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Haunty sells his artwork at

InspiringArtByAlex.com

and locally at The Regal

Find, and art shows such as

the MOM Creating For

Causes to be held Dec. 6-7.

When doctors told Marybeth Hauntyher son, Alex, wouldnt ever walk or

talk, they forgot to mention fly. Theywould have been wrong on that count,

too.Haunty, a 22-year-old Middleton en-

trepreneur, is known locally for his col-orful paintings and note cards, hugs,

goodwill, and loquacious conversation.But for over a year he had to keep se-

cret his role in the Overture Centers10Fest Celebration, held the last week-

end in September.

Sometimes I got so excited that Ilet the cats out of the bag, Hauntyconfessed in the speech he gave at the

Overture Center private reception tohonor philanthropists Pleasant Row-

land and Jerry Frautschi.

The cats were that staff had com-

missioned Haunty to paint a gift ofthanks to Rowland and Frautschi on

behalf of the greater Madison commu-nity, Overture Center spokesperson

Robert Chappell said.With CEO Ted DeDee, Haunty un-

veiled the painting, entitled Take ABow, to the obvious delight of Row-

land, Frautschi and the other 40 peoplepresent.

There wasnt a dry eye in thehouse, exclaimed Chappell. Espe-

cially after Haunty and Rowland ex-changed a heartfelt hug.

Haunty lauded Rowland andFrautschi as lights of this community

and this building, asserting in hisspeech, I want to be a giver just like

you.Indeed, Haunty, who has a cognitive

disability, initially grabbed the atten-

tion of Overture staff because of his

personal generosity, explained WayneGlowac, Vice President of Sales and

Marketing. Haunty regularly purchasesgroup tickets to Broadway shows

through proceeds from his artworksales. He offers the tickets gratis to stu-

dents with special needs: friends fromthe transition program at Middleton

High School, as well as fellow studentsattending Edgewood Colleges Cutting

Edge Program.In his own way, Alex is as generous

as (Rowland and Frautschi) are, usinghis time, energy and finances to give

his friends an artistic experience theymight not have had, Glowac noted.

Although Haunty said he specializesin bright, whimsical acrylic paintings,

to touch people, to make them happy,

The Middleton City Council in its

first budget meeting swiftly authorizeda proposed annual budget for publica-

tion. A summary of all budgets is pub-lished on page 21 of this edition.

The city will hold a public hearingon November 6 to consider residents

input before voting on a final budget,

scheduled for November 18.The 2015 budget proposal calls for

a mill rate increase of 6.87% over the2014 mill rate. The total General Fund

operating budget comes to$23,363,977 with a tax levy of

$16,252,869 and non-levy sources to-taling $7,111,108.

Both the Finance Committee and

Common Council remarked about how

smooth the 2015 budget deliberationshave gone, said city Finance Director

John Lehman. This is definitely re-flective of all department directors,

managers and others hard work, teamefforts and support throughout the

process. I am very appreciative aswell.

The Common Councils budget de-

liberation meetings tentatively sched-

uled for October 15,16, 22, 23 and 29are now cancelled. The council is

scheduled to meet two times after thethe Nov. 6 public hearing to possibly

make changes based on citizen input.The Common Council is then sched-

uled to approve the 2015 Budget Res-olution for all city funds and activities

on Nov. 18.

The mill ( tax) rate recommended

by the Finance Committee for approvalis 7.00.

The initial mill rate required to sup-port the 2015 General Fund Requested

Budget was 7.04 or a 7.48% increaseover the 2014 mill rate. The Finance

Committee managed to adjust expen-ditures and revenues reaching a net de-

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www.MiddletonTimes.com

See HAUNTY, page 11

See BUDGET, page 7

Tax rate up 6.87% in budget proposalCity cancels five budget deliberation meetingsby CAMERON BREN

Times-Tribune

by KATHERIN PERRETH

Times-Tribune

Inside this issue:Local: Environment: Sports:

ATC hosts open house

on latest proposal. Page 3

Manure digester is up and

running. Page 5

Golfers dominate. Page 14Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Eye of

the tiger

Middleton junior LorenSkibba won the WIAA Division1 girls golf state championshipTuesday. Skibba posted a two-day score of a 3-over par, 147and toppled runner-up AnikaHitt of Homestead by four shots.Please see more in Sports on

page 14.

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Lan-genfeld

Hauntys Take a Bow! honors philanthropists

Photo from Martin Jenich/Overture Center.

Alex Haunty with Take a Bow.


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In June, Middleton Officers handled1,523 calls for service, of which 502

were field initiated and 1,021 were dis-

patched. They issued 305 citations and83 written warnings, made 7 criminalarrests and investigated 39 accidents.

In July, Middleton Officers handled1,605 calls for service, of which 494

were field initiated and 1,111 were dis-patched. They issued 328 citations and

86 written warnings, made 20 criminalarrests and investigated 49 accidents.

Significant Events in July:Hody Tavern, 1914 Aurora Street,

Battery: Officers received a report that,

shortly after 11:30 p.m., two femalesubjects got into a physical altercation

outside of the tavern. The two were ar-guing about a previous incident when

one dumped a glass of water on, and

then punched the other. The victim inthis case received minor injuries andthe suspect is still at large.

Private Apartment, 6300 block of

Pheasant Lane, Stabbing/Disturbance:

At 5:44 p.m., Middleton Officers were

dispatched to a physical disturbance atan apartment within the Spring TreeApartment complex. Based on the pre-

liminary investigation, officers deter-mined that a male suspect forcibly

entered an apartment and confronted afemale companion along with a num-

ber of residents who were inside thisdwelling. During this disturbance, the

suspect physically battered a numberof the occupants resulting in one of

them losing consciousness. After theinitial encounter, the suspect returned

to his vehicle where he armed himselfwith a machete. The suspect returned

to the apartment and caused propertydamage with the machete. The suspect

was eventually stabbed by one of the

apartment occupants. Injuries to all ofthe parties involved in this disturbancewere non-life threatening. The suspect

was booked into the Dane County Jailand charged with burglary, disorderly

conduct while armed, battery, damage

to property and substantial battery.Walgreens, 2010 Branch Street,

Theft/Fraud: On 07-04-14, after mak-

ing a purchase at the Walgreens store,the victim inadvertently left her credit

card on the counter. The individual di-rectly behind her picked up the card

and spent the next several days charg-ing over $1,200.00 of merchandise at

various area retailers. The suspect inthis case was identified via Walgreens

and Target video surveillance camerafootage. The suspect has been charged

with Theft, Six Counts of I.D. Theftand Four Counts of Forgery.


Century Avenue, Theft of Motor Vehi-

cle: On 07-08-14, police were called to

the Overlook Pass apartment complexon the report of a vehicle being stolenfrom this location. One day later, this

vehicle was found abandoned nearSchroeder Road in the City of Madi-

son. No suspects have been identified

in this theft.Private Residence, 7100 block of

Maywood Avenue, Burglary: On 07-

10-14, at approximately 3:30 a.m., un-known suspects entered and unlocked

a garage and stole currency and prop-erty from the home and vehicles

parked within. Police were not notifieduntil the following day. As of this date,

no suspects have been identified.Private Residence, 7600 block of

Voss Parkway, Theft of a Motor Vehi-

cle: On 07-13-14, at approximately

5:45 p.m., an unlocked vehicle wastaken from the driveway of a private

residence. Approximately two hourslater, the vehicle was located approxi-

mately one half mile from the home.

No suspects have been identified.Department of Public Works, 4330Parmenter Street, Burglary: On 07-14-

14, Middleton Police Officers weredispatched to the construction site for

the new Public Works Garage on the

report of a burglary to constructiontrailers at this location. Officers wereable to gather evidence on scene and

identifying information on the toolstaken. Further investigation revealed

that the stolen tools were sold to an outof state pawn shop. Middleton Detec-

tives seized several thousand dollars ofpawned tools sold by the suspect in this

case and several other burglaries. Thesuspect in this case is soon to be

charged with several counts of Bur-glary and Fraud.


Maywood Avenue, Sexual Assault: An

adult female victim reports being sex-ually assaulted in her home by a family

friend. Interviews and investigation

have resulted in the suspect beingcharged with 4th Degree Sexual As-sault.

Hody Bar and Grill, 1914 Aurora

Street, Theft: Two separate victims re-

ported that their wallets were stolenfrom their respective purses while in

the tavern. Witness statements and tav-ern video surveillance helped identify

the suspect in this case. The suspect inthis case has been charged with two

counts of Theft.Private Apartment, 6300 block of

PAGE 2 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2014

CCRIMERIME & P& PUBLICUBLIC SSAFETYAFETY

See POLICE, page 11

Middleton Police Department releases July crime numbers


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The Middleton Common Council

last week was presented with a citycampaign to raise money for United

Way of Dane County and the signifi-cance of achieving NRPA Gold Medal

Status.Michael Johnson, CEO of the Dane

County Boys and Girls Club, spoke onthe positive results United Way of

Dane County has had on the commu-nity. Steve Thompson, Executive Di-

rector of Wisconsin Parks andRecreation Association, explained

what an honor the gold medal status is.City administrator Mike Davis is a

member of the campaign cabinet forthe United Way of Dane County along

with Michael Johnson. Abby Attoun,Assistant Director of Community De-

velopment and Jessica Ripp, Adminis-trative Assistant, have headed the

Middleton campaign. So for they haveraised $10,000 and hope to raise even

more.After moving here five years ago

and working in places like Chicago,Philadelphia and Indianapolis I can say

that this United Way is one of the bestI have ever seen in the United States,

said Johnson. They go out and raisethe bar every single year and they ask

each one of their partner agencies todeliver results for the community and

they measure those results.Johnson said when he first began

working with the organization they puta focus on the helping the youth.

