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Initiatives include
hotel, rec facilities
Bike trail, playing
fields, civic campus
among priorities
BILL LIVICK
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Photo by Scott De Laruelle
Oregon Middle Schools new greenhouse is nearing completion, with students and staff alike eager to start growing plants
and flowers and greening up the area.
Nearing an end
Lengthy OMS construction set to be completed in March

Oregon Middle School hasnt

always been under construction; it
just seems like it.
For the hundreds of students and
staff members at the school, its been
a long year-and-a-half, with ongoing
construction projects creating noise,
altering schedules and shifting learning areas.
But as principal Shannon Anderson took the Observer on a tour of
Oregon Middle School last week,
despite the seemingly constant mess,
she said learning hasnt been affected. And a walk around the nearly
completed new wing of the school
shows a school in the process of a
major transformation.
Its all a result of the successful
$54.6 capital projects referendums of
2014, which funded improvements at
all district schools but the relatively
new Rome Corners Intermediate.
OMS broke ground in July 2015
for a new, secure entrance and redesigned office space, which was completed last January. And the latest
project is an addition to the schools
west side that started in April 2016
and is slated to wrap up by the end
of March.
It includes spacious new music and
tech ed rooms, a cafeteria and even
a greenhouse. Workers spent a few
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busy weeks during the recent winter

break to make room for new designs.
We had class Dec. 22, and Dec.
23 they started knocking down
walls, Anderson said, noting that
workers built a tunnel through the
cafeteria to remove materials. It was
like a haze of dust in the building
throughout break.
With construction heading into the
home stretch, staff is now working on some bugs in the new areas
while moving back in and making
the new spaces feel like home again.
Were getting the technology to
work, getting bulletin boards hung
up, to make the space function; thats
been our priority since they lost their
space, she said. Were still waiting on furniture to arrive, getting the
tech set up for tech ed, eighth grade
science and then collaborative seventh-grade space and then the greenhouse.
We want to get stuff growing in
there.
The new cafeteria, which will feature several adjoining fitness rooms,
should be finished by the end of next
month, though workers will return to

the school during summer to replace
the flooring.
To keep on top of projects, Anderson meets on a weekly basis with
officials from contractor J.H. Findorff and Son, who she said have been
wonderful to work with while the
school was in various states of disrepair and construction for many
months.
Theyve had great communication with us and problem-solving,
she said. The teachers on (one)
side of the building felt it was pretty
loud last spring when they were digging ground, but I feel like its had a
pretty minimal negative effect on the
flow and the education thats been
going on.
An additional benefit, Anderson
said, is some students have gotten a
front-row seat to observe the wide
variety of demolition and construction work with tech ed teacher Dan
Howard.
(They watched) when they were
doing the masonry work, she said.
When weve been doing our career
gallery, (construction architects)
Bray and Findorff have been guest
speakers, so its been a sort of a nice,
Watch it happen.
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Working with the Coyle

family on a potential hotel
and apartment complex on
the villages south side is
one of the top initiatives
village staff have planned
for 2017.
Other priorities village
administrator Mike Gracz
proposed during a discussion with the Village Board
in December included connecting the Oregon Rotary
Bike Trail with the Badger
State Trail and developing
more playing fields and

parkland. Gracz said staff
also plan to work on reaching an intergovernmental
agreement with the Town
of Oregon to facilitate the
annexation of town land,
expanding the size of the
Alpine Business Park, completing the villages civic
campus plan and updating the villages Capital
Improvement Plan and fiveyear plan.
Perhaps the most notable
of the initiatives is the continuation of a years-long
attempt to bring a hotel to
the village.
Gracz told the board the
Coyle family is conducting
soil borings at a vacant lot
at the corner of Park Street
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Odorico returns to fill open spot

Former president
runs unopposed for
seat she had lost
SCOTT DE LARUELLE
With extra time to file

for the April 4 election, the
Oregon school board will
see the return of a familiar
candidate.
The board will bring
back former board president Courtney Odorico this
spring with an unopposed
election. That could mean

as many as
two seats
changing,
as well, as
a political
newcomer
taking on
a first-term
incumbent in Odorico
another seat.
Area II (City of Fitchburg) representative Charles
Uphoff filed non-candidacy papers after the December deadline, giving other
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The event will begin
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The caucus will determine candidates for
Town Board chair and
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Local woman
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Oregon resident Aura
Borrett is the winner
of the $92,000 jackpot
from the Wednesday,
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release from Wisconsin
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Borrett purchased the
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Observer that Borrett
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this point.
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Something to smile about

Oregon resident turns 104
Over a century
of memories
SAMANTHA CHRISTIAN
Sitting in her easy chair dressed

in all blue, Edna Pribbenow peered
out the window of her bedroom to
watch birds at the feeder in rural
Oregon on Jan. 12.
Maybe Mr. Turk (what she
affectionately calls the wild turkeys), she said, would come for a
visit that day her 104th birthday.
She loves the birds, but her family and faith come first.
The Norwegian Lutheran from
Rio has 12 living grandchildren,
29 great-grandchildren and 12
great-great-grandchildren, with
another on the way.
More than 45 family members,
including her oldest living cousin,
who is 87, celebrated her birthday
with a party the Saturday before,
and dozens of cards have since
arrived in the mail.
U n l i ke m a ny o t h e r s e n i o r s
approaching her age, Edna lives
with family rather than in an
assisted living facility. She moved
to Oregon six years ago to live
with her daughter-in-law, Bonnie
Pribbenow-Paddock, and since
2013 Edna has had her own room
and bathroom in Paddocks handicap-accessible home on two acres
along West Netherwood Road.
Bonnie, who was married to
Ednas middle son, Erwin, for
nearly 25 years until his death in
2003, later remarried Dale Paddock, a lifelong Oregon resident.
To her, Edna is still mom, and
she is glad to assist with meals,
showers, getting dressed and anything else she needs.
She just taught me so much,
and I was just blessed to be in that
family, Bonnie said. And now
Im hoping that Im giving her a
blessing in return by having her
here with us.
Edna gets help and companionship from other visitors, too,
including from St. Johns Lutheran Church. And every week for
the last three years, a woman from
the Oregon Area Senior Centers
Council on Aging and her dog
have come to see Edna, and a palliative care nurse also comes every
two weeks.
As they all say, It takes a village, and it does, Bonnie said.
Though Edna has experienced
some health scares over the years,
Photo by Samantha Christian
Oregon resident Edna Pribbenow celebrated her 104th birthday on Jan. 12.
She is really, really an

enigma. Shes a wonder to
all of us.
Bonnie Pribbenow-Paddock,
Edna Pribbenows daughter-in-law
she only takes four prescription

medications per day and gets
around with a walker. Her hearing
and eyesight may not be what they
once were, but her memory and
sense of humor are fully intact.
Well, I feel good and everything, Edna said with a smile.
S h e i s t y p i c a l l y awa ke b y
7:30a.m. and goes to bed at 8p.m.
She enjoys listening to audiobooks
(her favorites are westerns, mysteries and Amish stories), watching
the news, Wheel of Fortune and

Jeopardy, getting her hair done
Tuesdays and attending or tuning
in to church services Sundays.
Most of all she enjoys seeing her
family. When there are get-togethers, Bonnie said, You can just see
the love that is there.
The family has held birthday
parties for Edna at 80, 90, 95 and
every year since. Edna said shes
not sure if there will be a 105th,
but she thinks drinking two cups of
regular coffee each morning may
have something to do with her longevity.
Bonnie said God must still have
big plans for Edna.
She is really, really an enigma,
Bonnie said. Shes a wonder to all
of us.
Contact Samantha Christian at
samantha.christian@wcinet.com.
It was minus 12 degrees Jan.

12, 1913, when Edna Severson
was born on a farm in Otsego, a
small town near Rio in Columbia
County.
Edna said she and her younger
brother would take turns as kids
bathing in the wash tub in the
kitchen, and they would walk two
miles each way to their one-room
schoolhouse.
Growing up she spent her time
babysitting, working with her
family in the tobacco fields and
helping her mom in the house and
garden. She also learned how to
can food and make Norwegian
lefse, apple pie and sugar cookies.
She recalled the turmoil of the
Great Depression, but said her
family did OK because they had
potatoes, meat and eggs on the
farm.
Oh, that was bad, she told the
Observer. If you sold a cow, it
was one cent a pound.
She was baptized, confirmed
and married by the same pastor
at Redeemer Lutheran Church in
Rio. She married Harry Pribbenow in 1931 when she was 19 at
the church parsonage.
They raised three sons, Jerome,
Erwin and Dennis, and Edna said
her proudest moments were when
her boys were born.
Edna enjoyed embroidery and
singing in the church choir for 50
years. She even used to perform
in Norwegian on a radio station
in Poynette, though she said she
doesnt remember much of the
language anymore. Her favorite
songs are How Great Thou Art
and Silent Night.
Edna had worked in a root beer
stand, canning factory and was
the first secretary at the church in
Rio. After her husband died of a
heart attack 46 years ago, she was
employed at a grocery store in
Rio until she was 70.
She has voted in every presidential election since 1936
though she has not always been
pleased with the outcome and
she remembers hearing about the
Pearl Harbor attack on the radio
and the days Roosevelt and Kennedy died.
Samantha Christian
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Village of Oregon
Board accepts plan for

west-side athletic fields
Keller Alpine Meadows
could eventually hold four
BILL LIVICK
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The two most westerly fields being planned for Keller Alpine Meadows
Park could be built next year.
BILL LIVICK
A proposal to revise a
downtown Dumpster usage
agreement became contentious at the villages Jan. 9
meeting when a business
owner and trustees disagreed
over splitting the cost of a
legal fee to redo the contract.
In the end, village attorney Matt Dregne offered to
revise the deal between the
village and several South
Main Street business owners
for free an offer the board
accepted, with Village President Steve Staton and Trustee Jeanne Carpenter voting
no.
Village administrator Mike
Gracz had proposed revising the agreement, forged
after many hours of debate
in 2014, after he noticed
someone was using the village-owned Dumpster corral in the Jefferson Street
parking lot that was not
included in the agreement.
Some trustees had suggested not renewing the
agreement because the corral would be moved during
construction of the Jefferson
Crossing apartment complex
next year, which includes
redesigning the parking lot.
Jerry Thiel, who owns
several buildings on that
block, objected to allowing the agreement to lapse.
He said his and other businesses on the contract pay
an annual fee of about $550
(divided among the businesses) to the village for using
the Dumpsters, along with

