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Artwork by Abby Rose Studios“I saw this dog who had been through so much,” artist Abigail Goad says of her dog, Olive. “Through much, much worse

than us, and yet she was surviving.”

Puppy loveMuses are notoriously elusive. Artists

since time immemorial have known theyare few and far between, and even oncefound they can be difficult to keep within

reach. Lifelong Middleton resident Abigail

Goad, on the other hand, is currently feed-ing meat-flavored treats to her muse, arescued red pit bull that changed her per-spective on life and inspired her to pursuewhat quickly became a burgeoning career

as a working artist. Her name is Olive, andher slender frame and irregular hips tellthe tale of abuse and neglect.

The moment occurred when Goad andher boyfriend, Nick Frederickson, werevisiting the Dane County Humane Soci-

Report says more affordablehousing needed

Middleton assistant directorof community developmentAbby Attoun last week pre-sented the plan commissionwith a report created by Middle-ton’s Workforce Housing TaskForce that calls for more afford-able housing options in thecity.

The task force issued the re-port in response to the recentlyreleased Dane County HousingNeeds Assessment that presentsdata on the housing demand,

housing supply, and housingneeds for the county and each ofits municipalities. The focus ofthe assessment is on the housingneeds of lower income house-holds and the supply of differenthousing opportunities acrossDane County.

Attoun pointed out that Mid-dleton is a net exporter of about8,000 jobs. She says one reasonis that many people who workin Middleton can’t afford to livethere.

“We hear that from employ-ers in the city that they have a

School boardtalks racial bias

The Middleton-Cross PlainsArea Board of Education dis-cussed racial inequities and im-plicit racial bias in a worksession at their latest boardmeeting.

The discussion and activitywas facilitated by director ofsecondary teaching & learningLaura Love, director of equityand student achievement PercyBrown and director of bilingualservices Mandi Maurice.

The intent of the discussionwas to explore issues related to

inequitable treatment of a vari-ety of student groups with anemphasis on race as a factor inlower student achievement,graduation rates, and a sense ofbelonging by students of color.The board was asked to readthree articles before the meetingand come prepared to discussthem.

The articles the board dis-cussed were The Skin I’m In, amoving essay from a femaleAfrican American student in thedistrict, The New Threat:Racism Without Racists a CNNreport by John Blake,

Local listening sessionon Dane County transit

Members of the DaneCounty Board of Supervisorsand the County Transit Sub-committee are coming to Mid-dleton to hear local citizens’ideas, needs and thoughts aboutarea-wide transit.

The session serving Middle-ton, Cross Plains and Spring-

field Corners is scheduledfor Wednesday, August 26 at theMiddleton Public Library lo-cated at 7425 Hubbard Avenuein Middleton at 6 p.m. The ses-sion will take place in theArcher meeting room on the li-brary’s lower level.

Times-Tribune photo by Jeff MartinWalking with WalkerWisconsin First Lady Tonette Walker (center) was joined by Wisconsin Tourism Dept. Secre-

tary Stephanie Klett (left), members of her staff and various City of Middleton officials for amorning walk through Pheasant Branch Conservancy on Wednesday, Aug. 12. They are picturedhere on a dock at Lakeview Park with Middleton’s District 7 Alderman, Hans Hilbert. See moreimages from the visit on page 11.

by CAMERON BREN

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by MATT GEIGER

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See TRANSIT, page 6

See RACE, page 6

See HOUSING, page 6

See ART, page 7

By mid July, “glad” signstelling of and pointing to a tentwith buckets of cut gladioluscan be seen on Pioneer Road inthe Town of Middleton.

The signs, created by thegrowers’ granddaughters, re-main up through the end of Au-gust to designate self servicepurchasing of amazing minia-ture “glads” of all colors.

Nearly a quarter acre gladio-lus field was planted in rows de-signing the variety name in2015 by Dave and Jean Kol-lasch. The Kollasches haveplanted glad corms in the springand taken up the glad cormseach fall for 40+ years. Davebegan growing glads followinghis mother’s passion for glads.The Kollaschs like to share theirflowers with others.

Dave hybridizes to make newvarieties and has propagated,named and introduced 20 somenew glad varieties, one of whichhe named “Sylvia’s Choice” inhonor of his mom who lovedrichly colored burgundy redglads. When hybriding gladio-lus, each seed is unique. Firstbloom selections are made

based on appearance, texture,color and health. A selectedbloom needs to be propagatedover years prior to introduction.

The Kollasch glad field isn’tviewable from Pioneer Road -it’s obstructed by buildings.But they enjoy inviting peopleto view the glad fields and tellof the process they use to pro-duce the amazing spikes.

They explain how a singleminiature glad can be placed ina bud vase and how amazing itis to behold.

Gladiola come in nearlyevery color and size. Gladiolusare known best as “grandma’sfavorite flower.”

They are an old fashionedflower once grown in greatabundance by most of ourgrandparents. Glads are easy togrow. Though the corms needto be dug and taken in prior towinter freeze, the Kollaschespromote just treating corms asannuals and getting new onesevery year to save labor.

The Kollasch’s grow mostlyminiature glads, meaning theyare shorter and more petiteflowers.

They say if you stop by theirroadside stand, you will beamazed at all the colors sizesand textures of the glads.

Dave and Jean also enjoygiving tours of their glad gardento interested visitors.

The flower tent is located at3911 Pioneer Road.

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Glorious gladiolus in bloom

Times-Tribun photos by Jeff Martin

A field of gladiolus is in full bloom just south of the Town of Middleton town hall on Pioneer Road and is producing cut stemsinto early September. Dave and Jean Kollasch have grown, hybridized and propagated gladiolus for over 40 years. Their “glads”are marketed from a self serve tent in their front yard. Many people who stop by note that glads were a favorite flower of theirgrandparents. Those were usually large size varieties. Dave’s focus has been on miniature glads. Tours of the glad field are avail-able upon request.

Jean and Dave Kollasch grow an old fashioned flower in the Town of Middleton

Jean and Dave Kollasch cutting some blooms in the Town ofMiddleton.

The school district’s admin-istrative staff informed theboard of education last week of

four possible scenarios for im-plementing a new compensationmodel and increasing salariesfor district teachers and staff attheir latest meeting.

The four different scenarioswill impact the 2015-2016budget in different ways. Allscenarios are only being dis-cussed, and are not administra-tive recommendations at thistime. Administrative staff saysmore time is required to providebackground on the items, espe-cially item ii.

The four scenarios are:i. A cross-over projection in

which teachers and staff wouldtransition from the currentsalary schedule to a new salaryschedule. Under the newschedule all staff would receivesome increase in salary but thatwould vary depending on wherethey land in the new schedule.The total cost under this sce-nario would come to $220,371.

ii. A gap teacher review andfix scenario in which an in-crease would be given only toteachers most impacted by stepfreezes for the three years thedistrict did not grant any stepincreases. Generally, early ca-reer teachers would receive a95% salary catch up to wherethey would be had the stepsbeen granted. The total costunder this scenario would cometo $145,175.

iii. The COLA scenario inwhich cost of living adjustmentswould be made and a two per-cent increase in salaries of allemployees in the district. Thecost of living percent increasewould be based on 1.62 andhave a total cost of $722,292.

iv. A lane change scenario in

which a lane change option forteachers would be imple-mented. This scenario has notbeen discussed with teachers ora part of the compensation com-mittee discussion. The total es-timated cost is $105,000 for thisscenario.

District superintendent DonJohnson noted that the increasesin salary won’t make up for thesalary freezes that teachers havehad in three previous years.

“If you had received everystep throughout that three yearperiod where there were nosteps granted by the district, youwould be made 95% full interms of salary, not retroactivecatchup, but in terms of currentsalary,” Johnson explained.

“Hopefully that would putthat issue largely to bed, I thinkthere are some teachers, how-ever, and I don’t blame them,that would say, ‘if I don’t geteverything that was on theschedule, I won’t be happy’,”Johnson said. “That’s under-standable, but that would bemore than a million dollar pricetag, so we’re trying to mitigateas much of this as we can withthe budget we have.”

Johnson said the cost to coverall four elements would beabout $750,000, since some of

the scenarios overlap. The dis-trict has $970,000 in state cate-gorical aid that wasn’t part ofpreliminary budget and is alsoexpecting an increase of at least50 students. Each new studentprovides the district with about$10,000 in state funding whichwould provide an additional$200,000 in the district’sbudget. Johnson said he thinksan increase of 100 or more stu-dents is possible, which woulddouble that amount.

“If we were to start takingbets at the table here, my betwould be that we will be veryclose to over 100 students, not50, so that number could likelydouble,” Johnson said. “I don’think there is a doubt we’ll have50, if I was betting my own$100, I would bet on more than100 students.”

Johnson said he thinks thecurrent budget can handle a twopercent increase in salaries, butrecommends waiting for the of-ficial enrollment count later inthe month before consideringanything more. Director of Em-ployee Services Tabatha Gun-drum reported most districts inthe area are considering raisesbetween 1.62 and 2 percent.

Another budget considera-tion would be adding a teacherat three elementary schools

where certain grades have classsizes of 26 to 27 students. Anaction item wasn’t in theagenda, but Johnson said if theboard believes this is viable, thedistrict could at least begin thehiring process. The board gaveJohnson direction to move for-ward with the hires.

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Town rethinks war on weeds

Weeds happen and the staff atthe town of Middleton admits itdoes not have an effective ordi-nance to use when residentscomplain about vegetationgrowing in their neighbors’ lots.

That’s despite having thelonger list of prohibited weedsthan any other town in the area.

“It includes Kentucky blue-grass…which [the state of] Wis-consin doesn’t consider it aweed but the town does,” BoardSupervisor Gary Whitney saidat Monday’s town board meet-ing.

The list of noxious weedsgrew to 2.5 single-spaced pagesunder former Board Supervisorand Weed CommissionerRichard Oberle, “who caredabout growing things…Hecame up with the list,” saidTown Attorney Tom Voss.

Oberle was not available forimmediate comment Tuesdaymorning.

Town Administrator DavidShaw acknowledged there havebeen few, if any, citations issuedunder the town’s weed ordi-nance. However, when staff re-ceives a complaint from aresident about weeds, propertyowners are contacted.

With a weed list so extensive,

“everyone with a lawn in townis in violation (of the weed or-dinance), including the town,”said Board Supervisor Renteria,who suggested repealing the or-dinance.

The board was not ready tothrow out the ordinance withoutstudying what other towns havedone to effectively controlweeds in their communities.

“What are the ramificationsif we don’t enforce it?” Whitneyasked.

The town’s mix of residentialsubdivisions abutting acres offarmland pose a complex situa-tion to regulate, said Voss.

Wayne Rounds, of Twin Val-ley Farms, II, asked how he is

supposed to control noxiousweeds on his land even thoughthe ordinance is aimed at eradi-cating weeds in non-agriculturallands.

