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IN BRIEF

Union to meetwith BOE today

The Middleton-Cross PlainsArea School District Board of Ed-ucation and the Middleton Educa-tion Association (MEA) willnegotiate today on a possible con-tract for the 2013-2014 schoolyear. The open round of talks willbegin at 5 p.m. in the District Ad-ministrative Center, 7106 SouthAvenue, Middleton.

MEA president Chris Baumansaid the two sides met behindclosed doors last week to set upground rules and future negotia-tion dates. The Dec. 6 meetingwill include an exchange of pro-posals with early retirement as thefirst topic of discussion.

Live reindeerevent Sunday

The First Annual Holiday OpenHouse here in downtown Middle-ton will take place on Sundayfrom noon to 4 p.m. The Down-town Middleton Business Associa-tion (DMBA) will be partneringwith the Bruce Company duringits live Reindeer Event, whichruns that day from noon to 2 p.m.

The DMBA is planning on hav-ing Horse and Wagon rides duringthis event and kids can have theirpictures taken with Santa as well.

Lombardi Impact Dave Robinson and Royce

Boyles will be siging their book“The Lombardi Impact” at theWalgreens store on the cornerBranch Street and University Av-enue in Middleton, Wednesdayfrom 5-7 p.m.

Robinson is a former linebackerand Boyles worked in media rela-tions with Lombardi during the IceBowl. There is no admission fee.

City budget approvedA single citizen – representing

.00564 percent of the City of Middle-ton’s total denizens – spoke during lastweek’s annual budget hearing.

The Middleton Common Councilhosted the public hearing prior to itsapproval of a 2013 budget that contains$41,683,904 in total expenditures.

Two proposed amendments failedand the council voted 8-0 in favor of aresolution to levy property taxes andadopt the 2013 budget documents inthe general fund and in the special rev-enue, debt service, capital and enter-prise groups.

Emmy Lou Immell, the lone residentto address the council at the Nov. 28

Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger

The little-used public comment microphone at Middleton City Hall.

Photo contributedLive radio for a causeMiddleton Outreach Ministry (MOM) will celebrate the holidays Saturday and Sunday with Heartline The-

atricals’ live radio play It’s a Wonderful Life at the Middleton Performing Arts Center. A 7 p.m. reception willprecede the 8 p.m. show Saturday. A 2 p.m. reception will precede Sunday’s matinee.

To buy tickets or learn more about the event, visit middletonholidays.org. Tickets are also available at theMOM office, 7432 Hubbard Avenue, and at Willy Street Co-op – West.

Game café closes

A bipartisan meeting to discuss con-cerns about state energy policy andtransmission expansions is set to takeplace Tuesday in the state capitol build-ing.

Major power lines are either underconstruction or proposed in the south-ern half of Wisconsin, and activists arewondering aloud whether all the new

Meeting will addressstate energyconcerns

Traveler’s Hearth Café andGames has closed its doors just a fewmonths after opening for business.

Jim Mirkes and his son, TimMirkes, ran the gaming coffee housetogether at 2831 Parmenter Street.On Nov. 26, the management posteda message on the Traveler’s HearthFacebook page confirming the clo-sure.

“It is with a heavy heart that wemust announce that [we] have per-manently closed the doors of Trav-eler’s Hearth Café & Games,” themessage stated. “We are working tokeep our absence from being a per-manent one, but for the time being,we cannot continue operation[s]. Itis our dearest hope that we may beable to return to the Madison area inthe future and continue to provide avenue for great coffee, great games,and great friends.”

The site was formerly the BlueSpoon.

The birdsand the bees

The City of Middleton has permittedits residents to raise backyard chickensfor years. Following that success insmall-scale urban agriculture, the com-mon council on Tuesday night unani-mously approved an ordinance to allowbackyard beekeeping as well.

The ordinance, which was craftedover many months by the MiddletonSustainability Committee and re-viewed by the license and ordinancecommittee, went through the city’splan commission without a hitch last

See BUDGET, page 8

See POWER, page 10

See BEES, page 8

by MATT GEIGERTimes-Tribune

by JOHN DONALDSONNews Publishing Co.

by MATT GEIGERTimes-Tribune

MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2012

Local hit and runsuspect in custody

On Friday night at 7:50 p.m., offi-cers responded to numerous 911 callsof a traffic crash at University Avenueand Park Street.

According to a statement issued bySgt. Don Mueller, of the Middleton Po-lice Department, one of the vehiclesfled the scene and witnesses were ableto provide officers with a descriptionand license plate number. Anotherdriver was also able to keep the vehiclein sight until officers arrived. Thedriver fled on foot and was located anddetained by officers a few blocks fromhis home. The driver of the other ve-hicle sustained non-life threatening in-juries and refused medical treatment atthe scene.

Kevin P. Rogan, 51, of Middleton,was arrested and tentatively chargedwith Operating While Intoxicated – 5thoffense and hit & run causing injury,both felony charges.

Rogan wasalso issued cita-tions for inatten-tive driving anddriving withoutinsurance. Hewas jailed on thefelony charges.December isNational Im-paired Driving Prevention Month, de-signed to increase awareness of thedangers of driving drunk or drugged,as well as distracted driving, includingtexting while driving.

The Middleton Police Departmentwould like to remind drivers to planahead and designate a sober driver orarrange another safe ride home beforetaking part in holiday festivities tomake sure everyone has a safe andhappy holiday season.

Keith Rogan.

Cops take part in DNA sweep

Motorcycle crash in town

Dane County Sheriff’s deputieswere joined last week by police offi-cers from Middleton, Madison, Fitch-burg and Sun Prairie to conduct the

first ever DNA sweep in Dane County.According to Elise Schaeffer, public

See DNA, page 10

At approximately 3:58 p.m. Tues-day, Dane County Sheriff’s deputies,along with the Middleton Fire Depart-ment and EMS, responded to an SUVversus motorcycle crash at the intersec-tion of Mineral Point and Pioneer roadsin the Town of Middleton. The operatorof the motorcycle received significantinjuries and was transported to UWHospital by Med Flight.

According to the Dane County Sher-iff’s Office, the SUV, a 2008 ChevyEquinox, was southbound on PioneerRoad and came to a stop at the inter-

section of Pioneer and Mineral Point.The driver, Devon A. VanEss, age 16,proceeded through the intersection anddid not see the 2005 Honda motorcycletraveling eastbound on Mineral PointRoad. The SUV and the motorcyclecollided causing Allen C. Gresock, age35, to be ejected from the cycle.

Gresock received severe, but non-life threatening injuries and was wear-ing a helmet at the time of the crash.

VanEss was issued a traffic citationfor failure to yield right of way.

Moody’s Investors Service reaf-firmed the City of Middleton’s creditrating of Aa1 in a report issued lastweek, according to statement issued bythe city’s finance department. Thehigher the rating, the less money theCity of Middleton is likely to pay in in-terest costs for bonds.

The rating was made as part of thecity refunding approximately $5.1 mil-lion in general obligation bonds forprojects in Tax Increment FinancingDistrict (TID) 5.

In addition, the rating relates to theupcoming sale of approximately $4.5million in general obligation promis-

sory notes to be used to finance variousconstruction projects in the city, ac-cording to city finance director JohnLehman.

The TID 5 projects include makingfinancial contributions to aid in the re-development of housing on AmherstRoad and the new Heritage senior

housing campus at the corner of AllenBoulevard and Maywood Avenue.

Major projects financed with the$4.5 million notes include the 2013capital improvement program and re-constructing and improving the inter-section of Terrace Avenue and HighPoint Road. (The project was featuredin a page 1 Middleton Times-Tribunearticle last week.)

An amount is also included for landacquisition from the State Departmentof Transportation for eventual con-struction of a municipal operationscenter to replace the current MiddletonPublic Works Garage, and for con-struction of a waterline extension alongParmenter Street to serve the municipaloperations center and other future proj-ects.

Significant projects in the 2013 cap-ital improvement program include thereconstruction of much of MiddletonStreet, increasing the street chip sealand crack filling budget in 2013 from$125,000 to $300,000, designing thereconstruction of Branch Street andmaking improvements to the AquaticCenter and to the Tiedeman Pond Con-servation area.

“The Aa1 rating is exemplary forcities of Middleton’s size,” Lehmanwrote. “Aa1 is one level below thehighest rating of Aaa, and it is the bestrating for a City of Middleton’s size in

the State of Wisconsin.”The Moody’s report stated: “Assign-

ment of the Aa1 general obligation rat-ing reflects the city’s sizeable tax base… and satisfactory financial opera-tions… .”

As with its last report, Moody’sagain acknowledged a number of eco-nomic development projects in Mid-dleton, stating: “several new economicdevelopment projects are underway [orplanned].” These include Meriter Hos-pital, Inc., a healthcare serviceprovider, which is planning to add anew ambulatory care facility in Mid-dleton, marking the beginning of thedevelopment of a new west side hubmedical campus. The Community ofBishops Bay is a primarily residentialproject with some mixed use that willinclude a range of housing types. Theproject has been approved by the cityand the developer has begun construc-tion in 2012. Heritage Senior Housingis a complex of 56 independent seniorhousing units along with 36 memorycare units and the project is nearlycompleted with initial occupancies oc-curring. Tribeca Apartments, a 64-unitapartment building is now completewith new occupants. These endeavors,as those of the City’s in the past, willcontinue to strengthen Middleton’s taxbase and overall value.

Monday, November 198:35 a.m. – Burglary occurred, 7200

block of Elmwood Ave.9:05 a.m. – Theft from auto, 1200

block of N High Point Rd.9:55 a.m. – Information, 2100 block

of Bristol St.11:12 a.m. – Theft, 6700 block of

Century Ave.12:26 p.m. – Burglary occurred,

6000 block of Lake St.1:47 p.m. – Fire, 6500 block of

Pheasant Ln.6:02 p.m. – Theft from auto, 7300

block of Hubbard Ave.7:28 p.m. – Assist citizen/ motorist,

6700 block of Century Ave.8:19 p.m. – Animal bite, 1200 block

of Sweeney Dr.

Tuesday, November 207:04 a.m. – Assist citizen/ motorist,

2400 block of Clark St.8:57 a.m. – Theft, 6700 block of

Century Ave.5:35 p.m. – Theft, 6200 block of

Maywood Ave.6:06 p.m. – Theft, 6200 block of

Elmwood Ave.10:40 p.m. – Noise disturbance,

7500 block of Rohlich Ct.

Wednesday, November 217:50 a.m. – Theft, 3000 block of

Deming Way.8:25 a.m. – Property damage, 7300

block of Donna Dr.

1:11 p.m. – Theft retail, 6800 blockof University Ave.

4:57 p.m. – Property damage, 2300block of Deming Way.

Thursday, November 224:55 p.m. – Burglary occurred, 6500

block of Mendota Ave.10:22 p.m. – Theft, 6600 block of

Maywood Ave.9:56 a.m. – Property damage, 5400

block of Century Ave.

Friday, November 2310:27 a.m. – Fraud, 8300 block of

Greenway Blvd.6:54 p.m. – Burglary occurred, 7200

block of South Ave.

Saturday, November 245:52 a.m. – Theft from auto, 3600

block of marigold Cir.12:54 p.m. – Theft of Motor vehicle,

3700 block of Parmenter St.4:58 p.m. – Fraud, 1300 block of N

Westfield Rd.9:37 p.m. – Theft, 2600 block of

Branch St.11:00 p.m. – Theft, 1900 block of

Branch St.

Sunday, November 251:34 a.m. – Domestic disturbance,

6800 block of North Ave.9:24 a.m. – Theft, 2100 block of

Eagle Dr.

Monday, November 269:24 a.m. – Theft, 2100 block of

Eagle Dr.6:29 p.m. – Accident w/ injuries,

University Ave & Maple St.7:00 p.m. – Animal bite, 7400 block

of Franklin Ave.

Tuesday, November 279:57 a.m. – Sexual assault, 3600

block of Pheasant Branch Rd.3:05 p.m. – Fraud, 2100 block of W

Greenview Dr.

5:46 p.m. – Burglary occurred, 6400block of Maywood Ave.

Wednesday, November 2810:17 a.m. – Theft, 6900 block of

Prairie Dr.11:03 a.m. – Theft retail, 6800 block

of University Ave.1:22 p.m. – Sexual assault, 2000

block of Allen Blvd.4:04 p.m. – Theft retail, 1600 block

of Deming Way.8:11 p.m. – Domestic disturbance,

3700 block of Parmenter St.10:12 p.m. – Domestic disturbance,

5200 block of Brindisi Ct.

Thursday, November 294:36 p.m. – Theft, 2100 block of

Bristol St.6:16 p.m. – Theft, 1300 block of

Deming Way.

Friday, November 3012:05 a.m. – Burglary occurred,

2400 block of Adler Cir.9:08 a.m. – Substance control, 8500

block of University Grn.2:04 p.m. – Weapon violation, 7000

block of Donna Dr.9:33 p.m. – Property damage, Butler

Ct & Mendota Ave.

Saturday, December 15:11 p.m. – Domestic disturbance,

3400 block of High Rd.6:19 p.m. – Theft, 3400 block of

High Rd.6:35 p.m. – Domestic disturbance,

2500 block f Allen Blvd.

Sunday, December 21:18 p.m. – Malicious mischief,

7200 block of Fortune Dr.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2012 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 3

POLICE BEAT

Moody’s re-affirms city’s Aa1 bond rating

Election results certifiedWisconsin set a voter turnout

record in the Fall 2012 General Elec-tion, according to official results cer-tified by the GovernmentAccountability Board.

“The 3,071,434 votes cast forPresident was the highest number ofvotes cast for a single office in astatewide election in Wisconsin his-tory. This record turnout reflects thevoting public’s deep-rooted commit-ment to participate in the selection oftheir governmental leaders,” said

Kevin J. Kennedy, Wisconsin’s chiefelection official. “Wisconsin’sturnout rate of 70.14 percent of eli-gible voters casting ballots in thepresidential race was the fourth-highest percentage since recordshave been kept going back to 1948.”

