On Wednesday, March 5 at 2:40p.m., Middleton Police Detectives ob-served a suspicious person wearing apartial face mask and carrying a back-pack enter the Guaranty Bank, locatedin the Copps Food Center at 6800 Cen-tury Ave.

Moments later the man exited thebank in haste and was confronted bydetectives. The man fled to the back-side of the shopping center where he

was apprehended at gunpoint, as theMiddleton Police CommunicationsCenter received a holdup alarm fromthe Guaranty Bank.

And investigation verified that thebank had just been robbed by a maskedman.

No one was injured and the man wasnot armed. Police are investigatingwhether this incident is related to otherrecent area bank robberies in the Cityof Madison.

Arrested on a tentative charge ofRobbery and outstanding warrantswas28-year old Scottie T. Patterson, ofMadison.

The situational awareness of the po-lice in this instance was precipitated byinformation and forecasting supplied toarea law enforcement by the MadisonPolice Crime Analyst Unit.

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Kromrey teacher honored at White House

Hearing the words Im proud ofyou is always appreciated. Maybenever more so when theyre uttered bythe President of the United States.

Kathy Hiteman, a Middleton-CrossPlains Area School District teacher for24 years, just returned from being hon-ored in Washington D.C. She joinedmore than 100 teachers at the WhiteHouse to receive President BarackObamas Presidential Awards for Ex-cellence in Mathematics and ScienceTeaching.

What really struck me about thepresident, he seems super nice, verygenuine, and very passionate about ed-ucation and teachers, Hiteman said.

Obama addressed the group of

teachers for 15 minutes, highlightingthe critical task of teaching studentsscience, technology, engineering andmath (STEM), she said.

He stressed that our nation needsstudents to be able to think and prob-lem solve, Hiteman stated, and howimportant that is to the nations econ-omy.

After speaking, Obama shook everyteachers hand.

It was a great thrill, of course,Hiteman related, especially since thegroup had been briefed earlier that thepresident might not have the time.

Besides the honor, trip highlights in-cluded playing the tourist, with herfamily, Hiteman said. The governmentpaid for her husband, Carl, to accom-pany her, and the pair took their threekids. The entire family attended theaward ceremony and visited the sights,but only Hiteman was allowed to meetthe president.

In addition, Hiteman expressed feel-ing lucky to meet so many award-

White House photo by Pete Souza

President Barack Obama meets with Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching winners,including Middleton teach Kathy Hiteman, in the East Room of the White House, March 3.

Bank robber nabbedPolice chief bids farewellto the City of Middleton

Being a police chief comes withcertain expectations. You are sup-posed to be balding, paunchy, withsaggy jowls and a perpetually can-tankerous demeanor. You spendmost of your time making rogue de-tectives hand over their badges andguns. You like to bark, Youre offthe case!

At least, thats the way Holly-wood often portrays it.

Brad Keil has always belied thatimage. And now, after a decade run-ning the Middleton Police Depart-ment, the trim, soft spoken chief, hisface noticeably jowl-less, is saying

farewell much as he ran the depart-ment. Quietly and even-keeled.

Keil, who will move on to takeover as manager of corporate facili-ties security at WPS Insurance, en-tered the world of law enforcementwhen he was just 18 years old. Hehad seen friends and family mem-bers enter the field, and it seemedlike a good fit.

I had a little exposure to law en-forcement, he said, and it alwaysinterested me.

I thought I might enjoy it, but Ididnt really know exactly what I

wanted to do, he added. I ended upworking in security.

Plus, his job at the time, workingin a print shop, didnt provide the ex-citement he wanted.

He came from a military family,so Keil became a military officer inthe U.S. Army, stationed in WestGermany from 1977 to 1980. Polic-ing any population comes with itsown unique difficulties, but Keilfound himself charged with main-taining order amidst an almost ex-clusively young, male, heavilyarmed population.

It was there he learned that part ofbeing in charge is not constantly try-ing to prove you are in command.When two big guys get in a brawl,he learned, let them tire each otherout for a minute. Then step in andbreak it up.

Most of the time one of themwill want someone to break it uppretty quickly, anyway, he said witha grin.

Right off the bat, Keil found thework suited him.

I really enjoyed it, he reflected.I liked that it was different every

by KATHERINE PERRETHTimes-Tribune

by MATT GEIGERTimes-Tribune

Kathy Hitemanearned PresidentialAward for Excellence

Brad Keils legacy linked to declining crime rate andimproved community outreach

Madison man accused of robbing Guarantee Bank on Century Avenue

See TEACHER, page 16

See KEIL, page 5

Brad Keil

Scottie T. Patterson

The Town of Middleton on Sundayannounced Standard and Poors RatingServices updated its credit rating toAAA from AA+.

No other towns in Wisconsin have

earned an AAA rating, said DavidShaw, town administrator. Only fiveother Wisconsin municipalities haveachieved this rating, the Cities of Ap-pleton, Brookfield, New Berlin, Madi-son and Wauwatosa.

The March 5, 2014, S&P reportstated, The rating reflects our assess-ment of the following factors for thetown: Middletons local economy asvery strong Middletons manage-ment conditions are strong Middle-tons budgetary flexibility is, in ouropinion, very strong In our view,very strong liquidity supports Middle-tons finances.

Shaw said, The higher the rating,the less money the Town of Middletonis likely to pay in interest costs for fu-ture bonds. This robust financial pic-ture just adds to the other quality of lifefactors in the Town. Town Chair MiloBreunig added, We are all very proudof this accomplishment and how it re-flects on the Towns Board, FinanceCommittee, and Staff in addition to theCommunity as a whole.

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Town of Middletonearns AAAcredit rating

CHURCH NOTES

Standard and Poors rating is up from AA+

School board, citycouncil candidatesto speak at MATOpen Mic Night

Open Mic Night Thursday March20th, 2014 at Craftsman Table & Tap,6712 Frank Lloyd Wright Ave. Middle-ton Hills, 6-8 p.m.

Meet the candidates in contestedschool board and city council races inMiddleton this spring: Annette Ashley,Pete DeWind, Paul Kinne for schoolboard; Gurdip Brar and Rob Conheimfor council. Hear the candidates andask questions.

The evening ends with people whohave signed up to rant, rave, recite po-etry, sing,or perform music or comedy,each having 3 minutes.

Join us upstairs, order from themenu and enjoy the cash bar. Feel freeto bring a food item for Middleton Out-reach Ministry.

This event is sponsored by the Mid-dleton Action Team.

The spring election will take placeApril 1.

A Middleton firefighter onWednesday morning announced hiscandidacy for the 79th District StateAssembly seat. Brent Renteria, whoworks in the Middleton office of Hu-mana Inc. in the IT department, is-sued a press release indicating hewants to serve as a conservative op-ponent against incumbent DianneHesselbein (D-Middleton).

While he didnt mention Hessel-bein by name, he did take the oppor-tunity to criticize the currentrepresentative and give a ringing en-dorsement to Republican GovernorScott Walker and the conservativemajority.

For the past three years, GovernorScott Walker and the Republican-ledlegislature have been working to putWisconsins financial house back inorder, Renteria said. Unemploy-ment is down. Businesses are onceagain looking to relocate to or expandexisting operations in the state. Amulti-billion dollar deficit has beenturned into a nearly $1 billion surplus.Finally, instead of finding more

wasteful spending projects, the legis-lature passed tax cuts that will sendthat money back to where it camefrom: the people!

Renteria said the incumbent stoodagainst these reforms and the peopleof Wisconsin. She has chosen, in-stead, to stand on the side of her spe-cial interest backers.

The 79th Assembly District, whichincludes Middleton and parts ofMadison, historically favors progres-sive candidates over their conserva-tive counterparts.

Renteria pledged to work to sup-port veterans programs, improve ed-ucational opportunities for those infailing schools, and work towardsmeaningful education reforms that donot include violating the privacy ofevery student in the state.

Renteria grew up in Burlington,IA, where he later held a seat on thecity council. He served in the USNavy and is a graduate of HerzingCollege.

The general election will be held inthe fall.

Renteria announces bid for79th State Assembly seat

THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 3

Meet cheese judge William Bill Schlinsog

William Bill Schlinsog knows theplanets cheese. If proof were required,one need not look further than his 30commemorative plaques adorning astairwell, nearly ceiling to floor.Schlinsog, age 86, has been a fixturefor decades at the biennial WorldChampionship Cheese Contest nowheld at the Monona Terrace. Hesserved as judge, chief judge and, forthe past 10 years, chief judge emeritus.

I first started judging at state andcounty fairs, and this will be my 31styear with the Wisconsin Cheese Mak-ers Association (WCMA), Schlinsogsaid. I still like to be around the judg-ing and activity.

As chief judge emeritus he now in-structs onlookers on the fine art ofcheese judging, explaining who thejudges are, where theyre from, whattheyre doing, and how the contest op-erates, he said. And occasionally,when they get behind, hes stillcalled upon to judge, wielding hischeese trier to take a core sample.

According to Schlinsog, in 1957when the World Cheese ChampionshipContest was first created, eight judgesused paper and pencil to record scores.

Back then, it was really a Cheddarcheese contest, he quipped. Untilmozzarella came along.

The year organizers hit 500 entries,we thought it was a tremendous

amount of cheese, and we were doingwonderful, Schlinsog remembered.

This year, 50 judges will score over2,600 entries from 22 countries. Thecontest boasts 90 judging categories ofcheese and butter - six or seven are stillfor Cheddar, he said.

Of course, there are plenty of tradi-tional cheeses, like Muenster, Colbyand Monterey Jack, but the contest hasgrown significantly in new types ofcheese, as well as artisanal cheese. Ac-cording to Schlinsog, entries madefrom goat or sheeps milk, and combi-nations of milks, have grown rapidly,as have cheeses with atypical ingredi-ents, such as peppers and cranberries.Varieties of cheese with mold in or onthe cheese, like Blue and Brie respec-tively, are also a hot category.

