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Village of Oregon
Church
deal done
BILL LIVICK
Unified Newspaper Group
The village plans to close

the deal on the former Peoples United Methodist
Church property before the
end of the year.
T h e Vi l l a g e B o a r d
approved a purchase agreement in a special meeting
Wednesday that sets closing
by Dec. 31 and demolition
of the existing buildings by
May 31.
The board had previously
agreed to an asking price of
$890,000 and will enter a
land contract with owners
Marshall Mennenga and
Robin Roberts that pays
them $60,000 at the closing
and the remainder by June
1, 2017.
Village officials are considering the 2.7-acre parcel
as the site for a possible
The deal
Price: $890,000
Deal structure: $60,000
at closing, $830,000 by
June 1, 2017
Interest rate: 1.5 percent
through March 31, 5 percent beginning April 1
Contingencies: Price to
be reduced if demolition
and site preparation is
less than $50,000
new public library or other municipal building and
have been negotiating with
the property owners since
August.
Tr u s t e e J e r r y B o l l i g
was the only board member to vote against buying
the property. He told the
Observer he believes the
village should complete
a financial analysis of the
project including the
costs to build a new library
or senior center and the
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Jefferson Crossing
redevelopment approved
BILL LIVICK
The Village Board Monday unanimously approved

a development plan for Jefferson Crossing, a 61-unit
apartment building proposed for downtown Oregon.
The Spanrie Property
Group, out of McFarland,
bought six parcels along
Jefferson Street and plans
to raze the existing buildings and redevelop the area
between the village parking
lot on Jefferson Street and
the railroad bridge.
The construction project
would add 61 units on 1.3
acres, along with 28 surface parking spaces and 60
underground stalls.
At the November
Planning Commission
meeting, the owners of
the Main Street businesses adjacent to the parking lot the building shared
expressed concerns about a
lack of parking and said the
development, even with the
additional spaces, would
not solve the problems. The
commission ultimately recommended approval of the
project.
Demolition of the buildings on the site will begin
this spring, Spanrie officials
said, and construction is
expected to be completed in
the spring of 2018.
The company is expected to request tax-increment financing assistance
from the village, and the
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Santa Claus gets a visit from Colton Cains, 2, and Averie Cains, 6, of Oregon, at the fire station Friday.
Captivated by Santa Claus

The Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce and Oregon Area Fire/EMS
District welcomed residents to Waterman Triangle Park to sing carols,
watch the holiday tree lights go on and visit with Santa, who arrived on a
fire truck, on Friday, Dec. 2.
People then gathered at the fire station to enjoy a chili supper with a
donation of nonperishable food items for the Oregon Area Food Pantry,
and children got to sit on Santas lap.
Photo by Samantha Christian
Inside
More holiday photos
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Oregon School District
Random drug sweeps at OMS, OHS

Search nets suspected
marijuana in OHS locker
SCOTT DE LARUELLE
Oregon High School and Oregon

Middle School were locked down for
about a half-hour on Thursday, Dec. 1,
as 12 drug dog teams swept through,
finding suspected marijuana inside a
locker at the high school.
It was the first random K-9 drug
sweep conducted after school board
members approved the plan Sept. 14
on a trial basis for the 2016-17 school
year. However, the sweep did not
include students bags, as had originally been planned, due to school administrators concerns.
According to an Oregon Police
Department news release, K-9 teams

from the Jefferson, Green and Dane
sheriffs departments, and police from
UW-Madison, McFarland, Janesville,
Monona, Cottage Grove and Maple
Bluff assisted the department in the
first canine sweep of OHS and OMS in
more than a decade.
No illegal items were found at the
middle school, though one of the dogs
detected something during a sniff of
the exterior of closed lockers at the
high school. According to the news
release, a school official opened and
searched a student locker and found
suspected marijuana inside.
Parking lots at both schools and
cars parked along the road were also
searched during the random dog
sweep, with nothing being located.
The decision to allow the random
sweeps at both buildings and their
public parking lots was a somewhat

controversial one. When police chief
Brian Uhl introduced the idea in
November 2015, the school boards
response was less than enthusiastic,
with concerns about adverse affects on
students, as well as the effectiveness of
random searches as a deterrent.
When the matter came back to the
board a few months ago, most members remained hesitant to make them
part of standard district policy, but voted 5-2 to approve them this school year
on a trial basis, and then review their
effectiveness after.
Taking baby steps

Uhl told the Observer on Tuesday it
was important the sweeps be conducted as quickly as possible. With 12 dog
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Crossing off
the holiday
gift list
Few craft fairs can truly claim theyre
a draw for vendors of all ages, but the
St. Johns Lutheran Church proved to be
just that when it hosted about 20 crafters
and businesses at its holiday show Saturday, Dec. 3.
Attendees could pick from more than
140 wax scents at the Scentsy booth,
choose one of hundreds of handcrafted items to gift to friends and family or
snack on homemade baked goods in the
church lobby. Among the vendors were
cousins and elementary school students
Alani Estervig and Lillian Bernhardt,
who told the Observer they made almost
all of the dozens of trinkets at their
booth in just two days with help from
their aunt, drawing the majority of their
inspiration from Pinterest.
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Renee Gehrke and son Carson, 9, of Oregon, browse

through some hand towels while perusing items at the
craft fair.
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Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce
Jefferson: Plan will create 61 apartments
Houtsinger joins chamber

Brooklyn resident Tiffany

Houtsinger has joined the
Oregon Chamber of Commerce as its membership
and communications associate.
Houtsinger, who started
her part-time role in October, said she enjoyed helping out chamber executive
director Judy Knutson with
the annual holiday tree lighting ceremony last week.
But theres more to her
position than singing carols
and taking photos of kids
on Santas lap. Shell also

be organizing more social
events, keeping chamber
members
updated and
reaching out
to other local
businesses.
The chamber is growing and has
almost 240 Houtsinger
members,
Knutson said, so having
another person on staff will
help with outreach efforts.
A similar position,
membership and communications manager, had
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development plan Monday without discussion, after a lengthy presentation by the

Planning Commission will review more developers, the village planner and others
detailed building plans in coming months. on Nov. 30.
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been vacant for about four

months before Houtsinger was hired, Knutson said.
That role had been held by
Rachel Hermanson.
Knutson said Houtsinger
is very good at multitasking, organization and computer skills.
I t s j u s t s o m e t h i n g
thats right up my alley,
Houtsinger said.
Although Houtsinger will
often be out in the community visiting organizations,
her office hours are from
noon to 4p.m. Mondays,
Wednesdays and Thursdays
and 9a.m. to 4p.m. Tuesdays. Now that her kids are
in school, she is also pursuing a degree in accounting at Madison College.
I really want to be more
involved in the community, Houtsinger said. Im
very fortunate to be a part
of it, and Id like to see it
succeed.
Houtsinger can be
reached at 835-3697 or
staff@oregonwi.com.
In brief
Snow removal
contractor
With a custodial staff
short a person and another about to take medical
leave, the Village Board
Monday approved public
works director Jeff Raus
suggestion to hire a private
contractor to remove snow
from sidewalks at several
village buildings for the
2016-17 snow season. Rau
said custodial staff typically shovel snow from sidewalks at Village Hall, the
senior center, the library
and the police department,
and public works employees help out when possible.
But with the absence
of two custodians, Rau
suggested using outside
help. He requested quotes
from five companies and
received two, he said. He
recommended the village
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There is likely a cost
savings overall to have
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however they would not
be able to do them in short
order without sacrificing
other areas being plowed/
cleared, Rau wrote in a
board memo. I believe it
is important to maintain
service and safety at our
buildings.
He explained Monday
the creek serves an important flood-relief function,
and beaver dams would
negate that function and
cause floodwater to back
up if not addressed.
Rau said a trapper
removed two beavers last
week and is working to
locate and trap others.
Beavers being
removed
Rau told officials Monday that signs along the

Oregon Rotary Bike Trail
w e r e va n d a l i z e d o v e r
Thanksgiving weekend,
when someone used firearms to shoot the signs.
Rau said at least one sign
was shot with a rifle and
others were damaged with
a shotgun. He said the village has no plans to immediately replace the signs.
Village administrator Mike
Gracz asked anyone with
information about who
vandalized the signs to
contact Village Hall.
The village is contracting with a local trapper to

remove beavers from the
Butterfactory Creek area
on the south side. The animals have taken down several trees along the creek.
Rau sent a letter to business owners in the area on
Nov. 29 informing them
that the village is attempting to remove the beavers,
and said that their activity can and will threaten
adjacent buildings if left
unaddressed.
Bike trail signs

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Oregon Observer
Village of Oregon
$200 tax hike on average Commission supports

The tax bill on an average home in
the Village of Oregon has increased by
more than $200 this year.
However, because the village
updates home values on an annual
basis and the mill rates declined overall from 2015 to 2016, some homes
could have an overall decrease in property taxes.
Tax bills are expected to be mailed
late this week or early next week. They
show the average home in the village
increased in value from $243,600 to
$257,300 and will cost $206.97 more
in taxes after credits are figured in.
That 5.6 percent increase in value
combines with mill rates that dropped
slightly, from $20.18 per $1,000 of
assessed value to $19.99. The Oregon
School Districts mill rate dropped
11 cents, and the villages dropped
9 cents. Increased credits will pull
another $20 off each bill, making net
taxes 4.4 percent on average above the
2015 bill.
Home values also increased from
2014 to 2015, but by far less, 1.3 percent. The average homeowner paid
$112 more in taxes last year.
The values are starting to get more
to levels we had pre-recession, village
finance director Lisa Novinska told the
Observer.
The villages assessor reported that
single-family homes showed the biggest increase, at more than 5 percent.
Duplexes went up 1-2 percent and
2015
2016
$ inc. % inc.
$5.52
$5.43
-$.09
1.7
$3.03
$3.08
$.05
1.6
$.17
$.17
$0 1.4
$.89
$.95 $.06 6.5
$11.68 $11.57 -$.11 1.7
$.86
$.68 $.18 -22
$1.99
$1.90
$20.18
$19.98
-$.20
-0.9
$243,600
$257,300
$14,300
5.6
$4,915
$4142
$227
4.6
$127.15
$147.81
$78.71
$78.60
condominiums did not show an appreciable change on average.

