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Oregon municipal court

Former clerk
charged with
theft, misconduct
Complaint: Geske
told detective
he knew hed be
caught someday
SCOTT GIRARD
Unified Newspaper Group
A former Oregon
Municipal Court clerk fac-
es 12 felony charges for
allegedly stealing more
than $28,000 from the
office over the course of
four years.
Dennis Geske, 61, was
Photo by Amber Levenhagen
charged June 9 in Dane
Adyson Weaver Larson, 4, runs through a cloud of bubbles. County Circuit Court with
as clerk in October 2016
based on performance
issues, according to the
m e m o . C o x s m e m o ,
which was attached to a
news release sent to the
Observer about the charges
from the village Thursday,
said she was unaware of
any misconduct at that
time.
The new clerk alerted
Cox to potential issues in
January, according to the
memo, and Cox then asked
the sheriffs office to begin
an investigation. Those
issues focused on Geske
allegedly accepting cash
payments from defendants
and entering them into

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families to enjoy.
Koelsch ready to relax after two decades
Senior center director
retiring July 5
BILL LIVICK
Unified Newspaper Group
With retirement only weeks away,
Alison Koelsch is looking forward to
sleeping better and worrying less.
The director of the Oregon Area
Senior Center for the past two
decades, she retires July 5 with a
sense of satisfaction that the villages
senior center is heads above most
in the state.
But Koelsch and the local senior
center have experienced their share of
challenges. She felt the most stress,
Koelsch told the Observer, over the
past five years, when a couple of
municipalities withdrew from a con-
tract that had been in place since
1995 two years before she was hired
to direct the center.
It led to a lot of sleepless nights,
she recalled in a June 7 interview.
That situation was resolved even-
tually, and with case manager Rachel
Brickner in place to succeed Koelsch,
the center appears to be stable again.
Now Koelsch can take it easy in
Oregon Area Senior Center director Alison Koelsch is retiring July 5 after nearly
20 years.
her retirement in Oregon, where shes said she found a niche here.
been living since becoming the cen-
ters director in 1997. As only the sec- very supportive of senior services,
ond director in the senior centers his-
tory it was built in 1980 Koelsch
misconduct in office, fel-
Inside ony theft and fraudulent
writings after an investi-
More library gation by the Dane County
Sheriffs Office, requested
kick-off photos by Municipal Court Judge
Beth Cox. Investigators
Page 2 found that Geske took up
to $28,400 from payments
meant for the Municipal
Court and the Village of
Oregon, according to a
March 18 memo from Cox
to village officials.
According to the crim-
inal complaint, Geske
admitted to taking the
money to a Dane County
sheriffs detective investi-
gating the case.
Geske had been fired
Inside
Summer Fest
special section
Pages 7-14
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Its been a great community and
Turn to Koelsch/Page 20
the data reporting system
incorrectly.
In other words, the
d e f e n d a n t r e c e iv e d a
written receipt, signed
by Geske, but that cash
payment was not depos-
i t e d w i t h t h e Vi l l a g e
by Geske, Cox wrote.
Geske did this sporadical-
ly, and he correctly report-
ed to the Department of
Transportation, so that the
defendant was credited by
DOT for the payment. The
money, however, was not
deposited.
According to the com-
plaint, the detective con-
tacted Geske about citations
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Oregon man charged
with OWI, hit and run
SCOTT GIRARD
Unified Newspaper Group
An Oregon man faces two felony
charges after a June 15 car crash that
he allegedly drove away from.
David Shogren, 46, made an initial
appearance in Dane County Circuit
Court June 19 on charges of operat-
ing while intoxicated
causing injury and hit-
and-run causing injury,
along with four lesser
charges. If convicted,
Shogren faces up to six
years and nine months
in prison.
A preliminary breath Shogren
test at the Dane County
Jail, taken about three
hours after the initial contact with
police and four hours after the crash,
resulted in a .297, according to the
criminal complaint.
The complaint states Shogren hit
Training mishap brings down utility pole
An accident during a fire
department training exer-
cise closed the intersection
of North Main and Grove
streets for nearly two hours
Saturday.
The exercise, in which
students were learning to
become driver pump opera-
tors, came after six months
of work with classes, driv-
ing with cones and other
practice, said Oregon Area
Fire/EMS District chief
Glenn Linzmeier said.
Its like drivers ed train-
ing for larger vehicles, he
explained.
Saturday was the practi-
cal driving portion of the
class, and a driver with
an examiner in the truck
hit wires and a utility pole
while turning at the inter-
section, which brought the
pole down.
While Linzmeier called
the incident unfortunate,
he told the Observer he was
glad no one was hurt and
there was no damage to any
houses or the environment.
He added that there was
very minimal damage to
the fire truck, which was
from Fitchburg. Insurance
will pay for those damages,
he said.
Linzmeier said numer-
ous other departments
were around for the train-
ing, including Fitchburg,
Verona and Brooklyn.
An accident during a training exercise with area fire departments brought down a utility pole
Scott Girard in the Village of Oregon Saturday.
OAHS ice cream social June 27 at Waterman Park
The Oregon Area His-
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a ice cream social in con-
junction with the Oregon What: Oregon Area Historical Society ice cream social
and Stoughton Community
Band concert on June 27 at When: 6:30p.m. Tuesday, June 27
Waterman Park. The event Where: Waterman Park, downtown Oregon
will raise money for the Info: Call JoAnn Swenson at 835-3043
societys general fund.
Donations of pie, cakes,
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are accepted. People who are asked to bring them 10a.m. and 4p.m. on June
a cement truck at the intersection of
Braun Road and North Main Street
around 12:15 p.m. and left the scene
after initially slowing down. The driv-
er of the cement truck told police his
arm and neck were sore and he felt
nauseated after the crash.
(The victim) stated as the vehicle
made its turn, it struck the drivers
side tires of his truck with enough
force that even though he was fully
loaded with cement, it cause the truck
to shake, the criminal complaint
reads.
T h e d r ive r a n d s o m e o f h i s
co-workers, who saw the incident,
described the car to police but did
not have a license plate number. One
of the co-workers later called Dane
County dispatch and reported he had
found the car, which was noticeable
because of the damage, and followed
it to Alpine Meadow Court. Shogren
allegedly noticed the man following
him, exited the car and threatened him
to get out of here or he would take
If You Go
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The criminal complaint states that
Shogren told a responding officer hed
had too much to drink that day, but
denied driving. Shogren had left the
truck running while parked on Alpine
Meadow Court, but told an officer the
truck was not running when the offi-
cer asked about that.
Shogren then refused field sobri-
ety tests. He eventually agreed to a
chemical breath test, according to the
complaint, but refused that when he
arrived at the Oregon Police Depart-
ment.
Shogren was unable to walk unas-
sisted for more than a short distance
and appeared to have no recollection
of what had occurred earlier in the
day, the complaint states.
A status conference for Shogren is
scheduled for July 10.
Contact Scott Girard at ungreport-
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Volunteers are still need-
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Evan Halpop
June 22, 2017 Oregon Observer 3
Village of Oregon
Board adopts grant program
for facade improvements
BILL LIVICK
Unified Newspaper Group
The village has revised
its program to help down-
that youre essentially mak-
ing the decision that these
kinds of projects in this area
of the village are desirable
and meet the but-for test.
town property owners who The program requires
need financial assistance to grant recipients complete
improve building facades. their project within a year of
The Village Board unan- Village Board approval, and
imously approved the applicants may not start on
revised program Monday, the project until they receive
and it also voted to award all approvals and permits.
its first grant to John and Applicants also must be
Doris Deits, owners of in good standing with the
Peaceful Heart Gifts and village, with all fees and
Books, 123 S. Main St. taxes paid, and no outstand-
The program is limited ing building code viola-
to properties in or imme- tions.
diately adjacent to the The Deitses asked for
downtown tax-increment $15,000 for their 123 S.
financing district TID 3. Main St. property. They
It allows village funding said they plan to do about
of up to 25 percent of total $39,000 worth of improve-
project costs, not to exceed ments to the south and west
$5,000 per facade, and it facades of their historic
requires property owners building, beginning around
to document their matching July 22.
contribution to the project. The board approved their
The Village Board dis- request, up to 25 percent of
cussed the program, which their project costs, contin-
provides grants but not gent on the property own-
loans, at its June 5 meeting ers completing the program
and directed village attor- application and meeting
ney Matt Dregne to draft all other program require-
the document.
Officials later discovered
the village already had a
ments.
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at our office at 156 N. Main St. Questions? Call 835-6677. the community with activity have a brat and hotdog stand all need to connect with someone at
Thursday through Sunday. weekend. the end of the parade, please be
And when its over, all the The Oregon Mason Lodge will sure you are both well aware of
money raised goes right back serve their pork dinner on Sat- these changes.
into the community. urday, from noon to 8 p.m. The Summer Fest is a huge fund-
Those keen Lions Club will have its famous raising event for the Oregon
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Fish Hatchery Road businesses expand services, focus on specialized animal care
SAMANTHA CHRISTIAN
Unified Newspaper Group

The internet is flooded

with videos showing unlike-
ly animal friendships, but
different breeds sometimes
need their own spaces.
Thats especially true
when pets go to the vet, not
only for their safety but also
for their stress levels.
For that reason, Country
View Veterinary Service,
which used to cater to cats
and cows and most critters
in between, has divided into
two, separately-owned prac-
tices. The change allows the
two businesses to offer more
specialized animal services.
To expand, both business-
es needed more room.
What was once a nearly
1,800-square-foot space for
large-animal care at Country
View has been completely
renovated and transformed
into a dog day care and
boarding facility with out-
door play area in May. Just
a few hundred feet away
emerged a new business,
Country View Equine Clin-
ic, in a 3,600-square-foot
building in January that
mostly focuses on horses.
The practice had been
growing since it was found-
ed on Main Street in Oregon
in 1999. It moved to its cur-
rent building on South Fish
Hatchery Road in 2001, and
since then has only done
minor renovations.
When we first moved in,
we never thought we would
even fill it, said Dr. Judy
Batker, one of the vet facil-
itys founders. But it grew
to the point where both large
and small animals were
growing and needed more
room, and so it was kind of
a good business decision to
become our own separate
businesses.
Batker partnered with Dr.
Stephanie Miesen and Dr.
Laura Anderson to create the
equine clinic, and Dr. Emily
Leuthner, who joined the vet
facility in 2004 and became
Country View Veterinary Service veterinarian and owner Dr. Emily Leuthner shows the
fenced-in, outdoor dog play area, which also features a bone-shaped splash pad and shed
with benches for shade.
a partner in 2009, now owns
the business that specializes
in small animals like dogs
and cats.
This year has been busy
for both businesses as they
find their niche and settle
into their new spaces next
to each other on eight acres.
Each has its own driveway,
but clients can enter from
Fish Hatchery Road or
County Hwy. CC.
Its nice to be neighbors
because its convenient for
our clients, and thats what
we wanted to maintain,
Batker said.
Vet clinic
Country View Veterinary
Service spent the last five
months converting the two-
stall space that horses used
to occupy into a dog board-
ing and day care area. The
business also added a fourth
exam room and modified
its waiting area, featuring
repurposed materials from
the Habitat ReStore.
Leuthner said it was sort
of business as usual while
Femrite Construction tack-
led the nearly $250,000
remodel, and the facility
held an open house for the
community May 20.
Clients can enter through
one of two doors once inside
the lobby: on the left to see
the vets, and on the right to
check-in for dog boarding
or day care, which used to
be held upstairs. And since
cats and dogs dont always
get along, there is a separate
feline-friendly waiting
area, as well as a quiet and
spacious cat condo boarding
area at the top of the stair-
case.
Those in both waiting
areas can watch the dogs
play through a large interior
window, but they wont be
able to hear them. Leuthner
said the building materi-
als keep the sound in, and
the facility will be adding
acoustic tiles to the indoor
play area, where agility and
obedience classes are also
held, to reduce the noise and
echoes.
From there, dogs can play
outside in the fenced-in
area, which features a shade
shelter, bone-shaped splash
pad and plenty of toys.
Down the hallway, which
is decorated with photos of
clients and staffs pets, is
a spa-like wash station
so pets are clean when they
come home, Leuthner said.
And the boarding area has
quadrupled, with 20 larger
runs (or dog pens), some of
which can be combined for
dogs from the same family.
Leuthner said even though
its a small portion of its
business, Country View
Veterinary Service wants to
provide its clients and others
in the area with medical and
behavioral boarding services
for geriatric dogs, puppies
and those that need certain
medical attention or rehabil-
itation.
Were very excited to
expand what we can do for
the community, she said.
Theres still a couple little
things that we have to do,
but were 99 percent done at
this point.
Equine clinic
The nearly $550,000
building project next door
for Country View Equine
Clinic started in August
Country View Equine Clinic veterinarian and co-owner Dr.
Judy Batker, left, said the facility cares for some mares after
giving birth to their new foals and getting ready to breed
again.
2016, and Ed Hefty Con-
struction finished in January.
Next on their to-do list
is to build an indoor arena
to host educational clinics
and trainings, but with this
springs wet weather, that
part of the project could be
delayed until 2018.
T h e bu s i n e s s t r ave l s
to many farms within a
30-minute drive, and some
people haul in their animals.
Batker said while it mostly
serves horses, it also sees
the occasional llama, alpaca,
goat, sheep or chicken but
not cattle.
The new space, which is
twice the size of its old loca-
tion, now has a large proce-
dure area and wash station,
three stalls with cushioned
mats and automatic water
feeders, heating and air con-
ditioning and two garage
doors to let in the fresh air
and sunshine. Anderson will
also be offering veterinary
spinal manipulation and,
soon, acupuncture services
for the animals.
Since many of the vet-
erinarians have small chil-
dren they often bring them
along when come in to work
nights and weekends, Batker
said, so the office and wait-
ing area is designed to be
family-friendly. And with-
out other animals making
noises in the same building,
she said its more calm and
relaxed for the horses and
clients.
They see the benefits of
being able to focus on one
species, and our staff all
understanding horses and
the questions that come with
them, Batker said.
Contact Samantha Christian
at samantha.christian@
wcinet.com.