paying a waste hauler each
month to remove the trash.
When Staton asked several business owners if they
would be willing to share the
roughly $500 cost of revising the contract, Thiel asked
why some village businesses are allowed to use other
village-owned Dumpsters
without charge. He also said
some businesses receive
snowplowing services from
the village and dont pay for
them.
After a protracted discussion, that included heated
exchanges between some
trustees and Thiel, village
attorney Dregne offered
to revise the agreement
pro bono to get the matter
resolved.
Carpenter said she felt
the attorney should be paid
for the work he does for the
village, and Staton agreed.
Staton later told the Observer
he voted no to express my
displeasure at having to deal
with the whole issue the way
we do.
The downtown merchants
could have come to the table
and said we really appreciate
the village working with us,
making the property available for a Dumpster, and we
want to get this worked out
as quickly and easily as we
can end of story, Staton
said. But instead, the debate
goes on for 45 minutes.
Weve dealt with this for six
months before. It just makes
no sense to have to do it in
this way.
Dregne is expected to
bring a revised contract to
the boards next meeting.
Contact Bill Livick at bill.
livick@wcinet.com.
Gracz told the board planners

hope to add four or five more playing fields in the village in coming
years.
Last year, the board asked village
planner Mike Slavney to identify
sites in and near the village where it
could develop more athletic fields.
Along with more playing fields,
village officials have also discussed
the long-term goal of developing a
new sports complex.
Slavney and fellow planner Jackie Mich met with the Village Board
and Park Board in October to discuss the results of their search after
evaluating areas within the village

where new fields could be located.
They recommended looking at
land owned by Dane County on
Union Road for a potential sports
complex.
The county has indicated an
interest in partnering with the village to provide a park at this location, they wrote in a memo. The
county would be able to lease the
land to the village at a nominal
cost.
But developing a sports complex
there will take years, and in the
meantime, the village should begin
adding more playing fields to areas
within the village, the planners
said, including considering community and neighborhood parks.
They identified Keller Alpine
Meadows Park as a place to begin,
and the Village Board hired an
engineer last fall to prepare a plan
for the park.
I told the board that it and the
Park Board would see plans several times before we begin implementing anything, Gracz told the
Observer.
Contact Bill Livick at bill.livick@
wcinet.com.
Apartment plan gets support

Burying power lines
requested, would be difficult
SCOTT GIRARD
The proposed 61-unit apartment

building on Jefferson Street is closer to final approval after the villages
Planning Commission recommended
approval Thursday night.
But along with that recommendation for the Village Board to approve
the third and final stage, the commission asked for some changes, including asking to return to an earlier
design for the corners of the building
and requesting they take a serious
look at putting the utility lines underground.
The specific implementation plan,
the third part of the planned development district process, sets materials,
parking, landscaping, lighting and
similar aspects. That follows approval
of a general development plan, which
takes a more overall look at the development.
Spanrie Property Group still would
need to reach a developers agreement
to begin construction, and that likely
will include tax-increment financing.
The developer met last month
with the Village Board to request a
$750,000 TIF grant.
Power lines
Commissioners strongly favored
burying the unsightly power lines,
which feature eight separate wires
strung across wooden power poles,
Whats next?
The Village Board will consider
the SIP for final approval, as soon
as next week. The developer has
said demolition of the existing
buildings on the site could begin
this spring.
but village public works director Jeff
Rau told the commission burying
them would be extremely difficult
and expensive based on a conversation hed had earlier in the day with
Alliant Energy.
Nothings ever impossible, he
added.
Lines exist on both Jefferson Street
and over the parking lot that would
be redone as part of the development,
and commissioner Jeanne Carpenter
said going the extra step offered an
opportunity to clean up the aesthetics.
Were going to have a really beautiful development and theyre going to
be covered up by these really horrific
power lines on Jefferson, Carpenter
said. It would just look so much better (with lines buried).
The developer and Rau explained
the challenge along Jefferson Street is
the setback requirement, which would
impede the plans for the building
itself. The parking lot lines, they said,
would require more space for a generator in the parking lot, which could
limit parking spaces.
Commissioner John Bieno said
theres a way it can be done, advising them to look at projects in other

places that have had to get creative
with power lines.
Other requests
Bieno also pushed the developer
to return to its earlier design, which
showed the corners of the building
that would face Jefferson Street with
a slightly different design and material from the middle part. That feature
changed since it was shown in the
GDP process.
I like the asymmetry of it, Bieno
said.
Developer representatives told Bieno they were open to that change.
Commissioner Patrick Molazhn
also asked how snow removal in the
adjacent parking lot would work,
because the development will add 28
private spots to the lot and split its
ownership between the village and
Spanrie. Rau responded that there
will definitely have to be a shared
understanding about that process,
likely made clear in the development
agreement.
We dont want one company to
take care of half and another company
to take care of half, Rau said.
That lot likely would be closed
during construction, and commissioner Scott Meier asked village officials
to consider making limited disruption to parking part of the developers
agreement.
Contact Scott Girard at
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owners question agreement
With a shortage of athletic playing fields in the village, staff are

working on creating new ones in
Keller Alpine Meadows Park for
next year and planning ahead for
more in the future.
Theyre even looking at the eventual potential of a sports complex.
Monday, Jan. 9, the Village Board
accepted an engineers recommendations for future fields and directed staff to begin engineering two of
four playing fields in the park, located on North Alpine Parkway and
south of Netherwood Road.
Village administrator Mike
Gracz told the Observer the village
already had earmarked money in
the 2017 budget for engineering the
two most westerly fields proposed
for the park, along Alpine Parkway.
The other two fields, on lower lying
land on the parks east side, are
more long-term, he explained,
because they require more grading
and expense.
The first two fields will not

require as much effort to build,
Gracz said, but actual construction of the fields is more likely next
year.
He told the Observer establishing new playing fields is kind of a
lengthy process.
To build this year, wed have
to get to the point where wed be
seeding it this fall, and I dont
know if thats going to happen with
everything else we have to do this
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Corrections
In last weeks Oregon School Board meeting story on the proposed Fitchburg development, County Hwy. MM was misidentified as Hwy. M, and Rome Corners Intermediate School is for
grades 5-6, not grades 4-5 as was written.
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Change is necessary as we
usher in new era of stability
ith the presidential

inauguration just
around the corner, people may be feeling their levels of
anxiety and stress on the rise.
Tempers are flaring, fears
are escalating and worry seems
to grow like a weed within the
mind. Now that weve elected
a wild-card candidate, we have
much uncertainty in our future
as a nation. Change is the agent
of chaos, but
planning for it
can bring the
stability we
seek.
Donald
Trump has
shown himself
to be a contrarian, which
Deits
is defined by
Wikipedia as
a person who
takes up a contrary position,
especially a position that is
opposed to that of the majority,
regardless of how unpopular it
may be.
A contrarian, by its very
nature, creates instability, which
can then be used to control a situation by keeping everyone offguard, never knowing what to
expect. Its a strategy weve seen
emulated in many war movies, in
which the heroes do the opposite
of whats expected, fooling the
enemy and saving the day.
This can be exciting and
arouse our attention and curiosity. But when we pair a sense of
unpredictability with an important leadership role, it can leave
most of us feeling like the rug
could be pulled out from under
us at any time.
The masses are wondering,
Whats gonna happen and how
will our lives be affected?
Perhaps we stand to lose
something like health care or
a decline of our human rights.
Maybe the markets will drop,
reducing our 401K investments

to a fraction of what we once
had. Companies and businesses
who work with or provide services for the government may
have their contracts canceled,
and now dont know how to plan
their resources or finances.
Its as if our nation is holding
its breath, waiting to see where
the axe will drop.
Americans want change
and the New Age of Aquarius
demands change, so change is
what well have. But it doesnt
have to destroy us.
Humans tend to resist change
because the outcome isnt
known. As we well know,
change naturally brings a time of
destruction making room for
the new which brings a certain
amount of chaos until the new
things are in place. This is inevitable. Its exciting and painful at
the same time.
We are left wondering how to
best get through it.
In times of change and uncertainty, our natural tendency is
to curl up in a ball and pray we
make it out alive. People become
paralyzed by their worries and
fears of what might or could
happen.
Easy to envision the worst,
we can rationalize that this is a
good way to prepare ourselves.
But from an energy standpoint, it
doesnt work that way.
Metaphysics teaches us that all
significant change brings with
it a dangerous opportunity.
Meaning that its possible to find
opportunities within the destruction that change brings and use it
to ones advantage. If something
is going away, there will soon be
something else to take its place.
By using our awareness,
we can potentially sidestep an
upcoming pitfall, and sometimes
we may even run across an unexpected advantage if we are mindful and move quickly.
Lets say someone is worried

about losing their 401K money
in the stock market due to an
unexpected reaction to the new
presidential administration. Perhaps moving the majority of it
into something safer for a short
time will bring peace of mind
until there is a clearer idea of
how the market will react long
term to the new policies being
declared.
Our power lies in our fluidity:
the ability to adapt to a rapidly
changing landscape. In letting
go of one thing and grabbing
another, its important to not
get caught up in doing the right
thing. Its not about right, its
about using the resources available at the time. We always have
a choice, even if its just choosing how to respond to an unwelcome change.
During times of change, everything is in flux and will change
its form several times. If we feel
like weve grabbed the wrong
thing, just let it go and grab the
next thing that looks good. Dont
look for something perfect,
because it doesnt exist right
now.
We may not like the options
before us, but we still have a say
in which one we choose. Its our
ability to manage change that
brings a sense of stability to our
lives.
One thing we can be sure of is
that the next few years will bring
significant change. Everything
has its pros and cons. But if we
make the choices, we become
the director of our lives, creating
a sense of empowerment and
proving to ourselves that we can
navigate our way through rough
waters.
Change is here. Its time to
put on our helmets and get in the
game.
Doris Deits is the owner of
Peaceful Heart Gifts in Oregon.
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January 19, 2017
Girls basketball cancer

