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Competing
comrades
Half-Ironman goes
through Oregon
KIMBERLY WETHAL
Observer correspondent
Throughout high
school and beyond, Ore-
gon resident Miranda
Bush used to always play
sports that involved a
ball.
She had no back-
ground in biking, swim-
ming or running until she
watched an online stream
of participants crossing
the finish line of an Iron-
man competition in 2005.
I was like, I want to
do that, Bush said. I
just decided that I was
going to do it.
It took a few years
to get the right train-
ing program for her first
Ironman, which she
completed in 2009. Now
a personal trainer and
group exercise teacher
with her own business,
The Zone Fitness at 280
W. Netherwood Road,
opened in 2011 with her
husband Jamie, Bush
coaches a team of 30
Oregon participants who
will be competing in the
Half-Ironman Wisconsin
next week.
The Wisconsin
Half-Ironman, slated to
take place from 7a.m.
to 3p.m. June 11, fea-
tures a 56-mile bike
ride that runs partially
Turn to Race/Page 24
Village of Oregon
Brickner selected to lead senior center
New director spent
eight years in case
management
BILL LIVICK
Unified Newspaper Group
The Oregon Area Senior Center
will have a new director, Rachel
Brickner, starting June 19.
Brickner has been a case man-
agement and outreach worker at
the senior center since May 2009
and was selected from a field of
five semifinalists.
She was introduced to the
Oregon School District
From left, PVE kindergartners NaKaya Montoya-Bowman, Ileana Ortega and Aveline Schlesinger, from Diane Freys
class, help plant squash by poking the soil, sticking in the seeds and covering them up in the garden June 1.
Growing for the future
Gardenpalooza gets PVE garden going
SCOTT DE LARUELLE
Unified Newspaper Group
While theres plenty of work and learning. The first phase will
to be done in growing seasons to
come, last week culminated near-
ly four years of efforts to start a
garden at Prairie View Elementary
School.
Village Board on Monday as the
screening committees choice for
the job, although having lived in
the Oregon Area
School District
almost her entire
life, Brickner prob-
ably needed little
introduction.
She will be only
the third director
of the senior center Brickner
since it was estab-
lished in 1980.
The senior center has only had
two directors in 37 years, she
said to the Observer on Tuesday.
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For Joshua Klahn, being cap-
tain of the Oregon
High School cross
country team was a
pretty neat accom-
plishment.
Considering his
e a r l y c a r eg ive r s
doubted he could
ever walk, though,
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afternoon. But hes undoubtedly
come farther than any of them
Prairie View is constructing The journey started in 2014, quite literally.
the first phase of a garden, which Hedstrom said, when PVE Born in Ukraine, Klahn was a
will include areas for natural play fourth-graders decided they want- malnourished, sickly 3-year-old
ed to leave a legacy of a salad struggling for health in a poor
include five raised beds, three bar to help future students health.
mounded beds and a path between Students wrote letters to local Turn to Graduation/Page 20
the beds, said PVE third-grade businesses and gave a presentation
teacher Cindi Hedstrom in an
email to the Observer. Turn to Garden/Page 21 Inside
program, and its an honor to be decided to step forward and put
able to step in and continue that her application in.
work.
She currently earns about
Gracz said the screening com-
mittee interviewed five semifinal-
$33,000 per year and her starting ists, including Brickner, and she
salary as the centers director will was the only finalist selected for a
be $63,000. second round of interviews by the
Brickner will replace Alison committee.
Koelsch, whos retiring in July The semifinalists were: Chris
after leading the senior center for Nye, director of the Fort Atkin-
20 years. son Senior Center and a former
Village administrator Mike program director at the Verona
Gracz called Brickners selection Area Senior Center; Katie Gal-
a great choice. lagher, executive director of the Boys, girls medal
Were confident shes going West Madison Senior Center; at state track
to continue the work that Alison Paula Schutt, coordinator of the
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Photo by Samantha Christian

Oregon Manor held a 100th birthday party for two of its residents on June 1. From left, Hel-
en Mallory, turned 100 on June 3, and Genevieve Kaminskas turns 100 on June 11.

Derrick Lewis uses a thermal detector on the house that firefighters from Brooklyn, Fitch-
burg and Oregon fire departments trained on June 3 near Oregon.
Photos by Evan Halpop

Double the fun

Oregon Manor celebrates 100th birthday gals
SAMANTHA CHRISTIAN
Unified Newspaper Group

Firefighters go from room to room
doing drills during the planned burn.
A f a r m e r s d a u g h t e r
from Monroe and city girl
from Madison born just a
week apart in 1917 ended
up crossing paths in Ore-
gon decades later, and this
month they both celebrate a
special milestone.
As Helen Mallory and
Genevieve Kaminskas
rolled into the Oregon
Manor dining area in their
wheelchairs June 1, they
were met with colorful bal-
loons, photo collages and Photos submitted
familiar faces to celebrate Helen Mallory, left, and Genevieve Kaminskas, right, as kids.
their upcoming 100th birth-
days. said she takes it a day at a of fishing at her familys
Activity director Peggy time, and Kaminskas said cottage in Hayward. Both
Skiba presented the ladies she had very good par- ladies enjoyed watching
of the hour with their own ents. movies and reading, and
tiaras and corsages to wear Mallory, who grew up Kaminskas was also a fan
while their cakes were cut milking cows and driving of dancing.
and distributed to guests, tractors on her familys I was pretty good at pol-
which included some fam- farm, spent most of her life ka, she said.
Oregon firefighter Noah Engelhart makes sure ily members and other in Monroe until she was 94. The pair also shared
water doesnt overflow out of the pool since there skilled nursing facility res- Then she stayed in Maus- some words of wisdom.
are no fire hydrants out in the rural areas around idents. ton with her daughter for Kaminskas stressed the
Oregon, said fire chief Glenn M. Linzmeier. Both families also a few years before moving importance of getting a
planned other celebrations to a nursing home in Elroy, good education, and Mallo-

Firefighters conduct house burn

on their actual birthdays: a
private gathering June 3 for
Mallory and an open house
for Kaminskas on June 11,
The Oregon Fire Department, along with firefighters and EMTs with Brooklyn and
Fitchburg, conducted a planned burn of an old house along County Highway A in the which will be held from
1-4p.m. at Headquarters
Town of Oregon on Saturday, June 3. The building was
Bar and Grill.
donated to the department for training purposes. On the web When Skiba asked the
pair what their secret to
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and shes been at Oregon
Manor for about a year.
Kaminskas, on the other
hand, moved from Madi-
son to Long Beach, Calif.,
during World War II and
has been an Oregon resi-
dent since 1977.
Both noted the impact the
war and Great Depression
had on their lives.
In those years nobody
had much money and they
ry thinks honesty is the best
policy and that everyone
should know how to drive a
manual transmission.
Their families have also
been a big part of their
lives. Mallory has six chil-
dren, 15 grandchildren, 24
great-grandchildren and 10
great-great-grandchildren.
And by her four childrens
estimates, Kaminskas
has 14 grandchildren, 21

Congratulations Thomas!! made do with what they

had, Mallory said.
And they got creative.
Mallory said many farmers
Thomas Wollin son of Jim & Cindy Wollin has who had a car would cut off
Graduated from the Federal Law Enforcement the back of the body and
Academy in New Mexico. He received the put a box on to convert it
into a truck, like her parents
top academic award & tied for the shooting did with their Buick Tour-
award. ing. Kaminskas said her
parents taught her to save
things, and she would help
Thomas is a 2011 them with chores around
OHS graduate & the house.
Later in life, Kaminskas
2015 graduate was a nursing aide for the
from UW Oshkosh VA Hospital and Mallory
with a B.S. in was a matron at a school in
Neillsville, where she met
Criminal Justice. her husband Casper, and
He will now be later worked for 25 years
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factory.
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Kaminskas is looking for-
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party Sunday, which will
likely be the day Mallory
gets her belated birthday
gift. Her granddaughter is
arranging for her to take a
ride in Stoughton on a horse,
which will be black like
Raven the horse her hus-
band bought her years ago.
Ive been thinking about
that ever since (I found out
about the ride), Mallo-
ry beamed. I can proba-
bly step on the saddle and
swing my leg up and over.
I dont have to go for a wild
gallop, just walk.

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Village of Oregon

Village prepares for new TIF program, considers requests

Consultant recommends Dan Johns, a consultant with Horebs, Gracz told the Observer for facade improvements at their

assistance for Thiel

buildings
BILL LIVICK
Unified Newspaper Group
The village is trying to make it
simpler to request taxpayer assis-
tance for downtown improvements.
Village officials are consider-
ing adopting a facade and building
improvement program that would
offer grants using tax-increment
financing with the goal of stream-
lining the process for downtown
business and property owners seek-
ing financial assistance. They have
identified a similar program in the
Village of Mount Horeb that Ore-
gon could use as a model.
The idea is to make it so the
village doesnt have to do an
expensive, in-depth analysis for
TIF requests for relatively small
amounts for downtown property
improvements. TIF works essen-
tially as a credit card paid back
with future property tax value
increases, but requires municipali-
ties to analyze whether the project
would happen without taxpayer
help.
Vandewalle and Associates, told
village officials Monday a facade
improvement program is less about
generating TIF increment than
about community improvement.
He said the village could justify
the use of TIF because having a
unified look downtown and main-
taining historic buildings is worth
investing in from a municipal
standpoint.
The idea is you need municipal
help to make these sorts of projects
work, he said, adding that a grant
program should require a matching
investment from the property own-
er.
Johns explained that Mount
Horeb sets aside a certain amount
each year to place in its facade
improvement program fund, and
once its exhausted, thats it.
In Oregons case, it would take
about two years before theres
increment generated in a new over-
lay TIF district the village is creat-
ing, Johns explained, so the village
would have to find another way to
provide funding for the program.
Village administrator Mike
Gracz said the village would likely
borrow from its general fund and
repay it after it collects new prop-
erty taxes from the projects.
The Mount Horeb program
What is TIF on Tuesday. Well have a narrative
and a form so that when somebody
123 S. Main St. property. They
plan to do about $39,000 worth
Tax-increment financing is a wants to do a facade improvement,
well have a program in place.
of improvements to the south and
west facades of their historic build-
public financing method that The board also directed Dregne ing.
is used as a subsidy for rede- to prepare TIF agreements for two They plan to begin the work
velopment, infrastructure, and downtown property owners who around July 22, which could
other community-improvement appeared before the Village Board work with the villages timeframe
on Monday. They could be the first for adopting the facade/building
projects by capturing increased to participate in the program. improvement program.
property tax revenue from all But Dregne said before the vil- Jerry and Bonnie Thiel are also
underlying taxing jurisdictions lage can know whether the applica- seeking TIF assistance for facade
(the village, county, state, tech- tions meet the villages criteria and and other improvements at three
eligibility requirements, it has to North Main Street properties they
nical college and the school have a facade policy and program recently bought: 113, 115 and 123-
district) of the newly developed in place. 125.
property. It combines revenues Village President Steve Staton They requested $82,165 in TIF
from all taxing jurisdictions on told the Observer he and the rest assistance and estimated their
of the board support creating the improvements cost at $104,207.
projects that would not exist facade/building improvement pro- The village referred their request
but for the use of the TIF. gram. to Vandewalle for an analysis.
I think the new process we have The firm recommended granting
for facades and smaller TIF proj- approximately $75,000, including
includes both a grant and a loan ects will be beneficial, he said. interest, in assistance.
option, but the village is planning Vandewalle recommended the
to start with only a grant program, TIF requests assistance be structured in a pay-
Gracz said. The two requests are both for as-you-go TIF, which reduces
The Village Board on Monday Main Street buildings, one at the villages risk by reimbursing
directed attorney Matt Dregne to Peaceful Heart Gifts and Books the Thiels investment using the
create a draft for such a program, and the other for three buildings on increase in property taxes they
and its likely to review the draft at North Main Street. would pay.
its next meeting, June 19, or first John and Doris Deits, owners
meeting in July. of Peaceful Heart, have applied Contact Bill Livick at bill.livick@
Were going to come up with for $15,000 in TIF assistance wcinet.com
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Village in brief
Board approves ice
arena liquor license
The board met with Ore-
gon Ice Arena representa-
tive Shaun Peterson Mon-
day and approved a license
to sell beer and wine at the
facility that would auto-
matically renew each year.
The village granted the ice
arena a temporary license
to sell beer and wine last
October, and place a num-
ber of restrictions on the
license. It continued those
restrictions on the more
permanent license. Peter-
son asked the board to
remove a restriction on
drink specials, but agreed
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Legislative Opinion
Seeking a solution to road funding
It is no secret that Wisconsins
roads are in rough shape. Last Feb-
ruary, U.S. News and World Report
ranked Wisconsin 49th lowest for
the quality of our roads. The number
crunchers at that newspaper calculat-
ed that only one other state, Connecti-
cut, has worse roads than we do.
Bad roads are not only tough on
our cars, they are also tough on our
economy. Wisconsin has the second
most transportation-dependent econ-
omy in the nation, second only to
Indiana, according to the Wisconsin
Transportation Development Asso-
ciation.
I hear frequently from people
from all walks of life who are upset
about the condition of our roads and
the need for long-term sustainable
funding for road repair. Recently
I held a roundtable discussion in
Newville at which business owners,
representatives of local government,
and the general public shared their
perspectives.
One idea that was discussed was
shipping more products via existing
rail lines to take more large trucks
revenue, the Legislature can always
vote to increase it. Since 2006, how
many times has the Legislature vot-
ed to increase the gas tax? Zero.
Indexing the gas tax received the
same level of support at a trans-
portation forum I attended in Elk-
horn. There was also a good deal of
support for tollways which would
require people who use those roads,
like our Illinois friends, to help pay
for them.
The speaker of the Assembly is
backing a plan to tie transportation
funding to changes to the income tax
code. But what I hear from my con-
stituents is keep it simple. Dont tie
transportation funding to the income
tax.
If we dont find a new revenue
source for road repair, we will have to
continue to borrow money at a time
when repaying debt on previous bor-
rowing already accounts for 25 per-
cent of transportation spending.
I would like to hear from more
people about how they think we
should pay for road repair. Is there
an option you prefer? What are you Community Voices

