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Oregon Focus
2016

Inside

Spider-Girls hideout
Iska Venden, 4, of Oregon, crawls out of a Spider-Man teepee (made by Betty Hill of Spring Green)
during the 22nd annual Oregon Firefighter/EMT
Association Craft Fair at Oregon Middle School on
Saturday.

Civic campus plans take shape . .11


Village considers what to do with
former Methodist Church site . . .11
Housing growth slow in 2016 . . .12
Brooklyn Veterans Park . . . . . . . .13
New businesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Planning for new food pantry . . .15

Scott De Laruelle
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Panthers
advance to
sectionals
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OSD budget, tax rate down slightly


Results of referendum
would adjust numbers

OSD referendum work continues .10

Photo by Samantha Christian

T h e Vi l l a g e B o a r d
approved spending proposals for the Oregon
Police Department Monday that will improve
the departments records
management system.
The approval also
includes a much smaller item for a repair to the
police department building.
The board endorsed
police chief Brian Uhls
plan to acquire a new
records management system and team up with the
Dane County Sheriff s
office in using the system. The board authorized
spending $166,672 for
software and components
in an agreement with
Spillman Technologies.
The system is already
being installed.
Uhl told the Observer OPD has relied on the
Madison Police Department for a records management system, and
even before I arrived here,
the staff was not happy
with the service.
Uhl said hed previously
been part of a joint agreement with the City of
Whitewater and its sheriffs office in Walworth
County on a new records
management system there.

Oregon School District taxes are


going down next year, regardless of
whether a teacher compensation referendum is approved by voters Nov.
8.
The school board approved a
2016-17 tax levy of $23.5 million

Monday night, more than a $1 million reduction from last years tax
levy of $24.3 million. The mill rate
will be $11.03 per $1,000 of assessed
value $2,206 for the owner of a
$200,000 home. Last years was rate
was $12.11, or $2,422 for the owner
of a $200,000 home.
That could still change before the
districts Nov. 10 deadline to send
their budget to the state, depending
on the result of the Nov. 8 teacher
compensation referendum. To prepare for either outcome, the district

has two different budgets, with the


second budget (assuming a yes
vote) increasing revenues and expenditures by $1.5 million and increasing the tax levy to $25 million and
the mill rate to $11.73.
The projected levy and mill rate
dropped slightly from last months
preliminary budget after adding final
numbers on state aid, student count
and district valuation, said district
business manager Andy Weiland.

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replacements coming in
from colleges area school
districts are becoming more
proactive at recruiting and
retaining educators, coming
up with new compensation
plans to do so.
As the only school district in the county without a post-Act 10 teacher
compensation plan, OSD
is positioned to fall behind
its peers. According to the
2015 numbers from the
Wisconsin Department of
Public Instruction, Oregon ranks 16th out of 19 in
average teacher compensation for Dane County and
Badger conference schools
(not including Edgewood).

October 27, 2016 - Oregon Focus 9

Page 20

Bill Livick

The referendum in
detail what it will cost,
how it will affect teachers
salaries, and what locals
are saying.

Better teachers make better students. And Oregon


School District officials
want more tools to attract
and keep those top educators.
Thats what they hope
to accomplish with a new
teacher compensation plan
that is finally on the Nov.
8 ballot after three years of
crafting.
The passage of Act 10 in
2011 was a game-changer
for education in this Wisconsin. While its stated goal
was to give school districts
more control and to a
degree thats been accomplished many educators
feel its effects have been far
from positive.
With a dwindling supply of teachers and fewer

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Asked and Answered

Dog park condition sparks concerns, action

Its convenient to
have a dog park in
the village, but it is
disappointing that the area
is covered in mud, dog
feces, overgrown grass,
weeds and thistles. The
ground is also worn beneath
the gate entrances to the
point that small dogs can
escape. Who is responsible
for the upkeep and safety
of Jon Blanchard Dog Park,
and why isnt the area being
taken care of despite park
use fees? Will any improvements be made?
The Village of Oregon public works
staff is responsible
for lawn and park maintenance, but the type of soil
at the park and unusual
weather this year has
impacted the amount of
weeds, grass and mud there.
Staff also empties the waste
receptacles, but, as per the
rules posted at the park, it is
the responsibility of the dog
owners to pick up after their
pets.
Annual dog license fees
and dog park permit fees
($20 per dog annually or
$5 per dog daily) go into
the park fund for dog park
improvements, but public
works director Jeff Rau said
the fees cover very little at
this point.
Wed love for it to be
more, he told the Observer.
And obviously wed love
(for) people to use the dog

park and enjoy using it.


The 12.5-acre dog park
opened in August 2013 on
Park Street.
The department has fielded more complaints in the
last few weeks in regards to
the upkeep of the park, and
Rau said he has approached
staff about those concerns.
I asked them to follow
through with at least a couple improvements this year,
and hopefully be planning
more improvements next
year, he said.
For example, last week
the staff was busy creating
a large gravel area at the
entrance and resetting the
gates and fencing at the
small dog park area.
Its just like any other
project in the village, Rau
said. We have to do it as
funds and as time allow. We
operate as efficiently (and)
effectively as we can, but
unfortunately we cannot
cover all the bases at once.

Weeds
When the park board pursued the idea of a dog park
in the village a few years
ago, members picked an
area just south of Jaycee
Park on Park Street that Rau
called less desirable land.
He said it was unlikely the
village would ever add a
building there, because it
has highly organic soil with
peat and it has a tendency
to flood because of the low

mowing, and very, very


difficult to keep up with
mowing on our regular park
lands, Rau said.
Rau said the department
will likely change the mowing plan in the future so
not all 12.5 acres are cut at
once as they are now.
A bigger portion of the
area would be kept as taller grasses and native grasses with mowed paths
through the park.

Dog waste

Photos by Samantha Christian

The Jon Blanchard Dog Park, just south of Jaycee Park on Park Street, opened in August
2013. This year, public works staff have received numerous complaints about the upkeep of
the park, which they are trying to address. Staff added a large gravel area to the entrance of
the small dog park section last week and will be resetting the gates and fencing.
land.
The park board has budgeted for grass seed and fertilization to try to get rid of
a lot of the weeds, including
thistles, which Rau said has
been an ongoing problem.
The elimination of the
thistles has been a very
difficult task, and it takes
time, he said.
Rau said at the next park
board meeting he will
be bringing up a plan for
additional improvements,

including more frequent (it) longer, Rau said. I use


spraying of the dog park the park, and theres times
area.
(when) I agree its muddy,
but thats part of the area
Grass/mud
we live in and the dog park
With all the rain this sum- area that we have.
The mowing schedule at
mer and fall, the grass has
been growing longer and the dog park is supposed to
faster than usual and there be weekly, but it has been
closer to once per week or
has been more mud.
It can take a long time every other week because
for water to seep into that of this years big growing
highly organic soil, and season.
This year was an
those soils tend to hold
more moisture and retain unprecedented year for

As a dog park user


throughout Dane County,
Rau said the issue of dog
feces on and off the trails is
not unique to Oregon.
The problem with dog
feces does not lie with the
park, but on irresponsible
dog owners that refuse to
clean up after their animals, he said.
Rau agreed that the garbage cans can fill up quickly, so he has asked staff
to adhere to the emptying
schedule on Mondays and
Fridays to prevent them
from getting overfilled
and smelly. Staff will also
install other waste receptacles with bag holders and
old fire hydrants in the park.
For information or questions about the dog park,
contact Rau at jrau@vil.
oregon.wi.us or 835-6290.
Samantha Christian

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The Village Board last


week approved a large
monument sign for the
Legend at Bergamont and
also a final plat for the first
phase of a new development plan that calls for 26
single-family homes. Phase
1 will include 15 homes on
Bergamont Boulevard.
The boards unanimous
approval for the new sign
and housing at its Oct. 17
meeting followed a Planning Commission recommendation to approve both
items Oct. 6.

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acquisitions for Fiduciary
Real Estate Development,
the owners of the Legend at Bergamont, briefly
explained his companys
plans for the monument
sign and new homes, which
the Village Board approved
with little discussion.
Final building plans for
the new homes call for oneand two-story single-family
homes built with craftsman
and bungalow design styles
on 26 lots located between
Bergamont Boulevard and
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Raddatz said the houses
are targeted for older homeowners and empty-nesters
and are being built in an
area with lots of trees. He
said the design style and
landscaping plan for the
addition would save more
trees than earlier development plans for the area.
Oregon public works
director Jeff Rau told the
Observer that construction
of the utilities for Legend
Hills at Bergamont is scheduled to begin very soon.
This includes the installation of the water main
and sanitary sewers, which
will run within a new public easement in front of the
home, Rau wrote in an
email. Only Phase 1 has
been approved, and that is
the 15 lots which border
Bergamont Boulevard.
Rau added he doesnt
have a schedule for the
remainder of the phase,
but he envisions home construction beginning next
spring on any home sites on
lots 1-15.
He said construction of
the monument sign is likely to begin this year. The
sign will be erected at the
southwest corner of Hwy.
CC and Bergamont Boulevard. It will stand 6 feet,
4 inches tall and be 14 feet
long, with a message area
of 26 square feet. It will use
ambient lighting to meet the
villages sign ordinance.
Contact Bill Livick at bill.
livick@wcinet.com

October 27, 2016

Village of Oregon

Village launches Oregon Manor


new website
expansion approved
The Village of Oregon
has a new look on the
internet, at least.
The village launched a
new website earlier this
month.
Village administrator
Mike Gracz said the update
cost about $7,700 with
GovOffice, a company that
has done the villages web
page for years.
We just thought it needed to be freshened up,
Gracz said. I think weve
made it easier to use.
He added that village utility billing clerk Joy Hanson
took all of the photographs
that appear on the main
pages banner and worked
with GovOffice to get the
site designed and launched.
Gracz said with more
and more information
the village wants to

communicate to residents,
the old website just wasnt
set up to do that.
Even when I would go
on the webpage I had a hard
time, he said.
The new site has a banner that shows photographs
from around the village,
quick links on the left side
and announcements below.
The right side includes
links to topics like agendas
and minutes, ordinances,
online payments and election information.
Gracz said board members thought it was really nice, but they havent
received any other feedback
yet. He said the village welcomes any feedback from
residents on the site.
To see the new site, visit
vil.oregon.wi.us.
Scott Girard

Bill Livick
Unified Newspaper Group

The Oregon Manor


assisted living facility
could get a large addition on the east side of its
building with the Village
Boards approval of the
plan last week.
The building, at 345
N. Main St., will get a
one-story, 8,800-squarefoot addition that will
extend the building east to
Soden Drive.
The expansion wont
add more rooms the
facility will still have 45
but will allow 18 more
rooms to be private, along
with 13 double-occupancy rooms. The facility
currently has 22 double
occupancy rooms and one

private room.
The decision to renovate
is in response to more residents and family members
looking for private rooms.
The construction will
also add a new wing with
a dining room, living room
and other common areas,
as well as updating a therapy gym and provide space
for outpatient therapy. The
project includes two new
entrances on an entry road
connecting Soden Drive to
Lincoln Street.
T h e Vi l l a g e B o a r d
approved the project
unanimously and without discussion following
the Planning Commissions recommendation to
approve.
Contact Bill Livick at bill.
livick@wcinet.com

Negotiations continue over vacant church property


Board directs staff to get
prices for soil testing
Bill Livick
Unified Newspaper Group

The Village Board met in closed


session Monday to continue discussing negotiations over the former
Methodist Church property on North
Main Street. The village has offered
property owners Robin Roberts and
Marshall Mennenga $690,000 for the
2.7-acre parcel, which village officials are considering as the site for a
new library or senior center.
The owners offered a counter proposal of $860,000.
On Monday, trustees briefly discussed the deal in open session. Roberts explained factors that he and
Mennenga think the village ought to
consider relating to the asking price
items that we included in an Oct.
17 email to village administrator
Mike Gracz.
Roberts said he and his partner
had accepted an offer to buy the land
for $985,000 from developers who
proposed building a 99-unit assisted-living facility on the site. The
board rejected the Sanctuary at Oregon building proposal in July after

neighborhood residents objected to


the size of the proposed building.
Roberts said the property was
appraised at $1.25 million in 2009,
and added that an appraiser recently
estimated the property value at $1.08
million. He claimed that land sales in
Dane County over the past year have
significantly exceeded assessed values, and wrote, We have received
expressed interest from several developers at the asking price of $985,000.
Gracz has scheduled a special meeting next Thursday to continue working on acquiring the property.
In a related action, the board directed public works director Jeff Rau to
seek cost estimates for soil borings
at various locations: the senior center
parking lot, the library lot and parking lot, Jaycee Park West and the former Methodist Church property. The
board plans to discuss the cost of soil
borings at its Nov. 14 meeting.
Trustee Jerry Bollig told the
Observer the public works director is
going to get a price per boring, and
then well decide where and how
many were going to do.
Bollig suggested Monday that a
new senior center could possibly be
built in Jaycee Park West, on Oak
Street.
Things are in flux right now,
and were dealing with a possible

acquisition, Bollig said. If that


doesnt happen, then were going to
need to know where to put the library.
If we build a new library at the
current site, then the senior center
would have to go somewhere else.
He added that borings would tell
the village if the library lot and parking lot would support a multi-story
structure.
If so, then the library may happen
there, he said. Then the senior center would have to go somewhere else,
possibly in Jaycee Park West. We own
that, and instead of buying a lot we
could put the money into the facility
itself.
He said the decision could come
down to acquiring a parcel vs. building on something the village already
owns.
Bollig said the Village Board is proceeding cautiously with the looming
decisions because if you build something somewhere, you dont get a second chance.
When you do this, he added, you
want to make sure you do a facility thats going to last for a very long
time. You have to gather the information, weight all the options and all the
costs, and make the best decision you
can with the information available.
Contact Bill Livick at bill.livick@
wcinet.com

In the board packet, he noted the districts annual third


Friday (of September) student
headcount came in about 44 students below initial projections,
decreasing the districts state-imposed revenue limit by $146,285.
However, state equalization aid
to the district increased $34,387
more than projected, and equalized value within the district
increased 6.6 percent; more than
the projected 4.5 percent, which
helped lower the levy and mill
rate.
Also, the district ended up with
more students than initially identified as special education students, which increased funding to
OSD by $83,058.
Email Unified Newspaper Group
reporter Scott De Laruelle at
scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.

