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Ice Arena
minds liquor
license goal
Agent approved, vote
waits for next week
BILL LIVICK
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Photo by Samantha Christian
Farm lesson fits the bill

Fourth-graders in the Oregon School District took their classroom to the
farm on Friday, Sept. 30. Oregon FFA members set up different stations
around Wayne and Dee Aces farm to teach kids about animals as part of the
Food for America program. Above, Netherwood Knoll student Gavin Groenier
touches the bill of a duck held by Oregon High School junior Cole Xander.
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An awesome autumn
First album, big gigs await Ryan McGrath Band
Considering where they started playing music together a decade ago, perhaps its some divine inspiration that
Tom Pietras and Ryan McGrath ended
up on their current path to success.
They did get their start playing in a
church worship group, after all.
From early days performing for the
congregation at Holy Mother of Consolation Catholic Church, the two are
now preparing for concerts this fall at
some much larger Sunday venues, like
Lambeau Field and Lucas Oil Stadium
in Indianapolis. The concerts one
Sunday afternoon and one next month
mark the latest big gigs for the
Ryan McGrath Band since opening for
Academy Award-winner Jennifer Hudson in 2015 during a Super Bowl event
in Arizona.
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a three-hour set outside Lambeau
Field before the nationally televised
game against the New York Giants. In
November, theyll travel to Indianapolis to perform before the NFLs Colts
vs. Tennessee Titans game.
Pietras, 54, an Oregon resident, and
McGrath, 25, a 2009 OHS graduate
who now lives in Stoughton, sat down
with the Observer at the Firefly Coffeehouse last month to talk about a
new album and some important shows
coming up as the band looks to expand
both its sound and its reach.
The band is entering the third year

of its current configuration: Pietras on
percussion and McGrath on guitar/lead
vocals, along with two Stoughton connections bassist Paul Pellett and harmonica player/singer Paul Sabel.
About three months before the Super
Bowl show, Pietras and McGrath connected with The Pauls (as theyre
known in the band), and despite limited practice time, everything clicked,
the concert was a success and they
havent looked back.
As an event manager for American
Family Insurance, Pietras was helping
set up entertainment for the companys Super Bowl week programs when
a colleague suggested Pietras band.
Weighing the tremendous opportunity and risk of not playing well in
so large and public a venue he swallowed hard and took the challenge.
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Board discusses $1M price

for former Methodist Church
BILL LIVICK
The Village Board plans

to begin its meeting next
week in closed session to
discuss the $985,000 asking
price for the former Methodist Church property on
North Main Street.
Trustees met briefly Monday with property owners
Marshall Mennenga and
Robin Roberts after learning what they were asking
for the 2.7-acre parcel.
The price does not
include demolition of two
buildings on the site and
is not based on a recent
assessment, Roberts told the
board.
Last month, village planner Mike Slavney said the
property has an assessed
value of $690,000.
The property at 249 and
267 N. Main St. includes
the former Peoples United
Methodist Church, built in

1862, and a former school
that was constructed in
1972. The site was abandoned in 2004 when the
congregation built a new
church on the villages west
side.
Mennenga and Roberts
bought the property shortly
after it was vacated and for
the past 12 years have been
trying to either develop the
property or sell it.
In August, the board
unanimously rejected a
proposal to build an assisted living facility on the site
after neighborhood residents objected to the idea,
largely because of the size
and scope of the project.
With the village in the
midst of planning for a new
civic campus downtown, the
property owners contacted
village administrator Mike
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The Oregon Ice Arena is

a step closer to acquiring a
license to sell beer and wine
during Wisconsin Whalers
hockey games.
The arena already has had
one opportunity to do so,
with a temporary license for
its home opener last month,
and its seeking a permanent
license. But there has been
significant resistance in the
more than a year since it
first applied.
Monday the board voted
unanimously to approve village resident Shaun Peterson as the ice arenas agent
in charge of alcohol sales.
But it decided to wait until
next week to vote on the

license application in order
to give Village President
Steve Staton time to discuss
the application with Oregon
School District superintendent Brian Busler.
In August, the School
Board voted 5-2 against recommending that the village
give the ice arena a liquor
license as long as the districts alternative education
program, OASIS, operates
in the arena. The school district plans to move OASIS
from the ice arena in February.
But the decision whether
to approve the application
rests with the Village Board,
which on Sept. 12 voted to
grant the arena a temporary
license whats known as
a picnic license for the
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Oregon Police Department
OPD focuses on
enforcing crosswalks
The Oregon Police

Department issued eight
citations related to crosswalk enforcement during
two undercover operations
last month in an effort to
improve pedestrian safety in the Village.
On Sept. 4, an undercover OPD officer attempted
to cross Jefferson Street at
Alpine Parkway using the
crosswalk over a 30-minute period from 12:30 to
1p.m., according to a news
release. The enforcement
led to three traffic stops
in which each driver was
issued a citation for failure
to yield to a pedestrian.
More recently, on Sept.
26, officers had a citizen
repeatedly cross the same
intersection from 5 to
6p.m. Officers made six
traffic stops resulting in
five citations, one warning
and a drug arrest.
Lt. Jennifer Pagenkopf
said in an email to the
Observer the intersection,
which is generally a busy
area, was chosen because
of complaints the department had received.
We also have had several accidents in that area
where speed and not paying attention have been
factors, Pagenkopf wrote.
OPD also noted in a
news release that the fine
for failure to yield to a
pedestrian is $250.
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school crossing guards to
fill spots currently being
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Anyone interested in
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Rotary Club holds annual fall fest

The Oregon Rotary Club
held its annual fall festival
for families on the Gorman
and Company lawn Sunday,
Oct. 2.
Families could take pictures at a fall-themed photo booth, grab a meal and
pick a pumpkin to decorate.
There was an appearance by
the Oregon Police Department, as well as crafts,
face-painting, games, balloon making and a bounce
house.
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approve this application.
After the vote to approve
Peterson as the agent, the
board discussed conditions
it wants to include in the
agreement. Most were in
a list from last year, when
the board was considering
the ice arenas application
for a liquor license, which it
eventually withdrew.
The conditions include a
requirement that Peterson
remove alcohol from the
ice arena when the Whalers
arent playing, have deliveries made outside of school
hours and remove all alcohol-advertising signs when
OASIS is in session.
Peterson will be also
required to submit a written
plan to the police chief and
have security guards working when alcohol is being
sold.
Peterson and McDermott
told the board selling beer
and wine during Whalers
games and other special
events would help both the
facility and the team remain
financially viable. They said
alcohol would not be sold
during youth hockey games.
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Gracz about the possibility of the village buying the
land and constructing a new
municipal building there.
Resident Rae Vogeler and
her husband, Mike Wunsch,
have spoken at recent board
meetings in support of the
village trying to acquire the
property. Last month Wunsch
said hed like to see the village build its new library on
the site.
On Monday, Vogeler told
the board shed gathered signatures of nearby property
owners who would like to
see the parcel become part of
the villages civic campus.
She also suggested the
village consider creating an
advisory committee to participate in discussions about
the property and the civic
campus. Vogeler added that
constituent groups could
also take part in an advisory
committee.
Slavney told the board last
month that either a senior
center or a two-story library
would fit well on the site
with surface parking and
Police pursuit involves Oregon car theft

A 22-year-old Monona
man allegedly injured two
police officers in Cottage
Grove after stealing a vehicle from an Oregon garage
the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 28, according
to a release from the Dane
County Sheriffs Office.
Dillon C. Rose was
arrested on multiple tentative charges
after leading
authorities
on a chase,
including
two felony counts
of eluding
police, burglary, operat- Rose
ing a motor
vehicle without consent,
driving under the influence of intoxicants, resisting arrest and a probation
hold, the release said. Formal charges had not been
recorded as of Thursday
afternoon.
The incident began at
approximately 11:40p.m.
Tuesday, when Oregon
Police Department Sgt.

Cindy Neubert attempted
to stop a dark-colored SUV
for a speeding violation as
it entered Oregon on North
Main Street, Chief Brian Uhl told the Observer.
OPD then aired information about the vehicle to
area law enforcement officials when the driver failed
to stop, according to the
release.
Several minutes later, a
sheriff s deputy observed
a vehicle matching the
description of the SUV
traveling at a high rate
of speed in the Town of
Rutland, the release said.
When the deputy initiated a
stop, the vehicle accelerated away and led the deputy
on a six-minute pursuit that
ended with a minor crash
on Main Street in Oregon.
The driver fled the scene on
foot, and Oregon and Fitchburg police, as well as a
Maple Bluff Police K9 unit,
assisted sheriffs deputies
in the search.
The pursuit resumed
s h o r t l y a f t e r 1 : 4 0 a . m .
Wednesday in the Village of
Cottage Grove, DCSO public information officer Elise
Schaffer told the Observer.

