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School board race highlights local ballot
Oregon School District
MARK IGNATOWSKI
Unied Newspaper Group
Three hopefuls will vie for two
seats representing the village
on the Oregon School Board on
Tuesday. But four names will be
on the ballot.
Incumbent Lynda Farrar, who
has been on the board since 2007,
is seeking re-election against
challenges from Rae Vogeler and
Dan Krause.
I nc umbe nt Pa m Hughe s
announced earlier this month that
she is moving and wont seek
re-election, but it was too late to
remove her name from the ballot.
Village elections are all uncon-
tested, but the Town of Oregon
has six people going for three
contested seats, including town
chair, and Brooklyn has a pair of
races, as well.
The county will have a referen-
dum and a judicial election, and
voters will also have two state-
wide races, for state superinten-
dent and Supreme Court justice.
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to
8 p.m. Tuesday, April 2 for the
spring election. Voters do not
need to bring a photo ID to vote if
they are already registered.
For more information about
where to vote, how to register to
vote or whats on the ballot, vis-
it gab.wi.gov or call your local
clerks office.
Villages
On t he Vi l l age of Oregon
board, t hree-t erm i ncumbent
Steve Staton is up for re-election
as village president.
Three trustee positions are also
open, with three candidates in the
running. Incumbents Eric Poole
and Darlene Groenier will seek
two-year terms, along with new-
comer Jeanne Carpenter, who
plans to fill Randy Ways seat.
Poole was first elected in 2001
and currently serves as the board
vice-president, chairman of the
Finance Committee and is also
on the Personnel, Public Safety
and Protection Committee and the
Board of Review.
Groenier was elected in 2005
Hearing wont include
apartment plan
Trails of a birchlegger
Oregon resident Dave Balsiger skis 36th Birkebeiner
Photo submitted
Oregon resident Dave Balsiger keeps stride Feb. 22 in his 36th American
Birkebeiner race on a trail that stretches from Telemark/Cable to Hayward, Wis. He
has raced in all but one race since 1976.
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
Sparkling snow was fresh on the ground
as the sun brightened the landscape on the
Birkebeiner trail on a winter day in 1976.
Oregon resident Dave Balsiger, who
had learned to ski as an exchange stu-
dent in Sweden, was beside his long-time
friend Leonard Gibbs.
Gibbs was responsible for coaxing Bal-
siger to join his first American Birkebein-
er cross-country race, which stretches 30
kilometers from Telemark/Cable to Hay-
ward. But it was the scenery and good
company that kept the 66-year-old coming
back for 36 of the last 37 races, including
the most recent on Feb. 22.
(Gibbs) said that there is this marathon
ski race up at Telemark. I said, Lets go
watch that. He said, We should go ski
that, Balsiger said.
From the start, Balsiger was impressed
with the race that celebrated its 40th anni-
versary this year. He only missed it once
in 1979 due to surgery to remove his
appendix. He was even moved to write a
song -- A Birkebeiner Morning that
describes his first race.
Riding along in silence, I looked over
and saw Leonard smiling, but all he said
was, Jesus, what a day, the lyrics say.
That song has been shared at camp-
fires throughout the years on Birkebeiner
weekend, and it is now played on an area
radio station after Balsiger, Gibbs and
Turn to Birkebeiner/Page 10
A Birkebeiner morning
Listen to Dave Balsigers song
about his experiences at the
Birkebeiner race on Birchleggings.
com. There is a link on the right side
of the page.
Inside
School board questionnaires
Page 4
Town board questionnaires
Page 5
Ballots for all local races
Pages 12-13
Turn to Overview/Page 13
Recommendation
reserves only 3 acres
for multifamily on
Bergamont Blvd.
BILL LIVICK
Unied Newspaper Group
Fiduciary Real Estate
Developments proposal to
construct 160 apartments in
10 buildings on the villages
far west side may have hit a
dead end.
The developer got bad news
at the March 7 Planning Com-
mission meeting and will get
a stronger indication after a
public hearing next month.
The commission had pro-
posed giving Fiduciary some
of what it wanted by recom-
mending changes to a future
land-use map that would des-
ignate a few acres as Planned
Mixed Use. That would
permit the type of multifam-
ily housing construction the
developer is hoping for.
But Fiduciary hoped to get
the designation for almost
nine acres. Instead, the com-
mission is recommending
that most of the property be
designated for duplexes (Two-
Family Residential), which
would preclude the type of
density the developer would
need to fulfill its plan.
The Planning Commission
is recommending those and
other changes to the Village of
Oregon Comprehensive Plan,
which the Village Board and
Planning Commission will
consider April 15 during a
public hearing on the matter.
The Village Board is
expected to adopt an ordi-
nance approving the final
Board finally offers
businessman contract,
financial assistance
After a year, Bush
restaurant plan nears
finish line
BILL LIVICK
Unied Newspaper Group
The Village Board on
Monday emerged from
closed session with an offer
for businessman Jamie Bush,
who for the past year has
been trying to build a restau-
rant, volleyball and banquet
facility on the villages south
side.
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Comprehensive Plan on May
6.
About a year ago, Fidu-
ciary introduced the idea of
building 10 16-unit apartment
buildings on 8.8 acres along
Bergamont Boulevard, south
of Jefferson Street and north
of Drumlin Drive. It current-
ly is designated for a mix of
commercial, residential and
institutional an area origi-
nally designated for senior
housing and the change
would eliminate that institu-
tional entirely and reduce the
amount of commercial.
