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Bo knows generosity!
University of Wisconsin Basketball Coach Bo Ryan (center) has donated $10,000 to help build a memorial for veterans at Lakeview Park in the
City of Middleton. Former UW Wrestling Coach Duane Kleven, a VFW member and Veterans Tribute Committee member, at left, and former Mid-
dleton Mayor Doug Zwank, Commander of Sonny Simon Post 8216, at right, received the check from Ryan, who is a U.S. Army veteran.
Coach Ryan did a radio recording for us also, said Zwank. He is an incredibly generous guy both in terms of his financial donation and time
donation to do this.
The VFW, in conjunction with the City of Middleton, will be constructing the memorial at Lakeview Park, with a proposed start date sometime in
the summer of 2015. Anyone wishing to support the project can get information at www.middletoncommunityveteranstribute.org
State aid
for local
schools
plunges
The Wisconsin Department of Pub-
lic Instruction released the certified
amount each school district will re-
ceive from the $4.476 billion available
under current law for general state aid
on Oct. 15. The Middleton-Cross
Plains Area School District will receive
$1,482,494 less than the previous year,
a 15.17 percent decrease.
Almost every school district in the
state will see a little bit of their aid re-
duced to pay for $68.6 million allo-
cated for vouchers at independent
charter schools. The total funding
from the state this year is up by $94.4
million from last year, a 2.1 percent in-
crease, but because of increases in per-
pupil funding for private and charter
schools, the state is directing more
money to those schools than ever be-
fore. The voucher per-pupil payment
went up $768 for K-8 voucher students
and $1,414 for high school voucher
students as part of the state budget.
In preliminary budget projections
the district was expecting to see a sur-
plus of $302,683. Assistant superin-
tendent of business services Tom
Inside this issue:
Politics: Election: Sports:
Hesselbein, Renteria race
in the 79th. Page 3
Early voting is
now open. Page 5
Middleton wins
Big 8 title. Page 11
Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Dining Guide. . . . . . . . . . 9
Classieds. . . . . . . . . . . 22
More money for charter and
voucher programs means
nearly $1.5 million less for
Middleton-Cross Plains
Tribeca TIF proposal changes
T. Wall Enterprises is looking to
carry out a third phase of develop-
ment at its Tribeca Village property.
The developers proposal is the con-
struction of another luxury apartment
that would join the two apartments al-
ready at 3700 Parmenter St., which
were built in 2012.
The plan would also include 750
feet of public street and infrastruc-
ture.
T. Wall Enterprises requested
$738,632 in tax increment financing
(TIF), a widely used and sometimes
controversial public funding method
used to spur development.
City attorney Larry Bechler halted
an approval saying the full request
would be outside the statutes of the
TIF district and technically illegal be-
cause it did not fit the requirements
needed to receive TIF funding.
Bechler pointed out that the city
could help with the cost of the
shoring at a price of up to $105,000.
Shoring is a process of propping up
soil to keep it in place. The Plan
Commission approved a recommen-
dation to City Council to approve
$105,000 for shoring costs at their
Sep. 23 meeting.
City engineer Shawn Stauske ex-
amined the soil and reported that it
was not irregular for a Middleton de-
velopment. In consequence, city ad-
ministrator Mike Davis said he did
not support the use of TIF for shoring
but instead suggested the commission
could approve up to $233,108 for
proposed energy efficiency measures.
The plan commission voted 6-0 to
recommend to the Common Council
that the City provide $233,108 in as-
sistance for energy efficiency meas-
ures associated with the project at
their most recent Oct. 14 meeting.
We had the original request for al-
most three quarters of a million, and
at that time city TIF staff was recom-
mending about what they are recom-
mending now, ald. Hans Hilbert
explains. In between we found out
we have legal reasons why we could-
nt provide the assistance. We
thought the number was $105,000
and I think Mike has justified the ad-
ditional $128,000 over what we have
recommended already.
I think Terrence Wall would like
to see the full amount, Hilbert
added. At the same time I think we
have a very sound reason of why we
are making a recommendation for
$233,108.
Mayor Sonnentag expressed his
concern for staying within TIF
statutes.
by CAMERON BREN
Times-Tribune
by CAMERON BREN
Times-Tribune
See TIF, page 8
See PLUNGE, page 10
PAGE 2 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2014
Man dies in
motorcycle
accident
On Thursday, October 16, at 1:54
a.m. the Middleton Police Department
was notified by a witness of an acci-
dent that had just occurred in the 6700
block of Elmwood Avenue.
The first officer arrived on scene less
than 30 seconds later and determined
that an eastbound motorcycle had
struck a legally parked vehicle on the
side of the roadway.
The driver of the motorcycle, 27-
year-old Abraham F. Palacio, of Sun
Prairie, was pronounced deceased at
the scene. Excessive speed and alcohol
are believed to have been factors in the
crash.
Robbery
at Cenex
convenience
store Sunday
At 8:09 a.m. Sunday the Middleton
Police Department was notified of a
commercial hold up alarm at the Cenex
Convenience Store at 7515 University
Avenue. Moments later a 9-1-1 call
was made by a store employee con-
firming a robbery had just occurred.
The lone suspect was described as a
white male in his mid 20s, approxi-
mately 510, 180 lbs. He was wearing
a white stocking hat and a red hooded
sweatshirt. He was seen on foot south-
bound on Aurora Street from the store.
The following day, Middleton police
arrested Kyle Herbst, 37, for the crime.
No weapon was shown or implied.
Haunted Hustle could cause traffic
delays on Saturday and Sunday
The annual Summit Credit Union
Haunted Hustle will take place Satur-
day and Sunday in Middleton, and or-
ganizers are advising residents of
possible traffic delays. The only ac-
tual road closure for the race weekend
is on Forsythia Street in front of Keva
Sports Center. It will be closed Satur-
day and Sunday.
On Saturday, the 5k, 10k and kids
run will startat 3:30 p.m. Delays
could start as early as 2 p.m.
Saturday major impacts:
On Deming way from Discovery dr
to Airport rd;
On Airport from Deming way to
Pleasant View rd. Its only 1 block.
(Runners will be running in the right
lane against traffic);
On Pleasant View rd from Airport
to Fairway place. (Runners will be
running against traffic).
Sunday the marathon beginsat 8
a.m. and the half marathonstarts at 9
a.m. Delays are expected between 6
a.m. and 3 p.m.
Sunday major impacts:
On Deming way from Airport rd to
just before Discovery dr;
On Airport rd from just west of
Evergreen rd to the beltline. (Runners
will take the right lane on the west-
bound side of airport, running against
traffic);
The biggest impact will be at the
intersection of Schnieder rd and Par-
menter st. There will be a large aid
station positioned on Parmenter
straight out from Schneider. The run-
ners cross from parmenter from
Schneider and then back again on the
way toward the finish;
Parmenter will be delayed from
Greenbrier rd to Graber rd;
The runners head through the
neighborhood on Graber to Spring
hill dr crossing over High st and turn-
ing left on Algonquin and right on
Whittlesley.
The next big delay is on Pheasant
Branch rd from Whittlesley rd to
Balzer rd.
They run on Balzer to Greenbrier
and head back in.
City to host public hearing on
Parmenter Street reconstruction
The Middleton Plan Commission
would like to invite citizens to attend
a public informational meeting on
Tuesday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m., in the
Council Chambers of Middleton City
Hall to help the City develop a plan
for reconstructing Parmenter Street
between University Avenue and the
roundabout.
The city is entering into an agree-
ment with Mead & Hunt for design
engineering services for this project,
and officials want public input to
help guide the work of the consultant.
For example:
How would you like Parmenter
Street to look and function in the fu-
ture? What currently works well, and
what could be improved upon?
Should the City re-use the existing
concrete curbs to reduce project
costs, or should we take this oppor-
tunity to change the width of the
street?
Are the street terraces and side-
walks wide enough as is?
Do you feel adequately safe while
walking along or crossing the street?
How important is it to have on-
street parking on both sides of the
street?
Should there be bicycle lanes like
the ones that the City just painted
along Branch Street?
Are there opportunities for im-
proving storm water management as
part of the project?
The Citys goal is to begin con-
struction in early spring so that work
can be completed prior to the annual
Good Neighbor Festival in late Au-
gust. Project expenses would be cov-
ered by funding from Tax
Incremental Financing (TID #3).
If you are unable to stop by during
the October 28 meeting, or if you
have any specific questions or ideas
youd like to share in advance of the
meeting, please feel free to contact
the city by phone at 608-821-8370 or
via email at
[email protected].
Police arrest man
accused of taking
undisclosed sum of
money Sunday a.m.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 3
Brent Renteria
1
I am not
so con-
cerned
with who I
would be
working
with or what
their politi-
cal party is.
What is im-
portant to me
is getting
Wisconsinites back to work. I will
work with both the Assembly leader-
ship and the governors office to get
legislation passed and signed that will
create an environment in Wisconsin
that allows businesses to grow and
draw companies into the state from
other areas. I have never held that one
side of the political spectrum has all
the best ideas on how to do this. If an
idea is put forward that looks like it
will do actual good for those in need,
I will give it full consideration.
2
No, I do not believe that a first
offense OWI should automati-
cally be a felony.As the victim of
a crashcaused by a drunk driver, I am
very concerned about the constant re-
ports in the media about people being
arrested for their 4th, 5th or 6th OWI.
I do, however,believe the penalties for
a first offense OWI are not severe
enough.
3
Yes, I believe that Wisconsin
does an excellent job of protect-
ing our natural resources. Be-
tween the DNR, the EPA and local
efforts the natural beauty of the state
will be here for future generations to
enjoy. However, we cannot forget that
many of our fellow Wisconsinites rely
onthose resources for their livelihood.
Over-regulation by those same organi-
zations can needlessly place the riches
of our state out of bounds to those that
need them. Our mineral resources are
a prime example of this. In the North-
ern part of the state people are in des-
perate needof work. There is a huge
opportunity to bring in industry
(namely mining) that will provide
thousands of high-paying jobs to an
area that was hard hit by the recent re-
cession. I believe we can successfully
balance the needs of our citizens and
the environmental needs of the state. It
does not haveto be an all or nothing
proposition. Some have pointed to
high-dollar donation made to political
leaders in the state as a major reason
for their opposition to opening mining
up north. While I too have some con-
cerns about the huge influence of
money in politics I do not see that as a
sound reason to oppose mining in our
state. Perhaps they have forgotten that
one of the two figures on the state flag
is a miner. Of greater concern to me
about this opposition is the fact that no
one who is opposed to the mining
hasoffered any viable alternativeto re-
lieve the plight of the folks who live in
these areas.
4
I am very skeptical about these
efforts to adopt a non-partisan
redistricting process. The fact is
that both sides have abused this process
in the past and any system that is de-
veloped will not correct the problems.
As for developing a truly non-partisan
redistricting process the only conceiv-
able method that comes to mind would
be to remove humans from the deci-
sion-making process and all demo-
graphic information from the equations
and go strictly on numbers and let a
computer model the districts.
5
Yes, I would favor making Wis-
consin a right-to-work state. I am
not opposed to unions in general,
both of my parents were union mem-
bers, I also feel that a person shouldnt
need to belong to a certain group just
to hold a certain job. As Americans we
value individual freedom as the great-
est virtue of our way of life. Included
in this is the freedom of association. I
believe that laws that require union
membership as a condition of employ-
ment violate that principle.
6
As I mentioned above, I place
much greater importance on
ideas over party affiliation. We
need solutions to the problems our state
faces not more finger-pointing and
name calling.
7
The state is definitely heading in
the right direction fiscally. Mas-
sive deficits have been reversed
and unemployment has dropped.
8
Not taking action on repealing
common core and ensuring that
Wisconsin parents are able to be
involved in the educational process is
of great concern to me. I would like to
see movement on this issue in the next
session.
9
I think the most important issue
will be dealing with the contin-
ued fallout with the transporta-
tion fund.
