Thursday, July 16, 2015

Vol. 131, No. 2

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but did not take action until staff
could draw up clear conditions.
The license was intended for
the games of a junior hockey
team expected to make a home
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According to Arena Manager Ben
The Village Board discussed a Cowan, the Wisconsin Whalers
beer sales license for the Oregon originally wanted to be homed
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Theyre coming on over
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expressed concerns over granting a beverage license to a facility dedicated primarily to youth
sports and activities. He said
when the Village Board met with
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Oregon School District

Committee talk
still divisive
Members split on adjusting
responsibilities
Scott De Laruelle
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After a year in which some Oregon

School Board members felt their committee structure caused some problems, they remain divided about how
to fix the perceived issues.
Board members reopened discussion on committees Monday night
and ended up deadlocked 3-3 in a
vote to decrease the responsibility of
the Human Assets Committee (HAC).
That failed vote was likely the first
move in a series of possible changes to
the committees roles.
Board president Dan Krause initially
brought the subject up in March on
behalf of district administrators, citing two main problems with the committee system. He said administrators
have too many bosses because they
have recently had to deal with committee chairs and committee members,
and he cited the danger of a committee
going rogue and doing something
that could possibly be illegal.
His proposal would have replaced
the boards five standing committees (policy, human assets, physical assets, financial assets and vision
steering) with a single committee of
the whole that would be attended by
all board members once a month, followed by a board meeting in which
members could vote on items. The
board was unable to come to a consensus then, though, and the idea has simmered ever since.
Krauses new proposal would limit
the HAC to working on collectivebargaining agreements with staff, with
no other duties unless specifically
directed by the Board.
HAC member Rae Vogeler

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Top right, Students hone their yo-yo skills before a summer school performance at the
Oregon High School Performing Arts Center

Schools in
for summer
Goal is to have fun,
avoid slide

Scott De Laruelle
Unified Newspaper Group

Photos by Scott De Laruelle

Within a month of
leaving their classrooms
across the Oregon School
District, hundreds of students were back in school
this month.
And loving every minute of it.
For many in the older
generations, thoughts of
spending precious summer days inside a classroom may not stir up the
best memories, but its a
different approach with
OSDs programs. Summer school courses for
students entering grades
K-12 run for two, four or
six weeks, depending on

the program, said summer

school coordinator Nancy
Bogucki. And there are
plenty of fun courses to
choose from, as well as
those designed to maintain
core skills like math and
reading.
Summer school is usually held at the elementary
schools, but because of
construction this year, its
all at Oregon High School,
which has had both advantages and drawbacks.
In preparation, OSD
staff had to move around
15 carts of books and hundreds of chairs, tables,
rugs and little kids stuff
to the high school, said

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Uselman heads OHS art winners

Artists wrapped up
busy spring with
contests
Scott De Laruelle
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Spring is traditionally the

busy season for high school
art students, with various
shows and competitions,

and the 2015 season was no

different, with Oregon High
School students standing
out in local and state competition in recent months.
Senior Alexa Uselman
took the Best of Show
prize at the Badger Conference Art Show for a colored
pencil drawing.
(Thats) an incredible
task, as each district sends
10 pieces representing each

school from the Badger

North and South, OHS
art teacher Michael Derrick wrote in emails to the
Observer. As a realistic
portrait artist, she is one of
the best I have seen in the
art program over the past
20 years. She does amazing
things with colored pencils
to make her drawings pop

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Inside
MAMAs: Oregon
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April 13
9:45 a.m. A 62-year-old
woman reported someone
had stolen a lawn ornament
from her property on Pleasant Oak Circle sometime in the
last couple of weeks.
7:31 p.m. A Stop N Go
employee notified police of
someone leaving without paying for gas. When police located the license plate provided,
the driver showed a receipt for
his gas at a different time than
the person who drove off and
police notified the gas station
they had the wrong license
plate.
April 14
12:35 p.m. An officer heard
about two 15-year-old boys,
one from Fitchburg and one
from Evansville, planning
to fight at Jaycee Park. Officers located the boys and the
Fitchburg boy was argumentative and kept trying to walk
away. Both boys were warned
about fighting.
5:22 p.m. A 26-year-old
man was cited for allegedly
trespassing in a residence on
the 900 block of Janesville
Street.
7:40 p.m. An anonymous
caller reported possible drug
activity at a building on the
200 block of Walnut Street. An
officer observed vehicle and
foot traffic at the residence.
10:53 p.m. A 21-year-old
man reported two people
walking around his house on
the 900 block of Janesville
Street. A friend from Stoughton who the man asked to
watch his residence described
a man similar to a suspect in
a residential burglary at the
property a few weeks earlier.
Police checked the area and it
appeared secure.
April 15
8:02 p.m. A 43-year-old
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Conflict of interest?
Vogeler said Krauses
proposal and planned manner of running the committees creates other problems. For example, she
said, it would have staff
administrators serving as
chairs on two committees financial assets and
human assets.
The reason this is highly irregular and wrong is
because, No. 1, it creates a
conflict of interest staff
in charge of a committee
that relates to staff, she
said. And beyond that,
we, as a board, are elected

Support for measure

HAC member Barb Feeney said she saw the measure as a practical one
rather than a punitive one.
Human resource issues
are very sensitive, and its
important they are handled
correctly or we can get ourselves into legal trouble,
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questioned why that committee is being singled out

when other committees
made mistakes during
the past year. The HAC
caught some heat last year
for inviting a family of
an OHS student to talk to
them about an issue with
their sons coach, and the
family later leveled accusations of bullying at the
coach during the publiccomment section of a
school board meeting in
October, breaking board
protocol for discussing
personnel matters.
The physical assets
committee broke openmeeting laws a year ago
last June when there was a
proposal to allocate about
three-quarters of a million dollars and yet the
notice for the meeting was
only around like $250,000
that would be discussed
and voted on, Vogeler
said. Does that mean we
should then have a policy
and definition of how the
physical assets committee should be operating?
No. What it means is we
all make mistakes, and we
need to work on those mistakes and learn from them
and move on.
Krause said he wants all
committee roles to be better defined and the HAC
was a logical place to start.
Thats where I saw the
most potential for problems, because it deals with
personnel and sensitive
matters and non-public
matters sometimes, he
said. Thats where I wanted to focus, because I saw
the danger is greatest.

officials. We can be held

accountable.
One of those conflicts
that already exists, she
pointed out, is having
district human resources
director Jina Jonen, who
is the non-voting chair
of the HAC, work on the
employee handbook both
as a staff member and
committee member.
That is a an undue burden, and does not allow
for the transparency we
need for people who want
to have input or discussion about changes in the
employee handbook, to
know where to do that,
she said.
Board member and policy committee chairperson
Gwen Maitzen said the
proposed move with the
HAC is highly contentious and does not follow
established board protocol.
Policy changes, historically, have been through
the policy committee, and
I think we have something
else thats going on here,
she said. It might be the
elephant in the room, but
it is a control mechanism
to pull in the reins of the
school board.
Maitzen acknowledged
mistakes were made by
the HAC last year, but
she said this move is a
punitive effort against
the committee instead
of doing it with positive
relationships and talking
instead of pointing fingers
and changing policy, thats
very drastic.
This takes it out of the
element of the democratic
process, she said. We
need to probably reasses
this and put it back in the
policy committee where it
belongs, and maybe come
to an agreement over a
policy we can all agree
upon and come to a middle
ground rather than saying,
This is it.

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think it just lays out some

prudent boundaries.
Board member Jeff
Ramin said the HAC
would not be restricted
from discussing things like
insurance and the employee handbook, but they
would need to be directed
to do so by the full board.
Its not like HAC
would be prohibited from
discussing those topics,
he said.
Krause said the purpose
is to restrict the HAC and
make things work better.
I dont think its unreasonable, he said. Its not
going to keep the HAC
from discussing anything
the entire board wants
HAC to discuss.
Krause, Ramin and Feeney voted for the changes
to the HAC committee,
with Uphoff, Maitzen and
Vogeler voting against
(Steve Zach was absent),
ending in a 3-3 tie and a
defeat for the resolution.

Schedule changes
The board voted 4-2
to permanently adjust its
meeting schedule. Members will still meet on the
second Monday of each
month as the full board,
with the option of meeting either as a full board or
as standing committees on
the fourth Monday of each
month, starting between
5-6:30 p.m.
The board previously
had met on the second and
fourth Mondays. Krause,
Feeney, Uphoff and Ramin
voted in favor of the
change, with Vogeler and
Maitzen voting against.

Community
representation
The policy committee
will take up the matter of
expanding community
representation on school
board committees, something referred by a 6-0
vote.
Krause said he had
heard concerns about nonelected people serving on
school board committees,
based on some previous
comments from a community member. Vogler
said that specific concern
was based on having nonelected people as committee chairpeople, not being
on the committee.

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April 12
8:35 p.m. A 17-year-old
Stoughton man was cited on
suspicion of possession of
drug paraphernalia, marijuana
and tobacco under 18 after he
was pulled over for an expired
registration on his car.
11:23 p.m. A 68-yearold man was arrested on

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grabbed a womans breast
after fixing the blinds in her
apartment. The man had
attempted to hug and kiss her,
but she pushed him out of her
residence. The man was also
cited for disorderly conduct.
11:26 p.m. A 26-year-old
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for going 90 mph in a 65 mph
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Reports collected from the April 7

