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To the sound

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The annual old-time barndance had live music by TheBriarPickers (right), featur-ing guests Fiddlin ChuckHornemann and Peter Gorman,with dance caller MikeMossman, performing for thecrown Saturday at the barndance.

New OHS advisory program aims to give students a go-to personScott De LarueLLeUnifed Newspaper Group

For a high schooler, sometimesa little advice at the right time canhelp open doors to success andhappiness.

Thats the goal of a new advi-sory period program at OregonHigh School that is connectingstudents and staff while aiming todevelop more well-rounded grad-uates.

During 16 sessions this school

year, teachers, guidance counsel-ors and administrators will teamup with around a dozen studentsto meet and discuss a wide rangeof topics not normally addressedduring class work, said OHS prin-cipal Kelly Meyers.

We talk about time manage-ment, s tudy skills , academicfocus, safety, AOD (alcohol anddrugs), she said.

Groups are kept small in orderto ensure maximum opportu-nity to develop a rapport with

each student. Freshman adviso-ries are 12 students and sopho-more through senior advisoriesare capped at 15. Students willcontinue with the same teacherthrough all four years of highschool, with the goal to forgestrong relationships.

Meyers said students will createprofiles that they will share withtheir advisor.

Our hope is to expand andfurther incorporate personalizedlearning mechanisms so each

advisor can assist students withunderstanding their learner pro-file and to augment their E-pro-files, she said.

The new periods are in partreplacing the old homeroomsystem at the school. Meyers saidin the past, homerooms were basi-cally used for funneling infor-mation to a given class aboutscheduling, testing and otheritems, while the new advisorysystem is based on the impor-tance of establishing relationships

with our students where by every-one has at least one person theycan have as a go-to person. Shesaid so far the program is goingwell and gaining traction.

Ultimately, school officialswould like to increase the numberof advisories in the future, basedon the need and expansion of per-sonalized learning and consistentupdating of goal-setting.

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A local businessman andreal estate developer islooking for taxpayer assis-tance to construct a state-of-the-art truck repair

facility in the Alpine Busi-ness Park.

And village officials

appear to be comfortablewith the idea.

Marty Verhelst told theVillage Board on Mondaythat he has made an offerto purchase three acresin the business park andwould like to construct a15,000-square-foot build-ing on it. He estimates thebusiness would employ

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With a modest tax hikepermitted by state levylimits, theres room inthe budget for the Villageof Oregon to add to itsstreet improvement, capi-tal equipment and reservefunds . Howeve r , theadditional patrol officerrequested by police chiefDoug Pettit will likely notbe approved, accordingto a preliminary budget

proposal the Oregon Vil-lage Board looked at lastweek.

Pettit was the only oneof six department heads todiscuss his budget requestswith the board in the firstof three budget meetings.He lobbied for the addi-tional position he said isnecessary to keep up withnational standards, basedon population, but withlimited funds available to

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Clowns, blood and gore,or a classic haunted house?

If you're not sure whichone you'd choose, you're inluck because the revampedScreamin Acres hauntedattraction has all of them.

In its third year, thehaunted house at Eugster'sFa rm Marke t be tweenOregon and Stoughton fea-tures three different types ofscares for a $15 admission.

Jacob Eugster, a Stough-ton High School junior,leads the project with helpfrom parents Carol and Joe.

T he haun ted a t t rac -tion is spread over 6,000square feet, lasts around 35minutes and is broken up

into three main parts: TheSlaughter House, The Man-or and The Psycho Circusin 3D, each with its ownspooky theme.

For the Psycho 3D cir-cus , v is i tors wear 3Dglasses and walk though ablack-light maze, while theSlaughter House is the mostgory of the three parts.

Or, as Jacob put i t ,"It's the most aggressive

attraction."Jacob built and designed

a lot of the sets, along withhis dad and Nathan McGree,a designer and builder. Alot of the work to updatethe attraction is done in thewinter, though Jacob saidits becoming a year-roundproject.

He takes pride in the

crews attention to detail,saying thats one of theways Screamin' Acres com-petes favorably with otherarea haunted houses.

For example, he designedone of the rooms in TheManor with wooden tobac-co laths lining the walls.He said it took him about amonth to build the room, butit was worth it for the eerielook.

And it incorporates most

of the five senses. Eugsteruses smell and temperature with some rooms hot likethe incinerator room aspart of the experience.

Good props and actorsare an important part of theshow.

One of Screamin Acresprops, for example adummy that he convertedinto a bloody, decapitatedcorpse was originally usedon one of the "Crime SceneInvestigation" shows thatairs on CBS. Another is aset of loose fake teeth in thedentist's room that was onceused by people, Eugstersaid.

The scare actors are paid,and many of them comefrom area theater groups. Intotal, it has around 45-50

staff members.On a busy night, Eugstersaid, lines can get as long asan hour-and-a-half wait, butnot only does he think it'sworth it, hes added a newwaiting area with a lightshow.

Screamin Acres is openfrom 7-11 p.m. for threemore dates in 2013: Oct.25-26 and Oct. 31 at 3865state Hwy. 138 in Stough-ton.

If you goWhat: Screamin AcresWhere: 3865 State Hwy.

138, StoughtonWhen: Oct. 25, 26 and

31, 7-11 p.m.

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JacobEugster isScreaminAcresmaindesigner.TheStoughtonHighSchool

juniorhelpedstart thehauntedhousethree yearsago.

ScreaminAcres, onthe samelocation asEugstersFarmMarketbetweenOregonandStoughton,features

three dif-ferenttypes ofscaresfor a $15admission.

Photos byVictoriaVlisides

Above, all is not well in thenursery. Left, the dentists roomfeatures fake teeth that were oncein the mouths of real people.Below, dinner is nearly done atThe Manor, one of three partsof the Screamin Acres hauntedattraction.

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An early-morning fire caused about $125,000 worth of damage to a Town of Oregon home on Harding Street.

Fire damages Town of Oregon homeAn early-morning fire

caused about $125,000worth of damage to a Townof Oregon home.

No injuries were report-ed.

According to a newsrelease from the DaneCounty Sheriffs Office,deputies responded to 920Harding Street after reports

of a fire around 12:25 a.m.Fire departments from

Oregon, Brooklyn andFitchburg were called into put out the fire. TheOregon Fire Departmentwas on scene for about sixhours, said captain TonyAntoniewicz.

The one story, singlefamily dwelling sustained

fire and smoke damageto the interior of the resi-dence, the sheriffs officesaid. The preliminaryinvestigation indicatesthe fire originated in abedroom and an electri-cal appliance may be toblame.

The fire was containedto the home, but it will be

uninhabitable because ofthe damage, Antoniewicztold the Observer. Th eAmerican Red Cross saidthey did not receive a callfor assistance as of Tues-day afternoon.

The fire remains underinvestigation.

Mark Ignatowski

OHS better than national

average on SAT scoresState high school gradu-

ates are doing far betterthan the national averagein SAT scores, accordingto a press release from theWisconsin Department ofPublic Instruction. Students

significantly outpaced thenational averages in SATscores, though only 4 per-cent of Wisconsin publicand private school highschool graduates took theSAT exam.

State students scored 591in critical reading (nationalaverage 496), 604 in math(national average 514) and

576 in writing (488 nationalaverage). Wisconsin stu-dents also are taking moreadvanced placement (AP)exams, increasing that totalmore than 10 percent lastyear.

Sta te SuperintendentTony Evers said takingAP exams is a great wayto demonstrate studentachievement.

Our young people needmore access to rigorouscoursework and opportuni-ties to gain the skills need-ed for college and careers,he said.

Village of Oregon

Board fixing historic ordinanceWhen the parapet of a

historic building at 119 S.Main St. in downtown Ore-gon was crumbling a fewyears ago, there was littlethat village officials coulddo to compel the property

owner to fix it.That situation, and oth-

ers like it, is part of whatsbehind the village mergingtwo separate ordinancespertaining to historic pres-ervation into a single code.One part of the proposednew ordinance, which willbe the subject of a publichearing at the Village ofOregon Planning Commis-sion meeting on Thursday,Nov. 7, deals with main-tenance of buildings in thevillages historic district.

This ordinance will givethe village some authorityto get those things done,

said public works directorMark Below.The other part of the

new ordinance has to dowith trying to clean upthe application for projectsso that an applicant knowswhats expected, Belowexplained. Its kind of acheck-off list.

He said combining thetwo ordinances into onewill streamline the processfor owners of historic build-ings as well as village offi-cials.