According to the release,
Cottage Grove police were
on the scene in Governor
Taylor Nature Park when
Rose crashed a vehicle he
had allegedly stolen from
an Oregon garage. After
Rose exited the vehicle
and attempted to flee, the
release said, a physical
struggle ensued, in which
an officer deployed a Taser
and Rose allegedly attempted to take it away.
Both Cottage Grove officers reportedly sustained
minor injuries before the
arrest was made.
The release stated
that Roses clothes and
appearance matched the
description of the suspect

in the initial pursuit in the
Town of Rutland.
Uhl said the stolen vehicle was damaged in the
Cottage Grove crash, but
he didnt know the severity of the damage. He added the department couldnt
c o n fi r m h ow t h e S U V
involved in the initial incident had been obtained, but
Schaffer said it might have
been a rental car.
Rose was booked into
the Dane County Jail and
was also cited for numerous traffic violations, the
release said. Multiple agencies are involved in the
ongoing investigation.
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where the library now exists,

the planner said.
He explained the main
drawback to the village buying the property is that its
in a TIF district, and placing
a municipal building there
would reduce the value of the
district.
As a general principle,
you dont want to reduce the
value in the district, he said.
Village President Steve
Staton said he expects the
board to give village staff
direction next week to either
pursue the idea of acquiring
the property or not.
The owners need to know
because they have other people interested, he told the
Observer. They cant wait
forever for us to decide what
to do.
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room for expansion to the

north. But the site is not
large enough for both, he
said.
Village officials commissioned a space needs analysis
last year and learned the village needs a new senior center of about 16,000 square
feet and a new library more
than twice that size. The
study called for increasing
the library from its present 10,500 square feet to
35,000-square feet. The
senior center currently is
7,700 square feet.
Slavney said the main
advantage of building on the
North Main Street site is it
would allow the village to
sequence the construction
and avoid having to move
more than once.
If a library were to be built
there, the senior center could
stay where it is and expand to
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Whalers first home game,

Sept. 16.
On Monday, Peterson
and Whalers coach Tom
McDermott told the board
there were no problems with
beer and wine sales at the
game, a statement supported
by police chief Brian Uhl.
Staton told the Observer on Tuesday that village
attorney Matt Dregne would
draft an agreement between
the village and the ice arena board of directors. The
board plans to consider the
agreement Monday, including a list of conditions that
will be attached to the alcohol license.
Trustee Jeff Boudreau
made a motion Monday to
approve Peterson as a satisfactory agent for the ice
arena. Trustee Jerry Bollig
initially spoke against the
motion, citing Petersons
arrest last year for having an
open intoxicant in his vehicle. Bollig also mentioned
the School Boards opposition to the ice arena selling
alcohol.
But he reversed his position after Staton spoke

favorably about Peterson, and Peterson again
explained the circumstances
of his violation, expressed
contrition and vowed to
adhere to any conditions the
village might place on the
ice arena receiving a license.
He explained that hed
had an open beer in the back
of his truck while camping
last year and that it had been
left from the previous night.
Peterson he wasnt drinking
the beer, and had passed a
breath test and field sobriety
test.
Staton said he was satisfied with the explanation,
and noted that Peterson did
not attempt to hide the arrest
from the village.
Right now I have no
problem saying that Mr.
Peterson is a satisfactory
agent, and he has a lot riding
on this, Staton said during
M o n d a y s d i s c u s s i o n .
Approving him as a satisfactory agent doesnt necessarily approve a license for
the ice arena, and Id like to
talk to Dr. Busler before we
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Headliners had successful fabric drive

On behalf of the Oregon Headliners, I would like to thank all of
the people in the community who
donated fabric at last years Oregon Firefighter/EMT Association
Craft Fair, as well as the event
coordinators for helping us get
the donations. I would also like to
thank Dee Dee Stoffels for doing a
lot of the organizing for this project and making it run so smoothly.
The club had a successful project in 2015, making 86 pillowcases and more than 40 blankets
for patients at St. Marys pediatric
unit. During the project, club
members, along with grandparents and community members
from the Oregon Create group,
met several times in the spring at

the senior center and at Peoples
United Methodist Church to make
the items. The hospital was very
grateful for our donations when
they received them in June, and
also received stuffed animals,
books and movies the club purchased with extra grant money.
Again, we are so glad that we
got to help the hospital, and we
wouldnt have been able to do it
without the communitys help.
About 80 percent of the pillowcases were made from donated fabric,
with the rest used as accent pieces.
Claire Michels,
Oregon Headliners 4-H Club
Secretary (2015-2016)
Vote yes on OSD referendum Nov. 8

Please vote yes on the Oregon
School Referendum on Tuesday,
Nov. 8. Retaining strong, effective
teachers is a critical component
to high-quality public education.
Our children and families deserve
no less than the best education
possible.
The Wisconsin state government has refused to maintain
previously-promised, acceptable
levels of funding to support public
education. Districts are left with
no recourse except cost cutting
and voter referendums. The Oregon Area School District does not
have a compensation plan to pay
teachers. Because of this, some
experienced teachers with several
years of experience are now earning about the same as beginning
teachers. This is inequitable and
unfair.
In addition, the district is no
longer able to choose from as
many potential teachers as it
has in the past. When some prospective teachers find there is no
compensation plan in place, they

will not even apply. The Oregon
Area School District has worked
hard to cut costs by $1.5 million
to match the referendum request.
This match will be ongoing not
limited to one year. The referendum request is also ongoing. The
request will add about $45 per
year per $100,000 assessed valuation per household.
We all understand the value that
good teachers add to the community, and I am asking that you join
me in supporting this referendum
to help our students and teachers.
If you have further questions,
please visit the Oregon School
District website at oregonsd.org
and view the FAQ page for the
referendum. Oregon has a long
history of supporting strong public
schools vote yes on the Nov.
8 referendum to continue this
support.
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Countys
demographic
data revealed
that 10 percent
of seniors over
65 living in the
Village of Oregon are living
at or below the
poverty levBrickner
el. For those
low-income
seniors, especially, a meal out in
a restaurant setting can be a rare
experience.
That is why, beginning this
month, local seniors will have a
new option.
My Meal, My Way is a Dane
County Program that has chosen Oregon as the fourth site in
which to sponsor an innovative
new senior nutrition program.
Dane County partners with a
senior center and a local restaurant to provide a weekly meal
out. The cost including the tip
is based on anonymous donations, so everyone can take part
regardless of income.
In Oregon, the meal will
be available each Thursday
between 11:30 and 1 p.m., and
will be held at Ziggys BBQ
Smoke House and Ice Cream
Parlor. My Meal, My Way gives
seniors the opportunity to enjoy
the perks of eating at a restaurant (such as having a choice of
entrees and enjoying the social
atmosphere) while keeping the
cost of the meal affordable for
all.
Some of the reasons programs
like these are important are
more obvious than others. For
example, most people know

that many seniors are on fixed
incomes and cant afford to eat
out frequently.
Limited incomes only stretch
so far, and while nutritious food
doesnt have to be expensive,
many seniors are reluctant or
unable to spend more than
absolutely necessary on food.
Less-expensive healthy food
options such as dried beans or
brown rice require more preparation and may not be foods the
senior is familiar with or can
tolerate from a dietary perspective.
Shopping for nutritious food
can be a challenge, too, because
of transportation, but preparing
it also can also be more difficult
for people as they age.
Cooking requires stamina,
fine motor skills and visual acuity, among other abilities, and
few seniors possess those to the
same degree they did earlier in
life. For many seniors, the physical work involved in cooking is
beyond what they are capable of
investing every day.
A less commonly known challenge is that age (along with illness and medications) changes
taste buds.
Everyone learns in elementary
school about how the different
parts of our tongue are designed
to taste sweet, salty, bitter and
sour flavors. Students rarely
learn that as our bodies age, the
only taste that doesnt change
significantly for most people is
the taste of sweet.
Its no wonder that many
seniors seem to exist on sweets.
Sweets are often empty calories, which do not contribute
favorably to a seniors weight
or management of chronic
conditions. They generally do
not provide much in terms of
vitamins or minerals. Sweets
are also often quick calories to
grab and consume, which can be
appealing to someone who may
not have much energy or ability
to prepare other foods.

And finally, eating is a social
event, and over three-quarters of
seniors eat most of their meals
alone. When people eat alone,
they dont eat as well.
For one thing, there is no
mealtime conversation. The
television may provide distraction during a meal, but that
leads to mindless eating. Eating
solo often means eating less
nutritious food because it is easier and because there is no one
watching to know if poor choices are being made.
My Meal, My Way encourages all seniors, regardless of
financial condition, to get out
and have a meal in a social
setting. It has been a successful program in Mount Horeb,
Deforest and Madison.
These meals hosted in restaurants have higher senior participation than meals served in the
senior centers (perhaps because
of the increased choices in
food), as well as higher rates of
donation for the meals.
Since the program was introduced in 2013, senior diners
have increased in those communities, which bodes well
for senior health. Now Oregon
seniors will have the same
opportunity to enjoy a meal out.
Research has shown that
poor senior nutrition can lead
to a host of health problems,
which are often more expensive
to address than the root cause.
Poor nutrition can lead to broken bones, eyesight changes and
increased risk of many disease
processes including cancer and
increased susceptibility to bacterial and viral infections.
When it comes to senior nutrition, an ounce of prevention truly can be worth a pound of cure.
Rachel Brickner is a case

manager at the Oregon Senior
Center.
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Back to Yesterdairy
Students spend a day on the farm

SAMANTHA CHRISTIAN
Fourth-graders from Oregon and Brooklyn schools

toured the farm of Wayne
and Dee Ace for the Food for
America program on Friday,
Sept. 30, a tradition there
for the last 17 years. Oregon
On the Web
including their daily care and

show preparation, different
kinds of cheese and feed.
See more farm tour photos:
Despite the cold and rain,
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many kids enjoyed being
outside to pet animals such
as goats, sheep, pigs, poultry,
FFA members set up differ- rabbits, horses and cows.
ent stations around the farm
Samantha Christian
to teach kids about animals,
Prairie View fourth-graders Hazel Ruppenthal, Kailyn Winterberg, Maya Strait and Annabelle
Monte pet a Flemish giant rabbit named Goliath.
Oregon High School junior Hailey

Walthers holds up her Netherland
dwarf rabbit named Luna.
OHS senior Emma Brown, left, shows her standardbred

horse, Ari, to Prairie View fourth-graders, including
Hailey Richter, right.
Brooklyn Lutheran Church
The Brooklyn Area Historical Society meets at

7p.m. the last Wednesday of the month at Brooklyn
Lutheran Church, 101 2nd St. Visitors are welcome.
On the Web
If You Go
Learn more about the group:
facebook.com/bahswi
by 3p.m. enter a drawing
for $25 and several books
on area history, including:
Ernest Zumbrunnens The
Kid was a Hustler, a reminiscence of his growing up
in Brooklyn.
Scott De Laruelle
What: Brooklyn Area

