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VOL. 122, NO. 2
THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2014
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Conhaim vs. Brar for city council; Whitney vs. Oberle for town board; Kinne, DeWind and Ashley square off for school board
by MATT GEIGER
Times-Tribune
The filing deadline for the spring election came and went Tuesday, and there will a few contested local races on the April 1 ballot. State offices to be elected include Court of Appeals Districts 1, 2 and 4
Youth Center re-opens doors

Hinahara takes over as director at new location
by MATT GEIGER The Middleton Youth Resource Center is re-opening on February 3.
Times-Tribune
CITY COUNCIL Incumbent Second District alderman Gurdip Brar will face challenger Robert Conhaim in the only contested Middleton Common Council race. Conhaim and Brar are no strangers, as the former was ousted from the seat in 2008 by the latter. Incumbents Susan West (Dist. 6) and Mark Sullivan (Dist. 8) both filed to run for re-election and will not face any challengers on the ballot. District 4 alderman Jim Wexler will not seek another term, so newcomer Chad Gehin See ELECTION, page 17
and Circuit Court. Various local government seats are up for re-election, including those on city, town, village and school boards.
Supporters are hoping a new director, a changed location and different programming will help bolster the centers popularity. A statement issued by the City of Middleton Recreation Department said the center will offer a comprehensive program for children in grades five through eight. The center, which used to operate at City Hall, will now use Clark Street Community School, 2429 Clark St. Gabrielle Hinahara has been named the new Youth Resource Center Director. I'm really excited to re-open the Middleton Youth Resource Center, because I want to provide a safe and fun space for young teens in our community to spend time after school, said Hinahara, a former Good Neighbor Fest Good Neighbor and co-founder of the non-profit Growing Food and Sustainability. We are going to provide students with daily academic help, but the Youth Center is also going to focus on hands-on, experiential activities such as painting, gardening, bird watching, cooking, sports, and community service, she continued. Students will also be involved in selecting many of the activities themselves, so they will learn a lot about leadership and collabora-
State health officials are investigating three probable cold weather-related deaths in Wisconsin. The deaths were reported in Ashland, Marquette and Milwaukee counties. Dangerously low temperatures here in Dane County prompted local officials to cancel school in Middleton-Cross Plains Monday, as well as delaying the Town of Middletons Tuesday night board meeting. The weather, which the State Bank of Cross Plains-Middleton branch thermometer showed dropping to -20 degrees on Monday morning, might have been dangerous, but it was also beautiful. Top, sunrise over Lake Mendota shows not only the early morning light but also a rugged walker. Right, Middleton residents recreate an old school science experiment, tossing hot water into the frigid air. The ice pattern on an interior storm window.
Times-Tribune photos by Jeff Martin
Deadly beauty
Optimists thank Village Green for 30 years. Page 2.
Local:
See YOUTH, page 17
A conversation with Mark Pocan. Page 3
Government:
Basketball teams in control. Page 11
Sports:
Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Dining Guide. . . . . . . . . . 9 Classieds . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Inside this issue:
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MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE
Bauer remains state chamber ex-officio board member

The Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce Executives association (WCCE), a division of Wisconsin Manufacturers & C o m m e r c e (WMC), elected a Bauer new slate of officers for 2014. Karen Szyman, executive director of Middleton resident Kurt R. Bauer, President/CEO of WMC, will again serve as an ex-officio member of the WCCE board. Karen Szyman, executive director of the Chamber of Manitowoc County, was elected to serve as president. This year, Szyman is celebrating hertenth year of employment at The Chamber. Prior to working at The Chamber she worked as a substitute teacher for the Manitowoc Public School District and in the healthcare field at Holy Family Memorial. WCCE continues to change as quickly as our businesses do. We are fortunate to have such an informed resource which allows us to share best practices, seek counsel when we are looking for advice, and assist us to help our boards become stronger and more efficient, said Szyman. Through the collective power of our members and staff of WCCE we will continue to learn from each other and make Wisconsin a destination location for young professionals looking for a place to work, live and play. Szyman received her B.S. in Business Management, Magna Cum Laude See COMMERCE, page 6
Tips to avoid utility scams

Local businesses continue to encounter scams involving their Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) bill. Both large and small businesses have been targets. The scammer contacts a business owner and poses as a representative from MGE. They attempt to collect money claiming past-due accounts and/or upgrades or repairs to utility meters. The scammers give instructions to pay with a prepaid debit card or with a wire transfer, and often threaten immediate disconnection. Other utility companies in Wisconsin have experienced similar scams. 1.) Do not provide your Social Security, credit card or bank account information to anyone who requests the information during an unsolicited
After three decades meeting at the Village Green, the Middleton Optimist Club will now convene for its Wednesday morning meetings from 7-8 a.m. at Sofra Family Bistro. The Optimists recently gave the Village Green a plaque to recognize the many years of great service provided by the restaurant. Pictured from left to right (back row) Curt Fuszard, Nick Simon, Ed Solner, Tom Johnson, Jerry Edgar, Craig Boyer, Erik Krueger; (front row) Dick Blaschke, Don Damon, Beverly Diny and Ron Berman. Boyer and Krueger received the plaque on behalf of the Village Green.
Optimists thank Village Green
Times-Tribune photos by Matt Geiger
MGE suggests:
2.) Call the MG&E customer service number, 608-252-7222, if someone calls, claims they represent MGE and demands immediate payment or personal information.
phone call.
4.) Share this information with employees and business associates.
appointment or are aware of a confirmed problem. Ask for identification.
3.) Never allow anyone into your business for an unannounced visit to check your electrical wiring, cable or phone lines, natural gas pipes or your appliances unless you have a scheduled
6.) Some businesses may be hesitant to call the police. As an option, contact Kristy Nieto (800-422-7128) at Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) to file a complaint.
5.) File a complaint with your local police department.
City releases first of its kind annual report

by FRANSESCA MASTRANGELO
Times-Tribune
C ITY G OVERNMENT
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Middletons 2013 Annual Report, the first ever report of its kind for the city, provides citizens with a snapshot of the communitys current accomplishments and endeavors. While the report showcases the Good Neighbor Citys achievements, it also gives residents insight into local challenges and Middletons response to those struggles. The report rounds up a comprehensive list of the diverse highlights the community has to offer. From our senior center to local businesses, these varied topics reflect the citys goals and vision. So what does the report say about
the communitys current priorities? MIDDLETON VALUES ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY: A sustainable city plan and various initiatives demonstrate Middletons commitment to an environmental ethic. Programs such as Growing Food and Sustainability highlight why Middleton is the proud 18-year long recipient of a Tree City U.S.A. designation. In 2012, Thousand Friends of Wisconsin, the foremost statewide environmental group, honored the Downtown Middleton neighborhood as the States Best neighborhood. THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF CITIZENS IS A PRIMARY CONCERN: EMS, Police and the Middleton Fire
S TATE G OVERNMENT Pocan weighs in on what makes effective lawmaker

by FRANSESCA MASTRANGELO
Times-Tribune
CITY IS A NET IMPORTER OF JOBS: More workers come to Middleton daily (over 16,000) to work than leave Middleton (8,000) to work elsewhere. As the corporate headquarters and
Department are working to improve interagency relationships through integrated training while defining common goals and incident management objectives. In 2013, the City responded to a growing heroin epidemic (six overdose calls reported, two of which were fatal) and continued to struggle with huge increases in the cost of pharmaceuticals due to nationwide supply shortages. Through stronger collaboration and improved communication, these agencies hope to address such crucial issues facing Middleton more effectively.
BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR TAKES MANY FORMS IN THE CITY: Local institutions, such as the Middleton Senior Center and Public Library, serve as vibrant centers for community enrichment. From projects documenting local residents personal histories to programs conducting literacy outreach, these Middleton hubs convey the neighborly spirit our City is known for.
home base for companies such as American Girl (Mattel), Capital Brewery (Americas #1 Rated Brewery), and Standard Imaging (multiple winner of Wisconsins Best Small Manufacturer Award), Middleton boasts a robust local employment sector.
TOP-NOTCH EDUCATION AND INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT CONTINUE TO BE LOCAL STRONG SUITS: The Middleton-Cross Plains Area School Districts high level of academic and co-curricular achievements, prominent athletic programs, outstanding staff, and quality facilities are vital to Middletons success. Through the Madison Region Economic Partnership, The Good Neighbor City collaborates with neighboring communities in Dane County, as well as the City of Madison and the University of Wisconsin on diverse development plans. New business park projects, which promise to create hundreds of jobs, offer significant financial promise.
What makes a legislator a good politician? Depending on who you ask, the answer to that question varies greatly. Some make their decisions about an elected officials effectiveness based solely on the stance they take on particular issues. Others might look to a legislators religious affiliation to determine if that individual will win their vote. While politicians position statements or background narratives could sell a voter, many often cite certain moral attributes to be vital components of a successful legislator. If you ask Wisconsin Congressman Mark Pocan, a considerate and compassionate ear ranks among the most important traits a good elected official should have. Within the last several years, Mark Pocan emerged in the American political landscape as a progressive force to
be reckoned with. After serving as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for over a decade, the Kenosha native stepped up to fill Tammy
Pocan speaking at an event near the Middleton/Madison border in 2013.
File photo
Baldwins congressional spot last fall. Pocans reputation as a candid and energetic liberal precedes him, garnering the Representative accolades and criticism alike. When Congressman Pocan took time to speak with the Times-Tribune recently, he was frank about his views on his leadership style. While Pocans straightforward attitude is commonly directed at pressing legislative issues, the discussion centered a bigger-picture item - what makes an elected official effective? If you listen to the public, you are going to be in the best position to lead, Pocan stated. The congressman said his goal is creating genuine connections with the people he serves. When you are really in tune with your constituents, you can lead by doing what the people actually want you to do, he added. Pocan, the son of a former Kenosha
city council member, dived into the world of small business ownership after graduating from UW-Madison in the late 1980s. When asked what inspired his transition into local politics a few years later, the congressman harkens back to his upbringing. I went to city council meetings with my dad as a kid, and that stuck with me, Pocan recalled. On a [local] board, you can deal with important topics on a local level as opposed to bigger policy issues. From his days on the Madison City Council to his present Congressional post, Pocans dedication to pushing Progressive agendas forward is evi-
denced in the diverse battles he takes on. The representative views the fight for social justice issues, ranging from gendered violence to LGBTQ equality to workers rights, as part of a larger task at hand. I almost look at it as a puzzle. Someone will bring up an important topic and then Ill work to get it done, he said. The end goal is moving any issue forward. While making headway towards his social change objectives may pit Pocan against the Congressional majority at times, the Representative said he is no stranger to riding against the current.
A team of assessors from the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Accreditation Group (WILEAG), will arrive on Tuesday, Jan. 14 to examine all aspects of the Middleton Police Departments Policy and Procedures, management, operation, and support services, Chief Brad Keil announced last week. Verification by the team that the Middleton Police Department meets the Boards state-of-the-art standards is part of a voluntary process to gain accreditation a highly prized recognition of law enforcement professional excellence. As part of the on-site assessment, agency employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments at a Public Information Session
Public invited to comment on police

