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Hosting a second packed meeting

within two weeks, the Westport TownBoard voted 4 1 Tuesday night to

have the plan commission reconsider aproposal that would turn an abandoned

gas station into a haunted house.

The plan commission, under pres-

sure from some neighbors had at-tempted to kill the proposal, but the

town board seemed more willing toconsider the Halloween attraction at

the corner of county highways M andK. The previous decision that had been

made by the Westport Planning Com-mission and the Westport/Waunakee

Joint Planning Commission rejected aproposal for a rezoning from County

C-2 Restricted to C-1.While proponents see the haunted

house as a way to revitalize a run-downbuilding that be a lure for vagrancy in

its current state, others said the haunted

house would be offensive.Although present at the meeting,

Guy Kitchell, the would-be proprietorattempting to have the structure re-

zoned for the haunted attraction, de-clined to comment on the proceedings.

I'm in favor of this, commentedboard supervisor Ken Sipsma. One of

my basic reasons I'm in favor of this isthis is commercially-zoned property.

I think that its an appropriate com-mercial use on a short-term basis,

On Thursday, August 28 at 12:05

a.m., the Middleton Police Departmentwas investigating a rollover accident

adjacent to the eastbound lanes of

Highway 12 at Greenway Boulevard.While officers were still on the sceneinvestigating that crash, a vehicle

driven by Paul L. Jones, 40, of Wauna-kee was traveling east on Highway 12

when it struck a fully marked squad car

that had its emergency lights activated.The squad car sustained significant

damage but was unoccupied, and no

officers were injured. Jones was sub-sequently arrested for felony Operatinga Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated (4th

offense) and transported to UW Hospi-tal for treatment.

The Middleton Tourism Commis-sion last week unveiled what Mayor

Kurt Sonnentag called one morearrow in the citys quiver of pro-

grams aimed at keeping the city

strong and vibrant.It was on Thursday the commission

unveiled its new mobile visitor center,the Know-N-Go. Paid for entirely by

Middleton hotel room tax, the Know-N-Go is the first and only mobile vis-

itor center in a six-county area.

I am proud to say that Middletons

Tourism Commission has found an in-novative way to help keep our econ-

omy moving forward with its newKnow-N-Go mobile visitor center,

Sonnentag said. Know-N-Go is not a

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Know-N-Go unveiled

Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger

From left: Middleton Tourism director Val Steel, Wisconsin Secretary of Tourism Stephanie Klett, Know-It-AllPatty Bois and Mayor Kurt Sonnentag.

Report: Pleasant ViewRidge septic wouldhave minimal risk

Last year, developer ErdmanHoldings Inc. proposed the construc-

tion of a conservation subdivision a subdivision with small yards but

shared access to natural lands.The development proposal would

transform 162 acres of rural land be-tween U.S. Highway 14 and Pleasant

View Golf Course into an assortmentof residential neighborhoods situated

around a working farm.Erdman Holdings was hoping to

break ground within 2014 and com-plete the development by 2019. Be-

cause of concerns brought forth inpublic hearings the city decided to

hold off on the project until furtherinformation was gathered.

The major hold-up was a debatethat surfaced while discussing the

use of private septic and well sys-tems in the subdivision.

About half of the homes would beon parcels of about 6,500 square feet

and would utilize community septic.The larger home sites, occupying

about 20,000 square feet, would useindividual septic systems. The initial

proposal touted the environmentallyfriendliness of septic systems for

recharging groundwater, howeverenvironmentalist groups and citizens

raised opposition.To get a comprehensive under-

standing of what was at stake the citydecided to have a 3rd party consult-

ant weigh in on the use of septic sys-tems. The common council voted to

enter into a contract with SAA De-sign Group of Madison with funds

provided by an escrow agreementbetween the City of Middleton and

Erdman Holdings of $10,000.

Alleged drunkdriver hits cop car

by MATT GEIGER

Times-Tribune

by CAMERON BREN

Times-Tribune

Plan commission

recommends

$1.8 million inTIF spending

Tourism Commission Hits the Road in Search of New Visitors

The Middleton Plan Commission

received two Tax Increment Financ-

ing (TIF) proposals at its last meet-

ing.

The first is for a couple new build-

ings that are the latest phase of the

Aspen Commons project. The devel-

oper is asking for $1,853,750 in as-

sistance for TIF eligible items,

including underground parking to

allow for greater density, and for un-

derground storage of storm water.

The estimated new tax value cre-

by CAMERON BREN

Times-Tribune

by MICHAEL DREW

Times-Tribune

See SEPTIC, page 9

See KNOW, page 4

See HAUNT, page 13

See TIF, page 10

Consultants report

says system could be

effective and beneficial

Back from the deadWestport votes to reconsider haunted house


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The VisionThe vision of the Middleton Com-

munity Veterans Tribute is to provide aplace for solemn reflection, quiet dig-

nity, and inspiration rich with meaningto recognize the guiding principle that

military service is to be honored andrespected as the preservation of free-

dom may depend largely on the don-victions and courage of military service

members with the strong support oftheir families and their community.

The PurposeThe purpose of the Middleton Com-

munity Veterans Tribute is to honor

past, current, and future veterans andtheir families, and the broad commu-

nity that supports them, by memorial-izing the sacrifices they have made and

by recognizing the sense of duty andcourage they have displayed as they

answered the call to arms by their Na-tion and the State of Wisconsin. Fulfill-

ment of this purpose also results in theeducation of current and future gener-

ations about the dangers to which freesocieties are exposed, the responsibili-

ties inherent in citizenship, and theenormous costs of freedom.

The ValuesValues which serve as the founda-

tion of the Middleton Community Vet-

erans Tribute include the recognitionthat veterans and those that support

their service and sacrifice have playeda vital role in the preservation of free-

dom throughout the history of the Na-tion, the State of Wisconsin, and the

Middleton community. The price of

freedom is our eternal vigilance.

Planning & DevelopmentIn late 2013, a local landscape de-

signer who is recognized regionally for

outstanding conservation and outdoordesign, approached the VFW Sonny

Simon Post 8216 and offered to donatesubstantial services to design and lo-

cate a Memorial to recognize past,present and future Middleton area vet-

erans who served both in war andpeace, their families and the commu-

nity that supported them.Because the Middleton VFW did not

want to glorify war or distinguish be-tween those who served in war from

those who answered the call during

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Photo by Jeff Martin

The concept and details of Middletons Community Veterans Tribute project were presented at the August 26Knights of Columbus Council 4549 meeting at St. Bernards Parish Center. Doug Zwank, commander of VFW Post

8216, led the presentation. Ben Nevarez from the Knights of Columbus announced that KC Council 4549 was pledg-ing $2,500 to help fund this projec. The VFW has a brochure that explains the tribute and includes a form to use formaking a financial pledge.

Pictured from left: Ben Nevarez, Wayne Dohse, Doug Zwank and Jack Hall stand in front of the fundraisingprogress thermometer showing the goal of $300,000 and pledges to date of over $50,000.

Community

Veterans Tribute

project

explained

See VETS, page 13


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Ahn, Valerie S, 37, Middleton, WI 53562,07/25/2013, FYR toPedestrian/Bicyclist/EPAMD at Control,$88.80

Akins, Emily L, 34, Madison, WI 53725,07/04/2013, No Drivers License on Person,$88.80

Akins, Emily L, 34, Madison, WI 53725,07/04/2013, Vehicle RegistrationRevoked/Suspended/Cancel, $88.80

Akins, Emily L, 34, Madison, WI 53725,

07/04/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurancerequired, $0.00

Amjala, Swathi, 29, Madison, WI 53717,07/27/2013, Failure to Keep Vehicle UnderControl, $126.60

Bacon, James P, 37, Middleton, WI53562, 07/05/2013, Possession of DrugParaphernalia, $177.00

Bacon, Rachelle J, 22, Edgerton, WI53534, 07/17/2013, FYR From Stop Sign,$88.80

Baker, Roland L, 22, Soldiers Grove, WI54655, 07/25/2013, Truck Following TooClosely, $114.00

Balthazor, Leigh Ann, 32, Madison, WI53711, 07/30/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Bartels - Gaziano, Andrea Rae, 30, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, 07/14/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Basel, Rose Mary, 55, Madison, WI53717, 07/26/2013, Obstructing Traffic,$126.60

Bauman, Brian W, 38, Madison, WI53711, 06/28/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Bausch, Aaron Austin, 22, Cross Plains,WI 53528, 07/27/2013, Deviation from Des-ignated Lane, $0.00

Bausch, Aaron Austin, 22, Cross Plains,WI 53528, 07/27/2013, Operating While In-toxicated, $731.00

Bausch, Aaron Austin, 22, Cross Plains,WI 53528, 07/27/2013, Operating With/PAC.08-.099, $0.00

Beam, Angela L, 43, Waunakee, WI53597, 07/18/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Beatty, Benjamin A, 27, Middleton, WI53562, 08/06/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Behrend, Daniel S, 40, Middleton, WI53562, 07/21/2013, Theft, $177.00

Boissonnault, Jacob Luis, 24, Middleton,WI 53562, 07/19/2013, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $114.00

Boissonnault, Jacob Luis, 24, Middleton,WI 53562, 07/19/2013, Non Registration,$88.80

Boissonnault, Jacob Luis, 24, Middleton,WI 53562, 07/19/2013, Operating while Sus-pended, $114.00

Borenitsch, James R, 32, Waunakee, WI53597, 07/21/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Brabender, Patrice M, 58, Middleton, WI

53562, 08/01/2013, FYR to Pedestrian/Bicy-clist/EPAMD at Controll, $88.80

Bray, Jason Allen, 30, Lodi, WI 53555,07/12/2013, Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, $88.80

Brown, Justin C, 29, Waunakee, WI53597, 07/13/2013, Possession of Con-trolled Substance, $271.50

Carley, Lisa Catherine, 25, Middleton, WI53562, 07/20/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $114.00

Charbarneau, Marcella M, 58, CrossPlains, WI 53528, 07/18/2013, Non Regis-tration, $88.80

