Fighting Fire With Fire: Shutting Down Steve Brown?

Fighting fire with fire
VOL. 123, NO. 17
THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2015
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How firefighters use prescribed burns - and maybe drones - to do their job
by KEVIN MURPHY
Times-Tribune
Hiring the fire department to start

fires is the opposite of what you think
they are supposed to do.
However, the Middleton Fire District starts dozens of grass fires every
year to restore prairies, prevent the outbreak of wild land fire and raise money
to purchase equipment.
The donations MFD accepts from
homeowner associations and property
owners to burn off dead grass this
spring will go toward buying an aerial
drone. Middleton Ford has also donated $1,000 toward drone acquisition.
Fire Chief Aaron Harris did not
know of another area fire department
that uses drones which can provide a
birds-eye view of grass and structure
fires and on search and rescue missions.
We could have used it on a [missing person] search a few months ago,
Harris said. We found her but the guys
Shutting down Steve Brown?

See FIRE, page 12
Photo contributed
Middleton firefighters oversaw a prescribed prairie burn in the Town of Middleton over the weekend.
Plan commission voted to deny apartment developments zoning request

by CAMERON BREN
Times-Tribune
The Middleton Plan Commission

voted last week to deny a rezoning request from Steve Brown Apartments
that was needed for a proposed 95-unit
apartment building on the northwest

corner of Blackhawk and Pleasant
View Roads. The decision came after
what Mayor Kurt Sonnentag said was
the largest turnout hes ever seen at a
public hearing for a rezoning request.
In a tightly packed city hall, 15 residents spoke in opposition to the request, 19 people registered opposed but
did not speak, while five people registered in support but did not speak.
Speakers included David Shaw, Town
of Middleton Administrator who spoke
on behalf of the town in opposition,
and newly elected district 1 alder
See BROWN, page 12
Pauls
place
The Times-Tribunes series

profiling local eateries continues this week with a look at
Pauls Neighborhood Bar, located at 2401 Parmenter St.
Owner Paul Hass, at right with
a hot, gravy-slathered turkey
sandwich, opened the establishment 17 years ago. Find out
more on page 11.
Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger
Times-Tribune photo by Cameron Bren
Residents packed city hall last week to weigh in on the Steve Brown Apartments proposal.
School board
finds savings
amidst cuts
by CAMERON BREN
Times-Tribune
The Middleton-Cross Plains Area

School District has learned of larger
than expected savings in an actuarial
study on the districts other post-employment benefits or OPEB. The numbers are not yet finalized but an initial
estimate
reveals
approximately
$400,000 in savings in the first year.
See SAVINGS page 9
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I N B USINESS
MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE
Middleton Community Bank celebrates 20 years

by JANELLE MATHEWS
Times-Tribune
Early this year, Middleton Community Bank marked 20 years of service

to Middleton and the surrounding communities. The Middleton Community
Bank has branches in Cross Plains,
Belleville, Brooklyn, and Sauk Prairie
along with its main branch on Parmenter Street in Middleton.
To celebrate this milestone, the Middleton Community Bank will be giving
back to the communities they serve
more than they already do. In 2013
alone, employees of the Middleton
Community Bank and its branches donated over 5,000 hours of their time to
over 80 different organizations.
Additionally, the bank will be a
backer for the Middleton Community
Veterans Tribute in Lakeview Park.
We remain committed to serving
the communities that we represent and
to be the best community bank that we
can which means providing the best
service possible, said Josh Marron,
senior vice president of business banking. This is what our founders believed in 20 years ago and is still true
to this day.
The Middleton Community Bank
was founded by a group of local businessmen who decided with mergers
and everything else going on that it was
time for Middleton to have a true community bank again, explained Carol
Maki, executive vice president of retail
banking and an original member of
Middleton Community Bank. These
men are now on our Board of Directors.
Members of
the Middleton
Community
Bank Board of
Directors
include John F.
McClure,
Charles
F.
Maulbetsch,
Maki
Ronald
M.
Grosse, David
E. Fahey, C.A. Thieme, Ronald F.
Krantz, Timothy O. Carey, and Peter J.
Gunderson.
One honorable achievement that the
Middleton Community Bank is very
proud of is its five-star superior rating from Bauer Financial Inc. The bank
has received this rating since 2012, and
it is the highest rating given by Bauer
Financial indicating that Middleton
Community Bank is one of the safest
financial institutions in the market.
A big change over the years for Middleton Community Bank was branching out to new locations.
The Belleville branch was originally
opened in 2008 in a local shopping
center on the north side, but when the
opportunity presented itself, the bank
was moved to Main Street in Belleville
and has been there ever since.
That same year in 2008, a branch
was opened in Brooklyn as well with
that office being expanded twice to
meet the communitys needs.
Three years later in 2011, the Sauk
Prairie Community Bank was opened
in Sauk City, and in 2013, the Cross
Plains Community Bank opened its
doors.
We were looking for communities
Photos contributed
Carol Maki (above left) has been with Middleton Community Bank since day one. Above, the Middleton
branch.
that we felt had room for growth in

community banking and staff that had
interest in these communities, Marron
stated.
We found like-minded community
bankers, and then we built banks
around them, Maki elaborated. Usually its the other way around, but we
wanted our employees to be invested
in these communities.
By doing so, the banks have really
given back and been involved in their
communities. Weve gotten behind
the Chamber of Commerce in each
community, and we support the community with any needs they might have
by being an overall, full financial organization. Community is in our name,
and we try to support our local community, Marron said. We have the same
drive as our original founders did 20
years ago to provide the best service
possible.
Moreover, technology throughout
the years has really changed the way
banking is done. Technology-wise we
have been trying to keep up with what
peoples needs are and to help educate
our customers as well with all the

changes to make their banking successful, Maki stated. We want to help our
customers the best that we can.
For the future, the bank is hoping for
another 20 years in business and to
continually be there for people and to
give back locally as much as possible.
According to Marron, the customers
are what make you.
For more information about Middleton Community Bank and its branches,
visit www.middletonbank.com.
Canstruction will put food on local tables
Annual fundraiser includes giant works of art made using cans of food
Event Details:
Middleton Outreach Ministry prevents homelessness and end hunger in

the West Madison, Middleton and
Cross Plains areas, distributing over a
million pounds of food in 2014 through
MOMs progressive food programs.
The Clothing Center provided nearly
100,000 pounds of clothing, freeing up
needed financial resources for rent,
medical expenses, and other necessary
expenses.MOMs Eviction Prevention
program also prevented over 500
households by providing small Eviction
Intervention and Utility grants, combined with case management and a
caring ear, helping families maintain
the stability of a home.To learn more
about the programs and people helped
by MOM, log on tomomhelps.org.
Now through Sunday, April 26:Public

Viewing and Voting
during Mall Hours
(10-9 Monday-Saturday, 11-6 Sunday)
Sunday, April 26,

6:30pm: Award Ceremony with emcee
Amy Carlson, NBC15,
in the Food Court
Canstruction Madison structures are

currently on display at West Towne
Mall. Community members are invited to attend and vote for their favorite of the 15 structures at the
5th Annual Canstruction Madison
event which takes place fromApril 20
- April 26.
Hosted by Middleton Outreach Ministry, the competition calls on teams to
end hunger by building structures of
canned goods and packaged food. All
food is donated to the MOM Food
Pantry, serving Madison, Middleton
and Cross Plains.
This years theme is Calling All Superheroes to Help End Hunger and
features many superhero themed structures. Many Middleton school groups
and businesses are participating in this
Team Walgreens at this years Canstruction event. Photo contributed.

years event.
Audiences will vote for their favorite canned goods structure from
Tuesday, April 21st to Sunday, April
26ththrough Facebook and Instagram,
or in-person. The Peoples Choice
prize, as well as various awards, will
be distributed at the Award Ceremony
onApril 26 at 6:30in the mall Food
Court, featuring emcee Amy Carlson,
NBC15. The public is invited to attend!
The community is invited to purchase a Can of Hope to help complete a Superhero Phone Booth
structure which is being built in the
mall center court. For every $10 donation, a donors name will be featured
on the label of a Superhero
Can. Thanks to a generous donor, the
first $5,000 in donations will be
matched! Cans can be purchased online atcanstructionmadison.orgor at
the MOM office at 3502 Parmenter St.

in Middleton. The deadline for purchase isSaturday, April 25th, at9pm.
Middleton Outreach Ministry
Canstruction competitions have raised
more than 140 tons of food over the
past four years.
To
view
more
details
visit:www.canstruction.org. Canstruction Madison 2015 is generously presented by Godfrey & Kahn.
Momentum offers floral and design

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Randy Wieland is the florist extraordinaire at Momentum.

Tiffany Esser owns Momentum of Middleton, a floral and home dcor
shop.
by RHONDA SIEBECKER
Times-Tribune
What do you get when you combine

rustic charm with a bit of bling?
Momentum! The new Middleton
floral and home decor shop, which offers full service design for home and
business owners, is the brainchild of
Tiffany Esser.
The name Momentum had more to
do with my own personal growth as I
was looking to do a career change,
Esser said. It was about creating that
energy.
The shop is the first retail experience
for the owner, who had taught interior
design at Madison College for over 20

years. According to Kim Meinholz,
who manages the shop for Esser, her
boss inspired several businesses in that
role. Everyone we know that has
opened a shop has, at one point, been a
student of Tiffanys, Meinholz said.
Esser said Momentum has an emphasis in three different areas, the shop,
her interior design service and the floral department.
The shop portion of the business
features some unique furniture and
decorative accent pieces, that often
combine old country charm with modern sparkle. One item is a vintage flip
top desk which has been updated with
chalk paint.
Its a way to repurpose what you

have, Esser said. There are also barn
doors from Essers husbands family
farm used to display cork purses and
several different types of candles.
Randy Wieland, who Esser describes as a florist extraordinaire,
his
talent
to
brings
Momentum.Wieland is no stranger to
floral design. I grew up in the business, more or less, my whole life, he
said. That experience allows him to expand his creativity.
We like mixing luxury with the rustic, Esser said. Our florals inspire
that. He does a lot of organic things
mixed with glamour. Theres a real
lush appeal.
Other employees include design assistant Emily Juno and intern Spring
Thompson. Esser said all of the Momentum employees are very close
G OOD W ORKS
BY
knit. They have received a lot of family support, too.

My husband has been a huge help
and my kids, she said. Its become a
family affair. My 12-year-old son
pushes a broom around and my 16year-old helps in the shop.
Esser said she wanted to start a business after working with Hart DeNoble
builders of Middleton on Parade of
Home entries. I did a parade home
and that helped launch the design element, she said. It was time to do
something new and floral and interior
design are a good marriage.
Esser said she decided to open her
business at 1821 Parmenter Street in
Middleton because of the sense of
community in the area. It was all
about the downtown boutique atmosphere that is being developed here,
she said. We wanted to be part of that.
Times-Tribune photos by Rhonda Siebecker
The businesses here have been so phenomenal.