Homeowners in the area,
many from the Bergamont
Homeowners Association,
oppose the project. Theyre
concerned such high-density
housing in the area would
drive down property values
and change the character of
their neighborhood. Home-
owners presented a petition
to village officials with more
than 300 signatures urging
them to hold Fiduciary to its
approved development plan.
Fiduciary and the home-
owners have been disagreeing
about the project for the past
year and debating it occasion-
ally in front of the Planning
Commission.
At its March 7 meeting, the
commission voted to recom-
mend that the Village Board
adopt changes to the land-use
map and reserve about two-
thirds of the roughly nine
acres that Fiduciary wants
to build for duplexes. About
three acres of the 12-acre
parcel is reserved for Neigh-
borhood Business, and the
remainder would be desig-
nated for mixed use, which
would allow some apartments.
Fiduciary is not going to
get 160 units in that area,
public works director Mark
Below said a few days after
the meeting.
Planning Commission
chairman Greg Schnelle
agreed, although he stressed
that he and other commis-
sioners were not voting for or
against Fiduciarys proposal.
Rather, they were consider-
ing future land use and the
best interests of the village as
a whole, he said.
The land use map that we
recommended kind of prohib-
its Fiduciary from building
160 dwelling units on that
site, Schnelle said. But its
up to them to propose some-
thing. The property that they
would have looked at as avail-
able for that development is
not going to be available for
the structures they wanted to
propose in that area.
This vote and proposal is
not in any way a response to
Fiduciary, as far as Im con-
cerned, he added. The Fidu-
ciary proposal really had noth-
ing to do with our comprehen-
sive plan.
Fiduciary vice president
Craig Raddatz did not return
a phone call or an email seek-
ing a comment about the Plan-
ning Commissions decision.
At a commission meeting in
February, he said there is a
huge demand for multi-family
housing in Oregon.
Our plan will bring more
consumers and will bring a
stronger tax base to Oregon,
Raddatz said in pitching the
proposal to the commission.
But commission member
John Bieno was skeptical of
Raddatzs assertions.
He told Raddatz, It looks
like you want to lower den-
sity on the south (end of the
Bergamont development)
to allow for higher density
on the north That can be
seen as the affluent part of the
gated community adjacent to
the clubhouse; you want to
change that to a lower-density,
townhouse type of approach
and push that off to the north-
ern part of the property.
Raddatz rejected the charge.
We are proposing that we
take 8.8 acres and move den-
sity from both the south and
the north and spread it across
that 8.8 acres, he said.
Andrew Seitz, president of
the Bergamont Homeowners
Association Board of Direc-
tors, told the Observer the
board would have preferred
that the land use map not be
altered, but felt the Planning
Commissions decision was
a reasonable compromise.
We like that the commis-
sion reserved the land behind
the existing duplexes for more
duplexes and that they kept
a few acres for commercial
along CC, Seitz said. Well
continue to follow this closely
and try to keep the density to a
reasonable level for the area.
The State of Wisconsin
requires municipalities to
update their comprehensive
plans every 10 years. The vil-
lage last updated its plan in
2004.
Village administrator Mike
Gracz said village officials
were thinking about making
some changes to the plan, and
when Fiduciary came for-
ward with its proposal about
a year ago, officials decided to
update the plan before consid-
ering the developers idea.
The Legend at Bergamont
is a 523-acre housing develop-
ment and golf course that was
originally approved in 2003 as
a Master Planning Commu-
nity. It is expected to add 869
housing units to the village
when completed, including
478 single family homes on
197 acres.
A total of 205 dwelling
units have been built so far,
Raddatz said.
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Oregon School District
Live rounds found
again in local school
Officials call it an
isolated incident
SETH JOVAAG
Unied Newspaper Group
For the second time in
a week and third time in
a month Oregon police
searched a local school last
Wednesday after a staff
member found unspent gun
rounds on campus.
Police searched Ore-
gon High School after a
staff member discovered a
.22-caliber rifle cartridge
around 9 a.m. in the boys
locker room and another in
the field house.
No other items of concern
were found and classes con-
tinued.
Officials later determined
that the two cartridges were
brought to school accidental-
ly by a student, and Oregon
police called it an isolated
incident unconnected to
the earlier discoveries of
live rounds at other schools,
superintendent Brian Busler
said in one of two emails
sent to parents and staff the
day of the incident.
We have no information
that connects these three
situations together, Busler
said in one of the e-mails.
A student noticed the
cartridges missing from a
clothing pocket at the end
of a physical education class
and reported it to school and
police officials several hours
later, Busler said.
Last Monday, an associate
principal at Rome Corners
Intermediate School found
an unspent .22-caliber round
at 12:25 p.m. on the cafete-
ria floor. A similar incident
occurred Feb. 21, when a
custodian at Oregon Middle
School discovered a .22-cal-
iber rifle cartridge near a
school locker around 5:30
p.m. Oregon Police Lt. Kar-
ey Clark confirmed that in
all three cases, the cartridges
were unspent.
We understand that stu-
dents may accidentally bring
items to school that are not
school appropriate, Busler
said in the e-mails. There-
fore, we are asking parents
in the District to have a
developmentally appropriate
conversation with their child
to make sure their coats/
clothing pockets or back-
packs do not contain any
items that do not belong on
school property.
The land use map recommended for adoption shows an area reserved for Neighborhood Business
along Hwy. CC. The area below that in purple would be for Mixed Use, which would allow for apart-
ments, and below that is an area reserved for duplexes.
