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Middleton-Cross Plains Area SchoolBoard clerk Annette Ashley last week

again stated her view that teacher andschool board hopeful David Dahmen

should not be on the April 2 ballot.Dahmen on Jan. 25 appealed Ash-

leys earlier decision. The clerks nota-rized reply was filed Feb. 13 with the

Government Accountability Board(GAB). The GAB had given Ashley

until Feb. 14 to submit her response.Ashley reiterated her belief Dahmen

failed to file his candidacy paperworkin accordance with GAB regulations.

She said to disregard such rules inorder to place him on the ballot would

set a dangerous precedent.Dahmen, a teacher at Glacier Creek

Middle School who is also grievancechairman for the MEA teachers union

and a member of its bargaining team,will now have an opportunity to submit

his reply. After that the GAB will de-cide whether to include his name on

the ballots printed in March.Dahmen plans to retire in June. Even

if he is able to get on the ballot andthen wins, his next hurdle will likely be

VOL. 121, NO. 8 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013 SINGLE COPY PRICE: $1.25

www.MiddletonTimes.com

Inside this issue:Local: School: Sports:

Two public info sessions at

city hall next week. Page 2Kromrey open house

is Monday. Page 20Hockey Cards

fall in semis. Page 11

Dining Guide. . . . . . . . . . 6

Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Photo by Roger Hamilton

Nosy neighbor discovers blazeA house fire at 7505 Voss Parkway broke out late Friday morning. With no one home, the flames spread unhindered through the building until neigh-

bor Rob Conhaim, a former member of the Middleton City Council, smelled smoke and decided to investigate. I went to knock on the door and sawsmoke coming out of the deadbolt, Conhaim said. Thats when I called 911. My neighbor later told me he was glad I was being nosy.

Middleton Battalion chief Brad Subera said the fire did significant damage to the building but no one was injured. The cause of the fire and the es-timated monetary value of the damage were not yet available.

Man keeps coolwhen fire breaks out

They dont call Middleton theGood Neighbor City for nothing.

Shortly before 10 p.m. on Feb. 12,a resident on the second floor of an

apartment building in the ForestHarbor complex at 2070 Allen

Boulevard noticed thick blacksmoke spewing from a neighbors

living quarters. Hector Guerra

dashed toward the apartment,

grabbed a fire extinguisher, and tookaim at flames that caused an esti-

mated $55,000 to $60,000 in dam-age and left several families

temporarily homeless.The 16-unit building is located

near Allen Boulevards intersectionwith University Avenue. One person

was transported to an area hospitalfor smoke inhalation.

School board clerkresponds to Dahmen

MEA ratifies

new contract

The Middleton Education Associa-tion (MEA) teachers union on Valen-

tines Day ratified a new contractproposal for the 2013-2014 year. De-

spite the romantic date on which thevote occurred, emails obtained by theTimes-Tribune show there was no lovelost between the union and the school

district while they hashed out the deal.The contract will go before the Mid-

dleton-Cross Plains Area Board of Ed-ucation for a vote on Monday night.

Under the new deal, salary increases

would be determined at the school

boards discretion. Teachers who tookpart in a Health Risk Assessment

would maintain their current 12 per-cent contribution toward health insur-

ance. (Those not completing theassessment would contribute 15 per-

cent toward the annual insurance pre-mium.)

While the union and the school dis-trict came together on an array of is-

sues in the new deal, conflictinginterpretations of Act 10 led to heated

exchanges about the future of FairShare, the practice of automatically

withdrawing union dues from all teach-ers paychecks.

While the union initially fought to

maintain Fair Share, the contract ap-proved by the MEA last week would

eliminate the practice, allowing teach-ers to opt out of and stop funding -

the union.The fact that the district and the

union sat down at the table together atall was unique. Following the passage

of Act 10, most districts in Wisconsinopted to replace contracts with em-

ployee handbooks. Further complicat-ing matters, the two sides remain

embroiled in lengthy and costly legaldisputes over past discipline of educa-

by MATT GEIGER

Times-Tribune

by MATT GEIGER

Times-Tribune

by MATT GEIGER

Times-Tribune

Fair Share eliminated in contract that will go before school board Monday

See CONTRACT, page 5

See FIRE, page 4

See CLERK, page 4


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The City of Middleton will hold two

public information meetings on down-town redevelopment, both on Tuesday

at City Hall.

Downtown ParkingRamp Study

Informational MeetingFeb. 26 at 6:15 p.m.

The first is a presentation by Walker

Parking Consultants on the draft resultsof the recent Downtown Parking Ramp

Study.The study was conducted in re-

sponse to a petition submitted by the

Downtown Middleton Business Asso-ciation requesting that the city build adowntown parking ramp. The city then

hired Walker Parking Consultants, thelargest parking consulting firm in the

United States, to make recommenda-

tions regarding the need for a parking

ramp based on a comprehensive analy-sis of current land uses and parking

supply, projected future land uses andfuture parking needs, and the impact to

businesses in the study area.The purpose of the meeting is to

provide the draft results to interestedstakeholders and take public comments

on the results of the study.There will be at least one additional

public comment session on the Down-town Parking Ramp Study before the

Common Council takes any action onthe project.

The public information session will

take place at the Middleton Committeeof the Whole meeting at MiddletonCity Hall, 7426 Hubbard Avenue.

Terrace Avenue andHigh Point Rd. Redevelopment

Informational MeetingFeb. 26 at 7 p.m.

The City of Middleton would alsolike to invite citizens to a second public

informational meeting, this one on theproject to realign the Terrace Avenue

and High Point Road intersection andreconstruct Terrace Avenue from just

west of High Point Road to just east ofParmenter Street.

City planners already received com-

ments at a public informational meet-ing on January 22.

The meeting will start at Middleton

City Hall, 7426 Hubbard Avenue, at 7p.m.

For additional information contact

Abby Attoun-Tucker, Assistant Direc-tor of Community Development, at

821-8343 [email protected].

PAGE 2 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Plan commission approves bike path work

On Tuesday, Feb. 12, the Middleton

Plan Commission decided to move for-ward with additional bike path con-

struction.Last fall, the commission approved

a plan to fill in an existing missinglink located just south of University

Avenue, on the west side of DemingWay. Once this link is completed,

Greenway Station and University Av-enue will be connected by a 10-foot

pathway, promoting greater mobility

and safety for pedestrians and cyclists.Assistant city planning director

Mark Opitz indicated construction willbegin this summer with a projected

completion of fall 2013.Commissioners also discussed the

potential of establishing a citywide

neighborhood council, one that wouldoversee and galvanize neighborhoodassociations activity.

Planning and development internRyan Krzos presented the idea, sug-

gesting that the creation of such an en-tity would foster more communication

and build a greater sense of community

among neighborhood associations.Consisting of one representative per

neighborhood, a citywide councilcould offer an additional ear to the

ground on issues such as public safetyand property maintenance, said

Krzos.

Although the commission was sup-portive of the idea, commissionersquestioned how much of a role the city

council should play in facilitating thecreation of a community-led organiza-

tion. Some members challenged thegeneral relevance and usefulness of

neighborhood associations.

Plan commissioner and city alder-man Hans Hilbert stated, I am not a

fan of neighborhood associations. Henoted that he does not feel it is the

citys responsibility to encourage them.Jumping off of Hilberts criticism,

plan commissioner Duane Barmore

referenced failed association attemptsin the Foxridge neighborhood.Krzos and other planning staff mem-

bers intend to continue generating anddeveloping ideas for this initiative in

the coming months.

Additional changes approved by the

plan commission last week include:

- Turville Bay MRI, located at 2277Deming Way, received the go-ahead to

install additional signage on the build-ings east and west elevations.

-Knothe and Bruce Architects arenow set to begin construction on sevennew parking spots at the north end of

Tribeca Apartments, 3700 ParmenterStreet.

Photo contributed

Mustangs take Polar PlungeThe Middleton Mustangs 4H Club raised more than $600 by partici-

pating in the Polar Plunge on February 9. Pictured from left to right atthe event are Tom Kaldenberg, Olivia Groth, Rachel Cook, Ashlee Rege-nauer, Carly Held, Lindsey Held and Emily Kaldenberg.

Downtown parking,Terrace TIF projectsubjects of Tuesday

public info sessions

by FRANCESCA MASTRANGELO

Times-Tribune

Middleton is celebrating 50 years as

a city. As part of the celebration, theMiddleton Times-Tribune and the Mid-

dleton Senior Center are sponsoring anessay contest: Tell us your Middleton

story in 600 words or less.The winning entries will be pub-

lished in a special section, included inthe Times-Tribune, in early April.

There will be one winner selected fromeach of three age groups: youth (under

21); adult (21-55); and senior (56 andup).

Please include a title. Anythingabout the community in the last 50

years will be considered, but we arehoping people will tell tales that en-

lighten all of us about this unique citysculture and people.

Essays will be judged on originality,creativity, style, content and depictions

of the contest theme.Any quotation or copyrighted mate-

rials used in the essay must be properlyidentified using proper citation.

The authors name, age and identi-fying information should be included,

and submissions should be sent [email protected] or to Laura

Langer at the Senior Center. The dead-line for all entries is March 11.

Middleton essaycontest announced


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Several City of Middleton residentsreported receiving phone calls from

people claiming to be grandchildrenstranded outside of the United States

last week, according to the MiddletonPolice Department.