Clerk Peggy Haag also pointed out
that this past year was the last of a
four-year cycle of walk-throughs, in
which the village paid an assessor to
do on-site valuations of properties.
With our new 2016-2017 contract,
to give some homeowners a break
from walk-throughs, this has been
updated to physically inspect previous-year sale properties instead of the
25 percent of the village, she wrote in
an email to the Observer.
The village contributed to an average increase of $52 per home. The village increased spending for the police
department (new officer), the senior
center (revised agreement), the library
(meeting spending requirements) and
administration (making a part-time
employee full time).
The school districts tax rate was

planned with the assumption that the
teacher compensation referendum
in November would pass, and it did.
Though the state requires information
on referendums to be included within tax bills, Oregons referendum is
exempted because it is recurring.
Tax bills are due Jan. 31, but many
homeowners pay all or part of the bill
before the end of the year to count it
toward their 2016 taxes. Village Hall is
open regular hours Dec. 31.
Payments postmarked by Dec. 31
will be credited as a December payment for tax purposes. The first half of
the taxes is due Jan. 31 and the rest by
July 31. To see your tax information
online, visit the public access portal of
AccessDane at accessdane.co.wi.us.
Email Oregon Observer editor Jim
Ferolie at ungeditor@wcinet.com.
Drug: Students, bags were not subject to a search

teams, the officers were able
to sweep both schools, parking lots and cars parked on
the side of the road within a
half-hour.
One of the school boards
main concerns is an interruption to the learning environment, so we wanted to make
sure it was done within a
class period, he said.
The sweep may not have
been quite as effective as
planned, however, as school
administrators told Uhl they
didnt want students bags
to be checked during the first
sweep, something he said he
could understand.
Its baby steps, Uhl said.
Its good to get in and good
to go over the process, and
have this under our belts to
see how this goes. Its a good
first step, though I would
eventually like to (search)
backpacks, and Ive told
administrators that.
Students were not personally subject to search, though
Uhl said if there was probable cause to search a student
based on something found in
their locker or vehicle, that
would have been a possibility.
In our experience, if (students) bring drugs into the
school, most of the time, its
either going to be on their
person or in their bags, he
said.
Uhl said he was surprised
both by the fact that something was found in a student
locker in the high school,
and that nothing was found
in vehicles in the school
parking lots or on the streets
adjacent to the schools. He
noted that OHS principal Jim
Pliner sent out a message to

students a few weeks back,
letting them know a drug
sweep would be coming in
the next month, which Uhl
was fine with.
The main purpose of this
is to be a deterrent; to make
kids know if they bring drugs
into the school, theres a
chance theyre going to get
caught, he said.
District superintendent
Brian Busler said in an email
to the Observer that based on
the Dane County Youth Survey, Oregon is no different
than other Dane County or
Wisconsin school with (alcohol and drug) use, and that
administrators view the drug
dog sweeps as another tool
to address a common challenge for schools.
We know that education and good choices are
the most effective tools in
addressing (alcohol and drug
abuse) challenges, he said.
The goal of our efforts and
various tools ranging from
education, communication
and drug dog sweeps is the
same keep illegal drugs
out of schools.
Busler, who noted that
school administrators
appropriately addressed
this student discipline matter, said while it was good
to know there was only one
incident, the goal remains to
have zero drugs on school
property.
Even one incident is too
many, he said. This is like
our 99 percent high school
graduation rate our goal
is a 100 percent graduation
rate.
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meaning it did not require

a public hearing and the
commissions approval
was final.
Village planner Mike
Slavneys only concern
was with the driveway
location on the lot, calling it not ideal and too
close to the intersection
with Main Street.
While Slavney recommended approval subject
to the developer working
with village staff on moving the driveways, village
administrator Mike Gracz
said in an email the village will instead deal
with the driveway issue
when it redoes Main
Street with Dane County
in 2018 or 2019.
Of the other two items
on the agenda, one included a public hearing, and
both were recommendations to the Village Board.
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Opinion
Letters to the editor
Obituaries
Board welcomed input on church property
Pamela A. Brown
A letter was published in

last weeks Oregon Observer,
stating that the Oregon Village
Board has rushed into buying
the former Methodist Church
property on North Main Street.
The letter also claims that the
board has held behind closed
door meetings to keep the
public out of the discussion.
Nothing could be further from
the truth.
Over the past half year, the
board held numerous public
meetings on the future of this
property and even went out of
its way to invite community
members to participate. Not
only did it consistently post
notices for hearings and public
meetings, it repeatedly sent
out email announcements
to surrounding neighbors to
include them in the process.
In fact, it was the input of
community members that
helped propel the Village Board
to consider this property for the
civic campus, most notably the
library. Sixty-plus community
members participated in the
process by writing letters to the
board, speaking at meetings,
signing petitions, calling
trustees and talking to other
neighbors.
The board listened to the
community and its concerns.
Our current library has

outgrown its space and needs
expansion so that children,
seniors and others can continue
to benefit from its vital services.
Putting our tax dollars to this
kind of public use is good
stewardship on the part of the
board. And restoring the old
church property to community
use, such as the library, seems
only fitting given its history.
For almost a century, this
beautiful, park-like setting
had been the hub of Oregon
activities. It hosted public
suppers, community events, Boy
Scout and Girl Scout projects,
a day care program and, more
recently, Bikes for Africa.
The Oregon Village Board,
technical experts and many
community members have
put much time and effort into
studying and weighing all of the
options regarding the best use
for the Main Street property.
No effort has been spared to
create a vision for Oregon
which will enhance our quality
of life now and into the future.
We are proud of the board and
the inclusive process that took
place.
1947, in Yonkers, New York, to

Lawrence and Alberta (Maurer)
Hickey. Pam spent 27 years at
Stephan and Brady, joining the
company in March of 1977 from
Technicon Corp. She started
her career in account service,
working her way from Account
Executive to VP Account
Supervisor. In the early 90s,
she became VP Public Relations
Director before being named
S e n i o r V P o f t h e S t r a t eg i c
Information Associates Division,
a position she held from the
mid 90s until her retirement in
August of 2004.
S h e m a r r i e d J o h n B r ow n
Pamela Brown
on Jan. 6, 2007 in Las Vegas,
Nev., and moved to Hayward in
Pamela A. Brown, age 69, of 2008. Together, they became the
Hayward, entered into rest on proprietors of Louies Landing
Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016.
Restaurant. One of Pamelas
Pamela was born on July 5, greatest passions when time
allowed was spending time on

the lake.
She is survived by her
husband, John Brown; sons,
Zane Black Jr. and Matthew
Brown; daughter, Megan Brown;
two sisters, Judy Hoffman and
Alison Lent; and other relatives
a n d c l o s e f r i e n d s . S h e wa s
preceded in death by her parents;
and her first husband, Zane
Black Sr.
There will be a memorial
service held at 11a.m. Saturday,
Dec. 10, at Hayward Funeral
H o m e , w i t h Fa t h e r G e r a r d
Willger officiating. There will
also be a spring Celebration of
Life, but the date is yet to be
determined.
Online condolences can be left
at www.bratley-nelsonchapels.
com.
Robert T. Kane
two more children. Rob will

forever be a cancer survivor.
Rob worked hard every day of
his life. He loved the feeling of
a hard day of work and he was
always in great shape. He swam
every day, but his true passion
was for biking. On summer days,
he would disappear for hours
and would lose himself in the
rolling hills of the Wisconsin
countryside, where he had some
of his best thoughts. He liked
to think and loved learning new
things, a trait he encouraged in
all his children.
Rob was a caring,
compassionate man. He was a
role model to his children and
their friends, and even other
parents, too. He was able to
become friends with anyone after
just one conversation and had a
gift for knowing many people in
a very personal way. He jumped
at the chance to help others,
especially if it was someone he
hadnt met yet. He went out of
his way to make other people
happy. Although he was far too
young, Rob was wise beyond
his years. He had a unique view
of the world and could always
determine for himself the
best way of doing something,
whether it was planting carrots
or raising his children. He loved
the life he lived and the people
he lived it with.
In March of 2015, Rob was
diagnosed with pancreatic
cancer. Throughout the last
years of his life, he was thankful
for every day and he never
gave up. He continued working
through his treatment and never
once complained. He dedicated

himself to beating the disease
a n d h i s s p i r i t a n d p o s i t ive
attitude were never defeated. He
is an inspiration for many.
Rob is survived by his mother,
Sue; his wife, Chris; and their
five children, Robert, Hannah,
Peter, Andrew and Estella, who
he always said were his proudest
accomplishments. He was
preceded in death by his father,
Tom on Dec. 15, 2006.
A Memorial Mass was held
S a t u r d a y, D e c . 3 , a t H o l y
Redeemer Catholic Church,
with Monsignor Kevin Holmes
presiding. Visitation was held
Friday, Dec. 2, at Gunderson
Oregon Funeral and Cremation
Care and at the church on
Saturday.
The family appreciated the
exceptional care from the
nurses and doctors at St. Marys
Hospital, UW Health Carbone
Cancer Center, Turville Bay
Radiation Center, and SSM/
Dean Oncology Clinic with
a special thanks to Dr. James
Heun. In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be directed to the
Leukemia/Lymphoma Society
of Wisconsin, 200 S. Executive
Dr., Suite 203, Brookfield, WI
53005.
Rob will be missed by many
and forgotten by none. Online
condolences may be made at
www.gundersonfh.com.
were long-time members of

Holy Mother of Consolation
Catholic Church, Oregon, and
more recently, St. Ann Catholic
Church in Stoughton.
She is survived by two sons,
Charles J. (Margo) and Gregory
W. Price; granddaughter, Dr.
J a n a M . ( S h aw n B l e i m e h l )
Price; and great-granddaughters,
Allison, Leah and Sylvia.
Sally was preceded in death by
her daughter-in-law, Cathy; three
sisters; and a brother.
A Memorial Mass will be held
at 1p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at
St. Ann Catholic Church, 323 N.