United Way touches one in fourpeople across the country, Johnson

explains When you think about the is-sues that face young people in this

community, whether it is academics or

poverty, the United Way has created an

agenda that supports all young people,families, seniors and the most vulnera-

ble in our community.United Way has tasked the Boys and

Girls Club to get 90 percent of kids inthe program to go on to secondary ed-

ucation or career training. The agencyhas so far reached 85 percent.

We have to make sure we get theseyoung people working, Johnson as-

serts. We either invest now or investlater; a UCLA study showed for every

person who doesnt graduate, taxpay-ers will pay $200,000 over our lifetime

because that person will become de-pendent on public resources.

Going forthe GoldSince 1965 the National Recreation

and Parks Association Gold MedalAwards program has honored commu-

nities throughout the nation thatdemonstrate excellence in parks and

recreation through long-range plan-ning, resource management, volun-

teerism, environmental stewardship,program development, professional de-

velopment and agency recognition.It is a very arduous process you are

looking at a variety of areas that they

judge, explains Steve Thompson, Ex-

ecutive Director of Wisconsin Parksand Recreation Association. They

look at use of volunteers, volunteergroups, community interaction, finan-

cial support, you guys, the elected of-ficials, how you intervene and support

Parks and Recreation within the com-munity.

Im absolutely thrilled to recognizethat Middleton Department of Public

Lands, Recreation and Forestry has be-come one of the elite, not only in the

state but across the nation, announcedThompson.

The City of Middleton Departmentof Public Lands, Recreation & Forestry

achieved Gold Medal Status in the

small community category, for popula-tions of 25,000 or less. Through a wide

variety of programs and services in-cluding urban forestry activities, trail

days and conservation efforts, the cityhas focused on advocating environ-

mental stewardship and sustainablegrowth.

The department has also workedwith area businesses to further commu-

nity development and participationwithin the realm of public lands and

recreation. A number of Middletontrails and wetlands are also noted as

some of the best in the state.

Another proposed high-voltage

power line to terminate at a substation

in the Town of Middleton brought out

big maps displayed by American

Transmission Co. Thursday and more

than 165 persons with questions to the

Middleton Marriott.

This proposed 345-kilovolt line

would extend from east of Dubuque,

Iowa and, like the completed Rockdale

line, and the currently contested

Badger-Coulee line, end at the Cardi-

nal Substation at Willow Ln. off of US

14.

Called the Cardinal-Hickory Creek

project, the proposed line is one of 17

projects approved for what ATC claims

are economic benefits, increased sys-

tem reliability and greater use of re-

newable energy, by the MidcontinentSystem Operator, which coordinates

regional transmission lines planning.

The line is projected to be in service

by 2020, and is a joint project by ATC

and ITC Midwest, which builds trans-

mission lines chiefly in Iowa and Min-

nesota.

Many attending the recent open

house had received meeting notice be-

cause they live in the projects study

area which is devoid of the 345-kilo-

volt lines ATC/ITC wants to build.

They dont have a lot of answers

right now, theyre looking to show us

what things could be and its a pretty

big areaIt could go anywhere, said

Alicia Szekeres, of the Town of BlueMounds.

Szekeres mother, Jenny Elmer, also

of the Town of Blue Mounds, wants the

line to follow the areas major high-

way.

Im concerned, Id like them to

take the straightest route they can along

(US) 151. That keeps it off peoples

property, houses, land, Elmer said.

If the line follows even part of US

151 it would still need to turn north to

eventually end at the Cardinal substa-

tion. That concerned James Skiles, of

the Town of Springdale, who believes

this routing decision will come closer

to home than prior power lines.

I was very much involved with the(Rockdale) line. I testified (before the

Public Service Commission) favoring

the Beltline route and keeping it out of

the town of Springdale. The real prob-

lems (with Cardinal-Hickory Creek)

are the Ice Age Trail natural areas and

Cross Plains State Park. Those are no-

no areas, now off limits. Well see how

they get the around those, Skiles said.

A hint at where part of the line may

go is ATC/ITCs proposing to construct

a substation in the vicinity of the vil-

lage of Montfort, which lies along a

138-kilovolt line, the largest in the

area.

Don McKay, a town of Vermont

board supervisor, summed up the chal-

lenge facing ATC/ITC and the PSC on

the routing decision.

Everybody wants the power but no-

body wants it in their back yard. Im

keeping an open mind about it now,

said McKay, who admits the proposed

line may miss him entirely.Others attending are not sure the

power line is needed and want the PSC

to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of

how the line would fit with other avail-

able energy options.

We need the PSC to conduct that

study early in the process so it can be

determine whether this project is even

needed at all. Would it cost more than

its worth given other options to access

electricity throughout the area, said

Mary Kay Baum, a former Madison

school board member, who is planning

on moving to Middleton soon.

Dennis Franke, of the Village of

Cross Plains, and a member the Black

Earth Creek Conservation Organiza-tion, along with Baum and others were

outside Marriott holding signs to stop

the project and gather signatures asking

for a cost-benefit study.

The impact of a power line in the

(Black Earth Creek corridor) is an en-

vironmental and recreational one.

There are trout fisheries, hiking

trailstwo spring-fed lakes (there), all

visited by thousands of recreationalists.

Millions of tax payer dollars were

spent there in the past 60 years. We

think that it should remain a natural

area and high-voltage transmission line

supported on steel towers is...incom-

patible with that, Franke said.

Whether and where the power linecan cross the Mississippi River poses a

big concern for ATC/ITC at this time,

said Tom Petersen, an ITC spokesman.

A power line crosses the river at

Cassville, Wis. but a federal wildlife

and fish refuge extending 261 miles

along the Upper Mississippi from

Wabash, Minn. to Rock Island, Ill., re-

quires an extensive review process to

obtain permit.

The crossing is a key factor in de-

termining where the rest of the routing

will proceed from, Pedersen said.

The river crossing also poses one of

the biggest engineering challenges for

a route that would also include wet-

lands, bluffs and sandstone formations.ATC/ITC will gather input it re-

ceived from four open houses held in

study area last week, incorporate it in

route options and present those at an-

other round of informational meetings

in 2015 or 2016. Then a construction

application is submitted to the PSC

probably in 2018, said Alissa Braatz,

an ATC spokesperson.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 3

Weighing in on new power line plan

City raises $10,000 for United Way

by KEVIN MURPHY

Times-Tribune

by CAMERON BREN

Times-Tribune

Cardinal-HickoryCreek project

Quick Facts:

Length: 125 miles

Voltage: 345,000

Cost estimate:$450 million

Partners: ATC/ITC

Build decision:2018

In service: 2020

Source: AmericanTransmission Co.

Middleton alsoachieves National

Recreation and

Parks Association

Gold Medal Status


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Acker, Michelle L, 26, Waunakee,WI 53597, 09/02/2013, Littering Pro-hibited, $114.00

Aguirre, Sebastian, 35, Fitchburg,WI 53713, 09/17/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Anderson, Dwayne Cliff, 45,

Miami, FL 33130, 09/26/2013, Oper-ating while Suspended, $114.00Baker, Chad A, 29, Richland Cen-

ter, WI 53581, 09/09/2013, Non Reg-istration, $88.80

Barnes, Amanda M, 21, Middleton,WI 53562, 09/08/2013, Operatingwhile Suspended, $114.00

Barnes, Amanda M, 21, Middleton,WI 53562, 09/08/2013, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $114.00

Behrend, Daniel S, 40, Middleton,WI 53562, 09/14/2013, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $114.00

Behrend, Daniel S, 40, Middleton,WI 53562, 09/14/2013, Seatbelt Re-quired Oper/Pass, $10.00

Beyer, Gary A, 52, Middleton, WI53562, 10/01/2013, Operating whileSuspended, $0.00

Bishop, Brandon K, 34, Toma-hawk, WI 54487, 09/10/2013, NonRegistration, $88.80

Bishop, Brandon K, 34, Toma-hawk, WI 54487, 09/10/2013, Oper-ating vehicle without insurance,$114.00

Bishop, Brandon K, 34, Toma-hawk, WI 54487, 09/10/2013, UnsafeCutting In When Passing, $145.50

Boulaajaj, Jessica A, 32, Madison,WI 53713, 09/17/2013, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00

Brandl, Megan A, 34, De Forest,WI 53532, 09/07/2013, Speeding 55MPH Zone, $88.80

Brandl, Megan A, 34, De Forest,WI 53532, 09/07/2013, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00

Buchanon, Ronnie D, 21, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 09/03/2013, VehicleR e g i s t r a t i o nRevoked/Suspended/Cancel, $88.80

Buchanon, Ronnie D, 21, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 09/03/2013, Operat-ing while Suspended, $114.00

Buchanon, Ronnie D, 21, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 09/03/2013, Operat-ing vehicle without insurance, $114.00

