Risser (85-85) both shot 170s.
Senior Brandon Rogers finished with a 172 (90-82).
Rogers day one school

wasnt counted toward the

team score and Rissers day
2 score was thrown out.
Middleton finished first
with a 600 (303-297), while
Madison Edgewood was
runner-up with a 626 (319307). Madison Memorial
rounded out the top three
with a 331 (317-314).
M a d i s o n M e m o r i a l s
Jacob OLaughlin won a
two-hole playoff over Middletons Brady Thomas
to take medalist honors.
OLaughlin (73-74) and
Thomas (77-70) both finished with 147s.
Waunakees Max Forseth
was third with a 149

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Girls lacrosse

Oregon drops two games last week

Samantha Armstrong and
freshman Autumn Copus
both added a goal.
Sophomore Caitlin Curtis
The Oregon High School
girls lacrosse dropped two finished with 12 saves.
games last week and is now Sun Prairie 13,
3-3 overall (2-3 Madison
Area Lacrosse Association Oregon 6
white division).
Junior Gianna Barberino
Waunakee 7, Oregon 4 (two goals) and Armstrong
(two goals, assist) led OreT h e Pa n t h e r s h o s t e d gon on May 5, but it wasnt
Waunakee (10-1, 3-0) on enough in a 13-6 loss.
May 3 and lost 7-4.
Junior Yesenia Valdez
Junior Lexie Knudtson (goal) and Knudtson (goal,
had two goals, while junior assist) also chipped in
Brianna Tarantino collected points.
three assists. Sophomore
Curtis had 10 saves.
ANTHONY IOZZO

Assistant sports editor

Girls track: Conference meet

at Fort Atkinson Tuesday

Oregon,
Edgewood (ppd)

Continued from page 9

The Panthers were supposed to host Madison

Edgewood Tuesday but
rain forced the game to be
postponed.
No makeup date was
chosen before the Observers Tuesday deadline.

the 400 relay, posting a time of 53.07.

Freshman Alexis Karls and sophomore Breanna Bastian joined Igl and Fischer to finish third in the frosh/soph
1,600 sprint relay in 4:42.16.
LeBrun added a fifth-place finish in the 400 (59.56).
Oregon hosts its annual Tom Mueller Invitational at
4:30p.m. Friday at Panther Stadium. The Badger South
Conference meet is at 3:30p.m. Tuesday, May 17, at Fort
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Riffle pitches 10 strong innings in opening day loss

ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor

Photo by Anthony Iozzo

Senior Chris Cutter races to third place in the 800 Friday in the
Stoughton Invitational. Cutter finished behind teammate Hudson
Kugel (1:58.88) in a time of 1 minute, 59.22 seconds.

Boys track: Tom Mueller

invite set for Friday

Despite not fielding a full

team Sunday, the Oregon
Home Talent team battled
Mount Horeb/Pine Bluff for
11 innings before falling 3-2
in the Western Section opener.
Ben Riffle allowed one
earned run on 10 hits in 10
innings, striking out five,
walking three and hitting one
batter.
But despite those strong
numbers, he ended up with the
loss as a rally in the bottom of
the 11th inning fell short.
Riffle threw 10 brilliant
innings and then pulled a
hamstring which took him out
of the game, catcher Ryan
Hoodjer said. They are a
good hitting team. Cole Payne

will probably lead the league

in hitting and has multiple
years, so I think it is a good
first run.
Riffle (3-for-4) also helped
out his own cause at the plate.
He reached on a one-out
infield single in the eighth and
got to second on an error on
Payne after a sac bunt.
Logan Laski walked to load
the bases and a passed ball
brought Riffle home to tie the
game 1-1.
Will Reinicke and Eric
Engler both struck out to end
the threat, however.
Oregon had a chance to win
in the bottom of the 10th. Riffle singled with one-out again
and was sacrificed to second.
Laski then lined a shot to
right field, but a diving catch
saved the potential game-winning run.

We did a lot of little things

well. We bunted well. We did
miss a couple of steals. There
were a couple of opportunities to get guys around that we
werent able to take advantage
of, Hoodjer said. They made
a couple of diving catches that
cost us runs, so it was just one
of those days.
Mount Horeb scored twice
in the 11th to take a 3-1 lead,
but the Orioles continued to
try and fight back.
Reinicke reached on an
infield single, Engler was hit
by a pitch and Jeff Spiwak
bunted safely to load the bases
with no outs.
Sam Schretenthaler followed with a sacrifice fly RBI
to score Reinicke, but Hoodjer and Parker Debroux both
popped out to end the game.
We have some kids that

Boys golf

Sports shorts

Club.
The Badger South Conference meet is at 9a.m.
(75-74).
The Panthers travel to Wednesday, May 18, at the
Ya h a r a G o l f C o u r s e a t House on the Rock Resort.
3:30p.m. Thursday to take Oregon, Milton (ppd.)
on Madison Edgewood and
The Panthers were supto Monroe Country Club at
3:30p.m. Friday to face the posed to travel to Oak Ridge
Cheesemakers. Oregon fin- Golf Course on Tuesday for
ishes the regular season at a Badger South dual at Milnoon Monday, May 16, in an ton but rain forced the match
invite at Blackhawk Country to be postponed to May 11.
Continued from page 11

Continued from page 9

Seniors Jonas Temte and Lucas Mathews were joined by
Turner and Anders to take in the 400 relay in 45.2.
Mathews added a fourth-place finish in the 200 with his
time of 23.37 and a fifth-place finish in the high jump with a
clearance 5-6.
Oregon hosts its annual Tom Mueller Invitational at
4:30p.m. Friday at Panther Stadium. The Badger South Conference meet is at 3:30p.m. Tuesday. May 17, at Fort Atkinson.

are still at college too, so we

had some guys playing out of
position, Hoodjer said. That
was a lineup we will not normally run out there, so to be
competitive with a good team
like Mount Horeb a playoff
team last year is something
we can build on for the rest of
the season.
The Bluffers loaded the
bases twice and also stranded
runners on first and third in
the first three innings before
finally scoring in the top of the
fourth.
Payne picked up the win for
the Bluffers. He allowed two
earned runs on five hits in 10
innings, striking out eight and
walking two.
The Orioles travel to
Blanchardville at 1p.m. Sunday.

Tries were scored by:

Tristan Williams (Oregon),
Key Cook (Stoughton), Johnny Schmitt (Oregon). Multiple tries scored by: Henrickus
Echols (three, Madison East),
Tommy Tobias (two, Stoughton),
The teams next home
game is 5:30p.m. Wednesday, May 18, against Waukesha at Oregon Middle School.
This game will decide if the
club heads to state.

Rugby Club a win

from state
The Oregon-Stoughton
rugby team (4-1) has a good
chance of making the state
playoffs for the second time in
the clubs history.
After suffering a 28-19 loss
to Southern Lakes, the club
bounced back with wins over
Kenosha and Madison Westside.

