On Tuesday, Nov.

4 Dane County
voters will be able to weigh in on
whether or not the state should raise the
minimum wage to $10.10 per hour.
The Dane County Board of Supervi-
sors approved a resolution earlier this
year to place the question, Should the
State of Wisconsin increase the mini-
mum wage to $10.10 per hour? on the
November ballot.
We can not expect Dane County,
Wisconsin, or the nation to thrive and
recover from the current economic
downturn if people working full time
jobs do not earn enough money to sur-
viveto feed and house themselves,
let alone their children and families,
the resolution reads in part.
The resolution also states that the
current minimum wage in Wisconsin
is $7.25 per hour. With that wage, a
full-time worker with a 40-hour a
week job earns $15,080 a year. Ac-
cording to a 2014 report by the Na-
tional Low Income Housing Coalition,
a one-bedroom apartment in Dane
County, one must earn $14.27/hour,
double the states hourly minimum
wage amount.
District 28 Supervisor Abigail
Wuest said she does not see any disad-
vantages to raising the minimum wage
and feels it would benefit businesses
in her district.
Our district is blessed with many
businesses that already value their em-
ployees and provide livable wages.
Raising the minimum wage will help
those businesses remain competitive,
Wuest said. For other businesses,
some may have to spend more on
wages, but I expect many will see the
costs outweighed by the economic
benefits of lower-income individuals
being able to put more money back
into their local economies.
Ronn Ferrell, the District 15 repre-
sentative on the Dane County Board,
said the minimum wage referendum is
just the latest example of the county
board wasting its energy on issues that
fall completely outside the purview of
county government.
I did not vote on the issue because
Joe. Java. Rocket fuel.
Whatever you call your morning
jolt, if youre drinking the organic
Arabica variety of coffee it may have
come from the nation of Timor-
Leste, (pronounced Teemore-Lestay,
literally meaning East-East).
And if youve been a lucky Mid-
dletonian, youve recently run across
two of the Southeast Asian islands
compatriots: Herminio Moniz
Ribeiro, national director of the
Timor-Leste National Directory of
District Development, and Angelo
Moniz Jong, Timor-Leste country
program manager for Credit Union
Foundation Australia.
The City of Middleton played host
for three weeks in October to Ribeiro
and Jong through a fellowship spon-
sored by the International City Man-
agement Association (ICMA).
Abby Attoun-Tucker, Middletons
assistant director of community de-
velopment applied for Middletons
participation in the State Department
program which focuses on teaching
government transparency, accounta-
bility and legislative processes.
Mike Davis, city administrator and
director of community development,
spent days with Ribeiro and Jong,
learning about their countrys strug-
gles and how they wish to make a
positive difference, he said.
Although the fall colors gave
cause for appreciative comment, it is
democracy at work that prompted a
double-thumbs-up from Ribeiro.
We feel good about your democ-
racy, he said after watching local
government in action, especially
noticing the access any local citizen
has to the democratic process.
Attending the Middleton City
Council meeting on October 21,
Ribeiro and Jong heard citizens ex-
press opinions and participate in the
discussion on a variety of local top-
ics.
That the ordinary people have the
opportunity to say their concerns is
amazing, asserted Jong. We have
democracy, but our people do not
participate this way.
That is something the pair hope to
address. Currently, all projects in
Timor-Leste are funded and gov-
erned at the national level. However,
the fledgling nation is preparing to
decentralize and hand over local au-
tonomy. To that end, Ribeiro and
Jong have visited various countries
to glean the how-to of local, regional
and national collaboration in the run-
ning of a country, engaging both pub-
lic and private sectors.
HISTORY AND LANGUAGE
For 450 years, Portugal ruled
Timor-Leste. In 1974, when Portugal
decolonized because of its own coup,
it wasnt long before Indonesia be-
came conqueror. For 25 years, In-
donesia tried to address some of the
regions problems, while also op-
pressing by bloodshed. With U.N.-
backing, the nation voted for
independence in 1999, and Timor-
Leste became sovereign for the first
time nearly since In fourteen-hun-
dred and ninety-two, Columbus
sailed the ocean blue.
Despite a U.N. peacekeeping
force, much of the infrastructure was
destroyed as Indonesia pulled out.
(No strangers to foreign occupation,
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City hosts guests
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by KATHERINE PERRETH
Times-Tribune
Inside this issue:
Local: School: Sports:
Could Black Earth Meats
come to Middleton? Page 3
Haunted House attraction
proves popular. Page 5
Middleton bests Sun Prairie.
Page 11
Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Dining Guide. . . . . . . . . . 7
Classieds. . . . . . . . . . . 23
From left, Middleton city administrator Mike Davis with Angelo Moniz Jong and Herminio Moniz
Ribeiro, who came to the United States through a fellowship sponsored by the International City Manage-
ment Association.
Theron challenges
incumbent Pocan
Peter Theron, the longshot Republi-
can challenger to incumbent U.S. Con-
gressman Mark Pocan, doesnt think a
loss at the polls would make his cam-
paign a failure.
Up against a popular Democrat who
is just finishing up his first term and is
expected to rack up around 60 percent
of the vote, Theron said he is using the
run-up to the Nov. 4 election as an op-
portunity to spread his conservative
message and engage people about the
federal governments unfunded liabil-
ity problem. If he wins, thats simply a
bonus.
This is a campaign of ideas, said
Theron, who is
making his third bid for Wisconsins
Second District seat. (He lost to Re-
publican Chad Lee in a primary, and to
former Rep. Tammy Baldwin in a Gen-
eral Election.) Our goal is to point out
the problems we have, and also to sug-
Local voters will weigh
in on minimum wage
See TIMOR-LESTE, page 9
See 2ND DISTRICT, page 4
See WAGE, page 3
by MATT GEIGER
Times-Tribune
by ERIN VANDER WEELE
Times-Tribune
Pocan Theron
Times-Tribune photos by Katherine Perreth
ELECTION DAY IS TUESDAY, NOV. 4
At approximately 1:28 p.m. Friday,
Dane County Sheriffs Office deputies
responded to a two-vehicle fatality
crash on Schneider Rd. at Capitol View
Rd. in the Township of Springfield.
The Wisconsin State Patrol, Middle-
ton Fire Department, Middleton EMS,
Cross Plaines EMS, and the Dane
County Medical Examiners Office
also responded to the scene.
The preliminary investigation indi-
cates a 2003 Mack Semi tractor with a
trailer was westbound on Schneider
Rd. and was attempting to make a left
turn onto southbound Capitol View Rd.
A 2008 Audi A4, which was eastbound
on Schneider Rd., collided with the
Semi as it was making the left turn.
The 23-year-old male driver of the
Audi, identified as Michael C. Umhoe-
fer, of Middleton, was pronounced
dead at the scene.
The driver of the Semi, John J.
Beuthin, age 61, of Mazomanie was
not injured in the crash.
A forensic autopsy was conducted
on Saturday at the Medical Examiners
Office. Preliminary results indicate that
Umhoefers death was the result of in-
juries he sustained in the traffic crash.
This crash remains under investiga-
tion by the Dane County Sheriffs Of-
fice and the Dane County Medical
Examiners Office.
The Westport Town Board of Super-
visors met with representative Dave
Hacker of Fishl Construction on Mon-
day, Oct. 20 to hear a report on the on-
going delays in the construction of the
Westport Public Works Facility.
Why in the hell, started board
chairman John Van Dinter arent they
working on our building?
Construction on the site began on
Tuesday, May 27, after the complete
demolition of the old public works fa-
cility.
The current issue, explained
Hacker, is the insulation in the walls.
Per his report, there is difficulty
even determining the correct type of in-
sulation that should be used for the size
of the wall cavity, and suppliers were
not willing to provide the type of insu-
lation that was initially called for due.
That material, continued Hacker,
is potentially a week to a week and a
half out.
Hacker further explained that work
can proceed on exterior concrete instal-
lation, but that any paneling on the
structure would first require action to
be completed concerning the insula-
PAGE 2 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2014
Times-Tribune photos by Matt Geiger
Canines of all shapes and sizes at Dogtoberfest!
The Dane County Humane Society (DCHS) hosted its annual autumn fundraiser at Capital Brewerys outdoor beer garden on Saturday, October 4. It was cold, cloudy and wet, but the people
and dogs in attendance still had a great time. Pictured from left to right at the event: Kora Bamberg with Rosy, Daisy says hello to the camera, Ryan Kiefer with Monty.
While the event was fun for those who attended, it is likely the bad weather kept some people away, and Dogtoberfest is a vital fundraiser for the DCHS. To donate, visit www.giveshelter.org.
Farmers pigs mysteriously
shot in the Town of Dane
Just after 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct.
25, Dane County Sheriffs deputies
were called to 7503 Lodi-Springfield
Road in the town of Dane. The owner
of the farm reported to deputies that
three of his pigs had been shot in their
pen.
When the farmer found them, one of
the pigs was dead, and the other two
were injured severely enough that they
had to be put down. Deputies have
searched the scene for evidence, and
are also talking with neighbors to
gather information.
Anyone who may have information
on this incident is asked to call the
Dane County tip line at (608) 284-
6900.
Update on Westport building delays
by MIKE DREW
Times-Tribune
See WESTPORT, page 10
Middleton man dies in crash
The Middleton City Council voted
to move forward with three projects
that propose new housing develop-
ments and improvements to public in-
frastructure.
The council approved hiring archi-
tectural and engineering firm Mead &
Hunt Inc to create a new Parmenter St.
design that is intended to improve
street conditions and spur development
in the TIF district 3. The council also
approved a TIF expenditure for T. Wall
Enterprises to construct a third phase
of the Tribeca Village properties, as
well as an intergovernmental agree-
ment to allow a developer to use Madi-
son water supply to develop housing
on and north of Blackhawk Road west
along the Pleasant View Golf Course.
City staff urged the city council to
deliberate as quickly as possible to get
the Parmenter St. improvements under-
way. The project would use TIF funds
to make improvements to from Univer-
sity Ave. north to the roundabout. City
Administrator Mike Davis stressed the
importance of having the street fin-
ished before next years Good Neigh-
bor Festival Parade and before students
return to school as the road serves as a
major bus route. He explained that if
the public process wasnt finished be-
fore winter the project would have to
be pushed back to 2016.
The city put out a request for a bids
to find a engineering consultant for the
project. Though not the cheapest bid,
city staff recommended hiring Mead &
Hunt Inc for the project. Alder Gurdip
Brar asked why the city didnt select
the lower bid from MSA Professional
Services.
MSAs proposal lead to an overall
lower cost, but the timeline is a really
significant issue on this project in
terms of trying to get the job done and
bid in very early spring and then plan
for the phasing of expedited construc-
tion such that ideally the road is open
and ready to go for Good Neighbor
Fest Parade in August, Shawn Stauske
Public Works Director/City Engineer
responded. In reading through the
various proposals submitted, it was
staffs recommendation that the pro-
posal from Mead & Hunt seemed to
stress a better understanding of that
timeline.
Mead & Hunt will work out all util-
ity and infrastructure arrangements, as
well as design the layout for pedestrian
crossings, benches, trees, sidewalks,
bike racks and lighting. The firm as
agreed to do this at a cost not to exceed
$89,500.
Developer T. Wall Enterprises is
aiming to carry out a third phase of the
Tribeca Village apartments. The devel-
oper has proposed constructing another
luxury apartment that would join the
two apartments built in 2012 at 3700
Parmenter St. The plan would also in-
clude 750 feet of public street and in-
frastructure.
The City approved providing
$233,108 in TIF assistance for energy
efficiency measures associated with the
project. Ald. Brar noted his concern
for the councils decision to allow pub-
lic funds to be used for something he
considers to be the developers ex-
pense.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 3
Durand hints that Black Earth Meats could come to Middleton
A crowd funding campaign to save
Black Earth Meats had raised more
than $21,000 of its $225,000 goal by
Tuesday of this week.
Bartlett Durand, the butcher who
brought a focus on sustainability and
animal welfare to a slaughterhouse and
shop in downtown Black Earth before
shutting down in the midst of a legal
dispute with the village, said the Kick-
starter campaign is designed to help
purchase vital equipment and launch
Black Earth Meats 2.0 in another
community, most likely Mount Horeb,
Middleton or Racine.
Durand and two other investors pur-
chased the quaint Black Earth butcher
shop seven years ago, expanding oper-
ations exponentially and becoming a
fixture on the local foods scene. Then,
just as Durand was opening the Con-
scious Carnivore, a retail shop in Madi-
son where he sells local meats,
complaints from neighbors prompted
the Village of Black Earth to issue a
barrage of nuisance citations against
the business.
A Dane County Circuit Court judge
later overturned every nuisance citation
the Village of Black Earth filed against
Black Earth Meats, concluding the
business operations were not a nui-
sance. But the damage was done.
