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Oostburg resident Luke Traver, pupil of master carver Robert Sieg Siegel Jr., was at the Oregon AreaSenior Center Monday morning to demonstrate wood shoe carving techniques.

Crafting a lost art at Oregon Senior CenterOn Monday morning,

Oregon was the epicenter ofsome old-world craftsman-ship that is a dying form of

art and popular life. Oost-burg resident Luke Traver,pupil of master carver Rob-ert Sieg Siegel, Jr., was

at the Oregon Area SeniorCenter Monday morning to

Oregon School District

Oregon schools are exceeding expectations on DPI report cardsScott De LarueLLeUnifed Newspaper Group

T he Oregon Schoo lDistrict and all six of itsschools earned marks ofexceeds expectations inlast weeks release of the

Wisconsin Department ofPublic Instructions (DPI)report cards.

This was the first year thereport cards were releasedfor school districts, whileindividual schools alsoreceived ratings last year.

U n d e r W i s c o n s i n sreport card system, eachschool receives an overallaccountability rating on a0 to 100 scale, derived fromthe schools performance ina number of subcategories,including student scores on

standardized tests, wheth-er students have shownimprovement in math andreading on those tests, andstudent graduation andattendance rates. Eachschool and the district as awhole then falls into one of

five accountability catego-ries based on their overallscore: significantly exceedsexpectations (overall scoreof 83 to 100); exceedsexpectations (73 to 82.9);meets expectations (63 to

Oregon mancritical afterI-94 accidentBiLL LivickUnifed Newspaper Group

An Oregon man is incritical condition in theIntensive Care Unit of a LaCrosse hospital after he lostcontrol of the truck he wasdriving on Saturday, Sept.14.

J o s hBelow and

Scott Stoffel,both of Ore-g o n , w e r einjured whenthe t rucksrear passen-ger tire blewout, causingthe vehicleand trailer to roll over onInterstate 94 near Tomah.

Below, who was notwearing a seatbelt, wasejected from the truck.Stoffel, the passenger, waswearing a seat belt and wasassisted out of the truck bytwo men, Chris Jessen andChris Haefner, both from

Minneapolis, just beforethe truck was engulfed inflames.

Below and Stoffel weretaken by ambulance toTomah Memorial Hospital,where Below was trans-ferred by MedFlight toGundersen Lutheran Healthin La Crosse.

Stoffel was treated anddischarged later Saturdayevening.

Below is in critical condi-tion at Gundersen Lutheranwith severe head trauma,lung injury and multiplefractures. He will be in thehospitals ICU for an unde-termined period of time,said his sister, MelissaRock, who contacted theObserver to let the commu-nity know about Belowssituation.

Josh is still in a medi-cally induced coma, and weare waiting for his lungs toheal before they can startwaking him up, she toldthe Observer. Once theywake him up, they will beable to identify what type ofbrain injury has occurred.

Below, a lifelong Ore-gon resident, is the ownerof Madison Plumbing and

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Village of Oregon

Budget issueslook familiarrfnn pds ll wggl ms nw hm ss nh hd

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As work on the villages2014 budget gets under-way, village administra-tor Mike Gracz sees littlechange in the factors thatshaped this years budget.

He reported that netnew construction this year which determines how

much a municipality canincrease its tax levy in agiven year has been a bitover 1 percent. Thats sim-ilar to last years, whichamounted to 1.29 percent,for a total of about $54,000in new growth. Residentsproperty taxes last yearincreased by $24.17.

Heads of the villagesvarious departments such as police and publicworks submitted 2014budget requests last monthand will meet with Graczand finance director LisaNovinska in coming weeks

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District technology

upgrades a priorityto engage studentsShls wll s$500k nsmn 5 ys

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Technology is only ameans to an end increas-i n g t h e c o n n e c t i o n sbetween teachers and stu-

dents to help facilitatebetter learning. With thedistrict embarking on afive-year spending plan

to upgrade technology inschools, staff and admin-istrators believe its moneywell spent.

In the never-endingbattle to keep up with thetechnology needs of stu-dents, the Oregon SchoolDistrict has taken a leapforward that district tech-nology director Jon Tan-ner hopes will keep its stu-dents on the cutting edge.

The district is spendingaround $500,000 over the

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School focus group sessions explore facility needsScott De LarueLLeUnifed Newspaper Group

Oregon School Districtofficials are seeking todevelop a comprehensivevision for the district andare looking for your help.

The district is holding aseries of focus group meet-ings next month to assistschool board members in

better understanding howto address ongoing facilityneeds. All district staff andcommunity members areinvited to attend and partic-ipate, but only in one of thethree, as the meetings willbe identical in nature.

The focus group meet-ings will last about twohours, starting at 6 p.m.,and will be held Oct. 1 at

the Brooklyn ElementarySchool Library, Oct. 7 atthe Fi tchburg Commu-nity Library and Oct. 8 atthe Oregon High SchoolLibrary. According to apress release issued Tues-day by the district, themeetings will follow thework of the school board,which over the past monthshas worked to define a

comprehensive vision forthe district and to identifya series of district facilityneeds.

The focus groups willc rea te an oppor tun i tyfor community membersand staff to engage in theprocess of finding solu-tions that will ultimately



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demonstrate wood shoe carv-ing techniques.

The pair are among thelast wooden shoe carv-ers left in the country. Theevent was a full house, andpeople had lots of questionsfor Traver, who carvedtraditional Dutch woodenshoes in about a half-hourwhile giving a presentation

and answering questions.Traver said a good pairof wooden shoes can beworn for years in the field

the pair he was wear-ing has lasted five yearsalready. What wears themout is pavement and get-ting metal and other bits inbetween cement and shoes.He said people who wearwooden shoes in parades,for example, can go throughan entire pair in one event.

And for those who might

want to get a start in thecraft? Good luck. Traversaid tools are very hard tocome by because of their

specific nature, down toeven the special grades ofmetals used for delicatechisel parts. He said todaysblacksmiths have troubleeven figuring out the mixof metals needed. He saidthe best way to get the toolsis be lucky enough to findthem at an antique shop.

Scott De Laruelle

Carver: Among last wooden shoe carversContinued from page 1

Homecoming week

Its homecoming weekat Oregon High School,with activities kicking offFriday, Sept. 27 with a12:55 p.m. pep assembly inthe high school gym. Thehomecoming parade stepsoff from the high school at2:10 p.m. Pre-football gameactivities begin at 6:45 p.m.at the field, with the gameagainst Madison Edgewoodslated to begin at 7 p.m.

On Saturday, the home-coming dance is scheduledfor 8-11 p.m. The court

will gather for pictures at 9p.m., with the grand marchat 9:30 p.m.

Student found with bullet shell in pocketA .22 caliber shell acci-

dentally left in a pantspocket provided a teachingmoment Monday afternoonat Oregon Middle School.

According to a releasefrom the Oregon SchoolDistrict, a student reportedto OMS principal ShannonAnderson around 2:30 p.m.that a fellow student was inpossession of a .22 caliber

shell.Anderson and an Oregon

Police Department officerimmediately met with thestudent and determined theincident was an accident andan isolated incident.

The district released thefollowing statement: Weunderstand that studentsmay accidently bring itemsto school that are not school

appropriate. As a result oftodays event, we are ask-ing all parents in the districtto have a developmentallyappropriate conversationwith their child to make suretheir coat/clothing pocketsor backpack do not containany items that do not belongon school property.