The callers claimed they neededmoney wired to them immediately and,

while one victim got suspicious andhung up and called her grandson to

verify that he was home and was fine,at least one victim sent $1,000 before

realizing it was a scam, said police.The Federal Bureau of Investigation

provides the following description ofthis common scam: Youre a grand-

parent and you get a phone call or anemail from someone who identifies

himself as your grandson. Ive beenarrested in another country, he says,

and need money wired quickly to paymy bail. And oh by the way, dont tell

my mom or dad because theyll onlyget upset!

Law enforcement agencies call itthe grandparent scam. The FBIs In-

ternet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)has been receiving reports about it

since 2008.According to the FBI, the scam and

scam artists have become more sophis-ticated in recent years. Thanks to the

Internet and social networking sites, acriminal can sometimes uncover per-

sonal information about the targets,which makes impersonations more be-

lievableThe financial losses in these cases -

while they can be substantial for an in-dividual, usually several thousand dol-

lars per victim - typically dont meetthe FBIs financial thresholds for open-

ing an investigation. The FBI recom-mend contacting local authorities or

state consumer protection agency ifyou think youve been victimized. The

FBI also suggests filing a complaintwith IC3, which not only forwards

complaints to the appropriate agencies,but also collates and analyzes the

datalooking for common threads thatlink complaints and help identify the

culprits.If you believe that you or someone

you know has been the victim of ascam, contact the Middleton Police De-

partment.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 3

Town board tired of waiting for handbook

Photo contributed

Kiwanis gives to Youth CenterMiddleton Kiwanis donated $500 to the Middleton Youth Center on

Thursday, Feb. 14. Megan Meyer, Middleton Recreation Director, indi-cated the donation would be used for programs and supplies for theYouth Center. The Youth Center is currently located in City Hall. It of-fers positive activities after school and in the summer for Middle Schoolaged youth. The Youth Center will be moving to Kromery Middle Schoolonce the remodeling project there is completed.

Pictured above are Kiwanis President Chuck Foulke (right) and Treas-urer Carol Jensen (left) presenting the check to Meyer. Middleton Kiwa-nis meets on the second and fourth Thursday of the month at SofraRestaurant at 5:30 p.m.

Things get done when people have

a date to get [them] done by, declaredMiddleton Town Board supervisor Bill

Kolar. His sentiments were shared bysupervisor Tim Roehl, as the February

4 Town Board Meeting became a frus-tration festival: Weve been on this

thing for three years. We need a date.It wasnt exactly the Lincoln-Dou-

glas debates, but impatience with thecontinuing delay in completing a draft

of the first-ever Middleton employeehandbook had Town Attorney Tom

Voss on the defensive.Its a lot of work, said Voss, de-

scribing the approach of Boardman &Clark, the law firm hired for the job.

Theyre reviewing board minutesgoing back to 1997, looking at em-

ployee issues and contracts that mayhave existed with clerks and deputy

clerks. Things are moving forward.Not fast enough for Kolar and

Roehl, who were joined by Seat 3 Su-pervisor Paul Connell, who is also a

lawyer. We want to see a first draft in90 days, said Connell.

The Town of Middleton has grown,its population nearly tripling over the

last 20 years and, with it, the size of thetown workforce.

We have about eight to twelve fulltime employee positions, reported

town administrator David Shaw. Ac-cordingly, the town has determined that

the patchwork of new and old guide-lines, policy statements and town board

personnel decisions needs to be up-dated and standardized in an Employee

Handbook.In a recent letter, Boardman & Clark

attorney Michael J. Julka addressed

some of the issues that must be re-solved before a draft can be completed.

Does David Shaw have the powerto discipline? he asks, And, if so, at

what point does he report such to theboard?

Other issues include the status/en-forceability of all purported contracts

of employment, employee evaluationinstruments and the status of all em-

ployees. The status issue is central:are employees to be considered at

will - i.e. subject to termination at anytime for any reason or no reason at all?

Or will they be regarded as being enti-tled to due process, negotiated wages

and benefits and other aspects of a tra-ditional employment contracts.

In the end, Voss prevailed againstthose who wanted to impose a firm

deadline on the Boardman & Clarklawyers, but promised to tell them that

the work on the draft handbook needsto proceed full steam ahead.

Official Town Mapis in the Works

The February 4 meeting also took upthe preparation of a first-ever official

map of Middleton. Under Wisconsinlaw, towns have statutory authority and

an obligation to establish an officialmap as a prerequisite to making

amendments that might reflect newroads and other infrastructure sought

by would-be developers.The board considered and approved

for further review a town map submit-ted by the Vierbicher Associates engi-

neering firm, of which town engineerRod Zubella is an employee. In a re-

cent letter to the town board, Vier-bichers Kevin White wrote, Once an

official map of existing conditions isadopted, the town may proceed with

amending the official map to establishthe alignment and layout of planned

new streets, highways and other infra-structure.

The decision to conditionally ap-

prove a town map - which will bevoted on at a future board meeting -

was spurred in part by a decision madein March, 2012 to improve traffic flow

and create an S curve to replacewhat are now ninety-degree turns in

the Boronner/Koch/Vosen Road areas.Linda Schenk appeared at the board

meeting and spoke on behalf of hermother, who owns the land in question.

Right now, said Schenk, the land isbeing farmed by a dairy company.

If adopted, the proposed OfficialTown Map would include a thick dot-

ted line tracing an S through thatfarm, such that if the land is ever sold

and developed, any new road wouldhave to follow the curve. Asked if she

was comfortable with the proposedchange, Schenk replied, It will be

safer and more convenient for trafficcoming off of nearby Airport Road.

Im okay with it.

by ANTHONY D. PRINCE

Times-Tribune

Beware of grandparent scam Senior Centers

Kranz is namedWWPI fellow

Jill Kranz, Director of Senior Serv-ices at the Middleton Senior Center,

has been selected as one of ten 2013Wisconsin Womens Policy Institute

(WWPI) Fellows.Wisconsin Womens Policy Institute

Fellows will be trained in the publicpolicy process and will use their skills

to advocate effectively for Wisconsinselderly community. 2013 Fellows rep-

resent diversity of age, geographic, ed-ucational, and professional

backgrounds.After a highly successful pilot year

in 2012, we are thrilled to welcome asecond class of Wisconsin Womens

Policy Institute Fellows that truly rep-resents every corner of our state, said

WWN Board Chair Eve Galanter. The2013 Institute will increase the number

of women leaders who are makingtheir voices heard on public policies to

improve the quality of life for Wiscon-sin seniors.


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taking his seat. Two state statutes indi-cate an active teacher cannot sit on the

school board that governs the districtfor which said teacher is working.

Dahmens candidacy papers wereinitially challenged by Jim Greer, the

Area 1 School Board incumbent whoseseat Dahmen hopes to take. Greers

challenge was based on photocopiedsignatures of support Dahmen initially

provided to the school districts filingclerk, Cheryl Janssen: GAB rules re-

quire original signatures rather thanfacsimiles.

Dahmen, who turned in the originalsignatures after the deadline had

passed, filed a response to Greerschallenge, but Ashley on Jan. 15 con-

cluded Dahmens nomination papershave not been timely filed, and were

not in the physical possession of the fil-ing officer by the statutory deadline as

required by [GAB] rule 2.05(2).In his appeal of Ashleys decision,

Dahmen alleged she had improperlydenied [Dahmens] placement on the

ballot... .

I am not a lawyer, I am a public ser-vant and a private citizen seeking a

local office, Dahmen wrote. I readilyadmit that I did not file my nomination

papers according to the letter of thelaw as reviewed by Ms. Ashley. I did

however file my papers in a reasonablemanner, and in substantial compliance

with GAB rules.Dahmen said Janssen didnt notify

him original signatures were requireduntil after the deadline had passed.

Last week, Ashley provided a de-tailed account of the sequence of

events leading up to her ruling, as wellas citing the GAB rules she applied

when opting not to place Dahmensname on the ballot. Filed with the GAB

alongside Ashleys response are sup-porting affidavits from Perry Hibner,

the school districts community out-reach specialist, and Janssen.

In her response, Ashley wrote thatshe stand[s] behind her decision not

to allow Dahmen on the ballot. Shesaid the conclusion is solely based

upon GAB Rules and Regulations.

Ashley wrotethat GAB rules for

candidates exist toinsure orderliness,

integrity and relia-bility in our elec-

tion process, whichis so fundamental

to our democ-racy.

She said overlooking GAB ruleswould ignore election law, neglect

election safeguards and set a precedentthat could compromise the integrity of

our election process.The GAB intends for its rules to

apply to every candidate running forpublic office, whether a novice or an

incumbent, and therefore, the rulesshould be applied uniformly, without

exception, Ashley wrote.She added: Mr. Dahmen concedes

himself that he did not file his paper-work in compliance with GAB [rule]

2.05(1) in the third paragraph of hiscomplaint . GAB rule 2.05(1) states

that it is the responsibility of each can-

didate to make sure his or her papersare filed appropriately.

Ashley goes on to say filing dead-lines have consistently been treated as

mandatory by the Wisconsin SupremeCourt.

