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dies in crash
Students use memorial, social media to
mourn classmate
SCOTT DE LARUELLE
Unified Newspaper Group

As they worked through the sudden

grief of losing a friend, Allyson Norlands fellow Oregon High School classmates took to social media to share stories about her all-too-brief life.
Norland, 17, passed away Feb. 11 after
she was involved in a car crash in the
Town of Oregon.
According to a press release from the Norland
Dane County Sheriffs Department,
deputies responded to a single-vehicle
fatality crash on Storytown Road, near the intersection
of County D/Sun Valley Pkwy., around 4 p.m. Preliminary investigation indicated Norland, who was traveling alone in a 1999 Honda Accord, was headed south on
a long, straight area of the road when her vehicle went airborne and struck a large tree along the side of the road.
She was pronounced dead at the scene by the Dane
County Medical Examiners Office. Excessive speed is

Madrigal Dinner
Oregon Middle School students welcomed
friends and family to a medieval feast Friday
at the school. The night was filled with song,
dance and food and refreshments.

Turn to Norland/Page 3

Meyers resigns
from high school

Above: Acacia Learish, Zachery Bonnell,

Jeffery Thomas, Josuah Rockwell, Kathryn
Small and Emilee Lehman await the arrival of a
guest who broke one of the dinner rules.
Left: Madison Cameron and Myla Gustafson
announce the arrival of the boars head.
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OHS principal was arrested 3 times for

OWI in December

On the web

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Meyers

Hockey captain enduring tumultuous year on and off the ice

JEREMY JONES

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When the Oregon High School

boys hockey team dropped the puck
on the WIAA postseason Tuesday
evening, the Panthers had one noticeable absence: Nate Anderson.
One of two senior captains, Anderson was hoping for a bit of good luck
Thursday, Feb. 5, in what has been an
unprecedented string of bad breaks.
Instead, the 18-year-old, who lost his
mother less than a year ago, was hit
with more bad news when his doctor told him he would not be able to
return to the ice this season.
It was heartbreaking. I moved here

in seventh grade from Dodgeville and

Ive played with this same group of
guys ever since, Anderson said. Its
always meant a lot. There are so many
fun memories with those guys.
A second-team all-conference
defenseman his junior year, Anderson
suffered a concussion in the teams
fifth game of the season Dec. 11 at
home against Verona and has been
unable to return to the ice since.
Two weeks after being diagnosed
with a concussion at the Dodgeville
Hospital emergency room, Anderson
Photo by Jeremy Jones
was dealt yet another blow.
Having felt fatigued for more than a Senior captain Nate Anderson cheers on
his OHS boys hockey teammates before the

Turn to Anderson/Page 9 third period Friday.

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Two months after she was arrested for

drunken driving multiple times while on
medical leave from the Oregon School
District, high school principal Kelly
Meyers resigned Tuesday.
Earlier this month, Meyers was convicted of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, with two similar charges pending
from incidents in December.

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high school since 2011

In a letter sent to district parents and guardians Tuesday afternoon
by superintendent Brian
Busler, he said the resignation is effective immediately and that district
officials wish Meyers the
best as she continues
to address her medical
concerns. Meyers had
been on a medical leave
of absence since August
2014, a status that was
changed to administrative
leave in December after
district officials learned of
her arrests.
Meyers joined the Oregon School District in
the 2011-12 school year
as an associate principal.
In spring of 2012, she
was named Oregon High
School principal, beginning with the 2012-13
school year.
Kelly Meyers has been
a distinguished teacher,
coach and school administrator in Wisconsin
schools, Busler wrote in
an email to the Observer.

She was an excellent

school principal in Oregon
and a compassionate and
empathic individual with
our students.
Busler said Jason Wilhelm will continue to
serve in the role of interim high school principal
through the end of the
2014-15 school year.
We are appreciative of
his willingness to step in
and serve students, families and staff at Oregon
High School, Busler
wrote, noting that district officials are posting
the vacant OHS principal position and working
toward hiring a permanent
principal in early spring.
You can be assured that
Mr. Wilhelm, our team
of school administrators,
along with the Oregon
High School faculty and
staff, will continue to
make each day important for our students as
we move toward the successful conclusion of the
2014-15 school year, and
our Class of 2015 graduation on June 14.

Shown are props Michna used to set the scene during her portrayal as the
former First Lady.

A realistic
Roosevelt
Nearly 50 people welcomed
Jessica Michna to the Oregon
Area Senior Center as she portrayed Eleanor Roosevelt on
Feb. 12.
Above, Michna speaks in an
accent while portraying the former First Lady.
Left, Chris Johnson, of Oregon,
and her friend Barb Gassman,
of Madison, chuckle with the
audience as Michna shared
fascinating facts about Eleanor
Roosevelts life.

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Village of Oregon

Street work cost: half of estimate

BILL LIVICK
Unified Newspaper Group

Significant street repairs

scheduled to take place
this summer on the villages northwest side will
cost about half as much as
village officials had anticipated.
The Village Board on
Monday awarded a contract to Payne and Dolan
for street work on West
Netherwood, West Richards, and Braun roads and
Market Street. The board
accepted the companys bid

of $218,659 for the project

barely more than half the
estimate of $431,892.
The money to pay for the
work is mostly coming from
the villages tax-increment
financing district, TID 2. It
also includes the $117,205
cost to repair West Netherwood Road, which is not in
the TIF district but will be
covered by Lycon Inc.
TIF gathers property taxes from all overlying jurisdictions, including schools,
to facilitate development
that would not have otherwise occurred.
In a previous agreement, Lycon had agreed
to a one-time payment to
the village of $150,000
for street maintenance on

Netherwood Road. Village

officials sought the agreement in anticipation of
heavy truck traffic with the
opening of Lycons Ready
Mix production facility in
the Alpine Business Park.
Lycon opened its plant last
year.
Public works director
Mark Below said the streets
need new pavement, and
Payne and Dolan is going
to set this up so that we
dont shut that end of town
down.
Its work that needs to
be done, but the TIF expenditure period ends in September and so it needs to
be done before that, Below
added.
After the expenditure

period of a TIF district

ends, the village may continue to use the combined
revenues to pay off costs
incurred by the district until
the district closes (up to
five years later) but cannot
charge further expenses to
the district.
Other work planned for
this spring and summer
includes replacing a water
main on Market Street, and
replacing another water
main on West Netherwood
Road from Market Street to
North Main Street.

In other business
The board also approved
Pantherland Express
request to sell food and
beverages in village parks

Norland: Remembered as a dedicated student, athlete, friend

School reaction
The day after the crash,
the Oregon School Districts Crisis Response
Team, which includes
school counselors and
administrators and local
pastors, worked with staff
and community members to
provide whatever support is
possible to Norlands family and friends, and additional counseling and support was made available
throughout the days ahead.
Our crisis team with the
support of the local faith
community did an outstanding job of helping students and staff, said district superintendent Brian
Busler. We are appreciative of the excellent work
of our crisis team and the
local faith community to
help us in this time of great
need. Allyson was a terrific
young person with a bright
future.
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believed to be a contributing
factor.
A makeshift memorial has
been set up on the side of the
road where the accident happened, with friends and family
leaving notes, flowers and other items in Norlands memory.
Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon, with
about 400 people in attendance. Around 550 people
came to a visitation on
Sunday. A private burial is
scheduled at a future date.
According to her obituary,
Norland, a Fitchburg resident, was born Oct. 26, 1997,
in Madison, the daughter of
Aaron and Krysta (Homme)
Norland. Described as someone who would light up a
room when she walked in,
she enjoyed singing, photography, reading, track,
cross country, tug of war,
her beloved dogs and her pet
hedgehog.
Through a family spokesman, the Norlands said they
did not wish to comment.

and staff in our community

and will be greatly missed
and remembered.
The day after the accident, the high school athletic department Twitter
account, OHSPanthersAthletics, sent several Tweets
recognizing Norland, a
student-athlete who participated in track and cross
country.
A dedicated student,
athlete and musician,
Allyson was successful at
everything because she was
so focused and determined
to be her best, the tweets
read. She is described by
her friends as kind, caring, friendly, talented, and
always smiling: Characteristics that make her so special.
There was a moment of
silence to honor her memory at the girls home basketball game on Friday,
and people wore green (her
favorite color) to honor her.
Norlands brother, Steven,
did not compete at a regional wrestling tournament
over the weekend due to her
death.
The Firefly Coffee House
hosted an event on Saturday afternoon where Norlands friends and family could create pages for a
memory book in her honor.
On Facebook, a Remember Allyson Norland page
was established, with 748
likes as of Tuesday afternoon.
One of Norlands best
friends since middle school,
Taylor Martin, didnt
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when her dad told her about
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Well be selling water,

healthy snacks, soda, candies and chips, he said.
We want to give parents
an outlet for something to
drink and eat while their
kids are out there playing.
The board also granted
Cowan a temporary license
to sell beer during the annual Alumni Hockey Tournament at the Oregon Ice Arena, which runs May 7-10.
The board also approved
hiring Mante Lawn Care to
provide services for the village cemetery in the amount
of $20,629 for two-year
contract. Mante submitted
the low bid; the next lowest
bid was $35,860.

during athletic events.

Owner Ben Cowan will
be required to obtain the
proper permits and provide
proof of insurance, and
the motion unanimously
approved by the board prohibits Pantherland from
selling items during softball, baseball, and soccer
tournaments, when nonprofit vendors are present. In making her motion,
Trustee Jeanne Carpenter
said she did not want Pantherland, a for-profit business, to compete with clubs
and other nonprofit organizations.
Cowan told the Observer
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Opinion

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Legislative opinion

Sunshine need for Wisconsin elections

We have within our power the
ability to shine light on all money
spent in political campaigns. Citizens United, the infamous decision by the U.S. Supreme Court
that declared corporations as people, set a clear path encouraging
states to enact reporting requirements for money spent in elections.
Generally
money spent
in elections is
reported to the
Government
Accountability
Board and that
information is
available to the
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public. That
reporting however is limited
to express advocacy in a campaign. Ads that dont mention an
election date and dont say vote
for or vote against dont have
to report.
But we all know that every
dollar spent before an election
on advertisements is intended to
influence the outcome of an election. We call these ads so called
issue ads. We should shed sunlight on the money used to influence the outcome of an election, even if that spending is not
express advocacy for an election
but clearly is intended to help or
hurt one candidate or another.
The problem with reform that
directly affects elected officials
has been that once a person is
elected they soon lose interest in
fixing the election system. They
are afraid that if sunlight is shown
on who paid for the television ads

in their election, people may not

be happy anonymous money was
spent electing their legislator.
That assumption might be right,
people may not tolerate bought
and paid for by. So called
issue ads are run on both sides of
the aisle. They use union money,
international money and corporate
funds to pay for television, phone
calls, mail and radio ads.
I have worked through the years
and through the changing court
decisions trying to get this legislation passed in both houses of
the Legislature. The Senate has
passed it twice. For many years
this was a bipartisan bill; one I coauthored with Senator Mike Ellis
and Representative Dean Kaufert.
Both have left the Legislature.
But the issue remains and is in the
right thing to do so we will move
ahead, partnered with the likes of
Common Cause and the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign.
We may never be able to stop
the flow of money into elections
in Wisconsin but we can account
for every dollar spent through a
comprehensive reporting requirement 60 days before every election. Sunshine on money spent
will hold everyone accountable in
a fair and transparent way.
You too can make a difference in how election spending is
reported. Contact your Legislators today. For more information
on the Erpenbach proposal for
sunshine in elections please contact my office at 266-6670 or sen.
erpenbach@legis.wi.gov