Their recent ad in an area wedding
planner and guide is resulting in
booked weddings and special events
and they hope to continue to build their
business through networking. To find
out more about the business and to
order floral arrangements, log ontomomentumfloralanddecor.com.
Esser said future plans for the business may include adding more furniture pieces and, possibly, another
location on the east side of Madison.
But, for now, Esser and the rest of the
Momentum staff are working on making this shop a success. Weve had to
overcome some things [such as a
cooler breaking down at a busy time]
and weve done it with a lot of humor,
she said.
G OOD N EIGHBORS
Walk for Water returns to help those in developing countries
In April of 2014, the first ever 8

Miles for Water event happened right
here in Middleton.
Started by Mara and Craig Wyttenbach when they saw a video of Sabina,
a woman in Kenya who walked 8 total
miles every day to get dirty water for
her family.
Family, friends and community
members rallied around the event and
the impact made by those participating
was amazing. Seventy-four participants experienced life in someone
elses shoes. They did not imagine
what it was like to walk this far for
dirty water, they experienced it, and realized many life lessons in the process.
These participants and hundreds of
donors raised over $33,000, and as a
result two wells were drilled in Kitagasa and Butimba, Uganda, benefiting
729 people who no longer have to walk
daily for dirty water and contaminated
water.
Nearly 800,000,000 people survive
because someone in their household
walks miles for unclean water at least
daily. Thousands die daily because the
water is unsafe. Every aspect of life
work, education, family is restricted
by this reality. With 3 children under
the age of 6 ourselves, we can not
imagine not being able to provide basic
necessities for our children, Craig
said.
The 8 Miles for Water event wants

to be part of the solution by helping
others to understand what it takes for
millions of people to access water in
the developing world. Participants can
choice to carry empty 5-gallon containers two miles to a stream, fill them with
water, and walk backtwice.
You can never fully understand
what someone else goes through, but if
you can come close, thered be a bigger
impact, stated Craig.
All are welcome to the event. Many
participants carry up to 70 pounds of
water, many walk along with no water,
many come for 5-10 minutes to check
out what is going on.
At next event (onMay 2)the push is
to get more people involved.
Organizers will have a representative from and/or information from several local organizations: Middleton
Outreach Ministry (MOM), Badger
Honor Flight, 6:8 of Sauk Prairie, and
Badger Childhood Cancer Network.
8 Miles for Water is a local 501c(3),
based right here in Middleton, working
with World Vision to be part of the solution. We started this because of our
love for Jesus and we want to be a part
of the solution to this problem. No
matter what your beliefs are, helping
those in need and helping those who do
not have access to clean water is absolutely the right thing to do, said
Mara.
Photo contributed
The next 8 Miles for Water Event isMay 2at LIFTraining Athletic and Fitness Club in Middleton. Registration
begins at 8 a.m.
To register or for more information please see the 8 Miles for Water
website:www.8milesforwater.org.
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Middleton Lions host golf

fundraiser at Bishops Bay
The Middleton Lions Clubs Annual
Golf Outing will be held Monday, June
1 at the beautiful Bishops Bay Country Club located on Highway M in
Middleton. Many past sponsors and
foursomes will return but the Lions
hope to make the event even more inclusive and bring awareness to the
Middleton community of the opportunity to participate in the event, the
largest of the Lions many community
fundraisers.
Returning major sponsors include
All Comfort Services, Inc., TDS Telecom, and the State Bank of Cross
Plains. Various other sponsorships are
available including Event, Cart, Dinner, Beverage, and Hole sponsorships.
Each sponsorship requires a $1,000
contribution and includes golf and carts
for a foursome. There are a few smaller
sponsorships available that do not include golf, but are still good opportunities for local businesses and
individuals to show their support for
the numerous community projects conducted annually by the Middleton
Lions.
The current Middleton Lions Club is
a 60-member organization, proudly
recognized as one of the youngest
member-age service groups in Wisconsin. The group sponsors numerous
fund-raising activities for local groups

and activities including free or lowcost eye exams and glasses, eyeglass
recycling, leader dogs for the blind,
Braille translations and libraries, Diabetes and Eye Research, Middletons
MOM, and the Middleton Baseball
Commission, in addition to numerous
scouting and scholarship gifts. The
groups current signature project is
Middletons Restoring Hope Transplant House, located on the corner of
Parmenter Street and Terrace Avenue.
RHTHs expansion plans are supported
by over 500 Wisconsin Lions clubs.
The June 1 Bishops Bay golf package includes 18-holes of golf plus cart,
plus raffle ticket, a lunch to start off
and a fabulous sit-down dinner inside
the beautiful clubhouse. The day also
features numerous prize holes. The
cost of this opportunity to play and
enjoy the many fun activities and excellent meals is a reasonably-priced
$150. Registration starts as early as 11
a.m. with a shot-gun start scheduled at
12:30 p.m.
Teams and singles are welcome.
For information on both golfing and
sponsorship opportunities, contact
Todd Passini, Harbor Athletic Club
General Manager, at (608) 831-6500 or
todd@harborathletic.com.
Kiwanis fundraiser at Culvers
Photo contributed
Join the Middleton Kiwanis Tuesday, April 28from4 to 8 p.m.as Culvers in Middleton helps raise money
for the the busy service club. Culvers will donate a percentage of sales to help Middleton Kiwanis support
its local youth programs including Kromreys Builders Club CANstruction project, Middleton High School
Key Club, Best Buddies, Student Voice Union and Black Student Union, Clark Street Community School,
Middleton Outreach Ministry, Middleton Clean & Green and many important community enrichment activities. Enjoy a delicious meal, benefit a great cause and feel great by helping them help Middleton.
If you would like more information about the Middleton Kiwanis Club, to be our guest at one of our meetings, or membership information, please call Kathy Nieber-Lathrop at608-831-8288.
Q&A
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City has second busiest library in south central system

by DEB BIECHLER
Times-Tribune
Photo contributed
The Middleton Public Library has come a long way since its founding in
1927.
Villa Dolce, on the northwest corner

of Parmenter and Hubbard Streets,
serves up great food and gelato. But,
in 1927 the building was home to the
Burmeister-Kruse Department Store.
That year, thanks to donations from
the Middleton Progressive Womens
Club, and shelf-space provided by the
department store, Middleton had its
first lending library.
Since its humble beginnings, the library has known many homes. The
need to expand has always been connected to many factors, including the
growth of the community and its needs,
increased collections and expansion of
services.
The Middleton Times-Tribune recently interviewed the librarys director, Pamela Westby, to find out about
the current building feasibility study
and the citizen input that was gathered
earlier this year to determine the librarys future.
Middleton Times-Tribune: What

has been the catalyst for this project?
Pamela Westby: Capital improvements for the library have been on the
agenda of the library board for the
seven years that Ive worked here. But,
the economy took a dive and it went
off the priority list. Now, there are
pressing maintenance projects and
community needs that should be addressed.
In addition, the role of public libraries is changing. So, its those two
things that have made the library project a higher priority.
For example, when the library was
renovated in 2004, the story time room
was built for small intimate groups
which was what we had at the time.
But, it was so successful that we
quickly outgrew the space.
Since the renovation, circulation has
increased greatly, too. I calculated average daily usage for February of 2015,
which is not even the librarys busiest
month.
The average for a single day in February showed patrons borrowed 3,458
items from our collection, and 652
items, collected here, from other
LINKcat libraries.
The Middleton Library currently has

18,555 registered users. That number
will increase with the Bishop Bay development and several very large apartment buildings being erected in the
city.
Already, in terms of circulation,
were the second busiest library of the
53 library members in the South Central LIbrary system.
MTT: What are some of the maintenance issues?
Westby: There are several large

problems. The roof leaks in the youth
services and AV areas. The leaks have
destroyed a computer and many materials in our collection.
Every time it rains or snows hard at
night, I wonder what I will find when I
come into work in the morning.
Weve attempted to fix the problem,
rubberizing, re-shingling and replacing
boards. But the roof is 25 years old
and flat in parts. It continues to leak.
The heating and cooling system was
cobbled together during the last building addition. It is not efficient. The library board put out a request for bids
to address the problem.
See LIBRARY, page 12
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Pippin at PAC
Photo contributed
Middleton High School presents Pippin, the award-winning musical by Stephen Schwartz and Robert O.
Hirson April 30-May 2 in the Middleton Performing Arts Center (PAC). Tickets are available online at
www.middletondrama.org/ticketsor may be reserved by calling608-829-9770. The show begins at7:30with doors
opening at7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students/seniors. With over one hundred students participating
in this production, Middleton Drama is excited to bring this story to the stage.
The magic begins as the audience is welcomed to the show and promised intrigue, humor, romance, battles, and
a grand finale to rival all others. The ensemble cast sets the stage for the story of young prince Pippin who is on a
journey to find passion and live an extraordinary life. He seeks his place through experimenting with violent battle,
physical pleasure, and political power, but is ultimately left unfulfilled. Life changes when he meets a widow, Catherine, and her young son. As Pippin falls into a routine he finds himself again in conflict: should he choose the dazzling
spectacular or find contentment in the ordinary?
Stingrays swim team

open to all residents
Want to be part of a 40+ year Cross

Plains tradition? Looking for a way to
stay fit and active in the summer?
The Cross Plains Stingrays swim
team is open to all Middleton-Cross
Plains Area School District residents
with waivers available for non-district
families. The Cross Plains Stingrays is
a recreational summer program that
promotes a love of swimming and a
sense of community for all youth.
From Memorial Day through the end
of July the team offers competitive op-
portunities that challenge individuals

and encourage growth. Weekly themes
and fun days encourage team building
and team spirit with a focus on good
sportsmanship. Please check out the
team website (http://www.crossplainsstingrays.com) to learn more and
use the Contact Us link to ask questions. Online registration is currently
open.
Scholarships will be considered for
families with demonstrated need who
wish to participate.
Patients in Wisconsin Friends of

Restoring Hope Transplant House
(RHTH) are hosting a spaghetti lunch
fundraiser Sunday, April 26.
This event will benefit RHTH and
Harbor Athletic Club - 2529 Allen

