On The Road To Authenticity: Heroin Overdose

On the road to authenticity
VOL. 123, NO. 9
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2015
Christine Kee Kee Buckley grew up in Middleton. Her career

took her to Hollywood, where she worked at a major film company.
When the recession hit in 2009, Buckley was let go from her highpowered, high-salaried job.
After a year of searching Los Angeles for another position, she and
her dog, Yoda, took to the road for five months where she found so
much more than the answer to her question, What do I do next?
by DEB BIECHLER
Times-Tribune
What led you to Hollywood?
Buckley: When I was in high school

I knew that I really wanted to produce
films. I went to UW Madison and got
a degree in journalism. But, I knew
that wasnt enough to get a job in Hollywood, because I didnt have any contacts in the film industry.
So, I went to Chicago and got my
Heroin
overdose
law degree, and as a law student, took

every entertainment job that I could
find to get experience. I knew that
Hollywood needed lawyers. That was
my ticket in.
Was it after you left L.A. or while

you were working there that you realized that you werent happy in that
job?
Buckley: I quickly realized that the

film production company position wasnt my dream job. I loved the creative
aspects and that the films were entertaining and can have a social impact.
But, there was so much shallowness.
Hollywood thrives on youth, beauty
and power. I played the game and
climbed the corporate ladder, and got
the enviable title and income. And, I
was in Hollywood. But, through it all,
Photo contributed
An existential crisis led Kee Kee Buckley to load up her car, Princess
Leia the Prius, with her dog, Yoda, and take to the U.S. highways for five
months to find peace.
I never felt authentic.

One day, when I was at my desk, listening to an actors agent trying to negotiate a personal trainer for him while
he was on the set, I was struck with
how indulgent it all was. On a pad of
Post-It Notes I doodled, I welcome
change.
For ten years that became my
mantra. But, change didnt come. I let
myself be shackled by velvet handcuffs
and didnt do anything substantial to
make change happen.
In 2009 when the great recession hit,
I knew my company would have to lay
people off. When I saw my boss walking to my office, I thought he wanted
to talk to me about the people we
would have to let go.
I was blind-sided when I was told
that I was to be the first one. I had
worked there for over thirteen years
and had worked on more motion pictures than I can count.
How could this be happening? I
dont lose my job. Im the overachiever.
After that nothing was a fit for me in
Hollywood. The year after losing my
job was a very dark time for me. I finally came to the conclusion that I had
See BUCKLEY, page 7
Man found in
Arbys bathroom
Dane County Sheriffs deputies and

Middleton EMS were dispatched at
9:36 a.m. on Friday to the Arbys
restaurant located at 601 Gammon
Road in the Town of Middleton.
Jesse L. Sparks, age 32 of Madison,
was found unconscious and not breathing in the mens restroom, according to
a statement issued by the Dane County
Sheriffs Office. An adult female who
See HEROIN, page 4
Counter culture
Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger
The Times-Tribunes series profiling local eateries continues this week with a look at Cs Restaurant & Bakery, located at 2550 Allen Boulevard.
The friendly diner is celebrating 30 years in business this spring, and with a new generation helping run the establishment, regulars like John Riesch
and Paul Reynolds (above) should have a counter at which to sit, eat and socialize for years to come. Turn to page 10 to learn more.
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MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE
C ITY C OUNCIL
Meriter says ObamaCare contributed to delays

by KEVIN MURPHY
Times-Tribune
The Middleton City Council last

week approved another delay in the
startup of Meriter Health Services
eventual $80 million outpatient clinic
to be built after the city vacates its
Laura Ln. garage facility.
This time it was Meriter asking to
push back the start of the project by a
year due to local and national factors,
said Kevin Snitchler, Meriters assistant vice president of facilities development.
The uncertainties of the Affordable
Healthcare Act, integrating with UnityPoint Health, we lost our CEO Jim
Woodward last year and our new CEO
(Arthur Nizza) just started this week,
Snitchler said.
The city caused the first delay in getting ground broken for its new Municipal Operations Center.
The city first approved the Meriter
project in 2011.
Now, demolition of the city garage
is scheduled to begin this summer, adjacent street and site improvements are
to be made in 2016, and construction
of the first clinic facilities to begin in
the summer of 2017 with occupancy
slated for the end of 2018, said Snitchler.
The planned $80 million campus has
a 20-year build out schedule.
Facilities for primary care specialists, physical therapy and rehabilitation
services will be constructed first. How
the rest of the project proceeds has not
been finalized, Snitchler said.
The revised zoning restrictions includes an initial use limit of two years,
after which a renewal request will need
to be made and reviewed by the town
zoning authorities.
The revised zoning restrictions still
include guidelines for parking, hours of
operation, signage, as well as the requirement that the operator of the attraction have attraction-specific
insurance coverage in the amount of
$1.0 Million in addition to an umbrella
insurance policy for additional liability
coverage.
There is a 2 year use, and then its
done, commented board Administrator Tom Wilson, Then if the developer
wants to apply for another 2-year pe-
Meriter currently has clinics on