Board Chair David G. Deiningercertified the official results of theNovember 6 election, which are nowavailable on the Board’s website.

See ELECTION, page 25

Members of the Middleton CommonCouncil appeared nonplussed by theCapital Area Regional Planning Com-mission’s proposed fee change, butthey declined to take an official stanceon the issue at a meeting last week.

CARPC is planning fees that wouldbe charged to municipalities. They

asked for cities to weigh in and Mid-dleton has chosen to leave Mayor KurtSonnentag “untethered,” as District 3alderwoman put it, when representingthis community’s interests in the matteron the CARPC board.

The Dane County Cities and Vil-lages Association (DCCVA) member-ship voted at its meeting on September26 to recommend various comprehen-sive changes to CARPC operations andgovernance structure. At that meeting,the DCCVA membership delayed ac-tion on the proposal that would requireapplication fees at the time a munici-pality submits a request for a sanitarysewer extension approval after theurban service area is approved.

The Friends of Pheasant BranchConservancy and Middleton HighSchool recently collaborated on thecreation of a pilot program designedto help meet the school’s new ServiceLearning requirement. As a result,

more than 450 freshman biology stu-dents recently participated in twofield trips within the Conservancy.

The first field trip focused onhands-on learning, giving studentsthe opportunity to make observations

and take measurements in the prairiesof the Conservancy. Guided by natu-ralists, the students learned aboutseed dispersal methods, native andinvasive plants, insects and weatherconditions that all play a part in the

Gilda’s Club in Middleton will be-come Cancer Support CommunitySouthwest Wisconsin in January.Those within the organization say thedecision was made to help make the fa-cility’s services as inclusive as possi-ble.

Only the name will change; the or-ganization will continue to provideemotional support, cancer educationand wellness activities for the wholefamily, according to the board of direc-tors.

Since 2008, Gilda’s Club has pro-vided such services for cancer patientsand their loved ones. The shift comesto align with the national office to pro-vide additional support services tothousands of patients and their familieswho face cancer diagnoses and needextra support each year in Wisconsin.

The formal name change announce-ment took place on Thursday of lastweek with a ribbon cutting and grandre-opening celebration at the CancerSupport Community clubhouse locatedat 7907 UW Health Court in Middle-ton.

Executive director Lannia Stenz saidthe event was a celebration intended tohelp “move Gilda’s forward together tobecome Cancer Support CommunitySouthwest Wisconsin.”

Stenz said she also hoped to clear up

some misconceptions about thechange.

“Some of you may have seen newscoverage of the change on the web andI want to tell you that much of the in-formation out there is not correct,” shesaid. “The name change is not happen-ing because we are forgetting Gildaand our national organization, the Can-cer Support Community, did not man-date the change.”

“In fact, our local board deliberatedat length, weighing the pros and consof the name change,” she continued.“In the end we chose to move forwardas Cancer Support Community SWWisconsin because the name so clearlydescribes what we do and who weserve.”

Stenz said the legacy of late come-dian Gilda Radner “will always be animportant part of the past, present andfuture of our organization.”

“Locally, we will continue to honorGilda’s legacy in large and small ways:our run will be Gilda’s Run for theCancer Support Community, our sup-port group rooms will continue to bearthe names of Gilda’s many characters,and our beautiful paintings of Gildawill remain exactly where they are,”she said.

Visit gildasclubmadison.org or call608-828-8880 to learn more.

PAGE 4 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2012

A cancer support community by any other name...

Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger

Pictured from left to right: Michael Schlageter, Mayor Kurt Sonnetag, Michael Hughes, Wayne Harris, LindaZimdars, John Litscher, Wendy Johnson, Lannia Stenz (at podium), Cindy Alvarez, Jan DeAtley, Mary Kreuger,Joyce Siefering, Darren Fortney and Scott Ducke. All present in the photo except for the mayor and Stenz are onthe board of directors.

See FRIENDS, page 25

Pheasant Friends team upwith MHS on service learning

Mayor left ‘untethered’on CARPC fee proposal

Rob Reischel spends much of histime covering the Good NeighborCity’s gifted young athletes for theMiddleton Times-Tribune. Many of hisother hours are dedicated to coveringthe Green Bay Packers for the Milwau-kee Journal Sentinel’s Packer Plus.

Somehow, in recent years he hasalso found time to author several suc-cessful books about the Packers.

Reischel’s latest turns the spotlightonto coach Mike McCarthy. His re-search took him to McCarthy’s home-town in Greenfield, Pa. and all the wayback to Wisconsin.

Reischel recently took the time to an-swer a few questions about the newbook.

Q: How did you get connected withthis project, and what were some ele-ments of the process? Did you sit downfor a long one-on-one with McCarthyor make a ton of phone calls?

A: I was asked about this time lastyear to write a book on McCarthy andwas thrilled to take the project on.Much of the information and stories inthe book came from lengthy sit downswith McCarthy. Some of those were re-cent, and many came from variouspoints of his seven years in Green Bay.

I also talked to a lot of people fromMcCarthy’s past, several current andformer players, and spent a few days inhis hometown of Greenfield, Pa., thissummer talking to many people fromhis past. I think there’s a nice blend ofvoices in the book that give readers aninteresting picture of McCarthy theman and McCarthy the coach.

Q: Who would you say is the tar-geted audience of the book, aside fromthe obvious (Packers fans)? Did youintend to tell a “behind the scenes”story or more or less chronicle theoverall story, even with detail the av-erage Packers fan would know?

A: I think the book appeals to awide-array of people. First, it certainlytargets Packers fans, guiding themthrough McCarthy’s first six seasonsand highlighted by the 2010 SuperBowl championship. Second, I think

hard core, X’s and O’s football peoplewill like it. You get a real in-depth lookat several games and plays that havebeen integral in Green Bay’s successunder McCarthy. Lastly, there’s a softerside to the book that takes you throughMcCarthy’s journey from Greenfield,Pa., to Green Bay. Theoretically, thatshould appeal to folks that aren’t die-hard football people.

Q: How did your perception of Mc-Carthy shift, if at all, during thisprocess? What one or two things doyou think readers would be really sur-prised to know about him?

A: I’ve always believed McCarthyis one of the more underrated coachesin the league. I feel even stronger aboutthat after this project. Among Mc-Carthy’s greatest strengths are his com-munication abilities, organizationskills, and an ability to keep his teambalanced whether they’ve won four ina row or lost three straight.

The Packers don’t have giant “moodswings” from week-to-week like somany other teams do. The NFL is sounpredictable, and because there’s somuch time between games, everythingis dissected to remarkable degrees. Butthe Packers stay incredible balanced —and if a stranger walked into their

locker room, they probably wouldn’thave a clue what Green Bay’s recordwas most years. That’s a credit to Mc-Carthy.

I think I learned how McCarthy hadmany of these same organizationalskills as a kid, when he was organizingCYO tournaments and baseball tourna-ments back in his hometown of Green-field. He was also a natural born leader.I learned how starting fatherhood overat this juncture of McCarthy’s life haschanged him. And I learned how Mc-Carthy still has bigger plans than tocoach the Green Bay Packers.

Q: How did this compare to writingthe book on Aaron Rodgers? Was iteasier or harder? So much has beensaid and written about Aaron Rodgers’story, and he’s been a personality whodoesn’t shy from the media. McCarthyseems to be a bit more of an enigma, atleast on the surface. Were you cog-nizant of that? Do you feel like therewas a greater opportunity with Mc-Carthy to really find a side of him most

fans don’t yet know, at least relative toRodgers?

A: Neither book was easier orharder than the other. I think Rodgers’story is a little more rags-to-riches thanMcCarthy’s. But McCarthy certainlywasn’t anyone’s first choice to coachthe Packers or win a Super Bowl. Ithink McCarthy is largely a simpleman, which is why he’s a great fit inGreen Bay. You could invite him overfor a beer or to go bowling and he’d fitright in with the average Wisconsinite.

McCarthy is very guarded when itcomes to the media. It’s just the waythe current regime, led by general man-ager Ted Thompson, conducts theirbusiness. But when it comes to histeam, there aren’t a lot of games withMcCarthy. He just tells it like it is in-stead of telling most of his guys whatthey might want to hear. So I certainlytried to chronicle the McCarthy hisplayers know rather than the guy who


MTT sports editor turns focus to Mike McCarthy

Photo contributed

The cover of Reischel’s new book.

See McCarthy, page 8


Winter Choral Concert tonight at PACThe Middleton High School choirs

will present their Winter Choral Con-cert tonight (Thursday, Dec. 6) begin-ning at 7:30 p.m. at the MiddletonPerforming Arts Center.

The program will include severalguest musicians along with perform-ances by the Concert Choir, the Cardi-nal Chorale, Cantus, Broadway Bound,The Chamber Singers and new thisyear, the Middletones, an a cappellagroup. The evening’s performances

will provide a wide range of music in-cluding Rutter’s Gloria, The FestiveSounds of Hanukah, by Holcombe,classic renaissance music and muchmore. The Chamber Singers will bepresenting The Ceremony of Carols byBenjamin Britain; Broadway Boundwill showcase favorite selections fromBye Bye Birdie, and the Middletoneswill make their PAC stage debutsinging pop favorites.

The evening’s program will be

topped off with the traditional seniorclass crowd-pleasing performance of awinter-themed song. The MiddletonHigh School Choral Program is underthe direction of Mr. Tom Mielke.

Admission for the event is free tothe public.

Photo contributed

At right, the concert choir.

‘Impressions’ to showcase MHS bands“Impressions,” featuring the Mid-

dleton High School Bands in Concert,will take place next week. Wednesday,Dec. 12 will be the night of the ConcertBand & Wind Ensemble. Thursday,Dec. 13 will be the Cardinal Band &Wind Ensemble .

Both concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. atthe Middleton Performing Arts Center

What musical impression is a com-poser hoping to communicate to an au-dience through their music? How doesa performer share and participate inthis communication? This is part ofwhat the MHS bands are studying thisyear.

Several pieces will depict impres-sions of places. The Concert Band willperform John Barnes Chance’s Varia-tions on a Korean Folksong. The Car-dinal Band will present Mandjiani, anAfrican rhythmic piece, and the WindEnsemble will take the audience onvisits to Japan with Impression ofJapan by James Barnes. A trip to Nor-way is in the works with Hansson’sValdres March and to Russia withTchaikovsky’s Marche Slav. A high-light of Thursday’s concert will beSamuel Hazo’s Blue and Green Music.This piece is a musical impression ofthe Georgia O’Keefe painting of the

same name. The painting is O’Keefe’simpression of what music would ‘looklike’ and Hazo’s piece is an impressionof what O’Keefe’s painting would‘sound like’. This work will be con-ducted by the newest member of theMHS music faculty, Michael VerVoort.

Both performances are free and opento the public.

Photo contributed

At right, the wind ensemble.


Photo contributedA Christmas classicMiddleton’s Emily Jamieson and Jill Roberts, pictured above, will per-

form in Dance Wisconsin’s Nutcracker Fantasy this weekend.The performances will take place at the Mitby Theater at Madison

College-Truax due to the two-year renovation of the Wisconsin UnionTheater. Performances will take place Friday, Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m.; Sat-urday, Dec. 8 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, December 9 at 2 p.m.

Ticket prices are $15, $25 and $30, with a $2 discount for seniors andhalf price for children. Please call 608-221-4535 or visit our websitewww.dancewisconsin.com for more information.

Busy season for Troop 140Troop 140, sponsored by St. Luke’s

Lutheran Church, had very successfulsummer camping and outing trips.

In June, 43 scouts attended summercamp at Bear Paw Scout Camp nearMountain, WI. Scouts earned over 150merit badges and rank advancement.Scouts went swimming, sailing, canoe-ing, geo-caching, rock climbing andrifle shooting for activities.

In July, 29 Scouts and leaders at-tended Philmont Scout Ranch, a Na-tional High Adventure base, located inCimarron, New Mexico. The Scoutshiked for 10 days, traveling over 75miles, in the back country of NewMexico. While travelling to Philmont,Scouts toured the Air Force Academyand Olympic Training Center in Col-orado Springs and went whitewater

rafting down the Arkansas River.In August, 12 Scouts and leaders

went camping and hiking in DoorCounty Wisconsin. Scouts toured theEAA Museum in Oshkosh and Mar-itime museums in Sturgeon Bay.

Those interested in joining BoyScout Troop 140 are invited to visitwww.bsatroop140.com.

Photo contributed

Pictured above are the 20 scouts who attended the Philmont Scout Ranch, a national high adventure base ownedby the Boy Scouts. From left to right (front row) Stefan Cornils, Jon Dalton, Ryan Shaw, Andrew Wenman, EvanHawdowski, David marrone, Ryan Hawkos, Noah Dregne, Brett Anderson, Hayden Johnston, Andrew Nicholson,Jordan Dalrymple, Tim Hickens and Charlie Booher; (back Row) Ben Sanders, Sam Pyeatt, Max Wislon, Sam Ra-pacz, Russell Kjorlie and David Vande Sande.

meeting, voiced appreciation for thework done by those running the munic-ipality but urged them to keep taxes aslow as possible.

District 2 alderman Gurdip Brar saidhe opposed the city’s decision to com-bine the capital, operating and otherbudget documents into a single resolu-tion on the meeting’s agenda. His mo-tion to divide the budget vote into threecomponents – one for the capital por-tion, one for the operating portion, andone for the remaining sections - diedfor lack of a second.

District 7 alderman Hans Hilbertproposed an amendment that would

have increased the levy by $159,000 tofund the acquisition of a new truck forthe Middleton Fire District. The mo-tion failed, however, when five mem-bers of the eight-person council(JoAnna Richard, Jim Wexler, SusanWest, Brar and Paul Kinne) opposed it.

The final 2013 budget is expected toincrease the city mill rate by 7 percent.It includes total general fund expendi-tures of $21,270,407 and capital spend-ing of $10,469,923. Along with specialrevenue and enterprise expenses, thebudget includes total fund spending of$41,683,904.