Van Buren St., Stoughton. Burial
will follow at St. Ann Catholic
Cemetery. Visitation will be held
at the church from noon until the
time of the service on Saturday.
My love and prayers to each
a n d eve r y o n e . S . P. O n l i n e
condolences may be made at
www.gundersonfh.com.
Rae Vogeler, Susan Shedivy

and Mike Wunsch,
Village of Oregon
Robert Kane
Corrections
Due to a miscommunication, the Dec. 1 article Nomination
papers out Dec. 1 had multiple errors. In the Village of Oregon,
Village President Steve Staton is still undecided about running for
re-election, and Village Board Trustee Darlene Groenier will run for
re-election. Also, because of an error on the Dane County website
that was not properly fact-checked, the story listed County Board
Sup. Jerry Bollig as up for re-election. He was re-elected in 2016 for
a two-year term.
The Observer regrets the errors.
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Robert T. Kane, age 56, passed

away at home on Monday, Nov.
28, 2016, with his loving family
by his side.
Rob lived life by his own
terms. He was born on Oct. 25,
1960, in Milwaukee, the third
child of Tom Kane and Sue
Duggan. He studied Agronomy
a t U W- M a d i s o n a n d l a t e r
returned to earn his masters
degree in Plant Breeding. Rob
grew carrots for the USDA in
collaboration with the university,
on a mission to create the perfect
carrot. After graduating from
college, he moved to Caldwell,
Idaho, where he worked for a
seed company and learned to fly.
In the early 90s he worked as a
charter pilot and flight instructor
for Wisconsin Aviation.
Rob married Christine Miess
on July 18, 1992, in Madison.
In September of 1998, he was
diagnosed with Stage 4 nonH o d g k i n s Ly m p h o m a . H e
defeated cancer, and later had
Thelma Price
On Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016,
Thelma Sally (ORourke)
Price passed away at her home in
Hillsboro.
She was a graduate of
S t . J o s e p h s A c a d e m y a n d
Chillicothe Business College
in Chillicothe, Mo. Sally was
married in 1943 to Lt. Col.
Charles E. Price, who preceded
her in death on March 10, 1997.
She was a Federal Civil Service
employee in Washington, D.C.
and Madison. Sally and Charles
Gunderson Oregon
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Funeral & Cremation Care
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Oregon Area Food Pantry
Buckets for Hunger

food challenge
wraps up Dec. 15
Photo submitted
The Oregon High School Drama Club will perform a free two-act radio play at 6:30p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, and Saturday, Dec.
10, in the OHS Performing Arts Center, 456 N. Perry Pkwy. Pictured in the front row (from left to right) are Kathryn Nelson
and Elyse Harvancik, with Sydney Jackson, Elle Romanin and Renee Sailor in the back row.
OHS drama club debuts radio play
Dec. 31: Closing deadline/land contract

June 1: Full payment,
record deed
May 31: Demolition and
site preparation by seller
himself as a fiscal conservative, also noted that
the village hadnt conducted soil borings on the site,
hadnt tested the soil suitability for a stormwater
retention pond and hadnt
consulted with our bonding expert to know our
exact cost.
I feel like were rushing
into this purchase without
doing our analysis properly, he said.
Others trustees, however,
have noted that the owners
had dropped the price significantly from a previously accepted offer for the
assisted-living facility.
Mennenga had told the
obfp.org
$5,000 (more than 40 percent) to those donations.
With the need for emergency food services going
up over the last few years,
the mission of Buckets for
Hunger is to wipe away
the tears of hunger and
replace them with a glimmer of hope in the eyes of
the needy, according to its
website.
Samantha Christian
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14 South Artists & The Firefly Coffeehouse Present

Kate Newton
2 Months of Great Art

for the Gift Giving Season!
Photography, watercolor paintings, glass art, mosaics,
metal sculpture, wood art, mixed media, jewelry,
fiber art, and cards!
or cisterns, removal of any

internal sidewalks or pavement areas and termination
of village sanitary sewer
and water utilities at or near
the right-of-way line.
Mennenga and Roberts
bought the property in 2004
after the congregation of
Peoples United Methodist
Church build a new church
on the villages west side.
They have been trying to
develop or sell the property
since then.
Last summer, village
planner Mike Slavney told
the board the site at 249
and 267 N. Main St. was
assessed at $687,000. Gracz
said the village receives a
little more than $3,000 in
annual tax payments for
the property out of a total
of $13,710 in total property
taxes. The tax revenue will
go away once the village
purchases the property.
Art Gallery Show
November and December

Holiday Art Fairs
Saturday, November 12
Sunday, December 11
9:00 to 3:00
Firefly Coffeehouse
114 North Main St., Oregon
www.14SouthArtists.com
Oregon Straw Hat Players presents
Contact Bill Livick at bill.

livick@wcinet.com.
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Key dates
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costs of other potential borrowing before deciding

whether to buy the North
Main Street property.
Im concerned that
we may be raising taxes
more than our residents
can afford, Bollig said.
We havent determined if
we can afford both a new
library and new senior center.
There are a lot of questions.
But the majority agreed
w i t h Vi l l a g e P r e s i d e n t
Steve Staton, who told
the Observer its an outstanding piece of property,
especially for a municipal
building, and if things dont
work out, we can put the
property up for sale.
T h e p r o p e r t y ow n e r s
contacted the village about
buying the parcel after the
Village Board rejected a
proposal this past summer
to build an assisted-living
facility at the site.
Bollig, who described
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What: Oregon High School Drama

Club radio play
When: 6:30p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, and
Saturday, Dec. 10
Where: Oregon High School Performing Arts Center, 456 N. Perry
Pkwy.
Info: 835-4300
board that if the village

didnt buy the property by
Dec. 31, the parties would
have to restart negotiations
at a higher price.
The sellers asking price
initially was over $1 million. They dropped the price
from the last accepted offer
of $985,000 and said for tax
purposes they need to complete the sale this year.
The owners agreed to
the villages requirement
that the site be made construction-ready by May 31,
2017.
The purchase agreement
stipulates that if the sellers havent gotten the site
ready by that date, they will
put $100,000 in escrow by
June 1 to secure completion
of the site. If the site isnt
construction-ready by June
15, the village has the right
to complete the work using
the escrowed funds.
Preparing the site
includes removal of all
debris, abandonment of
any wells, safe removal of
any buried storage tanks
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performed with live sound effects.

The play is free to attend, but donations to the drama club will be accepted.
Students involved in the production
include Hudson Kugel (Announcer), Payton Cardella (Gildy), Mya
Lebakken (Marjorie), Caleb Mathias (Leroy) and Lexi Joyce (Betty) in
The Great Gildersleeve, and Ryan
McKirdy (Announcer), Renee Sailor (Mother), Kathryn Nelson (Sally
Ann), Elle Romanin (Shirley) and
Sydney Jackson (Mother Mouse), in
The Visit of St. Nick.
For information, call 835-4300.
On the Web
by Barbara Robinson
at Peoples United Methodist Church
103 N. Alpine Pkwy., Oregon, WI
Thursday, December 8 @ 7:30 PM
Friday, December 9 @ 7:30 PM
Saturday, December 10 @ 2:30 PM & 7:30 PM
Purchase tickets online at oshponline.org
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Holiday entertainment will get an

extra hint of nostalgia this weekend as
the Oregon High School Drama Club
performs two stage plays in the format of a live radio show.
The club will perform the stories,
titled The Great Gildersleeve and
The Visit of St. Nick, at 6:30p.m.
Friday, Dec. 9, and Saturday, Dec. 10,
Oregon High School Performing Arts
Center, 456 N. Perry Pkwy.
Katie Monk, who oversees the
drama club, told the Observer in an
email that the family-friendly, Christmas-themed shows will be presented as a recording live radio show,
The Oregon Area Food

Pantry is once again participating in the Buckets for
Hunger Food Pantry Challenge to let others multiply your generosity.
For every dollar donated
to the food pantry through
Dec. 15, Buckets for Hunger, Inc. will match the
donation by at least 25 percent.
To be eligible, donation checks must be made
payable to Buckets for
Hunger, Inc. Challenge
with the Oregon Area
Food Pantry written in the
memo line and sent to Oregon Area Food Pantry c/o
Lisa Butters, 651 N. Main
St., Oregon, WI 53575.
Last years fundraising
campaign received over
$12,000, and Buckets for
Hunger added an extra
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Coming up
Churches
Scouts tree sale

Oregon Boy Scout Troop 168 will
hold its annual holiday tree and wreath
sale through Dec. 23 at Dorn True Value Hardware, 131 W. Richards Road.
The sales hours are 4:30-8 p.m.
Mondays through Fridays, 8 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. Saturdays and 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Sundays. For information, email
troop186holiday@yahoo.com.
Christmas play
The Oregon Straw Hat Players will
present The Best Christmas Pageant
Ever at Peoples United Methodist
Church, 103 N. Alpine Pkwy., from
Dec. 8-10.
Showtimes are at 7:30 p.m., with a
2:30 p.m. performance added on Saturday. Tickets are $17 for adults, $12 for
students and $15 seniors (65 and older), and can be purchased in advance at
oshponline.org.
K-9 breakfast
pancakes, eggs, sausage and beverages. Bring a camera when Santa visits from 8-11:30 a.m. There will also
be cookie decorating, a bake sale, a
chance to meet Vende, Oregons K-9
unit, and see police and fire vehicles.
The cost is $5 for adults, $3 for kids
under 12 and free for kids under 3. For
information, contact Josh Kohlman at
835-3111.
Historical gathering
The Oregon Area Historical Society will host a holiday gathering at the
Oregon Area Senior Center, 216 Park
St., from 1-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
10. There will be a cookie exchange
(bring two dozen of your favorite
cookies and a container) and a silent
auction (featuring an American Girl
doll), holiday music and light snacks
and beverages.
To donate an item to the auction,
contact Dixie Brown at 279-2577 or
JoAnn Swenson at 835-3043.
The Oregon Police Departments Music program

eighth annual K-9 Pancake Breakfast
Eliza Tyksinski will hold a Family
with Santa fundraiser will be held Jamming Music Together program
from 7 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 10, from 10:45-11:15 a.m. Friday, Dec.
at the Oregon Fire Department, 131 16, at the library.
Spring St.
Enjoy the acclaimed early childhood
The all-you-can-eat meal includes
music program for children (ages 0-5)

and their caregivers. The program is
free and registration is not required.
For information, call 835-3656.
Holiday play
The senior center will host its holiday play, A Cowboy Christmas, at 11
a.m. Friday, Dec. 16.
There will be door prizes, as well as
a dinner of buffet ham, sides and dessert after the show. Vegetarian options
are available, and registration is
required by Tuesday, Dec. 13. A snow
date is planned for 11 a.m. Wednesday,
Dec. 21.
For information or to make a reservation, call 835-5801.
Christmas Cantata
The First Presbyterian Church of
Oregon, 408 N. Bergamont Blvd.,
will hold its annual presentation of its
Christmas Cantata choral program at 1
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18.
This years program is Morning
Star by Lloyd Larson, which tells
the story of the nativity. The will feature guest soloists and a live chamber orchestra. For information, contact choir director Thomas Mielke at
tmielk@frontier.com.
Community calendar
Thursday, December 8
7:30 p.m., OSHP The Best