Blvd, Middleton Terrys Westgate Barbers - 130 Westgate Mall, Madison
7457 Terrace Ave, Middleton 9am-6pm
(backdoor entrance).
We are so fortunate to see the miracles of transplantation on a daily basis
through the journeys of our visiting
families, said Restoring Hope director
Cindy Herbst. In their time of greatest
need, events like these allow us to continue providing each visiting family
with the calming and compassionate
gift of home while they are in the
Madison area in search of a second
chance at life.
As a non-profit, our ability to keep
those doors open depends entirely on
the generosity of our supporters and
community-minded events like this,
she continued. We hope to see you
there; your presence makes a difference!
has thus far hosted guests from all parts
of Wisconsin and 22 different states, a
credit to the world-class transplant program located just 5 miles away at the
University of Wisconsin Hospital.
Lunch to raise funds for transplant house
Lunch
Spaghetti
Fundraiser Sunday, April
26th, 2015 From 11:30 am
3 pm St. Francis Xavier
Catholic
Church
2947
Thinnes Street Cross Plains,
WI 53528 $10.00 per person,
adult $7.00 per child under
10.
the hundreds of transplant families

from all parts of Wisconsin and beyond
who call Restoring Hope Transplant
House their home away from home before, during and after their organ or
bone marrow transplant at nearby University of Wisconsin Hospital.
The menu includes: Spaghetti and
meatballs, salad, French bread and
dessert. Carry outs are also available.
Tickets are available at the door or at:
When a regulator is a friend

by REP. DIANNE HESSELBEIN

Guest Column
Governor Scott Walkers state

budget can be baffling. It breaks things
that arent broken. It eliminates programs that fund themselves or actually
bring in money. It removes regulation
that is welcomed and wanted by those
regulated.
A perfect example of all three is the
proposal to eliminate the states nearly
60-year-old Educational Approval
Board.
The EAB began its life in 1947 as a
watchdog for veterans, a function it
still performs for the private-sector
schools. (The Department of Veterans
Affairs oversees public institutions.) At
the end of World War II, veterans came
streaming back to Wisconsin to attend
colleges,
universities,
technical
schools, and training schools using the
new financial benefits provided by the
G.I. Bill. States were required to establish agencies to protect the veterans in-
Heres how to help

historic First
Lutheran Church
Dear friends,
We are writing to the community

regarding the historic First Lutheran
Church. Some of you are descendents
of the founding or early church
families. Some of you have been
married or had a child baptized at the
church. Some of you have stood in
grief as loved ones were laid to rest in
the cemetery. Others are neighbors and
friends who cherish local history or
passersby who appreciate the simple
beauty of this little white church on the
hill.
We need your financial support for
badly needed maintenance and
structural repairs to the church. The
steeple is leaking and the old stone
foundation is crumbling. The weather
vane at the apex needs repair. The
lightening protection system is no
longer sufficient. New gutters need to
be installed. Two chimneys need
repair or removal to stop leakage on the
interior. This work is urgent. The cost
is estimated at $57,000. Also needing
attention is interior ceiling damage
caused by water leakage. Outside,
rotting wood siding should be replaced
and the entire building repainted.
You may not know that in the 1980s
before the building was restored and
added to the National Register of
Historic Places it was in danger of
being burned to the ground. At that
time the community came together,
restored the church and saved it from
demolition. Since then volunteers have
been stewards of the property. There
are no paid employees. Income comes
only from building rental for weddings,
sales of cemetery plots and some goodwill donations. The site has been
self-sustaining since 1987 but now we
need your help to address repairs that
cannot be delayed much longer.
Be assured work will be prioritized
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terests, to keep them from being exploited by fake colleges and fly-bynight schools.
The EABs mission was expanded in
1957 when wise heads in the Legislature thought it would be a good thing
to include all state residents. Today it
gives annual fitness checkups to nearly
174 for-profit institutions and 78 outof-state nonprofit schools, with a total
enrollment of 60,000. They range from
large universities like Globe, the University of Phoenix and DeVry to specialized schools like the Sun Prairie
Diesel Truck Driving School.
Governor Walker is proposes, in the
name of deregulation, to eliminate the
EAB and scrub all of the standards for
schools that have been written into
state law.
Most if not all of the regulated
schools consider this a mistake. They
have come to see this board as a friend.
The annual EAB stamp of approval
gives them legitimacy and credibility.
It is a badge of quality that builds consumer confidence.
Theyre also frank to say they dont

want to work in an unregulated jungle.
Jerry Klabacka, president of the Diesel
Truck Driving School, says in a letter
to legislators, EAB assures that all
schools provide a similar level of programming and the same level of accountability. This means that we dont
have to lower our standards to compete
with schools that cost less and provide
little or no actual training. This definitely affects our ability to business in
Wisconsin.
Entrepreneurs who want to start a
new school also find a friend in the
EAB, which walks them through all the
steps to build a bona fide educational
facility, complete with a catalog, quality programs, a sound set of operating
policies, consumer protection guarantees, bonded solicitors, and qualified
instructors.
Last year, the EAB showed its worth
as an emergency safety net when the
Florida owners of Anthem College in
Brookfield abruptly closed their doors,
leaving 198 students stranded. The
EAB worked quickly and collaboratively with Milwaukee Career College

to ensure that the students in certain
programs were given the opportunity
to finish their educational programs
and graduate, said Milwaukee Career
College President Jack Takahashi in a
letter to legislators urging them to reject Walkers proposal. Other Anthem
students got refunds or their loans forgiven, thanks to the EAB stepping up
to negotiate with lenders on their behalf.
The scrapping of the EAB will leave
Wisconsin in chaos as the only state
without legal standards or agency experience to oversee the fast-growing
for-profit educational sector. Issues
such as educational quality, program
offerings, student treatment and refunds will no longer be addressed by
the state, warns Board Chair Donald
G. Madelung in a letter to the co-chairs
of Joint Finance. (Mr. Madelung, by
the way, was president of Herzing University for 20 years and then the director of the private Madison Media
based on the need for preservation and

the resources available.
In 1866 thirty-one German
immigrant families, some of the first
settlers to the area, agreed to pay $82
per family to replace the first log
church down the hill and build what
became known as the big white
church. Next year this landmark will
mark 150 years standing silent witness
to moments of great joy and deep
sorrow. Today, often referred to as the
little white church, there is no church
congregation.
We are all now
guardians for this historic place.
We hope you will feel called to help
preserve the legacy left by early farm
families whose faith, determination
and hard work have contributed to the
community we share today. Donations
of any amount will advance this effort.
younger
people
must
get
involved in the process of guiding the
city in its growth and direction.
While I am very pleased with the accumulated accomplishments of the city
over the last three decades, and more
than a little proud to have had a very
small role in some of them, I have
come to realize that you, the younger
citizens of the community, are going to
have to live with the results far longer
than I am.
Its time for you to be involved with
that process, for yourself, for
your children. So again I say, what will
you do about it? All it takes in
most cases is an interest and a desire.
Step up to the plate, my innings are
over, yours are just beginning.
walkers. Volunteers regularly monitor

this
trail
and
remove new invasives before they
seed. Bike racks are provided so people
can secure their bikes and walk to the
special sights like the top of the
hill or the springs. Signs clearly state
the rule no biking off of the limestone
trail. Please help with this education effort
to
keep
the
prairie
flourishing.
L ETTERS
Tax deductible donations can be

made with checks payable to First
Lutheran Church, c/o State Bank of
Cross Plains, 8301 University Ave,
Middleton, WI 53562
Questions to:
Alice Drake
(amd1@charter.net) telephone: (608)
827-8728 OR donate through our
website:
historicfirstlutheranmiddleton.org.
Sincerely,
Alice Drake
Now is your turn

to serve the city
Letter to the editor,
To the citizens of Middleton.

You may have noticed the recent ads in
this paper for committee members for
various cityboards, commissions and
committees.
What have you done about
it? Until recently I have served on a
variety of city bodies for a number of
years. I have quit those positions for a
number of reasons, more personal
travel as a result of retirement is only
one reason. One of the primary goals
of my departure is my strong belief that
TO THE
E DITOR
Duane Barmore
Dont ride bikes

on burned prairies
Dear Middleton residents and Conservancy visitors,
This spring, some bicyclists are

heading off across the prairies of
Pheasant Branch Conservancy, taking
advantage of the openness of the recently-burned area. This is a serious
threat to the restored prairies. Biking
cross-country or over grassy trails
erodes vegetation and cuts grooves in
the soil. With heavy rains, the grooves
turn into gullies. Bicycle tires bring in
seed from invasives in other Conservancy areas mostly garlic mustard
and dames rocket. One single garlic
mustard plant can produce 500 or more
plants the next season.
We need everyones help to keep the
bicycles out of the prairie and off of
the grassy footpaths.
The multipurpose limestone trail
was specifically designed for bicycle
traffic. Its wide, to safely accommodate cyclists as well as runners and
Sincerely,
Janet Kane
Friends of Pheasant
Branch Conservancy
Restoration & Management
Committee
Think what Girl

Scouts can do
Dear editor,
This is what a girl can do: In five

short weeks, together with her Badgerland Girl Scout sisters, she can sell 1.5
million boxes of Girl Scout cookies!
The Girl Scout Cookie Program is an
important activity because it provides
troops and girls the opportunity to undertake service projects, go to camp, to
travel and embark on so many exciting
adventures available to Girl Scouts.
This is what a community can do: You
and your neighbors purchased 1.5 million boxes of Girl Scout cookies this
year. Thank you for supporting this
program that gives girls both the financial ability to widen her horizons along
with many practical skills shell apply
in her day-to-day life. When you
bought your Thin Mints from a Girl
Scout, you helped her learn the programs five essential skills: decision
making, goal setting, interpersonal
communications, money management
and business ethics.
I think youll agree those are qualities we want our youth to possess as
they grow into tomorrows leaders.
This is what a volunteer can do: In February and March, adult volunteers
Institute.)
Though this deregulation it is billed
as reform, it will not save the state
money. On the contrary, it will cost
$105,500 a year. The EAB is selffunded through a fee paid by the regulated institutions. Ten percent of this
money, by law, must be directed to the
states general fund. A sum like
$105,500 isnt a lot, but when youre
facing a deficit every dollar should
count for the hard-working taxpayer shouldnt it?
We hope that cool heads will prevail
when the Joint Finance Committee
takes up the elimination of the Educational Approval Board and that this
misbegotten proposal will simply and
quietly go away.
Rep. Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) is the ranking member of the Assembly Committee on Veterans and
Military Affairs and is a member of the
Assembly Committee on Colleges and
Universities.
helped 7,143 Girl Scouts sell 1.5 million boxes of cookies. Badgerland Girl
Scout volunteers ordered cookies,
scheduled booth sales, tracked the dollars and performed all the tasks necessary to make sure the cookie business
operated smoothly at the troop level.
And, somewhere in between, the volunteers made sure their Girl Scouts
were having fun and achieving their
goals while participating in this most
iconic of American girl programs. The
Cookie Program could not happen
without the amazing volunteers and
Girl Scout families who invest so much
time and energy to ensure its success.
Thank you Girl Scout volunteers for
modeling for your girls exactly what
leadership looks like!
This is what we can all accomplish
when we work together with a singular
mission: To build girls of courage, confidence and character who make the
world a better place. Thank you for
helping Girl Scouts achieve.
Marci Henderson CEO Girl Scouts
of Wisconsin Badgerland Council
CHURCH NOTES
PAGE 8
Kromrey lists honors and honorable mention students