Historical Society open
house
When: 1-4p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8
Where: Brooklyn Community Building, 102 N.
Rutland Ave.
Info: brooklynhistory@
msn.com, Susan McCallum at 455-1503
UW MadHatters Show
Oregon High School
Performing Arts Center
Sunday, October 23, 2:00 PM

Adults -$10; Seniors & Students -$7
Tickets online* only at
www.oregonsd.tix.com.
*No extra fee for online purchase.
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Photos by Samantha Christian
Netherwood Knoll fourth-grader Taylor Christensen milks Alice the fake cow.
The areas unique dairy

heritage will be the focus
of the sixth annual Brooklyn Area Historical Society
open house.
Set for 1-4p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Brooklyn Community Building,
this years Yesterdairy
theme celebrates the Village of Brooklyn and four
surrounding towns dairy
heritage, according to a
news release from the
society. Guest speaker
Linda Schiesser will talk
at 1:30p.m. about Condenseries and Creameries,
and people can learn about
the differences and similarities between the two
industries.
Brooklyn area historical photos, documents
and artifacts will be displayed, including some
new acquisitions from
this year. Also on display
will be a project started
earlier this year with the
Green County Historical Society, documenting
barns and farm buildings
in that county.
People interested in
starting a search for
their ancestors can get
help from society members, and area residents
are asked to share their
Brooklyn stories with
the society in writing.
The new Historical
Sites in Brooklyn walking brochure and vintage
postcards will be available for purchase. Following the program, ice
cream with toppings and
beverages will be served.
People can also complete the Brooklyn History Challenge at the
open house. The society
has been posting five
historical questions on
its Facebook page, the
village post office and
banks since Sept. 24.
People who bring their
correct answers to the
open house (and solve the
last two questions there)
Meetings
Prairie du Chien, WI
Saturday, October 15
10 am - 5 pm St. Feriole Island Gardens

GERMAN FOOD BEER MUSIC FAMILY FUN
CHILDRENS ACTIVITIES & MORE!
For more information call 608-326-7207 or email mulrich@prairieduchien-wi.gov
No Admission Fee
Check out the areas incredible natural beauty and friendly people
at our local businesses and lodging.
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Holistic Care for Women

at Every Stage of Life
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Brooklyn historical
society hosts open
house Saturday
National
Midwife
ry
Week
Oct 2-6
Annual physicals and screenings including pap and breast exams
Harvest swiss steak Dinner
Natural options to manage flu and menopause symptoms
being held at the
Brooklyn Community Building
Care before, during and after pregnancy including natural,

low-intervention birthing experiences such as water births
Sunday, October 9, 2016
Call (608) 287-2832 for an appointment with a UW Health Certified

Nurse-Midwife at one of these locations: 20 S. Park, East Clinic and West Clinic.
102 North Rutland
Adults $11; Children 6-10 $6;

Children 5 & under free; Carryouts $12
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Coming up
Churches
Open mic
The Oregon Area Progressives will
host Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell
at its monthly open mic event from 6-8
p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, at Firefly Coffeehouse, 114 N. Main St. Representatives
from the Oregon School District will
also be present to answer questions about
the upcoming referendum. Refreshments
will be available for purchase. For information, contact Beth Cox at 469-4843.
Splash pad rollout

Learn more about Oregons future
splash pad as community members
begin a fundraising rollout and host an
information booth on Saturday, Oct. 8,
Sunday, Oct. 16, and Saturday, Oct. 29,
at Bills Food Center, 787 N. Main St.
The Oregon-Brooklyn Optimists and
Oregon Pool have set a goal to raise
nearly $1 million. All funds not used for
construction purposes will be applied
to an endowment fund for long-term
maintenance. Times are yet to be determined. For information, call 835-8617.
To donate, visit sites.google.com/site/
oregonsplashpad.
Recycling event
The Oregon Rotary Club will accept
items for recycling from 8 a.m. to noon
Saturday, Oct. 8, in the back parking lot of Holy Mother of Consolation
Church, 651 N. Main St. There will be
a recycling fee for some items. Resource
Solutions is leading the collection. For donations for the Oregon/Brooklyn Food
information, visit recyclethatstuff.com.
Pantry are welcomed. For information or
to get this months title, call 835-3082 or
Fall festival
email fpcmovies@gmail.com.
Pure Integrity Homes will hold its
second annual fall festival from 10 a.m. Self-defense class
to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at Jaycee
The Oregon Area Chamber of ComPark, 275 N. Perry Pkwy. There will be a merce will offer a womens self-defense
bounce house, pumpkin picking and face class through Infinity Martial Arts, 787
painting at the free event. Food and bev- N. Main St., at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.
erages will be provided, and donations 11. The fee is $12 per person. For inforfor the Oregon Food Pantry are encour- mation or to register, call 835-3697.
aged. A rain date is planned for Sunday,
Oct. 9. For information, email info@ Friends of Brooklyn Fire/EMS
pureintegrityhomes.com.
The October meeting of the Friends
of the Brooklyn Fire/EMS will be held
Pokemon scavenger hunt
at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, at the
Join the library and Oregon Area Well- Brooklyn Fire Station. An update on the
ness Coalition for a Pokemon Go scav- volunteer recruiting brochure and the
enger hunt from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat- Fire/EMS website will be presented.
urday, Oct. 8. The scavenger hunt will Plans for future fundraising ideas will
start at the library and take participants also be discussed. For information, conto seven other locations/Pokestops in tact Dave Hall at davehall@tds.net.
downtown Oregon. The event is open to
Lighthouse presentation
all ages and includes free giveaways.
For information, call 835-3656.
Learn more about Wisconsins lighthouses at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct.
Family movie night
13, at the senior center. Barb and Ken
Take in dinner and a family-friend- Wardius, the authors and photographers
ly film during Second Saturday movie of the book Wisconsin Lighthouses: A
night from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Photographic and Historical Guide, will
Oct. 8, at First Presbyterian Church, share images in a combination of lecture,
408 Bergamont Blvd. Pizza, popcorn storytelling and music. There will be a
and other snacks will be available for a question-and-answer session after the
donation. The movie is free and padded presentation. The program is free, but
seating is available. Floor space is also registration is required. For information
open for blankets or sleeping bags. Food or to register, call 835-5801.
Community calendar
Thursday, October 6
andersonparkfriends.org
8 a.m. to noon, Recycling event,
Holy Mother of Consolation Church
back parking lot, 651 N. Main St.,
recyclethatstuff.com
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Holy Mother
of Consolation Church craft fair, 651
N. Main St., 835-2436
10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Paint a FriendFriday, October 7
ship Pole with the Oregon Arts Initia 10 a.m., Everybody Storytime (ages tive, Waterman/Triangle Park
0-6), library, 835-3656
10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Fall festival,
6-8 p.m., Oregon Area Progressives Jaycee Park, 275 N. Perry Pkwy.,
open mic with Dane County Clerk
info@pureintegrityhomes.com
Scott McDonell, Firefly Coffeehouse,
1-4 p.m. Brooklyn Historical Soci114 N. Main St., 469-4843
ety open house (1:30 presentation),
Brooklyn Community Building, 102 N.
Saturday, October 8
Rutland Ave., 455-1503
Oregon Splash Pad fundraising
11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Pokemon Go
rollout and information booth (times
to be determined), Bills Food Center, scavenger hunt (starts at library with
seven stops downtown), 835-3656
787 N. Main St., 835-8617
6:30 p.m., Family movie night, First
8-10:30 a.m., Anderson Park
Presbyterian Church, 408 N. BergaFriends volunteer forest restoration
mont Blvd., 835-3082
workday, Anderson Farm
County Park, 914 Union Road,
61st annual Smorgasbord (lunch
11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., dinner 4-7 p.m.;
$12 adults, $5 kids 6-12, $3 kids
under 6), St. Johns Lutheran Church,
625 E. Netherwood St., 835-3154
6-7:45 p.m., Sew What? workshop
(RSVP required), library, 835-3656
Community cable listings

Village of Oregon Cable Access TV channels:
WOW #983 & ORE #984
Phone: 291-0148 Email: oregoncableaccess@charter.net
Website: ocamedia.com Facebook: ocamediawi
New programs daily at 1 p.m.
and repeats at 4, 7 and 10 p.m. and 1, 4, 7 and 10 a.m.
Thursday, Oct. 6
WOW: Oregon Village
Board Budget Meeting #1
LIVE 5pm
ORE: OHS Varsity
Soccer vs. Eau Claire
Memorial (of Oct. 1)
Friday, Oct. 7
WOW: 2016 Election
@ Risk: Stealing America
Vote by Vote
ORE: OHS Varsity
Football vs. Reedsburg
LIVE 7pm
Monday, Oct. 10
WOW: Oregon Village
LIVE 5pm
ORE: OSD Board
Meeting LIVE 6:30pm
Tuesday, Oct. 11
WOW: Progressives
Open Mic: OSD Teacher
Compensation
Referendum Discussion
(of Sept. 9)
ORE: OHS Varsity
Boys Soccer vs Madison
Memorial (of Oct. 7)
Saturday, Oct. 8
WOW: 11 Bravo Wednesday, Oct. 12
Vietnam
WOW: The Folklorist
ORE: OHS Varsity Boys Episode 2
Soccer vs. Monroe (of
ORE: OHS Varsity
Oct. 4)
Football vs. Reedsburg
(of Oct. 7)
Sunday, Oct. 9
WOW:
First Thursday, Oct. 13
Presbyterian
Church
WOW: Oregon Village
Service
ORE:
Progressives LIVE 5pm
Open Mic: OSD Teacher
ORE: Oregon School
C o m p e n s a t i o n District Board Meeting
Referendum Discussion (of Oct. 10)
(of Sept. 9)
Monday, October 10
7:30 p.m., OHS orchestra concert,
OHS PAC, 456 N. Perry Pkwy., 8354300
Tuesday, October 11
10 a.m., Teetering Toddlers Storytime (ages 1-3), library, 835-3656

