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For some local students, the tough-est question they’ll ever face isn’t on atest, and it doesn’t come from ateacher. It comes in the form of a singleword, followed by a colon and a daunt-ing blank space, on an enrollment ap-plication.

The word is “address,” and for theMiddleton-Cross Plains Area SchoolDistrict’s homeless population, the an-swer is often an old car, an over-crowded shelter, or simply a questionmark.

According to Tamara Sutor, 99 local

students have experienced homeless-ness so far during the 2012-13 schoolyear.

To some, it would seem an unlikelyproblem in a district with Middleton-Cross Plains’ wealth. But Sutor, a tran-sitional education coordinator andsocial worker for the district, said thenumber of students without stablehousing has risen sharply in recentyears.

In 2005-06, district records show 36students were identified as homeless.By 2011-12, the number was at 95 – amark that has already been surpassedthis year despite the fact that the sum-mer is still months away.

Valerie’s teenage son is one of the99. (Her last name is not used here toprotect the family’s privacy.)

Valerie lost her job in December of2011. With a bachelor’s degree in busi-ness administration, she moved to theMiddleton area a decade ago, comingfrom a large metropolitan center.

She attends church, once had aspira-tions of completing graduate school,and spends much of her time trying toregain financial stability.

They currently spend their nights ata YWCA in Madison, where Valeriecares for her son, mentors others whohave sought refuge at the shelter, cooksand cleans.

She tells her son, who she hopes tokeep in the Middleton-Cross PlainsArea School District, not to worryabout their situation. “He’ll ask mewhat we’re going to do, and I tell himwe’ll be fine,” she said. “I tell him notto worry.”

She said her number one priorityright now is to be an advocate for herson, who suffers from Post TraumaticStress Disorder and a host of othermedical issues.

Valerie has a lot on her mind, butone thing she doesn’t have to worryabout is being kicked out of the schooldistrict because she no longer has aMiddleton address.

A sweeping piece of federal legisla-tion dictates many of the steps educa-tors in Middleton-Cross Plainscurrently take to accommodate home-less students like Valerie’s son. Thatlaw is the McKinney-Vento HomelessAssistance Act, which was reautho-rized by the Bush-era No Child LeftBehind Act. Local educators say itsstipulations safeguard pupils frombeing bounced from district to districtbecause of an unstable or nonexistenthome address.

But McKinney-Vento is also an un-funded federal mandate, so while it

A Circuit Court Judge in GrantCounty issued his decision Jan. 31 inthe John K. MacIver Institute lawsuitagainst State Sen. Jon Erpenbach (D-Middleton). The exact implications of

the order issued by the HonorableRobert P. VanDeHey are yet to be seen,however, as the judge has requested ac-cess to additional documents beforeapplying the law.

The suit revolved around the plain-tiffs’ request that Erpenbach turn over

What began as a routine review of aMiddleton foster care agency revealedthat the owners were using taxpayers’money to dine on lobster tails, paythemselves at more than three times thecustomary rate and purchase luxurycars.

All in all, the Wisconsin Departmentof Children and Families alleges Com-munity Care Resources, Inc. misusedmore than $6.1 million of public fund-ing.

A statement issued by the Depart-

ment of Children and Families con-firmed that on January 23, the depart-ment revoked the license ofCommunity Care Resources, effectiveFebruary 7, after determining the or-ganization had “substantial violationsof state licensing regulations.”

The wages director Dan Simon paidto himself during the audited three-yearperiod totaled more than $1 million. Areview of the top eight averageprovider salaries showed an averagesalary of $102,770 and a review ofsalary.com showed the top behavioralexecutive in Middleton earning$139,111.

“Based on these results a more equi-table salary would be $150,000 peryear for a total of $450,000 for thethree year period under review,” statedthe report.

Mary Simon received wages that to-taled $382,047 during the three-yearaudit period. Her job title is program

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Homeless students find stability in schools

Photo contributedPolice release surveillancefootage of check suspect

On January 28, the subject in this bank surveillance picture cashed several checks that were reported stolenfrom area vehicles, according to Middleton Police Sgt. Steve Britt. If you can identify the person pictured aboveor have any information about this case, contact the Middleton Police Department at 608-824-7300 or leave amessage on the tipster line at 608-824-7304.

Foster careagency accused of embezzling millions

Judge rules... sort of

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by MATT GEIGER

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by MATT GEIGER

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by MATT GEIGER

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Monday, January 283:47 p.m. – Theft, 6500 block of

University Ave.

Tuesday, January 2910:55 a.m. – Fraud, 2900 block of

Northbrook Dr.11:42 a.m. – Fight, 7000 block of

Donna Dr.12:16 p.m. – Fraud, 3000 block of

Sunrise Ct.1:20 p.m. – Information, 3300 block

of Hedden Rd.2:26 p.m. – Fraud, 8300 block of

University Ave.

Wednesday, January 3010:32 a.m. – Burglary occurred,

6100 block of Century Ave.8:18 p.m. – Domestic disturbance,

3400 block of Roma Ln.

Thursday, January 314:03 p.m. – Theft of motor vehicle,

8000 block of Forsythia St.5:01 p.m. – Theft retail, 2100 block

of Deming Way.6:27 p.m. – Fraud, 6300 block of

Briarcliff Ln.7:30 p.m. – Theft, 8000 block of

Terrace Ave.9:04 p.m. – Robbery occurred, 2500

block of Allen Blvd.9:17 p.m. – Substance control, 6100

block of Century Ave.

Saturday, February 23:05 a.m. – Domestic disturbance,

6600 block of Boulder Ln.

POLICE BEATSubwayrobbed atgunpoint

Subway crimes are nothing new in majormetropolitan centers, where millions of peopleutilize subterranean public transportation. Butmodest little Middleton experienced its ownkind of serious Subway crime last week.

On Thursday at approximately 9 p.m., theSubway restaurant at 2522 Allen Blvd. wasrobbed at gunpoint.

According to Sgt. Darrin Zimmerman, awhite male entered the store armed with ablack handgun and demanded money from thecash register. The suspect left on foot with anundisclosed amount of money.

The suspect is described as a white male withblue eyes, last seen wearing a dark-coloredhooded jacket, blue jeans, black winter maskand white tennis shoes.

He was last seen running south from thebusiness and may have been in the parking lotof Harbor Athletic Club before and/or after therobbery.

Anyone with information about this crime isasked to call the Middleton Police Departmentat 608-824-7300 or contact Crime Stoppers at608-266-6014 or www.Madis-onAreaCrimeStoppers.org.

Tips submitted to Crime Stoppers can beanonymous and may be eligible for cash re-wards.

Police offerfree gun locks

The Middleton Police Departmenthas offered free gun locks to citizensfor the past several years and still hasgun locks available for free, thanks tofunding made available by the CharlesE. Kubly Foundation as well as contin-ued support from Safe Communities ofMadison-Dane County, Project Child-Safe® and H.O.P.E.S. (Helping OthersPrevent and Educate About Suicide).

The free gun locks can be obtained,while supplies last, by stopping by theMiddleton Police Department lobby24-hours a day, seven-days a week.

According to a statement issued bythe Middleton Police Department, theCharles E. Kubly Foundation seeks to“better the lives of those affected bydepression by increasing public aware-ness of the disease and its devastatingeffects, eliminating the stigma associ-ated with it, supporting suicide preven-tion programs and promoting improvedaccess to quality mental health re-sources within communities.”

Safe Communities is a DaneCounty-based coalition working tomake communities safer. ProjectChildSafe® is a nationwide program topromote safe firearms handling andstorage practices through the distribu-tion of safety education messages andfree firearm safety kits. H.O.P.E.S(Helping Others Prevent and EducateAbout Suicide) is a statewide suicideprevention advocacy organization. Photos contributed

As the snow fell this week and carsslipped and slid on Summerfield Drive,Troy Alton’s 14-year old daughterArria had to keep one eye on “Tanner,”the family dog, and the other on theroad—with no sidewalks or curb be-tween them. But Arria’s father, oralsurgeon Troy Alton got little sympathyat the Middleton Town Board meetingMonday night when his request toschedule additional public input onMiddleton’s dog walking restrictionswas turned down. “We won’t go thatway,” declared board chairman MiloBreunig, “We’ve asked the Parks[Dept.] to look at it and we’ll wait forthem to get back to us.”

Currently, dog walking is prohibitedin Middleton parks, the Pope FarmConservancy and the Goth Conser-vancy. Supporters of the ban includeMiddleton Town Board member BillKolar and town administrator DavidShaw. “We’ve had dogs off leash run-ning towards people,” says Shaw, whoalso cites damage from dog waste todelicate conservancy ecosystems andwildlife as valid justifications for theban.

But according to Alton, peopleforced to walk their dogs on streetsbereft of sidewalks and curbs are atrisk. “With all the distractions peoplehave in cars while driving, it only takesone mistake for a serious accident tohappen.” As for concerns regarding theimpact of dogs in green spaces, Altonpoints out that leashed dogs are permit-ted in nearby Pheasant Branch Conser-vancy with no adverse impact on theenvironment.

In part to advocate for the manyMiddleton families who love and takegood care of their dogs, Alton is run-ning against incumbent Town BoardMember and dog-ban supporter BillKolar. Alton believes that Board mem-bers have caved in to a small pressuregroup, ignoring the safety concerns ofdog owners. “In some instances, suchas Goth Park Conservancy, there are afew influential people whose housesborder the park who would rather havethis as their backyard and not have peo-ple walking in it.” But Kolar countersthat “going back seven or years, wehad numerous leash violations [in theparks]” and points to a Dane Countydog exercise area that is easily acces-sible to all. For his part, Town Admin-istrator David Shaw recounted a recentconfrontation with a dog owner ille-

gally walking a pit bull through a groupof kids playing in the park. “We all liketo think that our dog is the perfectdog,” says Shaw, “This incident wasupsetting to the children.”

Alton claims the supporters of theban on dogs in the parks are exagger-ating the situation and recently startedan online petition to allow dogs intoPope Farm Conservancy and GothConservancy in December. Signers in-cluded women who, according toAlton, want to exercise but do not feelsafe walking in a park alone. “Havinga companion dog would make themfeel and be much safer,” he claims.“Would a husband want his wife walk-ing through Goth Park alone, with no-body else around? Most would not.”

Another important consideration,says Alton, is not only the necessity ofregularly walking the family dog to en-sure the pet’s health and longevity butthe considerable consequential, long-term health benefit to their bi-pedalcompanions. The experts seem to bearAlton out: in their book The HealthBenefits of Dog Walking for Peopleand Pets, Alan Beck and RebeccaJohnson write, “Dog walking has thepotential to confer human health bene-fits through increased physical activity.Given the high prevalence of dog own-

ership, this effect would be larger thanany physical activity intervention ex-amined to date.” Thus, it would seemthat “man’s best friend” may also behis best health care provider, accordingto dog walkers.

Meanwhile, the debate continues.For his part, Troy Alton has reachedout to people on the “other side” in aneffort to find some common ground.This includes Mel Pope, the son of theman who sold the land that is now

Pope Farm Conservancy to the Townof Middleton. “I had a nice talk withMel about my concerns and listened tohis,” reports Alton. “In a gesture ofcompromise, I amended my on linepetition to remove specific referencesto Pope Farm Park and use more gen-eral terms such as ‘green space.’”

It remains to be seen if the two sidesin this dispute can work out their dif-ferences.

The Middleton-Cross Plains AreaSchool District (MCPASD) Board ofEducation at its last meeting approveda resolution providing for the sale of$59.86 million in general obligationschool building bonds, the latest step ina multi-school building project thatvoters approved by referendum in late2012.

But as the board looks forward, itsmembers are also looking back andhoping to glean lessons from the suc-cessful ballot initiative. Two weeks be-fore issuing the debt, the boardreviewed the results of its post-referen-dum survey, hoping to obtain addi-

tional information about the public out-reach efforts that preceded the Nov. 6election.

The Donovan Group LLC’s JoeDonovan, who was hired by the districtas a consultant prior to the referendum,provided the board with a detailedanalysis of the survey responses in hisreport to the school board on Jan. 14.

Donovan said the purpose of the sur-vey was “to determine how people feltabout the referendum, while taking theopportunity to gain information withwhich to further improve the district’scommunications efforts.”

Donovan said post-referendum sur-veys are far more common in caseswhere the initiative in question failed,so this school board’s decision to seekinput after a solid “yes” vote was

somewhat unique. He added that thesurvey response rate was “quite low.”

“However, it was done during a verybusy time of the year, and with a shorttwo-week window,” Donovan wrote inhis analysis of the results. “The lownumber of responses makes disaggre-gation by various demographic groupsimpossible, as in some cases variousgroups were represented by one or tworespondents.”

He said the low response rateprompted him to provide general ratherthan specific interpretations of thenumbers. He also noted that it was“non-scientific” and said to think of thesurvey something along the lines of “avery large focus group.”

Despite such caveats, he said certainthemes were clear:

GENERAL SURVEY RESULTS

A total of 309 people completed thesurvey. None of the respondents re-ported being 18 or younger, one person

reported being between 19 and 25years old, 15 people (4.9% of respon-dents) were 26 to 34, 150 (48.5%) were35 to 44, 110 (35.6%) were 45 to 54,25 (8.1%) were 55 to 64, and 8 (2.6%)were 67 or older.

Approximately 46.9% of respon-dents reported living in the City ofMiddleton, 9.4% reported living in theVillage of Cross Plains, 23.9% re-ported living in the Town of Middle-ton, 7.1% reported living in the Townof Springfield, 1.3% reported living inthe Town of Cross Plains, 0.3% re-ported living in the Town of Berry,0.0% reported living in the Town ofWestport, 10.7% reported living in theCity of Madison, and 0.3% answered“Other.”

MOST HAD CHILDREN IN THE DISTRICT

When asked to select all of the op-tions that applied to them:

88.3% of respondents chose “I haveschool-aged children.”

21.0% of respondents chose “I have

preschool-aged children.” 77.0% of respondents chose “I have

children who currently attend or haveattended a MCPASD school.”

0.6% of respondents chose “I havegrandchildren who currently attend orhave attended a MCPASD school.”

10.0% of respondents chose “I haveattended a MCPASD school.”

2.6% of respondents chose “I am acommunity member who has neverhad children attending a MCPASDschool.”

0% of respondents chose “I am cur-rently a student at a MCPASD school.”

1.3% of respondents chose “Other.”

MOST VOTED, AND MOST VOTED ‘YES’

When asked, “Did you vote in theNovember 6, 2012 election?”, 97.4%answered “Yes” and 2.6% answered“No.”

When asked, “How did you vote onQuestion 1, regarding the rebuildingand expansion of Kromrey MiddleSchool and the expansion of GlacierCreek Middle School?” 250 answered“I voted ‘yes’” and 42 answered “Ivoted ‘no’.”

When asked, “How did you vote onQuestion 2, regarding the operationalcosts for the schools,” 242 answered“yes” and 47 answered “no.”

Among those who voted no on one

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Fighting board no walk in the park for dog lovers

School board examines its outreach efforts

by ANTHONY D. PRINCE

Times-Tribune

by MATT GEIGER

Times-Tribune

See SURVEY, page 13

Photo contributed

Arria Alton, 14, walks Tanner the cockapoo.

Home care nurse Mary E. Brady ofrural Mazomanie is being charged withsix counts of stealing from a quadriple-gic patient she was caring for, and thepatient’s wife.

A criminal complaint detailing thecharges was signed at the Dane CountyDistrict Attorney’s office and by theCross Plains Police Department. Bradyis being charged with five counts ofidentity theft for financial gain and onecount of theft of moveable property.

The police allege Brady stole per-sonal identifying information and adebit card from the Cross Plains cou-ple, and used the card to obtain moneyand goods at various locations aroundDane County. Brady also is accused ofstealing and using gift cards from thevictims’ residence. The complaint also

indicates Brady took jewelry items thatwere pawned at a Mazomanie store.

The patient, who has been confinedto a wheelchair since being involved inan accident, is paralyzed from the neckdown.

The police say the husband and wifepaid to have Brady come to their homeand care for the patient each day for aperiod of eight to ten months. Thecomplaint indicated the nurse had re-cently been terminated by her em-ployer, Independent Living, “but she[the wife] did not know why.”

A check of the Wisconsin CircuitCourt Access system reveals Brady onDec. 1, 2011 was found guilty of theftof moveable property from an earliercharge, and that prosecution was de-ferred. However, that agreement wasrevoked Dec. 19, 2012 and Brady isnow to appear in Dane County courtfor an adjudication/sentencing hearingin the earlier case on Feb. 15. This

charge was originally brought in mid-August 2011.

Lt. Jeff Davis of the Cross Plains Po-lice Department said he received a callfrom the Cross Plains patient’s wifeabout a year later, on August 20, 2012,and was told she had noticed unautho-rized withdrawals the day previous,when she was reconciling their bankstatement.

The complaint reads, “Lt. Davis re-ports that he took a look at the bankrecords…and…identified five transac-tions in Dane County that were used onthe debit card in various locations inCross Plains, Middleton and Madisonbetween July 14, 2012 and August 4,2012.”

The complaint also indicates Davisobtained surveillance videos from theKwik Trip in Cross Plains and KellyWilliamson Mobil in Middleton thatrecorded the alleged illegal transac-tions at those locations.

The police say they were shown sixgift cards “that appeared to have beenused by someone without her or herhusband’s knowledge or permission.Someone wrote on each card theamount remaining on each specificcard, and it was not her [the wife’s]handwriting.”

The complaint indicates Brady wheninterviewed by police confirmed she

had used some of the cards. In addition,the victims say cash totaling about$300 was taken from the husband’scase, which he carries on his lap.

The six alleged crimes are all ClassH felonies, each carrying a fine of upto $10,000 or six years in prison, orboth. She appeared in county court onThursday, Jan. 31.