1st QUARTER 2014-2015
KROMREY MIDDLE SCHOOL
6TH Grade Honor Roll

(3.600-4.000)
Bold denotes 4.0
Adler, Zachary
Ahmad, Zamaan
Allee, Alyson
Allison, McKenna
Anstaett, Henry
Arrington, Felicity
Ashley, Alexander
Barmore, Zoe
Bertalot, Genevieve
Bishop, Sylvie
Blumer, Thomas
Borden, Noah
Braun, Mitchell
Brenton, Michael
Bresnick, Jaren
Bunz, Victoria
Burns, Eleanor
Carranza, Kelly
Cermak, Ivan
Chau, Trevor
Chetty, Harit
Chirafisi, Isabella
Cho, Jeremy
Clark, Ava
Cliff, Lauren
Cluney, Qynlan
Colbert, Lynnea
Cole, Aidan
Collins, Elena
Coyne, Anna
Culp, Jenna
Cushman, Emma
Dahmen, Beau
Daniel, Devin
Dovenbarger, William
Drane, Robert
Dunn, Ayla
Eggert, Samuel
Evans, Abigail
Ezman, Jaxson
Feltz, Alexander
Fischer, Alayna
Fischer, Halle
Fleischman, Jude
Flottmeyer, Isaac
Foley, Sarah
Fox, Lila
Gaab, Molly
Garber, Mena
Genyk, Elyse
Gibson, Emma
Gibson, Guyan
Gold, Nathan
Griffith, Nora
Gruett, Henrik
Guevara, Charlie
Guse, Jonah
Gussel, Chandler
Hallquist, Annika
Halterman, Lauren
Hanna, Bailey
Hass, Samantha
Haynes, Madigan
Hellenbrand, Kayley
Hensen, Bryce
Hiorns, Celia
Hodgman, Quinn
Holman, Madeline
Huang, Yale
Huggett, Dana
Hujanen, Caroline
Hursh, Ella B
Jiang, David
Joseph, Ezra
Kaplan, Amber
Kasel, Kaden
Kim, Geneghee
Koeshall, Karleigha
Kruck, Madeline
Kubsh, Genevieve
Landretti, Jordann
Larson, Eden
Ledin, Emily
Lent, Hope
Leys, Charles
Liegel, Jaden
Liu, Janna
Lund, Gabie
Mackey, Philip
Mael, Jessica
Mangano, Francesca
Marrione, Alexander
Martin-Rivera, Mary
Matthews Lund, Marli
McDonald, Brielle
Meyer, Madeline
Mintz, Anna
Moriarty, Aidan
Nair, Namita
Namsey, Tenzin
Neisius, Lesley
Noll, Austin
Parker Needham, Keenan
Parker, Sydney
Pasch, Brooke
Pattnaik, Akshita
Pavlik, Michael
Perez Wilson, America
Peters-Michaud, Sophia
Pincombe, Tyler
Pliner, Erin
Rajpal, Noor
Ralphe, Gabrielle
Ratsimihah, Rija
Raymond, Alyanna
Recob, Mollie
Ricke, Isabella
Riter, Henry
Rosenblatt, Yael
Ruhly, Sean
Ryan, Rachel
Sanderson, Glenna
Schink, Elizabeth
Schoenenberger, McKenna
Schultz, Jessica
Secor, Jack
Shipley, Riley
Simmons, Taylor
Singh, Jasmine
Smith, Nolan
Snortum Haney, Torii
Spalitta, Heidi
Spevacek, Alexia
Stajkovic, Sheldon
Staresinic, Ian
Starr, Alexander
Steele, Nikolaas
Stein, Cameron
Stettner, Nathan
Stricker, Sydney
Szczepanski, Madison
Tankersley, Erin
Taylor, Sophie
Tenley, Ethan
Teschner, Rhiannon
Thompson, Mia
Tung, Amanda
Tung, Ashley
Underkofler, Elle
Voiss, Lauren
Wagner, Kaleb
Wagner, Vivian
Walkington, Avery
Warren, Padraig
Warriner, Analise
Westbrook, Jack
Whittingham, Luke
Wiltzius, Gwenyth
Wincek, Althea
Witkovsky, Aidan
Worden, Griffin
Wubben, Ella
Xiao, Madison
Yard, Rachel
Yu, Nicole
Zhu, Amanda
Zopf, Vincent
Zumbrunnen, Abigail
Honorable Mention
(3.400-3.599)
Andrews, Olivia
Baltes, Jack
Bast, Victoria
Boehnen, Chloe
Del Moral, Miguel
Eid, William
Fitzgerald, Lauren
Foelker, Ava
Foland, Max
Gallay, Amaya
Glinberg, Talia
Hewuse, Treyden
Johnson, Amanda
Kinney, Dominick
Krenke, Brett
LaScala, Lauren
Lewandowski, Vivian
Meyer, Jackson
Murdoch, Preston
Niece, James
Peterson, Dylan
Prejean, Joseph
Reichard, Rachel
Salgado, Destiny
Schiff, Carly
Schmudlach, Wayne-Tyler
Schwetz, Kaitlin
Teodorescu, Christopher
Viscarra, Annaliese
7th Grade Honor Roll

(3.600-4.000)
Bold Denotes 4.0
Allawi, Raad
Allen, Mara
Baird, Lily
Balasubramaniam, Max
Balster, Chloe
Becker, Maya
Berryman, Hunter
Boorstein, Aaron
Boswell, Miles
Braaten, Oliver
Browning, MaryAnn
Buck, Charlotte
Butler, Gabriella
Carpenter, Wesley
Carranza, Hernan
Castillo, Nicolas
Chang, Annie
Chen, James
Collier, Benjamin
Collin, Erica
Collu, Barbara
Compton, Julia
Connell, Madeline
Cownie, James
Craker, Clay
Dean, Oscar
Demitrios, Ada
Dietz, Gavin
Donndelinger, Ryan
Dorn, Juliette
Elliott, Georgia
Engle, Elizabeth
Engle, Julian
Engler, Samuel
Espinoza, Isabella
Fattouh, Tarek
Feldt, Adam
Florin, Emily
Fortney, Lauren
Foster, Benjamin
Francois, Kennedy
Frisch, Carson
Frye, Katherine
Fussell, Gianna
Garamendi, Bridget
Gerkey, Emmett
Giles, Payton
Goldrosen, Hannah
Gonter, Maeve
Grant, Tianbra
Hafeman, Lauren
Hanson, Adam
Hauser, Saskia
Healy, Sarah
Hellenbrand, Annika
Hodgman, Casey
Hu, Maylynn
Huang, Christine
Humphries, Sarah
Hutter, Grace
Inman, Alec
Irwin, Indy
Joers, Mattie
Johnson, Egan
Jones, Julie
Kaur, Anjleen
Kean, Joseph
Kern, Adam
Kessenich, John
Kim, Nathan
Kinne, Natasha
Klug, Claire
Knight, Amber
Knupp, Colton
Kortbein, Jonathan
Kostecki, Emma
Kruck, Andrew
Lamers, Nathan
Larson, Ava
Lavallee, Raymond
Lee, Jung Won
Leffel, Zachary
Lehmann, Drake
Lim, Cheryl
Lima Sanchez, Julio
Lobaugh, Nicholas
Lohrei, Zoe
London, Shayla
Ludtke, Megan
Ludwig, Delaney
Maasch, Aimee
Mackey, Amelia
Matejka, Kathryn
Maves, Logan
Mayhew, Zachary
McDonough, Maxwell
McGrath, Caitlin
McGuffey, Lili
McLeod, Aidan
Meister, Samantha
Meland, Nolen
Mitchell, Elizabeth
Mormino, Madison
Mosley, Owen
Moyer, Callie
Newcomer, Anja
Nisbet, William
Nurani, Rithika
Ohly, John R
Opland, Avery
Patel, Shankhil
Patton, Sophia
Paulsen, Anna
Pflasterer-Jennerjohn, Isaiah
Pierobon Mays, Gabriela
Raval, Serena
Reisinger, Julia
Richards, Thomas
Roach, Gabriella
Roden, Elena
Roquet, Kendall
Rosen, Elizabeth
Ross, Emily
Roush, Isaac
Rozum, Emma
Sacchetti, Elena
Salyapongse, Zoe
Sanchez Cortes, Cecilia
Schuster, Alexander
Schuster, Emma
Scudder, Paul
Shi, Stephen
Shulfer, Bailey
Smink, Moniek
Smith, Berkley
Smith, Sydney
Spence, Addison
Stefanek, Cindy
Stine, Richard
Ulfig, Emily
Vander Sanden, Lauren
Vinje, Kara
Vogt, Isaac
Vogt, Jacob
Voss, Nicole
Waddell, Casey
Walsh, Zachary
Walther, Kevin
Warren, Quinlan
Weigert, Clare
Zahed, Bjaka
Zeker, Sarah
Zhang, William
Zopf, Magdelena
Honorable Mention
(3.400-3.599)
Adkins, Tyrell
Bills, Conner
Buchholz, Anna
Burch, Harley
Conklin Little, Raleigh
Elliott, Brady
Ferderer, Nicholas
Grosenick, Ashley
Miller, Mallory
Nutini, Caleb
OConnor, Caitlin
Orum, Solomon
Pankow, Klaus
Passini, Maya
Roberts, Calvin
Simonson, Mason
Smith, Emmett
Stevens Williams, Desiree
Sullivan, Keara
Tuttle, Peter
Wu, ZhuoRan
8th Grade Honor Roll
(3.600-4.000)
Bold Denotes 4.0
Adams, Hazel
Aguilar, Sammy
Akbar, Salaar
Alcorta, Elena
Andrews, Megan
Ashe, Alexis
Babler, Jazmyn
Ballweg, Kyle
Batchenkova, Anna
Batley, Kai
Becker, Elora
Berge, Amaya
Bergenthal, Robert
Bertalot, Sean
Bindl, Ashley
Bowers, Erin
Braaten, Hadley
Brenton, Aaron
Brunel-Hamel, Maia
Burns, Abigail
Buxton, Isaac
Callahan, Danielle
Carey, Bryce
Carey, Margaret
Cheng, Jordan
Chi, Meixi
Choi, Jin Seop
Culp, Joseph
Cunningham, Gabrielle
Dagitz, Isabel
Dahler, Lauren
Davey, Megan
Druzba, Madison
Dunk, Brandon
Eggert, John
Eichelberger, Melanie
Fait, Kyle
Farquhar, Tianna
Fischer, Erin
See HONORS, page 9
FIRE
The districts fiscal services manager, Lori Ames, explained to the board
that because of a change the board
made last year in OPEB, the district
now provides a defined contribution
rather than a defined benefit.
Board President Bob Green said it
was great news because it would be
more than a one time savings. He
pointed out that the district would continue to see the savings year after
year.
The news of the OPEB savings
HONORS
Flock, Stacia
Foth, Brianna
Fullerton, Leigha
Garlough-Shah, Isabel
Germann, Megan
Gralnek, Sarah
Griffith, Dylan
Griffith, Thomas
Gundlach, Kyia
Hathaway, Kelly
Hellenbrand, Casey
Hendricks, Lauren
Hickman, Morgan
Hiorns, Charles
Hoffman, Joseph
Hogendorn, Tristan
Huang, Stephanie
Huggett, Leah
Jason, Liam
Jensen, Katie
Joseph, Benjamin
Jurgella, Luke
Kim, Jessica
Kim, Mia
comes alongside recent news of insurance savings. Unlike the OPEB savings, savings on insurance may be a
one time occasion, but could still be a
substantial help in the districts budget.
The district originally budgeted
$800,000 for an expected ten percent
increase in health insurance next year.
After several years without doing so,
the district decided to put out a request
for bids.
After reviewing the bids, district
staff realized there was $300,000 in
Kim, Sae Mee