Christmas Pageant Ever, Peoples
United Methodist Church, 103 N.
Alpine Pkwy., oshponline.org
Friday, December 9
10 a.m., Everybody Storytime

(ages 0-6), library, 835-3656
2 p.m., Grief Support Group,
senior center, 835-5801
6:30 p.m., Oregon High School
Drama Club Radio Play, OHS Performing Arts Center, 456 N. Perry
Pkwy., oregonsd.org
7:30 p.m., OSHP The Best
Christmas Pageant Ever, Peoples
United Methodist Church, 103 N.
Alpine Pkwy., oshponline.org
Road MM, 819-6693

1-3:30 p.m., OAHS holiday gathering, senior center, 216 Park St.,
279-2577
2:30 and 7:30 p.m., OSHP The
Best Christmas Pageant Ever,
Peoples United Methodist Church,
103 N. Alpine Pkwy., oshponline.org
6:30 p.m., Family movie night,
First Presbyterian Church, 408 N.
Bergamont Blvd., 835-3082
6:30 p.m., Oregon High School
Drama Club Radio Play, OHS Performing Arts Center, 456 N. Perry
Pkwy., oregonsd.org
Monday, December 12
3:30-4:30 p.m., Maker Mondays:

Perler Beads (grades K-4), library,
835-3656
Saturday, December 10
6:30 p.m. Oregon School Board
7 a.m. to noon, K-9 Pancake
meeting, Rome Corners IntermediBreakfast, Oregon Fire Department, ate School, 835-4700
131 Spring St., 835-3111
6:30-7 p.m., Pajama Antics sto 8-10:30 a.m., Anderson Park
rytime (ages 6 and under), library,
Friends work day, Anderson Farm
835-3656
County Park, 914 Union Road, roe.
Tuesday, December 13
parker@frontier.com
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fitchburg Farms 10 a.m., Teetering Toddlers Storytime (12-36 months), library, 835first annual craft fair, 1839 County
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, Dec. 8
WOW: Village of
Oregon Board Meeting
(of Dec. 5)
ORE:
Oregon
Middle School Band
Performance (of Dec. 5)
Monday, Dec. 12
WOW:
Backyard
Wellness: Outdoor Winter
Safety (of Dec 2)
ORE: Oregon School
Board Meeting Live
-6:30 pm
Friday, Dec. 9
WOW: US Army
Corp of Engineers: 150
years of Water Resource
Engineering
ORE: OHS Boys Swim
vs DeForest (of Nov. 29)
Tuesday, Dec.13
WOW: Out & About w/
Roland Martin: Laurel &
Hardy & Behind the
Scenes
@
Pixar
Studios
Saturday, Dec. 10
WOW:
Backyard
Wellness: Living off the
Grid (of Nov. 17)
ORE: Prairie View
Elementary Orchestra
and Choir (of Dec. 6)
Sunday, Dec. 11
WOW: Holy Mother
of Consolation Church
Service
ORE: OHS Girls Varsity
Basketball vs. Jefferson
(of Dec. 6)
ORE: OHS Orchestra

Performance (of Dec. 8)
Wednesday, Dec. 14
WOW:
iCandy:
Christmas 2012
ORE: OHS Boys Varsity
Basketball @ Monona
Grove (of Nov. 29)
Thursday, Dec. 15
WOW: No Excuses
Outdoors: Ice FishingDoor County Whitefish
ORE: Oregon School
Board Meeting (of Dec.
12)
3656
11 a.m., Bouncing Babies Storytime (0-12 months), library, 8353656
6-7:45 p.m., Create Oregon!:
Relax and Color (ages 9 and
up; registration required), library,
oregonpubliclibrary.org
6:30 p.m., NKE choir/orchestra
concert, OHS PAC, 456 S. Perry
Pkwy., 835-4300
Wednesday, December 14
10 a.m., Everybody Storytime
(ages 0-6), library, 835-3656
3-5 p.m., Computer Class: Shopping Online ($20), senior center,
835-5801
12:30 p.m., Adult Coloring Group

begins (repeats every third Thursday), senior center, 835-5801
6-7 p.m., Instagram 101 class
(registration required), library, 8353656
6 p.m., Brooklyn Elementary
School choir and orchestra concert,
OHS PAC, 456 S. Perry Pkwy., 8354300
Senior center
Monday, December 12
*Open Face Hot Roast Pork
Sandwich with Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Garden Blend, Fresh Orange
Cookie
VO: Hummus Wrap with
Peppers and Tomato
Beef Steew
Biscuit
Sliced Pears
Blueberry Pie
VO: Vegetarian Stew
Meat Sauce over Whole
Wheat Spaghetti
Turnip Greens/Diced Turnip
Cinnamon Applesauce
Garlic Bread, Jell-O Cake
VO: Veggie Spaghetti Sauce
SO: Chicken Ranch Salad
My Meal, My Way Lunch
at Ziggys Smokehouse
(drop in between 11:30
a.m. and 1 p.m.)
Friday, December 16
*Buffet Ham
Au Gratin Potatoes
Glazed Baby Carrots
Chunky Applesauce
Dinner Roll
Christmas Cookie
VO: Au Gratin Potatoes w/
Soy
*Contains Pork
Monday, December 12
9:00 CLUB, Planning Committee
10:00 Dominoes
10:30 StrongWomen
11:45 Eyeglass Adjustments
1:00 Get Fit, 1:30 Bridge
3:30 Weight Loss Support
8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced
9:00 Wii Bowling
9:45 Zumba Gold
12:30 Sheepshead
12:30 Stoughton Shopping
5:30 StrongWomen
9:00 CLUB, Cards with Katie
1:00 Euchre, Get Fit
2:00 Knit/Crochet Group
3:00 Online Shopping Class
8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced
9:00 Pool Players
9:45 Zumba Gold
10:30 StrongWomen
12:30 Shopping at Bills
1:00 Cribbage, Card Party
5:30 StrongWomen
Friday, December 16
9:00 CLUB
9:30 Blood Pressure
9:45 Gentle Yoga at State Bank
11:00 Chair Yoga at State Bank
11:00 Holiday Play
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
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
SUNDAY - 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship
9:15-10:15 a.m. Education Hour
Vineyard Community Church
Oregon Community Bank & Trust, 105

S. Alpine Parkway, Oregon - Bob Groth,
Pastor
(608) 513-3435, welcometovineyard.
com
SUNDAY - 10 a.m. Worship
Zwingli United Church of Christ

Paoli
At the Intersection of Hwy. 69 & PB

Rev. Sara Thiessen
(608) 845-5641
SUNDAY 9:30 a.m. Family Worship
Support groups
Alcoholics Anonymous
meeting, First
Presbyterian Church,
every Monday and
Friday at 7 p.m.
Caregiver Support
Group, Oregon Area
Senior Center, third
Monday of each month
at 9 a.m.
Diabetes Support
Group, Oregon Area
Senior Center, second
Thursday of each month
at 1:30 p.m.
Parents Supporting
Parents, LakeView
Church, Stoughton, third
Tuesday of every month
from 6:30-8 p.m.
Relationship & Divorce

Support Group, State
Bank of Cross Plains,
every other Monday at
6:30 p.m.
Veterans Group,
Oregon Area Senior
Center, every second
Wednesday at 9 a.m.
Weight-Loss Support
Group, Oregon Area
Senior Center, every
Monday at 3:30 p.m.
Navigating Life Elder
Support Group, Peoples
United Methodist
Church, 103 N. Alpine
Pkwy., every first
Monday at 7 p.m.
Be Thankful
The advice to start and end each day by reflecting on
what we have to be thankful for is almost guaranteed to
get our day off to a good start. This has the immediate
effectof putting us into a positive frame of mind, since
we are usually focusing on something which we think
of as good if we are thankful for it. It also has a tendency to create a virtuous cycle, since thinking about
the things we are thankful for helps us repeat our successes and avoid our failures. And there is even a way
to be thankful for our failures. We often learn valuable
lessons from our failures, and disabilities or weaknesses can often create compensating abilities or strengths
which we are justifiably proud of. The visually-impaired
man must learn to use and trust his ears in ways that
most of us consider extraordinary, in the same way
that a hearing-impaired woman might use her sight to
pick up on social cues the rest of us would miss. Take
time out of every day to consider what you have to be
thankful for, and a good time to do this is every morning before getting out of bed, and again at night, before
going to sleep.
Christopher Simon, Metro News Service
For everything God created is good, and nothing
is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,
because it is consecrated by the word of God and
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ANTHONY IOZZO
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Assistant sports editor
Oregon boys hockey hosted the DeForest

co-op in a Badger Conference crossover game
on Friday and won 4-2 inside the Oregon Ice
Arena.
After Oregon took a 2-0 lead on a pair of
power-play goals, the Norskie co-op tied the
game in the second period on their own power-play goals.
But senior defenseman Lucas Hefty scored
his the go-ahead, even-strength goal for Oregon
34 seconds into the third period his second of
the game and Carson Timberlake chipped in
another midway through the final stanza.
I think we are realizing that we have what
it takes to finish out games in the third period,
head coach Mike Jochmann said. Well see if
they can hang on to that finishing ability.
Henry Roskos made 32 saves to earn the
win, half of which came in the second period.
Andrew George faced 28 shots on goal and
stopped 23 for DeForest.
Henry was solid in the second period,
Jochmann said. Our defense had a tough time
moving guys from the front of the net for those
goals, and the ones that went in, Henry had a
tough time seeing. Had he seen those shots,
they wouldnt have gone in.
Oregon built its early lead on Heftys power-play goal early in the first period and Alex
Verhagens power-play goal 24 seconds into
the second period.
The Norskies tied it with goals six minutes
apart by Robby Hatch and Logan Wright.
Oregon (4-0-1, 0-0-0 Badger South) drops
Photo by Jeremy Jones
the puck on the Badger South Conference seaSenior
defenseman
Lucas
Hefty
celebrates
a
first
period
power-play
goal.
Hefty
scored
twice Friday as
son at 7p.m. Friday at home against the Monthe host Panthers defeated the DeForest co-op 4-2 in a Badger Conference crossover game.
roe Avalanche co-op (0-4-0, 0-1-0).
It was not the Oregon

