Oregon Area Historical Society

January 1951

Powers – West

     Roberta Mae Powers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Powers and Kenneth Sheldon West, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marian West, were married on Saturday, Jan 13, at 2 o’clock in the parent’s home. Rev. Robert Conner of the Methodist church read the marriage service.

The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Doris Powers as maid of honor and the groom was attended by his brother, Erwin West, as best man.  The bride was given in marriage by her father.

For the service the home was prettily decorated with baskets of mixed flowers. 

The bride wore a white wool dress with a silver metallic lace.  The halo she wore was of seed pearls and her corsage was of red roses.  The maid of honor wore a blue gown patterned after that of the bride.  Her headdress was blue and she wore a corsage of red roses.

The bride’s mother wore a blue crepe dress while the groom’s mother wore an aqua gown.  Both mothers wore corsages of white roses.

Following the marriage service a wedding supper was served to 18 guests. Assisting at the supper were Mrs. F. E Madsen and Mrs. Orville Trow.

For travel, the bride wore a gray suit with pink and black accessories.

The bride is a graduate of Oregon High School and is a stenographer for the Dane County Hospital and Home at Verona.

The groom attended the Brooklyn School and is farming with his father on their farm at Route 2.  The couple will be at home on the farm after March 1.

Town on Oregon Tax Notice

The tax roll for the town of Oregon is now in my hands for collection. I will be at the following places to collect such taxes: Bank of Oregon, Jan. 12th, 19th and Feb. 2nd, 16th and 23rd. Brooklyn State Bank, Jan. 24th and Feb. 21st and the balance of the time at my home.  No cash will be accepted at my home. 

Notice!

Starting next week, the Corner Store will be open Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evenings.  Closed Tuesday and Thursday evenings. 

Grocery Specials

Frozen Strawberries – 1 lb. pkg. —- 45 cents

Pears in heavy syrup, No. 2/2 can —-39 cents

Boysenberries in heavy syrup, No. 2 can —–21 cents

Blackberries in heavy syrup, 1 lb. 1 oz. can—-16 cents

Black Raspberries in heavy syrup, 15 oz. can—-33 cents

Alice Oven Baked Beans, No. 2 can, 2 for —–25 cents

Syrup, 5 lb. jar, White or Dark —-38 cents

Pancake Flour, Timmies, 5 lb. bag—–49 cents

Atwood’s Coffee, 1 lb.—-89 cents

Del Monte Prunes, extra-large size, 1 lb. 29 cents, 2lbs. 54 cents

Good Aged Cheddar Cheese, 13 months old, 1 lb—-69 cents

Mother’s Best Flour, 5 lbs. 44 cents, 10 lbs. 85 cents

Floor Wax, Aunt Sue’s Self Polishing, pint 19 cents, quart—-35 cents

Home Bakery Bread—-15 cents

We Deliver Forenoon and Afternoon

Ruth Henry

     We had quite an influx of new students lately; one of the most recent being Ruth Henry.  Ruth hails from Hastings, Nebraska.  She is seventeen years old and 5 ft. 3 inches tall.  Ruth’s favorite color is blue.  Ruth’s pet peeve, she stated emphatically, was her brother.   Of course, we know she is kidding.  She likes barbecues better than any other food.  They are called yum-yums in Nebraska.  We like Ruth’s taste in actors and actresses, Doris Day and Alan Ladd rate high with us too.  Welcome to Oregon, Ruth.  We are happy to have you here. 

Card of Thanks

     We wish to thank each and every one who helped to make a merrier Christmas for our old folks.  Special thanks to Art Ames Grocery, Home Owed Store, George McElroy, Woman’s Club, Lutheran Church, Methodist Church, Presbyterian Church and Catholic Church.
~Pleasant View Nursing Home

Random Shots

The only time that liquor makes a man drive straight is when the road curves.

How a young man spends his money depends on whether he earned it in the good old-fashioned way or whether he wheedled it out of dad or mom.

One thing about doing business in a small town, everyone knows without referring to the credit bureau if your credit is good

We wonder what the youth of today would think if six cords of wood were unloaded in the back yard one of these fine winter days and he was under a type of parental authority that required him to saw and split the wood and pile it back in the woodshed and later on at regular intervals, hustle it into the wood-box back of the stove in the house.

Potato and Egg Scallop

1 cup thin white sauce

2 or 3 medium sized cooked potatoes, sliced

4-6 hard cooked eggs, sliced

1 Tbsp. minced parsley

Salt and pepper to taste

Soft breadcrumbs

To make the white sauce, melt 1 Tbsp. table fat or butter and blend in 1 Tbsp. of flour.  When mixture is smooth add 1 cup of milk slowly over very low heat, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens.  Add salt to taste, about ¼ tsp. Place alternately layers of potatoes and eggs in a greased baking dish.  Sprinkle with salt and pepper.  Add minced parsley to white sauce and pour over potato and egg layers.  Sprinkle with bread crumbs.  Bake at 375 degrees for 15 -20 minutes.  Recipe will make four servings. 