10I have had many different
experiences in life that have taught me
how to work with people from different
backgrounds and beliefs. I grew up in
a multi-cultural and multi-generational
home. That taught me an appreciation
for differing ways of doing things and
how people express themselves. Espe-
cially when English was not the first
language. Life in the military and my
timeas a fire fighter hastaught me to
work under extreme pressure.
It is all of these experiences that
make me who I am and they are the
reason why I am the best person to rep-
resent the 79th Assembly District.
Editors note: Mr. Renteria chose to
exceed the word limit provided for him
(and his opponent). As a result, and in
order to ensure both candidates receive
equal space, 263 words were removed
from his answers. The editorial staff at-
tempted to reduce the word count with-
out eliminating any key elements of the
candidates answers.
Rep. Hesselbein followed the news-
papers word count.
1. If elected, you would find yourself either
working with current Republican Governor
Scott Walker, or with his Democratic opponent
in the fall election, Mary Burke. How would
you work with Walker? How would you work
with Burke?
2. Should a first offense OWI be a felony?
3. Is Wisconsin doing enough to protect its nat-
ural resources?
4. Do you support adopting a nonpartisan re-
districting process?
5. Do you favor making Wisconsin a right-to-
work state?
6. Its been a pretty contentious few years in
state politics. Give an example of ways you
would work across the aisle.
7. What is state government currently doing
right?
8. What is it doing wrong?
9. What is the most important piece of legisla-
tion you expect to come to the capitol in the
coming term?
10. What qualities make you the best person to
represent the 79th Assembly District?
The questions
Dianne Hesselbein
1
I work for
the people
of the
79
th
District,
and my mis-
sion is to repre-
sent their
priorities and
values in the
Wi s c o n s i n
State Assem-
bly. My task is to work with fellow rep-
resentatives to produce legislation that
benefits all Wisconsinites, regardless
of political affiliation or whoever is
governor. During the last term I built
bipartisan unity and sent two key Vet-
eran Bills to the Governor which were
signed and enacted into law. I will
work during the next term to push fair
funding for Wisconsin schools, fairre-
districting, environmental protections,
and state acceptance of federal dollars
for health care. My goal is to create and
move forward productive legislation
that no governor would dare veto.
2
I believe a first offense should
provide a lesser degree of punish-
ment. Studies show most Wis-
consin citizens convicted of operating
a vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) do
not repeat the bad behavior, while other
studies reveal those likely to continue
drinking and driving are not deterred
by a felony conviction. A felony con-
viction has life-long consequences that
impacts employment and future oppor-
tunities, and should rightfully be im-
posed on those who demonstrate
repeated misbehavior.
3
No. I want out-of-state compa-
nies to stop donating $700k to
campaign committees that in turn
write legislative bills detrimental to the
state of Wisconsin. I want clear, rigor-
ous laws enacted by state legislators
that provide a better life for Wisconsin
citizens, not for outside interests. We
simply cannot permit long-term devas-
tation of our environment by corporate
carpetbaggers seeking short-term prof-
its.
4
Yes. I stand with my constituents
who strongly oppose redistricting
for political gain. Politicians
should hold their seats by performance,
not by gerrymandering. Although I
proudly helped author a 2014 bill to
stop thecurrent process ripe with se-
cret meeting and manipulated out-
comes, the bill was never brought to a
vote. A fair redistricting process would
eliminate the legislative gerrymander-
ing temptation by placing the duty in
the hands of the non-partisan, Wiscon-
sin Legislative Reference Bureau. This
organization would draw the maps
based on population, not partisan affin-
ity.I will continue to fight for fair re-
districting.
5
No. Lets call it the way it really
is: right-to-work means work-
for-less pay and benefits. The
intent is to cripple unions and move
employees towards the economic sta-
tus of Chinese and Vietnamese work-
ing in virtual slavery. Right-to-work
legislation has not benefitted the mid-
dle and working class families in
neighboring states, and it will not ben-
efit hard-working Wisconsinites.
6
Breaking through partisan barri-
ers, I brought forth legislation
that ensured priority registration
for ourreturning veterans at university
and technical colleges. This bill helps
veterans completetheir education be-
fore their G.I. Bill scholarship benefits
expire. I was also pleased to support
and ensure a bipartisan, secondveteran
measure passed at the end of session
that brought about overdue facility im-
provements at the King Veterans
Home.
7
State government does most
things right, thanks to the fine
work of state employees who
strive to carry out their duties in a pro-
fessional manner. The state legislation
also did the right thing by passing com-
mon sense legislation helping those
who suffer from addiction, and pro-
vided needed support to our returning
veterans.
8
Governor Walker continues to
sign bills that are actually written
by a non-Wisconsin organization
called ALEC, the American Legislative
Exchange Council, and passed by leg-
islators who are rewarded with cam-
paign donations originating outside of
Wisconsin. These bills benefit the
wealthy and hurt Wisconsin workers,
middle income families, women, the
environment, and those who need
health care. As well, the state continues
to fund unaccountable voucher schools
that favor for-profit private schools and
damage our public schools. These ac-
tions are unacceptable and must be re-
versed.
9
The most important piece of leg-
islation is the state budget, pe-
riod. The state budget defines
loud and clear what direction Wiscon-
sin takes by what programs are finan-
cially supported and by how much. If
you starve education, social services
and environmental protection agencies,
you demonstrate these issues are unim-
portant. We cannot allow this to hap-
pen, and I will vote to uphold the
Wisconsin values of good education,
taking care of our people, and preserv-
ing our outdoor resources.
10 I understand what the res-
idents within the 79thAssemblyDis-
trict want to see from their state
government, and know what their rep-
resentative must do to represent on
their behalf. This isnt about my opin-
ion; it is about the 79
th
Districts values
and priorities. As a lifelong Wisconsin
citizen, I share the traditional values of
taking care of our families, ensuring a
liveable wage for our workers, protect-
ing the environment we treasure, en-
suring quality education for both
children and adults, and making certain
all Wisconsinites have access to excel-
lent medical car. I will be honored to
continue representing the values and
priorities of the 79
th
District.
Republican Renteria challenges
incumbent Democrat Hesselbein
On Nov. 4, voters will be able to choose a representative for the 79th Assembly District. Brent Renteria is the Re-
publican candidate and Dianne Hesselbein, the incumbent, is the Democrat candidate running in the election. The
Middleton Times-Tribune sent the candidates 10 questions regarding key issues. Here are their responses to each
question.
Lorie J. Burns advised voters in
Middleton that they do not need to
show a photo ID to vote at the Novem-
ber 4, 2014 Election.
On October 9, 2014, the U.S.
Supreme Court overturned an earlier
7
th
Circuit Court of Appeals decision
which had reinstated the photo ID law.
The law had been enjoined by the
courts since March, 2012. According to
the Wisconsin Government Accounta-
bility Board, the Supreme Courts
order is not the final word on the legal-
ity of Wisconsins voter photo ID law,
but it does set the rules for the General
Election. The Supreme Court halted
enforcement of the law for the time
being to avoid voter confusion and be-
cause some voters had already been
mailed absentee ballots without in-
structions on how to comply with the
voter photo ID law. The Supreme
Court may decide to hear the case on
its merits sometime after the Novem-
ber election.
Even though voters will not have to
show an ID to receive a ballot at this
election, voters who are registering be-
tween now and Election Day should be
aware that they may use their driver li-
cense or state ID card to establish their
residence if it contains a current ad-
dress.
You may use a valid driver license
PAGE 4 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2014
Wisconsins two-week period for in-
person absentee voting in the munici-
pal clerks office started Monday,
according to the Government Account-
ability Board.
We expect to see lines at many mu-
nicipal clerks offices around the state,
said Kevin J. Kennedy, Wisconsins
chief election official. One in six bal-
lots cast in November 2012 were early
votes in clerks offices, and we expect
to see similar numbers in 2014.
Kennedy offered these tips for vot-
ers who are thinking of voting early in
the clerks office:
Under a new state law, early voting
may occur between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m.
on weekdays. While some clerks may
be open these hours, others in smaller
municipalities do not have regular of-
fice hours, so voters may need to call
their clerk to make an appointment.
Find your clerks location and con-
tact information at MyVote Wisconsin:
http://myvote.wi.gov.
Check your municipal clerks office
hours before going to your city, village
or town hall to vote because hours for
early voting will vary within the 8 a.m.
to 7 p.m. window.
Clerks are no longer allowed to offer
early voting on the weekend.
Early voting ends at 5 p.m. on Fri-
day, October 31, or at the close of busi-
ness, whichever is later, but no later
than 7 p.m.
Wisconsins voter photo ID law is
not in effect for this election due to a
recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling, so
voters do not have to show photo ID to
receive their ballots.
Remember that early voting happens
at municipal clerks offices, not county
clerks offices.
While youre at MyVote Wisconsin,
make sure your registration is current.
If it is not, you can fill out a registration
form online, print it, and bring it with
you to the clerks office to be signed in
front of the clerk.
If you register at the clerks office,
be sure to bring an acceptable proof of
residence document, such as a current
driver license or state-issued ID card,
recent utility bill or bank statement, a
residential lease or property tax bill
which contain your current name and
address.
In the November 2012 election,
there were 514,398 absentee ballots
cast in the clerks office, or 16 percent
of the total. Because turnout in this gu-
bernatorial election will be smaller
than the 2012 presidential election, the
total numbers of absentee votes will be
smaller, but the percentage will likely
be similar, said Kennedy, director and
general counsel of the G.A.B. Histori-
cally, turnout at presidential elections
in Wisconsin is around 70 percent of
eligible voters while gubernatorial
election turnout is closer to 50 percent.
The G.A.B. has not yet issued a turnout
prediction for this election.
As of late Friday, at least 69,028 ab-
sentee ballots had been issued by Wis-
consins local election officials who
track them using the Statewide Voter
Registration System (SVRS). At this
time two years ago, at least 122,000 ab-
sentee ballots had been issued. About
45 percent of municipalities track ab-
sentee ballots in SVRS, including all
the states large cities.
Elections Division Administrator
Michael Haas reminded voters that the
deadline for clerks to receive requests
for absentee ballots by mail is Thurs-
day, October 30. Absentee ballots must
be postmarked by Election Day, and
must be received by the clerk by 4 p.m.
the Friday after the election.
Every absentee ballot that has been
properly cast will be counted, Haas
said.
Because of the popularity of absen-
tee voting, many political parties, com-
mittees and interest groups mail out
absentee ballot applications to voters
they believe will support their candi-
dates. The G.A.B. and municipal clerks
around the state continue to receive
complaints about these mailers because
they contain political messages. It is
legal for groups and candidates to in-
clude political messages on absentee
ballot application mailers, but a bigger
problem is that some mailers may have
an incorrect address for the clerks of-
fice where they need to be returned by
the voter, which could delay or prevent
a voter from receiving an absentee bal-
lot.
Early absentee voting for fall election is now open
Remember, citizens to not need photo ID to vote
See ID, page 8
The Springfield Board of Supervi-
sors agreed on October 7 to meet with
a banker from Middleton Community
Bank to discuss the towns financial
planning for a recently-approved envi-
ronmental remediation Tax Increment
District (TID) with an estimated value
of $1.4 Million for the Schneider Rd.
Business Center.
The TID was approved by the
Springfield Town Board via resolution
at a special board meeting late in Sep-
tember. The TID was first proposed to
allow the town to be removed from any
potential future liability for any con-
taminants in a site that previously
housed a Town Landfill, and to assist
the Schneider Road Business Center
with the environmental remediation of
the site.
Discussions on 10/7 revealed that
though the TID is approved, the
process is not complete until financing
the TID is determined and agreed to,
and a developers agreement is also
drafted and agreed to by the town and
the developers. Board discussion indi-
cated that financing for the TID has not
yet been determined, though borrowing
for the amount of $1.4 Million in the
form of a 10 year loan with 3.1% inter-
est from Middleton Bank was a method
discuss was discussed Jim Wills, owner
of the Schneider Rd. Business Center
was present on 10/7, and advised the
board that a developers agreement was
in the works, and should be available
to the board by the next board meeting,
currently scheduled for 10/21.