Ciesielczyk, John J, 41, Morrisonville, WI53571, 07/19/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $139.20

Ciesielczyk, John J, 41, Morrisonville, WI53571, 07/19/2013, Motor vehicle liability in-surance required, $0.00

Clark, Joshua J, 38, Holmen, WI 54636,07/27/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone,$88.80

Claudio, Yeny Liseth, 30, Waunakee, WI53597, 07/25/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Claudio, Yeny Liseth, 30, Waunakee, WI53597, 07/25/2013, Operating while Sus-pended, $114.00

Claussen, Laura A, 18, Waunakee, WI53597, 07/20/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Conrad, Sandra I, 45, Black Earth, WI53515, 08/01/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $114.00

Coyle, John J JR, 63, Middleton, WI53562, 07/14/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Crneckiy, Jerold M, 48, De Forest, WI53532, 07/20/2013, Speeding 55 MPHZone, $88.80

Cuahuizo Arroyo, Roman, 39, Madison,WI 53705, 07/23/2013, Operating w/o aValid Drivers License, $114.00

Davies, Robert L, 43, Cottage Grove, WI53527, 07/14/2013, Non Registration,$88.80

Davis, James, 44, Verona, WI 53593,07/27/2013, Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, $88.80

De La Rosa, Michelle Maria, 20, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 04/11/2013, Unlawful u/yturn-erected signs, $0.00

Dearwester, Nicolas Matthew, 23, Mon-mouth, IL 61462, 07/31/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $139.20

Derouin, Mary K, 66, Janesville, WI53545, 07/26/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Diebel, Mark A, 52, Middleton, WI 53562,08/07/2013, Unlawful U Or Y Turn,$88.80

Diedhiou, Moussa, 51, Middleton, WI53562, 07/29/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $114.00

Drunasky, Nathan T, 21, Middleton, WI53562, 07/26/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Druzba, Matthew F, 49, Middleton, WI53562, 07/17/2013, Exceeding Zones and

Posted Limits, $114.00Faust, Justin M, 33, Madison, WI 53719,

07/15/2013, Auto Following Too Closely,$114.00

Faust, Justin M, 33, Madison, WI 53719,07/15/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurancerequired, $10.00

Fey, Jessie A, 39, Waunakee, WI 53597,07/29/2013, Seatbelt Required Oper/Pass,$10.00

Fey, Jessie A, 39, Waunakee, WI 53597,07/29/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurancerequired, $10.00

Fey, Jessie A, 39, Waunakee, WI 53597,07/29/2013, Operating after revocation,$114.00

Finn, Kathryn Marie, 51, Stevens Point,WI 54481, 07/28/2013, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Flynn, William Mathias, 19, Madison, WI53705, 07/22/2013, No Drivers License onPerson, $114.00

Flynn, William Mathias, 19, Madison, WI53705, 07/22/2013, Operating vehicle with-out insurance, $0.00

Ford, Michael Edwin, 41, Sun Prairie, WI53590, 08/01/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Fuller, Jamecia S, 28, Madison, WI53711, 07/30/2013, Operating while Sus-pended, $114.00

Fuller, Jamecia S, 28, Madison, WI53711, 07/30/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $114.00

Garrett, Tonya Yvonne, 55, OklahomaCity, OK 73114, 08/04/2013, Operating whileSuspended, $114.00

Gaston, Charles A, 62, Arlington, WI53911, 07/18/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $114.00

Gayk, Renee K, 40, Madison, WI 53704,06/01/2013, Operating vehicle without insur-ance, $0.00

Gear, Emily R, 32, Middleton, WI 53562,07/28/2013, Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, $114.00

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 3

COURT REPORTBOARD OF EDUCATION

As long as teachers in the Middle-ton-Cross Plains Are School Districtcan remember their working condi-

tions have been determined by a col-lective bargaining agreement.

Act 10 prohibits unions from col-lective bargaining for anything other

than base wages. The law alsomakes unions hold recertification

elections every year that require atleast 51 percent percent approval by

all employees rather than all whovote. Given union elections rarely

have that turnout, the law mostly dis-solves public unions throughout the

state, though police, fire, and emer-gency service are an exception under

the law.Act 10 was challenged and ap-

pealed all the way to the stateSupreme Court. The high court up-

held the law in its entirety. Many ex-pected the ruling would retain Act

10, not only because the court seatsfive out of seven justices that tend to

vote conservatively, but a challengebrought to a federal court was upheld

the law as well.A school district without a teach-

ers union essentially means theschool board will directly determine

the working conditions of it employ-ees through a comprehensive em-

ployee handbook rather thannegotiate through with union repre-

sentation. The model used else-where in the state and now in

Middleton is a establishing a hand-book committee.

The committee is comprised ofdistrict administration, school board

members, teachers, and in Middle-

tons case union representatives. Allmembers work through each item

step by step and work out agree-ments, though the board will have

the final say.Middleton Education Association

is no longer recognized as a union bythe state since they did not file for re-

certification. They can no longercollect union dues either.

The Middleton school board hascontinued to accept representatives

input and use them as an intermedi-ary for teachers in the handbook

drafting process, though MEA onlyagreed to get on board a week before

the Supreme Court ruling at the endof July.

The handbook committee metseven times over the previous three

weeks and considered nearly 80items. The board previously decided

it will push the committee as close toit can get to a unanimous decision on

each item before a vote must comebefore the board. Board members

said they expect to vote on three orless proposals should the committee

have a disagreement.At the latest board meeting the

board held a vote one of the itemsthat has been a bit controversial be-

tween teachers and administration.Teachers were requesting personal

days be at ten percent, which I wasin the previous collective bargaining

agreement. Administration was sug-gesting cutting this to five percent

with a few added exceptions. Theboard ultimately stuck with the pre-

vious union agreement and will

maintain personal-leave days at nomore than ten percent of total days.

MEA vice president Joellen Pauls

by CAMERON BREN

Times-Tribune

See HANDBOOK, page 13

See COURT, page 8

Employee handbook update


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Gilda gets $10,000 checkMadison Investment Advisors recently announced that they are presenting a $10,000 check to Gildas Club Madi-

son in honor of Mike Schlageter, who retired after 28 years of service to Madison Investment Advisors. Schlageteris currently the Board Chair of Gildas Club Madison. Pictured are Mike Yaktus, Managing Director at MadisonInvestment Advisors, Lannia Stenz, Executive Director of Gildas Club, and Mike Schlageter. With as much asGildas means to Mike, this was a small token of our appreciation for all that he has given to our firm, said Yaktus.Gildas Club offers emotional support, cancer education, and wellness opportunities for men, women, and childrenfacing cancer, as well as their friends and family. All programs are offered at no cost thanks to generous supporterslike Madison Investment Advisors.

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Foundation brick sales off to strong start

The MCPASD Education Foundation has sold nearly

200 spaces in less than three weeks as part of its Bricks toBuild a Strong Foundation campaign, executive director

Perry Hibner said.Approximately 800 spaces are available at both Glacier

Creek and Kromrey middle schools for inscribed bricksnear the main entrances of each building. Nearly 120

spaces had been sold at Kromrey as of Aug. 20, while Gla-cier Creek had close to 60 spaces sold, Hibner said. Most

of the bricks have been purchased by families with chil-dren in the District, although staff, alumni, businesses, and

area non-profits have also placed orders, he said.Bricks are available in three sizes and cost $100, $200

or $400. Bricks will be available until Oct. 15 or when allare sold. The paving is expected to be completed in No-

vember.Money raised will be used to continue to provide in-

spiring experiences for District students and staff, Hibner

said. The Foundation has already raised nearly $140,000for its endowment fund and handed out more than $12,000

in teacher grants since 2013. Another grant cycle wi ll beheld in the fall.

Order forms and a frequently asked questions documentare available on the Foundations website, www.inspiring-

experiences.org, or by calling Hibner at 608-829-9014.The Foundation also recently began accepting credit card

payment for people who prefer that option, he said.Its been rewarding to see people so excited about the

campaign, said Hibner, who led tours of the new areasat Glacier Creek and Kromrey that more than 350 people

attended earlier in August. Weve even had alumni backfor class reunions inquire about a brick. We cant wait to

have the bricks installed so everyone can be a part of his-tory.

marketing campaign its a long-term solution. Instead of waiting

for visitors to come to us, we cannow take our message directly to

them.The Know-N-Go travels to

events throughout Dane County,

encouraging folks to plan a trip toMiddleton. When its not on theroad, the car, and its driver, Mid-

dleton expert and Know-It-AllPatty Bois, will travel around

Middleton, helping visitors al-ready in town find fun things to

do, interesting sites to see andgreat places to eat.

I look forward to spreadingthe word about all the wonderful

things there are to experience inMiddleton, Bois said. When

people visit our city stay in ourhotels, eat in our restaurants, shop

in our stores they help our smallbusinesses thrive. In return, the

families of Middleton thrive.

The car will be stocked withhelpful information like maps andvisitor guides, along with fun

prizes. When a person signs up forthe Visit Middleton e-newsletter,

downloads the travel-planningPick-N-Play app, or signs up for a

contest, theyll be allowed to spinthe Know-N-Go prize wheel for

a chance to win t-shirts, sun-glasses and other small prizes

stamped with the Visit Middletonlogo. While games and giveaways

are meant to draw visitors in, themobile visitor center is part of a

much larger vision.Ald. Hans Hilbert, longtime

member of the citys tourismcommission, said the new vehicle

is designed to help tourists, but the

benefits will also be felt by localresidents.

When folks decide to visit

Middleton, and then really dis-cover Middleton, our city

thrives, Hilbert said. Congratu-lations to the Middleton Tourism

Commission and staff for con-stantly finding new ways to attract

visitors and encourage guests toexplore our great city.

Wisconsin Secretary ofTourism Stephanie Klett was on

hand for the unveiling of theKnow-N-Go and complimented

the city on its innovation in at-tracting tourists.

Fifty-percent of Wisconsinites

vacation in Wisconsin, Klettsaid. We have to market to them.We forget that we can vacation in

our own area and this is going tohelp get the great word out.