Some specialty cheeses, made onfarms or in small cheese factories, arefrom a more hands on type operation,he noted.

Judges work in pairs to score a sam-ple - one judge is from the USA and theother is international, Schlinsog ex-plained. The two scores are averaged,and each of the categories awards firstthrough third place. The first placewinners are then scored by each of thejudges, resulting in The Sweet Six-teen, Schlinsog said. From that pool,judges select the contests GrandChampion and runners-up.

Schlinsog grew up in Central Wis-consin, working at his fathers cheesefactory. In 1946 he was licensed as acheese maker, a position only Wiscon-sin still requires of each cheese makingfacility, he said. He first managedcheese and butter making for farmerscoops, then worked for 13 years as adairy inspector with Wisconsins De-partment of Agriculture. After that, heoversaw the application of cheese qual-ity grades, for example Grade A, forcheese that has identifying standardssuch as Colby and Cheddar.

As for Schlinsogs favorites

cheeses?I like so many different kinds of

cheese, Schlinsog stated. If Imgoing to have a strong beer, then I wantsomething with power to it, if its a

light wine, I would want somethinglike a Brie.

He wont have to wait much longerto taste a variety of the worlds finestcheeses.

The Wednesday night gala is whenthe Grand Champion is awarded,Schlinsog said, concluding with a twin-kle in his eye, Theres a display of 50different cheeses to sample.

The public is invited to samplecheese while watching thejudges in action on Tuesday, March 18 andWednesday, March 19

by KATHERINE PERRETHTimes-Tribune

Times-Tribune photo by Katherine Perreth

This year, 50 judges will score over 2,600 entries from 22 countries in the World Cheese Championship Contest.The contest boasts 90 judging categories of cheese and butter.

Mike DeweyMemorialConcert istonight at PAC

The Mike Dewey Memorial Con-certo Showcase will be held tonight,Thursday, March 13 at the PerformingArts Center (PAC) at Middleton HighSchool.

Tonights concert commences at7:30 p.m. and will last about two hours.The PAC is at 2100 Bristol St.

This popular concert showcasesthree featured student performers play-ing and singing concertos/arias. Per-forming with the MHS SymphonyOrchestra will be harpist Virginia Wag-ner, playing Debussys Danse Sacre;soprano soloist Anja Pustaver, singingMozarts Vedrai Carino from DonGiovanni; and pianist Michelle Xieplaying Tchaikovskys Piano ConcertoNo.1, Mvt 3.

In addition to the concertos, the or-chestra will also be playing Carnival ofthe Animals by the French Romanticcomposer Camille Saint-Sans andCoplands Hoedown under the direc-tion of Steve Kurr.

The MHS Wind Ensemble, underthe direction of Brad Schneider, willjoin the Symphony Orchestra for thisshowcase concert. The Wind Ensem-bles performance will feature guestartist, Dr. David Cooper, UW Plat-tevilles music department chair. Dr.Cooper is widely recognized as one ofthe most versatile trumpet players inthe Midwest. As a performer, his affil-iations include the Madison SymphonyOrchestra, Isthmus Brass, The Wiscon-sin Chamber Orchestra, The ArtBlakely Tribute Band and the TimWhalen Nonet.

The Town Board of Springfield metthe night of Tuesday, March 4 for thefirst board meeting of March, and helda lengthy discussion regarding the po-tential for special assessments forcertain property owners regarding cul-vert replacements necessitated by theupcoming roadwork on Foxfire Trailand Wildrose Court.

The discussion ended with a poll ofthe board that concluded there shouldbe no assessment to homeowners forreplacement of existing culverts duringthe upcoming work.

This culvert discussion was delayedfrom the last meeting pending the en-tire board being available for the dis-cussion, due to the possibility of theculvert cost being assessed to thehomeowners in the area, along with the

board possibly setting a precedent withthis decision, as Springfield has neverhad to replace culverts in a subdivisionbefore this project.

A total of 10 culverts along the roadshave previously been determined toneed replacement either due to pro-jected changes in grade in the road orchanges made to ditch depth to accom-modate for the updated road. I donthave any issue with the town payingfor it and doing it... advised Supervi-sor Jim Pulvermacher, causethen...youve got control over it.

The board also reiterated that thereis an upcoming public hearing regard-ing the road work on Saturday, March15 at 8 a.m.

The board also discussed a potentialblasting regulation ordinance for thetown especially regarding non-con-forming mineral extraction sites, buttook no official position on the subject.The town received a draft of the ordi-

nance from Attorney Mark Hazelbaker,which prompted the discussion thenight of Tuesday, 3/4. The purpose ofthis ordinance, quotes the drafteded,unnumbered ordinance, is to regulatethe excavation of non-metallic miner-als and the use of explosives in non-metallic mining operations and indemolition of structures that require, ata minimum, a class 3 blaster's licenseunder Wis. Admin. The draft ordi-nance also details regulations on noti-fication of blasting, blasting limits, andexcavation standards ...I think it's a lit-tle overreaching, commented Super-visor Pulvermacher, and I think it'stoo restrictive in the time limit. Fur-ther discussion commented on the ef-fects of blasting on a community, andhow an exceedingly restrictive ordi-nance would work (or not work) in thetown. The board voted to invite theTowns Association to continue draftinga blasting ordinance, without voting onthe draft ordinance received.

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Public works construction contract goes to Newcomb

On Tuesday, March 4, the MiddletonCommon Council moved forward withconstruction plans for a new MunicipalOperations Center, located at 4330 Par-menter St. The City awarded a contractto Newcomb Construction for tilt-upconcrete wall construction at the Par-menter St. site.

The tilt-up method includes firstproducing concrete elements horizon-tally on a concrete slab and then tiltingelements to a vertical position using acrane until other structural componentsare put in place.

According to project architect Jef-frey Hazekamp of Angus-Young Asso-ciates, the decision to go with thetilt-up concrete alternative was basedon the advantages that concrete wallconstruction has over pre-engineeredsteel building construction for this ap-plication.

It is the opinion of Angus-Young

that these advantages will be expectedto provide sufficient added value to theCity of Middleton over the life of thebuilding in the form of lower operatingcosts and reduced maintenance thatwill more than offset the additional ini-tial construction cost, Hazekampadded.

While the project architects empha-sized the cost-effectiveness and overallefficiency of tilt-up construction, anumber of individuals present at Tues-days meeting voiced their disapprovalfor this method. During the publiccomment session, 8 meeting attendees,including Chad Richardson of C.D.Smith and Ryan Kraemer of the Krae-mer Brothers, stated their opposition totilt-up construction.

C.D. Smith and the Kraemer Broth-ers were among the construction com-panies who submitted bids incompetition with Newcomb for theMunicipal Operation Center project.

I believe that none of the folks op-posing the Citys selection of New-

comb Construction were residents ofMiddleton, said city administratorMike Davis. They were dressed inwork clothes representative of theiremployment with the other biddersC.D. Smith and Kraemer Construc-tion.

Among other reasons, C.D. Smithand the Kraemer Brothers expresseddisagreement with opting for the tilt-upoption because they fear this methodwould make the Municipal OperationsCenter a design-build project.

The biggest issue C.D. Smith andthe Kraemer Brothers raised was anopinion that the alternate concretebuilding would make this a design-build project, City Engineer ShawnStauske explained. Our architect, JeffHazekamp, explained that each of thebuilding frame and wall componentsare design-build as is typical of special-ized components, but that the overallproject isnt a design-build. In otherwords, while the tilt-up concrete build-ing will need to be specifically de-

signed prior to construction, so wouldthe pre-engineered metal building.

Despite the dissenting opinion ofthose present, the Common Councilopted to move forward with the tilt-upmethod and passed a motion to ap-prove a Bid Award to Newcomb Con-struction in an amount not to exceed$9,399,000.

At the meeting, the Common Coun-cil also discussed the inclusion of solarelectric panels in Municipal OperationsCenter construction.

Prior to the Councils conversationregarding the issue, Spencer Schu-macher of the Sustainability Commit-tee expressed delight at the possibleprospect of having solar electric panelsincorporated into the construction ofthe new Municipal Operations Center.

Following discussion, the Councilvoted to approve directing staff to ad-dress the inclusion of solar electric col-lectors on the Municipal OperationsCenter roof.

Other outcomes of last weeks Com-mon Council meeting:

- Library Director Pamela Westby,Abby Attoun-Tucker and Phil Nelsonpresented a synopsis of the upcomingcommunity art initiative entitled Com-munity Canvases. Middleton residentsof all ages and abilities are welcome toparticipate in this project and con-tribute their own original work.

For more information on the projectand how to participate, visithttp://www.midlibrary.org/canvases.

- Approval of an amount not to ex-ceed $5,190 to purchase a backuppump for Tiedeman Pond.

- Approval of an agreement withSchreiber Anderson Associates to as-sist with a review of issues related tospecific aspects of a conservation sub-division ordinance in an amount not toexceed $10,000.

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No special assessments for culvertsNeed help with grief?

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The When Mourning Dawns support groups take place on Wednes-days, March 12-April 9, from 5-7 p.m. at Gildas Club (7907 UW HealthCt, Middleton). This grief support group explores the various seasons ofgrief.

Pre-registration is required, and a minimum number must be registeredfor the group to take place. For more information or to register, please con-tact Home Health United Hospice at 877-356-4514 orRUsherwood@hhuvns.org.

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day and the challenge presented bythat. Whats our call going to betoday?

And I enjoyed the camaraderie ofthe military, he continued. The waythe MPS was so different from anyother unit.