log book at the Oregon Police
8 p.m. Police received a
Department.
report of a suspicious vehicle
in a parking lot on the 500
April 2
block of S. Perry Parkway. An
3:15 p.m. A 23-year-old officer spoke to an AfricanMadison man was cited for American man in the car who
driving 47 mph in a 25 mph refused to identify himself,
zone on the 400 block of E. told the officer he was fine and
Netherwood Street.
claimed the police department
11:06 p.m. An 18-year-old was harassing him.
Middleton man was cited for
possession of marijuana and April 8
drug paraphernalia after a K9
12:40 p.m. An officer
sniff alerted on the vehicle warned 17- and 15-yearduring a traffic stop for speed- old boys from Brooklyn
ing.
after observing them smoking e-cigarettes. The officer
April 3
placed the 17-year-old in
8:50 a.m. A 44-year-old handcuffs after he was arguwoman reported someone mentative and standoffish
stole a two-foot tall straw dec- while the officer was talking
orative rabbit from her front with them.
porch on the 900 block of
Timber Ridge Trail overnight. April 9
5:05 a.m. An 84-year-old
April 4
woman contacted an officer
2:14 a.m. A 45-year-old while the officer was perman was arrested for disor- forming a traffic stop. She
derly conduct while armed said there was a loud ringing
and domestic disorderly con- sound going off at her house
duct after a domestic incident and her phone was not workon the 100 block of Janesville ing, so she decided to drive
Street.
around to find an officer. The
5:41 p.m. A 31-year- officer found the source of the
old man was charged with noise was a carbon monoxide
domestic disorderly conduct alarm, and officers contacted
and resisting arrestcaus- the fire department to check
ing injury to an officer after the residence. The woman
he and a 25-year-old woman said she was feeling fine.
got into a verbal argument.
7:02 a.m. A 26-year-old
The man had been watching a man was charged with poschild the couple shared at her session of drug parapherresidence, and when she got nalia and marijuana after he
home she asked him to leave, was pulled over for driving
leading to the argument.
through a red light and an
6:34 p.m. A 29-year-old officer smelled the odor of
Cottage Grove woman was marijuana. He was also cited
arrested on two warrants from for the red light violation.
the Waunakee Police Department and cited for possession April 11
of marijuana after contact was
9:27 p.m. A 37-year-old
made with her during a follow- man reported seeing two kids
up on another investigation.
trying to light the marsh on
11:43 p.m. A 39-year- fire on the 500 block of N. Burr
old man was arrested for Oak Avenue. The kids took off
his first charge of operating running behind the buildings
while intoxicated after he was in the area, and police were
stopped for operating left of unable to locate them. There
center on the 800 block of was no damage to the marsh.
Janesville Street. He was also
10:34 p.m. An anonycharged with a PAC of .15 or mous caller reported two
more, operating left of center, cars throwing eggs in the 600
possession of marijuana and block of N. Woods Edge Drive.
possession of drug parapher- Officers could not locate the
nalia.
suspect vehicles in the area.
April 6
12:50 p.m. Two 15-yearold girls, one from Fitchburg
and one from Oregon, and a
16-year-old girl were charged
with disorderly conduct after a
physical altercation at the high
school. The 16-year-old told
the other two girls to fight,
and they got into the altercation.

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HeritageQuest Online, which
patrons can use in the library or on
their home computers, offers access
to U.S. federal censuses through
1920. The resource integrates public records and other primary evidence with the narrative materials
that add color to the past. To access
HeritageQuest Online, visit the
library or go to scls.info/resources.
The first U.S. census was taken
in 1790 and a census has been taken
every 10 years since, through the

census of 2012. By law, the records

of a census are closed for 72 years,
so the records of the 1940 census
have been available since 2012.
Both systems have images of the
actual census records (arranged by
state, by county, and sometimes by
township, community or enumeration district) for all the available
censuses from 1790 through 1930.
The early censuses provide limited information. Only the head of
the household was named, the rest
simply being identified by sex and
age in various combinations that
varied somewhat from census to
census. AncestryLibrary has indexes to each of these censuses.
I have been putting off the
adventure of finding the branches
on my family tree for too long. If
you, too, decide to take a look into
your family history, dont forget to
check out the resources available
for free through your Oregon Public
Library.
Enjoy your holidays with your
families. Start talking with your
elders and find out a few facts to get
you started on your ancestry adventure.
Susan Santner is the director of
the Oregon Public Library.

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July 16, 2015

Oregon Observer

Sing Out Louise benefit

concert remembers Uphoff

Dane County Fair

Photo submitted

Oregon Headliners 4-H Club members and siblings Alexa and Brett Stoffels will be exhibiting their Lego
projects at the Dane County Fair this week.

Brick by brick

Louise Uphoff passed

away in 2011 after a
19-month battle with brain
cancer, but her love of
musical theater, her passion for politics, kindness,
generosity and gentleness
of spirit were a source of
joy and inspiration for all
who knew her.
Uphoff
will
be
r e m e m bered and
those who
may follow
in her footsteps will be
helped dur- Olivo
ing a benefit
concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday,
July 21 at Oregon High
Schools Performing Arts
Center.
Sing Out Louise will
feature songs from classic

If you go
What: Sing Out Louise
benefit concert for OHS
scholarships
When: 7 p.m. Tuesday,
July 21
Where: Oregon High
School Performing Arts
Center, 456 N. Perry
Pkwy.
Info: 835-7283 or
cuphoff@hotmail.com
and contemporary Broadway musicals performed
by an array of local artists,
including Uphoffs daughter-in-law, Tony-Awardwinning actress Karen
Olivo.
All proceeds from the
concert will be used to

establish a scholarship
fund in Uphoffs memory
for Oregon School District
students with an interest
in theater and/or politics.
The Sing Out Louise
Fund will annually award
a scholarship, through the
Oregon Area Educational
Foundation, to an Oregon
High School senior with
an interest in theater and/
or politics.
Tickets are available at
the door the night of the
concert, in exchange for
a donation of any amount
to the scholarship fund.
Additional contributions to
help establish this fund can
be sent to the Oregon Area
Educational Foundation Sing Out Louise Fund in
care of Oregon Community Bank, 733 N. Main St.,
Oregon, WI 53575.

Legos build in popularity at the fair

Samantha Christian
Unified Newspaper Group

If you go

Fairs are often associated with barn animals and

carnival rides, but another
attraction is growing in
popularity at this years
Dane County Fair Legos.
The growth has been
exponential, said Dane
County Fair manager Scott
Bentley.
A total of 164 Lego project entries can be viewed
this week at the fair, held
at the Alliant Energy Center. A few of those projects belong to local Oregon
Headliners 4-H Club members.
Siblings Brett Stoffels,
13, and Alexa Stoffels,
10, will be bringing their
creations made from kits
for display and judging.
While Brett will be making a plane from Avengers: Age of Ultron, his sister, Alexa, is taking a more
whimsical route by building
a magic tree house.
This is Alexas first time
exhibiting a Lego creation,
but Brett did so last year by
making an original scene of
a campfire near a mountain
and river, complete with
marshmallows on sticks.
Alexa will also try her
design skills with a cake
decorating project this year.
Youth exhibitors have the

What: Dane County Fair

When: July 15-19
Where: Alliant Energy
Center
Info: danecountyfair.com
option of entering either a
kit or original design in the
areas of vehicles, buildings
or any other Lego display.
Nicole Smith, communications specialist with
Dane County Fair, said the
number of projects entered
into the fair are up 56 since
last year. Also, between
2013 and 2014, there was a
100 percent increase in the
number of Lego projects
entered.
The Lego project is a
fairly recent addition to
the Dane County Fair,
she said. It has been a
very popular project for the
youth exhibitors and continues to grow in number of
entries and number of lots
offered.
The Lego projects will be
on display for the duration
of the fair, with judging
taking place Wednesday,
July 15, in the Exhibition
Hall.
For more information,
visit danecountyfair.com.

Observer
seeks fair
photos
Deadline to submit
is July 23
The Oregon Observer
is looking for submitted
photographs of local youth
from the Dane County
Fair to consider for publication in our annual Dane
County Fair section.
The pictures should be
candid shots of students
with their animals or projects. While both posed
and non-posed photos of
individuals and groups
are OK, we prefer action
shots whenever possible.
Please include a brief
description of what is happening in the photos, the
first and last name(s) of
the youth pictured (from
left to right) and what
organization (FFA or 4-H
Club) they are from.
Submit high-quality
jpeg photos via email to
communityreporter@
wcinet.com by Thursday, July 23. If you have
questions, please email
or call 845-9559 ext. 249.

Sampson wins college scholarship

Matthew Sampson, a student at Michigan Tech and 2014 graduate of Oregon
High School, was awarded last month the
Mead & Hunt student scholarship for continuing education. Mead & Hunt awarded
scholarships to five students this year.
Sampson won the Krueger-Shutt Memorial
Scholarship, which honors the memory of
two past leaders of the company.
The scholarship program, which has
been in existence since 2006, has helped

more than two dozen students pursue their

degrees. High school and college-aged
students of Mead & Hunt employees can
apply for the scholarship. Recipients are
chosen based on a ranking system that considers transcripts, essays, extracurricular
activities and letters of recommendation.
Sampson is pursuing a civil engineering
degree at Michigan Tech. Hes made the
Deans List and is on the schools football
team.

Melton graduates basic training

Army Pvt. Robert D. Melton II has graduated from basic combat training at Fort
Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
During the nine weeks of training, he
studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and
received instruction and practice in basic
combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and

ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship,

armed and unarmed combat, map reading,
field tactics, military courtesy, military
justice system, basic first aid, foot marches
and field training exercises.
Melton is the son of Kimberly and Robert Melton of Norman, Okla. and a 2014
graduate of Oregon High School.

Fair fun
This years Stoughton Junior
Fair, held July 1-5, drew crowds
from the surrounding area,
including nearby Oregon.
Above, Mattea Thomason, 12,
Katie Woodson, 12, and Didi
Thomason, all of Oregon, pose
next to a black bear at The Great
Bear Show during the fair on
Thursday, July 2.
Photos by Samantha Christian

On the web
See more photos from the fair:
Mason Hutter, 5, and Frankie Smilgis, 7, of Oregon, enjoy snow
cones at the fair.

UNGphotos.SmugMug.
com

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Churches

Coming up
Art Cart Extra!
Art Cart Extra!, a free, outdoor
art program offered by the Madison
Museum of Contemporary Art, will
be in Oregon from 10 a.m. to noon
Saturday, July 18, at Waterman Triangle Park.
The program brings expert instruction and a relaxed attitude to art projects around Dane County this summer. For ages 3 and above. All children should be accompanied by an
adult. Plan to dress for a mess.
The event is sponsored by the Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce and
Oregon Public Library. For information, call 204-3021.

Why choose hospice

Jennifer Tiedemann from Agrace
Hospice will present Why Choose
Hospice or Palliative Care? at 12:30
p.m. Thursday, July 23, at the senior
center.
She will talk about what makes
someone eligible for hospice or

palliative care and how the services differ; what to expect when you
choose comprehensive end-of-life
care; how Agrace helps people who
have a serious illness but do not need
hospice care; and where care is provided and who pays for services.

She will explain the art of free and

discounted travel. Travel hacking
does not involve anything illegal. It
is simply a way to use your everyday
spending to accumulate points and
miles which you can trade in for free
or cheap travel.

Magic show

Teen half lock-in

The Magic Morgan and Liliana

Show will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday,
July 23, at Prairie View Elementary
Schools big gym.
Watch a display of magic, mime
and comedy when deaf entertainer
Magic Morgan and his assistant Liliana take the stage.
For information, call the library at
835-3656.

After the library closes, kids ages

10-15 can participate in a Teen Half
Lock-In from 6-10 p.m. Friday, July
24.
Teens will get to hang out, play
life-size and minute-to-win games,
trivia and watch movies (PG-13 rated
or below). Pizza, snacks and refreshments will be served.
The library is co-hosting the event
with the Oregon Youth Center.
Registration is required and due
Wednesday, July 22. A signed permission slip must be turned in to
come to the lock-in. For more information, contact Kelly at 835-3656 or
kallen@oregonlibrary.org.