Springfields Town Board also dis-
cussed attempting to renew an inter-
governmental agreement between the
Town of Springfield and the Village of
Waunakee. This agreement, signed in
February of 2007, currently limits or
verifies the actions both entities can
take in regards to rezoning, annexation,
erosion control, or the amending of
their respective comprehensive plans
...as they affect lands within that por-
tion of the Villages extraterritorial ju-
risdiction. The agreement term for
this agreement expires as of 3/31/16.
I think their planners, commented
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 5
THIS
AD CAN
GO
CHURCH NOTES
Fire district earns Life Safety Achievement Award
The Middleton Fire District was re-
cently presented with a Life Safety
Achievement Award for its fire preven-
tion accomplishments in 2013 by the
National Association of State Fire Mar-
shals Fire Research and Education
Foundation (NASFM Foundation) in
partnership with Grinnell Mutual Rein-
surance Company. The award was an-
nounced by Butch Browning, president
of the NASFM Foundation.
The heroic efforts of our local fire
service arent limited to rushing into
burning buildings to save families.
They also present educational informa-
tion to local schools and other commu-
nity groups to make sure people know
how to respond to fires and how to pre-
vent them in the first place, said Alan
Clark, assistant vice president of Spe-
cial Investigations for Grinnell Mutual.
The Life Safety Achievement Award
recognizes fire departments for their
fire prevention programs that have
been proven to save lives year after
year.
Since 1994, the Life Safety Achieve-
ment Award has recognized local fire
prevention efforts that have contributed
to reducing the number of lives lost in
residential fires. Middleton Fire Dis-
trict is one of 142 fire departments
across the United States to receive the
award this year for recording zero fire
deaths in 2013 or reducing fire deaths
by at least 10 percent during the year.
In addition, award recipients docu-
mented active and effective fire pre-
vention programs as well as a clear
commitment to reducing the number of
house fires in the community.
Although residential fires in the U.S.
account for only 20 percent of all fires,
they result in 80 percent of all fire
deaths. The NASFM Foundation is
committed to reducing that number.
Experience tells us that fire preven-
tion activity and public education can
significantly reduce life and property
loss from residential fires, Browning
said. Prevention and education are
very cost effective compared to the tra-
ditional approach of relying on fire
suppression. The Life Safety Achieve-
ment Award recognizes fire depart-
ments for their fire prevention efforts
and encourages them to continually
improve upon those efforts.
The NASFM Foundation is a public
interest group whose mission is to re-
duce residential fire deaths and in-
juries. The Foundation advocates the
use of residential fire sprinklers, smoke
alarms, carbon monoxide detectors and
teaching people fire-safe behavior. The
Foundation assists fire departments
with implementing residential sprin-
kler/smoke alarm programs on a local
basis. The Foundations partners in-
clude the United States Fire Adminis-
tration, the National Association of
State Fire Marshals and private indus-
try/associations with an interest in and
commitment to residential fire safety.
Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Com-
pany, in business since 1909, provides
reinsurance for farm mutual insurance
companies and property and casualty
insurance products through more than
1,600 independent agents in 12 Mid-
western states. Grinnell Mutual is the
120th largest property-casualty insur-
ance company in the United States and
the largest primary reinsurer of farm
mutual companies in North America.
See SPRINGFIELD, page 7
Springfield board moves forward with TIF District
by MIKE DREW
Times-Tribune
She is with the Lord! Lorena L.
Gordon, age 94, passed away on Satur-
day, Oct. 18, 2014. She was born on
Oct. 14, 1920, to the late Joseph and
Regina (nee Grosse) Dahmen in Ash-
ton. Lorena attended St. Peters
School, Middleton High School and St.
Marys School of Nursing. She mar-
ried the late Wesley Gordon and to-
gether they had four children; Sharon
(James Andrews), Bruce (Linda), Wes-
ley II (Victoria) and Douglas. Lorena
also had five grandchildren and seven
great grandchildren. She is also sur-
vived by sisters, Dolly Shiveler (late
Edward) and Mary Hanlon (late
Bernard); and many nieces, nephews
and cousins. She was preceded in
death by her parents; husband, Wesley;
siblings, Al, Clara Dee, John and
Jimmy; nephew, Gordon Kalscheur;
and her goddaughter, Marilyn Dee.
After the death of her husband, Lorena
worked as an R.N. at St. Marys Hos-
pital and the VA Hospital in Madison
until her retirement. During this time
she earned a B.S.N. from UW-Madi-
son. Lorena then spent many years
volunteering with the Middleton EMS,
taught religious education and was
very involved with activities at St
Bernards Parish, including leading the
Living Rosary Group before each fu-
neral. She was a charter member of the
Middleton Area Historical Society and
spent many volunteer hours there for
many years. During this time she
wrote a book Middletons Early
Years which is still being sold there.
Lorena also wrote historical articles for
the Middleton Times. She received
many awards and citations for her vol-
unteer work.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be
held at St. Bernard Catholic Church,
2015 Parmenter St., Middleton, at
11:00 A.M., on Saturday, Oct. 25,
2014. Inurnment will be private. Vis-
itation will be held at the church from
9:30 a.m. until the time of the mass on
Saturday. No flowers, please. A dona-
tion to the Middleton Area Historical
Society or a charity of your choice
would be appreciated. Online condo-
lences may be made at www.gunder-
sonfh.com.
Gunderson West
Funeral & Cremation Care
7435 University Avenue
(608)831-6761
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OBITUARY BITUARY
Lorena L. Gordon
Willy Street
Co-op celebrates
four decades
Willy Street Co-op is celebrating
40 years of cooperation within the
local food movement.
Willy Street has been a major
player in the local food movement
since opening in 1974. Starting
with only six full-time staff that
served as volunteers, the Co-op has
now grown to include a Middleton
location, over 31,000 owners and
more than 350 staff members.
We are all excited to celebrate
this milestone, said Brendon
Smith, Director of Communica-
tions for Willy Street Co-op. We
could not have made it this far
without the support of the Madison
community. We are so grateful for
our staff, our Board of Directors
and our Owners, who have be-
lieved in the mission of our Co-op
without fail.
Willy Street Co-ops mission
has included strengthening the
community. Willy Street Co-op
customers have invested over
$1,500,000 in local nonprofits
through the Community CHIP pro-
gram since the programs begin-
ning in 1978. Since 1992, the
Co-op has contributed $283,000 to
local nonprofits through the Willy
Street Co-op Community Rein-
vestment Fund.
Events celebrating the Co-op
during the month of October in-
clude in-store promotions, an ex-
tensive social media campaign and
documentary screenings.
Willy St. Co-op will host two
free documentary screenings, each
featuring The First Forty, a short
documentary on the Willy Street
Co-op, and Food For Change, a
feature length film on food co-ops
impact on American culture. The
first event will take place at the
Barrymore Theatre on October 22
at 7pm; the other will be at the
Middleton Performing Arts Center
on October 30 at 7pm. These
events are free and open to the
public.
Founded in 1974, Willy Street
Co-op customers have invested
over $2,000,000 in local nonprofits
through the Community CHIP pro-
gram since the programs begin-
ning in approximately 1978. The
Co-op has contributed $283,000 to
local nonprofits through the Willy
Street Co-op Community Rein-
vestment Fund since 1992. The
Co-op has created several innova-
tive programs, including the Com-
munity Reinvestment Fund and a
partnership with the Food Enter-
prise and Economic Development
Kitchens Project (FEED) to im-
prove access to local food and agri-
cultural production.
The Co-op now has more than
31,000 Owners. The Co-op em-
ploys more than 350 people and
last year had sales of more than
$42 million dollars. The Willy
Street Co-op is Madisons largest
consumer-owned natural foods
store, offering organic, gluten-free
and locally produced foods. The
member-owners of the Co-op be-
lieve that a sustainable local econ-
omy is vital to the health and
well-being of everyone in the com-
munity.
Anyone can shop at the Co-op,
and everyone is welcome to join
and become an owner. For more
information on the Willy Street
Co-op, please
visitwww.willystreet.coop.
Special movie
screening at the
Middleton PAC
Springfield Board Supervisor Jim Pul-
vermacher, would like the agreement
to go away. The board voted to table
the discussion on the renewal of this
agreement until the first Springfield
Board meeting in November.
Springfield also met with Sheriff
Nate Alwin from the Dane County
Sheriff Department, who provided the
town board with an update as to crime,
traffic, and other potential safety issues
in the township. Sheriff Alwin pro-
vided the town board with a 27-page
long list of calls that were reported the
Dane County Sheriff Department from
the township over the last year, and dis-
cussion later revealed a large portion of
the reports were of gas station drive-
offs. I dont know about any single
major crime problem or police related
problem in Springfield. Traffic speed
and traffic accidents were major issues
in the township, and questioned how
the Sheriff Dept. had been patrolling
Schneider Rd. and Green Briar Rd. in
particular. Sheriff Alwin did advise
that the one constant traffic-issue that
reports are made on is the intersection
of U.S. 12 and County Highway K. I
dont even think its an intersection
problem, further commented Alwin,
I think its a driver problem. Also
discussed was the use of electronic
speed signs in the township to regulate
speed on town roads, and potential lo-
cations for effective patrols.
The Springfield Board also ap-
proved operators licenses for local em-
ployees, paid the town bills, and
discussed signage for the new town
park. At the 9/16 board meeting, su-
pervisors were curious as to the cost for
potentially installing a sign to advertise
the new town park. A bid was received
by the town for a 4x8 sign at $325.00.
The board voted to table the discussion
until after the towns Budget is deter-
mined, and discussions concluded it
would be best to simply invest in a sin-
gle sign, as opposed to a temporary, ad-
vertising sign and then a second
permanent sign for the property.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 7
Just in time for Halloween, the Middleton Public Library will host a
special performance of Heartline Theatricals production, The Legend
of Sleepy Hollow and Other Tales. The performance will take place as
a live radio drama performed by a troupe of actors as if they were in an
old-time radio studio, and will consist of three vignettes, each of them
adapted from short-stories by the early-American author Washington
Irving. In The Adventure of the German Student (1824), a disturbed
young man is sent away to Paris during the French Revolution and hap-
pens upon the woman of his dreams only to learn that she was a victim
of the guillotine quite some time before. The Devil and Tom Walker
(1824) concerns a miserly man named Tom Walker who convinces him-
self he can win when he makes a deal with the Devil in return for Cap-
tain Kidds buried treasure. The third and most famous story is, of
course, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1820), the story of Ichabod
Crane and the Headless Horseman.
All three stories have been adapted for the stage by Heartlines own
Tony Reitano, author of last years radio play adaptation of Shirley
Jacksons The Haunting of Hill House. The performance will take place
on Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. in the librarys lower-level Archer Room.
Registration is appreciated: Register online at midlibrary.org/events,
email [email protected], or call 608-827-7403. This special perform-
ance is made possible by the generosity of the Friends of the Middleton
Public Library.
Above, producer Leslie Esser-Reitano and writer Tony Reitano.
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Spooky tales at library
Photo contributed
Quiet Corner of the War author
to visit Middleton Public Library
Performer, musician, and author
Judy Cook will visit the Middleton
Public Library on Friday, Nov. 7 at 2
p.m. for a special presentation of the
program entitled One Mans Civil
War: The Letters of Gilbert Claflin.
Ms. Cook is the author of A Quiet
Corner of the War, a collection of the
Civil War correspondence of her great-
great grandparents, Gilbert and Esther
Claflin, published last year by the Uni-
versity of Wisconsin Press.