The expected mill rate for Middle-

ton, not including taxes the city col-lects for other government entities, willbe $6.04 per $1,000 of equalized prop-erty value. While the rate is up for thesecond year in a row, it still remainslower than last year’s rates in similarlysized communities such as Sun Prairie,Fitchburg, Waunakee, Stoughton andVerona.

Earlier this year the Middleton Com-mon Council held a series of budgetworkshops at which it whittled the pro-jected mill rate down from $6.5, whichwould have been a more than 15 per-cent increase over last year’s rate,which was $5.65.

The mill rate settled on last weekwill lead to $1,691 in city taxes on a$280,000 home.

The mill rate increase was caused byseveral factors, according to city fi-nance director John Lehman.

Debt service is up sharply, rising byapproximately $743,000. The money isbeing used to pay for three publicsafety buildings – a station for the Mid-dleton Fire District, a police/court fa-cility, and an EMS headquarters.Lehman said he expects debt servicelevels to stabilize near current levels infuture budgets.

Another significant contributor tothe mill rate increase is a roughly $100million plunge in assessed valuation –a reduction of 12.5 percent. The changerepresents the second year in a two-partcorrection of a Department of Revenue

mix-up caused by an accounting errortwo years ago.

Non-tax revenues are slated to de-crease by roughly $102,000 in 2013,with lower interest earning dollars asthe primary cause.

The city used an increase in ambu-lance rates, Tax Increment FinancingDistrict cost recovery, and special one-time revenues to help shore up part ofthe budget gap. The rest will be filledby the 7 percent increase in the localmill rate.

Another factor in the budget is thatdepartmental operating expenses areset to rise by about $208,000, a 2 per-cent increase over last year.

The approved budget includes sig-nificantly more funding for roadwork,including an additional $175,000 forchip sealing and crack filling.


stands a podium saying virtually noth-ing to the general public throughout theweek.

Q: Now that you’ve completed twobooks on the central two figures in theGreen Bay Packers success story,where does that leave your fandom ofthe team? Do you find yourself moredrawn to the team because you’ve seenthe subjects up close and personal, ordo you find yourself more distant froma fan’s perspective? Maybe you’venever been truly crazy about the Pack-ers?

A: I grew up a die-hard Packersfan, and the height of my enthusiasm

came in the mid-1990s when BrettFavre led Green Bay to places it hadn’tbeen in three decades. But as soon as Istarted covering the team in 2001 forPacker Plus, any fandom in me wasgone. For the last 12 years, it hasn’tmattered to me one iota whether GreenBay wins or loses a game.

That’s probably hard for most peo-ple to understand. But the No. 1 rule inour business is complete and total ob-jectivity. I live and die that. The Pack-ers’ public relations staff has told mefor years that I’m too “negative” aboutthe team in my writing. That just letsme know I’m doing my job well, as Isearch for both good and bad to chron-icle.

Q: What would you classify as thebiggest challenge in writing a book likethis? What’s the overall timeline youhave and what are the stages of gettingthis done?

A: The biggest challenge is alwaysmeeting deadlines. The release date ofthis book moved a couple of times sowe could be out for the holidays, andthat made things a little more interest-ing.

Initially, the book was going toabout the Packers winning back-to-back Super Bowl titles. But the NewYork Giants ruined that plan during the2011 playoffs. After that, I thought thebook was going to be put on hold, but

my editors chose to make McCarthythe central figure in a book chroniclingthe Packers’ most recent successes.

It’s also a challenge to get everyoneyou want to talk about a subject. Weencountered that from time to timewith this book, too. But overall, I thinkwe did a nice job telling McCarthy’sstory.

Q: If you could write about anyonewith unlimited access, who wouldmake your list? Will you have the op-portunity to feature other players in thefuture?

A: I’m always optimistic morebooks are on the horizon. This was the

fifth one I’ve done, which is five morethan I ever envisioned. I certainly feelfortunate to have done that many.

I would love to someday tell BrettFavre’s story. There are a lot of layersin that onion. Same goes for TedThompson, who has purposely madehimself an enigma. As for non-sportspeople, guys like Robert Plant, Bonoand Eddie Vedder have always beenheroes. I’d have to think they have sto-ries that would be remarkable.

Anyone interested in purchasing anautographed copy of “Nobody’s Un-derdog” can [email protected] or call Reis-chel at 262-719-9066.

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BEES continued from page 1week, receiving endorsements from ahandful of speakers and earning aunanimous recommendation of ap-proval.

The ordinance approved by the com-mon council this week includes a listof stipulations that supporters say weredesigned to help prevent conflicts be-tween beekeepers and their neighbors.The city will not charge a fee or requirea permit, however.

The new ordinance states that nobees shall be intentionally kept and

maintained other than honey bees, andno hive shall exceed 20 cubic feet involume. No more than six hives maybe kept on a zoning lot, no hive shallbe located closer than three feet fromany property line of a zoning lot in dif-ferent ownership, and no hive shall belocated closer than ten feet from a pub-lic sidewalk or 25 feet from a principalbuilding on an abutting lot in differentownership.

The ordinance also states that anever-present supply of water must be

provided for all hives, and a flywaybarrier at least six feet in height shallshield any part of a property line of azoning lot in different ownership thatis within 25 feet of a hive.

The flyway barrier may be a fence,wall, dense vegetation or other barrier,but it must effectively direct bees to flyup and over it.

Mike Byrne, the manager of WillyWest Co-op and a citizen member ofthe city’s sustainability committee, said

his neighbor has kept bees for years.Byrne said the creatures have notcaused any problems. In fact, they haveprovided a source of entertainment andeducation for his children, as well ashelping to pollinate his garden.

“The world needs more bees,”Byrne told the plan commission lastweek.

Nathan Clarke, the owner of MadUrban Bees Llc., said they “actually doreally well in the city.”

He said their success stems from thefact that urban bees have a more variedrange of food sources available, andtheir lack of exposure to the pesticidespresent in monoculture corn and soyfields makes them less susceptible tocolony collapse.

Unlike the beekeeping ordinance onthe books in Madison, Middleton’s ver-sion allows bees on commercial lotswith adequate space.

Beyond fixing thebroken HR system,

we focus on ourselves In this 4-part series, I excerpt an

online conversation between 134 jobseekers I met on LinkedIn. Severallament the typical HR process thatkeeps passing over someone withgreat experience, voluminous refer-ences and demonstrated passion. Thesearch for solutions to the ‘stigma’takes a positive constructive turn thisweek, in Part 3.

Scott cheers us on: “We can fill thattalent gap that employers are com-plaining about. We are capable, expe-rienced, educated, dynamic, resilient,decisive, determined, and have inno-vative ideas that are not only based onour employment experiences, but alsoon our ‘unemployment’ experiences.”

Back to Sarah, who started thiswhole online discussion three monthsago: “The hiring process has lost thehuman touch and sensibilities thatcould improve hiring for all parties in-volved. Yet it is not fair to demonizethem. Myriad issues are at play in thiseconomy and job market. We need ashift in the view of theunemployed/self-employed by thecompanies themselves, managers,leadership, our peers, elected officials,workforce non-profits and others. Letus ‘set the record straight’ about therisk & reward of hiring from this seg-ment.”

Andrew: “In the nonprofit sector,why is it that volunteers seem lesslikely to get hired than those with paidexperience, even when more qualifiedfor the position? Do HR professionalsreally understand how the nonprofitsector works? Volunteers in most or-ganizations (especially small ones) dothe exact same work as paid staff andare simply not receiving payment. Ihave been unemployed/self-employedfor five years. In that time I founded anonprofit and volunteered for severalothers. Yet I’m told that I lack the ex-perience necessary, when I’m actuallyoverqualified.”

Joni: “For those who’ve ownedyour own business, seek after teachingjobs, especially for continuing or adulteducation. The best teachers are thosewho can offer both theoretical andpractical learning.”

Amy: “Teaching is great, but manyreturn to school, institutions are full,Master’s degrees abound [note Stevefrom last week]. That said, if govern-ment services reduce [under a newPresident], is there an opportunity forus to step into the service vacuum? Iwonder who would start a business?What would we do? Could those re-gionally nearby come together, brain-storm a business, use a crowd fundingwebsite, and launch viable businessestogether? What’s inspiring is thatwe’re not letting a stigma define us.”

Jokesters quip about inventing theChia Pet, Snuggly, other out-of-the-box ideas for the next big thing.

Cathleen: “If you go off on yourown, better make it work becauseeveryone will think, ‘Did their own

business fail and that is why they arelooking for full-time work?’— thereal stigma. Decide whether a consult-ing/freelance job is what you want.The freedom, ability to make yourown decisions, as well as unlimited in-come, can’t be beat. The best time tostart a business is in a bad economy.Start at the bottom of the curve; it canonly go up from there.” Cathleen isthen asked by the self-employed fortips on how to find new clients, andshe gladly obliges.

Scott realizes we’re having thisvery open and frank discussion abouthiring practices and discriminationagainst the unemployed—on a jobsboard, of all places! How odd andbold. We muse about what HR folkwould make of it. Many comment thatthis long-term unemployment threadon LinkedIn is the longest anyone hasexperienced. Some suggest we changeformats to spread the word further.Which is what I am doing with this 4-part op-ed column!

To get help for ourselves and to getour message across to more people,Scott refers our discussion group otheronline boards of HR people and to theWorkforce Investment Board (WIB),a private-sector advisory and advo-cacy group whose state educationpolicies and economic developmentsystem help small businesses.

This just in from an HR Director:“Being unemployed definitely has astigma attached to it, but we need tolook at people individually and en-courage our managers to do the same.As also stated above, just becausesomeone is employed doesn’t neces-

sarily mean they are a good em-ployee.”

And from a talent managementconsultant: “Hiring decisions aremade with surprisingly sparse objec-tive criteria. What gets missed in mosthiring processes are tools that assessindividual values and cultural fit withthe organization—factors far moreimportant than long-term unemploy-ment in a horrific recession. My or-ganization utilizes those tools alongwith the standard considerations forskill set and employment history todevelop a custom behavioral inter-

view and evaluation score sheet foreach individual that dramatically in-creases access to objective factors forthe decision.”

Wow, some folks in HR are listen-ing, after all. Perhaps other hiringmanagers or employment agenciesare listening in to this highly chargedand nuanced discussion. Collectively,we hope some will drop their assump-tions, break the mold and hire one ofus Untouchables, then report on their‘hiring success’ here or elsewhere.


A fork in the road

When you come to a fork in the road,take it! – Yogi Berra

Being a parent and watching yourchildren grow, change, struggle and/orthrive can be quite interesting. Everyso often you recognize parts of yourselfreflected through their lives. Whenthey show some of your better traits orabilities you are pleased and filled with

pride. However just as likely to appearare parts of your persona that youwould just as soon skip a generation ortwo or ten. Making things more in-triguing yet is the fact that each childis also his/her own person with uniquetalents, challenges and aspirations.

When our kids are young we tend tostart them out on familiar paths. If weenjoyed particular sports we will likelyintroduce them to those as soon as oreven slightly before they are ready. Ifmusic or art is in our backgroundchances are they will be exposed to thatinitially as well. Reading, dancing,camping, scouting, cooking, skiing, ac-

ademics, religion, etc. are examples ofother interests we bring to our childrento see whether they will take them upand make them their own.

Interestingly enough I have heardstories of more than a few top athleteswho purposely did not encourage theirchildren to follow in their footsteps.Some may have been wary of the pres-sure put on their kids to live up to whatthey accomplished, while othersweren’t sure whether the sacrifices re-quired to be successful in their chosenarea were worth it.

A few years ago I had the opportu-nity to hear Bjørn Dahle, a legendaryworld and Olympic champion skierfrom Norway, speak while at the Birke-beiner ski race in Hayward, WI. Dahlepretty much said that he had to sacri-fice a great deal to get to where he wasand implied it was perhaps too muchand that he didn’t necessarily want thesame life for his children. He wanted

them to choose and follow their owninterests.

In the end I don’t think it really mat-ters what path our children choose aslong as they find one or more that theyenjoy and which challenges them togrow and learn.

Our two sons tried on many hats,helmets, and uniforms to varied resultsbefore landing on areas where theycontinue to thrive and grow. What Ienjoy is that the places they havelanded aren’t that familiar to me so Ihave been able to experience/explorethese facets of our community as theyhave dived deeper into them.

For example my youngest son justparticipated in his first play at MHSwith the Middleton Drama Club. WhatI found out? There are many truly tal-ented and entertaining kids in ourmidst, and more importantly these kidsare pretty amazing in the way they sup-port and encourage each other both on

and off the stage. I feel very fortunate that my son has

fallen in with such a good group of kidsand teachers, which they have bothalso encountered in the exceptionalmusic programs at the high school. Weknow several other students who havehad very enriching experiences in var-ious clubs (yearbook, art, foreign lan-guage, Model UN), and teams (debate,sports, and academic) to name a few ofthe many opportunities available to stu-dents in our district.

The long-winded point I am tryingto make is that there are many differentpaths our kids can follow. The famil-iar ones are comfortable to us butmight not be to them, and the unfamil-iar ones can be quite interesting and ex-citing for all. It really gives me hopefor the future to see what these kids cando when they come to a fork in theroad and, as Yogi Berra advises, take it.

by Dietrich Gruen

by John Stampen

BIRTHDAY

Veronica Harrop turned95 on December 5 and isstill very spry! Veronica ishard to beat at canasta - chil-dren, grandchildren, andgreat grandchildren all keeptrying to win. She’s a pro ateuchre too.

Veronica Harrop

As part of the City of Middleton’splan for management of the pendingEmerald Ash Borer (EAB) invasion,city forester Mark Wegner is preparingfor more Ash tree removals this winter.

Trees marked with bright greenpaint are slated for removal. The city’s

plan is to make these removals spo-radic throughout town so that the visualimpact is minimized.