Carranza Amador, Bulmaro, 24,Middleton, WI 53562, 09/17/2013,Operating w/o a Valid Drivers Li-cense, $114.00

Couper, Joshua D, 30, Middleton,WI 53562, 09/16/2013, Operatingwhile Suspended, $114.00

Couper, Joshua D, 30, Middleton,WI 53562, 09/16/2013, Vehicle Reg-istration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,

$88.80Delgado, Myriah F, 19, Madison,WI 53711, 08/27/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Delgado, Myriah F, 19, Madison,WI 53711, 08/27/2013, Operatingwhile Suspended, $114.00

Dulli, Richard J, 27, Madison, WI53713, 09/08/2013, Non Registration,$88.80

Dulli, Richard J, 27, Madison, WI53713, 09/08/2013, Improper Displayof License Plates/Tags/Decal, $0.00

Dulli, Richard J, 27, Madison, WI53713, 09/08/2013, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $0.00

Evans, Daniel Joseph, 23, Middle-

ton, WI 53562, 09/09/2013, Non Reg-istration, $88.80Fencl, Martin, 44, Madison, WI

53718, 09/08/2013, No Drivers Li-cense on Person, $114.00

Fencl, Martin, 44, Madison, WI53718, 09/08/2013, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Gallina, Peter J, 39, Verona, WI53593, 09/07/2013, Seatbelt Re-quired Oper/Pass, $10.00

Gebhart, David P, 60, La Crosse,WI 54601, 08/31/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Golden, Willie E, 31, Madison, WI53713, 09/09/2013, Vehicle Registra-tion Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,$88.80

Golden, Willie E, 31, Madison, WI53713, 09/09/2013, Operating vehicle

without insurance, $114.00Guitierrez-Castro, Jorge Oc-

tavio, 25, Fitchburg, WI 53713,09/17/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $114.00

Guitierrez-Castro, Jorge Oc-tavio, 25, Fitchburg, WI 53713,09/17/2013, Operating after revoca-tion, $114.00

Haine, John J, 66, Middleton, WI53562, 09/08/2013, Vehicle Registra-tion Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,$88.80

Hatch, Thomas I, 66, Reedsburg,WI 53959, 07/04/2013, InattentiveDriving, $366.00

Hinshaw, James Louis, 42, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 09/19/2013, TrafficControl Signal Violation red, $88.80

Holmes, Chad I, 30, Waunakee,WI 53597, 09/08/2013, Speeding 55MPH Zone, $88.80

Hood, Phillip D, 21, Madison, WI53704, 09/07/2013, Speeding 55MPH Zone, $139.20

Hughes, Devon M, 22, Madison,WI 53704, 09/08/2013, Operatingwhile Suspended, $114.00

Jordan, Whitney N, 28, Madison,WI 53719, 09/08/2013, Seatbelt Re-quired Oper/Pass, $10.00

Juris, Matthew William, 23, CrossPlains, WI 53528, 09/08/2013, Pos-session of Drug Paraphernalia,$114.00

Killary, Franklin T, 79, Madison, WI53711, 09/08/2013, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Kite, Melissa Ann, 29, Madison, WI

53717, 07/13/2013, Speeding 25MPH Zone, $0.00Kite, Melissa Ann, 29, Madison, WI

53717, 07/13/2013, Operating WhileIntoxicated, $605.00

Kite, Melissa Ann, 29, Madison, WI53717, 07/13/2013, OperatingWith/PAC .08-.099, $0.00

Kloster, Aaron F, 36, Middleton, WI53562, 09/13/2013, Traffic Control

Signal Violation red, $88.80Kloster, Aaron F, 36, Middleton, WI

53562, 09/13/2013, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00

Knoble, Grant M, 25, Middleton,WI 53562, 08/05/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Kocis, Nicholas A, 27, Middleton,WI 53562, 09/01/2013, Operating w/oa Valid Drivers License, $114.00

Kocis, Nicholas A, 27, Middleton,WI 53562, 09/01/2013, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00

Krajco, Cody James, 22, Verona,WI 53593, 09/09/2013, Speeding 55MPH Zone, $88.80

Kuntzelman, Robert Lee II, 56,Madison, WI 53716, 09/04/2013, Op-erating vehicle without insurance,$114.00

Kuntzelman, Robert Lee II, 56,Madison, WI 53716, 09/04/2013, Op-erating while Suspended, $114.00

L Hote, Nadean A, 24, Plain, WI53577, 09/10/2013, Speeding 55MPH Zone, $88.80

Malewicki, Tomasz, 32, Madison,

WI 53705, 09/07/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Mansfield, William T, 29, Madison,WI 53717, 09/17/2013, Seatbelt Re-quired Oper/Pass, $10.00

Marsh, Matthew R, 33, Verona, WI53593, 09/02/2013, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Mcneail, Antoine A, 32, Madison,WI 53704, 09/05/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Montes Sanchez, Adolpho, 19,Middleton, WI 53562, 09/08/2013,Operating w/o a Valid Drivers Li-cense, $114.00

Morales Ochoa, Delfino, 21, Madi-son, WI 53711, 09/06/2013, Operat-ing w/o a Valid Drivers License,$114.00

Mottram, Allan R, 42, Middleton,WI 53562, 09/09/2013, No DriversLicense on Person, $114.00

Olson, Travis D, 45, Madison, WI53704, 09/08/2013, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00

Olson, Travis D, 45, Madison, WI53704, 09/08/2013, Vehicle Registra-tion Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,$88.80

Perry, Avery M, 35, Middleton, WI53562, 09/11/2013, Operating w/o aValid Drivers License, $114.00

Perry, Avery M, 35, Middleton, WI53562, 09/11/2013, Failure to Applyfor a Transfer of Title, $88.80

Perry, Avery M, 35, Middleton, WI53562, 09/11/2013, Display Unautho-rized Registration Plates/Tags,$151.80

Perry, Avery M, 35, Middleton, WI53562, 09/11/2013, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $114.00

Porter, Stephanie M, 21, Madison,WI 53716, 09/01/2013, Operating w/oa Valid Drivers License, $114.00

Porter, Stephanie M, 21, Madison,WI 53716, 09/01/2013, Non Registra-tion, $88.80

Rieck, Andrea Victoria, 34, Madi-

son, WI 53703, 07/31/2013, Auto Fol-lowing Too Closely, $114.00

Rindfleisch, Justin J, 19, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 08/27/2013, Disor-derly Conduct, $177.00

Rodriguez, Nelson T, 37, Madison,WI 53713, 08/16/2013, Non Registra-

tion, $0.00Rodriguez, Nelson T, 37, Madison,WI 53713, 08/16/2013, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $0.00

Rogers, Roy T, 68, Menasha, WI54952, 08/31/2013, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $114.00

Scalissi, Jon Robert, 22, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 09/17/2013, Operat-ing w/o a Valid Drivers License,$114.00

Scarpaci, Susan E, 50, Arlington,WI 53911, 08/31/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Schilling, Jodie M, 38, CrossPlains, WI 53528, 08/31/2013, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$114.00

Schilling, Jodie M, 38, CrossPlains, WI 53528, 08/31/2013, Motor

vehicle liability insurance required,$10.00

Simpson, Corey Michael, 31, Madi-son, WI 53704, 09/09/2013, Operat-ing while Suspended, $0.00

Stark, Christine L, 61, Madison, WI53715, 09/14/2013, Operating w/o aValid Drivers License, $114.00

Sunby, Annabel D, 55, Middleton,WI 53562, 09/05/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Swanson, Matthew M, 33, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 08/31/2013, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Swanson, Matthew M, 33, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 08/31/2013, Motor ve-

hicle liability insurance required,$10.00

Swanson, Matthew M, 33, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 08/31/2013, Operat-ing after revocation, $114.00

Theel, Miranda Kae, 20, Madison,WI 53719, 09/14/2013, Exceeding

Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80Utz, Anne E, 27, Middleton, WI53562, 09/05/2013, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Vidal, Anthony L, 32, Oregon, WI53575, 09/10/2013, Speeding 55MPH Zone, $88.80

Vine, Cynthia J, 53, Middleton, WI53562, 09/11/2013, Disorderly Con-duct, $114.00

Ward, Shiquille D, 21, Middleton,WI 53562, 09/04/2013, Operatingwhile Suspended, $114.00

Ward, Shiquille D, 21, Middleton,WI 53562, 09/04/2013, Seatbelt Re-quired Oper/Pass, $10.00

Wartzok, Bradley E, 23, Prairie DuSac, WI 53578, 09/04/2013, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Weber, Deborah S, 60, Waunakee,

WI 53597, 09/07/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Whayland, Diana L, 49, Madison,WI 53717, 09/03/2013, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00

Whitmer, John Stuart, 34, Wauna-kee, WI 53597, 09/14/2013, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Wilson Jimenez, Ma DelRosario, 37, Middleton, WI 53562,09/03/2013, FTS/Improper Stop atStop Sign, $88.80

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Springfield manure digester completeSupporters say new Cow Power

Project will Produce Renewable

Energy and Cleaner Lakes

A unique partnership is turning cowwaste from farms into renewable en-

ergy, according to supporters of an-other manure digester in Dane County.