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L AW E NFORCEMENT
Middleton Police Department, and on the Departments webpage www.MiddletonPD.com. The Department contact for further information is Chief Brad Keil at 608824-7305. Persons wishing to offer written comments about the Middleton Police Departments ability to meet the standards for accreditation are requested to write to Wisconsin Law Enforcement Accreditation Group, 8133 W. Raymond Lane, West Allis, WI 53219. The Middleton Police Department has to comply with 234 standards in order to gain accredited status. Accreditation assures the Department is operating with the best practices and professional standards in the
Wednesday, Dec. 18 8:10 a.m. Fight, 2100 block Bristol St. 11:44 a.m. Fraud, 8000 block Terrance Ave. 1:55 p.m. Fraud, 1900 block Cayuga St. 9:54 p.m. Fire, 4800 block Highway Q
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on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 5 p.m. The session will be conducted in the Middleton Police Department/Municipal Court Facility located at 7341 Donna Drive, Middleton, Wisconsin. If for some reason an individual cannot speak at the Public Information Session but would still like to provide comments to the assessment team, he or she may do so by telephone. The public may call 608-824-7345 on Wednesday, January 15, between the hours of 1-4 p.m. Telephone comments as well as appearances at the Public Information Session are limited to ten minutes and must address the agencys ability to comply with WILEAGs standards. A copy of the standards is available at the
Friday, Dec. 20 3:05 p.m. Accident w/injuries, Century Ave. & Cty. Hwy. Q 4:34 p.m. Theft, 6900 block of Donna Dr. 6:24 p.m. Domestic Disturbance, 1700 block of N. High Point Dr.
Thursday, Dec. 19 3:24 p.m. Theft, 3200 block of Ravine Dr. 6:05 p.m. Theft, 1600 block of Deming Way
Branch St. 3:57 a.m. Theft, 1900 block of Branch St. 11:41 a.m. Theft, 3600 block of Lynn Ct. 5:35 p.m. Animal Bite, 5200 block of Cty. Hwy. Q 8:59 p.m. Fraud, 1200 block of Deming Way
4-H N EWS Go-getters give to food pantry
law enforcement field. Accreditation is a peer review, voluntary process, that will build public confidence in the Department, Keil said. The Accreditation Manager for the Middleton Police Department is Captain Noel Kakuske. Captain Kakuske has advised the assessment team is composed of law enforcement practitioners from similar agencies. The assessors will review written material, interview individuals, and visit offices and the places where compliance can be witnessed. The assessors are: Team Leader Chief Steve Kopp - Town of Beloit PD; Assessor Captain Daniel Baumann - Waukesha PD; Assessor Lieutenant Lara Vendola-Messer Winnebago County Sheriff.
Once the WILEAG Boards assessors complete their review of the agency, they report back to the full Board, which will then decide if the agency is to be granted accredited status, Keil stated. Accreditation status is granted for three years, during which time the agency must submit annual reports attesting continued compliance with those standards under which it was initially accredited. For more information regarding the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Accreditation Group, please write to WILEAG, 8133 W. Raymond Lane, West Allis, WI 53219.
Sunday, Dec. 22 11:28 a.m. Damage to Property, 2300 block of Branch St. 12:41 p.m. Domestic Disturbance, 2100 block of Clark St. Monday, Dec. 23 3:14 a.m. Theft, 3600 block of Napoli Ln. 3:57 a.m. Domestic Disturbance, 5100 block of Torino Ct. 8:16 a.m. Theft, 3100 block of Deming Way
Saturday, Dec. 21 12:50 a.m. Theft, 1900 block of
The Ashton Go-Getters 4H Club recently donated $500 of the following items to the Middleton Outreach Ministry (MOM) Food Pantry: milk, eggs, butter and cheese. Club reporter Emma Laufenberg said Al Ripp, MOMs executive director, told the club the food pantry rarely receive gallons of milk or eggs, so the donations were particularly appreciated. Pictured from left to right: Emma Laufenberg, Rachel Hellenbrand, Al Ripp and Kayla Roudebush.
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CHURCH NOTES
Adler, Patricia A, 62, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/24/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Adler, Patricia A, 62, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/24/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $0.00 Allen, John E, 63, Baraboo, WI 53913, 01/19/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Anderson, Brian D, 26, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/11/2013, Disorderly Conduct, $240.00 Anderson, Brian D, 26, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/11/2013, Criminal Damage Property, $114.00 Antone, Jonathan L, 29, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/21/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Antone, Jonathan L, 29, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/21/2013, No Drivers License on Person, $88.80 Asbjornson, Heather J, 39, Lodi, WI 53555, 01/08/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00 Atis, Esenbahar G, 31, Madison, WI 53715, 01/12/2013, Criminal Damage Property, $177.00 Baldwin, Vanessa M, 22, New Lisbon, WI 53950, 01/23/2013, Traffic Control Signal Violation red, $88.80 Baldwin, Vanessa M, 22, New Lisbon, WI 53950, 01/23/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Barry, John C, 19, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/08/2013, Method of Giving Signals, $88.80 Bermea Saldana, Luis A, 19, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/12/2013, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, $114.00 Bermea Saldana, Luis A, 19, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/12/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $114.00 Bitner, Kenneth Lyle, 29, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/31/2013, Traffic Control Signal Violation red, $88.80 Blake, Matthew D, 44, De Forest, WI 53532, 01/24/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $88.80 Blanda, Michael J, 52, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/19/2013, Operating while Suspended, $114.00 Blanda, Michael J, 52, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/19/2013, Vehicle Registration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel, $88.80 Blanda, Michael J, 52, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/19/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $114.00 Bradley Bartleson, Paul A, 44, Cross Plains, WI 53528, 09/20/2012, Speed Indicator-None-Defective, $88.80 Bravo-Rangel, Marco Antonio, 20, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/26/2013, Prohibited Noise Disturbance, $76.20 Breunig, Arleen E, 64, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/21/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $139.20 Britt, John R, 64, Canton, CT 06019, 01/17/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Brown, Carissa S, 28, Madison, WI 53711, 02/02/2013, Operating after revocation, $114.00 Brown, Carissa S, 28, Madison, WI 53711, 02/02/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $114.00 Brown, David A, 43, Madison, WI 53704, 11/29/2012, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Bruemmer, Matthew R, 30, Waunakee, WI 53597, 01/25/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Buechner, Tami J, 49, Cross Plains, WI 53528, 01/28/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Chars, Rebecca L, 21, Madison, WI 53703, 01/16/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Chellevold, Stephanie L, 23, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/08/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Cienfuegos, Januario, 34, Madison, WI 53711, 01/26/2013, Permitting Unauthorized Minor to Drive, $114.00 Clark, Marquon M, 18, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/17/2013, Seatbelt Required Oper/Pass, $10.00 Close, Cory A, 25, Madison, WI
53704, 01/03/2013, Non Registration, $88.80 Cook, Sadie A, 31, Madison, WI 53704, 02/02/2013, Operating after revocation, $114.00 Correll, Nicolas T, 38, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/31/2013, Obstructing Traffic, $88.80 Crespo, Alexxander C, 21, Madison, WI 53711, 01/21/2013, Criminal Trespass Dwelling, $88.80 Dailey, Anna Vohs, 19, Madison, WI 53719, 01/22/2013, No Drivers License on Person, $88.80 Dailey, Anna Vohs, 19, Madison, WI 53719, 01/22/2013, Obstructing Traffic, $88.80 Donner, Diane Rose, 52, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/25/2013, Disorderly Conduct, $240.00 Edwards, Debra A, 47, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494, 11/18/2012, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Eichelman, Burr S JR, 69, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/21/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Eichelman, Burr S JR, 69, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/21/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Even, Kevin A, 46, Waunakee, WI 53597, 12/12/2012, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Fanello, Scott A, 36, Madison, WI 53719, 01/22/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Fazlibasil, Refix, 50, Chicago, IL 60625, 01/21/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $88.80 Fedie, Christopher V, 30, Madison, WI 53705, 11/30/2012, Vehicle Registration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel, $88.80 Fedie, Christopher V, 30, Madison, WI 53705, 11/30/2012, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Foley, Laura C, 38, Madison, WI 53704, 01/22/2013, Non Registration, $88.80 Foley, Laura C, 38, Madison, WI 53704, 01/22/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Foster, Teresa L, 37, Middleton, WI 53562 1961, 11/11/2012, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Fralick, Gail E, 53, Ridgeway, WI 53582, 01/09/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $139.20 Fralick, Gail E, 53, Ridgeway, WI 53582, 01/09/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Fraser, Siri Lynne, 60, Verona, WI 53593, 01/11/2013, Unsafe Lane Deviation, $88.80 Furan, Thomas L, 46, Waunakee, WI 53597, 01/19/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00 Furan, Thomas L, 46, Waunakee, WI 53597, 01/19/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $0.00 Gaspard, Fred A, 48, Waunakee, WI 53597, 01/08/2013, Theft, $177.00 Geerdes, Julie L, 38, Stoughton, WI 53589, 10/26/2012, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Gialamas, Candida L, 63, Madison, WI 53705, 08/22/2012, H&R Property Adjacent/Hwy, $177.00 Gilson, Daniel E, 26, Madison, WI 53711, 01/17/2013, Seatbelt Required Oper/Pass, $10.00 Grechis, Clare E, 24, Madison, WI 53719, 01/21/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $88.80 Griswold, Matthew H, 35, Madison, WI 53704, 01/19/2013, Failure to Follow Indicated Turn, $88.80 Guerrero Hernandez, Georgina, 39, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/19/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $114.00 Hankel, Jeffrey A, 48, Cross Plains, WI 53528, 01/18/2013, Seatbelt Re-
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quired Oper/Pass, $10.00 Hansen, Kenneth C, 23, Waunakee, WI 53597, 01/21/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Hanson, Nickie R, 57, Blue Mounds, WI 53517, 01/26/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Hanusova, Eva, 53, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/21/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Harmatys, Jessica P, 32, Madison, WI 53717, 01/17/2013, Seatbelt Required Oper/Pass, $10.00 Harris, Carl Colby, 49, Madison, WI 53705, 01/13/2013, Disorderly Conduct, $240.00 Harris, Renita, 22, Madison, WI 53711, 02/05/2013, Operating While Intoxicated, $731.00 Harris, Renita, 22, Madison, WI 53711, 02/05/2013, Operating while Suspended, $114.00 Harris, Renita, 22, Madison, WI 53711, 02/05/2013, Operating With/PAC .08-.099, $0.00 Harris, Renita, 22, Madison, WI 53711, 02/05/2013, Failure to Keep Vehicle Under Control, $126.60 Hart, Michael J, 26, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/15/2013, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, $177.00 Hart, Michael J, 26, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/15/2013, Possession of Controlled Substance, $523.50 Harwood, Nina M, 19, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/12/2013, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, $177.00 Healy, David W, 61, Waunakee, WI 53597, 01/19/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Hilgers, Joseph N, 51, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/16/2013, FYR From Stop Sign, $88.80 Holding, Susan M, 52, North Freedom, WI 53951, 10/03/2012, Obstructing Traffic, $88.80 Hollander, Philip Abraham, 44, Madison, WI 53726, 01/23/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00 Hooper, Candace Nicole, 32, Madison, WI 53714, 10/11/2012, Theft, $103.80 Iehl, Jeffrey W, 50, Cross Plains, WI 53528, 02/01/2013, Unlawful u/y turn-erected signs, $88.80 Jacobs, Charles E, 47, Rhinelander, WI 54501, 01/15/2013, FYR while Making Left Turn, $88.80 Jacobs, Charles E, 47, Rhinelander, WI 54501, 01/15/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Jones, Louise M, 25, Madison, WI 53719, 01/26/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $88.80 Karasek, Darla J, 50, Blue River, WI 53518, 01/23/2013, Failure to Keep Vehicle Under Control, $126.60 Karcher, Suzanne, 65, Madison, WI 53705, 01/06/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Keeler, Kasey L, 22, Madison, WI 53717, 01/24/2013, Inattentive Driving, $101.40 Kersten, Torilynne Victoria, 31, Fitchburg, WI 53711, 01/14/2013, Method of Giving Signals, $88.80 Kersten, Torilynne Victoria, 31, Fitchburg, WI 53711, 01/14/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $0.00 Khan, Asmina Ali, 45, Franklin, WI 53132, 01/23/2013, Non Registration, $88.80 Klabacka, Caitlin M, 26, Madison, WI 53714, 01/15/2013, Seatbelt Required Oper/Pass, $10.00 Knutson, Alysha Jean, 18, Cross Plains, WI 53528, 01/15/2013, Seatbelt Required Oper/Pass, $10.00 Koltes, Joseph H, 80, Waunakee, WI 53597, 01/19/2013, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, $164.40 Koltes, Joseph H, 80, Waunakee, WI 53597, 01/19/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $0.00 Konishi, Hiromi, 50, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/06/2013, Prohibited Noise Disturbance, $76.20 Kossow, Jason R, 34, Mount Horeb, WI 53572, 01/14/2013, Inattentive Driving, $101.40 Kostic, Ivan, 28, Huntington Park, CA 90255, 12/09/2012, Method of Giving Signals, $88.80 Kvistad, Jack Allen, 18, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/21/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Labelle, Angela Marie, 19, Madison, WI 53717, 01/15/2013, Unlawful u/y turn-erected signs, $88.80 Labelle, Angela Marie, 19, Madison, WI 53717, 01/15/2013, Seatbelt Required Oper/Pass, $10.00 Labelle, Angela Marie, 19, Madison, WI 53717, 01/15/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Langholff, Brianna Lynn, 22, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/28/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Larson, Rebecca Ann, 41, Madison, WI 53719, 01/15/2013, Non Registration, $88.80 Ledesma, Joseph T, 30, Madison, WI 53719, 02/06/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Lee, Erica, 18, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/18/2013, Unauthorized Presence School Property, $82.50 Leslie, Michael B, 65, Cross Plains, WI 53528, 01/11/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Lomprey, Jeffrey R, 46, Waunakee, WI 53597, 01/23/2013, Non Registration, $88.80 Lomprey, Jeffrey R, 46, Waunakee, WI 53597, 01/23/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Loya, Guadalupe D, 31, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/14/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $0.00 Luther, Rosemarie T, 74, Spring Green, WI 53588, 01/23/2013, Failure to Keep Vehicle Under Control, $126.60 Macias, Oscar, 18, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/04/2013, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, $177.00 Macias, Oscar, 18, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/04/2013, Possession of Controlled Substance, $271.50 Macias, Oscar, 18, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/04/2013, Operation W/O Required Lamps Lighted, $76.20 Macias, Oscar, 18, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/04/2013, Operating While Intoxicated, $781.00 Macias, Oscar, 18, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/04/2013, Operating after
revocation, $114.00 Mc Millen, Tammy S, 50, Waunakee, WI 53597, 01/21/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Mc Millen, Tammy S, 50, Waunakee, WI 53597, 01/21/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $0.00 Moran, Michael J, 27, Waunakee, WI 53597, 01/10/2013, Non Registration, $88.80 Moritz, Robert A, 67, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/06/2013, Method of Giving Signals, $88.80 Muhaiyaddeen, Mouhmood A, 41, Msadison, WI 53711, 01/03/2013, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, $114.00 Muhaiyaddeen, Mouhmood A, 41, Msadison, WI 53711, 01/03/2013, Retail Theft/ Shoplifting, $177.00 Mulac, David M, 23, Cross Plains, WI 52528, 11/23/2012, Operating after revocation, $114.00 Nell, Eugene, 56, Coloma, WI 54930, 10/30/2012, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $101.40 Obrien, Nancy E, 41, Fitchburg, WI 53711, 01/21/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $88.80 Osborne, Michael S, 32, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/31/2013, FTS/Improper Stop at Stop Sign, $88.80 Osborne, Michael S, 32, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/31/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $114.00 Penalver Alfonso, Sixto, 55, Madison, WI 53711, 01/22/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Perez Jimenez, Javier, 19, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/21/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $114.00 Perez Jimenez, Javier, 19, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/21/2013, Operating after revocation, $114.00 Peterson, Moreece J, 26, Madison, WI 53711, 01/18/2013, Operating after revocation, $114.00 Peterson, Moreece J, 26, Madison, WI 53711, 01/18/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $114.00 Pica, Michael A, 38, Wautoma, WI 54982, 10/27/2012, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00 Pierce, Dantay M, 23, Madison, WI 53713, 02/07/2013, Operating while Suspended, $114.00 Pierce, Dantay M, 23, Madison, WI 53713, 02/07/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $114.00 Pierce, James T, 40, Baraboo, WI 53913, 01/23/2013, Truck Following Too Closely, $114.00 Pierce, James T, 40, Baraboo, WI 53913, 01/23/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $114.00 Pisciotta, Magdalena, 71, Madison, WI 53704, 01/21/2013, Exceeding
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Minneapolis Mixed Blood Theatres Dr. Kings Dream celebrates the life and career of Dr. Martin Luther King in this acclaimed production drawn from his own letters, sermons, books and speeches, including the timeless I Have A Dream. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led American society through some of its most profound changes with passion, devotion, and courage. This powerful biography illuminates why he is recognized as one of the greatest leaders and orators in American History and why he is honored with a national holiday each January. Shawn Hamiltons commanding solo performance is stirring and poignant. He has been a mainstay in Twin Cities theater, including many roles at the Childrens, History, and Illusion Theatres and over a dozen at the Guthrie Theater. He was the first to tour for Mixed Blood as astronaut Ron
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Calling all Whovians!
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McNair in Black Eagle, a role he is again playing this season. He has appeared in several of Mixed Bloods Minneapolis productions, including Six Degrees of Separation, Help, and Birth of the Boom. Dr. Kings Dream is one of five culturally-specific productions toured this season by Mixed Blood Theatre, a Minneapolis-based multicultural theatre company founded in 1976. The others include the Chicano program Minnecanos; Daughters of Africa, a music-driven history of African American women; the afore-mentioned Black Eagle, and The Deaf Duckling, an intertwining of the familiar fairy tale with the story of a deaf child born into a hearing family, performed simultaneously in English and American Sign Language. Dr. Kings Dream begins at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 20. This performance is free and open to all ages.
Dream comes to library
Shawn Hamiltons commanding solo performance is stirring and poignant.
Set your Tardisfornext Thursday, Jan. 16, 7 p,m,! Dress up for the photo booth, make a sonic screwdriver, try a Whovian mocktail, and play weeping angel tag! It is just what the Doctor ordered. For ages 10 & up.
from Silver Lake College. A Manitowoc native, Karen has a passion forsupporting the community in which she lives. She is currently involved with and serves the following organizations: Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce Board of Directors, Felician Village Board of Directors, EDC Board Member Ex-officio, Two Rivers Business Association Board Member and Thunder on the Lakeshore Secretary of the Board of Directors. She is also an active member of several local committees. WCCEs new officers include Philip Fritsche, executive director of the Beaver Dam Area Chamber of Commerce, elected to serve as presidentelect; Robert Moses, President/CEO of
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Chamber executives elected to the board include Kim Baltus, Executive Director of the Minocqua Area Chamber of Commerce; Lisa Beck, Executive Director of the DeForest Area Chamber of Commerce; Pam Christopher, Executive Director of the Monroe Chamber of Commerce; Craig Farrell, Executive Director of the West Bend Area Chamber of Commerce; Shannon
the Prairie du Chien Area Chamber of Commerce, to serve as vice president; Jim Morgan, vice president of WMC, who will again serve as WCCE secretary/treasurer; and Scott Larson, executive director of the Marshfield Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry, as WCCEs immediate past president.
Full, President & CEO of the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Suzanne Kelley, President of the Waukesha County Business Alliance, Inc.; and Kathy Kopp, Executive Director of the Platteville Chamber of Commerce. Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce Executives is a nonprofit, professional development organization housed within Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC). Founded in 1916, with more than 200 dues-paying members, WCCE trains and supports Wisconsin chamber professionals as they promote and enhance the economies of communities around the state. Visit www.wichamberexecs.org for more information.
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The next Middleton Action Team Open Mic Night will be Thursday, Jan. 16 at Craftsman Table & Tap, 6712 Frank Lloyd Wright Ave. Middleton Hills, from 6-8 p.m. Music will be provided by Prairie Sand. The guest speaker will be Jay Heck, executive director of Common Cause in Wisconsin. The topic will be Why Political Reform in Wisconsin Will be Big Election Issues in 2014.
Common Cause comes to open mic
When: Monday, January 20 at 7:00 PM (The winner of the MLK teen essay contest will read his/her winning essay beginning at 6:45 PM) Where: Middleton Public Library Archer Room (lower level) 7425 Hubbard Ave
What: Dr. Kings Dream: Mixed Blood Theatres acclaimed celebration of the life and career of Dr. Martin Luther King, drawn from his own writings (including the timeless I Have A Dream) and told through a stunning solo performance by Shawn Hamilton.
Food drive at Copps