The Historic Preserva-t ion Commis s ion s ug-gested the changes to theordinance and is chargedwith overseeing it . Thechange has been making itsway through the villagesbureaucracy, from HistoricPreservation to planningand the Village Board andis expected to be adoptedlater in November.

- Bill Livick

Oregon Schools of Hope searching for volunteersScott De LarueLLeUnifed Newspaper Group

Looking to help a middleschooler with math andother skills?

Schoo l s o f Hope a tOregon Middle School isseeking volunteer tutors,preferably ones with mathand literacy skills. Tutorsmeet one-on-one or withsmall groups of studentsat least one hour eachweek. Tutoring happens

at school, Monday-Friday,either during the studentsstudy hall, learning lab, orafter-school. No experi-ence is necessary, as newvolunteers will be givenan orientation and trainingmaterials.

Schoo l s o f Hope i s

in partnership with theUrban League of GreaterMadison, United Way ofDane County, and OregonSchool District. The pro-gram launched in 2008 in

Oregon and currently has22 volunteers and morethan 30 students enrolledin the program.

Program administratorZoua Vang said the pro-grams largest need is vol-unteer math tutors from10:45-11:30 a.m. She saidvolunteers need only com-mit to one hour a week.

We know these peopleare mainly working adultswith full-time jobs or theyare retired but busy, she

said. In the past, Ive beenasking tutors to stretchhours if we need more vol-unteers, and they have beenvery willing. A lot of vol-unteers we have are return-ing, and they are such avalue to the program. Wehave amazing people vol-unteering for us.

Working one-on-onewith students is importantnot only to develop mathor literacy skills, but learn-ing about things like orga-nization.

Sometimes its good tohave someone say, Letsclean out your locker todayfirst, and then well workon math, Vang said.

Were looking for vol-unteers who want to giveback and enjoy the experi-ence of working with stu-

dents, and bringing a men-torship piece along withthe tutoring part.

Contact Vang for moreinformation, email Vangat [email protected] orcall her at 835-4806.

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Legislative opinion

Thanks for county budget feedbackI want to thank the residents of

Oregon and the surrounding area forcoming out to my county budget lis-tening session at the Oregon VillageHall last month. Your input wasgreatly appreciated.

My 2014 bud-

get invests inthe values youexpressed to me more resourcesto support ourseniors, stabilizefamil ies , andprotect our parks.

M y b u d g e tincludes $16,000to offset federalsequestration cuts to Dane Countyssenior meal program that will keepall of the sites open and operational,including at the Oregon Area SeniorCenter.

I also created innovative programsto help stabilize families throughoutthe county, including $25,000 for

a new Youth Eviction PreventionFund to help the rising numbers ofhomeless youth throughout DaneCounty.

The fund is targeted to familieswho do not qualify for, or cannotaccess, other forms of emergencyassistance. Families will be able toget help through their local JoiningForces for Families office.

The fund is meant to bridge thegap for families who may be unableto make a rent payment for themonth due to an emergency expenseor other hardship, avoiding evictionor homelessness.

With the master plan process

complete for Anderson CountyPark, my budget makes investmentsthat will ensure a strong start for oneof our newest county parks.

Under a partnership with Opera-tion Fresh Start, my budget createsthe Dane County Youth Conserva-tion Corps to improve the employ-ment skills of young people whileimproving operations and mainte-nance of Dane Countys parks.

My budget also creates a newparks Partnership and OutreachCoordinator who will work withvolunteer groups throughout thecounty park system and help supporta new endowment for the countyparks that will provide future fund-ing for park activities and projects.

My budget proposal is still pend-ing approval by the Dane CountyBoard, but I am hopeful that theboard will agree, as we do, thatthese programs do a tremendousservice to DeForest and our entirecounty.

Joe Paris i is the Dane Countyexecutive.

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Every year, state golf is two

days of walking UniversityRidge Golf Course linedwith colorful trees and rollinghills while the golfing commu-nity follows each swing and putt.

And yet, most years, betweenthe smiles, tears and trophy pre-sentations, something is missing.Somethingseems off asgirls are beingmobbed byfriends, fam-ily and media,when camerasclick and cheerserupt from thegallery.

Is it becauseseveral ranked

teams through-out the season werent there?Could it be that many girls whohad averages worthy of a statetournament were either in streetclothes walking with the galleriesinstead of challenging the field?

For the past 10 years, this hasbeen normal for teams in theBadger South, Badger North andBig Eight for both the girls andboys. It carries a danger of teach-ing golfers that hard work doesntalways pay off.

Where is the reward when play-ers who shoot lower than two-thirds of the other golfers missstate?

This girls golf season had the

No. 1, No. 2, No. 4, No. 8 andNo. 10 teams in the state. Thismeans there were no more thantwo ranked teams in any othersectional.

I am not arguing that otherteams in the state shouldnt have achance. They should. But its notfair for some girls to never makestate simply because they play inthe toughest sectional every year.

Look at this years girls golfstate tournament and the slowplay. There were hour-longwaits on the turn in day one and30-minute waits on day two.

That was because of slowerplay by teams with significantlyhigher averages than the rankedfield.

It was even worse in Division 2,

where Madison Edgewood wasranked with D1 schools all year won by 21 strokes and had 50strokes on the third-place finisher.Edgewoods score would havebeen fifth in Division 1.

While it is great that teams fromaround the state have a chance tomake the field, theres somethingwrong when the sectional is moredifficult to win than state itself.

Sure, rankings are subjective,but it is no fluke that the MadisonWest sectional had the best teamsin the state.

These teams battled it out allseason in different tournamentsand posted low scores on difficultgolf courses all year. While therecan be a plus-or-minus based on

who is voting, there should beno question whether these teamsdeserved their ranking.

That sectional had some toughstories this year.

No. 4 Stoughton, for instance,would have made state in fourother sectionals based on its score,but it missed out by five strokes.

Individual qualifiers are evenmore of a problem.

Veronas Jessica Reinecke andStoughtons Becky Klonglandboth made state out of the Madi-son West sectional, which wasexpected with their low scoringaverages. But that left only oneother spot open for a state berth inthat sectional.

Oregons Morgan McCorklemissed state, and based on herscore, she would have made thecut in two different sectionals thisyear Hartford Union and LaCrosse Central. McCorkle wastied for 29th at state when Oregonwent as a team in 2011 but neverhad an opportunity to get back.

There have been several ideasfloating around to fix this, but itsnot as easy as simply breakingup ranked teams at the end of theyear.

The WIAA groups teams basedon region to reduce travel, and thelogistics of making a change areextremely difficult. Golf coursesneed to be reserved, which iswhy groupings are out before the

season even starts.

The WIAA could guess andsplit up teams, but that couldbackfire. And some years, thatwould mean sending teams to theMilwaukee or far north courses.

But there are two other ideasI can get excited for reducingdivisions and creating a wildcardqualifying system.

Some believe that going backto one division, at least in girlsgolf, could help. There would bemore qualifiers and there wouldbe more regionals, reducing thechance of having several rankedteams in one tournament.

But smaller schools wouldlikely lose out. A school with 300students has a more difficult timebuilding a program than one with

1,500.Something must be done, how-

ever to avoid rewarding medioc-rity. Talent rises, and hard workshould pay off in the end. If aschool, regardless of its size, putsin the effort and starts junior golfprograms, it will be able to havequality teams vie for a state berthmost years.

As for individuals, wildcardsappear to be the best option. Ifyou reduce the number of auto-matic qualifiers and allow a wild-card selection based on seasonaverage for the rest of the field,then add sectional scores as a tie-breaker, there would be no ques-tion of who deserves what.

The best golfers would go tostate. Period.Maybe these ideas based on

conversations with coaches andmedia in the state arent theanswer, but spreading awarenessof this problem is important. Leftunchecked, this system will con-tinue to leave deserving athletesoff the state golf courses.

I hope the WIAA realizesthat something must be done tomake sure those who deserve therewards are the ones receiving it.

Anthony Iozzo has been cover-ing high school golf for four yearswith Unified Newspaper Groupand two years before that at theWisconsin State Journal.

WIAAs golf format

is missing the cut

Iozzo

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Saturday, October 26

Peggy Berman at [email protected]

Saturday, October 26

9:00 am-3:00 pmOregon Middle School

601 Pleasant Oak Dr., Oregon, WI

Admission: $2.00

FireTruck Rides

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Wallace, of Eau Claire,announce the birth of their

son Emerson Grey Wal-lace, on April 14, 2013.Emerson was born a tSacred Heart hospital inEau Claire.

