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Much Ado in the Big EasyMiddleton Drama will present William ShakespearesMuch Ado About Nothing on Thursday,Friday, andSaturday (Feb. 19-21) at7:30 p.m.in the

Middleton PAC. The production, under the direction of James Wagoner, is set in 1940s New Orleans and features a cast and crew of more than 40 Mid-dleton High School students. Tickets are $5 for students and seniors, and $7 for adults. They may be purchased in advance atwww.seatyourself.bizorat the door.

Meriter explains delays

The Middleton Plan Commissionlast week approved an amendment tothe city/developer agreement with

Meriter-UnityPoint Health to extendthe timeline and change developmentphases of a planned multifaceted med-ical campus east of the Beltline at Cen-tury Avenue and Laura Lane.

Kevin Snitchler, Meriters assistantvice president of facilities develop-

ment, offered a revised schedule for thedevelopment and an explanation forwhat is causing the delays.

I would summarize the delay forthe Meriter development in Middletonin three categories, Snitchler told thecommission. One is the uncertainty

related to the Affordable Care Act. Sec-ond is our ongoing integration withUnityPoint Health. Lastly, we have anew CEO coming on board.

Snitchler was not specific about the

School districtpens letterto Walker

The Middleton-Cross Plains AreaBoard of Education and administrationare hoping to form a unified collectivevoice with neighboring districts tobring forth major concerns with thepublic education cuts in GovernorWalkers proposed budget. Superin-tendent Don Johnson worked withboard members Ellen Lindgren, PaulKinne, and board president Bob Greento draft a statement to present to DaneCounty Superintendents to seek en-dorsement.

Under Walkers proposal therewould be no increase in general aid in2016 and a $108 million increase in2017, with no increase in revenue lim-its. The proposed budget also calls foreliminating a special categorical aidpayment in 2016 amounting to $127million but restoring it the next year atan increase of $142 million. Johnsonsays the year to year changes would behard to work with.

If they are going to change funding,just tell us what we can count on, saysJohnson. If they are going to give usover a three year period of time $165,just give us $55 a year and call it good.Dont do this take it, give it back andthen take it again. I would just like tohave some baseline to count on.

The categorical aid amounts toabout $150 per pupil for 2015-16. Act20, which the state Legislature passedduring the 2013-15 budget process,states that the categorical aid would be$150 per pupil for the 2014-15 school

Planned health campus development wants another extension

Holycrepe!

The Times-Tribunes series profil-ing local eateries continues this weekwith a look at Sofra Family Bistro.Sofra, which opened as BavariaFamily Restaurant in 1991 and waslater renamed, offers casual break-fast and lunch, as well as upscaledinner, seamlessly melding the exoticflavors of Albania with the comfortof dishes from closer to home. Atright, homemade black cherrycrepes, gently folded around creamcheese. To read more, turn to page10.

Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger

by CAMEROn BREnTimes-Tribune

by CAMEROn BREnTimes-Tribune

See MERITER, page 9

See SCHOOLBOARD, page 6

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Interested in Middletons originalhistory? It all started at PheasantBranch, on what is now CenturyAvenue.

OnSaturday, March 21, at10 a.m.,Anita Taylor Doering will bepresenting the interesting history of thearea, including the Stamm House(1847), at the VFW post, 6710 CenturyAvenue in Middleton.

After the presentation, the societywill be giving an orientation toMiddleton Area Historical Society foranyone interested in volunteering atour Rowley House Museum.

Other important dates for MAHSthis year:

April 11 (Saturday) at 10a.m.Museum Cleaning Day

April 14 (Tuesday) 1-4p.m.Museum Opens on Tuesdays andSaturdays through mid-October.

June 17 (Wednesday) from 5-8p.m. Annual Ice Cream Social atLakeview Community Park

October 9-10 (Friday/Saturday)Middleton is host to the Annual StateHistorical Society Conference at theMarriott. Well be organizing aMiddleton area tour and an eveningdinner.

December 5 (Saturday) AnnualMeeting of MAHS Membership at theMiddleton Senior Center.

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St. Lukes Lutheran Church inMiddleton is pleased to announce itsrecent certification as a dementiafriendly church, in conjunction withthe Alzheimers and Dementia Al-liance of Wisconsin.

In keeping with the communitywide effort to make Middleton a de-mentia friendly city, St. Lukes hasbecome the first church in DaneCounty to complete the training andcertification process.

Our city, state, nation and manycountries around the world are be-ginning to recognize the challengeswe all face as more and more peopleare diagnosed with dementia, saidPastor Roger Eigenfeld. With an

aging demographic and the realitythat 70 percent of all individuals fac-ing these issues live in their homes,it is imperative that we become sen-sitive and supportive of all our citi-zens.

The entire St. Lukes staff and ap-proximately 50 parish volunteerswent through awareness training toidentify and assist those living withvarying degrees of dementia. St.Lukes goal is to help dementia af-fected individuals feel safe, valued,and supported for the long journeymany are on.

It is our prayer and desire to pro-vide a place of refuge, in the stormof confusion and uncertainty each is

facing, reads a statement issued bythe church.

The certification process is a be-ginning not an end to the efforts St.Lukes will be taking while address-ing these growing concerns. Thetrainings fostered many creative andinnovative ideas that will be incor-porated into the life of our congrega-tion.

We truly wish to thank theAlzheimers and Dementia Allianceof Wisconsin for raising our aware-ness and helping us on the journeytoward dignifying the lives of manywhom we serve, continued thechurchs statement.

Springfield boardplans roadwork

The Town Board of Springfield metFeb. 3 and held a discussion orientedon major road work that would beneeded in the township through 2015.

Though no action was taken on thesubject on that evening, the town boardagreed that they will likely proceedwith widespread road maintenanceafter the Town Road Patrolman nar-rows down which roads are in thegreatest need.

Were talking about using most ofthe budget, commented board chair-man Don Hoffman, for wedging, seal-ing, and shouldering this year.

Roads that were reviewed for poten-tial work included Enchanted ValleyRd, Kingsly Rd, Sunrise Ridge Trl, andMartinsville Rd amongst others.

Board Supervisor Jim Pulvermacheradditionally noted that he would like topen a letter in the next town newsletterconcerning installations or plants thathad been placed within the road right-of-way, as board members did makenote of multiple violations of the right-of-way throughout the township duringa special board meeting to investigatewhich roads would need to receivework.

It should be something along theline of dont plant anything in the road

right of way, commented board super-visor Dave Laufenberg on the subject,and if there is anything in the roadright-of-way, it may end up being re-moved.

The Springfield board also votedunanimously to communicate potentialmaterials restrictions with the State fora potential park shelter to be located atthe new Town Park, located across thestreet from the Springfield Town Hall.

Discussed designs were compared todesigns used in Dane, WI, whichwould include an 8-post, 20x30 shel-ter to be installed pending state reviewper the towns lease on the land.

Board discussion included the ques-tion of potentially working with Daneofficials to assist with the planningprocess for designing the facility.

Supervisors pointed out that theyhave to design, get a plan, and submita plan to the State before they build it.

The item was listed to be broughtback for discussion/action at the nexttown board meeting.

Additionally, the town board votedto approve a Class-B Picnic Licensefor a summer event for St. PetersCatholic Church, heard a report fromthe town Clerk-Treasurer, and voted toapprove two operators licenses for em-ployees who work within the townshipbefore paying the towns bills and ad-journing the meeting.

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Members of St. Lukes Lutheran Church celebrated with the Alzheimers and Dementia Alliance of Wis-consin.

St. Lukes is dementia friendly

Want to learn about yourcommunitys history?

by MICHAEL DREwTimes-Tribune

The Middleton Town Board hasuntil April 4 to decide to accept into thetown a 162-acre parcel located north ofthe Pleasant View Golf Course that wasrecently detached from the city of Mid-dleton.

The property owned by ErdmanReal Estate Holdings, Inc. had previ-ously been annexed from the town intothe city with an uncommon caveat, saidtown administrator David Shaw. Thecity annexed the property with the con-dition it would be returned to the townif Erdman and the city could not agreeon a plan to develop it.

That was the first Ive heard ofsomebody putting together a packageannexation agreement that if we cantagree it can go back. Maybe that hap-pens elsewhere but I havent heardabout it, Shaw said Tuesday.

Erdman submitted plans to developthe hilly property between the golfcourse and USH 14 it wanted to callPleasant View Ridge, a subdivision tobe built around a working farm. Con-struction was to begin last year and becompleted in 2019.

However, concerns about adverseimpacts on groundwater from the sub-divisions septic tanks stalled the ap-proval process for the project.

The towns options are yes or no toaccepting the property back, said Shaw.

There are really no other options,but I think the board wants to knowwhat the (Erdmans) intentions arewith the property, he said.

A call to Erdman Holdings, Inc.Tuesday morning about the PleasantView Ridge property was not returnedby deadline. A call to Eileen Kelley,Middletons planning director, also was

not returned by deadline.The town board took no action Mon-

day night on the property after dis-cussing it in closed session, said TownChair Milo Breunig, who declined todiscuss if the board was reluctant or notto accept the property.

We want to formulate somethoughts on it and probably invite (Erd-man) to a town board meeting to dis-cuss it, Breunig said.

Breunig also said the April 4 deci-sion deadline give the board sufficienttime to reach a decision on the prop-erty.

Before it petitioned to be annexedinto the city, Erdman presented a planto the board to develop an unseweredsubdivision on property. The boardnoted the proposed subdivisions hillytopography and railroad tracks acrossthe north side would making it difficultto obtain two access points to the prop-erty.

While the board expected to hearback from Erdman it did not and laterlearned that Erdman was talking an-nexation with the city, said Shaw.

The (development) proposal to thecity was something the town could notdo so, we understood why they (soughtannexation), Shaw said.

Regardless, of whether the propertyremains in the city or reverts to thetown, it will be a challenge to develop,said Shaw, with its hilly topographyand wetlands.

Its not a nice, flat 160 acres youcan maximize (utilization). That willbe a real challenge for any developer,he said.