Softball: Tuesdays game is postponed

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Janesville capped the 10-run rule
No make-up date had been
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Donovan stepped up to
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Continued from page 1
new space will feature smallgroup instructional areas, art
and science areas, comfortable collaboration spaces,
computer spaces, a meeting
space for families, and a
community gathering space
and kitchen.
All of the things (OASIS
staff) was very important
to the learning needs of the
students are included in
this design, which makes
the teachers feel very positive about the entire OASIS

move, she said.

The most recent estimate
for the space is $700,000,
which can be fit into the
districts construction budget due to favorable bids
received on the OASIS project, according to the district.
The preliminary completion date for the addition is
January 2017, and district
superintendent Brian Busler
said he will leave it to OHS
staff and principal Jim Pliner whether they want to try
to move OASIS programming to the high school

mid-school year or wait until

fall of 2017.
The OASIS staff has been
deeply involved in planning
this space, he said, noting
that the building layout is in
the near-final phase.
Board member Gwen Maitzen, a former OSD teacher,
said the design for the new
OASIS area is beautiful.
I just wish it happened
four or five years earlier,
she said. I look back at the
history of OASIS, and there
was a lot of struggle that,
in reflection, I wish was

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5093 Lincoln Road. The request is to
creating one residential lot. The property
would be rezoned from A-3 to RH-1. Petitioner and Owner is Tom Buglass, 5075
Lincoln Road, Oregon, WI 53575.
An effort has been made to notify
neighbors of this proposed change. To
ensure that everyone has been notified,
please share this notice with anyone who
you think would be interested.
Note: Agendas are subject to amendment after publication. Check the official
posting locations (Town Hall, Town of
Oregon Recycling Center and Oregon
Village Hall) including the Town website
at www.town.oregon.wi.us or join the
Towns e-mail list to receive agendas at
townoforegon@mailbag.com. It is possible that members of and possibly a quorum of members of other governmental
bodies of the town may be in attendance
at any of the meetings to gather information; however, no action will be taken by
any governmental body at said meeting
other than the governmental body specifically referred to in the meeting notice.
Requests from persons with disabilities
who need assistance to participate in
this meeting or hearing should be made
to the Clerks office at 835-3200 with 48
hours notice.
Denise R. Arnold
Clerk
Posted: May 2, 2016
Published: May 5 and 12, 2016
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Optional paper sets of project Bidding Documents may be obtained from

the Issuing Office, BPI Color. The cost of
printed (hard copy) Bidding Documents
is dependent upon the size of the Bidding Document set, taxes and shipping
costs. Upon ordering, printed Bidding
Documents will be sent via customers
delivery mode of choice and the delivery charge will be dependent upon the
shipping method chosen. Bidding Documents may also be picked up in person
at BPI, Inc., 11331 West Rogers Street,
Milwaukee, WI 53227 or 4121 East Towne
Blvd, Madison, WI 53704 if ordered beforehand. Call (414) 327-5010 for pricing.
Partial sets of Bidding Documents
are not available. Neither Owner, Engineer nor Issuing Office is responsible
for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including any Addenda, obtained
from other sources. The cost of Bidding
Documents is non-refundable. Each entity obtaining Bidding Documents from
the Issuing Office will be designated as
a Plan Holder of Record. Bids received
from entities who are not Plan Holders of
Record may be returned as being nonresponsive.
A Bidders qualification statement
must be delivered to Village of Oregon at
least 5 days before the Bid opening date.
Bids shall be accompanied by a Bond
or Certified Check payable to Village of
Oregon equal to 5 percent of the Bid. If
the successful Bidder fails to execute
the Contract and furnish payment and
performance bonds within 15 days after
the award, the Check or Bid Bond may be
forfeited to Village of Oregon as liquidated damages.
Prevailing wage rates for all trades
and occupations involved in the Work
shall be in accordance with Wisconsin
Statutes 66.0903 and the Prevailing Wage
Rate Determination issued by Wisconsin
Department of Workforce Development
for this Project.
Construction time is of the essence.
Completion delays are subject to liquidated damages.
The Village of Oregon reserves the
right to accept the most advantageous
Bid, or to reject any and all Bids. Award
of Work described herein is subject to
the provisions of the Wisconsin Statutes.
Village of Oregon, WI
Steve Staton, Village President
Candie Jones, Deputy Clerk/Treasurer
RUEKERT & MIELKE, INC.
W233 N2080 Ridgeview Parkway
Waukesha, Wisconsin 53188-1020
Phone: (262) 542-5733
Fax: (262) 542-5631
Published: May 12 and 19, 2016
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es, 4,550 S.F. of concrete sidewalk replacement, minor sanitary sewer repairs,
sanitary sewer manhole replacement, reconnect sanitary sewer laterals, 550 L.F.
of 8-inch water main, hydrant assembly,
replacement of 10 1-inch water services
including curb stop valve and box. Project includes excavation of an area of contaminated soil and nitrile gasket for water
main installation. Restoration for terraces is included in this project. Project also
includes traffic control, erosion control,
cleanup and miscellaneous appurtenant
facilities to complete construction.
Base Bid B (South Main Street) work
includes, but shall not be limited to approximately 720 feet of urban section
(average 35 feet face to face of curb)
street reconstruction including removal
of existing roadway, 8 inches of crushed
aggregate base course, 688 Tons of asphaltic concrete pavement, 1,450 L.F. of
concrete curb and gutter, concrete driveway approaches, 7,120 S.F. of concrete
sidewalk replacement, minor sanitary
sewer repairs, sanitary sewer manhole
replacement, reconnect sanitary sewer
laterals, 790 L.F. of 12-inch water main,
65 L.F. of 8-inch water main 8-inch valves,
12-inch valves, hydrant assembly, replacement of 18 1-inch water services
including curb stop valve and box. Restoration for terraces is included in this project. Project also includes traffic control,
cleanup and miscellaneous appurtenant
facilities to complete construction.
The Project Manager for this Project is Jason P. Lietha, P.E. who may be
contacted at Ruekert & Mielke, Inc., 258
Corporate Drive, Suite 200, Madison, WI
53714-2407, (608) 819-2600, regarding the
Project.
All Work is included in a single
prime contract.
Bidding
Documents,
including
Drawings and Specifications, may be
examined at the offices of Village of Oregon, and the Consulting Engineer during
regular business hours.
Project Bidding Documents are
available at www.questcdn.com. Digital project Bidding Documents may be
downloaded for $30 by inputting Quest
project #4455393 on the websites Project
Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.
com at 952-233-1632 or info@Questcdn.
com for assistance in free membership
registration, downloading, and working
with this digital project information.
Optional paper sets of project Bidding Documents may be obtained from
the Issuing Office, BPI Color. The Project
Manual will be 8.5 inches by 11-inches and all Drawings are provided at 11
inches by 17 inches (no larger plans will
be offered on this project). The cost of
printed (hard copy) Bidding Documents
is dependent upon the size of the Bidding Document set, taxes and shipping
costs. Upon ordering, printed Bidding
Documents will be sent via customers
delivery mode of choice and the delivery charge will be dependent upon the
shipping method chosen. Bidding Documents may also be picked up in person
at BPI, Inc., 11331 West Rogers Street,
Milwaukee, WI 53227 or 4121 East Towne
Blvd, Madison, WI 53704 if ordered beforehand. Call (414) 327-5010 for pricing.
Partial sets of Bidding Documents
are not available. Neither Owner, Engineer nor Issuing Office is responsible
for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including any Addenda, obtained
from other sources. The cost of Bidding
Documents is non-refundable. Each entity obtaining Bidding Documents from
the Issuing Office will be designated as
a Plan Holder of Record. Bids received
from entities who are not Plan Holders of
Record may be returned as being nonresponsive.
A Bidders qualification statement
must be delivered to the Village of Oregon, Village Hall at least 5 days before the
Bid opening date. Bids shall be accompanied by a Bond or Certified Check pay-