Library closed Friday
As part of the 2014 Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday, students from Middleton High School will be participating in a food drive at Copps grocery store to benefit theMiddleton Outreach Ministry (MOM). This event will be
The presentation will be followed by question and answer. The evening ends with people who have signed up to rant, rave, recite poetry, sing, perform music, comedy, each having three minutes. Join them upstairs, order from the menu and enjoy the cash bar. Feel free to bring a food item for Middleton Out Reach Ministry.
on Monday, January 20. Students wishing to be part of this event can contact Dean Percy Brown at the highschool. Mr. Browns contact information is 608-829-9922 and pbrown@mcpasd.k12.wi.us.
The Middleton Public Library will be closed on Friday, Jan. 10 for a staff in-service.
The library will re-open on Saturday, Jan. 11 at 9 a.m.
Sperry Van Ness, one of the nations largest commercial real estate investment brokerage firms, has announced that Chuck Polenz of the Madison, WI office has completed the lease of 1,126 SF of office space at 7780 Elmwood Ave, Suite 100 to Diamond Residential Mortgage Corporation. Diamond Residential Mortgage Corporation says it is predominantly focused on meeting the needs of its customers. They focus on government-insured products and conventional lending, as well as jumbo
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products and specialty lending. DRMC strives to deliver every one of their products with integrity, on-time, and error-free. Chuck Polenz represented the tenant while Jeff Jansen of Sperry Van Ness represented the Landlord. Founded in 1987, Sperry Van Ness is one of the largest and fastest-growing commercial real estate brokerage firms in the industry, with more than 990 advisors in over 150 locations. For more information, please visit www.svn.com.
Henning joins newspaper staff
Karin Henning has joined the Middleton Times-Tribune as a media sales consultant. She brings more than 25 years of sales experience and a strong commitment to the Middleton area. Henning assistsadvertisers in branding and promoting their products and services through the the variety of media options offered by News Publishing Co. She has been an active member of the Middleton Chamber of Commerce for 11 years, serving as an ambassador for the last eight years. She is also a member of Dane Buy Local, and one of the founding members of the charitable group 100+ Women Who Care, Dane County. Contact Henning at 608-358-7958 or khenning@newspubinc.com for additional information.
Chartered on October 28, 1953, the Auxiliary to Sonny Simon VFW Post 8216 recently celebrated its 60th anniversary with a special dinner. Pictured above at the party, Eileen Tesch, the sister of William "Sonny" Simon for whom the post is named, cuts the cake with Melanie Kleinheinz looking on. At left, charter members Eileen Tesch, Connie Allord and Dolly Shiveler stand with the original charter.
60 years and going strong for Auxiliary!
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Come together to help neighbors in 2014

