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Bankrupt Middleton

man bought Mercedes


Benz, inherited house
VOL. 123, NO. 49

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2015

You exploited your daughter, says the judge


by KEVIN MURPHY
Times-Tribune

A Town of Middleton man


who concealed about $800,000
in assets from creditors was
placed on five years probation
in federal court, with six months
home confinement with Huber
privileges, and ordered to pay
$186,598 in restitution.
Paul R. Graves, 60, filed a
Chapter 7 bankruptcy after closing his Mauston hardware business and moving to the area.

During a June 2010 creditors


meeting, Paul and his then wife,
Martha Graves, both swore that
the assets they filed with the
bankruptcy court were accurate
despite knowing they each were
about to inherit substantial assets from their parents, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert
Anderson.
Graves inherited a 25 percent
interest in an island in Canada,
and a home on Sagebrush Trl.
valued at $280,000, and
$500,000 in bank balances.

Local artist
creates one of a
kind Christmas
ornaments
by DEB BIECHLER
Times-Tribune

Before settling down in Middleton and starting his family,


Brad Wipperfurth and his wife,

Isa, loved to travel. They also


were passionate about Christmas decorating.
These two seemingly unrelated aspects of their lives have
combined to forge a creative career path for Brad.
Brad and Isa have always enjoyed their blown-glass Christmas ornaments by Christopher
Radko, one of the most well
known manufacturers of blown
glass ornaments. They have
also enjoyed bringing back souvenirs from their travels.
When we travelled, we
looked for different keepsakes
to remember our trips by. But,
theres no room to display
things year round if you travel a
lot. We got the idea that having
an ornament from the places
that we went, to bring out once
a year when we decorated our
tree would be great.
That led to the Wipperfurths
decision to create reasonably
priced, yet collector quality ornaments. It would give me the
opportunity to create something
similar to Radkos work, but
more localized, he said.
Ive always been a creative
person, continued Wipperfurth. Ive always enjoyed
being artistic, doing design
See ORNAMENT, page 5

However, in an attempt to
dodge his asset reporting requirements, Graves transferred
ownership of the house and
bank balances to his daughter
but, retained a rent-free lifetime
tenancy in the house and the
ability to withdraw cash from
the bank accounts.
In a bankruptcy, debtors can
keep creditors from obtaining
certain assets but they cannot
control how those assets are
used, Anderson said.
Graves converted the bank

balances to a Charles Schwab


investment account and withdrew large sums of money to repair the house and buy a
$33,000 Mercedes Benz SUV.
His daughter ended his ability
to withdraw money from the account when a bank called her
about a $300,000 check Graves
was trying to cash.
District Judge James Peterson told Graves his inheritance
gave him a way out of bankruptcy that he refused to take.

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Police arrest two for


smash and grab
liquor store burglary

Stolen booze and cash


register found inside vehicle

On Wednesday, November 25 at 1:52 a.m. Middleton police officers responded


to an intrusion alarm at
Neils Liquor located at 2415
Allen Blvd.
Upon arriving, officers
found that the front door had
been shattered and entry
gained. A witness reported
seeing the suspect vehicle
leaving the area and provided a description, which
was relayed to responding
officers.
Approximately 10 minutes later, a Middleton officer located the suspect
vehicle in an apartment complex a short distance away.
One of the suspects fled on
foot but was apprehended a

short time later. The two


suspects were subsequently
identified as Marrietta
Stephens, 53, of Sun Prairie,
andJohn E. Stephens, 55, of
Jefferson.
Inside the vehicle, officers
located the cash register
from Neils Liquor, as well
as stolen alcohol and other
evidence linking them to the
crime scene.
subjects
were
Both
booked into the Dane
County Jail.
John Stephens is tentatively charged with Burglary
and Damage to Property, and
Marrietta Stephens is tentatively charged with being
Party to the Crime of Burglary.

Higgins is Rhodes Scholar


See GRAVES, page 10

Will study philosophical and practical solutions to environmental governance issues

Colin Higgins, a 2011 Middleton High School


graduate who recently completed his undergraduate work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been named a recipient of a Rhodes
Scholarship.
Higgins gradudated from UW in May. He majored in in environmental studies, geography and
history and graduated with comprehensive honors in each. He is currently a graduate student in
the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, and will complete an accelerated Master of
Public Affairs degree in the spring.
Higgins became UWs 32nd Rhodes scholar
since the program was founded in 1902. The
Rhodes Scholarship funds two to three years of
study at Englands Oxford University. It is the
oldest international study program in the world.
The scholarship is valued at approximately
$50,000 a year.
He plans to study philosophical and practical
solutions to environmental governance issues at
Oxford. He eventually plans to get a doctorate
in geography and pursue a career that connects
research and policy.
Higgins founded and led the Associated Students of Madison Sustainability Committee, ran
the student Sustainability Council and advised
on campus sustainability research, education and
operations. In 2014, he was one of 50 students
recognized nationwide with a Morris K. and
Stewart L. Udall Scholarship for outstanding potential and a commitment to pursuing environmental careers.
Another UW-Madison student, senior Bill
Mulligan of Lake Mills, was a finalist.
Its hard to imagine better candidates for the
Rhodes Scholarship. Colin and Bill have made
the most of their undergraduate experience at
UW-Madison, particularly in relation to the leadership positions and depth of independent research theyve been able to pursue, says Julie
Stubbs, director of the Office of Undergraduate
Academic Awards, who assisted both students
See SCHOLAR, page 5

Photo by Estelle Higgins

Colin Higgins is a 2011 Middleton High School graduate.

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Orphan Trains

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Join the Middleton Historical Society for its Annual Meetingat the Middleton Senior
Center, 7448 Hubbard Ave., onSaturday,December 5. The meeting starts at 10 a.m. and as
usual they will have plenty of holiday treats. They are delighted to announce that the guest
speaker will be Clark Kidder, who will tell the story of his grandmothers journey to the
Midwest on one ofthe famous orphan trains.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2015

Seasons collide!

Photo by Jeff Martin

The weather in Wisconsin is never boring, as show by this recent photo of a pumpkin, that
icon of autumn, topped off with a heaping pile of fresh snow in Middleton.

Talking about mental health


THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2015

by JANELLE MATHEWS
Times-Tribune

Suicide is more common


than we think; we dont think
itll happen to our child, to our
community, but it does, explained Nancy Pierce, who
works in the mental health crisis
emergency department of Journey Mental Health. In youth,
suicide is the second-leading
cause of death only behind accidents, and Wisconsin is higher
than the national average. Major
depression raises the risk for
suicide.
Pierce gave a presentation on
youth mental health awareness
at Wisconsin Heights on Thursday, Nov. 12. This presentation
was part of one of the school
districts initiatives for the year
to address youth mental health,

and it is a discussion that is


headed to Middleton as well.
Pierces topics included
major depression and suicide
risk, anxiety including post
trauma, mood disorders/bipolar,
substance abuse, referral for
treatment, supporting your child
during treatment, and what to
do when your child/student is in
a mental health crisis or emergency.
Pierce really stressed early
intervention as it offers the
best hope for recovery, she
stated. Early intervention
yields positive outcomes, but
many youths are reluctant to report depression because of all
the stigmas surrounding mental
health. Additionally, we cant
expect a youth who is depressed
to display the same signs as an
adult with depression because

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they might not have the language to do so and because of


the taboo/misunderstanding surrounding mental illness.
She gave adults some tips to
distinguish between a moody
teenager and a depressed
teenager.
Are they just being a
teenager, or is there a mental
health problem? asked Pierce.
Does our family have a history? Is there something going
on in their life? How different is
this from the baseline for my
child?
She explained that those most
at risk for mental illness are
those youths who might have
challenges in their life. Depression, compared to just having a
moody child, lasts longer and is
more severe. Physical changes
included loss of appetite and
sleep changes. Mentally, the
child will feel disconnected and
like a burden to others.
Depression can lead to sui-

cide. A youth is at risk for suicide if they casually talk about


death, say goodbye to others,
discuss ending pain/suffering,
and he/she is so tired and unable
to go on with life. One of the
cardinal symptoms, Pierce
stated, is that the youth thinks
they will always feel this bad.
What can adults do to help
these children? Adults can offer
support, but they should resist
asking too many questions: listen without lecturing, be gentle
and not persistent, and validate
the youths feelings by acknowledging them.
With depression, learning is a
great barometer to see how a
child is doing. The good thing
is that anti-depressants really do
work, which is why early intervention is important, Pierce
explained. The goal for my
colleagues and I is to build a literacy around mental health so
that there are no mysteries, no
surprises about the illness.