Allen Blvd., Deming Way and Elmwood Ave., which, overtime will be vacated and consolidated into the campus
that will cover at least 13 acres east of
the Beltline and south of Airport Rd.
Meriter is following the industry
model in relocating certain healthcare

services away from its main hospital to
outpatient facilities, Snitchler said.
The council also approved an additional $280,750 in tax incremental financing assistance to the Aspen
Commons Phase 1 due mainly to construction costs increases. Aspen Commons Dr. reconstruction costs have
increased from initial estimates and a
concrete wall separating the projects
first and second phases has been added.
The unanimously improved assistance request by Tre Trolls, LLC,
brings total TIF support to $2.134 million for phase one of the office, apartment and fitness center project to be
located on the north side of the Greenway Commons development.
Angela Black, attorney for Tre Tolls,
said some of the costs incurred in phase
1 will be realized in the multi-use projects second phase but must be done
now.
Street reconstruction and site improvements should begin this spring,
she said.
The 67 apartments planned for phase
1 combined with a commercial project
represent a first for Middleton, said
City Administrator Mike Davis.
Its a completely new concept for
Middleton housing although its similar to Hilldale, he told the council.
Being the first such development
poses some risk, said Davis, but did not
think it is huge, as Epics and Pharmaceutical Product Developments
growing workforces should absorb the
demand for apartments.
riod, they can do so, but they have to

apply and go through the process
again...
The board hosted discussion on additional items such as a limit on special events, that can take place at the
haunt throughout the year, signage, and
parking before a motion to approve the
resolution was carried unanimously.
Westport Administrator Tom Wilson
also provided the rest of the town board
an update on the construction of the
new town Public Works Facility, which
included a potential date of substantial
completion being the end of February.
Per Wilson, the facility has been undergoing extensive electrical work, and
the heating and plumbing systems have
also been receiving attention, though

the buildings heating system is not yet
active, and the facility is being heated
by portable heating units.
I dont think its possible that he
[Westports General Contractor] can
herd enough cats, Commented Administrator Wilson, to get this done by
the end of February.
Construction of the Public Works
Facility has been ongoing since the destruction of the old facility in late May
of 2014, through Fischl Construction
of Verona.
The Westport Board additionally
voted to allow parking in a town road
right-of-way for several boats and an
RV in the Larwood Hills neighbor-
hood, pending the purchase of a permit

to do so
Prior to adjourning, the Westport
board also voted unanimously to approve a Class AB temporary retailers
license for the Benedictine Women of
Madison, approved an operators license for an employee of a town business, and heard committee reports from
board members.
The Westport board did not convene
to closed session as had been planned
to discuss the Communities of Bishops
Bay Utility Assessment Consent and
Creation due to no pertinent information being presented to the board for
their review.
The council also approved:
Awarding a $929,170 bid to A1 Excavating to resurface Valley

Ridge Rd. and levying special assessment against Valley Ridge
Rd. properties;
Adding $70,000 to a traffic signal project at Airport Rd. and