Help us determine how

off the road. As a representative from
Wisconsin and Southern Railroad
pointed out, railroads relieve wear
and tear on our roads; trains help pre-
serve highways. The last state budget
contained funds to help extend a line
opposed to? If you have a strong
opinion on the matter, please share
it with me. You can reach my Cap-
itol office by phone at 266-3790 or
via email at Rep.Vruwink@legis.
wi.gov.

from Oregon to Madison.
Another option is to restore index-
ing of the gas tax to the rate of infla-
tion. By a show of hands, almost
to assist caregivers
Most of us use our roads on a dai-
ly basis so it is critical to find a long-
term solution instead of kicking the
can down the road. If we stay on the

T
everyone in the room said they sup- present course, there simply will not he time has come for mobility move without risking support online, we want to know
port tying increases in the gas tax to be any more road to kick the can the Oregon Area Senior injury to the caregiver. whether you would like to see
increases or decreases in the Con- down. Center to change the way There are dozens of subjects the Senior Center create an
sumer Price Index. When the Leg- that we support caregivers, and that could be helpful for care- online presence or forum (such
islature repealed gas tax indexing in Rep. Don Vruwink represents the we need input from the public to givers to be aware of, but not as a blog or Facebook group)
2006, legislative leaders said that if part of the Village of Oregon and decide what comes next. enough caregivers are getting for local caregivers. Would it be
the gas tax fails to generate adequate several townships. For many years, the Senior that information in our current helpful to have an Oregon-ar-
Center has hosted a monthly format. That is why we have put ea online support group which
support group for caregivers. our monthly support group on would allow caregivers to con-
This was an opportunity for hold while we figure out how to nect with each other and ask
caregivers to better connect with local care- questions of the support group
come togeth- givers. facilitator and Senior Center
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ideas, informa- whether caregivers still find The Senior Center hopes to
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Oregon Public Library
16-year-old wins design contest
T-shirts on sale
through June 17
SAMANTHA CHRISTIAN
Unified Newspaper Group
As the winner of the
Oregon Pub-
lic Librarys
T-shirt
design con-
test, Lauren
Weis will be
able to wear
her own art-
w o r k . A n d Weis
soon other
library sup-
porters can, too.
The 16-year-old Oregon
High School sophomore,
who has taken art classes
before, created an outer
space-themed drawing with
the words, Books are the
fuel for our imagination.
She told the Observer her
design was inspired by the
librarys logo.
I wanted to incorporate
it in my design in some
way, and the first thing that
came to mind was a rocket
ship and the smoke coming
out of it, she said in a text
to the Observer. I didnt
Overnight relay set for June 16-17
AMBER LEVENHAGEN
Unified Newspaper Group
Oregon residents will
once again join with other
participants from Stough-
ton and McFarland for the
annual American Cancer
Society Relay for Life, to
be held at the Mandt Park
track in Stoughton begin-
ning at 5:45 Friday, June
16.
T h e ov e r n i g h t r e l a y
will last until 7a.m. Sat-
urday, June 17. Through-
out the night, the Mandt
Park track will be lit with
white luminaria bags,
which will be inscribed
with names to honor those
who have been affected
by cancer. The bags will
be lit at 9:30p.m. Friday
night before a moment of
silence in remembrance
of a life touched by can-
cer, according to the relay
website.
A performance by the
University of Wisconsin
Marching Band will kick
off the event. That will be
followed by a brief pre-
sentation by UW Health
oncologist and cancer
survivor Dr. Sam Lubner.
expect it to turn out as well
as it did.
Youth services librarian
Kelly Allen said 18 kids,
teens and adults entered a
design from February to
March, and a panel of judg-
es from the library staff
and Friends of the Library
board narrowed them down
to two entries this spring.
Then the public cast 215
votes in a two week peri-
od, and the winning design
received 113.
It was a close vote,
Allen said.
Weis said she was really
surprised when she found
out she won.
I had seen the oth-
er design and I thought it
was cute, she said. I was
honestly expecting them to
win.
In addition to a T-shirt,
she will receive $30 in
Chamber Bucks, so she
says shes planning to take
a few trips to the Firefly
Coffeehouse.
The library will be sell-
ing purple, green or black
T-shirts with the winning
design printed in white
through June 17. Available
sizes are youth small to
After the introduction,
any cancer survivors will
be welcome to participate
in a survivor lap around
the track. Participants are
then invited to relax at
their campsites and enjoy
the games.
The theme this year is
Carnival for a Cure, and
though there wont be any
carnival rides, games and
activities will be open
throughout the evening
at different campsites,
including bean bag toss,
kiddie basketball hoops,
hula hoops, mini golf
holes, beach ball toss-up.
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proceeds will benefit the
Friends of the Oregon
Library, which supports
library projects like Chil-
drens Reading Nook and
programming like the
Summer Reading Program.
Madison Top Company
will be printing the T-shirts
at a discounted price.
The business is family
run and they live in Ore-
gon, Allen said in an email
to the Observer. The fami-
ly loves the Oregon library
and wants to give back.
Contact Samantha
Christian at s amantha.
christian@wcinet.com.
How to order
Oregon Public Library T-shirts are on sale through June
17. Color choices are green, purple and black, and sizes
are youth small, medium and large ($8) and adult small
through extra large ($10), 2XL ($12) and 3XL ($13).
To fill out an order form, visit oregonpubliclibrary.
org/opl-shirt. Orders can be picked up at the library
between July 10-17.
Middle School teach-
er Kay Kinney will also
give demonstrations with
her horses, Indy and
Max, according to a news
release.
Walkers donating $100
w i l l r e c e iv e a n ev e n t
T-shirt. As of Monday,
2 5 t e a m s h av e r a i s e d
more than $45,000 for the
American Cancer Society.
For information or to
donate or purchase a lumi-
naria bag, visit relayfor-
life.org/smowi.
Contact Amber Leven-
hagen at amber.levenha-
gen@wcinet.com.
Genevieve
Kaminskas
Open House 1-4p.m.
Sunday, June 11th
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101 Concord Dr., Oregon
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June 8, 2017
Parade of Homes opens June 10
Bergamont among
area homes to tour
The annual two-week
Parade of Homes runs from
June 10-25 and includes a
home built in the Bergamont
neighborhood in Oregon.
The event, which began
more than 60 years ago and
is sponsored by the Madison
Area Builders Association
(MABA), will highlight 37
homes in seven Dane County
neighborhoods in DeForest,
Oregon, Waunakee, Stough-
ton and Windsor.
The parade offers attend-
ees the opportunity to see the
latest in design trends and
Photo submitted home features, with builders
Lauren Weis, 16, drew on hand to answer any ques-
this image and won the tions.
contest. I love building houses, so
the parade allows me to talk
to a number of different peo-
ple about my passion and the
new features we incorporate
into our homes, said Chris
Schmidt of Classic Homes of
Madison, an Oregon-based
parade builder.
The Parade of Homes
showcases a variety of home
styles, sizes, features, accents
and price points. Builders
featured in the parade often
use green-building tech-
niques, energy-efficient
HVAC systems and applianc-
es and open floor plans that
utilize space in innovative
ways.
Technology systems also
continue to evolve every year.
People are always inter-
ested in how new technol-
If You Go ogies are being integrated
into the home, said Schmidt.
What: Relay for Life, For example, home automa-
American Cancer tion systems are now easily
Society adapted to meet a familys
When: 6p.m. Friday, changing needs.
June 16 to 7a.m. Visitors will also be able
Saturday, June 17 to see how homes are being
wired to interact with person-
Where: Mandt Park, al electronic devices, from
South Fourth Street,
integrated sound systems
Stoughton that can be controlled from
Info: relayforlife.org/ smartphones to countertops
smowi that can charge a mobile
device by simply laying the
Dane Countys
39th Annual
Breakfast On The Farm
Saturday, June 10 7:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Blue Star Dairy - Middleton, 5191 Vosen Road, Middleton
Join our hosts, the Meinholz family, as we celebrate the Dairy Days
of Summer with fun for all ages! Listen to live music from the
Soggy Prairie Boys, meet a calf in one of four educational stations,
enjoy a farm-fresh breakfast and more!
Menu: Cheesy scrambled eggs, pancakes, sausage, yogurt, custard, milk & coffee.
In addition, samples of other dairy products will be offered in the Expo Area
Event Admission: Includes parking, breakfast & all of the events & activities.
Ages 0-2, free; ages 3-11, $4.00; ages 12 & up, $8.00
Location: For directions and parking information, please visit our website:
www.danecountydairy.com/breakfast-on-the-farm/
Platinum Sponsors:
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Oregon Observer
Locations
DeForest: Heritage Gar-
dens, Savannah Brooks
Waunakee: Kilkenny
Farms, Westbridge
Oregon: The Legend at
Bergamont
Stoughton: Nordic Ridge
Homes
Windsor: Windsor
Gardens
device on the surface.
The Legend at Bergamont
is a golf course community
in Oregon, with amenities
that include a waterpark,
fitness complex, basketball
courts, tennis courts and a
driving range. Home prices
start at about $400,000.
Schmidts Parade entry
at 990 Carnoustie Way is a
blend of craftsman and tradi-
tional styles. The 1-1/2 story
home has a master suite on
the main floor and three addi-
tional bedrooms upstairs.
Highlights of the home
built in the Bergamont neigh-
borhood include numerous
custom built-in cabinets and
a four-season room that can
be enjoyed throughout the
year.
New for this year is the
Peoples Choice Awards. Vis-
itors will be encouraged to
vote for their favorite house
in the entire parade, as well
as best home in each neigh-
borhood for the following
categories: curb appeal,
kitchen and bath, lower level
and dcor/interior design.
The Parade of Homes
is open Tuesday to Friday
hours are 4-8p.m. Satur-
day and Sunday hours are
11a.m. to 5p.m. Visit maba.
org/parade-of-homes/ for
more information on MABA
and the Parade of Homes,
ticket prices, locations/direc-
tions and the latest updates.
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Crawford
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Coming up Churches
All Saints Lutheran Church Good Shepherd Lutheran
Reading program events Dog trainer Amy Robinson from artist Faye Antolec from Wyld and 2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg Church ECLA
Country View Animal Services will Wooly at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, June (608) 276-7729 Central Campus: Raymond Road and
Registration for the Oregon Public judge the contestants. Awards will 14. She will present and demonstrate Pastor Rich Johnson Whitney Way
Library Summer Reading program be given for categories such as best each step of the sheep to shawl SUNDAY SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship
starts this week and goes through dressed, longest ears and happiest tail. process: from post-shearing skirting, 8:30 a.m. classic service SUNDAY - 8:15, 9:30 and10:45 a.m.
Aug. 12. 10:45 a.m. new song service Worship West Campus: Corner of Hwy.
There will be frozen treats for humans washing, picking, carding, spinning PD and Nine Mound Road, Verona
Each day through June 10, staff and canines. and felting. SUNDAY - 9 &10:15 a.m., 6 p.m.
will pull the name of someone who Brooklyn Lutheran Church
Register your favorite canine for the Lunch will be served after the pro- 101 Second Street, Brooklyn Worship (608) 271-6633
registered for the reading program or show by calling 835-5801 by June 6. gram. To reserve a seat, call 835- (608) 455-3852
checked out library materials, who 5801. Pastor Rebecca Ninke Hillcrest Bible Church
can win $10 in Chamber Bucks. Open mic SUNDAY 752 E. Netherwood, Oregon
Perennial gardening 9 a.m. Holy Communion Eric Vander Ploeg, Lead Pastor
The kick-off extravaganza will be Oregon Area Progressives will host (608) 835-7972, www.hbclife.com
held from 2-4 p.m. Thursday, June 15, 10 a.m. Fellowship
its monthly open mic with the theme Certified master gardener volunteer SUNDAY
geared for ages 2-12. The event will of Collaborative Resistance from Carol Livingston from the UW-Exten- Community of Life Lutheran 8:30 a.m. worship at the Hillcrest
feature public works vehicles, face Church Campus and 10:15 a.m. worship with
6-8 p.m. Friday, June 9, at the Firefly sion will hold a Starting and Main- Childrens ministries, birth 4th grade
painting, toss games and crafts. PO Box 233, Oregon
Coffeehouse. taining a Perennial Garden class (608) 286-3121, office@
For information, call 835-3656. The program will feature David from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, June Holy Mother of Consolation
communityoflife.us
Catholic Church
Family sleepover Newby from Our Revolution, Beth 19, at the library. Pastor Jim McCoid
651 N. Main Street, Oregon
Alleman from Indivisible-Madison, Livingston will give you guidance SUNDAY
10 a.m. Worship at 1111 S. Perry Pastor: Fr. Gary Wankerl
The library will hold a family fort K a t h y B r y a n t f r o m M a d i s o n in assessing your garden for suitabili- (608) 835-5763
night and stuffed animal sleepover H u d d l e a n d A m a n d a P e t e r s o n Parkway, Oregon
ty for perennial plants, the importance holymotherchurch.weconnect.com
from 6-7:30 p.m. Friday, June 9. from OAP. For information, visit of sun, soil and water, and techniques Brooklyn Community United SATURDAY: 5 p.m. Worship
Bring a good book, flashlight and oregonareaprogressives.org. Methodist Church SUNDAY: 8 and 10:15 a.m. Worship
for choosing the right plant for the
indoor fort building materials (sheets, right place 201 Church Street, Brooklyn
Peoples United Methodist
pillows and blankets). The library will Friends of Brooklyn Fire/EMS To register for the free class, call
(608) 455-3344
Church
Pastor George Kaminski
provide the snacks and games. The June meeting of the Friends of 835-3656. SUNDAY 103 North Alpine Parkway, Oregon
Kids can bring a stuffed animal to the Brooklyn Fire/EMS will be held 9 a.m. Worship (Nov.-April) Pastor Jason Mahnke
stay the night, and they can pick them at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 14, at Wellness Walks 10:30 a.m. Worship (May-Oct.) (608)835-3755, www.peoplesumc.org
Communion is the 1st & 3rd weekend
up at 10 a.m. the next morning, enjoy the Brooklyn Fire Station, 401 W. The Oregon Area Wellness Coa- SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship
doughnuts and view a slideshow of Main St. Residents can support the Faith Evangelical Lutheran
lition is sponsoring Wednesday Church SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship and Sunday
images of the stuffed animals adven- departments by placing their Bills 143 Washington Street, Oregon school; 10:30 a.m. Worship
Wellness Walks, which start at the
tures. For information, call 835-3656. Food Center receipts in the mailbox senior center at 9 a.m. Wednesdays. (608) 835-3554
St. Johns Lutheran Church
Pastor Karl Hermanson
Dog show located at the fire station. People will be taking a brisk walk for SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship 625 E. Netherwood, Oregon
Pastor Paul Markquart (Lead Pastor)
For information, contact Dave Hall 45 minutes each week, rain or shine, Holy Communion 2nd & last
The senior center will hold its at davehall@tds.net. Sundays (608) 835-3154
through October. WEDNESDAY - 6 p.m. Worship
fourth annual dog show at 10 a.m. Those interested should bring an ID SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship
Friday, June 9, in the parking lot. The Sheep to shawl and water bottle. For information, call
First Presbyterian Church
SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship
rain date is June 16. 408 N. Bergamont Blvd. (north of
The senior center will host local 835-5801. CC), Oregon, WI
(608) 835-3082 - fpcoregonwi.org Vineyard Community Church
Pastor Kathleen Owens Oregon Community Bank & Trust, 105
SUNDAY S. Alpine Parkway, Oregon - Bob Groth,
Community calendar 10 a.m. Service
10:15 a.m. Sunday School
Pastor
(608) 513-3435, welcometovineyard.
11 a.m. Fellowship com
Friday, June 9 Milkman Triathlon bike courses Fire/EMS meeting, Brooklyn Fire SUNDAY - 10 a.m. Worship
go through Oregon, ironman.com, Station, davehall@tds.net 11:15 a.m. Adult Education
10 a.m., Dog show, senior center,
wisconsinmilkman.com 7-9 p.m., Anderson Park Friends Zwingli United Church of Christ
835-5801 Fitchburg Memorial UCC Paoli
6-7:30 p.m., Family fort night and Monday, June 12 board meeting, Town of Oregon 5705 Lacy Road, Fitchburg At the Intersection of Hwy. 69 & PB
Hall, 1138 Union Road (608) 273-1008, www.memorialucc. Rev. Sara Thiessen
stuffed animal sleepover, library, 6:30 p.m. Oregon School Board org
835-3656 (608) 845-5641
meeting, OHS Innovation Center, Thursday, June 15 Pastor: Phil Haslanger SUNDAY -
6-8 p.m., Open Mic, Firefly Coffee- 456 N. Perry Pkwy, 835-4300 Associate Pastor Twink Jan- 9:30 a.m. Family Worship
1 p.m., Third Thursday afternoon McMahon
house, oregonareaprogressives.org euchre card party ($3), senior cen-
Tuesday, June 13 SUNDAY
Saturday, June 10 ter, 835-5801 9:30 a.m. Worship
2-6 p.m., Oregon Farmers Market,
8-10:30 a.m., Work Day, Ander- Dorn True Value Hardware parking 2-4 p.m., Summer Reading Pro-
son Farm County Park, 914 Union lot, gram kick-off (ages 2-12), library, Support groups
Road, andersonparkfriends.org 835-3656
131 W. Richards Road Alcoholics Anonymous Relationship & Divorce
9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Madison Speed- 7 p.m., Oregon Community Band Saturday, June 17 meeting, First Support Group, State
way Marketplace, 1122 Sunrise concert, Waterman Triangle Park, 6:30 p.m., Card party ($3), senior Presbyterian Church, Bank of Cross Plains,
Road, 575-4097 facebook.com/OregonCommunity- center, 835-5801 every Monday and every other Monday at
12:30-2:30 p.m., Board Games Band Friday at 7 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
(ages 7 to adult), library, 835-3656 Monday, June 19
Wednesday, June 14 6:30-7:30 p.m., Perennial Garden- Caregiver Support Veterans Group,
Sunday, June 11 10:45 a.m., From Sheep to Shawl ing, library, 835-3656 Group, Oregon Area Oregon Area Senior
1 p.m., Graduation, Oregon High program, senior center, 835-5801 Senior Center, third Center, every second
6:30-8 p.m., Estate Planning Monday of each month Wednesday at 9 a.m.
School, Panther Stadium 3:30-5:30 p.m., Computer Class: workshop (free), Krause Donovan
1-5 p.m., Musical Jam, Ziggys, at 9 a.m. Weight-Loss Support
LibreOffice/Apache OpenOffice Estate Law Partners, 116 Spring
135 S. Main St., 228-9644 ($20), senior center, 835-5801 St., 268-5751 Dementia Caregivers Group, Oregon Area
Half-Ironman and Wisconsin 6:30 p.m., Friends of the Brooklyn Supper and Support, Senior Center, every
fourth Wednesday of Monday at 3:30 p.m.
every month from 6-7:30 Navigating Life Elder
Community cable listings Senior center p.m., Sienna Crest, 845
Market St., Suite 1
Support Group, Peoples
United Methodist
Village of Oregon Cable Access TV channels: Monday, June 12 Monday, June 12 Diabetes Support Church, 103 N. Alpine
WOW #983 & ORE #984 Roast Beef with Gravy Morning - Reflexology Group, Oregon Area Pkwy., every first
Phone: 291-0148 Email: oregoncableaccess@charter.net
Website: ocamedia.com Facebook: ocamediawi Roasted Red Potatoes 9:00 CLUB Senior Center, second Monday at 7 p.m.
New programs daily at 1 p.m. Broccoli 10:00 Dominoes Thursday of each month
and repeats at 4, 7 and 10 p.m. and 1, 4, 7 and 10 a.m. Jell-O with Peach Slices 10:30 StrongWomen at 1:30 p.m.
Multi Grain Bread 11:45 Eyeglass Adjustments
Thursday, June 8 Monday, June 12 VO- Veggie Patty 1:00 Get Fit
WOW: Oregon Village WOW: 2016 Summer Repenting or Turning Your Life Around
Tuesday, June 13 1:30 Bridge
Board Meeting (of June Fest Programming Chicken Salad on Whole 3:30 Weight Loss Support
5) ORE: School Board There is certainly cause for wonder in the etymological
Wheat Bun Tuesday, June 13 and historical connection between repentance and pen-
ORE: OHS Honors Meeting LIVE 6:30 Copper Penny Salad 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced
Night (of May 24) p.m. itentiaries. Penitentiaries (i.e., prisons) were at one time
Fruit Cup, Sugar Cookie 9:30 Wii Bowling thought of as places of repentance, or at least penitence,
VO- Egg Salad on Bun 9:45 Zumba Gold where people went to atone for their sins and to turn their
Friday, June 9 Tuesday, June 13 Wednesday, June 14 10:30 Parkinsons Exercise
WOW: Memorial Day WOW: Oregon lives around. Nowadays we seem to have lost sight of the
Tomato Barley Lentil Soup 12:30 Sheepshead potential for prisons to be places where people can remake
Ceremony (of May 29) Community Band & *Ham and Swiss on 12:30 Stoughton Shopping
ORE: OHS Improv Water Tower Lighting (of their lives and instead think of them more as warehous-
Croissant 5:30 StrongWomen es for dangerous people. Perhaps we should go back to
Performance (of May 31) June 6) Fresh Apple, Lemon Bar Wednesday, June 14
ORE: OHS Band this original model of the penitentiary, and perhaps also
VO- Cheese Sandwich 9:00 CLUB, Wednesday Walkers we should think of repentance in our own lives as a way
Saturday, June 10 Concert (of June 1) SO- Chicken Ranch Salad 10:45 From Sheep to Shawl
WOW: Oregon of turning things around. One problem that many of us
Thursday, June 15 1:00 Get Fit, Euchre have when considering whether to repent is that we cant
Community Band & Wednesday, June 14 My Meal, My Way Lunch 3:30 Libre Office/Open Office
Water Tower Lighting (of WOW: 2016 bring ourselves to give up our sinful ways, and imagine
at Ziggys Smokehouse computer class that repenting will somehow make us dreadfully boring or
June 6) Oregon Summer Fest (drop in between 11:30 Thursday, June 15
ORE: School District Programming somehow less happy or fulfilled than we are now. But until
a.m. and 1 p.m.) 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced we repent and turn around we wont see the beauty of our
Retirees Recognition (of ORE: OHS Pep Rally - Friday, June 16 9:00 Pool Players
June 1) New Gym Celebration (of new life with God. The sinner is always reluctant to give up
BBQ Chicken 9:45 Zumba Gold his precious sins because he is enslaved in his old way of
May 12) Potato Salad 10:30 StrongWomen
Sunday, June 11 thinking, whereas repentance leads to a whole new way of
Cucumber Salad 12:30 Shopping at Bills thinking and being in the world, free from sin and truly at
WOW: Holy Mother Thursday, June 15 Tropical Fruit Salad 1:00 Cribbage, Card Party
of Consolation Catholic WOW: School Board one with God.
Dinner Roll, Banana Bars 5:30 StrongWomen Christopher Simon
Church Service Meeting (of June 12) VO- Vegetarian Wrap Friday, June 16
ORE: Oregon High ORE: Oregon High 9:00 CLUB
School Commencement School Commencement This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Repent! Turn
9:30 Blood Pressure from your idols and renounce all your detestable practices!
Ceremony LIVE 1 Ceremony (of June 11) 10:00 Dog Show rain date
p.m. Ezekiel 14:6 NIV
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Girls track and field
Senior Danica Keisling (left) runs in the second leg of the 4x200 relay final Saturday in the WIAA Division 1 state track and field champi-
onships at Veterans Memorial Stadium at UW-La Crosse. Keisling joined junior Alexis Jackson, sophomore Scarlet Egwuonwu and fresh-
man Olivia Marsden to finish second in 1 minute, 41.08 seconds and make the podium.
Injuries spoil title hopes
Jackson aggravates
knee injury, still makes
podium in three events
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
It was on sheer will that Alexis
Jackson entered last weekends
WIAA Division 1 state track and
field meet.
The defending state champion
in the 100 and 300 hurdles (and
part of the 4x200-meter relay),
Jackson had been far from 100
percent all season after suffering
an LCL and meniscus injury last
summer. Still, the junior carried
four events on the states biggest
stage held annually at UW-La
Crosse.
And though she was disap-
pointed to not repeat as state
champion, Jackson showed the
class and character of a true
champion. Despite possibly
making her injury worse, she still
reached the state podium in three
of four events.
I would have liked more, but
I have to do what my body can
handle, she said. It is still pret-
ty good to get up on the podium
while being in pain.
Girls soccer
Panthers crush competition to win D2 regional title
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
The top-seeded Oregon High
School girls soccer team won
its fifth straight regional title
Saturday, outscoring No. 8
Elkhorn and 16th-seeded Wil-
mot Union by a combined 17-0
last week.
It is never easy to keep
winning, coach Julie Grutzner
said. Everyone wants to be
the team to beat you and knock
you out. It is the fifth straight
regional title so that is great
for the girls.
The Panthers defense has
now allowed just four goals in
Sports
Sophomore Scarlet Egwuon-
wu scored in point sprint events
for the Panthers and the 4x200
finished second but Jacksons
injury status undoubtedly affect-
ed the Panthers biggest team
goal.
After finishing third last sea-
son, Oregon hoped to bring home
a state team title but instead fin-
ished 12th with 18 points. Twen-
ty-four points separated defend-
ing state champion Milwaukee
King (58) and the rest of the field
as Hamilton and Waukesha West
tied for second with 34 points.
Eased back into competi-
tion this season, injuries finally
caught up to Jackson on Saturday
as she finished third in the 100
hurdles and sixth in the 300s.
Though doctors initially had
told her she didnt need knee sur-
gery when she suffered an LCL
and meniscus injury last summer,
Jackson had a feeling she might
have to go under the knife after
state.
My meniscus is already torn,
and I just made it worse, she
said. Ill have to wait and see
my doctors.
Jackson took third in 14.97
and will have some serious com-
petition in the 100 hurdles when
Turn to Girls track/Page 14
17 games this season and hope
to continue that dominance in
the WIAA Division 2 sectional
semifinals and finals Thursday
and Saturday.
Our girls are one of the top
defenses in the area, if not the
state, Grutzner said. As long
as we dont make any mistakes
and dont let them through on
a breakaway, we should be
OK.
Oregon will take on
fourth-seeded Monona Grove
for the second time Thursday
at Huntoon Field after winning
6-1 in the first meeting. The
winner will take on the winner
of second-seeded Burlington
and third-seeded Milton on
Thursday, June 8, 2017
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Player of the
week
From May 30-June 6
Name: Hudson Kugel
Photos by Anthony Iozzo
Grade: Senior
Sport: Track and field
Highlights: Kugel finished runner-up in
the 800 at state in 1 minute, 53.44 sec-
onds to reach the podium. He also was
the second leg in the 4x400 relay and
helped the team finish 22nd in 3:27.38.
Honorable mentions:
Holly Kaboord (girls soccer) scored twice
against Wilmot Union and twice against
Elkhorn to lead the top-seeded Panthers
to a D2 regional title
Calvin Schneider (boys tennis) won five
sets at the D1 state meet Thursday
Ben Prew (baseball) won his seventh
game in a row to help Oregon defeat
Madison La Follette in a regional semifinal
on May 30
Jordan Helmkamp (baseball) had a dou-
ble and three RBIs in a 10-8 loss to Beloit
Thursday
John Klus (boys golf) finished with a 79
at sectionals to just miss a spot in a play-
off for the final state qualifier spots
Boys track and field
Kugel finishes
runner-up in 800 for
second straight year
Junior Alexis Jackson reacts after leaping over the final hurdle in
the 300-meter hurdles final Saturday at state. Jackson finished
sixth in 45.37 seconds and also took third in the 100 hurdles
JEREMY JONES
in 14.97, medaling in both events. Jackson also medaled in the Sports editor
4x200 relay as the third leg.
Hudson Kugel traveled to UW-La
Crosse to participate in the WIAA Divi-
sion 1 state track and field meet for the
final time last weekend, hoping to cap
his career with a title in the 800-meter
dash.
The senior, who will be running at
UW-Madison in the fall, carried three
events into the meet, but he had finished
Whats next runner-up in the 800 the previous year.
And he again finished second despite
Top-seeded Oregon hosts No. 4 Monona Grove at 7p.m. breaking his own school record from
Thursday at Huntoon Field in a WIAA Division 2 sectional semi- last year in 1 minute, 53.44 seconds.
I just had to believe and want it more
final. than those other guys, Kugel said.
They wanted it as much as I did, but
The winner will play the winner of No. 2 Burlington and No. 3
I just had to remember that during the
Milton. The sectional final is scheduled for 4p.m. Saturday at race to beat them.
Huntoon Field. Kugel got out fast to keep from get-
ting boxed.
It is kind of my strategy to go out
Saturday at Huntoon Field. starting to jell at the right time, fast because normally it is harder for me
Besides defense being a key and hopefully that will con- to kick it at the end, he said. I knew
to winning, Grutzner said con- tinue so we can play a real- I had to get out fast and get in front of
tinuing to score on offense will ly good MG team, put some them or I would probably get caught
also be key with tougher com- goals in the back of the net and and wouldnt be in as good of a position
petition coming up.
We feel like we are really Turn to Girls soccer/Page 14 Turn to Boys track/Page 15
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Boys tennis Girls track: 4x200 relay