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A Town of Dunn manwho caused the death of a

woman in 2010 while underthe influence of marijuanaand speeding will face jailtime.

A Dane County judge inlate August sentenced Jer-emy Adams, now 22, to 18months in prison followedby six years of extendedsupervision, during whichhe must maintain absolutesobriety. While on extend-ed supervision, Adams willbe required to complete 60hours of community serviceper year. Adams pleadedguilty to homicide by intox-icated use of vehicle Aug.26.

The incident occurredM a y 2 6 , 2 0 1 0 , w h e nAdams, then 19, was driv-ing southbound on CountyMM. The victim, 86-year-old Mildred J. Nordhaus,had turned onto County Min front of him.

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ing injuries.Charges were not fileduntil October 2011, afterthe po l i ce depa r tmen tinvestigated further.

Fitchburg Police Depart-ment Lt. Todd Stetzer saidthe police department hadreferred the case to the dis-trict attorney, but the pros-ecutor had to wait for addi-tional accident reconstruc-tion and computer analysisof vehicle data before pro-ceeding.

Court records show awarrant was issued forAdams in November 2012after he did not appear incourt. Stetzer said he waseventually taken into custo-dy in April 2013 in anotherstate, and that incident alsodelayed the judicial pro-cess.

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The Village Board onMonday approved an engi-neering contract to beginplans to connect North andSouth Perry Parkway.

The board awarded thecontract to Ruekert-MielkeInc., at a cost of $6,475,to survey an area nearJaycee Park where NorthPerry Parkway would beextended across the Oregonbranch of Badfish Creek.

Public works directorMark Below opened bidson the project last Thursdayand said Rukert-Mielkes

was the lowest.He said engineers will

establish the alignment forthe right of way and thewetland delineation andgather enough informa-tion so we can talk withthe DNR about how we canmake this project happen.

As previously reported,the village has documentsrelated to extending NorthPerry Parkway that go backto the mid 1970s.

Village administratorMike Gracz and the boardincluded $15,000 in thisyears budget for the pre-liminary engineering workon the project. Gracz saidthe Village Board has notdecided yet whether to pro-

ceed with the road exten-sion, but we get askedabout this all the time, soits time to get some of the

answers for the project.Building a street over a

wetland area is complicatedand costly, officials said,due to the Department ofNatural Resources regula-tions related to disturbingwetlands.

Below told the board lastmonth that Alliant Ener-gy is planning to rebuildan electrical transmissionline that extends from a

substation near the OregonPolice Department to U.S.Hwy. 14.

He s a id the Vi l l ageBoard has to decide soon ifits going to move forwardwith extending North PerryParkway and establish aroute for the right of waybefore Alliant begins plac-ing utility poles so that wedont have to pay to havethem moved in the future.

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Computers and high-speedaccess to the Internetare required for job

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Unfortunately, in many com-munities,and in manyhomes, accessto high-speedInternet con-nections is nota viable option.In fact, a 2010Pew Internetand AmericanLife Projectconfirms thatone-third of theAmerican public did not havehigh-speed Internet access athome. Many of these residents

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Free Internet access at thepublic library becomes evenmore important during timesof financial hardship. Sincepublic libraries are located incommunities across the state,have more open hours thanother kinds of community agen-cies and are already familiar tomost community residents, it islogical that people come here toaccess the content and resourcesof the Internet.

A 2007 study showed thatfor more than three-quartersof American communities, thepublic library was the only

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years later. It hasnt slowed.That is certainly the case at

your Oregon Public Library.And this is especially true dur-ing the after school hours from4-6:30 p.m.

Maintaining free high-speed

Internet access at public librar-ies is integral to ensuring thatevery citizen of Wisconsin hasthe opportunity to improvetheir economic situation. Publiclibraries also provide free wire-less (WiFi) computer accessthat supports the proliferationof portable devices like lap-top computers, tablets, smartphones, and e-book readers.

In addition to providing Inter-net access and wireless service,the public library is often theonly source for computer accessfor many families. Computersare used for school assignments,email, banking, research, jobsearches, social networking,employment applications and

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In Oregon, if library usershave complicated research ques-tions regarding genealogy, forexample, or basic computerskills or how to set up a Face-book page, we recommend mak-ing an appointment with one ofour librarians for tutoring.

The Oregon Public Libraryhas certainly changed with thetimes. Visit today and see what

youve been missing. If youwould like to try one of ourcomputer stations, our hoursare Monday through Thursday9 a.m.-8:30 p.m., Friday 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-2

p.m.Internet stations will also be

available this Sunday, from 1-4p.m., during the open house, andof course, the WiFi will be on.

The open house is our wayof celebrating and thanking our

wonderful volunteers who havehelped support the library overthe last few years. We wouldnot be open for business withouttheir generosity.

The event is titled, Tributeto Our Heroes. A delightfulparty is planned with cake fromBills Food Center, custard fromCulvers on Todd Drive, andmusic provided by the talentedmusicians from Academy ofSound. Our special guests thatafternoon will include membersfrom the Friends of the Library,Captain Eithun from the OregonFire Department, Officer CindyNeubert from the Oregon PoliceDepartment and Star Wars char-acters from the 501st Legion-

Wisconsin Garrison.So try out our Internet access,

have some cake and custard,take a picture with a stormtroop-er, see the inside of a police caror fire truck, and while youre atit, please check out a few goodbooks and DVDs on your wayhome.

For information about upcom-ing events or services you cancall the library 835-3656 or visitour webpage (oregonpublicli-brary.org) or our Facebook pageor follow our Twitter feed. Wealso have brochures and eventscalendars.

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Corrections

Last week, in a boys soccer story, Nick Steidemann was incorrectlyidentified as the player who was fouled before a penalty kick. It wasZach Hanson. Steidemann did take the penalty kick, however. TheObserver regrets the error.

See something wrong?The Oregon Observerdoes not sweep errors under the rug. If you

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Police rePortsInformation taken from the Oregon

Police Department log book. Oregonresidents unless otherwise noted.

Aug. 112:21 p.m. A 21-year-old man was

cited with domestic disorderly con-duct and disorderly conduct follow-ing a disturbance with his family on

the 600 block of N. Perry Parkway.Aug. 17

4 p.m. A former employee atHacks Sports Page was warnednot to appear on the bars propertyafter he allegedly sent harassingand obscene texts to a former co-worker.

Aug. 203:50 p.m. Charges of stalking

and theft were referred to the DaneCounty District Attorneys Officeagainst a 19-year-old Madison manwho allegedly made repeated callsto a Walnut Street residence fromjail after stealing a phone from thehome in a prior incident. Police hadpreviously pulled over the man onthe 900 block of Janesville Streeton Aug. 18 and tentatively chargedhim with possession of marijuana,paraphernalia and intent to sell thedrugs.

Aug. 227:43 p.m. A 71-year-old woman

was taken into custody and admittedto an area hospital after she alleg-edly made threats about shootinga maintenance worker at her apart-ment on Walnut Street.

11:25 a.m. A resident on the 100block of East Richards Road report-

ed that some time in the previoustwo days, someone had stolen $5to $10 in cash from her unlockedvehicle. A resident on the 300 blockof Butternut Drive reported some-one rummaged through his car inthe previous days, too, but nothingwas taken. A resident on Aug. 20reported someone stole gum andcologne from his unlocked vehicleon the 400 block of Alpine Parkway.