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Brunch for Your Brain class

sessions will cover a variety of
material, ranging from left/right
brain activities to memorybuilding exercises, and from
nutrition to optical illusions.
Those four subjects are just a
small sample of the material the
course addresses.
The course was an honorable
mention recipient of the 2008
CVS/pharmacy and NCOA/
NISC Prescription for Better
Health and Wellness Award.
It will be taught by two educators who have retired from the
Oregon School District and are
volunteering their time at the
Senior Center: Nancy Johnson
and Gunnard Swanson.
Knowing what I do about
these two former teachers, I
expect their sessions will be a
lot of fun as well as informative. Participants should anticipate plenty of laughter mixed in
with the learning.
Brunch for Your Brain will
meet at 10:30 on Tuesdays
and Thursdays, and the entire
course costs only $10, but space
is limited to 16 seniors.
It will provide food for
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Participants are welcome to stay
for lunch each day, after the
program concludes. As always,
the cost for lunch for those over
60 is donation-based, and the
meal needs to be ordered 24
hours in advance.
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manager at the Oregon Area
Senior Center. To register for
Brunch for Your Brain, call the
Senior Center at 835-5801.

February 19, 2015

The man behind That Tree

If you go

Photographer Hirsch
tells his story at OHS
Unified Newspaper Group

Ever had a photography

subject you just couldnt get
enough of?
For photojournalist
Mark Hirsch,
that subject
was an old
bur oak tree
near his Platteville home.
H e t o o k a Hirsch
photo of the
tree every day for a year, and
turned that into his recently
published photography book,
That Tree.
Hirsch will give a presentation about his book and his
career at Oregon High School
on Tuesday afternoon, as the
guest of Michael Derrick and
the OHS art and photography
department. The lecture coincides with the Oregon School
Districts STEAM (Science,
Technology, Engineering, Art
and Math) initiatives.
Hirsch, an editorial and
corporate photographer who
spent 20 years in the newspaper industry as a photojournalist, photo editor and visuals editor, began a freelance
career in 2006, working for
Getty Images and The New
York Times.
He purchased his first

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Photo submitted

Platteville-based photojournalist Mark Hirsch will give a public presentation to students, staff and community at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb.
24 at the OHS Performing Arts Center on his recent project, That
Tree.

iPhone in 2012 without considering using it instead of

standard camera equipment.
However, at the urging of a
friend, he snapped his first
photograph with his phones
camera features.
It was of an ancient Bur
Oak tree in a cornfield hed
always admired but never
photographed. Inspired,
Hirsch began a yearlong project to capture a picture a day
of the oak, finding solace,
and heretofore hidden beauty, he said.
He began posting his

photos and they became a

viral sensation. The yearlong
project was completed on
March 23, 2013, and That
Tree, done using only his
iPhone, became a full-color
hardcover book.
At first it was just a tree in
a cornfield, Hirsch told the
Observer. Then it became
this entity that I grew to
respect for its precarious existence and its longevity. Then I
began to recognize its role as
the source of life, food, habitat and protection for so many
other plants and animals

School in Janesville and UWMadison, where he was a

member of the Chi Phi Fraternity and an Athletic Trainer
for the Badger Football and
Basketball teams. He graduated with a Masters Degree
in bacteriology. Todd was
employed at Becton Dickinson for 28 years in development, manufacturing and quality assurance and recently with
Sigma-Aldrich Fine Chemical
in quality assurance.
He loved the outdoors,
hunting, fishing, cross-country skiing (having participated in 14 successive Birkebeiners) and helping others.
Todd was a member of the
St. Johns Lutheran Church
in Oregon. He was a longtime member of The Prairie
Enthusiasts (TPE) EmpireSauk Chapter and loved
every aspect of prairie restoration, spending countless

hours removing invasive

species, picking seeds, and
experimenting with numerous growth and transplant
methods to yield viable prairie flowers in abundance.
Todd is survived by his
fiance, Candace Peterson;
and her children, Grant and
Aidan Wilson; sons, Ryan of
Milwaukee and Marine Pfc.
Casanova of Oregon; father,
Donald (Pearl) of Janesville;
brother, Curt (fiancee, Sarah
Schuler) Casanova of Madison; and sister, Daun Casanova of Summerville, Fla.;
the mother of his children,
Ryan and Jason, Kim Complin of DeForest; along with
other numerous other friends
and family.
He was preceded in death
by his mother, Grace in
1989.
A Celebration of Life will
be held at St. Johns Lutheran

living within its little realm.

Kind of like a mother in the
forest.
Now, Hirsch said he cant
drive by the tree without
glancing over to make sure
its still safely standing.
The contemplative nature
of taking time each day to
slow down in the quiet valley
of That Tree was personally
transformative, he said. She
also opened my eyes to a
greater appreciation for today.
Tomorrow is not guaranteed.
That Tree has taught me to
slow down and appreciate the
almost (but not quite) hidden
beauty that abounds in our
world sometimes even in
our own backyard.
Hirschs story has been
featured around the world by
outlets such as NBC News,
CBS' "Sunday Morning, The
Daily Mail (UK) and PBS.
The presentation is free
and open to the public. For
information, email Derrick at
mjd@oregonsd.net.

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Churches

For more information, contact Bob

There will be water walking, lap
Johnston at 576-4111.
swimming and shallow water exercise
Free tax preparation will be proclasses at 8 p.m.
vided at the senior center for seniors The Retro Swing Band
from 1-3:30 p.m. Thursday, March
Listen to vintage music played by Winter in the woods
26. Appointments are necessary and vintage musicians at 1 p.m. Monday,
Children in grades 1-4 can explore
can be made by calling 835-5801.
Feb. 23, when the Retro Swing Band Winter in the Woods with an Aldo
plays at the senior center.
Leopold naturalist from 3-4 p.m.
Whole grains talk
Directed by UW-Whitewater pro- Wednesdays Feb. 25 to March 18
Join a nutrition educator from Dane fessor emeritus Frank Ferriano, the 18 at Netherwood Knoll. Students will
County UW Extension to learn about piece ensemble has received acclaim learn about how pioneers survived the
the importance of whole grains at for its performances of big band tunes winter, why birds migrate and more.
9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 20, at the senior and nostalgic favorites as well as
The class fee of $39 for all four
center.
newer music.
classes includes all materials. RegisMake Half of Your Grains Whole
ter at oregonsd.org/community or call
will also talk about tips on how to Mosaic knitting
Scott at 835-4097.
incorporate more whole grains into
Mosaic knitting is great new techyour diet. Sign up is not required.
nique that lets you make cool geomet- New diabetes support group
ric designs.
The new diabetes support group
Try hockey for free
Learn the technique at the Mon- begins in February at the senior cenOregon Hockey is hosting Try tage of Mosaic class from 6-8:30 ter. Beginning Feb. 26, it will meet
Hockey For Free from 10-11:30 a.m. p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, at Netherwood every fourth Thursday of the month at
Saturday, Feb. 21, at the Oregon Ice Knoll. The class fee is $15 (or register 1:30 p.m.
Arena, 100 N. Perry Parkway.
with a friend for $25).
It is intended for those who have
The event is designed to provide
R e g i s t e r a t o r e g o n s d . o r g / been diagnosed with diabetes, but
kids ages 3-12 a free experience to community or call Scott at 835-4097. spouses and other caregivers are
try youth hockey, even if they have
encouraged to attend. Learn healthy
no previous skating or hockey experi- Water wellness
lifestyle habits, nutritional tips, recience.
There will be a free Water Well- pes and more.
There will be a limited amount of ness Day at the Oregon Pool from
The group is sponsored by Stoughequipment available to borrow. The 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24.
ton Hospital and is facilitated by
top coaches will be on the ice to help
Learn about different water exer- Deb Schiefelbein who is certified
your kids learn the basics.
cise opportunities available, stretch- in Healthy Living with Diabetes by
Register at tryhockeyforfree.com. ing and conditioning in the water.
Stanford University.

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

Community calendar

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

408 N. Bergamont Blvd. (north of CC)
Oregon, WI
608-835-3082 - fpcoregonwi.org
Pastor Bob Vetter
SUNDAY
10 a.m. Blended Worship
11 a.m. Coffee Bar/Fellowship
11:15 a.m. All-ages activity

Tax preparation

Thursday, February 19

1 p.m., Third Thursday Afternoon

Euchre Card Party ($3), senior
center

LEGO free build, library

6:30 p.m., Oregon School Board
meeting, RCI Intermediate School,
835-4300

Friday, February 20

Tuesday, February 24

9 a.m., UW Extension Nutrition

Education: Make Half of Your
Grains Whole, senior center
10:45 a.m., Half Hour Health Talk:
Health Implications with Aging,
senior center, 835-5801
6-8 p.m., Bruce Edwin acoustic
guitar A Work in Progress, Firefly,
bruceedwin.net

7 p.m., Water Wellness Day

(free), Oregon Pool

Wednesday, February 25

3-5 p.m., Computer class:

Facebook Pages ($15), senior center, 835-5801

Thursday, February 26

($5), PAC

Saturday, February 28

6-8 p.m., Rotary Wine and

Cheese Event ($25), Gorman and
Company, 200 N. Main St., oregonrotary.org/cheese/cheese.html
7:30 p.m., OHS Drama Club presents The Love of Three Oranges
($5), PAC

Sunday, March 1

7 a.m. to noon, VFW Pancake

breakfast and bake sale ($6,
$3 kids under 12, free under 2),
Oregon Middle School

1:30 p.m., New Diabetes Support

Group, senior center
Saturday, February 21
Monday, March 2
3-7 p.m., Oregon/Brooklyn Food
10-11:30 a.m., Try Hockey For
6-8 p.m., Retirement 365, library
Pantry distribution, 1092 Union
Free, ages 3-12, Oregon Ice Arena, Road
Tuesday, March 3
576-4111
7:30 p.m., OHS Drama Club pres- 1 p.m., Movie: Jersey Boys,
6:30 p.m., Saturday Card Party
ents The Love of Three Oranges
senior center
($3), senior center
($5), PAC

Monday, February 23

Friday, February 27

Wednesday, March 4

1 p.m., Retro Swing band concert, 7:30 p.m., OHS Drama Club pres- 10:30 a.m., Book club: Blessings
by Anna Quindlen, senior center,
senior center
ents The Love of Three Oranges
835-6268
3:30-4:30 p.m., Monday Funday:

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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, Feb. 19
WOW: Oregon Village
Board Meeting (of Feb.
16)
ORE: Little Mermaid
NKE Musical (of Apr.
2009)

Monday, Feb. 23
ORE: Girls Varsity
Hockey vs. Cap City
Cougars (of Feb. 3)
6:30 p.m.LIVE
Oregon School Board
Meeting

Friday, Feb. 20
WOW:
Oregon
Chamber of Commerce
Meeting (of Feb. 19)
ORE: OMS 7th Grade
Orchestra Concert (of
Feb. 17)

Tuesday, Feb. 24
WOW: Dale Brown
Magician @ Oregon
Senior Center (of Oct.
2014)
ORE: OHS Girls
Varsity Basketball vs
Baraboo (of Feb. 19)

Saturday, Feb. 21
WOW: Bahama Bob
Band @ Concert-in-thePark (of Aug. 2014)
ORE: OHS Boys Varsity
Hockey Regional vs. Sun
Prairie (of Feb. 17)
Sunday, Feb. 22
WOW: St. Johns
Lutheran Church Service
ORE: OMS Madrigal
Dinner (of Feb. 13)
Monday, Feb. 23
WOW: Healthy Aging
Brains @ Oregon Senior
Center (of Feb. 4)

Wednesday, Feb. 25
WOW: Uncle Ozzie
Music @ Oregon Senior
Center (of Oct. 2014)
ORE: OHS Boys
Varsity Basketball vs
Monroe (of Feb. 20)
Thursday, Feb. 26
WOW: Retro Swing
Band @ Oregon Senior
Center (of Feb. 23)
ORE: Oregon School
Board Meeting (of Feb.
23)

Senior center
Monday, Feb. 23
Meat Balls in Gravy
Egg Noodles
Peas & Carrots
Grape Juice
Strawberry Ice Cream
VO: Soy Beef Sauce
Tuesday, Feb. 24
Baked Chicken
Stuffing with Gravy
Squash
Fruit Cup
Pie Slice
V.O. Veggie Ribbet
Wednesday, Feb. 25
Beef Stew over Mashed
Potato
Peach Slices
Biscuit
Sugar Cookie
VO: Stew with Soy
Thursday, Feb. 26
Sliced Turkey Ham
Scalloped Potatoes
Green Beans
Pear
Rye Bread
Butterscotch Pudding with
Topping
VO: Swiss on Rye
SO: Garden Salad
Friday, Feb. 27
*Ham & Bean Soup
Shredded Carrot Salad
Fruit Cocktail
Bread Stick
Cookie
VO: Veggie Soup

Monday, Feb. 23
AMReflexology
9 a.m., CLUB
9 a.m., Wii Bowling
10 a.m., Dominoes
1 p.m., Retro Swing Band
1 p.m., RSVP Sewing
1:30 p.m., Bridge
4 p.m., Weight Loss Support
Tuesday, Feb. 24
8:30 a.m., Zumba Gold
9:30 a.m., Bingo
12:30 p.m., Sheepshead
12:30 p.m., Stoughton Shopping
1 p.m., Sing-Along
Wednesday, Feb. 25
AMFoot Care
9 a.m., CLUB
1 p.m., Get Fit
1 p.m., Euchre
2 p.m., Knit/Crochet Group
3 p.m., Facebook Pages
Computer Class
Thursday, Feb. 26
AMChair Massage
8:30 a.m., Zumba Gold
9 a.m., Pool Players
12:30 a.m., Shopping at Bills
1 p.m., Cribbage
1:30 p.m., Diabetic Support
Friday, Feb. 27
9 a.m., CLUB
9 a.m., Wii Bowling
9:30 a.m., Blood Pressure
10:45 a.m., Gentle Yoga
1 p.m., Get Fit

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 Eric Wenger
SUNDAY
10 a.m. Worship at 1111 S. Perry
Parkway, Oregon
COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
201 Church Street, Brooklyn
(608) 455-3344
Pastor Dave Pluss
SUNDAY
9:30 a.m. Worship
FAITH EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN
CHURCH
143 Washington Street, Oregon
(608) 835-3554
Pastor Karl Hermanson
SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship
Holy Communion 2nd & last
Sundays

FITCHBURG MEMORIAL UCC

5705 Lacy Road, Fitchburg
(608) 273-1008
www.memorialucc.org
Pastor: Phil Haslanger
Associate Pastor Twink JanMcMahon
SUNDAY
8:15 and 10 a.m. Worship
GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN
CHURCH ELCA

Central Campus: Raymond Road and

Whitney Way
SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship
SUNDAY - 8:15, 9:30 and10:45
a.m. Worship West Campus: Corner
of Hwy. PD and Nine Mound Road,
Verona
SUNDAY - 9 &10:15 a.m., 6 p.m.
Worship (608) 271-6633
HILLCREST BIBLE CHURCH
752 E. Netherwood, Oregon
Eric Vander Ploeg, Lead Pastor
(608) 835-7972
www.hbclife.com
SUNDAY
8:30 and 10:15 a.m. worship service
at Oregon High School PAC
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
Pastors Jason and Johanna Mahnke
(608)835-3755
www.peoplesumc.org
Communion is the 1st & 3rd
weekend
SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship
SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship and
Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. Worship;
5 p.m. The Gathering Sunday night
service with simple supper to follow
ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN CHURCH
625 E. Netherwood, Oregon
Pastor Paul Markquart and Pastor
Emily Tveite
(608) 835-3154
SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship
SUNDAY - 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship
9:15 a.m. Sunday School
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.
Diabetes Support
Group, Oregon Senior
Center, 320 Fair St.,
882-0407, fourth
Thursday of each month
at 1:30 p.m. (starting
Feb. 26)
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.

Saying the Unsayable

Words are a poor substitute for reality. When we are
ravenously hungry, the word cheesecake doesnt do
nearly as well as the real thing. Likewise in the spiritual
realm, there are experiences of the divine which cant
be adequately conveyed in words. The sun coming
up over a calm ocean can fill us with such awe for
Gods creation that only a fool would try to put this
experience into words, though fools will rush in where
angels fear to tread. The power and immensity of
nature often fills us with feelings and insights which
are ineffable, though something in us always struggles
to express the experience. There can also be times
when an act of kindness or forgiveness is so morally
beautiful that we are moved to tears and simply cant
convey how much it means to us. The most important things in life, such as love and kindness, arent
about fancy words or how well we express ourselves,
although of course we can be kind and loving or cruel
and hateful with our words as well as our actions. So,
we should choose our words carefully, and remember,
sometimes the kindest words are those which are left
unsaid.
Christopher Simon
Words, so innocent and powerless as they are, as
standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil
they become in the hands of one who knows how to
combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Boys swimming

Boys hockey

Ziomek buries
Sun Prairie
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor

Photos by Jeremy Jones

Jacob Larsen advanced to this weekends WIAA Division 1 state meet in the 200-yard freestyle, finishing runner-up in 1:46.63 and sixth as part of the 200 medley relay
(1:40.90). Larsen later qualified for state in a second individual event, posting a 53.80 for ninth place in the 100 butterfly. He also helped the 400 free relay finish eighth in
a school record 3:24.07, but the quartet was unable to qualify for state.

Splashing to state

Panther swimmers
advance to D1 state meet
for first time
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor

Oregon/Belleville boys swimming team entered Saturdays

WIAA Division 1 Middleton sectional meet not only believing they
could compete amongst the states
fastest sectional, but also thinking
they had a shot to make history.
The Panthers did exactly that
Saturday, breaking five school
records while advancing four
events onto this Saturdays WIAA
Division 1 state meet inside the
UW Natatorium.
Juniors Jake Larsen, Eli Rule
and Jackson Marsden and freshman Ian Charles once again kick
started the meet for the Panthers,
taking sixth place, breaking their
own school record for the fifth
time this season in 1 minute, 40.90

If you go
What: WIAA Division 1 state
swimming meet
When: 3 p.m. Saturday
Where: University of WisconsinMadison Natatorium
Cost: $6
seconds.
The Panthers have the second
fastest time of the first heat at
state, while Memorial in lane four
of the third heat posted the top
time (1:36.22).
Larsen followed up the medley
relay with an even more impressive swim in the 200 free. Despite
a short turnaround, the junior
posted the teams top finish of the
day, finishing runner-up to Madison Memorial junior Baird Miller
(1:45.03) in 1:46.63.
I knew in order to make it to
state, I couldnt hold anything
back. Still, I was definitely surprised to finish second. It was

Junior Eli Rule took sixth place in the 100 breaststroke, besting his own school
record of 1 minute, 1.17 seconds at Saturdays WIAA Division 1 Middleton sectional. Hes seeded 20th entering state.

kind of surprising to look up and can go that fast, it boosts my confisee that I had beaten my goal time dence quit a bit for state. Just being
for the end of the year by two secTurn to Sectionals/Page 8
onds, Larsen said. Just to know I

The eighth-seeded Oregon

boys hockey team hosted
ninth-seeded Sun Prairie in
a WIAA regional semifinal Tuesday evening and
won 2-1 via a Dylan Ziomek
slapshot.
Knotted 1-all entering the
third period inside Oregon
Ice Arena, the Panthers got
good pressure in the corner.
The puck eventually popped
out and deflected to the top
of the slot to Ziomek, who
hit the pipe and beat Cardinal goaltender Jake Thornton high to the gloveside for
the game-winner midway
through the period.
Despite outshooting Sun
Prairie 14-6 in the first period, Oregon trailed 1-0 after
the first period.
I dont know if we
were nervous or what, but I
thought we played very tentative in the first period, Panthers head coach Rick Fleming said. We didnt come
out with a playoff intensity.
Oregon picked up the
intensity in the second period
though, as sophomore Ian
Schildgen knotted the score
two-and-a-half minutes into
the period.
Sophomore Henry Roskos
finished with 19 saves for
Oregon, while Thornton had
32 for the Cardinals.
The Panthers move on to
face top-seeded Middleton
(17-5-2) at 8 p.m. Friday
inside Capitol Ice Arena with
the victory.
While the Cardinals dont
have any scoring totals that
leap off the page, Middleton
played well enough in every
facet of the game to win the
Big Eight Conference championship. The team gets better in every period, scoring
nearly twice the number of
goals (45) in the third period
this season as in the first (27).
Senior goaltender Max
McConnell, who had a 1.91
goals against average and a
.928 save percentage is the