The hour-long program uses letters,
photographs, and music to provide a
fascinating insight into camp and home
life in middle-America during the Civil
War. This special presentation is made
possible by a grant from the Wisconsin
Humanities Council and through the
support of the Friends of the Middleton
Public Library.
Register online at
midlibrary.org/events, or by emailing
the reference desk at info@midli-
brary.org.
Downtown Trick-or-Treat event
The Downtown Middleton Business
Association (DMBA) will host its Fifth
Halloween Trick or Treat Event on Fri-
day, October 31, 11:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m.
Last year was great fun for all with
all the little goblins running around in
the downtown. Kids are encouraged to
don their costumes while visiting the
retailers and restaurants. The busi-
nesses have as much fun as the kids!
The Downtown is decorated with
corn shocks and scarecrows near the
participating businesses. Businesses
will have orange pumpkin faces on
their front doors to indicate they will
be participating in the Halloween Trick
or Treat event. If a business is listed
and has no pumpkin face, they ran out
of goodies!
There are 44 businesses involved.
The kids can stop at them and show off
their costumes while getting treats! The
businesses include: Marilyns Salon &
Opera House, Loris Pet-Agree Salon,
Barriques Market, First Choice Dental,
Lifetime Eyecare Center, Middleton
Recreation Dept. /Hubbard Art Center
kids crafts, Middleton Public Works,
Aaron Achenbach State Farm Insur-
ance, Middleton Public Library, Dinys
Jewelers, Isthmus Eye Care, Edward
Jones - Riley, Tis the Season, BMO
Harris Bank, National Mustard Mu-
seum, Cenex MFC, Middleton
Tourism, Staybridge Suites - Middle-
ton, Simon Real Estate, Hallman Lind-
say Paints, Middleton Chamber of
Commerce, Villa Dolce, Roman Can-
dle Pizza, New Attitudes, Garys Art &
Frame, Sofra Family Bistro, McLellan
Orthodontics, Middleton Dress Com-
pany, The Free House, Village Green
Bar & Grill, Pauls Neighborhood Bar,
The Little Gym of Middleton, Neena,
Hubbard Avenue Diner, Three Sisters
Inn, Creative Look Studios, Bloom
Bake Shop, Integrity Wealth Advisors,
The Regal Find, Broyles & Company,
Z.Bella Boutique, CK Hair, Middleton
Times Tribune and Momentum Floral
Decor.
So start the fun at Pauls Neighbor-
hood Bar, Loris PET-AGREE, CK
Hair, Three Sisters Inn and Garys Art
and Frame, then cross University Av-
enue to the others! Enjoy the venture!
PAGE 8 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2014
Feeling the love
National Mustard Day raised $4,320 for LOV-Dane, a grassroots organization of individuals with disabil-
ities (and their families and friends). LOV-Dane is committed to building fulfilling, community-centered
lives for all citizens. From left: Kevin McPherson, LOV-Dane parent; Mustard Museum owners Patti and
Barry Levenson; Amanda Bell, LOV-Dane; Stefanie Primm, LOV-Dane.
Photo contributed
I think what is important here is
to follow what we have done in the
past, Sonnentag states. I dont
think we are doing anything here that
we havent done for other developers
in this case and we want to make sure
that we dont do more because we
dont want to set precedent for doing
that. We also want to stick to our TIF
plan, if we go outside of that, then we
open ourselves up to getting our hand
slapped by the DOR (Department of
Revenue).
Tyler Warner, development associ-
ate for T. Wall Enterprises, insisted
the project needed to close a
$750,000 shortfall before the project
could get underway.
The shortfall was right around
$750,000, so what we are going to do
is put in the concrete over the next
few months and then go back in Jan-
uary or February to the subcontrac-
tors and hopefully get some of those
subcontracting prices down where we
need them to be, Warner explained.
We are also going to raise a little
more money on the side, but right
now there is a gap of $750,000.
Since the project is strictly residen-
tial it falls outside of consideration
for most TIF qualifications.
Ald. Jim Wexler said its good that
the city can help narrow the shortfall
but agrees with Davis that it should
not offer more than the $233,108.
It is good that we can give more
because I think they need it, Wexler
said. I think the memo is true in that
the soils would be questionable as a
TIF expense and I think Davis memo
makes a lot of sense.
or state ID card for proof of residence
when you register to vote, either before
or on Election Day said Kevin
Kennedy, Wisconsins chief elections
officer. But you are not required to
show a photo ID to get your ballot.
All voters must show proof of resi-
dence to register to vote, and a driver
license or state ID card with a current
address are just two of many docu-
ments can use to prove they are resi-
dents. A full list is available at
http://gab.wi.gov/publications/voter-
guides/proof-of-residence.
Also, voters who have a Wisconsin
driver license or state ID card are re-
quired to provide the card number on
the voter registration form. Voters who
do not have a driver license or state ID
card can use the last four digits of their
Social Security number instead.
Absentee Voting
Burns advised absentee voters who
may have received a letter in recent
weeks telling them to provide a photo-
copy of their ID card that they may dis-
regard the letter. Some voters who
requested or received absentee ballots
before the 7
th
Circuit Court of Appeals
decision on September 12 would have
needed to provide a copy of their ID,
but the Supreme Courts order on Oc-
tober 9 made that unnecessary.
Be Prepared
Because the Supreme Court may
someday reinstate voter photo ID in
Wisconsin, the G.A.B. is advising any-
one who does not have a state ID card
to take advantage of the opportunity to
get one for free. The Wisconsin Divi-
sion of Motor Vehicles has a process to
allow people to obtain a free State ID
card for voting purposes, even if the
person does not have a birth certificate.
Kennedy said that process can take
time, especially for people born outside
of Wisconsin, so it makes sense to get
started early.
If the voter photo ID law is not rein-
stated, voters can still use the state ID
card for proof of residence when reg-
istering, he said.
Voters are also encouraged to visit
the Wisconsin Government Account-
abilitys voter services website,
www.myvote.wisconsin.gov, for infor-
mation about voting.
For City of Middleton questions
about voting, please contact Burns
office at 608-821-8350.
ID
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Extend early voting hours
Is there any way to convince Mid-
dletons government to keep the absen-
tee voting open past 4:30 p.m. on
weekdays (and even Saturdays) until
the election Nov. 4? Closing down
voting at that early hour could well pre-
vent people who work all day from
casting ballots.
Maybe some city employees can
start their work day later in the morn-
ing or take a couple of hours off during
the day and work instead from 4:30
p.m. until 7 or 8 p.m.
This is a crucial election in Wiscon-
sin and the voting procedure has been
through the courts and finally decided.
Photos are not needed to vote, making
it easier for many to cast ballots. But
they need the time to vote.
Frank Ryan
Vote NO on utility
I would like to voice my opposition
to the proposed Storm Water Utility
(SWU) by the City of Middleton. As I
understand things, the City has been
negligent in controlling storm water
runoff and consequently thousands of
pounds of sediment, chemicals, and de-
bris wash down to Lake Mendota every
year. And, this has been going on now
for I dont know how many years. The
DNR and the County has told the City
that THIS HAS GOT TO STOP. No
wonder - the City of Middleton is al-
most single handedly destroying the
water quality of Lake Mendota.
Why are we in this situation? We
are told that the job of controlling
storm water runoff is not a high enough
priority for the Mayor, the City Admin-
istrator and the City Council to budget
this expense from the general tax rev-
enue received each year. In other
words, if they wanted to, the money is
there for the city to budget funds to
handle storm water runoff. They just
dont do it. Instead, they have pro-
posed a new tax on the citizens of
Middleton called a Storm Water Util-
ity tax and at the same time they are
proposing raising the mill rate 6.87
percent. Talk about having your cake
and eating it too: The City of Middle-
ton does not need a Storm Water Utility
to raise funds to control storm water
any more than they need a Police Util-
ity, a Fire Control Utility, or a Trash
Removal Utility for these services - all
they need to do is do a good job budg-
eting. How about administrative costs
for this proposed SWU? How much
will those be every year? Will a new
staff person need to be hired? New of-
fice, computer, desk, chair, pencils?
Why has our debt service gone up
10.8%
Do we have the TIF Council to
thank for this? What do we have now -
FIVE TIF districts and counting?
Building for the future and supporting
business is great, but FIVE TIF dis-
tricts? Instead of property tax revenue
from all these developments being
available to pay for city storm water
runoff expenses these tax dollars are
being used to pay the loans (or the debt
service - not sure which) provided to
the business developments. And then
the taxpayers outside the TIF district
get to pay for all the new infrastructure
needed to support these developments.
After being in the golf business and
owning a golf course, and being in the
airport business and owning an airport,
is the City now going into the banking
business to loan money to all the devel-
opers that come along with their hands
out? Let banks provide business loans!
I would like to see the city go back to
being a city that provides needed serv-
ices such as water & sewer, police, fire,
trash removal, etc. and get out of the
business of being a business. I urge
everyone in Middleton to vote NO on
the Storm Water Utility question this
November and tell their alderperson to
produce a budget that covers this nec-
essary expense.
Don Hammes
YES vote benefits all
The City of Middleton has finally,
after several years, decided to create a
Stormwater Utility similar to many of
its neighbors, but it will require pas-
sage of a referendum by residents on
the Nov. 4 ballot. The city has been a
leader among Wisconsin cities in pass-
ing stormwater management and ero-
sion control ordinances, installing
innovative facilities to help control im-
pacts of urban development. But, the
city has failed over the years to main-
tain them so that they function effec-
tively.
According to a USGS study, deten-
tion ponds like the Confluence Pond
have reduced phosphorus and sediment
loads by over 45 percent after installa-
tion. However, this pond and more than
25 other city facilities are no longer
functioning properly. Each year of de-
layed maintenance the problem gets
worse, allowing more phosphorus, sed-
iment, metals, pesticides, and other
pollutants to enter Pheasant Branch,
the conservancy, and Lake Mendota.
Lack of maintenance has resulted in
deposition of thousands of pounds of
phosphorus and thousand tons of sedi-
ment annually into the marsh and Lake
Mendota. More than $380,000 will be
required to repair the Confluence Pond
and $340,000 for the Orchid Heights
detention ponds, only two of the many
facilities.
A stormwater utility is the best op-
tion and a more fair and equitable way
to reliably pay for services managing
the quantity and quality of stormwater
runoff within the city, rather than fund-
ing it from property taxes. It charges
customers for services based on the
runoff they generate from their prop-
erty commercial, industrial, govern-
ment, schools and others with large
impervious surfaces all pay their fair
share. The proposed yearly $15 fee per
residential unit (single-family home,
duplex or triplex) is one of the lowest
by communities within Wisconsin. It is
a minimal fee for cleaner stormwater
that is in everyones best interest: a
YES vote benefits everyone.
Herb Garn
Middleton
Utility is back-door
property tax increase
There has been quite a campaign in
recent weeks in the city of Middleton
on behalf of a storm water utility refer-
endum. From the rhetoric, one
would think this ballot question is
about water quality and our lakes, an
important concern.
Voters might want to look again,
however. As a private Middleton citi-
zen, I know I have questions.
Do Middleton voters concerned
about water quality need to pass this
referendum in order to address the
issue?
No. Middleton can spend any
amount it wants to improve storm
water handling. All it need do under
state law is ask voters to approve a
property tax increase in a referendum.
Will this storm water utility referen-
dum adversely impact the finances of
tax-exempt institutions, such as the
local food pantry, area churches, and
our schools? And, to the degree that
these nonprofits are unable to raise ad-
ditional funds, e.g., schools that face
state-mandated revenue limits, will
they have to cut other services in order
to pay storm water utility fees?
It appears so.
Finally, does this referendum offer
any relief from the citys property tax
increases that were over 10% last year
and apparently approaching that level
this year?
No. In fact,the storm water utility
offers a new source of revenue for the
city. Current property taxes will not be
reduced by that amount. Rather, the
funds now spent for storm water pur-
poses will be freed up to spend else-
where.