6:30 p.m., Womens self-defense
class (registration required), Infinity
Martial Arts, 787 N. Main St., 8353697
Wednesday, October 12
6:30 p.m., Friends of the Brooklyn
Fire/EMS meeting, Brooklyn Fire Station, davehall@tds.net
Thursday, October 13
12:30 p.m., Lighthouse presentation

with Barb and Ken Wardius, senior
center, 835-5801
6 p.m., Book Trailer Fest, senior
center, oregonpubliclibrary.org/teenbook-trailer-contest
Senior center
Monday, October 10
Hamburger on Bun
Buttered Corn
Pineapple, Blueberry Pie
VO: Veggie Patty
Tuesday, October 11
Meat Sauce, Whole Wheat
Spaghetti Noodles
Mixed Greens w/ Diced
Tomatoes and Dressing
Pear Slices, Garlic Bread
VO: Soy Meat Sauce
Salisbury Steak, Brown Rice
Buttered Brussels Sprouts
Fruit Cocktail, Rye Bread
Cookie
VO: Salibury Veggie Patty
SO: Chicken Ranch Salad
My Meal, My Way Lunch
at Ziggys Smokehouse
and Ice Cream Parlor (drop
in between 11:30-1)
Friday, October 14
Pizza Casserole, Buttered
Italian Green Beans
Grape Juice
Small Croissant
Strawberry Short Cake w/
Topping
VO: Soy Casserole
*Contains Pork
Monday, October 10
AMReflexology, Diabetic Foot
Care, 9 CLUB, 10 Dominoes
10:30 StrongWomen
11:45 Eyeglass Adjustments
1:00 Get Fit, 1:30 Bridge
3:30 Weight Loss Support
Tuesday, October 11
Med Check Ups (by appt.)
8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced
9:45 Zumba Gold
12:30 Sheepshead
12:30 Stoughton Shopping
2:00 Referendum Info Session
5:30 StrongWomen
9:00 CLUB, Wellness Walk
9:00 Cards with Katie
1:00 Euchre, Get Fit
2:00 Knit/Crochet Group
3:00 Intro to Windows 10
5:30 Aging Mastery
AMChair Massage
8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced
9:00 Pool Players, COA
9:45 Zumba Gold
10:30 StrongWomen
12:30 Shopping at Bills
12:30 Lighthouse Program
1:00 Cribbage, Diabetic Support
5:30 StrongWomen
Friday, October 14
9:00 CLUB, 9:30 Blood Pressure
9:45 Gentle Yoga, 11 Chair Yoga
1:00 Get Fit, Dominoes
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 Jim McCoid
SUNDAY
10 a.m. Worship at 1111 S. Perry
Parkway, Oregon
Community United Methodist

Church
201 Church Street, Brooklyn

(608) 455-3344
Pastor George Kaminski
SUNDAY
10:30 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 Kathleen Owens
SUNDAY
10 a.m. Service
10:15 a.m. Sunday School
11 a.m. Fellowship
11:15 a.m. Adult Education
Fitchburg Memorial UCC
5705 Lacy Road, Fitchburg

(608) 273-1008, www.memorialucc.org
Pastor: Phil Haslanger
Associate Pastor Twink Jan-McMahon
SUNDAY
9:30 a.m. Worship
Good Shepherd Lutheran

Church ECLA
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 a.m. worship at the Hillcrest
Campus and 10:15 a.m. worship
with 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

Pastor Jason Mahnke
(608)835-3755, www.peoplesumc.
org
Communion is the 1st & 3rd
weekend
SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship and
Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. Worship
St. Johns Lutheran Church
625 E. Netherwood, Oregon

Pastor Paul Markquart (Lead Pastor)
(608) 835-3154
SUNDAY - 8 and 10:30 a.m.
Worship
9:15-10:15 a.m. Education Hour
Vineyard Community Church
Oregon Community Bank & Trust,

105 S. Alpine Parkway, Oregon Bob Groth, Pastor
(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.
Caregiver Support
Group, Oregon Area
Senior Center, third
Monday of each month
at 9 a.m.
Diabetes Support
Group, Oregon Area
Senior Center, second
Thursday of each month
at 1:30 p.m.
Parents Supporting
Parents, LakeView
Church, Stoughton, third
Tuesday of every month
from 6:30-8 p.m.
Relationship & Divorce

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

The Harvard social psychologist Amy Cuddy has
done a variety of interesting studies on the power
of posture. Her research demonstrates that standing tall and engaging in various power poses can
actually improve our performance. It wont endow
you with knowledge you dont already have or allow
you to have superhuman strengths, but standing
like a superhero will allow you to make the most of
your inherent abilities and knowledge. One of the
interesting things to come out of her research is
the finding that you can do these power poses in
private for relatively short periods of time (as little as
one or two minutes) and see improvements in your
performance. The standard power pose is simply
standing tall, putting your hands on your hips (arms
akimbo), pulling your shoulders back (to thrust out
your chest), and holding your head up. Pretty easy
to do, and we are also warned that powerless poses, such as being hunched over and dropping your
head can lead to poorer performances. Lets face it,
when we look and feel confident, we are more likely
to perform well, and God wants us to do and be well.
So stand up tall and hold your head high.
Christopher Simon, Metro News Service
If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will
not stand at all.
Isaiah 7:9 NIV
Jeremy Jones, sports editor
845-9559 x226 ungsportseditor@wcinet.com
Anthony Iozzo, assistant sports editor

845-9559 x237 sportsreporter@wcinet.com
Fax: 845-9550
Girls golf
Sports
Thursday, October 6, 2016
The Oregon
Observer
For more sports coverage, visit:
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Player of the
Week
From Sept. 27 to Oct. 4
Name: Ally Payne

Grade: Sophomore
Sport: Golf
Photo by Anthony Iozzo
Senior Taylor McCorkle tees off on the 16th hole Tuesday in the WIAA Division 1 Middleton sectional at Blackhawk Country Club. McCorkle
finished with a 79 to help the Oregon High School girls golf team advance to state with a second-place 369. It was the first time the Panthers
made state since 2011.
Rising to the challenge

Panthers hold off Verona
for final state berth
Anthony Iozzo
Assistant sports editor
When head coach Tom Boockmeier took over the Oregon

High School girls golf team a
couple of weeks into the season,
he saw the raw talent and potential the Panthers showed.
From senior standout Taylor
McCorkle who finished as the
Wisconsin Junior PGA Player
of the Year in the summer to
junior Andi McCorkle, sophomore Ally Payne, sophomore
Sydney McKee and sophomore
Brooke McCallum plus the
other girls that played at the No.
5 spot throughout the season
Boockmeier said he knew this
team could do something special.
And that thought came true

Tuesday when the girls, led by
Taylor McCorkles 79, held off
Verona 369-371 to finish runner-up at the WIAA Division 1
Middleton sectional at Blackhawk Country Club. The finish
advanced the Panthers on to
state as a team for the first time
since 2011.
It was nice to see, Taylor
McCorkle said. Our girls have
been improving a lot this season.
It shows them that hard work
pays off. They are all pumped.
Blackhawk is a long, narrow
golf course that can be unforgiving at times, so Boockmeier
said the girls decided to come
into the meet with a conservative
attitude. The game plan was to
avoid using a driver on the tee
and to try to lay up when possible.
But after 12 holes,
Boockmeier knew Oregon was playing to your strengths. If

in the hunt, so he told them to your strength is to hit it long,
then hit it long. If you need to
play it short, then do it, BoockIf You Go
meier said. They did a good job
What: Badger Conference
of that.
meet
In the final five holes, the girls
When: 8:30a.m. Thursday
stepped up in a big way. Taylor
McCorkle had three pars, a birdWhere: The Oaks Golf Course
ie and a bogey. Andi McCorkWhat: WIAA Division 1 state
le had three pars, a bogey and
meet
a double bogey to finish with a
When: Monday-Tuesday, Oct.
91. Payne had five bogeys to fin10-11
ish with a 95. McKee had four
bogeys and a double bogey to
Where: University Ridge Golf
finish with a 104.
Course
Evan McCallum, who had her
119 score thrown out, had her
best stretch from holes 16-18
with two bogeys and a double
bogey.
not get caught in the numbers
Boockmeier said that the
game.
finish emulated how the girls
T h e w a y y o u a t t a c k a learned to play all year by
tough golf course is to do it by
Turn to Golf /Page 8
Volleyball
Oregon makes championship at Reedsburg invite

Anthony Iozzo
The Oregon High School volleyball team continued to show

improvement last week as the
Panthers not only won its first
Badger South Conference match
over Milton but also made the
championship at Saturdays
Reedsburg invite.
Oregon went 4-1 in Reedsburg to take on Fort Atkinson in
the championship. The Panthers
won the first set but could not
close out the Blackhawks for the
tournament title in a 2-1 (25-20,
20-25, 11-15) loss.
Oregon did sweep Spencer
(25-19, 25-13), Adams-Friendship (25-4, 25-15), Hillsboro
(25-20, 25-13) and Seneca (2520, 25-21).
Despite not having a stellar

conference record, the Panthers
(16-7 overall, 1-5 conference)
have shown they can win in
tournaments, which bodes well
for the future.
They definitely improved
a lot, head coach Katie Heitz
said. I think we are definitely
playing more consistently. We
might not always start out strong
during a day, but once we start
to play well, we are having an
easier time of maintaining that
consistency.
In the championship, senior
Liz Andriacchi finished with 10
kills and eight digs, while junior
Jenna Igl and junior Amber
Zahn each had three blocks.
Sophomore Emily Konop collected three aces and eight digs,
and sophomore Erin Flanagan
Badger South Conference
Honorable mentions: Taylor

