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Sign code
passes despite
dissent
Officials say
ordinance needs
more work

Prohibited
signs

BILL LIVICK
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Photo by Anthony Iozzo

Sophomore Alexis Jackson motors through the 100-meter hurdles Saturday in the WIAA Division 1 state track and field championships at
the Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse. Jackson won the event in 14.75 seconds. She
also added the 300 hurdles title and helped the 4x200 relay team win a state title, as well.

Jackson, Duff bring

home the golds

Panthers win four state titles and earn seven medals in track
Sports editor

Oregon Alexis Jackson had a WIAA

Division 1 state track and field meet
for the ages last weekend.
The top seed in two of her three
events, the sophomore came home
with three gold medals and helped the
team finish near the top of the standings.
Jackson broke the OHS record in
the 300-meter hurdles where she was
seeded first. Seeded second, she then
took the 100-meter hurdles in another
school record 14.75.
The Panthers 800-meter relay
team of senior Maddie LeBrun, junior

Inside
More from the state meet
Page 8
Danica Keisling, freshman Scarlet
Egwuonwu and Jackson added a third
state title and school in 1:40.76.

Boys
University of Northern Iowa recruit
Alex Duff showed just how smart
the Panthers were for bringing him
to campus last weekend, winning the

300-meter hurdles and bringing medals back to Oregon in the 100 hurdles
and 1,600 relay.
A pair of clipped hurdles was
seemingly all that stopped Duff from
breaking the 300 hurdle state record.
Instead, Duff fell short of the goal, but
still claimed his first title in a school
record 37.73.
Duff added a runner-up finish in the
110 hurdles with yet another school
record (14.4).
Junior Hudson Kugel, who took
second in the 800 with a school record
1:54.97, joined Duff, senior Chris
Cutter and Logan Meier to help Oregon from seventh after prelims to a
third-place medal in a record 3:18.28.

Gooze keeps swimming for a cause

quest to raise
money and
awareness
for metastatic breast
cancer, even
taking her
BILL LIVICK
case to the
Unified Newspaper Group
nations capOregons Mary Gooze ital.
On April
is full speed ahead in her

Cancer survivor
called on state reps
in Washington, D.C.

Gooze

28, the cancer survivor and

her husband, Rob, traveled
to Washington, D.C., to
meet with elected officials
to get the name metastatic
breast cancer on the tip of
their tongues, so that they
have at least heard of it.
We wanted to make sure
that they supported more
funding for the National

Institutes of Health, she

said, noting that metastatic breast cancer is the only
breast cancer that is lethal
and has no known cure.
Theres an urgency to the
message, and I think they
got that. It was a productive
day.

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Commission delays
Sanctuary vote
Neighbors express
concerns for more
than an hour
SCOTT GIRARD
Unified Newspaper Group

A proposed assisted living facility on North Main

Street will likely have to
be reimagined to receive
the village Planning Commissions blessing.
Commissioners decided
June 2 to delay a vote on
The Sanctuary at Oregon
project a proposed 106unit affordable facility aimed at those 85 and
older up to two months
to its August meeting.
The project could come
back as soon as the July
meeting if the developer

chooses.
The developer has previously spoken with the Village Board about using $1
million in tax-increment
financing money to help
fund the project.
Eight neighbors first
spoke out against the project at the commissions
May meeting. At the public hearing June 2, even
more showed up to oppose
the plan for 247 and
249 N. Main St., despite
changes from the developers to address some of
the concerns expressed in
May.
Neighbors chief concerns expressed during
the nearly hour-and-a-half
public hearing included
the buildings height, the

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A new sign ordinance

thats been in the works
since last summer still
needs some work, several Oregon officials agreed
Monday.
But the Village Board
passed it, anyway, on a 5-2
vote.
The code regulates all
outdoor signs as well as
signs located in businesses
that face outward. It also
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June 9, 2016

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A season for creation

OHS artists wrap up busy second semester with shows, scholarships
SCOTT DE LARUELLE
Unified Newspaper Group

Springtime is show time in the

high school art world, and the
Oregon High School art department led by Michael Derrick
and Heidi Coutre has shown its
creative side during some art contests in the last few weeks.
Work from the OHS portfolio
class was on display last month
at a show titled, Unique Expressions at the Firefly Coffeehouse.
Derrick said students took the
semester to explore media, subject matter, and artistic styles,
resulting in a demonstration of
their own unique way of expressing themselves.
The class includes students Jillina Moss, Samantha Girard, Gabi
Gragg, Loran Schultz, Lauren
Schmidt, Cam Klauser, Kaysie
Labno, Haley Wipperfurth, Caity
Lucas, Maddie LeBrun, Paige
Baillies and Daisy Garrett.
Also last month, a show at
the Oregon Senior Center, titled
Bridging the Gap Seniors to
Seniors displayed the works
of OHS seniors LeBrun, Moss,
Girard, James Lutz, Maddy
Knaack, Garrett, Baillies, Vera
Omestad and Emma Hughes, who
shared their talents with community artists. Derrick said the event
demonstrated the arts are a lifelong learning skill that doesnt
end when high school does.
The arts help (students) figure out who they are by introducing them to other members
of the community and new ways

Photos submitted

Above, OHS art student Caitlyn Diaz poses next to her self-portrait at a recent art
show at the Firefly Coffeehouse.

Left, OHS student art teacher Matt Neumann served as emcee at the mystery box
auction at the Firefly Coffeehouse last month.

of thinking, of expressing themselves, and communicating with

others, he said.
The final show of the year was
the annual Badger Conference
Juried Art Show, held at the Milton House from April 23 through
May 22. The show featured select
artwork from 11 Badger Conference schools, and was judged by
professional artist Larry Schultz
and UW-Whitewater art professor
Jared Janovec.
Oregon was represented by

eight artists who took home

five awards; the second highest
total in the show: Garrett- digital art (All-Conference, first);
senior Alex McDermott photography (All-Conference);
Knaack- photography (All-Conference, second); Girard painting (All-Conference); LeBrun
drawing (All-Conference); Moss
drawing (All-Conference, second); sophomore Caitlyn Diaz
(All-Conference, honorable mention); and Wipperfurth sculpture

(All-Conference, second).

Senior scholarship winners

Art students also participated in
the 17th Annual OHS Art Department Art Show and Auction, held
April 14. Students helped raise
$600, which will help provide
the OHS Art Department with
the ability to enhance learning
materials and curriculum opportunities, as well as funding the
Panther Visual Arts Scholarship,
Derrick said.

This years scholarship recipient was senior Maddy Knaack,

who will attend UW-Whitewater this fall to further her education in photography. Jillian
Moss received the Pat Keehn Art
Scholarship, given in honor of the
beloved former Oregon School
District art teacher. Moss will
study the arts at UW-Eau Claire.
Email Unified Newspaper Group
reporter Scott De Laruelle at
scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.

Keep Growing

Photo by Tom Alesia

LIFE LEASE apartment homes at Oakwood suit

Norah Klipstine (center) and Peyton Baumstein, students at Netherwood Knoll School, enjoy greeting
special guest Parker, a service dog.

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Students know that shortly after 9a.m. each Friday a

four-legged guest will arrive
at Netherwood Knoll Elementary School.
Its Parker, a golden retriever and certified service dog,
and his handler Helen Denson
of Oregon.
They are popular with
the kids, especially in their

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regular visits to a special
education class, providing
a relaxing companion who
doesnt mind being pet on his
furry coat by dozens of students.
On Friday, June 3, Denson brought Parker to the
combined fourth-grade class
of Susan Jerkowski and
Abigail Embry. Densons

granddaughter is a student in
the class.
Parker, who turns 5 years
old this later this month, has
been coming NKE for two
years with Denson.
In the classroom, Parker
showed the delighted students
how he picks up dropped
items, including a cell phone
and a penny.
Hell do anything for a
piece of dog food, Denson
said with a smile.
Denson also trains dogs for
people with a disability.
Contact Tom Alesia at tom.
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June 9, 2016

Oregon Observer

OHS graduation Oregon man runs for Assembly

set for Sunday
Joseph challenging
Pope in 80th district

SCOTT DE LARUELLE
Unified Newspaper Group

Members of the Oregon

High School class of 2016
have a class motto: I dont
know where Im going from
here, but I promise it wont be
boring.
On Sunday, 285 of them
will be going on from
Oregon in that annual rite of
passage at their high school
graduation. Ceremonies will
be held at 1p.m. at Panther
Stadium, adjacent to the high
school, 456 N. Perry Pkwy.
Class officers are: president Annika Victorson and
vice-president Sydney Keiner,
with executive council members Nina LeBrun (president),
May Stevenson (secretary),
Jenny Johnson (treasurer),
Emma Groblewski (media
director) and Jess Jacobs
(project manager). Students
must have completed all 23
required credits to participate

If You Go
What: Oregon High
School Class of 2016
graduation ceremony
When: 1
p.m. Sunday,
June 12
Where: Panther Stadium,
Oregon High School, 456
N Perry Pkwy.
Info: 835-4300

in the 2016 commencement

ceremony.
In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held
in the OHS gymnasium. Each
graduate is given four tickets
for admission to an indoor
ceremony, due to seating
constraints, so the gym may
reach capacity. Tickets are
not needed if the ceremony is
held outside.
For information, call the
high school at 835-4300.

Contractor fraud
alleged in Oregon
Couple arrested
while living in
Fitchburg hotel
TOM ALESIA
Unified Newspaper Group

Two operators of a contractor that allegedly committed

fraud in five communities
including Oregon were
arrested in a Fitchburg hotel
May 20, the Dane County Sheriffs Office reported
Wednesday.
Police said they began
working on the fraud investigation in April and believe
there may be more victims in
the Madison area.
John A. French, 43, and
Angela L. Venters, 39, are
being held in Dane County
Jail in connection with several
fraud cases.
The investigation began in
the Town of Bristol, when a
couple reported being cheated out of hundreds of dollars
by a tile contractor hired from
Craigslist, police said. The
customers signed a contract
and paid a 50 percent deposit,

then never heard from the

contractors.
Most of the advertising was
on Craigslist or consumer
service website Thumbtack,
police said, and the couple
traveled in a gray Dodge
Dakota with Texas plates.
French and Venters may
have operated businesses
under at least eight different
names, including Creative
Custom Tile, Granite Pro
Source Remodeling, Creative
Custom Tiles, Artisan Custom Tile, Design Clear Cut
Painting and Remodeling,
Fast Onsite Computer Repair,
Brush Strokes Painting and
Certa Pro Painters.
John French used the alias
of John Venters, John Brinkman or John Hoskins; and
Angela Venters also used
the name Angela Brinkman,
police reported.
Anyone who may have
been victimized by the couple is asked to call their local
authorities or the Dane County tip line at 284-6900.

Unified Newspaper Group

Oregon resident Luke

Joseph will challenge
incumbent Rep. Sondy
Pope for her seat in the
Aug. 9 primary election.
Joseph, who is running
in the 80th Assembly District as a Democrat against
Pope, also a Democrat,
indicates on his website
that he will fight for you
and stay within the confines of the Constitution.

six years, but the core of

his pledge to the constitution went beyond that, his
About page reads. He
passionately desired that
Wisconsin and the country
would remain true to its
roots. Now he is seizing
the opportunity to take this
step forward and serve the
people again.
Josephs campaign did
not respond to an email
from the Observer requesting comment.
The campaign website
states Joseph works as a
material handler at Accuray
and wants to show the
average patriot who loves

this state and country that

anyone can run for office
with the right ideas.
The states Government
Accountability Board lists
another challenger, Dale
Yurs of Verona, but Yurs
told the Observer in an
email he does not plan to
run.
For information on
Josephs campaign, visit
josephforassembly.com.
Contact Scott Girard at
ungreporter@wcinet.com
and follow him on Twitter
@sgirard9.

Sanctuary: Could come back at July or August meeting

Continued from page 1
demand for such a large
facility and whether it
would fit into the character
of the neighborhood.
We c h o s e O r e g o n
because of the great historic buildings, because of the
lack of behemoths like that
directly across the street
from it, said Nick Malson-Huddle, whose family
moved to 248 N. Main St.
in January. I would not
have bought my house
had that been there.
At least two commissioners expressed concerns with the plan as proposed after hearing from
residents, but commission chair Greg Schnelle
encouraged the commission to table the plan
instead of voting it down.
He focused on the development that was approved for
the lot in 2008, just before
the economic downturn,
which was apparently similar in size to the current
proposal.
They can withdraw,
they can do whatever,
Schnelle said of the developer. But to just cut it off
right now would be wrong.
We misled somebody.
But Village Board member and commissioner
Jeanne Carpenter, who
openly expressed opposition to the project, said the
change did not concern her.
I t h i n k i t s O K t o
c h a n g e y o u r m i n d ,

We dont see how

this is going to
improve anybodys
lives in this
community.
Laura Gochberg,
Main Street resident
Carpenter, who was not on
either body in 2008, said.
I have no problem saying
yes eight years ago and
saying no now.
Village planner Mike
Slavney said the 2008
approval, which expired
after no development took
place by 2013, did not set
any legal precedent for the
type of project on the property.