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Wrestling

Season ends with a slough of fifth places

ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor

Although the Oregon High

School wrestling season ended
at Saturdays WIAA Division 1
Stoughton regional at Stoughton
High School, it doesnt mean that
the Panthers didnt have their
share of successes.
Senior Omar Sacramento (145
pounds) and sophomore Parker
Ehn-Howland (152) both won
their fifth-place matches and had
an opportunity to make sectionals in a fourth-place wrestleback.
Freshman Samuel Pieper (120)
added another fifth place, while
junior Tristan Williams (170)
and freshman Jerremy Bonno
(106) both took sixth.
The guys did show

improvement as the day went

on, making it into the wrestleback round and just in the finals
round. But unfortunately, they
werent able to pull out all the
wins, head coach Ned Lease
said. I look at this team, and I
see a lot of guys that are really
young, and I see a lot of guys
that are learning a lot.
I am so proud of the way the
guys wrestled today. There were
some good performances and
some clutch performances, but
unfortunately, we are not moving
anyone on.
Sacramento (10-15) finished
his high school career with a
chance to make sectionals after
edging Sun Prairie sophomore
Zach Perich 5-3 in the fifthplace match. That win allowed

Sacramento to wrestleback for

fourth against Fort Atkinson
junior Austin Kind, but he fell
11-6.
We are sending off a good
senior in Omar, and he wrestled
a really good finals match to get
into that wrestleback, Lease
said. It would have been nice to
get him through to sectionals, but
I am so proud of how he wrestled
today. He started off as a totally
green freshman, greener than the
freshmen we have right now.
Sacramento lost his first match
of the day, but he regrouped with
a pin over Verona junior Ryan
Weiss in 5 minutes, 12 seconds
in the consolation bracket to earn
Photo by Anthony Iozzo
a spot in the fifth-place match.
Senior
Omar
Sacramento
(145
pounds)
gets
a
takedown
on
Zach
Perrich
(Sun
Ehn-Howland (12-8) also lost
Prairie) in the fifth-place match Saturday in the WIAA Division 1 Stoughton regional

Turn to Regionals/Page 8 at Stoughton High School. Sacramento won the match 5-3.

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Boys basketball

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Girls basketball

Panthers edge Crusaders Panthers earn No. 2 seed in WIAA playoffs

ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor

The Oregon High

School boys basketball team leapt into a tie
for second place in the
Badger South Confer ence Tuesday at Madison
Edgewood.
The Panthers (15-5
overall, 7-3 conference)
held off the Crusaders
(4-16, 2-9) 45-42.
Oregon led by two after
three quarters and did just
enough in the fourth to
remain ahead.
The Panthers started the
game up 14-9, but Edgewood tied them at halftime.
Senior Markus Tobias
led with 17 points, while
junior Charlie Soule added 10. Junior Alex Duff
chipped in eight points.
Senior Bryce Haefer led
Edgewood with 10 points.
Oregon hosts Monroe
at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The
seeding meeting is Saturday.

Mount Horeb 52,

Oregon 48
A tough fourth quarter

Badger South
Team W-L
Stoughton 9-1
Monona Grove
7-3
Oregon 7-3
Fort Atkinson
5-4
Monroe 4-6
Madison Edgewood 2-9
Milton 1-9
hurt the Panthers in a
52-48 loss Thursday in a
Badger Conference crossover at Mount Horeb.
Mount Horeb, which
is the first-place team in
the Badger North, outscored Oregon 22-12 in
the fourth quarter after
the Panthers grabbed a
six-point lead after three
quarters.
Oregon trailed by one
at the half, but a 16-9
advantage in the third
gave the Panthers the
lead.
Duff led with 19 points,
while Soule added 14.
Tobias chipped in seven.
Senior Drew Fredrickson led Mount Horeb
with 14 points.

ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor

Badger South

The Oregon High School girls basket- Team W-L

ball team did its part Friday with a 61-44 Madison Edgewood
10-1
win against Monona Grove at OHS.
Oregon 10-2
The win moved the Panthers to 10-2
in the Badger South (13-7 overall), and Stoughton 8-3
leaves them a half game behind Madison Monona Grove
5-6
Edgewood (16-5, 10-1).
So the hopes for Oregon to share the Monroe 3-8
conference title lies with the outcome Milton 2-9
Thursday, when Stoughton travels to Fort Atkinson
1-10
Edgewood. If Stoughton wins, Oregon
shares the title with the Crusaders. If
In the top of Oregons bracket, DeForEdgewood wins, the Crusaders clinch the
est earned the No. 1 seed, while Portage
title outright.
is the No. 2. DeForest will open regionals
Playoff seeding
against the winner of No. 4 Baraboo/No.
Regardless of the final result, the 5 Reedsburg. Portage will open regionals
WIAA Division 2 sectional 3 seeds were against the winner of No. 3 Waunakee/
already announced Saturday, and the No. 6 Sauk Prairie.
The other side of the bracket is also
Panthers earned a No. 2 seed. Edgewood
is No. 1, and Stoughton is No. 3. Monroe split into two. In the top half (in order by
seed) are: Monona Grove, Fort Atkinis No. 4, and Mount Horeb is No. 5.
Oregon will host Stoughton to open son, Milton, Jefferson and McFarland.
In the bottom half (in order by seed) are:
regionals at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27.
The winner of that game will either Waterford, Union Grove, Wilmot Union,
host Monroe or Mount Horeb or travel to Westosha Central, Elkhorn and DelavanEdgewood in the regional final at 7 p.m. Darien.
In Oregons part of the bracket, the
Saturday, Feb. 28.

sectional semifinal is at Middleton High

School. Janesville Parker High School
hosts the other sectional semifinal. Both
games are at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 5.

Oregon 61, MG 44
The Panthers stayed ahead offensively
in the first quarter Friday and used strong
second and third quarters to pull away for
the win.
Senior Riley Rosemeyer finished with
17 points and 11 rebounds, while senior
Kelsey Jahn added 15 points. Junior Leah
Koopman contributed 12 points and
seven rebounds, and sophomore Danica
Keisling chipped in eight points.
Oregon had 10 steals as a team.

Oregon 63, Evansville 52

The Panthers traveled to non-conference Evansville on Tuesday and pulled
out a 63-52 win.
Freshman Ellen McCorkle led with 15
points, while Rosemeyer added 13. Jahn
scored 12, and Keisling also reached
double digits with 10.
Senior Brielle Greenleaf led Evansville
with 19 points.
Oregon concludes the regular season
at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at home in a nonconference game against Baraboo.

Regionals: Five out of seven wrestlers place in top six

Girls hockey

Icebergs back into playoffs,

dropping four of the last five
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor

Despite outshooting the

Badger Conference rival
Rock County Fury 48-25
on Saturday, the Icebergs
proved unable to find the
back of the net against junior
goaltender Molly Gross.
The Beloit co-op got
all the offense in needed
en route to the 2-0 victory
thanks to a power-play goal
by Danielle Heitsman late in
the first period and an insurance goal by Ally Burke in
the second.
Senior Kenzie Torpy
turned aside 23 of 25 shots
on goal in the loss, while
Gross stopped all 48 shots
she saw.
It was tough for our

seniors to lose their last

regular season home game,
but the second season starts
here next Thursday against
Baraboo.
The Icebergs (8-13-3
overall, 5-5-0 conference)
finished the season third
behind Sun Prairie (14-5-4,
8-0-2) and Middleton (108-5, 6-0-4) in conference.
A fourth-seed, they now
drop the puck on regionals
inside the Mandt Center at
7 p.m. Thursday against the
fifth-seeded Badger Thunder
(5-14-2).
The winner advances on
to face either top-seeded
Onalaska (13-6-3) or Beaver
Dam/Randolph (5-14-0) on
Tuesday, Feb. 24. Time and
location for that game are to
be determined.

Oregon freshman Jerremy Bonno (106 pounds) goes for a pin over
Jonno Herbst (Verona) in the consolation semifinals Saturday in the
WIAA Division 1 Stoughton regional. Bonno defeated Herbst in a
15-0 technical fall and ended up sixth overall.

Continued from page 7

his first match of the day
only to edge Fort Atkinson
sophomore Nick Chapin
3-0 in the fifth-place bout.
Like Sacramento, EhnHowland had a chance to
wrestleback for a sectional
berth, but he fell 7-2 to
Stoughton senior Patrick
Reilly.
Pieper (15-7), who didnt
get a chance to wrestleback
for fourth, finished fifth

with a 5-1 win over Sun

Prairie sophomore Justin
Hodges.
Bonno (6-12) won a 15-0
technical fall over Verona
freshman Jono Herbst to
earn a spot in a fifth-place
match, but he was pinned
in 1:12 by Oconomowoc
freshman Luke Olson.
Williams (8-20) picked
up a last-second takedown
for an 8-6 win over Watertown junior Bryan Schauer, but he also fell in his

Photos by Anthony Iozzo

Junior Tristan Williams (170) celebrates an 8-6 win over Bryan

Schauer (Watertown) in the consolation semifinals with assistant
coach Kyle Flanagan and head coach Ned Lease (left) Saturday in
the WIAA Division 1 Stoughton regional. Williams finished sixth
overall.

fifth-place match, dropping

and 8-1 decision to Verona
junior Dom Sabbarese.
Sophomore Joshua Tanner (160) and freshman
Connor Brickley (113) also
participated at regionals.
It takes some time for

these guys to grow into

full wrestling form, Lease
said. You look at kids like
Sam and (Devin) Keast and
Connor and Bonno, all just
freshman and wrestling at
a high level right now.

Sectionals: Boys break five school records at D1 Middleton sectional

Continued from page 7
there will be a great experience.
He has the fourth fastest time
in the second heat at state, while
Oshkosh West senior Nate Sommers posted the top time at sectionals.
Though he missed the podium,
Larsen later qualified for state in
a second individual event, posting
a 53.80 for ninth place in the 100
butterfly. His time tied Muskego
junior Drew Borland for the 22nd
(of 24) spots at state.
Rule was the Panthers only
other individual state qualifier of
the day, taking sixth place in the
100 breaststroke, besting his own
school record in 1:01.17. Hes
seeded 20th entering state.
Oregon hadnt qualified a
swimmer to the state tournament
since competing in Division 2
for the final time back during the
2008-09 season.
Marsden reached the final spot
on the 50 free podium in eighth
place with a time of 22.59, but did
not qualify for state.

Larsen led off the Panthers

final swim of the afternoon with
a school record 100 free split of
48.66 on the 400 free relay. Larsen, Marsden, Rule and Charles
were unable to qualify for the
state meet in a second relay, however, finishing eighth in a school
record 3:24.07.
Other Oregon/Belleville career
best times were turned in by Josh
Green (200 free, 200 free relay,
100 breast), David Heim (100,
200 free, 200 free relay), Joe
Schwartz (100 free), Ryan Wood
(100 free, 200 free relay, 100
breast), Charles (200 free) and
Marsden (100 free).
When all was said and done,
Oregon/Belleville had posted 23
career bests out of a possible 28
swims.
I thought our guys held their
own pretty well today. Our medley kicked off the meet again and
then Jake got out there, I had four
or five different coaches, come up
and congratulate me after his 200
free, head coach Scott Krueger
said.