Area farms eligible for USDA Conservation fundsThree key Dane County watersheds,

the Pheasant Branch, WaunakeeMarsh, and Sixmile Creek are involvedin an intense agricultural conservationeffort to reduce nutrients feeding intoLake Mendota.

This is the fourth year of a multi-year project between the USDA Natu-ral Resources Conservation Service(NRCS) and Dane County.

The Dane County Land and Water

Resources Department applied for spe-cial funding through the USDA UpperMississippi River Basin Healthy Wa-tersheds Initiative. This year, $1.1 mil-lion will be available to help fundfarmland conservation practices to re-duce nutrients and sediment flowing toLake Mendota and the Upper Missis-sippi Basin.

To date, Dane County received $2.6million over the course of the project

to implement farm conservation prac-tices aimed at nutrient reduction to thelake.

According to Adam Dowling, Dis-trict Conservationist for NRCS in DaneCounty, “This Upper MississippiHealthy Watershed project is helpingfarmers voluntarily implement conser-vation and management practices thatreduce nutrient runoff from agriculturalland. We are working with the farmers

to monitor results and assess whichpractices are most effective in thislandscape.”

Farmers in these three watershedsmay apply for cost-sharing through theUSDA Natural Resources Conserva-tion Service. The funding is availablethrough the Environmental Quality In-centives Program. Eligible conserva-tion practices include nutrientmanagement planning, cover crops,

grass waterways, buffer strips, cropresidue management and other prac-tices that trap sediment and reduce nu-trient runoff.

Farmers must complete applicationsby March 15 for consideration for 2013funding.

For more information, visitwww.wi.nrcs.usda.gov or contactDane County Land and Water Re-sources Department at 608-224-3730.

Nurse accused of using patient’s stolen card in Middleton

director for the agency. A review of theaverage salaries of the six highest pay-ing providers resulted in an averagesalary of $64,667.

A more reasonable salary for MarySimon based on this information wouldbe $80,000 per year for a total salary of$240,000 for the three years under re-view, according to the department.

Sara Buschman, CommunicationsDirector for the Department of Chil-dren and Families, said the violationsare not related to the quality of careprovided by foster parents. She addedthat foster children linked to Commu-nity Care Resources are all safe.

Community Care Resources, whichis located at 6716 Stone Glen Drive,disputed the findings and appealed thedepartment’s decision to the Depart-ment of Administration’s Division ofHearings and Appeals.

Attorney David Schwartz, who hasbeen retained by the Simons, said theyhave begun an investigation into thematter. “We look forward to the oppor-tunity to assert our position,” Schwartzstated.

Dan Simon declined to comment.“It greatly distresses me when funds

for the care of vulnerable children arealleged to be used for personal gain,”said Eloise Anderson, secretary of the

Department of Children and Families.“As a steward of taxpayer dollars, thedepartment aggressively investigatesand pursues those who are alleged tohave misused public funds.”

According to the Department of

Children and Families, in 2011 the de-partment implemented stronger audit-ing tools based on new legislativeauthority. It was these tools, used in theaudit, that revealed alleged waste at the

Middleton business.On January 23, 2013, the depart-

ment issued a letter to Dan Simon ask-ing him to return “all money paid inexcess of the conditions of the con-tracts entered into with the variouscounties with which CCR did busi-ness.” The letter ordered Mr. Simon toremit $6,149,118 to the Department ofChildren and Families no later thanFebruary 22 of this year.

Under Wisconsin Statute 48.72, thebusiness had the right to a hearingwithin 30 days of the hearing requestunless they waive that right. On Febru-ary 4, Community Care Resourceswaived the 30-day limit, allowing foran undefined time period in which theappeals will be heard.

During this time, foster parents li-censed by Community Care Resourceswill receive payments directly fromtheir county.

Buschman said the Department ofChildren and Families The Departmenthas been systematically auditing childwelfare agencies and will continue thisprocess on a routine basis.

“Reviews of other child placementagencies are still in progress and finalreports will be forthcoming,” she said.

by JOHN DONALDSON

News Publishing Co.

FOSTER continued from page 1

Eloise AndersonSecretary, DCF

It greatly distresses mewhen funds forthe care of vul-nerable childrenare alleged to be used for personal gain.”

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Celebration was biggest ever for Chamber of Commerce

Times-Tribune photos by Brian Palzkill

The Middleton Chamber of Commerce held its 61st Annual Celebration -the largest to date - on January 31. The event included a sampling of foodand drink from 14 member restaurants, a 100-package silent auction, paddleraffle, local mascots and spirit squads, the UW Alumni Band and the Mil-waukee Brewers Baseball Club Racing Sausages. Organizers said the An-nual Celebration was a huge success thanks to the event sponsors, Marriottstaff, planning committee and volunteers.


Library book sale this weekendFriends of the Middleton Public Li-

brary will offer a winter break to com-munity members with a gardening andcookbook sale. This chance to imaginesummer will be held Saturday from 11a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday from 1:30 -3:30 p.m., in the Archer Rooms, lowerlevel of the library.

The regular sale room will also be

open during these hours.Friends of the Library may shop

early from 10-11 a.m. Membershipsfor 2013 are available at the sale.

The book sales by the Friends sup-port adult and children’s programmingat the library. All proceeds from the-sales go to the library.

The City of Middleton SustainabilityCommittee will host this month’sGreen Thursday event tonight at 7 p.m.at Willy West, with a free screening ofthe documentary PLAY AGAIN.

The average American child spendsmore than four hours a day behind ascreen, and can name more than 100corporate logos but fewer than 10plants. Against this backdrop, PLAYAGAIN unplugs six teenagers and takesthem on their first wilderness adven-ture - no electricity, no cell phone cov-erage, no virtual reality. The film both

movingly and humorously investigatesthe consequences of a childhood re-moved from nature through the voicesof children and leading experts includ-ing Richard Louv, Juliet Schor, BillMcKibben, Diane Levin, Nancy Carls-son-Paige, Gary Small, Charles Jordan,and David Suzuki.

Green Thursday films are sponsoredin part by Madison Gas & Electric andthe Dane County Environmental Coun-cil, and free refreshments are provided.

Willy West is located at 6825 Uni-versity Ave in Middleton.

PLAY AGAIN to play at Willy West

Sonnentagto give theState of theCity today

Middleton Mayor Kurt So-nenntag will give his State of theCity address at the MiddletonChamber of Commerce’smonthly “Get Moving Middle-ton” meeting this morning. Theactually speech will probablystart no earlier than 8:20 a.m. inthe Michigan Room of the Mar-riott.

A report on the content of thespeech will be available at Mid-dletonTimes.com.

Spaghetti Dinner is SundayFebruary 10 will be St. Bernard’s

58th Annual Spaghetti Dinner.It will take place from 11:30 a.m. -

2:30 p.m. and 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. The cost

is $8 for adults and $4 for children, andcarry-outs are available from 11:30a.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Middleton Players Theatre is proudto announce the area’s premiere com-munity theater production of “Les Mis-erables,” directed by MattStarika-Jolivet and Thomas Kasdorf,with performance dates from July 5-13at the Middleton Performing Arts Cen-ter. This full-scale version will offerroles for up to 50 local performers ages8-adult, as well as backstage crew andpit orchestra opportunities. All rolesare available for casting. Children’sroles (young Cosette, young Eponineand Gavroche) will be double cast.

Upcoming auditions for adult roles,including principals and ensemble willtake place on February 15 (6 PM-10

PM) and February 16 (1PM-5 PM) atthe Clark Street Community School(formerly known as MASH), corner ofLee and Clark Streets, in Middleton.Auditions will be by appointment andscheduled online by contacting: [email protected]. Group auditionsfor children (ages 8-13) will take placeon Sunday, February 17 at the ClarkStreet School from 1 PM-3 PM. Nopreparation is necessary. A song will betaught at auditions.

Rehearsals will begin in late April,and will take place at the Clark StreetSchool or at the Middleton PerformingArts Center.

Les Mis casting coming up


While the Wisconsin budget processoccurs every two years, it is still a bitof a mystery to most people. In Wis-consin, the state budget is primarily aLegislative function. The Governor re-ceives budget requests from the stateagencies in November. The Governormay or may take the recommendationsof his agency officials as he introduceshis budget in February. Once the bill isintroduced in the Legislature it is in ourhands and the Governor does not trulyhave a role until the bill is passed and

he is given one last kick at the cat in aveto process.

The first stop in the Legislature isthe Joint Finance Committee, which ismade up of legislators appointed byleaders in both houses of the Legisla-ture. This year, like the Legislature, theJFC is controlled by a majority ofmembers from the Republican Party.The Joint Finance Committee conductsa series of hearings around the state, soregular people can come and give theirinput on the budget. Once they’vegathered information from those hear-ings and other sources, the Joint Fi-nance Committee prepares its own

version of the budget. The next stop for the budget is either

the full Assembly or the full Senate,which are houses of the Legislature.One house takes the Joint Finance ver-sion of the bill and allows members topropose amendments and changes andto debate their ideas on the floor. Even-tually the full membership of thathouse votes on the entire bill. Oncethey pass their version of the budget,the bill moves over to the other houseof the Legislature, where the wholeprocess takes place again.

The 2013-2014 State Budget is pro-jected to have a $342.1 million balance

before the process even starts. Understate law, every state budget must bepassed balanced. Often politicians sellthis as a great accomplishment, buttruly it is simply a matter of law. Thecuts of the last session and a slightlyimproving economy have given thestate a surplus going into this newbudget process. That is a lot better thanthe last three Legislative budgets whichall had $3-5 billion dollar deficits tobalance.

The state budget is the one bill thatmust be signed into law. No money canbe expended without first being appro-priated in the budget. Your input as cit-

izens is extremely important as theLegislature takes action on the StateBudget. Every day your lives are af-fected by action taken in the statebudget. Whether it is the rode youdrive on, the school your children at-tend, the taxes you pay, or the healthcare your receive; these decisions havean impact on your life. Citizenship isboth a right and a responsibility. I hopeto hear from you in the coming monthsas the Legislature debates the budget.

Contact me via email at [email protected] or my staff on thephone at 608-266-6670 or toll free at888-549-0027.

During a recent news conference atthe state Capitol, Lisa Graves, execu-tive director of the Madison-basedCenter for Media and Democracy,made an astonishing claim.

“This past election, in 2012, was themost expensive election in U.S. his-tory,” Graves said. “In fact, it was themost expensive election in the historyof the world.” She later pointed to arti-cles that backed this up, at least interms of total amount.

The Jan. 22 event, before a mostlyempty room, highlighted a new reporttracking spending in the 2012 elec-tions, the first since the U.S. SupremeCourt’s 2010 ruling in Citizens United.That ruling, which equated money withspeech and barred government from re-stricting “independent” spending onpolitical campaigns, opened two newfloodgates: super PACs, which canraise and spend unlimited sums, andnonprofit groups that don’t disclosetheir funding sources.

The report, “Billion-Dollar Democ-racy,” was produced by two nationalnonpartisan groups, Demos and U.S.PIRG Education Foundation, and wasreleased here by the Wisconsin PublicInterest Research Group, or WISPIRG.Among its findings:

* Total spending in the 2012 presi-dential and congressional races topped$5.2 billion, not including some out-lays that fell outside of federal report-ing rules. (Others have put the total atabout $6 billion.)

* More than $1 billion came fromoutside groups — that is, not the can-didates or parties. Of this amount, 61percent was from super PACs andabout a third from “dark money” non-profits.

* Presidential contenders BarackObama and Mitt Romney received do-nations of under $200 from 3.7 millionpeople, for a total of $313 million. Thissum was matched by the donations ofjust the top 32 contributors to superPACs.

“Political power in America is con-centrated in the hands of a wealthy and

shrinking minority of the population,threatening our democracy,” Joe Ras-mussen of WISPIRG declared.

Also on hand was Mike McCabe,executive director of WisconsinDemocracy Campaign, who saidspending on Wisconsin elections morethan tripled in the 2010 and 2012 elec-tion cycles, from what it had been in2006 and 2008. Even excluding the es-timated $137 million spent on Wiscon-sin’s 15 recall elections, the total wastwice what it had been before.

“We already had a raging campaignarms race before Citizens United,” Mc-Cabe remarked. “Now that arms racehas been put on steroids.”

Beyond amplifying the volume of afew wealthy voices, McCabe said, spi-raling spending on elections “effec-tively creates a wealth primary,”excluding any candidate who cannotraise substantial funds. And it “shapeswhat can even be on the publicagenda,” leaving issues like povertyunaddressed, because politicians “can’tmake money talking about poverty.”

WISPIRG, the Center for Media and

Democracy and Wisconsin DemocracyCampaign are among a coalition of 10groups backing a state advisory refer-endum on whether there should be aU.S. constitutional amendment to undothe effects of Citizens United. Accord-ing to WISPIRG, 11 states are alreadyon record as supporting this amend-ment.

What would it take to get this refer-endum on the ballot in Wisconsin?

When this question was asked at thenews conference, spectator DianneHesselbein, a newly elected Demo-cratic state representative from Middle-ton, called out an answer: “A miracle.”

In fact, it would take a majority voteof both houses, and then not be vetoedby the governor.

A spokesman for state Senate Major-ity Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau,did not comment on the proposed ref-erendum. Assembly Speaker RobinVos, R-Rochester, is firmly opposed.He views the Citizens United decisionas an affirmation of free speech rights,as did the court majority.

“Wisconsin does not need to put a

limit on democracy,” Vos said. “Wewant to educate our citizens about theissues. It would be unfair to seek tosquelch speech because some group isunhappy about the content of it.”

Hesselbein may have sized up thechallenge for those on her side of theissue just about right.

Bill Lueders is the Money and Poli-tics Project director at the WisconsinCenter for Investigative Journalism(www.WisconsinWatch.org). The proj-ect, a partnership of the Center andMapLight, is supported by the OpenSociety Institute.

The Center collaborates with Wis-consin Public Radio, Wisconsin PublicTelevision, other news media and theUW-Madison School of Journalismand Mass Communication. All workscreated, published, posted or dissemi-nated by the Center do not necessarilyreflect the views or opinions of UW-Madison or any of its affiliates.

by SEN. JON ERPENBACHGuest Column

by BILL LUEDERSWI Center for Investigative Journalism

Erpenbach calls for citizen input on state budget

Court ruling blamed for record spending

Bohn gives her account of a local gun show

To the editor,

On Friday night my curiosity tookme to the Marriot in Middleton to thegun show. It was easy to get in. No IDneeded. Just pay the $7 and in you go.As you enter, there before you are dis-plays of any kind of gun or ammo youmight want. All that’s needed ismoney. Put your money down andyou can walk out with an AR-15 or anAK-15 or even a semi-automatic andany size magazine you think youneed. The handguns and revolvers havea 48-hour waiting period. The thing isthere are no background checks, nohassle, just pay and go. What a deal!

The crowd was friendly. One gentle-man told me he had never seen a gunshow so crowded. He explained to methat people need to get their stuff be-fore the laws change.

To say this was a learning experi-ence is an understatement. I wasdrawn to a booth that was “manned” bya lady. She was very nice and showedme some books she had for sale,mostly survival books. As I was read-ing a section on how to prepare yourbunker, she suddenly disappeared andthen came back holding this purplething. She said this was her very ownAR-15. She sure looked proud holdingit!

As I went around from booth tobooth I learned so much. I asked adealer what he would suggest for alady who just wanted to feel safe. Hebrought out some hand guns; Smith &Wessons, Rugers, Taurus and more.He said I would only need a 38 becausethat could kill a person with one shot.Then he said I should get a laser on itbecause all I’d have to do was put thelaser on the attacker’s forehead andpull the trigger. Sounded easy to me, ifyou don’t mind blood.

The sight that sticks in my mind iswhen I saw a big, rough looking guy incamouflage walking by with a hugebackpack that probably held a largegun. He also had three other AR-15s orAKs slung over his shoulders. Iwanted to ask him what he was goingto do with those, but I was too intimi-dated to approach him.

Another thing that kind of scared mewas seeing all the stuff in the booths inthe back. The tee shirts that had FIREOBAMA on them, bumper stickers thatsaid TAMMY BALDWIN ISN’TEVEN A GOOD LOOKING LES-BIAN and lots of flags and other signs.

One sign just said OBAMA =HITLER. That I didn’t like because Ithink Obama has lots of good ideasabout how to save any more five andsix year olds from being shot dead.

One last thing I must mention. Thiswas not only a learning experience forme, but also a religious one. I saw lotsof pamphlets about Christianity. Justbefore I left I picked up a free one thatsaid: “The Essence of Christianity.”

Jan Bohn

Vigil for victims of gun violence

Dear editor,

Many of us are totally appalled bythe number of gun deaths that occurevery day in the United States. To thisend, the newly formed Madison chap-ter of WAVE (WI Anti-Violence Ef-fort) is holding a Candlelight Vigil onThursday, Feb. 7 at the First Congrega-tional Church, 1609 University Avenueat 7. This is at the corner of UniversityAvenue and Breese Stevens. Parking isavailable at the Engineering lot.

This will be a chance for a group of

interfaith leaders to speak in moral sup-port of the efforts to end gun vio-lence. Join us to honor those who havebeen lost or hurt by gun violence.

Rose SimeThanks forchoral support

To the editor,

The MHS Choral Boosters wouldlike to thank everyone who played apart in our 19th Annual Country Break-fast on Sunday, Feb. 3. It is heart-warming to see so many segments ofour community come together and sup-port the choral music program at Mid-dleton High School.

Thank you to our Print sponsorsPohlkamp & Associates and Tom &MaryBeth Haunty; Event sponsorsInga & Woody Hagge, Sofra/VillaDolce, Huntington Learning Center,Sprecher’s Resturant & Pub, WillyStreet Co-op, Modern TV & Electron-ics Service, State Bank of Cross Plains,Middleton Community Bank, JenniferHassrick Photography, Menchie’s Mid-dleton Hills , James A. Lord DDS,Dave Weinbach CFP - Robert Baird;and In-Kind Sponsors Barriques, Elec-trical Consultants, Inc., and The Print-ing Place.

