Thursday, November 20, 2014

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Pettit inquiry
cost $195K
Former police
chief retired in
September; DOJ
still investigating
Bill Livick
Unified Newspaper Group

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Jeanne Carpenter, specialty cheese manager, is surrounded by cheese where she works at Metcalfes Market in Madison. The Oregon resident passed the three-hour Certified Cheese Professional exam earlier this year after studying 10 hours per week for six months.

Cheese Whiz

Oregon cheese specialist continues education near and far

Kathryn Chew
Observer Correspondent

Weird Sisters. Grumpy Goat. BallyByron. While these names may

sounds like obscure fairy tales, they
are actually just a fraction of the
many cheeses Oregons Jeanne Carpenter can tell you about.
As Metcalfes Markets specialty
cheese manager, Carpenter is a widely known cheese guru, with nearly 1
million page views on her cheese blog
and over 12,000 likes on her companys Facebook page.
And as of September, she is one
of three people in Wisconsin to have
passed the Certified Cheese Professional exam.
But if you call her an expert, she
will promptly correct you: Shes a
cheese geek.
While she considers the term
expert to be somewhat intimidating, Carpenter told the Observer that
geek more appropriately conveys
her passion for cheese and her continual process of learning about it.
Even her personalized license plate,

reading CHZ GEEK, reiterates this

message.
The more I learn about cheese, the
more I realize I dont know, she said
with a chuckle.
As a former president of the Oregon
Rotary Club and a current member
of the Village Board, Carpenter also
tries to spread her cheese knowledge locally with an annual wine
and cheese event and popular cheese
classes.
Whether its government work,
community service or cheese, Carpenter said, I just get really passionate, get driven and then its no longer
work.

The big cheese

Somewhat surprisingly, Carpenter
hasnt always been a cheese geek, she
told the Observer in 2010.
Eating Velveeta while growing up
on a beef cattle farm near Belmont,
she only stumbled upon her cheesy
career after nearly five years at Epic
and then a stint at a rural newspaper, The Country Today, which
led her to become the Department of

Agricultures spokesperson in 2003.

Since then, shes gone from writing
an anonymous cheese blog, started in
2006, to owning her own cheese company Wisconsin Cheese Originals.
But she didnt stop there.
This past year, after studying 10
hours a week for six months, she
passed the three-hour Certified
Cheese Professional exam.
With a 57 percent passing rate, the
test covered everything related to the
art and science of making cheese,
including the lactating schedule of
animals, the different fat and protein
content of particular cheeses and various aspects of the FDA food code.
Outside of the classroom, her desire
to further her cheese education has
taken her to California every other
year for the Sonoma Valley Cheese
Conference.
In addition, every two years, she
and 20 cheese enthusiasts embark on
a 10-day Tour de Cheese.
Visiting off-the-beaten path cheesemakers, in 2011 she went to France

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Bills for the Village of

Oregons investigation
into allegedly improper
actions of retired police
chief Doug Pettit amounted to almost $195,000,
according to information
provided this week by village administrator Mike
Gracz.
He said the village spent
$172,971 in legal fees for
three law firms involved
in the investigation. The
village also spent almost
$22,000 for an information technology company
to work with the village in
retrieving computer files.
Pettit retired Sept. 1
after serving as chief of

police for 29 years. He

would have completed 39
years at the police department in December.
The legal fees began
mounting in April 2014,
shortly before he took a
medical leave of absence,
and the village had largely
completed its investigation by the time Pettit
retired. That investigation,
which mostly focused on
the chiefs dealings with
a now-defunct nightclub,
commenced after the Wisconsin Department of Justice alerted village officials that it was investigating the police chief.
The DOJ has not disclosed publicly what it
is investigating, but the
investigation is ongoing.
DOJ spokeswoman Dana
Brueck told the Observer
in an email Tuesday that
the DOJ generally does
not comment on open and
active investigations.

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Board adopts
2015 budget
Average homes
taxes rising $18
Bill Livick
Unified Newspaper Group

The Village Board unanimously adopted the villages 2015 budget and tax
levy Monday.
Despite a mill rate
decrease, the owner of an
average home in the village will pay $17.39 more
in the villages portion
of property taxes from
$1,189 to $1,206. Property
values increased 1.46 percent in the past year, and
the average home value
grew from $211,000 to
$220,000.
The property tax bill,
with the total rate for
all districts, will be
mailed to residents in

mid-December.
The mill rate decreased
2.69 percent, from $5.63
per $1,000 of assessed value to $5.48.
The villages total
assessed value increased
from $848.2 million to
$893.5 million, a gain of
2.5 percent. The increase
is due in part to increased
home values and partly
because of new construction.
With $91.9 million of
net new construction, the
village is allowed by state
levy limits to increase its
general fund revenue by
$99,000 through the tax
levy.
The adopted budget
will allow the village
to increase spending on
the Oregon Area Senior

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City of Fitchburg

CARPC votes down Northeast Neighborhood

Development would
be in Oregon School
District
Scott Girard
Unified Newspaper Group

Map courtesy City of Fitchburg

The state Department of Natural Resources will now have the final
say on the City of Fitchburgs proposed Northeast Neighborhood,
which would be in the Oregon School District.

include an additional 498 acres

of development in addition
to the existing development
already in the neighborhood,
city planner Tom Hovel said.
The neighborhood, bounded by Nine Springs Creek to
the north and the Lacy Road
corridor to the south next to
Hwy. 14, would cover nearly
986 acres total when including environmental corridors and existing residential
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the state. Because there were
only five votes for approval,
the two absent commissioners
could not bring it to that number, meaning CARPC will not
vote again on the proposal.
The states Department of
Natural Resources will now
have the final say on whether
the city can expand its urban
service area, which is where
a municipality can provide
sewer service necessary for
most urban development.
CARPC had essentially
been the final word on those
determinations until a 2010
decision on a lawsuit from
the Village of Mazomanie
clarified it is only advisory to
the DNR. Since then, CARPCs denial of the Mazomanie plan and one other
were forwarded to the DNR,
which approved them.
CARPCs decisions have
sometimes been highly political, unlike those of its predecessor, the Dane County
Regional Planning Commission.
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A regional planning body

voted against a City of Fitchburg neighborhood proposal
that would eventually bring
more students to the Oregon
School District.
Commissioners on the
Capital Area Regional Planning Commission (CARPC),
which advises the state on
expansions to sewer service,
voted 6-5 against the Northeast Neighborhood.
Two commissioners voting against the proposal cited
concerns over how development could affect the nearby
Waubesa Wetlands and the
possibility of engineered
protections failing, said deputy director Kamran Mesbah.
That issue previously came
up throughout the citys own
approval process late last
year and earlier in 2014. The
other four commissioners
voting against did not provide their reasoning at the
meeting, Mesbah said.
A CARPC staff report,
which analyzed the potential effects of development,
had recommended approval
as long as the city pursued
a list of additional stormwater management and erosion
control protections.
The proposed plan would

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Village of Oregon

Village offers to split sidewalk fix

But when the village
removed sidewalk in front
of the buildings in June, it
revealed a more extensive
problem than expected.
The extra work resulted
in a $4,595 bill beyond the
initial estimate, and the
Thiels think the village or
its insurance company, or
the contractor that reconstructed the street and sidewalk in front of the businesses should pay the
additional cost.
The Thiels appeared
before the Village Board on
Monday after the villages
insurance company denied
their claim.
An insurance examiner
told village officials and
the Thiels that water leaked
into the basements of the

Waterproofing job
was more complex
than expected
Bill Livick
Unified Newspaper Group

The Village Board Monday offered to split the cost

of a waterproofing contractors bill for work done to
buildings and beneath the
sidewalk on South Main
Street.
Zander Solutions LLC
initially estimated it would
cost $950 to waterproof
historic buildings at 113
and 119 S. Main St., both
owned by Jerry and Bonnie
Thiel and formerly Masons
on Main restaurant.

two buildings as a result of

faulty expansion joints
beneath the sidewalk.
The Thiels contend that
when the village renovated
the downtown in 2008, its
construction contractor left
a 6-inch, 6-foot deep void
beneath the sidewalk in
front of the buildings. They
said other areas in front of
their buildings had not been
filled and compacted properly, allowing rainwater to
seep into their basements.
The construction engineer in charge of overseeing the work, Kevin Lord
of MSA Professional Services Inc., briefly examined
the situation last summer
and told village officials he
couldnt see a problem.
The Thiels are certain

Village of Brooklyn

Veterans memorial moves forward with fundraiser

Groundbreaking set
for Memorial Day
weekend 2015
The Brooklyn Community Building recently had a
festive atmosphere with live
music from Bob Klinger and
his band as a large crowd
enjoyed dancing, food and
a chance to help raise funds
for the Veterans Memorial that will honor Brooklyn

area veterans dating back to

the War of 1812.
Groundbreaking is slated
for Memorial Day weekend
next year.
The fundraising is going
great, said Dannie Leonard, who is working on the
project.
The following people
were raffle winners at the
recent event: Bob Jass,
Lyle Hawkee, Jeff Skaife,
Gregg Weeden, Judy Lee,
Ann Wanless, Leonard

Tronnes, Molly Jacobi,

Carolyn Williams, David
Henning, Gene Berman,
John Dremsa, Dean Meister, Natalie Murphy, Kathy
Crull, Chelsey Schultz, Bob
Kaether, Jim Brown, Harry
Rust, Glenda Johnson, Gail
Meister and Brian Meister.
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information, contact
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Town of Oregon

Budget hearing set for Nov. 25

Few proposed
changes from last year
Scott Girard
Unified Newspaper Group

Town of Oregon residents will have a chance to

weigh in on the towns proposed budget next week.
The town will hold its
public budget hearing
Nov. 25 on the proposed
2015 budget, which would
be just under a 1 percent

rate of $2.29 per $1,000

of assessed property value, the same as last year,
What: Public budget
according to a budget sumhearing
mary from the town.
The biggest change is a
When: 6 p.m. Tuesday,
Nov. 25
$27,000 jump in the public
works expenditures, which
Where: Town Hall,
town clerk Denise Arnold
1138 Union Road
said was due to purchasing
Info: town.oregon.wi.us
a new snowplow truck.
We dont have any big
projects, Arnold said.
increase from the 2014
The hearing will be at 6
budget.
p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25, at
That would mean a mill Town Hall.

If you go

Police reports
All reports taken from the a loud crash outside his resilog book at the Oregon Police dence on the 400 block of JefDepartment.
ferson Street and witnessed a
vehicle that had been hit and
Nov. 2
the suspect vehicle speeding
4:44 a.m. A 24-year-old away from the scene. Police
man was charged with a hit later located the suspect and
and run and inattentive driving his vehicle.
after a 59-year-old man heard
-Scott Girard

there was a problem Zander did manage to stop the

leakage and they brought
photos with them Monday
from when the sidewalk was
removed to prove their case.
In addition to the void
beneath the sidewalk in
front of 113 S. Main St.,
the Thiels said a metal plate
at the front door of 119 S.
Main had been bent upward
with a skid loader so that
it would be flush with the
newly poured sidewalk.
They asserted that when
the downtown was renovated, the streets had
been elevated and so had
the sidewalk along South
Main Street. A 6-inch step
in front of the buildings
entrances had also been
removed.

other structural elements in

the buildings.
He told the Observer he
and his wife have not decided yet whether to accept the
Village Boards offer to pay
half of Zanders bill for the
work.
The Board is willing
to contribute $2,772.50
toward payment of the Zander bill, in an effort to finally resolve this matter, village attorney Matt Dregne
wrote Tuesday in an email
to the Thiels, which the
village shared with the
Observer. In exchange for
the Villages contribution,
the Village would need you
to release the Village from
any further claims relating
to the sidewalk project.