by AL RIPP With a new year ahead of us, we take a minute to look back on the significant changes at MOM that you made possible in 2013. The biggest, of course, was moving from two buildings one aging beyond its ability to be used and another in a location that was hard for people to access and a significant distance from the main office to one, consolidated and well-located facility on Parmenter Street. The change for those who use our services and for the volunteers who assist cannot be underestimated. MOMs new home gives our clients optimal access to all of MOMs essential services and enables us to better provide for those in need. The year also included other exciting opportunities for MOM, including the new leadership of Al Ripp as Executive Director, lifetime resident of the area and community leader. MOM also collaborated with many outside agencies to bring needed information and services to clients, possible thanks to our new space. The gardens had record years in both
Executive director, MOM
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participation and produce, and our youth Service Camp started another generation of children on a path of service and volunteerism. MOM has continued to be a lifeline for many in our community who need additional support to make it day to day. Over the last twelve months, MOMs assistance prevented approximately 250 families from being evicted from their homes and kept the lights on for 740 people, 50% of whom were children. The MOM Food Pantry gave out a record amount of food, reaching approximately 800,000 pounds (or 400 tons) of food, enough to fill 20 semitrucks. This is up nearly 7% from 2012. The Pantry had its highest month (between Jan. and Nov. 2013) of distribution in October, the month prior to SNAP (or Food Stamps) cuts nationwide, a trend seen by other Food Pantries in our area and beyond. The Clothing Center distributed nearly 80,000 pounds of clothing in 2013, with monthly totals more than doubling during the months after the move to the Parmenter facility due to increased space and access for
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clients. How was all of this possible? Generous donors business, groups, and individuals alike made it happen, one by one. Volunteers continued to make a significant impact, giving nearly 24,000 hours of service. While all of those numbers paint a picture of an incredible amount of need filled, its the stories of real wherever his dad had a union conference. After high school, Mike attended Indiana University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration. He then went on to earn two graduate degrees: a Master of Public Affairs (ABD) from University of Texas at Austin, and a J.D. from Indiana University. Mike first moved to Middleton after visiting a good friend in Madison several times. I thought that if I ever left Bloomington, [Indiana], the Madison area would be a great place to live, Mike reported. Ive lived [in Middleton] since 1996 and Ive loved it ever since. Currently, Mike is the President of the Middleton Area Historical Society, a member of the Wisconsin City and County Managers Association (WCMA) and is on the Board of Directors for Middleton Chamber of Commerce. In 2011, Mike was the recipient of WCMAs Meritorious Service Award for Wisconsins City/County
people in your community that show how very incredible these numbers really are. Its stories of people like Gwen who needed MOM when her jobs wages werent enough to make ends meet and her children needed a stable place to call home. She wrote about her experience at MOM, You have always greeted me warmly, with a genuine desire to know how I was, and to see me do well for myself. I will always be grateful for that. Its the story told by the client who found himself unemployed and his wife disabled within months of moving to the area for a new job, and never expecting to need to ask for help. He wrote MOM a thank you letter, concluding it with this thought Not too long ago, I helped a neighbor with a challenging problem during a difficulttime for her. There was nothing convenient about it for me, but I couldnt say no. When she expressed her surprise (and gratitude), I was caught off-guard and I could see she wondered why I had helped her. For me, the answer was obvious: there are some things people should do for each other simply because they can.
Why? Because it lifts both sides up as well as everyone around them. It helps create acommunity perhaps even a world where people know they can count on othersnot so much to do for them, but to let them sustain themselves and return or repayto that community what they can in whatever ways they are able. He concluded with, MOM does that. We thank you again and again. That thanks is for you for all that you do for your community, simply because you can. Because of you, children filled their stomachs with healthy, nutritious food to feed their growing bodies, parents made plans to move forward without the fear of impending eviction, and seniors stayed independent and remained engaged in their communities. Because of you, hope is within the reach of more than 3,000 of your neighbors who relied on MOM this past year. Its people like you who are changing the lives of people in this community. If we continue to come together to help our neighbors and our community, we can prevent homelessness and end hunger and bring hope right here.
Meet Mike Davis, Middletons City Administrator and Director of Community Development for the past 15 years. While Mikes title may seem very spe-
Mike Davis
Good Neighbor
Meet Your
By Alissa Pfeiffer
cific, he really is a jack of all trades, as he oversees many of the city of Middletons departments. Mike was born in Sanford, Florida, and raised in New Haven, Indiana. He is the oldest of four children born into a blue-collar family. Growing up, Mikes father was the Union President of the Local Plant Guard Workers of America, so the family would vacation
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Manager of the year. Mikes wife, Julann Jatczak, is also very prominent in the community, as she works at the Wisconsin Womens Business Initia-
tive Corporation (WWBIC), a nonprofit that provides business education and financing to the states entrepreneurs and small business owners. In his spare time, Mike enjoys family activities with his three children, reading, hiking and traveling with his wife. Mike disclosed that he and Julann purposely have a small house so they can afford to travel internationally. Over the past several years, the couple has traveled to Paris, Normandy Beach, Rome and the Baltic Sea. Mike also enjoys frequenting the Capital Brewery Beer Garden, Vin Santo, Villa Dolce, Quaker Steak & Lube for Team Trivia with his team The Brains that Wouldnt Die, Hubbard Avenue Diner and Free House. Overall, Middleton has just been a fantastic place to live, work and play. Stay tuned to meet more of your Good Neighbors! In the meantime, if you would like to nominate someone as a Good Neighbor, please email me at alissajpfeiffer@gmail.com.
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I think of the twelve thousand [students he has taught in his career] and wonder what I did for them. Then I think of what they did for me. Frank McCourt (author of Teacher Man and Angelas Ashes) Frank McCourt is a wonderful storyteller and teacher. He is best known for his Pulitzer Prize winning memoir Angelas Ashes, which tells the mostly tragic yet often humorous story of his growing up in poverty in Ireland. But for most of McCourts career he was first and foremost a high school teacher in New York City as he describes in a later memoir titled Teacher Man. Since I started teaching at Madison College (MATC) a few months ago I have frequently found myself thinking about McCourts book Teacher Man. Suffice it to say that I have learned a
Teacher Man
lot this semester, likely much more than the students in my classes. Notwithstanding my limited experience I have collected enough data to conclude that teaching is hard work. While school is in session a teachers classes are always on his or her mind. It is a vocation where one has the opportunity to affect many people positively or negatively each day based on his or her experience, preparations and abilities. Leading a class is a lot like being on stage as there is certainly a performance aspect to the job, albeit usually, or at least in my case, without the applause. Nevertheless when things go well you feel on top of the world, and when they dont you simply dont. Embarking on this teaching endeavor leads me to recall (and appreciate all the more) exceptional teachers from my past. Just for fun I would like to recognize a few with my own Frank McCourt inspired Teacher Man awards. The first Teacher Man award goes to my 7th grade math teacher, Mr. Mi-
halik, who in a New Jersey accent repeatedly admonished my class to Read De Words! I actually picked up my old yearbook to check the spelling of his name and found next to his smiling mug shot his hand-written message to me of Best Wishes and Read De Words! Read De Words is a very simple yet powerful message that the first order of business is figuring out what is being asked of you. This message has stayed with me for over 30 years and has probably helped me more than any single phrase any teacher has imparted. Mr. Fran McGuire, who was my 10th grade English teacher at Middleton High School (MHS), is the next Teacher Man award recipient. What did he do that was so special? Simply stated he let me read as many as books as I could, and write about them. He recognized that the standard curriculum wasnt a good fit and rather than forcing me to comply he improvised and encouraged me to thrive. His critiques of my writing were the first adult like critiques I had received, and they encouraged me to think more deeply about what I was reading. The final Teacher Man or in this case Teacher Woman award goes to another former MHS English teacher, Mrs. Elsa Lawrence. Through her advanced literature course she introduced
On December 30th, a New York Times Op-ed writer, Steven Rattner, published an article titled America In 2013 As Told in Charts. My friend Will sent me the article, wondering if I could find anything hopeful in it. Here are some of the titles of the charts: Economic Winners and Losers, An Unbalanced Recovery, The Yawning Jobs Gap, Most New Jobs Pay Low Wages, The Worst Congress Ever, Wages Fall Even Further Behind, etc. You get the depressing drift. Steven Rattner is a financier and was one of the lead advisors in 2009 to save the ailing auto industries. He was an investment banker for Lehman Brothers and Morgan Stanley and continues to work and advise in the financial arena. Its no wonder that the charts had the titles that they did. Its his focus.
Finding Hope
This past Saturday evening, the fire alarms in the Valencia Place Apartments went off. Along with the residents of 56 other units in my building, I grabbed my coat and my dog and exited onto Elmwood Avenue, where the Middleton Police, Fire and EMS had already responded in less than five minutes. We stood on the sidewalk, shivering in the cold, when the manager of the
A Heartfelt Thank-You to The Good Neighbor City
Share offers heartfelt thank you following fire

