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VOL. 121, NO. 31 THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 2013 SINGLE COPY PRICE: $1.25
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Mustard Day
returns
Times-Tribune photo
Above, Mustard Museum curator Barry Levenson shared a laugh
with a customer during last years National Mustard Day celebration.
Inside this issue:Local: Business: Sports:
MCPASD avoids millions
in energy costs. Page 5Pool cue company moves
headquarters. Page 13Former MHS star had tumor
removed. Page 14
Dining Guide . . . . . . 10-11
Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Saturday will mark the 22nd an-nual National Mustard Day. The
festivities, which will take place indowntown Middleton at the inter-
section of Hubbard Avenue and Par-menter Street, will run from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m.This years event will raise funds
for the non-profit portion of the Na-tional Mustard Museum and Mid-
dleton-Cross Plains AmericanLegion Post 245.
[F]olks should come out andplay the mustard games, eat a hot
dog theyre free but donations aresuggested - try Culvers frozen mus-
tard custard with salted caramel rip-ple, get a temporary tattoo and
more, said Patti Levenson, AKAMrs. Mustard.
Boulders Climbing Gym is bring-
ing a portable rock wall and will becontributing back to the fundraisingpot, as will Culvers and the sausage
company Klements.Levenson said condiment fans
will also have the opportunity tomeet mustard makers and taste their
specialties in the Mustard Market-Place.
The Oscar Meyer Wienermobilewill return as well, and people can
form teams and compete by postingphotos of themselves with the vehi-
cle via Instagram and Twitter, usingthe hashtag #BornToBun.
We want to thank the City ofMiddleton, Middleton Parks & Pub-
lic Lands, the Middleton TourismCommission along with the down-
town and other neighboring busi-nesses for their tremendous support
and assistance in producing our bigyellow day, said Levenson. Of
course, we couldnt do any of thiswithout our dedicated staff and the
many, many volunteers who workon National Mustard Day.
Kerl-Endres-Brannon AmericanLegion Post 245 serves the Cross
Plains and Middleton communities.Together with veterans, auxiliaries
and Sons of the American Legion,the group works to preserve the
memories of wars and conflicts.The post is currently working to
make sure its facilities are accessi-ble for everyone who uses them.
Saturdays proceeds will go towardthe purchase an elevator that would
allow aging and wounded veteransto more easily access the clubhouse.
Middleton Hills
development plan
ignites controversy
The headline could easily be from a
decade ago. But this time it is a pro-posal to build an apartment complex,
not a grocery store, that has incited res-idents in the wealthy new urban en-
clave.The controversy could end before it
even begins if the Middleton CommonCouncil approves a resolution on Tues-
day night that would effectively block
Yahara Builders plan to construct a 35-unit apartment building on the cornerof Frank Lloyd Wright Avenue and
Glacier Ridge Road.But while the districts former rep-
resentative on the common council au-
thored the resolution, which would re-iterate an existing deed restriction that
limits development of the lot to civicpurposes, Middleton Hills current rep-
resentative, Ald. Susan West, who isalso the council president, said she
would like the see the proposal offi-cially unveiled before shutting the
door. West said her belief that the pro-posal, which has not yet been officially
brought before elected officials, shouldgo through the traditional process is not
indicative of support for the apart-ments, however.
Andy Lewis, who represented Dis-trict 6 on the council before West, and
who lives next to the proposed devel-opment, countered that Yahara
Builders plan flies in the face of Mid-
dleton Hills new urbanist philosophy.Lewis wrote the resolution that will be
introduced by Ald. Hans Hilbert (Dist.7) next week.
Lewis said allowing the land to be-come an apartment complex, even if
the building contains a room for somekind of public purpose, doesnt come
close to meeting the civic use require-ment contained in the current deed re-
striction.I was on the council when this deed
restriction was written, said Lewis,and the specific intent was to keep this
kind of thing from happening.I think they should be embarrassed
by what theyre proposing, Lewis
Photo contributed
A proposal to build a 35-unit apartment complex in Middleton Hills hasnt gone before the city council yet, but ithas already prompted a backlash by some people in the neighborhood.
District will outsource
for substitute teachers
At the July 22 Middleton-Cross
Plains Area School Board meeting, su-
perintendent Don Johnson shared the
districts decision to outsource for its
substitute teachers.
The district is turning to Teachers on
Call, a Minnesota-based company with
an office in Madison. This means the
district will no longer employ substi-
tute teachers directly.
Johnson indicated the change would
be revenue neutral in the short-term,with long-term potential savings. He
said he believes the change will be ben-
eficial to the district staff, teachers and
substitute teachers.
When asked about Johnsons rev-
enue neutral statement, Tabatha Gun-
drum, director of employee services,
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Times-Tribune photos by Matt Geiger
Interns buoy green groupGrowing Food and Sustainability, the environmental group founded by Middletons Gabrielle and Natalie Hina-
hara, is getting a boost this year from many hardworking interns from the University of Wisconsin, including RitaChen, at right, seen here working in the garden at Clark Street Community School two weeks ago. Natalie Hinaharais pictured above, working alongside interns in the same garden.
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On an end-of-school-year day at
Middleton High School, when seniorstraditionally wear a t-shirt trumpeting
their next step, Val Doebley wore ashirt simply stating GAP. She is one
of several recent MHS grads whowont be attending college, joining the
military, or finding a job this fall. In-stead, theyre doing something com-
mon to Europeans their age: taking agap year.
Doebley, 18, said when she firstheard two years ago about hiking the
Appalachian Trail in its entirety, calleda thru-hike, she was hooked. For her,
the question was when, not if. Takinga gap year seemed the best solution,
she said.According to Doebley, the challeng-
ing thru-hike takes about six months.Last summer she practice hiked forty
miles on the trail, whetting her appetite
to finish the whole 2,180 miles. Shewas attracted to the can-do simplelifestyle, carrying everything she
needed on her back, and looks forwardto trying something extremely differ-
ent, she said.[Last year] helped me feel confi-
dent Im making the right decision intaking a gap year, Doebley stated.
To prepare for the trip, this fall sheplans to attend a two-month Outward
Bound program in Utah that will allowher to be certified as a Wilderness First
Responder. She currently holds certifi-cation in Wilderness First Aid. Then
shell work to earn money before start-ing her trek in March.
I think having this certification
would give me (and my parents andfriends) a little more peace of mindwhile Im on the Appalachian Trail,
Doebley concluded.Indeed, her mother, Korise Rasmus-
son, said people react one of two wayswhen they hear of her daughters
daunting plan. Either wistfully, wishingtheyd done something similar while
young, or And youre ok with this?She thinks about it every day and
has been preparing for over a year,Rasmusson said, adding that although
shes worried, she can rely uponDoebleys extensive backpacking ex-
perience, research of the plan, mile-by-mile guide, and meetings with those
who have accomplished the feat.Shes young and healthy, enthusi-
astic and smart, and ready to challenge
herself in a less academic way, Ras-musson concluded. I cant help but
think that the experience will give herdirection and academic motivation
once she returns.Doebley agrees. She figures there
will be plenty of time for thinking
while shes on the trail, and expects togain knowledge about herself to aid herin focusing her college studies. She
plans to be finished in time to attendColorado State University fall of 2014,
she said.
CHILE AND FRANCE,AMERICORPS,
AND KENYA
For three other young women, theattraction of a gap year includes service
projects, both here and abroad.Katerina Stephan, 18, joked that
shes relabeled her gap year a leapyear. One of her goals is to become
proficient in another language, her
third. For two summers, Stephan spentseveral weeks in France with the MHSmini-exchange program, and called
those experiences incredibly eye-opening. She credits them with
piquing her interest in pursuing a gapyear.
During her senior year, MHS guid-ance counselor, Marcela Smith gave
her information on over 100 ways tospend a gap year, she said. With the
help of MHS staff, she customized her2013-2014 year to fulfill her multiple
goals. She plans to explore sustainablefarming, hopefully in France the
spring of 2014, she said, before attend-ing Northeastern University in Boston
next fall.But this fall, shell start in South
America. Stephan will be living inChile with a host family for one semes-
ter, in a program with Council on In-ternational Educational Exchange
(CIEE). Doing so will enable her to ac-complish two more of her goals: travel
and exploring the field of education.(CIEE) gap years are centered
around service learning and culturalimmersion, she explained. Besides
learning Spanish, shell be involved inseveral projects, including teaching
English. The component of servicelearning drew her to the CIEE pro-
grams, she said, and shes looking for-ward to community work such as
gardening, cooking at a youth shelter,
THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 2013 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 3
Young women seek out adventureby KaThEriNE PErrETh
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Photo by Korise Rasmusson
Val Doebley on the Appalachian Trail summer of 2012.
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Times-Tribune photos by Matt Geiger
Charter school
prepares for year 2Staff at Clark Street Community School, the Middleton-Cross Plains Area
School Districts charter institution, have been hard at work this summerwith a group of parents, students and community members to plan for thecoming year, which will be the schools second. The collaborative planningprocess is an example of one of Clark Streets core principles: that learningshould be self-directed with close supervision and support from educatorsand advisors, and that students have voice and choice and help shape theirschool environment and the ways in which they learn. There are still a fewopen spaces for the coming school year at Clark Street. Interested studentsand families can visit www.clarkstreetcommunityschool.com to learn moreand fill out an application.