Many thanks to those supporting theevent with Family Sponsorships in-cluding the Ashley, Boyle,Couser/Middleton, Jordahl, Meicher,Murphy and Pohlkamp families. Ourevent would never have been so suc-cessful without all the support fromparents and students volunteering in somany different ways.

Thank you to all the local businessesin Middleton and the surrounding com-munity and choir families that do-nated items for the silent auction.Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

And finally, a big thank you to Mr.Tom Mielke who coordinated all thestudent talent for the day, and who doesso much for our students in the choralprogram each and every day.

Sincerely,Amy Sandy,

Country Breakfast CoordinatorDina Boyle,

Sponsorship Coordinator

Election Day doesn’t need to be ‘fixed’

To the editor,

Since 1976 Wisconsin citizens havebeen able to register to vote on ElectionDay. But some Wisconsin legislatorsapparently are planning to introducelegislation to deny us this right.

They cite two reasons: 1) it placestoo much of a burden on poll workers,and 2) it contributes to voter fraud.Neither is true. No one has come for-ward with any evidence to show thatElection Day registration causes voterfraud. Eliminating Election Day regis-tration would actually cause harm be-cause it would cost the state millions ofdollars to implement new proceduresrequired to meet federal voter registra-tion laws. Even more important, ifElection Day registration is eliminated,many Wisconsin citizens who arelegally entitled to vote, won’t vote.

Wisconsin municipal clerks opposeeliminating Election Day registration“because it is not in the best interest ofthe voters, municipalities or the in-tegrity of election administration.”(Resolution by the WMCA Board ofDirectors dated December 7, 2012.)

I served as a poll worker recentlyand saw that Election Day registrationworks very well. The process of regis-tering voters in the City of Middleton

polling place where I worked wentvery smoothly, and the people who reg-istered on Election Day were verygrateful for the opportunity to do so.

Election Day registration is an effec-tive tool to increase voter access. Itworks. There is no need to try to “fix”it.

Gail Krc

Oberle respondson dog issue

To the editor,

I am reading Toni Dallwig’s Jan. 24letter to the editor. I find it interestingthat a town resident such as Toni, whohas not attended town meetings wheredogs issues were discussed, has the au-dacity to scrutinize how any Town Su-pervisor voted. Apparently hercomments are solely a reaction basedon what was written in this newspaper,without fact checking.

Like Toni, I am an animal lover;dogs, cats, birds, wildlife, you name it.I have owned both large and smalldogs. I encourage people to adopt petsfrom the local humane society. I sup-port the concept of “Dog Parks” and Ivery much understand why people liketo walk with their dogs.

In fact, I was one of the Town Super-visors who originally helped overturned the long-standing town positionof “No Dogs Anywhere” in townparks. Toni here is the problem, frommy own observation 80 percent of dogwalkers do not keep their dogs on leashand many dog owners are arrogantwhen confronted about it.

My vote is against more off leashdogs on town trails, parks and privateland, because other supervisors werenot willing to amend the motion to ex-clude trails. There is not enough staffto police the trails. The point is, evenas a dog owner with a large friendlydog, I understand and respect the fearthat can be created when an off leashdog charges up to a stranger who doesnot know you or your dog. I under-stand the damage to wildlife caused byoff leash dogs.

The problem is that town policy al-ready does not adequately enforce offleash dogs, so why make it worse? Ifault the dog owners, I do not faultdogs. Nearly every week I see dogsrunning free on town or privatelyowned lands where dogs are prohib-ited. This year the town has reducedthe number of park rangers because ofcost, there will be even less enforce-ment, and I don’t believe our expensiveSheriff’s deputies should be spendingtime as dogcatchers.

So, Toni, we tried allowing dogs onleash for years, and people still fail tocomply, now ask yourself who shouldbe paying the expense for enforcementand this burden? I hope you now havea more clear understanding on my po-sition. I am not against a dog parkwhere dogs would be allowed to runfree. I am against those already beingdisrespectful and I am unwilling to re-ward poor behavior.

Supervisor Richard J. OberleTown of Middleton

Kiwanis pancakeevent a success

Letter to the editor,

Eight Middleton High School Stu-dents joined 17 members of the Mid-dleton Kiwanis Club to serve over 227hungry supporters at their annual AllYou Can Eat Pancake Breakfast held atthe Middleton Sport Bowl.

A special thanks goes to DudleyHellenbrand and his staff at the SportBowl who did the cooking and pro-vided the facility for the successful

event.The money raised is used by theKiwanis to support the KromreyBuilders Club, the Middelton HighSchool Key Club, Easter Seal CampWawbeek, Boy Scout Troup, MOMFood Pantry, Best Buddies at Middle-ton High School, and Lakeview ParkGardens.

Thank you to the 40 businesses thatbought ads for our 2013 pancake place-mat and all who bought tickets and en-joyed the pancakes and porkies.

Tom VandervestMiddleton Kiwanis Club

Candidate urgesfiscal restraint

To the editor,

Unless Town of Middleton taxpay-ers vote for change on April 2, we willall have a rude awakening when we re-ceive our 2013 property tax bills. Cur-rently, the Town Board is responsiblefor incurring debt service in the amountof $893,896, and withdrew approxi-mately $530,000 from cash reservesfor the 2013 budget because spendingis greater than revenue.

The 2012 property tax re-assessmentalready caused many taxpayers in theTown to see their property taxes in-crease, but under the supervision of thecurrent Town Board, it is a certaintythat property taxes will continue tospike upwards in coming years. Forexample, the Town of Middleton’s ex-pected Fire District expense for newequipment in 2014 is projected to beclose to $1 million, which will requirea property tax increase for Town tax-payers, even with a 15-year amortiza-tion period.

In addition, the Town Board is cur-rently running up a significant bill onoutside consultant fees as it takes addi-tional steps to move forward on creat-ing two first-ever high-risk TIFDistricts in an area subject to annexa-tion by the City of Madison. Such TIFDistricts will require the Town to incuradditional substantial debt. If andwhen a developer is identified for thenew TIFs, Town of Middleton taxpay-ers should be demanding answers fromthe Town Board concerning the devel-opers need for a public subsidy, and ifthe proposed TIF districts are not suc-cessful, how much will property taxesgo up, and for how long, until all un-paid TIF project costs are repaid? Ad-ditional questions concern thefeasibility of the proposed TIF projects,and how will the Town pay for costsprior to receiving the first incrementdollars? Will taxes go up due to in-creased demand for services and infra-structure related to the TIF projects?Will the Town of Middleton credit rat-ing be negatively impacted by the TIFprojects? Even the Town Board Chairhas admitted we have a spending prob-lem in the Town of Middleton, but itseems pretty clear we also have a debtproblem.

We already know that our propertytaxes will be going up in 2013 and be-

yond, at an estimated rate of $70 per$100,000 of home value, due to theschool referendum that passed in 2012.However, it is not too late to start ex-ercising some fiscal restraint on otherdiscretionary spending and borrowingin the Town of Middleton. Taxpayersdo not have unlimited budgets andneed Supervisors elected to the TownBoard that represent the residents, andnot special interests. It’s time for achange.

Sincerely,Cynthia Richson

Editor’s note: Richson is a memberof the Town of Middleton Plan Com-mission and is running in the springelection for the Town of Middleton’sBoard of Supervisors, Seat 1.

Mining issue callsfor a ‘New Deal’

Dear editor,

If you have not looked at the pro-posed mining bill presented as AB1and SB1, you need to do so.

There are dangerous componentswithin the bill, that take away ourrights. First, citizens will not be able tofile suits against companies violatingmining laws, or the DNR if they fail touphold those laws. Also, it prevents cit-izens from contesting reports from themining company during the permittingprocess. The mining company will notreveal the totality of their plans untilafter the bill is passed and then it is toolate. It is a sneaky “Catch-22” that pro-tects corporations instead of the truth.

Governor Walker is bringing atten-tion to the mining symbol on our flagin a ploy to justify the bill. Early mineswere radically different from the oneproposed.

Our state and national flags holdgreater symbolism - that of “WE thePEOPLE” democracy. When corpora-tions were accepted as “people” allow-ing the manipulative influence of awealthy few, a terrible blow was dealtto true democracy.

Many of these culprits continue tomanipulate our government. In thename of providing desperately neededjobs they railroad legislation that al-lows them to make profits with onlythe facade of accountability.

Desperate times don’t just call fordesperate measures. They call for cre-ativity and wisdom.

We need to think creatively, to makea New Deal for our time, like FDR did- creating jobs that respect the environ-ment, health and rights of our citizens.

Sincerely,Deb Biechler


Letters to the Editor

Acker, Sherri R, 53, Middleton, WI53562, 02/17/2012, Obstructing Traf-fic, $88.80

Auerbach, Robert, 82, Middleton,WI 53562, 02/09/2012, Non Registra-tion, $0.00

Ball, James D, 51, WisconsinDells, WI 53965, 02/13/2012, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$88.80

Ball, James D, 51, WisconsinDells, WI 53965, 02/13/2012, Motorvehicle liability insurance required,$0.00

Balster, Nicholas J, 43, Middleton,WI 53562, 02/14/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Bearss, Sarah Jane, 32, Madison,WI 53717, 02/21/2012, Non Registra-tion, $0.00

Berge, Sateash L, 34, Fitchburg,WI 53719, 02/19/2012, Speeding 55MPH Zone, $88.80

Bolen, Trevor William, 29, De For-est, WI 53532, 02/16/2012, Ride in

Vehicle without seatbelt, $10.00Brandt, Timothy P, 34, Rock

Springs, WI 53961, 02/17/2012,Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $88.80

Brekke, Bjorn K, 30, Stoughton,WI 53589, 02/16/2012, Seatbelt Re-quired Oper/Pass, $10.00

Breunig, Ryan D, 36, De Forest,WI 53532, 02/18/2012, Non Registra-tion, $88.00

Buss, Billie J, 29, Middleton, WI53562, 02/19/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Buss, Billie J, 29, Middleton, WI53562, 02/19/2012, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $114.00

Cabrera, Fidel, 32, Fitchburg, WI53713, 02/17/2012, Operating w/o aValid Driver’s License, $114.00

Cabrera, Fidel, 32, Fitchburg, WI53713, 02/17/2012, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $114.00

Caldwell, Steven P, 27, Madison,WI 53713, 02/18/2012, Speeding 55MPH Zone, $88.80

Campbell, Brian N, 24, Middleton,WI 53562, 01/31/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Carpenter, Glenn R, 18, MountHoreb, WI 53572, 02/15/2012,FTS/Improper Stop at Stop Sign,$88.80

Cashore, Brenton L, 25, Middleton,WI 53562, 02/27/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Catrine, Brian M, 36, Monona, WI53716, 02/05/2012, Non Registration,$88.80

Catrine, Brian M, 36, Monona, WI53716, 02/05/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $114.00

Cleeland, Charles T, 27, Madison,WI 53716, 01/27/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $164.40

Cleeland, Charles T, 27, Madison,WI 53716, 01/27/2012, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00

Damkoehler, Joann L, 59,Stoughton, WI 53589, 02/10/2012,FYR From Stop Sign, $88.80

Davidson, Merryanne S, 57, Lodi,WI 53555, 02/16/2012, Seatbelt Re-quired Oper/Pass, $10.00

Delcourt, Gene R, 53, Madison, WI53714, 02/09/2012, Method of GivingSignals, $88.80

Demitrios, Celeste A, 56, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 02/01/2012, Obstruct-ing Traffic, $88.80

Erickson, James M, 38, Deerfield,WI 53531, 02/18/2012, DisorderlyConduct, $114.00

Erickson, James M, 38, Deerfield,WI 53531, 02/18/2012, CriminalDamage Property, $114.00

Erpenbach, William L, 48, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 02/11/2012, SeatbeltRequired Oper/Pass, $10.00

Erpenbach, William L, 48, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 02/11/2012, Motor ve-hicle liability insurance required,$10.00

Essenmacher, Maureen A, 60, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, 01/31/2012, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,

$88.80Farr, Nathan T, 36, Fitchburg, WI

53711, 02/14/2012, Traffic ControlSignal Violation red, $88.80

Fingerhut, Ronald H, 63, SpringGreen, WI 53588, 02/07/2012, Motorvehicle liability insurance required,$10.00

Fishbain, Rachael Judith, 37, Madi-son, WI 53704, 02/24/2012, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Flower, Ryan N, 21, Lodi, WI53555, 02/16/2012, Operating whileSuspended, $114.00

Flower, Ryan N, 21, Lodi, WI53555, 02/16/2012, Speeding 55MPH Zone, $114.00

Folz, Douglas J, 39, Middleton, WI53562, 02/16/2012, Seatbelt RequiredOper/Pass, $10.00

Foss, Amber Ellen, 34, Waunakee,WI 53597, 02/19/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00


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Garel, Prudence Lynette, 24, Madi-son, WI 53704, 02/18/2012, Operat-ing vehicle without insurance,$114.00

Gloeckner, Trevor John, 22,Dodgeville, WI 53533, 02/17/2012,Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$114.00

Gnewuch, Eduardo P, 40, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 02/18/2012, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Gorniak, Urszula Jolanta, 59, Wau-nakee, WI 53597, 02/15/2012, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$88.80

Gosse, Marcia Louise, 56, Lodi,WI 53555, 02/15/2012, Speeding 55MPH Zone, $88.80

Green, Amanda J, 26, Middleton,WI 53562, 02/20/2012, Vehicle Reg-istration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,$88.80

Hackl, Christine K, 50, Lone Rock,WI 53556, 02/17/2012, Traffic Con-trol Signal Violation red, $88.80

Hammill, Gregory J, 46, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 02/09/2012, Speedingin School Zones, $88.80

Harris, Wendy L, 60, Mazomanie,WI 53560, 02/18/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Harrison, Travis S, 37, Portage, WI53901, 02/23/2012, Disorderly Con-duct, $240.00

Haynes, Ryan T, 37, Baraboo, WI53913, 02/10/2012, Failure to KeepVehicle Under Control, $126.60

Haynes, Ryan T, 37, Baraboo, WI53913, 02/10/2012, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $114.00

Haynes, Ryan T, 37, Baraboo, WI53913, 02/10/2012, Non Registration,$88.80

Haynes, Ryan T, 37, Baraboo, WI53913, 02/10/2012, Operating whileSuspended, $114.00

Hecker, Eunice, 84, Middleton, WI53562, 02/20/2012, Unsafe BackingOf Vehicle, $88.80

Hendrickson, Jason M, 29, MineralPoint, WI 53565, 02/11/2012, Speed-ing 55 MPH Zone, $88.80

Henner, Benjamin D, 32, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 02/16/2012, Non Reg-istration, $88.80

Higgins, Timothy E, 41, Madison,WI 53711, 02/20/2012, Non Registra-tion, $88.80

Hill, Mark P, 51, Madison, WI53719, 02/16/2012, Seatbelt RequiredOper/Pass, $10.00

Homan, Richard R, 49, Waunakee,WI 53597, 02/11/2012, Speeding 55MPH Zone, $88.80

Howles, Diana L, 45, Madison, WI53717, 02/15/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Huckabone, Holly A, 27, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 02/27/2012, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Hurd, Erik C, 19, Middleton, WI53562, 02/07/2012, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00

Jackson, Roosevelt JR, 46, Madi-son, WI 53711, 02/11/2012, Speeding55 MPH Zone, $88.80

Jackson, Roosevelt JR, 46, Madi-son, WI 53711, 02/11/2012, VehicleRegistrationRevoked/Suspended/Cancel, $88.80

Jakacki, Jennifer J, 39, Fitchburg,WI 53711, 02/18/2012, Non Registra-tion, $88.80

Jenson, Jon A, 61, Madison, WI53717, 02/19/2012, Non Registration,$88.80

Jenson, Jon A, 61, Madison, WI53717, 02/19/2012, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00

Kearney, John K, 80, Lodi, WI53555, 12/27/2011, Speeding 55MPH Zone, $88.80

Kerl, Aaron D, 27, Middleton, WI53562, 02/14/2012, Non Registration,$88.80

Kirch, Sara J, 35, Waunakee, WI53597, 02/10/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Klancnik, Benjamin Frederick, 20,Madison, WI 53711, 02/11/2012, Op-erating while Suspended, $114.00

Klancnik, Benjamin Frederick, 20,Madison, WI 53711, 02/11/2012, Ve-hicle Registration Revoked/Sus-pended/Cancel, $88.80

Knight, Denise, 53, Poynette, WI53955, 02/16/2012, Seatbelt RequiredOper/Pass, $10.00

Kukasky, Steven D, 41, Middleton,WI 53562, 02/06/2012, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00

Lage, Anthony J JR, 29, Madison,WI 53719, 12/31/2011, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Lanser, Hattie C, 20, Middleton,WI 53562, 02/14/2012, InattentiveDriving, $101.40

Lee, Ericka, 39, Fitchburg, WI53711, 02/18/2012, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $114.00

Lee, Ericka, 39, Fitchburg, WI53711, 02/18/2012, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00

Lin, Gina Yaolu, 21, Madison, WI53715, 01/23/2012, Obstructing Traf-fic, $88.80

Lindsay, Rosanne M, 46, Madison,WI 53711, 02/15/2012, FYR whileMaking Left Turn, $88.00

Louis, Kelly L, 34, Madison, WI53704, 02/09/2012, Speeding 55MPH Zone, $88.80

Lulling, Kari E, 53, Madison, WI53704, 02/01/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $114.00

Madigan, Griffith E, 43, Verona,WI 53593, 02/15/2012, Non Registra-tion, $88.80

Malecki, Brian W, 28, WisconsinDells, WI 53965, 02/17/2012, Speed-

ing 55 MPH Zone, $88.80Malecki, Brian W, 28, Wisconsin

Dells, WI 53965, 02/17/2012, Motorvehicle liability insurance required,$10.00

Mandea, Catalina Maria, 23, Mor-ton Grove, IL 60053, 02/11/2012,Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $88.80