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Coming up Churches
All Saints Lutheran Church Good Shepherd Lutheran
Wellness Walks ages 0-12 months will be held at 11 the float. 2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg Church ECLA
a.m. Tuesdays through Aug. 1. The To share a story, email suemccart- (608) 276-7729 Central Campus: Raymond Road and
The Oregon Area Wellness Coa- program consists of 15 minutes of nery@frontier.com. Interim pastor Whitney Way
lition is sponsoring Wednesday storytime and 15 minutes of social SUNDAY SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship
Wellness Walks, which start at the and play time for children and care- Library T-shirts 8:30 a.m. classic service SUNDAY - 8:15, 9:30 and10:45 a.m.
senior center at 9 a.m. Wednesdays. 10:45 a.m. new song service Worship West Campus: Corner of Hwy.
givers to develop early literacy skills The Oregon Public Library T-shirt PD and Nine Mound Road, Verona
People will be taking a brisk walk for through rhymes and songs. sale has been extended through SUNDAY - 9 &10:15 a.m., 6 p.m.
45 minutes each week, rain or shine, Brooklyn Lutheran Church
For information, call 835-3656. June 24. Lauren Weis, a 16-year-old 101 Second Street, Brooklyn Worship (608) 271-6633
through October. Oregon High School sophomore, (608) 455-3852
Those interested should bring an Duke Otherwise designed the Books are fuel for our Pastor Rebecca Ninke Hillcrest Bible Church
ID and water bottle. Coffee and water SUNDAY 752 E. Netherwood, Oregon
The library will bring Duke Other- imagination rocket logo. 9 a.m. Holy Communion Eric Vander Ploeg, Lead Pastor
will be available at the senior center wise to the Prairie View Elementary T-shirt color choices are green, (608) 835-7972, www.hbclife.com
after the walk. 10 a.m. Fellowship
School Little Theater, 300 Soden Dr., purple and black, and sizes are youth SUNDAY
For information, call 835-5801. from 2-2:45 p.m. Thursday, June 22. small, medium and large ($8) and Community of Life Lutheran 8:30 a.m. worship at the Hillcrest
Church Campus and 10:15 a.m. worship with
Bookmobile Using his clever songs and unique adult small through extra large ($10),
PO Box 233, Oregon Childrens ministries, birth 4th grade
showmanship, Duke Otherwise effort- 2XL ($12) and 3XL ($13). To fill out (608) 286-3121, office@
The Dane County Library Service lessly engages and inspires children an order form, visit oregonpublicli- communityoflife.us Holy Mother of Consolation
Bookmobile Summer Reading Pro- of all ages. Covering a wide range brary.org/opl-shirt. All proceeds go to Pastor Jim McCoid Catholic Church
gram is coming to the Brooklyn Gaze- of topics, he challenges kids to think SUNDAY 651 N. Main Street, Oregon
the Friends of the Oregon Library to Pastor: Fr. Gary Wankerl
bo on Commercial Street from 6:30-8 outside the box. 10 a.m. Worship at 1111 S. Perry
support library programming. Parkway, Oregon (608) 835-5763
p.m. Thursdays through July 27. For information, call 835-3656. holymotherchurch.weconnect.com
There will be weekly craft activ- Build a story Brooklyn Community United SATURDAY: 5 p.m. Worship
ities with the theme Build a Better 4-H stories The library will hold Build a Sto- Methodist Church SUNDAY: 8 and 10:15 a.m. Worship
World. No registration is necessary, The Brooklyn Mighty Mites 4-H ry from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Mondays, 201 Church Street, Brooklyn
Peoples United Methodist
and programs are free. (608) 455-3344
Club is interested in learning about June 26, July 10, July 24 and Aug. 7, Pastor George Kaminski Church
For information, visit dcls.info or the history and origins of the club. for kids ages 5-11. SUNDAY 103 North Alpine Parkway, Oregon
call 266-4419. 9 a.m. Worship (Nov.-April) Pastor Jason Mahnke
Former members are encouraged to Kids will work together to build a (608)835-3755, www.peoplesumc.org
10:30 a.m. Worship (May-Oct.)
Library storytimes share stories and history. story. First, each child builds a cre- Communion is the 1st & 3rd weekend
While preparing for its decades- ation. Then as a group, kids write Faith Evangelical Lutheran SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship
The library will hold Everybody themed entry for the Summer Fest a story that connects each creation. Church SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship and Sunday
Storytime for ages 0-6 at 10 a.m. parade, Sue McCartney said the club 143 Washington Street, Oregon school; 10:30 a.m. Worship
Each session will focus on a different
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays was curious about how long it has building material, like LEGOs and (608) 835-3554
St. Johns Lutheran Church
through Aug. 4. There will be short been growing future leaders. They Intermin pastor
paper towel tubes. SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship 625 E. Netherwood, Oregon
stories, puppets, songs, fingerplays, also want to learn about the found- To register for the program, visit Holy Communion 2nd & last Pastor Paul Markquart (Lead Pastor)
movement activities and crafts. Sundays (608) 835-3154
ers of the club, connect with former oregonpubliclibrary.org/build-story. WEDNESDAY - 6 p.m. Worship
Bouncing Babies Storytime for members and invite them to ride on SATURDAY - 5 p.m. Worship
First Presbyterian Church
408 N. Bergamont Blvd. (north of SUNDAY - 9 a.m. Worship
CC), Oregon, WI
(608) 835-3082 - fpcoregonwi.org Vineyard Community Church
Community calendar Pastor Kathleen Owens Oregon Community Bank & Trust, 105
S. Alpine Parkway, Oregon - Bob Groth,
SUNDAY
10 a.m. Service Pastor
Thursday, June 22 com Thursday, June 29 10:15 a.m. Sunday School (608) 513-3435, welcometovineyard.
1 p.m., Movie Matinee: Hidden 3-7 p.m., Oregon Area Food Pan- 11 a.m. Fellowship com
Monday, June 26 SUNDAY - 10 a.m. Worship
Figures, senior center, 835-5801 5-7:30 p.m., Work Day, Ander- try distribution, 1092 Union Road, 11:15 a.m. Adult Education
2-2:45 p.m., Duke Otherwise, son Farm County Park, 914 Union obfp.org Zwingli United Church of Christ
Fitchburg Memorial UCC Paoli
Prairie View Elementary School Road, andersonparkfriends.org Friday, June 30 5705 Lacy Road, Fitchburg
Little Theater, 300 Soden Dr., 835- At the Intersection of Hwy. 69 & PB
1-3 p.m., Retirement open house (608) 273-1008, www.memorialucc. Rev. Sara Thiessen
3656 org (608) 845-5641
Tuesday, June 27 for senior center director Alison Pastor: Phil Haslanger
5-11:30 p.m., Summer Fest, Kiser Koelsch, senior center, 835-5801 Associate Pastor Twink Jan-
SUNDAY -
Park, oregonwisummerfest.com 2-6 p.m., Oregon Farmers Market, 9:30 a.m. Family Worship
McMahon
Dorn True Value Hardware parking Friday, July 7 SUNDAY
Friday, June 23 lot, 131 W. Richards Road 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Red Cross 9:30 a.m. Worship
5 p.m. to 1 a.m., Summer Fest, 7 p.m., Oregon Community Band Blood Drive, State Bank of Cross
Kiser Park, oregonwisummerfest.
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concert, Waterman Triangle Park, Plains, 744 N. Main St., 1-800-733- Support groups
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Saturday, June 24 Band Saturday, July 8 meeting, First Support Group, State
8 a.m. to 1 a.m., Summer Fest, Wednesday, June 28 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Madison Speed- Presbyterian Church, Bank of Cross Plains,
Kiser Park, oregonwisummerfest. Noon to 1:30 p.m., Estate Plan- way Marketplace, 1122 Sunrise every Monday and every other Monday at
com ning workshop (free), Krause Road, 575-4097 Friday at 7 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Madison Speed- Donovan Estate Law Partners, 116
way Marketplace, 1122 Sunrise Sunday, July 9 Caregiver Support Veterans Group,
Spring St., 268-5751 Group, Oregon Area Oregon Area Senior
Road, 575-4097 1-5 p.m., Musical Jam, Ziggys,
3:30-5:30 p.m., Computer Class: 135 S. Main St., 228-9644 Senior Center, third Center, every second
Sunday, June 25 Digital Cameras and Photo Editing Monday of each month Wednesday at 9 a.m.
9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Summer Fest, with Windows ($20), senior center, at 9 a.m.
835-5801 Weight-Loss Support
Kiser Park, oregonwisummerfest. Dementia Caregivers Group, Oregon Area
Supper and Support, Senior Center, every
fourth Wednesday of Monday at 3:30 p.m.
Community cable listings Senior center every month from 6-7:30 Navigating Life Elder
p.m., Sienna Crest, 845 Support Group, Peoples
Village of Oregon Cable Access TV channels: Monday, June 26 Monday, June 26 Market St., Suite 1
WOW #983 & ORE #984 Chicken Macaroni Salad Morning Reflexology United Methodist
Phone: 291-0148 Email: oregoncableaccess@charter.net Four Bean Salad 9:00 CLUB Diabetes Support Church, 103 N. Alpine
Website: ocamedia.com Facebook: ocamediawi Fresh Orange 10:00 Dominoes Group, Oregon Area Pkwy., every first
New programs daily at 1 p.m. Senior Center, second Monday at 7 p.m.
and repeats at 4, 7 and 10 p.m. and 1, 4, 7 and 10 a.m. Whole Wheat Roll 10:30 StrongWomen
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Thursday, June 22 Monday, June 26 VO- Pasta Salad with Cheese 1:30 Bridge at 1:30 p.m.
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Meeting (of June 19) Meeting (of June 19) Philly Cheese Steak Tuesday, June 27
ORE: OHS Girls Soccer ORE: School Board Sandwich 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced Breaking Promises
Playoffs vs. Wilmot Meeting (of June 12) Carrots 9:00 Veterans Group An important theme which runs through the Bible
Union (of June 1) Banana 9:30 Wii Bowling, Bingo is the inability of humankind, both individually and
Tuesday, June 27 Peach Pie 9:45 Zumba Gold collectively, to keep our promises. The Israelites are
Friday, June 23 WOW: Oregon VO- Vegetarian Wrap 10:30 Parkinsons Exercise chastised again and again for stubbornly pursuing their
WOW: Oregon Community Band (of Wednesday, June 28 12:30 Sheepshead own selfish interests and breaking the covenant they
Community Band (of June 20) Breaded Fish 12:30 Stoughton Shopping had with God. God continues to forgive them, and in the
June 20) ORE: OHS Baked Potatoes 5:30 StrongWomen New Testament when Peter asks Jesus how many times
ORE: 2017 WI High C o m m e n c e m e n t Spinach Wednesday, June 28 he should forgive his neighbor, Jesus tells him that he
School Boys DI Rugby Ceremony (of June 11) Jell-O with Fruit Cocktail Morning Foot Care should forgive him not just seven times, but seven-
Championships Multi-Grain Bread 9:00 Wednesday Walkers, CLUB ty-seven times, reflecting the divine patience for human
Wednesday, June 28 Cake 10:30 Sing-Along weakness. We are all prone to breaking our promises
Saturday, June 24 WOW: ODI Spring Play VO- Baked Potato with 11:45 June Birthday Lunch and and to sinning against God and our fellow man, and
WOW: Backyard @ PAC (of May 17) Veggie Cheese Sauce Cake, should be comforted by His everlasting mercy. Our sin-
Wellness: Ground Water ORE: School District SO- Taco Salad 1:00 Euchre, Get Fit ning will someday come to an end, but His mercy and
ORE: 2017 WI High Retirees Recognition (of Thursday, June 29 3:30 Digital camera class forgiveness will last forever. Strive to be more faithful
School Boys DII Rugby June 1) My Meal, My Way Lunch Thursday, June 29 in your own life and to mirror Gods everlasting mercy
Championships at Ziggys Smokehouse 8:30 Zumba Gold Advanced when those around you fall short.
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Lutheran Church Service May 16) Cheeseburger on Whole 1:00 Cribbage Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, Lord, how
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Parade LIVE 12:30 vs Monona Grove (of Pea Salad 5:30 StrongWomen against me? Up to seven times? Jesus answered, I tell
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June 22-25, 2017
Spinning into summer
Festival organizers
switch parade route,
add family fun event
Though the recent rainy
weather feels a bit more like
spring than summer, it is defi-
nitely heating up which
means Summer Fest is around
the corner.
The annual fest at Kiser Fire-
mens Park in Oregon will offer
a variety of activities for the
whole family June 22-25, from
a car show and cookouts to car-
nival rides and concerts. There
are a few changes to this years
festival, including a new parade
route, a new car show location
and the addition of kid-friendly
family fun activities, all Sun-
day.
The grounds open at 5p.m.
Thursday and Friday. Universal
Sound will put on a free show
at 7p.m. Thursday, with fire-
works (weather permitting) at
dusk. If rain gets in the way,
the fireworks will be moved
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Tues. & Thur. 10am-6pm, Wed. 12pm-6pm
Carnival Midway
Live Entertainment
Fireworks
Softball Tournament
Summer Fest Classic Run/Walk
Volleyball Tournament
Ava Whitehead and Kaelyn Hagen, both of Oregon, take a spin on
the tea cup ride last year at Summer Fest. This years festival will be should be sure to check out
held from June 22-25 at Kiser Park.
to Friday during the Kings of 10-mile, 10K, 5K, 1K kids run 1-4p.m., which will feature
Radio concert, which starts at and 2-mile walk in the morn- face painting, magic shows and
8:30p.m. and costs $5.
Saturday is full of events to and volleyball tournament
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Hot Air Balloon Rides
Community Parade
Classic & Custom Car Show
Thrilla on the Grilla
Summer Fest Market
Cornhole Tournament
www.oregonwisummerfest.com
LoveMonkeys will play at
8:30p.m. for $5.
Inside
New parade route,
grand marshals
The softball tournament will Page 8
be held each day of the festival,
as well. Carnival, tug of war, fireworks
If all the walking, running
or going on carnival rides gets Page 9
you hungry, theres plenty of
food vendors throughout the
festival grounds. There will Races, sports tournaments
also be a pork dinner Saturday
and barbecue ribs and chicken Page 10
dinner Sunday.
Sundays events include the New car show spot, family fun
car show at its new Brook
Street location from 9a.m. to Page 11
3p.m. The community parade
will head south on Main Street Music lineup
starting at 12:30p.m., and then
it turns onto Janesville Street
and ends at Spring and Park Page 12
File photo by Kate Newton streets.
Those with youngsters Food, market, safe rider bus
the new family fun event Page 13
just west of Oregon Pool from
Parade of Bands,
ing, tug of war at 12:30p.m. a dunk tank. hot air balloon rides
Samantha Christian Page 14
SCHEDULE
OF EVENTS
Thursday, June 22
5:00 pm-10:00 pm Carnival Midway, including Ride-All-Rides Wrist Band $16
5:00 pm-10:00 pm
7:00 pm-11:30 pm
Food & Commercial Vendor Rows
Live Music by Universal Sound (Free)
All Evening Softball Tournament
All Evening Food served by Oregon Rotary Club
Dusk Fireworks @ Kiser Park Rain Date: Friday, June 23
Friday, June 23
5:00 pm-8:00 pm Summer Fest Classic Run/Walk Packet Pick-Up
5:00 pm-11:00 pm Carnival Midway, Rain Date from Thurs. Ride-All-Rides
5:00 pm-10:00 pm $16
5:00 pm-10:00 pm Food & Commercial Vendor Rows
6:30 pm-8:30 pm Tethered Hot air Balloon rides by RE/MAX
6:30 pm-12:30 am Music at 6:30 pm Kings of Radio begins at 8:30 $5
All Evening Softball Tournament
All Evening Food served by Oregon Rotary Club
11:30 pm-1:00 am Safe Rider Program Sponsored by Chad Winklepleck/Edward Jones,
Oregon Hometown Pharmacy and Wisconsin Cheese Originals
Saturday, June 24
8:00 am-2:00 pm Summer Fest Market Main Tent
8:30 am-11:00 am Summer Fest Classic Run/Walk Race-Day Registration 7:00 am
10:00 am-10:00 pm Food & Commercial Vendor Rows
12:00 pm-8:00 pm Oregon Masons Pork Dinner
12:00 pm-11:00 pm Carnival Midway, including Ride-All-Rides $20
12:30 pm Tug O War 10 Weight in
All Day Volleyball Tournament
All Day Softball Tournament
All Evening Food served by Oregon Rotary Club
6:30 pm-12:30 pm Music at 6:30 pm Love Monkeys begins at 8:30 $5
11:30 pm-1:00 am
Sunday, June 25
Safe Rider Program Sponsored by Chad Winklepleck/Edward Jones,
Oregon Hometown Pharmacy and Wisconsin Cheese Originals
9:00 am-3:00 pm Classic & Custom Car Show Registration 9:00 am - Noon
12:30 pm Huge Community Parade
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12:30 pm-6:00 pm Carnival Midway
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2:00 pm Cornhole Tournament
All Day Softball Tournament
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Food pantry organizers

