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Inside this issue:Local: School: Sports:Clerk rules against Dahmencandidacy papers. Page 3

Hands on government education at MHS. Page 8

Hockey team heats up. 3

Dining Guide . . . . . . . . 6 - 7Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Stonefield residents to meet with police

The Stonefield NeighborhoodAssociation will meet with mem-bers of the Middleton Police De-partment Saturday to discuss asharp rise in burglaries in the en-clave. The meeting will take placeat 7341 Donna Drive, in the mu-nicipal courtroom. It is scheduledto run from 11 a.m. until noon.

Public information session on Terraceredevelopment

The City of Middleton will holda public informational meeting onplans to realign the Terrace Avenueand High Point Road intersectionand reconstruct Terrace Avenuefrom just west of High Point Roadto just east of Parmenter Street.

The meeting is scheduled forTuesday, Jan. 22 at 7:15 p.m. atMiddleton City Hall, 7426 Hub-bard Avenue.

Phase I of the project is sched-uled to take place in 2013 and in-cludes a realignment of theintersection with construction of apublic parking lot nearby.

Phase II of the project is sched-uled to take place in 2014 and in-cludes reconstruction of TerraceAvenue, along with utility im-provements, undergrounding theelectrical wires, and streetscapeimprovements.

The city has hired Strand Asso-ciates engineering firm to designthe road reconstruction project.

St. Bernard votingmoved to lower level

There will be a slight change forvoters at St. Bernard’s Church dur-ing the February 19 Primary.

“We will not be in the ParishCenter as we usually are,” said cityclerk Lorie Burns. The Parish Cen-ter, which is the usual location forvoting, is already scheduled tohost a private event. “We will stillbe at St. Bernard’s in the lowerlevel of the Education Center, [onthe] far east side of building.”

Burns said there will be two en-trances to the polling place. Thefirst entrance will be directly in-side the main doors off of the eastentrance to the building. The otherentrance will be off the north sideof the building (stairs only).

“We will have plenty of signageguiding voters to the two entrancesof the building,” said Burns.

The Primary for Justice of theSupreme Court. The candidates areVince Megna, of MenomoneeFalls; Ed Fallone, of WhitefishBay; and Pat Roggensack, ofMadison.

Hansen leaving MOMKathy Hansen is stepping down

from her position as Middleton Out-reach Ministry’s executive director.She was hired in May of 2012, and wasMOM’s first female director and itsfourth director in five years.

“Since my arrival I have been blown

away by all thegood workMOM does inour commu-nity,” Hansensaid. “With astrong commit-ted staff andsolid programsit is easy to seeall the meaning-

ful work that is making lives bettereach and every day.”

When she arrived, Hansen said shewanted to bring sensibilities from thefor-profit sector to her work at MOM,helping maximize the number of peo-ple the organization could reach.

Hansen said she is leaving for per-sonal reasons, primarily because thecommute from Lake Geneva to Mid-dleton had become too difficult. She

called 2012 “a tremendous year forMOM.”

Jim Hartlieb, president of MOM’sboard of directors, said a comprehen-sive search for Hansen’s successor willsoon be underway. MOM is in themidst of moving into a new headquar-ters, consolidating its food pantry andmain offices, at 3502 Parmenter Street.

by MaTT GEIGER

Times-Tribune

See haNSEN, page 11Hansen

A local man who was caught upin West Beltline rush hour trafficlast week ended up the victim ofroad rage as another motorist pulledout a handgun and tried to cut the48-year old Middleton man off, ac-cording to an incident report re-leased by Madison Police.

According to the report, the vic-tim said the other driver – who wasdirectly behind him - became angryafter he slowed down in an east-bound lane. The Middleton manwas doing so because he could seetraffic ahead had stopped. Theangry man tailgated the victim be-fore quickly switching lanes andpulling alongside the victim, ac-cording to the victim’s account.

That is when Middleton mancould see the other driver was dis-playing the weapon. Next, the vic-tim says the other driver pulled infront of him and slammed on thebrakes. The victim went hard on hisbrakes as well, to avoid a collision.

“By this time, he realized thiswas a very dangerous situation andhe sat back in traffic as the otherdriver pulled ahead,” stated the de-partment’s report.

The suspect is described as awhite male in his 40s or 50s, of av-erage build, driving a red, two-doorhatchback, possibly a Ford Fiesta.

The incident took place around7:44 a.m. on Wednesday of lastweek.

Police say gunpulled in roadrage incident

Firearm resolution, authored by Middletonsupervisor, is approved

The Dane County Board on Thurs-day, Jan. 10 approved Resolution 206,calling for President Obama, theUnited States Congress and the Wis-consin legislature to enact a list ofmeasures intended to curb gun vio-lence.

The board approved the resolution,which was introduced by SupervisorSharon Corrigan (District 26, Middle-ton) and co-sponsored by 27 supervi-sors, with a 29-2 vote.

Supporters said the resolution is partof an effort to counterbalance the Na-tional Rifle Association’s considerablepolitical sway. It calls for action to curbaccess to certain kinds of firearms andto reduce the number of guns in thehands of criminals “in order to de-crease the number and impact of massshootings in the United States.”

Those who voted against it said thenon-binding resolution won’t do any-thing to prevent future tragedies.

Some supervisors abstained fromvoting, saying state and federal gunlaws fall well outside the jurisdictionof the Dane County Board of Supervi-sors.

“From a grocery store parking lot toa movie theater to a place of worshiphere in Wisconsin to an elementary

school, thiscrushing stringof mass shoot-ings has onething in com-mon - the wrongkind of guns inthe hands of thewrong kinds ofpeople,” saidCorrigan. “Wecan talk aboutthe culture of violence, we can talkabout mental health care, we can talkabout a wide range of long-term solu-tions. But the first step is clear - get theassault weapons off the streets.”

The resolution calls on the federalgovernment to “renew and strengthenthe federal ban on military-style assaultweapons and also ban domestic andimported large capacity ammunitionmagazines.”

It also urges the state legislature to“ban habitual criminals from obtainingconcealed carry permits, make the pur-chase of a firearm for someone who isprohibited from possessing a firearm afelony, make the possession of a con-cealed firearm by those prohibitedunder Wisconsin law a felony, and re-quire that private gun sales be subjectto criminal background checks per-formed by a federally licensed gun

by MaTT GEIGER

Times-Tribune

No dogsin townconservancies

By an overwhelming margin, Townof Middleton residents last week toldtheir board supervisors not to allowdogs in the Pope Farm or Goth conser-vancies.

The town board had wanted to askthe Park Commission to study creatinga dog exercise area on public lands and

by KEvIN MURphy

Times-Tribune

See RESOLUTION, page 11

See DOGS, page 21

Corrigan

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Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger

Downtown businesses help domestic abuse victimsThe Downtown Middleton Business Association (DMBA) recently donated a check for $750 to Domestic Abuse Intervention Services (DAIS). Pictured

above from left to right: Shannon Riley, DMBA; Marilyn Burke, DMBA; Jamie Quam, DAIS; Monica Schlicht, DMBA.

Parisi, BruceCo. announceconservationagreement

Dane County has reached an agree-ment with the Middleton-based BruceCompany to acquire and permanentlyprotect hundreds of acres south ofVerona along the Sugar River, CountyExecutive Joe Parisi announced Mon-day.

Details of the proposal to purchaseand preserve 466 acres and over 2.5miles of riverfront on the Sugar Riverwere announced at a press conferenceon the Bruce Company. Pending re-view and approval of the County Boardof Supervisors in the weeks ahead,Dane County hopes to close on owner-ship of the property this spring.

This purchase is the largest acquisi-tion of river frontage in Dane County’shistory and the second biggest in termsof acreage, according to a statement is-sued by Parisi’s office.

“Whether it’s paddling a canoe toPaoli, camping along the banks of theSugar River or hiking with the familyamong tens of thousands of trees, thisis truly a once in a generation opportu-nity to forever protect a true gem,”Parisi said. “The options for outdoorrecreation are endless and thanks to thestewardship of the Bruce Company,this will truly be a destination for fam-ilies from Dane County and beyond.”

Parisi noted that in addition to waterrecreation like canoeing and fishing,the property also offers great promisefor camping, hiking, and other outdooractivities. The land part of this pur-chase and permanent conservationeasement stretches from the intersec-tion of Highway 69 and Sunset Lane inthe Town of Verona, south to Paoli andeast to Range Trail.

See LaND, page 21

School board hopeful David Dah-men will not be allowed on the April 2ballot, according to a ruling madeTuesday afternoon by Annette Ashley,the Middleton-Cross Plains AreaSchool Board’s clerk.

Dahmen’s candidacy papers hadbeen challenged by Jim Greer, the Area1 School Board incumbent whose seathe hoped to win.

Dahmen filed a response last weekto Greer’s challenge, but Ashley con-cluded Dahmen’s nomination papers“have not been timely filed, and werenot in the physical possession of the fil-ing officer by the statutory deadline asrequired by [Government Accountabil-ity Board] rule 2.05(2).”

Greer’s challenge was based on pho-

tocopied signatures of support Dahmeninitially provided to the school dis-trict’s filing officer. The incumbent onJan. 7 filed a challenge based on thefact that Government AccountabilityBoard rules require original signaturesrather than “facsimiles.”

Dahmen had until the end of Thurs-day, Jan. 10 to submit his response withAshley, and he did so.

Calling himself a “veteran teacherbut a novice candidate,” Dahmen saidhe was initially unaware of the need toturn in original signatures. He addedthat the filing officer did not informhim originals were required until oneday after he dropped off his Declara-tion of Candidacy paperwork. Dahmensaid he immediately provided the orig-inals after being informed of the rule.

“I gave the photocopies to the filingofficer,” Dahmen wrote in his account

of what happened. “After handing mypapers to her, I waited for her to tell mewhether I had complied with the filingrequirements. I asked if the documentswere adequate, to which she replied inthe affirmative.”

“The following day, the filing officercalled me,” Dahmen continued. “Shesaid that she had made a mistake in ac-cepting photocopied papers and thatshe had been unaware of the statutoryprovisions for this requirement whichrequired that the originals be filed.”

Dahmen, who is a teacher in the dis-trict, said he immediately, followingthe school work day, delivered theoriginal nomination papers to the filingofficer. He said a comparison of thedocuments shows they are identical.

“The overriding purpose of nomina-tion papers is to show that a candidatehas a least a minimum level of supportfor his or her candidacy from qualifiedelectors in the political subdivisionwhere the candidate seeks to stand foroffice,” he wrote. “I timely met thatstandard.”

Shortly after learning of Ashley’s

decision, Dahmen said he will“strongly consider” launching a write-in campaign for the Area 1 seat.

“I think the regulations Mrs. Ashleycites are all pretty standard,” Dahmensaid. “I think she made her decisionbased on them and I don’t have anyproblem with that. I’m disappointedbut I don’t have any quarrel with theruling. The thing I’m most disap-pointed about is that the school districtdidn’t inform me there was anythingwrong with the signatures when Iturned them in.”

Dahmen said he would not rule outappealing Ashley’s decision, but indi-cated he had a “gut feeling” he wouldnot.

Greer called Ashley’s decision,which came in the form of a two pageletter, “thorough and well thought out.”

“I’m happy the district filing officerand the board clerk did their jobs,”Greer stated. “I’m glad the rules werefollowed.”

He went on to say thousands of can-didates across Wisconsin turned inoriginal signatures when declaring

their respective candidacies. “Thiscandidate didn’t follow those rules, andthat’s why he’s not on the ballot,” hesaid.

If Dahmen, who is the MEA teach-ers union’s past president and griev-ance chairman, pursues a successfulwrite-in campaign, he could still faceother obstacles, if he were to defeatGreer on Election Day.

Barry Forbes, associate executivedirector and staff counsel for the Wis-consin Association of SchoolBoards, said the criminal conflict of in-terest statute (WI Stat. 946.13), thecode of ethics for government officials(WI Stat. 19.59) and the common lawdoctrine of incompatibility of offices orpositions all contain prohibitions in-tended to keep elected officials fromoverseeing themselves as employees.

Forbes said Dahmen, who filed withthe district to retire in June, might haveto leave his teaching position beforethen in order to take a seat on theschool board.

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Clerk says Dahmen won’t be on ballotby MaTT GEIGER

Times-Tribune

Photo contributed

Hesselbein joins AssemblyRep. Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) was sworn into the office of

State Representative of the 79th Wisconsin Assembly District January7. Presiding at the ceremony in the Supreme Court Chambers wasChief Justice Shirley Abrahamson, right.

Hesselbein’s district includes Middleton, Verona, Cross Plains andWaunakee. She is a former member of the Middleton-Cross PlainsArea School District Board of Education, and also has a seat on theDane County Board of Supervisors.

“I am honored and humbled to be serving the constituents of the 79thAssembly District and look forward to working on their behalf in theyears to come,” said Hesselbein.

Erpenbach continues hiscall for tax burden shift

MADISON - An $800 increase in aTown of Middleton resident’s recentproperty tax bill has renewed an effortto shift funding of public educationfrom property taxes to sales tax.

Carol Schiller said she isn’t worriedfor herself but knows others whoseproperty tax bills threatens to tax themout of their homes.

“It’s gotten too expensive for somepeople who pay more in property taxes[than] they do to keep a car or other im-portant things,” she said.

After an unsatisfying result in low-ering her property valuation, Schillerturned to state elected officials and

found an advocate for property tax re-lief in State Sen. Jon Erpenbach (D-Middleton).

“Property tax payments now arehigher than mortgage payments everwere for some seniors,” Erpenbach toldabout a dozen individuals Schiller in-vited to meet the senator at the Capitollast week.

“We need to get schools off theproperty tax and onto something fairer,which is the sales tax,” he said.

The property tax used to be consid-ered a progressive tax instrument dueto the correlation between wealth andthe amount of property a person owns.However, “it doesn’t work that wayanymore,” with exemptions added overthe years for manufacturing and equip-

ment, said Erpenbach.Instead, Erpenbach views sales tax,

with exemptions for food purchasedfrom stores or restaurants, clothing,health care, building materials andagriculture, as a better indicator of aperson’s ability to pay.

Without increasing the five percentrate, a revamped sales tax could raiseenough revenue to totally fund K-12education and the technical collegesystem, Erpenbach says.