For more information about the

mobile visitor centers upcomingappearances or to request the

Know-N-Go at your next bigevent, log on to

visitmiddleton.com/know-n-go.

KNOW continued from page 1

Photo contributed


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Join Middleton Lutheran Church for

a 9:30 a.m. service and Rally Day on

Sunday, Sept 14.

Church members will introduce stu-

dents to their teachers and kick off a

new Sunday School year. There will beice cream and pie for kids and adults,

along with tons of activities for thekids. Activities will include face paint-

ing, carnival games, an obstaclecourse, and tons of field games.

The adults arent left out of the fun,either. There will be a live performance

by Gill Voss polka band, Buttons andBangos.

West Middleton Lutheran Church islocated at 3763 Pioneer Rd.


Fire Dept. Photo

Middleton firefighters battling a barn fire in Springfield last month.

Middleton Fire District earns Life Safety Achievement AwardMiddleton Fire District was recently

presented with a Life Safety Achieve-

ment Award for its fire prevention ac-

complishments in 2013 by the National

Association of State Fire Marshals Fire

Research and Education Foundation

(NASFM Foundation) in partnership

with Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance

Company.

The award was announced by Butch

Browning, president of the NASFM

Foundation.

The heroic efforts of our local fire

service arent limited to rushing into

burning buildings to save families.

They also present educational informa-

tion to local schools and other commu-

nity groups to make sure people know

how to respond to fires and how to pre-

vent them in the first place, said Alan

Clark, assistant vice president of Spe-

cial Investigations for Grinnell Mutual.

The Life Safety Achievement Award

recognizes fire departments for their

fire prevention programs that have

been proven to save lives year afteryear.

Since 1994, the Life Safety Achieve-

ment Award has recognized local fire

prevention efforts that have contributed

to reducing the number of lives lost in

residential fires. Middleton Fire Dis-

trict is one of 142 fire departments

across the United States to receive the

award this year for recording zero fire

deaths in 2013 or reducing fire deaths

by at least 10 percent during the year.

In addition, award recipients docu-

mented active and effective fire pre-

vention programs as well as a clear

commitment to reducing the number of

house fires in the community.

Although residential fires in the U.S.

account for only 20 percent of all fires,

they result in 80 percent of all fire

deaths. The NASFM Foundation is

committed to reducing that number.

Experience tells us that fire preven-

tion activity and public education can

significantly reduce life and property

loss from residential fires, Browning

said. Prevention and education are

very cost effective compared to the tra-

ditional approach of relying on fire

suppression. The Life Safety Achieve-

ment Award recognizes fire depart-

ments for their fire prevention efforts

and encourages them to continually

improve upon those efforts.

The NASFM Foundation is a public

interest group whose mission is to re-

duce residential fire deaths and in-

juries. The Foundation advocates the

use of residential fire sprinklers, smoke

alarms, carbon monoxide detectors and

teaching people fire-safe behavior. The

Foundation assists fire departments

with implementing residential sprin-

kler/smoke alarm programs on a localbasis. The Foundations partners in-

clude the United States Fire Adminis-

tration, the National Association of

State Fire Marshals and private indus-

try/associations with an interest in and

commitment to residential fire safety.

Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Com-

pany, in business since 1909, provides

reinsurance for farm mutual insurance

companies and property and casualty

insurance products through more than

1,600 independent agents in 12 Mid-

western states. Grinnell Mutual is the

120th largest property-casualty insur-

ance company in the United States and

the largest primary reinsurer of farm

mutual companies in North America.

On Tuesday, September 23 at

6:30 p.m., the Middleton PublicLibrary will host a screening of

the documentary Dostoevsky Be-hind Bars, directed by Marc Ko-

rnblatt.The film follows university

graduate students who volunteerto discuss literature and writing

with inmates at the Oakhill Cor-rectional Institution, a minimum-

security prison in Oregon,Wisconsin. The film premiered at

the Wisconsin Film Festival,where it won a Gold Badger

Award, and is also an official se-lection of the Louisville Interna-

tional Film Festival, the JulienDubuque International Film Fes-

tival, and the Philadelphia Inde-pendent Film Festival. The film

has a runtime of 56 minutes.Filmmaker Marc Kornblatt will

attend and a Q&A session willfollow the screening.

Lutheran church to hold Rally DayBehindBars

CHURCH NOTES

Youd think at leastone of them could tell youhow to renew a passport.

Got government-related questions?


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Why not goOUT tonight?!

6th Grade Recognition Awards (4th

Quarter/2nd Semester)The sixth grade teachers at Glacier

Creek Middle School use StandardsBased Grading. The sixth graderecognition awards are determined by

excellence in academics and/or excel-lence in habits of learning. The fol-

lowing students have demonstratedproficiency or advancement in all ac-

ademic areas and/or proficiency oradvancement with their habits of

learning. An asterisk (*) denotes stu-dents who have demonstrated profi-

ciency or advancement in bothcategories.

Acker, Lauren R *Ahuja, Aniket *

Anagnostopoulos, Alexandra A *

Anderson, Julia G *Bauerle, Megan J *Bebermeier, Cailin M *

Bodenstein, Cheyanne MBoehnen, Elizabeth M

Bursac, Karina *Butler, Graham D

Coffini, Alexander J *De Oliveira, Sophia C *

Deptula, Cole MEdlebeck, Camren S

Ehrhardt, Noah S *Fargen, Jacob D

Fritz, Amber LFrusciante, Brian A

Gattenby, Tanner JGehrke Kallstromer, Alicia N *

Gehrke Kallstromer, Emelie S *Gilles, Braedon D

Godishala, ShreyaHellenbrand, Jordan J

Helmke, Maxwell RHelt, Sydney L

Hinz, Nicholas SHodson, Makenzie L *

Hoferle, Peter JHolland Jr., Stephen D

Huber, Carson JHuff, Tyler W *

Jackson, Joelle N *Jafari, Amirali *

Jasinski, Micheline P *

Jens, Bryn E *Johnson, Ashton S *

Johnson, Paxton J *

Johnson, William EJoslyn, Katherine M *Kalscheur, Blake S

Kelliher, Mason RKjentvet, Jack C

Lawrence, Madelyn RLemirande, Josie L

LeRoy, Jackson T *Lindblom, Cecilie V *

Lynch, Aidan AMalcheski, Madelyn H

Mallannagari, Sai Likhith RMcGill, Megan C *

McLain, Natalie APao-Huang, Yao-Tian P

Parthasarathy, ShrutiPatterson, Katherine A

Peterson, Jena E

Phaneuf, Ashlyn KPientka, Jessica L *Reed, Ashton E

Reed, Payton MRenfert, Karsey P

Roesch, Amanda A *Rogers, Ella R *

Rudolph, Samuel P *Schiffman, Nicholas A

Schlieckau, Roland JSchulenberg, Deserae E

Schwartz, Megan J *Semrad, Drake D

Sommers, Grace CSoni, Abhav *

Srinivas, AnakaStafford, Ethan J

Steiner, Lauren ESteinmetz, Grace E

Tanin, Sitori I *Tischer, Ashleigh M

Utter, Cory JValtierra, Aviana G

Van Gilder, Hayden R *Veidel, Claire E

Westerlund, Julian R *Wilson, Tyler G *

Wirth, Gavin RYstenes, Roman E

7th Grade Honor Roll* denotes 4.0

Aegerter, Hannah S *Albert, Ava H

Ballweg, Allison R *Barrett, Alexis L *

Bavishi, Sophia M *Bender, Zakary J

Bliss, Lydia S *Bogner, Alexandra L *

Bookstaff, Isaac RBoras, Jenna R

Bote, Sophia M *Burkard, Nathaniel J

Byington, Taylor L *Carrington, Dylan M

Casper, Ian TChafe, Andrew S

Chandler, Megan E

Datta, Meghna *Djamali, Sawm G *Drake, Lauren M

Draves, Nicolas D *Dubas, Apsara R

Ducke, Keegan NDunn, Charlotte R *

Engelien, Madeline FErnst, Hannah Y *

Faust, Colette EFermanich, Julia M *

Frinzi, Keller L *Gattenby, Tayla J *

Gaxha, Gino LGessler, Samuel R *

Gold, Ryan DGrelle, Kevin W

Hart, MaKayla LHellenbrand, Connor C

Hinz, Emma MHolewinski, Cooper W

Hornung, Kelsey C *Horst, Lauren N

Houghton, Allison KHuntington, Madison L

Jagoe, Abigail MJensen, Lauren K

Joswiak, Vincent H *Kalsbeek, Colin N

Kalscheur, Tyler *Keebler, Anna M *

Keebler, Emily S *

Keenan, Kyra R *Keith, Moira R *

Knoke, Elizabeth N *

Kochan, Reed MKostas, GeorgiosKowalski, Hailey A

Kruchten, Shae-Lynn RKuhn, Nina-Soleil C *

Kurr, Veronica LLaBoda, Grace F *

Laufenberg, Hannah E *Leach, Hannah K *

Leonard, Avery ELepage, Matthew T

Lewis, Caroline ELund, Andrew F

Mack, Cora RMadoch, Michael W

Maier, Eric M *Martin, Andrew J *

Martin, Sophia L *

May, Mallory MMcEllistrem, Aidan PMcLain, Daniel W

Meicher, Kevin FMetzger, Catherine K

Mondi, Jack CNeuser, Kyle R *

Newman, Noah TOlson, Paige E *

Owens, Caitlynn RPansegrau, Elizabeth L

Pierantozzi, Alexander J *Rawling, Gillian S

Roberson, Rachel IRoberts, Rachael C

Roenneburg, Owen LRogers, Margaret F

Roll, Jon HRough, Taylor R *

Sabol, Karina R *Sanchez Guevara, Joanelle D

Schlicht, Kyra A *Schollmeyer, Allison M

Schwartz, David R *Serra, Collin J

Singh, Shailaja CSisk, Simon P *

Spahn, Courtney NStahnke, Alexis C

Stewart, Erik RStewart, Laura E *

Sullivan, Sean P

Thomley, Anna L *Thompson, Emma R

Waldsmith, David O

Wensing, Hannah K *Woldt, Samantha CWood, Sarah K

Yang, Jason C *Zander, Victoria A

Zuengler, Hannah G *

7th Grade Honorable MentionBarbian, Jennifer J

Bertz, Braeden NBliss, Abigail D

Bruhn, Jamison WCarr, Julia M

Colon, Michelle LFagre, Benjamin A

Garver, Cole AGraham, Megan E

Hunt, James R

Kalscheur, Dylan DKozitzky, Mia RLivelli, Olivia V

McIntyre, Jacob TNewman, Ellie L

Nilles, Jaiden LTimm, Zachary S

8th Grade Honor Roll* denotes 4.0Anglin, Miram E *

Bakken, Mackenzie C *Basel, Alexis A *

Blair, Carson HBrandle, Kaitlyn V *

Buss, Brianna LChiaverini, Nicholas M

Cole, Felicity BCzosek, Grace A

Dalrymple, Tucker J *DeMartino, Sydney D *

Djamali, Kian SDraves, Michael L *

Duecker, Emily A *Dunn, Haley R

Essert, Holly K *Fattouh, Osama M

Friedle, Sydney M *Frusciante, James P *

Fuerbringer, Amber L *

SSCHOOLCHOOL NNEWSEWS

Glacier Creek Middle School honors students listed

See HONORS, page 7


7/24

Teen Events at the Middleton

Public Library:

Create Change!Would you like to help make the

world a safer, more magical place? Join

us for our first meeting of a Harry Pot-

ter Alliance to start a Middleton chap-ter on Thursday, Sept. 25, 7-8 pm! Wewould like to create a group of fans, ac-

tivists, nerdfighters, teenagers, wizardsand muggles dedicated to fighting for

social justice! Help us start the magicin a delicious way with Cupcake Dec-orating on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2-3 pm.This is a sensory friendly event to show

your support of teens on the autisticspectrum. Please sign up at the Help

Desk (827-7402) so we are sure tohave enough cupcakes for everyone.

Question Normality!Do we live in an Orwellian society?

Join us in a discussion of 1984 andAn-

imal Farm on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 4-5 pm for Banned! and take a look atmodern-day censorship. What books(if any) do you think should be banned

and why? Ask at the Help Desk tocheck out a Kindle downloaded with

these and other book discussion titles.(In honor of Banned Books Week)

Continue the discussion on the futureof our society at Donuts & Dystopiason Wednesday, Oct. 15, 4-5 p.m. witha look at the book Ship Breaker by

Paolo Bacigalupi. (similar to the MazeRunner series.) Speaking of theMaze

Runner, we also have a Maze RunnerChallenge on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 4-5 pm, to celebrate the upcoming movierelease! We will have physical and

mental maze challenges, with chancesto win tickets to the movie. Dont miss

our other teen-created maze for ourHaunted Library on Thursday, Oct.23, 4-5 pm! Teens are invited to help

create the atmosphere on Wed., Oct.22, 3:30- 5 pm, then act in the Haunted

Library on Thursday. All ages are wel-come to take a walk through the

Haunted Libraryif you dare! (Lightson version for children for the first 15

minutes.)

Did that really happen?

Do you love history? Author Jen-nifer Bradbury will be visiting the li-brary on Saturday, Oct. 18, 10-11 am

to talk about her award-winning book,

A Moment Comes, an action-packednovel of the explosive events leading

up to the separation of Pakistan fromIndia in the 1940s with hints of a dan-

gerous, forbidden romance. All ageswelcome.

Giroux, Mitchell B

Goth, Jackson RGrosspietsch, Elizabeth A *

Gundrum, Jordan R *Haberland-Ervin, Caroline L

Hartung, Grace FHippen, Caroline J *

Hodson, Payton E *Holahan, Ashley M *

Huang, Hao-Yu SHuber, Rachel S *

Hurd, Lauren C *Jones, John M

Karls Niehaus, Aubrey L *Krantz, Avery C

Kulie, Kathryn A *Lamson, Owen M *

Landucci, Leta M *Laufenberg, Emma C

LeMonds, Raymond J *Lewis, Ryan D

MacLean, Daniel HMatsumura, Claire A *

McCue, Nicole R *Megan, Nareg A *

Michaels, Nicholas A *Mikelsons, Samuel I *

Moreau, Camille *Munoz, Marissa C *

Neumann, Emma K *Parente, Jessica R *

Patterson, Margaret M *Paul Rajamanickam, Britney S

Peterson, Bria C *Pinder, Devon K

Pugliese, Ann L *Quartaro, Nicholas J

Ragsdale, Cole A *Rawling, Nicholas J *

Reed, Morgan G *Roquitte, Samuel C

Schoonveld, Erika JSheehan, Maureen D *

Staples, Claire K *Sutter, Kyla J

Tanin, Taviahna M *Tibbetts, Jack E

Trinkl, Nathan R *Turski, Jennifer S

Wahlgren, Allison MWeiler, Jack J

Wempner, Casey N *White, Halle N *

Wildes, Ethan RWills, Aaron M

Wilson, Jack KWinkler, Jordan J

Woody, Rachel E *Zeimentz, Julia A

8th Grade Honorable Mention

Andler, Alex D

Aumann, Olivia LCowling, Kyle M

Delaney, Autumn MGali, Reshma

Hanson, Alec JKing, Samuel J

Pytel, Nicole ARossmiller, Leo R

Simon, Andrew DTews, Jonathan W

Tran, Tyler TVandermause, Drake J


HONORSFrom p. 6

Dystopias, authors and activism for teens

Local quilters featured in Quilt ExpoMiddleton residents Lois

Solverud, Mari deMoya, Ruth Durigand Kate Braus have had quilts ac-

cepted in the 2014 Quilt Expo quiltcontest.

The contest is part of the 10th an-nual Quilt Expo to be held Sept. 4-6

in the Exhibition Hall at the AlliantEnergy Center in Madison, Wis.

Quilts accepted in the 10-categorycontest are judged on visual impact

and stitching technique. Awards willbe given for Best of Show, and first-,

second- and third-place in each cate-

gory. One quilt will be selected by at-

tendees to receive the Viewers

Choice award.Additional Quilt Expo highlights

include hundreds of quilts on exhibit,a vendor mall, stage presentations, Sit

& Sew and hands-on workshops, na-tionally known celebrity presenters,

the opportunity to meet and chat withNancy Zieman of public televisions

Sewing With Nancy, a prize raffle,two special evening events and a

Quilt to Give community serviceproject.

Tickets are on sale now and atten-

dees are encouraged to pre-register

for lectures, workshops and evening

events at wiquiltexpo.com. Ticketsalso are available by calling 866-297-

6545 and at select retail outletsthroughout Wisconsin.

Quilt Expo is a partnership of Wis-consin Public Television and Nancy

Zieman Productions LLC.Funding for Quilt Expo is provided

by Nancys Notions, Baby Lock andQuilters Club of America.

Wisconsin Public Television is aservice of the Educational Communi-

cations Board and University of Wis-

consin-Extension.


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Geringer, Annette L, 43, Middleton, WI53562, 07/23/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Gilman Perez, Gabriella M, 20, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 07/26/2013, Operating whileSuspended, $114.00

Gilman Perez, Gabriella M, 20, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 07/26/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $139.20

Golden, Terrance L, 37, Madison, WI53705, 07/26/2013, Non Registration,$88.80

Golden, Terrance L, 37, Madison, WI53705, 07/26/2013, Display UnauthorizedRegistration Plates/Tags, $151.80

Golden, Terrance L, 37, Madison, WI53705, 07/26/2013, Seatbelt RequiredOper/Pass, $10.00

Golden, Tina Renee, 36, Madison, WI53705, 07/26/2013, Seatbelt RequiredOper/Pass, $10.00

Gomez Lopez, Jose, 46, Madison, WI53704, 07/29/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $114.00

Gonzalez Cabanas, Edgar Edgar, 41,Madison, WI 53711, 07/28/2013, Operatingwhile Suspended, $114.00

Goth, Mackenzie J, 21, Janesville, WI53545, 07/28/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Graham, Alexander James, 19, Verona,WI 53593, 07/23/2013, Operating w/o aValid Drivers License, $114.00

Gross, Jerlisha Marniece, 25, Madison,WI 53705, 08/01/2013, Seatbelt Required

Oper/Pass, $10.00Guyer, Robert H, 57, Madison, WI53704, 07/28/2013, Operating With/PAC.08-.099, $0.00

Guyer, Robert H, 57, Madison, WI53704, 07/28/2013, Deviation from Desig-nated Lane, $88.80

Guyer, Robert H, 57, Madison, WI53704, 07/28/2013, Operating While Intoxi-cated, $886.00

Hanks, Lucas J, 21, Prairie Du Sac, WI53578, 08/02/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $114.00

Harris, Linda A, 59, Madison, WI 53717,07/06/2013, Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, $88.80

Hoang, Aaron, 37, Fitchburg, WI 53711,07/28/2013, Non Registration, $0.00

Holder, Lynn J, 48, De Forest, WI 53532,07/14/2013, Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, $88.80

Hopwood, Lyle L, 62, Dane, WI 53529,07/19/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted

Limits, $139.20Hutter, Bradley L, 45, Middleton, WI53562, 07/18/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $114.00

Ingersoll, Truman Thomas, 18, Manawa,WI 54949, 07/07/2013, Failure to Dim LightsFollowing a Vehicle, $76.20

Johnson, Benjamin Robert, 23, Verona,WI 53593, 08/07/2013, Inattentive Driving,$101.40

Kalish, Jeffrey A, 48, Fitchburg, WI53719, 08/03/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Karimi, Samir, 27, Verona, WI 53593,06/17/2013, Non Registration, $88.80

Karimi, Samir, 27, Verona, WI 53593,

06/17/2013, Vehicle RegistrationRevoked/Suspended/Cancel, $88.80

Katana, Dorothy M, 23, Madison, WI53711, 07/15/2013, Failure To Display Li-cense Plates, $63.60

