A Grant County Circuit Court judgehas issued a decision in the John K.MacIver Institute for Public Policy’scase against Sen. Jon Erpenbach (D-Middleton).

Judge Robert P. VanDeHey sidedwith Erpenbach and will not compelthe senator to make public un-redactedversions of emails he received duringthe prolonged political unrest that sur-rounded the passage of Act 10.

The MacIver Institute sought the in-formation, claiming public employees

using government computers to contactErpenbach regarding collective bar-gaining legislation may have violatedthe law preventing the use of public re-sources for political purposes. Erpen-bach handed over the emails, but hefirst redacted names and email ad-dresses.

VanDeHey, who reviewed un-redacted versions of the messages be-fore issuing his order, wrote that publicemployees in the future “would bewell-advised to contact their politicalleaders using their personal computersand while not at work.”

However, he found the institute’s

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Will school districts loselocal control?

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Spring Supper a hit withmusic fans. Page 19

Soccer team rolls in season opener. Page 12

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School district officials last weekcontinued expressing trepidationabout Governor Scott Walker’s pro-posed biennial state budget. EllenLindgren, president of the Middle-ton-Cross Plains Area School District(MCPASD), was joined by a chorusof voices from other districts duringa news conference held April 10 atthe State Capitol.

Lindgren’s speech zeroed in on

Walker’s plan to shift oversight ofcharter schools away from local gov-ernment bodies.

She was one of nine speakers atthe event, which was organized bythe Dane County School Board andDane County Superintendent consor-tiums.

Lindgren said Walker’s budgetwould rob locally-elected schoolboards of their ability to manage pub-licly-funded education. Specifically,she said Walker’s plan has the poten-

Judge sides withSen. Erpenbach

Times-Tribune photo by Matt GeigerMayors past and presentCurrent Mayor Kurt Sonnentag was joined by former mayors Doug Zwank (center back), Judy Karofsky (center

front) and Dan Ramsey (right) at last week’s kickoff of the City of Middleton’s 50th anniversary. Special events sur-rounding Middleton’s 50 years of city status (it was a village until 1963) will take place throughout the remainder of2013. The kickoff party, which took place April 9 at Fire Station No. 1 on University Avenue, included food and bev-erages, live music provided by the Madison Brass Band, and plenty of socializing. At the same time, a collection oflocal history, brought together by the Middleton Area Historical Society, was unveiled at the Museum at the Depoton Parmenter Street. Turn to page 11 for more pictures from the event.

Share takes overFirst District seat

Miriam Share used to spend herTuesday evenings singing in theMadison Symphony Chorus. As thenewest member of the MiddletonCommon Council, she’ll now occupythose nights using her alto/soprano tovote “yay” or “nay” on policy deci-sions that shape the city’s future.

Share ran unopposed for the coun-cil’s District 1 seat after incumbentPaul Kinne chose not to seek anotherterm in the Spring Election. She wassworn in by assistant city administra-tor John Lehman on Tuesday night.

She holds a Bachelor of Fine Artsfrom the University of Illinois at Ur-bana-Champaign, and has lived in theGood Neighbor City since 2007. Sheworks as an account executive for

Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger

Miriam Share takes the oath of office Tuesday night at Middleton CityHall.

See BUDGET, page 5

See SHARE, page 10

See RECORDS, page 10

by MATT GEIGER

Times-Tribune

by MATT GEIGER

Times-Tribune

by MATT GEIGER

Times-Tribune

Town couldlose 160acres to city

Erdman Holdings’ interest in annex-ing up to 160 acres of town land intothe neighboring City of Middletonprompted Supervisor Roehl, of theMiddleton Town Board, to suggest re-taining an attorney at its April 15 meet-

See ANNEX, page 10

by KEVIN MURPHY

Times-Tribune

A city employee is spearheading anambitious plan to transform the pond atLakeview Park from a morass of over-grown weeds into a sustainable fishery.And he wants to do it without usingany tax dollars.

Kurt Breunig, a Middleton PublicLands Department worker, is focusingon making the three-acre fishing holeparticularly accessible and welcomingfor young anglers and disabled individ-uals.

In a sense the project began severaldecades ago, when a young Breunigbegan experiencing the great outdoorswith his father.

“I’ve been fishing with him since Iwas five years old, and not just once ortwice a year but all the time,” he re-called. “We’d go to Governor Dodge[State Park], and I remember alwaysstopping for ice cream on the wayhome.”

Years later, Breunig still enjoys fish-ing with his father, who now uses awheelchair.

“One day I couldn’t get him onto afrozen lake when we were trying to gofishing together, and I realized howmany people are probably being pre-vented from fishing because of issueslike that,” he recalled. “That’s when Ireally made up my mind.”

Breunig was reminded of his expe-riences again last June while mowingat Lakeview, an 80-acre municipal parklocated at 6300 Mendota Ave. in theCity of Middleton. He observed ayoung boy walking up to the pond witha long fishing pole and an exuberantsmile on his face.

As he mowed, Breunig saw the

smile fade when the boy’s hook be-came instantly and hopelessly entan-gled in an expansive clump of EurasianWater Milfoil, an invasive species thatwas clogging the pond.

The boy moved down shore, only toonce again see his line end up snaggedin the weeds.

“He was all ready to go fishing, butafter a certain time he just ended up de-feated,” Breunig recalled. “He wenthome dejected.”

The child’s disappointment – whichthe city employee feared would pre-vent him from growing to love outdoorrecreation - spurred Breunig into ac-tion. He contacted Penni Klein, Mid-dleton’s public lands manager, andother city departments. He also got intouch with the Wisconsin Departmentof Natural Resources (DNR) fisheriesstaff.

Together, they devised a project thatwould enhance the pond’s ecosystemwhile adding Americans with Disabil-ities Act (ADA) ramps, picnic areas,and another fishing pier.

The plan began with weed removallast year. Breunig purchased a pole-mounted cutter and began manualweed removal.

“It’s a nasty weed, and it will replantitself,” he said of Eurasian Water Mil-foil. “Our goal is to keep on top of it.Basically to mow it if we have to.”

Next, the team constructed variousstructures to submerge in the pond.They built fish cribs, spawning bedsand more. They placed the items strate-gically atop the ice during the wintermonths, letting them sink to the bottomduring the spring thaw. (Rock piles arescheduled to be added next month.)The man-made features were designedcreate better fish habitat, hopefully al-lowing them to exist in an authentic en-vironment.

Eurasian Water Milfoil isn’t the onlyforeign invader in the little pond. Thenotorious Asian carp, which is causingwidespread damage to Wisconsin’secosystem, is also present in the pond.A plan is in place to remove them –using bow and arrow hunting – thisMay.

The pond will be stocked withbluegills, bass, catfish and fathead min-nows. State fishing laws apply, and an-glers are also asked to only take a limitof 10 bluegills and one bass and/or cat-fish.

The estimated cost to overhaul thepond is $43,144. The price tag includesone ADA on-shore fishing pier, twoADA picnic tables, fish to stock in the

pond, and DNR permits. Fundraising efforts began in 2012,

and the City of Middleton has alreadyspent $10,600 on improvements. (Thatfunding, allocated by the MiddletonPark, Recreation and Forestry Com-mission, came exclusively from devel-oper impact fees and not directly fromtax dollars.)

Those working on the project hopedlocal civic groups and citizens wouldpitch in to bridge the funding gap.

And they did. The Middleton Opti-mist Club recently donated $5,000 tothe project. Other contributors haveadded $2,250, bringing the projecteven closer to completion.

Randy Schmidt co-founded the Op-timist club’s annual Kids Fishing Day15 years ago. He said the event, whichtakes place at the Lakeview pond, hasprovided free fishing gear to more than3,000 children to date.

“Lakeview is a good place to spendquality time with your child,” Schmidtsaid, “but over the years the pond hasbecome degraded. The goal is to re-store it to a sustainable condition.”

Like Breunig, Schmidt has fondmemories of fishing as a youth.

“Parents really need activities thatdon’t cost a lot, with few distractions,where they can spend time one-on-onewith their kids,” he said. “That’s whatfishing is, and you can’t do it withouta good pond.”

Breunig is appealing to the rest ofthe community’s generosity to help fin-ish the project. Checks should be madepayable to: Middleton Public Lands,Recreation & Forestry, 7426 HubbardAve. Middleton, WI 53562.

An upcoming brat stand will alsoraise funds for the project. The sale willtake place at Bunbury and AssociatesRealtors, 6650 University Avenue,starting at 10 a.m. on April 28.

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Working to restore Lakeview Park pondby MATT GEIGER

Times-Tribune

Top photo contributed, above photo by Matt Geiger

Top: city employee Bill Byers sets a fish crib on the ice. Above: a father atthe Middleton Optimist Club’s Kids Fishing Day learns that hooks can getsnagged in more than just Eurasian Water Milfoil.

The City of Middleton Plan Com-mission last week held its second pub-lic comment session regarding thepossible construction of a downtownparking ramp.

The meeting served as a follow upto a February presentation of a studyconducted by Walker Parking Consult-ants (WPC). The consultant’s datashowed plenty of parking spaces thatare currently available in downtownMiddleton. Saying many of the spacesare “underutilized,” the study sug-gested there is no need to pay for amulti-level parking ramp at this time.

But some downtown business own-ers immediately took issue with WPC’sstudy

The April 9 meeting illustrated acontinued lack of consensus on theissue. Some residents, such as formermayor Dan Ramsey, have not ruled out

the ramp option. Ramsey noted, “it isa question of when, not if, a parkingramp will be needed.” Ramsey askedthe city to preserve the option ofadding parking at the appropriate time.

Hamid Noughani, a local businessowner, worried that the parking struc-ture could potentially diminish the aes-thetic charm and friendly atmospheredowntown Middleton is known for.“[I]t would be a shame to trade the very

thing that makes this place unique andelegant for convenience,” Noughanisaid.

Some residents addressed how park-ing factors into sustaining the localeconomy. Beverly Diny, of Diny’sJewelers, said that over the past decadeshe has seen “tremendous growth” butworries a perceived lack of parkingwill harm local businesses.

Marilyn Burke, of Marilyn’s Opera

House, echoed Diny’s sentiments.Burke contended there “are somethings the study can’t measure.”

City alderman Hans Hilbert (Dist. 7)urged his fellow commission membersto come up with a list of actions thatare “feasible and within [their]budget.” The commission decided tomove forward and prepare a report pri-oritizing recommendations from thestudy and public forums.

PLAN FOR TERRACE AND HIGH POINT

ROADS CHANGEDThe April 9 plan commission meet-

ing also revisited the ongoing conver-sation regarding improvementalternatives for Terrace Avenue andNorth High Point Road. This was thethird informational meeting to discusshow construction should take shape. As

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CHURCH NOTES

Will ATC meet with town leaders?Town of Middleton chairman Milo

Breunig wants to re-start the munici-pality’s power line committee becauseAmerican Transmission Co. (ATC)now seems ready to discuss some“minor issues.”

“They’ve been avoiding us,” Bre-unig told the town board last week.“We asked for some open meetingshere [last year] but they turned usdown.”

Talks between the government-cre-ated, for-profit power line builder andthe town discontinued last fall after

Peter Gardon, an attorney the town re-tained, asked ATC to consider impactson the community from multiple powerlines it plans to terminate at the Cardi-nal Substation, located alongside USH14.

ATC said it intended to seek stateapproval for its proposed Badger-Coulee power line to the Cardinal sub-station either south along BronnerRoad, or from the west.

Beginning in 2005, the town’spower line committee consisted ofdeputy town clerk Sara Ludtke, MelPope, Tom Krull and Breunig. At thetime, it discussed construction of theRockdale-West Middleton line and ex-pansion of the Cardinal substation.

Now ATC’s indication that it wantsto renew discussions represents an“open door we shouldn’t slam shut,”Breunig said last week.

ATC spokeswoman Kaya Freimansaid the company hasn’t received anyrequests for meetings with town offi-cials on the Badger-Coulee line formonths. She added that the companywould review any request to meet inthe future.

Whether ATC would meet dependson the timing of the request, she said.

Breunig didn’t warm to town boardsupervisor Tim Roehl’s suggestion toopen committee membership to othertown residents, saying he doubts ATCwould meet in an open forum at this

time.In a phone interview last week, Bre-

unig declined to reveal the issues hewanted to discuss with ATC.

“The problem the last time was therewas too much information out there,”he said. “I think ATC would prefer tomeet quietly and discuss things.” Hesaid the topics he wants to address con-sist of “nothing that we haven’t dis-cussed before.”

Whether the committee had ad hocor a continuing status would bechecked before putting it on the board’sApril 22 agenda.

Pope said last week that he was sat-isfied with the work the committee didto keep the Rockdale line out of the

center of town and along USH 12 andUSH 14. However, he was undecidedabout serving on the committee nowuntil he learned what tasks it would un-dertake.

“[R]ight now I am inclined to stayretired,” he wrote in an email to theTimes-Tribune.