As a result, while Dahmen allegedher ruling was an abuse of discretion,

Ashley replied that no statutory discre-tion for the school board clerk even ex-

ists in such circumstances.Ashley pointed out that instructions

are printed on the back of the nomina-tion papers, the declaration of candi-

dacy, and the campaign registrationstatement. The last line of the instruc-

tions on the nomination papers informsprospective candidates to contact the

filing officer with any remaining ques-tions.

In her affidavit, Janssen wrote thatshe provides detailed instructions to

anyone who requests them. Ashley saidJanssen each year gives a comprehen-

sive packet to anyone running forschool board.

Ashley also pointed out that the

Middleton-Cross Plains Area SchoolDistrict holds Board Candidate Orien-

tation Sessions on the first and thirdMondays of December. (Notice of

those meetings was posted in theMid-dleton Times-Tribune.)

In her affidavit, Janssen wrote thatshe noticed Dahmen had filed photo-

copies of 100 signatures, not originals,the morning after the filing deadline.

She also alleged that Dahmen made aclaim that is not true when, in his ap-

peal to the GAB, he wrote that Janssensaid she made a mistake in accepting

photocopied papers.Hibners statement lists the different

ways the district made informationabout filing rules available to the pub-

lic.


CHURCH NOTES

FIRE continued from page 1

CLERK continued from page 1

Brad Subera, a battalion chief withthe Middleton Fire Department, said

the conflagration began atop an electricstove. The resident turned on the

knobs, then decided not to cook andwent to take a nap, he said. There

were some household goods on thestove and they caught fire.

Jim Hill, a disaster plan and re-sponse specialist with A&J Specialty

Services, said paper plates were theitems that initially ignited.

Hill said the flames, which didnthave much protein for fuel and there-

fore produced dark black smoke,spread quickly. Standing in the com-

mon area outside the apartment wherethe fire started, Hill pointed around a

hallway corner: [Guerra] actuallycame from around there [and] grabbed

an extinguisher.We came out into the hall and sure

enough, there were flames coming outof the dudes apartment, Guerra re-

called, speaking from the hotel roomwhere he stayed while his apartment

was repaired. I asked the guy if hewas okay and if he had called the fire

department. Then my first thought wasto pop the buildings alarms, but I

couldnt find them so I broke the glassand grabbed an extinguisher. I told the

guy whose apartment it was to grab theother one, and he did.

Guerra has lived in Middleton forseveral years, but he grew up on the

streets of Los Angeles. I was born inL.A., and when you are getting shot at

and in gangs, staying calm under pres-sure is kind of the name of the game,

he said. I just wanted to try to put outthe fire.

Guerra said he was fighting theblaze when he realized the flames were

licking the top of the doorframe. Iknew we couldnt stop it, so the best

we could do was try to contain it untilfirefighters got there, he said.

When police arrived on the scene,they instructed everyone to evacuate

the building. Guerra returned to hisapartment and grabbed his computer,

and a lockbox, but he couldnt find hiscat.

If my cat had been lost I might aswell have lost a girl too and made it a

country song, he said. When the fire-fighters got there, I told them and they

went in and found the cat, which isalive and well just very skittish.

Hill said five families were still dis-placed the morning after the fire, but

all but two were expected to be al-lowed back into their living quarters by

the end of the day. (Guerra was amongthose who had to wait longer.)

Hill also said the fire served as a re-minder that renters insurance is in-

valuable.While most people dont have

renters insurance, Guerra does. Itslike $10 a month, he said. Thats like

a case of beer, and its paying off inspades right now. Im really worried

about some of my neighbors who donthave it.

Subera said the Middleton Fire Dis-trict will consider a variety of ways to

thank Guerra.Were really appreciative of the

quick thinking and bravery of the per-son who acted to mitigate the fire, he

stated.

Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger

The door of the apartment where the fire broke out.

Ashley


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tors.

In a January 25 email to teachers, theMEA bargaining team, which includes

Chris Bauman, Pat Keeler, Jill Larson,David Dahmen and Deb Hoskins, ac-

cused the district of attempting to bustthe union.

The message said the school boardhad made at least 20 proposals dur-

ing negotiations, with each one hav-

ing an impact upon teachers workingconditions, hours, and/or compensa-tion.

The accusation of union busting wasin reaction to the school boards at-

tempt to eliminate Fair Share. TheMEA claimed the district initially of-

fered to keep dues deduction in fullforce and effect for the 2013-14 school

year.However, according to the union, the

district changed course on Dec. 18,proposing to eliminate Fair Share from

the contract due to uncertainty con-nected to legal aspects in this area.

It is important to remember thatFair Share is a worker representation

issue and not an educational issue,

wrote the unions bargaining team.The [school boards] Right to Workproposal is union busting, hoping to si-

lence effective voices in times of dis-agreement. Wisconsin is not a Right to

Work state, but the [school boards]proposal makes MCPASD a Right to

Work district.The union argued that all members

would benefit from language in thecontract, so they should all pay an

equal share for the costs associatedwith gaining and maintaining those

benefits.Whether Wisconsin is a Fair Share

state or a Right to Work state at leastfor government employees - is in part

dependent on how the courts construe

Act 10. At this juncture, interpretationsof the Republican-led effort to elimi-nate most public employees bargain-

ing rights have varied significantly.During negotiations, the MEA con-

tended that Fair Share remained valid,writing that nothing changed with ei-

ther the Dane County Circuit Court orthe Federal Court rulings between Oc-

tober and December 2012.

Fair Share language assures people

pay for something they get, the bar-gaining team wrote. It is no different

than all district residents contributingto their schools, whether they have

children or not, whether they agreewith every decision made by a politi-

cized school board or not.The MEA said the districts contin-

ued refusal to re-instate Fair Share wasinitially met with stunned silence

from the union.The board hopes youre not watch-

ing, and that you are apathetic towardyour own union, the bargaining team

wrote to teachers. You are the onlyones who can prove them wrong.

In an email of her own, school boardpresident Ellen Lindgren responded to

the unions message. She called thebargaining teams email to teachers

inaccurate and counter-productive.Lindgren said the email did not work

toward a viable contract and ultimatelyfoster[ed] discord and misunderstand-

ing among teachers. She said somestatements made by the union were

patently false.

Lindgren asked MEA leadership to

recognize that Middleton-Cross Plainswas one of only three districts in Wis-

consin willing to negotiate a collectivebargaining agreement with its teachers

union for 2013-14.The other 421 school districts in the

state did not, she indicated. Lindgrensaid most created employee hand-

books, rather than bargaining withteachers, and most were trying

valiantly to maintain salaries and ben-efits in this day of increasing fiscal

stress on public schools.The sky has not fallen and most

handbooks and contracts have main-tained pre-Act 10 working conditions,

Lindgren wrote. Boards, administra-tions, and employees are working out

differences of opinion.Lindgren noted conflicting court rul-

ings and the uncertainty they createdover the legal status of collective bar-

gaining.The Dane County Circuit Court-

Colas decision says we may negotiate,but are not required to; the Federal

Court-Conrad [decision] said we

should not negotiate given Act 10 leg-

islation, Lindgren wrote. The recentFederal Court of Appeals ruling orders

that we may not negotiate based on Act10 and the U.S. Constitution.

Lindgren said the board negotiateddespite the latter rulings.

Regarding Fair Share, Lindgren tookissue with the accusation of union bust-

ing. It is unfortunate that the MEA is

resorting to name-calling, she wrote.If we were interested in busting theunion, our board would not have en-

tered into negotiations with the unionat all.

Lindgren said the district remainedopen to teachers input regarding cur-

riculum adoption, schedule changes,professional development and more.

She went on to say the districts ini-tial contract offer, which included Fair

Share, was given under a tight timeframe. According to Lindgren, legal

opinions later convinced the districtFair Share is prohibited under the pro-

visions of Act 10.Lindgren said according to the Wis-

consin Association of School Boards,

no other unions were requesting Fair

Share at the time.

Last weeks ratification of the con-tract shows the MEA relented on the

issue. If the school board also approvesthe deal, the district will deduct dues

only from the paychecks of teacherswho sign up to remain active members

of the union.We cannot in good conscience

leave ourselves open to litigation and

go against legal counsel from multiplesources on Fair Share, and force allteachers, even unwilling parties, to pay

dues, Lindgren wrote.The MEA bargaining team then re-

sponded to Lindgren, saying both sideswanted a contract, which was some-

thing of which to be proud.We think it is fair to say that the

MEA negotiating team and the [schoolboard] have opposing viewpoints on

the status of Fair Share, as well as thestatus of Act 10 based on not only the

recent Federal Court Ruling, but thecases in the State Courts as well, the

bargaining team responded. We arealso keenly aware that our respective

legal counsels have provided different

interpretations of those rulings.


The contract proposal ratified by

the Middleton Education Associationlast week includes a variety of pro-

visions:

1) Calendar changes including theeliminating early release CRT days

and moving to less frequent but fullday professional development days

for staff.2) Back to School Night will be

offered at all buildings at the begin-ning of the school year rather than

the previous elementary orientationsessions that were always held on the

first day of the school year.3) Procedures regarding the timely

entering of graded or missing assign-ments and assessments into Infinite

Campus for parent communication.4) Changes to the special educa-

tion areas of the contract will changehow payment is made for IEP and

caseload assignments.5) Health Risk Assessments will

be required in order for staff to main-tain a 12 percent contribution toward

insurance. Those not completing the

HRA will contribute 15 percent to-ward the annual insurance premium.