When he returned to the UnitedStates, he found the county mired in re-cession.

There were not a lot of jobs, hesaid, and a buddy of mine called andtold me about work in California. I wasworking in Wisconsin, as a bartenderin a bowling alley, so I went.

Keil worked in both retail and cor-porate security, but it didnt take longfor him to realize he missed Wisconsin.

I missed hunting and fishing inWisconsin, he said. I missed the out-doors.

Her returned, finishing a criminaljustice degree, and got a job workingfor his hometown police department inWest Bend, WI.

I had a lot of great opportunities,he recalled. SWAT team, instructor,detective, patrol, gang officer, publicinformation officer.

In 1997, Keil took a job at theMonona Police Department. Only ayear later, he made chief.

His next stop was the Good Neigh-bor City.

In both Monona and Middleton,Keil guided departments through thedevelopment and implementation ofstrategic plans.

In his 10 years in Middleton, Keilpresided over a growing city with theissues that accompany new develop-ment and a larger population. But thecrime rate fell consistently, and the de-partments commitment to communitypolicing expanded exponentially.

Today, many people in the GoodNeighbor City see their police force asa collection of allies with whom theycommunicate frequently via socialmedia, and in person at various events.

Under his guidance, the department

also moved into a new, state of the artpublic safety facility, leaving the oldquarters at City Hall behind.

To what does Keil attribute his suc-cess?

First, I would say be open to new

ideas, Keil said. Try to get beyondthe status quo. Always look for ways to

improve.Another point I would make, he

added, would be that, if you havegood people, get out of their way. Icant take credit for the success of thisdepartment. That goes to everyonehere, from officers to dispatch.

Keil said he feels satisfied with thestate in which he leaves Middleton. Hislast day will be Friday, March 28. Hewill take over as manager of corporatefacilities security at WPS three dayslater.

Im very much looking forward tobringing chief Brad Keil on board tosupport and enhance our ongoing secu-rity initiative, said Mark Jensen, vicepresident of business services for WPS.As former chief of police for the cityof Monona, his familiarity with thecommunity and the local BusinessWatch program will be a tremendousasset.

Founded in 1946, WPS is Wiscon-sins leading not-for-profit health in-surer, offering individual healthinsurance, family health insurance,high-deductible health insurance, andshort-term health plans, as well as flex-ible and affordable group plans andcost-effective benefit plan administra-tion for businesses. The WPS Medicaredivision administers Part A and B ben-efits for millions of seniors in multiplestates, and the WPS TRICARE divi-sion serves millions more members ofthe U.S. military and their families. In2013, the international Ethisphere In-stitute named WPS one of the WorldsMost Ethical Companies for the fourthstraight year. WPS is the only health in-surance company to earn this distinc-tion four times. For more informationabout WPS, visit www.wpsic.com.

THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 5

KEIL continued from page 1

Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger

Middleton Police Chief Brad Keil is saying goodbye to the Good Neighbor City after a decade at the helm of thepolice force. He earned a bachelors degree in criminal justice/social welfare from the University of Wisconsin-Mil-waukee and a masters in public administration from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Keil is a graduate of anexecutive development course at the FBI National Academy.

Serious injuries in Townof Springfield car crash

At 7:20 a.m. Sunday, DaneCounty Sheriffs Office deputiesand Waunakee Fire and EMS per-sonnel responded a two-car injurycrash on USH 12 at CTH P in thetownship of Springfield.

Vaewpheth Seignarack, age 43and from Waunakee, was stoppedat a red light in the eastboundlanes of USH 12 at the controlledintersection of CTH P. After thelight turned green, Seignarack ac-celerated in his 2010 Honda Ac-cord. Praneeth Palety, age 26 ofMadison, was also eastbound onUSH 12 in his 2001 Nissan Max-ima.

Palety failed to noticeSeignaracks slowly acceleratingvehicle and struck him from be-hind at highway speeds.

Seignarack sustained serious,but non-life threatening, injuriesand was transported by MedFlight to the UW Hospital.Palety was transported by ambu-lance to the UW Hospital withminor injuries.

Seatbelt usage by both driversattributed to reducing the injuriesto both drivers in this crash.

Palety was cited for InattentiveDriving and Non-Registration ofhis vehicle.

Daylight savings time is here again,and the Middleton Fire District wants toremind residents to make another changethat could save their lives changing thebatteries in their smoke alarms and car-bon monoxide detectors.

Communities nationwide witnesstragic home fire deaths each year. Non-working smoke alarms rob residents ofthe protective benefits home fire safetydevices were designed to provide. Themost commonly cited cause of non-work-ing smoke alarms: worn or missing bat-teries.

Changing smoke alarm batteries atleast twice per year is one of the simplest,most effective ways to reduce these tragicdeaths and injuries. In fact, workingsmoke alarms nearly cut in half the riskof dying in a home fire. Additionally, the

International Association of Fire Chiefsrecommends replacing your smokealarms every ten years.

To save lives and prevent needless in-juries, the Middleton Fire District hasjoined the Change Your Clock, ChangeYour Battery campaign. The programurges all Americans to adopt a simple,lifesaving habit: changing smoke alarmand carbon monoxide detector batterieswhen changing clocks to daylight savingstime. The peak time for home fire fatali-ties is between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. whenmost families are sleeping. Smoke alarmmaintenance is a simple, effective way toreduce home fire deaths. A workingsmoke alarm can give your family theextra seconds you need to get out of ahome fire safely.

In addition, the Middleton Fire District

recommends residents use the extrahour they save from the time change totest smoke alarms and carbon monoxidedetectors by pushing the test button, plan-ning two ways out and practicing es-cape routes with the entire family.Families should also consider the use ofboth photoelectric and ionization smokedetectors for the best protection fromslow smoldering and fast open flamefires. If you have children you may alsowant to install talking smoke detectorsnear the childrens bedrooms. Studieshave shown that younger children tend tosleep through smoke detector activation.During these studies the children awoketo the talking smoke detectors more oftenbecause the message was recorded by theparents and used the childs name.

Fire Dept. urges, Change you detector batteries

PAGE 6 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2014

Festival is homage tobeer in lieu of food

During the Lenten season, Europeanmonks traditionally fasted and re-frained from eating solid food. Hun-dreds of years ago Brother Barnabasand the Paulaner Monks reasoned thatwhile eating was forbidden, drinkingwas not.

And what a glorious loophole it was.He brewed a batch of strong beer

with a very high initial gravity. Legendhas it that drinking one liter of thisstarkbeer was the equivalent of eatingtwo loaves of bread. This brew wasquite popular with the brothers and thefolks at Capital Brewery in Middletonwager you will like it too.

Thats why Capital will host the firstannual Starkbierfest, held at the CapitalBrewery Bier Garden on Saturday. Theevent will feature one-of-a-kind beersfrom at least twelve different craftbreweries.

Starkbiefest 2014 will feature fun,food, live music, and beer from thirteendifferent craft breweries. Music will beprovided by The Red Hot Horn Dawgs.The event will be held outside in theCapital Brewery Beer Garden, soplease dress accordingly.

Only 500 tickets are available forthis event and they are available onlineat www.capitalbrewery.com.

Tickets are $25 each and include atasting glass and unlimited samplingsfrom the following craft breweries:

Vintage Brewing Co., One BarrelBrewing Co., Port Huron Brewing Co.,Mobcraft Beer, Next Door BrewingCo., House of Brews, Sweet MulletsBrewing Co., Lakefront Brewery, Inc.,Potosi Brewing Co., Hydro Street,Brewing Co., Furthermore BrewingCo., Driftless Brewing Co., and ofcourse Capital Brewery Co., Inc.

Tickets will also be available at thegate on the day of the event, subject tocrowd limitations. Out of town guestsare encouraged to stay at one of ourfine local hotels including Country Inn& Suites, Staybridge Suites, Courtyard,Fairfield Inn, Residence Inn, and theHilton Garden Inn.

Founded on March 14, 1984, Capitalbrewed its first batch of beer in thespring of 1986. The company has re-ceived over 195 major awards in bothdomestic and international competi-tions in over 15 categories, and thebeer has been available in cans since1997. Capital was named Grand Na-tional Champion in the 2013 US OpenBeer Championship, winning sixmedals.

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Bloom Art Show and SaleJoin us at the Hubbard Art Center

for the Bloom Art Show and Sale(7448 Hubbard Ave.). This event is agreat opportunity for you to purchaseoriginal and local art for your home,office, or as unique gifts. A portion ofevery sale goes to the Hubbard ArtCenter to Help Art Grow. Not in themarket to purchase art? Come andenjoy the creativity of local artists.

This is free and open to the public!Friday, April 4 from 4:00-9:00pm-

Opening Reception (meet the artists)Saturday, April 5 from 10:00am-

9:00pm-Kids Reception (4:00-6:00pm)

Sunday, April 6 from 12:00-7:00pm-Closing Reception (5:00-7:00pm)

Artists, submit your art on Sunday,

March 30 drom12-2pm or Monday,March 31 from 4:30-6:30pm at theHubbard Art Center. Applicationforms are available at www.ci.middle-ton.wi.us.