Drug Take-Back DayT he Oregon Po l i ce

Department is participat-ing in the National Pre-scription Drug Take-BackDay from 10 a.m. to 2p.m., Saturday, Oct. 26, atthe department, 383 ParkSt., Oregon. No liquids,IV solutions or sharps willbe accepted.

The department has apermanent prescriptiondrug drop-off box locatedin the lobby of the policedepartment that is acces-sible during regular officehours (Monday throughFriday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.).

The program is anony-mous. Call the Oregon

Police Department at 835-3111 with any questions.

First Presbyterianputs on Fall FestVictoria Vlisides

Unifed Newspaper Group

First Presbyterian Churchis having its first Fall Festthis Sunday with familyactivities and a chili feed.

The event, which goesfrom noon to 3 p.m. atthe church, will also havea bake sale, themed do-it-yourself photo booth,games, arts and crafts forkids and adults, prizes andcandy.

Halloweencostumes arewelcome.

The con-g r e g a t i o nbuilt a newbuilding in2011 after itmoved ou t

of its muchsmaller space on MainStreet. They are holdingthe fest as part of an on-going effort to engage thecommunity and share thechurchs space and resourc-es.

Weve got this beautifulspace out here and we real-ly want to find ways thateveryone in town can enjoyit, said Le Anne Clausende Montes, First Presbyte-rians pastor. This is one

of the ideas that weve beentossing around ever sincethe building was built.

Another reason for thefest is to have an affordabletime for the family but alsohaving a service componentto the entertainment, Clau-sen de Montes said.

There is no charge foractivities but freewill dona-t ions and non-expired,non-perishable items forthe Oregon/Brooklyn foodpantry are welcome. Prof-its will go to support theCROP Walk organized byPeoples United MethodistChurch, which is the sameday.

The fest will be going onrain or shine at the churchat 408 N. Bergamont Blvd.

If you goWhat: Fall Fest

Where: FirstPresbyterian Church, 408N. Bergamont Blvd.

When: Oct. 27, noon to3 p.m.

Cost: Free; acceptingdonations for food panty

Saturdays walk to fighthunger hosted by PUMC

Peoples United Method-ist Church will host its thirdCROP Walk this fall.

There is a short and long

walk so everyone can par-ticipate. You can walkyourself or sponsor some-one in the congregation todo the walking. Twenty-five percent of all dona-tions will go to the Oregon/Brooklyn Food Pantry, and70 percent of funds go toprograms in over 70 coun-tries with long term hungerneeds to address the rootcauses of hunger and mal-nutrition, and to improveliving conditions. Fivep e r c e n t o f a l l d o n a -tions are used for CROP

administrative overheadcosts.

To sign up go to crop-walk.org. Then, click on thestate of Wisconsin on theU.S. map; click on OregonCROP Hunger Walk; clicksign up or donate.

If you goWhat: CROP Hunger

WalkWhen: Sunday, Oct. 27,

2 p.m.

Where: Peoples UnitedMethodist Church

Register: cropwalk.org

Broadway Cabaret

ConcertThe First Presbyterian

Church of Oregon, (408 N.Bergamont Blvd.) is hold-ing a concert fundraiser at 7p.m., Saturday, Oct. 26 fea-turing members of the Dane

County musical theatercommunity and the FPC

choir performing hits fromBroadway favorites.Des s e r t s and beve r -

ages will be served, andgoodwill donations will beaccepted. Call 835-3082 forinformation.

Clausen de Montes

Senior center presents Stepping on Fall Prevention ProgramAlarming s ta t is t ic : Wiscon-

sin leads the nation in injuries anddeaths from falls by seniors. Nation-wide, more than one third of adults65 or over fall each year.

The good news: completing theevidence-based program Stepping

On greatly reduces seniors falls risk.This 7-week class series is beingoffered at the Oregon Senior Centeron Thursday afternoons, 1:30-3:30p.m., beginning Thursday, Oct. 31.Taught by a professional, partici-pants learn simple and fun balance

and strength training along with awide range of information about fac-tors that contribute to falls.

The cost is $35 and includesinstruction, materials, and healthysnacks. Call Anne at 835-5801 toregister.

Youth basketball fundraiser nets nearly $10KOregon Youth Basketball League

had a benchmark year for its annualfood pantry fundraiser.

They donated $9,465 to the Oregon/Brooklyn Food Pantry including amatching funds check by Gordon FleschCharitable Foundation for $2,500, aswell as about 2,000 food items.

The fundraiser, which wrapped upin January, is led by Dan Subach andScott Kelbel. Through about a 10-yearperiod the groups raised more than

$70,000 and collected 30,000 fooditems. Youth basketball players andcoaches as well as community vol-unteers sort and deliver the fooditems to the pantry.

Subach and Kelbel are formerOYBL board members. Subachsaid when the fundraiser first startedtheyd get about 200 food items. Itsgrown to have around 4,000 to 5,000food items and upwards of $8,000 indonations per year.

By the numbers

Year Food Amount

2009 4,305 $8,404

2010 4,543 $8,145

2011 3,873 $7,270.70

2012 3,585 $7,179.50

2013 2,058 $9,465

Out of the boxOHS associate princi-

pal Mary Kramer said thegoal in developing advi-sory classes is addressingimportant skills and lessonsstudents will use both dur-ing and after high school skills that dont alwaysfit well into a traditionalcurriculum, yet are valu-able and necessary in orderto develop a well-roundedgraduate.

Plans for the programwere formed earlier thisyear by an OHS leader-ship team comprised ofKramer, a school counselorand School-to-Career coor-dinator and teachers fromthe departments of Fam-ily & Consumer Science,

Technology Education,Marketing and BusinessEducation. Kramer said thegroup felt it imperativeto include the following inthe program: superior orga-nization and high levels ofeffectiveness; consistentpresentation of content inall advisories; professional

development of staff-build-ing capacity and confidencein leading discussion aroundtopics such as career pathsand wise choice-making.

At the same time, shesaid the group wanted tomake sure the lessons wereengaging and made connec-tions to student needs, were

age-appropriate and mean-ingful to students and staff,and are helping to buildcommunity and relation-ships. At the core, they feltthe program had to providea safe environment throughwhich to connect to helpstudents be successful aca-

demically and beyond.Earlier this year, theschool held a homecomingdoor competition, whereadvisory groups workedtogether to design and deco-rate the door of their advi-sory classroom based on thehomecoming theme. Themost recent advisory periodincluded Red Ribbons forRed Ribbon week, wherestudents could share a storyof their own about support-ing others in a crisis.

Advisory themes for 2013-14Goal-setting, reflection & self-assessment

Life skills, healthy development & self-care

Moving on to college or career

Orientation, school citizenship, & business

Personal passions, hobbies & interests

Real-world connections & service learning

Rituals, celebrations & closure

Tools for school & learning

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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.Perry Parkway, Oregon

COMMUNITY UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCHBrooklyn(608) 455-3344Pastor Dave PlussSUNDAY9:30 a.m. Worship

FAITH EVANGELICALLUTHERAN CHURCH143 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 53575608-835-3082pcoregonwi.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. WorshipSUNDAY9 and 10:30 a.m. Worship

ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN CHURCH625 E. Netherwood, Oregon

Pastor Paul Markquart and PastorEmily Tveite(608) 835-31545 p.m. Saturday evening Worship8 a.m. Traditional Sunday Worship9:15 a.m. Sunday School & Coee

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, Oct. 24 9:15 a.m. to noon, Community Halloween Party,Oregon High School. Children up to 10 years oldinvited. 6:30 p.m., Brooklyn, Wisconsin EconomicDevelopment Commission Open House with pre-sentation by SBA specialist Mike Fazio, BrooklynCommunity Building (109 N. Rutland/Hwy. MM)

Friday, Oct. 25 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Brats for a Cause fundraiserfor Jeff Lehmann and Megan Niesen, State Bank ofCross Plains - Oregon office, 744 N. Main St.

Saturday, Oct. 26 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Oregon Firefighter/EMT AssociationCraft Fair, Oregon Middle School, [email protected] 7 p.m., Concert fundraiser, First Presbyterian Churchof Oregon, 408 N. Bergamont Blvd., 835-3082.