Credit card points and miles

Learn the ins and outs of credit
card rewards systems, as well as helpful tips to get you started right away,
with Erin Chisman at the library at 6
p.m. Thursday, July 23.

Community calendar
Thursday, July 16

1 p.m., Third Thursday Afternoon

Euchre Card Party ($3), senior
center
1 p.m., Adapting to Changing
Vision, senior center

Friday, July 17

9 a.m., Nutrition Education: Lets

Get Active, senior center
10-10:30 a.m., Story time (ages
1-6), library
1 p.m., Friday Movie: The
Second Best Marigold Hotel,
senior center

Saturday, July 18

10 a.m. to noon, Art Cart,

Triangle Park, 204-3021
6:30 p.m., Saturday Card Party
($3), senior center

Monday, July 20

6:30 p.m., Bedtime Stories:

Elephant and Piggie Pajama
Party (ages 0-7), library
7 p.m., Town of Dunn Board
meeting, Town Hall

Tuesday, July 21

10-10:30 a.m., Story time (ages

1-6), library
11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Silver
Threads Among the Gold Club

($12, $18 couple), senior center,

835-3536
7 p.m. Sing Out Louise, OHS
PAC, 835-7283

Wednesday, July 22

10-10:30 a.m., Story time (ages

1-6), library

Thursday, July 23

12:30 p.m., Why Choose

Hospice or Palliative Care? program, senior center
2 p.m., Magic Morgan and Liliana
Show, Prairie View Elementary
School big gym
6 p.m., Credit Card Points and
Miles Demystified, library

Friday, July 24

6-10 p.m., Teen Half Lock-in (register by July 22), library, 835-3656

Monday, July 27

1 and 2 p.m., Science Lab:

Bubble Wo (grades K-6, register),
library, 835-3656
6:30 p.m., Oregon School Board,
RCI Intermediate School, 835-4300

Wednesday, July 29

Noon, Lunch with Tim McNurlen,

senior center
3-5 p.m., Computer Class: Online

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, July 16
WOW: Oregon Village
Board Meeting (of July 13)
ORE: Oregon School
Board Meeting (of July 13)
Friday, July 17
WOW: Across the
Fence: A Day with a Vet
#5 (of 1990)
ORE: OHS Variety Show
(of May 14)
Saturday, July 18
WOW: Oregon Chamber
of Commerce Meeting (of
July 16)
ORE: Science is Fun!
PTO Show (of 2003)
Sunday, July 19
WOW: St. Johns
Lutheran Church Service
ORE: Oregon Fireworks
Show (of June 25)

Monday, July 20
WOW: 5 p.m.
LIVEOregon Village
Board Meeting
ORE: Distant Cuzins
Band (of June 25)
Tuesday, July 21
WOW: Over 90
Program @ Oregon
Senior Center (of June
17)
ORE: OHS Marching
Band Field Competition
(of June 28)
Wednesday, July 22
WOW: Across the
Fence: Christmas in
July #5 (of 1990)
ORE: Oregon Summer
Fest Parade (of June 28)
Thursday, July 23
WOW: Oregon Village
Board Meeting (of July
20)
ORE: Car Show @
Oregon Summer Fest (of
June 28)

Call 835-6677 to advertise on the

Oregon Observer Church Page

Selling ($15), senior center, 8355801

Thursday, July 30

2 p.m., CRITTERrrr MAN, Prairie

View Elementary School big gym
3-7 p.m., Oregon/Brooklyn Food
Pantry distribution, 1092 Union
Road

Saturday, August 1

10-10:30 a.m., Dads and Donuts,

library

Tuesday, August 4

5-8 p.m., National Night Out,

Spring Street
10 a.m., Grocery Store Talks: Hunt
for Gluten Free Foods, Bills Food
Center, 787 N. Main St., 873-2356

Wednesday, August 5

10:30 a.m., Great Beginnings

Book Club: Still Life by Louise
Penny, senior center, 835-6268

Thursday, August 6

6 p.m., Prehistoric Heroes

Stortyime (register), library, 8353656
6:30 p.m., Oregon-Brooklyn
Optimists Club meeting, State Bank
of Cross Plains, 744 N. Main St.,
843-3362

Senior center
Monday, July 20
Spaghetti with Meat Sauce
Buttered Peas
Pear Slices
Garlic Bread
VO-Spaghetti with Veggie
Meat Sauce
Tuesday, July 21
Sweet & Sour Chicken
Rice
Buttered Oriental Mix
Whole Wheat Bread
Strawberry
Shortcake w/Topping
VO-Veggie Sweet & Sour
Wednesday, July 22
*Meatloaf with Gravy
Baked Potatoes
Tossed Salad Banana
Rye Bread
VO-Veggie Loaf
Thursday, July 23
Chicken Macaroni Salad
Three Bean Salad
Fresh Orange
Whole Wheat Roll
Lemon Dessert
VO-Pasta Salad with Cheese
SO-Garden Salad
Friday, July 24
Potato Crusted Breaded
Fish
Potato Puffs
Buttered Broccoli
Flowerets
Whole Wheat Bread
Cookie
VO- Veggie Lasagna
*Contains Pork

Monday, July 20
9 a.m., CLUB
9 a.m., Wii Bowling
9 a.m., Rubber Stamping
9 a.m., Caregivers Support
10 a.m., Dominoes
1 p.m., Get Fit
1:30 p.m., Bridge
4 p.m., Weight Loss Support
Tuesday, July 21
8:30 a.m., Zumba Gold
11:30 a.m., Silver Threads
12:30 p.m., Sheepshead
12:30 p.m., Stoughton Shopping
Wednesday, July 22
AMFoot Care
9 a.m., CLUB
9 a.m., Wellness Walk
1 p.m., Get Fit
1 p.m., Euchre
2 p.m., Knit/Crochet Group
Thursday, July 23
AMChair Massage
8:30 a.m., Zumba Gold
9 a.m., Pool Players
10:30 a.m., Wii Bowl Game Day
12:30 p.m., Shopping at Bills
12:30 p.m., Why Choose
Hospice or Paliative Care
1 p.m., Cribbage
Friday, July 24
9 a.m., CLUB
9:30 a.m., Blood Pressure

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 Dave Pluss
SUNDAY
9:30 a.m. Worship
FAITH EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN
CHURCH
143 Washington Street, Oregon
(608) 835-3554
Pastor Karl Hermanson
SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship
Holy Communion 2nd & last
Sundays
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
408 N. Bergamont Blvd. (north of CC)
Oregon, WI
(608) 835-3082 - fpcoregonwi.org
Pastor Bob Vetter
SUNDAY
10 a.m. Blended Worship
11 a.m. Coffee Bar/Fellowship
11:15 a.m. All-ages activity
FITCHBURG MEMORIAL UCC
5705 Lacy Road, Fitchburg
(608) 273-1008
www.memorialucc.org
Pastor: Phil Haslanger
Associate Pastor Twink JanMcMahon
SUNDAY
8:15 and 10 a.m. Worship
GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN
CHURCH ELCA

Central Campus: Raymond Road and

Whitney Way
SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship
SUNDAY - 8:15, 9:30 and10:45
a.m. Worship West Campus: Corner
of Hwy. PD and Nine Mound Road,
Verona
SUNDAY - 9 &10:15 a.m., 6 p.m.
Worship (608) 271-6633
HILLCREST BIBLE CHURCH
752 E. Netherwood, Oregon
Eric Vander Ploeg, Lead Pastor
(608) 835-7972
www.hbclife.com
SUNDAY
9:30 a.m. worship service at Oregon
High School PAC
Childrens ministries, birth - Pre-K
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 and Pastor
Emily Tveite
(608) 835-3154
SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship
SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship
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 Senior
Center, 320 Fair St.,
882-0407, 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.

Hold Your Tongue

A wise friend of my father had a rule about speaking,
which was to always ask before saying something if it
was true, if it was kind, and if it was necessary. He was
a man of few words, but very highly thought of by family and friends. Most of our daily conversation would
fail his test, especially on the grounds of kindness and
necessity. The test of necessity is perhaps the hardest
to pass: will the words I am about to utter be helpful
or edifying. Think about how much of our conversation
is about our own ego, trying to make ourselves seem
clever while knocking down those around us. Once
spoken, words cant be taken back, and even if we do
retract them they are like the bell that cant be UN-rung.
Our words often come back to haunt us. People will
remember things we may have said in an offhand manner years before, and like a sharp-edged boomerang,
our words have come back to take our head off. So,
we should think twice before speaking, and consider
whether what we are about to say is true, kind and
necessary.
Christopher Simon
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your
mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up
according to their needs, that it may benefit those who
listen.
Ephesians 4:29

Jeremy Jones, sports editor

845-9559 x226 ungsportseditor@wcinet.com

Anthony Iozzo, assistant sports editor

845-9559 x237 sportsreporter@wcinet.com
Fax: 845-9550

Sports

Thursday, July 16, 2015

The Oregon Observer

For more sports coverage, visit:
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Home Talent League

If you go
What: Division 1-3
WFCA All-Star game
When: 6 p.m. Saturday
Where: Titan Stadium
at the University of
Wisconsin-Oshkosh

Football

Kisslings
end season
together at
WFCA AllStar game
Jeremy Jones
Sports editor

Photos by Anthony Iozzo

Catcher Ryan Hoodjer stretches to try and tag out Mount Horeb/Pine Bluffs Brad Kittoe in the top of the eighth Sunday, but Kittoe just beat the tag as Oregon fell 6-5.

Orioles dig themselves into a hole

Oregon drops fourth

straight in a 6-5
heartbreaker to Mount
Horeb/Pine Bluff
Anthony Iozzo
Assistant sports editor

Mere inches separated the Oregon Home Talent team from moving back to .500 in the Western Section Sunday against Mount Horeb/
Pine Bluff.
The Orioles trailed by one run in
the bottom of the ninth but put runners on the corners with one out
for designated hitter Abe Maurice.
Maurice roped a high line drive to
the second baseman, and it seemed
destined to be a game-winning
2-run single.
However, a leaping grab dashed
Oregons hopes, and pinch runner
Kyle Moore was doubled off of second base to end the game, as Mount
Horeb/Pine Bluff (5-6) dropped the
Orioles (4-6) 6-5.
We are so close. I had a good
feeling about today, co-manager
Tom Curtis said. But give them
credit. Their 3-4-5 hitters are veterans that are clutch. They battle,
and you knew they werent going to
go away. We were just so close, so
close.
After a big break, Curtis said the
Orioles had high hopes to get back
on track and stay ahead in the playoff race. The last game was on June
28 with Oregon being off in both
the Thursday Night League and the
Sunday League.
The emphasis was to work on
hitting and defense, and it seemed
like the Orioles were starting to
come out of a funk Sunday. Oregon
trailed 3-2 in the bottom of the sixth
before shortstop Ross Galloway
singled to left field with two outs,
stole second and later scored on an
RBI single by center fielder Sam
Schretenthaler.