Overdose death leads to dealer arrests

An Oregon man suspected of dealing heroin was
arrested Nov. 13, according to a news release from
the Dane County Sheriffs
Office.
Cody A. Merkes, 25, was
arrested after
a lengthy
investigation by the
department,
DCSO public information officer
Elise Schaf- Merkes
fer wrote in
the release.
The arrests are the result
of an extensive investigation
that began when Dylan Nelson died of a heroin overdose on his 25th birthday
at his home in the town of
Dunkirk, the release said,
adding that Nelson had purchased drugs from a man in
Stoughton. As detectives
began to look into Dylans
history of drug use, they
learned that he had also purchased heroin from Cody
Merkes in the past.
Merkes faces felony drug
charges and bail jumping
charges for continuing to sell
drugs after posting bail for
his first drug arrest in July.
Nelson died of an overdose July 4. Police then
arrested Robbert S. Knipfer, 26, of Stoughton, and
Joseph Mayweathers, 24,
of Madison, after determining the two played a role in
selling the fatal dosage to
Nelson.

On July 5, a domestic
disturbance call in Stoughton led authorities to arrest
Devin L.
Eisner, 22,
who allowed
police to
search his
home. Police
found large
sums of cash,
a l o n g w i t h Knipfer
heroin and
prescription
drugs, that
Eisner stated he purchased from
Cody Merkes, which
Eisner then
re-sold, the
release stat- Mayweathers
ed.
Stoughton police
and DCSO
deputies
investigated
an overdose
in Stoughton in which
t h e v i c t i m Eisner
survived.
M e r k e s
was allegedly identified
as the dealer in this case,
but police were also led to
Mayweathers, who often
supplied Merkes with
drugs, police said.
Following these investigations, police executed
a search warrant July 9

at Merkes home on U.S.

Hwy. 14.
The search warrant resulted in the seizure of over 50
guns, over $4,600 in cash,
heroin, a large marijuana
grow, and over 80 packets of
Suboxone, along with other
prescription drugs and drug
paraphernalia, police said.
Merkes posted bail and
continued to sell drugs
despite his bail conditions,
including three controlled
buys by a Dane County Narcotics Task Force informant.
Another informant working with the task force also
purchased heroin from Mayweathers on three occasions.
Merkes was arrested
again Thursday, Nov. 13,
during a traffic stop, and
a final search warrant was
executed at 101 N. Rutland
Ave. in Brooklyn, where
Merkes had been residing
with his girlfriend.
On Monday, Nov. 17,
Merkes bail was set at
$10,000.
Knipfer and Mayweathers were both charged in
September with first-degree
reckless homicide/delivering drugs for the death of
Dylan Nelson.
Eisner was indicted federally in August on drug
and weapons charges. He is
in the midst of evidentiary
hearings.
- Mark Ignatowski

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Jerry Thiel told village

officials he believes when
the construction contractor
realized the sidewalk was
at a higher elevation than
the metal threshold, he bent
the metal plate up so that
it would be flush with the
sidewalk.
That caused rainwater to
run toward the building and
under its front door, eventually making its way to the
basement.
Thiel said between the
poorly compacted soil
beneath the sidewalk, the
void and the metal threshold, he had water coming into basements of both
buildings.
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Great American Smokeout offers a

chance to quit using tobacco
Thursday, Nov. 20, is a day set
aside to mark the Great American
Smokeout. It is a day that asks
people to take on the challenge to
pledge not to start using tobacco
and stop using tobacco products if
you do.
Tobacco has retained its
unquestionable rank as the number one cause of preventable death
and disease in Wisconsin, causing approximately 8,000 deaths
per year and 450,000 nationally.
This is a higher toll than deaths
due to alcohol, AIDS, car crashes,
illegal drugs, murders and suicide
combined. With 8,000 funerals a
year, it seems a bit shocking that
about 20 percent of adults and 13
percent of high school students in
Wisconsin are still using tobacco
products.
On Thursday, Nov. 20, our Oregon High School FACT group is
spreading the truth about tobacco. FACT is a statewide tobacco
prevention program. We will be
speaking out about the dangers of

tobacco and the candy flavored

tobacco marketing that targets
teens. Studies show that 80 percent of all smokers start before the
age of 18. Approximately 46,000
Wisconsin students are current
tobacco users.
FACT students at OHS will host
activities throughout the day on
Thursday, Nov. 20, to ask students
to pledge not to start using tobacco or how they can get help if they
want to quit.
If you want to learn more
about the state youth driven
FACT movement check us out at
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Stop the slander against Nedelcoff

On Oct. 27, I was one of many
supporters that was given the privilege to speak to the school board
on behalf of Jon Nedelcoff. It was
plain as day Jon Nedelcoff has
the support of the community he
chooses to live and work in.
Tina Bastian needs to stop the
unfounded vendetta she and her
husband have against Jon. She is
an angry parent whose son didnt
receive the playing time when he
was on the varsity team. The reason is simple he wasnt good
enough to have more playing time.

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I find it ironic that Tina and her

husband have such disdain for
Jon, yet they have their younger
son attend Jons basketball camps.
If Jon is such a monster you would
think Tina wouldnt allow any of
her children near Jon.
All this is is sour grapes. The
s a school superintendent,
school board, administration and
some of my favorite days
the community need to move on.
are the first day of school,
Maybe its time Tina and her
graduation
for kindergartners,
husband move on or move out.
special recognition for students
Jon Boumstein and, of course, high school
Village of Oregon graduation day.
These days create a sense of
optimism, thankfulness and a
focus on what lies ahead.
The Oregon School District
experienced
another one of
these special
days with the
passage of the
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6,200 yes votes, yielding a passage rate of over 60 percent,

which is very high for school referendum questions.
At the same time, we also must
pause and reflect on the fact that
over 3,700 community members did not vote in favor of the
referendum. As an example, the
other day I received a telephone
call from a parent noting they
voted against the referendum but
wanted to come in for a visit to
learn more about the referendum
projects. This was encouraging,
because we ultimately hope to
earn the support of all district
residents on these important capital referendum projects that will
begin at Prairie View Elementary
School, Netherwood Elementary
School, Brooklyn Elementary
School, Oregon Middle School,
Oregon Pool and Oregon High
School.
We appreciated having an
open dialogue with community
members and hearing a variety
of views on how, together, we
can address the opportunities and
challenges we face. As a school
district, we will continue to foster a dialogue with community
members about the future of our
schools.

The passage of the Nov. 4 referendum questions is an investment for students and generations
of Oregon residents. As we work
on the approved referendum projects, we will continue our commitment to protecting the educational priorities of the district and
make the most of every single
dollar invested by residents into
your schools.
Again, thank you for your consideration of the solutions presented during the election. Additionally, I want to thank school
district faculty, staff and administration, past and current members of the Oregon School Board,
many community leaders that
volunteered time and leadership
with the projects and ultimately
to the voters of Oregon School
District for granting approval of
these two referenda questions.
In the months ahead, we
will share information on the
Oregon School District website
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Gun deer hunting

season begins Nov. 22
Discounted license
prices for first-time
buyers

Photo submitted

Oregon High School drama club members Rebekkah Schultz, Zack Bonno, Chris Foster, Julie Gulling,
Nicole Hall, Sarah Olson and Alexa Uselmann rehearse their state-bound one-act play, How to Kiss a
Girl on Monday afternoon. The state competition is set for Friday in La Crosse.

Kiss and tell

OHS drama club to

perform at state this
weekend
Scott De Laruelle
Unified Newspaper Group

When it comes to that

much anticipated (or
feared?) first kiss, there is
plenty of drama involved.
So perhaps its appropriate that the Oregon High
School drama clubs first
appearance at a state competition covers exactly that
memorable (or forgettable?) topic.
Club members will perform the play, How to
Kiss a Girl in the state festival competition at Viterbo
University in La Crosse
on Friday, Nov. 21, after
making it through district
and sectional recent Wisconsin High School Forensic Association (WHSFA)
competitions.
Drama advisor Kathleen
Tissot said this is just the

third time the club has participated in the one-act festival, and the first time it
has qualified for state competition. She said students
did a fantastic job in district and sectional competitions after working hard
on the project since school
started, with auditions held
back in spring.
The students in this cast
worked really hard with
limited time, space and
resources, she said. With
the musical in the (performing arts center), we had no
stage time, so we had to
rehearse in my classroom.
Tissot said students have
been working this week on
improving the performance,
based on feedback from the
previous competitions.
The main critiques that
we were given at districts
and sectionals were volume and spacing both
issues that are difficult to
address in a small space,
especially with relatively
inexperienced actors,
she said. This cast has

been fantastic though, and

worked hard to get where
they are. It's a huge honor.

About the play

When Ken Beardsley gets
ready for his first date, he
decides to ask his smartphone for audio advice
from across the centuries
in order to impress his high
school crush, Steph. The
date quickly spirals out of
control, though, as he tries
to simultaneously follow
dating tips from a communist-fearing nationalist from
the '50s, a swashbuckling
pirate, a sweet southern
belle, a puritanical pilgrim
and others. Ken realizes
that if he really wants to
win Steph's heart, he'll need
to tune out his smartphone
and tune in to his own
instincts before it's too late.

On the web
For more information on
the competition, visit whsfa.org.

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Those interested in discovering (or rediscovering) Wisconsins outdoors

are reminded of discounted
prices for first-time license
buyers.
In its third year, the firsttime buyer license continues to provide an opportunity to explore Wisconsins outdoors at an affordable price.
Certain resident hunting, trapping, and fishing
licenses are available for
as little as $5 for those
who have never purchased
that same type of license
or those who have not purchased a Wisconsin license
authorizing that activity in
any of the prior 10 years.
Certain non-resident
licenses are also discounted for first-time buyers.
Hunting and fishing
licenses can be purchased
through the Online Licensing Center on the DNR
website, at license sales
locations, or by calling
toll-free 1-877-WILICENSE (1-877-945-4236).

Deer hunting rule

changes
In 2014 all deer hunters will still be required
to register harvested deer
in-person at a registration
station.
Other registration methods will also be tested and
hunters will be randomly
selected to participate
using various automated
registration methods.
The protection of all
white and albino deer has
been restored statewide,
including CWD affected
areas.

A person may not possess someone elses tagged

deer while in the field,
even after it is registered,
unless the tag holder is
present.
All deer must be registered by 5 p.m. the day
after kill, except during the
November 9-day gun deer
season, hunters have until
5 p.m. the day after the
season closes to register
their deer.
The free statewide archery
antlerless deer tag will no
longer be issued with archer
hunting licenses.
Each deer hunting
license (archer, gun, crossbow) will be valid for one
buck statewide. Hunters
who purchase both archer
and crossbow licenses will
be issued only one buck
tag for the two licenses.
One free antlerless tag
will be issued with each
deer hunting license (2
with a patron license; not
weapon specific) for use
in any Farmland Zone unit
only, except these tags
will be valid statewide for
youth under 18 years of
age and Class A and C disabled permit holders.
Additional bonus antlerless tags may be purchased
statewide, if available.
Where available, all
bonus antlerless tags will
be unit and land type (public or private) specific.
The number of public and
private lands tags available will be based on harvest objectives within each
unit.
Bonus antlerless tags
may be purchased for $12/
tag (residents) or $20/tag
(non-residents) and will be
sold first-come, first-serve
until all are sold.
Bonus buck opportunities will be offered in the
Southern Farmland Zone

units only.
Each unfilled bonus
buck authorization sticker
earned during the 2013 deer
season can still be used during the 2014 deer season.
Only one bonus buck
authorization sticker earned
during the 2014 deer seasons may be used during
the 2014 deer seasons.
Bonus buck authorization stickers earned in
2014 may not be valid in
2015.
Starting in 2015 all hunters will choose from a
variety of methods to register deer that may include
telephone, internet and inperson registration.
Automated registration
allows for instantaneous
data collection, is convenient for hunters and can
result in significant cost
savings for hunters and the
state.
Some deer registration
stations are expected to be
maintained throughout the
state to collect age and sex
data, and CWD samples.