Aug. 2310:10 a.m. A 6-year-old Monti-

cello girl was taken to urgent careafter she was bitten by a dog at apet spa on the 1100 block of ParkStreet.

10:30 a.m. Employees at theOregon Public Library reportedthat at some point during the previ-ous night, someone smashed sev-eral tomatoes into the book returndrawer.

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Town of Rutland

Tower lawsuit tossed, but case may go onSeth Jovaag

Courier-Hub correspondent

A Dane County judge last Mondayshot down another attempt by a Tomahcompany to build a 488-foot radio tow-er in the Town of Rutland.

But the years-long saga involvingMagnum Communications might notbe over yet, the companys attorneysaid.

Magnum filed the lawsuit againstRutland and Dane County last Octo-ber, asking Judge William C. Foust to

overturn a 2011 decision by town offi-cials blocking the company from build-ing the tower in a farm field betweenOregon and Stoughton near Old StageRoad. The tower would service a futureStoughton-based FM radio station.

By denying Magnums claim lastMonday, the judge basically agreedthat we acted legally, said Dale Beske,chair of the Rutland town board.

However, company owner DaveMagnum is still mulling his next steps,said his attorney, Michael P. Screnockof Madison firm Michael Best and

Friedrich.Magnum could appeal the judges

decision or start over by submitting anew application with Rutland to buildthe tower. A new application couldhave a better chance of success, fol-lowing changes to state law this springgoverning communication towers,Screnock said.

It seemed to us that the judge wassuggesting that (applying again) maybe the more reasonable step to take,Screnock said.

Opponents of the tower have claimed

the tower would mar the rural land-scape and harm nearby property values.

Magnums suit claimed the town andcounty boards overstepped their author-ity, as Magnum said his application metall local and county ordinances.

The tower would service FM channel95.9 WBKY, currently in Portage. Thechange from Por-tage to Stoughtonwas approved bythe Federal Com-munications Com-mission in April

2006.Prior to voting down the tower in

2011, town officials faced pressurefrom nearby municipal and schoolofficials including in Stoughton andOregon to approve it. Proponentssaid a radio station could improve com-munication in the event of emergencyand pave the way for local broadcastsof football games and other sportingevents. And theyve noted Rutlandalready has three cell phone towers.

The site is owned by siblings SueWollin and David Soldwedel, who

have agreed to sell Magnum the landfor the tower.

The site was chosen because it fitsinside a small segment of land thatwouldnt interfere with other area FMradio frequencies, Magnum has said.

Open mic night is Oct. 3An Open Mic Night will

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Peter Anderson is a localactivist affiliated with theinternat ional organiza-tion350.org, which wasstarted by Madison areaclimate activists in Janu-ary 2012. 350.org is dedi-cated to achieving a reduc-tion in atmospheric CO2below 350 parts per million(ppm), above which the

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poetry are always a part ofthe OAP Open Mic so bring

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sives (OAP) is a collab-orative group formed toorganize local support forprogressive policies and toencourage discussion andaction on local, state andnational issues.

Attendees are encouragedto bring non-perishableitems for the Oregon FoodPantry.

Check OAPs website fordetails.

For more informationcontact Barbara Feeney,(608) 843.2272, [email protected] or CharlesUphoff at (608) 213.6063,[email protected].

OAP meets at the FireflyCoffeehouse most Satur-days at 10:30 am. For moreinformation visit the OAPwebsite at oregonareapro-gressives.org.

If you goWhat: Open Mic Night:

Tipping Point: GlobalWarming and ClimateChange

When: Oct. 3, 6-8 p.m.

Where: FireflyCoffeehouse, 114 N. MainSt.


TrainingThe Oregon Senior Center was turned into Grand Central Station last month during a train presentation put on by the Nelson brothers.

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Church ListingsBROOKLYN LUTHERAN CHURCH101 Second Street, Brooklyn(608) 455-3852Pastor Rebecca NinkeSUNDAY9 a.m. Holy Communion10 a.m. Fellowship

COMMUNITY OF LIFELUTHERAN CHURCHPO Box 233, Oregon, 53575(608) 286-3121

[email protected] Eric WengerSUNDAY10 a.m. Worship at 1111 S. PerryParkway, Oregon

COMMUNITY UNITED METHODISTCHURCHBrooklyn(608) 455-3344Pastor Gail BrownSUNDAY9:30 a.m. Worship

FAITH EVANGELICAL LUTHERANCHURCH143 Washington Street, Oregon(608) 835-3554Pastor Karl HermansonSUNDAY9 a.m. WorshipHoly Communion 2nd & lastSundays

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH408 N. Bergamont Blvd. (north o CC)Oregon, WI 53575608-835-3082pcoregon.orgPastor Le Anne Clausen de MontesSUNDAY:9:30 a.m. Blended Worship10:30 a.m. Coee Bar/Fellowship11 a.m. All-ages activityFITCHBURG MEMORIAL UCC5705 Lacy Road, Fitchburg(608) 273-1008www.memorialucc.orgPastor: Phil HaslangerAssociate Pastor Twink Jan-McMahonSUNDAY8:15 and 10 a.m. Worship

GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERANCHURCH ELCACentral Campus: Raymond Road and

Whitney WaySATURDAY5 p.m. WorshipSUNDAY8:15, 9:30 and 10:45 a.m. WorshipWest Campus: Corner o Hwy. PD

and Nine Mound Road, VeronaSUNDAY9 & 10:15 a.m., 6 p.m. Worship(608) 271-6633

HILLCREST BIBLE CHURCH752 E. Netherwood, OregonEric Vander Ploeg, Lead Pastor(608) 835-7972www.hbclie.comSUNDAY8:30 am & 10:15 am Worship service

at Oregon High School PACQuest or grades 1-6 during 10:15service

HOLY MOTHER OF CONSOLATIONCATHOLIC CHURCH651 N. Main Street, OregonPastor: Fr. Gary Wankerl(608) 835-5763holymotherchurch.41pi.comSATURDAY: 5 p.m. WorshipSUNDAY: 8 and 10:15 a.m. Worship

PEOPLES UNITED METHODISTCHURCH103 North Alpine Parkway, OregonPastor Jason Mahnke(608) 835-3755www.peoplesumc.orgCommunion is the 1st & 3rdweekendSATURDAY5 p.m. WorshipSUNDAY

9 and 10:30 a.m. Worship

ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN CHURCH625 E. Netherwood, OregonPastor Paul Markquart and PastorEmily Tveite(608) 835-31545 p.m. Saturday evening Worship8 a.m. Traditional Sunday Worship9:15 a.m. Sunday School & CoeeFellowship10:30 a.m. New Community Worship(9:30 a.m. Summer)

VINEYARD COMMUNITY CHURCHOregon Community Bank & Trust, 105 S.Alpine Parkway, OregonBob Groth, Pastor(608) 835-9639SUNDAY10 a.m. Worship

ZWINGLI UNITED CHURCH OFCHRIST - Paoli

At the Intersection o Hwy. 69 & PBRev. Sara Thiessen(608) 845-5641SUNDAY9:30 a.m. Family Worship

7 p.m. AlcoholicsAnonymous meetingat First PresbyterianChurch, every Mondayand Friday 7 p.m., AlcoholicsAnonymous closedmeeting, Peoples UnitedMethodist Church, everyTuesday 6:30-7:30 p.m.,Diabetes Support Group

meeting, EvansvilleSenior Center, 320 FairSt. Call 882-0407 for

information. SecondTuesday of each month 6:30-8 p.m., ParentsSupporting Parents,LakeView Church,Stoughton. ThirdTuesday of every month Relationship & DivorceSupport Group. StateBank of Cross Plains.Every other Mondaynight at 6:30 p.m.