La Crosse-based Gundersen HealthSystem and Dane County are partner-

ing with three Dane County farm fam-ilies on the GL Dairy Biogas Project

just outside of Middleton.On Friday, Oct. 3, Dane County ex-

ecutive Joe Parisi and Gundersen exec-utives joined dairy farmers, project

contractors and state and local officialsto celebrate the completion of their

dairy digester project.This Cow Power project paves the

way for home-grown renewable en-ergy, cleaner lakes and keeping our

dairy farm families milking cows forgenerations to come. Dane County is

the 23rd largest dairy-producing countyin the nation, and we are turning all

that milk into green energy to power

our homes and businesses, saidParisi.

The project consists of a digesters

and generators to create energy. Cowmanure from Blue Star Dairy Farms,

Hensen Brothers Dairy and ZieglerDairy Farms, is processed in three air-

tight digester tanks. The tanks areheated to about 100 degrees just like

a cows stomach. Bacteria in manurethrives in these conditions, and they

consume solids in the manure while re-leasing methane gas. Instead of being

released into the atmosphere, themethane is captured at the top of the di-

gester and burned in a generator to cre-ate electricity.

At Gundersen, our mission is to im-

prove the health and well-being of ourcommunities. Yet, hospitals consumesignificantly more energy than other

buildings of the same size contribut-ing indirectly to harmful emissions that

have been linked to human disease,said Jeff Rich, executive director, Gun-

dersen Envision, LLC., a subsidiary ofGundersen Health System. Projects

like this one get to the core of our goal improving energy efficiency and cre-

ating renewable energy projects whichproduce a healthier environment for all

of our communities. This project rep-resents 14 percent of our goal to be-

come energy independent later thisyear.

The digester operation, which isowned by Gundersen Health System,

is expected to generate approximately16 million kilowatt hours of electricity

annually which will be added to the

local grid in Dane County throughMadison Gas and Electric. The elec-

tricity purchased by MGE is enough topower approximately 2,500 homes.

Because of the methane released byuntreated manure, the digester will also

reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Thestate DNR estimates that by treating

manure and generating renewable elec-tricity, the digester will reduce climate-

changing emissions by 22,000 tons peryear equivalent to the CO2 emissions

from over 4,000 cars.The process also creates a large

amount of clean, organic fiber by-prod-uct that has many horticultural uses or

can be used on the farms as cow bed-

ding. Purple Cow Organics of Middle-ton is using the compost material as a

raw material in their products.Purple Cow Organics is proud to be

assisting in the processing and utiliza-tion of the co-products produced from

the GL Biogas project. Purple Cow andGundersen share common values from

utilizing renewable energy sources toreplenishing the soil for more sustain-

able growth, now and into the future,said Jeanne Whitish, CEO, Purple Cow

Organics.In addition to producing cleaner en-

ergy, the digesters will prevent morethan 3,700 pounds of phosphorus sur-

face runoff in Dane County every year.

Phosphorus is the leading cause ofgreen algae and other weed growth in

Dane Countys lakes and comes fromboth urban and rural sources. It is esti -

mated that 370,000 pounds of algaewill be reduced annually in the Yahara

watershed as a result of this project.US Biogas was the digesters project

developer. The Wisconsin-based con-struction management firm CG

Schmidt provided the design and con-struction for the digester and surround-

ing facilities. Construction anddevelopment hired 58 full time equiv-

alent jobs and will create approxi-mately five full time equivalent jobs on

an ongoing basis for operations.

Photo contributed

Greg Ziegler, one of three Middleton area farmers involved in the GL Dairy Biogas Project, speaks during an event last week to celebrate the completionof the project. Looking on are three other speakers during the event Jeff Rich , executive director, Gundersen Envision, LLC.; Joe Parisi, Dane Countyexecutive; and Jerry Arndt, senior vice president, Gundersen Health System. This project represents 14 percent of Gundersens goal to become energy in-dependent. The GL Dairy Biogas Project involves these three digester tanks heating cow manure to about 100 degrees to create the methane gas. Instead ofbeing released into the air, the methane is captured at the top of the digesters and burned in a generator to create electricity. Enough electricity is producedto power approximately 2,500 homes in Dane County.

Telephone scammers posing as local

law enforcement are continuing to ha-rass citizens in Dane County. Despite

a warning to the public in early Sep-tember, these individuals have not dis-

continued their attempts to scareinnocent people out of large sums of

cash.Just in just two days last week, the

Dane County Sheriffs Office receivedat least 15 reports to the tip line from

citizens who have received these calls.The reports state that someone is call-

ing and identifying themselves as amember of the Dane County Sheriffs

Office and advising that they missedjury duty and will need to pay a fine or

risk being arrested.The Sheriffs Office is not aware of

anyone who has fallen for this scam

and encourages citizens to continue toreport such activity to our tip line, at

608-284-6900. The public should beaware that no local law enforcement

agency collects fees in this manner, norwould law enforcement contact citi-

zens regarding jury duty.The Dane County Sheriffs Office is

making every attempt to investigate thesource of these calls, and is asking for

the publics assistance in doing so.Any information related to this in-

vestigation can be left on the tip line,or via the website at https://danesher-

iff.com/CrimeTips/criminalReport.aspx. Tips may be made anonymously.

Armed robber caught on tapeAt approximately 8:40 pm on Thursday, October 9, Dane County Sheriffs Office Deputies along with Officers

from the Waunakee Police Department responded to an armed robbery at the BP Gas Station located at 101 WMain Street in the Village of Dane.

The lone male suspect entered the store, displayed a small black revolver, and ordered the female clerk toempty the cash drawer. The suspect fled southbound on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspectis described as a slender male white with blue eyes, approximately 5 feet 7 inches tall, and weighing approxi-mately 150 pounds. He was wearing a black ski mask, a dark green outer jacket with a gray hooded sweatshirt

underneath, black pants, and light brown boots.Dane County Sheriffs Office Detectives and the Crime Scene Unit responded to process the scene for evidence.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Dane County Sheriffs Tips Line at 608 284-6900. All callerscan remain anonymous.

Watch out for scammers

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Performers wantedfor Christmasconcert at PAC

Singers, instrumentalists, and actorsare invited to perform in the Madison

Area Community Christmas Festivalfeaturing local talent at the Middleton

Performing Arts Center, 2100 BristolStreet, on Saturday, December 20 and

Sunday, December 21.Professional and nonprofessional

performers are needed for the multi-level performance including singers in

all voice parts for the large massedChristmas Festival Choir and for a cos-

tumed Victorian caroling ensemble, in-strumentalists for the orchestra,

handbell ringers, and actors for dramavignettes.

There is no formal audition to par-ticipate. Two rehearsal options are

available (starting Thursday, October16): Tuesday evenings at Asbury

United Methodist Church, 6101 Uni-versity Ave, in Middleton, 6:30-

8:00pm; and Thursday evenings atImmanuel Lutheran Church, 1021

Spaight Street, in Madison, 7:30-8:45pm.

Participants may attend either loca-tion, and alternate locations as needed.

The event, produced by Maestro Pro-ductions, Inc. of Madison, is lead by

local music director Mark Bloedow,

Maestros Executive/Artistic Director,and Artistic Director of Madisons

Choral Arts Society Chorale. To regis-ter and receive full details, e-mail mu-

[email protected], visitMaestro Productions, Inc. on Face-

book, or the Maestro website at:www.maestroproductions.org. All are

welcome.

Conservancy Daylooks at referendum

Under its Conservancy Day um-

brella, the Friends of Pheasant Branch

Conservancy is sponsoring a panel dis-

cussion on the Middleton referendum

proposing a stormwater utility. The

referendum appears on the Nov. 4 bal-

lot in the City.

The meeting will take place in the

Middleton Public Librarys Archer

Community Meeting Room

on Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m.

Three panel members will partici-pate: Andy Morton, Runoff Manage-

ment Supervisor for the Wisconsin

Department of Natural Resources;

Susan West, Middleton Common

Council President; Don Heilman, co-

founder and president, Clean Lakes Al-

liance.Bruce Froehlke, President of the

Friends of Pheasant Branch, will facil-

itate.

This is the most important environ-

mental initiative in Middleton in

years, Froehlke said. The Friends of

Pheasant Branch feels its important for

voters to be as well informed as possi-

ble. We hope people in Middleton will

take advantage of this opportunity totalk with three experts.

Conservancy Day is a regular fea-

ture of the Friends educational out-

reach. Its focus is on the ecology of the

Pheasant Branch Conservancy and its

watershed.

Downtown shopshost Trick or TreatEvent October 31

The Downtown Middleton BusinessAssociation (DMBA) will host its Fifth

Halloween Trick or Treat Event on Fri-day, October 31st, 11:00 a.m. 3:00

p.m.Last year was great fun for all with

all the little goblins running around inthe downtown. Kids are encouraged to

don their costumes while visiting theretailers and restaurants. The busi-

nesses have as much fun as the kids!The Downtown is decorated with

corn shocks and scarecrows near theparticipating businesses. Businesses

will have orange pumpkin faces ontheir front doors to indicate they will

be participating in the Halloween Trickor Treat event. If a business is listed

and has no pumpkin face, they ran outof goodies!

There are 44 businesses involved.