High School boys basketball teams night Tuesday at
Badger South Conference
rival Stoughton.
The Vikings shot the ball
well, finishing with four
players in double digits,
but turnovers were the main
reason why the Panthers
couldnt keep up in a 85-63
loss.
Oregon (1-2 overall, 0-2
Badger South) allowed 20
points off of 28 turnovers
and once again struggled
on the defensive glass,
allowing 14 second-chance
points.
We didnt make them
play their offense in the half
court. We didnt make them
handle us, head coach Jon
Nedelcoff said. We cant
look at them shooting the
three or coming in with two
passes and hitting a fadeaway in the corner. We have
the worry about the two
things that take no talent rebounding and making a
simple ball fake.
T h e Pa n t h e r s s t a r t e d
strong in the first 10 minutes of the game and had a
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Wrestling
Mellum, Ehn-Howland look to lead Panthers
Panthers hope to advance

several during the playoffs
ANTHONY IOZZO
Oregon returns two sectional qualifiers from last season and several wrestlers who competed at conference and
regionals.
Senior Parker Ehn-Howland (160,
15-12) and sophomore Steele Mellum
(106, 26-10) both hope to make it farther this season, while senior Garrett
Johnson (HW), juniors Collin Legler
(120, 7-15), Sam Pieper (132, 11-11),
Connor Brickley (126, 15-19), Devin
Keast (138) and Sam Reynolds (182,
0-17) and sophomore Robbie Ruth (152,
11-17) all look to add to their win totals.
Ehn-Howland finished fifth at regionals last season but was put into the sectional field after an injury to the wrestler
ahead of him. He nearly pulled off an
upset over Janesville Craigs Aristide
Serrano but had his season end in a 3-2
decision.
Mellum was a runner-up at regionals
and went up against Lake Geneva Badgers Beau LaDu at sectionals. Mellum
was also narrowly edged in a 6-5 decision to end his season.
Pieper just missed sectionals with a
fifth-place finish at regionals.
Senior Eriq Christensen, junior Jake
Huston, junior Jeremy Bonno (JV),
Photo by Anthony Iozzo
sophomore Brock Smalley (JV) and
The Oregon High School wrestling team members (front, from left) are: Connor Brickley, Steele Mellum, Brock Smalley, Sam Pieper, Eriq Chrisfreshman Kaden Houtsinger (JV) are tensen, Jeremy Bonno, Kaden Houtsinger and Collin Legler; (back) Jade Durmaj, Sam Crigger, Jake Huston, Garrett Johnson, Sam Reynolds, Robbie Ruth, Parker Ehn-Howland, Josh Tanner, Devin Keast and Faith Trinidad.
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Boys swimming
Sophomore Robbie Ruth attempts to turn Stoughton

sophomore Luke Geister-Jones on his back Friday in a
Badger South Conference dual at Oregon High School.
Ruth fought for a 9-7 decision, but the Panthers lost the
dual 58-12.
Panthers fall to Stoughton

in conference opener
ANTHONY IOZZO
The Oregon High

School wrestling team is
looking to show improvement this season, but the
schedule did not start
easy Friday in a conference dual against Stoughton.
The host Panthers
won three matches and
showed some positive
signs, but the Vikings
dominated, 58-12.
Head coach Ned Lease
noted that the Vikings
were the state runner-up

last year and are strong
most years.
All of those high-caliber guys out there showed
us where we are at individually, he said. Now
we know, and now we can
work on those things.
Sophomore Robbie
Ruth (160 pounds) won a
competitive 9-7 decision
over Stoughton sophomore Luke Geister-Jones.
Ruth nearly picked up
a pin in the first period
Photo by Jeremy Jones
Junior Ian Charles swims the second leg of the 300-yard butterfly relay Tuesday as the Conference Relays in Stoughton.
Charles, senior Jake Larsen and sophomore Collin Braatz finished third overall with a time of 2 minutes, 55.45 seconds.
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gon boys swimming hadnt 1 and 2 champions, but also
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some of the top swimmers in
the state.
They finished second to
last out of the 11 teams competing with 67 points, but
Oregon head coach Scott
Krueger thought they did a
great job.
Most have never been
in meet like this, he said.
I like this meet because
it offers all our swimmers
competition but it also is a
great teaching tool for the
new swimmers. They can see
how other people race and
swim, and hopefully they
learn something from watching.
Panther senior Jake Larsen
led the Panthers with a sixthplace finish in the 100-yard
butterfly with a time of 55.35
seconds. Waunakee senior
Colin Duff won the event in
52.94.
Larsen also scored points
for the team with a ninthplace finish in the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.04.
Baraboo senior Noah Larson
won the event in 21.81.
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Larsen and Charles also
figured into the teams top
relay finish where they were
joined by sophomores Sam
Rohloff and Collin Braatz to
finish ninth on the 200 free
relay in 1:38.48. Eau Claire
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breaststroke and helped the
Old Abes state runner-up
200 free relay squad win
their event, but his team still
wasnt able to crack the top
three in the overall standings. That honor went to
defending Division 1 state
champion Madison Memorial, which tallied 482 points
despite only one first-place
finish (senior Drake Horton
in the 100 free).
Badger South standout
Ben McDade and the defending division 2 state champion
Silver Eagles were second
with 344. The defending
D2 state champion in the
500 and 200 free, McDade
held off DeLakis by .04
after cruising to the 200 free
crown. Defending D2 backstroke champion junior Eric
Storms added the 100 back
title, as well as the 200 IM
crown for Monona Grove,
while also helping the team
add the 200 medley and 400
free relay titles.
Sauk Prairie finished a distant third with 248 points,
while Eau Claire Memorial
placed fourth with 226.
College Relays
As a returning state qualifier it may be hard to imagine Oregon boys swimming
team captain Charles getting
down on himself. But he said
he remembers those days
well.
A captain of a young team
this season, Charles is hoping to keep the spirits of his
teammates up.
That process continued
Tuesday evening as the Panthers traveled to Stoughton
for the 2016 Boys Conference Relays where the team
finished third in three relays
and DQed in a couple more
to finish second to last with
42 points.
Defending Division 2 state
champion Monona Grove
won the meet with 116
points, finishing 36 ahead of
second place Fort Atkinson.
Madison Edgewood rounded
out the top three with 62.
Tonight was a good meet
to gauge the progress weve
made so far this season,
Charles said. As a captain,
Im more focused on everyone, especially the new guys

continuing to get better every
meet. A lot of those guys
may get down if they have a
bad race, I want to make sure
they are keeping their heads
up and progressing.
Charles was joined by
Larsen and Rohloff and
Braatz to help Oregon open
the meet with a third-place
finish in the 400-yard medley relay, posting a time of 4
minutes, 7.55 seconds.
I thought Jake was more
aggressive in his races
tonight, and I also thought
that Sam improved a lot since
Saturday, Krueger said. I
can see him getting better at
swimming his races.
Five events later, Charles
was joined by Braatz and
Larsen to take third behind
Edgewood (2:58.92) and
just .36 behind second-place
Monona Grove in 3:00.48.
Madison Edgewood posted
the top finish with a 3:50.88,
while Monona Grove finished second in 3:54.37.
Freshman Nathan
Sorensen and sophomores
Kaden Seeliger, Justin Yaun
and Henry Wiedemann added the teams final thirdplace finish in the 800 free
relay (10:20.34). Monona
Grove dominated the field by
nearly 1 1/2 minutes with a
time of 7:43.37.
Oregons 3x100 breaststroke relay of freshmen
Aedan Larson and Nathan
Sorensen and sophomore
Jaume Pujol I Vidal finished
sixth.
We have made big strides
over the past week, Krueger
said. The new kids have
been working hard and each
have improved a great deal.
The Panthers were disqualified on the 4x25 free
and 3x100 backstroke relays,
leaving early on the exchanges of each. Their 4x25 and
4x50 freshman/sophomore
free B relays were also disqualified.
Oregon travels to Fort
Atkinson at 9:30 a.m. Saturday for the Blackhawk Invitational. Among the field will
be Monona Grove, Verona
Area/Mount Horeb, McFarland and Sun Prairie.
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Panthers fall to
Hilliard, Cheesemakers
ANTHONY IOZZO
The Oregon High School

girls basketball team continued its difficult Badger
South schedule in a 64-37
loss at Monroe on Friday.
The Cheesemakers finished with 41 rebounds, and
sophomore Sydney Hilliard nearly picked up a triple-double with 26 points,
13 rebounds and eight steals.
She also had three assists.
Junior Ellen McCorkle led
the Panthers with 16 points,
and senior Lexi Roberts added six points.
Monroe also had doub l e - d i g i t ga m e s f r o m
Junior Sam Reynolds scores a takedown against Stoughton junior Matt Krcma in the 220-pound bout Friday in a Badger
South Conference dual at Oregon High School. Reynolds won 4-3.
Wrestling: Mellum undefeated at Reedsburg Duals