Timeline
April 15: Public hear-
ing on comprehensive
plan amendments at joint
Planning Commission/
Village Board meeting;
commission votes on
resolution recommending
changes
May 6: Village Board
vote on ordinance approv-
ing final comprehensive
plan
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The board is offering Bush
almost $68,000 in tax incre-
mental financing assistance,
in the form of three grants, on
the condition that he provide
the village with a letter of
credit for about $42,000 and
that he builds a banquet hall
by Dec. 31, 2015.
Bush is expected to sign a
contract with the village but
is still awaiting final approv-
al of a loan through a state
agency, Wisconsin Business
Development.
Bush plans to build a 4,933
square-foot restaurant with
two volleyball courts that can
be made either indoor or out-
door at the corner of Concord
Drive and Wolfe Street in the
villages TIF 4 Redevelop-
ment District.
The 100-plus seat combi-
nation restaurant and bar is a
scaled back version of what
Bush first proposed a year
ago. He plans to build the
facility in two phases.
The first phase will include
the restaurant, bar and vol-
leyball courts. Construction
on phase one will begin as
soon as the site is prepared,
Bush said. That could take a
few months due to poor soil
conditions that will require
surcharging the land, a pro-
cess in which one-and-a-half
times the weight of the build-
ing is placed on the lot to
squeeze out water and com-
pact the soil.
According to the villages
contract with Bush, he must
have the restaurant substan-
tially complete by the end
of the year. He must also
substantially complete the
second phase of the project,
a 2,400-square-foot banquet
hall, by no later than the end
of 2015.
If he doesnt meet that
deadline, Bush will have to
repay a $42,860 grant from
the village.
The board offered him a
total of $67,860 in TIF assis-
tance, all of which will be
paid back through the tax
increment the project gener-
ates, except for $9,000.
The $9,000 TIF grant is
because hes in a TIF Dis-
trict, and thats appropriate,
explained village administra-
tor Mike Gracz.
The $42,860 is the incen-
tive for him to build the ban-
quet hall. The board feels
theres a need for that in the
community and so theyre
giving him an incentive to
build one.
He said the $9,000 is sort
of a boost because of the
challenging soil problems
on the 2.3-acre lot. Bush will
also receive up to $16,000 for
permit and connection fees.
During discussion prior to
the boards 5-2 vote to offer
Bush a contract, trustee Jerry
Bollig stressed that most of
the funding will be returned
to the village through prop-
erty taxes that would not be
coming in without the devel-
opment.
Village President Steve
Staton voted in favor of the
proposal, along with trust-
ees David Donovan, Randy
Way, Darlene Groenier and
Bollig. Trustees Eric Poole
and Phil Harms opposed the
offer, primarily because they
dont think the village should
provide financing for a res-
taurant.
What to TIF
From his perspective, Bush
doesnt think the village is
helping fund construction of
the restaurant.
They are not willing to
TIF a restaurant, he said.
They are only willing to TIF
the banquet facility, but with
what theyre offering me I
cant afford to do both at the
same time. I could have if
theyd given me what I asked
for.
In January, Bush met
with village officials seek-
ing $119,000 in TIF assis-
tance. The board rejected the
request but met a week later
and tentatively offered him
about half that amount.
Thats when he decided
to build the project in two
phases.
When he first approached
the village about building the
restaurant/volleyball com-
plex a year ago, Bush didnt
know about the poor soil
conditions on the site. At the
time, hed planned to build
four volleyball courts two
indoor and two outdoor and
a two-story building. He had
requested TIF assistance but
said he could make his $1.25
million project work without
the financial assistance.
After taking soil borings,
he learned the ground there
is composed of very loose,
silty clays and would have
to be surcharged for at least
60 days before construction
could begin.
Surcharging the site would
involve removing about two
feet of top soil and then haul-
ing in heavy rock and gravel
to dump on the site and com-
press the soil.
He f i gur ed t he pr o-
cess would add more than
$300,000 to the cost of the
project, and asked in May
2012 for about $216,000 in
TIF assistance, which the vil-
lage board rejected.
Since then, Bush has
changed the location of the
project, first looking at near-
by lot on Park Street and
recently moving back to the
original site. Hes also scaled
back the size of the building,
from first having a basement
and a second floor to the cur-
rent plan of a larger footprint,
but without a basement or a
second floor.
The building plan
By now, Bush should be
nearly an expert at restau-
rant design. In addition to the
many iterations of his project
here, he is the owner/opera-
tor of Deaks Pub and Grill
in Stoughton, which hes run
for about five years.
He also helped design and
manage a restaurant and bar
in Verona, and before that he
managed The Stadium Bar in
Madison.
He and his wife, Miranda,
own a home in Oregon and
have three children. Miranda
owns and runs The Zone Fit-
ness and Training in Oregon.
Bush said one of the most
unusual things about his cur-
rent plan is the indoor/out-
door volleyball courts hes
designed.
We have an outdoor area
that has all four walls that
can actually be removed, he
explained. In the summer-
time the only wall that you
have is a wall between the
main building and the volley-
ball area. So its completely
outside, like a patio.
But then in the winter,
you open that wall and close
the other three walls and it
becomes an extension of the
main building. So I can also
have an indoor/outdoor fire
pit, he added. I worked
really hard on that design.
Its awesome.
Other features of the proj-
ect include very tall ceil-
ings in the main bar of 16
feet.
The main dining room will
have about 60 seats, with
another 50 or 60 in the bar,
Bush said.
Itll be around 100 seats,
plus more on the left side of
the patio, he explained. On
the south side of the patio
its going to be lower seat-
ing, and then as you
go north toward the
court you run into this
indoor-outdoor facil-
ity. There will be a
bar and then two fire
pits as kind of a natu-
ral barrier, and then
seating on the patio,
and then the seating to
watch the volleyball.