PAGE 3

Heights district will negotiate


partnership with MCP schools

by ERIN VANDER WEELE


Times-Tribune

The Wisconsin Heights


Board of Education voted in
support of negotiating a youth
mental health partnership with
Middleton-Cross Plains Area
School District at its meeting
on Monday, Nov. 9.
After Dane County executive Joe Parisi announced with
his budget to have additional
districts take part in a program
providing mental health services for youth in schools, Wisconsin
Heights
District
Administrator Mark Elworthy
has been in conversations with
the MCPASD and Parisi regarding a possible partnership
to share a mental health crisis
team. The team of mental
health professionals would
provide support for students
and families through a 90-day
intervention model. Last year,

Sun Prairie, Madison and


Verona participated in the pilot
program.
People have seen a lot of
success in those three districts, Elworthy said.
The participating districts
would receive 50 percent
match funding. Elworthy said
the cost could be as much as
$15,000 for the district. He
will bring the final dollar
amount to the board after negotiation.
The partnership could start
as early as Jan. 1, 2016. Elworthy said hopefully the program would be funded at an
annual basis.
Also, on Jan. 22, the Wisconsin Heights support staff
will receive youth mental
health first aid training the administrative team received last
August. The goal for the district is to train the rest of the
certified staff in August of
next year.

Chance to weigh in on park


PAGE 4

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2015

by KEVIN MURPHY

Comments about Mendota County Park planning


can be emailed to:
james@countyofdane.com

Times-Tribune

People love what Mendota


County Park has to offer.
The lakefront park, just east
of CTH M and Q, fits a campground, playground, beach,
boat launch, sand volleyball and
horseshoe courts, picnic shelters, parking and open space
into a 19-acre parcel.
Dane County Parks now
wants to write a master plan for
the park aimed at better managing current facilities and guiding
future
recreational
activities.
It is a well-used parkIts
the only county park on Lake
Mendota and is unique because
its in a urban setting, said
Chris James, a planner with the
county parks department.
James seeks public input on
the park to better accommodate
what the parks neighbors and
other visitors want this park to
remain and become.
Crossing busy CTH M was a
main concern brought up at a
recent park planning open
house at the town of Westports
Kennedy Administration Building There are traffic signals at
the intersection of M and Q but
there are no marked crossings
along parks frontage the making access on foot from the
north side of the road challenging, several said.
Improving pedestrian across
CTH M from the apartments to
the park would be considered,
said James.
The playground is used by
younger children, including
those from Middleton Baby and
Child Care, located just a block
away. However, older children,
ages 8 to 12, should have more
basketball or something added
that is appropriate for them, too,
it was suggested.
A skateboard ramp was suggested but not well received.
Developing a ball diamond
or some playing field also was
proposed. The open field on the
parks eastern edge had been a
ball diamond years ago but the
soils do not drain well and has
been abandon, James said.
Drainage is an issue in many

James would like to receive


comments by February and then
draft a plan and publically present this spring. The master plan
would go through the county
board for final adoption.
Funding for any planned
projects would probably occur
over a five-year period, he said.
The proposed 2016 budget
includes funding for a water filtration system that could significantly improve water quality at
the beach, said James. The system, similar to one in use at
Bernies Beach in the city of
Madison, pumps out lake water,
filters it and returns it to the
lake.
[It] will provide for uninterrupted swimming opportunities
throughout the summer,
County Executive Joe Parisi
said in a news release.

CHURCH NOTES

Times-Tribune photos by Kevin Murphy

Top: The park is an ideal lunch spot for Beatriz Puntos, left, of Cross Plains, Dallia McAllen and Valentina Guzman, both of
Madison, who work nearby. Above: Max the bulldog enjoys a walk in the park.
areas of the park as it mostly
level land and underlying soils
drain slowly.
There are boys playing
lacrosse in a part of the park. I
think if they put in a playing
field of some kind it would be
well used, said woman who
only wanted to be identified as

Cynthia.
Landscaping in some areas
would be considered to alleviate
some drainage problems, especially for the townhome development to the west, he added.
Keeping the water on and
restrooms open year round also
was suggested as the park is a
popular spot for ice fishermen
and hikers, Cynthia said.
Storm water runoff affects

neighboring properties to the


west and should be addressed in
future plans, said Karen Anderson, who lives west of the park.
The runoff comes right
down the [entrance] driveway
and pools along the [west] edge
of the park. Sometimes it comes
into our property and sometimes right into the lake carrying debris with it, she said.
Dog walkers and pedestrians
use the park daily and some
asked that the entrance road be
striped to separate walkers from
vehicle traffic. James said he
like that idea and would consider including a paved trail
along the entrance road for
walkers.

Westerly winds and currents


bring weeds into the swim
beach and boat launch requiring
homeowners and the county to
haul them out by the truckload
most summers.
Do something to control the
weeds at the boat launch. The
storms bring them in and they
collect there and stink, said
Mary Laski, who lives adjacent
to the park.
Constructing a break wall to
protect the beach and boat
launch from wave erosion and
keep wind-blown weeds away
also is being considered, said
James.
The master plan process is
expected to take about a year.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2015

Capital wins nine


medals in World
Beer Championships

MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE

Rotarians donate to food pantry

Photo contributed

The Madison West Towne - Middleton Rotary Foundation recently donated to Middleton Outreach Ministry to prevent homelessness and end hunger in our community. Above, Charlene
Breunig representing the Foundation, hands the check to Middleton Outreach Ministry director
Al Ripp.

ORNAMENT

Brad Wipperfurth

work and choosing color


schemes.
Isa Wipperfurth is from Okiboji, Iowa, a vacation destination area in that state. The first
ornament that Wipperfurth created is a keepsake ornament of
the Lake Okiboji area.
Ornament sales from there
have done well, so he produces
one from that area on an annual
basis: One of my ornaments
for Iowa is of a fish in a well
known restaurant sign. I always
get permission to use a copyrighted image like that.
His first ornament for Wisconsin relates to his days of

playing football as a high


school student in Waunakee
where Wipperfurth grew up.
People really like collecting
helmets and logo from their favorite NFL teams, he said. I
thought it would be great to create ornament helmets for local
high school teams.
In addition to the Waunakee
ornament, Wipperfurth has created a helmet for the Middleton
High School Cardinals. Middleton is also commemorated in
an ornament of its logo, made to
celebrate its 50th anniversary as
a city.
Postcard ornaments of Wis-

PAGE 5

Capital Brewery Co., Inc. is


proud to announce that it was
awarded nine medals in the
most recent judging by the Beverage Testing Institute in the
World Beer Championships.
Capitals Fishin in the Dark
won a platinum medal, scoring
97 out of 100 points, while Munich Dark, Autumnal Fire, Oktoberfest, and Winter Skal each
won gold medals.
Capital Special Pilsner, Wisconsin Amber, Lake House
Lager and Supper Club each

won silver medals, bringing


Capitals total medal count to
234.
While its no surprise how
well we fared overall in the
lager categories, this is actually
the first commendation for
Fishin in the Dark, which was
also my first recipe contribution
to Capitals lineup. It was the
only beer in its category to be
awarded Platinum status, for a
little extra pat on the back for
myself and our crew, commented brewmaster Ashley Ki-

nart.
Founded on March 14, 1984,
Capital brewed its first batch of
beer in the spring of 1986. The
company has received 234
major awards in both domestic
and international competitions
in over 15 categories, and Wisconsin Amber has been available in cans since 1997.
Capital was named Grand
National Champion in the 2013
US Open Beer Championship,
winning six medals.

through the application process.


In and outside the classroom,
the university does a wonderful
job of preparing students for
these prestigious scholarships,

and for dynamic careers in the


years ahead.
There are 32 Rhodes Scholarships awarded annually, two
from each of 16 regions. Wis-

consin students compete in the


same region as Michigan, Minnesota and West Virginia. UWMadisons last Rhodes scholar
was Drew Birrenkott in 2013.