He referred to an April 2006 Leg-islative Fiscal Bureau memo that states$4.36 billion was raised then from afive percent tax on the sale and rentalof personal property and selected serv-

by KEvIN MURphy

Times-Tribune

See TaXES, page 5

Six wind turbines located on ruralland in the Town of Springfield werecommissioned to begin deliveringpower into the Madison Gas & Electric(MG&E) system in December.

The turbines, which are owned byEpic, the Verona-based health caresoftware company, are not yet operat-ing at 100 percent, but they have al-ready generated ardent supporters anddetractors.

Epic has a deal in place to sell theelectricity to the utility at an undis-closed price.

Fans see the turbines as a vital steptoward a future without dependence onfossil fuels, and as an example of am-bitious corporate stewardship.

Critics say citizens living in theirshadow, quite literally, will come to re-gret it. (They add that the private na-ture of Epic’s financial arrangementmakes it difficult to determine whetheror not they are proof of a viable renew-able energy model.)

On one thing both sides can agree:they are big. Each turbine is affixed toa 206-foot pole, dwarfing the silos thatdot the surrounding hills. The bladesare each 130 feet long.

Epic has declined requests for com-ment from media outlets. Those withwhom Epic worked closely – includinglandowners and MG&E – said theycompany went out of its way to avoidstepping on any toes.

The project, which was made possi-ble in part by the federal ProductionTax Credit, works like this: Epic ownsthe wind turbines, which were installedon land owned by local farmers. De-tails of the financial arrangements be-tween Epic and those landowners arekept confidential. Once fully opera-tional, the turbines will feed electricityinto nearby power lines.

Epic is a customer of Alliant Energy,not MG&E, so the wind power will not

actually end up at the company’sVerona headquarters. Instead, the elec-tricity enters MG&E’s system, min-gling with power created by coal, gasand other sources, and is distributed tomany of the homes and businessesserved by that utility.

RENEW Wisconsin, a non-profit or-ganization whose members, includingbusinesses and citizens, push for morerenewable energy in America’s Dairy-land, said this is the state’s largest cus-tomer-owned renewable energysystem.

RENEW said the 10-megawatt proj-ect, located not far from USH 12, wasthe third customer-owned wind powerinstallation to go forward in 2012, andthat it is larger than the two-turbineCashton Greens project in MonroeCounty and the two-turbine Waxdaleproject in Racine County.

Organic Valley and GundersenLutheran completed their Cashtonproject earlier in 2012. The S. C. John-son project in Waxdale was scheduledto become operational around the sametime as the Epic turbines.

“Epic’s project came together be-cause of four factors: a company com-mitted to long-term sustainability, aspirit of cooperation among town andcounty officials, strong local support,and a favorable tax climate,” saidMichael Vickerman, program and pol-icy director for RENEW Wisconsin, inOctober.

Epic also owns and operates Wis-consin’s largest solar electricity facilityon its Verona campus, which it com-pleted in the summer off 2012, accord-ing to Vickerman.

“I can easily foresee other sustain-ability-minded Wisconsin companiespursuing wind turbines to produceelectricity for their own operations, aslong as Congress acts quickly to extendthe federal Production Tax Credit,which levels the playing field betweenwind energy and fossil-fuel genera-tion,” said Vickerman.

(Congress did end up renewing theProduction Tax Credit.)

Don Hoffman, chairman of theSpringfield Town Board, said the proj-ect first received municipal approvalnearly six years ago.

“Those towers were approved in2007,” he said. “It’s relatively smallscale, and anything over 100megawatts would have required addi-tional approval from the [WisconsinPublic Service Commission].”

Wind turbines are permitted on agri-culturally zoned land in Springfield.

“There isn’t a whole lot you can do,even today, to stop them,” Hoffman ob-served. “People say they don’t lookgood or they ruin the value of sur-rounding homes, but the data support-ing their claims just isn’t there.”

The town chairman was reluctant tospeculate about the exact nature ofEpic’s financial investment.

“I was told on multiple occasionsthat you need at least nine or 10 centsper kilowatt to make wind pay,” hesaid. “That’s where the federal taxbreaks come into play.”

Stan Hellenbrand, along with hisbrother, Ivan, owns the land at 7456Kickaboo Road on which two of the

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Epic wind turbines are operational


A turbine on land owned by the Hellenbrand family.

by MaTT GEIGER

Times-Tribune

See WIND, page 12

ices.If most exemptions, except those

noted above, were eliminated, sales taxrevenue could equal property tax rev-enue as public education’s main fund-ing source, he said.

To obtain enough revenue, the salestax would have to be expanded to serv-ices provided by accountants and othernon-health care professionals, advertis-ing and legal fees.

A rainy day fund for public educa-tion would have to be established asproperty taxes are a much more stablerevenue source than a sales tax, Erpen-bach said.

However, the timing isn’t right to in-troduce this tax reform as the governorand legislators don’t want to make suchsweeping changes with an election lessthan two years away, said Erpenbach.

“But the people want it,” saidSchiller. “It would lower the cost ofhousing too, as their mortgage pay-ments wouldn’t include so much [es-crowed] for property tax.”

Legislators could view the idea as anexpansion of tax revenue, which couldharm business growth, he said.

Erpenbach said he could have a billdrafted this session but doubts it wouldget any sponsors.

Lower property taxes would “takethe target off the backs of teachers,” asa perceived higher cost of education,

he said.Sales tax revenue is now added to

the state’s general fund and put to a va-riety of uses. The state currently takeslittle of the property tax proceedsraised but if it needs more money it canincrease property taxes, said Erpen-bach.

Former Wick Homes president RonBoehnen owns several multiple familyproperties, and said lagging incomesprevent him from passing property taxincreases on to his elderly tenants.

“They just can’t pay even a $15 a

month increase,” he said.Erpenbach didn’t try to raise any-

one’s hopes or dampen their enthusi-asm for the proposal, and he agreed tomeet next month in the Town of Mid-dleton with those interested in pursuingit.

“This can be a four to five year effortto get it done,” said Erpenbach.

“Some people can’t wait four to fiveyears,” Schiller replied.

After the meeting Mary Kefer, of theTown of Middleton, said her propertytaxes increased “a prohibitive $1,200,”

this year after the town reassessedproperty values. She wants a more eq-uitable way to fund public educationand was somewhat enthused about the

prospects of changing the system.“It’s a big struggle to get something

done but it’s an appalling situation thatneeds to be changed,” she said.

Books for MLK Day

We celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.Day by looking for opportunities toserve our communities, reflecting oncommonalities between people, andcelebrating diversity. This year, theMiddleton Public Library is hosting a

drumming event for all ages on MLKDay (call us at 608-827-7402 for moreinformation), and of course we wouldlove to connect you with books relatedto the holiday. Here are a few sugges-tions to add to your MLK Day readinglist:

Reading about a wide variety oflifestyles encourages young readers tohave open minds, accept others, andembrace diversity. Oscar’s Half Birth-

day by Bob Graham features an urban,interracial family whose love aboundsfor six-month-old baby Oscar. Mom,Dad, and older sister Milly, who wearswings made from wire coat hangers,celebrate Oscar’s half birthday with atrip to the park. Crossing the graffiti-covered bridge into the park, the noiseof the city begins to fade, and the fam-ily hears birds chirping and noticesleaves falling. Other park visitors no-tice Oscar’s celebration, and soon“Happy Birthday” is being sung. Thisportrait of a happy day in a family’s lifeis simple, sweet, and joyful.

Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr. by DoreenRappaport is a lovely picture book bi-ography featuring the art of CaldecottHonor winner Bryan Collier. Rappa-port tells the story of King’s life, mix-ing in quotes from his speeches and

writing. She begins with the segrega-tion King encountered as a child andthe encouragement he received fromhis mother. When young King listenedto his father preaching, he decided thathe, too, was going to use “big words”when he grew up. The book followsKing into adulthood, through civilrights-related events, and to his death.The author concludes, “His big wordsare alive for us today.” This powerfulwork is a marvelous introduction toKing’s life for young readers.

Inside Out and Back Again byThanhha Lai follows ten-year-old Hafrom her home in Saigon, as she andher family flee during the VietnamWar. Ha’s father is missing in action,and she wants nothing more than to bewith him again. But the war is makingit impossible to stay in Saigon, so thefamily makes a difficult decision: they

leave behind everything they know andlove and make the journey to America,where they are sponsored by a couplein Alabama. A novel in verse, thisbook uses few words to tell a hard-hit-ting story. Readers will feel Ha’s painas she leaves her home and struggles tobegin a new life in America. She en-counters people who are understandingand helpful, but also many who areclose-minded, cruel, or simply un-thinking. The story is based on the au-thor’s childhood, making the fact thatHa is not reunited with her father evenmore striking. This book begs to beread and discussed. Don’t be surprisedif your ‘tween reader asks for more in-formation on the Vietnam war afterreading this one; consider sharing in-formation about Martin Luther King,Jr.’s commitment to nonviolence andopposition to the Vietnam War.


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BBOOKSOOKSLocal author tells Lincoln story from unique perspective

Middleton resident and New YorkTimes bestselling author Jennifer Chi-averini departs from her Elm CreekQuilts series to debut her first stand-alone novel, “Mrs. Lincoln’s Dress-maker” (Dutton; January 15, 2013).

The book unveils the private lives ofthe Lincolns from the time of their riseto White House glory, through thePresident’s shocking assassination andits tumultuous aftermath, until the endof Mary Todd Lincoln’s troubled life -all told from the perspective of the FirstLady’s most trusted confidante andfriend, her dressmaker Elizabeth Keck-ley.

Chiaverini is the author of the ElmCreek Quilts series, as well as five col-lections of quilt projects inspired by thenovels. She is a graduate of the Univer-sity of Notre Dame and the Universityof Chicago.

The Lincolns have been immortal-ized in countless works, but Keckley’sstory has really been told only once -and that was in her own controversialmemoir, published in 1868.

Born into slavery, Keckley earnedfreedom for herself and her son by theskill of her needle. She moved toWashington, DC, where she quicklymade a name for herself as the city’smost talented dressmaker.

It didn’t take long for Washington’spolitical and social elite to take noticeof her intricate designs, flawlessneedlework, and the flattering fit of herdresses. After moving into the White

House, Mrs. Lincoln called uponKeckley to be her personal modiste -but she soon became much more. A de-voted friend, Keckley supported Mrs.Lincoln through political scandal, theloss of a child, her husband’s assassi-nation, and her eventual descent intopoverty.

Chiaverini is no stranger to creatingpoignant and relatable historical fic-tion; her long-standing Elm CreekQuilts series has hit the New YorkTimes bestseller list fourteen times.

“More than a decade ago, I was re-searching antebellum and Civil War eraquilts for my fourth novel when I dis-covered a photograph of an antiquemasterpiece,” Chiaverini said.“Arranged in the medallion style, withappliquéd eagles, embroidered flowers,meticulously-pieced hexagons, anddeep red fringe, the quilt was the workof a gifted needleworker, its strikingbeauty unmarred by the shattered silkand broken threads that gave evidenceto its age.”

The caption noted that the quilt hadbeen sewn from scraps of Mary ToddLincoln’s gowns by her dressmakerand confidante, a former slave namedElizabeth Keckley.

Photo contributed

At right, author Jennifer Chi-averini.

Books, brownies,Hobbits and more

Books & Brownies will be meetingon Wednesday, Jan. 23 at 4 p.m. for adiscussion of Wonder by R.J. Palacio.

Also this month, the library willhave a Multicultural Potluck on Satur-day, Jan. 26 from 2-3 p.m. for all ages.Please sign up for a country at the HelpDesk at the library and plan to bring adish from that country. Everyone iswelcome to bring photos or mementosfrom their chosen country if they havevisited it and exchange students fromthe middle and high schools will bringitems from their home countries to talkabout as well. (The group will be talk-ing about this program on “Wake UpWisconsin,” Channel 27 on Jan. 12around 6:50 a.m.)

Also, the “Long Awaited HobbitParty” will take place on Thursday,Jan. 31, 6-7 p.m. The group will havequests and quoting competitions, hob-bit food and a character “smackdown.”Come dressed as a favorite characterand be prepared to defend it.

Time for OptimistClub Essay Contest

The Middleton Optimist Club isagain encouraging area students to sub-mit essays as part of the Optimist In-ternational Essay Contest for 2013.

This year’s essay topic is: “HowCan I Help My Friends Realize TheirValue?” All area students under theage of 19, and who have not yet grad-uated from high school or the equiva-lent, are welcome to enter.

Winners of the club contest will re-ceive a medallion and $50 gift certifi-cate good at Middleton-areabusinesses. Winners at the districtlevel competition will receive addi-tional awards, including a $2,500 col-lege scholarship for the first placewinner.

All entries must be received byMonday, Feb. 18, along with a com-pleted entry form, by the Club Contest

Chair, Eric Baker. Contact Baker at608-283-1783 for an entry form andcontest rules.

Annual Chamberparty is January 31

The Middleton Chamber of Com-merce will host its 61st Annual Cele-bration Thursday, Jan. 31 at theMarriott Madison-West in Middleton.

This year’s theme is “Get In TheGame,” and the festivities will begin at5 p.m. and continue until 10.

The Annual Celebration brings to-gether both chamber members and thecommunity at large. It features foodand beverages from 14 chamber mem-bers and the Marriott, a silent auctionwith more than 100 packages donatedby chamber members, a paddle raffle(1-15 chance) to win packages worthover $1000, entertainment and games,and more.

Register to attend at middleton-chamber.com.

Citizens’ Academystarts April 3

The Middleton Police Department iscurrently accepting applications for itsCitizens’ Academy, according to com-munity awareness officer Jill Tutaj.Classes will start April 3.

The 10-week course offers citizensan opportunity to learn more about theMiddleton Police Department by par-taking in hands-on classes similar tothose taken by real police officers. Thecourse will be presented by officers ofthe Middleton Police Department.

The class will meet every Wednes-day evening from 6 to 9 p.m., startingApril 3 and ending June 5. Anyone in-terested in the Citizen’s Academy maydownload an application at www.Mid-dletonPD.com or by contacting Tutaj at824-7323.

All applications should be turned inby February 4. The Middleton PoliceDepartment Citizen’s Academy is opento anyone who lives or works in theCity of Middleton.

MLK celebration Drum Power! A Celebration of Dr.

