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THURSDAY, May 7, 2015
City leaders discuss lowering marijuana fines and other ways to address racial and socioeconomic disparities
by CAMERON BREN
Times-Tribune
The Middleton Committee of the

Whole (WOW) discussed modifying
city fines and forfeitures, eliminating
or reducing cannabis possession fines,
and changing policing trends and hiring practices last week.
The COW later referred the issues to
the license and ordinance committee
for review and recommendation of ordinance changes to the common council.
The COW meeting was sparked by
a letter from Dane County executive
Joe Parisi to all Dane County municipalities calling on them to review and
make changes to their ordinances that
disparately affect certain socioeconomic and racial groups.
Its incumbent upon all of us to
govern in a way that ensures everyone
who decides to call this amazing
county home has opportunity - opportunity to work, thrive and live. We all
Ash borer
is here...
What is the city doing and what
you should be watching for...
On Tuesday, April 28, 2015, the

presence of the Emerald Ash Borer
(EAB) was identified and confirmed in
the street terrace area at 7226 Hubbard
Avenue.
However, the City does not know
the numbers and locations of ash trees
that are on private property.
See BORER, page 11
have a part to do, Parisi wrote. The

goal is simple: reduce the number of
kids and families living in poverty in
all of our neighborhoods.
The COW was given presentations
by police chief Chuck Foulke, resident
Casey Grady, and municipal court
judge Marjorie Schuett.
Foulke broke down the statistics of
the Middleton Police Department and
what could be done to address the disparities they reveal.
The Middleton Police Department
(MIPD) has 37 sworn officers of which
29 are white males, six are white female, and two hispanic males. Foulke
said he wants to see a more diverse police force and suggested the possibility
of dropping the police academy mandate before hiring an officer.
When you hire an officer the academy is a five month program and we
do another five months or so of field
training, so it takes about a year before
an officer can join the force, he said.
Honoring Lina Vergara

See FINES, page 10
Times-Tribune photo by Cameron Bren
Chief of police Chuck Foulke held a candid discussion with members of the Middleton City Council last week.
She died in a tragic

accident, but her
memory lives on
Glowing Smiles begins Saturday

at9 a.m.at Orchid Heights Park
in Middleton. The Kids Dash
begins at9:15 a.m.and the 5K
walk run starts at10 a.m.
by DEB BIECHLER
Times-Tribune
Saturday, May 9has been set for the

third annual Glowing Smiles 5K
Run/Walk & Kids Dash.
Lina Vergara smiling, as usual, at

her high school graduation.
The event was created to honor the

life and memory of Lina Vergara, a
Middleton High School graduate and
Elementary Education major at UWOshkosh who died in a rafting accident
Reduce, reuse, recycle!
on the Wolf River on July 7, 2012.

Her death, and the death, four
weeks later of a young father, could
have been prevented, said her mother,
Margarita. BothLinaandthe 39-yearold man who died on August 4 had
rented equipment and launched their
rafting trips from Shotgun Eddys in
the Menominee Reservation.
The vests were of such poor quality
thatLinas popped right off after she
See VERGARA, page 11
Photo by Jeff Martin/JMAR Foto-Werks
Middleton Mayor Kurt Sonnentag wields the big scissors at the citys "textile-cutting" ceremony April 25 to officially open the new indoor Recycling
Center at 4330 Parmenter Street. Textiles are one of many items that will be collected at the site. Joining the mayor were members of Middleton's
common council, the city's sustainability committee and several city staff employees. For more information about the Middleton Recycling Center,
contact Abby Attoun, assistant director of community development, at 608-821-8343 or aattoun@ci.middleton.wi.us.
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MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE
Archeology tour at Pope

Farm Conservancy
THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2015
Illustration by Amy Rosebrough
There will be an archeological tour of Pope Farm Conservancy Wednesday, May 13 from 6:30-8 p.m. The tour will be led by Dr. Amy Rosebrough
of the State Historical Society.
Rosebrough will take visitors on an archaeological tour of sites in Pope
Farm Conservancy and discuss Native American life in and near Pope Farm.
She will show how Native Americans made tools out of stones and provide a
fascinating overview of how land usage has changed. This event is free to the
public.
Farmers market returns next week
New Food and Fun at

the Greenway Station
Farmers Market
Greenway Station Shopping Center has announced that its annual farmers market will launch on Thursday,
May 14 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or
shine in the parking area near
Claddagh Irish Pub.

This year Greenway Station welcomes back market coordinator Cheryl
Heck, of Hecks Market. Heck is glad
to be back at the Greenway Station
Farmers Market saying, Im excited
to see this market grow and I want people to understand everything our vendors have to offer. We want to make it
See MARKET, page 11
TIF money for Fiskars project?

by CAMERON BREN
Times-Tribune
The Middleton Plan Commission

last week recommended to the Common Council to approve tax incremental financing of $3,150,000 to assist in
building a parking garage, skywalk,
and soil remediation for what would be
the new headquarters Fiskars Brands.
Originally a Finnish manufacturer,
Fiskars is now a holding company that
imports from countries around the
world, primarily China. Their largest
holding is Fiskars Brands, which produces the craft and garden products the
company is primarily known for and is
currently headquartered in Madison.
The company is expanding right
now due to an acquisition and needs
more space. They plan to lease a building at the corner of Deming Way and
Discovery Drive with the possibility of
adding on to the existing structure or
building new structures.
Jay Gillespie, vice president of marketing for Fiskars, says the company is
growing and plans to create more jobs
in Middleton. He says the building
they are moving into has enough space
for up to 400 employees.
Weve been growing at about a five
percent compounded growth over the

last eight years and with an acquisition
obviously we need a new space, Gillespie explained. At the date of move
in we will probably have 276 employees move into this area, we would add
approximately 55 new roles to the area,
and then we project future growth of
about four to five percent [a year], but
who knows what the future brings but
that is the rate at which we are grow-
ing.
The TIF request includes funding
for a parking ramp with estimated cost
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of $1.9 million, a skywalk at $850,000

and soil remediation at $400,000. The
estimated tax increment generated per
year is $300,000, which should recover

the TIF expenditure in about ten years.
See TIF, page 11
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Drills show how cops respond to school shooters

by ERIN VANDER WEELE
Times-Tribune
Dane County area police took part in

Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid
Response Training (A.L.E.R.R.T.) at
Glacier Creek Middle School in Cross
Plains on March 31 and April 1.
Special agent Jay Darin of the F.B.I.
held the two-day A.L.E.R.R.T. training
course, a national program recognized
by homeland security designed to teach
police how to respond to active shootings. The Dane County Sheriffs Office, Cross Plains, Mount Horeb,
Middleton, Blue Mounds, Belleville,

Waunakee and Brooklyn Police Departments took part in the training.
Darin is teaching about 30 courses
this year in Wisconsin, an increase
compared to one course in 2013. Lieutenant Tim Schuetz of the Dane County
Sheriffs Office and Lieutenant Jeff
Davis of Cross Plains Police Department helped coordinate the training.
They worked to bring police from
western Dane County together for the
training, since all the departments
would most likely be responding if an
active shooting incident occurred in the
area.
If we have an active shooter event

here, were going to have Dane County
Sheriff [deputies] coming, were going
to have Middleton [police] coming, so
we tried to open it up to the local western part of Dane County so that if
something does happen in one of our
schools, were all on the same page,
were all trained together and under the
same concept, explained Chief Tom
Janssen of the Cross Plains Police Department.
The goal of the level 1 course is to
teach police how to isolate, distract and
neutralize a shooter. The officers also
learn team movements, how to work as
a team with other officers they may not

have worked with before, how to enter
rooms safely, how to approach a crisis
site in the safest way, and breaching
options if doors are locked.
Its a variety of different things that
will hopefully help them, giving them
the tools and tactics necessary to have
a successful outcome if an active
shooting were to happen in a school in
a business, anywhere, Darin said.
The two-day training included classroom instruction and scenario exercises. The deputies and officers who
took part in the training receive a cer-
tificate of attendance and have the option to also take part in level 2 of the
training courses, starting in June. Darin
emphasized the officers will need to
continue to practice what theyve
learned from the course.
I like to say that we give them a
blue print, and kind of teach them concepts and principals, but its up to them
to then go back to their police department, train with their police department, and train with other guys to
really build it into their memory,
Darin said.
Westport Town Board approves zoning for new school

by MICHAEL DREW
Times-Tribune
The Town of Westport voted unanimously two weeks ago to adopt Resolution 15-07 approving the rezone of
the property on Woodland Dr west of
CTH Q and the design review of the
Waunakee Community School Districts new intermediate school that was
funded during the November 2014 ref-
erendum.
Superintendent Guttenberg was
present at the meeting to both answer
any questions the Town Board or public had about the design and rezone.
Town Administrator Tom Wilson
gave an update to the board on the recently constructed Public Works Facility, which is now undergoing exterior
landscaping and finishing work.
The exterior plan that I saw today
was to commence with asphalt like
May 11...I think thats the second Monday, commented Wilson on the future
exterior work for the Public Works Facility, So Im hoping that doesnt
mean July.
Westport hired Fischl Construction
of Verona to construct a new Public
Works Facility with a bid of $981,100.
Construction began in May of 2014,
though construction wasnt declared
completed until March 2015.
The board also adopted Resolution
15-08, approving an additional rezone

a portion of the Concordia Lutheran
Church Property, to allow for the construction of a Single Family Residence.
The area was described to be a 12
acre lot, and was rezoned from G-1 to
A-1. It will be a part of a development at some point. commented Administrator
Wilson
on
the
unanimously-approved Resolution.
Additionally, the board approved a
temporary Class-B license for the