Schneider, Donovan bow out in first round finishes runner-up
Continued from page 13
JEREMY JONES ride. Everyone that makes it to year I just wasnt hitting my
Sports editor Donovan has the record for state is a good player, Schnei- shots and executing.
most individual wins, which der said. I knew it was going Though he entered the sea- she gets back to form, as the top two finishers
The Oregon boys tennis Conklin said may never be to be a tough match. Honestly, son with the goal of receiving were sophomores. Destiny Huven of Nicolet
program has had a heck of a broken, and Schneider has the past three years I had been a state seed after just missing won the event in 14.7 and Bailee Dierks was sec-
ride for the past four years, the record for most individual playing my best tennis at the out on one last year, Schneider ond in 14.85. Of the top 10 finishers, only three
including a program-first state state appearances, which may end of the year, and this year acknowledged he just didnt were seniors.
team berth. Seniors Calvin also never be broken. I just didnt have it. I really play well enough to earn a Perhaps her toughest race came in the 300,
Schneider and Charles Dono- That run officially came wish I could been playing bet- top-16 seed this season. where her time of 45.37 on one good leg earned
van were part of all of it, win- to a close Thursday at the ter. A four-time state qualifi- Jackson sixth place. Junior Jadin OBrien of
ning a pair of Badger South WIAA Division 1 individual Schneider said he strug- er, Schneider talked after the Divine Savior Holy Angels won the race in
Conference titles and qualify- state tennis tournament, with gled with his serve over the match about not taking any- 43.22.
ing for a combined seven indi- Schneider and Donovan both last month and double-faulted thing for granted. My knee was hurting before and every hurdle
vidual state berths. bowing out in the first round. too many times to stay in the Its definitely awesome it got worse, Jackson said. By the end, I can tell
Calvin and Charles ... the Schneider (21-7) entered match. to get to state four times, it was done.
word that comes to mind is his final season with the goal I think Im a better player he said. We got to state my Jackson was seeded seventh in the long jump
historic, coach Ben Conklin of earning a seed, but it never than that, but Im not playing sophomore year in soccer and but fell three inches shy of her seed for 13th with
said. It was probably a once- quite came together this year. well enough to beat a guy like it was kind of like, Yeah, this a leap of 17 feet, 6 3/4 inches. Her season-best
in-a lifetime opportunity to He fell 6-4, 6-1 to Homestead that, Schneider said. Usu- is going to happen again and 17-9 3/4 would have tied her for 10th. Junior
have two freshmen come in sophomore Michael Morway ally in the biggest matches, I Armoni Brown of Waukesha South won the
like those two. It was a great (17-13) in the first round. would come to play, and this Turn to Tennis/Page 15 event with a jump of 19-8 - more than seven
inches ahead of second place.
Scarlet Egwuonwu competed in three events
and scored points in two. The sophomore fin-
ished eighth in the 100-meter dash an improve-
ment of one spot from last year. She matched
her finish in the 200 from last, taking ninth place
once again.
Egwuonwu posted the third-fastest girls 100
time in OHS history to score a point with a 12.62.
Sophomore Makayla Jackson of Milwaukee
King won the event in 12.25. Egwuonwus sec-
tional rival, freshman Maddy Tory was second in
12.42. All 10 of the top finishers return next year.
Egwuonwu was unable to break her school
record in the 200 (25.41), taking ninth in 25.78.
Sophomore Brooke Jaworski of Wausau West
repeated as the 200 champion in 24.65.
The Panthers 4x200 relay wasnt quite able to
defend their title, finishing runner-up to Milwau-
kee King in 1:40.08. The team of Danica Keis-
ling, Egwuonwu, Jackson and freshman Olivia
Marsdens time was the second fastest in school
history.
CaMarii Tellis, Jayla Abdullah, Rosie Cramer
and Makayla Jackson of Milwaukee King won
the race in 1:40.33.
I am so proud that we made it back here for
the second year in a row. We knew Milwaukee
King was going to be competition, but we just
came out here and I am super glad to have got-
ten to spend my senior year running with these
ladies, Keisling said.
Marsden and Egwuonwu will both return next
year, looking for new teammates on the relay.
Photos by Evan Halpop
It was so great to be on the podium with all
Junior Emma Roemer slips a shot through the legs of Elkhorns goalie in the first half Saturday in a WIAA Division 2 regional final at these upperclassmen bringing me in for my
Huntoon Field. The Panthers won their fifth straight regional title 8-0. freshman year, Marsden said. I am looking for-
ward to the next three years.
Girls soccer:: Oregon enters sectionals as top seed Alyssa Milski competed in the shot put but
was unable to improve on her best (37-10),
Continued from page 13 which stands as the second-best mark in school
history. Milski, who finished 18th with a throw of
36-8 1/4 on her final attempt, has one more year
move on, Grutzner said. in which to break the school record of Rhonda
Oregon 9, Wilmot Union 0 Knipfer (38-5 1/2) set in 1984.
The Panthers opened regionals Thurs-
day and jumped out to a big lead early in
a 9-0 win. D1 state champions
Sophomore forward Maddy Schwartz- 100: sophomore Makayla Jackson (Milwaukee
miller started off the scoring in the fifth King) 12.25
minute, and junior midfielder Emma
Roemer followed with a goal in the 12th 200: sophomore Brooke Jaworski (Wausau
minute with an assist to senior defender West) 24.65
Madelyn Peach. 400: Jaworski 53.71 (Wausau West), state
Freshman defender/forward Emma record
Halverson added a goal in the 29th min- 800: senior Cami Davre (Whitefish Bay)
ute with an assist to freshman forward
2:12.07
Avery Fanning, and senior midfielder
Holly Kaboord and junior forward Alexis 1,600: Davre (Whitefish Bay) 4:56.76
Kane both scored with assists to fresh- 3,200: Davre (Whitefish Bay) 10:53.67
man midfielder Ashley Hanson on both 4x100: Milwaukee King 46.81
goals.
Senior forward Meagan Brakob made 4x200: Milwaukee King 1:40.33
it 6-0 at halftime with a goal on an assist 4x400: Hamilton 3:51.66
by freshman midfielder/forward Kaitlyn 4x800: Waukesha West 9:15.9
Schrimpf.
Kaboord scored again early in the sec- 100 hurdles: sophomore Destiny Huven
ond half with an assist from junior mid- (Nicolet) 14.7
fielder Sammy Eyers, and junior forward 300 hurdles: freshman Jadin OBrien (Divine
Marah Weidensee scored in the 72nd Savior Holy Angels) 43.22
minute with an assist to sophomore for- Triple jump: senior Eva Laun-Smith (Beloit
ward Macie Cox. The Oregon High School girls soccer team celebrates its fifth regional championship in a
row Saturday. Memorial) 39-10 1/2
Junior midfielder Kailie Sweeney fin-
ished the scoring in the 73rd minute.
halves Saturday for an 8-0 win over sev- a goal in the 50th minute with an assist High jump: junior Emily Scott (Kimberly) 5-8
With senior Abby Breitbach still out
enth-seeded Elkhorn. to Schwartzmiller, and Sweeney scored Long jump: junior Armoni Brown (Waukesha
with an ankle injury, freshman MeliaKaboord scored in the seventh and in the 59th minute with an assist to Cox. South) 19-8 1/2, state record
Moyer and junior Kelly Kubicek got time
31st minutes with assists from Hughes Schrimpf picked up the last two goals. Pole vault: junior Daily Albino (New Berlin
in the goal. Both played 45 minutes but
and Fanning. Emma Roemer and Han- Brakob assisted on her first one.
didnt face a shot on goal. West) 12-6
son added first half goals. Schwartzmiller Moyer and Kubicek played in the net.
assisted on Roemers goal, and Brakob Moyer started and had one save in 74 Shot put: senior Josie Schaefer (Baraboo) 47-8
Oregon 8, Elkhorn 0
and Eyers assisted on Hansons goal. minutes, and Kubicek had one save in 16 Discus: Schaefer (Baraboo) 163-8
Oregon scored four times in both Sophomore forward Ella Hughes added minutes.
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Girls lacrosse
Panthers take fifth in MALA conference Roskos earns Academic
The Oregon girls lacrosse team
finished fifth in the Madison Area
Lacrosse Association regular season
this year.
Senior Brianna Tarantino earned
second-team all-conference honors
on the midfield and, senior Makayla
Kapalczynski was an honorable men-
tion on defense.
Seniors Katie Pliner (Oregon),
Gigi Barberino (Stoughton), Maggie
Sampson (Oregon), Lexie Knudtson
(Stoughton), Kapalczynski (Oregon)
and Tarantino (Oregon) all graduate.
We wish them all the best on their
adventures after high school and want
to thank all of the for their time, ded-
ication and making the girls lacrosse
club a successful program for the past
four years, coach Sarah Tarantino
said.
Visit the Oregon Lacrosse Club
website at oregonlacrosseclub.org if
there are any questions about what this
club has to offer. There are boys and The Oregon High School lacrosse seniors (from left) are: Katie Pliner (Ore-
girls teams playing from age 9 through gon), Gigi Barberino (Stoughton), Maggie Sampson (Oregon), Makayla Kapal-
high school.
Ozaukee 14, Oregon 9
The Panthers postseason ended
in a 14-9 loss to Ozaukee May 30 at
regionals.
Knudtson had four goals and an
assist, and Tarantino had two goals
and an assist. Barberino and Rieder
Baseball
Season ends at Beloit in
WIAA Division 1 regional final
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
The Oregon baseball team had
to make one too many comebacks
Thursday in a 10-8 WIAA Divi-
sion 1 regional loss at fourth-seeded
Beloit Memorial.
The fifth-seeded Panthers found
themselves down 4-0 after the first
inning before cutting the deficit to
one in the second. Beloit scored
again, but Oregon scored five unan-
swered runs to take an 8-5 lead.
However, the Purple Knights capi-
talized on a mistake in the fourth to
tie the game before later taking the
lead, and Oregons offense had noth-
ing left in the final three innings.
In the fourth inning, we just made
some plays that came back to hurt us
in the end, coach Jake Soule said.
And we couldnt get the offense
going again. We used it up early.
Senior Jordan Helmkamp reached
on an error with one out to begin
Tennis: Seniors finish careers at state tournament
Continued from page 14
again, and it didnt happen the next
two years.
Donovan (22-5), who played right
next to his teammate at state, said he
felt, a little off following a break
between sectionals and state, where
he faced a seeded player in his final
prep match and fell 6-1, 6-1 to Mar-
quette University junior Rob May
(23-2). May played No. 3 singles for
the Hilltoppers, who have won nine
of the last 10 Division 1 state titles
and are back again this year.
During the match, it really start-
ed showing that I hadnt practiced
much, Donovan said. I definitely
wasnt playing my best today.
It was the third time Donovan (22-
4) had qualified for state and the third
time he lost in the first round.
Obviously, I feel I had a pretty
good season. I would have liked to
pick up a win at state, Donovan said.
czynski(Oregon), Lexie Knudtson (Stoughton) and Brianna Tarantino (Oregon).
each finished with a goal and an assist. groundballs.
Pliner added a goal, and sophomore
Autumn Copus collected an assist.
Kapalczynski and Sampson each Schmitt had seven.
had four groundballs. Tarantino,
Knudtson and Copus all had three
Oregons top half of the fourth, and
Carson Timberlake (2-for-4) tripled
him home. Tyler Damon (2-for-
4) picked up a bunt single to bring
Timberlake home, and senior Eric
Modaff (2-for-4) later doubled to
score Damon.
Jack Haufle (3-for-4) capped the
inning with an RBI single to bring
home Modaff.
But Beloit came right back in the
bottom of the inning. After a double
by Tyreese Crosby, JD Dixon and
Matt Elliot both reached on errors to
load the bases.
Miguel Betancourt followed with a
2-run single, and after another error,
Steven Makinen hit a sacrifice fly to
score Elliot and tie the game 8-8.
I knew our offense was doing
well. I told them we have to play
pretty mistake-free baseball, Soule
said. That is the difference. When
you make mistakes late in the game,
it is tough to overcome.
Beloit added a run in the bottom
Senior Calvin Schneider was a four-time state qualifier but lost his first-round
match Thursday at the WIAA Division 1 state tournament 6-4, 6-1.
It was really an accomplishment getting to see all these people sup-
just to get here three years in a row. porting the top players from all
Even though I lost in the first around the state.
round, its been a great experience
Photo submitted
Junior Caitlin Curtis finished with
three saves, and sophomore Grace
- Article submitted
of the fifth and another in the sixth.
Elliot had an RBI single, and Trent
Porter hit a sacrifice fly, respectively.
Oregon only had two more bas-
erunners in the final three innings,
and none were in scoring position.
Beloit scored four runs in the bot-
tom of the first before the Panthers
came back with three in the second.
Helmkamp cleared the bases with
a three-run double, scoring Modaff,
Nathan Newton and senior Cole
Scott.
Senior Connor Zagrodnik added
an RBI single in the third, which cut
Beloits lead to 5-4 at the time.
Senior Brandon Knobel took the
loss. He allowed two earned runs on
four hits in two innings. Helmkamp
started and allowed five earned runs
on seven hits and three walks in four
innings, striking out one.
Corbin Ovist picked up the win.
He allowed three hits and struck out
three in 3 1/3 innings.
Photo by Jeremy Jones
June 8, 2017 Oregon Observer 15
Boys golf
All-State honors
Senior Henry Roskos was teams varsity matches and
named to the Academic All- are at least a sophomore.
State golf list this season. The GCAW announced
Roskos earned honors that a record 395 students
with a GPA over 3.25. from 129 different high
Students are submitted by schools have been honored
Golf Coaches of Wisconsin this year, with an overall
Association if they have a average GPA of 3.724.
cumulative GPA of at least
3.25, have particpated in - Anthony Iozzo
at least 75 percent of their
Boys track: 4x200, 4x400
relays also compete at state
Continued from page 13
to do what I did.
It was an area rival who
was able to hold off the
Panther senior, as Janes-
ville Craig senior Nathen
Farrell reached the finish
line .42 ahead of Kugel.
I figured I could try to
get on the podium. I was
hoping for first place, but
Nathen is really good and
has been running really
well these past couple of
weeks, Kugel said. It
feels great to get out there
and get second again, even
if it isnt first.
Kugel helped Oregon
post a couple of top-10
relay times to cap his
career.
He was joined by juniors
John Auer and Jahlil Turn-
er and senior Logan Mei-
e r o n t h e 4 x 2 0 0 r e l a y,
w h i c h fi n i s h e d 2 1 s t i n
1:31.32. Their time was
the fourth-fastest all-time
in OHS history.
The 4x400 relay of Photo by Anthony Iozzo
freshman Matt Kissling, Senior Hudson Kugel races
Turner, Meier and Kugel out in front during the first
was fast enough for sev- lap of the 800-meter run Sat-
enth-best in the OHS his- urday in the WIAA Division 1
tory books as they finished state track and field champi-
22nd in 3:27.38. onships at Veterans Memori-
Kugel and Meier were al Stadium at UW-La Crosse.
the only seniors partici- Kugel finished second in 1
pating at state and both minute, 53.44 seconds to
will continue running reach the podium.
in college Kugel at
UW-Madison and Meier at championship with 41
UW-Whitewater. points, one better than
Kimberly won the runner-up Oak Creek.
D iv i s i o n 1 b o y s t e a m
D1 state champions
100: junior L.O. Johnson (Waunakee) 10.99
200: senior David Dunlap (Nicolet) 21.84
400: junior Jose Guzman (Ashwaubenon) 47.89
800: senior Nathan Farrell (Janesville Craig) 1:53.02
1,600: senior Tannor Wagner (Ashwaubenon) 4:15.77
3,200: senior Finn Gessner (Madison La Follette)
9:06.24
110 hurdles: senior Kelvon Johnson (West Allis Cen-
tral) 14.56
300 hurdles: senior Drake Schneider (Eau Claire Memo-
rial) 38.05
4x100: Nicolet (41.89)
4x200: Muskego 1:27.04
4x400: Kettle Moraine 3:18.1
4x800: Oconomowoc 7:45.88
Long jump: junior Cordell Tinch (Bay Port) 24-2 1/4
High jump: senior Jack Herkert (Verona) 6-8
Triple jump: Tinch 49-2 1/4, state record
Pole vault: senior Lucas McCormick (Green Bay Preble)
15-3
Discus: junior Boyd Dietzen (Kimberly) 184-11
Shot put: senior Austin Glynn (Onalaska) 62-3 1/2
16 June 8, 2017 Oregon Observer ConnectOregonWI.com