His initial plans
were for about 16
full-time employees
and about 40 part-
time, although those
projections may have
dropped a bit since
reducing the building
size.
Public Works direc-
tor Mark Below said Bush
still needs final approval of
his building plan. He noted
that the Planning Commis-
sion has seen the latest plan
twice recently and didnt
have any objections.
What village officials
say
Staton has been in sup-
port of Bushs plan from the
beginning, although he has
not always backed his financ-
ing requests. But Staton
said hes satisfied with the
boards latest proposal.
He also thinks having Bush
and his business in Oregon
will be an asset.
Jamie does a lot of things
in the community, he said.
His commitment to the Vil-
lage of Oregon I think is a
real plus for that business.
He clearly wanted to be in
Oregon, otherwise he would
have bailed on this project a
long time ago.
Staton thinks the deciding
factor in the board making
an offer to Bush was if we
wanted to get something on
that piece of property now or
taking a chance that it might
sit there as a vacant lot for a
long time.
But Harms and Poole saw
the situation differently.
Harms said he was reluctant
to offer financial assistance
because of past failed res-
taurants on the south
side, including Val-
entines and the long
defunct Waterfall.
I hope he makes
it, but Im not in
favor of providing
TIF assistance for a
restaurant because
of the track record of
others in that area,
he said. Plus, there
were too many dif-
ferent proposals for
this project. But give
him a star for tenac-
ity.
Pool e s ai d he
doubted the viability
of Bushs plan.
He wants to make
it a destination place, and to
me its just another bar com-
ing into town, he said.
I dont feel the village
needs to be giving TIF mon-
ey to a bar. Also, were pay-
ing like $40,000 to help sur-
charge the lot, and my feeling
is the lot is not the villages
problem. I would like to
see how much the bank has
dropped its price on the lot
because the lot is unbuild-
able.
He was also critical of
Bush changing his build-
ing plan frequently over the
course of one year.
Each time he comes to
the board, his project has
changed, he said.
I just hope that once he
does build the project, that
its there longer than the last
two restaurants were in that
area and we dont have an
empty building sitting there
in a year.
While Poole sees Bushs
flexibility and willingness to
alter plans as causes for con-
cern, others, like Staton, have
viewed those traits as posi-
tives.
I think Jamie deserves
a lot of credit for never giv-
ing up on the project, Gracz
said. And also the Chamber
of Commerce and Brett (Fra-
zier) have helped a lot.
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I just hope that once he does build the
project, that its there longer than the last
two restaurants were in that area and
we dont have an empty building sitting
there in a year.
Trustee Eric Poole
I think the deciding factor was if we
wanted to get something on that piece
of property now or take a chance that it
might sit there as a vacant lot for a long
time.
Village President Steve Staton
Poole
Staton
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Oregon School Board candidate questionnaires
What we asked
1
What makes you
qualified to be on
the school board,
and what is your per-
sonal stake in Oregon
schools?
2
What
do you
see as
the districts
greatest
strengths?
3
Do you feel
the district
should pursue
another referen-
dum to upgrade
local schools?
Why or why not?
What should the
next step be?
4
Funding for
education
isnt likely to
increase any time
soon. What can the
board do to ensure
schools remain
strong despite lim-
ited funding?
Rae Vogeler
1) I ve vol -
unt eered i n t he
school s f or 15
years and have
been i n ever y
school in the dis-
trict. I have a B.S.
in Social Work and
an A.A.S. in Elec-
trical Engineering.
Ive done counseling working
with children, families, and the
disabled. I have a 25-year career
as a communication specialist. I
know how to work with people,
create consensus, and get things
done. Im a technical trainer and
writer, and have developed cur-
ricula, conducted training and
written books. Ive run my own
business and can manage funds.
My personal stake is providing
great education for my son and all
students.
2) The employees! I have two
personal examples. My older son
was diagnosed with Type 1 Dia-
betes in 12th grade and had to
learn how to inject insulin when
eating at school. The teachers,
nurses and food staff did a tre-
mendous job of supporting Jesse
and our family as he faced the
challenges of living with this
disease. My younger son was
adopted at age six and started kin-
dergarten just days after arriving
here. Carlos spoke only Spanish
and hadnt been to school before.
The principal, teachers, counsel-
ors and ESL staff were incred-
ible at helping him acclimate to
school and learning.
3) Ive toured all of the schools
and see the need for some
improvements. Ive talked with
parents, teachers, administrators
and staff to hear their concerns.
Theyve listed specific changes
that could be made to keep Ore-
gon schools safe, secure, and high
quality. Ive also knocked hun-
dreds of doors and heard common
themes: 1) people are concerned
about tough times and keeping
costs down, 2) many moved here
because of the great education,
and 3) theyll pay for improve-
ments if costs are realistic and
necessary. We should proceed by
involving the community, par-
ents, and staff in determining the
specific line item budget numbers
for a referendum. Once people
have invested in this process and
come up with a realistic plan, it
can be taken to a vote and may
pass. Its the old adage: you cant
get everything you want, but you
can get most of what you need.
4) It will be very difficult to
have strong public education if
it keeps getting defunded. State
budget cuts have created a dev-
astating blow to schools here in
Oregon and throughout the state.
Of all 50 states in the union, Wis-
consin is fourth in the nation for
deep cuts to public education.
Since 2007, more than $900 per
student has been slashed from
public schools. And now, the
Governor is proposing further
decreases with his new 2013-
2014 state budget. This will
mean cutting the basics, such as
textbooks, school supplies, and
much needed programming
for alcohol and drug abuse.