OSD budget numbers (2006-current)


Year
Equalized value (billions) Total levy (millions)
Mill rate
2006-07 $1.79 $18.1 10.12
2007-08 $1.87 $19.9 10.63
2008-09 $1.95 $20.5 10.53
2009-10 $1.95 $21.3 10.94
2010-11 $1.90 $22.3 11.73
2011-12 $1.90 $22.8 11.99
2012-13 $1.87 $22.8 12.20
2013-14 $1.85 $22.8 12.31
2014-15 $1.93 $23.1 11.98
2015-16 $2.01 $24.3 12.11
2016-17 $2.13 $23.5 11.05

OSD 2016-17 budget options


Item Referendum approved
Total levy $25 million
Mill rate $11.73

Referendum denied
$23.5 million
$11.03

Police: New system coming


Continued from page 1
He witnessed how well
their system functioned,
and after he assumed the
helm of the police department here more than a year
ago, he asked the Dane
County Sheriff s office
about allowing OPD to join
up with them, to be more
of a shared system.
One of the main reasons
for that is they are our main
backup, Uhl explained.
So it makes more sense
for us to be aligned with
the sheriffs office than the
Madison Police Department. That was one of the
driving factors for us.
Uhl said hes been working with a captain in Dane
County Sheriff s office
whos in charge of their
records management system for the past six months.
Theyve been developing this strategy and are
very excited about having
us come on board, he said.
Hell also work with
Spillman to get the new
system in place.
They do this countrywide, he said. Its not
uncommon for a municipality to join with one of
their sheriffs departments
on records management.
Uhl said the system is
going to give OPD new
features it didnt have
before.
Part of this system is
going to show on our website what kinds of crimes
are occurring in specific
neighborhoods and will
give a more transparent
user interface with them,
he explained. Its going
to have a component for
mobile reporting so our
officers will be able to

New spending
Records management
system: $166,672
Rain gutter, downspout
repair: $9,837
complete their field reports
in their cars.
He said the technology
would advance the police
department and benefit the
entire village.

Rainwater problems
The village unanimously approved a $9,837 contract with Pioneer Roofing
for the reconfiguration of a
portion of rain gutter at the
police building and relocation of a downspout to a
landscape area to prevent
rainwater from freezing on
a sidewalk leading to the
building.
Public works director
Jeff Rau recommended
the contract. After a couple of trustees questioned
the nearly $10,000 cost,
Rau said repairing the rain
gutter and replacing a fascia and downspout is not
going to be very cheap.
Village administrator
Mike Gracz said the problems have been ongoing
has thus far eluded a solution. He noted that former
chief Dale Burke couldnt
find someone to work on
it.
Trustee Jerry Bollig
asked Rau if he thought
this work would finally
end the buildings rainwater problems, to which
Rau simply and definitively
said, Yes.
Contact Bill Livick at bill.
livick@wcinet.com

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Oregon Observer

ATTENTION
VILLAGE OF OREGON RESIDENTS
2016 FALL LEAF COLLECTION
Village Leaf Collection will run from Monday, October 17th
through Wednesday November 23rd, (weather permitting)
FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL
RESULT IN LEAVES NOT BEING COLLECTED:
Rake leaves into piles in the terrace area between the sidewalk
and the curb. Do NOT rake leaves into the gutter. If you do
not have a sidewalk, please rake leaves close to the roadway,
but NOT within the pavement area.
Keep leaf piles away from any mailboxes, parked cars, fire
hydrants, plantings, or other obstructions.
Do NOT bag leaves.
No brush, rocks, or garbage is allowed in any leaf pile to be
collected.
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Opinion

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Vruwink would be a breath of fresh air


Don Vruwink would be an outstanding representative in the State
Assembly for the 43rd District and
I would encourage all residents to
vote for him on Nov. 8.
Don has been an educator for
more than 40 years, and I know
that he will continue to be an
advocate for our students and families. His dedication to education
is not just in the role of teacher,
but also as a coach and community
member. He was a city councilman in Milton and held several
leadership roles there as well as

in his school community. He will


listen to his constituents, work
for compromise and be thoughtful about his responsibility at the
Capitol.
In todays contentious political
climate, Don would be a breath of
fresh air and someone for whom
I am proud to vote and support. I
urge you to get out and vote for
Don Vruwink on Nov. 8.
Laura Stoller,
Village of McFarland

Dont vote for OSD school referendum


The Oregon School Districts
proposed teacher compensation
referendum is a recurring referendum, which means our taxes
go up an additional amount every
year for at least three years. If
this passes, property taxes will be
$650 higher in 2020 on a $300,000
home than they were in 2015. One
of the things we liked about Oregon compared to Madison were the
lower property taxes. If property
taxes increase, rent will also go up.
My family is making far less now
than we were before the recession.
We are doing all that we can to pay
our bills with our salaries. Even if
a $650 per year increase in taxes is
not a big deal to you, please consider those of us in your community who will have hard time coming
up with this money every year.
The claim for this referendum
is that we need to compete with
neighboring school districts to
attract better teachers to Oregon.
We will pay them more for more
education and spending more of
their time writing curriculum. So
if you are a good teacher but just
have lots of years of experience

and already have a good curriculum, tough luck. The new teacher
just hired out of grad school is
going to make more money than
you. Unfortunately, a masters
degree does not equal a better
teacher. It equals a teacher with
more student loans. And what
happens if we dont attract better
teachers? Do we as taxpayers get
our money back? Or do we have to
have a referendum every few years
because another school district
decides to increase the amount
they pay their teachers?
Why not address the problem of
why people arent going into the
teaching profession anymore? In
the past teachers did not go into the
teaching field because of the high
pay. They entered into it because
they had a passion for teaching.
But even that passion can fizzle
when dealing with constant complaints from parents, administrative
burdens and working 60-70 hours
per week that destroys a healthy
work-family balance.
Rachel Angel,
Village of Oregon

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Dogs go bonkers on
walks for many reasons
B
onkers is not a scientific
term, but I will use it
anyway because many of
us have been there, done that. We
clip on the leash and take Bowser
outside for a nice walk in the
neighborhood and it turns into a
dramatic gauntlet of barking and
lunging, as if the zombie apocalypse had suddenly occurred.
Barking and lunging are
responses to
things in the
environment.
If Bowser has
nipped or bitten
people or dogs
then you are
dealing with
an aggression
problem, which
Antolec
is not a do-ityourself project.
An experienced
force-free professional should be
consulted when it is a matter of
safety.
If Bowser is only over-reactive
while on leash but plays safely
with dogs while off leash at a park
or dog daycare, his behavior is
probably not truly aggressive.
It is important to not punish
Bowser for his behavior. It will not
teach him how to behave and can
quickly add a layer of anxiety or
fear to social encounters and actually create aggression.
Most over-reactive dogs Ive
met have no intent to harm anyone, and there are things pet owners can do to help.
I prefer using a no-pull body
harness and a hands-free leash
for dog walking. The harness is
designed to reduce a dogs leverage and the hands-free leash is a

belt worn about the hips. The leash


attaches to the belt on the human
and the harness on the dog. This
alone can reduce reactive behavior.
Practice calmly walking about
your home, rewarding Bowser for
keeping the leash loose. If Bowser
begins pulling, just stop and wait.
At some point Bowser will stop
pulling, and then you can call him
to your side and begin walking.
Using tasty treats to reward him
for staying beside you and paying
attention can help immensely.
He will learn it is more rewarding to pay attention to you than to
scan the environment for things to
bark at.
Some dogs are just more excitable by nature. It can help to
make the process of going outside
less exciting. Keep it calm from
the moment Bowser sees the
leash, clipping it on his harness,
approaching the door and then
opening it. Each step may trigger
high arousal. Seek a calm response
to each step and reward Bowser
for his self-control.
For instance, the act of opening
the door may trigger Bowser to
bolt. Teaching Bowser to wait
in position until released with a
(trained) word cue helps Bowser
pay attention to you, not the door.
If Bowser moves prematurely
as you open the door, say nothing
and shut the door.
Then try again and give Bowser
another chance to succeed. It may
take several attempts but when
Bowser successfully waits until
you release him, he learns Oh,
that is how I get to go outside.
Anxiety and fear are often
underlying causes of over-reactive
behavior. If Bowser had a fearful

experience during a leash walk,


say when an aroused off-leash dog
came rushing up to him, then he
may anticipate unsafe encounters
with dogs during walks.
Dogs do not easily generalize
behaviors, except when they are
frightened.
The functional purpose of the
barking and lunging behavior is
to create distance, which then
increases Bowsers sense of safety.
It is a self-reinforcing behavior
he learns to practice during every
walk.
Any behavior which repeats is
being reinforced in some way and
thus grows stronger.
Frustrated greeters account for
most leash-reactive dog behavior.
Bowser sees a dog and wants
to rush up to say hello, but is
restrained by the leash.
As he grows frustrated, the handler hears Bowser excitedly barking and sees him lunging at the
other dog. Owners often pull back
and scold their dog, which further
increases frustration and arousal
while often creating a self-feeding
loop for the dog and the handler. A
better option is to introduce dogs
off leash where that can be done
safely, and teach dogs to pay attention to the handler, reinforcing
calm behavior. When we are calm,
our dogs can be calm.
Daniel H. Antolec, PCT-A,
CPDT-KA is the owner of Happy
Buddha Dog Training. He has
membership in Pet Professional
Guild, Force-Free Trainers of
Wisconsin, Dog Welfare Alliance.
Antolec is also Chairman of Pet
Professional Guild Advocacy
Committee.

Correction
An Oct. 13 story on a car accident on Hwy. 14 switched the car and horse trailer and their roles in the
crash. The horse trailer was traveling on Hwy. 14 when the other car drove through a stop sign on Hwy. A
and crashed into it. The Observer regrets the error.

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Fall fest
Families can stop by the
Triple Treat Fall Fest from
4-6:30p.m. Sunday, Oct.
30, at the Oregon High
School commons, 456 N.
Perry Pkwy.
The free event includes
a costume contest for all
ages (no scary costumes),
carnival games, face painting, crafts and a photo
area. There will be walking
tacos, hot dogs, caramel
apples and other snacks and
candy.
A magic show by
TK Magic will begin at
5:45p.m., and all door prize
and contest winners will be
announced afterward.
File photos by Samantha Christian
For information, call 835Micah Zimmerman and his daughter Isla, 6, show up to the trunk-or-treat event at First Pres7972 or visit hbclife.com.
byterian Church last year as Duffman and Princess Aurora.

Oct. 29, 2016


11 am - 3 pm

The Chocolate Caper,


105 S. Main St., will host
its second annual Halloween Meetup, Safe Spot
and Party during Oregons

What: Police vs. Fire/EMS


football game
When: 6:30p.m. Friday,
Nov. 4
Where: Oregon High
School Panther Stadium,
456 N. Perry Pkwy.
Admission: Nonperishable food pantry item
Info: Josh Kohlman at
835-3111

10-minute halftime.
The departments, which
often play practical jokes
on one another, have been
looking for a way to have
a competition that would
be good for the community for over a year now,
said police officer Josh
Kohlman. Kohlman said
he and fire/EMS Cpt. Tony
Antoniewicz talked about
having a backyard football
game, and this summer

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Do you know of anyone who did something special that
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Email your idea to communityreporter@wcinet.com.

Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church


143 Washington St., Oregon, Wis.

Sunday, November 6, 2016


9:00 a.m. - Organist Charles Bonow presents
his Festival Worship Service Concert,
Here We Stand with organ dedication.

Faiths Outreach Team invites you to join us for


our 8th annual Veterans Day Service to
recognize those who protect our freedoms.
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both departments showed police department at 835interest.


3111 and ask for Kohlman.
For more information, call (608) 835-3554
We wanted to do it in
or e-mail Pastor Karl Hermanson at
November to fill the food
Contact Samantha
KarlRossHermanson@gmail.com
pantry for the holiday seaChristian at samantha.
www.FaithLutheranOregon.com
son, Kohlman told the
christian@wcinet.com.
Observer.
Over the past few weeks
the event has been gaining momentum, and both
teams have been practicing. The fire department
more so, Kohlman joked,
because they have more
time on their hands.
The departments hope
friendly competitions like
this will become annual
fundraisers for more charities, too, depending on
community turnout.
November 9 from 6-8 pm
Even though everyone is
trained in first aid, KohlSheraton Madison Hotel,
man said both sides are
in agreement to keep the
706 John Nolen Drive
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that means no tackling.
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High school football is


over for the season in Oregon, but the lights will be
turned back on at Panther
Stadium next Friday for a
new matchup.
Instead of students suiting up in their helmets and
uniforms, police officers
in blue and firefighters
and EMTs in red will take
the field for a flag football
game.
The inaugural Oregon
Police Department vs.
Oregon Area Fire/EMS
District flag football charity game will be held at
6:30p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, at
Oregon High School Panther Stadium, 456 N. Perry
Pkwy.
The goal is to support the
Oregon Area Food Pantry,
and anyone who wants to
watch the friendly rivalry
is asked to bring nonperishable food items.
The game will have two
20-minute halves and a

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10:30 a.m. - Program Honoring our


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Guest speaker, Jerry Stern, WWII Navy Veteran

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Halloween party

official trick-or-treat hours


from 5-8p.m. Monday, Oct.
31.
Those looking for a meeting spot or safe place to go
if they get separated from
friends or family can stop
by the shop; phones and
assistance will be provided
if needed. Treats and activities at no cost will be available on a first-come, firstserve basis, and the event is
open to all ages.
For information, call 8359294.
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Monday, Oct. 31, in the
First Presbyterian Church
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For information, call 8353082.

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Coming up

Churches

Splash pad rollout

Nov. 3, at the library.


This month, attendees will learn how
to make a gift card/tissue holder or
crayon caddy. Participants should bring
their own fabric and sewing machine if
possible; the library provides the pattern and instruction, plus a couple of
sewing machines. This workshop is for
beginners ages 9 to adult; children 9-12
must have an adult helper. Space is limited, and registration is required.
For information or to register, call
835-3656 or visit oregonlibrary.org.

Learn more about Oregons future


splash pad as community members
behind the project begin a fundraising
rollout and host an information booth
Saturday, Oct. 29, at Bills Food Center,
787 N. Main St.
The Oregon-Brooklyn Optimists and
Oregon Pool have set a goal to raise
nearly $1 million. All funds not used for
construction purposes will be applied to
an endowment fund for long-term maintenance.
Times are yet to be determined. OMS leaf raking
For information, call 835-8617. To
Oregon Middle School students are
donate, visit sites.google.com/site/ holding their fifth annual leaf raking
oregonsplashpad.
community outreach and fundraiser on
Friday, Nov. 4. OMS teacher/organizer
Moving/downsizing
Tim Paneitz said the goal is more than
Those considering moving or down- 60 yards this year, to help raise funds
sizing can attend a free presentation for a trip to Chicago in March. Email
at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, at the tjp@oregonsd.net for more informasenior center.
tion.
Jim Edwards from Home Project
Advocate will discuss reasons to down- Bluegrass performance
size, what your home is worth, how to
Sparetime Bluegrass Band, a Madwork with Realtors, what repairs will ison Area Music Award-winning
pay off and realistic time frames for ensemble, will perform after hours at
moving. Registration is required.
the library from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Friday,
For information or to register, call Nov. 4.
835-5801.
The all-ages event will include music,
dancing and the folklore and history
Sewing workshop
surrounding the bluegrass genre. The
Beginner sewers ages 9 and up can performance is free and funded by the
make a gift bag during a Sew What? Beyond the Page grant program.
workshop from 6-7:45 p.m. Thursday,
For information, call 835-3656.

Veterans Day
Meet at Triangle Park in downtown
Oregon for the annual Veterans Day ceremony and speaker at 11 a.m. Friday,
Nov. 11.
It is recommended for attendees to
arrive early. Afterwards, all are welcome to visit the senior center for a
screening of the award-winning film,
Wings of Silver: The Vi Cowden Story. This short documentary follows
Cowdens journey from the Black Hills
of South Dakota, where she learned to
fly biplanes to flying fighter planes for
the Army Air Corps in World War II.
Now a 91-year-old, Vi was one of the
first women in U.S. history to fly military planes. A complimentary lunch for
veterans will follow (all others are asked
to make a donation). Reservations must
be made by Wednesday, Nov. 9, by calling 835-5801.