Sunday, Oct. 27 3 p.m., First Presbyterian Church Fall Festival, FirstPresbyterian Church of Oregon, 408 N. BergamontBlvd., 835-3082

Monday, Oct. 28 7-9 p.m., Dr. J.R. Lund talk. Oregon Village Hall, 117Spring St., 835-0551

Tuesday, Oct. 29 4-6 p.m., Rae Voegeler Oregon School Board lis-tening session, Firefly Coffeehouse, 114 N. Main St.,695-2695 5:30-8 p.m., Triple Treat Fall Family Festival, Oregon

High School Field House 6:30-8:30 p.m., social media seminar, Oregon HighSchool Room 343, 835-3697

Thursday, Oct. 31, Halloween 1:30-3:30 p.m., Stepping On Fall PreventionProgram, Oregon Senior Center, 835-5801 5-8 p.m., Village of Oregon Trick or Treating

Saturday, Nov. 2 9 a.m., Oregon Senior Center Public Auction, 219Park St., 835-5801 5:30-9 p.m., Three Gaits 30th Anniversary GalaLegend at Bergamont Clubhouse (699 BergamontBlvd., Oregon), email [email protected]

Community calendar

Thursday, Oct. 24Oregon Village Board

Meeting (of Oct. 21)

Friday, Oct. 25Oregon Chamber of

Commerce Meeting (of Oct.17)

Saturday, Oct. 26Joint Oregon Village Board/

Towns Meeting (of Oct. 22)

Sunday, Oct. 27Worship Service: First

Presbyterian Church

Monday, Oct. 285:30 pm--LIVE--Oregon

Village Board Budget Mtg. #2

Tuesday, Oct. 29Capitol City Band Concert

(of July 4)

Wednesday, Oct. 305:30 pm--LIVE--Oregon

Village Board Budget Mtg. #3

Thursday, Oct. 31Oregon Village Board Budget

Meeting #2 (of Oct. 28)

WOW 98 & 983

Monday, Oct. 28AMReflexology9:00 CLUB9:00 Wii Bowling1:00 Get Fit1:30 Bridge4:00 T.O.P.S. Weight Loss

Tuesday, Oct. 298:30 Zumba Gold9:15 Stretch & Strengthen12:30 Sheepshead12:30 Stoughton Shopping1:00 Fall Fashion Show1:15 Piano Class

Wednesday, Oct, 309:00 CLUB1:00 Get Fit1:00 Euchre6:00 Mosaics6:30 Food Appliances

Thursday, Oct. 318:30 Zumba Gold9:00 Pool Players9:15 Stretch & Strengthen12:30 Shopping at Bills1:00 Cribbage1:00 Card Party1:00 Country Line Dancing1:30 Stepping On

Friday, Nov. 19:00 CLUB9:00 Wii Bowling9:30 Blood Pressure1:00 Get Fit

PM Legal Counsel

Monday, Oct. 28Cheese Ravioli in Marinara

Sauce, Veg. Blend, FruitCup, Brownies

Tuesday, Oct. 29Roasted Turkey w/

Gravy, Baked Potatoes w/Sour Cream, Mixed Veg.,Mandarin Oranges, W.W.Bread

VO: Yogurt w/Granola

Wednesday, Oct. 30Swiss Burger on Bun,

Onion Slice, Carrots, PeachSlices, Cookie

VO: Soy Patty

Thursday, Oct. 31Roast Beef w/Gravy,

Mashed Potatoes, Peas &Onions, W.W. Bread, Cookie

VO: Broccoli CheeseSauce for Baked Potato

S.O. Fabulous SpinachSalad

Friday, Nov. 1Mac & Cheese, Green

Beans, Applesauce, MultiGrain Bread, Cookie

ORE 95 & 984

Thursday, Oct. 24OHS Orchestra (of Oct. 14)

Friday, Oct. 25Movie: Lone Ranger

(1949)

Saturday, Oct. 26OHS Boys Varsity Soccer

Sectional vs Sauk Prairie (ofOct. 24)

Sunday, Oct. 27Movies: Making Facesfor Halloween & SpaceAdventures

Monday, Oct. 286:30 pm--LIVE--Oregon

School Board Meeting

Tuesday, Oct. 29Movie: Lone Ranger

(1956)

Wednesday, Oct. 30Halloween Hop Party (of

Oct. 24)

Thursday, Oct. 31Oregon School Board

Meeting (of Oct. 28)

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.

Community cable listings Senior center

The Value of Fasting

There are lots of good reasons to limit our intake of food, rangingfrom health and financial reasons to emotional and spiritual ben-efits. An ancient idea that has recently gained traction is the prac-tice of fasting. Instead of trying to limit ones calories each andevery day, some scientists are proposing the idea of Alternate-

Day Fasting or ADF. ADF regimens typically allow the person (oranimal, lots of experiments have been done using rats and mice)to eat whatever he or she wants one day and then requires them

to fast or consume a very limited number of calories the nextday. More research needs to be done, but preliminary findings

are promising, suggesting that ADF may reduce the risk of diabe-tes, heart disease and even cancer. Some are even suggesting wecould live longer if we followed an ADF regimen. But, how mightsuch a regimen benefit us emotionally and spiritually? Fasting

and self-mortification can obviously be taken to extremes wherethey become unhealthy and even life-threatening. But, most ofus suffer from the opposite problem: we are too self-indulgent.Delayed gratification and a sense of accomplishment is one of

the byproducts of a successful fast. Eating can bring momentarypleasure but controlling ones appetites gives a deeper sense of

lasting joy.

Christopher Simon via Metro News Service

When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, forthey disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting.

Matthw 6: 16

Community Halloween PartyOregon High School will be the

scene for some scares on Thursday,Oct. 24. Children up to age five areinvited from 9:15-10:30 a.m., withchildren ages 5-10 invited from 10:30a.m. to noon.

Brats for a CauseJoin State Bank of Cross Plains for

a brat sale to benefit Jeff Lehmannand Megan Niesen from 10 a.m. to 2p.m., Friday, Oct. 25, at the Oregonoffice on 744 North Main St. Lehm-ann was in a recent bicycle accidentthat caused serious brain injury, whileNiesen was admitted to the AmericanFamily Childrens Hospital recentlyafter being diagnosed with a tumor onher kidney.

Oregon Firefighter/EMT

Association Craft FairThe fair is going on from 9 a.m. to

3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 26 at OregonMiddle School. Admission is $2 but

parking is free.The event includes a silent auc-tion, fire truck rides from 11 a.m. to1 p.m., and lunch provided by the 4-H

Headliners. For more information,contact Peg Berman at [email protected].

Broadway Cabaret ConcertThe First Presbyterian Church of

Oregon, 408 N. Bergamont Blvd., isholding a concert fundraiser at 7 p.m.,Saturday, Oct. 26, featuring members

of the Dane County musical theatercommunity and the FPC choir. Call835-3082 for information.

Meet the vetDr. J.R. Lund of Country View

Veterinary Service is safely backfrom her deployment in Afghanistan,and will be sharing her experiencesdescribing the role a veterinarian inthe U.S. Armed Forces plays in therebuilding of a war-torn nation.

The event will run from 7-9 p.m,Monday, Oct. 28 at the Oregon Vil-lage Hall Community Room, 117Spring St. RSVP 835-0551 or [email protected].

LinkedIn/Facebook 101Find out more about social media

from 6:30-8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct.

29 at Oregon High School Room 343.The cost is $6 for Chamber members;$12 for non-members. Call 835-3697to register.

School Board Listening

SessionOregon School District Board of

Education member Rae Vogeler willhold a listening session from 4-6p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 29 at Firefly Cof-feehouse, 114 N. Main St., Oregon.

People are invited to come and pro-vide suggestions, concerns and ideasabout the district. Call 695-2695 forinformation.

Triple Treat Fall Family FestivalThe Oregon High School Field

House will be the scene for some falltreats from 5:30-8 p.m., Tuesday,Oct. 29. The event will include freeDeBrouxs Diner chili, hot dogs, car-amel apples, candy and more.

Costumes (no scary costumesplease) are welcome. Bring your owndecorated pumpkin contest, carnival

games, face painting, crafts, photoarea. For more information, [email protected].

Thursday, Oct. 24 6:30 p.m., Brooklyn, Wisconsin

Economic Development Commis-sion Open House with presenta-tion by SBA specialist Mike Fazio,Brooklyn Community Building(109 N. Rutland/Hwy. MM)

9:15 to noon, Community Hal-loween Party, Oregon High School.Children up to 10 years old invited.