Clockwise from top left: Student Emilie Zens speaks with teachers; teacherVicki Shaffer and student Emily Thorson crack up while planning for thecoming year; student Luke Laufenberg and teachers Debi Dennis and MaryLee McKenzie work together.
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Neal Bickler, the Middleton-Cross
Plains Area School Districts energy
manager, shared results of the Utility
Cost Avoidance program with the dis-
trict board of education July 22.
This program is a personnel-based
energy savings initiative that includes
such actions as organized planned
power shutdowns of lights, HVAC
equipment, and computers on non-use
hours and days (e.g. evenings, week-
ends, breaks).
Bickler estimates these efforts have
saved the district $2.4 million in cost
avoidance during the nine-year period
in which the district spent $10,040,476on energy-related utilities.
Bickler indicated he had been edu-
cating new teachers about the program
through the districts new teacher ori-
entation program at a rate of about 60
teachers per year since its inception, so
there are now approximately 500
teachers who have gone through the
energy savings orientation. He hopes
to integrate sustainability into the cur-
riculum and get more students in-
volved in saving energy.
Bickler also shared that geothermal
systems will be used to heat/cool two
schools in the district. He said these
systems wont require the use of back-
up boilers.
Assistant superintendent Tom
Wohlleber applauded these achieve-
ments and noted that this allows thedistrict to spend more on instruction
and other priorities instead of power.
Wohlleber also thanked the school
board for their support of the program
and remarked that unless there is re-
source such as Bickler dedicated to this
effort, the cost savings potential wont
be realized.
The July 22 meeting began with
board recognition of MHS state soccer
team participants who attended the
meeting. It also included discussions
of a teacher and principal evaluation
pilot, the districts decision to out-
source their substitute teacher program
(see related article), and school enroll-
ment projection updates.
Superintendent Don Johnson de-
scribed the districts upcoming partici-
pation in the pilot of the Wisconsin
Educator Effectiveness Program, a
comprehensive evaluation system for
teachers and principals. The Wiscon-
sin Educator Effectiveness program
was commissioned by the Wisconsin
Department of Instruction (DPI) and its
use is legislated by Wisconsin Act 166
in 2011.
The district was chosen as one of the
2013 pilot sites for the program, which
will be implemented statewide in 2014.
According to the Educator Effec-
tiveness website (http://ee.dpi.wi.gov),
The Wisconsin Educator Effective-ness (EE) System is a comprehensive,
performance-based evaluation system
for teachers and principals using mul-
tiple measures across two main areas:
professional practice and student out-
comes.
The stated purpose of the system is
to provide fair, valid, and reliable
evaluation models statewide for teach-
ers and principals that support contin-
uous improvement of professional
practice resulting in improved student
learning.
The various components of this pro-
gram as well as the general process that
will be used in the pilot were described
THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 2013 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 5
CHURCH NOTES
Times-Tribune photos by Matt Geiger
State lawmakervisits Little Gym
The scene at The Little Gym in Middleton last weekwas pretty typical. Kids between the ages of fourmonths and 12 years old were running, jumping andtumbling in a fun, structured environment designedto build self confidence and healthy lifestyles. Exceptthat one of the people lined up to jump on an inflatableair track wasnt a kid; she was Middleton resident Di-anne Hesselbein, a Democratic member of the Wiscon-sin State Assembly.
Hesselbein spent time there as part of an ongoingtour of businesses in her district. Located at 1920Cayuga St., The Little Gym is a learning and physicaldevelopment center where progressively structured
classes and a positive learning environment create op-portunities for children to try new things and buildself confidence through a range of programs includingparent/child classes, gymnastics, karate, dance andsports skills development. In addition to the classes,The Little Gym of Middleton hosts camps, ParentsSurvival Nights and birthday parties. The business isowned by Bob and Cindy Joers, pictured at rightspeaking with Hesselbein during her visit.
It is helpful to me as State Representative to visitand learn from district employers and employeesabout how best to help them contribute to our localeconomy, Hesselbein said. I also enjoy learningabout the different options available to our commu-nity.
After her visit, Hesselbein added that perhaps em-battled state lawmakers could learn something fromthe fun, constructive atmosphere she encountered at
The Little Gym. Wouldnt it be great if we did thingsa little more like that? she chuckled.
School district has
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continued.Middleton Hills is no stranger tocontroversial developments. The
Copps grocery store there was once atthe center of a bitter dispute that di-
vided many in the community.Once again, some people feel the de-
velopment being proposed runs con-trary to the philosophy that was
supposed to make the Middleton Hillsneighborhood unique.
New urbanism was pushed by devel-opers as an antidote to the car-depen-
dent, segregated development that tookplace throughout much of the county
over the past century. Proponents ofnew urbanism say neighborhoods
should be diverse in use and popula-tion, that communities should be de-
signed for the pedestrians and transitusers as well as the car, and cities and
towns should be shaped by physicallydefined and universally accessible pub-
lic spaces and community institutions.According to the same principles,
places should be framed by architec-ture and landscape design that cele-
brate local history, climate, ecologyand building practices.
Lewis said Middleton Hills, whichwas once touted as a poster child for
the new urbanism movement, is stray-ing from that mission.
Honestly, Middleton Hills has beenlittle more than a seller of lots in recentyears, he said. Its not just a neigh-
borhood issue either, because this issupposed to be used for a civic purpose
in other words i t is supposed to besomething that is open and accessible
for everyone. This is a city issue.Lewis said the question isnt of
whether the proposed apartments arewell designed. Its about a deed re-
striction and the vision and intent of theneighborhood, he said.
He called the resolution a legal wayto remind future councils of the [deed
restrictions] intent.Lewis was also critical of Wests re-
fusal to introduce the resolution her-self.
West countered that she will votewith her constituents on the develop-
ment proposal which could meanshell vote against the apartments - but
she added that shed like to see thematter go through the traditional mu-
nicipal review process first.Im not comfortable with this reso-
lution because I want the city to reviewthe proposal, and discuss it, and I want
everyone to have a say, she said. Ivepromised to vote with my constituents
on this.West also disagreed with the asser-
tion that Middleton Hills has strayedfrom its guiding principles. A neigh-borhood is made up of the people in it,
and the people in this neighborhoodmake it a success in my eyes, she
stated.The resolution that will go before
the common council cites the originalGeneral Implementation Plan (GIP) for
Middleton Hills at length. The plan-ning document indicates that the civic
quality of the neighborhood will beequally as important as the residential
and commercial uses. The GIP alsosays [t]here will be a strongly defined
linkage between civic sites such as theproposed school site [which never
came to fruition] and the surroundingneighborhoods, or the undetermined
civic site and the proposed wetlandseducational center [which also has not
been developed].But West also cited the GIP, which
goes on to say: Although the specificcivic programs have not been defined,
the sites will be maintained as civicspaces until the appropriate uses are
determined.Hilberts resolution claims that the
developer has already converted 89percent of the land originally intended
for civic use into residential develop-ment. West disagrees with the figure,
but both sides concur that some of thelots that were initially slated for publicuse eventually became private devel-
opments.Lot No. 326 was originally to help
fulfill the civic vision of the MiddletonHills GIP, but that land was instead de-
veloped residentially. As a condition ofthe change in use of civic lot 326, the
Middleton Common Council requireda deed restriction be placed on the re-
maining two small civic lots in Middle-ton Hills to prevent the developer from
repeating the conversation of civicspaces to other uses.
Middleton Hills consists of approx-imately 400 single-family homes,
townhouses, apartments and live/workunits, as well as a cluster of businesses.
It was designed and master plannedby Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-
Zyberk (DPZ), internationally knownarchitects and community planners.
The founder of Middleton Hills, Mar-shall Erdman, claimed the community
would help achieve the goals of newurbanism.
Hilberts resolution goes on to statethat the developer has not fulfilled
their obligation of providing civic usesto the neighborhood or city and
has indicated that they are now inter-ested in selling lot 80 to another devel-
oper who wishes to develop the site as
something other than as a civic use asoutlined in the existing deed restric-tion.
In a letter mailed to Middleton Hillsresidents in July, Robin Gates, Presi-
dent of the Middleton Hills Neighbor-hood Association, called for citizen
input on the plan. The letter said Ya-hara Builders will hold a community
meeting in late August to explain thedetails of its proposal, answer ques-
tions, and get community input. Themeeting is slated to occur before Ya-
hara submits a formal proposal to thecity.
The outcome of Tuesday nights
common council meeting could alter
those plans.
Even without passage of the resolu-tion, developing lot 80 would requires
Yahara Builders to follow the normal
review and approval processes re-
quired by the City of Middleton. The
apartment project would require get-
ting the Middleton Common Council
to amend the deed for lot 80. The deed
presently restricts site use to civic pur-
poses such as a church, school, or com-
munity building.
The neighborhood association plans
to survey its membership on its support
or opposition to the development.
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DEVELOPMENT continued from page 1
Monday, July 22
8:10 a.m. - Property damage, 6300
block of Lakeview Park
10:36 a.m. - Fraud, 6700 block of
Spring Grove Ct.
2:02 p.m. - Domestic disturbance,
3400 block of Webber Rd.