Support groups

Call 835-6677 to advertise on theOregon Observer Church Page

Coming up

Thursday, Sept. 26 4-6 p.m., Oregon School Board member RaeVogeler listening session, Firefly Coffeehouse

Sunday, Sept. 29 1-4 p.m., Tribute to Our Heroes, Oregon PublicLibrary

Tuesday, Oct. 1

6:30 p.m., Delta Phi meeting, first Tuesday of themonth, various locations, 424-6485 8:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., blood drive, AmericanFamily Building A, Madison 1-6 p.m., blood drive, American Red Cross EastMadison 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., blood drive, American RedCross West Madison

Wednesday, Oct. 2 1 p.m., Vintage Wisconsin Gardens presentation,Oregon Public Library.

Thursday, Oct. 3 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., St. Johns Smorgasbord, St.Johns Lutheran Church 6-8 p.m., Open Mic Night at Firefly Coffeehouse -Global Warming and Climate Change 6:30 p.m., Optimist Club meeting, Oregon SeniorCenter

Sunday, Oct. 6 1-5 p.m., Third Annual Oregon AlpacaFest:

Celebrating All Things Alpaca! - Sauk CreekAlpacas

Community calendar

Thursday, Sept. 26Dane County 1-Budget

Listening Session (Sep. 18) 2-Cities-Villages Mtg. (Sep. 25)

Friday, Sept. 27Andy Rivers Music (of

Jan. 06)

Saturday, Sept. 28Tour of Deer Park Buddhist

Center (of Sep. 19)

Sunday, Sept. 29Worship Service:

Community of Life Church

Monday, Sept. 30Jerry Stueber Music @

Oregon Senior Center (Nov.09)

Tuesday, Oct. 1U.S. Army News

Wednesday, Oct. 2Monday Morning @

Oregon Senior Center (Sep.09)

Thursday, Oct. 3Heroes @ Library (Sep.

WOW 98 & 983

Monday, Sept. 309:00 CLUB9:00 Wii Bowling1:00 Get Fit1:30 Bridge4:30 T.O.P.S. Weight Loss

Tuesday, Oct. 18:30 Zumba Gold9:00 ST Board Meeting9:15 Stretch & Strengthen12:30 Sheepshead12:30 Stoughton Shopping1:00 Bless Me, Ultima1:15 Piano Class

Wednesday, Oct. 2AMFoot Care9:00 CLUB10 South Towne shopping11:00 1/1 Computer Help1:00 Get Fit1:00 Euchre6:00 VFW Meeting

Thursday, Oct. 3Legal CounselAM8:30 Zumba Gold9:00 Pool Players9:15 Stretch & Strengthen11:45 Volunteer Appreciation12:30 Shopping at Bills1:00 Cribbage1:00 Country Line Dancing1:00 Diabetic Support

Friday, Oct. 49:00 CLUB9:00 Wii Bowling9:30 Blood Pressure9:30 UW Ext. Nutrition1:00 Get Fit

PM Legal Counsel

Monday, Sept. 30Roast Beef, \Mashed

Potatoes, RoastedVegetables, ChunkyApplesauce, Multi GrainBread, Cookie

VO-Veggie Patty

Tuesday, Oct. 1Cheeseburger on Bun,

Onion Slice, VegetableBlend, Banana, Cookie

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Wednesday, Oct. 2Chicken Ala King, Rice,

Beets, Pineapple, W.W.Bread, Cake

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OBrien Potatoes, O. J.,Fresh Fruit, Cinnamon Rollw/Butter

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Thursday, Sept. 26Oregon School Board

Meeting (of Sep. 23)

Friday, Sept. 277 pm--LIVE--OHS Boys

Varsity Football vs Edgewood

Saturday, Sept. 28OHS 2013 Homecoming

Pep Rally & Parade (Sep. 27)

Sunday, Sept. 29OHS Boys VarsityHomecoming Football vsEdgewood (of Sep. 27)

Monday, Sept. 30OHS Boys Varsity Soccer vs

Ft. Atkinson (of Sep. 26)

Tuesday, Oct. 1Puppets/Props for

Reading (of Oct. 12)

Wednesday, Oct. 2David Landau @ Oregon

Library (of July 10)

Thursday, Oct. 3Compose Yourself RCI

Musical (of May 23)

Village of Oregon Cable Access TV program times same for all channels. Anew program begins daily at 1 p.m. and repeats at 4, 7 and 10 p.m. and at 1, 4, 7and 10 a.m. 900 Market St., Oregon. Phone: 291-0148;email: [email protected], or visit www.OCAmedia.com.

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Mirror Neurons & Why Love Engenders Love

Mirror neurons are nerve cells in the brain which fire both whenthe individual acts and when the individual observes someone

else doing the action in question. They were discovered by Italianneurophysiologists in the 1990s who were studying hand and

mouth movements in macaque monkeys. What they discovered,almost by accident, is that the neurons controlling these move-ments became active when the monkeys saw people picking upfood and eating. Since then, mirror neurons have been foundin many areas of the brain and it has been proposed that largeareas of the human brain may act in a similar way, explainingwhy we suddenly feel happy when we see someone laughing

and smiling, or why we might flinch when we see someone tripand fall. Perhaps this is the explanation for why emotions tendto engender similar emotions in others and has been proposed

as the neural basis for empathy. Of course it doesnt take a brainsurgeon or a rocket scientist to know that happy people make

others happy, while angry or anxious folks make others angry oranxious. So, we should try to be happy, be lovable, and make the

world a better place by smiling at everyone you meet. Christopher Simon for Metro News Service

A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushesthe spirit.

Proverbs 15: 13

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Fit Course ribbon-cuttingA ribbon-cutting ceremony to cel-

ebrate the new Fit Course at Brook-lyn Elementary is scheduled for 6:30p.m., Thursday, Sept. 26 at the school.

Listening sessionOregon School Board member Rae

Vogeler is holding a listening sessionfrom 4-6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 26 atthe Firefly Coffeehouse (back room)114 North Main Street, Oregon.Please come and provide your sug-gestions, concerns and ideas about theOregon School District.

Tribute to Our HeroesFrom 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29 at

the Oregon Public Library, there willbe custard, music and crafts, and kidsare encouraged to wear their favoritehero costume as the library celebratesreal heroes and superheroes in Ore-gon.

Special guests are Captain Eithunfrom the Oregon Fire Department,Officer Neubert from the Oregon

Police Department and Star Warscharacters from the 501st Legion-Wisconsin Garrison.

Temporary new hours at

Oregon Urgent CareStoughton Hospi ta l s Oregon

Urgent Care located at 990 JanesvilleStreet in Oregon will be temporarilylimiting hours effective Oct. 1 to Sat-urday and Sunday noon to 10 p.m.

Stoughton Hospital Urgent Care islocated at 900 Ridge Street in Stough-

ton with hours of 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.daily, including weekends and holi-days.

There will be no change to OregonRehab and Sports Medicine clinichours which is located in the samebuilding. Hours will remain Mondaythrough Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.with additional appointments avail-able earlier or later as needed.