Alternate ideas
Neighbors suggested
instead turning the area
into a community center
or a park, or finding a way
to build new houses there
that better fit into the neighborhood. Laura Gochberg,
who lives at 233 N. Main
St., also presented a petition of 90 neighbors that
signed opposing the project.
It changes the very fabric of our community,
Gochberg told the commission. We dont see how
this is going to improve
anybodys lives in this
community.
Those who spoke against

the plan frequently referenced the 2007 flooding,

saying they were concerned
making more than half of
the property impermeable
with a building on it could
exacerbate that problem.
The developer, though,
maintained that a retention
pond would both hold the
facilitys water and help
with neighbors water problems.
O r eg o n r e s i d e n t J o n
Temte, a professor of family medicine and community
health at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison, also
questioned the local need
for the facility, citing statistics that show Wisconsin
far exceeds the national
average for long-term care
beds. He also questioned
the ability to provide adequate care.
Smaller facilities perform better than large facilities, Temte said.
But Tim Trimble, who
represented the developer
in front of the commission,
said their market research
s h ow e d a n e e d i n t h e
affordable senior market.
Thats the market most
people overlook because
its hard to make the numbers work, he said.
Trimble also said the
developer would be glad
to meet with residents in
the time before the next
meeting to see if they could
come to a workable solution.
Theres some things Im

thinking about as Im sitting

here, he said of ways to
alleviate concerns. Id like
to explore that with folks in
the neighborhood.
Trimble has told the commission the 106 units are
the minimum for the building to make the financial
side of the project work.
Slavney advised commissioners not to approve
the proposed general development plan if they had
problems with the general
size and scope of the project. While they can discuss
topics such as lighting and
materials at the final stage
the specific implementation plan the GDP sets an
allowable general concept.
If the GDP is grante d , w e h ave a p p r ove d
a four-story building,
S l av n e y s a i d . We v e
approved a project that covers more than half of the
site with impervious surface. We cant approve this
GDP and then negotiate.
The project could come
back at either the July or
August meetings. The July
meeting was moved from
its normally scheduled July
7 date to July 14.
Schnelle told residents
there will not be another
public hearing on the project, so they need to watch
for the agenda to know
when it comes up.
Contact Scott Girard at
ungreporter@wcinet.com
and follow him on Twitter
@sgirard9.

Contact Tom Alesia at tom.

alesia@wcinet.com.

Dane County

Parisi to run for re-election

Dane County Executive Joe
Parisi will run for re-election
in 2017.
Parisi, who was first elected
in a 2011 special election
and re-elected in 2013,
announced
his decision
Monday, June
6.
Parisi
Serving
Dane County has been
a great honor and I hope to
have the opportunity to continue our work addressing our
communitys most pressing
challenges, Parisi said in a
news release that followed
his announcement. I look

SCOTT GIRARD

The former Army

National
Guard member expresses concerns
about Common Core
educational
standards,
s u p p o r t s a Joseph
free market
where there
are minimal
regulations and believes
life starts at conception,
according to his Issues
page on the site.
Luke faithfully served
our country through the
Army National Guard for

forward to expanding innovative partnerships weve created together to reduce poverty,

improve mental health services, clean our lakes, expand
clean energy, and support our
schools by allowing kids to
realize their full potential.
The election, in April 2017,
will be for a four-year term as
county executive.
The release said with
another term, Parisi hopes to
expand on pilot programs and
partnerships he has created
since first being elected. Parisi formerly served as a Democratic state representative, and
had been the Dane County
clerk prior to his state legislative election.
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Opinion

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Zoning should protect residents

I attended the Village Planning
Commission public hearing on
the new assessed living plan for
the old Methodist church property on North Main. I couldnt help
feeling sorry for the people that
live on that block. They bought
their homes thinking that they
would be protected by zoning
from something like this.
I have been on the Town of Oregon Planning Commission, and
also served as the assessor for the
Town of Oregon for more than 30
years, so my professional opinion
is that if this zoning change happens and this building is built, the
values of the surrounding property owner will probably go down
and their homes will be more difficult to sell. Who wants to give
up the privacy of their backyard
to see this large building with
over 100 units, where people will
be coming and going all the time?

This does not seem the proper

place for this large building. This
building should be built where
there is some transition or buffers.
Assisted living units in our village sounds good, but we heard
from an expert from the University of Wisconsin say that Oregon would have more than seven times the average number of
units based on our populations in
this state. Putting a 100-plus unit
building next to what appears to
be single family homes doesnt
seem like the right thing to do to
me.
The concept of zoning is to
protect people from this type of
thing, and I am hoping the Planning Commission will do the
right thing and see it that way.
Andy Blomstrom,
Town of Oregon

Corrections
A story in the June 2 issue of the Oregon Observer about Oregon
School District students art on display in the Oregon Court House
mistakenly stated that the art was from Oregon High School students.
In the June 2 sports section, Kyle Rehrauer and Sam Ast were misidentified as Spencer Kresbach and Logan Piper. The photo showed
Rehrauer putting an overhead away at the net and Ast in the background, not Kresbach and Piper as stated below the photo.
In another sports article in the June 2 issue, Cailyn Schmidt was
wrongly listed a Badger South All-Conference honorable mention
outfielder. Cailyn was the Panthers catcher, and her sister Julia was an
outfielder.
The Observer regrets the errors.

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Sanctuary project inconsistent with current zoning

After attending the Planning
Commission meeting on June 2, I
have several concerns about how
zoning changes are decided in Oregon.
In the village ordinances, it is
clear that part of the master plan is
to keep new architecture consistent
with what is currently there, and
to consider density and landscape
ratios to protect the desired character of the community (17-301).
Concerning the proposed Sanctuary
project on North Main Street, 90
people signed a petition with concerns, 20-plus people stood up at
the meeting opposed to the project
and 11 people voiced their concerns
at the meeting. This project is not
consistent with what is currently
there, which are residential homes
and a historic church, nor is it in
keeping with the character of the
community.
A commission member stated
that the village had marketed the

parcel as a high-density project to

developers, and it would be unfair
to change that now. However, the
zoning map on the village website,
shows that 247-249 Main Street
are zoned TR-6 (2-family residential). Why was this parcel presented
to developers in a manner that is
inconsistent with its current zoning? Why would a lot that has had a
church for 150 years all of a sudden
be a target for high density living?
Typically, high-density living
is placed as a buffer or at the outskirts of town. If this zoning change
happens on Main Street, could a
high-density facility come to your
neighborhood next?
My understanding is that the
zoning needs to change to Planned
Development, because this project exceeds height, permeable to
impermeable and density restrictions.
According to section 17-221 of
the zoning ordinance, a proposal

must answer, Would the granting

of the proposed variance as depicted on the required site plan, result
in a substantial or undue adverse
impact on the character of the
neighborhood, environmental factors, traffic factors, (or) parking, (p
F17). Each of these was brought up
at the hearing by community members as adverse impacts. Proposals
must also show an extraordinary
circumstance present exclusively on
this property and not on other properties in the same zoning district.
Loss of profit or self-imposed hardship are not grounds for a variance
(17-218).
What extraordinary circumstance exists on this lot, other than
a once beautiful historic and sacred
church, that has been allowed to
dilapidate into a public nuisance?
Michelle Monzo,
Village of Oregon

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All-night Relay for Life set for

June 17-18 in Stoughton
American Cancer
Society raises funds
TOM ALESIA
Unified Newspaper Group

If You Go
What: Relay for Life, American
Cancer Society
When: 6p.m. Friday, June 17 to
7a.m. Saturday, June 18
Where: Mandt Park, South
Fourth Street, Stoughton
Info: 662-7544 or relayforlife.
org/stoughton-mcfarlandoregonwi

Oregon residents will join others

from Stoughton and McFarland to
raise money to fight cancer at the
all-night Relay for Life in Stoughtons Mandt Park Friday, June 17,
and Saturday, June 18.
The annual American Cancer
Society fundraiser, which lasts from
6p.m. Friday until 7a.m. Saturday,
Twenty-seven teams already have
is expected to draw more than 250
participants, event spokeswoman signed and begun gathering pledgStephanie Jackson told the Observ- es. Their total amount raised so far
is $30,179.
er.

The event will have walkers loop

the park and many sleep in tents.
The schedule includes an opening ceremony with speaker Dr.
David Melnick, a surgeon; the
survivors lap at about 6p.m.; caregivers lap (immediately after survivors); a jazz band performance
from 7-8p.m.; luminaria ceremony
at 9:30p.m. to honor cancer survivors and remember those lost to
cancer; and closing ceremony at
7a.m. Saturday.
For more on the event, visit
relayforlife.org/stoughtonmcfarland-oregonwi.
Contact Tom Alesia at tom.alesia@
wcinet.com.

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Parade of Homes kicks off June 11

Oregons The Legend at
Bergamont neighborhood is
among those in an upcoming showcase of Madison-area homes.
June 11 is the beginning
of Parade of Homes, a twoweek event that showcases custom homes built by
some of the areas finest
homebuilders.
Sponsored by Madison
Area Builders Association
(MABA), Parade of Homes
has been a Madison tradition for more than six
decades and draws thousands of attendees every
year.
If you are interested in
building a new home, or
remodeling your current
home, the Parade of Homes
is the perfect place to start.
This year, 33 custom-built
houses show off the latest
styles, floor plans, colors
and finishes, appliances and
fixtures and in-home technologies for your consideration.
Visitors will find the
latest and greatest in home
design at the Parade, said
Amber Schroeder, executive director of MABA.
Even if they arent ready
for a new home, its easy
to get ideas for the next
remodeling project.

ison-region neighborhoods:
Community of Bishops
Bay (Middleton), Kilkenny Fa r m s ( Wa u n a ke e ) ,
Westbridge (Waunakee),
Fox Point (Sun Prairie),
The Legend at Bergamont
(Oregon), Windsor Gardens (Windsor) and Rivers
Turn at Conservancy Place
(DeForest).
Located just minutes
south of the Beltline in Oregon, the 523-acre Legend at
Bergamont offers a well-designed residential neighborhood with architectural
standards that ensure attractive, well-appointed homes.
Residences are built around
the 7,330-yard, 18-hole
championship golf course
designed by pro golfer
Andy North.
Parade builders at The
Legend at Bergamont are
Alterra Homes, JM Frederick Custom Homes and
P r o p e r t i e s a n d Te m p l e
Builders. Their homes
reflect the latest architectural styles and trends, interior
designs, fixtures, accents
and price points. The builders are committed to using
green-building techniques,
energy-efficient HVAC systems and appliances and
creative floor plans that
allow innovative use of

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space.
Many people dont realize how big the community
actually is, said Jason Kratochwill, owner of Alterra
Homes. When we bring
visitors through for the first
time they are amazed at the
neighborhood and the golf
course and the quality of
life it represents.
Other amenities within the community include
two swimming pools, two
waterslides, tennis courts,
basketball court, state-ofthe-art fitness center, Mediterranean-style clubhouse
and of course the lush, rolling countryside.

Seeing Is Believing
Whether you are ready to
start building a new home,
are curious about the latest
home trends or just want
to freshen up a room or
two, youll be able to get
inspiring advice, in person,
from over 20 builders at the
Parade. Many builders will
also have their key subcontractors present for additional support, providing
attendees with an opportunity to meet members of

the entire building team in a

casual, informal setting.
The builders are open to
answering questions and
educating the attendees,
not only about their Parade
entries, but also about new
trends and construction
practices in generalso
it is a great opportunity to
pick up expert advice.
The Parade of Homes
is essentially a celebration
of all of the hard work that
we do year-round, showcased in some very special
homes, said Cari Fuss,
managing broker for Encore
Real Estate Services, part
of Encore Construction,
which has a Parade home
in the Community of Bishops Bay in Middleton. For
us, its a great way to get
feedback from the general
public and learn more about
what potential customers
are looking for in a home.
Parade of Homes is
open June 11-26. Tuesday
to Friday hours are
4p.m. to 8p.m. (closed
on Mondays). Saturday
and Sunday hours are
11a.m. to 5p.m. Visit
madisonparadeofhomes.
com for information on
the Madison Area Builders
Association and the Parade
of Homes, ticket prices,
locations/directions and the
latest updates.

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Good Shepherd
by the Lake
1860 US HWY 51

June 1316
9:00 12:30 p.m.

512 years old

Kids will enjoy Bible stories,

music, games, crafts, treats
Phone: 608-873-5924

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On the Web
Accents
Legend at Bergamont
Find more information, tickets and a
This years Parade of schedule for the Parade of Homes:
neighborhood
Homes features seven Mad-

Submitted by Mark
Crawford

Library offers energetic summer reading program

If You Go

Unified Newspaper Group

Oregon Public Library

kicks off its annual summer reading program with a
family-friendly event from
2-4p.m. Thursday, June 16.
The event, set for ages 2
to 12, features worm races, face painting by Paint
My Face and Metamorface,
toss games and craft activities.
This years reading program theme is Exercise
Your Mind READ! and
extends through mid-August.
Its also an effort to

What: Summer Reading

Program kick-off
When: 2-4
p.m. Thursday, June 16
Where: Oregon Public Library, 256 Brook St.
Info:
835-3656,
oregonpubliclibrary.org
e n c o u r a g e ev e r y o n e
youngsters not yet reading to lifelong readers
to enhance their love of
books.
More than 1,400 Oregon-area children, teens

and adults have participated in previous summer

reading programs. Participants record their reading
time and have a chance to
win prizes in various drawings.
The library will also
present several entertainers
for children at Prairie View
Elementary School to boost
reading interest. The lineup includes musician Tom
Kastle, June 23; Soda Pups
Dog Show, June 30; and
Jump Rope Warrior, July
21. The library also returns
its LEGO Creation Expo
Aug. 12-13.
For teens and adults, the
library offers beginners

See something wrong?

yoga to cake decorating

with dates to be announced.
Returning again is the
Teen Half Lock-In on July
22. After the library closes, teens can play games,
w a t c h m ov i e s a n d e a t
snacks.
For a complete schedule,
visit oregonpubliclibrary.
org.

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Dane Countys
38th Annual
Breakfast On The Farm
Saturday, June 11 7:00-11:30 a.m.

Hi-Way Holstein Ranch

10436 County Rd ID, Blue Mounds

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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

10-26 | 2016
CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERTS

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June 10, One Night Only!

