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The Middleton Youth ResourceCenter is re-opening on February 3.
Supporters are hoping a new director,
a changed location and different pro-gramming will help bolster the centers
popularity.A statement issued by the City of
Middleton Recreation Department saidthe center will offer a comprehensive
program for children in grades five
through eight. The center, which usedto operate at City Hall, will now useClark Street Community School, 2429
Clark St.Gabrielle Hinahara has been named
the new Youth Resource Center Direc-tor.
I'm really excited to re-open theMiddleton Youth Resource Center, be-
cause I want to provide a safe and funspace for young teens in our commu-
nity to spend time after school, saidHinahara, a former Good Neighbor
Fest Good Neighbor and co-founder ofthe non-profit Growing Food and Sus-
tainability.We are going to provide students
with daily academic help, but theYouth Center is also going to focus on
hands-on, experiential activities suchas painting, gardening, bird watching,
cooking, sports, and community serv-ice, she continued. Students will also
be involved in selecting many of theactivities themselves, so they will learn
a lot about leadership and collabora-
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Youth Centerre-opens doors
Inside this issue:Local: Government: Sports:
Optimists thank Village
Green for 30 years. Page 2.
A conversation with
Mark Pocan. Page 3
Basketball teams
in control. Page 11
Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Dining Guide. . . . . . . . . . 9
Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Deadly beautyState health officials are investi-
gating three probable coldweather-related deaths in Wiscon-sin. The deaths were reported inAshland, Marquette and Milwau-kee counties.
Dangerously low temperatureshere in Dane County promptedlocal officials to cancel school inMiddleton-Cross Plains Monday,as well as delaying the Town of
Middletons Tuesday night boardmeeting. The weather, which theState Bank of Cross Plains-Middle-ton branch thermometer showeddropping to -20 degrees on Mondaymorning, might have been danger-ous, but it was also beautiful.
Top, sunrise over Lake Mendotashows not only the early morninglight but also a rugged walker.
Right, Middleton residentsrecreate an old school science ex-periment, tossing hot water into thefrigid air.
The ice pattern on an interiorstorm window.
Times-Tribune photos by Jeff Martin
Spring ballottakes shape
The filing deadline for the spring
election came and went Tuesday, andthere will a few contested local races
on the April 1 ballot.State offices to be elected include
Court of Appeals Districts 1, 2 and 4
and Circuit Court. Various local gov-ernment seats are up for re-election, in-
cluding those on city, town, village and
school boards.
CITY COUNCILIncumbent Second District alderman
Gurdip Brar will face challenger
Robert Conhaim in the only contestedMiddleton Common Council race.
Conhaim and Brar are no strangers, asthe former was ousted from the seat in
2008 by the latter.Incumbents Susan West (Dist. 6) and
Mark Sullivan (Dist. 8) both filed torun for re-election and will not face any
challengers on the ballot. District 4 al-derman Jim Wexler will not seek an-
other term, so newcomer Chad Gehin
by MATT GEIGER
Times-Tribune
by MATT GEIGER
Times-Tribune
See YOUTH, page 17
See ELECTION, page 17
Conhaim vs. Brar for
city council; Whitney
vs. Oberle for townboard; Kinne, DeWind
and Ashley square off
for school board
Hinahara takes
over as director at
new location
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Local businesses continue to en-
counter scams involving their MadisonGas and Electric (MGE) bill. Both
large and small businesses have beentargets. The scammer contacts a busi-
ness owner and poses as a representa-
tive from MGE. They attempt tocollect money claiming past-due ac-counts and/or upgrades or repairs to
utility meters. The scammers give in-structions to pay with a prepaid debit
card or with a wire transfer, and often
threaten immediate disconnection.
Other utility companies in Wiscon-sin have experienced similar scams.
MGE suggests:1.) Do not provide your Social Se-
curity, credit card or bank account in-
formation to anyone who requests theinformation during an unsolicited
phone call.
2.) Call the MG&E customer service
number, 608-252-7222, if someonecalls, claims they represent MGE and
demands immediate payment or per-
sonal information.
3.) Never allow anyone into your
business for an unannounced visit tocheck your electrical wiring, cable or
phone lines, natural gas pipes or yourappliances unless you have a scheduled
appointment or are aware of a con-
firmed problem. Ask for identification.
4.) Share this information with em-ployees and business associates.
5.) File a complaint with your localpolice department.
6.) Some businesses may be hesitantto call the police. As an option, contact
Kristy Nieto (800-422-7128) at Wis-consin Department of Agriculture,
Trade and Consumer Protection(DATCP) to file a complaint.
PAGE 2 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2014
Times-Tribune photos by Matt Geiger
Optimists thank Village GreenAfter three decades meeting at the Village Green, the Middleton Optimist Club will now convene for its Wednesday morning meetings from 7-8
a.m. at Sofra Family Bistro. The Optimists recently gave the Village Green a plaque to recognize the many years of great service provided by therestaurant. Pictured from left to right (back row) Curt Fuszard, Nick Simon, Ed Solner, Tom Johnson, Jerry Edgar, Craig Boyer, Erik Krueger; (frontrow) Dick Blaschke, Don Damon, Beverly Diny and Ron Berman. Boyer and Krueger received the plaque on behalf of the Village Green.
Bauer remains
state chamber
ex-officio
board member
The Wisconsin
Chamber of Com-
merce Executivesa s s o c i a t i o n(WCCE), a divi-
sion of WisconsinManufacturers &
C o m m e r c e(WMC), elected a
new slate of offi-cers for 2014.
Karen Szyman,executive director of
Middleton resident Kurt R. Bauer,President/CEO of WMC, will again
serve as an ex-officio member of theWCCE board.
Karen Szyman, executive director ofthe Chamber of Manitowoc County,
was elected to serve as president. This
year, Szyman is celebrating her tenthyear of employment at The Chamber.Prior to working at The Chamber she
worked as a substitute teacher for theManitowoc Public School District and
in the healthcare field at Holy FamilyMemorial.
WCCE continues to change asquickly as our businesses do. We are
fortunate to have such an informed re-source which allows us to share best
practices, seek counsel when we arelooking for advice, and assist us to help
our boards become stronger and moreefficient, said Szyman. Through the
collective power of our members andstaff of WCCE we will continue to
learn from each other and make Wis-
consin a destination location for youngprofessionals looking for a place towork, live and play.
Szyman received her B.S. in Busi-ness Management, Magna Cum Laude
Bauer
Tips to avoid utility scamsSee COMMERCE, page 6
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What makes a legislator a good
politician? Depending on who you ask,
the answer to that question varies
greatly.
Some make their decisions about anelected officials effectiveness based
solely on the stance they take on par-
ticular issues. Others might look to a
legislators religious affiliation to de-
termine if that individual will win their
vote.
While politicians position state-
ments or background narratives could
sell a voter, many often cite certain
moral attributes to be vital components
of a successful legislator. If you ask
Wisconsin Congressman Mark Pocan,
a considerate and compassionate ear
ranks among the most important traits
a good elected official should have.
Within the last several years, Mark
Pocan emerged in the American politi-
cal landscape as a progressive force to
be reckoned with. After serving as a
member of the Wisconsin State Assem-
bly for over a decade, the Kenosha na-
tive stepped up to fill Tammy
Baldwins congressional spot last fall.
Pocans reputation as a candid and en-
ergetic liberal precedes him, garnering
the Representative accolades and criti-
cism alike.
When Congressman Pocan took
time to speak with the Times-Tribune
recently, he was frank about his views
on his leadership style. While Pocansstraightforward attitude is commonly
directed at pressing legislative issues,
the discussion centered a bigger-pic-
ture item - what makes an elected offi-
cial effective?
If you listen to the public, you are
going to be in the best position to
lead, Pocan stated. The congressman
said his goal is creating genuine con-
nections with the people he serves.
When you are really in tune with
your constituents, you can lead by
doing what the people actually want
you to do, he added.
Pocan, the son of a former Kenosha
city council member, dived into the
world of small business ownership
after graduating from UW-Madison in
the late 1980s. When asked what in-
spired his transition into local politics
a few years later, the congressman
harkens back to his upbringing.
I went to city council meetings
with my dad as a kid, and that stuckwith me, Pocan recalled. On a [local]
board, you can deal with important top-
ics on a local level as opposed to bigger
policy issues.
From his days on the Madison City
Council to his present Congressional
post, Pocans dedication to pushing
Progressive agendas forward is evi-
denced in the diverse battles he takes
on. The representative views the fight
for social justice issues, ranging from
gendered violence to LGBTQ equality
to workers rights, as part of a larger
task at hand.
I almost look at it as a puzzle.
Someone will bring up an important
topic and then Ill work to get it done,he said. The end goal is moving any
issue forward.
While making headway towards his
social change objectives may pit Pocan
against the Congressional majority at
times, the Representative said he is no
stranger to riding against the current.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 3
CC ITYITY GGOVERNMENTOVERNMENT
SSTATETATE GGOVERNMENTOVERNMENT
Middletons 2013 Annual Report,the first ever report of its kind for the
city, provides citizens with a snapshotof the communitys current accom-
plishments and endeavors. While thereport showcases the Good Neighbor
Citys achievements, it also gives resi-dents insight into local challenges and
Middletons response to those strug-gles.
The report rounds up a comprehen-sive list of the diverse highlights the
community has to offer. From our sen-ior center to local businesses, these
varied topics reflect the citys goals andvision.
So what does the report say about
the communitys current priorities?
MIDDLETON VALUESENVIRONMENTALSUSTAINABILITY:
A sustainable city plan and various
initiatives demonstrate Middletonscommitment to an environmental ethic.