To contact Oregon Urgent Care orOregon Rehab and Sports Medicineplease call 835-5373. For more infor-mation on Stoughton Hospital, pleasevisit the hospitals Facebook, Twit-ter, or website at stoughtonhospital.com.

Vintage Wisconsin Gardens

Author, historian and master gar-dener Lee Sommerville will leadaudiences on a journey and sugges-tions for creating a historical garden

for todays vintage home owners.Her book, Vintage Wisconsin Gar-

dens: A history of home gardening,is the product of her research on 19th-century Wisconsin home garden his-tory. The event is at 1 p.m., Wednes-day, Oct. 2 at the Oregon PublicLibrary, 256 Brook St. Oregon.

St. Johns SmorgasbordThe popular annual event is set forThursday, Oct. 3 at St. Johns Luther-an Church (625 East Netherwood,Oregon). Food will be served from11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with carry-outsavailable from 4-6:30 p.m., includingturkey and meatballs with all the trim-mings. Tickets are $11 for adults $11,$5 for children ages 6-12, $3 for chil-dren ages five and younger. All carry-outs are $12

Tipping Point: Global Warming

and Climate ChangeAn Open Mic Night will be held at

the Firefly Coffeehouse from 6-8 p.m.Thursday, Oct. 3. Featured will be

Peter Anderson, a local activist affili-ated with the international organiza-tion 350.org.

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essay contestFrancesca Ruth, daughter

of Robert and Lucy Ruth ofBrooklyn, is the 2013 Wis-consin winner of the ninthgrade Christopher Colum-

bus Essay Contest held bythe Daughters of the Ameri-can Revolution. She waspresented with a cash awardand certificate at a luncheonaward ceremony at theDARs state conference.

Earlier this year, Fran-cesca won the John BellChapter, DARs Chris-topher Columbus Essaycontest and Robert Ruth(eighth grade) and Flavi-ana Ruth (seventh grade)were the winners of theChapters American History

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BBQ funPeople at the Oregon AreaSenior Center were treatedto a double-helping of goodtimes on Sept. 13, where theyenjoyed a concert by localmusician J.T. Nolan and abarbecue ribs meal.

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Oregon youth soccerMany youth soccer teams participated in the ReddanToe Bash annual fall tournament held at Reddan SoccerComplex in Verona. The Oregon Invasion U13 Boys team

was out on the field bright and early for their first gameSaturday.

Top: Zach Folmer dribbling the ball as Ryan Taplick waitsfor a pass from his teammate.

Middle: Matthew Strassman fighting for the ball, CarlosTlahuel in the background and Jack Haufle way in theback.

Left: Kaden Seeliger fights for the ball.

(Note: Dont see your team pictured? Photos of Oregonfinalists or champions at Toe Bash can be submitted [email protected] for publication.)

Photos by Lovely Ember Photography

Bike the BarnsBike the Barns took place Saturday and included a stop in Brooklyn. Eventhough the weather was the coldest its been in a while, around 57 degressand there was a bit of rain, bikers had a blast.

The 70-mile full ride visited four farms and highlighted Blue Skies BerryFarm in Brooklyn.

The event raised more than $32,000 to benefit community supportedagriculture (CSA) farms around south-central Wisconsin in support of theCoalitions Partner Shares Program, a community initiative to improveaccess to fresh, local fruits and vegetables that also supports small familyfarmers.


Village beautificationDan and Sue Bussee, who live on Kierstead Lane, had a gorgeous flowerdisplay this summer to liven up the streets of Oregon.

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SportSJeremy Jones, sports editor

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Anthony Iozzo, assistant sports editor845-9559 x237 [email protected]

Fax: 845-9550 For more sports coverage, visit:ConnectOregonWI.com

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Girls swimming

Girls golf

Girls tennis

Tennis cant volley with CrusadersJeremy Jones

Sports editor

Even though the outcome ofThursdays Badger South Con-ference dual meet had alreadybeen determined, Oregon offi-cially concluded its matchagainst Madison Edgewood onWednesday.

Needing wins at four out ofseven flights to make the matchofficial, the host Panthers hadalready dropped all five com-pleted matches before stormclouds rolled in last week.

While the dual outcome had

been determined, the matchesof Panthers junior Kenzie Tor-py (No. 3 singles) and the No.3 doubles team of sophomoresJess Bartelt and Madeline Bjer-ke were still in progress andwere finished Wednesday afterthe Observers press deadline.

The decision to finish thematch against Edgewood is forseeding purposes, Oregon co-head coach Eric Gavinski said.

Torpy dropped her first setto senior Katie Zellmer 6-4but was all knotted up at 4-all(30-30) in the second set beforebeing postponed.

Bartelt and Bjerke lost theirfirst set 6-3 and were trying tobattle back in the second, down5-4 (30-15).

Oregon didnt take a setfrom the Crusaders in the fivematches completed as sopho-more Leah Koopman, seniorMichelle Peterson and juniorClaire Massey lost 6-2, 6-0;6-2, 6-2 and 6-2, 6-3 at No. 1, 2and 4 singles.

The Panthers No. 1 doublesteam of juniors Kaci Bauschand Cassandre Krier fell 6-3,6-0, while freshmen Katie

If you goWhat: Watertown

regionalWhen: 9 a.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 2

Where: WatertownCountry Club

Playoffs startfor PanthersAnthony Iozzo

Assistant sports editor

The Oregon girls golfteam just played the confer-

ence tournament Wednes-day, and now it shifts itsfocus to regionals.

The Panthers travel toWatertown Country Club at9 a.m. Wednesday Oct. 2,for the Watertown regional.

Check for updates onTwitter @OregonObserver1and check back for a storyand photos on ConnectOregonWi.com.

The Badger South meetwas after the ObserversTuesday deadline. That sto-ry, along with photos, are onConnectOregonWi.com.

Christensens return

Head coach Ben Cowansaid senior Hayley Chris-tensen is returning to playan 18-hole match at the Bad-ger Conference tournament,her first varsity tournamentsince she started to deal witha knee injury her sophomoreyear.

Cowan said he will bewatching for fatigue, whichis to be expected after a longlayoff.

Badger CupThe Panthers traveled to

Lake Wisconsin CountryClub on Sept. 18 and helpedthe Badger South retain the

Badger Cup with a 13-2 win.Senior Morgan McCorklewent up against ReedsburgsOlivia Fry and won 10-and-8. In the bestball, sopho-more Jenny Johnson andfreshman Taylor McCorklewon 3-and-2 over Kae-lyn Dempsey and ValerieEvans.

Finally, in the two-per-son scramble, senior JennyNankivil and junior AshleyBrechlin halved with BeccaReimer and Hannah Feller.

Photo by Jeremy Jones

Senior Allie Greene swam to an individual win in the 200-meter freestyle with a time of 2 minutes, 27.87 seconds Tuesday as Oregon buried visiting Monroe 106-61 for theteams first Badger South Conference win of the season. Greene also helped the Panthers 200 medley and 400 free relay teams pick up wins.

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Jeremy Jones

Sports editor

Senior Allie Greene barely got abreak between her four events Tues-day evening and that was just finewith her.

Greene rather, seemed to thriveunder the pressure, swimming toan individual win in the 200-meterfreestyle with a meet-best time of 2minutes, 27.87 seconds immediatelyafter helping Oregons medley relayto victory. She followed that up witha runner-up finish in the 100 breast-stroke before closing out the meetwith another win in the 400 free relay.