awareness night Jan. 20
Proceeds benefit
Camp Kesem
SAMANTHA CHRISTIAN
The Oregon High School

girls basketball junior varsity
and varsity teams will hold
their annual cancer awareness night while playing
Monroe on Friday, Jan. 20.
The JV game will begin at
5:50p.m. and varsity starts at
7:30p.m.
Varsity players on both
teams will be wearing the
same cancer awareness
T-shirts during warmups for
the fundraising event. Limited
quantities of the T-shirts will
be available for purchase at
school and the game for $10.
Throughout the evening,
attendees can participate in
a silent auction, a 50/50 raffle and a half-court shooting
contest ($1 per shot) during
varsity halftime.
The silent auction will
begin before the JV game
and conclude with 10 minutes remaining in the second
half of the varsity game. Raffle tickets cost $1 for one and
$5 for six, and winners will
be announced at halftime of
the varsity game.
All proceeds will go to
Camp Kesem, which operates free summer camps
nationwide for children who
have been affected by a parents cancer. The camp, driven by college student leaders,
reached 5,000 children over
70 weeklong sessions in
2015.
Varsity assistant coach
Kelly McGraw said there
are two OHS girls basketball players who attended the
camp, put on by UW Madison students, during the summer of 2016.
The goal is to help children find ways to cope with
dealing with cancer within their families, she said.
It offers team-building
Photo submitted
OHS girls varsity teammates Danica Keisling and Ellen

McCorkle promote the cancer awareness event, happening
Jan. 20 when the Panthers play Monroe.
If You Go
What: OHS girls basketball cancer awareness
night
When: 5:50p.m. Friday,
Jan. 20
Where: Oregon High
School gym, 456 N. Perry
Pkwy.
Info: csielaff@gmail.com
activities and time with
other people who can support you without having to
talk about (cancer).
Tammie Statz, the mother
of one of the girls on varsity,
said Camp Kesem representatives will be at the games to
Rockin for a cause

Quest concert benefits food pantry Jan. 27
Those looking to enjoy
an evening of music and
dancing while helping the
food pantry can stop by
Headquarters restaurant
from 7-10p.m. Friday, Jan.
27. Admission is $10 in
advance or $15 at the door.
The fundraising event,
organized by Oregon Community Resource Network,
also includes a silent auction and raffle. All proceeds will go directly into
the fund for building a new
4,300-square-foot facility for the Oregon Area
Food Pantry, which could
be located on a section of
land adjacent to Peoples
United Methodist Churchs
north parking lot.
Local band Quest is
donating its performance
to the event, according to
a news release. The band
will perform a variety of
rock, blues, classic rock
and R&B favorites.
If you like classic rock,
youll love Quest said
Tom Krzystof, who plays
guitar and provides vocals
for the group.
There will also be a
chance to win cash with a
50-50 raffle, and area businesses are donating silent
auction items, including
appliances, gift cards and
baskets, art and sports tickets.
The Oregon business
community has shown a
If You Go
How to help
What: Quest concert

fundraiser for food
pantry
When: 7-10p.m. Friday,
Jan. 27
Where: Headquarters
Bar and Grill, 101 Concord Dr.
Tickets: $10 in advance,
$15 at door
Info: oregoncrn.com
Donate a silent auction item for the Jan.

27 event by contacting
Julie Krzystof at julie.
krzystof@ultradent.com
or 801-550-4208.
Send a monetary donation to OCRN c/o Oregon Community Bank,
733 N. Main St., Oregon, WI 53575, or click
on the donate button at
oregoncrn.com.
strong commitment to the

new food pantry building though their support
of the Oregon Community Resource Network and
their generous donation
to this great event, said
OCRN board member Jenny Wagner.
The projected cost for
the building project is
$750,000, and fundraising
efforts began in August.
Recently, an angel investor pledged to fill the gap
to meet the project goal
as long as the community raises $300,000. The
fundraising challenge for
that amount kicked off in
December, and since then
over $100,000 has been
raised in cash, commitments and in-kind donations.
On the web
Listen to some of Quests music:
reverbnation.com/
questclassicrock.
OCRN board chair Jeff

Boudreau told the Observer the goal is to raise at
least $3,000 at the Jan.
27 concert. OCRN urges the community to meet
the $300,000 challenge
by Feb. 1 in order to set
the wheels in motion for
a groundbreaking this
spring.
Samantha Christian
BUY
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Rock City Fairgrounds

1301 Craig Ave, Janesville, WI
January 20, 21 & 22 , 2017

Friday 3 pm - 8 pm
Saturday 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday 9 am - 3 pm
BOB & ROCCO

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For more info call 608.752.6677 or

visit www.BobAndRocco.com
Register Now
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provide more information.

One of the camp advisers
from UW or an OHS player who has attended camp
may speak before the varsity game, McGraw said, but
those plans have not been
finalized.
McGraw said she hopes
this event shows people how
successful we can be and
how community involvement
in our area is important.
Last years event raised
over $7,000 for Gildas Club
Madison, which provides
emotional and social support
for families affected by cancer.
For information, contact
varsity head coach Corey
Sielaff at csielaff@gmail.
com.
Oregon Observer
DO YOU HAVE A THREE YEAR OLD?

Oregon School District Child Development Days
Tuesday, February 7, 2017 3:30-6:30

Wednesday, February 8, 2017 8:00-12:00
St. Johns Lutheran Church
625 E. Netherwood St., Oregon
Who should come to Child Development Days?

Any Oregon resident child who turned:
Age 3 by February 28, 2017
or
Age 4 or 5 by September 1, 2016 and is

NOT enrolled in the districts 4K nor K programs.
If your child has been previously screened by the school district, you do not need to make an
appointment for a screening unless there are family concerns or a rescreen has been requested.
If your child is currently attending the districts 4K Ready for Learning program at one of our partnering sites
or is in kindergarten during the 2016-2017 school year, you do not need to make an appointment for a
screening. Your child had the opportunity or was already screened as part of these programs.
Children will have the opportunity to participate in fun activities while

their readiness, gross/fine motor and speech/language skills are screened.
Results will be shared with families.
Youth Baseball
(Including T-Ball League)
Reservations are highly encouraged!
Registration is February 1- March 1 for current 4K-8th graders.

Parent information meeting March 5 @ RCI - 6:30 (Oregon Leagues) & 7:30 (Travel Teams)
Contact: oregonyouthbaseball@gmail.com
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Please contact the district office at 608-835-4091 or

mkw@oregonsd.net to schedule a screening appointment!
Please allow 90 minutes for your visit.

there is no cost to participate!
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Click the Register Button at

www.oregonyouthbaseball.org
January 19, 2017
ConnectOregonWI.com
Oregon Observer
Coming up
Churches
Pancake breakfast
Half of the proceeds will be donated Wednesday of the month at 8:15 a.m.,
to the splash pad. For information, visit including Wednesday, Jan. 25, at the
The senior centers annual pancake facebook.com/OregonSplashpad.
chamber office, 117 Spring St.
breakfast and bake sale will be held
For information, contact Judy KnutBoards and Bricks
from 7 a.m. to noon Sunday, Jan. 22.
son at 835-3697.
The breakfast, cooked by Oregon/
The library will hold Boards and
Brooklyn VFW Post 10272 members, Bricks (formerly Lego Monday) for Mail scams
includes pancakes, sausage, scrambled grades K-6 from 3:15-4:30 p.m. MonLevi Cutler, a certified financial planeggs, applesauce and a beverage for $6 day, Jan. 23.
ner with the Financial Services Center,
for adults and $3 for children 10 and
Fans of Pokemon cards, board games will discuss mail scams and identity
under.
and Legos are invited to hang out at the protection at the senior center at 1 p.m.
Volunteers will donate homemade library. Bring your own Pokemon cards Thursday, Jan. 26.
baked goods for the bake sale. Dona- to trade or battle. The library will supMail scams, which can look legititions, including baked goods, milk, cof- ply board games and Legos.
mate, target seniors on a regular basis.
fee and orange juice, are encouraged.
For information, call 835-3656.
The free program will help people wade
Call 835-5801 to see what is needed.
through their mail to show them what is
Baked goods can be dropped off at the E-book class
real or not.
senior center from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. FriTo sign up, call 835-5801.
Owners of a Nook, Kindle, iPad or
day, Jan. 20, and 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. other tablet are invited to attend a free
21. If homebound and unable to attend, e-book class at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, Watercolor class
reservations for delivery can be made at the senior center.
An Amazing Watercolor communiby Thursday, Jan. 19.
Susan Kosharek from the library will ty education art class will be held from
show attendees how to use their devic- 12:30-2:30 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 26
Open skate
es to keep up on reading since they can through Feb. 16, at the senior center.
The Oregon Ice Arena, 100 N. Perry check out books and other library
Instructor Kari Radl, an art teacher
Pkwy., will hold an open skate to help materials from home.
in the Oregon School District, will
support the Oregon-Brooklyn Splash
teach people how to create loose and
To register, call 835-5801.
Pad from 3:30-5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22.
free watercolor paintings and explore
The cost is $6 per person or $20 for Social media group
their hidden artist. The fee of $35
a family pass for four, which includes
The Oregon Area Chamber of Com- includes all materials. All skill levels
skates. Skates are available for rent for merce will offer free social media are welcome. To sign up, visit oregonsd.
$3.
group training sessions every fourth org/community.
Community calendar
Friday, January 20
com
6:30 p.m. Oregon School Board
10-10:45 a.m., Tape Town for
meeting, Rome Corners IntermediYoung Ones (ages 2-6), library,
ate School, 835-4700
835-3656
2-3:30 p.m., Using Overdrive (reg- 6:30-7 p.m., Pajama Antics (kids 6
and under), library, 835-3656
ister), library, 835-3656
6:30 p.m. Oregon School District
5:50 p.m., OHS girls basketball
Board of Education meeting, Nethcancer awareness night, Oregon
erwood Knoll Elementary School
High School, csielaff@gmail.com
cafeteria, 835-4100
Saturday, January 21
6:30 p.m., Saturday Card Party