In other action last week theboard:

-Reappointed Denise Schmidt andCathy Garfoot to the plan commission:

-Awarded a $40,000 bid to CrackFilling Services, Inc., of Cross Plains.

by KEVIN MURPHY

Times-Tribune

by FRANCESCA MASTRANGELO

Times-Tribune

Parking, Terrace plan, old MOM get second looks

See PLANNING, page 8

Kalscheur Dodge, Kami Lynn,  29,Waunakee, WI 53597, 03/24/2012, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$88.80

Kaltenberg, Kristy L,  29, Madison,WI 53705, 12/24/2011, OperatingWhile Intoxicated, $731.00

Kapinus, Cree Savanah,  18, Wauna-kee, WI 53597, 03/24/2012, Speeding55 MPH Zone, $128.80

Karatas, Mesut,  41, Madison, WI53719, 03/07/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $114.00

Karls, Richard W,  24, De Forest, WI53532, 03/25/2012, Speeding 55 MPHZone, $88.80

Kennedy, William R,  61, Wauna-kee, WI 53597, 03/14/2012, Non Reg-istration, $88.80

Kennedy, William R, 61, Waunakee,WI 53597, 03/14/2012, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00

Kesler, Beth A,  32, Evansville, WI53536, 03/05/2012, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $0.00

Kesler, Beth A,  32, Evansville, WI53536, 03/05/2012, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00

Kimball, Clifton C,  32, Middleton,WI 53562, 03/23/2012, Seatbelt Re-quired Oper/Pass, $10.00

Kindt, Misty A,  28, Middleton, WI53562, 03/21/2012, Non Registration,$88.80

Klawitter, Micheal J,  38, Madison,WI 53714, 11/25/2011, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Klubertanz, Jason C,  40, Middleton,WI 53562, 03/09/2012, Non Registra-tion, $0.00

Kramer, Thomas A,  60, Middleton,WI 53562, 03/18/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Krigbaum, Steven D,  44, Madison,WI 53719, 03/23/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Kuehn, Michael L,  55, Dane, WI53529, 04/02/2012, FTS/ImproperStop at Stop Sign, $88.80

Kuehn, Michael L,  55, Dane, WI53529, 04/02/2012, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00

Labella, Christopher J,  23, Madi-son, WI 53705, 04/01/2012, Method of

Giving Signals, $88.80Lah, Marianne C, 59, Madison, WI

53705, 03/28/2012, Vehicle Registra-tion Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,$88.80

Lah, Marianne C,  59, Madison, WI53705, 03/28/2012, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $114.00

Lalley, Daniel J,  33, Middleton, WI53562, 03/15/2012, Non Registration,$88.80

Lange-Leung, Karen A,  56, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 03/22/2012, Non Reg-istration, $0.00

Lara Lozada, Eugenio German,  46,Fitchburg, WI 53711, 03/21/2012, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$114.00

Larsen, Michael J,  58, Madison, WI53714, 03/15/2012, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $114.00

Lee, Pearl G,   27, Middleton, WI53562, 03/03/2012, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $114.00

Lee, Ryan E,   28, Madison, WI53718, 03/29/2012, Traffic ControlSignal Violation red, $88.80

Leiterman, Zachary J,  30, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 03/23/2012, Operatingwhile Suspended, $114.00

Leiterman, Zachary J,  30, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 03/23/2012, Operatingvehicle without insurance, $114.00

Leiterman, Zachary J,  30, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 03/23/2012, Motor ve-hicle liability insurance required,$10.00

Lemberger, Robert M,  68, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 03/23/2012, Method ofGiving Signals, $88.80

Leuchtenmacher, Dustyn Daniel, 26,Middleton, WI 53562, 03/18/2012, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$139.20

Long, Ryan A,   34, Madison, WI53717, 02/17/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Lowe, Kim A,  48, Middleton, WI53562, 03/28/2012, Speeding 55 MPHZone, $88.00

Lynch, John F,  50, Middleton, WI53562, 03/17/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $114.00

Lynn, Erin K,   27, Madison, WI53719, 03/28/2012, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00

Lyons, Frances B,  33, Madison, WI

53703, 03/09/2012, Auto FollowingToo Closely, $114.00

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Magnan, Sharon D,  39, Madison,WI 53704, 04/02/2012, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00

Manzo, Kathryn M,  21, Madison,WI 53711, 03/16/2012, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $0.00

Marek, Alan R,  32, Middleton, WI53562, 03/17/2012, Eye Protection -None, $88.80

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Mathy, Sara L,  62, Middleton, WI53562, 03/20/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $114.00

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Matiz, Candice Nicole,  24, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 03/24/2012, Operatingvehicle without insurance, $114.00

Mattix, Timothy J,  63, Cross Plains,WI 53528, 03/08/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Matts, Sarah J,  29, Middleton, WI53562, 03/22/2012, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00

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Mc Adow, Carol M,  70, Madison,WI 53711, 03/08/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Mcguire, Megan Patricia,   30,Monona, WI 53716, 03/16/2012,Motor vehicle liability insurance re-quired, $10.00

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In Court (continued from last week)Severe weather drill todayThis week is Tornado & Severe

Weather Awareness Week.  The 2013Statewide Tornado Drill, which isscheduled to occur today (Thursday)will consist of a mock tornado watchand a mock tornado warning for allof Wisconsin. 

Most local and state radio, TV andcable stations will be participating inthe drill. Television viewers and radiostation listeners will hear a messageat 1:45 p.m. indicating, “This is atest.”  The mock tornado warningwill last about one minute on radioand TV stations across Wisconsinand when the test is finished, stationswill return to normal programming.

In addition, alerts for both themock tornado watch and warningwill be issued over NOAA weatherradios. 

DRILL SCHEDULE1 p.m. – National Weather Service

issues a mock tornado watch for all

of Wisconsin (a watch means torna-does are possible in your area. Re-main alert for approaching storms).

1:45 p.m. - National Weather Serv-ice issues mock tornado warning forall of Wisconsin (a warning means atornado has been sighted or indicatedon weather radar. Move to a safeplace immediately).

2 p.m. – End of mock tornadowatch/warning drill - The tornadodrill will take place even if the sky iscloudy, dark and/or rainy.

If actual severe storms are ex-pected in the state today, the tornadodrill will be postponed until Friday,April 19 with the same times. If se-vere storms are possible Friday, thedrill will be cancelled.

Information on the status of thedrill will be posted at http://readywis-consin.wi.gov/.

See COURT, page 21

The Middleton Youth ResourceCenter has been working with the Ki-wanis Builders Club and partneredwith Fish & Associates Structural En-gineering Firm to design and build agiant-sized structure, made entirely outof cans and packaged goods, for Mid-dleton Outreach Ministry’s annualCanstruction competition.

All of the food and packaged goodsraised in the event go directly toMOM’s food distribution center.

Please send monetary donations to:City of Middleton Recreation Depart-

ment, Attn: Megan Meyer, 7426 Hub-bard Avenue, Middleton, WI 53562.

Checks should be made out to theMiddleton Recreation Department,with MOM Hunger Drive in the memoline.

Donations may be dropped off at theRecreation Department between thehours of 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday.

This year’s Canstruction competi-tion will be held Thursday, May 2,from 5-8 p.m. at KEVA Sports Center.

Youth Resource Center seeks help to buycannned goods for local food pantry

tial to strip the MCPASD Board of Ed-ucation of its ability to oversee ClarkStreet Community School, a thrivinglocal charter institution, as well as anyfuture charters in Middleton-CrossPlains.

Lindgren was joined at the event byMCPASD superintendent Don Johnsonand MCPASD board clerk AnnetteAshley.

While much of the criticism ofWalker’s plan has revolved around hisdesire to increase funding for privatevoucher schools, Lindgren said hisplans for charter schools, which arecurrently run by local school districts,are also problematic.

Lindgren prefaced her remarks lastweek by saying how “amazing” it wasto find so many people and organiza-tions – including superintendents,board members, teachers, parents andspecial education groups – findingcommon ground over the perceivedharm Walker’s budget would have oneducation. “We are all on the samepage,” she stated.

More than 25 superintendents andschool board members from 15 dis-tricts around Dane County attended theevent, which lasted just under an hour.

The budget proposal seeks to expandcharter schools beyond Racine andMilwaukee, into districts that have atleast one school failing to meet stan-dards on the state’s new school reportcards. While none of Middleton-CrossPlains’ schools are currently flunkingthe report card, Lindgren viewed the

move as a further step toward the pri-vatization of public education. Sheadded that small tweaks to ClarkStreet’s charter could open the door foroutside oversight groups to swoop in.

“Wisconsin has had charter schoolsfor 20 years,” said Lindgren. “They areof a high standard compared to manystates.”

“Charter schools are public schoolsthat must be authorized by an agency,and are accountable to that authorizingagency for specific performance meas-ures,” she continued. “Charter schoolsmust employ licensed teachers, involveparents, administer statewide tests, andcomply with federal regulations thatgovern all public schools. Under cur-rent state law, school districts can au-thorize an unlimited number of charterschools.”

Lindgren contended that charterschools, when overseen at the locallevel, have the flexibility they need tohelp “at-risk” teens and prevent themfrom falling through the cracks and be-coming dropouts.

But in addition to local schoolboards being their authorizing bodies,there are several other agencies desig-nated in law to allow charters: the Cityof Milwaukee, University of Wiscon-sin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee Area Tech-nical College, and University ofWisconsin-Parkside. The charter pro-grams they run are called independent“2R” schools.

Lindgren criticized Walker’s pro-posal to allow expansion of these inde-

pendent charter schools and add morethan $17 million to their coffers. Shesaid the funding would “be deductedfrom money available to publicschools.”

“The onus will be on local schoolboards, who will be forced to raisetaxes to make up for this transfer ofmoney,” she said. “This is a tax in-crease that is out of [the] control of thelocal school boards.”

Lindgren said Clark Street Commu-nity School, which was formerly Mid-dleton Alternative Senior High(MASH), was developed by teachers“committed to finding ways to reach”students. She called it a “huge success”that enjoys “strong support” from thelocal school board.

“So I am very much a charter schoolsupporter, as a school chartered by andaccountable to locally elected schoolboards,” Lindgren said, “[but] the gov-ernor’s proposals for the expansion ofcharters has caused grave concerns.”

Lindgren said Walker’s changeswould fly in the face of conservative“local control” doctrine.

“The proposed board can authorizethe management of these charters toany group,” she said. “Students do notneed to be from the school districtthese new charters are created in, andthe sending school districts will be re-sponsible for paying for the students togo there. Again, cause for grave con-cern.”

Lindgren said there is also a pro-posal in Walker’s budget that would

allow the state to dictate the terms acharter, and who governs the charterschools, of any of the 200 currently op-erating charter schools, including ClarkStreet.

“Again, the charter school wouldlose accountability to the local schooldistrict,” she said.

Lindgren called on legislators to pullthe charter school changes from thebudget.

As a whole, the press conferenceserved as a continuation of educators’earlier appeals to change much withinthe Walker’s fiscal plan. The MCPASDBoard of Education in March approveda letter to state lawmakers in which itlaid out extensive concerns about the2013-15 budget proposal.

In the letter, the district took issuewith Walker’s push for increased fund-ing for school vouchers, which theysaid would funnel money away frompublic schools. They called for a statefunding increase of at least $235 perpupil this biennium. The request wasreiterated during last week’s press con-ference.

The board believes voucher schools

have not been shown to increase stu-dent achievement, and that they lag be-hind Milwaukee Public Schools ineight of nine categories, citing datafrom the Department of Public Instruc-tion, the Public Policy Form ResearchBrief (February 2013), the WisconsinLegislative Fiscal Bureau, and the Uni-versity of Arkansas School ChoiceDemonstration Project.

Under Walker’s plan, general aid topublic school districts would increaseby $129 million over the next twoyears. However, the revenue limitwould be frozen, which critics saymeans the new money would go to-ward property tax relief and not thecost of public education.

Meanwhile, the governor’s proposalincludes $73 million more for voucherschools, $23 million for charterschools, and $21 million in grants forspecial needs students to receive avoucher to attend private schools.

More than a dozen school districts inDane County have also sent letters andresolutions to state officials about theproposed budget.

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Citizens can join the Friends ofPheasant Branch Conservancy for freeConservancy Day programs on thethird Thursday of every month (includ-ing tonight).

RSVPs are appreciated by organiz-ers, and should be sent to Colleen at608-767-2394 or education@pheasant-branch.org. All programs are familyfriendly, unless otherwise noted.

“Birds, Birds and more Birds”April 18 from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Guide: Mike McDowellMeet at parking lot 1.2 miles north

of Century Avenue on Pheasant BranchRoad (fire number 4864). Please RSVPif you need to borrow binoculars at the

event.Back again, this spring Conservancy

Day Program is sure to be a treat foranyone who enjoys seeing birds usherin the warm seasons. The group willwalk about one mile. Young childrenwill need an adult to help them findbirds and use binoculars.

“Wisconsin Frog & Toad Survey”

May 16 from 8-9 p.m.Guide: Andrew Badje, Wis. DNR Meet at the Orchid Heights Park

Shelter, 4198 Park Trail, Middleton.The Wisconsin Frog & Toad Survey(WFTS) is a citizen-based monitoringtechnique used to detect the health of

Wisconsin’s frog and toad species. Vol-unteers visit 10 sites along a route andlisten for five minutes at each one,recording all the species they hear.Each route is monitored three times peryear.