Benedictine Women for an event occuring on 5/6/2015, and also approved
Resolution 15-09, adopting the 2015
Stormwater Permit Biennial Report
that was published by the Wisconsin
DNR.
The Westport Board also paid the
town bills prior to adjourning the board
for April.
cussion focused on the landscaping and

environmental safety features of the
GL Dairy Biogas manure digester located inside the township on Schneider
Rd after an interested party requested
the board investigate whether the digester facility had been installed improperly, and requested a double row
of trees and additional boons be installed.
Its a cosmetic thing is what it is,
commented Board Supervisor Art
Meinholz, after agreeing that the di-
gester had been installed to the approved specifications, including dry

basins to catch potential overflow or
leakage from plumbing breaks and
boons installed at designed locations.
The discussion on this item ended
with the board concluding that the digester was properly installed and that
the addition of rows of trees was not included in the original designs.
Further, the town board also agreed
to allow the burial of relatives of the
previously interred at the Kohlman
Cemetary, so long as the new interments are included on plots already

owned by the family of the deceased,
and that the new interments follow any
other rules for burial at the cemetery.
Finally prior to paying the towns
outstanding bills adjourning, the
Springfield board additionally approved the route for the Capital View
Triathlon, which will be following a
route through the township on June 14,
2015, along town roads in the southern
portion of the township.
Board in Springfield approves $179,980 in road repairs

by MICHAEL DREW
Times-Tribune
The Town of Springfield Town

Board has approved road work including repairs of various town roads stated
to be in dire need to the tune of
$179,980 through asphalt contractor
Payne and Dolan.
Repairs include culvert replacements, wedging, and chip sealing
throughout the township. Road Patrol-
man Mark Grosse provided the town

board of a list of roads that were in
need of repair during the 2/3/15 board
meeting, including Enchanted Valley
Rd, Kingsly Rd, Sunrise Ridge Trl, and
Martinsville Rd among others.
The approved bid through Payne
and Dolan came in $30,000 under the
estimated budget for road repairs set by
the township, and the board indicated
the potential for review of additional
sites in the township may yet be added.
The board also hosted a lengthy dis-
Local athletes compete in Wisconsin Special Olympics

Four athletes from Middleton Area
Special Olympics went to Special
Olympics Wisconsin State competition
for gymnastics at the UW-Oshkosh
campus in April.
Pictured at left are the local athletes right after the medals ceremony
wearing all their awards. They are,
from left to right: Adon Hayes, Ashlee Hrdlicka, Piya Manna and Laura
Landraf. Not pictured are Coaches
Kassie Weber, Heather Hresko,
Daniel Belongia, Sarah Carlson and
Jean Hopp.
Photo contributed
All the athletes trained really hard

during the winter season. We would
like to thank Jessie Carlson of Badger
Gymnastics Academy for her generosity in letting our athletes train at her facilitiy. We had a total of 11 athletes
participate in gymnastics, of which 4
went to the State competition.
As a result of their hard work, the
athletes were quite successful at the
State games.
The results
are as follows:
Adon Hayes received Gold medals

(1st place) in each of his events: Floor
Exercise, Bars, and Vault.
Ashlee Hrdlicka finished 2nd in
Beam, 2nd in Floor Exercise, 1st in
Bars, 3rd in Vault, 5th All-Around.
Piya Manna placed 1st in Beam, 3rd
in Floor, 1st in Bars, 3rd in Vault, 2nd
All-Around in her events.
Laura Landgraf finished 2nd in
Beam, 2nd in Floor and 3rd in Vault
Canstruction results are in

M IDDLETON O UTREACH M INISTRY
The fifth annual Canstruction

Madison Awards Ceremony recently
completed a fantastic week at West
Towne Mall.
Community members viewed and
voted for their favorite of the 15 structures throughout the week via facebook, Instagram and online voting, and
the winners were announced at the
closing ceremony.
Hosted by Middleton Outreach Ministry, the competition calls on teams to
end hunger by building structures of
canned goods and packaged food. All
food is donated to the MOM Food
Pantry, serving Madison, Middleton
and Cross Plains. This years theme
was Calling All Superheroes to Help
End Hunger and features many superhero themed structures.
This, our fifth year of Canstruction Madison, marked a big shift for
the event and for MOM, moving the
building and the structures to a place
where people in the community could
see what all of these fantastic teams
have created, said Al Ripp, Executive
Director of MOM. All week people
have been stopping to look at the structures, but what they have also been
doing is reading about why this event
takes place. We thank West Towne
Mall for providing the space for such a
wonderful outreach opportunity for
MOMs mission to End Hunger in our
community.
Now, one of the most important
parts of Canstruction Madison begins, says Cheri Farha, Distribution
Center Manager. As the structures
come down, every team can be proud
of all of the food that is heading to the
shelves at MOM. We served over
4,000 people with 1.1 million pounds
of food in 2014, so the food represented here will make a difference.
Middleton Outreach Ministry
Canstruction competitions have
raised over 160 tons of food in the past
five years. MOM thanks all of the
sponsors, teams and volunteers who
make the event possible.
Canstruction Madison 2015 was
generously presented by Godfrey &
Kahn.
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And the
winners
are...
Winner: Judges Choice - Asbury United Methodist Church:

COWstruction: Tipping the Balance
on Hunger: Unlike cowtipping,
hunger isnt an urban legend! If we
all work together, we can tip the balance and win the fight against
hunger. Thanks to design expert
John Gaska, Agricultural Engineer.
Winner: Structural Ingenuity
- CUNA Mutual Group: Spidey
Spins his Web to End Hunger:
With great power, there must also
come great responsibility. Lets end
hunger together! Thanks to Moreton
& Co. for construction help, and our
design team from Strang.
Winner: Best Use of Labels St. Andrew High School Growth
Group: Pac Man CAN Beat
Hunger: Pac Man may be too small
to be a super hero, but beating
hunger is done one can at a time.
Thanks to members of St. Andrew
for the food donation, to our Growth
Group leaders Jon Fricke and Jared
Dammann, to our Canstruction
leaders Dave Hochmuth & Kate
Dvorak, and to design expert Steve
Beglinger.
Winner: Most Nutritious Walgreens: Skyscrapers and Superheroes! Helping to fight hunger in
cities everywhere- makes us all superheroes!
Winner: Most Cans - Exact
Sciences: Calling All Real Heroes!
Special acknowledgements to Kyle
Bindrim and Keith Bindrim.
Winner:
Peoples Choice
Award - CUNA Mutual Group:
Spidey Spins his Web to End
Hunger: With great power, there
must also come great responsibility.
Lets end hunger together! Thanks
to Moreton & Co. for construction
help, and our design team from
Strang.
Winner: Youth Award - JMM
SparCANs: The Madison Memorial
SparCANs would like to help
MOM checkmate hunger! Special
thanks to the students of JMM for
supporting our fundraisers.
Photo contributed
Hosted by Middleton Outreach Ministry, the Canstruction competition calls on teams to end hunger by building
structures of canned goods and packaged food.
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M3 donates to MOM
Photo contributed
M3 Insurance, through its Community Impact Committee, is proud to

make another donation to Middleton Outreach Ministry (MOM) to help
Prevent Homelessness and End Hunger in the community. Pictured is
Middleton resident Tim Cleary, Director of Sales, along with Al Ripp, MOM
Executive Director, and Bridget Ripp, Human Resources Assistant & Community Impact Coordinator.
Benedict is Student of the Month
Photo contributed
The Middleton Optimist Club recently recognized Sean Benedict as Student of the Month. Pictured
here are Brad Hartjes (Optimist), Sean Benedict, Brent Siler (Engineering instructor at MHS), mother Cheryl
and father Jim Benedict. Sean is a very accomplished athlete and academic, and includes in his extra-curricular activity participation in the Student Voice Union and volunteer work for MOM. He will be studying premed at UW-Madison in the fall.
As the nation debates police

shootings, Dane County
Sheriffs Office invites media
to examine its use of force
by ERIN VANDER WEELE
Times-Tribune
Kiwanis gives to youth center
Photo contributed
Middleton Kiwanis President Kathy Nieber-Lathrop (left) presented a check for $500 to the Middleton Youth
Center Director Gabrielle Hinahara the service clubs latest meeting.
In the midst of a Dane County District Attorneys decision on whether to

charge a white Madison police officer
for shooting a biracial 19-year-old to
death, the Dane County Sheriffs Office is working to help the public gain
a better understanding of use of force
protocol.
The fatal shooting of Tony Robinson
on March 6 ignited protests in Madison
over the last month. Police say the officer who shot Robinson, Matt Kenny,
was responding to a call about a man
who had assaulted someone and was
jumping in front of traffic. Kenny shot
Robinson after he attacked the officer,
according to police.
With several controversial officerinvolved shootings getting national
media attention, the Dane County
Sheriffs Office decided to hold its
four-hour police use of force session
for the media on Thursday, April 23 at
the police departments training facility

in Waunakee. During the session,
deputies explained the basics of how
police are trained and allowed reporters
to take part in different scenarios.
There have been concerns nationwide recently about police use force,
particularly deadly force, and while
were not here today to comment
specifically on the Tony Robinson incident, or on any specific incidents that
have happened throughout the country,
what we do want to address specifically is use of force and use of deadly
force to try to help provide a little bit
more of an understanding for how an
officer is trained and why they respond
the way that they do, said deputy
Kelly Rehwoldt, who was one of the
instructors.
Matthew Braunginn of the Young
Gifted and Black Coalition heard about
the media training session and calls it
propaganda.
The majority of the media is basically just a vocal piece for the state as
it is, Braunginn said. They take the
word of the police and the government
word as true, when often times theyll
[police] misconstrue facts or outright
lie about situations to make things look
a certain way, Braunginn said. So reSee FORCE, page 9
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Teaming up for Carousel at PAC
First Ever Joint Production

for Middleton Players
Theatre, Middleton
Community Orchestra and
Friends of the Middleton
Performing Arts Center
For the first time, Middletons three

premier music and theater organizations will work together ona production to be held at the Middleton
Performing Arts Center. Middleton
Players Theatre (MPT), Middleton
Community Orchestra (MCO) and the
Friends of the Middleton Performing
Arts Center (FPAC) are collaborating
on an in-concert production ofRodgers
and Hammersteins CarouselMay 16
17.
According to Matt Starika-Jolivet,
co-artistic director,Carousel has been
a bucket list show for several years

now and when brought to MCO and
FPAC, all three organizations were
thrilled to make it their first collaborative production. MPTs 25 year history of musical theatre in the
community brings some of the best talent in the greater Madison area, which
will be elevated by MCOs incredible
artists, led by guest conductor Kyle
Knox, said Starika-Jolivet. The performance is co-produced by Friends of
the PAC, who has always been committed to bringing creative and entertaining productions to this impressive
venue.
Kathy Holt, co-president, Friends of
the Middleton PAC is also excited to
join forces with Middleton Players
Theatre and the Middleton Community
Orchestra to bring the in-concert production ofCarousel to the Middleton
PAC. It has been a delight to work
with these groups to further promote

the arts and provide quality, affordable
entertainment to residents of all ages in
our community, said Holt.
Known as Rodgers and Hammersteins favorite of all their collaborations,Carouseltells the beautiful and
heart-wrenching story of a young
woman who falls in love with a
roustabout carnival barker. The production will feature fifty voices and
sixty orchestra members.
Carousel will feature many of
Madisons rising stars. said co-artistic
director, Thomas J. Kasdorf. Our cast
features several recent University of
Wisconsin-Madison graduates, including Erik Larson as Billy Bigelow, who
is currently continuing his education at
The University of Houston, opposite
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
graduate, Marie McManama as Julie
Jordan. Other notable cast members
Chicago woman wins Gems

of Middleton Sweepstakes
The sweepstakes
prize package is
worth over $600
More than a thousand people entered and now the Middleton