McCorkle (girls golf) shot a 70 at
regionals to take first overall; Erin
Flanagan (volleyball) had over
70 assists in a runner-up finish at
the Reedsburg invite and added
30 assists in the first conference
win over Milton; Alex Verhagen
(boys soccer) finished with the
game-winner against Milton on
Sept. 27 and added assists against
Baraboo and Eau Claire Memorial;
Collin Bjerke (boys soccer)
had four goals and an assist in
three wins; Joshua Klahn (boys
cross country) was 28th at the
Stoughton invite; Brett Wannebo
(football) rushed for 130 yards on
16 carries Friday in a 34-14 loss at
first place Monroe.
Anthony Iozzo and Jeremy Jones
Girls tennis
Season ends at
subsectionals
Jeremy Jones
Sports editor
and sophomore Lexi Karls, Flanagan and Milski all had one
assist.
Oregon was undefeated in
pool play. Against Spencer,
Andriacchi had eight kills, and
The Oregon girls tennis team didnt

score a point at Fridays Verona subsectional, which featured third-ranked Madison West, 15th-ranked Waunakee and
always solid Middleton and Madison
Memorial squads back inside the Nielsen Center.
Our subsectional is consistently the
most difficult in the state, Panthers head
coach Costin Fink said. This year was
no exception.
Oregon No. 1 singles player Julia
Gerhards was the only Panther to win a
game, falling 6-2, 6-0 to second-seeded
Cecile Fuchs of DeForest. Isabelle Krier, Mary Sanford and Rachell Depuydt
were shut out at No. 2, 3 and 4 singles,
respectively.
Krier fell to top-seeded Grace Olson
of Madison Memorial at No. 2 singles,
while Sanford and Depuydt lost to a pair
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Turn to Tennis/Page 9
Date
Opponent Time/Result
8-25
Monona Grove
L 0-3
9-1
at Madison Edgewood
L 2-3
9-8
at Monroe
L 2-3
9-15
Fort Atkinson
L 1-3
9-22
at Stoughton
L 0-3
9-29
Milton
W 3-0
10-8
Conference at Monroe
8a.m.
finished with 21 assists.

The Panthers knocked off Seneca in the gold bracket to make
the final. Junior Alyssa Milski finished with nine kills, and
Andriacchi picked up 14 digs.
Flanagan collected 27 assists,
Highlights: Shot a season-best

88 in the Oregon regional at the
Legend at Bergamont Golf Course
to help the Panthers finish first
with a 349 and advance to sectionals.
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mixing all facets of the game including their short game and their putting.
They got up-and-down really well
and made short putts, Boockmeier
said. It is not a long drive contest
out there. They really grasped the fact
that golf is all of those things and not
just one thing.
Middleton won the sectional with a
322, led by Alexis Thomas 71. Beaver Dam senior Ashley Kulka (82),
Verona junior Lauren Shorter (84)
and Stoughton senior Kelsey Taebel (86) also advanced to state. Taebel
won a two-hole playoff over Waunakee sophomore Samantha Soulier.
Now the Panthers are getting ready
for their first team state appearance
in five years Monday-Tuesday, Oct.
10-11. Taylor McCorkle will be one
of the top contenders to not only earn
a medal but to make a run at an individual state title.
But the rest of the team will be on
the course, as well, and Boockmeier
said he just wanted the girls to have
fun.
I dont have a goal. I would just
like them to play their best golf while
they are there, Boockmeier said.
Enjoy the experience and play good
golf on a great golf course.
And having the entire team grind
out University Ridge Golf Course
with Taylor McCorkle for two days
is all she could have asked for in her
senior year.
Our team chemistry is so good,
she said. Each of us are going to go
out and just play our game.
Division 1 players tee off at 8a.m.
on both days.
The Badger Conference meet,
which was moved due to heavy rains,
is at 8:30a.m. Thursday at The Oaks
Golf Course in Cottage Grove. The
Panthers were 4-1 in Badger South
duals and look to challenge Milton
(5-0) for the conference title.
Anthony Iozzo
The Oregon High

School boys soccer team
edged Division 1 Eau
Claire Memorial on Saturday 2-1 in a non-conference game.
Freshman Collin Bjerke
continued his strong start
in his high school career
with both goals. Senior
Alex Verhagen assisted on
the first one in the eighth
minute, and Bjerke scored
unassisted in the 14th minute.
Junior Shane Sullivan
finished with 14 saves.
Oregon (9-3 overall,
4-0 Badger South) hosts
non-conference opponents Madison Memorial
(7p.m.) and McFarland
(noon) Friday and Saturday, respectively, at
Huntoon Field and then
travels to Fort Atkinson at
7p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11.
Oregon 5, Baraboo 0
Five different Panthers
Head coach Tom Boockmeier talks with sophomore Sydney McKee on the 12th
hole Tuesday in the D1 Middleton sectional. McKee finished with a 104.
a 70 in the Oregon regional on Sept.

28 at the Legend of Bergamont Golf
Course, helping the Panthers win the
meet with a 349 and advance to sectionals.
Sophomore Ally Payne also had
a big day, finishing with a season-best 88. Junior Andi McCorkRegionals
le and sophomore Sydney McKee
Taylor McCorkle led the field with finished the scoring with a 94 and a
97, respectively. Sophomore Brooke

McCallums 133 was thrown out.
Sun Prairie (360), Beaver Dam
(368) and Stoughton (371) were
the other sectional qualifiers, while
Monona Groves Klarissa OReilly
Dye (88), Ione Dyer (90) and Taylor
Knudtson (106) and Madison Easts
Jenna Sexson (107) qualified as individuals.
scored Thursday in a 5-0

win over Baraboo in a
Badger Conference crossover.
Senior Matt Pearson,
senior Ian Murphy, sophomore Madison Conduah, junior Lane Krull and
Bjerke all scored. Senior
Calvin Schneider, junior
Zach Pasley, Matt Pearson
and Verhagen all added
assists.
Senior Ben Prew finished with two saves.
Oregon 7, Monroe 0
Oregon hosted Monroe
Tuesday in a Badger South
match Tuesday and won
7-0.
Senior Luke Pearson
and Matt Pearson both
scored twice, and Conduah added a goal and two
assists. Collin Legler and
Verhagen also scored.
Schneider had two
assists, and junior John
Auer also had an assist.
Prew finished with two
saves.
Badger South
Team W-L-T
Oregon 4-0-0
Monona Grove 4-1-0
Milton 2-2-1
Madison Edgewood
1-1-1
Fort Atkinson 1-3-1
Stoughton 1-3-1
Monroe 1-5-0
Volleyball: Oregon sweeps the Red Hawks for first Badger South Conference win
Milski and Konop fin ished with 14 and 10 digs,
respectively. Senior Emmie
Wiedemann picked up two
blocks, and Flanagan led
with nine assists. Senior
Abbie Schofield collected
eight assists and three aces.
Schofield led with
11 assists against
Adams-Friendship, and
Lauren Spierings, Milski,
Andriacchi and Schofield

each had an ace. Andriacchi
added six kills, while Karls
finished with seven digs.
Igl and Zahn both had three
blocks.
In the other match against
Hillsboro, Andriacchi led
with nine kills, and she added a block. Igl also tallied a
block, and Flanagan picked
up 15 assists. Konop, who
also led with seven digs,
and Spierings both had
aces. Milski collected eight
kills.
Being able to play so well
in pool play also allowed
the Panthers to be able to
put different girls in the
lineup to build some depth.
We got to try some different combinations and see
how the girls can handle
different pressure situations
on the court, Heitz said.
Oregon hosts DeForest at
7p.m. Thursday and travels
to Monroe for the Badger
South tournament at 8a.m.
Saturday.
The conference tournament seeding wont be finished until Friday, but the
Panthers are expected to
be seeded near the bottom.
That doesnt mean the girls
cant upset a few teams and
make a run.
And a strong finish to
2015 with such a young
team can bode well for the
future of the program.
If we make a run here at
the end of the season and
season 3-0 (25-19, 25-14,

25-22).
I think getting that win
over Milton is huge mentally and hopefully it gives us
a little momentum, Heitz
said.
Milski and Andriacchi
had 14 and 11 kills, respectively, and Flanagan added
30 assists, 10 digs and two
Oregon 3, Milton 0
aces. Andriacchi also tallied
Oregon hosted Milton a block, and Konop led with
Thursday and won its first 13 digs.
conference match of the
take that momentum in next

year, we have the potential
to be a very successful team
next year with what we
have coming back, Heitz
said. Having some wins
in tournaments shows we
can play against these tough
teams and shows we can
win now.
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Joshua Klahn sprints to the finish line Saturday in the

Stoughton Cross Country Invitational at Stoughton High
School. Klahn led the Panthers with a 28th-place finish in 17
minutes, 32 seconds. Oregon (247) finished 10th out of 14
teams.
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Debroux said. The girls are
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meet as another racing experience to prepare for conference.
Oregons defense let the host Monroe Cheesemakers get out to a quick start Friday and the
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Monroe scored four touchdowns in the first
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Oregon junior running back Brett Wannebo
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Kardelle Phillips added an 18-yard touchdown
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Steven Moravec completed one of seven
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Jeremy Jones
Fink, who was the Panthers

fourth coach in the past five
years, said he is excited about
returning next season in order
to bring some consistency to
the program.
Improvement will continue by playing more, he said.
That includes going indoors
during the winter and playing
USTA tournaments as well.
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Both freshman Zoe Frank

continued and sophomore
Lauren Beauchaine medaled
Saturday at the Chocolate
City Invitational in Burlington.
Frank continued to guide
the Oregon girls cross country team toward the postseason, covering the 5k course
at Burlington High School in
21st place with a time of 19
minutes, 54.29 seconds.
B e a u c h a i n e f o l l ow e d
Frank across the finish line
14 seconds later in 26th place
with a 20:08.59. The top 30
medaled.
Fellow sophomore Kaity