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First 300 guests in line will receive

a Wisconsin Dells Season Opener Card.
Live music featuring the Soggy Prairie Boys
Emcee - Pam Jahnke, Farm Director
Wisconsin & Dane Countys Fairest of the Fair
Bucky Badger will welcome guests
Alice in Dairyland
Expo area featuring dairy information
& food samples
Horse-drawn wagon rides
Educational displays & activities
Face painting

Location: For directions and parking information, please visit our

website:
www.danecountydairy.
com/breakfast-on-the-farm.
Platinum Sponsors:

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Coming up

Churches

CSA at Charlies
Charlies on Main, 113 S. Main St.,
is working with Roots Down Farm to
create a CSA drop-off point on Thursdays for full and half shares starting this
month.
Pick-ups will be open Thursdays
from 4-8 p.m. To sign up, visit
rootsdowncommunityfarm.com and
select Charlies as the pick-up point.
Charlies will also be hosting a CSA
dinner on those Thursdays for $25 per
person working with those crops, and
will include a recipe in each box.
For information, call 291-2255.

annual Rec Run Saturday, June 11. The

event includes a kids 1K run at 7:45
a.m., a 5K run at 8 a.m. and a 5K walk
at 8:05 a.m. The 5K run and walk end
back at Legion Park. Same-day registration begins at 7 a.m.
For information, visit
brooklynrecreation.org/recrun/.

Veterans in parade

The Oregon-Brooklyn VFW Post

#10272 invites all veterans that have
been on the Honor Flight to ride on its
float in the Oregon Summer Fest Parade
on Sunday, June 26.
All participants are asked to join the
group by Oregon Manor, 354 N. Main
Street drag racing
St., at 11:30 a.m. wearing their red
The Madison International Speed- shirt and hat. For information, email
way, 1122 Sunrise Road, will host vfwpost10272@gmail.com.
Thursday Night Street Drags this
spring and summer on Thursday, June Climate talk
9, and continuing on July 14, August 18
The Oregon Area Historical Society
and September 15.
will host Dr. Edward Hopkins and chief
The events will feature one-on-one meteorologist Bob Lindmeier at 2 p.m.
racing on a 300-foot track on the front Sunday, June 12 at the senior center.
stretch, allowing people to come out
Hopkins is with the state climatoloto the track and see who has the fastest gy office, and will discuss weather, clicar, truck, van or motorcycle.
mate and some of Oregons memorable
Pit gates open at 6 p.m., with practice storms. Lindmeier, a local TV personaland grudge runs beginning at 6:30 ity, will be speaking on the weather side
p.m., followed by bracket racing at 7:30 of TV.
p.m.
For information, contact Melanie
For information, call 835-9700.
Woodworth at mswddw@charter.net.

Brooklyn Rec Run

The Village of Brooklyn will host its

Over 90 Celebration

area who are 90-plus during the Over

90 Celebration at 10 a.m. Wednesday,
June 15 at senior center.
The days schedule includes a short
recognition ceremony at 10 a.m. and
entertainment by Four Seasons Theatre Group, performing the The Best
of Broadway: Loesser, Lerner and
Loewe, at 10:30 a.m. Lunch including
chicken salad, beverages and strawberry short cake will be served at 11:45
a.m.
The meal is complimentary for
90-plus invitees; for those 60 to 89, a
donation is requested. For those under
60, the cost is $7.50.
For information or to make reservations, call 835-5801 by 1 p.m. Friday,
June 10.

Sewing workshop
Beginners ages 9 and up can visit the
library for its Sew What?: Small Storage Containers workshop from 6-7:45
p.m. Thursday, June 16.
Participants should bring their own
fabric and sewing machine if possible;
the library provides the pattern and
instruction, plus a couple of sewing
machines.
This workshop is for beginners ages
9 to adult; children 9-12 must have an
adult helper. Space is limited, and registration is required.
For information or to register, call
835-3656 or visit oregonlibrary.org.

Honor those living in the Oregon

Community calendar
Thursday, June 9

lunch and entertainment (RSVP by 1

p.m. Friday, June 10), senior center,
835-5801
11:30 a.m., Brown Bag Book
Group, librarys Sue Ames room, orelib@oregonlibrary.org
1-2 p.m., Shredfest free document
shredding event, St. Bernards
Saturday, June 11
Church Parking Lot, 2450 Atwood
10-10:30 a.m., Dads and Donuts
Ave., Madison, 835-5801
(kids under 6), library, 835-3656
4-6 p.m., Computer Class: Online
Selling ($20), senior center, 835Sunday, June 12
2 p.m., Explore Wisconsins Weath- 5801
er climate talk, senior center, 835Thursday, June 16
0475
2-4 p.m., Summer Reading Program Kick-Off Extravaganza (ages
Tuesday, June 14
6-7:30 p.m., Create Oregon!: T-Shirt 2-12), library, 835-3656
6-7:45 p.m., Sew What: Small
Bags (ages 12 to adult; registration
Storage Containers workshop (regisrequired), library, 835-3656
7 p.m., Concerts in the Park, Water- tration required; beginners ages 9 to
man/Triangle Park, 101 Janesville St. adult), library, 835-3656
6:30 p.m., Thursday Night Street
Drags, Madison International Speedway, 1122 Sunrise Road, 835-9700
6:30-8 p.m., Joy of Living meditation group, State Bank lower level,
744 N. Main St., 345-1597

Wednesday, June 15

10 a.m., Over 90 Celebration

Community cable listings

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

Thursday, June 9 Last

Day of School!
WOW: 1-Planning Mtg.
on Senior Housing (of
June 2) 2-Oregon
Village Board Meeting
(of June 6)
ORE: OSD School District Staff Retirement Program (of May 26)

Sunday, June 12 cont.

ORE: Oregon Community Band Concert (of
June 7)
Monday, June 13
WOW: Social Media
Talk @ Oregon Senior
Center (of June 2)
ORE: 6:30 pm-LIVE-Oregon School Board Meeting

Friday, June 10
WOW: Brooklyn Veterans Memorial Dedication Tuesday, June 14
(of May 29)
WOW: Cruisin for a
ORE: OHS Girls Varsity Cure (of June 4)
Soccer vs Poynette/PorORE: Norse Afternoon
tage (of June 2)
of Fun
Saturday, June 11
WOW: Oregon Community Band Concert @
Brooklyn (of May 31)
ORE: Across the
Fence with Actor Fred
Willard (of 1990)

Friday, June 17

6 p.m. (ends 7 a.m. Saturday),

American Cancer Society Relay

Wednesday, June 15
WOW: Donald Driver
@ BKE (of May 12)
ORE: RCI Chorus Concert (of May 26)

Thursday, June 16
WOW: Veterans BenSunday, June 12
efits Talk @ Oregon
WOW: Community of Senior Center (of June 6)
Life Church Service
ORE: Oregon School
Board Meeting (of June
13)

for Life, Mandt Park, South Fourth

Street, relayforlife.org/stoughtonmcfarland-oregonwi

Monday, June 20

10 a.m. to noon, Job Connect free

drop-in session, library, worksmartnetwork.org

Tuesday, June 21

11 a.m., Bouncing Babies Storytime (ages 0-12 months), library,

835-3656
7 p.m., Concerts in the Park,
Waterman/Triangle Park, 101 Janesville St.

Wednesday, June 22

2-3:30 p.m., Free Living Trust workshop, Krause Donovan Estate Law
Partners, 116 Spring St., 268-5751

Thursday, June 23

10-11 a.m., Music of Tom Kastle,

Prairie View Elementary School
small gym, 300 Soden Drive, 8353656

Senior center
Monday, June 13
*Ham Slice, Yams
Buttered Peas
Pineapple
Multigrain Bread
VO: Cheese Sandwich
Tuesday, June 14
Baked Fish, Rice Pilaf
Buttered California Blend
Mandarin Oranges
W.W. Bread
Jello w/ Topping
VO: Rice Pilaf w/ Soy
Wednesday, June 15
Chicken Salad with Grapes,
Nuts, Apples and Celery
Copper Penny Salad
Orange Juice, Croissant
Strawberry Shortcake w/
Topping
VO: Egg Salad w/ Grapes
Thursday, June 16
Hamburger on Bun
Potato Salad
Buttered Corn, Banana
VO: Veggie Patty
SO: Taco Salad
Friday, June 17
*Brats on Soft Bun
Baked Beans
German Cucumber Salad
Fresh Fruit
Chocolate Cream Pie
VO: Veggie Dog

*Contains Pork

Monday, June 13
AMReflexology
9:00 CLUB
10:00 Dominoes
10:30 StrongWomen
11:45 Eyeglass Adjustments
1:00 Get Fit
1:30 Bridge
3:30 Weight Loss Support
Tuesday, June 14
8:30 Zumba Gold
12:30 Sheepshead
12:30 Stoughton Shopping
6:30 Pickleball at Oak St. Courts
Wednesday, June 15
9:00 CLUB, Wellness Walk
10:00 Over 90 Celebration
1:00 Euchre, Get Fit
4:00 Online Selling Class
Thursday, June 16
8:30 Zumba Gold
9:00 Pool Players
10:30 StrongWomen
12:30 Shopping at Bills
1:00 Cribbage, Card Party
6:30 Pickleball at Oak St. Courts
Friday, June 17
9:00 CLUB
9:30 Blood Pressure
1:00 Movie: Brooklyn

All Saints Lutheran Church

2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg

(608) 276-7729
Pastor Rich Johnson
SUNDAY
8:30 a.m. classic service
10:45 a.m. new song service

Brooklyn Lutheran Church

101 Second Street, Brooklyn

(608) 455-3852
Pastor Rebecca Ninke
SUNDAY
9 a.m. Holy Communion
10 a.m. Fellowship

Community of Life Lutheran

Church

PO Box 233, Oregon

(608) 286-3121, office@
communityoflife.us
Pastor Jim McCoid
SUNDAY
10 a.m. Worship at 1111 S. Perry
Parkway, Oregon

Community United Methodist

Church

201 Church Street, Brooklyn

(608) 455-3344
Pastor Aaron Alfred
SUNDAY
9:30 a.m. Worship

Faith Evangelical Lutheran

Church

143 Washington Street, Oregon

(608) 835-3554
Pastor Karl Hermanson
SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship
Holy Communion 2nd & last Sundays

First Presbyterian Church

408 N. Bergamont Blvd. (north of CC)

Oregon, WI
(608) 835-3082 - fpcoregonwi.org
Pastor Bob Vetter
SUNDAY
10 a.m. Service
10:15 a.m. Sunday School
11 a.m. Fellowship
11:15 a.m. Adult Education

Fitchburg Memorial UCC

5705 Lacy Road, Fitchburg

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

Good Shepherd Lutheran

Church ECLA

Central Campus: Raymond Road

and Whitney Way

SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship
SUNDAY - 8:15, 9:30 and10:45
a.m. Worship West Campus: Corner
of Hwy. PD and Nine Mound Road,
Verona
SUNDAY - 9 &10:15 a.m., 6 p.m.
Worship (608) 271-6633

Hillcrest Bible Church

752 E. Netherwood, Oregon

Eric Vander Ploeg, Lead Pastor
(608) 835-7972, www.hbclife.com
SUNDAY
8:30 a.m. worship at the Hillcrest
Campus and 10:15 a.m. worship
with Childrens ministries, birth
4th grade

Holy Mother of Consolation

Catholic Church

651 N. Main Street, Oregon

Pastor: Fr. Gary Wankerl
(608) 835-5763
holymotherchurch.weconnect.com
SATURDAY: 5 p.m. Worship
SUNDAY: 8 and 10:15 a.m. Worship

Peoples United Methodist

Church

103 North Alpine Parkway, Oregon

Pastor Jason Mahnke
(608)835-3755, www.peoplesumc.
org
Communion is the 1st & 3rd
weekend
SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship
SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship and
Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. Worship

St. Johns Lutheran Church

625 E. Netherwood, Oregon

Pastor Paul Markquart (Lead Pastor)
(608) 835-3154
SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship
SUNDAY - 8 and 10:30 a.m.
Worship
9:15-10:15 a.m. Education Hour

Vineyard Community Church

Oregon Community Bank & Trust,

105 S. Alpine Parkway, Oregon Bob Groth, Pastor
(608) 513-3435,
welcometovineyard.com
SUNDAY - 10 a.m. Worship

Zwingli United Church of

Christ Paoli

At the Intersection of Hwy. 69 & PB

Rev. Sara Thiessen
(608) 845-5641
SUNDAY 9:30 a.m. Family Worship

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

Relationship & Divorce

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

Transcendence
Transcendence occurs when we have an experience which
gives us a glimpse beyond our mundane physical world.
Sometimes this happens when we experience God in the
stillness of prayer or solitude. Other times this happens
when we confront the power or vastness of nature. The
starry sky can overwhelm one with the sense of eternity, just
as the power and size of the ocean can make us aware of
God because we feel so small by comparison. Transcendent
experiences where we feel the presence of God cant be
forced, but we can make ourselves ready for them, and put
ourselves in situations where they are more likely to happen.
Nature and solitude are two of the more common ways to
foster transcendent experiences, but many people also get
them through being in sacred places, such as churches or
temples. Some find the experience through works of art or
music, and it can also come via our contact with holy men
or women. Truly holy people often radiate Gods love so
strongly that one feels Gods presence through that person.
One problem with transcendent experiences is that they
dont last forever. Despite glimpsing eternity in the experience, we inevitably fall back into the humdrum monotony of
everyday life, and that return can be a letdown. We should
seek these experiences, but realize that they are but a
glimpse of our ultimate origin and destination.
Christopher Simon, Metro News Service
Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge
of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths
beyond tracing out! Romans 11: 33 NIV

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Volunteers clear invasive plants at Anderson Park

Above right, Eagle Scout Jackson Pfeffer and scout leader Diane Frauchiger add brush to a fire during a volunteer work day at Anderson Farm County Park on Saturday, April 9.