The board approved a preliminaryplat for the 25-acre, 12-lot NaturesCove residential subdivision locatednorthwest of Keewatin Trail and OldSauk Rd. Developer Richard Karls isexpected to seek board approval for thefinal plat later this year.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2015 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 3

CHURCH NOTES

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PPD celebrates facility expansionPPDMiddletons largest employer with more than 800 peoplerecently held a ribbon cutting to celebrate its

expanded and enhanced laboratory operations, which total nearly 250,000 square feet of space among its facilitiesat Research Way and Deming Way. Middleton Mayor Kurt Sonnentag (fourth from left) and Middleton Chamberof Commerce Executive Director Van Nutt (third from left) joined PPD representatives (left to right) Brian Brandley,Chris Lively, Bob Nicholson, Corey Nehls, Steve Pilewski and Darren Jantzi for the ceremony. PPD has maintainedoperations in the Middleton area since 1994, and is a leading global contract research organization with offices in46 countries and more than 13,000 employees worldwide.

162-acres of land left theTown of Middleton for theneighboring city. Will thetown take the land backnow that the citys plans for development fell apart?

It was a banner year in 2014 forthe Middleton Tourism Commission:Hotel room tax collections were up11.3% from the previous year.

That 11% equates to about$148,000 extra dollars brought intothe city of Middleton in 2014. Its afeat the Middleton Tourism Com-mission, responsible for attractingvisitors to the city and funded byhotel room tax, is very proud of.

Throughout 2014, we watchedour social media numbers increase,our web traffic skyrocket, and ourapp downloads jump, said ValSteel, Director of Tourism for theMiddleton Tourism Commission.So we knew it was going to be agood year, but this is even betterthan we were hoping for.

There are many reasons for thecontinuous growth, such as the cityschoice hotels, amazing parks and

trails, its convenient location,mouth-watering restaurants and pre-miere shopping, butpart of the dou-ble-digit increases can be attributedto two unique endeavors by the Mid-dleton Tourism Commission in2014: the free trolley and the newmobile visitor center, the Know-N-Go.

The Middleton Trolley launchedin spring of last year, offering visi-tors and residents a free and easyway to get around the city, shuttlingthem directly to the doors of hotels,stores and restaurants and increasingexpenditures at local businessesalong the way. It was so well-re-ceived during its trial period in 2014,that beginning in spring, it will be-come a permanent fixture.

In late summer, the Tourism Com-mission unveiled its new mobile vis-itor center, the Know-N-Go, a

sharp-looking, well-equipped cardriven by a resident expert of thecity, the Know-It-All. Together, theytraveled the county, spreading theword to both visitors and potentialtourists about the best places to stay,eat and play in Middleton.

Were always looking for waysto make the experience of visitingMiddleton easier, more fun and moresatisfying, said Steel. And itsworking. More people are discover-ing us and continue to come backagain and again. Were really grate-ful because visitors play an integralrole in supporting the jobs and busi-nesses of the good folks who livehere. We hope to do even better forMiddleton in 2015!

To see the Middleton TourismCommissions work in action, log ontovisitmiddleton.com.

by KEvIn MuRpHyTimes-Tribune

City hotel room tax revenuewas up 11 percent in 2014

Pleasant View Ridge development

The community is invited to theMiddleton Community Orchestraswinter concert, which will take placeunder the baton of guest conductorKyle Knox in performances of Bar-bers Canzonetta for Oboe and Strings,with oboe soloist Andy Olson,Mendelssohns Incidental Music to aMidsummer Nights Dream and Mus-sorgskys Pictures at an Exhibition.

The concert will be at 7:30 p.m. onWednesday, February 25 at the Middle-ton Performing Arts Center. Ticketsare $10, and are available at Willy St.Coop West and at the door on the nightof the show. Students are admitted freeof charge.

There will be a reception for the mu-sicians and the audience following theperformance.

Knox enjoys a diverse musical ca-reer as a conductor, clarinetist, andteacher. Under the tutelage of UW

music director James Smith, Kyle re-cently assumed the position of assistantconductor where he makes regular ap-pearances with the university sym-phony and chamberorchestras. Increasingly active inopera, heserved as assistant conductorfor UW Operas productions of Han-dels Ariodante and Berliozs Beatriceand Benedict. Additionally he wasJohn Demains assistant and cover con-ductor for Jake Hegges Dead ManWalking at the Madison Opera.In thefall of 2014 he will be principal con-ductor for Benjamin Brittens comicmasterpiece Albert Herring at UWOpera.Previously he has made appear-ances with the new music groupCHATTER in Albuquerque NM, theNorthwestern University Orchestra,Classical Revolution Madison, theMiddleton Community Orchestra, andthe CIM Orchestra.

Knox hasbeen featured at promi-nent music festivals throughout NorthAmerica and Europe including the Tan-glewood Music Center, where he wonthe Gino Cioffi award, the Spoleto Fes-tival dei Due Mondi (Italy), the SantaFe Chamber Music Festival, the Bow-doin Summer Music Festival, and theNew York String Orchestra Seminar.On the radio, he has been featured onNPRs Performance Today with theSanta Fe Chamber Music Festival, andwith the Milwaukee Symphonyon nu-merous nationally syndicated broad-casts. He can be heard on recordingson the Koch, Naxos, and MSO Classicslabels. As a soloist, Kyle has made ap-pearances in concerti by Weber andPonchielli with the University of Wis-consin-Milwaukee Symphony Orches-tra and Wind Ensemble respectively.

Minnesota-born, Olson is an avidplayer in the Madison and surroundingcommunities. Andy is the principaloboist and a founding member of theMiddleton Community Orchestra. He

also plays with the Beloit-JanesvilleSymphony, the Fox Valley Symphony,the Sheboygan Symphony and theMiddleton Community OrchestraWind Octet. In the past he has per-formed with the Green Bay Symphony,the Duluth-Superior Symphony, andthe Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra.

He graduated from Lawrence Uni-versity in 2008 with a BA in Linguis-tics and Russian and from theLawrence Conservatory of Music witha Bachelors of Music in oboe perform-ance. His principal teachers have beenLaurie Van Brunt (Florida Symphony),Howard Niblock (Lawrence Conserva-tory), and Stephen Colburn (Milwau-kee Symphony). Additionally, he hasplayed in masterclasses for Alex Klein(Chicago Symphony), Mark Ostoich(Cincinnati Symphony), and LindaStrommen (Indiana University, TheJuilliard School).

Concertmaster Valerie Sanders is asenior at UW-Madison as a violin per-formance major, studying previously

with Felicia Moye and currently withLeslie Shank. She began violin studiesat age 3. A native of Milwaukee, shewas in the Milwaukee Youth Sym-phony (MYSO) for 7 years, 5 of whichshe held a concertmaster role in variousensembles. She has placed in severallocal competitions, appearing as thewinner of 3 MYSO concerto competi-tions, a finalist in the 2011 MadisonSymphony Bolz Young Artist Compe-tition, and the winner of the 2011 Mil-waukee Symphony Stars of Tomorrowcompetition. In spring 2012, she ap-peared as a guest soloist with the Mil-waukee Symphony Orchestra for astudent concert series.

In addition to full-time universitystudies, she has been a member of theMadison Symphony Orchestra since2012. During the 2014-2015 schoolyear, she is the violinist in the Schoolof Musics Perlman Piano Trio.

Sanders was recently accepted intothe Guildhall School of Music andDrama in London. Come September,she will be attending as a masters stu-dent in their Orchestral Artistry pro-gram, which involves two years ofintensive side-by-side training with theLondon Symphony Orchestra at theBarbican Centre. She will also bestudying privately with Simon Fischer.

She plays on a recently acquired vi-olin from Chicagos Kenneth Warren &Sons; the instrument was made in Parisin 1749.

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LIVE MUSICLIVE MUSIC

Knox, Olson and Sanders will highlight next MCO show

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Oboe soloist Andy Olson.

Guest conductor Kyle Knox.

Concertmaster Valerie Sanders.

Middleton Community Orchestra presents Winter Concert is February 25

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WTS Paradigm is excited to wel-come the public and the MiddletonCity Council on Tuesday, February 24,2015 for this months Council discus-sion called the Committee of theWhole. There is no formal agenda, butstarting at 5:30 p.m., WTS Paradigmwill be conducting a tour of their newlyremodeled, state-of-the-art

This is a public event. The mediaand all members of the community are

both welcome and encouraged to at-tend.

WTS Paradigm has been an intrinsicpart of the Middleton community forover ten years: regularly donating timeand funds to the Dane County HumaneSociety, Habitat for Humanity, the

Middleton Outreach Ministry, Opera-tion Fresh Start, Tri 4 Schools, theUnited Way of Dane County, and theUniversity of Wisconsin Athletics De-partment, among other national organ-izations. The software company is alsoproud to recruit from the abundantly

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2015 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 5

LOCAL DRAMALOCAL DRAMA

Players Theatre celebrates a quarter centuryIn 1990, Middleton Players Theatre

opened the doors to its first perform-ance of the musical 42nd Street.

Now, 25 years later, Middleton Play-ers Theatre has grown into one of theforemost theatre organizations in thegreater Madison area, producing mul-tiple productions over the summermonths.

This year, for its 25th AnniversarySeason, MPT will present not one, butthree shows: Rodgers and Hammer-steins Carousel, Avenue Q, and Miss

Saigon. At the end of February, thegroup will see over one hundredsingers and actors from Madison, Mid-dleton, and surrounding communitiesaudition for roles in its biggest seasonyet.

2015 is a big year for us, said SaraBartlett, Executive Choreographer andnewly elected board President. Notonly is it our anniversary, but were un-dertaking three incredible shows as amilestone celebration.

Middleton Players Theatre is Mid-dletons only community theatre organ-ization. Along with two other localcommunity organizations: The Middle-ton Community Orchestra and TheFriends of the Middleton PerformingArts Center, MPT will open its seasonwith an in concert presentation of

Rodgers and Hammersteins Carousel.Three of Middletons most recog-

nized artistic organizations are joiningforces to bring one of Rodgers andHammersteins most beautiful showsto the stage, said Co-Artistic DirectorThomas Kasdorf.