Martin Luther King Jr. will take place

Monday, Jan. 21 from 2-3 p.m. at theMiddleton Public Library ArcherMeeting Room.

Drum and dance has played an im-portant and significant role in the ex-pression of social protest, struggle, andproclamations of triumph throughouthistory. Yorel Lashley, a professionalWest African, Afro-Cuban, and Brazil-ian percussionist and creator of “DrumPower” will entertain, educate, em-power, and inspire us as we celebratethe legacy of Dr. Martin Luther KingJr. and the Civil Rights Movement.

Children, teens, and adults are wel-come to join the library for this inter-generational program. Stop by theMain Level Help Desk or call 608-628-5028 to sign up.

Upcoming programsfor adults at MPL

Eliminate Paper Clutter and Get Organized with Jill AnnisWednesday, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m.

Overcome with piles of paper? Letprofessional organizer Jill Annis showyou how to get rid of your paper clut-ter, eliminate waste, and create a sys-tem for keeping track of all your paperfiles. Jill is the proprietor of SimplyOrganized, and has been helping peo-ple in the Madison area organize theirlives since 2002.

UW History Professor FlorenciaMallon reads from her novel ‘Beyond the Ties of Blood’Thursday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m.

In the political aftermath of the 1973Chilean coup, Eugenia Aldunate is im-prisoned and tortured. Her lover,Manuel, is savagely killed, one of thecountless “disappeared” that wouldhaunt Chile’s collective memory fordecades. She escapes into exile andbuilds a quiet life for herself as a jour-nalist and professor, but the scars onher arms do not allow her to bury herpast. Each night she aches for herhomeland while fighting to suppressthe horrific nightmares that still plagueher.

Nearly twenty years after her exile,Eugenia is called back to Chile to tes-tify in Manuel’s case and help seek jus-tice for the others who disappeared. Arare living witness to these “camps,”

Eugenia must come to grips with thelegacy of violence and traumas left byPinochet’s dictatorship and find truthand solace in the stories of those sheleft behind.

Florencia Mallon was raised in San-tiago, Chile and educated at Harvardand Yale. She is the Julieta KirkwoodProfessor of History at the Universityof Wisconsin – Madison, and the au-thor of dozens of articles and books on19th and 20th century Latin AmericanHistory. This is her first novel.

What’s it Worth? An Antique Appraisal Event

Saturday, Feb. 23 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Back by popular demand! AppraiserMark Moran returns to the MiddletonPublic Library to appraise a selectnumber of antiques and artifacts. Reg-istration is required in order to have anitem appraised. Certain items, includ-ing firearms and other weapons, areprohibited. Whether or not you arehaving an item appraised, everyone iswelcome to come and enjoy the fun!Light refreshments will be served.

Registration will open at 9 a.m. onWednesday, Jan. 16. Participants mustcontact the library directly in order toreserve a spot. Limit one item perhousehold, please.For more information or to register

for these events, [email protected] or call the refer-ence desk at 608-827-7403.

‘Cleaning up the Political process’

“Cleaning Up the Political Process”is the topic that will be addressed bytwo experts at the League of WomenVoters’ next “Lively Issues Luncheonand Public Forum” on Saturday, Jan.19 at the Madison Concourse Hotel,One West Dayton Street in DowntownMadison.

The presentation will be led by JayHeck and Mike McCabe.

Heck has served as executive direc-tor of Common Cause Wisconsin since1995. McCabe has been following themoney as director of the WisconsinDemocracy Campaign for the last twodecades.

The database they produce lists busi-ness and personal donations to cam-paigns. Links to the web pages ofCommon Cause and WisconsinDemocracy Campaign are on the web-site of the League of Women Voters ofDane County, http://www.lwv-danecounty.net.

The luncheon will start at noon. TheOutstanding Voter Service Award willbe presented to Madison City ClerkMaribeth Witzel-Behl. The IssuesForum, with Heck and McCabe, willbe at 12.45 p.m. For luncheon ticketssee the league’s website, www.lwv-danecounty.net or call 608-232-9447.

The event will be open to the public.

City to give awaymonthly prizes

In celebration of the city’s 50thbirthday, the Middleton Tourism Com-mission is giving 12 fans a chance toexperience all the Good Neighbor Cityhas to offer in the 2013 Middleton Stayand Play Giveaway.

Each month in 2013, one Facebookfan will win an overnight stay plus a$50 gift certificate to dine or shop inthe city. To be entered in the entire yearof drawings, log on to www.visitmid-dleton.com orwww.facebook.com/MiddletonWI,like the Facebook page and enter yourcontact information.

“We’re heaven for foodies and ashopper’s paradise all in one place,”said Val Steel, director of tourism forthe Middleton Tourism Commission.“Add in our spas, museums, all theplaces to get out and enjoy nature, thefact we’re just 10 minutes from down-town Madison and we really are an all-inclusive getaway spot.”

Booster Club MardiGras set for March 9

Planners are already hard at workgetting ready for Mardi Gras 2013, theCardinal Booster Club’s biggest annualfundraiser for local student-athletes.

The event will take place Saturday,March 9 from 8 p.m. to midnight. Tick-ets are $50 and will be available Feb.1.


CHURCH NOTES

W h a T ’ S h a p p E N I N G ?

The U.S. Congress could learn athing or two from MHS students.

MHS students passed 10 of 15 billsthat they voted upon during two leg-islative sessions held in December. Thebills were part of the new semester-long U.S. Government and Politicsclass.

The course was developed by a teamof social studies teachers as part of theMiddleton-Cross Plains Area SchoolDistrict curriculum renewal processand has been three years in the mak-ing.

“I was very pleased with the job thestudents did,’’ said David Piovanetti,one of the class instructors. “They tooktheir roles as lawmakers seriously andacted professionally.’’

For three months, students studied

the legislative process, researched is-sues and drafted their own bills. OnNov. 15, more than 300 students par-ticipated in the inaugural Hearing Day.The session simulated the U.S. legisla-tive committee hearing process, Pio-vanetti said.

Students presented and debated theirbills before one of 14 different commit-tees. The session took nearly five hoursand bills that made it out of committeewere debated again and voted upon atthe full legislative sessions on Dec. 13and 17.

Students dressed in formal businessattire as they assumed the roles of U.S.lawmakers debating a wide range ofcurrent issues - -from gay marriage, toeuthanasia, to the death penalty.

What was the response from stu-dents?

“The students impressed eachother,’’ Piovanetti said. “They thought

their classmates gave impressivespeeches and they enjoyed the overallprocess of debating and voting on thebills that they wrote.’’

Another instructor, Kate Arnold,was really impressed with Joey Duff,who was the Speaker of the House;Matt Weber, the majority floor leader;and Jack Verstegen, the minority floorleaders.

“They did a phenomenal job ofmaintaining order and dealing with un-expected circumstances in a profes-sional and sincere way,’’ she said. “Thestudents took their roles very seriously,and in turn were accorded the respectof their classmates.’’

Arnold said other schools that havedone similar programs have limited thecourse to seniors.

“It was incredible to see 300 stu-dents, mostly 15 or 16 years old, runthe session from start to finish with al-most no involvement from adults,’’ shesaid. “I was very impressed by the ma-turity and poise of the students. No

one made jokes or inappropriate com-ments. They took their responsibilityvery seriously and used their speakingtime to express their views and attemptto convince others.’’

Arnold said one highlight for herwas the student who arrived very earlyin the semester because she wanted towrite a bill legalizing same sex mar-riage. She arrived at 6:45 a.m. and wasthe first one in line, Arnold said. Thestudent also assembled a group in herclass to work on the bill with her.

“She wrote an incredibly powerfulbill sponsor speech, and more than halfof the students identified her speech asone of the highlights of the full ses-sion,’’ Arnold said. “It feels great tohave provided students with the oppor-tunity to voice their opinions on issuesthat matter deeply to them.’’

It seemed everyone agreed anotherhighlight of the December sessionswas the vote to legalize marijuana. Stu-dents considered economic issues,health, safety, crime, freedoms, indi-

vidual liberty and other angles with re-spect to this issue, Arnold said.

Piovanetti said there were some verygood debates on the legalization ques-tion, and the final vote ended in a tie,which means the bill did not pass.

“Everyone’s breath was held untilthe final vote was cast,’’ he said.

The other instructors are AnnMorstad, Kristin Brown and AnaAtach. The team of government teach-ers also includes Brandon Amato, astudent-teacher from UW-Madison.

A list of the bills debated and votedupon in December, along with the re-sults, are below:

HB 91: Abolish the Death Penalty(PASSED)

HB 03: Minimum Wage Increase(PASSED)

HB 21: Emission Impossible-Re-duce Greenhouse Gases (PASSED)

HB 45: Reforming Health Care(FAILED)

OB 01: Gay Marriage and GayAdoption (PASSED)

HB 14: Tax the Rich (PASSED) HB 83: Repeal the Patriot Act

(PASSED)HB 36: Teacher Salary Not Based

on Test Scores (PASSED)HB 02: Legalization of all Mari-

juana (FAILED)HB 95: Dream Act (PASSED)HB 103: Abolish Electoral College

(FAILED)HB 55: Make Abortion Illegal

(FAILED)AB 33: No Penalty for Minors At-

tending a Party with Underage Drink-ing (PASSED)

HB 85: Rehabilitation for Drug Of-fenders Before Jail (PASSED)

HB 106: Increase Oil Drilling in theU.S. (FAILED)


Concerto-Aria winners will perform at Mike Dewey Pops ConcertMiddleton High School has an-

nounced the 2013 Concerto-AriaCompetition Contest Winners. Theywere selected to perform with theMHS Symphony Orchestra on Thurs-day, March 14.

Each year, the Symphony Orchestraholds this Concerto-Aria Competitionto see who will perform with the or-chestra on the Mike Dewey Concerto-Pops Concert in March. The auditionjudges decide which students are mostprepared to perform with an orchestra- a skill that is not always as easy assimply playing their part.

The audition is open to all MHS stu-dents who play or sing, although mostare part of an ensemble.

Chance Stine, alto saxophone, willbe playing Ibert’s Concertino di Cam-era (with piano accompaniment);Nathaniel Corey and Julia Tibbetts, vi-olas, will perform Bach’s BrandenburgConcerto No.6, Mvt 3; Anja Pustaver,soprano, will sing Puccini’s “O MioBabbino Caro” from Gianni Schicchi;Sonia Urquidi, clarinet, will performClarinet Concertino by Weber; Anjaand Sonia will also perform at the twoEine Kleine Kindermusik concerts onMarch 13.

Four additional students were se-lected to be Featured Performers at theMHS Music Department Fine Arts

Week Honors Recital on April 16:Emily Schmidt, cello, will performSaint-Saëns Cello Concerto, Mvt 1;Michelle Xie, piano, who will playGershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue; LizCouser, soprano, who will singMozart’s Alleluia; and Matthew Kim,violin, performing Sarasate Zigeuner-weisen.

Nineteen talented and hardworkingMHS students auditioned on January8. In addition to those listed above,they include: Jordan Foster, AnmalGupta, Mike Hoot, Dan Jin, KaileighJohnson, Heidi Knoche, YokoKohmoto, Asha Nandihalli, BrendanSheehan and Nikhil Trivedi.

“Without question, it is wonderfulto hear an evening filled with so manyexcellent performances by MiddletonHigh School Students,” said RhondaThompson, public relations coordina-tor for the Middleton High SchoolBand Orchestra Parent Association.“All of the participants in this year’scompetition are to be commended fortheir talent and hard work and shouldbe proud of his or her accomplish-ments.”

“This year, it seemed particularlydifficult for the judges to limit the con-cert winners and Honors Recital par-ticipants because of the great numberof excellent performances,” she con-

tinued. “It was mentioned that mostschools would be pleased to havemerely a fraction of the musicians who

appeared last at our auditions. Mid-dleton High School and the MiddletonCommunity are honored to be home to

so many talented musicians. Congrat-ulations again to all of these fineyoung musicians.”

Photo contributed

From left to right: Julia Tibbetts, Nathaniel Corey, Sonia Urquidi, Chance Stine and Anja Pustaver.

MHS students practice government in actionby pERRy hIBNERMiddleton-Cross Plains Area School Dist.

This is the fourth in a series ofcolumns that I am writing to respondto citizen comments resulting from theCity’s first ever comprehensive CitizenSatisfaction survey. Over 700 Middle-ton citizens participated in the surveyduring the summer of 2012. I intend torespond to several of the prominentthemes presented in the citizens’ com-ments from the survey. My hope is toeducate and clarify various City issuesas best I can.

One common theme of concernfrom the survey had to do with theCity’s growth and economic develop-ment efforts. However, nearly all sur-vey takers had very positive ratings ofMiddleton. With choices of “Excel-lent”, “Good” and “Okay” classified aspositive and “Bad” and “Very Bad” asnegative, we found the following:

“As a Place to Live” and “As a Placeto Raise Children” we have a 100%positive rating with the predominantshare of respondents rating “Excel-lent”.

“As a Place to Work” we have a98% positive rating with slightly moregrades of “Excellent” than “Good”.

“As a Place to Play” (98%); and “Asa Place to Visit” (98%), but the“Okays” accounted for about 25% ofthe positive grades.

“As a Place That Provides EfficientServices” (96%); and “As a Place

Moving in the Right Direction” (95%)the “Good” ratings prevailed slightlyover the “Excellent” ratings with“Okay” accounting for about 20% ofthe positive grades.

“As a Place to Retire” we have a90% positive rating with slightly more“Excellent” than “Good” ratings.

Overall, the citizens of Middletonrated the City very favorably.Nonetheless, written comments indi-cated concerns with growth pains, par-ticularly the ability to pay for ourgrowth. A few respondents expressedbelief that Middleton is growing toofast, but the majority of comments in-dicated satisfaction with the rate ofgrowth. In fact, when given a varietyof choices for policy priorities in Mid-dleton, by wide margins the highestconsideration for long-term prioritieswere “Planning” and “Economic/Com-munity Development” followed by“Public Lands, Recreation & Forestry”and “Street Maintenance.” For short-term priorities, “Street Maintenance”was first followed by “Economic/Com-munity Development,” “Public Lands,Recreation & Forestry” and “Plan-ning.” From these responses, it ap-pears clear that the vast majority ofsurvey respondents rate the City highlyand want continued emphases on theaforementioned categories.