Martinez, Marissa Balbina, 22,Waunakee, WI 53597, 02/16/2012,No Driver’s License on Person,$114.00

Martinez, Marissa Balbina, 22,Waunakee, WI 53597, 02/16/2012,Operating vehicle without insurance,$0.00

Mccosky, Shannon Lynn, 18, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, 02/17/2012, Seat-belt Required Oper/Pass, $10.00

Mckenney, David A, 50, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 02/20/2012, Motorvehicle liability insurance required,$10.00

Miilu, Ulysses J, 25, Middleton,WI 53562, 02/28/2012, Operatingwhile Suspended, $114.00

Miilu, Ulysses J, 25, Middleton,WI 53562, 02/28/2012, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $114.00

Montgomery, Devon Grey, 18,Middleton, WI 53562, 02/13/2012,Vehicle Registration Revoked/Sus-pended/Cancel, $88.80

Murphy, Justin R, 21, Sun Prairie,WI 53590, 02/18/2012, Speeding 55MPH Zone, $88.80

Narvaez, Janie, 72, Middleton, WI53562, 02/19/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $114.00

Narvaez, Janie, 72, Middleton, WI53562, 02/19/2012, Viol of childsafety restraint requirements, $88.80

Navis, Michelle B, 35, Waunakee,WI 53597, 02/11/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Ortiz Aranda, Cristian Pedro, 26,Middleton, WI 53714, 12/02/2011,Operating While Intoxicated, $731.00

Palmer, Deborah A, 55, Fitchburg,WI 53711, 02/09/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Park, Dong-Wook, 29, Madison,WI 53705, 02/12/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Parker, Megan E, 30, Madison, WI53717, 02/23/2012, FTS/ImproperStop at Stop Sign, $88.80

Petersen, Lee E, 45, Middleton, WI53562, 02/18/2012, Non Registration,$88.80

Petersen, Lee E, 45, Middleton, WI53562, 02/18/2012, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $114.00

Polachek, Rose A, 56, De Forest,WI 53532, 02/18/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Polachek, Rose A, 56, De Forest,

WI 53532, 02/18/2012, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00

Raske, Laura M, 28, Middleton,WI 53562, 02/12/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Reed, Randy V, 29, Middleton, WI53562, 02/18/2012, Speeding 55MPH Zone, $88.80

Reis, Grasieli C, 33, Prairie DuSac, WI 53578, 02/08/2012, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Rodriguez Medrano, Lester Jose,26, Middleton, WI 53562,02/19/2012, Speeding 55 MPH Zone,$88.80

Rodriguez Medrano, Lester Jose,26, Middleton, WI 53562,02/19/2012, Motor vehicle liabilityinsurance required, $10.00

Roessler, Mary Kay, 63, CrossPlains, WI 53528, 02/03/2012, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$88.00

Roessler, Mary Kay, 63, CrossPlains, WI 53528, 02/03/2012, Motorvehicle liability insurance required,$10.00

Ropa, Heidi Elder, 44, CrossPlains, WI 53528, 03/06/2012, Oper-ating vehicle without insurance, $0.00

Rosandich, Quentin C, 34, Madi-son, WI 53719, 02/16/2012, SeatbeltRequired Oper/Pass, $10.00

Schick, Frederick S, 33, Madison,WI 53719, 02/24/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Schick, Frederick S, 33, Madison,WI 53719, 02/24/2012, Violation oflicense Restriction, $114.00

Schilling, Michael J, 20, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 01/07/2012, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Schmidt, Alex W, 24, Middleton,WI 53562, 02/12/2012, ConsumptionAlcoholic Beverage in Public,$114.00

Schmitz, Robert Stanley, 23, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, 02/19/2012, Seat-belt Required Oper/Pass, $10.00

Simmons, Milton R, 48, Madison,WI 53704, 11/10/2011, DisorderlyConduct, $240.00

Sloan, Stephen K, 67, Madison, WI53717, 02/03/2012, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00

Smith, Jeffrey E, 47, Madison, WI53703, 12/17/2011, Possession DrugParaphernalia, $114.00

Sotelo, Calixto, 29, Middleton, WI53562, 02/09/2012, Operating whileSuspended, $114.00

Stanek, Carisa J, 35, Sun Prairie,WI 53590, 02/16/2012, Seatbelt Re-quired Oper/Pass, $10.00

Statz, Joshua R, 38, Cross Plains,WI 53528, 02/13/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Stauffacher, Judy M, 34, Plain, WI53577, 02/13/2012, Method of GivingSignals, $88.80

Stevens, Kimberly A, 41, Monona,WI 53716, 11/24/2011, Unlawful UseOf Telephone, $303.00

Thompson, John W, 68, Madison,WI 53705, 02/05/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Tracy, Candice L, 58, Pardeeville,WI 53954, 02/13/2012, Traffic Con-trol Signal Violation red, $88.80

Ulrich, Deborah L, 56, Madison,WI 53717, 02/02/2012, ObstructingTraffic, $88.80

Umhoefer, Julia T, 22, Middleton,WI 53562, 02/13/2012, Failure toObey Officer/Sign/Signal, $88.80

Van Dusen, Vicki Lee, 27, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 02/14/2012, Motorvehicle liability insurance required,$0.00

Van Dusen, Vicki Lee, 27, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 02/14/2012, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Voll, Rachael D, 20, Middleton, WI53562, 02/19/2012, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $0.00

Voll, Rachael D, 20, Middleton, WI53562, 02/19/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $114.00

Walsh, John P, 32, Madison, WI53744, 01/11/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Wendt, Kevin R, 33, Madison, WI53704, 02/12/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $114.00

Wendt, Kevin R, 33, Madison, WI53704, 02/12/2012, Seatbelt RequiredOper/Pass, $10.00

Wentworth, Alice L, 76, Madison,WI 53717, 02/16/2012, FTS/ImproperStop at Stop Sign, $88.80

Williams, Damon A, 39, Wauna-kee, WI 53593, 02/18/2012, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Williams, Damon A, 39, Wauna-kee, WI 53593, 02/18/2012, VehicleRegistrationRevoked/Suspended/Cancel, $88.80

Williams, Damon A, 39, Wauna-kee, WI 53593, 02/18/2012, Motorvehicle liability insurance required,$10.00

Winn, Brian D, 42, Middleton, WI53562, 02/24/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Witte, Joshua J, 34, Middleton, WI53562, 02/19/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $114.00

Woodall, Kari A, 37, Middleton,WI 53562, 02/14/2012, Non Registra-tion, $88.80

Young, Ruthanna N, 53, Madison,WI 53711., 02/15/2012, Speeding 55MPH Zone, $164.40.


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The Bruce Company, the nation’s32nd largest landscape contract busi-ness and the largest in Wisconsin, last

week announced a strategic alliancewith a well-known St. Paul-area com-pany in a plan a press release said will

help both partners thrive as the econ-omy begins to grow again.

Reliable Property Services LLC, theseventh largest snow and ice manage-ment company in the country head-quartered in Eagan, Minn., with officesand customers throughout Iowa, Min-nesota and Wisconsin, will combine itsstrengths with The Bruce Company’snational reputation in landscape designand construction, along with its 600-acre nursery operation in Verona,which will provide nursery stock toboth companies.

Reliable will acquire The BruceCompany’s lawn maintenance, snowand ice management operations in Mil-waukee and Racine, and its golf coursemaintenance division. Reliable alreadyhas similar operations in Madison andMilwaukee.

The Bruce Company, celebrating its60th anniversary year, will expand itswholesale nursery sales and award-winning landscape design and con-struction practice to Minnesota andIowa, where Reliable has year roundclients. The Bruce Company will retainits landscape design and constructionbusiness in Wisconsin, including theMilwaukee operations, as well as itsseasonal landscape maintenance andsnow and ice removal services in thegreater Madison area.

The Bruce Company’s destinationretail Garden Center store at 2830 Par-menter St. in Middleton will continueits tradition of service and products.

The company will also retain its irriga-tion and aquatics services for commer-cial and residential customers.

Bliss C. Nicholson, chief executiveofficer of The Bruce Company, saidReliable’s fit and similar values of ex-ceptional customer care prompted thetwo companies to pursue this relation-ship. The partnership will allow TheBruce Company and its employees toserve a larger share of the market in itscore businesses with a higher level ofservice.

The partners will remain separatecompanies but will “swap” or sharesome operations. For example, TheBruce Company will continue its resi-dential, commercial and golf courseconstruction efforts. Reliable will takeover golf course maintenance opera-tions.

Both Nicholson and James Hansen,chairman of Reliable, said they found

the right partner.“Our partnership will allow The

Bruce Company to continue to provideexceptional services for current andprospective clients,” Nicholson said.“The Bruce Company plans to dowhatever it takes for our business togrow its overall market and to providemore jobs - now and over time.”

Nicholson said he did not expectstaff cutbacks at the Middleton orVerona locations. About 75 workerswill be hired by Reliable, and very fewstaff changes are expected in Milwau-kee and Racine.

Reliable will retain the existingBruce Management Team in Milwau-kee and Racine. Dave Weber, a 35-yearemployee of The Bruce Company anda shareholder, will serve as president ofReliable’s Wisconsin operations. Hewill continue to be based in Middleton.Reliable also will make substantialnew investments in equipment and sys-tems.


CHURCH NOTES

MHS grad Pernitz purchases Endurance HouseEndurance House Middleton, the

concept store for the Endurance HouseFranchise, announced new ownershipeffective January 1. Justin Pernitz,President and Scott Pernitz, Vice Pres-ident purchased the store together.

Located in the Greenway StationShopping Center, Endurance House of-fers an extensive line of bikes, runningshoes, swimwear and other endurancesport equipment and supplies. En-durance House is the first retail storeand franchise of its kind that caters totriathlon.

Justin started as a part-time sales as-sociate, eventually moving into a man-agement position. He has served asGeneral Manager for the past threeyears, assisted in the development ofthe franchise concept and helped toopen and operate Madison’s east side

Endurance House store in early 2012.A 2002 graduate of Middleton High

School, Justin was a member of theschool’s swim and football teams andwas heavily involved in the band pro-gram.

“I primarily chose UW-La Crossebecause I had the opportunity to partic-ipate in the school’s jazz band andswim team,” he said. “Once I got therehowever, I fell in love with swimming,coaching swimming and eventuallytriathlon. I only played in the band forone year and instead started racingtriathlon, and helped to start a triathlonclub and a triathlon class for fellow stu-dents.”

After graduating from college, Justinreturned to Middleton to pursue hislove for coaching swimming.

“I can’t think of a better place to

live, work and raise a family,” he said.“The amenities that exist in and aroundMiddleton are un-paralleled and I can-not imagine living anywhere else.”

He coached the Cross Plains SwimTeam, Middleton Master’s Programand Bishops Bay Swim Teams. At thesame time he began racing competi-tively in long course triathlon havingcompleted seven Ironman distancetriathlon. In 2010 he qualified for andcompeted in the 2011 Ironman WorldChampionships in Kailua KonaHawaii. Through Endurance House hebegan coaching aspiring age-groupTriathletes. He has coached hundredsof beginner runners and Triathletes inthe Endurance House Becoming aMarathoner, Becoming a Triathlete andBecoming an Ironman training pro-grams.

Bruce Company announces deal with Reliable

Photo by A. Weber

The Bruce Company-designed healing garden at St. Mary’s Hospital’sMain Campus in Madison.

Photo contributed

Justin Pernitz started as a part-time sales associate, eventually movinginto a management position.


or both of the referendum questions,none were 18 or younger, between 19and 25 years old, or 26 to 34, 29.3%were 35 to 44, 110 or 43.9% were 45to 54, 17.1% were 55 to 64, and 9.8%were 65 or older.

Approximately 29.3% of respon-dents who voted no on one or both ofthe referendum questions reported liv-ing in the City of Middleton, 9.8% re-ported living in the Village of CrossPlains, 34.1% reported living in theTown of Middleton, 14.6% reportedliving in the Town of Springfield, 4.9%reported living in the Town of CrossPlains, 2.4% reported living in theTown of Berry, none reported living inthe Town of Westport, 4.9% reportedliving in the City of Madison, and0.9% answered “Other.”

INFORMATION SOURCES VARIED

For an open response item asking re-spondents what they felt the most cred-ible source of information was andwhy, responses varied. The most com-mon response was that the local news-paper was most credible source.

When asked, “Where do you getmost of your information about theschools and the district? (Select all thatapply),” people who voted yes on bothof the referendum questions answeredas follows:

13.8% Postcards 52.5% School newsletters 63.3% District newsletters 33.8% District website 38.8% Articles in the local newspa-

per 3.3% Facility videos 14.2% Engagement sessions at

schools 2.1% Presentation at a club/organi-

zation that I belong to 4.6% District Facebook and Twitter

pages 59.6% Email messages 17.9% From district employee(s) 19.2% From neighbors 11.3% From the advocacy group 5.8% Other

When asked “Where do you get mostof your information about the schoolsand the district? (Select all thatapply),” people who voted no on oneor both of the referendum questions an-swered as follows:

14.6% Postcards 9.0% School newsletters 63.4% District newsletters 39.0% District website 58.5% Articles in the local newspa-

per 2.4% Facility videos 17.1% Engagement sessions at

schools 4.9% Presentation at a club/organi-

zation that I belong to 0.0% District Facebook and Twitter

pages 29.3% Email messages 9.8% From district employee(s) 4.9% From neighbors 0.0% From the advocacy group 19.5% Other

‘YES’ VOTESWhen asked to rank the issues that

were most important to them from mostto least important, with regard to thereferendum, respondents who voted yeson both of the referendum items an-swered as follows (composite rank-ings):

1) Overcrowding at elementaryschools; 2) Mold issues at Kromrey; 3)Other facility issues at Kromrey; 4)Technology issues at Kromrey; 5) Taximpact for this referendum was signif-icantly less than last time; 6) In-equitable learning experiences betweenthe middle schools; 7) There was onequestion only this time about facilityneeds; 8) Other reasons.

‘NO’ VOTESWhen asked to rank the issues that

led them to vote the way they did, re-spondents who voted no on one or bothof the referendum items answered asfollows:

1) Tax impact was too high; 2) Cap-ital question was too expensive; 3)Tough economic times made it impos-sible to vote for any tax increase; 4)Didn’t want operational because it’s anevery-year expense; 5) Don’t believeschools are overcrowded; 6) Other rea-sons.

HIGH SATISFACTIONWhen asked about the degree to

which they agreed with the statement,“I feel satisfied with the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District,” re-spondents who voted yes on bothreferendum questions answered as fol-lows:

46.7% said that they “Stronglyagree.”

48.3% said that they “Agree.” 2.9% said that they “Disagree.” 0.8% said that they “Strongly dis-

agree.” 0.4% said that they had “No opin-

ion.”

Respondents who voted no on one orboth of the referendum questions an-swered as follows:

7.3% said that they “Stronglyagree.”

39.0% said that they “Agree.” 17.1% said that they “Disagree.” 17.1% said that they “Strongly dis-

agree.” 19.5% said that they had “No opin-

ion.”

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Photo contributedBreakfast and a showPictured above. the Middleton High School Concert Choir entertained the crowd at Country Break-

fast this past Sunday with a medley of Jersey Boys tunes. The day’s entertainment included the CardinalChorale, Cantus, Broadway Bound, Chamber Singers, The Middletones, and at least an additional 50solos or group features throughout the entire day.

all documents, including emails, concerningGovernor Scott Walker’s controversial Act10 legislation. Erpenbach eventually pro-vided the emails, but not until after his officeredacted some personal identifying informa-tion from them. The plaintiffs alleged the re-moval violated state law.

(The MacIver Institute is a conservativethink tank that promotes limited govern-ment.)

“The public has a right to know if publicservants were using taxpayer resources andon taxpayer time to contact politicians aboutAct 10,” said Brett Healy, president of theMacIver Institute. “Taxpayers deserve atransparent government and that is whatMacIver hopes this case will accomplish.”

Erpenbach said his office has a longstand-ing policy of redacting personal information,which helps to protect his constituents’ pri-vacy.

“That’s always been our policy here,” hesaid. “I gave them the content they asked for,just not the personal identifying information.It’s my responsibility to protect all of myconstituents, whether they are public em-ployees or not.”

The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Lib-erty, a conservative political organizationthat filed the suit along with the MacIver In-stitute, called the judge’s decision “an im-portant first step toward MacIver obtainingun-redacted copies of those emails.”

Erpenbach said the decision to file the suit

in Grant County, rather than in Dane Countywhere Erpenbach’s district is, was little morethan political gamesmanship. He said thelegal battle is a “witch hunt” stemming fromthe collective bargaining dispute that swirledaround Act 10.

VanDeHey denied both parties’ requestsfor summary judgment. Instead, he directedErpenbach to provide the court, within 30days, “a complete copy of all e-mails sentfrom government-owned computers duringthe time period requested” for inspection.VaDeHey said the court’s private inspectionof the emails will allow for a proper appli-cation of Schill v. Wisconsin Rapids SchoolDistrict.

“If the e-mails reveal something morethan purely personal use of governmentequipment, then the public interest in know-ing whether public employees were engagedin significant political activities using gov-ernment issued equipment ‘while on theclock’ will likely outweigh the embarrass-ment and possible retaliation that would fol-low disclosure of the senders’ names andemail addresses,” the judge wrote. “If thecontent reveals nothing more than a purelypersonal use of government owned comput-ers unrelated to the sender’s ‘official purposeor function,’ then the Senator’s determina-tion will likely be upheld under Schill.”

“It’s not a victory for [MacIver],” Erpen-bach said of the order. “It’s not a victory foranybody yet.”