Programs such as Growing Food andSustainability highlight why Middleton
is the proud 18-year long recipient of aTree City U.S.A. designation. In 2012,
Thousand Friends of Wisconsin, theforemost statewide environmental
group, honored the Downtown Middle-ton neighborhood as the States Best
neighborhood.
THE SAFETY AND WELFAREOF CITIZENS IS A
PRIMARY CONCERN:EMS, Police and the Middleton Fire
Department are working to improve in-
teragency relationships through inte-grated training while defining common
goals and incident management objec-tives. In 2013, the City responded to a
growing heroin epidemic (six overdosecalls reported, two of which were fatal)
and continued to struggle with huge in-creases in the cost of pharmaceuticals
due to nationwide supply shortages.Through stronger collaboration and
improved communication, these agen-cies hope to address such crucial issues
facing Middleton more effectively.
CITY IS A NETIMPORTER OF JOBS:
More workers come to Middletondaily (over 16,000) to work than leave
Middleton (8,000) to work elsewhere.As the corporate headquarters and
home base for companies such as
American Girl (Mattel), Capital Brew-ery (Americas #1 Rated Brewery), and
Standard Imaging (multiple winner ofWisconsins Best Small Manufacturer
Award), Middleton boasts a robustlocal employment sector.
BEING A GOOD NEIGHBORTAKES MANY FORMS
IN THE CITY:Local institutions, such as the Mid-
dleton Senior Center and Public Li-
brary, serve as vibrant centers forcommunity enrichment. From projects
documenting local residents personalhistories to programs conducting liter-
acy outreach, these Middleton hubsconvey the neighborly spirit our City is
known for.
TOP-NOTCH EDUCATIONAND INNOVATIVE
DEVELOPMENT CONTINUETO BE LOCAL STRONG SUITS:
The Middleton-Cross Plains Area
School Districts high level of aca-demic and co-curricular achievements,
prominent athletic programs, outstand-ing staff, and quality facilities are vital
to Middletons success. Through theMadison Region Economic Partner-
ship, The Good Neighbor City collab-orates with neighboring communities
in Dane County, as well as the City ofMadison and the University of Wiscon-
sin on diverse development plans. Newbusiness park projects, which promise
to create hundreds of jobs, offer signif-icant financial promise.
by FRANSESCA MASTRANGELO
Times-Tribune
by FRANSESCA MASTRANGELO
Times-Tribune
City releases first of its kind annual report
Pocan weighs in on what makes effective lawmaker
File photo
Pocan speaking at an event nearthe Middleton/Madison border in2013.
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Wednesday, Dec. 188:10 a.m. Fight, 2100 block of
Bristol St.11:44 a.m. Fraud, 8000 block of
Terrance Ave.1:55 p.m. Fraud, 1900 block of
Cayuga St.9:54 p.m. Fire, 4800 block of
Highway Q
Thursday, Dec. 193:24 p.m. Theft, 3200 block of
Ravine Dr.6:05 p.m. Theft, 1600 block of
Deming Way
Friday, Dec. 203:05 p.m. Accident w/injuries,
Century Ave. & Cty. Hwy. Q4:34 p.m. Theft, 6900 block of
Donna Dr.6:24 p.m. Domestic Disturbance,
1700 block of N. High Point Dr.
Saturday, Dec. 2112:50 a.m. Theft, 1900 block of
Branch St.3:57 a.m. Theft, 1900 block of
Branch St.11:41 a.m. Theft, 3600 block of
Lynn Ct.5:35 p.m. Animal Bite, 5200 block
of Cty. Hwy. Q8:59 p.m. Fraud, 1200 block of
Deming Way
Sunday, Dec. 2211:28 a.m. Damage to Property,
2300 block of Branch St.
12:41 p.m. Domestic Disturbance,2100 block of Clark St.
Monday, Dec. 233:14 a.m. Theft, 3600 block of
Napoli Ln.3:57 a.m. Domestic Disturbance,
5100 block of Torino Ct.8:16 a.m. Theft, 3100 block of
Deming Way
PAGE 4 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2014
CHURCH NOTES
LLAWAW EENFORCEMENTNFORCEMENT
Public invited to comment on policeA team of assessors from the Wis-
consin Law Enforcement AccreditationGroup (WILEAG), will arrive on Tues-
day, Jan. 14 to examine all aspects ofthe Middleton Police Departments
Policy and Procedures, management,operation, and support services, Chief
Brad Keil announced last week.Verification by the team that the
Middleton Police Department meetsthe Boards state-of-the-art standards is
part of a voluntary process to gain ac-creditation a highly prized recogni-
tion of law enforcement professionalexcellence.
As part of the on-site assessment,agency employees and members of the
community are invited to offer com-ments at a Public Information Session
on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 5 p.m. The
session will be conducted in the Mid-dleton Police Department/Municipal
Court Facility located at 7341 DonnaDrive, Middleton, Wisconsin.
If for some reason an individual can-not speak at the Public Information
Session but would still like to providecomments to the assessment team, he
or she may do so by telephone. Thepublic may call 608-824-7345 on
Wednesday, January 15, between thehours of 1-4 p.m.
Telephone comments as well as ap-pearances at the Public Information
Session are limited to ten minutes andmust address the agencys ability to
comply with WILEAGs standards. Acopy of the standards is available at the
Middleton Police Department, and on
the Departments webpage www.MiddletonPD.com.
The Department contact for furtherinformation is Chief Brad Keil at 608-
824-7305.Persons wishing to offer written
comments about the Middleton PoliceDepartments ability to meet the stan-
dards for accreditation are requested towrite to Wisconsin Law Enforcement
Accreditation Group, 8133 W. Ray-mond Lane, West Allis, WI 53219.
The Middleton Police Departmenthas to comply with 234 standards in
order to gain accredited status.Accreditation assures the Depart-
ment is operating with the best prac-tices and professional standards in the
law enforcement field. Accreditation
is a peer review, voluntary process, thatwill build public confidence in the De-
partment, Keil said.The Accreditation Manager for the
Middleton Police Department is Cap-tain Noel Kakuske. Captain Kakuske
has advised the assessment team iscomposed of law enforcement practi-
tioners from similar agencies. The as-sessors will review written material,
interview individuals, and visit officesand the places where compliance can
be witnessed. The assessors are: TeamLeader Chief Steve Kopp - Town of
Beloit PD; Assessor Captain DanielBaumann - Waukesha PD; Assessor
Lieutenant Lara Vendola-Messer -Winnebago County Sheriff.
Once the WILEAG Boards asses-
sors complete their review of theagency, they report back to the full
Board, which will then decide if theagency is to be granted accredited sta-
tus, Keil stated.Accreditation status is granted for
three years, during which time theagency must submit annual reports at-
testing continued compliance withthose standards under which it was ini-
tially accredited.For more information regarding the
Wisconsin Law Enforcement Accredi-tation Group, please write to
WILEAG, 8133 W. Raymond Lane,West Allis, WI 53219.
4-H N4-H NEWSEWSPPOLICEOLICE BBEATEAT
The Ashton Go-Getters 4-H Club recently donated$500 of the following itemsto the Middleton OutreachMinistry (MOM) FoodPantry: milk, eggs, butterand cheese. Club reporter
Emma Laufenberg said AlRipp, MOMs executive di-rector, told the club the foodpantry rarely receive gal-lons of milk or eggs, so thedonations were particularlyappreciated.
Pictured from left toright: Emma Laufenberg,Rachel Hellenbrand, AlRipp and Kayla Roudebush.