From the fastest sectional in the

state, Krueger said hed suspect
a third, if not more of the guys in
every event Saturday will be from
the Middleton sectional. Of those,
maybe half will be state champions.
Its a great meet and it makes
us better, Krueger said. I dont
know if we would have got as fast
as we have been going if we were
in Division 2. Theres MG and
McFarland that we would probably be swimming against, but
youve got to work hard to do well
at this meet. Our kids have all
worked really hard this year.
Last year we lost a lot of races in those dual meets where we
were getting touched out. This
year the guys have really taken a
big jump, and I think it helped us
compete here today.

State preview
The 91st Annual Wisconsin
Interscholastic Athletic Association boys swimming and diving
championships will be held Friday
and Saturday, Feb. 20-21, at the

Natatorium on the campus of the

University of Wisconsin in Madison. Ticket prices for the meet are
$6 and are sold only at the UW
Natatorium the day of the competition.
Eight event champions from last
season return to defend their titles
in the Division I meet slated for 3
p.m. Saturday.
Sophomore Paul DeLakis
of Eau Claire Memorial/North
accounts for two of those champions returning to defend their titles.
He won the 200 individual medley
last year and is an overwhelming
favorite to repeat with a qualifying time of 1:50.40, which is five
seconds faster than the next closest qualifier. Hes also the top
qualifier in his quest to repeat as
champion in the 100 breaststroke.
His qualifying time in the event
of 56.57 is almost a second faster
than the next swiftest qualifying
time.
Junior Ben Gebhart of Madison
Memorial won the 100 butterfly
in 2014 and returns to defend his
title. He enters the meet with the

third-fastest time of 51.62.

Gebharts teammate and classmate Justin Temprano is the
returning champion in the 100
backstroke.
Senior Nick Plachinski of
Cedarburg captured the crown in
the 200 frees last year.
Junior Connor Rumpit of
Brookfield East/Central enters the
state meet with the top qualifying time in the 500 freestyle with
an effort of 4:37.70 after placing
ninth last year. In addition to the
200 freestyle, Somers also possesses the best qualifying time in
the 100 freestyle at 47.00.
The Madison Memorial 200
medley and 200 freestyle relay
teams aim to extend their run of
titles this weekend. The medley
relay seeks its fifth straight title
and is the fastest qualifying quartet
with a sectional time of 1:36.22.
The 200 freestyle attempts to
win its fourth consecutive crown.
The Arrowhead 400 freestyle
relay attempts to make it two
straight after snapping a four-year
run by Madison Memorial in the

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Hockey: Panthers win regular season finale over Stoughton

Continued from page 7
Cardinals top player.
Were going into that game as bigtime underdogs. We should feel absolutely no pressure and just play loose.,
Fleming said.

Oregon 3, Stoughton 1
Photo by Jeremy Jones

Collin Bundy (10), Colin Hughes (15) and Dylan Ziomek (2) celebrate Lucas Heftys second period power-play goal Friday evening
in Stoughton. Ziomek added a pair of first period goals as the
Panthers rolled 3-1 on the road against their rivals.

Ziomek scored a pair of even-strength

goals less than three minutes apart Friday as the Panthers capped the regular
season Friday with 3-1 Badger South
Conference victory over Stoughton

If you go
What: WIAA Division 1 regional
final - No. 8 Oregon at No. 1
Middleton
When: 8 p.m. Friday
Where: Capitol Ice Arena
inside the Mandt Community Center.
The Vikings were assessed 10 penalties for 23 minutes, which Oregon eventually capitalized on late in the second
period thanks to sophomore defenseman

Lucas Hefty.
Stoughton freshman forward Jackson Breton finally got Stoughton on the
scoreboard, scoring off a faceoff two
minutes into the third period.
Roskos finished the evening with
25 saves, while Stoughton senior Matt
Murphy stopped 24 of 27 shots on goal.
Oregon (12-11-1 overall) finished
second in conference with a 7-2-1
record. Madison Edgewood (15-7-2,
10-0-0) went undefeated to repeat as
champions. The Vikings (8-15-1, 4-6-0)
finished fourth.

Anderson: Senior determined to make most of opportunity at Concordia University

month, Anderson was diagnosed with mononucleosis,
a common illness amongst
teenagers and young adults, on
Christmas at St. Marys Hospital in Madison.
Like many who contract
mono, its likely Anderson
who appeared sluggish at the
beginning of the season had
the virus for as long as two
months prior to being diagnosed. Symptoms usually dont
start until four to six weeks
after exposure.
While the virus can cause
high fever, a severe sore throat
and swollen lymph nodes, in
Andersons case its swelling
of the spleen that has kept the
senior off the ice.
Its not uncommon for mono
to cause the spleen to rupture,
something doctors fear could
happen if Anderson returns
to the ice too soon with either
contact or the strain leading to
the worst.
I still havent gotten over
it, said Anderson whos
missed two-and-a-half months
at OHS. I felt like I was letting
my team down. Its been tough,
but missing a lot of school
hasnt helped at all.

The biggest loss

Still, recent events were
nothing compared to the loss
he suffered April 29 when his
mother, Pamela Sue Anderson, died suddenly of a cardiac
arrest after years of struggling
with alcoholism.
When I first found out, it
was hour-by-hour, Anderson
said. I knew I was improving
and able to take it day by day
when I was finally able to get
seven or more hours of sleep.
Even before his mothers
passing, Anderson had already
moved in with his maternal
aunt and uncle, Nancy and
Bill Hanson, in Dodgeville.
So it was only logical they
would become his legal guardians, though he still splits time
with his stepfather, Jim Killerlain the only father hes ever
known.
I wouldnt be anywhere
really without having them

in my life, just because it was

such a big change, Anderson
said. With my mom passing,
I had to do so many adult-like
things. Im just thankful I had
guardians to be there for me
and to give me a home.
After living apart from his
mother for roughly a monthand-half they tried to reconcile
their relationship, participating
in a couple of therapy sessions
before Pamelas passing. The
final session of that concluded
with Andersons mother telling her son that she loved him
and was proud of him. It was
the last time they would ever
speak.
Right when my mom
passed, there were a lot of
emotional and physical issues.
I didnt work out. I had no
motivation to get on the ice,
Anderson said. Finally, one
day I just said, If this is what
life is going to throw at me,
Ive got to take it and move forward. I didnt want to let my
mom down.

Feeling support
While he still thinks about
his mother every day, Anderson realized just how much
support he had following the
tragedy from gestures like
the Oregon hockey community turning out to his mothers
funeral in their jerseys.
She loved watching me
play so much. She never
missed a game. It brought tears
to my eyes, Anderson said. I
never thought I had that much
support. The thing that Ive
gotten out of this the most and
made me feel so grateful is all
the friends and support that Ive
had.
The brotherhood I have
with those guys, and coach
(Rick) Fleming putting me on
the right path after I was so
depressed, it was amazing.
That level of support started
the day he was told the news
sitting in the OHS student
services office with building
administrator Jason Wilhelm
and guidance counselor Joan
Karls.
Every single day I had
teachers coming up to me that
I didnt even have asking how

I was doing, giving me hugs

and handshakes, and telling
me how sorry they were, he
said. Some of the teachers I
thought were so mean ended
up being some of the nicest
teachers in the world. I couldnt
be more thankful to be part of
this school and to call myself a
Panther.
Anderson tried returning to
school the day after losing his
mother, but never made it to the
doors.
It was too tough, he said.
Looking back on it, I was trying to be brave, instead of just
letting my emotions go.
Still, the hardest part was
knowing his mom wasnt there
anymore.
She never got to see me go
to prom, graduate, play college
hockey or get married, Anderson said. She was always
talking about my future and
how she couldnt wait to see
me do those things.
He lost his grandmother two
weeks later and a close friend
shortly thereafter. His grades
suffered quite a bit as he tried
to make sense of it all, taking off three weeks of school
before returning to close out
the year.
I knew school was going
to go downhill, its obvious,
Anderson said. That would
have happened to anyone. I
was sitting in class trying to
focus, but it was a grind.
I was just devastated thinking, Whats going on with my
life? I was just an emotional
wreck.

Getting guidance
Looking for help in putting the pieces of his life back
together, Anderson reached
out to former OHS standout
defenseman and hero Alec
Vanko.
Now a captain for the Madison Capitols of the USHL,
Vanko had lost his father suddenly in November 2013.
I talked to Nate quite a bit

parts of sitting out this season has been people telling

him they are sorry his hockey career is over, Anderson
said.
Anderson insists otherwise, and he has a chance to
play at Concordia University
in Mequon this fall.
After attending a hockey
camp put on by Concordia
head coach Jasen Wise last
year, Anderson took an official visit and fell in love with
the campus.
I definitely have a chance
to play college hockey, he
said. Knowing that I have
this type of opportunity, I
am going to go three times as
hard like I did two summers
ago and really improved my
Not giving up
game. I cant let myself or
One of the most difficult anyone else down because

following the passing of his

mother, Vanko said. I told
him that everyone handles this
differently. Its obviously the
hardest thing you will have to
experience in your life. No kid
ever deserves to have to deal
with something like this.
Over the past year, the two
have grown close, bonding
over their losses.
While Vanko understood
Andersons need to grieve, he
also helped the senior find a
much-needed bit of happiness.
Alec told me to get back
to doing things that made me
happy, like playing hockey,
Anderson said. Thats what
my mother would have wanted.

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c. Financial Assets
d. Physical Assets
e. Vision Steering
7:20 2. Board Position Papers (Overview)
E. DISCUSSION ITEMS: Other Topics
F. INFORMATION ITEMS

ATTENTION:

8:20 1. OEA President

8:22 2. Referendum 2014 Report
Design Team Update
8:30 3. Legislative Update
8:40 4. WASB Day at the Capitol
8:50 5. Superintendents Report
G. CLOSING
8:55 1. Future Agenda
9:00 2. Check Out
9:05
H. ADJOURNMENT
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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR
MEETING OF THE SCHOOL
BOARD OF THE OREGON
SCHOOL DISTRICT HELD ON
DECEMBER 8, 2014

