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City offering
rebates for water
conservation
by CAmERon BREn
Times-Tribune

The City of Middleton is offering cash back rebates to residential and commercial customers of
its water utility. Commercial customers can apply for a 50 percent
water audit reimbursement and a
$25 rebate for installing a water
conserving pre-rinse sprayer.
Residential and commercial customers may be eligible for a $100
rebate on a low-flow toilet.
Deb Saeger chaired the citys
sustainability committee while
the Sustainable City Plan was developed, and still sits on the committee. She says Middletons new
water conservation initiatives are
a direct result of the plan, which
was adopted in 2010.
When the City and the Sustainability Committee were in the
early phases of developing that
plan, we asked for community
feedback, Saeger explained. Of
those who participated in that survey, the vast majority (68 percent)
wanted the city to offer rebates for
low-flow fixtures like toilets. Its
great to have the city respond to
this request by offering the new
toilet rebate program. Im really
thrilled there are water conservation incentives for Middleton
businesses too.
Saeger says replacing old fixtures with newer low-flow models
not only conserves water but
saves energy.
Pumping water is energy intensive, so reducing water use is
also a great way to reduce the
citys electric bill and environmental footprint, Saeger noted.
See REBATES, page 7

Hard times
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by CAmERon BREn
Times-Tribune

Middleton resident Michelle Shamsee is asking the community for support to help get her life back on track
after her car was hit by a man who allegedly robbed the BP gas station on
University Ave and fled from police in
a stolen car.
According to Middleton Police, the
robbery suspect led three officers on a
chase through the residential area near
Tiedemans Pond, just off Gammon
Road on May 31.
Shamsees car sustained $10,000 in
damages and her insurance had lapsed
at the time of the incident. The auto
owners insurance of the stolen vehicle
will not pay anything because damages
caused by theft are not covered in their
policy. Shamsee is entitled to restitution but will not likely receive anything
from the defendant.
Getting restitution from a person
who isnt working and is stealing a car
is like getting blood from a turnip, its
not going to happen, and meanwhile
Im still without a car, Shamsee said.
Shamsee says her insurance lapsed
because she started a new job as a custodian at the University of WisconsinMadison and had to wait three weeks
before getting her first paycheck. Living paycheck to paycheck she didnt
have enough to pay for her insurance,

Growing veggies and gardeners


See HARDTImES, page 12

Unfortunately for me he hit my car. But luckily he did hit my car because if he kept going straight he could have
killed someones kid, says Middleton resident Michelle Shamsee.
Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger

AlookatMiddletonOutreachMinistrysinnovativementoringgarden
by DEB BIECHlER
Times-Tribune

Modesta Montes grew up in Puebla,


Mexico. As a child, she sometimes
helped in her parents garden.
We grew mostly pinto beans and
corn, she said. I helped weed, but
never really raised anything on my
own.
At the age of 15 her family moved
to the United States. Now that Montes
is a mother herself, she is learning
every aspect of gardening at the Middleton Outreach Ministry (MOM)

Jessica Montes helped her mother Modesta harvest a bumper crop of


radishes and lettuce from their plot in the Middleton Outreach Ministry
mentoring garden.
Photo by Dan Johnson

mentoring garden. And her children


are learning with her.
This is my third year to have a plot
in the mentoring garden, she continued. My cousin invited me to apply
and now Im so proud to be able to
grow food myself.
I tried growing things in little pots
at home but they always died on me,
she said. Theres no room at my apartment to have a real garden.
The MOM garden is managed by
Dan Johnson. If it was just about
growing vegetables it wouldnt be as
See GARDEn, page 14

P OLITICS

Feingold sets sights on old senate seat


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AconversationwithRuss
Feingoldashereadies
forarematchwith
RepublicanRonJohnson
by DEB BIECHlER
Times-Tribune

Middleton Times: Youre considered


a champion of Progressivism. Some of
Wisconsins more conservative voters
have a negative impression of that
word. What would you like to say to
those people?

Feingold: I find that when Im talking


with people around the state, most of
them understand the Wisconsin progressive tradition as a very positive
one. I think part of the problem is that
the word progressive has a different
connotation nationally than it does in
Wisconsin.

Here in Wisconsin, its always represented a sense of community, but also


fiscal discipline. It includes honesty
and anti-corruption.

I believe that those aspects of progressivism that are central to my view, are
very appreciated by the voters in the
state.
Most Wisconsinites know Progres-

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sivism as an important part of


our history and
as a guide to the
future. Progressivism means
that everybody
is part of this
community.
You dont divide
people
against
each
other.

sion levels. What are your ideas for


continued economic recovery?

Feingold

Whats happened in the last few years


is a deliberate attempt to divide people
in this state. Progressivism says that
were a community.

Whats upset the people who Ive


talked with in Wisconsin are the
changes that have come very quickly
and being driven by our current governor, the Koch Brothers, and the corporate right thats dominating the state
right now.

Their fast and damaging changes have


destroyed the sense of peace that we
had between labor and management
and between private and public employees. Its driven by the Right-wing
and not by the Progressive and Moderate elements in the state.

Middleton Times: The economy has


recovered somewhat since the 2008 recession, but has not reached pre-reces-

Feingold: I cant think of a better or


more needed jobs program than rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure.
Everyone knows our nations infrastructure is an important investment
and it is in need of attention.

It also means prioritizing access to


broadband internet, which is critical to
starting and growing so many of our
small and rural businesses.

Broadband internet access has become


fundamental to our lives banking, applying for schools, medical care, distance work and education but it is
still maddeningly inaccessible to far
too many Wisconsinites, especially
those in rural or disadvantaged communities.

With all of our wealth, the United


States still ranks just 20th in the world
in access to broadband, over 50%
below the best nations. Study after
study proves that when we invest in
broadband access, job creation and
economic growth follows.

In the 1930s, electrification brought


Americas rural communities into the
future dairy products could be refrigerated and production increased. But it
took our investment, and it took a partnership between the federal government and local stakeholders.

Today, we must do with broadband access what we did with electricity.


Broadband should be treated like a
public utility that opens the door to a
new future. So farmers have direct ac-

THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015

cess to worldwide market for their


crops. So Wisconsins small business
owners dont have to rely on the whim
of a corporation to provide the kind of
reliable and affordable internet access
that lets them expand their local businesses or start new ones.

Its not enough that the unemployment


rate has come down dramatically. Its
good that it has, but its not enough.
Its not even enough for people to have
a job.

You have to be able to pay the bills.


The job has to include that kind of
wage.

What Im hearing around the state is


that people might have a job or the opportunity to have a job, but cant make
ends meet, let alone, take some time to
go out once in awhile and enjoy time
with their families.

This is the way that we have to look at


economic growth. Its not just jobs.
Thats so narrow. Its people and their
lives and their families. Its about
being able to pay the bills and get
through those extraordinary expenses
like college and day care and weddings.
We need to address all of that and make
sure that people are rewarded for their
hard work.

Middleton Times: Theres a long list


of both Republicans and Democrats
who have served in Washington much
longer than you have. Yet, your opposition puts a negative spin on your
service negatively calling you a
Washington Insider.

How have your years of representing


Wisconsin citizens in Washington
taught you?

Feingold: First I want to say that unlike my opponent, Ive lived in Wisconsin all of my life, with only a small
portion of that in political office. I
dont quite understand how Career
Politician isnt applied to people like
Scott Walker or Paul Ryan. Its just
game playing and accomplishes nothing.

The truth is that the incumbent senator


is the one who is in Washington, lives
in Washington, and wants to continue
to be a politician. Theres nothing
wrong with that.

However, whats important is who is


going to spend time in Wisconsin and
really listen to the people of our state
and then really represent them?

A senator shouldnt lecture his or her


constituents. He shouldnt come to
meetings saying heres the score, this
is what were going to do and now Im
going to go back to Washington to
work on it.

I think that Johnson is confused about


his role. A representative is not a CEO.
Its a person who listens.

Every year I went around to all 72


counties. And this year Im doing that
again, even though Im not yet the Senator.

Im having a wonderful time listening


to the people of Wisconsin in all different settings, businesses, farms, the
See FEInGolD, page 7

THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015

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Hesselbein: Worst. Budget. Ever.

Funinthesun

Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger

18-month-old Samantha Mireles enjoyed some sunny summer weather


recently at the sand play area within the City of Middletons Walter R.
Bauman Aquatic Center. The aquatic facility opens in June each year and
will stay open until the last weekend in August.

State lawmakers and Middleton resident Dianne Hesselbein channeled her


inner Simpsons Comic Book Guy last
week when she released a statement responding to the 2016-17 budget:
Worst. Budget. Ever.
Hesselbein (D-Middleton) voted no
on the state budget bill last Thursday
night.
This budget is the worst ever for
Wisconsin, she continued. It is the
worst for higher education and our
great University of Wisconsin, the
worst for K-12 public education, and
the worst for the standards of the teaching profession.
It is the worst for state parks, con-

servation and stewardship, for natural


science and environmental protection,
Hesselbein said.
It is the worst for construction
workers deprived of prevailing wage.
It harms state employees who get no
raise but have their health costs increased. It insults the poor who need
not a minimum wage but a living
wage, she added. It harms senior citizens and the middle class.
Her scathing take on the budget continued: This budget was written without input from those most affected,
including entire executive agencies.
Fateful decisions were made without

U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) last


week called on federal officials to take
action against state and local officials
denying same-sex couples their constitutionally protected rights.
Pocan, along with 56 of his Con-

gressional colleagues, senta letterto


the Department of Justice (DOJ) urging
the department to take any actions necessary to ensure same-sex couples are
afforded immediate and complete access to the rights and responsibilities

involving or informing relevant players, including Democratic elected officials and the media. Radical changes in
foundational Wisconsin traditions including the Wisconsin Idea, the Open
Records Law were rolled into the
budget bill, without separate bills,
hearings, or votes. They were only
pulled out after public exposure forced
the authors to retreat.
Hesselbein concluded by calling it
a textbook case of one-party rule at its
worst.
The party that used to champion
local control has become the party of
total control, she said.

Pocan calls on officials to issue same-sex marriage licenses

bestowed by the Supreme Courts


same-sex marriage decision inObergeSee mARRIAGE, page 7

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U P A GAINST

THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015

THE

WALL

Why America is the greatest country on earth


by TERREnCE R. WAll
Guest Column

Another Independence Day was recently upon us. All the economic statistics are looking up, and the economy
is actually recovering with businesses
finally experiencing sales and revenue
on par with pre-recession levels. People are feeling good, so now may be a
good time to talk about why America
is the best country the world has ever
experienced.
After a number of years of fighting
and dying, heavier taxation and more
government, 239 years ago a few brave
men made a bold declaration; that they
would cast off the tyranny of Royal
subjugation by the worlds most powerful King, and they birth a new nation.
These were men of great courage and
fear, wealthy and not so wealthy. Most
were farmers or merchants, ordinary,
yet not so ordinary that they couldnt
think boldly. (How many of us would
cast off our rulers under penalty of
death.)
The French Indian War, in which
George Washington had distinguished

The most
dangerous
turn in
Middleton

I communicated with staff about the


traffic problem at Murphy Drive and
Deming last year, and was assured that
what I thought to be a terrible traffic
pattern was, indeed, safe.
Today, I saw a minor accident at the
intersection of Murphy Dr. and Deming.
I do not know the cause, but, again,
I want to state for the record that
someone will get seriously injured trying to turn left from Murphy on to
Deming, or, more troublesome, coming
out of the Verizon store drive and making, again, a left onto Deming.
You already have a problem with
people trying to turn left on to Deming
from Costco but, fortunately, most people are going to University and turn
right, or give up trying to turn left and
go right. Or they go out the back way.
I am not a traffic engineer or safety
expert and I have tried to make thi left,
both from Murphy Dr. and the Verizon
drive, onto Deming. It is
difficult
all
day.
At rush hour it is a serious front end
into passenger or driver door
accident. It is obvious why, and no insult is intended, but I will feel awful
when - if one has not occurred - a serious accident happens there:
1. Traffic is allowed to go 35 mph
on Deming
2. There is a lot more traffic heading
to University at rush hour with the
opening of the new office buildings
(this should have been a four lane road
with median)

himself, had ended


years prior, and England was looking for
a way to pay for the
cost of the war, so the
King and Parliament
started imposing new
taxes, and around
Wall
1760 to 1775 the
crown progressively
imposed more taxes,
more sanctions, more enforcement, and
more monopolistic rules designed to
favor England at the expense of the
colonists. (Although I suspect the real
offense was that the colonists by that
time had been so successful that they
lived a lifestyle that was in many ways
superior to their mother country.
America was full of riches lacking in
England, including hardwood timber,
fish, rich soil for naturally grown local
foods, and so much more.)
And so a brave new experiment in
freedom, democratic rule, and guaranteed rights was born. And flourished.
By why?
Other super powers throughout history have perished or declined to the

point of irrelevance - Rome, Ottoman


Empire, Portugal, Spain, England,
Austria-Hungary, Germany, and others.
Each had the power to project their
power and their beliefs onto others in
distant lands, yet they each declined
suddenly at some point.
What makes America different?
Having traveled the world over, one of
the main distinguishing attributes that
makes western nations thrive is the rule
of law, guaranteed in a constitution,
which is the foundation upon which a
nation is built. Our rights are guaranteed, not by the government; but because those rights are inalienable, i.e.
they are inherent in us just by being
born.
The other right that is so unique to
America, is the right to own real property and to keep the government out of
it. Even in Great Britain, where you
can own property, you really cant own
much of it - because the crown, the
church and the government own the
vast majority of all property. In America, anyone can own property.
And the most unique attribute that
the United States has enjoyed (up until

3. The left from Verizon on to


Deming has you try to judge traffic 75
yards away on your left, with cars turning right so that even when a red light
stops traffic going south on Deming at
University, you can expect that
traffic going west on university will
turn right on Deming;
4. One has to keep switching between rapidly looking in two directions, the problems being twofold a)
there is no real median or stopping
point
once
you commit; b) Deming going south
toward University gives one a blind
curve, a very close one, at 35 mph, and
at rush hour people drive faster.

it possible.
Our first-ever Prairie Chase
Run/Walk fundraiser was a huge success! We had approximately 250 participants which included 18 children of
various
ages.
We
want to thank our major sponsors beginning with TASC and ATC. Fleet
Feet organized the entire event and
made us look good. Wed also like to
thank Harbor Athletic, Fontana Sports
and the Prairie Cafe. Brennans provided the bananas, Bagels Forever the
bagels and we received a gift from
Costco as well for bottled water and
cookies.
Our Friends Celebration Day
events kicked off with a guided bird