Friday, Oct. 25 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Brats for a

Cause fundraiser for Jeff Lehmann

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Rebekkah Schultz does sound effects for the live radio play.

Nick Miller and Zach Bonno perform a dialogue with other students waiting for

their turn at the microphone.

Photos by Victoria Vlisides

Wesley Korpela plays up a old-time commercial that was for a current Oregonbusiness.

Sight and soundsThe Oregon High School Drama Club performs a live radio play, Two stories from TheInner Sanctum, this weekend at the high school performing arts center. Students rec-reate a 1948 radio studio, complete with live sound effects and voice acting. The clubhas done holiday versions the past three years, and this is the first time theyve tried aHalloween theme.

More photos online at ungphotos.smugmug.com

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Gates to HeavenRight, a worker welds connections for a newgate Friday at the Town of Dunn BuryingGrounds. The project has been shepherdedby town chairman Ed Minihan, who said townresidents have been working on the project for20 years. In recent years, the town has pur-chased land around the cemetery (which wasestablished in 1852) and restored the grounds.Right, Minihan (center) guides workers who areleveling the gates.

Dane County

Board to hold budget hearingCitizens can offer feedback

on the 2014 proposed budgetfor Dane County at a specialmeeting held by Dane Countysupervisors Thursday.

The meeting takes place at7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, inroom 201 of the City-CountyBuilding in Madison.

The public is invited to tes-tify for or against items in thecounty executives proposedbudget. Comments are alsowelcome on any amendmentsto that proposal.

The proposed budget autho-rizes a total of $553.1 mil-lion for capital and operatingexpenditures. The budget isfinanced by $358.5 million inoutside revenues and borrow-ing, $48.0 million of sales tax,and $147.9 million in countytax levy funds.

T h e p r o p o s e d b u d g e tincreases the countys netproperty tax rate from $3.01per $1,000 in assessed homevalue in 2013 to $3.10 for2014.

Some of the larger items are$8 million toward replacementor remodeling of county jailfacilities, a $2 million SMARTfund for sustainability projectsprojected to save $5 million inoperating costs and an expan-sion of the current manuredigester program.

County Board committeeswill complete their consider-ation of amendments to theproposed budget over the nextfew weeks. The full board willtake up the budget Nov. 18.

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Photo by Victoria Vlisides

Eerie nightA spookily decorated house on North Oak Street complemented the almost full moon on Friday night in Oregon.

Photos submitted

Just tricksTrick-or-treaters looking foran extra scare should visit thishouse on Liliana Terrace, com-plete with a life-size prop of theWicked Witch of the West fromThe Wizard of Oz.

Police rePortsInformation taken from the Oregon

Police Department log book. Oregon resi-dents unless otherwise noted.

Sept. 109:30 a.m. A woman reported a snap-

ping turtle in her driveway on the 100block of Drumlin Drive. The officer wasunable to locate the turtle.

Scott Girard

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Cross country

Photo by Jeremy Jones

Sophomore Chris Cutter runs to the final spot on the Badger South All-Conference second-team Saturday with a 16th-place finish in 17 minutes, 33.8 seconds. The Oregonboys took third overall with 88 points.

Passing attack brings regional titleAnthony IozzoAssistant sports editor

Head coach Kevin May said itwas the best the No. 1 Oregon teamplayed all year.

The Panthers were not only able topossess the ball during Thursdays3-0 win over No. 4 Waunakee inthe WIAA Division 2 regional finalat Oregon High School. They werealso able to move the ball quickly,inside and out to spread the field.

We are a possession team. Thatis what we want, May said. Wehave been working hard at addingsome dynamic passing and movingto our offense, and it is starting to

jell now. We are start ing to figureout some things, and we are learning

some things. It feels good rightnow.

That type of play is what led to theeventual game-winner, when juniorforward Mitch Morhoff knocked inthe first goal in the fourth minute on

a pass from junior Colin Hughes.I saw the hole, and coach usu-ally tells to play a combination andbe multi-dimensional and not justgo for the through ball, because weare not going to beat everyone withspeed, Morhoff said. We got agood combination early up the field,and I saw the hole and just made aninside run. Colin got me the ball,and I couldnt do anything else butfinish.

Morhoff later made the stat sheetsagain, when he was able to get apass on the end line to the right ofthe goal and quickly pushed the ballinto the penalty box. Senior JacksonSchneider was there to finish the

Photo by Anthony Iozzo

Junior Mitch Morhoff celebrates a goal in the fourth minute Thursday, Oct.17, in a WIAA Division 2 regional final against Waunakee at Oregon High

School. Oregon won 3-0.

Boys soccer

Turn to Regionals/Page 10

Cutter races to second teamPa b ak id

vall a cfc

Jeremy Jones

Sports editor

Junior Josh Christensen moved up20 spots from a year ago to securethe final first-team Badger SouthAll-Conference spot Saturday at theYahara Hills Cross Country Coursein 17 minutes, 14.2 seconds.

Its unbelievable, Christensen

said of his eighth-place finish. Goingfrom last year to this season I canteven describe it. Its like a dreamcome true.

Christensen, who attended a three-week long running camp in Coloradoover the summer added, Your sum-mer is gone with all the offseasonmiles, but its all worth it today.

Sophomore Chris Cutter raced hisway back onto the conference sec-ond team, earning the final spot in

17:33.8. Teammate Ryan Barry fin-ished 12 seconds and one spot back in17th to help Oregon take third placewith a team score of 88 points.

The Panthers improved one spotfrom last year to take third overall,something head coach Erik Haaken-son couldnt have been happier about.

We were lead by three greatseniors, Dan Rau, Vincent Selvey andRyan Hale, he said. Those threemen truly lead the team each andevery day in practice and at meets.

They have inspired many young

runners on the team to push them-selves and achieve more than theythought possible.

Defending champion Monroe wasunable to retain its title despite theteams top three runners finishing1-2-3 as Madison Edgewood stolethe title away 37-38, finishing 5, 6, 7,9 and 10 while Monroes fourth andfifth runners finished 14th and 18thoverall.

Rau finished as the Panthers fourth

runner in 18:04 good for 22ndplace, while sophomore Ben Janescapped the varsity scoring by cross-ing the 5K finish line 25th in 18:13.

Junior Ben Vogt, Selvey and juniorSam Horsnell also competed on

varsity, but did not score.Janes, Selvey and Harsnell all had

lifetime PRs Saturday. Fourteen of24 JV runners had lifetime PRs as

Turn to Conference/Page 10

Boys1. Ethan Moehn, M, 16:24.1;2. Noah Tostrud, M,16:36.1; 3.

Jake Hirsbrunner, M, 16:37.1;4. Terry McMillan, MG,16:38.9; 5. Henry Woloszyn,

ME, 16:41.2; 8. JoshChristensen, O, 17:14.2.

teAm1. Madison Edgewood, 37; 2.Monroe, 38; 3. Oregon, 88.

Girls1. Amy Davis, ME, 14:37.8; 2.Courtney Link, ME, 15:17.3; 3.Michellle Kraus, M, 15:28; 4.Nikki Staffen S, 15:29.4; 5. AlyWeum, S, 15:51.6; 8. ValerieJones, O,15.57.5.

teAm1. Madison Edgewood, 32;

2. Stougthon, 60; 3. MononaGrove, 96.

Volleyball

Spikers earn

No. 3 seed forD1 playoffsAnthony Iozzo

Assistant sports editor

The Oregon High Schoolvolleyball team has earneda N o .3 seedfor theW I A AD i v i -s ion 1playoffs,w h i c h

s t a r tOct. 24.

T h ePanthersh o s tNo. 14WilmotUnion at 7 p.m. Thursday inthe regional semifinal.

At 7 p.m. Saturday, thewinner of that game wouldplay the winner of No. 6 Mil-ton and No. 11 Kenosha Indi-an Trail.

Westosha Central is the No.1 seed in the bracket, whileBurlington is No. 2. KenoshaTremper (No. 4), JanesvilleCraig (No. 5), Lake GenevaBadger (No. 7), KenoshaBradford (No. 8), Stough-ton (No. 9), Fort Atkinson(No. 10), Waterford (No. 12),Janesville Parker (No. 13)and Beloit Memorial (No. 15)round out the bracket.

Sectionals are Oct. 31 andNov. 2. State begins Nov. 7.

Oregon 3, Waunakee 2The Panthers closed the

regular season last Thursdayand edged Waunakee 3-2(25-20, 25-21, 22-25, 17-25,15-12).