Jump into Spring: Music Makers& Movement Class

Its family music time, as childrenof mixed ages come together withparents or care givers for an opportu-nity to experience songs, chants,movement activities, and to play in ajam session. Ages: 1-4Cost: FreeWhen: March 17thWhere: Hubbard Art Center (7448

Hubbard Ave.)Time: 11:15am-12:00pm

Middleton Artist Studio Drop-in (Ages 18+)

Are you looking to connect withother artists? Do you want to share orlearn a new technique? Do you needsome inspiration or confidence? Areyou looking for a dedicated place andtime to work on your projects? Join usat the Hubbard Art Center! No sup-plies provided; bring your currentproject and have some fun. Feel freeto bring in a beverage or snack if youchoose. Location: Hubbard Art CenterDates: 4/23, 5/21, 6/18, 7/16, 8/20Time: 6:30-9:30pm

Summer Pool MembershipsPurchase your summer individual

or family membership and be enteredinto a drawing for a FREE 2015 mem-bership! Advanced sales will takeplace Monday, March 24 through Fri-day, March 28 from 9:00am-3:00pmat 7426 Hubbard Ave. If your photosare recent (within the last 2 years),pictures do not need to be retaken. Allmembers are required to have a photofor the card. The membership youpurchase will be the one eligible for awin. Those on the membership mustreside at the household.

Spring Programs: Register NOW!Youth Indoor SoccerZumbaYoung Rembrandts: Preschool, El-

ementary, & Cartoon DrawingTae Kwon DoWomens Self-DefenseNoahs Ark Animal Workshop

Stuff N FluffElectrical Engineering: Electrified,

Junior Civil EngineeringToddler, Pre-School, and Family

Music MakersMosaic Bowling BallsPottery ClassSport Tees Turned Into Pillows or

BlanketsRip Paper Art

For more information, visitwww.ci.middleton.wi.us or call 608-821-8360.

The Summer RecreationGuide will be availablestarting April 1. It will bedistributed through theMiddleton Times andlocal shoppers that week.

by MEGAN MEYERMiddleton Recreation Department

First annual Starkbierfest, inspired by monks who drank beer duringLent, is Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. in Capital Bier Garten

THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 7

Mining amendment would take away local controlFour of the Supervisors from the

Town of Middleton would like to com-ment on two recent pieces that ran inthe Middleton Times-Tribune regardingDane County Ordinance Amendment#26 (OA 26). This amendment dealswith quarries in towns.

The amendment was drafted in re-sponse to an issue with a single quarryin the town of Dunn. Residents nearthe long unused quarry were surprisedto discover its existence when itsowner began operations. That quarryconforms to all local and state regula-tions. The adoption of OA 26 wouldnot effect that quarrys operation. Evenbeyond the proposed amendment, weare concerned with their unwillingnessto meet with the various stake holdersin this situation, and that it may be in-dicative of future conflicts between thequarry operators and the County.

OA 26 strikes one sentence from theordinances: Mineral extraction sitesthat were registered as nonconforming

sites as provided by this ordinanceshall not be considered abandoned ordiscontinued if the site is inactive formore than one year. (Nonconformingsites as those that were designated fora particular use in 1969 and therebygrandfathered in with Dane County im-plementation of its zoning regulations.)

It sounds simple enough. Other landowners that are granted a conditionaluse permit must use the site for its in-tended purpose at least once a year.Quarries were exempted from this ruleyears ago. Unfortunately, it is unclearwhat the County would consider ac-tive in the case of quarry as they donot define this term. Churches, whichalso need a Conditional Use Permit,traditionally hold a service on a futuresite that they plan to build on. Schoolsconduct a class. We doubt that somesort of use of the site, such as scoopingup a load of dirt, on an annual basiswould give notice to a potential buyerthat a site may be used as a quarry in

the future. We suppose that the quarrycould be opened up with the top soilstriped back and a large hole to makeit look like a quarry, but is that reallywhat neighbors want?

Several Quarry operators have sug-gested that some sort of sign on theproperty would do a better job of in-forming potential future property own-ers of the fact that a site could be usedas a future quarry. This on the face ofit makes sense to us. We believe thereneeds to be more discussion about thisand other options. Again, a stakehold-ers meeting involving operators alongwith neighbors appears to be a goodidea before passage of any legislation.This issue deserves reasonable peoplesitting at the table and getting to a pointof agreement. The Dane CountyTowns Association asked the sponsorof this bill for six months for the stake-holders to meet to try to resolve the is-sues. In turn, if it could not be resolvedin six months, the DCTA would help

the county pass OA 26. They wereflatly rejected.

While we are not looking to dimin-ish the aggravation of having an occa-sionally annoying neighbor, it seemssurprising to us that Dane Countywould choose to act on this issue whenproblems and delays with the Countyscomputer aided dispatch systems thatwas implemented two years ago arejust now being addressed. There aremajor issues with the Countys 911 dis-patching system. First responders arenot being notified of emergenciesquickly. These delays are a real publicsafety issue. This problem was broughtto Dane Countys attention by our ownFire Chief as well as many others. Thisis not a case of annoyance; this prob-lem is potentially costing lives. We be-lieve that our constituents would agreethat the 911 system should come first.If it is permissible to take two years toresolve 911 issues, certainly an exten-sion of six months should be allowed

to fix OA 26.The question here is one of balance,

fairness and local control. The Townof Middleton and Dane County Townswant all rural residents to have an ef-fective voice in all in rural land use.Given freedom to set land use policy,towns will make the right choices. Asound rural land use policy is alwaysour goal, as each town should have thepower to guide its future. Thesechoices need to be made in town halls,not in the office of the Dane CountyBoard. Town residents deserve thesame freedom to choose their destinywhich city and village residents haveenjoyed for a century.

This article is endorsed by TownChair Breunig and Supervisors

Connell, Kolar and Roehl

Buck backsPaul Kinne

I write to encourage Middleton andCross Plains residents to vote for PaulKinne in the upcoming elections forSchool Board which will be held nextmonth on April 1st. Paul originallygrew up on a dairy farm here in DaneCounty, near Verona. I first met Paulin 1990, when we both started classesat the University of Wisconsin LawSchool in Madison. Since graduatingin 1993, Paul has worked as an attor-ney at Gingras, Cates & Luebke.

If elected to School Board, Paulwould be continuing his public servicein our community. Previously, Paulwas elected to the City of Middletonscommon council, serving the City ofMiddletons 1st district (the downtownarea) from 2009 to 2013. During histhree years on the common council,Paul developed a deep understandingof the role the District plays in ourcommunity and its effect on our localtaxes.

Paul and his wife Christine havethree children in the Middleton-CrossPlains Area School District. As a par-ent in the District, Paul is a part of alarger network of friends and familieswhose voices and opinions are crucialto the Districts successful operation.

Paul would bring a unique combina-tion of skills to the office of SchoolBoard. Paul has substantial politicalexperience in our community from hisprevious service on the Middleton CityCouncil. His education and his careermake him well qualified to deal withthe legal issues which our School Dis-trict often faces. Finally, his experi-ence as a father and parent in theDistrict provide him with first handknowledge of the opportunities for, andconcerns of, the Districts families.

Our District has enjoyed many suc-cesses in recent years, such as our stu-dents and facilitys academicachievements and our competitivesports teams. Our District also hasfaced many challenges, such as the al-leged cheating scandal and recent em-ployment disputes. I have known Paulfor 24 years and I believe he wouldmake an excellent School Board mem-ber. Paul will push for the continued

successful operation of our wonderfulpublic school system, which brings somuch to this community. Therefore, Iencourage you to vote for Paul Kinnefor School Board on April 1.

Douglas BuckMiddleton

Ald. Brar hasArendts vote

Gurdip has impressed me as one ofthe most honest, dedicated politicianswe have in the Middleton area.He ad-vances constituent concerns and issuesover his own personal views and rou-tinely seeks out resident opinions onthe various City issues. Gurdip under-stands taxes and the effect they have onresidents, as well as their being a futureindicator of the effects on the localeconomy and employment. We need tokeep his voice on the council.

Norm Arendt, President, Stonefield

Neighborhood Association

Keep Ashleyon MCPASD school board

Dear editor,

I first met Annette Ashley when shewas President of the Kromrey PTA.Through her efforts it tripled themoney in the Gift to School Fund.Many more students received scholar-ships for field trips.

I knew then I liked the lady. She re-ally cared about the kids.

In the grocery line we compared thesavings we got from our Wednesdaydouble coupon day at Copps. Thatsealed it for me. I knew I could connectwith her.

So when Annette asked if I would beco-chair with Doug Buck for the YESCommittee (Yes to the referendum torebuild KMS and to add on to GCMS)I welcomed the opportunity to workwith her as a parent and concerned cit-izen.

Annette was tireless in her behind-the-scenes support for the committee.She researched needs for each school,wrote advocacy pieces, createdbrochures, and even filmed a Utubevideo for the YES Committee website.And all the while she reminded meWe need to do whats best for the stu-dents and staff.

Have a cup of coffee (or Chai tea)and a chat with Annette and youll ap-preciate her deep commitment to MC-PASD. All that shes done on the Boardof Education demonstrates her ...heart is in public education.

They dont come more dedicatedand knowledgeable than Annette. Iknow I want to keep her on the SchoolBoard.

Sincerely,Kathy Nieber-Lathrop

Rossmiller endorses Ashley

Dear editor,

We are writing this letter in supportof Annette Ashley in the upcomingSchool Board election scheduled forApril 1. Stuart had the opportunity towork with Annette in her first years asa school board member. She comeswell-prepared for meetings, listenscarefully and isnt afraid to ask ques-tions getting to the heart of the issues.She often thinks of creative approachesthat might be acceptable to all partiesinvolved.

Annette was instrumental in sup-porting the middle school buildingproject at probably the best time in his-tory to be investing in new facilities. Inher role as a parent in the community,she was tireless in advocating for themeasure in the district. As a financialprofessional, Stuart can say that thistiming and positioning will result in ahuge savings to the district.