MacIver continued from page 1


Photo contributed

Next PAC concert a family affairThe Lowe Family will perform next week as the next show in the Friends of the Performing Arts Center’s

2012-2013 season. The concert will take place Friday, Feb. 15 at 7:30 p.m.Versatile on many instruments, the nine Lowes offer a blend of show-stopping classical, Broadway, Irish,

jazz, bluegrass, old-time favorites, spectacular dance, six-part harmony, gospel and a patriotic tribute. Ticketsare $28 for adults, $25 for seniors, and $10 for students. They are available online now at the Friends’ web-site.

Pictured above, the penny whistle being played by Kayli Lowe during the Irish segment of the show.

The Middleton Recreation Depart-ment is looking for artists to displaytheir original artwork at the new Hub-bard Art Center Grand Opening(March 21 from 4-8 p.m. at 7448 Hub-bard Ave.).

The Hubbard Art Center will houseenrichment programs for MiddletonRecreation and programming for theMiddleton Senior Center. Art will alsobe displayed for the entire month ofApril (all art must be picked up byApril 30). Middleton Recreation willapprove the art for display.

All ages are encouraged to submittheir work. All selected artists will re-ceive a ribbon commemorating theHubbard Art Center’s Grand Openingand recognition on the city website andin the Middleton Times-Tribune. All

proceeds will help support the Center. All artwork must be original and

submitted in its finest presentationalform. For example, all photos and flatart must be framed. There is no limit tothe number of entries per artist. Toenter, complete the entry form and sub-mit your artwork no later than Febru-ary 20.

Artists will be selected and notifiedby phone no later than February 26.

More details are available on theentry form, which can picked up at theMiddleton Recreation office at 7426Hubbard Ave. or online at www.ci.mid-dleton.wi.us .

If you have questions, please call608-821-8360 or email [email protected].

Recreation seeks local work toadorn Hubbard Art Center

Beginning February 11, the WestMiddleton Youth Baseball and SoftballClub is having youth league open reg-istration for boys and girls that matchall levels of development and compe-tition.

Volunteers will be available forquestions at the Town of Middleton

Town Hall, 7555 W. Old Sauk Roadbetween 6 and 8 p.m. on the followingdates: Thursday, February 21, TuesdayMarch 5, and Wednesday, March 6.

Editor’s note: While WMBB usesthe Town of Middleton baseball fields,it is an entirely separate entity from theTown.

Youth baseball/softball registration approaches


Wrestlers wear Big 8 crown

SUN PRAIRIE — The drought isover.

Middleton’s wrestling team, whichhadn’t won a Big Eight Conferencetitle since 1996, changed all of thatlast Saturday.

The Cardinals crowned four indi-vidual champions and won the teamtitle, as well, edging Sun Prairie, 275-262. Janesville Craig was third at 241,while Madison La Follette (174.5) andMadison West (155) rounded out thetop five.

“It was huge to get the win,”Middleton senior Jake Cain said.“Knowing that all of our hard workhad finally paid off was pretty awe-some. The confidence boost headedinto regionals is a plus too.”

Middleton’s individual championscame from Justin Swiersz at 113, Cainat 138, Grant Laurent (152) andNathan Dresen (182).

“It was really great for the team totake win the conference tournament,”

Middleton edgesSun Prairie forchampionshipby ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune

TripleplayGirls basketballteam wins thirdstraight gameby GREGG HAMMILL

For the Times-Tribune

See GIRLS BB, page 21 See BOYS BB, page 20

Kevin Bavery will head to hisWIAA Division 1 postseason seed-ing meeting Saturday. AndMiddleton’s boys basketball coachshould feel pretty good about theCardinals’ résumé.

Middleton rolled past Verona, 63-56, last Friday, giving the Cardinalsfour wins in their last five games.

Middleton improved to 10-8 over-all and sits alone in third place in theBig Eight Conference at 9-6. TheCardinals are also 10-5 in gamesDerek Rongstad — their best player— has participated.

It was Middleton’s ‘Coaches vs.Cancer’ game against Verona, andJames Helmuth, a fifth grader at ElmLawn Elementary School, was theCardinals’ honorary captain.Helmuth was diagnosed with adrenalcortical carcinoma nearly a year agoand continues to inspire others as hebattles this disease.

“James Helmuth did an amazingjob as an honorary game captain andthere was no way our guys weren’t

CardstoppleVeronaby ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune

See WRESTLERS, page 22

Throughout most of the first halfof its game against Madison West,Middleton’s girls basketball teamcouldn’t buy a three-point basket.

The Cardinals were 0-for-13 fromthree-point range when their fortuneschanged instantly, thanks to LeahWolff.

Wolff, a senior guard, broke thedrought with a three-pointer at theone-minute mark of the first half,then drilled another seconds later topropel the Cardinals to a 72-44 victo-ry over the Regents in a Big EightConference contest last Saturday.

“We got off to a slow start, butthen we started knocking down someof the open threes,” Middleton coachJeff Kind said.

The Cardinals improved to 11-6overall and 9-4 in the Big Eight andmoved to within ½ game of third-place Madison La Follette (9-3league). West dropped to 5-11 and 3-

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Middleton’s Jake Cain won the Big Eight Conference title at 138 pounds last Saturday.


Shannon McCauley (left) and Middleton’s girls basketball team have won three straight games.


They saved their best for thebiggest meet of the season.

And because they did,Middleton’s girls gymnastics willalmost certainly repeat as Big EightConference champions.

Middleton faced Verona lastThursday in a matchup of theleague’s final two unbeaten teams.And the Cardinals put on a show,besting Verona, 141.50-137.175.

Middleton’s score of 141.50 was aseason-best and helped the Cardinalsclinch at least a share of the leaguetitle. Middleton also climbed to No.3 in the latest state rankings.

“A 141.5 completely surpassedany expectations the girls had forthemselves, which is always a greatthing to see,” Middleton coach KeriSteck said. “They set their goalshigh, but a 141.5 is the highest teamscore Middleton has seen in at leastthree years.

“Also, I always love it whensomeone affirms my belief that wehave the greatest group of girls onthe MHS gymnastics team. The girlswork so hard, and as coaches wecouldn’t be more proud of each oneof them.”

There was a lot to be proud ofagainst the Wildcats.

Junior standout Aryn Skibba had abig day and won the all-around com-petition with a 37.375 score. Skibbawas first on the vault (9.375) and

beam (9.525) and second on the bars(9.125) and floor (9.35).

Bianca Bakkar was third in theall-around. Bakkar was first on thebars (9.325), third on the beam(9.325) and floor (8.65), and fourthon the vault (8.90).

Lucy Bergenthal was fourth in theall-around (34.425). Bergenthal wasthird on the vault (8.95), fourth onthe beam (8.50), fifth on the bars(8.625) and sixth on the floor (8.35).

Gabby Aranda also posted afourth place finish on the bars (8.75).

“The girls knew what they werecapable of and knew there was nevera better time to accomplish that,”Steck said. “I couldn’t be more proudand happy.”

Middleton also toppled SunPrairie, 137.725-125.15 lastTuesday.

Skibba and Bergenthal sat out onvault and floor to rest minor injuriesbefore the Verona meet.

Bakkar won the all-around (36.0)after winning the floor (8.95), finish-ing second on the beam (9.2), andbars (9.25), and placing third on thevault (8.60).

Skibba won the beam (9.40) andbars (9.325). Aranda was third on thebars (8.70), Katherine Marshall wasthird on the floor (8.65), andBergenthal was fourth on the bars(8.55) and fourth on the beam (8.50).

• On deck: Middleton hostsMadison Memorial Thursday at 6p.m. in its final Big Eight dual meetof the season. With a win, theCardinals will be outright championsof the Big Eight.

Middleton then heads to thePlatteville Invite Saturday at 11 a.m.

Swinging tothe top ofthe Big 8MHS gymnastsdown Veronaby ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune


Aryn Skibba and Middleton’s girls gymnastics team have surged to the top of the Big Eight Conference.


First the good news.Middleton’s hockey team earned

the No. 2 seed in its WIAA sectional.The Cardinals will now open postsea-son play by hosting either seventh-seeded Madison Memorial or No. 10Madison La Follette/East on Feb. 14at 8 p.m.

Now the bad news.Verona is the No. 1 seed in the sec-

tional. And after falling to theWildcats, 9-0, last Thursday,Middleton would face immense oddsto knock off Verona this postseason.

The Cardinals also defeated LaFollette/East, 12-0, last Tuesday andknocked off Beloit Memorial, 6-2, lastSaturday in a week filled with highsand lows.

Middleton is now 16-5 overall andin second place in the Big EightConference at 10-3.

“You know the saying ‘sometimesyou are the windshield and sometimesyou are the bug,’ ” Middleton co-coach Steve Libert said. “This weekwe were both. Strange week with lotsof goals for and against. If it was totalgoals we win.”

Middleton certainly got its weekoff to a terrific start with an easy winover La Follette/East. The Cardinalsscored four first period goals, five inthe second and three more in the third.

Jake Bunz, Garrett Graf and KevinWolfinger both scored twice. TonySchaller, Danny Klagos, TaylorDickert, Nikko Miller, Casey Harper

and Jordan Carey all had goals, aswell.

Zach Kasdorf played goalie for theCardinals and got the win after notch-ing one save.

“These can be tough games to pre-pare for as a player because of com-petitive nature,” Libert said. “Rightnow La Follette/East lacks depth at allpositions except goaltender, but thatputs their goalies under a lot of stress.

“We played well team-wise andindividual wise. The scoresheet wasnot dominated by any single player,reflecting the unselfish game played.”

The Verona contest is oneMiddleton would simply like to for-get.

“I’d rather not talk about it,” Libertsaid. “Sometimes when you have aclunker you can point to somethingspecific that was observed andattempted to avoid or something in theplayer’s preparation, but we lookedready to play and had a good week.”

Middleton played the Wildcatseven throughout the first period. ButVerona got a goal with just 19 secondsleft in the period to take a 1-0 lead.

“We came out of the blocks in greatshape,” Libert said. “We outplayedVerona in the first, even killing twopenalties along the way. We justmissed goals on great opportunities,then ouch.”

Ouch is right.Verona still led, 1-0, midway

through the second period. But theWildcats scored four goals in the finalnine minutes of the second, thenadded four more in the third for the

lopsided win.“Instead of answering the bell we

looked for the white towel,” Libertsaid. “It was suddenly a game wherewe had guys trying to do everything inone shift or play instead of sticking tothe plan. Verona is too good.

“It takes three periods of relentlesspressure on loose pucks and unwaver-ing discipline. Verona can be forcedinto taking penalties, but it requiresself control on our part. We did nothave it on Thursday night. Januarywas one day too long for us. We had along talk afterwards. Time to moveon.”

To Middleton’s credit, it did exact-ly that and toppled Beloit Memorialtwo nights later.

The teams were tied, 1-1, after thefirst period. And Middleton led, 3-2,through two.

But the Cardinals scored threestraight third period goals and pulledaway.

“This was an entertaining game,”Libert said. “Everybody got theirmoney’s worth.”

Middleton trailed, 1-0, late in thefirst period when Davis Bunz scoredwith 40 seconds left. Klagos andCarey had power play goals in the sec-ond period to give the Cardinals a 3-1lead.

After Beloit pulled within 3-2 latein the second, Middleton got thirdperiod goals from Nico Campbell,Ryan Dohmeier and Ethan McLeod.

“We played with a lot energy,”Libert said. “It was fire wagon hockeywith the teams trading chances in the

first. We settled down as the gamewent on and took over in the third.”

• On deck: Middleton facedMadison West Tuesday in its regularseason finale, then will have a nine-day layoff before beginning the post-season Feb. 14.

Middleton’s skiers and snow-boarders faced challenging condi-tions at Tryol Basin on an unseason-ably warm race night Jan. 28.

While the skiers struggled,Middleton’s boys snowboarders hada strong showing, finishing in secondplace behind strong races fromNathaniel Corey (third overall),Scott Fabri (7th), Gabe Anderson(8th), and Jake Weber (10th). On thegirls’ course, Senior Gretchen Copeplaced second overall, while team-mate Dagmar LaMans placed 10th.

While still maintaining first placein the conference, Middleton boysski team was defeated for the firsttime this season. But coach LibbyStrommen wasn’t worried.

“Monday night’s race was a diffi-cult slalom course with snow thatwas breaking down with the warmtemperatures,” she said. “Many ofour top racers were struggling tokeep clean runs so we didn’t win therace this week. That’s OK. It is agood thing to be humbled some-times.”

Middleton’s boys team placedthird and was led by senior MattOswald who placed fifth overall.

Middletonsnowboardersfare well

Good and bad for hockey CardsMiddleton winstwice, but fallshard to Veronaby ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune

Times-Tribunephoto by Mary

Langenfeld

Jake Bunz(center) andMiddleton’shockey teamare seededsecond intheir section-al.

Jackson Uselman was the star ofthe show.

His supporting cast more than heldtheir own.

It all added up to a third place fin-ish for Middleton’s boys swimmingteam at last Saturday’s Big EightConference meet.

Madison Memorial won the meetwith 625.5 points, while MadisonWest (412.5), Middleton (399.5),Verona/Mount Horeb (301.5) and SunPrairie (166) rounded out the top five.

“Conference went very well,”Middleton coach Luke Lengfeld said.“There was a lot of strong swims andit’s a good sign for the next fewweeks. A lot of breakout swims forthe guys, which is great to see.”

Uselman, a senior, led the waywith wins in the 200 freestyle and the500 freestyle.

Uselman finished the 200 free in1:44.41, more than two seconds fasterthan runner-up Andrew Lindstrom ofMadison West. In the 500 free,Uselman finished in 4:49.01 andedged Madison West’s Roy Weng(4:49.34).

“Jackson swam very well thisweekend winning both of his races,”Lengfeld said. “But overall we had

several fast swims and the guys thatwere tapered for conference reallyswam well, which is great to see.”

Senior Jack McGovern was thirdin the 200 free (1:47.75) and juniorCooper Green was seventh (1:49.95).Senior Nick Lund was fourth in the100 yard freestyle (48.83), junior

Zack Parkin was fifth (49.16) andsenior Lucas Arajo was 10th (51.42).

Green was fifth in the 100 yardbackstroke (56.29), while Parkin wassixth (56.43) and senior NickCalderon was 10th (57.70).

Sophomore Lex Peterson was sixthin the 100 yard fly (54.83) and sopho-more Derek Pettit was eighth (55.95).Calderon was sixth in the 200 yard IM(2:05.08) and junior Lars Haskins was10th in the 50 yard free (23.05).Junior Matthew Kim was also eighthin the 100 yard breaststroke (1:03.74).

Middleton’s 400 yard free relayteam of Uselman, McGovern, Lundand Parkin was second (3:13.63),while the pairing of Haskins, juniorJames Mai, Peterson and Arajo waseighth (3:27.52).

The Cardinals’ 200 yard freestylerelay team of Lund, Parkin,McGovern and Uselman was third(1:29.04), while the quartet of Green,Arajo, sophomore Josh Reddemannand Calderon was seventh (1:32.67).

Middleton’s 200 yard medley relayteam of Green, Kim, Peterson and

Haskins was fifth (1:41.40), while thequartet of junior Hans Kunsch, soph-omore Rory Slattery, Pettit andCalderon was seventh (1:44.14).

“We’re taking big steps in the rightdirection,” Lengfeld said. “Guys haveworked very hard this year and thathard work is paying off.”

• On deck: Middleton hosts aWIAA Division 1 sectional Saturdaybeginning at 1 p.m.


Swimmers third at Big 8 meetby ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune


Jack McGovern and Middleton’s swimmers finished third at last Saturday’s Big Eight Conference meet.

Uselman leads theway with two firstplace finishes


going to give it their best possibleeffort to make sure we won the gameon James’ night”, Middleton coachKevin Bavery said.

Middleton outscored Verona, 41-20 in the middle two quarters toensure a happy night.

Junior guard Luke Schafer led theCardinals with 20 points, whileRongstad added 19. Junior forwardMax Oelerich had 10 points and jun-ior forward Derek Rogeberg addedeight.

Schafer and Rongstad also com-bined to go 11-of-12 from the freethrow line.

Middleton struggled early, asVerona senior guard Andrew Argallhad 10 of his game high 25 points inthe first quarter. That helped theWildcats jump to a 14-9 lead afterone.

“We didn’t handle 1-on-1 containvery well and he hurt us,” Baverysaid of Argall.

Middleton hit Verona with a 23-10 blitz in the second quarter,though, and took a 32-24 halftimelead. Schafer and Rongstad did mostof the damage, combining for 16 sec-ond quarter points. Rogeberg alsoadded six points in the period.

The Cardinals stayed in fifth gearin the third quarter and extendedtheir lead to 50-34 through three.Five Middleton players scored in theperiod, led by Rongstad’s six.

In the fourth, Verona made itinteresting thanks to three three-pointers from senior guard WillKellerman.

“The first one seemed like afluke,” Bavery said. “Literally from25-feet with an arc that you woulduse in a game of ‘HORSE’!

“But then he hit two more just likeit. The more we moved out on himthe more he moved back.”

Middleton put the game away,though, when Schafer, Rongstad andOelerich combined to go 5-of-7 fromthe line in the final minute.

• On deck: Middleton hostedDeForest Tuesday night, then is at

second-place Sun Prairie (15-3, 12-2) Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Middletonthen hosts Janesville Craig (10-9, 7-8) Saturday at 7:30 p.m. on ‘SeniorNight.’

“This is a critical week,” Bavery

said referring to the seedingprocess. “The 3, 4, 5, 6 (seeds) willlikely be us, La Follette, East andWest, but the order could be changedquite a bit this week depending onThursday’s results.”

• From the infirmary: Middletonjunior forward Demond Hill returnedfrom a thumb injury, but re-injured itagainst Verona. His status for thisweek is doubtful.