When we examine where Middle-

ton’s growth is occurring, it comes farmore from being an employment cen-ter than from population increases.Residential growth was only 10.6%from 2000-2010 (15,770 to 17,442),and that was the lowest rate of increasefor any city in Dane County that hasroom to grow. On the other hand, Mid-dleton is now a major employmentcenter for the Dane County region withabout 30% job growth since 2000.With over 18,000 jobs in the City (from14,000 in 2000), we now have morejobs than residents. Of those 18,000,only about 1,700 live AND work inMiddleton from a total of about 9,500of those who live in Middleton andalso are employed. Consequently,about 90% of Middleton’s workers mi-grate here from outside the communitymaking Middleton a major exporter ofjobs (8,616) to residents of other com-munities. Even Madison has more res-idents employed in Middleton (4,940)than Middleton does in Madison(4,855) according to the 2010 Census.

A healthy mix of employers and em-ployment sectors helps to safeguard thecommunity from the varying winds ofthe international economy. When weexamine the top employment sectors inMiddleton, manufacturing is the pre-dominant source with over 3,000 jobs(many high-technology) in Middleton.That’s about 17% of the work force,and it’s followed by Retail (12%), Ac-commodation & Food Services (10%)and Professional & Scientific (9%).We are also fortunate to have a greatdiversity of employers including PPDPharmaceuticals (685), U.W. MedicalFoundation (650), Electronic TheatreControls (650), Springs Window Fash-ions (605), American Girl (500 full-

time and about 100 part-time), the Vet-erans Health Administration (350) andHumana Insurance (300). Moreover,later this year, the City will be the cor-porate headquarters for SpectrumBrands which will employ about 600in its new Middleton location. Further-more, employment growth in Middle-ton means more commercial propertyvalue, a lower proportion of propertytaxes to residents and an influx of moremoney for quality of life initiatives.

Although employment growth andthe wealth it brings to Middleton islargely positive, we clearly have man-agement concerns from how and wherewe grow. Traffic management andstreet maintenance will continue to beat the top of the list for the City, as wellas storm water management. While we

have the most housing density of anycity in Dane County, except for Madi-son, along with that density we alsohave about 25% parks, conservancyand open space. Fortunately, Middle-ton policy makers have long favored acompact urban form that is preferredfor service delivery and cost-effective-ness. Keeping that balance of employ-ment growth and open space willcontinue to be a challenge as we seekto find more funds to keep up with theneed for transportation options—auto,bus and bicycle/pedestrian accommo-dations.

In my next column, I will addresssurvey respondents’ questions and con-cerns with regard to the City’s publicservices.


To the editor,

I would like to take this opportunityto thank the residents of the Middleton-Cross Plains area for allowing me toserve as your representative on theMCPASD Board of Education. Wehave accomplished a lot in three years,but our work is not done.

In the last three years, our schoolboard has worked hard to make a greatschool district even better. Schoolsafety is a priority for us, from makingnecessary upgrades to school facilitiesto creating a safe and secure work en-vironment for our staff.

We’re continually improving ourschool district. One of our key accom-plishments during the past year was thesuccessful planning and passage of the2012 referendum. This addressed crit-ical issues identified within the districtwith a reasonable and prudent plan thatwill serve our students, faculty andstaff for many years into the future.

While many of our accomplish-ments have been of the bricks-and-mortar kind, some of the things wehave also achieved are less easy to see,such as working within our existing re-sources to maintain student programs.Additionally, improving board trans-

parency has been a particular priorityfor me during my tenure on the board.

I am asking for your vote in the up-coming election so I can continue mywork as a member of the MCPASDschool board. For more information,please visit my website:votejimgreer.com. Thank you for yoursupport.

Jim GreerMCPASD Board of Education

Area 1 Seat

School district on right trackLetter to the Editor

Richard “Dick” R. Karn, age 76, ofCross Plains, passed away peacefullywith his family by his side on Thurs-day, Jan. 10, 2013, at Meriter Hospitalafter an extended illness.

Born in Madison on June 22, 1936,the son of Leslie and Bertha (Hosley)Karn, he spent 18 years on the homefarm in Verona and was a 1954 gradu-ate of Verona High School. Upongraduation he attended Madison Busi-ness College and served five years withthe Wisconsin Air National Guard.

On Aug. 2, 1958, Dick married Mar-ilyn Hefty in Perry Township at HolyRedeemer Catholic Church. He was a

member of St. Francis Xavier CatholicChurch while living in Cross Plains.

Dick worked as an Operating Engi-neer, Local 139, for Parisi Construc-tion, Capital Sand and Gravel, andAmble Landscaping until his retire-ment in 1995. He loved fishing, hunt-ing, snowmobiling, bowling, playingcards, traveling, and watching Packer,Brewer, and Badger sports. Dickdearly loved his grandchildren and at-tending all of their sporting events.

Dick is survived by his wife of 54years, Marilyn; children Lynn (Gary)Heise, Rick (Nancy) Karn, Greg(Teresa) Karn, and Rob (Patty) Karn;

grandchildren Chris (Erin) Karn, Jenny(Josh) Stankovsky, Paul (Kim) Heise,Jeremy Heise, Breanne Karn, MichelleKarn, Amber Karn, and Brandon Karn;step-grandson, Daniel Mills; greatgrandchildren, Collin Heise, AmeliaHeise, and Emily Stankovsky; anuncle, Harold (June) Hosley; his niece,Kathy (Jerry ) Schroeder; and other rel-atives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his par-ents; a brother, Rodney Karn; and sev-eral aunts, uncles, and friends.

Funeral services for Richard wereheld at St. Francis Xavier CatholicChurch, 2947 Thinnes Street, Cross

Plains, at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan.15, 2013, with Father Thomas Kelleypresiding. Burial was at St. FrancisXavier Catholic Cemetery. Visitationwas held at St. Francis Xavier CatholicChurch from 4-7 p.m. on Monday, Jan.14, 2013, and from 9 a.m. until the timeof service on Tuesday. The familywishes to extend a special thank you toDr. Daniel Jarzemsky, the staff atHeartland Country Village in BlackEarth, and to Sister John Rose Acker.On-line condolences may be made atwww.gundersonfh.com.

Gunderson Cross Plains Funeral &Cremation Care is assiting the family.

OBITUARY

Richard R. Karn


IINN BBUSINESSUSINESSPaint store gives to MOM

Hallman/Lindsay Paints donated more than $5,500 to local food pantriesacross Wisconsin during the holiday season. In each community whereHallman/Lindsay has a store location, including the City of Middleton, alocal food pantry received a donation.

“As a local Wisconsin business, we are a part of the community,” saidTim Mielcarek, owner of Hallman/Lindsay. “We consider it part of Hall-man/Lindsay’s mission to contribute to the places where we live and work.”

In December, John DeVries, manager of the Hallman/Lindsay store inMiddleton, met with Debbie Kutchin from Middleton Outreach Ministryto deliver the company donation.

“Food prices continue to rise, and we know that food pantries are alsocontinuing to see increases in demand,” said DeVries. “Middleton OutreachMinistry provides much-needed assistance in this community, and we arehappy to support their work.”

Hallman Lindsay has been making donations to local food banks since2009 when the recession was in full swing. In addition to financially sup-porting pantries, six Hallman Lindsay stores are holding holiday fooddrives. The Middleton store as well as locations in Monona, Madison, GreenBay, Minocqua, and Oconomowoc collected food for their local food banks.

Pictured at left, DeVries gives the check to Kutchin.

Rippretires

After nearly 40 years of service inthe telecom industry, Al Ripp, marketmanager for TDS TelecommunicationsCorp. (TDS®) has retired. His last daywith TDS was Dec. 31.

When Ripp looks back on his careerin telecommunications, he says it’s thecustomers and fellow employees whostand out.

“Nothing is more rewarding thanworking with customers who say yourguys did a really good job,” Ripp said.“Just as rewarding is seeing a personjoin the company and grow into a greatemployee and leader.”

As a young man, Ripp got his startwashing vehicles for Mid-Plains Tele-phone Company in 1974. During histenure at TDS, he held a number of dif-ferent positions before being namedgeneral manager in the late 1990’s.Then, in 2007, Ripp was named marketmanager for TDS covering DaneCounty and eventually workingthroughout Wisconsin, Minnesota, andMichigan’s Upper Peninsula.

“Al has been a dedicated employee,”said Dave Wittwer, president and CEOof TDS. “I commend him for his out-standing service and unwavering com-mitment to our customers andemployees. I know he did everythinghe could to delight others.”

Weaverjoins localStarion

Kaitlan Weaver has joined StarionFinancial as a Business Banking Rep-resentative. She will be located in Star-ion’s Middleton location.

Weaver will provide a variety ofloan support functions, such as prepar-ing notes, mortgages, extensions andrelated loan documents. She will assistbankers by processing loan informa-tion, conducting loan closings and as-sembling loan files.

Weaver has experience in the insur-ance, banking and real estate indus-tries. She graduated from theUniversity of Wisconsin – Whitewaterwith a Bachelor of Business Adminis-tration in Finance.

Photo contributed

Al Ripp


Hartlieb said the charitable organi-zation hopes to have the new facility upand running by early spring. A capitalcampaign to pay for the building is cur-rently in its “formative stages,” he said.

Hansen said she is “humbled” by thecommunity’s generosity and kindnessduring her time as executive director.

“I feel good knowing that MOM is

on an extremely upward path. MOM’sBoard of Directors, staff and volun-teers is stronger than ever,” she said.“Together with the exceptional staff,they are ready to make 2013 the bestyear yet.”

Hansen said she hopes to remainconnected to MOM in a volunteer ca-pacity in the future. Each month in 2012, hun-

dreds of volunteers came to-gether to give over 1,500hours to serve this commu-nity. They helped more than500 households each monthbring home over 60,000pounds of food to nourishtheir families.

Case Managers lent a pro-fessional and caring ear toover 130 families, helpingthem end a crisis and get themback on their feet.

Last year, MOM provided40 percent more housing dol-lars and 17 percent more foodto families in need, than in2011. The organization pro-vided 20 percent more serv-ices to seniors andexperienced an 18 percent in-crease in volunteer hours.

MOM has announced thatits office and DistributionCenter will be consolidating ina new space in March. Thesenewly renovated spaces arelocated in the heart of Middle-ton at 3502 Parmenter Street,and will give clients better ac-cess to MOM’s services, whileproviding a number of opera-tional efficiencies for staff.

MOM experiences stabilityand growth despite turnover

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Jim Hartlieb, president of MOM’s board of directors, in the organization’snew headquarters, which is scheduled to open in early spring.

dealer.”Supervisor Dave Ripp (District 29,

Springfield) cast one of the two votesagainst the resolution.

“It’s been tried before, this gun banstuff,” he said. “It didn’t work, and Idon’t think it would work this timearound either.”

Ripp said there are other tactics thatwould be more effective in limitingmass shootings.

“My thought is we need to focusmore on mental health, and we need tochange the way we see things,” Rippsaid. “A lot of these shooters actuallywarn people they’re going to do it, yetpeople just ignore them. We need tochange that.”

Ripp said he owns a semi-automaticrifle, which he uses to hunt. “Person-ally, I got it when I was 12 and I’vehunted with it ever since,” he said.

District 15 Supervisor Ronn Ferrell,who represents the southern half of theTown of Middleton, abstained fromvoting on the resolution.

“When I ran for office I promisednot to vote on things that fall outsidethe county’s purview,” Ferrell said. “Itwould be presumptuous of me to thinkI speak for all … of my constituents onstate and federal matters. We have stateand federal representatives for that.The people elected me to handlecounty business.”

Ferrell said his personal sentimentsabout non-county issues that come be-fore the Dane County Board are irrele-

vant. “Some of these resolutions Iagree with, and some I disagree with,but I don’t vote on any of them becausethat’s not what people elected me todo,” he stated.

Corrigan called such questions “le-gitimate.” “They are, but the most im-portant thing right now is to keeptalking about this issue and keep press-ing,” she said. “If we don’t, the NRAwins.”

Corrigan said the county board res-olution passed last week is “prettytame” and new restrictions on cartridgesize, in particular, might gain enoughmomentum to end up on the books.

“The gun industry has a very real fi-nancial interest in this because theymake so much money selling these as-sault weapons,” Corrigan said. “Theyare targeting urban white males, andsome of the ads are pretty incredible –showing military personnel in the fieldand basically saying, ‘you can own oneof these weapons too.’”

On the other side of the debate arepeople gathering signatures for peti-tions, calling their elected officials andsupporting things like Resolution 206,according to Corrigan. “There are a lotof people hard at work on this rightnow,” she said.

The resolution will be delivered toPresident Obama, Congressional Lead-ers, Governor Walker and DaneCounty legislators.

turbines are located. The project was inthe works there long before Epicstepped in, according to Hellenbrand.However, it was the Verona softwarecompany that took over and made it areality.

“I always liked the looks of them,”Hellenbrand said. “And the great thingabout them is, once they start running,they never run out of wind.”

Jim Bembinster, an Evansville resi-dent, called wind power a “hoax.” He

said the turbines are prone to mechan-ical problems and will diminish nearbycitizens’ quality of life.

“The local residents are in for ashock when those turbines start up,” hesaid in December.

Bembinster has railed against windprojects close to a property he owns,and he said the Epic turbines here willhave adverse effects on residents inMiddleton and Springfield. Bembinstersaid they mar the view, create a disrup-tive whirring noise, and throw a“shadow flicker” that will make lifemiserable for people who live or driveanywhere near them.

“It’s pretty much like someone flick-ing a light on and off all day long inyour house,” Bembinster said. “It’s likesomeone holding a sheet of plywoodand walking back and forth in front ofyour window.”

Dane County Supervisor Dave Ripp(District 29, Springfield) said he hasyet to receive any complaints.

“People say they are going to ruinthe landscape, but the landscape wasn’tpristine to begin with,” Ripp observed.“People also say they don’t want tolook out the window and see theirneighbors’ houses.”

Steve Kraus, manager of media re-lations for MG&E, confirmed that thedetails of Epic’s contract to sell elec-tricity are confidential.

His did say the setup is fairlystraightforward, however.

“The power from these units is putonto the grid, [which was built by theAmerican Transmission Co. (ATC)]and helps to displace other fuels,” hesaid of the project. “Every time you userenewable power, you are using a littleless gas or coal.”