The regular meeting of the School

Board of the Oregon School District was
called to order by the President at 6:32
PM in the Rome Corners Intermediate
School in the Village of Oregon, Dane
County, Wisconsin. Upon roll call, the
following board members were present:
Ms. Barbara Feeney, Mr. Charles Uphoff,
Ms. Gwen Maitzen, Mr. Jeff Ramin, Mr.
Steve Zach, Ms. Rae Vogeler, and Mr. Dan
Krause, The following board members
were absent: none. Administrators present: Dr. Brian Busler, Mr. Andy Weiland,
Dr. Anita Koehler, Mrs. Candace Weidensee, Mr. Dan Rikli, Ms. Michelle Gard,
Mrs. Shannon Anderson, Dr. Leslie Bergstrom, Mr. Jon Tanner, Ms. Jina Jonen,
and Ms. Kerri Modjeski,
Proof in the form of a certificate by
the Oregon Observer of communications
and public notice given to the public and
the Oregon Observer and a certificate of
posting as required by Section 19.84 Wisconsin Statutes as to the holding of this
meeting was presented by Mr. Krause.
Mr. Uphoff moved and Ms. Vogeler
seconded the motion to proceed with
the meeting according to the agenda as
posted. Motion passed 70.
A. CONSENT CALENDAR:
Mr. Ramin moved and Ms. Maitzen
seconded the motion to approve the following items on the Consent Calendar.
1. Approve minutes of the November
24, 2014 meeting
2. Approve payments in the amount
of $ 871,276.15;
3. Treasurer?s Report none;
4. Staff Resignations/Retirements
none;
5. Staff Assignments none;
6. Field Trip Requests none;
7. Acceptance of Donations none;
8. Open Enrollment Exception Applications none;
9. OHS LMC Panther Vision Scholarship $250;
10. Oregon Community Scholarship
from Donald Doyle $1,000
Motion passed 70.
B. COMMUNICATION FROM PUBLIC:
None
C. ACTION ITEMS:
1. Donovan Group Proposal Mr.
Zach moved and Mr. Ramin seconded
to approve the Donovan Group Contract
Proposal as presented. In a roll call vote,
the following members voted yes: Mr.
Zach, Mr. Ramin, Ms. Feeney, Mr. Uphoff,
Ms. Vogeler, Ms. Maitzen and Mr. Krause.
Motion passed 70.
2. Contribution to the Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent Schools: Mr. Uphoff
moved and Ms. Vogeler seconded the
motion to approve the contribution of
$1,101.50 to the Wisconsin Alliance Excellent Schools. Discussion held. Board
members wanted more information before approving this item. Mr. Zach moved
and Ms. Vogeler seconded the motion
to table Mr. Uphoff?s motion. Motion
passed 70.
Mr. Zach left the meeting at 7:02 p.m.
and returned at 7:55 p.m.
D. DISCUSSION ITEMS: Student
Achievement
1. Committee Reports:
a. Policy Ms.
Maitzen reported that the December
11th meeting has been cancelled. The
next meeting in January will have the
following items on the agenda: 180 meetings; 912 facilities/fees; 314 open enrollment, 323 and 320.
b. Human Assets Mr. Uphoff reported that there is a negotiations meeting on
Tuesday, December 9th;
c. Financial Assets: Ms. Feeney has
a meeting scheduled on December 10th.
d. Physical Assets: No meeting
scheduled this month. Mr. Uphoff reported that the keys have been distributed at
OASIS and it is working well.
e. Vision Steering: Mr. Ramin reported the committee will meet on December
17th to discuss: Board position paper;
Green Initiative and Arts Initiative.
2. Personalized Learning Report #1
Mr. Tanner gave a brief update on the Personalized Learning Initiative.
3. November 8 WASB Legislative
Conference: Mr. Uphoff gave a brief report on the recent WASB Legislative
conference he attended in Stevens Point.
4. Book Club Conversation: Ms. Maitzen listed a series of books of interest to
her. Leadership is an Art by Max Depree,
The Teacher Wars by Dana Goldstein, Out
of our Minds by Sir Ken Robinson. Any
suggestions of books would be appreciated. She brought up the idea of creating
a chat group for the book club. Ms. Jonen
will check with the open meeting laws on
chat.
5. 2015 Referendum Discussion:
Mr. Joe Donovan provided information
for the 2015 Referendum. He will assist
in developing a survey for staff to see if
there is support to proceed with a 2015
Referendum.
6. Owner?s Representative for 2014
Referendum Projects: There was a discussion to see if there is a need to have
an owner?s representative for the 2014

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monitors the progress and reports to the
Board. It was decided not to pursue this
option.
7. WASB 2015 Conference: Board
members should let Ms. Wick know if
they are interested in attending the conference. There will be no Board/Admin
meeting at the conference.
E. DISCUSSION ITEMS: Other Topics
None.
F. INFORMATION ITEMS:
1. Referendum 2014 Update: Dr.
Busler gave a brief update on the recent
activities to date. The design teams will
be meeting before winter break.
2. From OEA President no report.
3. Superintendent?s Report. Dr.
Busler reported that Stacy Sergent, Megan Smith and Andrea Denure will be
presenting K12 Flexible Grouping at
the State Conference December 9. Jon
Tanner will be copresenting with Janice
Mertes, Jeff Knutsen & Kurt Kiefer of DPI
What is the Future: Reimagining Education on December 10 at the Slate Conference. Dr. Busler also reported on the
United Way Delegation. He also reported
that the STEAM initiative will be the upcoming Rotary program.
G. CLOSING:
1. Future Agenda was established.
2. Check Out board members gave
brief updates.
H. ADJOURNMENT:
Ms. Maitzen moved and Ms. Vogeler
seconded the motion to adjourn the
meeting. Motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m.
Jeff Ramin, Clerk
Oregon School District
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MINUTES OF THE
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
SCHOOL BOARD OF THE
OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICT
HELD ON JANUARY 12, 2015

The regular meeting of the School

Board of the Oregon School District was
called to order by the President at 6:32
PM in the Rome Corners Intermediate
School in the Village of Oregon, Dane
County, Wisconsin. Upon roll call, the
following board members were present:
Ms. Barbara Feeney, Mr. Charles Uphoff,
Ms. Gwen Maitzen, Mr. Jeff Ramin, Mr.
Steve Zach, Ms. Rae Vogeler, and Mr. Dan
Krause, The following board members
were absent: none. Administrators present: Dr. Brian Busler, Mr. Andy Weiland,
Mrs. Candace Weidensee, Mr. Dan Rikli,
Ms. Michelle Gard, Mrs. Shannon Anderson, Dr. Leslie Bergstrom, Mr. Jon Tanner, Ms. Jina Jonen, Ms. Heather Sveom,
Ms. Caitlin Zach, Ms. Kerri Modjeski, Ms.
Dawn Goltz, Mr. Jason Zurawik, Mr. Josh
Iverson and Mr. Jason Wilhelm.
Proof in the form of a certificate by
the Oregon Observer of communications
and public notice given to the public and
the Oregon Observer and a certificate of
posting as required by Section 19.84 Wisconsin Statutes as to the holding of this
meeting was presented by Mr. Krause.
Ms. Vogeler moved and Ms. Feeney
seconded the motion to proceed with the
meeting according to the agenda as posted. In a roll call vote, the following members voted yes: Ms. Vogeler, Ms. Feeney,
Mr. Uphoff, Mr. Zach, Mr. Ramin, Ms. Maitzen and Mr. Krause. Motion passed 7-0.
Ms. Vogeler requested that item A3
Treasurer?s report be removed from the
consent calendar.
A. CONSENT CALENDAR:
Mr. Uphoff moved and Ms. Maitzen
seconded the motion to approve the following items on the Consent Calendar.
1. Approve minutes of the December
8, 2014 meeting
2. Approve payments in the amount
of $ 1,910,155.51;
4. Staff Resignations/Retirements;
Staff Resignation of Bryan Krueger
and Bus Contractor retirement of Bary
Bothum;
5. Staff Assignments, if any none;
6. Field Trip Requests, if any
7. Acceptance of Donations:
a. Erwin Kissling Scholarship
b. Muffy Kieffer Scholarship
8. Open Enrollment Exception Applications
9. Sabbatical Request Ruth Greiber
10. Dane County School-to-Career
Program 66.0301 Contracts
In a roll call vote, the following members voted yes: Mr. Uphoff, Ms. Maitzen,
Ms. Feeney, Mr. Zach, Ms. Vogeler, Mr. Ramin, and Mr. Krause. Motion passed 7-0.
3. Treasurers Report Ms. Vogeler
asked questions on the report. Ms.
Vogeler moved and Mr. Uphoff
seconded the motion to approve the
Treasurer?s report ending November
30, 2014. In a roll call vote, the following members voted yes: Ms. Vogeler,
Mr. Uphoff, Ms. Feeney, Mr. Zach, Mr. Ramin, Ms. Maitzen and Mr. Krause. Motion
passed 7-0.
B. COMMUNICATION FROM PUBLIC: Mr. Charles Uphoff spoke under
communication to address the public
hearing that will be at the State Capitol
on Wednesday at 10 AM AB1 Assembly
Bill on accountability for schools.
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1. Student Presentation on Bullying: Emily Schwartzstein shared with the

Board members her experience this year
as being a target of bullying and cyberbullying by a classmate. Kaela Ryan also
spoke to the board on the same topic. Dr.
Bisgrove also addressed the board on
the topic of bullying. Dr. Schwartzstein
was asked questions by board members.
2. Educator Compensation Community Survey: Mr. Joe Donovan shared the
results to date of the educator compensation community survey with the Board.
C. ACTION ITEMS:
1. Contribution to the Wisconsin
Alliance for Excellent Schools: Mr. Zach
moved and Ms. Maitzen seconded the
motion to approve the one year contribution of $1,101.50 to the Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent Schools. In a roll call
vote, the following board members voted
yes: Mr. Zach, Ms. Maitzen, Ms. Feeney,
Ms. Vogeler, Mr. Ramin and Mr. Krause.
Mr. Uphoff abstained from voting. Motion
passed 6-0-1.
2. From Vision Steering Committee:
a. Green Initiative Task Force Charter: On behalf of the Vision Steering Committee, Mr. Ramin moved to approve the
Green Initiative Task Force Charter. Motion passed 7-0.
3. From Policy Committee:
a. 180 Meetings: On behalf of the
Policy Committee, Ms. Maitzen moved
to approve Policy 180 Meetings. Motion
passed 7-0.
D. DISCUSSION ITEMS: Student
Achievement
1. Committee Reports:
a. Policy: Ms. Maitzen reported that
there was a meeting last week where
bullying was discussed and they will be
meeting again next week;
b. Human Assets: Mr. Uphoff reported there is an HAC meeting scheduled for
a meet and confer with the OEA.
c. Financial Assets: Ms. Feeney reported that FAC has not met.
d. Physical Assets: Mr. Uphoff reported that he has been trying to get a
meeting together but had scheduling
conflicts with members. The committee
would like a report on the referendum
time table and progress. Referendum
progress will be reported monthly to the
full Board.
e. Vision Steering: Mr. Ramin reported they are looking at a possible position
paper and they approved the Green Initiative Task Force.
2. Roundtable Discussion on Board
Papers (Board Work-Session): This discussion was placed on hold until February.
E. DISCUSSION ITEMS: Other Topics
No discussion items.
F. INFORMATION ITEMS:
1. OEA President: Nothing.
2. Referendum 2014 Report: Design
Teams have met and a progress report
will be made monthly to the full Board.
3. Superintendents Report: Dr.
Busler mentioned the AB1 Assembly bill
on revising school accountability system.
4. Allocation of 1% Supplemental
Pay for OEA in 2014-2015: The Human
Assets Committee will be discussing the
OEAs request that the 1% supplemental
pay would not include the STEAM teachers who already received supplemental
pay.
5. Professional Development Needs
and Resources Survey: Mr. Uphoff was
interested in doing a survey about the
staffs expertise regarding professional
development. Dr. Bergstrom had shared
we have already collected that information. OEA Chief Negotiator Nathan Johnson shared that the OEA is not looking at
reallocating monies; they want to better
understand how professional development monies are being spent.
G. CLOSING:
1. Future Agenda was established.
2. Check Out
H. ADJOURNMENT: Mr. Zach moved
and Mr. Ramin seconded motion to
adjourn the meeting. Motion passed
by unanimous voice vote. Meeting adjourned at 9:42 p.m.
Jeff Ramin, Clerk
Oregon School District
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MINUTES OF THE
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
SCHOOL BOARD OF THE
OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICT
HELD ON JANUARY 13, 2015