($3), senior center, 835-5801
Tuesday, January 24
10-10:30 a.m., Teetering Toddlers

Storytime (ages 12-36 months),
Sunday, January 22
library, 835-3656
7 a.m. to noon, Annual pancake
11-11:30 a.m., Bouncing Babies
breakfast and bake sale ($6 adults, Storytime (ages 0-18 months),
$2 kids 10 and under), senior cenlibrary, 835-3656
ter, 835-5801
2 p.m., Library E-Book Class (reg 3:30-5 p.m., Open skate
ister), senior center, 835-5801
fundraiser for Oregon-Brooklyn
Splash Pad ($6), Oregon Ice Arena, 6-7:30 p.m., Fire chief Glenn
100 N. Perry Pkwy., facebook.com/ Linzmeier swearing in, meet and
greet, Oregon Fire Department, 131
OregonSplashpad
Spring St., oregonareafireems.org
Monday, January 23
6-7:30 p.m., 4K Orientation Meet 3:15-4:30 p.m., Boards and Bricks ing for 2017-18, Brooklyn Elementary School, oregonsd.org
(grades K-6), library, 835-3656
6-8 p.m., RCI fifth- and sixth 5-6 p.m., Coffee with a Reporter,
Firefly, samantha.christian@wcinet. grade band concert, Oregon High
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, Jan. 19
WOW: Movie: The
Apartment (1960)
ORE: Friday Night
LIVE-OHS Hockey vs.
Madison West (of Jan.
13)
Friday, Jan. 20
WOW: Ryan McGrath
Band @ Monona Terrace
Center (of March 2016)
ORE: Friday Night LIVE
- OHS Girls Basketball vs.
Monroe - 7:15 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 21
WOW: Movie: National
Velvet (1944)
ORE: OHS Jazz &
Percussion Performance
@ PAC (of Jan. 10)
Sunday, Jan. 22
WOW:
First
Presbyterian
Church
Service
ORE:
OHS
Girls
Basketball @ Monona
Grove (of Jan. 10)
Monday, Jan. 23
WOW: Village Board
Meeting -LIVE- 5:30 p.m.
ORE: Oregon School
Board Meeting -LIVE6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 24
WOW:
Monkey
Business @ Senior
Center (of Oct. 2016)
ORE: OHS Varsity
Hockey @ Stoughton (of
Jan. 12)
Wednesday, Jan. 25
WOW: Silent Movie @
Senior Center (of Nov.
2015)
ORE: Friday Night
-LIVE-OHS
Girls
Basketball vs. Monroe (of
Jan. 20)
Thursday, Jan. 26
WOW: Village Board
Meeting (of Jan. 23)
ORE: Oregon School
Board Meeting (of Jan.
23)
School PAC, 835-4300
Wednesday, January 25
8:15-9:45 a.m., Social Media

Group, Chamber office, 117 Spring
St., 835-3697
10-10:30 a.m., Everybody Storytime (ages 0-6), library, 835-3656
2-3:30 p.m., Living Trust workshop, Krause Donovan Estate Law
Partners, 116 Spring St., 268-5751
3:30-5:30 p.m., Computer Class:
Pinterest ($20), senior center, 8355801
Thursday, January 26
Noon to 5 p.m., VITA Thursdays

basic tax returns (appointment
only), library, 835-3656
12:30-2:30 p.m., Watercolor class
($35 for Thursdays through Feb.
16), senior center, oregonsd.org/
community
1 p.m., Mail scams and identity
protection program (sign up), senior
center, 835-5801
3-7 p.m., Food Pantry distribution,
1092 Union Road, obfp.org
6-7:30 p.m., 4K Orientation
Meeting for 2017-18, Prairie View
Senior center
Monday, January 23
Salisbury Steak in Gravy
Boiled Red Potatoes
Broccoli Flowerets
Pear Half
Dinner Roll
Key Lime Tart
VO: Veggie Noodle Casserole
Tuesday, January 24
Philly Cheese Sandwich
Four Bean Salad
Banana
Pumpkin Bar
VO: Wrap with Cucumbers,
Tomatoes and Cheese
Baked Chicken
Potato Salad
Spinach
Fresh Apple
Enriched Bread
Chocolate Ice Cream
VO: Morningstar Veggie
Burger on Bun
SO: Taco Salad
My Meal, My Way Lunch
at Ziggys Smokehouse
(drop in between 11:30
a.m. and 1 p.m.)
Friday, January 27
Turkey Roast with Gravy
Yams
Capri Blend
Whole Wheat Bread
Strawberry Shortcake with
Topping
VO: Black Bean Burger
Monday, January 23
MorningReflexology
9:00 CLUB, 10:00 Dominoes
10:30 StrongWomen
1:00 Get Fit, RSVP Sewing
1:30 Bridge
3:30 Weight Loss Support
Tuesday, January 24
8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced
9:00 Veterans Group, Wii Bowling
9:45 Zumba Gold
9:30 Bingo, 12:30 Sheepshead
12:30 Stoughton Shopping
2:00 E-Book Class
5:30 StrongWomen
MorningFoot Care
9:00 CLUB, 10:30 Sing-Along
11:45 January Birthday Lunch/Cake
1:00 Euchre, Get Fit
2:00 Knit/Crochet Group
3:30 Pinterest Class
MorningChair Massage
8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced
9:00 Pool Players
9:45 Zumba Gold
10:30 StrongWomen
12:30 Shopping at Bills, Coloring
Group, Watercolors Class
1:00 Levi Cutler, Cribbage
3:00 Food Pantry Open
5:30 StrongWomen
Friday, January 27
9:00 CLUB, 9:30 Blood Pressure
9:45 Gentle Yoga
11:00 Chair Yoga
1:00 Dominoes, Get Fit
All Saints Lutheran Church
2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg

(608) 276-7729
Pastor Rich Johnson
SUNDAY
8:30 a.m. classic service
10:45 a.m. new song service
Brooklyn Lutheran Church
101 Second Street, Brooklyn

(608) 455-3852
Pastor Rebecca Ninke
SUNDAY
9 a.m. Holy Communion
10 a.m. Fellowship
Community of Life Lutheran

Church
PO Box 233, Oregon

(608) 286-3121, office@
communityoflife.us
Pastor Jim McCoid
SUNDAY
10 a.m. Worship at 1111 S. Perry
Parkway, Oregon
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.
Exercise Every Day

The advice to exercise every day is related to protecting
our physical health, but exercise is so important for our
overall well-being that we should also sing its praises for
its mental and emotional benefits. By now, weve probably
all heard the witty remark that sitting is the new smoking. Most of us who dont want to be pariahs have given
up smoking, but some of us still do a lot of sitting. On the
other hand, standing desks and even treadmill desks
are becoming common in many workplaces. Many workplaces also have exercise rooms or allow workers to take
exercise breaks during the day. Our bodies are designed to
move, and if we dont do a fair amount of that every day,
were going to get weak and flabby. Exercise doesnt have
to be strenuous to be good; most of us are not destined
to be Olympians. But considering that the human body is
designed to walk efficiently, it shouldnt surprise us that
walking is great exercise. The human body is also well-designed for swimming, throwing things, and locomotion in
general. So get out of that chair and move your body. Its
important to find something that you enjoy enough for it to
become a habit, and then you will be well on your way to
living the healthy life that God desires for you.
Christopher Simon, Metro News Service
Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the
Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from
God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price.
Therefore honor God with your bodies.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 NIV
Jeremy Jones, sports editor
845-9559 x226 ungsportseditor@wcinet.com
Anthony Iozzo, assistant sports editor

845-9559 x237 sportsreporter@wcinet.com
Fax: 845-9550
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An ace on the links
McCorkle earns Wis.

Junior PGA Player of
the Year honors
Player of the
week
From Jan. 10-17
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
For Oregon High School

senior Taylor McCorkle, 2016
will remain a year to remember even when she is golfing
for NCAA Division I North
Dakota State University this
fall.
After making her first WIAA
Division 1 state tournament as
a junior and finishing eighth
in the Wisconsin Junior PGA
standings, McCorkle decided
she could do even better.
She worked on her game
during the winter and spring
and turned in a performance
that earned her Player of the
Year honors.
McCorkle won four titles
over the summer, including
the Wisconsin Junior Championship in June, and tied
for second in another tournament. She then tied for 13th
at the WIAA Division 1 state
tournament in October for a
total of 1,374 points from the
Wisconsin Junior PGA, well
beyond the second-place finish
of the WIAA D1 state champion, Hartland Arrowhead
sophomore Emily Lauterbach
(1,260).
She said the key to her success was building off of 2015.
She had been disappointed in
her performance at state as a
junior, where shed finished
tied for 29th with a 170 (8288), and wanted to prove she
was one of the top golfers in
the state.
In the summer, I just decided to go out and play the best
golf that I could, McCorkle
said. I think I played pretty
strong over the summer, so I
was happy with that.
A hot start
I t d i d n t t a k e l o n g f o r
McCorkle to show how much
she had improved from her
junior season.
She opened the junior PGA
tour with a title at Janesvilles
Riverside Golf Club, shooting
a 72 to edge Racines Sarah
Busey by two strokes.
After tying for 10th at the
Womens State Open at Berlins Mascoutin Golf Club
which included several college
golfers McCorkle burst her
own expectations by taking
the Wisconsin Junior Championship title at Milwaukees
Brown Deer Park Golf Course.
She scored a 75 in round 1 and
a career-best 68 in round 2 to
edge Middleton High School
graduate Loren Skibba 143145.
That win catapulted
McCorkle into the conversation for Player of the Year, and
she went on to win two more
tournaments, tie for second in
another and pick up another
top-10 finish in another.
McCorkle also played in the
90th National Junior Championship at Blackhawk Country Club in Madison in July,
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Name: Henry Roskos