Next year, the City will plant newand a more diverse tree selection nearto where the Ash trees are removed.

Green ‘X’ markstrees for removal

construction is needed to meet thestate’s energy needs. Repeated requestsabout the state’s energy needs to theprimary developer, American Trans-mission Company (ATC) and the Wis-consin Public Service Commission(PSC) have for the most part goneunanswered, say those who are askingthe questions.

The Dec. 11 meeting in the capitolbuilding will run from 1-3 meeting.The session is for members of bothWisconsin State Senate and the Assem-bly, and is open to the public. A pressrelease from the Energy Planning andInformation Committee indicates, “Inaddition to discussing ratepayer acces-sibility to information and input toplanning processes, legislators and the

public will hear from Massachusettsand Oregon energy experts concerninginnovative directions taken in thesestates.”

Tuesday’s session is being calledstate senators Jennifer Schilling (D-LaCrosse) and Dale Schultz (R-Rich-land Center), who have expressedconcern “about the lack of response toconstituents’ requests,” according tothe release. Both Senators representdistricts that contain proposed trans-mission line routes, but activists tryingto obtain information note the pro-posed construction affects all Wiscon-sin ratepayers, since ultimately it willbe electricity consumers who pay forthe work.

The group quotes Schultz as saying

the state needs to “start putting the‘public’ back into the Public ServiceCommission.”

The movement to question the mas-sive power transmission lines beingconstructed in the state began in theTown of Stark in October 2010 and hassince grown to include an estimated2000 citizens and 90 municipalities.PSC legal counsel is maintaining PSCcannot “establish guidelines for the ini-tial information phase” because “statelaws don’t provide enough instructionas to what information should be pro-vided.”

Rob Danielson, however, a memberof the Town of Stark Energy Planningand Innovation Committee, said, “Thefact that our Public Service Commis-

sion can legally and willfully refuse toprovide information requested by morethan 90 municipal governments showsa lack of accountability to the publicthat the PSC is chartered to serve. Wis-consin law requires consideration of allenergy solutions including aggressiveenergy efficient programs.”

Meanwhile, construction is alreadyunderway. In the Town of Middleton,for instance. 150-foot towers carrying350,000 volt lines to a new substationjust west of the City of Middleton standready. Alternative route proposalscome to the Town of Middleton substa-tion through, among other locations,the towns of Berry and Springfield andfrom Spring Green.

“Wisconsin allows the developer to

only highlight potential high voltagetransmission routes, giving propertyowners along those routes the false im-pression the project has already beenapproved,” added Danielson. The PSCdoes not inform ratepayers who aren’ton potential corridors about the propos-als, though all Wisconsin ratepayerswould pay for the construction and fi-nancing of the lines for 40 years.”

“Ratepayers pick up the tab, no mat-ter what energy decisions are made.They can act to reclaim their rights andnot leg regional electric utilities calltheir shots by asking their legislators toattend the Dec. 11 meeting,” continuedDanielson.

information and education officer forthe Dane County Sheriff’s Office, on aquarterly basis the Office of Justice As-sistance estimates that between 100and 120 individuals living in Dane

County are required to submit a DNAsample to the Wisconsin DNA Data-bank.

Everyone on the list is first sent aletter, in an attempt to get voluntary

compliance with the process. Schaef-fer said in many cases, additional at-tempts were made via certified letterfrom the Dane County District Attor-ney’s Office.

Last week, approximately 30 lawenforcement officers made attempts tocontact those individuals who had notcomplied in submitting a sample.There are currently 93 people listed in

noncompliance and dozens of sampleswere collected.

Most of the people required by lawto submit a DNA sample, have eitherbeen convicted of a felony or sexual as-sault charge. The WI DNA Databankstores the information in a computersearchable form. That information isthen used to relate serial cases andsolve “no suspect” cases by relatingthem to samples of a known source.

During last week’s sweep, when lawenforcement is able to make contactwith someone on the list, they are firstgiven the opportunity to voluntarilycomply. In those situations, the officerwill take the person’s fingerprints andmouth swab on the spot. If the personchooses not to comply, they arebrought to the Dane County Jail, wherethey are booked and released under WIState Statute 165.75, Submission ofhuman biological specimen, a Class Amisdemeanor.

The Dane County Sheriff’s Officeanticipates this initiative becoming anannual event.


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Abing, Alex J, 19, Platteville, WI53818, 12/06/2011, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00

Aguillard, David M, 46, Middleton,WI 53562, 11/27/2011, Non Registra-tion, $0.00

Aguillard, David M, 46, Middleton,WI 53562, 11/27/2011, Non Registra-tion, $0.00

Aguillard, David M, 46, Middleton,WI 53562, 11/27/2011, Operatingwhile Suspended, $88.80

Aguillard, David M, 46, Middleton,WI 53562, 11/27/2011, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $0.00

Aliaga Malca, Max A, 30, Chicago,IL 60634, 11/22/2011, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Aliaga Malca, Max A, 30, Chicago,IL 60634, 11/22/2011, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $0.00

Allen, Timothy M, 59, Middleton,WI 53562, 11/27/2011, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $164.40

Amos, La Sonne, 29, Sun Prairie,WI 53590, 11/20/2011, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $0.00

Amos, La Sonne, 29, Sun Prairie,WI 53590, 11/20/2011, DisplayUnauthorized RegistrationPlates/Tags, $0.00

Amos, La Sonne, 29, Sun Prairie,WI 53590, 11/20/2011, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Anthony, Paul F, 57, Sauk City, WI53583, 12/11/2011, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00

Arguello-Reyes, Elias, 31, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 11/27/2011, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Arndt, David J, 43, Middleton, WI53562, 12/09/2011, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Arora, Michelle B, 42, Middleton,WI 53562, 11/29/2011, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Bajzek, Peter F, 39, Middleton, WI53562, 11/28/2011, FTS/ImproperStop at Stop Sign, $88.00

Beard, Paris L, 37, Middleton, WI53562, 11/29/2011, Disorderly Con-duct, $240.00

Beard, Paris L, 37, Middleton, WI53562, 11/29/2011, Resisting or Ob-structing Officer, $429.00

Beard, Paris L, 37, Middleton, WI53562, 11/29/2011, Retail Theft/Shoplifting, $177.00

Beard, Paris L, 37, Middleton, WI53562, 12/06/2011, Disorderly Con-duct, $240.00

Beckman, Gina M, 46, Middleton,WI 53562, 11/20/2011, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Bell, Steven C, 58, WisconsinRapids, WI 54494, 12/03/2011, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$88.80

Beyer, Jennifer C, 44, Middleton,WI 53562, 11/28/2011, FTS/ImproperStop at Stop Sign, $88.80

Bierman, Kurtis W, 22, Middleton,WI 53562=, 11/26/2011, Non Regis-tration, $0.00

Bierman, Kurtis W, 22, Middleton,WI 53562, 11/26/2011, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $0.00

Bierman, Kurtis W, 22, Middleton,WI 53562, 11/26/2011, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $0.00

Bierman, Kurtis W, 22, Middleton,WI 53562, 12/11/2011, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $0.00

Bogenhagen, William H, 49, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, 09/16/2011, Crimi-nal Damage Property, $114.00

Bohorfoush, Maureen F, 54, Dane,WI 53529, 11/30/2011, Speeding 55MPH Zone, $88.80

Botez, Dan, 63, Madison, WI53726, 11/21/2011, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $114.00

Carter, Mindy L, 50, Waunakee,WI 53597, 11/28/2011, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Chadli, Abdelkader, 33, Fitchburg,WI 53713, 11/22/2011, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Chadli, Abdelkader, 33, Fitchburg,WI 53713, 11/22/2011, Violation oflicense Restriction, $114.00

Chadli, Abdelkader, 33, Fitchburg,WI 53713, 11/22/2011, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $114.00

Chiman Aguilar, Daniel Ulises, 19,Fitchburg, WI 53719, 11/12/2011,Theft, $88.80

Clark, Jeffrey A, 30, Madison, WI53719, 11/19/2011, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $139.20

Cobaj, Bairam B, 35, Baraboo, WI53913, 12/11/2011, Speeding 55MPH Zone, $88.80

Cockroft, Kelly L, 33, Madison,WI 53704, 11/18/2011, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Denzin, Andrew B, 24, Madison,WI 53705, 12/11/2011, Non Registra-tion, $88.80

Denzin, Andrew B, 24, Madison,WI 53705, 12/11/2011, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00

Dominic Pritham, Fnu, 24, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 12/11/2011, Deviationfrom Designated Lane, $88.80

Donagan, Mary M, 47, Mcfarland,WI 53558, 12/03/2011, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00

Dorau, Linzee E, 20, Cross Plains,WI 53528, 11/17/2011, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $0.00

Dorau, Linzee E, 20, Cross Plains,WI 53528, 11/17/2011, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $89.20

Draper, Gerald A, 58, Marshall, WI53559, 12/09/2011, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $114.00

Drenoske, Gary L, 56, Sun Prairie,WI 53590, 11/30/2011, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Drenoske, Gary L, 56, Sun Prairie,WI 53590, 11/30/2011, Seatbelt Re-quired Oper/Pass, $10.00

Duhr, Nicole Anne, 24, Waunakee,WI 53597 , 12/11/2011, Speeding 55MPH Zone, $88.80

Egan, Katie Georgette, 22, Madi-son, WI 53718, 12/09/2011, Obstruct-ing Traffic, $88.80

Ellis, Adrienne M, 40, Madison,WI 53704, 12/02/2011, Vehicle Reg-istration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,$0.00

Ellis, Adrienne M, 40, Madison,WI 53704, 12/02/2011, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $0.00

Emmerich, Ellen Elizabeth, 55,Waunakee, WI 53597, 10/12/2011,Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$88.80

Endres, Brooke B, 24, Waunakee,WI 53597, 11/17/2011, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Felland, Tyler Samuel, 19, Madi-son, WI 53713, 11/23/2011, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Figueroa, Patricia J, 33, Verona, WI53593, 12/19/2011, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $0.00

Fish, Kelli M, 54, Reedsburg, WI53959, 11/21/2011, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00

Fisher, Shelley E, 28, Madison, WI53704, 12/16/2011, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $0.00

Fitch, William A, 32, Mount

Horeb, WI 53572, 12/01/2011, AutoFollowing Too Closely, $114.00

Fitch, William A, 32, MountHoreb, WI 53572, 12/01/2011, Motorvehicle liability insurance required,$10.00

Gentilli, Lindsay Michelle, 21,Fitchburg, WI 53711 , 12/10/2011,Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $88.80

Goeden, Kerrie L H, 40, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 12/03/2011, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Goldman, Joni G, 55, Middleton,WI 53562, 11/28/2011, Failure toObey Officer/Sign/Signal, $88.80

Gonzales, Carlos Quintas, 31, Sex-tonville, WI 53584, 11/24/2011, Op-erating w/o a Valid Driver’s License,$114.00

Gonzales, Carlos Quintas, 31, Sex-tonville, WI 53584, 11/24/2011, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$114.00

Gosling, Jennifer L, 33, Madison,WI 53717, 11/01/2011, DisorderlyConduct, $120.30

Graves, Arielle K, 21, Madison, WI53703, 11/27/2011, Vehicle Registra-tion Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,$88.80

Green, Tracy Ann, 49, Waunakee,WI 53597, 11/18/2011, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Haack, Debra L, 51, Middleton, WI53562, 11/30/2011, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Haack, Debra L, 51, Middleton, WI53562, 11/30/2011, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $0.00

Haagensen, Steven S, 34, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 11/22/2011, Posses-sion Drug Paraphernalia, $177.00

Haagensen, Steven S, 34, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 11/22/2011, Operatingwhile Suspended, $114.00

Hallick, John N, 60, Middleton, WI53562, 12/11/2011, Speeding 55MPH Zone, $88.80

Harris, Abby M, 24, Madison, WI53719, 11/28/2011, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Hernandez, Nathanael, 47, Fitch-burg, WI 53713, 11/30/2011, Operat-ing w/o a Valid Driver’s License,$114.00

Hewitt, Frederic T, 20, Middleton,WI 53562, 12/08/2011, OperatingWhile Intoxicated, $731.00

Hill, Colin D, 25, Middleton, WI53562, 11/29/2011, Unlawful Use OfTelephone, $303.00

Hoffmann, Donald J, 62, Windsor,WI 53598, 11/25/2011, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Jaume, Maria Alejandra, 52, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, 12/03/2011,Dog/Cat Not Run At Large, $101.40

Johnson, Kara M, 34, Middleton,WI 53562, 11/17/2011, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Johnson-Brown, Mya R, 36, Madi-son, WI 53716, 11/30/2011, Speeding55 MPH Zone, $88.80

Jonasson, Amy A, 58, Madison, WI53717, 11/30/2011, FTS/ImproperStop at Stop Sign, $88.80

Jones, Tylisa Lanae, 28, Arena, WI53503, 12/02/2011, Operating while

Suspended, $114.00Jones, Tylisa Lanae, 28, Arena, WI

53503, 12/02/2011, Vehicle Registra-tion Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,$88.80

Jozwiak, Chris P, 25, Lodi, WI53555 , 12/11/2011, Speeding 55MPH Zone, $88.80

Julian, Mackenzie Lee, 31, NewYork, NY 10013, 11/28/2011,FTS/Improper Stop at Stop Sign,$88.80

Kalinski, William E, 31, Madison,WI 53719, 12/06/2011, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Kalinski, William E, 31, Madison,WI 53719, 12/06/2011, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00

Kasukonis, Jane E, 24, Middleton,WI 53562, 12/11/2011, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

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IN COURT: Finding Date: 1/5/2012

See COURT, page 15

LaVerne Kasten

LaVerne Kasten, age 93, a longtimeresident of Middleton, passed away onSunday, December 2, 2012 at Oak-wood Village University Woods(West). LaVerne, the daughter ofArthur and Adela (Haupt) Kemp wasborn in Mequon on November 28,1919.