“I have no answer for you,”said Tom Voss, town attorneywho suggested, “Find a stan-dard and see how their enforce-ment experience has been.”

The ordinance refers to non-agricultural land but the town isall zoned A-1 agricultural, Vosssaid.

The current ordinance is bur-densome, said Shaw and it’sfrustrating to staff and residentswho want something done.

Better results have comewhen imposing regulations

against tall grass, said DeputyClerk Sara Ludtke.

Property owners are con-tacted asked to mow grassabove 12 inches in height and ifthey don’t, the town contractssomeone to do it and includesthe cost on the property owner’stax bill.

“They pay it, just like theywould pay the citation but theweeds grow back,” Shaw said.

This situation happens moston unimproved lots in residen-tial subdivisions and can existuntil the subdivision is built out.

The town also is guilty of notcontrolling weeds along townroads, parks and other townowned property, despite apply-

ing herbicides in parks and roadditches, Shaw said.

The town is one of the fewcommunities that “goes afterweeds,” said Shaw, “but it’stough,” and Dane County,which is more concerned thanthe town about the negative en-vironmental and health impactsof chemicals, does little alongits roads.

“We’re not weed-free, butwe’re trying to be,” Shaw said.

Staff will contact some townsand town associations abouttheir weed enforcement experi-ence and report back to theboard about a possible course ofaction.

CHURCH NOTES

by KEVIN MURPHY

Times-Tribune

School board considers four compensation modelsby CAMERON BREN

Times-Tribune

Supervisors consider scaling back draconian list of prohibited plants

The Madison Water Utilitywants to construct a million-gallon water tower beginning inthe spring of 2017 on land itbought more than a decade agosoutheast of the of Old Saukand Pioneer roads intersection.

Like most other towers, theproposed Blackhawk WaterTower would provide morestorage for consumption, fireprotection and pressure to the

water system.The tower would cost an es-

timated $3.6 million to buildand be completed by spring2018, according to the utility.

Utility spokesperson AmyBarrilleaux said no design hasbeen selected for the tower butpublic hearings will be heldabout the project near the end ofthe year.

Town of Middleton adminis-trator David Shaw said the townhas known that the utility haswanted a tower on the City ofMadison’s far west side for

years.“They approached Art Pope

about putting a tower [on what’snow Pope Farm Conservancy]and he said no. Then in 2001 orso, they bought a 15-acre parcel[east of Pioneer Rd.] for thetower,” Shaw said.

The new tower would sup-plement supply from currentlyavailable only from a groundlevel reservoir on S. High PointRd. which is nearing its usagecapacity, according to the util-ity’s website. Otherwise, thenorthwest portion of the city’s

far west side is served only by apump station.

The utility told Shaw thatthere is no design decision yetfor the tower’s height or shapeand wants public comment onthe project. Signs along Pioneerand Old Sauk roads advise call-ing 266-4651 or viewing thewebsite: MadisonWater.org

The project will need ap-proval by the Public ServiceCommission.

The thirst for more water isdriven by more residential de-

velopment on the town’s south-east side. The city is seekingauthority to bring sanitarysewer to 466 acres south of pro-posed tower site for its Pioneerand Mid-Town neighborhoods.The area lies south of MineralPt. Rd., east of Pioneer Rd. toValley View Rd. then along theeast side of Meadow Rd. to Val-ley View Rd.

The Capital Area RegionalPlanning Commission, thearea’s water quality planningagency, is taking public com-ment for the next 30 days onMadison’s petition to extend theUrban Service Area right up tothe town’s boundary.

“There’s been some activedeveloper interest in this area,the rest of the utilities are in and

the economy has been strong re-cently so…we’re seeking ap-proval to phase in [sewerservice] for this final part of theplans,” said Brian Grady, aMadison city planner.

However, it was the city’spurchase of 70 acres from aBruce Company entity to en-large Hill Creek Park out toMeadow Rd. to provide stormwater detention for the area,spurred the CARPC petition,Grady said.

Shaw said the proposal fitsthe parameters of the town’s2002 border agreement with thecity.

“This is what we’d be doingif we were the City of Madi-son,” Shaw said.


Coughlin directs Packers Tundra drum lineDrum lines have been a

growing fad with NFL teams forover ten years. In 2007 theGreen Bay Packer organizationjoined the list of teams to sporttheir own.

At that time, the University ofWisconsin’s percussion coordi-nator agreed to run the showwith Middleton’s PatrickCoughlin as his assistant. Butin a surprising turn of events,the coordinator was offered andaccepted a job in Ohio, movingPatrick to the number one posi-tion.

“It was a bit daunting be-cause this happened in June.That meant in just two months Ihad to find the percussionists,write the music, organize apractice and work with thePackers’ Fan and Game DayDeveloper to coordinate whatwe’d wear, where and whenwe’d play and lots of other de-tails,” said Coughlin.

Coughlin’s main gig is that ofFacilities Coordinator for theSchool of Music. He also as-sists the UW Marching Band asan Assistant Percussion Coordi-nator.

Middleton Times Tribune:Do you ever have conflicts inyour schedules for the TundraDrum Line and your work withthe UW Marching Band?

Coughlin: It’s amazing thatthere haven’t been many con-flicts. I get paid a small stipendto help with the UW band. It’sreally more of a volunteer posi-

tion. So, if there is a calendarconflict, I work with the TundraDrum Line because my positionthere is a salaried one.

Middleton Times Tribune:How does a person get to bepart of the Tundra Drum Line?

Coughlin: Every June wehold auditions. In the first yearI called a bunch of drummerswho I knew and asked them ifthey’d like to be part of it. Thatincluded my wife. If I wasgoing to take this on, I waspretty certain that she’d want tobe part of it.

(Patrick’s wife, DarlayneCoughlin, is the full-time banddirector at Kromrey MiddleSchool in Middleton.)

Since then, everyone has totry out. We’re going into our9th season and we have fourpeople who have played all nineyears. Some years there are lotsof new faces and other yearsonly a few.

Middleton Times Tribune:How many band members arethere and where are they from?

Coughlin: There are 25members. Surprisingly onlyone is from Green Bay rightnow. There are a few from theFox Valley but the majority arefrom the Madison and Milwau-kee areas.

Twenty five is a good num-ber. We create a lot of soundbut it is still a pretty easy num-ber to manage in terms ofschedules, uniforms and otherlogistics like our once a yearpractice.

I write music for a 20 to 30minute repertoire for eachgame. We only come togetherto

practice the new materialonce because we live so farfrom each other and have otherjobs. It works because of thequality of musicians who areplaying in the line.

Middleton Times Tribune:Is this just a Lambeau Fieldphenomena or do you travelwith the team?

Coughlin: So far it’s just atLambeau Field. But, if thePackers make it to the SuperBowl next year, we’ll travelwith them.

At the home games we playin different venues around thestadium. For two hours beforekick-off, we play for tailgaters.We’ve gotten to know a lot ofgreat people that way.

There’s one group fromOshkosh who invite us to playfor them regularly and they al-ways offer us some of theirfood. They even call to let usknow where they’ll be parked.

During the whole first quarterwe’re on the sidelines. At theend of it, we’re out on the field.At halftime we drum in the con-course or atrium areas. We alsoplay in the stands for part of thetime.

In 2007 no one knew who wewere or why we were there.Now we’re a cool part of thegame day fun that the crowd an-ticipates.

Middleton Times Tribune:What kind of drums are in-

volved?

Coughlin: It’s the full com-plement of drums that are in amarching drum corps. We haveseven to eight snares, four tenorsets, five bass and eight cymballines.

We are using DynastyDrums, Remo drum heads, VicFirth sticks and Zildjian cym-bals. Heid Music has been re-ally supportive and we’veworked with them on commu-nity outreach around the state.

We’ve conducted masterclasses for high schools in Pu-laski and the Fox Valley. It’s agreat experience. The kids are

very fired up to work with us.

Middleton Times Tribune:Do you have many interactionswith the Packer ballplayers?

Coughlin: There have beena few. Mason Crosby the kickergives us lots of cheers of sup-port. And once, I was run intoby Donald Driver.

The ball has come in my di-rection twice and I got to throwit back to the player. But, that’spretty much it.

Middleton Times Tribune:You have a two-year old daugh-ter. Has she shown signs of

joining you and Dar in the fieldof music.

Coughlin: Yes, she does.When she was old enough, I puta pair of drum sticks into herhands. Dar gave her a flute tohold. She sings and has a goodsense of rhythm. We’ll seewhere it goes.

You can follow the PackersTundra Drumline on facebookor watch some of their perform-ances on youtube.com or simplyby Google “Packer TundraDrumline.”

PPEOPLEEOPLE

by DEB BIECHLER

Times-Tribune

by KEVIN MURPHY

Times-Tribune

Million-gallon water tower coming?

Photo contributedPatrick Coughlin (center) with his wife, Darlayne Coughlin, and Todd Thompson, a friend

who works for the University of Wisconsin Marching Band.

Utility wants to build on Old Sauk and Pioneer starting in 2017


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CCOMMUNITYOMMUNITY EEVENTSVENTSWill Bonfire Bash set Guinness World Record?

Community members areneeded to help break a GuinnessWorld Record for “Most Peo-ple Making S’mores Simultane-ously” at the upcoming Bonfirebash on September 5, 2015, abenefit to Prevent Homeless-ness through MOM. AmyCarlson, NBC15 and BuckyBadger will be there to cheereveryone on, and also kick-offthe viewing of the Badger sea-son opener on a 24 foot outdoorscreen.

Kids activities, including abounce house from Fun TimeInflatables, and organized andsupervised sports activities willbe available for the younger set.Dinner and Chocolate ShoppeIce Cream are included, and

beverages and additional foodwill be available all eveninglong, including at KEVA’s SandBar.

The record was last at-tempted by Colorado State Uni-versity in April of this past year,and while their result is yet of-ficial, MOM knows it needs405 people to break their sub-mission of 404.

“While the event goal is tobreak the record, our real goal isto raise funds to prevent home-lessness in our community,”says Al Ripp, MOM’s Execu-tive Director. “Approximately25% of the kids in MOM’s serv-ice area live in poverty and areat risk of becoming homeless.In 2014, MOM gave out

$110,000 in housing programassistance. We hope that areacommunity members will viewthis as an opportunity to have alot of fun on Labor Day week-end, and also make a significant

difference for their neighbors.”“We will provide the S’more

fixings and roasting sticks, aswell as tables for 10 aroundsmall Sterno ’campfires’,” saidRipp. “After our stewards haveconfirmed that the s’mores havebeen made in accordance withthe Guinness World Recordrules, participants get to eat thes’mores. They’ll be delicious!”