Kliminski rounded the top
three Oregon runners, taking 33rd place in 20:25.37
more than a minute improvement from last year.
Her daily dedication and
work ethic inspires the entire
team, head coach Doug
Debroux said.
A little more than six seconds separated freshmen Ana
Verhagen (21:14) and Sarah Adams (21:20.75) who
competed the varsity scoring
by finishing 43rd and 45th,
respectively.
One minute and 26 seconds separated the five runners, who averaged a time of
20:37 to help the Panthers to
of top seeds in their own right

in Memorials Julia Zhou and
Waunakees Courtney Pagnucci.
Oregon was shut out at all
three doubles flights as well.
Top-seeded Waunakees
Bailey Chorney and Autumn
Facktor bested Kalli and
Sophia Choles at No. 1 doubles, while Waunakees fellow top-seeded doubles team
of Kailey Ziegler and Olivia
Austria-Kemble beat Katie
Reisdorf and Ashley Johnson.
Kailey and Addie OBrien
fell to No. 4 seed Megan Li
and Catherin Wu of Madison
Memorial.
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Junior Carolynn Christofferson joined

OMalley and Dobrinsky to lead the Panthers
to a pair of team-best sixth place finishes.
Christofferson joined Roemer, Malley and
Dobrinsky to open the meet with a sixth-place
finish in the 200-yard medley relay with a
time of 1:59.52.
Przybyl, Christofferson, OMalley and
Dobinsky added a sixth-place finish on the
200 free relay (1:47.51). The quartet went on
to take seventh place on the 800 free relay
(8:41.77).
Senior Katie Uhl, Roemer, Dobrinsky and
Christofferson added an eighth-place finish in
the 100 free relay (52.76).
Freshman Michaela Rosga, Kapalczynski,
Przybyl and OMalley added an eighth-place
finish on the 300 (50-100-50-100) breast relay
in 3:56.19.
Saturdays field included the top-ranked
Cardinals, second-ranked Verona Area/Mount
Horeb, sixth-ranked Sun Prairie and seventh-ranked Madison West. Middleton repeated as meet champions with 368 points while
Verona finished second with 326.
The Panthers finished second to last out of
the 11-team field with 146 points.
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Senior Josh Klahn cracked

the top 30 Saturday against
six of the states top Division
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state.
Klahn continued to lead the
Oregon boys cross country at
the Stoughton Invitational,
taking 28th place in 17 minutes, 32 seconds.
Twelve seconds separated
the Panthers second through
fourth runners Saturday, helping the team finish 10th out of
the 14 teams competing with a
team score of 247.
Sam Hakes crossed the finish line in 18 minutes flat to
finish 42nd overall. Hakes was
followed closely by Nathan
Buchert, who took 54th in
18:07 and Ben Lokuta, who
placed 59th in 18:12.
Having Nathan back and
running has been great to see,
head coach Erik Haakenson
said. He works well with the
top four guys on the team in
meets and in practice.
They are a tight group of
great kids who have a passion
for working hard and running.
For the first time this season, senior Hudson Kugel
finished outside the top three
runners for the Panthers, taking 64th place at the teams
final varsity score in 18:20.
Connor Brickley and
Hogan Schulz both competed,
but did not count toward the
varsity score.
Thirteenth-ranked Stevens
Point won the meet with
a team score of 76. Ninthranked Madison La Follette
Middleton Invitational
Oregon/Belleville girls swimming traveled

to the Monroe YMCA on Tuesday and earned
a second Badger South Conference win,
defeating the host Monroe/New Glarus co-op
97-70.
Junior Grace Roemer, freshmen Mary
OMalley and Jenna Dobrinsky and senior
exchange student Ania Grzelewska opened
the meet by taking the 200-meter medley
relay in 2 minutes 0.74 seconds.
Every member of that relay went on to add
an individual event title as well.
Roemer led a 1-2-3 sweep by the Panthers with a 1:17.97 in the 100 backstroke,
and OMalley claimed the 100 freestyle in
1:052.55. Grzelewska added the 200 free
(2:27.41) and Dobrinsky secured the 50 free
in 29.21.
Dobrinsky, Pryzybyl and Grzelewska and
OMalley helped Oregon complete the relay
sweep, taking the 200 free in a combined
2:01.78, and later added the 400 free relay
crown in 4:26.36.
Senior Makayla Kapalczynski added the
100 breaststroke in 1:31.12.
The 200 IM, 400 free and 100 butterfly
were the only event Oregon/Belleville didnt
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body specifically referred to in the meeting notice. Requests from persons with
disabilities who need assistance to participate in this meeting or hearing should
be made to the Clerks office at 835-3200
with 48 hours notice.
Steve Root, Chairperson
Posted: October 3, 2016
WNAXLP
***
OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICT

BOARD OF EDUCATION
DATE: MONDAY,
OCTOBER 10, 2016
TIME: 6:30 PM
PLACE: NETHERWOOD
KNOLL ELEMENTARY CAFETERIA
Order of Business
Call to Order
Roll Call
Proof of Notice of Meeting and Approval of Agenda
Presidents Address
AGENDA
A. CONSENT CALENDAR
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, if any
4. Staff Resignations/Retirements,
if any
5. Staff Assignments, if any
6. Field Trip Requests, if any
7. Acceptance of Donations, if any:
B. COMMUNICATION FROM PUBLIC
1. Public: Board Policy 180.04 has
established an opportunity for the public to address the Board. In the event
community members wish to address
the Board, 15 minutes will be provided;
otherwise the agenda will proceed as
posted.
C. INFORMATION ITEMS
1. OEA Report
2. Student Report
D. ACTION ITEMS
1.
E. DISCUSSION ITEMS
1. Committee Reports:
a. Policy
b. Vision Steering
F. INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Budget 2016-2017 (Financial and
Student Data)
2. Report on November 8th Educator
Compensation Referendum
3. Superintendents Report
G. CLOSING
1. Future Agenda
2. Check Out
H. ADJOURNMENT
Go to: www.oregonsd.org/board
meetings/agendas for the most updated
version agenda.
WNAXLP
***
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LED integrated turn signal taillight. Single bar end mirror. Frame sliders,
Great beginner bike, super fun. looks and
sounds good. Most unique 300 you'll see.
$3700 OBO. 608-212-6429
402 Help Wanted, General

COOK & Dishwasher Full or Part time.
Pay based on experience. Apply at Koffee Kup 355 E. Main St, Stoughton
THEY SAY people dont read those little
ads, but YOU read this one, didnt you?
Call now to place your ad, 873-6671 or
835-6677.
DISHWASHER, COOK,
WAITRESS, & DELI STAFF
WANTED.
Applications available at
Sugar & Spice Eatery.
317 Nora St. Stoughton.
HELP WANTED- Dishwashers, Hosts/
Busperson- Part-time Friday nights,
some Saturdays & some holidays.
Starts at $9.00/hr. Bartender,
Part-time. Janitor- Weekends, some
weekend flexibility, 4-5/hrs per day.
Apply within, VFW, 200 Veterans Rd.,
Stoughton. 608-873-9042
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For information call 835-6677.
AGRICULTURAL/FARMING SERVICES
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newspapers across Wisconsin selling advertising solutions in
AUCTION
print and digital. Work with base accounts+ responsible for new
Huge 600 Gun & Military Auction Sat. Oct. 15th Prairie du business. Cover letter/resume: sfett@cnaads.com (CNOW)
Chien, WI. German WWII, Modern & Collectible Guns,
WANTED TO BUY OR TRADE
Lugers, Daggers, Colts, Winchesters. (608) 326-8108 www.
kramersales.com (CNOW)
GUITAR WANTED! Local musician will pay up to $12,500 for
pre-1975 Gibson, Fender, Martin and Gretsch guitars. Fender
MISCELLANEOUS
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Stephen W. Schroeder Oregon, for the past seven Village, Manitowoc. Dea-
Stephen Schroeder
Stephen W. Schroeder,
age 63 and an Oregon resident, formerly of Manitowoc, died Saturday, Oct. 1,
2016 in Oregon.
He was born on June 16,
1953, in Manitowoc, son
of Donald and Germaine
(Rank) Schroeder. Steve
was a graduate of Manitowoc Lincoln High School
with the class of 1971.
Steve owned and operated Union Road Shop, an
automotive repair shop in
years.
Survivors include his
son, Tyler Schroeder Stutz,
and daughter, Stephanie
Schroeder Stutz, both of
West Bend; his parents,
Donald and Germaine
Schroeder of Manitowoc;
two brothers, Michael
Schroeder of Milwaukee
and David Schroeder of
Manitowoc; two sisters and
brothers-in-law, Lynn and
David Korinek of Mishicot
and Lori and Peter Stolz
of Manitowoc; two nieces
and a nephew, Olivia (Ingo)
Sander of Vienna, Austria,
Grace Stolz (special friend:
Cooper Schmidt) of Elkhart
Lake, Peter PJ Stolz of
Manitowoc; and the mother
of his children, Mary Mayer of Lena, Wis.
Cremation has occurred
at All-Care Cremation
Center, Manitowoc, and
a memorial service will
be held at 11a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at The Blessed
Angela Chapel at Felician
con Alan Boeldt will officiate at the service, with

burial of Steves cremated
remains at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The family will greet
relatives and friends on
Saturday at The Blessed
Angela Chapel at Felician
Village, Manitowoc, from
10:30a.m. until the time of
service at 11a.m.
Expressions of sympathy
may be left for the family
by visiting www.pfefferfuneralhome.com.
T h e P f e ff e r F u n e r a l
Home and All-Care Cremation Center, Manitowoc,
are assisting the family
with funeral arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, a
memorial fund is being
established in Steves
name.
Steve was a loving father,
son, brother and uncle. His
children were his world. He
was taken from us much
too soon and will be missed
every day.
Academic Achievements
Academic Achievements run as space is available, and this list of honorees and graduates is
not complete. Due to the increased number of
submissions after spring and fall graduation
times, there is often a backlog in the following
months.
Spring 2016 honors