Kirch-Whitmore, Rachel
Kohlhoff, Kylee
Krenke, Grace
Kryshak, Joseph
Kushner, Rachel
Larson, Olivia
Lastine, Kristen
Laurent, Maria
Lee, Eric
Lewandowski, Aidan
Libert, Elizabeth
Lohrei, Mason
Lomas, Joshua
Long, Cassidy
Madigan, Grace
Mahal, Madeline
Mangas, Abigail
Martin, Danielle
Meyer, Chloe
Miller, Samuel
Monroe, Terra
Mueller, Chase
Murdoch, Susannah
Nemr, Clara
Newcomb, Gretchen
Newcomer, Max
Noughani, Hanna
Pelcastre, Litzy
Peters-Michaud, Eagan
savings from what was budgeted even

if all employee plans stay the same.
About 70 percent of district employees
are currently under Unity and 30 percent under Dean. Dean is offering no
rate increase for 2015-16 and a rate cap
for the two years after that. Unity offered a 9 percent increase and didnt
offer any rate cap.
The savings come at a time when the
district along with districts throughout
the state are looking at potential cuts
from the state. The savings will help
Petersen, Benjamin
Postle, Teresa
Prestigiacomo, Maxwell
Prichard, Logan
Pritts, Taina
Raisleger, Emily
Ramirez, Alexa
Ramirez, Josie
Regan, Cameron
Ronnie, Nicholas
Saleh, Amena
Scher, Benjamin
Schremp, Carmen
Schroeder, Ella
Schuster, Bryce
Shulla, Michael
Smith, Connor
Speth, Adriana
Stousland, G A
Struck, Alexander
Sullivan, Andrew
Swanson, Andrew
Tian, Yating
Trinrud, Raina
Wagner, Jenna
Wagner, Madelinn
Warriner, Amalia
Weber, Gabrielle
Whittingham, David
Wiegand, Kayla
PAGE 9
offset the cuts and offer more flexibility in the districts budget.
Under the proposed state budget
there would be no increase in general
aid in 2016 and a $108 million increase
in 2017, with no increase in revenue
limits. The proposed budget also calls
for eliminating a special categorical aid
payment in 2016 amounting to $127
million but restoring it the next year at
an increase of $142 million.
Green noted that many school dis-
Williams, Noah
Wodzro, Stuart
Yan, Alton
Zabrowski, Zeke
Zambrano, Angel
Zheng, Susanna
Zillner, Blake
Zimmerman, Megan
Zocher, McKenzie
Zopf, Isabella
Zweber, Jakob
Honorable Mention
(3.400-3.599)
Braun, Harrison
DeGroot, Diana
DeLeo, Kristen
Drane, Owens
Funch, Searra
Lorman, Claire
Oelerich, Lars
Parkin, Archer
Peterson, Maxwell
Quechol Ramirez, Jesus
Rocero, Isaiah Kyle
Shoemaker-Allen, Aliza
Spellman, Samuel
Teodorescu, Alexander
continued from page 1
tricts are looking to their fund balance

to cover the funding gap in the state
budget. He expressed how pleased he
was to discover the combined savings.
Right now most other districts are
looking to cover that funding gap with
their fund balance, Green stated. We
are at least able to cover some portion
of it with savings and insurance which
I think is a much more financially prudent way of covering those costs and
not reducing services.
Thomas, Chandon
Whitford, Josiah
Wirkus, Wyatt
PAGE 10
Eat while you watch the ponies

E AT Y OUR WAY A ROUND
by MATT GEIGER
Times-Tribune
Pauls Neighborhood Bar is a great

place to stop with friends and co-workers to enjoy some delicious food at reasonable
prices,
says
the
establishments namesake and owner,
Paul Haas. We love our sports here
and you can watch your favorite games
on one of our 16 TVs, two of which are
always on live horse racing from
across the country.
By the time Pauls Neighborhood
Bar came to Middleton 17 years ago,
Haas was already a seasoned restaurant
and bar owner, having purchased
THE
Speedway, an establishment on Mineral Point Road, from his parents in

1985. He said setting up a bar in Middleton made perfect sense.
I have lived here all my life and
went to school in Middleton, said
Haas. I knew it was a great community to be a part of and it is a fast growing one as well.
Pauls is a popular stop for the blue
collar crowd, which make it bustle during the mid-day lunch hour.
We serve breakfast seven days a
week including prime rib and country
fried steak everySunday, said Haas.
We serve homemade hot lunch specialsMondaythroughFriday,a classic
comfort food style lunch. All-you-can-
Times-Tribune photos by Matt Geiger
The hot lunch specials at Pauls Neighborhood Bar are prepared in less
than 10 minutes.
W ORLD W ITHOUT E VER L EAVING M IDDLETON

eat fish fry everyFriday4:30-9:00 p.m.

[And] our sandwich menu is available
everyday untilmidnight.
Haas went on to say Pauls homemade lunch specials, which are served
PAGE 11
in under 10 minutes, and its $2 beers

are two things that make the business,
which
is
located
at
2401 Parmenter St., unique.
His favorite item on the menu?
Easily the hot beef sandwich during

our daily lunch specials, Haas says,
And my favorite item on the daily
menu is our appetizer, the jalapeo
cheese curds.
PAGE 12
FIRE
said a drone would have been useful.

Acquiring a drone is another example of what Harris likes to say typifies
the volunteer department as one of the
most technologically advanced,
around.
Instead of waiting for others, were
leading the way, said Harris while supervising a proscribed burn Saturday
on Cardinal Point Trl.
Downwind from where the burn
would begin, a six-wheeled, all-terrain
vehicle was laying down a fire-resistant path of water from hose connected
to an ultra-high pressure system. MFD
has been using ultra high pressure tactics for several years, which suppresses
fires better than a conventional methods, said Harris.
Ninety percent of water used at a

fire is wasted, when its applied from
an 800 pounds per square inch conventional hose, he said. Ultra high pressure
delivers water at up to 1,500 psi and
due to the thermal dynamics of fighting
fires absorbs more heat because of the
smaller sized water droplets.
Using less water is a big advantage
to a fire company that has to bring it to
the rural fires it fights. Water delivered
through UHP system will last many
times longer than its convention counterpart.
UHP also creates a safer working environment for firefighters, too, said
Harris, and less water used on structure
fires means less structure damage.
Insurance adjustors (inspecting a
house fire) ask us wheres all the

water?, said Harris. Most of that
water ends up in the basementWater
can do as much damage to a building
as the fire can.
MFD is one of the few area departments to use UHP and will participate
in a training exercise the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives will conduct near Chicago in
June to test UHPs effectiveness on fire
suppression, impact on fire scene investigation and firefighter safety.
In previous years, donations from
the proscribed burns have paid to outfit
a brush firetruck and the ATV. The volunteers also donate money to acquire
equipment they will use at fires.
They want the best equipment with
them. They know what it is and want

to use it, Harris said.
Whether to equip the drone with a
thermal imaging camera or conventional video will be determined after attending a fire chiefs convention this
week in Indianapolis, IN., said Harris,
who would like to have the drone in
time for training exercises in June.
Priced at $1,200 to $1,500 apiece,
Harris is considering buying two
drones this year.
Some of the volunteers have experience with drones which should speed
up training for how they will be used
at a fire scene, he said.
At a structure fire, I dont expect
they will be buzzing around that much,
but (it) will give us on the ground a
good view from 200 to 300 feet up,

something we havent had before,
Harris said.
This years proscribed burn season
was a few weeks longer than typical
due to the lack of snow and relatively
dry weather to date. That allowed MFD
to conduct several more burns than
normal, Harris said.
While private firms also conduct
proscribed burns, MFD takes on the
really big ones, where the equipment
and training is definitely needed, he
said.
Once open areas green up theres
too much moisture in it to properly
burn and that probably will occur this
week, Harris said.
Kathy Olson also spoke in opposition.