Association members Colleen Christenson, Dave

Ebert, Jon Fishwild and Colleen Schell and administrators Leslie Bergstrom, Jina
Jonen and Andy Weiland.
The board has been aiming
at November for a referendum on a teacher compensation plan. The board has
scheduled a special meeting
a 6p.m. Monday, May 23, to
talk more about the plan.

Teacher pay update

Board members and

administrators discussed the
final recommendation of a
committee tasked to come
up with a new teacher compensation plan to allow the
district to retain, develop
and recruit highly qualified
educators. The committee,
which has been working on
the project for around three
Email reporter Scott De
years, currently consists
of board member Charles Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@
wcinet.com.
Uphoff, Oregon Education

If You Go
What: Oregon School
Board teacher compensation plan special meeting
When: 6
p.m. Monday,
May 23
Where: Netherwood Knoll
Elementary School, 276
Soden Drive
Info: 835-4000

Legals

Notice is hereby given to each and

every person who owns, occupies or
controls land in the Town of Oregon,
Dane County, State of Wisconsin, is required by law to cut or destroy all noxious weeds, including all Canada thistle,
leafy spurge, and field bindweed (creepin
Jenny) before such weeds bloom, bear
seed and spread to adjourning properties, as required in Section 66.0407 of the
Wisconsin States Statutes.
(Photos available here http://dnr.
wi.gov/files/pdf/pubs/fr/FR0464.pdf.)
If property is found not in compliance with the above Notice, the Town
of Oregon shall issue an Official Notice
stating that action must be taken within
five days of the written notice or the Town
of Oregon will destroy the weeds at the
responsible persons expense.
Dated this 28th of April, 2016
Wayne L. Ace, Town Chairman
Posted: April 28, 2016
Published: May 5 and 12, 2016
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

OREGON PLAN COMMISSION
TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2016
6:30 P.M.
OREGON TOWN HALL
1138 UNION ROAD
OREGON, WI 53575

NOTICE HEREBY GIVEN for a PUBLIC HEARING to be held on Tuesday, May

17, 2016 at 6:30 p.m., before the Town of
Oregon Plan Commission at the Oregon
Town Hall, 1138 Union Road, Oregon, WI
53575.
1. Land Division and Rezone Request. Petition # DCPREZ-2016-10993;
Parcel #0509-044-8020-0; 5; west of 5553
Netherwood Road. The request is for
creating one residential lot. The property
would be rezoned from A-1Ex to A-2(4).
Petitioner and Owner is Rita Kluever,
5848 Madsen Circle, Oregon, WI 53575.

The Village of Oregon is seeking a

contractor to help the Village complete a
community based project to restore and
repaint a historic Tin Man Style Water
Tower. The first phase involved the restoration of a 1899 Pump House, which sits
under the Tin Man Water Tower. The last
phase is the restoration and repainting
of the Tower. The Tin Man Water Tower
is a local, state, and national landmark.
Permission to restore and repaint the Tin
Man Water Tower has been granted by
the Wisconsin State Historical Society.
The Village of Oregon is looking for a
contractor who will partner with the Village and complete this last phase of the
project.
Sealed Bids will be received by Village of Oregon at 117 Spring Street, Oregon, WI 53575 no later than 2:30 p.m.
local time on June 1, 2016. Bids will be
publicly opened and read aloud at the
above time and place.?
Project involves minor repairs to
and painting a non-functional water tower.
The Project Manager for this Project is Daniel R. Butler, P.E., who may be
contacted at Ruekert & Mielke, Inc., W233
N2080 Ridgeview Parkway, Waukesha, WI
53188-1020, (262) 542-5733 regarding the
Project.
All Work is included in a single
prime contract.
Bidding
Documents,
including
Drawings and Specifications, may be
examined at the offices of Village of Oregon, and the Consulting Engineer during
regular business hours.
Project Bidding Documents are
available at www.questcdn.com. Digital project Bidding Documents may be
downloaded for $30 by inputting Quest
project #4478464 on the websites Project
Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.
com at 952-233-1632 or info@Questcdn.
com for assistance in free membership
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

2016 SOUTH MAIN STREET
& ELM STREET UTILITY AND
STREET IMPROVEMENTS
VILLAGE OF OREGON
DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN

Sealed Bids will be received by the

Village of Oregon at the Village Hall, 117
Spring Street, Oregon WI 53575-1494 no
later than 2:00 p.m. location time on June
1, 2016. Bids will be publicly opened and
read aloud at the above time and place.
Project involves two different street
reconstruction areas which are adjacent
to each other and are identified as Base
Bid A (Elm Street) and Base Bid B (South
Main Street). Below are descriptions of
each area:
Base Bid A (Elm Street) work includes, but shall not be limited to approximately 560 feet of urban section (32 feet
face to face of curb) street reconstruction including removal of existing roadway, 8 inches of crushed aggregate base
course, 449 Tons of asphaltic concrete
pavement, 1,125 L.F. of concrete curb
and gutter, concrete driveway approach-

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TOWN OF OREGON
PLAN COMMISSION AGENDA
TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2016 @
6:30 PM
OREGON TOWN HALL, 1138
UNION ROAD, OREGON, WI
53575