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Oregon
Sarah Anderson, honor roll; Jennifer Deegan,
deans list; Grace Flavin, honor roll; Halle
Hinker, deans list; Jesse Holcomb, honor roll;
Kali Jahn, honor roll; Stephanie Liechty, honor
roll; Brenna Petersen, honor roll; Piper Poe,
honor roll; Tess Reimer, honor roll
Brooklyn
Haley Barlass, deans list; Hannah Hyames,
deans list; Lindsey Jaeggi, deans list; Jacob
Schlangen, deans list
UW-Stevens Point
Brooklyn
Nicole Darga, highest honors; Mariah Isola,
honors
Oregon
Talia Blume, honors; Emma Brukner, honors;
Katiya Gombar, highest honors; Jack Krueger,
honors; Anna McCartney, honors; Marisa
Newton, honors; Laura Risser, honors
Lewis University
Oregon
Jason Fourdraine, deans list
UW-Whitewater
Oregon
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Honor Roll recipients
Kara Jahn; Dani Baron
Drake University
Oregon
Samantha Elmer, presidents list
Lawrence University
Oregon
Joe Connor, deans list; Lara Frankson, deans
list
University of Iowa
Oregon
Emily Schwartzstein, deans list
Concordia University
Brooklyn
Jacob Barnes, honors list
Lawrence University
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Oregon
Oregon
Megan Schmitt, deans list; James Skiles, Lara Frankson, deans list
deans list
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Call to apply 608-835-5464
TAXI DRIVERS. Must be friendly, reliable, have clean driving record. Must be
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Case No. 16PR598

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
1. An application for Informal Administration was filed.
2. The decedent, with date of birth
November 19, 1931 and date of death
August 15, 2016, was domiciled in Dane
County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 416 Burning Wood Way,
Oregon, WI 53575.
3. All interested persons waived notice.
4. The deadline for filing a claim
against the decedents estate is December 23, 2016.
5. A claim may be filed at the Dane
County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton
Street, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1000
Lisa Chandler
Probate Registrar
September 13, 2016
Beth L. Cox
165 Netherwood Road
Oregon, WI 53575
(608) 835-2233
Bar Number: 1028192
Published: September 22, 29 and
October 6, 2016
WNAXLP
cation provisions apply to electors who

are indefinitely confined to home or a
care facility, in the military, hospitalized,
or serving as a sequestered juror. If this
applies to you, contact the municipal
clerk regarding deadlines for requesting
and submitting an absentee ballot.
Voting an absentee ballot in person
You may also request and vote an
absentee ballot in the clerks office or
other specified location during the days
and hours specified for casting an absentee ballot in person.
Peggy Haag, Clerk
VILLAGE OF OREGON
117 Spring Street
Oregon, WI 53575
(608) 835-3118
Sept. 26-Oct. 28 (Mon-Fri)
7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 31-Nov. 4 (Mon-Fri)
7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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ALL ADS SUBMITTED SUBJECT TO

APPROVAL BY PUBLISHER OF THIS
PAPER.
B & R PUMPING
SERVICE LLC
Dave Johnson
(608) 835-8195
We recommend septic
pumping every two years
PAR Concrete, Inc.

Driveways
Floors
Patios
Sidewalks
Decorative Concrete
Phil Mountford 516-4130 (cell)
835-5129 (office)
A small town, Five Star Skilled Nursing

Facility is seeking WI licensed CNAs. If
youre looking for a position where youll
be appreciated and where your input
matters, come and join our growing team.
Apply at:
www.oregonmanor.biz or
call Deb at (608) 835-3535.
EOE
adno=489119-01
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
CIRCUIT COURT,
DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO
CREDITORS (INFORMAL
ADMINISTRATION) IN THE
MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
JAMES NEIL DENTON, DATE
OF DEATH AUGUST 15, 2016
adno=454249-01
Legals
adno=455980-01
10
GREAT PART time opportunity. Woman

in Verona seeks help with personal cares
and chores. Two weekend days/mth
(5hrs/shift) and one overnight/mth. Pay
is $11.66/awake hrs & $7.25/sleep hrs.
A driver's license and w/comfort driving
a van a must! Please call 608-347-4348
if interested.
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
449 Driver, Shipping

& Warehousing
DRIVERS: CO. CDL-A Guaranteed
Salary+ mileage. $2500 sign On+401K
Quarterly & Annual Bonuses. Excellent
Benefits Package 805-902-7681
DRIVERS: CO. CDL-A. Guaranteed Salary plus Mileage. $2500 Sign On plus
401K. Quarterly and Annual bonuses.
Excellent Benefits Package. 855-9027681
532 Fencing
BADGERLAND FENCING, LLC.
Agricultural, Residential, Commercial
Fencing. Quality work. Competitive
pricing. Free estimates.
608-444-9266
548 Home Improvement

A&B ENTERPRISES
Light Construction Remodeling
No job too small
608-835-7791
RECOVER PAINTING Offers carpentry,
drywall, deck restoration and all forms of
painting Recover urges you to join in the
fight against cancer, as a portion of every
job is donated to cancer research. Free
estimates, fully insured, over 20 years of
experience. Call 608-270-0440.
TOMAS PAINTING
Professional, Interior,
Exterior, Repairs.
Free Estimates. Insured.
608-873-6160
554 Landscaping, Lawn,

Tree & Garden Work
ART'S LAWNCARE: Mowing,
trimming, roto-tilling. Garden
maintenance available.608-235-4389
GARDEN MAINTENANCE & Clean-Up.
Completed Master Gardener Course.
Connie 608-235-4689.
SHREDDED TOPSOIL
Shredded Garden Mix
Shredded Bark
Decorative Stone
Pick-up or Delivered
Limerock Delivery
O'BRIEN TRUCKING
5995 Cty D, Oregon, WI
608-835-7255
www.obrientrucking.com
SNOW REMOVAL
Residential & Commercial
Fully Insured.
608-873-7038 or 608-669-0025
572 Snow Removal

SNOW REMOVAL Oregon, Brooklyn
Area. Kyle Nelson 608-575-1007
652 Garage Sales

OREGON BARN SALE- 688 Union
Rd (approx 2 miles S of Oregon Hwy
MM right on A to Union Rd. 10/7-10/8
8AM-5PM. Antiques, Tiller, snow blower,
trailer, Lubester, Sulky, lots of misc.
688 Sporting Goods

& Recreational
FOR SALE
1 SET OF MENS AND 1 SET OF
WOMENS GOLF CLUBS. EACH
COMES WITH GOLF BAG, PULL
CART AND HEAD COVERS. $100
PER SET
Mens full set (for tall right handed
player)
Womens full set (left handed player)
Contact: 608-845-1552
STOUGHTON- NEWER Duplex 3 bedroom 3 bath 2 car. Laundry room with

washer/dryer large family room, stainless
appliances extra storage $1795+utilities.
2375 sq ft Available 9/15 or 10/01/16
Evans Properties LLC 608-839-9100
STOUGHTON- UPPER 2 bedrooms, one
bath, C/A, parking, water. No Pets. $550
plus utilities. Security deposit and reference. 608-873-4902
720 Apartments
ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors
55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $750 per month. Includes
heat, water and sewer. Professionally
managed. Located at
300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI
53589 608-877-9388
ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE

10X10 10X15 10X20 10X30
Security Lights-24/7 access
BRAND NEW
OREGON/BROOKLYN
Credit Cards Accepted
CALL (608)444-2900
WE BUY Junk Cars and Trucks.

We sell used parts.
Monday thru Friday 8am-5:30pm.
Newville Auto Salvage, 279 Hwy 59
Edgerton, 608-884-3114
705 Rentals
GREENWOOD APARTMENTS
Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently
has 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $750 per month, includes
heat, water, and sewer.
608-835-6717 Located at:
139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575
STOUGHTON, 2 b/r apt, $770, includes

heat, water/sewer. 608-222-1981, x3. No
dogs, 1 cat ok. EHO
CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS NOON
Monday FOR THE Oregon Observer
FRENCHTOWN
SELF-STORAGE
Only 6 miles South of
Verona on Hwy PB.
Variety of sizes available now.
10x10=$60/month
10x15=$70/month
10x20=$80/month
10x25=$90/month
12x30=$115/month
Call 608-424-6530 or
1-888-878-4244
NORTH PARK STORAGE
10x10 through 10x40, plus
14x40 with 14' door for
RV & Boats.
Come & go as you please.
608-873-5088
UNION ROAD STORAGE

10x10 - 10x15
10x20 - 12x30
24 / 7 Access
Security Lights & Cameras
Credit Cards Accepted
608-835-0082
1128 Union Road
Oregon, WI
Located on the corner of
Union Road & Lincoln Road
C.N.R. STORAGE
Located behind
Stoughton Garden Center
Convenient Dry Secure
Lighted with access 24/7
Bank Cards Accepted
Off North Hwy 51 on
Oak Opening Dr. behind
Stoughton Garden Center
Call: 608-509-8904
STOUGHTON 1616 Kenilworth Ct.