Blood drive
The American Red Cross encourages eligible individuals to donate
blood before the holiday season during
a blood drive from 12:30-5:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 11, at the Oregon Fire
Department, 131 Spring St. Be sure
to complete a RapidPass prior to your
next blood donation to save time at the
blood drive by visiting redcrossblood.
org/rapidpass. For information or to
make an appointment, call 1-800-7332767 or visit redcrossblood.org.

Community calendar
begins (Mondays through Dec. 19;
Thursday, October 27
register for $58), Netherwood Knoll
3-7 p.m., Oregon/Brooklyn Food
Pantry distribution, 1092 Union Road Elementary School, 276 Soden Dr.,
oregonsd.org/community

Friday, October 28

Tuesday, November 1
10 a.m., Everybody Storytime (ages

10
a.m.,
Teetering Toddlers Story0-6), library, 835-3656
time (ages 1-3), library, 835-3656
Sunday, October 30
11 a.m., Bouncing Babies Storytime
4-6:30 p.m., Triple Treat Fall Fest,
(0-12 months), library, 835-3656
Oregon High School, 456 N. Perry
5:15 p.m., Zumba class begins
Pkwy., 835-7972
(Tuesdays through Dec. 13;
register for $58), Netherwood Knoll
Monday, October 31
Elementary School, 276 Soden Dr.,
4-6 p.m., Trunk or treat event, First
Presbyterian Church parking lot, 408 oregonsd.org/community
6-7:30 p.m., Parenting the Love
N. Bergamont Blvd., 835-3082
and Logic Way class begins (Tues 4:15-5:30 p.m., Mindful Yoga
class begins (Mondays through Dec. days through Dec. 13; register for
$40 per family), Netherwood Knoll
19; register for $58), Prairie View
Elementary School, 276 Soden Dr.,
Elementary School, 300 Soden Dr.,
oregonsd.org/community
oregonsd.org/community
5-8 p.m., Village of Oregon trick-orWednesday, November 2
treating hours and Halloween Meet 10 a.m., Everybody Storytime (ages
up and Party at the Chocolate Caper 0-6), library, 835-3656
6:30-7:45 p.m., Mindful Yoga class 10:30 a.m., Great Beginnings Book

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, Oct. 27
WOW: Village Board
Meeting (of Oct. 24)
ORE: Oregon School
Board Meeting (of Oct.
24)

Monday, Oct. 31
WOW: Making Faces
for Halloween
ORE: OHS Orchestra
Concert @ PAC (of Oct.
10)

Friday, Oct. 28
Tuesday, Nov. 1
WOW: Halloween Hop
WOW:
School
(of 2013)
Referendum Presentation
ORE: OMS Orchestra @ OMS (of Oct. 13)
Concert (of Oct. 25)
ORE:
School
Referendum Presentation
@ OMS (of Oct. 13)
Saturday, Oct. 29
WOW: Oregon School
Referendum Presentation Wednesday, Nov. 2
(of Oct. 13)
WOW:
Chamber
ORE: OHS Varsity of Commerce Annual
Soccer regional playoffs Members Meeting (of
Oct. 20)
ORE: OHS Boys Varsity
Sunday, Oct. 30
WOW: Holy Mother Soccer Regional Playoffs
of Consolation Church vs. Milton (of Oct 27)
Service
ORE: Madhatters a Thursday, Nov. 3
Capella Group @ PAC (of
WOW: Wisconsins
Oct. 23)
Changing
Forest
Communities @ S.C. (of
Oct. 25)
ORE: Madhatters a
Capella Group @ PAC (of
Oct. 23)

Club, senior center, 835-6268 or


skosharek@oregonlibrary.org
6:30-7:30 p.m., Zumba class begins
(Wednesdays through Dec. 14; register for $58), Prairie View Elementary
School, 300 Soden Dr., oregonsd.
org/community

Thursday, November 3

12:30 p.m., Moving/downsizing


presentation (registration required),
senior center, 835-5801
5-6 p.m., Reiki and Yoga class
begins (Thursdays through Dec.
15; register for $45), Oregon Middle
School, 601 Pleasant Oak Dr.,
oregonsd.org/community
6-7:45 p.m., Sew What? workshop
(beginners age 9 and up; registration
required), library, 835-3656
6:30-7:30 p.m., Flow Yoga class
begins (Thursdays through Dec.
15; register for $45), Oregon Middle
School, 601 Pleasant Oak Dr.,
oregonsd.org/community

Senior center
Monday, October 31
Meat Sauce w/ Spaghetti
Buttered Peas, Banana
Garlic Bread
VO: Soy Meat Sauce
Tuesday, November 1
*Open Face Hot Roast Pork
Sandwich w/ Gravy and
Mashed Potatoes
Garden Blend, Orange
Cookie
VO: Hummus Wrap w/
Peppers and Tomatoes
Wednesday, November 2
Beef Stew, Biscuit
Sliced Pears
Frosted Cake
VO: Vegetarian Stew
SO: Garden Salad
Thursday, November 3
My Meal, My Way Lunch
at Ziggys Smokehouse
(drop in between 11:30
a.m. and 1 p.m.)
Friday, November 4
Hearty Bean Soup
Chicken Salad on Whole
Wheat Bread
Tomato Juice
Fruit Cocktail
Chocolate Chip Cookie
VP: Egg Salad Sandwich

*Contains Pork

Monday, October 31
9:00 CLUB
10:00 Dominoes
10:30 StrongWomen
1:00 Get Fit
1:30 Bridge
3:30 Weight Loss Support
Tuesday, November 1
8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced
9:00 ST Board Meeting
9:45 Zumba Gold
12:30 Sheepshead
12:30 Stoughton Shopping
1:00 Movie: Miss You Already
5:30 StrongWomen
Wednesday, November 2
AMFoot Care
9:00 CLUB
10:00 Shopping in Madison
10:30 Book Club
1:00 Euchre, Get Fit
3:00 1-on-1 Computer Help
5:30 Aging Mastery
Thursday, November 3
8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced
9:00 Pool Players
9:45 Zumba Gold
10:30 StrongWomen
12:30 Shopping at Bills
12:30 Moving/Downsizing
1:00 Cribbage
Friday, November 4
9:00 CLUB, 9:30 Blood Pressure
9:45 Gentle Yoga
11:00 Chair Yoga
1:00 Get Fit, Dominoes

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

Brooklyn Community United


Methodist Church

201 Church Street, Brooklyn


(608) 455-3344
Pastor George Kaminski
SUNDAY
9 a.m. Worship (Nov.-April)
10:30 a.m. Worship (May-Oct.)

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 Kathleen Owens
SUNDAY
10 a.m. Service
10:15 a.m. Sunday School
11 a.m. Fellowship
11:15 a.m. Adult Education

Fitchburg Memorial UCC

5705 Lacy Road, Fitchburg


(608) 273-1008, www.memorialucc.
org
Pastor: Phil Haslanger
Associate Pastor Twink JanMcMahon
SUNDAY
9:30 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 the Hillcrest
Campus and 10:15 a.m. worship with
Childrens ministries, birth 4th 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.

Thanksgiving
That the Pilgrims who came to America considered it right and proper to honor God with a feast of
thanksgiving, despite losing nearly half of their numbers to disease and lack of proper shelter during their
first year speaks volumes about their character. That
many present-day Americans see the holiday as little
more than a chance to indulge the vices of sloth and
gluttony perhaps says more about our character than
we would wish. But we should not imagine that there
was no grumbling among the Pilgrims. Surely some of
them grumbled and complained about the conditions
and rued the day they left European shores, and it is
likely that some of them felt more like cursing God
than thanking Him. But the better angels of their nature
won the day, and in November of 1621 the Pilgrims
celebrated a harvest with the natives, in what was the
first Thanksgiving. We should take this as counsel to
give thanks in all things, both in good times and in
bad, in times of plenty and in times of scarcity, and to
share our harvest with our families, friends and neighbors, no matter the size of the harvest or our relations
with our families, friends and neighbors.
Christopher Simon, Metro News Service
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all
circumstances; for this is Gods will for you
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OMS speaker promotes online safety


The social media landmines Robert Hackenson Jr. cautioned Oregon Middle School
students about on Monday,
Oct. 24, might not result in
bodily harm but they can
certainly carry their fair share
of humiliation, anxiety and
insecurity when they detonate.
Hackenson has traveled
around the country as an educational speaker since 2004,
the year many point to as the
genesis of the current social
media landscape. He told the
Observer he began speaking
exclusively to college students, but the demographic
has only gotten younger and
younger as kids begin using
tablets, smartphones and other devices at earlier ages.
Hackenson made stops at
both OMS and Oregon High
School Monday to discuss
internet safety issues with
students, parents and teachers
and help the former understand the permanence of
their activity online. To capture the typically tenuous
attention spans of middle
schoolers, Hackenson used
magic tricks, illusions and
video clips throughout the
presentation at one point,
even performing a short bit of
hypnosis that stumped many
students.
The spectacle was brief,
though, and didnt overshadow the message or the question at the root of the discussion: If you wouldnt put it
on a billboard for the world to
see, why would you post it on
the internet for the world to

Photos by Kate Newton

Robert Hackenson Jr., who has been traveling to schools


to across the country since 2004 to discuss issues related
to online safety, addresses Oregon Middle School students
Monday, Oct. 24.
with their peers in person,
especially in the case of a Brody Gorius (center) didnt hesitate to raise his hand when presenter Rob Hackenson asked
misunderstanding that could which students were addicted to their phones.
be easily solved through faceFor more information on online
to-face or verbal contact.
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presentation visit:
Hackenson also addressed
cyberbullying and what he
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referred to as problematic posting, asking students
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why cyberbullies are enabled
This so-called Billboard when protected by screens,
Rule served to remind stu- when they dont actually see
dents to be careful when the hurt and the emotion in
posting personal information the other persons eyes.
whether theirs or someone
The presentation coincided
elses and use caution on with National Bullying Prepopular apps like Instagram vention Month, and Hackenand Snapchat, even in the cas- son appropriately ended with
es where messages, pictures presentation with what he
and videos are supposed to called the Golden Rule 2.0.
self-delete.
He described the concept to
Everything you post the Observer as always aimonline is a direct representa- ing to stop, think and post
tion of who you are, Hack- about others the way you and
enson said during the presen- people you care for would
tation.
like to be posted about.
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He also urged students to
When the discussion turned to what students should be aware of about sexting and potential
set time aside to engage
consequences, many students, like Sam McKee (center), were surprised by what they heard.

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OSD referendum work continues. 10
Civic campus plans take shape . . 11
Village considers what to do with
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Message from the Superintendent

Four big rocks


for our future
O

Photo by Samantha Christian

The new $46 million Oregon High School entrance and administration addition, in progress as of Oct. 19.

Building for
better learning
New places and spaces
arriving from 2014
referendums
SCOTT DE LARUELLE
Unified Newspaper Group

Nearly two years after voters


approved by nearly a 2-to-1 margin
a $54.6 million capital projects referendums, skylines around Oregon
and Brooklyn schools changed significantly this year.
Now, district officials hope
physical changes, such as expanding targeted STEAM (Science,
Technology, Engineering, Art and
Math) and collaborative teaching
areas will be followed by increased
student success.
After eight years of discussion
and community engagement on
capital project needs including
a failed referendum in 2012, a district-wide survey and several focus
groups three top construction priorities were identified, said Oregon
School District superintendent Brian Busler. Those were safety and
security improvements, learning
environments and capital maintenance/energy efficiency.
Nearly 100 district staff, parents,
and students served on the design
teams to finalize the building

groundbreaking April 7, with work


scheduled to run through September 2017 at a cost of $46 million.
OASIS, the districts alternative
high school, will be located next to
the high school later in this school
year. Once the addition is completed, a significant STEAM remodeling project is scheduled for the former math classroom area, with science classrooms will be renovated
and the library slated for remodeling. The cafeteria and north
entrance to the school will also be
updated and expanded to keep up
with rising enrollment, said district
superintendent Brian Busler.
The south end of the school will
have a new secure main entrance
connected to the administrative
offices, behind which will be the
expanded physical education wing,
new locker rooms and the new
main gymnasium space. The new
main entrance will also feature an
art gallery.
According to the districts plans,
New breed of Panther
the north end classrooms should be
N ow h e r e o n t h e d i s t r i c t s ready for occupancy by the end of
two-community campus is the first semester and the south end by
change more striking thanat Ore- the end of the 2016-17 school year.
gon High School, which increased
considerably in size with the Ongoing at OMS
two-story classroom addition for
Oregon Middle School had a signew collaborative spaces. The nificant amount of construction last
school has been the site of nearTurn to Referendum/Page 14
ly constant construction since its
layouts.
The referendums covered
improvements to all of the districts
schools except the newest building, Rome Corners Intermediate
School, built in 2001. Construction
at Oregon High School and Oregon Middle School started the first
phase in spring 2015, with projects also beginning at Netherwood
Knoll, Prairie View and Brooklyn elementary schools during the
2015-16 school year. The final
stage of work at OHS scheduled
for completion in August 2017.
Busler called the successful referendums an investment by district residents, making improvements that will be utilized for
generations of students.
Together, we have balanced the
needs of the community while providing our students, future students
and staff members with safe buildings that will facilitate modern
learning, he said.

ne of my dear friends
always talks about how
things happen in threes.
This years message about the
Oregon School District is built
on the theme of three important changes plus one more.
I call them our four big
rocks.
As our community continues to grow, so
does the Oregon
School District.
Since the successful capital
referendum Nov.
4, 2014, we have
Busler
been working
at a quick pace
to address the needs of having
safe and secure school improvements, investing in new learning
environments and reinvesting in
capital maintenance and energy
efficiency throughout our school
campuses.
This was a major undertaking,
as we worked to balance the
needs of the community while
providing our current students,
future students and staff members with safe buildings that
facilitate modern learning. We
are pleased to report that all
the construction projects are on
(or ahead) schedule and within
budget.
This is thanks to more than
90 school staff, parents and
students who served on design
teams to finalize building layouts within the construction
budgets. All projects are scheduled to be completed in time for
the beginning of the 2017-18
school year.
The second of our four big
rocks occurred in August of
2015 the school and community planning session (Visioning
Conference 2.0).
A group of more than 130
stakeholders was invited to take
part in the planning of our districts future, given the context
of our world and its profound
impact on our students educational experiences.
The planning session participants prioritized key value
themes that were arranged into
a set of five core values: Relevant and empowering learning
experiences; Educational equity;
Strong family and community
partnerships; Caring and professional educators; and a Wholechild emphasis. These five

values are illustrated on several


recent district materials and are
depicted in an apple puzzle, to
demonstrate their interrelated
nature.
Our third big rock is the
culmination of a collaborative
effort with the Oregon school
board leading the way on a new
board policy paper called, The
Path Forward. This paper outlines the five values and work
completed in the district over
the past 25 years and also serves
as a call to action for our local
schools to plan for their futures.
All six of our schools are busy
working on their school-specific
implementation plans to keep
the Oregon School District preparing students well for their
college or career paths.
We know this future will
require us to continue the
development of meaningful
relationships between all parties
involved in the learning process.
As we travel this path forward,
we will continue to monitor and
measure student success when
it comes to our four success factors Competency, Character,
Culture and Community.
The final big rock is a new
educator compensation plan.
We began this process in January 2013, and this past spring,
the Educator Compensation
Committee submitted its report
to the school board. Over the
summer, board members studied
the plan and reviewed several
options with teachers.
The educator compensation
plan received widespread support from Oregon teachers, and
in August, the board voted unanimously to bring the plan to residents as a referendum question
on Nov. 8.
The new educator compensation plan would help us live
What We Value and realize
our vision to ensure each student
has the opportunity to reach his
or her full potential. It would
also allow us to and to retain,
develop and attract highly qualified educators committed to our
students and our District.
These four big rocks have
and will continue to help us best
meet the needs of our 4,000
students enrolled in the Oregon
School District.
Brian Busler is the superintendent of the Oregon School
District.