Tourism Commission has selected
the winner of its spring promotion,
the Gems of Middleton Giveaway.
Laura Jamison of Chicago, IL will

visit gems like the awardwinning Capital Brewery, the
quirky
National
Mustard
Museum and Louisiannes, a New
Orleans-style Cajun restaurant thats
been a Middleton tradition for
decades. Shell also enjoy an
overnight stay at MiddletonsHilton
Garden Inn.
Jamison even takes home a real
Middleton gem of her own: a stackable ring, with a ruby, diamond,

emerald or sapphire, worth $400,
fromChalmers Jewelers.
Stay tuned for more fun promotions from the Middleton Tourism
Commission. Become a fan of
theVisit MiddletonFacebook page
or
log
on
to www.visitmiddleton.com to stay
in the loop.
and recent or current UW alumni include Daniel ODea (Enoch Snow),

Jessica Kasinski (Nettie Fowler),
Kirsten Larson (Carrie Pipperidge),
and Amy Gottlieb (Louise).
The creative team includes Matthew
Starika-Jolivet (co-director) and
Thomas J. Kasdorf (co-director and
musical director), Kyle Knox (conductor), and Mari Borowski (choreographer).
Carousel will be presented at the
Middleton Performing Arts Center at
2100 Bristol St., Middleton. Reserved
tickets are $35/adults, $30/seniors and
$25/students and can be purchased online atwww.middletonplayers.com or
at the door 60 minutes before each performance. For best seating online ticket
purchases are strongly recommended.
Middleton Players Theatre was
founded in 1990 and has produced over
thirty shows in its 25 year history.
Mainstage shows are produced at the

acclaimed Middleton Performing Arts
Center, while other smaller concerts
and cabarets have been performed
around the greater Madison area.
The Friends of the Performing Arts
Center is a non-profit, incorporated
group comprised of local citizens with
a variety of backgrounds committed to
nurturing both cultural and performing
arts within the schools and the greater
Middleton Area.
The Middleton Community Orchestra, founded in May 2010 is an ensemble for community musicians who
want to make music and have a great
time playing together. The guiding
principle is to create and sustain a high
quality ensemble composed of local
amateur musicians who would be capable of performing challenging classical repertoire.
Social Media For Your

Small Business program
presented by Wisconsin
Womens Business Initiative
Tuesday, May 19th at 6 p.m. at
the Middleton Public Library
Social networking can seem confusing and daunting but it can be a

valuable tool for small business. We
will discuss the basics of Facebook,
Linked-In and Twitter. Learn how to
incorporate these marketing methods into your marketing plan in
ways that save you and your employees time. Keep it simple, stay
on track and let these new forms of
marketing work for you! Please
note: you must contact the Wisconsin Womens Business Initiative directly in order to register for this
program. Visit their website at
www.wwbic.com or call 608-2575450.
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U P A GAINST
WALL
Why competition is good for all of us

by TERRENCE R. WALL
Times-Tribune
Sometimes a coincidence of unrelated events come together to give me

pause. In this case its that I never understood certain Democratic candidates propensity towards avoiding
democracy and competition in elections.
First, there is Shirley Abrahamson,
Chief Justice of the Wisconsin
Supreme Court, someone you could
say should be the keeper of the flame
of democracy, deciding that she
doesnt have to abide by the voters decision, and not just that, but she doesnt
want to abide by the majority-rules
rule, which is the foundation of democracy. Shes decided she should remain,
like a queen, in the Chief Justices seat.
Set aside the voters decision and set
aside that the majority of the court
should decide who their leader should
Big thank you
I just want to send a big thank you

to Middleton city officials and our police department for taking the time to
address
issues
I
contacted them about regarding pedestrian safety during the reconstruction
project on Parmenter street.
While many cities around the country are facing much more serious
dilemmas, we here in Middleton are
extremely lucky to be able to know that
what we say is important. Even down
to
the
smallest
ones
such as the safety of a woman walking
her dog.
After submitting a many-pointed
THE
be, she told her voters that she would

be Chief Justice so therefore she
should remain Chief Justice, was the
argument she made in her lawsuit.
Thats right, the Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court couldnt come up with
a better (or even a legal) argument to
support her case. Worse yet, she filed
suit in federal court; never mind that
the federal government has no jurisdiction over state elections. (The United
States does not have a national election
like other countries; we have 50 elections in 50 states for President that all
occur on the same day.) If this case
wasnt about her, do you think she
would say that the federal court has jurisdiction?
Then there is Hillary Clinton, whom
the DNC has anointed as the only candidate allowed to run for the DNCs
nomination for President. Never mind
there are plenty of other (more qualified) candidates, Hillary doesnt want
to have to compete. (Did she really
call Marco Rubio a boy? I guess she

must consider him a real threat.)
You may recall that in the last election, Hillary and Obama had to compete and the DNC got a stronger
candidate that ended up winning.
The Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency (bet you hadnt heard of that
one) has decided to make new economic development even more difficult by raising the cash equity
requirement of all new acquisition, development or construction loans (except 1-4 units) defined as high value.
(They then define high value in reverse
by saying that every such loan at less
than 15% cash equity is considered
high value.)
Just when the economy is recovering, the feds wants to shove it backward. Banks that dont require the
higher cash equity amount will be
forced to risk weight the loan at 150%
under the new rule, which would be
prohibitive for many banks and cer-
tainly prohibitive if a bank did it too

many times.
Why is the OCC doing this? Who
knows. The economy is recovering,
the problem loans are all in the past,
and the bank defaults are gone, so why
now? Seems like a little too late in my
opinion; if they were going to do this,
the time was in 2006. The new rule
certainly threatens to significant slow
new development and construction.
Do the bureaucrats and regulators in
Washington have any clue what they
are doing? The Federal Reserve Bank
is keeping loan interest rates at close to
zero to provide lose credit, while the
OCC tightens credit and the regulators
likewise tighten credit by imposing
more rules on community banks that
never contributed to the financial crisis
caused by the New York banks and
Washington. I suppose if their goal is
to choke of credit thereby choking off
the recovery, theyre well on their way.
Since the crisis, the federal govern-
letter on the citys website concerning

the increased traffic using Clark street
as a detour, I was replied to by multiple
people directly associated to the project
in a timely manner, and kept informed
over the course of several days.
I had noted many sight blocking
pieces
of
equipment, the lack of detour signs,
and increased speeds in a residential
area to name only a few, and those
items have now been moved or removed,
a
speed monitoring sign has been installed, and police presence is noted!
GRAND JOB MIDDLETON! I feel
so much safer now, and my little dog
does
too!
Middleton really IS the Good Neighbor

city!
Marsha Mash
Dairy Queen, The Earring Tree, Elements Therapeutic Massage, Firehouse

Subs, Galin Education, Garys Art and
Frame, Harbor Athletic Club, Heid
Music, Hillsong Ridge Farm, Tracey
Hokanson, Holiday Inn and Suites,
Home Roast Coffee, Hubbard Avenue
Diner, Im Board!, Indigo Healing,
Jasons Deli, Kjorlie Law, Matt and
Rita Macdonald, Madison Magazine,
Madison Mallards Baseball Club, John
Masino, Menchies, MHS Jazz Ensembles, MHS Marching Band, Middleton
Fire Department, Morey Airplane
Company, Mt. Olympus Waterpark,
New Concepts Salon, Pam Olson and
Jeff Wong, Pizza Hut-Middleton, RP
L ETTERS
TO THE EDITOR
Spring supper
was a success
Fabulous food and great music ensured a good time for all at the MHSBOPA Spring Supper, A Little Taste of
Italy. This annual fundraiser, sponsored
by the Middleton High School Band
and Orchestra Parent Association had
over 700 in attendance entertained by
nine bands, featuring many talented
student musicians.
It was a pleasure to work with the
hard working planning committee. We
had a wonderful group made up of people who had been involved for many
years and many new faces too! The
event was a great success due to the
support of Brad Schneider, Steve Kurr
and Mike VerVoort, the band and orchestra directors, and our many parent
volunteers.
Thank you to Brennans, Dean
Foods, Pizza Hut and Starbucks for
their donations of food and beverages.
The Silent Auction grows each year
thanks to efforts of the Silent Auction
Committee and the generosity of many
families and area businesses. Thanks to
Abuelos, Benvenutos, Kris and Kim
(your favorite cooks), Bistro 101, , Jennifer Chiaverini, Culvers Middleton,
ment has basically transferred the cost

of their corrective actions from Wall
Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, the
causers of the financial collapse, to
Main Street.
Unlike Madison, most of the country
is still struggling to get out of the recession and share in the recovery. Just
go around Wisconsin and see for yourself, while their are pockets of economic activity, the state just lost
thousands of jobs (again) due to layoffs
as businesses are not yet hiring like
they should be in a recovery.
And the solution is simple: hey,
Washington, just get out of the way. We
in the private sector will do the rest.
Up Against the Wall is a monthly

column written by Terrence Wall and
reflects his views and opinions. It does
not necessarily reflect the views of the
Middleton Times-Tribune.
Adlers Pub and Grill, The Shoebox,

Starbucks Greenway Station, Subway
Middleton, Target, Tyrol Basin, Ultrazone, Uniek, the UW Spring Band
Concert, Villa Dolce, Vortex, Ward
Brodt Music, Willy Street Co-op,
Wolff Kubly Ace Hardware, and the
Zimmerman Family for their donations.
Your generosity and support are
greatly appreciated! Our children rely
on the support of the community, their
parents and area businesses to keep our
music programs strong and vibrant.
Stefanie Kushner and
Jenny Lewis
2015 Spring Supper Co-Chairs
O BITUARY
PAGE 9
Beverly June Everson