but settled for a reversal
and a three-point near fall.
He added an escape and a
reversal in the second period to take an 8-5 lead.
Geister-Jones scored a
takedown in the third and
let Ruth earn a point on an
escape, but Ruth had hand
control for the rest of the
match and circled with
his feet to avoid the tying
takedown.
I am proud of where
we are at cardiovascularly
right now, Lease said. I
didnt see us gassing, and
I think that was the difference in Robbies match.
He is physically in really good shape early in the
season.
Sophomore Steele Mellum (120) was also in a
c o m p e t i t ive fi g h t w i t h
Stoughton sophomore
Freeman Detweiler. Mellum actually trailed in the
second period after a Detweiler escape, but Mellum caught Detweiler for
a takedown and clamped
down for a pin in 3 minutes, 40 seconds.
Junior Sam Reynolds
( 2 2 0 ) wo n a c l o s e 4 - 3
match with Stoughton
junior Matt Krcma. Reynolds chose to wrestle up,
and he picked up a reversal in the third period and
maintained control.
The wins were big.
Those were hard-fought,
and the kids wrestled Oregon style, Lease said.
Whats next?
Oregon travels to Monroe at 7:30p.m. Friday and to the Sun Prairie invite at 9:30a.m.
Saturday.
They ground the match
out. They didnt give up
mental errors or mental points, and they were
physical.
Jake Huston gave
Stoughton one of its
toughest matches in a 4-2
loss to Trevar Helland at
182. Helland scored on
two takedowns, and Huston scored on two escapes.
Junior Sam Pieper
opened the match with a
7-2 loss to Cade Spilde at
145. After Pieper scored
on a reversal in the second period, Spilde quickly
picked up a reversal and a
two-point near fall to take
a four-point lead. He added an escape in the third
period.
The Panthers gave up
one major decision, senior
state champion Garrett
Model (152 pounds) over
junior Devin Keast, along
with five pins and three
forfeits. Among the pins,
senior 170-pounder senior
Parker Ehn-Howland fell
to Tyler Dow in 2:40.
I want some of those
matches back, Lease said.
At 152 and 170, they are
going to see those kids
again, and they are excited
for those matches.
Badger South schedule

Date
Opponent Time/Result
Dec. 2
Stoughton
L 12-58
Dec. 9
at Monroe
7:30p.m.
Jan. 5
Milton
7:30p.m.
Jan. 20
at Fort Atkinson
7:30p.m.
Jan. 27
at Monona Grove
7:30p.m.
Feb. 4
Conference at MG
9a.m.
the Reedsburg Duals on

Saturday and finished 0-4.
Oregons closest match
was a 36-25 loss to Monona Grove/McFarland. The
Panthers also lost 57-16
to Mauston, 64-3 to River
Valley and 51-18 to Westby.
Mellum (120) pinned
Westbys Mitchell McKittrick in 1:28, pinned
Monona Groves Hunter
Haase in 1:07, won a 16-3
major decision to Maustons Asa Maguire and
won a 5-2 decision to River Valleys Rowen Wipperfurth.
Ehn-Howland (170)
pinned Maustons Caleb
Flint in 1:47 and pinned
M o n o n a G r o v e s Z a c h
Long in 1:24. Ruth (170)
pinned Westbys Justin
Erdman in 1:14.
Reedsburg Duals
Huston (182) pinned
The Panthers traveled to M o n o n a G r ove s H a n s
Icebergs allow five straight goals in 7-2 loss

Sports editor
The Icebergs girls hockey co-op traveled to Baraboo on Tuesday in search of

the teams first win against the Badger
Lightning.
Five unanswered goals over the final
period and a half proved the Stoughton
co-ops undoing, however, losing the Badger Conference game 7-2.
McKenzie Nisius made 25 saves in the
loss, including 13 in the first period as
the Icebergs fell behind 2-0 in the first 14
minutes.
The Panthers hosted

non-conference Jefferson on
Tuesday and won the third
straight non-conference
game, 54-37.
McCorkle led Oregon
with 13 points, while senior
Katie Uhl added 12 points.
Jefferson (2-2) was led
by Callie Morrison with 14
points.

Date
Nov. 22
Dec. 2
Dec. 9
Jan. 5
Jan. 10
Jan. 13
Jan. 20
Jan. 24
Jan. 28
Feb. 3
Feb. 9
Feb. 16
Opponent Time/Result
at Stoughton
L 59-63
at Monroe
L 37-64
Edgewood
7:30p.m.
at Fort Atkinson
7:30p.m.
at Monona Grove
7:30p.m.
at Milton
7:30p.m.
Monroe
7:30p.m.
at Edgewood
7:30p.m.
Fort Atkinson
7:30p.m.
Monona Grove
7:30p.m.
Milton
7:30p.m.
Stoughton
7:30p.m.
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Schwoerer in 3:43. Brickley defeated Monona

Groves Isaac Becker 6-4,
and Legler won an 18-7
major decision over Monona Groves Katelynn Gunderson.
Oregon 54, Jefferson 37
Forward Kaitryn Olson cut the deficit

in half before the intermission and Taylor
Nisius tied the game out of the break only
to watch the Lightning strike back with
five unanswered goals over the final period-and-a-half.
Jessica Patton had two goals and two
assists for the Baraboo co-op, while Sarah Christensen stopped 32 shots for the
win.
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Oregon: Strong junior class looks to

compete in the sectional this season

few positive flashes in the
second half.
Senior Christian Bultman
(13 points), junior Brett
Wannebo (10 points) and
sophomore Ed Victorson
(12 points) helped cut the
deficit to 11 after Stoughton
(3-0, 2-0) built up a 52-38
lead,
The Vikings once again
went on a run, but Victorson came back with two
free throws and a 3-pointer
to once again cut the deficit
to 11.
Victorson did some nice
things, but at the same time,
he has a learning curve,
Nedelcoff said. He did
attack the bucket and did
look to initiate some things,
but we had too many guys
that I had to play roulette
with on who was on or who
was off.
Sometimes a guy was on
for two minutes, and then
he was flat. I just didnt see
long enough minutes where
guys were taking care of the
ball or not giving up a sec- Senior Steven Moravec drives in for two of his team-leading 15 points Tuesday in a Badger South Conference
ond-chance bucket.
However, a 3-pointer game at Stoughton High School. The Panthers lost 85-63.
by senior Troy Slaby (22
points), a basket by junior
Jordan DiBenedetto (16
points) and a slam dunk by
Opponent Time
senior Darvell Peeples (18 Date
points) took the momentum Nov. 29
at Monona Grove
L 46-50
back as Stoughton built its
Dec. 6
at Stoughton
L 63-85
lead to 18.
at Monroe
7:30p.m.
Oregon started the game Dec. 16
strong with baskets by Jan. 3
Edgewood
7:30p.m.
senior Steven Moravec (15
Jan.
6
at
Fort
Atkinson
7:30p.m.
points), senior Michael
Landry (six points) and Jan. 12
Milton
7:30p.m.
Bultman to hold a 10-9 Jan. 27
Monroe
7:30p.m.
lead, but that was the last
Stoughton
7:30p.m.
time the Panthers were out Feb. 4
in front.
Feb. 7
at Edgewood
7:30p.m.
Oregon hosts non-conferat Milton
7:30p.m.
ence DeForest at 7:30p.m. Feb. 10
Fort Atkinson
7:30p.m.
Saturday and travels to Feb. 14
non-conference Jefferson at Feb. 17
Monona Grove
7:30p.m.
7:30p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13.
Head coach Ned Lease

wrote that the Panthers have
a strong junior class with
also on the roster this season. high aspirations.
Also on the team is Sam
Gone from last season are
Crigger and Johs Tanner.
graduate Tristan Williams
The Oregon High School wrestling

team will need to improve all season in
one of the toughest conferences in the
state.
In addition to Stoughton and Milton
being perennial powers, Fort Atkinson
and Monroe look to be a challenge.
The Badger Conference tournament
combines wrestlers from the Badger
North and South with Sauk Prairie,
Reedsburg, DeForest and Mount Horeb/
Barneveld all adding to the competition.
Stoughton needs replacements in four
weight classes but returns most of its
team state runner-up squad from last
season. That includes three conference
champions, in senior Brandon Klein (113,
53-5), seniors Tristan Jenny (126, 43-12)
and Garrett Model (138, 50-7), and three
conference runner-ups, in senior Kaleb
Louis (120, 49-10), junior Tyler Dow
(152, 52-6) and sophomore Hunter Lewis
106: Zeke Smith (first, Sauk Prairie), Hunter Lewis (second, Stoughton), Ty Miller (third,
Waunakee)
113: Brandon Klein (first, Stoughton), Nolan Kraus (second, Fort Atkinson), Dalton Shea
(third, Milton)
120: Mason McMillen (first, Reedsburg), Kaleb Louis (second, Stoughton), Dylan Golke
(third, Portage)
126: Tristan Jenny (first, Stoughton), Draven Sigmund (second, Fort Atkinson)
132: Cole Murray (third, Monroe)
138: Garrett Model (first, Stoughton), Austin Rauls (third, DeForest)
145: Nick Richards (second, Milton), Nate Lorenz (third, Waunakee)
152: Tyler Dow (first, Stoughton), Will Gahnz (third, DeForest)
160: Jackson Hemauer (first, DeForest), Trey Haugen (second, Reedsburg)
170: Billy Pitzner (second, Milton)
182: No top-three finishers back
195: Dalton Hahn (first, Reedsburg)
220: Logan Moore (third, Sauk Prairie)
HW: Kyle Walter (first, Monroe), Konnor McNeal (third, Sauk Prairie)
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NOTICE HEREBY GIVEN for a PUBLIC HEARING to be held on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at 6:30 p.m., before the
Town of Oregon Plan Commission at the
Oregon Town Hall, 1138 Union Road, Oregon, WI 53575.
1. Land Division and Rezone Request. Petition # 11069; Parcel # 0509103-9311-4; 5500 Lincoln Rd., Oregon, WI
53575. The request is to separate the land
from the home. No additional building
sites requested. Petitioner and Owner is
Karen Dorrough, 5500 Lincoln Road, Oregon, WI 53575.
An effort has been made to notify
neighbors of this proposed change. To
ensure that everyone has been notified,
please share this notice with anyone who
you think would be interested.
Note: Agendas are subject to
amendment after publication. Check the
official posting locations (Town Hall,
Town of Oregon Recycling Center and
Oregon Village Hall) including the Town
website at www.town.oregon.wi.us. 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
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meeting other than the governmental
body specifically referred to in the meeting notice. Requests from persons with
disabilities who need assistance to participate in this meeting or hearing should
be made to the Clerks office at 835-3200
with 48 hours notice.
Denise R. Arnold
Clerk
Posted: December 5, 2016
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DECEMBER 13, 2016
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(106, 41-15).
Returners for the Red Hawks include
conference runner-ups senior Nick Richards (145, 36-13) and Billy Pitzner (170,
49-4) who won a state title and senior
conference third-place finisher Dalton
Shea (113, 46-8) who took sixth at state.
Returners for the Blackhawks include
conference runner-ups junior Nolan
Kraus (113, 32-15) and junior Draven
Sigmund (126, 37-10). State qualifier
senior Owen Worden (138, 33-18) is also
back.
Returners for the Cheesemakers
include conference champion senior Kyle
Walter (HW, 36-11) who also qualified
for Division 2 state and conference
third-place finisher senior Cole Murray
(132, 29-10). Senior D2 state qualifier
Hayden Arneson (182/195, 29-14) is also
back.
Top returners from 2016 conference meet
(220, 1-6), sophomore Brooks