Sport: Hockey
Position: Goaltender
File photo by Anthony Iozzo
Senior Taylor McCorkle - pictured teeing off at the WIAA Division 1 sectional in October - was named
the Wisconsin Junior PGA Player of the Year in 2016, winning four events including the Wisconsin
Junior Championship. McCorkle also finished tied for 11th at the D1 state meet while helping the Panthers take fifth as a team.
Photo submitted
Senior Taylor McCorkle signs her National Letter of Intent in November to play womens golf at
NCAA Division 1 North Dakota State. McCorkle will be one of three Wisconsin golfers on the Bison,
joining Mukwonagos Katelyn Martin, a junior at North Dakota State, and fellow incoming freshman
Alexis Thomas.
McCorkle headed to North Dakota State

ANTHONY IOZZO
North Dakota State University is 522 miles

away from Oregon High School, but when
shes playing golf there next fall, Taylor
McCorkle will have help keeping home close
by.
The Oregon High School senior signed a
National Letter of Intent with the NCAA Division I school in November, and while shes
trying to make the difficult transition from
high school to college, shell be around some

familiar faces.
Mukwonagos Katelyn Martin is already
there as a freshman, and Middleton senior
Alexis Thomas also signed her National Letter of Intent last fall to be a Bison. McCorkle
is good friends with both and played against
them on the junior tour and at the high school
level.
Going from the competition level from high
Turn to NDSU/Page 9
The season for success

Senior Taylor McCorkle earned 1,374 points last summer to earn Wisconsin Junior PGA Player
of the Year honors. Players are awarded points for place and tournament difficulty.
June 10: Junior Tour No. 1 at Riverside GC, first (72), 50 points
June 14-15: Womens State Open at Mascoutin GC, T-10th (83-78-161), 110
June 21-22: Wisconsin Junior Championship at Brown Deer Park GC, first (75-68-143), 425
June 26-27: Lake Arrowhead Invitational at Lake Arrowhead GC, eighth (82-83-165), 140
July 5-6: Players Tour No. 2 at the GCs of Lawsonia, T-first (77-74-151), 200
July 7: Junior Tour No. 14 at Pleasant View GC, T-second (75), 40
July 11-15: Womens Western Junior Championships at Blackhawk CC, Round of 16 qualifier (84-73157), 50
July 24-25: Players Tour No. 5 at Rolling Meadows GC, first (75-77), 200
Aug. 1-2: State Junior Girls Match Play at Cherokee CC, semifinals, 150
Oct. 10-11: WIAA Division 1 state tournament at University Ridge GC, T-11th (77-81-158), 9
Highlights: Roskos made 18 saves,

including 13 in the second period
Saturday against Madison West. He
also stopped 16 shots Thursday for
his first shutout of the season against
Badger South rival Stoughton
Honorable mentions: Matt Pearson
(boys basketball) combined for
25 points in wins over Milton and
Milwaukee Marshall Thursday and
Saturday; Michael Landry (boys
basketball) scored 20 points to lead
Oregon past Milwaukee Marshall
Saturday; Ellen McCorkle (girls basketball) scored 16 points in a loss at
Milton Friday; Devin Keast (wrestling)
went 4-1 at the Badger invite Saturday
to finish second at 152 pounds;
McKenzie Nisius (girls hockey) made
82 saves in two games last week
against the Rock Country Fury and
Waupaca co-ops; Jake Larsen (boys
swimming) won the 50 free and 100
butterfly and also helped the Panthers
200 freestyle relay win; Zak Roskos
(boys hockey) scored a goal and assisted on two others Thursday as Oregon
posted a 4-1 victory over the host
Stoughton Vikings
Boys swimming
Panthers swim to a
fifth-place finish at
Lightning Invitational
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Oregon boys swimming traveled east

to face some different competition Friday
night at the Appleton North Lightning
Invitational.
The boys competed in 22 individual events and five relays, ending with 17
season or career individual best times.
Oregon had best times in all five relays
as it finished fifth out of seven teams with
449 points. Ashwaubenon scored 449 to
defeat Oshkosh West (354) and Appleton
West/Kimberly (348).
Oregon senior Jake Larsen, junior Ian
Charles and sophomores Collin Braatz
and Sam Rohloff opened with a runner-up
finish on the 200 medley relay by a little
less than eight seconds to Ashwaubenon
in 1:49.91. The same quartet took third as
part of the 200 free relay in 1:39.89.
Larsen added both the 50 free (22.7)
and 100 butterfly (54.52) titles and
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January 19, 2017
Wrestling
Keast, Ehn-Howland
each take second at
Badger Invitational
ANTHONY IOZZO
Oregon senior Parker

Ehn-Howland (12-5) and
junior Devin Keast (14-5)
both lost just once Saturday at the Badger Invitational at Lake Geneva
Badger High School.
Keast took second at
152 pounds with a 4-1
r e c o r d . Ke a s t p i n n e d
Wa t e r f o r d s D a l t o n
Danowski in 5 minutes, 1
second, defeated Middletons Remington Lockwood 9-2, defeated Badgers Douglas Reuss 8-5
and won by disqualification over Kenosha Indian
Trails Leonardo Kiser.
Keast lost to Sun Prairies Jacob Graeve 15-10.
Ehn-Howland finished
second at 170 pounds with
a 3-1 record. He pinned
Badgers Freddy Urias in
4:11, edged Port Washingtons Lukas Burke 8-7
and defeated Sun Prairies
Will Van Pietersom 14-7.
Van Pietersom is ranked
No. 7 in the state, and
Burke is listed as an honorable mention.
Ehn-Howland lost to
Waterfords Tanner Cadman by pinfall in 5:06 in
the first-place match.
Oregon travels to Fort

Atkinson at 7 p.m. Friday and hosts Milton in
a make-up dual at 7:30
p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24.
Sophomore Robbie
Ruth (12-8) took fourth.
He finished 2-3 with wins
ove r B a d g e r s S t eve n
Dublin and West Allis
Centrals Alex Herrejon.
Ruth was edged 7-5 to
honorable mention Jordan
Danowski (Waterford).
Junior Sam Pieper finished sixth but ended up
4-1 at 145 pounds. He
had decisions over Union
Groves Jake Anderson,
Racine Parks Austin Siegal, Port Washingtons
Nathan Russell and Middletons Jacob Helmuth.
Junior Collin Legler
(5-15) and sophomore
Steele Mellum (14-8)
took fifth at 120 and 132
p o u n d s , r e s p e c t iv e l y,
despite winning just one
match apiece.
Oregon ended up eighth
out of 10 teams with 110
points. Waterford won the
meet with 298.5 points.
Panthers snap four-game

losing streak, win twice

b oy s b a s ke t b a l l t e a m
bounced back from a tough
stretch and won for the
first time since Dec. 20 last
week.
The Panthers (5-7 overall, 1-4 conference) first
knocked off Milton 55-39
Thursday in a Badger South
game and then added a
43-39 non-conference win
over Milwaukee Marshall
Saturday.
Oregon 55, Milton 39

Oregon hosted Milton
Thursday and picked up the
first conference win of the
season while keeping Milton
winless in the Badger South.
Seniors Christian Bultman and Matt Pearson led
the Panthers with 16 and
14 points, respectively, and
Oregon jumped out to a
32-16 lead at halftime and
never trailed in the second
half.
Senior Steven Moravec
added 10 points, and sophomore Ethan Victorson
chipped in six points.
Oregon 43,
Milw. Marshall 39
Senior Michael Landry
stepped up with 20 points
Saturday to lead the Panthers over Milwaukee Marshall.
The game was tied 18-18
at halftime, but Oregon was
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Boys basketball
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Whats
next?
Oregon plays Reedsburg Saturday in the
Badger
Challenge
at Sauk Prairie High
School.
Badger
South
Team W-L
Stoughton 5-0
Madison Edgewood 4-1
Monona Grove
4-2
Fort Atkinson
2-3
Monroe 2-3
Oregon 1-4
Milton 0-5
able to grind it out in the
second half.
Pearson and Victorson
chipped in 11 and six points,
respectively.
Monroe,
Oregon (PPD)
The Panthers was supposed to travel to Monroe
Tuesday in a make-up game
from Dec. 16 but more icy
conditions forced the game
to moved once again.
The game was moved to
Feb. 2.
Photos by Jeremy Jones
Zak Roskos (10) celebrates his first of two goals Thursday at Stoughton with teammates Alex Verhagen (9) and Calvin
Schneider (7). Oregons top line accounted for all four goals in the 4-1 victory.
Oregon beats Soughton, falls to sectional rival

JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Forward Zak Roskos scored a goal

and assisted on two others Thursday as the Oregon boys hockey team
posted a 4-1 victory over the Badger
South rival Stoughton Vikings.
The Oregon sophomore scored
the game-winner just over 10 minutes into the second period, taking a
Calvin Schneider pass from behind
the goal line and beating the Vikings
goaltender.
Roskos scored from the left
faceoff circle 4 1/2 minutes into the
period for Oregon but Stoughton
answered with a Sam Wahlin power-play goal seven minutes later.
Calvin Schneider and Verhagen
had an insurance goal in the third
Oregons Ryan Michek (3) tries to redirect a shot past Stoughton goaltender Carperiod.
Oregon goaltender Henry Roskos son Roisum on Thursday. The Panthers won the Badger South Conference game
was a wall for the rest of the game, 4-1.
stopping 16 shots for his first shutout of the season.
S t o u g h t o n s C a r s o n R o i s u m
stopped 22 or more shots in each
period to finish with a season-high
75 for the game.
I thought we would put the puck
in the net a little more than we did
based on the number of shots on
goal we had, head coach Mike
Jochmann said. We hit him in the
chest a couple of times, but their
goaltender played a really nice
game.
T h a n k f u l l y, o u r f r o n t l i n e o f
Roskos, Schneider and Verhagen
gave us a spark, scoring all of our
goals.
Madison West 5, Oregon 3

