Thursday, January 21, 2016

Vol. 131, No. 29

Oregon, WI

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Village of Oregon

A campaign
to save lives
Chamber fundraising
brings defibrillators
to village
Bill Livick
Unified Newspaper Group

Oregon Area Chamber of

Commerce executive director Judy Knutson is teaming up with firefighter Tom
Eithun to make the village a
safer place.
Knutson spearheaded a
fundraising campaign in the
past month and was able
to gather $4,800 enough
money to purchase four
automated external defibrillators, with the intent of
Photo by Samantha Christian

Pinewood derby
Oregon Cub Scout Pack 350 held
its annual pinewood derby at Rome
Corners Intermediate School on
Saturday, Jan. 16.
Above, Den 9 scouts Trey Zurawik, 8,
and Logan Baverstock, 7, and Den 8
scouts John Schuepbach Jr., 8, and
Jack Vogel, 7, turn to check the scores
on a projector after the cars race down
the track and cross the finish line.
At left, Den 3 scouts Carson Gehrke, 8,
and Colin Waite, 9, check out the cars
made by fellow scouts on display during the races.

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See more photos from the races:

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Defibrillator
training
To learn how to
operate an automated
external defibrillator,
contact firefighter Tom
Eithun at 835-5587 ext.
563.
placing them in public locations.
Tom and I got together
and agreed we wanted more
defibrillators everywhere,
Knutson told the Observer.

Turn to Defibrillator/Page 3

New direction
Harlow steps back
after 30 years with
OCA Media
Bill Livick
Unified Newspaper Group

The villages local cable

access TV organization,
OCA Media, has a new
coordinator after being led
for 30 years
by Liz Harlow.
The Oregon Community Access
Board of
Directors
v o t e d l a s t Harlow

Tuesday to offer the job

to village resident Paul
Zwicker, who has decades
of experience in video production and runs his own
video business, ZwickFlicks LLC.
Hes lived in Oregon for
20 years and began work
Monday at the OCA Media
studios on Market Street.
Zwicker said hell have
Harlows help in learning
his new job duties.
Harlow said shell be
available to help at the studio as needed, but felt it
was time to resign from the
Board of Directors and let
somebody else take a turn.

Turn to OCA/Page 2

Mother-daughter duo publishes cow book for kids

Samantha Christian
Unified Newspaper Group

The McNairs of rural Oregon are no strangers to clever wordplay.

Ruth and Joel McNair started a familyowned company, No Bull Press LLC, in
2000, which publishes a magazine called
Graze. And this month, Ruth and her daughter, Molly, released the companys first childrens picture book, Which Moo Are You?
If it isnt already clear, they live on a farm
one that has been visited by many different
hooves, paws and feet since 1991.
The family used to raise Highland cattle

(which Ruth describes as the shaggy ones

with the big horns), sheep, chickens, rabbits,
donkeys, goats, pigs, cats and a llama. Now
that their kids are out of 4-H, the McNairs
just have their loyal dog, Rags who has
reluctantly retired from herding and other
farmers dairy heifers during grazing season.
In some ways we miss (the other animals),
but we do have a little more freedom now,
Ruth said.
Now she has time to travel more and, as it
turns out, write a book.
Cows, a familiar topic to the McNairs,

Turn to Moo/Page 12

Which Moo Are You?

Author: Ruth McNair
Illustrator: Molly McNair
Publisher: No Bull Press (Jan. 2016)
Pages: 32 (hardcover)
Type: Childrens picture book
Age range: 2-6 years old
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Kwik Trip sells $50,000 Powerball ticket to Fitchburg man

Kate Newton
Unified Newspaper Group

An Oregon Kwik Trip, located

at 856 N. Main St., sold one of the
states 13 winning $50,000 Powerball
tickets last week.
A press release issued Tuesday by
the Wisconsin Lottery communications department named the winner as
Victor Edmund of Fitchburg.

Five other winning tickets were

sold in Dane County, including one at
another Kwik Trip location in Cottage
Grove and two at different gas stations in Madison.
Winners have 180 days to come
forward and claim their winnings,
and they need to redeem their tickets
at the Madison or Milwaukee lottery
offices. After then, the ticket expires
and the holder cannot redeem it for

any winnings, according to a Wisconsin lottery press release.

Eventually, if they dont come
forward, then Powerball will contact
them, a Kwik Trip employee told the
Observer.
Winning tickets for the $1.5 billion Powerball were sold in California, Florida and Tennessee; so far,
the winners in Tennessee and Florida
have come forward.

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Paul Zwicker has been chosen to replace Liz Harlow as OCA

Medias coordinator. Zwicker began working Monday at the studios on Market Street.

OCA: Harlow started in 1985

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She plans to work about
10 hours a week, if needed, and help Zwicker in
learning his new responsibilities.
Its going to be a nice,
soft transition, Zwicker
said.
He was a news photojournalist for 27 years
at Channel 27. He then
went into production at
ProVideo in Madison,
where he shot corporate
and broadcast video and
worked as studio manager for eight years. He
launched his own Oregonbased business eight years
ago.
Im leaning away from
running my own shop and
getting back to regular
human contact again, he
said.
Harlow has been coordinating OCA Media since it
was established in 1985.
She explained she was
off work for about a month
following knee surgery in
August and realized it was
time to step back from
her daily duties and move
toward retirement.
That (experience) kind
of showed me what retirement could be, she said.
I knew it was definitely
time to step away.
Harlow said shes
grateful for having the

opportunity to work with

a lot of very dedicated
volunteers.
The people that came
through the door made
this job so interesting
very talented, creative
types, and some very kind
and helpful people, too,
she said Monday.
Its just been fun. Its
been a chance to participate, and Ive liked knowing about whats going on
in the community.
As the organizations
coordinator, Harlow paid
close attention to local
events. She said one of the
most difficult things about
the job was trying to keep
up with new technologies.
Another challenge was
trying to stretch the nonprofit's budget. She said
she's proud of the job her
small staff did.
We certainly were able
to participate in cataloging
the life of the village, she
said. When you do a feature story on somebody,
its just so interesting that
theyre your neighbor. Its
fun to provide video coverage and make memories
for lots of families.
The fun thing is watching all the people that have
come through the doors
who have produced shows
about life in Oregon and
created memories, she
said.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. awards

Oregon Area School District students were honored for their academic achievement and service within their community Sunday at the
32nd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Youth Recognition Breakfast at Edgewood High School. Students from Oregon High School, Oregon
Middle School and Rome Corners Intermediate School were involved in the event.
Pictured above from left are OHS students Jahlil Turner, Alex Sims, Sam Jett, Alexis Johnson, Scarlet Egwuonwu, Jean Cooper and
Madison Conduah.

OMS students Harry Hawkins, Alan Ortega Carlie Monroe and Kiara Phillips.

RCI students Amir Warren and Aiyona Calvin.

Man faces nine

felony drug counts
Undercover officers
purchased cocaine
from him
An Oregon man faces
nine felony counts related to
cocaine possession, manufacture and distribution after
a months-long undercover
operation.
Jose Almazan, 46, sold
cocaine to an undercover
police officer six times
between
Oct. 28
and Dec.
16, 2015,
according to
the criminal
complaint.
A seventh
b u y w a s Almazan
set up for
Jan. 7, 2016, but a traffic
stop pre-empted that incident, and nearly a pound of
cocaine was found in the
car.
Officers executed a search
warrant on Almazans 323
N. Main St. residence overnight after the stop.
Members of the Dane
County Narcotics and Gang
Task Force and the federal
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

ran the stings. The traffic

stop was performed by a
City of Madison police officer.
If convicted of all charges,
Almazan faces a combined
maximum sentence of up to
250 years in prison.
A preliminary hearing
was scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 20, at 10 a.m.,
after the Observers deadline.
An ATF agent set up the
first meeting in late October
of last year at the Badger
Bowl in Madison to purchase an ounce of cocaine,
according to the release. The
special agent wore a recording device and purchased
27.9 grams of cocaine for
$1,300 from Almazan at a
nearby location.
A week later, on Nov. 3,
the special agent paid Almazan $650 for 13.8 grams
of cocaine, the complaint
states.
Throughout the next
four buys, the undercover
agent paid Almazan $4,550
for more than 80 grams of
cocaine, all at locations in
Madison.
Almazan was arrested
Jan. 7, when he and Madison resident Antonio Zaldivar were stopped at around

12:30 a.m. on Hwy. 138 in

Stoughton, according to the
complaint. The special agent
had arranged to purchase
a half-kilogram of cocaine
from Almazan sometime
after 7 a.m. that same day.
A Dane County Sheriffs
Office deputy and Madison
police officer found 457.7
grams of cocaine during the
traffic stop, according to the
complaint.
Officers executed the
search warrant just over an
hour later, around 1:52 a.m.
According to the complaint,
officers found suspicious
items including $17,750
inside the breast pocket of
a black leather coat, 378.1
grams of a white powdery
substance that tested positive
for cocaine in a bathroom
and a glass pan containing a
white powdery substance in
that same bathroom.
Almazan faces four
counts of manufacturing or
delivering cocaine between
15 and 40 grams, two counts
of manufacturing or delivering cocaine between five
and 15 grams and three
counts of possession with
intent to deliver of more
than 40 grams.
Scott Girard

Oregon School
District

Cold forces
school
cancellation
Monday
For the first time this year,
classes at the Oregon School
District were canceled due
to bad weather, as wind
chills approaching minus 30
degrees rolled through the
area Monday.
In an email to the Observer, superintendent Brian
Busler said the districts
general rule of thumb
when cancelling or postponing classes is a Wind
Chill Warning of minus
35 degrees by the National
Weather Service. He said
administrators also look at
each day on a case-by-case
basis, and when they saw
the extreme cold forecast on
Sunday, they decided to go
with a two-hour late start on
Monday to give us time to
reassess the weather in the
morning.
When the wind speeds did
not drop enough on Monday
morning, Busler said administrators decided around
6:15 a.m. to cancel classes
for the day.