Photo contributed
Go-getters give to food pantry
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Adler, Patricia A, 62, Middleton, WI53562, 01/24/2013, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80
Adler, Patricia A, 62, Middleton, WI53562, 01/24/2013, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $0.00
Allen, John E, 63, Baraboo, WI
53913, 01/19/2013, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80
Anderson, Brian D, 26, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/11/2013, DisorderlyConduct, $240.00
Anderson, Brian D, 26, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/11/2013, Criminal Dam-age Property, $114.00
Antone, Jonathan L, 29, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/21/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80
Antone, Jonathan L, 29, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/21/2013, No Drivers Li-cense on Person, $88.80
Asbjornson, Heather J, 39, Lodi,WI 53555, 01/08/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00
Atis, Esenbahar G, 31, Madison,WI 53715, 01/12/2013, Criminal Dam-age Property, $177.00
Baldwin, Vanessa M, 22, New Lis-bon, WI 53950, 01/23/2013, TrafficControl Signal Violation red, $88.80
Baldwin, Vanessa M, 22, New Lis-bon, WI 53950, 01/23/2013, Motor ve-hicle liability insurance required,$10.00
Barry, John C, 19, Middleton, WI53562, 01/08/2013, Method of GivingSignals, $88.80
Bermea Saldana, Luis A, 19, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, 01/12/2013, Oper-ating w/o a Valid Drivers License,$114.00
Bermea Saldana, Luis A, 19, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, 01/12/2013, Oper-ating vehicle without insurance,$114.00
Bitner, Kenneth Lyle, 29, Middle-
ton, WI 53562, 01/31/2013, TrafficControl Signal Violation red, $88.80Blake, Matthew D, 44, De Forest,
WI 53532, 01/24/2013, Speeding 55MPH Zone, $88.80
Blanda, Michael J, 52, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/19/2013, Operatingwhile Suspended, $114.00
Blanda, Michael J, 52, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/19/2013, Vehicle Reg-istration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,$88.80
Blanda, Michael J, 52, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/19/2013, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $114.00
Bradley Bartleson, Paul A, 44,Cross Plains, WI 53528, 09/20/2012,Speed Indicator-None-Defective,$88.80
Bravo-Rangel, Marco Antonio, 20,
Middleton, WI 53562, 01/26/2013,Prohibited Noise Disturbance, $76.20
Breunig, Arleen E, 64, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/21/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $139.20
Britt, John R, 64, Canton, CT06019, 01/17/2013, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80
Brown, Carissa S, 28, Madison, WI53711, 02/02/2013, Operating afterrevocation, $114.00
Brown, Carissa S, 28, Madison, WI53711, 02/02/2013, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $114.00
Brown, David A, 43, Madison, WI53704, 11/29/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80
Bruemmer, Matthew R, 30, Wau-nakee, WI 53597, 01/25/2013, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
$88.80Buechner, Tami J, 49, Cross
Plains, WI 53528, 01/28/2013, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$88.80
Chars, Rebecca L, 21, Madison,WI 53703, 01/16/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80
Chellevold, Stephanie L, 23, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, 01/08/2013, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$88.80
Cienfuegos, Januario, 34, Madi-son, WI 53711, 01/26/2013, Permit-ting Unauthorized Minor to Drive,$114.00
Clark, Marquon M, 18, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/17/2013, Seatbelt Re-quired Oper/Pass, $10.00
Close, Cory A, 25, Madison, WI
53704, 01/03/2013, Non Registration,$88.80
Cook, Sadie A, 31, Madison, WI53704, 02/02/2013, Operating afterrevocation, $114.00
Correll, Nicolas T, 38, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/31/2013, Obstructing
Traffic, $88.80Crespo, Alexxander C, 21, Madi-
son, WI 53711, 01/21/2013, CriminalTrespass Dwelling, $88.80
Dailey, Anna Vohs, 19, Madison,WI 53719, 01/22/2013, No Drivers Li-cense on Person, $88.80
Dailey, Anna Vohs, 19, Madison,WI 53719, 01/22/2013, ObstructingTraffic, $88.80
Donner, Diane Rose, 52, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 01/25/2013, DisorderlyConduct, $240.00
Edwards, Debra A, 47, WisconsinRapids, WI 54494, 11/18/2012, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$88.80
Eichelman, Burr S JR, 69, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 01/21/2013, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80
Eichelman, Burr S JR, 69, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 01/21/2013, Motor ve-hicle liability insurance required,$10.00
Even, Kevin A, 46, Waunakee, WI53597, 12/12/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80
Fanello, Scott A, 36, Madison, WI53719, 01/22/2013, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80
Fazlibasil, Refix, 50, Chicago, IL60625, 01/21/2013, Speeding 55MPH Zone, $88.80
Fedie, Christopher V, 30, Madison,WI 53705, 11/30/2012, Vehicle Regis-tration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,$88.80
Fedie, Christopher V, 30, Madison,WI 53705, 11/30/2012, Motor vehicle
liability insurance required, $10.00Foley, Laura C, 38, Madison, WI53704, 01/22/2013, Non Registration,$88.80
Foley, Laura C, 38, Madison, WI53704, 01/22/2013, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00
Foster, Teresa L, 37, Middleton, WI53562 1961, 11/11/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80
Fralick, Gail E, 53, Ridgeway, WI53582, 01/09/2013, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $139.20
Fralick, Gail E, 53, Ridgeway, WI53582, 01/09/2013, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00
Fraser, Siri Lynne, 60, Verona, WI53593, 01/11/2013, Unsafe Lane De-viation, $88.80
Furan, Thomas L, 46, Waunakee,
WI 53597, 01/19/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00
Furan, Thomas L, 46, Waunakee,WI 53597, 01/19/2013, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $0.00
Gaspard, Fred A, 48, Waunakee,WI 53597, 01/08/2013, Theft, $177.00
Geerdes, Julie L, 38, Stoughton,WI 53589, 10/26/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80
Gialamas, Candida L, 63, Madi-son, WI 53705, 08/22/2012, H&RProperty Adjacent/Hwy, $177.00
Gilson, Daniel E, 26, Madison, WI53711, 01/17/2013, Seatbelt RequiredOper/Pass, $10.00
Grechis, Clare E, 24, Madison, WI53719, 01/21/2013, Speeding 55MPH Zone, $88.80
Griswold, Matthew H, 35, Madison,
WI 53704, 01/19/2013, Failure to Fol-low Indicated Turn, $88.80
Guerrero Hernandez,Georgina, 39, Middleton, WI 53562,01/19/2013, Operating vehicle withoutinsurance, $114.00
Hankel, Jeffrey A, 48, Cross Plains,WI 53528, 01/18/2013, Seatbelt Re-
quired Oper/Pass, $10.00Hansen, Kenneth C, 23, Wauna-
kee, WI 53597, 01/21/2013, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80
Hanson, Nickie R, 57, BlueMounds, WI 53517, 01/26/2013, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
$88.80Hanusova, Eva, 53, Middleton, WI
53562, 01/21/2013, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80
Harmatys, Jessica P, 32, Madison,WI 53717, 01/17/2013, Seatbelt Re-quired Oper/Pass, $10.00
Harris, Carl Colby, 49, Madison, WI53705, 01/13/2013, Disorderly Con-duct, $240.00
Harris, Renita, 22, Madison, WI53711, 02/05/2013, Operating WhileIntoxicated, $731.00
Harris, Renita, 22, Madison, WI53711, 02/05/2013, Operating whileSuspended, $114.00
Harris, Renita, 22, Madison, WI53711, 02/05/2013, OperatingWith/PAC .08-.099, $0.00
Harris, Renita, 22, Madison, WI
53711, 02/05/2013, Failure to KeepVehicle Under Control, $126.60
Hart, Michael J, 26, Middleton, WI53562, 01/15/2013, Possession ofDrug Paraphernalia, $177.00
Hart, Michael J, 26, Middleton, WI53562, 01/15/2013, Possession ofControlled Substance, $523.50
Harwood, Nina M, 19, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/12/2013, Possession ofDrug Paraphernalia, $177.00
Healy, David W, 61, Waunakee, WI53597, 01/19/2013, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80
Hilgers, Joseph N, 51, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/16/2013, FYR FromStop Sign, $88.80
Holding, Susan M, 52, North Free-dom, WI 53951, 10/03/2012, Ob-
structing Traffic, $88.80Hollander, Philip Abraham, 44,Madison, WI 53726, 01/23/2013, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$114.00
Hooper, Candace Nicole, 32, Madi-son, WI 53714, 10/11/2012, Theft,$103.80
Iehl, Jeffrey W, 50, Cross Plains,WI 53528, 02/01/2013, Unlawful u/yturn-erected signs, $88.80
Jacobs, Charles E, 47,Rhinelander, WI 54501, 01/15/2013,FYR while Making Left Turn, $88.80
Jacobs, Charles E, 47,Rhinelander, WI 54501, 01/15/2013,Motor vehicle liability insurance re-quired, $10.00
Jones, Louise M, 25, Madison, WI53719, 01/26/2013, Speeding 55
MPH Zone, $88.80Karasek, Darla J, 50, Blue River,
WI 53518, 01/23/2013, Failure toKeep Vehicle Under Control, $126.60
Karcher, Suzanne, 65, Madison,WI 53705, 01/06/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80
Keeler, Kasey L, 22, Madison, WI53717, 01/24/2013, Inattentive Driv-ing, $101.40
Kersten, Torilynne Victoria, 31,Fitchburg, WI 53711, 01/14/2013,Method of Giving Signals, $88.80
Kersten, Torilynne Victoria, 31,Fitchburg, WI 53711, 01/14/2013, Op-erating vehicle without insurance,$0.00
Khan, Asmina Ali, 45, Franklin, WI53132, 01/23/2013, Non Registration,$88.80
Klabacka, Caitlin M, 26, Madison,WI 53714, 01/15/2013, Seatbelt Re-quired Oper/Pass, $10.00
Knutson, Alysha Jean, 18, CrossPlains, WI 53528, 01/15/2013, Seat-belt Required Oper/Pass, $10.00
Koltes, Joseph H, 80, Waunakee,WI 53597, 01/19/2013, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, $164.40Koltes, Joseph H, 80, Waunakee,
WI 53597, 01/19/2013, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $0.00
Konishi, Hiromi, 50, Middleton, WI53562, 01/06/2013, Prohibited NoiseDisturbance, $76.20
Kossow, Jason R, 34, MountHoreb, WI 53572, 01/14/2013, Inat-tentive Driving, $101.40
Kostic, Ivan, 28, Huntington Park,CA 90255, 12/09/2012, Method ofGiving Signals, $88.80
Kvistad, Jack Allen, 18, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/21/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80
Labelle, Angela Marie, 19, Madi-son, WI 53717, 01/15/2013, Unlawfulu/y turn-erected signs, $88.80
Labelle, Angela Marie, 19, Madi-son, WI 53717, 01/15/2013, SeatbeltRequired Oper/Pass, $10.00
Labelle, Angela Marie, 19, Madi-son, WI 53717, 01/15/2013, Motor ve-hicle liability insurance required,$10.00