Oregon hosted sectional rival
Madison West on Friday and fell
5-3 in a game that will have playoff-seeding implications.
Goaltender Henry Roskos made
18 saves, including 13 in the second
period, but Oregon (12-2-1 overall,
4-1 Badger South Conference) was
unable to slow the Madison West
offense, allowing two goals in each
of the first two periods.
Sam Hakes struck first for Oregon
two minutes into the third period,
but West answered with two unassisted even-strength goals.
Alex Verhagen scored the Panthers next two goals.
Schuyler Hedican scored a goal
and assisted on three others for
Madison West.
Madison Wests Adam Buencamino finished with 29 saves, including
11 in the third period to thwart any
chances of a Panthers comeback.
West was a big test, Zak Roskos
Senior Calvin Schneider fires a shot on goal Thursday against Stoughton goaltender Carson Roisum.
Whats next
Oregon travels to the SLICE Arena at 7 p.m. Friday to take on Monroe and
then host Aquinas co-op Avalanche at 2 p.m. Saturday and Monona Grove at 8
p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, at Oregon Ice Arena.
said. We worked hard, but we need
to kind of get back to basics.
Oregon, McFarland (PPD)

The Panthers were supposed to
host McFarland (8-5) Tuesday in a
Badger Conference crossover but
the game was postponed due to icy
road conditions.
The non-conference game will be
made up at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31.
Badger South
Team
W-L-T Points
Edgewood 7-0-0 14
Oregon 4-1-0 8
Milton 3-2-0 6
Monona Grove 2-3-0
4
Stoughton 1-4-0
2
Monroe 0-7-0 0
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Girls hockey
Icebergs shut out a second time by Rock County Fury in Badger Conference showdown
JEREMY JONES
Waupaca 9, Icebergs 2
Sports editor
The Stoughton girls hockey

co-op gave up three goals in each
period Thursday as they lost 9-0
to the Rock County Fury inside
Beloits Edwards Ice Arena.
Anna Runde had two goals and
an assist and Bailey Cronin added
two goals for the Fury, who had
saw seven different girls score a
goal.
McKenzie Nisius once again
kept busy in goal, stopping 48 of
the 57 shots on goal she faced.
McKaylie Buescher stopped 10
shots for her second shutout of
the season.
Stoughton got the shot total of

its opponent down a bit on Saturday, but was still unable to find
away out of three-goal deficit in
the first period on its way to a
9-2 non-conference loss against
Wauapca.
Kaitryn Olson scored a
short-handed goal for the Icebergs
6 1/2 minutes into the first period inside the Mandt Community
Center. It did little to step the tide
for Waupaca, which scored three
times in the first 4 minutes and
then added a fourth goal midway
through the period.
Stoughtons even-strength goal
Whats next
The Stoughton girls hockey co-op (0-6-0-) hosts the Viroqua Blackhawks (1-4-0) in a Badger Conference game at 7p.m. Friday inside
the Mandt Community Ice Arena.
by Taylor Nisius early in the second period made the game 5-2.
Waupaca scored three goals in
the second and a pair of insurance
goals in the third.
Markie Ash lit the lamp four
times and assisted on three more
for Waupaca, while her sister
Cadie scored two goals and assisted on another.
McKenzie Nisius stopped 34
shots, while Anna Ryder stopped

18 of 20 for Waupaca.
Icebergs,
Brookfield (ppd.)
Badger
Conference
Team
W-L-T Points
Sun Prairie
5-0-1
11
Metro Lynx
4-0-2
10
Rock County
4-1-1
9
Viroqua 1-4-0 2
Badger Lightning 1-4-0
2
Stoughton 0-6-0 0
The Icebergs were scheduled to

host the Brookfield Glacier for a
non-conference game on Tuesday, postponed. No make-up date had
but icy roads and unsafe travel been announced as the Courier
conditions forced the game to be Hub went to press.
POY: McCorkle won four tournaments during the 2016 summer season
Girls basketball
which uses a match-play format

after qualifying.
She also tied for eighth to make
the championship flight and then
made the round of 16 in match
play.
Oregon loses
second-half
lead at Milton
Big finish
ANTHONY IOZZO
McCorkle rode her success

from the summer into her final
high school season, not only making state for the second time but
also helping the entire varsity
team qualify.
At state, she helped the Panthers take fifth as a team and also
finish with the second-best round
2 score of any Division 1 team.
She also improved on her junior
experience by finishing tied for
11th with a 158.
While McCorkle has many fond
memories after playing all four
high school seasons on varsity
including with her older sister
Morgan as a freshman and her
younger sister Andi as a junior
and senior she said the failures
helped shaped her into the player
she is today.
Over the past few years, I
started to learn that with golf you
can never be perfect in a round,
McCorkle said. There are always
things that will go wrong, and it
is just how you handle them and
how you come back from that
hole and those mistakes.
Learning that and realizFile photo by Anthony Iozzo
ing to not put so much pressure Taylor McCorkle, pictured putting as a freshman, played with her older sister Morgan in her first high school seaon myself, I think that really son on the Oregon High School varsity golf team. She later would play with her younger sister Andi as a junior
helped.
and senior.
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NDSU: OHS senior hopes to utilize practice facilities starting in the fall
work is paying off.

school season and the junior summer season, it is intimidating at
first, but knowing I will have other
people there to support each other
is really nice, McCorkle said.
McCorkle picked NDSU
because of the overall atmosphere
of the campus and the excellent
golf facilities. And the team is
strong enough she doesnt expect
to make the traveling team in her
first year.
I am going to try and go up
there and represent Oregon as well
as I can, she said. All my hard
Top-flight facilities
One of the reasons she liked
NDSU was its size. Despite being
a Division I school, the campus is
smaller than many other Division I
schools.
But another was the facilities,
especially for the winter. North
Dakota State has both an indoor
driving range and practice facility
to work on chipping and putting.
And in the summer, she will be
able to further her practice at the
teams home course, Fargo Country Club. In addition to the 18-hole
tournament course, Fargo CC also

has an 18-hole par-3 course.
That is a huge bonus because it
focuses on your short game. Having that aspect and having that
facility to practice in is going to be
really nice, McCorkle said.
Focusing on improvement
While making traveling team is
a possibility in her freshman year,
she said shes more concerned with
just getting better in her first year.
I am not going to expect to make
the traveling team, she said. I am
just going to work at my game and
try to do my best.
The Bisons fall season begins

in September and is broken up into
two parts. The first one ends in early November, and the second part
goes from February to April.
The competition will be similar
to what she faced at the National Junior PGA Championships in
Rhode Island during the summer,
which she qualified for after winning the Wisconsin Junior Championship.
Getting a feel for that and getting a glimpse of how it will be in
college, I am really looking forward
to it, she said. It will be a good
way to push me to keep working on
Charles won the 500

(5:07.29) and finished
second in the 200 free
(1:54.28). Rohloff finished
fourth and found himself
on the podium in the 100
breaststroke in 1:12.24.
Sophomore Henry Wiedemann (6:04.87) placed sixth
in the 500 free.
Swimmers with season
or career bests were: Blake
Anderson (50 free, 100
back); Zach Folmer (100
free, 100 breast); Aedan
Larson (50, 100 free); DunWe will continue to

can Morgan (100 free); work hard as we come to the
Jaume Pujol (50 free, 100 final weeks of the season,
breast); Sam Rohloff (100 Krueger said.
free, 100 breast); Justin
Yaun (50, 100 free); Wiede- Oregon,
mann (100, 200 free); Braatz Stoughton (ppd.)
(100 free) and Charles (200,
The Panthers were
500 free).
Whats
next?
Oregon hosts Monroe
at 7:30p.m. Friday in
the annual cancer awareness night game and then
travels to non-conference
McFarland at 3p.m. Saturday. The Panthers also
travel to Madison Edgewood at 7:30p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24.
Badger
South
Team W-L
Monroe 6-0
Stoughton 5-1
Monona Grove
3-3
Madison Edgewood 2-2
Milton 2-3
Oregon 1-5
Fort Atkinson
0-5
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Swim: Dual at Stoughton postponed due to icy roads


girls basketball team led
by nine at halftime Friday
at Badger South Conference rival Milton, but the
Panthers couldnt keep the
momentum in the second
half of a 52-45 loss.
The Red Hawks (8-5
overall, 2-3 Badger South)
outscored Oregon (4-8, 1-5)
36-20 in the second half,
and senior Bailee Collins
and junior Emma Martin finished with 14 and 10 points,
respectively, for Milton.
Junior Ellen McCorkle led
the Panthers with 16 points.
supposed to travel to Badger South rival Stoughton on

Tuesday but icy roads forced
the postponement of that
meet.
No make-up date was
announced as the Observer
went to press.
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graduates is not complete. Due to the
increased number of submissions after
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Obituaries
Marjorie Hoffman
Hyatt
St. Cloud State University

