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Photo by Anthony Iozzo

Head coach Ned Lease talks with the Oregon High School varsity wrestling team following an 81-0 loss to second-ranked Milton Friday.
The Panthers had only six active wrestlers on the roster for the match, and they have had as few as four active participants in practice
this season due to injuries, illnesses and grade issues.

Wrestling with numbers

Oregon Middle School

teacher Pernille Ripp is
only in her first year in the
district, but shes already
gained national recognition
for her novel approach to
connecting students to classrooms around the world.
Ripp, a native of Denmark who teaches seventh grade, was recently
named a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert for
2015 for excellence in

using technology to help

students learn and achieve
more, according to a press
release from the company.
She was selected for creating the Global Read Aloud
(globalreadaloud.com), a literacy initiative that has connected more than 500,000
students since 2010 through
the use of technology.
These educators are
transforming learning environments and delivering
more personalized education
to students, allowing them to
do more and achieve more,
said Microsoft Worldwide
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Anthony Salcito.
As part of the award, Ripp
was also named a Skype
Master Teacher to serve

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While youth program thrives, OHS team suffering lack of depth

ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor

It is hard to imagine that the Oregon High School varsity wrestling

team at one point had its active roster
reduced to as few as four this season.
Much of that can be attributed to
bad luck with wrestlers suffering
concussions early, influenza sidelining more than half the team in
December and early January and
academic issues affecting eligibility but wrestling participation was
already down at OHS.
The Panthers started in December
with a small squad of 23 wrestlers,
but when matches began, the Panthers were down to 18.
Presently, there are 14 names on

the roster, but only seven are expected to wrestle in the playoffs.
I know there is a lot of talk about
what is going on, but we are just
taking each challenge as it comes,
Oregon head coach Ned Lease told
the Observer last week after a dual
against Milton.
On an average team, the roster can
fill a varsity and most of a junior varsity team. The low participation in
Oregon, however, makes it more difficult to not only fill weight classes
but also diminishes training in the
wrestling room.
Other area programs have as many
as 47 (the third-ranked Stoughton Vikings, filling varsity, varsity
reserve and junior varsity squads),
with a medium-sized team like

Verona having 27 (the Wildcats fill a

varsity team and most weight classes
at the JV level).
More comparable to Oregons current state is Monroe, which has 18
wrestlers. That group can mostly fill
a varsity squad with a couple of JV
wrestlers, and thats how the Panthers started the season.
That in itself would not be altogether surprising or shocking, given
that Oregon is one of the smaller
schools in the Badger South. But
what has left Lease scratching his
head is how the youth and middle
school wrestling program is thriving
in Oregon.
Lease even created a straw poll to

Turn to Wrestling/Page 10

Photo by Scott De Laruelle

OMS teacher Pernille Ripp was recently selected as a Microsoft

Innovative Educator Expert for use of technology in class. Above,
students listen for instruction from Ripp, right, last week during a
mystery Skype session with a classroom in Texas.

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More than 50 Oregon
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collecting 85 medals. Fifteen OHS students are moving on to state competition
in Lake Geneva on March
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DECA national competition this spring in Orlando,
Florida.
DECA advisor John
Curkovic said students
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competition than ever

before, with several students business plans moving on to state competition
and three students running
for state office, which is
generally unheard of.
Students are performing
amazingly, he said.
Curkovic said marketing
students competed in multiple business events covering topics in economics,
finance, marketing/business,
math and management.
The simulation, or roleplay events related directly
to a students interest in
business and marketing, he
said.
Students had the

opportunity to choose from

several different categories
that matched their choice in
business simulations. Topics included business law,
marketing management,
communications, hospitality and tourism.
These events allow
students to apply different competencies from
the classroom in a realworld setting, Curkovic
said, noting that around
130 business professionals
from around the area were
involved in the judging.
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Oregon School District

Meyers investigation nearing end

OHS principal
convicted of OWI;
two charges pending
SCOTT DE LARUELLE
Unified Newspaper Group

In the wake of her conviction last week of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, the Oregon School
Districts investigation of
OHS principal Kelly Meyers is nearing completion,
said district superintendent
Brian Busler.
Its our hope to have the
matter resolved within the
next weeks, he said Tuesday.
Meyers was convicted of
first-offense drunken driving last week in Stoughton
Municipal Court, which
handled the case due to a
possible conflict of interest
with a municipal judge in
Oregon. According to court
records, Meyers drivers

license has been revoked

for one year and she was
fined $750. When she is
able to drive again, she will
be required to have an ignition interlock device in her
vehicle.
That case stemmed from
an OWI arrest in Oregon the
night of Dec. 1. She is facing two additional counts
of operating a motor
vehicle while
under the
influence of
alcohol from
s u b s e q u e n t Meyers
arrests Dec.
10 and 11 in
Oregon and Fitchburg.
Meyers has been on
administrative leave after
district officials were
informed of the arrests in
December. Before that, she
had been on medical leave
since the beginning of the
school year.
Busler said prior to

her arrests, Meyers had

told district officials she
planned to return to work
Feb. 1.
On Tuesday, school
board president Dan Krause
told the Observer that now
that there has been a conviction in the case, it of
course makes a difference
in her employment situation with the district. He
stressed that no decision
has been made.
Before, there wasnt
anything official that anything had actually happened, he said.
The Oregon school board
met in closed session to
discuss a personnel matter Monday night. While
Busler would not say whom
it was regarding, he indicated in an email to the
Observer that it concerned
the same matter the board
met about in closed session
in December, shortly after
Meyers arrest. He said no
action was taken following

either meeting.
Busler previously told the
Observer a standard provision in administrators contracts would allow for termination based on breach
of contract, and typically
such an action would be
based on a conviction in a
court of law.
Everyone gets their due
process in these kinds of
situations, he said.
Meyers attorney Nick
Fairweather, who is representing her on matters relating to the school district,
declined to comment on
the case other than saying
he and Meyers are working cooperatively with the
school district to try to
resolve the issues.
Jason Wilhelm, who
has been serving as interim principal in Meyers
absence, will continue in
that role through the end of
the school year, Busler said.
Meyers, a Monroe native,
was hired in 2012 to replace

Village of Oregon

Police appoint temporary lieutenant

BILL LIVICK
Unified Newspaper Group

Police Chief Dale Burke

informed the Village Board
Monday that he appointed
Sgt. Dave Elsner to serve
as acting lieutenant until a
permanent replacement for
the late Lt. Karey Clark is
chosen.
Clark had been the Oregon Police Departments
second-in-command and
died suddenly and unexpectedly Friday, Jan. 9.
Burke also told the board
Monday that he would create a process for selecting
a new lieutenant quickly
so that the department has
stability. He said that process has not yet been determined, but he hopes to have
it in place by the end of the
month and make the promotion by about the third week
of March.
He told the Observer on
Tuesday that four sergeants
from within the department

will seek the position: Dave

Elsner, Brian Lehmann,
Matt Wagner and Jennifer
Pagenkopf.
Burke feels all are well
qualified and said he has no
reason to seek outside candidates.
Burke said he made the
temporary appointment
because the police department is a very hierarchical organization and its
important for the people in
the department to know that
when Im not here, there
is somebody else thats in
charge. Right now that is
Sgt. Dave Elsner.
He added that does not
mean that Elsner has an
advantage over the other
sergeants.
Ive had this discussion
with each of the sergeants
that this doesnt carry any
additional weight or authority, Burke said. Theyre
still going to be on even
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next lieutenant.
Im not a seniority guy,
he added. I dont believe
that just because youve
inhabited some space on
earth here longer than somebody else that that entitles
you to a position of leadership. So the process I expect
to be competitive and I
expect that the best man or
woman will win.
Promoting one of the sergeants will create a vacancy that Burke plans to fill
quickly. He said employees
within the department sent
a message to both myself
and the village leadership
that they really wanted some

stability, and they wanted it

sooner rather than later.
Thats why were moving ahead quickly to backfill
these positions. They need
to know weve got people
in place and they can keep
doing the work that needs to
be done.
Elsners temporary
appointment became effective Feb. 1.
In other business Monday,
the board approved a request
to close part of South Main
Street, beginning where it
intersects Janesville Street,
on March 30-31 for an art
fair downtown. The group
14 South Artists is organizing the event.

Chris Ligocki, who retired refused to take a field sobriafter six years as OHS prin- ety test. She was arrested,
and later refused to take a
cipal.
chemical breath test at the
December incidents
police department.
Three days after the
According to Oregon
Police Department reports, arrest, police were called to
the Dec. 1 arrest occurred Meyers home after a friend
after a resident of Elliott was concerned for her welLane reported seeing a car fare after Meyers, who had
running for about an hour been hospitalized the prewhile parked on top of a vious day, was no longer
answering her phone. When
curb.
The officer who respond- police arrived, the responde d r e p o r t e d t h a t a f t e r ing officer noted Myers
knocking on the car door, was crying and had a very
Meyers woke up and told strong odor of intoxicants.
The friend told police
him everything thing was
fine and she was on her way that Meyers suffers from
home from an Alcoholics depression and earlier this
Anonymous meeting and year began emotionally
could not drink because drinking and binging in
she was in recovery. The large amounts. The friend
officer smelled intoxicants said Meyers sought help
emitting from her per- during the summer and
son and said her eyes were was doing better but went
bloodshot and glossy, and downhill in the fall due to
stress.
her speech was slurred.
The officer said Meyers
had a difficult time producing her drivers license and

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Passion drives chamber,

community to success

arren Buffett was not at

the Oregon Area Chamber of Commerces
Annual Awards night last month,
but a story of passion and of continued business growth resonated
throughout the beautiful Legend
at Bergamont.
As the outgoing president, I got
a chance to reflect on this past
year. It brought thoughts of the
great events we held, the wonderful Chamber
Board members
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the drive this
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tell, called, The Genie.
As a young boy, Buffett had
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Car Genie tells him, Warren you
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but this will be your only car for
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The thoughts of all the cars he
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Knowing the car had to last his
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and anytime the car would get

dinged or dented it needed to be

fixed right away so it would not
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and washed and treated with the
utmost of care. This car needed
to be protected, maintained and
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Buffet then explains we all
only get one body and one mind
for our entire life and says it is
of the utmost importance that we
continue to enhance our bodies
and minds, as like the free car,
we only get one.
What resonates with me in this
analogy is simply there must be
one thing that drives people to
success in strengthening their
bodies and minds, and I feel its
passion.
Passion drives this community, as seen in the latest school
referendum approval; passion
drives this chamber, as seen in
its continued success and growth,
now we have over 200 chamber
members.
Passion drives all of us in our
life endeavors. We need to continually enhance our minds so
we can provide the best business
and community environment so
Oregon remains a strong place to
do business and a fantastic place
to raise a family.
The directors and staff of
the Oregon Area Chamber of
Commerce have that drive and
passion to enhance their minds
while strengthening our business
community. These volunteers
come together to develop chamber programs and create efficient
and fun networking events while
communicating and building the
businesses within the Oregon
area.
The chamber, village and
school district are working
together to enhance the Village

of Oregon.
With our ongoing commitment
to our members and the community; we offer informative and
energizing monthly membership
meetings, as well as evening
marketing workshops and other
classes offering an opportunity to
gain valuable expertise in business, social media and leadership.
Working with the village and
the school district, the chamber
hosted a candidates forum, as
well as informative meetings
about the recent school district
referendum.
The Chamber supported our
community this year by installing
new Welcome signage on County
Hwy. MM and expanding holiday
lights out along both major entry
corridors into Oregon. We also
bring Summer Fest to the community to kick off summer every
year with a long weekend of family-friendly fun and fireworks.
Passion drives the chamber,
passion drives the executive
director, Judy Knutson, the
chamber board of directors and
this community in achieving their
goals. And the members of the
Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce share that same passion to
strengthen their minds and grow
their businesses.
And now, led by the new
Chamber President Bridget
Krueger from the State Bank of
Cross Plains in Oregon, theyll
be working with the community
for another great year.
Jim Murphy of Neuenschwander Asset Management
is the outgoing president of the
Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce.