2:12 p.m. - Animal bite, 1300 block
of N. High Point Rd.
2:15 p.m. - Theft, 6200 block of
Elmwood Ave.
3:32 p.m. - Theft, 6200 block of
Elmwood Ave.
7:37 p.m. - Fraud, 6700 block of
Century Ave.
Tuesday, July 23
9:14 a.m. - Weapon violation, 6100
block of Century Ave.
11:02 a.m. - Weapon violation, 6100
block of Century Ave.
3:13 p.m. - Theft, 6800 block of
Century Ave.
Wednesday, July 24
7:42 a.m. - Burglary, 6400 block of
University Ave.
12:52 p.m. - Burglary, 3500 block of
Salerno Ct.
6:52 p.m. - Theft, 3500 block of
Salerno Ct.
Thursday, July 25
4:35 a.m. - Property damage, 7500
block of Graber Rd.
8:30 p.m. - Animal bite, 2800 block
of Pleasant View Rd.
Friday, July 26
2:51 p.m. - Accident, 8300 block of
Greenway Blvd.
7:13 p.m. - Domestic disturbance,
1700 block of Middleton St.
Saturday, July 27
12:08 a.m. - Domestic disturbance,
1700 block of N. High Point Rd.
4:56 p.m. - Property damage, 5800
block of Baskerville Walk.
6:01 p.m. - Accident, Airport Rd. &
Deming Way.
6:26 p.m. - Fraud, 1200 block of
Sweeney Dr.
Sunday, July 28
11:35 a.m. - Property damage, 6700
block of Franklin Ave.
5:36 p.m. - Sexual assault, 7300
block of Donna Dr.
8:35 p.m. - Theft, 1800 block of Par-
menter St.
8:47 p.m. - Theft, 1500 block of
Middleton St.
11:06 p.m. - Domestic disturbance,
5400 block of Mathews Rd.
POLICE BEAT
Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger
Sign on city building door
shows a different perspectiveon concealed carry debate
Most City of Middleton buildings display signage instructing peoplewho enter that weapons are not allowed. They were put up at the behestof the city council after the state began allowing concealed carry. Thesign above, which was photographed on the inside of the door to thecitys current public works department headquarters, shows a differenttake on the issue.
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explained there would be a slight in-
crease of approximately $40,000 in the
approximately $1.1 million substitute
teacher budget this year, but that the
district would offset that additional
cost by not increasing clerical staff as
was planned before the change was
made.
Gundrum said considerations other
than cost savings were behind the
change. She said the three key reasons
are an IRS ruling on retiree eligibility;
Affordable Care Act cost implications;
and improved efficiencies to districtstaff.
According to Gundrum, the IRS is-
sued a new rule interpretation that im-
pacted the districts ability to hire
recently retired teachers. The district
concluded that complying with the IRS
rule interpretation would prevent them
hiring teachers who had retired within
the past three years as substitute teach-
ers because these individuals would
also be receiving a stipend from the
district, which is not allowed under the
new interpretation of the ruling.
Recent teacher retirees frequently
work as substitute teachers and are
considered very valuable resources for
the schools, so the district wanted to
find a way around this. By working di-rectly for Teachers on Call instead of
the district, recent retirees are eligible
to work as substitutes immediately.
Gundrum said the upcoming rollout
of The Affordable Care Act (ACA)
would have impacted substitute teacher
benefit eligibility to the district. Per
ACA eligibility rules, ten substitute
teachers would have qualified to re-
ceive district health benefits and 20
others were close to eligible, based on
their hours worked last year.
If a change to Teachers on Call were
not made, this benefit eligibility
change would potentially have cost the
district upwards of $200,000 per
year. As an employer, Teachers on Call
must also follow the guidelines of the
Affordable Care Act, but they employ
teachers on an annual basis instead ofa school year basis, which changes the
eligibility formula.
The third reason offered by Gun-
drum for the change was that the dis-
trict would enjoy staffing efficiencies
by having Teachers on Call run the dis-
tricts substitute teacher
program. Gundrum said other districts
reported using approximately 90 per-
cent less time managing the substitute
teacher program after transitioning to
Teachers on Call. Outsourcing frees up
district employees to do other
work. Gundum also indicated that dis-
tricts that used Teachers on Call en-
joyed close to 100 percent placement
of substitutes, which is considerably
better than the district was able toachieve.
She indicated this was due to Teach-
ers on Calls ongoing recruitment of
substitute teachers beyond what the
district is able to do and the fact that
Teachers on Calls substitute teachers
can work in several school districts.
Chris Bauman, Middleton Teachers
Union President, indicated she had
only recently been made aware of the
change, but that did not surprise her
since the Middleton Teachers Union
does not represent substitute teach-
ers. She did, however, share that teach-ers that planned to retire at the end of
last year and who had recently retired
were concerned about the rule interpre-
tation that would have prevented them
from being employed by the district.
Bauman indicated, If using this
third party vendor allows for those in-
dividuals to sub, that is a benefit to not
only them, but to the current teachers.
According to Gundrum, essentially
every teacher who substituted for the
district last year is pre-approved to be
hired by Teachers on Call. Each indi-
vidual would still need to complete a
comprehensive employment applica-
tion and clear background checks, but
they would not need to be interviewed
or evaluated for hire as would typicallybe done.
The districts substitute teachers
compensation rate will be the same this
year as last year and the district would
set the compensation rate in the future
as well.
Gundrum indicated there were sev-
eral benefits for substitute teachers
from this arrangement, including:
weekly instead of bi-weekly pay; ben-
efit and IRA eligibility; and more cus-
tomized substitute specific job
training. She also indicated substitute
teachers would be paid in full or half-
day increments instead of hourly asthey were by the district, which could
result in their receiving more compen-
sation for partial days than they would
have earned if the district paid them.
The process for existing teachers re-
questing a substitute teacher would be
largely unchanged. The transition in-
cludes a change in technology from a
CRS to an AESOP system but the user
interface for requesting a substitute
teacher is essentially the same.
A few former district substitute
teachers have expressed concerns
about needing to complete a compre-
hensive application and/or needing to
interface with new technology used by
Teachers on Call. However, Gundrum
has talked with several other districts
who use Teachers no Call and believes
the overall transition to the new system
will go smoothly.
The district staff is currently work-
ing to allow substitute teachers with
Teachers on Call to access the districtsteaching platforms as guest users in-
stead of employees, and is confident
they will have this change made by the
time school starts in the fall. Those in-
terested in applying to be substitute
teachers or in learning more about
teachers can go to www.teacherson-
call.com.
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EMS cost shift troubles Westport
Waunakee Area Emergency MedicalServices (WAEMS) is currently em-
broiled in the middle of a quickly-es-calating political battle between Dane
County and the municipalities it coversover the insurance costs of its ambu-
lance vehicles and volunteers.
WAEMS is a volunteer EMS thatprovides ambulance and emergency
medical services to the towns of Dane,Springfield, Vienna, and Westport in
addition to the Villages of Dane and
Waunakee. It is an entirely volunteerEMS, and is currently comprised of ap-proximately 60 trained volunteers.
Until recent developments, Dane
County assisted the WAEMS with its
general liability, auto liability, andworkers compensation insurance
costs, after signing a contract with theWAEMS in November of 2007.
The Village of Waunakee received a
notice of termination and intent toenter into a revised IGA as of the endof the year, signed by county executive
Joseph Parisi, late in June of this year.
This termination and intended cost-
transfer has caused heated discussionat town and village boards throughout
the area. My question is, com-mented Tom Wilson, town attorney and
administrator for Westport, how can
the county executive terminate a con-tract that was entered into by thecounty board without the authority of
the county board to do it?
The July 14 Westport Town Board
meeting was heavily focused on theissue, and while discussion on political
strategies and legalities of preventingtermination was fervent, the board took
no official action on the subject.
I would prefer to do this peacefullyand amicably, concluded Westporttown chairman John Van Dinter. But
I do love a fight.
by MiKE DrEw
Times-Tribune
4-H club delivers cookie jars to MOMThe Cross Plains Wondermakers 4-
H club is helping out in the community
once again.The club was awarded grant money
at the beginning of the year to pay forfilling jars with cookie ingredients.
With the $250 they received, they were
able to purchase 108 cookie jars, andall the ingredients for chocolate chip
cookies. The members formed an as-sembly line and each member walked
through, filling each jar with all of thenecessary ingredients.
Attached to each jar was the recipe,
along with a 4-H clover sticker on thetop of the jar. All the jars were deliv-
ered to the Middleton Outreach Min-istry Food Pantry at the end of the
week.Club president Sara Griswold, who
organized the project, was shocked to
hear from one of the directors of thefood pantry that all the jars would be
off the shelves by the next day.Anyone interested in joining the
Wondermakers can come to a meeting,The club meets on the first Tuesday of
every month.
We always welcome new members,
but enrollments for the new year arent
turned in until September, said Gris-
wold. Hope to see everyone at the
fairs this summer!
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The county and Mounds Pet Food
Warehouse are teaming up once again
to help provide care for the animals
that call Henry Vilas Zoo home, DaneCounty Executive Joe Parisi an-
nounced Monday.