50, Brooklyn 4-H Club, and the

Community of Life and St. Johns
Lutheran churches. He also appreciated Arbor Systems staff for
helping train volunteer chainsaw

Grant will fund brochure

on Anderson Park
BILL LIVICK
Unified Newspaper Group

The office of Dane County Executive Joe Parisi

announced in April it is
awarding $17,000 to help
with 16 environmental conservation, restoration, and
education efforts in the
county, including $821 for
the Anderson Park Friends
group.
The money for Anderson
Farm County Park will be
used to develop and print
a park brochure, according
to the county executives
office.
Funding from the Community Partners Program
will help create a new brochure describing the parks
resources. The brochure
will be a part of a major
outreach effort to inform
the community about the
park, said Friends president
Roe Parker.
A l a rg e p a r t o f t h e
brochure will be a map
describing the hiking trails
in Arthur Sholts Memorial
Forest, he said in an email.
Vo l u n t e e r s w i t h t h e
Friends organization have
put in more than a mile of
hiking trail through the forest.
Other components of the
park, which is still in the
early stages of being developed, include building an
informal recreation area
on the east side of Union
Road, a 40-acre off-leash
dog exercise area near the
intersection of County A
and Union Road, a ball diamond, a disc golf course,
primitive campsites and
several areas for agriculture
projects.

Photos submitted

Above left, Jeremy Olson uses a weed wrench during a volunteer work day at Anderson Farm County Park on Saturday, April 9.

On the Web
For information about the group,
visit:

andersonparkfriends.org
Last year, Anderson Park
Friends Inc. received an
$875 grant from the Natural Resources Foundation
of Wisconsin and the C.D.
Besadny Conservation fund
to continue developing the
park. Parker said the grant
would be used to clear
buckthorn from two acres in
the park this summer.
The park is being developed on about 310 acres
that Dane County purchased from the Lyman
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Boys track and field

Boys tennis

Schneider wins
a round at state
Jeremy Jones
Sports editor

Photo by Jeremy Jones

Oregon senior Alex Duff stretches for the finish line in the 110-meter hurdles preliminaries on Friday at the WIAA Division 1 state track and field championships in La
Crosse. Duff finished second in prelims, but despite a .34 second PR remained in second Saturday with a time of 14.45 in the finals.

Stately finish

Duff wins 300, runner-up

in 110 hurdles
Jeremy Jones
Sports editor

Track and field fans from across

the state got to see what everyone
following the Oregon boys track
and field program already knew last
weekend just how special an athlete
senior Alex Duff truly is.
Duff won a state title, finished second in another and could have broken
the 300-meter hurdle record were
it not for a couple of missteps all
before he helped the Panthers 1,600
relay to third place.
I just go out here and do what I
can, Duff said. If people notice it,
they notice it. Coach says you want

people to notice you when youre

on the track, and then stay calm and
humble off the track.
Duff blew away the field by nearly
seven-tenths of a second, cruising to
a preliminary best 37.95 seconds in
the 300 hurdles. And despite running
far from a perfect race in the finals,
the senior was able to once again
lower his OHS school record even
further, winning his first state title
with a 37.73.
The mark left him .24 shy of Chris
Pearson and Lechein Nebletts state
record time of 37.49.
Once I hit that hurdle on the turn,
I kind of stumbled a little bit and
(Racine Parks Jamias James) was
breathing right down my neck. I
wasnt going to let anyone beat me,
Duff said. I knew this was my last

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Photo by Jeremy Jones

Junior Hudson Kugel finished second in the 800-meter run Friday at the WIAA Division 1 state track and field meet in a school-record in 1 minute, 54.97 seconds.

Oregon boys tennis qualified a school-record four

flights (six individuals) for
the WIAA Division 1 boys
state tennis tournament
last week, second only to
Marquette. And while only
one of four won their first
set, the Panthers ended the
season on another high
note.
Junior Calvin Schneider
(19-6) prevailed 7-6 (7-5),
2-6, 10-5 over undefeated
No. 2 singles player Benny
Glezer (31-0) in the first
round for Oregon lone win.
I didnt realize it until
a f t e r t h e m a t c h , bu t I
hadnt played a lefty all
season, Schneider said.
Its a little bit different
they way he serves the
ball, the spin, stuff like
that, but it doesnt take too
long to adjust.
Grinding out a win in a
first set tiebreaker, after he
was unable to serve out the
set up 5-4, Schneider started missing his shots on his
way to a 6-2 loss in the
second set.
He was hitting some
great shots and I wasnt
able to put the ball in
play, said Schneider who
wa s c o n fi d e n t h e a d i n g
into a super tiebreaker.
I hadnt lost a super tiebreaker all season. He got
a little tired and starting
missing some shots and I
was able to take advantage
of that.
The draw didnt get any
easier for Schneider in the
s e c o n d r o u n d , d r aw i n g
another undefeated player in Hudson senior Mark
Johnson (22-0), who was
seeded eighth.
I know I can play with
these guys, I played Colt
(Tegtmeier) the fourthseed from Memorial to
6-4, 7-5 loss of the season.
Its not impossible to beat

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Girls track and field

Sophomore sensation
Jackson wins three state titles
in La Crosse
Jeremy Jones
Sports editor

Last weekend was one Oregon sophomore Alexis Jackson will never forget.
Jackson won three state medals and was
part of three OHS records at the WIAA
Division 1 track and field meet, while
helping the Panthers to a third-place tie
with 30 points in the process.
Jackson entered state at UW-La Crosse
with the second fastest qualifying time
in the 100 hurdles and after not posting
a great time (she was fifth after the preliminaries) the sophomore blew up with a
school record 14.75 to earn her first state
championship.

The top seed in the 300 hurdles, Jackson took a similar path to gold once
again, sitting in third after the prelims.
I guess theres a little pressure, but a
lot can happen during a 300 hurdle race,
Jackson said about the pressure of being
the top seed.
Determined to add to her medal total,
however, Jackson went from a 46.02
to a 44.44 which held off Middletons
Lauren Smith (44.61) and broke Nicole
Northrups 16-year-old school record in
the process, raising the standard from
45.04.
We knew Alexis had it in her, Oregon head coach Ned Lease said. Friday
wasnt her greatest 100 hurdle race and
the same for the 300s, but she came and
Photo by Jeremy Jones
ran so fast and aggressive on Saturday. Top-seeded sophomore Alexis Jackson sat in third place following the 300-meter hurdle preliminaries
on Friday with a time of 46.02 seconds. She came back Saturday and won the 300 (44.44) and 100

Turn to State/Page 12 (14.75) hurdle titles, while also helping the girls 800 relay to victory in 1:40.76.

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The Oregon High School girls soccer team won its fourth straight regional title Saturday with a 4-0 win over DeForest in the WIAA D2
regional final.

Girls soccer

Photo by Michael Gouvion

Mason Sergent tags out a runner at second base Wednesday in a

WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal at Milton. The Panthers won
15-4 in five innings.

Anthony Iozzo

Baseball

Assistant sports editor

Panthers nearly upset

defending state champion
Craig in regional final
Anthony Iozzo
Assistant sports editor

Jordan Helmkamp gave

it his all for the Oregon
High School baseball team
Thursday in a WIAA Division 1 regional final in a
2-1 loss to top-seeded and
defending state champion
Janesville Craig at Riverside Park.
He allowed two earned
runs on six hits in six
innings, striking out two
and walking two.
But on the other side,
Craigs Evan Spry and Jack
Blomgren were just a little
bit better. Spry collected
the win, allowing an earned
run on four hits in 5 1/3
innings. He struck out two
and walked one. Blomgren
had the save, striking out
one in 1 2/3 innings.
The funny thing going
in is we knew they were
really good and played
them to a one-run game.
That gave us a lot of confidence that we can play with
them, head coach Jake
Soule said. We were actually pretty disappointed
with the loss, because we
had the mentality we were
going to have a chance to
win.
I was really proud of the
guys with how they played.
Jordan pitched a really heck of a game. As
disappointing as it was, it
showed what our potential
was this year.
Down 2-1 in the top
of the sixth, Eric Modaff
singled and Steven Davis
walked to put two on
and one out against Spry.
Blomgren came in to pitch
and induced a flyball that
allowed Modaff to get to
third.
But as Oregon attempted to put the pressure on
Craig, Davis was caught
stealing at second base to
end the threat.
We actually were trying

Panthers headed back to sectionals

with fourth straight regional title

to make something happen

there, Soule said. It was a
first-and-third situation. We
had the right combination
with a senior up and speed
on the basepaths. We took
a chance from something
we had been working in
practice. They handled it
well. They handled it like
a defending state champion
would.
The Panthers took a 1-0
lead in the top of the fourth
when Ben Weiland scored
Davis on an RBI groundout.
Craig took the lead in the
bottom of the fourth on a
2-run single by Nick Cramer. Soule said that the second run was a really close
play at the plate. But the
runner was called safe.
It is not too often that
you have 11 seniors on a
team, and this situation was
unique because I coached
these kids as a JV coach,
Soule said. They have
been a committed group.
Anytime you lose 11
seniors, it is going to be
tough to fill those holes.
Our juniors know that.
We have some kids returning with some big time
experience that are really
motivated.
The Panthers will return
nine players next season
and will once again be a
senior-loaded team.

Oregon 15, Milton 4

A 12-run fourth inning
allowed the ninth-seeded Panthers to knock off
eighth-seeded Milton
Wednesday in a D1 regional semifinal.
That was the kind of
game that we were waiting
for to put the ball in play
and force the other team to
make plays, Soule said.
Sam Mueller started
the inning with an RBI
single that brought home

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The Oregon High School

girls soccer team won its
fourth straight regional
title Saturday with a 4-0
win over fourth-seeded
DeForest in the WIAA D2
regional final.
We c a m e o u t a n d
played a really good game
against DeForest. There
has always been tough
games (against DeForest,
head coach Julie Grutzner
said. They almost beat
us last year, so we knew
it was going to be a tough
game. The girls really
wanted this game. They
didnt want it to be a close
game (like last time).
The host Panthers struck
first in the 32nd minute
with a goal by senior Makena Fanning. Senior Jen
Brien assisted on the goal.
Fanning was one of
the players on last years
championship team, but
she was unable to play in
Photo by Evan Halpop
the state final due to an
Oregon senior Makena Fanning (11) celebrates with teammates Jen Brien (25) and Marah Weidensee
ACL tear.

Turn to Soccer/Page 11

(12) after a goal in the first half of a regional playoff game Poynette/Portage United. Oregon won 10-0.

Boys golf

Panthers fall nine strokes shy of state

Anthony Iozzo
Assistant sports editor

The Oregon High School

boys golf team was so close
to making state as a team
on June 1 in the WIAA
Division 1 Onalaska sectional at La Crosse Country
Club.
The Panthers went into
the clubhouse as the leaders
and were in contention with
only a few holes remaining for the final four teams.
But in the end, the thirdbest 323 score was still not
enough to best Madison

Memorial (312) and Middleton (314).

We had the low score
after nine holes, and most
of the guys knew it, head
coach Sara Mess said. We
were right in the mix. We
were fighting for a spot
to get to state, and no one
really expected us to be in
that position. We went out
and threw a heck of a first
punch. Memorial and Middleton fought back, but we
were at least in the fight.
Freshman John Klus
finished with a 78 to lead
Oregon, but that score was

a stroke away from forcing

a three-way playoff with
Veronas Garhett Kaegi and
Baraboos Dawson Hinz
for the final two individual state qualifying bids.
Senior Matt Rissers OHS
career-ending 79 was just
two strokes from also having a chance to make state.
I t wo u l d h ave b e e n
great to have one of them
go on, Mess said. John
put together some of our
best rounds and he also
had some less than stellar
rounds. It was nice to see
him toward the end of the

year figure out how to start

scoring better.
John was disappointed
for sure that he didnt get to
go. Matt would have loved
to go, but he didnt think
he would be in the mix. I
think in his mind if he went
to state it would be with the
team.
Klus was also an interesting player this season
in that he had some of the
better rounds, including
medaling at conference,
and he also had some tough

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Home Talent League

Orioles edge Dodgeville for second victory in the Sunday League

Jeff Spiwak was 2-for-3.
the North Division of the
Riffle allowed no earned
Western Section.
Parker DeBroux collect- runs on eight hits in nine
The Oregon Home Talent ed the game-winning RBI innings, striking out six.
West Middleton (5-1)
team edged Dodgeville 2-1 single in the top of the sevis in first in the division,
Sunday to move to 2-4 in enth.

Anthony Iozzo

Assistant sports editor

followed by Verona (3-2),

Mount Horeb/Pine Bluff
(3-3), Dodgeville (3-4) and
Muscoda (3-4).
Oregon hosts Ridgeway
at 1p.m. Sunday.

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The Madison Area Lacrosse Association held an All-Star event

on May 24. This included five varsity players from the Oregon
High School girls lacrosse team (from left) Gianna Barberino
(junior-Stoughton), Brianna Tarantino (junior), Lexie Knudtson
(junior-Stoughton), Faith Majors-Culp (sophomore) and Lilli Swenson (senior). Brianna was nominated for first All-Star Conference
Team and Lilli and Lexi were nominated for second All-Star Conference Team.

Girls lacrosse

Photo by Joe Koshollek

Oregons Parker Ehn-Howland fends off a block from Stoughtons Zach Scheel in the second period Saturday in a Wisconsin Lacrosse
Federation D2 sectional final. The Panthers trailed by one at halftime but fell 10-3.