With his relationship with the Vil-
lage of Black Earth irreparably dam-
aged and the bank threating to sell off
his equipment in order to recoup $1.3
million in outstanding debt, Durand
has turned to his legions of supporters
to help give Black Earth Meats life
somewhere else.
Durand said the dispute with the vil-
lage, and the subsequent decision by
the bank to withdraw its financing,
were dark times. But he went on to
say the future could be bright.
Citing an outpouring of support,
Durand stated: We have a plan.
That plan is to purchase around
$400,000 worth of its equipment in
order to prevent the bank from auction-
ing it off. The Kickstarter campaign is
designed to help raise money to do just
that.
Its a big number, but its a critical
number, and its all or nothing on Kick-
starter, he said.
This is a moment in time. We have
an opportunity to take this horrible
thing that has happened, and pretty
much everyone agrees this was horri-
ble, and really make a shift, Durand
said. We have a chance to support
a whole local foods system that every-
ones invested in.
If successful, Durand said Black
Earth Meats 2.0, wherever it may be
located, will be a model of resilience
and awesomeness for the farmers,
restaurants, and retail customers who
rely on it for locally raised meats.
A slew of local businesses have
stepped up to offer incentives intended
to encourage people to donate to the
Kickstarter campaign, which will con-
tinue for a month.
Attorney updates city on proposed MGE rate change
City Attorney Larry Bechler pre-
sented the Middleton City Council
with the status of a rate restructure pro-
posed by Madison Gas and Electric.
The city council approved filing a
request to intervene in the Public Serv-
ice Commissions consideration of the
proposal earlier this year. The citys
sustainability committee brought con-
cerns to the council about what they
described as an extremely aggressive
rate restructuring.
Madison Gas & Electric proposed
increasing the current $10 customer
charge on monthly bills to a flat fee of
$49 by 2016. The utility also noted that
the charge could go up to $69 in 2017.
MGE would like to reduce the charge
for electricity usage as part of the pro-
posal.
Renewable energy advocates are
critical of the rate restructure because
of the possible effect it could have on
the solar industry. A higher fixed rate
would stretch the length of amortiza-
tion on a solar panel investment, while
a lower energy cost would provide less
incentive for the transition.
The fixed rate will also have the
hardest impact on those who use the
least electricity. Very low users (~300
kWh/month) would see significantly
higher bills under this proposal and
high users (~1,000 kWh/month) would
see sharply lower bills. Apartment
dwellers in general will see higher
bills. During the PSC public hearing
and otherwise many have pointed out
the impact the rate change will have on
low-income and fixed income cus-
tomers.
Bechler described what the city did
to intervene at the public hearings.
The hearing on this case was com-
pleted in only one day which was a sur-
prise, Bechler notes. Abby Attoun
testified at the hearing and was not sub-
jected to significant cross examina-
tion.
Despite the brevity of a hearing that
was met with hundreds of citizens in
opposition, Bechler pointed out some
positives.
I think fairly significant was that
Middleton, Monona and Madison
made a joint motion during the hearing
to strike the testimony by MGE relat-
ing to its efforts to compare its new
proposed electric rate structure to mu-
nicipal water rates, Bechler explains.
That was excluded by the administra-
tive law judge and that was a signifi-
cant victory during the hearing.
Middleton attorney Matt Frank who
handled the hearing for Bechler sub-
mitted an initial briefing to the PSC on
behalf of the city on October 21. Bech-
ler explains the process following.
The PSC still has a very tight time-
line for processing, which is these ini-
tial briefs were submitted by a lot of
parties; any party that wants to file a
reply brief must file by Oct 28 and
amazingly enough by Oct 30 the PSC
will issue what it calls a decision ma-
trix, what I would call it is a proposed
decision, Bechler said. That is going
out on Oct. 30 and if anyone wants to
object they have all of four days to file
any objections by Nov 3.
WE energies of Milwaukee pro-
posed a very similar rate change that
the PSC also held public hearings for
that were met with widespread opposi-
tion from the utilitys customers.
The PSC announced they plan to
have a final decision on both proposals
by the end of 2014.
City council takes next step on development proposals
by MATT GEIGER
Times-Tribune
by CAMERON BREN
Times-Tribune
by CAMERON BREN
Times-Tribune
See DEVELOPMENT, page 5
gest some solutions.
Theron, a math teacher at Madison
College who describes himself as a
Reagan conservative, is therefore run-
ning against several things. Hes osten-
sibly opposing Pocan, but Theron says
hes also campaigning against the Af-
fordable Care Act, against high taxes,
against excessive regulation of busi-
nesses, against debt, and against the
President of the United States.
With a campaign, we have a chance
to gather more folks, he said. With a
contested race, people will pay atten-
tion. You arent just a voice in the
wilderness. You are harder to ignore.
Focusing primarily on radio ads,
most of which feature Beethovens
Symphony No. 9 and a bit of Theron
espousing his conservative beliefs on
various topics, the campaign is un-
abashedly hawkish, but it is perhaps
most concerned with the federal gov-
ernments debt specifically unfunded
liability.
That liability today is greater than
our national wealth, he said. We need
to change something in that equation.
No amount of tax right now is
going to do it, he added.
Theron contends the solution is ac-
tually greater economic growth and
also to get a handle on healthcare
costs.
Regarding the Affordable Care Act,
Theron doesnt mince words: I want
to repeal it.
That seems a tall order, particularly
considering the fact that any measure
to kill the act would be subject to a veto
from President Obama, who made the
legislation the cornerstone of his pres-
idency.
Obamacare is crashing and burning
in pieces already, Theron said. If it
becomes too much of an albatross in
[the] 2016 [election], there could be
enough pressure for the president [not
to veto legislation repealing the Afford-
able Care Act].
Obamacare was sold as a way to in-
sure the uninsured and to get a handle
on costs, he said. It didnt actually
fix those things.
On foreign policy, Theron says the
key to stability is to produce more oil
and natural gas domestically, keeping
energy prices down at home and chip-
ping away at the energy economies of
Russia, Iran and other potential ene-
mies.
It is difficult to find a single issue on
which Theron and Pocan agree.
We have a fundamental difference
in basic ideology, observed Pocan,
who added that his focus is on fair
wages, equality, and protecting the
right to vote.
Pocan said his primary goal is eco-
nomic growth specifically jobs but
he said blanket austerity measures
wont benefit the American people in
the long run.
If somethings bad, lets cut it,
Pocan said. But we shouldnt just
blindly cut.
If you actually do the budget
process, you are forced to make deci-
sions, he continued. Pocan also
pointed out that the economy has been
making strides during the Obama pres-
idency. Job growth is up, and the
deficit has been more than cut in half.
There has been a 60 percent deficit
reduction since the president has been
around, Pocan said.
According to a September 27 report
in The Economist, both output and em-
ployment have passed their pre-reces-
sion peaks and the unemployment rate,
at 6.1%, has fallen far enough to in-
spire the Federal Reserve to consider
raising interest rates. Private payrolls
have grown by $10 million in the past
four and a half years, the longest unin-
terrupted streak in history.
But according to Pocan, average
Americans arent all feeling this quiet
recovery.
Productivity is way up, but pay for
so many workers is flat, Pocan said.
Its not being shared. Thats the prob-
lem. The stock market has certainly
seen it.
And while the rollout of the Afford-
able Care Act website was plagued by
technical problems early on, Pocan
said millions of Americans have now
benefitted from Obamacare.
Eight million people have signed
up, Pocan said. Five million have ex-
panded Medicaid.
The goal was to increase access and
affordability, he continued. Its
doing that.
Pocan recently opposed military ac-
tion in the Middle East due to concerns
that President Obamas plan to arm the
moderate Syrian Free Army would
lead the U.S. into yet another long-term
military quagmire.
It just so looked like a down pay-
ment on a much larger war, and sure
enough, Pocan said. In that in-
evitable climb to war, the first step is
important.
Since that time my concerns have
only increased, he added.
I was just speaking at [Mount
Horeb] High School, and I pointed out
to the students that for their whole
lives, for their whole cognitive lives at
least, weve been at war, Pocan said.
Its become the norm, and it shouldnt
be the norm.
While Pocan said Obamas inten-
tions are good, he doubts that al-
liances with a ragtag group of
moderate rebels will help bring stabil-
ity to the Middle East.
We have no BFFs in this region,
Pocan said.
Pocan said his proudest legislation
during his first term is not going any-
where fast. It is a constitutional
amendment that he believes would en-
sure citizens the right to vote. He be-
lieves putting the legal onus on those
who are disenfranchising voters, rather
than requiring the disenfranchised to
prove they are being burdened, is fun-
damental to the core of democracy.
PAGE 4 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2014
Parisi announces trail grants for Middleton
Dane County is bringing local bike
trail improvements to the finish line
and supporting efforts to get more kids
outside next summer by awarding nine
local communities nearly $700,000 in
county grant funds, Dane County exec-
utive Joe Parisi announced Monday.
The awards include $122,450 for
development of a 1.5 mile bicycle and
pedestrian trail from Middletons
Pheasant Branch Conservancy to
Graber Pond. This path will eventually
connect to the Hwy. 12 bicycle and
pedestrian trail forming an important
regional link.
This trail is also part of a proposed
regional trail system between Middle-
ton and Governor Nelson State Park.
A separate $45,000 grant to the Wolf
Run Association includes a segment of
a proposed regional multi-use trail con-
nection from the City of Middleton to
the Village of Mazomanie.
The grant is for a portion of the Wolf
Run Trail - a final segment of a two-
mile multi-use trail that will go through
the Black Earth Creek valley from
downtown Mazomanie to Wisconsin
Heights High School. The segment is
part of a proposed regional multi-use
trail connection from the City of Mid-
dleton to the Village of Mazomanie.
Dane Countys Partners in Recre-
ation and Conservation or PARC
program partners the county with local
communities and organizations look-
ing to invest in projects that will help
them strengthen local economic devel-
opment efforts through improvements
to tourism, recreation, and conserva-
tion.
Our trails, lakes, and parks are such
a key piece to the quality of life that
makes Dane County great, Parisi
said. The PARC program is another
reminder that when we partner and
share resources we get more done for
the community. This years grants cre-
ate new opportunities to get families
outside and enjoy a walk or a ride and
time with the kids.
Pending final approval by the Dane
County Board, the county would award
$122,450 of $289,000 total cost of the
Pheasant Branch Conservancy Trail
and $45,000 of the $90,902 total cost
to the Wolf Run Trail.
Connecting Graber Pond to the
Pheasant Branch Conservancy is an
important addition to Middletons out-
standing trail system that provides both
recreational and commuting opportuni-
ties, Dane County Board Chair
Sharon Corrigan, who represents the
area, said. Im pleased that Dane
County is able to partner with the City
of Middleton to make this happen.
PARC money awarded to the ap-
proved projects is matched on the local
level by a local unit of government and
or by the organization requesting the
grant. In many cases, local supporters
raise more money for their projects
than the countys contribution.
Dane County Parks staff worked
with the County Park Commission to
rank all the PARC grant proposals.
Grant money will be awarded pending
the Dane County Boards final review
of the Park Commissions funding rec-
ommendations.
Several of this years PARC grant
recipients sought county funding to
help with enhancing and connecting
bike trails, linking local projects with
state trails. At the recommendation of
the Dane County Parks Commission,
the following projects are also slated to
receive 2014 county PARC grant
dollars.
The 2014 PARC grant applications
were reviewed and approved by the
Dane County Parks Commission and
were be introduced for consideration
by the County Board on Thursday.
Since its inception in 2011, the Dane
County PARC grant program has dis-
tributed $3.2 million for 38 different
projects across the county to local com-
munities and organizations working on
enhancing outdoor recreation and con-
servation.
2NDDISTRICT continued from page 1
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 5
Scaryland provides frightfully good time
Wisconsin Scaryland - a haunted at-
traction located in the township of
Westport - is now into its fourth week
of operation. And things are going
well, despite a tumultuous start that oc-
curred when it looked like the town
might not grant a temporary rezoning
request needed to open up.
The attraction opened its doors to
fright-seekers the weekend of October
3, and has been open each weekend
since. Supporters say it has turned the
formerly blighted intersection of Co.
Hwy M and Co. Hwy Q into an active
commercial attraction in the township.
Recent politicking regarding the
zoning restrictions on the site almost
prevented the site from becoming ac-
tive this year. Initially, the Westport
Planning Commission and the West-
port-Waunakee Joint Planning Com-
mission both voted 3-1 to reject the
rezone after a full-house meeting on
8/25. The Planning Commission said
that neighborhood disruption was a key
issue in their decision, in addition to in-
creased traffic, lighting, and restroom
facilities. The decision was swiftly
overturned by the Westport Town
Board on Sept. 2 with a 4 -1 vote to
have the initial rejection reconsidered,
before the Waunakee Village Board fi-
nally approved the use in mid-Septem-
ber.