head Sunday parade
SAMANTHA CHRISTIAN
Unified Newspaper Group
The grand marshals of
this years Summer Fest
parade will still feel the
breeze down part of Main
Street, but not from the
seat of a convertible.
A truck and float fea-
turing board members and
volunteers from the Oregon
Area Food Pantry and Ore-
gon Community Resource
Network will travel along
the new parade route that
turns onto Janesville,
Spring and Park streets.
The Oregon Area Cham-
ber of Commerce select-
ed OAFP board chair Tom
Kirchdoerfer and OCRN
board chair Jeff Boudreau
If You Go
What: Summer Fest
parade
When: 12:30p.m. Sun-
day, June 25
Where: North Main to
Janesville to Spring to
Park streets
Info:
oregonwisummerfest.
com
structure, which when fin-
ished will triple the food
pantrys current size in a
warehouse on Union Road.
We thought they raised
the money so fast for a
About the
parade
Theme: Decades
Prizes: First, $500; sec-
ond, $300; third, $200
Grand marshals: Oregon
Area Food Pantry and
Oregon Community
Resource Network
project. Shortly afterward,
Kirchdoerfer said the food
pantry, which had been a
loose ecumenical group, File photo by Samantha Christian
organized to create a board Oregon Daycare Inc. kids ride behind a tractor on the parade route downtown last year.
of directors in April 2016 The route will turn onto Janesville Street this year.
and last month received its

New parade route, Decades theme

as the grand marshals for great cause and thought we official nonprofit status.
their successful fundraising would honor them, cham- It is an incredibly hum-
and advocating efforts for ber executive director Judy bling privilege and honor
a new food pantry build- Knutson told the Observer. to be recognized along-
ing, which could be built They all worked so hard. side (OAFP), Boudreau Among the nearly 60
by October on land next to Both board chairs want- said. entries for the Summer
Peoples United Methodist ed to include the entire Kirchdoerfer said OAFP Fest parade will be bands,
Church. groups in the parade since is very pleased with dancers and plenty of orga-
Boudreau said the bud- the process has been what OCRNs work and is anx- nizations ready to toss can-
get for the project has been Boudreau calls a team ious to get (building) prog- dy to the crowd.
lowered to about $680,000, effort over the last few ress underway to serve Many of the floats, tak-
and OCRN hit that mark years. Kirchdoerfer said he residents in the Oregon ing a new route this year,
(in large part due to an unfortunately cannot make School District. will be vying for three top
anonymous donor) around the parade, but other board Were really feeling cash prizes sponsored by
the same time as the cere- members and volunteers excited about trying to Oregon Community Bank
monial groundbreaking in plan to be there. make this a community if they highlight this years
April. However, crews are OCRN started orga- effort, Kirchdoerfer said. theme: Decades.
waiting for concrete to be nizing in May 2015 and Oregon Area Chamber
poured after the Fourth of became an official non- Contact Samantha of Commerce executive
July holiday to begin work profit five months later to Christian at samantha. director Judy Knutson
on the 4,232-square-foot be able to start fundrais- christian@wcinet.com. said the judges, who will
ing for the food pantry be a range of ages, will
be looking for creativity
and originality during the
12:30p.m. parade from the
About the OCRN and OAFP board chairs Kwik Trip parking lot on
Main Street.
Were excited to see
Tom Kirchdoerfer Jeff Boudreau what people think the defi-
nition of decades is, and
Tom Kirchdoerfer, who moved to the Jeff Boudreau moved to Oregon about what it means to their era,
Oregon area in 1985, has been involved 12 years ago, and he is looking forward she said.
with more than just the Oregon Area Food to volunteering again this year at Sum- Wi n n e r s o f t h e fi r s t
Pantry board. He has served mer Fest, whether its mak- place ($500), second place
as president of the After ing brats, taking tickets or ($300) and third place
School Clubs, Inc., Oregon cleaning up. ($200) prizes will be
swim team and Oregon Ath- Because his passion is announced late Monday,
letic Booster Club, as well h u n g e r a n d h o u s i n g , June 26.
as on the finance committee in addition to serving as The route has been shift- Image courtesy Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce
of Holy Mother of Consola- the Oregon Community ed this year to alleviate
tion Catholic Church, where Resource Network board The Summer Fest parade route changes this year, turning
traffic congestion. off of Main Street to Janesville Street and ending at Spring
he also sings in the choir. Kirchdoerfer chair, he is also a Village Boudreau R a t h e r t h a n f o l l ow -
Often seen carrying a vid- of Oregon trustee, the vice and Park streets.
ing South Main Street,
eocamera, Kirchdoerfer has filmed many chair of the board of directors for Habitat the parade will turn onto
Summer Fest events, like the car show and for Humanity of Dane County and a board Janesville Street and end announcer stand will be high school, and people
line dancing, for OCA Media. In his free member for Sunshine Place in Sun Prairie. at the corner of Spring similar to last year. can find their cars easier,
time he enjoys spending time up north at He said he enjoys spending time out- and Park streets. The stag- Were trying to keep it Knutson said.
his familys cabin fishing and building doors, whether its golfing, running or ing areas and spot for the so it goes right back to the Samantha Christian
things. walking in nature.