Staybridge Suites invited us across the streetpets and allfor shelter and hot chocolate. A Staybridge guest offered my dog and others a bowl of fresh water. Along with most of my fellow residents, Id never before experienced a fire evacuation except in drills, and we were all very concerned about our neighbors and our homes. A Middleton Police officer came to the Staybridge to deliver periodic updates on the Fire Departments progress, which was extremely swift: they had contained the fire to the one apartment where it had started. No one was hurt. And after about 90 minutes from the time the alarms went off, we were permitted to go home. On behalf of the residents of Valencia Place, I would like to express my deepest gratitude for the Middleton Police, Middleton Fire Department and EMS for their quick response and their calming presence in the middle of a dangerous situation. And I would like to thank managers Melissa Reetz and Bonnie Hanson of Staybridge Suites
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The articles title is misleading. I wish it read something like, One Financiers Perspective On America in 2013, As Told in Charts. As it stands, the article sounds as if its the definitive source, the all-encompassing final say about our country during the last year. The hope that I came up with is not in the charts themselves. The hope that I have is in the people who will read them and say, Enough is enough. Hope comes with seeing that the system is broken and needs reinventing rather than repair. In 2006, the Dalai Lama was asked if he thought it was possible to create an altruistic society where people take care of each other rather than try to compete with and dominate each other. Theres much more to his answer, but part of it relates to the charts in the New York Times article. That is because todays society is based on money. A society that is based on money is aggressive, and those with power can bully and behave cruelly to others. This situation produces growing social unrest. A society that depends on money has problems that
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reflect its beliefs. In reality, affection and compassion have no direct link with money. They cannot create money. Therefore, in a society in which money is the priority, people dont take these values seriously anymore. People in positions of leadership, like politicians, have emerged from within a society that depends on money, so naturally they think like that and lead society further in that direction. In this kind of society, people who value affection and compassion are treated like fools, while those whose priority is making money become more and more arrogant. Its like the Grinch That Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss. Only, America has more than one Grinch, aka money institutions, corporations and business owners that pay low wages but reap big profits for CEOs. Have you seen the movie American Hustle yet? My hope lies between the Steven Ratters charts, where the Whos down in Whoville keep singing at their state capitols, despite unconstitutional laws and harassment. Hope lies in the widows who share their mite, bringing food to their local food pantries even if they dont have much extra themselves. Hope lies in the people who will travel to Wisconsins capitol on Conservation Lobby Day this coming Feb. 11.
me to the wonderful world of fine prose. I picked up many books in her class that I wouldnt have otherwise dreamed of picking up. To this day I continue to pick up books that I dont think I would have picked up if I hadnt taken her class. She also challenged her students to think about how these classic stories could inform our contemporary times. Simply put she has enriched my and likely many others lives. These teachers and others are on my mind as I try my best to craft meaningful learning experiences for the students in my classes. But regardless of the extent to which I succeed, my classes are educating me a great deal as McCourt hinted at in the above quote. Madison College is an interesting place. It is a virtual melting pot of students from varied backgrounds and experiences joined by a desire to learn, grow and explore new opportunities. The colleges students represent a diverse cross-section of the communities in which we live and work. Among the student population are talented young adults who are beginning their college experience at Madison College and plan to transfer to other 4-year colleges to complete a bachelors degree. Others are working towards completing an associates degree to qualify for various specialized jobs. There are also returning students who are trying to add abilities and credentials to prepare Hope lies in classrooms where teachers have discussions on compassion and empathy and kindness even though there are no standardized tests for these these subjects. Hope lies in investigative radio news writers like Molly Stentz and the crew at WORT who keep us current on whats really happening at the state and local levels. Hope lies in the research of Richard Davidson who is teaching the world that mindfulness matters. Hope grows in the number of people who are looking beyond things and status for their happiness, and turning inward through meditation and other mindfulness practices, kindling joy within and spreading it through compassion and kindness. Hope lies in everyone of us who stops believing that our value lies in how we look, how we score, what we have and how busy we are. Hope lies in brave new politicians like intelligent and hard-working Katrina Shankland, who fought for local jobs and won and whose work is altruistically based on public service. Hope lies in businesses like Rock Auto that share their profits with their employees through quarterly bonuses. And, like the Willy Street Co-ops where workers are payed fair wages, have a great working climate and that builds a sense of community with their customers, providing forums and films
them for new or better jobs. What I am most impressed by is that fact that most of these students are juggling challenging schedules and responsibilities in addition to their studies. Most that I have talked with work at one or more jobs while also attending classes. Additionally several students in my classes are going through challenging personal circumstances such as the illness or death of close family members friends, and/or they are trying to help a sibling, child, grandchild or parent get along. Several students have emigrated her from other parts of the world and are non-native English speakers. Some drive as far as 2.5 hours each way to class to take classes in order to complete their degree. Hearing the stories of their lives, plans and challenges has given me a perspective I didnt have before I started teaching there. They are working hard to make a better life for themselves and often their families, and I feel privileged to a part of that in some small way. Hats off to all of the great teachers out there who contribute to the betterment of the communities in which we all live through their dedication and hard work. You are all Teacher Men & Women in my book. for discussion. Hope lies in people like Dan Johnson of Middleton, who works tirelessly to mentor new gardeners at the Middleton Outreach Ministrys teaching garden and who goes out with the Geriatric Gleaners to harvest foods leftover in the fields of bigger agricultural endeavors, bringing it back to Dane County food pantries. Hope lies in local papers like the Middleton times where free speech and democracy are played out in letters to the editor and straight-forward, factfilled reporting of local issues. Hope lies in positive thinking, in loving our neighbor and ourselves. It lies in being able to put the charts like the ones created by Steven Rattner into perspective with the rest of our lives. It lies in creating an economy of compassion that operates on a currency of kindness and goodwill. You cant put goodwill in the bank, I know. But, whod want to anyway!
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for the kind and generous gesture of inviting usdogs, cats and humans to share in their warmth and cheer. This is a shining example of the meaning of The Good Neighbor City: when its people care for one another. You did, you do, and I thank you. Miriam Share Alder, District 1, City of Middleton
Thanks to several area businesses, Middleton Outreach Ministrys sign, which can be seen from the corner of Airport/Century Road and Parmenter Street in Middleton, has a beautiful lift. Olson Toon Landscaping recently installed donated brick from Unilock and Middleton Farmers Cooperative Co., giving MOMs street presence an updated look.
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T a y l o r Dickert (10) a n d Middletons hockey team split a pair of games last week.
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Taking control
by ROB REISCHEL
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Girls basketball team tops Craig, now 7-0 in Big 8

Sure, maybe everything isnt going exactly the way Middleton girls basketball coach Jeff Kind would like. But the Cardinals keep winning games. And thats something Kind isnt arguing with. Middleton built an 18-point lead against visiting Janesville Craig last Friday. And after the Cougars battled back, the Cardinals held on for a 7266 win. Middleton remained in first place in the Big Eight Conference at 7-0 and improved to 9-2 overall. The Cougars (4-3, 7-3) fell to fifth place in the league. We are continuing to improve and are winning games despite not being at the point yet where we can just shut the door on a team and close them out, Middleton coach Jeff Kind said. When we get to that point well be a team to be reckoned with. The Cardinals are already a group to be reckoned with. Junior Elizabeth Norregaard led Middleton with 18 points, highlightSee GIRLS BB, page 15
Searching for consistency
Taking care of business

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Hockey Cards spilt two games

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ter part of two months now and have 12 games in the books. And Middleton hockey coach Steve Libert still isnt sure exactly what he has. Kind of Jekyll and Hyde, Libert said. Its easy to see why Libert feels that way. Middleton rolled past Onalaska, 52, last Friday. The Cardinals then fell
to Madison West, 3-2, last Saturday. Middleton is now 6-5-1 on the year and sits in third place in the Big Eight at 4-2-1 (nine points). On a positive note we are definitely better this week than we were last week, Libert said. Our 5-on-5 play looked as good as it has all year, and since that is 85% of the game, that is a good development. The team showed they could take what they
learned in practice and apply it in a game. Onalaska entered its game against Middleton with a 9-1 record. But the Cardinals took it to the Hilltoppers in the third quarter. After a scoreless first period, Middleton scored early in the second period when Jordan Carey converted See HOCKEY, page 15
Boys basketball team cruises past Verona

by DENNIS SEMRAU
For the Times-Tribune
Middletons boys basketball team welcomed the new year with a bang last Saturday night. Facing arch-rival Verona on Coaches vs. Cancer night, the Cardinals gave their best effort of the season. Senior guard Luke Schafer led Middleton with 15 points, including a pair of three-pointers, as the host Cardinals roared to a 24-point halftime lead and routed Verona, 55-39. Middleton, which won its second straight game and fourth in five outings, improved to 5-4 overall and 34 in the Big Eight Conference. Verona is also 5-4 overall and 3-4 in the league.
The big thing is that every record in this league means nothing, Middleton coach Kevin Bavery said. We gave Madison Memorial its only loss and Janesville Parker its only win so far in the league to date. Verona is sitting there with some real solid play and is capable of beating anybody on any given night. Middleton raced to a 9-2 lead, and the Wildcats never came closer. We werent ready to play and they just beat us on the boards, which we talked about needing to control and we didnt, a disappointed Verona coach Alan Buss said. We were lucky to get one shot. If we got one shot, it was one and out. Derek Rongstad added nine points for Middleton, which had nine players in the scoring column. But while the Cardinals displayed the type of poise and depth they will need to claw their way back into the conference race, Rongstad said some other lessons have been learned the hard way. See BOYS BB, page 14
Luke Schafer and Middletons boys basketball team have won four of their last five games.
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Swimmers seventh at Marquette Invite

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Cardinal Tailgate party Soccer fundraiser
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by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Middletons boys swimming team finished in seventh place at the 26team Milwaukee Marquette Invite last Saturday. Madison West won the event with 259.5 points, while Hartland Arrowhead (213), Muskego (192.5), Chicago-Fenwick (Ill.) (191) and Madison Edgewood (183.5) rounded out the top five. The Cardinals finished with 174.5 points. Middletons 200 yard medley relay team of senior Hans Kunsch, junior Rory Slattery, junior Lex Peterson and senior Lars Haskins finished second overall in 1:40.14. Kunsch was sixth in the 100 yard backstroke and Slattery was sixth in the 100 yard breaststroke. Haskins was sixth in the 50 yard freestyle (22.48) and Peterson was eighth in the 100 yard butterfly
(56.38). The 400 yard freestyle relay team of senior Cooper Green, senior Josh Reddemann, sophomore Jacob Aegerter and Haskins was seventh (3:26.59). Middletons 500 yard freestyle relay team of Aegerter, Peterson, Green and Reddemann was eighth (1:33.33). On deck: Middleton hosts Verona/Mount Horeb and Beloit Memorial in a triangular Friday at 5:30 p.m. The Cardinals are then off until Jan. 17, when they travel to Janesville Craig at 5:30 p.m.
Jan. 4 Marquette Invite Team scores: 1, Madison West 259.5; 2, Arrowhead 213; 3, Muskego 192.5; 4, Chicago Fenwick 191; 5, Madison Edgewood 183.5; 6, Greenfield 179.5; 7, Middleton 174.5; 8, Waukesha South/ Catholic Memorial 155; 9, Brookfield 152.5; 10, Waukesha North/ Kettle Moraine/ Pewaukee 94; 11, Verona/ Mt.
Horeb 87.5; 12, Menomonee Falls/ Germantown/ Sussex Hamilton 79; 13, Homestead 60.5; 14, Milw. Marquette 54; 15, Kenosha Tremper 45; 16, Kenosha Bradford 43; 17, Brookfield Academy 33; 18, Sauk Prairie-Wisconsin Heights 31; 19, Monona Grove 22; 20, Neenah 20; 21, Rockford Boylan Catholic 16; 22, Racine Park 14; 23, Waukesha West-Mukwonago 12; 24 (tie), Byron (Ill.) and Madison East, 6; 26, Madison LaFollette 1. Event winners 200 yard medley relay: GF (Rick Perez, Ross Rybakowicz, Shaun Lucchesi, Adam Fleischhacker), 1:37.93. 200 freestyle: Brian Borden, BRO, 1:45.09. 200 IM: Andrew Lindstrom, MW, 1:56.52. 50 free: Jon Roberts, MUS, 21.31. 100 butterfly: Zack Parkin, EDGE, 52.00. 100 free: Perez, GF, 47.15. 500 free: Joe Szczupakiewicz, MUS, 4:43.62. 200 free relay: GF (Perez, Rybakowicz, Lucchesi, Fleischhacker), 1:28.60. 100 backstroke: Perez, GF, 51.83. 100 breaststroke: Ivar Iverson, KB, 59.27. 400 free relay: WSCM (Alec Carlson, Kyle Gerum, Nathan Carlson, Jonathan Jaworski), 3:15.60. 1 meter diving: Draven Feustel, NEE, 379.90.
The Middleton Cardinal Tailgate party will be held Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. at Keva Sports Center. Tickets bought in advance are $50 each and are 50% tax deductible. Tickets bought at the door are $60. All tickets include two drink vouchers. If the MBC fundraiser t-shirt is worn to the event, the person gets a free raffle ticket. There will be a silent auction, tailgate cookout, games and raffles. Tickets and t-shirts can be ordered at http://middletonboosterclub.com/events. Proceeds benefit Middleton High School athletics.
A fundraising effort is underway to build a pavilion for the soccer stadium at Firefighters Park. The preliminary plans call for a concession stand, ticket window, restrooms and space to display the accomplishments of our distinguished boys and girls soccer programs. Preliminary drawings are done and our fundraising efforts are moving forward. The goal is to raise $250,000 by May of 2014. One way to help is by purchasing an Engraved Brick to be placed in the new pavilion at Firefighters Soccer Stadium. There are three sizes available at corresponding levels of donation. The first is an 4x8 inch brick that accommodates three lines of text with a maximum of 12 characters per line. That costs $125. The second size is an 8x8 inch brick that accommodates six lines with a maximum of 12 characters per line. That costs $250. The third size is a 16x16 inch brick that accommodates eight lines with a maximum of 24 characters per line. That costs $500. For all general questions, or to purchase an engraved paver (brick), contact Ken Burghy at (608) 576-3426 or kburghy@gmail.com.
Wrestlers 12th at Bi-State Classic