I dont know how it is in other

sports, she said. But in swimming,swimming back-to-back, its actuallybetter for you because your heart rateis up and youre ready to go.

It sucks while its happening, butthen you look at your times and real-ize you were actually going faster.

Fast is just what Oregon was Tues-

day, winning 10 of 11 varsity eventson the evening, taking everything butthe 200 individual medley in the 106-61 victory over Monroe.

Greene helped the Panthers openthe meet with a big win the 200 med-ley relay, as her and sophomore team-mates Hannah Rau, Quincey Newtonand Willow Kugel posted a meet-best2:22.98.

Kugel and Rau once again joinedGreene to close out the meet withfreshman Kelsey Kipp as the quartettook first in the 400 free relay with a

time of 4:41.39.While only 10 points separated the

two teams following the 100 free-style, it was back-to-back sweeps ofthe top three spots in the backstrokeand breastroke, however, that put thedifference between the two teams.

Kugel led the Panthers charge in

the 100 back, touching the wall firstin 1:17.99, while Newton was thetop Oregon finisher in the 100 breast-stroke (1:29.79).

Newton had already won the 100free previous to that in 1:10.97, whileKugel captured the 50 free in 29.88.

Rau won the 400 free in 5:13.89,while Logan Fahey added the 100butterfly title in 1:26.88.

Freshman Grace Przbyl, ClaireCandell and Kipp joined seniorMegan Schmitt to added the 200 freerelay crown in 2:11.60.

Tonight was a really big win to getunder out belt, Oregon head coachKarissa Kruszewski said. I know thegirls were really excited coming intotonight, and I think it translated intosome of our swims.

With little more than a month untilconference, Kruszewski said she is

still trying to find a balance to help theteam peak at the right time.

Its a work in progress, she said.Its hard to figure out a three-weeklong taper.

The Panthers, who swim in thestates most difficult sectional, gettheir first chance to see Verona/Mount Horeb and the host Cardinalsat the Middleton Invitational on Sat-urday, Oct. 5.

That will give everyone a realitycheck, Kruszewski said.

File photo by Jeremy Jones

Jess Bartelt (left) and Madeline Bjerke at No. 3 doubles, as well as junior Kenzie Torpy at3 singles, had their matches against Madison Edgewood postponed due to weather.

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Volleyball Football

Turnovers drop Oregon to 1-4Jeremy Jones

Sports editor

Oregon turned the ballover six times Friday as forthe second straight gamethe Panthers failed to put

up double digits points in a31-7 loss at Milton.

The visiting Panthersstruck first at Milton thanksto a 34-yard Lucas Knip-fer touchdown run earlyin the second quarter. ThePanthers, however, wenton to allow 31 unansweredpoints, including 13 to gointo the locker room down13-7 at halftime.

Throwing three intercep-tions and fumbling awaythe ball three more times,Oregon was never able toput a drive together fromthat point.

Jack Krueger finished

6-of-17 for 42 yards andtwo interceptions. PeteKissling added another pickon a halfback option pass.

I dont care what kind offootball team you have, youarent going to win withthose numbers, head coachDan Kissling said. We alsohad some foolish penaltiesthat were drive killers.

Still Kissling said, whenyou rush for over 300 yardsin a game you should win.We need to clean up thosemistakes.

Knipfer finished with100 yards on 15 carries inthe loss, while Matt Samp-son added 91 yards on 11

rushes.I am very pleased with

our running game, we havea lot of weapons and we

still have some injuries onthe O-line and with someof our skilled people,Kissling said. Luke, Matt,Christian Alcala and LucusMathews did a great job onrushing the football.

Milton quarterback TylerWesterick sandwiched apair of touchdown runs

around an 11-yard scoringpass to James Christensen.Zach Hoard rushed 19times for 156 yards and atouchdown.

Milton is a good foot-ball team, Kissling said.They played some prettygood teams to start off theseason.

We got better on someaspect of the game, but wehavent put in a full game.I still believe we can winsome games, we just needto get a little more healthyand we need to eliminatethe mistakes.

The Panthers (1-4) hostMadison Edgewood (2-1)

at 7 p.m. Friday for Home-coming. Edgewood is com-ing off a 27-9 loss againstMonona Grove (3-0).

File photo by Anthony Iozzo

Senior outside hitter Regan Pauls led Oregon with 20 digs in a Badger South Conference match against Stoughton last Thursday. Shealso added seven kills, an ace and an assisted block in a 3-2 win for Oregon (21-25, 23-25, 25-10, 25-10, 15-11).

Panthers stun Vikings in 3-2 comebackAnthony Iozzo

Assistant sports editor

No mistakes could be made if theOregon girls volleyball team was to

complete a comeback down two gamesto none last Thursday against Stoughton.

Not only did the Panthers force a fifthset, but they also won by double-digitpoints in games three and four to set upthe decisive game.

Oregon kept the momentum and heldoff the Vikings 3-2 (21-25, 23-25, 25-10,25-15, 15-11).

Oregon is now 14-4 overall, 3-1 in theBadger South. Stoughton drops to 2-1 inthe conference.

Senior outside hitter Maddy Gits fin-ished with 24 kills, while junior outsidehitter Riley Rosemeyer had 18. Senioroutside hitter Regan Pauls added seven.

Senior setters Jamie Wood and DaniLoomis finished with 24 and 23 assists,respectively, and Wood added five aces.

Senior libero Madi Klonsinski had fouraces.Pauls led with 20 digs, while

Klonsinski added 11. Gits picked up 10digs, and Wood collected eight. Rose-meyer led Oregon with three blocks.

Oregon travels to Sauk Prairie at 7p.m. Thursday, and it stays on the roadat 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mount Horeb.

Cardinal invitationalThe Panthers traveled to Middleton

Saturday for the Cardinal Invitationaland finished 3-2.They defeated Belleville 2-0 (25-13,

25-22), Jefferson 2-0 (25-19, 25-15) andMadison Memorial 2-1 (23-25, 25-21,15-6).

Against Belleville, junior middle hitterKena Hinker had 10 kills, while Wood

picked up 16 assists. Loomis added twoaces and six digs.

Gits had 10 kills against Jefferson,while Wood had 11 assists. Loomis andWood led with two aces, and Klonsinskihad 11 digs. Rosemeyer led with threeblocks.

Against Memorial, Gits had 22 kills,and Wood led with 19 assists. Loomishad 11 assists and an ace, and Klonsin-ski picked up 10 digs.

Oregon fell to Madison West 2-0 (21-25, 22-25) and Platteville 2-1 (25-22,11-25, 10-15).

Rosemeyer had nine kills and threeblocks against West, and Wood had 15assists. Senior Dani Ironmonger had anace, and Anike Sande had six digs.

Against Platteville, Rosemeyer had 12

kills and two blocks, while Wood had 13assists. Klonsinski led with 14 digs, andGits added 11.

Pliner and Renee Lawan-dowski lost 6-1, 6-3 at 2doubles.

We did just run into abetter team against Edge-wood, Gavinski said. IfOregon wishes to overtakeEdgewood in conferencewe need to have all our girlsplay year round and take

lessons outside of the sea-son.