These three organizations representthe heart of the Middleton PerformingArts scene and together will provideone of the most incredible theatre ex-periences in the area.

Following Carousel, MPT will pres-

ent the Madison community premiereof Avenue Q, and in August, will closeout their season with Miss Saigon,written by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schnberg, the internationallyacclaimed duo who created Les Mis-rables. Our season is big and veryambitious, said Kasdorf. But overthe past few years, we have not onlylearned that audiences have wanted tosee more from our organization, butalso that Middleton and Madison isswarming with talent. MPT has beenfortunate to feature awesome local tal-ent.As summer approaches, MPT willbegin their ambitious journey by hold-ing open call auditions for all threeshows they are presenting. MPT caststheir shows with local amateur talentand each year sees one hundred or

more people audition for roles in theirproductions. Were very fortunate tohave so many people interested inbeing in our shows, says Co-ArtisticDirector Matt Starika-Jolivet. Yearafter year we see people return to be inour productions because they value theexperience and enjoy the time theyspend with us. We also see countlessnew people who also want to be in-volved. Its because of this strong turn-out that were able to produce thequality shows our audiences enjoy.

Auditions are slated for February27th and 28th with callbacks scheduledfor March 1st and 2nd.

Community members who wouldlike to audition for one or all the showscan sign up for an audition time slot atwww.middletonplayers.com by click-ing on the auditions tab.

All three shows have roles availablefor actors and singers of all ages withCarousel and Miss Saigon having spe-cific roles for children and teens. MissSaigon requires a large cast singer &actors of Asian descent.

Actors and singers of diverse back-grounds are highly encouraged to au-dition. Questions about auditions canbe answered by emailing the organiza-tion at middletonplayers@gmail.com

Rodgers and HammersteinsCarousel runs May 16 & 17. Avenue Qopens June 25 and runs through July 5.

Miss Saigon opens on August 7 andruns through August 15. All threeshows have evening and matinee per-formances. Reserved seat tickets are onsale now and can be purchased at thedoor of each performance or in ad-vance online at www.middletonplay-ers.com. Advanced online purchase issuggested.

Reserved seat tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at the door ofeach performance or in advance online at www.middletonplayers.com.

WTS Paradigm will lead tour of newly remodeled facility

Rodgers and Hammersteins Carouselruns May 16 & 17; Avenue Q opensJune 25 and runs through July 5;Miss Saigon opens on August 7 and runs through August 15

To Governor Scott Walker and theWisconsin Legislature,

February 16, 2015

Too often taxpayers, parents, politi-cians, and educators talk about whatthey dislike or what they are against.As leaders of school districts in andaround Dane County, we are compelledto speak out about what we need tomaintain and improve our already ex-cellent schools. We are united in themission of working for excellence forall of our children.

It is also important for the public,the legislature, and Governor Walker toadvocate for both policies and budgetsthat make sense, while also resonatingwith parents, grandparents, the busi-

ness community, and the voters of Wis-consin. It is in this spirit that we submitthis letter. It is in this spirit that we callupon our state representatives to act tosupport our schools.

What are we for?We are for one assessment system

that will measure achievement andgrowth with reliability and validity. Anaccountability system consisting of dif-ferent assessments will create confu-sion, and not allow for relevantcomparability. We must be account-able. One system will accomplish this.

We are also for accountability andtransparency. Our current school re-port card system is clear and concise.It provides five measures to determinewhether a school or school district ismeeting expectations or not. Peopleknow which districts/schools are ex-celling and which are struggling. We

believe that an A-F rating system willdenigrate our outstanding publicschools inside and outside of Wiscon-sin.

We are for a consistent funding plan.We understand that state resources aretight, but the current proposal cuts cat-egorical funding by $150 per studentfor 2015-16, then adds $165 per stu-dent the next year. We believe infla-tionary growth is a minimum necessaryto maintain and grow our educationalprograms.

We are for retaining our excellentfaculty and staff. Without great teach-ers, Wisconsin will not have greatschools. We believe that our teachersand other staff need to keep up withcost of living increases in order to re-cruit and retain quality faculty/staff.Last year that was 1.46%. Our teach-ers are the most important factor in stu-

dent success. Few, if any, districts willbe able to offer staff raises over thenext two years without cutting pro-grams.

We are for well-prepared teachers atall levels. Our colleges and universitiesprepare faculty very well. Our systemof teacher preparation works. We areall for getting more experts in ourschools, but it takes special training tobe a teacher, just like it does to be adoctor, lawyer, plumber or electrician.

We are for taxpayers supportingpublic education. Expanding voucherstakes public tax dollars and sends it toprivate, for-profit schools, or religiousinstitutions that are not held to thesame high standards as public schools.Expanding vouchers will take re-sources away from public education.We believe that public money shouldbe committed to public institutions.

Lets work together to develop aplan that is fiscally prudent but helpsour great public schools continue to ed-ucate tomorrows leaders and workers.We call on Governor Walker, the legis-lature, and the voters of Wisconsin tobe advocates FOR our children.

Please join us in our efforts FOR thechildren of Wisconsin.

Sincerely,Superintendents from Dane County

and Adjacent Counties:Don Johnson-Middleton-Cross

Plains;Randy Guttenberg-Waunakee;

Brian Busler-Oregon;Michelle Jensen-Deerfield;

Pam Yoder-Belleville;Barb Sramek-Marshall;

Mark Elworthy-Wisconsin Heights;Dean Gorrell-Verona;

Dan Olson-Monona Grove;Sue Borden-DeForest;Jerry Roth-Evansville;

Dennis Pauli-Edgerton;Bernie Nikolay-Cambridge;

Connie Schiestl-Waterloo;Deb Klein-Mt. Horeb;

Tim Culver-Sun Prairie;Scott Brown-McFarland;Tim Onsager-Stoughton;Jen Cheatham-Madison

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year and in each year thereafter.Johnson says that he doesnt believe

the amount of funding would beenough and that would be the a majorpart of the overall message in the state-ment. He notes the shifting cuts andincreases just add further difficulties.He explained the district isnt able topay its employees one year then not thenext and then make up the differencethe following year.

Regarding the statement, Johnsonsays at the very least it could providean example for other districts and be

MCPASDs own message. At the mostit could create a unified voice for allthe districts in Dane County. Johnsonsays it will probably end up some-where between those two possibilities.

Sometimes it is hard to get peopletogether on any kind of a message butI thought that if it was straightforwardand simple and something that couldbe embraced by any school district ina positive way it could work, Johnsonexplained. I think if 17 to 20 schooldistricts could speak together with thesupport of their boards that would be

very useful.Things happen so quickly in the

legislature sometimes it can be hard toorganize, Johnson adds.

Ellen Lindgren says she believes thegeneral public are beginning to realizethe true impact of Walkers and the leg-islatures policies.

I know the rural districts are reallyhurting, Lindgren said. I was talkingwith the coordinator for the ruralschools consortium who said there are16 rural schools that will close withinthe year if this goes through and they

cant go to referendum.Johnson says he isnt trying to take

a partisan position on the budget pro-posal but is truly concerned about theoutcome.

I dont think [the statement] wouldbe controversial its just the meat andpotatoes of what we are trying to do asa school district, Johnson clarified.

The letter is printed in its entiretybelow:

OOBITUARYBITUARYHelping firefightersto help local kids

The Middleton Lions Club and theREACH-A-Child bag program re-cently teamed up to donate bags to theMiddleton Fire Department.

The books and backpacks are do-nated to us by REACH-a-Child, ex-plained Brad Subera, Battalion Chiefof the MiddletonFireDistrict. In thiscase the Middleton Lions Club do-nated the money to sponsor the back-packs and books for theMiddletonFiredepartment.

We put the backpacks into ourtrucks and when we encounter a childthat is distraught because of the cir-cumstances they are in we retrieve astringed backpack with a book insidefrom the backpack and give it to thechild. We have also read to children inthe past to take their mind off the pres-ent circumstance and enjoy a timeaway in their imagination, Suberacontinued.

SCHOOLBOARD continued from page 1

Letter from area educators raises concerns about state budget

M I D -DLETON-Steven PaulStar Star-c z y n s k i ,age 66,p a s s e daway onS u n d a y ,Feb. 1,2015. He was born on Dec. 18,1948, the son of Paul and Shirley(Schumann) Starczynski. Stevegraduated from WisconsinHeights High School and spenttwo years in the U.S. NavySeabees, stationed in Okinawa.He was a member of AmericanLegion Post No. 245 in CrossPlains. Steve worked for GraberIndustries, Aljan Company, andElectronic Theatre Controls. Heloved to fish,work on cars, andtook great pride in beinggroundskeeper for his apartmentcomplex in Middleton for manyyears. Steve is survived by hismother; siblings, Brenda (Vern)Wendt, John Starczynski, andShiryl (Cecil) Roberts; and manyother relatives and friends. Hewas preceded in death by his fa-ther. A luncheon will be providedat a Celebration of Life to be heldat AMERICAN LEGION POSTNO. 245 CROSS PLAINS,2217 American Legion Dr., CrossPlains, from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.,on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. In lieuof flowers, memorials may bemade to the family in Stevesname for a memorial to be deter-mined. Thank you to the staff atthe William S. Memorial VeteransHospital and Clinic, UW-Hospi-tal, Maplewood Nursing Home,and Agrace HospiceCare. Onlinecondolences may be made atwww.gundersonfh.com.

Gunderson Cross PlainsFuneral & Cremation Care

2421 Church Street(608)798-3141

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2015 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 7

My Baby Eats Dog Food

My wife and I like to eat organicmeats and vegetables. Our 10-month-old daughter prefers dog food.

Our dining preferences stem from adesire to do whats best for our bodiesand the land. Plus - lets be honest here we have a strong desire to look downour noses at people who think $19 is anoutrageous price to pay for a singleturnip.