1. Open Public Hearing:

a. Land Land Division and Rezone
Request. Petition # DCPREZ-2016-10993;
Parcel #0509-044-8020-0; 5; west of 5553
Netherwood Road. The request is for
creating one residential lot. The property
would be rezoned from A-1Ex to A-2(4).
Petitioner and Owner is Rita Kluever,
5848 Madsen Circle, Oregon, WI 53575.
b. Land Division and Rezone Request. Petition # DCPREZ-2016-10994;
Parcel # 0509-141-8500-1; 425 east of
5093 Lincoln Road. The request is to
creating one residential lot. The property
would be rezoned from A-3 to RH-1. Petitioner and Owner is Tom Buglass, 5075
Lincoln Road, Oregon, WI 53575.
c. 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
building sites requested. The 5.11 acre
property would be rezoned from RH-2
to A-4 and 5.35 acre property would be
rezoned from A-3 to RH-2. Petitioner is
Paulson & Associates LLC, 135 W. Hlum
St., Deforest, WI 53532. Owners are Steve
Gasner, 6225 Stony Hill Dr., Oregon, WI
53575 & Roger Parsons, 5207 Lincoln
Rd., Oregon, WI 53575. Location of driveway to be discussed.
2. Close Public Hearing.
3. Call Plan Commission meeting to
order.
4. Discussion and possible Recommendation to the Town Board:
a. Land Division and Rezone Request. Petition # DCPREZ-2016-10993;
Parcel #0509-044-8020-0; 5; west of 5553
Netherwood Road.
b. Land Division and Rezone Request. Petition # DCPREZ-2016-10994;
Parcel # 0509-141-8500-1; 425 east of
5093 Lincoln Road.
c. 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.
5. Approval of minutes from the last
meeting.

6. Public Comments.
7. Presentation by Mark Hazelbaker
on Wisconsin Act 178 regarding the option to withdraw from Dane County Zoning. Informational only, no decisions will
be made.
8. Discussion and possible Action
re: Re-appointment of Arlan Kay and Brian Duffin to plan commission for a term
of three (3) years (6/2019).
9. Discussion and possible Action
re: TORC procedures.
10. Update on Anderson Park.
11. Communications.
12. Adjournment.
Note: Agendas are subject to amendment after publication. Check the official
posting locations (Town Hall, Town of
Oregon Recycling Center and Oregon
Village Hall) including the Town website
at www.town.oregon.wi.us or join the
Towns e-mail list to receive agendas at
townoforegon@mailbag.com. It is possible that members of and possibly a quorum of members of other governmental
bodies of the town may be in attendance
at any of the meetings to gather information; however, no action will be taken by
any governmental body at said meeting
other than the governmental body specifically referred to in the meeting notice.
Requests from persons with disabilities
who need assistance to participate in
this meeting or hearing should be made
to the Clerks office at 835-3200 with 48
hours notice.
Posted: May 10, 2016
Published: May 12, 2016
WNAXLP
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

VILLAGE OF OREGON
AMENDING & ADOPTING
CHAPTER 41 FLOODPLAIN
ORDINANCE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Village of Oregon Village Board will hold
a public hearing at 5:00 p.m. on June 6,
2016 to amend Chapter 41 of the Village
Code of Ordinances relating to Floodplain Regulations. The purpose of the
public hearing is to solicit comments on
the floodplain revisions that are required
by state and federal law.
This ordinance governs development and activity in mapped floodplain
areas.
The proposed regulations are intended to protect life, health and property in floodplain areas and will govern
uses permitted in mapped floodplains.
Activities such as dredging, filling, excavating and construction of buildings are
generally allowed, but may be restricted
according to which flood zone the property is in.
A copy of the amended Floodplain
Ordinance is on file at the office of the
Village Clerk for public review. Office
hours of the Clerk are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday. All persons
interested are invited to attend this hearing and be heard.
Subsequent to the hearing, the Village Board intends to deliberate and act
upon the request.
Any person who has a qualifying
disability as defined by the Americans
with Disabilities Act that requires the
meeting or materials at the meeting to
be in an accessible location or format
must contact the Village Clerk at (608)
835-3118, 117 Spring Street, Oregon, Wisconsin, at least twenty-four hours prior
to the commencement of the meeting so
that any necessary arrangements can be
made to accommodate each request.
Peggy S.K. Haag
Village Clerk
Published: May 12 and 19, 2016
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TOWN OF OREGON
NOXIOUS WEED NOTICE

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

HISTORIC TIN MAN WATER
TOWER PAINTING
VILLAGE OF OREGON
DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN

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The 2016 Town of Oregon Open

Book will be held at the Oregon Town
Hall, 1138 Union Road on Thursday, May
12, 2016, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and
on Saturday, May 14, 2016, from 10:00
p.m. to Noon. Appointments are not required.
Open Book is an informal meeting
with the assessor to ask questions and
review assessment records.
Property Owners are encouraged
to attend the open book to verify the assessment of their property. In addition,
property owners can learn how their
assessment was calculated, compare
your property to similar properties, verify
open land acreages and valuations, and
learn how market activity affected the
assessment.
The 2016 Town of Oregon Board of
Review will be held on Saturday, June 4,
2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. To appear at the Board of Review, it is required
that an appointment is scheduled 48
hours prior to the start of Board of Review. Appointments are scheduled with
the Clerks Office at 835-3200.
Denise Arnold
Town Clerk
Published: May 5 and 12, 2016
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able to the Village of Oregon, WI equal

to 5 percent of the Bid. If the successful
Bidder fails to execute the Contract and
furnish payment and performance bonds
within 15 days after the award, the Check
or Bid Bond may be forfeited to the Village of Oregon, WI as liquidated damages.
Prevailing wage rates for all trades
and occupations involved in the Work
shall be in accordance with Wisconsin
Statutes 66.0903 and the Prevailing Wage
Rate Determination issued by Wisconsin
Department of Workforce Development
for this Project.
Construction time is of the essence.
Completion delays are subject to liquidated damages.
Village of Oregon, WI reserves the
right to accept the most advantageous
Bid, or to reject any and all Bids. Award
of Work described herein is subject to
the provisions of the Wisconsin Statutes.
Village of Oregon, WI
Steve Staton, Village President
Candie Jones, Deputy Clerk/Treasurer
RUEKERT & MIELKE, INC.
258 Corporate Drive, Suite 200
Madison, WI 53714-2407
Phone: (608) 819-2600
Fax: (608) 819-2601
Published: May 12 and 19, 2016
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TOWN OF OREGON
OPEN BOOK AND
BOARD OF REVIEW
THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2016
5:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M.
&
SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2016
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STATE OF WISCONSIN,
CIRCUIT COURT,
DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO
CREDITORS (INFORMAL
ADMINISTRATION) IN THE
MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
HOWARD STUART ROPER

Case No. 16PR289

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
1. An application for Informal Administration was filed.
2. The decedent, with date of birth
January 19, 1948 and date of death December 7, 2015, was domiciled in Dane
County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 603 Janesville Street, Oregon, WI 53575.
3. All interested persons waived notice.
4. The deadline for filing a claim
against the decedents estate is August
5, 2016.
5. A claim may be filed at the Dane
County Courthouse, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1000
Lisa Chandler
Probate Registrar
April 25, 2016
Michael S. Roper
592 S. Burr Oak Avenue
Oregon, WI 53575
(608) 235-3346
Published: May 12, 19 and 26, 2016
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MINUTES OF THE
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
SCHOOL BOARD OF THE
OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICT
HELD ON APRIL 11, 2016

The regular meeting of the School

Board of the Oregon School District was
called to order by the President at 6:32
PM in 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,
Ms. Gwen Maitzen, Mr. Jeff Ramin, Mr.
Steve Zach, Ms. Rae Vogeler and Mr. Dan
Krause, The following board members
were absent: none. Administrators present: Dr. Brian Busler, Mr. Andy Weiland,
Mrs. Candace Weidensee, Mr. Dan Rikli,
Mrs. Shannon Anderson, Dr. Leslie Bergstrom, Mr. Jon Tanner, Ms. Jina Jonen,
Ms. Tori Whitish, Ms. Kerri Modjeski, Mr.