The kids can stop at them and show offtheir costumes while getting treats! Thebusinesses include: Marilyns Salon &

Opera House, Loris Pet-Agree Salon,Barriques Market, First Choice Dental,

Lifetime Eyecare Center, MiddletonRecreation Dept. /Hubbard Art Center

kids crafts, Middleton Public Works,Aaron Achenbach State Farm Insur-

ance, Middleton Public Library, DinysJewelers, Isthmus Eye Care, Edward

Jones - Riley, Tis the Season, BMOHarris Bank, National Mustard Mu-

seum, Cenex MFC, MiddletonTourism, 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, McLellanOrthodontics, Middleton Dress Com-

pany, The Free House, Village GreenBar & Grill, Pauls Neighborhood Bar,

The Little Gym of Middleton, Neena,Hubbard Avenue Diner, Three Sisters

Inn, Creative Look Studios, BloomBake Shop, Integrity Wealth Advisors,

The Regal Find, Broyles & Company,Z.Bella Boutique, CK Hair, Middleton

Times Tribune and Momentum FloralDecor.

So start the fun at Pauls Neighbor-hood Bar, Loris PET-AGREE, CK

Hair, Three Sisters Inn and Garys Artand Frame, then cross University Av-

enue to the others! Enjoy the venture

Author Sunebyto visit Library

Meet and greet Elizabeth Suneby,

award winning author of Razias Rayof Hope: One Girls Dream of an Ed-

ucation.

Suneby will be at the librarySunday, October 19, from 2-3 p.m.

Sunebys book has been awarded the

2014 South Asia Book Award and hasbeen named a 2014 Jane Addams Chil-

drens Honor book. During her visit,youll hear what life is like for girls liv-

ing in villages in Afghanistan, learnhow to wear a burqa, and go on a video

tour of schools in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Stop by the Main Level Help Deskor call (608)827-7402 to sign up forthis event. This event is open to all

ages.

The Friends of the Middleton PublicLibrary provided funding for this

event.

W h a t s H a p p e n i n g


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crease of $90,694 from the 2015 Re-

quested Budget amounts.While considering budget requests,

the committee prioritized 2015 Capitalprogram expenditures for road recon-

struction and resurfacing. The pro-posed budget allocates $1,283,000 for

road reconstruction on Valley RidgeRd. and Allen Blvd., as well as design

and engineering for resurfacing ParkSt. and additional road chip sealing and

crack filling around the city.The committee also gave prece-

dence to the Capital program budgetrequests where grant funding is avail-

able. The committee decided those

projects should receive 2015 Capitalfunding to take advantage of externally

contributed fiscal resources. Another

priority was remediation of unfavor-able conditions in public places, such

as the employee entrance to the library

that is in a deteriorated state.

A boon for the Finance Committee,the 2015 contract with Pellitteri for

trash and recycling collection is ex-

pected to be $105,000 less than origi-

nally projected. The Finance Commit-tee approved using $83,000 of the

funds to create and hire an additionalpolice officer that the department is re-

questing for 2015. Of the remaining

$22,000, $18,303 will go to the 2015Capital program with the final $3,697

going into the general fund contin-gency account.


No photo ID? No problemThe back and forth political fight

over voter ID took a surprising turn latelast week when the U.S. Supreme

Court ordered that the photo ID re-quirement will not be in effect for the

November 4 General Election.The decision irked Republicans and

caused Democrats to celebrate. Mean-while, it caused municipal clerks

across the state to change course afterspending several weeks preparing for

new photo ID requirements.It came just hours after the Wiscon-

sin Government Accountability Board(GAB) sent out a press release an-

nouncing its Bring It to the Ballotmultimedia campaign, which was de-

signed to educate Wisconsin residentsabout the voter photo ID law.

Starting over the weekend, the GABplanned to spend more than $400,000

on the statewide paid advertising cam-paign that would run in the three weeks

leading up to the election. The cam-paign was to include TV, radio, online

and some billboard ads.But the courts decision caused the

GAB to instead turn its sights to edu-cating the clerks who will run local

polling places.In essence, the ruling means clerks

and voters can return to business asusual, and no photo ID will be required

in order to cast a ballot.

As you may have learned already,

last night the U.S. Supreme Court or-dered that the photo ID requirement

will not be in effect for the November4, 2014 General Election, stated a

GAB memo sent to clerks on Oct. 10,the day after the ruling. The Court, by

a 6-3 vote, reinstated an injunctionagainst the law which was previously

issued by the federal court in the East-ern District of Wisconsin.

The Supreme Courts order will bein effect until either the Court rules on

the plaintiffs appeal if an appeal isfiled within 90 days, or until the expi-

ration of the appeal deadline in 90days.

The ruling means the requirementis gone just for this election, said Mid-

dleton clerk Lorie Burns.The rule is not completely gone,

agreed Alyssa Gross, the village clerkin Mount Horeb. It could come back

after the election. We were told its onhold.

Government Accountability Board(G.A.B.) staff and local election offi-

cials have worked diligently to imple-ment the photo ID requirement since

the Seventh Circuit Court of Appealsorder of September 12, 2014, and we

appreciate that effort to assist and edu-cate voters and election inspectors,

continued the GAB statement.

With 25 days remaining before Elec-

tion Day, the GAB and local clerks willnow focus on implementing proce-

dures without the photo ID require-ment, providing updated training to

election inspectors, and informing vot-ers about the proper procedures during

absentee voting and at polling places.U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) ex-

pressed relief about the ruling.I am relieved the Supreme Court

has recognized the damage Wiscon-sins Voter ID law could have on our

democracy, said Pocan. Poorly im-plementing a bad law would have been

the worst possible outcome for Wis-consin voters. Implementing Voter ID

in such a short amount of time wouldhave disenfranchised voters across the

state and could have brought 2014election results into question.

Republicans argue that requiringphoto ID will help prevent voter fraud.

Democrats contend the measure wasactually designed to disenfranchise lib-

eral voters.

What last weeks SupremeCourt ruling means

All absentee ballots should beprocessed without requiring that the

elector submit a copy of his or herphoto ID, including ballots which were

issued prior to the Court of Appeals

order of September 12, 2014. Any ab-

sentee ballot requests which you havebeen holding because a copy of the

photo ID has not been submitted mustbe immediately fulfilled. Revised uni-

form instructions have been posted athttp://gab.wi.gov/forms/voters-uni-

form-military which we encourage youto use for new absentee ballot re-

quests. Absentee ballots and ballotscast on Election Day by electors who

do not submit a photo ID, and whichare otherwise valid, are not to be

treated as provisional ballots.

While election officials are not to re-quire electors to provide or present

photo ID as a condition of obtaining aballot, clerks should continue to

process any photo ID that is submittedduring the mail-in absentee process.

The copy of the Photo ID should be re-tained with the voters file and the

clerk must keep a record that photo IDhas been submitted for that voter, by

using either the Statewide Voter Regis-tration System or some other documen-

tation. If the photo ID requirement isreinstated for future elections, a copy

that is submitted by a mail-in absenteevoter will satisfy the photo ID require-

ment for future mail absentee requests,provided that the elector does not

change his or her name or address.

If clerks have sent absentee ballotsto electors who reside in a residential

care facility that is eligible for specialvoting deputy service, but which will

not be served by special votingdeputies, and who are also not indefi-

nitely confined, a letter should be sentindicating that the photo ID require-

ment is enjoined and they are not re-quired to either provide a copy of their

proof of identification with their ballotor have an authorized representative of

the facility verify their identity.Election inspectors must not request

that an elector present a photo ID be-fore a ballot is issued. If an elector of-

fers to present a photo ID, the inspectorshould advise the voter that the require-

ment is not in effect. Inspectors shouldwork to avoid creating an impression

for voters waiting in line that they willneed to present a photo ID. No signs

should be posted which state or implythat the elector must present a photo ID

as a condition of receiving a ballot.

The GAB-190 and Wisconsin Elec-tion Data Collection System (WEDCS)

have been revised to eliminate the op-tion to record provisional ballots issued

due to a voter not presenting photo ID.

Court ruling means local voters dont need photo ID... for now

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Wednesday MCO

concert to feature

violist Vickie PowellThe first concert of the Middleton

Community Orchestras fifth season

will take place Wednesday, Oct. 22.The concert will feature guest soloist

Vickie Powell, a violist who grew upin Madison and went to the Curtis In-

stitute of Music and the JulliardSchool. She now lives in New York

City when she isnt traveling aroundthe world to perform.

Praised by theNew York Times forher probing introspection, Powell

has appeared as a soloist with thePhiladelphia Orchestra, the Milwaukee

Symphony, and the Aspen Festival Or-chestra and has won top prizes at the

Primrose International Viola Competi-tion and the Johansen International

Competition. An avid chamber musi-cian, Ms. Powell has been a featured

artist at the Marlboro, Verbier, Ravinia,and Mortizburg music festivals, as well

as Music from Angelfire, and SeijiOzawas International Music Academy

of Switzerland, and performs as violistof the contemporary quintet Ensem-ble39. Ms. Powell is a graduate of theCurtis Institute of Music and the Juil-

liard School, where she studied withRoberto Diaz and Misha Amory.

The concert will take place at theMiddleton Performing Arts Center,

2100 Bristol St., Middleton, starting at7:30 p.m.

Tickets are available at Willy St. Co-op West and at the door. Students can

get tickets at the door only on the nightof the show. Box office opens at 6:30

p.m. Doors open at 7:00 p.m.