What is perhaps most troubling
about this ballot question is not what
the advocates say but what they
choose not to say. Government trans-
parency is not the victor here.
This referendum is not needed to ad-
dress water and lake quality. It
issought to increase expenditures on
other unidentified items and maybe
even to force a back-door property tax
increase on us by billing schools and
other nonprofits.
Sincerely,
Todd A. Berry
Keep Kromrey name
at middle school
I am someone who has been around
long enough to remember Ed Krom-
rey. As an interesting side note, very
early in his career in Wisconsin, Krom-
rey taught at a small high school in
Birchwood, Wisconsin where my
mother was a student, graduating in
1930. She remembered him as a very
special and effective teacher.
I worked as a teacher in Middleton
Schools for 33 years before retiring in
2002 and see no reason to rename the
school, since it is named for a revered
public servant, who served the commu-
nity well. If it is felt that the name
needs to be changed I strongly favor
naming the school in the same way the
other schools are noted, by their history
(Sauk Trail) or geography (Glacier
Creek). A name such as Pheasant
Branch Middle School would be ap-
propriate.
If the policy is to rename the school
after another individual, it should only
be named for another public educa-
tor. In these times, it is important to
make a strong statement that our com-
munity believes in and supports public
education.
Above all, the policy must never
allow the purchase of naming rights by
either an individual or corporation.
Peggy Marxen
Honor Ed Kromrey
I share my daughters thoughts from
the Oct. 9 edition of the Middleton
Times-Tribune on renaming Kromrey
Middle School. That would be a loss
and a shame.
In case people wonder who Ed
Kromrey was, Im enclosing a picture
of Ed. It was taken at a Middleton Op-
timist Club Breakfast Meeeting at the
Village Green in April of 1996. Ed as a
life member of our club and a local his-
torian. He would often talk about the
old days of Middleton and Wiscon-
sin.
Ed was not only the principal of the
old (original) Elm Lawn School, where
I went to grade school. He was my
eighth grade teacher, my Boy Scout
troop (no. 40) leader and my customer.
I delivered newspapers to Eds home as
a boy.
I hope our area school board mem-
bers come to their senses and forget
about a proposal to remove an impor-
tant part of our history.
If you agree to continue to honor Mr.
Edward G. Kromrey, call the school
district at 608-829-9000 and ask them
to withdraw the name change proposal.
Ed would appreciate it.
Thank you,
Richard Blaschke
PS: The guy on the left in the photo
thats me.
Editors note: The Middleton-Cross
Plains Area School Board is expected
to discuss the proposed name change
at its Monday night meeting, which is
open to the public.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 9
On common ground
Yesterday my daughter called me
from Salt Lake City. She works for the
Badgerland Council of Girl Scouts.
This year, Girl Scouts USA held their
national convention in Utah. She was
sent there as a logistics coordinator for
the event.
While in Rome, was her theme.
When she heard that the Mormon Tab-
ernacle Choir was performing on Sun-
day morning, she and a colleague
decided to go to the concert.
The performance was a live broad-
cast. It was thirty minutes long. The
program consisted mostly of singing,
but there was a short reading about
Juliette Gordon Low, the founder of
Girl Scouting.
Attendees were given a leaflet that
highlighted the life of Juliette and her
contribution of expanding and empow-
ering the lives of girls in America.
After the program, one of the singers
spoke with my daughter, thanking her
for her work on behalf of girls. She
said something like this, Even though
the Mormon Church takes a different
stand than Girl Scouting on a few
things, there are more similarities in
what we believe than differences. Girl
Scouting has helped a lot of girls.
Wow! What a wonderful example of
tolerance! What a wonderful example
of making the things that are common
ground the priority.
In their celebration on Sunday, the
Mormon community set aside their dif-
ferences to honor, not only Juliette
Gordon Low, but their guests in Salt
Lake City.
For the better part of yesterday
thoughts of my daughters experience
were on my mind.
I kept imagining what the world
would look like if more people embod-
ied the spirit of that woman and who-
ever made the decision for the contents
of Sundays performance at the Mor-
mon Tabernacle.
Bi-partisan intolerance has escalated
to such proportion that our country and
state has missed many, many chances
to solve the myriad difficulties facing
us.
More and more politicians protect
party lines and affiliations rather than
stepping towards each other to make a
difference. It is posturing rather than
serving.
True dialogue includes listening.
No one can hear when heads and hearts
are closed.
It is especially disheartening when
single issues deafen voters to the broad
spectrum of concerns that need to be
addressed.
A representative might agree with
that single issue, but cause more dam-
age to the environment, quality of liv-
ing and democracy itself by the other
decisions the he or she makes.
Our country has invested in promot-
ing reconciliation in the Palestinian/Is-
raeli and other conflicts around the
world. I think that it is time to invest
that kind of effort into American poli-
tics.
When walking in the Pheasant
Branch Conservancy and reflecting on
all of this, the word atonement came
into my mind. My mind broke the
word apart into at-one-ment.
The etymology of that word reveals
that my mind was not just being sim-
plistic. The word was used as early as
1533 to describe an at one relation-
ship between mankind and with God.
It was not about sacrifice. It was
about being in right relationship and
being at one in purpose and love.
To me the word atonement is a call
to altruism, the principle or practice of
unselfish concern for or devotion to the
welfare of others.
The word is in direct opposition to
egoism. It is in direct opposition to
selfish gains. It is in direct opposition
to projecting being right when being
right foregoes the truth.
The call from my daughter on Sun-
day prompted me to take an inventory
of myself and my own pockets of in-
tolerance. It has spurred me to set the
intention of being a more active lis-
tener and observer.
I hope, with all of my heart, that the
upcoming elections will bring people
to office who are willing to listen to
each other and to discover and build on
common ground.
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LETTERS ETTERS TO TO THE THE
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EDITOR DITOR
Wohlleber and fiscal services manager
Lori Ames say the cut was expected
and should not effect the budget
process.
The cut was actually about $1,000
less than what we had project in the
preliminary budget, Wohlleber said.
So we were really close.
Wohlleber says two major factors
that determine state aid are the dis-
tricts costs and property values in the
district.
One of the key factors the state uti-
lizes in the state general aid formula is
cost, Wohlleber notes. Our cost in-
creased as a result of debt service pay-
ments from our referendum that was
approved in 2012.
The referendum to rebuild and out-
build Kromrey Middle School has
added significant spending for the con-
struction costs.
Another major factor in the for-
mula is property value, Wohlleber ex-
plains. We have the highest property
value per student in Dane County. So
basically in the states formula we are
considered a rich district, they view it
as we have a lot of property value be-
hind each student to help fund local ed-
ucation.
What the whole state formula tries
to do is balance taxpayers ability to pay
into each district based on property
value, Wohlleber elaborates. So dis-
tricts with more property value have
more ability to raise educational re-
sources locally through the tax levy
then through the state.
In reality our state aid would have
decreased even more than the 15 per-
cent, the Assistant Superintendent
notes. There is a provision in statutes
that provide a school district will not
lose more than approximately 15 per-
cent of what they received in the prior
year in state aid.
The certified amounts were released
two days after the MCPASD Board of
Education approved $130,825 in addi-
tional budget considerations.
Superintendent Don Johnson asked
that the board consider approving the
$121,000 to hire additional counselors
and paraprofessionals at Kromrey Mid-
dle School as well as some very part-
time staff at Glacier Creek Middle
School to assist with high-need stu-
dents. He requested an additional
$9,825 to fund the Technology Access
for All program which provides
Chromebooks (inexpensive laptops
with Googles Chrome operating sys-
tem) to students of low socio-economic
status.
We believe these are useful and
necessary based on our enrollment
growth and to address the achievement
gap, Johnson said.
The board unanimously approved
the request. The items approved were
among a longer list of items for budg-
eting consideration that could still see
approval. The items that have been ap-
proved will have to be approved again
in the final budget.
I expect that administration will
come to the board with additional rec-
ommendations that board will have to
discuss and determine whether or not
they want to put in place for this fiscal
year, Ames said.
Ames also pointed out that because
property values increased by more than
two percent in the district, the mill rate
should decrease by more than 1 per-
cent.
Based on what I presented at the
last board meeting I would not expect
huge changes to the budget but rather
fine tuning, said Ames.
PAGE 10 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2014
Joe Parisi unveils $540 million Dane County budget
Dane County executive Joe Parisi
has introduced his 2015 budget. The
proposed operating budget totals just
over $540 million, and the capital
budget is $39 million.
Dane Countys reserve fund totals
$20 million, built up from zero when
Parisi took office.
This budget reflects our commu-
nitys shared values, Parisi said. It
approaches our challenges together as
shared responsibilities. And this is how
Dane County will continue to be a
leader in innovation - through collabo-
ration.
For the county to continue providing
the same services it has today, it would
cost $3.5 million more in 2015, accord-
ing to Parisi. The county executive in-
structed departments and agencies to
only suggest something new if the
costs were covered by new revenue,
through new partnerships or by reallo-
cating existing dollars to reduce the
need for taxpayer dollars.
In other words, said Parisi, col-
laborate, innovate and be creative.
Consistent with state law, the budget
is a 4.07 percent increase. County taxes
represent roughly 15 percent of an in-
dividuals property tax bill and if
passed as proposed equates to a $23.15
increase on the average home valued at
$237,678.
The budget moves next to the Dane
County Board for consideration.
It includes:
New PARC and Ride $750,000
Grant Program - all communities are
eligible for grants to improve bicycle
interconnectivity and infrastructure;
Expanding DaneCom coverage
with no additional local government fi-
nancial contribution;
46 miles of additional roads being
plowed 24-hours a day when needed
and seven new CNG snowplows;
$750,000 to get 42 families out of
homeless shelters, off the streets and
into affordable housing;
$400,000 to expand solar develop-
ment on county facilities;
$1.6 million for seven more com-
pressed natural gas snowplows fill-
ing up off our landfill at 25% the cost
of diesel fuel;
$140,000 for new technology and
software to maximize the efficiency of
how and where snowplows are as-
signed over the countys more than
1200 square miles;
$750,000 new matching grant pro-
gram to help communities develop
bike trails linking park spaces;
$75,000 to explore a future ex-
panded role for conservation education
at the Lussier Family Heritage Center;
$750,000 for improvements to bring
more concerts and shows to the Coli-
seum at the Alliant Energy Center;
$500,000 for a phosphorus-elimina-
tion system at the Springfield digester;
$500,000 to help farmers store ma-
nure and stop spreading in the winter;
$60,000 to help the county better re-
spond to heavy rainfall events resulting
from the effects of climate change;
$100,000 for upgrades to Dane
County Emergency Managements In-
cident Command Vehicle used during
such events as the Verona tornado to
help coordinate regional public safety
responses;
$20,000 to increase outreach to
Dane Countys growing Latino popu-
lation about opportunities for both eco-
nomic development and access to
affordable housing.
FUNDS FOR MIDDLETON-CROSS PLAINS:
Resurfacing of Allen Boulevard between University
Avenue and Highway M ($867,000), full construc-
tion in 2015
Resurfacing, bike improvements of Highway P from
Pine Bluff to Hwy 14 ($800,000), full construction
in 2016
24 hour plowing on Highway M between Highways
Q and 113, Highway M where it becomes Century
Avenue, Highway Q where it is Allen Blvd, High-
way Q from Highway M to Waunakee, Highway K
from Highway M to USH 12, Highway S (Mineral
Point Road) from Highway M to Timber Lane and
Highway MS (University Avenue)
New outdoor warning sirens at Middleton City Hall
and at the intersection of Century Avenue and
Baskerville Avenue
PLUNGE continued from page 1
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 11
Celebrate good times
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Middleton wins
outright Big 8 title
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
They danced and sang as Build
Me Up Buttercup blasted throughout
Breitenbach Stadium.
They hugged and high fived as
Ushers Take That and Rewind It
Back roared through the air.
And they paused to soak it all in
when We Are the Champions came
on.
