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The Buy Local in Oregon Gerlach Wholesale Flooring 112 Janesville Street, Oregon, WI 53575 OREGON OBSERVER Phone: 835-8276 • Fax: 835-8277 Thursday, April 7, 2016 • Vol. 131, No. 40 • Oregon, WI • ConnectOregonWI.com • $1 Mon., Fri. & Sat. appointment only Tues. & Thurs. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Wed. 12 p.m.-6 p.m., adno=461015-01 Spring Election Incumbents win in village, school board races Uriah Carpenter for the Flanagan joins second seat. Krause in OSD In the Town of Oregon, though, incumbent Steve SCOTT GIRARD Root finished in third Unified Newspaper Group place out of four candi- dates, meaning he will no Incumbents prevailed in longer be on the board. both the Village of Ore- Challenger Arlen Chris- gon and Oregon School tensen received the most District races Tuesday, votes of the group with April 5. 769, and incumbent Phil On Village Board, Van Kampen finished in second with 646 votes to Photo submitted incumbents Jerry Bollig Jeff Boudreau and Doug Root’s 603. Challenger Haitian children greet goats near the orphanage at Eben-Ezer Mission in Gonaives on March 19. In 2014, a group of Oregon residents took Brethauer finished in that Jason Marshall finished a mission trip there to help build the fence and provide funding to purchase the goats. A third trip will be held this December for those in order to beat out challeng- a distant fourth, with 231 the community who are interested in helping with other projects so the orphanage can become more self-sufficient. er and former board mem- votes. ber Phil Harms. Brethauer Town of Rutland Sup. beat Harms by 110 votes Jim Lunde will remain on out of more than 7,000 the board after receiving cast, according to unof- the most votes of the four MISSION: POSSIBLE ficial totals on the Dane candidates in that race County Clerk’s website. with 394. Nancy Ned- Locals organize fundraiser, mission trip to Haitian orphanage In the Oregon School veck will join him, having District, challenger Krista come in second place with SAMANTHA CHRISTIAN Flanagan won the most 361 votes. Unified Newspaper Group votes among the three Richard Zentner and candidates by far, with Gary Howards finished early 2,000 miles supplies and exchanged knowledge incumbent board president with 190 and 152, respec- If you go – and many hugs – with the Haitians Dan Krause winning over tively. over land and sea during the trips. Owens said some of What: Info meeting for December the group’s favorite parts of the trips Nseparate Wiscon- mission trip to Haiti are playing with the children and see- sin from the poorest coun- When: 7 p.m. Sunday, April 17 ing them smile. “That’s what makes it fun,” she try in the northern hemi- Where: Holy Mother of Consolation told the Observer after the 2014 trip. Truck repair shop still Church, 651 N. Main St. “When you get to know these kids sphere, but Haiti is close Info: facebook.com/ it’s very hard not to go (back).” to the hearts of a group of HMCYouthMissionTrip McGuine, a 2013 graduate of Ore- gon High School, and his dad will be seeks village help Oregon residents who have of $18,000, which would provide 25 leading the next group, which will be what he needs. A typi- shown love and support to children $30 per month for two years. capped off at 15 people for feasibility. Wille hopes to build cal method of assistance, While many places are facing dire He highly recommends people in the this year in Alpine tax-increment financing, situations all over the world, Owens community consider coming along to a rural orphanage. BILL LIVICK apparently would not be said the group decided to “zero in” gain a new perspective while helping available on the site. Through Holy Mother of Consola- Unified Newspaper Group tion Catholic Church (HMC), Ginny on Haiti, which has also been devas- the orphanage alongside the Haitian Wille said he’ll have a tated by natural disasters this century, children. Projects tentatively planned better idea after he meets Owens and Ryan McGuine helped Brad Wille still hopes organize two Christian mission trips including a devastating 2010 earth- for the 2016 trip include painting and with the Village Board at quake. There, they have helped with improving the restrooms. to build a new truck repair its next meeting on Mon- to Gonaives, Haiti, spanning nearly a shop in the Alpine Busi- week in 2012 and 2014. A third trip various projects so the orphanage can “I think it’s good to keep in mind day, April 11. become more self-sufficient, such as that not everybody lives the same ness Park with the help of “I’m coming back with to the Eben-Ezer Mission orphanage village financing. is being planned for next winter, and