SCHOLAR

To see the full line of ornaments available go to wipperwillow.com.

consin and Lake Geneva, in


particular, as well as a sailboat
labelled Lake Geneva, round
out the Wisconsin collection
thus far.
All of the ornaments are designed by Wipperfurth and hand
blown in Poland by master glass
blowers. I havent traveled to
Poland, yet, to meet the glass
blowers in person, he said.
But we communicate frequently.
How many ornaments they

make depends on the quantities


of other ornaments sold thus far.
The quantities are relatively
small so that they maintain collector status, he said. Once an
ornament sells out, it is discontinued. So far weve retired
one ornament. It was sold out in
2003, said Wipperfurth.
Larger numbers of ornaments
can be ordered of specially designed products of business or
other insignias or logos to give
as customer or employee appreciation gifts or to commemorate
a specific event.
This is a great full time job
for me right now because my

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youngest is still in preschool,


he said. I get to work from
home and set my own hours.
In addition to the line of ornaments, Wipperfurth has designed a wooden collectors
puzzle of Okiboji: The design
is a collage of vintage postcards
of the area. They are produced
in England.
Wipperfurth
continued,
Right now they are not featured on my website. We are in
the process of redesigning it to
feature everything that we sell.
Currently, the website is the
only retail outlet for Wipperfurths creations.

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Accola, Joshua J, 24,


Method of Giving Signals,
02/10/2015, $98.80, 517 E
Johnson St, Madison, WI
53703
Apple, Linda K, 64, FTS/Improper Stop at Stop Sign,
01/21/2015, $98.80, 5006 Wenlock Rose Ct, Middleton, WI
53562
Bailey, Toni M, 34, Failure
to Keep Vehicle Under Control,
02/08/2015, $136.60, 662 S Ira
St, Richland Center, WI 53581
Barnard, Arthur D, 49, Driving Too Fast for Conditions,
01/26/2015, $136.60, 1814 Helena St, Madison, WI 53704
Basel, Andrew C, 61,
Method of Giving Signals,
01/27/2015, $98.80, 1118 N
Gammon Rd, Madison, WI
53717
Beletzuy Flores, Jose R., 32,
Sell/Procure Alcohol to Underage
Person,
01/29/2015,
$376.00, 7502 Westward Way,
#104, Madison, WI 53717
Boeder, Ryan C., 29,
Sell/Procure Alcohol to Underage
Person,
01/29/2015,
$276.00, 2615 Amherst Rd., #7,
Middleton, WI 53562
Bowar, Melanie L, 24,
Motor vehicle liability insurance required, 01/08/2015,
$0.00, 2954 Thinnes St, Cross
Plains, WI 53528
Bowar, Melanie L, 24, Obstructing Traffic, 01/08/2015,
$105.10, 2954 Thinnes St,
Cross Plains, WI 53528
Brainard, Luke R, 35,
Ownrs liability fail to stop after
accident, 02/07/2015, $691.00,
2024 Jackson St, Stoughton,
WI 53589
Bridge, Helen L, 66, Obstructing Traffic, 01/15/2015,
$124.00, 307 Hartford Cv, Waunakee, WI 53597
Brown, Brandon M, 23, Battery, 11/05/2014, $691.00, 2657
Scott Ln, Mc Farland, WI
53558
Brown, Brandon M, 23, Disorderly Conduct, 11/05/2014,
$250.00, 2657 Scott Ln, Mc
Farland, WI 53558
Brown, Julie K, 45, Failure
to Keep Vehicle Under Control,
01/29/2015, $136.60, 3609
Napoli Ln Apt 1, Middleton, WI
53562
Brown, Mary A, 69, Unsafe
Lane Deviation, 01/23/2015,
$98.80, 2896 Jonathan Cir,
Madison, WI 53711
Burris, Natasha K, 32,
Speeding in School Zones,
01/26/2015, $124.00, 685
Granite Way, Sun Prairie, WI
53590
Butler, Michael P, 70, FYR
while Making Left Turn,
01/22/2015, $98.80, 10235
Olson Rd, Mazomanie, WI
53560
Cabrera, Sara P, 18, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, 01/19/2015, $124.00,
2907 Traceway Dr, Madison,
WI 53713
Cabrera, Sara P, 18, Operating vehicle without insurance,
01/19/2015, $124.00, 2907
Traceway Dr, Madison, WI
53713
Castellanos Ortega, Sergio, 41, Vehicle Registration
Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,
01/28/2015, $98.80, 1144 Morraine View Dr #202, Madison,
WI 53719
Castellanos Ortega, Sergio, 41, Operating vehicle
without insurance, 01/28/2015,
$0.00, 1144 Morraine View Dr
#202, Madison, WI 53719
Castellanos Ortega, Sergio, 41, Operating w/o a Valid

C ITY

OF

Drivers License, 01/28/2015,


$86.20, 1144 Morraine View Dr
#202, Madison, WI 53719
Chellevold, Stephanie L, 25,
Vehicle
Registration
Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,
01/25/2015, $98.80, 4228
Bagley Pkwy, Madison, WI
53705
Cotter-Brown, Shea C, 20,
Exceeding Zones and Posted
Limits, 01/23/2015, $124.00,
6637 Boulder Ln, Middleton,
WI 53562
Cotterell, James S, 56, Traffic Control Signal Violation red,
01/28/2015,
$98.80,
N21W26724 Cattail Ct, Pewaukee, WI 53072
Cumming, Michael J, 46,
Disorderly
Conduct,
01/30/2015, $250.00, 3108
Northbrook Dr, Middleton, WI
53562
Dargenio, David M, 36,
Speed Indicator-None-Defective, 01/27/2015, $98.80, 3206
Cedar Trl, Middleton, WI
53562
Deboth, Jacquelyn P, 24,
FYR while Making Left Turn,
01/22/2015, $98.80, 8540
Greenway Blvd #210, Middleton, WI 53562
Dixon, Helen A, 29, Non
01/27/2015,
Registration,
$0.00, 7345 Century Pl # 101B,
Middleton, WI 53562
Dombeck, Nancy J, 47, Traffic Control Signal Violation red,
01/22/2015, $98.80, 3208
Creekview Dr #6, Middleton,
WI 53562
Duarte, Nicholas Adam, 25,
Deviation from Designated
Lane, 02/08/2015, $98.80, 148
1/2 N Watertown St, Johnson
Creek, WI 53038
Duarte, Nicholas Adam, 25,
Intoxicant In Motor Vehicle
Driver Drink, 02/08/2015,
$187.00, 148 1/2 N Watertown
St, Johnson Creek, WI 53038
Farin, Lori R, 48, Non Registration, 01/25/2015, $0.00,
718 Bear Claw Way Apt 102,
Madison, WI 53717
Feeney, Erin L, 32, Non
Registration,
01/27/2015,
$98.80, 107 Longview Avenue,
Mount Horeb, WI 53572
Feeney, Erin L, 32, Operating vehicle without insurance,
01/27/2015, $124.00, 107
Longview Avenue, Mount
Horeb, WI 53572
Forgas, Andrea K, 27, Traffic Control Signal Violation red,
02/10/2015, $98.80, 3009 University Ave #504, Madison, WI
53705
Fredine, Danielle L, 23, Procure-Sell-Give Alcoholic Beverages, 01/27/2015, $276.00,
4651 Stonewood Dr, Middleton, WI 53562
Fuhrman, Drew C, 28, Bartender Sell Alcoholic Beverage
to Underage, 01/27/2015,
$376.00, 7033
Laufenberg
Blvd, Cross Plains, WI 53528
Garcia, Moses S, 29, Intoxicant In Motor Vehicle Transport
Open, 01/29/2015, $187.00,
1537 Arizona Pass, Madison,
WI 53704
Garcia, Moses S, 29, Alter
Registration Plates/Tags/Decals, 01/29/2015, $73.60, 1537
Arizona Pass, Madison, WI
53704
Garcia, Moses S, 29, Operating
after
revocation,
01/29/2015, $124.00, 1537 Arizona Pass, Madison, WI 53704
Gerry, Trevor J, 33, Vehicle
Registration
Revoked/Suspended/Cancel, 01/25/2015,
$98.80, 1129 Petra Pl, Madison, WI 53713
Grosenick, Elsie M, 53,