Come and learn the brief history ofthe WFTS and how to complete aroute. The guide will also help identifyall 12 frog and toad species in Wiscon-sin, both by sight and by their breedingcalls. The group will walk to one or afew nearby wetlands and ponds.

“Fireflies and other beetles”June 20 from 8-9:30 p.m.

Guide: Colleen Feist, naturalistMeet at the Orchid Heights Park

Shelter, 4198 Park Trail, Middleton.When is a bug not a bug? What mes-sage does a firefly send to other fire-flies with it’s blinking light? What isthe Lost Ladybug Project? Learn an-swers to all of these questions andmore. This program is packed with ed-ucational activities for adults and chil-dren.

“A better home for Northern Pike”July 18 from 1-3 p.m.

Guide: Jens Jensen and AaronSteber of Cardno JFNew

Meet where Pheasant Branch creekcrosses Century Avenue in Middleton,between Dewey Court and TomahawkCourt. This program is geared toward

an adult audienceEnjoy a field trip to learn more about

wildlife habitat management. In 2011,restoration experts from CardnoJFNew assisted the City of Middletonto create Northern Pike spawning habi-tat in the Conservancy. Cardno JFNewworked to improve the stream habitatfor Northern Pike. Eroding streambanks were leaving few places for fishto hide, eat and rest in the stream. Ourguides will show us how habitat wasre-built in the stream, why it is impor-tant for the fish, and the difference ithas made so far.

Dress for the weather. There may beup to two miles of walking.

From frogs to fireflies, Friends offer array of educational events

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Happy Earth Day! On Monday, April 22, we’ll be cele-

brating Earth Day. Despite the fact thatour late spring means a less colorful,chillier Earth Day than many of usmight wish for, we certainly have a lotto celebrate. Worms wriggling in thesoil, teensy little plants emerging fromthe ground, birds chirping here andthere, and sunshine - sparse as it maybe - are all reminders that we live on abeautiful planet, and that we all have aresponsibility to keep it beautiful.Consider checking out a book or twoto celebrate Earth Day!

The Earth Book by Todd Par is per-fect for celebrating what we love aboutthe earth, as well as what we can do tohelp keep it healthy. Parr’s signaturebold, colorful illustrations and brief,clear text make this book accessible

and interesting to even the youngestreader. Children of all colors (includ-ing purple!) explain the things theycare about: trees, owls, fish, and otherfamiliar favorites. They also explainwhat they do to help these beloved an-imals and plants. Suggestions are sim-ple and positive, such as bringing bagsto the market, turning off the waterwhile brushing teeth, and using bothsides of a sheet of paper. Like Parr’sother titles, this is a feel-good book. Ifyou enjoy this one, check out his otherbooks, which celebrate people, fami-lies, and feelings!

School-age readers will dig up allkinds of interesting facts, as well as agreat adventure, in The Magic SchoolBus Inside the Earth by Joanna Cole.The Magic School Bus books are a nicemix of science and story, and this titlefocuses on our planet. Ms. Frizzle’sclass is going on a field trip… to the

center of the earth! The class travelsvia bus through layer upon layer, fi-nally arriving at the earth’s very hotcore. The kids have time to collect afew rock samples before they findthemselves in the middle of a volcaniceruption, which delivers them back toschool. Fact hounds will find lots tolearn in this book, while those wholove a great story will enjoy getting toknow Ms. Frizzle and her students onthis rollicking field trip! Look forother Magic School Bus books to fol-low the class on outings to other out-landish destinations!

Older kids, teens, and adults willfind lots of Earth-friendly craft inspi-ration in Laurie Goldrich Wolf’s Recy-clo-gami: 40 Crafts to Make YourFriends Green with Envy! Ideas forDIY accessories, jewelry, home décor,gifts, and more include step-by-step in-structions and plenty of photographs il-lustrating the projects in process. Eachproject uses recycled materials, such asplaying cards, cereal boxes, and papertowel tubes, along with common craftsupplies. Try the playing card pursefor a one-of-a-kind accessory or uniquegift, or build a juice carton dollhousefor a young friend. Crafters will feelgood about keeping items out of thelandfill, and they’ll love having some-thing to show for their efforts!

After a successful 10-year run inMilwaukee, the Wisconsin Entrepre-neurs’ Conference will be held thisyear in Middleton, organizers an-nounced this week.

Produced by the Wisconsin Tech-nology Council, the annual confer-ence is one of the largest events forentrepreneurs and early stage in-vestors in Wisconsin. More than 400people are expected to attend thetwo-day conference, to be held June4-5 at the Marriott West, 1313 JohnQ. Hammons Drive.

The Middleton Tourism Commis-sion and the Middleton Chamber ofCommerce worked with the TechCouncil to bring the conference toMiddleton.

“Support for this event in the Mid-dleton area has been tremendous sofar, and we look forward to engagingas many entrepreneurs as possible inthe event,” said Tom Still, presidentof the Tech Council.

In addition to the Entrepreneurs’Conference, the Tech Council’s pro-grams include the Wisconsin Innova-tion Network, the Wisconsin AngelNetwork, the Governor’s BusinessPlan Contest, the Wisconsin EarlyStage Symposium and the WisconsinSecurity Research Consortium. Its50-member board includes technol-ogy, investor and research leadersfrom across Wisconsin.

Highlights of the 2013 event willinclude talks by Jason Lucash, co-founder of OrigAudio and Entrepre-neur magazine’s “EmergingEntrepreneur of 2012,” and RoyThiele-Sardina, a California-basedventure capitalist; 15 panel discus-sions; presentations by the top 12contestants in the Business Plan Con-test and a variety of networkingevents.

Visitwww.WiTrepsConference.com toregister and learn more.

Entrepreneurs’ Conference is headed to Middleton

a way to lend the project historical con-text, city planner and zoning directorEileen Kelley offered a brief overviewof construction in the area over the past35 years.

Kelley highlighted what she sees asthe foresight of past commissionerswhen “setting the stage for future

years” of development.After Hilbert noted that realigning

the intersection of Terrace Avenue andNorth High Point Road would “help totie the downtown and the GreenwayCenter area together and facilitate traf-fic flow,” the commission determinedto move forward with realignment,

without additional parking improve-ments, at this time.

However, the Middleton CommonCouncil disagreed. The council subse-quently voted to rebuild Terrace Av-enue in 2014, but did not choose tomove forward with the intersection’srealignment.

DEVELOPERS SHOW INTEREST IN OLD MOM

The plan commission also discussedthe future of the former MiddletonOutreach Ministry building located at7432 Hubbard Ave.

As developers have recently ex-pressed interest in purchasing thebuilding, the commission deliberatedpossible avenues for its use. MayorKurt Sonnentag emphasized that“parking would be an issue” for manyproposed uses.

Commissioners resolved to seek

specific redevelopment proposalswhile allowing the city to retain controlof the building for the long-term.

Also from the Plan Commissionmeeting of April 9:

-The sidewalk along Donna Drive,between Laura Lane and ParmenterStreet, will be extended.

- Refurbishment of the four existing“Welcome to Middleton” signs was ap-proved.

After a long winter, Town of Mid-dleton residents often work on cleaningup items from homes and garages.  Forthose gearing up for spring cleaning ac-tivities, here are some helpful dates andopportunities:

Clean and Green is sponsored bythe City of Middleton but is open toarea residents.  This year it is plannedfor April 27 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Theevent recycles electronics, batteries,donations of household items andclothing, furniture, and mattresses.Also accepted are building materialsand paper for shredding.  There aresome restrictions. 

Dane County Clean Sweep hasmoved to the Dane County Landfillsite at 7102 US Highway 12 and 18.The new facility will be open yearround instead of just seasonally as ithas been until now. 

Hours of operation are: Tuesday toFriday from 7 a.m. a.m. to 2:45 p.m.and    Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 10:45a.m.

Questions on what Dane CountyClean Sweep accepts and associatedfees can be answered by calling 608-243-0368 or visiting www.danecoun-tycleansweep.com.   

Bulk Pick Up for Town of Middle-ton residents will occur on their nor-mally scheduled trash pick-up day

during the week of May 13.  Bulkitems are those that do not fit into trashcontainers, but still represent no longerwanted/needed items.  There are rulesaround what will and will not bepicked up.  A simple summary of itemsnot qualifying for bulk pick up follows:Anything electronic, anything haz-ardous, anything potentially explosive,anything compostable. 

If you have questions whether a spe-cific item can be placed for bulk pick-up, call Advanced Disposal at608-251-7878.

Brush and small limb pick up hap-pens bi-monthly on the first and thirdfull weeks of the month starting inApril and going through August.  From

September through November thechipping schedule changes to once amonth during the first full week of themonth.  Chipped materials are avail-able for residents to use as mulch.  Ifyou have questions or want a load ofchipped materials, call the town at 608-833-5887.

Yard waste can be dropped off be-hind the Town Hall (off of Pioneerroad) through early November.  Thematerial needs to be compostable andnot contain woody materials or plas-tics.  Do not place noxious weeds intothis area as material left is compostedand provided to Dane County residentsfor use in their yards and gardens.  Fol-low instructions posted at the drop off

shed.  This program is for town resi-dent use only.

Outdoor burns can be done yearround in the town except when ex-pressly prohibited by authorities due tounusually dry conditions or clean airaction days.  As a resident, you are re-sponsible for controlling the burns andmust be in attendance during the burn.You will be liable for any damages orcosts resulting from an uncontainedburn.  On weekdays dry vegetative ma-terial can be burned between the hoursof 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., with the fire tobe fully extinguished by 3:30 p.m.Wind speeds should be below 15 mph. 

For a copy of the town burn ordi-nance, call 608-833-5887.

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Plenty of spring cleaning options for town residents

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Leo stands by comment

To the editor,

I would like to thank Bill Richard-son for taking the time to locate andpainstakingly transcribe a long forgot-ten comment I made almost four yearsago on Paul Soglin’s fine, if obscure,weblog “Waxing America.”

For those of you who missed it, thecomment that drove Bill to his faintingcouch is:

“… I’m an alderman in Middleton,and I read your blog every day. I espe-cially appreciate your posts on gover-nance and the challenges of being a

practical lefty elected official in a po-litical climate strewn with the detritusof three decades of unconstrained freemarket fundamentalism.”

Bill goes on to sneer: “guess he’s nota capitalist.”

One definition of “capitalist” is “awealthy person who uses money to in-vest in trade and industry in accordancewith the principles of capitalism.”

I am not a wealthy person. I sup-port my family on my salary, and myinvestments are confined to a few re-tirement accounts I have accumulatedover a lifetime working as a private-sector engineer. If I am not a capital-ist, odds are neither is Bill.

“Free Market Fundamentalist” is aphrase I use to describe the stampedingherd of independent thinkers who dog-

matically advocate and defend the kindof unhinged economic policies thatdrove the housing bubble and broughton its inevitable collapse. Anotherterm I use is “Free Market Fetishist,”which describes those who would di-vide Americans into “makers” and“takers,” demanding the imposition of“economic pain” on the latter while“unleashing the constraints” of the for-mer. I suspect Bill knows the type.

And yes, I do consider myself alefty. I believe regulations that pro-hibit commercial banks from usingtheir depositors’ savings for risky fi-nancial speculation are very goodthings, and that the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act in 1999 prohibiting suchpractices was a very bad thing.

I believe the economic collapse of

2008, which came after thirty years ofongoing financial deregulation, put astake through the heart of the quaintnotion, commonly held in conservativecircles, that unfettered free market cap-italism is somehow inherently self-reg-ulating.

I believe denying collective bargain-ing rights to public workers like mydear wife is bad policy and - judgingby Wisconsin’s terrible job numbers -worse economics.

I stand by my comment. Written inhaste and then promptly forgottenyears ago, it holds up quite well.

Indeed, it was the most coherent, in-formed, and well-written part of Bill’sletter.

Stephen M. Leo

Utility = taxTo the editor,

No matter what you call it, a stormwater utility is a fancy way to create aproperty tax increase without calling ita tax increase.  Nothing but smoke andmirrors. 

A tax is a tax and that is what it isand to top it off as an end run aroundproperty taxes this type of tax can taxreligious facilities, schools and manynon-profits that otherwise were exemptfrom the property tax.  Everyone pays.If they want this hidden tax the politi-cians of Middleton should admit whatit is and proceed accordingly.  A tax isa tax.

Norm Arendt

Letters to the Editor

Running thewrong way

Long before I was your local news-paper editor, I was an actor. 

On the first day of filming, mycharacter was being chased across agrassy field. “Cut!” yelled Ben, the di-rector, beckoning me over to him. Ashe cradled his pronounced chin be-tween his thumb and forefinger, Benoffered a gentle piece of direction.“Just run normally in this scene,” headvised. “You don’t have to run so…weird.”

I nodded, feigning thoughtfulagreement. “Ahhh,” I replied. “I see.”

But I was secretly perplexed. I had-n’t been trying to affect my move-ment. I was just running. I wasn’teven really acting; I was merely tryingto get from one side of the field to theother.