L ETTERS

The cars whip around the curve on


Deming so even when you think you
are
okay
on your left out of Verizon on to Deming to go south, or on your right at
Costco to go north on Deming, a car
will whip around from the other
direction. And there is really no where
to go, once you commit.
I have driven for years in downtown
Chicago, Manhattan, L.A. and elsewhere, and I know a bad turn when I
see one.
Regards,
Don Wiener

So many
people
to thank

On June 27, the Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy hosted a


whole series of events to celebrate our
20th anniversary as an environmental
non-profit. For starters, the weather
was perfect, which helped. But we
have so many people and organizations to thank for helping us to make

TO THE

recent years) is the relatively small size


of and limits on the federal government. Up until the last few years, the
size of the national government (measured in debt) was less than the total
size of the national economy. (If
youve read history, have you notice
that when the size of the government
and its debt becomes too large, the economic power and the rights of its citizens declines?)
And unlike any nation in history or
currently, America is incredibly diverse; is merit based, rewards risk taking; is tolerant of mistakes and of
opposing cultural and religious beliefs.
To-date, there really isnt another nation like it on the planet. And of
course, theres the very unique freedom
to experiment - to innovate, to try out
new ideas and inventions, to try to create something better. America is the
worlds beta test market.
Even Americas poor are rich by the
standard of most of the worlds nations.
Americas poor have cell phones, big
screen TVs, cable TV, air conditioning, cars, and much more vs. the poor
elsewhere who have literally nothing,

E DITOR

walk in the early morning by noted


local expert Mike McDowell who volunteered his time. Wild Birds Unlimited sponsored his walk. We also had
three
additional
guided walks in the afternoon by Amy
Rosebrough of the WI Historical Society, Tom Bernthal and Herb Garn all of
who offered their time as well. Thank
you. The celebration was also supported by a generous gift from the
Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation.
Again thank you.
Overall, the entire day was a great
success and we want to thank everyone

which is a testament to our collective


care for others. Unbeknownst to most
people who havent visited other nations, Americas private and corporate
citizens generosity is unparalleled. In
other countries, people dont donate to
charities like they do here; there, their
attitude is its the governments responsibility to care for others. Here,
its our collective responsibility; not
the governments.
Now all we need to do is hold on to
what weve got, and that takes hard
work, effort and responsibility. Stop
looking to the government to solve our
problems; you do it.
We each need to pitch in and help
out. Government cannot be the end-all
without becoming Royal in nature. We
each need to accept our duty and do
our part, and if we do that, may this
country never perish from this Earth.

Up Against the Wall is a monthly


column written by Terrence Wall and
reflects his views and opinions, and
does not necessarily reflect the views
of the Middleton Times-Tribune.

who came out to celebrate the Friends


whether it was volunteering to help,
running or walking in our Prairie
Chas, coming to see live Snakes! by
the Madison Area Herpetological Society, listening to Blue Grass Tea and
Company during lunch or Blythe
Gamble and the Rollin Dice at the
Capital Brewery. It was one big day.
Thank you.
Tom Crozier and the
Friends of Pheasant
Branch Conservancy

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Lionsgivetotransplanthouse

Photo contributed

Stricker clean-up

The Middleton Lions recently presented a check for $2,000 to Restoring Hope Transplant House. Pictured
at the ceremony, from left to right, are Dennis Dorn, Vice President of Middleton Lions; Cindy Herbst, Restoring Hope Executive Director and Co-Founder; Terry Gulesserian, Restoring Hope Board of Directors President;
Brandon Krogh-President of Middleton Lions.

Stricker Pond park offers a great hiking trail around Middletons largest
kettle ponds. Various waterfowl, including great blue herons, blue-winged
teal, and double crested cormorants use
this pond for their livelihood.
The Clean-up Middleton program,
on July 16st starting at 4:30 p.m., will
focus on removing trash and litter near
Stricker Pond, to keep this area beautiful to all that visit. The event is family
friendly and anyone in the Middleton

CHURCH
NOTES
or surrounding
areas are
able to volun-

teer. Register for this one hour program the day of the event at PPD, 8550
Research Way, Middleton, WI 53562 at
4:30 pm.
Gloves and trash collection bags are
provided. Each adult volunteer will receive a free T-shirt and drink at Capitol
Brewery immediately following the
clean-up as a thank you for giving a
helping hand!
In the event of bad weather, that
days event will be canceled for the
health and safety of the volunteers.
Additional clean-up days will follow

on the third Thursday of each month


through September (August 20th and
September 17th).
Any questions, feel free to contact
Rebecca Johnson at: Rebecca.Johnson@ppdi.com. This event is sponsored by PPD.

Summer garden
camp kicks off

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Growing Food and Sustainability


(GFS), a local non-profit that runs a
Youth Farm next to Clark Street Community School, is offering three Garden Camp Days for K-8 students this
summer.
Each day will include hands-on garden work, a creative activity, and harvestingand preparing a healthy snack
fresh from the garden.
Suggested donation: $10/student per
day. You can sign up for all three or just

one or two. Please register onlineand


spread the word: http://growingfoodandsustainability.wordpress.com.

There will be a Native American


Garden Talk Wednesday, July 22 from
6:30-8 p.m. at Pope Farm Conservancy. The host will be Dr. Amy Rosebrough, of the State Historical Society.
Learn about the Native American
garden that replicates a garden from
1,000 years ago. Dr. Rosebrough will
show us the Native American Garden,
and the Settlers Garden at Pope Farm

Conservancy. Learn how the Native


Americans have influenced modern
day agriculture and how they provided
themselves with a critical food source.
Where does the food we eat come
from? Join us to find out! See you
there. Amys talks are not to be
missed. They are always delightful!
This event is free and open to the
public.

Dates:
Wednesday, July 22nd:
10am-1pm
Wednesday, July 29th:
10am-1pm
Wednesday, August 5th:
10am-1pm

Native American garden talk

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THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015

City mulls over new employee pay plan


The Middleton Common Council
last week approved the policies for a
new employee pay plan but also deferred the plan back to the citys finance
committee
for
further
discussion. Some council members
were concerned with some of the details of the plan and how compensation
would be determined.
The need for an updated pay plan is
related to Act 10, the 2011 law which
prohibits collective bargaining for most
public employees for anything other
than base wages. The law has resulted
in most public unions dissolving in the
state.
The pay plan affects all non-repre-

sented positions in the city and lays out


how they will be evaluated and compensated based on that. Compensation
formerly negotiated through collective
bargaining agreement.
City administrator Mike Davis says
he used to negotiate with five unions
and now only two. He says less collective bargaining will save some time,
but reminded the council that there is
always a potential that things can get
controversial and the city may need to
hire someone to deal with it. Davis
also adds the lack of collective bargaining will free up some time but implementation of new plan will take a lot of
time too.
Davis said he was not sure exactly
how much it will take to implement but
he and Abby Attoun, the citys assistant
director of community development,

will work on it. Davis said Melissa


Bohse, the citys treasurer, also has a
background in human resources and
was willing to help.
In other nearby communities they
have created a full-time personnel officer, Davis said. I am basically
serving in that position.
Ald. Hans Hilbert asked if the performance based aspect of the pay plan
could be used to cut the salaries of underperforming employees.
Is there a reason why when you do
a performance based merit system performance you can only increase your
pay? Hilbert asked.
Davis responded that it was his interpretation that that could happen
under the new policy. He said an employee can move up or down in their
pay range.

Hecks Market has long been a


mainstay at the Greenway Station
Farmers Market, as well as other locations in the area.
We raise tomatoes, corn, peas,
beans, squash, potatoes, onions, strawberries, pumpkins and melons, explains Cheryl Heck.
I love visiting with customers [at
the market], she continues. [T]hey
have great stories and lots of recipes
that they share. I have made many
good friends.
The business roots stretch back
more than 40 years, in the rural com-

munity of Arena.
My in-laws started the [business] in
1972, says Heck. They had just a little cart and a couple of bushel baskets
and sat and waited for customers.
The next generation soon joined the
business (in 1981). [W]e felt that it
was a good fit for us raising a family,
she explains.
In the ensuing years, they began selling at Madisons Dane County Farmers
Market, at a roadside stand in
Dodgeville, and of course in Middleton
at the weekly Greenway Station Farmers Market. About five years ago,

Hecks earned Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) certification, allowing the


small family business to sell its food to
stores, schools and other institutions.
I feel we are unique because we try
to really listen to what our customers
want, and give the best customer service, says Heck. We run the daily operations and are very hands on.
Hecks also still offers its produce,
which range from morel mushrooms
and asparagus early in the year to sweet
corn in July, at a roadside stand in
Arena open8 a.m. to 7 p.m. six days a
week and8 a.m. to 6 p.m.on Sundays.

by CAmERon BREn
Times-Tribune

Is the intent that if someone isnt


performing well we can cut their pay?
Hilbert followed up.
Thats never the intent, replied finance committee chair Mark Sullivan.
It certainly gives room for that action.
I think the idea is if you are below standards you have an opportunity to come
up to standards or maybe the incumbents continuation in that position
needs to be re-evaluated.
It seems to me that someone could
do really well and rise to the top of the
pay range and then just coast, Hilbert
said back.
Mayor Kurt Sonnentag said he
didnt believe that scenario was even
possible.
How does someone climb to the
top of their pay range in one or two
years? Sonnentag asked. The pay

L OCAL F OOD

A look at Hecks Market

range covers 24 percent, people just


dont get those kind of raises.
Ald. Kathy Olson pointed out that
not every employee will start at the
bottom of the salary range either.
Mayor Sonnentag said he didnt
think it was useful to make up hypotheticals.
No pay plan is going to cover 100
percent of everything, it just isnt possible, Sonnentag said. I have seen a
lot of them in the private sector and
you just cant cover every situation. I
think this is a very good attempt at a
pay plan. There are going to be some
issues that come up but I think this covers most of them.
The pay plan was deferred to the finance committee to take up further discussion.

Earlier this year, Cheryl Heck offered up fresh morels and asparagus at
the Greenway Station Farmers Market. Each week she has new items, and
she says sweet corn is coming soon. The market runs now through October,
each Thursday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger

Bestselling author
Wildgen visits library

Bestselling author Michelle Wildgen


will visit the Middleton Public Library
on Thursday, July 30 at 7 p.m. to read
from and discuss her latest novel,
Bread & Butter, published last year by
Doubleday. Bread & Butter tells the
story of three siblings trying to make it
in the restaurant business, taking readers behind the scenes in the fiercely
competitive and often chaotic world of
professional restaurateurs. O Magazine praised the novel for being as
much about the complex dance of family dynamics as it is about the mysterious world behind the kitchen door
and a divinely delicious read, to boot.
Michelle Wildgen is a writer, editor,
and teacher in Madison, Wisconsin. In
addition to being an executive editor at
the literary journalTin House, Michelle
is the co-founder of the Madison
Writers Studio and the author of three
novels, including Youre Not You,
which was recently adapted into a film
starring Hilary Swank and Emmy
Rossum. Her work has appeared in the
New York Times, Best Food Writing,
Best New American Voices, and several
other anthologies.
Copies of
Michelles novels will be available for
purchase at the event courtesy of A
Room of Ones Own book store, and the

evening will conclude with a book


signing. For more information or to
register for this event, visit midlibrary.org/events, email info@midlibrary.org, or call 608-827-7403.
As always, the library would like to
thank the Friends of the Middleton
Public Library for generously funding
this program.

M IDDLETON O UTREACH M INISTRY

Get to know your local food pantry


THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015

by Al RIpp

MOM Executive Director

While some find it hard to believe


that the west side is in need, thousands of people come to MOM each
month, and 43 percent of those served
are children. In fact, nearly a quarter
of the children who live in MOMs
service area, which encompasses West
Madison, Middleton and Cross Plains
and includes over 60,000 people, are

REBATES

Saeger says looking at current


events or not very far back in history
should compel people to learn how to
conserve so they are better prepared for
shortages.
Its scary to watch what is happening with Californias historic drought,
Saeger said. Middleton is fortunate
not to have water shortages now, but
that is no guarantee for the future. You
only need to go back to our 2012
drought to know it can happen here, so

FEInGolD

freshwater science lab at the UW Milwaukee, a high-tech firm with job generating capacity in Oshkosh, and the
list goes on.
Middleton Times: What has your recent time, serving the U.S. in Africa
added to what youd bring to office if
elected again?

Feingold: My time in Africa was very


special. It gave me a lot of insights on
how the United States is perceived and
how we might be missing some opportunities to improve our relationships
there.

People in Sub-Saharan Africa, in the


Great Lakes region where I was, are
very positive about the United States.
But, they say to us, Youre not very
involved.

The Chinese are extremely involved in


Africa. Sometimes it is in a way that
irritates the Africans. The Chinese will
come in to build a soccer stadium, but
use Chinese workers to build it. So,
the Africans dont get job opportunities out of it.

We could have a much stronger relationship with countries that deserve to


have their own resources for themselves. It gives us an opportunity to
have a good economic relationship
with them, as well as a humanitarian
one.

Being there confirmed my fear that the


United States doesnt have a broad,
thought-out foreign policy. We tend to
focus on the latest hotspot. Its called
stove-piping, when you look at one
thing at a time but are not looking the
connections.

There are many connections in the


world. Some are between groups that
are making threats, like ISIS. But there
are also connections for us to be aware
of that are positive ones.

One of my roles in Africa was to help


stop the violence that was occurring in
Eastern Congo. I spent a lot of time in
negotiations with opposing factions
and helped to avert further war.

I learned a lot of good lessons there

MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE

living in poverty.
For 35 years, MOM has worked tirelessly to provide the most critical and
basic needs to our neighbors. With
buildings situated three miles apart, our
old facilities were poorly located for
staff and volunteers, and their locations
made it difficult for families to get the
help they needed to survive. With a
growing demand for services, MOM
needed an immediate solution so that
we could continue to meet the needs

its just good common sense for all of


us to do what we can now, before a crisis, to make easy, effective, and relatively inexpensive changes like
installing low-flow toilets.
Kathy Olson, vice-chair of the sustainability committee and recently
elected city alder says the program will
be really beneficial to the older neighborhoods. She says most newer homes
have low-flow fixtures already installed, this will incentivize people in
that I will use if Im elected to serve as
Senator again.

Middleton Times: Theres great political polarity in the state right now.
How do you plan to address that?
Feingold: Ive always been known for
my bi-partisan initiatives. Thats important to me and I plan to work that
way again.