Members of the Blackhawk Neighborhood Home Owners Association testified and said they had at least 200
signatures gathered for a petition opposing the rezoning request.
Since Steve Brown Apartments
made their initial proposal, neighbors
have been raising concerns about the
density. During the public hearing
comments were made on how the density would adversely affect traffic,
roadway safety, property values, and
neighboring views.
Many of the public comments also
focused on the results of a traffic impact analysis that was done by the
citys consultant and financed by the

developer. In the traffic impact analysis the intersection of Pleasant View
and Blackhawk received a negative
grade of F for level of service. It was
noted that the development would not
constitute a substantial increase of traffic but that it would worsen already
poor conditions.
Steve Brown Apartments manager
Jake Seeley argued that the density was
comparable to nearby apartments and
that a higher density in that corridor is
what Middleton wants and needs.
We initially proposed a three story
and a four story building and the feedback suggested that that was too big,
Seeley said. So we eliminated a story

from a portion of the western building
that most visually interacts with neighboring single family homes and reduced the initially proposed 106 units
by more than ten percent to 95 which
is a significant reduction and the lowest
count possible in order to deliver the
type of product that we develop.
Alder Hans Hilbert made a motion
to recommend Council approval of the
general implementation plan (GIP)
contingent on the City of Middleton
and the City of Madison entering into
an agreement for intersection improvements and the financing of those improvements within one year. If an
agreement is not reached within one

year, the city would reconsider the
GIP. Another condition of approval is
site specific design review for the
building placement, setbacks, screening, and integration of the design with
the site.
Hilbert said it was hard to make that
motion after the testimony in the public
hearing but explained that his motion
would put a mechanism in place to address the already poor road conditions.
Alder Jim Wexler made a substitute
motion to deny the rezoning request altogether.
What we have got here, to me, is to
me very clear, you have got the entire
neighborhood, youve got representatives from the City of Madison and the
Town of Middleton, youve got the
school district weighing in on this and
nobody is saying this is ready to go,
Wexler said. Its interesting when the
developers say they heard your feedback, I wonder what feedback theyve
heard, because this hasnt changed
much.
Wexler said he has been very open
minded throughout the process but
feels that approving anything further
would be irresponsible.
The vote on the substitute motion
was 4-2, with Hilbert and Hubbard voting against.
Only one bid came in to re-engineer

the system. That shows the magnitude
of the problem.
Many of the library spaces are not
handicapped accessible. The teen area
cannot be maneuvered by a wheelchair. There are arm-range issues, particularly at the service desk.
City funds have been budgeted to
address the back entry difficulties that
mostly affect staff. 100 percent of the
funds were allocated for this project
which is great.
space under the floor so that outlets can

be rearranged as libraries shift their
spaces to respond to technological
needs, expanding collections and programming.
The current buildings infrastructure
could work well for some businesses,
but it is no longer an appropriate space
for the library.
Sustainability was another big priority to citizens. There are many options
to investigate that would allow the library to fill much of its own need for
electrical power.
ogy and programming options that will

best serve our citizens.
We support many, many students
who do not have computers and other
resources for research in their own
homes. Many students meet their tutors at the library to work on gaining
the skills and knowledge that they need
to succeed.
We work to keep up with what the
schools are teaching. That was the impetus behind the acquisition of the 3D
printer.
Its about so much more than creating a toy. It gives students an opportunity to practice the math, science and
engineering skills that are called for in

todays real world of manufacturing.
The humanities activities that we
present speak and give back to the
heart of our humanness, that part that
makes us good citizens and good
neighbors. It is presented in ways that
recognize, respect and celebrate our diversity.
BROWN
LIBRARY
MTT: You gathered input from citizens in Public Listening Sessions in

January and early February. Were
there recurring themes or surprises
from the people who attended?
Westby: We gathered over 300 responses on-line and over 150 people
attended the meetings, generating over
700 unique requests.
Not only are libraries providing programs and circulation, theyre engaging the community in public discourse,
in technology uses and in innovation.
So when we were doing the surveys,
recurring themes that came up were
more spaces for programming and
technology, technology upgrades and
options and more classes in technology.
For example, we can hold classes or
workshops for our 3D printer or for editing on laptops and then we have to
put those things in storage until there
is another session because we dont
have room in the lab.
Because of the cement floors, we are
very limited with where technology
can be placed in our building. It all relates to outlets.
New libraries are being built with
MTT: At a listening session in January, a woman at my table was concerned that some citizens might not be
able to afford another tax increase.
Will taxes be the only funding of whatever project is decided on?
Westby: The city is very conscious

of raising taxes. Depending on what is
decided, tax dollars could pay for part
of the project. But, we would also seek
individual and corporate donations.
The Friends of the Middleton Library is a 501 3C organization which
means that it can apply for grants.
Grants would be pursued heavily for
many aspects of the project.
Already the Friends group supports
the library programming with donations of $30,000 - $40,000 every year.
City funds would be responsible for
any increase of staffing and, of course,
the maintenance of the building.
We need to remember that the
Bishops Bay development will substantially increase Middletons tax
base.
MTT: Is there anything else that
youd like to say about the project?
Westby: Whatever project we

choose will align with the librarys
mission statement which is to make a
positive difference in the quality of
life.
[We do this by] offering a safe and
welcoming environment in an aesthetically pleasing and conveniently organized facility.
[By] supplying free and open access
to knowledge and information, and the
diversity of ideas to all, while protecting the privacy of library patrons.
[By] meeting the informational, educational, and recreational needs of the
community through information collections, resources, programming and
outreach.
And [by] providing highly competent library staff members to assist,
guide, and instruct the public in the use
of library resources and information
gathering.
The library provides complimentary
programming in partnership with other
community organizations. For instance, the citys sustainability committee didnt have a way to complete
their mission of seed distribution. So,
the library is filling that gap by providing a seed library.
We keep our fingers on the pulse of
the community to see how we can support those endeavors.
Its a very exciting time in the life of
libraries everywhere. We are at the
cusp of transformation from being
mainly a storehouse for books and
audio visual material to something new
and exciting that engages people of all
ages.
The books wont disappear. There
needs to be room for the books, alongside the ever-changing media, technol-
For more information about the library or to join the friends group, go
to the librarys website: www.midlibrary.orgbrochures about the friends
group are available at the front desk.
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Finding
a groove
Baseball team has big week,

including win at Sun Prairie
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
It took a tad longer than they

would have liked.
But Middletons baseball team
seems to be finding its groove.
After a rough start to the season,
the Cardinals won two of three
games last week including an
impressive 14-5 rout of three-time
defending state champion Sun
Prairie last Saturday.
Middleton is now 3-5 overall and
2-3 in the Big Eight Conference.
We had a good week of baseball, Middleton manager Tom
Schmitt said. Thats the first time
weve won in Sun Prairie since they
built their new stadium (in 2011).
Middletons win over Sun Prairie
was arguably its best victory in several seasons. Sun Prairie, ranked No.
4 in the state, was 7-1 overall and 40 in the Big Eight.
Middleton used a six-run third
inning, though, to grab a big early
lead and never looked back.
Nolan Kouba had a huge day at

the plate, going 3-for-3 with a double, four runs scored and two RBI.
Ivan Monreal went 3-for-4 with a
double and three runs scored.
Drew Finley-Haag was 2-for-5
with two RBI and Joe Ludwig was 2for-4 with two RBI.
Liam Belleveau also had two RBI
as Middleton pounded out 12 hits.
We hit it well, up and down the
lineup, Schmitt said.
Alec Morrison had a solid day on
the mound against Sun Prairies terrific lineup. Morrison went the distance and allowed three earned runs.
Morrison also struck out six and
walked three.
Just consistency, Schmitt said
of the key to Morrisons success.
Alex found strike zone, mixed three
pitches and located them. He didnt
get behind many hitters and thats
something hes done at times this
season.
Leading 1-0 in the third,
Middleton broke things open with a
See BASEBALL, page 20
Making
gains
Alec Morrison picked up two wins for Middletons baseball team last week.
Softball team falls

to Verona, but off
to terrific start
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Morgan Schmitt and Middletons girls softball team are 5-2 overall and 4-1 in the Big Eight Conference.
VERONA There were countless opportunities.

One chance after another to
change the one-sided nature of this
rivalry.
So when it was over, and host
Verona had toppled Middleton, 5-1,
in a girls softball game last Friday,
Cardinals head coach Cherie
Hellenbrand was understandably
frustrated.
They have a reputation as the
team to beat and theyve earned
that, Hellenbrand said of the
Wildcats. But we had chances to
win this game. We just need more

confidence.
By winning this early Big Eight
Conference showdown, the Wildcats
improved to 5-0 in the league, 6-0
overall and moved into sole possession of first place in the league.
Middleton fell to 5-2 overall and 4-1
in the league.
The game was tied, 1-1, in the
bottom of the seventh when
Middleton starter Lauren Banke
loaded the bases with nobody out.
Hellenbrand went to her bullpen, but
Verona freshman Emma Kleinsek
drove Makenzie Kopps first pitch
over the fence in center field for a
walk-off home run.
While the loss was a tough one to
swallow, it couldnt completely
damper whats been a terrific start to
the season for Middleton.
I think our start has been aweSee SOFTBALL, page 17
Starting
out strong
PAGE 14
Girls track and

field team opens
4-0 in conference
dual meet season
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
The outdoor season has arrived for

Middletons girls track and field team.
And the Cardinals seem ready for a
memorable six-week run.
Middleton rolled at the Madison
East Triangular last Tuesday. The
Cardinals cruised past Verona, 92-54,
and toppled the Purgolders, 115-31.
Middleton also won its own triangular last Thursday, besting Janesville
Craig, 130-16, and topping Madison
Memorial, 89-57.
Overall, we are off to a great start
to the outdoor season, Middleton
coach Tara Franklin said. Our indoor
meets were limited in entries, but they
definitely got us heading in the right
direction.
Middleton had several terrific
showings at the Madison East
Triangular.
The 3,200-meter relay team of
Victoria Trantow, Milena Martin,
Katie Schmidt and Emma Larson was
first (10:58). Lauren Smith won the
100-meter hurdles (16.8) and Sara
Gaab was second (16.9).

Middleton swept the 1,600 as
Jenny Mangas was first (5:47),
Autumn Grimwas second (5:55) and
Jordyn Hellenbrandwas third (6:12).
Middletons 800-meter relay team
of Lauren Smith, Emily Zeker, Abbey
Webber and Anna Garren was
first (1:52). Hanna Docter won the
400 (1:00.9) and Bobbi Patrick won
the 800 (2:22).
The 400-meter relay team of Hailee
Milton, Hanne Andersen-Smith,
Olivia Roberts, Kayleigh Dietz was
first (52.6). Madeline Ace won the
300-meter hurdles (53.8) and Gaab
was second (54.2).
Iris Ohlrogge won the 3,200
(12:45), Maya Gibson was second
(13:02) and Mallory Rongstad was
third (13:16). Middletons 1,600meter relay team of Audrey Hinshaw,
Hanne Andersen-Smith, Dietz and
Patrickwas first (4:13).
Kiara Cruz was first in the shot put
(33-8 ) and the discus (94-2). And
Emily Bergum was second in the long
jump (15-0 ).
The Cardinals also rolled past
Janesville Craig and Madison
Memorial at the Middleton Triangular.
The 3,200-meter relay team
of Zeker, Hellenbrand, Larson and
Margaret Patterson was first in 10:53.
Lauren Smith won the 100-meter
hurdles (15:53), while Patrick won the
400-meter dash (1:00.7), Hanne
Andersen-Smith was second (1:02.9)
and Hinshaw was third (1:04.3).
Middletons Lauren Smith won the 100-meter hurdles during the Middleton Triangular and the Madison East
Triangular last week.
400-meter relay team of Bergum,