Jim Pliner, Mr. Jason Zurawik, Mr. Josh

Iverson, Ms. Cynthia Olander, Mr. Mike
Carr, Ms. Dawn Goltz, Mr. Chris Kluck
and Ms. Kelly Kluck, and Ms. Jayne Wick.
Proof in the form of a certificate by
the Oregon Observer of communications
and public notice given to the public and
the Oregon Observer and a certificate of
posting as required by Section 19.84 Wisconsin Statutes as to the holding of this
meeting was presented by Mr. Krause.
Ms. Vogeler moved and Ms. Feeney
seconded the motion to proceed with the
meeting according to the agenda as posted. In a roll call vote, the following members voted yes: Ms. Vogeler, Ms. Feeney,
Mr. Uphoff, Mr. Zach, Mr. Ramin, Ms. Maitzen and Mr. Krause. Motion passed 7-0.
A. CONSENT CALENDAR:
Mr. Ramin moved and Ms. Feeney
seconded the motion to approve the following items on the Consent Calendar.
1. Approve minutes of the March 14,
2016 meeting;
2. Approve payments in the amount
of $ 2,120,814.88;
3. Treasurer?s Report - none;
4. Resignations/Retirements:
Resignation of:
* Jerry Maddi - OHS;
* Michelle Gard - Principal at RCI;
* Martha Klug - PVE Teacher
Retirement of:
* Amy Schleinz - PVE Teacher
* Confidential Retirement
* Laura Flood - OT - District wide
5. Staff Assignments - none;
6. Field Trips:
* FCCLA State Leadership Conference in Wisconsin Dells;
* FFA Washington Leadership Conference in Washington DC
* FFA State Envionthon Conference
7. Donations:
* Oregon Pool Water Jugs from Drew
Garty;
* OHS Scholarship - $500 from
Charles Uphoff Family
* $800 Anonymous Donation to fund
two computers for online program
* Community Ground Works - Trees
for OMS;
In a roll call vote, the following members voted yes: Mr. Ramin, Ms. Feeney,
Mr. Uphoff, Mr. Zach, Ms. Vogeler, Ms.
Maitzen and Mr. Krause. Motion passed
7-0.
A. COMMUNICATION FROM PUBLIC:
None.
B. INFORMATION ITEMS:
1. OEA - no one present

2. Student Report - Nina LeBrun :

Nina reported: She was part of the OHS
ground breaking ceremony on April
7th, Indoor track meet - State at Whitewater, Fine Arts week is this week with
dance studio, jazz ensemble, student
bands, shadow percussion and guard
performances. The Drumline is leaving
Wednesday for the Wordl Championship.
DECA is preparing for Nationals in Nashville, TN. Last week had an event ending
child abuse awareness. Student Council
held a volleyball game and money was
donated to the Humane Society. This
weekend there will be a character breakfast for young students. If they bring a
toy for St. Jude?s there will be a discount
on tickets.
A. ACTION ITEMS:
1. Issuance of Teacher Contracts:
Mr. Zach moved and Mr. Uphoff seconded the motion to approve the issuance
of contracts for the certified teachers for
the 2016-17 school year consistent with
Wisconsin State Statute chapter 118. In a
roll call vote, the following members voted yes: Mr. Zach, Mr. Uphoff, Ms. Feeney,
Ms. Vogeler, Mr. Ramin, Ms. Maitzen and
Mr. Krause. Motion passed 7-0.
2. Issuance of Administrative Contracts: Mr. Zach moved and Ms. Feeney
seconded the motion to approve the issuance of contracts for the administrators
for the 2016-2017 school year consistent
with Wisconsin State Statute chapter 118.
In a roll call vote, the following members
voted yes: Mr. Zach, Ms. Feeney, Mr. Uphoff, Mr. Ramin, Ms. Vogeler, Ms. Maitzen
and Mr. Krause. Motion passed 7-0.
3. Issuance of Licensed Non-Represented Contracts: Mr. Zach moved and
Ms. Maitzen seconded the motion that the
Board approve the issuance of contracts
for the licensed non-represented staff
for the 2016-2017 school year consistent
with Wisconsin State Statue chapter 118.
In a roll call vote, the following members
voted yes: Mr. Zach, Ms. Maitzen, Mr. Uphoff, Mr. Ramin, Ms. Vogeler, Ms. Feeney,
and Mr. Krause. Motion passed 7-0.
A. DISCUSSION ITEMS:
1. Committee Reports
a. Financial Assets: Mr. Ramin reported - no meetings
b. Human Assets: Ms. Jonen - nothing to report
c. Physical Assets: Mr. Uphoff reported on the presentation that Mr. Weiland gave at the committee meeting and
will do so later in the evening.
d. Policy: Ms. Maitzen said the next
meeting will be May 3rd and Ms. Vogel-