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Village of Oregon

Downtown house could be moved for parking

Village considers
proposal to buy property
at no profit
Bill Livick
Unified Newspaper Group

A prominent pair of downtown

property owners has proposed selling a South Main Street property
they own to the village and turning

it into a parking lot.

Jerry and Bonnie Thiel pitched
the idea to the Village Board at its
Jan. 11 meeting. The board discussed the proposal, for the lot at
159 S. Main St., in a closed session
Monday.
Two years ago, the Thiels bought
an 1898 house on the half-acre lot,
which is where the street transitions
from businesses to a residential
area. They had local architect Jeff
Groenier draw up a map showing a

65-stall parking lot on the property

where the house now stands.
The Thiels proposed that the village purchase the house and lot,
move the house and create a parking
lot where it now sits to increase the
availability of parking downtown.
In a December meeting with
public works director Jeff Rau, the
Thiels indicated they didnt want
to profit from this, giving a number of about $200,000 for the lot/
house, Rau wrote in a memo to

the board and village administrator

Mike Gracz.
The Thiels received an estimate
of about $25,000 to move the house,
Rau mentioned in the memo.
On Tuesday, Jerry Thiel reiterated to the Observer that he and his
wife arent seeking to turn a profit
on the property and that they feel
more parking would benefit the
entire downtown business community.
Its sort of the idea that a rising

Attorney: Trailer parking is illegal

Board refers controversial
issue to committee
Bill Livick
Unified Newspaper Group

The village is taking another look at

the practice of parking trailers on public streets after learning theres a provision in an ordinance prohibiting it.
The Village Board on Monday
referred the issue to the Public Safety
committee.
Its been the topic of much discussion among village officials lately, as
theyve responded to complaints about
a trailer advertising Max Creek Guns
that has been parked each day on Park
Street. The matter first surfaced during
a discussion last August about a proposed new sign code in the village and
was the subject of further discussion
at a Planning Commission meeting in
December.
On Monday, village attorney Matt
Dregne told the board that while looking into loading zone regulations and
parking restrictions, he discovered a
provision in an ordinance that indicates
its unlawful to park a trailer on any
street in the village, except for loading and unloading, unless the vehicle
owner has received a special permit
from the Oregon Police Department.
Under the ordinance, if a trailer is
being loaded or unloaded, its limited
to street parking for only 30 minutes.

Dregne explained that former police

chief Doug Pettit had told the Village
Board in 2012 that hed looked into the
matter of the trailer at 1042 Park St.,
the home of DOrazio Cleaning Supply and Max Creek Guns, and said the
trailer was allowed to park there.
Dregne said he and other village officials took Pettits statement as fact and
that he was surprised when he discovered the practice is actually illegal
under the village ordinance.
Steve DOrazio challenged Dregnes
interpretation. He said the provision
applied to trailers and vehicles weighing more than 8,000 pounds, and his
truck and trailer together weighed less
than that.
Regardless, Dregne told the board
it had three options about how to deal
with the matter: It could enforce the
ordinance, it could modify the ordinance or it could get rid of the ordinance altogether.
Village President Steve Station said
he had met with DOrazio last week
about the matter. DOrazio had agreed
to park the trailer in a different location
and would see how its absence would
affect his business, Staton told the
board.
Staton said until the board decides
what to do about the situation and
he pointed out that the issue is bigger
than just DOrazios trailer the village
would not enforce the ordinance. He
suggested the Public Safety committee
look into it at its Jan. 26 meeting.
In the meantime, Staton said the

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police department would try to determine how prevalent trailer and other
large vehicle parking on village streets
is.
On Tuesday, Staton told the Observer he doesnt expect the board to do
anything with this parking issue thats
going to be disruptive to people that
park on the street.
There are a lot of contractors and
other businesses that park on the
street, he said.
Trustee Eric Poole referred to the
December Planning Commission meeting, when there seemed to be a consensus that an ordinance prohibiting trailers on the streets would amount to too
much regulation.
I think the ordinance should just be
repealed, Poole said.
Dregne observed that if the ordinance
were to remain intact, enforcement
would be discretionary and based on
complaints.
Thats the nature of enforcement,
he said.
DOrazio complained Monday that
he was being singled out by the village. He said the village attorney sent
him a letter which was actually handdelivered by Staton last Friday and
his name was mentioned six times in
the letter.
Your attorney is accusing me of violating the ordinance, DOrazio said.
Staton assured DOrazio the issue
involved more than him and his business, and that he would be treated the
same as any other business person.

Defibrillator: Fire department will offer free AED training

I raised money from the
VFW, Lions Club and Rotary. They gave enough to put
one in all three Kwik Trips
in Oregon
and also
at Village
Hall.
Eithuns
role will be
to train the
public in
their use so Knutson
that in the
event of an
emergency,
someone will
know how to
operate the
device and
use it to save
a life.
Automated Eithun
external defibrillators are
simple-to-use units based
on computer technology
designed to analyze a heart
rhythm and advise the user
whether a shock is required.
They are designed for lay
people who require little
training to operate them correctly.
Eithun plans to offer free
training for employees at
Kwik Trip stores and anybody else who would like to
learn to use an AED, Knutson said. Those interested
can call Eithun at the Oregon

Fire/EMS station.
Theyre very easy to
use, Knutson said. I went
through the training myself.
The four defibrillators
arrived at the fire station last
Friday. Knutson added that
shes also discussed the idea
with the operators of Bills
Food Center.
Theyre going to put one
in themselves, she said.
Ill help with that as well.
Eithun, a captain with
Oregon Area Fire/EMS, told
the Observer, the important
thing to know about AEDs
is that with very little coaching, anyone can use one.
I tell my students if you
can follow directions, you
can use an AED, he said.
I think the more that people
are trained in it, their comfort level is pretty positive
when it comes time to actually use one.
They wont hurt anybody
that doesnt need a shock,
he added. I think thats one
of the biggest fears that people have.
Eithun has trained people
in schools and churches in
the use of AEDs and called
them foolproof.
If the AED says were
not going to send a shock,
it wont send one no matter what the user does, he
explained.
Eithun said theres no

question that the devices

save lives, and hopes theyll
become as common as fire
extinguishers and other lifesaving tools.
With every minute that
goes by without somebody
rendering aid to that person
thats in cardiac arrest, they
lose a 10 percent chance
of survival, he said. So
if someones down for six
minutes, theyve only got a
40 percent chance.

If an AED is accessible
and close by, its going to
pay itself back with someones life.
Knutson presented the
idea of getting more AEDs
in the village to the Village
Board at its Jan. 11 meeting and received nods of
approval for her effort. The
board did not take a vote on
the matter.

Commission
recommends
approval on
Bergamont change
Scott Girard
Unified Newspaper Group

A proposal to move
a banquet hall into the
empty space at 155 Braun
Road has been delayed
again after the applicant
needed more time to
gather materials.
Crystal Zuniga was
scheduled to have her
second month of a public
hearing at the Village of
Oregon Planning Commission on Thursday,
Jan. 14, but did not have
all of the information the
commission had requested, and asked for the item
to be tabled.
Commissioners had
requested more information after the December
public hearing, but what
Zuniga gathered in the
month before the January
meeting still did not fully
meet their request.
Rau sent a letter to
commissioners Jan. 7 that
outlined more information they should ask for,
including a parking lot
layout and further explanation of how the banquet facility would avoid
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The commission also

heard more details on a
proposal from Beehive
Homes to build senior
and assisted living in the
Oregon Parks Neighborhood. That plan, which
would likely include
phases in 2016, 2018 and
2020, is expected to come
back for a public hearing
in February.
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apartments or condominiums in the Bergamont
development to ranchstyle housing designed
for empty nesters.
The originally planned
101 units would now be
just 26 lots.
Craig Raddatz said
Fiduciary Real Estate
viewed the new proposal
as more likely to attract
interested buyers, though
he said it would be a 400
percent reduction in the
number of units on the
lot.
It really is the largest
growing across the country type of product in
master-planned communities, Raddatz told the
commission.
Commissioners questioned some of the specifics of the proposal,
including changing a path
that had been proposed
to connect to the future
Interlachen Avenue, but
ultimately recommended
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tide lifts all boats, he said. There

are lots of elderly people who use
canes and walkers going into businesses downtown. More parking
closer to the businesses would help
them and the business owners, as
well.
A phone call to village administrator Mike Gracz about the results
of the closed session discussion
Monday night was not returned
before Tuesdays publication deadline.

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Corrections
In last weeks Observer story on retiring library director Susan
Santner, library board member Darlene Groeniers last name was
misspelled.
Because of a typographical error, an item in the Oregon history in
last week incorrectly spelled the name of a local bowler who was on
a second-place state tournament team. Mike Schmeltzers name was
inadvertently spelled Schweitzer.
The Observer regrets the errors and appreciates our readers attention to these details.

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ow that 2016 is in full

swing, the Oregon Area
Chamber of Commerce
is counting down the days to our
Annual Awards Night event on
Feb. 13. We invite the community to come
and celebrate
the past year
and recognize
the people and
businesses in
the community
that help make
Oregon a great
place to live,
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work and play.
Each year we
give out several different awards
to member businesses and individuals. We are proud to honor
these businesses and individuals
for their achievements and contributions from this past year,
and were looking forward to a
great year to come.
The first three awards recognize individual efforts to
improve the community in some
way. Two other awards recognize businesses for their contributions to Oregons thriving
economic climate through new
construction and renovations.
And well be adding recognition to three other businesses for
building renovations this year.
Call the Chamber at 835-3697
for reservations if youd like to
attend the annual awards night.