Corliss (113, 6-17), junior
Steven Norland (145, 9-13)
and senior Jared Woodson
(195, 0-14).
Battle for the Badger South title
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370 Trucks
1992 CHEVY SILVERADO Truck, 95,750
miles, new brakes, new tires. Includes
topper $3250.00 873-4499
402 Help Wanted, General

DISHWASHER, COOK,
WAITRESS, & DELI STAFF WANTED.
Applications available at
Sugar & Spice Eatery.
317 Nora St. Stoughton.
~HELP WANTED: Full time waitress.
Experience a plus! Apply within at
Koffee Kup 355 E Main St. Stoughton
434 Health Care, Human

Services & Child Care
FT/NOC ARE you a caring and compassionate person? Do you thrive while
helping others? Belleville 16 bed assisted
living is seeking a full-time caregiver.
Must be able to work independently and
coordinate work flow. Cooking and baking
skills a must. Please call Andy 608-2907347 or Judy 608-290-7346
GREAT PART time opportunity. Woman
in Verona seeks help with personal cares
and chores. Two weekend days/mth
(5hrs/shift) and one overnight/mth. Pay
is $11.66/awake hrs & $7.25/sleep hrs.
A driver's license and w/comfort driving
a van a must! Please call 608-347-4348
if interested.
UNITED CEREBRAL Palsy of Dane
county is looking for experienced, confident care providers. We support a wide
variety of children and adults with developmental disabilities throughout Dane
County. Part-time positions available
immediately! for more information, or
request an application, please visit our
website at www.ucpdane.org or contact
Shannon at 608-273-3318 or shannonmolepske@upcdane.org. AA/EOE
516 Cleaning Services

TORNADO CLEANING SERVICES
LLC- Your hometown Residential Cleaning Company. 608-719-8884 or garth@
garthewing.com
548 Home Improvement

A&B ENTERPRISES
Light Construction Remodeling
No job too small
608-835-7791
HALLINAN-PAINTING
WALLPAPERING
**Great-Fall-Rates**
35 + Years Professional
European-Craftsmanship
Free-Estimates
References/Insured
Arthur Hallinan
608-455-3377
RECOVER PAINTING Offers carpentry,

drywall, deck restoration and all forms of
painting Recover urges you to join in the
fight against cancer, as a portion of every
job is donated to cancer research. Free
estimates, fully insured, over 20 years of
experience. Call 608-270-0440.
TOMAS PAINTING
Professional, Interior,
Exterior, Repairs.
Free Estimates. Insured.
608-873-6160
554 Landscaping, Lawn,

Tree & Garden Work
SNOW REMOVAL
Residential & Commercial
Fully Insured.
608-873-7038 or 608-669-0025
602 Antiques & Collectibles

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

ROAST YOUR Own Coffee Beans!
Find out how easy and economical
outdoor home roasting can
be. Contact Sue 608-834-9645
9:00am- 6:00pm. Leave message
WOODWORKING TOOLS FOR
SALE:
Craftsman Router and Router table w/
vacuum and Router blades $250.
10" table saw. Cast Iron table
Craftsman brand w/vacuum and extra
blades in wall mountable storage
container. $250.
Delta 10" compound adjustable table
miter saw w/electric quick brake
(#36220 Type III) $155.
Craftsman Soldering Gun (w/case)
$10
Power Fast Brad (Nail) Gun-1" $30.
S-K Socket Set 1/4 SAE. 3/8" both
Sae & Metric (speed wrench, breaker
bar & ratchet included) $25 (in case)
Bench grinder on cast iron stand $70
Dowel set-up kit $35
Call John 608-845-1552
646 Fireplaces,
Furnaces/Wood, Fuel
DRY OAK and Cherry Firewood For Sale.
Contact Dave at 608-445-6423 or Pete
608-712-3223
FOR SALE Oak firewood, seasoned and
split. Delivered. 608-843-5961
SEASONED SPLIT OAK,
Hardwood. Volume discount. Will deliver.
608-609-1181
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.
688 Sporting Goods

& Recreational
FOR SALE
1 SET OF MEN'S AND 1 SET OF
WOMEN'S GOLF CLUBS. EACH
COMES WITH GOLF BAG, PULL
CART AND HEAD COVERS. $100
PER SET
Men's full set (for tall right handed
player)
Women's full set (left handed player)
Contact: 608-845-1552
696 Wanted To Buy

WE BUY Junk Cars and Trucks.
We sell used parts.
Monday thru Friday 8am-5:30pm.
Newville Auto Salvage, 279 Hwy 59
Edgerton, 608-884-3114
705 Rentals
GREENWOOD APARTMENTS
Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently
has 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $775 per month, includes
heat, water, and sewer.
608-835-6717 Located at:
139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575
OREGON 2-Bedroom in quiet, well-kept
building. Convenient location. Includes all
appliances, A/C, blinds, private parking,
laundry, storage. $200 security deposit.
Cats OK. $690/month. 608-219-6677
STOUGHTON 1616 Kenilworth Ct.
Large 2-BR apts available now.
Pets welcome. Many feature new wood
laminate flooring.
$775-$825/mo. 608-831-4035.
www.madtownrentals.com
720 Apartments
ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors
55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $775 per month. Includes
heat, water and sewer. Professionally
managed. Located at
300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI
53589 608-877-9388
750 Storage Spaces For Rent

ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE
10X10 10X15 10X20 10X30
Security Lights-24/7 access
BRAND NEW
OREGON/BROOKLYN
Credit Cards Accepted
CALL (608)444-2900
C.N.R. STORAGE
Located behind
Stoughton Garden Center
Convenient Dry Secure
Lighted with access 24/7
Bank Cards Accepted
Off North Hwy 51 on
Oak Opening Dr. behind
Stoughton Garden Center
Call: 608-509-8904
DEER POINT STORAGE
Convenient location behind
Stoughton Lumber.
Clean-Dry Units
24 HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS
5x10 thru 12x25
608-335-3337
CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS NOON
Monday FOR THE Oregon Observer
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AGRICULTURAL/FARMINGSERVICES
HELP WANTED- HEALTH CARE
Our Hunters will Pay Top $$$ To hunt your land. Call for a Free RNs up to $45/hr LPNs up to $37.50/hr CNAs up to 22.50/
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1-800-656-4414 Ext. 105 (CNOW)
HEALTH AND BEAUTY
IF YOU HAD HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY AND
SUFFERED AN INFECTION between 2010 and the present
time, you may be e ntitled to compensation. Call Attorney
Charles H. Johnson 1-800-535-5727 (CNOW)
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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
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OFFICE SPACES FOR RENT

In Oregon facing 15th hole
on golfcourse
Free Wi-Fi, Parking and
Security System
Conference rooms available
Kitchenette-Breakroom
Autumn Woods Prof. Centre
Marty 608-835-3628
970 Horses
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16379 W. Milbrandt Road
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NORTH PARK STORAGE

10x10 through 10x40, plus
14x40 with 14' door for
RV & Boats.
Come & go as you please.
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CLASSIFIEDS, 873-6671 or 835-6677. It

pays to read the fine print.
OREGON SELF-STORAGE
10x10 through 10x25
month to month lease
Call Karen Everson at
608-835-7031 or
Veronica Matt at 608-291-0316
980 Machinery & Tools