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Mina and Matt Young near the end of their ride around the
Ferris wheel.
Advance sales for carnival rides
Calkins United Shows
is back with carnival rides
and games during each
day of Summer Fest.
Oregon Area Chamber
of Commerce executive
director Judy Knutson
said the company will
bring similar rides from
past years.
Tickets on the festival
grounds are $1.50 each,
with most rides requir-
ing two to three tickets.
Advance sales at $6 for
four rides are available
at Bills Food Center,
Oregon Area Chamber
OREGON
SUMMERFEST
JUNE 22-25
733 North Main Street
Oregon,WI 53575
(608) 835-3168
File photo by Scott Girard
of Commerce, Oregon
Community Bank, Ore-
gon Hometown Pharma-
cy, Oregon Pool and State
Bank of Cross Plains.
There will be wristband
specials from 5-10p.m.
Thursday, June 22 for
$16 to ride all rides
(rain date is Friday), and
from noon to 11p.m. Sat-
urday, June 24, for $20.
Rides will also run from
5-11p.m. Friday, June 23,
and 12:30-6p.m. Sunday,
June 25.
Samantha Christian
Gripping
entertainment
Tug of war Saturday
SCOTT DE LARUELLE
Unified Newspaper Group
The tug of war compe-
tition returns to Summer
Fest Saturday. And while
its mainly for established
teams, individuals can also
participate in exhibition
matches if there are enough
willing participants.
Event organizer and
United States Tug of War
Association president Shel-
by Richardson said the tug
of war event has been going
on at Summer Fest for
about 10 years in a row, and
on and off for the past two
decades. She said teams
from Minnesota, Illinois,
Iowa and Wisconsin will
compete.
After being divided into
weight classes (for exam-
ple, participants in the
mens 600 open together
must weigh 600 kilograms
about 1,323 pounds,
or less), teams must win
two out of three pulls to bring their own lawn chairs.
declare a victor in a match,
with each pull lasting any- 10a.m. to noon, with the
where from two to 10 min-
utes.
There are four classes
for men, one for women,
one co-ed, one open class,
and a supervised kids pull.
A winning team will be
named in each weight class.
Richardsons team, the
June 22, 2017 Oregon Observer - Summer Fest 9
If You Go
What: Tug of war tour-
nament
Where: Kiser Park
When: 12:30p.m. Sat-
urday, June 24 (weigh in File photo by Kate Newton
10a.m.) This years fireworks will be held Thursday evening.
Info: usatowa.com,
oregonwisummerfest.
com Lighting up the sky
Fireworks return
Oregon Tuggers, formed
Thursday night If You Go
more than 40 years ago
and has placed in numer- What: Summer Fest
Fireworks are back at
ous national and interna- fireworks
Summer Fest for the fourth
tional competitions. She year in a row after they When: 9:30p.m. (or
said Summer Fest gives the
returned for the events dusk), Thursday, June 22
Tuggers a yearly chance to 50th anniversary in 2014. (Rain date Friday, June
share their sport of choice
The display, which will 23)
with village residents and be set off from Jaycee Park,
visitors during a tourna- Where: Kiser Park
wont be especially differ-
ment open to teams from ent from last year, but Ore- Info:
across the Midwest. gon Area Chamber of Com- oregonwisummerfest.
Bleachers will be open merce executive director com
for seating during the tour- Judy Knutson said well
nament, but Richardson have more fireworks.
recommends spectators The show will begin at Powder Coating, Inc.
dusk, around 9:30p.m., Part of Jaycee Park will
The weigh-in is from and last about 40 minutes, be blocked off where the
Knutson said. In the case of fireworks will be launched
event starting at 12:30p.m. rain, the show will be Fri- from, but those looking for
It will probably be day at the same time. a nice spot to watch the
around four oclock before Fireworks, from Krueger display can see them from
were finished, she said. Pyrotechnics and Firework the Summer Fest grounds,
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Participants race around Time to wind up

village Saturday morning
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
Over 100 participants
will get a self-guided tour
of Oregon Saturday morn-
ing in the Summer Fest
10-mile/5K/10K Classic,
which also includes a 1K
kids run and 2-mile walk.
Runners will be racing
around Jaycee Park and
down East Lincoln St. and
West Netherwood Road.
They will pass Netherwood
Knoll Elementary, Prairie
Race times Registration
Same day registrations: To register, visit or-
7 a.m.
egonwisummerfest.
10-mile: 8:30 a.m. com and click on the
10K/5K/2-mile: 8:45 a.m.
10-mile/5K/10K Classic
Kids 1K: 10:30 a.m.
header in the dropdown
menu to the side. Once
on that page, scroll to
Costs find the registration link.
Kids 1K and 2-mile Choose your category
walk: Free and fill out the form.
File photo by Scott Girard
This years softball tour-
nament will be held every
day of Summer Fest.
Softball tournament
spans weekend
Summer Fest attendees
can head over to Kiser Fire-
mens Park to watch some
softball nearly anytime over
the weekend.
The 16-team dou-
ble-elimination tournament
will begin Thursday around
6:30p.m., with games last-
ing until 9:30 or when the
fireworks begin, said event
organizer Bob Klein. Teams
will play the same times
Friday night.
Saturday will be a full
day of softball, with games
scheduled from 10a.m. to
10p.m. The tournament
is scheduled to wrap up
Sunday with games from
noon until 3p.m., Klein
said, though weather could
change that.
We got a little rain the
forecast (earlier in the
weekend), so we might
have a little longer day on
Sunday, Klein said.
The bracket will
be available on
oregonadultsoftball.com/
summer_fest.
Scott Girard

Volleyball tournament is Saturday

View Elementary and other
locations, with three dif-
ferent running routes and a
separate walking route.
Any time you have a 5K
and 10K and 10-mile race,
running enthusiasts want to
come out, organizer Elyse
Smithback said. You do
get to run through parts of
the trail and Oregon, but the
big thing is that it is just a
part of the annual Oregon
Summer Fest that people
like to be a part of.
All races start on the
Summer Fest grounds near
the library. The 10-mile
route exits Oregon north
f r o m M a r ke t S t r e e t t o
West Netherwood Road to
Cusick Parkway to the Bad-
ger State Trail.
Runners will travel to
Fish Hatchery Road, turn
around and come back down
the Badger State Trail and
Youth 10-mile/10K/5K:
$20
Adult (16 years and up)
10-mile/10K/5K: $30
travel down Braun Road to
the bike path that leads back
to Netherwood. The race fin-
ishes from Market Street to
East Lincoln Street to North
Perry Parkway, through Jay-
cee Park and back to Brook
Street ending back near
the library.
The 10K route loops
through Lerner Conserva-
tion Park instead of going
down the Badger State
Trail, and the 5K route
loops around Netherwood
Knoll Elementary and goes
down Market Street and
North Perry Parkway. The
alternate walking route uses
Lincoln Street and Nygaard
Street.
Trophies will be awarded
to the top male and female
(16-years old and up) and
top youth boy and girl. The
races will be chip timed by
Next Level Sports. The kids
1K is for children up to 8
years old, who will receive
a medal, T-shirt and bib.
People who register online
at oregonwisummerfest.
com can pick up packets at
the start line from 5-8p.m.
Friday or 7-8a.m. Saturday.
Smithback said usually
around 125-150 participants
register the morning of race
day.
The 10-mile race begins
at 8:30a.m. The 10K, 5K
and 2-mile walks begin at
8:45a.m., and the kids 1K
starts at 10:30a.m.
There will be 13 teams battling for a teams will break off into two pools and
top-three finish and a cash prize Saturday will play on four nets in the morning.
in the Oregon Summer Fest volleyball Once the round robin is complete, the
tournament at Kiser Firemens Park. top eight teams will make the champi-
Organizer JJ Giese said he was hoping onship bracket, with the top three teams
for 16 teams to sign up but the deadline winning cash prizes up to $300.
to register was June 10. He said he would The five teams that dont make the
accept another entry as late as the day championship bracket will still play in a
before. The cost to sign up is $120 per consolation bracket.
team. For information, visit oregonwisum-
The tournament begins at 9a.m. and merfest.com.
will end around 4p.m. The six-player Anthony Iozzo
Cornhole canceled, expected to return in 2018
The cornhole tournament will take a year off, but it is expected to return to Summer
Fest in 2018.
Event organizer Tony Antoniewicz said the event, which had been set for 2p.m.
Sunday, was postponed to make a bigger and better tournament next year.
(We) needed a little time for planning and logistical work for next year, he said.
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Family fun event
after parade Sunday
New event features
magic show, dunk tank
SAMANTHA CHRISTIAN
Unified Newspaper Group
Families with young children
can check out a new addition
to Summer Fest geared just for
them after the parade.
The family fun event will
be held from 1-4p.m. Sunday in
the grassy area west of Oregon
Pool and north of the car show
on Brook Street. There will be
face painting, balloon mak-
File photo by Samantha Christian ing, games, a dunk tank, magic
This years car show will be held on Brook Street on Sunday. shows, karate demonstrations
11
If you go
What: Family fun
When: 1-4 p.m. Sunday, June
25
Where: West of pool near
Brook Street
Info: 835-9294
At 1:30 and 3p.m., Wayne
the Wizard will perform two
magic shows on stage, and he
will also be making balloon
animals throughout the after-
noon. Then at 2:30p.m., Infin-
ity Martial Arts will do demon-