MIDDLETON-Beverly June
Everson, age 83, passed away on
Tuesday, April 28, 2015, surrounded by her family. She was
born on June 8, 1931, in
Janesville, the daughter of
William and Mabel (Ransom)
Scobie. She was united in marriage to Norman O. Everson on
June 21, 1952, in Janesville.
Bev was a graduate of Janesville
High School and UW-Whitewater. She was a lifelong teacher,
having taught in the MiddletonCross Plains School District for
over 20 years. Bev was a 4-H
leader for 25 years and an avid
community volunteer for over 40
years including Middleton Outreach Ministry and the Madison
Childrens Museum. She was an
active member of Asbury United
Methodist Church and Christian
Womens Club. Most importantly, Bev had the gift of making every child feel special. Bev
is survived by her children, Scott
(Tammy), Lori (Jim) Fidler,
Karen (Jim) Hogg and Jeff
(Teri); 13 grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren; a sister
Marilyn and two brothers
Ronald and William. She was
preceded in death by her husband Norm, a daughter Susan,
and two sisters, Guinivere and
Winifred. Funeral services were
held at ASBURY UNITED
FORCE
ally its the state and media working together to create propaganda that works
against the black community.
By law, an officer may use deadly
force if the officer reasonably believes
there is an imminent threat, but there
must be justification as to why a lower
level of force was not a viable option.
In determining justified reason in a
deadly force incident, the facts and circumstances are reviewed. The facts are
what is known to the officer at the time
of the incident, not in 20/20 hindsight,
said deputy Dawn Brooks, who also
led the session. She provided an example of an incident where an officer shot
a suspect who he thought had a gun
pointed at him at the time. It was later
found to be a cell phone in the suspects hand.
This is what we need to do to protect us or the citizen. This is what is allowed by the law, said Brooks. If this
CHURCH NOTES
METHODIST CHURCH, 6101

University Ave., Madison at 11
AM on Monday, May 4, 2015,
with the Reverend Harold Zimmick presiding. Burial was in
Middleton Junction Cemetery.
Visitation was held at GUNDERSON WEST FUNERAL &
CREMATION CARE, 7435
University Ave., Middleton from
2 PM until 4 PM on Sunday,
May 3, 2015 and also on Monday from 10 AM until the time of
the service at the church.
Memorials in Beverlys name
may be made to the Middleton
Outreach Ministry. Online condolences may be made at
www.gundersonfh.com.
Gunderson West
Funeral & Cremation Care
7435 University Avenue
(608)831-6761
is something that the public isnt willing to accept anymore, then we need to
start having those conversations.
Braunginn said making changes in
how police are trained would be more
of a Band-Aid rather than addressing
the real problem because of the long
history of repressive police force
against the black community.
Just changing the training doesnt
address the root causes, Braunginn
said. Now thats not to say that training doesnt need to be changed. Right
now police are trained more to escalate
situations as opposed to de-escalate.
Thats a major issue.
When using deadly force with a
firearm, officers are trained to stop the
Abreu wins essay contest
Glacier Creek sixth-grader Luis Abreu (left) took first place in the Middleton Optimist Club's annual essay contest.
Madison Edgewood high school student Mitchell Lacey (right) took second, while Kromrey seventh-grader Maeve
Gonter (middle) was third. The three students were honored at the club's morning meeting on April 22.
This year's essay topic was, "Optimism Should be a Priority." All three received medallions, while Abreu also received a $50 gift certificate
MARKET
easy for people to know where and

how their food is being grown.
Heck has paid special attention
while preparing for the market this year
in order to provide shoppers with more
selection and a continually fun, engaging experience.
Selection will increase this season
with a total of 19 vendors, five of
which are new to the market. Greenway Station has welcomed Hidden Valley Mushroom Farm, Black Garlic
North America, and Farm Phresh into
the vendor mix so shoppers will be
able to find some of the highest quality
threat by targeting the upper chest area.

The instructors said the idea of shooting to wound is not practical because
it would be a challenge to aim for a
moving hand, arm or leg. It also would
still allow the suspect to continue to be
a threat.
Brooks said that when responding to
an incident, the officers goal is to gain
control of the situation. She said if the
suspect is displaying a behavior indicating a threat of bodily harm or death
to the officer or others, the officer is
trained to take a position of advantage
by escalating the use of force in order
to control the situation.
Its not something that, if we go to,
we have a script, Brooks said. The
artisanal mushrooms, garlics sweet secret, and a variety of organic and heirloom herbs, produce and edible flowers
at the market.
Every week shoppers will have the
opportunity to enter to win $5 vendor
vouchers to be used at the market and
$25 Greenway Station merchant gift
cards. Greenway Stations free tulip
giveaway will return to the market on
May 21.
Once the tulips stop blooming they
have to be removed from the above
ground planters throughout the property and would otherwise be destroyed.
suspect makes that up for us. We just

respond to whatever actions theyre
displaying. Its very quick; it happens
very fast.
The instructors said a suspect does
not have to be armed to be a threat.
When were talking about unarmed
suspects, were not just talking about
someone coming at you and being aggressive. What were really talking
about is an unarmed suspect who has
that officer in a position where they can
gain access to the officers weapon,
theyre trying to disarm the officer, the
officer is injured, the officer is ex-
continued from page 2
Instead, Greenway Station gives away

over 1,200 tulip bulbs that can be saved
and re-planted. Last but not least,
Greenway Stations annual Kids Day
at the Market event will take place on
October 1. The first 200 children to attend the market that day will receive a
free cookie and mini pumpkin to decorate.
For more information on how to become a vendor or about the Farmers
Market please visit www.greenwayshopping.com/events/farmers-market.
hausted, and now they have no other

option, but to use deadly force to stop
the threat, Rehwoldt said.
The instructors noted that experience and training prepare officers to
make split-second decisions in life or
death situations. While officers prepare
by practicing scenarios, throughout the
class the instructors emphasized that an
officers response always depends on
the situation and circumstances.
It is kind of a difficult concept to
grasp ... there are a lot of gray areas,
Rehwoldt said.
PAGE 10
FINES
Foulke adds that he wants the department to prioritize applicants who

speak Spanish. He says theyve been
doing this since he took over as chief
but have ended up with mostly officers
who had Spanish minors in college.
Another way MIPD can diversify is
by starting young, Foulke said.
We need to start young making
those connections in our schools and
collaborate with local leaders in the minority communities, he said.
He noted a recent change that is beneficial to women with families. The
department has changed its light duty
policy so that it allows female police
officers to be pregnant and still work
and not use up all of their sick time.
Foulke proceeded to break down demographics and police statistics in
Middleton, which seemed to come as a
reality check to city officials.
Middletons total population is 87%
white, 5.6% Hispanic, 4.2% Asian,
3.5% black, 2.7% other, and 2.5% two
or more races. It is important to note
that Middleton is unique in that most
people working in Middleton do not
live in Middleton.
The statistics for traffic citations are
73% white, 11% Hispanic, 3% Asian,
12% black, and 1% other, while for
traffic warnings 83% white, 3% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 9% black.
Freshman alderwoman Briana
Giosta asked the chief what was going
on between the warnings and citations
since it appeared whites were more
likely to get warnings and minorities
were more likely to get citations.
Foulke said he didnt yet have an answer.
Giosta asked him to try to find a way
to analyze the discrepancy and bring
something back to the council.
For ordinance citations the disparity

between the black and white residents
widens significantly: 65% white, 10%
Hispanic , 3% Asian, and 22% black.
Criminal arrests are similar with 64%
white, 30% black, 4% Hispanic, and
2% Asian.
Last year the Middleton Municipal
Court collected $221,910.55 in fines.
Foulke compared that to Ferguson,
Missouri, which has a population of
about 3,000 more but collected $2.46
million in fines and fees in 2013.
Foulke made suggestions he says he
believes can address the disparities.
They include: upgrading squad cameras and implementing compatible
body cameras, measure officers on
contacts rather than the number of citations issued, measure success on
crime prevention and not arrests, discourage officers from giving multiple
citations for the same incident, and encourage traffic stops to be for dangerous
infractions
rather
than
investigatory.
Foulke also asked the city to discontinue the mandatory policy of towing
vehicles when there is not a licensed
driver present. He says an officer can
move the vehicle to a parking spot
nearby.
Another aspect Foulke said he felt
was important but wasnt sure how to
address would be to raise cultural
awareness of the general public. He
says crimes or suspicious activity reported are often minority suspects but
less often legitimate.
Last year Middleton Police charged
54 people with possession of marijuana. Of those, 40 were adults and 14
juveniles, 37 white (69%), 10 black
(19%), 5 Hispanic (9%), and 2 Asian
(4%).
Middleton resident Casey Brady

wrote a letter and read it to the council
asking them to adopt an ordinance that
would align the city with Dane County
ordinance that drops a possession fine
to $1 plus court costs (around $114) for
possession of less than 25 grams of
marijuana. The county estimates that
it will lose $11,000 in revenue with the
reduced fines, but Parisi said it is part
of a larger initiative intended to stop
putting economic, social and legal barriers in front of people who commit
small, non-violent offenses.
Middleton marijuana fines are $175
for a first offense, $375 for a second offense, and $750 for a third offense.
Each offense includes additional court
costs as well. Successful completion
of alcohol and other drug abuse program can result in a fine reduction.
Foulke said he doesnt find the current possession fines draconian, but
said he wouldnt object to the council
aligning itself with the county.
He added that he agrees something
should change but wants to leave it to
the council, committees and public to
ultimately decide. Foulke said he
doesnt really see the point in having
any fine at all if it is so low and said a
case could be made that if you can afford to buy marijuana you can afford to
pay a fine.
No matter what ordinance Middleton changes, under current Wisconsin
law a first offense of marijuana possession, any amount, carries a misdemeanor charge and a fine of up to
$1,000 and maximum of six months in
jail. A second offense, any amount,
carries a felony charge with up to 3.5
years in prison and a $10,000 fine. The
state generally leaves municipalities to
prosecute first time offenses and
Acker, Jennifer L, 30, 5147 Highway 12, Middleton, WI