The Panthers grabbed a 2-0lead before Waunakee cameback to force a fifth set. Butthe Panthers survived the ral-

ly.Senior outside hitter Maddy

Gits finished with 25 kills,while senior setter Dani Loo-mis collected 27 assists.

Senior outside hitter ReganPauls led with three aces and19 digs.

Junior middle hitter RileyRosemeyer picked up threeblocks.

If you goWhat: WIAA Division 2 sectional

semifinal

When: 7 p.m. Thursday

Where: Oregon High School

What: sectional final

When: 3 p.m. Saturday

Where: Waunakee High School

If you goWhat: WIAA

Division 1regional semi-final

When: 7 p.m.ThursdayWhere:

Oregon HighSchool

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Oregons JV team finishedthird overall behind the third-place finish of sophomoreDavid Shillingstad.

Verona hosts sectionalsSaturday. The gun will fire onthe boys race at 11:45 a.m.

La Follette and Verona aregreat teams and very competi-tive in the state, Haakensonsaid. We look forward to theopportunity to race with someof the top teams in the stateand make an appearance atthe WIAA state cross countrymeet. Anything can happen,the first step is believing.

GirlsOregon girls cross country

coach Doug Debroux knewthere was something specialabout Emma Hughes evenif she didnt see it herself.

Running over the sum-mer with coach Debroux,

he told me I was going to bethe secret weapon. I didntbelieve it then, and I stilldont actually, she said.

After finishing first overallin her first JV race of the sea-son, though, Hughes slowlybegan to change her mind.

Suffice it to say, after rac-ing to a 14th-place finish andsecond-team Badger SouthConference honors on a frig-id Saturday morning at theYahara Hills Running CourseHughes isnt a secret any-more.

My feet were numb. I feltso stiff, I couldnt really movevery well, Hughes said.

It didnt stop her fromposting a five-second PR of16:20.7 good enough toland two spots inside the sec-ond team all-conference cut-off.

I dont even know wherethis came from, Hughes said.Its weird. Its great.

The teams lone senior onvarsity this season, ValerieJones, repeated as a first-teamall-conference honoree. Jonesfinished eighth (the finalfirst team spot) to lead the

Panthers with a 15:57.5.It means the world, Jones

said. We spent all season,and this summer, working forthis race.

Madison Edgewood, led by

the 1-2 finish of Amy Davisand Courtney Link, tooktop team honors with a teamscore of 32, while Stoughton(60) and Monona Grove (96)rounded out the top three.Fort Atkinson moved intofourth place with a 104, whiledefending conference cham-pion Oregon had to settle forfifth place Saturday with ateam score of 108.

Every year its a newseason and a new team, sotheres a new outlook, Jonessaid. Instead of being thefrontrunners like last year, wewere the underdogs, whichpushes you a lot more to catchup.

The only other upperclass-men running on varsity Sat-urday besides Jones, juniorHannah McAnulty, finished23rd in 16:49.5.

With a really small juniorclass of just three, the Pan-thers needed several under-classmen to step up, and theydid thanks to a talentedsophomore class.

Sophomore Jen Brien, whohas battled injuries through-out the season was unable to

repeat as an all-conferenceperformer, finishing 27thas the teams fourth runner.Fellow sophomore MaddieLebrun finished 36th overallto round out the scoring in

17:27.1. Both Brien and Leb-run improved over a minutefrom the previous week.

Sophomores Kayla Wied-holz and Connie Hansen, aswell as freshman CarolynVogt all competed on varsitybut did not score.

The Panthers JV girlsteam finished second overallbehind Stoughton, 41-64, ledby senior Ruby Carpentersninth-place finish.

Oregon travels back to theRandy Marks Cross CountryCourse at 11 a.m. Saturdayfor the WIAA Division 1Verona Area sectional meet.

The top two teams fromsectionals automatically

advance to the WIAA statemeet at the Ridges GolfCourse in Wisconsin Rapidsat 12:40 p.m. Saturday, Nov.2. The top five individuals noton either of the state qualify-ing teams also advance.

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Coaches Appreciation Night

Tuesday, Oct. 29th 7:30-9:00 PMThe Gorman BuildingMain St., Oregon

The Oregon Athletic Booster Club will be

sponsoring an appreciation night for the Oregon

SD coaches and support staff. This appreciation is

open to the public and will be an OPEN HOUSE to

express the communitys Thanks for all of their

time and talents. (Light snacks will be served.)

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goal and make it 2-0 in the35th minute.

We have been preachingthat all season, trying to geta dynamic attack going,Schneider said. That iswhat we are looking for.If we can get more of that

in the future, we should begood.

Junior midfielder NickSteidemann finished thescoring in the 79th minute,and senior goalie Jere Bauercollected two saves. Wauna-kee junior goalie BenjaminTallard had eight saves.

The Panthers now havethe first goal down on their

quest to make back-to-backstate berths, but it will notget any easier when No. 2Sauk Prairie visits Oregon at7 p.m. Thursday in the sec-tional semifinal.

But the extra time untilthe game is something Maysaid will only help the Pan-thers, which took a week offbefore its regional semifinallast week.

After a physical gamelike tonight, I think it isgood for them to get somerest, get away from soccera little bit and come backfocused and determined tomake sure we are ready togo next Thursday, he said.

The sectional final is at 3p.m. Saturday at Waunakee.The other sectional semifi-nal is No. 3 Milton at No. 1Elkhorn.

Conference: Hughes makes 2nd team for girlsContinued from page 9

Girls swimming

Panthers unable to hang with No. 6 FortJeremy Jones

Sports editor

The Oregon girls swim-ming team reacquaintedthemselves with the Black-hawks last week, travelingto Fort Atkinson twice inthree days.

Senior Allie Green high-lighted Tuesdays 107-60loss for the Panthers, win-

ning the 200-yard freestylein a personal best time of 2minutes, 10 seconds.

S o p h o m o r e W i l l o wKugel finished second in

both the 50 (25.85 seconds)and 100 freestyle (59.53),against the Blackhawks,ranked sixth overall on theWisconsin InterscholasticSwim Coaches AssociationDivision 2 state poll.

Megan Schmitt, Greeneand Logan Fahey went 2-3-4 in the 100 breaststroke,while the teams 200 med-ley relay Claire Candell,

Fahey, Hannah Rau andKugel finished runner-up in2:07.99.

The Panthers are off untilFriday, Nov. 1, when theyonce again travel back toFort Atkinson for the Bad-ger South Conference swim-ming meet.

Since we havent hadmany yards meets, we aregoing to take any oppor-tunity we can to work outthe kinks before conferenceand sectionals, Kruszewskisaid. The girls all madesome adjustment and wereright around the times theywent this weekend and last

week against Stoughton.

I am happy with howthey swam and am lookingforward to conference nextweek.

Competition at confer-ence gets underway at 6p.m.

Blackhawk InvitationalKugel led the team with

a third-place finish in 25.65seconds Saturday at the

Blackhawk Invitational inFort Atkinson. Kugel lateradded a sixth-place finish inthe 100 free (57.21).

Oregons 200 free relaywas the only other eventwhere the Panthers finishedin the top 10 as Greene,Grace Przybyl, Rau andKugel swam to eighth placein 1:49.54.

DeForest captured theteam title with ease, post-ing 523 points to finish wellahead of second place LakeGeneva Badger (364). Thehost Blackhawks roundedout the top three with 298,while Oregon finished eight

out of the 12-team with 92.


Senior linebacker Joey Milz (53) and sophomore defensive end Jake Odegard (51) combined tobring down Monroe running back Turner Beernink in the second half.

Oregon crushes Monroe in finaleJeremy JonesSports editor

Matt Sampson, a two-year starter on theOregon varsity football team, knows justhow hard wins are to come by in the BadgerSouth, on a team that managed just two winsin that span.

Rushing for 130 yards and two touch-downs on 22 carries, Sampson helped thePanthers bookend their season with a 34-18victory over Monroe at Panther Stadium.

It was the final game for 12 seniors,including Sampson and quarterback JackKrueger and Peter Kissling, who connectedon a 44-yard touchdown strike through theair early in the fourth quarter.

Krueger was 2-for-4 for 54 yards and inter-ception in the victory.

Its definitely sad to see everyone go,but to end the season on a high note like thiswas important, Sampson said. For the pastseveral weeks, all we could look forward towasnt the playoff run, but getting that winand this week it happened.