We talked to the neighbor across
the street after we were open for two
weekends to see what she thought,
commented Guy Kitchell, and she
said that she couldnt even tell that we
were open.
Kitchell further commented that
there have not yet been any unexpected
police calls to the facility since opera-
tions began. Community Deputy Rich
Bennett of the Dane County Sheriffs
office gave a report corroborating this
information to the Westport Town
Board on Oct. 6.
I wasnt working this weekend,
commented Bennett to an inquiry
about the haunt, but no news is good
news is the way I take it.
The haunt has staff who help guide
traffic into the parking area, and no
parking signs are posted around the the
boundaries of the grounds along the
two intersecting highways. Kitchell
further explained that there are smoke
alarms and video cameras in each room
of the haunt, to allow operators to mon-
itor the safety of the facility.
Scaryland is populated by a score
of approximately 60 actors and ac-
tresses who are costumed and made-up
to be creatures of grotesque horror.
Rooms throughout the haunt have been
hand-built and designed by the opera-
tors for a year in preparation for open-
ing this autumn. Each room is
different, but all are filled with nooks
and crannies for actors to prey upon the
unwary and terrify the feint-of-heart.
The attraction has its own make-up
and costuming facilities for the actors,
even including airbrush stations and
liquid latex. The attraction deploys un-
countable props, special effects, sounds
and even smells to illicit the maximum
amount of fear from unwary con-
sumers as humanly possible.
A full walk-through will take you
about thirty minutes and tickets are
available both online and at the door.
Different tickets and prices are offered
for different tastes, and you can pur-
chase tickets that allow you to priority
access to the haunt. The haunt itself
made up of four separately themed en-
vironments: abandoned gas station,
abandoned offices, an abandoned meat
processing plant, and Silent Hill,
with actors dressing accordingly for
each area.
Additionally, behind-the-scenes
tickets are available for those interested
in seeing firsthand the mechanical and
personal workings of the haunt.
by MIKE DREW
Times-Tribune
Times-Tribune photo by Mike Drew
Scaryland is set to be open one final night before the end of October- the
night of Halloween. Hours for the Haunt run from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.,
and is located at 5305 Co. Hwy M.
I am very happy that the Tribeca
developments are moving forward
however I cannot support paying the
TIF money for this one, Brar stated.
I know we did it for Terrace Ave. and
Parmenter St. and I have similar con-
cerns with this one. We are on a slip-
pery slope, this is the developers
expense, they should pay for it and I
am going to oppose it.
All but Brar voted to approve the
TIF city-developer agreement.
Regarding the intergovernmental
agreement with the city of Madison, a
developer has proposed a 110 unit
apartment building on Blackhawk Rd.
west of the golf course. To connect to
Middletons municipal water source
would be too difficult whereas Madi-
sons would be feasible. The two mu-
nicipalities agreed to allow the
Middleton property to connect Madi-
sons water to make the development
possible.
Concerned neighbors addressed the
council to express concerns about the
possible development.
We are the property owners and we
live in the home immediately to the
west of the [development] property for
which these agreements are intended.
We are very concerned about the pro-
posed development, voiced resident
Nancy Shook. We have lived in our
home since 1970. Taking down the
single story brick home and replacing
it with two, three to five story, very
large buildings, very close to our lot
line will substantially diminish the
value of our property and adversely ef-
fect our view, our peace, and our pri-
vacy.
Ald. Hans Hilbert said he was happy
to see concerned neighbors and will ac-
knowledge public input during the
planning process as the development
moves forward.
They are really good concerns and
I am glad those were brought up here
because [the council] got to hear
them, Hilbert said. The Plan Com-
mission will take them very seriously
and there will be public hearings for
the rezoning processes and I hope that
even more neighbors show up and try
to really make this work with the prop-
erty owners and developer.
DEVELOPMENT continued from page 3
PAGE 6 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2014
Eat with Strega Nona
Enjoy stories and a meal inspired by
Tomie DePaolas beloved storybook
character, Strega Nona! Call (608)827-
7402 or stop by the Main Level Help
Desk to sign up. 4K-Grade 3.
Younger and older siblings, parents,
and other grown-ups are welcome to
join us too! Monday, November 3, 6-7
pm
Food drive for MOM
Pellitteri Waste Systems is again
sponsoring a local food drive for Mid-
dleton Outreach Ministry (M.O.M.).
Please place your non-perishable food
donations inside the Pellitteri carts in
the lobby of Middleton City Hall, 7426
Hubbard Ave., between now and No-
vember 26. Pellitteri will deliver the
carts full of food to M.O.M. Lets fill
the shelves at our local food pantry be-
fore Thanksgiving! City Hall is open
from 7:45 am 4:30 pm, M-F.
Healthy Aging Brain
On Monday, Nov. 17 at 11 a.m. the
Wisconsin Womens Health Founda-
tion will present a program entitled
The Healthy Aging Brain in the Mid-
dleton Public Librarys Archer Room.
Topics covered include: the different
types of dementia; why a diagnosis is
important and what can be done after
diagnosis, how to adopt a brain
healthy lifestyle; and what resources
are available to those with dementia
and their caregivers.
Though the program is sponsored by
the Wisconsin Womens Health Initia-
tive, the information provided will not
be gender-specific; everyone is wel-
come to attend. For more information
or to register for this program, visit
midlibrary.org/events, call 608-827-
7403, or email info@midlibrary.org.
Ernst to visit library
Author Kathleen Ernst will be read-
ing from her new Chloe Ellefson mys-
tery, Tradition of Deceit, on Thursday,
November 20th at 7:00 PM at the Mid-
dleton Public Library. The novel, the
fifth in the series, follows museum cu-
rator and sometime-amateur sleuth
Chloe Ellfeson as she travels to Min-
neapolis to help a friend restore and
convert an old flour mill into a mu-
seum. But when a body is found in the
abandoned mill, Chloe quickly realizes
that she has yet another murder on her
hands. Kathy will read from her new
novel as well as answer questions from
the audience. Copies of the book will
be available for sale, and the event will
conclude with a book signing. For
more information or to register for this
special event, visit
midlibrary.org/events, call 608-827-
7403, or email info@midlibrary.org.
Tradition of Deceit is set to be pub-
lished in early November by Midnight
Ink.
Kromrey tours
The Middleton-Cross Plains Area
School District will hold tours of the
new areas at Kromrey Middle School
on Wednesday, Nov. 12 and all com-
munity members are welcome to at-
tend.
The tours will be held starting 5 p.m.
starting at the main entrance. Tours will
begin every 30 minutes with the final
tour scheduled to start at 7 p.m. District
and Kromrey administrators will be
available to answer questions and show
attendees the new wing for grades 6-8,
which also includes the library-media
center.
Anyone interested can also receive a
tour of the new fifth-grade wing, cafe-
teria and auditorium, refurbished gym-
nasium and other areas that were
completed in Phase 1. The District held
a tour of those areas in August and
more than 300 people attended.
Whats Happening
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 7
Make Burke first
female governor
In just a few days, on Tuesday, No-
vember 4, Wisconsin voters have a
unique opportunity to do two very im-
portant things: make history and
makea fresh start in the same election!
Voters can make Mary Burke first
woman to ever be elected Governor of
Wisconsin. She, in turn, will give our
state a long a much needed chance to
make a fresh start.
Mary Burke wants to change the
tone and the results. She wants to lead,
but she also wants to listen. She will
put Wisconsin first.
November 4 really is an opportunity,
as much as it is an election.
Andone that does not come along
very often.
It could be the day whenwecom-
pletely change the direction of our state
in a very exciting and positive way by
electing Mary Burke!
John Finkler
Utility is a
reasonable
donation
People I know and respect recently
wrote compelling letters to the Middle-
ton Times-Tribune in support of Mid-
dletons Stormwater Utility ballot
initiative up for vote on Nov. 4
th
. I want
to add to that chorus of support and
emphasize a few key points.
Cities across the country are now
being required by the U.S. Environ-
mental Protection Agency to clean up
their stormwater, and Middleton is no
exception. This includes reducing sed-
iment and phosphorus transported
downstream in stormwater runoff. Re-
ducing phosphorus pollution from
urban areas is also one of the key ac-
tion items of the Yahara CLEAN proj-
ect for improving water quality in Lake
Mendota and the other Yahara lakes.
This project, which has a stated goal of
reducing phosphorus inputs to the
lakes by 50 percent, is promoted by the
citizen action group called Clean Lakes
Alliance working in partnership with
local and state government agencies,
local businesses, and other entities.
Middleton generally has a good
track record of managing its water re-
sources, but the new and expanded sed-
iment and phosphorus reduction
requirements will need more work
and more money. According to city in-
formation, if this money were to come,
as now, solely from property tax rev-
enues, residential homeowners would
be covering 59 percent of the costs for
maintaining stormwater management
systems. (The installation of new sys-
tems would be paid for by develop-
ers.) Non-residential (commercial)
properties would pay only 41 percent
of the maintenance costs while tax ex-
empt properties would pay nothing.
And yet commercial and tax exempt
properties generate a huge proportion
of the citys stormwater because of
their disproportionately large areas of
impervious surfaces rooftops and
parking lots.
If the new Stormwater Utility
passes, then residential homeowners
would pay only 31 percent of mainte-
nance costs (i.e., half of what they
would otherwise pay), while commer-
cial and tax exempt properties would
cover 54 percent and 15 percent of the
costs, respectively, in ratios that reflect
the amount of impervious surfaces for
each group. For an average Middleton
homeowner, the city estimates the
Stormwater Utility fee to be only
$15/year.
Nobody likes new taxes, but this is
a reasonable annual donation for
cleaning up our lakes especially if
everybody who is creating stormwater
runoff is paying their fair share, which
wont be the case unless the Stormwa-
ter Utility passes. I even laugh a little
knowing that my scientist friends at the
U.S. Geological Surveys Water Sci-
ence Center in Middleton will have to
ask their federal service providers to
ante up if the Utility vote passes.
For somebody who has been in-
volved with efforts to clean up the Ya-
hara lakes for nearly 40 years, Im
voting for the Stormwater Utility on
Nov. 4.
Richard Lathrop
(retired limnologist)
Middleton
Burke is best
Dear editor,
While waiting in line on Tuesday to
see and hear Michelle Obama and
Mary Burke, I started a conversation
with a young professional woman,
Greta. I asked her how I could con-
vince my college freshman daughter to
vote in this crucial gubernatorial elec-
tion. I told Greta my daughter said her
vote didnt matter anyway. No one
cares, Emmie told me.
Greta said, Tell her she just has to
do it. The decisions our government
makes today will affect all of her to-
morrows. Michelle and Mary pretty
much said the same thing.
And I want to add to their wise
words. Mary Burke does care.
She truly wants you to get a good
education. Just like your dad and I do.
She told us economic success as a state
and your success, Emmie, are inter-
twined. You know that, right? I believe
she is the best person to get education
back on track again in Wisconsin.
Im impressed by this candidates
intelligence, compassion, and business
smarts. So, Im voting for Mary Burke
on November 4. And I hope for your
sake that you do too.
Kathy Nieber-Lathrop
Middleton
Pay for storm
water through
regular budget
Pheasant Branch Conservancy and
all of the green space in Middleton are
tremendous assets to our community
and irreplaceable. But for all of the re-
cent, passionate discourse supporting a
Middleton Storm Water Utility, one
might believe that the conservancy will
dry up or fill in if the utility doesnt
happen.
It would only take about 1.3% of the
Citys draft 2015 annual budget, or
about $280K annually, to cover what
MSA (Citys SWU consultant, Feb. 27,
2013,) estimated for storm water main-
tenance projects each year for the fore-
seeable future. No additional layer of
bureaucracy would be necessary, nor
would the future costs of that utility, of
which the City and school district share
will ultimately be passed back to tax-
payers.
We need to maintain our storm
water facilities, but lets do it through
the tax rolls and not a separate, more
costly utility.
Van Nutt
Middleton Chamber
of Commerce
Walker is leading
states comeback
Dear editor,
If Wisconsinites would review Gov-
ernor Scott Walkers record over the
last 4 years, I believe they could not
expect more of a Governor.
Women do receive equal pay for
equal work in Wisconsin! Under Gov-
ernor Walker, pay discrimination is and
remains illegal, as it has been for
decades.
The Governor has done an excep-
tional job prudently managing taxpay-
ers money. He has found significant
savings through reduced expenditures
rather than raising our taxes.
State revenues are up $55 million.
Unemployment has fallen from 7.7%
in January of 2011 to 5.5% this month,
the lowest since October 2008. 8,400
jobs were added last month increasing
the total to 124,000 jobs.