Yes, last Friday night was party
night for Middletons football team.
Thats what undisputed Big Eight
Conference championships can do for
people.
The Cardinals hammered visiting
Janesville Craig, 41-0, on
Homecoming and claimed their first
outright Big Eight Conference title
since 2004.
The Cardinals finished the regular
season 8-1 and edged Madison La
Follette (7-2) for the league title.
Janesville Craig, which was trying to
forge a tie atop the league, finished the
regular season 6-3.
This is just amazing, Middleton
senior tight end Mitchell Herl said.
Ive played with most of these guys
since the fourth grade and we just
have amazing team chemistry. This is
just a great moment.
Middleton coach Tim Simon has
led the Cardinals to five conference
titles during his 11 seasons, but only
See FOOTBALL, page 14
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Travis Zander and Middletons football team rolled past Janesville Craig last Friday and won the Big Eight
Conferences outright title. See PLAYOFFS, page 13
Cardinals host
Sun Prairie in
first playoff game
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
It will be the Battle of the
Cardinals Part II.
Middletons football team
received the No. 2 seed in Group C
of the WIAA Division 1 playoffs.
Middleton will open the postseason
against seventh-seeded Sun Prairie in
a Level 1 game Friday at 7 p.m. at
Breitenbach Stadium.
Middleton won the Big Eight
Conference championship with an 8-
1 record, but suffered its only loss of
the season at Sun Prairie (6-3) on
Sept. 19.
The kids are fired up,
Middleton coach Tim Simon said,
minutes after leaving his seeding
meeting Saturday. Theres not too
many times in life you get a second
chance at things.
Kimberly (9-0) received the No. 1
seed in Group C, followed by
Middleton, Fond du Lac (8-1),
Madison La Follette (7-2), Verona
(6-3), Janesville Craig (6-3), Sun
Prairie and Madison West (5-4).
Those eight teams have a com-
bined record of 55-17 (.764), the best
winning percentage among the four
Middleton duo
fifth at state
They turned their pain to gain.
Instead of hanging their heads, they
responded in memorable fashion.
Middleton girls tennis standouts
Allison Ragsdale and Abbey Webber
the No. 2 seed at the WIAA
Division 1 state tournament fell in
the quarterfinals last Friday at Nielsen
Tennis Stadium. But the Cardinals
terrific tandem responded with a pair
of wins Saturday and finished fifth
overall.
No, it wasnt the finish Webber and
Ragsdale wanted. But the pair showed
great resiliency and strength after suf-
fering their toughest loss of the sea-
son.
I was honestly really upset when
we lost in the quarterfinals, Ragsdale
said after the tournament. Abbey and
I had such a great season, so my
expectations were really high.
It was a real bummer, but Im
proud of how Abbey and I reactedon
Saturday. We couldve come
to Saturday not caring about winning
anymore, but Abbey and I showed
how we normally play that day.
Middleton junior Kaisey Skibba
also finished in sixth place in the sin-
gles bracket. Skibba entered the tour-
nament seeded seventh.
Im happy with that, Skibba said.
It was a great year. Just overall, I
practiced a lot and worked on a lot of
different aspects of my game. I know I
got a lot better.
It was a tough road throughout for
Webber and Ragsdale. In the end,
though, the navigated it with aplomb.
After a first round bye, the
Cardinals pair toppled Meg Hartzell
and Alyssa Schafer of Oshkosh North,
6-4, 6-1, Friday morning to reach the
Round of 16.
There, Webber and Ragsdale edged
Brookfield Centrals Annie Porritt and
Libby Protz, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3, to reach the
Ragsdale, Webber
rebound after loss
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
See TENNIS, page 12
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Allison Ragsdale (left) and Abbey Webber (right) finished fifth at the state doubles tournament.
quarterfinals.
There, Waunakees Bailey Chorney
and Bobbi Stricker toppled Webber
and Ragsdale, 7-5, 6-2.
I was disappointed in myself that I
played my worst tennis all season on
the day of state, Webber said. I
knew that the Waunakee match would
be difficult, even though we beat them
in straight sets in sectionals. To their
credit, they played well. They limited
their shots down the middle and made
the majority of their returns.
Webber and Ragsdale then moved
to the consolation bracket Saturday,
where they met Nicolets Michelle
Margolies and Erin Wathen (30-3)
the tournaments No. 3 seed.
But the Cardinals tandem had a
terrific recovery and notched a 6-3, 6-
7 (4), 6-2 win.
We played for every point because
we know there are only a number of
matches left together, Ragsdale said.
And we want to cherish every minute
of it.
Middletons duo then defeated
Cedarburgs Amanda Skonieczny and
Lauren Weise, 7-6 (4), 6-4, to claim
fifth place.
Obviously its an honor to podium
at state, even if Allison and I were
supposed to get second, Webber said.
Going into state all I wanted to do
was podium, and Im happy we were
able to do that, even if it wasnt sec-
o n d .
It was really awesome that we were
able redeem ourselves from Friday,
and come out on top. Even though
state didnt go as plan, Im super
proud of Allison and I for getting fifth
at state.
Skibba had a terrific weekend, too.
After a first round bye, Skibba
defeated Emily Pepperl of Eau Claire
Memorial, 6-2, 6-2, to reach the round
of 16. Skibba then bested Nina Gerard
of Nicolet, 6-1, 7-5, to reach the quar-
terfinals.
There, Skibba fell to Arrowheads
Emily Kalbow the tournaments
No. 2 seed 6-1, 6-0.
Its been fun to play people that
are really good, Skibba said. That
made it a really fun year.
Its been a lot of fun to be the No.
1 singles player on the team. I know
every match is going to be tough.
Thats been a lot of fun.
Middletons Emily Oberwetter also
competed in the singles tournament
and won her first round match, 6-3, 6-
1, over Emma Anderson of
Watertown. But Oberwetter then fell
to West Bend Easts Lexi Keberle
the tournaments No. 1 seed and the
eventual champion 6-0, 6-0.
Middletons second doubles team
of Baylie Gold and Lauren Coons lost
their first match to Maria Mihailescu
and Cristina Villalovas of De Pere, 6-
1, 6-3.
Middleton now heads to the state
team tournament this weekend.
The Cardinals, who are the defend-
ing state champs, meet Brookfield
East Friday at 5:30 in the quarterfinal
match.
The semifinals are Saturday at 9
a.m. and the finals are at 2 p.m.
I hope our team does well, but I
think it will be hard to win it like last
year, Skibba said. I still think we
can do really good and have fun.
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TENNIS continued from page 11 n
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Middletons Kaisey Skibba finished sixth at the state tournament.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 13
groupings.
Its obviously a really good
grouping, Simon said.
This actually marks the second
consecutive season Middleton gets a
second chance to right a wrong. A
year ago, the Cardinals lost in the
regular season to Madison Memorial,
then defeated the Spartans in the first
round of the playoffs.
Now, Middleton hopes to do the
same thing against Sun Prairie.
We could have played a lot better
against Sun Prairie, Middleton sen-
ior defensive end Alex Wills said.
For whatever reason we just
werent on the same page.
Middletons biggest problem in its
loss at Sun Prairie was containing
defensive tackle Devin Webster. That
night, Webster had four sacks, forced
two fumbles and blocked a punt.
Middleton also lost the turnover
battle, 4-2, allowed eight sacks, and
couldnt overcome several glaring
mistakes on offense.
But now, Middleton gets a second
chance at Sun Prairie.
It should be a lot of fun, Simon
said. I would expect us to play a lot
better.
PLAYOFFS continued from page 11 n
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Kevin Ripp (82) and Middletons football team were all smiles after winning
the Big Eight Conference Friday night.
two of those have been outright
championships. And Simon himself
knows theres nothing like winning
the league and not having to share.
We told them at the start of the
week that there was a lot on the line,
but to embrace this, Simon said. Its
one of the more fun weeks of the year
with Homecoming and a lot of things
going on around school. But we
embraced it and came out and played
great.
Thats for sure.
As always, Middletons defense
was sublime.
The Cardinals forced four first half
turnovers two interceptions and
two fumble recoveries. Middleton also
pitched its second shutout of the year,
and finished the regular season hold-
ing eight of its nine opponents to sin-
gle digits.
The Cardinals allowed just 64
points in nine games, an average of
7.1 per contest. And afterwards, long-
time Middleton defensive coordinator
Tom Cabalka called it the best defense
hes ever coached.
I think so, Cabalka said, as fire-
works shot off from the north end-
zone. This group really wanted it
and not just on game nights.
The games were important to
them, but so was Monday and
Tuesday and everything that went
with it. They put in the work because
they wanted to be great, they wanted
moments like these. Thats a lot of fun
to coach.
Middletons offense had plenty of
fun, as well.
The Cardinals started their first six
drives in Craig territory and scored on
five of them. Amazingly, Middletons
average starting point on those drives
was the Craig 34-yard line.
Senior quarterback Kellan Schulz
was masterful, throwing for two
touchdowns and running for a third.
Junior tailback Cam Maly was terrific
with two more touchdowns, pushing
his season total to 16.
Herl, Middletons brilliant senior
tight, continued to do his best Jimmy
Graham impression. And junior wide-
out Mitchell Bacon channeled his
inner-Lynn Swann with one of the
Cardinals niftiest touchdown recep-
tions of the season.
I felt like we had a lot of confi-
dence, Schulz said. I walked in the
locker room at 4:45 (p.m.) and guys
were laughing and telling jokes. There
were nerves and pressure but I just
felt like we had a lot of confidence.
Middletons special teams were ter-
rific, too. The Cardinals blocked a
punt early in the game, snuffed out a
Craig fake punt one series later, and
got a terrific performance from kicker
Declan Whinnery, who continually
drove his kickoffs into the endzone.
We were really good in all three
areas, Simon said. Id definitely say
it was our best game of the year.
Craig played without standout
quarterback Shayne Ellis and really
had no answers for the Cardinals
standout defense.
After the Cougars first drive went
nowhere, Middletons Travis Zander
blocked the Cougars punt. On the fol-
lowing play, Maly erupted off of right
tackle for a 23-yard TD and a 7-0
Cardinals lead.
Craigs second drive also died
quickly, but the Cougars tried a fake
punt. Middleton read the play perfect-
ly, though, and Craigs Nick Moore
threw incomplete.
Schulz then hit Zander for 11 yards
on a shallow cross and found Herl for
14 yards. Then on second down from
the 10-yard line, Schulz faked a pitch
on the option and scored to give the
Cardinals a 14-0 lead.
I give a big credit to our defense
and our special teams, Schulz said.
They were flying around, making
things happen. It made our job a lot
easier.
Middletons offense also did its job
better than it had all year, taking full
advantage of every opportunity that
came its way.
On Craigs next possession,
Cougars sophomore quarterback Nick
Cramer lost a fumble and Middletons
Alex Wills recovered.
Wills was among the many stal-
warts on Middletons defense, finish-
ing with a fumble recovery and two
sacks.
We just did what we had to do,
Wills said. We just had to keep pres-
sure on the quarterback and not let
him make any throws.
The Cardinals then strung together
a 9-play, 42-yard drive that Maly
capped with a 2-yard TD run that
made it 21-0 with just 12 seconds left
in the first quarter.
Maly finished the night with 104
yards on 19 carries (5.5 average). He
also got a big lift from Middletons
terrific offensive line of (from left)
Kajuan Redus, Kamon Ennis, William
Braxton, Sean Benedict and Derek
Ramsey.
Those guys deserve a ton of cred-
it, Schulz said of Middletons offen-
sive line. They were incredible.
On the first play of the second
quarter, Middletons Alex Wood inter-
cepted Cramer at the Cougars 27.
And one play later, Schulz and Herl
hooked up on a deep seam route to
make it 28-0.
Mitchell just gives me such a big
target area, Schulz said. I thought I
threw it too high but he just went
up and got it.