Meanwhile, the Governor calls
for increasing private voucher
school funding by $73 million.
You cant do more (or the same)
for less. Our school board and
residents need to pressure our
State Representatives to restore
badly needed funding for public
schools. Kids are our future and
we need to invest in them.
Dan Krause
1) I have two
kids in Oregon
schools, ages 14
and 8. This fact
both qualifies me
and gives me a
personal stake in
the school sys-
tem. During this
coming term, my
children will be in primary, inter-
mediate, middle and high school.
In fact, at the end of this 3-year
term, both of my kids will still be
in Oregon schools. I am a local
attorney and business owner, and
I have a long career of public
service in the US Army and US
Peace Corps. My diverse experi-
ences and ability to lead and lis-
ten can improve the school board.
2) The greatest strength of this
district is its people. If the citi-
zens and employees of the Ore-
gon School District get behind
something, it will happen. Aside
from that, we are fortunate to be
close to Madison, which is a great
cultural and political center. Our
kids have many opportunities to
learn and experience the arts and
social events. Finally, we live
in an area where there is higher-
than-average income and wealth.
That gives us the potential to
build and maintain the faculty
and buildings that have helped us
stand out among our neighbors,
some of the best school districts
in Wisconsin.
3) Yes. Our schools are due for
major repairs, security patches
and upgrades. Our communitys
children need a safe, comfortable
learning environment. Also, as
much as we can afford, we should
give the kids the specialized
rooms and equipment they need
to learn and excel academically.
Our next step is to take the
recently created master plan, with
some additions of money-saving
green technology, and present it
to the voters piecemeal. Voters
could vote separately for secu-
rity measures. They could vote
separately for HVAC and energy
upgrades at Netherwood Knoll.
They could vote separately for a
new field house.
Also, our teachers and staff
deserve a fair and predictable
career path that matches their
professionalism and dedication.
We should consider a referendum
to raise state-imposed caps and
give the school board the freedom
to set salaries and benefits into
the future. This would allow us to
recruit and retain the best teach-
ers.
4) Schools are not businesses.
The board can stop trying to run
a business, and join the team.
The board needs to be the coach,
booster and cheerleader, support-
ing the team of administrators,
teachers and staff who do the real
work of education.
If the teachers, staff and com-
munity feel the board is on the
same team, together we can solve
all kinds of problems including
tight budgets.
When asked, our team of teach-
ers and staff sacrificed for the
schools. Two years ago they took
a 6 percent pay and benefit cut to
balance the Oregon Schools bud-
get. The board thanked them by
taking away teacher job security.
The board voted to leave just
cause out of the employee hand-
book. Bad coaching decision.
As a teacher and administrator
in Africa, I have dealt with tight
school budgets. Its easy if you
work together in teamwork and
appreciation for one another.
Lynda Farrar (I)
1) I have been on Boards other
than Oregon School Board Dis-
trict to which I
was elected in
2007 and re-elect-
ed in 2010. I was
President of Ore-
gon Preschool,
Inc. two terms,
on the original
Bank of Oregon
board of direc-
tors, Chair of the
Wisconsin Optometry Examining
Board, Chair of the Wisconsin
Professional Engineer Board of
Examiners and Board of Trustees
of my church. My main priority
for being on the Oregon School
Board is the students and pro-
viding them the best education
to succeed in the modern world.
Being retired, I have the time to
commit to the school board and
give something back to our won-
derful community.
2) The Oregon School Dis-
tricts greatest strengths are the
students and their parents. Par-
ents in our school district give
fantastic support to their children,
school activities, teachers,and
other students. This support is
reflected in our successful stu-
dents.
3) We cannot allow our school
buildings to become stagnant and
worn down. I believe another ref-
erendum is important but I also
feel the timing must be appro-
priate with the economic times
the taxpayers face. The next step
should be to be diligent with
spending and alert to the facility
needs of the District.
4) School boards should be
efficient, diligent and economical
in using the funds they do have.
The academic classes should pro-
vide exposure to prepare the stu-
dents to meet the ever-changing
world we live in.
Pam Hughes (I)
Hughes is moving out of the
district and will not seek re-elec-
tion, though her name is on the
ballot.
Vogeler
Krause
Farrar
What we asked
Town of Oregon Board of Trustees chair
candidate questionnaires
Chris Johnson
Age: 70
Current address: Union Road, Brooklyn
Occupation: Retired teacher/counselor, Oregon
School District
Town resident: for 35 years
Family: Husband, Bob Johnson, two adult chil-
dren: Laura Douglass & Joe Johnson, three granddaughters
Public office experience:
Village of Oregon Plan Commission; Town of Oregon Supervisor 6
years
Past or present community service/volunteer experience: Promotion/
publicity for Liberty Pole Park Revitalization; Brooklyn Fire/EMS Publicity;
Brooklyn Elementary School site council and classroom volunteer; facilitat-
ed parenting classes and parent support groups; president and treasurer,
Brooklyn Elementary School PTO, President and ways and means chairper-
son, Oregon Womens Club; Girl Scout leader
Darryl Weber
Age: 63
Hometown: Darlington, Wisc
Current address: 1024 Tipperary Road
Occupation: Customer Service Rep for Mid-State
Equipment
Town resident for: 26 years
Family: wife, Connie, children Kimberly, Kevin and Matt
Public office experience: four-term supervisor on town board, three
terms as Town chair, past Chamber of Commerce board member, Village
of Oregon, Ag Advisory Board for M.A.T.C
Community service/volunteer experience: past youth coach for soccer,
baseball and basketball in Oregon Youth Program
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Why do you
want to serve
on the Town
Board as chair?