Langholff, Brianna Lynn, 22, Mid-
dleton, WI 53562, 01/28/2013, Motorvehicle liability insurance required,$10.00
Larson, Rebecca Ann, 41, Madi-son, WI 53719, 01/15/2013, Non Reg-istration, $88.80
Ledesma, Joseph T, 30, Madison,WI 53719, 02/06/2013, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00
Lee, Erica, 18, Middleton, WI53562, 01/18/2013, UnauthorizedPresence School Property, $82.50
Leslie, Michael B, 65, Cross Plains,WI 53528, 01/11/2013, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00
Lomprey, Jeffrey R, 46, Waunakee,WI 53597, 01/23/2013, Non Registra-tion, $88.80
Lomprey, Jeffrey R, 46, Waunakee,
WI 53597, 01/23/2013, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00Loya, Guadalupe D, 31, Middleton,
WI 53562, 01/14/2013, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $0.00
Luther, Rosemarie T, 74, SpringGreen, WI 53588, 01/23/2013, Failureto Keep Vehicle Under Control,$126.60
Macias, Oscar, 18, Middleton, WI53562, 02/04/2013, Possession ofDrug Paraphernalia, $177.00
Macias, Oscar, 18, Middleton, WI53562, 02/04/2013, Possession ofControlled Substance, $271.50
Macias, Oscar, 18, Middleton, WI53562, 02/04/2013, Operation W/ORequired Lamps Lighted, $76.20
Macias, Oscar, 18, Middleton, WI53562, 02/04/2013, Operating While
Intoxicated, $781.00Macias, Oscar, 18, Middleton, WI
53562, 02/04/2013, Operating after
revocation, $114.00Mc Millen, Tammy S, 50, Wauna-
kee, WI 53597, 01/21/2013, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80
Mc Millen, Tammy S, 50, Wauna-kee, WI 53597, 01/21/2013, Motor ve-hicle liability insurance required, $0.00
Moran, Michael J, 27, Waunakee,WI 53597, 01/10/2013, Non Registra-tion, $88.80
Moritz, Robert A, 67, Middleton, WI53562, 01/06/2013, Method of GivingSignals, $88.80
Muhaiyaddeen, Mouhmood A, 41,Msadison, WI 53711, 01/03/2013, Op-erating w/o a Valid Drivers License,$114.00
Muhaiyaddeen, Mouhmood A, 41,Msadison, WI 53711, 01/03/2013, Re-tail Theft/ Shoplifting, $177.00
Mulac, David M, 23, Cross Plains,WI 52528, 11/23/2012, Operatingafter revocation, $114.00
Nell, Eugene, 56, Coloma, WI54930, 10/30/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $101.40
Obrien, Nancy E, 41, Fitchburg, WI
53711, 01/21/2013, Speeding 55MPH Zone, $88.80
Osborne, Michael S, 32, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/31/2013, FTS/ImproperStop at Stop Sign, $88.80
Osborne, Michael S, 32, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/31/2013, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $114.00
Penalver Alfonso, Sixto, 55, Madi-son, WI 53711, 01/22/2013, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80
Perez Jimenez, Javier, 19, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 01/21/2013, Operatingvehicle without insurance, $114.00
Perez Jimenez, Javier, 19, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 01/21/2013, Operatingafter revocation, $114.00
Peterson, Moreece J, 26, Madison,WI 53711, 01/18/2013, Operating
after revocation, $114.00Peterson, Moreece J, 26, Madison,WI 53711, 01/18/2013, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $114.00
Pica, Michael A, 38, Wautoma, WI54982, 10/27/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $114.00
Pierce, Dantay M, 23, Madison, WI53713, 02/07/2013, Operating whileSuspended, $114.00
Pierce, Dantay M, 23, Madison, WI53713, 02/07/2013, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $114.00
Pierce, James T, 40, Baraboo, WI53913, 01/23/2013, Truck FollowingToo Closely, $114.00
Pierce, James T, 40, Baraboo, WI53913, 01/23/2013, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $114.00
Pisciotta, Magdalena, 71, Madison,
WI 53704, 01/21/2013, Exceeding
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Mixed Blood Theatre celebrates Dr. KingMinneapolis Mixed Blood The-
atresDr. Kings Dream celebrates thelife and career of Dr. Martin Luther
King in this acclaimed productiondrawn from his own letters, sermons,
books and speeches, including thetimeless I Have A Dream. Dr. Mar-
tin Luther King, Jr. led American soci-
ety through some of its most profoundchanges with passion, devotion, andcourage. This powerful biography illu-
minates why he is recognized as one ofthe greatest leaders and orators in
American History and why he is hon-ored with a national holiday each Jan-
uary.Shawn Hamiltons commanding
solo performance is stirring andpoignant. He has been a mainstay in
Twin Cities theater, including manyroles at the Childrens, History, and Il-
lusion Theatres and over a dozen at theGuthrie Theater. He was the first to
tour for Mixed Blood as astronaut Ron
McNair in Black Eagle, a role he is
again playing this season. He has ap-peared in several of Mixed Bloods
Minneapolis productions, including SixDegrees of Separation, Help, andBirth
of the Boom.Dr. Kings Dream is one of five cul-
turally-specific productions toured this
season by Mixed Blood Theatre, aMinneapolis-based multicultural the-
atre company founded in 1976. Theothers include the Chicano program
Minnecanos; Daughters of Africa, amusic-driven history of African Amer-
ican women; the afore-mentionedBlack Eagle , and The Deaf Duckling,
an intertwining of the familiar fairy talewith the story of a deaf child born into
a hearing family, performed simultane-ously in English and American Sign
Language.Dr. Kings Dream begins at 7 p.m.
on Monday, Jan. 20. This performanceis free and open to all ages.
What:Dr. Kings Dream: Mixed Blood Theatres
acclaimed celebration of the life and career of Dr.
Martin Luther King, drawn from his own writings(including the timeless I Have A Dream) and told
through a stunning solo performance by Shawn
Hamilton.
When:Monday, January 20 at 7:00 PM (The win-
ner of the MLK teen essay contest will read his/her
winning essay beginning at 6:45 PM)
Where:Middleton Public Library Archer Room
(lower level) 7425 Hubbard Ave
Common Causecomes to open mic
The next Middleton Action Team
Open Mic Night will be Thursday, Jan.16 at Craftsman Table & Tap, 6712
Frank Lloyd Wright Ave. MiddletonHills, from 6-8 p.m.
Music will be provided by PrairieSand. The guest speaker will be Jay
Heck, executive director of CommonCause in Wisconsin. The topic will be
Why Political Reform in WisconsinWill be Big Election Issues in 2014.
The presentation will be followed by
question and answer.The evening ends with people who
have signed up to rant, rave, recite po-etry, sing, perform music, comedy,
each having three minutes.Join them upstairs, order from the
menu and enjoy the cash bar. Feel freeto bring a food item for Middleton Out
Reach Ministry.
Food drive at CoppsAs part of the 2014 Martin Luther
King, Jr., holiday, students from Mid-
dleton High School will be participat-
ing ina food drive at Copps grocery
store to benefit the MiddletonOutreach
Ministry (MOM). This event will be
on Monday, January 20. Students
wishing to be part of this event can
contact Dean Percy Brown at the
high school. Mr. Browns contact in-
formation is 608-829-9922 and
The Middleton Public Library will
be closed on Friday, Jan. 10 for a staffin-service.
The library will re-open on Saturday,
Jan. 11 at 9 a.m.
Set your Tardis for next Thursday, Jan. 16, 7 p,m,!Dress up for the photo booth, make a sonic screwdriver,
try a Whovian mocktail, and play weeping angel tag! It isjust what the Doctor ordered. For ages 10 & up.
from Silver Lake College. A Mani-towoc native, Karen has a passion
for supporting the community in whichshe lives. She is currently involved
with and serves the following organi-zations: Wisconsin Manufacturers &
Commerce Board of Directors, Feli-cian Village Board of Directors, EDC
Board Member Ex-officio, Two RiversBusiness Association Board Member
and Thunder on the Lakeshore Secre-tary of the Board of Directors. She is
also an active member of several localcommittees.
WCCEs new officers include PhilipFritsche, executive director of the
Beaver Dam Area Chamber of Com-merce, elected to serve as president-
elect; Robert Moses, President/CEO of
the Prairie du Chien Area Chamber ofCommerce, to serve as vice president;
Jim Morgan, vice president of WMC,who will again serve as WCCE secre-
tary/treasurer; and Scott Larson, exec-utive director of the Marshfield Area
Chamber of Commerce & Industry, asWCCEs immediate past president.
Chamber executives elected to the
board include Kim Baltus, ExecutiveDirector of the Minocqua Area Cham-
ber of Commerce; Lisa Beck, Execu-tive Director of the DeForest Area
Chamber of Commerce; Pam Christo-pher, Executive Director of the Monroe
Chamber of Commerce; Craig Farrell,Executive Director of the West Bend
Area Chamber of Commerce; Shannon
Full, President & CEO of the FoxCities Chamber of Commerce and In-
dustry; Suzanne Kelley, President ofthe Waukesha County Business Al-
liance, Inc.; and Kathy Kopp, Execu-tive Director of the Platteville Chamber
of Commerce.Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce
Executives is a nonprofit, professionaldevelopment organization housed
within Wisconsin Manufacturers &Commerce (WMC). Founded in 1916,
with more than 200 dues-paying mem-bers, WCCE trains and supports Wis-
consin chamber professionals as theypromote and enhance the economies of
communities around the state. Visitwww.wichamberexecs.org for more in-
formation.
Shawn Hamiltons commandingsolo performance is stirring andpoignant.
Dream comes to library
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Henning joins newspaper staff
Karin Henning has joined theMiddleton Times-Tribune as a media
sales consultant. She brings more than 25 years of sales experience
and a strong commitment to the Middleton area.
Henning assists advertisers in branding and promoting their prod-
ucts and services through the the variety of media options offered by
News Publishing Co. She has been an active member of the Middleton
Chamber of Commerce for 11 years, serving as an am bassador for the
last eight years. She is also a member of Dane Buy Local, and one of
the founding members of the charitable group 100+ Women Who
Care, Dane County.
Contact Henning at 608-358-7958 or [email protected]
for additional information.
Photos contributed
60 years and
going strongfor Auxiliary!
Chartered on October 28, 1953,the Auxiliary to Sonny SimonVFW Post 8216 recently celebratedits 60th anniversary with a specialdinner. Pictured above at the party,Eileen Tesch, the sister of William"Sonny" Simon for whom the post isnamed, cuts the cake with MelanieKleinheinz looking on. At left, char-ter members Eileen Tesch, ConnieAllord and Dolly Shiveler stand withthe original charter.