For those with children college age,
Scott Walker has frozen tuition for 2
years at the University of Wisconsin
and will extend it for 2 more years!
State aid to local schools will in-
crease by $85.5 million this year. His
Education Reforms have helped school
scores to go up; high school graduation
rates are up and Wisconsin has some of
the best ACT scores in the country!
Along with 24 other states, the Gov-
ernor refused to be bribed by the fed-
eral government with the promise of
free money regarding the expansion
of
Medicaid and now, in Wisconsin,
100% of those below the poverty line
are covered by Badger Care.
Scott Walker values fiscal responsi-
bility, faith, family and freedom highly,
he has led our states comeback and
Wisconsin needs him for four more
years!
Ken Pientka
Support for
water utility
Dear editor,
I write this letter in support of the
stormwater utility referendum. I ask
that others support the referendum, too.
The maintenance of the Citys
stormwater facilities is inadequate and
could lead to erosion, flooding and
poor water quality. Our community
needs to create a secure funding source
to help solve this problem.
If you, my friends and neighbors,
believe that we need to ensure that the
water flowing through the Pheasant
Branch Conservancy, Lake Mendota
and the Yahara Chain of Lakes is clean
for wildlife, boating, swimming, and
fishing, vote yes on November 4.
If you believe it is important for
Middleton to catch-up with other com-
munities in Dane County and better
manage its stormwater, vote yes on
November 4.
If you believe it is important for
everyone who contributes to the
stormwater problem, to contribute to
its solution, vote yes on November
4.
Now is your opportunity to join with
your neighbors to improve our quality
of life. Vote yes on November 4 for
secure, fair funding and clean lakes.
Sincerely.
Chris Hughes
Burke supports
basic values
Dad was an Northern Wisconsin
farmer. He worked hard and took care
of the land that provided his livelihood.
He had an eighth grade education,
but he read widely and took time to be
well-informed He put great value on
the education hed never had. For the
taxes he paid, he sent his kids to the
same country school he had attended.
Hed seen people in despair, those
without jobs or enough to eat.
Hed seen overworked men, abused
by their supervisors and knew when
protection and fair pay for fair work
was needed to protect them.
In every election, he joined his
neighbors at the local school house to
vote. He never imagined such a thing
as voter suppression.
He visited the offices of his repre-
sentatives to discuss issues and ex-
pected they would listen, though he
never gave a single dime to do so.
Dad believed people were as good as
their word. He trusted his elected offi-
cials knew the difference between right
and wrong. That they encouraged peo-
ple to vote, to educate every parents
child, and protect our precious re-
sources.
Today I view things from Southern
Wisconsin. But Ill vote for the candi-
date who supports basic values: public
education, fair play, care for our people
and resources, and a vote for all.
On Nov. 4, Ill vote for Mary Burke,
who represents Dads values and mine.
Peggy Marxen
Do your share
and vote Yes
Based on last weeks letters, some
residents are angry at how the city
manages finances and budget, so they
are opposing the stormwater utility ref-
erendum.
But lets not throw out the baby with
the bathwater! Regardless of how you
feel about city taxes rates and the tax
levy, a stormwater utility is a fair and
equitable way of paying for mainte-
nance of stormwater facilities, a fact
supported by the 80 municipalities in
Wisconsin that already have them, in-
cluding our neighbors Madison, Fitch-
burg, Verona, Monona and Sun
Prairie.
The costs are borne by those with
the greatest amount of impervious sur-
face. This is not the case if the main-
tenance was funded through property
taxes, where homeowners pay for the
majority of the costs. And at $15 per
year for a single-family home, it is very
reasonable. Many of the businesses are
on board with this and the school dis-
trict has already budgeted for it. One
of the real benefits of the utility is that
credits can be earned by those busi-
nesses that have on-site stormwater fa-
cilities such as private detention/infil-
tration ponds. This is a great way to
encourage such practices.
Pheasant Branch Creek is the second
largest contributor of phosphorus and
other pollutants to Lake Mendota and
the Yahara chain of lakes. Middleton
has done an excellent job of construct-
ing stormwater facilities, but lacks a
dedicated source of funding to main-
tain them. They are no longer function-
ing effectively. Lets do our share to
clean up stormwater before it reaches
the lakes! Vote Yes for the stormwater
utility on Nov. 4
th
.
Dale Klubertanz
Its about
leadership
There are many aspects of leader-
ship; setting an example for others to
follow and holding to standards to live
by for yourself and your team are just
a couple. Most of all, its about getting
out from behind a desk and your com-
puter (and email) and doing what it
takes to make something happen.
Thats a lot different than occupying
a seat or position; too many people
confuse holding a title or position with
true leadership. The difference is easy
to spot; true leaders get stuff done
while status quo managers maintain the
situation as is or worse, refuse to
make decisions that require a taking a
risk, failing to hold themselves ac-
countable or blaming others or the
market or putting spin on a situation
resulting from failing to take action.
Take a local retailer that under its
prior leader grew the business to a huge
success, but then once he stepped
down, the business was unable to cope
or react to ongoing challenges in the
marketplace like the internet and re-
cently closed its doors.
Or consider a local real estate com-
pany which went through a number of
changes, including a change in leader-
ship over the last couple years and
which has suffered from missed goals,
employees abandoning ship, a down-
turn in the numbers, etc.
These are just two examples of the
difference between leadership vs.
management. Now take Obama as
compared to Clinton. Bill Clinton,
love him or hate him, knew he had to
get out in front of events and lead, and
he appointed mostly strong, experi-
enced department heads who knew
how to lead. Obama on the other hand,
is a follower who tries to spin his way
out of all the screw ups he creates. Our
nations enemies know that Obama
isnt proactive, but is reactive, and they
know that they can steer him by getting
out in front of him. Mistake after mis-
take after mistake; Obama doesnt
learn. He just plays golf while his in-
experienced team continues to mess
things up on the world stage. Worse,
ever decision is weighed politically
first. Did you ever wonder why Rea-
gan was so successful on the world
stage, destroying communism and
bringing about an unprecedented pe-
riod of world peace? It was because of
leadership.
On the local stage, two past mayors
of Madison, regardless of their pleasant
personalities, suffered continually be-
cause their political opponents (who
were on the same political side of the
Letters to the editor
See OPNION, page 9
Adler, Eric P, Cottage Grove, WI
53527, 10/09/2013, Exceeding Zones
and Posted Limits, $139.20
Ashley, Laurell Devon, 39, Prairie
Du Sac, WI 53578, 10/01/2013, Vehi-
cle Registration
Revoked/Suspended/Cancel, $88.80
Bauch, Brett A, 37, Middleton, WI
53562, 10/08/2013, Motor vehicle lia-
bility insurance required, $10.00
Brown, Alex J, 24, Middleton, WI
53562, 10/09/2013, Operating vehicle
without insurance, $114.00
Bruce, Leland C, 73, Verona, WI
53593, 10/14/2013, Failure to Keep
Vehicle Under Control, $126.60
Brunson, Alexia S, 21, Milwaukee,
WI 53211, 10/15/2013, Method of
Giving Signals, $88.80
Burgos-Rodriguez, Yasmine
Yadira, 18, Middleton, WI 53562,
10/08/2013, Failure to Keep Vehicle
Under Control, $126.60
Burgos-Rodriguez, Yasmine
Yadira, 18, Middleton, WI 53562,
10/08/2013, Operating vehicle without
insurance, $114.00
Chamberlain, Karen D, 56, Bay-
field, CO 81122, 10/16/2013, Unlaw-
ful U Turn at Controlled Intersection,
$88.80
Chavez-Mueller, Arthur T, 37,
Evansville, WI 53536, 08/27/2013,
Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
$88.80
Chellevold, Stephanie L, 24, Madi-
son, WI 53705, 10/22/2013, Operating
while Suspended, $114.00
Clark, Astarte A, 37, Madison, WI
53713, 08/30/2013, Non Registration,
$0.00
Clark, Astarte A, 37, Madison, WI
53713, 08/30/2013, Park/Stand Where
Prohibited- Any portion wher, $488.80
Cleary, Craig J, 53, Lone Rock, WI
53556, 10/08/2013, Motor vehicle lia-
bility insurance required, $10.00
Collier, Silvia E, 48, Bal Harbour,
FL 33154, 10/14/2013, Driver Vision
Obstructed- no object placed or, $88.80
Conley, Joan M, 53, Waunakee, WI
53597, 10/06/2013, Non Registration,
$0.00
Cumbajin, Daniela Belen, 21,
Madison, WI 53704, 10/18/2013, Ex-
ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
$114.00
Dieter, Phillip C, 32, Middleton, WI
53562, 10/06/2013, Exceeding Zones
and Posted Limits, $88.80
Duell, Catherine L, 54, Middleton,
WI 53562, 10/13/2013, Motor vehicle
liability insurance required, $10.00
Eley, Dennis W, 66, Madison, WI
53714, 10/02/2013, Non Registration,
$88.80
Emberson, Devin Charles, 20,
Cross Plains, WI 53528, 10/08/2013,
Vehicle Registration Revoked/Sus-
pended/Cancel, $0.00
Emborg-Knott, Marina E, 48, Madi-
son, WI 53705, 10/02/2013, Exceed-
ing Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00
Evans, Paul, 48, Fitchburg, WI
53711, 10/14/2013, Speeding 55 MPH
Zone, $139.20
Faust, Brian T, 35, Middleton, WI
53562, 02/19/2013, HR Unattended
Vehicle, $0.00
Faust, Brian T, 35, Middleton, WI
53562, 02/20/2013, Resisting or Ob-
structing Officer, $0.00
Finer, Zachary T, 25, Middleton, WI
53562, 09/06/2013, Vehicle Registra-
tion Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,
$88.80
Finer, Zachary T, 25, Middleton, WI
53562, 09/06/2013, Operating while
Suspended, $88.80
Finer, Zachary T, 25, Middleton, WI
53562, 08/27/2013, Vehicle Registra-
tion Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,
$0.00
Finer, Zachary T, 25, Middleton, WI
53562, 08/27/2013, Operating while
Suspended, $0.00
Garcia, German, 25, Madison, WI
53717, 10/08/2013, Operating w/o a
Valid Drivers License, $114.00
Gessler, Ian David, 22, Middleton,
WI 53562, 10/16/2013, Possession of
Drug Paraphernalia, $177.00
Gill, Gary D, 74, Madison, WI
53705, 10/02/2013, Non Registration,
$88.80
Gilmore, Connor C, 22, Madison,
WI 53704, 10/12/2013, Non Registra-
tion, $0.00
Glise, William C, 45, Richland Cen-
ter, WI 53581, 08/20/2013, Method of
Giving Signals, $88.80
Guerra, Hector H, 29, Middleton,
WI 53562, 09/24/2013, Theft, $0.00
Haag, Christopher A, 31, Madison,
WI 53719, 10/02/2013, Disorderly
Conduct, $240.00
Halleran, Trevor Michael, 21, Mid-
dleton, WI 53562, 10/02/2013, Posses-
sion of Controlled Substance, $271.50
Hamburg, Talia M, 33, Waunakee,
WI 53597, 09/27/2013, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00
Hamburg, Talia M, 33, Waunakee,
WI 53597, 09/27/2013, Operating
while Suspended, $114.00
Hein, Jane Ann, 56, Madison, WI
53704, 10/01/2013, FYR while Mak-
ing Left Turn, $88.80
Hillestad, April A, 33, Middleton,
WI 53562, 10/01/2013, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80
Holmes, Cody Allen, 22, Fitchburg,
WI 53711, 10/01/2013, Non Registra-
tion, $88.80
Horn, Matthew Shawn, 22, Middle-
ton, WI 53562, 09/07/2013, Posses-
sion of Controlled Substance, $271.50
Horn, Matthew Shawn, 22, Middle-
ton, WI 53562, 09/07/2013, Park Reg-
ulations - Hours, $0.00
Horn, Matthew Shawn, 22, Middle-
ton, WI 53562, 09/07/2013, Posses-
sion of Drug Paraphernalia, $0.00
Housel, Wesley James, 21, Lake
Mills, WI 53551, 10/08/2013, Exceed-
ing Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80
Housel, Wesley James, 21, Lake
Mills, WI 53551, 10/08/2013, Motor
vehicle liability insurance required,
$10.00
Inthachak, Melinda P, 19, Middle-
ton, WI 53562, 10/02/2013, Non Reg-
istration, $88.80
Jacobs, Steven C, 45, Middleton,
WI 53562, 09/30/2013, FYR to Vehi-
cle when Entering Alley/Driveway f,