6) The voluntary early retirementbenefit was continued with fewer op-

tions than the current contract.7) Fair Share contributions were

eliminated; however, staff that stillwish to pay union dues through pay-

roll deduction will be permitted to doso on a voluntary basis.

8) The standard for payment of theannual salary for staff will be 20 pay-

rolls (September - June); however,staff will be able to voluntarily elect

to receive their annual pay over 24payrolls as our current practice is.

9) Salary increases will be deter-mined at the school boards discre-

tion when final budget informationhas been received.

10) Due to the implementation ofWisconsins Educator Effectiveness

changes, some adjustments weremade to our evaluation process for

staff members.

CONTRACT continued from page 1

Key elements of teachers new contract

GAB says getting ridof Election Dayregistration would costmore than $13 million

MADISON, WI Eliminating Elec-

tion Day voter registration in Wiscon-sin would cost taxpayers between

$13.1 million and $14.5 million, ac-cording to a staff report released Mon-

day by the Government AccountabilityBoard (GAB).

The Final Report on the Impactsand Costs of Eliminating Election Day

Registration in Wisconsin is being re-leased well in advance of the GABs

next meeting on March 20 to give thepublic and legislature ample time to

read it before the board considers it,said Kevin Kennedy, director and gen-

eral counsel.In December 2012, the GAB re-

leased a preliminary staff report whichincluded only the costs to the agency,

estimated then at $5,193,796. Theboard took no action on the prelimi-

nary report. Since then, staff has re-vised the GAB estimate downward to

$3,961,696. The reduced estimate re-flects a different approach to maintain-

ing and updating information in thevoter registration database, which the

GAB developed after the preliminaryreport was released.

For the final report, four other statedepartments (Transportation, Health

Services, Children and Families, andWorkforce Development) have submit-

ted their own estimates of how much itwould cost if they were required to

offer voter registration services to their

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MHS Drama presents ShakespeareMiddleton High School Drama will present one of William Shakespeares lesser-known comedies Feb. 21-

23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center.Loves Labours Lost is one of Shakespeares early plays andis full of complex wordplay, puns, and literary allusions. Tickets may be purchased at the box office before

each show and the doors will open at 7. Check www.middletondrama.org for more information about Mid-dleton Drama Club.

to solo with our orchestra this year.The orchestra loves her musicianship

and her collegiality. Shes a wonderfulasset to MCO.

Hundreds, if not thousands, ofMiddletonians have already been toat least one MCO concert. Whatwould you like to say to invite any-

one who hasnt yet been to one ofyour performances?

Mindy Taranto: Our goal is to offera wide variety of classical music in per-

formances that dont exceed more than

75 minutes. We have encouraged stu-dent attendance of all ages by offering

free tickets to them, in the hopes thatfamilies will come out to hear their

new local orchestra that has featured alocal rising star at every concert this

year. We promise that if you attend oneof our concerts, you will feel that you

have gotten a lot for your money!

Tickets are $10 for general admis-sion. Student tickets are free. Tickets

will be available at the door, and arecurrently for sale at Willy St. Coop

West or by calling 608-212-8690.

I love playing in orchestra sections,

and I hope to continue to do so for therest of my violin playing career, she

said. My dream career would be toplay for the Metropolitan Opera Or-

chestra. Next year, though, I plan onauditioning for grad schools all over

the country in hopes of completing amasters degree in violin perform-

ance.While Bartsch will be the Middleton

Community Orchestras featured per-former on Feb. 27, shes no stranger to

the orchestras fans; she serves as itsregular concertmaster.

I met [MCO co-founder] Mindy

Taranto through my sister, Eleanor,

Bartsch said. The summer after myfreshman year of college, Mindy came

to me and asked if I would like to au-dition for the concertmaster position of

the Middleton Community Orchestra.I had recently heard the orchestra be-

cause my sister had performed withthem as part of the Perlman Trio, and

was very moved by the orchestras ob-vious love of making music together.

Bartsch auditioned for Taranto, co-founder Larry Bevic, and conductor

Steve Kurr in the summer of 2011. Shehad the job by the end of the day.

MCO continued from page 6

BARTSCH continued from page 6

Mid Hills getsMenchies

Theres a new frozen yogurt storein the city and the Middleton Cham-ber of Commerce celebrated with aribbon cutting ceremony on Febru-ary 8. Menchies, a global brand,held the grand opening of itsMenchies Middleton Hills locationat 6712 Frank Lloyd Wright Ave.with a week of festivities beginningFebruary 9.

Store owner Jennifer Hassricksaid Menchies is a perfect fit forthis unique neighborhood and thegreater Middleton community,which embodies Menchies values ofquality, experience, community andfamily.

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customers under the National Voter

Registration Act (NVRA). The com-bined cost estimates are between

$9,194,502 and $10,548,732.Wisconsin is exempt from the

NVRA because of its Election Day

Registration (EDR) system. If EDR iseliminated, federal law would requireWisconsin to establish a system for of-

fering voter registration services at theDivision of Motor Vehicles and at

agencies which provide public assis-tance or administer programs that assist

persons with disabilities. Employees of

those partner agencies would need totransmit voter registration applications

and other voter data to the appropriateelection officials.

The GAB prepared its report on

eliminating EDR in response to re-quests for information from the Legis-lature.

The full report is available on theagency website at

http://gab.wi.gov/publications/reports/final-edr-report.

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Montes Ponce, Mario, 22, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 02/22/2012, Operat-ing vehicle without insurance,$114.00

Morgan, Roy Andrew, 54, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 03/05/2012, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Morse, Brian J, 40, Cross Plains,WI 53528, 03/06/2012, Motor vehicle

liability insurance required, $0.00Morse, Brian J, 40, Cross Plains,WI 53528, 03/06/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Msiska, Natasha Diane, 33, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, 02/22/2012, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$88.80

Msiska, Natasha Diane, 33, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, 02/22/2012, Oper-ating while Suspended, $114.00

Msiska, Natasha Diane, 33, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, 02/22/2012, Oper-ating vehicle without insurance,$114.00

Msiska, Natasha Diane, 33, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, 02/22/2012, Motorvehicle liability insurance required,$10.00

Neidhart, Kenneth D, 65, Lodi, WI53555, 01/31/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Nelson, Spring J, 22, Madison, WI53711, 02/09/2012, Obstructing Traf-fic, $88.80

Norman, Danielle Renee, 19, BlueMounds, WI 53517, 03/04/2012, Dis-play Unauthorized Registration

Plates/Tags, $151.80Nowik, Dennis J, 56, Cross Plains,WI 53528, 02/23/2012, Method ofGiving Signals, $88.80

Olsen, Elizabeth M, 52, Wauna-kee, WI 53597, 03/02/2012, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Opland, Wade M, 44, Middleton,WI 53562, 02/21/2012, FYR toPedestrian/Bicyclist/EPAMD at Con-trol, $88.80

Peterson, Cassandra N, 25, StJoseph, IL 61873, 02/26/2012, Speed-ing 55 MPH Zone, $88.80

Pillsbury, Timothy A, 37, Madi-son, WI 53711, 03/10/2012, Disor-derly Conduct, $240.00

Pilof, Paul G, 43, Middleton, WI53562, 02/27/2012, Exceeding Zones

and Posted Limits, $139.20Pilof, Paul G, 43, Middleton, WI

53562, 02/27/2012, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00

Quechol Izmoyotl, Alfredo, 44,Middleton, WI 53562, 03/08/2012,Operating while Suspended, $88.80

Ramirez Sotelo, Antonio, 38, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, 02/25/2012, Motor

vehicle liability insurance required,$10.00Rasmussen, Derek Mathew, 32,

Atlanta, GA 30328 5527,03/15/2012, Theft, $177.00

Reams, Nacobi Kemyatta, 36,Madison, WI 53711, 02/23/2012,Failure To Display License Plates,$63.60

Reams, Nacobi Kemyatta, 36,Madison, WI 53711, 02/23/2012, Op-erating vehicle without insurance,$114.00

Reams, Nacobi Kemyatta, 36,Madison, WI 53711, 02/23/2012,Motor vehicle liability insurance re-quired, $10.00

Redmond, Aaron Michael, 18,Verona, WI 53593, 02/19/2012, Ex-

ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$88.80

Rein, Gregory R, 50, Madison, WI53705, 03/06/2012, Criminal TrespassDwelling, $681.00

Reyes, Cindia J, 53, Middleton,WI 53562, 02/13/2012, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $114.00

Richardson Ii, Robert L, 41, Wau-

nakee, WI 53597, 02/21/2012, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$88.80

Riesing, Bryan M, 36, Madison,WI 53704, 03/03/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Ring, Geoffrey Christopher, 23,Oregon, WI 53575, 03/09/2012, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$114.00

Rioldi, Robert Mark, 37, Madison,WI 53719, 01/29/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Roach, William J, 51, Madison,WI 53719, 11/24/2011, OperatingWhile Intoxicated, $731.00

Ropa, Heidi Elder, 44, CrossPlains, WI 53528, 03/06/2012, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,

$88.80Ropa, Heidi Elder, 44, Cross

Plains, WI 53528, 03/06/2012, Motorvehicle liability insurance required,$10.00

Schwartz, Spencer D, 19, Madison,WI 53705, 03/04/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Schwartz, Spencer D, 19, Madi-

son, WI 53705, 03/04/2012, Operat-ing vehicle without insurance, $0.00Seddon, Amber Kristi, 37, Verona,