Sperry Van Ness, one of the nationslargest commercial real estate invest-
ment brokerage firms, has announcedthat Chuck Polenz of the Madison, WI
office has completed the lease of 1,126SF of office space at 7780 Elmwood
Ave, Suite 100 to Diamond ResidentialMortgage Corporation. Diamond Res-
idential Mortgage Corporation says itis predominantly focused on meeting
the needs of its customers. They focuson government-insured products and
conventional lending, as well as jumbo
products and specialty lending. DRMCstrives to deliver every one of their
products with integrity, on-time, anderror-free. Chuck Polenz represented
the tenant while Jeff Jansen of SperryVan Ness represented the Landlord.
Founded in 1987, Sperry Van Nessis one of the largest and fastest-grow-
ing commercial real estate brokeragefirms in the industry, with more than
990 advisors in over 150 locations.For more information, please visit
www.svn.com.
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Mike
DavisMeet Mike Davis, Middletons City
Administrator and Director of Commu-
nity Development for the past 15 years.
While Mikes title may seem very spe-
cific, he really is a jack of all trades,
as he oversees many of the city of Mid-
dletons departments.
Mike was born in Sanford, Florida,
and raised in New Haven, Indiana. He
is the oldest of four children born into
a blue-collar family. Growing up,
Mikes father was the Union President
of the Local Plant Guard Workers of
America, so the family would vacation
wherever his dad had a union confer-
ence. After high school, Mike attendedIndiana University, graduating with a
Bachelor of Science in Public Admin-
istration. He then went on to earn two
graduate degrees: a Master of Public
Affairs (ABD) from University of
Texas at Austin, and a J.D. from Indi-
ana University.
Mike first moved to Middleton after
visiting a good friend in Madison sev-
eral times. I thought that if I ever left
Bloomington, [Indiana], the Madison
area would be a great place to live,
Mike reported. Ive lived [in Middle-
ton] since 1996 and Ive loved it ever
since.
Currently, Mike is the President of
the Middleton Area Historical Society,a member of the Wisconsin City and
County Managers Association
(WCMA) and is on the Board of Direc-
tors for Middleton Chamber of Com-
merce. In 2011, Mike was the recipient
of WCMAs Meritorious Service
Award for Wisconsins City/County
Manager of the year. Mikes wife, Ju-
lann Jatczak, is also very prominent in
the community, as she works at the
Wisconsin Womens Business Initia-
tive Corporation (WWBIC), a non-
profit that provides business educationand financing to the states entrepre-
neurs and small business owners.
In his spare time, Mike enjoys fam-
ily activities with his three children,
reading, hiking and traveling with his
wife. Mike disclosed that he and Julann
purposely have a small house so they
can afford to travel internationally.
Over the past several years, the couple
has traveled to Paris, Normandy
Beach, Rome and the Baltic Sea. Mike
also enjoys frequenting the Capital
Brewery Beer Garden, Vin Santo, Villa
Dolce, Quaker Steak & Lube for Team
Trivia with his team The Brains that
Wouldnt Die, Hubbard Avenue Diner
and Free House. Overall, Middletonhas just been a fantastic place to live,
work and play.
Stay tuned to meet more of your
Good Neighbors! In the meantime, if
you would like to nominate someone
as a Good Neighbor, please email me
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MM IDDLETONIDDLETON OOUTREACHUTREACH MM INISTRYINISTRY
Come together to help neighbors in 2014
With a new year ahead of us, we
take a minute to look back on the sig-
nificant changes at MOM that you
made possible in 2013.
The biggest, of course, was mov-
ing from two buildings one aging
beyond its ability to be used and an-
other in a location that was hard for
people to access and a significant dis-
tance from the main office to one,
consolidated and well-located facility
on Parmenter Street. The change for
those who use our services and for
the volunteers who assist cannot be
underestimated. MOMs new home
gives our clients optimal access to allof MOMs essential services and en-
ables us to better provide for those in
need.
The year also included other excit-
ing opportunities for MOM, includ-
ing the new leadership of Al Ripp as
Executive Director, lifetime resident
of the area and community leader.
MOM also collaborated with many
outside agencies to bring needed in-
formation and services to clients,
possible thanks to our new space.
The gardens had record years in both
participation and produce, and our
youth Service Camp started another
generation of children on a path ofservice and volunteerism.
MOM has continued to be a life-
line for many in our community who
need additional support to make it
day to day.
Over the last twelve months,
MOMs assistance prevented approx-
imately 250 families from being
evicted from their homes and kept
the lights on for 740 people, 50% of
whom were children.
The MOM Food Pantry gave out a
record amount of food, reaching ap-
proximately 800,000 pounds (or 400
tons) of food, enough to fill 20 semi-
trucks. This is up nearly 7% from
2012.
The Pantry had its highest month
(between Jan. and Nov. 2013) of dis-
tribution in October, the month prior
to SNAP (or Food Stamps) cuts na-
tionwide, a trend seen by other Food
Pantries in our area and beyond.
The Clothing Center distributed
nearly 80,000 pounds of clothing in
2013, with monthly totals more than
doubling during the months after the
move to the Parmenter facility due to
increased space and access for
clients.
How was all of this possible?
Generous donors business, groups,
and individuals alike made it hap-
pen, one by one. Volunteers contin-
ued to make a significant impact,
giving nearly 24,000 hours of serv-
ice.
While all of those numbers paint a
picture of an incredible amount of
need filled, its the stories of real
people in your community that show
how very incredible these numbers
really are. Its stories of people likeGwen who needed MOM when her
jobs wages werent enough to make
ends meet and her children needed a
stable place to call home. She wrote
about her experience at MOM, You
have always greeted me warmly, with
a genuine desire to know how I was,
and to see me do well for myself. I
will always be grateful for that.
Its the story told by the client
who found himself unemployed and
his wife disabled within months of
moving to the area for a new job, and
never expecting to need to ask for
help.
He wrote MOM a thank you letter,
concluding it with this thought
Not too long ago, I helped a neigh-
bor with a challenging problem dur-
ing a difficult time for her. There was
nothing convenient about it for me,
but I couldnt say no. When she ex-
pressed her surprise (and gratitude),
I was caught off-guard and I could
see she wondered why I had helped
her. For me, the answer was obvi-
ous: there are some things people
should do for each other simply be-
cause they can.
Why? Because it lifts both sides up
as well as everyone around them. It
helps create a community perhapseven a world where people know
they can count on others not so much
to do for them, but to let them sustain
themselves and return or repay to that
community what they can in what-
ever ways they are able. He con-
cluded with, MOM does that. We
thank you again and again.
That thanks is for you for all that
you do for your community, simply
because you can. Because of
you, children filled their stomachs
with healthy, nutritious food to feed
their growing bodies, parents made
plans to move forward without the
fear of impending eviction, and sen-
iors stayed independent and re-
mained engaged in their
communities. Because of you, hope
is within the reach of more than
3,000 of your neighbors who relied
on MOM this past year. Its people
like you who are changing the lives
of people in this community.
If we continue to come together to
help our neighbors and our commu-
nity, we can prevent homelessness
and end hunger and bring hope
right here.
by AL RIPP
Executive director, MOM
By Alissa Pfeiffer
Meet Your
Good Neighbor
Ripp
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A Heartfelt Thank-You to The GoodNeighbor City
This past Saturday evening, the fire
alarms in the Valencia Place Apart-ments went off. Along with the resi-
dents of 56 other units in my building,I grabbed my coat and my dog and ex-
ited onto Elmwood Avenue, where theMiddleton Police, Fire and EMS had
already responded in less than fiveminutes.
We stood on the sidewalk, shivering
in the cold, when the manager of the
Staybridge Suites invited us across thestreetpets and allfor shelter and
hot chocolate. A Staybridge guest of-fered my dog and others a bowl of
fresh water.Along with most of my fellow resi-
dents, Id never before experienced afire evacuation except in drills, and we
were all very concerned about ourneighbors and our homes. A Middleton
Police officer came to the Staybridgeto deliver periodic updates on the Fire
Departments progress, which was ex-
tremely swift: they had contained the
fire to the one apartment where it hadstarted. No one was hurt. And after
about 90 minutes from the time thealarms went off, we were permitted to
go home.On behalf of the residents of Valen-
cia Place, I would like to express mydeepest gratitude for the Middleton Po-
lice, Middleton Fire Department andEMS for their quick response and their
calming presence in the middle of adangerous situation. And I would like
to thank managers Melissa Reetz and
Bonnie Hanson of Staybridge Suites
for the kind and generous gesture ofinviting usdogs, cats and humans
to share in their warmth and cheer.This is a shining example of the
meaning of The Good NeighborCity: when its people care for one an-
other. You did, you do, and I thank you.
Miriam ShareAlder, District 1,
City of Middleton
LLETTERETTER TOTO THETHE EEDITORDITOR
Teacher
ManI think of the twelve thousand [stu-
dents he has taught in his career] andwonder what I did for them. Then I
think of what they did for me. FrankMcCourt (author of Teacher Man and
Angelas Ashes)Frank McCourt is a wonderful sto-
ryteller and teacher. He is best knownfor his Pulitzer Prize winning memoir
Angelas Ashes, which tells the mostlytragic yet often humorous story of his
growing up in poverty in Ireland. Butfor most of McCourts career he was
first and foremost a high school teacherin New York City as he describes in a
later memoir titled Teacher Man.Since I started teaching at Madison
College (MATC) a few months ago Ihave frequently found myself thinking
about McCourts book Teacher Man.Suffice it to say that I have learned a
lot this semester, likely much more
than the students in my classes.Notwithstanding my limited experi-
ence I have collected enough data toconclude that teaching is hard work.