Back in May, Mounds Pet Food
Warehouse staff and customers at all
five store locations raised $20,000 for
the Henry Vilas Zoos Animal Welfare
Fund. The donation will be used to
purchase new toys and enrichment ma-
terials to keep the zoos animals happy
and healthy.
The overwhelming community
support we receive for the countys zoo
has helped keep it one of the best zoos
in the nation, said Parisi. With the
continued support of great partners like
Mounds Pet Food Warehouse we are
providing free fun for families acrossthe region, and a great home for our an-
imal friends.
During the promotion, Mounds
stores held a competition between em-
ployees, complete with displays unique
to each store. Mounds Middleton
raised the most donations, and as a re-
sult of that hard work, will go on a be-
hind the scenes tour of Henry Vilas
Zoo.
The Henry Vilas Zoo has been
working with Mounds for several
years, collecting donated pet products
that zoo staff uses to enhance the lives
of the zoos residents. The first
fundraising contest was in 2011 and re-sulted in a generous donation of
$18,000 for the countys zoo.
Mounds is always overwhelmed by
the support and generosity of the com-
munity, said Heather Sullivan,
Mounds marketing manager. It gives
us a great sense of pride that we are
part of a community that is always so
willing to give back to animals in
need.
Zookeeper and enrichment coordi-
nator Jennifer Zuehlke spoke about the
Henry Vilas Zoos important relation-
ship with Mounds, As a free zoo, we
rely so much on the communitys sup-
port to keep our animals healthy both
physically and mentally. These dona-tions, and our continuing partnership
with Mounds, is an incredible gift for
us.
Although this fundraising event is
over, people can still purchase and do-
nate animal toys and supplies or gift
cards to the zoo through the Madison
area Mounds stores. You can also do-
nate directly to the zoos Animal Wel-
fare Fund by visiting
www.vilaszoo.org.
The Henry Vilas Zoo is one of only
ten free zoos in the entire country, and
at the meeting.
Chris Bauman, Middleton Teachers
Union president, indicated the MEA
had agreed to participate in the pilot as
part of their contract negotiations and
will also be participating in a joint
committee that will be working on the
pilot implementation throughout the
school year.
I think that there are concerns any-
time anything new is implemented be-
cause we just dont know what all of
the ramifications and/or pitfalls will
be, said Bauman. We hope to work
in partnership with the district admin-istration so that this new evaluation
system works to benefit both teachers
and our students,
Assistant superintendent George
Mavroulis said current total district stu-
dent enrollment projections are 107
more than this time a year ago. North-
side, Sunset Ridge, and Kromrey were
the most under their projections, while
the high school and Kromrey were the
largest over their projections. The dis-
trict will continue to monitor projec-
tions carefully to insure staffing
resources are allocated where they are
most needed.
Marvoulis also presented enrollment
projections for the Clark Street Com-munity School, which is near its capac-
ity but has a disproportionately large
senior class. He said the projected en-
rollments for grades 9-11 are likely
lower because they havent actively re-
cruited middle school students. Given
they are near capacity this year, this
isnt viewed as an issue, but he believes
they will likely need to provide some
ongoing education so that the program
is better understood by middle school
students, parents and staff.
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Flight
RiskMy wife and I were recently on an
airplane that experience hydraulic fail-ure 30,000 feet above the icy North At-
lantic Ocean. It wasnt even the mostterrifying ride I took that day.
It all started when, more than threehours into our flight from Chicago to
Ireland, where we planned to begin ourvacation, the pilot got on the intercom.
Uuuggh, I hope youre all settlingin nicely, he said. It appears some of
our hydraulics arent working and thisaircraft isnt fit to take across the At-
lantic. Were going to have to turnaround and take you back to Chicago.
Then, to our dismay, the little digitalpicture of an airplane that had been
tracking our progress on all the cabinstiny screens pulled an actual, slightly
illegal looking U-turn.Oh, by the way, the captain added.
This plane has, like, a million backupsystems, so theres nothing to worry
about.A lack of attention to detail is okay
in many professions. In an abstract
painter, for instance, or a community
newspaper editor.Yet I find it troubling in an airline
pilot. I kept waiting for him to get backon the speaker and add: Seriously.
Dont worry. Were, like, a millionmiles above the ground.
I also didnt understand why plum-meting many miles into the ocean
would be any worse than falling to ourdeaths in, say, Buffalo, New York, on
our way back to Chicago. While theformer would certainly be cold, wet,
and scary, the latter would combine theunfathomable horror of nonexistence
with a trip to Buffalo, which is onlymarginally better.
For the next three hours, somethingbeneath us something cold, metal and
broken made a perpetual screechingsound.
As we approached OHair Interna-tional Airport, our trusty captains
voice returned. Okay everyone,theyve set aside the longest runway
for us, he said, his voice crackling likethat of a radio personality from the
1920s. Its a thousand miles long.I looked out the window and saw a
tarmac teaming with flashing lights.Police were there to keep the peace
while medics hauled away our corpsesand firefighters put out the fiery wreck-
age of the plane, I reasoned.Death will come whenever it
chooses and you generally dont have
much say in the matter. (Its a lot likeyour local newspaper that way.) But to
spend my last six hours of life sittingin a chair designed for a person 80
pounds lighter than me, digesting a ter-rible meal that was produced in a
kitchen run by sadists, would be a ter-
rible end to what had been a prettygood life.
I wont even talk about the in-flight
movie, except to say that Billy Crys-tals Botox-infused face is not the last
thing I want to see before I leave thisearth.
As you probably guessed due to thefact that I was able to write this col-
umn, we landed uneventfully to thesound of hearty clapping. We were
then towed to the gate, which was noteven close to being a thousand miles
away.Inside the airport at 4 a.m., we
learned we would have to book a newflight and try again in several hours.
The thing that kept me going thething to which I clung with mad desire
was my indignation. Until it wasstolen by a large Indian family sitting
on the floor to my right. And by ayoung American woman to my left.
You see, I was travelling to Irelandin order to drink slightly blacker beer
in a slightly greener setting.I was supposed to be in a pub in
Dublin by now! I grumbled to mywife. This is the worst day of my life.
The family to my right glanced up,the father replying: We are supposed
to be attending my sisters wedding,but it appears we wont make the con-
necting flight. In his arms he cradleda tiny baby that was bawling in the
same manner I was.Im going to miss my connection
too, said the young women to my left.And Im supposed to be building an
orphanage in Ghana tomorrow.
Great, I thought. Now I couldnteven complain without sounding petu-
lant. After all, my problems were de-cidedly of the First World variety
essentially issues of discomfort.My wife and I headed to a hotel on
the other side of the city. There, we re-
laxed by glaring at (but definitely nottouching) some kind of ash tray/bedamalgamation in our room. Then we
ate an alleged continental breakfast,which had been flown in from the little
known continent of Starchica, which ispopulated entirely by melancholy,
slightly lethargic people.Then we decided to head back to the
airport to try our luck again.As I sat down in the back of our cab,
I had no idea I was about to embark onthe most terrifying ride of my life.
Our driver fumbled with a large, yel-lowed Tupperware container as she
drove. Then her cell phone rang. Itshard to interpret one side of a conver-
sation when you cant hear the other in-terlocutor, so Ill just share what I
heard on my end:Yup Cans My gall bladder is
acting up again That was my hus-band.
When she hung up, our driver redou-bled her efforts to open the mysterious,
jaundiced plastic container. After sheran a second red light, I reached for-
ward and offered to open it for her.With my gall bladder functioning at
100 percent and no steering wheel todistract me, I was able to open the con-
tainer in a few seconds. In retrospect itwas a mistake.
Inside the box sat a row of white hotdog buns, all of which contained what
I really hope was baloney. These grey-ish, vaguely pink slices were doused in
mayonnaise, and had clearly been leftto fester in the hot vehicle for quite
some time.
I masked a gagging sound by pre-tending to cough, quickly handing the
sandwiches to our driver.As she ate, I tried to converse with
her.So, you must meet a lot of interest-
ing people while driving a cab in this
city, I said. Right?Not really, she grunted. I met
one. He was a golfer. I didnt like him.
Stuck as I was at a conversationalimpass, I glanced out the window and
stared at all the cars were about to hit.Our driver was unable to remember
the exact result produced by pressingeach of the cars two pedals. The result
was that, every time we needed to ac-celerate or come to a stop, there was a
50 percent chance she would slamdown on the wrong one with her foot.
After a moment in which we were ei-ther hurtling toward stopped traffic or
grinding to a halt in the fast lane, shewould realize the problem and switch
pedals.The steering wheel was similarly
enigmatic for our driver. She seemed tobelieve it worked on some kind of
mysterious, inverted axis. The resultbeing every left turn was a little pan-
icky, preceded as it was by a very hardjerk to the right.
Her sandwiches consumed, she set-tled in and focused all of her energy on
driving with the kind of energy a flyhas when it comes up against a glass
window.I figured another polite attempt at
conversation was worth a shot.Do you have any idea how much
further it is? I queried.Yeah, she said through a ferocious
burp. Its seven more miles exactly.I glanced over at my wife, who had
terror in her eyes. I smiled andmouthed the words: Were going to be
fine.
by Mtt Gege, Edto
GEIGERCounter
West pledges
to votes withconstituents on
developmentTo the editor,
As the Alderwoman representing the
Middleton Hills area, I am writing
about the proposed construction of a 35
unit apartment building on Lot 80 at
the intersection of Frank Lloyd Wright
Avenue and Glacier Ridge Road.