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Method of Giving Signals,


01/26/2015, $98.80, 6325
Pheasant Ln # 27, Middleton,
WI 53562
Grywalsky, Deanna W, 47,
Non Registration, 02/05/2015,
$0.00, 7438 New Washburn
Way, Madison, WI 53719
Gustafson, Eric J, 21, Inattentive Driving, 02/02/2015,
$111.40, 263 North St, Dane,
WI 53529
Humphrey, Kyle G, 29,
Motor vehicle liability insurance required, 01/25/2015,
$0.00, 1305 E Dayton St., Apt.
#1, Madison, WI 53703
Humphrey, Kyle G, 29, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 01/25/2015, $124.00, 1305
E Dayton St., Apt. #1, Madison,
WI 53703
Hussain, Alaia R, 18, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 01/31/2015, $124.00, 6596
Chestnut Circle, Windsor, WI
53598
Jaume, Patricia M, 53, Non
Registration,
02/10/2015,
$98.80, 7207 Fortune Dr, Middleton, WI 53562
Jerg, Aaron James, 20, Non
Registration,
02/07/2015,
$0.00, 1121 Swallowtail Dr,
Madison, WI 53717
Johnson, Gregory P, 59,
Motor vehicle liability insurance required, 01/25/2015,
$0.00, 343 Island Dr Apt 3,
Madison, WI 53705
Johnson, Gregory P, 59, Non
01/25/2015,
Registration,
$0.00, 343 Island Dr Apt 3,
Madison, WI 53705
Jones, Chrystal A, 31, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 02/03/2015, $124.00, 1115
Gammon Ln Apt 5, Madison,
WI 53719
Jordan, Leia M, 31, Operating vehicle without insurance,
01/09/2015, $0.00, 5122 Buffalo Trl, Madison, WI 53705
Jungbluth, Sharon A, 68,
Non Registration, 01/30/2015,
$0.00, 4405 Texas Trl, Madison, WI 53704
Katana, Dorothy M, 24, Non
Registration,
02/06/2015,
$98.80, 6533 Raymond Rd # 5,
Madison, WI 53711
Katana, Dorothy M, 24, Operating
after
revocation,
02/06/2015, $124.00, 6533
Raymond Rd # 5, Madison, WI
53711
Katana, Dorothy M, 24, Deviation from Designated Lane,
02/06/2015, $98.80, 6533 Raymond Rd # 5, Madison, WI
53711
Katana, Dorothy M, 24, Resisting or Obstructing Officer,
02/07/2015, $439.00, 6533
Raymond Rd # 5, Madison, WI
53711
Katana, Dorothy M, 24, Operation W/O Required Lamps
Lighted, 02/06/2015, $86.20,
6533 Raymond Rd # 5, Madison, WI 53711
Katana, Dorothy M, 24, Operating vehicle without insurance, 02/06/2015, $124.00,
6533 Raymond Rd # 5, Madison, WI 53711
Kvistad, Jack Allen, 20,
Motor vehicle liability insurance required, 01/29/2015,
$10.00, 5607 Sandhill Dr, Middleton, WI 53562
Lane, Sheila M, 30, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, 12/19/2014, $124.00,
801 Parkside, Baraboo, WI
53913
Levin, Allan B, 76, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
01/29/2015, $98.80, 4585 Fox
Bluff Ln, Middleton, WI 53562
Lord, Janet R, 59, Traffic

Control Signal Violation red,


02/04/2015, $98.80, 7517 E
Hampstead Ct, Middleton, WI
53562
Lowenberg, Randall R, 57,
Non Registration, 01/30/2015,
$98.80, 3032 Allies Ln, Cross
Plains, WI 53528
Maier, Tonya M, 34, Non
Registration,
01/27/2015,
$98.80, 125 Water St, Lodi, WI
53555
Malcheski, Alan C, 34, No
Drivers License on Person,
02/14/2015, $86.20, 200 N
High Point Rd, Madison, WI
53717
Mcguire, Shawn M, 40, Non
Registration,
02/04/2015,
$98.80, 6813 Phil Lewis Way,
Middleton, WI 53562
Meinholz, Alexander W, 18,
Exceeding Zones and Posted
Limits, 01/25/2015, $98.80,
6622 Maywood Ave, Middleton, WI 53562
Meriggioli, Emma R, 18,
Exceeding Zones and Posted
Limits, 01/24/2015, $124.00,
5545 Surrey Ln, Waunakee, WI
53597
Mlsna, Amanda J, 23, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 01/27/2015, $98.80, 5559
Osborn Dr, Mc Farland, WI
53558
Moen, Allman B, 18, Operation W/O Required Lamps
Lighted, 01/27/2015, $86.20,
2302 Westbrook Ln, Madison,
WI 53711
Moen, Allman B, 18, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia,
01/27/2015, $187.00, 2302
Westbrook Ln, Madison, WI
53711
Moen, Allman B, 18, Minor
Trans Intoxicant In Motor Vehicle, 01/27/2015, $187.00, 2302
Westbrook Ln, Madison, WI
53711
Murphy, Caroline A, 37,
Non Registration, 01/28/2015,
$98.80, 2222 Branch St, Middleton, WI 53562
Murphy, Kevin J, 61,
FTS/Improper Stop at Stop
Sign, 01/19/2015, $98.80, 6520
Offshore Dr, Madison, WI
53705
Murray, Connor J, 25, Disorderly Conduct, 01/25/2015,
$250.00, 917 Pebble Beach Dr,
Madison, WI 53717
Nash, Rayshawn E, 22, Non
Registration,
01/28/2015,
$98.80, 3519 Roma Lane, #4,
Middleton, WI 53562
Nash, Rayshawn E, 22, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, 01/28/2015, $124.00,
3519 Roma Lane, #4, Middleton, WI 53562
Nelson, Anthony L, 31, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia,
02/10/2015, $187.00, 1617
Troy Drive, #105, Madison, WI
53704
Newkirk, Paul W, 46, Traffic
Control Signal Violation red,
02/04/2015, $98.80, 28083
Crestview Dr, Richland Center,
WI 53581
Newquist, Timothy S, 57,
Exceeding Zones and Posted
Limits, 01/25/2015, $124.00,
752 Westridge Trl, Waunakee,
WI 53597
Noughani-Moghaddam,
Hamid, 55, Non Registration,
01/29/2015, $98.80, 1 Prairie
Hill Ct, Madison, WI 53719
O Connell, Mary A, 48, No
licensee
on
premises,
01/27/2015, $313.00, 704 Raymond Rd, Waunakee, WI
53597
Obrien, Curtis J, 20, Operating vehicle without insurance,
02/07/2015,
$0.00,
3042
Springfield Rd, Cross Plains,

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2015

WI 53528
Obrien, Curtis J, 20, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
02/07/2015, $98.80, 3042
Springfield Rd, Cross Plains,
WI 53528
Passini, Jennifer C, 35, FYR
while Making Left Turn,
02/03/2015, $98.80, 2326
Trevor Way, Madison, WI
53719
Pelle, Graham B, 58, Inattentive Driving, 02/05/2015,
$111.40, 6788 Ballantrae Pl,
Dublin, OH 43016
Petri, Donna M, 60, Auto
Following
Too
Closely,
01/23/2015, $124.00, 4621
Gregg Rd, Madison, WI 53705
Pett, Brandon Russell, 26,
Operating vehicle without insurance, 01/28/2015, $124.00,
3517 Roma Ln Apt 6, Middleton, WI 53562
Potter, Nicole E, 26,
Sell/Procure Alcohol to Underage
Person,
01/29/2015,
$276.00, 6635 Whittlesey Rd.,
Middleton, WI 53562
Pride, Katheryn L, 31, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 02/06/2015, $98.80, 4250
University Ave # 102, Madison,
WI 53705
Quinones-Cabral,
Miguel, 18, Operating w/o a
Valid
Drivers
License,
02/03/2015, $124.00, 2309 S
Park St # 7, Madison, WI
53713
Reff, Julie A, 42, Method of
Giving Signals, 01/28/2015,
$98.80, 2130 Allen Blvd Apt 2,
Middleton, WI 53562
Reiser, Melissa D, 39,
FTS/Improper Stop at Stop
Sign, 01/12/2015, $98.80, 3506
Marcy Rd, Madison, WI 53704
Ring, Gina J, 29, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits,
01/28/2015, $98.80, 6909
Stockbridge Dr, Madison, WI
53718
Robinson Jr, Michael A, 44,
Failure
to
Obey
Officer/Sign/Signal,
01/25/2015, $98.80, 2020 Overlook Pass #7, Middleton, WI
53562
Roelke, David N, 60, Failure
to Obey Officer/Sign/Signal,
01/25/2015, $98.80, 6621 Old
Sauk Rd, Madison, WI 53705
Sanchez, Rene R, 46, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, 01/31/2015, $124.00,
3401 Marino Ct # 2, Middleton, WI 53562
Schultz, Timothy C, 28, Vehicle
Registration
Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,
01/23/2015, $98.80, 6734 Park
Ridge Dr, Madison, WI 53719
Schultz, Timothy C, 28, Operating vehicle without insurance, 01/23/2015, $124.00,
6734 Park Ridge Dr, Madison,
WI 53719
Seaton, Joy L, 45, Non Registration, 02/05/2015, $98.80,
4409 Tokay Blvd, Madison, WI
53711
Seaton, Joy L, 45, Possession of Controlled Substance,
02/05/2015, $281.50, 4409
Tokay Blvd, Madison, WI
53711
Sherman, David A, 56, Vehicle Registration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel, 02/05/2015,
$0.00, 3809 School Rd, Madison, WI 53704
Sherman, David A, 56, Operating while Suspended,
02/05/2015,
$0.00,
3809
School Rd, Madison, WI 53704
Shuck, Bryanna J, 25, Vehicle Registration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel, 01/25/2015,
$98.80, 7300 Century Place,
Middleton, WI 53562