While school is in session ateachers classes are always on his or
her mind. It is a vocation where onehas the opportunity to affect many peo-
ple positively or negatively each daybased on his or her experience, prepa-
rations and abilities.Leading a class is a lot l ike being on
stage as there is certainly a perform-ance aspect to the job, albeit usually, or
at least in my case, without the ap-
plause. Nevertheless when things gowell you feel on top of the world, andwhen they dont you simply dont.
Embarking on this teaching en-deavor leads me to recall (and appreci-
ate all the more) exceptional teachersfrom my past. Just for fun I would like
to recognize a few with my own FrankMcCourt inspired Teacher Man
awards.The first Teacher Man award goes
to my 7th grade math teacher, Mr. Mi-
halik, who in a New Jersey accent re-peatedly admonished my class to
Read De Words! I actually picked upmy old yearbook to check the spelling
of his name and found next to his smil-ing mug shot his hand-written message
to me of Best Wishes and Read DeWords!
Read De Words is a very simpleyet powerful message that the first
order of business is figuring out whatis being asked of you. This message
has stayed with me for over 30 yearsand has probably helped me more than
any single phrase any teacher has im-parted.
Mr. Fran McGuire, who was my10th grade English teacher at Middle-
ton High School (MHS), is the nextTeacher Man award recipient. What
did he do that was so special? Simplystated he let me read as many as books
as I could, and write about them. Herecognized that the standard curricu-
lum wasnt a good fit and rather thanforcing me to comply he improvised
and encouraged me to thrive. His cri-tiques of my writing were the first adult
like critiques I had received, and theyencouraged me to think more deeply
about what I was reading.The final Teacher Man or in this
case Teacher Woman award goes toanother former MHS English teacher,
Mrs. Elsa Lawrence. Through her ad-vanced literature course she introduced
me to the wonderful world of fineprose. I picked up many books in her
class that I wouldnt have otherwisedreamed of picking up. To this day I
continue to pick up books that I dontthink I would have picked up if I hadnt
taken her class. She also challenged herstudents to think about how these clas-
sic stories could inform our contempo-rary times. Simply put she has enriched
my and likely many others lives.These teachers and others are on my
mind as I try my best to craft meaning-ful learning experiences for the stu-
dents in my classes. But regardless ofthe extent to which I succeed, my
classes are educating me a great deal asMcCourt hinted at in the above quote.
Madison College is an interestingplace. It is a virtual melting pot of stu-
dents from varied backgrounds and ex-periences joined by a desire to learn,
grow and explore new opportunities.The colleges students represent a di-
verse cross-section of the communitiesin which we live and work. Among the
student population are talented youngadults who are beginning their college
experience at Madison College andplan to transfer to other 4-year colleges
to complete a bachelors degree. Oth-ers are working towards completing an
associates degree to qualify for vari-ous specialized jobs. There are also re-
turning students who are trying to addabilities and credentials to prepare
them for new or better jobs.What I am most impressed by is that
fact that most of these students are jug-gling challenging schedules and re-
sponsibilities in addition to theirstudies. Most that I have talked with
work at one or more jobs while also at-tending classes. Additionally several
students in my classes are goingthrough challenging personal circum-
stances such as the illness or death ofclose family members friends, and/or
they are trying to help a sibling, child,grandchild or parent get along. Several
students have emigrated her from otherparts of the world and are non-native
English speakers. Some drive as far as2.5 hours each way to class to take
classes in order to complete their de-gree.
Hearing the stories of their lives,plans and challenges has given me a
perspective I didnt have before Istarted teaching there. They are work-
ing hard to make a better life for them-selves and often their families, and I
feel privileged to a part of that in somesmall way.
Hats off to all of the great teachersout there who contribute to the better-
ment of the communities in which weall live through their dedication and
hard work. You are all Teacher Men& Women in my book.
Finding
HopeOn December 30th, a New York
Times Op-ed writer, Steven Rattner,
published an article titled America In2013 As Told in Charts. My friend
Will sent me the article, wondering if Icould find anything hopeful in it.
Here are some of the titles of thecharts: Economic Winners and Losers,
An Unbalanced Recovery, The Yawn-ing Jobs Gap, Most New Jobs Pay Low
Wages, The Worst Congress Ever,Wages Fall Even Further Behind, etc.
You get the depressing drift.Steven Rattner is a financier and was
one of the lead advisors in 2009 to savethe ailing auto industries. He was an in-vestment banker for Lehman Brothers
and Morgan Stanley and continues to
work and advise in the financial arena.Its no wonder that the charts had the
titles that they did. Its his focus.
The articles title is misleading. Iwish it read something like, One Fi-
nanciers Perspective On America in
2013, As Told in Charts. As it stands,
the article sounds as if its the definitivesource, the all-encompassing final say
about our country during the last year.The hope that I came up with is not
in the charts themselves. The hope thatI have is in the people who will read
them and say, Enough is enough.Hope comes with seeing that the sys-
tem is broken and needs reinventingrather than repair.
In 2006, the Dalai Lama was asked
if he thought it was possible to createan altruistic society where people takecare of each other rather than try to
compete with and dominate each other.Theres much more to his answer, but
part of it relates to the charts in theNewYork Times article.
That is because todays society is
based on money. A society that is based
on money is aggressive, and those with
power can bully and behave cruelly to
others. This situation produces grow-
ing social unrest. A society that de-
pends on money has problems that
reflect its beliefs.
In reality, affection and compassion
have no direct link with money. They
cannot create money. Therefore, in a
society in which money is the priority,
people dont take these values seriously
anymore. People in positions of lead-
ership, like politicians, have emerged
from within a society that depends on
money, so naturally they think like that
and lead society further in that direc-
tion. In this kind of society, people who
value affection and compassion are
treated like fools, while those whose
priority is making money become more
and more arrogant.
Its like the Grinch That Stole
Christmas by Dr. Seuss. Only, Americahas more than one Grinch, aka money
institutions, corporations and businessowners that pay low wages but reap big
profits for CEOs. Have you seen themovie American Hustle yet?
My hope lies between the StevenRatters charts, where the Whos down
in Whoville keep singing at their statecapitols, despite unconstitutional laws
and harassment.Hope lies in the widows who share
their mite, bringing food to their localfood pantries even if they dont have
much extra themselves.Hope lies in the people who will
travel to Wisconsins capitol on Con-servation Lobby Day this coming Feb.
11.
Hope lies in classrooms where
teachers have discussions on compas-sion and empathy and kindness even
though there are no standardized testsfor these these subjects.
Hope lies in investigative radio newswriters like Molly Stentz and the crew
at WORT who keep us current onwhats really happening at the state and
local levels.Hope lies in the research of Richard
Davidson who is teaching the worldthat mindfulness matters. Hope grows
in the number of people who are look-ing beyond things and status for their
happiness, and turning inward throughmeditation and other mindfulness prac-
tices, kindling joy within and spreadingit through compassion and kindness.
Hope lies in everyone of us whostops believing that our value lies in
how we look, how we score, what wehave and how busy we are.
Hope lies in brave new politicianslike intelligent and hard-working Kat-
rina Shankland, who fought for localjobs and won and whose work is altru-
istically based on public service.Hope lies in businesses like Rock
Auto that share their profits with theiremployees through quarterly bonuses.
And, like the Willy Street Co-opswhere workers are payed fair wages,
have a great working climate and thatbuilds a sense of community with their
customers, providing forums and films
for discussion.
Hope lies in people like Dan John-son of Middleton, who works tirelessly
to mentor new gardeners at the Middle-ton Outreach Ministrys teaching gar-
den and who goes out with theGeriatric Gleaners to harvest foods
leftover in the fields of bigger agricul-tural endeavors, bringing it back to
Dane County food pantries.Hope lies in local papers like the
Middleton times where free speech anddemocracy are played out in letters to
the editor and straight-forward, fact-filled reporting of local issues.
Hope lies in positive thinking, inloving our neighbor and ourselves. It
lies in being able to put the charts likethe ones created by Steven Rattner into
perspective with the rest of our lives.It lies in creating an economy of
compassion that operates on a currencyof kindness and goodwill. You cant
put goodwill in the bank, I know. But,whod want to anyway!
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Photo contributed
Thanks to several area businesses, Middleton Outreach Ministrys sign,which can be seen from the corner of Airport/Century Road and ParmenterStreet in Middleton, has a beautiful lift. Olson Toon Landscaping recentlyinstalled donated brick from Unilock and Middleton Farmers CooperativeCo., giving MOMs street presence an updated look.
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Taking careof business
Middletons boys basketball teamwelcomed the new year with a bang
last Saturday night.
Facing arch-rival Verona on
Coaches vs. Cancer night, the
Cardinals gave their best effort of the
season.
Senior guard Luke Schafer led
Middleton with 15 points, including
a pair of three-pointers, as the host
Cardinals roared to a 24-point half-
time lead and routed Verona, 55-39.
Middleton, which won its second
straight game and fourth in five out-
ings, improved to 5-4 overall and 3-
4 in the Big Eight Conference.
Verona is also 5-4 overall and 3-4 in
the league.
The big thing is that every record
in this league means nothing,
Middleton coach Kevin Bavery said.
We gave Madison Memorial its
only loss and Janesville Parker its
only win so far in the league to date.
Verona is sitting there with some real
solid play and is capable of beating
anybody on any given night.
Middleton raced to a 9-2 lead, and
the Wildcats never came closer.
We werent ready to play and
they just beat us on the boards,
which we talked about needing to
control and we didnt, a disappoint-
ed Verona coach Alan Buss said. We
were lucky to get one shot. If we got
one shot, it was one and out.
Derek Rongstad added nine points
for Middleton, which had nine play-
ers in the scoring column. But while
the Cardinals displayed the type of
poise and depth they will need to
claw their way back into the confer-
ence race, Rongstad said some other
lessons have been learned the hard
way.