Presidents Award:
Randy Glysch
Chamber board president
Bridget Krueger selected Randy
Glysch for his tireless efforts in
the restoration of an iconic Oregon landmark the pump house.
With that project now finished, Glysch is turning his
sights skyward and raising funds
to help pay for the restoration
and painting of the Tin Man
water tower. He is approximately half way to his goal. By later
this summer, the Tin Man
should be gleaming and bright
once again.

Longtime Service to the

Community: Gary Disch
Disch, the assistant public
works director for the Village of
Oregon, is also known around
town as Mr. Service. He has
served the village for 37 years,
coordinating park and street
maintenance, water and sewer

operations and keeping Oregon

running smoothly and looking
great.
Its all in the family, too his
wife Donna and a group of gardeners are the caretakers of the
beautiful downtown planters
full of flowers during the summer months. Garys dedication
and hard work are a wonderful
example of what makes Oregon
such a warm, inviting community.

clients with a comfortable lobby

and quiet, private patient rooms
and makes room for their business offices, as well.

Business Person of the

Year: Chad Winklepleck

Lindinhof Equine Sports

Zentrum is a Dressage training
and boarding facility tucked
away on 20 wooded acres on
Schneider Road. In order to
better serve clients, owner and
trainer Megan McIsaac converted the former indoor arena into a
space for 13 new stalls, a client
tack room with individual lockers, and separate work stations
for veterinarians and equine
massage therapists.
Also added was a brand new,
80-by-200-foot heated indoor
dressage arena, which allows
Megan and her clients to train
comfortably year-round to pursue their national and international competition goals.
Franchise owner and instructor Luke Palmer opened Infinity
Martial Arts in Oregon in September, and celebrated a ribbon
cutting with the Chamber this
past October. The renovation
of the North Main Street facility provides ample space for
students to learn discipline and
focus.
Palmer teaches martial arts
to children and adults, and his
students just had their first belt
graduation in December.
Charlies on Main owner and
chef Dave Heide breathed new
life into the space formerly
occupied by Masons on Main
with a cozy farm-to-table bar,
speakeasy and event venue. Chef
Heides son Charlie helped cut
the red ribbon for the Oregon
opening in October a fitting
honor since the restaurant is
named after him.
Now in its third month of
operation, Charlies is fast
becoming an Oregon destination, and a sought-after spot for
events and celebrations.

This past summer, Winklepleck bought the nearly vacant

commercial building at 165 W.
Netherwood and renovated it
to make space for seven businesses including his own. He
has represented the chamber
on the Villages Park Board for
approximately 15 years.

New Construction: AllColor Powder Coating

and Thysse Printing and
Design
All-Color Powder Coating has
been in Oregon since 1996 and
employs 43 people. Their products and work can be seen all
over the place, but most famously on the outdoor tables and
chairs in hues of yellow, orange
and green on the UW terrace.
This past year, All-Color constructed a new building, which
provides 17,500 square feet of
space and allowed them to hire
seven additional employees.
Since relocating to Oregon
from Madison over three years
ago, Thysse Printing and Design
has increased its workforce from
17 to 65 people, and outgrown
its facility on Netherwood Road
prompting an 18,000-squarefoot addition in 2015.
From traditional printing
projects to immersive, environmental design as seen in the UW
locker rooms, Thysse is showing
no signs of slowing down.

Building Renovation
Award: LSM Chiropractic
After sitting vacant for over a
year, the former Oregon Community Bank building on Park
St. caught the eye of LSM Chiropractic doctors Mark McCann
and Amy Zimmerman. The newly remodeled facility provides

Building Renovation
Recognitions: Lindinhof
Equine Sports Zentrum,
Infinity Martial Arts
Oregon, Charlies on
Main

Judy Knutson is the executive

director of the Oregon Area
Chamber of Commerce.

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Oregon Observer

January 21, 2016

Oregon School District

Teaming up to beat cancer

Unified Newspaper Group

In the several years since

the Oregon High School girls
basketball program began
organizing a cancer awareness event, varsity head
coach Corey Sielaff said the
communitys response has
shown how many people are
impacted by the disease.
It hits home for a lot of
people, Sielaff said. The
girls take it very seriously
and the community takes it
very seriously, and I think
that just speaks for itself.
The Panthers will host this
seasons Cancer Awareness

What: Oregon High

School girls basketball
Cancer Awareness Night
When: 5:50 p.m. (freshman/JV games) and 7:30
p.m. (varsity game),
Tuesday, Jan. 26
Where: Oregon High
School fieldhouse and main
gym, 456 N. Perry Pkwy.
Info: krista@
targetdestination.com
Night during the freshman, junior varsity and varsity games against Madison
Edgewood High School on
Tuesday, Jan. 26, at Oregon
High School. The freshman
and JV games begin at 5:50
p.m. (freshmen will play in

the OHS fieldhouse, with JV

in the main gym), and varsity
will begin play at 7:30 p.m.
This years event will hold
special significance for the
team following the Thanksgiving death of Verona Area
High School player Ebony
Nettles-Bey. The teams recognized Nettles-Bey, who
was diagnosed with a rare
form of cancer in 2013, at the
2014 event.
It will also be the first
year all proceeds and donations will support the Madison chapter of Gildas Club,
a national organization that
supports those battling cancer, as well as their families,
with resources including
wellness groups, workshops
and other social activities.
Lannia Stenz, the clubs
executive director and CEO,
will visit the high school to

speak with the players and

will also be available before
the varsity game to discuss
the organizations mission
and provide information on
how to get involved.
Over time, its easy to just
get in the flow and do things
because youve done them,
but every year it always
seems that we have a really
specific group or reason
that were doing the event,
Sielaff said.
Throughout the evening,
attendees can participate in a
silent auction, a 50/50 raffle
and a halftime shooting contest. T-shirts, designed this
year by varsity team manager
Paige Baillies, will be sold
during the games for $10.
The silent auction will
include items like sports tickets and autographed basketballs, and will begin at the

start of the freshman and JV

games and end at halftime
during the varsity game. The
raffle will run during the
same time period, with winners also announced at halftime. Tickets will cost $1 for
one and $6 for five. Participating in the varsity halftime
shot contest costs $1.
Sielaff said they expect
the event to include a great
game against a great opponent, as well as an opportunity for redemption: At its
last match-up with Madison
Edgewood, the varsity team

New concealed carry law proposed

Districts could
prohibit concealed
carry weapons in
school buildings
Scott de laruelle
Unified Newspaper Group

A proposed state law would

allow the carrying of concealed weapons on school
grounds but would allow
school districts to prohibit
them inside school buildings.
Wisconsin does not currently allow weapons on
school grounds, and the bills
co-authors said it would make
Wisconsins law compatible
with federal law by clarifying the law about concealed
carry within a school zone.
On Jan. 13, state Sen. Mary

Lazich (R-New Berlin) and

co-author state Rep. Rob
Brooks (R-Saukville) introduced the Wisconsin School
Zone Empowerment Act, and
Lazich said the bill expresses the intent of the federal
Guns Free School Zone law
by permitting concealed-carry
licensees to carry on school
grounds.
Simultaneously, it grants
each school district the
authority to establish policy
about concealed-carry within
school buildings, she added.
Assembly speaker Robin
Vos publicly stated last week
that the bill is probably
unlikely to move forward in
the process in this legislative
session, however, according
to the Wisconsin State Journal.
Oregon School District

superintendent Brian Busler

wrote in an email to the
Observer Monday that the
school board last addressed
the matter when the concealed-carry law was
approved a few years ago.
At that time, the board
acted to limit guns on school
property to two situations
visits by law enforcement
personnel and for educational
purposes (for example, a historical re-enactor with a musket).
In terms of the tentative
bill, Im personally not in
favor of having additional
guns within a school zone or
on school property, he said.
Oregon School Board
President Dan Krause said
in an email to the Observer
Monday that while he hasnt
looked carefully at the

Storytimes schedule
Winter storytimes started
this week at the library for a
variety of age groups.

What: Pajama Antics

Storytime
When: 6:30 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 25
Where: Oregon Public
Library
Info: 835-3656

Bouncing Babies Storytime, scheduled for 11 a.m.

on Tuesdays and geared
toward ages 0-12 months,
focuses less on stories and
more on developing early literacy skills through bouncy
rhymes and songs. The program consists of 15 minutes
of storytime and 15 minutes
of social and playtime for
children and caregivers.
Teetering Toddlers

Storytime, at 9 a.m. Tuesdays, is for children ages

12-36 months, with an active
program of short stories,
songs, movement activities
and crafts.
Mix it Up Storytime is 10
a.m. Wednesdays and Fridays
for ages 0-6, with a mix of
short stories, puppets, songs,
fingerplays, movement activities and crafts.
Registration is not required.
For more information
about library storytimes,
visit oregonpubliclibrary.org/
children
For children ages 0-5, the
library is also offering its
year-round 1,000 Books
Before Kindergarten reading program. For information,
visit oregonpubliclibrary.
org/1000-books-kindergarten.
Scott De Laruelle

St. Ann Schools

12th Annual Spaghetti Dinner and Raffle
Friday, February 5, 2016 5-8 p.m.
324 N. Harrison St., Stoughton

Live music
by:
Second Swing
Around

BASKET RAFFLE
& Special Raffle
for a 55" Full
HD LED
Smart TV

Adults: $9.00; Seniors: $8.00; Kids: $7.00; Children under 4: Free

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Jan. 22, 23 & 24 , 2016

Friday 3 pm to 8 pm
Saturday 9 am to 5 pm
Sunday 9 am to 3 pm

New & Used

Firearms, ammo, knives
optics & much, much more
Admission $5 ~ 14 & Under Free

BOB & ROCCO

SHOW

For more info call 608.752.6677 or

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With the temperatures

dropping and the Packers out
of the playoff race, January
is as good a time as any to
crack open a good book.
And the Oregon Public
Library is ready to help,
offering a winter reading program for teens and
adults that started last week
and runs through March
12. Oregon Public Library
youth services librarian Kelly Allen said a teen portion
was added this year to the
librarys annual winter reading programs. No registration is required.
To participate, people ages
12 and older can read or listen to a book of their choice.
For each book read, people
can turn in an entry slip to
be eligible to win one of two
grand prizes: a Kindle Fire
or stress relief coloring book
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proposed law, he welcomes

any expansion of the law
that would give school boards
more power to control the districts schools, including the
ability to prohibit concealed
weapons in the schools.
Lazich said the issue was
brought to her attention by
school administrators and
school board members in my
district, which includes parts
of Milwaukee, Waukesha,
Racine and Walworth counties.

suffered a one-point loss.