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agenda regarding board packets.
e. Vision Steering: Mr. Zach stated
the next meeting will be April 20 meeting and will discuss the inclusion of the
board paper that was recently approved.
2. Health Insurance Proposal: Mr.
Zach recused his participation in discussion of the health insurance proposal because his wife works for Dean Care. Ms.
Jonen gave a brief overview of the health
insurance proposal that the board will
vote on the April 25 board meeting.
A. INFORMATION ITEMS:
1. Election Update: Mr. Ramin reported on the results: Mr. Krause received
3,405 votes and Krista Flanagan received
5,134 votes and Uriah Carpenter 2,704.
2. Capital Improvements/Referendum Slide Presentation: Mr. Weiland did
a slide presentation on the capital project
improvements and the referendum work.
3. 2016-2017 Staffing Plan: Dr. Busler and Ms. Jonen gave a brief overview
of the staffing plan that will be an action
item at the April 25th board meeting.
4. Ravenoaks Busing Concerns:
Dr. Busler, Mr. Weiland and Mr. Fink explained parents concerns regarding long
bus rides and arriving too early before
school start time and before supervision
is available. Mr. Fink is working with a
new software program for options to
make this better.
5. Superintendent?s Report: Dr. Busler reported:
* Parent University on March 31st
* Kids get Fit on April 9th - Grades
5-12 - 150 kids in attendance;
* April 1st Circle of Hope Award for
4 staff members, Nikki Jagdfeld, Laura
Flood, Billie Farrar and Amy Janssens.
* Herb Kohl Fellowship - Nathan
Johnson Top 10 Scholars - Herb Kohl
Educational Foundation Scholarship,
Fellowship and leadership recognition
Luncheon on Sunday, April 10th at Sun
Prairie.
* OHS and OMS Ground breaking
ceremonies on April 7th;
A. CLOSING:
1. Future Agenda was established.
Mr. Uphoff would like to see us look at
revising the drivers ed program and is
interested in seeing the information regarding interest and cost in a report this
summer.
2. Check Out: Mr. Uphoff shared a
poem and also stated that he is not planning on running for school board next
year. His area is City of Fitchburg. Ms.
Maitzen recently attended PVE Science
Fair; participated in BKE Pioneer Days
with her spinning wheel; will be part of
PVE as well. She doing a mural for NKE
Arboretum and hope to have it done by
May. Ms. Maitzen also attended Coaches
appreciation dinner and enjoyed conversation about STEAM and Art; she
also enjoyed ground breaking ceremony
and stated this is a great school district
with great offerings. Mr. Zach stated it is
heartening to see the work begin at OHS
and is excited to watch the project. Ms.
Feeney attended the FFA banquet and
was encouraged to see all the outstanding young people at OHS; she thanked
parents and members of the community
that are supportive of the FFA club. Ms.
Vogeler thanked everyone who elected
her to be on the board, She thanked everyone for all of their help and support.
She stated she decided not to run because she planned to spend more time
with family. She welcomed Krista Flanagan to the Board.
A. ADJOURNMENT:
Ms. Vogeler moved and Mr. Ramin
seconded the motion to adjourn the
meeting. Motion passed by unanimous
voice vote. Meeting adjourned at 9:09
p.m.
Jeff Ramin, Clerk
Oregon School District
Published: May 12, 2016
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The regular meeting of the School

Board of the Oregon School District
was called to order by Dr. Brian Busler,
Superintendent at6:00 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, Ms. Gwen Maitzen,
Mr. Jeff Ramin, Mr. Steve Zach, Ms. Krista Flanagan and Mr. Dan Krause, The
following board members were absent:
none. Administrators present: Dr. Brian
Busler, Mr. Andy Weiland, Mrs. Candace
Weidensee, Mr. Dan Rikli, Mrs. Shannon
Anderson, Dr. Leslie Bergstrom, Mr. Jon
Tanner, Ms. Jina Jonen, Dr. Heather Sveom, Ms. Kelly Kluck, Mr. Chris Kluck, Ms.
Kerri Modjeski, Ms. Cyndi Olander, Mr.
Dan Rikli, Mr. Jim Pliner, Mr. Jason Zurawik, and Ms. Jayne Wick.
Proof in the form of a certificate by
the Oregon Observer of communications
and public notice given to the public and
the Oregon Observer and a certificate
of posting as required by Section 19.84
Wisconsin Statutes as to the holding of
this meeting was presented by Dr. Busler.
Mr. Uphoff moved and Mr. Zach
seconded the motion to proceed with
the meeting according to the agenda as
posted. Motion passed 7-0.
1. Meet and Confer with OEA: Present for OEA were, Kathy Hauser, Jen Erlich, Cyndi Ellestad, John Wedge, Laurie
Lebwohl, Heather Molnar, Nathan Johnson, Diana Kirchdoerfer and Diane Frey.
Discussion included proposed language
to amend the grievance policy. It was
agreed that a sub-group would be formed
to discuss amended language. Discussion was held on teacher evaluations and
the wording regarding educators who
are on a plan of improvement. For future
discussion with Board, OEA would like
to discuss inserting language into the
employee handbook regarding employee
safety policies and procedures.
2. Reorganization
a. Board Members Oath of Office:
Mr. Krause and Ms. Flanagan completed
their oath of office prior to the meeting.
b. Election of Officers:
1. Dr. Busler asked for nominations
for President. Ms. Feeney nominated Mr.