Big Eight/Badger

Conference ChallengeOregon went 0-4 at the

first-ever Big Eight/BadgerConference challenge last

weekend.Madison Edgewood ,

ranked fourth in Division2, went undefeated over theweekend with four wins.

Despite the Crusadersplay, the Big Eight Confer-ence won the tournament9-7.

Oregon, Monona GroveThe Panthers concluded

their dual meet regular sea-son Monday at MononaGrove. No resutls wereavailalbe as the Observerwent to press on Tuesday

evening.

Oregon, EdgertonThe Panthers hosted non-

conference Edgerton intheir final regular seasonmatch Tuesday.

Results for that dual werealso unavailable as theObserverwent to press.

Oregon travels to NielsenTennis Stadium in Madison

on Friday and Saturday forthe Badger South Confer-ence meet. Play starts at 9a.m. both days.

Badger South

Team W-L

Monona Grove 3-0

Fort Atkinson 2-0

Edgewood 2-1Milton 1-2

Stoughton 1-2

Monroe 0-2

Oregon 0-2

Tennis: Shooting for second at conferenceContinued from page 9

Soccer: Oregon hosts Fort

Atkinson for first place

Thursday, May said.Oregon also travels to

Reddan Soccer Park at 7p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, totake on Madison Edge-wood.

Oregon 3, Sugar River 0The Panthers traveled to

Belleville High School totake on Sugar River last Fri-day and won 3-0.

Mosiman, Schneider andSteidemann each collectedgoals for the Panthers.

Wienholtz and Bauer bothsplit time in the net. Wein-

holtz finished with threesaves, while Bauer had one.

Continued from page 10

Badger South

Team W-L

Edgewood 3-0

Oregon 3-1Monona Grove 2-1

Stoughton 2-1

Milton 2-2

Fort Atkinson 0-3

Monroe 0-4

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to discuss the numbers.After those meetings,

the budgets go the FinanceCommittee for reviewand then on to the VillageBoard for consideration.

Gracz said comparing

this years operating fundsand the budget requests fornext year, the village couldbe facing about a $165,000deficit.

That could changesomewhat or dramatical-ly, he said. Its too earlyto know.

One factor that is differ-ent this year is the villagesdecision last spring to bor-row $1.8 million becauseof low interest rates. Thatallowed the village topay off some state trustfund loans and still havemoney for capital projectsbetween now and 2015.

Gracz said in most years,

the village transfers moneyfrom the general fund topay for capital improve-ment projects. That wontbe happening in 2014 at least not to the sameextent as in the recent past because of the borrowedmoney. That means therecould be more money inthe general fund and 2014operating budget and lessneed to increase propertytaxes.

Were going to be usingborrowed money for someof the capital projectsinstead of having to trans-fer tax levy into that (capi-

tal improvement) fund,

Gracz said. We have$1,025,000 to spend onstreet projects and equip-ment like that by 2015.

We would have beenborrowing for some of thatanyway through state trustfund loans, he added, butnow were using this largerborrowing. The borrowingmakes sense because wewere able to pay off somestate trust fund loans thathad a higher interest rate.

Gracz said with the Fed-eral Reserves decision lastweek to keep interest rateslow, an increase in new

home building that beganlast year and carried intothis year is likely to con-tinue.

There isnt a lot of growth yet, he said, andthe 40 or so new homestarts this year wont bene-fit the village for a coupleyears when they add tothe total assessed value.

Its still a very tightbudget with the cap onand everything, he said.Were hoping that in 2015and 16, with the housesbeing built now, that wellget at least a little bit of aboost.

He expects to see a

little bit of an uptick in ourvalue in 2015 and probablya bigger improvement in16.

Most of the commercialgrowth the village is expe-riencing also will not havea big impact on the nextfew budgets.

The Trachte expansionand Lycon construction inthe Alpine Business Parkshould add to the villagesoverall value next year, butbecause they are in a tax-increment financing dis-trict, the property tax mon-ey from all jurisdictionsis pooled into an accountthat is paying off improve-ments there. Meanwhile,the new Headquarters res-taurant building on thesoutheast side will not bea factor until the 2015 bud-get.

Most of the new homebuilding in Oregon has

been in the Be rgam-ont development and theAlpine Meadows neigh-borhood. Local builder JimLease is also construct-ing 10 new homes in theMerri-Hill addition on thenorthwest side, but thosehomes wont add to thevillages assessed valueuntil 2016, Gracz said.

Public works directorMark Below said about 40building permits have goneout so far this year and hethinks the total could be 50by the end of the year.

H e s a i d t h e r e a r ebetween 100 and 150vacant lots in the village.

Budget: Village could face $165K deficitContinued from page 1

nephew of village pub-lic works director MarkBelow. He has two youngdaughters and is expectinga third child in November.

His sister said the fam-ily is planning a couple offundraisers to help supportsome of Belows urgentmedical needs.

While he does haveinsurance, we as a familyare still trying to find outhis commitment to short-term and long-term dis-ability, if he even has any,

Rock said.She said details about oneof the fundraisers is stillbeing determined, but thefirst will take place at theBadger Bowl in MadisonSaturday, Oct. 5.

Rock said doctors are see-ing small signs of improve-ment in Belows condition.

Were get t ing somemore positive news everyday this week, she said.

In the past three daysweve really been encour-aged by his progress. Itsvery small progress, but inthe right direction. Thatswhat we want to continueto see.

This is still very criticalbut its going in the rightdirection, she said.

Efforts to contact Stoffelwere unsuccessful.

Below: First fundraiser is Oct. 5

Continued from page 1

If you goWhat: Super Tuesday

fundraiser for Josh Belowsmedical expenses

When: 9 p.m. Saturday,Oct. 5

Where: Badger Bowl,506 E. Badger RoadMadison

Contact: 274-6662

Keep intouch

For updates on JoshBelows conditionand more information

about fundraisersto support him,visit facebook.com/

joshbelowcarepage

How to helpTo support his

long-term recovery,visit giveforward.com/

fundraiser/xx33/josh-belowscarepage, wherethe family has set up

a donation page tohelp with the costs ofmedical care and other

expenses.

Its still a very

tight budget.

Mike Gracz

Oregon KC announce pass, punt, kick winnersThe Mother of Consola-

tion Knights of ColumbusCouncil 13480 conducted aPunt, Pass and Kick Com-petition on Sunday Septem-ber 15 at the Oregon Mid-dle School Athletic Field.

A group of boys andgirls, aged 8 years to 12years, participated in thecontest based on distanceand accuracy in each punt,pass and kick category.

Appropriate sized footballswere used based on age ofparticipant. The winner ineach gender - age groupwas determined by the bestdistance/accuracy score intwo attempts in each event.The winners will advanceto the next level of compe-tition to be held in the nearfuture.

WinnersAge 8 Boys Donovan

NedelcoffAge 9 Boys Drew Kes-

senichAge 10 Girls Jenna

BennettAge 10 Boys Ben StatzAge 11 Boys Robby

SymdonAge 12 Boys Zach

Bennett

Photo submitted

Winners are Donovan Nedelcoff, Drew Kessenich, Ben Statz, Jenna Bennett, Robby Symdon, ZachBennett

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placed on the ballot forvoters approval, dis-trict superintendent Dr.Brian Busler said in therelease. The focus groupmeetings will begin withan overview of the dis-tricts needs and the workthat has been done by theboard to date.