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Derek Rongstad (left) and Middleton’s boys basketball team rolled past Verona last Friday.


progress where we can knock offsome of the guys up in front of us,”Kind said.

• Middleton 67, Madison East43 — McMahon erupted for a sea-son-high 26 points as the Cardinals

rolled past the Purgolders lastThursday. Jordee added 13 forMiddleton.

• Middleton 62, Janesville Craig50 — McMahon scored 19 pointsand Dean added 12 as the Cardinalsrolled past the Cougars last Tuesday.

Middleton built a 31-21 halftimelead and stretched that to 45-30 after

three quarters.• On deck: Middleton will have a

chance to knock off one of the teamsahead of it when the Cardinals hostsecond-place Verona on Friday at7:30 p.m.

10.West played a zone defense

throughout the first half and basical-ly dared the Cardinals to shootbeyond the three-point arc.

“We’re not the greatest three-point shooting team and I thinkteams know that going in to thegame, but being able to make thoseshots is huge,” said senior guardDarcy Dean.

Deadlocked at eight apiece afterthe first quarter, the Cardinals wereclinging to a 22-16 lead when Wolffconnected on her first three-pointer.After a basket by teammate, ShannonMcCauley, Wolff added anotherthree and Middleton had a 30-16halftime lead.

Natalie Staples picked up whereWolff left off in the openingmoments of the second half. Staplescompleted a four-point play whenshe drilled a three-pointer and wasfouled. Cole Jordee scored a basketinside, then Staples hit another threeto give the Cardinals a 39-19 leadwith 6 minutes, 23 seconds remain-ing in the third quarter.

“Leah Wolff knocked down somekey three-pointers and the same withNatalie,” Dean said. “That definitelygets everyone really pumped.”

“It’s contagious,” added Kind.“Once one person starts hitting themthen other people start thinking,‘Well I can make it too.’

“It’s kind of like free throws. Youmiss a bunch and everybody thinksthey’re going to miss. You make abunch and everybody thinks they’regoing to make them.”

Staples also closed out the quarterwith a three-pointer to give theCardinals a 49-28 lead. Staples con-nected on 3-of-4 attempts fromthree-point range in the quarter.

Behind the play of McCauley, theCardinals stretched the lead to asmany as 30 points in the final quar-ter. McCauley scored eight points inthe quarter and scored on severaldriving layups.

“Shannon did a good job of get-

ting to the basket a few times,” Kindsaid. “She can get by some peopleand she’s pretty strong when shegoes to the basket.”

Junior Liz McMahon led theCardinals with 16 points and 10rebounds.

“(McMahon) can play. She’s gotsome good instincts,” Kind said.“She’ll make a couple steals and geta breakaway. She gets sneakypoints.”

McMahon connected on 7-of-9field goal attempts and scored mostof her points on putbacks or drives tothe basket.

“I’m not the best outside shooterso I just try and get a shot that I canmake which is usually a layup,” saida modest McMahon.

Ebony Nettles-Bay and ShaquitaLee paced West with 16 and 14points, respectively.

McMahon said the Cardinalsimproved as the game progressed.

“We picked it up in the secondhalf,” McMahon said. “The first halfwe weren’t boxing out as well as weshould have been. In the second halfwe were focusing on that more andtrying to improve.”

With a youthful and inexperi-enced lineup, Kind says his team isstill adjusting to the physical style ofplay in the Big Eight.

“Part of the thing we have to learnas a team is to be a bit more aggres-sive,” Kind said. “That’s part of theyouth thing and the lack of experi-ence. The freshman and sophomoresthat are out there now, you can tellthey’re not used to how physical theyhave to be, how alert they have to be,that somebody’s going to be in yourface right away.”

So far this season, the fourth-place Cardinals have beaten all of theteams below them in the conferencestandings and lost to the teams abovethem. Middleton is 0-4 collectivelyagainst Janesville Parker (0-2), LaFollette, and Verona, and 9-0 againsteveryone else.

“Hopefully we’re making some

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L i zMcMahon andM i d d l e t o n ’ sgirls basketballteam rolledpast MadisonWest lastSaturday.


Laurent said. “Everyone did whatthey needed to do, and it gives us agood attitude going into regionals.”

Middleton held a narrow two-pointlead heading to the final round. ButMiddleton came up huge at crunchtime.

“I just told them to go out there andget it,” Middleton coach Kent Weilersaid. “Go get what you worked for.”

The Cardinals did exactly that,especially their four individual cham-pions.

Swiersz received a bye in the firstround, then pinned Janesville Craig’sAaron Wehrwein in 1:28. In the titlematch, Swiersz edged Sun Prairie’sPhillip Berge, 3-0.

“Justin’s only been wrestling twoyears,” Middleton coach Kent Weilersaid. “He put some time in in the off-season and he kept his level up thereand he’s a gritty kid. I don’t think (SunPrairie) knew what they were getting.”

Cain also received a bye, thenpinned Julio Sanchez of JanesvilleParker in 1:02. Cain then pinnedMadison East’s Abner Jacobson in1:12 in the semifinals, and pinnedJanesville Craig’s Kyle LeCaptain in3:43 in the finals.

“I’m going into the next coupleweeks with the goal of standing on topof the podium as the state champion,”Cain said. “It's been the same eversince freshman year.”

Laurent received a first round bye,then pinned Madison East’s Joey Levyin 1:19. Laurent pinned Sun Prairie’sJoey Sveda in 48 seconds in the semi-finals, then pinned Janesville Parker’sMatt Pakes in 3:54 in the title match.

“When I found out who was at myweight class after weigh-ins I was

confident in taking first,” Laurentsaid. “I had wrestled all the kidsbefore and had won.”

Dresen received two byes, thenpinned Madison East’s

Remi Finn in 1:07 in the semifi-nals. In the championship match,Dresen defeated Sun Prairie’s DavidPontius, 10-3.

“Nathan’s been wrestling up (inweight) all season,” Weiler said. “He’sa tough, tough kid.”

Middleton also got a second placefinish from Taggart Haase at 170.Haase opened with a pair of byes, thendefeated Verona’s Dakin Coons, 9-4,in the semifinals. In the title match,Haase lost to Madison West’s JohnGoelzer, 3-0.

The Cardinals also counted thirdplace finishes from Shay Haase at 160and Wyatt Cory (195).

Shay Haase lost in the semifinals toNick Annin of Madison West, 6-5.

Shay Haase came back, though, todefeat Gareth Collins of MadisonLaFollette, 6-0, in the consolationround. Then in the third place match,Shay Haase defeated JanesvilleCraig’s Noah Vandenlangberg, 15-0.

Cory lost his semifinal match toNick Somers of Beloit Memorial, 10-4. But Cory rebounded and pinnedVerona’s Logan Postweiler in 1:23 inthe consolation round. Then in thethird place match, Cory defeatedMadison La Follette’s Carlito Schiro,6-3.

Middleton also got fourth place fin-ishes from Brett Cain at 120 and JacobLaurent at 145.

“I just really like how this team iscoming together,” Weiler said.

• On deck: Middleton is at theWaunakee Regional Saturday begin-ning at 9:15 a.m.

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Middleton’s Justin Swiersz finished first at 113 pounds at the Big Eight Conference meet.


Boys basketballFeb. 1Middleton 63, Verona 56Verona ……….….………. 14 10 10 22 — 56Middleton ……………….. 9 23 18 13 — 63

VERONA — Argall 25, Toman 4, Tackett10, Flora 5, Kellerman 12. Totals: 21 11-16 56.

MIDDLETON — Rongstad 19, Hill 1,Hokanson 2, Little 3, Oelerich 10, Rogeberg 8,Schafer 20. Totals: 22 15-20 63.

Three point goals: V 3 (Kellerman 3); M 4(Rongstad 3, Schafer). Total fouls: V 18, M 16.

Girls basketballFeb. 2Middleton 72, Madison West 44Middleton ……………..….. 8 22 19 23 — 72Madison West …...……..…. 8 8 12 16 — 44

MIDDLETON – Liz McMahon 7-9 2-3 16,Natalee Staples 3-7 1-1 10, Shannon McCauley4-7 2-3 10, Darcy Dan 0-5 2-4 2, Anna Bunyan 1-3 0-0 2, Cole Jordee 3-6 4-4 10, Grace Douglas0-0 5-6 5, Darby Raffel 1-4 0-2 0, Jenna Blair 1-5 1-4 3, Leah Wolff 3-8 0-0 9, Kelly Roach 1-2 0-0 2, Kailyn Montour 0-0 1-2 1, Kayla Baughs 0-0 0-0 0, Amy Ticknor 0-0 0-0 0, Brenna Shea 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-56 18-29 72.

MADISON WEST – Da Nae McClarn 1-70-0 2, Ebony Nettles-Bay 7-23 2-6 16, AnnicaPape 0-4 0-0 0, Shaquita Lee 7-21 0-0 14, AbbeyBradfield 2-3 0-0 4, Naiya Morris 1-5 0-0 2,Lauren Manke 0-1 0-0 0, Ciera Carey 2-4 0-0 4,Mariama Bester 1-1 0-0 2, Lucy Turner 0-0 0-0 0,Danielle Murray 0-0 0-0 0 Totals 21-69 2-6 44.

3-point goals – M 6 (Wolff 3, Staples 3),MW 0. Total fouls – M 10, MW 20.

Jan. 31Middleton 67, Madison East 43Madison East ………….….. 7 19 6 11 — 43Middleton ……………….. 11 14 22 20 — 67

MADISON EAST — Justice 26,Mosenberry 4, Birnhak 6, Ottelein 4, Morrison 3.Totals: 19 4-11 43.

MIDDLETON — Bunyan 6, Jordee 13,Dean 7, Blair 2, Roach 2, McMahon 26, Staples5, McCauley 6. 28 10-15 67.

Three-point goals: ME 1 (Ottelein); M 1(McMahon). Total fouls: Mi 13, ME 13.

Jan. 29Middleton 62, Janesville Craig 50Middleton …………………. 12 19 14 17 — 62Janesville Craig ……......……. 9 12 9 20 — 50

Middleton — Wolff, 1-0-3; Dean, 4-1-12;Raffel, 1-0-2; McMahon, 7-5-19; McCauley, 2-2-6; Blair, 1-0-3; Staples, 2-0-5; Shea, 1-0-2;Jordee, 3-2-8; Bunyan, 0-3-3; Roach, 0-1-1.Totals: 21-14-62.

Craig — Philipps, 1-2-5; Cramer, 3-1-6;Stewart, 1-0-3; Crandall, 3-6-12; Hackett, 1-0-2;Potter, 0-2-2; Slatter, 0-3-3; Calkins, 4-2-10;Ennis, 2-2-6; Villa, 1-2-4. Totals: 14-20-50.

Three-point goals — Middleton 6 (Wolff,Dean 3, Blair, Staples), Craig 2 (Philipps,Stewart). Total fouls—Middleton 18, Craig 17.

Boys swimmingFeb. 2Big Eight Conference meet

Team scores: Madison Memorial 625 1/2,Madison West 412 1/2, Middleton 399 1/2,Verona/Mount Horeb 301 1/2, Sun Prairie 166,Janesville Craig 114, Beloit Memorial 71,Janesville Parker 69, Madison La Follette 7,Madison East 4.

200 medley relay -- 1, Verona/Mount Horeb(McGilvray, Maydaniuk, Gebhart, Kuker),1:38.30; 2, Madison Memorial, 1:38.34; 3,Madison West, 1:39.93; 4, Madison Memorial,1:40.73; 5, Middleton, 1:41.40; 6, Madison West,1:42.40.

200 freestyle -- 1, Uselman, Mi, 1:44.41; 2,Lindstrom, MW, 1:46.58; 3, tie, Weng, MW, andMcGovern, Mi, 1:47.45; 5, Mathson, VMH,1:48.36; 6, Wickstrom, VMH, 1:49.68.

200 individual medley -- 1, Je. Temprano,MM, 1:55.33; 2, Ju. Temprano, MM, 2:02.22; 3,Henry, MM, 2:03.43; 4, H. Patterson, MM,2:04.29; 5, Wickstrom, VMH, 2:05.02; 6,Calderon, Mi, 2:05.05.

50 free -- 1, N. Menninga, MM, :21.61; 2,Kuker, VMH, :22.04; 3, Walker, MM, :22.46; 4,Eckerle, MM, :22.47; 5, Immerfall, MM, :22.62;6, Englehardt, MW, :22.65.

100 butterfly -- 1, Gebhart, VMH, :52.40; 2,Jekel, MW, :53.43; 3, R. Menninga, MM, :54.45;4, Snodgrass, VMH, :54.71; 4, Peterson-Weber,:54.76; 6, Peterson, Mi, :54.83.

100 free -- 1, N. Menninga, MM, :47.75; 2,Kuker, VMH, :47.81; 3, Hornacek, MM, :48.19;4, Lund, Mi, :48.83; 5, Parkin, Mi, :49.16; 6,Walker, MM, :49.17.

500 free -- 1, Uselman, Mi, 4:49.01; 2, Weng,MW, 4:49.34; 3, Lindstrom, MW, 4:50.16; 4,Mathson, VMH, 4:50.53; 5, Miller, MM, 4:52.42;6, Plagge, SP, 4:57.27.

200 free relay -- 1, Madison Memorial(Walker, Peterson-Weber, Szotkowski, N.Menninga), 1:27.73; 2, Madison West, 1:27.97;3, Middleton, 1:29.04; 4, Verona/Mount Horeb,1:29.36; 5, Madison Memorial, 1:30.01; 6, SunPrairie, 1:32.59.

100 backstroke -- 1, Je. Temprano, MM,:52.75; 2, Hornacek, MM, :53.25; 3, Jekel, MW,:54.66; 4, Ju. Temprano, MM, :55.22; 5, Green,Mi, :56.29; 6, Parkin, Mi, :56.43.

100 breaststroke -- 1, Henry, MM, 1:02.05;2, tie, H. Patterson, MM, and Maydaniuk, VMH,1:02.80; 4, Kaldor, MM, 1:02.88; 5, Twining, JP,1:03.34; 6, Gomez, MM, 1:03.36.

400 free relay -- 1, Madison Memorial (Je.Temprano, Walker, Hornacek, N. Menninga),3:10.56; 2, Middleton, 3:13.63; 3, Madison West,3:17.47; 4, Madison Memorial, 3:21.39; 5,Verona/Mount Horeb, 3:22.58; 6, Madison West,3:22.89.

WrestlingFeb. 2Big Eight Conference meet

Team scores: Middleton 275, Sun Prairie262, Janesville Craig 241, Madison La Follette174.5, Madison West 155, Janesville Parker149.5, Verona 123, Beloit Memorial 116,Madison East 98, Madison Memorial 31.

106 - Shamar Madlock (4-9) placed 6thand scored 9.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Shamar Madlock(Middleton) 4-9 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Moziah Clark (Madison West)10-3 won by pin over Shamar Madlock(Middleton) 4-9 (Pin 1:18)

Cons. Round 1 - Shamar Madlock(Middleton) 4-9 won by pin over Michael Roca(Janesville Parker) 5-7 (Pin 2:50)

Cons. Round 2 - Abe Rossmiller (Sun Prairie)8-6 won by pin over Shamar Madlock(Middleton) 4-9 (Pin 4:24)

5th Place Match - Edwin Chavez (BeloitMemorial) 10-3 won by decision over ShamarMadlock (Middleton) 4-9 (Dec 7-0)

113 - Justin Swiersz (12-1) placed 1st andscored 28.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Justin Swiersz(Middleton) 12-1 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Justin Swiersz (Middleton) 12-1 received a bye () (Bye)

Semifinal - Justin Swiersz (Middleton) 12-1won by pin over Aaron Wehrwein (JanesvilleCraig) 10-4 (Pin 1:28)

1st Place Match - Justin Swiersz (Middleton)12-1 won by decision over Phillip Berge (SunPrairie) 12-1 (Dec 3-0)

120 - Brett Cain (8-5) placed 4th andscored 18.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Brett Cain (Middleton) 8-5 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Brett Cain (Middleton) 8-5won by decision over Alan Rojas (BeloitMemorial) 7-3 (Dec 4-2)

Semifinal - Travis Bouzek (Sun Prairie) 13-0won by major decision over Brett Cain(Middleton) 8-5 (Maj 11-0)

Cons. Round 2 - Brett Cain (Middleton) 8-5won by pin over Grant Pleiss (Janesville Craig)0-3 (Pin 5:23)

3rd Place Match - Alan Rojas (BeloitMemorial) 7-3 won by decision over Brett Cain(Middleton) 8-5 (Dec 8-6)

126 - Mike O`Shea (9-4) placed 5th andscored 11.50 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Mike O`Shea (Middleton)9-4 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Erik Spurgeon (BeloitMemorial) 6-8 won by decision over MikeO`Shea (Middleton) 9-4 (Dec 7-3)

Cons. Round 1 - Mike O`Shea (Middleton) 9-4 won by tech fall over Chuexeng Vang (SunPrairie) 3-10 (TF 15-0)

Cons. Round 2 - Gage Burdick (JanesvilleParker) 9-4 won by decision over Mike O`Shea(Middleton) 9-4 (Dec 7-3)

5th Place Match - Mike O`Shea (Middleton)9-4 won by pin over Erik Spurgeon (BeloitMemorial) 6-8 (Pin 0:44)

132 - Shane Bishop (4-8) placed 6th andscored 9.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Shane Bishop (Middleton)4-8 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Tyler Thornton (JanesvilleParker) 7-7 won by tech fall over Shane Bishop(Middleton) 4-8 (TF 17-1)

Cons. Round 1 - Shane Bishop (Middleton)4-8 won by pin over Ryan Weiss (Verona) 0-4(Pin 3:07)

Cons. Round 2 - Monty Rice (BeloitMemorial) 9-4 won by pin over Shane Bishop(Middleton) 4-8 (Pin 3:44)