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October 27, 2016

Civic campus planning


aims to increase space
BILL LIVICK
Unified Newspaper Group

Municipal planners are


using information from a
community workshop and
a space needs analysis to
create a civic campus master plan that will guide the
villages efforts in building
a new civic campus downtown.
Village administrator
Mike Gracz said its likely to be a few years before
construction would begin
on any of the new buildings, but hes pleased with
the progress made so far in
planning.
The village in February
received the results of the
space needs study, which
looked out 20 years and
drew conclusions about
short- and long-term building size requirements.
In April, the village hosted a workshop for residents
to participate in exercises
designed to give planners
Mike Slavney and Jackie
Mich, of Vandewalle and
Associates, ideas about possible locations for municipal buildings in a future
civic campus.
Gracz said the master
plan would have been finished by now if not for the
former Methodist Church
property on North Main
Street entering the picture.

The 2.7-acre parcel is for


sale, and village officials
are considering building a
new library or senior center
on the site.
Vandewalle had the master plan pretty well completed, but now we need to
see how the church property turns out, because it will
have a dramatic impact on
the final plan, Gracz told
the Observer last week.
The space needs report
showed that the villages
key municipal buildings
public library, senior center, Village Hall and youth
center are too small for
the number of people they
serve.
The study found that
the Oregon Public Library
should be increased from
its present 10,360 square
feet to 35,226 square feet.
It also determined that the
senior center should be
increased by 115 percent
and that Village Hall should
be 25 percent larger, with
a doubling in the size of
the Village Board meeting
room.
The Oregon/Brooklyn
Food Pantry serves 125
families per month and
should increase its space by
125 percent, the report said.
It also looked at the villages staffing needs and
indicated that by 2030, the
village will need a full-time

planner and a building


inspector, as well as a personnel director. It projected
the need for two new staff
members in the clerk and
finance offices, as well.
Equipped with those estimates and statistics, village
officials began working on
a civic campus master plan
earlier this year that is likely to change the downtown
landscape by 2020.

Growth drives need


Slavney said Dane County is the steadiest growing
county in the United States,
and such steady growth puts
pressure on small communities and their downtowns
because they tend to run out
of space.
Were running out of
room downtown and so
have to be more efficient in
redevelopment, he said.
Gracz said the master
plan will give officials ideas
about what to do with Village Hall, the library, senior
center, youth center and
also the future use of the
fire station.
He thinks the village has
made good progress on
planning for the civic campus.
The best thing we did
was the space needs study,
because otherwise you

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Oregon Focus

Message from the village president

A productive year
for the village

he past 12 months have been a


busy and productive time for the
Oregon Village Board. Much of the
focus has been on infrastructure updates,
economic development and the Civic
Campus Plan.
With economic development, the Village Board
continues to work closely
with the Oregon Chamber of Commerce and its
director, Judy Knutson. I
am pleased to say that the
chamber and the village
work well together and that
Staton
both benefit as a result.
The Board supports the
Chambers Community Guide with a
financial contribution and also budgets
dollars for economic development projects. Much time was spent by both organizations this past year on a hotel project
for the south side of town.
Verbal agreement was reached with the
developer, but a major investor became
reluctant with some conditions set by the
developer and withdrew from the project. The Village and Chamber hope to be
working soon with another developer, as
both parties are well aware of the need
for a hotel in Oregon.
Another significant project before the
Village Board is the Civic Campus Plan,
which focuses on the library, senior center, Village Hall and possibly the Oregon
Youth Center.
A meeting was held with 125 downtown stakeholders and interested village

residents to give everyone an opportunity


to have input into conceptual plans and
options, which focused on a new library
and senior center and where they might
be located. A consultant was also hired
to complete a space needs study to help
guide the projects. A main focus was to
determine the necessary size of the facilities to meet the needs of the Village and
surrounding areas for at least the next
20-30 years.
This foresight coupled with the successful school referendum are both
important examples of the vision of the
community to keep our village moving
forward but still retaining our small town
atmosphere and family-friendly focus.
The Village Board continues to focus
on our transportation infrastructure so it
is maintained at a high level and residents
have good surfaces on which to drive,
ones that will encourage businesses to
locate in Oregon.
A major project has been to develop a
jurisdictional transfer with Dane County
for Jefferson Street. This means the county would totally replace Jefferson Street
and then the village would take it over.
This upgrade by the county is long overdue and will make many residents happy.
The Village is also doing a total
replacement of Elm Street and part of
South Main, which includes new water
mains and replacement of lead water services where they exist. Additionally, the
Board has allocated $160,000 for mill

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The abandoned church on North Main Street could figure into the planning for the civic campus, possibly for a new library or senior center.

Village eyes former Methodist


Church site for civic campus
BILL LIVICK
Unified Newspaper Group

A 2.7-acre parcel on North


Main Street that was formerly a Methodist Church may
become the home of a new
municipal building.
Village officials and the
property owners have been
negotiating the purchase
price of the property over
the past few months.
In September, property
owners Marshall Mennenga
and Robin Roberts offered
to sell the land to the village for $985,000. The village countered earlier this
month to buy the parcel for

$690,000, and Mennenga


and Roberts then reduced
the price to $860,000, contingent upon other terms,
including closing the sale
before the end of the year.
The property owners have
been trying to figure out
what to do with the vacant
property for more than a
decade.
Villager officials have
been considering the site
as part of a civic campus
that theyve been planning
to develop. Homeowners in
the neighborhood have been
vocal about the property
becoming a new library or
senior center.

The village began to consider buying the property


this summer after the Village
Board rejected a development proposal to build as
assisted living facility on the
site.
Its the latest twist in an
ongoing saga for the property at 249 and 267 N. Main
St., which was abandoned in
2004 when the congregation
built a new church on the
villages west side.
In August, the board
rejected a proposal to build
as assisted living facility on
the site when neighborhood

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Message from the Chamber

Making Oregon a great


place to live, work and play

ith 2016 quickly coming to


an end, its time to reflect on
another eventful year for the
Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce.
Supporting our member businesses and
organizations is what the Chamber is all
about, and were glad to have such a wonderful network of over 200 members.
This past year weve partnered with
members and organizations to accomplish a
lot for Oregon, and weve gained new members, too.
In July, the Chamber had a ribbon cutting
to welcome Ziggys BBQ and Ice Cream
Parlor to downtown. There
was also the ground breaking of Beehive Homes of
Oregon Assisted Living in
August, which will open
early next year.
We celebrated with Oregon Floral on their new
expansion this summer, as
Knutson
well as with an open house
with The Bergamont Townhomes. The Bergamont
Townhomes should all be completed this
fall.
The hotel project is not forgotten at the
Chamber. We are still feverishly working
on making it happen, as we understand the
need.
Some exciting community projects came
our way in 2016. Along with the support of
the Oregon-Brooklyn VFW, Oregon Lions
Club, Oregon Rotary and Bills Foods, we
were able to install many automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in the community.
Captain Tom Eithun from the Oregon
Fire/EMS Department was instrumental in
providing support to install the AEDs in the

Kwik Trips, JL Richards, the Village Hall


and Bills Foods. Eithun also conducted
many training sessions for the use of AEDs
to employees and community members.
Another big project was the undertaking
of the Chambers new website, oregonwi.
com. Please feel free to take the opportunity
to learn about doing business in Oregon,
find fun things to do in the community
events calendar and about living here. It
connects the community with our member
businesses.
The Chamber is involved in the ongoing
Dementia Friendly Community Program.
This program trains businesses on how to
recognize the challenges faced by those
with dementia and supports them so that
they may remain independent and engaged
in community life.
We had another great Summer Fest this
past June. The community came out to
enjoy the fireworks, carnival, live music,
great food, car show and parade. Along with
the 5K/10K/10 mile runs, softball tournament, volleyball tournament and flea market, we added the Kids Run that had a great
turnout and fun had by all who participated.
We are thankful to all of the Summer
Fest sponsors and volunteers for their help
and support in making Summer Fest such a
success.
Our monthly Chamber meetings offer
training, information and education to
our members, as well as an opportunity
to network and socialize. Some of the
meeting topics included Preparedness for
Active Shooter in the business environment, proposed changes to the village sign
ordinance, Small Business Administration,

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Photo by Samantha Christian

Workers construct a building at the corner of Oregon Parks Avenue and Alpine Parkway.

Significant projects
in the works for 2017
Residential
development slowed
in 2016, but more
coming soon
KATE NEWTON
Unified Newspaper Group

While residential development in the village was


down quite a bit this year
from 2015, public works
director Jeff Rau already
anticipates 2017 will be
a busy year with several
fairly significant multifamily projects in the planning stages.
Those include the Oregon
Parks Neighborhood and

the Legend Hills at Bergamont, which take over


the focus from some major
projects that wrapped up
earlier this year, including
the Bergamont Townhomes.
But theyre just getting
started.
Thats why, Rau said, the
slowdown in development
$10 million less overall and
far fewer construction permits was not unexpected.
The Bergamont Townhomes
comprise about 50 two- and
three-bedroom townhomes
and duplexes near Bergamont Boulevard and Jefferson
Street that accounted for
most single-family homes
built last year.
With a small community like ours, we will see

fluctuations as large developments become avail able and then they start to
close, Rau explained. We
are seeing less single-family homes, mostly due to
probably fewer lots available within the village.
Adding to the modest
single-family housing construction are expected to be
several housing developments that are considered
commercial. Those include
an assisted-living facility, a
redevelopment of the Dorn
Hardware that includes
apartments and a potential
apartment building downtown.
The total value of new

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residents objected to the
idea, largely because of the
size and scope of the proposed project.
With the village in the
midst of planning for a
new civic campus downtown, the property owners
contacted village officials
about the possibility of the
village buying the land and
constructing a new municipal building there.
The site includes the former Peoples United Methodist Church, built in 1862,
and a former school that
was constructed in 1972.
In September, the property owners asked $985,000
for the property, a price
that did not include demolition of two buildings on the
site and was not based on a
recent assessment.
Village planner Mike
Slavney said the property
has an assessed value of
$690,000. He told officials
the site would work well
for a two-story library or
a senior center with surface parking and room for
expansion to the north,
but is not large enough for
both.
The village commissioned a space needs analysis last year and learned the
village needs a new senior
center of about 16,000
square feet and a new
library more than twice that

size.
The study called for
increasing the library from
its present 10,500 square
feet to 35,000-square feet.
The senior center currently
is 7,700 square feet.
Slavney said the main
advantage of building on
the North Main Street site
is that it would allow the
village to sequence the construction without having to
move more than once.
If a library were to be
built there, the senior center could stay where it is
and expand to where the
library now exists next to
it, the planner said.
He added the main drawback to the village buying
the property is that its in
a TIF district, and placing
a municipal building there
would reduce the value of
the district.
Village officials told
the Observer they want to
make a decision this fall
on whether to purchase the
property because the owners say private developers
have expressed interest in
the site.
Gracz told the Observer
that if the village decides to
buy the property and build
either a library or senior
center there, construction
probably wouldnt begin
until 2019.
Contact Bill Livick at bill.
livick@wcinet.com.

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Brooklyn veteran park dedicated


SCOTT DE LARUELLE
Unified Newspaper Group

After more than two years of work


and around $75,000 in donations and
countless volunteer hours, the Brooklyn Area Veterans Memorial Park was
dedicated Sunday, May 29. About 400
people attended the ceremony on the
grounds, located on West Main Street
(Hwy 92) across from the fire station,
on land donated by the late Charles
Teeter and his family.
The park features sketches of the
evolution of Brooklyn from the Revolutionary War to the present-day
conflicts, with names of area veterans from each war on the on engraved
bricks. Brooklyn/Oregon American
Legion Post 160 commander Lyle
Wanless, who welcomed the crowd
to the dedication, said the structure
portrays the sacrifices and tributes
of the many men and women who left

their families to defend the Constitution and protect America.


Wanless was followed by speakers
Sharon Berge, Rep. Sondy Pope and
keynote speaker Jason Johns, an Oregon area veteran and then-National
Judge Advocate, Military Order of the
Purple Heart (he has since been elected as MOTC National Senior Vice
Commander). Oregon/Brooklyn Veterans of Foreign Wars and Brooklyn/
Oregon American Legion Post 160
led the honor guard salute around the
memorial, and Misty Davis Johnson
played Taps.

Brooklyn at war
While researching names and bibliographies of veterans in Brooklyn
for the project, Wanless said Brooklyn
Veterans Memorial Park committee
members discovered several interesting facts about the troops. He said one
soldier was awarded government land

for meritorious service in the Revolutionary War, while many others


received Bronze Stars, Purple Hearts,
Legion of Merit, Flying Crosses and
even the Congressional Medal of
Honor.
Some notable World War II examples were Charles Staley, who went
from farm boy to flying ace in
World War II, completing more than
70 missions while under enemy
attack. He returned to Brooklyn with
two flying crosses, five air medals and
three bronze stars.
Brooklyn High School graduate
Jesse C. Dietz was an engineer in
World War II, building air strips under
hostile fire in Normandy, France. He
was awarded the French Croix de
Guerre by Gen. Charles de Gaulle for
personally aiding the French allies
against hostile action.
Contact Scott De Laruelle at scott.
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Key Main Street lot no longer vacant


BILL LIVICK
Unified Newspaper Group

Photo by Samantha Christian

A new wellness center will


soon open in the building
next to the Firefly Coffeehouse.

