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Vol. 130, No. 36

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Trying to
make amends
Former OHS
principal hopes
to get life back on
track after arrests
Scott De Laruelle
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Photo by Scott Girard

Oregon Middle School literature teacher Amy Vatne-Bintliff, center, holds a talking piece during a recent restorative justice circle with
students in her classroom last week to help students communicate respectfully with each other.

Teaching Tolerance
Nationally-recognized OMS educator leading the way

Scott De Laruelle
Unified Newspaper Group

Oregon has a growing reputation as


a great place to live and raise a family, but its not necessarily racially
diverse.
As students prepare to enter a global
workforce and outside world teeming
with diversity, the Oregon School District has a nationally recognized expert
to show them how to learn about others who are different from them.
Oregon Middle School literature
teacher Amy Vatne-Bintliff was

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among five teachers honored last


July with the national 2014 Teacher
of Excellence Award from Teaching
Tolerance, a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center. Dr. June C.
Christian, a teaching and learning
specialist at the center, called VatneBintliff a special person and an expert
social justice educator.
The impact she has on her students
is profound and lasting, Christian
said. She is not afraid to address difficult subjects like race, racism and
racial justice in her classroom. This is
particularly important in a predominantly white school where race is

often left ignored until a bias incident


occurs.
The only public school teacher to
receive the award last year, VatneBintliff said she was proud of that,
and that she was representing middle
school kids.
A lot of people think theres kind
of these two areas where we can talk
about diversity the wee little ones
and with the old ones, but you can
have so much growth at the middle
school level with these issues, she
said.

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in 2012, was placed on


administrative leave
at the beginning of the
school year to seek
help for what she called
severe clinical depression. She felt she wasnt
doing enough at the high
school for kids, and that,
she said, started a cycle
of depression.
I struggled mightily
with that, she said. I
felt I hadnt been making a difference. Thats
where it originally started, and unfortunately
it cascaded downward
from there, because I did
not move out of depression; it just continued to
worsen, and it led to me
alcohol relapse.
I chose to self-medicate, and it was an
incredibly poor decision.
During that time, she
had a relapse of alcoholism that has hovered like
a dark cloud over her and
her family, a binge that
shockingly led to OWI
arrests on Dec. 1, 10 and
11. The first occurred
after she was found
passed out in her car,
which was still running,
up on a curb. Another
time, police were called
to her house after a
friend thought she might
be suicidal.
I had a nine-day meltdown, and I thought my
only way out really was
the bottle, she said.

It was there in black


and white on the police
reports, but it was still
difficult to fathom.
Kelly Meyers, one of
the brightest lights in
the Oregon School District and
a beloved
and wellrespected
educator, was
arrested
t h r e e
t i m e s i n Meyers
December, all
for drunken driving. She
resigned last month from
a job she held dear to her
heart and resigned herself to the reality that she
would likely never get
another chance to be a
school administrator.
The dashing of a
dream, and an exemplary 30-year career in
education, was sudden
and severe. Now, three
months after a depression-fueled alcohol
relapse that had friends
worried about her very
survival, she is trying to
put her life back together, hoping to use her Ongoing struggle
experiences to help preMeyers said she has a
vent others from going genetic predisposition to
down a similarly destruc- alcohol. It has run in her
tive path.
family, she said, and her
Meyers, who was proTurn to Meyers/Page 16
moted to OHS principal

Board might add citizens to compensation task force


Inside

School Board members


discussed adding up to 10
community representaBoard considers
tives to a task force thats
been studying the issue.
eliminating
The board took no action
committees
Scott De Laruelle
Monday night, wanting
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more input from task force
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members on the idea.
With progress slow on a
According to the proproposed teacher compen- posal, which was recom- committee, district supersation referendum, Oregon m e n d e d b y t h e p o l i c y intendent Brian Busler and

Extra members
would help lead the
charge

school board president Dan


Krause would appoint the
new members.
The committee has four
staff members who were
appointed by the Oregon
Education Association
(OEA), three administrators
appointed by Busler and
one board member appointed by Krause.
Busler said the way to get

a referendum passed is to
get the community to vote
for it, and involving more
residents in the process to
lead the charge would
help that.
We dont want to put
our teachers in the situation
where theyre standing in
front of the community and
asking for a raise for themselves, he said.

Board member Charles


Uphoff agreed, saying adding district residents to the
group might help make it
easier for the district to sell
the referendum to a community that seems skeptical, based on recent feedback.
There might be some

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Oregon police arrested


a Village of Brooklyn man
for his sixth offense of
operating while intoxicated.
Police pulled over 59-yearold Russell Bergeland just
after midnight March 1 after
running the registration on
his vehicles license plate
and finding it had expired in
2010 and was registered to
different make and model of
car, according to the criminal
complaint.
During the stop, police
said they smelled an odor
of intoxicants coming from
the vehicle and Bergeland
told the officer he had consumed alcoholic beverages
earlier that night.
After performing three
different field sobriety
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Alcohol license policies get


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The Village Board last


week amended two ordinances relating to liquor
licenses and alcohol sales
in order to make them more
business-friendly.
The board reduced fees for
businesses that hold a liquor
license and file for renewal
after the April 15 deadline
and also for deficiencies in
late applications. The fee was
reduced from $250 to $50 for
late applications and from
$250 to $25 for deficiencies
in applications after April 15.
Village president Steve

to create their own lists of


items reviewed.
We met the license
holders last year to clarify
a few things, and somebody brought up the idea
why dont we just develop
that form for them, Staton
explained. So then theres
one form they can all use
if they want to, or they can
still do their own.
The change was just to
simplify the process for the
businesses, Staton added.
It creates uniformity. If
they want to use it, it lists
everything they have to do
and they just sign off.
Five years ago, Staton led
an effort to stiffen the villages liquor licensing and
alcohol sales policies, culminating in several changes
in 2013. He said its hard
to really have a handle on
whether the changes have

created a better alcohol


environment in the village,
but people hes talked to
appreciate what we did.
He added that a person
who works statewide on
alcohol licensing told him
it has inspired other communities to take similar
measures.
One of the key items
that the village adopted
was a tough social host
ordinance, a policy other
communities have since
embraced.
Ive spoken to 10 communities in Dane County
on the social host ordinance
and other things that weve
done, Staton said.
He said like the statewide
ban on smoking in public
places, reining in alcohol
use is a gradual process that
gets results gradually over
time.

OHS sophomore is top attorney at state mock trial


Scott De Laruelle
Unified Newspaper Group

Kim Gehrmann may be


a fresh-faced high school
sophomore, but put her in
a mock trial courtroom and
she is a ruthless competitor
with a knack for pummeling opposing attorneys into
submission.
A rising star in last years
competition as an Oregon
High School freshman,
Gehrmann has risen to the
top of the ranks, winning
the prestigious Best Attorney honor at Saturdays
state Mock Trial competition in Madison
OHS mock trial advisor
Brian Towns said the honor, voted on by professional
judges and attorneys and
given to only one student a
year, is similar to a most
outstanding player award
in a state athletic competition.
Its a rare and noteworthy achievement, he said.
This award is a big honor
and doesnt come along
very often for any school.
Towns said Gehrmann
participated as a lawyer for
both sides of the teams fictional case a first-degree
intentional homicide, giving the opening statement
for both sides. She then
conducted a direct examination and a cross-examination.
Throughout the course of
the four-round competition,

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OHS sophomore Kim Gehrmann


won Best Attorney at the
state Mock Trial competition on
Saturday.

the three to four judges


present for each round
(typically real-life judges,
lawyers, teachers, former
coaches, or legal professionals familiar with the
competition) submit a score
for each attorney and witness participating in a given
round. Gehrmann earned
the highest average score of
any participating attorney.
She was judged on the
following items: courtroom
decorum, maturity and
respect displayed for judges
and opposing team, appropriate use of and response
to objections, understanding of federal rules
of evidence, persuasive

presentation of evidence,
appropriate demeanor displayed during opening,
closing, direct and crossexaminations, and effective
knowledge and use of the
case materials.
Gehrmann said shes
incredibly honored to
win the award, and thanked
Towns for the time he spent
preparing the team, which
only had seven members,
forcing students to double
up on roles.
After receiving it I
remember sitting down and
marveling at the size of
the banquet hall and how
out of every student who
was participated I was recognized as the best mock
trial attorney in the state

of Wisconsin, she said. I


still dont fully comprehend
it.
Gehrmann said shes
always been interested in
public speaking, and got
interested in law because
it allowed her to speak
in front of people and to
debate. Despite her success, though, shes leaning
toward a career in biotechnology or science.
If I can find a way to
intertwine the two that
would be the desired goal,
she said. I have no problem voicing my opinions
and find it exhilarating to
state my position and then
have to defend it or react to
what people say about it.

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Village officials unsealed


the only bid received last
week for installing railroad
crossing gates and electronic signals at the Braun Road
entrance to the Alpine Business Park.
Public Works director
Mark Below said the bid
was submitted by CDL
Electric, out of Kansas, in
the amount of $183,054.
The village has $225,000
budgeted for the project,
which a hearing examiner
for the Office of the Railroad Commissioner ordered
over the villages objections.
Funding for the work will
come from tax-increment
financing, in the villages
TID 2 account, meaning it
wont affect the tax levy in
the near future.
Below said he expects the
Village Board to award the
contract to CDL Electric at
its March 16 meeting. He
expects work on the project
to begin in early May and
take about a week to complete.
Its the last piece to that
puzzle up there, and then
once they get that in, the
village is out of the railroad
business, period, Below
said.
The rail line became deactivated in 1997, and two
years later the village and the
City of Fitchburg purchased
about 10 miles of track to
prevent them from being
converted to a bike trail.
The municipalities sold
the line last year to the

Wisconsin River Rail Transit Commission, which has


leased the tracks to Wisconsin & Southern Railroad.
The company will run two
or three trains per week
from Madison to the Lycon
Ready Mix concrete plant in
the business park.
Below noted that CDL
Electric is also installing
crossing signals at Irish
Lane and McCoy Road in
Fitchburg.
Theyll be working their
way down the track this
summer, he said.
Village officials initially
objected to the railroad
commissioners order that
the village install gates and
flashing lights at the Braun
Road crossing. Village
administrator Mike Gracz
and Below felt installing
crossbucks and stop signs
would be sufficient, given
that Lycon plans to use only
two or three trains per week
for its production plant.
Also, trains running on the
line will be restricted to traveling at 25 mph, and 20 mph
when nearing Braun Road at
the Alpine Business Park.
In denying the villages
objection, the railroad commissioner noted that the
Braun Road crossing would
have three sets of tracks
because of a spur off the
main line that will extend
into the business park to
Lycons production facility.
The presence of multiple
tracks is one of the key factors warranting the installation of automatic flashing
lights with gates, the commissioners office wrote in a
letter to the village.