Chrome, style and muscle

Annual classic car show
set for Sunday
SCOTT DE LARUELLE
Unified Newspaper Group
Any proper summer festival
just wouldnt be complete with a
car show, and Summer Fest is a
great chance to see a wide variety
of makes and models of classic
vehicles.
The annual classic and custom
car show will once again feature
dozens of vehicles, said event
organizer Greg Granberg, and
this year will include 11 different
classes, including motorcycles
and custom and originals from the
If You Go
What: Classic and custom car
show
When: 9a.m. to 3p.m. Sunday,
June 25
Where: Brook Street, downtown
Oregon
Info: oregonwi.com
1920s, with a Peoples Choice
award winner in each one.
One change, however, will be
the location. The show has been
relocated from its usual site on
Park Street and Spring Street next
to the municipal buildings, and
will be along Brook Street this
year; right next to the entertain-
ment tent. Granberg said the new
location will put the cars closer to
the action.
Being so close to all the other
Summer Fest activities is going to
make it an even better event than
past years, with more for those
bringing their cars to do and more
for those coming to look at the
cars to do, he said. We are real-
ly looking forward to the show
this year.
Registration for the event is $10
and is from 9a.m. to noon. The
first 50 cars will receive a dash
plaque.
Email Unified Newspaper Group
reporter Scott De Laruelle at
scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.
and big vehicle tours.
Chamber board members Dan
Donoghue, of The Chocolate
Caper, and Megan Schuetz, of
Gorman and Company, wanted
to bring a new, budget-friendly
event to the annual summer fes-
tival that had activities for kids
around 4-12 years old.
Other local youths will also be
volunteering during the event.
Kids from the Oregon Youth
Center will also be there doing
face painting from 1-3:15p.m.,
and Cub Scout Pack 350 will be
running the dunk tank.
While most of the activities
are free, Schuetz, the scouts
committee chair, said there will
be a nominal fee or food pantry
donation to maintain a sense
of order for the dunk tank line.
Proceeds from the event will be
shared with the Oregon Area
Food Pantry.
strations. Music will be playing
between shows.
Kids can participate in car-
nival games, like ring toss, and
the Village of Oregon public
works, police, fire and EMS
departments will also have
some vehicles parked for kids
to explore and learn about.
Donoghue said he hopes peo-
ple come out and have a good
time, and perhaps try some of
the food items on sale there,
like fruit nachos.
We want to create a fun
environment for kids, he said.
Schuetz said she hopes peo-
ple hang out after the parade
and stop by the family fun event
while at the festival grounds for
the car show and Thrilla on the
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Local band Universal Sound returns Thursday

BILL LIVICK
Unified Newspaper Group

Oregons celebrated teenage

rock band Distant Cuzins wont be
making an appearance this year at
Oregon Summer Fest, but another
and older local band is return-
ing for whats become an annual
performance.
Universal Sound has been
together since 1971 and has
become a fixture at the summer
festival. The quartets current
incarnation specializes in Amer-
icana. It features the vocals of
bassist Dan Sutter, and the bands
other members lead guitarist
Randy Glodowski, drummer Alan
Maslowski and keyboard player
Scott Nabholtz all sing as well.
They perform covers of a num-
ber of hit songs, including Neil
Diamonds Sweet Caroline, the
Eagles Take it to the Limit and
Old Crow Medicine Shows Wag-
on Wheel.
In an interview, Sutter said Uni-
versal Sound performs between
100-150 shows per year, and its
core members have been perform-
ing together for decades.
Our keyboard player has been
in the band at least 30 years, and
our drummer about 25 years, Sut- File photo by Samantha Christian
ter said. Children dance to Universal Sound during Taste of Fitchburg in 2014. The band will perform at the Summer Fest beer tent from 7-11:30p.m. Thurs-
Hes been a band member for day, June 22.
about 20 years, while guitarist
Glodowski joined three years ago,
he added.
Sutter said the band plays oldies
If You Go If You Go
from the 1960s to the 80s, as well What: Universal Sound What: Kings of Radio
as some from the 90s. When: 7-11:30p.m., Thursday, When: 8:30p.m., Friday, June
We do some newer country, June 22 23
but mostly old stuff, he said. Its
definitely Americana as opposed Where: Beer tent Where: Beer tent
to hard rock. Admission: Free Admission: $5
Were older guys and we
dont want to hurt ourselves, he
quipped. Kings of Radio
Summer Fest organizer and Ore-
gon Area Chamber of Commerce
Kings of Radio performs radio If You Go
hits of the 1980s and has been
executive director Judy Knutson together for about seven years. What: The LoveMonkeys Photo submitted
said Universal Sound has a strong The Madison-based band plays When: 8:30p.m., Saturday, Kings of Radio perform Friday at 8:30 under the beer tent.
local following. about 40 shows a year, and tries June 24
Ive followed them myself for to play note-for-note renditions of
many years, she said. Its always Where: Beer tent
songs from such bands as AC/DC,
nice to hear them play, and its a Bon Jovi, Journey, Def Leppard Admission: $5
chance to catch up with other peo- and Scorpions.
ple who are also longtime fans.
Universal Sound is scheduled to The LoveMonkeys
perform at 7p.m. Thursday, June
22 in the beer tent.
The LoveMonkeys is a six- On the web
piece band from Milwaukee that
Other bands coming to this plays rock, pop, reggae, coun- Universal Sound Dance Band:
years Summer Fest include Kings try and original music. The band
of Radio, who appear at 8:30p.m. universalsound.us
formed 25 years ago and is a fre-
Friday, June 23, and the Love- quent headliner at local music
Monkeys, who will perform at festivals such as Summer Fest. Kings of Radio:
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Then on Sunday, June 25, kingsofradio.com
mances are filled with pop hits,
three other bands will perform reggae rhythms and one-of-a-kind
during the Thrilla on the Grilla. medleys, and the band says that
Horse will play from 11a.m. to no two shows are ever the same. The LoveMonkeys:
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Safe rider
bus returns
Those who consume too many adult
beverages at Summer Fest on Friday or
Saturday night will have a safe way to
get home.
The Oregon Area Chamber of Com-
merce is sponsoring a safe rider bus for
the third year in a row, which will pro-
vide festivalgoers rides home between
11:30p.m. and 1:30a.m. on the two
weekend nights of the festival.
Were just looking for everybody
to be safe and have a good time, said
OACC executive director Judy Knutson.
The bus will pick up by the entertain-
ment tent and bring Oregon residents
home first, Knutson said. After the Ore-
gon residents have been brought home,
well take everybody else home to
places like Stoughton or Madison, she
added.
- Scott Girard
Market changes format
The Summer Fest Market will look a
little different than last year.
Rather than being only in the main tent,
the market will be spread out between the
tent, near the Netherwood parking area,
and the rest of the food vendors outside,
from 8a.m. to 2p.m. Saturday.
The change comes as a result of vendor
preferences, as some wanted to be located
with the rest of the food vendors.
New this year, The Chocolate Caper
will have fruit dessert nachos with can-
dy and chocolate. Honey and Lace, Wild
Tree, Tupperware, Sensi, Do Terra and
RBri Pure n Natural will be returning.
The complete list of vendors is still
being updated, visit oregonwisummerfest.
com for more information and updates.
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Some proceeds benefit
local organizations
AMBER LEVENHAGEN
Unified Newspaper Group
From donuts and coffee to
pretzels and gyros, there will
be plenty of variety from this
years food vendors at Summer
Fest.
The Oregon Masons will be
holding their annual barbecue
pork dinner fundraiser Satur-
day, and Thrilla on the Grilla
will return Sunday, serving up
chicken and ribs and featuring
local country and rock music.
The Oregon Rotary Club will
also be serving brats and hot
dogs from 5-10p.m. Friday,
10a.m. to 10p.m. Saturday Chicken and ribs heat up on the grill during the Thrilla on the Grilla
and noon to 6p.m. Sunday. last year. This years event will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sun-
Boy Scout Troop 168 will serve day.
both at the concession stand on
the other side of field two, off
Brook Street.
Masons pork dinner
The Oregon Masons will be
returning this year with their
annual pork dinner on Satur-
day from 11a.m. to 8p.m., or
until the pork is gone, Jor-
dan Dietrich, senior warden of
Oregon Lodge #151, told the
Observer in an email. The last
couple of years that has been
by about 5p.m., he said.
They will be serving barbe-
cue pork sandwiches, which
come with a pickle and either
lemonade or iced tea, for $5
near the beer tent in the pool
shelter. Meals are also available
for $7 and include a barbecue
June 22, 2017 Oregon Observer - Summer Fest 13
Club fundraiser, Thrilla on the
Grilla, will be returning from
11a.m. to 5p.m. Sunday in the
beer tent.
The music, raffle and din-
ner is the Lions Clubs biggest
fundraiser of the year, president
Pete Vang said.
A substantial amount of
proceeds are given back to the
festival, like we donate money
to the fireworks, Vang said.
But part stays within the club
to use throughout the course of
the year for other things with-
in the community, like vision
eye screening, safety days and
Stuff the Bus.
The meal will be a choice
between a half rack of bar-
becue ribs or a half-chicken,
each including beans, choice of
File photo by Samantha Christian
potato salad or cole slaw, and a
roll and butter. Tickets are $12,
or $10 in advance at the Oregon
Area Chamber of Commerce,
and include a meal and one
If You Go If You Go entry into the raffle. There is
also a hot dog meal for $4 for
kids.
What: Oregon Masons pork What: Thrilla on the Grilla
dinner Up for grabs at the raffle is
When: 11a.m. to 5p.m. Sun- $500 for first place, $100 for
When: 11a.m. to 8p.m. (or day, June 25
second and $50 for third. Win-
until pork runs out), Saturday, Where: Beer tent, Kiser Park ners will be announced 4p.m.
June 24
Cost: $12 meal, $10 in Sunday.
Where: Pool shelter near advance Country music performers
beer tent, Kiser Park returning this year during the
Cost: $5 sandwich, $7 meal event are Horse from 11a.m.
to 1:15p.m., followed by Back
Oregon High School senior Forty at 1:30p.m. New to the
scholarship and donations to lineup is Time Travelers, a clas-
pork sandwich, baked beans, the Oregon splash pad and the sic rock cover band from Indi-
homemade coleslaw, chips, Childrens Dyslexia Center of ana, headlining the show from
pickle and lemonade or iced Madison, Dietrich said. 3:30-5:30p.m.
tea.
Proceeds from the event will Thrilla on the Grilla
Contact Amber Levenhagen
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Music marches on
Parade of Bands set for Sunday at OHS
SCOTT DE LARUELLE
Unified Newspaper Group
One of the premier
marching bands in the area,
O r eg o n H i g h S c h o o l s
Shadow (formerly Shadow
Drum and Bugle Corps)
welcomes in some of the
other top groups for Sun-
days Parade of Bands.
The annual parade and
field competition, held at
O H S Pa n t h e r S t a d i u m ,
features bands from Lake
Mills, Appleton, Racine,
Fort Atkinson and Sun Prai-
rie.
Event organizer Sonja
Patterson said the events
are built on a tradition of
excellence that stretches
back to 1972 and the gen-
esis of the Mid-America
Competing Band Direc-
tors Association. The Ore-
gon High School Sum-
mer Marching Band was
a founding member of
MACBDA and has compet-
ed in every summer season
since its inception.
Patterson said MACBDA
is the only remaining sum-
mer marching band compe-
tition circuit in America.
The field show compe-
tition begins at 6:45p.m.
Sunday. Tickets are $9 per
person or $25 for a family
of four or less.
L a s t y e a r, t h e O H S
marching band changed
If You Go
What: Parade of Bands
When: 7p.m. Sunday,
June 25
Where: Oregon High
School Panther Stadium,
456 N. Perry Pkwy.
Info:
oregonwisummerfest.
com
Parade of
Bands lineup
6:55p.m. Racine Scouts,
Racine
7:12p.m. Rock River
Concord, Fort Atkinson
7:29p.m. Green Berets,
File photo by Samantha Christian Janesville
Shadow members perform at last years Summer Fest
7:56p.m. Luther
parade. They will compete at Sundays Parade of Bands. Vanguard of Wisconsin,
Appleton
With decades of experience, an army of 8:13p.m. Lighthouse
supporters behind us, and a bold vision for Brigade, Racine
8:30p.m. Sound of Sun
the future, Shadow continues to surprise. Prairie, Sun Prairie
Sonja Patterson, Parade of Bands organizer 8:47p.m. Shadow,
Oregon
its name to Shadow as and Oregon community.
it entered into the ranks of With decades of experi- Email Unified Newspaper
Drum Corps International. ence, an army of supporters Group reporter Scott
Patterson thanked the behind us, and a bold vision De Laruelle at scott.
unwavering support from for the future, Shadow con- delaruelle@wcinet.com.
the Oregon School District tinues to surprise, she said.
Bridget Fisher and Avery Holtman sit in the hot air balloon
basket last year.
Balloon rides return Friday
Event, as always, is
weather dependent
Mother nature was not
cooperative last year, but
organizers are hoping for
better conditions for the
hot air balloon rides at
Summer Fest this time
around.
The rides, which bring
people about 40 feet
above the Kiser Park soc-
cer fields, are expected
to begin around 6:30 or
7p.m. Friday, June 23 or scholarship.
whenever the wind calms
down explained event
organizer Tony Anton-
iewicz.
It is expected to last
about two hours overall,
with each ride between
five and 10 minutes. The
balloon can accommodate
two people in addition to
the operator.
Antoniewicz said there
is a recommended $20 Antoniewicz said.
donation per ride, with
File photo by Kate Newton
If You Go
What: Hot air balloon
rides
When: 6:30-8:30p.m.
Friday, June 23
Where: Kiser Park
soccer field
Cost: Suggested $20
donation
money going toward an
Oregon High School
The event is first come,
first serve, he said, advis-
ing people to show up ear-
ly to fill out waiver forms.
Riders must be age 10 or
older.
All of it, though, is
dependent on the weather.
I hate to get everybody
excited about it and not do
it, but due to safety, its a
very game-time decision,
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Girls soccer Home Talent League