Cruizin for a Cure

The skies were clear and sunny for Sundays
Cruizin for a Cure car and bike show fundrais-
er for Crohns and Colitis Foundation of Amer-
ica at Prairie View Elementary School. Dozens
of cars, trucks, motorcycles and other vehicles
were on display for the fifth annual event.

Scott De Laruelle

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Chuck Bollig of Sun Prairie (with hat) talks with

Amare and Stanley Guillaume of Oregon about
Bolligs 1975 Edmunds Midget race car, which he
restored in 2014.
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E l eve n O r eg o n H i g h
School students were
a m o n g t h e D E C A p a r-
ticipants at International
Career Development Con-
ference, held April 26-29
in Anaheim, Cal.
The conference hosts the
organizations annual com-
petition, where several stu-
dents earned top national
finishes.
Three OHS students
garnered third-place hon-
ors: Sara Christenson in
Principles of Business
Management and Admin-
istration, and Karina Sande
and Maddie Fitzgerald in
Community Service Plan.
Kim Gerhmann placed in
the top 20 for Business
Services Marketing. OHS
teacher and DECA advisor
John Curkovic said having
four national finalists who
made it to the last round
of competition was amaz-
ing.
The process of elimi-
nation is tough 200,000
members and the best of
the best competing from
around the world, he said.
Each can claim to be one
of the top 20 high school
students in the nation in the
marketing field. We are all
super proud of everybodys
accomplishments stu-
dents represented them-
selves and Oregon High
School in an exceptional
way.
Wi l l i a m G e r l a c h a n d
Ryan Detra also compet-
ed in Sports and Enter-
tainment Marketing and
Apparel & Accesso-
ries Marketing, respec-
tively. Mason Breitzke,
Natalie Ganshert, Grayden
Gruchow, Anna Michalski
and Jenna Sharkus attend-
ed leadership workshops at
the event.
Preparing leaders
Curkovic said the OHS
marketing class, along with
DECA, prepares emerging
leaders and entrepreneurs for
careers in marketing, leader-
ship, finance, hospitality and
management.
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All business
OHS finishes busy year with top finishes at DECA nationals
Honing
business
skills
During the 2016-2017
school year, around
10,000 Wisconsin
students took part in
DECAs competitive
events program, allow-
ing them to compete
for an opportunity to
represent Wisconsin at
the international level in
the areas of leadership,
marketing, business
concepts and entre-
preneurship, accord-
ing to a DECA news
release. Competitions
are designed to sim-
ulate real-life business
scenarios while testing
students academic
competence and skill de-
velopment. Events fo-
cus on several academic
disciplines, and case
studies are presented to
seek solutions consider-
ing every possible busi-
ness situation. Within a
10-30 minute window,
Photo submitted
students are expected to
OHS students Sara Christenson, Kim Gehrmann, Karina Sande and Maddie Fitzgerald all enjoyed top finishes at the DECA read, consider and solve
national competition in Anaheim, Cal. earlier this spring. problems in human
resource management,
learned to persevere through production and/or dis-
OHS DECA National competitors your losing streaks. If I were tribution, financial and
to have stopped competing business mathematical
Name Honor Event after my first two years of
issues, and develop
Sara Christenson Third place Principles of Business Mgmt/administration never making it to the state advertising solutions to
Karina Sande Third place Community service plan competition, I would have typical business prob-
never had the opportunity to lems.
Maddie Fitzgerald Third place Community service plan compete at internationals.
Kimberly Gehrmann Top 20 Business Services Marketing Gerlach said he truly Also considered are
appreciates everything hes business plans in which
William Gerlach Competitive representative Sports and Entertainment Marketing students in advance
learned in his three years
Ryan Detra Competitive representative Apparel & Accessories Marketing with DECA. write, prepare and pres-
If I could pass a single ent entrepreneurial ideas
message down to those who to a panel of judges,
careers by providing co-cur- sessions to competition to program, competed in his are just beginning their time much like the concept in
ricular programs that inte- closing session, competition first national competition in DECA or even to those Shark Tank, according
grate classroom instruction is in every aspect, he said. this year after garnering first- who are striving for some- to the news release.
apply learning while con- Detra said participating in place finishes at district and thing, my message would be Students have a limited
necting to business activities DECA has definitely been state competition. While he to keep going, he said. You time frame to articulate
and promote competition, beneficial to his career plan- didnt take home a medal, may not succeed your first to a judge how they
he said in an email to the ning. he was proud to compete try. But, if you keep working would solve the prob-
Observer. I highly recommend against the best in the world and keep pushing you will lem/s and manage the
Detra said the conference DECA for anyone who is in my event of Sports and finally push through. issue in the most expe-
was the biggest event during unsure of what they want to Entertainment Marketing. dient and efficient way
my high school career and do or someone who wants What I experienced sur- Email Unified Newspaper while keeping in mind
called competing against to build interview skills, he passed any medal I could Group reporter Scott De the benefits available
hundreds of other DECA stu- said. have won, he wrote in an Laruelle at scott.delaruel- to both consumers and
dents definitely a rush. Gerlach, in his third and email to the Observer. I le@wcinet.com.
From the opening final year in the DECA learned to never give up. I businesses alike.
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event held at Rome Corners Intermediate School on June 2.

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drew nearly 5,000 people at the McNeelys Rollin Green
Dairy Farm in Brooklyn on May 27.
The event included music from the Soggy Prairie Boys,
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kids.