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Zachs experience counts


While the April election is still
a few weeks away, it is our hope
that Oregon School District residents are listening and learning
about their choices in the spring
election.
This time around, voters have
an opportunity to significantly
impact the vision the Oregon
School Board sets for our childrens learning.
A lifelong Oregon resident,
incumbent Steve Zach is the only
current school board member who
has served more than one term.
With the number of crucial issues
facing our school district state
budget cuts, implementing a $55
million referendum and finding
sustainable solutions to recruit
and retain the best teachers
Board experience is essential.
This time, experience counts.
Steve Zach has faced challenges before. In his 16 years on the
Oregon School District, he has
experienced several rounds of

state funding cuts, and each time,


our Board and administration
have found solutions to keep our
district on top without laying off
teachers. Steve is the only current
Board member to have authored
significant long-term planning
position statements and to set
meaningful visioning goals for
our district.
The Board is beginning to plan
a two-day visioning session this
summer with the community for
us to share ideas on how to keep
our Oregon School District not
only a top regional district, but
a role model for the Midwest.
We want Steve Zach leading this
effort.
With his passion, experience
and vision for Oregon schools, we
know he is the right person for the
job.
Jeanne and Uriah Carpenter
Village of Oregon

Zach: Committed to service


I first got to know Steve Zach in
1971 when he started high school
in Oregon.
I was a teacher and coach at
the high school and Steve was a
student of mine and a participant
in three sports. When Steve finished schooling, he and his wife
returned to Oregon where Steve
became very active in community
organizations, including serving
for three years as the president of
the Athletic Booster Club when I
was the Sports Administrator.
Since then, I have interacted
with Steve on a number of projects and events. Steve has been

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a dedicated leader in the Oregon


community for over 30 years. His
commitment to our students is
shown by his work with Oregon
youth sports and theater programs,
and his sixteen years of service on
the School Board.
I was pleased when Steve told
me he was committed to serving
another three-year term on the
here is a fundamental change
School Board. The Oregon comoccurring in human conmunity needs his experienced
sciousness that is expected to
judgment on the Board. He has
redefine human awareness makmy full endorsement.
ing it more spiritually connected
Tom Mueller and less self-focused.
What I mean by that is we will
Village of Oregon
naturally stop thinking so much
about our own self protection,
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for how we feel. Criticism. Righteous anger. All foster victimhood.


All deny the truth.
Humans have fostered negative
and abusive patterns of behavior
and beliefs for a very long time.
The goal, for the most part is to
survive and get as much of everything as possible to ensure survival for a long time.
Controlling and manipulating
people and resources is just plain
good planning to the instinctive
survival urge. That urge doesnt
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point of leading to its own destruction.
Thats where humanity is right
now. This survival program has
outgrown its usefulness.
Fortunately, our evolution is fast
at work giving this survival urge a
new upgrade. People are starting
to feel differently without fully
understanding this sometimes confusing internal upgrading process.
Since everybody operates from
the survival urge program, we will
all experience this process in our
own way.
Relationships of all kinds are
under tremendous pressure to
change. How we relate to ourselves, each other and our environment are all in the mix. Upheaval
is a sign of this pressure. Change
must happen in order to bring in
something better.
If change is happening in your
neck of the woods, its best not to
try to stop it. Ride it out and see
where it goes. Chances are good
that things will settle out for the
better.

The most challenging areas will


be in our closest relationships. Our
marriages, our children, our partnerships, friends and workplaces
will be rocked to their core in
order to shake loose those overly
destructive relating patterns. Out
with the old and in with the new.
The goal of our evolutionary
upgrade is to find better ways of
relating to each other that is more
sincere and honest. Without sincere and honest relating, we cannot discard that which no longer
serves us.
While its easy to point fingers
at others and see them as the problem, it doesnt serve us. We can
help our own process by looking
at the role we play on the stage of
life.
What do we see when we
look at our prejudices, things we
believe to be right or wrong and
how do we treat people who violate our internal list of rules? What
if our rules are the problem?
Having an attitude of willingness to change or alter long-held
beliefs is imperative to our evolution. Letting go of those things
that dont work for us anymore is
the fastest way to move forward.
Once we make the decision to
change we are faced with the difficulty of the habitual nature of our
negative relating. After all, weve
been doing it a long time, so it will
take some practice to change it.
But well feel a whole lot better.
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Zach is an effective, passionate advocate for schools


At the April 7 election, voters in
the Oregon School District will be
asked to vote for a Village of Oregon resident to serve on the Oregon
School District Board of Education
for the next three years.
Having known and personally
worked with one of the candidates, Steve Zach, I wholeheartedly endorse his re-election.
I have been the Wisconsin
Association of School Boards
Region 12 Director for the
past seven years and served as
the Association's 2013 State

President. In those two roles, I


have had the opportunity to get
to know and to personally work
with school board members from
throughout the state.
Steve Zach ranks among the best
of them. He is extremely knowledgeable of school law and of the
principles of effective board governance, passionately supports public
education, and, most importantly,
continually focuses on whats best
for all kids. Steve is a hard-working, experienced leader, a person
who believes in lifelong learning

and ongoing professional development, and an individual who not


only understands, but also demonstrates, the roles and responsibilities of an effective school board
member.
A vote for Steve Zach in the
April 7 school board election is
a vote for continued educational
excellence in the Oregon School
District.
Nancy Thompson
Past President,
Wisconsin Association of
School Boards

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Cardiac arrest? Theres


an app for that.
A new mobile app in
Dane County could help
save a persons life by
alerting others nearby to
provide cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR). The
app PulsePoint was
brought to Dane County
through a partnership with
Meriter-UnityPoint Health
and Dane County Emergency Medical Services departments.
The app was introduced
Feb. 6 and local EMS
departments have begun to
encourage their members to
download and use the app.
The goal is to have anybody
trained in CPR use the app
to respond to emergencies
in public places.
Oregon EMS director
Tony Antoniewicz said the
department has encouraged
all members to download
the app and that people who
take CPR classes through
the department have been
told about it, too.
Weve been receiving a pretty good reception from the classes weve
taught in the last week or
two, Antoniewicz told the
Observer.
Getting someone to start
chest compressions can go
a long way to saving someones life, Meriter cardiologist Dr. Joseph Bellissimo said in a news release
announcing the program.
Effective CPR given
right after sudden cardiac

Oregon Observer

March 12, 2015

Photos courtesy PulsePoint

The PulsePoint app will alert users if there is a nearby cardiac event
in a public place, and provide a map to the location of the victim,
below.

arrest can significantly


increase a victims chance
of survival, Bellissimo
said. We are thrilled that
we are part of the team
thats bringing PulsePoint
to our community.
Even hands-only CPR
where only chest compressions are performed have
been shown to increase a
persons chances of surviving a heart attack, according to the American Red
Cross.
The app could be particularly helpful in smaller
communities where there
arent full-time responders. Having someone start
the life-saving CPR before
EMS can respond provides a bridge that could
help reduce the harm done
by a heart attack, Stoughton Area EMS director Lisa
Schimelpfenig said.
The added benefits do
come with a few changes for
trained responders. Antoniewicz said the introduction
of the app might alter how
EMS crews respond to
emergencies. Theyll need
to be aware of what has been

done already for a victim of


a heart attack. These types
of calls can often be stressful, so staff and app users
need to be able to share
information about how the
victim has been treated so
that EMS staff can provide
the best care.
Antoniewicz also said
app users need to be careful
about responding to a situation where they could put
themselves in danger. Still,
Antoniewicz and other local
EMS directors said having
the app could be helpful in
saving a life.

How it works
The PulsePoint app has
two components alerting
users to cardiac events and
letting them know where
automated external defibrillators (AED) are located.
The apps is activated during an emergency by the
911 call center.
Notifications are made
simultaneously with the
dispatch of paramedics to
anyone within the area that
is CPR-trained and has
indicated their willingness

and ability to assist during an SCA emergency,


according to the PulsePoint
website. When notifications do occur they intend
to target potential citizen
rescuers that are primarily
within walking distance of
the event.
Nearby app users will
get a notification on their
phone and a map that gives
the location and directions
to the cardiac event.
The app will also let
users know where an AED
is, which could be helpful
in reviving a person. AEDs
diagnose what type of cardiac event a victim is having and administer a heartresetting shock, if necessary.
As of right now, the app
only alerts nearby users
when the cardiac event
occurs in a public place. As
the county and EMS services get more data from
the app, there is potential
to open up those parameters
to allow for more responses
from users, Oregon EMS
director Tony Antoniewicz
said.

Where to download
The app can be used on
most smartphones running
Android or iOS. Search for
PulsePoint in the Google
Play store or the Apple App
store and download the app.
Direct links can be found
the PulsePoint Foundation Facebook page or at
pulsepoint.org.

Raffles & Door Prizes Drawing at 7 p.m.