A lot that sat vacant for 30


years on Main Street in the
heart of downtown now has a
new two-story building, with
a ground floor thats soon to
be a wellness center.
Local businessmen
Jeff Groenier and Mark
Mortensen bought the lot at
120 N. Main St., next to the
Firefly Coffeehouse, and
began construction last October on a two-story, 4,800

square-foot building.
T h e y r e r e n t i n g t w o
upstairs apartments and
are in the process of finishing the ground level space,
where Hamm Chiropractic
and The Inspired Mat yoga
studio plan to share the
2,400-square-foot space.
Groenier and Mortensen
received a $60,000 in village
assistance to help finance the
project.
Groenier told the Observer
last week that the two second-floor apartments have

been rented since the summer, and the first floor will be
occupied soon.
We have little left to do
on the first floor, and theyre
moving in a month or two,
Groenier said.
The last building to occupy the site was destroyed in a
fire in 1986, and village officials were happy to learn that
Groenier and Mortensen had
a plan for vacant parcel.
Contact Bill Livick at bill.
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Housing: Oregon Parks, Legend Hills, Beehive Homes should all start construction soon
construction in Oregon
through September was
$18.4 million, far less
than the $28 million in by
end of year in 2015. Thirty-one building permits
for single-family homes
have been issued in 2016,
a number that was reached
by July 2015 and 19 fewer
than were issued all of last
year. The same number of
duplexes have been authorized to date this year as in
2015, while two multi-family unit building permits
have been issued to last
years nine.
Niche.com, a site that
rates communities based
on quality of education
and housing, safety and
other qualifications, currently ranks Oregon as the
41st best place to buy a
home in Wisconsin. The
villages median home value of $216,900 is about
30 percent higher than the
states median home value
of $159,500, and 13 percent
higher than the national
median home value, according to data from online real
estate database Zillow.
Rau said the villages
pending and potential
d ev e l o p m e n t s i n d i c a t e
positive growth for the
village that will not only
make significant gains in
2017, but potentially have
even more positive longterm effects.
Weve been very busy
the last two years, Rau
said. Were optimistic
looking to the future, and
were also in early discussions with developers as
they approach us to talk
about potential additional land to be brought into
the village, but those are

2016 new home values


Type
Average Low High
Single-family $362,221 $100,000 $700,000
Duplex
$137,142 $100,000 $215,000
7-unit $128,571
Commercial
$1.5 million
all very preliminary at this
point.

New neighborhoods
Two pending residential
developments as projects
will hopefully result in
some expansion in the village next year, Rau said.
About 30 single-family
and 12 multi-family lots are
available for development
in the Oregon Parks Neighborhood on the villages
west side, he said, and
its developer, the All Star
Group, got the green light
in May to build a new street
after the Village Board
approved details of a stormwater management plan.
The board also approved
the final plat earlier this
month for Legend Hills at
Bergamont, a development
Rau said will include 25
single-family homes with
construction likely beginning either late this fall or
early spring.

Commercial projects
Several commercial projects are in the early stages.
While perhaps the most
high-profile possibility a
52-room Sleep Inn Hotel
that would have been built
with $561,256 in tax-increment financing assistance
met its end in September
after its financial backer
pulled out of the deal, Rau
said some fairly significant projects, including

Building
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Multi-family 9 2
Commercial 4 3
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Downtown apartments Street behind South Main.

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A representative for the $10,000 traffic study before
Spanrie Property Group the project gets too far into
LLC, based in McFarland, the approval process.
told the Village Board this
month the group would seek
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Another general development plan for three-story,


63-unit apartment building
is going through the process
Beehive Homes, a three- of review and approval, Rau
phase assisted living center said, downtown on Jefferson
at Bergamont Boulevard
and Jefferson Street, have
been approved this year.
The redevelopment plan
for Dorn Hardware site at
the corner of West Richards Road and North Main
Street, meanwhile, is moving into the formal design
stages after the Village
Board approved a general
development plan for the
project in September.
The redevelopment,
called Dorn Plaza, will construct three buildings over
three separate construction
phases. The first building,
a three-story structure facing Main Street, would host
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school year, adding a new, secure
entrance and administrative offices
in January. The new band, orchestra, choir and science classrooms
(STEAM) wing on the west side of
the building is under construction
and is expected to be available for
use on March 1, 2017.
The $7 million project cost for
OMS includes energy conservation
measures with a geothermal heating
system and solar panels on the roof
top.

Its elementary
On Oct. 17, Brooklyn Elementary held a Fall Fest to unveil the
new looks at the school, with construction completed. Fourth-graders served as guides to help answer
visitors questions about new and
redesigned areas in the $5 million
upgrade, including a new, large cafeteria.
Busler, who lives in the BKE
attendance area, said based on community and staff feedback, five main
issues were addressed during renovations at BKE: a safe and secure
entrance, classroom additions,
orchestra/general music classrooms,
enclosed library and new cafeteria.
One thing parents always remind

me about it how special Brooklyn Elementary is, he said at the Fall Fest
event. And its special because of
our adults, because of this wonderful
investment our community has made,
but most important, our Brooklyn kids
feel important and feel valued in the
Oregon School District.
BKE principal Kerri Modjeski
credited the schools staff in helping the transformation of several
spaces in the school, including the
library and several classrooms.
It was so fun to be part of the
process, she said.
At Prairie View Elementary, the
main project in the schools $1.5
million upgrade was construction of
a new secure entrance, completed in
the summer of 2015. The school also
has some exterior changes, a few
stormwater drainage fixes and most
importantly a newly designed student
drop-off/pick-up area and shared
outdoor classroom with Netherwood
Knoll Elementary School.
At NKE, the main referendum
construction project was $2.3 million, mainly to replace a 30-year-old
HVAC system and add climate-conPhoto by Jim Ferolie
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lyn Elementary School, seen here in September, includes a new,
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underway at
Jaycee Park East
Oregon High School athletes
will soon have new athletic fields
at Jaycee Park East.
Over the past year, the school
district got approval from the village to build of fields for soccer,
baseball and softball at the park,
as well as to build lights taller
than ordinances would otherwise
allow.
Phase one work, currently
underway, includes a varsity and
junior varsity soccer field and a
varsity baseball field. There will
also be a concession building and
press boxes at the complex.
The soccer field includes two
70-foot lights. The complex at
the park will also include two
35-foot lights in the new parking lot, which will also serve as
a practice area for the marching
band.
The district is using $950,000
of leftover referendum funds to
help fund the construction, and
competition could begin as soon
as next spring on the fields.
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SAMANTHA CHRISTIAN
Unified Newspaper Group

Construction crews could break


ground for the new Oregon Area Food
Pantry building as early as April 2017
if a site is secured and enough funds are
raised.
The project is what food pantry board
chair Tom Kirchdoerfer called a cooperative effort with the Oregon Community Resource Network, a nonprofit with
a mission to educate and fundraise for
the basic needs of people living in the
Oregon community.
OCRN board chair Jeff Boudreau said
the organizations first and only project
at this time is tackling food security by
raising $750,000 in cash to build the new
food pantry building and provide operating costs for the first two years. Since the
first phase of its capital fundraising campaign kicked off in August, Boudreau
said the group has made great strides
by raising over $113,000.
I can confidently say that were going
to build a food pantry, Boudreau said.
Were moving ahead with the education
and fundraising based on the location
and the specifications the site plan and
floor plan that we identified with the
guidance and direction of the volunteers
and consumers of the existing food pantry.
In early 2016, OAFP changed its name
from the Oregon/Brooklyn Food Pantry

How to help
To donate to the food pantry
building project, visit oregoncrn.
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OCRN c/o the Oregon Community Bank
733 N. Main St.
Oregon, WI 53575
To donate to the food pantry, visit
obfp.org or make checks out to the
Oregon Area Food Pantry and mail
to:
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Church c/o Lisa Butters
651 N. Main St.
Oregon, WI 53575

to be more inclusive of the residents it


has served within the Oregon School
District boundaries since 1986. Kirchdoerfer told the Observer that while food
pantry donations have been strong so
far this year, the lack of space is whats
holding OAFP back from helping more
people.
What we have is not working, he
said. We have to find a new solution.
Thats why a joint building committee with the nonprofits has been revising

the live music with a different band each week.


nutrition and SCORE.
The tree lighting will be
SCORE connects entrepre- taking place in Waterman
neurs with mentors to help
Park this year with a new
people build their business
tree on Dec. 2 at 6:30 p.m.
with confidential free busiThe tree was donated by
ness advice. The Chamber
Winterland Nursery and
has offered the conference
transplanted in Waterman
room on several occasions
Park for this special occafor entrepreneurs to meet
sion. There will be hot
with mentors in a private
chocolate, cookies and an
environment.
appearance from Santa at the
The Chamber participatfire station to follow.
ed with the Oregon Senior
Other upcoming commuCenter in the six summer
nity events to watch for are
concerts in Waterman Park
Small Business Saturday on
in downtown Oregon. Many Nov. 26, where numerous
people turned out to listen to businesses will have sales for

Continued from page 11

design plans for the nearly 4,300-squarefoot, single-story structure, which they
hope could be located on land just north
of the parking lot at Peoples United
Methodist Church near Alpine Parkway.
Members are currently reviewing a lease
proposal from Peoples UMC.
We have to be open to any ideas that
come to us, and that (location) is the
leading idea right now, Kirchdoerfer
said. Our goal is to find the best means
to provide and deliver food to those who
need it.
That space would more than triple the
food pantrys current size at a warehouse
donated by Charlene and Ed Hefty 15
years ago, located at 1092 Union Road.
Since then, the number of families
served has more than doubled, and food
pantry leaders have sought a larger, more
inviting building for patrons and volunteers since 2013.
The proposed building would be
wheelchair accessible and would feature
more storage space, a loading and sorting area, a walk-in cooler and freezer,
shopping area, meeting room, administrative office space and restrooms. There
would also be temperature control (since
the current building lacks air conditioning) and a much-needed waiting area so
people no longer need to stand in line
outside in all sorts of weather conditions.
We really appreciate the work and
effort that they (OCRN) are putting into
it, Kirchdoerfer said, adding that fundraising is probably the linchpin to the
whole thing.
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the holidays, and the Oregon play.


Chamber Annual Awards
Judy Knutson is the executive
Dinner on Jan. 28, 2017, with
director of the Oregon Area
more information to come.
Chamber of Commerce.
All of the 200-plus local
businesses that make up our
membership are helping to
move our community forward. Thank you to all of
the many residents that are
directly involved in the wide
variety of activities that take
place in Oregon.
The Chamber is proud to
work together with our members, the Village of Oregon
and the Oregon School District to make our community
a great place to live, work and

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Our efforts have been
hampered somewhat by the
fact that the State of Wisconsin has reduced our state
highway aids by $88,000
since 2015. I am hopeful
that in the near future our
elected officials at the state
level will place as much
importance on quality transportation infrastructure as
the Village Board does.
A year ago I wrote that
the board was pleased
with the hiring of public
works director Jeff Rau and
police chief Brain Uhl. I am
pleased to report that both
have been very solid in their
performances and have been
supported by the Board.
Rau is very pleased that
the Board approved the purchase of a front-end loader
with a plow attachment, a
combination sewer jetter/
vacuum truck, a bobcat,
a nail point and a stump
grinder. The OPD was
pleased to get approval for
an additional officer to aid
in improving staffing levels
and increase officer safety.
Chief Uhl has also revised
many departmental policies.
Nikki Busch started earlier this year as the director
at the library. She is continuing the tradition of the
library serving its patrons
with efficiency, energy and a
smile. She is enthusiastically
working with the board as
we conceptually discuss the
possibility of a new library.
Beehive Homes, an

assisted living/memory care


facility, is under construction
on the west side of town on
the corner of Jefferson Street
and Bergamont Avenue. We
welcome their experience,
enthusiasm, and project to
Oregon. Welcome also to
Brad Wille and his truck-repair business to the industrial park on the east side of
Cusick Parkway.
Some other accomplishments include completion
of a study of ash trees on
public property, with the
result that some trees infected by emerald ash borer
are being removed and 95
mature, healthy trees will be
treated to preserve them for
the future. Also, the Board
has made a commitment to
paint and light the downtown water tower as part of
our commitment to respect
and preserve our past. The
Board is also moving forward with the generosity of
the Kjellstrom family and
their willingness to donate
some of their land by their
plant on Market Street.
I would also like to take
this opportunity to express
my appreciation to our village employees for the fine
job they do in serving our
residents and taking care of
our infrastructure. Thanks
also to our department
heads for their expertise and
leadership.
It has been a pleasure to
continue to serve our residents in 2016. I appreciate
your support and input.
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Firefighter/EMT craft fair


The 22nd annual Oregon Firefighter/EMT Association
Craft Fair was held at Oregon Middle School on Saturday,
Oct. 22.
All proceeds will be used for the enrichment of Oregon
Area Fire/EMS District volunteers through the purchase
of equipment and training for the firefighters and EMTs.

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Referendum: State-imposed levy limits, budget cuts have hampered school districts

Trying to keep up
The problem OSD officials are trying to fix isnt
just about average or starting salary. Its about the
structure.
For years, prior to Act
10, it had a salary schedule
based on experience and
coursework, as did all other
public school districts in the
state. Since then, without
a written plan to deal with
educator compensation, the
district has used national
consumer price indexes to
help guide salary decisions
made on an annual basis.
But others have created
more market-responsive
plans, and competition for
teachers has never been
higher, said district superintendent Brian Busler, particularly for those in specialty areas.
Some districts in Dane
County have access to
funds so they can pay those
additional personnel costs,
he said. Thats been a big
challenge for us.
To try and keep teachers
in those specialty areas, a
few years ago the district
offered retention supplemental pay for technology education, agriculture
teachers and school psychologists, as there were
more openings in the state
than number of applicants.
And it appears that the
teacher shortage is spreading to all subject areas.
Busler said the district
is preparing for a looming teacher shortage in
the coming years, noting a
30 percent decline in state
teacher education program
applicants since 2008 and
an aging teacher market.
These two factors are
going to come together and
create a shortage in public education, right around
the corner, he said. We
dont want to be caught
without having a teacher

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compensation plan in a
market where there a shortage of teachers will negatively impact our ability to
recruit and retain quality
teachers.
Oregon Education Association member and longtime OHS educator Jon
Fishwild, part of the committee that worked on the
teacher compensation plan,
called the districts previous efforts a Band-Aid
approach to giving teachers
any kind of raise at all.
There has been no systematic approach in our district for teachers to advance
their salary since Act 10,
he wrote in an email to the
Observer.

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Keeping up with costs?

State stats

In a letter to the Observer, OEA President Tracey Leider


said teacher pay in the district has essentially been frozen,
with around one-fourth of Oregon teachers making the
districts minimum salary. She cited an Economic Policy
Institute study from August that determined that in 2015
the teacher pay penalty a loss of wages when measured against the wages of comparable workers not in
the teaching field was 17 percent.
School board president Steve Zach said since 2011,
district teachers have lost around 3 percent in take-home
compensation compared with ination, not including additional health-care premiums and deductibles.

Since Act 10 went into effect, three out of four districts are losing educators more often because another
district offered better salary or benefits, according to a
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story this month on the effect
of Act 10 on Wisconsins public school districts. Two out
of three districts reported being outbid for applicants
and are increasingly offering special pay raises to keep
high-performing teachers.
The report also found eight of 10 district superintendents surveyed said its now easier to terminate low-performing teachers. Many districts are now increasingly
tying pay to performance after Act 10, with around 40
percent of districts moving in that direction, according
to the Journal Sentinel story.

hired in the past.