Boys basketball
team cruises
past Veronaby DENNIS SEMRAU
For the Times-Tribune
See BOYS BB, page 14
Searching for consistency
Theyve hit the halfway point of
their season.
Theyve been skating for the bet-
ter part of two months now and have
12 games in the books.
And Middleton hockey coach
Steve Libert still isnt sure exactly
what he has.
Kind of Jekyll and Hyde, Libert
said.
Its easy to see why Libert feels
that way.
Middleton rolled past Onalaska, 5-
2, last Friday. The Cardinals then fell
to Madison West, 3-2, last Saturday.
Middleton is now 6-5-1 on the
year and sits in third place in the Big
Eight at 4-2-1 (nine points).
On a positive note we are defi-
nitely better this week than we were
last week, Libert said. Our 5-on-5
play looked as good as it has all year,
and since that is 85% of the game,
that is a good development. The team
showed they could take what they
learned in practice and apply it in a
game.
Onalaska entered its game against
Middleton with a 9-1 record. But the
Cardinals took it to the Hilltoppers in
the third quarter.
After a scoreless first period,
Middleton scored early in the second
period when Jordan Carey converted
Hockey Cards
spilt two gamesby ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
See HOCKEY, page 15
Sure, maybe everything isnt
going exactly the way Middletongirls basketball coach Jeff Kindwould like.
But the Cardinals keep winninggames. And thats something Kind
isnt arguing with.Middleton built an 18-point lead
against visiting Janesville Craig lastFriday. And after the Cougars battled
back, the Cardinals held on for a 72-66 win.
Middleton remained in first placein the Big Eight Conference at 7-0
and improved to 9-2 overall. TheCougars (4-3, 7-3) fell to fifth place
in the league.We are continuing to improve
and are winning games despite not
being at the point yet where we canjust shut the door on a team and closethem out, Middleton coach Jeff
Kind said. When we get to thatpoint well be a team to be reckoned
with.The Cardinals are already a group
to be reckoned with.Junior Elizabeth Norregaard led
Middleton with 18 points, highlight-
TakingcontrolGirls basketball
team tops Craig,
now 7-0 in Big 8by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
See GIRLS BB, page 15
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Luke Schafer and Middletons boys basketball team have won four of their last five games.
Times-Tribunephoto by Mary
Langenfeld
T a y l o rDickert (10)a n dMiddletonshockey teamsplit a pair ofgames last
week.
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p rts briefsCardinal Tailgate party
The Middleton Cardinal Tailgate party will be held Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. at
Keva Sports Center.Tickets bought in advance are $50 each and are 50% tax deductible.
Tickets bought at the door are $60. All tickets include two drink vouchers.If the MBC fundraiser t-shirt is worn to the event, the person gets a free
raffle ticket. There will be a silent auction, tailgate cookout, games and raf-
fles.Tickets and t-shirts can be ordered at
http://middletonboosterclub.com/events. Proceeds benefit Middleton High
School athletics.
Soccer fundraiserA fundraising effort is underway to build a pavilion for the soccer sta-
dium at Firefighters Park. The preliminary plans call for a concession
stand, ticket window, restrooms and space to display the accomplishmentsof our distinguished boys and girls soccer programs. Preliminary drawings
are done and our fundraising efforts are moving forward.The goal is to raise $250,000 by May of 2014. One way to help is by
purchasing an Engraved Brick to be placed in the new pavilion atFirefighters Soccer Stadium.
There are three sizes available at corresponding levels of donation. Thefirst is an 4x8 inch brick that accommodates three lines of text with a max-
imum of 12 characters per line. That costs $125.The second size is an 8x8 inch brick that accommodates six lines with
a maximum of 12 characters per line. That costs $250.The third size is a 16x16 inch brick that accommodates eight lines with
a maximum of 24 characters per line. That costs $500.For all general questions, or to purchase an engraved paver (brick), con-
tact Ken Burghy at (608) 576-3426 or [email protected].
Middletons boys swimming team
finished in seventh place at the 26-
team Milwaukee Marquette Invite
last Saturday.
Madison West won the event with
259.5 points, while Hartland
Arrowhead (213), Muskego (192.5),
Chicago-Fenwick (Ill.) (191) and
Madison Edgewood (183.5) rounded
out the top five.
The Cardinals finished with 174.5
points.
Middletons 200 yard medley
relay team of senior Hans Kunsch,
juni or Rory Slat tery, juni or Lex
Peterson and senior Lars Haskins
finished second overall in 1:40.14.
Kunsch was sixth in the 100 yard
backstroke and Slattery was sixth in
the 100 yard breaststroke.
Haskins was sixth in the 50 yard
freestyle (22.48) and Peterson was
eighth in the 100 yard butterfly
(56.38).
The 400 yard freestyle relay team
of senior Cooper Green, senior Josh
Reddemann, sophomore Jacob
Aegerter and Haskins was seventh
(3:26.59).
Middletons 500 yard freestyle
relay team of Aegerter, Peterson,
Green and Reddemann was eighth
(1:33.33).
On deck: Middleton hosts
Verona/Mount Horeb and Beloit
Memorial in a triangular Friday at
5:30 p.m.
The Cardinals are then off until
Jan. 17, when they travel to
Janesville Craig at 5:30 p.m.
Jan. 4
Marquette Invite
Team scores: 1, Madison West 259.5;2, Arrowhead 213; 3, Muskego 192.5; 4,
Chicago Fenwick 191; 5, Madison
Edgewood 183.5; 6, Greenfield 179.5; 7,Middleton 174.5; 8, Waukesha South/
Catholic Memorial 155; 9, Brookfield
152.5; 10, Waukesha North/ KettleMoraine/ Pewaukee 94; 11, Verona/ Mt.
Horeb 87.5; 12, Menomonee Falls/
Germantown/ Sussex Hamilton 79; 13,
Homestead 60.5; 14, Milw. Marquette 54;15, Kenosha Tremper 45; 16, Kenosha
Bradford 43; 17, Brookfield Academy 33;18, Sauk Prairie-Wisconsin Heights 31; 19,
Monona Grove 22; 20, Neenah 20; 21,
Rockford Boylan Catholic 16; 22, RacinePark 14; 23, Waukesha West-Mukwonago
12; 24 (tie), Byron (Ill.) and Madison East,
6; 26, Madison LaFollette 1.Event winners 200 yard medley
relay: GF (Rick Perez, Ross Rybakowicz,
Shaun Lucchesi, Adam Fleischhacker),1:37.93. 200 freestyle: Brian Borden,
BRO, 1:45.09. 200 IM: Andrew Lindstrom,
MW, 1:56.52. 50 free: Jon Roberts, MUS,21.31. 100 butterfly: Zack Parkin, EDGE,
52.00. 100 free: Perez, GF, 47.15. 500 free:
Joe Szczupakiewicz, MUS, 4:43.62. 200free relay: GF (Perez, Rybakowicz,
Lucchesi, Fleischhacker), 1:28.60. 100
backstroke: Perez, GF, 51.83. 100 breast-stroke: Ivar Iverson, KB, 59.27. 400 free
relay: WSCM (Alec Carlson, Kyle Gerum,
Nathan Carlson, Jonathan Jaworski),3:15.60. 1 meter diving: Draven Feustel,
NEE, 379.90.
Swimmers seventh
at Marquette Inviteby ROB REISCHEL
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Weve always practiced hard, but
I think a lot of times the day before a
game or a few days before the game
weve started to coast, Rongstad
said. Now every practice is going to
be intense and were going to be run-
ning hard every practice.
Added Schafer: This week we
amped up the conditioning and I
think we were ready to go and play.
Weve been practicing against eachother and were sick of it and ready to
play someone else. We had a long
week off since
Edgewood. But once we got on
the court, we were just ready to go.
Middleton immediately showed it
meant business when it recorded
three offensive rebounds on its open-
ing possession.
Although the Cardinals missed
their first four field goal attempts,
that aggressiveness set the tone for
an impressive victory.
It being the Coaches vs. Cancer
game, we just had that much more
energy starting the game, Rongstad
said. Even though we didnt score
on our first possession, that really setthe tone that were here to play and
were coming at you with all we
have.
The Cardinals proceeded to con-
vert on their next six consecutive
possessions to build a 14-2 lead.
We definitely made a statement
at the beginning of the game to get
the momentum going, said senior
forward Max Oelerich, who finished
with eight points. Taking them out
of the game right away was really
important.
We had the momentum through-
out the whole half. We took a big
lead into halftime and knew we
could continue to do that in the sec-
ond half.Schafer opened the scoring with a
three-pointer. After Jake Tomans
rebound basketball for Verona,
Schafer scored off a Derek Rogeberg
miss to ignite an 11-0 surge.
I dont think weve had a streak
like that this year where weve been
shooting that well at the beginning of
the game, said Oelerich, who scored
on a fast break layup and capped the
run with an assist on C.J.
Fermanichs three-pointer with 2
minutes, 33 seconds left in the first
period.
Usually we come out slow and in
the second half is when we start to
shoot better. But I thought it was
important to come out shooting thatwell. It was a confidence booster.
Meanwhile, Verona sank only 2 of
its 12 field goal attempts in the open-
ing period and was 3 of 19 (15.7 per-
cent) overall in the first half.
They were playing good defense
and we just kind of backed off and
werent aggressive offensively and
just sort of let them do what they
wanted, Buss said of Middleton.The Cardinals shot 48% (12-of-
25) in the opening half, taking a 34-
10 lead into the break when Andrew
Gardner drained a three-pointer from
the left corner just before the half-
time buzzer off a feed from
Rongstad.