On August 24, 1940 she marriedHarold Kasten in Thiensville. He pre-ceded her in death on February 4,1985. The couple lived in NorthDakota, Illinois and the Wisconsincommunities of Kewaunee, Waunakeeand Sheboygan Falls before settling inMiddleton, where Harold taught at ElmLawn and Kromery schools. LaVernewas a school bus driver in Kewauneeand clerked at Schwab & Schwartz andSchultz Brother’s, Middleton, and wasa Sales Associate at Sear’s and HCPrange’s in Madison. She was an avidbowler, and enjoyed bridge and golf aswell as travel. She was an active mem-ber of St. Luke’s parish, Middleton,singing in the choir and participating inmany other activities of the church.She was a long time volunteer at Oak-wood Village University Woods(West,) which was also her final home.

She is survived by daughter Lynn(Kent) Calloway of Middleton and foursons James (Pat Tobin), Shawano; John

(Nancy Tait) Phoenix, Arizona; Paul(Sumi Katsuko), Prattville, Alabama;David (Teri Krachel), Wisconsin Dells.She is also survived by 8 grandchildrenand 8 great-grandchildren. In additionto her parents and husband she waspreceded in death by daughter-in-lawRhonda and grandson Clark. Her fam-ily thanks the staff of Oakwood Vil-lage-Hebron Oaks for theirprofessional and loving care during herfinal life journey.

Funeral services will be held at St.Luke’s Lutheran Church, 7337 Hub-bard Ave., Middleton at 10:30 a.m. onThursday, December 6, 2012 with theReverend Heather Lampert presiding.Following funeral services LaVernewill be interred next to Harold at ForestHill Cemetery, Madison. Visitationwill be held on Thursday from 9:30a.m. until the time of the service at thechurch.

Memorials in support of LaVerne’slife can be directed to the OakwoodFoundation or to St. Lukes’ LutheranChurch, Middleton.Gunderson West Funeral & CremationCare is assisting the family. www.gun-dersonfh.com.

Sylvester Jacob

Sylvester C. Jacob, age 72 of Mid-dleton, formerly of Jefferson, passedaway peacefully on Thursday, Novem-ber 29, 2012 at Oak Park Place in Mid-dleton from Alzheimer’s. He was bornon April 26, 1940 in Medina son of thelate James and Eunice (Fisch) Jacob.

Sylvester worked at Hartwig’s Poul-try Farms as a Foreman for many yearsuntil its closing. He then went to workfor Wis-Cold Packaging in Milwaukeeuntil he retired in 2004. He served inthe United States Army, and was amember of St. John’s Lutheran Churchin Jefferson.

He will be deeply missed by somany including his daughter; Rebecca(Brian) Mayhew of Middleton, and sonBrian (Leslie) Jacob of Fort Atkinson,and grandsons; Alex, Max, Zachary

and Tyler Mayhew all of Middleton;and Daniel Jacob, Tanner and EastonMcGowan all of Fort Atkinson. Othersurviving family include sisters andbrothers; Betty (William) Behm of Wa-terloo, Lois Jacob of Columbus, JamesJacob of Lake Mills, Jerry (Judy) Jacobof Jefferson, and Harold (Deb) Jacobof Marshall, sister-in-laws and brother-in-laws Jeanette Jacob of Beaver Dam,Judy Jacob and Dave Bakken of Mar-shall, and Jerry Karsteadt of Kiel manynieces, nephews and friends. He is pre-ceded in death by his; parents, sistersand brothers; Judy Bakken, SallyKarsteadt, Phyllis Jacob, Jerome, Rus-sell, and Earl Jacob and an infantbrother.

One of the greatest joys forSylvester was spending time with fam-ily. He loved to be with his grandsonsdoing whatever they enjoyed and goingfor a drive to see the countryside andwhich siblings were home so he coulddrop in and see them. Later in life hetraveled to see his daughter and herfamily in Arizona, Georgia and evenHawaii. He was a man of few words,simple means and an extraordinaryheart. He had a soft spot for animalsand enjoyed quiet walks by the riverand drives in his car. He loved newcars, especially red ones and workingwith his hands either in the raised gar-dens he built, woodworking or helpinghis kids at their homes.

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m.on Monday December 3, 2012 at St.John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church inJefferson with the Rev. Mark O.Bartsch officiating. A private familyburial was scheduled to take place at alater date. Visitation was on Mondayat the church from 9:30 a.m. until thetime of services.

Memorials may be directed to St.John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church inJefferson or to Agrace Hospice Center;5395 East Cheryl Parkway, Madison,WI 53711.

The family wishes to thank AgraceHospice who gave so much compas-sion and friendship to Sylvester and thefamily during the last 6 months and es-pecially the last 3 days; and also to themany special caregivers, nurses, ad-ministrators and staff of Oak ParkPlace in Middleton. Your kind words,special touches, hugs, jokes, laughter,sweet glances and tenderness towardSylvester will always be remem-bered. Thank you.

Visit www.schneidermichaelisfuner-alhome.com to leave a condolence orlight a candle in his memory.


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Award-winning Dive! takes alook at food waste in America

Have you ever met a Freegan?This month’s Green Thursday doc-umentary, Dive!, will be showntonight, (Thursday, Dec. 6) at 7 p.m.in the Willy West CommunityRoom.

The film follows dumpster diversthrough the back alleys and garbagereceptacles of Los Angeles grocerystores as they mine trash bins forfood. These dumpster divers are nothomeless or even particularly poor;they just don’t like to see good foodgo to waste, and they like to get stufffor free.

Dive! is a winner of 21 awards infilm festivals world-wide. The doc-umentary combines entertainmentand guerilla journalism to exposethe realities of billions of pounds offood wasted in America annually,and what can be done to address theproblem.

Green Thursdays are free andsponsored by the City of MiddletonSustainability Committee, and free,non-dumpster dived, refreshmentsare provided. Willy West is locatedat 6825 University Ave in Middle-ton.


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They’re still young and inexperi-enced.

Raw and somewhat undeveloped.But Middleton’s boys basketball

team certainly grew up some lastweek.

The Cardinals notched a pair ofhuge wins, first rallying past hostBeloit Memorial, 60-51, lastThursday. Middleton followed thatwith an impressive 70-48 rout of vis-iting Janesville Parker last Saturday.

“This group really practices andplays with great energy and they gen-uinely like one another,” saidMiddleton coach Kevin Bavery,whose team improved to 2-1. “Bothof those traits go a long ways as youbuild a team.”

Middleton trailed the PurpleKnights, 38-37, heading to the fourth

quarter. But Cardinals junior LukeSchafer and senior Tyler Markel bothscored nine points in the fourth quar-ter as Middleton rallied for a hugeroad win.

Beloit was also whistled for back-to-back technical fouls in the finalminute and Markel made 5-of-6 freethrows to put the game away.

“We consistently came up with thebig play whenever the Purple Knightswould get within a possession,”Bavery said. “We played hard andkept our cool in a heated game.”

Schafer finished with 17 points,seven rebounds and three assists.Markel added nine points, and seniorKenji Passini had eight points andfive rebounds.

In all, Middleton had 10 playersscore.

“You see 10 players score inblowouts, but to have 10 score in atight game is a great sign for thisteam as a lot of players are contribut-ing,” Bavery said.

Beloit led, 26-21, at halftime andextended that advantage to 36-25midway through the third quarter.

Growing up

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Luke Schafer and Middleton’s boys basketball team won a pair of games last week.

Boys basketballteam notchestwo huge winsby ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune

See BOYS BB, page 22

What a difference a week makes.Middleton’s girls basketball team,

which struggled immensely in itsseason-opening loss to Kimberly,rebounded in a big way last week.

First, the Cardinals rolled pastvisiting Madison Memorial, 58-45,last Tuesday. Middleton followedthat up with a 77-53 pasting of hostBeloit Memorial last Friday.

Middleton improved to 2-1 over-all and 2-0 in the Big EightConference.

“We played at a much better pacethe last two games,” said Cardinalscoach Jeff Kind, whose team scoredjust 17 points in its season-opener. “Ithink we’re starting to realize howhard we have to play to compete. Wehave a long way to go, but we’remaking progress.”

Middleton got 14 points from jun-ior center Anna Bunyan and 12 fromsophomore forward Cole Jordee inits win over Madison Memorial.Senior guard Natalie Staples addedeight points, while senior guard LeahWolff and sophomore forward JennaBlair both had six.

TurningthingsaroundGirls basketballteam wins twiceby ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune

See GIRLS BB, page 21

Steve Libert knows there’s work tobe done.

Middleton’s hockey coach fullyunderstands his team is nowhere closeto where it needs to be.

But Libert also knows this.“It is more enjoyable to work on

things while winning than the otherway around,” he said.

And winning is exactly what theseCardinals are doing.

Middleton continued its impressivestart last week, posting two shutoutwins and improving to 4-0 on theyoung season.

Middleton skated past Sun Prairie,2-0, last Tuesday. Then the Cardinalsblasted Madison Memorial, 6-0, lastSaturday.

“There are a few issues we need toaddress,” Libert said. “Defensively wewatch the game when we are awayfrom the puck. Forwards drift ratherthan speed back into defensive cover-age, which leaves too big of a gapwhen there is a turnover. This stiflesour attack, which in turn does notstress the opposition’s defenseenough.

“On offense, our defensemen havecontributed nicely and our forwardshave made smart decisions with thepuck. But we need to be more relent-less in our pursuit of loose pucks and

SuperstartHockey Cardsbegin year 4-0by ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune

See HOCKEY, page 23


Natalie Staples and Middleton’s girls basketball team bounced back last week from a season-opening loss.

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Middleton’s wrestling teamentered the year flying below theradar of most.

But that might have changed lastweek.

Middleton toppled perennialpower Hartland Arrowhead, 44-26,last Thursday. The Cardinals thenfinished second at the eight-teamReedsburg Scramble last Saturday.

“I think we left some matches outthere that we probably should havewon,” Middleton coach Kent Weilersaid. “But overall I’m really happy.It’s a good start for us … and wehave plenty of time to improve onthings.”

A year ago, Middleton was drilledby Arrowhead. But 12 months later,the Cardinals took the fight to theWarhawks.

Middleton got pins from LonYeary (220), Sean Benedict (heavy-weight), Brett Cain (113), NathanDresen (182) and Wyatt Cory (195).

Middleton also got wins fromJustin Swiersz (126), Jake Cain(138), Shay Haase (160) and TaggartHaase (171).

“Anytime you can beatArrowhead at anything it’s a bigachievement,” Weiler said. “Theyput their best lineup out there and webeat them.

“Last year, they whipped us overthere. So we had this marked on ourcalendar as a great test for our-

selves.”The Cardinals passed another test

with a stellar performance at theReedsburg Scramble.

Jake Cain (138) and Shay Haase(160) shined for Middleton, takingfirst place in their respective weightclasses.

Cain pinned all five of his oppo-nents on his way to a title.

He opened by pinning Weston’sNick Bennett in 1:37, then pinnedWestby’s Austin Pasch in 2:18. Afterpinning Monroe’s Aaron Hesgard injust 42 seconds, Cain pinnedLancaster’s Daniel Rice in 1:39.

Then in the title match, Cain alsopinned Nick Sieber of Reedsburg in3:23.

“That just shows how good Jakeis,” Weiler said. “And he’s onlygoing to get better. He’s out withvengeance and that’s nice to see.”

Shay Haase had himself quite aday, as well.

Haase received a first round bye,then pinned Chris Jepson ofReedsburg in just 1:05. Haase thenpinned Westby’s Jacob Rooney in2:20 and Weston’s Morgan Seep in51 seconds.

Then in the title match, Haasepinned Ryan Hughes of Monroe in1:55.

“I was really pleased with him,”Weiler said of Haase. “He wrestledsome good matches.”

Middleton got second place fin-ishes from Brett Cain at 113 poundsand Grant Laurent at 152. It also gotthird place finishes from Cory at 195and Benedict at heavyweight.

Cain went 3-1 on the day. Laurentpinned his first three foes before los-ing in the title match to Weston’sCody Willis, 3-2.

Cory lost in the championship

bracket, but rallied back to pinOregon’s Matt Sampson in 54 sec-onds to capture third place.

Benedict went 3-2 on his way to athird place finish.

“It was a good start,” Weiler said.“We’re trying to keep the guysreigned back a little bit because weknow the time to peak and that’s laterin the year. But we’re going to con-tinue to learn and continue to get bet-ter.”


Middleton’s boys swimming teamhad a solid start to its season last week.

The Cardinals lost to WIAADivision 1 defending state championMadison Memorial, 119-51, last Friday.

Middleton then bounced back andwon the Nicolet Sprint Invite Saturday.

“Both meets went well despite los-ing to Madison Memorial,” Cardinalscoach Luke Lengfeld said. “A lot of theguys have started this season faster thanthey did last year, which was great tosee.”

Middleton finished with 348 pointsat the 16-team Nicolet Invite, while run-ner-up Verona/Mount Horeb was sec-ond at 314. Cedarburg (261),Shorewood (190) and WaukeshaNorth/Kettle Moraine (180) roundedout the top five.

Against Madison Memorial,Middleton got wins from JacksonUselman in the 200 yard freestyle andthe 500 yard freestyle.

The Cardinals got second-place fin-ishes from Nick Lund in the 200 yardfreestyle and Zack Parkin in the 50 yardfreestyle. Middleton also got secondplace finishes from its 400 yardfreestyle relay team of Zack Parkin,Jack McGovern, Nick Lund andUselman, and the 200 yard free relayteam of Parkin, Lund, McGovern andUselman.

“We have plenty to work on when itcomes to starts, turns and stroke tech-nique,” Lengfeld said. “With it onlybeing three weeks into the season I amvery happy where the team is.”

• On deck: Middleton was at theBrookfield Invite Tuesday, is atJanesville Parker Friday and at theJanesville Parker Relays Saturday.