Middleton Times: Ron Johnson has


been asked to sign the Badger Pledge,
along with you, in an attempt to keep
special interest money out of the US
Senate Race. Has he responded yet?
And, if not, will you have enough
money to run a winning campaign?

We are
offeringpublictours of
theMOMDistribution Center as a way for those who
havent seen our facility to
get to know us and find out
more about how you can
help. Our next tour is on
July 21 from 5-6:30.

older homes to make the upgrade.


Olson also notes that as water rates
go up this gives residents a chance to
offset future costs by reducing use.
Rates are going up, but the city is
assuring tools to help residents control
their usage, Olson said.
Home or business owners may install the toilets themselves, or they may
hire a plumber or contractor to do the
job. It is still required that a plumbing
permit be obtainedprior to installing
Feingold: First of all, he hasnt signed
the pledge yet. Secondly, Ive run
against big money every time that I
won and the one time that I did not
win. People are coming forward to
generously support my campaign.

It would be good to have special interest money out of the picture. But, if it
isnt, Im not worried.
Middleton Times: What, specifically,
would you like the Middleton TimesTribune readers to know?

Feingold: I love this community. Ive


lived here since 1979. I see a real

and in March of 2013, MOM moved


into a new consolidated facility at 3502
Parmenter Street.
The new space has made a dramatic
difference. With increased efficiencies
in food and clothing storage, distribution and management, in 2014 MOM
distributed more than 1.1 million
pounds of food and provided increased
services for more than 49,000 client
visits. The new facility enables MOM
to serve more families with more serv-

the toilet though the fees will be


waived. Toilets may be purchased at
any supplier as long as they are on the
WaterSense list of HETs.
Rebate checks of up to $100 will be
sent to the customers address six to
eight weeks after the applications are
processed.
The water conservation program is
a great opportunity for Middleton residents to show how important the environment is to them and taking care of
model here of how we can bring back
the spirit of Wisconsin to the whole
state.
This good neighbor thing is not just a
slogan. Its a feeling and a way of life.

The community came together to build


this wonderful new Kromrey Middle
School overlooking the incredible
Pheasant Branch Conservancy.

The fact that more than twenty years


ago, people in this community, on there
own, came together to preserve the
land around Pheasant Branch Creek,
instead of letting it be developed, is
amazing.

PAGE 7

ices and better provide for those in


need, including providing fresh produce five days a week. By investing in
the Building Hope, Strengthening
Communities capital campaign, MOM
supporters are providing a ray of hope
to those that come to MOM for help.
To sign up for a tour or find out
more
information,
visit
tours.momhelps.org. We hope to see
you there!
continued from page 1

our water supply, said city administrator Mike Davie. Water is a precious
resource. Were very fortunate to have
good clean water in Middleton and this
is a great opportunity to keep it that
way for the foreseeable future.
For more information visit the city
website page cityofmiddleton.us/waterconservation.

continued from page 2

When corporate interests dominate the


system, they want to grab up places
like that for profit. They want to carve
them up into big fancy plots to sell to
individuals and then the public cant
enjoy it.
When you think about it, the school,
the conservancy, the Middleton Outreach Ministry, the small businesses
that have been here forever like
Fitzgeralds, are actual representations
of the good neighbor theme.
My wife and I just love it here and
hope to live here a very long time.

Public Health officials warn of algae


PAGE 8

In early June we began to see the


first reports of blue-green algae at area
beaches. When confirmed, these sightings require the closing of the beach,
which means it is not safe to go in the
water.
Up-to-date beach conditions and
closure notices are always available
atwww.publichealthmdc.com/beaches.
Blue-green algae are not actually
algae. They are single celled bacteria
known as cyanobacteria that use sunlight to make their own food and are
among the worlds most ancient life
forms. Their growth which occurs naturally creates blooms that look like
large scummy mats that appear on the
surface of lakes and rivers, (which
probably gave rise to its nickname
pond scum). They tend to be green
to blue-green in color, but can also be
reddish-purple, or brown sometimes
looking like a coat of paint on the surface of the water.

MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE

Some of these blooms are capable of


producing toxins. Exposure to these
toxins can produce a range of serious
reactions, from rashes and lip blistering
to harmful effects on the liver and
nervous system. Other reactions can
include sore throats, headaches, muscular and joint pain, gastro-intestinal
symptoms and asthmatic reactions. If
you believe you have been exposed,
wash it off quickly and contact your
doctor right away.
When you see blue-green algae
bloom, stay out of the water. This
means you, your children, and your
pets.Dogs swimming in or drinking
water covered with a bloom can suffer
near fatal or fatal consequences. This
also means avoiding going through
patches of blue-green algae when waterskiing or using a Jet Ski type personal watercraft.
The only benefit to blue-green
algaes disgusting appearance and

For more detailed information


on blue-green algae, check out the
DNRs
website
at http://dnr.wi.gov/lakes/bluegreenalgae/

More health information on


blue-green algae is available at the
State Dept. of Health Services site
at:
https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/
water/bg-algae/index.htm

For information on blue-green


algae from the CDC:
http://www.cdc.gov/hab/cyanoba
cteria/pdfs/facts.pdf

smell is that it makes going into the


water a clearly unattractive option.
Blue-green algae blooms occur frequently and intermittently throughout
the summer season. Spells of hot

THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015

weather and heavy rains carrying nutrients can create conditions that increase the possibility for increased
blue-green algae blooms though they
are hard to predict. Since the lakes
are always in motion, the wind and
waves that can bring a bloom to a
beach are just as capable of blowing or
carrying it away. Blooms can linger
for a few hours or days depending on
weather conditions.
Unfortunately, there are no quick
chemical fixes that we can use to make
these blooms go away. Past experience
has taught us that if we try to use herbicides or algaecides, we may succeed
in killing the bloom, but as the bacteria
die, they will release their toxins into
the water and thus create a potentially
bigger problem.
Phosphorous and nitrogen fertilizers
used in our yards and farm fields run
off into our lakes and other waterways,
helping to create the conditions that

Kira Downs attends Future Leaders


event featuring astronaut Buzz Aldrin

Kira Downs, an upcoming senior at


Mount Horeb High School, attended
the Congress of Future Science and
Technology Leaders from June 28-30
in Lowell, Massachusetts.
The event is put on by the National
Association of Scientists and Technologists, an organization started by astronaut and living icon Dr. Buzz Aldrin.
During the week, the delegates
heard from inspiring speakers such as
Dean Kamen, inventor of the first
wearable insulin pump and the Segway, Jack Andraka, a teenage prodigy
who invented a new way of testing for
pancreatic cancer that is 28 times faster
and 26,000 times less expensive, and
Dennis Crowley, founder of the social
media company Foursquare, whom
Kira met and spoke with.
The highlight of the event was
Aldrin himself, an Apollo 11 astronaut
who was one of the first men to walk
on the moon. Buzz delighted the attendees with stories of his moon mission,
including having tripped down the ladder and falling on the surface of the
moon.
After his exciting and inspirational
speech, Aldrin even took a selfie
with the room full of delegates.

Kira Downs, of Middleton, attended the Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders from June 28-30 in
Lowell, Massachusetts.
Photo contributed

generate the blooms. Reducing the use


of these chemicals could help to decrease the growth of these blooms.
PHMDC (Public Health-Madison
and Dane County) regularly monitors
water quality at many Madison area
beaches including routine, testing for
harmful bacteria and blue-green algae.
If test results show that beach conditions are not safe, the beach will be
closed for swimming. Follow-up testing is done every day until the problem
clears up. You can report the appearance of a bloom or illness possibly related to blue-green algae by calling
PHMDC at(608) 266-4821. You can
get more detailed information about an
exposure by calling the Wisconsin
Poison ControlCenterat1-800-2221222.
Editors note: This article was provided by Public Health - Madison &
Dane County.

Middleton
Endowment
gives out latest
round of grants
Organization
handsout
sixgrants,
themostin
itshistory

The Middleton Endowment


awarded grants to the Friends of
Pheasant Branch Conservancy,
Gios Garden, Historic First
Lutheran Church, Middleton
Community Orchestra, Madison
Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps and
Middleton Outreach Ministry as
part of its spring cycle.
The grants were announced at
the Middleton Chamber of Commerces monthly Get Moving
Middleton breakfast meeting at
the Hilton Garden Inn on Thursday, June 4.
Gios Garden received $1,000
for an art project in partnership
with the Middleton Public Library. It is the organizations first
grant from the Middleton Endowment. The Friends of Pheasant
Branch received $975 for a series
of videos the organization is producing with the help of Middleton
High School students to highlight
its 20-year anniversary.
MOM received $600 for software for volunteer work stations,
while MCO received $600 to help
with expenses for its holiday concert. First Lutheran Church received $600 to help with repairs
to the historical cultural center,
and the Madison Scouts received
$600 for its annual summer event.
It is the first grant MCE has
funded for First Lutheran Church.
The six grants were the most
ME has handed out in a single
cycle.
We were once again delighted
with the quality of grants we received and the impact we are having in the community, ME chair
Dan Loichinger said. We are excited to have handed out a record
See GRAnTS, page 13

Middleton has strong showing in Best of the Burbs


THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015

MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE

PAGE 9

GoodNeighborCitywinsbiginMadisonMagazinesnewannualpoll

For more than thirty years, Madison


Magazine has recognized outstanding
restaurants, shops, services and entertainers in its annualBestof Madison
readers poll. Now the award-winning
publication is shining a spotlight on
standouts inthecitys suburbs, and the
Good Neighbor City absolutely shined
in the poll.
From the local theater company to
the citys golf course. From Hubbard
Avenue Diner to the community pool.
Even this newspaper earned a first
place nod.
firstThe
everBestoftheBurbspoll invited
readers to vote for their favorite art galleries, bowling alleys, restaurants, coffee shops, community pools, golf
courses, parks, supper clubs - even
high school mascots - in 22 Dane
County suburbs.
Voting took place in March, and the
winners were announced in the current
issue.
In March, we asked readers to
weigh in on our first-ever reader poll
called the Best of the Burbs, said
Karen Lincoln Michel, editor of Madison Magazine. Its a spin on our immensely popular Best ofMadisonpoll,
but with its own distinct style.
There are 32 categories, ranging
from restaurants and other businesses
to attractions and traditions, she continued. Some of the categories reflect
the hometown spirit of suburban life,
such as Best Town Slogan, and Best
High School Mascot & Sports Fan. Its
an excellent way to spotlight some
must-see places and noteworthy establishments of Madisons neighboring
communities.
Middleton High School athletic director Bob Joers said it was wonderful
to hear about the Cardinals winning the
Best High School Mascot and Sports
Fans category.
I think its a great credit to the
kids, Joers said. We had an amazing
senior class that has led the way and
just wonderful fans who all get along
well together and had just grown our
school community, so its kind of nice
to see them get recognized in that
way.
It was a lot of fun to put together
this issue because of this inaugural
poll, Lincoln Michel concluded. I am
already thinking about a couple of day

mARRIAGE

fell v. Hodges.
The state and local officials standing in the way of marriage equality for
all are standing on the wrong side of

trips I need to plan, and I think our


readers will, too, when they see the
list.
Madison Magazine is a monthly
magazine published by Madison Magazine, Inc.

Andthe
winnersare:
Art Gallery

Rowe Pottery Works, Cambridge


Artisan Gallery, Belleville/Paoli
GarysArt&FrameShop,
Middleton

Attraction/
landmark

Mazo Beach, Mazomanie


Cave of the Mounds, Blue Mounds
Stoughton Opera House, Stoughton

Bakery

Fosdal Home Bakery, Stoughton


ScottsPastryShoppe,Middleton
The Old Feed Mill, Mazomanie

Bed and
breakfast/inn

Walking Iron Bed & Breakfast, Mazomanie


The Victorian of Cambridge, Cambridge
Cameo Rose Victorian Country Inn
Bed & Breakfast, Belleville

Best of the Burbs 2015: Bicycle


shop

MiddletonCycle,Middleton
Atkins Verona Bicycle Shoppe,
Verona
Oregon Bike and Skate, Oregon

Bowling alley

Black Earth Lanes, Black Earth


Ten Pin Alley, Fitchburg
MiddletonSportBowl,Middleton

history, said Pocan. The Supreme


Courts ruling was clear: marriage
equality is a right enshrined in the Constitution. Denying same-sex couples

Breakfast

News-Sickle-Arrow, Mazomanie
Mount Horeb Mail, Mount Horeb

Brewery/brewpub

MiddletonGoodNeighborFestival,
Middleton
Syttende Mai Folk Festival,
Stoughton
Summer Frolic, Mount Horeb

HubbardAvenueDiner,Middleton
ThreeSistersInn,Middleton
Schuberts Downtown Restaurant,
Mount Horeb

The Grumpy Troll, Mount Horeb


CapitalBrewery,Middleton
The Great Dane Pub & Brewing Co.,
Fitchburg

Restaurant and
burger

NittyGritty,Middleton
Best Restaurant finalists: The Wall
Gallery and Street Bistro, Mazomanie;
Bay 5 Diner, Mazomanie
Best Burger finalists: The Shack Bar
&

Chocolate

Candinas Chocolatier, Verona


Sjolinds Chocolate House, Mount
Horeb
The Chocolate Caper, Oregon

Clothing boutique

The Purple Goose, Verona


MiddletonDressCompany,
Middleton
Z.BellaBoutique,Middleton

Coffee shop

Firefly Coffeehouse, Oregon


Tuvalu Coffeehouse and Gallery,
Verona
Barriques,Middleton

Community pool

WalterR.BaumanAquaticCenter,
Middleton
Monona Community Pool, Monona
Mount Horeb Family Aquatic Center,
Mount Horeb

Community
newspaper

MiddletonTimes-Tribune,Middleton
continued from page 3

their constitutionally protected rights is


backwards and has no place in our
democracy. This contempt for people
who want nothing more than to be
happy with their loved ones is an affront to our Constitution.
The letter, signed by 57 members of
congress, called on federal officials to
take any and all appropriate steps to ensure all couples have immediate and
complete access to the fundamental
right to marry. An electronic copy of
the letter can be foundhere.