Late in the second quarter, as the
rains poured down, Schulzs endzone
throw for Bacon seemed to be headed
wide left. But Bacon made a terrific
adjustment and hauled in a 16-yard
TD with 3:50 left in the second quar-
ter. The extra point was blocked,
though, and Middletons lead stayed at
34-0.
On the second play of Craigs next
possession, Hayden Denson forced
Cramer to fumble. Peyton Brunker
recovered, then raced 25 yards for a
TD and a 41-0 Cardinals lead.
We just made a lot of plays, Wills
said. The night was a lot of fun.
The second half featured a running
clock and lasted just 29 minutes in real
time.
And moments after the blowout
was complete, the Cardinals were par-
tying like it was 2004.
This is just the start, said Herl,
whose team will likely open the post-
season with a home game on Oct. 24.
Weve got a lot more to accomplish
and I think were really a danger-
ous team.
The Cougars would most certainly
concur.
Janesville Craig ..... 0 0 0 0 0
Middleton . 21 20 0 0 41
Middleton Maly 23 run (Whinnery kick)
Middleton Schulz 11 run (Whinnery kick)
Middleton Maly 2 run (Whinnery kick)
Middleton Herl 22 pass from Schulz
(Whinnery kick)
Middleton Bacon 16 pass from Schulz
(kick blocked)
Middleton Brunker 25 fumble return
(Whinnery kick)
TEAM STATISTICS
First downs JC 5, Mi 14. Rushing (Att.-
Yds.) JC 28-103, Mi 37-161. Passing yards
JC 56, Mi 97.Passes (Comp.-Att.-Int.) JC
8-17-2, Mi 9-13-0.Fumbles-lost JC 0-2, Mi 0-
1.Penalties-yards JC 4-30, Mi 6-55.
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing:JC Ouimet 6-59; Mi Maly 19-
104.
Passing: JC Cramer 4-11-2, 28; Mi
Schulz 6-8-0, 81.
Receiving:JC Hoppe 2-16; Mi Herl 4-
54.
PAGE 14 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2014
FOOTBALL
continued from page 11
n
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Nick Maes (22), Hayden Denson (3) and Middletons football team won their first outright Big Eight Conference championship since 2004.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 15
End of
the road
Hours, days, a full week after the
fact, Ben Kollasch still couldnt
believe what he just saw.
Kollasch, Middletons boys soc-
cer coach, took his team to the post-
season with high hopes and lofty
dreams. Instead, the third-seeded
Cardinals were eliminated in the first
round of the WIAA Division 1 play-
offs by 14th-seeded West Allis Hale,
3-2, last Tuesday.
Middleton, which had climbed as
high as No. 2 in the state polls earlier
this season, ended the year 11-5-3.
And after starting the season 9-0-1,
the Cardinals finished the season 2-
5-2.
I did think we were back on
track, Middleton coach Ben
Kollasch said. I think that, at one
time this season, we deserved the
No. 2 ranking.
We also never found a way to
make a notable win we could hang
our hat on, a win to define our season
and look back on to remind us how
tough we could be. We never defined
our season in a positive light without
the grit to create one of those big
wins.
While the Cardinals struggled in
the second half of the season,
Kollasch & Co. were optimistic they
had started to figure things out. But
Hale changed that thinking.
Middleton took a 1-0 lead in the
first half when Ivan Khamenka
scored in the 27th minute.
But to the amazement of many,
Hale scored three goals during an 11-
minute window in the second half,
the final one coming in the 68th
minute.
Middletons Braden Allen pulled
the Cardinals within 3-2 in the 75th
minute. But Middleton couldnt
score again its season was over.
We didnt get the job done,
Kollasch said. This team is truly
one of the most skilled teams we
have ever seen in Middleton, but
they havent dug their feet in when it
mattered to get the dirty work
done. (Last) Tuesday night was a
great example of that.
The game was moved from
Firefighters Soccer Complex to
Middleton High School due to heavy
rains throughout the day. Kollasch
admitted that weather, the change in
venue and overconfidence were all
issues.
But
While every one of those was a
factor, none were large factors and
the combination of them all
shouldnt have mattered more than a
hill of beans, he said. We let them
all matter.
Much to Middletons chagrin, its
now forced to think about next year.
The Cardinals lose 14 seniors,
including three-year varsity mem-
bers Roger Waleffe, Devin Ott and
Khamenka.
Once again we will have not
only big shoes to fill from the
younger classes, but lots of them,
Kollasch said. Thankfully, if you
look at our varsity reserve team and
the freshmen ranks, we have the fire-
power all lined up for more great
seasons ahead.
Obviously, right now it is tough
to forget the postseason game loss.
What will live on for me though will
be the first month of the season when
the boys really exploded with offen-
sive firepower.
That was an electric atmosphere,
and if we could have kept it, it would
have carried us through.
Unfortunately, we spent the last few
weeks of the season looking to find it
again and we never recaptured it to
the extent we needed.
Soccer Cardinals
fall to Hale in
playoff opener
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Ben Kollasch
Middleton coach
I did think we
were back on
track.

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Caleb Ostrem (00) and Middletons boys soccer team were upset in the first round of the playoffs.
PAGE 16 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2014
The Big Eight Conference meet
didnt go as well as they planned.
But Saturday provides a chance for
redemption.
Middletons girls cross country
team finished third at the Big Eight
meet held at Leeson Park in Beloit.
Now, the Cardinals have to regroup
quickly with the WIAA Division 1
DeForest Sectional slated for Saturday
at 11:45 a.m.
Middleton has finished fourth at
state the last two seasons. And the
Cardinals know it will take a huge
effort Saturday to return for the state
meet in Wisconsin Rapids.
Our girls are gamers, Middleton
co-coach Isaac Mezera said.We have
four seniors on the sectional team with
a wealth of race experience, a junior
who is primed for her best race yet, a
sophomore who never quits, and a
freshman who just found another
gear. I think if we keep the right atti-
tude and execute another perfect race,
well end our season up in Wisconsin
Rapids.
The Cardinals hoped to repeat as
Big Eight champs last Saturday, but
fell short of that goal.
Madison Memorial and Sun Prairie
both tied for first place with 54 points.
The Spartans were awarded the con-
ference title, though, after their No. 6
runner finished ahead of Sun Prairies
sixth racer.
We had not gone up against
Memorials best lineup all season until
this meet, Mezera said. So we had
the girls key off of Sun Prairie, figur-
ing if we could beat them we could
win conference.
Middleton was third with 78
points, while Madison West (92) and
Madison East (176) rounded out the
top five at the 10-team event.
Middleton senior Bobbi Patrick led
the Cardinals with a ninth place finish,
finishing the 5,000-meter race in 19
minutes, 35 seconds. Senior Rachel
Wians was 14th (19:35), junior Sam
Valentine was 15th (19:39), freshman
Charlotte Sue was 16th (19:40) and
sophomore Kallie Stafford was 24th
(20:09).
(Co-coach) Cindy (Bremser) and I
are proud of how the girls prepared for
the conference race, and we are espe-
cially proud of how they executed the
race strategy, Mezera said. All of
the (top five) girls ran their best time
of the season.
All of the girls had Sun Prairie in
their radar, made moves when they
needed to, went out aggressively, and
finished with a kick. Sometimes in
athletics, you do your best and you
still are bested.
Now, its off to one of the states
top sectionals, where four teams are
ranked in the top-11.
It will take a Herculian effort for
Middleton to keep its season alive.
But the Cardinals have met every
challenge the last three years and
will try meeting another one Saturday.
Big Eight cross country meet
At Leeson Park, Beloit (5,000 meters)
TEAM RESULTS: Madison Memorial 54,
Sun Prairie 54, Middleton 78, Madison West 92,
Madison East 176, Verona 201, Beloit 202,
Janesville Parker 204, Janesville Craig 210,
Madison La Follette 239
TOP INDIVIDUALS (Top seven earn first-
team all-conference)
1. Katie Hietpas (SP) 18:14.87; 2. Delaney
Eigenberger (MM) 18:29.96; 3. Brenda
Hernandez (BM) 18:48.07; 4. Siena Casanova
(MM) 18:49.70; 5. McKensey Van Wie (SP)
18:55.97; 6. Colleen Milligan (ME) 18:57.92; 7.
Peyton Sippy (JC) 19:02.72.
Girls XC team third at Big 8 meet
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Never has third place felt so good.
Thats how Middletons boys cross
country team felt after the Big Eight
Conference meet last Saturday in a
race held at Leeson Park in Beloit.
Madison West and Madison La
Follette the states top two teams
were first and second, as expected.
But Middleton was third, a spot many
others in the league were gunning for.
When the top two teams in the
state are in your conference, finishing
third is very satisfying, Middleton
co-coach Cindy Bremser said. We
knew going into the meet there were
several teams that wanted that third
position and it was very close.
It sure was.
West finished with 36 points and
La Follette had 48 easily outdis-
tancing the rest of the field. Middleton
was third at 120, while Sun Prairie
(123) and Verona (130) rounded out
the top five at the 10-team event.
Middleton sophomore Gus
Newcomb was eighth overall, finish-
ing the 5,000-meter course in 16 min-
utes, 21 seconds. Newcomb went out
fast with the leaders and hung on for a
top finish.
Gus Newcomb ran with the top
group at one mile, which went out
under five minutes, Bremser
said.He was able to hang on and fin-
ish eighth. Guss high finishmade the
difference in getting the lower score.
Cardinals senior Zach Shoemaker-
Allen was 26th overall (16:43) and
junior Christian Lindblom was 29th
(16:56). Freshman Jack Rader was
30th (16:59) and senior Andrew
Plumb was 33rd (17:02).
The remaining scorers went out
hard, but were further back and had to
work their way up, Bremser said.At
one point in the race there were four
Sun Prairie runners between our first
and second runner.
Zach Shoemaker Allen and
Christian Lindblom were able to
remain confident and break up the
group with Jack Rader and Andrew
Plumb coming in right after Sun
Prairies No. 4 and 5.
This was a little too close for com-
fort, but I feel our No. 3, 4 and 5 run-
ners can do better by getting out a lit-
tle faster, thus avoiding some of the
crowds.
Middleton is now at the WIAA
Division 1 DeForest Sectional
Saturday at 11 a.m.
Madison West is the clear cut
favorite, but the top two teams
advance to the state meet on Nov. 1.
And Middleton, which reached the
state meet a year ago, will certainly
have its sights on a return trip.
The guys seem ready and are very
motivated to return to state, Bremser
said. As we all know, you still have
to run the race.
Big Eight cross country meet
At Leeson Park, Beloit (5,000 meters)
TEAM RESULTS: Madison West 36,
Madison La Follette 48, Middleton 120, Sun
Prairie 123, Verona 130, Madison Memorial 142,
Janesville Parker 168, Janesville Craig 183,
Madison East 198, Beloit 292
TOP INDIVIDUALS (Top seven earn first-
team all-conference)
1. Olin Hacker (MW) 14:55.21; 2. Ryan
Nameth (Ver) 15:14.37; 3. Finn Gessner (ML)
15:25.98; 4. Will Olson (MW) 15:55.30; 5. Kyle
Kolar (MW) 16:13.90; 6. Trevor Legg (ML)
16:18.19; 7. Wayu Bedaso (ML) 16:18.59.
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Middletons Bobbi Patrick finished in ninth place at the Big Eight Conference meet.
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Jack Rader and Middletons boys cross country team finished in third place at the Big Eight Conference meet.
Strong showing
Boys XC team
third at Big Eight
conference meet
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Ben White has been waiting for
this moment all year long.
Spunk. Gusto. Passion.
Middletons boys volleyball coach
has wanted to see these qualities from
his team. And White finally got his
wish last Saturday.
At the Middleton round robin, the
Cardinals went 3-1 with wins over
state-ranked teams Waukesha West
and New Berlin. The Cardinals also
defeated Nicolet, before losing to
Appleton North.