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Dane County

Eastern snowmobile trails open

Poor conditions
keep western trails
closed

Map courtesy Dane County parks department

The eastern half of Dane County snowmobile trails opened Monday following the first major snowstorm
of the winter this weekend. For a full larger map, visit countyofdane.com/lwrd/parks/snowmobile.aspx

is the first time the trails

have been open this season,
so we remind trail users
to use caution. There will
be uneven terrain, potential open water areas in the
marshes and waterways
and the open areas will be
windswept with minimal
snow.
Snowmobilers are also
reminded that a Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources snowmobile registration is required to ride
on the trail system.
The Dane County Sheriffs Office reminded riders that the majority of the
snowmobile trails are on
private lands, so all users
must stay on the marked
trails. Venturing off the
trails is considered trespassing and riders may be
issued citations.

Drive sober
Agencies statewide are
also teaming up to curb
drunken driving and riding
on snowmobiles.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation, the
DNR and the Wisconsin
Petroleum Marketers and
Convenience Store Association are teaming up to
install attention-getting
gas pump toppers at convenience stores around the
state warning of the dangers of drunken snowmobile riding and impaired
driving.
More than 350 gas pump
toppers will be installed
this winter to reminder
riders to stay sober on the
snowmobile trails.
"Educational efforts to
combat drunken driving,

like the pump topper messages, are helping to reduce

deaths and injuries from
traffic crashes, David
Pabst, director of the WisDOT Bureau of Transportation Safety said in a news
release. Although were
making significant progress in reducing drunken
driving, too many people
are still getting behind
the wheel when theyre
impaired. About one out
of three traffic deaths in
Wisconsin is the result of
an alcohol-related crash.
Drunken driving crashes
needlessly kill and injure
innocent victims nearly
every day.
The gas pump toppers are
being used because many
drivers and snowmobilers
use convenience stores to
refuel and purchase supplies for their rides.

Race and equity in Dane County

Community open mic
night is Feb. 6
The public is invited to
attend Community Open
Mic: Race and equity in
Dane County and what we
can do about it at the Firefly Coffeehouse from 6-8
p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6.
Brandi Grayson and Matthew Braunginn will speak
about the status of race
relations and the goals of
Young, Gifted and Black in
Dane County.
A recent report by the

Wisconsin Council on Children and Families found

that blacks are 5.5 times
What: Community Open
more likely than whites to
Mic: Race and Equity in
be unemployed in Dane
County. Three-quarters of Dane County
the countys African-AmeriWhen: 6-8 p.m., Friday,
can children live in poverty,
Feb. 6
compared to 5 percent of
Where: Firefly
white children.
Coffeehouse, 114 N. Main
Half of all black high
St.
school students dont graduInfo:
ate on time, compared to 16
oregonareaprogressives.
percent of white children.
African-American chil- org
dren are 15 times more
likely than their white coun- care. And black juveniles
terparts to land in foster are six times more likely to

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be arrested than white juveniles.

The open mic is a community event where anyone can
share, so bring your instrument, poem or story to share.
Donations for the Oregon/
Brooklyn Food Pantry will
be accepted. The event is
sponsored by the Oregon
Area Progressives.
For more information,
visit oregonareaprogressives.org or contact Carlene Bechen at 513-7655 or
cdbechen@gmail.com or
Charles Uphoff at 213-6063
or cuphoff@hotmail.com.

BREITBACH
CHIROPRACTIC
Serving the Community Since 1961
167 N. Main St., Oregon

Monday, Tuesday and Friday

8 am-12 noon; 1:30 pm-6 pm

835-5353

www.breitbachchiropractic.com

What: Oregon Band

Boosters Wisconsin
Winter Plunge
When: Noon to 3 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 7
Where: Christys
Landing, 2952 Waubesa
Avenue, Madison
Saturday at Christys
Landing.
More than 60 mem bers of the OHS marching
band, staff and students
will take the plunge to
raise funds for the organization, as well as members
of the Oregon KEYS and
Fetch Wisconsin Rescue.
Oregon Fire EMS and the
McFarland Fire Department dive team will be on
site to ensure safety.

Get medieval at OHS

madrigal dinner
Share in the merriment
with fellow lords and
ladies at the Oregon MidWhat: Oregon Middle
dle School Madrigal Dinner, set for 6:30 p.m. on School annual Madrigal
Friday, Feb. 13 and Satur- Dinner
day, Feb. 14 at the middle
When: 6:30 p.m. Feb.
school cafeteria.
13-14
There will be plenty
Where: Oregon Middle
of music, song and good School cafeteria, 601
times, provided by the Pleasant Oak Dr.
middle schoolers, dressed
Cost: $15 for adults,
in period attire.
$12 for seniors, students
Tickets are $15 for
and staff
adults and $12 for seniors,
Info: Julie at 835-4811
students and staff.
Only advance tickets
to the event will be sold.
Forms are available at the steve.oregonwis@yahoo.
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Move over, ice bucket

challenge.
If you like helping
Oregon band students
and dont mind a quick
dip in the icy waters of
Lake Waubesa to get your
groove on, the Oregon
Band Boosters have an
event for you.
This Saturday, the group
is holding the inaugural
Wisconsin Winter Plunge
at Christy's Landing, 2952
Waubesa Avenue in Madison.
Plungers can pop by
anytime between noon and
3 p.m. to be a part of the
fun, and whether you take
a dive on the cold side or
just want to donate to the
cause while you stay warm
and watch the fun, the help
will be much appreciated.
Registration is Friday
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The eastern half of Dane

County snowmobile trails
opened Monday following
the first major snowstorm
of the winter this weekend.
The Dane County parks
department announced the
opening Monday, and said
the western half of the
county could open as early
as Wednesday. Spotty
conditions on the western trails led officials to
keep the trails closed, but
the snowfall that was forecasted Tuesday might have
been enough to open them.
An announcement had not
been made as of press time
Tuesday.
The snowmobile trails
in the Southeast and
Northeast quadrants were
opened, as well as Glacial
Drumlin State Trail. The
northeast section is bordered by Hwy. 51 on the
west, while the southeast
quadrant runs from Hwy.
14 east to the county line.
The quadrants are bisected
by Interstate 94.
Despite the openings, a
section of State Corridor
Trail #38 will be closed
west of the City of Stoughton until further notice.
With the 7 to 8 inches
of new snow, I know the
snowmobiling community
will be excited to hit the
trails, said Duane Meyers,
president of the Council of
Snowmobile Clubs. This

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Churches

Coming up
Girls night in
Girls ages 5-8 and an adult can be a
part of Girls Night In at Netherwood
Knoll.
Games, spa activities and stories
will be held at the school from 5-7
p.m., Saturday, Feb. 7.
The fee of $17 for both the child
and adult includes all materials.
For more information or to register,
call Scott at 835-4097 or go to oregonsd.org/community.

Extended travel presentation

The Fitchburg Senior Center will
hold an extended travel presentation
from 2-4 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 10.
The 2015 trips will be: Highlights
of Sunny Florida (Feb. 13-22), Flavors of the South (April 11-18),
Shades of Ireland (May 12-21) and
National Parks of the Southwest
(Sept. 30-Oct. 11).
The trips are being sponsored by
the senior centers of Oregon, Stoughton, Verona and Fitchburg. See trip
itineraries at fitchburgwi.gov/688/
Trips. Under Classes/Activities,
click on Trips.
To register for the presentation, call
270-4290.

Aromatherapy class
Curious about aromatherapy? Join

instructor Nike Loomis as she leads

a class that explores this fast growing
therapy. Participants will learn about
essential oils and how to use them and
make a natural air freshener spray or
aromatherapy sachet.
The class will meet from 6-8 p.m.,
Tuesday, Feb. 10, at Netherwood
Knoll. The fee of $15 includes all
materials.
To register, call Scott at 835-4097
or go to oregonsd.org/community.

Vegetarian cooking class

to receive 1 percent cash as an ongoing project. The group is currently

working on a grant to assist with the
purchase of a defibrillator for the
ambulance and a FEMA grant for the
fire department.
For more information or to become
involved, contact Dave Hall at
davehall@tds.net.

Eleanor Roosevelt portrayal

Jessica Michna will be portraying
Eleanor Roosevelt at the senior center
at 2 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 12.
Michna has become widely known
for her portrayals of First Ladies and
other historic women, as well as her
fictitious characters.
To register for this free program,
call 835-5801.

If youre thinking about adding a

vegetarian day to your routine but
dont know where to start, come to
Vegetarian Cooking 101. Learn how
to turn any dish into a hearty meal,
how to cook with tofu and more.
The class will meet from 11 a.m.
to 12:15 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 11, Drama club
at the senior center. The fee of $9
The Royal Shakespearean After
includes all materials.
School Drama Club is looking for
To register, go to oregonsd.org/ young actors. Students in grades 4-8
community or call Scott at 835-4097. are welcome to learn the fundamentals
of drama through creative exercises as
Brooklyn Fire/EMS fundraiser they work to perform Julius Caesar.
The next meeting for Friends of the
The class meets from 3:30-4:45
Brooklyn Fire/EMS will be held at p.m., Mondays, Feb. 16 through April
6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 11, at the 27, at Oregon Middle School. RegisBrooklyn Fire Station.
ter for $34.
The group of concerned citizens is
To register, go to oregonsd.org/
collecting Bills Food Center receipts community or call Scott at 835-4097.

Community calendar
Thursday, February 5

11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., AARP

Smart Driver class ($20, $15 AARP
members), senior center, 835-5801
7:30 p.m., Lymphoma cancer
fundraiser during girls basketball
game, Oregon High School

Friday, February 6

6-8 p.m., Community Open Mic:

Race and Equity in Dane County,
Firefly, oregonareaprogressives.org

Saturday, February 7

6:30 p.m., Light meal and euchre

card party, Oregon Masonic
Center, 201 Park St.

Sunday, February 8

1 p.m., Movie Matinee: Dolphin

Tale 2, senior center

Monday, February 9

meeting, RCI Intermediate School,

835-4300
6:30 p.m., Village of Brooklyn
Board meeting, Village Hall
7 p.m., Town of Dunn Plan
Commission meeting, Town Hall

Tuesday, February 10

2-4 p.m., Extended travel trips

informational meeting, Fitchburg
Senior Center, 270-4290

Wednesday, February 11

9-11 a.m., Rubber Stamping

Cards with Katie ($10, register by
Feb. 9), senior center, 835-5801
3-5 p.m., Computer class:
Facebook Timeline Intermediate
($15), senior center, 835-5801
6:30 p.m., Friends of the Brooklyn
Fire/EMS meeting, Brooklyn Fire
Station, davehall@tds.net

1-4 p.m., Wisconsin Home Energy

Thursday, February 12
Assistance Program (by appoint
2
p.m.,
Eleanor Roosevelt porment), senior center, 333-0333
trayal by Jessica Michna (register),
6:30 p.m., Oregon School Board

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, Feb. 5
WOW: Oregon Village
Board Meeting (of Feb.
2)
ORE: OHS Boys Varsity
Hockey vs. McFarland (of
Feb. 3)
Friday, Feb. 6
WOW: Healthy Aging
Brains Talk @ Oregon
Senior Center (of Feb. 4)
ORE: BKE Chorus
Concert (of Feb. 4)
Saturday, Feb. 7
WOW: Oregon Chamber
of Commerce Awards (of
Jan. 24)
ORE: OHS Girls Varsity
Basketball vs. Monroe (of
Feb. 5)
Sunday, Feb. 8
WOW: Community of
Life Church
ORE: OHS Boys Varsity
Hockey vs. Monroe (of
Feb. 5)