But win or lose, Sielaff
said her players look forward
to playing with an added purpose.
You can do so many great
things through athletics, and
people really just do a great
job in response to that, either
in support of their children or
in support of loved ones who
have had cancer, Sielaff
said. I think its just really
good for the kids to see how
big a small effort can turn
into in support of a community.

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Lunchtime Yoga
12noon-12:45pm
Mondays & Thursdays
Through March 14
25 MONDAY
Lunchtime Yoga
12noon-12:45pm
28 THURSDAY
Lunchtime Yoga
12noon-12:45pm

MARCH

3 THURSDAY
Lunchtime Yoga
12noon-12:45pm
4 FRIDAY
Funky Dance Madison
6:00-10pm, Exhibition Hall
ABBA Salute & VO5
$15 @ Door
$12 in Advance on Event
Brite
7 MONDAY
Lunchtime Yoga
12noon-12:45pm
FEBRUARY
10 THURSDAY
1 MONDAY
Lunchtime Yoga
Lunchtime Yoga
12noon-12:45pm
12noon-12:45pm
10 THURSDAY
4 THURSDAY
Wright Design Series
Lunchtime Yoga
7pm, Lecture Hall
12noon-12:45pm
Architect Spotlight:
4 THURSDAY
Enrique Norten
Wright Design Series
14 MONDAY
7pm, Lecture Hall
Lunchtime Yoga
Small Living in a Forest
12noon-12:45pm
Retreat By Bill Yudchitz
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21 MONDAY
Meditation at
8 MONDAY
Monona Terrace
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12noon-12:45pm
12noon-12:45pm
Mondays Through May 16
11 THURSDAY
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Lunchtime Yoga
23 WEDNESDAY
12noon-12:45pm
Tunes At Monona Terrace
15 MONDAY
5:30-7pm, Exhibition Hall
Lunchtime Yoga
The Ryan McGrath Band
12noon-12:45pm
24 THURSDAY
18 THURSDAY
Wright Design Series
Lunchtime Yoga
7pm, Lecture Hall
12noon-12:45pm
Evolutions & Assemblies
18 THURSDAY
PechaKucha Night Madison by Dan Wheeler
28 MONDAY
7pm, Community Terrace
Meditation at
Reinventing Business X
PechaKucha, Presented by Monona Terrace
12noon-12:45pm
High Tech Happy Hour
22 MONDAY
Lunchtime Yoga
12noon-12:45pm
25 THURSDAY
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29 MONDAY
Lunchtime Yoga
12noon-12:45pm

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Meditation at
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11 MONDAY
Meditation at
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12noon-12:45pm
13 WEDNESDAY
Tunes at Monona Terrace
5:30-7pm, Exhibition Hall
Reptile Palace Orchestra
14 THURSDAY
PechaKucha Night Madison
7pm, Community Terrace
Improv Madness X PechaKucha, Presented By
Monona Terrace
15 FRIDAY
Moon Over
Monona Terrace
7:30-9:30pm, Rooftop
Garden (Canceled in the
Case of Rain/Cloud Cover)
18 MONDAY
Meditation at
Monona Terrace
12noon-12:45pm
(No Class Monday April 25)
23 SATURDAY
Terrace Town
10:00am-4:00pm
Exhibition Hall
27 WEDNESDAY
Wright Design Series
7pm, Lecture Hall
Architect Spotlight: Trung Le

2 MONDAY
Meditation at
Monona Terrace
12noon-12:45pm
3 TUESDAY
Wright Design Series
7pm, Lecture Hall
John H. Howe, Architect
by Timothy Quigley and
Jane Hession
4 WEDNESDAY
Tunes at Monona Terrace
5:30-7pm, Rooftop
Gardens
The Del Rays
9 MONDAY
Meditation at
Monona Terrace
12noon-12:45pm
10 TUESDAY
Mindful Yoga
12noon-12:45pm
Tuesdays & Thursdays
12 THURSDAY
Mindful Yoga
12noon-12:45pm
14 SATURDAY
Madison Mini Maker Faire
10:00am-5:00pm
16 MONDAY
Meditation at
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12noon-12:45pm
17 TUESDAY
Mindful Yoga
12noon-12:45pm
19 THURSDAY
Mindful Yoga
12noon-12:45pm
24 TUESDAY
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12noon-12:45pm
26 THURSDAY
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12noon-12:45pm
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OHS girls basketball

Cancer Awareness
night returns Jan. 26

January 21, 2016

Oregon Observer

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Churches

Coming up
Thespians performance

Bake sale

Test prep

Watch the Oregon High School

Thespians perform at 2:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 22 at the senior center.
The OHS Thespians, which led
the theatre program in last years
production of Little Shop of
Horrors, will be performing several
skits during the program.
For information, call 835-5801.

Stop by the 26th annual pancake

breakfast and bake sale from 7 a.m.
to noon on Sunday, Jan. 24 at the
senior center.
Pancakes, sausage, scrambled
eggs, applesauce and a beverage will
be available for $5 for adults and $2
for children 10 and under. Baked
goods can be dropped off at the
senior center from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Voter education
Friday, Jan. 22 from or from 2-4 p.m.
T h e D a n e C o u n t y V o t e r I D Saturday, Jan. 23.
For information, call 835-5801.
Coalition will host a voter education
and registration event from noon to 3
p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23 at the library. Play auditions
Volunteers will be present to
The Oregon Straw Hat Players will
provide information about the new hold auditions for their production
voter ID laws, which will go into of Fame Jr.: The Musical at 3
effect for the spring primaries this p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24 and 7 p.m.
year. Attendees can also register Wednesday, Jan. 27 at the OHS
to vote, but proof of address is Performing Arts Center, 456 N.
required. The photo ID requirement Perry Pkwy.
is necessary to vote, even for those
Those auditioning must be 18
already registered. Under the law, years old or younger, and should
acceptable photo IDs are Wisconsin prepare a Broadway-style song that
drivers licenses, passports and is no longer than one minute and
wear comfortable clothes and shoes
Wisconsin ID cards.
For more information on voting, for dancing.
The production dates for the show
visit cityofmadison.com/election/
voter/.
are Friday, April 1 through Sunday,
For more information or to RSVP April 3.
For information, email auditions@
to the event (not required), visit
facebook.com/voterIDwisconsin/ or oshponline.org.
call 729-7720.

Prepare for upcoming standardized

tests during ACT! SAT! OMG!
Prepping and Testing Your Best
from 6:30-7:45 p.m. Tuesday, Jan.
26 at the library.
Higher test scores can lead to
higher chances for admission and
financial aid. Learn about the
landscape of standardized testing
and pick up key strategies for
success during this free class with
Tom Kleese, test prep coach and
chief college planner at OnCampus
College Planning.
Registration is not required. For
information, call 835-3656.

Vertigo relief
Learn how vestibular
rehabilitation can relieve feelings
of vertigo, including dizziness or
lightheadedness, from 5:30-7 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 28 at the State Bank
of Cross Plains community room,
744 N. Main St.
This free workshop on vertigo
relief will be led by physical
therapist Carin Johns. It is requested
that attendees enter in the back of the
building.
To register, visit stoughtonhospital.
com and click on Classes and
Events. For information, call Sonja
at 873-2356.

Community calendar
Thursday, January 21

6-7:30 p.m., Oregon School District

4K Orientation meeting, Prairie View
Elementary School, 300 Soden Dr.,
835-4200

Monday, January 25

3:30-4:30 p.m., Lego Monday (K-4),

library, 835-3656
6:30-7 p.m., Pajama Antics (6 and
under), library, 835-3656

Friday, January 22

10 a.m., Mix It Up Storytime (ages

0-6), library, 835-3656
2:30 p.m., Oregon High School
Thespian Club Performance, senior
center, 835-5801

Saturday, January 23

Noon to 3 p.m., Voter education

and registration event, library, 2329447 or lwvdc@chorus.net
Sunday, January 24
7 a.m. to noon, Pancake Breakfast
and Bake Sale, senior center, 8355801
3 p.m., Oregon Straw Hat Players
auditions for Fame Jr. The Musical,
OHS Performing Arts Center, 456 N.
Perry Pkwy., auditions@oshponline.
org

Tuesday, January 26

10 a.m., Teetering Toddlers

Storytime (12-36 months), library,
835-3656
11 a.m., Bouncing Babies
Storytime (0-12 months), library, 8353656
5:50 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., OHS Girls
Basketball Fights Cancer fundraiser
with silent auction, raffle and halftime shooting contest (freshmen/JV
at 5:50 p.m.; varsity at 7:30 p.m.),
OHS, 456 N. Perry Pkwy.
6:30-7:45 p.m., ACT! SAT! OMG!
Prepping and Testing Your Best,
library, 835-3656

Wednesday, January 27

10 a.m., Mix It Up Storytime (ages

0-6), library, 835-3656
11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Computer Class:

Community cable listings

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

Thursday, Jan. 21
WOW: Oregon Village
Board Meeting (of Jan.
18)
ORE: Oregon School
Board Spec. Meeting (of
Jan. 18)
Friday, Jan. 22
WOW: Craig Siemans
Music @ Oregon Senior
Center (of Jan. 13)
ORE: OHS Girls Varsity
Basketball vs. 1-Monona
Grove (of Jan. 8) 2-Parker
(of Jan. 16)