5th Place Match - Tyler Thornton (JanesvilleParker) 7-7 won by major decision over ShaneBishop (Middleton) 4-8 (Maj 19-8)

138 - Jake Cain (13-0) placed 1st andscored 30.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Jake Cain (Middleton) 13-

0 received a bye () (Bye)Quarterfinal - Jake Cain (Middleton) 13-0

won by pin over Julio Sanchez (JanesvilleParker) 5-6 (Pin 1:02)

Semifinal - Jake Cain (Middleton) 13-0 wonby pin over Abner Jacobson (Madison East) 9-5(Pin 1:12)

1st Place Match - Jake Cain (Middleton) 13-0 won by pin over Kyle LeCaptain (JanesvilleCraig) 11-2 (Pin 3:43)

145 - Jacob Laurent (9-4) placed 4th andscored 20.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Jacob Laurent (Middleton)9-4 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Jacob Laurent (Middleton) 9-4won by pin over Benigno Barrera (Madison East)8-5 (Pin 1:28)

Semifinal - Jared Scharenbrock (Sun Prairie)13-0 won by pin over Jacob Laurent (Middleton)9-4 (Pin 0:50)

Cons. Round 2 - Jacob Laurent (Middleton)9-4 won by pin over Jovanni Sanchez (JanesvilleParker) 2-4 (Pin 3:25)

3rd Place Match - Zack Mulrooney(Janesville Craig) 11-3 won by major decisionover Jacob Laurent (Middleton) 9-4 (Maj 13-4)

152 - Grant Laurent (12-1) placed 1st andscored 30.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Grant Laurent (Middleton)12-1 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Grant Laurent (Middleton) 12-1 won by pin over Joey Levy (Madison East) 1-11 (Pin 1:19)

Semifinal - Grant Laurent (Middleton) 12-1won by pin over Joey Sveda (Sun Prairie) 4-2(Pin 0:48)

1st Place Match - Grant Laurent (Middleton)12-1 won by pin over Matt Pakes (JanesvilleParker) 9-4 (Pin 3:54)

160 - Shay Haase (11-1) placed 3rd andscored 20.50 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Shay Haase (Middleton)11-1 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Shay Haase (Middleton) 11-1won by pin over Steven Presti (Janesville Parker)4-9 (Pin 3:30)

Semifinal - Nick Annin (Madison West) 11-2won by decision over Shay Haase (Middleton)11-1 (Dec 6-5)

Cons. Round 2 - Shay Haase (Middleton) 11-1 won by decision over Gareth Collins (MadisonLaFollette) 8-5 (Dec 6-0)

3rd Place Match - Shay Haase (Middleton)11-1 won by tech fall over Noah Vandenlangberg(Janesville Craig) 10-4 (TF 15-0)

170 - Taggart Haase (9-3) placed 2nd andscored 22.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Taggart Haase(Middleton) 9-3 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Taggart Haase (Middleton) 9-3received a bye () (Bye)

Semifinal - Taggart Haase (Middleton) 9-3won by decision over Dakin Coons (Verona) 9-4(Dec 5-2)

1st Place Match - John Goelzer (MadisonWest) 7-0 won by decision over Taggart Haase(Middleton) 9-3 (Dec 3-0)

182 - Nathan Dresen (12-0) placed 1st andscored 29.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Nathan Dresen(Middleton) 12-0 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Nathan Dresen (Middleton) 12-0 received a bye () (Bye)

Semifinal - Nathan Dresen (Middleton) 12-0won by pin over Remi Finn (Madison East) 5-7(Pin 1:07)

1st Place Match - Nathan Dresen (Middleton)12-0 won by major decision over David Pontius(Sun Prairie) 10-3 (Maj 19-6)

195 - Wyatt Cory (12-2) placed 3rd andscored 21.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Wyatt Cory (Middleton)12-2 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Wyatt Cory (Middleton) 12-2won by pin over Joe Monette (Madison West) 6-7 (Pin 5:39)

Semifinal - Nick Somers (Beloit Memorial)10-1 won by decision over Wyatt Cory(Middleton) 12-2 (Dec 10-4)

Cons. Round 2 - Wyatt Cory (Middleton) 12-2 won by pin over Logan Postweiler (Verona) 5-8 (Pin 1:23)

3rd Place Match - Wyatt Cory (Middleton)12-2 won by decision over Carlito Schiro(Madison LaFollette) 8-5 (Dec 6-3)

220 - Lon Yeary (9-4) placed 5th andscored 12.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Lon Yeary (Middleton) 9-4 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Scott VanDerHagen (JanesvilleParker) 5-9 won by pin over Lon Yeary(Middleton) 9-4 (Pin 3:14)

Cons. Round 1 - Lon Yeary (Middleton) 9-4won by pin over Alex Rice (Beloit Memorial) 4-2 (Pin 3:39)

Cons. Round 2 - Jackson Middleton(Madison West) 13-1 won by decision over LonYeary (Middleton) 9-4 (Dec 6-1)

5th Place Match - Lon Yeary (Middleton) 9-4won by pin over Scott VanDerHagen (JanesvilleParker) 5-9 (Pin 2:52)

285 - Sean Benedict (9-5) placed 5th andscored 15.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Sean Benedict(Middleton) 9-5 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Sean Benedict (Middleton) 9-5won by decision over Darby Lemkuil (MadisonEast) 4-6 (Dec 7-4)

Semifinal - Dakota Pearson (Janesville Craig)12-1 won by pin over Sean Benedict (Middleton)9-5 (Pin 0:35)

Cons. Round 2 - Tyler Jelinek (JanesvilleParker) 6-7 won by pin over Sean Benedict

(Middleton) 9-5 (Pin 1:21)5th Place Match - Sean Benedict (Middleton)

9-5 won by pin over Darby Lemkuil (MadisonEast) 4-6 (Pin 1:36).

HockeyFeb. 2Middleton 6, Beloit Memorial 2Beloit Memorial ………….....……. 1 1 0 — 2Middleton …………........………… 1 2 3 — 6

First period: BM — Caple (Polplaze,Thering) (pp), 12:38; M — D. Bunz (Brown),16:20.

Second period: M — Klagos (Brown, J.Bunz) (pp), 3:59; Carey (J. Bunz) (pp), 12:52;BM — Thering (Caple), 15:14.

Third period: M — Campbell, 2:33;Dohmeier, 14:18; McLeod (Wolfinger, Carey),14:32.

Saves: BM (Walker) 35; M (McConnell) 20.Penalties: M 4-8, BM 4-8.

Jan. 31Verona 9, Middleton 0Middleton ……..................……….. 0 0 0 — 0Verona ……….....................……… 1 4 4 — 9

First period: V — Parker (Jones), 16:41.Second period: V — Keryluk (Baker), 7:46;

Keryluk (Stevens, Baker), 9:24; Seid (Keryluk,Stevens) (pp), 10:18; Seid (Keryluk), 11:43.

Third period: V — Roehrig (Stevens) (pp),5:22; Schmitt (Kepler, Parker) (pp), 9:21;Keryluk (Stevens) (pp), 11:04; Stevens, 12:37.

Saves: V (Jones) 29; M (McConnell 22,Kasdorf 6) 28. Penalties: M 8-19, V 6-12.

Jan. 29Middleton 12, Madison La Follette/East 0MLF/E …………………………… 0 0 0 — 0Middleton …………….………… 4 5 3 — 12

First period: M — J. Bunz (Carey,Wolfinger), 1:23; Wolfinger (Miller), 7:19; Graf

(Campbell, Schaller), 12:44; Carey (Kvistad, D.Bunz), 6:05.

Second period: M — Wolfinger (Carey),4:41; Schaller (McLeod), 6:57; J. Bunz, 11:43;Klagos (Brown, Vickert), 14:00; Harper(Dohmeier, Reifsteck), 16:57.

Third period: M — Vickert, 2:02; Miller(Semrat), 8:26; Graf (Duff), 15:00.

Saves: MLF/E (Crubaugh) 63; M (Kasdorf)1. Penalties: MLF/E 1-2, Mi 3-6.

BowlingMiddleton LadiesJan. 29

Patti Hellenbrand 555, Cindy Hall 540,Theresa Meisel 525, Cathy Matts 520, LindaPertzborn 504, Verelene Morris 500, Chery Theis492, Janie Lange 489, Cheryl Hitchins 473,Janice Williams 465, Debbie Swain 464, NancyHellenbrand 458.

Middleton LadiesJan. 22

Verelene Morris 564, Luann McNally 553,Mary Moody 547, Sandee Statz 547, TheresaMeisel 543, Patti Larson 541, Frayne Born 517,Linda Van Heuklom 514, Cindy Hall 491, JanieLange 484, Terri Scheel 476, Nancy Hellenbrand472, Kristin Kuehmichel 467.

Sunday NeighborsJan. 27

Jim Salzman 714 (232-2030279), EugenePasch 641 (212-231), Greg Fritz 583 (215), JanetMeinholz 564 (212), Marty Meinholz 555 (218),Paul Hughes 553, Mavis Severson 546, EricCooper 541 (213), Mark Misenheimer 536, GusSchlieckau 533 (211), Mary Jo Acker 523 (205),Dan Thielmann 510, Cindy Hall 501, MaryannSveum 464, Vana Smith-Steffen 463, LindaSchenk 460.

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SportscalendarThursday, Feb. 7

5:15 p.m. — Boys freshman White basketball at Sun Prairie Red5:45 p.m. — Boys sophomore basketball at Sun Prairie6 p.m. — Varsity gymnastics vs. Madison Memorial6 p.m. — JV gymnastics vs. Madison Memorial6:45 p.m. — Boys freshman Red basketball at Sun Prairie White7:30 p.m. — Boys varsity basketball at Sun Prairie

Friday, Feb. 85:15 p.m. — Girls freshman White basketball vs. Verona White5:45 p.m. — Girls sophomore basketball vs. Verona5:45 p.m. — Girls freshman Red basketball vs. Verona Orange7:30 p.m. — Girls varsity basketball vs. Verona7:30 p.m. — Girls varsity hockey at Viroqua

Saturday, Feb. 911 a.m. — Girls varsity gymnastics at Platteville Invite1 p.m. — Boys varsity swimming at WIAA Division 1 Middleton Sectional1:30 p.m. — Girls JV hockey vs. Ozaukee at Madison Ice Arena3:30 p.m. — Girls varsity hockey vs. Ozaukee at Madison Ice Arena5:45 p.m. — Boys sophomore basketball vs. Janesville Craig5:45 p.m. — Boys freshman White basketball vs. Janesville Craig7:30 p.m. — Boys varsity basketball vs. Janesville Craig

Monday, Feb. 116:15 p.m. — Boys JV basketball vs. Monona Grove

Wednesday, Feb. 137 p.m. — Girls varsity gymnastics at Janesville Craig

Thursday, Feb. 145:15 p.m. — Girls freshman White basketball at Sun Prairie Red5:30 p.m. — Middleton girls Co-op hockey vs. Baraboo at MIA in WIAA regional5:45 p.m. — Girls sophomore basketball at Sun Prairie6:45 p.m. — Girls freshman Red basketball at Sun Prairie White7:30 p.m. — Girls varsity basketball at Sun Prairie8 p.m. — Middleton boys hockey in WIAA regional final at Capitol Ice Arena

Friday, Feb. 155:15 p.m. — Boys freshman White basketball at Mad. La Follette Red5:15 p.m. — Boys freshman Red basketball at Mad. La Follette Gray5:45 p.m. — Boys sophomore basketball at Madison La Follette7:30 p.m. — Boys varsity basketball at Madison La Follette

Saturday, Feb. 1610 a.m. — Varsity wrestling at WIAA Division 1 Middleton Sectional10:15 a.m. — Varsity gymnastics at Big Eight Conference meet at Janesville Craig10:30 a.m. — Boys JV basketball Invitational at MHS5:45 p.m. — Girls freshman White basketball vs. Janesville Craig5:45 p.m. — Girls sophomore basketball vs. Janesville Craig7:30 p.m. — Girls varsity basketball vs. Janesville Craig

Times-TribuneS C O R E B O A R D

SportsbriefsYouth baseball and softball

The West Middleton YouthBaseball and Softball Club is hav-ing youth league open registrationfor boys and girls that match alllevels of development and compe-tition beginning on Feb. 12.

Baseball leagues start at T-balland go through competitive teamsplaying in the Dane County CalRipken and Babe Ruth leagues.

Girls softball leagues are avail-able for players from first gradethrough high school. Home gamesare played at the Pioneer Park ballfields in the Town of Middleton.Scholarships are available.

More information can be foundon the West Middleton Baseballand Softball Club website, includ-ing on-line registration form:http://www.westmiddletonbase-ball.com.


MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY

Jacquelin Hudson of Middleton, WIhas graduated from Marquette Univer-sity in Milwaukee, Wis. Hudson earneda Bachelor of Science in BiomedicalEngineering in Biomechanics.

Hudson was one of nearly 450 un-dergraduate and graduate students whoparticipated in the Dec. 16, 2012 grad-uation ceremony at the Bradley Centerin Milwaukee.

Marquette University is a Catholic,Jesuit university that draws its morethan 11,500 students from all 50 statesand more than 75 different countries.In addition to its nationally recognizedacademic programs, Marquette isknown for its service learning pro-grams and internships as students arechallenged to use what they learn tomake a difference in the world. Findout more about Marquette at mar-quette.edu.

MACALASTERCOLLEGE

St. Paul, Minn. — Samuel Naden,the son of Elizabeth Saar of Middleton,Wisconsin and Gregory Naden ofSioux City, Iowa has been named to thedean’s list of Macalester College foracademic achievement during the fallsemester of the 2012-13 school year.

A graduate of Middleton HighSchool, Naden was a sophomore atMacalester last fall.

The dean’s list at Macalester Col-lege is published at the end of each se-mester. To be eligible forthe dean’s list a student must have beenregistered as a full-time, degree-seek-ing student and may not have been ona study away program. Furthermore, astudent must have achieved a semestergrade point average of at least 3.75, 12or more credits on a regular gradingoption, no grades below C-, and nowithdrawal or incomplete grades forthe semester. Grades for activity,practicum, and technique courses indance, music, and physical educationare not factored into eligibility forthe dean’s list.

Macalester College, founded in1874, is a national liberal arts collegewith a full-time enrollment of 2,035students. Macalester is nationally rec-ognized for its long-standing commit-ment to academic excellence,internationalism, multiculturalism, andcivic engagement.

LACKLAND AIRFORCE BASE

Air Force Airman Derek J. Uselmangraduated from basic military trainingat Lackland Air Force Base, San Anto-nio, Texas.

The airman completed an intensive,eight-week program that includedtraining in military discipline and stud-ies, Air Force core values, physical fit-ness, and basic warfare principles andskills.

Airmen who complete basic trainingearn four credits toward an associate inapplied science degree through theCommunity College of the Air Force.

Uselman is the son of Tracey Youngof Waterside Street, Middleton. He isa 2010 graduate of Middleton HighSchool.

UW-MADISONThe University of Wisconsin-Madi-

son has recognized students named tothe Dean’s List for the fall semester ofthe 2012-2013 academic year.

Students who achieve at a high levelacademically are recognized by thedean at the close of each semester. Tobe eligible for the Dean’s List, studentsmust complete a minimum of 12graded degree credits in that semester.Each university school or college setsits own GPA requirements for studentsto be eligible to receive the honor.