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Scouts
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in park
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Boy Scouts from Troop
50 and friends cleaned
up parks around Ore-
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8. The troop started at
Ganser Park and also
cleaned up Bergamont
Parks and Friends of
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Brooklyn kids on
the move
Brooklyn Elementary School held its annual Move-a-
Thon on Friday, May 19. And while the rainy weather
may have kept some of the activities inside, students and
staff still had plenty of fun indoors, and there was certain-
ly plenty of moving around done by both groups during an
afternoon of fun.
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hoop
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Prairie View holds bike rodeo
Prairie View Elementary School held a bike rodeo on
May 31 for its second-, third- and fourth-graders. Students
went through helmet fit and bicycle safety checks and
practiced safe bicycle handling skills.
Many of the students rode their bikes to and from school
that day during a bike train, which had also been held at
Brooklyn Elementary and Netherwood Knoll Elementary
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Graduation: Early childhood taught Klahn to perservere, embrace challenges
Continued from page 1
orphanage, where 200-
some children were cared
for by only a handful of
a d u l t s . W h e n J e ff a n d
Camille Klahn of Brooklyn
visited in 2001, he weighed
25 pounds and couldnt
talk, walk or even crawl.
But there was something
about him that wouldnt let
them leave without him,
Camille said Monday at the
familys Brooklyn home.
When they told us he
may never walk, I just
didnt maybe want to
believe it, she said. Even
though he wasnt real-
ly crawling yet, when he
looked at us, something
spoke to me Get me out
of here, Ill show you what
I can do. Things like him
being cross country captain
were far greater than what I
could dream.
Here I am
For Joshua Klahn, thats
all in the past, though.
What he has in front of him
now are his dreams, and he
wants to dream big.
He plans to enroll in
Madison College this fall to
study recreational manage-
ment, with plans to transfer
in two years to Carthage
University to get his bach-
elors degree. In his heart,
he wants to be a phys ed
teacher and coach cross
country and track on the
side, but hes open to other
options.
I just feel like wherev-
er the school needs me for
physical sports, he said.
If I need to be a gym
teacher, Ill be a gym teach-
er, if they need a sports
director, Ill be a sports
director. Im a running and
basketball guy.
Never one to shy
from a challenge, Klahn
said because of his
Photos submitted
Oregon High
School Class
of 2017
graduation
Number of graduates:
257
Class speakers: Tessa
Reilly, Tony Akale,
Sam Miess and Kendyl
Ainsworth.
Class motto: Go confi-
dently in the direction of
your dreams. Live the life
you have imagined.
Henry David Thoreau
early challenges in life,
hes always had the men-
tality to push through,
whether it was catching up
to his peers in athletics or
academics. When he came
to the United States, he
could only speak Russian,
but now, language arts and
social studies are among
his best courses.
Ive always had a chal-
lenge with math or scienc-
es, but when it comes to
English and history and of
course, the physical edu-
cation classes, those have
come very easy to me, he
said. Ive always want-
ed to prove myself in the
world; ever since Day 1,
Ive had the demeanor
of, I got this, I can push
myself.
Proving yourself is
important to Klahn, and he
said hes learned to perse-
vere, not just physically,
but mentally.
I a lwa y s wa n t e d t o
prove that I was one of the
smartest in the class, he
said. Im definitely not the
smartest, but I feel I have
overcome the most in my
grade, from doctors telling
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Brooklyns Klahn family are, front row, from left: Tatyana, Annika, Raissa and James; back row, from left: Camille, Joshua
and Jeff.
me I may never walk to be
captain of the cross coun-
try team. I had a lot of dif-
ficulties in early elementary
school time, and there are
still subjects I have a tough
time with, but I feel like Ive
always had the mentality of
perseverance Here I am. who were just right for
The catalyst
For the Klahn family,
Joshuas mere presence and
attitude has changed their
lives completely. Camille
said as soon as he learned
how to speak English well
enough, he started asking
for a brother. And soon
after, a sister.
There is love in his
heart, and he was wanting
to share his life with oth-
ers, she said. It wasnt
too long after that we put in
to adopt a boy and a girl.
But not before an inter-
esting conversation with
his parents in 2008, some-
thing that Jeff still has a
good laugh about.
We h a d a s k e d h i m ,
What should we get, a
boy or a girl, but he took
it completely in a differ-
ent direction, he said, We
need five,, Jeff recalled.
I said, Well, enough for
what? He didnt even hesi-
tate, he said, Well, a team.
Oddly enough, thats
exactly what happened.
When the family visit-
ed an orphanage in Russia,
they found a boy and girl
super close.
the family, and it turned out
they had two little sisters.
So the Klahns ended up
with five just right for a
basketball team.
This whole family
would have never happened
without Joshua, Camille
said. We tell him all the
time.
But that wasnt the only
family Joshua had an influ-
ence on. After the Klahns
had such a good result
with his physical and men-
tal comeback, they said,
other families in Wiscon-
sin heard about the story
and traveled to Ukraine to
adopt children of their own.
One person makes such
a difference, she said.
There are now 12
Ukrainian children living
in Wisconsin, Camille said,
and the Klahns have met
and kept in contact with
several of them, including
a family from Rhinelander
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that adopted a boy who was busy finishing up his finals
at the orphanage Joshua and getting ready for the
had been at. big day on Sunday, despite
Whenever we go to our some mixed feelings.
cabin, we always hang out Im mostly happy I get
with him, Joshua said. to leave, though I feel like
Me and him are brothers it will hit me after the grad-
until the day we die; we are uation ceremony, because
all of us will be standing
there with our diplomas,
Next step like, Now what? he said.
As he prepares to leave We r e t h e g e n e r a t i o n
high school and enter col- where we get to do what we
lege, Klahn is continuing want to do, were moving
his unlikely journey, one he into the part where now we
admits he doesnt yet com- can make a difference.
pletely appreciate. For Camille, seeing that
I dont think its ful- sickly little 3-year-old con-
ly hit me, how much of fined to crib get ready to
a difference Ive made, walk across the stage to get
he said. Id like to thank his high school diploma,
all the people who were means her son has already
involved in the high school made a difference.
process ultimately, Id We always took it one
like to thank my parents day at a time hes such a
for everything theyve sac- success, look at him now,
rificed for me to be where she said, her voice crack-
Im at today. ing with emotion. Hes
I definitely dont think almost a black belt in kara-
Im done yet. te, he can play the piano,
Klahn wrapped up his the drums. We never would
senior season with a per- have imagined he would
sistence award and quali- have done so much.
fication for sectional com-
petition in track, as well Email Unified Newspaper
as being the cross country Group reporter Scott
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Caden Goins, center, plants tomatoes while PVE fourth-graders, from left, Sophia Muzzi, Lar-
ry Alcantara, Briana Kluever and Aidan Hughes, wait their turn.
Garden: Students pick pizza theme over salsa
Continued from page 1
to the schools PTO to help
raise funds enough funds
for the salad bar.
The following year, the
idea of creating a garden
at the school took root,
Hedstrom said, with parents
meeting over the next year
to eventually form a garden
committee. The group met
with members of Sustain
Dane for ideas and support
and wrote grants for tools,
while Chris Prahls OHS
building class constructed a
garden shed.
Last school year, the
school hosted a parent
meeting and decided on
the garden plan, broken
into phases, with the initial
phase starting this school
year.
First, students chose what
kind of garden they want-
ed (pizza garden won out
over salsa and salad), then
third-graders wrote let-
ters to local restaurant and
farms to raise money for the
garden beds. Plans are for
plaques with the name of
the donating restaurant or
farm will be added to each
garden bed, Hedstrom said.
Busy week of work
The school held Garden-
palooza 2017 last week,
starting with a school-wide
groundbreaking ceremony
Monday. On Tuesday, par-
ents built five garden beds
(with lumber and materials
from Stoughton Lumber),
and students, parents and
teachers laid cardboard
down in the garden area,
thanks to Erika Zimmer-
mans third and fourth
grade math students, who
calculated the amount of
cardboard needed.
On Wednesday, students,
parents and teachers laid
down mulch, some of which
was donated through OMS.
Zimmermans math stu-
dents calculated the amount
of mulch needed between
the garden bed and mounds.
Later, the group filled
garden beds and mounds
with a 50-50 mix of com-
post and soil; the amount
of which was calculated by
Katie Wolf s accelerated
math students. They then
presented their calculations
to the Oregon Rotary, who
PVE kindergartners Kayla Murphy, Isaac Tremelling and Maci
Anderson wait in line to plant squash seeds.
donated all necessary com-
post and soil.
On Thursday, students,
parents and teachers began
planting squash seeds in the
mounded beds and onions,
oregano, basil, spinach,
tomatoes, cabbage and pep-
pers in the raised beds. Stu-
dents also watched a stu-
dent created how-to video and community members to
on how to make biodegrad-
able pots. OMS teacher
Nate Mahr taught a group
of PVE teachers how to
make the pots, and they in
turn taught a few students
so they could make the vid-
eo for the entire school.
Mahr is housing all of the
plants in the OMS green-
house, and provided the
seeds, trays and wooden
Photos by Samantha Christian
sortium focuses on integrat-
sin-Madi-
recipients, as well as
a side trip to the Air-
blocks to create the bio-
degradable pots. Parents
donated newspapers to use
for the biodegradable pots
and clean two-liter bottles
to be made into watering
jugs.
On Friday, the school
held a celebration, welcom-
ing parents, district staff
see the new garden area.
Hedstrom said the next
step for the garden is plan-
ning to create the natural
play and learning space lat-
er this summer and during
the 2017-18 school year.
Email Unified Newspaper
Group reporter Scott
De Laruelle at scott.
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OMS student wins art challenge
Grutzner designed
logo for youth
career event
When creating a logo for
an upcoming event designed
to introduce youths to pos-
sible careers, Madeline
Grutzner might have just
found one for herself.
Grutzner, an Oregon Mid-
dle School seventh-grader,
won first place in a Dane
County School Consortium
artwork contest. The goal
was to create an original
logo for the Future Quest
event set for Dec. 6 at the
Alliant Energy Center in
Madison.
Grutzner was presented
with her prize and certificate
of participation at OMS on
Friday, May 19.
Dane County School
Consortium appreciates
Madelines clever and
fun logo submission, the
group announced in a news
release. It was a perfect
concept for what they were
trying to capture with the
Future Quest motivation.
Dane County School Con-
ing school-based and work-
based learning to provide
OHS grad gets international aviation scholarship
Michelle Peterson, a
2013 Oregon High School
graduate and
University
of Wiscon-
son student,
is heading
overseas for
the summer
a s o n e o f Peterson
two recipi-
ents of the Experimental
Aircraft Association/Daher
International Scholarships.
She will leave June 11
to participate in a five-
week internship at Dahers
Tarbes facility in France,
followed by a week to
the EAA Air Academy in
Oshkosh to help with the
AirVenture, July 24-30,
which she has volun-
teered at in the past.
The internship pro-
gram, in its 11th year,
includes all travel and
lodging expenses for
bus facility at Toulouse,
a c c o r d i n g t o a n ew s
release.
Daher senior vice pres-
ident Nicolas Chabbert
said in the release that
the internship is a one-
of-a-kind experience.
They will spend time
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Dane County School Consortium director Josh Fassl
presents a certificate of participation and gift card to OMS
seventh-grader Madeline Grutzner at the school May 19 for
her artwork submission for Future Quest 2017. Her logo
will be used for the event, slated for Dec. 6 at the Alliant
Energy Center in Madison.
students with occupational
skills to prepare them for
On the Web
their next steps, according to For more information about Future
the news release. The con-
Quest 2017, visit:
sortium, along with Madison
Metropolitan School Dis- dcsc.org
trict, will host Future Quest
2017 for around 5,300 mid-
dle school students. the variety of careers avail-
The event will provide able in Dane county and
area middle school students beyond, according to the
with an experiential trade- news release.
show-like event to explore Scott De Laruelle
with our team in France, zoology, with certificates
gaining expertise in their in global health and geron-
fields of interest such tology. She is also work-
as marketing, production, ing in research through
organization, design, sup- the Schools of Nursing
port and service, he said. and Medicine and Pub-
We hope the experience lic Health, holds a private
will make a difference in pilot certificate and is a
their future careers, while former EAA Young Eagle.
also benefitting our com- She wants to eventually
pany by working with the use her aviation and global
next-generation of aviation health backgrounds by fly-
industry decision-makers. ing to underserved regions
Peterson is a junior at of the country and provid-
UW-Madison, where she ing needed health service,
is finishing her degree according to the release.
in the College of Letters
and Science, majoring in Samantha Christian
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100 years ago (1917)
C.O. Hansen requested
that customers having empty
ice cream cans return them
to his store as soon as possi-
ble. An increased demand for
canisters of ice cream were
expected during the 4th of
July holiday.
A wrestling match at the
Opera House pitched Fred
Zwickey of Albany against
A. Tronnes of Brooklyn.
Tronnes won the match by
downing Zwickey in 18 min-
utes and then going on to
down him a second time in 3
minutes. General admission
to the event was 35 cents. A
ringside seat was 50 cents.
The winner took 60 percent
of the gate receipts and the
loser the balance. Both men
had posted forfeits with the
Bank of Oregon to guarantee
their appearances. The refer-
ee was Chas. Henrich.
World War One Liberty
Bonds were advertised by
the Bank of Oregon as the
safest investment on the
face of the globe; backed by
the worlds richest country.
They paid three and one-half
per cent interest.
The Portland Hotel
asked readers: Why swel-
ter over the kitchen stove on
Sunday? Throughout the
summer months they were
serving chicken dinners at 35
cents a plate.
Carl Nelson, Chas.
Stryhn and Wm. Houtby had
purchased new five-passen-
ger Overland cars.
Wischhoff & Hughes
were selling the new Flip
Flop Toasters that would
toast both sides of the bread
without handling.
Legals
OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION
HELPING STUDENTS
ACQUIRE THE SKILLS,
KNOWLEDGE, AND
ATTITUDES NEEDED TO
ACHIEVE THEIR INDIVIDUAL
POTENTIAL
FROM OREGON SCHOOL
DISTRICT MISSION
STATEMENT
DATE: MONDAY,
JUNE 12, 2017
TIME: 6:30 PM
PLACE: OSD INNOVATION
CENTER, OHS, 456 NORTH
PERRY PARKWAY
Order of Business
Call to Order
Roll Call
Proof of Notice of Meeting and Ap-
proval of Agenda
AGENDA
A. CONSENT CALENDAR
NOTE: Items under the Consent Cal-
endar 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.
6:32 1. Minutes of Previous Meeting
2. Approval of Payments
3. Treasurers Report, if any
4. Staff Resignations/Retirements
5. Staff Assignments,
6. Field Trip Requests
7. Acceptance of Donations
B. COMMUNICATION FROM PUBLIC
6:35 1. Public: Board Policy 180.04
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approved the request of A.
G. Criddle for a pharmacists
permit to sell alcohol for
medicinal, mechanical and
scientific purposes.
Sofus Olson took over
the active management of the
opera house which he had
recently purchased.
The road sign greeting
people and their vehicles
to the Village of Oregon
reminded drivers that the
speed limit was 15 miles per
hour.
The school year for OHS
ended with the commence-
ment at the Oregon Opera
House. Addresses were giv-
en by the salutatory, Jessie
Taylor and the valedictorian,
Morris Jackson. An alumni
reception attended by nearly
160 people was held the fol-
lowing evening.
The grade school classes
ended their year with out-
ings: The lower grades and
their teachers held a picnic
on the Methodist Church
lawn. The 7th graders spent a
day at the cottage of Dr. Han-
an on Lake Kegonsa with
Mrs. C. N. Shileton acting
as their chaperon. The 8th.
grade class spent a day at
First Lake [i.e., Lake Men-
dota] with their teacher, Miss
Buckley.
50 years ago (1967)
Ninety-nine seniors grad-
uated from OHS. Janet Bru-
ha was the valedictorian and
Laureen Lynaugh the saluta-
torian.
Two members of the
OHS boys track team won
the right to compete at the
state competition. Mike
ONeill had placed second in
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
6:40 1. OEA Report
2. Student Report
D. ACTION ITEMS
6:45 1. 2017-2018 CESA #2 Contract
6:55 2. From Policy:
a. Policy 564 Prevention of the Aid-
ing and Abetting of Sexual Abuse
b. Policy 326 Foster Care
c. Policy 721 Wellness
7:00 3. Netherwood Elementary
School Easement for Alliant
ments
7:10 4. 2017-2018 Budget Adjust-
7:25 5. J.C. Park Completion
7:30 6. Re-allocating Middle School
Athletics to Community Services (Fund
80)
7:40 7. Open Enrollment Spaces
2017-18
E. DISCUSSION ITEMS
7:45 1. Committee Reports:
a. Policy
b. Vision Steering
F. INFORMATION ITEMS
7:50 1. Open Enrollment Update
2. Superintendents Report
G. CLOSING
1. Future Agenda
2. Check Out
H. EXECUTIVE SESSION
1. Personnel Matter(s)
Consideration of Adjourning to
Closed Session on Item H1 as Provided
Under Wisconsin Statutes 19.85 (1) (c),
(f) & (g)
I. ADJOURNMENT
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Oregon History
June
the open 440, at the Madison
Conference Meet, setting a
new school record at 51 sec-
onds, and Steve Loftus came
in second at the meet, run-
ning the mile in 4:39.9.
HMC 6th graders were
honored on their last year as
students of the HMC Paro-
chial School. Next year they
will be attending the Oregon
Junior High School. Mem-
bers of the class were Ste-
phen Mountford, Dale Cross,
Teresa Wethal, Pam Mau-
er, Sue Below, Tom Dunn,
Kathye Caine, Patty Shea,
Linda McCallum, Ruth Ann
Smith and Jim Meier.
Students of the HMC
Grade School enter-
tained those attending the
Home-Parent Associa-
tion Meeting with singing,
games, and square dancing
organized by sisters Cecile,
Marie Kathleen and Joris.
Later that evening Frank
Baxter was elected president
of the association for the
coming year and Mrs. Wes
Wethal secretary-treasurer.
George and Zella Wales,
owners and operators for
the past 17 years of Oregon
Home Bakery, sold their
business to Roy Bechtold
of Stoughton and Merlyn
Hanneman of Madison.
Members of the Oregon
Junior High track team who
were point-winners at the
McFarland Invitational were
Jim Outhouse, Lou Smith,
Bill Knickmeyer, Ron Rog-
ers, Jim Johnson, Gary Bak-
ker, Keith Lippert, Bill Boss-
ingham and Tom Oelmann.
A group of Oregon boost-
ers appeared on WKOW-
TVs Dairyland Jubilee
to publicize the coming
TOWN OF OREGON
***
PARK COMMITTEE AGENDA
MONDAY, JUNE 12, 2017
6:30PM
OREGON TOWN HALL
1138 UNION ROAD
OREGON, WISCONSIN
1. Call meeting to order.
2. Reading and approval of minutes
from the last meeting.
3. Public Comments and Appear-
ances.
4. Discussion and possible Action
re: Eagle Scout Project.
5. Discussion and possible Action
re: recommendations/decisions from the
Town Board.
6. Review of potential work projects.
7. Set next meeting date.
8. Adjournment.
Note: Agendas are subject to
amendment after publication. Check the
official posting locations (Town Hall,
Town of Oregon Recycling Center and
Oregon Village Hall) including the Town
website at www.town.oregon.wi.us. It is
possible that members of and possibly
a quorum of members of other govern-
mental bodies of the town may be in at-
tendance at any of the meetings to gather
information; however, no action will be
taken by any governmental body at said
meeting other than the governmental
body specifically referred to in the meet-
ing notice. Requests from persons with
disabilities who need assistance to par-
ticipate in this meeting or hearing should
be made to the Clerks office at 835-3200
with 48 hours notice.
Steve Root, Chairperson
Posted: June 6, 2017
Published: June 8, 2017
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Summer Fest celebration.
The program was hosted by
Big John Schermerhorn.
Forrest (Steve) Madsen through eighth-graders)
was honored at the Summer
Fest for his 30 years of ser-
vice to the Village. A unique
electric clock designed by
the local jeweler, Earl Reeve,
was presented to him by
emcee, John Schermerhorn.
The Arthur Sholts Memo-
rial Wildlife Area was estab-
lished in memory of Arthur
Sholts by his family in 1956.-
1957. The project of prepar-
ing the land and the planting
of trees and shrubs, etc. was
undertaken by the Sholts
and Anderson families along
with the continued help of
the Oregon Boy Scout Troop
#50. The troop had made this
their permanent project over
the past 10 years.
The Oregon Boy Scout
Troop #50 celebrated their
25th Anniversary. Roy
Johnson had spearhead-
ed the movement to get the
local troop organized. Their
charter was received in June
of 1942. Earl M. Wheeler,
the first scoutmaster, was
recognized for his contin-
uous service to the troop
over the past 25 years. The
16 charter scout members
were Neil Rasmussen, Earl
Newton, Rollins Hubbard,
Harold Olson, Rodney Ned-
lose, Gerald Johnson, Ray-
mond Small, Robert Spink,
Halvor Bjornson, Ronald
Erfurth, Douglas Peterson,
Dale Alme, David Hansen,
Bill Sweeney, Christopher
Schneider and Timothy Col-
lins.
25 years ago (l992) tenson, first-grade classes;
There were 142 grad-
uating from Oregon High
School; the smallest class in
several years. The valedicto-
rian was Amy Gilbertson and
the salutatorian was Renee
Spenser.
The Odyssey of the Mind
team was awarded first place
in their division of 57 state
and country champions at
the world competition held
in Boulder Colorado. Mem-
bers of the team were Cadie
Langer, Zak Paster, Chad
Rittenhouse, Joe Barry,
DeeDee Paster, Tony Cal-
lahan and Eli Paster. Their
coach was Penny Paster.
The Village Board voted
to construct sidewalks down
both sides of Oak Street.
They also held a public hear-
ing, attended by over 60 citi-
zens, concerning the villages
policies and current resolu-
tions concerning the replace-
ment and/or construction of
Obituaries
Jean M. Packard
Jean Packard
J e a n M a r i e Pa c k a r d , Blanchard of Minneso-
age 85, passed away at St. ta; her children, Peggy
Marys Hospital on the (Mitch) Hull of Sun Prai-
morning of May 25, 2017.
Jean was born in 1932 in
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new curb gutter, and side-
walk within the village.
Oregon youth (sixth $3,500.
that were honored by the
Wisconsin Center for Aca-
demically Talented Youth,
Norman Bassett Foundation
and Lynda and Harry Brad-
ley Foundation and the Wis.
Dept. of Education for their
scores on the ACT and SAT
college admission scores
were Brent Warner, Jessi-
ca Wilkening, Emily Scott,
Joshua Potykus, Ian Honey-
man, Elana Wilson and Vin-
cent Okada.
The OHS girls 1600
meter relay team came in
second at the state track
meet. Members of the team
were Kim Bland, Michelle
Northrop, Emily Barth and
Meghan Werth. Northup also
captured her second state
title in the 100 meter high
hurdles.
On Wednesday, June 17,
about noon, a tornado struck
the Oregon and Fitchburg
area, causing more than $25
million in damages. There
were no deaths but about
35 people were recorded
injured. Lasting only eight
minutes, it cut a 14 mile
swath through the area with
wind gusts of over 175 miles
per hour. Hardest hit were
the homes in the Madsen
Circle subdivision and the
Oregon State Farm.
The Oregon School Dis-
trict welcomed seven new
teachers to their staff: Cathy
Langer, Mary Gooze, Jodie
Krekowski, Douglas Hagen,
teaching sixth-grade classes;
Mark Lee and Colleen Chris-
In Des Plaines, Illinois.
and Mary Mulllen, fourth
grade.
Al Gasner was chair-
person for Oregons annu-
al Summer Fest activities.
Gary Champagne and Dick
Lindberg took care of parade
arrangements.
10 years ago (2007)
Valentines Restaurant
located at 1150 Park Street,
closes. It had been opened
since October 2005.
Groundbreaking cere-
monies were held for the
new Brooklyn Elementa-
ry School outdoor shelter/
classroom. Participating the
groundbreaking were school
principal, Anita Koehler; the
builders, Ed and Dan Hefty
of Hefty Construction and
the designer, Jeff Groenier of
Groenier Concepts in Archi-
tecture. In addition to dona-
tions of time and labor, the
Bruning Foundation donated
Colby to George and Aure-
lia Blanchard. In 1950, she
married LaNile Casey Packard of Madison, Mike
Packard, and the two resid-
ed in Brooklyn. Together
they had eight children.
Jean spent her free time
reading, planting flowers
around her apartment com-
plex, baking and sewing.
She especially enjoyed her
morning coffee with her
friends at Chapel Valley
Apartments.
She is survived by her
brothers, James Blanchard
of Milwaukee and Charles
rie, Mary (Kevin) Bavery
$6,000 and the schools
students raised more than
OHS junior Megan Beers
placed second in the 800
meter run at the WIAA State
Track & Field Meet in La
Crosse.
The following teachers
on the Oregon School Dis-
trict retired this year: Anne
Staton (18 yrs.), Maryanne
Olson (28 yrs.), Cathy Koo-
istra (11 yrs.) Sue Ellen
Waefler (31 yrs.) Evelyn
Lund (34.5 yrs); Marcy Lar-
son (28 yrs), Judy Miller
(31 yrs.); Shirley Reese (12
yrs.); Linda Perone (17 yrs.)
Cathy Albers (28 yrs) Diane
Hartwig (10 yrs.s); Linda
Daly (33 yrs); and Shelia
Olsen (21 yrs. plus 15 as a
substitute teacher.
The schools in the Ore-
gon School District collected
100 to 120 boxes of donated
school supplies for Louisi-
ana schools that were still
recovering from the devasta-
tion of Hurricane Katrina in
August of 2005. Tri-County
Appliance provided a truck
to take the supplies to Vero-
na, where they were loaded
on the trucks of Hay Trans-
port for delivery to Louisi-
ana.
Rev. Howard Hintzman,
pastor of Peoples United
Methodist Church for the
past 13 years, announced that
he would be leaving Oregon
to serve a church in Stevens
Point.
Rev. Scott Ziegler, pastor
at the Hillcrest Bible Church
for nearly two decades, will
be leaving Oregon to serve
the Des Plaines Bible Church
Sgt. Dennis Geske retired
from the Oregon Police
Force after nearly 30 years of
service.
Oscar Larson, a mail
carrier in the village since
March 3, 1973, retired from
the Postal Service.
The Garcia Bros. Circus
of Dallas, Texas, pitched a 50
foot tall tent near Braun Road
and North Main Street. They
had performances during
three days of the Summer
Fest, although they had no
connection to the local cel-
ebration. The performances
were held at the Oregon loca-
tion because the circus was
unable to obtain a permit to
secure a site in Madison.
Submitted by the Oregon
Area Historical Society. The
OAHS museum is open Tues-
days from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
and Saturdays from noon to
4 p.m.
of Oregon, Patricia (Steve)
Anderson of Oregon, Tony
Packard of Florida, Marty
Packard of Brooklyn and
Chris Packard of Madison;
18 grandchildren and 16
great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death
by her parents; husband,
LaNile; sisters, Pat and
Ruth; daughter, Terri With-
ers; and grandson, Sean
Anthony.
We would like to thank
all the nurses and doctors
on the fifth floor at SSM
hospital for the excellent
care and kindness.
A private family service
will be held at a later date.
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Sea-Doo Sportster Jet Boat W/ Trailer. Gravely ZT-34 Z-Turn
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Free Wi-Fi, Parking and Mower. '13 Can-Am DS450 MX ATV, Low Miles. Yard Max 25T
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LOOKING FOR Pickup Truck Driver. Edgerton, 608-884-3114 SELF-STORAGE Security System Log Splitter. Yardman 2-Stage Snow Blower. Polaris 700XP
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dearthlivestock@yahoo.com or call 10x20=$80/month
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large garage Large backyard. Cats/dogs
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OFFICE CLEANING in Stoughton Mon-
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Race: Half-Ironman coach calls it opportunity for building community, supporting others
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through Oregon. Competitors in the
Half-Ironman will tackle the hill
near the Legend at Bergamont Golf
Club and will venture into Oregons
downtown as they cross Main Street
on Netherwood Street.
The event starts with a 1.2-mile
swim course in Lake Monona and
ends with a 13.1-mile run, which
loops the entirety of Lake Monona,
ending at Olin Park in Madison.
In her sixth year of coaching for
triathlons, Bush is also coaches
children for the Oregon Kids Triath-
lon and prepares her three kids for
triathlon competitions at the nation-
al level, one of which took place
last weekend.
For Bush, the easy part of coach-
ing is the science behind the train-
ing prescribing different workouts
based on the needs and abilities of
each participant, she said. The big-
ger challenge is getting participants
over mental hurdles, to a place
where they enjoy the race.
The part that I really enjoy is
getting into the mental part help-
ing them enjoy it, helping them dis-
cover new things about themselves
and overcoming fears, Bush said.
Bush says she accomplishes this
by keeping her coaching loads
If You Go
What: Half-Ironman biking course
When: 7a.m. to 3p.m. Sunday,
June 11
Viewing areas: Netherwood
Road, North Alpine Parkway,
Oregon Parks Avenue, Bergamont
Boulevard
Info: ironman.com/triathlon/
events/americas/ironman-70.3/
wisconsin.aspx#axzz4jEexxPVA
small and getting to know people on
a more intimate level.
I keep it small so I really feel
like I know each individual, Bush
says. Im really involved in their
personal lives.
Bush says that while the team has
people that are fast and are seri-
ous about competing some of the
Half-Ironman participants see this
race as preparation for the annual
Ironman Wisconsin in September
for the most part, being a part of the
team is more about building a com-
munity and supporting one another. Photo by Kimberly Wethal
From left, Jessica Huenink, Elyse Smithback, coach Miranda Bush and Dave Baldus wade into the water
Its not a performance thing, its
a camaraderie thing, Bush said. before the start of their 8a.m. workout at Lake Monona on Saturday in preparation for the Half-Ironman
this weekend.