Orioles drop
two games
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor

The Oregon Home Tal-

ent team dropped its sixth
straight game Sunday, 8-1
at Hollandale.
The Orioles dropped to
1-8 overall in the West-
ern Section North Divi-
sion and are seven games
behind first-place Verona
and two games out of the
eighth and final playoff
spot with seven to go.
Abe Maurice finished
4-for-4 to lead the Ore-
gons offense.
Tanler Ames struck out
six and allowed one run in
a complete game for Hol-
landale (4-4).
Verona 11, Oregon 2
The Orioles were swept
in the regular season series
against Verona Saturday,
falling 11-2 at Stampfl
Field.
Mike Jordahl and John
Moynihan (3-for-5) both
homered in the fourth
inning as the Cavaliers
jumped out to an 8-0 lead.
Simon Maurice, Abe
Maurice, Tyler Damon and
Logan Laski had the only
Photo by Anthony Iozzo hits for Oregon.
Senior goalie Abby Breitbach (middle) embraces senior defender Claudia Jones (left) and sophomore defender Sydney McKee after Fridays 3-1 loss to Adam Heath took
top-ranked Whitefish Bay in the WIAA Division 2 state semifinal at Kohler Engines Stadium at Uihlein Soccer Park in Milwaukee. Breitbach had 10 saves in the loss for Oregon. He
the loss. allowed seven earned runs
on eight hits and five walks

Closing the season at state

Panthers unable to topple
eventual D2 champs
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
It was not a storybook ending for
the Oregon High School girls soccer
team Friday, but it was pretty close
as the Panthers finished their sea-
son in the WIAA Division 2 state
semifinals.
Oregon was given the challenge of
trying to take down Whitefish Bay,
the top-ranked team in Division 2, at
Kohler Engines Stadium at Uihlein
Soccer Park in Milwaukee, but the
fourth-ranked Panthers ran into
senior Taylor Kerwin in the 3-1 loss.
Kerwin, who is one of the top play-
ers in the state, finished with a goal
and two assists, as Whitefish Bay
the eventual champion struck first
late in the first half and never trailed.
Oregon (14-2-4 overall) missed a
chance to make its third straight state
final, coach Julie Grutzner said being
one of the last four teams left in the
state is not an easy feat.
It shows that our program is not
just a fluke, Grutzner said. I think
we have the potential to make it
back here. Will it be next year? Who
knows? But based on the youth in our
program and what they showed in
this game against an extremely good
team, I think we have the chance to
in three innings. Laski
allowed an earned run on
one hit in one inning, and
Brandon Knobel allowed
three earned runs on five
make it every year. hits and six walks in four
The Panthers nearly took a lead innings.
early in the first half on a direct kick Ve r o n a s A a r o n D o t t
from senior Holly Kaboord, but
Whitefish Bay junior goalie Grace
Turn to HTL/Page 16
James was able to guard the net and
prevented a rebound chance. Sopho-
more forward Maddy Swartzmiller Whats next
and freshman forward Avery Fanning
also had shots on goal in the first half Oregon Home Talent
that James handled. hosts Argyle (4-4) at
1p.m. Sunday.
Turn to State/Page 16

Girls soccer

Five make first-team All-Badger South

ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
Seniors Holly Kaboord,
Claudia Jones and Abby Bre-
itbach, junior Sammy Eyers
and sophomore Sydney
McKee all earned first-team
All-Badger South honors this
season.
They were joined by
second-teamers senior Mad-
elyn Peach, junior Emma
Roemer and sophomore Mad-
dy Swartzmiller and honor-
able mention senior Carolyn
Vogt.
Oregon won its sixth
straight conference title, shar-
ing it with Madison Edge-
wood (5-0-1).
Kaboord led the Panthers
with 17 goals and four assists.
The midfielder had five
game-winning goals.
Breitbach, who missed the
final conference game with
an injury, finished the season
with 35 saves in 1,076 min-
utes as the starting goalie. She
had nine shutouts and was
Turn to Soccer/Page 16

All-Badger South Conference

Photo by Anthony Iozzo
Senior Holly Kaboord chases down a ball in the first half Friday in the WIAA Divi-
sion 2 state semifinal. She scored a goal and finished the season with 17 goals
and five assists, also earning a spot on the All-Badger South Conference squad.
First team: Brita Hovde and Jordyn Rothwell (Madison Edgewood); Carley Albrecht and Ally Burke (Mil-
ton); Jensen Ruesch and Gabi Arnold (Monona Grove); Holly Kaboord, Sydney McKee, Sammy Eyers,
Claudia Jones and Abby Breitbach (Oregon)
Second team: Madeline Cruz, Rachel Thoma, Jamila Hamdan and Karen Walker (Edgewood); Jackie
Jensen (Fort Atkinson); Chloe Buesche (Milton); Yasmine Faouzi and Sequioa Cruz (Monona Grove);
Maddy Swartzmiller, Emma Roemer and Madelyn Peach (Oregon); Cassidy Bach (Stoughton)
Honorable mentions: Emma Spaulding, Madison DeMorett, Suzanna Lohr (Edgewood); Sophie Wendt,
Mady Davis Troller, Annabelle Shere, Anna Cappaert and Maeve Kim (Monona Grove); Emily Benzschaw-
el and Kennedy Ludwig (Monroe); Carolyn Vogt (Oregon)
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Softball

Kleckler, Gratz selected to WFSCA Senior All-Star team

O r eg o n H i g h S c h o o l
graduates Marissa Kleck-
ler and Jenna Gratz were
both selected to play on
the Division 1 Gray team
for the Wisconsin Fast-
pitch Softball Coaches
Associations Senior All
Star game.
The games were June 13
at Woodside Sports Com-
plex in Wisconsin Dells.
There were six total
Division 1 teams and each
played twice.
There was a banquet
on June 12 at Chula Vista
Resort.
Kleckler, who was an
all-conference shortstop
last year, moved to second
base this season, where
she had a .943 fielding
percentage.
She collected 17 hits
in 62 at-bats, including a
seven doubles for a .274
batting average. Kleckler
drove in 12 runs.
Gratz hit .240 and had
nine singles and three
doubles. She was solid in
right field.
- Jeremy Jones

Soccer: Nine total girls make all-conference list

Photo by Mary Langenfeld
Oregon Home Talent pitcher Adam Heath (24) attempts to Continued from page 15
pick off a Verona first base runner Saturday against the Vero-
na Cavaliers at Stampfl Field. Verona defeated Oregon 11-2. 6-2-4 overall.

HTL: Orioles swept by Verona

Eyers had four assists
as a midfielder, and Jones
(two assists) and McK-
in regular-season series ee (two goals, one assist)
were two of the defensive
Continued from page 15 Justin Scanlon finished the leaders helping Oregon
game and allowed a hit in allow just seven goals in
three innings, striking out 20 games.
allowed two earned runs on two. Swartzmiller, a forward,
three hits in six innings for and Roemer, a midfielder,
the win. He struck out 12. were key offensive play-
ers.
Swartzmiller fin-
Western Section ished with 10 goals and
North Division W-L South Division W-L three assists, including
Verona 8-1 Wiota 5-2 five game-winners, and
Roemer had six goals and
Mount Horeb/Pine Bluff 6-1 Ridgeway 5-4 three assists, including
West Middleton 4-4 Shullsburg/Benton 4-4 one game-winner.
Peach had three assists
Dodgeville 3-5 Argyle 4-4 as a defender, and Vogt Photo by Anthony Iozzo
Muscoda 2-6 Hollandale 4-4 finished with a goal as a Senior goalie Abby Breitbach makes a save Friday in the WIAA Division 2 state semifinal.
midfielder. She was named to the first-team all-Badger South Conference squad this season and fin-
Oregon 1-8 Blanchardville 3-6 ished her high school career at state despite having been injured since May 16.

State: Oregon finishes season 14-2-4 overall after making third straight state appearance
Continued from page 15

On the other end, senior Abby Breitbach returned

Photos by Anthony Iozzo
Senior defender Madelyn Peach closes down a passing lane for Whitefish
Bay senior Taylor Kerwin in the first half Friday in the D2 state semifinal.
from an ankle injury that had kept her out since injuring
it May 16 against Mount Horeb. Breitbach was tested
early and often in the first half, with Whitefish Bay put-
ting up 19 shots, nine on goal.
Breitbach made acrobatic, diving saves and did her
best against a potent offensive attack. Then in the 43rd
minute, Kerwin sped past the defense on the left side
and blasted a shot at Breitbach.
Breitbach made a diving save to knock the ball away,
but senior forward Daria Ghorbanpoor was right there
in the penalty box to knock in the rebound.
Every five minutes when I didnt get a ball and the
pain started coming back, that reminded me (of my
injury), said Breitbach, who finished with 10 saves.
But the adrenaline definitely kept me going. I was glad
I was able to finish it out.
In the second half, Breitbach saw fewer shots, but the
chances were just as good for the Blue Dukes. Kerwin
once again was involved in the offense. Kerwin had a
one-touch pass to the center of the box that senior for-
ward Brianna Murano finished in the 57th minute. Senior midfielder Carolyn Vogt battles for a loose with
Kerwin finished the scoring for the Blue Dukes with Whitefish Bay senior defender Fiona Joyce in the first
an unassisted blast from the top of the box to make it half Friday in the D2 state semifinal.
3-0 in the 65th minute.
Despite allowing three goals, Grutzner said that she to squeeze one in there at the end, especially for Hol-
thinks Breitbach is one of the best goalies in the state. lys sake because she is our leader, Grutzner said. I
We held (Breitbach) out for this game and told her feel like we played them tough, because that is a good
if we make it back to state, we need her, Grutzner said. team.
And she came up with some huge saves that kept it Whitefish Bay won the D2 state title 5-1 over sev-
0-0. She hasnt been in a game for over three weeks, enth-ranked Wauwatosa East. It was the Blue Dukes
eighth title in 19 state appearances.