Festival

Fish fry

MidTownPub,Middleton
Bay 5 Diner, Mazomanie
The Shack, Black Earth

Florist

Vikings, Mount Horeb; Vanguards,


Black Earth and Mazomanie

Library

Mazomanie Free Library, Mazomanie


MiddletonPublicLibrary,Middleton
Fitchburg Public Library, Fitchburg

Neighborhood bar

R&Js Saloon, Mazomanie


The Shack Bar & Grill, Black Earth
TheVillageGreen,Middleton

Orchard/
you-pick farm

B-Style Floral and Gifts, Mazomanie


Oregon Floral, Oregon
Fellys Flowers, Monona

Eugsters Farm Market and Petting


Farm, Stoughton
Eplegaarden Orchard, Fitchburg
Appleberry Farm, Cross Plains

Moonhill Mercantile, Mount Horeb


All Through the House, Stoughton
Red Barn Company Store, Waunakee

LakeviewPark,Middleton
McKee Farms Park, Fitchburg
Stewart Lake County Park, Mount
Horeb

Gift/specialty/
home accessories
Golf course

PleasantViewGolfCourse,
Middleton
Door Creek Golf Course, Cottage
Grove
Hawks Landing Golf Club, Verona

Grocery store

WillyStreetCo-op,Middleton
Carr Valley Cheese, Mazomanie
Miller & Sons Supermarket, Mount
Horeb

Hair salon

Cloud Nine Salon, Mazomanie


CKHairSalon,Middleton
Studio Z, Monona

High school
mascot and
sports fans

Cardinals,CrossPlainsandMiddleton
Finalists (for both categories):

Park

Pizza

Salvatores Tomato Pies, Sun Prairie


Famous Yetis Pizza, Stoughton
Marias Pizza, Oregon

Supper club

Jerry and Mary Thompsons Hilltop


Inn, Cross Plains
Rexs Innkeeper, Waunakee
FitzgeraldsofMiddleton,
Middleton

Theater group

MiddletonPlayersTheatre,Middleton
Stoughton Village Players, Stoughton
Oregon Straw Hat Players, Oregon

Town slogan

The Troll Capital of the World, Mount


Horeb
TheGoodNeighborCity,Middleton
Hometown U.S.A., Verona

PAGE 10

Adams, Ralph L, 23, Exceeding


Zones and Posted Limits, 08/24/2014,
3401 Marino Ct #8, Middleton, WI
53562, $98.80
Alluri, Ravi S, 34, Non Registration, 07/18/2014, 3613 Cosgrove Dr,
Madison, WI 53719, $98.80
Anderson, Timothy E, 18, Inattentive Driving, 08/17/2014, 6 Monarch
Cir, Madison, WI 53717, $111.40
Barney, Neal P, 59, Non Registration, 08/22/2014, 1509 Grosse Point
Dr, Middleton, WI 53562, $98.80
Baxter, Karyn L, 37, FYR while
Making Left Turn, 08/20/2014, 1629
Middleton St, Middleton, WI 53562,
$98.80
Bell, Nadra S, 19, Non Registration,
08/14/2014, 229 Cardinal Ln, Madison, WI 53704, $98.80
Bell, Nadra S, 19, Operating vehicle
without insurance, 08/14/2014, 229
Cardinal Ln, Madison, WI 53704,
$124.00
Bell, Nadra S, 19, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, 08/14/2014,
229 Cardinal Ln, Madison, WI 53704,
$10.00
Bennett, Eugene F, 72, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, 08/11/2014,
2009 Freeport Rd, Madison, WI
53711, $124.00
Betzel, Lorraine L, 27, Non Registration, 08/19/2014, 4314 Westport
Rd, Madison, WI 53704, $98.80
Bocast, Christopher S, 52, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
08/19/2014, 2114 Allen Blvd Apt 24,
Middleton, WI 53562, $124.00
Bookstaff, Cassondra J, 26, FYR
while Making Left Turn, 08/11/2014,
53 Hawks Landing Circle, Apt. #9
Verona, WI 53593, $98.80

C ITY C OURT R EPORT


MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE

Bright, Rowan L, 36, Non Registration, 08/17/2014, 1805 Thomas Ct,


Cross Plains, WI 53528, $98.80
Brooks-Motl, Noah A, 34, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
08/15/2014, 7201 Old Sauk Rd # A,
Madison, WI 53717, $174.40
Brooks-Motl, Noah A, 34, Motor
vehicle liability insurance required,
08/15/2014, 7201 Old Sauk Rd # A,
Madison, WI 53717, $10.00
Buchmann, Meg K, 23, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, 08/13/2014,
406 E Verleen Ave, Waunakee, WI
53597, $98.80
Burris, Natasha K, 31, Non Registration, 08/14/2014, 685 Granite Way,
Sun Prairie, WI 53590, $98.80
Busch, Shelley R, 41, Operating vehicle without insurance, 08/16/2014,
1712 Park St, Middleton, WI 53562,
$124.00
Busch, Shelley R, 41, Motor vehicle
liability
insurance
required,
08/16/2014, 1712 Park St, Middleton,
WI 53562, $10.00
Cairns, Keegan M, 19, Operating
vehicle without insurance, 08/16/2014,
115 Faircrest Ct, Verona, WI 53593,
$124.00
Cairns, Keegan M, 19, Operation
W/O Required Lamps Lighted,
08/16/2014, 115 Faircrest Ct, Verona,
WI 53593, $86.20
Cairy, Lee J, 65, Seatbelt Required
Oper/Pass, 08/17/2014, 302 Wolf St,
Madison, WI 53717, $10.00
Cambron, Kerry A, 51, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, 08/16/2014,
1181 Thorny Ridge Trl, Lebanon, OH
45036, $124.00
Campbell, Scott Andrew, 46, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,

08/24/2014, 6962 Apprentice Pl, Middleton, WI 53562, $98.80


Cannon, Samantha D, 26, Vehicle
Registration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel, 08/11/2014, 200 Kearney Way #
210, Waunakee, WI 53597, $0.00
Cannon, Samantha D, 26, No Drivers License on Person, 08/11/2014,
200 Kearney Way # 210, Waunakee,
WI 53597, $98.80
Cantwell, Stephen F, 68, Motor vehicle liability insurance required,
08/20/2014, 1015 Tyler St, Janesville,
WI 53717, $10.00
Carranza-Rojas, Imelda, 27, Operating vehicle without insurance,
08/22/2014, 6347 Pheasant Ln # 56,
Middleton, WI 53562, $124.00
Carranza-Rojas, Imelda, 27, Vehicle
Registration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel, 08/22/2014, 6347 Pheasant Ln #
56, Middleton, WI 53562, $98.80
Carranza-Rojas, Imelda, 27, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License,
08/22/2014, 6347 Pheasant Ln # 56,
Middleton, WI 53562, $124.00
Cichocki, John J, 57, Motor vehicle
liability
insurance
required,
08/07/2014, 7447 Wittwer Rd, Arena,
WI 53503, $10.00
Cichocki, John J, 57, Non Registration, 08/07/2014, 7447 Wittwer Rd,
Arena, WI 53503, $98.80
Cowan, Scott W, 33, Operating vehicle without insurance, 08/11/2014,
6330 Pheasant Ln Apt 21, Middleton,
WI 53562, $124.00
Cowan, Scott W, 33, Non Registration, 08/11/2014, 6330 Pheasant Ln
Apt 21, Middleton, WI 53562, $98.80
Daniel Texca, Porfirio, 43, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
08/15/2014, 2710 Ardsley Ln, Madi-

son, WI 53713, $98.80


Daniel Texca, Porfirio, 43, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License,
08/15/2014, 2710 Ardsley Ln, Madison, WI 53713, $124.00
Davis, Michelle E, 26, Possession
of Drug Paraphernalia, 08/23/2014,
1246 Sweeney Dr # 5, Middleton, WI
53562, $187.00
Donovan, Margaret S, 70, Non Registration, 08/08/2014, 6422 Enterprise
Ln Apt 2C, Madison, WI 53719,
$98.80
Erickson, Steven J, 30, Non Registration, 08/14/2014, 1516 Felland St,
Stoughton, WI 53589, $98.80
Farr, Lisa B, 44, Vehicle Registration
Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,
08/22/2014, 6235 University Ave # 5,
Madison, WI 53705, $98.80
Farr, Lisa B, 44, Operating while
Suspended, 08/22/2014, 6235 University Ave # 5, Madison, WI 53705,
$124.00
Farrell, Kathleen M, 53, Speeding
25 MPH Zone, 08/23/2014, 5625
Cedar Ridge Rd, Middleton, WI
53562, $98.80
Farrell, Kathleen M, 53, Non Registration, 08/23/2014, 5625 Cedar
Ridge Rd, Middleton, WI 53562,
$0.00
Felten, Mark D, 43, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, 08/10/2014,
3410 Valley Creek Cir, Middleton, WI
53562, $98.80
Feltner, Darrel E, 24, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, 08/21/2014,
2615 Amherst Rd # 6, Middleton, WI
53562, $124.00
Foy, Johnny M, 32, Improper Right
Turn, 08/19/2014, 1600 Constance
Ave, Sauk Village, IL 60411, $98.80
Fredrickson, Robin L, 55, Improper
Stop/Stop Sign - Stop Line,
08/05/2014, 6251 Charing Cross Ln
#C, Middleton, WI 53562, $98.80
Freides, Tristan M, 18, Underage
Consume/Possess Alcoholic Beverages, 08/16/2014, 3604 Glenn Ln,
Middleton, WI 53562, $187.00
Fuhrman, Tate J, 23, Operating vehicle without insurance, 08/23/2014,
7033 Laufenberg Blvd, Cross Plains,
WI 53528, $0.00
Genung, Travis, 42, Non Registration, 07/11/2014, S. 8120 Coves Ct #
1, Merrimac, WI 53561, $98.80
Giusti, Evan M, 26, Exceeding

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Zones and Posted Limits, 08/24/2014,


234 Randolph Dr # 127D, Madison,
WI 53717, $98.80
Goplin, Donald E, 87, Obstructing
Traffic, 08/15/2014, 24961 Spring Valley Ln, Richland Ctr, WI 53581,
$98.80
Grzenia, Mariyln J, 79, Unsafe
Lane Deviation, 08/08/2014, 2091
Hallmark Ct, Wheaton, IL 60187,
$98.80
Guo, Yipeng, 27, Unlawful U
Turn at Controlled Intersection,
08/26/2014, 483 Commerece Dr,
Madison, WI 53719, $98.80
Hacker, Brenda R, 44, Auto Following Too Closely, 08/12/2014, W9961
Highway Cs, Poynette, WI 53955,
$124.00
Hill, Douglas Harold, 43, Violation
of Traffic Signal Yellow, 08/17/2014,
203 Jefferson St, Sauk City, WI
53583, $98.80
Hoffman, Lori J, 45, Motor vehicle
liability
insurance
required,
08/25/2014, 6217 Wipperfurth Rd # 1,
Waunakee, WI 53597, $10.00
Holmes, Mary M, 40, Non Registration, 08/15/2014, 2481 Chris NaMar Rd, Dodgeville, WI 53533,
$98.80
Hudzinski, Brianna E, 18, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
08/16/2014, 6875 Rembrandt Rd, Deforest, WI 53532, $98.80
Hughes, Jordan T, 18, Underage
Consume/Possess Alcoholic Beverages, 07/16/2014, 3317 Leopold Way
Apt 207, Fitchburg, WI 53713,
$313.00
Huichan, Teresa D, 49, Operating
vehicle without insurance, 08/17/2014,
3002 Patty Lane, Apt. #8, Middleton,
$124.00
Huichan, Teresa D, 49, Motor vehicle liability insurance required,
08/17/2014, 3002 Patty Lane, Apt. #8,
Middleton, $10.00
Jahn, Jeanie R, 59, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, 08/11/2014,
N6186 Dunning Rd, P.O. BOX 402,
Pardeeville, $124.00
Jimenez, Francisco Gonzalez, 55,
Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, 08/16/2014, 5373 Moorland Rd
Apt 102, Madison, WI 53713, $124.00
Johannsen, Sally-Ann P, 47, ExSee CoURT, page 11

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CoURTREpoRT

ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,


08/15/2014, 717 Hidden Cave Rd,
Madison, WI 53717, $98.80
Kammer, Maria A, 20, Vehicle Registration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,
08/22/2014, 4809 Sherwood Rd,
Madison, WI 53711, $98.80
Kenney, Lynn A, 43, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, 08/15/2014,
3701 Heatherstone Rdg, Sun Prairie,
WI 53590, $124.00
Kenney, Lynn A, 43, Motor vehicle
liability
insurance
required,
08/15/2014, 3701 Heatherstone Rdg,
Sun Prairie, WI 53590, $10.00
Kimura, Kellie J, 50, Non Registration, 08/11/2014, 214 N Allen St # 2,
Madison, WI 53726, $98.80
Kinzel, Kelcey K, 40, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, 08/19/2014,
1425 Cottontail Dr, Waunakee, WI
53597, $124.00
Klingman, Chastidy R, 20, Underage Consume/Possess Alcoholic Beverages, 08/24/2014, 6205 W Morgan
Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53220, $187.00
Klodt, Gerald J, 65, FTS/Improper
Stop at Stop Sign, 08/26/2014, 7422
Longmeadow Rd, Madison, WI
53717, $98.80
Klodt, Gerald J, 65, Non Registration, 08/26/2014, 7422 Longmeadow
Rd, Madison, WI 53717, $98.80
Kowald, Mathew G, 42, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, 08/23/2014,
155 W. Polk Street, Wyocena, WI
53969, $124.00
Krueger, Patricia K, 49, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, 08/14/2014,
720 W Mohawk Trl, De Forest, WI
53532, $98.80
Lalor, Tabatha V, 23, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, 07/26/2014,
6327 Pheasant Ln # 44, Middleton, WI
53562, $98.80
Larson, James T, 52, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, 08/20/2014,
6912 Harvest Hill Rd, Madison, WI
53717, $124.00
Logan, Lawrence E, 44, Neg. Handling Burning Materials, 08/09/2014,
7325 South Ave, Middleton, WI
53562, $187.00
Logan, Lawrence E, 44, Conservancy Land Regulations - Firearms
Etc, 08/09/2014, 7325 South Ave,
Middleton, WI 53562, $92.50
Loh, Robert A, 35, Neg. Handling
Burning Materials, 08/09/2014, 7191
Elder Lane Rm 4, Sun Prairie, WI
53590, $187.00
Loh, Robert A, 35, Conservancy
Land Regulations - Firearms Etc,
08/09/2014, 7191 Elder Lane Rm 4,
Sun Prairie, WI 53590, $92.50
Loh, Robert A, 35, Discharge/Carry
Firearms, 08/09/2014, 7191 Elder Lane
Rm 4, Sun Prairie, WI 53590, $124.00
Marx, David T, 36, Non Registration, 08/07/2014, 350
Elm St,
Menasha, WI 54952, $98.80
Matthews, Julia L, 22, Motor vehicle liability insurance required,
08/30/2014, 5208 Spaanem Ave,
Madison, WI 53716, $10.00
Mc Cann - Smith, Wanda J, 48, Vehicle Registration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel, 02/21/2014, 5666
King James Ct, Fitchburg, WI 53719,
$98.80
Mc Cann - Smith, Wanda J, 48, Operating vehicle without insurance,
02/21/2014, 5666 King James Ct,
Fitchburg, WI 53719, $124.00
Mc Cluskey, Dawn M, 44, Inattentive Driving, 08/20/2014, 2241 Fox
Ave, Madison, WI 53711, $111.40
Mcguffey, Lisa B, 56, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, 07/20/2014,
3535 John Muir Dr, Middleton, WI
53562, $98.80
Mei, Julia, 19, Underage Consume/Possess Alcoholic Beverages,
08/24/2014, 13725 W Sun Valley Dr,
New Berlin, WI 53151, $187.00
Mora, Jose R, 49, Operating w/o a
Valid Drivers License, 09/04/2014,
8541 Greenway Blvd #110, Middleton,
WI 53562, $124.00