Katana, Dorothy M, 23, Madison, WI53711, 07/15/2013, Operating after revoca-tion, $114.00

Keime, Tyler Dale, 20, Madison, WI53717, 07/30/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Kenney, John R, 25, Madison, WI 53715,

07/23/2013, Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, $88.80Kenney, John R, 25, Madison, WI 53715,

07/23/2013, No Motorcycle License, $0.00Kenney, John R, 25, Madison, WI 53715,

07/23/2013, Operating vehicle without insur-ance, $0.00

Kimball, Eric J, 26, Middleton, WI 53562,07/17/2013, Operating while Suspended,$114.00

Klessig, Catherine J, 60, Mazomanie, WI53560, 07/21/2013, Auto Following TooClosely, $88.80

Kloss, Bethany Anne, 30, Middleton, WI53562, 08/08/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Kornstedt, Lenora Dorothy, 62, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 07/15/2013, Motor vehicle li-ability insurance required, $10.00

Kottapalli, Rajanipriya, 32, Middleton, WI53562, 07/23/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $114.00

Krall, Daniel Arnold, 24, Madison, WI

53716, 08/08/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80Krueger, Evan M, 27, Eagan, MN 55123,

08/03/2013, Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, $88.80

Krueger, Heidi S, 45, Fond Du Lac, WI54935, 02/09/2013, Operating while Sus-pended, $114.00

Krueger, Heidi S, 45, Fond Du Lac, WI54935, 02/09/2013, Resisting or ObstructingOfficer, $429.00

Kuchenbecker, Brianna Rita, 20,VERONA, WI 53593, 06/16/2013, AbsoluteSobriety Law, $303.00

Kuchenbecker, Brianna Rita, 20,VERONA, WI 53593, 06/16/2013, Operatingwhile Suspended, $114.00

Lindberg, Eric E, 25, Madison, WI 53719,08/03/2013, Operating while Suspended,$114.00

Lindberg, Eric E, 25, Madison, WI 53719,08/03/2013, Non Registration, $88.80

Lindberg, Eric E, 25, Madison, WI 53719,

08/03/2013, Vehicle RegistrationRevoked/Suspended/Cancel, $88.80Loeb, Daniel D, 55, Black Earth, WI

53515, 07/24/2013, H&R Property Adja-cent/Hwy, $177.00

Mackessy, Kristen Marie, 37, CrossPlains, WI 53528, 08/03/2013, Operatingwhile Suspended, $114.00

Mading, Steven L, 41, Madison, WI53711, 07/27/2013, Violation of Traffic Sig-nal Yellow, $88.80

Mading, Steven L, 41, Madison, WI53711, 07/27/2013, Operating while Sus-pended, $114.00

Mading, Steven L, 41, Madison, WI53711, 07/27/2013, Non Registration,

$88.80Mading, Steven L, 41, Madison, WI

53711, 07/27/2013, Operating vehicle with-out insurance, $114.00

Magers, Margo S, 71, Middleton, WI53562, 07/23/2013, Non Registration, $0.00

Malone, Daniel Scott, 52, Mc Farland, WI53558, 07/17/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $114.00

Margis, Amber Nichole, 23, Middleton,WI 53562, 07/28/2013, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Martin, Stacy M, 35, Madison, WI 53719,08/01/2013, Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, $114.00

Mastalir, Kirsten Lynn, 31, Brooklyn, WI53521, 07/19/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Miller, Justin G, 28, Madison, WI 53704,08/01/2013, Seatbelt Required Oper/Pass,$10.00

Miller, Morgan J, 22, Stoughton, WI53589, 07/30/2013, Obstructing Traffic,$101.40

Miller, Raymond C, 48, Black Earth, WI53515, 07/24/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Mireles, Diego J, 26, Madison, WI53704, 07/25/2013, Non Registration,$88.80

Mireles, Diego J, 26, Madison, WI53704, 07/25/2013, Seatbelt RequiredOper/Pass, $10.00

Moriarty, Richard L, 43, Middleton, WI53562, 07/15/2013, Disorderly Conduct,

$240.00Morris, Stacey L, 37, Sun Prairie, WI53590, 08/08/2013, Operating vehicle with-out insurance, $114.00

Morris, Stacey L, 37, Sun Prairie, WI53590, 08/08/2013, Vehicle Registration Re-voked/Suspended/Cancel, $88.80

Munoz, Felipe S, 36, Chicago, IL 60618,07/30/2013, Violation of Truck Routes,$114.00

Niesen, Samuel Thomas, 21, Middleton,WI 53562, 07/24/2013, Seatbelt RequiredOper/Pass, $10.00

Nitti, Jonathan M, 39, Waunakee, WI53597, 07/28/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Page, Nathaniel John, 49, Madison, WI53705, 07/28/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $114.00

Palmer, Aaron Thomas, 26, Madison, WI53719, 06/10/2013, Auto Following TooClosely, $114.00

Paschke, Tamalyn R, 52, Madison, WI

53717, 07/30/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80Perez Jimenez, Javier, 20, Middleton, WI

53562, 08/01/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Perez Jimenez, Javier, 20, Middleton, WI53562, 07/13/2013, UnderageConsume/Possess Alcoholic Beverages,$177.00

Perez, Alicia, 46, Fitchburg, WI 53711,07/29/2013, Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, $114.00

Peters, Leo E, 44, Middleton, WI 53562,07/16/2013, Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, $88.80

Peterson, Benjamin James, 18, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 07/05/2013, Exceeding

Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80Peterson, Benjamin James, 18, Middle-

ton, WI 53562, 07/05/2013, Operating vehi-cle without insurance, $114.00

Peterson, Benjamin James, 18, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 07/05/2013, Motor vehicle li-ability insurance required, $0.00

Peterson, Benjamin James, 18, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 07/05/2013, Seatbelt Re-quired Oper/Pass, $0.00

Peterson, Tim L, 66, Monona, WI 53716,07/14/2013, Operating after revocation,

$114.00Polinsky, Stefan Becker, 18, Waunakee,WI 53597, 08/02/2013, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $114.00

Polinsky, Stefan Becker, 18, Waunakee,WI 53597, 08/02/2013, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $114.00

Preimesberger, Scott P, 26, Madison, WI53719, 07/28/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Raabe, April J, 31, Sun Prairie, WI53590, 07/23/2013, Vehicle Registration Re-voked/Suspended/Cancel, $88.80

Raisbeck, Steven M, 58, Plain, WI53577, 07/29/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Ramirez Bermea, Brenda Marisela, 23,Middleton, WI 53562, 07/21/2013, Oper M/Vby permitee w/o parent, $114.00

Reed, Shannon C, 32, Madison, WI53719, 07/19/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Richardson, Barbara E, 52, Richland

Center, WI 53581, 07/20/2013, Non Regis-tration, $88.80Richardson, Barbara E, 52, Richland

Center, WI 53581, 07/20/2013, Operatingvehicle without insurance, $114.00

Roberts, Spencer S, 24, Waukesha, WI53189, 07/16/2013, Truck Following TooClosely, $114.00

Rothwell, Dianne K, 62, Madison, WI53719, 07/26/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Rudig, Alison J, 24, Middleton, WI53562, 07/21/2013, Operating vehicle with-out insurance, $114.00

Rudig, Alison J, 24, Middleton, WI53562, 07/21/2013, Operating while Sus-pended, $114.00

Rudig, Alison J, 24, Middleton, WI53562, 07/21/2013, Vehicle Registration Re-voked/Suspended/Cancel, $88.80

Rush, Timothy R, 38, Madison, WI53705, 08/01/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $139.20

Rush, Timothy R, 38, Madison, WI53705, 08/01/2013, Operating vehicle with-out insurance, $0.00

Sabatke, Blake L, 22, Madison, WI53718, 07/10/2013, Motor vehicle liability in-surance required, $10.00

Sather, Luke A, 37, Cross Plains, WI53528, 07/25/2013, Non Registration,$88.80

Sather, Luke A, 37, Cross Plains, WI53528, 07/25/2013, Improper Display of Li-cense Plates/Tags/Decal, $63.60

Schaaf, Jonathan William, 21,Dodgeville, WI 53533, 07/18/2013, Methodof Giving Signals, $88.80

Schaefer, Antoinette M, 47, Middleton,WI 53562 3749, 08/02/2013, Operating

while Suspended, $114.00Schaefer, Richard Paul, 88, Lodi, WI

53555, 07/16/2013, Traffic Control Signal Vi-olation red, $88.80

Schmitt, Adam J, 33, Madison, WI53717, 06/11/2013, Method of Giving Sig-nals, $88.80

Schnarr, Christina Noel, 33, Madison, WI53719 0000, 07/30/2013, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Schramm, Andrew David, 19, Middleton,WI 53562, 07/27/2013, Exceeding Zones

and Posted Limits, $88.80Schultz, Lindsay L, 30, Middleton, WI53562, 07/23/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Seddon, Amber Kristi, 38, Verona, WI53593, 07/27/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Shay, Steven T, 57, Middleton, WI53562, 07/30/2013, Operating vehicle with-out insurance, $114.00

Sherstad, Darrin B, 28, Verona, WI53593, 07/16/2013, Improper Right Turn,$88.80

Smith, Marshall H, 79, Madison, WI53718 8234, 07/10/2013, FYR whenEmerging From Alley, $88.80

Stanford, Jason J, 40, Madison, WI53716, 07/12/2013, Disorderly Conduct,$240.00

Stewart, Brent Matthew, 35, Middleton,WI 53562, 07/21/2013, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $114.00

Strohl, Rosanne Darrey, 65, Fitchburg,

WI 53711, 07/18/2013, Motor vehicle liabilityinsurance required, $10.00Strohl, Rosanne Darrey, 65, Fitchburg,

WI 53711, 07/18/2013, Unsafe Lane Devia-tion, $88.80

Sweeney, Tom A, 56, Madison, WI53715, 08/02/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $114.00

Sweeney, Tom A, 56, Madison, WI53715, 08/02/2013, Seatbelt RequiredOper/Pass, $10.00

Sweet, Debra S, 50, Middleton, WI53562, 07/16/2013, Unlawful Trespass Pri-vate Land or Building, $303.00