Anthony Iozzo

Boys lacrosse

Assistant sports editor

Panthers play with Stoughton in

season-ending loss
Anthony Iozzo
Assistant sports editor

The Oregon High School

boys lacrosse team trailed
by just one goal at halftime
Saturday in the Wisconsin

Lacrosse Federation D2
sectional final at Stoughton High School, but the
Vikings tallied six goals
in the third quarter to pull
away as the Panthers fell
10-3.

Sophomore Harrison
Ke s s e n i c h s c o r e d t w o
goals, while senior Trent
Ricker had a goal and an
assist. Sophomore Derek
Brellenthin added an assist.
Sophomore Riley Fischl

finished with 10 saves.

Oregon, Tomah (forfeit)

The Panthers were supp o s e d t o h o s t To m a h
Thursday in a regional final
but won by forfeit.

Golf: Klus leads with a 78, one stroke away

from state
Brown was the other individual state qualifier with
a 76.
While Michek, Rogers
and Rissers careers are
over, Candell and Klus
both look to return to lead
the Panthers next season.
It is going to be hard to
replace the three seniors
but with Ryan and John
we definitely have a good
start, Mess said. They
will be a really solid base
next year. I am looking
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rounds. Mess said his

surge at the end of the year
was due to him learning to
utilize his strengths better.
He hits the ball mile,
but that doesnt always
mean you will have good
scores, she said. At the
end of the year, he started
to figure out how to use his

length to his advantage.

Matt was just very
steady all year and really
had a great attitude on the
course.
Sophomore Ryan Candell shot an 82, while
senior Brandon Rogers
finished with an 84 to finish the scoring for Oregon.
Senior Brandon Micheks
89 was thrown out.
R e e d s b u r g s D y l a n

The Oregon High

School girls lacrosse
t e a m s s e a s o n c a m e t o
a close May 31 in the
Wisconsin Lacrosse Federation playoff opener against the Madison
Regents, 13-11.
T h e We s t / E d g e w o o d
co-op led 7-4 at halftime,
but the Panthers made it
close in the end.
Sophomore Samantha
Armstrong scored four
goals, while junior Lexie

Knudtson collected three

goals and an assist.
Junior Brianna Tarantino added two goals and
two assists, and senior
Lili Swenson picked up a
goal and an assist. Freshman Autumn Copus also
scored a goal.
Sophomore Caitlin Curtis picked up six saves.
The Panthers, which
also have Stoughton High
School players, finished
3-7 overall on the season.
The team returns most
of its production from this
season in 2017.

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these guys, youve just

got to stick with them,
Schneider said. Im excited to play against them.
Schneider battled, but
his season came to a close
with a 6-3, 6-3 loss against
Johnson.
When the draw comes
out youre always excited to see how far you can
get, Schneider said. The
draw this year, I thought
I had a legitimate chance
to win two or even three
matches.
Junior Charles Donovan (21-6) lost 6-3, 6-3
to Monona Grove freshman Cole Lindwall, while
Senior No. 2 doubles team
of Logan Piper and Spencer Kresbach (20-2) fell
6-3, 6-7 (7-5), (10-4) to
Waukesha South seniors
Ben Graichen and Hunter
Louis (22-15).
O r eg o n s N o . 1 d o u bles team of seniors Drew
Christofferson and Matt
Reisdorf also fell victim to
a super tiebreaker, losing
5-7, 6-3, (10-6).
Overall we played well
at state there are no easy
matches there, Conklin
said. Number 1 doubles
played their best tennis and almost got a win.
Number 2 doubles didnt
play their best and lost a
close one. Charles didnt
perhaps play his best but
he had a tough opponent.
Along with graduating
both the Panthers No. 1
and 2 doubles teams, Oregon will be losing 60 percent of its roster, in No. 3
doubles player Sam Ast

Photo by Jeremy Jones

Junior Calvin Schneider smiles Thursday as he walks off the courts

at the WIAA Division 1 Nielsen Tennis Stadium after defeating
DePeres Benny Glezer 7-6 (7-5), 2-6, (10-5). Schneider lost 6-3,
6-3 to eighth-seeded Hudson senior Mark Johnson.

and No. 3 singles player

Sam Schaeffer.
Next year will definitely be a rebuilding year, but
other teams will be losing

seniors too, Conklin said.

Also, itll be great for
our younger guys to get a
chance to step up.

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Continued from page 9
She definitely wants to
get back there and have her
opportunity to play in the
championship game and
bring another first place to
our school, Grutzner said.
The leadership of the four
seniors that have been on
varsity is great.
S e n i o r Ta y l o r M a r t i n
added an unassisted goal
to make it 2-0 at halftime,
and then junior Abby Breitbach, who had three saves,
made a key save to keep it
2-0 in the second half.
Junior Brittyn Fleming
scored twice in the second half, with the last goal
being assisted by junior
Madelyn Peach.
Oregon hosts second-seeded Waunakee at
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seniors) drive is really

teaching the younger kids
what it is going to take.

If you go
What: WIAA D2 sectional semifinal vs. Waunakee
When: 7 p.m. Thursday
Where: Oregon High
School

Oregon 10,
Poynette-Portage 0

WIAA Division 2 sectional

semifinal. The winner will
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Saturday at Waunakee in
the sectional final.
While it is a big deal to
have four seniors who have
contributed to the last four
regional titles, the biggest
impact is how they prepare
the younger players for the
grind of the postseason.
We are excited, but we
feel like we arent there
yet, Grutzner said. (The

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T h e Pa n t h e r s o p e n e d
regionals Thursday and
defeated Poynette-Portage
10-0 in 60 minutes.
Fanning had two goals
and three assists, while
Brien added two goals.
Sophomore Emma Krause
and senior Marialisa
Brownfield each had a goal
and an assist, and Martin, junior Holly Kaboord,
junior Megan Brakob and
Ella Hughes scored goals,
as well.
Fleming, sophomore
Kailie Sweeney and senior
Jess Jacobs collected
assists.

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Continued from page 8
time here, and I worked so hard for this.
I just had to push through it and gave it
all I had. It showed how much I cared.
Even though he hit two or three hurdles, Duff PRed by two-tenths of a second.
Ive been going to the state track
meet ever since I was a little kid and
Alexs recovery from the 300s was one
of the most impressive things Ive ever
seen, head coach Ned Lease said. To
be close to a state record with a couple
of missteps was unreal. If he had held it
all together I thing he could broken the
record by almost a second.
Duff ran a 14.79 in prelims and trailed
only Wauwatosa West senior Christian Jackson (14.34) in the 110 hurdles.
Though he cut more than three-tenths
of a second off his prelim time, Duff
remained in second as DC Everest
senior Konner Fierek moved from fifth
(14.89) to first with a 14.4. Duff finished
runner-up in 14.45, while Jackson took
third in 14.53.
This was my first year doing the
110s, but everyone said if I had another 120 meters on that 110 race, I would
have had it, Duff said. Because I dont
have really good starts, I catch up to people, so getting pushed and pulled in the

300s helps me out a lot.

Junior Hudson Kugel had been nipping on the heels of standout Chris Cutter throughout the postseason, Friday in
the 800, Kugel final over took his teammate.
A week after Kugel tied Cutters old
school record (and where Cutter set a
new OHS mark himself) it was Kugels
turn to set a new Panther benchmark.
Getting out fast and battling amongst
the states top middle distance runners,
Kugel, who was seeded ninth, blazed a
path to a second-place finish in 1:54.97.
I tried to get out fast and wear out the
rest of the pack out and it kind of worked
until I got passed, Kugel said. Its kind
of surreal my first time at state and
doing really well.
I was hoping just to make podium,
but I didnt really expect anything. Its
just disappointing that Chris wont be up
on the podium with me.
Franklin senior Brady Snelson won
the 800 in 1:54.59.
Cutter, who medaled in the 800 last
year, fell back to ninth place Friday in
1:56.58 after he was spiked in the thigh
around the 350 mark.
That broke Chris stride and got him
boxed it, Lease said. Chris was tuned
in all weekend and bounced back with
two great 4x4 legs.

State: Girls finish tied for

third overall at state

The only person to have not medaled

at state so far, junior Logan Meier joined
Kugel, Cutter and Duff to put up a
3:22.07 in the 1,600 relay prelims. None
of those four guys were about to come
back to Oregon without a medal though,
dropping nearly four seconds to move
from eighth up to third place in the finals
with a school-record 3:18.28.
We changed things up in the finals.
Logan came out and ran a great lead
leg with a personal-best 50.8 and Hudson looked strong again, Lease said.
We moved Alex into the third leg and
he moved us up to second place before
Chris brought it home.
Brookfield East took top honors in a
state record 3:15.87, breaking the 26
year mark held by Nicolet, and defeating second place Oak Creek (3:17.8) by
nearly a full two seconds.
Senior Brenen Womack, who battled
through hamstring injuries all season,
didnt make finals. Instead, he pulled up
and limped across the finish line in last
place (12.3).
Oregon tied Kimberly for fifth place
with 32 points as a team.
It was a great team effort by the boys
and girls all season, Lease said. I dont
think the boys or girls ever thought of us
as two separate teams, but as one team.
They supported one another all season.

Continued from page 8

Shes only a sophomore
and is still learning to race
and refine her technique,
but I think she has the
potential to go under 13
seconds in the 100s next
year.
The Panthers werent
done racking up state titles
yet, adding the 800 relay in
yet another school record
1:40.76.
Maddie LeBrun, Danica
Keisling, Scarlet Egwuonwu and Jackson entered
state with the fastest seed
time and kept the pedal
down in the prelims, posting a meet-best 1:41.10 on
Friday. They were far from
done, though.
I wanted to get out fast.
It showed in our 4x400
last year that it really pays
to get a good start and get
as far out as you can. That
was really all I was hoping
to do, LeBrun said. It is
my senior year, and I have
always dreamt of being on
the tallest podium. Even
last year with fourth place,
I was so excited. And this
year with the state championship, it was like,
Whoa! It is just remarkable.
Perhaps the most amazing thing about the girls
800-meter relay team
wasnt the blistering fast
state-championship time
of LeBrun, Keisling,
Egwuonwu and Jackson,
but the fact that the relay

Baseball: Panthers crush Milton in regional semifinal

Continued from page 9
Jared Jones, and Modaff
and Davis both followed
with RBI singles to make
it 6-1 Oregon. Helmkamp
and Mueller scored on those
hits.
Later with runners on the
corners and two outs, Dominic Maurice reached on an

error that allowed Modaff

to score. Jake Odegard then
walked to load the bases,
and Jones reached on an
error to bring home Davis.
Helmkamp had an RBI
walk to make it 9-1, and
Mueller reached on another error that Odegard and
Jones. Another error off
the bat of Modaff brought

home Helmkamp and Mueller, and the Panthers led

13-1.
Weiland added an RBI
double that scored Modaff,
and a passed ball brought
home Davis.
Oregons first three runs
came in the second. Jones
singled home Maurice,
and Helmkamp hit a 2-run

double to bring home Odegard and Jones.

Adam Heath picked up
the win. He allowed two
earned runs on eight hits in
five innings, walking two.
Dakota Cude took the
loss. He allowed six earned
runs on eight hits in 3 2/3
innings, striking out and
walking one.

a l m o s t w a s n ev e r p u t
together in the first place.
The quartet quickly
showed it was the right
decision, however, dominating Beloit Memorial by
more than two seconds at
regionals and by a second
at sectionals before Saturdays championship performance.
I am so proud of how
far we have come, Keisling said. We have PRed
in regionals, sectionals,
prelims and now finals. I
am so proud of all of these
girls. We did really good.
Egwuonwu secured the
final spot in the 100 dash
finals with a 12.78 and
then cut that down to a
12.69 to take ninth place.
She once again shaved
time off her preliminary
time in the 200 dash, but
this time fell from seventh
to ninth place with a time
of 25.67.
Alexis is a just a sophomore, Scarlet is a freshman
and Danica is a first-year
track athlete, Lease said.
Its amazing what these
girls have been able to do
at such a young age.
S o p h o m o r e Ta y l o r
Schmidt, junior Made l y n S t . C l a i r, s e n i o r
Emma Hughes and LeBrun finished 20th in the
3,200 relay with a time of
9:54.41.
Last weekend marked
the final prep meets for
Emma Hughes, LeBrun
and 4x200 alternate Jillian
Moss.

Congratulations Panthers
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Alexis Jackson won the 100- and

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Awards were given to dogs for
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Scarlett left her tongue out with
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Scarlett won Best Cuddler at

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For the 10th year, Brooklyn Elementary School third

graders explored hands-on science with UW-Madison science fraternity members of Alpha Chi Sigma on May 24.
Students generated static electricity with a balloon,
causing metal cans to roll down the table.
They also compared the properties of pieces of apples
and potatoes, and they created molecular structures of
water and sugar using marshmallows and toothpicks.
Jennifer Lynch, third grade teacher, said, The students
enjoy and remember these hands-on opportunities. They
like asking questions of the scientists about the activity
and their career goals. Its a great afternoon of learning.

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If your house is along

one of the streets being
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youll be asked to pay for
half the cost of sidewalk
replacements and the full
cost of replacing any lead
pipes leading out to the
street.
The Village Board decided Monday to enact that
plan for special assessments when South Main
and Elm streets are reconstructed this summer. It
was Public Works director
Jeff Raus idea, and it went
along with an ordinance
requiring property owners
to replace lead water services at the time the street
they live on undergoes
reconstruction.
Rau told the board that
probably only 5 to 10 percent of water laterals in
the village have lead pipes.
He wasnt certain about
that estimate, however.
The water lateral, or
water service, is the pipe
that conveys village water
from the main water line at
the curb stop into a building.
Rau said the U.S. EPA
has not mandated that
municipalities replace lead
water pipes, but he expects
that eventually it will and
says it makes sense for
the village to adopt this
ordinance now. The state
Department of Natural
Resources has already
introduced a plan to subsidize the cost for certain
low-income municipalities.
Rau said the village will
offer residents payment
options for the work on
their properties, although
the details of the payment
plan are still being determined.