In 2007, due to the efforts of my
predecessor, Andy Lewis, the Common
Council restricted this site to civic uses
such as a private school, veterans as-sociations or clubs, neighborhood cen-
ter, branch library, conservatory,
cultural center, religious center or
church, neighborhood pool and simi-
lar but yet to be determined uses.
I commend the Middleton Hills
Neighborhood Association (MHNA)
for informing the neighborhood of this
issue in a recent letter (http://commu-
nity/middletonhills.com), their willing-
ness to conduct a survey to assess
support or opposition to the proposal
and convey that information to the
Common Council. I encourage every-
one interested in this issue to attend the
informational meeting hosted by Ya-
hara Builders, ask questions, and arrive
at an informed opinion as to how Lot
80 should be developed. Issues to
consider are the effect on the retail
area, the impact on adjacent property,
lighting, parking and traffic issues, tax
revenues for both the city and school
district, compliance with architectural
standards, agreements from the devel-
oper, etc.
If it is decided that only a civic use
is acceptable, an appropriate civic use
must be identified as stated in the zon-
ing regulations for this neighborhood.
The various issues identified above
would also apply to a civic use (except
for architectural standards, as there are
none regulating a civic use). Depend-
ing on the specific civic use, the annual
dues for the MHNA may also be af-
fected. A civic use only requires De-
sign Review by the Plan Commission
with no requirement for a public hear-
ing. I will make every effort to assure
that there is also a process for public
input about any potential civic uses.
At the MHNA annual meeting, I
stated that I will vote with the majority
of my constituents on whether to
amend the zoning regulations to allow
construction of an apartment building.
This letter is to reaffirm that pledge.
The poll by the MHNA will be my
guide. I would also ask that discussion
of these issues be respectful of all in-
volved and acknowledge that there is a
public process for resolution of this
issue.
Susan West
Alderwoman, District 6
Thanks from
the libraryTo the editor,
The Middleton Public Librarys
Summer Reading Program has onceagain been a huge success!
Many community members comethrough our doors each day not only to
check out books and other materials,but also to enjoy our events. This sum-
mer, weve hosted concerts by a varietyof talented musicians, presentations by
local authors, book clubs, a world-classyo-yo champion, and even a baby calf!
Library visitors have had the chance tocreate sushi, catapults, tie-dyed t-shirts,
and fleece pet blankets to donate to theHumane Society. Teens who attended
our Speakeasy had the opportunity totravel back in time and spend an
evening celebrating the 1920s. In ad-dition, over 1500 readers of all ages
have participated in our incentive pro-grams, earning prizes for reading
throughout the summer.
The Friends of the Middleton Public
Library generously sponsor all of ourevents and the Summer Reading Pro-
gram; we surely couldnt offer this ro-bust program without the support of
the Friends! Thank you to the Friendsof the Middleton Public Library!
We would also like to thank the fol-lowing sponsors for their support of
our Summer Reading Program: Amer-ican Transmission Company; Atter-
bury, Kammer, & Haag, S.C.; Cave ofthe Mounds; Chocolate Shoppe Ice
Cream; Crystal Cave; Daniel M. SorefPlanetarium; The Free House Pub;
Hubbard Avenue Diner; Madison Mal-lards; Menchies of Middleton Hills;
Middleton Sport Bowl; MilwaukeePublic Museum; Noodles and Com-
pany; Roman Candle Pizzeria; Schus-
ters Playtime Farm; Scotts PastryShoppe; SwimWest; Walter R. BaumanAquatic Center; Wisconsin State Parks
and Forests.
Amanda Struckmeyer,Head of Youth Services
Middleton Public Library
Letters to the Editor
Earlier this summer, after the park-ing study commissioned by the city
council indicated the lack of enforce-
ment (no surprise) was the primary rea-
son for the lack of parking at peaktimes in the Downtown area, I asked
Mark Walther, the Citys Community
Services Director, to make Downtown
parking enforcement a priority. Mark
has done a good job of making it a pri-ority, and his work and the Citys fol-
low-up may help the City avoid anexpensive new parking ramp ($4 mil-
lion or more) and costly annual main-tenance costs of about $100,000/year
out of the Citys operating budget.In all of this, a primary goal is to
provide visitors and customers withavailable parking to patronize our
Downtown businesses and to seek City
services without having to drive out of
the way. Having good turnover park-
ing is critical to that goal, and our hopeis that all Downtown business owners
and employees will also seek more re-mote parking like the Terrace Avenue
lot. Given the interest we all have ingood health, walking an extra block or
two will certainly help. Nonetheless,if a person has to drop something
off, he/she can still park anywhere inthe Downtown for 2 hours without get-
ting a ticket. If one has a disabled
parking sticker, he/she also has access
for those spaces in the City lot by the
Senior Center and in the space in frontof the City Recreation Department at
City Hall.Im asking our own City employees,
in addition to other Downtown em-ployees and business owners, to sup-
port these efforts. Downtownemployees can do so by parking in the
Terrace Avenue (non-restricted) lot, orby parking on the street outside of the
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New traillink connects
Greenway withgolf course
Biking or walking to Pleasant View
Golf Course just got a whole lot safer.A key missing link in Middletons
South Fork Trail was completed onJuly 19, marking the first time that bi-
cyclists and pedestrians can travel be-tween Greenway Center, including
Greenway Station, and the golf courseproperty without having to use Pleas-
ant View Road.Prior to the linkage, trail users could
only travel along the South Fork ofPheasant Branch Creek to Greenway
Boulevard next to Raven Software.Starting in early August, the city will
initiate a project to complete the one-block gap in the South Fork Trail be-
tween Terrace Avenue (near Esser
Pond) and University Avenue/ High-way 14. Upon completion of this finalmissing link in October, bicyclists and
pedestrians will be able to travel en-tirely via trails between northeast Mid-
dleton (Orchid Heights Park) andPleasant View Golf Course, a distance
of more than five miles.
Conservancy
event FridayThe Friends of Pheasant Branch
Conservancy is hosting its annual sum-
mer event on Friday from 5-8 p.m.A Summer Evening in the Conser-
vancy features storytelling byrenowned Surley Surveyor Rob
Nurre. Nurre will present an interest-ing interpretive program about original
land surveys, the pre-settlement land-
scape, and how the surveys affect the
perception of landscapes today. Otheractivities include a hike and tour of In-
dian mounds led by Amy Rosebrough,assistant state archaeologist, and chil-
drens art projects conducted by theMiddleton Public Library.
The event is co-sponsored by REIand Dane County Parks. It will be held
in the northern portion of the Conser-vancy at the site of a new gathering
place currently being restored. Bever-ages, snacks and sweets are available.
There is no charge for the event, butgoodwill offerings to the Friends of
Pheasant Branch Conservancy aregreatly appreciated. More details, in-
cluding directions and parking, areavailable on pheasantbranch.org.
Police to hostNight Out
The Middleton Police Departments
National Night Out will take placeWednesday, August 7 at Lakeview
Park. The event will run from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
National Night Out is an opportunityfor communities nationwide to pro-
mote police-community partnerships,crime prevention and neighborhood ca-
maraderie.This years festivities will include
free food, door prizes, DJ, childrensgames/activities, VIP dunk tank and
participation by our Fire Department,EMS, Police Department and other
local law enforcement agencies includ-ing K-9 and mounted horse patrols.
Med-Flight and DEA and Air-one hel-icopters have also been invited.
Citizens will be able to tour thesquad cars, fire apparatus and ambu-
lance and have a chance to meet andtalk to Officers, Paramedics and Fire-
fighters.Hope to see you there! said Com-
munity Awareness Officer Jill Tutaj.
Still time to fillout city survey
All Middleton residents currently
have an opportunity to provide theirinput on local government.
The citys 2013 citizen satisfaction
survey is available now at www.sur-veymonkey.com/s/2013Middle-tonCSS.
The Middleton Common Councilwill review the surveys results during
this years budget process.Throughout the summer residents,
visitors, people who work in Middle-ton, business owners and property
owners will be able to take the surveyonline (or by paper copy). Paper
copies will be available at the Library,Senior Center, Tourism Department,
City Hall, Police Department and Mid-dleton Chamber of Commerce.
The deadline for survey submittalsonline is Sunday, August 25. For paper
copies, they will need to be submittedno later than Friday, August 23.
Library to
teach ZinioJoin the Middleton Public Library
on Thursday, Aug. 22 at 7 p.m. for an
introduction to Zinio, the librarysnewest online resource. With Zinio,
you can download current issues ofover four dozen magazines to read on
your computer or mobile device. Li-brary staff will walk you through set-
ting up an account, downloading theapp, and checking out magazines.
For more information or to registerfor this class, email [email protected]
or call 608-827-7403.
Photo contributed
Ride for Kids
set for SundayHundreds of motorcyclists will ride together in Middleton on Sundayto raise money for research of pediatric brain tumors, which are thedeadliest type of childhood cancer.
The leisurely ride is escorted by local and state police. The grand fi-nale features interviews with local childhood brain tumor survivors andaward presentations to top fundraisers.