We finally played with energy.
Finally! White said after the tourna-
ment.It took many weeks and many
attempts to get the energy out of the
boys and I dont know what finally did
it, but Im not complaining.We played
with energy and intensity on
Saturday.
Middleton opened the tournament
with a 25-16, 25-12 win over
Waukesha West, the 11th-ranked team
in the state. Just one week ago, West
upset Brookfield East, the No. 2 team
in the state.
Waukesha West is big, swings
hard and has some big jump serves,
White said. We handled all of that
and played with outstanding
energy. Our blocking was great and
that set the tone for the day.
Blake Sprecher and James
Caldwell controlled the net allowing
for our defense to keep the ball in play
and Derek Kalvin to run the
offense.James and Andrew (Gardner)
had some big kills for us.
The Cardinals also stunned No. 4
New Berlin, 19-25, 25-23, 15-9. After
a rough first game, Middleton got
rolling and eventually posted one of
its better wins this season.
Jordan Futch and Sprecher had big
games for the Cardinals. Junior Kevin
McMahon also moved from defensive
specialist to all-around for this game
and provided a big lift.
In Game 2, I begged the team to
play with the energy they did against
Waukesha West and to attack the mid-
dle as much as possible, White
said.After winning Game 2, we rode
the momentum to a Game 3 win.
Ill be honest, I cannot remember
the last time weve pulled off an
upset this big.This was a great win
for us, and hopefully one that might
give us the No. 1 seed in our section-
al.
Middleton then rolled past Nicolet,
25-16, 25-8. Just one week earlier, the
Knights defeated the Cardinals at the
Whitefish Bay Invite.
We continued to peak, controlled
the net as Blake and Derek had some
big blocks and were tough to stop on
offense, White said. Thomas
Robson served tough in the match and
we really kept Nicolet out of system
the whole day. The guys played
great.
Appleton North then toppled the
Cardinals, 14-25, 25-15, 15-8.
Sometimes you play a match and
the other team just beats you and that
is what happened against North,
White said. That was the best defen-
sive team weve faced this year. Hats
off to North.
Middleton also notched a pair of
impressive Big Eight Conference wins
last week.
The Cardinals downed Beloit
Memorial, 25-21, 25-15, 25-9 last
Tuesday.
Caldwell had 16 kills, five aces and
four blocks, while Gardner also had
10 kills. Kyle Bradley-Bartelson had
nine digs and Kalvin added 26 assists.
Middleton also finished with a .345
hitting percentage, one of its highest
totals of the season.
I was really impressed with the
play of Andrew Gardner, White
said.Hes carried over his level from
the Whitefish Bay Invite and is step-
ping up to become our second option
behind James.
Middleton also toppled Madison
La Follette, 25-12, 25-16, 21-25, 25-
20, last Thursday.
Caldwell did it all, finishing with
16 kills, 10 aces, five digs and seven
blocks. Sprecher had seven kills and
four blocks, while Gardner had seven
kills and Kalvin added 27 assists.
James Caldwell had one of the
more impressive showings Ive seen
as he had a double-double with kills
and aces which is very, very rare,
White said. Weve given him the
green light to jump serve and its pay-
ing off.
On deck: Middleton was at
Madison Memorial Tuesday, then
hosts Fort Atkinson Thursday at 6:30
p.m.
The Spartans and Fort are in sec-
ond and third place in the Big Eight,
respectively. So Middleton had a
chance to lock up another conference
championship with a pair of wins.
Im hoping we continue to play
with energy, White said.Well try to
push ourselves in practice to keep the
level high. Im excited to see what we
do the rest of the year.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 17
The second season is here.
But before Middletons girls vol-
leyball team heads to the postseason,
the Cardinals had to finish up the reg-
ular season.
Middleton went to the Big Eight
Conference tournament last Saturday
and finished fourth overall. The
Cardinals were just 2-4 overall on the
day.
It was not the finish that we
expected, Middleton coach Franco
Marcos said. We had Homecoming
on our minds.
Middleton opened with a 25-22,
25-18 win over Janesville Parker.
KateLyn Robson had four aces, while
Cole Jordee had two aces, three blocks
and five assists.
Middleton then downed Madison
East, 25-6, 25-9.
Robson had three aces and seven
assists, while Morgan Roberts had
four aces. Audrey Hinshaw had five
kills, Amber Karn had three aces and
nine digs, and Jordee had two aces,
three blocks and four assists.
Sun Prairie then defeated
Middleton, 25-23, 25-12. Logan Welti
had six kills and Karn had seven digs.
Madison West also toppled the
Cardinals, 25-23, 25-17, in the final
pool play match of the day.
Rachel Severson had 13 assists and
Hinshaw had eight kills. Welti had 13
kills and 10 digs, while Jordee had 10
digs.
There was a three-way tie for sec-
ond place in the pool. But Middleton
won one-set playoffs against both
Janesville Parker and Madison West
and captured second place in the pool.
In the semifinals, Verona toppled
Middleton, 25-8, 16-25, 15-8.
Jessi Nonn had four aces and
Severson added 10 assists. Welti had
eight kills, Hinshaw had five kills, and
Karn had eight digs.
Janesville Craig then bested
Middleton in the fourth place match,
25-19, 16-25, 15-11.
Severson had two aces and 18
assists, while Hinshaw had 10
kills. Welti had seven kills, Karn had
four aces and 10 digs, Molly
Zeineman had four blocks and Jordee
had two blocks.
Middleton now hosts Madison
West in a WIAA Division 1 regional
semifinal Thursday at 7 p.m. If the
Cardinals win there, theyll most like-
ly travel to Waunakee and meet the
Warriors in a regional final Saturday
at 7 p.m.
It was a good tournament for us to
gauge the opponents that we will see
in the WIAA tournament, Marcos
said. Weve still got work to do and
need to stay focused.
Girls spikers 4th
at Big 8 tourney
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Franco Marcos leads his girls volleyball team into the postseason Thursday.
Getting things all figured out
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Blake Sprecher (14) and Middletons boys volleyball team had a terrific week.
Boys spikers shine
at Middleton
round robin
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
PAGE 18 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2014
The postseason is almost here.
And Middletons girls swimming
team is undoubtedly rounding into
top form.
The Cardinals toppled Janesville
Craig, 120-50, last Friday. Middleton
improved to 7-1 in the Big Eight
Conference following its seventh
straight league win.
With just two meets to go until
the postseason, we really wanted the
girls to focus on specific racing ele-
ments of each of their races,
Middleton coach Lauren Cabalka
said. They did a really nice job
making adjustments and correcting
things we have been talking about all
season long.
Tryn Peterson won the 100 yard
freestyle, while Lauren Kalvin was
second and Kristin Hartung was
third. Samantha Roll, Nicole McCue
and Hartung also swept the 100 yard
backstroke.
Margaret McGill and Kalvin went
1-2 in the 200 yard freestyle, while
McGill was also second in the 200
yard IM.
Roll won the 50 yard freestyle and
Chiara Pierobon-Mays was second.
Paige Prestigiacomo and Caroline
Hippen also went 1-2 in the 100 yard
butterfly.
Pierobon-Mays and Maggie Go
were first and second, respectively,
in the 100 yard breaststroke. Hippen
added a second place finish in the
500 yard freestyle.
Middletons 200-yard medley
relay team of
Pierobon-Mays, Emma
Karbusicky, Victoria Lin and
Prestigiacomo won the 200 yard
medley relay. And Middletons 400
yard freestyle relay team of Roll,
Kalvin, Lin and Hippen finished
first.
The win was a perfect ending to
an exciting Parents Night.
This meet was all about our par-
ents and thanking them for all of
their support throughout the lives of
our girls, Cabalka said.We wanted
to put together some great races for
them, as well as for our team. In the
end, it was a great tribute to the par-
ents and a great homecoming win.
MIDDLETON 120, CRAIG 50
200 medley relay1. Middleton, 1:55.69.
200 freestyle1. Margaret McGill (M),
2:03.20; 2. Lauren Kalvin (M), 2:05.55; 3. Sierra
Rhodes (JC), 2:05.59.
200 individual medley1. Erin Donagan
(JC), 2:14.82; 2. Margaret McGill (M), 2:20.48;
3. Victoria Lin (M), 2:21.62.
50 freestyle1. Smanatha Roll (M), 25.74;
2. Dhiara Pierobonmays (M), 25.83; 3. Kendall
Calkins (JC), 26.17.
100 butterfly1. Paige Trestieiacomo (M),
1:04.93; 2. Caroline Hibben (M), 1:07.47; 3.
Maggie Gorman (JC), 1:09.01.
100 freestyle1. Tryn Peterson (M), 57.03;
2. Lauren Kalvin (M), 57.29; 3. Tristan Hartung
(M), 57.42.
500 freestyle1. Erin Donagan (JC),
5:22.67; 2. Caroline Hibben (M), 5:25.51; 3.
Maggie Mangas (M), 5:39.13.
200 freestyle relay1. Craig (Kendall
Calkins, Maggie Gorman, Sierra Rhodes, Erin
Donagan), 1:44.90.
100 backstroke1. Samantha Roll (M),
1:03.76; 2. Nicole McCue (M), 1:08.42; 3.
Tristan Hartung (M), 1:11.25.
100 breaststroke1. Dhiara Pierobonmays
(M), 1:16.46; 2. Maggie Do (M), 1:19.20; 3.
Elizabeth Petruzzello (JC), 1:21.06.
400 freestyle relay1. Middleotn, 3:44.69.
Junior varsityMiddleton 136, Craig 26.
Swimmers dunk Craig
Middleton rolls
to easy win
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Lauren Kalvin and Middletons girls swimming team dunked Janesville Craig last Friday.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 19
Sports
briefs
Optimist Youth
Basketball
The Cross Plains Optimists
are again sponsoring a Youth
Basketball Program for both
boys and girls. This year, both
on-line and in-person registra-
tion is offered.
On-line registration is avail-
able through the Cross Plains
Recreation Department at
www.cross-plains.wi.us through
Nov. 15. (From the Home Page,
click on: Departments/Services;
Parks and Recreation;
Recreation; then follow the
directions for the Village on-line
registration system.)
There will also be an in-per-
son sign-up on Oct. 27, at the
Rosemary Garfoot Public
Library, 2107 Julius Street in
Cross Plains from 6-8 p.m.
Third through eighth grade
boys and girls within the
Middleton Cross Plains School
District and surrounding area are
eligible to sign up for Cross
Plains Youth Basketball teams.
Teams will be formed after the
sign-up dates and will play in
the same league as the
Middleton Basketball Club and
surrounding communities.
Third-grade teams play half-
court 3-on-3 games. Fourth
grade teams and fifth/sixth, and
seventh/eighth grade teams play
full-court games.
This is a fun league where
equal playing time and teaching
fundamentals are
stressed. Participants practice
once a week and play about ten
games. If your child hasnt
played basketball before, this is
an excellent opportunity to
introduce them to the sport.
Practices begin in late
November. The league starts in
January and ends in March with
games being played on
Saturdays.
There is a $65 fee, which
includes a team T-shirt. We
would appreciate any parent vol-
unteer help from administration
to coaching.
Any questions about registra-
tion should be directed to
Dennis Semrau at (608) 513-
5550 or by e-mail at: dsem-
[email protected].
Van Heuklom honored
Former Middleton High
School standout golfer Allison
Van Heuklom, a senior at UW-
Stout, was named to the second-
team All-Wisconsin
Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference (WIAC) Women's
golf team.
Van Heuklom placed fifth at
the conference championship.
Throughout the season, Van
Heuklom also finished third at
the Border Battle, 12th at
Stevens Point and 17th at
Wartburg.
Van Heuklom finished the
fall season with a stroke average
of 82.75.
Stout will resume action in
the spring and will compete at
the NCAA Division III Women's
Golf Championship, May 12-15,
2015, in Howey-in-the-Hills,
Fla.
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