Sigg, Margaret M, 44, Auto


Following
Too
Closely,
02/04/2015, $124.00, 7023 St
Road 39, Hollandale, WI
53544
Smith, Ardrey A, 76, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 01/28/2015, $0.00, 702 W
Main St # 306, Waunakee, WI
53597
Somervell, Kristy Ann, 37,
FTS/Improper Stop at Stop
Sign, 01/29/2015, $98.80,
11014
Lunenburg Ct,
Louisville, KY 40245
Spahn, Tanner D, 18, Improper Turn Into Driveway/Private Road, 01/18/2015, $98.80,
6130 Meffert Rd, Waunakee,
WI 53597
Spurley, Heather A, 42, Traffic Control Signal Violation red,
02/03/2015, $98.80, 10828
Highway A, Mt Horeb, WI
53572
Stafford, Korey M, 21, Non
Registration,
01/25/2015,
$98.80, 106 Georgiana Cir,
Madison, WI 53716
Stafford, Korey M, 21, Failure to Stop For Flashing Red
Signal, 01/25/2015, $98.80, 106
Georgiana Cir, Madison, WI
53716
Stafford, Korey M, 21, Operating vehicle without insurance, 01/25/2015, $124.00, 106
Georgiana Cir, Madison, WI
53716
Struble, Peter C, 30, Non
Registration,
01/28/2015,
$98.80, 25 High Point Woods
Dr #104, Madison, WI 53719
Struble, Peter C, 30, Operating vehicle without insurance,
01/28/2015, $124.00, 25 High
Point Woods Dr #104, Madison,
WI 53719
Stuckey-Osthoff,
Cindi
L, 48, Operating while Suspended, 01/30/2015, $98.80,
2941 Fish Hatchery Rd # 102,
Fitchburg, WI 53713
Stuckey-Osthoff,
Cindi
L, 48, Vehicle Registration Revoked/S us pended/Cancel,
01/17/2015, $0.00, 2941 Fish
Hatchery Rd # 102, Fitchburg,
WI 53713
Stuckey-Osthoff,
Cindi
L, 48, No Drivers License on
Person, 01/17/2015, $98.80,
2941 Fish Hatchery Rd # 102,
Fitchburg, WI 53713
Stuckey-Osthoff,
Cindi
L, 48, Non Registration,
01/30/2015, $0.00, 2941 Fish
Hatchery Rd # 102, Fitchburg,
WI 53713
Stuckey-Osthoff,
Cindi
L, 48, Operating vehicle without insurance, 01/17/2015,
$98.80, 2941 Fish Hatchery Rd
# 102, Fitchburg, WI 53713
Sturino, Emilio, 67, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
01/30/2015, $98.80, 7029 Lake
Rd, De Forest, WI 53532
Tartar, Andrew J., 35,
Sell/Procure Alcohol to Underage
Person,
01/29/2015,
$276.00, 4313 Hegg Avenue,
Madison, WI 53716
Tep-Heng, Emily, 26, Procure-Sell-Give Alcoholic Beverages, 01/27/2015, $376.00,
3639 Milano Ct Apt 8, Middleton, WI 53562
Thornton, Justin A, 31, Non
Registration,
02/04/2015,
$0.00, 440 Park Ave, Prairie Du
Sac, WI 53578
Treichel, Kristin A, 25, Vehicle
Registration
Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,
01/26/2015, $98.80, 1332
Chandler St, Madison, WI
53715
Treichel, Kristin A, 25, Operating while Suspended,
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2015

MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE

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Musings on a public school education


by TOM VANDERVEST
Guest Column

Duvall Graded School, Red


River Township, Kewaunee
County, Wisconsin, was where
my love affair with public education began.
It was a rocky start that
spring morning in 1952 when I
stepped into the little room. Duvall Graded was a two room
rural school house, grades K-4,
the little room and 5-8 the big
room.
A rocky start because, to impress a fellow kindergartener, I
spoke Belgian. Julie said, You
dont speak Belgian in School;
only English. Deeply embarrassed I can still see the exact
spot in which I was standing
next to the firmly fixed row of

desks. My parents and grandmother spoke Belgian to each


other all the time, especially
when they didnt want us kids
to know what they were talking
about.
Mrs. Guillette quickly came
by to save me and welcome me
to what would be my enlightening, mind expanding, experience learning the 3 Rs: readin,
rightin, and rithmetic. Point
taken, I never spoke Belgian
again at Duvall Elementary,
Luxemburg High, or the University of Wisconsin.
We are formed by our early
experiences. Mrs. Guillette
showed me to my desk, a heavy
flip top wooden structure with a
hole for the ink bottle, which we
did not get until we were in
fourth grade. My other class-

mates, in addition to that smarty


pants, Julie, arrived with anticipation also. Cousin Lee, who
lived across the road from us, I
had known all my life and
Tommy, who was the son of a
cattle buyer. The four of us,
Julie, Lee, Tommy and I would

go through the next eight years


of enlightenment together. We
were lucky. Diane - two grades
ahead of us - had to go through
all her elementary years as a
class alone. Our school days
were great. Im not being sarcastic - I loved school and learning all I could. We had to do our
farm chores before and after,
but school was my time. Most
of the students were dairy farm
kids, except for Julie. Her parents ran the general store in Duvall. She also knew how to play
the piano and she could sing, a
gift I never had.
Our class of four would be
called to the front of the room,
sit in a semicircle on little red
chairs and recite our lessons.
We faced the front wall, which
was entirely covered with

blackboards. Above the blackboards, extending the whole


length of the room was the alphabet, white lettering on a
green background in bold print
and cursive, upper and lower
case. Of course pictures of President Washington and President
Lincoln were the most prominent part of the classrooms
front wall. We had a flag in
front of the room not far from
the presidents, which we faced
every morning to say the Pledge
of Allegiance.
When we were seated in our
little red chairs, the same seats
every day, every class, Mrs.
Guillette would ask for a volunteer to begin reading. Dick, Jane
and Spot were kindergarten favorites. My hand would shoot
up before Mrs. Guillette could

complete her request. I had to


beat Lee and Tommy and, of
course Julie. Cousin Lee and I
competed fiercely all through
our twelve years of schooling,
right to the end of high school
when I was named valedictorian
and Lee salutatorian of the class
of 1964, Luxemburg High
School.
I loved reading and we had a
small room between the big
room and the little room which
housed our library. Books for
little kids on the east wall, for
big kids on the west wall with
the refrigerator on the north
wall holding the milk we
bought for lunch. I would love
to talk about our recesses and
the boys basement and the
girls basement, but that will
have to be another time.

fitting candidates. There are


personality profiling tests
available now to help with that.
The purpose of the test is to determine a candidates appropriateness for a particular job.
Another key is finding someone
who fits your culture or the culture you want.
Once theyre hired, however,
good training is important. At
my office company, prior to the
recession, I had a detailed training regiment that new employees had to follow, including
spending a full day with each
department to understand exactly how their job fit in with
the whole team. Its really important to show employees how
they are part of a team. Its just
like football, there may be only
one quarterback, but that guy
cant succeed if other team
members arent doing their jobs
blocking and tackling and
catching. Everyone fits into the
overall team; each component is
necessary for the whole team to
succeed.
And like football, if one
member isnt doing his job, like
blocking to keep the quarterback from being sacked, theres
no winning and everyone fails.
Let this go on long enough and

all the other players get discouraged, some leave, some give up,
and some get angry. Either
way, if a few players either let
their team down or deliberately
sabotage the efforts of another,
its like a cancer - it rapidly
spreads, infecting the whole
team, destroying the host. And
if that happens long enough, the
coach (manager) gets replaced
or the organization dies.
Building a great team is so
important to the success of an
entity. At my various companies, I have spent years building
teams, with many members
staying on for decades. Here
are a few tricks I have learned
over those years. First, look for
a farm kid; a young person who
grew up on the farm and had to
rise at 4 am to milk the cows,
shovel manure, bail hay, etc.
Working in an office is a cake
walk by comparison. Organically raised (free range I call
them) farm kids are dedicated,
hard working, honest and dont
run the other direction when
hard work is needed.
Second, look in their car
when you walk them out the
door; it is a mess inside? If so,
so too will their desk and their
lives. Hire organized people. I