Swimmers winNicolet Inviteby ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune

A stellar start forMHS wrestlersCardinals 2ndat Reedsburg;top Arrowheadby ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune


Middleton senior Jake Cain (left) took first place at the Reedsburg Scramble last Saturday.


Editor’s Note: The following girlsbasketball preview of the Big EightConference is from WisSports.net.

Predicted Order of Finish1) Janesville Parker2) Sun Prairie3) Middleton4) Verona5) Janesville Craig6) Madison La Follette7) Madison West8) Madison East9) Madison Memorial10) Beloit Memorial

Players to WatchJenna Conom, Jr., Sun Prairie:

The team’s second-leading scorer ayear ago, Conom will need to push fordouble-digits to help take the load offMcKayla Yentz.

Kristi Crandall, Sr., JanesvilleCraig: A second team all-conferencepick last season, Crandall averagedjust less than 10 points per game.

Dani Fugate, Sr., JanesvilleParker: Fugate received honorablemention all-conference recognitionlast season.

Amelia Grahn, Jr., Madison LaFollette: Grahn averaged about 7points per game, but will need toincrease that number following thegraduation of the team’s top threescorers.

Ashley Hartwig, Sr., JanesvilleParker: A first team all-conferencepick, Hartwig averaged 12 points pergame last year for the Vikings.

Jamie Hintz, Sr., Verona: Hintzwas the second-leading scorer for theWildcats last year.

Alysha Justice, Jr., MadisonEast: Justice missed a big part of lastyear but when healthy, did averagemore than 15 points per game.

Shannon McCauley, Sr.,Middleton: McCauley was a reservelast year, but will need to step into amuch larger role this season.

Liz McMahon, Jr.,Middleton: McMahon was a second-team all-conference choice after lead-ing the league champion Cardinals inscoring last season.

McKayla Yentz, Sr., SunPrairie: A Marquette recruit, Yentzwas a first-team all-conference selec-tion last season after averaging nearly17 points per game.

2012 Team Previews1) Janesville Parker

The Vikings have been one of theleague’s most consistent programs foryears, posting double-digit confer-ence wins for nine straight years. Thatstreak should certainly run to 10 asthe Vikings return a talented groupfrom last season. The gifted seniorduo of Ashley Hartwig and DaniFugate provides head coach TomKlawitter with leadership and produc-tion. Hartwig was a first-team all-con-ference selection last year after aver-aging 12 points per game. Fugateadded 11 points per game and was anhonorable-mention selection. In addi-tion to senior Jackie Shepler, a quartetof players that saw action as freshmenare back for the Vikings.

2) Sun Prairie The Cardinals are poised to make a

big jump in the standings after finish-ing 6-12 in the league a year ago. Thereturn of five starters, including all-state candidate McKayla Yentz will

do that. Yentz committed toMarquette over the summer afterearning first-team all-conference hon-ors last year. Yentz led the team inscoring at nearly 17 points per game,although no one else averaged morethan seven per contest. The Cardinalsgot solid contributions from severalplayers last year, but will need some-one to step into that second scorer’srole. There’s also work to be done ondefense after Sun Prairie allowed 49points per game last year.

3) Middleton The Cardinals have been the

league’s dominant program for anumber of years, winning a share ofsix straight conference titles, includ-ing two straight outright champi-onships. The Cardinals have alsoadvanced to five straight state tourna-ments. Head coach Jeff Kind’s pro-gram should be solid once again, butmay have a hard time extending thosestreaks following the loss of fourstarters from year’s group. “We willhave to replace a lot of the scoringpunch and experience provided bylast year’s seniors,” Kind said. Theone starter coming back forMiddleton is outstanding however.Liz McMahon exploded onto thescene as a sophomore, leading theCardinals in scoring at 12 points pergame on her way to second-team all-conference recognition. “ShannonMcCauley, Darcy Dean, NatalieStaples and Anna Bunyan all had afair amount of playing time last year,but will have to step into more signif-icant roles,” added Kind.

4) Verona The Wildcats have continually fin-

ished towards the top of the confer-ence, but head coach Angie Murphywill face some big-time challenges in2012-13. Gone is 17-point per gamescorer and league Player of the YearAshley Bartow. A number of juniorsgot playing time last year, includingJamie Hintz, who heads into her sen-ior year as the team’s leading return-ing scorer at six points per game. TheWildcats have traditionally beenstrong defensively, allowing just 38points per game last year.

5) Janesville Craig The Cougars should be a factor in

the Big Eight race after finishing 12-6last year. Kristi Crandall should beone of the top players in the leagueafter earning second-team all-confer-ence honors last season. Nicole Kellyand Allison Calkins were key contrib-utors as sophomores and should beready to step into even larger roles asjuniors.

6) Madison La Follette The Lancers have made solid

improvements under head coach LizHrodey, highlighted by a 12-6 finishin the Big Eight last season. The topthree scorers are gone from last year:Rani Singh, Clare Gloede, and EmilyBaltisberger. However, Amelia Grahnand Megan Meiller saw plenty ofaction last year and will be looked tofor much bigger roles this season.

7) Madison West The Regents made an impressive

turnaround last year, going from 6-12in 2010-11 to 14-4 in league play.Unfortunately, they’ll be starting overthis year, as all five players thatearned some form of all-conferencerecognition have graduated. TheRegents do return a pair of talentedsophomores however. Ebony Nettles-Bey and Shaquita Lee combined to

average a little more than 10 pointsper game last season and will be inte-gral players to the team’s success in2012-13.

8) Madison East The Purgolders had big hopes last

year, but went just 4-14. MakailahDyer, who is now with the WisconsinBadgers, was the team’s pulse, aver-aging 24.6 points per game. However,she missed time early in the year, and

junior standout Alysha Justice onlyplayed in nine games as well. BesidesDyer, all other players are back.

9) Madison Memorial The Spartans have struggled to

remain competitive in the Big Eight,with no winning seasons since 2004-05. Marissa Hoyer was the team’sleading scorer last year about aboutseven points per game and is back forher senior season.

10) Beloit Memorial The Purple Knights have nowhere

to go but up after finishing 3-21 and1-17 in the Big Eight. The good newsis that last year’s team had no seniors,so everyone is back.

B I G E I G H T C O N F E R E N C E G I R L S B A S K E T B A L L P R E V I E W

Parker tabbed league favoriteMiddleton pickedto finish third


Cole Jordee and Middleton’s girls basketball team have been picked to finish third in the Big Eight.


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SportscalendarThursday, Dec. 6

4:30 p.m. — Girls freshman White basketball vs. Sun Prairie at Cardinal Heights Middle School5:45 p.m. — Girls sophomore basketball vs. Janesville Parker5:45 p.m. — Girls freshman Red basketball vs. Janesville Parker6:30 p.m. — JV wrestling at Madison East7 p.m. — Varsity wrestling at Madison East7:30 p.m. — Girls varsity basketball vs. Janesville Parker

Friday, Dec. 75:15 p.m. — Boys freshman Red basketball vs. Madison East Purple5:30 p.m. — Boys varsity swimming at Janesville Parker Triangular w/Madison La Follette5:30 p.m. — Boys JV swimming at Janesville Parker Triangular w/Madison La Follette5:45 p.m. — Boys sophomore basketball at Madison East6 p.m. — Boys JV hockey vs. Monona Grover at Hartmeyer7:30 p.m. — Boys varsity basketball at Madison east

Saturday, Dec. 89:30 a.m. — Varsity wrestling at Tomah11 a.m. — Boys varsity swimming at Janesville Parker Invitational11 a.m. — Girls JV hockey vs. Baraboo at Madison Ice Arena1 p.m. — Boys JV hockey vs. Monona Grove at Madison Ice Arena5:45 p.m. — Boys sophomore basketball vs. Madison West5:45 p.m. — Boys freshman Red basketball vs. Madison West Blue5:45 p.m. — Boys freshman White basketball vs. Madison West Gold7:30 p.m. — Boys varsity basketball vs. Madison West8 p.m. — Girls varsity hockey at Sun Prairie

Tuesday, Dec. 116 p.m. — Boys JV hockey vs. Janesville6:30 p.m. — JV wrestling at Janesville Craig7 p.m. — Varsity wrestling at Janesville Craig8 p.m. — Boys varsity hockey vs. Janesville

Thursday, Dec. 135:30 p.m. — Boys freshman White basketball vs. Verona White5:30 p.m. — Boys varsity diving vs. Madison West5:30 p.m. — Boys varsity swimming vs. Madison West5:45 p.m. — Boys sophomore basketball at Verona7 p.m. — Boys freshman Red basketball vs. Verona Orange7:30 p.m. — Boys varsity basketball at Verona8 p.m. — Boys varsity hockey at Madison East/La Follette

Friday, Dec. 145:15 p.m. — Girls freshman White basketball at Madison East5:45 p.m. — Girls sophomore basketball at Madison East7:30 p.m. — Girls varsity basketball at Madison East

Saturday, Dec. 159 a.m. — Boys varsity diving at West Bend Invite9 a.m. — Varsity wrestling at Appleton West Invite12:40 p.m. — Boys JV hockey vs. Ashwaubenon3 p.m. — Boys varsity hockey vs. Ashwaubenon5:45 p.m. — Boys sophomore basketball vs. Sun Prairie5:45 p.m. — Boys freshman Red basketball vs. Sun Prairie Red5:45 p.m. — Boys freshman White basketball vs. Sun Prairie White7 p.m. — Girls varsity hockey at Stoughton7:30 p.m. — Boys varsity basketball vs. Sun Prairie

Times-TribuneThe Cardinals raced to a 20-10lead after the first quarter, beforeMadison Memorial began pickingaway. Middleton’s lead was trimmedto 32-26 by halftime and was 45-39heading to the fourth.

But the Cardinals came up big inthe fourth quarter, played terrificdefense and pulled away.

“Defensively, we’re forcing thepace a little better, but we still haveto learn positioning on the press andhow to recover without giving up aneasy basket,” Kind said. “It will takesome time before everyone is on thesame page defensively.”

Middleton was never in any dan-ger against Beloit Memorial. Staplesled all scorers with 20 points, Blairadded 15, and both senior guardShannon McCauley and Jordeescored 12.

Middleton raced to a 22-10 leadafter the first quarter and extendedthat advantage to 44-28 by halftime.Beloit closed within 57-46 afterthree quarters, but Middletonoutscored the Purple Knights, 20-7,in the fourth.

“On offense we are seeingimprovement as well,” Kind said. “Alittle better passing, a little moreaggressive on drives, a little quickerwith our shots, a little better going tothe boards. All those factors helpcontribute to scoring more points.”

• On deck: Middleton, which haswon at least a share of six straightBig Eight Conference titles, hostsperennial power Janesville ParkerThursday at 7:30 p.m.

The Vikings are the consensusfavorite this season. But of course,the path goes through Middleton.

“Parker will be a big challenge,because they will be very sound bothoffensively and defensively,” Kindsaid. “We have still struggled to keepteams off the offensive glass and tak-

ing care of the ball. Parker is the typeof team that makes you pay for thoseweaknesses. We’ll see if we’ve madesignificant progress.

• From the infirmary: Middletonjunior forward Liz McMahon, a sec-ond-team preseason all-state player,has missed the first three games of

the year with a broken finger.McMahon was scheduled to visit adoctor Tuesday with hopes of beingcleared.

“We’re hoping for good news,”Kind said.

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Anna Bunyan (34) and Middleton’s girls basketball team are 2-1 headinginto a showdown Thursday night with league-favorite Janesville Parker.


But Middleton finished the thirdquarter on a 12-2 run and closedwithin one point heading to thefourth.

Schafer and sophomore IanHokanson both had five points duringthe Cardinals’ third quarter burst, aseach hit a three-pointer. Hokansonalso added an acrobatic finish off aKenji Passini assist.

“Kenji ignited us with a steal andironically a missed dunk,” Baverysaid. “Normally a missed dunk upsetsa coach as you just want the twopoints no matter what. But he wasway above the rim and tried to put itdown hard and just caught too muchback rim. But it showed his team-mates that he was ‘all in’ and I thinkit was a key part of our second halftenacity.”

Middleton took control fromthere, passed the Purple Knights inthe fourth and notched its first win ofthe season. The only drawback wasMiddleton shot just 10-of-24 (41.6%)from the free throw line, including 1-of-8 (12.5%) in the first half.

“Obviously it’s an area we have toimprove in,” Bavery said. “But to go10-of-24 and still win shows we areplaying well in a lot of areas, particu-larly on the defensive end.

“And we are playing hard and weare playing aggressive and gettingour hands on the basketball a lot withdeflections, getting on the floor, andgetting after the offensive glass.Offensively it’s a work in progress asfar as decision-making, but that willcontinue to get better.”

It appeared to get better againstJanesville Parker, as the Cardinalscruised to an easy win.

Junior guard Derek Rongstad ledthe way with 15 points, 10 reboundsand four assists. Junior forward ChrisLittle had 15 points, while Schaferadded 11 points, five steals and fourassists.

Middleton raced out of the gatesand took a 6-0 lead on ‘ParentsNight.’

“We attacked right away on bothends of the court and it was great tosee the early energy,” Bavery said.“Sometimes though, it can come a lit-tle too easy and players think it willbe that way all night and that caughtup with us.”

It wasn’t.Parker closed within 11-7 by the

end of the first quarter and knottedthings up at 11 early in the secondquarter. That’s when Bavery actedlike a hockey coach, and made a five-for-five substitution.

“Sometimes you just have to com-municate to all five in a way otherthan a timeout,” he said. “We’re con-fident in our depth and various com-

binations.”With good reason.Middleton’s five reserves bumped

the lead up to five, and by halftime,the Cardinals held a 34-24 advantage.

Little had seven points in the sec-ond quarter and Rongstad added six.

“If Derek lets the game come tohim he can be really special at times,”Bavery said. “He likes the ball in hishands as a point guard, and when hegives it up early and lets it come backaround, so much more is available tohim and his teammates.”

The teams traded blows in thethird quarter, and Middleton’s leadwas 47-37 heading to the fourth. Butthe Cardinals closed with a flourish,outscoring the Vikings, 23-11, in thefourth.