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During the same meeting

Monday, the board awarded the street construction
contract to Iowa Grant
Trucking Inc., at a cost of
$567,382. It was the lowest
bid out of six received.
The street work is taking place on South Main
Street from Elm to State
streets and on Elm Street
from South Main to Janesville streets. The project
involves replacement of
water mains, water laterals,
curb and gutter, sidewalk,
driveway aprons and the
street surface.
Under the special assessment plan approved Monday, the village would be
responsible for the roadway, curb and gutter, water
main, water service from
the main to the curb, concrete driveway aprons and

half the cost of the sidewalk.

That work all falls in the
realm of public improvements, Rau explained.
Homeowners must pay
half the cost of sidewalk
removal and replacement
along the lot frontage and
100 percent of the cost
for water service lateral
replacement from the curb
stop to inside the home.
Homes that are on corner
lots would be assessed for
the water service assessment plus half the cost of
the longer lot frontage, Rau
said.
The assessment proposal has been fairly well
received so far, Rau said.
We have to pay for it
somehow, he said. We
think this is fair because it
doesnt put all the cost on
the village, and replacing
the lead water service is
going to be in the homeowners best interest.

Calculating the cost

The contact with Iowa
Grant Trucking calls for
the village to negotiate
with the contractor a price
per linear foot for replacing private water laterals.
The village will pay the
contractor and offer property owners a payback
option that would require
payment of one-third of the
replacement cost now and
up to five years to pay the
balance.
Village administrator
Mike Gracz said details of
the arrangement are still
being worked out, and the
plan will come to the board
for final approval later this
month.
Rau estimated that an
average special assessment
would range from $2,400
to $3,200. Final assessm e n t s wo u l d b e d e t e rmined based on actual bid
prices and field verification
of quantities.
He estimated that if
the village were special
assessing full amounts for
water service, sidewalks,
aprons and curb and gutter, the total assessment
could range from $4,500 to
$6,500.
He added the village is
allowing two options for
replacing water services.
One option would allow
homeowners to hire their
own plumbers or contractors to replace water services and provide the village with certification that
the work has been completed. Or the village would
give homeowners a cost
per linear foot to replace
private water laterals, and
allow repayment for the
work over a period of time.
Contact Bill Livick at bill.
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Legal complications
Under the new code,
the only place that special-events signs are
allowed is on institutional
signs, like at a church.
Village planner Mike
Slavney explained that
exempting special events
is not a simple thing to put
into an ordinance.
He noted that a U.S.
Supreme Court ruling in
September last year held
that government cannot regulate signs based on their
content, due to free speech
rights. Slavney said if not
for that ruling, we could
have created a separate
category for special-events
signs.
I hope another community can find a way (to
allow them), but we havent
been able to come up with a
good idea.
The board discussed
at length the issue of
off-premise signs for commercial advertising, which
are not allowed under the
new ordinance and werent

Obituary
Marilyn J. Baxter
Marilyn June (Schwenn)
Baxter of Carson City, Nev.,
age 69, died unexpectedly on
May 24, 2016.
She was born Dec. 21,
1946 to parents Calvin D.
and Lois A. Schwenn at St.
Marys in Madison. She was
the youngest of nine siblings.
Marilyn was an active
member of the Carson City
Elks Lodge.
Marilyn is survived by
her sisters, Jan (Ed) Lawry
of Oregon, Lois Linnerud of
Minnesota and Kay (Ken)
Larson of Madison.
She was preceded in death
by her parents; son, Kirk;
sister, Jeanne; brothers, Donald, Calvin, Gerald and Robert; two adopted sisters; and
nieces and nephews.

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Preventing
proliferation
Trustee Jeanne Carpenter said the new ordinance
wo u l d a l l ow bu s i n e s s es to double the amount
of signage they have, but
she argued that allowing
off-premise signs could
invite problems.
Slavney said off-premise
signs proliferate in communities that allow them.
He estimated a 30 percent
increase in the number
of signs in those municipalities and a 50 percent
increase in commercial districts.
We havent figured out a
way to allow off-site signs
for special events and still
prohibit off-premise signs
for commercial advertising, he said.
There was some discussion about postponing a
vote on the new ordinance
until the village finds a way
to allow off-premise signs.
Vi l l a g e a d m i n i s t r a tor Mike Gracz noted the
amount of time and energy
that went into drafting the
code and encouraged the

board to adopt the proposed

ordinance and continue to
work on a way to allow certain signs.
I hope we dont vote
against the sign ordinance
because youre not going to
accomplish what you want,
because those off-premise
signs are still not allowed.
Trustee Jeff Boudreau
agreed, and said, If we
dont have an ordinance in
place that protects the village, then we invite outside
groups to come in and test
our policies.
Slavney noted that the
most controversial part of
this ordinance is the one
thing that hasnt changed.

Getting up to date
Slavney said the villages
sign ordinance hasnt been
updated since the 1940s and
that almost all of the new
signs here since 2000 are
in compliance with the new
code.
He said the code would
allow more types of signs
and would have the effect
of giving the village a more
vibrant, modern look that
would allow the business
community to compete better with neighboring communities.
The ordinance allows one
yard sign at a private residence as long as its not
commercial advertising and
up to four signs during election season.
It prohibits off-premise
signs, special events signs,
billboards, tall pole signs
and illuminated projecting
signs (commonly use to
advertise beer). It also prohibits temporary sandwich
boards, but allows them if
permanent for a business.
Slavney said the new
ordinance will be easier
to read than the old code
because sign types are categorized and put in a table
or chart.
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livick@wcinet.com

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prohibit off-premise signs

that are for commercial purposes, as did the previous
code.
But an additional prohibition in the code, for special-events signs, didnt sit
well with Trustees Darlene
Groenier and Eric Poole.
Both voted against the ordinance.
Village President Steve
Staton, along with other trustees, agreed with
Groenier and Poole about
off-premise signs and special-events signs, such as
those advertising the Oregon Straw Hat Players.
We should look for ways
to allow temporary special
events signs, Staton said.
The rest of the board
agreed and voted to refer
the question of off-premise
and special events signs to
the Planning Commissions
next meeting.

allowed under the old one,

either.
Poole and Groenier
said they wanted to allow
off-premise signs. They
said if those signs proliferate, the board could revisit
that part of the ordinance
and make them illegal.
Groenier said she would
like to allow signs for
church dinners, blood
drives and the Straw Hat
Players.
Village attorney Matt
Dregne said it could be
done, but all organizations
can then put their advertising throughout the village.
Do you want to allow
t h a t ? I t s n e v e r b e e n
allowed, though it has
occurred to some extent.
But the Supreme Court
w o n t a l l ow f o r s o m e
groups messages to be
advertised but not others.

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Two buildings to
be added to Oregon
Parks Neighborhood
BILL LIVICK
Unified Newspaper Group

The Village Board Monday approved a plan by the

developers of the Oregon
Parks Neighborhood to
complete a housing development they began in 2006.
The plan calls for the
developer to build two
two-story buildings with a
total of 37 residential units.
The townhouse-style buildings may be eventually
converted to condominiums, said Kyo Ladopolous,
project manager for All Star
Group.
He told the Observer that
four of the townhouses have
been completed, and Mondays approval gives the go
ahead to complete the construction.
The buildings on Oregon Park Avenue and Peace
Lane have already been
completed and the units

rented. The final two buildings will be built on Alpine

Parkway and completed by
early summer 2017.
The approved resolution
requires the developers to
complete work on a private
green space, which all six
buildings will face.
Because of the geography, they fall off in the
back and you end up with
an exposed basement
and garage, Ladopolous
explained. There are no
public streets being built.
Theres internal driveway
space, and thats being completed. In the middle of the
space there will be a gazebo
and trees and stuff like that.
Those buildings have
done well, he added.
Theyve filled up as soon as
weve built them.
In other business Monday,
the board:
Approved an exterior lighting ordinance that
allows a conditional use permit to exceed the villages
previous height limit of 25
feet. The action would allow
the Oregon School District
to install 35-foot high lights

at Jaycee Park East as part

of a large construction plan
for the park. The board also
approved a general development plan and a specific
implementation plan for the
park so that the district can
develop it gradually and not
have to continually return
for Village Board approvals.
Business manager Andy
Weiland explained some
of the structures planned
for the park: a concessions/
restroom building, bleachers
and press box at a varsity
competition soccer field,
scorers shelter, dugouts,
athletic field lighting, fencing, a ticket booth, paved
walkways, a parking lot, a
storage facility, and batting
cages, among others.
Approved the Public
Works Departments request
to purchase a jet vacuum at a
cost of $393,250.
Approved a $15,225
contract with Arbor Systems
for treating 95 ash trees on
village property to protect
them from the emerald ash
borer.
Contact Bill Livick at bill.
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Legals
ORDINANCE NO. 16-17
VILLAGE OF OREGON
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTIONS 12.05(3)(B)4., 12.05(4)(C)2. & 3., AND 12.05(6)
RELATING TO ALCOHOL LICENSING

The Village Board of the Village of

Oregon, Dane County, Wisconsin, ordains as follows:
1. Section 12.05(3)(b)4. of the Village of Oregon Code of Ordinances is
amended as follows:
(b) Class B Licenses.
4. Any Class B license issued or
granted between December 1, 1997 and
the date of enactment of this ordinance
shall be deemed to be a reserve Class B
license for which a $10,000 fee was paid.
2. Sections 12.05(4)(c)2. & 3. of the
Village of Oregon Code of Ordinances
are amended as follows:
a. Application for Licenses.
2. Publication of Alcohol Beverage
Application. No license to sell alcohol
beverages, except picnic licenses, shall
be granted until after the expiration of
fifteen (15) days from the filing of the
application therefore and before any
such license may be granted there shall
be published in the official paper at least
one (1) time a notice of such application,
containing the name and address of the
applicant, the kind of license applied for,
and the location of the premises to be
licensed. The applicant for license shall
deposit a fee, equal to the publication
cost as determined by the Wisconsin
Department of Administration, for a
new license application or for a renewal application for such publication with
the Village Clerk at the time of filing the
application and the Village Clerk shall
thereupon cause such publication to be
made.

3. Public Hearings Required for

Class A or Class B licenses or Beer
Garden Permits. The Village Clerk shall
schedule public hearings before the Village Board on the granting or transfer of
Class A or Class B licenses or Beer Garden permits, and shall notify all property
owners situated in the block of the site
for which the license is sought and all
property owners within a radius of three
hundred (300) feet of the proposed site
of the dates of the hearings. The notice
shall be given at least ten (10) days before the hearing and shall be given by
mail. If the costs of notice under this
subsection exceed one hundred dollars
($100), the Village Clerk shall bill the applicant for that portion of the cost that is
in excess of one hundred dollars ($100).
3. Section 12.05 (6) of the Village
Code of Ordinances is amended to provide as follows:
(6) LIMITATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS RELATING TO CLASS A LICENSES.
(a) Except as expressly authorized
in this subsection, no Class A license
shall be granted for or transferred to
any premises located within 1,056 feet
of another premises for which a Class
A license has been issued. The distance
shall be measured from the two points
at which the property lines of the two
premises are closest. The Village may
require the applicant to provide, at the
applicants cost, a survey prepared by
a licensed surveyor, measuring the distance between the proposed premises

and existing licensed premises. This

restriction shall not apply to the renewal
of licenses issued prior to the effective
date of this section. This restriction shall
not apply to the transfer of a license from
one premises (Premises A) to another
premises located not further than 1,056
feet from Premises A. This restriction
shall not apply to the issuance of a new
license for a premises that has been operated and open for business under the
same class of license within the preceding 12 months. This restriction shall not
apply to any proposed premises located
within the boundaries of the area depicted as the exemption area applicable to
Section 12.05(6) of the Village Code on
Appendix A to this Chapter.
4. The attached document labeled
Appendix A to Chapter 12 is adopted
as Appendix A to Chapter 12 of the Village of Oregon Code of Ordinances.
5. This ordinance shall take effect
upon passage and publication.
The foregoing ordinance was adopted by the Village Board of the Village
of Oregon at a meeting held on June 6,
2016.
APPROVED:
_____________________________
Steven L. Staton, Village President
ATTEST:
_____________________________
Peggy S. K. Haag, Village Clerk
Posted: June 7, 2016
Published: June 9, 2016
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Order of Business
Call to Order
Roll Call
Proof of Notice of Meeting and Approval of Agenda
Presidents Address
AGENDA
A. CONSENT CALENDAR
6:30 NOTE: Items under the Consent
Calendar are considered routine and will
be enacted under one motion. There will
be no separate discussion of these items
prior to the time the Board votes unless
a Board Member requests an item be
removed from the calendar for separate
action.
1. Minutes of Previous Meeting
2. Approval of Payments
3. Treasurers Report, if any
4. Staff Resignations/Retirements,
if any
5. Staff Assignments, if any
6. Field Trip Requests, if any
7. Acceptance of Donations, if any:
B. COMMUNICATION FROM PUBLIC
6:35 1. Public: Board Policy 180.04
has established an opportunity for the
public to address the Board. In the event
community members wish to address
the Board, 15 minutes will be provided;
otherwise the agenda will proceed as
posted.
C. INFORMATION ITEMS
6:45 1. OEA Report
2. Student Report
D. ACTION ITEMS
6:50 1. 2016-2017 CESA #1 Contract
6:55 2. 2016-2017 CESA #2 Contract
7:00 3. 2016-2017 Budget Adjustments
7:05 4. Policy on Board Vacancy
(171)
7:20 5. Environmental Task Force
7:35 6. Policy on Sale and Disposal
of School Property (9.05)
7:45 7. Potential Increases in Open
Enrollment Spaces for 2016-2017
E. DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION
ITEMS
7:55 1. Educator Compensation Plan
F DISCUSSION ITEMS
8:15 1. Committee Reports:
a. Policy
b. Vision Steering
G. INFORMATION ITEMS
8:20 1. Pros & Cons on Grade 2
Staffing
8:30 2. Superintendents Report
H. CLOSING
8:40 1. Future Agenda
8:45 2. Check Out
I. EXECUTIVE SESSION
8:50 1. Bargaining OEA Collective
Bargaining Agreement 2016-2017
Consideration of Adjourning to
Closed Session on Items I.1 as Provided
Under Wisconsin Statutes 19.85 (1) (c) &
(e)
J. ADJOURNMENT
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AGENDA
OREGON TOWN BOARD
TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2016
@ 6:30 P.M.
OREGON TOWN HALL
1138 UNION ROAD
OREGON, WI 53575