Sporting Clays 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
$15.00 per person
Shoot & Eat $20.00 per person
Contact: Ray Gilden 832-6261
Vern Martin 437-3999
8475 Miller Rd.
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Proceeds will help to pay the increasing


medical costs and living expenses for
Brian White-Stout, a 2003 OHS graduate and
Bills Food Center employee, diagnosed with
Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, a rare form of cancer.
A Silent Auction will also be held.

For more information call 835-3154

MarCh 21, 2015


9 a.M. - 3 p.M.
First Presbyterian
Church
408 N. Bergamont Blvd.
Oregon, WI
Lunch Available

Oregon/Brooklyn
Lions Club

Rose Day
April 11, 2015

Have fresh flowers delivered to


someone you care about. Only
$18 for any bouquet delivered
on Saturday morning, April 11,
2015.
To order, complete and mail
this form with payment to:

No orders taken after April 1.

Single serving 6-9 oz. of baked or fried cod


Additional 3 oz. pieces for $1 each
Alternative meal available for kids

To Go Orders are Welcome!

Craft
Show

P.O. Box 215


Oregon, WI 53575

St. Johns Lutheran Church


625 E. Netherwood St.,Oregon, WI

One Dozen Red Roses Spring Flower Bouquet


One Dozen Colored Roses (no red)
One Dozen Mixed Roses (Rainbow)
Deliver to: ________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________
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Wild Game, potato, vegetable,


dessert, coffee/milk - $10.00 per person

The book was also


adapted into a 2014 movie
of the same name, starring
Brenton Thwaites as Jonas
and Jeff Bridges as The
Giver.
Other cast members
in the OSHP production
include Robert Glasser as
the father, Stephanie Drahozel as the mother and
Audrey Erhardt as Lily.
The roles of Asher, Fiona
and the Chief Elder are
played by John Unertl IV,
Madeline Fitzgerald and
Pamela Crary, respectively.
Showtimes are 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 21, and
March 26-28. There are
also 2:30 p.m. matinees
Sunday, March 22, and
Saturday, March 28.
Tickets are $12 for students, $15 for seniors and
$17 for adults. They can
be purchased online at
oshponline.org. Discounted group tickets are available by calling 835-9126.

oregon/Brooklyn
Lions

Friday March 20th


From 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.

March 14, 2015 3-7 p.m.

What: Oregon Straw


Hat Players present The
Giver
When: March 21, 22,
26, 27, 28
Where: Prairie View
Elementary School Little
Theater, 300 Soden Dr.
Info: oshponline.org

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Fish Fry Fundraiser

Adults: $11
Kids Under 10: $5
Kids Under 4: Free

If you go

Twenty years ago,


Lois Lowry wrote the
acclaimed and controversial childrens book
that won her the Newbery
Award The Giver.
Starting next week, Oregon Straw Hat Players is
presenting a play adaptation of the book, directed
by David Lawver, at the
Prairie View Elementary
Little Theater. The play,
written by Eric Coble, follows the stories and dialog
in the book.
According to a press
release from the Oregon
Straw Hat Players, The
Giver presents an introspective view of a boys
society where the world
is perfect. Everything is
under control and safe.
There is no war or fear
or pain. There are also no
choices.
When Jonas (Kyle
Kapusta) turns 12, he is
chosen for special training from The Giver (John
Unertl III) to receive and
keep the memories of the
community. The Giver is
the only person who holds
the memories of real pain
and real joy.
Now Jonas will learn
the truth about life and the
hypocrisy of his utopian
world. Through this astonishing and moving adaption, hell discover what it
means to grow up, to grow
wise and to take control of
his own destiny.

Furniture, collectibles, antiques,


household, needlework supplies.
Little bit of everything.

Photo submitted

Wild Game Feed


& Sporting Clays

Straw Hat Players


shows run from
March 21-28

941 Skogdalen Drive, Stoughton


March 12 & 13 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Oregon Middle School eighth-grader Marissa Zintel plays violin with


her accompanist, OMS orchestra teacher Thomas Elmer.
Oregon High School hosted more than a thousand students from
three area high schools and four middle schools for the Badger
Conference Solo and Ensemble Festival on Saturday, March 7.
They were heard by 21 adjudicators in 965 events, including vocal,
brass, percussion, piano and string solos and ensembles. The
festivals, which are designed to recognize dedication and achievement, are organized at the state level by Wisconsin Music School
Association.

Deer Creek Sports & Conservation Club

The Giver takes


stage in Oregon

Living Estate & Garage Sale

Badger Conference Solo


and Ensemble Festival

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1:00 pm. If rural address, please include road name, fire number,
plus directions to help deliver on a separate sheet.

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Coming up

Churches

The return value is 10 cents per cap. from March 17 through April 28.
The next deadline is March 31. For
Kids (grades 1-4, $9) can learn how
First Presbyterian Church, 408 N. more information, call 835-3191.
to make soap and add toys, scents and
Bergamont Blvd., will hold its free
colors to their creations from 3-4:30
family movie night at 6:30 p.m. Sat- Brunch for Your Brain
p.m. Wednesday, March 18.
urday, March 14.
Adults (grades 9 and up, $26) are
Brunch for Your Brain will be held
Pizza and other concessions will be at the senior center Tuesdays and invited to customize a ceramic light
available for a small fee. To find out Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. from March switch cover or tile or decorate a glass
the movie title, email fpcmovies@ 17 through May 21.
jar with alcohol-based inks from 6-8
gmail.com or call 835-3082.
Learn how brains work, stress relief p.m. Wednesday, March 18.
Adults (grades 9 and up, $15) are
tactics, word games and more.
Dog safety class
There is a fee of $10, and you must invited to learn tips and techniques to
The Firefly Coffeehouse will host commit to the entire session. Space is make knitted lace from 6-8:30 p.m.
a dog safety and bite prevention class limited to 16 participants. To sign up, Thursday, March 19.
from 2-3 p.m. Sunday, March 15.
For more information or to register,
call Anne at 835-5801.
Join certified professional dog
call Scott at 835-4097 or go to
trainer Daniel Antolect of Happy Film festival sneak peek
oregonsd.org/community.
Buddha Dog Training for a free class.
The library will be hosting a free
The presentation is interactive and Wisconsin Film Festival Sneak Peek In-patient rehab info
uses dog drawings and lifelike stuffed at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 17.
The senior center will hold the prodemo dogs. Please leave dogs at home.
Watch trailers from this years gram Is Swing Bed right for me?
films, learn about the ins and outs of at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 19 about
Bottle cap fundraiser
WFF and bring along any questions in-patient rehab.
Oregon Hometown Pharmacy is you have for a question-and-answer
Join Kate Stormes, registered nurse
starting a fundraiser for community session with film festival staff.
and case manager at Stoughton Hosyouth, run in partnership with the
pital, to learn about in-patient rehalocal PTO of the Oregon and Brook- Community classes
bilitative care. She will share admislyn elementary schools.
Oregon Community Education and sion requirements, Medicare or payThere are drop boxes at each of Recreation is offering several after- ment information, discharge planning
the schools for Hometown Pharmacy school classes at Netherwood Knoll.
information and answer questions.
Bottle Caps. The caps can be turned
To register for this free event, call
Minecraft Club (grades 5-8, $10)
in at the pharmacy as well.
will meet from 3:30-5 p.m. Tuesdays 835-5801.

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

Family movie night

Community calendar
Thursday, March 12

2-3 p.m., Dog Safety and Bite


Prevention Class, Firefly

6-7:30 p.m., Summit Credit Union


college budgeting educational semMonday, March 16
inar (RSVP), library, 243-5000
3:30-4:30 p.m., Monday Funday:
LEGO and games, library
Friday, March 13
6:30-7 p.m., OPL Puppet Show,
4-5 p.m., Teen Advisory Board,
library
library, 835-3656
7 p.m., Town of Dunn Board
Saturday, March 14
meeting, Town Hall
7-11 a.m., Red Cross Community
Tuesday, March 17
Blood Drive (sponsor code
Oregon), St. Johns Church, 625 E. 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Silver
Netherwood, 800-733-2767, redThreads Among the Gold Club
crossblood.org
($12, $18 couple), senior center,
10-10:30 a.m., Dads and Donuts, 835-3536
library
11:45 a.m., Lunch with St.
Patricks Day Program at 1 p.m.
1-4 p.m., Science fair, Prairie
(reserve lunch by March 13), senior
View Elementary
center, 835-5801
6:30 p.m., Free Family Movie
10:30 a.m., Brunch for your Brain
Night, First Presbyterian Church,
begins ($10, space limited to 16),
fpcoregonwi.org
senior center, 835-5801
Sunday, March 15
6:30-8 p.m., Wisconsin Film
1 p.m., Movie: St. Vincent,
Festival sneak peek, library, 835senior center

Community cable listings


Village of Oregon Cable Access TV channels:
WOW #983 & ORE #984
Phone: 291-0148 Email: oregoncableaccess@charter.net
Website: ocamedia.com Facebook: ocamediawi
New programs daily at 1 p.m.
and repeats at 4, 7 and 10 p.m. and 1, 4, 7 and 10 a.m.