Sweet, Debra S, 50, Middleton, WI53562, 07/19/2013, Criminal Trespass ToLand, $114.00

Swiney, Percell Thadeus, 19, Middleton,WI 53562, 07/30/2013, Possession of Con-trolled Substance, $271.50

Taylor, Jonathan J, 23, Madison, WI53714, 07/20/2013, Operating vehicle with-out insurance, $114.00

Taylor, Jonathan J, 23, Madison, WI53714, 07/20/2013, Operating while Sus-pended, $114.00

Timberlake, Jacob A, 43, Madison, WI53713, 08/03/2013, Seatbelt RequiredOper/Pass, $10.00

Timmerman, Jerad Allen, 24, Madison,WI 53711, 07/11/2013, FYR while MakingLeft Turn, $88.80

Tingley, Steven R, 57, Merrimac, WI53561, 08/01/2013, Unlawful U Turn atControlled Intersection, $88.80

Torres, Alexander D, 22, Milwaukee, WI53211, 08/08/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Tralmer, William E, 80, Middleton, WI53562, 07/12/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $114.00

Troia, Brandon D, 30, Waunakee, WI53597, 07/31/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $114.00

Truttschel, Jordan T, 24, Madison, WI53719, 05/19/2013, Method of Giving Sig-

nals, $88.80Tuerkheimer, Frank M, 74, Madison, WI

53705, 07/30/2013, Traffic Control Signal Vi-olation red, $88.80

Vandenbranden, Brooke E, 23, Madison,WI 53703, 07/25/2013, Seatbelt RequiredOper/Pass, $10.00

Wade, Cheryl D, 66, Madison, WI 53704,07/16/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurancerequired, $10.00

Walters, Gerald, 39, Fitchburg, WI53713, 07/28/2013, Operating w/o a ValidDrivers License, $114.00

Weber, Douglas R, 31, Middleton, WI53562, 07/16/2013, Non Registration, $0.00

Westfall, Tex L, 25, Madison, WI 53704,07/23/2013, Ride in Vehicle without seatbelt,$10.00

Wilinski, Pamela M, 49, Madison, WI53704, 07/24/2013, Ride in Vehicle withoutseatbelt, $10.00

Williams, Robert Wesley JR, 19, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 07/30/2013, Possession of

Drug Paraphernalia, $177.00Windorff, Timothy J, 24, Cedarburg, WI

53012, 07/25/2013, Seatbelt RequiredOper/Pass, $10.00

Woods, Terrence L, 29, Madison, WI53713, 07/20/2013, Operating w/o a ValidDrivers License, $114.00

Yeager, Charles L, 44, Portage, WI53901, 07/20/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $139.20

Zeasman, Catharine L, 56, Baraboo, WI53913, 07/23/2013, Traffic Control Signal Vi-olation red, $88.80

Zeimet, Eric L, 39, Sun Prairie, WI53590, 07/20/2013, Motor vehicle liability in-surance required, $10.00

Zeimet, Eric L, 39, Sun Prairie, WI53590, 07/20/2013, Non Registration,$88.80

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Good Neighbor

says thanksLetter to the editor,Thank you for honoring me with

one of the 2014 Good NeighborAwards. I wish to express my great ap-

preciation to my dear friend NancySandy for her nomination and the

Good Neighbor Committee for choos-ing me as one of the 2014 Good Neigh-

bors.As I look at my award; I remember

my childhood, as my siblings and Ishadowed our mom, Bev Paske, giving

to family, friends and anyone in needthroughout our community. Mom left

a legacy for all of us to follow. Since

moving toMadison in 1983, there are endless

mentors (I wish there was room to

name all of you) that have helped mestrive to continue moms legacy. Afterour son, Sean, left Middleton High

School with the Class of 2009 ROARCampaign going out strong; I needed

to continue giving back to the commu-nity. I have had the opportunity to

open many doors meeting many GoodNeighbors. It is not only one or two

that builds a community, it is all of us.I am humbled by this award; with

your guidance and support the child-hood tools of my mom continue to

make our community strong.

With sincere thanks,Patti Jackson.

Middleton

public landsare premiereTo Penni Klein, public lands man-

ager for the City of Middleton,

Please accept my sincere congratu-

lations to the Middleton Parks, Recre-ation & Forestry Department on being

selected as a 2014 National Recreationand Park Association Gold Medal Fi-

nalist.The Middleton Parks, Recreation &

Forestry Department has now becomeone of the very few agencies being

honored in the United States that has

demonstrated continued excellence intheir long-range planning initiatives,

resource management, and agency

recognition.As you are aware, agencies arejudged on their ability to address the

diverse needs of their community resi-dents through the collective energies of

citizens, staff and elected officials. Be-cause of your outstanding park and

recreation services, facilities and qual-ity personnel and volunteers and com-

munity organizational partners,Middleton now joins the premiere

ranking of being chosen as one of thefinalists for this national honor and

recognition.On behalf of myself, our Board of

Directors, and our over 2,000 mem-bers, congratulations to you and your

staff for this tremendous achievementand recognition. The very best!

Sincerely,Steven J. Thompson, CPRP,CEO/Executive Director

Wisconsin Park &Recreation Association


My baby

killed

my catMy baby killed my cat.

Peter was a lazy, mercurial presencein our house. Even in his old age, he

stuck to a rigorous daily routine that in-

cluded sleeping wherever I wanted tosit, and distributing a layer of hair, likelittle strands of poison ivy, all over

everything. He also savagely attackedpeople foolish enough to think a

purring, prostrated feline didnt meanthem any harm. And of course, he liked

to vomit dramatically whenever we

tried to eat or entertain guests.

Whenever my wife has questionedmy devotion to her, Ive always been

quick to point out that my love for heris so strong it compelled me to take in,

and live alongside, what was essen-tially a wild animal.

At 25 pounds, Peter was the equiva-lent of feral wolverine living in our

home. I often imagined how silly wemust have looked, taking the long route

through the house to avoid him whenhe was in a bad temper, or leaping out

of the way when he jumped up onto thecouch next to us. It is remarkable what

you can get used to in your own house.After an attack, I always felt like the

neighbor of a serial killer, being inter-viewed on the evening news.

He just seemed perfectly normal,I would think. I never would have sus-

pected he was planning to kill and eatme.

No amount of menace on my part,pleading from my wife, or growling

from the dog could ever daunt Peter.His only real fear was plastic bags,

which to him sounded uncannily likethe ferocious thrumming of the hooves

of the horses of the apocalypse.When we brought our infant daugh-

ter home, we stocked up on hydrogenperoxide and showed her, with much

trepidation and a lot of protective handwaving, the cat we assumed would

teach her a few puzzling, bloody les-sons about animal behavior.

We could never figure out Petersrules for non-engagement. It was as if

he occasionally signed a peace treatybut refused to inform us of the hun-

dreds of rules and conditions containedwithin it.

Oh, Matts wearing a blue shirttoday, the cat would think. Ill obvi-

ously be launching an all-out attacklater this afternoon.

There was no mistaking his feelingsas he gazed into our daughters eyes for

the first time. The entire living situa-tion, he felt, had grown instantly and

completely unbearable.

There is no way, he was thinking,I am going to live with that horrible

little creature.And he didnt. He quickly died of

what the vet said was old age, but whatI am fairly certain was a fatal case of

feline scorn.When I noticed he felt unwell, I

picked him up and drove him to thevet. When I walked in and placed him

on the examination table, the doctordid the things doctors do, listening to

his heart, checking his breathing, andfeeling around to see if organs were

doing anything alarming.Im sorry to tell you, said the vet.

Hes going to die.Yep, I replied casually, always

willing to chat philosophically aboutlife and death. I know hes pretty old.

He wont be around forever. I mean,none of us will, right?

Um, I mean, interjected the vetwith a certain urgency that made me

stop gazing at a painting on the wall.Right now. Im very sorry.

Not as sorry, I thought, as I would bewhen I returned home to my wife - a

mere 15 minutes after leaving thehouse - without a cat.

While writing this, I toyed with end-

ing on some kind of high note. Search-ing the recesses of my brain for a mem-

ory of the cat acting tenderly, orshowing love or affection. But such

passages would be an unfitting epi-logue for the creature with whom I

lived for so many years.I will say this: These days, whenever

I walk around a corner and nothingtries to kill me. Whenever I sit down to

watch a movie and dont instantly feelmy skin begin to itch. Whenever I take

the shortest route from one room to an-other, because Im not afraid of having

my leg eviscerated, I feel like myworld is slightly less exciting. And

thats not a good thing.I frequently like to slightly misquote

the great Oscar Wilde, stating, It is ab-surd to divide people into good and

bad. People are either interesting orboring.*

Peter was never, ever boring. Andfor that he is missed. Luckily, we have

some scars by which to remember him.

*Wilde actually said: It is absurd

to divide people into good and bad.

People are either charming or te-

dious.

by Matt Geiger, Editor

GEIGERCounter

LLETTERSETTERS TOTO THETHE EEDITORDITOR

SEPTIC continued from page 1

The escrow agreement means the

developer provided the funds for thecity to pay the consultant (SAA) to

study the site of the proposed PleasantView Ridge subdivision.

SAA released the report to the cityand revealed the use of septic has min-

imal risk if managed properly.If properly managed, onsite and

cluster wastewater treatment systemsare very effective and beneficial,

SAAs John Lichtenheld writes. Thewastewater discharges are small which

enhances natural assimilation into thesoil. They conserve water within the

watershed through groundwater

recharge. They avoid large mass pollu-tant discharges. Risks from malfunc-tions are small and easy to manage.

In the report, Ken Bradbury of theWisconsin Geological and Natural His-

tory Survey provides information onthe potential influence that the pro-

posed developments private wellsmight have on the local groundwater

quantity and quality.Mr. Bradbury used a groundwater

flow model developed for the region.He assumed 114 homes each occupied

by 4 people that would use 65 gallonsper person per day, Lichtenheld re-

ports. Using this parameter, the totaldaily water use for the development

would be 30,000 gallons per day which

he considered the overall water use to

be very small.The report points out the importance

of regular maintenance and monitoringof septic systems in preventing waste-

water pollution. It says many home-

owners are paying for services that

handle it for them.Now that the report is in Erdman

Holdings will be waiting to hear fromcity planning whether the proposed

subdivision will move forward.