$88.80
Jin, Xiaodong, 52, Waunakee, WI
53597, 09/24/2013, Exceeding Zones
and Posted Limits, $88.80
Joanis, Jacilyn R, 59, Sun Prairie,
WI 53590, 10/01/2013, Failure to
Keep Vehicle Under Control, $126.60
Johnson, Gregory A, 23, Madison,
WI 53714, 04/30/2013, Operating
While Intoxicated, $731.00
Johnson, Gregory A, 23, Madison,
WI 53714, 04/30/2013, Operating
With/PAC .08-.099, $0.00
Johnson, Gregory A, 23, Madison,
WI 53714, 04/30/2013, Motor vehicle
liability insurance required, $0.00
Johnson, Sarah Elizabeth, 30,
Poynette, WI 53955, 10/07/2013, Fail-
ure To Display License Plates, $63.60
Lewis, Corey A, 38, Madison, WI
53703, 10/06/2013, Speeding 55 MPH
Zone, $88.80
Logan, Richard, 81, Middleton, WI
53562, 10/02/2013, Failure to Obey
Sign/Signal, $88.80
Marra, Peter Christopher, 27, Mid-
dleton, WI 53562, 10/11/2013, Inat-
tentive Driving, $101.40
Martin, Valerie A, 55, Madison, WI
53719, 08/20/2013, Obstructing Traf-
fic, $88.80
Mattioda, Arlene J, 62, Fitchburg,
WI 53711, 10/03/2013, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00
Metz, Emily Quinn, 18, Verona, WI
53593, 06/01/2013, Method of Giving
Signals, $88.80
Mickelsen, Lizbeth, 36, Madison,
WI 53714, 10/07/2013, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, $139.20
Mickelsen, Lizbeth, 36, Madison,
WI 53714, 10/07/2013, Traffic Con-
trol Signal Violation red, $88.80
Nolden, Brian P, 28, Middleton, WI
53562, 10/07/2013, Lewd/Lascivious
Behavior, $366.00
Nordgren, Thomas P, 65, Cross
Plains, WI 53528, 10/01/2013, Non
Registration, $88.80
Norge, Daniel William, 28, Sun
Prairie, WI 53590, 10/13/2013, Speed-
ing 55 MPH Zone, $88.80
Palacios, Florentino Genaro, 43,
Middleton, WI 53562, 10/14/2013,
Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
$88.80
Palacios, Florentino Genaro, 43,
Middleton, WI 53562, 10/14/2013,
Operating while Suspended, $114.00
Pape, Jessica J, 27, Portage, WI
53901, 10/04/2013, Operating after
revocation, $114.00
Passaniti, Virginia M, 64, Madison,
WI 53717, 10/10/2013, FYR while
Making Left Turn, $88.80
Passini, James S, 69, Cross Plains,
WI 53528, 10/14/2013, Auto Follow-
ing Too Closely, $126.60
Petre, H Kari, 45, Fitchburg, WI
53575, 10/10/2013, Exceeding Zones
and Posted Limits, $114.00
Petzke, Samuel Lee, 18, Baraboo,
WI 53913, 10/13/2013, Speeding 55
MPH Zone, $88.80
Pudelek, Thomas Gregory JR, 30,
Madison, WI 53717, 10/06/2013, Ex-
ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
$88.80
Quam, Adam M, 35, Fitchburg, WI
53711, 07/26/2013, Method of Giving
Signals, $114.00
Rolnick, Brian Evan, 29, Madison,
WI 53703, 10/01/2013, Operation
W/O Required Lamps Lighted, $76.20
Sathyamoorthy, Nithin, 29, Madi-
son, WI 53703, 10/05/2013, Exceed-
ing Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80
Sathyamoorthy, Nithin, 29, Madi-
son, WI 53703, 10/05/2013, Non Reg-
istration, $88.80
Sathyamoorthy, Nithin, 29, Madi-
son, WI 53703, 10/05/2013, Operating
vehicle without insurance, $114.00
Scharer, John E, 74, Madison, WI
53703, 10/13/2013, Exceeding Zones
and Posted Limits, $139.20
Schoepp, Shirley J, 75, Middleton,
WI 53562, 10/12/2013, FYR while
Making Left Turn, $88.80
Seeger, Oraanna Amanda, 19,
Stoughton, WI 53589, 10/07/2013,
Operating vehicle without insurance,
$0.00
Seeger, Oraanna Amanda, 19,
Stoughton, WI 53589, 10/07/2013,
Non Registration, $0.00
Sheikh, Deka Abdalla, 25, Fitch-
burg, WI 53719, 10/15/2013, Exceed-
ing Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80
Shelton, Aron M, 42, Middleton,
WI 53562, 10/13/2013, Seatbelt Re-
quired Oper/Pass, $10.00
Steenstra, Taylor Kenneth, 25, Mid-
dleton, WI 53562, 10/06/2013, Ex-
ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
$88.80
Thao, Wa Pao, 62, Madison, WI
53711, 10/09/2013, Exceeding Zones
and Posted Limits, $114.00
Thole, Heidi Rae, 24, Middleton,
WI 53562, 10/03/2013, Operation
W/O Required Lamps Lighted, $76.20
Westmont, Gabriel S, 31, Wauna-
kee, WI 53597, 10/02/2013, Inatten-
tive Driving, $101.40
Wigglesworth, Zachary Taylor, 21,
Lodi, WI 53555, 09/17/2013, Speed-
ing 55 MPH Zone, $88.80
Wigglesworth, Zachary Taylor, 21,
Lodi, WI 53555, 09/17/2013, Motor
vehicle liability insurance required,
$10.00
Wigglesworth, Zachary Taylor, 21,
Lodi, WI 53555, 09/17/2013, Operat-
ing while Suspended, $114.00
Williams, Timothy E, 20, Verona,
WI 53593, 10/01/2013, Possession of
Drug Paraphernalia, $177.00
Williams, Timothy E, 20, Verona,
WI 53593, 10/01/2013, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00
Williams, Timothy E, 20, Verona,
WI 53593, 10/01/2013, Minor Trans
Intoxicant In Motor Vehicle, $177.00
Williams, Tynetta, 37, Madison, WI
53711, 10/12/2013, Exceeding Zones
and Posted Limits, $139.20
Williams, Tynetta, 37, Madison, WI
53711, 10/12/2013, Operating while
Suspended, $114.00
Wolf, Richard W, 82, Madison, WI
53719, 10/04/2013, Unlawful U
Turn at Controlled Intersection, $88.80
Zabrowski, Gina E, 55, Middleton,
WI 53562, 10/01/2013, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80
Zhao, Hui, 40, Middleton, WI
53562, 10/06/2013, Exceeding Zones
and Posted Limits, $88.80
Zimmer, Melanie J, 52, Verona, WI
53593., 10/08/2013, Traffic Control
Signal Violation red, $88.80.
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City Court Report
aisle as they) were able to quickly as-
certain that these mayors were follow-
ers. They refused to take a risk and get
out front and lead. They were afraid
politically speaking. As a result, their
enemies were able to set the agenda on
an issue first, many times backing
those mayors into a corner.
Compare that to Madisons present
Mayor Paul Soglin, love him or hate
him, the guy knows how to lead and
get stuff done. When he was first re-
elected, I requested a meeting; I was
invited in within the same week. Prior
to the start of the meeting, he already
had a visual aid up on the big screen in
his conference room, but within ten
minutes of my describing the situation,
he walked out of the room. At first I
was a little perturbed, not knowing
why he left, but within minutes he
came back in and directed me to meet
with two other city managers whom he
had already called and told them I was
on my way. He quickly grasped the
issue, came up with a plan of action, in-
structed his managers on how to pro-
ceed, and gave them the authority to
get it done. Now thats leadership.
Scott Walker is one such leader -
again, like him or not, he leads. You
may not like his direction, but he takes
risks and he gets out front.
And yes, leaders are not infallible;
they do make mistakes, but how you
react to a mistake is what determines
leadership. Leadership involves own-
ing up to an error, honestly trying to
make it right, and then moving on to
improve from there keeping the lesson
learned in your back pocket for similar
future situations.
Yes, leadership can be learned, but
it involves risk taking, which cannot be
learned; you either have a willingness
to take calculated risks or you dont.
The sad part is that there are too many
status quo type managers or wanna-
bees who think they can lead or want
desperately to have a title and author-
ity, but who once they are in the posi-
tion to lead, discover their own true
nature, but by that time, its too late for
the rest of us suffering souls.
Sincerely,
Terrence Wall
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 9
OPINION continued from page 7
TIMOR-LESTE continued from page 1
WAGE continued from page 1
during WWII the Australian and Dutch
allies fought heavily with Japanese,
greatly aided by the natives, many of
whom paid with their lives.)
The mountainous nation now has a
population of about 1.5 million, shar-
ing a border with Indonesian West
Timor on the island of Timor.
Although Indonesian is also spoken,
Portuguese and Tetun are the two offi-
cial national languages. So, how do
Jong and Ribeiro, aged 30 and 41 re-
spectively, speak such excellent Eng-
lish, never having taken an English
course?
Immersion and necessity. After inde-
pendence, a glut of foreigners ap-
peared, some for business and some
from the U.N. and global aid agencies
all speaking English. Both men say
they learned on their own, practicing
with the newcomers and reading.
If you want a good job, you must
have good English, Jong said. If you
want to go overseas for a job, you must
have knowledge of English writing and
reading, and this drives us.
CHALLENGES: EDUCATION,
INFRASTRUCTURE,
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
One of the biggest challenges facing
Timor-Leste is education, including ed-
ucational infrastructure: schools and
books. Centuries of colonization,
where only the privileged were edu-
cated, added to the national problem,
Ribeiro said. Indeed, Jong estimates
that less than half of the population can
read a book. Today, education is com-
pulsory for nine years, but children
may drop out to help with the familys
economic situation in this primarily
agrarian society. Private Catholic
schools (the nation is predominately
Catholic) are faring well, Jong said.
Although the nation is ranked as the
most poverty-stricken in Asia, and one
of the poorest on the globe, both
Ribeiro and Jong insist people do not
go hungry.
Although our people may earn an
average of 50 cents per day, they have
houses and food and are not begging or
starving in the street, Jong said. The
statistics on poverty are based on per
capita GDP, and do not take into ac-
count subsistence farming livelihood
or peoples ability to forage for wild
food, Jong said.
Nationally, the government is build-
ing infrastructure, such as roads, and
making clean water installation a top
priority.
People have clean water, but the
distance they have to go to get it is a
problem, Jong said. Some people
have wells or get their water directly
from mountain streams. In addition,
about 90% of the country is connected
to round-the-clock electricity, some-
thing other developing nations have yet
to achieve, Jong said.
Although coffee has historically
been highest on the export list, oil and
gas are vying for supremacy. Currently,
The Hague is mediating a dispute be-
tween Australia and Timor-Leste over
sea boundaries for oil exploration, Jong
explained.
Timor-Leste has one of the highest
sustained growth rates in the world,
gaining about 10% annually. Utilizing
oil/gas wealth to lift the non-oil econ-
omy is one of the nations biggest eco-
nomic challenges.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
PARTICIPATION
Leadership and management skills
are a dire need, as is teaching citizens
how to participate in and run local gov-
ernments.
We need to learn this, how various
sectors collaborate, and how to create
public awareness, of the democratic
process, Ribeiro said.
Both were impressed with Middle-
tons voluntary recycling and waste
management.
Not throwing rubbish everywhere
is a way to participate in develop-
ment, Jong said.
Ribeiro and Jong expect to incorpo-
rate some of what theyve learned in
recommendations for their govern-
ment. Ribeiro currently holds a posi-
tion he humbly admitted was powerful,
but quickly commented with a chuckle,
Were still centralized, so its in the
top ten now, but after we get local gov-
ernment, it wont be anymore!
IMPRESSIONS OF
MIDDLETON
After first attending State Depart-
ment orientation in Washington D.C.,
Ribeiro and Jong traveled to Middle-
ton. Based extensively at City Hall for
meetings on economic development
and city governance, they engaged
with Middleton officials from various
sectors: sustainability, tourism, and fi-
nance/TIF, and others. They accompa-
nied Davis as he juggled his
responsibilities, meeting with Repre-
sentative Dianne Hesselbein as well.
The pair also visited Middletons
high school, library, Pleasant View
Golf Course, a dairy farm, MOM,
ETC, and a slew of local eateries.
Sightseeing included iconic Wisconsin:
the State Capitol, Taliesen, Olbrich
Gardens, and Camp Randall for
Badger football.
Our crisp fall days felt cold to men
who live in a city where the tempera-
ture never dips below 77 degrees, and
can reach 104.
You have four seasons, we have
two wet and dry! quipped Ribeiro.
Both Ribeiro and Jong feel they
have met real Americans, not the
selfish, too-busy-to-help kind they had
heard about before.