We were in middle school, andowning a video camera magicallytransformed anyone into a director.Being an actor required two things:speaking English and getting a ride tothe director’s house.

We had named our film “L’Aven-ture,” hoping some French wouldgive the action flick a sophisticatedair. 

Ben sent us to our starting posi-tions. He hoisted the camera onto hisshoulder, took aim and yelled. “Ac-tion!”

I took off across the field, pullingup short when the word “cut!”reached me a second later.

“No,” Ben called out. “Just run likea normal person. You don’t have to doall that other stuff with your arms, andyour legs, and your face.”

This was distressing, in large partdue to the fact that our movie was ba-sically just a series of scenes in whichmy character fled from an assailant.Kids spend much of their free timerunning, and it had never - until thatmoment - occurred to me that I hadbeen doing it incorrectly all thoseyears.

That day’s shoot spanned from sun-rise to sunset. Actors and crew mem-bers gathered around, offering words

of encouragement and pantomimingwhat normal running looked like, incase the problem was that I had neverseen it before. 

“Do the same thing you are doingnow, except don’t look so goofy,” of-fered one chum with a friendly pat onthe back.

Various enthusiastic hypotheseswere posited. Was I holding mybreath while I jogged, starving mybrain of oxygen so it couldn’t appro-priately direct my extremities? Was Iinjured? Was one leg shorter than theother? Was I having a stroke?

Shoes were checked to make surethey were on the correct feet.

“He kind of looks like he’s drown-ing,” suggested a rotund kid who hadstolen his sister’s makeup to get us all“camera ready” that morning.

Everyone went home perplexedthat evening. Except me. I was moreconcerned than curious. I had spentmy childhood completely absent ofself awareness, and this had been acruel awakening.

We began day 2 by filming one ofthe only scenes that didn’t involverunning. My character, having beenstruck on the head by a villain wield-ing a tree branch, was unconscious.He’d been discovered by a kindly oldfarmer, who was nursing him back tohealth.

The scene opened as my charac-ter’s eyes did. “Where am I?” I mut-tered to the geriatric farmer, who wasplayed by a 12-year-old.

“Cut!”I looked up and waited for direc-

tion.“Matt, can you just speak nor-

mally? We don’t need you to say yourlines in that weird voice.”

“I think he has something stuck inhis throat,” suggested an extra.

“Why is he making those sillyfaces when he speaks?” asked ascowling co-star. “I don’t like it.”

I wish I could say they were cruel,but a viewing of the tape the follow-ing day confirmed their criticism.

“Why am I running like that?” Imused as we watched footage onBen’s parents’ TV. “Is that what myvoice usually sounds like?”

We spend so many of our earlyyears imagining that we are other peo-ple. For the first decade of my life,whenever I performed any act, nomatter how banal, my mind’s eye en-visioned Madmartigan, or Batman, orBo Jackson doing it. The youthfulimagination is so powerful that it al-lows these personas to give every ac-tivity an added sense ofadventure. (By the way, if you don’tknow who Madmartigan is, you needto go watch the movie “Willow” rightnow.)

Then, sitting in your friend’s livingroom, you find out you are a ganglykid whose closest approximation of arun is an inefficient lope that wouldentice any predator within a five mileradius. You don’t sound anything likeBatman when you talk. You certainlydon’t resemble Bo Jackson.

By the time I landed my next actingrole, I was in college. A friend, who Ifeel obligated to point out went to filmschool and now teaches at a universityin Florida, asked me to play a charac-ter in a short scene he was filming.

“Is there any running?” I askedhesitantly.

“No, yours is a scruffy, unkemptcharacter who just needs to smokecigarettes, drink whiskey, and say acouple words,” he said. “He’s a littlemessed up, so it would help if youcould say the dialogue in an, uh, weirdway.”

I nailed it. I even got to watch it ona massive screen, in one of our class-rooms.

I was reminded of my short buteventful career as a thespian recently,when I interviewed a local filmmaker.

His name is Robert Love, and hisfirst feature length movie, “Dead ofthe Night,” premiered at SundanceMadison a few weeks ago. It wasmade on a low budget, but the specialeffects, acting, and writing are all sur-prisingly good. It’s a fun movie, andwell worth purchasing on DVD. (Youcan order it through the “Dead of theNight” Facebook page.)

On second thought, the movie’s ex-cellence actually shouldn’t come as asurprise. After all, Love is a writer atRaven Software, the Middleton videogame company that helped makesome of the biggest hits in the indus-try. It’s worth noting that Ravenstarted as a tiny, two-man operation,with a pair of brothers making videogames in their apartment. It’s a re-minder that great things often do growout of humble beginnings.

It almost makes me want to resur-rect my acting career.

by Matt Geiger, Editor

GEIGERCounter

Today the votes and intentions ofindividual Wisconsin voters arewrongfully distorted by politicianswho redesign voting districts to re-main in office and favor their friends.This “gerrymandering” shell gamecreates districts with bizarre patternand island boundaries that make littlegeographical sense and undermineWisconsin’s longstanding, proud tra-dition of open, honest government.Districts are designed to keep one po-litical party or the other always in of-fice, with the majority party drawingthe boundaries, gaining the most po-litical benefit. Current law allows thisshameful practice. It must be elimi-nated from our state.

In Wisconsin elected politicians andtheir cronies currently are legally al-lowed to meet behind closed doorsand craft distorted boundaries. Thisloophole within current laws led to thescandalous 2010 redistricting processwhere majority Republican legislatorsheld secret meetings behind closeddoors, took secrecy oaths to hide theiractions, and constructed constituentmaps in private law offices away frompublic and government eyes.

A process that should be straight-forward was further dragged out whenthe 2010 designers refused the offerby federal judges to correct numerouslegal problems found embeddedwithin the redistricted maps. Instead,Republican leadership undertook“venue shopping” and filed a lawsuitseeking a sympathetic courtroom inthe highly partisan Wisconsin StateSupreme Court.

The court found current state lawallows gerrymandering, and the dis-torted district boundaries stood. Thedecision eliminated competitive elec-tions in 90 percent of legislative seats;only 10 percent of Wisconsin districtsare now considered “swing seats.”

Political voting boundaries do nothave to be established in this manner.Other states use redistricting proce-

dures that remove corrupting powerfrom those who directly benefit fromthe results. These states utilize un-elected, non-partisan structures to es-tablish voting districts without regardfor individual party demographics orpriorities. This forces the candidatesand issues to stand or fall on their ownmerits, not on secretive gerrymander-ing.

I believe Wisconsin needs to moveforward and embrace this form ofgood government. I propose thesame, non-partisan model effectivelyused by our neighbors in Iowa. Redis-tricting would utilize Wisconsin’snon-partisan Legislative ReferenceBureau (LRB) to draw up new dis-tricts. A Redistricting Advisory Com-mission (RAC) will be established tomove the remapping through theprocess. The 5-member advisorycommission will be comprised of in-dividuals who do not hold partisanpublic or political party office.

Based on Iowa’s practice, the LRBwill draw district maps based on pop-ulation and boundary requirements,and the RAC will ensure the publichas the proposal available. Publichearings are held throughout the state.Once the bill is introduced, a stricttimeline shall be followed in the Sen-ate and Assembly. Amendmentswon’t be allowed.

With 25 newly-elected representa-tives in the Assembly this session, wehave the fresh energy needed to repairredistricting and strengthen our statedemocracy. We must protect the sys-tem that lets voters choose their rep-resentative; we must move to makethis change now; we must never againallow the term, “We the people…” tomean, “We the people in this pre-de-termined, partisan political bound-ary…”

Democratic Representative DianneHesselbein was elected in 2012 andrepresents western Dane County, in-cluding Middleton, in the 79th Assem-bly District.

State must stopgerrymanderingshell game...by REP. DIANNE HESSELBEIN

Guest Column

Clear Channel, MadisonWhile she’s a freshman councilor,

Share is no stranger to the inner work-ings of city hall. She served as a citizenmember on Middleton’s sustainabilityand arts committees, as well as runningan unsuccessful campaign for the Dis-trict 4 common council seat back in2010.

“I’ll say now what I said when I firstdecided to run for this seat,” she saidthree days before taking the oath of of-fice. “I see this as a natural extension –

as the next step in the work I’ve beeninvolved in here in Middleton for anumber of years.”

Share’s ascent means the eight-per-son council – which was all male untilSusan West (Dist. 6) first won her seatin 2008 - now has three female mem-bers. The trajectory toward gender eq-uity is “a good thing,” Share observed.

In fact, she sees much of what’s hap-pening in the city right now in a posi-tive light.

“Middleton is growing, and from a

sustainability standpoint, in terms ofstewardship of natural resources, bal-ancing beauty and resources whenmaking decisions, its leadership hasbeen terrific,” she said. “In terms ofpublic safety, I think we have some ofthe finest police, emergency medicalservices and firefighters anywhere.”

Share said the common council hasan “open door” policy when it comesto ideas. “On most issues, public inputis requested and honored,” she said. “Ithink that policy is really important andit’s something that should continue.”

Share is a 2013 graduate of EmergeWisconsin, a training program commit-ted to getting more Democratic womeninto elected office in the state. She isalso former marketing and public rela-tions chair for Wisconsin Women En-

trepreneurs.Share said her governing style will

be “fluid” rather than “written instone,” allowing her to learn as sheworks. “I’ve had the privilege of help-ing form public policy at the commit-tee level, and now I’m ready to listen,learn and take part in a group effort,”she said. “I’m ready to consensusbuild.”

In fact, Share said her unsuccessfulbid to unseat alderman Jim Wexler(Dist. 4) three years ago, before shemoved to the First District, actually ex-posed how much she has in commonwith those already guiding the city.

“Running against Jim was a terrificexperience for me,” Share said, “in partbecause I learned how to – and moreimportantly how not to – run a cam-

paign. Against Jim, I was really oppos-ing someone with very similar viewson many issues. I realized when it wasover that there wasn’t enough differen-tiation between us to convince votersto make a change.”

Share said she ran a second time inan attempt “to give back.” “I’ve livedin other cities, but this is the only onethat’s ever truly felt like home to me,”she said. “Mayor Sonnentag talked atthe [city’s] 50th birthday celebration[last week] about the fact that there isa reason Middleton is consistently rec-ognized as a great place to live. Mygoal is to help keep it that way.”

Share’s involvement in communityinitiatives and politics is not limited tothe local level. She’s a member of theGreater Madison Convention and Vis-itors Bureau’s Community ResourcesCommittee. She’s a member of theDemocratic Party of Dane County,serving on the Executive Board andCampaign Committee. She’s volun-teered for the campaigns of State Rep-resentative Dianne Hesselbein, U.S.Congressman Mark Pocan and U.S.Senator Tammy Baldwin.

Share is also a dog lover (she ownstwo rescued Boston terriers, Reggieand Becky), a gardener, and an avidreader of historical non-fiction.

She was sworn in alongside incum-bents JoAnna Richard (District 3),Howard Teal (District 5) and HansHilbert (District 7), all of whom wereunopposed in the Spring Election.

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suggestion the practice was wrongfulconduct was questionable. He wrotethat he was required by law to defer toErpenbach’s decision to withhold theinformation even if he “may not havearrived at the same conclusion.”

“Even assuming the worst case sce-nario, the emails indicate NCAA officepool-level conduct and certainly noth-ing approaching caucus scandal-levelconduct,” the judge continued.

Erpenbach hired an outside attorneyto represent him in the case, claimingthe Department of Justice under GOPAttorney General J.B. Van Hollenmight not provide adequate represen-tation. He said it was MacIver that costtaxpayers nearly $140,000.

“This case was about the Republicanfront group the MacIver Institute andtheir conservative financiers on a per-sonal witch hunt against citizens who

simply exercised their constitutionalright to petition elected officials,” Er-penbach said.

The conservative Wisconsin Insti-tute for Law and Liberty (WILL),which filed the suit with MacIver, is-sued a statement expressing indigna-tion over the court’s decision.

“[W]e respectfully disagree that thepublic does not have a right to knowwhich of its employees used taxpayer

provided resources to engage in politi-cal activity,” the statement said. “Whenemployees, often in violation of spe-cific workplace policies, use publiccomputers to communicate with publicofficials on matters of public policy,the public is entitled to know – withoutregard to whether a politician or courtbelieves that the conduct is ‘importantenough’ to be subject to disclosure.”

WILL went on to say this was only

“round one” of the fight to make therecords public. The organization alsocriticized Erpenbach for his use of aprivate lawyer.

“[He] should explain to the taxpay-ers why he used an expensive privatelaw firm and did not rely on represen-tation from lawyers at the Departmentof Justice, which would not have costthe taxpayers additional funds,” WILLwrote.

ing.The loss of 160 acres located be-

tween Pleasant View Golf Course andUSH 14 “is a very serious matter,” saidRoehl.

According to Roehl, Erdman hashad extensive discussions with the cityabout a mixed-use development envi-sioned for the steeply sloped property,and the city is the process examining

zoning ordinances to help the projectcome to fruition.

Town administrator David Shawsaid Erdman approached the town sev-eral years ago about putting a low-den-

sity development on the land in ques-tion, but the company later dropped theidea.