Monday, Feb. 9
WOW: The Story of
Stuff
ORE: 6:30 pm
LIVEOregon School
Board Meeting
Tuesday, Feb. 10
WOW: Nutrition Talk:
Fiber (of Feb. 3)
ORE: 1- OHS Boys
Varsity Basketball vs.
Stoughton (of Feb. 6)
2Reserve
vs.
Stoughton (of Jan. 12)
Wednesday, Feb. 11
WOW: Randy &
Shelly Music @ Oregon
Senior Center (of Aug.
2014)
ORE: Girls Varsity
Hockey vs. 1- Viroqua
(of Jan. 16) 2- Badger
Thunder (of Jan. 23)
Thursday, Feb. 12
WOW: WI Women
Cheesemakers (of Sept.
2014)
ORE: Oregon School
Board Meeting (of Feb.
9)

senior center, 835-5801

Friday, February 13

6:30 p.m., OMS Madrigal Dinner

(advance tickets only), Oregon
Middle School, steve.oregonwis@
yahoo.com

Saturday, February 14

6:30 p.m., OMS Madrigal Dinner

(advance tickets only), Oregon
Middle School, steve.oregonwis@
yahoo.com

Monday, February 16

7 p.m., Town of Dunn Board

meeting, Town Hall

Tuesday, February 17

11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Silver

Threads Among the Gold Club ($18
couple, $12 single), senior center,
835-3536

Wednesday, February 18

3-5 p.m., Computer class:

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

Senior center
Monday, Feb. 9
Macaroni & Cheese
Green Beans
Fruit Cup
Multi Grain Bread
Raspberry Sherbet
Tuesday, Feb. 10
Turkey & Bean Chili
Marinated Vegetable Salad
Mandarin Oranges
Corn Bread
Brownies
VO: Veggie Chili
Wednesday, Feb. 11
Cheeseburger on Bun
Mixed Vegetables
Cranberry Juice
Confetti Cake
V.O. Veggie Burger on Bun
Thursday, Feb. 12
Roast Beef w/Gravy
Mashed Potatoes/Gravy
Peas & Onions
Chunky Applesauce
W.W. Roll
VO: Soy in Gravy
SO: Chef Salad
Friday, Feb. 13
Baked Fish
Rice Pilaf with Butter
Carrots
Apricots
W.W. Roll
Cookie
VO: Rice W/ Soy

Monday, Feb. 9
AMReflexology
9 a.m., CLUB
9 a.m., Wii Bowling
9 a.m., Planning Committee
10 a.m., Dominoes
1-4 p.m., Energy Assistance
1 p.m., Get Fit
1:30 p.m., Bridge
4 p.m., Weight Loss Support
Tuesday, Feb. 10
8:30 a.m., Zumba Gold
12:30 p.m., Sheepshead
12:30 p.m., Stoughton Shopping
Wednesday, Feb. 11
9 a.m., CLUB
9 a.m., Cards with Katie
9 a.m., Veterans Group
1 p.m., Get Fit
1 p.m., Euchre
3 p.m., Facebook Intermediate
Computer Class
Thursday, Feb. 12
AMChair Massage
8:30 a.m., Zumba Gold
9 a.m., Pool Players
9 a.m., COA
12:30 a.m., Shopping at Bills
1 p.m., Cribbage
2 p.m., Eleanor Roosevelt portrayal
Friday, Feb. 13
9 a.m., CLUB
9 a.m., Wii Bowling
9:30 a.m., Blood Pressure
10:45 a.m., Gentle Yoga
12 p.m., Market Day Due
1 p.m., Get Fit

ALL SAINTS LUTHERAN CHURCH

2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg
(608) 276-7729
Pastor Rich Johnson
SUNDAY
8:30 a.m. classic service
10:45 a.m. new song service
BROOKLYN LUTHERAN CHURCH
101 Second Street, Brooklyn
(608) 455-3852
Pastor Rebecca Ninke
SUNDAY
9 a.m. Holy Communion
10 a.m. Fellowship
COMMUNITY OF LIFE LUTHERAN
CHURCH
PO Box 233, Oregon
(608) 286-3121
office@communityoflife.us
Pastor 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
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

Central Campus: Raymond Road and

Whitney Way
SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship
SUNDAY - 8:15, 9:30 and10:45
a.m. Worship West Campus: Corner
of Hwy. PD and Nine Mound Road,
Verona
SUNDAY - 9 &10:15 a.m., 6 p.m.
Worship (608) 271-6633
HILLCREST BIBLE CHURCH
752 E. Netherwood, Oregon
Eric Vander Ploeg, Lead Pastor
(608) 835-7972
www.hbclife.com
SUNDAY
8:30 and 10:15 a.m. worship service
at Oregon High School PAC
Childrens ministries, birth-4th grade
HOLY MOTHER OF CONSOLATION
CATHOLIC CHURCH
651 N. Main Street, Oregon
Pastor: Fr. Gary Wankerl
(608) 835-5763
holymotherchurch.weconnect.com
SATURDAY: 5 p.m. Worship
SUNDAY: 8 and 10:15 a.m. Worship
PEOPLES UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
103 North Alpine Parkway, Oregon
Pastors Jason and Johanna Mahnke
(608)835-3755
www.peoplesumc.org
Communion is the 1st & 3rd
weekend
SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship
SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship and
Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. Worship;
5 p.m. The Gathering Sunday night
service with simple supper to follow
ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN CHURCH
625 E. Netherwood, Oregon
Pastor Paul Markquart and Pastor
Emily Tveite
(608) 835-3154
SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship
SUNDAY - 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship
9:15 a.m. Sunday School
VINEYARD COMMUNITY CHURCH
Oregon Community Bank & Trust,
105 S. Alpine Parkway, Oregon - Bob
Groth, Pastor - (608) 513-3435
welcometovineyard.com
SUNDAY - 10 a.m. Worship
ZWINGLI UNITED CHURCH OF
CHRIST - Paoli
At the Intersection of Hwy. 69 & PB
Rev. Sara Thiessen
(608) 845-5641
SUNDAY 9:30 a.m. Family Worship

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CHURCH ELCA

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.

Love Is Everything
It is easy to be cynical about love. Who hasnt had the
experience of thinking they were in love only to discover
that their beloved wasnt really who they thought she
was? And, who hasnt been deeply hurt or betrayed by
someone who they thought loved them? Add to this the
daily onslaught of news showing us mans inhumanity
to man, and its easy to see why some people take a
dim view of our capacity to love each other. But, love is
our first and last hope. We come into this world needing
the love and care of our parents, and we hope and pray
that we will leave this earth in the tender love and care
of those around us, hoping also to be delivered into the
loving hands of a merciful God. There is much to be
cynical about; mans greed and selfishness is too deep
and ingrained to ignore. But deeper than selfishness
is our yearning and need for love. And here we need
not be disappointed. The capacity to love is strong and
expansive in most of us, though it sometimes needs to
be reawakened. We should reflect on how we can be
more loving in our daily life. And tend to our relationships as we would a delicate plant, and do our utmost
to love everyone we come into contact with. Its a flame
that spreads mightily.
Christopher Simon via Metro News Service
Whoever does not love does not know God, because
God is love.
1 John 4:8

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Photos by Mark Ignatowski

Dodge, dip, duck, dive and dodge

Teachers Joe Cognac, Darren Hartberg and Bill Rockwell take on students during a dodgeball tournament last Friday at Oregon Middle School. The tournament was part of an all-school assembly that
included some awards, the choir singing the National Anthem and a spoken word group performance.
Above left, Jackson King avoids a hit.
Below, Ethan Vandermause takes aim at his opponent.
Right, Allison Payne and Peyton Spilde pick their next target.

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Continued from page 1
as a guide for other teachers
to use the growing technology.
We have a cohort of 30
teachers around the world,
and they are the ones who
are really pushing the envelope, she said. Skype
is such an integral part of
what I do in my classroom.

Finding a fit
After spending her first
six years teaching in the
Middleton School District,
Ripp was drawn to Oregon
because of the incredible
things the district is doing
with personalized learning.
I have several friends
who teach here, and they
could not stop talking about
how amazing it was, she
said. I am all about personalized learning, and I needed a district who embraces
that and I thought we were
a good match. Its a dream
come true to come to a district who says, This is our
vision going forward, and
what theyre allowing us
to try, and I wanted to be a
part of it.
Its powerful for the students.
OMS principal Shannon Anderson said Ripp
is deeply committed to
empowering students by
giving them a voice and

What is Global Read Aloud?

OMS teacher Pernille Ripp created the Global Read
Aloud program in 2010 with a simple goal in mind
one book to connect the world. Nearly five years and
more than 500,000 connections in 60 different countries later, Ripp said we realize we are on to something
larger than us.
The premise is simple the class picks a book to
read aloud during a six-week period and tries to make
as many global connections as possible, using Twitter,
Skype, Edmodo, email, regular mail, Kidblog, and any
other tools we can think of to make these connections,
she said.
Teachers get a community of other educators to do
a global project with, hopefully inspiring them to continue these connections through the year, Ripp said.
choice in their learning.
She inspires students to
see themselves as passionate
readers and writers, Anderson said. Although Pernille
has only been at OMS a few
months, she is already making a powerful impact, and
we are excited to watch her
grow our learners in innovative ways.

Leading the way

Ripp, who moved to the
United States from Denmark when she was 18, said
being an immigrant forced
her to get comfortable with
using technology to communicate.
Its an essential part,
she said. You learn pretty
quickly that you need tools
to stay connected.

Find out more

To learn more
about Ripps ongoing
global literacy
project and what she
and her students
are doing, visit
theglobalreadaloud.
com and pernillesripp.
com.
As a teacher, shes found
technology not only helps
students connect with their
peers around the world, it
helps them connect with
education, and making
learning more fun. This
week, students took photos
of their school day to send

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Boys hockey

Girls basketball

Panthers fall
at Edgewood
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor

Ziomek recorded his first hat

trick of the season Saturday, scoring all four goals for the Panthers
in a 4-3 overtime victory against
Waunakee.
Warrior forward Jacob Thousand and Ziomek exchanged goals

Nerves might have gotten

the best of the Oregon High
School girls basketball team
Saturday in a Badger South
first-place showdown at Madison Edgewood.
The Panthers struggled to
score early on as the Crusaders played tight man-to-man
defense and collapsed three
girls to the paint whenever
Oregon tried to drive the ball
and it led to a 12-point halftime deficit.
Despite playing a much
improved second half, the
early deficit proved too much
for Oregon to overcome in a
47-31 loss.
We came out and were so
nervous. Instead of turning
that energy into something
positive, we let it clog us up,
head coach Corey Sielaff said.
The last time these two
teams met, Oregon was able
to score at will on the inside,
and Edgewood sophomore
Estella Moschkau was held in
check for much of the game.
That turned out to be the
opposite on Saturday as
Moschkau broke out for 25
points, with 13 in the fourth,
and the Panthers were stuffed
in the paint for much of the
game.
We were afraid after
Moschkau got a couple of
blocks, and so we all thought
that we cant go inside, even
though we worked on that all
week, Sielaff said.
Edgewood head coach Lori
Staveness said the difference for the Crusaders is the
growth of the team since the
third game of the season.
We couldnt guard our
shadow back then, Staveness said. They were driving around us at will and

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Sophomore forward Sam Hakes scores one of his two second period goals Tuesday evening against Jordan Mazzara in a 3-0 non-conference win over McFarland. Senior
Collin Bundy struck first, and Hakes added two more over a 2 minute, 47 span early in the second period.

Sophomore secret weapon

JEREMY JONES
Sports editor

Oregon boys hockey won two

of three games to take third place
at the 15th annual Sun Prairie
Groundhog tournament last week.

KM/M/O 4, Oregon 3
The Panthers allowed three
goals over five minutes Friday in
Sun Prairie en route to a 4-3 loss
of the second round of the Groundhog tournament.

Badger South
Team W-L-T
Edgewood 9-0-0
Oregon 5-1-1
Monona Grove
3-3-1
Stoughton 3-4-0
Milton 1-6-0
Monroe 0-7-0
Knotted at 1 after two

Oregon and ninth-ranked Kettle

Moraine/Mukwonago/Oconomowoc exchanged goals a minute a
part.
The Panthers took their only
lead of the game in the second
following junior Dylan Ziomeks
goal in the 10th minute.
Oregon was only able to hold
the lead for two minutes before
Alex Manske drew KM/M/O even
and Connor Freeman pushed the
Lasers ahead for good 22 seconds
periods, later.
Panther sophomore goaltender

Henry Roskos turned away 32

shots on goal in the loss, while
Paul Mclean stopped 19 for
KM/M/O.