Participants receive special Ride for Kids premiums and are eligiblefor a drawing that includes a new Honda motorcycle. They also enjoyfree beverages, breakfast pastries and a light lunch.
Proceeds benefit medical research grants and family support pro-grams at the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation (PBTF). Motorcyclistshave helped the PBTF raise more than $67 million to find the cause ofand cure for childhood brain tumors. Research supported by the PBTFhas led to treatments that are extending the lives of children afflictedwith brain tumors.
Registration starts at 8 a.m. and closes at 9:30 a.m. The ride leaves at
10 a.m. sharp, rain or shine, from Firemens Park on Lee Street, next toMiddleton High School.For more information, visit rideforkids.org or call 800-253-6530.
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SUMMER KEBABS
Otherwise known in householdsacross America as: skewers, shish ke-
babs, satay, or brochettes, kebabs havebecome a very popular Western Food
over the last few decades. Kebabs orig-inated in the Middle East and later on
were adopted in the Balkans, the Cau-casus, other parts of Europe, and are
now found worldwide. Kebab refersfood being cooked on a stick. Just
about everyone has eaten a kebab atone time or another in his or her life-
time. Kebabs are skewered meats andvegetables cooked over a hot flame on
a grill. They are the ultimate cookoutfood. The beauty of a kebab is that al-
most anything goes. Combine your fa-vorite meats and vegetables, marinate
with your favorite home made or storebought marinade and grill to perfec-
tion. The result will be a vibrantly col-orful and delectably flavorful array of
grilled kebabs, brochettes, skewers orwhatever you wish to call them.
CHICKEN BROCHETTESThe sauce is a pungent addition to
these brochettes. Served with any type
of rice, it is well worth the effort.
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 large red sweet pepper, halved and
seeded
12 button mushrooms
1 onion
3/4-cup corn oil1/3-cup soy sauce
Juice of 1 lemon
2 tomatoes
1 onion, chopped
1/3 cup white wine vinegar
2 cups chicken stock
1-teaspoon fresh thyme
10-12 inch long wooden or metal
skewers
Cut each chicken breast into eight
cubes. Cut red pepper into 12 roughsquares. Remove and discard mush-
room stems. Halve then cut onion intolarge pieces to match the red pepper.
Thread chicken, red pepper, mushroomand onion alternately on skewers and
place in a shallow glass dish. Mix to-gether corn oil, soy sauce and lemon
juice. Pour over brochettes and bastewell. Cover and refrigerate for at least
1 hour, or preferably overnight.Bring a saucepan of water to a boil
and score a cross on top of eachtomato. Plunge tomatoes into boiling
water for 10 seconds, and then transferto a bowl of cold water. Peel the skin
away from the cross. Quarter, seed,
and then coarsely dice tomatoes. Liftbrochettes from marinade, reserving
the liquid. Grill 4 minutes on each sideor until chicken juices run clear. Trans-
fer to a serving plate, cover and keepwarm in the oven while you make the
sauce.Over medium heat, brown onions in
a little butter until lightly colored. Addvinegar and stir until reduced by half.
Add reserved marinade and cook for 2minutes. Add stock and cook on
medium high for another 10-15 min-utes, or until reduced to syrup. Stir in
tomatoes, thyme and season to taste.
COOKS TIP: Brochettes may beprepared the day before and kept in the
refrigerator overnight. Simply heat upthe next day.
SAUSAGE, ONION ANDBELL PEPPER BROCHETTES
WITH KICKED UPPOLENTA SQUARES
2 Pounds assorted sausages such as
Kielbasa, Bratwurst, or Spicy Italian,
cut into 2 inch slices
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Viking Cue Manufacturing, LLC an-
nounced last week that it is moving itsoffice and manufacturing operations to
2228 Pleasant View Road in Middle-ton. A company press release said the
new state-of-the-art facility willdemonstrate Viking Cues values, vi-
sion and commitment to innovation,quality and craftsmanship.
In 2010, the U.S manufacturer ofbilliards cues closed its doors after 45
years as one of the leading cue design-ers and manufacturers in the industry;
some thought that was the end of thecompany. Demand had slowed and im-
ports from China had pushed downboth the price of cues and the margins.
Many saw this as the end of an era forthe company started in Gordon Harts
basement in Stoughton.Viking was revived in May of 2011
when Middleton resident Mark Larsonvisited the unique business at the insis-
tence of his friend Rick Rolli, head ofproduction at Viking for 27 years.
Now the iconic company is back andgrowing and ready for the next chap-
ter after once again taking its place asa leader in product innovation and per-
sonalized customer service in theclose-knit billiards industry.
Since reopening in 2011, we havereceived extremely positive feedback
on our new breed of performanceshafts and cues. said Mark Larson,
president of Viking Cue. Whether youare a fan of our Viking eXactShot shaft
with its black sightlines and hybridconstruction or prefer the traditional
look and solid feel from our player-tested ViKORE performance shafts,
this company will remain to be a com-pany that is built around our artisans
and the art of handcrafting cuesVikings old facility was built long
before anyone had heard of lean man-
ufacturing, Ethernet cabling and er-
gonomics. We needed a facility thatwill blend the new company culture
that is growing here with the legendarycraftsmanship that was born long ago
By September, the new Viking Cueheadquarters will be home to more
than 20 employees including office andmanufacturing staff. The energy-effi-
cient, contemporary designed buildingfeatures large offices that surround a
spacious lobby with vaulted ceilingsand domed skylights. The office and
manufacturing areas use natural andLED lighting throughout, cultivating a
more lively and collaborative workingenvironment.
Marketing and customer service
teams will have new tools and tech-nologies that will keep retailers in-
formed and at the forefront in everydecision making process. Our design
teams will have new workflows andprototyping capabilities to enhance
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turer, enrich the way we work, and am-plify the ways we listen to our
customers and retailers.Viking cues and performance shafts
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suggested retail price.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 2013 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 13
IINN BBUSINESSUSINESS
Photo contributed
A Creative ribbon cuttingCreative Soren, a growing leader in design, development and strategy for both web and mobile applications, held a ribbon cutting and open house
at its 8383 Greenway Boulevard office on July 23. Pictured from left to right at the event are chamber ambassador Deana Porter of Regus Management;Middleton Mayor Kurt Sonnentag; Creative Soren co-founder Christian Carnahan; Van Nutt, chamber of commerce board president; Randy Krantzof Neckerman Insurance; chamber ambassador Annie Thym of American Printing. Creative Soren has offices in Seattle, Honolulu, Singapore andMiddleton.
New boutique
will offer sizes
12 and upSperry Van Ness, one of the nations
largest commercial real estate invest-ment brokerage firms, has announced
that Jeff Jansen, CCIM of the Madison,WI office has completed the lease of
1,761 SF of retail space in Cayuga Ct,Middleton, to Z. Bella Boutique.
Z. Bella Boutique, a new retail busi-ness, is scheduled to open in Septem-
ber of 2013 and is a boutique aimed atwomen size 12 and up plus accessories
for any woman. Visitwww.facebook.com/ZBellaBoutique
for more information. Jeff Jansen rep-resented the both the landlord and the
tenant.Founded in 1987, Sperry Van Ness
is one of the largest and fastest-grow-ing commercial real estate brokerage
firms in the industry, with more than990 advisors in over 150 locations; the
Madison office is locally owned.Sperry Van Ness delivers results for
clients through a proven businessmodel that immediately markets every
one of its clients properties to the en-tire brokerage community as well as its
own investor data base. Based inIrvine, Calif., the firm operates inter-
nationally and provides brokerage, ten-ant representation, consultation, asset
management, property management,leasing, accelerated marketing, and
auction services. Sperry Van Ness rep-resents clients in billions of dollars an-
nually in office, multifamily, retail,
industrial, self-storage, hospitality andland transactions.
Viking Cue is coming to Middleton
Photo contributed
The new Viking Cue building in the Good Neighbor City.
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Darcy Deans head was spinning.
Middleton High Schools Female
Athlete of the Year was vacationing
with her family in late-June when her
doctors office called. When the
nurse told Dean what was going on,
she was so distraught she handed the
phone to her sister, Diana.
All I heard was the word tumor,
Dean said. I couldn't believe it.Who could?
The 18-year old Dean is in the
physical prime of her life. She just
completed sensational seasons in
cross country, basketball and track
and field.
And now, Dean learned she had a
tumor on her ovary.
I was just in shock, Dean said.
This story has a happy ending,
though.
Dean had surgery June 26 and
doctors discovered the tumor
which was the size of 2 grapefruits
was benign. Dean is slowly recov-
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The second season awaits
The Home Talent League playoffsare always an unpredictable affair.
Black Earth barely snuck into thepostseason in 2012 and came within
one game of winning the champi-onship.
When Middleton reached the FinalFour in 2008, it had just the third-best
record in the Northern Section.So with the postseason set to begin
Sunday, Middleton manager BrandonHellenbrand isnt looking back. Hes
looking forward.And with Middleton set to host
Cross Plains at 1 p.m., Hellenbrandlikes what he sees.
This is the start of a second sea-son, Hellenbrand said. Anything
can happen now and I feel very confi-dent in our team and am excited to see
what we can do.Middleton closed the regular sea-
son with a 6-4 win over MontelloSaturday.