Public Access Land

atlas available
A new Wisconsin
Department of Natural
Resources Public Access
Lands (PAL) Atlas is now
available free online and as
a book you can purchase.
The PAL Atlas highlights the significant
increase in public access to
Wisconsin lands made possible through the KnowlesNelson Stewardship Program, as well as other
lands open to the public for
outdoor recreation.
The PAL Atlas contains
441 maps, two indexes,
a glossary and extensive
contact information to
help you connect with land
managers to learn more
about the properties.

Thank You
from OPI!

Oregon Preschool, Inc. would like to thank the

following businesses and individuals for sponsoring and donating
to our annual fall Carnival. Your contributions help make this
event a huge success. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Baking for
a Cause!

Join us for a Bake Sale to benefit

the Drapeau Family in Mt Horeb

Friday, November 21st

9:00 am 2:00 pm

Bake Sale Locations: Middleton, Verona, Black Earth,

Cross Plains main, Mt. Horeb, Waunakee & Madison
Isaac Drapeau is a 12-year-old boy from Mount Horeb. This past spring, his family learned of the heartbreaking news
that his ALL Leukemia (blood cancer) had relapsed a 2nd time; this was the third occurrence. Since the age of three
Isaac has been living, on and off, through cancer therapy.
Traditional treatment options have been exhausted and Isaac is partaking in an
experimental study at the Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia. A promising breakthrough treatment called Immunotherapy uses the bodies own immune system to
fight the cancer. For six weeks
this fall, Isaac and his parents
are taking up temporary
residence in Philadelphia for
the study hospital visits.
Isaacs love of life and spirit
prevails, despite these very
difficult circumstances.
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Academy of Sound, Aces Main Tap, Adili Universal, A Leap Above Dance/Fitness for You, Alliant Utilities,
Anchor Bank, Anytime Fitness, Arndt & Son Plumbing, Badger Bowl, Badger Gymnastics, Barber & Company,
Benvenutos, Bergamont Golf, Bergey Jewelry, Breitbach Chiropractic Clinic, Buffalo Wild Wings, Burger
King, Carlsons Quarters, Cave of the Mounds, Chicos, Chocolate Caper, Chula Vista, Comedy Club on State,
Comedy Sportz Atlas Improv, Cost Cutters, Dads Barber and Hair Styling, DeBrouxs Diner, Dental Health
Associates, Richard Dornaus, Edward Jones Investments, Larry Elliott, Erfurth Body Shop, Fantastic Sams,
Farm and Fleet, Firefly Coffeehouse, Fit Fun Boot Camps, Fosdals, Funny Faces Entertainment, Gary Willes
Auto & Tire Center, Inc., Gorman & Co, Great Clips, Hacks Sports Page, Heather Tyler Photography, Infinity
Martial Arts, Inside Out Services, Kehl School of Dance, Keva Sports, Kicks Unlimited, Kopkes Fruit of the
Bloom, Kwik Trip, Learning Shop, Legacy Academy, Luedtke-Storm-Mackey Chiropractic Clinic, Machinery Row
Bicycles, Madison Childrens Museum, Madison Mallards, Madison Swim Academy, Mary Kay Pat Dornaus,
McDonalds DP&K, Inc., Menards, Moon Star-Chinese, Mt Olympus, Chad Mueller, DDS, Mulligans Bar &
Grill, Next Generation of Stoughton, Nickis Diapers, Noodles & Co., David Okada, MD, Oregon Community
Bank & Trust, Oregon Bowl, Oregon FroYo, Oregon Hometown Pharmacy, Oregon Pool, Oregon Sports Arena,
Oregon Tan Spa. Papa Murphys, Peaceful Heart Gifts & Books, Pizza Hut, PlayN Wisconsin, Playthings,
Portrait Innovations, Pump It Up, Brett Rieman, Roger Roth CPA, Schoeps Ice Cream Co. Inc., Sofra, Brian
Spanos, Sport Clips, Starbucks, State Bank of Cross Plains Oregon, Stoehr Automotive Center, Inc.,
Stoughton Cinema 5 Caf, Stoughton Tumblers, Sub Town Deli, Tastefully Simple, Ten Pin Alley, Thai Noodles,
The Flower Factory, The Zone, The North Central Group: Madison hotels, The Shoe Box, Toppers Pizza, TriCounty, Appliance, Inc., Tyler Family, UB&T Company, Ultrazone, Unified Newspaper Group Publications, UW
Football, UW Hockey, UW Basketball, Village Animal Clinic, Vitense Golfland, Walmart Supercenter, Welcome
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Neighbor, WISCO Industries, Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB), Woodmans

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Churches

Coming up
Grandmas apron strings
Join Lynn Lokken and Kris Winkler at the senior center at 10:45 a.m.,
Friday, Nov. 21, as they present 200
aprons from the late 1800s to the modern day. Audience members will be
encouraged to model the aprons.
For those who signed up in advance,
a Thanksgiving meal will be served for
$7.50 following the presentation.
For more information, call 835-5801.

Community tree lighting

A community tree lighting will be
held downtown at 6:30 p.m., Friday,
Dec. 5. BMO Harris Bank will host
hot chocolate and cookies immediately following, and Santa may even
make an appearance.

New season of drawing classes

A new session of drawing classes
will begin soon. Children learn concepts in art, drawing and color, create
original characters and more with a

new drawing and lesson each week.

Classes at Brooklyn Elementary
begin Dec. 2 and meet for five Tuesdays from 3-4 p.m., ending Jan. 13.
Classes at Netherwood Koll begin
Dec. 4 and meet for six Thursdays
from 3-4 p.m., ending Jan. 22. There
are no classes over winter break.
The Brooklyn class fee is $48 for
all five classes, and the Netherwood
class fee is $57 for all six classes.
For more information or help with
registration, call Scott at 835-4097.

The Snow Queen

PlayTime Productions will perform
a theatrical version of the classic fairy
tale The Snow Queen at Rome Corners Intermediate School, 1111 S. Perry Pkwy., at 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 5.
PlayTime productions creates a
community theatre by children and
for children with all-you casts (ages
8-15) enchanting audiences around
Dane County since 1979. The cost is
$3 for adults and $1 for children. For

more information, call 835-4700.

Babysitter training class

The Red Cross babysitter training
class will be offered from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m., Saturday, Dec. 6, at the Oregon
Fire and EMS Building, 131 Spring
St. Children will get the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to care
for younger children.
Students must be 10 1/2 years old
or older. The class fee is $63 and
includes all materials. For more information or to register, call 835-4097.

The Nutcracker Dream

A Leap Above Dance will present two shows of the annual The
Nutcracker Dream ballet, a slightly
abbreviated version of The Nutcracker, at 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 6 and
2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 7. The performance combines ballet, jazz and tap.
Tickets cost $9 and can be purchased
in advance at the Leap Above Dance
Studio, 742 Market St, and at the door.

Community calendar
Thursday, November 20

11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Chamber

membership meeting, State Bank
of Cross Plains, 744 N. Main
St., Oregon, 835-3697 or staff@
oregonwi.com
1 p.m., Third Thursday Afternoon
Euchre Card Party ($3), senior center

Friday, November 21

9 a.m., UW Extension Nutrition

Education: Fill Up On Fiber, senior
center

Monday, November 24

3:30-4:30 p.m., Monday Funday:

LEGO, library
5 p.m., Public Works and Utility
Meeting, Village Hall
5:45 p.m., Public Safety Meeting,
Village Hall

Tuesday, November 25

10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Oregon Area

Historical Society is open, 159 W.
Lincoln St.

Wednesday, November 26

1 p.m., Cookie Decorating with

Youth Center, senior center
6 p.m., Library closed for holiday

Thursday, November 27

Library and senior center closed

for holiday

Friday, November 28

Library and senior center closed

Monday, December 1

3:30-4:30 p.m., Monday Funday:

Chess, library
6 p.m., Village Board Meeting,
Village Hall

Tuesday, December 2

10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Oregon Area

Historical Society is open, 159 W.
Lincoln St.
3-4 p.m., New Season of Drawing
Classes, Brooklyn Elementary, five
Tuesdays ending Jan. 13, register,
835-4097, $48
6:30 p.m., Bedtime stories, library

Wednesday, December 3

10:30 a.m., Great Beginnings

Book Club featuring Population:
485 by Michael Perry, senior center, 835-6268
6-7:30 p.m., Business Marketing
Workshop ($20 per session), State
Bank of Cross Plains, 744 N. Main
St., community room, oregonwichamber.com
7 p.m., Park Board, Village Hall

Thursday, December 4

Wheel Fever presentation,

Oregon Area Historical Society
3-4 p.m., New Season of Drawing

Community cable listings

Village of Oregon Cable Access TV program times same for both channels.
A new program begins daily at 1 p.m. and repeats at 4, 7 and 10 p.m. and at 1,
4, 7 and 10 a.m. 900 Market St., Oregon. Phone:291-0148;
email:oregoncableaccess@charter.net, or visit www.ocamedia.com and facebook.com/ocamediawi.

WOW 983

ORE 984

Thursday, Nov. 20
Oregon Village Board
Meeting (of Nov. 17)
Friday, Nov. 21
Oregon Chamber of
Commerce Meeting (of Nov.
20)
Saturday, Nov. 22
Oregon Community Band
Concert (of Nov. 18)
Sunday, Nov. 23
Faith Evangelical Lutheran
Church
Monday, Nov. 24
Movie: The Day the Earth
Stood Still (1951)
Tuesday, Nov. 25
Movie: The Greatest Show
on Earth (1952)
Wednesday, Nov. 26
Movie: The Lone Ranger
(1956)
Thursday, Nov. 27
Grandmas Aprons @
Oregon Senior Center (of Nov.
21)

Thursday, Nov. 20
Spice @ Oregon Library
(of June 03)
Friday, Nov. 21
OHS Improv. (of Mar. 14)
Saturday, Nov. 22
RCI Chorus Concert (of
Nov. 20)
Sunday, Nov. 23
Wizard of Oz OHS
Musical Hilites (of Nov. 05)
Monday, Nov. 24
6:30 pmLIVEOregon
School Board Meeting)
Tuesday, Nov. 25
Sound of Music OHS
Musical Hilites (of Nov. 06)
Wednesday, Nov. 26
Grease OHS Musical
Hilites (of Nov. 08)
Thursday, Nov. 27
White Christmas OHS
Musical Hilites (of Nov. 9)

Call 835-6677 to advertise on the

Oregon Observer Church Page

Classes, Netherwood Knoll, six

Thursdays ending Jan. 22, register,
835-4097, $48
6:30 p.m., Planning Commission,
Village Hall

Friday, December 5

6:30 p.m., Holiday lighting, downtown

7 p.m., The Snow Queen
($3, $1 children), Rome Corners
Intermediate School, 1111 S. Perry
Pkwy., 835-4700