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What skills
or expertise
would you
bring to the job?
3
What are the top
issues or priorities
you are concerned
about?
Chris Johnson
1) As a Town of Oregon supervi-
sor the past 6 years, I have made
valuable contributions and had a pos-
itive impact on the Town of Oregon.
I believe in teamwork and I have the
leadership skills to continue to move
the town board forward implement-
ing the Town Comprehensive Plan.
I will strive to open communication
with residents, and create awareness
of policies concerning public safety. I
have worked with neighboring com-
munities collaborating on services
such as fire protection and the senior
center, issues that impact all town
residents. I am prepared to build
a better Town of Oregon through
thoughtful, responsible leadership.
2). My training and experience as
a teacher/counselor provides me with
skills that have enabled me to be an
informed and engaged board mem-
ber. My active listening, problem
solving and communication skills are
vital to serving as a board member.
Organization and mediation skills
have been key to successful collabo-
ration and cooperation with board
members, town employees, town res-
idents and neighboring communities.
With input from the town employees,
I have successfully developed and
implemented an employee evalua-
tion process. Working with the town
clerk and deputy clerk I have been
able to assist in updating the town
web site and increase office efficien-
cy. With a background in bookkeep-
ing, I understand the budget process
and am cognizant of the impact of
taxes on residents.
3). I was elected to three terms as
town board supervisor to represent
the residents of the Town of Oregon.
Due to the hard work of the Plan
Commission, we have an approved
Comprehensive Plan that preserves
the rural character of the township.
Making sound, informed decisions
to preserve the integrity and quality
of the township is one of my priori-
ties. The impact of budget cuts at all
levels are likely to present fiscal dif-
ficulties to all boards. I will be pro-
active in dealing with the challenges
that will be presented as the town
moves into the future. An example is
the development of the updated Dane
County radio system (Danecom) and
how it will impact our budget and
emergency services. The develop-
ment of the Anderson Farm County
Park will be an asset to the town and
surrounding communities. I look
forward to being involved with the
development of the park.
Darryl Weber (I)
1) To help maintain and improve
the Town of Oregon as a wonderful
rural environment to live and raise
our children. Also to help provide a
safe, secure neighborhood for our
town residents. Respect and help our
residents needs.
2) Experience and training in
finances, preparing a budget, equip-
ment maintenance and purchases.
Landscaping, erosion control, road
maintenance and rebuilding of roads.
Ability to listen and make good deci-
sions for the town residents needs.
Keeping ability to communicate with
the many people it takes to keep the
town running. A team builder and
team player.
3) - The budget is high priority
with the State and Federal cuts we
must continue to be frugal in main-
taining the township, while keeping
local taxes as low as we can
- Safety, maintain our roads and
equipment needs and work with the
Fire/EMS district to provide good
and economical services. Help the
employees we have do the great job
they have been providing us with
- Respect and support our Vision
Statement future needs, help to
control growth while providing an
affordable, safe environment to live
in now and in the future.
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No registrations accepted after March 26.
n Exhibiting Chamber Member ...$75
(including display table, 2 name badges, listing in directory, web listing)
n Exhibiting Non-Member ..............$100
(including display table, 2 name badges, listing in directory, web listing)
n Yes, I will need electricity for my exhibit
n Yes, I want to donate a Door Prize Item for the Stoughton Area Community Expo
(Prizes will be awarded throughout the Expo)
Name _____________________________________________ Company _______________________________________________
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Payment Options
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Make checks payable to:
Stoughton Chamber of Commerce.
n Please Invoice
Credit card payments accepted
This Community Expo is presented by This Community Expo is sponsored by
Stoughton Chamber of Commerce 532 E Main St Stoughton, WI 53589
Ph: (608) 873-7912 Fx: (608) 873-7743 Email: administrator@stoughtonwi.com
THursday,
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No registrations accepted after March 26.
n Exhibiting Chamber Member ...$75
(including display table, 2 name badges, listing in directory, web listing)
n Exhibiting Non-Member ..............$100
(including display table, 2 name badges, listing in directory, web listing)
n Yes, I will need electricity for my exhibit
n Yes, I want to donate a Door Prize Item for the Stoughton Area Community Expo
(Prizes will be awarded throughout the Expo)
Name _____________________________________________ Company _______________________________________________
Address ______________________________________________ City _______________________ State ____ Zip __________
Phone _______________________________________________ Fax _________________________________________________
E-mail _____________________________________________ Website ________________________________________________
Type of Business ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Name of Two Exhibitors (Nametags provided)
Name 1 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Name 2 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Payment Options
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Make checks payable to:
Stoughton Chamber of Commerce.
n Please Invoice
Credit card payments accepted
This Community Expo is presented by This Community Expo is sponsored by
Stoughton Chamber of Commerce 532 E Main St Stoughton, WI 53589
Ph: (608) 873-7912 Fx: (608) 873-7743 Email: administrator@stoughtonwi.com
THursday,
april 11, 2013,
5 - 7 pm
SPORTS
WELLNESS & ATHLETIC
ENHANCEMENT CENTER
2013
Stoughton
AreA
Only 100 Spaces Available!
Fill out and return the form below to reserve your spot.