Photo contributed

Guest soloist Vickie Powell will help kick off the Middleton Community Orchestras fifth season next week. Theconcert will take place at the Middleton Performing Arts Center, 2100 Bristol St., Middleton, starting at 7:30 p.m.Tickets are available at Willy St. Co-op West and at the door. Students can get tickets at the door only on the nightof the show. Box office opens at 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m.


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City has not done

its fair share toaddress stormwater

To the editor,

I am deeply troubled that Middleton

has not yet done its fair share to ad-dress water quality and habitat prob-

lems caused by stormwater runoff.Our runoff travels through eroding

stream banks, unmaintained stormwa-ter controls and degraded habitat until

it delivers about 8,500 pounds of phos-

phorus into Lake Mendota each year.As each pound of phosphorus can stim-ulate growth of 500 pounds of algae,

our runoff is a big contributor to thepoor water quality we see in the Yahara

chain of Lakes. Last year, after 30years working on water and natural re-

source issues, I retired from the De-partment of Natural Resources. I also

served as Dane Countys first Lakesand Watershed Coordinator. Now, as a

volunteer, I am still involved in effortsto improve our lakes and steams. I

know we can do better.About a year and a half ago, my hus-

band and I moved to Middleton. Wewere looking to spend less time on

home maintenance and more time pur-

suing outdoor activities. We also wereimpressed that Middleton had taken ac-tions to become a greener commu-

nity. Happily we found acondominium home near the Pheasant

Branch Conservancy that met ourneeds. We have enjoyed spending time

outdoors in the Pheasant Branch Con-servancy, bird watching, snowshoeing,

hiking and biking on Middleton trailsand canoeing in the Yahara River and

its chain of lakes.However, Middleton has not turned

out to be as green as I had hoped. Itis greatly lacking in a key area; unlike

most other communities adjacent to theYahara chain of Lakes, Middleton does

not have a stormwater utility. Thismeans Middleton does not have a ded-

icated funding source to pay for main-tenance and upkeep of facilities that are

designed to trap and treat stormwaterrunoff before it enters our lakes and

streams.On my bike and canoe trips, I have

seen first hand the problems stemmingfrom poorly controlled runoff. Not

only are the banks of Pheasant BranchCreek eroding, structures placed along

the creek bank to defend against ero-sion are failing and maintenance on

stormwater detention ponds has beendeferred. Consequently, pollutant-

laden water flows out into Lake Men-dota. It also means that riparian habitat

along the creek bank and in the conser-vancy has been smothered. The unfor-

tunate result is unsightly and unsafealgae blooms in the lake and fewer

places for birds and animals to live inthe Conservancy.

Fortunately, we have an opportunityto address this problem. On Nov. 4, we

can vote yes to establish a Stormwa-ter Utility in Middleton. The utility

will fairly charge homeowners($15/year) and commercial properties

(based on the amount of runoff theycreate) fees to establish a dedicated

stormwater fund. This will give Mid-dleton the funds needed to maintain

and enhance facilities needed to effec-tively treat our citys stormwater. It is

a key step to becoming a greener com-munity. Please join me in voting yes

on Nov. 4.

Lloyd EaganMiddleton Resident and Retired

DNR Employee

Should kids have toadapt to degradedwater bodies?

Dear editor,

Should kids have to adapt to de-graded lakes and streams? Not if Mid-

dleton embraces the same approach as

other communities: an organized andsustained focus on stormwater man-agement.

Two weeks ago our four grandchil-dren were playing happily at Governor

NelsonBeach. They shouted EEYUCK!!

but tolerated the bottom sludge, float-

ing weeds, algae, and pungent odors.One week earlier, the oldest, at age

10, considered it normal to spend 20minutes departing the (Lake Street)

dock on Mendota with at least 50pounds of weeds on each oar. She de-

cided Grandpa was a wimp -and thatevery cast should yield a salad of lake

weeds! She thinks it common to stopand de-weed the propeller.

As kids we remember lakes withminnows nibbling our toes, flashing in

silver schools over visiblebottoms. Mendota had periods of clar-

ity in the past.But our lakes have changed. For ex-

ample, Blue-Green Algae was not a re-curring health concern until about

1980.There are many causes, but all

sources must do their part. Lets showthe way. USGS has proved Middleton

made progress, and has provided lead-ership in stormwater management:

streams, lakes and groundwater can beprotected.

We can give the stormwater systemsthe stewardship we use for our cars,

our homes, and our health: routinemaintenance to prevent problems and

get results, with predictable costs andrevenue sources. Stormwater manage-

men is a mature public need, wellworth the $15 annual cost to the owner

of a single-family home.Vote yes on Nov 4 for a stormwa-

ter utility. For $1.25 a month we cando our part to protect our lakes, Pheas-

ant Branch and groundwater: definingelements of Middletons life and

legacy.

Lyman and Lyn Wible,Middleton

Just too easy toput off funding forstormwater runoff

Dear editor,

The storm water utility article in the

Middleton Times-Tribune was gener-

ally a fair explanation of this important

issue the city is facing. However, I was

disappointed with Mayor Sonnentags

reasons for opposing the stormwater

utility. The mayor says he supports the

projects and points out that the city

council has the power to fund these

projects in its regular budgeting

process. And yet funding of stormwater

maintenance projects has not happened

during his tenure as mayor. Its just too

easy for the council to put off making

hard decisions on these important

water quality projects. Now the city

faces federal and state storm water reg-

ulatory requirements and the work can

no longer be put off.

Mayor Sonnentag also doesnt like

the cost it puts on non-profits such as

schools, churches and community or-

ganizations. These same organizations

pay for water and sanitary services, and

the storm water utility is no different.

The two institutions that will pay the

largest fees in the non-profit group are

the City of Middleton and the school

district. Each will pay the stormwater

fees out of the tax revenues they col-

lect. The school district will be able to

apply for credits for stormwater facili-

ties that they already maintain and for

providing environmental classes.

These courses are a wonderful way to

educate future generations about theimportance of reducing storm water

pollution.

As a professional hydrologist and

member of the Friends of Pheasant

Branch, I support the citys initiative to

establish a stormwater utility. As de-

signed, it is fair to all property owners

and provides a reliable funding source

to maintain the storm water practices

that city has already built at great ex-

pense. Middletons utility is unique in

that only maintenance of existing facil-

ities will be covered. The City of Mid-

dleton should be commended for not

including other costs such as street

sweeping or construction of new facil-

ities. These costs will be covered by the

general tax revenue, developers of new

properties, or through TIF dollars.

Middleton is known as the Good

Neighbor City and I believe that ex-

tends to our valuable streams, wet-

lands, and lakes.

I encourage you to vote yes for the

stormwater utility on November 4.

Jim Bachhuber

Middleton

Kromrey shouldremain honored

To the editor,

I write regarding the possible renam-ing of Kromrey Middle School. Ed-

ward Kromrey gave nearly thirty yearsof his life in service to our Middleton

schools. In naming the school after Mr.Kromrey, our community chose to

honor him for his service. It is difficultto imagine what has changed to de-

value his contribution to our youth.Some might suggest renaming with

a geographical reference, for example,Pheasant Branch Middle School.

However, that would erase the recog-nition with which the community de-

liberately chose years ago to honor Mr.Kromrey. Furthermore, keeping the

school in the name of an educatorwould show that that the community

still values public school educators.

Sincerely,

Lawrence J. Landwehr


LLETTERSETTERS TOTO THETHE EEDITORDITOR


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Middleton Recreation has a wide va-

riety of upcoming programs.

Registration due Wednesday, Octo-

ber 22: Tae Kwon Do, Acrylic Paint-

ing, Mechanical Engineering Master

Machines, Junior Mechanical Engi-

neering Toys Lets Make Toys, Henna

Retreat, Fall Lead Printing on Clay

Bowls, Pinch Pot Turkeys, and Wheel

Throwing/Hand Building.

Middleton Recreation and the Mid-

dleton Public Library present Story

Jams! Monster Mash will be held on

Friday, October 24 from 10:30-

11:30am. Join us for puppets, songs,

movement, and books. Snowy Songs

and Stories will be held Friday, De-

cember 12 from 10:30-11:30am. Join

us for crafts with bells, songs, move-

ment, and books. Both events are free

and open to the public. Ages 11

months-4 years are welcome and the

program will take place at the Hubbard

Art Center (7448 Hubbard Ave.).The Illumination Art Show will

take place at the Hubbard Art Center

November 20-23. Applications are

now being accepting for local artists.

Please visit the Hubbard Art Center

page at www.ci.middleton.wi.us for an

application form.

The Public Lands, Recreation, and

Forestry Department is now open for

the Labor Day-Memorial Day Office

Hours: Monday-Friday 8:15am-

3:00pm. The Fall, Winter, & Spring

Guide is now available! Hard copies

are available at the Middleton-Cross

Plains Schools in the main offices, CityHall, Library, and Hubbard Art Center.

The School District will no longer dis-

tribute them to the classroom, so make

sure to stop at the school office. The

Guide is also available online at

www.ci.middleton.wi.us. Register ON-

LINE with RecDesk. Register and

keep track of your schedules through

GoStrive.


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RRECREATIONECREATION NNOTESOTES

The CDC recommends the flu

vaccine for majority of citizens

Fall is a busy time of year for manyfamilies, especially those with chil-

dren. As parents all over the countrysend their kids to school they would

never think of sending them off unpre-pared without necessities like their

backpack, lunch, homework, or jacketfor those not so summery days.