Rongstad had seven points in the

fourth quarter and Little added six.“Lots of little things have to get

better,” Bavery said. “We reach toomuch on the press instead of playingposition, we gamble with the wronghand at times, and we aren’t nearly asphysical as we need to be on black-outs. But those areas are all cor-rectable with time and repetition andemphasis.”

• On deck: Middleton is atMadison East Friday and hostsMadison West Saturday. Both gamesstart at 7:30 p.m.

“Both teams have high skilled andathletic personnel,” Bavery said.“We’ll have our work cut us for us,but we’ll show up ready to play bothnights.”

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Demond Hill and Middleton’s boys basketball team are now 2-1 in the BigEight Conference.


Boys basketballDec. 1Middleton 70, Janesville Parker 48Janesville Parker ……..….. 7 17 13 11 — 48Middleton ……………….. 11 23 13 23 — 70

JANESVILLE PARKER — Thompson 5,Conley 16, Treinen 4, Palan 6, Smith 15. Totals:19 7-15 48.

MIDDLETON — Little 15, Rongstad 15,Hill 5, Hokanson 2, Passini 6, Waelti 4, Oelerich6, Revord 1, Rogeberg 3, Schafer 11, Markel 2.Totals 25 18-29 70.

Three-point goals: JP 3 (Palan 2, Smith);Mid 2 (Little, Passini). Total fouls — JP 25, Mid19. Fouled out — Treinen.

Nov. 29Middleton 60, Beloit Memorial 51Middleton …………..…….. 9 12 16 23 — 60Beloit Memorial ……….… 7 17 12 13 — 51

MIDDLETON — Oelerich 7, Rongstad 2,Hill 5, Hokanson 5, Schultz 2, Passini 8, Little 3,Waelti 2, Schafer 17, Markel 9. Totals 23 10-2460.

BELOIT MEMORIAL — Neal 26, Barnes11, Fair 3, Peacock 1, Edwards 6, Morris 4.Totals: 16 17-27 51.

Three-point goals: Mi 4 (Hill, Hokanson,Little, Schafer); BM 2 (Neal, Edwards). Totalfouls — Mid 24, BM 22. Fouled out — Peacock.

Girls basketballNov. 30Middleton 77, Beloit Memorial 53Middleton ………...……….. 22 22 13 20 — 77Beloit Memorial ……………. 10 18 18 7 — 53

MIDDLETON — Bunyan 1, Shea 1, Jordee12, Raffel 7, Blair 15, Montour 1, Roach 1, Wolff4, Staples 20, McCauley 12. Totals 25 16-33 77.

BELOIT MEMORIAL — Anderson 11,Kiger 10, Davis 5, Evans 7, Ellis 6, Harris 2,Light 2, Whittington 8, Story 2. Totals 23 6-1853.

3-point goals — Mid 11 (Staples 4, Blair 4,McCauley 2, Wolff 1), BM 1 (Davis). Total fouls— Mid 19, BM 21. Fouled out — Jost, Hoyer,Riese.

Nov. 27Madison Memorial ……...…. 10 16 13 6 — 45Middleton …………...…….. 20 12 13 13 — 58

MADISON MEMORIAL — Jost 10, Fass4, Lutz 1, Wilson 2, Ortega-Flowers 5, Woods 3,Hoyer 10, Riese 2, Franken 8. Totals 17 10-13 45.

MIDDLETON — Wolff 6, Dean 2, Raffel 2,McCauley 5, Blair 6, Staples 8, Jordee 12,Bunyan 14, Roach 3. Totals 19 17-28 58.

3-point goals — MM 1 (Woods 1), Mi 3(Wolff 2, McCauley). Total fouls — MM 25, Mi17. Fouled out — Jost, Hoyer, Riese.

HockeyDec. 1Middleton 6, Madison Memorial 0Madison Memorial ……...………. 0 0 0 — 0Middleton ………………..………. 3 0 3 — 6

First period: Mi — Brown (Bunz), 3:13;Carey (Sheehan) (sh), 14:18; Carey (Brown),16:28.

Third period: Brown (Campbell), 1:25;Wolfinger (Mautsch, Kottler) (pp), 5:29; Bunz(Sheehan), 13:21.

Saves: Mi (McConnell) 16; MM (Osborn)23.

Penalties: MM 3-9; Mi 3-6.

Nov. 27Middleton 2, Sun Prairie 0Sun Prairie ………..............……… 0 0 0 — 0Middleton …………...............……. 1 0 1 — 1

First period: Mi — Wolfinger, 11:38.Third period: Mi — Campbell (Carey,

McLeod) (pp); 9:09.Saves: SP (Francois) 38; Mi (McConnell) 15.Penalties: Mi 7-14, SP 6-12.

WrestlingDec. 1Reedsburg Scramble

Team scores: Lancaster 205.5, Middleton184, Sparta 179.5, Weston 162.5, Reedsburg128.5, Monroe 123.5, Racine Horlick 106,Westby 101, Oregon 53.

Middleton results106 - Shamar Madlock placed fourth and

scored 10 points.Round 1 - Hunter Dischler (Weston) won by

tech fall over Madlock, 23-5Round 2 - Madlock won by major decision

over Robert Corliss (Oregon), 23-11)Round 3 - Madlock pinned Cole Johnson

(Westby), 1:47Championship Bracket - Tyson Wolf

(Lancaster) pinned Madlock, 2:57Third Place Match - Trygve Zurfluh

(Sparta) won by tech fall over Madlock, 15-0

113 - Brett Cain placed second and scored 16points.

Round 1 - Cain received a byeRound 2 - Cain won by decision over Lizzy

Austin (Lancaster), 5-3Round 3 - Cain pinned Corey Zimmerman

(Sparta), 1:00Round 4 - Cain pinned Jordan Rupp

(Weston), 5:07Round 5 - Wyatt Rabuck (Reedsburg) pinend

Cain, 5:06

120 - Justin Swiersz placed fifth and scored 9points.

Round 1 - Gabe Paez (Racine Horlick)pinned Swiersz, 5:43

Round 2 - Swiersz pinned Kyle Crary(Weston), 0:44

Round 3 - Brett Cade (Westby) pinnedSwiersz, 5:44

Consolation Bracket - Swiersz pinned NoahEngelhart (Oregon), 2:49

Fifth Place Match - Swiersz won by deci-sion over Logan Lewerenz (Reedsburg), 4-3

132 - Mike O`Shea placed fourth and scored9 points.

Round 1 - O`Shea won by decision overLucas Knight (Westby), 4-2

Round 2 - Kyle Mezera (Lancaster) pinnedO`Shea, 3:22

Round 3 - O`Shea pinned Omar Sacramento(Oregon), 1:42

Championship Bracket - Brock Polhamus(Sparta) 4-1 pinned O`Shea, 3:57

Third Place Match - Nate Erbs (Reedsburg)3-2 pinned O`Shea, 2:33

138 - Jake Cain placed first and scored 26points.

Round 1 - Cain pinned Nick Bennett(Weston), 1:37

Round 2 - Cain pinned Austin Pasch(Westby), 2:18

Round 3 - Cain pinned Aaron Hesgard(Monroe), 0:42

Championship Bracket - Cain pinnedDaniel Rice (Lancaster), 1:39

First Place Match - Cain pinned Nick Sieber(Reedsburg), 3:23

145 - Jacob Laurent placed sixth and scored 7points.

Round 1 - Kevin Klopfenstein (Monroe) 3-2won by major decision over Laurent, 8-0

Round 2 - Ross Withington (Westby) won bymajor decision over Laurent, 10-0

Round 3 - Laurent pinned Dustin Aspenson(Weston), 0:15

Consolation Bracket - Laurent pinned MackBautch (Reedsburg), 0:57

Fifth Place Match - Lightning Hernandez(Racine Horlick) pinned Laurent, 4:59

152 - Grant Laurent placed second and scored28 points

Round 1 - Laurent received a byeRound 2 - Laurent pinned Dillon Erickson

(Sparta), 3:50Round 4 - Laurent pinned Nick Korndoerfer

(Racine Horlick), 3:41Round 5 - Laurent pinned Alex Withey

(Lancaster), 5:10First Place Match - Cody Willis (Weston)

won by decision over Laurent, 3-2

160 - Shay Haase placed first and scored26.00 points.

Round 1 - Haase received a byeRound 2 - Haase pinned Chris Jepson

(Reedsburg), 1:05Round 3 - Haase pinned Jacob Rooney

(Westby), 2:20Championship Bracket - Haase pinned

Morgan Seep (Weston), 0:51First Place Match - Haase pinned Ryan

Hughes (Monroe), 1:55

170 - Taggart Haase placed fourth and scored16 points.

Round 1 - Haase won by decision over DylanKeuster (Reedsburg), 7-0

Round 2 - Haase received a byeRound 3 - Haase pinned Greg Skon (Sparta),

4:33Round 5 - Andres Marquez (Racine Horlick)

won by decision over Haase, 6-0Third Place Match - Mason McCauley

(Weston) won by major decision over Haase, 10-2

182 - Nathan Dresen placed sixth and scored7 points

Round 1 - Dusty Burkhalter (Monroe) wonby major decision over Dresen, 14-0

Round 2 - David Chadd (Lancaster) pinnedDresen, 3:01

Round 3 - Dresen pinned Lewis Gameson(Westby), 3:36

Consolation Bracket - Dresen won by injurydefault over Andrew Nyenhuis (Oregon)

Fifth Place Match - Aaron Lopp(Reedsburg) pinned Dresen, 0:42

195 - Wyatt Cory placed third and scored 15points.

Round 1 - Cory pinned Eric Schreier(Westby), 0:50

Round 2 - Cory (Middleton) pinned ConnorFlynn (Lancaster), 3:20

Round 3 - Daniel Dawley (Sparta) pinnedCory, 3:11

Championship Bracket - Atticus Sharp(Weston) won by major decision over Cory, 12-3

Third Place Match - Cory pinned MattSampson (Oregon), 0:54

285 - Sean Benedict placed third and scored15 points.

Round 1 - Joseph Benish (Sparta) won bydecision over Benedict, 5-3

Round 2 - Benedict pinned Jake Kluever(Oregon), 2:46

Round 3 - Brett Zimmerman (Monroe)pinned Benedict, 1:13

Round 4 - Benedict received a bye Round 5 - Benedict pinned Ossian Sharp

(Weston), 0:46

BowlingMiddleton LadiesNov. 27

Janie Lange 556, Verelene Morris 517,Frayne Born 495, Cindy Hall 484, KristieStapleton 475, Lyn Passini 468, Paula Brunner466, Linda Van Heuklom 460, Cathy Matts 456,Deb Gudel 452.

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more determined around the net.”Middleton, which is 2-0 in the Big

Eight Conference, has allowed justthree total goals in its first four games.Sophomore goalie Max McConnellposted both shutouts last week.

“Max has played very well in thenet making some nice saves throughtraffic in both games,” Libert said.

Middleton’s win over Sun Prairiewasn’t overly artistic. But it wasextremely hard fought.

Kevin Wolfinger scored first with ashot from just inside the blue line togive Middleton a 1-0 lead at the 11:38mark of the first period.

“Kevin has played well and hasbeen our most responsible forward,”Libert said. “He has been makingsmart plays with and without the puck.Probably our most consistent forwardas well.”

The second goal came from NicoCampbell midway through the thirdperiod. And the way McConnell andMiddleton’s defense were performing,that was all the offense Middleton

needed.“Our defensemen were good and

bad without much in between,” Libertsaid. “They did a great job of winningpucks and jump starting the offense bycarrying the puck, but then delayed ingetting back on the right side of theplay.

“They also struggled in supportingtheir partner, which does not allow usto reorganize our attack when one sideof the ice gets cutoff. Max played wellin a game where the shots came ininconsistent waves.”

McConnell was even better in theCardinals’ win over MadisonMemorial Saturday.

McConnell stopped a breakawayand a pair of two-on-ones to notch asecond straight shutout.

“He ended up with 16 saves, butsome of them were significant to earn-ing a shutout,” Libert said.

Middleton’s Clayton Brown scoredjust more than three minutes into thegame. Then Jordan Carey scoredtwice within a two-minute span late in

the first period as the Cardinals racedto a 3-0 lead.

It stayed that way until the thirdperiod when Clayton Brown scoredjust 1:25 into the period. Wolfingertipped in a shot four minutes later andJake Bunz finished the scoring at13:21.

Per usual, Libert wasn’t totally sat-isfied.

“We played a bit soft in regards tofinishing plays at the net, but over-aggressive in our pursuit of the puck,”he said. “Rather than one player inpursuit we had two or three, then onepass would beat all of them and giveMemorial a numerical advantage ver-sus our defense.

“We need to improve our ability todefend the middle of the ice. Our tran-sition to offense and defending themiddle are at the top of the list ofimprovements.”

Yes, there’s work to be done. Butthe Cardinals are doing it with animpressive 4-0 record.

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Times-Tribunephoto by Mary

Langenfeld

Middletongoalie MaxM c C o n n e l lhad a pair ofshutouts lastweek whenthe Cardinalswon two BigE i g h tC o n f e re n c egames.

Twenty-three Middleton HighSchool DECA members competed atthe UW-Whitewater Mini-Conferenceon Saturday. The students performedrole-plays based on situations theywould encounter if they had a job inmarketing and took a multiple choicetest based on marketing concepts.

“The mini-conference is a workshopdesigned to give students experiencewith competitions,” MHS DECA ad-

viser Robert Hutchison said. “The firstofficial DECA competition is Districtsin January. I like to bring students tothis conference because it gives theman idea of what to expect at Districts.For students who haven’t competed be-fore, it’s a great way to give them ex-perience presenting before a judge. Forthose who have competed before, it’s agreat way for them to fine tune theirpresentation skills.”

The students who finished first, sec-ond, and third in each event wereawarded medals. Students only com-pete against other members from theirschool. The student from each schoolthat finishes with the highest numberof points is named the series championfrom that school.