Look at those nice brown spots, Isay, tossing a head of lettuce into ourshopping cart. And all the holes wherebugs grazed on it. This has definitelynever seen a pesticide.

Hadleys hunger for kibble is a mys-tery to us. She prefers them round,windpipe-sized and preferablyslathered in an assortment of house-hold detritus. When shes feeling par-ticularly fancy, she likes to dip theminto the slimy depths of the dogs waterdish au jus, we call this before pop-ping them into her mouth.

We regularly spend 15 to 20 minutesscouring the Internet to find out if anybaby, anywhere has ever been allergicto each specific food before introduc-

ing it to her diet. (I can save you thetrouble: the answer is yes.)

But we always have to scurry awayfrom the computer when we suddenlyrealize our daughter born so pure,just a few months ago is in the otherroom, gnawing on a pellet of corngluten meal and chicken by-products.On the plus side, shes getting a whop-ping dose of glucosamine in case shedevelops hip dysplasia when shereaches the ripe old age of 10 or 11.

People without kids sometimes tellme their dogs are like their children. Tothem, I will now respond: Well, mychild is a lot like my dog.

The first time she did it, I leaneddown and read the back of the bag.Says here its for all life stages, I saidto myself. And it provides completeand balanced nutrition. Thats good.

I sped up, choosing not to dwell onthe part where it pledged to containenough omega fatty acids to produce anice, shiny coat.

Ive had friends judge me for feed-ing regular dog food to my dog. Haveyou any idea whats in that stuff? Theysay with a roll of the eyes. I make mydogs food from scratch, because Ihave literally unlimited money, and Iexist outside of the space/time contin-uum so I have endless hours to devote

to ridiculous endeavors. (Im not 100percent certain thats what they said,but that is what I heard.)

I hope these same friends dont findout my daughter is munching on foodout of a 50-pound bag.

But, as the old saying goes, a babycannot live by dog food alone.

While my wife and I engage in long,drawn out, Israel/Palestine-esque de-bates about whether its okay to feedour baby things like organic strawber-ries, we look around and realize she isquietly and contentedly sitting in thecorner, watching us with befuddledamusement and munching on a handfulof fern leaves.

Her motives, as with all things, re-main a mystery. Im assuming once shestarts talking, she will illuminate a col-lection of behaviors that currently ad-here to no discernable rhyme or reason.

I like things that are chicken fla-vored, and the only food you leave onthe ground, in a bag where I can reachit, is for canines, shell explain. Iwork with what you give me.

I pooped on the wall and screamedat you night after night because Im asadist, dad, are also some of the firstwords I expect her to utter.

Unfortunately, I have no idea whenshell master language, because everyparent I talk to is holding their cardspretty close to the chest on the matter.

It varies so much, they all say,avoiding specifics like an Iowa-boundpolitical candidate. She could startsaying words tomorrow, or a year fromnow.

In the meantime, Im using everyounce of self control to avoid babblingincoherently to my baby. Baby talk,

according to most intelligent people Iknow, is a bad thing. She should becopying you, they explain. Youshouldnt be copying her.

Its sound advice, but Im findingmyself ill suited to the task of teachingEnglish to a diminutive lunatic whowould rather climb a bookshelf thantake notes on grammar.

Proper instruction is the type ofthing I used to hear in the grocery store the type of thing that made me swearnot to have children. People so intenton describing the world around them ineasily understandable terms that theysay things like: This is a box of cereal,Johnny. Its yellow, and rectangular,and made of cardboard. Im putting itin the shopping cart. The shopping cartis made of metal, and it has wheels.

People speak to their small childrenas if they are narrating an incrediblyboring movie for the sight-impaired.These are socks. Now Im puttingthem on my feet, they blather. NowIm getting the mail out of the mailbox.Now Im throwing the newspaper inthe recycling bin.

Now Im falling down the stairs be-cause you left your toy tractor on thetop step

Parenthood can turn someone bornand raised in Cleveland into the verbalequivalent of a tourist anxious to testout a few weeks of English lessons inthe real world. Thats a car! theyshout, gesturing toward a Subaru.And over there is a cat! Pleased tomeet you, cat, thank you and good-bye!

The most difficult part for me is thatthe English language is staggeringly in-consistent. There are so many different

sets of rules, and just as many excep-tions to those. The more cognizant youare of these rules, the more difficult itis to speak English without frettingconstantly about your grammar.

Should I teach her to speak in theChicago/Turabian style, putting foot-notes at the end of my sentences?Would the Modern Language Associa-tion rules best prepare her for postmod-ern life? Should I say towards, withan s, according to the Oxford Englishrules, or toward, without the s, inaccordance with Associated Pressguidelines?

I sound like an idiot when I speak toher. This is a chair, I explain. Thisis for sitting on er, something onwhich you sit uh, something inwhich you sit actually, please get offthe chair out of the chair, I mean and put down the book of matches andspit out the dog food.

The only thing Im teaching her atthis point is that her fathers grasp onhis native language is tenuous, and hismind often wanders.

Id honestly love to engage in a littlebaby talk from time to time, if only torest my weary mind. Maybe this rela-tionship can be about give and take about two people of very differentweights learning mutually from oneanother. Maybe we can sit, side by side- her with a little plate of dog food andfern leaves, me with my turnip andwe can share stories with each other.

Most adult conversations are filledwith nonsense, anyway. At least withher, Ill be thoroughly enjoying myself,babbling away with someone whosestories dont even need to contain realwords in order to captivate me.

by Matt Geiger

GEIGERCounter

An introductionfrom Smith

Dear editor,

My name is Todd Smith and Imwriting to introduce myself as a candi-date for MCPASD School Board inArea IV. I live in Middleton with mywife Jill Bradshaw and our four kids.Our oldest is a sophomore at Middle-ton High School and we have three atKromrey Middle School, includingtwins in the new fifth grade wing.

By day, I am an attorney, helpingclients with their legal problemsthroughout Wisconsin. When notworking, you can usually find my wifeand me on the sideline of our childrenssporting events or activities. I wasproud to serve on the successful 2012Yes Referenda Committee and wasalso appointed to the committee to in-terview finalists for the MHS principalposition. I am also active in our com-munity in other ways, serving on theboard of Middleton Outreach Ministryand the UW Badger Basketball BoosterClub.

I am running for school board be-cause I believe in public education andI want to give back to our community.In general, I believe our district is onthe right track. Our schools are uni-formly recognized as high performingand all of us parents, teachers and ad-ministration should be proud of that.

However, one need only open thenewspaper to see that the district alsofaces many significant challenges. Theproposed state budget, as it currentlystands, would create a hole in nextyears MCPASD budget of between$1.5 million and $2.5 million, depend-ing on several variables. The centralchallenge we face as a district is main-

taining our high academic standardsand student opportunities in the face ofreduced state funding.

There are other issues that deservethe boards attention. One such issueis the achievement gap, where weveseen a disparity in outcomes for certainstudents. Our district must help all itsstudents succeed, without sacrificingthe existing programs that have madeour district successful. In addition, Ibelieve our district must do a better jobof listening to the exceptional teacherswithin our schools, and actively seekout and implement their ideas, alongwith ideas from parents and families.

I dont pretend to have all the an-swers to all the issues our district willface in the next three years, but I wantto be part of the team that takes onthese challenges. I promise that if I amelected I will listen to all the stakehold-ers, roll up my sleeves, and get towork. I ask for your vote on April 7.

Yours Truly,Todd Smith

Delete drugtesting clause

Governor Walkers budget includesdrug testing for people seeking Medi-caid, unemployment, food stamps andother public benefits. I look upon thisas an assumption that individuals whoexperience poverty, job loss, Medicaidassistance are all on drugs. Where arethe facts to prove this assumption? Westill have a judicial system (last Ichecked) that one is innocent untilproven guilty. Would any one judgewithout proof, that someone is guiltyof a crime, due to being poor or out ofa job? Poverty, joblessness, needing as-sistance from the government due to

circumstances out of ones control, nowputs you in the category of being a druguser.

I ask Governor Walker how manyfood pantries, job centers have you vis-ited? Have you ever spent time withfamilies who have some one disabledin the household and are in need ofgovernment assistance? The disabledperson, most likely on Medicaid,would be subject to drug testing.

To have this assumption as part ofthe Governors budget that individualsof need must be drug tested before ben-efits can be received is not only ap-palling but unconstitutional. I demandour elected representatives delete thisrequirement of drug testing from thebudget.

Sandra Vandervest

Bauer has only just begun

Dear editor,

Anne Bauer is a member of the Mid-dleton Cross Plains Area School Dis-trict (MCPASD) school board, a momof two Sunset Ridge ElementarySchool students, a former teacher, andthe only board member with an educa-tion background and classroom expe-rience. Because her performance overher tenure speaks for itself, Im askingMCPASD residents to vote for a sec-ond term for Anne.

Ive known Anne for several yearsas our sons attend school together andhave witnessed her dedication and vol-unteerism at school and in the class-room. During classroom volunteertime, parents are asked to wear manyhats depending on the needs of theteacher and the class - from helping

kids with math and reading, to assistingthe teacher with organizing the class-room. Anne has done it all. She alsohelps at various PTA activities at ourschool and does not hesitate to lend herhand where and when needed. Outsideof school, Anne is an assistant coach ofour sons baseball team. She motivatesthe kids to keep trying their hardest andsupport their teammates with positiveencouragement. And, as my son says,she brings good after-game snacks.

Anne feels strongly that the bestway to ensure the ideal environmentfor her kids and all kids is to do whatshe can to represent them and work todo what is best for them. She also feltthat rather than sitting back, she wouldtake action. Becoming a member of theschool board was the logical choice.

As a parent with children in the MC-PASD, I want someone on the schoolboard who will approach matters as amom would, who will ask the ques-tions a mom would ask. When it comesto our school district, I want a diversegroup of people weighing in on deci-sions and Anne always helps to bringan important perspective to the MC-PASD. Anne puts the interests of herchildren, my children, everyones chil-dren first and foremost.