Webber, Liz Boettinger and Lauren
Smith was first (51.9). Alyssa
Lemirande won the 800-meter run
(2:27.7) and Jenny Phillips was second (2:27.8).
Docter won the 200-meter dash
(26.6), while the Cardinals swept the
3,200-meter run. Kallie Stafford was
first in the 3,200 (12:51.8), Gibson
was second (12:57.6) and Anna
Welton was third (13:12.5).
Middletons 1,600-meter relay
team of Rachel Wians, Zeker, Webber

and Garren was first in 4:16.1.
Bergum won the long jump (15- 9 ),
Maygan Neisius was second (14-9)
and Docter was third (14-7).
The areas of strength are definitely our sprints and relays, and lots of
young talent in the distance events as
well, Franklin said. We have our
veteran runners seniors Bobbi
Patrick, Hanna Docter, Rachel Wians,
Jenny Phillips, Emily Bergum, Emily
Zeker, Olivia Roberts and Jenny
Mangas that are already showing what

amazing grit they have.
We round out the veteran returners with some very talented juniors
that are also contributing and extremely motivated Hailee Milton, Celia
Mayne, Hanne Andersen-Smith, Sara
Gaab, Kiara Cruz and Lauren Smith.
The team is deep with talent. I
think it is starting out to be a very
promising season for the girls. There
are lots of exciting things to come in
the next six weeks.
Figuring out where they stand

Boys track and
field team starts
strong, but also
falls to Verona
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Middletons boys track and field

team has been the gold standard inside
the Big Eight Conference the last two
years.
But the Cardinals discovered last
Tuesday theyll have to take things up
a notch to stay atop the league.
At the Madison East Triangular last
Tuesday, the Cardinals defeated the
Purgolders,
115.5-30.5.
But
Middleton also fell to Verona, 81-65.
The Cardinals then rolled past
Madison Memorial, 89-57, and
Janesville Craig, 89.5-5, at the
Middleton Triangular last Thursday.
The dual meets dont count
towards the conference champion,
Middleton coach Isaac Mezera
said. All the glory goes to whoever
wins the conference meet, so Im confident well fare better against Verona
when it counts.However, it seems that
they might be our closest competition
for the conference title this year.
Middleton did have several outstanding performances at the two triangulars.
At Madison East, Middletons
3,200-meter relay team of John Jones,
Sam Jaeger, Nick Lynch and Eric
Lengfeld was first (9:23.9). The 800-
Griffin Gussel helped Middletons 800-meter relay team finish first at the Madison East Triangular.
meter relay team of Alex Wood,

Griffin Gussel, Zach Easton and
Travis Zander was also first (1:34.0).
The 400-meter relay team of Austin
Delaney, Nnamdi Okoli, Trevaun
Turner and and Easton was first
(44.8). And Middletons 1,600-meter
relay team of Easton, Will Funk,
Gussel and Jordan Futch was first.

Our relays will again be one of
our teams strengths, Mezera said.
Futch also won the 400 (51.4) and
Zander won the 800 (2:04.8). Sean
Benedict won the shot put (45-6 )
and Noah Meeteer won the pole vault
(13-6).
Middletons second place finishes

came from Okoli in the 100 (11.1),
Cole Conklin-Little in the 800
(2:05.4) and David Marrone in the
3,200(10:32).
Middletons third place showings
included Wood in the 100 (11.2), Ryan
Madoch in the 1600 (4:44.7), Eddie
Larson in the 400 (56.5), Matthew

Wakai in the 300 hurdles (46.8),
Matthew Leiferman in the 800
(2:07.4) and Turner in the 200 (23.5).
At the Middleton Triangular, Perrin
Hagge won the 1,600 (4:19.2) and
Zander won the 400 (51.9).
Travis and Will Funk had a good
fight down the home stretch, Mezera
said. That gives us three guys under
52 the first week of the outdoor season.
Futch won the 800 (1:59.5) and
Okoli won the 200 (22.5).
Nnamdi showed why hes a top
sprinter in the state with that sort of
time, Mezera said.
Zach Shoemaker-Allen won the
3,200 (9:48) and Meeteer won the
pole vault (13-0).
Middletons 1,600-meter relay
team of Wood, Futch, Hagge, and
Zander was first (3:28.1). And the
Cardinals 800-meter relay team of
Turner, Easton, Gussel and Okoli was
first(1:32.1).
Middletons second place finishes
came from Benedict in the shot put
(44-0), Balster in the triple jump (38-9
), Brett Joers in the 110 hurdles
(15.9), Hayden Johnston in the 1600
(4:47.5), Funk in the 400 (51.9), Gus
Newcomb in the 800 (2:00.01) and
Jack Rader in the 3,200 (9.55).
Middletons 400-meter relay team
of Calvin Geppert, Noah Roberson,
Jack Stanton, and Anthony Gatlin was
also second (47.5).
Middletons third place finishes
included Nick Maes in the triple
jump (38-9) and Them Gjikdhima in
the pole vault (10-0).
Clearly, we have a lot to be excited about, Mezera said.
Making a
statement
Girls soccer team

earns tie at No. 3
Kettle Moraine
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Mary Duffy is no different than the

rest of the soccer world.
Shes a competitor, a fighter. And
settling for a tie isnt something Duffy
is typically thrilled with.
But Duffy Middletons girls
soccer coach was all right with a tie
last Friday night.
Middleton traveled to Kettle
Moraine, the No. 3 team in the state,
and battled the Lasers to a 1-1 tie.
Considering the Cardinals are a relatively inexperienced team working in
several new pieces, Duffy left highly
encouraged by the result.
Of course, like every competitive
player, I want to win, Duffy said.
However, the results we wanted to
see werent just the W. I wanted to
see how the girls would stand up
against a tough opponent.
Middleton, which is now 3-0-1 on
the young season, stood up extremely
well.
The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the
36th minute on a goal from Mady
Warda. Middleton then did a terrific
job keeping the mighty Lasers off the
board for most of the game.

Kettle Moraine had a breakaway
opportunity late in the first half. But
Middleton keeper Belle Gallegos
made a terrific save and the Cardinals
took a 1-0 lead to intermission.
It was a huge confidence booster
and allowed us to surge at the end of
the half, Duffy said.
Kettle Moraine surged at the start
of the second half. But Middleton
once again held firm and kept the
Lasers off the scoreboard.
Once again, the girls proved
resilient, withstood their attack and we
surged again, Duffy said.
Finally in the 82nd minute, Kettle
Moraine broke through and notched a
tying goal. And while Middleton
would have loved to exit with a win,
there were a huge number of positives
in the tie.
Gallegos had a terrific game and
showed that the Cardinals should be in
good hands in goal this season.
Gallegos came up big multiple
times in the game, Duffy said. Not
only on the breakaway save, but
numerous times in the air, on crosses
and shot blocking.
Junior defender Grace Douglas had
a big game, as did center midfielder
Emma Geppert. Left midfielder
Kimmie Holmes, and outside midfielders Nora Edelen and Warda also
had impressive games.
Center midfielder Kalli Acker did a
nice job slowing Kettle Moraines
attackers. And forward Kristen
Reikersdorfer and Megan Sullivan
had strong showings.
A tie is a tie, but it gave us more
potential and possibilities for our
upcoming matches, Duffy said. I
believe this game gave us something
they also needed confidence.
As long as we leave no ifs on
the field, communicate and work
PAGE 15
Macey Kalscheur and Middletons girls soccer team are 3-0-1 this season.
together, the outcomes, the results, the

confidence will continue to grow.
Middleton also rolled past
Janesville Parker, 11-1, last Thursday.
Sullivan and Reikersdorfer both
had two goals and one assist. Kimmie

Holmes had the game-winning goal.
It was a good week, Duffy
said. I was impressed with Parker
and the fight they gave us.They were
more organized and quick than they
have been in years.
On deck: Middleton was at

Verona Tuesday, then hosts Madison
East Thursday at 7:30 p.m. The
Cardinals are also at Oregon Monday
at 7 p.m.
Look whos No. 1

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Boys golfers play

to lofty ranking
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Middletons boys golf team had an

awfully exciting 24-hour stretch this
week.
First, the Cardinals were ranked
No. 1 in the first Golf Coaches
Association of Wisconsin (GCAW)
poll of the season.
Middleton then played to that lofty
standard and won the 22-team WPGA
Invitational Monday afternoon at
Maple Bluff Country Club.
On a wet and rainy day, the
Cardinals shot 325 as a team and
edged Madison Edgewood (326) by
one shot. Monroe was third at 327,
while Stoughton (339) and Waukesha
Catholic Memorial (340) rounded out
the top five.
Junior Emmet Herb led Middleton
with an 8-over-par 79. That was good
was a fourth place finish individually.

Cardinals juniors Brady Thomas
and Joey Levin both shot 80s, which
tied for seventh individually. Henry
Taylor also shot an 86, which tied for
31st.
Middletons win at the WPGA
came on the heels of the first
statewide poll of the year.
Middleton was ranked No. 1, followed by Hartland Arrowhead, Eau
Claire North, Waukesha Catholic
Memorial, Milwaukee Marquette,
Madison Edgewood, Green Bay
Notre Dame, Onalaska, McFarland
and Homestead.
On deck: Middleton was at the
Madison East Triangular Tuesday,
then was at the Sheboygan Invite
Wednesday at the Whistling Straits
Irish Course in Kohler.
Middleton is at the Waunakee
Invitational Saturday at the Meadows
of Six Mile Creek at 10 a.m. The
Cardinals are then at the Madison La
Follette Triangular at Yahara Hills
Monday at 2 p.m.
briefs
Sports
Alzheimers
football game
The Blondes vs. Brunettes

football game to benefit the
Alzheimers Association will be
played at Keva Sports Center on
May 3 at 1 p.m.
Tickets for the event are $10.
Anyone interested in making a
donation can contact Haley Boyle
at haley.boyle@gmail.com.
Alzheimers disease is the
nations sixth-leading cause of
death. An estimated 5.4 million
Americans are living with this
disease and nearly 15 million are
acting as caregivers.
Nearly two-thirds of those
with Alzheimers disease are
women, and more than three in
five unpaid Alzheimers caregivers are women.
Tennis Cardinals take some lumps

Middleton goes 0-3
at Neenah Quad
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Middletons boys tennis team

began its season with a 7-0 win over
Janesville Parker last Thursday.
The Cardinals then lost all three of
their matches at the Neenah
Quadrangular last Saturday.
During Middletons win over
Parker, sophomore Xavier Sanga
rolled to a 6-0, 6-0, win at No. 1 sin-
gles, while junior Brian Bellissimo

posted a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 2. At No.
3 singles, freshman Haiwen Dai
notched a 6-0, 6-0 win, and Colin
Hogendorn rolled to a 6-0, 6-0 win at
No. 4.
In doubles, junior Dan Jin and senior Harish Veeramani posted a 6-2, 64 win at No. 1. Junior Cody Markel
and freshman Rafael Sanga rolled to a
6-2, 6-0 win at No. 2. And at No. 3,
sophomore Mason Pyle and senior
Tyler Ballweg notched a 6-0, 6-1 win.
At the Neenah Quad, Middletons
best performance came in a 5-2 loss to
Nicolet. There, Sanga notched a 6-3,
File photo
Emmet Herb and Middletons boys golf team won the WPGA Invite
Monday.
6-3 win at No. 1 singles, while the No.