Oregon 4, Waunakee 3 (OT)

Wrestling

Goldberg is honored for 20 years of coaching at Fridays dual

ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor

Friday was more than senior night

and the final home dual for the 201415 Oregon High School wrestling program. It was also a time to recognize
assistant coach Don Goldberg.
Goldberg, who wrestled with Monona Grove when he was in high school,
has coached with the wrestling program for 20 years.
It is always good to be recognized,
especially when you put a lot of effort
into doing what you like doing and
that you think you are good at it,
Goldberg said. I like wrestling. It has
always meant something to me. I dont
know why, but it is just one of those
things. You cant just go in your backyard and wrestle. You need a team like
this, so I am very fortunate that Oregon lets me wrestle.
Photo by Anthony Iozzo

Head coach Ned Lease congratulates assistant coach Don

Goldberg for helping the program for 20 years during the
pre-game ceremonies on senior night Friday against Milton at
Oregon High School.

If you go
What: Badger Conference tournament
When: 8 a.m. Saturday
Where: Milton High School

And that was something apparent in

Fridays 81-0 loss to second-ranked
Milton.
Oregon only wrestled six matches
out of 14, meaning the Panthers had
already lost the dual before it even
began.
Freshman Connor Brickley (113
pounds) came close to gaining an
advantage over Milton sophomore
Austin Harms early in his match. But
he was pinned in 3 minutes, 58 seconds.
Freshman Steven Norland (138)
also had opportunities to score points
Milton 81, Oregon 0
early in his match with sophomore
Goldberg and the rest of the coaches Nick Richards, but he was lost an 11-0
have also been asked to do a lot this major decision.
Senior Omar Sacramento (145) had
season, as there has been as few as
the tough task of taking on senior Sean
four active wrestlers at times.

Gohlke and lost by technical fall, 18-2.

Junior Tristan Williams (170) and
sophomore Josh Tanner (160) were
both pinned to finish the dual. Williams lost in 1:53 to senior John
McCarthy, and Tanner fell in 1:40 to
sophomore Billy Pitzner.

Badger Conference preview

The Panthers will be getting freshmen Jerremy Bonno (106) and Sam
Pieper (120) back, and they hope to
have eight on the mat at the Badger
Conference tournament at 8 a.m. Saturday at Milton High School.
Oregon will have its work cut out
in a difficult field, however. (Note:
Weight class changes are subject to
change based on the strategies of
coaches at the day of the event. This
preview is based on WiWrestlingOnline rankings and last seasons conference meet).
At 106 pounds, Milton sophomore
Dalton Shea ranked No. 7 in D1
returns to defend his title. Last seasons runner-up, Stoughton sophomore
Brandon Klein ranked No. 5 in D1

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Freshman Taylor Schmidt breaks for a basket in the second

quarter Saturday in a Badger South Conference first-place battle
at Madison Edgewood. The Panthers fell behind early and werent
able to recover in a 57-41 loss.

Girls BB: Oregon falls to 10-7

Continued from page 9
dominating us inside. I think
we have gotten slowly better everyday. It was man-toman, and we were just very
aware of helping.
Oregons offense finally
got it going a little bit in the
third quarter, and it was still
crashing the offensive glass
and creating chances even
with the game well in hand
in the final minute.
Senior Riley Rosemeyer,
who finished with 14 points,
scored a basket early in the
fourth to get the Panthers to
within seven, but Moschkau
kept getting open in the paint
on the other end.
If she didnt score, she was
getting to the line and knocking down free throws.
It is deeper in the season,
and we have added a few
more of our offensive plays
that we do, Staveness said.
We didnt spend a lot of
time on offense the first time
we played, and we missed a
lot of free throws and bunnies on the inside.
Oregon cut the deficit to
seven with just over three
minutes to play after junior
Leah Koopman drained a
3-pointer, but Moschkau
quickly followed with another layup.
Edgewood jumped out to
an early 9-3 lead, but baskets by senior Kelsey Jahn
and Rosemeyer helped the
Panthers cut the lead to 11-7
after one.
Senior Emma Meriggioli
drained a 3-pointer early in
the second, however, and
baskets by her sophomore
sister Katie Meriggioli,
freshman Caitlin Link and
Moschkau helped Edgewood

build a 22-10 lead at halftime.

The defense was our
big problem, Sielaff said.
We gave up easy layups.
Moschkau is a great player,
but we gave her uncontested
wide-open layups because
we were jumping up on
fakes. That is simple fundamental stuff that you just
cant do.
Although the Panthers
now trail Edgewood in the
standings by a half game, the
race to win the Badger South
Conference is far from over.
Edgewood and Oregon still
play Stoughton and Monona
Grove.
We are still right in that
race, but we have a lot we
need to work on, Sielaff
said.
And that doesnt even
count the possibility of all
these teams meeting again at
regionals.
If you are lucky enough
to win conference, it doesnt
mean you are going to be
safe in the playoffs, Staveness said. Oregon, we just
got them tonight. So now we
are just 1-1 against them.
The Panthers host Monroe
at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and
travel to Stoughton at 7:30
p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10.

Brodhead 60, Oregon 54

Oregon traveled to Brodhead Monday and lost 60-54.
The Panthers led by 11 at
halftime, but they were outscored 18-1 in the third quarter and never recvoered.
Rosmeyer led with 14
points, while Koopman
added 11. Jahn and Nikolai
had eight and seven points,
respectively.
Junior Kylie Moe led
Brodhead with 21 points.

find out why student-athletes decided not to go out

for wrestling after middle
school. The stress of competing at a higher level is one of
the main reasons, and youth
and OHS coaches are trying
to change that perception.
People just need to be
reminded why difficult
things are great. Why do
sports matter? So we can
teach ourselves how to
reach higher levels of everything. And so we can react
to negative things in a positive way, Lease said. People forget that. That stuff is
fun. People just need to be
inspired to wrestle.

Youth numbers still up

The youth and middle
school programs still are providing an influx of wrestlers,
with around 60 wrestlers
from pre-kindergarten to
eighth grade, and that number has been steady for the
past three years.
This was to be the first
year that the high school was
going to see a rise in incoming wrestlers, but out of the
13 middle schoolers who
graduated, only six went out
for the team.
Youth coach Chad Niday
said having some wrestlers
drop out of the sport is to
be expected. Some children
join the youth program to
see what the sport is like and
decided to not pursue it after
a few years. Others are lifelong wrestlers.
Lease said one factor is
wrestlers need to fall in love
with the sport to continue it
to the high school level. And
while some look at it as the
next challenge, others fear
that next level.
But he said the main thing
is for student-athletes to
understand that most success
in wrestling is based on the
amount of practice and work
they put in.
The thing that makes it
the most attractive to those
people who just love wrestling the intense workload,
the high technical skill, the
extreme fatigue, the weight
management and sheer discipline of the sport are the
same reasons that make others shy away from it, Lease
said.
In Leases straw poll, he
asked students why they
decided not to come out for
wrestling. The three answers
he had were that it was too
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Injuries, illnesses take toll

There were many events that affected the roster of

the Oregon High School wrestling team this season
whether it was injuries, flu and cold bugs or academic
issues.
Here is a list of what happened to the varsity team
this season:
Senior Connor Timberlake (195 pounds) came into
the season with shoulder issues and, after having an
MRI, is most likely done for the season. Senior Noah
Engelhart (145) broke his leg early in the season and
then hurt his back after returning and is still out.
Sophomore Parker Ehn-Howland (160) lost time
with a concussion early and is now out with an injured
elbow, while sophomore Eriq Christensen (132) was
sick and then suffered a concussion as soon as he
recovered.
Freshman Devin Keast (126) was just starting to
make a name for himself this season when he defeated
honorable mention La Crosse Central senior Jake Obert
then-ranked No. 12 at the Mount Horeb invite on
Dec. 20. However, he broke his wrist on the growth
plate in the following meet and is out for the season.
Juniors James Freund (160) and Robert Corliss (138),
sophomores Matt Garcia (132) and Chris Haggerty
(126) and freshman John Goane (145) also are out this
year.
There are a few wrestlers that have already returned
to the mat or will return, but the missed time is something head coach Ned Lease said is detrimental, especially to some of the younger wrestlers.
Senior Omar Sacramento (152) missed some time
when the flu bug hit, but he is back in the starting lineup.
Junior Tristan Williams (170) missed significant time
with a concussion and illness in the middle of the season. Williams is back starting now, and Lease said he is
just getting into mid-season form.
Freshman Jeremy Bonno (106) just returned from a
concussion and wrestled in a JV invite Saturday to try
and get back into varsity form for the Badger Conference meet Saturday.
Freshman Samuel Pieper (120) also missed significant time earlier in the season with back-to-back illnesses, and despite being one of the more experienced
wrestlers on the Panthers, has had an up-and-down
year, Lease said.
He has high expectations for himself, but it is just
tough for any freshman to come up and wrestle at the
varsity level, especially a freshman that has missed as
much time as he had to miss, Lease said.
Freshman Connor Brickley (113) also missed some
meets this season due to illness, while freshman Steven
Norland (138) missed some time with a thumb injury.
Both are back starting now.
Sophomore Josh Tanner (160) is also starting now,
but he is the most inexperienced wrestler on the mat.
This is the first sport Tanner has played, and he normally wouldnt be starting on varsity. But with so many
Panthers out, Tanner made the decision to help Oregon
any way he could.
I told him this was going to be more challenging
than anything he had ever done before, Lease said. I
am so proud of him. He just stuck it out. He still wants
to go out there and wrestle varsity because he has a
sense of duty to go out there and represent OHS. You
have to love him for that.
concern and the fear of being
embarrassed.
Our youth coaches are
awesome, Lease said.
There is a big emphasis
on everybody winning and
trophies and awards. That
is commonplace. But they
are hard at work and teach
the technical skill and the
one-on-one mentality. There
is going to be a winner in a
match, and there is going to
be a loser in a match. That is
tough to deal with.
And that is something the
youth and middle school program is trying to supply for
the high school; wrestlers
that understand the challenge
and want to compete.
But while numbers are
high at the lower levels, the
high school wont see another large class like this seasons for a few years.
The larger classes are
in fourth-, fifth- and sixthgrade, with at least 10 wrestlers per grade.
Our youth club is very
strong, Niday said. We
have a lot of kids that have
a great deal of success. We
have a bright future in Oregon.

New to the sport

The youth programs dip
in wrestlers is in seventh and
eighth grade makes gaining
new wrestlers important until
the sixth-grade class comes,
Lease said.
In towns like Stoughton
and Mineral Point, there will
not only be wrestlers who
started early but will also be
wrestlers that started in high
school. And some newer
wrestlers even see state success.
That is something that can
be true in Oregon based on
the last couple of years.
While wrestling at the
youth level is important,
just because you dont have
experience doesnt mean you
cant start in high school.
It is going to take all of
you, but you look at some
of our seniors that came out
as gangly freshmen, Lease
said. Noah hadnt wrestled
before. Omar hadnt wrestled
before. He was just talked
into it by someone else. And
we got Connor as a sophomore. All of those guys have
grown up before our eyes.
They looked like some of our
freshmen now, but now they

are men.
Graduates Juwon Turner
and JJ Rogers both were
new to wrestling and ended
up nearly making state as
seniors. Nyenhuis was another project for four years, and
he finished his high school
career on the podium at the
Kohl Center.
We proved that we can
make wrestlers out of just
about anybody, Lease said.
Just come through the door,
be faithful to your school
code and practice. Everything will work out.