With the majority of the team, including itsstarters, returning for next season, Sampsonadded, Its a lot easier to look forward toa season when you ended on a high note. Itlooks like its going uphill from here. Wellget more guys in the weight room. Hopefully,itll turn out bigger and better than this year.

Despite a lopsided final score, the gamewas anything but over at halftime as Oregonled just 7-6.

The visiting Cheesemakers, looking tosecure their first win of the season, relied on

defense to take the lead in the second quarter

as senior defensive back Charlie Kind recov-ered a Krueger fumble and returned it 8 yardsfor a touchdown.

Sampsons 18-yard touchdown run andJawan Turners PAT shortly after gave Ore-gon its first lead of the game. The Panthersnever trailed again.

The conversation in the Panthers lockerroom at halftime focused on eliminating mis-takes, and thats what the Panthers did.

Meanwhile, Oregons defense forced fourfumbles, recovering them all and turned twointo touchdowns.

We havent been able to capitalize onthose things all season, and finally tonight wecame out and did, Panther head coach DanKissling said. To come out after halftimeand go right at them, that was huge.

Oregon junior running back BJ Buckneradded a 132 yards on the ground to pace thePanthers, most of which he amassed on a54-yard score in the third quarter, followinga 12-yard touchdown run immediately afterhalftime.

That felt really good just to get the ballrolling, Sampson said. Not just the firstone, but the second and after that, over andover again.

Cheesemaker sophomore Cameron Shawrushed for 102 yards on five carries, includ-ing a late 53-yard touchdown with the gamealready out of reach. Monroe finished with217 yards of total offense.

It feels good to end the season on a posi-tive note, Kissling said. Weve been soclose all season long and they havent givenup on us. These came to practice all season

long and gave us their all.

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Regionals: Panthers two wins from stateContinued from page 9


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However, Verhelst andlocal architect Jeff Groe-nier described the parcel inthe business park as sub-standard and said it would

require three or four feetof fill on most of the lot tomake it suitable to build on.

V e r h e l s t r e q u e s t e d$100,000 in tax incrementalfinancing assistance about10 percent of the cost of theproject and is confidentit would generate enoughproperty taxes to repay theTIF district within 10 years.

A certified public accoun-tant for 34 years and devel-oper of the Autumn WoodProfessional Center in Ore-gon, he estimated the build-ing and property would beworth close to $1 million which would generate about$20,000 a year in combined

property taxes.The building would be

built near the intersection ofWest Netherwood Road andCusick Parkway at the southentrance of the businesspark.

Verhelst would use theup-front TIF assistance tobuy the land and estimateshe would invest $100,000 ofhis own money to improvethe parcel and install a craneinfrastructure in the build-ing.

His presentation to theboard also indicated he wouldseek a $750,000 bank loan,bringing the total project cost

to $950,000.Im realistic, he told theboard. Id be amazed if itdidnt go over budget, at leastby 5 percent.

He said his purchase offerwas considerably less thanwhat Lycon Inc. is askingfor other land in the businesspark and added that the Janes-ville-based company has untilOct. 31 to respond.

Verhelst said the buildingwould be designed to looksimilar to two other facilities

in the park Thysse Printingand Trachte Inc.

The concept seemed tostrike a positive chord withvillage officials.

Marty has a very goodtrack record in the village,village administrator MikeGracz said. He does reallynice projects, and it would bea nice building on that cor-

ner. Hes leaning toward put-ting up something that wouldmatch Trachte, and thoseare nice buildings. It wouldmake a very nice entrance tothe business park if this allhappens.

After Verhelst and Groe-nier presented the conceptto the board, trustees met inclosed session to discuss theTIF request.

The villages policy is notto reveal closed session con-versations, but Village Presi-dent Steve Staton said Tues-day the board is conceptu-ally interested in proceedingwith further analysis.

Theres a lot of work to bedone yet, and staff will keepworking with Mr. Verhelst,Staton said. Certainly Martyhas the background and repu-tation to do a really nice jobwith it.

Verhelst said he may ini-tially hire someone to managethe operation but the ideawould be to lead to a sharedownership.

His experience in the truckrepair industry goes back towhen he worked was an audi-tor for Arthur Andersen Inc.

Ive seen what the suc-cessful businesses have doneand what the not-so-success-ful businesses did, he toldthe Observer. Thats theexperience I have to draw on.I know some of the pitfalls.

Hes been a village residentsince 1979 and developed and

moved his accounting busi-ness into the Autumn WoodsProfessional Center in Janu-ary 1995. Six years later, heand his wife constructed asecond building at the site onAutumn Woods Lane on thevillages south side.

Verhelst said while hedoesnt plan to build some-thing that looks like theAutumn Wood ProfessionalCenter in the business park,I meant it I when I told theboard that when I drive by it Ihave to be proud of it.

He also told the board hesinterested in a tilt-up concretewall construction method asopposed to a flat-panel metalbuilding. The tilt-up approachresults in much more attrac-tive building, he said.

If everything goes hisway, Verhelst would beginconstruction next springand would be ready to startoperating the new facility byAugust or September. He toldthe board the business wouldservice light, medium,heavy-duty trucks and over-the-road tractors.

A crane infrastructurewould be needed in the facil-ity in order to remove enginesand lift other heavy parts fromlarge trucks and semi trailers,Verhelst explained. He said

it would make more senseto build a crane track intothe building structure ratherthan using a boom crane thatwould move around insidethe building.

Verhelst said he felt theboard was receptive to hisproposal.

As Ive worked with vil-lage officials, Ive alwaysfelt they were a good part-ner when I developed otherthings here, he said.

The TIF assistancerelates to a

substandardbuilding site thatwere acquiring

and also buildinga state of the art

facility for thepresent and the

future.

Marty Verhelst

spend, village administratorMike Gracz recommendedinvesting in capital projectsinstead.

With the price of anaverage home falling by$3,000 in the village this

year, theres little room tomaneuver.The preliminary 2014

budget that Gracz present-ed to the Village Board lastWednesday shows a 2.15percent increase in villageproperty taxes ($25 on anaverage home) based ona total property tax levyincrease of $95,317 (2.06percent).

Thats a higher increasethan the villages growththis year, which would be aviolation of state levy lim-its except for an obscureprovision that allows somecarryover from prior debtspending. Gracz recom-mended t ak ing advan-tage of part of that unusedcapacity.

In a memo to the board,he a l s o recommendedincreasing the villagesreserves by about $75,000.That fund balance is gener-ally encouraged by finan-cial advisers to be at a cer-tain level so as not to risk adrop in the villages creditrating.

H e a l s o s u g g e s t e dincreasing the villagescontribution to its streetimprovement and capitalequipment funds.

At its Oct. 28 and 30

budget meetings, the boardwill discuss the other fivedepartment requests andother factors:

Sworn police officerswill receive a 4 percentwage increase based ontheir union contract butwill also have to beginpaying 3 percent towardtheir pensions.

The budget recom-mends non-union villageemployees receive a 2 per-cent salary increase.

Repair and mainte-nance items are increasedbecause village buildingsare getting older and needmore maintenance.

The village will needto spend more on radiosfor the DaneCom commu-nications system and NewWorld, the police depart-ments recording keepingsystem.

T h e O r e g o n A r e aSenior Center plans to adda half-time position in itsadult day program, as wellas increasing hours forcase managers.

Police issues

Chief Pettits requestfor an additional full-timepatrol off icer was notincluded in Graczs bud-get proposal. Pettit told theboard the police depart-ments 17 officers leaves ittwo to three sworn posi-tions short of nationalstandards.

He said based solely onpopulation, the depart-ment should have at leastone more officer. Based onactivity level, we shouldhave 18 to 20 officers,Pettit added. He said sucha slim margin puts a strainon investigations and regu-

lar patrol duties.Spending will increase

sharply about $6,000 in the next year-and-a-half on the villages shareof maintaining the newcountywide communica-tions system, DaneCom, headded.

But at Graczs sugges-tion, Pettit eliminated arequest to purchase a new

radar trailer. He said thetrailer no longer collectstraffic data because itssoftware is outdated andneeds to be replaced.

H i s b u d g e t r e q u e s treplacing two vehicles apatrol unit and a supervi-sors car. Both vehicleshave more than 80,000miles and are becomingexpensive to maintain, hesaid.

By the numbersAccording to vi l lage

calcula t ions , the aver-age home value fell from$ 2 1 3 , 0 0 0 i n 2 0 1 2 t o$210,000 this year.