Tickets to the event, whichinclude all event activities anddinner, are $20 for adults (13+),$10 for kids (4-12) and free forchildren 3 and under. The first300 event goers will also re-ceive a free mini flash-lightcourtesy of Cabela’s.

Middleton Outreach Ministryprevents homelessness and end

hunger in the West Madison,Middleton and Cross Plainsareas, distributing over a mil-lion pounds of food in 2014through MOM’s progressivefood programs. The ClothingCenter provided nearly 100,000pounds of clothing, freeing upneeded financial resources forrent, medical expenses, andother necessary expenses.MOM’s Eviction Preventionprogram also prevented over500 households by providingsmall Eviction Intervention andUtility grants, combined withcase management and a caringear, helping families maintainthe stability of a home.

This year’s event is gener-ously presented by Newcomb

Construction.MOM is a local non-profit

organization that leads a com-munity-wide effort to preventhomelessness and end hungerfor our neighbors throughoutMiddleton, West Madison andCross Plains. Through ourbusiness partners, affiliatedchurches, area schools, commu-nity service clubs, and numer-ous individuals, we providefood, clothing, housing assis-tance, emergency financial as-sistance, and special servicesfor seniors. All programs areprovided free of charge toneighbors in need. To learnmore about the programs andpeople helped by MOM, log onto momhelps.org.

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and Bringing Bias Into Light areport featured in HR Magazinewritten by Dana Wilkie.

Mandi Maurice explained toboard members how equity inthe district should be ap-proached by posing a few ques-tions.

“What do we mean when wetalk about equity and inequityand what do those two ideas re-ally look like? How can sys-tems, such as a school district,and systems in general perpetu-ate inequities? How is our dis-trict approaching equity relatedpersonnel development with allof our staff and how can wework together as leaders to ad-dress inequities that exist?” sheasked.”

“We always talk about ourcommunity agreements when

we have these conversations be-cause it is really important forus to create safe spaces so peo-ple can share ideas,” Mauriceadded. “Inequity is not alwaysan easy thing to talk about, itcan bring up emotions for peo-ple.”

Maurice said there are sev-eral things board membersshould try to adhere to make thediscussion the most meaningfuland effective.

Percy Brown talked about theimportance of listening withoutinterruption. He had the boardsplit into dyads to have one onone conversations about the ar-ticles they were asked to read.Each person spoke for two min-utes without interruption as theother listened.

Brown said he was raised tobe made very aware of his sociopolitical condition and worriesthat is not the case for manyyoung African Americanstoday.

“As far as conversations notnecessarily happening in whitehomes around race, I think therehas been a deterioration of thatin as well in black communi-ties,” Brown explained. “I seea lot of young African Americanmales and females that aren’taware of their social-politicalcondition. I ask myself whoseresponsibility is that. Is it oursas educators or is that morecommunity and family respon-sibility?”

“I was made very aware ofmy social-political condition as

a child,” Brown said. “I wastold I would have to be twice assmart and work twice as hard toget close to the same playingfield. I was taught how to inter-act with police officers, becauseof the history between the po-lice department and black com-munity. I not sure if that is stilltaking place at the level it usedto.”

“Just as much as the conver-sation needs to take place inwhite homes it needs to happenin African American homes aswell,” Brown added.

Brown said he feels it is im-portant to give kids the tools theneed to be aware of and addressracial bias and stereotypes.

“We have to ask ourselves, aseducators, what is our responsi-bility,” Brown went on. “Is italso our responsibility to equipour kids with tools and aware-ness of issues of implicit biasand stereotypes. I think kids doencounter that at times and theirfrustration comes from their in-ability to articulate what they

are feeling.”Brown said he feels there is

also a lack of diversity in thestaff and that minority studentshave a lack of role models in theschool system. He said he be-lieves that was a consequenceof the landmark U.S. SupremeCourt ruling in Brown vs.Board of Education.

In the case, the Court de-clared state laws establishingseparate public schools forblack and white students to beunconstitutional. When blackschools closed black teacherslost their jobs. Brown said thatwhile black students were inte-grated into white schools teach-ers were not. He said he thinksthat effected an entire genera-tion and gave African Americanstudents no hope in pursuingeducation.

Brown said he has hope forMiddleton since it has such asmall number of black studentsthat they can try out differentapproaches and closely monitorthe impact.


hard time recruiting people,”Attoun said. “We also hear a lotabout the high cost of livingaround city hall from city em-ployees who say it is hard tofind housing they can afford.”

The Dane County HousingNeeds Assessment reports thatMiddleton needs 295 to 795units of affordable housing tomeet demand.

“That is the present gap forpeople who are living in Mid-dleton who are cost burdened,meaning they pay 30 percent ormore of their income on hous-ing,” Attoun explained. “295 isthe gap for very low incomeresidents earning between zeroand 30 percent of the countymedian income and 795 is thegap for residents earning be-tween zero and 50 percent ofthe median income.”

Attoun says future needs willlikely continue to grow, and rec-ommends at minimum the cityshould try to take on 295 units.The task for force offered a listof possibilities the city could

pursue to achieve that. “This is great work and

something we need to have be-cause Middleton has evolved ina city that is expensive to livein,” alder Hans Hilbert said inresponse to the task force rec-ommendations. “There are nota lot of affordable options andwe need to make sure there arein the future.”

Hilbert said he did have someconcerns with the languagethough, in that it puts too muchonus on the city to potentiallyfinance affordable housing proj-ects.

“I have some issues withsome of the wording, not the in-tent of the task force,” Hilbertsaid. “Saying things like work-ing with developers and provid-ing TIF dollars costs the city. Itseems like there could bestronger language developedrather than just the city is goingto pay for workforce housing.”

“To start off with the notionthat it is going to be the city’s

responsibility to fill in the fund-ing gap, I think that starts off onthe wrong foot,” Hilbert added.

Former alder Jim Wexler,who stills sits on the plan com-mission, said he disagreed withHilbert’s read of the recommen-dations.

“Those are options the citycan make use of,” Wexlersaid. “The district I representedfor so long on city council cer-tainly is included in the needsarea in Middleton for peoplewho are struggling to get by.”

“I commend the task forcefor giving this the appropriateattention, because unless youare living that existence or arein an area where people arestruggling to get by you oftendon’t see just how serious thisproblem is,” Wexler stated

Wexler made a motion to ap-prove the report and pass italong to other city committeesfor review. The motion passedunanimously.

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sors Paul Nelson and Abi-gail Wuest and countyboard chair Sharon Corri-gan aresponsoring the session inMiddleton.

“Transit is key to theeconomic viability of acommunity, as well as thequality of life and environ-ment,” Nelson said in ajoint press release. “Weneed efficientalternatives to rush hour de-lays and connecting ourcommunity with thegreater Madison commu-nity.”

A brief introduction willbe followed by small groupdiscussion. SupervisorRobin Schmidt, chair of theCounty Public Works andTransportation Committee,initiated the sessions.

“We need to hear fromlocal officials, businessleaders and citizens abouttheir transit needs. As part

of good government, we’recoming to you tolisten and learn,” Schmidtsaid.

In 2013, the state elimi-nated the County’s abilityto integrate transitthrough a regional transitauthority. Wisconsin is theonly state that doesnot allow such authoritiesto exist, making integratedtransit systemsdifficult to initiate and man-age.

These listening sessionsare a first step towardshearing the needs of thevarious communities in thegreater Madison area.

The session isscheduledfor Wednesday, Au-gust 26 at the Mid-dleton Public Librarylocated at 7425 Hub-bard Avenue in Mid-dleton at 6 p.m.

The list of recommendations to the city are:1. Encourage the establishment of a revolving

loan fund for smaller projects serving familiesearning less than 80% of the County Median In-come, such as rehabilitation of owner occupiedhousing and/or down payment assistance loansfor new homeowners.

2. Utilize tax increment district financing foraffordable workforce housing to match otherfunding sources. Encourage that all residentialprojects receiving a tax increment financing sub-sidies have a percentage of affordable units.

3. Incentivize housing developers to includeworkforce housing units in new developments,through the use of TIF, through impact feewaivers, deferral of parkland fees, and possiblereductions in required number of parking spacesfor affordable units.

4. Develop a program that will assist low-in-come seniors to stay in their homes longer byproviding energy efficiency upgrades, assistancewith home repairs, etc.

5. Work aggressively to seek state and countyfunding for private affordable development proj-ects and rental rehabilitation projects.

6. Encourage production of affordable hous-ing in or near areas identified by WHEDA (Wis-consin Housing and Economic DevelopmentAuthority) as high need or employment center

census-tracts.7. Work with developers to provide support

for affordable housing projects including recom-mendations for available land, financing sources,and letters of support.

8. Promote and support the Dane CountyHousing Authority’s programs and services.

9. Partner with the Dane County Homebuyer’sRoundtable and other organizations to provideaccurate public informational materials about af-fordable options.

10. Update the city’s comprehensive planhousing element with new data on the need forhousing in Dane County and goals for workforcehousing creation.

11. Update the city’s comprehensive planhousing and land use elements to examine andpromote an adequate availability of land for thedevelopment or redevelopment of low–incomeand moderate–income housing.

12. Develop criteria for and a listing of poten-tial workforce housing sites.

13. Develop a task force that includes plancommission and workforce housing task forcemembers to explore long-term affordable home-ownership.

14. Explore small lots and flexible designstandards to encourage smaller, more affordable,homeownership opportunities.

(1) stay engaged, (2) speak their truth. She said everyone has a

history and that they bring, but they also alsothey don’t have anyone else’s. so it is importantto recognize that.

(3) Listening for understanding means givingpeople the time to express themselves withoutinterruption.

(4) Experience discomfort:“Sometimes when we talk about topics related

to equity it can feel a little uncomfortable orsomeone might say something that feels a littleodd, but to just notice that you feel that way andnot let that stop you from engaging in the con-versation and think about why you are feelingthat way and what that means,” Maurice ex-plained

(5) Expect and except non-closure:“What that means is if there is a history of

thousands of years of inequitable practices that

have happened before us, we are not going tosolve it tonight,” Maurice stated. “We mightwalk away feeling like things are unfinished andthat is very normal, because it is not somethingwe are going to tackle in this room, but we cantalk about it and come up with ideas for how wecan make dents and do what we can as individ-uals.”

(6) Keep confidentiality by not taking other’sstatements outside of the context of the discus-sion or outside the discussion at all.

(7) Withhold judgment:“We are not here to blame anyone or make

anyone feel ashamed about anything and we re-ally discourage feelings of guilt,” Maurice ex-plained. “There are hundreds of thousands ofyears of practices that have come before us andit is not the fault of any one individual in or out-side this room.”

Director of bilingual services Mandi Maurice said the board should:

ety. After looking at dozens ofanimals in various shelters, theycame across a broad-headedyoung dog with short, glossy,umber fur.

“She had been throughtremendous abuse,” recallsGoad. “At first they didn’tknow if she was going to sur-vive.”