Monday, Jan. 25
WOW:
Oregon
Chamber of Commerce
Meeting (of Jan. 21)
ORE: Movie: Charlie
Chaplin
Tuesday, Jan. 26
WOW: Movie: Bridge
on the River Kwai
(1957)
ORE: OHS Thespians
@ Oregon Senior Center
(of Jan. 22)

Wednesday, Jan. 27
WOW: Movie: High
Saturday, Jan. 23
Society (1956)
WOW: Movie: The
ORE: OHS Boys Varsity
Apartment (1960)
Basketball vs. Jefferson
ORE: OHS Boys Varsity (of Jan. 25)
Hockey vs. Milton (of
Thursday, Jan. 28
Jan. 21)
WOW: Movie: West
Side Story (1961)
Sunday, Jan. 24
ORE: Oregon School
WOW: Holy Mother
of Consolation Catholic Board Meeting (of Jan.
25)
Church Service
ORE: Movie: The Lone
Ranger (1956)

Exploring Your iPad and iPhone

($20), senior center, 835-5801
2-3:30 p.m.., Free Living Trust
workshop, Krause Donovan Estate
Law Partners, 116 Spring St., 2685751
7 p.m., Oregon Straw Hat Players
auditions for Fame Jr. The Musical,
OHS Performing Arts Center, 456 N.
Perry Pkwy., auditions@oshponline.
org

Thursday, January 28

3-7 p.m., Oregon/Brooklyn Food

Pantry distribution, 1092 Union Road
5:30-7, Vertigo relief workshop
(free; registration required at stoughtonhospital.com), State Bank of
Cross Plains community room, 744
N. Main St., 873-2356

Friday, January 29

9 a.m., Nutrition Education: What

Makes a Meal, senior center, 8355801
10 a.m., Mix It Up Storytime
(ages 0-6), library, 835-3656

Senior center
Monday, Jan. 25
Meat Sauce over Mostaccioli
Penne Pasta
Parmesan Cheese
Buttered Brussels Sprouts
Apricot Half, Garlic Bread
VO: Veggie Spaghetti Sauce
Tuesday, Jan. 26
Beef Stew
Pineapple Tidbits, Biscuit
Vanilla Pudding w/ Topping
VO: Veggie Casserole
Wednesday, Jan. 27
*BBQ Pork on Whole Wheat
Three Bean Salad
Banana, Pumpkin Bar
VO: Veggie BBQ
Thursday, Jan. 28
*Meatloaf
Boiled Red Potatoes
Buttered Peas
Chunky Applesauce
Whole Wheat Bread
VO: Veggie Patty
SO: Chicken Ranch
Friday, Jan. 29
Chili
Fresh Apple
Orange Juice, Corn Bread
Jell-O Cake
VO: Veggie Chili

*Contains Pork

Monday, Jan. 25
AMReflexology
9:00 CLUB, Wii Bowling
10:00 Dominoes
10:30 StrongWomen
1:00 Get Fit, Sewing (RSVP)
1:30 Bridge
4:00 Weight Loss Support
Tuesday, Jan. 26
8:30 Zumba Gold
9:30 Bingo
12:30 Sheepshead
12:30 Stoughton Shopping
5:30 StrongWomen
Wednesday, Jan. 27
AMFoot Care
9:00 CLUB
10:30 Sing-along
11: Exploring iPad/iPhones
1:00 Euchre, Get Fit
2:00 Knit/Crochet Group
Thursday, Jan. 28
AMChair Massage
8:30 Zumba Gold
9:00 Pool Players
10:30 StrongWomen
10:30 Wii Bowl Game Day
12:30 Shopping at Bills
1:00 Cribbage
3:00 Food Pantry Open
5:30 StrongWomen
Friday, Jan. 29
9:00 Club, Nutrition Education
9:30 Blood Pressure
9:45 Gentle Yoga
11:00 Chair Yoga
1:00 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

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

BROOKLYN LUTHERAN CHURCH

101 Second Street, Brooklyn
(608) 455-3852
Pastor Rebecca Ninke
SUNDAY
9 a.m. Holy Communion
10 a.m. Fellowship

HILLCREST BIBLE CHURCH

752 E. Netherwood, Oregon
Eric Vander Ploeg, Lead Pastor
(608) 835-7972
www.hbclife.com
SUNDAY
8:30 a.m. worship at Oregon High
School PAC and 10:15 a.m. worship
with Childrens ministries, birth fourth grade

COMMUNITY OF LIFE LUTHERAN

CHURCH
PO Box 233, Oregon
(608) 286-3121
office@communityoflife.us
Pastor Jim McCoid
SUNDAY
10 a.m. Worship at 1111 S. Perry
Parkway, Oregon
COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
201 Church Street, Brooklyn
(608) 455-3344
Pastor Aaron Alfred
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 Jan-McMahon
SUNDAY
8:15 and 10 a.m. Worship
GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN
CHURCH ELCA
Central Campus: Raymond Road and
Whitney Way

HOLY MOTHER OF CONSOLATION

CATHOLIC CHURCH
651 N. Main Street, Oregon
Pastor: Fr. Gary Wankerl
(608) 835-5763
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SATURDAY: 5 p.m. Worship
SUNDAY: 8 and 10:15 a.m. Worship
PEOPLES UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
103 North Alpine Parkway, Oregon
Pastor Jason Mahnke
(608)835-3755
www.peoplesumc.org
Communion is the 1st & 3rd
weekend
SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship
SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship and
Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. Worship
ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN CHURCH
625 E. Netherwood, Oregon
Pastor Paul Markquart (Lead Pastor)
Pastor Sara Gillespie (Associate
Pastor)
(608) 835-3154
SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship
SUNDAY - 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship
9:15-10:15 a.m. Education Hour
VINEYARD COMMUNITY CHURCH
Oregon Community Bank & Trust, 105 S.
Alpine Parkway, Oregon - Bob Groth,
Pastor
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SUNDAY - 10 a.m. Worship
ZWINGLI UNITED CHURCH OF
CHRIST - Paoli
At the Intersection of Hwy. 69 & PB
Rev. Sara Thiessen
(608) 845-5641
SUNDAY 9:30 a.m. Family Worship

Support groups
Alcoholics Anonymous
meeting, First
Presbyterian Church,
every Monday and
Friday at 7 p.m.
Caregiver Support
Group, Oregon Area
Senior Center, third
Monday of each month
at 9 a.m.
Diabetes Support
Group, Oregon Area
Senior Center, second
Thursday of each month
at 1:30 p.m.
Parents Supporting
Parents, LakeView
Church, Stoughton, third
Tuesday of every month
from 6:30-8 p.m.

Relationship & Divorce

Support Group, State
Bank of Cross Plains,
every other Monday at
6:30 p.m.
Veterans Group,
Oregon Area Senior
Center, every second
Wednesday at 9 a.m.
Weight-Loss Support
Group, Oregon Area
Senior Center, every
Monday at 3:30 p.m.
Navigating Life Elder
Support Group, Peoples
United Methodist
Church, 103 N. Alpine
Pkwy., every first
Monday at 7 p.m.

Coming Into Your Own

At a certain age, we realize that we cannot live our lives by
anyone elses standards. Despite the fact that we are social
beings, and other peoples opinions matter to us, we must
sooner or later heed our own counsel and follow our own
advice, wherever that may lead. Some are blessed to realize
this early, perhaps even in their teens or twenties, for others
this realization may not come until they are in their forties or
even fifties, and some may never come into their own, living
their entire life by someone elses plan for them. The path
may not always be straight or clear, but trust that there is an
authentic path there, if only you can quiet the many voices
calling you down those inauthentic paths long enough to see
your own way. And if there is no path there, but you see your
goal, know that you may have to clear your own path to get
there. Trust yourself, and remember the admonition of Ralph
Waldo Emerson when he said that Whoso would be a man,
must be a nonconformist for Nothing is at last sacred but
the integrity of your own mind. Be a lamp unto yourself, and
since God has put within you a spark of divine fire to light
your lamp, you cannot go astray if you trust in your true self.
Christopher Simon, Metro News Service
You will keep in perfect peace
those whose minds are steadfast,
because they trust in you.
Isaiah 26:3 NIV

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Thursday, January 21, 2016

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Boys swimming

Photo by Jeremy Jones

Sophomore Ian Charles won the 100-meter backstroke in 1 minute, 9.69 seconds Tuesday evening against Stoughton. Oregon won the Badger South Conference dual meet 101-69. It was the Panthers first win
over the Vikings in more than five years.