Middleton finished the regular sea-son with a 12-4 record and closed with
a four-game winning streak.Middleton lost a tie-breaker to Black
Earth (12-4) in the East Division andearned the No. 3 seed in the postsea-
son.This marks the first year the East
and West are seeded together insidethe Northern Section. West Division
champion Sauk Prairie (13-3) is thetop seed, followed by Black Earth,
Middleton, Reedsburg (12-4), Ashton(11-5), Cross Plains (10-6), Cazenovia
(6-10) and Richland Center (6-10).Heading into the playoffs, I feel
Middleton hosts
Cross Plains in
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Dodging
a bullet
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Brandon Scheidler and Middletons Home Talent League team begins the postseason Sunday when it hosts Cross Plains at 1 p.m.
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standout Deanhad a tumor
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The Middleton Gators capped an
undefeated dual meet season with a
579.5-497.5 win at Parkcrest last
Saturday.
Ryanne Woodall, Erin Gonter,
Ella Graf, Miles Worledge, Nate
Lamers and Anna Landgraf each wontwo events for the Gators.
In the girls 8-and-under events,
Woodall, Olivia Bergstrom and
Krista Lederer swept the 25-meter
freestyle. Woodall also won the 25-
meter backstroke, while Bergstrom
took second and Bailey Flock was
third. Gonter, Bailey Flock and
Sammi Kubsh swept the 25-meter
breaststroke. Natalie Charles won
the 25-meter butterfly, while Emma
Chandler was second. Gonter won
the 100 meter IM, while Kubsh was
second and Charles wasthird. The
Gators A relay team also won the
100-meter medley and freestyle
relays.In the boys 8-and-under events,
Ben Keith and Jack Alexander were
second and third, respectively, in the
25-meter freestyle. Matthew Golden
was third in the 25-meter backstroke.
Keith also won the 25-meter breast-
stroke, while Jack Madigan was third
in the 25-meter butterfly and won the
100-meter IM. The Gators A relay
team was second in the medley and
freestyle relays.
In the girls 9-10 events, Ella Graf
won the 50-meter freestyle, while
Hailey Barrett was third. Melanie
Golden won the 100-meter IM and
Emma Pinder won the 50-meter
breaststroke. Graf also won the 50-meter butterfly, while Molly Haag
was second. The Gators A relay
team won the medley and freestyle
relays.
In the boys 9-10 events, Nate
Lamers won the 50-meter freestyle
and John Kaney took second in the
100-meter IM. Kaney and Peter
Hoferle were second and third,
respectively, in the 50-meter breast-
stroke. Lamers also won the 50-
meter butterfly, while the Gators A
relay team won the medley and
freestyle relays.
In the girls 11-12 events, Grace
Madigan won the 50-meter freestyle,
while Julia Carey was second. Alexis
Barrett won the 50-meter backstroke,
while Ani Graf and Sarah Wood were
second and third in the 50-meter
breaststroke. Sitori Tanin was third
the 50-meter butterfly, while the
Gators A relay teams won the med-
ley relay and was second in the
freestyle relay.
In the boys 11-12 events, Miles
Worledge won the 50-meter
freestyle, while Nic Draves was sec-
ond. Worledge, Draves and Max
Peterson swept the 50-meter back-
stroke. Noah Williams and Adam
Hanson were second and third in the
100-meter IM. Max Newcomer was
second in the 50-meter breaststroke,
while Wlliams also won the 50-meter
butterfly. The Gators A relay teams
won the medley relay and was sec-
ond in the freestyle relay.
Caroline Hippen won the girls 13-
14 100-meter freestyle event, while
Jordan Winkler taking third.
Margaret McGill won the 100-meter
backstroke, while Victoria Lin and
Hippen were second and third in the
100-meter IM. McGill also took sec-
ond in the 100-meter breaststroke,
while Lin also won the 50-meter but-
terfly. The Gators A relay teams
won the medley and freestyle relays.
In the boys 13-14 events, Evan
Birschbach took second in the 100-
meter freestyle and Gunnar Kunsch
was third. Kunsch also was third in
the 100 meter backstroke. Harrison
Bielski was second in the 100 meter
IM, while Luke Delaney was third.
Isaac Hanson and Evan Birschbach
were second and third in the 100-
meter breaststroke, while Bielski
also won the 50-meter butterfly and
Delaney was second. The Gators A
relay team won the medley and
freestyle relays.
In the girls 15-18 events, Anna
Landgraf, Paige Prestigiacomo, and
Olivia Kossel swept the 100-meter
freestyle. Emily Tiedemann won the
100-meter backstroke, while
Madeleine Mack took second. Ellie
Slater won the 200-meter IM and
Madeline Bielski was second. Mack
won the 100-meter breaststroke and
Slater was second. Landgraf also
won the 100-meter butterfly and
Prestigiacomo was second. The
Gators A relay teams also won the
medley and freestyle relays.
Nick Lund took second in the
boys 15-18 100-meter freestyle.
Zack Parkin won the 100-meter
backstroke and Cooper Green was
third. Rory Slattery took third in the
200-meter IM and was third in the
100-meter breaststroke. Parkin also
took second in the 100-meter butter-
fly and the Gators A relay team was
second in the medley and freestyle
relays.
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Gators cap unbeaten season
The Middleton Gators will host the All-City Swim
meet from Thursday through Saturday.
Nearly 2,000 swimmers ranging in age from 4 years
old to recent high school graduates, will descend uponMiddletons Walter R. Bauman Aquatic Center to com-
pete in this years All-City Swim Meet. There are 13
teams from around the Madison area set to compete in
this years event a competition that has grown to be
one of the largest outdoor amateur athletic events in the
country.
A festival like atmosphere will permeate the grounds
during the three days of the meet. There will be a Tent
City housing all the teams, concessions, face painting
and a photo booth to capture memories.
This event began in 1962 when Tom Knoche, pool
director at Hill Farm, had the idea to invite the four
other local pools Maple Bluff, Ridgewood,
Shorewood and West Side to one giant meet where
they would compete against one another. Although a
city-wide swim meet had been in existence at Lake
Monona for a number of years, the 1962 swim meet isconsidered the first of what is now recognized as the
All-City Swim Meet.
From 1962-64, this half-day meet was attended by
fewer than 150 swimmers. All children under 14 years
of age swam only 25 yards/meters in each event and
girls did not swim the butterfly.
Throughout the next four decades, more teams were
added: Monona (1964), Parkcrest (1968), Nakoma(1973), Middleton (1986), Cherokee (1987), High Point
(1994), Seminole (1994) and Hawks Landing (2006).
Cherokee left the league in 2006 and the Goodman Pool
joined the league in 2011.
The All-City Swim Meet Team Champion is not the
only crown up for grabs. There is also a competition
between all the teams to see who can raise the most
meals per swimmer for their local food pantry.
Each Team raises money/collects food throughout
the season, which is turned over to Second Harvest
Food Bank in the name of the teams chosen charity. The
winner is announced on Championship Saturday and is
almost as highly sought after as the overall champi-
onship is. Last years collaborative effort yielded over
180,000 meals for local food pantries.
The Middleton Swim and Dive Team is proud to con-
tinue this tradition at the 2013 meet. Dozens of volun-teers have been planning and preparing to welcome
Madisons rich and vibrant swim community. The antic-
ipation of close to 2,000 swimmers in the pool and
1,000 spectators is always exciting.
Middleton to host All-City Meet
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Varsity footballAug. 23 vs. Madison Memorial 7 p.m.Aug. 30 vs. Beloit Memorial 7 p.m.
Sept. 6 at Janesville Parker 7:30 p.m.Sept. 12 vs. Madison East 7 p.m.
Sept. 20 at Madison West 7:30 p.m.Sept. 27 vs. Verona 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 4 at Sun Prairie 7:30 p.m.Oct. 11 vs. Janesville Craig 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 18 at Madison La Follette 7:30 p.m.
JV footballAug. 23 vs. Madison Memorial 4 p.m.Aug. 30 vs. Beloit Memorial 4 p.m.
Sept. 7 at Janesville Parker 9 a.m.Sept. 12 vs. Madison East 4 p.m.
Sept. 20 at Madison West 4:30 p.m.Sept. 27 vs. Verona 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 4 at Sun Prairie 4:30 p.m.Oct. 11 vs. Janesville Craig 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 18 at Madison La Follette 4:30 p.m.
Freshman Red footballAug. 29 vs. Beloit Memorial Purple 5 p.m.Sept. 7 at Janesville Parker Green 11 a.m.
Sept. 13 vs. Madison East Purple 5 p.m.Sept. 19 vs. Madison West Blue 5 p.m.
Oct. 3 at Sun Prairie Red 4:30 p.m.Oct. 10 vs. Janesville Craig Blue 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 17 at Madison La Follette Red 4:30 p.m.
Freshman White footballAug. 29 vs. Madison La Follette Gray 5 p.m.
Sept. 7 at Janesville Parker Gold 9 a.m.Sept. 13 vs. Janesville Parker Gold 5 p.m.
Sept. 19 vs. Verona White 5 p.m.Sept. 26 vs. Verona White 5 p.m.