also hire a lot of interns (no, not


the kind Bill Clinton hires). I
hire more than the number I
need, so I can weed out the bad
ones and eventually, when they
graduate, I can hire one fulltime who is already fully
trained, ready to work, and is
part of our culture. The others
you let graduate.
And dont be afraid to fire
someone. You can try and try,
but some individuals are just
plain not trainable. (Believe
me, I made the mistake once of
not firing a disloyal employee
and it came back to bite me.) If
they arent working out, sit
down with them, talk through
the problems and document.
Make sure they know what you
expect of them along with a
specific timetable for change.
Of course, they have to have the
resources to succeed and be
willing to work, make decisions, and meet deadlines. If
they dont have those attributes,
make a change. And if they
cant alter themselves after
working with them, then cut
bait. Holding onto bad employees sends the message to everyone in the organization that its
ok to under perform; its ok to
be a slacker; its ok to miss

deadlines, show up late for


meetings, and just blow stuff
off. Once everyone knows that
behavior is ok, then they start to
exhibit it too. (Why work hard
when the performance standard
for the other guy is so much
lower? In the Soviet Union the
saying was the government
pretends to pay us and we pretend to work.)
People are smart, but they
will live up to (or down to) the
expectations held of them. At
my companies, I used to get
miracles out of my staff because
I held them to high expectations. I support them. Ill take
the heat on occasion and Ill
thank them for their results. I
also keep pushing them up the
ladder (if they want to go), challenging them to improve, take
on more responsibility and
trusting them more as they
prove themselves.
Now I just hope I dont ever
have to eat these words!
Up Against the Wall is a
monthly column written by Terrence Wall and reflects his
views and opinions, not those of
the Middleton Times-Tribune
editorial staff. Rebuttals and responses from the community are
encouraged.

joyed daily - during all seasons


- by many citizens: walkers,
runners, bicyclists, birders and
people who just want to enjoy
nature at its finest.
Now that the calendar has
turned to December, it is time
for many people to make yearend donations to their favorite
charity or non-profit organization. I have a suggestion for
those in the Middleton area who

may be looking for an organization to contribute to: The


Friends of the Pheasant Branch
Conservancy.
Along with the City of Middleton, The Friends of the
Pheasant Branch Conservancy
does a great deal of work on behalf of the Conservancy. This
year happens to be the 20th anniversary of the Friends of the
Pheasant Branch Conservancy.

Contact information for The


Friends of Pheasant Branch
Conservancy: P.O. Box 628242,
Middleton, WI 53562-8242
or www.pheasantbranch.org.

Vandervest

U P A GAINST

THE

WALL

Thoughts on good (and bad) management


by TERRENCE WALL
Guest Column

Ive always believed that


how a manager treats employees is reflected back on how the
employees treat the customers
and on how they treat the employees will directly impact the
bottom line - whether you make
a profit or not. Admittedly
though, thats easier said then
done, because good employees
who work hard, are honest and
produce net added value (i.e.
produce value in excess of their
cost) are easy to lead and man-

age, while bad employees who


lie, misrepresent, are lazy, miss
deadlines, and dont produce
net economic value, are very
difficult to manage (and cannot
be led).
These thoughts on managing
a team apply to not only businesses, but to government and
non-profits as well. First, the
key to good management is hiring right - finding the right fitting person for the job. (Dont
put a natural salesperson in an
accounting job.) Another mistake managers make is hiring
from whats available rather
than trying harder to find better

Keep conservancy strong


To the editor,

Middleton is a special place


to live. Many factors contribute
to the quality of life in our community. We are fortunate to
have so much natural beauty
around us. And there is no better example than the Pheasant
Branch Conservancy.
Pheasant Branch is an environmental treasure that is en-

Thank you!
John Finkler

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2015

Robotics team nishes rst overall at regional competition

The Glacier Creek robotics


team, Epsilon SaberBOTz, took
first overall at the First Lego
League (FLL) regional competition on Saturday, Nov. 14 at
Madison Memorial High
School.
The team is one of eight to
advance to sectionals next
month in Appleton. Approximately 25 teams competed on
Saturday, team coach Derren
Slinde said. They were also
awarded the Core Values Award
and were nominated for other
awards, Slinde stated.
Team Epsilon SaberBOTz is
comprised of eight district students: Glacier Creek seventhgraders Arber Jonuzi, Calvin
Slinde, Poojha Prabaharasundar, Samantha Burkard, and Sohail Shaik; Glacier Creek
sixth-grader Varun Gupta; and
Sunset Ridge fourth-graders
Corbin Slinde and Eric Ma.
The theme this year was
Trash Trek. For the project,
teams were required to identify
a problem with the way we
make or handle trash. Teams are

then required to design an innovative solution to the problem.


The team chose the problem
food waste in schools. They discovered that when food waste is
brought to the landfill it is compacted down and covered. This
process removes the oxygen
and causes it to break down in
an anaerobic process releasing
methane a greenhouse gas 21
times more potent than carbon
dioxide.
The students performed a
waste audit of all the waste collected for one lunch period at
Glacier Creek. They sorted the
waste into three categories:
food waste, recyclables, and
landfill.
Derren Slinde said the results
of the waste audit were a bit
shocking to the children with
food waste accounting for 71
percent (151 pounds) of the
total waste. The remaining 29
percent (62 pounds) was split
between recyclables and landfill.
The teams solution was to
implement an off-site compost-

ing program at Glacier Creek


which involved an organics collection company picking up the
food waste weekly and bringing
it to their facility to turn it into
compost, bioenergy, and animal
feed.
Upon sharing their project at
the Wisconsin Science Festival
in October, they surveyed the
attendees in an effort to discover what would make learning about food composting easy
and fun. Based upon the survey
results, the team created a video
game using Scratch, which educates students about what food
can be composted. They are
also starting an Environmental
Leadership Club at Glacier
Creek as an outlet for students
who want to make a difference
on important environmental issues.
More than 233,000 students
from more than 80 countries are
participating in First Lego
League this year. FLL is a robotics program designed to get
children excited about science
and technology. Teams have to

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Several members of the Ashton Go-Getters 4-H club along


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properly retired in this very specific ceremony. The flag is
taken apart in three parts to burn the red stripes, the white
stripes and then the blue field of stars. Specific types of wood
are also used for the fire, with each having a different meaning.
Once the prepared flag is all burned the group leaves in silence.
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MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE

PAGE 9

GRAVES

PAGE 10

The money you inherited


would have been enough to pay
your debts with some left over
but instead you exploited your
daughter, said Peterson.
Anderson said Graves deserved some prison time because his concealment of the
funds made the governments
investigation more difficult and
expensive to conduct.

COURT

01/26/2015, $124.00, 1332


Chandler St, Madison, WI
53715
Umhoefer, Jessica A, 35,
FYR while Making Left Turn,
01/26/2015, $98.80, 4423
Misty Valley Dr, Middleton, WI
53562
Van Emburgh, Tracey J, 49,
FTS/Improper Stop at Stop
Sign, 01/29/2015, $98.80, 7572
Lokken Ln, Verona, WI 53593

MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE

It took us a couple of years


to get the bank records and get
to the bottom of this, Anderson
said.
Graves declined to speak in
court Friday but in a letter to Peterson asked to be allowed to
continue to work to repay his
two remaining creditors, United
Hardware Distributing Co. and
Juneau County.

Wagner, Grace D, 85, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 01/26/2015, $174.40, 6627
Franklin Ave, Middleton, WI
53562
Wagner, Scott D, 39,
FTS/Improper Stop at Stop
Sign, 01/30/2015, $98.80, 5700
Highland Way #107, Middleton, WI 53562
Walsh, Gareth M, 29, Procure-Sell-Give Alcoholic Bev-

Graves attorney, Stephen


Meyers, said his client has sold
the Mercedes Benz and other
assets and paid $63,500 to the
court bringing his restitution
balance down to about
$123,000.
Graves, who now drives
schools bus for two employers,
including the Middleton-Cross
Plains School District has

erages, 01/27/2015, $276.00,


4371 Willow Ln, Middleton,
WI 53562
Wardlow, John R, 24, Non
Registration,
01/28/2015,
$0.00, 5760 Highland Way #
109, Middleton, WI 53562
Wendler, Lisa A, 44, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 02/03/2015, $124.00, 2167
Corinth Dr, Sun Prairie, WI
53590

worked every day for the past


55 years, and can only make
restitution if he is allowed to
continue to work.
Also, this is Graves first and,
in all likelihood, last offense,
said Meyers.
He is not a danger to the
community and given his age,
his many health issues and employability, a probation-only

Werner,
Cory
William
Neale, 26, Possession of Controlled Substance, 01/29/2015,
$533.50, 106 N Park St,
Belleville, WI 53508
Werner,
Cory
William
Neale, 26, Possession of Drug
Paraphernalia,
01/29/2015,
$187.00, 106 N Park St,
Belleville, WI 53508
Whitley, Debra B, 54,
Method of Giving Signals,

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2015

sentence allows him to keep


working, keep his health insurance and prevent taxpayers
from footing the expense of incarceration, said Meyers.
Peterson agreed that he does
not need to protect the public
from Graves but his crime was
taking advantage of an opportunity to void paying money he
owed from his failed business.