Saturday, December 6

9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Babysitter

training class (10 1/2 years and
older, $63), Oregon Fire and EMS
Building, 131 Spring St., 835-4097
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Oregon Area
Historical Society is open, 159 W.
Lincoln St.
7 p.m., The Nutcracker Dream,
Oregon PAC

Sunday, December 7

8 a.m. to noon, Knights of

Columbus Pancake Breakfast, Holy
Mother of Consolation Hall, 651 N.
Main St.
2 p.m., The Nutcracker Dream,
Oregon PAC

Monday, December 8

3:30-4:30 p.m., Monday Funday:

LEGO, library

Senior center
Monday, Nov. 24
AMReflexology
9:00 CLUB
9:00 Wii Bowling
10:00 Dominoes
10:00 Wii League Game vs.
Waunakee
1:00 Get Fit
Tuesday, Nov. 25
1:00 RSVP Sewing
Beef Tips over Egg Noodles
1:00 Sing-Along
Beets
1:30 Bridge
Fruit Cocktail
4:00 Weight Loss Support
W.W. Bread
Raspberry Sherbet
Tuesday, Nov. 25
VO: Soy in Veggie Gravy
8:30 Zumba Gold
9:00 Pool Players
Wednesday, Nov. 26
9:00 Arthritis Movement
Pepper Steak with Gravy
9:30 Bingo
Mashed Potatoes
12:30 Sheepshead
Spinach
12:30 Stoughton Shopping
Apple Slices
Multi Grain Bread
Wednesday, Nov. 26
VO: Soy Pepper Mixture
AMFoot Care
AM - Chair Massage* *
Thursday, Nov. 27
9:00 CLUB
Thanksgiving Day
1:00 Get Fit
1:00 Euchre
Friday, Nov. 28
1:00 Cookie Decorating
Closed for Thanksgiving
with Youth Center
weekend
2:00 Knit/Crochet Group
**Alternate Date
Monday, Nov. 24
Chili
Tropical Fruit Salad
Corn Bread
Cookie
VO: Veggie Chili

Thursday, Nov. 27
Thanksgiving Day
Friday, Nov. 28
Closed for Thanksgiving
weekend

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
GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN
CHURCH ELCA

Central Campus: Raymond Road and

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

Support groups
Alcoholics Anonymous
meeting, First
Presbyterian Church,
every Monday and
Friday at 7 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous
closed meeting, Peoples
United Methodist Church,
every Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Caregiver Support
Group, Oregon Area
Senior Center, every
third Monday at 9 a.m.
Diabetes Support
Group meeting,
Evansville Senior Center,
320 Fair St., 882-0407,
second Tuesday of each
month at 6:30 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.

The B.I.B.L.E.
(Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth)
The word Bible comes from the Greek word biblion,
meaning book. Since most Christians consider the Bible
to be the foundational book on how to live, this derivation seems particularly appropriate. I recently heard a
priest who was preparing to hand out Bibles to graduating
eighth graders tell them with a wink and a smile that the
word Bible stands for Basic Instructions Before Leaving
Earth. There is more than a grain of truth in that catchy
acronym. Consider how the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament
contains detailed dietary laws and rules about clothes (e.g.,
Deuteronomy 22:5 tells us that A woman shall not wear
a mans garment and at 22:11 it says that You shall not
wear cloth of wool and linen mixed together.) Many of
these rules seem strange to us today because we are so far
removed from their ancient context. But, most of the proverbs and rules for how to get along with each other make
prudent sense and continue to provide a rational basis for
how we should live. The Golden rule is a timeless piece of
universal advice. Consider the opening verses of the book
of Proverbs, which supplies their rationale, and almost a
rationale for the entire bible: To know wisdom and instruction, to perceive the words of understanding. To receive the
instruction of wisdom, justice, judgement, and equity; to
give prudence to the simple, to the young man knowledge
and discretion A wise man will hear and increase learning, and a man of understanding will attain wise counsel.
Proverbs 1:2-5
Christopher Simon via Metro News Service

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Photo by David Wood

At the ribbon cutting ceremony, Access Ability Wisconsin project manager Monica Kamel sits in Dane Countys first all-terrain
wheelchair.

Oregon Sportsmans Club

receives Dane Countys first
all-terrain wheelchair
The Dane County Pheasants Forever Chapters
Access Ability Wisconsin
Team has purchased the
first all-terrain wheelchair
to be located in Dane County. It will be housed at the
Oregon Sportsmans Club,
1726 Sand Hill Road.
The all-terrain wheelchair
is basically a wheelchair on
tracks, which enables it to
go where a traditional wheelchair or scooter cannot go.
At a top speed of 4 miles per
hour, it is not an ATV but
rather a device, which makes
it ideal for someone that uses
a wheelchair or crutches.
This enhanced wheelchair can be used by people
with physical mobility challenges to provide independent access to Wisconsins
outdoor public and private

hunting and trail resources

to hunt, mentor future hunters, help with conservation,
habitat restoration or just to
enjoy being outdoors.
People can quietly and
safely maneuver in the
woods or fields leaving a
minimal footprint without
causing damage to the environment.
The purchase of the allterrain wheelchair was
made possible through the
communitys support, volunteer efforts, fundraisers
and contributions, including a $10,000 grant from
the Wisconsin Department
of Natural Resources.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony and unveiling of the allterrain wheelchair was held
at the Oregon Sportsmans
Club on Nov. 15.

Hilary was a
procrastinator.
She learned breast
cancer isnt.
Hilary crammed a lot into life. Family. Friends. Work. Travel. Some things just had to wait.
Like her mammogram. To give her a nudge, the care team at Meriter UnityPoint Health
called Hilary until she got tested. Her results: breast cancer. Her doctor immediately pulled

Photo by Scott De Laruelle

Poppies for sale

Oregon-Brooklyn VFW Post 10272 member Ken Anderson braved
the chilly early morning weather Saturday to sell poppies in front of
the Kwik Trip in downtown Oregon. Funds from the annual poppy
sale go to help disabled veterans.

together a team of specialists. Together they collaborated to develop one treatment plan
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Girls hockey

Solid in net, Icebergs need offense

Jeremy Jones

Thursday, November 20, 2014

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Catching up with
Alec Vanko
Graduated from OHS: 2012
Team: Madison Capitols

Sports editor

Dressing just 12 players was

an interesting experience for
the MSO Icebergs girls hockey
co-op last year, but they persevered, producing the clubs
second-best record (14-10-2
overall, 6-3-1 Badger Conference) of all-time.
At the midpoint of the season, the Icebergs returned to
Rhinelander to three-peat as
champions of the HodagLand
Invitational tournament over
the holiday break.
The Icebergs graduated four
seniors following last season,
however, with the most impactful being Rachel Dvorak and
Katie Glover.
Dvorak led the team with 13
assists a year ago and was second with 15 goals. Glover added eight goals and eight assists.
This years team brings in six
new faces (five of them freshmen) that hope to contribute
immediately.
Head coach Mike Jochmann
said players to watch this season in addition to All-State top
goalie Kenzie Torpy are Casey
Marsh and Savannah Kopf at
forward and defenders Sara
Wollin, Samantha Kinsler and
Maddy Hess.
Torpy, a Jessie Vetter award
recipient (given annually to the

Position: defenseman/
captain
Vanko

What was your feeling when

you found out the USHL was coming to
Madison?
AV - I was excited. I think the USHL is such a great
league and to there will be a team right in your backyard is a pretty cool team. Not to mention how great
of a city Madison is.
Photo by Jeremy Jones

Members of the 2014-15 MSO Icebergs girls hockey co-op (front, from left) are: Kaitryn Olson, McKenzie
Nisius, Shannon King, Kenzie Torpy, Hannah Smith, Casey Marsh, Samantha Eyers; (back) assistant coach
Andrea Missureli, Teagan Rupiper, Maddy Hess, Sara Wollin, Savannah Kopf, Tasha Martin, Samantha
Kinsler, Sydney Urso and head coach Mike Jochmann.

states top female goaltender)

will captain the squad along
with fellow Oregon resident
Tasha Martin.
Torpy played in 25 games
last season allowing 1.55 goals
against to go along with a gaudy .949 save percentage. She
also scored a goal and had an
assist.
Oregon freshmen Shannon
King and Samantha Eyers will
also be counted on early.
Marsh, the teams top returning scorer, and Kopf are both
from Stoughton as is freshman McKenzie Nisius. Marsh

finished last season with a

team-high 21 goals. She added
10 assists.
There is a pretty big dropoff in points after that, though,
as Kopfs six goals is the nexthighest scoring output from last
season.
Monona Groves Samantha
Kinsler will also wear a captains C for the Icebergs. Senior
Sara Wollin and sophomore
Hannah Smith also return with
plenty of experience.
Junior Maddy Hess of
McFarland is back, while
sophomore Kaitryn Olson and

freshman Sydney Urso provide

some depth.
Freshman Teagan Rupiper
is new to the team and the only
girl from Evansville.
Jochmann has guided the
team to a 50-46-4 record over
the past four seasons. The Cap
City Cougars and Metro Lynx
should battle the Icebergs atop
the conference once again this
season.
The Icebergs travel to Waupun for the Early Bird tournament Nov. 21-22 to play Fond
du Lac, Appleton United and
Northland Pines.

Girls basketball

Shooting goes cold in season-opening loss at Whitewater

Anthony Iozzo
Assistant Sports editor

The Oregon High School

girls basketball team opened
the regular season at non-conference Whitewater on Tuesday and fell 50-43.
The Panthers led by six

points with two minutes left in

the third, but Whitewater ended
the quarter on a 7-1 run and
was able to pull ahead in the
fourth.
Oregon cut the deficit to four
in the fourth, but Whitewater
finished the game at the freethrow line.

We played well enough to

win, but we just couldnt get
those shots to fall, head coach
Corey Sielaff said.
The Panthers shot under
40-percent in the second half,
with much of the struggle
caused by the Whippets mixing up the full-court press and

a 2-3 zone defense, Sielaff said.

Junior Leah Koopman led
Oregon with 13 points, while
Freshman Ellen McCorkle
added 11. Senior Kelsey Jahn
picked up seven points.
The Panthers travel to nonconference Barneveld at 7:30
p.m. Friday.

Invasion unbeaten
on the pitch

Growing up so close to Madison, what did it

mean for you to be named team captain?
AV - It was a pretty special moment for me being a
hometown kid and returning to a team that you grew
up playing for in youth hockey.

How did you end up playing for the Capitols

from the Chicago Steel this season?
AV - I ended up in Madison through a trade that took
place the day before the USHL entry draft. So I was
traded for Madisons first-round draft pick.

Other than a chipped tooth in your first

game, how has the season gone so far with
a first-year team?
AV - The season started slow for us, but we have
stayed together and kept at it and for that we have seen
results in our recent games. We just need to put full
60-minute games together. We cant take any time off
in games.

Last November, you lost your father. Losing

someone so unexpectedly, how did that
affect you then and since?
AV - It has effected me a ton. To this day I still will
not understand the tragedy that happened to our
family, but I do know God has a plan for everyone.
He has been my motivation to be the best human
being I can be.

Your father played and coached you

growing up. How did he impact you as a
hockey player and person?
AV - He was my idol and a true role model. He
worked harder than anyone I know. He always
wanted the best for our family, especially my brother
and I. There isnt a hour that goes by in the day that I
dont miss him.

You leave an extra ticket for your dad at

every game. Was that something you started
this season or last year with Chicago?