No registrations accepted after March 26.
n Exhibiting Chamber Member ...$75
(including display table, 2 name badges, listing in directory, web listing)
n Exhibiting Non-Member ..............$100
(including display table, 2 name badges, listing in directory, web listing)
n Yes, I will need electricity for my exhibit
n Yes, I want to donate a Door Prize Item for the Stoughton Area Community Expo
(Prizes will be awarded throughout the Expo)
Name _____________________________________________ Company _______________________________________________
Address ______________________________________________ City _______________________ State ____ Zip __________
Phone _______________________________________________ Fax _________________________________________________
E-mail _____________________________________________ Website ________________________________________________
Type of Business ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Name of Two Exhibitors (Nametags provided)
Name 1 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Name 2 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Payment Options
n Check or Cash
Make checks payable to:
Stoughton Chamber of Commerce.
n Please Invoice
Credit card payments accepted
This Community Expo is presented by This Community Expo is sponsored by
Stoughton Chamber of Commerce 532 E Main St Stoughton, WI 53589
Ph: (608) 873-7912 Fx: (608) 873-7743 Email: administrator@stoughtonwi.com
THursday,
april 11, 2013,
5 - 7 pm
SPORTS
WELLNESS & ATHLETIC
ENHANCEMENT CENTER
2013
Stoughton
AreA
Only 100 Spaces Available!
Fill out and return the form below to reserve your spot.
No registrations accepted after March 26.
n Exhibiting Chamber Member ...$75
(including display table, 2 name badges, listing in directory, web listing)
n Exhibiting Non-Member ..............$100
(including display table, 2 name badges, listing in directory, web listing)
n Yes, I will need electricity for my exhibit
n Yes, I want to donate a Door Prize Item for the Stoughton Area Community Expo
(Prizes will be awarded throughout the Expo)
Name _____________________________________________ Company _______________________________________________
Address ______________________________________________ City _______________________ State ____ Zip __________
Phone _______________________________________________ Fax _________________________________________________
E-mail _____________________________________________ Website ________________________________________________
Type of Business ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Name of Two Exhibitors (Nametags provided)
Name 1 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Name 2 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Payment Options
n Check or Cash
Make checks payable to:
Stoughton Chamber of Commerce.
n Please Invoice
Credit card payments accepted
This Community Expo is presented by This Community Expo is sponsored by
Stoughton Chamber of Commerce 532 E Main St Stoughton, WI 53589
Ph: (608) 873-7912 Fx: (608) 873-7743 Email: administrator@stoughtonwi.com
THursday,
april 11, 2013,
5 - 7 pm
SPORTS
WELLNESS & ATHLETIC
ENHANCEMENT CENTER
Stoughton businesses and not-for-proft organizations will be showing what they have to ofer to the residents of Stoughton and surrounding communities.
Area restaurants will have samples of their food, and there will be lots of door prizes, too! Come see why we say, Shop Stoughton First.
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(including display table, 2 name badges, listing in directory, web listing)
n Yes, I will need electricity for my exhibit
n Yes, I want to donate a Door Prize Item for the Stoughton Area Community Expo
(Prizes will be awarded throughout the Expo)
Name _____________________________________________ Company _______________________________________________
Address ______________________________________________ City _______________________ State ____ Zip __________
Phone _______________________________________________ Fax _________________________________________________
E-mail _____________________________________________ Website ________________________________________________
Type of Business ____________________________________________________________________________________________
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Name 1 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Name 2 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Payment Options
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Make checks payable to:
Stoughton Chamber of Commerce.
n Please Invoice
Credit card payments accepted
This Community Expo is presented by This Community Expo is sponsored by
Stoughton Chamber of Commerce 532 E Main St Stoughton, WI 53589
Ph: (608) 873-7912 Fx: (608) 873-7743 Email: administrator@stoughtonwi.com
THursday,
april 11, 2013,
5 - 7 pm
SPORTS
WELLNESS & ATHLETIC
ENHANCEMENT CENTER
2013
Stoughton
AreA
Only 100 Spaces Available!
Fill out and return the form below to reserve your spot.
No registrations accepted after March 26.
n Exhibiting Chamber Member ...$75
(including display table, 2 name badges, listing in directory, web listing)
n Exhibiting Non-Member ..............$100
(including display table, 2 name badges, listing in directory, web listing)
n Yes, I will need electricity for my exhibit
n Yes, I want to donate a Door Prize Item for the Stoughton Area Community Expo
(Prizes will be awarded throughout the Expo)
Name _____________________________________________ Company _______________________________________________
Address ______________________________________________ City _______________________ State ____ Zip __________
Phone _______________________________________________ Fax _________________________________________________
E-mail _____________________________________________ Website ________________________________________________
Type of Business ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Name of Two Exhibitors (Nametags provided)
Name 1 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Name 2 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Payment Options
n Check or Cash
Make checks payable to:
Stoughton Chamber of Commerce.
n Please Invoice
Credit card payments accepted
This Community Expo is presented by This Community Expo is sponsored by
Stoughton Chamber of Commerce 532 E Main St Stoughton, WI 53589
Ph: (608) 873-7912 Fx: (608) 873-7743 Email: administrator@stoughtonwi.com
THursday,
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5 - 7 pm
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Girls basketball
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Oregon girls basketball head coach Les Luehring (center) speaks to the Panthers after a timeout in the regional semifinals this season. Luehring resigned as head coach
March 19 after three seasons with the Oregon program to spend more time with his family and take a break after 24 years of coaching.
Stepping off the court
Luehring resigns as Oregon High School girls basketball coach
Anthony Iozzo
Assistant sports editor
Three seasons after taking over
as the Oregon High School girls
basketball coach, Les Luehring
has resigned.