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by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Middletons wrestlers finished in 12th place at the 18-team Bi-State Classic in La Crosse on Dec. 27-28. Holmen won the event with 215 points, while Eastview (195.5), Hudson (164), Burlington (159.5) and La Crosse Central (158.5) rounded out the top five. Middleton finished with 130.0 points. Taggart Haase had a big tournament for the Cardinals, finishing in fourth place overall at 170 pounds. After receiving a first round bye, Haase pinned Tristan Lind of Burlington in 1:04. Haase then pinned Brandon Bahr of West Salem/Bangor in 1:32. In the quarterfinals, Haase defeated Duncan McKinney of Holmen, 7-0. After losing in the semifinals, Haase defeated Brady Wetter of Dodgeville, 4-0. But in the third place match, Haase was pinned by Ellsworths Logan Kemmerer. Sean Benedict also placed fifth at heavyweight. Benedict pinned Anthony Vigil of
Richland Center in 1:22, then lost to Cashtons Dylan Campton, 8-3. After receiving a bye, Benedict pinned Sam Moyer of Mount Horeb-Barneveld in 1:34. Benedict headed to consolation round, where he rolled off four straight wins. In the consolation semifinals, though, Benedict fell to Hudsons Mathias Tobin. Then in the fifth place match, Benedict defeated Noah Brown of North Crawford/Seneca, 5-3. Nathan Dresen also added an eighth place finish at 160 pounds. After receiving an opening round bye, Dresen pinned Burlingtons Isaiah Brenner in 3:37. Dresen followed that by pinning Ben Linzmeier of Tomah in 4:45, but lost his quarterfinal match to Jacob Rukavina of Eastview. Dresen defeated Dylan Anderson of Hudson, 10-3, in the consolation round. But Dresen lost his next two consolation matches and settled for eighth place. On deck: Middleton has just its second home meet of the season Friday, when it hosts Janesville Craig at 7 p.m.
Weve always practiced hard, but I think a lot of times the day before a game or a few days before the game weve started to coast, Rongstad said. Now every practice is going to be intense and were going to be running hard every practice. Added Schafer: This week we amped up the conditioning and I think we were ready to go and play. Weve been practicing against each other and were sick of it and ready to play someone else. We had a long week off since Edgewood. But once we got on the court, we were just ready to go. Middleton immediately showed it meant business when it recorded three offensive rebounds on its opening possession. Although the Cardinals missed their first four field goal attempts, that aggressiveness set the tone for an impressive victory. It being the Coaches vs. Cancer game, we just had that much more energy starting the game, Rongstad said. Even though we didnt score on our first possession, that really set the tone that were here to play and were coming at you with all we have. The Cardinals proceeded to convert on their next six consecutive possessions to build a 14-2 lead. We definitely made a statement at the beginning of the game to get the momentum going, said senior forward Max Oelerich, who finished with eight points. Taking them out of the game right away was really important. We had the momentum throughout the whole half. We took a big lead into halftime and knew we could continue to do that in the second half. Schafer opened the scoring with a three-pointer. After Jake Tomans rebound basketball for Verona, Schafer scored off a Derek Rogeberg miss to ignite an 11-0 surge. I dont think weve had a streak like that this year where weve been shooting that well at the beginning of the game, said Oelerich, who scored on a fast break layup and capped the run with an assist on C.J. Fermanichs three-pointer with 2 minutes, 33 seconds left in the first period. Usually we come out slow and in the second half is when we start to shoot better. But I thought it was important to come out shooting that well. It was a confidence booster.
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League Overall W L W L Mad. Memorial ..... 6 1 8 3 Beloit Memorial .... 5 2 8 3 6 4 Madison West ...... 4 2 Mad. La Follette ... 4 3 6 4 Middleton ............ 3 4 5 4 Verona ............... 3 4 5 4 5 5 Sun Prairie ........... 3 4 Jnsville Craig ....... 3 4 5 5 Madison East ....... 2 5 4 6 Jnsville Parker ..... 1 5 3 6
Meanwhile, Verona sank only 2 of its 12 field goal attempts in the opening period and was 3 of 19 (15.7 percent) overall in the first half. They were playing good defense and we just kind of backed off and werent aggressive offensively and just sort of let them do what they wanted, Buss said of Middleton. The Cardinals shot 48% (12-of25) in the opening half, taking a 3410 lead into the break when Andrew Gardner drained a three-pointer from the left corner just before the halftime buzzer off a feed from Rongstad. That was the cherry on top right there, Rongstad said. We had a play called for our pick and roll, but it got doubled up. Just seeing (Gardner) open in the corner and the ball going through it was kind of the pinnacle of the first half. That was a good feeling going into halftime. Oelerich summed up the reaction of his teammates heading into the locker room. I was pretty psyched up after that, he said. Ive got to be honest. Andrews been shooting the ball great all year. To see him hit that after Docs pass gave us a boost. It was great team basketball right there. Schafers putback basket gave Middleton its largest lead of the game at 39-11 with 6:24 left in the third period. Schafer said the Cardinals focus didnt waiver one bit. Theyre not going to shoot like that every night, but we did a good job of contesting every shot, Schafer said of Veronas shooting woes. I thought we did a good job of game-planning their shooters and stopping their post feeds at the beginning of the game. That was about as locked down as it gets. Weve had good quarters this year, but I thought that was the best half of defense weve played all
year against any team. Verona, though, was able to work the ball inside and outscore the Cardinals 28-16 the rest of the way. With Verona, they really have to shoot it well and for us it was a really big emphasis to charge that threepoint line hard and make those threes tough, said Bavery after Middleton held the Wildcats to 0-of-17 shooting from long distance. If they start draining those, it changes the game in a real hurry. Bavery said he was pleased with the Cardinals overall defensive effort. Defensively, were starting to get that mentality that we can really anchor in the half court, challenge shots hard and get after the ball, Bavery said. We had a real heart-toheart (talk), a real soul-searcher after the (Madison) West game as a team like I havent done in probably 15 years with the team. We made a commitment to go back to the sound, fundamental, grueling and high-level conditioning type of practices and our guys have embraced it and they attack it. But as aggressive as the Cardinals were on offense, they committed only seven turnovers, including just one in the first half. This was as good as weve played in several years, Bavery said. Now (Verona) won the third quarter, but we came out and played as if it was a 0-0 game. We didnt lose that intensity and come out lazy and think that game was won at halftime. In the fourth quarter, we did a good job of keeping our composure, too. Oelerich said the Cardinals have made major strides since opening the season 1-3. Were sharing the ball better and starting to run the offense better than we did at the beginning of the year, he said. Every night is going to be a battle. No matter what anyones record is, its going to be a dogfight every night. On deck: Middleton travels to Sun Prairie Thursday for a 7:30 p.m. game. The Cardinals then host Janesville Craig Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 4 Middleton 55, Verona 39 Verona ... 5 5 12 17 39 Middleton 16 18 9 12 55 VERONA Schmitz 3, Jones 4, Gronke 2, Federspiel 2, Flora 2, Tackett 3, Toman 6, Pynnonen 2, Hallmark 8, Stiner 7. Totals: 13 1322 39. MIDDLETON Hill 9, Hokanson 2, Schafer 15, Rogeberg 2, Oelerich 8, Rongstad 9, Revord 4, Fermanich 3, Gardner 3. Totals: 17 1526 55. Three-point goals: V 0; M 6 (Schafer 2, Rongstad, Revord, Fermanich, Gardner). Personal fouls V 19, M 21.
ed by four three-point baskets and a six-of-six effort at the free throw line in the fourth quarter. Junior forward Cole Jordee added 16 points, while freshman guard Bria Lemirande scored 15 highlighted by a pair of clutch late free throws. Bria did a nice job down the stretch, Kind said. When they got close she had consecutive possessions where she had an assist for a layup, scored a layup herself and then drew a foul. Cole Jordee had some key blocks and rebounds down the stretch. Cole and Liz (McMahon) really did a good job on the boards in the fourth quarter. Elizabeth also hit a big three in the (fourth) quarter, but more importantly, we got the ball in her hands when they needed to foul. Middleton appeared ready to make quick work of the Cougars early on. The Cardinals raced to a 17-7 lead after the first quarter. Then Jordee had consecutive baskets in the second quarter as Middletons lead ballooned to 18. You cant get down 18 to a team like Middleton especially on the road and expect to have success, Craig coach Kerry Storbakken told the Janesville Gazette. On the flip side, Kind was thrilled how his team was playing. We started out well, he said. We moved the ball well against their zone, shot well, caused some problems with our press. Just played
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League Overall W L W L Middleton ........... 7 0 8 2 Verona ................ 6 1 10 1 Jnsville Parker ..... 5 2 6 5 Mad. La Follette ... 5 2 5 4 7 3 Jnsville Craig ....... 4 3 Sun Prairie .......... 3 4 3 6 Madison West ...... 2 5 3 5 Mad. Memorial ..... 2 5 2 6 Beloit Memorial .... 1 6 3 6 Madison East ....... 0 7 0 8
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well in general. But the Cougars wouldnt go quietly. Craig pulled within 41-30 by halftime. The Cougars then opened the second half on a 10-0 run and pulled within 41-40. We just could never get the lead, Storbakken said. I think if we wouldve, that wouldve put a lot of pressure on Middleton because they had the big early lead. But the Cougars never could get over the hump. And the Cardinals had enough to fend off Craigs best punch. In the second half our spacing wasnt good on offense, Kind said. We didnt press as aggressively and
they got hot shooting the ball. It wasnt a conscious thing, but we werent forcing the tempo enough with our defense. Offensively, we missed some good shots and settled for some that were not so good and had a few careless turnovers, so they crept back into it. Were still learning time and score situations and in the last couple minutes we were able to get to the line and make some free throws to close it out. On deck: Middleton travels to Madison La Follette (5-2, 5-4) Friday at 7:30 p.m. The Lancers defeated the Cardinals in a regional final a year ago, ending Middletons run of five straight trips to the state tournament. La Follette will be a good test this week, Kind said. We are on the road most of the second round, so we need to keep progressing.
Jan. 3 Middleton 72, Janesville Craig 66 Janesville Craig .. 7 23 21 15 66 Middleton . 17 24 12 19 72 JANESVILLE CRAIG Schumacher, 60-17; Foster, 3-0-7; Hughes, 1-4-7; Slatter, 4-614; Calkins, 5-0-11; Schoenenberger, 5-0-10. Totals: 16-10-66. MIDDLETON Norregard, 4-6-18; Roach, 1-0-3; Raffel, 2-1-6; McMahon, 3-0-6; Passini, 0-1-1; Bergrum, 1-2-5; Jordee 7-2-16; Bauhs, 1-0-2; Lemirande, 4-6-15. Totals: 23-1872. Three-point goals JC 8 (Schumacher 5, Foster, Hughes, Calkins), Middleton 8 (Norregard 4, Roach, Raffel, Bergrum, Lemirande). Total fouls Craig 18, Middleton 15. Fouled out Schumacher, Hughes.
Middleton senior forward Liz McMahon (right) and the Cardinals are 7-0 in the Big Eight Conference. continued from page 11
J o r d a n Carey (21) a n d Middletons h o c k e y team currently sit in third place in the Big E i g h t Conference.
after assists from Eric Karwoski and Casey Harper. Onalaska took a 2-1 lead less than four minutes into the third period. But the Cardinals responded. First, Taylor Dickert took the puck hard to the net, and a hustling Brendan Sheehan poked in the loose puck. Then 70 seconds later, Carey found Jordan Hylbert in front of the net for the eventual game winner. Eric Karwoski and Carey chipped in insurance goals late in the contest. We never blinked and just kept after it, Libert said. The Cardinals were hoping to build on that momentum against Madison West on Saturday. But the Regents raced to a 3-1 lead through two periods and held off the Cardinals. I really felt we would take the good feeling of Friday night into the game against West, but it did not happen, Libert said. We spent the first two periods losing pucks to West and had a million unforced turnovers. We would have the puck on our stick and then suddenly it was on the stick of a West player. West played a
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lot of dump and chase, and we were consistently too far up in the play, which meant all three forwards were in no position to support our defensemen, leaving the defensemen on an island. West scored just 3:28 into the game after a series of Middleton turnovers. The Cardinals tied the game just 1:16 into the second period on a goal by Taylor Dickert. But West answered with two more goals before the period ended. Middleton outshot West, 12-3, in the third period, and the Cardinals pulled within 3-2 after Garrett Graf scored at 4:46. But Middleton never could get the equalizer. Four quarters and we win the game, Libert said. But alas, hockey is only three periods. Middleton doesnt play this week. But Libert knows his team has plenty of work to do. We had a couple of team issues and negativity pop up during the West game that was addressed right away, Libert said. But it will be
Jan. 3 Middleton 5, Onalaska 2 Onalaska ............. 0 0 2 2 Middleton .... 0 1 4 5 Second period: Mi Carey (Harper, Karwoski), 4:56. Third period: O Blamk (Earp, Gargaro) (pp), 3:10; Tepp (Bingham), 3:52. Mi Sheehan (Dickert), 7:46; Hylbert (Carey, Miller), 8:56; Karwoski (Kottler, Graf), 12:03; Carey (Bakken), 16:07. Saves: O (Witz) 20; Mi (Kasdorf) 30. Penalties: O 3-6; Mi 6-20.
Jan. 4 Madison West 3, Middleton 2 Madison West ..... 1 2 0 3 Middleton .... 0 1 1 2 First period: MW Messner (Jiang), 3:28 Second period: Mi Dickert (Reifsteck), 1:16; MW Pretto, 9:26; Joswiak (Epping, Messner) (pp), 16:42. Third period: Mi Graf (Harper, Karwoski), 4:46. Saves: MW (Joswiak) 17; Mi (Kasdorf) 22. Penalties: M 4-8; MW 2-4.
interesting to see how the players and team respond. Finding our identity is also critical. Right now there is no real team identity and individuals sometimes override the team. Good habits have to underpin the hard work we do.
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Kromreys Hiteman wins Presidential Award