Brooklyn
Hannah Lee Jones, deans list
Wheaton College
Oregon
May Stevenson, deans list
Edgewood College
Oregon
Robyn Haggerty, deans list; Martha Sommers,
Fall 2016 honors
deans list; Hailie Schnabel, deans list; Kayla
Nytes, deans list; Robyn Haggerty, semesSt. Norbert College
ter honors; Jessica Kelbel, semester honors;
Oregon
Lillianna C. Swenson, deans list; Carson W. Bobbie Mitchell, semester honors; Kayla Nytes,
semester honors; Sarah Olson, semester honTorhorst, deans list
ors; Sidney Peach, semester honors; Annie
Petras, semester honors; Martha Sommers,
Wisconsin Lutheran College
semester honors; Mary Tully, semester honors
Oregon
Brooklyn
Austin Busler, deans list
Nate Crowell, deans list; Sam Wendt, semester
honors
Legals
NOTICE OF TOWN CAUCUS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the
electors of the Town of Oregon, in the
County of Dane, State of Wisconsin, that
a Town Caucus for said Town will be held
at the Town Hall, 1138 Union Road in said
Town on Saturday, January 21, 2017 at
2:00 p.m. (snow date of Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.) to nominate
candidates for the different Town offices
to be voted for at the Town Election to be
held on the first Tuesday in April of this
year (April 4, 2017).
Offices to be filled with nominations
are:
Town Board Chairperson
Town Board Supervisor
Town Board Supervisor
Town Assessor
Town Constable
Wayne L. Ace, Chairman
Denise R. Arnold, Town Clerk
Posted: January 5, 2017
Published: January 12 and 19, 2017
WNAXLP
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BOARD OF EDUCATION
DATE: MONDAY, JANUARY
23, 2017
TIME: 6:30 PM
PLACE: NETHERWOOD
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removed from the calendar for separate
action.
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if any
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environment! We offer flexible shifts,
days, evenings and weekends. $12/hour+
potential bonuses. For more information,
contact us at (608) 877- 8879
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.
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Any qualified elector who is unable

or unwilling to appear at the polling place
on Election Day may request to vote an
absentee ballot. A qualified elector is any
U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age
or older on Election Day, who has resided in the ward or municipality where he
or she wishes to vote for at least 10 consecutive days before the election. The
elector must also be registered in order
to receive an absentee ballot. Proof of
identification must be provided before an
absentee ballot may be issued.
You must make a request for an absentee ballot in writing.
Contact your municipal clerk and
request that an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you for the primary
or election or both. You may also submit
a written request in the form of a letter.
Your written request must list your voting
address within the municipality where
you wish to vote, the address where the
absentee ballot should be sent, if different, and your signature. You may make
application for an absentee ballot by
mail, email or in person.
Making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail
The deadline for making application
to receive an absentee ballot by mail is:
5 pm on the fifth day before the election,
Thursday, February 16, 2017.
Note: Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who
are indefinitely confined to home or a
care facility, in the military, hospitalized,
or serving as a sequestered juror. If this
449 Driver, Shipping

& Warehousing
EXCLUSIVELY ROSES is seeking drivers for Valentine's Day deliveries February 9th, 10th and 13th. Routes go to
Chicagoland. $200/ Route +Gas. Drivers
must use their own vehicle. STRICTLY
LIMITED to minivans and cargo vans.
For further inquiries, please contact us at
(608) 877-8879
TRUCK DRIVER/MERCHANDISER:
Looking for a person to drive and stock
our products on shelves in the grocery
stores we deliver to. Grocery store experience helpful. 35-40 hours per week.
M-F with few Saturdays's during holiday
weeks. No CDL required. Call or email
Darrell at L&L Foods 608-514-4148 or
dmoen@landfoods.com
Peggy Haag, Clerk

VILLAGE OF OREGON
117 Spring Street
Oregon, WI 53575
(608) 835-3118
January 31-February 15, 2017 (Mon-Fri)
7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
February 16 & 17, 2017
7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Denise Arnold, Clerk
TOWN OF OREGON
1138 Union Road
Oregon, WI 53575
(608) 835-3200
February 6-16, 2017 (Mon-Thurs)
8:00 a.m.-noon & 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Friday, February 17, 2016
8:00 a.m.-noon & 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Linda Kuhlman, Clerk

VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN
210 Commercial St.
Brooklyn, WI 53521
(608) 455-4201
Feb. 6-16, 2017 (Mon-Thurs)
7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Friday, February 17
7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerks office is / was: See dates
& times above.
The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerks office: February 17, 2017,
see times above.
No in-person absentee voting may
occur on the day before the election.
The municipal clerk will deliver voted ballots returned on or before Election
Day to the proper polling place or counting location before the polls close on
Tuesday, February 21, 2017. Any ballots
received after the polls close will not be
counted.
___________________________________
Posted: January 17, 2017
Published: January 19, 2017
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Must be available early A.M.s, 7 days a week,
and have a dependable vehicle.
For more information call Pat at 608-212-7216
Vila M. Jacobson
Vila Jacobson
Vila M. Jacobson, age

84, of Tomahawk, Wis.,
passed away on Saturday,
Jan. 14, 2017, at Ministry
Sacred Heart Hospital.
Vi l a w a s b o r n M a y
22, 1932, in the Village
of Brooklyn to the late
Loy and Edith (Peterson)
Allen. She was married to
Lloyd Jacobson on March
17, 1951; he survives. Vila

was a 1949 graduate of
Stoughton High School.
After graduation, she
enrolled in the nursing
program though Methodist
Hospital. She worked as
a waitress for numerous
restaurants and was an
EMT before becoming a
U.S. Postal Carrier; she
retired in 1992.
After Lloyd and Vilas
retirement, they moved to
the Tomahawk area where
they enjoyed living on
Somo Lake. Vila was a
talented cook, seamstress
a n d p a i n t e r. H e r t r u e
passion was gardening.
Survivors include
her husband of over 65
years, Lloyd Jacobson
of Tomahawk; two sons,
Greg (Lucy) Jacobson and
Scott Jacobson, both of
Tomahawk; two daughters,
Micki (Kenneth)
Duerst of Monticello,
Wis., and Kelly (Eric)
Carlson, of Wausau; five
grandchildren, Cliff, Brett,
Kyle, Matt and Eddie; and
four great-grandchildren,
Conner, Amber, Olivia and
Leah.
She was preceded in
death by her parents,
Loy and Edith; brother,
Ronald; and two sisters,
Mary Alice and Milda.
The family would like
to thank the staff at Sacred
Heart Hospital as well as
A La Carte Care for their
compassion and care of
Vila. In accordance with
Vilas wishes, no formal
services will be held.
Generations Funeral
Home and Crematory of
Tomahawk is assisting
the family. View Vilas
obituary and leave
online condolences at
generationsfuneral.com.
554 Landscaping, Lawn,

Tree & Garden Work
HALLINAN-PAINTING
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References/Insured
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608-455-3377
SNOW REMOVAL
Residential & Commercial
Fully Insured.
608-873-7038 or 608-669-0025
602 Antiques & Collectibles
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
Katie (Aaron) Guspiel,

Matt Hoffman, Martin
A m a c h e r, A b b y ( E r i c
Zink) Kirchenwitz
and Nate (Morgan)
Kirchenwitz; and many
nieces and nephews. She
was preceded in death by
her parents; five sisters;
and one brother.
Funeral services were
h e l d o n M o n d a y, J a n .
16, at Stoughton United
Methodist Church,
with the Rev. Catherine
C h r i s t m a n o ffi c i a t i n g .
Private burial took
place in Cooksville
C e m e t e r y. M e m o r i a l s
may be made in Marges
name to the charity of
t h e d o n o r s c h o i c e . A
special thank you to
the staff of Stoughton
Hospital for their care
and support. Please
share your memories
o f M a r g e a t : w w w.
CressFuneralService.com.
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& 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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Cress Funeral Service

206 W. Prospect Street
Stoughton, WI 53589
(608) 873-9244
642 Crafts & Hobbies

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
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ENTERTAINMENT AND EVENTS
ANTIQUE SPORTING AND ADVERTISING SHOW February
3&4, Sunnyview Expo Center, OSHKOSH WI. Friday 10-6,
Saturday 9-3. BUY/SELL/TRADE, $6 admission over 15.
www.antiquesportingandadvertisingshow.com 906-250-1618
(CNOW)
Marjorie Hoffman
Hyatt, age 90, passed
away on Wednesday, Jan.
11, 2017, at Stoughton
Hospital.
She was born in Baker,
Montana on Jan. 13, 1926,
the daughter of Byron and
Gladys Hubbard. Marge
graduated from Oregon
High School in 1944. On
July 31, 1946, she married
Wa l t e r H o f f m a n a n d
together they raised four
children. They enjoyed
Dawn George, Clerk

TOWN OF RUTLAND
4177 Old Stage Road
Brooklyn, WI 53521
(608) 455-3925
February 6, 2017-February 17, 2017
Call number above for appointment
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ABSENTEE BALLOT
applies to you, contact the municipal

clerk regarding deadlines for requesting
and submitting an absentee ballot.
Voting an absentee ballot in person
You may also request and vote an
absentee ballot in the clerks office or
other specified location during the days
and hours specified for casting an absentee ballot in person.
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Dave Johnson
C. INFORMATION ITEMS
6:40 1. OEA Report
6:42 2. Student Report
D. ACTION ITEMS
6:45 1. Open Enrollment Spaces
6:50 2. School Start Date Resolution
E. DISCUSSION ITEMS
None
F. INFORMATION ITEMS
7:05 1. Report from WASB State
Convention
7:10 2. Superintendents Report
G. CLOSING
7:15 1. Future Agenda
7:20 2. Check Out
H. EXECUTIVE SESSION
7:25 1. Superintendents Evaluation
Consideration of Adjourning to
Closed Session Item H1as Provided Under Wisconsin Statutes 19.85 (1) (c)
I. ADJOURNMENT
Go to: www.oregonsd.org/board
meetings/agendas for the most updated
version agenda.
Published: January 19, 2017
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Marjorie Hoffman Hyatt
spending time with

family, especially their
grandchildren, as well
as dancing and playing
cards with friends. They
w e r e a c t iv e m e m b e r s
of Stoughton United
Methodist Church.
After Wallys death in
1992, Marge was lucky
to find a companion
in Russell Hyatt. They
were married in 1994.
Together they enjoyed
traveling, square dancing
and building their country
home. Following Russs
death, Marge moved to the
Rosewood Apartments and
enjoyed being active with
many friends. Her greatest
enjoyment was spending
time with her children and
grandchildren.
Marge is survived
by four children, Judy
(Ron) Jabs, John (Nancy)
Hoffman, Jackie (Tom
Amacher) Hoffman and
Jenny (Fred) Kirchenwitz;
seven grandchildren,
Ryan (Dawn) Jabs and
t h e i r d a u g h t e r Ta y l o r,
Dustin (Amanda) Jabs,
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DRY OAK and Cherry Firewood For Sale.