53562,
06/04/2014, Exceeding Zones and
Posted Limits, $124.00
Apetrey, Andriy, 27, 4537 Crescent
Rd # A, Fitchburg, WI 53711,
05/29/2014, Operating While Intoxicated, $811.00
Barbeau, Jaye J, 42, 4269 Doncaster Dr, Madison, WI
53711,
05/29/2014, Auto Following Too
Closely, $124.00
Blust, Ellen L, 37, 4700 Bergamot
Way, Middleton, WI
53562,
Blust, Ellen L, 37, 4700 Bergamot
Way, Middleton, WI
53562,
06/10/2014, Operating vehicle without
insurance, $0.00
Boada, Lauren E, 30, 936 Drake St,
Madison, WI 53715, 06/08/2014, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
$218.50
Brandt, Austin F, 21, 2479 Tower
Rd, Mc Farland, WI
53558,
05/06/2014, Method of Giving Signals,
$124.00
Burlingham, Debra E, 60, 5760 Forsythia Pl, Madison, WI
53705,
Chapman, Tyler L, 31, 5148 Anton
Dr # 307, Fitchburg, WI 53719,
Chapman, Tyler L, 31, 5148 Anton
Dr # 307, Fitchburg, WI 53719,
insurance, $124.00
Chien, Mary C, 20, 5124 Concord
Dr, Middleton, WI 53562, 06/04/2014,
Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
$124.00
Compton, Luke Robert, 23, 2613 E
Court St # 310, Tulsa, OK 74137,
06/01/2014, Ride in Vehicle without
seatbelt, $10.00
Dammann, Nicholas B, 21, 1400
Willow Trl, Middleton, WI 53562,

Daniels, Tony R, 20, 602 Eagle Hts
# F, Madison, WI 53705, 06/03/2014,
$98.80
# F, Madison, WI 53705, 06/03/2014,
Operating vehicle without insurance,
$124.00
# F, Madison, WI 53705, 06/03/2014,
Oper M/V by Permitee w/o instructor,
$124.00
Donnelly, Monica J, 27, 101 Hilltop Dr, Mount Horeb, WI 53572,
Duerst, Trevor L, 26, 24 E Gorham
St # 1B, Madison, WI
53703,
06/01/2014, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00
53703,
06/01/2014,
Seatbelt
Required
Oper/Pass, $10.00
53703,
06/01/2014, Operating while Suspended, $124.00
Echeverria, Carlos R, 27, 6413
Maywood Ave, Middleton, WI 53562,
06/10/2014, FTS/Improper Stop at
Stop Sign, $136.60
Erpenbach, Amy H, 19, 3007 Patty
Ln, Middleton, WI
53562,
06/14/2014, Underage Consume/Possess Alcoholic Beverages, $187.00
Frick, Nicole S, 39, 188 St Road
78, Mount Horeb, WI
53572,
06/02/2014, Non Registration, $98.80
Galloway, Mark A, 47, 7113 University Ave, Middleton, WI 53562,
06/10/2014, Disorderly Conduct,
$250.00
Gardner, Paul T, 64, 3809 S 35Th
St # 224, Milwaukee, WI 53221,
insurance, $124.00
Gomez Castellanos, Angelica, 21,
505 Moose Trl, Madison, WI 53704,
insurance, $124.00
Gomez Castellanos, Angelica, 21,
505 Moose Trl, Madison, WI 53704,
Grove Sr, Bill I, 55, 376 Raven Ln,
$98.80
Hall, Rachel M, 32, 3702 Rolling
Hill Dr, Middleton, WI
53562,
Hefty, Ellen L, 58, 661 Birch Ct,
Verona, WI 53593, 05/31/2014, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
$98.80
Houden, Amy N, 42, 8640 Airport
Rd, Middleton, WI
53562,
Imhoff, Daniel W, 24, 4397 Gils
Way, Cross Plains, WI
53528,
Isham, Donald P, 36, 1711 Laurel
Crst, Madison, WI 53705, 06/04/2014,
$124.00
Ismaili, Granit, 21, 243 Meadowside Dr, Verona, WI
53593,
Kaplan, Aleta M, 46, 7750 Hillcrest
Ave, Middleton, WI
53562,
Kempthorne, Carey A, 55, 1213
Fire Tower Rd., Apt. C, Greenville,
06/23/2014, Prohibited Noise Disturbance, $98.80
Kirton, Randall T, 25, 602 Whispering Pines Way, Fitchburg, WI
53713, 06/07/2014, Exceeding Zones
and Posted Limits, $98.80
Times-Tribune photo by Cameron Bren
Middleton judge Marjorie Schuett speaking at a Committee of the Whole

meeting last week.
amounts under 25 grams while the

state prosecutes any amount over that
and second offenses.
Middleton Municipal Court Judge
Marjorie Schuett walked the COW
through how she deals with fines and
forfeitures the city may consider revising. She says she usually will not dismiss an underage drinking or
possession charge because she believes
some kids really need help.
She gave an example of what would
happen if a juvenile was before he for
a first time possession charge. She
says she would ask a series of questions of both the minor and their parents
involving
their
school
performance, what is going on at
home, and if they are working or involved in extracurricular activities.
I cant think of a reason I would
dismiss, Schuett said. Because I
want to know if there is a problem and
I want other judges to know too.

Alderman Gurdip Brar asked the
judge if she thought reducing marijuana fines would help some people.
Schuett responded that there are much
higher fines for crimes like theft or
damage to property and asked why the
city wouldnt consider reducing those
to lessen the financial burden on some
residents.
Alderwoman JoAnna Richard said
she felt differently than the judge and
doesnt think it makes sense to compare a victimless crime like marijuana
possession and harmful crimes like
theft or property damage.
Schuett said she would be willing to
work with the appropriate committees
on the issues during their review. The
license and ordinance committee will
be the first to discuss the topics.
Llampallas, Julian C, 22, 1607 Elderwood Cir, Middleton, WI 53562,

06/08/2014, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, $187.00
Llampallas, Julian C, 22, 1607 Elderwood Cir, Middleton, WI 53562,
06/08/2014, Possession of Controlled
Substance, $281.50
Lundwall, Dane E, 29, 5405 Century Ave,
#211, Middleton,
06/03/2014, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, $124.00
#211, Middleton,
06/03/2014, Non Registration, $98.80
#211, Middleton,
06/03/2014, Vehicle Registration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel, $98.80
#211, Middleton,
insurance, $124.00
Martin, Lawrence Curt, 51, 8150
W Plymouth Church Rd, Orfordville,
WI 53576, 06/01/2014, Seatbelt Required Oper/Pass, $10.00
Mueller, Zachary M, 21, 3726 Eldorado Ct, Verona, WI
53593,
06/10/2014, Possession of Controlled
Substance, $98.80
Mueller, Zachary M, 21, 3726 Eldorado Ct, Verona, WI
53593,
Neville, James N, 42, 32 Craig Ave,
Madison, WI 53705, 06/08/2014, Disorderly Conduct, $250.00
Olson, Ryan L, 35, 1901 Carns Dr
# 102, Madison, WI
53719,
$98.80
Ortega, Jesus, 39, 6343 Pheasant Ln
#C68, Middleton, WI
53562,
Pientka, Thomas R, 53, 3315
Prairie Glade Rd, Middleton, WI
53562, 06/01/2014, Non Registration,

$98.80
Pov, Rath V, 35, 5 New Berm Ct,
$98.80
Rivera Leon, Juan Carlos, 19, 6717
Schroeder Road, Apt. #1, Madison,
Rivera Leon, Juan Carlos, 19, 6717
Schroeder Road, Apt. #1, Madison,
Roth, Gerald L, 66, S9104 St Road
78, Prairie Du Sac, WI 53578,
06/01/2014, Inattentive Driving,
$111.40
Schmelzer, Justin C, 36, 5601 Easy
St, Waunakee, WI 53597, 06/04/2014,
$124.00
Taylor, Stephen J, 24, 2410 Calypso Rd # 4, Madison, WI 53704,
Valdivia, Gabriela, 25, 1320 N
High Point Rd, Middleton, WI 53562,
$98.80
Vass, Fergus J, 31, 917 Hemlock
Dr, Verona, WI 53593, 06/12/2014,
$98.80
Youngre, Michael P, 32, 301 4Th
St, Brooklyn, WI 53521, 06/08/2014,
$98.80
Ziegler, Lucas James, 18, 4951 Parmenter St, Middleton, WI 53562,
06/03/2014,
Seatbelt
Required
Oper/Pass, $10.00
Ziegler, Lucas James, 18, 4951 Parmenter St, Middleton, WI 53562.,
insurance, $124.00.
C OURT R EPORT
BORER
What is the City doing about

this?
Middleton began preparing for the
arrival of EAB with an adopted strategy and public tree inventory in 2009.
Over 2,500 ash trees were identified on
public right of ways and parklands.
Pre-emptive removal of ash trees were
started in 2010. Trees with a green X
on them are designated for
removal. These removals take place
throughout the year. To date, the City
has not conducted treatments on City
trees due to the costs vs. benefits of
treating. The City strategy favors removal of Ash trees and replacement
with a diversity of species. When the
number of ash trees reaches 10% of the
overall street tree population, a re-evaluation of treatment options and management approaches will be conducted
for possible inclusion into future Urban
Forestry management policy. If a resident would like to treat a tree in the
public right of way, they should contact
the City Forester (Mark Wegner) 8218345.
What should you be watching
for?
TIF
The total cost of the move, construction of the building, parking ramp and
skywalk, add up to $18,325,000.
These costs include $6,232,560 in unusual costs, above and beyond what
would be the normal development and
construction costs for such a project.
For each aspect of the project that is
part of the TIF request a justification
for using TIF must be made. The parking ramp is necessitated by the unusual
configuration of the property, including
the fact that it consists of two parcels
separated by a public road, and that approximately 23% of one of the parcels
is made undevelopable by an environmental corridor and bike path easement.
VERGARA
went under water, Margarita said.