The owner of a $213,000home would have paid$1,168 last year for the vil-lage portion of their prop-erty tax bill , and if thebudget numbers hold, thathomeowner would pay anestimated $1,193 this year.

The villages total taxlevy is expected to increaseby 2.06 percent, from $4.6million last year to $4.7million in 2013, while thevillages total assessedvalue dropped by 1.49 per-cent from $844 million to$831 million.

Budget: Tax increase likelyContinued from page 1

The village will need to spend more on

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Oregon history is pro-vided by the Oregon Area

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August.

100 years ago (1913) Perry Netherwood had

his milk route for sale whichincluded a wagon, harness,and full equipment. Later in themonth it was noted that ElwynAlling had purchased the routeand equipment and would takethe business over as of Oct. 1.

It was recorded in thePresbyterian Church notes thatthe Knights of King Arthur andthe Queens of Avalon ten-dered Mrs. W. C. Bennett andher son and daughter, Donaldand Doris, a farewell reception.

The clothing store ofCowdrey & Buche (locatedat The White House buildingnow Bergey Jewelry) had anew supply of back-to-schoolclothes which included SteelFibre Suits for boys whichwere strictly all-wool withpants lined with Linene and allthe seams taped; providing forthe best of wear.

Mrs. J. T. Hayes had forsale what was described asone of the most desirablelots on South Main Street. Itincluded a barn and a largecess pool.

Richards & Roberts had acar load of choice fresh milchcows and springers (cowsabout to give birth) for sale atthe local stock yards. It wasalso noted that Owen Robertsof Brooklyn would be leavingfor Montana where he will bereturning with 20 of the 60double deck railroad cars ofsheep that he recently pur-chased.

The Oregon Gun Clubretains the Criddle Silver Cupwith their victory over theStoughton Gun Club in theclay pigeon shoot. Familynames listed as participantson the Oregon team wereMiller, McCormick, Cusick,Dell, Chappel, W. H. Dreher,Sprague, Therkelson, ArtHansen, Shampnor, Geo.

Dreher, Ozburn, Booth, Cline,G. Hanson, Criddle, Wright,Bently, Byrnes, and Clark.

A new state law will quenchyour thirst: No railroad car,in which any passenger is per-mitted to ride for more thanten miles of continuous pas-sage in one general direction,shall be operated unless thereis provided for every passen-ger therein, at all times duringthe operation, opportunity toobtain a paper drinking cupnot theretofore used by anyperson, free of charge.

50 years ago (1963) Oregon Consolidated

Schools re-opened. TheVillage elementary schoolshad an enrollment of 1123;

Brooklyn Elementary had 217enrolled; and Oregon HighSchool had an enrollment of444. There were 73 teacherson the facility.

Holy Mother of ConsolationGrade School opened withan enrollment of 175. FatherCharles Monroe stated thattheir school facility hadreached its capacity.

Schroeders Pharmacywas advertising ladies finehosiery. Sorority Nylons withseamless mesh were on spe-cial; two for a $1.00.

The Oregon P.T.A. heldtheir first meeting of the 1963-

64 school year. Officers of theExecutive Committee for theensuing year were Lee Henry,president, Mrs. Henry Appel,treasurer, Mrs. Arthur Ames,secretary, and Mrs. LeslieJensen, historian. Others serv-ing on the committee were Mr.and Mrs. William Martinson,Mrs. Richard Anderson, Mrs.Howard Larson, Mrs. RayLawry, Mrs. Perry Outhouse,Mrs. Alvin Joyner, Mr. andMrs. Robert Hansen, Mr. andMrs. Marv Jensen and DurlinPawlisch. Henry Appel servedas faculty advisor.

Local farmer Tom Abrams

had six acres of some of thetallest corn seen in years;reaching nearly 14 feet inheight. Three OHS teachers,Fenton Abrams (local Vo-AgInstructor), along with BobLewis (OHS science teacher)and Frank Kopp, (OHS indus-trial arts instructor) pitched in

to help harvest the crop. The Oregon Rotary Club

announced that they will dis-continue printing the annualCommunity Birthday Calendar.Oregons growth has madeit difficult to keep it updatedand the cost of printing hasincreased.

Oregon area horse ownershave state champions at thefinal season showing of theWisconsin Horse Associationin LaCrosse. The Championin the Saddle-bred Yearlingat Halter Division was RoseCommand owned by Dr. andMrs. J. L. Topham and shownby Mike Barry. The ReserveChampion in the same divi-sion is Anna Kathys Dreamowned by Mr. and Mrs. BobKillerlain and shown by DaveWilliams. Dr. W. E. OgliviesArces Bright Jewel waschampion of the Open FiveGaited and Five Gaited StakeDivisions.

The Oregon and Stoughtonfire departments responded toa barn fire at the Matt Johnson(estate) farm on Flint Road.The barn, containing 350bushels of oats and about 500bales of hay and straw, was atotal loss.

25 years ago (1988) The Silver Threads cel-

ebrated their 16th Anniversary.

Newly elected officers wereEllen Robinson, president;Florice Paulson, vice-presi-dent; Dorothy Alling, secretary;Grace Sorenson, treasurer,Evelyn Leslie, tour chairper-son; Evelyn Frederickson andAlice Jones, program coordi-nators. Musical entertainmentwas provided by DorothyFreitag and Roland Rygh.

A ground breaking cere-mony was held for the OregonSchool Districts new indoorswimming pool. The programopened with a welcome bySchool Board President RalphBergeland. Others making

remarks at the ceremony werePhil Helgesen, Roger Price,Gerald Luebke and LindaBarrows. Musical selectionswere provided by the JuniorHigh Band and a song, espe-cially prepared for the occa-sion, was sung by the thirdgrade elementary class. About

700 students, teachers, andlocal residents attended theevent.

Tom Inger, president ofThe Rotary Club, welcomedback Rotary exchange student,Danna Brown from her stay inthe Philippines.

The OHS boys and girlstrack teams remain undefeatedin the Badger Conference asthey dominated Oregons firstcross country meet held at theFoxboro Golf Course. Some ofthe boys with outstanding per-formances were Bob and TomRichardson, Dave Williams,Lee Kluever, Jake Oelke, JimWilliams, Aaron Hans, DavyToothman and Chris Connery.Brenda Blomstrom and CarynWilliams were outstanding forthe girls.

Gerard Pehler returnedhome from the U. S. NationalTransplant Games held inMinneapolis with a silvermedal in the shot put competi-tion and a bronze medal in thewalking race.

The Main Tap Womenssoftball team placed firstin their league. Membersof the team were DolleePiasecki, Lori Lancaster, JoyHay, Tammie Hazel-Moses,Sally Barth, LuAnn Clausen,Maggie Strycharski, CathyRingelstetter, Jean Reece,Rhonda Jones, Holly Pease,

Ellen Zander, Michele Burkeand Nikki Boucher. Theircoach and manager was RorayHardy. Pat Lawry, owner ofMain Tap Bar, was their spon-sor.

The Oregon FFA beganits 57th. year. Out of the 270chapters state-wide, Oregonchapter is one of the ten old-est in Wisconsin. The officersfor the 1988-89 year were BobBehnke, president, Eric Olstad,vice-president, Laura Shotliffsecretary, Leif Spilde, treasur-er, Matt Marshall, sentinel, Ted

Wiese, reporter, and BlayneOuthouse, cadet officer. SteveZibell was the OHS agricultureeducation instructor and FFAadvisor.

The Oregon Rope Tuggerssuccessfully competed in theNational Competitions held inBoston. The Lady Tuggerscame away with a NationalChampionship and The DouglasCampbell SportsmanshipAward. Members of the teamwere Mallie Christensen, HelenLucas, Tammy Anderson, TariChristensen, Shelby Humberg,Karla Klitzman, Carla Paterson,Anna Cooley, Pam Sines,Karen Dunn, Karen Thornton,and Aleesha Danks.

Members of the mensteam were Mike Larson, MikeOBrein, Terry Langston, JoelLarson, Mark Richardson, RobMikkelson, Craig Berkan, andJens Erickson. The coach forboth of the teams was DickRichardson.

Wisconsin becomes the27th state to have a lottery.Local businesses that wereexpected to sell lottery tick-ets were Kwik Trip, Stop-n-Go, Bills Food Center, ChucksShell and Du Drop Inn.

10 years ago (2003) The Village Planning

Commission and HillcrestBible Church reached an agree-ment to move forward with thechurchs project of building ofa metal multi-purpose buildingbehind the church.

The OHS Varsity crosscou

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