3 doubles team of Colin Hogendorn
and Jacob Scher earned a hard fought
6-4, 2-6, 7-5 win.
Middleton also lost to host Neenah,
6-1. Sanga posted the Cardinals only
win at No. 1 singles, where he rolled
to a 6-3, 6-4 victory.
Middleton also fell to Milwaukee

Marquette, 7-0.
Verona Tuesday, then hosts Madison
East Thursday at 4 p.m. The Cardinals
are then at the Madison Memorial
Invite Friday beginning at 4 p.m. and
Saturday starting at 9 a.m.
Lacrosse scores
Middletons boys lacrosse

team won a pair of games last
week.
The
Cardinals
defeated
Madison West, 9-3, last Thursday.
Middleton
also
toppled
Marquette, 7-6, in double overtime last Saturday.
This week, Middleton hosts
Sun Prairie Friday at 7 p.m., then
is at Mukwonago Saturday at 1
p.m.
Good sports
Middletons girls basketball

team received honorable mention
honors for sportsmanship, ethics
and integrity from the WIAA
Sportsmanship Committee.
n SOFTBALL
some, senior shortstop Katie

Fermanich said. Weve done a great
job stringing together hits and playing good softball. This was a tough
ending, but Im proud of our performance so far.
With good reason.
Middleton had won its first four
league games and served notice that
it might challenge the Wildcats for
conference supremacy this spring.
But Middleton which hasnt
defeated Verona in the regular season
since the Wildcats joined the league
in 2009 still had one test to pass.
Besting mighty Verona.
The Cardinals seemed to have the
Wildcats on the ropes several times
throughout this thriller, but couldnt
take advantage of their chances.
We still need to find a way to get
past Verona, Fermanich said.
Theyve kind of had our number.
Friday was almost that day.
Middleton took a 1-0 lead in the
top of the third inning when Shelby
Ballweg singled, moved to second on
a Morgan Schmitt sacrifice fly, and
later scored on consecutive wild
pitches.
Banke, the Cardinals marvelous
freshman, escaped trouble in the second inning and carried a shutout to
the fourth inning. But Verona shortstop Kori Keyes blasted a long home
run in the fourth to tie the game, 1-1.
Banke was great, Hellenbrand
said. A pitch here or there Im sure
shed like to have back, but she was
really good.
Middleton had its share of
chances to get to Verona junior pitcher Alyssa Erdman.
In the fourth, senior catcher
Amber Karn doubled and reached
third with just one out. But Karn was
thrown out after a ground ball to
third base.
Right fielder Abby Henke also
reached third base that same inning,
but was stranded.
Third
baseman
Bianca
Bockwinkel reached second base
with two outs in the sixth, but
Middleton couldnt get a key hit to
drive her home.

And in the seventh, Morgan
Schmitt drew a two-out walk and
Fermanich followed with a single.
But center fielder Rachel Everson
flew out to deep center, ending
another Middleton rally.
Banke seemed to tire in the seventh and Verona took advantage.
Then the Wildcats threw the knockout punch against Kopp.
Theres a lot to be happy about,
Hellenbrand said. Weve played
really solid and were hitting the ball
good.
Well get another chance at
(Verona) in a couple weeks. Well be
ready.
Middleton also notched wins over
Sun Prairie and Madison Memorial
last week. Heres a recap of those
games:
Middleton 11, Sun Prairie 5
Middleton jumped to an 11-1 lead
through 4 innings last Thursday
and held on.
Abby Henke went 2-for-4 with
four RBI, while Rachel Everson was
2-for-5 with two RBI. Bianca
Bockwinkel had two RBI, while
Katie Fermanich also had two hits.
Sun Prairie always has strong
athletes that have the ability to hit
the ball and this year is no different,
Hellenbrand said. Their first two
hitters are freshmen and they looked
like seasoned veterans. What made
the difference was the timely hits
with runners on base.
Middleton freshman Lauren
Banke allowed just two earned runs.
Banke gave up five hits and struck
out three in going the distance.
Lauren Banke pitched very
well, Hellenbrand said. It was nice
to see her pull though even when fac-
PAGE 17
ing excellent hitters.

Middleton raced to a 3-0 lead
after the first inning when Henke had
a bases clearing double.
The Cardinals led, 4-1, in the top
of the third when Henke belted a
home run. Jessica Parente reached on
an error, then Banke and Shelby
Ballweg walked to load the bases.
Morgan Schmitt reached on an
error that scored Parente, Fermanich
had an RBI single that scored Banke,
and Eversons fielders choice plated
Ballweg.
Middleton added three more in
the fifth when Bockwinkels double
scored both Schmitt and Fermanich.
Amber Karns RBI single then plated
Bockwinkel.
Middleton 11, Madison
Memorial 4 Makenzie Kopp didnt allow an earned run in seven
innings as Middleton rolled past the
host Spartans last Tuesday.
Kopp did a nice job on the
mound, Hellenbrand said.She was
consistent throughout the game.
Parente had a terrific day at the
plate, going 3-for-4 with four RBI.
Banke added two RBI, Everson had
two hits and scored two runs, and
Fermanich also scored two runs.
Memorial has several players
that can hit the ball, Hellenbrand
said.It makes our defense work and
shows that we need to continue to
improve.
Madison West Tuesday, then hosts
Beloit Memorial Thursday at 5 p.m.
The Cardinals then host Janesville
Craig in a doubleheader Saturday
starting at 10 a.m. and host
Janesville Parker in a doubleheader
Tuesday starting at 5 p.m.
Katie Fermanich and Middletons girls softball team are off to a terrific
start this season.
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Brennan Schmitt and Middletons baseball team won two of three games
last week.
n BASEBALL
six-run frame.
Belleveaus two-out RBI single
scored Brennan Schmitt and pinch
runner Cris Mejias. Kouba singled
home Alan Roden and Monreal
ripped a two-run double. Bindl then
had an RBI single that plated
Monreal and made it 7-0.
Middleton held a 7-1 lead in the
top of the fourth when Rodens double scored Ludwig and made it 8-1.
Sun Prairie closed within 8-4 after
a three-run fourth. But Middleton
kept pouring it on.
In the fifth, Kouba doubled and
Monreal singled him home. FinleyHaag then had a one-out single to
plate Monreal and make it 10-4.
Then in the seventh, Middleton
loaded the bases with nobody out.
Finley-Haag had a sacrifice fly and
Ludwig had a two-run single.
Morrison then pounded an RBI double as Middleton pushed its lead to
14-4.
To beat the frontrunner, a team
that was whipping up on everybody
is pretty impressive, Schmitt said.
That was a really good win.
Middleton also defeated Madison
East, 9-3, last Tuesday and dropped a
3-2 decision to Madison La Follette
last Thursday. Heres a recap of those
games:
Madison La Follette 3,
Middleton 2 The visiting Lancers
broke a 2-2 tie with a run in the top
of the seventh and held on.
Middletons Drew Finley-Haag
went 2-for-4 with a run scored. He
also threw five solid innings, but didnt factor in the final decision.
Finley-Haag allowed five hits, two
earned runs, struck out three and didnt walk a batter.
Adam Nutting threw the final two

innings for Middleton and took the
loss.
Middleton 9, Madison East 3
The Cardinals scored seven runs
in the first two innings and cruised
past the Purgolders last Tuesday.
Alec Morrison threw five innings
and notched the win. Morrison
allowed five hits, struck out six, didnt walk a batter and allowed just one
earned run.
Morrison also went 2-for-3 with
two doubles and drove in three runs.
Sophomore Joe Ludwig went 3-for4, had three RBI and scored three
runs, while Brennan Schmitt was 2for-3 with a triple and two runs
scored.
Middleton jumped on East with
three runs in the first inning.
Schmitt tripled and scored on
Ludwigs single. Morrison doubled
home Ludwig, and Alan Rodens
triple scored pinch runner Logan
Ziegler.
Middleton added four more runs
in the second inning and extended its
lead to 7-0.
Drew Finley-Haag and Schmitt
had one-out singles, then Ludwig
followed with an RBI single to make
it 4-0. Morrison doubled to score
Schmitt and Ludwig, and pinch runner Ziegler later scored on an error.
That was more than enough
offense for the Cardinals, who
cruised the rest of the way.
Madison Memorial Tuesday, then is
at Madison West Thursday at 5 p.m.
The Cardinals are then off until April
28 when they host Beloit Memorial
at 5 p.m.

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Fighting fire with fire

VOL. 123, NO. 17

THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2015

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Hiring the fire department to start

Shutting down Steve Brown?

Plan commission voted to deny apartment developments zoning request

The Middleton Plan Commission

apartment building on the northwest

The Times-Tribunes series

Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger

Times-Tribune photo by Cameron Bren

The Middleton-Cross Plains Area

THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2015

Middleton Community Bank celebrates 20 years

Early this year, Middleton Community Bank marked 20 years of service

that we felt had room for growth in

our customers as well with all the

Canstruction will put food on local tables

Middleton Outreach Ministry prevents homelessness and end hunger in

Now through Sunday, April 26:Public

Sunday, April 26,

Canstruction Madison structures are

Team Walgreens at this years Canstruction event. Photo contributed.

the MOM office at 3502 Parmenter St.

Momentum offers floral and design

Randy Wieland is the florist extraordinaire at Momentum.

What do you get when you combine

design at Madison College for over 20

Its a way to repurpose what you

knit. They have received a lot of family support, too.

Times-Tribune photos by Rhonda Siebecker

The businesses here have been so phenomenal.

Walk for Water returns to help those in developing countries

In April of 2014, the first ever 8

The 8 Miles for Water event wants

THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2015

Middleton Lions host golf

fund-raising activities for local groups

Kiwanis fundraiser at Culvers

THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2015

City has second busiest library in south central system

Villa Dolce, on the northwest corner

Middleton Times-Tribune: What

The Middleton Library currently has

Westby: There are several large

Stingrays swim team

THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2015

Want to be part of a 40+ year Cross

portunities that challenge individuals

Patients in Wisconsin Friends of

Harbor Athletic Club - 2529 Allen

Lunch to raise funds for transplant house

the hundreds of transplant families

When a regulator is a friend

by REP. DIANNE HESSELBEIN

Governor Scott Walkers state

Heres how to help

We are writing to the community

Theyre also frank to say they dont

EAB worked quickly and collaboratively with Milwaukee Career College

based on the need for preservation and

walkers. Volunteers regularly monitor