Rebuilding a winner
Despite being at the lower
end of the spectrum, Oregon
still had enough wrestlers to
at least have a chance this
season, but sometimes terrible luck makes smaller rosters stand out.
Lease was excited about
this season because of the
potential he saw in the 18
guys who were eligible in
December, and the Panthers
were only forfeiting two
weight classes at the start
of the season. That number
quickly rose.
Lease said he had expected
2014-15 to be a rebuilding
year, with six seniors graduating including state medalist Andrew Nyenhuis and
a roster down to 18 from 25
the year before.
Still, Lease had optimism
at the start of the season
because of how young the
squad was.
I was really excited coming into the year because of
the freshman and because
there were so many returning freshmen, Lease said.
These freshman and sophomores can really do something in the next two to three
years here, but that is going
to be what they make it.
But setbacks left Oregon
mathematically unable to
win dual meets with eightplus forfeits on average.
More importantly, it made
training more difficult.
When the active number
was reduced to four, Lease
and assistant coaches Don
Goldberg, Dustin Lee and
Kyle Flanagan were the ones
challenging in the circle.
I would coach this team
with one kid if we had to,
because that one kid is worth
it, Lease said. I am not
willing to waiver the sport or
how the sport should be and
pander to numbers. We
were not made for comfort.
We were made for greatness.
There is a tendency to get
lax when there are only five
guys in the room. Wrestling
has taught me that we dont
change just because of the
numbers in the room.
But just because a larger
team is still a few years away
from helping doesnt mean
the high school wont see
individual successes until
then, Niday said.
I think we have a real
strong core of freshmen that
once they get their health and
grades or whatever worked
out, I think they will have
success at the high school
level, Niday said. And
once they have success, then
others will see Oregon winning and might come out as
well.
And when those freshmen
are seniors, the larger youth
classes will begin to fill spots
on the team and give the
Panthers more opportunities
to be successful as a team,
Niday said.

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Icebergs still cant find a way to knock off Lynx Oregon drops
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor

The Icebergs suffered a tough Badger Conference loss against a tenacious Middleton girls hockey co-op
Thursday, falling 3-1 inside Madison
Ice Arena.
From the teams scoreless tie at
Onalaska to Thursday, Icebergs head
coach Mike Jochmann said there was
a noticeable drop in play.
We just didnt come out as strong
as we have, especially in that Onalaska game, he said. We played a
relentless game, and that wasnt there
today. We were a step behind the
whole game.
It was a bit surprising to see against
perhaps the teams biggest rival.
I dont know if its a mental block.
Maybe our girls think the Lynx are
invincible. I dont know, but weve
got to figure out a way to overcome
stuff like that, if were going to beat
better teams, Jochmann said. I dont
think weve ever beaten them only
tied them and that went into overtime
and we lost.
Madison Edgewood junior forward
Lizzy Conybear scored twice to propel the Metro Lynx to victory.
Conybear scored with 56 seconds
remaining in the first period and later
added a third-period insurance goal
against of the top goalies in the state.
It felt really good. I didnt think
I could score on her to be honest,
Conybear said of Icebergs goaltender
Kenzie Torpy. Shes a really good

goalie.
Conybear buried a 2-on-1 rebound
goal 16 minutes into the first period
and later added a third-period insurance goal as Maegan Sheehan found
her on a long pass through the neutral
zone.
Lizzy is a player that can bring
some great speed to the team, and she
has really great hockey knowledge,
Lynx head coach Derek Ward said.
You cant really teach that type of
play, but she just read it and Maegan
made a great pass out to her.
Iceberg junior Savannah Kopf
knotted the score with Icebergs lone
goal near the six-minute mark of the
second period.
A lot of the bounces were going
their way, but we were letting them
get to those bounces, Jochmann said.
They had the jump on us from the
get go. We didnt have our feet moving as quick as we should have, and
we werent making efforts towards
second and third chances.
Third line Madison Memorial
sophomore Nicole Osborn the gamewinning goal just her second of the
season just under six minutes into
the second period.
Weve been working on that exact
positioning for Nicole in practice. We
know she can shoot the puck well, so
were not surprised by that, Ward
said. It was huge to get that goal
from a third-line type player. It helped
out the entire team by taking a little
weight off everyone else.
Madison Memorial sophomore

Fort Atkinson

Photo by Jeremy Jones

Stoughton junior Savannah Kopf moves the puck up ice Friday against the Metro
Lynxs Taylor Olstad inside Madison Ice Arena. The Icebergs lost the Badger
Conference game 3-1.

defending champion Cap City

Cougars blanked the Icebergs 4-0
inside the Mandt Center.
Carson Sheridan also had a goal,
while teammate Annika Johnson
scored a second short-handed goal
in the third period.
Torpy finished with 33 saves,
Cap City 4, Icebergs 0
including 13 in the third period.
Dani Deltgen faced just 15 shots
Leading scorer Alexis Peterson scored an even-strength and in the shutout.
short-handed goal Tuesday as the

goaltender Erin Webb stopped 15 of

16 shots on goal for the Metro Lynx.
Icebergs senior goaltender Kenzie
Torpy had 38 saves in the loss.
The Icebergs dropped to 7-10-3
overall (4-3-0 conference) with the
loss.

OHS: Conference meet coming up for depleted Panthers

Continued from page 9
also returns to the field. Junior
Thomas Holston (Reedsburg)
honorable mention took fifth
last season and is also expected to
wrestle at 106.
At 113, senior Trevor Hanson
(Baraboo) ranked No. 3 joins
the field. Stoughton sophomore
Tristan Jenny ranked No. 8
and honorable mention freshman
Mason McMillen are also listed in
the field.
At 120, defending 113-pound
champ senior Nolan Shea
ranked No. 6 moves up this
season, while Stoughton sophomore Kaleb Louis ranked No. 7
is expected to challenge him.
At 126, Stoughton senior Zach
Hassleberger ranked No. 3
returns to defend his title. Sauk
Prairie sophomore Drew Fjoser
ranked No. 10 and Milton honorable mention sophomore Levi
Garrett are expected to challenge
Hasselberger.
At 132, Stoughton sophomore
Garrett Model ranked No. 6
and Sauk Prairie honorable mention junior Aaron Hankins join
the field.
At 138, Stoughton junior Collin Kraus, the 2014 132-pound

champion, wrestles up from last

season. Kraus is ranked No. 2.
Milton senior Alex Chesmore
ranked No. 8 and Baraboo
honorable mention senior Andre
Mayllen look to challenge Kraus.
At 145, Sauk Prairie junior
Eddie Smith, the 2014 120-pound
champion, joins the field and is
ranked No. 2. Stoughton freshman
Tyler Dow ranked No. 7 is
expected to challenge Smith.
At 152, DeForest sophomore
Jackson Hemauer ranked No.
13 joins the field with Baraboo
honorable mention junior Zach
Raymond.
At 160, Fort Atkinson senior
Keegan Foerster ranked No. 12
joins the field this season. Foerster won the title at 170 pounds
last season.
At 170, Sauk Prairie junior Austin Powell, the 2014 152-pound
champion, wrestles up this season.
Powell is ranked No. 7. Milton
senior John McCarthy ranked
No. 11 and Stoughton senior
Gunnar Helland ranked No. 13
are expected to challenge Powell.
At 182, Reedsburg sophomore Dalton Hahn ranked No.
4 Milton senior Bowen Wileman ranked No. 7 Waunakee junior Trevor Statz ranked
No. 14 DeForest honorable

Oregon 56, Milton 24

The host Panthers defeated
last-place Milton Thursday in
a 56-24 win.
Tobias and Duff both finished with 11 points, while
Soule added nine.
By Anthony Iozzo

Boys swimming
If you go
What: Badger
Conference meet
When: 10 a.m. Saturday
Where: Fort Atkinson
High School

Medley relay
expected to
lead Oregon
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor

Photo by Anthony Iozzo

Freshman Steven Norland fights to keep control in the 138-pound match Friday
against Milton sophomore Nick Richards at Oregon High School. Norland lost the
match in an 11-0 major decision.

mention junior Kevin Rauls and

Fort Atkinson honorable mention senior Brett Dunkleberger are
expected to battle for the title.
At 195, Waunakee sophomore
Cole Hooker ranked No. 6
DeForest junior Nathan Kemp
ranked No. 10 Stoughton senior
Austin Benton ranked No. 12
and Baraboo senior David Gale
ranked No. 14 join the field.
At 220, Sauk Prairie junior
Gage Neumaier ranked No. 12

is expected to compete for the

title.
And at heavyweight, DeForest
junior Hunter Toppel ranked
No. 2 looks to defend his title.
Milton senior Hunter Nelson
ranked No. 8 was runner-up last
season.
Team-wise, Milton, Stoughton, Fort Atkinson, Mount Horeb/
Barneveld and Sauk Prairie look
to compete for a tournament title.

Hockey: Ziomek shines as Oregon skates past Waunakee

Panthers need to win that game in order to
lockup a potential shot at their first conference
title. The Panthers closeout the regular season
twice over the first 44 minutes in Sun Prairie.
Ziomeks second power-play goal 13:34 at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13 at the Stoughton Maninto the second period gave the Panthers their dt Community Center.
lead of the game. Waunakees Zane Marshman Oregon 3, McFarland 0
drew the Warriors even once again two minFor one three minute stretch Tuesday, the
utes later, forcing overtime with a power-play
Panthers offense was nearly unstoppable,
goal of his own.
Despite being outshot 24-19 on the night scoring three goals in a 3-0 shutout of non-con(4-2 in overtime), Oregon saw Ziomek score ference McFarland.
Sophomore Sam Hakes, who entered the
his sixth goal (first game winner) of the season
game
inside Oregon Ice Arena with two goals
with just over a minute remaining in overtime.
Roskos turned away 21 shots on goal, while on the season, matched that total in a little over
two-and-a-half minutes against the Spartans.
Waunakees Jacques Semandel stopped 15.
Sam has really come a long way this season.
Oregon (9-10-1 overall, 5-1-1 Badger South)
Hes
a young man that wasnt guaranteed any
travels to first-place Madison Edgewood (137-1, 7-0-0) at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10. The ice time coming in, Panthers head coach Rick
Fleming said. Over the course of the year hes

Continued from page 9

The Oregon High School

boys basketball team traveled
to Fort Atkinson on Tuesday
in a Badger South showdown
and won 56-52.
The Panthers (13-3 overall,
6-2 conference) drained seven
3-pointers in the win.
Junior Alex Duff led
with 15 points, while senior
Markus Tobias chipped in 14.
Senior Mitch Morhoff collected 10 points, and junior Charlie Soule finished with eight.
Senior Pete Kissling added
seven.
Oregon hosts Badger South
rival Stoughton at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, travels to non-conference Mount Horeb at 9 a.m.
Saturday and then to non-conference Jefferson at 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 10.

continued to improve he does a lot of the little things were teaching. Those were a couple
of big goals for us tonight.
Senior forward Collin Bundy struck first 2:02
into the second period before Hakes extended
the lead 19 seconds later off a rebound on the
stick side of McFarland senior goaltender Jordan Mazzara, who had lost sight of the puck.
I just went hard to the net tonight and got
some good rebounds off the goalie, Hakes
said. I feel like I can contribute and play with
the guys more now than at the beginning of the
season.
McFarland called a timeout immediately following Hakes second goal in front of the net at
4:49, but the damage was already done.
Roskos finished with 29 saves to earn his
fourth shutout of the season. Mazzara also
stopped 29 in the loss.

The Oregon/Belleville boys

swimming team has been led
by its 200 medley relay team
of Eli Rule, Jackson Marsden,
Jakob Larsen and Ian Charles
all season.
Having gone undefeated
during the Badger South Conference dual meet season,
the relay will once again be
counted on heavily at Saturdays conference meet at Fort
Atkinson.
Slated for a 10 a.m. start
at the Fort Atkinson High
School natatorium, the conference features three of the
top teams in the state in topranked Division 2 Monona
Grove, fifth-ranked Madison
Edgewood and eighth-ranked
Milton.
The Panthers, which took
sixth place last season with
193 points, are hoping to finish fifth over better this weekend.
Our goal is to score close
to 250 points, head coach
Scott Krueger said. Our goal
is be conference champs in the
100 medley, which I feel will
come down to us and Monona
Grove.
Besides the medley relay,
Larsen (200 freestyle, 100
butterfly), Rule (200 IM, 100
breaststroke) and Marsden
(50, 100 free) should all have
a shot at medaling.
It will just depend on how
they feel, and who the other
competitors are in the race
with them, Krueger said.

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Bank reopened
Dec. 15 with more
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Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce executive director Judy

Knutson welcomes Doug Sutter to the annual dinner and awards
ceremony at the Legend at Bergamont.