The Orioles would then take a 5-3

lead in the bottom of the seventh.
Right fielder Al Genin reached on
an error, and first baseman Jeff Spiwak doubled to right-center field.
Genin scored on the play after an
error in the outfield.
Spiwak later reached third on a
wild pitch, and Maurice hit an RBI
sacrifice fly.
I think one thing we are going
to take away is that we were hitting
the ball all-around better today,
Curtis said. We were making contact, and we were not having bad atbats where we were being fooled up
there.
We are still missing two or three
hits per game, and that is what it
comes down to.
With ace Ben Riffle on the mound
who replaced starter Logan Laski
in the sixth inning Curtis said he
felt good about Oregons chances.
But Mount Horeb/Pine Bluff
came right back in the top of the
eighth with three runs. Pitcher Cole
Payne singled, and third baseman
Jared Schaaf doubled to put runners on second and third. Brad Kittoe followed with a 2-run single to
tie the game at 5.
After a sac bunt, a walk and
a popout, lead-off hitter Jared
Schubert hit the eventual gamewinning single to right field.
We just left a few too many
on base in innings we could have
extended, Curtis said.
Oregon scored the first two
runs of the game in the bottom of
the third. Second baseman Will
Reinicke and Schretenthaler both
singled, and third baseman Eric
Engler hit into a fielders choice.
That put runners on the corners
with Schretenthaler being forced
out.
Spiwak followed with an RBI
single, and catcher Ryan Hoodjer
later picked up an RBI walk.
The Bluffers came right back
with three runs in the top of the
fourth without getting a hit. Laski
walked two batters, hit two batters,

Western Section
Team W-L
North Division
Verona 11-0
Mount Horeb/PB
5-6
Oregon 4-6
Dodgeville 4-6
Ridgeway 3-8

Logan Laski pitches in the first inning

Sunday against Mount Horeb/Pine Bluff.
It was Laskis first career Sunday League
start, and he finished with a no-decision
in five innings.

threw a wild pitch and allowed an

RBI fielders choice to Kyle Esser.
Laski, who started in his first
Sunday League game of his career,
allowed two earned runs on three
hits in five innings, striking out
four.
His legs got a little tired, and
his curveball started hanging.
but he was solid for 4 1/3 innings,
Curtis said. His fastball was
good. He was locating, and he kept
everything down. And those guys
havent seen him a lot, so that is an
advantage too.
Riffle took the loss. He allowed
three earned runs on seven hits in
four innings, striking out four and
walking two.
Payne picked up the win for
Mount Horeb/Pine Bluff. He
allowed five earned runs on nine
hits, striking out eight, walking two
and hitting three batters.
Now the Orioles are in a position where they need to win out.
With three games left in the regular season, Oregon is currently a

South Division
Hollandale 7-3
Wiota 6-4
Shullsburg/Benton 5-5
Blanchardville 5-6
Monroe 3-9
half game behind Mount Horeb for
second place in the North Division,
tied with Dodgeville (4-6). Ridgeway (3-8) is on the outside looking
in right now.
In the South Division, Hollandale
(7-3) and Wiota (6-4) are currently
first and second, while Shullsburg/
Benton (5-5) and Blanchardville
(5-6) are also in the playoff hunt.
Monroe (3-9) is in last place.
The top two teams in each division automatically makes the playoffs, and the four next best teams
also make the playoffs.
Oregon travels to Dodgeville
at 1 p.m. Sunday, and it travels to
Ridgeway at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July
24. The Orioles close the regular
season at 1 p.m. Sunday, July 26,
against Monroe at home.
We cant have any more letdowns, Curtis said. If we lose
one, we might have a chance, but if
we lose two of three, we might be
on the outside looking in because
we are playing teams that are right
with us. I think we have to have all
three. We will take them one game
at a time, but we have to win out.
To go from 4-2 to now on the bubble is frustrating.

Recent Oregon High

School graduate Peter
Kissling has been selected
to take part in the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association large school All-Star
game at Titan Stadium in
UW-Oshkosh on Saturday.
The D1-3 large school
game is slated for a 6 p.m.
kickoff, while the eight-man
All-Star game is set for 10
a.m. and the D4-7 game will
take place at 2 p.m.
Peter, who plans to attend
UW-La Crosse and play
football this fall, will suit up
at corner back for his final
prep game.
Peters father, Dan
Kissling, is one of eight
coaches for the South Large
staff, including head coach
Steve Gee of Jefferson and
Steve Mahoney of Fort
Atkinson. Not only is Dan
coaching on the South roster, but more specifically the
defensive backs and his son
for one last time.
It has been a lot of fun,
not just with coaching Pete,
but also with the other
kids, Dan said.I have to
say it is special, being the
head coach. I could not be
a dad and just watch Pete
play.I would have to watch
the game film to take it all
in.
Here I can focus on the
defensive backs and enjoy
this a little more coaching
him. It has been a fantastic experience for both of
us.
Coaches are nominated
from area coaches and once
the head coach is selected he
gets to choose his coaching
staff.
Coach Gee knew we
had similar philosophies
offensive anddefensively,
Dan said.I was put on the
defensive side of the ball
so I can work with coach
Mahoney, who is our defensivecoordinator.
Much like a coach preparation week leading up to a
game, players had very regimented schedules for practice, meals, weight training
and even free times.
Players took part in a team
photo Sunday and met with
patients from the Childrens
Hospital of Wisconsin-Fox
Valley on Wednesday.

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Bogucki, to get the classrooms ready for the younger students.
There are 66 classrooms
in the building, and were
using them all, she said.
But the positives seem
to outweigh the extra work
by having everything under
one roof. Building administrator Jason Wilhelm
said around 2,600 students
(also counting swim lesson students), have enrolled
in summer classes about
two-thirds of all district students a number he called
substantial. He said while
some younger students and
even parents were a bit
nervous about going to the
big school, its worked
out well.
The big part I like about
it being here is by the time
kids get to high school,
theyre familiar with the
building; theyre comfortable with the building,
Wilhelm said. When we
look at transitions, thats
where we see kids struggle,
whether its fourth grade to
RCI (Rome Corners Intermediate School for fifthand sixth-graders) or RCI
to middle school or middle
school to high school. Now,
the kids are in here (saying), I know where the
high school is; Im good
with it.
Wilhelm said the move
to the high school slated
for construction of its own
next summer, necessitating another summer school
location is a tangible sign
of the support the Oregon
community has given its
schools.
A lot has gone into this
year, because the community values education,
and they are supporting
our education, he said. A
reference point is the $54
(million)-plus referendum,
and that momentum carried
into us having to revamp
how we were doing our
summer school. Now, having to put it into one building, thats a benefit to us.

Making learning fun

For many students, signup for some of the more
fun summer school classes has become a bit like
ordering concert tickets
online. The good seats go
fast.
Six p.m. on that day,
oh my gosh, they are on
the computer, Bogucki

Photo by Scott De Laruelle

Harry Hawkins works on a project to design and build a metal

detector at a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and
Math) summer school class at Oregon High School on Friday.

chuckled. They pick the

class boing within 15
seconds, some of the classes are gone, like tennis.
Other popular courses
include football skills and
drills for eighth-graders,
sewing, biking, Minecraft,
yo-yo-ing and cup stacking.
There are also more serious: subjects for older students, like STEAM (Science,
Technology, Engineering,
Art and Math) subjects.
The summer school setup
also benefits teachers by
letting them pick what subject theyd like to teach,
Bogucki said.
We say, Come up with
classes, you send what you
want to teach, she said.
The teachers just send me
a proposal, how many kids,
what grade level you want
it, and kind of a description
has to link up to (district)
standards, every class thats
taught.
Most classes are for
either two or four weeks,
with core subject classes
like math and reading set
up for six weeks. Wilhelm
said for students enrolled
in those courses, the goal is
to maintain their academic skills during the summer break, as tests show
students can and do lose
knowledge during that time.
When our students are
doing their standards tests
they do one in the fall, one
in the winter and one in the
spring students were higher in the spring than they do
in fall, because theres what
we call the summer slide,
he said, So one of the nice

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things is youre not going to

see as big of a dip for some
of the kids who have some
of those challenges. They
have an opportunity to continue where they left off in
June and continue working
on specific skills.
Wilhelm said in summer
school, the idea is for kids
to be engaged and active,
but have a different flavor
in the classroom. Usually,
the class sizes are much less
than normal; around 10 per
course, making for a more
intimate, relaxed setting.
Theyre still getting the
standards they need to, but
in a different way versus
the traditional classroom,
he said.
Another advantage to
learning in the summer is
the districts extensive use
of high school students
as teaching mentors. Wilhelm said around 80 OHS
students are being paid
through the school to work
program as assistants in
classrooms.
(They) have some very
strong academic skills, but
it also gives them a sense
of ownership, as mentors to
these younger kids.
OHS sophomore Madeline Fitzgerald, who worked
as a tutor last year with a
bracelet class, is back this
year, helping fourth- and
fifth-graders make ice
cream. She said school officials made it easy for her to
help out.
They help you fill out
the application and everything and then pair you
with a class, based on your
interest, Fitzgerald said.
This class, they have two
sessions for this week, then
Im doing a bracelet one for
the next two weeks. I like
the younger kids, their age
is perfect. Its really fun
and rewarding. I like seeing
kids every day and helping
them out.

Photos submitted

Brooklyn Mighty Mites 4-H Club members Cole Xander and Faith Majors-Culp represented
Wisconsin 4-H Shooting Sports at the National 4-H Championships in June in Nebraska.

Wisconsin places fifth in

national shooting sports
Two local 4-H
members compete
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Three Dane County

4-H members qualified to
represent Wisconsin 4-H
Shooting Sports at the
National 4-H Championships from June 21-26,
2015 in Grand Island, Neb.
Among them were Brooklyn Mighty Mites 4-H
Club members Cole Xander, of Brooklyn, and Faith
Majors-Culp, of Oregon.
Wisconsins team, made
up of 35 members from
across the state, placed
fifth overall in the national
competition with its cumulative score.
This prestigious team
selection is the highest
honor a 4-H member can
receive in 4-H Shooting
Sports. Wisconsin National Team youth range in age
from 14 to 19 and are currently enrolled 4-H members in good standing in
their county 4-H program.
Doug Thompson, State
of Wisconsin 4-H Shooting
Sports coordinator, said
more than 600 kids from
40 states competed in disciplines such as .22 pistol,
.22 rifle, air pistol, air rifle,
compound archery, hunting skills, recurve archery,
rifle and shotgun.
Its a wonderful experience for them, but it is
a tough competition, he
said. Its still really a
great score for those kids
to have.

Cole Xander shoots muzzleloader during nationals.

Faith Majors-Culp shoots .22

small bore pistol.