The water was running so high and
fast that no one should have
been given equipment on the day
thatLinadied.
Rescue workers were forced to discontinue their search forLinabecause
of the strength and volume of the water
that day.
Since last years walk/run, legislators of the Menominee Indian Tribe
have adopted more stringent boating
and rafting laws. The enactment of the
new laws are the result of efforts begun
byLinas family and friends to avert
any more tragic rafting deaths in Wisconsin.
They started a petition for safety
regulations that garnered nearly 3,000
signatures. That petition drew the attention of lawmakers, media, sectors of
Wisconsins tourism industry and
members of the public.
Wisconsin State Representative
Diane Hesselbein (D-Middleton) and
members of her office staff, Jonathan
Bogatay, CEO of the North Central
Group and Jennifer Hoff, news anchor
and reporter for WISC TV, deserve a
lot of credit for their assistance and determination to help create the safety
laws that finally passed, saidLinas
father, AlejandroVergara.
A Tribal Enforcement and Resource
Protection Committee member responded to theVergarafamily concerns
and took the petition to the tribe. On
June 20, 2014, after almost two years
and many communications among the
concerned parties,Linas Law passed.
The new laws prohibit rafting equipment from being allowed on the Wolf
River when water is at or above 900
cubic feet per second. Warnings will
E NGAGEMENT
Early detection of EAB is very difficult; the bug is smaller than a penny
and attacks the top of the trees first. By
the time signs of the beetle are noticeable at ground level, EAB has been in
the tree for up to 5-7 years. This is
grim, but there is one good way to find
out earlier, and you just have to pay attention to the birds, Woodpeckers to be
more precise. They are going after the
grubs of EAB under the bark. Heavy
woodpecker activity, including flecking of bark from branches provides a
good indicator of such activity. These
visual clues are in fact what gave us indication of where EAB was first here
in Middleton. If you do see this activity, please call!
Residents concerned about the

health of the ash trees on their private
property should consult with professional arborists or tree care specialists.
There are a variety of treatments available for homeowners with varying levels of efficacy. Professionals can help
assess the status of a tree and offer advice on whether it is worth considering
treatments.
The skywalk is necessary for the

same reasons as the parking ramp, particularly the fact that the property consists of two parcels separated by a
public road.
The undercutting of soils is unusual
procedure but is needed in order to provide the necessary foundation and support for the building and other
improvements.
The Plan Commission approved recommendation of the TIF request with
little discussion and a unanimous vote.
We are really pleased to have you
in Middleton and we are looking forward to working with you, said former alder and member of the Plan
Commission Jim Wexler.
be issued to anyone over 18 when the

water flows at 700 cubic feet per second. No one under the age of 18 will
be allowed on the water at a volume of
700 feet or above.
In addition to the water flow action
steps, requirements regarding helmets
and life vests are included in the new
laws. The law can be read in its entirety atwww.linavergara.com.
We were never interested in money
or a law suit, said Alejandro. We
only wanted to prevent anyone else
from losing their lives or their loved
ones.
In the months immediately following Linas death, her high school
friends began a scholarship at the Middleton High School to carry onLinas
dream of becoming a third grade
teacher. The efforts were led by Sierra
Klyve and are now continued by the
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Duax - Schleisman
Ariana Gabrielle Duax will wed Theodore Joseph Schleisman on August 8, 2015 in Portland, Oregon.
Duax is the daughter of Dan and Denise Duax, of Ingleside, Illinois. She is a 2008 graduate of Grant
Community High School in Fox Lake, Illinois. She received a Bachelors Degree in English from Drake
University in Des Moines, Iowa in 2012. She works at M Financial Group in Portland, Oregon as a corporate event planner.
The groom is the son of David and Joette Schleisman of Verona, Wisconsin. He is a 2006 graduate of
Middleton High School and received a Bachelors Degree in actuarial science from Drake University in
2009. He is employed at M Financial Group as an actuary.
The couple enjoys CrossFit training and competitions, traveling and exploring with their Alaskan
malamute, Zula.
They plan to honeymoon in Wyoming.
You can register or give donations by going to the Glowing

Smiles website: www.glowingsmiles.org
You can also become a cosponsor of the event at one of
three levels: platinum, gold and
silver. Details of sponsorship
are available at the event website listed above. If you prefer,
donations can be sent directly to
Glowing Smiles, 6221 Jeffers
Drive, Madison, WI 53719.
family through the funds raised during
the Glowing Smiles Event.
This year the Middleton Scholarship
recipient will receive $l,000. The prize
is awarded to a student planning to
pursue a college major in education.

Eligibility is also determined by the
students community involvement and
their efforts to reach out to new or shy
students. Last years winner was Sarah
Pongratz.
We also decided to create a lifetime
scholarship fund at UW-Oshkosh for
Elementary Education students,
saidLinas sister, Coni Duhr. Our intention is to give one scholarship there,
but if there are two equally deserving
students like there were last year, we
might give, two.
The money for the scholarships
comes from the interest generated from
donations and money raised at the
Glowing Smiles event. The fund is
close to the $50,000 mark and will
hopefully surpass that this year, enabling the scholarships to increase.
The walk/run registration fee is $35.
The Kids Dash is free.

The walk/run is not a timed race.
However, prizes will be awarded. In
the past, those prizes have included
free hotel accommodations, restaurant
gift cards, etc. Donations of prizes are
still being accepted for this years
event so are not yet being announced.
The 5K makes a loop through the
beautiful Pheasant Branch Conservancy. It was a place thatLinaloved
to spend time in, especially to run,
said Margarita. Thats why we hold
the event there.
Participants will receive a t-shirt to
honor their participation and Linas
legacy. This year the t-shirts are red
and white. Anyone registering the
week before the event cannot be guaranteed a shirt.
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Shes Special!
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Heating up
Girls softball team

enjoys big week
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Amazingly, the postseason is just

three weeks away for all girls softball teams.
And with the playoffs approaching fast, Middleton has picked the
perfect time to heat up.
The Cardinals won six of seven
games last week, highlighted by a
win over Verona.
Middleton improved to 12-4 overall and is 8-2 in the Big Eight
Conference.
Heres a recap of the Cardinals
Follow Rob
Reischel on
Twitter at
@robreischel
terrific week.
Game 1: Middleton 14,
Janesville Parker 2 The
Cardinals rolled past the Vikings in
the first game of a doubleheader last
Tuesday. The game was stopped after
five innings due to the 10-run mercy.
Rachel Everson led the offense,
going 3-for-4 with a double and five
See SOFTBALL, page 23
Boys of spring
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Shelby Olstad and Middletons girls softball team won six of seven games
last week.
Middletons
boys golfers
keep on rolling
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Two elite tournaments.

Two more wins.
Middletons boys golf team
ranked No. 2 in the state continued
its sensational season last week.
The Cardinals won the Onalaska
Invite last Friday and the Sparta
Invitational last Saturday.
Great opportunity to bond as a
team, Middleton coach Tom Cabalka
said. We had a good chance to talk
about what it will take to meet our team
goals.
The Cardinals seem well on their
way to reaching all of their goals this
year. And winning two premier tournaments was simply the latest step.
Middleton shot a 308 and edged
defending state champion Mequon
Homestead (309) to win the Onalaska
Invitational last Friday at the La Crosse
Country Club.
Brady Thomas shot a 2-over-par 74
to lead the Cardinals. That was also
good for fifth place individually.
Both Joey Niesen and Nils Arneson
carded 75s, which placed them in a tie
for sixth.
Middleton then cruised to the title at
Gabe
Garlough-Shah
and
Middletons boys golf team won a
pair of tournaments last week.
the Sparta Invitational last Saturday at

River Run Golf Course.
The Cardinals shot a 309 team score
to easily outdistance runner-up
Marshfield (322).
Emmet Herb tied for medalist honors with a 72, while Niesen finished
See GOLFERS, page 27
Middleton
girls right
on track
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MHS captures
Cardinal Relays
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
The Cardinals Relays are always

one of the most thrilling meets of the
season.
When the home team wins and
edges an archrival in the process
its even more enjoyable.
Thats exactly what happened last
Friday when Middleton won its own
relay event with a 133.5-133 victory
over Sun Prairie. Appleton North
(102), Waunakee (80) and Onalaska
(74.5) rounded out the top five at the
eight-team tournament.
There were some phenomenal athletes at this meet and it was great to
have such a competitive and different
kind of event for us to really see how
much depth we have, Middleton
coach Tara Franklin said.
Middleton had several sensational
performances at this event.
The Cardinals quartet of Abbey
Webber, Alyssa Lemirande, Taylor
Zeitz, and Emily Zeker won the 1,600meter grade level challenge in
4:09.12. Middletons 1,600-meter
relay team of Hanne Anderson-Smith,
Zeker, Audrey Hinshaw, and Bobbi
Patrick also finished first in 4:03.54,
which is one of the fastest times in the
state this year.
Middletons 3,200-meter relay
team of Jenny Magnus, Erika Rader
and Iris Ohlrogge was first. And the
100-meter hurdles team of Courtney
Florin, Sara Gaab and Lauren Smith
was first.
The quartet of Rachel Zander, Liz
Boettinger, Autumn Delaney and
Chloe
Young
won
the
freshman/sophomore 400-meter relay
(54.11). And the 800 meter relay team
of Maggie Garren, Webber, Lauren

Smith and Hanna Docter was first
(1:49).
Middletons 300-meter hurdle
relay team of Madeline Ace, Marie
Mayers and Gaab was second. The
400-meter relay team of Kayleigh
Dietz, Olivia Roberts, Celia Mayne
and Hailee Milton was second.
Middletons 400 field event team
of Betsy Hathaway, Emily Bergum,
Mimi McMurray and Maygan Neisius
was second. The sprint medley team
of Mayne, Roberts, Hanne AndersenSmith and Docter was second
(1:52.7).
The triple jump team of Jen
McGinnis, Lauren Smith and
McMurray was second. And the shot
put team of Kiara Cruz, Halle White
and Jahnavi Gali was second.
We are definitely showing our
strengths as we get that baton around
the track, Franklin said. We know
our times will continue to decrease in
the next few weeks, and hopefully the
marks in the field events will continue
to rise to the occasion.
Middleton also defeated Madison
West, 105-40, and toppled Janesville
Parker, 106-39, last Tuesday.
The highlight came when Lauren
Smith set a new school record in the
100-meter hurdles.
Even though it was a hand-held
time and not automatic timing
with the additional time added in, she
ran a 15.24, Franklin said.
Lauren Smith also won the triple
jump (35-0) and the 200-meter dash
(26.9).
Cruz was also a double winner in
the shot put and discus, while Bergum
won the long jump. Jenny Phillips
won the 800-meter dash and Ace won
the 300-meter hurdles.
Middleton also won the 400-, 800and 1,600-meter relays.
Times-Tribune photos
by Mary Langenfeld
Hannah Docter
(top), Kiara Cruz
(left)
and
Middletons girls
track and field
team won the
Cardinal Relays
last Friday.
Baseball Cardinals
remain in a funk
Cardinals fall to
3-6 in Big Eight
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Middletons baseball team dropped

three of four games last week.
The Cardinals are now 5-9 overall
and 3-6 in the Big Eight Conference.
Heres a recap of Middletons
week.
Beloit Memorial 6, Middleton 4
The visiting Purple Knights toppled the Cardinals last Tuesday.
Liam Belleveau had two hits and
an RBI for Middleton. Joe Ludwig
and Hunter Bindl also had RBI.
The game was tied, 2-2, in the fifth.
But Beloit struck for three runs and
pulled away.
Alec Morrison threw five innings
and took the loss for the Cardinals.
Janesville Craig 9, Middleton 3
The Cardinals jumped to a 2-0 first
inning lead on the conference-leading
Cougars. But Craig (9-0, 13-0) scored
all nine of its runs in the final four
innings and prevailed.
Joe Ludwig and Bindl both had two
hits for Middleton, while Liam
Belleveau, Brennan Schmitt and Alan
Roden all had RBI.
Roden and Belleveau both had first
inning RBI as the Cardinals jumped
on the Cougars. But Craig settled
down and eventually pulled away.
Adam Nutting threw five solid
innings for Middleton, allowing just
one earned run in five innings.
Middleton 7, Marshfield 1
The Cardinals scored three runs in the

third inning and three more in the seventh and toppled Marshfield in the
first game of a doubleheader last
Saturday.
Brennan Schmitt picked up the
win, allowing just one earned run in
five innings. Schmitt allowed six hits
and struck out five.
Hunter Bindl threw the final two
innings and notched the save.
Roden went 2-for-3 with a double
and had two RBI. Nolan Kouba and
Ivan Monreal also had two RBI.
Marshfield 5, Middleton 4
The Tigers won the nightcap.
Jack Donahue tossed a complete
game to earn the victory. Sam Klein
had an RBI, walk-off single with the
bases loaded in the seventh inning to
win it for Marshfield.
Boys track team second at own invite