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Dr. Busler called three times for additional nominations. There were none.
Mr. Uphoff and Mr. Zach had an opportunity to address the Board members. Ms.
Jonen distributed ballots to board members. Mr. Zach received four votes and
Mr. Uphoff received three votes. Mr. Zach
is the Board President.
2. Mr. Zach asked for nominations
for Vice President. Mr. Ramin
nominated Ms. Feeney for Vice
President. Ms. Flanagan moved and Ms.
Maitzen seconded the motion to close
the nominations and cast the vote for
Vice President. Motion passed 7-0 for Ms.
Feeney for Vice President.
3. Mr. Zach asked for nominations
for Treasurer. Mr. Zach nominated Mr.
Ramin for Treasurer. Mr. Krause moved
and Ms. Maitzen seconded the motion to
close nominations and cast the vote for
Treasurer. By voice vote, motion passed
7-0 for Mr. Ramin as Treasurer.
4. Mr. Zach asked for nominations
for Clerk. Mr. Ramin nominated Ms. Flanagan for Clerk. Ms. Feeney moved and
Ms. Maitzen seconded the motion to
close the nominations and cast the vote
for Clerk. By voice vote, motion passed
7-0 for Ms. Flanagan for Clerk.
A. COMMUNICATION FROM PUBLIC:
No one present to address the
Board. Mr. Zach welcomed Ms. Flanagan to the School Board and thanked
Mr. Krause for his two years of service
as Board President. Mr. Zach expressed
sympathy to the families of Bailey Connery and Melissa Robinson.
B. INFORMATION ITEMS:
1. OEA Report - no one present to
report.
2. Student Report: Student rep, Nina
LeBrun stated that she attended the
WASC Conference for student councils at
the Concourse in Madison; The Executive
Committee with Ms. Weinert caucused at
the Capitol; nominations for officers for
student councils by grade level will be
made in the next two weeks. Ms. LeBrun
recommended a fellow student for next
years student liaison to the board. She
also reported the OHS DECA group is at
Nationals in Nashville. She shared the excitement of being involved in the groundbreaking ceremony at OHS and students
are excited to see the changes. Ms. LeBrun also reported the loss of classmate,
Bailey Connery.
A. ACTION ITEMS:
1. Official Designations:
a. Newspaper: Mr. Krause moved
and Mr. Uphoff seconded the motion to
approve the Resolution 2016-01 stating
the Oregon Observer be the official district newspaper. In a roll call vote, the following members voted yes: Mr. Krause,
Mr. Uphoff, Ms. Feeney, Ms. Maitzen, Ms.
Flanagan, Mr. Ramin and Mr. Zach. Motion passed 7-0.
b. Resolution regarding Investment
of District Funds: Mr. Krause moved and
Ms. Maitzen seconded the motion to approve Resolution 2016-02 regarding investment of district funds. In a roll call
vote, the following members voted yes:
Mr. Krause, Ms. Maitzen, Ms. Feeney, Mr.
Uphoff, Ms. Flanagan, Mr. Ramin and Mr.
Zach. Motion passed 7-0.
c. Resolution - Depositories: Mr.
Ramin moved and Mr. Krause seconded
the motion to approve Resolution 201603 regarding depositories for district
funds. In a roll call vote, the following
members voted yes: Mr. Ramin, Mr.
Krause, Ms. Maitzen, Ms. Feeney, Mr. Uphoff, Ms. Flanagan and Mr. Zach. Motion
passed 7-0.
1. Appointment of Representatives:
a. CESA #2 Delegate: Mr. Zach appointed Mr. Charles Uphoff to be CESA
#2 delegate representative. Unanimous
approval by the Board.
b. Village Park Board: Mr. Zach
appointed Ms. Gwen Maitzen to be recommended to the Village President for
Village Park Board representative.Unanimous approval by the Board.
c. WASB Delegate: Mr. Zach appointed Ms. Gwen Maitzen to be the WASB
Delegate representative. Unanimous approval by the Board.
1. Health Insurance Proposal: Mr.
Zach and Ms. Maitzen recused themselves from discussion and vote of the
health insurance proposal. Mr. Jaeger
was present to answer questions regarding the proposal. Mr. Krause moved and
Mr. Ramin seconded the motion to approve a 3-year agreement with Unity that
offers dual choice during the 2016-2017
school year with a 4% rate increase, and
then moves to Unity as the sole provider effectiveJuly 1, 2017-June 30, 2019
with a 0% rate increase effective July 1,
2017 and a cap of a 5.5% rate increase
effectiveJuly 1, 2018. In a roll call vote,
the following members voted yes: Mr.
Krause, Mr. Ramin, Ms. Feeney, Mr. Uphoff and Ms. Flanagan. Members Zach
and Maizen abstained from vote. Motion
passed 5-0-2.
2. 2016-2017 Staffing Proposal: Ms.
Feeney moved and Mr. Krause seconded
the motion to confirm the approval of the
3 FTE when they approved open enrollment spaces and to approve the addition
of .80 FTE at Netherwood Knoll Elementary School for increased sections in
world language, art, music and physical
education of .20 FTE each. In a roll call
vote, the following members voted yes:
Ms. Feeney, Mr. Ramin, Ms. Maitzen, Mr.
Uphoff, Ms. Flanagan, Mr. Ramin and Mr.
Zach. Motion passed 7-0.
A. DISCUSSION ITEMS:
1. OASIS: Dr. Bergstrom, Mr. Weiland and Mr. Pliner shared plans for OASIS to be part of the referendum addition
project at OHS. Mr. Weiland will share
budget info on project and ask for Board
approval at the May 9th board meeting.
2. Schedule Special Board Meeting
to discuss Teacher Compensation Plan:
The Board will meet onMay 23rdto discuss Teacher Compensation Plan.
A. CLOSING:
1. Future Agenda was established.
2. Check Out: Nina LeBrun recommended a poem to read called Dash by
Linda Ellis. Ms. Maitzen attended the
District Office Art Open House and also
stated she is displaying her artwork at
the Firefly beginning May 1st. Ms. Feeney
thanked Mr. Krause for his leadership
the past two year. Dr. Busler thanked Mr.
Krause for his service and leadership as
Board President the past two years.
A. ADJOURNMENT:

Mr. Ramin moved and Ms. Maitzen

seconded the motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed by unanimous voice
vote. Meeting adjourned at 9:17 p.m.
Krista Flanagan, Clerk
Oregon School District
Published: May 12, 2016
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***

NOTICE OF THE
BOARD OF REVIEW
FOR THE
VILLAGE OF OREGON

Notice is hereby given that the

Board of Review for the Village of Oregon, Dane County, Wisconsin, shall
hold its first meeting on May 23, 2016,
from4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., at the Oregon
Village Hall Boardroom.
Please be advised of the following
requirements to appear before the board
of review and procedural requirements if
appearing before the board:
1. No person will be allowed to appear before the board of review, to testify
to the board by telephone, or to contest
the amount of any assessment of real
or personal property if the person has
refused a reasonable written request by
certified mail of the assessor to view the
property.
2. After the first meeting of the board
of review and before the boards final adjournment, no person who is scheduled
to appear before the board of review may
contact or provide information to a member of the board about the persons objection, except at a session of the board.
3. The board of review may not hear
an objection to the amount or valuation
of property unless, at least 48 hours before the boards first scheduled meeting,
the objector provides to the boards clerk
written or oral notice of an intent to file an
objection, except that upon a showing of
good cause and the submission of a written objection, the board shall waive that
requirement during the first 2 hours of
the boards first scheduled meeting, and
the board may waive that requirement up
to the end of the 5th day of the session
or up to the end of the final day of the
session if the session is less than 5 days
with proof of extraordinary circumstances for failure to meet the 48-hour notice
requirement and failure to appear before
the board of review during the first 2
hours of the first scheduled meeting.
4. Objections to the amount or valuation of property shall first be made
in writing and filed with the clerk of the
board of review within the first 2 hours
of the boards first scheduled meeting,
except that, upon evidence of extraordinary circumstances, the board may
waive that requirement up to the end of
the 5th day of the session or up to the
end of the final day of the session if the
session is less than 5 days. The board
may require objections to the amount
or valuation of property to be submitted
on forms approved by the Department
of Revenue, and the board shall require
that any forms include stated valuations
of the property in question. Persons who
own land and improvements to that land
may object to the aggregate valuation of
that land and improvements to that land,
but no person who owns land and improvements to that land may object only
to the valuation of that land or only to the
valuation of improvements to that land.
No person may be allowed in any action
or proceedings to question the amount or
valuation of property unless the written
objection has been filed and that person
in good faith presented evidence to the
board in support of the objections and
made full disclosure before the board,
under oath, of all of that persons property liable to assessment in the district and
the value of that property. The requirement that objections be in writing may be
waived by express action of the board.
5. When appearing before the board
of review, the objecting person shall
specify in writing the persons estimate
of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the
persons objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at
that estimate.
6. No person may appear before the
board of review, testify to the board by
telephone, or object to a valuation if that
valuation was made by the assessor or
the objector using the income method of
valuation, unless the person supplies the
assessor with all the information about
income and expenses, as specified in the
assessors manual unders.73.03 (2a),
Wis. stats., that the assessor requests.
The Village of Oregon has an ordinance
for the confidentiality of information
about income and expenses that is provided to the assessor under this paragraph that provides exceptions for persons using information in the discharge
of duties imposed by law or the duties of
their officer or by order of a court.* The
information that is provided under this
paragraph, unless a court determined
that it is inaccurate, is not subject to
the right of inspection and copying unders.19.35 (1), Wis. stats.
7. The board shall hear upon oath, by
telephone, all ill or disabled persons who
present to the board a letter from a physician, surgeon, or osteopath that confirms
their illness or disability. No other persons may testify by telephoneunless the
Board, in its discretion, has determined
to grant a property owners or their representatives request to testify under oath
by telephone or written statement.
8. No person may appear before the
board of review, testify to the board by
telephone, or contest the amount of any
assessment unless, at least 48 hours
before the first meeting of the board, or
at least 48 hours before the objection
is heard if the objection is allowed unders.70.47 (3) (a), Wis. stats., that person
provides to the clerk of the board of review notice as to whether the person will
ask for the removal of a member of the
board of review and, if so, which member, and provides a reasonable estimate
of the length of time the hearing will take.
Notice is hereby given this 12th day
of May, 2016.
Respectfully submitted,
Peggy Haag, Clerk
Village of Oregon
Posted:May 12, 2016
Published: May 12, 2016
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446 Agriculture,
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516 Cleaning Services