Please vote for a 2nd term for AnneBauer. She has only just begun to makea difference in the MCPASD.

Caroline Roe

Heartfelt appreciation

Letterto the editor,

We wish to express our heartfelt ap-preciation to the Middleton High

School performing arts educators whomade possible a once-in-a-lifetime tripto London over winter break.

To band teachers Brad Schneiderand Mike VerVoort, to orchestra teacher Steve Kurr,to choir teacher Tom Mielke, to dramateacher Kendra Dando, and accompa-nist Sarah Stine, thank you for:

-The countless hours of planning, or-ganizing and preparation required tosuccessfully maneuver over 200 stu-dents from Middleton to London andback;

-More countless hours of music re-hearsals and parade performance prac-tice;

-Garnering respect and admirationfor our students and the performing artseducation they are receiving throughtheir performances;

-Firmly instilling in our studentsyour expectations for their exemplarybehavior in representing our school,community and nation, which theydemonstrated throughout;

-Skillfully balancing the needs andpreferences of a diverse collection ofstudents and parents;

-Promoting excellence in perform-ance and music appreciation with astrong dose of fun;

-Providing this unique opportunityto expand our boundaries;

-Good humor and grace under pres-sure.

Sincerely,

Amy Trentham-Dietz, on behalf ofthe chaperones and tourists who ac-

companied 204 Middleton High School

Performing Arts students to Londonover Winter Break

LLETTERSETTERS TOTO THETHE EEDITORDITOR

Addington-White, Ellery M, 21,Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,04/05/2014, $98.80, 6934 Frank LloydWright Ave, Middleton, WI 53562

Anderson, Jacob D, 25, Motor ve-hicle liability insurance required,04/06/2014, $10.00, 726 W Main St #209, Madison, WI 53715 1488

Andrews, Beau P, 25, Unlawful u/yturn-erected signs, 04/12/2014, $98.80,201 Bridge St, Mazomanie, WI 53560

Artist, Derrick, 44, Operating whileSuspended, 04/08/2014, $124.00, 525Northport Dr # 6, Madison, WI 53704

Artist, Derrick, 44, Possession ofControlled Substance, 04/08/2014,$281.50, 525 Northport Dr # 6, Madi-son, WI 53704

Atkinson, Shawn F, 36, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, 04/01/2014,$218.50, 2367 Effingham Way, SunPrairie, WI 53590

Atkinson, Shawn F, 36, Motor ve-hicle liability insurance required,04/01/2014, $10.00, 2367 EffinghamWay, Sun Prairie, WI 53590

Batra, Gurjinder Singh, 27, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits,04/02/2014, $98.80, 3750 ParmenterSt Apt 309, Middleton, WI 53562

Bellissimo, Ellen F, 84, Failure toObey Sign/Signal, 04/01/2014, $98.80,3111 Pheasant Branch Rd # 207B,Middleton, WI 53562

Bindley, Lori A, 54, Auto FollowingToo Closely, 04/10/2014, $124.00,N8701 Fenske Rd Po Box/251,Pardeeville, WI 53954

Byrne, Erin Margaret, 34, SeatbeltRequired Oper/Pass, 04/16/2014,$10.00, 8101 Mayo Dr Apt 212, Madi-son, WI 53719

Cameron, Damon D, 30, Motor ve-hicle liability insurance required,03/31/2014, $10.00, 8101 Mayo DrApt 108, Madison, WI 53719

Cannarella, Sarah L, 44, OperatingWhile Intoxicated, 01/26/2014,$811.00, 4606 Signature Dr, Middle-ton, WI 53562

Choi, Gil S, 33, Non Registration,04/06/2014, $98.80, 5002 SheboyganAve # 363, Madison, WI 53705

Collins, Emily S, 36, Speeding 55MPH Zone, 04/06/2014, $98.80, 3480Leflore Ct, Verona, WI 53593

Cook, Ronald J, 68, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, 04/06/2014,$98.80, 889 Storytown Rd, Brooklyn,WI 53521

Correll, Paul J, 69, Non Registra-

tion, 04/07/2014, $98.80, 4320 CountyRoad P, Cross Plains, WI 53528

Cruz Samano, Bonifacio, 37, Oper-ating w/o a Valid Drivers License,04/17/2014, $124.00, 746 S GammonRd Apt 7, Madison, WI 53719

Cruz Samano, Bonifacio, 37, Oper-ating vehicle without insurance,04/17/2014, $124.00, 746 S GammonRd Apt 7, Madison, WI 53719

Denoble, Jason H, 40, FYR FromStop Sign, 12/09/2013, $98.80, 7502Indigo Circle, Middleton, WI 53562

Duhr, Michael T, 44, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, 11/14/2013,$114.00, 7022 Hubbard Ave, Middle-ton, WI 53562

Farnsworth, Eric A, 61, Speed Indi-cator-None-Defective, 03/07/2014,$98.80, 3012 Woodland Trl, Middle-ton, WI 53562

Fey, Brian E, 49, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, 04/06/2014, $98.80,207 Llanos St, Verona, WI 53593

Freitag, Thomas J, 45, InattentiveDriving, 03/31/2014, $111.40, 7103Caneel Trl, Middleton, WI 53562

Fulton, Demetric L, 35, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, 04/03/2014,$98.80, 3030 Worthington Ave #2,Madison, WI 53714

Fulton, Demetric L, 35, Operatingwhile Suspended, 04/03/2014,$124.00, 3030 Worthington Ave #2,Madison, WI 53714

Fulton, Demetric L, 35, Motor ve-hicle liability insurance required,04/03/2014, $10.00, 3030 WorthingtonAve #2, Madison, WI 53714

Gonzalez, Destiny C, 19, Posses-sion of Drug Paraphernalia,03/31/2014, $187.00, 6701 CenturyAve # B, Middleton, WI 53562

Graham, Jonathan Edward, 42,Speeding 55 MPH Zone, 04/05/2014,$98.80, 4653 Pine Manor Cir, Middle-ton, WI 53562

Haavisto Kind, Amy Jo, 39, NonRegistration, 04/16/2014, $98.80, 405Doral Ct, Waunakee, WI 53597

Havens, Zachary K, 25, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, 04/10/2014,$98.80, 11003 W Blue Mounds Rd,Barneveld, WI 53507

Hocking, Lisa M, 40, Motor vehicleliability insurance required,04/01/2014, $10.00, 346 S Main St,Highland, WI 53543

Hogan, Patrick J, 51, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, 03/28/2014,$124.00, 5005 Taylor Rd # 3, Mc Far-land, WI 53558

Holt, Diane M, 63, Motor vehicle li-ability insurance required, 04/02/2014,$10.00, 4527 Stonewood Dr, Middle-ton, WI 53562

Hunter, Sharon R, 72, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, 04/03/2014,$98.80, 105 Knightsbridge Rd # 8,Waunakee, WI 53597

Isbell, Jeremiah Lee, 39, Speeding55 MPH Zone, 04/12/2014, $98.80,1510 Meadowlark Ln, Prairie Du Sac,WI 53578

Kearney, Michael J, 33, Operating

While Intoxicated, 01/27/2014,$861.00, 1524 Shultz Street, Waterloo,IA 50707

Klein, Gretchen Mae, 36, Failure toKeep Vehicle Under Control,04/03/2014, $98.80, 2521 Sand PearlTrl, Middleton, WI 53562

Lapin, Lucile D, 80, ObstructingTraffic, 04/01/2014, $98.80, 7902 NBrookline Dr, Madison, WI 53719

Lasecki, Louis G, 29, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, 04/05/2014,$124.00, 6713 Frank Lloyd WrightAve, Middleton, WI 53562

Lasecki, Louis G, 29, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, 04/05/2014,$0.00, 6713 Frank Lloyd Wright Ave,Middleton, WI 53562

Lee, Shakita, 22, Operating w/o aValid Drivers License, 09/05/2013,$114.00, 2617 Hazelwood Ct # 5,Madison, WI 53713

Lee, Shakita, 22, Operating with adetectable amount of a restr,09/05/2013, $836.00, 2617 Hazel-wood Ct # 5, Madison, WI 53713

Littrell, Stacy H, 55, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, 04/05/2014,$98.80, 5126 Tomahawk Trl, Madison,WI 53705

Lorenz, Alissa Marie, 19, Speeding55 MPH Zone, 04/14/2014, $98.80,1801 Manchester Crossing, Waunakee,WI 53597

Mc Cormick, Stuart J, 57, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits,04/06/2014, $98.80, 5296 OverlookCt, Middleton, WI 53562

Mc Cormick, Stuart J, 57, Motorvehicle liability insurance required,04/06/2014, $10.00, 5296 OverlookCt, Middleton, WI 53562

Mccarty Jr, Alvin JR, 29, VehicleRegistration Revoked/Suspended/Can-cel, 04/04/2014, $98.80, 2210 AlliedDr # 4, Madison, WI 53711

Mccarty Jr, Alvin JR, 29, Operat-ing while Suspended, 04/04/2014,$124.00, 2210 Allied Dr # 4, Madison,WI 53711

Mccarty Jr, Alvin JR, 29, Operat-ing vehicle without insurance,04/04/2014, $124.00, 2210 Allied Dr# 4, Madison, WI 53711

Mcdonald, Nicole A, 41, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, 04/13/2014,$124.00, 1705 Daily Dr, Waunakee,WI 53597

Mendez Jimenez, Zenaida, 32, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,04/03/2014, $98.80, 5154 Anton Dr #201, Fitchburg, WI 53719

Mendez Jimenez, Zenaida, 32, Op-erating vehicle without insurance,04/03/2014, $0.00, 5154 Anton Dr #201, Fitchburg, WI 53719

Merkes, Jared W, 24, Seatbelt Re-quired Oper/Pass, 04/05/2014, $10.00,103 E North St, Mazomanie, WI53560

Merkes, Jared W, 24, Motor vehicleliability insurance required,04/05/2014, $10.00, 103 E North St,Mazomanie, WI 53560