WANTED: STARLINE stanchions and/or
parts for them 608-558-1911
990 Farm: Service

& Merchandise
RENT SKIDLOADERS
MINI-EXCAVATORS
TELE-HANDLER
and these attachments. Concrete
breaker, posthole auger, landscape rake,
concrete bucket, pallet forks, trencher,
rock hound, broom, teleboom, stump
grinder.
By the day, week, or month.
Carter & Gruenewald Co.
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Brooklyn, WI, 608-455-2411
Call 608-442-1898
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VERONA
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-Conveniently located at corner of
Whalen Rd and Kimball Lane
-Join the other businessesGray's Tied House, McRoberts
Chiropractic, True Veterinary, Wealth
Strategies, 17th Raddish, State Farm
Insurance, MEP Engineers, Adore
Salon, Citgo, Caffee' Depot. Tommaso
Office Bldg. tenants
-Single office in shared Suite
-3 office Suite
-5 office Suite, reception/waiting room,
conference room, private shower
-Individual office possibilities
Call Tom at 575-9700 to discuss terms
and possible rent concessions
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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
We recommend septic
pumping every two years
consistent with the GDP and the revised

property lines reflected by the GDP.
Section 5. The Property shall be developed and used in full compliance with
the General Development Plan and a Specific Implementation Plan to be approved
by the Village. The General Development
Plan and Specific Implementation Plan
shall constitute the zoning regulations
for the Property, and may be enforced as
any other zoning regulation in the Village
of Oregon. A copy of the General Development Plan and the Specific Implementation Plan shall be maintained and kept
on file by the Village Clerk.
Section 6. If the conditions in Section 4 of this Ordinance have not been
satisfied by 12:00 noon on December
31, 2017, or such later date as the Village
Board may approve, this Ordinance shall
automatically, and without any further
action, become null and void and of no
further force or effect.
The above and foregoing Ordinance
was duly adopted by the Village Board of
the Village of Oregon at its meeting held
on December 5, 2016, by a vote of 6 in
favor, 0 opposed, and 0 not voting.
APPROVED:
By ______________________________
Steven L. Staton, Village President
ATTEST:
By ______________________________
Candie M. Jones, Village Deputy Clerk
Attachments:
Exhibit A: General Development Plan
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during construction; (4) cross easements

facilitating access over Applicants property and the Villages property; (5) possible relocation of the utility pole in the
parking lot; (6) responsibility for parking
lot maintenance and snow removal; (7)
relocation of the public dumpster enclosure currently located on the Village
parking lot to a location that provides
clear access to the 3 parking spaces
serving the Deits property, provides clear
potential access to the north-south drive
aisle serving Ziggys Smokehouse, and
provides clear potential access to the
north-south drive aisle serving the UW
Health Clinic; and (8) such other issues
as Applicant or Village deem necessary
or appropriate in connection with the development of the Project and reconstruction of the Villages parking lot.
B. The Project must provide an
appropriate number of surface parking
spaces reserved for use by Jefferson
Crossing tenants and their guests, beginning with a requirement to provide
28 surface parking spaces that are so reserved. At any time after two years after
an occupancy permit has been issued for
the Project, the owner of the Project may
request that the Village Board remove
or revise the reserved surface parking
requirement, based on demonstrated
actual surface parking demand by Project Tenants and guests. The Village may
from time-to-time require the Project
owner to provide such documentation as
may be necessary to verify compliance
with the requirements in this Section.
C. Sixty dwelling units in the Project
must be provided with an underground
parking space within the Project, with
the cost of the parking space included
in the base rent for the unit. The Village
may from time-to-time require the Project
owner to provide such documentation as
may be necessary to verify compliance
with this requirement.
D. Applicant must obtain approval of and record a certified survey map
consolidating the Property in a manner
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RECITALS
1. Spanrie Property Group (the Applicant) has requested approval of a
change in zoning and a General Development Plan for the property located at 134,
West Jefferson Street, and provides for a

significant increase in off-street parking
spaces.
ORDINANCE
NOW THEREFORE the Village Board
of the Village of Oregon, Dane County,
Wisconsin adopts the following ordinance:
Section 1. The recitals set forth
above are material to and are incorporated in this Ordinance as if set forth in full.
Section 2. Subject to the conditions
set forth in Section 4 below, the zoning
classification of the Property is changed
to Planned Development District and the
GDP is approved, pursuant to section 17914 of the Village Code and Wis. Stat.
62.23(7)(d).
Section 3. The following flexibilities
to the otherwise applicable requirements
of the CB District are approved:
A. While the CB District requires
buildings to be placed adjacent to the
sidewalk with a zero-foot front yard setback, the building will provide a front
yard setback of about ten feet.
B. The building will provide side
yard setbacks of varying widths. The CB
District requires buildings to be placed
adjacent to next-door buildings, with a
zero-foot side yard setback. On this site,
there are no next-door buildings.
Section 4. The approval of the General Development Plan will not be effective until all of the following conditions
have been satisfied:
A. Applicant and the Village must
execute a mutually acceptable development agreement providing for, among
other things, the following: (1) the conveyance of property from the Village to
Applicant, and from Applicant to the Village, to accomplish the changed property
lines reflected in the GDP; (2) the use of
tax incremental financing to facilitate the
development of the Property; (3) reconstruction of the parking lot on both Applicants property and the Villages property, and the coordination of construction
with continuing access to the parking lot
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ORDINANCE NO. 16-32

VILLAGE OF OREGON
DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN
AN ORDINANCE
CHANGING THE ZONING
CLASSIFICATION OF
PROPERTY LOCATED
AT 134, 144, 152 AND 158
JEFFERSON STREET
AND 123 1/2 S. MAIN
STREET FROM CENTRAL
BUSINESS TO PLANNED
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
(JEFFERSON CROSSING)
144, 152 and 158 Jefferson Street and 123

1/2 S. Main Street, Oregon, Wisconsin
(the Property).
2. The Planned Development District
is intended to provide a voluntary regulatory framework designed to encourage
and promote improved environmental
and aesthetic design in the Village by allowing for greater design freedom, imagination and flexibility in the development
of land while insuring substantial compliance with the basic intent of the Villages
Zoning Ordinance and Comprehensive
Plan. The comparable zoning district for
the Property, used for establishing baseline zoning requirements and identifying
needed flexibility, is Central Business
(CB).
3. The Applicant has submitted a
General Development Plan (the GDP),
attached as Exhibit A. The GDP proposes
that the Property will be developed with a
three-story multi-family building containing 61 dwelling units, 60 parking spaces
under the building and additional surface
parking spaces (the Project).
4. On November 10, 2016 the Village
Plan Commission conducted a public
hearing on the GDP.
5. On November 21 and December
5, 2016, the Village Board considered approving the GDP.
6. The Village Board makes the following findings:
A. The GDP preserves property values by redeveloping an area of underutilized land, and by providing for diverse
apartment housing in the downtown for
the comfort and safety of Village residents.
B. The GDP provides a land use that
is compatible with adjacent downtown
development, on a challenging redevelopment site.
C. The GDP accomplishes redevelopment with a desired high-quality multifamily residential land use and removes
a large area of potential blight within the
downtown area.
D. The GDP improves traffic flow on
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Order of Business
Call to Order
Roll Call
Proof of Notice of Meeting and Approval of Agenda
AGENDA
A. CONSENT CALENDAR
6:32 NOTE: Items under the Consent
Calendar are considered routine and will
be enacted under one motion.
There will be no separate discussion
of these items prior to the time the Board
votes unless a Board Member requests
an item be removed from the calendar for
separate action.
1. Minutes of Previous Meeting
2. Approval of Payments
3. Treasurers Report, if any
4. Staff Resignations/Retirements,
if any
5. Staff Assignments, if any
6. Field Trip Requests, if any
7. Acceptance of Donations, if any:
B. COMMUNICATION FROM PUBLIC
6:35 1. Public: Board Policy 180.04
has established an opportunity for the
public to address the Board. In the event
community members wish to address
the Board, 15 minutes will be provided;
otherwise the agenda will proceed as
posted.
C. INFORMATION ITEMS
6:40 1. OEA Report
6:45 2. Student Report
D. ACTION ITEMS
6:50 1. Contract 66.0301 School to
Career Program
6:55 2. Ratification of 2016-2017 OEA
Agreement
7:00 3. Annual Audit and Fund Balance Report

E. DISCUSSION ITEMS
7:15 1. Board Feedback on Student
Achievement Reports
8:00 2. Committee Reports:
a. Policy
b. Vision Steering
F. INFORMATION ITEMS
8:05 1. Superintendents Report
G. CLOSING
8:10 1. Future Agenda
8:15 2. Check Out
H. EXECUTIVESESSION
8:20 1. Superintendents Evaluation
Consideration of Adjourning to
Closed Session on Item H.1 as Provided
Under Wisconsin Statutes 19.85 (1) (C)
I. ADJOURNMENT
Go to: www.oregonsd.org/board
meetings/agendas for the most updated
version agenda.
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BOARD OF EDUCATION
DATE: MONDAY,
DECEMBER 12, 2016
TIME: 6:30 P.M.
PLACE: NETHERWOOD
KNOLL ELEMENTARY CAFETERIA
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Hand-blown glass,
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Black Angus Bone-in Prime Rib ......$9.99 lb.
Variety of sizes, styles and price points to choose from.
Black Angus Boneless Prime Rib ........$10.99 lb.

Whole Beef Tenderloin (5lb. avg.) .......... $8.99 lb.
Whole Beef Brisket ................................. $3.99 lb.
New York Strip Steak ...........................$10.99 lb.
Boneless Pork Loin Roast...................... $3.99 lb.
Meat Produce Deli Bakery

Groceries Frozen Dairy Organic
Beer Liquor Wine
Chef Michaels Whole S. S. Ham ........... $2.99 lb.

Chef Michaels Boneless Pit Ham.......... $3.99 lb.
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The village plans to close

The Village Board Monday unanimously approved

Captivated by Santa Claus

Photo by Samantha Christian

Oregon School District

Random drug sweeps at OMS, OHS

Oregon High School and Oregon

Department news release, K-9 teams

public parking lots was a somewhat

Taking baby steps

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Erfurth Body Shop

Mr. & Mrs. William Urban

Photos by Kate Newton

Renee Gehrke and son Carson, 9, of Oregon, browse

Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce

Jefferson: Plan will create 61 apartments

Houtsinger joins chamber

Brooklyn resident Tiffany

on Santas lap. Shell also

152 Alpine Pkwy, Oregon

Dr. Kellogg has

development plan Monday without discussion, after a lengthy presentation by the

been vacant for about four

the village, to do the work.

Rau told officials Monday that signs along the

The village is contracting with a local trapper to

Bike trail signs

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$200 tax hike on average Commission supports

condominiums did not show an appreciable change on average.

The school districts tax rate was

Drug: Students, bags were not subject to a search

Pliner sent out a message to

meaning it did not require

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2016 State Bank of Cross

Bills expected to be in mail

Letters to the editor

Board welcomed input on church property

A letter was published in

Our current library has

1947, in Yonkers, New York, to

allowed was spending time on

two more children. Rob will

once complained. He dedicated

were long-time members of

St. Ann Catholic Church, 323 N.

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