The 49-year-old Oregon resi-
dent, who has coached 24 total
years at many different schools,
said he needed a break. He added
that he was leaving on his own
terms and left the program with
positive growth.
We accomplished some things
that we wanted to do as far as
redoing the youth level and get-
ting more opportunities at the
youth level, and we started to turn
the corner with wins this year, he
said. I just think the program is in
good shape, and it is a good time
to leave. It wasnt an easy deci-
sion, but it was a decision that was
right for the family.
Luehring started coaching in
1989, and he was an assistant
coach for football, golf and boys
and girls basketball throughout the
years. Before Oregon, he was head
coach for six years at Madison
West, where he teaches.
But with a daughter, Alex, who
is entering high school next sea-
son, Luehring and his wife Heidi
felt like it was time to step down
from the commitment of being a
head coach.
He said coaching has become a
year-round duty that takes away
from a family, including missed
vacations or family events and
shortened holidays. It isnt like he
didnt have the energy or the pas-
sion to accomplish the job. Instead,
it became a question of whether he
wanted to have more time to spend
with his wife and daughter.
And this type of reflection is
something he said most coaches go
through at the end of every season.
You have to ask yourself,
when it is all said and done, Is it
a healthy situation and is it some-
thing that you can continue to
do? Luehring said. Each year
you recharge your battery a little
bit, and you say, Yeah, I want to
continue. Or you get to the point
when you say, I accomplished all
the things I wanted to do and want
to step back into a dad role.
However, he did say the deci-
sion was not one that he rushed
into due to his passion for the sport
of basketball, his love of working
with students and all the hard work
he put into the program the last
few years. Still, he said it was the
right decision.
I feel really good that, one, I am
leaving on my own terms, which
not a lot of high school coaches
get to do nowadays, and two, the
program is, I think, in better shape
than when I got here.
With that in mind, it felt like a
good time to leave.
Oregon finished 12-12 last sea-
son, which was the second most
wins the team has had in over a
decade, and it returns first-team
all-conference selection junior
Maddy Gi t s and seven ot her
returning letterwinners.
That is something athletic direc-
tor Mike Carr reiterated in a press
release.
We thank Les for his service
and for his many contributions to
both our high school and youth
programs, he said. The work that
he has done with both programs is
immeasurable We will move
forward quickly in making a qual-
ity hire that will further strengthen
our program.
As of now, Luehring is not
actively pursuing any new coach-
ing jobs, but he didnt want to say
whether he would return to coach-
ing in the future. He just knows he
wont be back for a while.
My daughter is going to be a
freshman, and I am kind of look-
ing forward to just being in the
stands and being a dad support-
ing her and her high school career
with whatever she chooses to do,
he said.
And that is something that will
be a little different than break-
ing down defenses and strategiz-
ing ways to attack an offense or a
defense like he has been doing.
You can watch more for the
enjoyment It will be a differ-
ent perspective, but it is one I will
be looking forward to, Luehring
said.
Jeremy Jones
Sports editor
With snow falling late into
March and ice fishers still
heading onto lakes, its hard
to believe we were two weeks
into the 80s at this time last
year.
While last years unseason-
ably hot spring foreshadowed
a widespread drought across
the state, athletic directors
across Wisconsin are finding
themselves in another predica-
ment this spring.
With highs only predicted
in the mid to up 40s over the
next 10 days, Oregon ath-
letic director Mike Carr said,
I anticipate that we will be
indoors for a good part of next
week It looks like the mid-
dle of April before we can get
on fields.
Oregon has already had to
reschedule all of its games
over the past two weeks.
Baseball was supposed to start
last Friday against Watertown,
while softball has cancelled
multiple games, plus their
scrimmage.
Track has had some indoor
meets but is scheduled to have
an outdoor meet next week
that will probably have to be
canceled. Tennis is supposed
to have a scrimmage this
week, but that will probably
be canceled as well.
The last spring sport to get
to start practice, Oregons
boys golf practice started ear-
lier this week, using the heat-
ed stalls and driving range at
Vitense just so the team could
get in some swings.
Carr said the delay in start-
ing the season is somewhat
concerning.
I anticipate that we might
not reschedule non-confer-
ence games and focus more
on the conference season, he
said. Stacking games up will
be tough not only for our ath-
letes and coaches, but for find-
ing officials as well. Every-
one is in the same boat and is
just as frustrated as we are.
At this point its going to
take multiple days in the upper
50s and 60s to melt the snow,
and dry the outfields and soc-
cer fields.
We will have to keep stu-
dent safety in mind too, Carr
said. Even with track and
tennis, where the snow might
be off the playing surface,
with the lower temperatures,
our athletes will have to really
pay attention to proper warm
up.
Athletes know how hard
it is to warm up when the
weather is cooler. They will
just have to pay more atten-
tion.
The delay in getting outside
has led to more teams taking
their practices inside, but they
need to find a balance with
limited space.
I appreciate our coaches
and their flexibility with shar-
ing the space, Carr said.
Indoor space is at a premium,
especially when you are hop-
ing to be outside already.
Cool spring
creates
problems
Each year you recharge your battery a little bit,
and you say, Yeah, I want to continue. Or you get
to the point when you say, I accomplished all the
things I wanted to do and want to step back into a
dad role.
Former Oregon girls basketball head coach Les Luehring
OHS girls basketball
Before Luehring
Year Record
2002-03 11-13
2003-04 9-11
2004-05 5-15
2005-06 4-17
2006-07 11-10
2007-08 11-11
2008-09 17-6
2009-10 10-13
With Luehring
Year Record
2010-11 5-18
2011-12 6-18
2012-13 12-12
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