Thursday, March 12
WOW:
1-Special
Oregon Village Board
Meeting (of March 9)
2-Ekaterinburg Classical
Trio (of Aug. 2009)
ORE: Oregon School
Board Meeting (of March
9)
Friday, March 13
WOW:
Norse
Afternoon of Fun! @
Stoughton High School
ORE: NKE 4th Grade
Orchestra Concert (of
March 10)
Saturday, March 14
WOW: Mens Bowling
Tournament @ Oregon
Bowl (of March 5)
ORE: RCI Chorus
Concert (of March 12)
Sunday, March 15
WOW: The Church
Service (formerly Christ
Memorial)
ORE: OMS Chorus
Concert

Monday, March 16
WOW: U.S. Army
News > 5 p.m.
LIVE Oregon Village
Board Meeting
ORE: Distant Cuzins
Band (of Dec. 31)
Tuesday, March 17
WOW: Tom Kastle
Music @ Oregon Senior
Center (of March 17,
2014)
ORE: OHS Comedy
Improv. Show (of March
13)
Wednesday, March 18
WOW: Aquathon (of
May 2008)
ORE: Cinderella NKE
Musical (of March 2007)
Thursday, March 19
WOW: Oregon Village
Board Meeting (of March
16)
ORE: OHS Band
Concert (of March 17)

Wednesday, March 18

11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Computer


class: Digital Cameras and Photo
Editing with Windows ($15), senior
center, 835-5801

Thursday, March 19

1 p.m., Is Swing Bed Right for


Me?: In-patient Rehab Information
(register), senior center, 835-5801
1 p.m., Third Thursday Afternoon
Euchre Card Party ($3), senior
center

Friday, March 20

9 a.m., Nutrition Education:


Spring is Egg-citing!, senior center
10-11 a.m., Rep. Sondy Pope listening session, Brooklyn Village
Hall/Union Bank & Trust, 210
Commercial St., Brooklyn, (888)
534-0080
10:45 a.m., Half Hour Health Talk:
Asthma, senior center

Senior center
Monday, March 16
Chili
Tropical Fruit Salad
Orange Juice
W.W. Bread Cookie
VO: Veggie Chili
Tuesday, March 17
Corn Beef
Boiled Potatoes
Cabbage & Carrots
Cinnamon Sliced Apples
Rye Bread
Shamrock Cookie
VO: Veggie Patty
Wednesday, March 18
*Meat Balls with Sauce
Spaghetti
Broccoli Flowerets
Pineapple
Multi Grain White Bread
VO: Soy Spaghetti Sauce
Thursday, March 19
Chicken Tetrazzini Casserole
Italian Green Beans Banana
W.W. Bread
Pie Slice
VO: Chicken Soy Casserole
SO: Chinese Chicken Salad
Friday, March 20
Baked Fish
Rice Pilaf with Butter
Vegetable Blend
Apricots
W.W. Bread
Cookie
VO: Rice W/ Soy
*Contains Pork

Call 835-6677 to advertise on the


Oregon Observer Church Page

3656

Monday, March 16
9 a.m., CLUB
9 a.m., Wii Bowling
9 a.m., Rubber Stamping
9 a.m., Caregivers Support
10 a.m., Dominoes
1 p.m., Get Fit
1:30 p.m., Bridge
4 p.m., Weight Loss Support
Tuesday, March 17
8:30 a.m., Zumba Gold
10:30 a.m., Brunch for Your Brain
11:45 a.m., St. Pats Day Lunch,
Silver Threads and Program
12:30 p.m., Sheepshead
12:30 p.m., Stoughton Shopping
Wednesday, March 18
9 a.m., CLUB
9 a.m., Full COA
11 a.m., Digital Cameras and Photo
Editing Class
11:45 a.m., March Birthday Lunch
and Cake
1 p.m., Get Fit
1 p.m., Euchre
Thursday, March 19
8:30 a.m., Zumba Gold
9 a.m., Pool Players
10:30 a.m., Brunch for Your Brain
12:30 a.m., Shopping at Bills
1 p.m., Cribbage
1 p.m., Card Party
1 p.m., Inpatient Rehab Info
5:15-6:15 p.m., Market Day Pickup
Friday, March 20
9 a.m., CLUB
9 a.m., Wii Bowling
9 a.m., UW Ext. Nutrition
9:30 a.m., Blood Pressure
9:30 a.m., Mahjongg
10:45 a.m., Health Talk
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
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

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
March 19: 7 p.m., Communal
Reconciliation
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

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

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.

The Dignity of Work


As the unemployment rate ticks slowly down in this
country, we should be thankful. In most European countries, unemployment rates are still above 10% and in Spain
it is over 25% and nearly 50% for those under 25 years of
age. The ability to work and a job that matches our skills
are great blessings. We all need to be useful, and when
someone is deprived of this, they will almost certainly feel
inadequate, or even downright useless. One thing which
we can do when we are out of work, or even in our off
hours after work, is to sharpen the saw. Sharpening the
saw includes honing our current skills, but it should also
include broadening our range of skills, i.e. learning some
new skills. Sometimes, even with all of that, we still dont
find work. Perhaps in that case, we need to create our own
job. Childcare or baby-sitting jobs arent just for teenagers.
And perhaps investing in a lawnmower would get you work
in your neighborhood. A friend of mine who was trained
as a structural engineer and recently lost her job was not
too proud to go to work cleaning windows and painting in
peoples homes. Eventually she went back to work as an
engineer, but in the meantime she exemplified an important
lesson. All work is dignified if it has value, and if people
will pay for it, then it probably has value. So do your best
to find work that matches your skill set, and remember to
sharpen the saw when you can.
Christopher Simon
All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to
poverty.
Proverbs 14:23

Business

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March 12, 2015

Oregon Observer

Womens Business Expo set for April 14

Photos by Scott Girard

Alstad Inc. hangs some of the pieces it would recommend to clients in its own office.

Decorating for decades


Alstad Inc. in its 25th year, fourth in Oregon
Scott Girard

Alstad Inc.

Unified Newspaper Group

Kristy Halverson has


been helping decorate clients businesses for a long
time.
Its been so long Im
not even sure (how I got
started), Halverson said of
the business she started 25
years ago.
The Oregon resident has
stuck with the business
through a set of changes,
though, including moving
from Madison to Fitchburg
to her home village four
years ago and changes in
what the business does.
When she started, the
business was Flowers Forever, and helped commercial clients like hospitals
or office buildings decorate
their interiors with artificial plants. Now, while she
still answers the phones as
Flowers Forever for some
long-time clients, the business name has changed to
Alstad Inc., and does much
more than flowers.
So many people still
only know us as Flowers
Forever, she said.
Caller ID is wonderful,
when I see who is calling
(I know what to say), she
added with a laugh.
Halverson has now
expanded the business into
full office decoration, a
one-stop shop including office furniture, art and

Above, an example of an alternative to traditional paintings


in offices or hospitals. Below,
the wall decoration, a collection of tightly wound wrappers,
is one example of the creative
art Alstad Inc. recommends to
clients.

lamps, a change brought on


during the recent economic
recession.
We realized that the
economy was changing and
we needed to change with
it, she said.
But its not normal paintings, or old poster board
art, as Halverson called it,
that the business provides.
Instead, it could be a circle
of tree branch stumps glued
together or a square of old
wrappers tightly wound
together creating a colorful
collage.
Halverson moved the
business to Oregon four
years ago partially in the
name of convenience, but

In brief

The Pure Integrity Homes


team of RE/MAX Pre ferred enters its third year
in existence after its founding by Oregon native Tony
Antoniewicz and Joseph
Voell of Madison. The
Pure Integrity Homes team
has grown to five with a

solidified presence within


the RE/MAX Preferred
office on North Main St.
Within the last year Buyers
Specialists Troy Antoniewicz and Jason Holtman
have joined PIH to bring
a consistent presence and
knowledge to the buying
process. The PIH teams
newest member is Natally
Fisher, who brings a wealth
of real estate experience.

What: Womens
Business Expo
When: 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 14
Where: Firefly
Coffeehouse, 114 N. Main
St.
Cost: Free to the public
Hermanson, OACC membership and communications manager, said.
Last year there were
more than 30 exhibitors
and over 100 attendees.
So far, this years
exhibitors include Karate
America, Anytime Fitness,
Oregon Public Library,
Oregon Welcome Neighbor, Oregon Area Senior
Center, Thirty-One Gifts,
Scentsy, Nerium International Skincare and
Stoughton Hospital.

Registration: oregonwi.
com
Deadline: April 1
Cost: $55, $35 for
chamber members
Info: 835-3697, judy@
oregonwi.com

Any Oregon-area business person is invited to


participate as an exhibitor.
Those interested should
register with the chamber
by April 1, while space
remains. A fee applies to
chamber and non-chamber
members. Call 835-3697
or email judy@oregonwi.
com for more information.
Attendees do not need to
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Boys basketball

Football

Sromovsky
realizes
dream, signs
with Ill. State
Jeremy Jones
Sports editor

It will be a different look for

Josh Sromovsky brought


a ton of versatility to
the Oregon football program the past three years.
Originally, a linebacker
as a freshman, Sromovsky
quickly found his niche
as wide receiver/running
back and occasional defensive back for the Panthers
as a sophomore on varsity.
Officially signing his
National Letter of Intent
on Feb. 4 to play collegiately at Illinois State
University, Sromovksy is
hoping that versatility will
translate to the collegiate
level this fall.
Illinois State, which lost
the FCS national championship game against North
Dakota State last season, is
bringing Sromovsky in as
an athlete.
Josh is very versatile,
he basically could do it
all. He returned kicks and
punts and he was our punter. We used him primarily
on offense, but when we
needed him we would not
hesitate to put him in on
defense, OHS head coach
Dan Kissling said. With
him on offense, the
defense knew where he
was, depending where he
was they tried to put their
best on him or double him,
it opened up our offense
for other guys to shine.
The two-time all-conference wide receiver will
most likely start out at
wide receiver or safety,
but were he ultimately
lines up will come down to
how he develops over the
next four years.
Coach said he could see
me getting up to about 240,
playing outside linebacker blitzing and stuff like
that, Sromovsky said. It
would be an adjustment,
but I played linebacker my
freshman year and moved
to safety after that, so Ive
had a little feel for playing
the position. The biggest

Turn to Regionals/Page 11

Turn to Sromovsky/Page 10

Photos by Jeremy Jones

Oregon senior Markus Tobias goes do the bench in the fourth quarter Friday in a WIAA Division 2 regional semifinal against DeForest at Oregon High School. Tobias
scored 16 points in a 61-47 loss.