Annette listens to staff and workscollaboratively with them. When theBOE explored the possibility of actingupon legislation which would allowMHS students to receive physical edu-

cation credit through WIAA sports par-ticipation, the physical education de-partment invited the board to adiscussion. Annette took the time to at-tend, listen and learn. The discussiongave everyone a chance to understandeveryones goals and concerns. Fol-lowing the meeting, a proposal wascrafted by the P.E. Department ad-dressing the Boards goals throughsome creative scheduling options. Theflexibility in the proposal allows stu-dents more time in the day to exploreadditional class options yet maintainsthe integrity of the physical educationcurriculum. It was a win-win situationfor our students.

As involved parents, Polly sees thesupport and assistance Annette pro-vides to the arts program at MiddletonHigh School. Annette served on theMHS Band and Orchestra ParentsBoard for one year and as the PublicityDirector for the MHS Choral Boostersfor the last four years. In that capacity,Annette handles all the publicity forconcerts, appearances, fundraisers andthe Spring Musical.

Annette works hard to provide ourstudents with opportunities. We hopeyoull join us in voting for AnnetteAshley on April 1.

Sincerely,

Stuart Rossmiller, former MC-PASD Board of Education Member

Polly Panosh, Treasurer, MHS BOPA

Wexler willvote for Ashley

The Middleton Cross Plains AreaSchool District is fortunate to havethree fine candidates competing fortwo seats on the School Board thisspring.

One candidate who deserves re-elec-tion to her seat is Annette Ashley.Since first being elected to the Board,Annette has consistently demonstrateda desire to act in the best interests ofthe students in our school district. Thecity and the district have had an ex-

tremely good working relationship inthe past and Annette has played an im-portant role in bringing this about. Shehas also been in the forefront of fight-ing efforts to weaken public educationin our state and it is clear that these ef-forts will be more vital than ever in thefuture.

In my opinion, Annette definitelydeserves re-election to her seat on theSchool Board. Her years of experienceand her knowledge of school district is-sues makes her an excellent choice tocontinue in this position. In this dayand age where all too many public of-ficials are a disappointment or a let-down, we need to show appreciation tothose doing the job they were electedto performby promoting excellence ineducation.

I will be voting on April 1st (poorchoice of dates) to re-elect AnnetteAshley to the School Board. It is awise thing to do.

Jim Wexler, AlderMiddleton

Lenzen applaudsBiechlers column

Just would like to applaud the excel-lent article in the Feb. 6, 2014 edition,Opinion page, by Deb Biechler. I readand re-read it, and shared it withfriends. It held so much meaning tome.

First of all, I love animals and carevery much about their well-being andgood treatment. Her story about Leowas a good case in point. And, sec-ondly, I appreciated her advice on for-giveness. It is a good reminder to all ofus on how to live happier lives. Thankyou.

Linda Lenzen, Middleton resident.

LLETTERSETTERS TOTO THETHE EEDITORDITOR

Town of Middleton offers its take on opposition to mining oversight change

Every second counts when Emer-gency Services personnel need to knowyour medical history. The FILE OFLIFE, is one way to get first respondersthis information, even if you are un-conscious.

Middleton Senior Center, Gunder-son Funeral and Cremation Care andthe Middleton Emergency MedicalService are partnering to distribute theFile of Life free to seniors.

Kim Jack, Middleton EMS Para-medic, will speak on Wednesday,March 19th, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. aboutthe importance of this helpful tool and

will explain how to complete the infor-mation.

FILE OF LIFE will be available topick up at the Senior Center, 7448Hubbard Avenue, Middleton, Mondaythrough Friday, 8:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m.

The FILE OF LIFE is a quick med-ical history that is kept on the refriger-ator. The card is kept in a red plasticpocket, and lists pertinent informationabout the patient, family contacts, drugallergies, medical history and insur-ance information. The entire pocket isthen kept on the refrigerator with amagnet. A pocket size version is alsoavailable to carry in your wallet orpurse.

Engaged couples are invited to at-tend a pre-marriage workshop on Sat-urday, April 5, at St. Andrew Church inMiddleton. The workshop is a hands-on learning event with a mix of pres-entation, discussion and activities forfiancs. Subjects include communica-tion, trust, personalities, money, sex,in-laws, and more. Registration is

available at www.st-andrew-online.org; click on Ministry Info.

The event is led by long-time Mid-dleton resident and national marriageretreat leader Pastor RandyHunter. Hunter has been writing andteaching on marriage nationally for fif-teen years.

St. Andrew is located at 6815

Schneider Rd, Exit 249 from the Belt-line.

Couples will enjoy breakfast, amorning of learning about adjustmentsin marriage, lunch with a seasonedmarried couple, and more. Those whowish can opt to participate in a mar-riage mentor program once a month forthe following 12 months.

For more information call RandyHunter at 608-831-8540 or emailinfo@st-andrew-online.org.

PAGE 8 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2014

RussellSchuetz

On Sunday, March 2, 2014, sur-rounded by his family, Russell HermanSchuetz, 71, passed away at his Igna-cio, CO, home from complications re-lated to Alzheimers disease.

Born in the Town of Middleton, WI,on March 4, 1942, to Elmore and ViolaSchuetz, he grew up in and around theMadison area helping his parents onthe farm and eventually enrolling in afour-year carpet installation appren-ticeship program.

Russ volunteered for a wide varietyof groups including ski patrol organi-zations, Southern Kettle Moraine StatePark in Wisconsin, Colorados FourCorners Backcountry Horsemen andthe National Forest Service in Col-orado. He was one of the first ski patrolmembers in Michigans Upper Penin-sula to patrol on a snowboard.

Russ thoroughly enjoyed trail ridingand packing on his horses. He trainedhorses throughout his life, packed sup-plies for several volunteer groups andwas always willing to offer his expert-ise and advice to other horse enthusi-asts.In addition, he trained lots of dogs- for hunting, service, tricks and obedi-ence - and parrots and other birds. Heraised and showed pigeons.

He was an avid hunter and trapperfor many years, a gun hunter in hisearly life before transitioning 40 yearsago to the bow and arrow. It was duringa hunting trip early in his life when hefell in love with the mountains of Col-orado. In 2004, he realized a lifelongdream when he and Kathy moved toColorado, surrounded by mountainsand happy to tell everyone he could seethree different mountain ranges fromnearly every window in their newhome.

His artistic talents blossomed in Col-orado where he carved and painted thewildlife and nature he loved. He alsodesigned and created his own stainedglass art.

He was an excellent carpenter, re-modeling his homes, building worksheds and tinkering on numerous proj-ects, always content when he wasworking with his hands.

Russ worked with his identical twinbrother, Ron, every day of his profes-sional life at Seybold Floor Coveringin Madison - Russ as an installer andRon as the general manager. Russ alsoapprenticed his son Steve for manyyears. Ron passed away on May 23,2012, from complications related to

Alzheimers. Lloyd Schuetz and Mar-ion Ganser, Russs older brother andsister, preceded him in death.

His family includes his wife, KathySchuetz, his sister, Carol Leeder, hisfour children, Steve (Deb) Schuetz ofStoughton, Gary (Jen) Schuetz ofBlack Earth, Jeff Dreger of Durango,CO, and Stephanie Smith of Westmin-ster, CO, and his nine grandchildren,Seth, Josh, Elias, Keillor, Jadah, Aava,Zak, Kade and Kaia.

In lieu of flowers and other memo-rials, donations to the Alzheimers As-sociation are appreciated.Visitalz.orgfor more information.

Donna MaeVilstrup

MIDDLETON-Donna Mae Vil-strup, age 85, passed away peacefullyon Sunday, March 9, 2014 at Sylvan

Crossings Memory Care in Fitchburg.She was born on June 24, 1928, inCushing, Wis., to Stanley and EstherLarson. She graduated from Luck HighSchool and the University of Wiscon-sin-Whitewater. She married her highschool sweetheart, Dick, on June 3,1950. They raised their three childrenin Middleton after locating to theMadison area when Dick joined thestaff at UW Madison. Donna was adedicated Master teacher, starting withall eight grades in a rural school andfinishing with her favorite secondgrade. She taught hundreds of studentsof two generations in the Middletoncommunity. She provided leadershipat West Middleton School as it grewfrom the original two room school tothe large modern school it is today.Her greatest joy was to see her studentssucceed and achieve new goals andcontribute to the community. She re-tired in 1987 and survived breast can-cer and valiantly fought the ravages ofAlzheimers the past ten years. Donnaactively participated in a variety ofcommunity activities including chair-ing multiple Red Cross Blood drivesand volunteering at Easter Seals, St.Marys Hospital, Daughters of Deme-ter, and the West Middleton LutheranChurch. We all will miss her courageand attitude toward life with never acomplaint and always a smile facinglifes challenges. She and the familyappreciated the care and comfort of herAgrace Hospice team and her wonder-ful staff at Sylvan Crossings MemoryCenter. Without speaking a word shewon the hearts of everyone who

worked with her. She was an inspira-tion to us all. Donna is survived by herloving husband, Dick, son Michael(Jacquie), daughters Pam Pautsch andKris Vilstrup (Rick Matson), sistersBev Medvec and Norma Johnson,brother Roger Nagel (Donnis), grand-children Jessica Ammann (Nick), ErikVilstrup, Adam Pautsch (Rebecca),Breahan Eve Pautsch, Jamie Pautsch,Alex Matson and Karly Matson; stepgrandchildren Valerie Wulf, TiffanyWilke (Nathan) and Derek Hildebrandt(Ashley), ten great-grandchildren andmany nieces, nephews and family. Shewas preceded in death by parents Stan-ley and Esther Larson, parents-in-lawGeorge and Mabel Vilstrup, brotherStanley (Bud) Larson, brother-in-lawsReuben Johnson, Bob Vilstrup, JerryMedvec, Bernard Schroeder and nieceLinda Larson. Memorial Services willbe held at WEST MIDDLETONLUTHERAN CHURCH, 3763 PioneerRoad, Verona at 11:00 AM on Friday,March 14, 2014. Visitation will beheld on Friday from 9:00 AM until thetime of the service at the church. Do-nations can be made to Agrace Hos-piceCare, Inc., West MiddletonLutheran Church or to the Alzheimer-Dementia Association. Online condo-lences may be made atwww.gundersonfh.com.