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Cardinals have
several stellar
performances
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Middletons boys track and field

team has become accustomed to finishing first at outdoor meets.
In the past year, the only time the
Cardinals havent won an outdoor
meet was at the 2014 WIAA Division
1 state meet. And even there, the
Cardinals were an impressive fifth
overall.
Middleton finished second at last
Fridays Cardinal Relays. But don't
think for a second that the Cardinals
left disappointed.
Appleton North won the star-studded event with 148 points and
Middleton was a close second at 129.
Holmen (93), Sun Prairie (87) and
Onalaska (84) rounded out the top
five at the eight-team event.
Appleton North and Holmen are
extremely talented teams who
pushed us to some fantastic performances, Middleton coach Isaac
Mezera said. In the end, North was
too strong in the field events for us to
keep up at a meet like this.
Overall, it was a great experience for the guys to see some strong
competition.
Middleton had a bevy of terrific
performances in the meet.
Sophomore Gus Newcomb won
the 3,200-meter run (9:31.61) and
senior Zach Shoemaker-Allen was
second (9:43.26).
Middletons quartet of sophomore
Austin Delaney, senior Nick Maes,
senior Brett Joers and senior Noah
Meeteer won the 400-meter field
event relay. The Cardinals 3,200meter relay team of junior Jordan
Futch, sophomore Ryan Madoch,
senior Roger Waleffe and junior
Perrin Hagge won the 3,200-meter
relay.
Middletons distance medley team
of Newcomb, Waleffe, ShoemakerAllen and Hagge was first.
The Cardinals 800-meter relay
team of senior Alex Wood, senior
Jack Jesse, sophomore Trevaun
Turner and senior Nnamdi Okoli
were second in the 800-meter relay.
Middletons 400-meter relay team
of Wood, Meeteer, junior Griffin
Gussel and Okoli was second.
Meanwhile, freshman Sam Jaeger,
Madoch, junior Them Gjilkdhima
and senior Zach Easton were second
in the 1,600-meter relay grade level.
The quartet of senior Travis Zander,
Futch, Gussel and Hagge was second.
Middletons 400-meter relay team
of sophomores Delaney, Anthony
Gatlin, Noah Roberson and Turner
won the freshman/sophomore race.
Joers was second in the 300-meter
hurdles (42:58) and third in the 110meter hurdles (16:54). Jesse was
third in the long jump relay (20-5 ).
Middleton also defeated Madison
West, 99-46, and toppled Janesville
Parker, 81-65, in a triple dual last
Tuesday.
The highlight of the meet came
when Meeteer set a new school
record in the pole vault, clearing 14
feet, 4 inches.
Middletons other first place finishes included:
The 3,200-meter relay team of
Ethan Lengfeld, Evan Birschbach,
Middletons Brett Joers finished second in the 300-meter hurdles at the Cardinal Relays.
David Marrone and Madoch.

Shoemaker-Allen in the 1,600
(4:31.0).
The 400-meter relay team of
Delaney, Gatlin, Roberson and
Turner (45.3).
We wanted to see what our best
sophomore 400 team could do, and it
beat both teams varsity crews,
Mezera said.
Hayden Johnston in the 3,200

(10:18).
Sean Benedict in the shot put
(44-2).
Jesse in the long jump (21-3).
Pace Balster in the triple jump

(38-8).
And Maes in the high jump (510).
Soccer Cardinals hanging tough

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MHS holding
its own despite
brutal schedule
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
The schedule has been jampacked for Middletons girls soccer

team in recent weeks. But the
Cardinals are hanging tough and
remain in the hunt for a Big Eight
Conference championship and a
solid postseason seed.
Last week, Middleton went 2-2-1
overall and held its own at the
Tournament of Champions in Iowa.
The Cardinals are now 7-3-4 overall
and tied for the conference lead with
a 4-0 record.
Heres a recap of Middletons
week.
Oregon 3, Middleton 1 The
Panthers raced to a 2-0 lead and
never looked back last Monday.
Well, we knew that they were
fast, Middleton coach Mary Duffy
said. But what Oregon is best at is
quick transitions with more than two
players in the attack.
I believe the score reflects our
communication breakdowns in our
defensive shape from the forwards
position to the back. The bonus of
knowing they scored on our misshape is that we can attempt to fix it.
So positives come from a loss.
Middleton 7, Madison La
Follette 0 Kristin Reikersdorfer
scored the first four goals of the
game and the Cardinals rolled last
Thursday.
Maddie Schachte, Nora Edelen
and Ari Viscara also added goals for
the Cardinals.
We were most dangerous when
we found the diagonal ball to the outside midfielder on the weak side,
Duffy said. We found split and
Times-Tribune photo by
Mary Langenfeld
Ari Viscara and

Middletons girls
soccer team are 73-4 this season.
through balls consistently and produced offense that looked dynamic.

But our goals of team shape
defense and 1 vs. 1 defending from
all players was looking much better.
Belleville West (Ill.) 4,
Middleton 1 Maya Shea had a
goal for the Cardinals, who fell in the
opening game of the Tournament of
Champions.
I like this tourney and so do the
girls, Duffy said. We know that the
competition is tough, the fields are
amazing and the team bonding is the
hig light to the year.
Middleton 2, Lemont (Ill.) 1
Reikersdorfer had a pair of goals as
the Cardinals won their opening
game Saturday.
Middleton 0, Springfield (Mo.)
0 The Cardinals battled to a scoreless tie in their final game of the
Tournament of Champions Saturday
afternoon.
Middleton finished the star-studded tournament going 1-1-1, which
was just fine with Duffy.
We battled together in great,
sunny weather with our tired, weary
legs against teams at the caliber of
the state tournament, Duffy said. It
is a tough weekend that was proceeded by a difficult seven days with the
Cardinal Classic, Oregon and
Madison LaFollette the night before.
But it is where we find out the
stuff we are made of. We cannot just
outrun people, because by Saturday
morning, no one wants to sprint
down a 40-yard ball. We have to play
smarter and tighter.

After Friday's game, the girls
came out with gusto. They moved
the ball well, found our forwards
feet and switched the point of attack.
It was a very encouraging day after a
tough week. Overall, it was a good
weekend.
On deck: Middleton hosted Sun
Prairie Tuesday, then travels to conference co-leader Madison Memorial
Thursday at 7 p.m.
The Cardinals are then at the
Brookfield East Tournament Friday
and Saturday.
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Alzheimers game a hit!
Times-Tribune photos by Mary Langenfeld
The annual Blondes vs. Brunettes football game was held Sunday at
Keva Sports Center. The game, which benefits Alzheimers disease,
raised $50,600.
The Brunettes won the game, 44-26.
Clockwise fron top left:
Julia Peterson powers to a first down for the Blondes.
Event organizer Haley Boyle was instrumental in making this years
game a rousing success.
Niki Schomer races to the endzone for the Brunettes.
From Middleton to the NFL
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Middleton rolls
past Reedsburg
Middletons Home Talent League

team opened the 2015 season with a
bang.
Middleton pounded out 16 hits and
rolled past Reedsburg, 20-1.
Brandon Hellenbrand went 4-for-5
to power the Middleton offense.
Middleton ........................ 040 860 2 20 16 0
Reedsburg ........................ 000 100 0 1 5 3
Pitchers (ip-h-er-bb-so) Farrell (W, 65-1-1-8), Hellenbrand (1-0-0-0-2); Hinz (4-8-118-4), Dorn (3-8-9-2-2).
Leading hitters Middleton Simon
(2x3), Kasdorf (2x2), Hellenbrand (4x5), Cook
(3x4), Schafer (2x6); Reedsburg Naquin
(2x3).
2B Cook, Schafer.
Cross Plains 7, Mazomanie 5

Ken Allen had two RBI, including the
game-winning sacrifice fly in the seventh inning. Rich Sarbacker also had
two RBI for the Busionessmen.
Next stop: San Diego
Photo courtesy of Texas A&M
Josh Lambo, who attended Middleton High School in 2005, signed a free agent contract with the San
Diego Chargers last Saturday.
Lambo, a former professional soccer player who spent the last three seasons kicking for Texas A&M, was
hoping to be selected in the NFL Draft. Lambo went undrafted, though, but signed with the Chargers immediately after the draft ended.
Mazomanie .................... 200 012 000 5 15 2

Cross Plains ................... 220 100 11x 7 10 1
Pitchers (ip-h-er-bb-so) C. Zander (36-4-4-4), W. Zander (3-2-1-0-2), Schock (L; 2-22-1-2); Knudtson (5.2-13-5-0-6), Murphy (W;
3.1-2-0-1-6).
Leading hitters Mazomanie Doyle
(3x5), Barsness (2x5), Schock (3x5), Hauge
(3x4), Williams (2x5); Cross Plains J. Lochner
(2x5), Sarbacker (2x4), Meinholz (2x4), Simon
(2x4).
2B Zander; J. Lochner, Sarbacker,
Dougherty.
Sauk Prairie 7, Ashton 3