The special meeting of the School

Board of the Oregon School District was
called to order by President Krause at
5:01 PM in the District Meeting Room in
the Netherwood Knoll School in the Village of Oregon, Dane County, Wisconsin. Upon roll call, the following board
members were present: Mr. Jeff Ramin,
Ms. Barb Feeney, Ms. Gwen Maitzen, Mr.
Charles Uphoff, Ms. Rae Vogeler and Mr.
Dan Krause. The following board members were absent: Mr. Steve Zach. Administrators present: Dr. Brian Busler, Ms.
Jina Jonen, Mr. Andy Weiland, Dr. Leslie
Bergstrom, Ms. Candace Weidensee, Mr.
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the Oregon Observer of communications

and public notice given to the public and
the Oregon Observer and a certificate
of posting as required by Section 19.84
Wisconsin Statutes as to the holding of
this meeting was presented by Mr. Dan
Krause, President.
Mr. Uphoff moved and Ms. Vogeler
seconded the meeting to approve agenda
as posted. Motion passed. 6-0.
A. DISCUSSION ITEMS:
1. Workshop with Steve Staton and
District Office Administrators on Collective Commitments: Mr. Staton walked
the group through the draft of Collective
Commitments for final approval by the
whole group.
B. ADJOURNMENT:
Mr. Ramin moved and Ms. Maitzen
seconded the motion to adjourn the
meeting. Motion passed by unanimous voice vote. Meeting adjourned at
6:29 p.m.
Jeff Ramin, Clerk
Oregon School District
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MINUTES OF THE
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
SCHOOL BOARD OF THE
OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICT
HELD ON JANUARY 26, 2015

The regular meeting of the School

Board of the Oregon School District was
called to order by the President at 6:30
PM in the Rome Corners Intermediate
School in the Village of Oregon, Dane
County, Wisconsin. Upon roll call, the
following board members were present:
Ms. Barbara Feeney, Mr. Charles Uphoff,
Ms. Gwen Maitzen, Mr. Jeff Ramin, Ms.
Rae Vogeler, Mr. Steve Zach, and Mr. Dan
Krause, The following board members
were absent: none. Administrators present: Dr. Brian Busler, Mr. Andy Weiland,
Mrs. Candace Weidensee, Mr. Dan Rikli,
Dr. Leslie Bergstrom, Mr. Jon Tanner, Ms.
Jina Jonen, Ms. Heather Sveom, Ms. Tori
Whitish, Ms. Kerri Modjeski, and Mr. Mike
Carr.
Proof in the form of a certificate by
the Oregon Observer of communications
and public notice given to the public and
the Oregon Observer and a certificate of
posting as required by Section 19.84 Wisconsin Statutes as to the holding of this
meeting was presented by Mr. Krause.
Mr. Uphoff moved and Mr. Ramin
seconded the motion to proceed with
the meeting according to the agenda as
posted. Motion passed 7-0.
A. CONSENT CALENDAR:
Mr. Uphoff moved and Ms. Feeney
seconded the motion to approve the following items on the Consent Calendar.
1. Approve minutes of the January
12, 2015 and January 13, 2015 meeting
2. Approve payments in the amount
of $ 734,930.68;
3. Treasurers Report - December
31, 2014;
4. Staff Resignations/Retirements none;
5. Staff Assignments - none;
6. Field Trip Requests - none;
7. Acceptance of Donations - none;
8. Open Enrollment Exception Applications - none;
9. CESA #2 Updated Contract;
In a roll call vote, the following members voted yes: Mr. Uphoff, Ms. Feeney,
Mr. Zach, Ms. Vogeler, Mr. Ramin, Ms.
Maitzen and Mr. Krause. Motion passed
7-0;
B. COMMUNICATION FROM PUBLIC:
Mr. Charles Uphoff, 2475 Lalor Road,
Fitchburg reported that the School Accountability Bill is on the docket at the
Capitol on Tuesday, January 27 at 9 AM
Room 411 South. He encouraged everyone to attend.
C. ACTION ITEMS:
1. 2015-2016 Open Enrollment Spaces: Ms. Vogeler moved and Ms. Maitzen
seconded the motion to approve the
number of spaces available for Open
Enrollment based on the data contained
in Table 1 and the special education information. In a roll call vote, the following members voted yes: Ms. Vogeler,
Ms. Maitzen, Ms. Feeney, Mr. Uphoff, Mr.
Zach, Mr. Ramin and Mr. Krause. Motion
passed 7-0.
2. Resolution Awarding the Sale of
54,600,000 General Obligation School
Improvement Bonds, Series 2015; Michele Wiberg presented information. Mr.
Zach moved and Ms. Maitzen seconded
the motion to approve Resolution No.
2015-03 Awarding the Sale of $54,600,000
General Obligation School Improvement
Bonds, Series 2015. In a roll call vote,
the following board members voted yes:
Mr. Zach, Ms. Maitzen, Ms. Feeney, Mr.
Uphoff, Ms. Vogeler, Mr. Ramin and Mr.
Krause. Motion passed 7-0.
3. OHS Easement for the Switchgear
Location: Mr. Zach moved and Mr. Uphoff
seconded the motion to approve the OHS
Easement for the Switchgear Location as
contained in the packet. In a roll call vote,
the following board members voted yes:
Mr. Zach, Mr. Uphoff, Ms. Feeney, Ms.
Vogeler, Mr. Ramin, Ms. Maitzen and Mr.
Krause. Motion passed 7-0.
4. From Policy Committee:
a. Policy 314 Open Enrollment: Ms.

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Policy 314 Open Enrollment. In a roll call
vote, the following board members voted
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Mr. Zach, Ms. Vogeler, Mr. Ramin, and Mr.
Krause. Motion passed 7-0.
5. Resolution authorizing the school
district budget to exceed revenue limit by
$2,900,000 for recurring purposes. No action taken due to the general consensus
that the proposed educator compensation model is still a work in progress.
6. Resolution providing for a referendum election on the question of the
approval of a resolution authorizing the
school district budget to exceed revenue
limit by $2,900,000 for recurring purposes. No action taken.
D. DISCUSSION ITEMS: Student
Achievement
1. Committee Reports:
a. Policy: Ms. Maitzen stated that at
the last policy meeting they discussed
the changes on the open enrollment policy, bullying and board packets.
1. Board Packets: Some board members would like to have a policy to have
board packets completed 3-4 business
days prior to a board meeting.
b. Human Assets: Mr. Uphoff stated
that the HAC committee had a meet
and confer with the OEA and some
of the items discussed will be on the February 9th board meeting.
1. Health Risk Assessments: Health
insurance rates are rising. We pay out
less in premiums than what they pay out
in claims. We are looking at implementing a health risk assessment that adds
the biometric component to it and are
planning on a possible March roll out.
People that participate would pay 10%
of insurance premium and people that
chose not to participate would pay 12%
of insurance premium.
c. FAC: Ms. Feeney reported no
meetings right now.
d. PAC: Mr. Uphoff reported he is
working on getting a meeting scheduled.
e. Visioning: Mr. Ramin reported that
the committee met on January 14th.
Andy and Leslie will head up the
Green Task Force. The committee discussed having a community visioning
session in August. The next visioning
committee meeting will be February 18
at 7:30 a.m.
E. DISCUSSION ITEMS: Other Topics
None.
F. INFORMATION ITEMS:
1. From OEA President - no one
present to speak.
2. Superintendents Report: Dr.
Busler reported that WASB is recommending Senate Bill 1 be approved. It
would allow local school boards to analyze the issue. Dr. Busler also stated he
has information from Oconomowoc who
has approved a compensation model for
their teachers.
3. Design Team Update: Dr. Bergstrom , Ms. Feeney and Mr. Weiland gave
a brief update on the Design Teams. The
group shared the plan that Bray drafted
after input from the Brooklyn Team. They
shared information on PVE/NKE traffic
flow - the team is looking at a different
concept than what was in the original
plan. They are getting feedback from
staff on the outdoor classroom idea. The
NKE HvAC are exploring solutions. Interviews for HVAC contractors will begin the
week of February 9th. The Oregon Pool
HVAC system was ordered and will start
installation soon. OMS is establishing
priorities for the process using feedback
collected from staff. They are discussing the location of 3 music classrooms,
STEAM facilities and the main office. AT
OHS there were discussions about the
importance of large collaborative spaces,
the use of department office space and
the most student-centered use of the new
additions.
G. CLOSING:
1. Future Agenda was established
2. Check Out
H. ADJOURNMENT:
Mr. Uphoff moved and Ms. Maitzen
seconded the motion to adjourn the
meeting. Motion passed by unanimous
vote. Meeting adjourned at 9:04 p.m.
Jeff Ramin, Clerk
Oregon School District
Published: February 19, 2015
WNAXLP
***

ATTENTION: DESIGN/BUILD
CONTRACTORS

The Village of Oregon is requesting

sealed bids for the design/build of the
Braun Road At-Grade Crossing Warning
System Project. In general, the project
consists of designing and constructing
an at-grade railroad track crossing (three
tracks) warning system as required by
the State of Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Railroads (OCR).
Request for Bid Packages Request
packages via e-mail atjfrancis@terrateceng.com.
Prevailing Wages - will apply
Questions can be requested via telephone or emailed to TerraTec Engineering to:
Attn: Jeff Francis
email: jfrancis@terrateceng.com
ph:(262)377.9905
Bids Due: March 4, 2015;1:00 pm,

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548 Home Improvement

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CST. Submit bids (hard copy only) to:

Village of Oregon
117 Spring Street
Oregon, Wisconsin 53575
ATTN: Mark Below, Braun Road AtGrade Crossing Warning System Bid
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Published: February 19 and 26, 2015
WNAXLP
***

TOWN OFRUTLAND
NOTICE
ALCOHOL LICENSE
APPLICATIONS

Notice is hereby given that the following alcohol license applications have
been received by the Town ofRutland.
The licenses applied for are for the period
beginningMarch 3, 2015throughJune
30, 2015.
Class B Fermented Malt Beverage:
Madison Speedway Inc.,125 Lawn
Pl.,RockfordIL61103
Agent: David Kevin Grueneberg,596
State Hwy14,BrooklynWI53521
License Location:MadisonInternationalSpeedway, 1122SunriseRoad,Oregon, Wisconsin 1. Pit Area and 2. Grandstand Area
Dawn George, Clerk
Published:February 19, 2015
WNAXLP
***