He said kids can only

choose one discipline to
compete in since there are
three different events over
three days. Four members
can participate on each of
the nine teams.
Xander competed in the
muzzleloader team, and
Majors-Culp participated
in the small bore .22 pistol
team.
Both said that the competition was a great learning experience and that
they were able to meet
many people. Majors-Culp
added that she is hoping to go again and cant
wait.
The kids have been very
busy upon their return.
They both participated

in the Stoughton Junior

Fair and Dane County
4-H Shooting Sports, and
they will be showing at
the Dane County Fair this
week.
Xander and MajorsCulp will be showing
brown swiss and chickens
at the Dane County Fair,
and they will have birds
for sale at the meat bird
sale. For shooting sports,
Majors-Culp competed in
every discipline offered
(air pistol, air rifle, .22
pistol, .22 rifle, muzzleloader, 3-D archery, indoor
archery, trap and skeet),
and Xander competed in
air pistol, .22 rifle, muzzleloader, 3-D archery, indoor
archery and trap.

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Oregon High School second semester Honor Roll

Freshman
4.00
Mackenzie Bailey
Benjamin Boerigter
Zachary Cameron
Ryan Candell
Carolyn Christofferson
Samuel Collins
Jenna Igl
Caitlin Kelly
Benjamin Klementz
Faith Majors-Culp
Ellen Martin
Andi McCorkle
Alyssa Milski
Clara Nickel
Adeline OBrien
Kyle Rehrauer
Katharine Reisdorf
Brianna Richards
Grace Roemer
Randi Selvey
Eva Syth
Rorie Vander Ploeg
Brett Wannebo
Maxton Wirtz

Freshman
3.60 to 3.99
Quinlan Adler
Makayla Anderson
John Auer
Drake Baker
Kaycie Barron
Maria Camacho
Hannah Christensen
William Cihla
Alexis Cina
Jean Cooper

David Craig
Lillian Wanless
Lily Cunningham
Marah Weidensee
Caitlin Curtis
Jack Weiland
Matthew deFiebre
Ashley Yang
Caitlyn Diaz
Amber Zahn
Jennifer Eisert
Sara Zentner
Jakob Farness
Tanner Zimmerman
Genevieve Feest
Freshman
Emma Fischer
Madeline Fitzgerald
3.20 to 3.59
Caroline Hansen
Brooke Ace
Morgan Hanson
Anna Aikman
Kailey Horton
Noah Anders
Samantha Jackson
Samantha Armstrong
Noah Nikolas Karpelenia
Aliana Ayala
Emma Krause
Tait Baldus
Nathan Krenz
Madi Bing
Sawyer LaChance
Nathaniel Brandenburg
Kieran Mandli
Connor Brickley
Maya Mathews
Payton Cardella
Caitlin McReavy
Kendra Cloud
Carmen Meyers
Nicole Cox
Benjamin Morey
Alexandria Dempich
Kacey Mortenson
Connor Drake
Kailey OBrien
Jenna Ekstrom
Zachary Pasley
Madeline Fischer
Samuel Pieper
Angeline Flogel
Abigail Reid
Cedric Girard
Traci Riemer
Kaleb Hann
Emma Roemer
Dillon Hein
Kay Romanin
Jaelin Henn
Tanyon Samu
Alexis Jackson
Karina Sande
Devin Keast
Mary Sanford
Cassidy Kennedy
Addison Schipper
Quinlyn Klade
Derek Skibba
Daniel Koopman
Erin Spierings
Lane Krull
Lauren Spierings
Collin Legler
Anna Urbanowicz
Allison Locy
Micayla Wallace
Irene McCartney

Ellen McCorkle
Ashton Meyers
Ryan Michek
Nicholas Molzahn
Brooke Mussehl
Nathan Newton
Austin Pucillo
Charlie Rindy
Tyson Rohrer
Jacob Salzwedel
Claire Schwartz
Taylor Soule
Gareth Spindler
Kailie Sweeney
Landon Theis
Hailey Walthers
Ryan Wiedholz
Cade Zelinski
Joseph Zeuner

Sophomore
4.00
Meagan Brakob
Mikaela Brown
Claire Candell
Kalli Choles
Bridget Corcoran
Kimberly Gehrmann
Bryce Johnson
Michael Landry
Mya Lebakken
Ryan Lopez
Corrie Matthias
Taylor McCorkle
Julia Michalski
Steven Moravec
Anna Neidhart
Renee Sailor
Peyton Schmidt
Abigail Schofield

Jamie Schrimpf
Loran Schultz
Devin Standley
Julia Stevenson
Brianna Tarantino
Margaret Wiedemann

Sophomore
3.60 to 3.99
Kendyl Ainsworth
Brienna Anders
Elizabeth Andriacchi
Grace Andriacchi
Abigail Breitbach
Addie Cooper
Charles Donovan
Grace Enfield
Luke Fifield
Megan Fisher
Cullen Gahagan
Natalie Ganshert
Macy Gebhardt
William Gerlach
Gabrielle Gragg
Joshua Greene
Samuel Hakes
Luke Hanson
Jordan Helmkamp
Jarret Henning
Ellen Horsnell
Claudia Jones
Grace Joyce
Holly Kaboord
Makayla Kapalczynski
Danica Keisling
Reinhard Kessenich
Harrison Kiffel
Marissa Kleckler
Molly Kleitsch
Emma Koch

Hannah Fitch
Jenna Gratz
Caitlin Griebel
Caleb Hanson
Wade Jensen
Alexis Joyce
Christopher Kalupa
Nadean Kannal
Kelsey Kipp
Willie Kopenski
Hudson Kugel
Gabrielle Laufman
Josh Lawry
Ashley Lewis
Maria Lock
Jackson Marsden
Kathryn Nelson
William Pierce
Katherine Pliner
Payton Poe
Benjamin Prew
Colton Rader
Autumn Rogers
Jacob Rosenmeier
Julia Schmidt
John Schmitt
Ian Schultz
Jordan Schulz
Rylee Scinico
Timothy Soderman
Kylie Wagner
Joseph Whittenberger
Sawyer Wilkinson

Robert Kohls
Trent Lawry
Aleksander Levesque
Renee Lewandowski
Benjamin Lokuta
Elizabeth Markham
Owen Massey
Bernadette Maurice
Ryan McKirdy
Sam Miess
Cortney Mullenberg
Ian Murphy
Madelyn Peach
Matthew Pearson
Luke Pearson
Alanna Phillips
Alexis Roberts
Cailyn Schmidt
Calvin Schneider
Sydney Schwass
Madelynn St. Clair
Hayden Storms
Faith Vaughan
Alexander Verhagen
Carolyn Vogt
Jeremy Whittenberger
Jayme Zander
Christina Zenke

Sophomore
3.20 to 3.59
Madelyn Adler
Benjamin Ayers
Nathan Buchert
Christian Bultman
Cameron Christ
Bryce Cooperrider
Hayley Copus
Ryan Detra
Anna Enfield

Junior and senior honor

rolls will be printed as
space allows.

Oregon History: June

50 yrs. ago (1965)

The newly elected officers of the Oregon Chamber
of Commerce were Norman Champion, president;
Ron Erfurth, vice-president
and Allen Gasner, treasurer.
Butler Delany was again
appointed by the board to act
as executive secretary.
One hundred and twenty
seniors graduated from Oregon High School. This was
the first time that an Oregon
graduating class passed the
100 mark. The valedictory
address was given by Kathleen Moore and the salutatory address by Judd Nelson.

Bill and Helen Kenney

held the Grand Opening of
their Ben Franklin Store
located at 105 North Main
St., (present-day location of
the MacWilliams offices and
Chocolate Caper).
The Oregon Fire Department, along with those from
Verona and McFarland,
responded to a barn fire on
the John Stone farm. The loss
was estimated at $25,000 to
$30,000. Some of their cattle
were taken to the farm of F.
N. Abrams where they were
cared for until they could be
returned. There was no loss
of cattle.
The Rev. C. Phillip
Burt is the new pastor at the
Peoples United Methodist
Church.
Lee Henry, on a fishing trip at Lake Minocqua,
with his son Gary Henry
and Bill Kenney Jr., landed
a 16-pound, 29-inch muskie.
The board of the Oregon
School District borrowed an
additional $250,000 in addition to the recent bond issue
for of $1.5 million, enabling
them to proceed with the
construction of the new
senior high school. and to
provide funds for two additional classrooms, lab equipment, finishing the football
field, etc.

25 yrs. ago (1990)

Anchor Bank breaks
ground for a new Oregon
facility. It will be located at
their present site, 705 North
Main Street, and will have
2,800 square feet on the main
floor and the drive-up will be
expanded to two lanes. Present at the groundbreaking
ceremony were village president William Kortte, chamber of commerce president
Alice Seeliger, village board
member Mark Mortensen,
anchor property manager Ed
Hill, anchor senior vice-president Tony Catdtelino, Oregon branch manager Dawn
Grinnell and Don Lehman
from Vogel Construction.

The ground was broken with

a double-handled shovel,
representing the teamwork
between Anchor and the
community. The doubledhandled shovel had been
made by Roy, Clarice and
Arlen Christensen.
The Oregon School District nominated the following persons to the national
volunteer award program for
their outstanding services to
the district during the past
year: Sue Zimmerman, Florence Kellor, Leo Crapp, Karen Witte, Patti Peterson and
Carol Bride.
Michael Grorich, a student at Oregon Elementary
School, was the top reader
and top fundraiser in the
READaTHON in support of
MS. He read 50 books and
collected $235.50 for the
charity.
Ted Boucher announced
his retirement from the
Oregon School District. He
came to Oregon in 1966 and
taught physical education
and health for 24 years at the
junior high school. He also
served as athletic director
and coached track.
OHS juniors, Jessica
Ace and Tammy Grady
received first-place rankings
at both the sub-district and
district forensic contests and
advanced to the state competition where Jessica received
a silver second-place ranking, and Tammy a bronze
third-place ranking.
The Summer Fest parade
judges awarded WOW for
the most humorous entry;

having a theme of Happiness Happens on WOW.

The Sno-Blazers won the
award for the most beautiful
float.
George Williams became
OHSs first state track champion, running in the class B
mile run.

10 yrs. ago (2005)

The Oregon Historic
Preservation Commission,
with the approval of the Village Board, awarded a contract to Mead and Hunt to
serve as a consultant for the
establishment of a residential
historic district. The homes
on West Lincoln Street will
be surveyed for a possible
historic district designation.
Rev. William Mack is the
new pastor at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Shannon Schlack, competing in the pole vault, and
Heather Archibald, in the
triple jump, advance from
the sectional competition to
represent Oregon at the state
track meet.
Matt Weber, competing
in the boys sectional competition in shot put, advances to
the State Track Meet.
OHS golfers Eric Knapp
and Erik Johnson advance to
sectional competition.
The Oregon Youth Bowling Leagues finished their
season. The Pin Busters of
the Too League earned first
place. Members of the team
were Matthew Turk, Hayden
Peters, Kyle Koch, Brady
Turk and Parker Alsteens.