Refocused and determined

Panthers claim Lightning
Invitational, first title in
program history
Jeremy Jones
Sports editor

Junior Jacob Larsen spends

his offseason working out with
Stoughton sophomore Chase
McMillam in McFarland and
hes not alone.
Several members of the Oregon/Belleville boys swimming
team train with members of the
Badger South Conference rival
Vikings, which added an extra
wrinkle to an already intriguing
meet Tuesday as the host Panthers cruised 101-69.
Despite the final score, it had

been more than five years since

Oregon last beat the Stoughton.
We hadnt beaten Stoughton
in forever, said Panthers head
coach Scott Krueger soaking
head-to-toe after jumping in the
pool and swimming a lap with
his team. Weve really grown
a lot atop our lineup, as well as
with our depth.
That depth is probably the biggest difference between a team
that ended a five-year conference dual drought against Madison Edgewood and a team that
has been ranked in the top 10
amongst all Division 1 schools in
the state this season.
Our depth was taking fourth
or fifth last year, whereas now
they are finishing second or
third, Krueger said. Our top
swimmers are still blowing

people out of the water each

week, but everyones improved,
and its really fun to see them
swim fast.
The Panthers opened Tuesday
evenings meet behind the quarter of standouts Eli Rule, Ian
Charles, Jackson Marsden and
Larsen who posted a meet-best
time of 1 minute, 55.26 seconds
on the 200-meter medley relay.
Larsen (2:04.54) and Charles
(2:10.48) followed that up with
a 1-2 finish in the 200 free.
Larsen later added the 400 free
in 4:23.69 and joined sophomore Josh Lohmeier, Rule and
Marsden to take the 200 free in
1:46.44.
Charles later won the 100
backstroke (1:09.69) and also
swam on the 400 free relay with
senior David Heim, junior Josh

Greene and Lohmeier as an

unscored exhibition.
Marsden and freshman Collin
Braatz chipped in a 1-2 finish in
the 100 free, while Rule captured
the 100 breaststroke in 1:13.09.
Lohmeier capped individual titles by taking the 200 IM
(2:29.96) and 100 butterfly
(1:03.64).
Oregon has a much stiffer test
coming up in its final conference
dual meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan.
26, at home against a Monona
Grove team ranked atop the Division 2 state polls all season.
Its going to be a very tough
meet. Theyre very good,
Krueger said. Its going to
be fun to see how we stack up
against them.
The two teams could very well
go into the conference dual meet

at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, in

Stoughton as the top two favorites.
MG is still way deeper than us
they have like 30 guys on there
team and there are like 17 of us
but weve been getting deeper
every year Ive been here, Larsen said. I think our confidence
is pretty high that well give
them a good meet.

Lightning Invite
The Panthers traveled to
Appleton North High School on
Friday where they claimed the
Lightning Invitational the first
invitational title in team history
outlasting the host school Appleton North East co-op by just 4.5
points (408.5-404).

Turn to Swim/Page 8

Boys hockey

Panthers outhustled by Vikings, split rivalry

Jeremy Jones
Sports editor

Photo by Jeremy Jones

Panthers junior defenseman Lucas Hefty (17) and Stoughtons Kyle Zeimet (3) battle for a loose puck
in front of Oregon junior goaltender Henry Roskos on Friday. Oregon lost the Badger South Conference
rivalry game 3-1 three days after defeating Stoughton at home 5-3.

Its almost unheard of for rivals to face

each other twice over a three-day span, but
thats exactly what happened to the Oregon
and Stoughton boys hockey teams last week.
Rescheduling the second game of the series
to Friday because of finals, the Panthers settled for a Badger South Conference split.
Senior Dylan Ziomek cut the deficit in half
early in the third period only to see the Oregon boys hockey team fall 3-1.
The loss came three days after the Panthers
had defeated the Vikings 5-3.
We got outworked, plain and simple,
Oregon head coach Mike Jochmann said.
We outshot them, but somehow were unable
to put the puck in the net.
Stoughton freshman Carson Roisum was

big reason for the Panthers scoring woes,

brushing aside 36 of 37 shots on goal to earn
the win.
He was finding every puck that bounced
in front of him, Jochmann said of Roisum.
He was covering rebounds and his defensemen were clearing the puck out in front.
We hit him in the face five times. We just
couldnt put the puck past him.
A large part of Oregons lack of scoring
was the result of being unable to generate
opportunities on the power play.
Its been something weve struggled with
off-and-on throughout the season, Jochmann
said. Were having a hard time getting the
shot off when its open. The boys are creating
gaps with their passes. The shots just are not
coming.
The Panthers finished 0-for-7 on the

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January 21, 2016

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Wrestling

Mellum takes
runner-up at
Badger Scramble
Anthony Iozzo
Assistant sports editor

Freshman Steele Mellum

led the Oregon High School
wrestling team Saturday
with a second-place finish
at the Badger Scramble in
Lake Geneva.
Mellum went 4-1 at 106
pounds. He pinned Clintons Caden Payne in 24
seconds, defeated Racine
Parks Eric Rodriguez 6-2,
defeated Badgers Beau
LaDu 6-3 and defeated
Middletons Joe Hoffman
10-3.
Mellums lone loss was a
14-5 major decision by Miltons Andrew Wells.
Oregon ended up taking
ninth with 87 points. Milton
won the meet with 361, and
Badger (339) and Waterford (285) took second and
third, respectively.
Sophomore Steven Norland (145) finished 4-1 but
ended up in sixth place. He
lost the first match to Miltons Vince Digennaro by
pinfall in 2:43. But Norland bounced back with
pins over Kenosha Indian
Trails Terry Behnke in
1:13, Sun Prairies David
Prell in 33 seconds, Racine
Parks Abbel Anderson in
30 seconds and Middletons
Devin Jackson in 50 seconds.
Sophomore Connor
Brickley (126) added a seventh-place finish with a 2-2
record. He pinned Badgers

Trace LaDu in 1:12 and

pinned Clintons Clay Ward
in 59 seconds.
Sophomore Collin Legler
(120) was eighth with a
2-3 record. He defeated
Big Foots Titus Frederick
in an 18-4 major decision
and defeated Racine Parks
Ethan Weaver 16-11.
Junior heavyweight Garrett Johnson went 2-2 and
ended up in ninth place. He
lost his first two matches
before winning the third
by medical forfeit. Johnson
added a pin over Big Foots
Nick Freymiller in 1:22.
Junior Jared Woodson
(195) and freshman Brooks
Corliss (113) also participated in the meet.
Oregon travels to play
Stoughton at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Fort Atkinson 62,

Oregon 9

Photo by Jeremy Jones

Freshman Collin Braatz posted a second-place finish behind teammate Jackson Marsden in the 100-meter freestyle on Tuesday with a
time of 1 minute, 3.55 seconds.

Swim: Oregon faces top-ranked Monona Grove next

Continued from page 7

The Panthers hosted Fort

Atkinson Friday in a Badger South Conference dual
and lost 62-9.
Sophomore Jake Huston
(170) defeated Ryan Golich
5-1, and Mellum (106) won
by forfeit.
Sophomore Sam Pieper
(132) had the next closest
match, falling 4-2 to Nico
Roscioli. Junior Parker
Ehn-Howland (160) and
sophomore Robbie Ruth
(152) also lost close matches. Ehn-Howland lost 9-5
to Austin Kind, while Ruth
fell 7-3 to Nick Chapin.

I think it was a big confidence

booster for us and got us refocused
for our final two conference dual
meets and reenergized for the rest
of the year, Larsen said. I dont
know how long Oregon has had a
swim program, but its insane to
think that were the first team to win
an invitational.
Oshkosh West (360) rounded out
the top three schools.
Larsen, Rule, Charles and Marsden once again helped set the tone
early, winning the 200-yard medley
relay in 1 minute, 42.9 seconds.
Lohmeier added the 200 free in

a season-best 1:50.48 and 500 free

(5:05.31), while Larsen secured the
100 free in 50.29 and finished second in the 200 free (1:51.11).
Rule earned the teams final victory, taking the 100 breaststroke in
1:03.58.
Lohmeier, Marsden, Charles
and Larsen capped the meet with
a runner-up finish in the 400 free
(3:24.5).
Marsden (23.34) and Rule (23.54)
finished 2-3 in the 50 free.
Charles finished third in the 100
backstroke (1:01.150, while Braatz,
Rule, Lohmeier and Marsden
matched the finish on the 200 free
relay (1:32.97).
The meet turned out to be a total

team effort and great experience for

each team member as everyone contributed to the win, Krueger said.
It was trip to build team bonds,
swim against different competition
and swim fast, and we accomplished
all three, Krueger said. Along with
the many first place finishes, we had
a lot of guys place and score points.
Those points contributed to a great
team win.
Along with all the great finishes,
Krueger said the team established
14 career- or season-best times,
including personal best times by
Zach Stone (50 and 100 free), Henry
Wiedemann (100 and 200 free), Justin Yuan (100 free) and Erik Moller
(100 breast).

Girls basketball

Panthers remain tied for second in the Badger South Conference as second half begins
Assistant sports editor

The Oregon High School

girls basketball team knew
it had a tough challenge at
Monroe on Tuesday if it
was going to keep pace in
the Badger South.
The game plan was
simple, head coach Corey
Sielaff said play a 2-3
zone on defense and force

the Cheesemakers to take

outside shots.
The Panthers executed
that plan and turned it into
a 71-65 win putting them
in a second-place tie with
Monona Grove, which lost
to first-place Stoughton on
Tuesday.
We were super patient
on offense and let the game
come to us, Sielaff said.
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of running through and finishing.

Oregon was not in full
health either, as senior
Cassidy Nikolai scored 11
points despite being ill and
several others missed time
with injuries.
Sielaff said the girls had
the next man up mentality, however.
It was a huge road
win that keeps us right in
the conference race, and
we needed that right now
because we have been in
kind of a skid, she said.
Oregon jumped out to
a 34-27 lead at halftime
and kept the momentum
for much of the second

half until a late run by the

Cheesemakers, which had a
38-37 advantage in the second half.
Senior Leah Koopman led
the Panthers with 25 points,
while junior Danica Keisling and sophomore Ellen
McCorkle both chipped in
12.
Oregon (6-8 overall, 5-2
Badger South) hosts Madison Edgewood (11-3, 4-2)
at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan.
26, and Fort Atkinson (7-8,
1-5) at 7:30 p.m. Friday,
Jan. 29.
Monona Grove (Feb.
9), Milton (Feb. 12) and
Stoughton (Feb. 18) close
out the conference schedule.

All games are at 7:30 p.m.

The games against
Stoughton and Milton will
be on the road.