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

PROJECT: 2015 JANESVILLE
STREET WATER MAIN
IMPROVEMENTS

OWNER: Village of Oregon, 117

Spring Street, Oregon, WI 53575-1494
CONTRACTS AND BID DEADLINE:
Sealed bids for single contracts for
the water main improvements on Janesville Street will be received by the Village
of Oregon at the Village Clerks office.
Bids will be received until1:30 p.m., local
time March 10, 2015.
The work involves construction of
the following approximate quantities:
12 Ductile Iron New and Replacement Water Main 700 lineal feet
The work will involve temporary
restoration of the street surface with
crushed aggregate. The work will include
appurtenances such as valves, hydrants
and service laterals. Quantities are subject to change without notice prior to
document distribution.
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS:
The Contract Documents, consisting
of Advertisement for Bids, Instructions to
Bidders, Bidders Proof of Responsibility,
Bid Proposal Form, Affidavit of Organization and Authority, Disclosure of Ownership, Agreement Form, Performance/
Payment Bond (100%), Certificate of Insurance, Notice of Award Form, Notice to
Proceed Form, General Conditions, Supplementary General Conditions, Technical Specifications and Addenda (if any)
for either project may be examined at the
following locations:
Village of Oregon
117 Spring Street
Oregon, WI 53575-1494
Town & Country Engineering, Inc.
2912 Marketplace Drive, Suite 103
Madison, WI 53719
Copies of the Contract Documents
and the Construction Plans may be obtained at the office of Town & Country Engineering, Inc., 2912 Marketplace Drive,
Suite 103, Madison, WI 53719. Requests
shall include the requesting companys
name, mailing address, UPS address,
telephone and fax number and indication
whether the company is a general contractor, subcontractor, or equipment supplier. There is a $20.00 non-refundable
copying and distribution charge for these
documents. Electronic bidding documents are available on-line at Questcdn.
com, Project No. 3671450 for $15.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Bidders for either must be pre-qualified with the Village of Oregon within
the last year or must be pre-qualified for
this work 5 days prior to the bid deadline in accordance with Section 66.0903
of the Wisconsin Statutes. Each bidder
must deposit, with his bid, security in
the amount of 5% of the maximum bid
amount. Bidders must be experienced in
the type of construction required for the
contract for which they will submit a bid.
WAGE RATES:
This contract shall be subject to Prevailing Wage Rates as described in Chapter 66 and Chapter 103 of Wisconsin Statutes, as administered and established by
the Wisconsin Department of Workforce
Development.
RIGHTS RESERVED:
The Village of Oregon reserves the
right to reject any and all bids, for whatever reason, and to waive any informalities in bids or in the bid process. No Bidder may withdraw a bid within 90 days
after the actual date of the opening of
the bids.
Published by the authority of:
Mark Below
Director of Public Works
Published: February 19 and 26, 2015
WNAXLP
***

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576 Special Services

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606 Articles For Sale

CEDAR CHEST from 1952
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648 Food & Drink

664 Lawn & Garden

FRUIT TREES Low as $16. Blueberry,
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666 Medical & Health Supplies

ACORN STAIRLIFTS
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676 Plants & Flowers

720 Apartments

FROM YOU FLOWERS! Send some love

this Valentine's Day! 50% Off our roses.
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ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors

55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $695 per month. Includes
heat, water and sewer. Professionally
managed. Located at
300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI
53589 608-877-9388

688 Sporting Goods

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WE BUY Boats/RV/Pontoons/ATV's &
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692 Electronics

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Village of Oregon Police Department

Part-Time Police Secretary II

The Oregon Police Department is currently accepting

applications for the position of part-time Police
Secretary II. Majority of duties include receptionist
duties, word processing, data entry, and filing.
SALARY: $16.89/hr. QUALIFICATIONS: Good public
relations skills, good proofreading skills, good typing
skills, good phone skills, ability to work in Microsoft
Word, and good working knowledge of computers.
HOURS OF WORK: Nineteen hours per week,
Tuesday-Thursday (4PM-9PM) and Friday (4PM-8PM).
APPLY: Applications are due by Friday, March 6, 2015
at 5:00 p.m. to the Oregon Police Department, 383
Park Street, Oregon, WI 53575 to the attention of Ruti
Trace, Administrative Services Supervisor, by mail, fax
(608-835-5625), or email (rtrace@vil.oregon.wi.us). An
extensive background investigation will be conducted.
Only Village of Oregon applications will be accepted.
Applications will be mailed upon request. Applications
can also be obtained on the Village of Oregon website
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A Press Operator is responsible for the

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740 Houses For Rent

EVANSVILLE 2-3 bedroom, one car
garage, $700. per month plus security
deposit, plus utilities. Available March 1.
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750 Storage Spaces For Rent

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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

705 Rentals
BROOKLYN BEAUTIFUL Modern
2BR, 1BA duplex for rent in quiet
neighborhood. Stove, refrigerator, DW,
W/D included. 1 car garage.
C/A and full basement for great storage.
$800 pr/mo. + security deposit of $800.
Utilities not included. Lawn care/snow
removal responsibility of tenant. No pets
and no smoking. Contact Marcia at
608-669-2460
GREENWOOD APARTMENTS
Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently
has 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $725 per month, includes
heat, water, and sewer.
608-835-6717 Located at:
139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575
OREGON HISTORIC District 2BR
Flat. Screened In Porch.
All Appliances. Water/Sewer Paid. $565/
mo. No pets.
Call Angie 608-444-2700
STOUGHTON 2BR Apartment
$740-$780- includes heat, water/sewer.
608-222-1981 x2 or 3. No dogs, 1 cat
ok. EHO.

NORTH PARK STORAGE

10x10 through 10x40, plus
14x40 with 14' door for
RV & Boats.
Come & go as you please.
608-873-5088

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

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

(608) 835-8195
We recommend septic
pumping every two years

SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS

& PARATRANSIT
DRIVERS
Part-time. Excellent Wages
20+ hours/wk. CDL bonus program
Paid training/testing. Signing bonus.
5501 Femrite Dr. Madison
Call Paul at 608-310-4870 or email
paulm@badgerbus.com
EOE

OREGON MOBILE Home.

High efficiency appliances, A/C, new
steel front door/storm, insulated
6-inch sidewalls. $10,000
By owner. 608-835-8552

801 Office Space 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
OREGON-DELUXE 4-ROOM Office
Suite. 765/sq.ft 185 W Netherwood
Call 608-835-3426

970 Horses
WALMERS TACK SHOP
16379 W. Milbrandt Road
Evansville, WI
608-882-5725

990 Farm: Service &

Merchandise
RENT SKIDLOADERS
MINI-EXCAVATORS
TELE-HANDLER
and these attachments. Concrete
breaker, posthole auger, landscape rake,
concrete bucket, pallet forks, trencher,
rock hound, broom, teleboom, stump
grinder.
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SPORTING GOODS
New Lisbon Sports Club Gun Show Feb 20-21st. Fri
3-7pm, Sat 9am-5pm. American Legion Community
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hours Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m.6:00 p.m.,
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Only 6 miles South of
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Variety of sizes available now.
10x10=$50/month
10x15=$55/month
10x20=$70/month
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12x30=$105/month
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Equal Opportunity Employer

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CORNER TV/MEDIA stand for sale. Oak

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12 - The Oregon Observer - February 19, 2015

Four speakers advance to

sectional contest
Eight Oregon FFA
members represented Oregon High School in the
district speaking contest
on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
This contest challenges
students to write a four- to
six-minute speech about
agriculture in 30 minutes.
Claire Schwartz placed
first and Moriah Bell
earned second place in the
extemporaneous contest.
Jenna Keiser placed second and Liz Grady placed
third in the job interview
contest.
Matt Weis and Natalie Gefke discussed agriculture issues in the

discussion meet contest

where Weis placed fourth
overall.
Freshmen Anya
Yurkonis and Jake Huston
challenged their delivery
of the FFA creed in the
creed speaking contest.
Yurkonis earned second
place and Huston took
sixth place overall.
As a result of outstanding performances,
Schwartz, Bell, Yurkonis
and Keiser will be advancing to the sectional speaking contest at Wisconsin
Heights High School on
March 9.

Leadership conference

Photo submitted

Oregon FFA members

Pictured in front row is Abby Klahn; middle row, Maddy Steil, Natalie Gefke and Jordan Beyler; back row, Wyatt Clower, Liz Grady, Raquel
Richter, McKayla Marshall, Faith Majors-Culp, Brooke Ace, Moriah Bell, Jenna Keiser and Jake Huston.

2015 National FFA Week

Oregon FFA

The Oregon FFA Chapter will celebrate National FFA

Week, Feb. 21-28, with a theme of Go All Out!
More than half a million members will participate in
National FFA Week activities at local, state and national
levels.
The week-long tradition began in 1947 when the
National FFA Board of Directors designated the week
of George Washingtons birthday as National FFA
Week in recognition of his legacy as an agriculturalist
and farmer.
National FFA Week is an opportunity for FFA members, alumni and sponsors to advocate for agricultural
education and to share the impact FFA has had on its
members.
During the week, chapters conduct a variety of activities to help others in their school and community learn
about FFA and agricultural education.

Membership: 85
Officers:
President: Natalie Gefke
Vice President: Jenna
Keiser
Secretary: Tori Evert
Treasurer: Liz Grady
Reporter: Maddy Steil
Sentinel: Jordan Beyler
Historian: Moriah Bell
Parliamentarian: Abby
Klahn
Oregon FFA Alumni:
President: Amber
Hawkey

Vice President: Dan

Elmer
Secretary: Tom Grady,
Jr.
Treasurer: Dee Ace
FFA Week Activities:
Monday: Cowboy/
Cowgirl Day
Tuesday: Tractor T-shirt
Day
Wednesday: Truck
T-shirt Day
Thursday: FFA T-shirt
Day
Friday: Blaze Orange
and Camouflage Day

Natalie Gefke and Jenna

Keiser of the Oregon FFA
chapter recently participated in the Wisconsin Association of FFA Half-Time
Leadership Conference.
The conference was held
Jan. 9-10 at the Holiday
Inn in Stevens Point.
More than 450 FFA
members, advisors and
state FFA officers participated. The Half-Time
Leadership Conference
provides FFA chapter
leaders from around the
state the opportunity to set
goals and prepare for the
second half of their year of
service in their local FFA
chapters.
FFA members attended
workshops focused on

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development, membership
and chapter development,
and opportunities in FFA.
They also learned about
preparing for FFA events
and getting involved in
community service.
The Half-Time conference has a nearly 30-year
tradition for Wisconsin
FFA members to bring top
leaders together to assist in
leadership development.
This years leadership
conference was designed
and conducted by the
2014-15 Wisconsin State
FFA officers. The theme
of the conference was
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