“Our contract with them allowsthem to hook up to our system,” hesaid. “It’s completed, and everything init is confidential. Our involvement isjust to literally hook them into the sys-tem. [Epic] owns, operates and main-tains [the turbines]. We have noownership whatsoever.”

But MG&E is no stranger to windpower projects, Kraus added.

“Our company has been in the windbusiness a long time,” he said. “We ac-tually bought the first wind farm inWisconsin, so we have experience.”

In some cases MG&E owns windfarms. In others, including the Spring-field project, the company simply re-ceives power from another entity’swind turbines.

Kraus said a relatively high percent-age of consumers in Dane Countychoose to take part in MG&E’s GreenPower Tomorrow program, payingslightly more in order to ensure theirexpenditures help support renewableenergies.

“People ask if it’s specifically greenpower that goes to their individualhouses,” he explained, “but that’s nothow it works. How it does work is, bytaking part in the program, you are en-suring that more green energy is goinginto the system.”

“At any given moment, the percent-age of wind, coal and hydroelectricpower being used is different. But themore wind power there is, the less coal,gas and other finite resources are beingused.”

MG&E has about 10,000 residentialand business customers that participatein the Green Power Tomorrow pro-gram. That represents about 10 percentof its electric customers.

All Wisconsin electric utilities arerequired to use renewable resources intheir fuel mix. By 2015, an average of10 percent of the electricity generatedstatewide must come from renewableenergy.

MG&E exceeded that goal and al-ready has approximately 11 percent re-newable energy in its supply for 2013,according to Kraus.


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A Big Eight Conference champi-onship might be a longshot.

But the way Middleton’s hockeyteam is playing right now, everythingelse remains a distinct possibility.

The Cardinals put on a clinic lastweek, drilling Sun Prairie, 7-1, lastTuesday and following that with an 8-0 rout of Madison Memorial onFriday.

Middleton has now won fourstraight games and improved to 10-3overall. The Cardinals are in secondplace in the conference at 7-2, butremain two games behind league-leading Verona (7-0) in the loss col-umn.

“Great to see us play with somemoxie in the offensive zone,”

Middleton co-coach Steve Libertysaid. “The forwards really were inattack mode on the forecheck and infront of the net. A physical presence infront of the net is necessary for us tohave success.”

Success in Sun Prairie is nevereasy. Sun Prairie is always one of thearea’s top home teams, and early on, itappeared this would be much of thesame.

Sun Prairie took advantage of aMiddleton turnover and scored at the4:35 mark to take a 1-0 lead.

“Odd start to the game because wewere very strong in their end, butweak in ours,” Libert said. “In our endwe gave away the puck, which gavethem chances to score. Any moreturnovers we could have opened abakery in Sun Prairie.”

Late in the period, though, DannyKlagos scored a shorthanded goalfrom the top of the circle on an assistfrom Kevin Wolfinger to tie the game,1-1. That marked the second straightgame Klagos and Wolfinger teamed


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Heating upHockey Cardinalsrout Sun Prairie,Madison Memorialby ROB REISchEL

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See hOcKEy, page 20

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Davis Bunz (9) and Middleton’s hockey team rolled past Sun Prairie and Madison Memorial last week.

Middleton sunkby Memorial’sbuzzer beaterby ROB REISchEL

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See hEaRTBREaK, page 19

Middleton topsBeloit Memorial,Janesville Craigby ROB REISchEL

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It would have been easy for a let-down.

Less than 48 hours afterMiddleton’s boys basketball team losta heartbreaker to Madison Memorial,the Cardinals welcomed BeloitMemorial to town last Saturday after-noon.

“The Beloit coach (Jay Bryant) toldme after the game he thought we wereflat during warm-ups and he thoughtthey could get us,” Middleton coachKevin Bavery said. “He knew it wouldbe easy to be a little emotionallydrained after our Madison Memorialgame.”

Turns out the Cardinals were justfine.

Junior guard Derek Rongstadscored 22 points and junior guardLuke Schafer added 10 as Middletonbested Beloit, 63-52. Purple Knightsjunior forward Andre Neal also scored22 points.

The Cardinals improved to 7-7overall and 6-5 in the Big EightConference. Beloit Memorial fell to 4-10, 3-7.

“Any win in this league cannot betaken for granted, especially this sea-son,” Bavery said. “Anytime someonehas a prolific scorer (Neal), a powerplayer inside and some complimenta-ry players they are dangerous.”

Middleton was extremely danger-ous at the free throw line — and thatwas a major reason the Cardinals pre-vailed.

Middleton made 28-of-33 from the

See WINS, page 19

The Streak was over. Finally. Or soit seemed.

Middleton’s student body stormedthe floor at Madison Memorial. TheCardinals’ boys basketball team cele-brated. The coaching staff was giddy.

Then, in a flash, it all went poof.Middleton led Madison Memorial,

60-59, as the clock expired Thursdaynight. But referees ruled that Spartanscoach Steve Collins called timeoutwith 2 seconds left.

Memorial’s Jester Weah inboundedfrom three-quarters court and hitShareef Smith racing down the rightsideline. Smith took one dribble,pulled up from 22-feet and drained athree-pointer as the horn sounded.

Madison Memorial 62, Middleton60.

“It’s unbelievable,” said Cardinalsjunior guard Derek Rongstad, who ledall scorers with 18 points. “Wethought it was done. I still can’tbelieve it.”

Neither could Cardinals coachKevin Bavery, who has never beat theSpartans. Instead of leaving victori-ous, Bavery’s team fell to 5-5 in theBig Eight Conference and 6-7 overall,while Memorial improved to 10-0, 12-1.

“He got too good of a look,”Bavery said of Smith. “But I didn’tthink it was going in. I thought itwould at least rim out.”

The way this series has gone,though, the result was almost pre-dictable. Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Middleton’s Ian Hokanson (32) and Kenji Passini (right) battle for a loose ball during the Cardinals’ loss toMadison Memorial last Thursday.

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There’s a general belief that twomonths into a basketball season, yousimply are who you are.

Middleton’s girls basketball coachJeff Kind disagrees.

“I don’t think that’s always true,”Kind said. “There’s still time to getthings fixed.”

Kind and his Cardinals certainlyhope so.

Middleton had another frustratingouting last Friday, falling to visitingMadison La Follette, 51-46.

The Cardinals dropped to 6-5 over-all, 4-3 in the Big Eight Conferenceand now sit three games behindleague-leading Janesville Parker (10-1, 8-0) in the loss column. Middletonslipped to fifth place overall in theconference, and its run of six straightleague titles is almost certainly over.

“We can’t worry about that rightnow,” Kind said. “We just have toworry about getting better and makesure we’re playing our best basketballat the end of the year.”

Two consistent problems rearedtheir ugly head against the Lancers (8-3, 7-1).

Middleton, which has struggledwith turnovers all season, matched itsseason average with 20 against theLancers. With the game hanging in thebalance in the fourth quarter, theCardinals had seven turnovers in their19 possessions.

“We have to get that number downto 12 or 13,” Kind said. “It’s just justtoo many.”

Middleton also struggled from thefree throw line, which has been anoth-er bugaboo all year. The Cardinalsmade just 5-of-15 foul shots (33.3%),while the Lancers made 11-of-18 freethrows (61.1%).

“We just left too many points onthe floor,” Kind said. “It wasn’t somuch what they were doing to us aswhat we were doing to ourselves.”

Middleton played a solid first half,and led 29-22 at the break. But theLancers opened the third quarter on an11-0 burst and surged to a 33-29 lead.

La Follette, which won atMiddleton for a second straight year,opened the second half in a zone. Andthe Cardinals settled for long shotsinstead of attacking the soft spots.

“We just started launching threes,”Kind said. “Then we finally startedattacking the zone and got some stuffgoing to the basket.”

Indeed. The Cardinals closed thethird quarter on a 7-3 burst and tiedthe game at 36 heading to the fourth.

But the veteran Lancers were toomuch to handle in the final period.

La Follette scored the first fourpoints of the fourth quarter and even-tually stretched their lead to as manyas seven. Middleton closed within 49-46 after a basket by ShannonMcCauley in the final minute, but theCardinals didn’t score again.

Liz McMahon, Natalie Staples andMcCauley all had 10 points to pacethe Cardinals. La Follette’s Ali Smithled all scorers with 18 points.

“There’s still time to get our prob-lems fixed,” Kind said. “We just haveto play with a lot more consistency.

“There are times we can look reallygood and then times we’re the com-plete opposite. That’s what happens

with a young team sometimes.”• From the infirmary: Middleton

played without sophomore forwardCole Jordee (concussion). Kind wasoptimistic, though, that Jordee will beavailable this week.

• On deck: Middleton is atMadison Memorial (2-6, 2-10)

Thursday at 7:30 p.m. The Cardinalsthen head to Beloit Memorial (1-7, 2-9) Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 11Madison La Follette 51, Middleton 46Madison La Follette …..... 11 11 14 15 — 51Middleton ………………… 12 17 7 10 — 46

MADISON LA FOLLETTE — Smith 18,

Grahn 8, Olson 2, Probst 2, Corcoran 7, Meiller3, Newman 11. Totals: 18 11-18 51.

MIDDLETON — Bunyan 4, Dean 2, Blair3, Roach 2, Wolff 5, McMahon 10, Staples 10,McCauley 10. Totals: 18 5-15 46.

Three-point goals: MLF 4 (Smith 2,Corcoran, Newman); Mi 5 (Staples 2, McCauley,Blair, Wolff). Total fouls — MLF 15, Mi 16.


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Middleton’s Liz McMahon (15) drives through a pair of defenders during the Cardinals’ loss to the Lancers last Friday.

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Derek Ott has been through it allat Middleton High School.

Two WIAA Division 1 boys statesoccer tournaments. Countless gamesagainst top flight competition andhigh-end players.

It all has Ott ready for college soc-cer — something he’ll experience atNorthern Illinois.

Ott, one of the finest players inMiddleton history, committed to NIUlast week.

“Many experiences at MHS willprepare me for NIU,” Ott said.“Playing at MHS has allowed me toexperience what it feels like to playwith a lot of pressure and how to suc-ceed and deal with the pressure.

“I got to play very good teams andplayers, which will prepare me forthe college game. All the great team-mates that I’ve had also have taughtme a lot of things.”

Ott, a senior midfielder, was atwo-time all-state performer for theCardinals.

This season, Ott finished with awhopping 68 points and led theCardinals in both goals (23) andassists (22). As a junior, Ott had 15goals, seven assists and 37 points.

“Derek grew tremendously as aplayer, as well as a leader,” said for-mer Middleton coach KenBurghy. “Derek’s intensity was an

inspiration for his teammates.”Ott was considering walking on at

the University of Wisconsin, and wasalso mulling some offers at theDivision 2 and 3 levels. But NIUstarted recruiting Ott last summerafter watching him in a college expo-sure tournament in Muscatine, Iowa.

NIU has made the NCAATournament twice since 2006 and iscoming off a 7-10-3 season

“Northern Illinois fit well withmany of my preferences when I wasmaking my college decision,” Ottsaid. “One thing that I really enjoyedabout Northern Illinois was the qual-ity of soccer and type of soccer thatthey play.

“Northern is constantly pushingfor an NCAA Tournament spot. NIUalso plays an attacking and posses-sion style of soccer, which fits per-fectly with my playing style.”

Ott received a substantial academ-ic scholarship and was able to qualifyfor an honors program. That shouldmake his experience in the classrooma winning one.

On the field, Ott believes he canhelp the Huskies win plenty.

“They will be getting a player thatwill always have a blue-collar men-tality every time I step on the field,”Ott said. “I have a great work ethic,which was something that reallycaught their attention. They will alsobe getting a player that will put pres-sure on the defense and create a lot ofoffensive opportunities.”

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Middleton’sDerek Ott (15)will play soccerfor NorthernIllinois next sea-son.


Middleton’s wrestling team suf-fered a pair of losses last week.

Middleton fell to Sun Prairie, 38-33, last Tuesday in a match likely todetermine the Big Eight Conference’sdual meet champion.

Sun Prairie improved to 4-0 inleague duals, while Middleton fell to2-1.

Middleton also lost to Lodi, 46-30,last Saturday.

Against Sun Prairie, Shane Bishop(132) notched a pin in just 1:13, whileJake Cain (138) pinned his foe in 26seconds.

Shay Haase earned a pin at 160 in1:59, while Nathan Dresen (182)pinned his opponent in 3:21. WyattCory also notched an 8-6 win at 195pounds.

Against Lodi, Middleton’s JakeCain (138) pinned Brock Hargis in 48seconds. Grant Laurent (152) alsopinned Kyle Manthe in 1:52.

Taggart Haase (170) pinned LoganGordon in 3:04, while Dresen (182)pinned Noah Maerz in 1:04. Cory(195) also pinned Cody Dolson in 37seconds.

• On deck: Middleton is at BeloitMemorial Thursday at 7 p.m., thentravels to the Madison West InviteSaturday at 8 a.m.

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Middleton’s boys swimming anddiving team took second place at the11-team Middleton Invitational lastSaturday.

Madison Memorial won the titlewith 448 points, while Middleton wassecond at 384. Verona/Mount Horeb(362), Madison West (356) andMcFarland (316) rounded out the topfive.

“A lot of great swims for all theguys, a lot of great times from ourrelays overall,” Middleton coach LukeLengfeld said. “Our depth reallyhelped us with our second place victo-ry.”

Middleton’s quartet of ZackParkin, Jack McGovern, Nick Lundand Jackson Uselman won the 800yard freestyle. The Cardinals’ four-some of Lars Haskins, McGovern,Lex Peterson and Uselman was alsofirst in the 500 yard free relay.

Middleton’s quartet of Cooper

Green, Matthew Kim, Jacob Aegerterand Haskins was third in the 200 yardmedley. The Cardinals’ foursome ofAegerter, Peterson, James Mai andNick Lund was also third in the 300yard fly.

Middleton’s quartet of NickCalderon, Hans Kunsch, Rory Slatteryand Parkin was third in the 300 yardbackstroke. The Cardinals’ foursomeof Lucas Arajo, Kunsch, Jake Roeslerand Josh Reddemann was also third inthe 400 yard free relay.

Middleton’s Will Zocher, Slattery,Ethan Lengfeld and Kim was third inthe 300 yard breast relay. And thequartet of Uselman, Haskins,Calderon and McGovern was third inthe 400 yard free relay.