The Oregon Invasion U14 boys soccer team

finished unbeaten in the fall season with a
7-0-1 record in the MAYSA Classic A boys
league. Team members (front, from left)
are: Zach Folmer, Sam Rohloff, Logan
Winklepleck, Brooks Corliss, CJ Fisher and
Carlos Tlahuel; (back) Riley Rogowski,
Ian Moran, Nick Borden, Grady Gruchow,
Duncan Morgan, Jake Mullenberg, Zach
Kapalczynski, Ryan Taplick, Zac Schultz,
Ryan Lewandowski and coach Michael
Booroff; (not pictured) Zach Madson and
Laszlo Orosz.

AV - I started leaving a ticket for him at every game

since he passed away last year, and I hope to continue
that for the rest of my career. He was my No. 1 fan,
no doubt about it. He was the proudest father.

Is the goal for you still to play at Mankato

State next year?
AV - Yes, I just signed my National Letter of Intent
last week, actually.

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Oregon native reflects on a year teaching English in China

People in the countryside can
have more than one child.
Its kind of a touchy subject
there. Its not something that
people are happy about.
Sometimes theyd ask if
I had a sibling and Id say
yeah, I have a younger
brother, and then Id feel
really bad because I could
see that made some people
sad. They would talk about
their cousins as a brother or
sister.

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Unified Newspaper Group

OO: What do people

think about the political
system?
Groves: I guess people
dont talk about it too much.
We were kind of told not to
bring it up. It would make
people uncomfortable and
cause stress in the class.
You could talk about
things like communism or
capitalism or democracy in
the class, but you couldnt
give your opinion. That sort
of thing didnt come up. I
tried to avoid it.
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Above, Kelsea Groves on a hike right outside of the city where she lived during her year in China in the area of Yangshuo, which is famous
for its mountains and scenery. The river in the background is the Li River, down which people take bamboo rides to see the mountains.
Below, Groves with one of the five groups of students she taught. Each group had a class name, beginning with either U.S., U.K. or
Canada (an English speaking country, since they are English majors) and then a number.

Q&

OO: So do you think

that Chinese are more
friendly and kind than
Americans?
Groves: Some of it was
because I was a foreigner
and some because I was a
teacher. But another thing
that I heard a lot was once

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you know a person well, they

treat you like close family.
When youre out on the
street, its a crowded place
and people are going to
budge you in line and push
past you. Its very different
from the Midwest, where
were all very polite when
we dont know each other.
Another thing, if you go
to buy something in the market, theyll try to get you to
spend more because youre
a foreigner. You have to
know how much things cost
or youll pay more.
I saw both sides, good and
bad, like everywhere. Since
I lived there for a long time,
I felt like I was going get on
the bus as quickly as possible. Most people let old
people go first, and then you
fight for the remaining seats.
There was never an empty
seat.
Mass transit is used more

because not everyone has a music and films. Their style

car like we do here.
is more western, but not
exactly like what we wear
OO: Did you get a sense here. Some of the dresses
in general of how people werent like what people
feel about the U.S.?
would wear here.
Groves: I would say most
A lot of the boys that I
of my students were inter- taught really like basketball,
ested and really wanted to and a lot of girls like badtravel abroad. Sometimes it minton (some of the boys,
was really fun to teach them too).
about American culture,
because they dont know
OO: Do you have any
anything about how we cel- thoughts about the oneebrate Christmas or other child policy?
holidays. So that was fun.
Groves: Its hard for me
American culture is very to say because in the general
popular, especially Ameri- population, nobody really
can pop culture, people like talked about it. My classes
Michael Jackson, Taylor were usually about 20 girls
Swift and Avril Lavigne.
and eight boys. Im sure
there are other majors that
O O : W h a t s y o u r are mostly boys.
impression of Chinese
popular culture?
OO: Ive heard the ChiGroves: I think Korean nese are relaxing that oneculture is more popular child policy?
there. Theres lot of K-pop
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OO: What did you do in

your free time?
Groves: Sometimes Id
travel when I had a vacation.
We did some hiking, sometimes up to the top of the
mountains to see the view.
The area is really known
for its scenery. So its considered like being out in the
country. They have these
karst mountains. Theyre
small but very beautiful.
And theres a river that runs
through the area, and tourists take a boat down the
river or bamboo rafts. I did
that a couple times.
Other than that, there was
always some new food to try
or go out to eat with friends.
I played a lot of cards. There
was lots of outside music, if
you walked around at night.
Karaoke is super popular
there.

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OO: You probably

learned a lot about Chinese culture and history.
What impressed you about
your overall experience
there?
Groves: Once you get to
know people, theyre very
kind and generous. Theres
a teachers day and all the
students give the teachers
presents. Also, at Christmas,
a bunch of my students gave
me apples. (Thats because
the Chinese word sounds a
lot like apple.)
There was a lot of respect
for teachers more than
here.

OO: Theres some tension between the U.S. and

China. Most economists
think the Chinese economy
is ascendant and that the
U.S. economy is on a slow
decline. Is there economic
competition as far as you
could tell?
Groves: You see a lot of
individual business owners just on the street thats
very common. But I didnt
really pay a lot of attention
to the economy or the economic system.
OO: How did you like
the food?
Groves: I liked it. My
favorite dishes are with rice
noodles, which is popular in
the area we lived. My favorite was really, really spicy,
and the broth was snail
broth. I didnt find that out
until the eighth time I ate it.

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Oregon native Kelsea

Groves returned to the United States in late July after
spending a year teaching
English in China.
A 2012 graduate of the
University of Wisconsin-La
Crosse majoring in sociology, Groves participated in a
partnership program through
UW-La Crosse and a university in China to teach
English to high school students in the city of Guilin in
Guangxi Province.
The province is in southern China, and Guilin is
a medium sized city of
roughly 4 million people,
Groves said.
She taught English listening and speaking classes.
English majors in China also
study reading and writing.
Groves had spent a semester studying abroad in Hong
Kong while enrolled at UWLa Crosse and had visited
China for two weeks, so she
wasnt as shocked as some
of my friends when they
first got there, she said.
But at the same time, Hong
Kong is a very modern city.
Where I lived was not nearly
as international.
She liked her job, which
involved teaching five classes of students that each met
once a week.
Everyone was really
friendly at the school, she
said. I had an American
boss who communicated
with my Chinese bosses and
teachers there. That really
helped with communication;
he spoke Chinese fluently
and knew the culture well.
Groves does not speak
Chinese. She lived alone in
an ordinary two-bedroom
apartment in Guilin that was
provided for teachers.
She said the area in which
she lived is renowned for its
beautiful mountain scenery
and is something of a tourist
destination in China.
She answered questions in
a telephone interview with
the Observer.
OO: Did you socialize
with other teachers, or
were you able to meet a
lot of Chinese people and
hang out with them?
Groves: I hung out with
other teachers a lot. I had a
couple of really good friends
that were teachers. All of the
foreign teachers were very
friendly, and my students
were very friendly. There
were a couple students who
I became close to. But they
were older than my students.

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Budget: Assessed value rose 2.5 percent

Obituaries

Continued from page 1

Anthony Glodowski

jet vacuum that public

works director Mark
Below has wanted to purchase for several years.
Also is the budget is
$10,000 for a consultant
to help the village hire a
new police chief in 2015,
as well as an extra $8,300
for the cost of a new chief
for the Oregon Area Fire/
EMS District. The village contributes 61.4 percent of the districts budget. Village spending on
the district will increase
from $418,000 this year to
$427,000 in 2015.

Dane County

$571 million budget

targets pressing needs
Boards version
adds to affordable
housing, youth
services
Scott De Laruelle
Unified Newspaper Group

The Dane County Board

of Supervisors approved
an operating budget of
about $530 million for
2015 and a capital budget
of just under $41.7 million
Monday night.
According to a county
news release, board president Sharon Corrigan said
the budget addresses the
countys most pressing
needs. She cited emergency response, homelessness and smarter criminal justice as examples.
This budget is all
about progress, she said.
Were taking on all these
new initiatives while keeping up our infrastructure,
caring for our most vulnerable citizens and remaining respectful of our hardworking taxpayers.
Some budget initiatives
also address environmental
concerns, including adding
money to the conservation
fund for land purchases,
water quality improvements, renewable energy
projects and creation and
expansion of bicycle paths.
County Executive Joe

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ALL
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Parisi planned to sign

the budget Wednesday,
according to an email from
his office.
Board members expanded several allocations in
Parisis proposed budget,
including for affordable
housing from $750,000
to $2 million. According to the county release,
the funding in 2015 will
be the first of a four-year
investment of $2 million
per year through 2018 to
a new Affordable Housing
Fund.
This budget leaves no
doubt of this boards commitment to addressing the
need for housing services
in Dane County, Corrigan
said.
Board members also
added funding for Briarpatch Youth Services to
open a facility for homeless youth by mid-year
and approved $80,000 for
Bethel Lutheran Church
in downtown Madison to
operate a homeless day
shelter five days a week.
Sup. Jeff Pertl, chairman of the personnel and
finance committee, said
the budget represents a
commitment to be an
engine of opportunity
with regard to housing and
homelessness.
Dane County is a great
place to live for most of

us, he said. The challenge is thats not a universal prosperity. It is not

a problem we can solve on
our own, but it is essential
that we become a partner
in these efforts.
According to the county
release, a $43,000 budget
amendment will be used
on a data-driven pretrial
decision-making process
to help determine which
defendants should be kept
in jail and which could be
safely released on bond.
Another $20,000 will fund
a pilot project to include
input from community
members to assess the benefits of using body-worn
video cameras by sheriffs
deputies. The budget also
adds additional 911 operators and more than $3 million for more radio towers
for first-responder communication.
In a statement released
Monday by his office, Parisi said the budget responsibly reflects the shared
values of our community.
We have crafted a fiscally responsible budget
that protects the quality services the residents
of Dane County rely on,
while finding new and
innovative ways to work
with outside partners to
enhance our quality of
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John graduated from
Livingston High School in
1940. In 1941, he enlisted
in the U.S. Marine Corps
and participated in the

battles of Guadalcanal,
Bougainville and
Guam. After
Guam, he
was commissioned an officer.
In 1951, John married
Carol Parks of Waubeka.
She passed away in 2000.
John attended UW Medical School in Madison and
served briefly in Family
Practice in Markesan.
He became a diplomat in
the College of Radiology in
1963 and practiced radiology at Dean Clinic for 18
years, retiring in 1985.
His hobbies in retirement
were Methodist Missionaries, going on 15 mission
trips; wood working; underwater photography and
antique show cars where
he won two Grand National
Awards.
John was a member of

Wisconsin Council of the

Blind, Blind American Veterans and the VFW.
He is survived by his sister, Patricia Cockings of
Madison; three sons, Christopher (Janet Duhr) and
their daughter Maribeth of
Waunakee, Peter (Viola
Davis) and their children
Justin, Andrew, Brook
and Tessa of Oregon, and
Thomas and his children
John Paul and Carol Jean
of Madison; and four greatgrandchildren.
Graveside services will
be held at a later date at
East Side Cemetery in Dodgeville.
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Cremation Care
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November 26, 2014 Great Dane Shopping News
Display Advertising: Wednesday, November 19 at Noon
Classified Advertising: Thursday, November 20 at Noon

November 27, 2014 Community Newspapers

Display & Classified Advertising:
Friday, November 21 at Noon

Display Advertising: Tuesday, November 25 at 5:00 p.m.