Come & visit Wisconsins premier grower

of quality bedding plants and
hanging baskets!
Brickner:
In the Beautiful Town of Dunn Grew up here
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1828 Sandhill Rd., Oregon, WI
Grinnell Hall Senior Cen-
53575 608-835-7569 ter in Beloit; and Elizabeth
Monday-Friday 8:30 am-7:30 pm; Price, coordinator of the
Saturday 8:30 am-6 pm; Sunday 9 am-5 pm Shorewood Resource Center
in Shorewood.

Early Summer Savings!

Brickner graduated from
the Practical Nursing Pro-
gram at Madison College in
1992 and then worked as a
geriatric nurse at Oakwood
Village for 18 years. Prior to
that, she worked almost five
years as an attorney in Mad-
KOPKES KOUPON ison after earning her law
degree from the UW-Madi-
Hanging Baskets son Law School in 1986.
I went to college right
$2 off First Basket Save up after high school and zipped
$3 off Second Basket right through and got my
to $9.00 law degree, Brickner told
$4 off Third Basket the Observer. I practiced
Limit 1 koupon per kustomer per day. Valid June 7-June 12, 2017.
law for about five years, but
it wasnt a great family bal-
ance for my husband and I.
KOPKES KOUPON But I liked the part that dealt
with family medical, espe-

50
cially for seniors. So then I
Perennial went back to nursing school
and got into nursing for 18
off each perennial years.
SPecial Save up to $6.00 She began working at the
senior center in May 2009
Limit 12. Limit 1 koupon per kustomer per day. Valid June 7-June 12, 2017. as part of the adult day pro-
gram staff and after about
two years began working
as a case manager. She
KOPKES KOUPON lives outside the Village of
Brooklyn.
$
5.00 Off All Impatiens Flats
Contact Bill Livick at bill.
livick@wcinet.com

NO LIMIT Screening
committee
While supplies last. Valid June 7-June 12, 2017.

CheCk out our kopkes greenhouse Village President: Steve

Staton
usdA CertiFied orgAniC line Chair of Personnel, Pub-
VegetAble plAnts, seeds And Fertilizer lic Safety and Protection
Visit the stoughton AreA FArmers mArket on FridAy mornings in Front oF dollAr generAl Committee: Jeanne
Carpenter
Directions from Stoughton:
Take 138 toward Oregon. Go past Eugsters Farm Market, one Council on Aging exec-
mile and turn right on Sunrise Rd. Go one more mile then turn utive board members:
left on Town Line Rd. Continue on to Sand Hill Rd. (approxi- When in Stoughton, visit our Charlotte Clark, Clarice
FISH HATCHER Y RD.

mately one mile) and turn right.

Directions from Fitchburg: sales house Dewey and Jerry Neath
Take Fish Hatchery Road south to Netherwood Road. Turn . located in the
left and go through Oregon past Walgreens to a left on Sand
Hill Road. CTY. M
Dollar General Town of Oregon: Phil
Directions from Verona: parking lot. VanKampen
Take Cty. M to Fish Hatchery Rd. Turn right and go to
Koupons and sale prices Town of Rutland: Did not
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Netherwood Road. Turn left at Netherwood Rd. through

honored at both locations.
Oregon past Walgreens to a left on Sand Hill Rd. attend interviews