We have met really good, kind peo-
ple here, Jong stated. Like our com-
munity in Timor-Leste, where people
help each other.
Davis may be traveling next March
to Timor-Leste if he is selected by
ICMA as a host community represen-
tative. Davis expressed his desire for a
continued relationship between Mid-
dleton and Timor-Leste, perhaps even
finding a Sister City. In addition, he en-
visions further mutually beneficial in-
ternational cultural exchanges, he said.
Middleton has much to gain and
share from such exchanges, Davis ob-
served. Id love to see this activity be
the first of many dynamic opportuni-
ties for international discovery for our
people and those with whom well in-
teract.
the county board does not have the au-
thority to change the minimum wage,
Ferrell said. Why arent we doing our
business instead of other peoples busi-
ness?
Ferrell, a county supervisor since
2008, stayed consistent with a criticism
he has leveled at the board for weigh-
ing in on everything from wars to mar-
ijuana legalization.
I dont participate in those discus-
sions, he said. Those issues are out-
side of the county boards purview.
How I vote on my private, personal
ballot is one thing, he added. But as
a county supervisor, it doesnt matter
what I think about things that have
nothing to do with county govern-
ment.
The state chamber of commerce,
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Com-
merce (WMC), did not take an official
position on the Dane County referen-
dum. However, WMC has consistently
viewed proposals to raise the minimum
wage as bad public policy.
Whenever you talk about increas-
ing the minimum wage, you are neces-
sarily engaging in a discussion about
how many jobs to kill, said Scott
Manley, WMCs vice president of gov-
ernment relations.
Manley said raising the minimum
wage would increase labor costs, forc-
ing employers to cut hours, benefits
and jobs. He said businesses would
also be likely to pass the added costs
onto consumers by raising prices.
Increasing the minimum wage in
Wisconsin to $10.10 would lead to
28,000 lost jobs, Manley said. Raising
it to $15.00, as some have proposed,
would eliminate 91,000 jobs, he added.
When you look at minimum wage
workers, you have to realize they make
up a very small percentage of the
workforce around 2.5 percent, he
said. They are generally very young
and very unskilled workers in entry
level jobs. They are on the bottom rung
of the economic ladder.
Some economists have said raising
the minimum wage is like sawing off
the bottom rung of that ladder, he con-
tinued. Putting it out of reach for
some workers.
Wuest found from research done by
The Center on Wisconsin Strategy that
the states that raised the minimum
wage at the beginning of 2014 had job
growth that was equal to or better than
those that did not. The research also
shows raising the minimum wage
would help boost the economy.
Raising the minimum wage will
help the economy by lifting many peo-
ple out of poverty and providing them
more economic security, Wuest said.
This reduces the dependence on gov-
ernment services and allows lower-in-
come individuals to begin to engage in
the economy by purchasing goods and
services.
The resolution also reads, in part,
that if the minimum wage had kept
pace with inflation, since 1968, it
would be nearly $11 per hour today. If
the minimum wage had kept pace with
worker productivity, since 1968, it
would be nearly $20/hour today. If the
minimum wage kept pace with the
growth of wealth for the top 1 percent
of the United States, since 1968, it
would be nearly $29 per hour today.
Mazomanie Chamber of Commerce
President Natalie Beil is in favor of
raising the minimum wage because
she believes it would help bring more
customers to her business, B-Style
Floral and Gifts.
Most of my customers here are
middle to low income, Beil said.
Theyre just putting money back into
the economy.
Adding, If we increased [mini-
mum] wage to 10.10 per hour, were
almost adding close to $6,000 into their
income yearly and that would bring a
lot of people out of public assistance.
CHURCH NOTES
tion.
Every time we get a little bit of a
delay, then I lose my window of sub-
contractors cause everybodys just
swamped. continued Hacker, Weve
got work right now were bidding we
cant even get bids on, thats how busy
everybody is out there.
Westport initially voted on May 5 to
approve the construction of the facility
through Fischl Construction at an esti-
mated cost of $981,100.
The Westport Board also voted
unanimously to approve Resolution
14-18, which approved Dane County
Blanket Farmland Preservation Re-
zones for State Law Consistency. This
is a matter commented Board Admin-
istrator Tom Wilson of Dane County
trying to make sure that they Ag-
preservation code is up to the state re-
quirements. Wilson also explained
that there was only 1 property in the
township that would be affected be-
yond properties already owned by the
County and the State.
The board also discussed and voted
on multiple land-division and rezone
items for properties inside the town-
ship, including approving a land divi-
sion at 6303 Meffert Rd. after a posi-
tive recommendation from the West-
port Planning Commission.
Another land-division and rezone
item that was slated for 5893 Wood-
land Dr. was voted to be postponed
until soil testing was completed to de-
termine if blasting would be necessary
for the construction process.
Additionally, the board voted to pay
the towns bills, and heard updates on
the committee actions from board
members, and held off from convening
into closed session due to Board Super-
visor Bill Von Rutenberg being absent
from the meeting.
PAGE 10 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2014
WESTPORT continued from page 2
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 11
Revenge served cold
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Reischel on
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MIDDLETON 33, SUN PRAIRIE 10
Middleton makes
most of second
chance, KOs
Sun Prairie
Schulzs run
highlights a
memorable night
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Cam Maly (32) and Mitchell Bacon (85) celebrate Middletons win over Sun Prairie last Friday.
Reign of terror
It was redemption week around
Middletons football program.
So it seemed almost too good to be
true when Cardinals senior corner-
back Alex Wood got a second chance
in Middletons second chance game.
Early in the third quarter, with
Middleton clinging to a 17-7 lead
over Sun Prairie in a WIAA Division
Level 1 game, Wood was burned on a
41-yard touchdown pass. Or so it
seemed.
Moments after Sun Prairies J.P.
Curran and Marquis Reuter connect-
ed on the apparent score, the touch-
down was called back for an
unsportsmanlike penalty on Sun
Prairie during the play.
Two plays later, Middleton safety
Joe Ludwig intercepted Curran. And
two series later, Wood intercepted
Curran himself.
Redemption? You bet, as
Middleton finished the game on a 16-
3 burst and rolled to an impressive
33-10 win.
That helped Middleton gain some
revenge for its only loss of the sea-
son, a 20-17 setback on Sept. 19.
Its a relief, Wood said after-
wards. Normally we dont get sec-
ond chances and thats what the
whole theme of the week was.
You dont get second chances
Kellan Schulz might be too young
to remember Fran Tarkenton or
Randall Cunningham.
Johnny Manziel? Thats more up
his alley.
Last Friday night, Schulz looked
like a combination of all three, pro-
ducing the Play of the Year for
Middletons football team.
In a WIAA Division 1 Level 1
playoff game, Schulz a senior
quarterback had a memorable 55-
yard touchdown run that helped
Middleton down Sun Prairie, 33-10.
Schulz broke four tackles and
made another handful of defenders
miss on the memorable touchdown.
Schulzs huge run gave Middleton a
24-7 lead midway through the third
quarter and helped put away a Sun
Prairie team that was trying to claw
back into the game.
I havent had a run like that since
sixth grade, Schulz said. That was
sixth grade stuff.
No, this was big boy football at its
best.
Middleton was clinging to a 17-7
lead midway through the third quar-
ter and faced a third-and-10 on its
own 45. Schulz ran a quarterback
draw, headed right, and got big early
blocks from Eric Karwoski and tack-
le Kamon Ennis.
At midfield, though, Sun Prairie
See FOOTBALL, page 18 See SCHULZ, page 17
Boys spikers win
Big 8 again
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Excellence.
Consistency.
Brilliance.
This has been the norm inside
Middletons boys volleyball program
for years now. And the 2014
Cardinals certainly did their part in
continuing the tradition.
Middleton won a pair of Big Eight
Conference matches last week and
finished the league season a perfect
10-0. The Cardinals won their third
straight conference championship
and eighth in nine years. During that
stretch, Middleton is an amazing 92-
4 in Big Eight matches, a .958 win-
ning percentage.
Impressive work by all the past
PAGE 12 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2014
Back in August, Middletons boys
cross country co-coaches Isaac
Mezera and Cindy Bremser talked
about cracking the top-10 at the
WIAA Division 1 state meet.
The Cardinal runners said those
goals werent lofty enough.
Amazingly, everything is still in
front of Middleton and anything is
still possible.
The Cardinals finished second at
the DeForest Sectional last Saturday.
And Middleton qualified for
Saturdays state meet at Ridges Golf
Course in Wisconsin Rapids starting
at 12:50 p.m.
We get one more week to see if
we can all have our best race on the
same day, Mezera said. If we can
Running down their dreams
Boys XC team
headed to state
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
See BOYS XC, page 16
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Christian Lindblomb and Middletons boys cross country team qualified
for the state meet, which will be held on Saturday.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 13
Twenty-four hours after it was
over, Cindy Bremser was still teary
eyed.
And the sting could last for quite
a while.
Middletons girls cross country
team went to the WIAA Division 1
DeForest Sectional last Saturday and
fell narrowly short of its dreams.
Sun Prairie won the sectional with
57 points, while Madison Memorial
finished second with 60 points and
claimed the final state berth.
Middleton came as close as you can
get to reaching state and not going,
finishing in third place with 61
points.
I have tears in my eyes, said
Bremser, who shares coaching duties
with Isaac Mezera. It is hard not to
love these girls for how hard they
work, trust in the coaches and them-
selves, and are the greatest team-
mates to one another.
The good news for Middleton is
seniors Rachel Wians and Bobbi
Patrick both earned individual state
berths. Wians finished in seventh
place overall, completing the 5,000-
meter course in 19:41.2, while
Patrick was eighth (19:42.3).
The top five runners not on a state
qualifying team earned a trip to state.
The state meet is Saturday at Ridges
Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids
and the girls race is at 2:50 p.m.
The great news is that Rachel
Wians and Bobbi Patrick do get the
opportunity to compete at state as
individual qualifiers, Bremser said.
Their hard work paid off.
Still, the Cardinals were hoping to
bring their entire team.
Middleton finished fourth at state
the last two seasons. But the
Cardinals knew they had their work
Heartbreak hotel
Girls XC team falls
just short of state
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
See GIRLS XC, page 16
Times-Tribune photo
by Mary Langenfeld
Mi ddl et ons
Bobbi Patrick
qualified for the
state cross coun-
try meet as an
individual.
In a perfect world, they would
have defended their state champi-
onship.
As it was, Middletons girls tennis
team had itself a nice little weekend
and another memorable season.
The Cardinals reached the semifi-
nals of the WIAA Division 1 state
team meet before losing to Neenah
last Saturday. Middleton, which won
the state title last year, ended the sea-
son 18-5.
Its always so fun to go to state,
and even though it didnt go as
expected, Im proud of my team for
the great fight, and season, said
Middleton doubles standout Abbey
Webber. Winning a round at team
state is really hard, and it was nice
getting into the top four. Considering
how difficult it is to get to team state,
and let alone get to the quarters, I
was really proud of my team.
Middleton junior Kaisey Skibba
agreed.
As a team, one of our main goals
was to make it back to team state this
year, and we were very happy to
accomplish that goal, Skibba said.
Team state is always a fun time, so
winning a round and making it to the
semis was great for our team.
Overall, this season was great, and
our team accomplished a lot, so Im
proud of that.
Middleton opened with a 5-2 win
over Brookfield East on Friday
night.
Skibba defeated Emma Corwin,
6-4, 7-5, at No. 1 singles. And senior
Emily Oberwetter toppled Sadie
Spahn, 6-4, 1-6, 6-0, at No. 2 singles.
In doubles play, Webber and
Allison Ragsdale defeated Rachel
Melin and Carly Wolff, 6-1, 6-0, at
No. 1.
Baylie Gold and Lauren Coons
bested Hannah Lein and Bella Auger,
6-1, 4-6, 6-3, at No. 2. And at No. 3,
Megan Peyton and Jessica Wang beat
Ali Brefka and Kalina Zhong, 7-5, 6-
2.
In the semifinals, though, Neenah
ended Middletons year.
Skibba posted a 6-3, 6-4 win over
Jenny Price. And the Webber-
Ragsdale duo downed Kendra
Kappes and Christina Price, 6-2, 6-3.
But the Cardinals fell in the other
five flights.
Our team did go into state hop-
ing to get back to the finals, and I
know that many of us were initially
upset, Ragsdale said. But by the
end of the day I think we were all
pleased that we got the opportunity
to get to go back to state at all.
Middleton wasnt sure exactly
what it had when the year began. The
Cardinals graduated four seniors
from their state title team and had
holes to fill everywhere.
But Middleton won the Big Eight
title again, captured a sectional
crown and reached the state semifi-
nals.
Not too shabby.
We had a lot of fun and made a
lot of good memories, Webber said.