For Goad and Frederickson,who were going through toughfinancial times, the dog’s un-daunted enthusiasm, manifestedin a wriggling backside andwagging tail, served as awakeup call.

“I saw this dog who had beenthrough so much,” she says.“Through much, much worsethan us, and yet she was surviv-ing. I realized that even thoughour situation might seem horri-ble, it was still possible to bepositive.”

What followed was thatGoad became, in a way ofspeaking, more fully herself.

“I’ve lived in Middleton my

whole life,” she explains. “I’mkind of a geek. I love videogaming. I love comics. I’m kindof a tomboy. I like old moviesand pretty much anything youmight call ‘vintage.’”

And all those traits compli-ment another aspect of her per-sonality: “I’ve been an artistforever.”

Strongly influenced by thebold work of comic book andgraphic novel illustrators, Goadspent her early years planningto work in the comics industry.But at a certain point, the tiny-

wasted, big-busted, one-dimen-sional women she saw in manyof those publications started tochip away at her enthusiasm.

“Then I kind of hit my femi-nist period in my life,” she says.“It definitely made me struggle.I realized this is kind of offen-sive. I turned away from pursu-ing that, because I didn’t wantto work in a sexist industry.”

Her interest in art was rekin-dled, however, when Frederick-

son was laid off from his job afew years ago.

“We were having financialproblems, and I started drawingdogs as a coping mechanism todeal with the stress,” she says.

She continued drawing dogs.When their car experienced cat-astrophic engine failure. WhenFrederickson landed a new job,only to be laid off again. When-ever things seemed rough.

When they eventually

adopted Olive, Goad turned hercreative attentions to the caninesurvivor.

She donated much of herwork to animals rescues, hu-mane societies, and organiza-tions that work to rehabilitatethe oft-maligned image of “pitbull” type breeds of dog.

But in 2013, she also openedher own Etsy.com store, AbbyRose Studios. “Abby Rose Stu-dios,” she says, “has exploded.”

She remembers the thrill shefelt when she first a heard a“cha-ching” sound on herphone, an indication that some-one had purchased one of hercreations. Then she heard an-other. And another.

“It has really,” she says,“taken off.”

“It all came together reallybeautifully,” she says. “It reallydid. It’s been a bit overwhelm-ing, but really, really fun.”

In hisB i e n n i a lS t a t eB u d g e tGovernorW a l k e rp roposedprivatizingour localAging andDisabilityResourceCenter (ADRC). At DaneCounty we found this unaccept-able. Our local ADRC is a one–stop-shop that connects seniorsand the disabled with criticalservices available to themthrough various federal, stateand community resources. In2014 alone, the Dane CountyADRC had 23,897 consumercontacts helping thousands ofDane County’s disabled andelderly.

Counties and tribes currentlyoperate Wisconsin’s ADRCs.

Governor Walker’s budget di-rected the Department of HealthServices to contract with a pri-vate provider threatening thecurrent successful locally fo-cused “one-stop-shop” model.The bill also would have elimi-nated ADRC governing boardsand Long-Term Care AdvisoryCommittees which currentlyprovide citizens and local offi-cials direct involvement inADRC oversight and planning.

The ADRCs are one exampleof government working well.They help people get the re-sources they need and navigatethrough bureaucratic red tape.

The Dane County employeeswho work at the ADRC pridethemselves on giving excep-tional service. When you callthe ADRC to get help with yourMedicare, Social Security Ben-efits, or long term care, thesame person who picks up thephone helps you throughout theprocess. Our ADRC staff areexcellent at their jobs and theylove what they do.

After months of work, I am

proud to tell you we fought thisbudget proposal and we won.Our local one-stop-shop willcontinue to make those criticalconnections to services. AsDane County Executive, I willcontinue to work and supportour ADRC.

Our commitment to our sen-iors does not end there. We havemany other important servicesfor seniors in Dane County. Forexample, I created a new ElderBenefits Specialist position toensure our seniors have timelyaccess to services and informa-tion through the ADRC.

Since last year, our ElderBenefits Program has seen amarked increase in the numberof seniors needing services andthis position will help meet thatgrowing need. In addition, Iprovided $15,000 for the Out-reach LGBT Community Cen-ter to expand its services tolesbian, gay, bisexual, andtransgender elders in ourcounty. The county partnerswith the federal governmentand private donations to provide

$1,466,086 to ensure our sen-iors continue to receive warmmeals, served with smilingfaces.

Dane County has manythings to offer our citizens. Wehave 26 county supported sen-ior centers. We enjoy an incred-ible quality of life includingworld-class bike paths, beauti-ful lakes and scenic countyparks. In fact, our quality of lifeis so wonderful we are continu-ally nationally recognized as agreat place to retire, to raise afamily and one of the safestplaces in the country.

I am very happy to be able todeliver such good news but wecould not have done it withoutyou. Thank you to all of youwho came out to the hearings,registered your concerns and/orcalled your legislators. Yourwork and efforts made a differ-ence.

We must continue our vigi-lance and ensure that our sen-iors’ golden years are enjoyedand their services remain pro-tected.


Protect our senior services

ART continued from page 1

Abby Rose Studiosartwork is availableonline at www.abby-rosestudios.com. It isalso available indowntown Middle-ton at The RegalFind, 1850 Par-menter Street. Times-Tribune photos by Matt Geiger

Goad with her partner, Nick Frederickson.

Middleton artist Abigail Goad with her dog, Olive.

by JOE PARISIGuest Column

Parisi

MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2015

PPOLICEOLICE RREPORTEPORT - J- JUNEUNEThe Middleton Police De-

partment has released its com-prehensive report on the monthof June. In May, Middleton Of-ficers handled 1,868 calls forservice - 835 were field initi-ated, 1,033 were dispatched, is-sued 326 citations and 320written warnings, made 31criminal arrests and investi-gated 38 accidents. In June,they handled 1,886 calls forservice - 809 were field initi-ated, 1,077 were dispatched, is-sued 321 citations and3239written warnings, made 32criminal arrests and investi-gated 37 accidents.

Significant Events in June:

Clark Street CommunitySchool, 2429 Clark Street, Uni-form Controlled Substance:On 06-01-15, Middleton Policecited and released a 16 year oldmale student for possession ofdrug paraphernalia on schoolgrounds.

Middleton High School,2100 Bristol Street, Trespass-ing: On 06-02-15, MiddletonPolice cited a 22 year old malefor trespassing at the MiddletonHigh School. The suspect is aformer student who had beenpreviously warned, severaltimes, to not be on schoolgrounds. The suspect admittedthat he was attempting to intim-idate staff by his presence.

Ace Hardware, 2540 AllenBoulevard, Retail Theft: On06-04-15, at 4:00 PM, Middle-ton Police responded to the AceHardware store on the report ofan ongoing problem with thetheft of tools. During this partic-ular incident, the suspects stolea hand tool set and fled thestore. Staff was able to providevideo surveillance footage anda possible suspect vehicle li-cense plate. Officers are contin-uing to investigate this incident.

PDQ Store, 2002 ParmenterStreet, Fraud: On 06-04-15, at5:00 PM, Middleton Police re-sponded to the PDQ store on thereport of an ongoing credit cardfraud scam. A suspect, who hadbeen in the store periodicallyover the past several months,was there again and was at-tempting to make purchaseswith fraudulent credit cards.This is part of a larger ongoinginvestigation that should cometo a conclusion in the comingweeks.

Private Residence, 7500block of East Hampstead Court,Theft: On 06-04-15, at 9:45PM, Middleton Police took thereport of a bicycle being stolenfrom a residence at this loca-

tion. The suspect, that was de-scribed by neighbors, matchedthe description of a Madisonteen who had been previouslyarrested for similar crimes.Middleton Officers were able tolocate the stolen bicycle nearthe Tree Lane home of the sus-pect. The bicycle was recoveredand officers are continuing towork on charging a suspect inthis case.

Private Residence, 5700block of Baskerville Walk, Do-mestic Disturbance: On 06-05-15, at 12:20 PM, MiddletonOfficers were called to thishome on the report of a domes-tic disturbance between amother and her 18-year-olddaughter. As a result of this in-vestigation, the daughter wasarrested for Domestic Disor-derly Conduct.

Private Residence, 7100block of Elmwood Avenue, Do-mestic Disturbance: On 06-07-15, at 1:15 PM, MiddletonOfficers were dispatched to aprivate residence as the callerstated that she had been in-volved in an altercation with aboyfriend and that he was nowholding her four month oldchild hostage. Officers wereable to locate the suspect andthe child was returned to itsmother without harm. As a re-sult of this investigation, the 22year old male suspect was ar-rested and jailed for DomesticDisorderly Conduct and Intimi-dation of a Victim.

Private Residence, 3400block of John Muir Drive, Bur-glary: On 06-07-15, MiddletonOfficers responded to the reportof a burglary that had occurredat this home sometime over theprevious evening. The victimstated that an unknown suspectentered his garage and stole a$1,000.00 camera from a vehi-cle. Officers are continuing toinvestigate this incident.

Public Roadway, 1000 blockof North Gammon Road, Do-mestic Disturbance: On 06-07-15, at 9:10 PM, MiddletonPolice responded to the reportof an injured female that hadbeen thrown from a moving ve-hicle. As result of this of this in-vestigation, a 21 year old malesuspect was arrested for Do-mestic Battery. The female vic-tim was treated for an arminjury and was released from anarea hospital later that evening.

Private Apartment, 6300block of Pheasant Lane, Bur-glary: On 06-07-15, at 11:00PM, Middleton Officers weredispatched to a cold burglaryscene at an apartment in theSpringtree Complex. The victimreported that, sometime be-

tween 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM onthis date, someone entered hisapartment and stole a 60” tele-vision, X-Box game and severalDVDs. The victim believes thatan ex-girlfriend may be respon-sible for the theft. MiddletonOfficers are continuing to inves-tigate this incident.

Middleton High School,2100 Bristol Street, Battery:On 06-09-15, the School Re-source Officer arrested a 15-year-old male student forBattery. Unprovoked, this stu-dent struck another student inthe face several times. Due tothis suspect’s history and thenature of this offense, he wasarrested and taken to the DaneCounty Juvenile Detention Fa-cility.

Private Apartment, 6300block of Pheasant Lane, Dam-age to Property: On 06-09-15,at 8:30 PM, Middleton Officersresponded to the SpringtreeApartment Complex on the re-port of damage to personalproperty. The caller reportedthat he and his ex-girlfriendwere beginning to move out oftheir shared apartment. Hestated that while he was at worktoday she cut up and spraypainted some of his clothing.Both parties have filed a num-ber of complaints against oneanother in the last month. As aresult of this incident, the 28year old female suspect wascited for Criminal Damage toProperty.