In the 200 yard freestyle,Middleton’s Arajo, Aegerter, JoshReddemann and Mai were fourth. TheCardinals’ foursome of Kunsch, Kim,Arajo and Connor Wildes were alsofourth in the 100 yard medley.

Middleton also defeated JanesvilleCraig, 131-38, last Friday.

Uselman was a double winner, cap-

turing the 200 yard freestyle and the100 yard free. Parkin also won the 50freestyle and the 500 yard freestyle.

Lund won the 100 yard fly, Greencaptured the 100 yard backstroke andKim won the 100 yard breaststroke.

Middleton also won the 200 yardmedley relay, the 200 yard free relayand the 400 yard free relay.

In all, the Cardinals won 10 of 11events.

“The two meets went well,”Lengfeld said. “It was good to see theguys to continue to get better and verystrong throughout the meet.”

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Swimmers second atMiddleton Invite


Josh Reddemann and Middleton swimmers were second at the Middleton Invite last Saturday.


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SportscalendarThursday, Jan. 17

5:15 p.m. — Girls freshman Red basketball at Madison Memorial Green5:45 p.m. — Girls sophomore basketball at Madison Memorial6 p.m. — Girls varsity gymnastics vs. Madison East/La Follette6:30 p.m. — JV wrestling at Beloit Memorial7 p.m. — Varsity wrestling at Madison Memorial7:30 p.m. — Girls varsity basketball at Madison Memorial

Friday, Jan. 185:30 p.m. — Boys varsity swimming at Sun Prairie w/Madison East5:30 p.m. — Boys JV swimming at Sun Prairie w/Madison East5:45 p.m. — Boys sophomore basketball at Janesville Parker5:45 p.m. — Boys freshman White basketball at Janesville Parker6 p.m. — Boys JV hockey vs. Monona Grove7:30 p.m. — Boys varsity basketball at Janesville Parker8 p.m. — Boys varsity hockey vs. Monona Grove at Hartmeyer8 p.m. — Girls varsity hockey vs. Rock County Fury at Madison Ice Arena

Saturday, Jan. 19TBD — Boys varsity diving at West Bend Invitational8 a.m. — Varsity wrestling at Madison West Invite9 a.m. — Varsity gymnastics at Southwestern Invitational10 a.m. — Boys JV basketball at Oregon10 a.m. — Boys freshman Red basketball at Oregon3:30 p.m. — Boys JV hockey at Janesville3:30 p.m. — Girls JV hockey vs. Ozaukee at Madison Ice Arena5 p.m. — Girls varsity hockey at Onalaska5:30 p.m. — Boys varsity hockey at Janesville5:45 p.m. — Girls sophomore basketball vs. Beloit Memorial5:45 p.m. — Girls freshman White basketball vs. Beloit Memorial7:30 p.m. — Girls varsity basketball vs. Beloit Memorial

Thursday, Jan. 245 p.m. — Boys JV swimming at Sun Prairie Invitational5:45 p.m. — Boys sophomore basketball vs. Madison East5:45 p.m. — Boys freshman White basketball vs. Madison East Purple5:45 p.m. — Boys freshman Red basketball vs. Mount Horeb6 p.m. — Girls varsity gymnastics vs. Sun Prairie6 p.m. — Boys JV hockey vs. Madison Edgewood at Capitol Ice Arena7 p.m. — Girls JV hockey at Baraboo7:30 p.m. — Boys varsity basketball vs. Madison East8 p.m. — Boys varsity hockey vs. Madison Edgewood at Capitol Ice 8 p.m. — Girls varsity hockey vs. Viroqua at Madison Ice Arena

Friday, Jan. 255 p.m. — Boys JV hockey at Verona5:45 p.m. — Girls sophomore basketball at Janesville Parker5:45 p.m. — Girls freshman White basketball at Janesville Parker6:30 p.m. — JV wrestling vs. Madison La Follette7 p.m. — Varsity wrestling vs. Madison La Follette7:30 p.m. — Girls varsity basketball at Janesville Parker8 p.m. — Girls varsity hockey vs. Sun Prairie at Madison Ice Arena

Saturday, Jan. 26TBD — Boys varsity hockey at Green Bay East Tournament8 a.m. — Boys varsity diving at Madison West Invite at UW-Nat.10 a.m. — Girls varsity gymnastics at Madison Memorial Invite1:40 p.m. — Boys varsity swimming at Madison West Invite at UW-Natatorium4:15 p.m. — Boys freshman White basketball vs. Madison West Blue5 p.m. — Girls varsity hockey vs. Appleton West at Madison Ice Arena5:45 p.m. — Boys sophomore basketball vs. Madison West5:45 p.m. — Boys freshman Red basketball vs. Madison West Gold7:30 p.m. — Boys varsity basketball vs. Madison West

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Middleton’s ski and snowboardteam kicked off its 2013 season withan impressive performance at TyrolBasin on Jan. 7.

The Cardinals boys ski team fin-ished in first place, beating out confer-ence rival Edgewood by a combinedteam-time of more than six seconds inthe giant slalom event.

“Although we’ve had minimalpractice time this season at Tyrol, ourguys performed great,” said head skicoach Libby Strommen.

In a night highlighted by a thirdplace overall finish by freshmen Jack

Ronnie, Middleton had solid perform-ances by several skiers to come awaywith the victory.

“I knew that Jack was going to be agreat addition to our team, but wasamazed with how aggressively heapproached the races,” Strommensaid.

In addition to Ronnie’s third placefinish, the boys were led by seniorMatt Oswald, who finished in 6thplace, Brett Anderson (8th), RogerWaleffe (9th) and Max Westhoff(16th).

Middleton also got a victory fromits girls snowboard team, which edgedout Verona by 1.32 seconds to win theevent. Middleton’s Gretchen Copecontinued her brilliance on the giantslalom course with a resounding two-second victory over Fiona Braun of

Memorial. Also contributing to Middleton’s

win were Shelby Baucus (7th),Dagmar LeMans (13th), KaitlinHanrahan (14th), and Katya Boehnen(17th).

Middleton’s girls ski team tooksixth place overall and was led byClare Grimm, who placed 13th indi-vidually, and Emily Jorgensen (27thplace).

Middleton’s boys snowboard teamplaced third overall, with NathanielCorey and Noah Boehnen each finish-ing in the top 10 individually.

“Nathaniel and Noah were veryconsistent on the fast giant slalomcourse,” said Johnny Diederich,Middleton’s head snowboard coach.

Off and runningMiddleton’s skiand snowboardteam wins opener

Middleton’s girls gymnastics teamdidn’t field a full team at lastSaturday’s Madison East Invitational.

But the Cardinals still had enoughtalent and depth to place second over-all.

Verona/Madison Edgewood wonthe event with a 132.55 team scoreand Middleton was second at 131.675.

Cardinals standout Aryn Skibbaonly competed on the bars, yetMiddleton was nearly able to win thetitle.

“I think it really speaks to the depthon our team when we can come in sec-ond out of eight teams in our confer-

ence and sectional without our highestindividual scorer on three events,”Middleton coach Kari Steck said. “I'mnot sure many teams in the area coulddo that. It shows how hard each one ofthe girls on the team works on a dailybasis, and how strong of a team weare.”

Senior Bianca Bakkar had a greatday, finishing third in the all-aroundcompetition with a 34.575 score.Bakkar was second on the floor (9.30),fourth on the vault (8.60), fourth onthe uneven bars (9.125) and eighth onthe beam (7.55).

Sophomore Lucy Bergenthal alsohad a terrific meet for the Cardinals,finishing fourth in the all-around com-petition with 33.60 score. Bergenthalwas third on the vault (8.75), fifth onthe uneven bars (8.275), fifth on thefloor (8.425) and sixth on the balancebeam (8.15).

“Lucy Bergenthal excelled at themeet,” Steck said. “Her consistencyand dedication show each week, andshe's starting to challenge some of theveterans from our conference for theirpodium spots.”

Katherine Marshall also had a solidday, placing 10th in the all-aroundcompetition.

In all, Middleton’s depth ruled theday.

“I think times like these are greatopportunities for some of the girlswho usually compete JV to step upand show what they've got,” Stecksaid. “It amazes me the depth we have,and I am so proud of all of the girls forstepping up.”

• On deck: Middleton hostsMadison East/La Follette Thursday at6 p.m. The Cardinals then head to theSouthwestern Invitational Saturday at9 a.m.

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Bavery fell to 0-16 againstMemorial and the Cardinals lost their19th straight game to the Spartans.

Middleton’s last win in the serieswas Feb. 3, 2005 when John Boylewas the Cardinals coach. Interestingly,Boyle had a front row seat for thisone.

“It’s as hard of a loss as any ofthese kids have ever had,” Baverysaid. “But we can’t have a pity party.”

It appeared the Cardinals were setfor quite the party when they staged amemorable rally in the closingmoments.

Middleton trailed, 59-56, whenRongstad went the length of the court,then banked home a pull-up 8-footerwith 18 seconds left to trim the deficitto one point.

Memorial broke Middleton’s pres-sure, but Cardinals point guard LukeSchafer came up with a huge steal justover half court. Schafer broke free andsoared in for an uncontested lay-upwith 6 seconds left to give Middletona 60-59 lead.

“The last minute and a half I keptsaying, ‘Come on Luke. Come onLuke,’ because I know he has it inhim,” Bavery said of Schafer. “He’sjust clutch at making big plays.”

Memorial didn’t immediately calltimeout and the clock ticked down to3 seconds before the Spartansinbounded the ball. The Spartans letloose a 60-foot shot that missed, andthe game appeared to be over.

But amidst the chaos, Collins wasgranted a timeout and the Spartanswere given one final chance.

Memorial standout Jester Weah (17points) inbounded and Bavery put the6-foot-5 Rongstad on the ball. TheSpartans had a trio of guards curlingand tried getting one moving towardthe basket.

That wound up being Smith, whohad just two points all night prior tothat moment. Smith got separationfrom his defender, then drained a shotthat fans will talk about for years tocome.

Amazingly, Smith also made athree-pointer in the closing seconds todefeat Sun Prairie, 75-74, on Dec. 13.

“We have never run that play,” saidCollins, whose team has now won 28straight Big Eight Conference games.“That’s the first time in my 22 years.

“We were just trying to get some-body moving toward the basket. I’mas proud of my guys for running theplay right as I am the shot going in.”

Smith’s heroics spoiled a night thatsaw Middleton rally from an 11-pointfirst half deficit, match the Spartans’intensity and toughness, and play wellenough to nearly notch their biggestwin in years.Memorial used a 9-0 run late in thefirst quarter and surged to a 17-9 lead.Weah, an NCAA Division 1 football

recruit, had five points and two stealsduring the burst.

Memorial’s lead grew to 23-12early in the second quarter and wasstill 30-20 midway through the period.But the Cardinals finished the half ona 9-0 run over the final 3:30 andpulled within 30-29 by intermission.Rongstad had five points during thesurge — including a deep three-point-er — while Ian Hokanson and Schaferboth had baskets, as well.

On the other end, Memorial wentscoreless on its final seven posses-sions of the half. One of those emptytrips came when Spartans guard JulianWalters was fouled on a three-pointattempt with no time left in the half,then missed all three free throws.

“That really gave us some momen-tum,” Bavery said of the late surge. “Ithought our kids really competedhard.”

That didn’t change throughout aseesaw second half.

There were four ties and four leadchanges in the third quarter alone.

Memorial used an 8-0 run midwaythrough the quarter to take a 43-37lead — its biggest of the second half.But Rongstad followed with a three-

point play, and Max Waelti drilled athree-point shot to tie the game at 43.

Heading to the fourth quarter,Memorial held a 45-43 lead.

“Middleton competes as hard asanyone we’ve seen,” Collins said.“They’re really impressive.”

The fourth quarter was more of thesame.

Rongstad and Max Oelerich scoredto open the quarter as Middleton tooka 48-45 lead — its biggest of the peri-od. From there, the game was tied fourtimes, the last one coming at 54-54following a basket by Demond Hill(12 points).

But Weah answered with a reboundbasket. And after Schafer had a shotblocked, Weah got loose for a break-away dunk to give the Spartans a 58-54 lead with 1:50 left.

That set the stage for Middleton’slate comeback, its apparent win, andeventually Memorial’s remarkable lastshot.

“This will motivate us more thanever before,” Rongstad said. “Peoplekeep saying we’re a middle of thepack team and all that.

“But we showed tonight we canplay with anybody. And I know thenext time we play those guys, we’regoing to beat them.”

Jan. 10Madison Memorial 62, Middleton 60Middleton ……………….. 12 17 14 17 — 60Madison Memorial …..…. 19 11 15 17 — 62

MIDDLETON — (fg-fga ft-fta pts) —Demond Hill 5-7 2-3 12, Kenji Passini 2-3 0-0 4,Luke Schafer 4-6 2-2 10, Max Oelerich 3-9 0-0 6,Derek Rongstad 6-10 3-3 18, Derek Rogeberg 1-3 0-2 2, Kade Schultz 1-2 0-0 3, Max Waelti 1-20-2 3, Chris Little 0-1 0-0 0, Ian Hokanson 1-4 0-0 2. Totals: 24-47 7-12 60.

MADISON MEMORIAL — ReggieRoemer 5-7 0-2 11, Julian Walters 3-9 7-13 13,Jester Weah 7-12 3-6 17, Daurice Fountain 1-3 1-1 3, Tyler Lindquist 4-7 1-2 9, Shareef Smith 2-30-0 5, Darrlyn Willis 2-6 0-0 4, Andrew Walls 0-3 0-0 0. Totals: 24-50 12-24 62.

Three-pointers: Middleton 5 (Rongstad 3,Schultz, Waelti); MM 2 (Roemer, Smith). Totalfouls — Mi 17, MM 13.

charity stripe (84.8%), including12-of-12 in the fourth quarter(100.0%) and 15-of-16 in the secondhalf (93.8%).

Schafer led the way going 8-of-8from the line, while Rongstad was 6-for-6.

Rongstad scored 15 first half pointsand junior guard Demond Hill addedseven points as Middleton raced to a31-25 lead at the break.

Middleton pushed its lead to 46-36through three quarters, then held thePurple Knights off with some terrificfourth quarter free throw shooting.