It will be hard next year without the
senior class, because weve been hit-
ting with some of them since ele-
mentary school.
I wish I could say we exceeded
expectations this season. We wanted
to make the state finals, and that did-
nt happen. Its okay that it we didnt
make it to the finals, thats not how
well remember this season.
Added Ragsdale: At the begin-
ning of the year, I had no idea how
we would end up as a team. I didnt
know who the newcomers would be
and was a little nervous about how
they would do. With all things con-
sidered, I think everyone exceeded
expectations.
Which led to another terrific sea-
son.
PAGE 14 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2014
Tennis Cards fall in state semis
Middleton enjoys
another big year
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Photo submitted
Another great year
Middletons girls tennis team reached the state semifinals last week, before losing to eventual runner-up Neenah. From left are Allison Ragsdale, Jessica Wang, Abbey Webber, Megan Peyton,
Emily Bruhn, Amanda Huff, Lauren Coons, Kaisey Skibba, Emily Oberwetter, Baylie Gold and Liddy Whritenour.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 15
Two steps
from state
Times-Tribune photos
by Mary Langenfeld
Logan Welti
(top), Morgan
Schmitt (left) and
the rest of
Middletons girls
volleyball team
won a regional
c hampi ons hi p
last Saturday.
Middleton now
hosts DeForest in
a sectional semifi-
nal Thursday at 6
p.m.
Franco Marcos calls it bonus
week.
While the majority of the states
girls volleyball teams are home by
now, the few and the proud march
on.
Middleton remained part of that
elite club, rallying for a thrilling
five-set victory over host Waunakee
in a WIAA Division 1 regional final
last Saturday.
After dropping the first two sets,
the fifth-seeded Cardinals bounced
back and posted a 19-25, 22-25, 25-
9, 25-14, 15-9 win over the fourth-
seeded Warriors.
Middleton will now host top-
seeded DeForest in a sectional semi-
final Thursday at 6 p.m. The winner
of that match advances to the sec-
tional finals, which will be held at
Sun Prairie High School Saturday at
7 p.m.
Coming back and beating
Waunakee like that gives us a lot of
confidence, Marcos said. Weve
still got little things to work on, but
were playing pretty well right now.
Middleton certainly wasnt play-
ing well early, dropping the first two
sets and struggling to gain any con-
sistency.
It wasnt us being unfocused. It
was more like nerves, Marco said.
The ball wasnt bouncing our way
and we just started out a little nerv-
ous.
The turning point for Middleton
might have actually come late in the
second set.
The Cardinals trailed, 24-19,
when Jessi Nonn served up three
straight aces. Waunakee eventually
won the game, but the Cardinals
picked up some much-needed
momentum and carried that to the
third game.
That was the spark we needed,
Marcos said.
Indeed.
Middleton began the third game
on an 8-0 run, followed that with a 6-
2 burst and grabbed a 19-9 lead. The
Cardinals then scored the final six
points of Game 3 and posted an easy
win.
The fourth game was much of the
same, as Middleton built leads of 14-
6 and 24-9 before prevailing, 25-14.
You could see they started won-
dering what was going on, Marcos
said. We struggled early and they
struggled later.
The Cardinals raced to a 4-1 lead
in the deciding fifth game. Waunakee
pulled within 5-4, but the Cardinals
answered with a 5-0 burst and
grabbed a 10-4 lead.
Middleton led, 14-7, before
Waunakee scored consecutive points.
But on the Cardinals third match
point, they finished off the Warriors.
Great win for us, Marcos said.
The girls did a great job fighting
back.
Logan Welti had a huge night for
the Cardinals with three aces, 25
kills, four blocks and 21 digs.
Audrey Hinshaw had 15 kills, many
coming at critical times.
Jessi Nonn had a team-high five
aces, while Morgan Roberts added
four aces. Amber Karn had 14 digs,
Rachel Severson had 25 assists and
Cole Jordee had 14 assists.
Middleton also posted a 25-12,
25-9, 25-15 win over Madison West
in the regional semifinals last
Thursday.
Welti led the Cardinals with 16
kills and 12 digs, while Karn had
seven aces and 18 digs. Jordee added
four blocks.
Middleton had lost to the Regents
just five days earlier at the Big Eight
Conference tournament, and wanted
to make amends.
We needed to come out strong
and make a statement, Marcos said.
The loss was fresh in our minds and
we showed them who the better team
was.
Now, the Cardinals are hoping to
surprise a DeForest team that won
the Northern Badger Conference and
is ranked No. 7 in the latest state
poll.
DeForest a really good team,
Marcos said. Well have our work
cut out for us but I like our
chances.
Because anything can happen in
bonus week.
Middletons girls
volleyball team
topples Waunakee
in regional finals
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Senior Night is always a special
time inside Middletons girls swim-
ming program.
And last Tuesday was no differ-
ent.
The Cardinals rolled past
Janesville Parker, 131-39, and fin-
ished the Big Eight Conference dual
meet season in second place with a
8-1 record.
Middleton also honored its nine
seniors, a group that had a huge
impact on the Cardinals recent suc-
cesses.
It has been a tradition of ours to
honor our seniors at our final dual
meet, Middleton coach Lauren
Cabalka said.We want to swim our
best races of the season as we head
into the postseason meets and give
the seniors a great send off and thank
them for all they have done for our
program.
The Cardinals made the sendoff a
thrill for everyone involved.
Middleton junior Victoria Lin,
junior Emma Karbusicky, freshman
Chiara Pierobon-Mays and freshman
Caroline Hippen won the 200 yard
medley relay. The Cardinals quartet
of senior Jordan Redders, sophomore
Morgan Pincombe, sophomore Tryn
Peterson and junior Victoria Trantow
were second (2:01.26).
Hippen, junior Samantha Roll and
senior Paige Prestigiacomo went 1-
2-3, respectively, in the 200 yard
freestyle. Sophomore Margaret
McGill, senior Clare Grimm and
sophomore Morgan Pincombe also
went 1-2-3 in the 200 yard IM.
Hippen, Pierobon-Mays and
Prestigiacomo finished first, second
and third, respectively, in the 50 yard
freestyle. And Pierobon-Mays won
the 100 yard butterfly, while sopho-
more Anna Bauerle was third.
Roll, freshman Nicole McCue and
senior Joyce Haley went 1-2-3 in the
500 yard freestyle. And Lin, sopho-
more Tryn Peterson and Redders
were first, second and third, respec-
tively, in the 100 yard backstroke.
Junior Emma Karbusicky won the
100 yard breaststroke and McGill
was second. And junior Jordyn
Hellenbrand was second in the 100
yard freestyle, while Redders was
third.
The quartet of Roll, senior Lauren
Kalvin, McGill and Prestigiacomo
won the 200 yard freestyle relay,
while senior Maggie Mangas,
McCue, Hippen and sophomore
Maggie Go were second.
The quartet of Kalvin, Mangas,
Redders and Prestigiacomo won the
400 yard freestyle relay. And the
foursome of Peterson, sophomore
Elise Hokanson, Hellenbrand and
Lin was second.
We had some really great swims,
including some season bests,
Cabalka said. But more importantly,
we were able to see the amazing
impact that our nine seniors have had
on our program. They are an excep-
tional group of young women who
have left future classes with a lot to
live up to.
PAGE 16 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2014
do that, a top five finish is possi-
ble.
The Cardinals proved at section-
als that anything is still possible.
Madison West won the meet with
41 points, while Middleton finished
with 84 points and claimed the final
team berth at state. Sun Prairie was
third with 100 points, while Madison
Memorial (142) and Beaver Dam
(143) rounded out the top five at the
12-team sectional.
Middleton sophomore Gus
Newcomb had a sensational race,
finishing third overall. Newcomb
completed the 5,000-meter course in
16 minutes, 39.1 seconds.
Gus knew that every place would
count in the end, so he did what he
could to be at the front of his pack,
Mezera said of Newcomb. Third at
sectionals is certainly something to
be proud of.
Junior Christian Lindblom was
14th overall (17:05.2), while fresh-
man Jack Rader was 18th and senior
Zach Shoemaker-Allen was 19th
(17:10.7).
Christian, Jack, and Zach have
been taking turns being 2, 3, and 4 all
season, Mezera said. The key is
that they pack up during the race.
Christian and Jack were out real-
ly aggressively from the start and
Zach made up a lot of ground over
the last kilometer. Seeing them fin-
ishall packed upin the top-20 helped
me feel more confident about our
chances of making it to state.
Middleton also counted a 30th
place finish from senior Andrew
Plumb (17:33.8).
It was a tough race for Andrew,
Mezera said. The key is he kept
fighting, keeping other runners
between himself and Sun Prairies
No. 5.
Middleton is now heading to the
state meet for the sixth time since
2001. In that time, the Cardinals
have had just one top-10 finish a
sixth place finish in 2001.
The Cardinals would like to crack
the top-10 again and perhaps fare
even better.
Cindy and I thought top-10 at the
start of the year, and the guys
thought they could finish better than
that, Mezera said. Now they get
the chance to show us.
cut out after finishing well behind
Sun Prairie and Madison Memorial
at the Big Eight Conference on Oct.
18.
This race was much closer,
though.
Sun Prairie had three of the top
six finishers and four of the top 11.
Sun Prairies fifth runner was just
35th overall, but that was just good
enough to give it the sectional title.
Madison Memorial had the indi-
vidual sectional champion, and three
of the top 10 finishers. The Spartans
also counted a 22nd and 23rd place
finish.
After Wians and Patrick,
Middleton junior Sam Valentine was
14th (20:10.6). Freshman Charlotte
Sue was 15th (20:14.7) and sopho-
more Kallie Stafford was 17th
(20:30.6).
That left Middleton just one point
shy, though, of making it back to
state.
We all knew that the team had
their work cut out for them trailing
the first and second place teams at
conference by 24 points and know-
ing we would be facing them in
another week, Bremser said. The
girls never gave up.
All I can say is Isaac and I are so
proud of these girls and how they
competed and handled the adversi-
ty.To have back-to-back fourth place
finishes at state and not return is
heartbreaking, especially with other
teams in other sectionals going to
state that we have beaten in competi-
tion this year. Athletics can be a
roller coaster ride of emotions and
we have had many highs.
BOYS XC continued from page 12 n
GIRLS XC continued from page 13 n
Senior Night a hit
for MHS swimmers
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Punting for the coffin corner is a
lost art at most levels of football.
Not at Middleton High School,
though, where Declan Whinnery and
the Cardinals special teams units have
brought it back with gusto.
Whinnery, Middletons senior
punter, has become a master at aiming
for the corner of the field just in front
of the end zone. For this style of kick
to be effective, a punter must have ter-
rific hang time and be skilled at aim-
ing the ball for the corner.
Whinnery is both and last
Fridays WIAA Division 1 Level 1
playoff game against Sun Prairie was
proof.
Whinnery pinned Sun Prairie
inside the 6-yard line three times with
majestic kicks. And Sun Prairies
average starting field position on its
12 drives was the 20-yard line.
Middleton dominated the field
position battle, and eventually the
game, on its way to a 33-10 win.
Declan did an amazing job,
Middleton senior defensive end Josh
Hellbach said. Hes really come on as
the seasons gone on. Im so proud of
him.
There was a lot to be proud of on
this night.
Whinnery pinned Sun Prairie at its
own 5-yard line early in the second
quarter.
Late in the third quarter, a terrific
Whinnery punt forced Sun Prairie to
begin from its 6. Two plays later, Alex
Wills notched a sack and a safety that
gave Middleton a 26-10 lead.
Then late in the game, Whinnerys
perfect punt was downed at the 4-yard
line.
Sun Prairies best field position of
the night was its own 34-yard line. On
the flip side, Middletons average
starting position was its own 41.
Declans punts inside the 10 were
huge, Middleton coach Tim Simon
said. That changed the game. You
cant underestimate having a great
punter like that.
On deck: Middleton hosts Fond
du Lac Friday at 7 p.m. in a Level 2
matchup between a pair of 9-1 teams.
Fond du Lac, the No. 3 seed, fin-
ished second in the Valley Football
Association South Division behind
Oshkosh North. Fond du Lacs only
loss was a 14-7 setback to North on
Sept. 26.
Junior running back Justin Maratik
(6-0, 180) is the key to Fond du Lacs
offense. Maratik has rushed for 1,461
yards, 20 touchdowns and is averag-
ing 6.5 yards per carry.
Senior quarterback Jack Nejedlo
has thrown for 1,300 yards, 18 touch-
downs and just four interceptions. His
favorite target is 6-foot-5 wideout
Brian Luteyn, who has 38 receptions
for 795 yards and 10 TDs.
Fond du Lac has outscored its foes,
369-123, a ratio of exactly 3-to-1. And
Fond du Lac has held five of its 10
opponents to seven points, or less.