01/26/2015, $98.80, 2834


Shadow Trl, Sun Prairie, WI
53590
Whitley, Debra B, 54, Non
Registration,
01/26/2015,
$0.00, 2834 Shadow Trl, Sun
Prairie, WI 53590
Williams Jr, Robert W, 21,
Exceeding Zones and Posted
Limits, 01/30/2015, $124.00,
3614 Flagstone Cir, Middleton,
WI 53562
Yan, Zhen N, 34, Seatbelt
Required
Oper/Pass,
01/18/2015, $0.00, 5322 Mathews Rd Apt 8, Middleton, WI
53562
Yan, Zhen N, 34, Method of
Giving Signals, 01/18/2015,
$98.80, 5322 Mathews Rd Apt

continued from page 1

Keeping him working and


insured serves a greater good,
said Peterson.
Martha (Marti) pleaded
guilty earlier this month to making false oaths in a bankruptcy
proceeding and faces similar
penalties at sentencing on Jan.
15 before Peterson.
continued from page 6

8, Middleton, WI 53562
Yanez, Joanna J, 33, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, 01/17/2015, $124.00,
307 Butternut Dr, Delavan, WI
53115
Zasada, Rebecca A, 54, FYR
while Making Left Turn,
02/02/2015, $98.80, 6130 Century Ave Apt 101, Middleton,
WI 53562
Zepeda, Julian A, 37, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, 01/30/2015, $124.00, 42
Malibu Dr., Madison, WI
53713
Zepeda, Julian A, 37, Operating vehicle without insurance,
01/30/2015, $124.00, 42 Malibu Dr., Madison, WI 53713.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2015

MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE

Making a
statement

Girls basketball
team topples
No. 2 Verona
by DENNIS SEMRAU

Special to the Times-Tribune

It took Middleton nearly


five minutes to break the ice
with its first field goal of the
game during its Big Eight
Conference girls basketball
season-opener last Tuesday
night.
But after sophomore guard
Claire Staples came off the
bench to sink a three-pointer,
the Cardinals surged ahead and
never looked back.
Junior
guard
Bria
Lemirande scored 19 points to
pace four Cardinals in double
figures as Middleton soared to

a convincing 83-60 victory


over Verona to get its conference season off to a stellar
start.
We werent really expecting that at all. We were expecting a tight game the whole time
if not being down, Bria
Lemirande said. But we had to
keep pushing and keep our
energy and intensity up.
Junior guard Alexis Thomas
finished with 18 points, while
Staples added 14 and junior
guard Alyssa Lemirande
chipped in with 11 as
Middleton (2-0 overall, Big
Eight), ranked third in thewissports.netpreseason Division 1
poll, overwhelmed secondranked Verona (2-1, 0-1).
They have a tenacity about
them that we dont have,
Verona coach Angie Murphy
See GIRLS BB, page 17

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Reischel on
Twitter at
@robreischel

Times-Tribune
photo by Mary
Langenfeld

B r i a
Lemirande
a
n
d
Middletons
girls basketball
team
rolled
past
Verona last
Tuesday.

Ready
to roll
PAGE 12

MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE

MHS wrestlers
gunning for a
big season
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune

The drive for five has


begun.
Middletons wrestlers have
won either the Big Eight
Conference tournament or
dual meet title the past four
years. And Cardinals veteran
head coach Kent Weiler sees
no reason that streak cant
reach five this season.
Middleton opens its year
Friday with a home dual meet
against Madison Memorial.
Our goals are always to be
See WRESTLERS, page 13

File photo

Shamar Madlock and Middletons wrestlers have high hopes


this season.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2015

WRESTLERS

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2015

better than last season Weiler


said. We expect to win the
conference duals and tournament outright.
We are striving for five
and we expect to win it outright this season. We do that
by increasing the competition/intensity in the room on a
daily basis. We are also
knocking at the door of postseason team competition. For
this to happen we will have to
shore up a few holes and have
some guys really step up.
Middleton has eight returning letterwinners on the roster.
Junior Chris Rogers was a
state qualifier last season at
132 pounds. Rogers went 39-8
last year and will wrestle at
either 132 or 138.
Colton Best (120 or 126)
and Dion Huff (145 or 152)
both reached sectionals last
year and should be ready for
big seasons.
Other returnees include
Shamar Madlock (126 or
132), Hossam Said (138 or

MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE

PAGE 13

continued from page 12

145), Max Mayhew (152 or


160), Caleb Cymbalak (160 or
170) and Matt Davey (220285)
I expect them all to step
up and be physical aggressive
leaders, Weiler said of his
senior leaders. All looking to
help take the team to the next
level.
Middleton has more numbers than in recent season. But
Weiler is concerned about
depth in the upper weights.
The Cardinals will be
pushed for a Big Eight title by
Madison
La
Follette,
Janesville Craig, Sun Prairie
and Verona. Middletons postseason sectional also includes
heavyweights Sauk Prairie,
Sparta and Holmen.
But Weiler believes his
team can and will compete with anyone.
We, as always, will look
at whats right in front of us
and not overlook or underestimate anyone, Weiler said.

File photos

Chris Rogers (top), Colton Best (middle) and Matt Davey (below) are three key returnees for Middletons wrestling team this
winter.

Swimmers
hoping for
big season
PAGE 14

Middleton has
a solid group
of returnees
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune

They have one of the


states most steady and consistent programs.
Theyre a force in the Big
Eight Conference each winter.
And they typically leave their
mark on the state tournament.
This year figures to be
much of the same for
Middletons boys swimming
and diving team.
The Cardinals finished seventh at state last year. Now,
with a solid contingent of
returnees and several gifted
newcomers, Middleton could
be poised for even bigger and
better.
The Cardinals began their
season Tuesday at the

Brookfield East Invitational.


I certainly believe we can
better with our state placement, but its going to be a
tough road, Middleton coach
Sam Niesen said. We
lost a darn fantastic senior
group from last year, and
well need some of the
younger boys to break out and
show me that theyre capable
of filling those slots. We still
have plenty of great talent and
itll be exciting to see the
capabilities of the new swimmers.
Among the Cardinals top
returnees are seniors Jacob
Aegerter and Ethan Lengfeld,
and juniors Luke Delaney,
Isaac Hanson, and Tommy
McGovern.
Aegerter finished seventh
at state last year in the 200
IM, breaking Niesens team
record. Aegerter also finished
ninth at state in the 100 butterfly at state.
He will be a huge asset to
See SWIMMERS, page 15

MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2015

Ethan Lengfeld and Middletons boys swimming and diving team began their season Tuesday.

File photo

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2015

MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE

File photo

Middletons Jacob Aegerter finished seventh at state last year in the 200 IM.

SWIMMERS

the team and Ill definitely be


using every drop of potential
he has as an athlete in his last
year at MHS, Niesen said of
Aegerter.
Delaney finished 21st at
state in the 100-yard butterfly.
Hanson specializes in the butterfly, as well.
Luke and Isaac are both
key butter flyers that are not
only good swimmers, but
theyre both dedicated and
fantastic kids in general,
Niesen said. I expect Luke to
make it back (to state) again,

as well as adding Isaac to that


state butter flyer list.
Lengfeld and McGovern
specialize in the breaststroke,
and Niesen is hoping they
both have breakout years.
Both Ethan and Tommy
are hard workers, Niesen
said. So I fully expect them
to be able to step up and perform. Itll be exciting to see
what they can do.
Sophomore
Michael
Draves, along with freshmen
Andrew Lund, Chris George
and Archer Parkin are expect-

ed to make a splash, as well.