by PERRY HIBNER It was a long wait but the good news Kathy Hiteman received on Dec. 20 was well worth it. Hiteman, a sixth-grade science teacher at Kromrey Middle School, was named one of 102 teachers to receive the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching by President Obama. The best part was getting the e-mail when I had my students in my room, she said. We were all so excited, so we ran next door to share the news with my co-workers and the rest of my block students, and then I called my son, my husband and my mom. It was pretty exciting that I could share it with everyone. This years recipients represent all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Department of Defense Education Activity. Hiteman and the other educators will receive
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School Dist.
In November, the Madison Jazz Society awarded grants totaling $7,100 from its School Grant Fund to music programs in twenty-seven Wisconsin schools. The grants are funding jazz centered programs designed to help students learn about and perform jazz. In announcing the awards, MJS President Linda Marty Schmitz stated, We are very pleased that these grants will assist students from all over Wisconsin now and in years to come. We are sorry we could not fund all of the requests submitted. We are thrilled to see that many schools throughout the state are working to provide opportunities for their students to learn about Americas original art form jazz. Sauk Trail Elementary School in Middleton, with John Becker, director, received a grant in the amount of $300 to underwrite the Making Jazz Music Childs Play, 6th Edition program. Other grants were awarded to Belleville High School (Stephanie Meir, director) - $200 to help purchase jazz charts for the schools Jazz Ensemble; Beloit Memorial High School
Jazz Society grant goes to Sauk Trail Elementary

(Chris Behrens, director) - $250 for help pay clinician fee for jazz clinic; Chippewa Falls Middle School (Brian Collicott, director) - $450 to help purchase a synthesizer for the jazz ensemble; DeForest Area High School (Brandon Bautz, director) - $250 to purchase Jamey Abersold jazz charts; Edgewood High School, Madison (Carrie Backman, director) $100 to help purchase a bass pick-up; Goodman-Armstrong Creek School District (Brianne Knox, director) $400 to support the 7-12 grade jazz ensemble; Jefferson High School (Kathy Tuinstra-Schereck, director) - $200 to underwrite costs of the Jazz on the Rock vocal jazz festival; Juda School District (Greg Smith, director) - $350 to help purchase jazz education curriculum; Ladysmith High School (Sherry Friedel, director) - $200 to purchase Jamey Abersold books for their newly-formed high school vocal jazz choir; Madison Country Day School, Waunakee (Jon Schipper, director) $100 to underwrite the MCDS Jazz Showcase in February; Madison Metropolitan School District $300 to underwrite the 3rd Annual MMSD High School Jazz Festival in December; Marshall Middle School, Janesville (Dan Emerson, director) - $200 to support the Craig Jazz Festival; Menomonie High School (Jacob Karkula, director) $300 to help purchase jazz charts; Monona Grove High School ((Pat Dorn, director) $450 to help purchase a piano that will be used only by jazz students; Oregon Middle School (Allison Jaeger, director) $300 to start a jazz repertoire library; Pulaski High School (Kayla Koch, director) $250 to help pay for a guest artist at the schools jazz clinic; River Valley High School, Spring Green (Rebecca Schinker, director) $200 to help pay for a vocal jazz master class/clinic; South Park Middle School, Oshkosh (Emily Bauer, director) $250 to help build a jazz library; Sun Prairie High School (Steve Sveum, director) $250 to support the NIU Jazz Ensemble Clinic in November and $250 to support the Sun Prairie Jazz Festival in February; Waukesha West High School (Matt Mueller, director) $200 to help purchase Derby Mutes; Westosha Central High School, Salem (Adam Scheele, director) $200 to help purchase sheet music for Jazz Central; Waunakee High School (Sam Robinson & Ryan Gill, directors) $100 to underwrite a jazz clinic; Whitewater High School (Abigail Pulvermacher, director) $100 to underwrite a trip to New Orleans for jazz band members; Wisconsin Dells High School (Matthew Roble, director) $400 to help refurbish band equipment;
their awards at a Washington, DC, event later in 2014. This was a very satisfying announcement for the whole Kromrey community, Kromrey principal Steve Soeteber said. I had an opportunity to make a special announcement to the whole school just before break. It was great to see students, former students, and staff members congratulating Kathy. It was a very special moment. Hiteman was one of five Wisconsin educators to be nominated for the awards in July 2012. The states math winner is Mary Fernan, a fifth-grade teacher at Northside Intermediate School in the Milton School District. Hiteman was nominated for the award by Reid Cooper, a professor at Brown University in Rhode Island whose son had Hiteman as a teacher many years ago. Approximately 25 current Kromrey eighth-graders helped write a letter of recommendation for Hiteman two years ago. I was super excited when I found out Ms. Hiteman won, Kromrey eighth-grader Chloe Cole said. I was
so proud of her and it was nice to thing I played a small role in her winning the award. The Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching is awarded annually to outstanding K-12 science and mathematics teachers from across the country. The winners are selected by a panel of distinguished scientists, mathematicians, and educators following an initial selection process done at the state level. Each year the award alternates between teachers teaching kindergarten through sixth grade and those teaching seventh through 12th grades. The 2012 awardees named on Friday teach kindergarten through 6th grade. Since 1983, more than 4,100 teachers have been recognized for their contributions to math and science education. Kathy Hiteman connects with her students, MCPASD Superintendent Don Johnson said. She is an exemplar of innovation, engagement, and the joy of learning. Students in her classes
laugh, learn, and explore their own intellectual and personal potential. This award affirms what those who know Kathy have known for years, she is there for both her students and colleagues alike. Kathy is clearly deserving of this recognition. She will acknowledge it with humility and grace as a true professional, because that is who she is. Winners of this Presidential honor receive a $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation to be used at their discretion. They also are invited to Washington, DC, for an awards ceremony and several days of educational and celebratory events, including visits with members of Congress and the Administration. These teachers are inspiring todays young students to become the next generation of American scientists, mathematicians, and innovators, President Obama said in a news release. Through their passion and dedication, and by sharing their excitement about science, technology, engineering, and
math, they are helping us build a promising future for all our children. Excellent math and science teachers, exemplified by these awardees, are critical to getting more students engaged in the increasingly important science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, President Obama said. Thats why he has committed to strengthening STEM education and has called for preparing 100,000 excellent science and mathematics teachers over the next decade a goal that inspired the creation of 100kin10, a coalition of leading corporations, philanthropies, universities, service organizations, and others working to train and retain STEM teachers across the nation. The President has also proposed to further strengthen the STEM teaching profession by launching a new STEM Master Teacher Corps, leveraging the expertise of some of our nations best and brightest teachers in science and mathematics to elevate the teaching of these subjects nationwide.
Looking for a way to support MHS athletics and have fun at the same time? Then attend the inaugural Cardinal Tailgate Party on Saturday, Feb. 1 at Keva Sports Center, 8312 Forsythia St., Middleton. The tailgate party is sponsored by the Cardinal Booster Club and replaces Mardi Gras as its annual winter fundraiser. The party begins at 7 p.m., and will end at midnight. Tickets cost $50 in advance -- or $60 at the door -- and can be ordered online. A ticket includes two drink tickets, tailgate fare and lots of fun and games. Silent auction items and a raffle are also part of
Tailgate replaces Booster Mardi Gras
Fourteen MHS student authors have had their writing published in the 2014 Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy Phenology Calendar. The students wrote their pieces as part of their Advanced Composition class, which they took during the 2012-2013 school year with English
High school authors published

teacher Ms. Evelyn Lasky-Westbrook. Featured student authors are: Louis Baker, Anna Bresnahan, Collin Buelo, Madeline Guyette, Audrey Hinshaw, Brennan Maly, Cheris Nelson, Emily Oberwetter, Nicholas Revord, Sam Ropa, Jonathan Stewart, Alex Whitfield, Emma Whitford and Kaitlyn
Wisconsin Heights Middle/High School, Mazomanie (Gina Ademino & Aniela Haas, directors) $300 to purchase jazz books and jazz band arrangements and Al Ringling Theater, Baraboo (Baraboo, Wisconsin Dells & Reedsburg High Schools) $250 to underwrite an honors band clinic/concert. More information on the school grant program and the Society can be found at www.madisonjazz.com. Formed in 1984, the Madison Jazz Society is a non-profit, all volunteer organization formed to encourage the performance of and education about jazz. The group sponsors the broadcast of Riverwalk: Live from the Landing on Wisconsin Public Radio. MJS will sponsor its 26th annual Capital City Jazz Fest in April 2014.
the party. Half of the cost of the ticket is also tax-deductible. Music will be provided by Suburban Disturbance and disc jockey David Foster. In addition, the Cardinal Booster Club is also selling red "Cardinal Domination" T-shirts for the party. The T-shirts cost $10 and include a free raffle ticket. Tickets and T-shirts will also be sold at boys and girls varsity home basketball games along with State Bank of Cross Plains locations in Middleton and Cross Plains. To learn more, please visit the Cardinal Booster Club website.
Northside third-grader Jordan LaScala and students in Pernille Ripp's fifth-grade class at West Middleton brought some holiday cheer to two area families and were honored in the process. The students wrote letters that were published in the Wisconsin State Journal as part of the Helping Hands project. LaScala wrote about a farming family that has been impacted by cancer. "The letter she wrote was fabulous,'' said her teacher, Tracy Hellenbrand. Hellenbrand said she has often had
Students provide holiday cheer