Im worried about all
the people who go online
and dont call me, she said.
We have definitely missed
candidates throughout our
process based on not having
a competitive salary schedule with other districts.
What further complicates
the issue is the districts
attempt to maintain internal equity between new
and veteran teachers; some
of whom have been teaching in the district for up to
a decade. New teachers in
Oregon now make a base
salary of $40,000, tied for
the second-highest in Dane
County, but that has a negative effect on veteran teachers who started at a much
lower rate.
We have teachers who
have been in this district
for 10 years who are barely
making more than a teacher
fresh out of college, Fishwild said.
Busler and Jonen echoed
those concerns. Busler said
the district has to consider
the emotional cost when
setting up a salary structure
that could be unfair to veteran teachers.
It becomes divisive to
pay teachers different salaries, he said. The difference between a first- year
teacher and even a second-year teacher is almost
geometric. And the difference between a first-year
teacher and a 10-year teacher it just isnt equitable.

Teachers used to be able


to predict salary advancement based on their experience and extra education,
but now they are much more
proactive in striking the best
deal for themselves.
That has been to the detriment of school district
personnel budgets.
For many years, the district has hired around 40
new teachers a year, OSD
human resources Jina Jonen
said. When she started in
2012, (when Act 10s legality was still in limbo) not
one asked to negotiate their
starting salary. This year,
every single one did.
Thats a huge change in
four years, she said.
Now, teachers are asking to see the districts salary schedule before even The solution
Sensing a real problem
applying. Most disturbing
to Jonen is the thought that brewing, in early 2013, disOregon is missing out on trict officials established
teachers they could have a task force to work with

teachers to come up with a


new educator compensation
plan. The goal, Busler said,
was to meet both the districts needs of hiring the
very best teacher in every
classroom, and teachers
needs of being compensated in a fair and equitable manner while offering
opportunities for professional development and
advancement.
The boards initial intent
was to include the plan
along with a pair of capital project referendums
in November 2014, but
the large cost of the latter ($54.6 million) and the
unfinished state of the compensation plan pushed the
date back two years. The
extra time was put to use by
the district, which in 2015
sent a survey to district
residents and held a visioning conference attended by
around 130 people.
Both produced fruitful comments that helped
re-shape the plan, and by
this spring, the Educator
Compensation Plan Committee comprising district
administrators, teachers and
school board members
came up with a recommendation. It included four different levels for teachers to
advance through, and ways
they can continue professional development to help
move through the salary
schedule.
T h i s s u m m e r, s c h o o l
board members hashed out
the language and offered
teachers three options; one
of which they overwhelmingly approved. Busler said
that consensus was critical to the plan moving

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forward to referendum.
We dont want to take a
plan to the community the
teachers are not 100 percent
behind, he said.
O E A p r e s i d e n t Tr a cey Leider said the group
wholeheartedly supports the referendum, and
credited administrators
and teachers for working
together on a plan they
hope will receive a passing
grade from voters.

The plan
A main difference in the
plan is a raise in base salary to $44,000 to help attract
promising new teachers, but
it also provided some separation between new and veteran teachers, eliminating
some of the previous salary
compression to help keep
the districts best educators.
Teachers are divided into
four colored tiers: green
(years 1-5), orange (6 or
more), blue (11 or more) and
purple (lead educator). They
move through the steps as
they advance in experience,
but also have opportunities
to advance through good
performance and professional development.
While the new compensation plan has a carrot for
teachers, there is also a
stick.
Busler said the need to
increase teacher accountability was a key area
addressed in feedback from
the 2015 community survey, where many people
said the districts accountability measures were just
not strong enough. He
said the new accountability measures flow directly
from Wisconsin Educator
Effectiveness, a statewide

initiative to improve teaching quality that uses an


evidence-based evaluation
system.
That is the sole reason for being an effective
teacher or an proficient
teacher, he said of evidence-based evaluation.
That has improved our
ability as administrators
to communicate effective
teaching with teachers, and
its also improved teachers
understanding of effective
teaching with the model,
and parents and community members. We have never been at a time when our
accountability measures
were higher.
Fishwild said the additional accountability with
the new evaluation process
will ultimately help students.
Teachers are required to
do a deep dive into educational initiatives multiyear professional development sequences that should
have some kind of impact
on the students in the classroom, he said.

The goal
Jonen said the referendum would accomplish two
important district goals:
trying to keep its internal
equity so teachers dont
have to leave to get a salary increase and keeping
its best teachers because
we will pay them a fair
amount.
The district then would
have the stability of having
a firm plan for educators,
improved teacher accountability and more chances
for educators to become

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greater experts in their discipline, Busler said. That,


in turn will transfer into
improved student achievement to help graduates
prepare for their future.
Teachers are the No.
1 determinant in student
achievement (and) this referendum is about placing
the very best teacher in
every classroom in the district, he said. Thats the
No. 1. thing I hear from
parents continue to have
great teachers in our classrooms.
By being competitive
with other area districts
with a new compensation
plan, Oregon hopes it will

not only be able to attract


the best teachers, it will be
able to keep those already
here.
Were going to be hiring another 40 to 50 (annually) well into the future,
and we also know our great
teachers are being recruited by other districts, he
said. This referendum is
so important to making sure
that five years from now,
we still say we have great
teachers in the district.
If the referendum does
not pass, it wont make the
problem go away, Busler
said, noting that district
officials would have to
come up with a Plan B.
As long as we dont have
a compensation plan, thats

a threat to our stability with


the workforce, he said.
Teachers in Dane County
have a lot of options, he
said, and the most successful teachers are working in
an environment where they
feel supported.
The lack of a teacher
compensation plan has created a sense of uncertainty, Busler said. We will
continue to be plagued with
that problem, and we will
continue to need to work on
that problem. because there
is no solution if the referendum doesnt pass.

for multifamily residential development


of multiple parcels described as follows:
123 1/2 S. Main Street, Village of Oregon, Dane County
Parcel No. 165-0509-122-3342-6
123 1/2 S. Main Street, Village of Oregon, Dane County
Parcel No. 165-0509-122-3385-5
134 Jefferson Street, Village of Oregon, Dane County
Parcel No. 165-0509-122-3233-8
144 Jefferson Street, Village of Oregon, Dane County
Parcel No. 165-0509-122-3222-1
152 Jefferson Street, Village of Oregon, Dane County
Parcel No. 165-0509-122-3211-4
158 Jefferson Street, Village of Oregon, Dane County
Parcel No. 165-0509-122-3200-7
A copy of the General Development
Plan is on file at the office of the Village
Clerk. Office hours of the Clerk are 7:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Subsequent to the hearing, the Commission intends to deliberate and act
upon the request.
Note: The properties listed above
were formerly owned by PLH & Associates LLC.
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: October 27 and
November 3, 2016
WNAXLP

Board of the Oregon School District was


called to order by President Zach at6:30
PMin the Netherwood Knoll Elementary
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. Mike Carr,
Mr. Chris Kluck, Mr. Jon Tanner, Ms. Jina
Jonen, Ms. Kerri Modjeski, Mr. Jim Pliner,
Mr. Josh Iverson, Ms. Cyndi Olander 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. Zach.
Mr. Uphoff moved and Mr. Krause
seconded the motion to proceed with the
meeting according to the agenda as posted. Motion passed 7-0.
A. CONSENT CALENDAR:
Mr. Krause moved and Mr. Ramin
seconded the motion to approve the following items on the Consent Calendar.
1. Approve minutes of the September 12, 2016 meeting;
2. Approve payments in the amount
of $6,848,587.41;
3. Treasurers Report ending August
31, 2016;
4. Resignations/Retirements - none;
5. Staffing Assignments - none;
6. Field Trip Requests - Oregon FFA
- National FFA Convention in Indianapolis
October 18-22, 2016;
7. Donations:
- $1,000 Luedtke-Storm-Mackey
Chiropractic Clinic(Eric Gormanson) for
Oregon Splash Pad;
- Oregon Knights of Columbus for
Special - $1,110.21;
- Anthony Antoniewicz - $500 for
Oregon Optimist Splash Pad;
- Anonymous Donation for Brooklyn Elementary School in the
amount of $100;
Motion passed 7-0;
A. COMMUNICATION FROM PUB-

19

OSD referendum: Comparing districts

Referendum: More than three years of work


Continued from page 18

Oregon Observer

District human resources director Jina Jonen said


while comparing data
with other school districts
is getting more difficult,
with different compensation structures, starting
salaries are a good measure. Ironically, thats
one area where Oregon is
strong compared to other area districts, ranking
third in the county with
a starting base salary of
$40,000.
While new teachers are
earning relatively high
wages, though, the same
cant be said for those veteran teachers who make
up around half of the districts teaching staff.

Email Unified Newspaper


Group reporter Scott
De Laruelle at scott.
delaruelle@wcinet.com.

Those who have taught


between two and seven years make between
$40,000 and $41,000, and
those who have taught
eight to 10 years average
less than $45,000 (with a
bachelors degree), Jonen
said, which would put
the district near the lowest in the county. Veteran
teachers with advanced
degrees and more than 25
years of experience who
earn more than $60,000 or
more remain competitive
in Dane County for now,
but that number only
accounts for around 10
percent of district teachers.
Scott De Laruelle

2015-16
Starting salaries
Verona: $41,500
Oregon: $40,000
Stoughton: $40,000
DeForest: $38,500
Evansville: $38,000
Sun Prairie: $38,000
Monona Grove: $38,000
Mount Horeb: $37,500
Waunakee: $37,380
Madison: $37,356
Middleton: $36,803
McFarland: $35,940

Legals

***

NOTICE TO RESIDENTS
VILLAGE OF OREGON
PUBLIC TEST OF
ELECTRONIC VOTING
EQUIPMENT

Notice is hereby given that the public test of the automatic tabulating equipment will be held on November 1, 2016 at
9:00 a.m. at the Village Hall, Community
Room located at 117 Spring Street. This
equipment will be used at the General
(Presidential) Election to be held on November 8, 2016. The Villages DS200 and
AutoMark electronic voting equipment
will be tested at that time.
The public test is open to the general public.
Peggy Haag, Village Clerk
Village of Oregon
Published: October 27, 2016
WNAXLP
***

NOTICE TO TOWN OF
OREGON RESIDENTS
PUBLIC TEST OF
ELECTRONIC VOTING
EQUIPMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a


PUBLIC TEST of the automatic tabulating equipment will be held on Monday,
October 31, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at the
Oregon Town Hall located at 1138 Union
Road. This equipment will be used at the
General Election to be held on Tuesday,
November 8, 2016. This public test is
open to the general public and includes
a demonstration of the DS200 and AutoMark electronic voting systems.
Denise R. Arnold
Town of Oregon Clerk
Posted : October 4, 2016
Published: October 27, 2016
WNAXLP
***

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
FOR A CREATIVE WOOD
STUDIO 748 CUSICK
PARKWAY VILLAGE
OF OREGON

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Village Planning Commission of the Village
of Oregon will hold a public hearing on
Thursday, November 10, 2016, at 6:30
p.m., in the Board Room of the Oregon
Village Hall, 117 Spring Street, Oregon,
Wisconsin to discuss and consider approval for a conditional use permit application submitted by Wille Enterprises
LLC, Bradley Wille, applicant/owner, and
Amanda Crompton, co-applicant, to add
a creative wood studio, of the property
described as follows:
748 Cusick Parkway, Village of Oregon, Dane County
Parcel No. 165-0509-021-7061-1
A copy of the conditional use permit
application and supporting documentation is available at the office of the Village
Clerk. Office hours of the Clerk are 7:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Subsequent to the hearing, the Commission 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: October 27, 2016
WNAXLP
***

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


GENERAL DEVELOPMENT
PLAN 123 1/2 S. MAIN STREET
(2 PARCELS), AND 134, 144,
152, AND 158 JEFFERSON
STREET VILLAGE OF
OREGON

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the


Planning Commission of the Village of
Oregon will hold a public hearing at 6:30
p.m. on Thursday, November 10, 2016 in
the Board Room of the Oregon Village
Hall, 117 Spring Street, Oregon, Wisconsin, to consider the approval of the
General Development Plan submitted by
Spanrie Property Group, Property Owner,

***

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR


MEETING OF THE
SCHOOL BOARD OF THE
OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICT
HELD ON OCTOBER 10, 2016

The regular meeting of the School

LIC:

None
B. INFORMATION ITEMS:
1. OEA Report - none;
2. Student Report: Tessa Reilly reported that Student Council will meet all
daythis Wednesdayto set their goals for
this year and will report back at the next
meeting.
A. ACTION ITEMS:
B. DISCUSSION ITEMS:
1. Committee Reports:
a. Policy - Meetings on hold until after theNov. 8Referendum
b. Visioning Steering Committee Will be meeting on October 19th at 7:30
AM. Mr. Ramin will send out the agenda.
A. INFORMATION ITEMS:
1. Budget 2016-2017 (Financial and
Student Data): Mr. Weiland gave a brief
update on the budget and enrollment
data.FTE enrollment for 2016-17 is 3,673
(an increase of 38 over 2015-16). Total
headcount is 3,990 (compared to 3,945
in 2015-16). Open enrollment ins are
300 students; open enrollments out are
88 students. Equalized Assessed Value
for 2016-17 is $2,134,229,576, which is a
6.55% increase over 2015-16.
2. Report onNovember 8thEducator
Compensation Referendum: Dr. Busler
shared with Board members the referendum materials that will be shared with
residents. There are two informational
community meetings scheduled, one for
Thursday, October 13 at 6:30 - 8:00 at
Oregon Middle School and one for Tuesday, October 18th at 6:30 - 8:00 at Rome
Corners Intermediate School. Dr. Busler
met with Municipal officials last week,
and will be host a meeting at the Oregon
Senior Center thiscoming Tuesdayat2
PM, and a meeting with local clergy this
coming Wednesday. Last Friday, October
7, Dr. Busler gave a presentation to the
Oregon Area Progressives.
3. Superintendents Report: Dr. Busler shared the following informational
items:
We had a successful homecoming
week;
He has conducted 27 Community
meetings related to the referendum, the
same number are yet to be completed.
Girls Golf is competing in the WIAA
State Tournament October 10 & 11;

TOWN OF RUTLAND
BUDGET HEARING & TOWN MEETING & BOARD MEETING NOTICE
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 - 6:30 p.m.
Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. at the Rutland Town Hall, a PUBLIC HEARING will be held to review the proposed
2017 budget. The detailed proposed budget is available for inspection by contacting the Clerk at 455-3925.
A Special Town Meeting will be held immediately following the public hearing for the purpose of adopting the 2016 levy, and authorizing highway expenditures
in excess of $10,000 pursuant to 80.01(3), Wis. Stats.
The Town Board will meet immediately following the Budget Hearing and Special Town Meeting to adopt the budget.