Ongoing issuesIn February 2012, the

school board placed are fe rendum ques t ionfor facilities on the bal-lot, which did not pass.Since then, the board has

completed a communi-ty-wide strategic plan-ning survey and has beenworking c lose ly withschool staff to seek solu-tions that balance theneeds of the district, itsstudents, and taxpayers,Busler said.

School board presi-dent Courtney Odoricosaid the district has somevery important facil-ity needs that require theboards immediate atten-tion.

We are committed tofinding a solution thatnot only addresses theneeds of students, but also

the needs of communitymembers, including thosethat do not have childrenin the schools, and ofstaff members, she said.We are hoping for agreat turnout at the focusgroup meetings.

The results of the meet-ings will be presented tothe board by one of thedistricts facilitators dur-ing its Oct. 21 meeting.

Questions about them e e t i n g s s h o u l d b edirected to Busler at 835-4003 or [email protected].

Sessions: Results at Oct. 21 meetingContinued from page 1

72.9); meets few expecta-tions (53 to 62.9); and failsto meet expectations (52.9 orlower).

The Oregon School Dis-trict received a 75.8 score,meaning the district exceedsexpectations. The districtscored above state-averagein all four priority areas: Stu-dent Achievement, StudentGrowth, Closing Gaps andOn-Track and Postsecond-

ary Readiness. The StudentAchievement rating wasmore than 12 points abovethe states average.

All six of the districtsschools rated in the ExceedsExpectations category, withRome Corners IntermediateSchool receiving the highestscore at 81.4. Oregon MiddleSchool received a 73.0, thelowest score among the sixschools.

Of the states 424 publicschool districts, more thanhalf were listed as meetsexpectations, with 270,with 133 districts garneringthe title of exceeds expec-

tations. Ten districts were

listed as meets few expec-tations, nine were sig-nificantly exceeds expec-tations and one - the Mil-waukee Public School Dis-trict - failed to meet expec-tations.

Out of 2,111 schoolsevaluated, 88.1 percent met,exceeded or significantlyexceeded expectations, upfrom 85.8 percent in lastyears initial testing.

Sta te SuperintendentTony Evers said the reportsoffer valuable informa-

tion, and a starting point

f o r p l a n n i n gimprovements.

A d d i t i o n -ally, report cardsshow how Wis-consin can con-tinue to refine itsaccoun tab i l i tysystem to trulyserve the educa-tion community,parents, policy-makers and thepublic, he saidin a press release.

Report card: District exceeds expectationsContinued from page 1

How they scored

School Grade

Netherwood KnollElementary 78.5

Prairie View Elementary 77.3

Brooklyn Elementary 77.1

Rome Corners Intermediate 81.4

Oregon Middle School 73.0

Oregon High School 75.3

(all schools listed as

exceeds expectations)

next five years on a widerange of technology andinfrastructure upgrades,including tripling the num-ber of access points andadding more wireless capa-bilities this summer. Teach-

ers and students are able todo more, and do it faster,and Tanner is enjoyingkeeping up with it all.

Its a lot of fun, and itkeeps changing, he said.Its fun to hear teach-ers say, It would be reallygreat to be able to do this,and then be able to find away to do that, where tech-nology lets that happenwhere it couldnt before.Thats really fulfilling.

Kids today see technol-ogy differently than previ-ous generations, Tannersaid, and educators need tounderstand that.

They have a real emo-

tional attachment that thoseof us who are older didnthave, he said. What weretrying to do as a school issay, We know thats reallyimportant to you. And ifwe want school to be rel-evant and if we want stu-dents to really be engaged,we need to find a way totake what they find reallymeaningful and apply it totheir learning.

Using new technologyallows teachers to show thatmath and science are relat-ed with writing and com-munication, for instance.

Its all blended, Tan-

ner said. Increasingly, thetools being used to do anyof those are technology-based, and so providing thattechnology in the context ofwhat theyre learning aboutis really important.

Problem-solvingThe new improvements

can also solve a variety ofissues that had troubledstaff, such as lack of Inter-net connections.

We were running intoa bottleneck before, Tan-ner said. If youve got 75kids in one area, coveragedoesnt cut it, because they

cant all connect. The newnetwork upgrade really getsrid of one of the barriersto using technology tools.From the teachers perspec-tive, its one less headacheand frustration getting in

the way of what they wantto do.

Teachers can use newtechnology to do more cler-ical work and data-crunch-ing, freeing them up formore personalized learn-ing with students.

Instead of a teacherstanding up there and tell-ing the same thing to 30different kids, theyre ableto meet with the studentevery day or every coupleof days to make sure theyreon track, Tanner said.Were trying to teach kidsin a way that they learn best,and meet them where theyre

at and let them progress attheir own pace. Weve foundits the personal connectionbetween teacher and studentthat really builds that. Theteachers are telling us thattechnology really becameuseful for that.

Oregon High School prin-cipal Kelly Meyers said theexpanded wireless capabili-ties at the school is invalu-able, as data is no longerlost from moving around thebuilding.

I would capture observa-tion notes in one room andmove to another area of thebuilding only to find theywould be gone as I lost my

connection, she said. Or Ihad to take hand notes, thenre-type onto the computersystem to capture an obser-vation as I did not have awireless connection for mylaptop or iPad. Very frustrat-ing as it doubles the workwhen it all could have been

completed.Meyers said more and

more teachers are flippingclassrooms by recording les-sons for kids to listen to orwatch and replay if there areareas they dont fully under-stand. She said more than 30OHS teachers were trained

in the latest technology lastmonth, and shes excitedabout their enthusiasm.

(They) clearly recog-nize the state of educationis changing and technologyis at the root of that invest-ment, Meyers said. Theyare ready to commit and

have.

Value investmentThe technology spending

was done through an interest-free financing agreement,with payments spread outover five years to reduce theburden. The board approved

the spending as part of itsFacilities Master Plan, adopt-ed in March.

Oregon School Boardpresident Courtney Odoricosaid the investment in tech-nology was important forstudent learning.

(Our) existing technologi-cal infrastructure was fastbecoming critically overbur-dened and would not supportthe growing use of technolo-gies in our classrooms, shesaid.

Tanner said it made moresense to do all the changes atonce, rather than piecemeal.

You cant put in a fire-

place unless you put in achimney, he said. So weregoing to put all this in, itsgoing to serve us well for thenext eight to 10 years. Itsexpensive, and it looks likea lot of money because weredoing it all at once, but its abetter benefit to the studentsto be able to have it fullyfunctional from day one.

While generally reluctantto spend money from the dis-tricts fund balance, Odoricosaid this one-time expendi-ture was worth it because itwouldnt adversely affectthe districts financial health,while helping teachers andstudents.

All of our teachers areembracing the opportuni-ties that current technolo-gies afford them in and outof the classroom, she said.Kids are becoming so adroitat making video and pow-er point presentations andmanaging their own learn-ing on computers and tabletdevices that it is tough tokeep up with them. It reallyis transforming the waykids learn and communicateand I believe the district isdoing a terrific job provid-ing teachers and studentswith the tools they need tobe successful.

Tech: Staff realizes students have stronger connection with technology than ever beforeContinued from page 1


Oregon School District technology director Jon Tanner shows off some of the districts new serversand technology recently purchased to help benefit teachers and students.

Its fun to hear

teachers say, It

would be really

great to be able to

do this, and then

be able to find a

way to do that,where technology

lets that happen

where it couldnt

before.

Jon Tanner,

technology director

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