Private Residence, 3100block of Baskerville Avenue,Burglary: On 06-11-15, at 2:00PM, Middleton Officers weredispatched to a cold burglaryscene at a home on BaskervilleAvenue. The victim reportedthat, sometime between 1:00PM and 3:10 PM on this date,someone entered his homethrough an unlock door andstole jewelry valued at severalthousand dollars. Middleton Po-lice Detectives are continuing toinvestigate this crime.

Private Apartment, 5200block of Brindisi Court, Bat-tery: On 06-11-15, MiddletonPolice were called to SaintMary’s Hospital to take a bat-tery complaint. The com-plainant, a 21 year old male,called to report a battery thathad occurred several days ago.The victim was attacked by a 21year old brother of his girlfriendas he snuck out of their familyhome. The victim received sig-nificant injuries as a result ofthis incident. The suspect hassince fled the area and is be-lieved to be living in northernWisconsin. Middleton PoliceDetectives continue to try and

locate the suspect in this inci-dent.

The Club Tavern, 1915Branch Street, Battery: On 06-16-15, at 12:50 AM, MiddletonOfficers were called to TheClub Tavern as Middleton Po-lice Dispatch received a callfrom a tavern manager stating“get the police here now.” Theinvestigation of this incident re-vealed that a 39 year old suspectgot angry when an intoxicatedfemale’s friend would not allowhim to take her home with him.The suspect pushed the friend tothe ground and took severalswings at other patrons in thetavern parking lot. The suspectfled the tavern before police ar-rived on scene. Officers wereable to eventually identify andcite the suspect for Battery.

Bauman Aquatic Center,2400 Park Lawn Place, Theft:On 06-16-15, at 6:45 PM, Mid-dleton Police responded to thereport of a theft that had oc-curred at the City of Middletonoutdoor swimming pool. Thevictim reported that his walletand cellular phone were stolenfrom a chair in the main swim-ming pool area.

Private Residence, 7400block of Elmwood Avenue,Theft by Fraud: On 06-17-15,Middleton Police Officers re-sponded to the report of a fraudthat occurred over the past sev-eral months. The victim re-ported that her 35 year old sonhad scammed her, and otherfamily members, out of approx-imately $240,000.00. Middle-ton Police Detectives continueto investigate this Theft by De-ception incident.

Pizza Parking Lot, 3301 Par-menter Street, Theft: On 06-18-15, at 7:20 PM, MiddletonPolice Officers responded to thereport of a strongarm robberythat had just occurred in theparking lot outside of Falbo’sPizzeria. The victim originallyinformed officers that two malesubjects drove up next to him inthe lot and forcibly took $90.00in cash from his hands. The sus-pects immediately fled the area,but were located by MiddletonPolice Department officers ashort distance from the scene.Further investigation of this in-cident revealed that the victimactually knew his assailants andthat they had taken the cashfrom his hand as he owed themmoney from a previoussale/purchase of marijuana. Thetwo 20 year old suspects werecited for Theft and Possessionof Drug Paraphernalia.

Private Residence, 3400block of Valley Creek Circle,Burglary: On 06-21-15, at 6:30

AM, Middleton Police werecalled to the above home on thereport of a burglary to an occu-pied home which had occurredapproximately 30 minutes ear-lier. The victims awoke to seetwo young male suspects takingitems from the bedroom inwhich they were sleeping. Star-tling the suspects, the frightenedvictims yelled and the suspectsfled the home. Police Officerscollected evidence, searched forDNA and canvased area busi-nesses and homes. Detectivescontinue to follow-up on leadsin this significant case.

Papa Murphy’s Pizzeria,1005 North Gammon Road,Armed Robbery: On 06-22-15, at 8:00 PM, Middleton Po-lice Officers responded to thereport of an armed robbery atthe Papa Murphy’s Pizzeria.The suspect entered the storeand demanded all of the cashfrom the registers and safe. Dur-ing the robbery, the suspectbrandished a large knife. Thesuspect was identified by one ofthe Papa Murphy employees asa former co-worker. This indi-vidual was also the suspect inseveral Madison and Mononarobberies. Working with Madi-son and Monona Police Depart-ments, Middleton Detectivesassisted in the serving of asearch warrant of the suspect’shome on 06-24-15. During theexecution of this warrant, detec-tives seized clothing and a knifethat matched those that wereused in the Middleton robbery.The 24 year old male suspecthas been charged with multiplecounts of armed robbery and iscurrently being held in the DaneCounty Jail awaiting trial.

Private Apartment, 2000block of Allen Blvd, DomesticDisturbance: On 06-23-15, at1:00 PM, Middleton Police Of-ficers responded to the belatedreport of a domestic disturbanceat an apartment within the For-est Harbor complex. The callerstated that, on the previous day,she and her boyfriend got intoan argument and that he pulledher off the bed and onto thefloor and then threatened herwith a knife. As a result of thisinvestigation, the 23 year oldmale suspect was charged withDisorderly Conduct, RecklesslyEndangering Safety and Viola-tion of the 72 hour No ContactProvision.

The Bruce Company, 2830Parmenter Street, Theft Duringthe overnight hours of 06-23-15, unknown suspects stole sev-eral hundred dollars of lawnfurniture from the display areain front of the Bruce Company.

Private Residence, 5300

block of South Ridge Way, Uni-form Controlled Substance:On June 25, 2015, MiddletonPolice Detectives executed asearch warrant at the above ad-dress. During the execution ofthis warrant, police located mar-ijuana, hashish oil, psilocybinlaced candies and drug para-phernalia within this duplexhome. One of the residentsstated that the marijuana andparaphernalia belonged toboyfriend, however, she admit-ted that both had previously en-gaged in the trafficking ofcontrolled substance from andwithin this residence. A secondresident admitted to possessingthe controlled substances foundin the residence, however, madeno admission about the sale ofthese items from the residence.Two of the adult residents havebeen charged with Possessionof THC with Intent to Deliver,Maintaining a Drug Dwellingand Child Neglect. A third resi-dent was cited for Possession ofTHC.

Chalmer’s Jewelers, 6202University Avenue, Fraud On06-26-15, a complainant re-ported that he was defraudedout of $39,500.00 in an onlinescam. The complainant wiretransferred the funds to an outof state bank and never receivedthe vehicle that he believed hewas purchasing. Middleton Po-lice Detectives are continuing toinvestigate this incident.

Public Roadway, 2800 blockof Parmenter Street, Uni-formed Controlled Substance:On 06-30-15, at 11:30 PM,Middleton Police were dis-patched to the area of ParmenterStreet and Donna Drive on thereport of a disabled vehicle inthe roadway. As officers wereresponding to this location, theywere informed that a female hadjust run up to the car, pulled abag from it and then fled in an-other vehicle. The female waslocated and it was determinedthat she was the girlfriend of theowner of the disabled vehicle.The bag she had removed fromthe vehicle was found to containa substantial amount of mari-juana. The vehicle owner wasfound a short time later walkingback to his car with a can of gas.Both subjects have beencharged with Possession withIntent to Deliver Marijuana.

COURT ACTIVITY Dane County Adult Criminal

Referrals/ 22 Adults/ 36 Crimi-nal Counts/ 2 Civil Forfeitures/Dane County Juvenile CriminalReferrals/ 1 Juveniles/ 1 Crimi-nal Counts/ 0 Civil Forfeitures.


PPUBLICUBLIC SSAFETYAFETY

Times-Tribune photos by Matt Geiger

National Night OutThe Middleton Police Department, accompanied by an array of other law enforcement and public safety agencies, hosted Na-

tional Night Out on Wednesday, Aug. 5 at Lakeview Park. Clockwise from top left: Kether Lisauskas checks out a Dane CountySheriff’s Office bomb robot; Lord, an explosives detector dog with the Dane County Sheriff’s Office, hangs out with his handler,deputy Scott W. Lindner; Maximilian Epsky gets an airbrushed tattoo; Zyrek Heuerman winds up at the dunk tank; EricSalzwedel, marketing director for Reach-A-Child, which provides books for children in crisis, hands out free materials; BrekkFeeley, a student in the University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, teaches children to identify and avoid household hazards.


Times-Tribune photo by Matt GeigerMichael Manogue runs Tippy Top Organic Orchard, selling his apples and pears at the Greenway Station Farmers Market in

Middleton each week.

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Michael Manogue is a character as col-orful as the ripe fruit he sells at local mar-kets. “I grew up on a farm, and I alwaysloved to eat fruit,” he says. “I took care ofthe berries, and I drove a tractor when I waseight years old.”

Then, in 1988, he started his own farm,planting a few trees. “Now I have 200 appleand 200 pear trees,” he says. “With manyvarieties.”

Wearing a straw sun hat and standing be-neath bright Tibetan prayer flags at theGreenway Station Farmers Market,Manogue says his favorite part of his job is“waking up in the morning” on his farmnorth of Dodgeville: “You always wonderwhich way you’ll go. With farming you’renever board.”

An avid skier, hiker and biker, and thegrandchild of Irish immigrants, Manogue

says his fruit is “beyond organic.”“We’re not certified,” he says. “Because

we don’t need to be. We really are beyondorganic.” He said he uses a variety of non-toxic methods to fend off pests.

Greenway Station® Shopping Center hasannounced that its annual Farmers Markettakes place Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.,rain or shine in the parking area nearCladdagh Irish Pub.

At the top of his game!


Times-Tribune photos by Jeff Martin

Walker visits MiddletonClockwise from top left: Wisconsin's First Lady Tonette Walker (center in white) is joined by Wisconsin Tourism Dept.

Secretary Stephanie Klett, members of her staff, Middleton City staff, elected officials from Mid-dleton and others at the beginning of a morning walk through Pheasant Branch Conservancy inMiddleton.

Walker has fun crossing Pheasant Branch Creek on the stepping stones that were used beforethe wooden bridges were built.

Walker and the governor’s press secretary, Laurel Patrick, lead the group of walkers alongthe Pheasant Branch path.

Blood drive at localchurch Monday

Healthy individuals areneeded every day to maintain anadequate blood supply for pa-tients in need. Once a donor hasmade the commitment to giveblood, it is important to take afew simple steps to prepare andhelp ensure a good donation ex-perience.

There will be a blood drive atSt. Bernard Catholic Church,7450 University Avenue, Mid-dleton on Monday, August 24from noon to 4 p.m.

Simply download the Ameri-can Red Cross Blood DonorApp, visit redcrossblood.org orcall 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to make an ap-pointment or for moreinformation. All blood types areneeded to ensure a reliable sup-ply for patients.


Their time to shineMIDDLETON FOOTBALL PREVIEW

Middleton’soffense hopesto shine again

Middleton’sdefense hasgreat potential

by ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune


On the brinkMiddleton’s HTL team one win from Final 4

Tom Cabalka knows hemay never have another adefense like the one heenjoyed in 2014.