REVENUES
General Property Taxes
Other Taxes & General Charges
Intergovernmental Revenues
Licenses & Permits
Public Charges for Services

2,016

2,017

$683,386.00
$302.00
$153,662.00
$29,141.00
$25,075.00

$681,497.00
$285.00
$169,373.00
$33,800.00
$25,100.00

Interest & Misc. Revenues

$264,784.00

$98,207.00

$1,156,350.00

$1,008,262.00

EXPENDITURES
Reserve Accounts
General Government
Public Safety
Public W orks
Health & Human Services

$41,500.00
$162,022.00
$187,904.00
$515,447.00
$41,212.00

$41,500.00
$155,458.00
$189,471.00
$508,028.00
$50,481.00

Debt Service/Capital Purchases

$208,265.00

$63,324.00

$1,156,350.00

$1,008,262.00

$0.00
-$6,564.00
$1,567.00
-$7,419.00
$9,269.00
$144,941.00
$148,088.00

$465,760.60

$243,677.69

$222,082.91

Total Revenues

Total Expenses

Change
-$1,889.00
-$17.00
$15,711.00
$4,659.00
$25.00
$166,577.00
$148,088.00

% Change
-0.28%
-5.63%
10.22%
15.99%
0.10%
-62.91%
-12.81%

Lucy Calkins training on reading


and literacy will occur October 11th at
District Office;
Bridges Math Curriculum has been
adopted;
Dr. Busler distributed the The
Path Forward tri-fold brochure and one
pager, and showed the What We Value
display board;
October 17th is the BKE Fall Fest
Tour from 5:15 - 6:30 PM
A. CLOSING
1. Future Agenda was established;
2. Check Out
A. EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS:
Mr. Uphoff moved and Mr. Krause
seconded the motion to move into closed
session. In a roll call vote, the following members voted yes: Mr. Uphoff, Mr.
Krause, Ms. Feeney, Ms. Flanagan, Mr.
Ramin, Ms. Maitzen and Mr. Zach. Motion
passed 7-0.
1. Superintendent Evaluation Process: Discussion held.
A. ADJOURNMENT:
Mr. Uphoff moved and Ms. Maitzen
seconded the motion to adjourn the
meeting. Motion passed by unanimous voice vote. Meeting adjourned
at8:15 p.m.
Krista Flanagan, Clerk
Oregon School District
Published: October 27, 2016
WNAXLP
***

AGENDA
Oregon Town Board
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
@ 6:30 p.m.
Oregon Town Hall
1138 Union Road,
Oregon, WI 53575

6:30 p.m. Board Meeting


1. Call Town Board meeting to order.
2. Roll Call.
3. Approval of minutes from previous meeting.
4. Financial Report and Acceptance.
5. Public Comments.
6. Communication and Action of the
Dane County Board - Bollig.
7. Discussion and possible Approval
re: Status of Brooklyn Fire EMS district
contract - Van Kampen.
8. Fire & EMS Report (Oregon/Van
Kampen, Belleville/Clark, Brooklyn/Wiedenbeck).
9. Park Committee Report and Ac-

tion - Root.
10. Assessors Report and Recommendation - Blomstrom.
11. Building Inspection Services Report - Arnold.
12. Constables Report - Wackett.
13. Anderson Farm Park Report.
14. Plan Commission Report and
Recommendation - Wiedenbeck.
15. Discussion and possible Action
re: Creating a Conservation Subdivision
Ordinance.
16. Discussion and possible Action
re: Retaining Andrew Bremer, planner at
MSA to review conservation subdivision
17. Discussion and possible re:
Changes to Driveway Ordinance - Christensen.
18. Public Works and TORC Report
- Ace.
19. Discussion and possible Action
re: Purchase of bike lights.
20. Discussion and possible Action
re: Purchase of Emergency Radios.
21. Discussion and possible Action
re: TORC employee.
22. Discussion and possible Action
re: Update on Towns budget.
23. Discussion and possible Action
re: Senior Center - Van Kampen.
24. Board Communications/ Future
Agenda Items.
25. Approval of payment vouchers Arnold.
26. Clerks Report - Arnold.
27. Adjournment.
Note:
Agendas are subject to
amendment after publication. Check the
official posting locations (Town Hall,
Town of Oregon Recycling Center and
Oregon Village Hall) including the Town
website at www.town.oregon.wi.us. It is
possible that members of and possibly
a quorum of members of other 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: October 25/16
Published: October 27, 20/16
WNAXLP
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Cash Balance January 1 (Excluding


Advance Tax Roll Collections)
Reserve Accounts

Undesignated Accounts

$225,676.27

$239,108.98

Total Cash Balance January 1

$691,436.87

TAX LEVY
Total Anticipated Expenditures
Less Total Anticipated Revenues

Amount Required for Levy


Town Mill Rate

Published: October 27, 2016


WNAXLP

-47.68%

$482,786.67

$13,432.71
$208,650.20

-30.18%

$683,386.00

$681,497.00

-$1,889.00

-0.28%

$1,156,350.00

$1,008,262.00

$472,964.00

$326,765.00

$148,088.00
$146,199.00

$2.86

$2.83

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Thursday, October 27, 2016

The Oregon
Observer
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Week

Sports

Jeremy Jones, sports editor

845-9559 x226 ungsportseditor@wcinet.com

Anthony Iozzo, assistant sports editor


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

Boys soccer

From Oct. 18-25

Name: Lane Krull


Year: Junior
Sport: Soccer
Highlights: Scored a goal and
added an assist in a 5-0 win over
Reedsburg Saturday in the WIAA
Division 2 regional final
Honorable mentions: Collin
Bjerke (boys soccer) had two
goals and four assists in regional
semifinal win Thursday; Madison
Conduah (boys soccer) scored
two goals and added an assist
at regionals; Ben Lokuta (boys
cross country) cut 17 seconds
from his previous personal
best in his final race; Zoe Frank
(girls cross country) finished
24th to lead the Oregon girls
cross country team with time
of 20 minutes, 34 seconds; Liz
Andriacchi (volleyball) picked up
16 kills and 13 digs in her final
high school match at regionals;
Emmie Wiedemann (volleyball)
finished with four blocks in her
final match at regionals.

Boys cross country

Panthers earn
three PRs at
competitive
sectional
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor

The Oregon High School boys


cross country team finished its season with personal bests from three
of seven runners Saturday at the
WIAA Division 1 DeForest sectional meet, taking eighth out of 12
teams.
The team performed well among
a competitive field. Some of our
varsity runners ran the best race
last week at conference, said head
coach Erik Haakenson, whose team
had a combined score of 195. It is
difficult for them to bounce back
and run PRs two weeks straight for
some of the guys.
Senior Ben Lokuta had a great
final race of his high school career,
cutting 17 seconds from his previous personal best to finish 46th
overall as the Panthers fourth

Turn to Boys XC/Page 21

Photo by Evan Halpop

The Oregon High School boys soccer team won the WIAA Division 2 regional final Saturday in a 5-0 victory over fifth-seeded Reedsburg at
Huntoon Field at Oregon High School.

Back to sectionals
Top-seeded Panthers knock off
Reedsburg in regional final
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor

It is nothing new for the Oregon High


School boys soccer team to make sectionals. With Saturdays 5-0 win over
ninth-seeded Reedsburg in the WIAA
Division 2 regional final, Oregon has
advanced seven times in the last eight seasons.
During that stretch, the Panthers have
made three state tournaments, won a Division 2 state championship and made five
sectional finals, so the expectations are
once again high for top-seeded Oregon
(13-4-1 overall).
I think ending the season strong to take
care of being 6-0 in conference helped us,
head coach Kevin May said. We had a
tremendous first week of postseason practice, and we are playing very well. We are
healthy We are bonding to make sure
we make state.
The first roadblock will be fifth-seeded
Milton in the sectional semifinal. The two
teams played a close game earlier in the
season with the Panthers winning 2-1.
I expect a very competitive, physical
and hard-fought game, May said. It is
very important for us to play at the high
level I am very confident in us taking care of that game. I am happy we are
home on an actual soccer field and not on

Turn to Boys soccer /Page 21

The road to state


Top-seeded Oregon hosts fifth-seeded
Milton (10-6-5) in the WIAA Division 2
sectional semifinal. The Panthers won 2-1
when the two teams met on Sept. 27
When: 7p.m. Thursday
Where: Huntoon Field at Oregon High
School

The winner of that game will take on the


winner of second-seeded Elkhorn (17-32) and third-seeded Sauk Prairie (11-4-4)
in the sectional final.
When: 2p.m. Saturday
Where: Wilmot Union High School

Photo by Evan Halpop

Freshman Collin Bjerke takes a shot on goal in the first half Saturday against Reedsburg.
Bjerke had two goals and four assists in Thursdays 10-0 regional semifinal win over
16th-seeded Poynette-Portage.

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October 27, 2016

Girls cross country

Oregon Observer

21

Girls swimming

Panthers takes seventh at sectionals Conference meet set


for Friday at Fort

JEREMY JONES
Sports editor

Oregon girls cross country finished


seventh out of the 12 teams competing Saturday at the WIAA Division 1
sectional meet in DeForest.
Freshman Zoe Frank capped the
season posting a team-best time of
20 minutes, 34 seconds for 24th
place as the Panthers finished with a
team score of 191.
It wasnt the hardest course, but
for many people it was challenging
because you had to repeat different
parts, Frank said of the first race run
at Windsor Sports Complex. I felt
we ran really strong as a team and
did our best to really push through to
the end.
Frank, who doesnt play a winter
sport, said she and her teammates
plan to run together before the track
and field season next spring.
I think everyone will be running
track in the spring, or they have
another sport theyll be playing, she
said. I think its really important to
run in the offseason to not only stay
connected as a team but also to just
keep the training up, so we can continue improving and hopefully get to
state next year.
For his part, Oregon head coach
Doug Debroux said, I hope the girls
all stay involved in a sport. Its kind
of selfish, but I hope they all run distance during the track season because
Id love to coach them again.
Sophomores Lauren Beauchaine
and Kaity Kliminski continued to
work together well throughout the
race and finished 10 seconds apart.
Beauchaine took 35th place in 21:04
and Kliminski followed in 21:14 for
39th place.
Freshman Ana Verhagen took 46th
place in 21:26, and junior Bree Bastian finished as the teams final varsity scorer, taking 47th in 21:37.

JEREMY JONES
Sports editor

Oregon girls swimming


will travel to Fort Atkinson
High School at 4p.m. Friday for the Badger South
Conference meet.
Madison Edgewood,
ranked No. 1 in Division 2
according to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Swim
Coaches Association, and
McFarland, ranked No. 2,
are the heavy favorites.
All junior varsity races
will precede varsity races
Friday evening.

The Panthers finished 3-3


in conference dual meets
this season with wins over
rival Stoughton, Monroe
and Fort Atkinson.
Oregon follows the conference meet Saturday,
Nov. 5, at Middleton High
School for the WIAA Division 1 sectional meet.
The competition wont
get any easier for the Panthers, however, as they will
face two of the top three
ranked teams in Division
1 Middleton and Verona
Area/Mount Horeb.

Volleyball

Photo by Jeremy Jones

Freshman Zoe Frank capped the season posting a team-best time of 20 minutes,
34 seconds for 24th place Saturday at the WIAA Division 1 DeForest sectional
meet at Windsor Sports Complex.
It was great getting Bree back
(from an injury) these last couple of
weeks, head coach Doug Debroux
said. Shes a great leader and just a
tough kid.
Freshman Sarah Adams (21:52)
and sophomore Julie Bull (22:05)
also competed but did not count
toward the varsity score.
The top two teams and top five
individuals not on those teams qualified for this weekends WIAA
Division 1 state meet in Wisconsin

Rapids.
Sophomore Reagan Hoopes
returned to lead a healthy Waunakee team to the sectional title in
19:04. The unranked Warriors placed
three runners in the top five to edge
18th-ranked Madison Memorial
57-60. Both teams advance on to the
WIAA Division 1 meet at the Ridges Golf Course this weekend. Six
points separated the top three schools
as Stoughton (63) finished third and
advanced three individuals.

Season ends for Oregon


in a tough five-set loss
ANTHONY IOZZO

S c h o f i e l d a n d Ke n d y l
Ainsworth all played their
last high school games,
Sometimes things dont however, which will leave
fall the way you expect. voids of both leadership
That was the case Thurs- and in the starting rotation.
day as the sixth-seeded Kenosha Indian Trail
Oregon High School volleyball team lost 3-2 (30- 3, Oregon 2
28, 23-25, 25-10, 23-25,
After going up 2-1 with
14-16) match to 11th-seed- a blowout win in the third
ed Kenosha Indian Trail in set, it looked like the Pana WIAA Division 1 region- thers were going to move
al semifinal.
on to the regional final.
While the girls had high
But Kenosha Indian
hopes to make a deep- Trail continued to battle
e r p o s t s e a s o n r u n , t h e Oregon and scrapped out
future of the Panthers (19- two-point wins in both the
10 overall) looks good fourth and final sets to end
with nine players back the Panthers season.
in 2017 junior Alyssa
Andriacchi had 16 kills
Milski, junior Jenna Igl, and 13 digs in her final
junior Amber Zahn, junior game with the program,
Brooke Mussehl, junior while Wiedemann ended
Lauren Spierings, sopho- her high school career with
more Erin Flanagan, soph- four blocks.
omore Emily Konop, sophMilski had 13 kills, and
omore Rachel Schofield Konop picked up 19 digs
and sophomore Lexi Karls. and seven aces. Flanagan
Seniors Liz Andriacchi, finished with 38 assists
Emmie Wiedemann, Abbie and 12 digs.
Assistant sports editor

Boys soccer : Oregon crushes


Poynette-Portage in regionals
Continued from page 20

Photo by Jeremy Jones

Senior Ben Lokuta cut 17 seconds from his previous personal best to finish 46th overall as the Panthers fourth runner
Saturday at the WIAA Division 1 DeForest sectional meet.

Boys XC: Lokuta, Buchert, Schulz all earn best times


Continued from page 20
runner. Junior Nathan Buchert
(17:45) and sophomore Hogan
Schulz (18:24) also ran personal-best
times.
I was extremely happy with how
these men raced and performed their
absolute best at the end of the season,
when it mattered most, Haakenson
said.
Senior Hudson Kugel, a newcomer
to the sport this season, finished 26th
overall to lead the Panthers in 17:16.
Fellow seniors Josh Klahn (17:22)

and Sam Hakes (17:36) crossed the


finish line 14 seconds apart, in 33rd
place and 40th place, respectively.
Schulz and junior Connor Brickley
(18:36) competed, but did not count
toward the team score.
The Panthers graduate five of seven varsity runners from Saturday
after the season.
If there is anything this year has
taught me, it is that some seasons are
going to be compactly unexpected,
Haakenson said. Our team expanded greatly this year, including three
of our top four runners who had never run cross country before.

Losing our top five runners will


be difficult to recover from, but I am
optimistic for next year. You never
know what is going to happen or who
is going to work extremely hard in
the offseason.
Haakenson added that he expects
many of the Panthers top junior varsity runners to join Hogan and Connor on varsity next year.
There are many hard-working and
intelligent runners on the junior varsity squad that will make an impact
on the varsity lineup next year, he
said.

a football field.
If Oregon which has
made four straight sectional finals wins, the
Pa n t h e r s w i l l p l a y t h e
winner of second-seeded
Elkhorn and third-seeded
Sauk Prairie in the final at
2p.m. Saturday at Wilmot
Union High School.
Those were the goals
we set at the beginning of
the season, to make sure
we take care of conference
and to take care of our sectional, May said. We will
be ready by Thursday and
are not looking past Milton.