Gunderson WestFuneral & Cremation Care7435 University Avenue

608-831-6761

OOBITUARIESBITUARIES

Church offers pre-marriage workshop Every second counts!

Travel tips at the publiclibrary...

On Thursday, March 27th, the Mid-dleton Public Library will welcomeShelley Peterman-Schwarz, bestsellingwriter and Wisconsin State Journalcolumnist, to share her travel tips andstrategies for those with physical limi-tations who are looking to travel, getout more, and enjoy life. Diagnosedwith multiple sclerosis (MS) more than30 years ago, Shelley has refused to lether significant disabilities prevent herfrom traveling to destinations aroundthe world. Shelley appears monthly(the 3rd Tuesday of every month), onNews 3 at Noon with Mark Koehn onWISC-TV. She is the author of 7books and is also one of Dr. OzsSharecare.com Community Experts.The program will begin at 6:30 PM andwill take place in the Archer Room onthe librarys lower level. For more in-formation or to register for this event,please call the library reference desk at608-827-7403 or send an email tomid@scls.lib.wi.us.

THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 9

ShockerThis wasnt how it was supposed

to end.Not on the first Saturday night of

the postseason. Not in a regionalsemifinal.

And certainly not against a teamMiddletons girls basketball team haddismantled twice during the regularseason.

But thats exactly what happenedas visiting Sun Prairie stunnedMiddleton last Saturday night in aWIAA Division 1 regional final. SunPrairie built a 30-17 halftime lead,withstood a third quarter surge byMiddleton, and posted a stunning 54-49 win.

Sun Prairie, the sectionals No. 5seed and the sixth place team in theBig Eight Conference, improved to11-13. Middleton, the Big Eightchampion and the sectionals No. 1seed, ended an otherwise terrific sea-

son at 20-4.I wish there was a good explana-

tion, Middleton coach Jeff Kindsaid. They played well, probably thebest theyve played all year and wedidnt.

Its a lesson to be learned butunfortunately for the seniors theydont have second chance to learn it.

Freshman guard Bria Lemirandeled Middleton with 15 points, whilejunior post Cole Jordee added 10.And afterwards, Middletons playerswere stunned, shocked and stupefied.

It really is a bummer, Jordeesaid. I definitely didnt think ourseason would be over right now, butthings happen.

No one expected this to happen.Middleton defeated Sun Prairie

twice during the regular season by anaverage of 15 points per game. Andthe last time Sun Prairie defeatedMiddleton was Nov. 18, 2005.

Afterwards, Middleton pointed tooverconfidence as a reason for itsslow start and eventual loss.

I think we may have came intothe game a little too confident and notcompletely focused, Jordee said. Ithink many of us overlooked Sun

Sun Prairie stunsMiddleton inregional finalsby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

See LOSS, page 14

Cardinals put on a showWIAA GIRLS STATE GYMNASTICS MEET

Middleton takesfourth at stateteam tournament

Skibba third inthe all-aroundby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

See SKIBBA, page 11See GYMNASTS, page 10

by ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune WISCONSIN RAPIDS ArynSkibba knew this was the end.

The finality to a brilliant highschool career. The closing of a memo-rable chapter in her life.

So Skibba did what shes done timeand time again. She shined.

Skibba, a senior gymnast atMiddleton, finished third in the all-around competition at the WIAADivision 1 individual state meetSaturday held at Wisconsin RapidsLincoln High School. ArrowheadsJorin Fredman won the event with a38.217 score, while Skibba was righton her heels at 37.90.

I was really thrilled because myscore was high and I stuck all my rou-tines, Skibba said afterwards. Mybeam was a little shaky, but I stayedon and that's all I wanted. My otherroutines were some of my best, so I'mnot complaining.

Skibba was sixth at state a year agoand fourth in 2012. But this was herhighest score and best overall finish.

Skibba finished second on the floorexercise (9.533), was fourth on boththe balance beam (9.450) and the vault(9.50), and was sixth on the unevenbars (9.417).

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Middletons Aryn Skibba finished third at state in the all-around competition.

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Freshman Bria Lemirande (35) scored 15 points in Middletons season-ending loss to Sun Prairie last Saturday.

WISCONSIN RAPIDS KariSteck knew what was realistic.

As Middletons girls gymnasticscoach studied the WIAA Division 1state field last week, one thing wasclear: there were three Milwaukee-area teams that seemed head andshoulders above the field.

So Steck set this goal for her team.We thought it would be awesome

to aim for fourth place, Steck said.The top three teams in the state dom-inate Division 1.

There was no way for us to evencome close to the scores they put up.But fourth was a good goal for thegirls.

And one that Middleton wasthrilled to achieve.

The Cardinals had one of their bestmeets of the year, posting a score of142.9480 that landed them in fourthplace.

The Franklin co-op team won themeet with a 147.2850, whileBurlingtons co-op team was second(147.2330) and Arrowhead was third(146.4840).

Middleton finished more than onepoint ahead of fifth place Mequon

Follow RobReischel onTwitter at@robreischel

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WIAA GIRLS STATE GYMNASTICS MEET

GYMNASTS continued from page 9n

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Terrific twosomeMiddletons Gabby Aranda (top) and Lauren Ace (above) helped theCardinals notch a fourth place finish at the state team tournament lastFriday.

Homestead (141.8350).We knew coming in that we

weren't going to be close to theMilwaukee teams, Middleton seniorstandout Aryn Skibba said. So ourgoal was to just beat out the others andwe did it. It was such a great feelingthat we could have another great finalteam meet like at sectionals.

Middletons finish was its best atstate since the 2009 team also tookfourth.

We knew going in that the threeschools ahead of us had a lot of tal-ent, Middleton freshman MadelinePflasterer-Jennerjohn said. So wewere more likely competing forfourth, fifth, or sixth place. We allwent out and put together some goodroutines, so we were very happy withfourth place.

With good reason.The Cardinals had a terrific show-

ing at virtually every stop.Middleton had the third-best score

on the uneven bars (35.999), wasfourth on the vault (36.40) and sixthon both the floor exercise (35.316)and the balance beam (35.233).

They had one of their best meetsall year, Steck said of her team. Toput up one of our highest scores atstate is huge.

Middletons best event was thevault, led by Skibbas 9.617.Pflasterer-Jennerjohn posted a 9.217,junior Lucy Bergenthal had an 8.883and senior Gabby Aranda had an8.683.

Skibba also had a sensational per-formance on the bars, where she post-ed a 9.633. Aranda scored an 8.90,Pflasterer-Jennerjohn had an 8.883

and Bergenthal had an 8.583.Skibba scored a 9.30 on the balance

beam and Pflasterer-Jennerjohn post-ed an 8.80. Junior Lauren Ace scoredan 8.633 and Aranda notched an 8.50.

Skibba also led the way on thefloor exercise with a 9.283. Arandascored an 8.933, Pflasterer-Jennerjohnhad an 8.767 and sophomoreKatherine Marshall scored an 8.333.

This marked the first season thatthe state team meet was held beforethe individual state meet. AndMiddleton certainly adapted well.

It was very different doing indi-viduals on Saturday however it wasa very good different, Steck said. Ireally stress to the girls the importanceof being a team, so when it was sug-gested last year to change the formatof the state meet I loved the idea.

I really think it shows the girlsthat we value the team aspect of gym-nastics. My girls loved it, they thriveoff of the team atmosphere and sup-port of their teammates.

While Middleton got terrific per-formances up and down the lineup,Arandas huge day was particularlyvital.

Gabby Aranda had the meet of herlife, Steck said. This is the first yearGabby has been healthy enough tocompete all around. She has overcomeso much, even just in this year. I am soproud of her, as she has grown andimproved so much, which is a credit toher dedication.

Middletons performance capped amemorable year for the program.

The Cardinals finished second inthe Big Eight Conference dual meetseason and were also second at the

leagues postseason meet. ButMiddleton won the MadisonMemorial Sectional, then had a hugeday at state.

I think every year is memorable,but this one was definitely a specialone, Steck said. The girls overcameso much as a team, which is amazingto watch and be a part of for the sea-son.

They have all grown so much, notonly as gymnasts but as young adultstoo. That's one of the greatest parts ofcoaching, especially in gymnastics.

I couldn't be more proud of thegirls. They make coaching fun. It'steams like this that keep you comingback for more.

Team scores (Beam, Floor, Vault, Bars) 1, Franklin/Muskego/Oak Creek/Whitnall(36.466, 36.934, 37.368, 36.517), 147.285; 2,Burlington/Badger/Catholic Central/Wilmot(27.317, 36.967, 37.533, 35.416) 147.233; 3,Arrowhead (36.017, 36.450, 37.466, 36.551),146.484; 4, Middleton (35.233, 35.316, 36.400,35.999), 142.948; 5, Homestead (35.483, 35.984,35.884, 34.484), 141.8350; 6, Madison Memorial(35.417, 35.117, 36.050, 34.284), 140.868; 7,Stevens Point (34.383, 35.750, 34.449, 34.084),138.666; 8, West Bend West (34.383, 34.117,33.783, 33.833), 136.116; 9, Eau ClaireMemorial/North (32.833, 35.100, 34.199,32.567) 134.699; 10, Sheboygan South/North(34.851, 32.850, 34.434, 31.833), 133.968.