Chamber recognizes
local businesses
Annual dinner held
Jan. 24
Several local businesses
and owners were recognized
last month as part of the Oregon Area Chamber of Commerces annual dinner.
Awards were given to
recognize service to the
community and impact on
the local business community, as well as to showcase
new building and renovation projects.
Winners included:
Presidents award: Oregon/Brooklyn Lions Club
Longtime Service to

the Community Award: JL

Richards
Business person of the
year: Sarah Lopez of Oregon Floral
New Construction
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and Restaurant
Building Renovation
Award: Oregon Community
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Krause Donovan Estate
Law Partners, Oregon Frozen Yogurt, Papa Murphys
and Sharkus Dental were all
recognized for their building renovations, as well.
The awards ceremony and
dinner was held Jan. 24 at
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somebodys basement to
internal offices and a board
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to eliminate 30 years of
stuff, as Peotter called
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equipment that had piled up
over the years.
The process to get there
was not easy. The bank had
to move its entire operation to the Alpine Parkway
branch Aug. 1 while the
Main Street branch closed.
Four-and-a-half months later, it reopened on Dec. 15.
It was different, moving a bank twice, Peotter
said. We were ready to get
back.
While Peotter would not

say how much the remodel

cost, he called it a significant investment.
Peotter said the comment hes heard most from
clients in the month-and-ahalf since the remodel completion has been about how
great the expanded space is
even though its not actually expanded at all.
It feels like we greatly
expanded the building, he
said. We didnt expand the
footprint of the building.
The changes we made to
the property really gives
our clients an open feel to

the space.
Peotter said OCBT will
look at how things settle
down at the Main Street
location before deciding
on any potential remodel
for the Alpine branch. The
bank will also consider what
communities to expand into
around Dane County in the
near future, he said.
There will be a grand
opening event Saturday,
Feb. 14, at the Main Street
branch to celebrate its
reopening with Bucky Badger in attendance and raffles for prizes.

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As Oregon Community
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to use more technology
in its banking, it wanted
its Main Street branch to
reflect that approach.
The bank, which has
been in Oregon since
1976, recently underwent a
remodel of its 733 N. Main
St. location late last year to
give it a more modern, upto-date feel, said OCBT
president Steve Peotter.
You walk into a modern, progressive-feeling
institution, Peotter said
of the post-remodel building. You dont walk into a
building that feels dated.
The conversation about
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three years ago, Peotter
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where we wanted to be
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were utilizing the properties
we had.
One part of that conversation included getting customer feedback about what
the bank could improve
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In addition to the more
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created private offices for
every personal banker. Those
bankers had formerly been in
the middle of the lobby area,
separated only by cubicles.
For some clients, that
was clearly not what they
had wanted, Peotter said.
The Main Street and
back entrance, which actually serves as the buildings
main entrance due to the
parking lot location, were
remodeled, as well.
There were also some
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February 5, 2015

Edwin Sheldon Root Jr.,

age 79, passed away on
Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. He
was born on July 12, 1935,
in Ellsworth, Kan., the son
of Edwin and Nellie (Keck)
Root Sr. He attended Radium High
School,
H a y s
State College, Kansas State
University and received a
degree in Architecture.
Edwin served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army.
He married Mary B. Glore
on Jan. 24, 1961, and they
enjoyed 51 years together.
In 1964, Edwin and Mary
moved to Madison, where
he practiced as an architect.
Over his lengthy career,
Edwin had his own firm
and also worked for several
prominent Madison architecture firms. His specialty
was correctional facilities.
After retirement, they
settled in Oregon. Edwin

Richard David
Matthews

Richard David Matthews

Richard David Pastor

Matt Matthews, age 81,
passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, at St.
Marys Care Center, Madison. He was born on May
16, 1933, in Van Wert,
Ohio, the son of Dale and
Evelyn (Riley) Matthews.
He served in the United
States Air Force as an air
t r a f f i c
controller during
the Korean
Conflict.
He attended
Moody Bible Institute and
was awarded a ThD. by the
Clarksville School of Theology.
Richard was united in
marriage to Marie Manera
on Feb. 13, 1954. He served
as an ordained minister for
54 years, including work as

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a missionary, family counselor and Christian radio

broadcaster and a former
pastor at Memorial Baptist Church. Richard was
an amateur radio operator,
hunter and outdoor enthusiast. He was also a commercial pilot and flight instructor.
He is survived by his
wife, Marie; his children,
Evi, David, Tom and John
Matthews; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and sister, Virginia
Hammons.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, and brothers,
Robert and Eugene Matthews.
A memorial service was
held on Monday, Feb. 2, at
Memorial Baptist Church,
201 S. Main Street, Verona.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Mission Outreach Society to
defer final ministry expenses.
The family would like
to thank the staffs at St.
Marys Care Center and
the VA Hospital for their
loving care of Pastor Matt.
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Receipts for a cause

Bob Johnson is shown depositing Bills Food Center receipts in
the drive-up box located in front of the Brooklyn Fire/EMS station.
The receipts, which are reimbursed at 1 percent, are being collected to assist in fundraising for the departments. Group members Peggy and Dan Smith installed the box.

POLICE REPORTS
All reports taken from the $20 bill to employees at Kwik
Oregon Police Department Trip. The man acted surlogbook.
prised and told employees he
would come back after going
Jan. 14
to his car, but never returned.
6:50 p.m. A 16-year-old
Noon A 49-year-old semihad his iPhone stolen two truck driver struck the trafdays earlier during open fic light at the intersection
gym. The boy told police of West Richards Road and
three phones were stolen North Main Street.
in total, and a 15-year-old
11:21 p.m. A 19-yearreported his iPhone stolen old man said someone was
the next day as well.
knocking on the doors and
windows of his house on the
Jan. 16
200 block of Orchard Street.
3 p.m. A 13-year-old was The person fled when he saw
cited for disorderly conduct the 19-year-old. Police did
after he caused a disturbance not locate anyone suspicious
at the middle school.
in the area and observed no
fresh footprints in the snow.
Jan. 17
11:04 p.m. A 52-year-old Jan. 21
woman was cited for operat12:09 p.m. A 25-year-old
ing left of center, first offense Brooklyn man was cited for
operating while intoxicated theft under $100 after stealand PAC violation. A 30-year- ing a $20 counterfeit bill out
old Madison man picked up of a safe at McDonalds.
the driver and her passenger
2:30 p.m. A Stoughton
at the police department.
man of an unknown age
reported his headphones
Jan. 18
were stolen out of a gym
5:26 p.m. Police cited a locker at Oregon High School
42-year-old Brooklyn woman during gym class.
for disorderly conduct after
a 15-year-old McDonalds Jan. 23
employee reported the wom2:30 p.m. A 42-year-old
an told her to stop harass- woman called to report her
ing her kids and called her 17-year-old daughter was
a profane name. The woman using heroin and selling pills
denied the allegation.
in DeForest with boys from
Oregon. The case was turned
Jan. 19
over to the DeForest Police
12:04 a.m. An unknown Department.
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from government agencies, the financial help is

much-appreciated.
We still end up having to buy food in order to
meet the need, so that we
have (enough) for everyone
that comes, Kornaus said.
Based on increased use
of the food pantry, the
Buckets for Hunger donation will probably be spent
in about two months.
And because it has outgrown its donated space in a
storage warehouse on Union
Road, the Oregon/Brooklyn
Food Pantry is still looking
to move into a larger, more
updated building with the
help of donations.
The next food pantry
distribution will be held
from 3-7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 26, at 1092
Union Road.
Over the last 19 years,
Buckets for Hunger has
helped purchase more than
11 million pounds of food
for the needy and sent
out nearly $1.7 million of
grants to food pantries and
food agencies to help purchase food, buy equipment
for food storage and cover
the cost of transporting
donated food.
The food pantry plans to
participate in the challenge
again late in 2015.
Heartfelt thanks goes
out to our most generous
community for (its)
support of the food pantry
through Buckets for Hunger. We are deeply moved
by your generosity and
dedication and feel truly
blessed, a post on the
food pantrys website said.

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The Oregon/Brooklyn
Food Pantry recently participated in the Buckets
for Hunger Food Pantry
Challenge, collecting a
total of $11,000.
Individuals, businesses
and organizations donated
$7,646 to the food pantry
during the two-week fundraising drive in December.
Buckets for Hunger, Inc.
generally matches at least
25 cents for each donated
dollar, but the organization
decided to chip in almost
double that percentage,
with a total of $3,354 for
the food pantry.
Kelly Kornaus, food
pantry chairperson, has
recently seen a very big
spike in the number of
people the food pantry
serves.
During the first half of
2014, the food pantry was
seeing between 120-130
families, and since October it has seen about 170
families.
This was a huge and
much-needed donation
for the Oregon/Brooklyn
Food Pantry after seeing
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Edwin S. Root Jr.

was an enthusiastic member

of Peoples United Methodist Church in Oregon, a
member of the American
Institute of Architects, the
Madison Optimist Club
and served as the Lt. Governor of Wisconsin for the
Optimist Club. He enjoyed
playing golf, bowling and
cheering for the Packers
and Badgers. But most of
all, he loved being with his
family and grandchildren.
Edwin is survived by his
children, Sherri (David)
Foster of Los Altos, Calif.,
and Edwin (Tina) Root III
of Oregon; three grandchildren, Tiffany and Larissa
Root, and Elizabeth Foster;
brothers, Simon (Barbara)
Root and Wesley Root;
brother-in-law, Stanley
Beck; and numerous other
relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; wife, Mary
in January of 2012; and sister, Ada Beck.
A celebration of Edwins
life was held at Peoples
United Methodist Church,
103 North Alpine Pkwy.,
Oregon, on Saturday, Jan.
31, 2015, with the Rev.
Jason Mahnke presiding.
Burial will be held at Redbud Memorial Gardens in
Potosi, Mo., at a later date.
Online condolences may be
made at gundersonfh.com.

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REQUEST, AT 290 ORCHARD
DRIVE, VILLAGE OF OREGON

PLEASE TAKE NOTICEthat the Village of Oregon Plan Commission will

conduct a public hearing on an application for a rezoning request for property
located at 290 Orchard Drive. The public hearing will be held onThursday,
February 19, 2015 at 7:00 a.m. The proposed rezoning request would allow the

property at 290 Orchard Drive currently

zoned SR-4 Single Family Residential to
be zoned as PD Planned Development,
permitting a five unit multi-family building pursuant to Section 17.105(2)(c)
Single Family Residential to 17.105(4)(b)
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be enacted under one motion.There will
be no separate discussion of these items
prior to the time the Board votes unless
a Board Member requests an item be

removed from the calendar for separate

action.
1. Minutes of Previous Meeting
2. Approval of Payments
3. Treasurers Report, if any
4. Staff Resignations/Retirements,
if any
5. Staff Assignments, if any
6. Field Trip Requests, if any
7. Acceptance of Donations, if any
8. Open Enrollment Exception Applications, if any
B. COMMUNICATION FROM PUBLIC
6:38 1. Public: Board Policy 180.04
has established an opportunity for the
public to address the Board. In the event
community members wish to address
the Board, 15 minutes will be provided;
otherwise the agenda will proceed as
posted.
C. ACTION ITEMS
6:48 1. Ratification of 2014-2015 OEA
Contract
6:55 2. 1% Supplemental Pay
7:10 3. Health Risk Assessment Premium Differential
7:30 4. Health Insurance Deductible
One Time Payment for Staff
D. DISCUSSION ITEMS: Student
Achievement
7:45 1. Committee Reports:
a. Policy
b. Human Assets
c. Financial Assets
d. Physical Assets
e. Vision Steering
7:55 2. Budget Guiding Principles
2015-2016

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Health Dental Vision HSA
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1 year Class A experience preferred
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HELP WANTED:
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SEC 1-5-9 TH W 68 FT N 132.2 FT E 67.5

FT S 132.2 FT TO POB
The proposed GDP and SIP are
available for review at Village Hall in the
Clerks Office. Office hours are 7:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Subsequent to the hearing, the Commission intends to deliberate and act
upon the request.
Peggy S.K. Haag
Village Clerk
Published:February 5 and 12, 2015
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143 Notices

342 Boats & Accessories

SOCIAL SECURITY Disability Benefits.