Morales-Valerio, Dominga, 23, Op-

erating w/o a Valid Drivers License,04/06/2014, $124.00, 5250 Brindisi Ct# 4, Middleton, WI 53562

Morales-Valerio, Dominga, 23, De-viation from Designated Lane,04/06/2014, $98.80, 5250 Brindisi Ct# 4, Middleton, WI 53562

Munoz, Zelene, 23, Speeding 55MPH Zone, 04/05/2014, $98.80,W305S4095 Brookhill Rd, Waukesha,WI 53189

Munoz, Zelene, 23, Motor vehicleliability insurance required,04/05/2014, $10.00, W305S4095Brookhill Rd, Waukesha, WI 53189

Owens, Bo M, 51, Seatbelt Re-quired Oper/Pass, 04/16/2014, $10.00,3730 E Karstens Dr #4, Madison, WI53704

Peterman, Craig E, 45, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, 04/15/2014,$98.80, 4306 Redtail Pass, Middleton,WI 53562

Peterson, Andrew D, 21, Speeding55 MPH Zone, 04/12/2014, $98.80,435 E Richards Rd, Oregon, WI53575

Pulvermacher, Heather M, 25, NonRegistration, 04/18/2014, $98.80, 19Sunrise Ct, Dane, WI 53529

Ramirez, Enrique B, 30, Operatingwhile Suspended, 03/30/2014,$124.00, 3025 Commercial Ave # 1,Madison, WI 53704

Ramirez, Enrique B, 30, Operatingvehicle without insurance, 03/30/2014,$124.00, 3025 Commercial Ave # 1,Madison, WI 53704

Reuter, Alyssa J, 30, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, 03/23/2014,$98.80, 8014 W Hill Point Rd, CrossPlains, WI 53528

Reuter, Alyssa J, 30, Motor vehicleliability insurance required,03/23/2014, $0.00, 8014 W Hill PointRd, Cross Plains, WI 53528

Roberson, Ann C, 53, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, 04/05/2014,$98.80, 3531 Sabaka Trl, Verona, WI53593

Rodriguez, Sara K, 32, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, 04/11/2014,$98.80, 914 Nobel Ln, Madison, WI53704

Rush, Lawrence W, 70, Motor vehi-cle liability insurance required,04/10/2014, $10.00, 1443 Hillside Rd,Black Earth, WI 53515

Saleh, Tara Marie, 37, Speed Indi-cator-None-Defective, 01/19/2014,$98.80, 1515 Blue Grass Dr, Wauna-kee, WI 53597

Sanchez, Fredit Nmi, 30, Operatingw/o a Valid Drivers License,04/05/2014, $124.00, 5700 HighlandWay Apt 210, Middleton, WI 53562

Sanchez, Fredit Nmi, 30, Failure toObey Sign/Signal, 04/05/2014, $98.80,5700 Highland Way Apt 210, Middle-ton, WI 53562

Schuler, Zoe Elizabeth, 30, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits,04/08/2014, $98.80, 5206 StarrgrassDr # 403, Madison, WI 53719

Skaife, Penny P, 50, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, 11/28/2013,$114.00, 1713 Cross St, Cross Plains,WI 53528

Skolaski, Ashley M, 22, Non Reg-istration, 04/09/2014, $98.80, 731Dunn Ave, Oregon, WI 53575

Skolaski, Ashley M, 22, Operatingvehicle without insurance, 04/09/2014,$124.00, 731 Dunn Ave, Oregon, WI53575

Sluga, Jennifer J, 27, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, 04/05/2014,$281.50, 1452 Blue Ridge Trl, Wau-nakee, WI 53597

Springman, David G, 63, Obstruct-ing Traffic, 04/05/2014, $98.80, 3711High Rd, Middleton, WI 53562

Stalberger, Kristie A, 22, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, 04/05/2014,$98.80, 2345 Grand Ave # 10,Wausau, WI 54403

Twist, Kathleen C, 46, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, 04/06/2014,$149.20, 301 Forest St, Madison, WI53726

Vana, Jacob R, 30, Auto FollowingToo Closely, 02/03/2014, $98.80, 2105Schlimgen Ave, Apt. # 1, Madison, WI53704

Vana, Jacob R, 30, Method of Giv-ing Signals, 01/07/2014, $98.80, 2105Schlimgen Ave, Apt. # 1, Madison, WI53704

Vana, Jacob R, 30, Motor vehicle li-ability insurance required, 01/07/2014,$0.00, 2105 Schlimgen Ave, Apt. # 1,Madison, WI 53704

Whitehead, Rose C, 19, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, 04/17/2014,$124.00, 3406 Valley Ridge Rd # 202,Middleton, WI 53562

Whitehead, Rose C, 19, Operatingw/o a Valid Drivers License,04/17/2014, $86.20, 3406 ValleyRidge Rd # 202, Middleton, WI 53562

Williams, Jerald H, 50, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, 04/12/2014,$124.00, 5156 Brindisi Ct Apt 1, Mid-dleton, WI 53562

Wilson, Seth D, 33, Non Registra-tion, 04/13/2014, $98.80, 613 SheldonSt, Madison, WI 53711

Wright, Warren K, 26, Operatingw/o a Valid Drivers License,03/31/2014, $124.00, 8026 S FranciscoAvenue, Chicago, IL 60652

Wright, Warren K, 26, Failure toStop For Flashing Red Signal,03/31/2014, $98.80, 8026 S FranciscoAvenue, Chicago, IL 60652

Wright, Warren K, 26, DisplayUnauthorized Registration Plates/Tags,03/31/2014, $161.80, 8026 S FranciscoAvenue, Chicago, IL 60652

Wyatt Jr., Matthew S., 25, Theft,03/13/2014, $691.00, 820 BroadwayDr., Sun Prairie, WI 53590

Zietlow, Jeffrey D, 49, Non Regis-tration, 04/02/2014, $98.80, 1887Lewis St, Cross Plains, WI 53528.

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Boy Scout Troop 140, sponsored bySt. Lukes Church, had three scoutsearn the rank of Eagle Scout. This isthe highest award a boy can earn in theBoy Scouts of America. The scouts areAndrew Nicholson, Jordan Dalrympleand Russell Kjorlie.

Andrew Nicholson has been aScout almost from the day he was born,participating in many Scouting activi-ties with his older brother and EagleScout, Tyler. Andrew officially be-came a Tiger Cub Scout in Pack 340 in2003. He earned his Arrow of LightAward in 2008 and joined Troop 140,sponsored by St. Lukes LutheranChurch in Middleton. He advancedthrough the ranks, passing his EagleBoard of Review on October 6, 2014.In his quest for the Eagle Rank, heearned at total of 30 merit badges. Hehas served in several leadership posi-tions, including Assistant PatrolLeader, Patrol Leader, Quartermaster,Leave No Trace Trainer, Senior PatrolLeader, and Junior Assistant Scoutmas-ter. He was elected by his fellowScouts to the Order of the Arrow in2010.

Andrew is a senior at EdgewoodHigh School. He plays in two Edge-wood jazz bands and also their concertband. Andrew is the sound crew leaderfor the Drama and Music Department.He has accrued over 1400 hours of vol-unteering above the 100 hours requiredfor graduation, not including his EagleProject. Following graduation, An-drew plans to attend a university andmajor in engineering.

For his Eagle Scout LeadershipService Project, Andrew planned andbuilt a wildlife viewing blind atDorothy Carnes County Park in Jeffer-son County. This will provide a safe,sturdy place where people can observewildlife without disturbing their naturalactivities.

Jordan Dalrymple has been inScouting since 2004. He was a CubScout in Pack 82 for 4 years and earnedhis Arrow of Light on February 19,2008. He then joined Troop 140, spon-sored by St. Lukes Lutheran Church inMiddleton, and advanced through theranks, passing his Eagle Board of Re-view on November 19, 2014. In hisquest for the Eagle Rank he earned 24merit badges and 3 specials awards. Hehas served in several leadership posi-tions, including Patrol Leader, Assis-tant Patrol Leader, and Troop

Webmaster.Jordan is a senior at Middleton High

School. He played on the MiddletonHigh School baseball team. Jordan isan active member of St. LukesLutheran Church, having been bap-tized and confirmed there. For the pastyear and a half, Jordan has worked atWolff Kubly Ace Hardware in Middle-ton. Following graduation, Jordanplans on attending the University ofWisconsin - Milwaukee to pursue a de-gree in Engineering or Architecture.

For his Eagle Scout LeadershipService Project, Jordan led his peers inconstructing approximately 120 feet ofstairs along the East Tower Trail atBlue Mound State Park. The park staffand visitors will benefit from this proj-ect as this was the last section of thestaircase to be constructed, which willsignificantly curb erosion of the trailand make it safer for hikers.

Russell Kjorlie became a Tiger Cubin 2004, joining Pack 82 at SunsetRidge Elementary School. He becamevery dedicated to the Scouting pro-gram, earning his Arrow of LightAward in 2009 and crossing over intoTroop 140. He began ascendingthrough the ranks and passed his EagleBoard of Review on November 19,

2014. During his voyage through BoyScouts, Russell earned 33 merit badgesand was elected by fellow scouts intothe Order of the Arrow (OA). He hasserved his troop through the leadershippositions of OA Troop Representative,Assistant Patrol Leader, Patrol Leader,Librarian, and Instructor. He is veryactive in the Troop, participating inmany outings and activities, includinga 2012 trek into the mountains ofPhilmont Scout Ranch and a 2014 sail-ing adventure at Florida Sea Base. Hegreatly enjoys all outdoor activities,whether it be manual labor, sailing,camping, or hunting.

A Junior at Middleton High School,Russell plays on the schools UltimateFrisbee team and participates in StageCrew and the Orchestra program. Heis an active member of the NationalHonor Society and St. BernardsCatholic Church, providing him withopportunities to help in the community.