Morris, Brenda S, 42, Motor vehicle


liability
insurance
required,
08/13/2014, 3149 Buena Vista St,
Madison, WI 53704, $10.00
Mosby, Christopher K, 37, Operating while Suspended, 08/15/2014,
6773 Schroeder Rd #7, Madison, WI
53711, $124.00
Nash, Rayshawn E, 22, Operating
w/o a Valid Drivers License,
09/01/2014, 2957 Hermina St, Madison, WI 53704, $124.00
Nash, Rayshawn E, 22, Traffic Control Signal Violation red, 09/01/2014,
2957 Hermina St, Madison, WI
53704, $98.80
Nelson, Samantha K, 23, Speeding
25 MPH Zone, 08/20/2014, 511 So
Meadowbrook, Waunakee, WI 53597,
$98.80
Nelson, Zeke, 21, Disorderly Conduct, 08/18/2014, 5400 Ihm Rd,
Dodgeville, WI 53533 9058, $250.00
Nogueira, Cinthia M, 28, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, 08/14/2014,
1012 S Holiday Dr, Waunakee, WI
53597, $136.60
Osborn, Tara L, 40, Non Registration, 07/25/2014, 1733 Camelot Dr,
Madison, WI 53705, $98.80
Ostrander, Patricia, 71, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, 07/20/2014,
7303 Mockingbird Ln, Middleton, WI
53562, $98.80
Persike, John J, 45, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, 08/11/2014,
7814 Benson Rd, Dane, WI 53529,
$124.00
Pieters, Jon T, 21, Non Registration,
08/11/2014, 1905 Schlingen Ave,
Madison, WI 53704, $98.80
Prochaska, Melissa R, 35, Inattentive Driving, 08/21/2014, 812 Centennial Pkwy, Waunakee, WI 53597,
$111.40
Prochaska, Melissa R, 35, Motor
vehicle liability insurance required,
08/21/2014, 812 Centennial Pkwy,
Waunakee, WI 53597, $10.00
Reisdorf, Randy R, 50, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, 08/22/2014,
406 Capitol Dr, Dane, WI 53529,
$376.00
Richetta, Alex M, 28, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, 08/24/2014,
3108 Sunrise Ct, Middleton, WI
53562, $98.80
Riddle, Joseph M, 40, Operating vehicle without insurance, 09/01/2014,
3106 Northbrook Dr, Middleton, WI
53562, $124.00
Rodger, Susan A, 55, Auto Following Too Closely, 07/11/2014, 3529
Salerno Ct # 6, Middleton, WI 53562,
$124.00
Rom, Channarat, 30, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, 08/24/2014,
6 Magnolia Cir, Madison, WI 53713,
$98.80
Rom, Channarat, 30, Operating
while Suspended, 08/24/2014, 6 Mag-

nolia Cir, Madison, WI


53713,
$124.00
Roman Fernandez, Mercedes
M, 26, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers
License, 08/18/2014, 5886 Roanoke
Dr, Fitchburg, WI 53719, $124.00
Roman Fernandez, Mercedes
M, 26, Operating vehicle without insurance, 08/18/2014, 5886 Roanoke
Dr, Fitchburg, WI 53719, $124.00
Rothenbuehler, Matthew R, 40, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
08/15/2014, 7229 E Valley Ridge Dr,
Madison, WI 53719, $98.80
Rowe, Rebecca Jane, 41, Theft,
07/24/2014, 3831 Manito Ct, Middleton, WI 53562, $187.00
Rowe, Rebecca Jane, 41, Possession of Controlled Substance,
07/24/2014, 3831 Manito Ct, Middleton, WI 53562, $281.50
Saley, Steven R, 54, FTS/Improper
Stop at Stop Sign, 08/14/2014, 4787 E
Clayton Rd, Madison, WI 53711,
$98.80
Saunders, Zachery P, 25, Non Registration, 07/18/2014, 871 Kimball Ln
# 208, Verona, WI 53593, $98.80
Savage, Reid H, 45, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, 08/20/2014,
4015 Hiawatha Dr, Madison, WI
53711, $98.80
Savage, Reid H, 45, Motor vehicle
liability
insurance
required,
08/20/2014, 4015 Hiawatha Dr, Madison, WI 53711, $10.00
Schara, Jill M, 41, Exceeding Zones
and Posted Limits, 08/11/2014, 233 N
Lexington Pkwy, De Forest, WI
53532, $98.80
Schill, Amanda K, 18, Underage
Consume/Possess Alcoholic Beverages, 08/24/2014, 116 Joyce Dr, Lodi,
WI 53555, $187.00
Schmidlkofer, Zachary J, 23, Operating while Suspended, 08/16/2014,
7005 Prairie Dr, Middleton, WI
53562, $124.00
Schmidlkofer, Zachary J, 23, Vehicle
Registration
Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,
08/16/2014, 7005 Prairie Dr, Middleton, WI 53562, $98.80
Scholl, Eric N, 31, Inattentive Driving, 08/17/2014, 22362 Crow Hill
School Rd., Richland Ctr., WI 53581,
$111.40
Scholl, Eric N, 31, H&R Property
Adjacent/Hwy, 08/17/2014, 22362
Crow Hill School Rd., Richland Ctr.,
WI 53581, $187.00
Schoonover, Jasmine L, 20, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
08/16/2014, S8049 Maple Park Rd
Apt A, Prairie Du Sac, WI 53578,
$98.80
Sermino Beres, Anthony W, 21,
Fraud Hotel/Restaurant
Keeper,
07/17/2014, 246 Linn Street, Baraboo,
WI 53913, $187.00
Sherman, Mark W, 56, Exceeding

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Zones and Posted Limits, 08/11/2014,


1012 Holiday Dr, Waunakee, WI
53597, $124.00
Sherman, Mark W, 56, Motor vehicle liability insurance required,
08/11/2014, 1012 Holiday Dr, Waunakee, WI 53597, $0.00
Simons, David M, 26, FYR while
Making Left Turn, 08/16/2014, 2051
Allen Blvd # 205, Middleton, WI
53562, $98.80
Slack, Jordan M, 19, Minor Trans
Intoxicant
In
Motor Vehicle,
07/11/2014, 2610 South Stoughton
Road, Madison, WI 53713, $187.00
Stangl, Mary P, 35, Non Registration, 08/15/2014, 5517 Grassland Trl,
Middleton, WI 53562, $98.80
Stano, Larissa Joy, 34, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, 08/17/2014,
1605 Brookside Ln, Waunakee, WI
53597, $149.20
Steiner, Nicole L, 33, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, 07/27/2014,
5329 Century Ave Apt 2, Middleton,
WI 53562, $98.80
Stenjem, David G, 57, FYR from
Yield Sign, 08/15/2014, 871 Highway
51, Stoughton, WI 53589, $98.80
Stenjem, David G, 57, Vehicle Registration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,
08/15/2014, 871
Highway 51,
Stoughton, WI 53589, $187.00
Stransky, Carolyn O, 21, Motor vehicle liability insurance required,
08/15/2014, 1910 Winchester Way,
Waunakee, WI 53597, $10.00
Straus, Kurt J, 51, Non Registration,
07/18/2014, 7437 Meadowrue Cir,
Middleton, WI 53562, $98.80
Suloff, Kristen J, 19, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, 08/24/2014,
4306 Fox Bluff Ct, Middleton, WI
53562, $98.80
Sye Ii, Vincent E, 23, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, 08/24/2014,
5663 King James Ct # 201, Fitchburg,
WI 53719, $124.00
Sye Ii, Vincent E, 23, Operating
while Suspended, 08/24/2014, 5663
King James Ct # 201, Fitchburg, WI
53719, $124.00
Teutschmann, Blake M, 30, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
08/22/2014, 5119 Concord Dr, Middleton, WI 53562, $124.00
Theis, Anthony R, 23, Failure To
Report Accident, 06/06/2014, 3777
Caribou Rd, Verona, WI 53593,
$313.00
Theis, Anthony R, 23, Method of
Giving Signals, 06/06/2014, 3777
Caribou Rd, Verona, WI 53593,
$98.80

continued from page 10

Thompson Feirn, Leah K, 28, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License,


08/25/2014, 2823 Century Harbor Rd
#4, Middleton, WI 53562, $124.00
Vodenlich, Alex D, 52, FTS/Improper Stop at Stop Sign, 08/27/2014,
8570 Greenway Blvd # 112, Middleton, WI 53562, $98.80
Volkema, Edward R, 42, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, 08/18/2014,
2829 Brewery Rd, Cross Plains, WI
53528, $98.80
Wallace, Kendall J, 32, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, 08/20/2014,
107 3Rd St, Mineral Point, WI 53565,
$98.80
Wallace, Kendall J, 32, Motor vehicle liability insurance required,
08/20/2014, 107 3Rd St, Mineral
Point, WI 53565, $10.00
Wallin, Eric C, 28, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, 08/20/2014,
5325 Manitowoc Pkwy, Madison, WI
53705, $124.00
Watson, Shashimoree S, 32, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License,
08/26/2014, 2112 Packers Ave, Madison, WI 53704, $124.00
Wedig, Quinton R, 21, Vehicle Registration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,
08/16/2014, 219 N Francis St # 301,
Madison, WI 53703, $98.80
Wendt, Catherine C, 43, Non Registration, 07/20/2014, W5102 Bradley
Rd, Rio, WI 53960, $98.80
Wendt, Linda L, 65, Theft,
08/07/2014, 611 S. Meadowbrook Ln,
Waunakee, WI 53597 2829, $187.00
Wold, Dana M, 30, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, 07/20/2014,
3700 Parmenter St Apt 315, Middleton, WI 53562, $124.00
Wold, Dana M, 30, Operating vehicle without insurance, 07/20/2014,
3700 Parmenter St Apt 315, Middleton, WI 53562, $124.00
Wold, Dana M, 30, Motor vehicle
liability
insurance
required,
07/20/2014, 3700 Parmenter St Apt
315, Middleton, WI 53562, $10.00
Zabrowski, Gina E, 55, Vehicle
Registration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel, 08/15/2014, 5311 S Ridge Way #
201, Middleton, WI 53562, $98.80
Zabrowski, Gina E, 55, Operating
vehicle without insurance, 08/15/2014,
5311 S Ridge Way # 201, Middleton,
WI 53562, $124.00
Zaleski, Ronald A, 52, Speeding 25
MPH Zone, 08/21/2014, 1412 Shenandoah Dr, Waunakee, WI 53597, $98.80
Zepeda, Julian A, 36, Operating
after revocation, 08/22/2014, 42 Malibu Dr., Madison, WI 53713., $124.00

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HARDTImES

car payment and rent all at once.


I should have paid my insurance
and then I wouldnt be in this position
right now, Shamsee laments.
Michelle is working two part-time
jobs and a full-time job, she says, and
adds that she is considering looking for
another full-time job to come up with
the money she needs to get her car
back in shape. The car is a Toyota
Yaris she bought in March 2014.

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Shamsee started a gofundme campaign with a goal of $7,500. She is already making payments to an auto
repair garage to pay $2,783 over four
months to get the car running. She
says the $7,500 would be used for body
repairs.
Shamsee says her neighbors have
helped out a lot by bringing over groceries and offering her rides. She said
someone even anonymously slipped a

100 bill under her door.


Michelle said she was never particularly close with any of her neighbors,
but following the incident, My neighbors were neighbors and really came to
my aid, she said.
Shamsee says not having a car is
making it difficult to get to her jobs and
do things for her two teenage daughters.
Im tired of getting rides from peo-

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ple, Shamsee said. I appreciate it,


but Im inconveniencing everybody.
Shamsee says she appreciates the
Middleton Police but questions why
they pursued the assailant down Fortune Ave. since it is a narrow residential street. She said the assailant could
have turned down Sweeny Drive and
endangered children.
Unfortunately for me he hit my
car, Shamsee said. But luckily he
did hit my car because if he kept going
straight he could have killed someones
kid.

continued from page 1

The suspect was found hiding in the


pond with a fire department drone and
taken into custody.
I will never see restitution, and
even if I did I would donate it to a charity, Shamsee added. If the community and everyone helps me out with
getting my car fixed I shouldnt get
paid twice.
You can contribute to Shamsees
gofundme campaign
at gofundme.com/yayvkg.

THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015

GRAnTS

six grants and hope with continued


generosity of the community to see the
number and size of grants we provide
continue to grow.
Since 2009, ME has handed out
about $35,000 in grants to almost 40
organizations.
The ME Advisory Committee considers grant applications twice each
year, and the next deadline is Oct. 31.
ME typically awards grants in the $250
to $1,000 range. The committee plans
to hand out at least $3,100 in the fall.
ME handed out more than $6,600 in
grants to nine organizations in 2014.
ME was formerly known as the
Middleton Community Endowment
(MCE). MEs new slogan is Good
Neighbors doing Good Works.
ME is dedicated to enhancing the

MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE

quality of life in the Middleton area for


present and future generations.Application materials for grant requests can
be found at: www.madisoncommunityfoundation.org/MCE.
ME is an affiliate fund of Madison
Community Foundation that is advised
by a diverse group of Middleton residents. Since its inception in 2009, ME
has raised more than $150,000 for its

continued from page 8

endowment fund and has established a


goal of raising an additional $100,000
over the next four years.
Besides Loichinger, other members
of the advisory committee include secretary Cecile Druzba, Curtis Fuszard,
Perry Hibner, Andy Lewis, Adrianne
Machina, Josh Marron and Cathy Riddle.