Here are the students from the Mid-dleton-Cross Plains area who have re-ceived this honor:

Camille Albert, College of Lettersand Science, Dean’s List;

Luke Atterbury, College of Lettersand Science, Dean’s List; QuinnBuchanan, College of Letters and Sci-ence, Dean’s List; Teryn Buchanan,School of Education, Dean’s List;Adam Carlson, School of Nursing,Dean’s Honor List; Anna Gilles, Col-lege of Engineering, Dean’s HonorList; Eric Hartig, College of Engineer-ing, Dean’s Honor List; Collin Jensen,College of Letters and Science, Dean’sList; Anna Jones, College of Lettersand Science, Dean’s List; BenjaminKranner, College of Engineering,Dean’s Honor List; Laura McGinnis,School of Human Ecology, Dean’sHigh Honors; Courtney Moser,School of Education, Dean’s List; SaraNonn, College of Letters and Science,

Dean’s List; Sara Otto, School ofNursing, Dean’s Honor List; CamillePlesha, College of Agricultural andLife Sciences, Dean’s List; KatherineRott, College of Agricultural and LifeSciences, Dean’s List; Benjamin VanHaren, College of Letters and Science,Dean’s List; David Virgilio, College ofEngineering, Dean’s Honor List; Adri-enne Wells, School of Education,Dean’s List; Krystal Watkins, Schoolof Education, Dean’s List; AndrewAcker, School of Education, Dean’sList; Brent Anderson, School of Phar-macy, High Honor Roll; Brian Andryk,College of Engineering, Dean’s HonorList; Mary Bechtol, College of Lettersand Science, Dean’s List; Kayla Beck-with, School of Human Ecology,Dean’s Honor List; Bianca Bellissimo,College of Letters and Science, Dean’sList; Kyle Beranek, College of Agri-cultural and Life Sciences, Dean’sList; Amber Bergstrom, College ofLetters and Science, Dean’s List;Katherine Berry, College of Agricul-tural and Life Sciences, Dean’s List;Randy Braun, School of Pharmacy,Honor Roll; Stacy Bruner, School ofEducation, Dean’s List; Cal Buelo,College of Agricultural and Life Sci-ences, Dean’s List; Alexa Callahan,School of Nursing, Dean’s Honor List;Boris Chubukov, College of Engineer-ing, Dean’s Honor List; Charles Cope,College of Engineering, Dean’s HonorList; Danielle Cunniff, College of Let-ters and Science, Dean’s List; Mari-beth Davis, School of Pharmacy, HighHonor Roll; Jennifer Desouky, Schoolof Education, Dean’s List; LindsayDillon, College of Agricultural andLife Sciences, Dean’s List; CoreyDunham, College of Letters and Sci-ence, Dean’s List; Meagan Dunham,College of Letters and Science, Dean’sList; Connor Dura, College of Lettersand Science, Dean’s List; Rachael Ek-lund, School of Nursing, Dean’sHonor List; Samantha Farrell, Collegeof Agricultural and Life Sciences,Dean’s List; Lucas Fass, School of Ed-ucation, Dean’s List; Lauren Fedenia,College of Agricultural and Life Sci-ences, Dean’s List; Ryan Feldman,School of Pharmacy, Honor Roll; Ka-trina Fingerson, College of Letters andScience, Dean’s List; Erica Fleming,School of Business, Dean’s List;

Claire Frickenstein, School of Phar-macy, High Honor Roll; ChristinaFriedl, College of Letters and Science,Dean’s List; Claudia Goodsett, Col-lege of Letters and Science, Dean’sList; Kirsten Gunderson, College ofLetters and Science, Dean’s List; NinaHalleran, School of Education, Dean’sList; Mohammed Hayat, College ofEngineering, Dean’s Honor List;Emaleah Heimerl, School of Educa-tion, Dean’s List; Jenna Hershberger,College of Agricultural and Life Sci-ences, Dean’s List; Justin Hoffmann,School of Pharmacy, High Honor Roll;Paige Hunter, College of Letters andScience, Dean’s List; Audrey Jacob-sen, College of Letters and Science,Dean’s List; Caitlin Johnson, Schoolof Education, Dean’s List; JordanKahle, College of Letters and Science,Dean’s List; Alexander Kalyniuk, Col-lege of Letters and Science, Dean’sList; Stephanie Klein, College of Let-ters and Science, Dean’s List; KelseyKnutsen, School of Education, Dean’sList; Kate Koberle, College of Agri-cultural and Life Sciences, Dean’sList; Joanie Krabbenhoft, College ofAgricultural and Life Sciences, Dean’sList; Kathryn Kutchin, School ofHuman Ecology, Dean’s Honor List;Matthew LaBelle, College of Lettersand Science, Dean’s List; Ana LaraSantiago, College of Engineering,Dean’s Honor List; Noelle Lebow,College of Agricultural and Life Sci-ences, Dean’s List; Benjamin Lin, Col-lege of Letters and Science, Dean’sList; Rebecca Lukanich, School ofPharmacy, Honor Roll; Nathan Ma-gruder, School of Pharmacy, HighHonor Roll; Philip Manor, School ofNursing, Dean’s Honor List; IanMarkson, College of Agricultural andLife Sciences, Dean’s List; JohnMcMahon, School of Human Ecology,Dean’s Honor List; Shane Mccauley,School of Human Ecology, Dean’sHonor List; Christa Miller, School ofEducation, Dean’s List; Brian Mni-chowicz, College of Engineering,Dean’s Honor List; David Mott, Col-lege of Engineering, Dean’s HonorList; Olan Munson, College of Lettersand Science, Dean’s List; KatherineNahn, School of Education, Dean’sList; Nivedita Nair, College of Lettersand Science, Dean’s List; Ann Novak,

School of Nursing, Dean’s Honor List;Kristina Olafsson, School of Educa-tion, Dean’s List; Alexandra Ostrem,School of Education, Dean’s List;Karen Paulsen, School of Nursing,Dean’s Honor List; Ryan Pease, Col-lege of Engineering, Dean’s HonorList; Lisa Petrack, School of Phar-macy, Honor Roll; Virginia Ramsey,College of Letters and Science, Dean’sList; Kelly Russell, College of Lettersand Science, Dean’s List; CatherineRutledge, School of Education, Dean’sList; Holly Ryan, College of Lettersand Science, Dean’s List; Jessica Sali-nas, School of Nursing, Dean’s HonorList; Ellie Schafer, School of Educa-tion, Dean’s List; Aaron Schmitz, Col-lege of Engineering, Dean’s HonorList; Kyle Schwebach, College of En-gineering, Dean’s Honor List; StacieSheck, School of Pharmacy, HonorRoll; Colby Skar, School of Pharmacy,Honor Roll; Sebastian Skarbek, Col-lege of Letters and Science, Dean’sList; Troy Spahn, College of Agricul-tural and Life Sciences, Dean’s List;Christina Spiewak, College of Lettersand Science, Dean’s List; Rebecca StClair, School of Pharmacy, HonorRoll; Sara Stodola, School of Educa-tion, Dean’s List; Dave Stremikis,School of Education, Dean’s List;Conor Sullivan, College of Engineer-ing, Dean’s Honor List; Leah Teschan,School of Human Ecology, Dean’sHigh Honors; Frances Theisen, Col-lege of Agricultural and Life Sciences,Dean’s List; Alec Tiedt, College of En-gineering, Dean’s Honor List; ClareTrainor, College of Letters and Sci-ence, Dean’s List; Raymond Tsang,School of Business, Dean’s List;David Turner, School of Education,Dean’s List; Michael Umhoefer, Col-lege of Engineering, Dean’s HonorList; Thomas Vermeulen, College ofEngineering, Dean’s Honor List; Jor-dan Wackett, College of Agriculturaland Life Sciences, Dean’s List;Samantha Washa, School of Educa-tion, Dean’s List; Fritz Wells, Collegeof Engineering, Dean’s Honor List;Jennifer Williams, School of Educa-tion, Dean’s List; John Zdeblick, Col-lege of Engineering, Dean’s HonorList; Michael Stitgen, College of En-gineering, Dean’s Honor List.

clearly outlines the desired outcomes,it doesn’t provide the resources to ac-complish them.

Sutor said McKinney-Vento’s objec-tive is to provide “as much educationalstability as possible for students whosefamilies are without housing.” She saidresearch shows every time a studentswitches schools, an estimated four tosix months of academic progress arelost.

Sutor said the number of studentsidentified as experiencing homeless-ness continues to rise due to two fac-tors. One is the economy. The other isramped up efforts to identify and helpstudents without stable housing.

“I’m not just seeing the number ofhomeless students rising,” she ob-served. “I’m seeing people who are ex-periencing homelessness for longer,

particularly as affordable housing inthe area diminishes.” (In the City ofMiddleton, the median home value isin excess of $280,000.)

According to McKinney-Vento,schools must immediately enrollhomeless children and youth - evenwhen school or health records, birthcertificates, and proof of residency arenot available.

Sutor said most who are homelessattempt to hide it from district officials,which further complicates the process.For that reason, district employees aretrained to identify red flags that indi-cate a family might be without hous-ing.

In some cases, students already en-rolled in the district lose their homes.Such was the case for Valerie’s son.

In other instances, children arrive on

registration day by themselves, withouta parent or guardian to fill out their en-rollment forms.

Sutor said the district’s goal is toidentify those who need help, then pro-vide it to them. The core of the pro-gram is academic, but the aid providedby Middleton-Cross Plains extendsinto other areas: parents are compen-sated for transportation, students re-ceive free lunches, and more.

“To qualify you basically have tohave nowhere else to go,” said Sutor.“If they live in a car, or a shelter, or ahotel room, they are immediately en-rolled under our program.”

It wasn’t always this way. Sutor saidthat prior to McKinney-Vento, districtssometimes set up roadblocks that pre-vented homeless children from evengetting into the classroom. In some

cases, unaccompanied minors wereeven turned away on registration day.

The help provided today by Middle-ton-Cross Plains comes with somecaveats. Compensation for gas is pro-vided based on how many days a stu-dent actually attends class, for instance.(Busses are also available to some stu-dents.)

“We want their homelessness to bethe last thing these kids think aboutwhile they’re at school,” Sutor said.

Valerie said she has the same hopefor her son. The product of a middleclass home, Valerie is now intimatelyfamiliar with organizations like theMiddleton Outreach Ministry FoodPantry, Porchlight, and emergency aidprovided through the Wisconsin De-partment of Children and Families. Sheknows McKinney-Vento, and she

knows how to get her mail via generaldelivery at the post office.

Her vocabulary is extensive and hermanner is direct when answering ques-tions about how she lives. “If youtalked to me outside of this room, youprobably wouldn’t know,” she said.“There are people from all walks of lifewho deal with this, and I think there isa lot of shame, even about things thatare beyond people’s control.”

She said an important step is to “behumble enough to accept help.”

Sutor said the Middleton-CrossPlains Area School District’s Transi-tional Education Program aims to con-tinue providing it.

Families in need of help can contactSutor at 608-829-9029.

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MIDDLETON-CROSS PLAINSAREA SCHOOL DISTRICT

Regular Board of EducationMeeting Minutes of January 14, 2013

1. CALL TO ORDER REGULAR BOEMEETING @ 7:00 P.M. The regular meeting of the Mid-

dleton-Cross Plains Area SchoolDistrict Board of Education wascalled to order at˚7:04˚p.m. by Pres-ident Ellen Lindgren.Present: President Ellen Lindgren,

Clerk Annette Ashley, Treasurer BobGreen, and Board Members AnneBauer, Jim Greer, Leeanne Hallquist,Bob Hesselbein and Terry Metzger Not Present: Vice President Diane

HornungOthers Present: Superintendent

Don Johnson, Assistant Superin-tendent George Mavroulis, AssistantSuperintendent Tom Wohlleber,PMA Representative Scott Gralla, JoeDonovan from Donovan Group LLC,Facilities Manager Bill Eberhardt,and Principal Todd Mann2. RECOGNITION - NONE 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MOVED by Green SECONDED by

Ashley to approve the Regular andClosed Minutes of December 17,2012. Motion carried unanimously,7-0. Bob Hesselbein was absentfrom the room.4. COMMUNICATIONS 1. Correspondence/Board Com-

munication Anne Bauer stated that 4K enroll-

ment has˚begun for next year. EllenLindgren shared that she is part ofa panel for a break out session atthe State Education Convention nextweek.2. Citizen Comments: None5. SUPERINTENDENTÕS REPORT Tom Wohlleber stated that we˚re-

ceived an owner petition to removea parcel from the Middleton-CrossPlains Area School District to theWaunakee Community School Dis-trict. Don asked board members tolet him know if they would liketo˚attend the Beyond Diversity pro-gram on February 20 and 21 inVerona. Don briefly reported onpossible ideas for the Board Devel-opment meeting in February. A newvideo camera was added to theboard room. Don reported on theprogress of the technology serviceticket system and the great job theyare doing to provide service.1. Upcoming Events and Updates a. Auditor Interviews Tom reminded the board about

auditor interviews on January 21. Wewill be interviewing three firms.b. Middle School GTT

Program/Facilities Don would like the district to look

into the middle school feeder pro-gram˚for Project Lead the Way at thehigh school. We will bring this itemto the January 28, 2013˚meetingand discuss whether we want tobegin the program next school year. c. Inclement Weather - MHS George Mavroulis reported on the

time needs at MHS due to the twosnow days we had prior to winterbreak. MHS will start 5 minutes earlyeach day starting January 28. Ele-mentary and middle school are okayfor now unless we have another in-clement weather day.6. CONSENT AGENDA MOVED by˚Hallquist˚SECONDED

by Hesselbein to approve the fol-lowing items for consent agenda:6.1.a. Approval of Bills Payable,

6.2.c. Approval of Staff Appoint-ments, 6.2.d. Approval of Retire-ments, 8.1. Initial Approval of PolicyIV-M through IV-N, 8.2. Final Ap-proval of Policy IV-I through IV-L,8.5 Approval of Minor Change toClark Street Community SchoolCharter˚and 8.6 Approval of MUFNContract. Motion carried unani-mously, 8-0 for all items other than8.6 Approval of MUFN Contractwhere the vote was 7-0 with JimGreer abstaining.1. Administrative/Business Serv-

ices a. Approval of Bills Payable Computer check numbers

226013 and 226231 totaling$1,440,347.49 were reviewed bythe Board Treasurer and approvedunder consent agenda. (Exhibit A)b. Approval of TreasurerÕs Report There is no TreasurerÕs Report to

approve at this time.2. Employee Services a. Approval of Resignations There are no resignations to ap-

prove at this time.b. Approval of Leaves of Absence There are no leaves of absence to

approve at this time.c. Approval of Staff Appointments The board approved under con-

sent agenda the following staff ap-pointments:Dora Boehnen, to a .10 FTE tem-

porary contract increase as an OTDiagnostician in the DistrictMegan Ciesielczyk, to a 1.0 FTE

temporary contract 6th Grade Liter-acy and Science Teacher at GlacierCreekDeb Kepner, to a 1.0 FTE tempo-

rary contract Kindergarten Teacherat Sunset RidgeKirsten Lynch, to a 1.0 FTE tem-

porary contract KindergartenTeacher at Sunset RidgeJoy Taylor-Wade, to a .10 FTE

temporary increase as an OT diag-nostician in the Districtd. Approval of Retirements The board approved under con-

sent agenda the following retire-ments:Ellen Anderson, Grade 6 English

and Science Teacher at GlacierCreekJane Brooks, Grade 5 Teacher at

Sauk TrailDavid Dahmen, Grade 7 Science

Teacher at Glacier CreekMary Harker, Psychology Teacher

at MHSPaul Olson, Grade 7 Social Studies

Teacher at Glacier CreekRoxanne Piller, Family Consumer

Science Teacher at KromreySteve Powers, Library Media Spe-

cialist at West MiddletonConnie Prochnow, Speech and

Language Therapist for the DistrictJanet Ruszala-Coughlin, Music

Teacher at NorthsideMary Wirch, Art Teacher at Parke. Approval of Lay Offs There are no lay offs to approve

at this time.3. District Consent Items 7. ITEMS FOR INFORMATION/DIS-

CUSSION 1. Candidates for Board Positions The slate of candidates were sent

to the board and administration.2. 2013-14 Budget Development Scott Gralla from PMA spent time

with the Finance Committee tonighton the districtÕs financial planningfor the 2013-2014 schoolyear.˚Scott covered items with thecomplete board that included: dataelements, revenue and expenditureassumptions, projected budgetnumbers, and fund balance projec-tions. Tom Wohlleber stated that weare very early in the process ofplanning and at this time we do nothave any˚information from the Gov-ernorÕs office on the State budget. 3. School Safety and Security Re-

port Tom Wohlleber spent time ad-

ministratively and with law enforce-ment reviewing˚our safety andsecurity plan˚since the incident inConnecticut.˚Tom shared items with

the board˚that˚the district has com-pleted ˚and items under considera-tion. Priorities for the district werediscussed by the large group.4. Report on Post-Referendum

Survey/Parent Teacher Conferences Joe Donovan was present to share

results from˚ the post-referendumsurvey. The board received a copyof the results. Joe recapped the re-sponses and clear themes that werediscovered during the surveyprocess. Joe stated that he appreci-ated the chance to survey a com-munity that had passed areferendum. The board asked sev-eral questions.8. ITEMS FOR ACTION 1. Initial Approval of Policy IV-M

through IV-N The board approved under con-

sent agenda the Initial Approval ofPolicy IV-M through IV-N.2. Final Approval of Policy IV-I

through IV-L The board approved under con-

sent agenda the final approval ofPolicy IV-I through IV-L. (Exhibit B)3. Approval of Capital Mainte-

nance Projects for 2013-2014 Facilities Manager Bill Eberhardt

presented information on the pro-posed capital maintenance projectsfor the upcoming school year. Billalso reviewed projects that˚havebeen˚completed. MOVED by˚Hal-lquist SECONDED by˚Green to ap-prove the capital maintenanceprojects for 2013-2014. Motioncarried unanimously 8-0. (Exhibit C)4. Acceptance of Audit Report

(2011-2012) MOVED by˚Hallquist SECONDED

by˚Green˚to accept the audit reportfor the 2011-2012 school year. Mo-tion carried unanimously, 8-0.5. Approval of Minor Change to

Clark Street Community SchoolCharter The board approved under con-

sent agenda the Minor Change toClark Street Community SchoolCharter. (Exhibit D)6. Approval of MUFN (Metropoli-

tan Unified Fiber Network) Contract The board approved under con-

sent agenda the MUFN Contract.7. Elementary Overcrowding -

2013-2014 Principal Todd Mann was present

to participate in the discussion ofthe possible enrollment needs fornext school year˚at˚Sunset Ridge.The board asked several questionsand˚discussed˚options for all of theelementary schools and future plan-ning. The board needs more infor-mation on this item. Administrationwill look into other˚plans and bringback ideas on January 28. No actionwas taken.8. Approval of Resolution Sup-

porting Fair Funding for Our FuturePlan MOVED by Ashley˚to approve the

resolution supporting Fair Fundingfor Our Future Plan. Motion˚faileddue to lack of a second. 9. Approval of SuperintendentÕs

Contract MOVED by˚Green˚SECONDED

by˚Greer to approve the superinten-dentÕs contract with a waiver to re-visit/revise language on theAffordable Care Act portion of thecontract. Motion carried unani-mously 8-0.9. CONVENE IN POSSIBLE CLOSED

SESSION UNDER S.S. 19.85 (1)(e)(f) MOVED by˚Green˚SECONDED

by˚Hesselbein to move into closed

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MHS Media Clubspearheads film fest

The Middleton High School MediaClub is offering an opportunityfor Dane County High School studentsto showcase their media worksduring the 2nd Annual Middleton HighSchool Film Festival, which will beheld April 24.

The competition is free to enter,sponsored by the Madison Media Insti-tute, and open to any Dane Countyhigh School student. The top three win-ning filmmakers will win an award.

Each film will be five minutes orless in length, fit under the category ofdrama, comedy or music video, and besuitable for a PG-13 audience.

Winners will be announced duringthe Film Festival in April at the Mid-dleton Performing Arts Center.

2013 Film Festival entry materialscan be downloaded from the MiddletonHigh School website.

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Elm Lawn students visit CapitolStudents from Elm Lawn Elementary School visited the State Capitol on Monday, January 14. Along with a tour

of the building, they had a chance to visit with newly elected Rep. Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton).

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