Cabalka, Middleton’sdefensive coordinator and amember of the Cardinals’ stafffor nearly four decades now,fielded one of the state’s topdefenses a year ago. And afterthat unit allowed just 7.1points per game in the regularseason and 9.2 points overall,Cabalka called it the bestdefense he’d ever coached.

“They were pretty amaz-ing,” Cabalka said.

They sure were. But goneare 10 players that earnedsome form of all-Big EightConference honors, includingfirst-team all-state cornerbackAlex Wood and first-team all-conference defensive linemenNikko Miller and Alex Wills,linebacker Hayden Densonand linebacker BrianChapman.

The lone returning starteris junior safety Joe Ludwig,one of the top players inWisconsin in the Class of2017. So Cabalka knowsthere’s a lot of work to bedone for his group to play at a

Twelve months ago, theywere ignored, overlooked, andmany believed disrespected.

Today, it’s exactly the oppo-site.

Middleton’s football team— which begins the yearFriday at Janesville Parker at 7p.m. — has been picked to winthe Big Eight Conference. AndCardinals head coach TimSimon, who’s beginning his12th season, is just fine beingthe hunted instead of thehunter.

“Things are a little bit differ-ent when you’re the teameveryone is gunning for,” saidSimon, who led the 2014Cardinals to the Big EightConference championship.“But our kids are aware of thetradition here, what it takes tobe successful.”

Middleton has certainlybeen successful during Simon’stenure.

The Cardinals have reachedthe postseason each of Simon’s11 seasons. In all, Middletonhas reached the playoffs 19straight years, which is tied forthe longest streak in Division 1.

Simon has guidedMiddleton to five Big EightConference titles, includingtwo undisputed crowns. And

See OFFENSE, page 14 See DEFENSE, page 15

Their big hitters were attheir best.

Their standout pitcher wasbrilliant when he had to be.

And now, Middleton’sHome Talent League team isone win away from the FinalFour.

Middleton rolled pastRichland Center, 8-1, Sunday,in a Northern Section secondround playoff matchup.Middleton now hosts AshtonSunday at 1 p.m. for theNorthern Section title and aspot in the Final Four.

“It should be a great gamebetween two really good

teams,” said Middleton man-ager Brandon Hellenbrand,whose team split a pair ofgames with Ashton this sea-son.

Middleton’s offense wasterrific Sunday, with its top-five hitters going a combined10-for-20.

Josh Hinson went 3-for-4with a home run and two RBI,while Kevin Dubler went 2-for-5 with a home run and twoRBI. Ross Hellenbrand andBrandon Scheidler each fin-ished 2-for-4 with an RBI.

In all, Middleton finishedthe day with three doubles, atriple and two home runs.

“I thought we really did agood job of being patient atthe plate and waiting for our

pitch,” Brandon Hellenbrandsaid. “I feel that over the lastcouple games, our guys havetaken their best at bats of theyear

“Any time the top of yourorder produces like that, youknow it’s going to be a goodday. I thought 1-through-9 wedid a good job of squaringballs up. We had a lot of hardhit outs that don’t show in thescorebook.”

Middleton ace DrewFarrell had a solid day, aswell.

Farrell went the distanceand allowed just one run.Farrell did allow 13 hits, butstruck out 12, with many com-

See HTL, page 20


Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Brennan Schmitt and Middleton’s football team begins the season at Janesville Parker Friday.


Luke Schafer and Middleton’s Home Talent League team toppled Richland Center Sunday.

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Champs!The Middleton City Golf Tournament was held recently at Pleasant View Golf Course.Joey Levin (top) won the championship flight with a two-day total of 146.Henry Taylor (middle) won the first flight with a 159. And Joe Sirianni (above) won the

second flight with a 160.Karl Curtis (not pictured) won the third flight with a 168.


Alexis Thomas and Middleton’s girls golfers have gotten off to a fast start.

Off and rolling

MENOMONEE FALLS— The overall numbers wereimpressive.

The top of the lineup wassublime. The others held theirown.

But in the first week of theseason, Middleton’s girls golfteam also discovered that therest of the state just might bebetter than anticipated. Andthat could make the Cardinals’quest for a state title eventougher than first imagined.

Middleton finished secondat the 19-team MadisonEdgewood Invite held atYahara Hills last Friday. TheCardinals then placed third atthe two-day, 23-teamBrookfield Central-HomesteadClassic held Monday andTuesday.

While most teams wouldhave been thrilled with thestart, these Cardinals haveextremely high aspirations thisfall and are gunning for the topof every event they enter.

“It’s a good start, but westill have a lot of work to do,”Middleton coach BeckyHalverson said. “We have a lotof lofty goals, so we definitelyhave to keep improving.”

Middleton was a close sec-

ond at the Edgewood Invitewith a 321, six shots behindchampion Milton (315).Hartland Arrowhead (325),Verona (329) and Oregon (338)rounded out the top five.

Middleton’s dynamic duo ofsenior Loren Skibba and juniorAlexis Thomas finished firstand second, respectively.

“We can’t ask any more outof our top two right now,”Halverson said. “They’re play-ing great.”

Skibba, the defendingWIAA Division 1 individualstate champion, shot a 1-under-par, 71 at Yahara. Skibba madefour birdies, three bogeys andwas steady throughout.

“I’m playing pretty good,”said Skibba, who missed someearly tournaments last seasonwith a back injury. “It would begreat to defend the individualchampionship, but I definitelywant to win the team champi-onship. I just need to workharder. Nothing is a given.”

Thomas was almost asimpressive, carding a 2-over-par 74. Thomas notched a pairof birdies, played the back nineat even par and overcame anearly double bogey.

“I worked really hard allsummer,” Thomas said. “Imade a lot of improvements inmy short game and that’s reallyhelped.”

Middleton also counted an83 from junior MorganNarowetz and a 93 from juniorMorgan Miles and settled forsecond.

The Cardinals then had an

impressive showing at theBrookfield Central-HomesteadClassic.

The Cardinals were in thirdplace, four shots behind firstplace Arrowhead after the firstround held at Mee-Kwon inMequon Monday. Middletonthought it could make a chargeduring Tuesday’s second roundat Wanaki Golf Course inMenomonee Falls, but fellshort.

Arrowhead won the teamtitle with a 627, while Miltonfinished second at 644 andMiddleton settled for third at649. Franklin was fourth (676)and Kettle Moraine was fifth(678).

Skibba and Thomas wereterrific again.

Skibba shot a pair of 74sand finished at 148, which wasgood for second place. AndThomas shot 74-79, and her153 was good for sixth place.

Narowetz shot 87-84 for asolid 171. And Miles went 84-93 for a 177.

“This was really good forteam bonding,” Thomas said.“It was a really fun tourna-ment.”

Middleton played withoutjunior Lindsay Callahan, whois out with a back injury.Callahan will have an MRInext week, where her upcom-ing availability will be deter-mined.

“We’ve had to play with anew No. 5,” Skibba said. “Soit’s a little more pressure for(Thomas) and I. But we’ll keepgetting better.”

Middleton’sgirls golfersstart strongby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune


last year’s Cardinals went 8-1 in the league and 9-2 overall,eventually losing in the secondround of the playoffs to Fonddu Lac.

Simon, who runs the offensein conjunction with coordinatorJason Pertzborn, should have ahigh-powered group in 2015.Middleton averaged 33.5points per game last season,and could have the pieces tofield another explosive unit.

“I think we all know what’sexpected and we saw the suc-cess the offense had last year,”said senior Brennan Schmitt,who won the starting quarter-back job. “We want to bringthat knowledge and try to leadby example.”

The show-stopper isundoubtedly senior runningback Cam Maly. Last season,Maly ran for 1,143 yards, 19touchdowns and averaged 5.7yards per carry.

Maly (5-9, 182) has addednearly 20 pounds of muscle, isas quick as a hiccup, and couldbe poised for a huge season.

“He’s so fast and he’s soquick,” Simon said of Maly.“He doesn't need much room.It’s one cut and go.”

Senior wideout MitchellBacon is another player whocould be ready for a huge sen-ior season. Bacon caught 27passes for 404 yards and fourtouchdowns last year and wasnamed second-team all-BigEight.

“He’s explosive and a reallyathletic kid,” Simon said ofBacon. “If anyone’s watchedhim in basketball you’ve seenthat. So we’re hoping for bigthings from him.”

Senior left guard Ka'JuanRedus is the third returningstarter who earned all-confer-ence honors. Redus (5-7, 215),who was a first-team all-BigEight selection, dominatesopponents with speed, tech-nique and strength.

The rest of the line will besmall and quick, as well.

Senior William Braxton (5-7, 195) returns at center, whileKamon Ennis (6-0, 262) willplay left tackle. Senior JakeHollfelder (5-9, 187) will playright guard, while junior SethCraker (6-4, 217) will start at

right tackle.In all, Middleton’s starting

offensive line averages 5-foot-10 and 215 pounds.

“We’re not going to be asbig as we have been,” Simonsaid. “But we’ve got some kidsup there who can move.”

Middleton ran about 65% ofits plays from the shotgun ayear ago, and Simon believesthat number will be similar thisfall.

Schmitt threw just two pass-es a year ago. But he impressedthe coaches throughout fallcamp with his passing accuracyand improved arm strength.

“I worked hard in the weightroom and threw a lot with ourwide receivers,” Schmitt said.“Hopefully it’s going to pay offnow.”

Seniors Brandon Munozand David Vande Sande willline up at split end, oppositeBacon. Middleton’s tight endtandem of seniors MitchellAndrews and Cody Markelalso have immense potential.

“The thing I like about ourtight ends is they can reallyrun,” Simon said.

Senior Travis Raffel andjunior Noah Helbach will bethe primary fullbacks. And jun-iors Trevaun Turner and AustinDelaney both figure to see timerunning the ball behind Maly.

“We know that every teamwants to beat Middleton andwe’ll have a target on ourbacks,” Schmitt said. “But wehave high expectations, too.

“I know we lost a lot ofgreat players from last year, butthere’s a lot of talented guysstill here. We can’t wait to getgoing.”

• Captain, my captain:Middleton’s seven captains areall seniors. They are linebackerGarrett Graf, defensiveend/tight end Mitch Andrews,defensive end/tight end CodyMarkel, linebacker/fullbackTravis Raffel, center WilliamBraxton, nose tackle/left guardKa'Juan Redus and quarterbackBrennan Schmitt.

• Ready to roll: JanesvilleParker, Middleton’s Week 1opponent, went 3-6 last season.But Simon believes the 2015Vikings will be muchimproved.

“They had a lot of under-classman play last year, so theyshould be very good,” Simonsaid. “They looked very goodin their scrimmage last Friday.

“They’ve got some big boysup front and a lot of speed onthe offensive and defensiveperimeter and a very fast tail-back. Very good team.”