The board couldn’t act on Roehl’s

request to retain an attorney to repre-sent the town in a possible annexationrequest because it hadn’t been includedon last week’s agenda.

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Celebrating a half century of cityhood

Times-Tribune photos by Matt Geiger

Scenes from Middleton’s April 9celebration of its 50 years as a city,clockwise from top left: AldermanJim Wexler (right) chats with Sen.Jon Erpenbach (D-Middleton), theMadison Brass Band provides livemusic, visitors enjoy the MiddletonArea Historical Society’s new dis-play at the Museum at the Depot onParmenter Street, Robin Higgins(left) and Stephanie Goth pour bev-erages during the party, a cake com-memorates the day Middletonchanged from a village into a city.

They were going stir crazy.They wanted to get outside. They

wanted to face someone other thantheir own teammates.

When it finally happened forMiddleton’s girls soccer team lastweek, they were ready.

The Cardinals scored early andoften and blistered visiting BeloitMemorial, 6-0, last Thursday in theseason-opener for both teams.

“This has been really hard … the

worst spring weather-wise that I canever remember,” said Cardinalsassistant coach Cathy Patton, whohas assumed the head coaching posi-tion while Mary Duffy is away onmaternity leave. “I can’t rememberus being inside this long.

“But the girls have handled it verywell. They’ve been very adept athandling change and adversity.”

That was apparent against thePurple Knights, as Middleton domi-nated and had four players scoregoals.

Junior Leia Peterman scored threegoals, while juniors Ellen Jesse, LizIhrig and sophomore MaceyKalscheur all scored, as well.

Keeper Liz McMahon notched ashutout for Middleton, although she

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When her remarkable journeyfinally ends, Natalie Staples wants tobecome a motivational speaker.Staples would like to write a book, aswell.

But there will be time for all of thatdown the road. For now, Staples

added the latest chapter on her incred-ible voyage.

Staples, a senior girls basketballplayer at Middleton High School,committed to play at UW-Plattevillebeginning next season.

Staples, who nearly lost her armand her life after an ATV accident inAug. 2010, didn’t appear to havemuch of a basketball future beforethis season. But Staples had a break-out senior year, caught the eyes of thePlatteville staff, and has become aposter child for courage, strength andperseverance.

“After my injury I had a feeling

that my basketball career was goingto be cut shorter than I had hopedfor,” Staples said. “But after making alot of positives strides in my gamethis past season I thought I wouldhave a chance. I got just that.”

Rightfully so.Staples was Middleton’s second-

leading scorer this year at 8.3 pointsper game. She was a deadly three-point shooter, a solid defender anddeveloped into a strong leader for aMiddleton team that went 15-9 over-all.

Staples scored a season-best 20points during a win against Beloit

Memorial early in the year. AndStaples drained a game-winningthree-point shot against MilwaukeeKing on Dec. 28.

As Staples’ game continued toimprove, colleges began takingnotice.

Millikin (Ill.) University, UW-Superior and Smith (Mass.) Collegeall showed interest. But Plattevillewas interested in Staples early on, andthe Middleton standout developed abond with Pioneers coach MeganWilson.

The Comeback KidStaples will playbasketball atPlatteville next yearby ROB REISCHEL

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Gettingtheir kicks

Girls soccerteam rolls inseason-openerby ROB REISCHEL

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See STAPLES, page 17

See SOCCER, page 17

Two isbetterthan oneMezera, Bremserwill be co-coachesfor cross country

See XC, page 16

They’ve worked together for 11years now.

Egos aren’t an issue. And bothwanted the family approach insidethe cross country program to remain.

So Middleton staples IsaacMezera and Cindy Bremser will teamup beginning this fall and share theboys and girls head cross countrypositions. Both are long-time assis-tants and will replace Joe Spolar, whoretired last fall after 20 years in theprogram.

“Because of our close worktogether, Isaac and I felt that co-headcoaching  would be the best way tocontinue the cross country program,”said Bremser, a former Olympian.“We feel we have a very successfulprogram having the boys and girlstogether. 

“Cross country is a participatorysport, and even though our numbershave grown, we are passionate inkeeping everyone involved.  To mesuccess is not only measured by hav-ing competitive teams and athletes,but by allowing each athlete to partic-ipate and grow as a person.”

Middleton’s program certainlygrew under Spolar.

The Cardinals had 20 athletes

by ROB REISCHEL

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File photo

Middleton’s Natalie Staples, who nearly lost her left arm and her life in an ATV accident, will play college basketball at UW-Platteville next season.

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Middleton’s Leah Peterman (23) scored three goals in the Cardinals’ season-opening win over Beloit Memorial.

Follow RobReischel onTwitter at@robreischel

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Langenfeld

B r i a nL o c h n e rthrew a five-hitter to leadMiddleton’sbaseball teampast SunP r a i r i eT u e s d a yafternoon.

Manager Tom Schmitt takes a lot ofpride in his Middleton baseball teamexecuting the basic fundamentals.

So Schmitt couldn’t have beenmore pleased with the results of theCardinals’ long-awaited season-open-er on Tuesday afternoon.

Senior right-hander Brian Lochnerscattered five hits as Middleton exe-cuted its “small ball” strategy onoffense to perfection. That plan ofattack helped Middleton topple SunPrairie, the defending WIAA Division1 state champs, in a Big EightConference prep baseball game.

Junior right fielder Matt Ash andsenior center fielder Kenji Passiniexecuted sacrifice bunts on back-to-back at-bats in the fourth inning tohelp Middleton rally from an earlydeficit.

“We had the right situation with theright kids up,” Schmitt said. “It wasthe right time and in that situation it’seasier to get a run.”

Kasey Miller was hit by a pitch tolead off the fourth and Zach Kasdorfdrew a walk to set the table. Ash thenfollowed with a sacrifice bunt to moveboth base runners into scoring posi-tion.

Passini delivered a perfect squeezebunt on the next pitch to score Millerwith the game-tying run. Pinch runnerJordan Lueck scored moments laterfrom third base on a wild pitch by SunPrairie right-hander Ryan Curran togive Middleton a 3-2 lead.

“We’ve been stuck inside, buteveryone’s been working hard on ourbunts and that really pays off in agame like this with a tough opponent,”Passini said. “Our coach preaches itevery day and when it comes to gametime, you just have to execute.”

Despite waiting nearly three weeksto play its season-opener, Middletonquickly showed it was ready foraction.

“It was unfortunate we couldn’t getoutside and get a game before playing(Sun Prairie), but we played extremelywell so we’re happy with it,” saidLochner, who also finished with threehits at the plate, including a pair ofinfield singles.

Meanwhile, Lochner walked onlytwo and struck out four en route tonotching his first career complete

game.“Brian, when he’s on, he’s one of

the easiest guys to catch,” said juniorcatcher Jackson Keeler, who alsopicked a baserunner off second base tocomplete an inning-ending doubleplay in the top of the third. “When hehas his slider and fastball working, heis right there.”

Schmitt, though, said Lochner’scomplete game was an added bonus.

“I didn’t think we’d run him outthere for seven innings. But he was incommand and he threw a very goodgame and kept his pitch count down,”Schmitt said after Lochner threw 96pitches. “With all of the cancellationswe talked about not overworking guysearly. But he’s going to be fine.”

Middleton opened the scoringwhen junior shortstop Luke Schaferreached base on a fielder’s choice,stole second and scored on Lochner’stwo-out single to right field for a 1-0lead in the bottom of the third inning.

Sun Prairie (2-2 overall, Big Eight)countered with a pair of unearned runsin the fourth inning to grab a 2-1 leadon a two-out throwing error afterCarter Brekke reached base on a field-er’s choice and Ryan Curran walked.

After Middleton regained the leadin the fourth, it finished off the scoringwith a pair of insurance runs in thefifth inning.

Schafer lined a lead-off single toleft, stole second and scored onKeeler’s booming double to centerfield. Miller followed two batters laterwith a single to right to score Keelerfor a 5-2 lead.

“We had (Miller) 0-2 in the bottomof the fourth with the lead and then hithim in the back and walk the nextguy,” Sun Prairie manager RobHamilton said. “They ended up scor-ing. Credit to them, they capitalizedon our mistakes right there. Then theyput a couple more runs up there andwe couldn’t counter.”

Sun Prairie .......................... 000 200 0 — 2 5 2Middleton ........................... 001 220 x — 5 8 2

SUN PRAIRIE — (ab-r-h-rbi) — Funnell4-0-1-0, Assalone 4-0-1-0, Fairchild 2-0-0-0,Butler 0-0-0-0 Brekke 3-1-0-0, Curran 2-1-1-0,Garvey 3-0-0-0, Marchese 2-0-1-0, Krebs 3-0-0-0, Soma 3-0-1-0. Totals: 26-2-5-0.

MIDDLETON — (ab-r-h-rbi) — Schafer4-2-1-0, Keeler 4-1-1-1, Lochner 3-0-3-1,Meinholz 2-0-0-0, Tanin 0-0-0-0, Miller 2-1-1-1,Kasdorf 2-0-0-0, Lueck 0-1-0-0, Ash 2-0-0-0,Passini 2-0-1-1, Dimmig 2-0-1-0. Totals: 23-5-8-4.

2B — Keeler (M), Marchese (SP).

Sun Prairie IP H ER BB SOCurran (L) 6 8 5 2 3Middleton IP H ER BB SOLochner (W) 7 5 0 2 4

Off and running

Baseball teamtops Sun Prairieby DENNIS SEMRAU

For the Times-Tribune

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Middleton’s boys tennis teamopened its season with a fifth placefinish at the University ofMilwaukee School Invitational lastFriday and Saturday.

University School won the meetwith 31p o i n t s ,w h i l eG r e e nBay NotreDame was

second at 23. Arrowhead was thirdwith 22 points, followed byBrookfield Academy (12), Middleton(11.5), Kohler (11), Racine Prairie(10.5) and Madison Edgewood (8.5).

“Pretty good for our first matchesof the year,” Middleton first-yearcoach Deke Bradley said. “We werestacked up against some of the bestteams in the state.”

Middleton’s top performancecame from No. 4 singles player TylerMarkel, who won his flight.

Markel opened with a 6-1, 6-0win over Madison Edgewood’sPatrick Croake. Markel then defeat-ed Arrowhead’s Mitch Praelle, 6-1,6-0, and toppled Notre Dame’s ZachJanssen in the finals, 6-1, 6-0.

At No. 3 singles, Middleton’s

Brian Bellissimo finished in thirdplace. Bellissimo defeatedEdgewood’s Conner Maloney, 6-0,6-3, in his opening match. After los-ing to an Arrowhead player,Bellissimo downed BrookfieldAcademy’s Ajay Doniparthi, 6-1, 6-

2.Middleton’s Ben Luskin and

Oscar Biggs both played matches atNo. 1 singles and each lost. At No. 2singles, Middleton’s Joey Niesen andHarish Veeramani both suffereddefeats.

In doubles action, Middleton’s topteam withdrew after suffering aninjury.

The Cardinals’ No. 2 team ofAndy Webber and Brett Andersonwon the consolation bracket. Thatduo lost their first match, but battled

back to defeat Prairie School’s RyanAndersen and Charles Rosholt, 6-2,6-1, and Edgewood’s John Hengeland Thomas Thelen, 6-4, 5-7, 10-8.

And at No. 3 doubles,Middleton’s Dan Jin and CodyMarkel lost both of their matches.

“We played better as the weekendwent on,” Bradley said. “I think oncethe weather cooperates we’re goingto improve quickly, just in time forthe conference season.”

This week, Middleton travels toBeloit Memorial Thursday at 4:15p.m. The Cardinals then head to theMadison Memorial InvitationalFriday and Saturday, and also travelto Madison East next Tuesday at4:15 p.m.

• Boys golf: Middleton’s boysgolf team kicked off its seasonMonday by finishing in a tie forfourth place at the WPGAInvitational held at Hawks Landing.

Madison Memorial won the eventwith a 324 team score. Edgerton wassecond at 332, while Verona wasthird (333) and both Middleton andOnalaska tied for fourth (336).

Junior Josh Haunty and seniorMike Wiebe bth shot 80 and sharedscoring honors for the Cardinals.Jared Baltes shot an 86 and JackMayers carded a 90.

If weather allows, Middleton be atthe Sheboygan North Invite held atBlackwolf Run Friday at 9 a.m. TheCardinals then host a triangularMonday with Janesville Parker andMadison West at Pleasant View at2:30.

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Oscar Biggs and Middleton’s boys tennis team finished in fifth place at the University of Milwaukee SchoolInvite last weekend.

Tennis Cardinals off to solid startMiddleton fifthat UniversitySchool Inviteby ROB REISCHEL

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M H SR OU N D U P

Molitor in MadisonThe Madison Mallards will host

the inaugural Home Talent Classicgame on July 3 at 6:05 p.m. FormerMilwaukee Brewers standout PaulMolitor will sign autographs from 4-6:30 p.m.

The Rhythm & Booms Fireworksshow is tentatively scheduled forJuly 3 following the Home TalentClassic. The Home Talent Classicwill replace the MLB/MallardsAlumni Game that was previouslyscheduled for June 29.