A threat to make state again

While several players graduate after one of the most success-
ful runs by any class in Oregon High School history, the Panthers
retain a strong talent base.
Graduating are seniors Abby Breitbach, Holly Kaboord, Meagan
Brakob, Claudia Jones, Madelyn Peach and Anna Neidhart, who
leave as former champions and three-time state qualifiers, as well
as four-time Badger South Conference champions. Senior Caroline
Vogt was on the varsity roster the past two state appearances.
At least 21 players expected to be back next season. One other,
junior midfielder Emma Roemer, hasnt decided whether she will
play for the Wisconsin Eclipse club team next year.
I feel like we have a good shot to be in a position (to make
the state tournament), coach Julie Grutzner said. Next year, they
rank teams. If they had ranked this year, we probably wouldnt
have played Whitefish Bay this year. It would have been Wauwa-
tosa East, which would have been a good battle. And maybe we
would play (Whitefish Bay) in the championship game.
We will regroup and hopefully take this experience and take the
momentum and make it back next year.
and to put her up against Whitefish Bay, the No. 1 team
in the state, that is tough. But she has the experience.
With 18 seconds remaining, Kaboord picked up her
team-leading 17th goal of the season. It was an unassist-
ed shot from the right-side of the penalty box.
I am happy we didnt give up and we were able
Breitbach fights through injury to play at state
Senior goalie Abby Breitbach will continue
to play soccer for the NAIA Viterbo University
in La Crosse next season, but she nearly missed
being able to play for Oregon at state.
Breitbach injured her ankle May 16 against
Mount Horeb and missed the rest of the regular
season, regionals and sectionals.
The Panthers rallied to win a sixth straight
conference title and regional and sectional titles
to get back to state, with junior goalie Kelly
Kubicek and freshman goalie Melia Moyer tak-
ing her spot and the rest of the team playing well
We knew Whitefish Bay had been cleaning house on
most teams, Grutzner said. Their only loss was a team
from Illinois, and we are a young team. Yeah, we have
some key seniors, but essentially we are a young team,
and they are a junior-senior team.
enough to continue to win.
I am glad they were able to get me back to
state because I just really wanted to finish my
season here, Breitbach said. It was really hard,
especially being a senior, watching my team
play, but they played so well. I was so proud of
them.
Breitbach finished with 10 saves in the 3-1
loss to Whitefish Bay in the WIAA Division 2
state semifinal and finished her senior year with
35 saves in 1,076 minutes. She had nine shutouts
and a 6-2-4 record.
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Jackie J. Wallace in Tomah at the time and
moved several times before
settling in 1955 in Oregon.
Jackie was a member of
the Class of 1966 of Ore-
gon High School, attended
UW-Oshkosh, later trans-
ferring to UW-Madison,
receiving her bachelor of
science (art) degree and
later completed her mas-
ters in finance. In 1969,
she married Jim Wallace,
and sons Jamie (1973) and
Jackie Wallace Matt (1975) were born.
She became a loan
officer for First Federal
Jackie J. (Ross) Wal- Savings and Loan, help-
lace went home to be with ing many achieve their
Jesus on May 25, 2017, at dreams. She fought and
Agrace Hospice in Fitch- overcame many battles in
burg after a long and brave her life, crediting her faith
battle with lung disease. in Christ. Jackie had many
She was born Dec. 31,
friends and was a prolific
1947 in Black River Falls, student, studying every-
to Dale and June (Eberdt) thing that took her interest,
Ross. The family lived including the stock market.
Obituary
The absolute pride in her
life besides her faith was
her 10 grandchildren.
She is survived by her
sons, Jamie (Michelle)
Wallace of Columbus and
Matt (Jamie) Wallace of
Stoughton; grandchildren,
(Jamie) Caitlyn, Jake, Ben,
Will and Grace, and (Matt)
Weston, Brielle, Nolan and
Avenley. She is further
survived by brother, Steve
(Liz) Ross of Gypsum,
Colo.; and sister, Su (Nick)
DaWalt of Tomahawk.
S h e wa s p r e c e d e d i n
death by her parents,
Dale (2006) and June
(2014) Ross; granddaugh-
ter, Nevaeh Rae Wallace
(2009); and friend, Tom
Kresl (1999).
Jackie was very proud
of Nevaehs life and the
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Legals
ORDINANCE NO. 17-10
VILLAGE OF OREGON
AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL
AND RECREATE CHAPTER
22 OF THE VILLAGE CODE
OF ORDINANCES, RELATING
TO STORMWATER
MANAGEMENT AND
EROSION CONTROL
RECITALS
1. The Village has undertaken to
develop an ordinance repealing and rec-
reating Chapter 22 of the Village code of
Ordinances, relating to stormwater man-
agement and erosion control. A copy of
the new Chapter 22 is attached as Exhibit
A to this Ordinance.
2. On May 11, 2017 and May 18, 2017,
the Village published a Class 2 Notice of
a public hearing the new Chapter 22.
3. On June 1, 2017, the Village Plan-
ning Commission conducted a public
hearing on the new Chapter 22 and rec-
ommended that it be adopted.
4. On June 5, 2017, the Village Board
considered Chapter 22.
ORDINANCE
NOW THEREFORE the Village Board
of the Village of Oregon, Dane County,
Wisconsin adopts the following ordi-
2017 at 5:30 p.m. at the Brooklyn Village
Hall, located at 210 Commercial Street.
The purpose of this meeting is for the
JRB to review the Annual Report for TID
No. 1. The meeting is open to the public.
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Choose a Chair of the Joint Re-
view Board
3. Review TID #1 Annual Report
4. Adjourn
Copies of the TID Annual Report(s)
are available for review in the Clerks Of-
fice located at the Brooklyn Village Hall,
210 Commercial Street and will be pro-
vided upon request.
Dated this 8th day of June, 2017
Linda Kuhlman
Clerk-Treasurer
Published: June 22, 2017
WNAXLP
***
NOTICE OF JOINT
REVIEW BOARD MEETING
REGARDING THE 2016 TID
ANNUAL REPORT FOR TAX
INCREMENTAL DISTRICT
(TID) NO. 2 IN THE VILLAGE
OF BROOKLYN, WISCONSIN
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the
Dr. Leslie Bergstrom, Mr. Jon Tanner,
Ms. Jina Jonen, Ms. Tori Whitish, Ms.
Kerri Modjeski, Mr. Jim Pliner, Mr. Jason
Zurawik, Ms. Dawn Goltz, Mr. Mike Carr,
Ms. Stephanie Snyder-Knutson, and Ms.
Jayne Wick.
Proof in the form of a certificate by
the Oregon Observer of communications
and public notice given to the public and
the Oregon Observer and a certificate of
posting as required by Section 19.84 Wis-
consin Statutes as to the holding of this
meeting was presented by Mr. Zach.
Mr. LeBrun moved and Mr. Krause
seconded the motion to proceed with
the meeting according to the agenda as
posted. Motion passed by 7-0 voice vote.
A. CONSENT CALENDAR:
Mr. Zach asked that the minutes be
removed from the Consent Calendar. Mr.
Ramin moved and Ms. Feeney seconded
the motion to approve the following items
on the Consent Calendar.
1. Approve minutes of the meeting -
removed;
2. Approve payments in the amount
of $ 2,442,845.16;
3. Treasurers Report - none;
4. Resignation of Julie Mandli - PT;
and Retirement of Diana Kirchdoerfer -
Speech Pathologist at BKE;
5. Staffing Assignments:
- Natasha Odette, 1.0 FTE 4th Grade
ski, Karina Sande and Grady Gruchow,
shared their experiences both at State
and National level DECA competition.
4. GoGlobal Presentation: Ms. Lou
Kindschi and students, Ben Ayers, Car-
olyn Christofferson and Karina Sande,
gave a presentation on their trip to Peru.
D. ACTION ITEMS:
1. From Policy: 564 Prevention of the
Aiding and Abetting of Sexual Abuse: Mr.
Zach distributed suggested changes to
Policy 564 and moved to accept his rec-
ommendation and Mr. LeBrun seconded
the motion. Discussion was held.
In a roll call vote, the following mem-
bers voted yes: Mr. Zach and Mr. Ramin.
The following members voted no: Ms.
Feeney, Ms. Odorico, Ms. Flanagan, Mr.
Krause and Mr. LeBrun. Motion failed 2-5.
Ms. Odorico moved and Mr. LeBrun sec-
onded the motion to refer Policy 564 back
to the Policy Committee for further review
and to bring back a recommendation for
Policy 564 to the June 12 meeting. Motion
passed 6-1. Mr. Zach voted no.
2. Cancellation of May 22, 2017
Board Meeting; Mr. Ramin moved and Ms.
Feeney seconded the motion to cancel
the May 22, 2017 meeting and authorize
payments in the interim. Motion passed
7-0.
E. DISCUSSION ITEMS:
1. Committee Reports:
a. Policy: Ms. Flanagan reported that
the Policy Committee will be meeting
within the next month.
b. Vision Steering: Mr. Ramin re-
ported that there will be a special VSC
meeting Tuesday, May 9th beginning at
5:30 p.m. There will also be a meeting on
May 17th.
E. INFORMATION ITEMS:
1. Personalized Learning Initiative
Update: Dr. Bergstrom and Mr. Tanner
gave an update on the Personalized
Learning Initiative.
2. Superintendents Report: Dr. Bu-
sler reported:
- Tuesday, May 9th, Oregon Rotary
will meet in the new OASIS and tour the
new academic wing.
- VSC Meeting Tuesday, May 9th at
5:30 p.m.
- Thursday, May 25th 4:30 -7 PM
there will be a Community tour of OHS.
- Crystal Apple Award nominees:
Jillian Beaty, Mike Derrick, Kyle Loshaw,
Kelly McGaw, Carrie Janes, Emily Ander-
son, Jenn Landas and David Keane. Ms.
Kathy Doyle Horney was the Crystal Ap-
ple Award winner. This will air this week.
- Mr. Dave Ebert won the WI Mathe-
matics Council 2017 Math Teacher of the
Year;
- Several Music concerts;
- Graduation June 11th at 1 PM -
F. CLOSING:
1. Future Agenda was discussed.
2. Check Out
G. ADJOURNMENT:
Mr. Krause moved and Mr. Ramin
seconded the motion to adjourn the
meeting. Motion passed by unanimous
voice vote. Meeting adjourned at 8:29
p.m.
Krista Flanagan, Clerk
Oregon School District
Published: June 22, 2017
WNAXLP
***

nance:
1. Chapter 22 of the Village Code of
Ordinances is repealed and recreated as
set forth on Attachment A.
2. This ordinance shall take effect
upon passage and posting or publication
Early Ad Deadlines
Village of Brooklyn will hold a Joint Re- at NKE;
view Board (JRB) meeting on June 29, - Amelia (Amy) Bestul, 1.0 FTE 4th
2017 at 6:00 p.m. at the Brooklyn Village Grade at NKE;
Hall, located at 210 Commercial Street. - Kristin DuPuis, 1.0 FTE 5th Grade
The purpose of this meeting is for the at RCI;
- Ashlyn Burr, 1.0 FTE 2nd Grade at

pursuant to law.
The foregoing ordinance was ad-
opted by the Village Board of the Village
of Oregon at a meeting held on June 19,
2017.
APPROVED:
__________________________________
Steven L. Staton, Village President
ATTEST:
__________________________________
Peggy S. K. Haag, Village Clerk
Posted: June 23, 2017
Published: June 22, 2017
WNAXLP
***
NOTICE
The regular meeting of the Ore-
gon School District Board of Education
scheduled for Monday, June 26, 2017 has
been cancelled.
The next regular meeting of the
Board of Education will be July 10, 2017.
A complete agenda will be published in
the July 6, 2017 issue of the Oregon Ob-
server.
Published: June 22, 2017
JRB to review the Annual Report for TID
No. 2. The meeting is open to the public.
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Choose a Chair of the Joint Re-
view Board
3. Review TID #2 Annual Report
4. Adjourn
Copies of the TID Annual Report(s)
are available for review in the Clerks Of-
fice located at the Brooklyn Village Hall,
210 Commercial Street and will be pro-
vided upon request.
Dated this 8th day of June, 2017
Linda Kuhlman
Clerk-Treasurer
Published: June 22, 2017
WNAXLP
***
MINUTES OF THE
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
SCHOOL BOARD OF THE
OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICT
HELD ON MAY 8, 2017
The regular meeting of the School
4th of July
NKE;
- Danielle Valentine, 1.0 FTE 2nd
grade at BKE;
- Change in Contract Geri Hamilton
from 1.0 FTE to .5 FTE BKE/NKE;
6. Donations:
- Bob and Leitha Schenkenber $50 to
Oregon Splash Pad;
- Pam and Tom Clark $400 to Oregon July 5th Great Dane Shopping News
Splash Pad;
- Drs. Dennis and Lynda Farrar, $200
to Oregon Splash Pad;
Display ad deadline: Wednesday June 28 at 3pm
Classified ad deadline: Thursday, June 29 at Noon
In a roll call vote, the following mem-
bers voted yes: Mr. Ramin, Ms. Feeney,
Ms. Odorico, Ms. Flanagan, Mr. Krause,
Mr. LeBrun and Mr. Zach. Motion passed
7-0.
1. Board Minutes of April 24, 2017 - July 6th Oregon Observer, Stoughton Courier Hub
and Verona Press
Mr. Zach proposed changes to the min-
utes to clarify wording in the Election of
Officers section. Mr. Zach moved to ap-
Display & Classified ad deadline:
prove the minutes with those changes.
Mr. Krause seconded the motion. Motion
passed 7-0.
LIC:
B. COMMUNICATION FROM PUB- Thursday, June 29 at Noon
Mr. Charles Uphoff from Fitchburg