Oregon for the second

time is one of the sites for the
Parade of Homes. The seven
homes located on Bergamot Boulevard, still for sale,
range in price from $634,900
to over $1 million dollars.
The Summer Fest Miller
Entertainment Tent will feature the popular bands Lost
Highway, Midlife Crisis
and Swing Crew.
Peoples United Methodist Church held their first
worship service in their new
church, located at 103 North
Alpine Parkway. Prior to
entering the building and
following the last service at
the North Main Street location, church members met at
the intersection of Jefferson
and Ash streets and carried a
torch (the flame of Christ)
down Hwy. CC, to the new
facility.
The Oregon School
Board authorized the purchase of approximately 10
acres of land on the villages
west side at a cost of $24,400
per acre for the site of a
future elementary school.
Submitted by the Oregon
Area Historical Society

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The Seibel Bros. brought

their novelty shows to town,
performing in one ring under
a big top tent. They boasted
of having 150 trained animals, which included 75
thoroughbred ponies, 50 performing dogs, 25 educated
monkeys plus clowns of all
kinds. After their arrival they
held a grand street parade
thru the village. A military
band of all solo artists provided the music.
The opera house hosted a
performance by the famous
Danish violinist, Skovgaard,
accompanied by pianist
Alice McClung and contralto
soloist Marie Ellenbrook.
It was noted that he had
played before King Christian of Denmark, King Oscar
of Sweden, King Haakon
of Norway and Kaiser William of Germany. He played
a Stradivarius violin worth
$13,000.
A week-long Chautauqua
Program included a variety
of lectures and musical performances. Some of the lectures were Big Bugs and
Big Humbugs by Mattison
Chase; Truth and Shams
by Senator J. G. Camp; The
Great Outdoors by Col. G.
O. Shields and The Price of
Victory by the Hon. William Cady. Musical performances were provided by the
Colonial Cadets, Professor
Herman Bellstedt s band
and Herbert Wicks symphonic orchestra. The Seminary Girls provided various types of entertainment
throughout the week. Season
tickets for all events throughout the week were $2 for
adults and $1 for children.
The Oak Hall Creamery Co. decided to move
their operations to the Village of Oregon. The board
and stockholders voted to
purchase two lots from J. F.
Litel, located just south of
the mill, close to the railroad
track; giving them access to

a sidetrack. Their intention

is to build a modern facility there and to change the
name of the business to The
Oregon Creamery Company.
The members of the Board
of Directors , i.e., Andrew
Madsen, Eugene Barry, Geo.
Thomson, Frank P. Ace and
J. F. Litel, were all re-elected
to another term.
Eleven graduated from
Oregon High School: Catherine Melville, Esther Reilly,
Florence Tipple, Ethel Williamson, Herman Anthony,
Catherine Barry, Ernest
Culb, Dede Elliott, William
Grady, Lyle Hawley and
Edwin Nelson. The class
presented a memorial to the
school of a life-sized bust of
George Washington which
was placed in a conspicuous
place in the main room of
the high school.
Wisconsin State Fire
Marshall Clem Host encouraged the use of lightning rods
on all buildings, considerably reducing the loss due
to fires. Local merchant W.
D. Lamont reminded residents that he was available to
install such rods.
William Usher started
operating The Independent
Oil Co. in the village for the
purpose of wholesaling and
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a license.
The agreement was
that at high school hockey
games there would be no
beer, not even in a closed
back room, Stanton said.
Board member Jeanne
Carpenter asked Cowan if
he was concerned with the
hockey players being predominantly under 21, who
are frequently between
18 and 20 years old at the
junior level.
Theyll be on the ice,
Cowan responded. Theyre
just there to play.
When pressed for examples of other ice arenas with
an alcohol license, Cowan
cited the Capitol Ice Arena,
as well as regular event
applications by the Verona
Ice Arena. Sun Prairies Ice
Arena, he said, has a restaurant with full bar on site,
though the arena itself does
not serve alcohol.
Board members also
questioned language in the
application that implied
beer could be served anywhere on the premises,
including the outdoor spaces. Cowan said the primary
purpose was to serve beer
only within specific areas
of the building and that
the arena would be willing to apply for temporary
licenses, often known as a
picnic license, for serving
outdoors.
Cowan estimated that
the arrival of the new team
would bring in $20,000
in rental fees, in addition
to between $15,000 and
$20,000 in concessions.
Attendance at Oregon Outlaws games, an adult hockey team, hovers at between
400 and 500 people,
according to Cowan.
Village attorney Matt
Dregne advised the board
it could approve the license
with conditions, such as
only serving beer at Whalers games.
The board ultimately
agreed upon a list of conditions and directed city
staff to put together new

Whalers early
home games
Sep. 11 @ 7:30p.m.
vs La Crosse
Sep. 18 @ 7:30 p.m.
vs. North Iowa
Sep. 19 @ 7 p.m. vs
North Iowa
Sep. 25 @ 7 p.m. vs.
Peoria

language for review at its

next meeting, including
a clarification on what is
meant by premises. Conditions include limiting
service to Whalers game
except for prior approval,
a ban on all-you-can-drink
specials and approval of a
security plan by the police
chief.
Approval still could be
granted prior to the Whalers first event, a tryout
camp held the weekend of
Aug. 7.
Cowan and his company,
Oregon-based On Ice Promotions LLC, took over
management of the arena
roughly two months ago.
Only four years after its
2008 opening, the arena
battled possible closure in
the face of financial troubles. A forgiveness of a significant portion of the mortgage and a restructuring
of its management in 2013
gave the arena a second
opportunity to stay afloat.
I think looking forward,
if we have the license, we
can do other stuff we
can have other community
events, Cowan said. It
just opens us up to more
revenue possibilities.

143 Notices

163 Training Schools

SOCIAL SECURITY Disability Benefits.

Unable to work? Denied benefits? We
can help. Win or pay nothing. Contact Bill
Gordon & Associates at 800-960-0307 to
start your application today! (wcan)

DENTAL ASSISTANT Be one

in just 10 Saturdays!
WeekendDentalassistant.com.
Fan us on Facebook! Next class begins
9/12/15. Call 920-730-1112 Appleton. WI
approved. (wcan)

150 Places To Go
WAUPUNTRUCKNSHOW.COM REGISTER any size truck online! 26th show is
huge! 2 truck parades! New Jakebrake
contest! Displays! Vendors! Great food,
Friday fish fry, Sat. pancake breakfast!
Free kids area! Free bands. August
14-15. 920-324-9985 (wcan)
CLASSIFIEDS, 873-6671 or 835-6677. It
pays to read the fine print.

CORNeLL
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330 Antique & Classic Cars

30TH ANNUAL AUTO PARTS SWAP
MEET & CAR SHOW! Aug. 1-2, 6:00am4pm. Walworth County Fairgrounds, Elkhorn, WI. 2-day car show, swap meet &
car corral. Adm. $7. No pets. (wcan)

340 Autos
DONATE YOUR Car, Truck or Boat
to Heritage for the Blind. Free 3-Day
Vacation. Tax Deductible.
Free Towing. All paperwork taken care
of! 800-856-5491 (wcan)

342 Boats & Accessories

2012 5HP Nissan outboard, 4 stroke, 10
hrs. $895. 608-873-7833
BOATS & PONTOONS R US!
(Over 400 new and used in stock)
Visit the largest marine & motorsports
showroom in the USA & save huge.
American Marine & Motorsports,
Shawano. Call
866-955-2628 www.americanmarina.
com (wcan)

Board OKs TIF for Headquarters

Grant will help
finish plan for
banquet hall
Jacob Bielanski
Unified Newspaper Group

The Village Board on

Monday voted unanimously to give Headquarters
Bar and Grill $68,000 in
taxpayer-funded grants
toward a 2400-square-foot
banquet hall.
During the meeting, Trustee Jerry Bollig
assured the public that
the money was not free
or a giveaway. Village
administrator Mike Gracz
clarified, however, that
the tax-increment financing is not a loan, but a
grant from the Village that
was expected to be repaid
through additional tax

revenue.
Nonetheless, the board
decided it satisfied the
legally required but for
clause, that despite a previous agreement promising the banquet hall would
be built, owner Jamie
Bush would not be able
to make it happen without
additional help.
TIF is a method of
encouraging economic
growth that subsidizes
development, infrastructure or other communityimprovement projects by
capturing increased property tax revenue from all
taxing jurisdictions (the
village, local school districts, counties and technical colleges and the state)
on the property.
Under the terms of the
agreement, the city will
provide Bush the $68,000
up front, and the added

tax value from the banquet

hall is expected to recoup
the money by 2021, Gracz
told the Observer.
In addition to that added
value, the agreement calls
for Bush to make annual
interest payments beginning in 2017, totaling
roughly $8,300 over five
years.
The agreement also
states that if the banquet
hall is not substantially
complete by March 1
of 2016, Bush will be
required to pay the Village
$42,860.
Village attorney Matt
Dregne said that, though
approved by the council,
the TIF agreement requires
Bush either secure a new
letter of credit through the
life of the new agreement,
or amend the current letter of credit, which expires
Dec. 31.

Gracz told the Observer Tuesday it was likely

Bush would simply amend
his current letter for the
life of the TIF.
Bush was granted TIF
for roughly $68,000 in
March 2013 to build a bar
and restaurant with two
volleyball courts as well
as a banquet hall, by Dec.
31, 2015. The bar and volleyball courts were completed. Last month, however, Bush went before
the board requesting additional funding under a new
TIF agreement, saying
the banquet hall could not
be completed without an
additional $68,000.
Bush told the board in a
letter that an anonymous
tip to the DNR, which
later proved unfounded,
delayed construction and
drove costs up.

Water tower repainting effort gets nod

Glysch will fundraise to
chip in for $38k job
Jacob Bielanski
Unified Newspaper Group

Plans to repaint the water tower received preliminary support

from the Village Board on Monday.
Randy Glysch, who was instrumental in raising funds for the
restoration of the pump house,
went before the board Monday to
test the villages commitment to
restoring the water tower the rises
above the pump house.
Glysch said he sought two preliminary quotes for repainting of
the tower. Dickson Engineering,
he said, quoted $90,000 for one
coat of primer and one coat of
paint. At a bid of $38,000, Lane
Tank Company offered Glysch a
number that was well-received by
the board.
I ask the question and everybody (on the board) smiled and
shook their head, Stanton told
Glysch at the meeting. Does that

PONTOONS & BOATS (New or Used)

Over 400 to choose from at the absolute
guaranteed best price. Your summer fun
starts at American Marine & Motorsports.
www.americanmarina.com
866-955-2628 (wcan)

350 Motorcycles
MOTORCYCLES FOR SALE. 2001
Sportster, 1200CCs, custom pipes, windshield, highway pegs, and saddlebags,
10,000 miles. $4,500. 2003 Sportster
883, windshield, engine guard, saddlebags, 100 year anniversary bike. 8,000
miles. $4,900. Call Mike 608-719-7223.
WANTED: 60'S and 70's Motorcycles.
Dead or alive! 920-371-0494 (wcan)

355 Recreational Vehicles

ATV & SIDE-BY-SIDE Headquarters.
Huge blow-out pricing. Door buster Youth
ATV's starting at $699 plus FSD. Over
100 Honda CF Moto at liquidation$ 866955-2628 www.americanmarina.com
(wcan)

give you what you need?