Michaels talent cannot be
overstated, Niesen said.
Hell definitely be another
one of the big shots that people will be watching out for.
Im very happy hes decided
to join MHS swimming.
Andrew,
Chris,
and
Archer are just a few of the
freshmen that have stood out
to me so far. Theyve buckled
down and started working
hard right from the start. Our
practices these first couple
weeks have been extremely

PAGE 15

difficult
and
theyve impressed me with
theirhard work.I can tell that
these three have great potential.
As always, Middleton figures to have several others
step up and continue a tradition of excellence.
Some of the goals this
season are to obviously place
better at state, increase the
workload both in and out of
the pool, and overall make
these boys better athletes and
better students, Niesen said.

continued from page 14

If that happens and it


usually does at MHS the
Cardinals should be in for
another big year.

Hockey
Cards off
to 4-0 start
PAGE 16

MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2015

Middleton notches wins over


Waunakee, University School
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune

Middletons hockey team is


off to a fast start.
And Cardinals secondyear head coach Steffon
Walby believes his team could
be headed for a special season.
The Cardinals rolled past
University School, 4-1, last
Friday. Middleton then defeated Waunakee, 6-3, last
Saturday.
The Cardinals are now 4-0
and appear to be one of the top
teams in the Big Eight
Conference and the entire
Madison area.
Our goals, are simple
to get better every day and to
improve on our overall awareness of where we fell short
from last year, Cardinals
coach Steffon Walby said.
Put ourselves in a position to
win the Big Eight and get
back to sectionals again.
Middleton returned a terrific defensive core this season.
The Cardinals can also go four
lines deep at forward.
Middleton was the No. 1
seed in its sectional last season, but lost to second-seeded
Madison Memorial in the sectional finals. Middleton is
hoping to take things one step
further this winter.
We definitely learned
from our shortfalls from last
year, Walby said. We are
focused on those and hope to

improve on that for this year.


We have to stay focused
and not get ahead of ourselves. Complacency, and
failure to identify our roles on
this team can be an issue.
Middleton had few issues
in its two wins last week.
Nolan Kouba had a pair of
goals in the Cardinals win
over University School. Justin
Engelkes had a goal and two
assists, Davis Bunz had a goal
and an assist, and both Colin
Butler and Jordan Hylbert had
two assists.
Tony Wuesthofen had 20
saves and picked up the win.
Middleton was equally
impressive in its win over
Waunakee.
Casey Harper had two
goals and an assist, while
Kouba had three assists. Bunz
and Butler both had one goal
and one assist, while Gussell
and Hylbert had goals. Zach
Heidel added two assists.
Middleton broke away
from a 1-1 tie with four goals
in the second period. And
Wuesthofen
(14
saves)
notched his second win in as
many nights.
The Cardinals fast start
has them believing that anything is possible in 2015-16.
The league and sectional
are as tough as ever, Walby
said. There are a ton off great
teams and really well-coached
teams. I believe Middleton is
right in the thick of the mix.
On deck: Middleton traveled to Janesville Tuesday,
then is at Beloit Memorial
Saturday at 7 p.m.

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Jordan Hylbert (top) and Casey Harper (above) have helped Middletons hockey team race to a 4-0 start this season.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2015

MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE

PAGE 17

Times-Tribune photos by Mary Langenfeld

Clockwise, from left, Alexis Thomas (20), Alyssa Lemirande (5) and Abbey Webber helped
Middleton hammer Verona last Tuesday.

GIRLS BB

said of the Cardinals, who


applied relentless pressure on
defense and attacked the basket
fearlessly on offense. I dont
think we played every possession with a sense of urgency
and passion and they did.
With a trio of 6-foot-2 players in the starting lineup,
Verona held a major size
advantage.
Middletons tallest player is
5-11
freshman
Hannah
Flottmeyer and the Cardinals
started a pair of 5-10 players in
juniors Taylor McDonald and
Carlee Lemirande.
However, Middleton counteredits size mismatchwith an
amazing display of speed,
quickness and sizzling shooting that eventually overwhelmed thestunnedWildcats.
If we can get inside and
kick it out, weve got some
decent three-point shooters and
if we can find them a lot of
times they can knock them
down, Middleton coach Jeff
Kind said. I was very pleased
with the way we kept the pace
up and kept them running.

Some kids came off the bench


and did a great job for us. Its a
good team win.
It didnt take long for
Verona to try to exploit its size
when it got the ball inside to62 seniorKira Opsal, a Winona
(Minn.) State recruit, for a
layup and a trip to the freethrow line that netted two
points and an early 4-0 lead.
But Staples, who missed the
Cardinals season-opening win
against Stoughton nursing an
ankle injury, entered the game
and drained back-to-back
three-pointers to spark a 13-0
surge that gave Middleton a
nine-point
lead
at
the12:51mark of the first half.
It was nice to have her
back, Kind said of Staples,
who finished with a team-high
four three-pointers. She
played a real nice game for her
first varsity game.
Staples was happy to contribute to the victory over the
Wildcats.

Ive been working on my


shot a lot, Staples said. Its

just kind of in the moment and


it works when you knock down
shots. I dont know if I really
think about it. It just happens.
Everybody shot really well
tonight. We all did well all
around.
That was an understatement
asMiddletonshot 36.7% from
three-point range (11 of 30)
and added another 10 pointson
fastbreaklayups.
We knew Verona was
going to be a super team coming in, so we came out hard and
fired up and Im glad with what
we did, said Thomas, a member of the Middleton state
championship golf team this
fall. We have great speed,
great quickness, so thats our
key to the game and our
defense as well.
University of Wisconsin
recruit Grace Mueller sank a
layup to trim the Wildcats
deficit
to
13-6.
But Bria Lemirande started an
11-2 run with a free throw and
ended it with a three-pointer
to firmly put the Cardinals in
the drivers seat.

When the energy is high


everybody gets rocking and
theres a lot of talking and we
all get going, Staples said.
Its awesome.
The Cardinals overall depth
which will come into play
with teams playing two 18minute halves instead of four
eight-minute quarters this season was evident with nine
players scoring in the first half.
Thats definitely one of the
things we thought about with
that extra four minutes, Kind
said. If you have the depth
thats going to help you. I think
everybody is still learning a little bit how to do it. So far Id
have to say I like it.
Added Alyssa Lemirande:
Were really going to be pushing the pace and thats something thats going to help us a
lot this year.
Verona made a late run in
the first half when Alley
Johnson
sank
a
layup
with4:14left before the break
to cap an 11-2 spurt and pull
the Wildcats within 30-23.
But Thomas scored five

points, including banking in a


three-pointer from the left
wing, to push the Cardinals
lead back to 14 points on their
way to a 45-32 halftime lead.
Verona was able to work the
ball inside most of the night.
But the Wildcats were never
able to get into any kind of a
rhythm due to Middletons
steady play on both ends of the
court.
We made sure we kept a lot
of pressure on the outside, so
they had a hard time getting the
ball inside, Bria Lemirande
said. When they did get it on
the inside, we made sure we
helped the posts because
theyre a lot bigger than us.
Mueller led Verona with 19
points, while Opsal added 14.
But the Wildcats 1-2 punch in
the post wasnt enough to compensate for Middletons baseline-to-baseline relentlessness.
Theyre a tough-nosed
team and they really took it to
us, Murphy said. Were not
there yet. Well get better, but
to be out-rebounded and outtoughed, well have to find an

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answer for that.
The Cardinals grabbed their
largest lead of the night when
Alyssa Lemirande one of
the triplets who started along
with her sisters Bria and Carlee
scored off a fast break to
push the margin to 68-41 midway through the second half.
Weve been waiting for it
and its finally happened,
Alyssa said of playing alongside her sisters. Its exciting to
see what the team can do this
year.

Nov. 24
Verona ...... 32 28 60
Middleton ........ 45 38 83
VERONA Rudnicki 9, Hei 3,
Trilling 5, Johnson 6, Luehring 4,
Mueller 19, Opsal 14. Totals 21 16-33
60.
MIDDLETON A. Lemirande
11, Hibner 6, Webber 3, Thomas 18,
Staples 14, Flottmeyer 3. B. Lemirande
19, C. Lemirande 3, Ballweg 6.Totals 31
10-20 83.
Three-point goals MID 11 (A.
Lemirande, Hibner 2, Webber, Thomas
2, Staples 4, C. Lemirande); V 2 (Hei,
Trilling).Total fouls MID 25, V 18.

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Next stop: Quincy

Photo submitted

Middleton boys volleyball standout


Blake Sprecher recently signed a
national letter of intent to play at
Quincy University (Ill.). Clockwise
from back left, Sprecher is shown
with his father Dan, mother Paulette,
Middleton boys volleyball coach Ben
White, and his sister, Miranda.

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