WI 53593, 03/06/2012, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $0.00

Seddon, Amber Kristi, 37, Verona,WI 53593, 03/06/2012, Method ofGiving Signals, $88.80

Selin, Cris, 61, Middleton, WI53562, 03/06/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Sorensen, Lesley E, 28, Madison,WI 53719, 02/20/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Staats, Rebecca Anne, 34, Madi-son, WI 53711, 02/25/2012, FTS/Im-proper Stop at Stop Sign, $88.80

Statz, Martin C, 43, Middleton, WI53562, 03/09/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Statz, Richard J, 53, Verona, WI53593, 02/28/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Thiel, Kirstin Sarah, 28, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 02/25/2012, Disor-derly Conduct, $240.00

Thiel, Kirstin Sarah, 28, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 02/25/2012, Disor-derly Conduct, $240.00

Thomas, Gregory W, 41, Madison,WI 53717, 02/28/2012, Non Registra-tion, $88.80

Thomas, Gregory W, 41, Madison,WI 53717, 02/28/2012, Operatingwhile Suspended, $114.00

Thomas, James W, 26, CrossPlains, WI 53528, 03/04/2012, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$90.00

Topalli, Klajdi H, 26, Middleton,

WI 53562, 03/01/2012, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00

Truong, Khanh Ngoc Hoang, 44,Kalamazoo, MI 49001, 02/29/2012,Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $89.80

Vatthauer, Debra R, 43, Verona,WI 53593, 02/22/2012, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00

Virnig, Michele F, 56, Middleton,WI 53562, 02/20/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Walker, William Scott, 44, Verona,WI 53593, 02/21/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Weier, Brandon J, 25, Madison,WI 53719, 02/23/2012, Non Registra-tion, $88.80

White, Jeanne C, 59, Marshall, WI53559, 02/22/2012, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00

Widger, Shea Paul, 24, Middleton,WI 53562, 03/04/2012, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00

Will, Glenn Tracy, 18, Waunakee,WI 53597, 02/05/2012, Non Registra-tion, $88.80

Will, Glenn Tracy, 18, Waunakee,WI 53597, 02/05/2012, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00

Williams, Nicole L, 28, Madison,WI 53711, 03/01/2012, Operatingwhile Suspended, $114.00

Williams, Nicole L, 28, Madison,WI 53711, 03/01/2012, Non Registra-tion, $88.80

Wulff, Andrew T, 26, Middleton,WI 53562, 03/05/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Wulff, Andrew T, 26, Middleton,

WI 53562, 03/05/2012, Possession ofControlled Substance, $271.50Yaeger, Nancy R, 48, Waunakee,

WI 53597, 03/06/2012, Seatbelt Re-quired Oper/Pass, $10.00

Yavuzoglu, Berk, 28, Madison, WI53726, 02/18/2012, Vehicle Registra-tion Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,$88.80

Yosick, Jean M, 50, Middleton, WI53562, 02/22/2012, Method of GivingSignals, $88.80

Zimmerman, Jeffery Allen, 33, Po-tomac, IL 61865, 03/07/2012, Failureto Keep Vehicle Under Control,$126.60

Zuniga, Roberto, 36, Madison, WI53719, 02/22/2012, Operating w/o aValid Drivers License, $76.20.


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Over the past few months I have ad-dressed many citizen comments andconcerns from last summers compre-hensive Citizen Satisfaction Survey inMiddleton. One major concern ex-pressed by most respondents was thatthey did not want to lose the highlyquality services offered by the City. Tothat concern, we are fortunate that thelagging recessionary effects havestarted to melt away. City revenuesand property values are recovering.We may have withstood the worst ofthe recession and its aftermath withoutcutting services.

Several economic indicators showthat the local economy is headed in theright direction. In his State of the Cityaddress two weeks ago, Mayor KurtSonnentag noted that building permitsand permit revenues are nearing thoseof the years 2005-06 which were some-what normal years when the economywas growing. The Mayor also dis-cussed the major employment growthin Middleton in this century. As I men-tioned in last months column, Middle-ton now has over 18,000 jobs eventhough we only have about 9,600working residents. Since less than2,000 residents live and work in Mid-dleton, this means we have an influx ofover 16,000 employees to the Cityevery day. Our community is very for-tunate to have a strong and diverse eco-nomic base to withstand the ebbs andflows of economic downturns.

For a recent City bond ratingMoodys Investors Rating Service alsonoted that bright rays are on the hori-zon for the Citys finances. They statedin a recent bond rating that The cityssizeable tax base will likely continue togrow due to a State-approved 10 yearextension of the Citys Tax IncrementDistrict No. 3 and (Middletons) prox-imity to Madison. Valued at $2.7 bil-lion in tax year 2012, the citys tax basegrew at an average rate of 6.5% from

2004 through 2009. However, thistrend was interrupted with declines of2.2% in fiscal 2010 and 1.7% in fiscal2011. Favorably, the city experienceda modest 2.2% increase in tax year2012, bringing the full valuation backto fiscal 2007 levels. Residential prop-erty makes up approximately 56% ofthe 2012 full valuation, followed bycommercial property at 35%. DaneCountys diverse economy is, over thelong-term, expected to remain strong.

Along with the aforementionedgood news, the Citys quality servicesshould remain stable for the foresee-able future. Following are a few of thehighlights from our City departmentsin 2012:

Middleton Police, Fire and EMS andDane County Emergency Managementcollaborated with Middleton-CrossPlains Area School District administra-tion and staff from each of the 10schools in the district to conduct table-top emergency planning exercises inthe fall of 2012, including exercises in-volving a bus accident, a hazardousmaterials release, a bomb threat/suspi-cious package and an active shooter.This kind of collaboration is extremelyimportant for the public safety of ourschools.

The Middleton Fire District and theCity Building Inspection Departmentmaintain an ISO 3 rating which meansthat Middleton is in the top 3% for fireinsurance nationally. MiFD has 114paid on call volunteers and 5 full-timestaff.

Adding the second paramedic ambu-lance 4 years ago has resulted in theEMS having a drastic increase in car-diac arrest life saves per year. For thepast 4 years those life saves have in-creased from an average of 2 per yearto 10 per year.

Dane-Com Public Safety Radio In-teroperabilityThe City worked withall other Dane County communities to

improve public safety communications

so that public safety providers will beable to communicate effectively to oneanother. The County is paying for thesystem infrastructure, and municipali-ties are covering the operating costs an-nually.

Madison Urban Fiber NetworkMiddleton is part of a consortiumthrough which City Hall and the Li-brary are connected for high-speedfiber. Unfunded plans for expansioninclude the Police, Fire & EMS facili-ties as well as Middleton High Schooland Kromrey Middle School.

New Website & Social MediaMore and better information availableon a regular basis.

Electronic Payment CapabilityNow available for City utility bills and

taxes and working very well for Mu-nicipal Court too.

User-Friendly City Budget On-LineCitizens better understand howmoney is spent.

Library RFID Checkout SystemUsing radio frequency identification(RFID) tags and state of the art tech-nology, our Middleton Public Librarylaunched an automated materials han-dling system providing library userswith faster check-in times and resultsin less time. The Library outranks alllibraries in the South Central LibrarySystem for number of items loaned andborrowed.

Pleasant View Golf Course bene-fited from warmer weather in Marchand October/November. For the year,

PVGCs operating profit was $454,757which is $36,372 more than 2011s op-erating profit.

The Senior Center established twogreat new programs this year: MemoryCaf is a social opportunity for folkswith dementia and their families to gettogether in a warm and welcoming en-vironment. The program offers activi-ties, entertainment and honestconversation about the challenges ofliving with dementia. Breakfast foryour Brain is a national pilot study toauthenticate this popular program as anevidence-based program to maintainand improve brain health.

Middleton was named as One ofThree Finalists Nationally (from 135applications) for Siemens/U.S. Cham-

ber Sustainability Award for Small

Cities. Our public lands stewardshipcontinues to make great progress in ad-dressing stream bank erosion and envi-ronmentally sound storm watermanagement.

Middleton Tourism recognized bythe Governors Council on Tourismwith the Governors StewardshipAward for its achievements, dedica-tion, leadership, and commitment toexcellence that have resulted in a sig-nificant impact on Wisconsins traveland hospitality industry.

Bock Community Garden com-pleted construction of a shed and thegardeners donated over 1,300 poundsof produce to MOMs food pantry in2012

Middleton residents are now recy-

cling 32% of their waste through auto-mated collection. The Clean & Greenprogram enabled residents to recycle orre-use another 30,000 pounds of elec-tronics. Plastic bags are now beingcollected at curbside.

City residents have a great trackrecord for voting. In six 2012 elec-tions, the City Clerks Office and vol-unteers processed nearly 36,000 votes!

Middleton residents can expect tosee even better and more effectiveservices this year. Meanwhile , your taxdollars are well spent as we continue tohave the lowest tax rate for any city orvillage in Dane County over 10,000 inpopulation.


Past experiencesshow dogs willcause problems

Letter to the editor,

I have followed with some interestthe latest proposal to allow dogs in

Pope Farm Conservancy. It appears theproponents primary argument is that

we should try this and see if it canwork.