In observance of the holiday,

WNAXLP Board of the Oregon School District
was called to order by the President, Mr.
Steve Zach at 6:30 PM in the OSD Inno-
***
vation Center at the Oregon High School
NOTICE OF JOINT in the Village of Oregon, Dane County,
REVIEW BOARD MEETING Wisconsin. Upon roll call, the following
board members were present: Ms. Barba-
REGARDING THE 2016 TID
ra Feeney, Mr. Tim LeBrun, Ms. Courtney
ANNUAL REPORT FOR TAX Odorico, Mr. Jeff Ramin, Mr. Dan Krause,
INCREMENTAL DISTRICT Ms. Krista Flanagan and Mr. Steve Zach.
(TID) NO. 1 IN THE VILLAGE The following board members were ab-
sent: none. Administrators present: Dr.
OF BROOKLYN, WISCONSIN Brian Busler, Mr. Andy Weiland, Mrs.
urged Board and community members to
contact their legislators regarding K-12
funding.
our offices will be closed Tuesday, July 4, 2017.
C. INFORMATION ITEMS:
1. OEA Report: No report.
2. Student Report: Tessa Reilly re-
ported on Student Council activities.
3. DECA Report: Mr. John Curkovic
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that had been zeroed out in
the computer program but
had receipts of payment ini-
tialled by him. He stated he
didnt have a clue who did
this or why this happened,
but later acknowledged what
he had done, the complaint
said.
Geske stated that he
had in fact stolen the cash
from the Village of Oregon
Municipal Court during his
time as a clerk and that he
did it a lot of times, the
complaint states. Geske
stated, I did it a lot of
times if you notice Hispan-
ic names, people hard to
track.
He told the detective that
he tried not to take too
much money each month
to avoid a red flag, but
added that he knew
someday Id get caught at
it.
B a s i c a l l y y o u h av e
proof right there in front of
you, he said, according to
the complaint. Theres the
receipt, kept it there its
not like I tried to conceal
the receipts.
The investigation lasted
from Jan. 10 until March
15, according to the memo,
and led to the charges last
Friday. Geske made his first
appearance in court Thurs-
day morning. He faces up to
28 years in prison if con-
victed of all charges.
A status conference is
scheduled for July 10,
according to online court
records.
Coxs memo states she
and other officials imple-
mented audit procedures
after the alleged misconduct
was discovered, including
a camera to monitor clerk
activities and an outside
audit procedure involv-
ing someone from outside
the courts office checking
deposits.
A Village of Oregon news
release Thursday states,
Village President Steve
Staton and Village admin-
istrator Michael Gracz
acknowledge their sup-
port for Judge Coxs quick
response and management
when discovering the theft.
Contact Scott Girard at
ungreporter@wcinet.com
and follow him on Twitter
@sgirard9.
Reports are taken from the daily brief- rested for domestic disorderly conduct was arrested for first-offense operating
ings provided by the Oregon Police De- and domestic battery after he alleged- while intoxicated after she was stopped
partment. ly hit his 44-year-old wifes arm away for driving 96 mph in a 70 mph speed
from a door after an argument. limit zone on Hwy. 14. She refused a
April 22 blood draw.
6:11p.m. A 60-year-old man was April 24 8:45p.m. A 20-year-old man was ar-
cited for disorderly conduct after he 6:44a.m. Eight vehicles were gone rested for domestic disorderly conduct
allegedly urinated on numerous cases through on East Richards Road, Elm and first-offense operating while intox-
of beer in the storage room at Oregon Street and Soden Drive with some icated after he allegedly caused a dis-
Bowl. A preliminary breath test indicat- items stolen, including a $50,000 back turbance at a family members house
ed a blood alcohol content of .219. He stimulator, power tools and prescrip- where he had lived for three months.
was transported to detox. tion medications. All vehicles were un- The man was intoxicated and admitted
10:37p.m. Officers located an intox- locked. driving home from Madison.
icated woman getting into her car on
the 6000 block of Hwy. D after a report April 26 April 30
of a woman laying in a ditch with her 5:24p.m. An unknown man alleged- 2:44a.m. A man was arrested for
pants down on Hwy. CC. Oregon offi- ly stole two candy bars from Kwik Trip first-offense operating while intoxi-
cers stood by until Dane County Sher- on the 800 block of North Main Street cated after he admitted to police to
iffs deputies arrived at the scene. around 5p.m. smoking marijuana and snorting a line
of cocaine. He was also charged with
April 23 April 28 possession of marijuana and drug par-
10:58a.m. Two vehicles had their 3:34p.m. A 35-year-old man was ar- aphernalia and operating after suspen-
passenger side front windows smashed rested for felony bail jumping, posses- sion. A 38-year-old passenger in his
out between 10 and 10:50a.m. while sion of heroin and possession of drug car allegedly provided him with the co-
the owners were using the trail on the paraphernalia after a report of a possi- caine and the passenger was snorting it
400 block of West Netherwood Street. ble overdose. while the man was driving.
A purse and another unknown object
were taken from the cars. April 29
6:54p.m. A 47-year-old man was ar- 2:09a.m. A 26-year-old woman Compiled by Scott Girard
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Koelsch: Retiring senior center director looks forward to not making decisions all the time
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she said.
Worried about the
future
Still, there were times she
had to worry about funding.
The Town of Dunn pulled
out in 2012 because it felt it
was paying a disproportion-
ate share to the Village of
Oregon, which owns the cen-
ter and provides space and
services to residents of the
partnering communities. Last
year, the Village of Brooklyn
announced that it, too, would
stop funding the center.
The pullouts meant the
center was looking at an
almost $50,000 cut in reve-
nue over a four-year period.
When the Town of Dunn
announced it was going to
withdraw, I was worried that
the senior center would just
go down the tubes, Koelsch
said. It was the same thing
when Village of Brooklyn
pulled out.
She recalled that after
having a contract in place
for so many years, she was
Retirement party
There will be a retirement open house for Alison Koelsch
from 1-3p.m. Friday, June 30, at the senior center.
The event celebrates her 20 years as senior center direc-
tor and wishes her well as she transitions into retirement.
There will be a special recognition at 1:30p.m., a few
surprises and refreshments.
Koelsch asks that the only thing people bring is a non-
perishable item for the Oregon Area Food Pantry, such as
canned fruit, vegetables, chicken, tuna, peanut butter or
cereal.
from UW-La Crosse in the and when it became appar-
late 1970s with a degree in ent that her position wouldnt
recreation. return, Koelsch decided to
I wanted to work for a city move there.
park and rec department, and In 1983, she got a part-
I did my fieldwork in Eau time job at Methodist Hos-
Claire, she remembered. I pital (now Meriter) in Mad-
enjoyed that, but I got a good ison supervising volunteers
dose of people complaining on weekends and evenings,
File photo about things, too. and after a year, she took a
Oregon Area Senior Center director Alison Koelsch, left, dresses up as Mrs. Claus with assis- Her first real job after job at the Retired and Senior
tant to the director Anne Stone, right, as an elf during a Christmas performance in 2014. graduating was in Green Volunteer Program of Dane
Bay working with delinquent County. The volunteer orga-
just sick about losing the seniors away is just heart- increase their support, while
support and really worried breaking. Dunn continued to contribute teenagers. She liked it but nization provides services to
was laid off within her first senior citizens.
about the future of the cen- But the municipalities about $15,500 annually.
ter. that remained in the con- year, due to programming That was a nice stepping
A Wisconsin native cuts. She had been commut- stone, Koelsch remembered.
Koelsch told the Observ- tract the towns of Oregon
er in February 2016 the and Rutland and the Village Koelsch grew up in Rich- ing on weekends to Madison Thats when I started work-
for Army Reserve training, ing with an older popula-
thought of having to turn of Oregon found a way to land Center and graduated
tion.
She did intergenerational

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programming at RSVP for
the next decade and really
enjoyed it, and then moved
her career forward when she
became director of senior
services for the Village of
McFarland.

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I did that for three years,
but this job opened and was
a lot better pay, so I took it,
she recalled. It was a huge
leap for me.
At home in Oregon
Koelsch and her family
WE WILL BE OPEN MONDAY, JULY 3, 9 am-4pm & TUESDAY, JULY 4, 9am-1pm moved to Oregon the same
year she began running the
center. Now divorced, she
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A few years ago, she sold

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Rolling Meadows, a coop-
erative housing community
by shopping outside the box! for people over 55 on the
villages east side. Koelsch
said she hopes to live there a
Stoughton location will close July 3rd long time.
Shes looking forward
to retirement because she
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the time.
I feel the weight slowly
lifting off my shoulders,
Annuals Perennials Baskets Patio Pots Seeds she said. I want the oppor-
tunity to come and go when
I want, to take day trips,
We will re-open in early maybe do a little traveling.
September for the Fall season Shes already planned a
trip to California for a week
with Mums, Pumpkins, after she retires in July.
Gourds and Corn Shocks! More than anything, she
wants to use her free time to
take care of herself.
In the beautiful town of Dunn Ive been neglecting
that, she revealed. Its hard
1828 Sandhill Road, to find the time when youre
working full time.
Oregon, WI Until about two weeks
608-835-7569 ago, Koelsch was still serv-
ing as president of RSVP of
Directions from Stoughton:
Take 138 toward Oregon. Go past Eugsters Farm Summer Hours Dane County. Shes stepped
down, but remains on its
Market, one mile and turn right on Sunrise Rd. Go
one more mile then turn left on Town Line Rd.
Continue on to Sand Hill Rd. (approximately one
Start June 20 board of directors and will
FISH HATCHER Y RD.

mile) and turn right. Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. continue to volunteer for it,
Directions from Fitchburg:
Take Fish Hatchery Road south to Netherwood Sat.-Sun. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. she said.
.
Road. Turn left and go through Oregon past She expects life after retir-
ing to be a huge change.
Come early for the
Walgreens to a left on Sand Hill Road. CTY. M
Directions from Verona:
Take Cty. M to Fish Hatchery Rd. Turn right and No more setting the
go to Netherwood Road. Turn left at Nether- alarm, and no more lying in
wood Rd. through Oregon past Walgreens to a
left on Sand Hill Rd. best selection! bed thinking about whats
got to be done the next day,
unless its something fun,
she said with a laugh.

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