It does, Glysch responded.
Village administrator Mike
Gracz said $38,000 had already
been factored into the early drafts
of the capital improvement plan,
which will be fully developed and
voted on by the board later this
fall.
Arlan Kay of the Historic Preservation Commission noted to
the board that the tower was not
structurally deficient, a likely
reference to estimates taken in
2008 for tower repainting. At that
time, Lane Tank Company had
said the tower needed more than
just a couple of coats of paint,
and quoted $250,000 for repairs.
Glysch said the new estimates
assume a water under pressure
painting method that requires little or no sandblasting.
Though he did not want to
reveal too much, Glysch said
the boards preliminary support
would launch what he referred to
as the tin man fundraising campaign, a reference to the style of
water tower that rises above Oregon.

370 Trucks
2002 FORD E-150 168,731 miles. Tires
were put on last year and have about
15,000 miles on them. New brakes last
year, bucket seats, cruise control, and
A/C which works great. It comes with
an easy load ladder rack where you
don't have to strap down an extension
ladder, a headache rack, and 2 shelves
and a cabinet. I also have a shelf on the
headache rack along with a wooden bin
that has 24 bins that I made to hold nails,
screws, and other misc. items. Also, I
have installed mesh over the windows
to keep anyone from breaking in. Comes
with a class III hitch. The left side door
needs new hinges; I have priced them
out at Middleton Ford and they are $225
for the set. Asking $3,800.00. Call 608628-8759.

390 Auto: Wanted To Buy

WANTED: Autos and scrap iron.
Steve's Recycling. Monroe, WI.
608-574-2350

402 Help Wanted, General

360 Trailers
TRAILERS @ LIQUIDATION Pricing.
Boat, ATV, Sled or Pontoons.
2 or 4 Place. Open or Enclosed.
American Marine, Shawano
866-955-2628
www.americanmarina.com (wcan)

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DISHWASHER, COOK, WAITRESS &

DELI STAFF WANTED. Applications
available at Sugar & Spice Eatery. 317
Nora St. Stoughton.
EXPERIENCED PART-TIME SERVERS
WANTED. Apply at Sunrise Family Restaurant 1052 W. Main, Stoughton.

PAR Concrete, Inc.

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

File photo

The water tower in Oregon will be repainted.

GROUNDSKEEPER WANTED! Apartment community in Verona needs a

full-time groundskeeper. Please call 608845-7255 or email prairiecrest@regencypm.com

434 Health Care, Human

Services & Child Care

COMFORT KEEPERS IN MADISON

Seeking caregivers to provide care
to seniors in their homes. Need valid
driver's license and dependable
transportation. FT & PT positions
available. Flexible scheduling.
Call 608-442-1898

449 Driver, Shipping

& Warehousing
DRIVERS NEEDED for growing
company; new trucks arriving.
Solo avg. 2500-3500 mpw
Team avg. 5000-6500 mpw
100% no touch freight
Repeat customers
Great pay pkg. w/bonus
Health/Dental/ Vision/HSA
401k/vacation/holiday pay
1 yr. Class A exp preferred
1-888-545-9351, ext. 13
www.doublejtransport.com (wcan)

B & R PUMPING
SERVICE LLC
Dave Johnson
We recommend septic
pumping every two years

OFFICE CLEANING in Stoughton

Mon-Fri 4 hours/night. Visit our website:
www.capitalcityclean.com or call our
office: 608-831-8850
A&B ENTERPRISES
Light Construction Remodeling
No job too small
608-835-7791
ALL THINGS BASEMENTY!
Basement Systems Inc. Call us for all
your basement needs! Waterproofing.
Finishing. Structural repairs. Humidity
and mold control. Free Estimates! Call
800-991-1602 (wcan)
DOUG'S HANDYMAN SERVICE
"Honey Do List"
Gutter cleaning and covers
No job too small
608-845-8110
HALLINAN-PAINTING
WALLPAPERING
**Great-Spring-Rates**
35 + Years Professional
Interior/Exterior
Free-Estimates
References/Insured
Arthur Hallinan
608-455-3377

THEY SAY people dont read those little

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

(608) 835-8195

452 General

548 Home Improvement

CNA FOR quadriplegic patient. Pleasant

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10

RECOVER PAINTING offers all carpentry, drywall, deck restoration and all
forms of painting. Recover urges you
to join in the fight against cancer, as a
portion of every job is donated to cancer
research. Free estimates, fully insured,
over 20 years of experience. Call 608270-0440.
TOMAS PAINTING
Professional, Interior,
Exterior, Repairs.
Free Estimates. Insured.
608-873-6160
DANE COUNTYS MARKETPLACE.
The Oregon Observer Classifieds. Call
873-6671 or 835-6677.

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586 TV, VCR &

Electronics Repair
DISH NETWORK. Get more for less!
Starting at $19.99/mo (for 12 mos.).
PLUS Bundle & Save (fast internet for
$15 more/month) Call now 800-374-3940
(wcan)

602 Antiques & Collectibles

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

606 Articles For Sale

BRAND NEW never used, 7 person
hot tub. 52 jets, 2 pumps, maintenance
free cabinet, full factory warranty. Cost
$8,499, sacrifice $3,999. 920-215-4149
(wcan)
SWITCH&SAVE EVENT from DirecTV!
Packages starting at $19.99/mo. Free
3-months of HBO, Starz, Showtime &
Cinemax. Free Genie HD/DVR Upgrades!
2015 NFL Sunday Ticket included with
select Packages. New Customers Only.
IV Support Holdings LLC- An authorized
DirecTV Dealer. Some exclusions apply.
Call for details 800-918-1046 (wcan)

648 Food & Drink

BEST BEEF Jerky in the USA!
$10 off the Original Beef Jerky Sampler.
FREE shipping. Great Gift Idea! Call
Bulk Beef Jerky.
800-224-8852 (wcan)

652 Garage Sales

BROOKLYN 113 Teddy St. Thurs.
8:00am-7pm, Fri. 8:00am-6:00pm, Sat.
8:00-12:00pm. Brand name women's
clothing size x-small and small. All
clothes in like new condition. Household items, primitive decor, Gravely lawn
mower w/bagger (new), Weber Q200
Grill w/stand & cover. Cash only.
STOUGHTON, 1648 Erin Hill, Fri.-Sat.,
8:00am-4:00pm. Multi-family. Priced to
sell!
STOUGHTON, 309-400-408 S. Academy. Friday-Saturday, 8:00am-4:00pm.
IT'S ALL HERE!
STOUGHTON THURSDAY ONLY!
8-4. 1108 Kings Lynn Road. Moving
Sale. Household, furniture, holiday
items, bedding, wall art.
VERONA, 205 Noel Way. Thurs.-Sat.
MOVING SALE! Lots of crafts!

664 Lawn & Garden

KEEP YOUR POND looking good.
Algae/weed control products, elec &
windmill aerators. Order now for Fall fish
& minnows - all varieties. roeselerfishfarm.com 920-696-3090 (wcan)

666 Medical & Health Supplies

ACORN STAIRLIFTS
The affordable solution to your
stairs. Limited time $250 off your
stairlift purchase. Buy direct and
save. Please call 800-598-6714 for
free DVD and brochure. (wcan)
CASH PAID for unexpired, sealed, DIABETIC TEST STRIPS - highest prices!
Shipping prepaid. 1-day payment. 1-888389-0593 www.Cash4DiabeticSupplies.
com (wcan)
SAFE STEP Walk-in tub Alert for Seniors.
Bathroom falls can be fatal. Approved by
Arthritis Foundation. Therapeutic Jets.
Less than 4 inch step-in. Wide door.
Anti-slip floors. American made. Installation included. Call 800-940-3411 for
$750 off. (wcan)

672 Pets
GOT AN older car, boat or RV?
Do the humane thing. Donate it to the
Humane Society. Call 800-990-7816
(wcan)

688 Sporting Goods

& Recreational
FISH CANADA Kingfisher Resort! Cottage-Boat-Motor-Gas. $75 per person/
day. Call for SPECIALS! 800-452-8824
www.kingfisherlodge.com (wcan)
WE BUY Boats/RVs/Pontoons/Sleds/
ATV's & Motorcycles! "Cash Paid" now.
American Marine & Motorsports Super
Center, Shawano 866-955-2628 www.
americanmarina.com (wcan)
CLASSIFIEDS, 873-6671 or 835-6677. It
pays to read the fine print.

WE BUY Junk Cars and Trucks.

We sell used parts.
Monday thru Friday 8am-5:30pm.
Newville Auto Salvage, 279 Hwy 59
Edgerton, 608-884-3114

705 Rentals
GREENWOOD APARTMENTS
Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently
has 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $725 per month, includes
heat, water, and sewer.
608-835-6717 Located at:
139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575
OREGON-2 BEDROOM, 1.75BA.
Vacant August 1. One car garage. New
paint and flooring.
All Appliances. Security Deposit.
References. $1200. + utilities.
608-332-5212
OREGON 3 bedroom duplex, 3 baths,
2.5 car garage. Over
1,700 sq. ft. Quiet area. Smoke-free.
Small pet. $1,595+. Available 9/1. 214
Thomson Lane. 608-835-9269.
STOUGHTON 1616 Kenilworth Ct.
Large 2-BR apts available now.
Pets welcome. Many feature new wood
laminate flooring.
$775-$825/mo. 608-831-4036
www.madtownrentals.com
STOUGHTON- LARGE 2 bedroom 2
bath apartment in Castle Condominium
Building. Includes all appliances. Has
Newer Carpet and paint. Call Tony at
608-695-2565.

720 Apartments
OREGON 2BR 1BA apartments
available. On-site or in unit laundry,
patio, D/W, A/C. Off street parking,
garages available to rent.
From $740/mo. Details at
608-255-7100 or
www.stevebrownapts.com/oregon
ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors
55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $695 per month. Includes
heat, water and sewer. Professionally
managed. Located at
300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI
53589 608-877-9388
UPDATED ONE bedroom apartment
with all utilities included! Small pets
welcome. Rent is based on 30%
of adjusted gross income, capped
at $490. General Occupancy;
Designed for Seniors 62+ or those
with a disability. Just 13 miles SE
of Stoughton, Edgerton Housing
Authority, 800 Elm Dr., Edgerton, WI
53534, 608-884-8454.

ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE

10X10 10X15 10X20 10X30
Security Lights-24/7 access
BRAND NEW
OREGON/BROOKLYN
Credit Cards Accepted
CALL (608)444-2900
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
DEER POINT STORAGE
Convenient location behind
Stoughton Lumber.
Clean-Dry Units
24 HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS
5x10 thru 12x25
608-335-3337
FRENCHTOWN
SELF-STORAGE
Only 6 miles South of
Verona on Hwy PB.
Variety of sizes available now.
10x10=$60/month
10x15=$70/month
10x20=$80/month
10x25=$90/month
12x30=$115/month
Call 608-424-6530 or
1-888-878-4244
NORTH PARK STORAGE
10x10 through 10x40, plus
14x40 with 14' door for
RV & Boats.
Come & go as you please.
608-873-5088
RASCHEIN PROPERTY
STORAGE
6x10 thru 10x25
Market Street/Burr Oak Street
in Oregon
Call 608-206-2347
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

Horse Trailers-PickuP-Zero Turn

iris cooley esTaTe
saTurday, July 18TH 10:00 am
4488 old sTage road
oregon, Wi 53575

direcTions: South of Oregon 3 miles on Hwy 14 to Old Stage Road

(corner of Old Stage Road & Hwy 14). Note: All items are like new or in
excellent condition! Lunch: Ziggys.
Horse Trailers: 2004 4 Star 32ft. 2+1 Horse Slant, Ramp, 3 Saddle
Tack Compartment, 8ply. Tires. Living Quarters including AC, Furnace,
TV, Exterior Water, 4 Trailer Raise Insulated Floor, Sliding Screen Door,
Microwave, Shower, Bathroom, LP Refrigerator, Exhaust Fan, Power
Canopy; 1996 CM Trailers 7000lb. 2 Horse Trailer. TRUCK: 1995 Chevy
Silverado 2500 4WD, Automatic Trans, 2dr., Long Box, New Tires Body
Like New (only 66,350mi.). Horse relaTed iTems: Pasture Drag;
(16) Heavy Duty 4x4 Floor Mats; Electric Fence Supplies; (2) Spools 1320
ea. Electric Rope; Oster Mane Clippers; (2) Crosby English Featherweight
Saddles; Saddle Rack; Coolers; Blankets; Halters; Bridals; Livestock
Gate; Water Tanks; Feed Tubs & Pails. laWn moWers & yard
eQuiPmenT: Gravely 148Z Zero Turn Mower 578hrs. 21hp; Honda
4514 Hydrostatic; Snapper Push Mower; AgriFab 6.5hp Trailer Mounted
Lawn Vac; Rubbermaid Lawn Trailer & Yard Cart; Briggs & Stratton High
Wheel Weed Trimmer; (2) Fimco Pull Behind Sprayers; Thatcher; Homelite
Weed Eater; Wheel Pump Sprayer; Gas Weed Trimmer & Blower; Lawn
Spreader; Wheel Barrow; L&G Hand Tools; Hose & Reel. sHoP Tools &
eQuiPmenT: Honda EU Inverter 2000i Generator; McCullock Chainsaw;
Craftsman Tool Chest; Aluminum Extension & Step Ladders; Alton 2 Gal
1/3hp Air Compressor; Mobil Air Tank; Skil Saw; Car Ramps; (2) Battery
Jump Starters; Wet/Dry Vac; Come-A-Long; Tin Sheets; Aluminum Carts;
Extension Cords; Post Driver; Twine & Wire. GUNS: Higgins Model 58314
16ga. 2; Sheridan 5mm BB Gun. MISCELANIOUS: Split Firewood;
Platform Scale; Sm. & Lg. Live Animal Traps; Sun Adult Tricycle; Bar Stools;
Lawn Chairs; Fiesta Gas Grill; Coleman Lantern & Stove; Danby Halogen
Light; Yard Decorations; Board Games. HouseHold, anTiQues &
collecTiBles: Wicker Furniture; Reclining Love Seat; Oak Bedroom Set;
Ent. Center; Drop-leaf Table & Chairs; Chest Of Drawers; Modern Desk;
Bar Stools; Wood Work Table; Oil Paintings; 4 Jewelry Cabinet; Costume
Jewelry; Pottery; Bakers Rack; Dehumidifier; Computer Desk; Schuster Flyer
Wagon; King Edward Cigar Sign; Wood Trunk; Ball Jars; Watering Can;
Wood Boxes; Milk Can; Ink Wells; Wood Duck Decoy.
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OFFICE SPACES FOR RENT

In Oregon facing 15th hole
on golfcourse
Free Wi-Fi, Parking and
Security System
Conference rooms available
Kitchenette-Breakroom
Autumn Woods Prof. Centre
Marty 608-835-3628
OREGON-DELUXE 4-ROOM Office
Suite. 765/sq.ft 185 W Netherwood
Call 608-835-3426

830 Resort Property For Sale

COTTAGES, HOMES, Vacant Lots on
Post Lake. 1136 acres all recreation
water. Langlade Co. ATV trails. Fantastic
buys! Broker 715-216-0838, postlakerealestate.com (wcan)

970 Horses
WALMERS TACK SHOP
16379 W. Milbrandt Road
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

CRANDON WI: For sale by owner:

40 acres wooded high land. Excellent
hunting & buildable. $75,900. More land
available. Financing available. 715-4782085 (wcan)

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.

845 Houses For Sale

CLASSIFIEDS, 873-6671 or 835-6677. It

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Shredded Bark
Decorative Stone
Pick-up or Delivered
Limerock Delivery
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Sanyer, Distant Cuzins win top honors at MAMAs

Retired OHS
orchestra teacher
gets standing
ovation
Scott De Laruelle
Unified Newspaper Group

A distinguished history
and a bright future were
honored Sunday night at
the 12th Annual Madison
Area Music Awards, as
long-time Oregon School
District orchestra instructor
Leyla Sanyer and Oregon
teen rock band Distant Cuzins took home awards.
Sanyer, who retired last
month after 28 years in
the district, was honored
as Teacher of the Year,
the only Oregon educator
to win the award since the

impact to youth music education is immeasurable,

Walker wrote in an email
to the Observer. Many of
(her) students have gone on
to become teachers, composers and performers, as
well as successful in life.
As a violinist, Sanyer
performed in the Oak wood Chamber Players
for 30 years, the Camerata
String Quartet for 28 years
and also with the Madison
Symphony and Wisconsin Chamber orchestras.
She has served as a clinician around the Midwest,
initiated a youth orchestra,
Photo submitted
mentored numerous student
Retired Oregon School District orchestra instructor Leyla Sanyer, far right, is honored during her final
teachers and written grants
concert at Oregon High School earlier this year. She was also honored Sunday night as Teacher of the for innovative classroom
Year at the 12th Annual Madison Area Music Awards.
projects in chamber music,
alternative styles and music
category started in 2008. director Melissa Walker ceremony.
commissions.
Madison Area Music Asso- said Sanyer received a
Her accomplishments
Sanyer is immediate past
ciation communications standing ovation at the are many and her positive president of the Wisconsin

Awards: Art students earn top scores

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and come to life. Alexa has

that true artistic eye to see
colors and apply it in ways
that most dont recognize or
understand.
At the same show, junior
Madeline Knaack received
an honorable mention in the
photography category. Derrick said Knaack had a special
year as well, taking first in the
regional and district SKILLS
USA competitions for photography.
Derrick and fellow OHS
art instructor Heidi Coutre
said they were impressed by
the level of talent and how
well students represented
themselves and the school
throughout the year, as shown
during the annual spring Art
Show and Auction, which
raised more than $500 for the
art department for field trips,
new technology and an art
scholarship.
There was a terrific variety of artwork on display
from the students, Derrick
wrote to the Observer. One
could see works from classic
paintings and drawings to 3-D
sculpture, to ceramic pottery,
to wood working, to black
and white photography and
the newest techniques in computer animation.
This year, the department
award and scholarship went
to Uselman, who plans to
study art at the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Derrick said she had an incredible year, as she was also an
honorable mention artist in
the Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards, founded in 1923
and hosted by the Milwaukee
Art Museum. Students across
America submitted 300,000
original works during the year
across 28 categories of art and
writing.
She is a very gifted student who we have watched
grow as a creative artist, he
wrote. As an instructor, it
is a privilege to work with a
student like Alexa, who possesses such wonderful artistic
talents and personal qualities
that enhance the classroom.
Heidi and I have enjoyed
working with her immensely.
She is going to represent OHS
and our art department very
well in the future.
Derrick said at UWM,
Uselman will start with fundamental art classes, and then
branch out into more specific

Photos submitted

Above, OHS senior Hannah McAnulty earned a first place in the

grades 10-12 category with her duck stamp painting for the 2015
Wisconsin Junior Duck Stamp Design Contest.
Below, OHS junior Maddie LeBrun earned a first place in the grades
10-12 category for her duck stamp painting.

areas.
With someone like Alexa,
Heidi and myself hope we
have provided solid art fundamentals, good guidance and
direction to refine her natural
talents, he wrote. We feel
good and that we accomplished just that, as Alexa has
expressed she is interested in
becoming an art teacher.

Duck Stamp contest

OHS artists were also
among the best in the state for
the 2015 Wisconsin Junior
Duck Stamp Design Contest,
which drew 393 entries, with
the top 100 earning recognition for their artwork.
The Panthers dominated
the final tally sheet, placing
five artists among the top nine
places.
Earning first in the grades
10-12 category were senior
Hannah McAnulty and junior
Maddie LeBrun. Seconds
were garnered by Uselman
and senior Brenna Burke,
while a sophomore Jayme
Zander garnered a third-place
finish.

Nine students earned honorable mentions: Megan

Frank, MaKynzie Gleichauf,
Madeleine Meeker, Isabel
Meidl, Rosilyn Phillips, Caroline Rice, Maggie Sampson,
Kaylee Yelk and Samuel Zurbrigger.
Contest judges were professional wildlife artist Jay
Jocham, retired art teacher
and Horicon National Wildlife Refuge volunteer Nancy
Steinback, restoration ecologist Ashly Steinke, public policy chair for Ducks
Unlimited, Nels Swenson and
woodcarver Larry Schmidt, a
Friend of Necedah National
Wildlife Refuge and volunteer. The top 36 winning
entries from the state of Wisconsin will be showcased in
two traveling displays across
the state through March 2016.
For a schedule of the traveling display locations, or for
additional information about
the 2015 contest, call the
Necedah National Wildlife
Refuge at 565-2551 or email
necedah@fws.gov.