2015 MIDDLETON FOOTBALL ROSTERNo. Name Year Pos. Ht. Wt.1 Joey Levin 12 WR/K 6' 1602 Blake Carey 12 QB/DB 6' 1463 Kevin Ripp 12 DB/WR 5'11" 1705 Mitch Andrews 12 TE/DE 6'2" 1966 Nolan Kouba 12 QB/LB 5'11" 1717 Griffin Gussel 12 DB/WR 5'10" 1708 Sam Lauenstein 12 WR/DB 5'11" 1729 Nate Helbach 11 DE/TE 6'2" 20810 Ivan Monreal 12 DB/RB 5'6" 15511 Ethan Lengfeld 12 DB/WR 6' 16212 C.J. Fermanich 11 QB/DB 5'11" 16813 Brennan Schmitt 12 QB/DB 6' 17314 Jackson Grimm 11 WR/DB 6'1" 16316 Anthony Gatlin 11 DB/WR 5'9" 14117 Jack Smith 11 DB/WR 6'3 18018 Myron Ashford 11 WR/DB 6'1" 19319 Joe Ludwig 11 DB/WR 6'1" 19520 Harrison Bielski 11 LB/WR 5'11" 17521 Ryan Ralphe 12 DB/WR 5'10" 14022 Josh Acker 11 DB/WR 5'10" 14823 Spencer McKnight 12 WR/DB 5'11" 16524 Austin Delaney 11 RB/DB 5'3" 12525 Edson Ramirez 12 DL/RB 5'8" 18826 Dan Hershberger 11 LB/RB 5'7" 16527 Gray Woodward 12 LB/WR 6' 17628 Travis Raffel 12 RB/LB 5'9" 16329 Javonte Kitchen 12 RB/DL 5'8" 19930 Trevaun Turner 11 RB/DB 5'6" 13531 Matthew Wakai 12 RB/DB 5'7" 14332 Cam Maly 12 RB/DB 5'9" 18233 David Vande Sande 12 WR/DB 5'11" 17134 Nick Miazga 12 RB/DB 5'11" 17235 Hunter Ziegler 11 LB/RB 5'10" 19038 Max Collien 12 DB/RB 5'11" 17039 Brett Wipfli 11 TE/K 6'4" 22241 Rohit Balaji 11 DB/WR 5'10" 15042 Tyler Esser 11 LB/RB 5'9" 15744 Eli Zietlow 12 LB/WR 5'11" 15945 Chris Olsen 11 LB/TE 6'2" 20846 Garrett Graf 12 LB/RB 5'11" 19247 Trystin Benson 11 RB/DB 5'9" 16948 Axavier Doss 11 RB/DB 6' 17549 Noah Helbach 11 RB/DB 6'1" 20250 William Braxton 12 OL/DL 5'7" 19551 Justin Sarbacker 11 OL/DL 5'9" 23952 Caleb Cymbalak 11 LB/OL 5'10" 18353 Kamon Ennis 12 OL/DL 6' 26254 Bryce Vander Sanden 11 OL/DL 5'8" 20855 Saygo Henderson 12 DL/OL 5'11" 22556 Rukeem Harrison 12 DL/OL 5'10" 22457/90 Daydrian Spears 11 OL/DL 5'10" 21758 Cole Phillips 11 OL/DL 6'3" 24460 Max Mayhew 12 DL/OL 5'8" 17861 Roman Kryshak 11 DL/OL 6' 17962 Malcolm Schneider 12 OL/DL 6'2" 18563 Jake Hollfelder 12 OL/DL 5'9" 18764 T. J. Jenkins 12 OL/DL 5'10" 21365 Axel Cienfuegos 12 DL/OL 5'10" 21566 Ka'Juan Redus 12 OL/DL 5'8" 21567 Gannon Piernot 11 DL/OL 6' 23868 Matthew Roesler 11 DL/OL 6' 30571/4 Max Elliott 11 OL/LB 6'2" 20873 Justin Gurtner 12 OL/DL 6'3" 22274 Matthew Davey 11 OL/DL 6'2" 24275 Seth Craker 11 OL/DL 6'4" 21776 Tommy Luddy 11 OL/DL 6'1" 20077 Paul Groth 11 OL/DL 5'11" 22378 Jonathan Chavez 11 DL/OL 6' 27380 Brandon Munoz 12 WR/DB 6' 16181 Noah Roberson 11 DB/WR 5'6" 13782 Noah Krantz 11 DL/TE 6' 20083 Austin Granderson 11 TE/DL 6' 18784 Dom Petty 12 DE/TE 6'3" 20685 Mitch Bacon 12 WR/DB 6' 17186 Jack Toennies 11 WR/DB 6'2" 15687 Jacob Mefford 12 DE/TE 6'1" 18091 Cody Markel 12 TE/DE 6'7" 20294 Austin Krantz 11 DE/TE 6' 17595 Em'an Kitchen 11 RB/DB 6'1" 174

Head Coach: Tim SimonVarsity Assistants: Tom Cabalka, Jason Pertzborn, Dan Drangstveit, Joe Poehls, Rick

Vander Sanden, Ryan Oliversen, Max Paternell, Seth Coyne, Tyler Smith, Drew Graf.JV coaches: Joe Line, Tyrell Rosemeyer, Antonio Hoye, Jerry Raffel, Mike Mardis.Freshman coaches: Brad North, Kent Weiler, Harold Carson, Mark Oesterle, Eric

Hubbard, Brent Jorgensen, Lucas Smith.Managers: MacKenzie Zwettler, Aliyah Grote-Hirsch, Katelyn Dummer, Rachel

Zander, Rebecca Lorfeld, Bridget Cooney.Trainers: Lori Neilitz, Athletic Trainer; Tyler Johnston, PT; Christa Wille, PT

Resident; Bailey Lanser, Student Trainer.

OFFENSE continued from page 14


Hunter Ziegler and Middleton’s football team begin their season at Janesville Parker Friday.

Quarterback1. Brennan Schmitt 2. C.J. Fermanich/Nolan

KoubaFullback

1. Travis Raffel2. Noah Helbach

Running back1. Cam Maly2. Trevaun Turner/Austin

DelaneyTight end

1. Mitch Andrews2. Cody Markel

Flanker1. Mitch Bacon2. Myron Ashford

Split End1. Brandon Munoz/David

Vande Sande2. Spencer McKnight

Left tackle1. Kamon Ennis2. Matthew Davey

Left guard 1. Ka'Juan Redus 2. Justin Sarbacker

Center 1. William Braxton2. Bryce Vander Sanden

Right guard 1. Jake Hollfelder2. Daydrian Spears

Right tackle1. Seth Craker2. Max Elliott

Offensive Depth Chart

Stud End 1. Mitch Andrews 2. Max Elliott

Rush End 1. Cody Markel2. Jacob Mefford

Nose Tackle 1. Ka'Juan Redus2. Axel Cienfuegos

Junk Tackle 1. Saygo Henderson2. Kamon Ennis

Strongside Linebacker1. Travis Raffel2. Max Collien

Middle Linebacker 1. Garrett Graf

2. Chris OlsenWeakside Linebacker

1. Caleb Cymbalak2. Chris Olsen

Cornerback 1. C.J. Fermanich2. Noah Roberson

Cornerback 1. Griffin Gussel2. Jackson Grimm

Strong Safety 1. Kevin Ripp2. Ethan Lengfeld

Free safety 1. Joe Ludwig2. Jack Smith

high level early in the sea-son.

Middleton begins its sea-son Friday at JanesvilleParker at 7 p.m.

“We have a lot of juniorsand it might take four or fivegames before we’re where wewant to be,” Cabalka said.“But they’re going to get bet-ter, a lot better. It just mighttake a little more time.”

There aren’t many coordi-nators in the state more devot-ed to, or successful at theircraft than Cabalka.

Year in and year out,Cabalka’s defenses rankamong the best in the BigEight. And while this year’sgroup might need some time,they’re also in the hands of amaestro.

“It really helps to haveTom over there,” Middletonhead coach Tim Simon said.

It should help to haveLudwig back, as well.

Ludwig, the son of formerUniversity of Wisconsinoffensive coordinator AndyLudwig, was an honorable-mention all-conference selec-tion last year. But Ludwig’srole — both on and off thefield — will expand.

Ludwig (6-1, 195) has thephysical and mental acumento be a star. That’s why he’sone of the top juniors in thestate and college recruiters arepursuing him hard.

“Joe just has a nose for thefootball,” Cabalka said. “Ifhe’s not our leading tackler,I’d be surprised. And he’ll bea leader as well. He shouldhave a great year.”

The same should hold trueof senior middle linebackerGarrett Graf.

Graf, the nephew of formerWisconsin and NFL standoutRick Graf, was the top reservelinebacker last year. This sea-son, Graf (5-11, 192) is big-ger, stronger and faster andshould lead the front seven.

“Last year, my head wasspinning,” said Graf, who wasnamed one of Middleton’scaptains. “Now I get it.

“And I think we’ve alreadyhad a lot of guys step up. Ithink some of us weregroomed really well from lastyear’s guys and that shouldhelp us this year.”

There’s plenty of talent forthe Cardinals’ defense toremain elite.

Seniors Mitch Andrewsand Cody Markel were keyreserves last year and seem

poised for big final seasons.Standout senior left guardKa’Juan Redus will also seesome early time at nose tack-le, while senior SaygoHenderson gets first crack atdefensive tackle.

“Right now, we might needto rotate a couple offensiveguys in there,” Cabalka saidof his defensive line. “Buthopefully after a few games,we’ll get some guys that stepup and we won’t have peoplegoing both ways.”

Senior Travis Raffel, whomissed last year with a tornACL, is back and won thestrongside linebacker job infall camp. And Cabalka saidjunior weakside linebackerCaleb Cymbalak “has goodhands and a terrific base abouthim.”

“I think our linebackers aregoing to pretty good,”Cabalka said. “They workreally, really hard. It’s just amatter of getting it all figuredout.”

Junior C.J. Fermanich andsenior Griffin Gussel will bethe starting cornerbacks,while juniors Jackson Grimmand Noah Roberson will playin nickel and dime packages.

Senior Kevin Ripp willman the strong safety posi-

tion, opposite of Ludwig.“There’s still a ton of talent

here,” said Graf, noting thatMiddleton has gone 17-1 atthe JV level the past two sea-

sons. “We’re fully capable ofrepeating (as conferencechamps).

“We have enough talentand guys that are hungry. It’s

going to be a fun year.”Cabalka agreed.“We’ve got a lot of players

that are smart as (heck) and alot of guys with a lot of abili-

ty,” Cabalka said. “It mighttake a little time, but I thinkwe’ll be pretty good.”



Middleton defensive coordinator Tom Cabalka has an inexperienced, but gifted unit.