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548 Home Improvement

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602 Antiques & Collectibles

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705 Rentals
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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:
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OREGON 3-BEDROOM duplex, 3
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Small pet. $1,1495+/mo. 216 Thomson
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652 Garage Sales

ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors

55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available
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heat, water and sewer. Professionally
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MT VERNON Zwingli UCC in Mt Vernon

all church garage sale. Friday May 13
8-6, Saturday May 14, 9-2. Something for
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OREGON- 294 Waterman St 5/13
8am-4pm, 5/14 8am-1pm Stampin Up,
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patterns, teacher resources,, lamps,
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OREGON- 496 Cledell; St. Fri 5/13 &
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OREGON TRASH & TREASURE
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651 N. Main St. Thursday-Friday, May
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Saturday, May 21th 8am-noon.
STOUGHTON- 3198 Duncan Rd May
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adult clothing, outside items, furniture,
patio set, sandblaster, books, puzzles,
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696 Wanted To Buy

WE BUY Junk Cars and Trucks.
We sell used parts.
Monday thru Friday 8am-5:30pm.
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750 Storage Spaces For Rent

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801 Office Space For Rent

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802 Commercial &

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10x20=$80/month
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965 Hay, Straw & Pasture

NEW OFFICE/WAREHOUSE FOR

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970 Horses
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Evansville, WI
608-882-5725

990 Farm: Service

& Merchandise
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
THEY SAY people dont read those little
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NORTH PARK STORAGE

10x10 through 10x40, plus
14x40 with 14' door for
RV & Boats.
Come & go as you please.
608-873-5088
OREGON SELF-STORAGE
10x10 through 10x25
month to month lease
Call Karen Everson at
608-835-7031 or
Veronica Matt at 608-291-0316
RASCHEIN PROPERTY
STORAGE
6x10 thru 10x25
Market Street/Burr Oak Street
in Oregon
Call 608-520-0240
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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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.

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)

Increase Your sales opportunitiesreach over 1.2 million households!

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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

Oregon Observer

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DRIVER/NURSERY EMPLOYEE, PARTTIME/FULL TIME, flexible schedule,

Company is experienced and professional. Call Ron at 608-217-6662

554 Landscaping, Lawn,

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AGRONOMY SALES and Service Specialist Responsibilities include sales,

blending, delivery and service. CDL
required, salary with benefits. Qualified
applicants send resume to mfcoop@
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Box 620348, Middleton, WI 53562-0348
www.middletoncoop.com

May 12, 2016

DRIVERS WANTED - Scheduled home time, steady miles.

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Advertising Sales & Marketing Manager

This is a great career opportunity in a fun, fast paced, participatory environment. In this
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Woodward Communications, Inc., is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
WCI maintains a tobacco-free campus.

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Unified Newspaper Group has six publications serving the Dane County area: Three community weekly
newspapers the Verona Press, Oregon Observer and Stoughton Courier Hub one monthly (the Fitchburg
Star), a regional magazine (Your Family) and a shopper (the Great Dane). We are headquartered in Verona, Wis.

16 - Oregon Observer - May 12, 2016

Come and Visit Wisconsins Premier Grower of

Quality Bedding Plants & Hanging Baskets

Quality bloomers at reasonable prices.

We offer a complete line of Proven Winner
and a good supply of Wave Petunias.

www.kopkesgreenhouse.com
Beautiful Town of Dunn
1828 Sandhill Rd. Oregon, WI 53575 608-835-7569

Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 am-7:30 pm; Saturday 8:30 am-6 pm; Sunday 9 am-5 pm

Specials
Check out our Organic Line of Vegetable
Plants, Seeds, Soils & Fertilizers!
We now sell USDA Certified vegetable plants!
Sale Dates May 11-16, 2016
SYTTENDE MAI KOUPON

SYTTENDE MAI KOUPON

$2.00 Off

Window Boxes or Patio Tubs

50 Off
All Sizes,
Great Selection
Save up to $3.00

Starting at
$1.99 ea.

Perennials

Limit 2 per Koupon. Valid 5/11/16 - 5/16/16

only at Kopkes. One Koupon per Kustomer per day.

Limit 6 per Koupon. Valid 5/11/16 - 5/16/16

only at Kopkes. One Koupon per Kustomer per day.

$2.00 Off

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Any Shepards hook,

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$4.99 and up. Choose from

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Valid 5/11/16 - 5/16/16 only at Kopkes.

Any Premium
Potting Soil

Limit 6 per Koupon. Valid 5/11/16 - 5/16/16

only at Kopkes. One Koupon per Kustomer per day.

VISIT THE STOUGHTON AREA FARMERS MARKET ON FRIDAY MORNINGS IN FRONT OF DOLLAR GENERAL.

FISH HATCHER Y RD.

Directions from Stoughton:

Take 138 toward Oregon. Go past Eugsters
Farm Market, one mile and turn right on Sunrise Rd. Go one more mile then turn left on
Town Line Rd. Continue on to Sand Hill Rd.
(approximately one mile) and turn right.
Directions from Fitchburg:
Take Fish Hatchery Road south to Netherwood Road. Turn left and go through Oregon
past Walgreens to a left on Sand Hill Road.
Directions from Verona:
Take Cty. M to Fish Hatchery Rd. Turn right
and go to Netherwood Road. Turn left at
Netherwood Rd. through Oregon past Walgreens to a left on Sand Hill Rd.

Support Local Agriculture.

Shop Outside the Box Stores!
.
CTY. M

In Stoughton youll find our

Growers Outlet located in the
Dollar General parking lot.
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