I served on the Parks Commissionfor the Town for approximately nine

years, two years as the chairman. Atthat time I pushed hard to allow for dog

walking at the Pope Farm site. Myprincipal interest was to get more peo-

ple exercising by walking their dogs.We interviewed numerous staff and ex-

perts from other park systems aboutdog walking in parks. Most basically

shook their heads and said goodluck.

Despite this lack of endorsement theTown Board affirmed our request to

give leashed dog walking a try. Earlyon the instances of dogs off leash were

not that frequent. However, as thenumber of park users grew, so too did

the violations. The Board then devel-oped a ranger program to better ad-

dress enforcement and public

education. Despite these efforts the

number of dog management incidentscontinued to grow. The day I knew wecould not keep up came when I noticed

the demonstration crop farmer hadstopped his combine to clean out plas-

tic bags full of dog waste. Evidentlyeven many of those folks who kept

their dog on leash, and picked up aftertheir pooch, found it more convenient

to just toss the bag into the fields andlet the farmer pick it up.

So Pope Farm was closed to dogs.Since then we have tried to follow

some guidance provided by the City ofFitchburg. Their suggestion has been to

allow leashed dog walking primarilywhere it is easily visible from the road.

With this input and participation fromHome Owners Associations the Town

has allowed leashed dog walking in acouple of parks in two neighborhoods,

Cherrywood and Sauk Prairie Estates.While these experiments have not gone

perfectly, they seem to be manageable.I would suggest proponents look at

these examples in order to identifyareas in their neighborhoods for dog

walking. The reality is we have a lot ofexperience around this issue, the town

leadership has been very responsive,and weve been through a fair amount

of trial and error.Lets use this knowledge to come up

with workable options, rather than just

open up the conservancies all over

again. Thank you.

John Neumann,

Cherrywood HOA President

Honor Gothsland use wishes


I read Mae (Goth) Hartwigs letter to

the editor regarding the park that herbrother Royce Goth so graciously

gifted to the Town of Middleton in hisestate. I was Royces neighbor and also

the executor of his estate.When Royce Goth drafted his final

will, he was concerned of how the parkwould be used by the Town of Middle-

ton. He would be happy with theprogress made on improving the park

since his death because of the efforts tokeep it as natural as possible.

His major concern was that theTown might try to change the natural

aspects of the park including thewoods, trails and wildlife. He would

never have wanted it to become a dogpark.

Royce enjoyed gardening andspending time on his familys estate.

This land is home to an abundance of

wildlife including deer and wild

turkeys. The clearing of the invasivespecies and other improvements to thepark have made it the natural neighbor-

hood park that he envisioned. Pleasehonor his wishes and keep the park a

natural wonder for all residents to use.

Jim Judd

Conservancy thewrong place fordog walking


We read the article in the February

17 edition of theMiddleton Times-Tri-bune concerning Mr. Altons stance to

let dogs back into Goth Conservancy.We think most people agree that

there should be places for people towalk dogs. However, a conservancy

by its very nature is not the place to doit.

Conservancies by definition arequite, tranquil places that cater to peo-

ple and wildlife. A lot of people arenervous around unfamiliar dogs, and

especially dogs off leash. Enforce-ment of the leash law has been proven

to be unenforceable. Another issue is

dog waste left by those owners that

dont have the decency to pick up aftertheir dog.When going to a conservancy, we

are there to see the wildlife and habitatwithout meeting up with someones

unruly dog and having to remind some-one to keep their dog on a leash. Dogs

running through the prairies have anegative impact on the wildlife and are

a particular threat to ground nestingbirds.

The Town of Middleton has put atremendous amount of effort and

money into restoring the wildlife habi-tat in these conservancies, and reintro-

ducing dogs back into that habitat iscounterproductive. We need a way to

protect our conservancies while at thesame time finding appropriate places

for dog walking.The current Town of Middleton

board members have created a veryreasonable policy of not allowing dogs

within our conservancies and at thesame time are trying to solve the prob-

lem of finding an appropriate placewhere dogs can be exercised. We be-

lieve this is the right approach and thatis one reason why we are supporting

Bill Kolar for re-election to the TownBoard on April 2.

Sincerely,

Curt and Arlys Caslavka

Letters to the Editor

Good Neighborsand City Government

by Mike Davis

City of Middleton Administrator

Hesselbein to meet withconstituents Wednesday

Area residents concerned about

state issues or experiencing prob-lems with state agencies will have

the opportunity to meet with Rep.Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton)

during upcoming listening sessionsin the area.

The Middleton session will take

place Wednesday, Feb. 27, from 6-

7 p.m. in the Middleton City Coun-cil Chambers, 7426 Hubbard Ave.

In the meantime, anyone is wel-come to contact Hesselbein directly

at 608-266-5340 or [email protected] if they have

questions or concerns.

Tax shift meeting SaturdayState Sen. Jon Erpenbach, (D-Mid-

dleton), will meet Saturday with thoseinterested in a plan to substitute prop-

erty taxes with a modified sales tax asa primary source of funding for public

education.The Feb. 23 session at 10 a.m. in the

Middleton Town Hall, 7555 W. Old

Sauk Rd., is open to all interested per-sons and follows a January meeting atthe Capitol where Erpenbach outlined

a plan he has long favored that cutsproperty taxes and funds K-12 schools

and the Wisconsin Technical CollegeSystem from state sales tax.

Optimists hold oratorical contestThe Middleton Optimist Club is

again sponsoring an Oratorical Contestfor area students. This years topic is:

Why My Voice is Important.All area students under the age of 16

as of December 31, 2012, are encour-aged to enter. Entries must be received

by Friday, March 15, 2013. The con-

test will be held on Tuesday, March 19,2013, at 4 p.m., at the Middleton Public

Library.Contact Eric Baker, at 608-283-1783

or [email protected], for an entryform and contest rules.


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And just like that, a season of

great promise went up in smoke.

Middletons hockey team had

Madison Edgewood on the ropes for

much of the night Tuesday in a

WIAA Division 1 sectional semifi-nal.

But the Crusaders rallied back and

stunned the Cardinals, 3-2, in double

overtime.

Middleton ended the year 18-6,

while Edgewood improved to 14-10.

Tough loss, Middleton coach

Steve Libert said. The season ended

early and I do not like it.

Middleton took a 2-0 first period

lead on a pair of goals by Jordan

Carey.

Carey scored five minutes in for a

1-0 Cardinals lead, then scored two

minutes later to make it 2-0. But the

Cardinals never scored again.

Edgewood trimmed Middletons

lead to 2-1 at 9:38 of the second peri-

od when Nick Kanoff beat

Middletons Max McConnell.

The Crusaders tied things up just

3:15 into the third period on a goal

by A.J. Erickson, and the teams

eventually went to double overtime.

Finally in the second OT,

Edgewoods Elliot Friednow scored

the game-winner at the 1:16 mark.

Middleton reached the sectional

semis following a 3-0 win over

Madison Memorial in a regional

final last Thursday.

We came out like they were

going to hand it to us and they came

out like they were going to take the

game, Libert said. That is a bad

combination.

That was definitely the case early

as Middleton struggled, but was

bailed out by red-hot goalie Max

McConnell.

Max earned his keep in the first

period because we gave up some

Falling hardEdgewood downshockey Cards in

sectional semisby ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune

See HOCKEY, page 15

Fabulous fourth

MADISON If competitorswerent aware of Jackson Uselmansfinal kick, they were certainly found

out about it at last Saturdays WIAADivision 1 boys state swimming meet.

Uselman, a senior swimmer forMiddleton, surged past the competition

to capture the individual title in the200-yard freestyle. Then, Uselman did

it again while taking third in the 500

freestyle.

Uselmans heroics led Middleton toa fourth-place finish in a meet held atthe UW-Natatorium.

Uselman trailed Baileu Biwer ofEau Claire Memorial/North well into

the 200 freestyle, but shot past Biweron the final turn and cruised to victory.

(Biwer) really took it out fast and Iknew if I wanted to have a chance to

win it I had to keep up with him,Uselman said.

Uselman won the race in 1 minute,41.87 seconds, while Biwer finished a

distant second in 1:43.44.(Uselman) really picked it up there

in that second half, said Middletonsecond-year coach Luke Lengfeld. A

lot of the guys took it out a little fast

and Jackson took advantage of that at

the end.

Uselman saved his best for last in

the 500 freestyle as well. He was sittingin fifth-place entering the final 50yards, then surged past Madison Wests

Roy Weng and nudged MuskegosPatrick Walsh at the wire for third.

I knew a lot of people in that heatwere close so I knew that I needed to

have a strong 50 to keep our team in it,Uselman said. For me personally, to

be happy with myself, I knew that Ineeded to have a strong last 50. I didnt

want to swim the race and have regretsabout it like, I could have gone faster

in that last 50 and maybe I would havebeen fifth. But this way I know I did as

much as I could and it turned out wellfor me.

Uselman finished in 4:41.52, while

Walsh finished in 4:41.68.

Thats his style of swimming ,

Lengfeld said of Uselman. You dont

need to be out in front the whole timeto win it. In his races throughout theseason theres times when hes out in

front the whole time and theres timeshes not, but hell bring it back. Thats

one advantage that he has. The otherguys need to basically sprint out ahead

of him to make sure he cant catchthem at the end. Hes probably one of

the best last 50-yard guys in any racehere.