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GARDEn

great of a program, said Johnson.


Were growing gardeners.
This year Johnson is Montes mentor. Each client is assigned a mentor
who works with them at every stage of
Because
the gardening process.

MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE

Montes is bilingual, she helps translate


for the other Hispanic clients that Johnson works with.
Jerry Doll mentored Montes during
her first two years growing vegetables.
He taught me everything, which

way to put the onions in, how far apart


to put the seeds, everything, he said.
I still have questions because Im
trying new things, he continued. This
year Im going to grow sweet potatoes.
I never grew those before. And, Im

THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015

growing cauliflower instead of just


broccoli.
New issues come up every year at
the garden. This year, because of all of
the rain, some of the tomato plant
leaves showed early signs of blight. To
stave off its spread, all of the lowest
leaves of the plants need to be removed.
Johnson sends emails to all mentors
and clients as issues like this turn up.
The emails give detailed instructions
on how to deal with the problems. Because they are sent in English, Montes
contacts the Spanish-speaking clients
to translate for them.
It takes extra time to do this but Im
glad to do it because Im so grateful to
have this experience with the garden
and am glad to help other people to
have it too, said Montes.
She and her daughters come to the
garden at least one time per week. We
try to get there twice a week but sometimes there is no time.
In addition to working at an area optometrists clinic, Montes participates
with her daughters in a Mexican Folklorico dance group.
I learned the dances when I grew
up in Mexico and was very excited to
find that there was a group here that let
the mothers dance, too, she said.
My daughters love to come with
me to the garden, Montes continued.
If I say that we are going to go and
then get busy with something else, they
remind me that we have to go.
There are some child-sized tools at
the garden that help the little ones to be
part of the process. Mentors find ways

continued from page 1

for the children to be involved and take


time to work with them as well as the
parents.
So many kids dont know where
their food comes from, she said. Because of the garden, my girls, do.
Emily, who is going into fourth
grade, can help with the weeding.
I like to eat the sweet peas the
most, said Emily.
Tomatoes are the favorite of Jessica,
not yet of school age.
Sometimes we bring the girls bicycles along, Montes said. When I
have a lot of work to do at the garden,
it is too long for the girls to be involved. So they ride their bikes on the
trail and in the big parking lot across
the path from the garden.
The only thing that is hard is that
there are no porta-potties there, she
continued. The little ones usually
have to go to the bathroom at some
time when we are working out there.
When we buy vegetables from the
store, we dont know how many or
what chemicals are on the food. It is
so much better to grow our own.
St. Jude Childrens
Research Hospital
Memorials and Honors
P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142
Memphis, TN 38148-0142
1-800-873-6983
www.stjude.org/tribute

THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015

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File photos

Middletons girls
track and field team
(left)
is
the
Middleton Times
Tribunes Female
Team of the Year at
MHS. Below, Perrin
Haage
helped
Middletons boys
track and field team
earn Male Team of
the Year honors.

Middletons best of the best


Rob
Reischel

Several state tournament appearances again.


Numerous conference championships again.
Remarkable consistency throughout the athletic department again.
It was another sensational year for
the sports teams at Middleton High
School, where the Cardinals continue
to match and exceed past performances
Of course, some achievements
rank as the best of the best. Heres one
persons opinion of that list.

Girls team of the


year: Track and field

There was so scoreboard watching.


No number crunching.
Middletons girls track and field
team simply stuck to the plan, performed at a remarkably high level and
finished second at the WIAA Division
1 state meet in June.
The Cardinals werent expected to
finish inside the top-three at state, but
nearly came away with a title.
Whitefish Bay won the championship with 48 points, while
Middleton was second with 39 points.
Kenosha Bradford and Monona
Grove tied for third with 36 points,
while Waukesha West was fifth (31).
It was Middletons best finish at
state since the 1997 and 98 teams
won back-to-back state championships.
I am so incredibly proud of our

team, Middleton junior standout


Lauren Smith said. We came into
state without even the thought of a
team placement. We did our very best
in all of our events and in the end it all
added up to our best accomplishment
as a very talented team.
Middleton standout senior Bobbi
Patrick agreed.
I dont think we couldve performed better as a team, Patrick said.
Everyone did their part perfectly. It
was an amazing surprise.
Smith set a school-record in the
100-meter hurdles, running a 14.82 in
the preliminaries. Smith ran a 15.10
in the finals, which was good for second place, just behind Holmens
Danielle Kohlwey (14.85).
Patrick had a memorable weekend,
too, highlighted by a third place finish
in the 800. Patrick entered the state
tournament seeded eighth in the 800,
but her time of 2:12.90 also broke a
school record.
We have kids intrinsically motivated and driven, Middleton coach
Tara Franklin said. And Bobbi is
motivated for herself and the team.
Its not just how Bobbi Patrick does,
its how the team does.
Middletons four relay teams all
set school records, as well, and all finished between second and fourth
overall. The quartet of junior Hailee
Milton, Smith, junior Hanne
Andersen-Smith and senior Hanna
Docter was second in the 800-meter
relay in 1:42.27.
The foursome of senior Emily
Zeker, senior Rachel Wians, junior
Sam Valentine and Patrick was third
(9:16.52) in the 3,200-meter relay.
And the quartet of junior Olivia
Roberts, Docter, Andersen-Smith, and
Smith was fourth (48.82) in the 400meter relay.
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Im most happy about the growth


and improvement these relay teams
have had over the years, Smith said.
Im very grateful to have been able
to participate in so many events.
That left things up to Middletons
1,600-meter relay team of Docter,
Zeker, Wians and Patrick who finished third and gave the Cardinals a
runner-up finish.
Oh my god! Franklin said.
Shocking, surprised, amazed. You
name it. It was just great.
Just like Middletons year.
Honorable mention: Basketball
(state semifinals), Cross Country
(sixth at state), Golf (third at state),
Gymnastics (fifth at state), Soccer
(Big Eight champs), Softball (Big
Eight champs), Swimming (sixth at
state), Tennis (state semifinals).

Boys team of the year:


Track and field

How do you know your program


has hit the big time?
How about when you go to the
state meet, finish fourth overall, and
leave disappointed.
That was the story for Middletons
upwardly mobile boys track and field
team.
The Cardinals fourth place finish
at state was the best in school history.
Afterwards, though, Middleton had a
bevy of mixed emotions.
It was interesting to finish so well
historically and feel so let down,
Middleton coach Isaac Mezera
said. We were chosen by many to
finish in second or third place. Some
even went so far to predict us winning
the meet.
So, once you get that in your
head, its hard to adjust to the reality
that its not happening. It was still an
impressive performance.
Middletons best performances
came from junior Perrin Hagge in the
800- and 1,600-meter runs.
Hagge was the No. 1 seed in the
800, but was edged for the championship. Wisconsin Lutheran senior
Eric Brown won the race in 1:54.78,
while Hagge was a close second at
1:55.04.
Hagge was also the No. 1 seed in
the 1,600. But the Cardinals standout
settled for fourth place in that race
(4:14.30), just 0.65 seconds behind
champion Olin Hacker of Madison
West (4:13.75).
Middletons 3,200-meter relay
team had a remarkable performance,
shattering the old school record by
eight seconds and finishing third
overall.

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The Cardinals quartet of senior
Zach Shoemaker-Allen, junior Jordan
Futch, junior Cole Conklin-Little and
Hagge completed the race in 7:44.82.
Wisconsin Lutheran was first
(7:43.18), while Hartland Arrowhead
was second (7:43.65).
Cardinals junior Jack Jesse was
fifth in the long jump with a leap of
22 feet, 9 inches. Middleton sophomore Gus Newcomb also finished
sixth in the 3,200-meter run (9:17.10).
That capped a sensational season
in which Middleton won the Big
Eight Conference and notched regional and sectional titles along the way.
This 2015 team is the best MHS
has ever seen, Mezera said. Im
incredibly proud to be their coach. We
had a great season, and really a great
state meet. But expectations we put
on ourselves left us feeling a little forlorn when the dust settled.
Honorable mention: Cross
Country (sixth at state), Football (Big
Eight champs), Golf (fifth at state),
Swimming (seventh at state), Tennis
(second at state), Volleyball (state
qualifiers).

Girls coach of the year:


Jeff Kind, girls basketball

Middletons girls basketball team


was the No. 3 seed in its sectional.
The Cardinals finished third in the
Big Eight Conference.
But the postseason is the time of
year everyone guns for. And
Middleton has excelled there time and
time again.
The 2014-15 campaign was no
different.
Middleton got red-hot in the postseason, defeated higher-seeded
Verona and Janesville Craig, and
earned its ninth trip to state in Jeff
Kinds tenure.
This was a pretty gratifying year
in retrospect, Kind said.We had the
parts to be a very good team and had
pretty high expectations coming into
the season, but we had some growing
to do as well.
I felt we could go either way
around mid-season when we ran into
a few weeks where we dealt with a lot
of sickness on the team and it seemed
that we were lacking energy and lost a
couple games in a row.
But the girls rallied, and when we
started doing our five and five platoon
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Jeff Kind is Middletons Girls Coach of the Year.

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system, we really started to wear people out with our depth. It paid big dividends down the stretch when we
were able to come back on some really good teams late in games or put
them away early if they had trouble
with our constant pressure.
Middleton reached the state semifinals, where it lost in one of the most
memorable tournament games ever.
DSHAs Arike Ogunbowale scored a
tournament record 55 points and the
Dashers toppled the Cardinals, 86-76,
in overtime.
Still, the year was a huge success
for Kind and his Cardinals.

We had a nice mixture of youth


and veterans this year, Kind said.
Our seniors this year did a nice job
taking leadership roles and keeping
the team focused.
Honorable mention: Becky
Halverson (golf), Lauren Cabalka
(swimming), Cherie Hellenbrand
(softball), Mary Duffy (soccer), Kari
Steck (gymnastics), Tara Franklin
(track and field), Isaac Mezera and
Cindy Bremser (cross country).

Boys coach of the year:


Kevin Bavery, basketball

Most believed a rebuilding season

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was on tap. That Middletons boys


basketball team would languish near
the bottom of the Big Eight
Conference standings in 2015.
Instead, the Cardinals were one of
the states surprise teams last winter.
And veteran coach Kevin Bavery
seemed to push all the right button
time and time again.
Middleton surprised everyone and
went 17-7 overall and finished third
in the conference at 13-5. The
Cardinals succeeded despite returning
just two players from their top-eight
the previous season.
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Well if I have to say something


that would apply to both it would be
in one word fun, Bavery said. As
strange as that sounds it really is true.
We didnt talk about winning a
single game this year. We only
focused on the day-to-day process of
controlling what we can control,
which is working hard, working with
a purpose, and having fun along the
way.
Middleton won its first three
games of the season and began the
year 6-1. The Cardinals high-water
mark was at 11-2 in late-January, and
they never lost more than two games
in a row.
Middleton reached the regional
finals, before losing to eventual state
qualifier Madison East.
Bavery employed a hockey like
style much of the year where he substituted five players at a time. And the
outside-the-box approach certainly
paid dividends.
First and foremost it was fun,
Bavery said of the 2014-15 campaign. I dont know that Ive ever
had a season where I wanted to come
to practice more the next day after we
were eliminated in the tournament.
I believe the biggest piece was the
players buy in, starting with our seniors. This team genuinely cared about
one another while not caring who was
taking the shots.
They all saw the value in chasing
down the ball in our press or boxing
out on defense as well as who scored
the ball. It was both a privilege and a
joy to walk into the gym each day.
Honorable
mention:
Tom
Cabalka (golf), Isaac Mezera (track
and field), Ben White (volleyball),
Isaac Mezera and Cindy Bremser
(cross country).

Girls performance of the


year: Loren Skibba, golf

Loren Skibba was one of the top


golfers in the state during her first two
years at Middleton. But there was
always something keeping Skibba
from taking the next step.
There was always a mental hurdle, Skibba said.
Skibba cleared that hurdle and
all others at the WIAA Division 1
state tournament last October.
Skibba conquered the rain, wind
and plummeting temperatures and
captured an individual state title.
Skibba posted a two-day score of 3over par, 147, which was good for a
four-shot win over Homesteads
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 amazing
achievement considering veteran
observers all agreed this was the
worst two days of weather the tournament ever had.

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Shes amazing, Middleton coach


Becky Halverson said of Skibba.
Shes so focused and so strong.
Shes what I envision for our program. I want the girls to see that and
dig down within themselves and stay
with it. She can do it.
Skibbas amazing two-day journey
also propelled the Cardinals to a
third-place finish in the team standings.
Verona won the team title with a
648 score, while defending champion
Hartland Arrowhead settled for second at 656. Middleton was third at
670, while Homestead (681) and
Milton (700) rounded out the top five
at the 12-team tournament.
Much of the opening round was
played in manageable conditions. And
Skibba took full advantage.
Skibba matched her career-low
with an opening round 3-under par,
69. That allowed Skibba to grab a
five-shot lead over two-time defending champion Jessica Reinecke of
Verona and Homesteads Hitt.
Skibba birdied four of the five par5s on the 5,200-yard course. She
made just one bogey during her memorable round.
And Skibbas 69 was just one shot
off the Division 1 record set by
Miltons Ashton Stair in 2010.
Lorens round was stellar,
Halverson said after Mondays opening round. She stayed focused and
confident and showed everyone her
ability. I would say this is a career
round for her.
With the weather at perhaps its
worst early on during the second
round, Skibba shot 4-over par on her
first five holes. But she birdied the
par-5 sixth hole, made the turn at 40,
and still held a four-shot lead over the
rest of the field.
Skibba bogeyed No. 10, then
steadied herself and made pars on
seven of her final eight holes. As
golfers all around her imploded,
Skibba had a remarkably steady back
nine and refused to let her challengers
creep too close.
Im really happy, kind of speechless, Skibba said. It hasnt sunk in
yet.