Classified Advertising: Wednesday, November 26 at Noon

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Anthony (Tony)
Glodowski, age 82, passed
away on Wednesday, Nov.
5, at Middleton Village
Nursing Home. He was
born on July 5, 1932, at

death by his parents.

A Mass of Christian
Burial will be held at Holy
Mother of Consolation
Catholic Church, 651 N.
Main St., Oregon, at 11
a.m. on Friday, Nov. 21,
with Father Gary Wankerl
presiding.
Burial will be in St.
Marys Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday
from 10 a.m. until the time
of the service at the church.
Online condolences may
be made at gundersonfh.
com.

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Anthony Glodowski

home in the town of Alban,

the son of Phillip and Emily
(Kosobucki)
Glodowski.
Tony was
a veteran of
the United States Air Force,
proudly serving his country
from April 1952 through
April 1956.
He worked for Dorn
Hardware for many years.
Tony enjoyed playing
bingo with his longtime
companion Betty Radtke.
He is survived by three
sisters, Mary Ann (John)
Bigelow, Judy (Roger) Kruzicki, and Kathleen (Vernon) Kuklinski, as well as
two brothers, Clarence and
David Glodowski, and his
loving companion Betty
Radtke.
Tony was preceded in

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Center, make significant progress on street

improvements and complete the second phase of
the Oregon Rotary Bike
Trail next year, said village administrator Mike
Gracz.
Last week, the board
authorized Gracz to add
$90,000 to the budget
to repair a bad stretch
of Janesville Street and
$150,000 to replace outdated water mains on the
street east of South Perry
Parkway.

The village plans to

resurface Hillcrest Drive
and Farewell Drive on
the north side and part of
Cherry Wood Drive near
Rome Corners Intermediate School.
The villages contribution to the Oregon Area
Senior Center will increase
by $18,699 next year. The
municipalities that contribute to the senior centers
budget agreed to begin
using a payment formula
based on usage in 2015
instead of population.
The budget also includes
$400,000 for a new sewer

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Coming Wednesday, January 28, 2015

This section is full of area children and
grandchildren ages 0 months-7 years.
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great prizes from the Great Dane Shopping News
and area businesses.
Photos are categorized by age group and winners
are selected randomly from each age category.

To enter, send the form below and a current photo or

upload your photo by Friday, January 2, 2015.
Please print clearly. One entry per child. One form per child. Mail to:

Cutest Kids Contest

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Or go online to enter on any of our web sites:

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13

Legals

Joint Application of American Transmission Company LLC and Northern

States Power Company-Wisconsin, as
Electric Public Utilities, for Authority to
Construct and Operate a New BadgerCoulee 345 kV Transmission Line from
the La Crosse Area, in La Crosse County,
to the Greater Madison Area in Dane
County, Wisconsin
5-CE-142

NOTICE OF HEARING

NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Public

Service Commission of Wisconsin will
hold a public hearing in this proceeding. There will be two separate hearing
sessions, one for parties admitted to the
proceeding and one for members of the
public.
On Monday, December 8, 2014, at
3:00 p.m., the Commission shall receive
comments from the public in the Waunakee Village Community Center, Waunakee, Wisconsin. On Tuesday, December 9,
2014, at 3:00 p.m., the Commission shall
receive comments from the public in
the Town of Holland Town Hall, Holmen,
Wisconsin. On Wednesday, December
10, 2014, at 3:00 p.m., the Commission
shall receive comments from the public
in the Cashton Community Hall, Cashton,
Wisconsin. On Thursday, December 11,
2014, at 3:00 p.m., the Commission shall
receive comments from the public in the
Three Bears Lodge, Warrens, Wisconsin.
On Monday, December 15, 2014, at 3:00
p.m., the Commission shall receive comments from the public in the Kalahari Resorts, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.
On Tuesday, January 6, 2015, at 9:30
a.m., the Commission shall receive evidence from the parties previously admitted to the proceeding and Commission
staff in the Amnicon Falls Hearing Room,
at the Public Service Commission Building, 610 North Whitney Way, Madison,
Wisconsin. The presiding Administrative
Law Judge may allot additional time to
receive evidence and comments, if necessary.
This is a Class 1 proceeding as defined in Wis. Stat. 227.01(3)(a).
The Commission intends to webcast
any hearing sessions held in the Amnicon Falls Hearing Room live on the Commissions web site at http://psc.wi.gov
under the PSC Live Broadcast button.
DOCUMENTS. All documents in this
docket are filed on the Commissions
Electronic Regulatory Filing (ERF) system. To view these documents: (1) go to
the Commissions web site at http://psc.
wi.gov, (2) enter 5-CE-142 in the box
labeled Link Directly to a Case, and (3)
select GO.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS). The Commission intends to
post the final EIS for this project to the
ERF system on November 4, 2014. Also,
a bound copy of the final EIS may be obtained by contacting the Commissions

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TOWN OFRUTLAND
BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
SPECIAL BOARD MEETING
NOVEMBER 25, 2014
6:30 P.M.

AGENDA:
1. PUBLIC HEARING FOR REVIEW
OF PROPOSED 2015 BUDGET.
2. CALL TO ORDER OF SPECIAL
TOWN MEETING.
3. RESOLUTION NO. 2014-11-1 FOR
ELECTORS TO ADOPT OF THE TOWN
TAX LEVY TO BE PAID IN 2015 PURSUANT TO 60.10(1)(a) WIS. STATS.
4. RESOLUTION NO. 2014-11-2 FOR
APPROVAL OF 2015 HIGHWAY EXPENDITURES IN EXCESS OF $229,250 (45.85
miles of road times $5000) PURSUANT
TO 81.01(3), WIS. STATS.
5. RESOLUTION NO. 2014-11-3 FOR
AUTHORIZATION TO CONSTRUCT A
NEW SALT SHED.
6. QUESTIONANDANSWER SESSION.
7. NEWTOWNHALLDISCUSSION.
7. ADJOURNMENT OF TOWN MEETING.
8. CALL TO ORDER OF TOWN
BOARD MEETING.
(1) Adoption of 2015 Budget.
9. ADJOURNMENT OF BOARD
MEETING.
Dawn George, Clerk
Published: November 20, 2014
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***

SPRING ELECTION NOTICE

TOWN OFRUTLAND
APRIL 7,2015

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at

an election to be held in the Town ofRutland, on the firstTuesdayof April, 2015,
being the seventh day of said month, the

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OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICT

BOARD OF EDUCATION
DATE: MONDAY,
NOVEMBER 24, 2014
TIME: 6:30 PM
PLACE: ROME CORNERS
INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

Order of Business
Call to Order
Roll Call
Proof of Notice of Meeting and Approval of Agenda
Presidents Address
AGENDA
A. CONSENT CALENDAR
6:32 NOTE: Items under the Consent
Calendar are considered routine and will
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
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
6:35 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.
F. Information Items
6:45 1. OHS Marching Band
C. ACTION ITEMS
6:55 1. Consideration of Cancelling
December 22, 2014 Board Meeting
7:00 2. Annual Audit and Fund Balance Report
7:20 3. 2015-2016 School Year Calendar
7:35 4. Food Service Pricing
7:40 5. From Policy Committee:
7:45 6. From Vision Steering Committee:
7:50 7. From Human Assets Committee:
7:55 8. Contract Proposal with Donovan Group
8:10 9. Reimbursement Resolution
for November 2014 Referendum
D. DISCUSSION ITEMS: Student
Achievement
8:20 1. Teacher Compensation Plan
Presentation
8:35 2. Committee Reports:
a. Policy
b. Human Assets
c. Financial Assets
d. Physical Assets
e. Vision Steering
E. DISCUSSION ITEMS: Other Topics
F. INFORMATION ITEMS (continued)
8:40 2. Election Notice
8:45 3. Referendum Update
8:50 4. OEA President
8:55 5. Superintendents Report
G. CLOSING
9:00 1. Future Agenda
9:05 2. Check Out
H. EXECUTIVE SESSION
9:10 1. Personnel Matter Policy 163
Complaint Investigation Status
Consideration of Adjourning to
Closed Session on Item H1 as Provided
Under Wisconsin Statutes 19.85 (1) (c),
(f) & (g)
9:45
I. ADJOURNMENT
Published: November 20, 2014
WNAXLP
***

NOTICE OF
SPRING ELECTION
TOWN OF OREGON
APRIL 7, 2015

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that

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DANE COUNTYS MARKETPLACE.

The Oregon Observer Classifieds. Call
873-6671 or 835-6677.

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.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that

the first day to circulate nomination papers is December 1, 2014, and the final
day for filing nomination papers is 5:00
p.m., on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 in the
office of the village clerk.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that
the deadline for incumbent candidates
who do not intend to seek re-election
to file the Notification of Non-candidacy
(GAB-163) is Friday, December 26, 2014
at 5:00 p.m.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that if a
primary is necessary, the primary will be
heldon Tuesday,February 17, 2015
Published in the Village of Oregon,
onNovember 20, 2014.
Peggy S.K. Haag, Village Clerk
Published: November 20, 2014
WNAXLP
***

Kids are in desperate NEED of

foster homes NOW!

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that

TAKE
ACTION
NOW!
We are urgently recruiting people over age 25 interested in
parenting youth in need. Empty Nesters, retired, and semi-retired
parents looking for a new challenge are encouraged to call.
&ompensation reects the needs of the child. &ontact us to nd
out how rewarding foster parenting can be! TAKE ACTION NOW!
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DONATE YOUR Car, Truck, Boat to

Heritage for the Blind. Free 3-Day
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at an election to be held in the Village

ofOregon,on Tuesday,April 7, 2015 the
following offices are to be elected to succeed the present incumbents listed. All
terms are for two years unless otherwise
indicated and beginApril 21, 2015.
Office, Incumbent
Village President, Steve Staton
Village Trustee, Jeanne Carpenter
Village Trustee, Darlene Groenier
Village Trustee, Eric Poole
MUNICIPAL JUDGE
A MUNICIPAL JUDGE, serving more
than one municipality, for a term of four
years, to succeed the present incumbent
listed, whose term of office will expire
onApril 30, 2015.
For the Town and Village of Oregon,
Beth Cox
Information concerning multi-jurisdictional municipal judge district boundaries may be obtained from the Dane
County Clerks Office, 210 Martin Luther
King, Jr. Blvd., Rm. 106A, Madison 53703.

***

NOTICE OF
SPRING ELECTION
Village of Oregon
April 7, 2015

and suffered internal bleeding, hemorrhaging,

required hospitalization or a loved one died while
taking Xarelto between 2011 and the present
time, you may be entitled to compensation.