Oregon 67, Milton 55

Badger South
Team

Stoughton

Monona Grove
Oregon

Madison Edgewood
Monroe

Fort Atkinson

Milton

W-L
6-1
5-2
5-2
4-2
2-5
1-5
0-6

The Panthers hosted Milton Thursday and pulled off

a 67-55 win.
Oregon jumped out to a
31-23 lead at halftime and
didnt trail in the second
half.
Nikolai led with 23
points, while Koopman addThe Red Hawks are now
ed 12. Senior Morgan Yaun
chipped in nine points, and 0-6 in the conference.
Keisling picked up eight.
Sophomore Kailey Har- Parker 55, Oregon 42
bort led the Red Hawks
Oregon hosted non-conwith 14 points.
ference Janesville Parker
Saturday and lost 55-42.
Yaun, Keisling and Nikolai all scored nine points,
while McCorkle added
eight.
Senior Bree Porter led
Parker with 18 points.
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January 21, 2016

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Boys basketball

Panthers back to .500 in

Badger South
Anthony Iozzo
Assistant sports editor

Badger South

The Oregon High School

boys basketball team moved
to 8-5 overall (3-3 Badger
South) with two conference
wins last week.
The Panthers knocked
off Fort Atkinson (2-4, 6-7)
63-55 on Jan. 12 and then
defeated Milton (0-13, 0-6)
48-39 Friday.
Oregon looks to sustain its
winning streak at 1:45 p.m.
Saturday against DeForest
in the Badger Challenge at
Stoughton High School and
at 7:30 p.m. Monday against
Jefferson at home.

Team

Stoughton

Madison Edgewood
Monona Grove
Oregon

Fort Atkinson

Monroe

Milton

Oregon 63, Fort

Atkinson 55
Senior Ben Weiland
helped the Panthers stay
ahead against the Blackhawks on Jan. 12. Weiland
scored 21 points, including
five 3-pointers, to lead all
scorers in the win.
Senior Charlie Soule and
junior Christian Bultman
added 11 and 10 points,

W-L
5-1
5-1
5-1
3-3
2-4
1-5
0-6

respectively. Senior Alex

Duff and junior Michael
Landry each chipped in eight
points.
Senior Tristan Shoup led
the Blackhawks with 16
points.

Oregon 48, Milton 39

Oregon kept the Red
Hawks winless Friday, led
by Duffs 15 points.
Soule added nine points,
while Landry and Bultman
each picked up eight.
Senior Chase Frye led
Milton with 10 points.

Saxe takes third, wins $10,000 scholarship for racing

Hockey: Milton up next

Continued from page 7
man-advantage.
Meanwhile, Stoughton
scored a goal in every period, including the unassisted
game-winner by junior Jackson Breton just under 6 minutes into the second period.
We just came together
more as a team tonight and
made less mental mistakes,
Breton said. It felt great to
be able to score the gamewinner.
The Panthers pulled goaltender Henry Roskos with a
little more than 40 seconds
remaining but were unable to
come up with the equalizer as
Stoughtons Justin Gibbons
added an empty-net goal 12
seconds later.
Gibbons had a goal and
an assist for the Vikings, as
did Zach Kirby, who broke

Photo submitted

Bryan Saxe (left) took third place in the Skip Barber Racing Schools International Racing Academy Shootout on Jan. 14 in Braselton,
Ga. Saxe received a $10,000 scholarship for the finish, which he will use to compete in the Skip Barber Schools Winter Race Series.

a scoreless tie with a powerplay goal with 48 seconds let

in the first period.
Roskos finished with 23
saves for Oregon.
Even though the shots
were even through the first
period, we just took a beating, Jochmann said. It was
nice to see the guys come
back and play better in the
third period, but this one
stings.
The Panthers (9-6-0, 3-3-0)
host Milton (6-9-0, 1-4-0) at
7 p.m. Thursday.
Oregon travels to Madison Ice Arena at 5:30 p.m.
Friday for a non-conference
game against Madison West
(5-10-1) before returning to
Badger South action at 5:30
p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26 inside
Hartmeyer Ice Arena against
Monona Grove (5-8-0, 4-10).

Bryan Saxe took third place in the

Skip Barber Racing Schools international Racing Academy Shootout
Jan. 14 in Braselton, Ga.
Saxe, an Oregon resident, was

awarded a $10,000 scholarship, Sebring, Fla., returning to Oregon

which he said he will use to com- last week.
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Oregon School District

OHS
students
show
off
skills
Team garners eight medals at SkillsUSA district competition, gears up for regionals

Oregon High School students had another top

showing at the District 4 SkillsUSA Competition
last month in Portage.
The event featured 15 different competitions,
with several OHS students placing in the top three.
Maddy Knaack placed first in photography, with
Maddie Fischer placing second. Owen Massey
placed first in electronic technology, followed by
Matthew Lampman in second. Kate Spierings,
Abigail Reid and Bridget Corcoran earned first in
the team engineering challenge, while Owen Boyer won third place in power equipment technology.
We are proud to travel with students to competitions all over the state, said OHS teacher Ryan
Stace, one of the three advisers for SkillsUSA
along with Michael Derrick and Erik Haakenson. We enjoy seeing Oregon students test their
knowledge and skills against students from across
the state, often placing well among the competition.
Oregons SkillsUSA team will compete again
in regional competitions later this month at Southwest Technical College in Fennimore, and in February at UW-Stout in Menomonie.

Photos submitted

Above, Abigail Reid, Kate Spierings and Bridget Corcoran took first place in the team
engineering challenge. At left, Owen Boyer competed in power equipment technology and
placed third.

Bridget Corcoran

Photos by Jacob Bielanski

The Seven Seas

of Oregon
Maritime singer and songwriter Tom Kastle,
at right, came to the Oregon Public Library
Dec. 15 to perform and share nauticalthemed folk songs from ages past. Kastle
has performed throughout the U.S., Canada
and New Zealand, and also serves as codirector of the Chicago Maritime Festival.
At left, Imogen Burch Heffernan, 6, watches
the show with her mother, June. Imogen
later told her mother that she like the songs
about the chickens being stolen, as well as
the fudge that was being served.

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DATE: MONDAY,
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140 Lost & Found

143 Notices

FOUND: MONEY! At Oregon Kwik Trip

earlier this month. Call 608-835-3303
with how much was lost, when and which
Kwik Trip.

WCAN (Wisconsin Community Ad Network) and/or the member publications

review ads to the best of their ability. Unfortunately, many unscrupulous
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PLEASE BE CAREFUL ANSWERING
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contact The Department of Trade, Agriculture & Consumer Protection 1-800422-7128 (wcan)

MISSING CAT. Thin, young orange/

buff-colored tabby with cream/white
on nose, paws, and ringlets on tail.
Lost 11/4 in Stoughton area. Reward!
Please call 608-422-3734. Thank you!

AnchorBank to be acquired by Old National

Jacob Bielanski
Unified Newspaper Group

AnchorBank branches will become

Old National banks under a $461 million deal inked Jan. 11.
Anchor Bank operates 46 branches
in Wisconsin, according to a presentation announcing the details of the
deal, making it the seventh largest
bank in the state. Nearly half of those
branches are in the Madison area,
including one at 705 N. Main St. in
Oregon.
Founded in Madison in 1919,
Anchor BanCorp the parent company to the branch filed Chapter 11
bankruptcy in 2013 after five years
of sustained losses, primarily from
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the tanking of commercial loans it

made prior to the Great Recession.
In a restructuring deal that wrote off
nearly $150 million in debt, the bank
was saved in 2013 and emerged as a
public company in 2014.
The company has consistently
posted profits every quarter since the
restructuring.
Last year, AnchorBank closed six
branches throughout the state, including one in Madison, as part of what
it called an effort to streamline the
company, AnchorBank president and
CEO Chris Bauer said in a statement
at the time. The company cut more
than 150 full- and part-time positions.
Old National president and CEO
Bob Jones said in a statement that

340 Autos

342 Boats & Accessories

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350 Motorcycles
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the purchase represented a natural

extension of his companys growth
strategy.
Not only does it position Old
National in strong, vibrant markets
with proven growth potential, it also
represents an exceptional cultural fit,
Jones said.
As part of the deal, current shareholders in Anchor BanCorp can
choose to accept 3.5505 shares in Old
National stock per share in Anchor or
sell their shares for $48.50.
In a joint statement, the companies said they expected the sale to be
completed in spring. Though the purchase has been agreed upon by both
banks, it is still awaiting regulatory
approval.

355 Recreational Vehicles

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360 Trailers
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For boat, ATV, sled or pontoons. 2 or
4 Place/Open or Enclosed. American
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370 Trucks
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Call after 3pm/weekdays and 10am-3pm/
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402 Help Wanted, General

EXCLUSIVELY ROSES is seeking drivers for Valentine's Day deliveries February 11th, 12th and 13th. Routes go to
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434 Health Care, Human

Services & Child Care
COMFORT KEEPERS IN MADISON
Seeking caregivers to provide care
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$8.60-$10.04/hr.
Health Insurance,
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Call Rebecca
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Monday for the Oregon Observer unless
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449 Driver, Shipping

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508 Child Care & Nurseries

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548 Home Improvement

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606 Articles For Sale

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646 Fireplaces, Furnaces/

Wood, Fuel
DRY OAK and Cherry Firewood For
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FIREWOOD: TRUCKLOADS 8' pulp, cut/
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boilers & furnaces 920-833-7839 (wcan)
FOR SALE Oak firewood, seasoned and
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SEASONED SPLIT OAK,
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648 Food & Drink

EMERGENCIES CAN strike at any time.
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666 Medical & Health Supplies

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672 Pets
GOT AN older car, boat or RV?
Do the humane thing. Donate it to the
Humane Society. Call 800-990-7816
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676 Plants & Flowers

FRUIT TREES low as $18. Blueberry,
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688 Sporting Goods &

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705 Rentals
GREENWOOD APARTMENTS
Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently
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PLOWING, BLOWING.
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576 Special Services

DANCE PARTY! 608-220-4025 for your
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586 TV, VCR &

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three bath two car garage with all appliances included. No Smokers. $1,100
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55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available
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53589 608-877-9388

750 Storage Spaces For Rent

ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE
10X10 10X15 10X20 10X30
Security Lights-24/7 access
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Variety of sizes available now.
10x10=$60/month
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10x20=$80/month
10x25=$90/month
12x30=$115/month
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10x10 through 10x40, plus
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OREGON SELF-STORAGE
10x10 through 10x25
month to month lease
Call Karen Everson at
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6x10 thru 10x25
Market Street/Burr Oak Street
in Oregon
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10x10 - 10x15
10x20 - 12x30
24 / 7 Access
Security Lights & Cameras
Credit Cards Accepted
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Oregon, WI
Located on the corner of
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770 Resort Property For Rent

FOR RENT: Cottage on Shawano Lake.
Sleeps 12, includes pontoon & paddleboat. $2100/week + tax. www.hellebaekcottage.com or 715-853-1560 (wcan)
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801 Office Space For Rent

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Conference rooms available
Kitchenette-Breakroom
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865 Mobile Homes

& Lots For Sale
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desireable lot within 1 mile of town.
8+ acres. No deed restrictions. Verona
schools. MLS# 1758398. $267,500. Mary
Ruth Marks, (608) 513-7490. Bunbury &
Associates.