Unable to work? Denied benefits? We
can help. Win or pay nothing. Contact Bill
Gordon & Associates at 800-960-03070
to start your application today! (wcan)
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review ads to the best of their ability. Unfortunately, many unscrupulous
people are ready to take your money!
PLEASE BE CAREFUL ANSWERING
ANY AD THAT SOUNDS TOO GOOD
TO BE TRUE! For more information, or to
file a complaint regarding an ad, please
contact The Department of Trade, Agriculture & Consumer Protection 1-800422-7128 (wcan)

150 Places To Go
5TH ANNUAL MADISON
Antique & Collectible Show
Sunday, February 8, 9am-4pm
Knights of Columbus Hall
5256 Verona Rd. Free Admission.
Wonderful antique and collectible sale
showcasing 25 local vendors with
vintage items for home and garden.
Great selection of items.
608-444-0649
FISH CANADA Kingfisher Resort!
cottage boat Motor Gas
$75.00 per person/per day.
Call for SPECIALS!
800-452-8824
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GUN SHOW February 13-15
Jefferson Fair Park Jefferson WI
Friday, 3-8:30pm. Saturday, 9-5pm
Sunday, 9-3pm. Info: 563-608-4401
or marvkrauspromotions.net (wcan)

163 Training Schools

DENTAL ASSISTANT
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3/28/15. Call 920-730-1112 Appleton. WI
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TRAINING FOR CNA
Also Computer and Clerical
Early bird discount.
www.newaydirections.com or
Call Neway Directions
for class schedules
608-221-1920

340 Autos
DONATE YOUR Car, Truck, Boat to
Heritage for the Blind. Free 3-Day
Vacation. Tax Deductible.
Free Towing. All paperwork taken care
of! 800-856-5491 (wcan)

Dave Johnson

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

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350 Motorcycles
WANTED 60'S & 70'S Motorcycles
Dead or Alive! 920-371-0494 (wcan)

355 Recreational Vehicles

ATV & SIDE-BY-SIDE Headquarters.
Huge blow-out pricing. Door busters
Youth ATV's starting at $699 plus FSD.
Over 100 Honda CF Moto at liquidation$/
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com (wcan)

360 Trailers
TRAILERS @ LIQUIDATION Pricing.
Boat ATV Sled or Pontoons.
2 or 4 Place. Open or Enclosed.
American Marine, Shawano
866-955-2628
www.americanmarina.com (wcan)

402 Help Wanted, General

DRIVERS. GREAT PAY and our drivers
are home every day! CPC Logistics
has immediate openings for Class A
CDL REgional Driveres for Walgreens
in Windsor, WI! We offer extremely
competitive wages along with a full
benefits package! Peddle routes are
available and you will make hand deliveries to Walgreen's stores within a regional
area. We are a safety-minded company
that understands the need to balance
driving time with quality home time and
our drivers are home every night. If you
have 18 months tractor trailer experience
or a certificate from an accredited school
with 6 month's experience, we look forward to speaking to you. Contact Stacy
Hess at 608.285.2222 today!
DRIVERS-VAN CLASS-A CDL
w/1 yr. experience. $5,000 Sign-On
Bonus! $1000 Guaranteed Weekly Pay!
New Pay & Benefits Package. Home
Every Weekend! www.CoxTransfer.com
Call Bill Melton: 800-593-3590
EXCLUSIVELY ROSES is seeking drivers for Valentine's deliveries February
11th, 12th and 13th. Routes go to Chicagoland. $200/ Route + Gas. Drivers
must use their own vehicle. STRICTLY
LIMITED to minivans and cargo vans.
For further inquiries, please contact us at
(608) 877-8879.
GROWING CONCRETE company
looking for experienced flat work
finisher, foundation form setter, concrete
foremen and operator. DL/CDL helpful.
Competitive wages, insurance benefits.
608-289-3434
JOIN EXCLUSIVELY ROSES in Valentines Day bouquet production February
3rd-10th in a bright, energetic working environment! We offer flexible shifts
ranging up to 10 hours a day. For more
information, contact us at (608) 8778879. Wage: $9-$11/hour

ROUTE PROCUREMENT
SPECIALIST. Zinpro Corporation,
the industry leader in animal nutrition
products, is seeking a highly
motivated individual for the position of
Route Procurement Specialist.
The primary responsibility is to
develop new clients and maintain
relationships with dairy farmers to
collect colostrum and develop a
collection route. Additional duties
include sourcing, collecting and
storing of dairy products primarily in
southwestern Wisconsin.
The Route Procurement Specialist
may work out of a home office with
most duties performed while driving
a route or on farm. This position
requires that the successful candidate
be based in or near Platteville/
Dodgeville, WI or Dubuque, IA areas.
Knowledge of dairy farm operations
and the ability to work effectively with
dairy producers is required. Must
be able to lift and carry 60 pounds
on a regular basis. Familiarity with
collection route operations is a plus
and a safe driving record is required.
High School diploma or GED is
required along with attention to
detail, strong organizational skills and
customer service skills.
Apply online and attach a resume at
www.zinpro.com/careers.
SKI & PATIO
Sales Position
We are now accepting applications for
part time sales positions in our patio
furniture department in the summer
and ski department during the winter
season. If you enjoy working with
people, like to ski, or have a flair for
color and design please visit our store
and apply in person. Chalet is a fun and
friendly place to work and we have a
great appreciation for our employees
and customers. All positions are year
round jobs with flexible shifts that range
from 15-25 hours per week, weekdays
and weekends. We offer a paid training
program, generous base salary with
commissions, bonuses and other nice
benefits.
Apply in person or send resume to:
Chalet Ski & Patio
5252 Verona Road
Madison, WI 53711
608-273-8263
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AGRICULTURAL/FARMINGSERVICES
WISCONSIN HUNTING LAND WANTED! Earn
thousands on your land by leasing the hunting rights.
Free evaluation & info packet. Liability coverage
included. The experts at Base Camp Leasing have been
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ATTN: COMPUTER WORK. Work from anywhere 24/7.
Up to $1,500 Part Time to $7,500/mo. Full Time. Training
provided. www.WorkServices3.com (CNOW)
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Great Home Time, Excellent Benefits and $65-$75K
Annual Earnings! Call Today 888-409-6033, Apply
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SPORTING GOODS
BADGER MILITARY GUN SHOW: February 13-14
Rock Co Fairgrounds, 1301 Craig Avenue, Janesville,
WI. Friday 3-8pm, Saturday 9am-5pm.Admission:$7,
14 & Under FREE. Buy/Sell/Trade 608-752-6677 www.
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FULL TIME
Retail Sales Position
We are now accepting applications for
a full-time position selling outdoor and
casual furniture during the summer and
assisting in our ski department during
the winter. If you enjoy working with
people, have an interest in skiing and a
flair for color and design, please visit our
store and apply in person. Chalet is a
fun and friendly place to work with local
owners who have great appreciation for
our employees and customers. We offer
a generous base salary plus commission
and a nice benefits package with
advancement opportunities.
Apply in person at:
Chalet Ski & Patio
5252 Verona Road
Madison, WI 53711
608-273-8263

440 Hotel, Food & Beverage

DELI STAFF. Must be 18 years or older.
Apply within Sugar & Spice Eatery. 317
Nora St, Stoughton

449 Driver, Shipping

& Warehousing
DRIVERS GREAT PAY & BENEFITS
$750 WEEKLY MINIMUM GUARANTEE
PLENTY OF HOME TIME
If you are interested in a great long-term
career with a company that not only
pays well but that also provides plenty of
home time, we want to talk to you.
We are currently hiring Full Time Class
A CDL Truck drivers for our Private Fleet
Operations Group based in Windsor,
WI. Drivers make hand deliveries to
Walgreen's stores within a regional area.
All drivers must be willing and able to
unload freight.
Benefits:
-Competitive mileage rates of $0.4650/
single mile or $21.90/hour, whichever is
greater (OT after 8 hours)
-Single and Family Health Plans and
Voluntary Benefits
-401k Pension Program
-Paid Holidays and Vacation after one
year of service
-Home every day except for occasional
layover
Requirements:
Drivers must be over 23 years, have a
minimum 18 months T/T experience or
a certificate from an accredited driving
school with 6 months exp., experience
driving in inclement weather conditions,
and meet all DOT requirements.
CDL endorsements for tanker,
HAZMAT, etc., a plus!
For more information or to apply, contact
Stacy Hess at 608-285-2222.

WERE
ALL
EARS

8:40 3. Board Position Papers (Overview)

E. DISCUSSION ITEMS: Other Topics
F. INFORMATION ITEMS
9:15 1. OEA President
9:20 2. Superintendents Report
9:25 3. February 23Board Meeting at
Netherwood Elementary Site
9:30 4. Legislative Update
G. CLOSING
9:35 1. Future Agenda
9:40 2. Check Out
H. EXECUTIVE SESSION
9:45 1. Personnel Matter
Consideration of Adjourning to
Closed Session on Item H1 as Provided
Under Wisconsin Statutes 19.85 (1) (c),
(f) & (g)
10:00
I. ADJOURNMENT
Published: February 5, 2015
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STATE OF WISCONSIN,
CIRCUIT COURT,
DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO
CREDITORS (INFORMAL
ADMINISTRATION) IN THE
MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
DEBRA L. PIERCE

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
1. An application for Informal Administration was filed.
2. The decedent, with date of birth

453 Volunteer Wanted

HELP HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
Dane Cty build homes. We are currently
building in Stoughton, Sun Prairie, and
East Madison, and we need your help!
Each project is in a different stage
of construction, some indoors, some
outdoors. Outdoor projects have an
indoor heated space to take breaks
and warm up in. All tools and training
will be provided. Must be 16 or older to
participate. YMCA Madison's YWEB
Career Academy trains women and
people of color, under represented in
technology, to attain family-sustaining
wage jobs. We are looking for mentors.
You'll be paired with students to provide
out-of-class mentorship and networking
opportunities. The East Madison/
Monona Coalition of the Aging, Inc.
Home Chore Program needs volunteers
to help older adults with basic household
chores such as dusting, vacuuming,
laundry, lawn mowing and grocery
shopping. Volunteers help seniors
who cannot physically do the chores
themselves and who cannot afford
to hire help. The assistance provided
by volunteers helps seniors to remain
independent in their homes. Call the
Volunteer Center at 608-246-4380
or visit www.volunteeryourtime.org for
more information or to learn about other
volunteer opportunities.

548 Home Improvement

A&B ENTERPRISES
Light Construction Remodeling
No job too small
608-835-7791
ALL THINGS BASEMENTY!
Basement Systems Inc.
Call us for all your basement needs!
Waterproofing. Finishing. Structural
repairs. Humidity and mold control. Free
Estimates! Call 800-991-1602 (wcan)
DOUG'S HANDYMAN SERVICE
"Honey Do List"
No job too small
608-845-8110

602 Antiques & Collectibles

COLUMBUS ANTIQUE MALL
& CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
MUSEUM
"Wisconsin's Largest Antique Mall"
Enter daily 8am-4pm 78,000 SF
200 Dealers in 400 Booths
Third floor furniture, locked cases
Customer Appreciation week:
February 2-8. Save 20% on items
$10. and over
(excludes red tagged)
Location: 239 Whitney St
Columbus, WI 53925
920-623-1992
www.columbusantiquemall.com

606 Articles For Sale

FARM & CONSTRUCTION TOYS for
kids of all ages! Open 7 days a week!
Hounsell's W13196 Hwy 23 Ripon 920748-2360 & 302 Prospect Ave North
Fond du Lac 920-322-9483 (wcan)
GET THE Big Deal from DirecTV! Act
now - $19.99/mo. FREE 3 months of
HBO, Starz, SHOWTIME and Cinemax.
FREE Genie HD/DVR upgrade! 2014
NFL Sunday Ticket
included with select packages. New
customers only. IV Support Holdings
LLC- An authorized DirecTV Dealer.
Some exclusions apply - Call for details
800-918-1046 (wcan)

648 Food & Drink

ENJOY 100% guaranteed, delivered
to the door Omaha Steaks! SAVE 74%
PLUS 4 free burgers.
The Happy Family Value Combo.
Only $49.99. Order today.
800-800-307-1674 Use code 43285DVA
or www.OmahaSteaks.com/father72
(wcan)