“We’re getting exactly what wewant with some consistent play fromseveral players night in and night out,and then different guys contributingon different nights,” Bavery said. “Westill know we can get a lot better andbelieve our best basketball is stillahead of us. We did what was neces-sary, especially at the free throw line,to come away with a quality win.”

• Middleton 81, Janesville Craig76 — Rongstad scored 21 points tolead four Cardinals in double figures.Junior forward Max Oelerich added aseason-high 18 points, while juniorDerek Rogeberg scored 16 andSchafer had 11.

Middleton raced to a 22-10 firstquarter lead behind eight points fromOelerich. Rongstad and senior KadeSchultz both hit a pair of three-point-ers in the period and had six pointseach.

“Max drove in to quality 12- to 15-foot jumpers and when he missed hefollowed them up with offensiverebound putbacks,” Bavery said ofOelerich. “He’s very long and keepsthe ball up nice, and he definitelyplays bigger than he looks.”

Middleton’s press caused theCougars all sorts of trouble early on.But Craig settled in, began dissectingthe Cardinals’ pressure, and took a 55-54 lead after three quarters.

Middleton opened the fourth quar-ter, though, with an 11-2 burst andtook a 65-57 lead. Schafer helped sealthe win, going 7-of-8 from the line inthe fourth quarter.

In all, Middleton shot 24-of-34from the free throw line (70.6%),including 13-of-17 in the fourth quar-ter (76.5%). Oelerich paced theCardinals with eight rebounds, whileRongstad had four steals and fourassists.

• On deck: Middleton is atJanesville Parker Friday at 7:30 p.m.The Cardinals then host Madison Easton Thursday, Jan. 24 at 7:30 p.m. Itwill be Youth Basketball Night againstthe Purgolders, and youth players arereminded to check with their coachesregarding free admission to the game.

Jan. 12Middleton 63, Beloit Memorial 52Beloit Memorial ………… 10 15 11 16 — 52Middleton ……………….. 16 15 15 17 — 63

BELOIT MEMORIAL — Neal 22, Farr 5,Jackson-Williams 4, Barnes 2, Fair 11, Peacock2, Edwards 2, Morris 4. Totals: 22 5-9 52.

MIDDLETON — Rongstad 22, Hill 7,Hokanson 2, Schultz 5, Passini 1, Oelerich 8,Revord 3, Rogeberg 3, Schaefer 10, Markel 2.Totals: 14 28-33 63.

Three-point goals — BM 3 (Neal 2, Farr);Mi 7 (Rongstad 4, Hill, Schultz, Revord). Fouls— BM 21, Mi 14.

Jan. 8Middleton 81, Janesville Craig 76Middleton ………......…… 22 16 16 27 — 81Craig ………..........……… 10 21 24 21 — 76

MIDDLETON — Hill 1-2-4, Passini 0-2-2,Schafer 2-7-11, Markel 2-1-5, Oelerich 8-2-18,Rogeberg 3-0-6, Rongstad 6-6-21, Little 0-1-1,Schultz 2-0-6, Hokanson 2-1-5, Toressani 1-2-4.Totals: 26-23-81.

JANESVILLE CRAIG — Ngobi 10-8-30,Foster 4-4-12, Malmanger 4-0-10, Maresch 6-0-13, Schumacher 3-0-9, Murphy 1-0-3. Totals: 28-13-76

Three-point goals — Middleton 5 (Rongstad3, Schultz 2), Craig 7 (Ngobi, Malmanger 2,Maresch, Schumacher 3, Murphy).

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Derek Rongstad and Middleton’s boys basketball team won two of their three games last week.


up for a shorthanded goal.“It was a big goal for us,” Libert

said. Especially because the Cardinals

came out sharp in the second period.Vaughn Kottler scored just 30 sec-

onds into the second period on a shotfrom the point. Jake Bunz followedwith a power play goal at 6:35, thenClayton Brown tipped in a shot tomake it 4-1 at the 8:07 mark.

Finally, Jordan Carey had a powerplay goal at 13:59 and Middletonsurged to a 5-1 lead after two periods.

“I thought Sun Prairie would throweverything, including the kitchen sink,at us to get back in the game to startthe third,” Libert said.

Perhaps they did, but Middletonhad an answer.

Less than one minute into the peri-od, Taylor Dickert scored on an assistfrom Ryan Dohmeier. And before thenight was over, Kottler got his secondgoal of the night.

It all added up to a 7-1 win — andseven unanswered goals fromMiddleton.

Max McConnell finished with 13saves for Middleton, and backup TonyWeusthofen played half of the thirdperiod and had two saves.

“Max played well early and did notget tested much,” Libert said.

The Cardinals kept rolling with animpressive dismantling of MadisonMemorial Friday. Even beforehand,Libert could sense it was going to be abig night for his team.

“We were quite an exuberant squadto start the game,” he said. “The guyswere whooping it up during warm-ups. Maybe it was the tug of war theydid for an off ice warm-up, but theywere ready to go.”

Indeed.Ryan Dohmeier had a rebound goal

and Taylor Dickert scored with five

seconds left in the first period to givethe Cardinals a 2-0 lead.

“Over two thirds of the goals inhockey are scored on tips andrebounds in front of the net, and it isimportant we stay committed to beinga presence there,” Libert said.“Getting rewarded with goals hopeful-ly is enough of a carrot for the squad.”

Carey had a shorthanded goal earlyin the second period to make it 3-0.

By the third period, though,Middleton’s depth began taking a tollon the Spartans. And in a 13-minutewindow, the Cardinals erupted for fivegoals.

Davis Bunz, Wolfinger and Brownhad the first three. Jake Bunz thenscored the final two as the Cardinalsran away and hid.

“The third showed our depth asthey wore down and were able to cap-italize,” Libert said. “The personnelon our power plays has changed a bit,and they got some work in this gameso that was a plus because we reallyneed to get it going.”

• On deck: Middleton facesMonona Grove Friday at 8 p.m. atHartmeyer. The Cardinals are then atJanesville Saturday at 5:30 p.m.

“Both play a run and gun style ofhockey that requires us to be very dis-ciplined away from the puck,” Libertsaid of this week’s foes. “They try andget you to chase the puck and then getbehind your defense to create odd mansituations in their favor.”Jan. 11Middleton 8, Madison Memorial 0Middleton ………………....……… 2 1 5 — 8Madison Memorial ….......……….. 0 0 0 — 0

First period: Mi — Dohmeier (Cary,McLeod), 12:28; Dickert, 16:55.

Second period: Mi — Carey (sh), 0:50.Third period: Mi — D. Bunz, 2:10;

Wolfinger (Carey) (sh), 6:31; Brown, 10:57; J.Bunz (Campbell), 11:56; J. Bunz (sh), 15:57.

Saves: Mi (McConnell) 13; MM (Osborne)20.

Jan. 8Middleton 7, Sun Prairie 1Middleton ………..............……….. 1 4 2 — 7Sun Prairie ………................…….. 1 0 0 — 1

First period: SP — Carey (Polack), 4:35; Mi— Klagos (sh), 15:17.

Second period: Mi — Kottler (Bunz), 0:31;Bunz (Carey) (pp), 6:35; Brown (Dohmeier, J.Bunz), 8:07; Carey (McLeod, J. Bunz) (pp),13:59.

Third period: Mi — Dickers (Dohmeier);Kottler, 11:20.

Saves: Mi 15 (McConnell 13, Weusthofen 2);SP (Francois) 34

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Clayton Brown (right) and Middleton’s hockey team improved to 10-3 last week with a pair of wins.


Allen, Aaron A, 27, Middleton, WI53562, 01/19/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Anastasi, Sam N, 37, Madison, WI53713, 01/15/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Anderson, Dylan John, 21, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 01/17/2012, Operatingvehicle without insurance, $114.00

Anderson, Dylan John, 21, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 01/17/2012, Motor ve-hicle liability insurance required,$10.00

Bates, Gordan, 55, Middleton, WI53562, 01/26/2012, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00

Bates, Laquida J, 26, Madison, WI53717, 01/13/2012, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00

Becker, Michael John, 18, Verona,WI 53593, 01/20/2012, ObstructingTraffic, $88.80

Bernards, Katie J, 18, Deforest, WI53532, 08/04/2011, Procure-Sell-GiveAlcoholic Beverages, $177.00

Bernards, Katie J, 18, Deforest, WI53532, 08/04/2011, Procure-Sell-GiveAlcoholic Beverages, $177.00

Birrenkott, Russell R, 47, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 01/16/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Blumingburg, Sedrix Marcel, 18,Windsor, WI 53598, 06/11/2011, Op-erating with a detectable amount of arestr., $731.00

Blumingburg, Sedrix Marcel, 18,Windsor, WI 53598, 06/11/2011, Pos-session of Controlled Substance,$88.80

Bricco, Michael S, 22, SpringGreen, WI 53588, 01/05/2012, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Brooks, Bruce A, 44, Middleton, WI53562, 01/04/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $114.00

Brown, Deavista R, 37, Waunakee,WI 53597, 01/22/2012, Seatbelt Re-quired Oper/Pass, $10.00

Brown, Matthew A, 34, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/18/2012, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $114.00

Brown, Matthew A, 34, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/18/2012, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00

Brylski, Merissa A, 18, Middleton,WI 53562, 07/17/2011, Interferencewith Sign or Signal, $88.80

Bustos, Jorge M, 30, Madison, WI53719, 01/21/2012, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $114.00

Bustos, Jorge M, 30, Madison, WI53719, 01/21/2012, Seatbelt RequiredOper/Pass, $10.00

Calkins, Christine L, 43, Madison,WI 53705, 01/21/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Calkins, Christine L, 43, Madison,WI 53705, 01/21/2012, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00

Campion, Michelle A, 39, Baraboo,WI 53913, 01/10/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Carpenter, Krista R, 23, RichlandCenter, WI 53581, 01/09/2012,Method of Giving Signals, $88.80

Carpenter, Krista R, 23, RichlandCenter, WI 53581, 01/09/2012, Motorvehicle liability insurance required,$10.00

Carranza, Anselmo, 47, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/24/2012, Operating w/oa Valid Driver’s License, $114.00

Carranza, Anselmo, 47, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/24/2012, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $114.00

Centeno Fajardo, Douglas A, 28,Waunakee, WI 53597, 01/09/2012, Op-erating w/o a Valid Driver’s License,$114.00

Centeno Fajardo, Douglas A, 28,Waunakee, WI 53597, 01/09/2012, Op-erating vehicle without insurance,$114.00

Centeno Fajardo, Douglas A, 28,Waunakee, WI 53597, 01/09/2012,Ownr’s liability fail to stop after acci-dent, $681.00

Chen, Harriet L, 46, Madison, WI

53705, 01/30/2012, Method of GivingSignals, $88.80

Cheney, Nina Jean, 56, MountHoreb, WI 53572, 01/23/2012, Failureto Obey Sign/Signal, $88.80

Cheng, Chia Chuan, 36, Verona, WI53593, 01/14/2012, FTS/ImproperStop at Stop Sign, $88.80

Choi, Hee Seung, 31, Middleton, WI53562, 01/22/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Cooley, Richelle L, 20, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/25/2012, Underage Con-sume/Possess Alcoholic Beverages,$177.00

Cooley, Richelle L, 20, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/25/2012, Procure-Sell-Give Alcoholic Beverages, $366.00

Cushing Leubner, Saryn A, 33,Madison, WI 53704, 01/19/2012, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$88.80

Cushing Leubner, Saryn A, 33,Madison, WI 53704, 01/19/2012,Motor vehicle liability insurance re-quired, $0.00

Downs, Chad Michael, 19, Madison,WI 53717, 01/25/2012, Underage Con-sume/Possess Alcoholic Beverages,$177.00

Downs, Chad Michael, 19, Madison,WI 53717, 01/26/2012, Possession ofControlled Substance, $271.50

Downs, Chad Michael, 19, Madison,WI 53717, 01/26/2012, Resisting orObstructing Officer, $429.00

Downs, Chad Michael, 19, Madison,WI 53717, 01/26/2012, DisorderlyConduct, $240.00

Dresen, Ashley R, 25, Madison, WI53717, 01/11/2012, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00

Dubocq, Zachary Ryan, 24, Madi-son, WI 53719, 01/14/2012, FYRwhile Making Left Turn, $88.80

Ebert, Joel D, 33, Mc Farland, WI53558, 01/09/2012, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00

Eichelkraut, David A, 32, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 01/27/2012, Obstruct-ing Traffic, $88.80

Eichelkraut, David A, 32, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 01/27/2012, VehicleRegistration Revoked/Suspended/Can-cel, $0.00

Ekstrom, Emily S, 37, Madison, WI53705, 01/19/2012, FTS/ImproperStop at Stop Sign, $88.80

Fischer, Andrew J, 24, Prairie DuSac, WI 53578, 01/15/2012, Speeding55 MPH Zone, $88.80

Fish, Ellen M, 49, Middleton, WI53562, 01/23/2012, Traffic ControlSignal Violation red, $88.00

Fuller, Rebecca A, 21, Madison, WI53711, 01/01/2012, Viol of child safetyrestraint requirements, $88.80

Garcia, Kassandra, 17, Madison,WI, 01/13/2012, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $114.00

Gencheff, Maggie Elizabeth, 20,Madison, WI 53704, 01/01/2012, Pos-session of Drug Paraphernalia, $177.00

Gencheff, Maggie Elizabeth, 20,Madison, WI 53704, 01/01/2012, Pos-session of Controlled Substance,$271.50

Goebel, Karen P, 71, Madison, WI53705, 01/15/2012, FTS/ImproperStop at Stop Sign, $88.80

Gonzalez, Pedro Omar, 19, Water-loo, WI 53594, 01/14/2012, Violationof Traffic Signal Yellow, $88.80

Gonzalez, Pedro Omar, 19, Water-loo, WI 53594, 01/14/2012, Operatingvehicle without insurance, $114.00

Gorvego, Bemis F, 21, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/26/2012, Non Registra-tion, $88.80

Gorvego, Bemis F, 21, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/26/2012, Vehicle Regis-tration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,$88.80

Gorvego, Bemis F, 21, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/26/2012, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00

Gorvego, Bemis F, 21, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/26/2012, Operating ve-

hicle without insurance, $114.00Grassman, Kelly A, 31, Muscoda,

WI 53573, 01/12/2012, Auto Follow-ing Too Closely, $114.00

Grove, Matthew William, 20, Madi-son, WI 53711, 01/11/2012, Operatingvehicle without insurance, $114.00