The series champion from MHS wasAndrea Green because of her outstand-ing performance on all of her events.Medal winners included Green, KateDegler, Tristan Freides, Fiona Ljumani,Marissa Nelson, Stephanie Reiss,Madeline Guyette, Randy Perez, AbbyHudson, and Kirsten Oliver.

Glacier Creek eighth-graders re-ceived valuable history and life lessonsrecently.

John Skaife, a Vietnam veteran wholives in Bloomington, Wis., talked tomore than 70 students in three sectionsof Tom Moss’ health class about his ex-periences. Skaife and Moss’ fatherwere members of the same AmericanLegion troop.

“I have known John my entire life,’’said Moss, who also said his sister andone of Skaife’s daughters were in thesame grade in school.

Moss thought it would be beneficialfor the students to learn about basictraining, war time and the mental, emo-tional and physical aspects of being asoldier.

“For not being a professional pre-senter, I thought John was very openand honest in his message to students,’’said Moss, in his first year at GlacierCreek. “He stressed to work hard, to

control your anger and emotions andthat your attitude and the way you ap-proach life is everything.’’

Skaife, 64, talked to the classes formore than 30 minutes before takingquestions. He talked about joining thearmy in 1968 and how he was sent toan island after basic training to getready for Vietnam. The studentsseemed quite surprised to learn he ateiguana, snakes and worms, which hesaid tasted like potato chips when fried.

“You learn to survive,’’ he said.A good friend of his died on the

same night he was wounded in combat.Skaife said he was shot in both legs andthe left leg was in pretty bad shape.

“I thought I was a goner,’’ he said.He wasn’t rescued until the next

morning. He was taken by helicopter toa hospital, which was bombed thatsame night.

“The nurses took us out and put usunder a bunk,’’ said Skaife, who laterreceived a Purple Heart. “I believe theonly nurse ever killed in combat inVietnam happened that night. She wasa hero in my book.’’

Skaife admitted he had some diffi-culty adjusting to life when he returnedto the United States.

“Protestors called us names andthrew things at us,’’ he said. “I figuredI was fighting for our country, right orwrong. When they treated us that way,it really burned me and made me angry.… We were worse than dirt. You won-der why a Vietnam veteran is angry, it’snot from being over there but the waywe were treated.’’

Skaife shared a phone conversationhe had with his girlfriend at the time.She told him everything was set forDec. 27. He asked what was going onDec. 27 and she said their wedding. Hetold the class he didn’t even rememberasking her to marry him. John andCarol have been married for 43 yearsand have two daughters.

There were some lighter moments,too. He explained that everyone had anickname. His nickname was Sam.

“Nobody went by a regular name,’’he said. “I couldn’t even look up someof the guys today because I didn’tknow their real names.’’

Skaife owned and operated John’sAuto Body Shop in Bloomington fornearly 30 years before health issuesforced him to retire. He now works asa tour guide for WARCO Transporta-tion.

Skaife admitted he had never talkedto a class before. Moss was thrilledwith his presentation.

“This isn’t a normal guy talking tochildren,’’ Moss said. “He has a mes-

sage. He has gone through the hardtimes of being a veteran. He hasbrought his experiences to show youwhy you need to respect and showcourtesy to veterans and other peoplein general. It is a great testament tohow he has made great progress in hislife personally and what he is able todo for others.

To me, Mr. Skaife is a hero, not onlya friend, but a teacher of life.’’


Photo contributedJohn Skaife with Tom Moss.

Vietnam veteran Skaife speaks to Glacier studentsby PERRY HIBNERMiddleton-Cross Plains Area School Dist.

Strong start for Middleton High School DECA competitors

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Pictured from left to right: (first row) Seeham Bnyat and Leah Meylor;(second row) Jocylyn Tiedt, Andrea Green, Leah Krbecek, Kate Delger, AbbyHudson, Kirsten Oliver, Madeline Guyette, Jonathon Brandenberg, andParker Johnson; (third row) Natalie Grande, Fiona Ljumani, Marissa Nel-son, Randy Perez, Sophia Lahmers, Stephanie Reiss, Ivraj Seerha, TristanFreides, Lexi Caamal, Taylor Norton, Megan Norton and Akash Pattnaik.

MIDDLETON-CROSS PLAINSAREA SCHOOL DISTRICTRegular Board of Education

Meeting Minutes Monday, November 12, 2012

1. Call Meeting to Order The regular meeting of the Middle-

ton-Cross Plains Area School DistrictBoard of Education was called to orderat 7:00 p.m. by President Ellen Lind-gren.Present: President Ellen Lindgren,

Clerk Annette Ashley, Treasurer BobGreen, and Board Members AnneBauer, Jim Greer, Leeanne Hallquist(arrived at 7:04 p.m.), and Terry Met-zgerNot Present: Vice President Diane

Hornung and Board Member Bob Hes-selbein (via phone)Others Present: Superintendent Don

Johnson, Assistant SuperintendentGeorge Mavroulis, Assistant Superin-tendent Tom Wohlleber, Principal ChrisDahlk and Sauk Trail Teachers TraciDanaher, Jacki Green and RebeccaSaeman2. Recognition – Perry Hibner nomi-

nated several area businesses for theWASB Business Honor Roll program.The following businesses were recog-nized: M & I Bank (BMO Harris), andMiddleton Community Bank. Thesebusinesses were recognized for theirpartnerships with the district. The MHSgirls cross country team was recognizedfor their fourth place finish at state andcoach Joe Spolar was recognized forhis 20 years as coach for cross country.Members of the Yes Committee wererecognized for their efforts on the refer-endum.3. Approval of Board Meeting Min-

utesMOVED by Green SECONDED by

Greer to approve the Regular andClosed Minutes of October 22, 2012,Special Minutes of October 31, 2012,and Special Minutes of November 5,2012. Motion carried unanimously, 7-0.4. CommunicationsCorrespondence/Board Communica-

tion – Annette Ashley distributed invita-tions for the Madrigal Dinner at MHS.

Jim Greer shared an email from JoeDonovan and thanked him for his hardwork on the referendum.Citizen Comments – None5. Superintendent’s ReportUpcoming Events and Updates –

The Lt. Governor will be at West Middle-ton Elementary on Wednesday, Novem-ber 14 at 10:30 a.m. to introduce theStep Program. The Blue Ribbon Cere-mony for Sunset Ridge Elementary willtake place on Tuesday, November 13 inWashington D.C. MHS is holding theirannual Human Rights Week this week.WKCE testing has concluded in the dis-trict as of Friday, November 9.6. Consent AgendaMOVED by Green, SECONDED by

Bauer to approve the following items forconsent agenda: 6.A.a. Approval of BillsPayable, 6.B.c. Approval of Staff Ap-pointments, 8.A. Approval of 66.03Agreement for School to Career Pro-gram, 8.D. Initial Approval of Policy IV-D through IV-F and 8.E. Final Approvalof Policies IV-A through IV-C, and 8.G.Approval of MEA Salaries for 2012-13.Motion carried unanimously 7-0.Administrative/Business ServicesApproval of Bills Payable - Computer

check numbers 225126 through 225417totaling $684,766.63 were reviewed bythe Board Treasurer and approvedunder consent agenda. (Exhibit A)Approval of Treasurer’s Report –

There is no Treasurer’s Report to ap-prove at this time.B. Employee ServicesApproval of Resignations – There are

no resignations to approve at this time.Approval of Leaves of Absence –

There are no leaves of absence to ap-prove at this time.Approval of Staff Appointments – The

board approved under consent agendathe following staff appointments:Traci Hipwell, to a 0.30 FTE tempo-

rary contract Speech and LanguageTherapist at West Middleton, GlacierCreek and MHSAngela Norman, to a 0.10 FTE tem-

porary contract Speech and LanguageTherapist at NorthsideApproval of Staff Retirements – Thereare no staff retirements to approve atthis time.Approval of Lay Offs – There are no layoffs to approve at this time.C. District Consent Items7. Items for Information/DiscussionSchool Improvement Team Reports

– Sauk Trail – Principal Chris Dahlk andseveral Sauk Trail teachers presented

the School Improvement Team Reportfor Sauk Trail. The group reviewed thereport card data, and shared informa-tion on their math, reading and PBISgoals. The board asked several ques-tions and discussed some of the infor-mation presented. (Exhibit B)Post Referendum Discussion – Don

and Tom updated the board on the nextsteps now that the referendum haspassed. We have set up the planningand design team meetings for the nextseveral months, and met with City ofMiddleton and planning a meeting withthe Village of Cross Plains. Perry Hibnerexpressed that we need to continue tocommunicate with our municipalitiesthroughout the building process.Review Policies IV-G and IV-H – The

board reviewed Policies IV-G and IV-Hand had no suggestions for changes.These policies will proceed to the No-vember 26 regular board meeting forInitial Approval.Reschedule Board Development

Meeting – The board discussedrescheduling the November 5 BoardDevelopment Meeting. Several optionswere discussed and the board decidedon an extended Board DevelopmentMeeting on February 4 from 6:00-9:00p.m.Paperless Board Packets – Cheryl

Janssen presented information on thereview process for choosing the newsoftware package for paperless boardmeetings. The board decided to startwith the new system for the November26 board meeting.8. Items for ActionApproval of 66.03 Agreement for

School to Career Program – The boardapproved under consent agenda the66.03 Agreement for School to CareerProgram. (Exhibit C)Resolution Authorizing Taxable Tax

and Revenue Anticipation PromissoryNote for Cash Flow Purposes in anAmount Not to Exceed $2,000,000 –MOVED by Greer, SECONDED byGreen to approve the Resolution Au-thorizing Taxable Tax and Revenue An-ticipation Promissory Note for CashFlow Purposes in an Amount Not to Ex-ceed $2,000,000. Motion carried unan-imously on a roll call vote, 7-0. (ExhibitD)Board Resolution on Sequestration

from WASB Recommendation –MOVED by Greer, SECONDED byGreen to approve the Resolution on Se-questration with the change to thephrase in both documents to state “sig-nificant cuts to schools that serve ourmost at-risk population” instead of list-ing possible areas for cuts. Motion car-ried unanimously, 7-0. MOVED byHallquist SECONDED by Green tostrike “more than” prior to the approxi-mate amount in the letter. Motion car-ried unanimously, 7-0. MOVED byGreer SECONDED by Hallquist to ap-prove the Resolution as amended. Mo-tion carried unanimously, 7-0. (ExhibitE)Initial Approval of Policy IV-D through

IV-F– The board approved under con-sent agenda the Initial Approval of Pol-icy IV-D and IV-F.Final Approval of Policies IV-A

through IV-C – The board approvedunder consent agenda the Final Ap-

proval of Policies IV-A through IV-C.(Exhibit F)WASB Education Convention Regis-

trations – Board members wanting tothe attend the WASB Education Con-vention are Ellen Lindgren, Anne Bauer,Annette Ashley, Bob Green, Bob Hes-selbein and Leeanne Hallquist. Approval of MEA Salaries for 2012-

13 – The board approved under con-sent agenda the MEA salary increasesfor 2012-13.MOVED by Greer SECONDED by

Green to move into closed session todecide on expulsion recommendations,discussion of possible negotiations withMEA and MESA, and salary discussionfor non-MEA employee groups. Motioncarried unanimously, 7-0 on a roll callvote. 9. Convene in Possible Closed Ses-

sion Under S.S. 19.85 (1)(e)(f)A. Decision on ExpulsionsB. Discussion on Possible Negotia-

tions with MEA and MESA C. Salary Discussion on Non-MEA

Employee GroupsReconvene in Open Session11. Next Meeting Dates and Adjourn-

ment – Mon 11.26.12 Regular BoardMeeting 7:00 p.m. DACADJOURNMENT: The meeting was

adjourned at 10:16 p.m.

Cheryl Janssen, Board SecretaryApproved by Board President

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natural ecosystem. The second field trip involved

restoration-related service activities.Working with the Friends’ restorationcrew and other volunteers, the stu-dents returned to the Conservancyand prairies of Holy WisdomMonastery and removed invasiveplants.

Service learning projects are de-signed to engage students in activi-

ties that serve their community, en-hance their learning of curriculumconcepts, and help build real-worldskills. Middleton High School re-cently implemented a requirementthat each student complete 10 hoursof service learning per year.

This pilot program brought to-gether teachers, naturalists, Friends’board members and volunteers to de-termine which classes could benefit

most from the addition of an outdoorservice learning component.

Conservancy naturalists and re-tired high school teacher DebWeitzel, chair of the Friends’ Educa-tion Committee, then developed les-son plans for freshman biologycourses.

Biology teachers at MiddletonHigh School were impressed withhow well the “hands-on” field expe-

riences were designed to enhancetheir original classroom curriculum.Restoration volunteers were equallyenthused about the students’ willing-ness to learn, take leadership rolesand work together to solve problems.

The Friends are excited by the po-tential for this type of program.

“It offers an opportunity for stu-dents to be outside, getting healthyexercise and connecting and caring

for natural spaces and each other,”said Weitzel. “The hands-on natureof field trip activities helps studentsbetter understand and remember theconcepts they would otherwise onlylearn about in the classroom.”

The Friends are currently evaluat-ing this pilot effort and will suggestpossible improvements for next yearto help further their partnership withMiddleton High School.

Kennedy praised voters, pollworkers and local election officialsfor a generally smooth election.

“Preparation was key to prevent-ing problems at polling places,”

Kennedy said. “Our ‘Back to Basics’initiative helped ensure election of-ficials were ready for the largeturnout and voters had ready accessto information about their registra-

tion status and polling place loca-tion.”

Voter turnout is calculated basedon the highest number of votes castfor one office as a percentage of the

estimated voting-age population, asdetermined by the state Departmentof Administration’s DemographicServices Center. Other statistics,such as the number of absentee bal-

lots cast and Election Day Regis-trants will not be available until laterin December because municipalclerks are still reporting this infor-mation to the G.A.B.

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