CorrectionA letter to the editor last week

stated that Mary Burkes localcampaign office would host a

grand opening on Tuesday, Sept. 4.That date does not exist (at least

not this year). The event will takeplace Thursday, Sept. 4.


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ated by the project would be between

$10 million and $11 million, which

would payback the TIF in about ten

years.

The motion passed unanimously.

Ald. Hans Hilbert noted that the

Water Resources Management Com-

mission has not yet approved the

storm water management plan.Water resources has not signed

off on that concept, Hilbert stated.

At the last meeting we deferred ac-

tion on that until we have more de-

tailed information.

The commission approved recom-

mendation to city council despite

many specific details in the TIF

agreement still being worked out be-

tween attorneys.

The commission also approved a

TIF request for $30,470 to assist Lat-

itude Graphics expand its operations

and add an addition to the business

current property.

Latitude Graphics currently doesabout $4 million in sales annually

and has 26 full-time employees with

an average pay of $20.22 per hour

not including benefits. The company

plans to add 13 full-time positions by

2019.

Hilbert asked the company owner

if he would be able to make the im-

provements without the citys assis-

tance.

The dilemma we have is we

were considering getting space inMazomanie and moving our business

there, said the company owner, Eric

Padrutt. It would be significantly

less expensive for us to do that. We

feel like to remain a competitive sup-

plier we will need some assistance.

The motion passed unanimously

with no further discussion.

Both were sent to the city council

with approval recommended by plan

commission.


Image contributed

An architectural rendering shows the Aspen Commons development.

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Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger

Film crew visits Good Neighbor CityA film crew in search of aesthetically pleasing locations for a Unity Health commercial last week ended up in

downtown Middleton. The crew, pictured above near the corner of Hubbard Avenue and Park Street, filmed andtook photos in various spots around the community.

peace, it is to be a tribute to all - living

and dead - and their families andfriends left behind who provided sup-

port and sometimes suffered the ulti-mate sacrifice of the loss of a family

member. The Post decided that only thenames of veterans who died in the line

of duty, Medal of Honor recipients andDistinguish Service Cross recipients

would be included on the Memorial.When the VFW approached the City

of Middleton to determine whether ornot they would provide a location for

the Memorial that would be highly vis-ible, in a high traffic area with easy ac-

cess preferably a park, and would haveample parking, they embraced the con-

cept wholeheartedly. A mutually iden-tified location is Lakeview Park along

Allen Boulevard, South of the SplashPark and new playground. The City

also suggested a second shelter withbathrooms adjacent to the Memorial to

supplement the heavily used existingshelter and bathrooms.

The Sonny Simon VFW Post 8316has set a goal of $300,000 to raise for

the project. The Post has committed$30,000 from its current reserves and

plans to raise the balance through indi-vidual member donations, community

donations and fund raising events.The VFW and City are projecting

that the Memorial groundbreaking andcompletion will occur during the Sum-

mer Of 2015.

said she felt the intentions and the dis-

cussions have been positive so far, butshe holds some reservations about thespeed and detail of the committee

meetings. She said she believes thefirst handbook committee process

should be done as careful as possibleto get it as close to perfect the first

time.We have to be able to trust each

other and in order to do so we have tobe able to ask the hard questions and

give the answers that support the rea-sons, Pauls said to the board. We

have to be able to communicate effec-tively with each other and with our

staff and with the community.Board president Bob Green, pointed

out decisions will continue to be madeeven after the first copy of the hand-

book is written. The handbook com-

mittee will not dissolve, but remain a

place for teachers to get involved andcommunicate with school leaders.

Anytime a concern comes from the

board, administration, or teachers thesetimes can be brought back to the hand-

book committee and then re-discussedand then brought back to the

board, Green stated. I think if we un-derstand how the handbook process is

working then that is implicit that ifthere is a concern it will be brought to

the handbook committee and then tothe board, just as how [personal-leave

days] was.

VETS From p. 2HAUNT From p. 1

HANDBOOK From page 3

Sipsma added.

The Westport Board did discuss sev-eral items they desired the Joint Plan

Commission take into considerationfor any actions or discussions at the

commissions upcoming Sept. 9 meet-ing, including parking and lighting

plans for the property, potential re-quirements for liability insurance for

the haunted attraction, and the town'sability to shut the attraction down

should the need arise.The motion to have the decision re-

considered was initially brought byTown Board Supervisor Terry Enge

and was seconded by Sipsma, thoughSipsma also posited a friendly amend-

ment regarding parking and lightingplans for the facility. Another friendly

amendment was made by SupervisorBill von Rutenberg, which concerned

the addition of a requirement of liabil-ity insurance ownership to the list of

requirements for the rezone.This is the second time in my

tenure that the board has not followedthe recommendation of the plan com-

mission, admitted board chairman

John Van Dinter, who cast the lone voteagainst reconsidering. This is not thefirst time.

Town administrator Tom Wilsonalso gave a brief update on the con-

struction of the new Westport PublicWorks Facility Tuesday night, indicat-

ing that the construction process is wellunder way. Wilson's report indicated

that construction iron, panels, and var-ious other in-slab materials could be on

site within the week.

At approximately 2:15 p.m. onSunday, Aug. 31, Dane County Sher-

iffs deputies responded to a vehiclevs. motorcycle crash on Martinsville

Road, near CTH P in the town ofSpringfield.

The motorcyclist, Rodney J. Karls,age 38 of Sauk City, was left with sig-

nificant injuries, after he was rear-ended by a vehicle as Karls attempted

to make a left turn onto MartinsvilleRoad. A silver Dodge left the scene

of the crash, and Karls was trans-ported to a local hospital with serious,

but non-life threatening injuries.A short time later, an observant cit-

izen called 911 and reported a suspi-cious person on her property on CTH

P. The citizen stated a man was at-tempting to hide his vehicle behind

her boat. Sheriffs deputies madecontact with the man, who admitted

to being involved in the crash. Theman did not appear intoxicated and

was seemingly cooperative and con-sented to a blood draw. It wasnt until

he was being booked into the DaneCounty Jail, that deputies found he

had provided a false identity. IvanMiranda-Arias, age 27 of Prairie du

Sac, was booked into the jail for Hitand Run, causing injury, Knowingly

Operating Without a License, causinggreat bodily harm, Failure to Notify

Police of an Accident, and Obstruct-ing.

Driver in custody following hit and run


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VERONA Death by 1,000 cuts.This is how Middletons football

team rolled to a highly impressive 32-9 win over host Verona last Friday.

The Cardinals didnt hit manyhome runs. They didnt have an abun-

dance of explosive plays.Instead, Middleton simply ham-

mered away at their arch-rival.Eventually, the overmatched Wildcats

wore down as Middleton outscoredVerona, 23-0, in the second half.

I think we did wear them out,said Middleton coach Tim Simon,

whose team improved to 2-0.Nothing big, nothing fancy. I just

think we stayed really composed andhad a really solid effort.

Middleton junior running back

Cam Maly led the way with four rush-

ing touchdowns, giving him seven on

the young season. While Maly didmuch of the heavy lifting, Middletons

offensive line of (from left) AustinCollins, Kajuan Redus, Sean

Benedict, Derek Ramsey and EricKarwoski seemed to wear out the

Wildcats aggressive front.Like the rest of the Cardinals, Maly

got stronger as the game went on.Maly had 65 of his 94 rushing yards

after halftime, and Maly had three sec-ond half rushing TDs.

This is awesome, Maly saidafterwards. To do this in front of their

home crowd, and to beat them on theirfield, its just amazing.

Middletons defense was prettyamazing, too.

The Cardinals held the Wildcats to164 total yards and seven first downs.

Verona (0-2) averaged just 3.15 yardsper play, and only three of its 52 plays

went for 10 yards or more.Veronas bread and butter is its

inside trap play. But the Cardinals

Middletonrouts VeronaCardinals wear

down Wildcatsby ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune

See FOOTBALL, page 19

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Kellan Schulz and Middletons football team hurdled over Verona last Friday.

Follow RobReischel onTwitter at@robreischel


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Ben White swears there isnt a

reload button at his office, his home,or under his dashboard.

Whites contemporaries in the BigEight Conference and the rest of

the state probably think hes fib-bing, though.

White, the most successful coach

in the history of Middleton boys vol-leyball program, has led the Cardinalsto seven conference titles in the last

eight years. Middleton has alsoreached the WIAA state tournament

five times since 2006.In theory, this should be a rebuild-

ing year inside the program afterMiddleton lost 11 players from last

seasons state tournament team. ButWhite and his Cardinals believe other-

wise.Honestly the expectations dont

change, said White, whose teambegins its season Tuesday when it

hosts Madison West. The league iswinnable and it will be our goal to win

conference for the eighth conference

title in the last nine years.White has done more than build a

consistent winner at MHS. Hes built a

family.Middleton volleyball remains

important to several players, evenyears after theyve left the program.

Last week alone, the Cardinals hadnine former players or coaches watch-

ing or helping.I told the current guys it says a lot

about this program and how much thealumni care about it, White

said. And the alumni want this pro-gram to continue to be where it is. We

dont change our expectations justbecause we have a lot of new faces on

the team.One face White is happy to see

return is senior outside hitter JamesCaldwell, whos beginning his fourth

varsity season. Last year, Caldwelltied for second on the team in digs(181), was sixth in kills (83) and fifth

in blocks (25).We have a heck of a head start

with James Caldwell on the squad fora fourth year, White said. James has

the ability to take over a match and bequite dominant. I pulled him up to var-

sity his freshman year because the kidcould pass. He was also 5-foot-8. Now

James is a beast.He hits a very heavy ball. When

the gym is full with 50 people playing,you can still hear when James hits the

ball. Hell also be called upon to passthe majority of the serves. He is our

best defender. I will honestly putJames up against any of the best play-

ers in the state.The Cardinals will also build

around senior outside hitter NolanSchoonveld and senior setter/outside

Derek Kalvin.Nolan has a cannon for an arm,

White said. He will be the secondoutside hitter. James and Nolan will be

called upon to be the leaders and carrythe load. I think they are going to open

up a lot of opportunities for our mid-dles.