creating one residential lot. The property

would be rezoned from A-1Ex to A-2(4).
Petitioner and Owner is Rita Kluever,
5848 Madsen Circle, Oregon, WI 53575.
b. Land Division and Rezone Request. Petition # DCPREZ-2016-10994;
Parcel # 0509-141-8500-1; 425 east of
5093 Lincoln Road. The request is to
creating one residential lot. The property
would be rezoned from A-3 to RH-1. Petitioner and Owner is Tom Buglass, 5075
Lincoln Road, Oregon, WI 53575.
8. Discussion and possible Approval of Renewal Alcohol Beverage License
Application JDB Golf, LLC (Foxboro Golf
Club), 1020 County Road MM, Oregon,
WI.
9. Discussion and possible Approval for Renewal of Operators Licenses
at JDB Golf, LLC (Foxboro Golf Club):
Justin Stone, Nathan P. Malek, Brook T
Schmitt.
10. Discussion and possible Action
re: Purchasing projector and laptop.
11. Discussion and possible Action
re: Payment of flooring at town hall.
12. Discussion and possible Approval re: Reappointment of Arlan Kay and
Brian Duffin to the plan commission for a
term of three (3) year until 6/2019.
13. Discussion and Action re: Property Compliant at 5349 Netherwood Rd.
14. Communication and Action of
the Dane County Board Bollig.
15. Fire & EMS Report (Oregon/Van
Kampen, Belleville/Clark, Brooklyn/Wiedenbeck).
16. Communication and Action of
the Dane County Board Bollig.
17. Park Committee Report and Action Root.
18. Assessors Report and Recommendation Blomstrom.
19. Discussion and possible Action
re: 2016 Building Inspection Fee Schedule.
20. Building Inspection Services Report Arnold.
21. Constables Report Wackett.
22. Anderson Farm Park Report.
23. Plan Commission Report and
Recommendation - Wiedenbeck.
24. Public Works and TORC Report
Ace.
25. Discussion and possible Action
re: Dead deer pickup on town roads.
26. Discussion and possible Action
re: Potential Impacts of the states 201617 Budget Bill.
27. Discussion and possible Action
re: Senior Center Van Kampen.
28. Board Communications/ Future
Agenda Items.
29. Approval of payment vouchers
Arnold.
30. Clerks Report Arnold.
31. 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 governmental bodies of the town may be in attendance 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 meeting notice. Requests from persons with
disabilities who need assistance to participate in this meeting or hearing should
be made to the Clerks office at 835-3200
with 48 hours notice.
Posted: June 2, 2016
Published: June 9, 2016
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6:30 p.m. Board Meeting

1. Call Town Board meeting to order.
2. Roll Call.
3. Approval of minutes from previous meeting.
4. Financial Report and Acceptance.
5. Public Comments.
6. Discussion and possible Action
re: 2016 Road Work/Bids.
7. Discussion and possible Approval
of Recommendations from Plan Commission:
a. Land Division and Rezone Request. Petition # DCPREZ-2016-10993;
Parcel #0509-044-8020-0; 5; west of 5553
Netherwood Road. The request is for

ORDINANCE NO. #16-12

VILLAGE OF OREGON
AMENDING SECTION
17-707 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING
STANDARDS) OF THE
VILLAGE OF OREGON
MUNICIPAL CODE

The Village Board of the Village of

Oregon, Dane County, Wisconsin, do ordain as follows:
1. Section 17.707(b)4.c. of the Municipal Code of the Village of Oregon is
created as follows:
c. Otherwise applicable maximum
average on-site lighting standards may
be exceeded as a conditional use pursuant to Section 17.905. Section 17.707(d)
of the Municipal Code of the Village of
Oregon is amended as

follows:
(d) Fixture Heights.
The maximum fixture height in the
ER-1, SR-3, SR-4, SR-5, SR-6, TR-6 and
MR-8 Districts shall be 16 feet, except
that a higher fixture may be authorized
as a conditional use pursuant to Section
17.905.
The maximum fixture height in the
RH, NO, PO, NB, PB, CB, PI, GI, HI, and
I Districts shall be 20 feet, except that
a higher fixture may be authorized as
a conditional use pursuant to Section
17.905.
2. This Ordinance shall take effect
upon passage and publication pursuant
to law.
The above ordinance was duly adopted on the 6th day of June, 2016.
APPROVED:
_____________________________
Steven L. Staton, Village President
ATTEST:
_____________________________
Peggy S. K. Haag, Village Clerk
Posted: June 7, 2016
Published: June 9, 2016
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ORDINANCE NO. 16-13

VILLAGE OF OREGON
AMENDING SECTION
17-914(8) (PLANNED
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT SIP
APPROVAL PROCEDURE) OF
THE VILLAGE OF OREGON
MUNICIPAL CODE

The Village Board of the Village of

Oregon, Dane County, Wisconsin, do ordain as follows:
1. Section 17.914(8)(b) of the Municipal Code of the Village of Oregon is
amended as follows:
(b) The Plan Commission shall
make a recommendation regarding the
proposed SIP to the Village Board, and
the Village Board shall make the final
decision to approve, approve subject to
conditions, or deny the SIP.
2. This Ordinance shall take effect
upon passage and publication pursuant
to law.
The above ordinance was duly adopted on the 6th day of June, 2016.
APPROVED:
_____________________________
Steven L. Staton, Village President
ATTEST:
_____________________________
Peggy S. K. Haag, Village Clerk
Posted: June 7, 2016
Published: June 9, 2016
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ORDINANCE NO. 16-15

VILLAGE OF OREGON
AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL
AND RECREATE ARTICLE
VIII OF CHAPTER 17 OF THE
VILLAGE OF OREGON CODE
OF ORDINANCES RELATING
TO SIGN REGULATIONS

RECITALS
1. The Village has undertaken to develop an ordinance comprehensively revising Article VIII of Chapter 17 of the Village code of Ordinances, relating to sign
regulations. A new Article VIII of Chapter
17 was developed by the Villages planning consultants, with assistance and
input from Village staff, the Village attorney, the Village Plan Commission, and
with substantial input from Village stakeholders. A copy of the new Article VIII of
Chapter 17 is attached as Exhibit A to this
Ordinance.
2. On April 7, 2016, the Village Plan
Commission conducted a public hearing
on the new Article VIII, Chapter 17, and
recommended that it be adopted.
3. On June 6, 2016, the Village Board
considered the new Article VIII, Chapter
17.
4. The Village Board finds that the
new Article VIII, Chapter 17 is consistent
with the spirit and intent of the Villages
Zoning Code, is consistent with the Villages Comprehensive Plan, has the
potential for producing significant community benefits, and promotes the public
health, safety and general welfare of the
Village.
ORDINANCE
NOW THEREFORE the Village Board
of the Village of Oregon, Dane County,
Wisconsin adopts the following ordinance:
1. Article VIII of Chapter 17 of the Village Code of Ordinances is repealed and
recreated as shown on Exhibit A.
2. This ordinance shall take effect
upon passage and posting or publication
pursuant to law.
The foregoing ordinance was adopted by the Village Board of the Village
of Oregon at a meeting held on June 6,
2016.
APPROVED:
_____________________________
Steven L. Staton, Village President
ATTEST:
_____________________________
Peggy S. K. Haag, Village Clerk
Posted: June 7, 2016
Published: June 9, 2016
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The Village Board of the Village of

Oregon, Dane County, Wisconsin, ordains as follows:
1. Section 7.01 of the Municipal
Code of Oregon, Wisconsin, is amended
as follows:
7.01 STATE TRAFFIC LAWS ADOPTED. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, the statutory provisions in Chs. 340 to 348, Wis. Stats. and
regulatory provisions in Ch. Trans 305,
Wis. Admin. Code describing and defining regulations with respect to vehicles
and traffic, exclusive of any regulations
for which the statutory penalty is a fine
or term of imprisonment, are adopted by
reference and made a part of this chapter as if fully set forth herein. Any act
required to be performed or prohibited
by any statute or regulation incorporated
herein by reference is required or prohibited by this chapter. Any future amendments, revisions or modifications of the
laws incorporated herein are intended to
be made part of this chapter in order to
secure uniform Statewide regulation of
traffic on the highways, streets and alleys of the State. The provisions of this
subsection shall be cited as the comparable section, subsection or paragraph of
Chs. 340 to 348, Wis. Stats. preceded by
the prefix 7, e.g., 7.346.63(1) and of Ch.
Trans 305, Wis. Admin. Code preceded by
the prefix 7A, e.g., 7A.305.32.
2. This ordinance shall take effect
upon passage and publication.
Adopted by the Village Board of the
Village of Oregon, Dane County, Wisconsin at a regular meeting held on June 6,
2016.
APPROVED:
_____________________________
Steven L. Staton, Village President
ATTEST:
_____________________________
Peggy S. K. Haag, Village Clerk
Posted: June 7, 2016
Published: June 9, 2016
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ORDINANCE #16-18
ADOPTING AND AMENDING
CHAPTER 41 OF THE
OREGON MUNICIPAL CODE
FLOODPLAIN ORDINANCE

RECITALS
A. Revised Chapter 41, floodplain
Ordinance of the Municipal Code of the
Village of Oregon has been prepared and
has been on file and available for public
inspection in the Village Clerks office for
more than two weeks.
B. Replacement of existing Chapter
41 is in the public interest.
Therefore, pursuant to the procedures set forth in Wis. Stats. Sec.
66.0103, the Village Board of the Village
of Oregon, Dane County, Wisconsin, do
ORDAIN that Chapter 41, Floodplain Ordinance, Code of the Municipal Code of the
Village of Oregon is hereby repealed and
recreated in the form on file in the office
of the Village Clerk.
The above ordinance was duly adopted by the Village Board of the Village
of Oregon at a meeting held on June 6,
2016.
APPROVED:
_____________________________
Steven L. Staton, Village President
ATTEST:
_____________________________
Peggy S. K. Haag, Village Clerk
Public Hearing Notice Published: May 12
& May 19, 2016
1st & 2nd reading: June 6, 2016
Ordinance Posted: June 7, 2016
Published: June 9, 2016
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VILLAGE OF OREGON
ORDINANCE NO. 16-19
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING
FOR LEAD WATER SERVICE
LINE REPLACEMENT IN THE
VILLAGE OF OREGON

The Village Board of the Village of

Oregon (Village), Dane County, Wisconsin, do ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 13.076 of the
Municipal Code of Oregon, Wisconsin, is
hereby created as follows:
Sec. 13.076 Lead water service line
replacement.
1. Intent and purpose. The Village
Board of the Village finds that it is in the
public interest to establish a comprehensive program for the removal and
replacement of lead pipe water service
lines in use in the Village and, to that end,
declares the purposes of this section to
be as follows:
a. To ensure that the water quality at
every tap of utility customers meets the
water quality standards specified under
the federal law;
b. To reduce the lead in Village
drinking water to meet the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) standards and
ideally to a lead contaminant level of zero
in Village drinking water for the health of

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ORDINANCE NO. 16-16

VILLAGE OF OREGON
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
SECTION 7.01 RELATING TO
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ORDINANCE NO. 16-20

VILLAGE OF OREGON
DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN
AN ORDINANCE
CHANGING THE ZONING
CLASSIFICATION OF
JAYCEE PARK EAST FROM
RH RURAL HOLDING/
CONSERVATION TO A
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
DISTRICT (PDD), AND
APPROVING A SPECIFIC
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

RECITALS
1. The Oregon School District (the
Applicant), has requested that the zoning classification of the Lot 1, Certified
Survey Map No. 12875 (the Property)
be changed to Planned Development District (PDD).
2. The Planned Development District
is intended to provide a voluntary regulatory framework designed to encourage
and promote improved environmental
and aesthetic design in the Village by allowing for greater design freedom, imagination and flexibility in the development
of land while insuring substantial compliance with the basic intent of the Villages
Zoning Ordinance and Comprehensive
Plan.
3. The Applicant has submitted a
General Development Plan (the GDP)
attached as Exhibit A, and consisting of
the following documents:
A. A. Exhibit A - Cover Sheet GDP
for 6-2-16 Plan Commission
B. b. JSD May 13, 2016 letter to
Oregon School District Renovation
& Addition Projects, JSD Project No.
14-6570E-OSD (2 pages)
C. Master Plan Exhibit, 03/24/16.
D. Master Plan, September 9, 2014.
E. Village Map.
F. Existing Aerial Site Plan Circa
2014.
2. The Applicant has submitted a