That was the cherry on top right
there, Rongstad said. We had a
play called for our pick and roll, but
it got doubled up. Just seeing
(Gardner) open in the corner and the
ball going through it was kind of the
pinnacle of the first half. That was a
good feeling going into halftime.
Oelerich summed up the reaction
of his teammates heading into the
locker room.I was pretty psyched up after
that, he said. Ive got to be honest.
Andrews been shooting the ball
great all year. To see him hit that
after Docs pass gave us a boost. It
was great team basketball right
there.
Schafers putback basket gave
Middleton its largest lead of the
game at 39-11 with 6:24 left in the
third period.
Schafer said the Cardinals focus
didnt waiver one bit.
Theyre not going to shoot like
that every night, but we did a good
job of contesti ng every shot ,
Schafer said of Veronas shooting
woes. I thought we did a good jobof game-planning their shooters and
stopping their post feeds at the
beginning of the game.
That was about as locked down
as it gets. Weve had good quarters
this year, but I thought that was the
best half of defense weve played all
year against any team.
Verona, though, was able to work
the ball inside and outscore the
Cardinals 28-16 the rest of the way.
With Verona, they really have to
shoot it well and for us it was a really
big emphasis to charge that three-
point line hard and make those threes
tough, said Bavery after Middleton
held the Wildcats to 0-of-17 shooting
from long distance. If they startdraining those, it changes the game
in a real hurry.
Bavery said he was pleased with
the Cardinals overall defensive
effort.
Defensively, were starting to get
that mentality that we can really
anchor in the half court, challenge
shots hard and get after the ball,
Bavery said. We had a real heart-to-
heart (talk), a real soul-searcher after
the (Madison) West game as a team
like I havent done in probably 15
years with the team.
We made a commitment to go
back to the sound, fundamental, gru-
eling and high-level conditioning
type of practices and our guys haveembraced it and they attack it.
But as aggressive as the Cardinals
were on offense, they committed
only seven turnovers, including just
one in the first half.
This was as good as weve
played in several years, Bavery
said. Now (Verona) won the third
quarter, but we came out and played
as if it was a 0-0 game. We didnt
lose that intensity and come out lazy
and think that game was won at half-
time. In the fourth quarter, we did a
good job of keeping our composure,
too.
Oelerich said the Cardinals have
made major strides since opening the
season 1-3.Were sharing the ball better and
starting to run the offense better than
we did at the beginning of the year,
he said. Every night is going to be a
battle. No matter what anyones
record is, its going to be a dogfight
every night.
On deck: Middleton travels to
Sun Prairie Thursday for a 7:30 p.m.
game. The Cardinals then host
Janesville Craig Saturday at 7:30
p.m.
Jan. 4Middleton 55, Verona 39Verona ... 5 5 12 17 39Middleton 16 18 9 12 55
VERONA Schmitz 3, Jones 4, Gronke 2,
Federspiel 2, Flora 2, Tackett 3, Toman 6,Pynnonen 2, Hallmark 8, Stiner 7. Totals: 13 13-
22 39.
MIDDLETON Hill 9, Hokanson 2,Schafer 15, Rogeberg 2, Oelerich 8, Rongstad 9,
Revord 4, Fermanich 3, Gardner 3. Totals: 17 15-
26 55.
Three-point goals: V 0; M 6 (Schafer 2,Rongstad, Revord, Fermanich, Gardner).
Personal fouls V 19, M 21.
Middletons wrestlers finished in12th place at the 18-team Bi-State
Classic in La Crosse on Dec. 27-28.Holmen won the event with 215
points, while Eastview (195.5),Hudson (164), Burlington (159.5) and
La Crosse Central (158.5) rounded outthe top five.
Middleton finished with 130.0points.
Taggart Haase had a big tourna-ment for the Cardinals, finishing in
fourth place overall at 170 pounds.After receiving a first round bye,
Haase pinned Tristan Lind ofBurlington in 1:04. Haase then pinned
Brandon Bahr of West Salem/Bangorin 1:32.
In the quarterfinals, Haase defeatedDuncan McKinney of Holmen, 7-0.
After losing in the semifinals, Haasedefeated Brady Wetter of Dodgeville,
4-0. But in the third place match,Haase was pinned by Ellsworths
Logan Kemmerer.Sean Benedict also placed fifth at
heavyweight.Benedict pinned Anthony Vigil of
Richland Center in 1:22, then lost to
Cashtons Dylan Campton, 8-3. Afterreceiving a bye, Benedict pinned Sam
Moyer of Mount Horeb-Barneveld in1:34.
Benedict headed to consolationround, where he rolled off four
straight wins. In the consolation semi-finals, though, Benedict fell to
Hudsons Mathias Tobin.Then in the fifth place match,
Benedict defeated Noah Brown ofNorth Crawford/Seneca, 5-3.
Nathan Dresen also added aneighth place finish at 160 pounds.
After receiving an opening roundbye, Dresen pinned Burlingtons
Isaiah Brenner in 3:37. Dresen fol-lowed that by pinning Ben Linzmeier
of Tomah in 4:45, but lost his quarter-final match to Jacob Rukavina of
Eastview.
Dresen defeated Dylan Andersonof Hudson, 10-3, in the consolationround. But Dresen lost his next two
consolation matches and settled foreighth place.
On deck: Middleton has just itssecond home meet of the season
Friday, when it hosts Janesville Craigat 7 p.m.
Wrestlers 12th atBi-State Classicby ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
BOYS BB continued from page 11
League OverallW L W L
Mad. Memorial ..... 6 1 8 3Beloit Memorial .... 5 2 8 3Madison West ...... 4 2 6 4Mad. La Follette ... 4 3 6 4Middleton ............ 3 4 5 4Verona ........ ....... 3 4 5 4Sun Prairie ........... 3 4 5 5Jnsville Craig ....... 3 4 5 5Madison East ... .. .. 2 5 4 6Jnsville Parker ..... 1 5 3 6
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ed by four three-point baskets and
a six-of-six effort at the free throwline in the fourth quarter.
Junior forward Cole Jordee added16 points, while freshman guard Bria
Lemirande scored 15 highlightedby a pair of clutch late free throws.
Bria did a nice job down thestretch, Kind said. When they got
close she had consecutive posses-
sions where she had an assist for alayup, scored a layup herself andthen drew a foul.
Cole Jordee had some key blocksand rebounds down the stretch. Cole
and Liz (McMahon) really did agood job on the boards in the fourth
quarter. Elizabeth also hit a big threein the (fourth) quarter, but more
importantly, we got the ball in herhands when they needed to foul.
Middleton appeared ready tomake quick work of the Cougars
early on.The Cardinals raced to a 17-7 lead
after the first quarter. Then Jordeehad consecutive baskets in the sec-
ond quarter as Middletons lead bal-
looned to 18.You cant get down 18 to a team
like Middleton especially on the
road and expect to have success,Craig coach Kerry Storbakken told
the Janesville Gazette.On the flip side, Kind was thrilled
how his team was playing.We started out well, he said.
We moved the ball well againsttheir zone, shot well, caused some
problems with our press. Just played
well in general.
But the Cougars wouldnt go qui-etly.
Craig pulled within 41-30 by half-time. The Cougars then opened the
second half on a 10-0 run and pulledwithin 41-40.
We just could never get thelead, Storbakken said. I think if we
wouldve, that wouldve put a lot ofpressure on Middleton because they
had the big early lead.But the Cougars never could get
over the hump. And the Cardinalshad enough to fend off Craigs best
punch.In the second half our spacing
wasnt good on offense, Kind said.We didnt press as aggressively and
they got hot shooting the ball. It was-
nt a conscious thing, but we werentforcing the tempo enough with our
defense.Offensively, we missed some
good shots and settled for some thatwere not so good and had a few care-
less turnovers, so they crept backinto it. Were still learning time and
score situations and in the last couple
minutes we were able to get to theline and make some free throws toclose it out.
On deck: Middleton travels toMadison La Follette (5-2, 5-4)
Friday at 7:30 p.m. The Lancersdefeated the Cardinals in a regional
final a year ago, ending Middletonsrun of five straight trips to the state
tournament.La Follette will be a good test
this week, Kind said. We are on theroad most of the second round, so we
need to keep progressing.
Jan. 3Middleton 72, Janesville Craig 66Janesville Craig .. 7 23 21 15 66Middleton . 17 24 12 19 72
JANESVILLE CRAIG Schumacher, 6-0-17; Foster, 3-0-7; Hughes, 1-4-7; Slatter, 4-6-
14; Calkins, 5-0-11; Schoenenberger, 5-0-10.Totals: 16-10-66.
MIDDLETON Norregard, 4-6-18;Roach, 1-0-3; Raffel, 2-1-6; McMahon, 3-0-6;
Passini, 0-1-1; Bergrum, 1-2-5; Jordee 7-2-16;
Bauhs, 1-0-2; Lemirande, 4-6-15. Totals: 23-18-
72.
Three-point goals JC 8 (Schumacher 5,Foster, Hughes, Calkins), Middleton 8
(Norregard 4, Roach, Raffel, Bergrum,
Lemirande). Total fouls Craig 18, Middleton15. Fouled out Schumacher, Hughes.
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after assists from Eric Karwoski
and Casey Harper.Onalaska took a 2-1 lead less than
four minutes into the third period.
But the Cardinals responded.
First, Taylor Dickert took the puck
hard to the net, and a hustling
Brendan Sheehan poked in the loose
puck. Then 70 seconds later, Carey
found Jordan Hylbert in front of the
net for the eventual game winner.
Eric Karwoski and Carey chipped
in insurance goals late in the contest.
We never blinked and just kept
after it, Libert said.
The Cardinals were hoping to
build on that momentum against
Madison West on Saturday. But the
Regents raced to a 3-1 lead thro