Season ends in regional semifinal


Offense goes cold in 61-47
loss to DeForest
Anthony Iozzo
Assistant sports editor

Head coach Jon Nedelcoff said


the Oregon High School boys
basketball team was still successful despite an early exit in a 61-47
loss to DeForest Friday in a WIAA
Division 2 regional semifinal.
The Panthers finished 17-6 overall, the first 17-win season in 13
years, and they took second in a
tough Badger South Conference.
Nedelcoff said that the seniors
Markus Tobias, Peter Kissling,
Mitch Morhoff and Brandon
Thompson were a big reason for
the consistency of the program this
season.
You have to credit the four
seniors that are friends, but they
all have different backgrounds and

interest points outside the team.


They did such a great job of gelling together, Nedelcoff said.
They came to practice and came
together around basketball, and
they had each others backs. That
carried over to the other guys that
were a part of the team.
Athletics can be a professional learning point because we all
know when we go to work, your
co-workers might not be your best
friends but they become your colleagues and your peers and trusted
individuals. These four guys really
showed that well.
Next season will be different,
not just because the absence of
the seniors from this year, but also
because of the attributes the team
will have.
There are 10 juniors slated to
return Charlie Soule, Alex Duff,
Ben Weiland, Chris Cutter, Sam
Mueller, Steven Davis, Derek
Martin, Nathan Ironmonger, Max

Senior Peter Kissling comes out during the starting lineup introductions before
Fridays game.

Chase and Zach Hanson with


some junior varsity guys expected
to be bumped up to varsity.

Girls hockey

Torpy caps career as Miss Hockey, slew of other awards


Jeremy Jones
Sports editor

Oregon senior goaltender Kenzie Torpy has been the backbone


of the Icebergs girls hockey co-op
for the past four years. Over that
span, Torpy became the first girl
in Wisconsin prep hockey history
two win back-to-back Jessie Vetter awards, honoring the states
top goaltender.
Last Saturday, Torpy added
a third title to go along with the
even bigger Miss Hockey honors

she received earlier in the week


for being the states top player.
Kenzie is one of the only goalies to be awarded Miss Hockey
over the existence of the award.
Its rare, but not impossible for
a goalie to win it, Icebergs head
coach Mike Jochmann said.The
award is based not only on stats,
but also her achievements as a
student and humanitarian off the
ice in the community.Put those
three together, and there arent
many other players that I would
rather have on my team.I think

thats what drives the award


selection.Were incredibly proud
of her.
Miss Hockey voting is done
by the member coaches of the
Girls Wisconsin Hockey Coaches
Association.
Torpy played in all but one
game in net for the Icebergs, posting .950 save percentage, 1.58
goals against average and eight
shutouts in 25 games. She posted
a 13-10-2 record on the season.
She beat out fellow Miss
Hockey finalists senior Jacyn

Reeves (37G, 15A) of Onalaksa,


Bay Area senior Courtney Wittig (46G, 24A), Northern Edge
senior Lauren Smith (28G, 32A),
Appleton United senior Natalie
West (29G, 13A) and University
School of Milwaukee junior Nina
Andersen (26G, 43A).
Torpy was also named firstteam All-State goaltender for the
third year.
It feels great, after all the hard
work, just to be recognized, the
University of St. Thomas recruit
said. Its a good motivator and

keeps me working that much


harder.
Eleven players were nominated as Jessie Vetter finalist and
that group was whittled down to
six (five with a tie) earlier in the
month.
Torpy beat out Lakeshore
Lightning junior Erin Connolly,
Bay Area senior Lindsey Strainis, Hayward/Spooner sophomore
Laurnen Tremblay and sophomore Erin Sparks of Tomahawk.

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Continued from Page 9

Photo by Jeremy Jones

Senior Josh Sromovsky signed a National Letter of Intent to play at


Illinois State University.

thing would be getting


bigger. I think that would
make it easier.
Because he can play so
many positions, there is
also the possibility that
Sromovsky earns a spot on
special teams early on at
Illinois State.
Originally, hoping to
suit up for the Badgers, he
chose the Redbirds over
the University of Northern Iowa where his mother
(Erika Winchel) ran track.
Those were the two
schools that showed the
most interest, he said. I
took an official visit to Illinois State the last weekend
in January and I loved it.
Bloomington-Normal
is a big city, and I wanted
to be in the city. The program is getting a lot better, losing by two points in

the national championship.


Theyve got a really good
strength and conditioning
coach. All the coaches are
really cool. All the players were cool. I got a really good vibe and meshed
with everyone there right
away. It made me want to
go there and start playing
right away.
Though hed had the
goal to play in college for
as long as he can remember, the 6-3, 200 pound
Sromovsky said he started
getting more attention following his sophomore season.
I started to grow into
my body a little more and
noticed I could but on
weight a little bit faster,
he said.
Despite battling injuries throughout his career,
going to camps his junior
year and doing well
against players going on to

Nebraska, Iowa State and


Wisconsin, Sromovsky
r e a l i z e d p l a y i n g c o l l egiately was something he
actually could do.
Sromovsky found out
before his recruitment
even began that camps
were even more important
in getting exposure.
Unless youre the kid
that can run a 4.3 or are
6-6, 290 pounds, theyre
not going to come look at
you, he said. Youve got
to go out and showcase
what you can do in front
of them, instead of waiting
for them to come to you.
I would say getting
hurt halfway through my
junior year kind of hurt
my recruitment, but really
it all just depends on how
you want to bounce back
and how you go about it
and what you do after that.
That really defines the
type of person you are.

Sromovsky, who said he


plans to major in business
management, summed up
the next four years simply
by saying, A lot of football. A lot of school. After
that, theyve got a lot of
good connections, so Ill
see where it goes.
Once Josh puts on the
helmet he plays at one
speed and that is always
100 percent. He throws
his body to make tackles, block or when he was
running and he is a very
physical player, Kissling
said. I dont think there
were many times that Josh
got tackled by one guy,
there were usually three or
four of them gang tackling
him I know one thing,
if he plays for four or five
years atIllinoisState I bet
a lot of coaches are going
towish they had recruited
him.

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Archery

Local archers compete in the WAA State Championship

Photo by Jeremy Jones

Oregon senior Kenzie Torpy was named Miss Hockey player of the
year last week. Torpy, a unanimous first-team Badger Conference
goaltender, was won her third Jessie Vetter award.

Torpy: Awards pile up


Continued from Page 9
Connolly (14-5-3) posted a state-best .950 save
percentage. She was third
in goals against average
(1.50). Strainis (18-3-1)
finished runner-up in goals
against average (1.01) and
save percentage (.945).
Tremblay (23-5-0) finished the season fourth
in goals against average
(1.53) and 10th in save percentage (.922). Sparks (1311-1) was fourth in save
percentage (.935) and seventh in goals against average (1.85).
This years goalie

class was indeed the best


Kenzies been a part of
through her four years of
high school hockey. Looking at her stats and our
strength of schedule compared to the other top goalies, I had hoped shed win
for a third year in a row. It
made sense to me that she
did.
The Vetter Award is given out by Wisconsin Prep
Hockey, and voted on by
their staff votes.
Torpy had already been
named a unanimous first
team all-Badger goaltender
after leading the Icebergs
to a 6-3-1 record in conference.

Several members of the Oregon


Sportsmans club made it to the
National Field Archery Association
State Archery Tournament in Wisconsin Rapids on Feb. 14 and 15.
Ben Dillman placed second in the
Young Adult Male Bow Hunter Freestyle class.
Several other club members represented the Oregon Sportsmans Club,
as well. Pat Cain placed second in
flight one for Adult Male Freestyle.
Jim Lynch shot in the Senior Male
Bow hunter Freestyle. Todd Weis
(Adult Male Bow hunter Free Style)
and his son Matt (Young Adult Male
Bow Hunter Freestyle) and daughters
Amy and Jenna (Youth Female Bow
Hunter Freestyle) all competed as
well. Amy took second, while Jenna
finished third.
John Klus Sr. (Adult Male Bow
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(Jack) Klus Jr. (Youth Male Freestyle
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took first.
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(Young Adult Freestyle) were other
participants.
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ner can be determined.
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consin Archery Alliance, is held

Lacrosse

Regionals: Oregon finishes


17-6 overall

DeForest 61, Oregon 47


The Panthers were down
40-38 to the Norskies in
the regional semifinal after
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cold.
Oregon was 0-for-10
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since I have been here. We
are not blessed with a lot
of size, but we are blessed
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adjust as players and also as
a coaching staff to try and
maximize like we do every
year.

We always went on that


6- or 8-2 run somewhere
late in the third or early
in the fourth, Nedelcoff
said. But instead of getting the lead and increasing
it, it went the other way in a
three-possession game.
The Panthers were never
able to get closer, and the
Norskies eventually eked
out an 11-point lead, forcing Oregon to foul at the
end.
We went cold. Went
cold from the inside. We
went cold from the outside, Nedelcoff said
There a couple of times
they made nice defensive
plays in the paint. We had
the ball at the rim, and their
two athletic post players
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the board.
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Tolerance: Middle school students are learning about diversity through literature
Continued from page 1
Vatne-Bintliff said kids
in that age group have a
sense of justice, which
provides an opening for
instruction.
We start with situations they can relate to
right away like bullying,
and then we start building
to systemic oppression,
she said. They start to
notice how language and
action can oppress people.
A girl today said, Now
that I know this, I can hear
the stereotypes around me
every day.
Once you get that
lens, thats what you look
through.
At the school, VatneBintliff has incorporated
the Teaching Tolerance
Anti-bias Framework into
her curriculum and has
facilitated restorative justice circles since 2003.
She is also serving as a
mentor to other teachers on
the subject, as she works
toward including the framework in a district-wide curriculum.