Derek is our setter, but he is alsoone of our top hitters so we are look-

ing for someone to step up to be thesecond setter so Derek can hit in the

front row. Ive always believed youcan compete with the top teams in

state if you have three hitters, and wehave that and more.

Middleton had one of the statestop defensive teams last year, and rode

that wave to a memorable season. Thisyears Cardinals will be extremely big

and could do much of their damage atthe net.

Senior Andrew Gardner has themost experience in the middle and will

play a key role.Junior Jordan Futch is a junior who

can play middle or right side.Very athletic. Great offensive

player, but needs to be a presence atthe net blocking, White said of

Futch. Dynamic jumping ability andlong arms. Can beat most blocks one-

on-one in the middle. Looking for-ward to see how he develops.


Pushing the

right buttonsBoys volleyballteam hopes to

hit reload switchby ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune

Junior Jacob Ross is a defensivespecialist and the front-runner to take

over the Libero position.If we cannot pass, it doesnt mat-

ter how tall and strong we are, Whitesaid. Our setters wont be able to get

the ball to the hitters.Junior Blake Sprecher is a talented

middle blocker, who might play on theright side, as well.

Huge block, White said ofSprecher. Intimidating presence at

the net and other teams will set awayfrom him, which is one of the reasons

I might put him on the right side.Senior setter Ben Hershberger has

some experience, and could grab holdof the second setter position. Mathew

Caamal and Kyle Bradley-Bartlesonare also in the mix for the second set-

ter position.Pace Balster is also an athletic mid-

dle blocker who should factor in.Once everything clicks for Pace, it

will be hard for me to keep him off thecourt, White said.

White knows this is one of his most

inexperienced teams ever. But its also

filled with unlimited potential, andthat could make for a thrilling season.

We have talent, but we are raw,White said. This wont be a team that

blows anyone away early in the sea-

son. Our goal will be to be clicking bythat second week of October, which is

the same goal we have every year.

MIDDLETON BOYS VOLLEYBALL ROSTERNo. Name Ht. Pos. Yr.2 Jacob Ross 61 DS 113 Kyle Bradley-Bartelson 511 DS/S 11

5 Nolan Schoonveld 64 OH 12

6 James Caldwell 66 OH 127 Derek Kalvin 63 S 128 Ben Hershberger 511 S 12

9 Chandler Squires 64 OH 1110 Kevin McMahon 62 OH 11

11 Mathew Caamal 63 S 1112 Ellis Mayne 62 OH 12

13 Jordan Futch 66 MB 1114 Blake Sprecher 68 MB 11

15 Pace Balster 64 MB 1116 Andrew Gardner 63 MB 12

Head Coach: Ben WhiteAssistant Coaches: Sean Foley and Justin Haack

File photo

Middletonboys volleyballcoach BenWhite has ledthe Cardinalsto seven BigE i g h tC o n f e r e n c etitles in the lasteight years.


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Isaac Mezera and Cindy Bremserset the bar.

Then Middletons boys cross coun-try team told their co-head coaches to

move it up.The Cardinals coaches told their

team a top-10 finish at state should bea goal this year. Middletons runners

have even loftier aspirations, though.The guys think Cindy and I are

setting the bar too low when we saywell be a top 10 team in Wisconsin

this season, Mezera said.Its easy to see why.

Middleton surprised the cross

country world a year ago when itsextremely young team qualified forstate and finished 15th there.

The Cardinals return their top fiverunners from that team and welcome a

handful of gifted runners. So formany, a top-10 finish just doesnt

seem like enough.Having our top-five back means a

great deal to the program, the individ-uals, and the coaches, Mezera said. I

can honestly say that this squad is thebest boys team in my 13 years with the

program.Twelve months ago, Mezera had no

idea what type of team he had. Themajority of the varsity runners were

new, inexperienced and unproven.

That group went on to produce oneof the more memorable seasons inrecent memory.

Knowing that you are a youngteam with infinite possibilities before

you is pressure free and inspiring,Mezera said. I would say the journey

was a perfect blend of exceedingexpectations, learning how to race,

and pleasant surprises. It set the tonefor where we are now.

Sophomore Gus Newcomb is theCardinals top returnee and should be

poised for a big year. Last season,Newcomb finished sixth at the Big

Eight meet, 10th at the DeForestSectional and 45th at state.

Gus is the real deal, Mezerasaid. He is a great blend of natural

talent, work ethic, confidence, andcoachability. Ive truly enjoyed the

two seasons Ive been his coach and Icant wait to see what he becomes.

He is fun to coach because he is so

aggressive and competitive, yet takesto coaching well. He can be a top-three finisher in the state by the time

his career ends, and I dont say thatlightly.

Senior captain Andrew Plumbshould also be poised for a big year.

Plumb was Middletons No. 2 runnerat state and No. 3 finisher at sectionals

last season.Andrew is another dedicated

member of the team, Mezerasaid. He provides consistency week-

to-week. Hes looking like he foundanother gear during the track season.

This should spell good things for us incross country.

Junior David Marrone was a hugereason the Cardinals reached the state

meet a year ago. His 12th place over-

all finish at sectionals was secondamong Middleton runners, and helped

it edge Baraboo for the final stateberth.

David gets better as the race goeson, Mezera said. Last season,

Davids performance at sectionals wasintegral to getting us to state. The key

is to keep him aggressive early on inthe race.

Junior Christian Lindblom was akey member of the Cardinals state

qualifying team, and has had animpressive start to the year finish-

ing second on the team at last weekstime trials.

The sky is the limit for Christian,Mezera said. A transfer from football

and lacrosse, Christian is still quiteyoung in his career as a runner. All he

has done in his year as a runner issteadily improve. I expect that trend tobode well for the team this season.

Mezera calls senior captain Hayden

Johnston one of the most dedicatedrunners youll meet. That should

bode well for both Johnston and theCardinals this fall.

Middleton should also get a boostfrom newcomers Jack Rader, Zach

Shoemaker-Allen, Evan Birschbachand Bryce Hellenbrand.

Rader finished fourth atMiddletons time trials last week, and

earned himself a varsity spot for now.Having young talent on the boys

side of cross country is rare and toughto come by, Mezera said. Thats

why we were so excited to see justhow talented Jack Rader is. He is

looking to be a key contributor to thevarsity squad all season long.

Shoemaker-Allen was a standout intrack, then decided to run cross coun-

try instead of playing football this fall.Birschbach also had a strong track

season and is looking for continuedsuccess on the cross country trails.

And Hellenbrand has been a pleasantsurprise in his first season running

cross country.Several holdovers could also play

large roles in the Cardinals eventualsuccess.

Sophomore Ryan Madoch was analternate for state, while senior captain

Paxton Bauer has had an impressivestart and will run with the varsity at

Verona.Senior Max Stenklyft is another

captain looking to make a splash,while junior Cole Conklin-Little is

one of Middletons most talented run-ners and is hoping to make a jump.

The Cardinals are also hoping tomake a jump right toward the top

of the state.That thrilling journey begins

Saturday. Hold on tight.

They were already one of the most

talented and experienced teams in thestate.

Then, Middletons girls cross coun-try team added more gifted runners to

the mix.The Cardinals brought back six of

seven runners from last years teamthat finished fourth at the WIAA

Division 1 state meet.Then at last weeks time trials,

Middleton had three newcomers breakthrough. The result is a team that

should challenge for a state title thisfall.

Middletons first test comesSaturday, when it begins the season at

the Verona Invite.Running your fastest time at the

end of the season is everyones goal,said Middleton co-coach Cindy

Bremser, who shares head coachingduties with Isaac Mezera. It is natural

to want to place higher than the previ-ous year, and hopefully we can pre-

pare each athlete to be their strongest

at that time. A lot will depend on whoreturns from other teams and who will

move up on our team.Middletons top returnee is junior

Sam Valentine, who was 13th individ-ually at state last year. Valentine also

finished second at the Big EightConference meet.

She was our top runner through-out last season and has the potential to

get even better, Bremser said. She isrecovering from a stress fracture in

track, but appears to be coming back.Senior Rachel Wians is another ter-

rific returnee who was 22nd individu-ally at state and fifth at the Big Eight

meet.Rachel has become a stronger run-

ner each year and runs with confi-dence, Bremser said. She was our

second runner at state and appears tohave the ability to maintain that posi-

tion or higher.Senior Bobbi Patrick was 50th

individually at state and has shinedearly on this fall. And senior Jenny

Launder overcame injuries last yearand has started the year extremely

strong.Freshmen Emily Duecker and

Charlotte Sue, along with sophomore-Callie Stafford also earned varsity

spots during time trials and will race atVerona on Saturday.

Emily, Charlotte and Callie cameinto the season with some summer

mileage, look very strong and attackthe workouts, Bremser said. This

work ethic will only lead their successand to team success.

Seniors Jenny Mangas and JennyPhillips both ran at state last year and

will be looking to break back into thelineup.

Other girls in the mix include sen-ior Emily Zeker; juniors Milena

Martin, Autumn Grim, Greta Hevesiand Katie Schmidt; sophomores

Madeline Ace, Maya Gibson, JaneBuck, Morgan Eder and Lauren

Hartig; and freshmen Leta Landucci,Erika Radar, Iris Ohlogge and Mallory

Rongstad.With this depth, we are hoping to

continue to be competitive, ultimatelywin conference and improve on our

state placing, Bremser said. We feelif the girls continue to practice the

way they have the past two weeks andcontinue with their positive attitude,

the possibilities are endless.Middleton has 75 girls in the pro-

gram, giving Bremser plenty ofoptions. Of those, roughly 20 run

together in workouts, meaning manyCardinals will be battling for varsity

spots throughout the season.What

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