constructing a fence for them to be kind of lives that we do in America,” revised numbers and able to raise goats and clearing out an he said. “I think traveling anywhere The Oregon native we’ll see what they say,” an informational meeting will be held last met with the Village for those interested on April 17. area for a vegetable garden. is beneficial … (But in Haiti), the he said. “We have some “Things get better, but just very people there are very strong in their Board in December to dis- plans drawn up, and I got Since a dollar can go much farther cuss his plans to build a in Haiti than in the United States, the slowly,” she said. “Their top priority faith and endure lifestyles that seem some prices on buildings.” is survival.” impossible to us, so it makes you 10,000-square-foot facil- Wille told the Observer group has also set up a GoFundMe ity that would repair all page for the orphanage with a goal Oregonians have also donated realize how lucky we are.” last week he’s signed an sorts of trucks on about option to purchase nine three acres near the corner acres in the business GET AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE MISSION AND EFFORTS: PAGE 8 of Cusick Parkway and park, but only about one- Netherwood Road. third of the property he’s Wille didn’t request a planning to buy is build- Orphanage Projects Organizers specific dollar amount able. He said the prop- of financial help from erty owner, Lycon Inc., Eben-Ezer Mission is a Learn about Oregon’s Owens, McGuine were the village, and recently ‘ray of hope’ in Haiti efforts and get involved inspired to help said he’s still unsure of Turn to Truck/Page 3 Proud Share your pet’s story and photo with a Pet Profile of your Submit* online at ConnectOregonWI.com pet? Click“Submit an Item” on the homepage We thought so. and then “Pet Profile” Deadline is April 25 Questions? Call 845-9559. *You must be an Oregon-area resident to submit 2 April 7, 2016 Oregon Observer ConnectOregonWI.com Just ducky OHS artists win big again at state competition SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group Inspiration and opportunity If you didn’t know better, Derrick said the competi- you’d think you’re looking at tion was “the perfect oppor- photographs instead of paint- tunity for the art students ings. to learn about the environ- The amazing artists at ment and conservation,” but Oregon High School were also understand that art can at it again, change people’s opinions and with several positions on various topics. top finishes “Art has been a critical at the 2016 source of cultural informa- U.S. Fish and tion throughout history,” he Wildlife Ser- said. “An inspiring image vice Junior can spark conversation or Federal Duck bring a call for social change. Stamp state LeBrun I’m very proud of all the art competition. Graphics submitted students and how well they The con- Above left, OHS senior Maddie LeBrun took home a first place for the second year with this acrylic painting of a swimming green-winged represented our department test, created teal at the annual U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Junior Federal Duck Stamp competition. Above right, OHS sophomore Caitlyn Diaz gar- and Oregon High School. in 1989, is nered a first for this rendition of a colorful wood-duck. The number of awards illus- modeled after trates how willing the stu- the Federal traditionally fared well in the long-tailed duck, and seniors expect to win. It’s pretty amazing.” dents are to explore and dis- Duck Stamp 10th to 12th grade age group, Emma Hughes and Vera “In Russia, I didn’t really Hughes, who also was par- cover new creative avenues Contest for and this year was no excep- Omestad, an exchange stu- draw, but when I came here, ticipating in her first compe- as well as demonstrating the adult artists, tion, with Oregon artists win- dent from Denmark, each there were more resources tition, told the Observer she great artistic talent in our dis- as students Diaz ning five of the top nine hon- earned third place finishes for me, so I did it more and took a lot of time examining trict.” create origi- ors. Senior Maddie LeBrun for their waterfowl artwork. more, and my parents said, different photos of water- The national competition nal artwork took home first place for the Four OHS artists merited ‘You should really draw,’” fowl, focusing particularly is held on Friday, April 22, showing North American second time with her acryl- honorable mention awards: she said. on lighting. She’s taken art and the top winner’s piece ducks, geese or swans in ic painting of a swimming seniors Michaela Cheney When it came time to pick every year of high school will be made into the Junior their natural habitats.