It should be a great game, Simon
said. At this time of the year, every-
one you face is a pretty darn good
football team.
Middleton has always enjoyed
playing at home. Its been even more
of advantage this year, though, with
large crowds and a raucous student
section that the players have certainly
fed off of.
Homefield advantage is fun, sen-
ior cornerback Alex Wood said. I just
love this field and were so lucky to
play here. Our student section is just
amazing. That moral support means a
lot.
Chop, chop: About 50 players
including the entire defense got
Mohawks before the Sun Prairie
game.
The reason?
Its the whole going to war kind of
thing, Hellbach said. Theres no
going back. It shows were all in this
together.
Redemption: Middletons offen-
sive line had a rough time of it in Sun
Prairie back in Week 5, allowing eight
sacks. In the rematch, though, Sun
Prairie had just three sacks and
Middleton quarterback Kellan Schulz
had far more time to operate.
Our O-line came to play, Schulz
said. The coaches took it personally
and the whole team took it personally.
Our O-line decided to do something
about it. We made some changes after
that first game and its been really
good ever since.
Odds and ends: Middleton led,
24-10, late in the third quarter when a
Kellan Schulz pass was seemingly
headed for Sun Prairie cornerback
Dell Hune. At the last moment,
though, Middleton junior wideout
Mitchell Bacon reached in and made a
brilliant one-handed catch all while
denying Hune a huge interception.
There was a postgame altercation
between Middleton and Sun Prairie
near the visitors sideline.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 17
linebacker James Pontius seem-
ingly had Schulz dead to rights.
Somehow, though, Schulz slipped
out of the tackle attempt.
Sun Prairie cornerback Dell Hune
closed quickly and had a beat on
Schulz, but the nifty quarterback
juked right, then headed left. Schulz
slipped another tackle, then made
two more Sun Prairie defenders miss
in the center of the field.
Schulz angled for the left sideline
and outran a bevy of Sun Prairie
defenders to the boundary.
Middleton senior wideout Travis
Zander threw a key block late, then
only sophomore defensive back
Austin Delaney stood between
Schulz and the endzone.
Although Schulz was dog-tired,
he wasnt going down and he ran
through Delaneys tackle attempt for
an unforgettable touchdown.
We had a pretty good hole going
and someone started grabbing me,
Schulz said. But I kept my feet
moving and then I put my hand on
the ground, which helped a lot.
Then I got up and there were a
couple of guys in front of me. So I
gave them a little juke and then cut
left and there was just nothing but
daylight. There was one guy at the
end at about the 5-yard line, and I
was just gassed. But there was no
way I wasnt getting in.
Schulz is one of Middletons top
dual threat quarterbacks in years. But
this play is likely to top his rsum.
He didnt go down on the first
tackle, Middleton coach Tim Simon
said. Then to understand where the
pursuit was coming from and to cut
back across the field like that. That
was huge. Big play. That was a pretty
special run.
Schulzs teammates see him make
big plays each day in practice. But
they all agreed this was as good as it
gets.
He looked like Johnny Manziel,
Middleton senior defensive back
Alex Wood said. In practice he
makes plays, but this was unbeliev-
able.
Kellans truly something special.
Hes put in so much work in the off-
season. Growing up, playing with
him, its just great seeing him and
my teammates thrive. It was a great
play.
One that will be remembered for a
long, long time.
SCHULZ continued from page 11 n
Whinnery comes up
big in Middletons win
F O O T B A L L
N O T E S
Punter plays huge
role for Cardinals
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Kellan Schulz had a memorable 55-yard touchdown run during Middletons 33-10 win over Sun Prairie in the first
round of the playoffs last Friday.
MIDDLETON 33, SUN PRAIRIE 10
very often and you have to take
advantage of them. And we got extra
lucky having a second, second
chance.
Middleton improved to 9-1 and
will host Fond du Lac (9-1) in a
Level 2 game Friday at 7 p.m. Sun
Prairie finished the season 6-4.
Afterwards, Middleton coach Tim
Simon knew his team caught a break
when the Sun Prairie touchdown was
called back. Middleton then made the
most of it.
That was a key part of the game,
Simon said. Our defense was play-
ing well, but if that touchdowns holds
up its a different game.
Middletons defense, which
allowed just 7.1 points per game dur-
ing the regular season, was terrific in
the rematch.
Middleton forced five turnovers,
as senior cornerback Nick Maes,
Ludwig and Wood all had intercep-
tions. Senior defensive end Josh
Hellbach and senior linebacker
Peyton Brunker both had fumble
recoveries, as well.
In addition, Middleton notched six
sacks, including 2.5 by senior defen-
sive end Alex Wills.
We really try and set the tone and
do that every game, Hellbach said.
And this was so much better than
the first game against these guys.
One hundred times better.
Middleton also had just one
turnover itself after giving it away
four times in the first meeting with
Sun Prairie.
The challenge was we needed to
take care of the football, then make
them cough it up a few times, as
well, Simon said. We were substan-
tially better in all areas than the first
time we met.
Middleton was certainly better
after Sun Prairies touchdown was
nullified.
Three plays after Ludwigs inter-
ception, Middleton senior quarter-
back Kellan Schulz had a memorable
55-yard touchdown run that resem-
bled something out of a video game.
Schulz broke four tackles during the
play and made at least that many Sun
Prairie defenders miss on his way to
giving Middleton a 24-10 lead.
Play of the year, Wood said of
Schulzs touchdown.
Sun Prairie countered with a field
goal and closed within 24-10.
But Wills sacked Curran for a
safety with just 14 seconds left in the
third quarter to make it 26-10.
Then with 8:55 left in the game,
junior tailback Cam Maly erupted on
a 66-yard touchdown off right tackle
to make it 33-10. Middleton ran a
power play, in which backside guard
Austin Collins had the key block that
sprung Maly loose.
Cam doesnt need much room,
Simon said. He just needs a crease,
and if we can get him out into the
open field, hes dangerous.
Middleton was certainly a danger-
ous outfit as the outset of the game.
Defense has ruled the day all season
for Middleton and the first half was
no different.
Midway through the first quarter,
Sun Prairie was on its own 28-yard
line when Wills had a strip sack of
Curran. Hellbach recovered on the
Sun Prairie 25 and returned it to the
1-yard line.
One play later, Maly plowed in to
give Middleton a 7-0 lead with 4:08
left in the first quarter.
Alex and I just work so well
together, Hellbach said. You cant
double team both of us and we
really do a nice job working togeth-
er.
On Sun Prairies ensuing posses-
sion, it went backwards, then faced a
fourth-and-18 from its 8-yard line.
Wood then had a 12-yard return to the
Sun Prairie 28.
On third-and-2, Middleton lined
up with its jumbo package, then tight
end Mitchell Herl shot down the
seam. The 6-foot-4 Herl got lined up
with 5-foot-9 cornerback Dell Hune,
and Schulz hit Herl for an easy score
and a 14-0 Middleton lead.
We just caught them with their
pants down and Mitchell was wide
open, Schulz said.
It stayed that way until late in the
first half when Middleton punted
from deep in its own territory. Sun
Prairie received terrific push up the
gut, blocked Declan Whinnerys
punt, then Ryan Dreifuerst recovered
and ran the final two yards to pull the
visitors within 14-7 with just 34 sec-
onds left in the first half.
The play had the potential of being
an enormous momentum changer.
But Middleton didnt let that happen.
I think that speaks to the charac-
ter of our team, that they answered
that challenge, Simon said. We
played a decent first half not great,
but decent. They had momentum
going into halftime. We needed to
withstand that and I thought we did.
Middleton withstood everything
Sun Prairie threw at it. And now its
off to Level 2.
Im so proud of everyone,
Schulz said. I think weve done a
really good job of winning and not
tasting the glory too long and just
moving on. Weve been doing a great
job of not hanging onto the highs too
long. Now weve got to do it again
this week.
Oct. 24
Level 1 playoffs
Middleton 33, Sun Prairie 10
Sun Prairie ................ 0 7 3 0 10
Middleton .............. 14 0 12 7 33
Middleton Maly, 1, run (Whinnery kick)
Middleton Herl, 20, pass from Schulz
(Whinnery kick)
Sun Prairie Dreifuerst, 5, blocked punt
(Oswalt kick)
Middleton FG, Whinnery, 29
Middleton Schulz, 55, run (Whinnery
kick)
Sun Prairie FG, Oswalt, 38
Middleton Safety (Alex Wills sacked J.P.
Curran in endzone)
Middleton Maly 66 run (Whinnery kick)
TEAM STATISTICS
First downs SP 12, Mi 8. Rushing (Att.-
Yds.) SP 44-107, Mi 36-246. Passing yards
SP 137, Mi 90.Passes (Comp.-Att.-Int.) SP
8-17-3, Mi 6-13-0.Fumbles-lost SP 5-3, Mi 1-
1.Penalties-yards SP 8-80, Mi 5-65.
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing:SP Diaz 28-126; Mi Maly 22-
142.
Passing: SP Curran 8-17-3, 137; Mi
Schulz 6-13-0, 90.
Receiving:SP Verstegen 2-41; Mi Herl
2-54.
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MIDDLETON 33, SUN PRAIRIE 10
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Middletons Josh Hellbach (49) sacks Sun Prairies J.P. Curran last Friday.
FOOTBALL continued from page 11 n
ning percentage.
Impressive work by all the past
and current players we have in the
program, Middleton coach Ben
White said. We are blessed to have
athletes who have fallen in love with
the game of volleyball and we have
great alumni and seniors this year
who instill what it means to play for
Middleton and the tradition.
The Cardinals made sure that tra-
dition continued last week.
First, Middleton opened with a
25-15, 25-22, 25-17 win over
Madison Memorial last Tuesday.
James Caldwell continued his
monstrous season with 20 kills and
15 digs, while Thomas Robson
added 17 digs and two aces. Derek
Kalvin had 38 assists and Blake
Sprecher added six blocks.
Our match against Memorial was
pretty sloppy, but to Memorials
credit they are a much-improved
team and have the athletes they need
to compete in the Big Eight, White
said.The best thing I could take out
of our match with Memorial was the
fact that we were down in both
games two and three and we came
back to win.
Guys never panicked. Im hope-
ful I have prepared them enough this
year with tough non-conference
matches that they know what they
have to do to come back and win the
tight games.
Middleton followed that with a
25-14, 25-15, 25-13 win over visit-
ing Fort Atkinson last Thursday. Fort
entered the match 8-1 in the Big
Eight and had a chance to forge a tie
atop the league, but Middleton made
sure that didnt happen.
Caldwell continued to shine with
20 kills, nine digs and three blocks,
while Kalvin had 35 assists. Ben
Miller had eight digs, Sprecher had
three blocks and Jordan Futch added
two aces as the Cardinals rolled on
Senior Night.
Middletons match was moved to
the schools field house, because the
Cardinals girls team was hosting a
regional semifinal. And the atmos-
phere was off the charts.
I loved it, White said. The
place was packed, it was loud and
hot and thats the court we always
practice on.
Mike Ziegler, a former (MHS)
player and Fort head coach, knew I
loved playing in the field house and
wasnt really looking forward to it.
The guys came out with incredi-
ble energy on Senior Night. Fort
came out with a lot of intensity, but
by the end of the night we were com-
pletely rolling and firing on all cylin-
ders.I was really impressed with our
constant effort against Fort.
The play of Caldwell has been
key to Middletons dominance in the
Big Eight this season.
Caldwell has 40 kills in his last
two matches and is averaging 6.25
kills per game this season. Caldwell
also leads Middleton in aces, hes
second in digs and blocks, and his
passing average is the highest-ever
under a team coached by White.
The best part is the guys are
feeding off his energy and knowing
their roles on the team, White said
of Caldwell.
Kalvin is also excelling running
Middletons offense, keeping every-
one involved and opponents on their
toes.
We are a deep team and if teams
key on James, Derek is finding the
second, third and fourth options,
White said.Derek is running a great
offense right now and playing his
best ball of the season.And if Jordan
Futch, Blake Sprecher and Andrew
Gardner continue to grow in their
position, well be a tough out.
Middleton earned the No. 1 seed
in its sectional and received a first
round bye. The Cardinals will host
either fourth-seeded Fort Atkinson or
fifth-seeded Waukesha South in a
regional semifinal on Nov. 4 at 7
p.m.
If the Cardinals win there, theyd
host the sectional final Nov. 6, most
likely against second-seeded Kettle
Moraine.
After the Fort match I told the
guys they have had a great season,
White said. Almost in unison the
guys all yelled, We arent done yet.
They seem to have the right mind-
set.Now the time is to focus at what
is at hand.
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Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Andrew Gardner and Middletons boys volleyball team went a perfect 10-0
in Big Eight play.
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