Contact Dave at 608-445-6423 or Pete
608-712-3223
FIREWOOD STORED INSIDE
dry oak, cherry, maple
free delivery to Stoughton area $110.00
Face, $300 cord
608-873-3199 OR 608-445-8591, leave
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SEASONED SPLIT OAK,
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608-609-1181
664 Lawn & Garden

3 YR OLD CUB CADET W/50 INCH
MOWER DECK. Comes with additional
attachments of snow blade, MTD 2 stage
snow blower, tire chains, new belt, scraper blade, shoes(new last season). $1385
Call Pat at 608-835-5816
or 835-6677.
SNOWBLOWER 5HP, 22" MTD two

stage snow-blower for sale. New drive
belt and cable, new auger belt and cable,.
Starts easy, runs and throws snow great!
Big enough to blow through deep and
heavy snow, easy to handle. 5 forward
and 2 reverse speeds. All ready to go for
the winter! $275 OBO. Call or text Jeff at
608-575-5984
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
Due to an in-house promotion, we are seeking

a full-time RN for the AM shift. This shift does
include every other weekend and a rotating
holiday schedule. Benefit package included.
If you are looking to make a change in 2017,
come join our growing/expanding team
located 8 miles from Madison.
Apply at:
www.oregonmanor.biz or
call Deb at (608) 835-3535.
EOE
NORTH PARK STORAGE

10x10 through 10x40, plus
14x40 with 14' door for
RV & Boats.
Come & go as you please.
608-873-5088
OREGON SELF-STORAGE
10x10 through 10x25
month to month lease
Call Karen Everson at
608-835-7031 or
Veronica Matt at 608-291-0316
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& Recreational
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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
680 Seasonal Articles

3 YR OLD CUB CADET W/50 INCH
MOWER DECK. Comes with additional
attachments of snow blade, MTD 2 stage
snow blower, tire chains, new belt, scraper blade, shoes(new last season). $1385
Call Pat at 608-835-5816
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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
RASCHEIN PROPERTY
STORAGE
6x10 thru 10x25
Market Street/Burr Oak Street
in Oregon
Call 608-520-0240
UNION ROAD STORAGE
10x10 - 10x15
10x20 - 12x30
24 / 7 Access
Security Lights & Cameras
Credit Cards Accepted
608-835-0082
1128 Union Road
Oregon, WI
Located on the corner of
Union Road & Lincoln Road
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
801 Office Space For Rent
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
STOUGHTON-2BEDROOM, 1 bath,
deck, totally renovated inside, washer/
dryer on-site, parking lot. $675/mo. No
pets. 608-709-9177, 608-332-6013
ALL ADS SUBMITTED SUBJECT TO
APPROVAL BY PUBLISHER OF THIS
PAPER.
Employee-Owned.
Forward Thinking.
Community Focused.
Office & Inside Sales

Part-Time
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
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
Do you like to meet people?

Are you self-motivated?
Do you possess computer skills?
If you answered yes, lets talk! Consider joining our Unified
Newspaper Group (UNG) team in a part-time, advertising
sales and administrative role. This is a very rewarding
opportunity where you will sell and process classified ads,
sell special projects, welcome and assist customers by
phone and in-person, process reports and provide other
administrative functions.
ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE

10X10 10X15 10X20 10X30
Security Lights-24/7 access
BRAND NEW
OREGON/BROOKLYN
Credit Cards Accepted
CALL (608)444-2900
The majority of office hours will be based in our Stoughton,

Wisconsin office with occasional days in the Verona and
Oregon offices to assist the employee-owners in those
locations.
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
Office hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00am3:00pm. Though

part-time today, some benefits are available as well as
advancement opportunities for the career-minded individual.

or 835-6677.
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Call Tom at 575-9700 to discuss terms
and possible rent concessions
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Brooklyn, WI, 608-455-2411
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Seeking caregivers to provide care
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Oregon Observer
Village: Bike trail, parks part of 2017 goal

and Rosewood Avenue,
where theyre considering developing a hotel
and apartment complex.
The family hasnt formally proposed anything, and
the soil work is a preliminary step to determine the
extent of land preparation
required should the Coyles
decide to move ahead with
a project.
Village officials arent
saying much at this point
but would clearly like to
see a hotel development
at the site to help promote
economic development and
provide visitors a place to
stay in Oregon.
Were going to
try to get the city
(Fitchburg) and
county excited
about helping us
connect our trail.
2017 plans
Hotel development
Bike trail extension
Develop playing
fields
Intergovernmental
agreement
Expand business
park
really a village project

because the trail is well
beyond village boundaries. Were going to try to
get the city (Fitchburg) and
Rotary Bike Trail
county excited about helpAnother project thats ing us connect our trail,
been desired for a long he said.
time is finishing the original plan for the Oregon Playing fields,
Rotary Bike Trail.
park land
Gracz told trustees he
As the county continues
and his staff have deterto
develop Anderson Farm
mined the best way to connect it to the Badger State County Park on Union
Trail is not to extend it Road in the Town of Oreby the most direct route gon, village officials are
west across private lands. having ongoing discussions
I n s t e a d , h e s u g g e s t e d with Dane County over the
enlisting the help of the possibility of developing a
Town of Oregon, the City sports complex.
It would be a long-term
of Fitchburg and Dane
project,
but finding places
County to create a path
north along Fish Hatchery to develop playing fields
Road from where the trail is one staff are working
on in the interim, Gracz
currently ends.
The trail would cross said.
The Village Board hired
County Hwy. M and then
be taken off-road along JSD Professional Services
Fish Hatchery to Adams to work with the Park
Road, where it would turn Board to do some planning
west and follow Adams for the Keller Alpine MeadRoad to the Badger State ows Park on the villages
Trail. The approach would west side, Gracz said. The
reduce the number of pri- Village Board has accepted
vate landowners involved an engineers design recommendations for develin the trail extension.
Ive been in contact oping two playing fields
with the town, and Ill on the parks west side,
invite someone from the and thinks the village can
town to join me at the develop the fields without
meetings with Fitchburg too much grading.
We have money in the
and Dane County, Gracz
told the Observer last 2017 budget to start workweek. This would help ing on the engineering for
achieve the goal of a bike that, Gracz said. Probaroute into Madison and bly we would do the engineering this year and build
back.
Gracz said trail plan- them next year.
ners had hoped to gain Deal with town
permission of landowners
The village also plans to
to extend the trail directly
west to the Badger State work on an intergovernTrail, but it looks like mental agreement with the
Town of Oregon because of
thats not an option.
He noted this is not two potential annexations.
Mike Gracz, Village of

Oregon administrator
Village planner Mike

Slavney is expected to
present an overview of a
potential agreement with
the town at the Jan. 23
board meeting. A Verona-based developer has
acquired 75 acres west of
the Oregon Park Neighborhood subdivision on the
west side, and village officials anticipate receiving
an annexation petition in
coming months.
We h a v e F o r w a r d
Development Group looking to annex some property
into the village, and so we
thought it would be a good
time to see if we could
strike an arrangement with
the town so that both parties have a better understanding of which way
were going as far as the
communities, Gracz said.
Further south and west,
the Hermsen family has
proposed creating a conservancy park and would
also look for the property
to be annexed, although
that may not happen this
year, Gracz said.
Alpine Business Park

The Alpine Business
Park is running out of room
for potential larger businesses that have looked at
building in Oregon.
Gracz told the board
the village plans to contact Lycon, the original
property owner, to find
out whether the company
would like to partner with
the village on expanding
the business park.
Weve been talking
about this and are going
to reach out to the property owners about acquiring
some additional property,
Gracz said.
Contact Bill Livick at bill.
livick@wcinet.com.
Photos by Scott De Laruelle
Cub Scouts from Oregons Pack 350 keep their eyes on the cars as they zoom toward the
finish line. From left are Tyler Houtsinger, Ben Schuetz, Seth Baertlein, Leo Baertlein, Tristen
Winterberg, Samuel Hanke and Miles Ertl.
And
theyre off
Oregon Cub Scout
Pack 350 held its annual Pinewood Derby on
Saturday, Jan. 14, at
Rome Corners Intermediate School.
Dozens of scouts
built cars that raced
during the afternoon
for a chance to advance
in the competition.
Scott De Laruelle
On the web
See more Pinewood Derby
photos:
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Odorico: LeBrun, Maitzen run for Area IV

candidates extra time to file
before the extended Jan. 6
deadline.
In that time, Odorico submitted her candidacy papers
and will be on the ballot
unopposed to represent that
district. Uphoff had come
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out of political retirement

in 2014 having previously served on the board to
defeat Odorico, one of three
incumbents who lost their
seats that year.
The two other challengers
that year who had defeated sitting incumbents Lee
Christiansen and Wayne
Mixdorf are running for
re-election in April.
Area IV incumbent Gwen
Maitzen is running against
newcomer Tim LeBrun in
Area IV, consisting of the
Vi l l a g e o f
Brooklyn and
the towns
o f O r eg o n ,
Montrose,
Brooklyn
and Union.
Barb Feeney
i s r u n n i n g LeBrun
unopposed in
Area II (Blooming Grove,
Dunn and Rutland). Board
terms are for three years.
Odorico, in an email to
the Observer, cited her nine
years of experience on previous school boards and
said that experience will
be helpful to the school district as it faces future challenges.
In particular, the greater OSD community is
growing, with continuing
development in the Village
of Oregon and proposed
development in Fitchburg,
she said. I am eager to help
the OSD plan for the future
and, as before, continue to
support the important work
of our teachers, staff and
administrators.
LeBrun, in an email to the
Observer, said hes running
for school board to offer his
experience of having served
on other board, his perspective as a parents, and his
experience as a small business owner.
I am a strong believer that our Oregon school
board has the responsibility
to balance the needs of the
kids, the educators, and the
taxpayers, he said.
LeBrun noted he is the
father of four recent OSD
graduates.
(That) experience, combined with my efforts in
each of the recent district
referenda, remind me that
I may never be closer to
understanding the district
as a resident and a parent
than I am right now, he
said. So while the experience, knowledge and relationships are fresh, there is
no better time to get more
involved.
Email Unified Newspaper
Group reporter Scott
De Laruelle at scott.
delaruelle@wcinet.com.

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