Another important necessity to addto the list a seasonal flu vaccination.

The Centers for Disease Control(CDC) recommends that everyone six

months of age and older receive a sea-sonal flu vaccine, and that includes not

only kids, but moms and dads, grand-mas and grandpas, aunts and uncles. As

most people know, flu is a respiratoryillness caused by the influenza virus. It

is highly contagious, and symptoms

can range from mild to severe. Evenhealthy people can get sick enough tomiss work or school for a significant

amount of time or even be hospitalized.But even if you bounce back quickly,

others around you might not be solucky.

While flu can make healthy peopleseriously ill, it can be especially dan-

gerous for those in high risk groupssuch as pregnant women, people over

50 (like grandparents), those with cer-tain chronic health conditions, and

children under 5, especially infantsunder six months who are too young to

be vaccinated (like baby brothers orsisters). By vaccinating you are not

only protecting your family, but those

in the community who are at an in-creased risk from flu.

But what about the needles?

While the very minor pain of a flushot is nothing compared to the suffer-

ing that can be caused by the flu, noone likes getting a shot, especially kids.

Luckily there is a no poke alterna-tive. For most healthy, non-pregnant

people ages 2 49 years old, a nasalspray vaccine is a great choice. Even

better, the (CDC) now recommendsthat all healthy children ages 2 -8 years

old get the nasal spray as it has beenshown in studies to be more effective

in children than the flu shot.Seasonal flu viruses are constantly

changing, so it is important to get vac-cinated every year to protect against

new strains of influenza. In addition,immune protection provided from the

flu vaccine declines over time, so an-nual vaccination is needed for optimal

protection.Seasonal flu outbreaks can happen

as early as October so make sure to getyourself and your children vaccinated

as soon as the vaccine becomes avail-

able in your community. It takes abouttwo weeks for the flu vaccine to pro-vide full protection, so the sooner you

get it, the better.Home Health United conducts a net-

work of seasonal flu immunizationpublic clinics in the communities we

serve. We are the largest and one of themost trusted providers of flu immu-

nizations in the area providing thou-sands of shots across Wisconsin every

year. All our vaccines are always ad-ministered by nurses, as opposed to by

a pharmacist which you may encounterat other flu clinics.

Flu shots cost $31 and are coveredby Medicare Part B and Medicaid.

Medicare and Medicaid recipients

MUST present all of their insurancecards at the clinic. Cash, check, VISAand MasterCard are also accepted. For

those who do not want injected vac-cine, FluMist, an intranasal vaccine,

is available for healthy people ages 2-49. Cost for intranasal vaccine is $33.

A high dose vaccine is available for$50.

Tae Kwon Do, Monster Mash, local are and so much more are all part of the Middleton Recreation Department s upcoming programming


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Maywood Avenue, Burglary: A victim

reports that unknown suspects enteredtheir home by removing a window air

conditioning unit and stole her purseand its contents. No suspects have been

identified at this time.Arbor Lake Apartment Complex,

3500 Salerno Court, Criminal Dam-

age: A resident observed suspects

breaking into a maintenance buildingon the complex grounds shortly after

10:15 PM. Officers located and ar-rested two juvenile males for curfew

violations and criminal damage toproperty.

Private Residence, 7400 block of

Voss Parkway, Burglary: Residents re-

port that, during the previous evening,suspects entered the unlocked vehicle

in their driveway, stole items and usedthe garage door opener to enter their

residence. Additional items were takenfrom the garage of the residence. No

suspects have been identified at thistime.

TRAFFIC

ENFORCEMENTACTIVITIES

July 4th was busy for day shift offi-cers as they provided traffic control

and public relation activities for threeneighborhood parades. The Stonefield,

Middleton Hills and Northlake neigh-borhoods all had successful and safe

parades.Motorcycle Patrol Officer Jesse

Sellek helped out at three differentevents, providing escort and traffic

control duties on the Safe Harbor Rideon the 12th, the MDA Ride on the 19th

and the COPS Kids Camp escort fromMilwaukee airport to East Troy on the

28th. COPS is Concerns of Police Sur-vivors, a national organization that

works closely with the surviving fam-ily members of law enforcement offi-

cers killed in the line of duty. Personnelshortage has unfortunately prevented

our motorcycle officers from perform-ing traffic patrol on the cycle but we

have been able to do this type of escortduty.

Mark Walther was able to attend theTraffic Incident Management meeting

in DeForest on the 10th. Several criti-cal traffic incident occurrences were

critiqued.

Our Department is fortunate to havehad two highly trained Drug Recogni-

tion Experts in Sergeant JessicaQuamme and Officer Kathleen Riffen-

burg. After undergoing an intensivecourse with hands on training, they

have provided us and surroundingagencies with this vital skill over the

past several years. For those not famil-iar with the program, DREs are used

to determine what category of drugsthat a driver may be under the influ-

ence of other than alcohol. That helpsto indicate the level of intoxication and

whether there is multiple drugs effect-ing the driver. Also if the person re-

fuses the blood test, the DREs testswill indicate what type of drugs may

have been present. This program isfunded by Wisconsin Department of

Transportation Bureau of TrafficSafety and the National Highway Traf-

fic Safety Association. Their skill isused not just for traffic situations, there

have been occasions of pedestriansfound under the influence of unknown

substances and the DREs have beenused to determine if EMS is needed.

This past month they were called ontwo times to do tests.

The OWI grant patrol was done onJuly 26th. Three officers patrolled for

four hours each and had 22 enforce-ment actions. One OWI citation and

one Prohibited Alcohol Concentrationcitation, one Open Intoxicant citation,

one Underage Drinking citation, oneParks violation, three Operating after

Revocation or Suspension citations,one Operating Without License cita-

tion, three Speeding citations with onewarning, three Insurance citations, two

citations for Failure to Obey Sign, oneRegistration citation, and two Equip-

ment violation warnings.Regular directed traffic patrol was

performed for about 18 hours in July.Twenty-four Speeding citations and

one warning, ten Insurance citations,three Registration citations with one

warning, one citation each for Seatbelt,Operating Without License and Oper-

ating After Revocation, and two Equip-ment warnings were issued.

There were 46 reportable accidentsduring July of which 12 were in park-

ing lots. July of 2013 had 45 accidents

of which eight were in parking lots.

INVESTIGATIVEUNIT REPORT

July was a slightly busier than aver-age month for the Investigation Serv-

ices Bureau (ISB). With the return ofDetective Loether from the Dane

County Task Force, ISB is back up tofull staffing. At the same time, the po-

lice officer candidate background in-vestigations are starting to slow down

a bit allowing the detectives more timeto concentrate on their caseloads.

Thanks to the efforts of the detectives,we have been able to hire several new

officers already.The most significant call that ISB in-

vestigated this month was a stabbingincident that occurred July 6th in an

apartment in the 6300 block of Pheas-ant Lane. Detectives responded to the

scene and interviewed numerous sub-jects involved and were able to make

an arrest that night. The investigationshowed that the suspect had forced his

way into the residence and physicallyassaulted several occupants resulting in

one of them losing consciousness for ashort period of time. The suspect was

armed with a machete style knife forpart of this incident, but luckily none

of the injuries were life threatening.Detectives also drafted and executed a

search warrant for the suspects vehiclewhere they were able to obtain further

evidence. It is important to note thatthis was not a random crime. The vic-

tims in this incident were targeted bythe suspect.

The Middleton Police Departmentalso owes a debt of gratitude to the

young neighbor who reported this in-cident taking place. He was able to dial

911 and provide very detailed informa-tion that allowed responding officers to

keep all involved parties on scene.Without this call it is possible the sus-

pect would have been able to flee in hisvehicle. Many thanks go out to the

Good Neighbors who help us on adaily basis.

One other incident that took placethat highlights how important cooper-

ation is in law enforcement was a bur-glary at the construction site for the

new Middleton Department of Public

Works (DPW) building in the 4300block of Parmenter Street. During this

incident numerous tools were stolen.Thanks to an alert detective from the

Eau Claire Police Department, and co-operative pawn dealers, this investiga-

tion has led to an arrest. The Eau Clairedetective was contacted by the local

pawn dealer who felt something wasnot right with a recent transaction. The

detective was able to find some uniquemarkings on the tools which led his in-

vestigation to our incident. He con-tacted our Department and the case has

since led to an arrest.These are just two cases which high-

light how important it is to have peopleoutside of the Middleton Police De-

partment to help us solve cases. With-out teamwork, our job is significantly

more difficult, so thank you to thosewho help.

CRIME PREVENTION&

COMMUNITY RELATIONS

Community EventsOn July 13, a Middleton Police Of-

ficer and vehicle participated in theEAA Pancake Breakfast at Morey

Field.On July 16, Middleton Police at-

tended Hero Camp at Keva. MiddletonPolice gave a tour of a police car and

gave two presentations on safety toseveral kids in the camp.

On July 17, Middleton Police at-tended Mascot Day at the Middleton

Pool with Mcgruff and handed outstickers to kids.

During the month of July, MiddletonPolice conducted several Safe Assured

ID kits at the Middleton Police Depart-ment.

Also in July, several car seatchecks/installations were completed at

the Middleton Police Department andat other various departments by Mid-

dleton Police.If you would like more information

or would like to involve the Police De-partment in a community presentation

or event, please contact CommunityAwareness Officer Jill Tutaj at 824-

7323 or [email protected] you would like to join the Middle-

ton Business Watch or need to update

your contact information, please con-tact Community Awareness Officer Jill

Tutaj at 824-7323 or [email protected].