Middleton scoresBalance beam (35.233): Aryn Skibba 9.30,

Madeline Pflasterer-Jennerjohn 8.80, Lauren Ace8.633, Gabby Aranda 8.50.Floor exercise (35.316): Aryn Skibba 9.283,

Gabby Aranda 8.933, Madeline Pflasterer-Jennerjohn 8.767, Katherine Marshall 8.333.Vault (36.40): Aryn Skibba 9.617, Madeline

Pflasterer-Jennerjohn 9.217, Lucy Bergenthal8.883, Gabby Aranda 8.683.Uneven bars (35.999): Aryn Skibba 9.633,

Gabby Aranda 8.90, Madeline Pflasterer-Jennerjohn 8.883, Lucy Bergenthal 8.583.

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Skibba was the only gymnast in thestate to earn a top-six finish on everyevent, a finish which lands those indi-viduals on the podium for the medalceremony.

It was an amazing final momentfor her, Middleton coach Kari Stecksaid of Skibba. She has overcome somuch, and I couldn't be more proud ofher. She is such a strong and talentedyoung lady.

I am so proud of her for claimingthird in all-around. She works so hard,and for her to be able to beat out themany Milwaukee area girls from theco-ops, it's a great pat on the back forsomeone like Aryn, who is so down toearth.

Skibba missed more than half ofthe season with a nagging back injury.But she certainly made up for losttime, winning the Madison MemorialSectional, helping the Cardinals finishfourth at team state, then placing thirdindividually in the all-around.

Skibba plans to give up gymnasticswhen she heads to college in the fall.So if this was indeed her swan song, itwas a memorable one.

This is definitely one of the morememorable years because we had ourfirst annual Cardinal Invite and wedominated sectionals and state and wewere definitely a close knit team thisyear, Skibba said. And with settingschool records, this year was amaz-ing.

Middleton freshman MadelinePflasterer-Jennerjohn also had a soliddebut at individual state, finishing20th in the all-around competition.

Pflasterer-Jennerjohn was 18th onthe vault (9.067), 21st on the unevenbars (8.517) and 26th on the floor(8.633). She also scored an 8.917 onthe balance beam.

In addition, junior Lauren Ace fin-ished 14th on the balance beam with a9.803.

For individual state, my routines

werent as strong as the night before(at team state) with the exception ofmy beam routine, Pflasterer-Jennerjohn said. My beam routinewas one of the best I had done all sea-son, so it was a nice way to finish. Iwasn't as focused on the place I camein as I was on enjoying the experi-ence.

Steck enjoyed watching her stand-out freshman, as well.

I think state was a different expe-rience for Madeline than it was forAryn, Steck said. Aryn had priorstate experience, but Madeline reallydidn't know what to expect. Thecrowds are loud, the venue is huge,and there are some incredibly talentedgirls and teams.

I really think it was a positiveexperience for Madeline. She thrivedunder all of the circumstances of state.She's an amazing kid, she competeslike a seasoned gymnast rather than afreshman. She's so mentally and phys-ically strong, its very impressive. Itwill be fun to watch her grow over thenext few years.

Bars 1 (tie), Jenna Fitzpatrick, Burlingtonco-op, and Amanda Pennow, BrookfieldEast/Central, 9.633; 3, Jorin Fredman,Arrowhead, 9.567; 4, Bailey Fitzpatrick,Burlington co-op, 9.533; 5, Julia Ducsay,Menomonee Falls/Germantown, 9.467; 6 (tie),Rachel Bartelson, Arrowhead, and Aryn Skibba,Middleton, 9.417.Beam 1, Molly Benavides, Burlington co-

op, 9.617; 2, Calie Kaiser, SheboyganSouth/North 9.583; 3, Sam Balcerak, Franklinco-op, 9.55; 4, Skibba, MID, 9.45; 5, J.Fitzpatrick, BUR, 9.433; 6, Caroline Smith,Madison Memorial, 9.383.Floor 1, Balcerak, FRA co-op, 9.567; 2,

Skibba, MID, 9.533; 3, Benavides, BUR, 9.5; 4,Fredman, ARR, 9.467; 5 (tie), Brooke Kangas,Mukwonago co-op, and Catie Ball,Grafton/Cedarburg, 9.433.Vault 1, Benavides, BUR, 9.617; 2 (tie),

Bartelson, ARR, and Fredman, ARR, 9.55; 4,Skibba, MID, 9.5; 5, Bailey Wagner, West BendWest, 9.433; 6, Abby Millard, Sun Prairie, 9.417.All-around 1, Fredman, ARR, 38.217; 2,

Benavides, BUR, 38.034; 3, Skibba, MID, 37.9;4, Balcerak, FRA, 37.851; 5, J. Fitzpatrick, BUR,37.382; 6, Smith, MM, 37.216.

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Middleton freshman Madeline Pflasterer-Jennerjohn finished 20th at state in the all-around competition.

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There will be new faces every-where.

New starters, new rotations, per-haps even a new system.

When the 2014-15 boys basketballseason begins in November, no teamin the Big Eight will have experiencedmore changes than Middleton.

Thats because the Cardinals arecoming off a 13-11 season in whichtheir top six players were seniors. Sowhen the new campaign begins,Middleton will look entirely differentthan when this season ended.

Next year will be interesting as weare probably losing the most statsfrom any team Ive ever had that aregoing with the seniors who will bemoving on, Cardinals coach KevinBavery said. As we always say,opportunity for everybody but guar-antees for no one. It will be very com-petitive to make the roster as well asfor rotation spots.

This years Cardinals entered thisseason with one of the most experi-enced rosters in the conference. Butthings never quite fell into place asMiddleton finished in a sixth place tiein the Big Eight Conference at 9-9 andlost in a regional final at Sun Prairie.

The Cardinals never could get on aroll, and their longest winning streakwas two games. And Middletonsoverall confidence took a hit when itwent 0-2 against perennial conferencecellar dweller Janesville Parker.

On one hand we were consistentin that we had one loss that wasnt aone possession game somewhere inthe final two minutes and that was atVerona, Bavery said.But we neverput that streak together or got thatmomentum that we needed for us totruly believe we could be the one teamstanding at the end.

Middleton will lose its top six scor-ers, including UWM recruit DerekRongstad (14.9 points per game). Alsomoving on will be standout pointguard Luke Schafer (12.0), forwardsMax Oelerich (9.6) and DerekRogeberg (6.8), athletic wing Demond

Hill (8.3) and top reserve Chris Little(5.2).

People always ask about under-achieving or overachieving and I dontbuy into either of those adages,Bavery said. You simply achieve andend up where you belong at the end.

Thirteen wins is nothing to be dis-appointed in, yet we know we were apossession away in several games towhere a 16-17 win regular, or better,was possible. With that said weabsolutely loved walking into the gymevery day with this group and the sen-iors will always be a part of ourCardinal Family. These are a veryspecial bunch of young men who willgo on to do great things. Their bestdays are clearly ahead of them.

As for next season, it remains to beseen what kind of days awaitMiddleton.

Ian Hokanson, a junior post player,will be the Cardinals leading return-ing scorer (4.5) and will be asked totake on a far greater role. Guard C.J.Fermanich (4.2) was the first fresh-man to play consistent minutes atMiddleton in several years and will bea key component, as well.

Cody Markel, a 6-foot-5 sopho-more post, would have been a valu-able contributor this season. Instead,Markel missed the year with an ACLinjury, but hopes to have a breakoutjunior campaign.

The rest of the current junior class Brett Joers, Andrew Gardner,Jordan Smith and Tyler Ballweg will look to carve out greater roles, aswell.

Middletons JV team went 19-3

Startingfrom scratchBoys basketballteam will lookmuch differentnext seasonby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

See BOYS BB, page 13

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Brett Joers will be one of Middletons few returnees next season that saw playing time this year.

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this season, while its two freshmanteams went a combined 36-4. Andwhile that doesnt guarantee a thing atthe varsity level, it does indicatetheres a good deal of up-and-comingtalent in the program.

What I like about the guys comingup from the younger teams is that theyreally compete and have no fear,Bavery said. They are willing to sticktheir nose in the mix and get afteryou.

The point guards really advancethe ball and overall they are veryunselfish groups. And they are work-ers.The natural physical changes frombeing a year older will happen, butthey will likely be at another level interms of strength, explosiveness andconditioning through hard work in thestrength and fitness program here, andwell have guys excited to step on thatcourt to do their part regardless of therole.

Bavery will also explore employ-ing a more chaotic, up-tempo attacksimilar to the one used by GrinnellCollege. The rational is thatMiddleton might not have the talent atthe top of its roster to match up withthe Big Eights elite teams.

But the Cardinals strength will betheir depth. And if they can get foes ina track meet, it will likely increasetheir chances of success.

We love what we do, but we canplay with a lot more depth than wehave for a long time and to us thatmeans play faster in shorter stints withmore bodies, Bavery said. Our topsix or seven might or might not beable to stack up with the top teams inthe Big Eight next year, but Im notsure if everyone can match our top12.

That requires playing at an inten-sity on the defensive end and a self-lessness and recognition of team-mates talents that is in another uni-verse than our guys are used to. Butthe mad scientists on our coachingstaff have been brainstorming aboutchanges related to the groups we havecoming for the next two or three sea-sons for a while now.

Weve begun our season exitmeetings with all our returning varsityplayers as well as with our sopho-mores, and so far the response hasbeen very positive to playing more ofa true up-tempo style.

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ChangesaheadMiddleton boys

basketball coachKevin Bavery (top)will have to rebuildhis roster next year. One of the key

cogs figures to beC.J. Fermanich(left), who playedvaluable minutesthis season as afreshman.

Prairie because of the past games,and we will all learn a lesson fromthat.