Fighting prejudice
According to the Wisconsin Department of Public
Instruction, nearly 90 percent of OSD students are
white. Its quite a change
for Vatne-Bintliff, who
used to teach in the much
more racially diverse city
of Minneapolis, but shes
comfortable either way.
I grew up in a tiny town
in North Dakota where
everyone was white, but I
found my way to diversity
through literature that is
what opened my eyes, she
said. My mom said by the
time I was 8, I was fighting
my grandparents about their
racial prejudice I would
leave the dinner table over
what was said.
Sometimes we have
to have those experiences
through text, because were
not able to have it face-toface.
Literature is the perfect
place to teach children
about tolerance, VatneBintliff said, because it
serves as students window into a life they may
choose not to know.
Her students are currently reading Ninth Ward,
about a girl who survived
Hurricane Katrina, and the
stereotypes about an innercity neighborhood. Another
book is about a girl whose

family escaped slavery in


the American South and
was adopted by a tribe of
Seminoles.
She said examining students stereotypes is a common topic.
We talk about that, and
then we compare that to
the book and the news that
came out, and our interpretation of it, Vatne-Bintliff
said. One of the kids said,
Why do they all have
guns? If there was a tornado
here, they wouldnt come in
with guns.
So theyre able to ask
those questions and really
see that race and class are
part of decision-making.
Guest speakers are frequently invited to talk with
students about subjects
touching on diversity.
Weve had Hmong
speakers, Ojibwe artists
people who can come in
so that its not scary anymore, Vatne-Bintliff said.
We had a Muslim speaker and some of the kids
felt really scared; all they
knew (about Muslims) was
ISIS. We get to meet (guest
speakers) where they are,
and calmly progress forward through the fear and
prejudice that is there.
Parents have been very
supportive of her teaching,
she said, and the kids are
excited to learn more.
They are hungry for a
global mind-set; they dont
want to be insulated they
dont want to go out and
accidentally offend somebody, she said. And I
keep telling them, Were
all going to do it, but you
cant give up and you cant
be frightened. When I first
got here, if anyone said the
word black as a descriptor, a kid would scream that
they were racist. So I had to
say its OK to call someone
black, but lets really figure
out why we think that even
mentioning color is racism.
While Vatne-Bintliff is
fighting against prejudice
and discrimination, in the
classroom, shes also fighting against disengagement,
which she said happens
when students cant see
themselves in the history or
literature lessons.
Kids also become disengaged because they feel
their thoughts arent validated, she said. Theyre
always being told the right
way to do something the
more times that identity
gets taken away through the

Expertise in
demand

Photos by Scott Girard

Aneesa Allen, right, talks during a recent restorative justice circle in Oregon Middle School teacher
Amy Vatne-Bintliffs literature class, as, Bailey Jerred, left, looks on.

These are the rules for the restorative justice circles in Amy Vatne-Bintliffs OMS literature class.

education process, the more


downtrodden they are.
Honoring students individual identity is critical, and
Vatne-Bintliff talks to her
students about connectiveness theory, using the analogy of building a spider web.
Youre thinking, How
am I connected to this person? she said. You build
this web that ties us together. We spend a lot of time
doing foundational connections through games and
activities.

an outsider. This year, she


said they are doing a variety
of action projects, taking
what they learn in the classroom and deciding how
theyre going to spread it.
Its teaching students
that helping their community is within their power;
within their grasp, she said.
Eighth-grader Joanna
Robinson said VatneBintliff has changed her
worldview.
I see everything differently, she said. We are all
people, and everyone strugTaking action
gles in their own way, and
Last year, Vatne-Bintliffs everyone is unique. Everystudents created poetry one has their own personalabout what it felt like to be ity that is only determined
by who they are, not their
race, appearance or anything else.
Robinson said she now
looks more closely at the
For 50 years, SCORE has been helping people start or expand a
words she uses and tries to
stop discrimination when
business, with over 40 counselors/mentors here in the Madison area.
she sees it.
Counseling and mentoring sessions are free, while there is a nominal
Mrs. Bintliff has taught
charge for educational seminars.
me so much about people
today and people in hisAREAS Of COunSEling inCludE:
tory that have made a huge
impact on our everyday
Preparing business and marketing plans
life, she said. It is not just
the well-known people who
Growing sales and increasing profits
have changed the world.
Tracking cash flow and managing expenses
Fellow eighth-grader
Improving operation and increasing efficiency
Dylan DiMaggio said in
Vatne-Bintliffs class, he
Twice a month, SCORE holds a Going Into Business Seminar and on
feels like he can open up
and be who I am.
March 18th, SCORE will be holding a Planning for Success seminar
We really get down
to the bone of reality of
To set up a counseling session,
things, he said. We dont
try to shine light onto things
find out more about their seminars or to
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doing something about it.
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Vatne-Bintliffs students
recently worked as a group
to create a lesson to teach
an anti-bias standard to
fourth-graders at Brooklyn
Elementary School. They
used skits, poetry, sharing
circles, games and presentations to share their lessons.
I liked seeing the expression on the fourth-graders
faces when we said something deep, said eighthgrader Dilame Lindmeier.

Valuable mentor
With her growing expertise, Vatne-Bintliff is wellpositioned to mentor other
teachers in the district,
which she does regularly.
Recently, she made a presentation for more than 50
staff members, and this past
year, she introduced OMS
staff to Teaching Tolerances
new anti-bias framework.
Two years ago, she taught
a graduate class for Oregon
teachers on the subject.
As the author of the
schools anti-bias standards, counselors will call
her in if theres a situation
she can help with, and she
works closely with principal Shannon Anderson
when issues arise.
We partner really well,
shes a great advocate,
Vatne-Bintliff said. When
racial harassment situations
have come up Shannon has invited me to meet
with those kids and the kids
who are doing that. We set
a goal based on three antibias standards: How did my
action impact someone else,
where am I going to go and

On March 12, OMS


literature teacher Amy
Vatne-Bintliff will be
the featured speaker at a
lecture at the University
of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
titled, Essential for All:
Implementing Anti-bias
Education in Majority
White Communities.
She is also one of 20
teachers recently invited
by the Anne Frank House
in Amsterdam to attend
a seminar in June, with
the theme, "Combating
Prejudice and Discrimination: Sharing Best
Practices.
Vatne-Bintliff is the
author of Re-engaging
Disconnected Youth:
Transformative Learning through Restorative
and Social Justice Education, which details
results showing students
who were disconnected
from school can become
re-engaged through antibias education, outdoor
education and restorative
justice talking circles.
We use (the) circle
in here if something is
going on in the community, or to discuss literature, she said. Everyone has an opportunity
to be heard. One student
last year said, This is
the only time I ever talk
during my whole week of
school.
Vatne-Bintliff is the
co-principal investigator
for research and development at the Center for
Transformational Education in Burnsville, Minnesota.
whos going to help me
get there? And thats been
working really well.
Vatne-Bintliff said she
hopes the district will soon
adopt a unified approach
to those issues.
For the students who are
being harassed, its really
painful, she said. Thank
goodness they have safe
places where they can
come, but we have to have
some consistent curriculum
for the offenders so they
learn from it.
Anderson praised VatneBintliff as an advocate for
all students, particularly
those who are often underserved in the traditional
school setting and society
as a whole.
She views her work
from an equity lens, always
looking for ways to make
OMS a better place for
kids, Anderson said.
For Vatne-Bintliff, its
ultimately about preparing
students for life in a global
workforce that generally
looks very different from
Oregon, something she said
is very important work in
predominantly white communities.
They want to be global
citizens, and they dont
want to be isolated from
it, she said. We have to
learn to be allies to people
of color, but how do we be
allies if we first dont have
that knowledge base?
Hopefully they wont
have as much fear about having those conversations or
interacting with people who
are different from them.

ConnectOregonWI.com

March 12, 2015

Oregon Observer

13

Oregon School District

Board considers eliminating committees


Krause cites variety
of recent problems
Scott De Laruelle
Unified Newspaper Group

Addressing concerns
about committees going
rogue and creating problems for district administrators in recent months, Oregon School Board members
discussed an overhaul of
the committee system Monday night.
Board members spent considerable time talking about
the pros and cons of such
a change, and by the end of
the meeting they seemed to
reach a consensus: Theyll
search for a compromise
that might eliminate some
committees but try to avoid
scrapping the current system
altogether.
The proposal, put forward by district administrators, would replace five
standing committees (policy, human assets, physical assets, financial assets
and vision steering) with a
committee of the whole
that would be attended by

all board members once a


month, followed by a board
meeting in which members
could vote on items.
Members would still be
able to create ad hoc committees as (deemed) necessary to discuss specific
topics that need more longterm discussion and are not
conducive to the committee of the whole structure,
according to the proposal.
The board currently can
create ad hoc committees as
deemed necessary.
The idea was discussed at
last weeks meeting of the
policy committee, which
passed it to the board for
more discussion, along with
a rough, rough draft proposal from policy committee chairperson Gwen Maitzen, who disagreed with its
suggestions.
Maitzen, who cited a lively discussion of the topic at
the policy committee meeting, said board members
should consider what is best
for the districts constituents,
not just the board.
We decided we needed
to discuss this more, she
said.

Trouble and necessity


Board member Charles
Uphoff said the current
committee structure is
critical to get the boards
large volume of work done.
To try to hammer that
all out in a meeting of the
board as a committee of
the whole from my experience, and Ive worked
with a lot of committees
just isnt doable, he said.
Committees would have to
vie for the time thats available at a board meeting to
try to resolve that. A lot of
these issues, essentially, are
going to have to be referred
back somewhere for further
work and if you dont
have a committee structure
in place, where does that
go?
But board president Dan
Krause brought up several
reasons he favored eliminating the current committee structure, and he said
working as a committee
of the whole would mean
board members wouldnt
have to keep track of so
many meetings.
A monthly committee of

the whole meeting, he noted, could also be televised


and recorded for residents
to watch who could not
attend, as board meetings
are, he said. Committee
meetings are not televised.
Not as many people
know about the committee
meetings, he said.
Krause also said sometimes committees can work
at cross-purposes to each
other, citing recent conflict with the finance and
human assets committees
each working on different
things that the other didnt
necessarily know about.
In addition, Krause cited
but did not name specifically a recent example of
some committees acting in
ways that the board didnt
necessarily approve of,
going beyond their scope;
going beyond what they
were really legally, possibly given the power to do
by the board.
I dont want to say they
broke any laws, Krause
said. Im just saying the
board didnt necessarily give them the power to
do some things, and those

things happened. That


would not necessarily happen if were all meeting
together and we all know
whats on the agenda.