Oct. 3 at Sun Prairie White 4:30 p.m.Oct. 10 vs. Janesville Craig White 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 17 at Madison La Follette Gray 4:30 p.m.
Boys varsity cross countrySept. 7 at Verona Invite 9 a.m.Sept. 14 at River Valley Invite 8:30 a.m.
Sept. 17 Grade Level Challenge at Yahara 4:30 p.m.Sept. 28 at Janesville Craig Invite 9 a.m.
Oct. 1 5-team Challenge at Sun Prairie 5 p.m.Oct. 5 at Stoughton Invite 9:30 a.m.
Oct. 19 Big Eight Conference Meet Noon
Boys JV cross countrySept. 7 at Verona Invite 9 a.m.
Sept. 17 Grade Level Challenge at Yahara 4:30 p.m.
Sept. 28 at Janesville Craig Invite 9 a.m.
Oct. 1 5-team Challenge at Sun Prairie 5 p.m.Oct. 19 Big Eight Conference Meet Noon
Girls varsity cross countrySept. 7 at Verona Invite 9 a.m.
Sept. 14 at River Valley Invite 8:30 a.m.Sept. 17 Grade Level Challenge at Yahara 4:30 p.m.
Sept. 28 at Janesville Craig Invite 9 a.m.Oct. 1 5-team Challenge at Sun Prairie 5 p.m.
Oct. 5 at Stoughton Invite 9:30 a.m.Oct. 19 Big Eight Conference Meet Noon
Girls JV cross countrySept. 7 at Verona Invite 9 a.m.
Sept. 17 Grade Level Challenge at Yahara 4:30 p.m.Sept. 28 at Janesville Craig Invite 9 a.m.
Oct. 1 5-team Challenge at Sun Prairie 5 p.m.Oct. 19 Big Eight Conference Meet Noon
Girls varsity golfAug. 16 at Madison Edgewood Invite 9 a.m.Aug. 19 at Homestead Invite 9 a.m.
Aug. 20 at Homestead Invite 8:30 a.m.Aug. 22 Middleton Triangular 9 a.m.
Aug. 26 at Waunakee Invite 8:30 a.m.Aug. 29 at Madison East Triangular 9 a.m.
Sept. 3 at Madison La Follette Triangular 2 p.m.Sept. 4 at Milton Invite 1:30 p.m.
Sept. 7 at Middleton Invite 11:30 a.m.Sept. 9 at Madison Edgewood Invite 1 p.m.
Sept. 12 at Madison West Triangular 2:30 p.m.Sept. 14 at Janesville Parker Invite 7:30 a.m.
Sept. 19 vs. Janesville Craig 2:30 p.m.Sept. 23 at Green Bay Notre Dame Invite 9 a.m.
Sept. 26 at Big Eight Conference meet at Evansville Golf Club, 9 a.m.
Girls JV golfAug. 20 vs. Janesville Parker and Janesville Craig 8 a.m.Aug. 22 Middleton Triangular 9 a.m.
Aug. 26 at Sun Prairie Invite 9 a.m.Aug. 27 at Janesville Scramble 9 a.m.
Aug. 29 at Madison East Triangular 9 a.m.Sept. 3 at Madison La Follette Triangular 2 p.m.
Sept. 4 vs. Janesville Craig and Janesville Parker 4 p.m.Sept. 12 at Madison West Triangular 2:30 p.m.
Sept. 14 vs. Madison Memorial 11:30 a.m.Sept. 16 at Janesville Invite 2:30 p.m.
Sept. 19 vs. Janesville Craig 2:30 p.m.Sept. 24 at Sun Prairie Scramble 2:30 p.m.
Sept. 26 at Big Eight Conference meet at Evansville Golf Club, 9 a.m.
M i D D L E T O N F a L L S P O r T S S C h E D U L E S
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M i D D L E T O N F a L L S P O r T S S C h E D U L E SBoys varsity soccer
Aug. 27 vs. Madison Memorial 7 p.m.Aug. 30 vs. Hartland Arrowhead 5 p.m.
Aug. 31 at Neenah Quad 10 a.m.Sept. 3 vs. Beloit Memorial 7 p.m.
Sept. 6 at Kettle Moraine Quad TBDSept. 7 at Kettle Moraine Quad TBD
Sept. 10 at Janesville Parker 7 p.m.Sept. 12 vs. Madison East 7 p.m.
Sept. 14 at Marquette NoonSept. 17 at Madison West 7 p.m.
Sept. 19 vs. Verona 7 p.m.Sept. 20 at Muskego Invite 5 p.m.
Sept. 21 at Muskego Invite 9 a.m.Sept. 26 at Sun Prairie 7 p.m.
Oct. 1 vs. Janesville Craig 6:30 p.m.Oct. 5 vs. Brookfield East 11 a.m.
Oct. 8 at Madison La Follette 6:30 p.m.
Boys JV Red soccerAug. 29 vs. Madison Memorial 5 p.m.Sept. 3 vs. Beloit Memorial 5 p.m.
Sept. 7 at Brookfield East 9:30 a.m.Sept. 10 at Janesville Parker 5 p.m.
Sept. 12 vs. Madison East Purple 5 p.m.Sept. 13 vs. Beaver Dam Invite TBD
Sept. 14 vs. Beaver Dam Invite TBDSept. 16 vs. Madison West Gold 5 p.m.
Sept. 17 vs. Madison West Blue 5 p.m.Sept. 19 vs. Verona 5 p.m.
Sept. 20 at Muskego Invite 5 p.m.Sept. 21 at Muskego Invite 10 a.m.
Sept. 24 vs. Madison West Blue 5 p.m.Sept. 26 at Sun Prairie 5 p.m.
Oct. 1 vs. Janesville Craig 4:30 p.m.Oct. 3 vs. Madison West Gold 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 5 vs. Brookfield East 11 a.m.Oct. 8 at Madison La Follette 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 10 vs. Madison Memorial 5 p.m.
Boys JV White soccerSept. 9 vs. Verona 5 p.m.Sept. 21 vs. Waunakee 9 a.m.
Sept. 24 vs. Madison Memorial 5 p.m.Sept. 25 vs. Madison West Blue 5 p.m.
Oct. 4 vs. Madison West Blue 4:30 p.m.Oct. 10 vs. Madison West Gold 4:30 p.m.
Boys freshman Red soccerAug. 22 vs. Madison West Blue 5 p.m.Aug. 29 vs. Madison Memorial 5 p.m.
Sept. 3 vs. Beloit Memorial 5 p.m.Sept. 7 at Brookfield East 11 a.m.
Sept. 9 at Verona 5 p.m.Sept. 10 at Janesville Parker 5 p.m.
Sept. 12 vs. Madison East 5 p.m.Sept. 17 vs. Madison West Gold 5 p.m.
Sept. 19 vs. Madison West Blue 5 p.m.Sept. 26 at Sun Prairie 5 p.m.
Oct. 1 vs. Janesville Craig 4:30 p.m.Oct. 8 at Madison La Follette 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 10 vs. Madison West Gold 5 p.m.
Boys JV White soccerAug. 22 vs. Madison West Gold 5 p.m.Sept. 7 vs. Madison Memorial 10 a.m.
Sept. 9 vs. Madison West Blue 5 p.m.Sept. 14 vs. Marquette 10 a.m.
Sept. 16 vs. Madison West Gold 5 p.m.Sept. 19 vs. Verona 5 p.m.
Sept. 30 vs. Madison West Blue 4:30 p.m.
Girls varsity swimmingAug. 30 vs. Beloit Memorial 5 p.m.Sept. 4 at Janesville Parker 5 p.m.
Sept. 12 vs. Madison East 5 p.m.Sept. 14 at Brookfield East Invite 1 p.m.
Sept. 20 at Madison West 5 p.m.Sept. 21 at Waukesha South Invite 10 a.m.
Sept. 27 vs. Verona 5 p.m.Oct. 4 at Sun Prairie 5 p.m.
Oct. 5 at Middleton Invite 10 a.m.Oct. 11 vs. Janesville Craig 5 p.m.
Oct. 12 at Homestead Invite 9 a.m.Oct. 18 at Madison La Follette 5 p.m.
Oct. 22 vs. Madison Memorial 5 p.m.Nov. 2 at Big Eight Conference Meet at Beloit 1 p.m.
Girls JV swimmingAug. 30 vs. Beloit Memorial 5 p.m.
Sept. 4 at Janesville Parker 5 p.m.Sept. 12 vs. Madison East 5 p.m.
Sept. 20 at Madison West 5 p.m.Sept. 27 vs. Verona 5 p.m.
Oct. 4 at Sun Prairie 5 p.m.Oct. 5 at Middleton Invite 10 a.m.
Oct. 11 vs. Janesville Craig 5 p.m.Oct. 18 at Madison La Follette 5 p.m.
Oct. 22 vs. Madison Memorial 5 p.m.Oct. 26 at Big Eight Conference Meet at Middleton 10 a.m.
Girls varsity tennis
Aug. 17 at Hartland Arrowhead Invite 9 a.m.Aug. 23 at Madison West Invite Noon
Aug. 24 at Madison West Invite 9 a.m.Aug. 26 at Eau Claire Memorial Invite TBD
Aug. 27 at Eau Claire Memorial Invite TBDAug. 28 vs. Madison Memorial 4 p.m.