I dont really know why we hadsuch a slow start. I guess we justwerent all there together. Many play-ers were playing individually and notas a team, which really hurt us. All ofthe little things that have been hurtingus all season hurt us that game.

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

and stretched that to 17-8 by the endof the first quarter. Late in the firsthalf, Sun Prairies cushion was 27-12, and it held a 30-17 lead at thebreak.

You could feel our intensity was-nt the same as the night before, saidKind, whose team defeated MadisonEast, 71-40, in a regional semifinalFriday. It kind of shocked our girlsthat they came out and played so wellat the beginning. It was unexpected.

Most expected a Middleton come-back, and thats exactly what hap-pened in the third quarter.

Middleton went on a 17-5 run toopen the third quarter, and pulledwithin 35-34 after a Darby Raffelthree-pointer.

At halftime we talked about tak-ing things one step at a time and justplaying as a team, senior forwardLiz McMahon said. We knew wehad to dig deep to keep the seasongoing.

Just coming out in the third quar-ter and watching their lead disappearwas great. There was energy in thegym and we were pumped to be com-ing back, but we just got into too bigof a hole and it was tough to get outof it.

Sun Prairie didnt blink, though,and closed the quarter on a 5-0 run tograb a 40-34 lead.

Middleton hurt itself, too, withthree straight turnovers after it hadpulled within one.

When we started coming backour energy really picked up and Iactually thought we would take thelead, Jordee said. But with diggingourselves such a big hole, it was real-ly hard. We were almost there, butjust didnt have enough time I guess.

Sun Prairie kept Middleton at baymost of the fourth quarter. ButMiddleton scored four straight pointslate and closed within 50-47 with20.8 seconds left.

But Sun Prairie which shot 23-of-33 from the free throw line made clutch foul shots down thestretch and prevailed.

We dug ourselves a big hole andjust couldnt get out of it, Kind said.Everybodys asking, What hap-pened. What happened.

Im trying to remember the lasttime we didnt play well in tourna-ment. Its been a long time since wehavent played to our capabilities.

For the most part Middletonplayed to its capabilities all year.

One year after Middleton had itsstreak of six straight conference titlessnapped, it was back atop the league.The Cardinals had an 11-game win-ning streak from Dec. 27-Feb. 14.And Middleton won six in a rowearly in the year.

I agree that endings are the hard-est, and right now it really hurtsbecause of the expectations we had

for ourselves, McMahon said. Butwe have to look back at this season asa success, because it was.

We came together as a team, weimproved a ton from the beginning ofthe season, and we won the Big EightConference. We learned a lot andmade some lasting friendships.People say that a lot, but with thisteam its 100% true. The loss hurtsnow, but as we look back on the sea-son, I think everyone will appreciatethe memories weve made.

Kind agreed but admitted itwill take some time to get past thisloss.

I look at the preseason and wewere picked for fourth in the confer-ence, Kind said. So winning theleague again was a good accomplish-

ment. Im sad the seniors didnt get to

accomplish what they wanted. Buthopefully this is a good lesson for theyounger players that will be comingback. Middleton 71, Madison East 40

Junior forward Grace Douglasscored a game-high 15 points as theCardinals rolled in a regional semifi-nal last Friday. Junior guardElizabeth Norregaard added 12points, while junior post Cole Jordeehad 11 points and senior forward LizMcMahon scored 10.

Middleton raced to a 23-8 leadafter the first quarter and stretchedthat advantage to 38-16 by halftime.The Cardinals kept their foot on thegas in the third quarter and surged to

a 59-27 lead, then coasted home.

March 8WIAA Division 1 regional finalSun Prairie ........... 17 13 10 14 54Middleton ............ 8 9 17 15 49SUN PRAIRIE Conom 8, Hartnett 9,

Peterson 7, Hommerding 14, Huser 16. Totals 1423-33 54.MIDDLETON Norregaard 7, Raffel 5,

McMahon 4, Blair 1, Douglas 5, Jordee 10,Bunyan 1, Lemirande 15, Thomas 1. Totals 1515-23 49.Three-point goals SP 3 (Conom,

Peterson, Hommerding), M 4 (Lemirande 2,Raffel, Jordee). Total fouls SP 18, M 25.Fouled out Norregaard, Douglas, McMahon.

March 7WIAA Division 1 regional semifinalMiddleton 71, Madison East 40Madison East ........ 8 8 11 13 40Middleton ......... 23 15 21 12 71MADISON EAST Justice 10, Kruser 2,

Larson 15, Roll 8, White 5. Totals 17 5-14 40.MIDDLETON Bergum 4, Norregaard 12,

Raffel 2, McMahon 10, Blair 3, Douglas 15,Jordee 11, Bunyan 7, Lemirande 2, Thomas 2,Meinholz 2, Passini 1. Totals 25 19-28 71.Three-point goals ME 1 (White), M 2

(Bunyan, Norregaard). Total fouls ME 19, M16.

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The girls basketball season ended Saturday for Grace Douglas (right) and her Middleton teammates.

The 2014 campaign marks the firstyear that all four components of theMiddleton High School Ski &Snowboard race teams have qualifiedto compete at the Wisconsin StateChampionships in La Crosse.

The girls ski team had a big year,finishing third at conference. JuniorClare Grimm, a team captain, andfreshman Olivia Krigbaum bothearned all-conference honors.

This also marked the first timesince becoming a varsity sport that thegirls team has represented Middletonat state, and the Cardinals finished15th overall.

The competition was held Feb. 15-17, and Krigbaum finished in 24thplace out of 140 competitors. JuniorTia Rashke finished in 71st place, jun-ior Sydney Goeden was 93rd andGrimm was 105th . Other team mem-bers who contributed to Middletonssuccess include team captain LiddyWhritenour, Ashley Stahnke, RileyKuehn and Grace Gerrard.

After finishing as conferencechampions for the second year in arow, Middletons boys ski team fin-ished sixth at state.

The Cardinals came out of thegates strong and finished in fifth placein the Giant Slalom. Sophomore JackRonnie led the Cardinals with a timeof 27.85 and a top-20 finish, followedby fellow junior Roger Waleffe, andseniors Peter Carey and BrettAndersen.

The Slalom and Super G races onday two of the competition had theadded challenges of snowfall, visibili-ty and winds changing throughout theday.

When it was over, Andersen fin-ished in 36th place individually, Careywas 47th, Waleffe was 53rd, Ronniewas 92nd and Mitchell Oswald was97th.

Other team point contributorsthroughout the season were juniorEric Bentz and freshman EricAndersen.

Middletons girls snowboard teamjoined forces with another high schoolthis year, and consisted of MeggieAcker and Kaitlin Hanrahan. Theyhad a terrific season and finished insecond place in the SouthernConference.

Both Acker and Hanrahan finishedin the top-10 for the season, andadvanced to the state championshipsin La Crosse. Acker placed eighth forthe combined giant slalom and board-ercross races, while Hanrahan finishedin 18th place out of 40 female board-ers.

Middletons boys snowboard teamhad a strong showing, as well, andbeat out rival Waunakee for first place

in the Southern Conference. BoardersSam Anderson, Scott Fabbri andMaxwell Lawrence all finished in thetop 10 out of 65 boarders).

Fabbri, who was a team captain,along with Lawrence, CampbellEsbeck, A.J. Johnson, captain ConnorKrantz , captain Nate Ripp andAnderson capped off the successfulseason by advancing to the statechampionships. Fabbri wasMiddletons top male snowboarder atstate, taking 15th in the combinedgiant slalom and boardercross events,while Lawrence placed 24th out of 62boarders.

Middleton was led by head coachLibby Strommen, snowboard coachJonnie Diederich, and newly added skicoach Robbie Strommen.

Middleton LadiesMarch 4

Jeanne Schrenk 580, Rosemary Lange 534,Theresa Meisel 534, Frayne Born 532, PattiLarson 530, Janie Lange 511, Melissa Carlson492, Mary Moody 481, Shelly Grinnell 478,Kristie Stapleton 474, Verelene Morris 465,Sharon Koski 455.

Feb. 25Theresa Meisel 608, Frayne Born 568, Mary

Lindquist 558, Cindy Hall 544, Jane Resudek541, Janie Lange 531, Jeanne Schrenk 529, MaryMoody 527, Nancy Hellenbrand 525, RosemaryLange 482, Verelene Morris 470, DonnaCushman 470, Kristie Stapleton 469.

Feb. 18Jeanne Schrenk 574, Frayne Born 546, Jane

Resudek 545, Janie Lange 489, Melissa Carlson488, Cindy Hall 484, Lyn Passini 484, DonnaCushman 473, Janice Williams 470, TheresaMeisel 452.

Sunday NeighborsMarch 9

Kelly Capener 679 (245-237), Paul Hughes627 (225-224), Marty Meinholz 578 (208-203),Kari Capener 576 (211), Greg Fritz 571, JimSalzman 563, Steve Holznagel 558, JimCampbell 557, Tony Ziegler 553 (203), DonAcker 533 (212), Dennis Masaki 530, CherylHitchins 527, Cindy Hall 523 (208), Jeff Ballweg516, Sharon Rindy 515, Mark Misenheimer 502,Gus Schlieckau 502, Dee Lunda 489, VanaSmith-Steffen 485, Janet Meinholz 484, MavisSeverson 483, Linda Schenk 470, Elaine Ziegler465, Sue Fritz 452.

Feb. 23Jim Salzman 696 (206-244-246), Kelly

Capener 667 (215-226-226), Paul Hughes 630(225-214), Marty Meinholz 593 (202), Greg Fritz571 (201), Dennis Masaki 568 (200), Mike Kezer567 (200), Gus Schlieckau 559 (211), TonyZiegler 558 (215), Kari Capener 552 (224), DonAcker 543, Mitch Smith 542 (22