1. CancelMarch 23, 2015meeting


and authorize payment of bills; Discussion held. Ms. Feeney moved and Mr.
Ramin seconded the motion to cancel
theMarch 23, 2015and authorize administration payment of bills. Motion passed
5-0.
2. Statement of Governor Walkers 2015-17 Budget Proposal: PresidentKrauseand Dr. Busler spoke previously about sending a letter to the
governor and legislature however, that
was not a successful strategy. Therefore
they decided to draft a letter to the parents and guardians. The letter asks them
for their help and provides background
information for the readers. On page
2 there are five items proposed by the
governor that negatively impact schools.
Dr. Busler listed off all 5 items and gave
an explanation about each item and how
it might impact schools. The last page
give parents and guardians resources
through which they are able to access
more information. Finally, he encourages
parents and guardians to reach out the
governor and legislators if they are interested. He said it was important that our
voice be heard and perhaps we can influence positive change.
Mr. Uphoff spoke about how important it was to contact legislators. He said
he spent the last two weeks making the
rounds and talking to people. He feels
the legislators really do want to hear from
people. He encouraged anyone listening
to reach out.
Mr. Ramin has 3-4 comments or
suggestions related to the wording. Dr.
Busler said he should write the suggested changes on the draft and send it
to him.
Mr. Krause said he would sign it on
behalf of the whole board. Mr. Uphoff said
it may be important for all board members to sign it.
Mr. Uphoff made a motion and Ms.
Maitzen made a second to send the letter
with certain, small changes to be made by
Dr. Busler or Jayney before it is sent out.
Does that include trying to get all board
members signatures, asked Mr. Krause?
Mr. Uphoff said yes and Mr. Krause those
who made the motion agree. The motion
passed 5-0 via voice.
D. DISCUSSION ITEMS: Student
Achievement
1. Committee Reports:
a. Policy: Policy Committee will
meet on February 24th.
b. Human Assets: Meeting for Teacher Compensation was postponed until
next week.
c. Financial Assets: Nothing to report.
d. Physical Assets: There will be a
meeting in the next few weeks to ensure
physical assets and the referendum work
is well coordinated.
e. Vision Steering: The committee met February 18thand there will be
a meeting with the Board and A-team
scheduled for March 16th.
2. Board Position Papers (Overview)
E. DISCUSSION ITEMS: Other Topics
None.
F. INFORMATION ITEMS:
1. From OEA President: Mr. Nathan
Johnson urged the Board to include the
teachers in the visioning process.
2. Referendum 2014 Report Design Team Update: Each school was
discussed using documents from the
Design Team Google site and followed
the bullet points that were on the Referendum Update page handed out to the
School Board and all audience members.
3. Legislative Update: Mr. Uphoff
reported that he has attended several
meetings and this is not really a partisan
issue. He encouraged others to contact
their legislators.
4. WASB Day at the Capitol: This
event isMarch 18. Mr. Uphoff encouraged
others to not wait for the Day at the Capitol to contact their legislators.
5. Superintendents Report:
> Dr. Busler reminded Board and Administrators that the visioning meeting is
scheduled forMarch 16th:
> The Donovan Group report on the
Teacher Compensation plan will be finished soon.
> The high school principal position was posted on 2/29 and will close on
3/15. He will meet with OHS Leadership

group this week.


> Friday, May 15th and Saturday,
May 16will be the Board Retreat at the
Quality Inn and Suites on Fish Hatchery
Road.
> Dr. Busler is pleased with the progress of the Design Teams.
G. CLOSING:
1. Future Agenda was established.
2. Check Out
H. EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS:
1. Consult with counsel regarding
potential litigation Discussion held.
Consideration of Adjourning to
Closed Session on Item H1 as Provided
under Wisconsin Statutes 19.85 (1) (g).
Mr. Ramin moved and Ms. Feeney
seconded the motion to move into closed
executive session to discuss H1 as stated above. In a roll call vote, the following members voted yes: Mr. Ramin, Ms.
Feeney, Ms. Maitzen, Mr. Uphoff and Mr.
Krause. Motion passed 5-0.
I. ADJOURNMENT:
Mr. Ramin moved and Mr. Uphoff
seconded the motion to adjourn the
meeting. Motion passed by unanimous
vote. Meeting adjourned at 10:55 p.m.
Jeff Ramin, Clerk
Oregon School District
Published: March 12, 2015
WNAXLP

Possible compromises
The board discussed several compromise measures
to address the problems
Krause brought up without
taking drastic measures.
Uphoff suggested recording committee meetings
and establishing committee meetings on a regular
schedule, so people know
well ahead of time when
to attend. He said to prevent committees going off
the range, they could be
given more of an explicit
charge, making clear their
responsibilities and powers.
Those would be more
appropriate ways of
addressing the issues of the
committee function, he
said.
Board member Barb Feeney said its not real productive to talk in a small
committee about issues and
then have the same discussion with the whole board.
She suggested establishing

two committees to handle


issues requiring digging
into the details, and then
creating special committees
for issues that require more
detailed discussion.
Krause said he has two
issues with the current
committee system: Administrators have too many
bosses because they have
recently had to deal with
committee chairs and committee members; and
the danger of a committee going off the rails
and embarrassing board or
doing something the board
might be responsible for
that we didnt want.
I want to try to help the
administrators deal with the
board in an easier way, he
said. The left boundary is
no committees; the right
boundary is keep things the
way they are. I think we can
find something in the middle, like Barbs suggestion,
and work with that to try to
find a way we can get the
boards work done, thats
nobodys excluded from
bringing anything forward
but we can avoid those
two problems.

Legals

Please take notice that on the 23rd


day of March, 2015 a public hearing will
be held before the Village of Brooklyn
Planning/Zoning Commission at the Village of Brooklyn Village Hall at 210 Commercial St, Brooklyn, WI beginning at
6:30 p.m.
The Planning/Zoning Commission
will hear all interested persons in regards
to the repealing of Ordinance Chapter 48538 INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT and replacing
with Chapter 48-538 LIGHT COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
Any person unable to attend the
hearing may submit written testimony to
the Clerks Office by 5 pm on March 20,
2015. The Planning/Zoning Commission
shall report their recommendation to the
Village Board for final consideration. A
copy of the proposed zoning changes is
available in the Village Clerks office for
public viewing M-F, from 7am-5pm and
can be emailed upon request.
Note: Requests from persons with
disabilities who need assistance to participate in this meeting or hearing should
be made to the Clerks office at 455-4201
with 48 hours notice
Kimberly J. Brewer,
Deputy Clerk-Treas.
Posted: 2-26-2015
Published: March 5 and 12, 2015
WNAXLP
***

Town of Oregon
Plan Commission Agenda
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
6:30 PM
Oregon Town Hall
1138 Union Road
Oregon, WI 53575

1. Call Plan Commission meeting to


order.
2. Approval of minutes from the last
meeting.
3. Public Comments.
a. Pat Hermsen, 5375 Netherwood
Rd., conservation easement
4. Discussion and possible Action
re: Review of town ordinances.
5. Discussion and possible Action
re: TORC procedures.
6. Update on Anderson Park.
7. Communications.
8. Adjournment.
Note: Agendas are subject to amendment after publication. Check the official
posting locations (Town Hall, Town of
Oregon Recycling Center and Oregon
Village Hall) including the Town website
at www.town.oregon.wi.us or join the
Towns e-mail list to receive agendas at
townoforegon@mailbag.com. It is possible that members of and possibly a quorum of members of other governmental
bodies of the town may be in attendance
at any of the meetings to gather information; however, no action will be taken by
any governmental body at said meeting
other than the governmental body specifically referred to in the meeting notice.
Requests from persons with disabilities
who need assistance to participate in
this meeting or hearing should be made
to the Clerks office at 835-3200 with 48
hours notice
Posted: March 5, 2015
Published March 19, 2015
WNAXLP
***

Notice of Public Meeting


Absentee Voting &
Registration to be
Administered at
Oregon Manor
354 N. Main St
Oregon, WI 53575
10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
& Sienna Crest
981 Park St
Oregon, WI 53575
2:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Special Voting Deputies appointed


by the Village of Oregon will be administering absentee voting & registration for
the residents of this facility for theApril
7, 2015Spring Election at the above time
and place. Any qualified elector who is
unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may request
to vote an absentee ballot. A qualified
elector is any U.S. citizen, who will be
18 years of age or older on Election Day,
who has resided in the ward or municipality where he or she wished to vote for
at least 28 consecutive days before the
election. The elector must also be registered in order to receive an absentee
ballot.
Only observers from each of the two
recognized political parties whose candidates for governor or president received
the greatest number of votes in the municipality at the most recent general
election may accompany the deputies to
each facility where absentee voting will
take place. The observers may observe
the process of absentee ballot distribution in the common areas of the home,
facility, or complex. Each party wishing
to have an observer present shall submit
the name of the observer to the clerk or
board of election commissioners no later
than the close of business on the last
business day prior to the visit.
Family members of residents may
be present at the time of voting.
If you have further questions, please
contact:
Peggy Haag
117 Spring St.
Oregon WI 53575
608.835.3118
phaag@vil.oregon.wi.us
Posted: March 10, 2015
Published: March 12, 2015
WNAXLP
***