It was Middletons second consecu-tive fourth-place finish at state and

Uselman enjoyed playing a major rolein the finish.

This is my senior year. Its thebiggest year for me and I was trying to

Uselman leads

MHS swimmers

at state meetby GREGG HAMMILL

For the Times-Tribune

See SWIMMING, page 16 See WRESTLERS, page 17

Cain setfor finalchance

W I A A S T A T EW R E S T L I N G

T O U R N A M E N T

Urgency.If theres one word that best

describes Jake Cains mindset thisweekend, its urgency.

Cain, a senior wrestler atMiddleton High School, is back in the

WIAA Division 1 state tournament forthe third time in his magnificent

career.Cain fully understands, though,

that this is his last and best chance at a state title. And the 138-

pound Cain intends to make the mostof his opportunity.

This being my last season Imessentially all in, said Cain, who is

48-1 this season. I have to win thisyear. No exceptions. Thats not to say

that its going to be easy. At this pointeveryone is good and nobody can be

taken lightly or overlooked.Cain qualified for the state tourna-

ment after winning his weight class atlast Saturdays Middleton Sectional.

Middleton sophomore Shay Haasealso finished second at 160 pounds

and earned a trip to state.The Division 1 preliminaries are

Thursday at 3 p.m. at the UW-KohlCenter. The quarterfinals are Thursday

at approximately 5:15 p.m.

by ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune

Follow RobReischel onTwitter at@robreischel

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Jake Bunz and Middletons hockey team fell to Madison Edgewood in a sectional semifinal game Tuesday night.

Times-Tribune

photo byMary

Langenfeld

JacksonU s e l m a ncelebratesafter astate titlein the 200y a r df r e e s t y l e

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Players and coaches alike will tell

you that the basketball season can bea grind.

It opens in mid-November. Itdrags through the long and gloomy

winter months. And it doesnt end for some teams until mid-March.

Middleton, though, hopes the endis still a few weeks away.

The Cardinals begin their secondseason Friday when they host

Madison West in a WIAA Division 1regional semifinal at 7 p.m. If

Middleton prevails, it will most like-

ly travel to Sun Prairie for a regionalfinal Saturday at 7 p.m.

West has been kind of an enigma,

as they have been really up and reallydown throughout the season,

Middleton coach Kevin Bavery said.But there is no denying their collec-

tive talent. They have all the pieces.Middleton finished the regular

season 12-10 overall and tied forthird place in the Big Eight

Conference at 10-8. West went 7-11,8-14.

The host Cardinals rolled past theRegents, 68-45, on Dec. 8. But West

toppled visiting Middleton, 85-72, onJan. 26.

Obviously were happy playing it

at home, Bavery said.Wests top player is junior point

guard Malik Clements, who averages

20.1 points per game. Clementserupted for 33 points against

Middleton during the Regents win

last month.

He hurt us bad in our loss tothem, Bavery said of Clements. So

he will be an obvious focus for us thisFriday.

West doesnt play great defenseand allows 60.1 points per game.

Middleton, on the other hand, aver-

ages 61.6 points per game. So thereshould be plenty of opportunities forthe Cardinals attack to get rolling.

They have played some 2-3 zone,but we have shot people out of zones

lately, Bavery said. So well beready for either, but we expect mostly

man to man and some pressure.If we believe in running our stuff,

screen bodies, and eliminate some ofthe easy transition baskets we gave

up to them in our last game, wellgive ourselves a great chance to

advance in the tournament.If Middleton advances, it will

almost certainly be against SunPrairie (19-3). Those two teams went

to overtime last week, where SunPrairie prevailed, 72-70.

We hope to get another shot atthem in the regional final, Bavery

said. But its one game at a timestarting with West.

Middleton-Westready for Round 3

BOYS BASKETBALLREGIONAL

FRIDAY#1 Sun Prairie (19-3) vs. #9

Oconomowoc (9-14), 7 p.m.

#4 Middleton (12-10) vs. #5Madison West (8-14), 7 p.m.

SATURDAYFridays winners meet at 7 p.m.

Higher seed is host school

by ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune

Regional semis

are Friday night

This certainly isnt the way

Middleton boys basketball team wantedto enter the postseason.

But in a week mired by a pair ofexcruciating losses, all was not lost forthe Cardinals.

Middleton fell at Big EightConference champion Sun Prairie, 72-70, last Tuesday. But the host Cardinalsneeded a 27-foot three-pointer at thebuzzer from Nebraska recruit NickFuller just to force overtime.

Middleton then lost at Madison LaFollette, 68-63, last Friday in a gamethat was nip-and-tuck the entire way.

While Middleton enters the postsea-son on a two-game losing streak, it didgo 8-4 down the stretch. The Cardinalsalso finished the regular season 12-10overall and tied for third place in the

Big Eight at 10-8.Weve gone 8-4 during a nice

stretch run to end the regular seasonand we were within tenths of a secondof that being 10-2, said Middletoncoach Kevin Bavery, referring tobuzzer-beating losses at MadisonMemorial and Sun Prairie. La Follettewas another example of a game wherewe got a little panicky with a couple oflate possessions instead of trusting tomake one more pass, getting one morereversal, to really get someone inrhythm.

We finished in a third place tie inthe Big Eight something this groupshould be very proud of. Its kind of likethe Big Ten in that so many teams arecapable and you end up beating eachother up throughout the season.

Middletons battle with Sun Prairiewas certainly like a heavyweight fight.

Middleton led, 62-59, with 12.9 sec-onds left and Sun Prairie had the ball.Middleton debated whether to foul, ornot, which would have eliminated thepossibility of a three-point shot. But theCardinals eventually elected to playman-to-man defense.

The 12.9 on the clock was a littlemore time than we wanted to foul,Bavery said. And timing when to foulbefore someone gets up into a shot istricky. The players decided they wantedto play it out.

Nick Noskowiak, who led SunPrairie with 31 points, couldnt get off a

shot as Derek Rongstad defended. ButNoskowiak skipped the ball back toFuller, who had Luke Schafer in hisface.

But Fuller showed why hes aDivision 1 recruit, and drilled a 27-footthree-pointer as time expired to forceovertime.

No second guessing how we playedthat final defensive possession, Bavery

said. But going forward well givefouling stronger consideration in a sim-ilar situation.

In the extra session, Sun Prairiescored five straight points from the lineand grabbed a 72-67 lead. MaxOelerich banked in a three-pointer forMiddleton with 1.5 seconds left, but itwas too little, too late.

We had the No. 1 seed in our sec-tional and conference co-champion tothe brink of victory, and we did every-thing right in those final seconds of reg-ulation to force them to make an impos-sible shot, Bavery said. And then theyhit the impossible shot.

Middleton hung with Sun Prairie ina contest that became an Instant Classic.

Sun Prairie jumped to a 15-9 lead

early on. But Schafer, who ledMiddleton with 25 points, knockeddown a three-pointer at the end of thefirst quarter to give MHS an 18-17 lead.

Sun Prairie surged back ahead, 30-22, late in the second quarter. ButMiddleton answered with a 10-1 runand took a 32-31 halftime lead.

Schafer had 12 points at the breakfor Middleton, while Noskowiak had 19for Sun Prairie.

We did a great job of attacking theirzone, Bavery said. In our first game,Derek Rongstad was injured and did notplay. We turned the ball over too much,especially out top and that led to run outpoints for them.

His size out top helped us to distrib-ute the ball better. We screened with key

angles to allow us to get past that initialline of defense, and were willing tomake the extra pass all night.

The third quarter was tight through-out, and the teams were tied, 46-46,heading to the fourth.

Middleton built a 59-54 lead follow-ing a Sun Prairie technical, butNoskowiak drilled a three-pointer tonarrow the lead to 59-57. Middletonwas still clinging to its 62-59 lead,when Fuller played hero for Sun Prairie.

We were disappointed that wedidnt close out the win, Bavery said.But I couldnt be more proud of howwell we played against their highlyranked team, which is well deserved.

Middleton finished the night with 13

three-pointers, which tied the school

record. Middleton also made 13-of-27from beyond the arc, a highly-impres-sive mark of 48.1%.

In addition to Schafers 25 points, headded four assists and three steals. KadeSchultz had 16 points and fiverebounds, while Oelerich had 11 pointsand six rebounds.

Schafer had a monster overallgame, Bavery said. Schultz hit key

shots and we were extremely aggres-sive attacking the offensive boards.Middleton hoped to bounce back

against Madison La Follette. But thehost Lancers outscored the Cardinals,27-22, in the fourth quarter and pre-vailed, 68-63.

Rongstad led Middleton with 21points, nine rebounds and three assists,while Schafer had 11 points. KenjiPassini added seven rebounds and fourassists, while Tyler Markel had sixrebounds.

La Follette brings extreme pressureand that should serve us well, especiallyin the half court, Bavery said. But wedidnt relax and just go in to our back-door cuts and we didnt attack off thedribble enough early. And they hurt us

with their press when we didnt get amiddle presence consistently, and whenwe did we werent always meeting thepass aggressively.

Much like Sun Prairie, this gamewas razor close throughout.

Middleton led, 14-11, after the firstquarter and 24-23 at halftime. Afterthree quarters, the game was tied at 41.

Middleton built a four-point leadearly in the fourth, before the Lancerscharged back and prevailed.