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Village residents;
c. To eliminate the constriction
of water flow caused by mineral rich
groundwater flowing through lead water
service pipes and the consequent buildup of mineral deposits inside lead pipes;
and
d. To meet the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource (WDNR) requirements for local compliance with the
Lead and Copper Rule (see 56CFR 6460,
40 CFR parts 141.80 141.90 and Wis.
Admin. Code NR809.541 809.55).
2. Water system reconstruction.
a. Inspection required. The public works director shall provide for the
inspection of all private connections
to public water mains scheduled for replacement as part of a public construction project. Property owners shall be
given the option to allow the Villages
designated inspector to conduct the inspection at no cost to the owner, or to
pay to have the owners own licensed
plumber conduct the inspection and provide a certification to the Village regarding whether the service lateral does or
does not contain lead.
i. If the private water lateral does not
contain lead, the Village shall reconnect
the same to the water system at an appropriate point near the right-of-way line.
ii. If the private water lateral is found
to contain lead, the public works director
or his or her designee shall notify the
owner in writing of that fact, and of the
owners options for replacing the water
lateral pursuant to this Section.
iii. Any existing water service lateral
found to contain lead and not replaced
pursuant to this Section shall be deemed
an unlawful water service lateral.
b. Owner to replace lead service.
The owner shall, at the owners expense,
replace the lead water service lateral
from downstream of the water curb stop
valve, to the Village water meter serving
the building. The owner may elect to:
i. Contract with a licensed plumber
to replace the lead water service lateral
and provide written certification to the
Village that the lead water service lateral
has been replaced. The certification shall
include the route, depth and materials of
the new water service lateral. The lead
service lateral shall be replaced and certification shall be given within such time
as may be approved by the Public Works
Director.
ii. Request that the Village arrange
for its contractor to replace the lead water
service lateral. If the owner elects to have
the Villages contractor replace the lateral, the Village will direct the contractor to
do the work. The owner will be required
to execute an agreement with the Village.
The agreement must include the owners
request and authorization to do the work,
including authorizing entry onto the owners property for the purpose of doing the
work. The agreement must require the
owner to reimburse the Village for the
cost of the work. The agreement shall
require payment of 1/3 of the cost upon
completion, and shall allow reimbursement of the remaining cost to be made
in not less than 5 annual payments, with
interest at a rate to be determined by the
Village. The agreement shall require the
owner to waive notice and hearing of and
consent to the levy of a special assessment against the property in the amount
of the reimbursement amount. The agreement shall contain such additional terms
as the Public Works Director deems necessary or appropriate.
3. Authority to discontinue service.
As an alternative to any other methods
provided for obtaining compliance with
the requirements of this Code regarding
replacement of illegal private water laterals, the Village may, no sooner than 30
days after the giving of notice, discontinue water service to any property served
by an unlawful private water lateral.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall
take effect upon passage and publication.
Adopted this 6th day of June, 2016.
APPROVED:
_____________________________
Steven L. Staton, Village President
ATTEST:
_____________________________
Peggy S. K. Haag, Village Clerk
Posted: June 7, 2016
Published: June 9, 2016
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Specific Implementation Plan (the SIP)

attached as Exhibit B, and consisting of
the following documents:
A. Exhibit B - Cover Sheet, SIP for
6-2-16 Plan Commission.
B. JSD May 13, 2016 letter to Oregon
School District, Renovation & Addition
Projects, JSD Project No. 14-6570E-OSD,
2 pages.
C. Phase II Site Plan, Sheet C-1.0.
D. Placeholder Overall Site Landscaping Plan.
E. Placeholder Parking Lot Landscaping Plan.
F. Typical Section/Fence Typical Elevations, Sheet C-2.0.
G. Ames Memorial Walk/Entrance
Monument Section/Elevations, Sheet
C-2.1.
H. Concessions First Floor Plan,
Elevations and Birdseye Views, 3 pages.
I. Ticket Gate Elevations and Birdseye Views, 2 pages.
J. Placeholder Soccer field dugout
floor plan.
K. Placeholder Soccer field dugout
sections and details.
L. Placeholder Soccer field dugout
birdseye views.
M. Pressbox Platform Diagrams, Elevations and North Birdseye, 3 pages.
N. Band Platform Diagrams, Elevations and Birdseye Views, 3 pages.
O. Site Plan Photometric & Cut
Sheets, Sheet No. E0.1.
P. Non-Elevated Bleacher General
Specifications Drawing with Plan View
and Side View, Code Compliance IBC
& ADA..
Q. Non-Elevation Bleacher with ADA
(HDCP and HDCP Companion Seating)
General Specifications with Plan View
and Side View, Code Compliance IBC
2003..
R. Illumination Summary for Athletic
Complex.
S. Light-Structure Green Luminaire
Assembly Left and Right Side Views.
T. Light-Structure Green System
Configuration LSG-03 (3) Metal Halide
Luminaire Preliminary Drawing.
U. Light-Structure Green System
Configuration LSG-05 (5) Metal Halide
Luminaire Preliminary Drawing.
V. Light-Structure Green System
Configuration LSG-10 (10) Metal Halide
Luminaire Preliminary Drawing.
W. Project Summary for Athletic
Complex, 3/11/16.
X. Equipment Layout for Athletic
Complex, 3/11/16.
Y. Control System Summary, Service
1, page 2 of 4.
Z. Control System Summary, Service
1, page 4 of 4.
AA. Field Aiming Diagram, 3/15/16.
BB. Galleon LED Luminaire data.
CC. Optic Orientation, Galleon LED.
DD. Site Plan Electrical.
EE. Site Plan Photometric.
FF. Site Plan Photometric & Cut
Sheets, Sheet No. E0.1.
GG. Site Plan Cut Sheets, Sheet
No. E0.2.
3. On June 2, 2016, the Village Plan
Commission conducted a public hearing
on the application, recommended changing the zoning classification of the Property to PDD, and recommended approving the GDP and SIP.
4. On June 6, 2016, the Village Board
considered the application for changing
the zoning classification of the property
to PDD District, and considered approving the GDP and SIP.
5. The Village Board adopts the
Recommended Findings for the General
Development Plan and the Recommended Findings for the Specific Implementation Plan set forth in Village Planner
Mike Slavneys memorandum dated May
26, 2016.
6. The Village Board finds that
changing the zoning classification of the
Property to PDD, and approving the GDP
and SIP, is consistent with the spirit and
intent of the Villages Zoning Code, is
consistent with the Villages Comprehensive Plan, has the potential for producing
significant community benefits, and promotes the public health, safety and general welfare of the Village.
ORDINANCE
NOW THEREFORE the Village Board
of the Village of Oregon, Dane County,
Wisconsin adopts the following ordinance:
Section 1. The recitals set forth
above are material to and are incorporated in this resolution as if set forth in full.
Section 2. The zoning classification
the Property is changed to Planned Development District, and the GDP and SIP
are approved, pursuant to section 17914 of the Village Code and Wis. Stat.
62.23(7)(d).
Section 3. The Property shall be
developed and used in full compliance
with the General Development Plan and
the Specific Implementation Plan. The
General Development Plan and Specific
Implementation Plan shall constitute the
zoning regulations for the Property, and
may be enforced as any other zoning regulation in the Village of Oregon. A copy
of the General Development Plan and the
Specific Implementation Plan shall be
maintained and kept on file by the Village
Clerk.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall be
effective upon passage and posting or
publication pursuant to law.
The above and foregoing resolution
was duly adopted by the Village Board of
the Village of Oregon at its meeting held
on June 6, by a vote of 7 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 not voting.
APPROVED:
_____________________________
Steven L. Staton, Village President
ATTEST:
_____________________________
Peggy S. K. Haag, Village Clerk
Posted: June 7, 2016
Published: June 9, 2016
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410 Employment Agencies

EXPERIENCED SERVERS Needed
Part-time and dishwashers full-time.
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434 Health Care, Human

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696 Wanted To Buy

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705 Rentals
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Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently
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starting at $750 per month, includes
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506 Beauty & Supplies

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J.R. WATKINS Products for sale. Call

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STOUGHTON- 115 Hillside 3 bedroom,

Lower. $750 + Uttilies. 608-338-5408

452 General
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548 Home Improvement

A&B ENTERPRISES
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Large 2-BR apts available now.
Pets welcome. Many feature new wood
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STOUGHTON 2 bedroom Upper. $850/

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RECOVER PAINTING Offers carpentry,

drywall, deck restoration and all forms of
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554 Landscaping, Lawn, Tree &

Garden Work
ART'S LAWNCARE: Mowing,
trimming, roto-tilling. Garden
maintenance available.608-235-4389
LAWN MOWING
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10x20 - 12x30
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Credit Cards Accepted
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1128 Union Road
Oregon, WI
Located on the corner of
Union Road & Lincoln Road

STOUGHTON SENIOR Apts, Cottage

style 2 bdrrm. $715 plus utilities. Private
entrance and patio All Appl inc/W/D. No
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750 Storage Spaces For Rent

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C.N.R. STORAGE
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Stoughton Garden Center
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Lighted with access 24/7
Bank Cards Accepted
Off North Hwy 51 on
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801 Office Space For Rent

970 Horses

OFFICE SPACES FOR RENT

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Conference rooms available
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990 Farm: Service

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RENT SKIDLOADERS
MINI-EXCAVATORS
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652 Garage Sales

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Stamps- Brand new, furniture, screen
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980 Machinery & Tools

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Horeb. 3/2 ranch-home. w/garage 608335-6008
OREGON- CONDO for Sale by Owner.
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720 Apartments
ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors
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Gooze: Oregon woman has raised $200,000 for MBC research over past year
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In one long day that
involved a lot of walking
back and forth on Capitol Hill, the couple talked
about the need for more
research into metastatic breast
cancer with Speaker of the
House of Representatives
Paul Ryan, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, U.S. Rep. Mark
Pocan, and aides to U.S.
Sen. Ron Johnson and U.S.
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New
Hampshire.
Gooze described the day
as incredible and productive.
She told the representatives
she hopes to have a National Cancer Institute database
more accurately collect data
on MBC, as the current one
does not collect data specifically for metastatic breast
cancer.
We arent counted,
Gooze said. They blend us in
with everyone else, and so for
research purposes, they dont
have an exact number.
Most of the meetings with
government officials lasted
about 15 minutes, including

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Oregon resident Mary Gooze has been leading a campaign to raise

funds for research into metastatic breast cancer research, as well
as awareness about the fatal disease. Shell swim two lakes this
month for the cause. On Tuesday, June 14, Gooze will swim in Lake
Waubesa in memory of McFarland resident Heather McManamy,
who died of metastatic breast cancer last year.

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an excellent meeting with
Speaker Ryan.
He was just very kind
and sincere, she said. I had
my little spiel in my head of
what I was going to say, and

he listened and shared that his

mother-in-law died of metastatic breast cancer, so he has
a personal connection with
it.
She said Baldwin was
very receptive to everything
I said.
We were assured by
everyone, even by Ron Johnsons office, that healthcare is
a top priority, Gooze said. It
was an interesting bipartisan
day.

This summer, Mary Gooze is tackling two local lakes to continue raising money and
awareness for breast cancer research.
At 11a.m. Tuesday, June 14, shell swim in Lake Waubesa in memory of the late
Heather McManamy, who died at the age of 35 in December from stage IV metastatic
breast cancer. Gooze hopes that people from local communities will turn out in support of
the event to remember and honor McManamy.
On Tuesday, June 28, Gooze plans swim to about 2.5 miles in Lake Monona as part
of the One Woman Many Lakes Day, when she and other women with metastatic breast
cancer will participate in athletic activities in different parts of the country, all with the goal
of funding more cancer research.
Madison Mayor Paul Soglin plans to proclaim June 28 as Metastatic Breast Cancer Day.
Its a national campaign to get everyone out to advocate for more funding for metastatic breast cancer, Gooze said in a telephone interview.
The June 28 swim starts at Law Park at 11a.m. and returns around 1:30p.m. Look for
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retired Oregon School District teacher, was diagnosed
with breast cancer in January
2012. In the following nine

months, she endured surgery,

chemotherapy and radiation
treatments.
Gooze hoped to be past
the disease, but she learned
two years ago the cancer had
metastasized and spread to

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the bones in her hip. She then

decided to spend her time
raising awareness about the
disease and raising money to
help find a cure.
A former triathlete, Gooze
gained some local notoriety last year when she swam
more than 35 miles in 23
lakes throughout the country including five in Dane
County in her campaign to
shine a light on the disease
and garner publicity in hopes
of educating the public. She
raised around $200,000, sending $109,000 to METAvivor,
a national organization that
funds stage IV breast cancer
research, and nearly $90,000
to the American Cancer Society.
She said long-distance
swimming takes her mind off
the disease and strengthens
her body. It also makes her
feel like shes taking charge
of her situation.
I think the swimming
keeps me feeling well,
she said last week. I push
myself, but I know my limits.
Im going to keep doing
this as long as I can, she
added. It does make me feel
better physically and mentally
to have a goal and a focus to
work on.
Gooze said most people
havent heard of metastatic
breast cancer and arent aware
that its different from breast
cancer, which itself is not
lethal.
Most people also dont
know that only 2 percent
of funds raised for cancer
research go for MBC, she
said.
She hopes the publicity she
generates from long-distance
swimming can change the
equation.
Gooze feels fine now and
has gotten through another
year.
I am still kicking and
swimming and ornery, she
said, with a laugh.
But shes also aware that
people diagnosed with MBC,
on average, live three years.
She was diagnosed twoand-a-half years ago and is
aware of the statistics.
None of us knows the time
we have left, but this just puts
it in a different perspective
and there is an end date, she
said. We all know that, but
with a terminal disease youre
more aware of it.
Ive had too many friends
that are fine, and then the disease takes hold of them and
it can be devastating very
quickly.
Contact Bill Livick at bill.
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