SUPPORT
OUR
Service
members,veterans and their families in
their time of need. For more information
visit the Fisher House website at www.
fisherhouse.org (wcan)

340 Autos

at an election to be held in the Town of

Oregon, Dane County, Wisconsin, on
Tuesday, April 7, 2015, the following offices are to be elected to succeed the
present incumbents listed. All terms are
for two years beginning on Tuesday, April
21, 2015.
Office, Incumbent
Town Board Chairperson, Darryl
Weber
Town Board Supervisor, Wayne Ace
Town Board Supervisor, Fred Clark,
Jr.
Town Assessor, Andy Blomstrom
Town Constable, Gary Wackett
Municipal Judge, Beth Cox
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that a
town caucus for the purpose of nominating candidates to appear on the spring
election ballot for the above listed offices
will be scheduled during the month of December 2014. The caucus will be held on
a date not sooner than January 6, 2015
and not later than January 27, 2015. Notice of the scheduled date of the caucus
will be given at least five days before the
caucus.
Done in the Town of Oregon, On November 18, 2014
NOTE: Requests from persons with
disabilities who need assistance to participate in this meeting or hearing should
be made to the Clerks office with 48
hours notice
__________________________
Denise R. Arnold
Town Clerk
Posted: November 18, 2014
Published: November 20, 2014
WNAXLP

IF YOU USED THE BLOOD

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143 Notices

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

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)

Dated: November 6, 2014

Posted: November 6, 2014

Published: November 20, 2014

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PUBLIC SERVICE
COMMISSION OF WISCONSIN

following officers are to be elected:

A Town Board Chairman, for a term
of two years, to succeed Jeanette Walker,
whose term will expireApril 21, 2015.
A Town Board Supervisor, for a term
of two years, to succeed Milton Sperle,
whose term will expireApril 21, 2015.
A Town Clerk, for a term of two
years, to succeed Dawn George, whose
term will expireApril 21, 2015.
A Town Treasurer, for a term of two
years, to succeed Kim Sime, whose term
will expireApril 21, 2015.
Two Constables, for terms of two
years, to succeed Shawn Hillestad and
Nels Wethal whose terms will expireApril
21, 2015.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that
nominations for the offices will be made
at a Town Caucus to be held in January
2015 at theRutlandTown Hall.
Dawn George, Clerk
Published: November 20, 2014
WNAXLP

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat at an

election to be held in the Oregon School
District, onTuesday, April 7, 2015, the following offices are to be elected to succeed the present incumbents listed. The
term of office for school board members
is three years beginning on Monday,
April 27, 2015. Also, at previous annual
meetings, the electors established area
representation for said School District
and that a prospective candidate must be
a legal resident of the area he/she seeks
to represent and that the offices to be
filled at this election and the areas to be
represented by the officers elected are as
follows:
Office, Incumbent
Area I Village of Oregon, Steve
Zach
Area IV Village of Brooklyn, Towns
of Oregon, Montrose, Brooklyn and
Union, Jeff Ramin
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any
eligible qualified elector desiring to be a
candidate for the office of School Board
member must file a Campaign Registration Statement and a Declaration of Candidacy stating that he/she is a qualified
elector with the undersigned School District Clerk or designeenot later than5:00
PM, on Tuesday, January 6, 2015.
Forms may be obtained at the office of the District Administrator of said
School District located in the School District Services Office in the Netherwood
Knoll Elementary School building, 123
East Grove Street, Oregon, Wisconsin
and,
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVENby the undersigned School District
Clerk that he has established this office
of the District Administrator as his office
for the purpose of filing such campaign
registration statements and declarations and that the office of the District
Administrator is the proper place for filing such forms. The Office of the District
Administrator will be open for receipt of
such filing of forms between the hours
of7:30oclock AM and4:30oclock PM
weekdays except for holidays and except
said office will be openuntil5:00oclock
PM onJanuary 6, 2015. PLEASE NOTE:
The District Office will be closed for
the holidays onNovember 27and 28,
2014, and December 24, 25, 26, 31, 2014
andJanuary 1 & 2, 2015.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN,THAT
IF A PRIMARY IS NECESSARY, THE PRIMARY WILL BE HELD ON Tuesday, February 17, 2015.
A description of the school district
boundaries can be obtained from the
school district office.
Dated this 20 day of November, 2014
________________________________
Jeff Ramin
Oregon School District Clerk
Published: November 13, 2014
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docket coordinator listed below. The final

EIS will be one subject of the hearing.
PUBLIC COMMENTS. A person may
testify in this proceeding without becoming a party and without attorney representation. A person may submit this testimony in only one of the following ways:
Web Comment. Go to the Commissions web site at http://psc.wi.gov,
click on the Public Comments button
on the side menu bar. On the next page
select the File a comment link that appears for docket number 5-CE-142. Web
comments shall be received no later than
Monday, January 5, 2015.
Oral Comment. Spoken testimony
at the public session.
Written Comment. Instead of
speaking at the hearing, write out a comment and submit it at the public session.
Mail Comment. All comments submitted by U.S. mail shall be received no
later than Monday, January 5, 2015. A
mail comment shall include the phrase
Docket 5-CE-142 Comments in the
heading, and shall be addressed to:
Docket 5-CE-142 Comments
Public Service Commission
P.O. Box 7854
Madison, WI 53707-7854
The Commission will not accept
comments submitted via e-mail or facsimile (fax).
A person shall limit a public comment to non-technical personal knowledge or personal opinion. A person may
include references to other materials in
a comment, but may not include as part
of a comment, any document not written
or substantially modified by that person.
The Commission shall only accept documents that a person offers to supplement
a comment for the purpose of showing
the basis of an opinion, not for proof of
the matter asserted. Parties may object
to the receipt of a public comment.
Any material submitted to the Commission is a public record and may appear on the Commission web site. Only
one comment may be submitted per
person during a comment period. The
Commission may reject a comment that
does not comply with the requirements
described in this notice.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES
ACT. The Commission does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the provision of programs, services, or employment. Any person with a disability who
needs accommodations to participate in
this docket or who needs to obtain this
document in a different format should
contact the docket coordinator listed below. Any hearing location is accessible
to people in wheelchairs. The Public Service Commission Building is accessible
to people in wheelchairs through the
Whitney Way first floor (lobby) entrance.
Parking for people with disabilities is
available on the south side of the building.
CONTACT. Please direct questions
about this docket or requests for additional accommodations for the disabled
to the Commissions docket coordinator,
Jim Lepinski, at (608) 266-0478 or jim.lepinski@wisconsin.gov.
___________________
Michael E. Newmark
Administrative Law Judge
Published: November 20, 2014
WNAXLP

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NOTICE OF SCHOOL
BOARD ELECTION
OregonSchool District
April 7, 2015

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pays to read the fine print.

390 Auto: Wanted To Buy

WANTED: Autos, heavy trucks,
equipment and scrap iron.
Steve's Recycling. Monroe, WI.
608-574-2350

402 Help Wanted, General

DRIVERS W/CDL A:
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$5k bonus for Owner Operators
$3k for Lease Option
Don't Wait!
Call: 855-247-1760
FAIRWAY AUTO AUCTION
Part-time office help.
Apply in person.
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street from Coachmans.

FOUR WINDS MANOR is

seeking CNA's for our 60 bed skilled
facility and RN's part time on PM and
NOC. Dietary Aides are needed part
time on PM shift.
Also RA's for our CBRF
These positions would include every
other weekend and holidays with shift
differential on PM, NOC and weekend
shifts.
We offer excellent benefits with full
time hours including health, dental,
paid time off, Flex Spending Plan
and 401k.
If you share our commitment to a
positive attitude and respect for
residents and colleagues, please
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Applications available at:
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OFFICE CLEANING at medical

facility in Verona. General cleaner.
6pm-8:30pm, M-F, $9.00/hr
Background checks required.
Apply online at ecwisconsin.com/
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or call 608-630-9639
OREGON MANOR, a 45 bed skilled
nursing facility just 8 miles from
Madison has an opening for a full time
cook. This position includes benefits
and every other weekend/holiday.
Experience is
preferred. EOE
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.

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453 Volunteer Wanted

OREGON MANOR, a small town

nursing facility, is looking for:
Certified Nursing Assistants
to join our growing team.
We are looking for a motivated,
caring, team player to assist us in
caring for our residents.
Please stop by 354 N. Main St
in Oregon to fill out an application,
apply online at
www.oregonmanor.biz,
or call Deb at 608-835-3535
TAXI DRIVERS WANTED!
Must be atleast 23 yrs old with a clean
driving record.
Call 608-873-7233
TINA'S HOME CLEANING
Hiring personnel for residential
cleaning position.
Days only. Become a part
of our growing team!
Call 608-835-0339
tinashomecleaning@gmail.com
UNITED CEREBRAL Palsy of Dane
County is looking for experienced,
confident care providers. We support a
wide variety of children and adults with
developmental disabilities throughout
Dane County. Part-time positions
available immediately! For more
information, or to request an application,
please visit our website at www.
ucpdane.org or contact Shannon at:
shannonmolepske@
ucpdane.org or 608-273-3318 AA/EOE
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Performance Bonuses
Profit Sharing Paid Life Insurance & Full
Benefit Package Available.
Questions? Call Sean @
Valley Express 920-231-1677
ValleyExpress.net (wcan)
WANTED WAITRESS Full-time.
Apply at Koffee Kup,
355 E Main St, Stoughton
WILLOW POINTE
Assisted Living in Verona
is hiring part and full-time
caregivers and CNAs.
Please submit resume to:
nmolaropulver@5sqc.com
or drop off application. www.
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SPECIAL DELIVERY Cakes Program

is seeking volunteers to bake birthday
cakes for individuals living in a Madison
shelter community. No special baking
or pastry skills are required. Each cake
will need to be delivered to the shelter
so reliable transportation is necessary.
End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin has
an opportunity for a detail-oriented person who can commit several hours a
week for a few months updating document footers for our legal department,
and providing links to materials that are
cross-referenced on our website. Experience with Microsoft Office document
formatting is helpful. Jingle Bell Run/
Walk for Arthritis on December 7 is
a fun and festive way to kick off your
holiday by helping others. Opportunities
include: set-up, day-of-registration, water
stops, and kidzone help. Some positions
may require some heavy lifting. Call the
Volunteer Center at 608-246-4380 or
visit www.volunteeryourtime.org for more
information or to learn about other volunteer opportunities.

504 Appliance Services

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Kirch Appliance 608-246-4246

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**Great-Fall-Rates**
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608-455-3377
TOMAS PAINTING
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Exterior, Repairs.
Free Estimates. Insured.
608-873-6160

554 Landscaping, Lawn,

Tree & Garden Work
SNOWMARE ENTERPRISES
Property Maintenance
Snow Removal
608-219-1214

560 Professional Services

MY COMPUTER WORKS - Computer
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Printer Issues, Bad Internet Connections
- FIX IT NOW! Professional, US based
technicians. $25 off service. Call for
immediate help. 800-611-2173 (wcan)

572 Snow Removal

JEFF'S SNOW REMOVAL
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508 Child Care & Nurseries

OREGON STATE LICENSED has
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excellent references. 608-719-9616
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548 Home Improvement

PLOWING BLOWING
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576 Special Services

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DETECTIVE SERVICES:
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586 TV, VCR &

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DOUG'S HANDYMAN SERVICE

"Honey Do List"
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452 General
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Injection Molding - Press Operator

First & Second Shifts
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heat, water and sewer. Professionally
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740 Houses For Rent

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760 Mobile Homes
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801 Office Space For Rent

OFFICE SPACES FOR RENT
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on golfcourse
Free Wi-Fi, Parking and
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Autumn Woods Prof. Centre
Marty 608-835-3628

C.N.R. STORAGE
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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

830 Resort Property For Sale

CABIN PETENWELL LAKE
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$240,000 608-208-2234

DEER POINT STORAGE

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Stoughton Lumber.
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24 HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS
5x10 thru 12x25
608-335-3337

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for The Oregon Observer unless changed
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Variety of sizes available now.
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10x15=$55/month
10x20=$70/month
10x25=$80/month
12x30=$105/month
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1-888-878-4244

840 Condos &

Townhouses For Sale

980 Machinery & Tools

HESSTON NO 10 Stacker
Stored inside, good condition.
Also, 2- 3 point stack movers.
608-290-8994

STOUGHTON
KENSINGTON Square Condo
2BR 2BA 3 season porch
All appliances
Premier bath-jacuzzi
$172,900. Call 608-334-1784

985 Poultry & Supplies

945 Farm: Land For Sale

990 Farm: Service &

Merchandise

15.4 ACRE FARMETTE

Newer ranch home 2BR 1.75BA
4 car garage.
4 outbuildings: Quonset building,
stanchion, free stall and shed.
Running creek on property
$300,000 608-412-0908

970 Horses
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16379 W. Milbrandt Road
Evansville, WI
608-882-5725
CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon
Friday for the Oregon Observer unless
changed because of holiday work
schedules.