Now, its off to the postseason.This year (the playoffs) are as wide

open as theyve ever been, Baverysaid. And were playing as well and asconfident as anyone in the tourneyheading in.

From the infirmary: Middleton

junior center Andrew Torresani was lostfor the year with a torn anterior cruciateligament. Torresani suffered the injuryin Middletons loss at Sun Prairie.

Thats for sure.Torresani had a torn ACL his fresh-

man year, then needed season-endingshoulder surgery during this past foot-ball season. Torresani returned to thebasketball courts in early November,but now faces another rehabilitationstint.

We are hopeful for his return by thestart of the basketball season next year,Bavery said. He is a great kid and ahard worker, and if anyone can comeback ready to go again its Andrew.

Heartbreak hotelBoys basketball

team falls twice

by ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Max Oelerich (center) and Middletons boys basketball team open postseason play Friday.


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SUN PRAIRIE If there wasany doubt, Middletons girls basket-

ball team erased it last Thursday.Middleton went to Sun Prairie to

face its greatest challenger for the No.3 seed in the postseason. But

Middleton made sure there was littledebate and cruised to a 51-40 win.

Middleton junior forward LizMcMahon led the way with 19 points

and 14 rebounds. McMahon alsoplayed stifling defense on Sun

Prairies McKayla Yentz, limiting theMarquette recruit to just 15 points on

6-of-16 shooting.Im really happy, McMahon said

afterwards. This game was really bigfor seeding and it was a game we real-

ly needed.Sun Prairie was Middletons great-

est challenger for the No. 3 seed in thesectional. But when Middleton defeat-

ed Sun Prairie for a second time thisyear, there was little debate over

which team should be the higher seed.I thought we did a nice job the

whole way, Middleton coach JeffKind said. We havent been in posi-

tion all that often this year wherewere up 11 with a three minutes left.

But we did a nice job getting a leadand then protecting it.

Middleton also rolled pastJanesville Craig, 67-46, last Saturday.

The Cardinals then bested MadisonWest, 59-56, Monday night and

pushed its winning streak to threegames.

Middleton improved to 14-7 over-all and sits alone in fourth place in the

Big Eight Conference at 12-5.I think were getting a lot better

and thats exciting, Middleton seniorguard Darcy Dean said. Were a

young team, completely differentfrom last year. But I think were get-

ting better and better.That was certainly the case against

Sun Prairie.Sun Prairie jumped to a 5-0 lead

and held a 13-11 advantage after thefirst quarter. But Middleton began tak-

ing control in the second quarter.With the game tied at 18,

Middleton went on a 9-0 run. Juniorguard Darby Raffel started the run

with a three-pointer and McMahonscored in transition. Raffel knocked

down another three-pointer and AnnyBunyan made a free throw.

When the burst ended, Middleton

held a 27-18 lead and never trailedagain.

I think were still improving and

thats exciting, Kind said. I felt bet-ter about this game than when we

played Sun Prairie at home (a 48-39win on Jan. 3). I think were a lot bet-

ter team now than we were then.Sun Prairie crept within 27-25

early in the third quarter, when itbecame the McMahon Show.

Over a 2 minute stretch,McMahon went on a personal 6-0 run

to give Middleton a 33-25 lead. First,McMahon had a rebound basket, then

she scored in the post.Finally, McMahon grabbed a

defensive rebound and drove the

length of the court. When no SunPrairie defender stepped up,McMahon went to the rim for an easy

basket and a 33-25 Middleton lead.I usually look for the outlet pass,

but they took that away, McMahonsaid. So I just kept going.

McMahon never stopped going inthe third quarter, scoring 10 of her 19

points and grabbing five rebounds asMiddleton pushed its lead to 40-31.

Sun Prairie pulled within seven atthe start of the fourth quarter, but

never came closer. An old-fashionedthree-point play by McMahon mid-

way through the fourth quarter helpedMiddleton stretch its lead to 47-35 and

its lead remained in double figures therest of the night.

There was a lot of inexperiencehere, especially at the start of the

year, Dean said. Even our seniorshadnt played that much. But we all

know that this is it now, so its time toplay our best basketball.

McMahon agreed.

Were almost to the time whereits One and done, and no one is

ready for the year to end, McMahonsaid. So hopefully we can keep get-

ting better. Middleton 67, Janesville Craig

46 McMahon scored a career-high31 points and powered the Cardinals

past the Cougars last Saturday. NatalieStaples and Grace Douglas both added

six points.Shes really stepped up, Kind

said of McMahon. Shes becomemore aggressive with trying to score

and shes cleaned up her turnovers. I

think shes playing with a real sense ofurgency.

Middleton did all it could to put

this game away early, racing to an 18-5 lead after the first quarter and

extending that to 34-11 by halftime.Craig crept back within 45-32 through

three quarters, but Middleton tookcontrol again in the fourth quarter.

Middleton 59, Madison West 56 This was a preview of next FridaysWIAA Division 1 regional semifinal.And the host Cardinals had a far

tougher time than anticipated Mondaynight.

McMahon again led the Cardinalswith 16 points, while senior point

guard Shannon McCauley added 13

and sophomore forward Cole Jordeeadded 10.

West took a 15-12 lead after the

first quarter, before the Cardinals tooka 28-24 halftime lead. West tied the

game at 44 heading to the fourth quar-ter and led in the closing minute.

But Middleton had too manyanswers down the stretch and held off

the hard-charging Regents. On deck: Middleton concludes

its regular season at Madison LaFollette Thursday at 7:30 p.m. The

Cardinals then travel to Madison Westfor a WIAA Division 1 regional semi-

final on March 1.


Seeding snafuTimes-Tribunephoto by Mary

Langenfeld

S h a n n o nM c C a u l e y

a n dMiddletonsgirls basket-ball teamhave wonthree straightgames.

Jeff Kind felt terrible.

Being late isnt like him. And in

one of the rare instances Kind was

tardy, it was costly.

Kind, Middletons girls basketball

coach, thought his postseason seed-

ing meeting Sunday was at 1 p.m.

Instead, it was at noon.

So when Kind arrived at 12:50

p.m., the meeting was already wrap-

ping up.

Because Kind was not present

when the postseason seeds were

being voted on, Middleton is not

allowed to host any games at the

regional level.

I feel terrible about it, Kind saidafterwards. Its nobodys fault but

my own.

The good news is Kinds

Cardinals received the No. 3 seed,

which is what Middleton expected.

The bad news is the Cardinals first

game a regional semifinal against

sixth-seeded Madison West will

now be at West on March 1 at 7 p.m.

If the seeds hold true to form,

Kinds snafu will only hurt the

Cardinals in their opening playoff

game. The Middleton-West winner

will most likely travel to second-

seeded Madison La Follette for a

regional final.

If the Lancers somehow lose,though, to seventh-seeded Madison

Memorial and Middleton defeats

West the regional final will be

played at Memorial.

Kind also can't work from the

coaching box in either game, and

instead, will have to remain seated.

Two games is a pretty steep

penalty, said Middleton athletic

director Bob Joers. But chances are

it will only hurt us once. Jeff feels

really bad. Mistakes happen.

Verona received the No. 1 seed,

followed by La Follette, Middleton,

Sun Prairie, Oconomowoc, Madison

West, Madison Memorial,

Watertown and Madison East.

The sectional semifinals are

March 7 in Sun Prairie, and the sec-

tional finals are March 9 at

Middleton.

The state tournament runs March

15-16 at the Resch Center in Green

Bay.

Ironically, Kind has a policy with

his team in which on time actually

means 15 minutes early.

No one feels worse than I do, he

said. But we tell the kids all the

time, next play and we have to do

the same and move on. Whats done

is done.

Kind misses seed meeting, so girls

basketball team loses home game

by ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune

Winning timeWith seasonwinding down,

Middleton girls

are heating upby ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune


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great chances to Memorial,

Libert said. But Max denied them

each time. Once we got out of the

first period we were much better.

Middleton finally got on the board

at the 9-minute mark of the second

period when Danny Klagos collected

a loose puck in the neutral zone and

raced in on a breakaway to score.

The Cardinals then got the back

breaker at 16:50 in the second when

Taylor Dickert scored a shorthanded

goal on an assist from Clayton

Brown.

Clayton forced a turnover right

at our blue line and took off with the

puck, Libert said. Taylor caught up

as he and Clayton criss-crossed at

Memorials blue line.

The defenders went with Clayton

and he threaded a pass to Taylor who

scored.

Middleton then made it 3-0 just

56 seconds into the third period

when Davis Bunz scored off a

rebound from Jordan Carey.

McConnell finished with 21

saves, highlighted by his denying a

Memorial penalty shot with just 22

seconds left in the game.

We controlled play the second

and third periods, Libert said. But

usually the games and opponents

keep getting more difficult as you

move along the bracket, so we need

to be ready at the start.

As coaches we need to do a bet-

ter job designing practices that tend

to problem areas while pushing the

team towards a peak performance

each game. Meanwhile, the players

need to take more control of what

they are responsible for during the

game.

Middletons ski and snowboardteams completed the 2013 season withan impressive list of accomplishmentsand accolades.

The Cardinals boys ski team fin-ished first in the conference and sentseven skiers to the State Alpine Ski

Championships in La Crosse earlier thisweek. The Cardinals girls and boyssnowboard teams each finished

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