Ashton, the defending league champions, fell to visiting Sauk. Lucas
Koenig had four RBI for Sauk.
HTL
Sauk Prairie .................. 201 400 000 7 12 3

Ashton ........................... 000 200 010 3 6 3
Pitchers (ip-h-er-bb-so) Lenerz (W; 72-2-0-9), T. Koenig (2-4-1-1-2); Peterknell (L; 48-6-1-4), Maier (4-2-0-0-3), Novinski (1-2-0-13).
Leading hitters Sauk Prairie Stoffels
(3x4), L. Koenig (3x5), Sorg (2x5), Suchla (2x5);
Ashton Prochaska (2x4).
2B L. Koenig (2), Sorg, Suchla; Ballweg.
West Middleton 2, Waunakee 1

West Middleton made its debut in
the HTL a successful one.
Austin Leggett struck out 14 for
West Middleton.
Waunakee ........................ 000 000 010 1 1 0

West Middleton .............. 000 100 10x 2 6 0
Pitchers (ip-h-er-bb-so) Temple (L; 55-1-1-1), Richardson (3-1-1-1-1); Leggett (W; 91-1-7-14).
Leading hitters West Middleton
Ashmore (3x4).
2B Bosque; Ashmore, Everson.
Richland Center 6, Black Earth

4 Richland Center had 16 hits and
rolled past the host Bombers.
Richland Center ........... 004 001 010 6 16 1

Black Earth .................... 300 000 010 4 8 1
Pitchers (ip-h-er-bb-so) Oelke (W; 77-3-3-2), Chitwood (1-2-1-0-0), N/A (1-0-0-0-0);
Duhr (8-14-5-1-9), Caminiti (1-2-0-0-0).
Leading hitters Richland Center
Jacobson (4x4), Beranek (4x5), Jump (3x5);
Black Earth Adair (2x2), Jennings (2x4),
Caminiti (2x4).
2B Jacobson (2), Walsh; Adair.
Tennis Cards unbeaten in Big 8
Dan Jin and Middletons boys tennis team are 5-0 in the Big Eight Conference.
Making their mark
Photo submitted
Middletons girls lacrosse team is currently ranked No. 6 in

Wisconsin and tied for first place in the Madison Area Lacrosse
Association.
Middleton battled No. 3 Sun Prairie Tuesday night, then faces
No. 2 Verona Thursday.
Middletons boys tennis team

notched a pair of Big Eight
Conference wins last week and
improved to 5-0 in the league.
The Cardinals defeated Madison
La Follette, 7-0, last Tuesday.
Middleton also toppled Sun Prairie, 52, last Thursday.
Middleton received singles wins
from
Xavier
Sanga,
Harish
Veeramani, Tyler Ballweg and Dan Jin

against Madison La Follette.
The Cardinals also got doubles victories from the teams of Mason Pyle
and Brian Bellissimo, Cody Markel
and Rafael Sanga, and Colin
Hogendorn and Sam King.
Against Sun Prairie, Bellissimo
and Ballweg won at No. 3 and 4 singles, respectively. Markel and Rafael
Sanga rolled at No. 1 doubles, while

the pairings of Veeramani and Pyle,
and Hogendorn and Haiwen Dai also
won.
Middleton also went 2-3 at last
Saturdays Verona Invite.
The Cardinals welcomed back
sophomore Jake Van Enbergh, who
finished third at the WIAA Division 1
individual state tournament last year.
n SOFTBALL
RBI. Lauren Banke and Shelby

Ballweg both had two RBI, as well.
MacKenzie Kopp picked up the
win, striking out three and allowing
just one earned run in four innings.
Game 2: Middleton 23,
Janesville Parker 2 The
Cardinals scored six runs in the first
inning, 12 in the second and five in
the third and rolled in the nightcap of
the doubleheader. The game was
stopped after four innings due to the
10-run mercy rule.
Everson went 4-for-4 with three
RBI, while Amber Mass went 2-for2 with four RBI. Megan Delabarre
went 3-for-3 with two RBI, while
Jessica Parente, Bianca Bockwinkel,
Morgan Schmitt and Bailey
Kalschuer all had two RBI.
Banke earned the win for
Middleton.
Middleton 13, Verona 8 The
Cardinals scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and notched a
huge win over the Wildcats. This
marked the first time Middleton
defeated Verona in a regular season
game since the Wildcats entered the
Big Eight Conference in 2009.
Winning this game gave us the
confidence we needed and showed
the determination of the team,
Middleton coach Cherie Hellenbrand
said.For me, personally, it was the
first time I had a team beat Verona.
Middleton built an 8-0 lead thanks
in large part to a pair of home runs
by Fermanich.
Verona rallied back, though, and
tied the game, 8-8, after a five-run
sixth inning. But the Cardinals
notched the game-winning runs in
the bottom of the sixth.
Everson doubled with two outs
and Ballweg had an RBI single with
what proved to be the game-winning
run. After a double by Abby Henke,
Amber Karn followed with a two-run
double.
Parente then blasted a two-run
home run that helped bury the
Wildcats.
Verona is a great team and battled back, Hellenbrand said. I was
really proud of the team for staying
strong the whole game.
Fermanich went 2-for-3 with four
RBI. Parente went 3-for-4 with five
RBI and Karn was 2-for-4 with three
RBI.
Middleton 5, La Crosse
Central 4 Ballweg and
Fermanich both had two RBI and the
Cardinals toppled Central during the
Middleton Invitational last Saturday.
Everson also went 3-for-4, while
Fermanich and Parente each had two
hits. Banke picked up the win, going
the distance, striking out six and
allowing just two earned runs.
The win against LaCrosse was
big because they are in our sectional, Hellenbrand said. I was proud
of the solid defense and strong hitting. Banke preformed extremely
well on the mound.
Neenah 10, Middleton 2
Neenah scored runs in each of the
first four innings and rolled last
Saturday.
Kopp had Middletons only two
RBI.
Neenah got a strong start against
us and we just didnt hit the ball like
we usually do, Hellenbrand said.
Middleton 5, Fort Atkinson 2
Everson and Kopp both had two
RBI as the Cardinals prevailed last
Saturday. Kelsey Nonn also had
three hits for Middleton and threw a
complete-game to earn the win.
Kelsey did a great job of hitting
her corners and always getting ahead
in the count, Hellenbrand said.
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Middleton 6, Waunakee 3
Ballweg belted a home run and had
three RBI to lead the Cardinals last
Saturday. Fermanich also had two
RBI, while Banke picked up the win.
Another big win because they
are in our sectional, Hellenbrand
said. Banke pitched well and
what made the difference is our kids
got the hits with runners in scoring
position.Our defense was solid.
On deck: Middleton was at
Madison East Tuesday, then travels
to Madison La Follette Thursday at
4:30 p.m. The Cardinals are then at
the Reedsburg Invitational Saturday
beginning at 9 a.m.
Looking ahead, we have some
great momentum moving into the
second half of conference play,
Hellenbrand said. We need to stay
strong with our bats and play solid
defense.Our pitchers need to continue to take control and utilize the corners.
Abby Henke (right) and Middletons girls softball team remain in the hunt for a Big Eight Conference title.
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n GOLFERS
fourth overall with a 75.

Arneson added an 80, which tied for
seventh individually. And Gabe
Garlough-Shah shot an 82, which was
good for 10th overall.
Consistency has been our biggest
obstacle this year, as we really have not
had any rounds where all four counting
scorers went low, Cabalka said. To
be considered one of the top teams in
the state and to obtain our lofty goals,
we will need to gain that consistency.
Middleton will also have to play
well in what promises to be one of its
more challenging weeks of the season.

The Cardinals were at the star-studded Legend Invite at Bristlecone Pines
Tuesday. Middleton is at the Morgan
Stanley Shootout at University Ridge
Wednesday and Thursday, then heads
to the Lake Country Charity Invite at
Erin Hills Saturday.
This will be a great test to see if we
can maintain our composure, play
intelligently, and see how we deal with
playing against some very talented
teams and individuals, Cabalka said.
Golf Coaches
Association of Wisconsin
Poll
1. Arrowhead
2.Middleton
3. Eau Claire North
4.Marquette
5. Catholic Memorial
6.Madison Edgewood
7. Notre Dame
8. Hudson
9. Homestead
10. New Richmond
Brady Thomas led Middletons boys golf team to the championship at the
Onalaska Invite last week.
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CAN GO
HERE
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A fine time to talk social justice

VOL. 123, NO. 19

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THURSDAY, May 7, 2015

The Middleton Committee of the

On Tuesday, April 28, 2015, the

have a part to do, Parisi wrote. The

Honoring Lina Vergara

Times-Tribune photo by Cameron Bren

She died in a tragic

Glowing Smiles begins Saturday

Saturday, May 9has been set for the

Lina Vergara smiling, as usual, at

The event was created to honor the

Reduce, reuse, recycle!

on the Wolf River on July 7, 2012.

Photo by Jeff Martin/JMAR Foto-Werks

Archeology tour at Pope

THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2015

Illustration by Amy Rosebrough

Farmers market returns next week

New Food and Fun at

Claddagh Irish Pub.

TIF money for Fiskars project?

The Middleton Plan Commission

percent compounded growth over the

of $1.9 million, a skywalk at $850,000

year is $300,000, which should recover

THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2015

Drills show how cops respond to school shooters

Dane County area police took part in

Middleton, Blue Mounds, Belleville,

If we have an active shooter event

a team with other officers they may not

Westport Town Board approves zoning for new school

15-08, approving an additional rezone

temporary Class-B license for the

cussion focused on the landscaping and

gester had been installed to the approved specifications, including dry

Cemetary, so long as the new interments are included on plots already

Board in Springfield approves $179,980 in road repairs

The Town of Springfield Town

man Mark Grosse provided the town

Local athletes compete in Wisconsin Special Olympics

All the athletes trained really hard

Adon Hayes received Gold medals

Canstruction results are in

M IDDLETON O UTREACH M INISTRY

The fifth annual Canstruction

Winner: Judges Choice - Asbury United Methodist Church:

M3 Insurance, through its Community Impact Committee, is proud to

THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2015

Benedict is Student of the Month

As the nation debates police

Kiwanis gives to youth center

In the midst of a Dane County District Attorneys decision on whether to

the police departments training facility

THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2015

Teaming up for Carousel at PAC

First Ever Joint Production

For the first time, Middletons three

a bucket list show for several years

with these groups to further promote