Defensive Depth Chart

DEFENSE continued from page 12


Ashton topplesMazomanie

ASHTON — Shane Adlerand Kasey Miller were up tothe challenge on a sun-scorched Sunday afternoon.

The duo displayed theirmultiple talents when theywere needed the most to helpkeep Ashton’s hopes ofdefending its Home TalentLeague title alive.

Adler finished with threehits and tossed three innings ofrelief work, while Millerdrove in three runs and madeseveral key defensive playslate in the game. Those per-formances sparked Ashton toan 8-3 victory overMazomanie in an HTLNorthern Section second-round playoff matchup.

“We’re pretty lucky to havethe support we’ve had allyear,” Adler said of the homecrowd. “To be able to comeout and play good baseball forthem is more important thangoing back to the Final Four.

“We are in the entertain-ment business and we try toput on a good show for them. Ithink we’re doing a good jobof it.”

The victory moved fourth-seeded Ashton one game awayfrom Final Four round-robincompetition. Ashton (12-6)will play at top-seededMiddleton (16-2) — whichwon the 2013 title but waseliminated in the second-round last season — Sunday at1 p.m.

“It would be nice (torepeat), but we have to comeout and play our ‘A’ game likewe do all the time,” Ashtonpitcher Kevin Peternell said.

The one-two pitchingpunch of Peternell and Adlerproved to be too much forsixth-seeded Mazomanie (10-8) to overcome.

Peternell scattered sevenhits and allowed only oneearned run in six innings. Healso walked one and struck outthree to earn the victory.

Adler came on in the sev-enth and allowed a run in theeighth inning, but retired theside in order in the ninth toearn the save.

“That’s a good one-twopunch. We knew that comingin,” Mazomanie manager DanO’Connell said. “We had to bepatient and try to put the ballin play and get timely basehits. We left 11 (base runners)on. It makes a difference ifyou can get a few more timelyhits.”

Ashton needed to rallyfrom a two-run deficit to earnan 8-4 victory in a regular-sea-son matchup with Mazomanieon Aug. 2. Yet that wasn’t nec-essary this time.

Not with the heart of itsbatting order — Ashton’s No.3-4-5 hitters — causing threeMazomanie pitchers fits allday. The trio of Adler, DerekProchaska and Miller went 6-of-10 (.600), had three extrabase hits and drove in five

runs.“They were very clutch,”

Peternell said of the three-some. “They were there at theright time with guys on basesto get us going.”

Aaron Gowan drew a one-out walk and Adler singled tocenter to help produce a 1-0Ashton lead in the bottom ofthe third inning. Both runnersmoved up on a wild pitch andGowan scored on a throwingerror.

But Mazomanie quicklycountered in the top of thefourth inning, taking advan-tage of a pair of Ashton errorsto tie the game at 1-1.

Ashton, though, took backthe lead in its half of theframe. Josh Adler led off witha walk and moved to third onTanner Meinholz’s bunt sin-gle.

Mazomanie left-handedstarter Carter Howard thenpicked Meinholz off of firstbase, but he was able to stay ina rundown long enough toallow Adler to score for a 2-1lead.

“We put the ball in play afew times, but we made ourbreaks, too,” Ashton managerDave Adler said. “We usedsome good base running tomake some big plays.”

Mazomanie evened thingsin the fifth when QuintinZander lined a leadoff singleto right-center field. MitchHoward followed with a singleto center, and two outs later,Jon Schoch delivered a singleto center to score Zander.

“That’s a good team,”Ashton manager Dave Adlersaid of Mazomanie. “Theybounced back right away.They never got down. Theykept rolling.”

However, Ashton took thelead for good in the bottom ofthe fifth when Shane Adlertripled to right field and scoredon Prochaska’s booming dou-ble to left-center field for a 3-2 lead.

“When Shane gets on base,hits a triple, I’m thinking justget the ball to the outfield, hitit hard and get him in andwe’ll go from there,”Prochaska said. “(Howard)threw a pitch, middle in, and Iput a good swing on it and itwent somewhere.”

Howard struck out six, butallowed four earned runs onfive hits and seven walks oversix-plus innings forMazomanie.

“They’re just grinders.They grind it out and they findways to win,” Howard said ofAshton. “They make key hitswhen they need them. Theymade more key hits than wedid.”

Ashton put the game awayin the seventh inning whenMiller ripped a two-run,bases-loaded double to rightfield, and Josh Adler drove inanother run with a squeezebunt to extend the lead to 6-2.

“I just got a pitch to driveand I hit it,” Miller said. “Itwas a big situation with the

bases loaded and we needed toget some runs that inning.”

The Ashton third basemanalso recorded a clutch defen-sive play in the eighth inningafter Mazomanie added a runon back-to-back walks toAndrew Page and ClintWilliams followed byZander’s run-scoring single toleft.

With two outs and runnersat second and third, Millersnared a chopper and retiredJack Doyle with a strongthrow to first to end theinning.

“Our pitchers are confidentthey can pitch to spots andwe’ll make plays for them,”Miller said, taking the play instride.

But Shane Adler, whomoved from center field torelieve Peternell in the seventhinning, broke into a wide grinwhen asked about the play.

“I don’t know if he made anadjustment or what he wasdoing, but he came up big forus at the plate and also playedgreat defense,” Adler said ofMiller. “He was awesometoday.”

Ashton capped the scoringwith a pair of runs in theeighth inning when Peternelldrew a leadoff walk and even-tually scored on a fielder’schoice, and Miller added asacrifice fly.

“We knew we had to playgood ball and we didn’t get itdone,” O’Connell said. “Wehad some mental mistakes thatcost us and they will takeadvantage of anything theycan.”

Miller agreed.“We’ve been hot late in the

games,” Miller said. “I don’tknow what it is, but it seemsthe more pitches we see, thehotter we get in the seventh.Everyone has been getting bighits.”

Shane Adler said Ashton iseager for another matchupwith Middleton after splittingtheir season series, with eachteam winning on the other’shome field.

“Last year we were some-what fortunate that Middletongot knocked off by CrossPlains,” Shane Adler said.“But if you want to be the bestyou’ve got to beat the best.

“We’ve got to go toMiddleton and play a toughgame. They’re not going togive us anything. We’re goingto have to execute and get ourbunts down and get some runsand do whatever we have to doto come out of there with avictory.”

Mazomanie ..... 000 110 010 — 3 9 2Ashton ……..... 001 110 32x — 8 7 2

Pitching (IP-H-ER-BB-K): BlackEarth – C. Howard (L, 6-5-4-7-6),Schoch (1.1-2-2-3-1), Zander (0.2-g0-0-1-1). Ashton – Peternell (W, 6-7-1-1-3),S. Adler (S, 3-2-1-2-3).

Leading hitters: Mazomanie – M.Howard (2x5), Schoch (2x5), Barsness(2x4), Zander (2x4). Ashton – S. Adler(3x3), Miller (2x4).

2B – Schoch, Barsness, Prochaska,Miller. 3B – S. Adler.

by DENNIS SEMRAUSpecial to the Times-Tribune

Meeteer headed to UWM

Former Middleton HighSchool standout Noah Meeteerwill compete collegiately atUW-Milwaukee in track andfield.

As a senior, Meeteer battledmultiple leg injuries, but stillbroke the school pole vaultrecord with a mark of 14 feet, 6inches. Meeteer also made it tostate in the pole vault and the4x100 relay.

As a junior, Meeteer waspart of school-record 400- and800-meter relay teams. The400-meter relay team finishedsecond at state, and Meeteeralso qualified for state in thepole vault.

At UWM, Meeteer willcompete in the pole vault,sprints, and decathlon.

Soccer alumni gameThe Middleton High School

boys varsity soccer alumnigame will be held Saturday at

10 a.m. at Firefighter's Park.

Basketball evaluations

The Middleton BasketballClub girls competitive evalua-tions will be held at GlacierCreek Middle School theevenings of August 24-27. Theschedule is:

Aug. 24 — 6th grade at 5p.m. and 8th grade at 7 p.m.

Aug. 25 — 3rd grade at 5p.m. and 5th grade at 6:30 p.m.

Aug. 26 — 4th grade at 5

p.m. and 7th grade at 7 p.m. There may be an additional

session on Aug. 27 for gradelevels that have enough girls toform three teams (time TBD).Please register at www.middle-tonbasketballclub.com.

Walk-up registrations onevaluation day are welcome.

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and Kathy Reed, 48Low net: Diane Wirkus, 35Play of the Day: Alice

Mann, Cathy Rechlicz, KathyReed

Flight BLow gross: Cynthia

Thielke, 52Low net: Cynthia Thielke,

32Play of the Day: Barb

Werner

Flight CLow gross: Eileen Pongratz

and Nancy Trachte, 60Low net: Eileen Pongratz,

37Play of the Day: Wendy

Johnson

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LeagueAt Pleasant ViewFlight A: Ann Athas, 45Flight B: Marlene

Jaskaniec and Audrey Chase,60

Flight C: Evie Young andKaren Falkner, 65


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ing at critical junctures.“Even though they were

able to knock out 13 hits, hereally seemed to dominatemost of the day,” BrandonHellenbrand said of Farrell.“He did have a couple jamsthat he worked out of, butoverall I thought he did a fan-tastic job of keeping them offbalance.”

Middleton jumped to a 2-0lead in the first inning whenLuke Schafer drew a one-out

walk and Hinson ripped atwo-out, two-run home run.

A.J. Redders had a leadoffdouble in the second inningand scored on an AndrewZimmerman ground ball togive Middleton a 3-0 lead.

A Brandon Scheidler sacri-fice fly in the fourth scoredRedders and gave Middleton a4-0 lead.

Middleton then blew thingsopen with four runs in the sev-enth.

Schafer singled with oneout, then Dubler followedwith a two-run home run tocenter. Hinson followed witha single and Ross Hellenbrandhad an RBI triple.Hellenbrand then scored on asacrifice fly to center by ColeCook.

Now it’s onto to a win-or-go-home showdown withAshton — in what promises tobe Sunday thriller.

R. Center ......... 000 000 100 — 1 13 0Middleton ....... 210 100 40x — 8 12 0

Pitchers — (ip-h-er-bb-so) —Oelke (L; 3-5-4-4-0), Overlien (4-5-4-0-2), Chitwood (1-2-0-0-1); Farrell (W; 9-13-1-1-12).

Leading hitters — Richland Center— Wienkes (2x5), Jacobson (4x5),Beranek (3x5), Chitwood (2x5);Middleton — Scheidler (2x4), Dubler(2x5), Hinson (3x4), Hellenbrand (2x4).

HR — Dubler, Hinson. 3B —Hellenbrand. 2B — Chitwood, Walsh;Dubler, Redders, Kasdorf.

HTL continued from page 12n

Times-Tribune photos by Mary Langenfeld

Cole Cook (top), Eric Simon (above) and Middleton’s HomeTalent League team are one win away from the Final Four.

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