970 Horses
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Evansville, WI
608-882-5725

975 Livestock
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bred heifers for sale. Pick your bulls now
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990 Farm: Service

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MINI-EXCAVATORS
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12 January 21, 2016 Oregon Observer
Moo: McNairs inspiration for cow book came from attending World Dairy Expo in 2014
Continued from page 1

Creative process

appear in Which Moo Are You

and are packed with personality.
The book is meant to give toddlers
and preschoolers (and perhaps even
the adults reading them the story)
something to think about while
being entertained.

The words for Which Moo

Are You? came to Ruth first, and
the illustrations created by her
22-year-old daughter, Molly followed.
Molly is a costume designer for
various theater groups in Madison
and knows how to draw, so when
her mom asked her to collaborate
on the book project, she thought the
experience would be fun.
Rather than using a computer
program, Molly relied on the same
medium she uses for her costume
illustrations: She did all the drawings by hand and brought the cuddly
calves to life using watercolor paint.
I cant really draw cows realistically, so I just did them kind of cartoony, and I think it turned out OK,
Molly said. It was fun to try something different.
The landscape was partially
modeled after the place they call
home. The McNairs have a Brooklyn address, but live just over the
boundary for the Belleville School
District, where Molly graduated in
2011. Ruth, on the other hand, is a
1983 Oregon High School graduate.
The mother-daughter duo isnt
ruling out another book in the future.
Weve talked about it, Ruth
said. No single idea has bubbled up
to the top, so were just gonna wait
and let the creative juices flow.
Ruth gave advice for others who
have an idea or something creative
rolling around in their heads: Go
for it.
This has been a fun process, and
I think we learned a lot all the way
through, she said. Its been a good
thing.

A positive message
Inspiration for the childrens book
about charming calves came to Ruth
after she attended the World Dairy
Expo in October 2014. She goes
to a lot of farming events since she
not only manages the publishing
companys bookkeeping, circulation, website and advertising, but
has also worked for the University
of Wisconsin-Madison Center for
Integrated Agricultural Systems for
18 years.
I was seeing all these families
with little kids, and the kids were
really into cows and really into
farming, she said. And I thought,
boy, that would be so neat if there
was a book for these little kids that
love cows.
That thought whirled around in
the back of Ruths head for a few
months before a story idea formed
all at once. She said since her husband is the publisher and editor
of Graze (which gets distributed
throughout the country 10 times
per year), thinking like a writer was
a total switch for her in a good
way.
The book is basically a (summer)
day on the farm, Ruth said. The
farmer lets the calves out and they
all do their own thing.
Readers will meet this group
of moos that exhibit various

Photo submitted

Ruth McNair wrote the childrens book Which Moo Are You? about a day in the life of dairy calves, which was illustrated
by her 22-year-old daughter, Molly McNair. The two are pictured with some dairy heifers at their farm, located in the
Brooklyn/Belleville area.

characteristics, such as being curious, playful and surprised. Beyond

the rhymes and pictures is a message of encouragement for kids who
may be assigned one-dimensional
labels, like the shy one.

Were all exposed to them

(labels), and potentially limited by
them, at an early age, Ruth said in
a news release. How can we reach
the youngest children to let them
know that they are so much more

than the labels that others apply to

them?
The book offers kids the opportunity to express if they were like
all the moos that day, rather than
having to choose just one.

Police Report
All reports taken from the 15-year-old acknowledged
Oregon police logbook.
shooting the BB gun at a can
but said he never pointed it at
Oct. 21
anyone, which was confirmed
2:40 p.m. A 31-year-old by a 51-year-old relative.
woman reported a man tried
to sell her meat and seafood Oct. 25
at her residence on the 800
9:39 p.m. A 44-year-old
block of Drumlin Drive. The man was arrested for his
caller reported the man was alleged second driving while
persistent about her coming intoxicated. Police stopped
out to see the product in his the man initially for a defective
cooler. Officers did not locate headlight. The man refused any
the car or person the woman testing.
described.
Oct. 29
Oct. 24
1:34 a.m. A 31-year-old
1:12 a.m. A 27-year-old woman was cited for her first
Rice Lake man was arrested operating while intoxicated
on Wolfe Street for his alleged after initially being stopped for
second operating while intoxi- driving 38 mph in a 25 mph
cated. The man was also cited speed limit zone.
for driving left of the center
line.
Oct. 31
12 p.m. An 11-year-old boy
5:34 p.m. A broken huntreported a 15-year-old boy ing arrowhead was found near
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removed the arrow and disposed of it.
11 p.m. A 23-year-old
woman reported a 25-year-old
man sexually assaulted her
after a Halloween party at the
mans residence. The man has
not been charged as of January, according to online court
records.
Nov. 1
3:30 a.m. An officer found
the stop sign at the intersection of South Main and South
Perry Parkway knocked down,
likely torn down by a person
on foot.

parking lot. Officers referred

the case to Dane County
Human Services.
1:45 p.m. A 17-year-old
girl admitted she drank half a
wine cooler at lunch after staff
reported they thought she was
consuming alcohol. She blew
a .000 on the breathalyzer.
Police did not issue a citation,
but the girl faced in school consequences.
10 p.m. A 56-year-old
woman reported someone
smashed a pumpkin, dumped
24 empty beer cans in the yard
and urinated and defecated on
the front porch during the night
on the 400 block of Medinah
Street. An officer canvassed
the neighborhood, but had no
suspect information.

Nov. 2
1:15 p.m. A 33-year-old
woman was charged with
physical abuse of a child after Nov. 4
a Rome Corners Intermedi10 a.m. A Dane County
ate School employee reported Sheriffs Deputy notified OPD
she was hitting her son in the that graffiti at the town park on
the 900 block of Glenway Circle
contained profanities directed
toward the department.
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Nov. 5
7:05 p.m. An 89-year-old
man reported someone called
him claiming to be from the
VA and requested he put $422
in cash under his door mat so
they could collect it.
Nov. 6
9:50 p.m. A 59-year-old
woman reported coming
home to find plants all around
her kitchen on the 200 block
of South Main Street and was
worried someone had broken
in. After investigation, police
determined an animal likely
was in her residence, as nothing was stolen but random
items appeared to have been
disturbed.
Nov. 7
10:50 p.m. A 35-year-old
woman reported someone

sprayed mustard on her door

bell and vehicle on the 100
block of Walnut Street. A
68-year-old woman reported
a similar incident happened
overnight on Nov. 8 on the 300
block of Walnut Street.
Nov. 9
1 p.m. A 14-year-old girl
reported online racial harassment mentioning her, green
cards and Donald Trump and
high school administrators
were made aware.
Nov. 11
10:15 a.m. A Rotary Club
member reported that someone had vandalized the observation deck in Muir Marsh
sometime over the summer.
Someone had kicked the 2x2
of the railings out and broken
the plexiglass around an information board.
4:07 p.m. A 58-year-old
Evansville man was arrested
for his alleged third operating
while under the influence after
a reported traffic complaint.

him sleeping behind the wheel

of his vehicle that was parked
partially in traffic.
7:44 a.m. A 69-year-old
man was arrested for his second operating while intoxicated after an officer was
dispatched to a car parked for
more than an hour. The man
told the officer he thought he
was at home.
4:18 p.m. A 72-year-old
man asked police where he
could purchase marijuana in
the village after initially calling
to complain about parking in
the Kwik Trip parking lot. He
did not provide his full name,
but told police he smokes marijuana and asked what the penalties for having the substance
are. Police told the man OPD
prosecutes for the possession
of marijuana and advised him
to not purchase any.

Nov. 24
10:57 p.m. A 39-year-old
Madison man was cited for his
alleged first operating while
intoxicated after being stopped
for speeding. A 37-year-old
Nov. 14
Verona man who was a pas9 p.m. An officer observed a senger in the car was cited for
16-year-old boy driving along possession of paraphernalia.
the sidewalk to get from Kaiser
Park to the Oregon Pool park- Nov. 25
ing lot. The 16-year-old told
10:24 p.m. A 17-year-old
police he was trying to find a reported someone shot a winsoda machine that would take dow on his car with a pellet
his money and did not realize gun, causing the window to
the sidewalk was not a road- crack.
way.
Nov. 29
Nov. 15
10:42 p.m. A group of teen2:53 a.m. Two unknown age girls received verbal warnsuspects stole change from ings after a 52-year-old woman
Mulligans Irish Pub and Grill. reported a group had toilet
The front door and jukebox papered her house on the 800
were damaged, as well.
block of Miller Drive. The girls
told police they had done it and
Nov. 18
said it was a friends residence.
7:27 a.m. A 31-year-old The complainant said she did
man was charged with his not want the girls cited, but was
alleged second operating while just annoyed.
Scott Girard
intoxicated after officers found