Citizens can subscribe to receiveMiddleton Business Watch email alerts

and other informational emails on thePolice Departments website at middle-

tonpd.com.

The next academy will start in April

of 2015 and class size is limited to 12

students:

If you live or work in Middleton and

are interested in attending a futureacademy, please contact Community

Awareness Officer Jill Tutaj at 824-7323 or [email protected].

Safe Assured ID Kits

Middleton Police will take reserva-tions for having kits made. Kits are free

for Middleton residents or MCPASDstudents.

If you would like to register, havethe ID system at an event or if you

would like to donate money for thepurchase of more kits, please contact

Community Awareness Officer JillTutaj at 824-7323 or [email protected]

ton.wi.us.

Community Awareness Fund

Middleton Community Awareness

Programs such as GREAT, SpeedWatch, National Night Out, Citizens

Academy, Bike Safety Day, NSI Fam-ily Safety Day and Shop with a Cop are

funded almost entirely from commu-nity donations. We need your help!If

you would like to donate money to theCommunity Awareness Fund please

send a check or money order to Mid-dleton Community Police Partnership

Inc. or MICOPP Inc., 7341 DonnaDrive, Middleton, WI, 53562.

Together we can make a difference.If you have any questions about dona-

tions or programs please contact CAOJill Tutaj at 824-7323 or [email protected]

dleton.wi.us.

COURT ACTIVITYDane County Adult Criminal Refer-

rals: 20 Adults, 41 Criminal Counts, 5Civil Forfeitures.


the commissioned painting reflects the expectant nature of

a red-curtained empty stage. He drew inspiration for it bytaking photos of every Overture stage, then brainstormed

with his art mentors, he said.I thought of Take A Bow on my own, because I thought

it went well with the tenth anniversary, Haunty observed,adding that another item fitting the gala evening was his tux

with tails. I wanted to look snazzy and have some pizzazz!He finished the painting fall 2013, but then it remained

hidden in an Overture Center office. It will now hang on theadministration wall to inspire staff and administrative visi-

tors alike, and as an example of personal generosity, Glowacsaid.

In addition, Overture Center has replicated the paintingon lapel pins and note cards. Donors have been rewarded

with the pins, staff will now be wearing them, and newdonors will receive the thank you cards, Chappell said.

Glowacs team labored behind the scenes for months topull off the three-day celebration, he said, but of all the work

that went into the event, Im most proud of the few minutesAlex got to present his painting to Pleasant and Jerry,

Glowac observed. It was the right chord, for the right peo-ple, at the right time. Its gonna last me a lifetime.

As for Haunty? He feels triply honored, he said: to havethe opportunity to paint the gift, to work with Overture Cen-

ter staff, and that his painting is now being utilized in somany ways.

You know, in Hollywood, they have a monument wall,or their names in stars that represent them, Haunty con-

cluded. I feel like having the painting hanging in the ad-ministration office is like my own star - remembering me

and honoring me.Typical of Haunty, he remembered something else to say

just as this reporter was hopping on her bike to head home.My bosses have told me that my presence changes lives

and the atmosphere, he said with a face-splitting smile.His bosses couldnt have been more right.

POLICE continued from page 2

HAUNTY continued from page 1

Photo from Martin Jenich/Overture Center.

Alex Hauntys Take a Bow!" honored philanthropists Pleasant Rowland and Jerry Frautschi.


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Photo by Ruth Bachmeier

Court on a courtPictured from left to right is the 2014 Middleton High School Homecoming Court: Thomas Robson, Marissa Munoz, Mallory Rongstad, Jackson Pagel, Ali Khan, Brian Chapman,

Natasha Monroe, Josie, Meinholz, Calvin Geppert, Prabhdeep Dhaliwal, Nolan Kouba, Betsy Murphy, Ellen Schuebel, Celia Semrad and Morgan Pincombe. Not pictured are Dan Her-shberger, Chris Geanon and Michelle Xie.

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VERONA She finished 15th atstate her freshman season, then sheleapt 10 spots a year ago.

But for some reason, Middletonstandout junior Loren Skibba didnt

fully believe greatness was in herfuture.

There was always a mental hur-dle, Skibba said.

Not anymore. Not after Skibba hur-dled the rest of the state.

At the WIAA Division 1 state girlsgolf meet held Monday and Tuesday

at University Ridge, Skibba gave amemorable performance.

Skibba conquered the rain, wind

and plummeting temperatures andwon the state title. Skibba posted atwo-day score of 3-over par, 147

which was good for a four-shot winover Anika Hitt.

Skibba joined Lindsey Solberg(2006) as just the second individual

champion in school history. And

Skibbas score was the eighth-best in

Division 1 history, an amazingachievement considering veteran

observers all agreed this was the worsttwo days of weather the tournament

ever had.Shes amazing, Middleton coach

Becky Halverson said of Skibba.Shes so focused and so strong.

Shes what I envision for our pro-gram. I want the girls to see that and

dig down within them and stay with it.She can do it.

Skibbas amazing two-day journeyalso propelled the Cardinals to a third-

place finish in the team standings.Verona won the team title with a

648, while defending championHartland Arrowhead settled for sec-

ond at 656. Middleton was third at670, while Homestead (681) and

Milton (700) rounded out the top fiveat the 12-team tournament.

The whole thing was awesome,Middleton senior Rachel Thornton

said. All the girls did great. Werejust so thrilled. This was so much

fun.Skibba would certainly concur.

Much of Mondays opening roundwas played in manageable conditions.

And Skibba took full advantage.Skibba matched her career-low


Middletons

girls golf star

wins state title

Follow RobReischel onTwitter at@robreischel

Skibba brings home goldWIAA DIVISION 1 GIRLS STATE GOLF TOURNAMENT

by ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune

See GOLFERS, page 18

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Middletons Loren Skibba won the WIAA Division 1 girls state golf championship Tuesday.


Middletons Alex Wood returned a punt and an interception for a touchdown last Friday.

One step from greatnessFootball Cards

can win outrightBig 8 title Friday

by ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune

See FOOTBALL, page 20

Theyve waited all season for this

moment.

For many, theyve waited their

whole lives.

Middletons football team is in

position to win the Big Eight

Conference championship for the first

time since 2010. And the Cardinals

can make that a reality Friday.

Middleton improved to 7-1 in the

league last Friday following a 63-7

destruction of Beloit Memorial. TheCardinals lead Janesville Craig and

Madison La Follette (both 6-2) by one

game heading into the regular season

finale.

The Cardinals now host the

Cougars Friday at 7 p.m. with a con-

ference title on the line. And if

Middleton prevails, it will give the

Cardinals the outright conference

championship for the first time since

2004, which was Tim Simons first

year as head coach.

It would be a special accomplish-

ment to win the conference outright,

Cardinals junior wideout Mitch Bacon

Doubletrouble

WIAA GIRLSSTATE TENNISTOURNAMENT

Ragsdale, Webber

lead MHS to state

by ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune

See TENNIS, page 19

It took a while for their partner-

ship to find a groove.Middleton senior tennis standout

Allison Ragsdale had spent twoyears with Darcy Hogendorn, and the

two had a special bond.Cardinals junior Abbey Webber

had been paired with Baylie Gold,and the two had great chemistry.

But after working out the kinksand establishing their own harmony,

the Ragsdale-Webber duo hasreached great heights this fall. And

even loftier altitudes could be com-ing.

Ragsdale and Webber received theNo. 2 seed at the WIAA Division 1

girls state tennis tournament, whichopens Thursday at Nielsen Tennis


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Middleton senior Roger Waleffe and the Cardinals opened the postseason Tuesday.

Sensational sectional

BROOKFIELD Roger Waleffe

doesnt mind admitting it.Middletons boys soccer team has a

daunting task trying to get through thestates toughest sectional.

Its hard to look at that and not bea little bit scared, said Waleffe, a sen-

ior defender.At the same time, Waleffe and the

rest of the Cardinals are a battle testedbunch, fully capable of playing with

anyone at any time.So Middletons mentality? Bring it

on!Its a super hard sectional and

well have great competition,Waleffe said. But Im confident we

can work our way through it.I like our chances and Im confi-

dent against the teams we have tobeat. But weve got to go one game at

a time.Middleton opened the postseason

Tuesday night against West Allis Halein a WIAA Division 1 regional semifi-

nal. If the third-seeded Cardinals pre-vailed there, theyd host a regional

final Thursday at 7 p.m.Madison West, the No. 2 team in

the state, is the sectionals top seed.Madison Memorial, the states third-

ranked team, is the No. 2 seed in thesectional.

If the teams all play to their seeds,Middleton would meet Memorial in a

sectional semifinal Oct. 23 and poten-tially face Madison West in the sec-

tional finals on Oct. 25.

We can certainly play with any-body, Middleton coach Ben Kollasch

said. Now we just have to go andprove it. Weve done it before. Now

we have to show we can do it again.Middleton did just that for most of

the season.The Cardinals opened the year 9-0-

1 and climbed as high as No. 2 in thestate polls. Middleton then hit a lull

and went 0-3-2 over a five gamestretch.

But the Cardinals won two of theirfin

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