RENT SKIDLOADERS
MINI-EXCAVATORS
TELE-HANDLER
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concrete bucket, pallet forks, trencher,
rock hound, broom, teleboom, stump
grinder.
By the day, week, or month.
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4417 Hwy 92
Brooklyn, WI, 608-455-2411

Little Angels Early Learning Center

of Oregon is
Hiring 1 Full-Time Childcare Teacher
For more info contact Katie at 835-1945.
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application are available at the Oregon Public Library, 256
Brook St., Oregon, WI 53575 or www.vil.oregon.wi.us. For full
consideration return application, resume, and cover letter by
5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 26, 2014. Wage $13.09 per
hour.

OREGON SELF-STORAGE
10x10 through 10x25
month to month lease
Call Karen Everson at
608-835-7031 or
Veronica Matt at 608-291-0316

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We Are Here For All Your Vehicle Needs!

LIBRARY ASSISTANT II, 20 hours per week. Rotating

work hours include evenings and weekends. Minimum
one-year experience working at a public library service
desk and/or extensive customer service background. Basic
computer and keyboarding skills essential. Familiarity with
library software a plus.

NORTH PARK STORAGE

10x10 through 10x40, plus
14x40 with 14' door for
RV & Boats.
Come & go as you please.
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
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Call 608-206-2347

Kuhn North America, Inc. in Brodhead, WI is a global leader in the agricultural machinery industry!
Parts Inventory Planner - The Parts Inventory Planner is responsible for the accurate planning, scheduling, and expediting
of repair parts to satisfy current customer demand and anticipated demand by utilizing and maintaining electronic tools and
product/process knowledge. Duties include regular review of system reports to determine inventory actions, initiate parts
expending activities, create/maintain item data, and implement inventory changes based on ECNs. Experience working in
an inventory control environment is required. Knowledge of and experience in the areas of customer service, inventory,
logistics, agricultural equipment and intermediate computer skills (MS Word and Excel, ERP/AS400, Internet, and e-mail is
preferred.

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Friday for The Great Dane and Noon
Monday for the Oregon Observer unless
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or 835-6677.

OUR DISTRIBUTION CENTER

Dealer Development Specialist The Dealer Development Specialist develops and maintains tools for Kuhn North
Americas distribution partners and coordinates and manages assigned projects and programs related to dealer relations,
Customer Relations Management (CRM), and promotional items to support the development and growth of the Kuhn North
America (KNA) dealer network in the US and Canada. Specific duties include coordinating customer relations management
tools and programs, managing the overall promotional item selection and distribution program, and conducting annual
dealer qualification and early order process. A bachelors or associates degree in agri-business, marketing, communication
or administration and knowledge of the agricultural industry is preferred. Advanced application knowledge and experience in
word processing (Word) and spreadsheet applications (Excel), presentation software (PowerPoint), Adobe Acrobat, Internet,
and e-mail is required. Experience/knowledge of database management software (Lotus Notes), Adobe Photoshop, and
desktop publishing (Quark or Adobe InDesign) is preferred.

Starting at $10.50 to $13.00/hour

PICKER/PACKER, FORKLIFT OPERATOR,
MATERIALS HANDLER, RETAIL PREP
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- 1st shift, 2nd shift and weekends
- Immediate start dates available

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Technical Publications Specialist - The Technical Publications Specialist is responsible for creating operators, parts,
assembly and option manuals and assisting with other technical publications as requested to meet sales, marketing and
customer service needs. Knowledge of and experience using CAD (Pro/E & Solidworks), desktop publishing software (such
as Adobe Framemaker, Pagemaker, Indesign, Illustrator & Photoshop), translation software, Microsoft Word and Excel,
and related experience in engineering documentation is preferred. Knowledge of heavy machinery manufacturing and
agricultural products is a plus.

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mailings, telephone & e-mail communications with dealers and salespeople, promotional item order processing and
distribution, application processing, and internet research. An Administrative Assistant Associates Degree and knowledge
of the agricultural industry is preferred. Intermediate application knowledge and experience in word processing (Word)
and spreadsheet applications (Excel), presentation software (PowerPoint), Adobe Acrobat, Internet, and e-mail is required.
Experience/knowledge of database management software (Lotus Notes) is preferred.
Logistics Assistant - The Logistics Assistant performs a variety of administrative duties while maintaining a high level of
interaction with Sales Support, Regional Distribution Centers, Purchasing, and other departments in Kuhn North America, to
facilitate domestic and international shipments. Responsibilities include obtaining international freight quotes, preparation
of domestic and export documentation and compliance record keeping and communication of shipment status. Two years
related administrative assistant experience in an international sales/logistics function and an Administrative Assistant
Associate Degree is preferred. Experience in word processing (Microsoft Word), spreadsheet applications (Excel), database
management (Lotus Notes), Internet, and e-mail is required.
Design Drafter - The Design Draftsperson develops and maintains CAD models and drawings, BOMs, and other engineering
documentation. An Associates Degree in mechanical design or related CAD and engineering support experience is required.
ProEngineer CAD software experience is preferred.
CNC Machinist (4th/Weekend Shift) The position requires set up and operation of machining equipment including
various presses, mills, hobbing equipment, and manual/CNC lathes. The position requires the ability to operate measuring
and material handling equipment, read blueprints and perform basic math functions. A vocational diploma in machine tool
and production machining experience is preferred.
Custom Fabrication Technician (Monday Friday, 6 AM 2:30 PM) - The employee performs various duties related to
prototype and general shop support including the layout, build, maintenance, and repair of developmental work, tooling and
material handling devices. The position requires knowledge and basic skills in the areas of machining, metal fabrication,
welding, torch and plasma cutting, grinding, assembly, and dimensional layout. A qualified candidate must have in depth
knowledge of at least one major skill-set of welding or machining or metals fabrication and basic skills and experience in
others.
Paint Prep (2nd Shift) - The entry-level position involves preparation of the unit for the paint process (power washing,
scraping, decal application, and material handling). The ability to operate a forklift and hand tools is required.

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Warehouse Material Handling (2nd Shift) Seeking individuals with forklift experience to unload, handle, transport and
store materials for receiving, manufacturing cells, support and service departments. Ability to use computer warehouse
receiving and inventory systems is preferred.
Welder (2nd Shift) - Seeking skilled welders to weld unit shells, sub-assemblies and components. A vocational diploma
in welding or a minimum of two years production welding experience is required. Experience in GMAW and flux cored arc
welding, blue print reading and operating material handling equipment is preferred.
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Second shift runs M Th, 3:15 PM 1:15 AM and 4th/Weekend shift runs Friday Sunday, 5:00 AM to 5:00 PM. A high
school diploma or GED is required for all positions. We offer a competitive wage and complete benefit package (health, life,
dental, and disability insurance, paid vacations and holidays, 401(k), and tuition reimbursement) for these full-time positions.
Pre-employment drug screening is required. Complete application at:
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16 November 20, 2014 Oregon Observer

Pettit: Former chief has refused comment since August
The villages investigation concluded that Pettit and some of his subordinates had improperly
accepted cash payments
from the Union Sports Club
on Braun Road for providing security during events
at the club. It said Pettit
and several officers provided the security while in
uniform and using police
department equipment, in
violation of village policy.
In a statement that followed the report of the villages investigation, officials said Pettit also withheld information from the

Village Board about the

number of calls for police
service to the club, information that should have
surfaced during the boards
annual renewal of liquor
licenses. The report also
said Pettit ordered staff to
pull service reports from
the police log until after the
Observer had completed its
regular inspection of the log
for stories in the newspaper. The reports were later
returned to the police log.
The villages report
alleged that Pettit received
cash payments and then
paid officers for their offduty work at the club,
which held dances and

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sporting events that sometimes drew hundreds of visitors on weekends.

Pettit once ordered two
uniformed officers to leave
the village in a squad car
to collect
a payment
from the
club owner,
according to
the villages
report.
Village
president
Burke
Steve Staton told the
Observer in August that
Pettit had betrayed the Village Boards trust and that
his actions were reprehensible.
Pettit said the investigation was one-sided and
didnt tell the whole story.
He has refused to comment
since then and didnt return
a phone call on Tuesday.
Staton acknowledged
that the village had spent a
good deal of taxpayer money investigating the former
chief.
It had to be done, and
we had to be thorough and
fair, he said Monday. In
order to do that we had
to spend a fair amount of
money. It adds up pretty
fast.
The board wanted to

get information as quickly

as possible, Staton added.
The bottom line is this is
a very regrettable situation
that should not have happened.
Interim police chief Dale
Burke said Sept. 1 the
date of Pettits retirement
was the end of one chapter
and the beginning of another for officers and staff at
the police department.
They were pleased to
have the past put behind
them, he said. They were
happy to have their names
cleared and were very much
looking forward to moving
on.
Burkes contract with
the village runs until June
30. The Village Board
approved $10,000 in the
villages 2015 budget last
week to hire a consultant to
help in hiring a new police
chief.
None of the officers
involved was subjected to
disciplinary action, Burke
said, because they were acting under the supervision of
the police chief.
Pettit retired with full
retirement benefits intact.
He was earning an annual
salary of $96,000 at the
time of his retirement.

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Jeanne Carpenter, left, and Carlo Fiori Guffanti, right, smile for
the camera during Carpenters 2013 10-day cheese trip to Italy.
Guffanti is the patriarch of one of the most famous cheese aging
houses in Europe, Luigi Guffanti in Arona, Italy. Carpenters travel
group had taken a personal tour with him in the cheese aging
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and in 2013 she went to
Italy. Next year she plans
to head to Switzerland to
taste cheese in the Swiss
Alps and have breakfast in
different chefs homes.
Its really good to hang
out with people who do
what you do, she said.
Its validating.

Community cheese
Carpenter, elected to

the Village Board in 2013,

also tries to share her
cheese knowledge with the
Oregon community.
Every month she holds a
cheese class at the Firefly
Coffeehouse for anyone in
the community who hopes
to learn more.
Each class includes a
cheese tasting, storytelling
and complimentary drink
and is oftentimes accompanied by a special guest
cheesemaker or speaker.
Costing $22 and limited
to 25 attendees, classes
fill up months in advance.
So if you see something
you like, sign up, advised
Carpenter.
As a Rotary Club of
Oregon member since
2008, she also helps plan
the annual Rotary Wine
and Cheese event, one of
the clubs most successful
fundraisers, she said.
Local cheese enthusiasts
should also look out for
the First Annual CheeseTopia, a new one-day
cheese festival (shell)
be planning each year for
the next three years, she
recently wrote on her blog
cheeseunderground.com.
Held next April in Milwaukees Historic Third
Ward, the event will,
bring the best of Midwest artisan and farmstead
cheese to the heart of the
city by offering up to 700
attendees the opportunity
to sample and purchase
cheese from more than 50
cheesemakers from the
Great Lakes Region.
Keeping busy and pairing cheese, education,
travel, and community
service, its only fitting
that her motto playing
off of Epics motto is
Have Fun. Do Good. Eat
Cheese.

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