For his Eagle Scout LeadershipService Project, Russell guided askilled and dedicated group of volun-teers in constructing a 97-foot board-walk for the Ice Age Trail. It serves asa vital link in a 1.8-mile loop hikingtrail on Dane County Parks property. Itwill provide an ideal hiking destinationfor many years to come.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2015 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 9

the effects the Affordable Care Act arehaving on Meriters development, butattributed overall uncertainty in themedical industry to the law.

About a year ago Meriter mergedwith Iowa based UnityPoint. Snitchlersays the affiliation has taken a lot of thecompanys focus and will continue todo so.

Jim Woodward, Meriters formerCEO, left to head a health system inNew Hampshire last June. After re-cruiting for several months, Meritersboard of directors appointed ArthurNizza as the President and CEO in De-cember. Nizza left his position as Pres-ident of MidHudson Regional ofWestchester Medical Center in Pough-keepsie, NY. Snitcher said it is goingto take a little time to get the new CEOup to speed on the Middleton Strategy.Nizza took over February 16.

The amendment to the agreementchanges the project timeline as well asreducing the development phases fromfive to four. Under the amended agree-ment phase one would be built outfrom 2015 to 2020, phase two from2021 to 2025, phase three from 2026 to2030 and phase four 2030-2035.

Snitchler noted that Meriter plans tostart demolition work this year, sitepreparation in 2016, and constructionof the first phase in 2017-2018.Meriter would like to begin demolitionas soon as the city vacates the publicworks building. The Public Works De-partment has till March as per theagreement.

Snitchler said the demolition wouldhelp make it easier to maintain theproperty while it sits vacant.

Since weve purchased the prop-erty people are using it as a dumpingground, explained Snitchler. Peoplehave been dumping TVs and tires outthere.

When the medical campus was firstannounced, Meriter representatives de-scribed the development as apublic/private partnership betweenthe non-profit healthcare provider andthe city.

While Meriter Medical Group is anon-profit entity, Meriter Laboratoriesand Physicians Plus are for-profit or-ganizations that work in conjunctionwith Meriter Medical Group. Meriterprovides approximately $40 millionannually in free care in order to qualify

for its non-profit status.At a joint meeting in early 2011, the

Middleton Common Council and theMiddleton Plan Commission eachgranted conceptual approval to thescope of the project and a request for

$9 million in public assistance. Theinitial phase would include $6.8 mil-lion from the city.

In late 2012 the City approved anamendment to the agreement to allowa one year delay and change the start

date from March 1, 2014 to March 1,2015. At the latest meeting the PlanCommission unanimously approved asecond amendment to delay the projectfor another year or two.

At a joint meeting in early 2011, the Middleton Common Council and the Middleton Plan Commission eachgranted conceptual approval to the scope of the project and a request for $9 million in public assistance. The initialphase would include $6.8 million from the city.

MERITER continued from page 1

Three local scouts earn highest rank

Andrew Nicholson Jordan Dalrymple

Russell Kjorlie

Most Americans living in a smallcity with less than 20,000 residentswould have a pretty tough time findingauthentic, homemade Albaniansausages - those fragrant, pleasantlyspicy links of lamb and beef - close tohome. But not so in the Good NeighborCity, where the Lumani family has suc-cessfully made their homelands fooda hometown favorite, smack dab inmiddle America.

The family behind Sofra FamilyBistro first came to Middleton for whatGjyner Lumani calls the senseofcommunity and small town feel.

From that point forward, the com-munity has gone to them for a menuthat is both unique and vast. Sofra,which opened as Bavaria FamilyRestaurant in 1991 and was later re-named, offers casual breakfast andlunch, as well as upscale dinner.

It started simply enough, with some-thing akin to the American dream. Wesaw an opportunity to build a base forourselves and future family, Lumaniexplains.

While the initial name of the eaterywas intended to make Germanic dinersmore comfortable with the environ-ment, it didnt take long for the peopleof Middleton to decide they have a realappetite for the Lumanis delectabletakes on Albanian and American fare.

The breakfast menu offers a widevariety of omelets, skillets, tendercrepes and much more. Customers canvanquish their hunger with dishes fromall around the globe. A Mediterraneanomelet full of zucchini, roasted redpeppers, spinach and Feta. The all-American grandmas skillet, burstingwith potatoes, onions, green peppers,mushrooms, cheddar cheese andsausage, ham or bacon. The goldenBelgian waffles. Francophiles can evenget their fix with homemade black

cherry crepes, gently folded aroundcream cheese.

Lunch includes homemade soups,specialtyentrees and sandwiches likethe incomparable Schnitz Wich, apork schnitzel topped with creamyhorseradish pepper sauce, fried onionsand lettuce, and wedged betweenchewy, crusty ciabata bread. Or thedate and goat cheese salad in whichgrilled chicken, avocados, red peppers,dates, almonds and goat cheese minglein perfect harmony.

For the first two meals of the day,Sofra offers a pleasant diner/caf hy-brid a place with the casual vibe of aroadside American diner but also thesophistication of an urban, Europeaneatery. But when the sun goes down, asimple dimming of the lights andswapping out of menus transformsSofra into a restaurant where the up-scale feel is belied by prices that maxout somewhere around $15.

For dinner, Sofra shines its lighteven more brightly on Albanian,Balkan and Mediterranean foods. Al-banian shepherds salad. Steaming Qe-baps. Skewered chicken served withspinach pie, rice pilaf, stuffed grapeleaves and yogurt-dill sauce (ChickenApolonia).

We serve a terrific breakfast andlunch but are able to transition at 4p.m.to a specialty restaurant, explainsLumani. Serving authentic homemadefood. With a wide variety of wines andfull drink menu.

Located at 7457 Elmwood Ave.,Sofra also hosts meetings and parties.We also have a cozy, open atmosphereeating space with [a] full bar in ourlower level, says Lumani, that wecan also book out for meetings or par-ties.

It appears Gjyner and FatoneLumaniachieved the dream they werechasing when they came to Middletonnearly a quarter century ago.

A big thank you, says Gjyner, forsupporting us after all these years.

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EEATAT YYOUROUR WWAYAY AAROUNDROUND THETHE WWORLDORLD WWITHOUTITHOUT EEVERVER LLEAVINGEAVING MMIDDLETONIDDLETON

Photos by Matt GeigerAbove left: Authentic Albanian sausages are a specialty at Sofra. Above:

The Schnitz Wich is a pork schnitzel topped with creamy horseradish pep-per sauce, fried onions and lettuce, and wedged between two slabs of chewy,crusty ciabata bread.

Sofra: The perfectplace for breakfast,lunch and dinnerby MATT GEIGERTimes-Tribune

Albanian cuisine meets Midwestern charm

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2015 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 11

Your guide to Dining & EntertainmentTell them you saw their ad here,in the Middleton Times-Tribune!

NNATURALLYATURALLY SSPEAKINGPEAKING

This white-tailed deer is eating moss and lichens off the bark on an aspentree. Photo contributed.

Wildlife that depends directly onvegetation and plant material for theirdiet lose more options as winter dragson.Low-growing plants are coveredwith snow.Aquatic plants are coveredwith ice.

Before plant growth begins or thesnow melts to expose low vegetation,herbivores seem to eat what has somefood value.

Deer are one of the best sleuths at

finding edible vegetable matter, eventhough we may not think of what theyare eating as not very palatable, but thisis a case of eat or die.

Tree trunks provide deer with sev-eral menu choices.They eat bark di-rectly and eat whole smalltwigs.Lichens, algae and mosses growon tree back, so for a starving deer, thismust be like vertical grazing or brows-ing, instead of horizontally.

Deer also have discovered long agothat springs are filled with lush water-cress, duckweed and floating algae.

by JERRy DAvISNaturally Speaking

It certainly hasnt been the easiest ofyears for Middletons boys swimmingand diving team.

First-year coach Sam Niesen haspushed the Cardinals harder than anytime in years. Middletons traininghabits have been intensified.

For many, its been a tough change.But its all beginning to pay off.Middleton had a sensational day at

its own sectional last Saturday. And theCardinals qualified 10 individuals, threerelay teams and two divers for the statemeet.

I think sectionals went very well,Middleton senior Rory Slattery said.We've all worked so hard this season,and it's great to be able too see all of itpay off.

Four-time defending state champion

Madison Memorial won the 12-teamsectional with 426 points. MadisonWest was second (345), whileMiddleton (294), Sun Prairie (215) andVerona/Mount Horeb (193.5) roundedout the top five.

Everyone swam very well at sec-tionals, Niesen said. Our swimmershad all best times and were certainlyready to go at state.

Middleton had a bevy of terrific per-formances.

The Cardinals 200-yard medleyrelay team of senior Lex Peterson, sen-ior Rory Slattery, senior Derek Pettitand sophomore Harrison Bielski fin-ished second at sectionals. That quartetis now seeded sixth at state.

Middletons 400-yard freestyle relayteam of Peterson, Bielski, JoshReddemann and junior Jacob Aegerterwas fourth at sectionals and is seeded10th at state.

And the Cardinals 200-yardfreestyle relay team of Slattery, Bielski,Reddemann and Aegerter was fifth at

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The one that got awayBoys basketballteam edged byMadison Memorial

Middleton cruisespast Madison Westby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribuneby GREGG HAMMILL

Special to the Times-Tribune

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Ian Hokanson and Middletons boys basketball team fell to Madison Memorial last Thursday.

Kevin Bavery could only scratchhis head afterwards and wonder whatcould have been.

Middletons boys basketball coachhad just watched his team fall short ofa golden opportunity to take control ofthe Big Eight Conference race.

Instead, it was Madison Memorialthat got to enjoy the spoils after rally-ing in the final minutes to stun the hostCardinals, 49-40, in a Big EightConference showdown before apacked house last Thursday.

Im proud of how hard weplayed, Bavery said. But down thestretch, we lost our mental focus.

The Spartans trailed by 10 pointslate in the third period, but outscoredthe Cardinals 27-9 in the fourth peri-od.

Were really disappointed becausewe know we could have won and weshould have won, said Cardinals sen-ior forward Ian Hokanson.