January 1976 

Village of Oregon 

Board member, Don Doyle, resigned at Monday night’s meeting. He read a brief statement in which he said: “I have purchased property in the Township of Rutland and will be moving in a few days.  I therefore resign from the Village Board effective 1/6/76.  It has been a pleasure to serve on the board the past three years.”    The board accepted Doyle’s letter “with regret”.    Bob Weckerly was nominated by Champion to fill the remainder of Doyle’s term.  

New officers to the Oregon Police Department were sworn in by President Norman Champion.  William Kortte, 34, is a 1969 graduate of Stoughton High School and is working toward an associate degree in Police Science at MATC.    Douglas Pettit, 21, grew up in Blue River, WI and graduated from Riverdale High School, Muscoda in May 1973.  He attended MATC and received an associate degree in Police Science Technology in May 1975.  

Sports:

The Oregon wrestling team has a season record to date of 4 wins and 1 loss, with a 3-0 conference record.  On Friday, January 2 and Saturday, January 3, the Oregon High School wrestling team will compete in the Badger State Invitational.  Only the top wrestling schools in the state are invited to participate in the annual meet to be held at the UW Fieldhouse.  

Oregon School News:

Adult evening classes are being offered at Oregon High School this semester.  A total of 12 students is needed to start any class.  The cost for a class is 35 cents per hour.  Classes offered and instructors for the classes are:  Rosemaling/Clarice Christensen; Needlepoint/Shirley Wagner; Crafts/Sonja Olstad; Crocheting/Mary Kinney; Sewing with Knits/Lynn Way; Furniture Refinishing/ Instructor to be Named; Conversational Spanish/ Mrs. Gary Rasmussen; Snowmobile Maintenance/Robert Purcell; Beginning Bridge/Mr. and Mrs. Urban Johnson; Consumer Auto Mechanics/Mike Way.

Mrs. Mihlbauer’s second grade class in Brooklyn learned about Christmas around the world.  They particularly enjoyed the Mexican custom of constructing a pinata.  Mr. Wachter, the children’s art teacher, helped with planning the project.   

Oregon Business News

Thieves netted over $1300 in cash and cigarettes from a burglary at Paul’s Supermarket late on January 9th.  The building was entered by breaking a window in an overhead door located on the north end of the building.  The money, estimated at $1250 in cash, was taken from an unlocked gray metal cash box in the accountant’s area near the front of the store.  Also taken were 15 cartons of cigarettes with an estimated value of $67.50.  

The Bank of Oregon is promoting “Christmas Club Accounts”.  These “club accounts” are a way that encourages customers to put aside funds on a weekly basis that are then disbursed back to them in time for Christmas shopping.  Plans are available at $1/week, $2/week, $3/week, $5/week, $10/week and $20/week.  A few weeks prior to Christmas, the bank disburses the accumulated deposits to the depositor just in time for holiday shopping. 

January 2001

Friends present last of five library payments

The Friends of the Library presented the Village Board with a $22, 728 check Monday, marking the organization’s final payment for its share of the cost of the new library construction.  The group raised $172,800 to help pay for the project, 30 percent of the total $576,000 cost for the new library.

On behalf of the group, Friends of the Library President Rita Plummer handed the check to Village President Michael Krembs at the regular board meeting.

“This is our final payment,” Plummer told the board.  “In addition, we gave almost $86,000 for the new furniture and equipment.”

The library construction was completed five years ago. 

Residents share views on downtown

Parking, traffic flow and the preservation of historic character were among the chief concerns voiced at the forum.  Residents said they understand that growth in the Oregon area is inevitable, and they want to lend a guiding hand to that growth so the village can maintain its historic character.

While residential growth in the Oregon area has been substantial, growth in the commercial and industrial sectors has lagged.  Everyone at the forum was in agreement, Oregon’s downtown needs to be the focal point of the village, and the means of making it so was the major topic of discussion Thursday night.

Chamber chooses new officers

At its January 4th meeting the Oregon Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors nominated and elected new officers in what President Bill Torhorst determined, “had to be record time.”

All positions were uncontested, with previous Vice President Gary Wille declining re-nomination to allow Phil Harms, who mentioned interest in a possible future presidential position, to take over.  Of his involvement Harms later noted, “I enjoy working with the Chamber.  There’s a good group of people there.”

Wille also declined nomination for board president but did accept the office of treasurer.  Torhorst accepted re-nomination for president and was voted in for a second term, while Pam Raschein takes over the secretary post after one year on the board of directors. 

Street Talk

Name one thing you’d like to do or accomplish in the year 2001?

Shane Johnson

Stoughton 

UPS employee

Get married

Lori Kay

Oregon

UW-Madison Administrator

I’m planning a trip to Chili to visit our former exchange son who graduated from medical school

Donette Nye

Brodhead

Retired legal secretary

Get all of my bills paid off

Mikalia Corcoran

Oregon

4th grader at Prairie View Elementary School

Finish weaving my scarf on my new loom

Jennie Allen

Janesville

Account representative

Just making it through the winter weather

Brad Andersen

Oregon

5th grader at Prairie View Elementary School

Be a better student, read more and improve my spelling

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