Grove, Matthew William, 20, Madi-son, WI 53711, 01/11/2012, Operatingwhile Suspended, $114.00

Hassett, Steven E, 57, Madison, WI53711, 01/13/2012, Failure to KeepVehicle Under Control, $126.00

Henes, David W, 38, Madison, WI53704, 01/07/2012, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $114.00

Jarrett, Tyler C, 19, Mc Farland, WI53558, 01/25/2012, Underage Con-sume/Possess Alcoholic Beverages,$177.00

Jennings, Kathleen M, 51, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 01/12/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Jochim, Ryley Anton, 20, Madison,WI 53704, 01/10/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Johnson Jr, Craig Deon, 21, Madi-son, WI 53713, 01/04/2012, Operatingwhile Suspended, $114.00

Johnson, Christina M, 22, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 01/21/2012, Non Reg-istration, $88.00

Kalscheur, Dale R, 40, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/16/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Kiefer, Zackary T, 26, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/08/2012, Possession ofControlled Substance, $132.90

Killian, David Michael, 20, LakeLinden, MI 49945, 01/12/2012, Driv-ing Too Fast for Conditions, $126.60

Kinzer, Kristin S, 21, Beloit, WI53511, 01/19/2012, Speeding 55 MPHZone, $88.80

Kosirog, Frank J, 27, Madison, WI53704, 01/21/2012, Speeding 55 MPHZone, $88.80

Kosirog, Frank J, 27, Madison, WI53704, 01/21/2012, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00

Kotvis, Lawrence Joseph, 29,Wausau, WI 54401, 12/31/2011, Pos-session of Drug Paraphernalia, $177.00

Krull, Tammy J, 46, Sun Prairie, WI53590, 01/09/2012, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $114.00

Krull, Tammy J, 46, Sun Prairie, WI53590, 01/09/2012, Non Registration,$88.80

Lee, Yeng, 24, Holmen, WI 54636,01/14/2012, Motor vehicle liability in-surance required, $10.00

Lee, Yeng, 24, Holmen, WI 54636,01/14/2012, FTS/Improper Stop atStop Sign, $88.80

Lewis, Kenneth Wayne, 48, Madi-son, WI 53726, 01/09/2012, Motor ve-hicle liability insurance required,$10.00

Lewis, Kenneth Wayne, 48, Madi-son, WI 53726, 01/04/2012, Non Reg-istration, $88.80

Lewis, Kenneth Wayne, 48, Madi-son, WI 53726, 01/04/2012, Motor ve-hicle liability insurance required,$10.00

Lindsey, Adam L, 30, Wonewoc, WI53968, 01/11/2012, Method of GivingSignals, $88.80

Lust, Keaara Spring, 28, Madison,WI 53711, 01/10/2012, Operatingwhile Suspended, $114.00

Lust, Keaara Spring, 28, Madison,WI 53711, 01/10/2012, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $114.00

Lust, Keaara Spring, 28, Madison,WI 53711, 01/10/2012, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00

Lynch, Chase P, 19, Middleton, WI53562, 10/26/2011, Absolute SobrietyLaw, $200.00

Lynch, Chase P, 19, Middleton, WI53562, 10/26/2011, Minor Trans Intox-icant In Motor Vehicle, $177.00

Mack, Rebecca M, 22, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/07/2012, Operatingwhile Suspended, $114.00

Magaurn, Tim W, 44, Oregon, WI

53575, 01/06/2012, FTS/ImproperStop at Stop Sign, $88.80

Malecki, John F, 45, Madison, WI53717, 12/17/2011, Vehicle Registra-tion Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,$0.00

Mansfield, Danielle M, 28, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 12/04/2011, DisorderlyConduct, $240.00

Marineau, Lindsay Marie, 20, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, 01/25/2012, Under-age Consume/Possess AlcoholicBeverages, $177.00

941.00, Marshal, 21, 01/04/2012,Middleton, Criminal Damage Property,Destini A, $1

Mccaulley, Clayton R, 29, Madison,WI 53719, 01/17/2012, ObstructingTraffic, $126.60

Melcher, Sue A, 63, Appleton, WI54913, 01/28/2012, Non Registration,$0.00

Miller, Chad Allen, 18, Madison, WI53711, 01/15/2012, Operating whileSuspended, $114.00

Miller, Chad Allen, 18, Madison, WI53711, 01/15/2012, Vehicle Registra-tion Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,$88.80

Moore, Jacob R, 26, Middleton, WI53562, 01/26/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $114.00

Moore, Jacob R, 26, Middleton, WI53562, 01/26/2012, Operating whileSuspended, $114.00

Moralesalvarez, Antonio, 49, Madi-son, WI 53704, 01/12/2012, Operatingwhile Suspended, $114.00

Nelson, Dennis L, 68, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/08/2012, Non Registra-tion, $0.00

Nilsson, Michelle Nicole, 35, Madi-son, WI 53704, 01/14/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Norris, Michelle R, 37, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/06/2012, Passing at In-tersection, $114.00

O Connell, Daniel J, 59, Madison,WI 53719, 01/11/2012, Speeding 55MPH Zone, $88.80

Oliversen, Leslie L, 27, Waunakee,WI 53597, 01/15/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Olson, Catherine I, 39, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/27/2012, FTS/ImproperStop at Stop Sign, $88.80

Osborne, Randi N, 28, Brooklyn, WI53521, 01/14/2012, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00

Osborne, Randi N, 28, Brooklyn, WI53521, 01/14/2012, Speeding 55 MPHZone, $88.80

Panina, Anastasija, 21, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/31/2012, Snow and IceRemoval, $114.00

Perez, Osvaldo, 32, Middleton, WI53562, 01/25/2012, Traffic ControlSignal Violation red, $88.80

Phillips, Tanner M, 30, Middleton,WI 53562, 12/29/2011, Method ofGiving Signals, $88.80

Potnuru, Gopikrishna, 40, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 01/04/2012, ImproperLeft Turn, $88.80

Powers, Anna M, 45, Baraboo, WI53913, 11/03/2011, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Prieve, Regena M, 62, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/12/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Prindle, Andrew H, 24, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/13/2012, FTS/ImproperStop at Stop Sign, $88.80

Puckett, Amanda R, 29, Middleton,WI 53562, 12/21/2011, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $114.00

Puckett, Amanda R, 29, Middleton,WI 53562, 12/21/2011, Non Registra-tion, $88.80

Rake, Tessa M, 32, Beaver Dam, WI53916, 01/19/2012, Non Registration,$88.80

Ramos Santarosa, Jorge V, 28,Madison, WI 53704, 01/21/2012, Ridein Vehicle without seatbelt, $10.00

Ramos Santarosa, Jorge V, 28,Madison, WI 53704, 01/21/2012, Un-lawful Use of ID Card- Reproduces,

$177.00Ripp, Spencer D, 18, Cross Plains,

WI 53528, 01/13/2012, Speeding 55MPH Zone, $114.00

Roloff, Kathryn A, 60, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/06/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $139.20

Ryan, Jenny A, 43, Lodi, WI 53555,01/18/2012, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Salis, Nicole A, 23, Madison, WI53713, 01/22/2012, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00

Sasinowski, Rachel A, 18, Windsor,WI 53598, 08/05/2011, Procure-Sell-Give Alcoholic Beverages, $177.00

Sasinowski, Rachel A, 18, Windsor,WI 53598, 08/04/2011, ProhibitedNoise Disturbance, $177.00

Scholz, Carla C, 46, Madison, WI53719, 01/04/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Schulz, Jacquelyn O, 27, Madison,WI 53719, 01/04/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Schuster, Stacy L, 24, Sun Prairie,WI 53590, 01/25/2012, Presence onpremises after hours, $114.00

Semenas, Jeff J, 35, Middleton, WI53562, 01/16/2012, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $114.00

Semenas, Jeff J, 35, Middleton, WI53562, 01/16/2012, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00

Seymour, Scott J, 49, Verona, WI53593, 01/07/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Sharpe, Tammy R, 36, Middleton,WI 53562, 12/04/2011, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $0.00

Shekey, Scott G, 34, Middleton, WI53562, 01/18/2012, Dog/Cat Not RunAt Large, $101.40

Skarbek, Krzysztof Christopher, 58,Middleton, WI 53562, 01/21/2012, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$114.00

Soward, David A, 47, Neillsville,WI 54456, 01/12/2012, ObstructingTraffic, $88.80

Stofiel, Jeffrey Michael, 40, Wauna-kee, WI 53597, 10/20/2011, Method ofGiving Signals, $88.80

Storkson, Josh A, 27, Madison, WI53711, 01/01/2012, Disorderly Con-duct, $240.00

Stretch, Christen M, 25, Galena, IL61036, 01/09/2012, Disorderly Con-duct, $240.00

Sullivan, Jennifer M, 42, CrossPlains, WI 53528, 01/22/2012, Methodof Giving Signals, $88.80

Thousand, Thomas H, 58, Dane, WI53529, 01/05/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Travis, David S, 50, Madison, WI53704, 01/09/2012, Non Registration,$88.80

Travis, David S, 50, Madison, WI53704, 01/09/2012, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00

Tremaine, Annette E, 45, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/11/2012, Non Registra-tion, $0.00

Tyre, Scott P, 49, Middleton, WI53562, 01/13/2012, Traffic ControlSignal Violation red, $88.80

Wehrmann, Jeremy R, 25, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 01/25/2012, Resistingor Obstructing Officer, $429.00

Wilson, Darius Antoine, 27, Madi-son, WI 53704, 01/12/2012, OperatingWhile Intoxicated, $781.00

Wilson, Darius Antoine, 27, Madi-son, WI 53704, 01/12/2012, OperatingWith/PAC .08-.099, $0.00

Wright, Helen E, 33, Fitchburg, WI53711, 01/05/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Wright, Helen E, 33, Fitchburg, WI53711, 01/05/2012, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $114.00

Zwettler, Casey L, 32, Waunakee,WI 53597, 01/05/2012, FYR to Pedes-trian/Bicyclist/EPAMD at Controll,$76.20.

IN COURT (Finding date: 3/1/12)

make a recommendation, said townchairman Milo Breunig. However, oneof the largest turnouts at a town boardmeeting in months opened the subjectto a general discussion.

Breunig suggested Dane Countymake a dog exercise area within theformer Sunnyside Seed Farm propertylocated along US 14, which is currentlyunder development as a county park.The town donated $1.25 million to-ward the property’s purchase and a dogarea there would attract owners frommunicipalities outside of the town, hesaid.

Troy Alton, who is opposing incum-bent Bill Kolar for the board, said thetown needs a dog exercise area andurged reconsideration of allowing dogsin the Pope Farm Conservancy.

“It didn’t work once, but don’t giveup, try it again,” he said.

While the City of Middleton’s dogexercise area in Quisling Park servesthe north end of the town, Alton saidanother area is needed and suggestedthe 1,600-acre area at the end of OldSauk Road, which is under considera-tion for the Ice Age Trail Reserve.

Mel Pope, a former Park Commis-sioner, acknowledged that most peopleagree a dog exercise is needed in thetown but there are probably 10-15 lo-cations outside of Pope Farm Conser-vancy that should be considered.

Most speakers told the board to keepdogs out of the two conservancies asdogs threaten nesting birds and createwaste problems their owners don’t al-ways remedy.

“People don’t clean up after their

dogs,” said Susan Gruber, who is ac-tive with the Pheasant Branch Conser-vancy.

Greg Hinckley, an emergency roomphysician, said he has seen enoughdamaging dog bites to oppose allowingdogs to run free in parks.

“Dogs on leash don’t stay on leash,”he said.

Also, diseases from dog feces re-main in the soil for a long time andpose a health threat, he said.

Other speakers didn’t want dogs inany parks.

“I pay property taxes, dogs don’t,”said one woman

Board supervisor Richard Oberlesaid dogs in Pope Farm Conservancy“don’t work, because they can’t be po-liced.”

Instead, he noted “we all have largeback yards, why not walk them there.”

A few speakers noted that a caninecoordinator has functioned for severalyears in the Pioneer Park area to informdog owners to keep their pets on leashto clean up after them. Board Supervi-

sor Tim Roehl asked to explore theidea of canine coordinators in otherarea if dogs are permitted there.

Kolar said he opposed dogs in con-servancies and supported the commis-sion studying a dog exercise area.

By a 4-1 vote, with Oberle dissent-ing, the board approved a motion byBreunig for the Middleton Park Com-mission to work with the county on adog exercise area

The board also set goals for 2013.They include:

Bruenig’s suggestions to upgrade thetown’s website, adopt a new town logo,adopt an employee policy handbookand create a proper chemical storagearea;

Kolar asked for better reporting onthe completion of budgeted projects;

Roehl wanted to see details of engi-neering expense reports;

Paul Connell said the 2014 budgetcan’t be balanced by significant use ofcash reserves;

A lease for the Sheriff’s Departmentin the town was Town Administrator

David Shaw’s top priority.


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Under the agreement, the countylooks to purchase 340 acres. The ad-ditional 126 acres would be placed ina conservation easement to limit futuredevelopment. The total purchase priceis $3,054,000.

Parisi noted Dane County and theBruce Company will cooperativelymanage transition of the property, in-cluding access to remaining nurserystock. The Bruce Company will con-tinue to use some of the existing nurs-ery stock and this acquisition will notaffect the company’s workforce.

The nearly 2.5 miles of Sugar Riverthat flows through this property isknown for excellent trout fishing and arecent assessment by the DNR notednumerous species of fish in this stretchof river. The Sugar River was removedfrom the National Impaired Waters listin 2004 and this acquisition will helpthe county’s ongoing work to enhancethis watershed and the lands surround-ing it.

“The Sugar River is an importantnatural resource that we are fortunateto have in our community. I am veryexcited with this land acquisition thatwe will be protecting so much of theSugar River for future generation,”said Dane County Supervisor ErikaHotchkiss.

Parisi noted the property appears tohave significant archaeological re-sources and the county will look to co-ordinate volunteer efforts in the futureto further assess and document the ar-chaeological significance of the land.

The county will work with the Nat-ural Heritage Land Trust and other pri-vate partners to secure additionalfunding for the project, if the purchaseis finalized.

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