Oregon 10,
Poynette-Portage 0
Oregon opened regionals Thursday with a 10-0
win over 16th-seeded Poynette-Portage at Huntoon
Field.
Freshman Collin Bjerke
had a monster game, with
two goals and four assists,

and seniors Luke and Matt


Pearson added two goals a
piece.
Senior Calvin Schneider had a goal and three
assists, and sophomore
Madison Conduah collected a goal and an assist.
Juniors Zach Pasley and
Kyle Rehrauer also scored
goals.

Oregon 5,
Reedsburg 0
The Panthers hosted
ninth-seeded Reedsburg on
Saturday and once again
dominated in a 5-0 win.
Junior Lane Krull led
with a goal and an assist,
and senior Alex Verhagen,
Pasley, Bjerke and Conduah all added goals. Senior
Ian Murphy, sophomore
Colin McCombs and Matt
Pearson chipped in assists.
Junior Shane Sullivan
finished with a save, and
senior Ben Prew had two
saves as the two goalies
split time in net for Oregon.

Obituaries

Grace K. Schulz

Grace K. Schulz, age 80,


passed away on Thursday,
Oct. 13, 2016.
She was born Oct. 15,
1935, in Brooklyn, the
daughter of James and Helen
(Thickpenny) Flood. She was
united in marriage to Wilbert
Schulz at Brooklyn Lutheran
Church, on April 10, 1954.
Grace worked for a time as
a telephone operator and
farmed with Wilbert in the
Brooklyn area before moving
to Oregon in 1969. She also
had a job as a house cleaner.
Her greatest job, which to
Grace was her joy, was being

a loving, devoted mother to


her children and a lifelong
caregiver to her daughter
Cindy for 60 years, until Cindys passing on May 3, 2016.
She liked to play the piano and accordion, listen to
music, watch the Milwaukee
Brewers, Milwaukee Bucks,
UW-Madison basketball
games, and loved to cook and
bake. The moments she cherished the most were being
with her grandchildren and
great-grandchildren. She also
enjoyed many morning coffee and treat breaks with her
special friend and neighbor,
Barb.
Grace is survived by her
children, Diane (Ron) Webb
of Oregon, Gary (Lynn)
Schulz of Oregon and Stacey Schulz (Eric Yaeger) of
Madison; six grandchildren,
Corey (Angela) Schulz,
April (Kelly) Nindorf, Kyle
(Cassondra) Schulz, Ashley
Schulz, Kimberly Schulz,
a n d J a m e s Ya eg e r ; s i x
great-grandchildren, Landon
and Connor Schulz, Ava and
Elise Nindorf and Hayden
and Alexis Copus; brother, Ken (Beth) Flood; sister,
Kay (Bill) Zurfluh; as well as
nieces, nephews, and friends.

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She was preceded in death by


her parents; her husband of
50 wonderful years, Wilbert;
her daughter, Cindy; sister,
Rose; brother, Tom; and sisters-in-law and brothers-inlaw.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, Oct. 18, at Gunderson Oregon Funeral Home,
with the Rev. Rebecca Ninke
presiding. Burial followed at
Sunset Memory Gardens.
Memorials may be mailed
to Gundersons to be forwarded to the family. The
family would like to thank
Pastor Rebecca for all the
visits she made to Grace and
the staff at the Oregon Manor
Nursing Home for the care
they provided to Grace these
past few months.
Mom We will miss you
and love you more than you
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Harry Nehls

Harry L. Nehls, age 67,


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unexpectedly at his cabin
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Oct. 23, 2016.
He was born on Aug.
12, 1949, in Janesville, the
son of Harry and Everly (Dransfield) Nehls. He
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Monticello, Wisconsin.
Harry graduated from
Brodhead High School
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1971 he served in the U.S.
Army in
Germany.
He was a
truck driver
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years and 10 years for L
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fishing in Canada, watching the Brewers, Packers,
Badgers, and volunteered
at St. Johns Lutheran
Church. His greatest love
was being Grandpa.
He is survived by his
wife, Beverly; daughter,
Amanda (Michael) Heelein
of Evansville; his mother, Everly Miller of Brodhead, Wisconsin; siblings,
Penny (Rodney) Olson,
of Beloit, Lee Everly
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Increase Your sales opportunitiesreach over 1.2 million households!


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For information call 835-6677.
CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT
IF YOU HAD HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY AND
SUFFERED AN INFECTION between 2010 and the present
time, you may be entitled to compensation. Call Attorney
Charles H. Johnson 1-800-535-5727 (CNOW)

of Monroe, Bruce Nehls of


Brodhead, William Miller
of Platteville, Dan Miller of
Madison and Jack (Tracy)
Miller of Rio, Wisconsin;
two grandchildren, Leah,
and baby Brooke on the
way; his companion dog,
Jegs; and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces
and nephews, and many
friends. He was preceded
in death by his father; and
father and mother-in-law,
Ernest and Mildred Rufener.
Funeral services will
be held at 11a.m. Friday,
Oct. 28, at the D.L.
Newcomer Funeral Home
in Brodhead. Visitation
will be held from 5-8p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 27, at the
funeral home. A memorial
fund will be established.
Online condolences
may be made at www.
dlnewcomerfuneralhome.
com.

We recommend septic
pumping every two years

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PAR Concrete, Inc.


228-230 Walnut St., Oregon
Great Ranch Duplex w/ 2BR, 1BA, central air, full basement, all
appliances w/attached 1 car garage. Large backyard and both
sides rented with good rental history. MLS #1789028 $207,000
Kathy Tanis (608) 469-5954
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Driveways
Floors
Patios
Sidewalks
Decorative Concrete
Phil Mountford 516-4130 (cell)
835-5129 (office)

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October 27, 2016

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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
CLASSIFIEDS, 873-6671 or 835-6677. It
pays to read the fine print.

970 Horses

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

980 Machinery & Tools

915 Auction Ads

JD CORN Planter 4 Row $800, A.C.


Rake $400, IH Haybine $950. IH 46
Baler $500. Sprayer- Pull type 4 row
$350, IH Rotary Cutter $300, 303
Combine $1,000. Milking equipment
$1,000. Shed Poles & Hay Bales.
Grain Bin w/drying floor $500,
Windmill(missing top) $ 300, lp Tank
1,000 gal. $1000. Cast ironstove $250
608-843-8863

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

DANE COUNTYS MARKETPLACE.


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

HUGE AMMUNITION, Reclaimed Wood,


Equipment & New Remodel Items Auction,Saturday Oct. 29, 9:00 AM, 8753
N Damascus Rd, McConnell, IL Huge
quantity all different calibers of ammunition, hand hewn & dimensional barn
beams, barn board, 1/4 sawn oak, huge
crotch pcs, logs, huge quantity cut &
dried firewood, tons of quarry stone,
1000+ old paver bricks, new windows,
lights, fans, granite counter tops, tractors, snow blowers,trailers, hay racks, 3
pt backhoe, log splitter, mower & much
more. Pictures & listing at www.bergstromauctions.com

Questions?
Comments?
Story Ideas?
Let us know how
were doing.
Your opinion is something
we always want to hear.

Call 835-6677 or at
connectoregonwi.com

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Part-Time
Counter Sales Person
Or full-time status may be considered.

We are seeking someone who is motivated, personable


and energetic. Ideally this person will have experience
working with automotive parts, vehicle repairs and the
operation and function of motors.
The part-time position will be scheduled
for 20-30 hours per week.
If you are interested,
please stop in for more information
and to pick up an Employment Application or
contact Gina Lamberty at (608) 643-2734, ext. 1610
or by email ginalamberty@weaverautoparts.com.

The Press Operator is responsible for the


production, finishing and packaging of small
injection molded plastic parts.
The Successful Press Operator requires
attention to detail and dependable attendance.
We offer competitive wages and excellent
benefits after 60 days.
Please stop at our corporate office for more
information and to complete an application.
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Oregon Manor is seeking a dedicated full-time


RN for PM shift. Potential candidates with good
communication skills, energetic and hard working
to join our 5 Star team. Experience in long
term care preferred but willing to train the right
candidate. Benefits include competitive wages
and insurance. This position requires a WI RN
license. EOE
Apply online at:
www.oregonmanor.biz or
call Tom at (608) 835-3535

A small town, Five Star Skilled Nursing Facility


is seeking WI licensed, full-time CNAs for our
PM shift. If youre looking for a position where
youll be appreciated and where your input
matters, come and join our growing team.

Apply at:
www.oregonmanor.biz or
call Deb at (608) 835-3535.

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First Shift - Hours 7:50am to 5:50pm


Second Shift - Hours 5:45pm to 3:45am
4 Day Work Week - (Monday - Thursday)

Registered Nurse - Full-Time

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR AN


EXCITING CAREER?
JOIN THE CLEARY TEAM!!

Plastic Injection Molding


Press Operator

EOE

HELP WANTED

NOW HIRING
SEMI DRIVERS
Regional routes, home weekends. Expected earning
potential $90,000 with full benefits package! Valid
Class A license required; OTR flatbed experience
preferred. Must be 21 years of age.

APPLY TODAY!
www.workforcleary.com
190 Paoli St., Verona, WI 53593
(608) 845-9700

Home Medical Equipment (HME)


Specialist Customer Service
At Home Health United we are focused on our
mission to promote optimal health and quality
of life to those we serve through exceptional and
extraordinary, comprehensive care.
We have openings for HME Specialists in our
Madison West location. This position requires
superior customer service and critical thinking
skills to assist customers and referral sources with
processing and obtaining home medical equipment
and supplies. This position serves as the liaison
between customers, insurance companies and all
referral sources.

Competitive wages and benets


include a Sign-On Bonus.

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Apply Now!
www.HomeHealthUnited.org
For information call
Alicia at 608-241-7261
Equal Opportunity Employer

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Equal Opportunity Employer

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.

WERE
ALL
EARS

Weaver Auto Parts of Oregon has an open position for a

Comfort Keepers in Madison

Call 608-442-1898

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

WALMERS TACK SHOP


16379 W. Milbrandt Road
Evansville, WI
608-882-5725

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

Seeking caregivers to provide care


to seniors in their homes.
Need valid DL and dependable vehicle.
FT & PT positions available.
Flexible scheduling.

FRITZ PAINTING Barns, rusty roofs,


metal buildings. Free-estimate . 608221-3510

DAIRY CATTLE AUCTION TAH LIVESTOCK, WINSLOW IL. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28TH, 2016. 1:pm. Early Consignments so far, check our website. www.
tahllivestock.com closer to sale date for
further updates! 25 fresh 2 yr old including 1 Jersey, 3 crossbreeds, balance
Holsteins. One complete herd dispersal
from Darlington, Wisconsin. 26 cows, 10
open heifers, fed only home grown feed
and pasture. to be hauled in sale day.
One dispersal of 10 registered Holsteins,
2 and 3 yr bolds. All fresh in late summer.
These are here now. One dispersal of 28
stanchion cows. All 2 and 3 year olds.
10 just fresh, 7 milking and bred back.
4 fresh 100 days, 6 dry cows due in 30
days. There are here now, nice cows,
lots of milk from 60# to 100#. 10 exposed
heifers with these also. 5 AI sired open
heifers, 700# to 900#, top kind. 6 Holstein
heifers bred 6 to 8 months from a dispersal. Big and Good. Please contact Terry
at 815-291-5604 cell or 815-367-5581
barn for questions concerning our sales.
Thank you for you continued support of
our business since 1989!! Hope to see
you all sale day!!

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DEER POINT STORAGE


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

OREGON SELF-STORAGE
10x10 through 10x25
month to month lease
Call Karen Everson at
608-835-7031 or
Veronica Matt at 608-291-0316

990 Farm: Service


& Merchandise

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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

801 Office Space For Rent

Oregon Observer

What:
Where:
When:
Time:

Open Interview Day


2001 W. Broadway, Madison, WI
Tuesday, November 1st
12pm - 4pm

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ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE


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

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

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750 Storage Spaces For Rent

October 27, 2016

On-site interviews.
Bring your resume but not necessary.
Positions throughout Madison and surrounding areas,
many on bus routes.
Great part-time, evening office cleaning positions.
Pay varies on position and experience. Hourly pay
rates start at $9.00.
Looking for Bldg. Supervisors, General Cleaners,
Floaters.
***If you cannot make it to the open interview day, you
can also apply online at www.programmedcleaning.com.
Call (608) 222-0217 if you have any questions.

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Photos by Samantha Christian

Oregon Juggling Club founder Danny Tomaro, of Oregon, juggles balls of fire.

Oregon Juggling Club holds Firefly Night


When Jon Tanner, of Oregon, went for a
bike ride with his sons Wesley, 9, and Alex,
14, on Wednesday, Aug. 24, they stopped
at Waterman Park to eat their slushies and
found entertainment in the process.
The Oregon Juggling Club had just
arrived to host their annual Firefly Night
at one of their last meet ups the park during
the summer season. Members bring their
torches and light up clubs, along with other
things to juggle, and invite the community
to watch and try some tricks, too.

Danny Tomaro, of Oregon, founded the


club 22 years ago, and about five people show up to weekly Wednesday meetings. Anyone is invited to show up to the
club during the indoor season from 6:308:30p.m. Wednesdays in the Netherwood
Knoll gym.
For more information, visit
oregonjugglingclub.com.
Samantha Christian

Photo by Becky Ruehle

Oregon High School junior Brooke Ace, 16, competed at the 2016 Wisconsin 4-H State
Horse Expo in September. She and her 14-year-old Appendix Buckskin, Valentinos Bucky
aka Bentley, won Grand Champion in Western Pleasure grade 10, Reserve Champion in
Hunt Showmanship grade 10, a top ten in Western Riding grades 10-11 and final top ten
in Hunt Equitation grade 10. Ace, the daughter of Wayne and Dee Ace, has been riding
horses since she was 4 years old.

On the Web
See more juggling photos:

ConnectOregonWI.
com

Wesley Tanner, 9, of
Oregon, simultaneously catches rings
around his arms and
neck.

ON HIGHWAY 69N IN BELLEVILLE

SPOOKY SAVINGS
(DEALS SO GOOD ITS ALMOST SCARY)

UP
TO

75

ONLY AT OUR OUTLET STORE

% OFF
ORIGINAL RETAIL PRICES

HURRY! SALE ENDS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30

Home of Buck Naked Underwear, Fire Hose Workwear, Longtail T Shirts and
more gear designed and tested by tradesmen and highly capable women

DULUTH TRADING OUTLET STORE


Overstocks, catalog returns and seconds in mens and
womens clothing, footwear, tools and other gear

MON - WED
9 AM - 6 PM

THU - SAT
9 AM - 8 PM

The UW Department of Family Medicine and


the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
are interested in gathering information on what
illnesses are in the school system, and you can
help! Your student could receive a $20 gift card
for providing 2 nasal and/or throat swabs!

Call

(608)265-3164
to see if your
student can
participate!

1107 River Street (HWY 69N) BELLEVILLE


Near Burresons Foods 608-424-1227

STORE HOURS

Student in the Oregon School District


and sick with cold or flu?

SUN
11 AM - 5 PM

Offer valid October 24-30, 2016. Offer valid at Belleville Outlet only, during normal business hours. Offer not valid
in our other retail stores. Not valid on prior purchases, phone or mail orders, or on DuluthTrading.com.
All sales final.

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This study is approved by the UW Instuonal Review Board.


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