Molitor, who was inducted intothe Major League Baseball Hall ofFame in 2004, played for theBrewers for 15 seasons (1978-1992)and was a five-time All-Star duringthat span. He also played for theToronto Blue Jays (1993-1995) andMinnesota Twins (1996-1998).

Molitor led the Blue Jays to aWorld Series title in 1993 and wasnamed World Series MVP afterbecoming the first player to hit twodoubles, two triples, and two homeruns in a World Series. He finishedhis career with a .305 batting aver-age, 3,319 hits, 234 home runs,1,307 RBIs, and 504 stolen bases.

The Home Talent Classic will fea-ture the best young players from all44 Home Talent League teams. TheHome Talent League is Wisconsin’slargest adult amateur baseballleague.

The league started in 1929 andnow has grown to 44 teams in south-central Wisconsin. The Home TalentLeague will also play its annual All-Star game at the “Duck Pond” onJuly 19 at 7:05 pm.

Mallards season and Package A 7-Game Pack holders will receive tick-ets for the Home Talent Classic.Tickets will be sold the same as anormal Mallards home game for thisevent.

The Mallards are part of the 16-team Northwoods League. The

Northwoods League has more teams,plays more games, and draws morefans than any other SummerCollegiate Baseball League in NorthAmerica. In 2013, the NorthwoodsLeague will celebrate its 20th sea-son.

Blondes vs. BrunettesThe inaugural Alzheimer’s

Association Blondes vs. Brunettesflag football game will be held May5 at noon at Middleton’s OttoBreitenbach Stadium.

Two teams, divided based on theirhair color, will battle it out whilealso increasing awareness ofAlzheimer’s disease among a newgeneration. Redheads are “freeagents,” permitted to play for theteam of their choice. Funds raisedwill benefit the care, support, advo-cacy and research efforts of theAlzheimer’s Association. 

Alzheimer’s disease is a growing

epidemic and is now the nation’ssixth leading cause of death. Newdata shows that one in three seniorsdies with Alzheimer’s disease or arelated dementia.

More than 5 million Americansare living with Alzheimer’s and thisnumber is estimated to grow to asmany as 16 million by year 2050.  InWisconsin alone, there are 110,000people living with Alzheimer’s.   

There are currently open spots forplayers, fundraisers and sponsors.For more information go toalz.org/scwisc or call 608-203-8500.

Co-curricular carnivalThe Middleton High School co-

curricular carnival will be held April18 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. All elemen-tary aged students are invited.

Dance team tryoutsThere will be dance team tryouts

at Middleton High School from May

20-23.On May 20, there will be a

mandatory informational meetingfrom 5:30-6:15 p.m. There will be aclinic May 21-22 from 4-6 p.m., andtryouts will be on May 23 from 4-6p.m.

All events will be held in thesmall gym at MHS.

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S P O R T S B R I E F S

PAUL MOLITOR

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when Spolar began coaching in1993 and 106 last fall. Middleton’sgirls program won four state titlesunder Spolar and finished in the topfour at state seven times. TheCardinal boys were always amongthe Big Eight Conference’s best, aswell.

When Spolar retired, Middletonathletic director Bob Joers could haveassigned a different head coach toboth the boys and girls teams.

But Spolar — with the help ofBremser and Mezera — always triedcreating a family atmospherethroughout the program. And that’ssomething that should continue withthe co-head coach arrangement.

“I know neither of us wanted tosplit the program into a boys or girlsteam,” Mezera said. “We have toomuch fun with the family atmosphereand the kids really enjoy being ableto practice together.  

“The great part about our team isthat we can do fun activities likescavenger hunts, pancake breakfasts,homecoming floats, pot lucks, etc.and still train hard and have success-ful programs. I think you can expectmore of that this season.”

That makes sense — especiallywhen you consider Bremser has beenwith the program since 1999 andMezera came on board in 2002.Spolar often said there were threehead coaches. Now, there will be twoand some slight changes in duties.

“I think it will work quite well,”

Mezera said of the new coachingarrangement. “I’ve been workingwith Cindy for the last 11 years, so Idon’t think we’ll surprise each othertoo much. It will just be a matter ofknowing who is responsible for whatand conveying that information to thekids.”

Both Bremser and Mezera havelong and successful backgrounds inthe sport.

Bremser was a standout runner atthe University of Wisconsin who fin-ished fourth in the 3,000 meter run atthe 1984 Summer Olympics. Bremseralso won a silver medal in the 1,500meters at the 1983 Pan Americangames.

Bremser was urged to join theMiddleton staff in the late-1990s byformer Cardinals coach LaurieKleisinger. And once Bremser startedto coach, she wondered why hadn’tdone it earlier.

“Once I was urged to try it, I fell inlove with coaching,” Bremser said. “Ifeel I have a very good eye for move-ment, and if they are willing, provid-ing  each athlete stepping stones forsuccess.

“I discovered that I can make adifference and loved watching ath-letes grow as athletes andpeople. This was a learning process. 

“I am competitive by nature and ittook some experiences to learn thatalthough it is important to win, so isthe emotional development of eachathlete.  Adolescents need to feel

good about something they do. Withthese good feelings comes growth inself-confidence, which carries into allaspects of their life.”

Mezera has a terrific background,as well.

He ran at Waupaca High School,then received a scholarship to run forfour years at UW-Green Bay.

In addition to being a cross coun-try assistant for 11 seasons now,Mezera has been the boys head trackand field coach for seven years.

“If you haven’t figured this outalready, I look up to Joe Spolar as amentor,” Mezera said. “While Ideveloped my training program fortrack distance, I worked closely withJoe. Whenever I had an issue ortough decision, I would go down tohis room.

“But I’m glad that Cindy and I getto work together and share bothteams. I think it makes us strongerthat way.”

Bremser certainly agrees — and isexcited to try moving the programforward with Mezera.

“I feel Isaac and I will continue togrow the program,  develop athletesand leaders,” Bremser said.  “I feelthe program will continue to be suc-cessful because Joe was a greatleader and teacher, and as a coachingteam we shared similar beliefs andphilosophies.  I will miss Joe and hislaid back approach, but I feel we havethe knowledge and skills to keep ourathletes happy and competitive.”

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Photo submitted

Cindy Bremser (center) and Isaac Mezera (right) will take over asMiddleton’s cross country coaches for Joe Spolar (left).

didn’t have to make a single save.“I thought we played really well,”

Patton said. “We literally ran twolines, which is awesome. It was like,‘Here we go.’

“To have four different goal scor-ers is great. And most of the gamewas played in their half.”

Jesse struck first, scoring on afeed from sophomore MeganSullivan just six minutes into thegame to make it 1-0. Ihrig scored at16:10 and Kalscheur scored on anassist by Ryleigh Wolff at 30:00 tomake it 3-0.

Then it became the Peterman

Show.Peterman scored at 36:00 to make

it 4-0 at halftime. In the second half,Peterman scored in the 70th and 78thminutes as the Cardinals ran awayand hid.

“I think we’re deep, deeper thanwe’ve been the past couple of years,”Patton said. “We can sub and not losemuch.”

Middleton took some hits in grad-uation.

But Patton said she’s beenextremely impressed with how thisgroup has handled this unpredictablespring. Patton has also been thrilled

with the leadership Middleton’s sen-ior class has provided.

“We have seven seniors and Ithink they can all help us,” she said.“We need them to be leaders andhelp us on and off the field.

“This whole group is capable ofhelping and leading off the field. Ifthey can do that, we are going to begood.”

• On deck: Middleton is atMadison East Thursday at 7 p.m.,then hosts the eight-team CardinalClassic Friday and Saturday at theMiddleton Soccer Complex.

Middleton hosts Oshkosh WestFriday at 7 p.m. The rest of the fieldincludes Waunakee, Verona,Milwaukee Pius, Eau ClaireMemorial, DePere and Rhinelander.

The teams will be split into a win-ner’s and consolation bracket basedon Friday’s results. Play beginsSaturday at 9 a.m., and the champi-onship match is at 3 p.m.

“We’ll go up a notch in competi-tion this week,” Patton said. “It willbe a lot tougher.”

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SportscalendarThursday, April 18

4 p.m. — Boys freshman tennis vs. McFarland (Lakeview Park)5 p.m. — Boys JV baseball vs. Janesville Craig (Coyle)5 p.m. — Boys freshman baseball vs. Janesville Craig at MHS5 p.m. — Varsity baseball at Janesville Craig5 p.m. — Boys varsity lacrosse vs. Verona (Connor Field)5 p.m. — Girls varsity lacrosse vs. Oregon5 p.m. — Girls freshman soccer vs. Madison East (Demetral)5 p.m. — Girls JV White soccer vs. Madison East (Demetral)5 p.m. — Girls varsity softball at Madison West (Jefferson)5 p.m. — Girls JV softball at Madison West (Jefferson)6:15 p.m. — Girls JV lacrosse at Oregon6:30 p.m. — Boys JV lacrosse at Verona (Connor Field)7 p.m. — Girls varsity soccer at Madison East (Lussier)

Friday, April 19TBD — Boys varsity tennis at Madison Memorial Invite9 a.m. — Boys varsity golf at Sheboygan North Invite (Black Wolf Run)4:15 p.m. — Boys varsity track at Watertown Invitational4:15 p.m. — Girls varsity track at Watertown Invitational5 p.m. — Girls freshman soccer vs. Madison West Blue (Cherokee)5 p.m. — Girls varsity soccer at Middleton Invitational5 p.m. — Girls JV soccer at Middleton Invitational

Saturday, April 208 a.m. — Boys varsity tennis at Madison Memorial Invitational8:30 a.m. — Boys JV tennis at Sheboygan North Invitational9 a.m. — Girls varsity soccer at Middleton Invitational9 a.m. — Girls JV soccer at Middleton Invitational10 a.m. — Varsity softball vs. Verona10 a.m. — JV softball vs. VeronaNoon — Varsity baseball vs. Beloit MemorialNoon — JV baseball vs. Beloit MemorialNoon — Freshman baseball at Beloit MemorialNoon — Boys freshman lacrosse at Hartland Arrowhead2 p.m. — Boys JV lacrosse at Hartland Arrowhead4 p.m. — Boys varsity lacrosse at Hartland Arrowhead

Monday, April 222:30 p.m. — Boys varsity golf vs. Madison West and Janesville Parker at Pleasant View2:30 p.m. — Boys JV golf vs. Madison West and Janesville Parker at Pleasant View4 p.m. — Boys freshman tennis vs. Madison Memorial Green at Lakeview Park4:30 p.m. — Varsity softball at Madison La Follette (Olbrich)4:30 p.m. — JV softball at Madison La Follette (Olbrich)5 p.m. — Girls JV White soccer at Sun Prairie5 p.m. — Girls freshman softball vs. Madison La Follette

Tuesday, April 234:15 p.m. — Boys varsity tennis at Madison East4:15 p.m. — Boys JV tennis at Madison East4:45 p.m. — Boys and girls varsity track at Janesville Craig4:45 p.m. — Boys and girls JV track at Janesville Craig5 p.m. — Boys varsity baseball vs. Madison La Follette5 p.m. — Boys JV baseball vs. Madison La Follette5 p.m. — Boys freshman baseball at Madison La Follette5 p.m. — Girls varsity lacrosse at Sun Prairie5 p.m. — Boys varsity lacrosse at Sun Prairie5 p.m. — Girls varsity softball vs. Sun Prairie5 p.m. — Girls JV softball vs. Sun Prairie5 p.m. — Girls freshman softball at Sun Prairie5 p.m. — Girls JV soccer vs. Waunakee5 p.m. — Girls freshman soccer vs. Waunakee6:15 p.m. — Girls JV lacrosse at Sun Prairie7 p.m. — Boys freshman lacrosse at Sun Prairie

Thursday, April 252:30 p.m. — Boys freshman golf vs. Janesville Craig, Sun Prairie & Madison Memorial at Glenway4 p.m. — Boys freshman tennis at Madison West Gold4:15 p.m. — Boys varsity tennis vs. Madison West4:15 p.m. — Boys JV tennis vs. Madison West4:15 p.m. — Boys freshman tennis vs. Madison Memorial (Rennebohm)4:30 p.m. — Varsity softball at Janesville Craig4:30 p.m. — JV softball at Janesville Craig5 p.m. — Varsity baseball at Madison Memorial5 p.m. — JV baseball at Madison Memorial (Olson)5 p.m. — Boys freshman baseball vs. Madison Memorial5 p.m. — Girls varsity lacrosse vs. Madison West (Garner)5 p.m. — Girls JV Red soccer vs. Madison West Blue5 p.m. — Girls freshman soccer vs. Madison West5 p.m. — Girls freshman softball vs. Janesville Craig6:15 p.m. — Girls JV lacrosse vs. Madison West (Garner)7 p.m. — Girls varsity soccer vs. Madison West

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Staples took an official visit to theschool on April 5, and committed lastweek.

“When I took my official visit itwas just reassurance that this is whereI wanted to play for the next fouryears,” Staples said. “It felt like mysecond home and I felt very comfort-able being there.”