650 Furniture
CORNER TV/MEDIA stand for sale. Oak
with glass front doors. Inside shelf. Will
hold up to 50" TV. Excellent condition.
$150/OBO. 608-845-1552

HALLINAN-PAINTING
WALLPAPERING
**Great-Winter-Rates**
35 + Years Professional
European-craftsmanship
Free-Estimates
References/Insured
Arthur Hallinan
608-455-3377

KING SIZE BED for sale. Includes solid

oak headboard, frame, Verlo mattress (1
piece) and split box springs. $250/OBO.
608.845.1552

TOMAS PAINTING
Professional, Interior,
Exterior, Repairs.
Free Estimates. Insured.
608-873-6160

664 Lawn & Garden

572 Snow Removal

PLOWING BLOWING
Residential & Commercial.
20+yrs exp. Fully insured.
608-873-7038

576 Special Services

BANKRUPTCY- STOUGHTON
and surrounding area.
Merry Law Offices 608-205-0621
No charge for initial consultation. "We
are a debt relief agency.
We help people file for bankruptcy relief
under the bankruptcy code."
NEW YEAR/NEW YOU!
LOSE WEIGHT
Amazing Energy
FREE SAMPLE
608-558-9174

586 TV, VCR &

Electronics Repair

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December 31, 1955 and date of death

December 31, 2014, was domiciled in
Dane County, State of Wisconsin, with a
mailing address of 656 Rinpoche Lane,
Oregon, WI 53575.
3. All interested persons waived notice.
4. The deadline for filing a claim
against the decedents estate is May 1,
2015.
5. A claim may be filed at the Dane
County Courthouse, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1000
Lisa Chandler
Probate Registrar
January 22, 2015
Leslie Young
656 Rinpoche Lane
Oregon, WI 53575
(608) 341-6155
Published: January 29, February 5 and
12, 2015
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DISH TV RETAILER. Starting at $19.99/

mo for 12 mos. Free Premium Movie
Channels. FREE equipment, installation
& activation. Call, compare local deals!
800-374-3940 (wcan)

601 Household
BEAUTIFUL CHANDELIER for sale.
Brass/pewter/glass, 5 bulb. Appropriate
for dining room, living room or large
foyer. Like new condition. $150/OBO.
608.845.1552
CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon
Friday for The Great Dane and Noon
Monday for the Oregon Observer unless
changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 873-6671
or 835-6677.

NEW MATTRESS SETS from $89.

All sizes in stock! 9 styles.
PlymouthFurnitureWI.com
2133 Eastern Ave, Plymouth, WI Open 7
days a week. (wcan)
FRUIT TREES Low as $16. Blueberry,
Grape, Strawberry, Aspargus, Evergreen
and Hardwood Plants. FREE catalog.
Woodstock Nursery N1831 Hwy 95
Neillsville, WI 54456 Toll free 888-8038733
wallace-woodstock.com (wcan)

666 Medical & Health Supplies

ACORN STAIRLIFTS
The affordable solution to your
stairs. Limited time $250 off your
stairlift purchase. Buy direct and
save. Please call 800-598-6714 for
free DVD and brochure. (wcan)
GOT KNEE Pain? Back pain? Shoulder pain? get a pain-relieving brace,
little or no cost to you. Medicare Patients
Call Health Hotline Now! 800-431-3924
(wcan)
MEDICAL GUARDIAN Top-rated
medical alarm and 24/7 monitoring. For
a limited time, get free equipment, no
activation fees,
no commitment, 2nd waterproof alert
button for free and more.
Only $29.95 per month.
800-281-6138 (wcan)
SAFE STEP Walk-in tub Alert for
Seniors. Bathrooms falls can be fatal.
Approved by Arthritis Foundation.
Therapeutic Jets. Less than 4 inch stepin. Wide door. Anti-slip floors. American
made. Installation included. Call 800940-3411 for $750 off. (wcan)

672 Pets
AKC RED & BLONDE Golden Retriever
Pups. Mini Goldens too. $700. www.
horsesponiespets.com
715-645-2231 (wcan)
GOT AN older car, boat or RV?
Do the humane thing. Donate it to the
Humane Society. Call 800-990-7816
(wcan)

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688 Sporting Goods

& Recreational
WE BUY Boats/RV/Pontoons/ATV's &
Motorcycles! "Cash Paid" now. American Marine & Motorsports Super Center,
Shawano 866-955-2628 www.americanmarina.com (wcan)

STOUGHTON 2BR Apartment

$740-$780- includes heat, water/sewer.
608-222-1981 x2 or 3. No dogs, 1 cat
ok. EHO.
STOUGHTON AVAILABLE April 1 Convenient location, safe neighborhood, 304
King St 2-Bedroom, 1 Bath, approx. 850
sq. ft., very clean and well maintained,
off-street parking and A/C. Laundry
and storage lockers available. No Cats.
Smoke Free Building. $775/mo with discount plus electric heat. 608-293-1599
VERONA 1-2 bedroom available.
A/C, no smoking, H/W included, cats
negotiable, coin-op laundry, garage
available, won't last long.
608-558-7017

692 Electronics
DIRECTV'S THE BIG DEAL Special
Only $19.99 per month. Free premium
channels HBO, Starz, Cinemax &
Showtime for 3 months & free receiver
upgrade! NFL 2014 Season Included.
Call Now!
800-320-2429 (wcan)

696 Wanted To Buy

WE BUY Junk Cars and Trucks.
We sell used parts.
Monday thru Friday 8am-5:30pm.
Newville Auto Salvage, 279 Hwy 59
Edgerton, 608-884-3114

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

730 Condos &

Townhouses For Rent

705 Rentals
BROOKLYN BEAUTIFUL Modern
2BR, 1BA duplex for rent in quiet
neighborhood. Stove, refrigerator, DW,
W/D included. 1 car garage.
C/A and full basement for great storage.
$800 pr/mo. + security deposit of $800.
Utilities not included. Lawn care/snow
removal responsibility of tenant. No pets
and no smoking. Contact Marcia at
608-669-2460

RANCH STYLE Condo405 New Age Way, Verona

2BR 1.5BA, 1400 SF.
Full unfinished basement for storage.
Two+ car attached garage.
All appliances, private entry & deck.
Available Feb. 1. $1600. rent per month.
Call Liz at 608-577-7526
or e-mail lizishere@charter.net

750 Storage Spaces For Rent

ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE
10X10 10X15 10X20 10X30
Security Lights-24/7 access
BRAND NEW
OREGON/BROOKLYN
Credit Cards Accepted
CALL (608)444-2900

GREENWOOD APARTMENTS
Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently
has 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $725 per month, includes
heat, water, and sewer.
608-835-6717 Located at:
139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575
OREGON- 231 S. Main St. 1BR apartment, garage, washer/dryer $630 month.
Call 608-455-7100
OREGON HISTORIC District 2BR
Flat. Screened In Porch.
All Appliances. Water/Sewer Paid. $645/
mo. No pets.
Call Angie 608-444-2700
STOUGHTON 1616 Kenilworth Ct.
Large 2-BR apts available now.
Pets welcome. Many feature new wood
laminate flooring.
$775-$825/mo. 608-831-4036
www.madtownrentals.com
DANE COUNTYS MARKETPLACE.
The Oregon Observer Classifieds. Call
873-6671 or 835-6677.

SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS

& PARATRANSIT
DRIVERS

C.N.R. STORAGE
Located behind
Stoughton Garden Center
Convenient Dry Secure
Lighted with access 24/7
Bank Cards Accepted
Off North Hwy 51 on
Oak Opening Dr. behind
Stoughton Garden Center
Call: 608-509-8904

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801 Office Space For Rent

FRENCHTOWN
SELF-STORAGE
Only 6 miles South of
Verona on Hwy PB.
Variety of sizes available now.
10x10=$50/month
10x15=$55/month
10x20=$70/month
10x25=$80/month
12x30=$105/month
Call 608-424-6530 or
1-888-878-4244

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OFFICE SPACES FOR RENT

In Oregon facing 15th hole
on golfcourse
Free Wi-Fi, Parking and
Security System
Conference rooms available
Kitchenette-Breakroom
Autumn Woods Prof. Centre
Marty 608-835-3628

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Resident Caregivers/CNAs
Cooks

OREGON-DELUXE 4-ROOM Office

Suite. 765/sq.ft 185 W Netherwood
Call 608-835-3426

NORTH PARK STORAGE

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

802 Commercial & Industrial

For Lease
EVANSVILLE. AVAILABLE to lease or
sell. Newer 4,000 sq. ft. (can be divided)
prime retail, commercial or office building
on east side of Evansville. Ideal location,
near grocery store and strip mall. 608712-5821.

RASCHEIN PROPERTY
STORAGE
6x10 thru 10x25
Market Street/Burr Oak Street
in Oregon
Call 608-206-2347

845 Houses For Sale

ONLINE AUCTION Bid Now!
Showcase Log Sided Home Ready for
your Location. Sterling AuctionServices.
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Cancer: Bills Food Center night manager keeps positive outlook, looks forward to trip
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and travel expenses.
Thats just one example
of the support the 29-yearold has received since being
diagnosed last September.
It makes you realize
how much you affect other
people, White-Stout said.
I never felt like I was that
important or all that special,
but when something like
this happens it feels like
you were important.

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White-Stout is a familiar
face in the Village of Oregon because hes worked
at Bills Food Center since
he was 16. The 2003 Oregon High School graduate
is still employed there as a
night manager and worked
a few hours Monday, but
his illness has kept him
away from work for much

of the past four months.

He hopes to feel well
enough in March to go sailing for a week in the Caribbean.
His friends, including former classmates and alumni
from Boy Scout Troop 50,
have rallied to support him
in other ways, as well.
Theyve helped him get
to doctor appointments so
that his mother, Cheryl,
doesnt have to use all of
her sick time from work.
When White-Stout needed to move back to his
family home after chemotherapy, friends pitched in
to build a new bedroom and
bathroom in the unfinished
lower level of the house on
Oregons south side. That
construction project is in
progress and not far from
completion.
Some of Cheryls coworkers at Oregon Middle

School have helped with

remodeling the basement.
Theyve also delivered dinners and pitched in with
anything we needed, Cheryl said.
The Parisis Terry and
her brothers came over and
helped finish some drywall
and put up more drywall.
Then I had some friends
come and do the electricity,
she said. So weve had a
lot of people that have given
a lot of their time.

Positive attitude
People who know WhiteStout describe him as positive, upbeat and friendly.
A co-worker at Bills Food
Center, Stephanie Van Fossen, was not joking when
she said White-Stout brings
to mind the song, Always
Look on the Bright Side of
Life, from Monty Pythons
satirical film, The Life of
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on a windjammer in Maine.
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thought sailing in the Caribbean, with its pristine waters
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Hes got one chemotherapy session to get through
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friends from his work and
school and scouts.
Doug also observed that
Brian as an unusually candid and open person.
Hes really open about
his illness, he said. If you
ask him how hes doing,
hell tell you. Not in selfpitying way, but in a frank
way. Hes candid about it.
Nick Brethauer told the
Observer that people are
genuinely surprised when
they learn of Brians cancer.
One of the most common reactions I get is people saying, How could this
happen to someone like
Brian? Hes the last person
you would think because
hes so positive, he said.
Hes like a very deeply
happy person, he added.
Im not sure how else to
put it. Hes very resilient
and a very good sport. Its
hard to get him down.
When its pointed out
that if anything can get a
person down, its being
diagnosed with a terminal
illness, Nick agreed.
I think the illness has
been really hard on him,
he said. He cares so much
about other people that he
will be positive for them.
His mom is really worried
about him with the cancer,
but he stays positive for
her. Thats pretty amazing.
White-Stout is amazed at
the outpouring of support;
amazed and shocked that
friends would donate more
than $5,000 in six days
so that he could sail in the
Caribbean.
He said it feels unreal
to have that kind of support.
I cant believe how
much people gave, he
told the Observer. All the
sudden everyone Ive ever
known started putting money into it. Some put a lot
and some put a little, and I
was just shocked.
Cheryl said her family feels blessed to live in
a small town where people
care so much about friends
and neighbors.
We are just really appreciative of everything everyones done, she said. I
wouldnt want to live anywhere else.