her students participate in the Helping Hands project over the years. The family LaScala wrote about will receive $200 to hep them during this holiday season, Hellenbrand said. "I feel it is important to show children they can make a difference,'' Hellenbrand said. "This is what the holidays are about.'' LaScala, who said writing is her favorite subject, was thrilled to particpate. "It feels so good to help,'' she said. "I was jumping up and down when Mr. Craney told me.'' Ripp said 20 of her students wrote about one family. Their letter read: I know this girl whose family could use some help. She has a worn-out winter coat and not much holiday cheer. If she were to get the money, I think her family would use it to get holiday gifts and try to afford a different place to live. "I am very proud of all of the students that wrote letters,'' Ripp said. In all, hundreds of area students wrote letters and 26 families received a helping hand through the project. The program is funded by Youth Services Inc., the Wisconsin State Journals charitable arm. The families received a gift card, check or other assistance.
Wolfinger. Stewart had two pieces published. The calendars cost $12.95 or you can get two or more for $12.50 apiece. Ordering information is available on the Friends of Pheasant Branch website.
SCHOOL BOARD In the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District, three candidates will vie for two Area 4 seats on the board
will be the only name on the ballot there. Mayor Kurt Sonnentag will seek another three-year term and any opposition for his seat would have to come in the form of a write-in campaign.
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tion. Many students have already given me great ideas for the program, and I'm really looking forward to meeting more students when we open in February. Academic Assistance: Students will receive regular homework help and reading support. We also make an efThe Youth Center offers:
YOUTH
of education. Incumbent Annette Ashley will seek re-election and newcomers Paul Kinne, the City of Middletons former District 1 alderman, and Peter DeWind will also appear on the ballot. Voting is at-large in the school district, and the top two vote-getters will claim the two available Area 4 seats. Incumbent Bob Hesselbein will not seek another term in Area 4. Incumbent Bob Green will run unopposed for his fort to communicate with school staff to ensure collaboration and success.
TOWN OF MIDDLETON In the Town of Middleton, incumbent Paul Connell will run unopposed for Seat 3. Richard Oberle, the incumbent in Seat 4, will be challenged by Gary Whitney. TOWN OF WESTPORT In the Town of Westport, Terry Enge
current Area 2 school board seat.
and Brad Robinson, both of whom are incumbents, were the only candidates to file. Supervisors in the town do not represent specific districts. TOWN OF SPRINGFIELD In the Town of Springfield, incumbents Arthur Meinholz (Seat 3) and Daniel Dresen (Seat 4) were the only candidates to file.
The first day to circulate nomination papers was December 1, 2013. The deadline to file nomination papers and other ballot access documents was 5 p.m. on Tuesday, January 7, 2014. The deadline for incumbents filing non-candidacy was December 27, 2013.
Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Plaskey, Darci Lynn, 25, Lodi, WI 53555, 01/21/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $114.00 Preston, Ivel T, 20, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/19/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00 Ramirez Flores, Estela, 34, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/20/2013, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, $114.00 Richardson, Joyce A, 79, Arena, WI 53503, 01/15/2013, Traffic Control Signal Violation red, $88.80 Ritz, John A, 43, Madison, WI 53717, 01/30/2013, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, $114.00 Rivas, Carlos, 36, Madison, WI 53711, 01/06/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Robb, Christopher N, 32, Cottage Grove, WI 53527, 11/25/2012, Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $88.80 Rodriguez, Julio Samuel, 58, Madison, WI 53705, 01/28/2013, No/Defective Taillamp, $63.60 Ronnfeldt, Stephanie S, 43, Steuben, WI 54657, 01/18/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Rosenthal, Stanley H, 68, Wilmette, IL 60091, 01/21/2013, Disorderly Conduct with a Motor Vehicle, $88.80 Rudolph, Grant E, 21, Reedsburg, WI 53959, 01/23/2013, Possession of Controlled Substance, $271.50 Runge, Martin N, 28, Middleton, WI 53562, 08/11/2012, Possession of Controlled Substance, $996.00 Runge, Martin N, 28, Middleton, WI 53562, 08/11/2012, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, $177.00 Runge, Martin N, 28, Middleton, WI 53562, 08/11/2012, Criminal Trespass Dwelling, $681.00 Ryckman, Latasha, 29, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/23/2013, Operating while Suspended, $0.00
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Enrichment: Students will participate in art, sports, gardening, music, outdoor and environmental education, and cooking. We may also offer minicourses on topics such as employment, advice for entering high school, and bike mechanics.
Community Service: Students will contribute to the community through regular volunteer experiences. Leadership Development: Students directly influence our program through their participation in our Youth Advisory Board. They will also have the opportunity to share their skills and talents with other students through skill shares.
The Middleton Youth Resource Center is a program for youth and families looking for a fun, productive after school setting. The center provides a daily snack for program participants. There will be a two-part Open House at the new Middleton Youth Resource Center. A Family Open House will take place Tuesday, January 2158 p.m., and a Student Open House will
occur Thursday, Jan. 23rd 3:30-6 p.m. Beginning February 3, the centers hours during the school year will be Monday through Friday from 3:30-6 p.m. Summer hours will be announced at a later date.
Ryckman, Latasha, 29, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/23/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $0.00 Sackey, Edward, 40, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/16/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Salami, Olaniran R, 49, Madison, WI 53704, 01/21/2013, Non Registration, $88.80 Salami, Olaniran R, 49, Madison, WI 53704, 01/21/2013, Improper left turn/intersection, $88.80 Saldana Amador, Gonzalo, 24, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/22/2013, Operating after revocation, $114.00 Saldana Amador, Gonzalo, 24, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/22/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $114.00 Sanchez Patino, Jorge E, 36, Cross Plaines, WI 53528, 02/04/2013, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, $114.00 Sanghvi, Neil Kamlesh, 23, Middleton, WI 53562, 12/02/2012, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Schneider-Braus, Kathleen, 59, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/29/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Sennott, Cassandra Jessica, 18, Waunakee, WI 53597, 01/05/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Sesolak, Cody Brent, 21, Waunakee, WI 53597, 01/25/2013, Vehicle R e g i s t r a t i o n Revoked/Suspended/Cancel, $88.80 Sesolak, Cody Brent, 21, Waunakee, WI 53597, 01/25/2013, Operating while Suspended, $114.00 Sesolak, Cody Brent, 21, Waunakee, WI 53597, 01/25/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $114.00 Shaw, Lauren Kay, 21, Waunakee, WI 53597, 01/26/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $88.80 Simpson, Corey Michael, 30, Madi-
son, WI 53704, 02/05/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $0.00 Simpson, Corey Michael, 30, Madison, WI 53704, 02/05/2013, Non Registration, $0.00 Smith, Duardo B, 45, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/06/2013, Unlawful Trespass Private Land or Building, $303.00 Smith, Nathaniel A, 36, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/06/2013, FTS/Improper Stop at Stop Sign, $88.80 Smith, Owen T, 34, Madison, WI 53716, 01/19/2013, Non Registration, $88.80 Smith, Owen T, 34, Madison, WI 53716, 01/19/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Sprague, Mary A, 74, Waunakee, WI 53597, 01/11/2013, Inattentive Driving, $101.40 Stead, Stephanie R, 29, Madison, WI 53704, 01/19/2013, Non Registration, $88.80 Stead, Stephanie R, 29, Madison, WI 53704, 01/19/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Stein, Sarah E, 18, Verona, WI 53593, 01/17/2013, Disorderly Conduct, $240.00 Strang, Cody Patrick, 22, Waunakee, WI 53597, 01/17/2013, Seatbelt Required Oper/Pass, $10.00 Stroede, Jonathan P, 28, Sun Prairie, WI 53590, 11/27/2012, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $164.40 Stroede, Jonathan P, 28, Sun Prairie, WI 53590, 11/27/2012, Non Registration, $0.00 Stroede, Jonathan P, 28, Sun Prairie, WI 53590, 11/27/2012, Operating vehicle without insurance, $0.00 Taylor, Nicholas Lee, 19, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/12/2013, Violation of license Restriction, $114.00
Taylor, Nicholas Lee, 19, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/12/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $114.00 Taylor, Nicholas Lee, 19, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/12/2013, Improper Right Turn, $88.80 Teschan, Alexandra J, 21, Monona, WI 53716, 01/13/2013, Operating while Suspended, $114.00 Teschan, Alexandra J, 21, Monona, WI 53716, 01/13/2013, Intoxicant In Motor Vehicle Driver Drink, $177.00 Trainor, Derek R, 31, Madison, WI 53719, 01/20/2013, Disorderly Conduct, $114.00 Valencia, Magdalena Kate, 26, Madison, WI 53704, 01/11/2013, Seatbelt Required Oper/Pass, $10.00 Vasselman, Michael J, 22, Madison, WI 53703, 01/21/2013, Method of Giving Signals, $88.80 Vieyra, Adrian, 31, Madison, WI 53714, 01/25/2013, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, $114.00 Vreibel, Benjamin Daniel, 27, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/24/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Wagner, Joshua R, 28, Madison, WI 53718, 01/05/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00 Walker, Deborah M, 56, Windsor, WI 53598, 01/17/2013, Seatbelt Required Oper/Pass, $10.00 Walls, Melvin E, 55, Madison, WI
53711, 02/03/2013, Operating after revocation, $114.00 Walls, Melvin E, 55, Madison, WI 53711, 02/03/2013, Intoxicant In Motor Vehicle Driver Drink, $177.00 Weaver, Malcolm X, 44, Madison, WI 53713, 01/20/2013, Possession of Controlled Substance, $114.00 Weitz, Joel S, 49, Madison, WI 53705, 02/01/2012, Obstructing Traffic, $114.00 Westbrook, Barbara E, 38, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/20/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Wiener, Don E, 58, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/03/2013, Non Registration, $88.80 Willard, Vicki E, 66, Madison, WI 53711, 12/31/2012, Unsafe Passing On Right, $88.80 Williamson, Julia Ann, 53, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/22/2013, Non Registration, $88.80 Wojtaszek, Michelle Marie, 37, Middleton, WI 53562, 12/13/2012, Operation W/O Required Lamps Lighted, $76.20 Xu, Dongjiang, 41, Madison, WI 53719, 01/28/2013, FTS/Improper Stop at Stop Sign, $88.80 Yang, Vammeej S, 47, Madison, WI 53714., 01/15/2013, Seatbelt Required Oper/Pass, $10.00.
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Youth Center re-opens doors

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Tips to avoid utility scams

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5.) File a complaint with your local police department.

City releases first of its kind annual report

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Pocan speaking at an event near the Middleton/Madison border in 2013.

Public invited to comment on police

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Saturday, Dec. 21 12:50 a.m. Theft, 1900 block of

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Mixed Blood Theatre celebrates Dr. King

Calling all Whovians!

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Dream comes to library

Shawn Hamiltons commanding solo performance is stirring and poignant.

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Common Cause comes to open mic

Food drive at Copps

The library will re-open on Saturday, Jan. 11 at 9 a.m.

Diamond Mortgage Corp. comes to Elmwood Avenue

Henning joins newspaper staff

60 years and going strong for Auxiliary!

Come together to help neighbors in 2014

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Girls basketball team tops Craig, now 7-0 in Big 8

Searching for consistency

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Hockey Cards spilt two games

Boys basketball team cruises past Verona

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Swimmers seventh at Marquette Invite

Wrestlers 12th at Bi-State Classic

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