Roughly 2 ½ years ago, no onecould have seen this coming.

On Aug. 2, 2010, Staples and agroup of six friends went for an ATVride on the family’s 16-acre propertyin Cross Plains. They hit a patch ofgravel and the vehicle flipped.

The six passengers went to theright. Staples, who was driving, flewto the left.

The ATV landed on Staples andnearly severed her left arm. Initially,doctors told the Staples family thatthere was a 5% chance of savingNatalie’s arm. Doctors couldn’t prom-ise that Natalie would live either.

Amazingly, though, a team of sur-geons was able to save Natalie’s arm— and her life. Staples spent 28 daysin the hospital that summer, and hasundergone a remarkable 24 surgeriessince.

Staples, who was one of the brightstars in Middleton’s program beforethe accident, was cleared to play latein the 2010-‘11 season. Middletoncoach Jeff Kind added Staples to theroster, and she enjoyed the ride as theCardinals reached the state finals thatseason.

Staples was a valuable reserve dur-ing the 2011-’12 season whenMiddleton reached the state semifi-nals. This year, Staples’ arm keptimproving and she took on a greaterrole than ever.

“I was very happy with my seniorseason, even though it got cut shorterthan I had hoped for,” said Staples,whose team lost in the regional finals.“The team, and myself as a player,grew a lot throughout the season. Ithink I showed people that if theopportunity presented itself … to stepup in tough situations, I showed thatthey could count on me.”

Kind certainly agreed.“I’m happy for her,” Kind

said.  “She worked very hard to beable to play after her accident and itwas a long road to get to the level sheplayed at this year. 

“I don’t think she’s at the end of

the road as she’ll have to continue toimprove when she gets to the colle-giate level.  It’s a whole new set ofchallenges, but it’s exciting thatshe  has that opportunity. I’m sureshe’ll continue to work hard in pursuitof her dream.”

Staples said her arm continues toimprove. She has more motor func-tion in her left hand and fingers thandoctors anticipated. And doctors tellStaples she still has a lot of improvingto do.

“With my arm getting stronger … Iwill hopefully become the best I canbe,” she said. “Right now I am barelyscratching the surface of where mygame could lead too, and I shouldkeep improving from here on out.”

Which amazingly would meanStaples’ incredible story will only getbetter.

“The message I want to share andgive to others is that even though onedoor closes of opportunity, one moredoor opens,” she said. “And nevergive up on yourself because you cantruly amaze yourself of what you cando if you persevere through the toughtimes.”

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S C O R E B O A R DBoys tennisApril 12-13University School Invite

Team scores - 1, University School 31; 2,Green Bay Notre Dame 23; 3, Arrowhead 22; 4,Brookfield Academy 12; 5, Middleton 11.5; 6,Kohler 11; 7, Racine Prairie 10.5; 8, MadisonEdgewood 8.5.

Championship matches No. 1 singles : Tyler Lewis, KOH, def.

Michael Lukas, USM, 6-0, 6-4. No. 2 : RobinEngel, USM, def. Peter Kopanon, ARR, 6-2, 6-1.No. 3 : Jake Coran, USM, def. Tommy Schubert,ARR, 6-4, 6-2. No. 4 : Tyler Markel, MID, def.Zach Janssen, GBND, 6-1, 6-0.

No. 1 doubles : Mark Cullen / Nick DelMoral, GBND, def. Tim Valicenti / Kyle Struck,KOH, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. No. 2: Nate Calewerts / NickWilliams, GBND, def. Andrew Buchanan / BenSampson, USM, 6-0, 6-2. No. 3 : Spencer Haas /Tom Calvy, USM, def. Kurt Ringwalt / ChrisPorter, PRA, 6-0, 6-1.

Girls soccerApril 11Middleton 6, Beloit Memorial 0Middleton ………………….…….. 4 2 — 6Beloit Memorial ……………….… 0 0 — 0

First half: Middleton — Jesse (Sullivan),6:00; Ihrig, 16:10; Kalscheur (Wolff), 30:00;Peterman, 36:00.

Second half: Middleton — Peterman, 70:00;Peterman (Kalscheur), 78:00.

Boys golfApril 15WPGA Invitationalat Hawks Landing

Team scores: Madison Memorial 324,Edgerton 332, Verona 333, Middleton 336,Onalaska 336, Madison Edgewood 346, EauClaire Memorial 348, Stoughton 353, Oregon356, McFarland 363, Janesville Craig 372,Madison East 374, Janesville Parker 384,Kewaskum 386, Sun Prairie 387, Madison LaFollette 391, Madison West 409.

Middleton scores: Josh Haunty 80, MikeWiebe 80, Jared Baltes 86, Jack Mayers 90.

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Wild winsSunset Ridge first-grader Braxton Wild won the Using Energy Sustainability in my Community sticker design

contest sponsored by the Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education in the pK-2 division. Wild drew a pic-ture of two wind turbines next to a farmhouse. Sunset Ridge will also receive $500 for energy-related sustain-ability projects.

Spring Supper thrills music fansApproximately 600 people attended

the MHS Band and Orchestra SpringSupper on Saturday night to hear non-stop music by the MHS bands, orches-tras and jazz bands and to enjoy anItalian meal, served by band and or-chestra students, and finished off withfantastic desserts.

Cardinal Band kicked off theevening with several pieces, includingselections from Phantom of the Opera.Philomusica, the after school orchestra,followed with the two songs they willbe playing at the State Solo/Ensemblecompetition on April 27. Concert bandand the New Orleans tour band fol-lowed with a taste of music from theirrecent tour, ending their portion with“On Wisconsin.”

Two student led ensembles, Fallingin A Capella and Autumn Under-ground, performed before and after theCombined Orchestras. A highlight ofthe orchestras’ performance was Pi-rates of the Caribbean; many orchestrastudents dressed as pirates to accentu-ate the piece. Wind Ensemble, con-ducted by two students, TrevorPowless and Quinn Mettel, played LesMiserables. The evening ended withrousing performances by the 6:00 O’-Clock and 7 O’Clock Jazz Ensemblesfeaturing many student soloists.

The accompanying silent auctionwas a great success with so many itemsthat organizers adapted their plans toaccommodate all of them.

Proceeds from the Spring Supperand Silent Auction will be used to sup-port and enhance band and orchestraprograms throughout the year.

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Clockwise from top: Philomusica under the direction of Mr. Steve Kurr; the MHS Seven O’Clock Jazz Ensemble; Falling in A Capella (left to right)Sonia Urquidi, Eden Girma, Meron Aydiko and Christie Cheng.

Problem solvingteam wins 2nd

A team from Middleton High Schoolhas won second place in the WisconsinFuture Problem Solving Program StateConference.

In doing so, the team has qualifiedto compete at the Future Problem Solv-ing Program International Conference,which hosts teams from all over theUnited States and world (includingAustralia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan,

Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Rus-sia, Singapore, Turkey, and GreatBritain).  

The qualifying team competed in thesenior division (for grades 10-12), iscomprised of the following MiddletonHigh School 10th graders: HeidiKnoche, Amanda Powers, Ivraj Seerhaand Michelle Xie. The team is coachedby Ruth Frawley.

School year setThe Middleton-Cross Plains Area

School District’s waiver request hasbeen approved by the Wisconsin De-partment of Public Instruction, whichmeans the calendar for the 2013-14school year is now finalized.

Start and end times for each levelnext year are: elementary school: 8:15a.m. to 2:59 p.m.; middle school: 8:05a.m. to 3:25 p.m.; high school: 7:55a.m. to 3:32 p.m.; 4K: (morning) 9 to11:30 a.m. and (afternoon) 12:15 to2:45 p.m.

The District has added 10 minutes ofinstructional time at the elementary,middle and high school levels. TheDistrict had to request a waiver fromDPI to reduce the total number of in-structional days from 180 to 177. TheDistrict is eliminating the five Collab-orative Release Time (CRT) days that

are currently partial instructional daysbut also are counted in the 180 schooldays for 2012-13. These partial CRTdays were viewed by many parents,teachers and administrators to be sig-nificantly less effective due to theshortened schedule.  

“It’s important to remember that be-cause of the increase in the school day,students at all levels will get signifi-cantly more instructional time thanthey have in the past,” Community Re-lations Specialist Perry Hibner said.

The Middleton Education Associa-tion teachers’ union and the MCPASDBoard of Education have agreed on thefinal calendar. The waiver from DPI isgood for four years, Assistant Superin-tendent for Educational ServicesGeorge Mavroulis said.

MIDDLETON-CROSS PLAINSAREA SCHOOL DISTRICT

Regular Board of Education Meeting Minutes of March 18,

2013

1. CALL TO ORDER REGULAR BOEMEETING AT 7:00 p.m.The regular meeting of the Mid-

dleton-Cross Plains Area SchoolDistrict Board of Education wascalled to order at 7:01 p.m. by Pres-ident Ellen Lindgren.

Present: President Ellen Lindgren,Vice President Diane Hornung, ClerkAnnette Ashley, Treasurer BobGreen, and Board Members AnneBauer, Jim Greer, Leeanne Hallquist(arrived at 7:05 p.m.) and Bob Hes-selbeinNot Present: Board Member Terry

MetzgerOthers Present: Superintendent

Don Johnson, Assistant Superin-tendent George Mavroulis, AssistantSuperintendent Tom Wohlleber, Di-rector of Employee Services TabathaGundrum, Director of Student Serv-ices Jerry Nicholson, Principal Mon-ica Schommer, Principal DeniseHerrmann, Principal Tim Keeler, Fis-cal Services Manager Lori Ames andScott Gralla from PMA.2. APPROVAL OF MINUTESMOVED by Hesselbein SECONDED

by Greer to approve the Regular andClosed Minutes of March 11,2013.Motion carried unanimously, 8-0.3. COMMUNICATIONSa. Correspondence/Board Com-

municationAnnette Ashley distributed flyers

for the musical at MHS in May. Theywill be presenting The Music Man.Annette attended the WASB advo-cacy seminar and day at the Capitollast week. Ellen will share a videowith the board on the Relay for Lifeevent at MHS. Ellen distributed a listfor board members to sign up forvolunteering at Relay for Life. TheEducation Foundation is asking forboard members to contribute forflow through dollars. Pledgesshould be received by April 1. Ellenparticipated in a budget discussionwith people around the state lastweek.b. Citizen Comments - None4. SUPERINTENDENTÕS REPORTa. Upcoming Events and UpdatesAccess for All program at MHS is

underway. Last Thursday was thefirst distribution date and over 80students were there to pick up theircomputers. We will follow up inter-mittently with the students with

surveys and brief interviews. MHShas received a lot of positive com-ments from students and parents.5. CONSENT AGENDAMOVED by Green SECONDED by

Ashley to approve the followingitems for consent agenda: 5.1 .a.Approval of Bills Payable. Motioncarried unanimously, 8-0.a. Administrative/Business Serv-

icesi. Approval of Bills Payable -

Check numbers 227173 through227266 totaling $495,685.27 werereviewed by the Board Treasurerand approved under consentagenda. (Exhibit A)ii. Approval of TreasurerÕs Report

- There is no TreasurerÕs Report toapprove at this time.b. Employee Servicesi. Approval of Resignations -

There are no resignations to ap-prove at this time. ii. Approval of Leaves of Absence

- There are no leaves of absence toapprove at this time. iii. Approval of Staff Appoint-

mentsThere are no staff appointments

to approve at this time. iv. Approval of Retirements -

There are no retirements to approveat this time. v. Approval of Lay Offs - There

are no lay offs to approve at thistime.c. District Consent Itemsi. Approval of 4K 66.03 Intergov-

ernmental Agreement with MadisonMetropolitan School DistrictThe board discussed several

items on the agreement. MOVED byHornung, SECONDED by Hesselbein,to table this item until the April 8Regular Board meeting. Motion car-ried unanimously, 8-0.6. ITEMS FOR

INFORMATION/DISCUSSION a. 2013-2014 Budget Develop-

mentTom and Lori presented informa-

tion on the estimated budget sur-plus balance. This information wasshared to be used throughout thediscussions. Lori reviewed thebudget assumptions included onthe estimated surplus informationpage. Preliminary salary increaseoptions were discussed for the up-coming year. George Mavroulis dis-tributed projected enrollmentinformation for the 2013-2014school year and projected staffingfor the enrollment growth. Next, thegroup discussed the budget consid-eration priorities. Many of the pri-orities reflect programs andincreases to deal with the districtÕsachievement gap. Elementary, mid-dle, high school and special educa-tion representatives presentedinformation on the budget consid-erations pertaining to theirareas/levels. The board had a con-versation encompassing the infor-mation presented.b. Achievement GapThis item was a part of the

budget discussion due to the manyitems needed to help with achieve-ment gap in our district.7. ITEMS FOR ACTIONa. Approval of Budget Parameters,

Planning Assumptions and TimelineMOVED by Green SECONDED by

Hornung to approve the budget pa-rameters, planning assumptionsand timeline as presented. Motioncarried unanimously, 8-0.b. Authorizing Additional Staff for