Boys performance of the


year: Jake Van Emburgh,
tennis

He came late to the party. But Jake


Van Emburgh certainly made his presence known.
The Middleton sophomore became
the first player in school history to
win a state championship in tennis.
Van Emburgh defeated Brookfield
Easts David Horneffer, 7-5, 6-1, in
the title match.
Im glad I could end like that,
Van Emburgh said. Its kind of bittersweet, but its something I definiteSee BEST, page 19

File photos

Loren Skibba
(top) and Jake
Van Emburgh
(left) had the
girls and boys
performances of
the year at
Middleton High
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ly wanted to accomplish.
Van Emburgh, the No 2 seed in the
tournament, didnt lose a set in his
five matches. In fact, he lost a grand
total of just 14 games in his 10 sets.
Van Emburgh also gained a measure of revenge by besting Horneffer
the tournaments top seed in the
finals. One year ago, Horneffer
topped Van Emburgh in the state
semifinals.
Overall, I played well, Van
Emburgh said. I didnt serve great,
but I felt good about it and felt good
about the whole season.
Van Emburgh wasnt even planning to play high school tennis.
Instead, he was going to compete in a
number of United States Tennis
Association junior tournaments to
improve his national ranking.
But when Van Emburgh met that
goal by April, he joined the Cardinals.
According to WIAA rules, Van
Emburgh had to serve a four-game
suspension because he didnt report to
the team on the first day of the season.
But Van Emburgh then made the most
of his limited time.
He carried a 9-0 record into the
state tournament, then rolled through
the field.
I made sure I was ready, Van
Emburgh said. I was practicing a lot
and tried to keep everything tight. The
team environment is something you
dont get when its just you. So this
was a lot of fun.
Especially the ending.

Girls senior athlete of the


year: Bobbi Patrick, cross
country/track

Patrick was a major reason the


Cardinals finished second at the
WIAA Division 1 state track and field
meet. Patrick also qualified individually for the state cross country meet.
At the state track meet, Patrick was
third in the 800. Patricks time of
2:12.90 set a new school record.
We have kids intrinsically motivated and driven, Middleton coach
Tara Franklin said. And Bobbi is
motivated for herself and the team.
Its not just how Bobbi Patrick does,
its how the team does.
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the 800 the last two years, but made


her final appearance the best yet.
Ive never been able to get in the
fastest heat for the 800 the past two
years Ive gone, so to get in it this last
year I knew would push me further
than Ive ever gone, Patrick said.
The competition allowed me to truly
see what I could do and I couldnt be
happier with my performance.
Patrick was part of the Cardinals
third-place 3,200-meter relay team.
And she was also part of Middletons
1,600-meter relay team that placed
third.
Both the relays were really
intense to see who would walk away
with the gold medals, Patrick said.
We all gave our best and did everything we could.
Patrick also placed 46th at the state
cross country meet.
When I was racing, it felt like I
was racing for the moment and the
experience of state itself, Patrick
said. (Finishing) 46th wasnt exactly
what I was hoping for, but I cant be
disappointed with my season as an
individual. I just wanted to go out
there and represent my teammates
who werent able to race at state.
Honorable mention: Cole Jordee
(volleyball,
basketball);
Katie
Fermanich (basketball, softball).

Boys senior athlete of the


year: Sean Benedict,
football/wrestling/track
and field

Benedict enjoyed a terrific senior


season and shined in three different
sports.
First, Benedict was a first-team allBig Eight Conference football player.
Benedict played center and right
guard and was an anchor on
Middletons terrific offensive line.
Benedict then went 42-6 during the
wrestling season and reached the state
tournament in the heavyweight division.
Lastly, Benedict had a solid spring
in track and field, where he was one
of the top throwers in the Big Eight
Conference.
Honorable mention: Brett Joers
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Bobbi Patrick (top, #8) and Sean Benedict (above, right) are Middletons female and male Senior Athletes of the
Year.

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(football, basketball, track and


field), Alex Wood (football, track and
field), Kellan Schulz (football and
basketball).

Girls breakthrough
athlete: Lauren Banke, fr.,
softball

Middletons softball team entered


the season with a bevy of gifted players. But the Cardinals were unsure
who their pitcher would be.
Freshman Lauren Banke helped
answer that question. Banke went 7-3
with a 2.39 ERA, struck out 36 batters
and walked 28.
She was huge for us, Middleton
manager Cherie Hellenbrand said.
Honorable mention: Jessica
Parente, fr., softball; Kristen
Reikersdorfer, soph., soccer.

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Boys breakthrough
athlete: Cam Maly, jr.,
football/basketball

Middleton junior running back


Cam Maly had a breakout junior season. Maly ran for 1,143 yards, scored
19 touchdowns, had just one fumble
and averaged 5.7 yards per carry.
Maly also received first-team allBig Eight Conference honors.
Maly was then a key reserve and
defensive specialist on Middletons
surprising basketball team.
Cam doesnt need much room,
Middleton coach Tim Simon said.
He just needs a crease, and if we can
get him out into the open field, hes
dangerous.
Honorable mention: Tyree Eady,
soph., basketball; Storm Murphy,
soph., basketball; Jack Rader, fr.,
cross country.

File photos

Lauren Banke
(top) and Cam
Maly (left) are
Middletons
female and male
Breakthrough
Athletes of the
Year.

Middleton
second in
WSN Cup
THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015

by RoB REISCHEl
Times-Tribune

Middleton High School finished in


second place in the statewide chase
for the Wisconsin Sports Network
Cup.
The WSN Cup is an award that
honors schools that provide and
achieve success in many of the
WIAA sponsored sports.
The award totals points earned in
both boys and girls sports. All current
WIAA sponsored sports are included
as part of the scoring for the award.
Hartland Arrowhead finished first
with 963.33 points, while Middleton
(810.33),
Madison
Edgewood
(719.33), Green Bay Notre Dame
(651.1) and Kimberly (571) rounded
out the top five.
Points are awarded for finishes in
the state tournament of every sport.
Generally, the top 32 teams in each
sport are awarded points. If less than
32 teams participate in a non-bracket
sport state meet then those are the
only schools that are awarded points.
For co-op teams, the total points are
divided equally between the co-op
schools.
Teams are awarded 100 points for
finishing first at state, 80 points for
second, 60 for both third and fourth,
and 45 for fifth through eighth.
Middleton finished second in the
state in girls track and boys tennis,
was third in girls golf and fourth in
boys track. The Cardinals reached the
state semifinals in girls basketball
and girls tennis, were fifth at state in
boys golf and girls gymnastics, sixth
in boys cross country and girls swimming and seventh in boys swimming.
The boys volleyball team also
reached the state quarterfinals.

WISCONSIN SPORTS NETWORK CUP RESULTS (TOP 40)


MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE

High School
Arrowhead
Middleton
Madison Edgewood
Notre Dame
Kimberly
Catholic Memorial
Whitefish Bay
Cedarburg
Stevens Point
Mount Horeb
Marquette University
Saint Mary's Springs
Bay Port
Aquinas
Eau Claire Memorial
Marathon
McFarland
Rice Lake
Madison West
Freedom
Madison Memorial
Grafton
Shorewood
Wisconsin Lutheran
Brookfield East
River Falls
Neenah
Xavier
Regis
Muskego
Monona Grove
Kettle Moraine
DSHA
Appleton North
University School
Cuba City
Lodi
DeForest
Germantown
Lourdes Academy

Enrollment
2248
2122
603
779
1378
673
979
1143
2173
706
2110
224
1795
318
1687
212
715
750
2036
523
1828
746
653
762
1256
991
1941
593
247
1652
907
1452
1330
1747
376
233
514
983
1409
220

Fall Totals
550
304
355
317
302
287.7
211
235
200
130
300
146
108
185
245
140
222
164
165
98
106
175
215
250
215
81
179
80
150
185
73
110
156
200
130
40
80
140
136
182.5

Winter Totals
223.33
186.33
84.33
34.1
67
16.5
158
282.6
190
205
65
83.1
64.1
56.9
89.5
75
94
148.33
103.33
112
233.33
77.6
115
60
40.5
135
107
162
70
40
179
45
120
65.83
45
116.6
55
69
96.1
30

Spring Totals
190
320
280
300
202
259
180
20
123.7
150
110
230
280
203
103
216
105
105
140
196
58
140
60
80
127
156.5
75
110
123
108
80
160
30
40
130
145
165
90
65
75

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Cumulative
963.33
810.33
719.33
651.1
571
563.2
549
537.6
513.7
485
475
459.1
452.1
444.9
437.5
431
421
417.33
408.33
406
397.33
392.6
390
390
382.5
372.5
361
352
343
333
332
315
306
305.83
305
301.6
300
299
297.1
287.5

Middleton tops
Cross Plains
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Farrellprovides
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by DEnnIS SEmRAU

Special to the Times-Tribune

Middleton 29ers pitcher Drew


Farrell was listed as a game-day decision following a recent experience
with post-concussion syndrome.
But Farrell arrived at Baer Park on
Sunday morning ready and raring to
go, which proved to be lights-out for
the host Cross Plains Businessmen.
Farrell scattered seven hits and
struck out seven while Brandon
Scheidler homered and drove in three
runs to spark Middleton to a 9-1 victory over Cross Plains in a Home
Talent League Northern Section
game.
Middleton improved to 11-2 and
leads the East Division by 2 games
over Cross Plains and Ashton (8-4).
I was able to pitch last week, but
the post-concussion syndrome got me
from about Sunday to Thursday, said
Farrell, who was hit in the forehead
by a bad hop ground ball while playing shortstop in the 29ers victory over
Black Earth on July 3.
The doctor said I needed one full
day of no symptoms, so Friday night I
felt good, Saturday I felt good and I
woke up good today so thats almost
48 hours so I was in the clear. But I
didnt know until (Sunday) that I was
going to be able to pitch.
Middleton manager Brandon
Hellenbrand was prepared to go with
a back-up plan but it wasnt needed.
When he is on the mound, our
confidence is through the roof. We
backed him today and finally got him
some runs, Hellenbrand said. If he
didnt have a good day (Saturday), we
were going to with somebody else. He
got here and said he felt good and that
was it. The decision was made.
Despite temperatures in the upper
80s, Farrell made it look easy, holding
Cross Plains to just seven singles,
while issuing just one walk and hitting leadoff hitter Drew Meinholz
twice.
Last Sunday you could tell he was
a little bit off. He didnt have everything. You could tell he was healthy
today, Hellenbrand said of Farrell.
He was locked in. He threw really
well. He hit a couple of batters, but
when you throw inside thats going to
happen.
Farrell didnt allow a base hit until
Jeremy Lochner led off the fourth
inning with a single to left field.
The outside fastball was working.
They were having a little bit of trouble hitting it today, so we kept going
to it, said 29ers catcher Zach
Kasdorf, a 2014 Middleton High
School graduate, who was behind the
plate for the first time since he played
junior varsity baseball for the
Cardinals.
Middleton didnt waste any time
taking the lead for good in the top of
the first inning, when Luke Schafer
led off with a single to center field
and moved to second on an error. One
out later, Scheidler blasted a home
run to left field to stake the 29ers to a
2-0 lead.
We want to get ahead early
because when Drew (Farrell) hits his
groove that gives him a cushion,
Schafer said. Its key for us to get up
early and with the bats in our lineup,
when we get in a groove early were
trouble.
Scheidler, who homered in his second straight game, said it was important to strike first.

When youre the away team, if


you can score some runs in the first
inning, its an advantage. Getting
those two runs sparked us and told us
we could hit this guy and gave everyone a boost, said Scheidler, who
reached base three times and was one
of four Middleton players to finish
with two hits.
It was an inside fastball. It was 20 and I figured (Cross Plains starter
Garrett Knudtson) was going to come
somewhere around the plate so I just
turned on it.
However, Knudtson who
allowed seven hits and walked three
in six innings deserved a better
fate. Middleton took advantage of six
Cross Plains errors to score five
unearned runs off the lefthander.
Garretts been pitching very
well, Cross Plains manager Dave
Sarbacker said. He throws strikes.
Hes around the plate a lot and makes
them put the ball in play most of the
See HTl, page 23

MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE

THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Brandon Scheidler (5) is congratulated by Ross Hellenbrand (left) and Jeff Schafer (right) after hitting a home run
Sunday.

THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015

n HTl

time. He just needs his defense to step


up for him,
Middleton made it 3-0 in the second inning when Jeff Schafer singled
to left, moved to second on a catchers interference call and scored on an
infield error.
A pair of walks and two errors in
the fourth inning led to three more
runs for Middleton to extend its lead
to 6-0.
When you have six errors in a
game, its tough to win any game in
the Northern Section with that type of
defense, Sarbacker said. You just
cant play that poorly on defense and
expect to win. We got down early and
with the way we played defense, we
were done.
Luke Schafer singled to center
field with two outs in the sixth inning,
Cole Cook reached base on an infield
error and Scheidler delivered an RBI
single to left field to extend
Middletons lead to 7-0.
Meanwhile, Farrell was on cruise
control, limiting Cross Plains to just
five base runners through six innings
with only one reaching third base.
Cross Plains was held scoreless
until two outs in the seventh inning
when Drew Meinholz was hit by a
pitch with the bases loaded to score

MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE

Jared Haack, who had singled and


moved to third on singles by Jordan
Lueck and Tyrel Foye.
But that was all the offense that
Cross Plains could muster off Farrell.
When he can hit his spots, hes
tough, said Meinholz, who reached
base three times. We always seem to
have a good battle. Its a good rivalry.
You do what you can to get on base
against him. When he gets a lead, its
hard to come back.
Farrell was grateful to be staked to
an early lead.
Its always nice to pitch with a
lead, he said. I threw more fastballs
today than I normally do because they
werent hitting it very hard and I was
locating it well. So I stuck with fastballs and tried to keep my pitch count
down.
Despite not having worked together prior to Sundays game, Farrell said
Kasdorf performed well when he was
asked to fill a void at catcher with
both starter Kevin Dubler and backup
Eric Simon unavailable.
Kas did a hell of a job. I never had
a doubt in my mind, Farrell said.
We just stuck to the game plan and it
worked out. You know what youre
going to get out of Kas. Hes going to
work hard and he wont make any

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mistakes.
Middleton added two more runs in
the ninth off reliever Jared Haack on
back-to-back RBI singles by Brennan
Maly and Farrell.
That was more than enough
offense to for Farrell, who retired the
last six Cross Plains hitters in order to
close out his complete-game effort.
Coming off that concussion, we
didnt even know if he was going to
be able to pitch, Scheidler said of
Farrell. He shows up, says Im feeling good. Im going to pitch. To do
what he did on the mound and throw
strikes and battle in this 87-degree
weather was awesome. We needed
that big time.
His doctor told him if he had a
couple of good days he would be able
to play and he did. Its good for us.
Hes our horse and well ride him as
long as we can.
Middleton ...... 210 301 002 9 1 0
Cross Plains .. 000 000 100 1 7 6
Pitching (IP-H-ER-BB-K): Middleton
Farrell (W, 9-7-1-1-7). Cross Plains Knudtson
(L, 6-7-2-3-0), Haack (3-4-2-2-0).
Hitting leaders: Middleton J. Schafer
(2x3), Scheidler (2x4), Redders (2x5), L. Schafer
(2x6).
HR Scheidler.