Large 2-BR apts available now.
Pets welcome. Many feature new wood
laminate flooring.
$775-$825/mo. 608-831-4035.
www.madtownrentals.com
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RASCHEIN PROPERTY
STORAGE
6x10 thru 10x25
Market Street/Burr Oak Street
in Oregon
Call 608-520-0240
750 Storage Spaces For Rent
696 Wanted To Buy
Oregon Observer
801 Office Space For Rent

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

Convenient location behind
Stoughton Lumber.
Clean-Dry Units
24 HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS
5x10 thru 12x25
608-335-3337
970 Horses
PART-TIME POSITIONS AVAILABLE24 HOURS/WEEK
WALMERS TACK SHOP

16379 W. Milbrandt Road
Evansville, WI
608-882-5725
990 Farm: Service

& Merchandise
Sienna Meadows, a memory care home i

n
Oregon, is seeking caring individuals to join its
team. Currently hiring part-time Caregivers for
the following shifts:
FRITZ PAINTING Barns, rusty roofs,

metal buildings. Free-estimate . 608221-3510
RENT SKIDLOADERS
MINI-EXCAVATORS
TELE-HANDLER
and these attachments. Concrete
breaker, posthole auger, landscape rake,
concrete bucket, pallet forks, trencher,
rock hound, broom, teleboom, stump
grinder.
By the day, week, or month.
Carter & Gruenewald Co.
4417 Hwy 92
Brooklyn, WI, 608-455-2411
PM Care Specialist (2pm-10pm)

NOC Care Specialist (10pm-6am)
Positions are 24 hours/week, which i
ncludes
every other weekend. Benefits available, such
as dental, STD, LTD, paid time off, and FREE
life insurance. $11/hour starting with increases
based on training and experience.
Comfort Keepers in Madison

Seeking caregivers to provide care
to seniors in their homes.
Need valid DL and dependable vehicle.
FT & PT positions available.
Flexible scheduling.
Call 608-442-1898
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434 Health Care, Human

Services & Child Care
October 6, 2016
We have a full-time opening for a Dietary Cook 32

hours per week, every other weekend/holiday on
the PM shift. No experience is required will train.
Apply at: www.oregonmanor.biz or

call Deb at (608) 835-3535.
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ConnectOregonWI.com
EOE
Chinese Cuisine Cook

As the Chinese cuisine expert on our culinary
team, youll be involved with menu creation,
ingredient preparation, and scratch cooking for
Epic staff, customers, and guests at our newest
dining venue, Chopsticks. In addition to crafting
and carrying out our menu, youll serve as a
mentor for others on the team as they learn the
art and technique of Chinese cuisine.
Requirements:
At least 2 years of authentic Chinese cuisine
experience
International experience preferred
Fine dining, large-volume experience preferred
Eligible to work in the US without sponsorship
To learn more & apply go to careers.epic.com.
adno=489292-01
Apply online now at: www.siennacrest.com.

Sienna Meadows
989 Park Street
Oregon, WI 53575
(608) 835-0000
Equal Opportunity Employer
COLUMBUS ANTIQUE MALL

& CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
MUSEUM
"Wisconsin's Largest Antique Mall"!
Enter daily 8am-4pm 78,000 SF
200 Dealers in 400 Booths
Third floor furniture, locked cases
Location: 239 Whitney St
Columbus, WI 53925
920-623-1992
www.columbusantiquemall.com
Regional Digital Sales Specialist

The Regional Digital Sales Specialist is the expert and champion for all TH Media and
Woodward Community Media (WCM) digital products. This would include but not be
limited to website advertising, native advertising, email sponsorships, live streaming and
video services. An emphasis is placed on meeting and achieving digital sales goals and
initiatives through prospecting for new business, making individual sales calls, assisting
advertising sales representatives on four-legged sales calls and selling digital and
publishing products throughout the publishing division.
642 Crafts & Hobbies

WOODWORKING TOOLS FOR
SALE:
Craftsman Router and Router table
w/vacuum and Router blades $250.
10" table saw. Cast Iron table
Craftsman brand w/vacuum and extra
blades in wall mountable storage
container. $250.
Delta 10" compound adjustable table
miter saw w/electric quick brake
(#36220 Type III) $155.
Craftsman Soldering Gun (w/case)
$10
Power Fast Brad (Nail) Gun-1" $30.
S-K Socket Set 1/4 SAE. 3/8" both
Sae & Metric (speed wrench, breaker
bar & ratchet included) $25 (in case)
Bench grinder on cast iron stand $70
Dowel set-up kit $35
Call John 608-845-1552
Why consider talking with us? A career with TH Media and WCM provides you with
ownership in our organization,
the exibility to succeed in life and career,
competitive compensation,
truly comprehensive benets,
an environment that encourages entrepreneurial spirit,
and the opportunity to be around great people in a participative culture.
This is a new opportunity for someone with experience in digital products, a successful
sales and marketing profession and a passion for solution-based relationships with
customers. If this describes you, lets talk!
646 Fireplaces, Furnaces/

Wood, Fuel
DRY OAK and Cherry Firewood For
Sale. Contact Dave at 608-445-6423 or
Pete 608-712-3223
COMMUN ITY MEDIA
To learn more about this opportunity, submit your

application and resume today at www.wcinet.com/careers
SEASONED SPLIT OAK,

Hardwood. Volume discount. Will
deliver. 608-609-1181
CLASSIFIEDS, 873-6671 or 835-6677. It
pays to read the fine print.
Employee-Owned.
Forward Thinking.
Community Focused.
adno=488566-01
602 Antiques & Collectibles
adno=489401-01
Woodward Communications, Inc., is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

WCI maintains a tobacco-free campus.
adno=652554-01
FRENCH PROVINCIAL Sofa, green

and coffee table, wood/marble, excellent
condition. Hoover vacuum 608-205-2298
adno=489921-01
601 Household
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October 6, 2016
ConnectOregonWI.com
Oregon Observer
Band: Pietras has eye for opportunity when booking big gigs like NFL pregame shows
Ever since, that gamble
on success helped the band
parlay that resume-building
concert to more large-exposure shows.
Now you have cred,
so its opening a lot more
doors, Pietras said. It
made getting the gigs at
Lambeau and Camp Randall
easier. So now next year,
we can say we played for
major NFL teams and Camp
Randall when you have
corporate America on your
side I can only dream of
where this could go, from a
booking standpoint.
Pietras said he tries to use
the same eye for opportunity that he does in his day
job.
The fun part for me is
sensing an opportunity thats
not there, he said. Its easier and more fun to bring
something to fruition that
had never been before than
just booking where everyone else books.
McGrath expanded on
that theme.
He books like nobodys
business, he said of Pietras.
The mans a human rototiller.
Finding their voice

Of course, if a band
doesnt have good original
music to back up a big performance, its likely going
nowhere, large gardening
tools or not.
With a wellspring of
songs starting to emerge
from McGrath, the groups
Upcoming shows
4-7p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9 Pregame concert, Lambeau Field Tundra Tailgate Zone, Green Bay*
3:30-6 p.m Saturday, Oct. 29 Badgerville at Camp
Randall Stadium, Madison, prior to UW vs. Nebraska
10a.m. to 1p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30 Haunted Hustle, Kiva Sports Center, Middleton
11a.m. to 12:30p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20 Pregame
concert, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis
* game ticket not needed to get into area
Photo by Scott De Laruelle
Tom Pietras, 54, an Oregon resident, and McGrath, 25, a 2009 OHS graduate who now lives
in Stoughton, sat down with the Observer at the Firefly Coffeehouse last month to talk about
a new album and some important shows coming up as the Ryan McGrath Band looks to
expand both its sound and its reach.
main songwriter, the band
can now start to be measured on its studio recordings, as well. In February,
the band recorded their first
album, Know My Name,
spending three day-long
sessions at Blast House Studios in Madison a process
McGrath enjoyed.
They came pretty highly
recommended, and it was
really fun; theyre sweet
guys, he said. Being in the
studio is so different than
performing gearing up
for that, I loved it.
The album of mostly
original material could

be out as early as Nov. 1,
McGrath said. And so far,
the band has liked what
theyve heard back from the
sessions, including Play
Something I Can Dance
To, a song he wrote after
an interesting encounter this
summer while playing at a
private party.
A gal came up to me
and said, You guys play
too much blues, and you
cant dance to the blues. You
should play something I can
dance to, he said. So I
went home and wrote it.
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McGrath noted many of the
new songs are blues-influenced, with some country
in there.
And yes, maam, there
are definitely more dance
tunes, he added with a
laugh.
For McGrath, not only
is he writing more songs,
but musically he senses the
band growing to where he
expects great things to
happen.
Ill pass a solo off to Tall
Paul (Sabel) and he just
lays into it, playing something I havent heard him
play before, or I havent even
heard before, McGrath said.
And I just think, Wow, this
guy is incredibly talented.
Its just fun.
I started writing songs
when I was in ninth grade,
just sitting at a computer,
typing I never thought Id
be in a band like that.
Pietras said McGraths
growth as a songwriter is the
key to keeping the bands
growing momentum, noting a refreshing change

in recent months from the
audience, in response to
more new music.
When we started out,
folks wanted to hear covers;
now they want originals,
he said. Ryan has so many
songs that are written; its
just a matter of time before
we start playing them.
Thats where the future lies,
(and) thats where it starts to
get heady Wow, theyre
really coming to hear you.
Its just amazing to see
that transition, that were
finally over that.
Well, almost over that, as
McGrath interjected.
Of course, well still get
drunk guys climbing up to
the stage, like, You guys
play some Bon Jovi! he
said.
Sustaining the
momentum
Looking ahead to next
year, McGrath is already
working on new songs and
said the band wants to get
back into the studio and
record and start releasing
material. And aside from
trying to land the occasional
big gig again, he said going
on tour would be fun, if perhaps logistically difficult, as
they all have day jobs.
I have a lot of buddies
who (tour), but I dont know
if our jobs would (allow
that) at this point, he said.
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But thats what we need

this album to do; its gotta
be a hit so we can just leave
our jobs and I dont have to
put lawn mowers together
anymore.
That would be the hope
and dream, Pietras agreed,
lawn mowers aside.
Yo u h o p e y o u h ave
enough success to take that
risk and say, Its time to
go, he said. Thats why I
get so much out of this, perhaps, being the oldest guy in
the band.
I dont want to get to age
78 and a rocking chair and
say, Why didnt we try?
In the meantime, the plan
is to just keep the momentum going, McGrath said,
and keep moving on to bigger and better things.
Its cool to have a road
map, but not necessarily
know where youre going,
he said. I really like that
about music, and I think the
crowd does, too.
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