MINUTES OF THE
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
SCHOOL BOARD OF THE
OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICT
HELD ON JANUARY 19, 2015

The special meeting of the School


Board of the Oregon School District
was called to order by President Krause
at5:40 PMin the Commons in the Rome
Corners Intermediate 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,
Mr. Steve Zach and Mr. Dan Krause. The
following board members were absent:
None. Administrators present: Dr. Brian
Busler, Ms. Jina Jonen, Mr. Andy Weiland, Dr. Leslie Bergstrom, Ms. Candace
Weidensee, Ms. Shannon Anderson, Ms.
Caitlin Rusk, Mr. Jason Zurawik, Ms.
Mary Weber, Mr. Jon Tanner, and Ms.
Jayne Wick. Others present: Mr. Joe Donovan; Members of Teachers Compensation Task Force and Members of OEA.
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. Dan
Krause, President.
Mr. Uphoff moved and Mr. Ramin
seconded the meeting to approve agenda
as posted. Motion passed. 7-0.
A. ACTION ITEMS:
1. Open Enrollment Exception Ap-

plication: Ms. Feeney moved and Mr. Ramin seconded the motion to approve the
Open Enrollment Exception Application.
In a roll call vote, the following members
voted yes: Ms. Feeney, Mr. Ramin, Mr. Uphoff, Mr. Zach, Ms. Vogeler, Ms. Maitzen,
and Mr. Krause.Motion passed 7-0.
B. Discussion Item:
1. Teacher Compensation Referendum: The Teacher Compensation Task
Force gave a brief update on the Educator Compensation Model. Mr. Donovan
was present to walk the Board thru the
teacher compensation referendum survey results. A lengthy discussion was
held. The sense from the Board is that
April 2015 is too soon to go to referendum on a new teacher compensation
model; we need more time, committee is
on right track but need to try to get the
cost down and keep educating teachers
and community.
C. ADJOURNMENT:
Mr. Uphoff moved and Mr. Ramin
seconded the motion to adjourn the
meeting. Motion passed by unanimous
voice vote. Meeting adjourned at approximately8:05 p.m.
Jeff Ramin, Clerk
Oregon School District
Published: March 12, 2015
WNAXLP
***

MINUTES OF THE
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
SCHOOL BOARD OF THE
OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICT
HELD ON FEBRUARY 23, 2015

The regular meeting of the School


Board of the Oregon School District was
called to order by the President at6:34
PMin the Cafeteria of the Netherwood
Knoll Elementary School in the Village of
Oregon, Dane County, Wisconsin. Upon
roll call, the following board members
were present: Ms. Barbara Feeney, Mr.
Charles Uphoff, Ms. Gwen Maitzen, Mr.
Jeff Ramin, and Mr. Dan Krause, The following board members were absent: Ms.
Rae Vogeler and Mr. Steve Zach. Administrators present: Dr. Brian Busler, Mr.
Andy Weiland, Mrs. Candace Weidensee,
Mr. Dan Rikli, Mrs. Shannon Anderson,
Dr. Leslie Bergstrom, Mr. Jon Tanner, Dr.
Heather Sveom, Ms. Kerri Modjeski, 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.
Mr. Uphoff moved and Mr. Ramin
seconded the motion to proceed with
the meeting according to the agenda as
posted. Motion passed 5-0.
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 February
9, 2015 and February 11, 2015 meetings
2. Approve payments in the amount
of $ 710,883.80
3. Treasurers Report ending January 31, 2015;
4. Staff Resignations/Retirements
none;
5. Staff Assignments none;
6. Field Trip Requests:
> 2015 State and National DECA
Conferences;
> Girls Soccer Trip Gulf Shores;
7. Acceptance of Donations:
> Turkey Mount from the Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources;
> Flute Donation to RCI Band program from Patti Ellifson;
> Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation - $1,000 grant for BKE School
Garden;
> Jeremay Buol Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $500;
8. Open Enrollment Exception Applications none;
Motion passed by unanimous approval.
B. COMMUNICATION FROM PUBLIC:
There were no citizens registered to
speak and none who volunteered.
C. ACTION ITEMS:

***

OregonSchool District
Board of Education
Special Meeting
Agenda
Date: Monday, March 16,
2015
Time: 6:00 8:00 P.M.
Location: Rome Corners
Intermediate School Commons

Order of Business
Call to Order
Roll Call
Proof of Notice of Meeting and Approval of Agenda
A. Discussion
1. Visioning Work Session
(There will be no public comment
but invitees are welcome to contribute to
the discussion.)
B. Adjournment
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Qualifications: Very strong and efficient sewing


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needed to successfully move


the referendum forward, he
said.
Board member Barb Feeney suggested Busler, Krause
and OEA work together to
select any additional committee members, though she was
concerned about adding 10
more members to bring the
number to 20.
Thats a large group of
people to be handling in a
meeting and having good discussion, she said.

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532 Fencing

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548 Home Improvement

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Board members took no


action Monday night but
will continue to tweak some
changes to the districts bullying policy brought forward by
the policy committee.
The issue was brought to the
forefront earlier this year when
two Oregon High School students told the board about how
they were recently bullied, and
how the district needed tougher standards to try to prevent
future bullying.

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Job description: Sewing bridal and related apparel, repair work, fittings, teamwork atmosphere.

I think its going to be


counterproductive to add community members to the committee at this point, he said.
Uphoff said from what hes
gathered in recent months, a
November 2016 referendum
would be the best shot to
pass a referendum, noting it
will feature a presidential election.
It gives us significantly
more time to kind of get our
ducks in a row and have the
conversations were talking about that are going to be

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value in expanding the base


of the committee to provide
more opportunity for input and
involvement, he said.
OEA member Jon Fishwild said his personal opinion is adding more members
to the committee will make it
more difficult to find common
ground that will appeal to both
the community and teachers.
He suggested a standing focus
group to work out details
from the group.

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705 Rentals
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March 12, 2015

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Meyers: Hopes to work with young people


Continued from page 1

Photos by Samantha Christian

Can you dig it?


Students learned how to build a mini-themed
garden using plants, fairies, gnomes, desert
creatures and dinosaurs at Netherwood Knoll
after school on March 2.
Above, Scott Lein, community ed and rec
assistant director, helps distribute soil. Shown
from left are Jacob Hoeft, third-grader at
Prairie View, Lein, Kiran Mandrekar, third-grader at Prairie View, and Lily Sarbacker, secondgrader at Netherwood.
Left, Mandrekar holds up his dirty hands after
pushing down the soil.

On the web
See more photos from the Netherwood Knoll garden
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struggle with depression


and alcoholism has been a
lifelong battle.
Ive been fighting it for
25 years, she said. Ive
had incredible bouts of
success and sobriety, and
thats what I want people to
understand, that you can be
successful, but you have to
be persistent.
Ive learned a lot about
the psychological effects of
alcoholism, Meyers added.
That doesnt excuse it
Im not asking for sympathy. I am guilt-ridden and
incredibly embarrassed that
after a 30-year career, this
is where Im landing, that I
announced my resignation.
She said the Oregon
School District was very
supportive and continues
to be as she works through
recovery. She said hearing from former colleagues
and students has helped her
through a very dark period
of her life.
The outreach has been
unbelievable, said Meyers,
who was principal at Verona Area High School from
1994-2008 before coming
to Oregon. I am forever
grateful for those young
people who are now in their
30s and 40s to be a part of
my life and to be supporting
me when years ago I was
supporting them.
Oregon School District superintendent Brian
Busler, a long-time professional friend of Meyers,
said she has been an outstanding teacher, coach and

File photo by Seth Jovaag

Kelly Meyers gives directions at a church during a gas leak evacuation in 2011.

school administrator, and


he wishes her the best in the
future.
I know she is committed to making a comeback
and teaching others about
her challenges and helping
students be the best they
can be, he said. She has
given so much to students,
staff members and families throughout her career
and she will continue that
in the years ahead. She has
much to offer and she will
turn these challenges into
a learning experience to
enrich her life and the lives
of others.

Looking forward
Learning to ask for help
has been critical part of the
process, Meyers said.
Ive always been the
one to fix things, she said,

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(Now) I am learning to
lean on people that have
leaned on me. Im learning very much about giving
back, learning about humility each and every day.
Another important step in
her recovery is owning her
mistakes and not trying to
run from them.
Im not going to go anywhere, Meyers said. I
still walk down the streets
of Oregon, and people ask,
Do you need a ride home?
Heres my number. I
learned from family, friends
and colleagues that you can
resurface and you will resurface youre not a complete
loss to society; you can contribute in ways you never
thought you could.
Meyers said since the
incidents, she has been able
to get direction and help
with her depression.
It puts us, at times, in a
dark place where we question what we are doing and
why, (but) Im starting to
come up out of the rollercoaster ride she said. Ive
met some phenomenal people in the last three months
people reaching out to
me, people telling me not to
walk away from education.
I really do hope to God
that nine days in December
2014 does not derail everything from 30 years of just
absolutely having a passion
for education and athletics
and learning and all that
goes along with that.
While Meyers understands she will likely never have a chance to be an
administrator, she is focusing on finding a way to give
back and help young people
and adults with their own
problems with depression
or addiction.
Education is my calling; working with students
is my calling, she said. In
schools, in particular, there
are not enough resources
that we put forward for
alcohol and drug and mental health issues. There are
signs and symptoms out
there for alcoholism and
depression that we do not
account for enough, or we
cascade off to someone else
to solve.
Meyers believes she still
has something to give, and
she is determined to do so.
Our kids deserve and
need people who are real,
who have made mistakes
and who have rebounded
from those mistakes, she
said. If you persevere, you
will move to a more positive
place; you can recover. I just
want to pay it forward.
There is going to be a
silver lining in a very dark
cloud.

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