Times-Tribune photos by Mary Langenfeld

Drew Farrell (top) and Josh Hinson (17) helped Middletons Home Talent
League team defeat Cross Plains Sunday.

Norregaard picks Appalachian State


PAGE 24

FormerMHS
starreceives
D1scholarship
by RoB REISCHEl
Times-Tribune

Elizabeth Norregaard wasnt


expecting to continue her basketball
career in Boone, N.C.
But when the former Middleton
High School standout added everything up, the 850-mile journey east
made the most sense.
Norregaard announced last week
that shell play collegiately at
Division 1 Appalachian State, where
shell receive a full scholarship. The
last player from Middleton to receive
a Division 1 scholarship was Krissy
Marco who went to Akron in 2002.
The Mountaineers, who play in the
Southern Conference, went 14-16 a
year ago.
I picked Appalachian State
because the coaches are super nice and
just seemed really interested, which
made me feel special, Norregaard
said. Also, I think the role I would
have on the team would be great and it
seems like a really good fit for me
with their style of play as well.
Norregaard was named honorable

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THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015

mention all-state by the Wisconsin


Basketball Coaches Association last
season and was a first-team all-Big
Eight Conference selection.
Norregaard led Middleton in scoring last year with 14.7 points per game
and was one of the finest shooters in
school history.
Norregaard made 64 three-point
shots and shot 89.1% from the free
throw line. Norregaard had a seasonhigh 32 points at Verona, had a 26point night against Beloit Memorial
and scored in double figures in 22 of
27 games.
Norregaard had offers to walk on at
the University Wisconsin and
Minnesota. Murray State asked
Norregaard to redshirt and pay her
own way in 2015-16, with the promise of a scholarship afterwards. Boise
State also showed late interest.
But
Norregaard
felt
that
Appalachian State made the most
sense.
It was a super tough decision to
make, but I am pretty confident I
made the right one, and I cant wait to
get started, Norregaard said. I think
I am going to have an impact right
away, without being a central force,
which is what I want to work towards,
of course. I want to be able to put in a
lot of work and improve as a player
and as a person, and hopefully end up
being a key player.

Elizabeth Norregaard will play collegiately at Appalachian State.

File photo

Gators fall to Sharks


THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015

by SopHIE BooRSTEIn

Special for the Times-Tribune

The Middleton Gators fell to the


Seminole Sharks, 586-456, last
Saturday.
In the girls 8-and-under events,
Audrey Alexander (25-meter backstroke), Kyra Woodall (25-meter
breaststroke) and Grace Charles
(100-meter Individual medley) all
finished second. The Middleton A
relay team also took third in the 100meter freestyle relay.
In the boys 8-and-under races,
A.J. Charles finished first in the 25meter butterfly and the 100-meter
IM. Sam Wolf was first in the 25meter freestyle and Luke Chandler in
second. Wolf also placed second in
the 100-meter IM, while Miles
Wagener took second in the 25-meter
breaststroke. Colin Gabert finished
third in the 25-meter butterfly, while
Middletons A teams won the 100meter medley and freestyle relays.
Ryanne Woodall, swimming in
the girls 9-10 age group, captured
first in the 50-meter freestyle and the
50-meter backstroke. Natalie Charles
won the 100-meter IM, while Olivia
Budzinski was second in the 50meter breaststroke and Lauren
Lamson was second in the 50-meter
butterfly. The Middleton A team
placed second in the 200-meter
freestyle relay, while the Middleton
B team placed third in the 200meter medley relay.
Jack Alexander, Ben Keith, Jack
Madigan and Matthew Golden
excelled in the boys 9-10 events.
Madigan was first in the 100-meter
IM and Golden was second.
Alexander won the 50-meter
freestyle, while Keith finished third.
Alexander also won the 50-meter
breaststroke, while Keith finished
second in the 50-meter backstroke.
Madigan and Golden were second
and third in the 50-meter butterfly,
while Middletons A teams won the
200-meter medley and freestyle

MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE

relays.
Melanie Golden finished first in
the 100-meter IM in the girls 11-12
division. In the 50-meter freestyle,
Rylie Bauman took second and
Natalie McLain was third. Hailey
Barrett finished second in both the
50-meter backstroke and the 50meter butterfly, while Molly Haag
was third in the 50-meter butterfly,
and Melanie Golden was second in
the 50-meter breaststroke.
Middletons A team of Hailey
Barrett, Emma Pinder, Molly Haag
and Melanie Golden finished first in
the 200-meter medley relay and second in the 200-meter freestyle relay.
In the boys 11-12 races, Nate
Lamers set two new Seminole Pool
records. In the 50-meter freestyle,
Lamers clocked a time of 28.36 seconds, smashing the previous record
of 30.32-seconds. Lamers also swam
a sizzling time of 31.57 seconds in
the 50-meter butterfly to beat the old
Seminole pool record of 32.8 seconds.
Also in the boys 11-12 division,
Joe McNerney won the 50-meter
breaststroke and finished second in
the 50-meter freestyle. Alex Starr
and Eddie Zhang were second in the
50-meter backstroke and the 100meter IM, respectively, while
Middletons A teams finished first
in the medley and freestyle relays.
In the girls 13-14 events, Alexis
Barrett captured first place in the
100-meter backstroke, and was third
in the 50-meter butterfly. Molly
Warriner took second in two events:
the 100-meter freestyle and 50-meter
butterfly. Sarah Wood finished third
in both the 100-meter IM and the
100-meter breaststroke.
Middletons A team of Alexis
Barrett, Wood, Warriner, and Berkley
Smith placed second in the 200meter medley and freestyle relays.
In the boys 13-14 division,
Andrew Lund won the 100-meter
freestyle, Archer Parkin won the
100-meter backstroke and Thomas

Griffith won the 100-meter IM.


Drake Demitrios took second in
the 100-meter backstroke and the
100-meter IM, and Parkin was second in the 50-meter butterfly.
Andrew Lund was third in the 100meter breaststroke and Thomas
Griffith was third in the 50-meter
butterfly. Middletons A team of
Parkin, Lund, Griffith, and Thomas
Hosseini was also second in both the
200-meter medley and freestyle
relays.
In the girls 15-18 division, Paige
Prestigiacomo, Jordan Redders, and
Morgan Pincombe finished second in
the 100-meter freestyle, the 100meter IM, and the 100-meter breaststroke, respectively. Prestigiacomo
came in third in the 100-meter butterfly and Pincombe was third in the
200-meter IM. Middletons A teams
finished second in the 200-meter
medley relay and third in the 200meter freestyle relay.
In the boys 15-18 age group,
Isaac Hanson was first in the 100meter breaststroke and second in the
100-meter freestyle. Luke Delaney
won the 100-meter butterfly, while
Matthew Leiferman placed second in
the 200-meter IM and was third in
the
100-meter
backstroke.
Middletons A team of Delaney,
Hanson, Leiferman, and Andrew
Lewis finished second in the 200meter medley and freestyle relays.

Sports briefs

PAGE 25

Football camp

There is still room in the annual Middleton Youth Football Camp.


The camp runs from July 20-22 from 10 a.m.-noon for those in grades
3-8. Call 831-5346 for more information.

Golf scores

MWGA
Flight A
Low Gross Martha Brusegar, 42
Low Net Alice Mann, 32
Play of the Day Alice Mann
Flight B
Low Gross Ruth Domack, 48
Low Net Ruth Domack, 30
Play of the Day Terry Rawling
Flight C
Low Gross Nancy Trachte, 55
Low Net Nancy Trachte and Connie Brachman, 32
Play of the Day Nancy Trachte, Ann Marie Correll, Sylvia Heiser,
Char Dohm, Julie Kamperschorer

Parkcrest
July 7

At Pleasant View
Flight A Sue Hyland, 48
Flight B Jeannine Muschinski, 54
Flight C Ellie Hall, 62

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No.
9
4
18
75
7
24
33
3
52
2
10
13
12
34
76
69
83
40
91
49
5
16
21
77
22
57
70
64
71
81
78
11
28
25
15
1
44
87
72
20
35
6
59
74
8
45

SOUTH ROSTER

Name
Mitchell Ahmad
Connor Allen
Christian Baltes
Dan Bartels
Zack Baun
Ryan Borton
Jacob Conrad
Mitchell Dess
Noah Diaz
Luke Engel
Jonny Fisher
Max Fisher
Giovanni Flores
Sam Gromacki
Giovanni Guarnero
Alex Hauke
Mitchell Herl
Andy Hessler
Mattias Hoehnen
Jack Horter
La 'Ryan Johnson
Peter Kissling
Cody Kujawa
Ben Kussow
Troy Laufenberg
Baili Leszczynski
Jamar Manning
Brian Newberry
Zachary Oruruo
Nathan Osterloo
Avery Ousterhout
Ian Pribyl
Demaris Purifoy
Ty Ramirez
Jackson Riley
Josh Ringelberg
Michael Rolfe
Michael Schmidt
Cody Schumitsch
Calvin Shilling
Tyler Simcock
Elijah Strong
Dillon Villacrez
Alex Wendorf
Alex Wood
Alex Zacharias

School
Brookfield Central
Brookfield East
Verona
Franklin
Brown Deer
Muskego
Mount Horeb/Barneveld
South Milwaukee
Sun Prairie
Waterford
Mount Horeb/Barneveld
Waterford
Franklin
Catholic Memorial
Pewaukee
Muskego
Middleton
Arrowhead
Brookfield Central
Marquette
Kenosha Bradford
Oregon
Waukesha West
Madison Edgewood
Waunakee
Muskego
Brown Deer
Kenosha Tremper
Madison LaFollete
Mount Horeb/Barneveld
Milton
South Milwaukee
Wauwatosa West
Greendale
Monona Grove
Greendale
Marquette
Catholic Memorial
West Allis Hale
South Milwaukee
Menomonee Falls
Oak Creek
Verona
Watertown
Middleton
Stoughton

Pos.
ILB
P/K
R
OT
QB
RB
OLB
R
RB
DE
DB
OLB
DB
DT
OL
DT
TE
ILB
DE
OLB
ILB
DB
S
OL
RB
G
DL
OL
OL
WR
T
RB/LB
RB
DE
DT
QB
DE
U
OL
S
ILB
DB
G
G
DB
FB

Coaches: Steve Gee, Jefferson; Justin Friske, Pewaukee; R.J. Howard, Kenosha
Tremper; Dan Kissling, Oregon; Steve Mahoney, Fort Atkinson; Nick Skretta,
Jefferson; Bret St. Arnauld, Delavan-Darien; Patrick Wagner, Milwaukee Riverside.

NORTH ROSTER

File photos

Mitchell Herl (top)


and Alex Wood (left)
will play in the WFCA
All-Star
Game
Saturday.

MHS duo in All-Star game


by RoB REISCHEl
Times-Tribune

Former Middleton High School


standouts Mitchell Herl and Alex
Wood will compete in the Wisconsin
Football Coaches Association All-Star
Game Saturday.
The game will be held at UWOshkoshs Titan Stadium at 6 p.m.,
and both Herl and Wood will play for

the South Divisions Large Schools.


The WFCA All-Star Game benefits
the patient care programs at
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin. All
players competing in the game raised
money for Childrens Hospital.
Herl, who will be a preferred walkon at the University of Wisconsin
beginning this fall, had a big senior
season in 2014. Herl had 36 receptions
for 632 yards and seven touchdowns,
then was named first-team all-Big

Eight Conference and first-team allstate.


Wood, who will play at UW-River
Falls, also had a huge senior year in
2014.
The 5-foot-9 Wood was named
first-team all-state and first-team allconference after notching four interceptions, one touchdown, one fumble
recovery and 33 tackles. Wood also
averaged 17.5 yards per punt return
and had one return touchdown.

School
Pos.
No. Name
33
Troy Albrecht
Bay Port
LB
54
Peter Andrew
Fond du Lac
OL
45
Austin Behm
Menasha
DE/LB
66
Cole Carrig
Reedsburg
OL
10
Dom Conway
West De Pere
TB
70
Kyle Crotteau
Rice Lake
OL
1
Jacob DeMille
De Pere
DB
42
Steven Doran
Germantown
OLB
11
Aric Elmore
La Crosse Logan
DB
28
Isaac Erdmann
Menasha
LB
4
Ben Everhart
Eau Claire Memorial
QB
20
Noah Geffert
Reedsburg
DB
38
Mitchell Gerhartz
Hortonville
TB
24
Derek Hansen
Kaukauna
OLB
26
Adrian Harmsen
Waupun
SL
51
Max Haskins
River Falls
OL
2
Zach Hoffman
DC Everest
P
81
Emanuel Jenkins
Menasha
WR
22
Tom Johnson
Xavier
OLB
7
Tyler Johnson
Menasha
OLB
16
Derek Kahl
Menomonie
DB
15
Matt Kinderman
Xavier
WR
85
Connor Konshak
West De Pere
WR/TE
78
Ben Laube
Memorial
DL
5
Jake Libal
Superior
Slot
73
Andrew Luebke
Ashwaubenon
OL
8
Chris Magnuson
Holmen
DB
60
Connor McCormick
Kimberly
DL
31
Kelvin Medrano
Menasha
DB
9
Nick Mehlum
Superior
QB
57
Tyler Merckx
Kimberly
OL
6
Kyle Monroe
Ashwaubenon
WR
69
Elijah Perine
Homestead
OL
80
Noah Pierce
Rice Lake
WR
77
Kyle Polum
Cedarburg
DL
99
Ryan Reiter
Hudson
DL
74
Gunnar Roberge
Seymour
DL
44
Lucas Roszak
Cedarburg
DL
3
Carter Schmitz
Germantown
K
71
Charles Serauskas
Holmen
OL
14
Hayden Swartz
Menomonie
WR
23
Christian Tomski
Mosinee
LB
72
Sam Urban
Superior
OL
21
Levi Van Lanen
Pulaski
OLB
75
Jon Wilgren
Hudson
OL
52
Noel Winch
Stevens Point
LB
Coaches: Bob DeMeyer, Superior; Jake Davis Germantown; Aaron Fezzey,

Superior ; Brian
Leair, Cedarburg; Tom Mestelle, Lakeland; RobScott, Superior;
Doug Spadoni, Amherst; Mike Younggren, Wausau East.

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