2013-14MOVED by Greer SECONDED by

Bauer to authorize the additionalstaff as requested by administrationfor the 2013-14 school year. Mo-tion carried unanimously, 8-0.c. Board Resolution Regarding the

Proposed State BudgetEllen gave an overview on the

process of developing the budgetletter. MOVED Greer, SECONDED byGreen to approve the proposedstate budget letter. MOVED by Greerand SECONDED by Green to amendthe motion with the two suggested

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Mering, Kenneth D,  54, Baraboo,WI 53913, 03/24/2012, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00

Meyer, Katherine E,  22, Middleton,WI 53562, 03/27/2012, Seatbelt Re-quired Oper/Pass, $10.00

Micheau, John P,  38, Middleton, WI53562, 03/17/2012, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $0.00

Middleton, Patricia A,  65, Wauna-kee, WI 53597, 04/07/2012, Operatingvehicle without insurance, $0.00

Mohamed, Zamzam A,   23, Min-neapolis, MN 55405, 04/01/2012, Dis-orderly Conduct, $240.00

Moore, Jacob R,  26, Middleton, WI53562, 03/11/2012, Display Unautho-rized Registration Plates/Tags, $151.80

Moore, Jacob R,  26, Middleton, WI53562, 03/11/2012, Operating whileSuspended, $114.00

Moore, Jacob R,  26, Middleton, WI53562, 03/11/2012, Seatbelt RequiredOper/Pass, $10.00

Moralesespinosa, Hector, 35, Madi-son, WI 53711, 03/10/2012, Operatingw/o a Valid Driver’s License, $114.00

Morris, Krystal M,  26, Baraboo, WI53913, 03/06/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $114.00

Morris, Krystal M,  26, Baraboo, WI53913, 03/06/2012, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $114.00

Morrison, Nicole M,  29, Madison,WI 53704, 03/13/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Morway, Carolyn Anne,  24, Madi-son, WI 53711, 03/07/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Motisi-Olah, Sara J,   60, Ma-zomanie, WI 53560, 03/19/2012, Fail-ure to Keep Vehicle Under Control,$126.00

Mroczek, Wojciech R,  30, Madison,WI 53719, 03/22/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Mueller, Nicole L,  23, Madison, WI53717, 03/05/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $114.00

Mulhern, Sean T,  22, Middleton, WI53562, 03/31/2012, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $114.00

Nankee, Constance Lee,  32, MountHoreb, WI 53572, 03/19/2012, Viola-tion of Traffic Signal Yellow, $88.80

Nardini, Matthew J,  34, Madison,WI 53719, 03/14/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Nigbor, Kurt W,  55, Fitchburg, WI53711, 03/27/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Nonn, Randy G, 49, Mazomanie,WI 53560, 03/19/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Nonn, Randy G,  49, Mazomanie,WI 53560, 03/19/2012, Seatbelt Re-quired Oper/Pass, $10.00

Olajide, Jelili K,  31, Brooklyn, MN55443, 04/01/2012, Disorderly Con-duct, $240.00

Oleson, Christopher C,  40, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 03/07/2012, Deviationfrom Designated Lane, $88.80

Oleson, Christopher C,  40, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 03/07/2012, Possessionof Controlled Substance, $271.50

Olson, Charles D,  32, Middleton,WI 53562, 03/18/2012, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00

Olson, Derek J,  28, Middleton, WI53562, 03/25/2012, FTS/ImproperStop at Stop Sign, $88.80

Olson, Derek J,  28, Middleton, WI53562, 03/17/2012, Disorderly Con-duct, $240.00

Olson, Kristina M,  40, Middleton,WI 53562, 03/03/2012, FYR whileMaking Left Turn, $88.80

Olson, Michele K,  21, Milwaukee,WI 53202, 03/16/2012, InattentiveDriving, $101.40

Ortiz, Ingrid,   33, Middleton, WI53562, 03/24/2012, FTS/ImproperStop at Stop Sign, $88.80

Ortiz, Ingrid,   33, Middleton, WI53562, 03/24/2012, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00

Passarella, Gina M, 45, Middleton,WI 53562, 03/17/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Patenaude, Judith A,  68, Madison,WI 53713, 03/17/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Pentinmaki, Robert W,  26, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 03/10/2012, Operatingvehicle without insurance, $114.00

Pertzborn, Erin M,  40, Cross Plains,WI 53528, 02/25/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Pertzborn, Erin M,  40, Cross Plains,WI 53528, 02/12/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Petersen, Tracy A,  34, Madison, WI53704, 04/21/2012, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $0.00

Pfeffer, Leah M,  22, Madison, WI53718, 03/23/2012, Speeding 55 MPHZone, $88.80

Phistry, Philip E,  24, Madison, WI53715, 03/23/2012, Non Registration,$88.80

Pitz, Bethany A,   21, Verona, WI53593, 03/25/2012, Speeding 55 MPHZone, $88.80

Pribbenow, Dean A,   48, Mc Far-land, WI 53558, 03/04/2012, FYRfrom Yield Sign, $88.80

Pulvermacher, Cody J,  28, Madi-son, WI 53718, 03/17/2012, Operatingvehicle without insurance, $114.00

Reilly, Erin Marlow,  23, Madison,WI 53711, 03/10/2012, Possession ofControlled Substance, $271.50

Reilly, Erin Marlow, 23, Madison,WI 53711, 03/10/2012, Possession ofDrug Paraphernalia, $177.00

Reinke, Daniel J,  45, Middleton, WI53562, 04/04/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Reynolds, Matthew M,  32, BlackEarth, WI 53515, 04/21/2012, Operat-ing vehicle without insurance, $0.00

Rhodes, Audrey G,  63, West Allis,WI 53219, 02/19/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Ripp, Christopher R,  21, Madison,

WI 53711, 03/15/2012, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00

Ripp, Sarah K,  37, Lodi, WI 53555,03/09/2012, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Roberts, Barry V,   59, Middleton,WI 53562, 03/23/2012, Failure to fileAccident Report with DMV, $114.00

Roberts, Barry V,   59, Middleton,WI 53562, 03/23/2012, Failure toStop-RR Crossing w/ Crossbuck Sign,$135.50

Roberts, Barry V,   59, Middleton,WI 53562, 03/23/2012, InattentiveDriving, $101.40

Roberts, Barry V,   59, Middleton,WI 53562, 03/23/2012, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00

Rocquemore, Santeon D,  31, Madi-son, WI 53713, 03/16/2012, IntoxicantIn Motor Vehicle Passenger, $177.00

Roewer, John Eldert,  56, Waunakee,WI 53597, 03/09/2012, OperatorFail/Have Passenger/Seatbelted,$10.00

Roland, Gregory D, 23, Middleton,WI 53562, 03/18/2012, DisorderlyConduct, $240.00

Schaaf, Kory L,  29, Mineral Point,WI 53565, 03/24/2012, Resisting orObstructing Officer, $429.00

Schmitt, Peter J,  50, Madison, WI53711, 03/19/2012, FTS/ImproperStop at Stop Sign, $88.80

Schultz, Joseph M,  33, Neillsville,WI 54456, 03/14/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Shah, Roopa K,  38, Middleton, WI53562, 03/21/2012, Obstructing Traf-fic, $101.40

Shidell, Laura A,  31, Middleton, WI53562, 03/17/2012, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00

Shomberg, Curtis L,  44, Middleton,WI 53562, 03/30/2012, Non Registra-tion, $0.00

Silbar, Joseph S,  20, Madison, WI53704, 03/14/2012, Vehicle Registra-tion Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,$0.00

Silbar, Joseph S,  20, Madison, WI53704, 03/14/2012, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00

Skibba, Stacy L,  34, Evansville, WI53536, 03/31/2012, Speeding 55 MPHZone, $88.80

Smith, Cody Patrick,   20, SpringGreen, WI 53588, 03/28/2012, Speed-ing 55 MPH Zone, $88.80

Speth, Brenda A,  40, Middleton, WI53562, 03/31/2012, FTS/ImproperStop at Stop Sign, $88.00

Spinelli, Carlos A, 28, Madison, WI53716, 03/22/2012, Vehicle Registra-tion Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,$88.80

Srem, Savoeuth,  26, Middleton, WI53562, 03/19/2012, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $114.00

Stauffer, Adam G,  36, Madison, WI53717, 03/18/2012, Non Registration,$0.00

Stauffer, Adam G,  36, Madison, WI

53717, 03/18/2012, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $0.00

Stellick, Timothy J,  28, Madison,WI 53704, 03/19/2012, Non Registra-tion, $0.00

Stone, Daniel C JR,  61, Madison,WI 53717, 04/01/2012, Speeding 25MPH Zone, $88.80

Stone, Daniel C JR,  61, Madison,WI 53717, 04/01/2012, Non Registra-tion, $88.80

Stutz, Kate Steinnagel,  29, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 03/27/2012, Method ofGiving Signals, $88.80

Swinney, Percell T,   18, Madison,WI 53711, 03/18/2012, Operatingwhile Suspended, $114.00

Tabbutt, Megan M,   19, Madison,WI 53705, 03/14/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Taylor, Latasha,  28, Waunakee, WI53597, 03/26/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $114.00

Taylor, Latasha,  28, Waunakee, WI53597, 03/26/2012, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $114.00

Tellez Giron, Marisela Melisa, 21,Madison, WI 53719, 03/09/2012,Method of Giving Signals, $88.80

Tesch, Barbara N,  54, Middleton,WI 53562, 03/23/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.00

Thiel, Jennie A,   41, Weston, WI54476, 03/25/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Torrijos Navarrete, Norberto,   32,Madison, WI 53704, 03/31/2012, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$114.00

Torrijos Navarrete, Norberto,   32,Madison, WI 53704, 03/31/2012, Op-erating w/o a Valid Driver’s License,$76.20

Van Rens, Matthew R,  28, Madison,WI 53719, 03/23/2012, Seatbelt Re-quired Oper/Pass, $10.00

Vargas, Mercedes J,  39, Madison,WI 53704, 03/23/2012, Operating w/oa Valid Driver’s License, $114.00

Volkmann, Elise M,  25, Middleton,WI 53562, 02/16/2012, Method ofGiving Signals, $76.20

Volkmann, Elise M,  25, Middleton,WI 53562, 02/16/2012, Non Registra-tion, $0.00

Wahr, Judy M,   61, Verona, WI53593, 03/03/2012, Ownr’s liabilityfail to stop after accident, $114.00

Walker, Alfonso Nmi,   40, Fitch-burg, WI 53719, 03/31/2012, Speeding55 MPH Zone, $88.80

Walker, Alfonso Nmi,   40, Fitch-burg, WI 53719, 03/31/2012, Operat-ing vehicle without insurance, $114.00

Walker, Alfonso Nmi, 40, Fitchburg,WI 53719, 03/31/2012, Operating afterrevocation, $114.00

Warren, Kirstin Lynn,   23, SaukCity, WI 53583, 03/30/2012, Prohib-ited Noise Disturbance, $177.00

Wasylik, Leah,  19, Waunakee, WI53597, 03/28/2012, Inattentive Driv-ing, $101.40

Way, Joseph J,  31, Middleton, WI53562, 03/27/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Wegener, Michael D,  23, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 03/18/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Wickersham, Michael S,   45,Williams Bay, WI 53191, 03/24/2012,Unlawful u/y turn-erected signs,$88.80

Wilcox, Buffey J,  44, Madison, WI53705, 03/28/2012, Operating whileSuspended, $114.00

Wilson, Joshua L,  26, Caledonia,WI 53108, 03/31/2012, Seatbelt Re-quired Oper/Pass, $10.00

Wisniewski, Trisha K,   44, SunPrairie, WI 53590, 03/17/2012, Speed-ing 55 MPH Zone, $88.80

Yan, Susan Yieshoung,  45, Madi-son, WI 53717, 03/16/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Yan, Susan Yieshoung,  45, Madi-son, WI 53717, 03/16/2012, Motor ve-hicle liability insurance required,$10.00

Yeager, Bryan K,  38, Fitchburg, WI53719, 03/18/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Yngsdal, Amy L, 36, Cross Plains,WI 53528, 03/16/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Young Clay, Donaldson B,  51, Mid-dleton, WI 53705, 03/24/2012, Operat-ing While Intoxicated, $731.00

Young Clay, Donaldson B,  51, Mid-dleton, WI 53705, 03/24/2012, Devia-tion from Designated Lane, $88.80

Young Clay, Donaldson B,  51, , , ,Operating With/PAC .08-.099, $0.00

WI 53705, 51, 03/24/2012, Donald-son B, Operating while Suspended,Young Clay, $114.00, Middleton

Zanzig, Barbara Ann,  36, Madison,WI 53705, 03/22/2012, Seatbelt Re-quired Oper/Pass, $10.00

Ziegler, Donna M,  56, North Free-dom, WI 53951, 03/07/2012, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Zimmerman, Melanie Rae,   32,North Freedom, WI 53951,02/21/2012, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80.

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HELP WANTEDREAL ESTATE

RENTALS

FOR SALE

LOST & FOUND

SERVICES

REAL ESTATE

VEHICLES

LAWN & GARDEN

FOR SALE

NOTICES

WANTED

GARAGE/CRAFTSALE

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