With its 12th consecutive leaguevictory, Memorial took over sole pos-session of first place in the Big Eightwith a 12-3 mark (14-5 overall).

Im really proud of this group,Memorial coach Steve Collins said.We started the conference 0-3 andweve won 12 straight. To be able todo that is a feat in itself. My hats offto the boys for staying the course thewhole season. A lot of people gave upon us when we were 0-3.

Middleton dropped to 10-4 inleague play and 13-5 overall, currently

It was Senior Night forMiddletons boys basketball team lastSaturday.

And the group of Ian Hokanson,Kellan Schulz, Tyler Ballweg, BrettJoers, Jordan Smith and AndrewGardner couldnt have received a bet-ter sendoff.

Middleton bounced back from atough loss to Madison Memorial twonights earlier and routed MadisonWest, 69-50. The Cardinals improvedto 14-5 overall and 11-4 in the BigEight Conference, 1 games behindthe conference leading Spartans.

Middleton started three of its sixseniors in the first half, and the otherthree in the second half.

You always want Senior Night togo well and I dont know that therecould have been a better tribute to oursix seniors from the way the gameplayed out on the court, Middletoncoach Kevin Bavery said. All sixcontributed.

Sophomore point guard StormMurphy led all scorers with 17 points,highlighted by a 12-of-12 night fromthe free throw line. That was most freethrows made in a game without a misssince Bavery took over the programnine years ago.

Weve had a number of people hit100% at the line, Bavery said. But11-for-11 was the previous record.

Sophomore forward Tyree Eadyadded 11 points and Gardner chippedin a season-high 10. Murphy alsodished out seven assists, whileHokanson and junior forward Cody

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Rory Slattery and Middletons boys swimming and diving team are hoping for big things at state Saturday.

Cardinals hopeto make a splashMHS swimmersexcited for stateby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

See SwIMMERS, page 20

There were no surprises at thisyears postseason seeding meeting.Nothing shocking or astonishing.

And that was just fine withMiddleton girls basketball coach JeffKind.

The Cardinals received the No. 3seed in their sectional and host 14th-seeded Madison West Feb. 27 at 7p.m. in a regional semifinal. If theCardinals win there, theyd host eitherNo. 6 Oconomowoc or 11th-seededBurlington on Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. in aregional final.

Janesville Craig and Veronareceived the top two seeds in the sec-tional, while Janesville Parker andKenosha Tremper were seeded fourthand fifth, respectively. If the Cardinalsadvance through regionals, those arethe teams that would most likely bewaiting in sectionals.

We were clearly the three (seed)going in and the whole thing shookout pretty much as expected, Kindsaid. There were a few appeals, butnone were upheld.

The path seems to go throughVerona and either Craig or Parker,with Tremper as a darkhorse. SunPrairie could make some noise aswell.

Middleton will try building somemomentum before the playoffs arrive.And the Cardinals took a step in thatdirection last Friday, rolling past visit-ing Madison West, 90-53.

Middleton improved to 13-3 in theBig Eight Conference and 16-4 over-all.

Middleton raced to a 22-12 leadafter the first quarter and stretched thatadvantage to 46-17 by halftime. TheCardinals then outscored the Regents,44-36, in the second half.

Middletons Lemirande triplets all sophomores all enjoyed biggames. Carlee Lemirande led theCardinals with 12 points, while AlyssaLemirande scored 11 and BriaLemirande added 10.

Senior guard Elizabeth Norregaard,junior forward Grace Douglas andsenior guard Katie Fermanich alladded nine points, as well.

West was a pretty good bounceback game for us, said Kind, whoseteam was coming off a tough loss toVerona on Feb. 10.We came out wellwith the press and shot very well thefirst half.

I was pleased with our energy andit was nice to get contributions from avariety of players. We were able tostart our five seniors and get a goodwin and now turn our focus to prepar-ing for a tournament run.

On deck: Middleton wraps up the

regular season this week.The Cardinals travel to Beloit

Memorial Thursday at 7:30 p.m., thenare at league-leading Janesville CraigSaturday at 2:45 p.m.

Feb. 13Middleton 90, Madison West 53Madison West ........................ 12 5 20 16 53Middleton ............................. 22 24 24 20 90

MADISON WEST Hettenbach 2,McGilligan 5, Carlson 12, Lee 18, Monette 8,Bruce 2, Minerath 3, Morris 3. Totals 18 16-2553.

MIDDLETON Norregaard 9, AlyssaLemirande 11, Douglas 9, Fermanich 9, Thomas3, Blair 8, Bergum 4, Jordee 6, Bria Lemirande10, Carlee Lemirande 12, Ballweg 3, White 6.Totals 31 17-26 90.

3-point goals MW 1 (Lee 1), Mi 11(Carlee Lemirande 4, Blair 2, Norregaard 1,Alyssa Lemirande 1, Fermanich 1, Thomas 1,Bria Lemirande 1). Total fouls MW 18, Mi17.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2015 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 13

Middletons hockey team beginsthe postseason Friday. And theCardinals undoubtedly wish theyd beheaded to the playoffs on a better note.

Middleton dropped a 7-2 decisionto Madison West last Tuesday. TheCardinals then fell toBaraboo/Portage, 3-2, in overtime lastThursday.

Middleton finished the regular sea-son 17-5-2 overall and atop the BigEight Conference at 11-2-1. But whenthe top-seeded Cardinals host eitherNo. 8 Oregon or No. 9 Sun Prairie in aregional final Friday at 8 p.m., theyllbe carrying their first two-game losingstreak of the year.

I think the easiest way to sum it upis we let our foot off the gas, and webecame real complacent knowing thatwe had the No. 1 seed wrapped up,Middleton coach Steffon Walby saidof the Cardinals disappointing week.

Walby rested some players lastweek. Injuries and suspensions alsoleft Middleton somewhat shorthanded.

Still, the Cardinals didnt play theirnormal brand of hockey.

Madison West scored three goals inboth the first and third periods andburied the Cardinals. Jordan Hylbert

and Eddie Matush both scored forMiddleton, while Tony Wuesthofenmade 16 saves and took the loss.

Baraboo/Portages Adam Stantonhad all three goals, including thegame-winner in overtime.

Middletons Garrett Graf and JustinEngelkes both scored to give theCardinals a 2-1 lead early in the thirdperiod. But Stanton got the equalizermidway through the third period, thengot the game-winner at 7:59 of over-time.

No Im not really concerned aboutthe two-game losing skid, Walbysaid. The boys know that they cantlose another one or else theyre done.

Thats for sure.If the Cardinals get past the region-

al finals Friday, theyll almost certain-ly face either No. 4 Madison West orfifth-seeded and defending statechampion Verona in a sectional semi-final Feb. 24.

The sectional finals are Feb. 28 atHartmeyer at 6 p.m. If Middletonreaches that point, its most likelyopponent would be No. 2 MadisonMemorial or No. 3 MadisonEdgewood.

But to play into late February, theCardinals understand they must bebetter much better than lastweek.

The bottom line is the team lostsight of what got them to where theyare, Walby said. We addressed it andwere ready to jump into the play-offs.

Hockey Cardsaim to end skidMiddleton beginsplayoffs Fridayby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Katie Fermanich and Middletons girls basketball team are the No. 3 seed in their sectional.

Girls basketball teamreceives No. 3 seedMiddleton openspostseason vs. Westby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

League Overallw L w L

Jnsville Craig ..... 15 1 18 2Verona ............... 14 2 18 2Middleton .......... 13 3 16 4Jnsville Parker .... 10 6 13 7Sun Prairie .......... 9 7 11 9Mad. Memorial .... 6 10 7 12Madison East ...... 6 10 9 11Madison West ..... 4 12 4 15Mad. La Follette .. 3 13 3 17Beloit Memorial ... 0 16 1 19

88BIGstandings

Survive and advance.That was the goal for Middletons

wrestlers last Saturday. And for themost part, the Cardinals did exactlythat at the WIAA Division 1Waunakee Regional.

The Cardinals crowned threechampions and sent nine wrestlers onto the Middleton Sectional Saturday.A wrestler had to finish among the topfour in their weight class to advance tosectionals.

Middleton got first place finishesfrom Chris Rogers at 132 pounds,Shay Haase at 160 and Taggart Haaseat 170.

Rogers opened with a bye in thequarterfinals, then pinned DeForestsGreg Fischer in 5:42 in the semifinals.Then in the title match, Rogers pinnedMadison La Follettes Salim Danso in4:47.

Shay Haase also received a firstround bye, then pinned Zach Long ofMonona Grove/McFarland in 1:39 inthe semifinals. In the title match, ShayHaase defeated DeForests JaredEndres, 15-0.

Taggart Haase also received a firstround bye, then pinned Karter Etchinof Madison Memorial in 1:19 in thesemifinals. In the first place match,Taggart Haase edged Madison LaFollettes Carlito Schiro, 2-1.

Middletons second place finishescame from Colton Best at 113 andheavyweight Sean Benedict.

Best received a bye in the quarter-finals, then pinned Madison LaFollettes Liam Labansky in 5:37 inthe semifinals. In the title match,though, DeForests Bailey Lara

defeated Best, 11-10.Benedict pinned Madison

Memorials Matthew Kysely in 39seconds in the quarterfinals. In thesemifinals, Benedict pinnedWaunakees Jacob Marek in 3:12.

But DeForests Hunter Toppeldefeated Benedict in the champi-onship match, 4-1.

The Cardinals got third place fin-ishes from Trevaun Turner at 120pounds, Dion Huff at 138 and KajuanRedus at 195.

Turner opened by pinning MadisonMemorials Michael Yee in 46 sec-onds in the quarterfinals. In the semi-finals, Madison La Follettes JefferyJohnson pinned Turner in 3:19.

Turner then defeated MadisonWests Noah Dregne, 13-0, in the thirdplace match.

Huff opened with a 6-0 win overBrody Joseph of Waunakee in thequarterfinals. In the semifinals,Madison Wests Malcolm Clarkdefeated Huff, 6-1.

In the third place ma