Nursery Rd. and capping total
cost at $290,083.
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OF
W ESTPORT
Haunted house attraction gets zoning revision

by MICHAEL DREW
Times-Tribune
The Westport Town Board voted

unanimously to approve a revision of
zoning restrictions via Resolution 1502, which approves a 2-year usage
agreement for Wisconsin Scaryland,
the haunt located at the corner of
County Highways M and K in Westport.
The haunt had generated local controversy during its first year of operation, with heavy restrictions on the
property that proprietor Guy Kitchell
derided as overly restrictive, and prevented the haunt from turning a profit.
T OWN
OF
S PRINGFIELD
Town board approves lumber purchase for park shelter

by MICHAEL DREW
Times-Tribune
The Springfield Town Board voted

unanimously on 2/17/15 to purchase
materials at the cost of $6026.45 from
Dane Lumber for the construction of a
park shelter in the new town park
pending approval of the layouts by the
state DOT.
The Springfield town park is situated on a parcel of land directly across
Highway P from Springfield Town
Hall owned by the DOT, but is cur-
rently being leased by the township for

usage of a park.
Per the lease agreement, any building architectural plans need state approval prior to construction, and
restrictions such as a no permanent
concrete pads being allowed do limit
the type of buildings that can be constructed on the land.
There were two options explicitly
discussed, the option adopted was
based on a design adopted by the Town
of Dane, and an additional option that
was presented at $11,170 for a park
shelter with specialized rafters to prevent bird and vermin nesting.

The approved design includes an 8post, 20 by 30 shelter, constructed out
of treated lumber and by volunteer
labor.
Id rather spend the $6,000 than the
$11,000, commented Board Supervisor Jim Pulvermacher, especially not
knowing what our long-term commitment is on the property.
The Springfield Board also voted
unanimously to approve a rezone for a
0.65 acres parcel to be changed from
C0-1 to A-2(4) for Soleil Development

Corp/Harold Sphan as part of the Autumn Pond subdivision.
Additionally, the board unanimously
approved a rezone for 1.37 acres of
property from A-2(1) to A-1Ex to
owned by board Chairman Don Hoffman.
Per Hoffman, who stepped off of the
board for the discussion, the 1.37 acre
parcel had been zoned as such A-2(1)
to allow mineral extraction from the
area, and now wished to put an animalhousing structure on that section of his
property.
The board again voted unanimously
to have a speed study done by the state
on Lodi-Springfield Rd., after receiving information from MSA Professional Services that their speed study
services would cost substantially more
than the state, who would charge the
town $350.00.
See SPRINGFIELD, page 5
Town lauded
for AAA
bond rating
The State of Wisconsin last week

recognized the Town of Middleton
for earning a Standard & Poors
bond rating of AAA, which is the
highest possible. [T]he members
of the Wisconsin Senate, on the
motion of Senator Jon Erpenbach
and Representative Dianne Hesselbein applaud the Town of Middletons
recognition
as
a
Triple-A-rated, fiscally sound municipality and wish the town continued success, states the citation,
which town officials received from
Hesselbein at last weeks Town
Board meeting.
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M IDDLETON
Photo contributed
R OTARY C LUB
Ljumani is Student of the Month
Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger
Fiona Ljumani, a senior at Middleton High School, recently was awarded the Middleton Optimist Clubs Student
of the Month award for February. Pictured with Ljumani are Optimist Club member Brad Hartjes and MHS math
teacher Erin Hommowun.
Mrs. Grant and Madame

Jule hits shelves next week
New York Timesbestselling author and Middleton resident Jennifer

Chiaverini has turned her gaze to the two Julias inher new book,
Mrs. Grant And Madame Jule.
Julia Grant and her slave Jule were together for 37 years, and yet
this is the first novel to chronicle their remarkable and interconnected
relationship. Chiaverini will launch her new bookat Barnes & Noble
West Towne, 7433 Mineral Point Road, Madison on March 3 at 7 p.m.
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HEROIN
FROM 1
had been with him in the restroom fled

before deputies arrived. Middleton
paramedics revived Sparks with Narcan and then transported him to a local
hospital.
Sparks consented to a blood draw
and charges of Possession of Heroin
will be referred to the Dane County
District Attorneys Office. Sheriffs
deputies were looking to speak with
the female that was with him at the
time of his overdose.
Teen Events in
March & April at the
Middleton Public Library
Be Healthy!
Want to learn how to make sushi?

Join us at the Middleton Public Library
on April 16, 6-7:20 pm for a SushiMaking class! (Limit 15, grades 6-12.)
On April 18, join us for Weekend
Warriors, a teen yoga class designed
to promote inner peace and outer
strength. Please wear comfortable
clothing, yoga mats will be
provided. Register at the Help Desk
or by calling 827-7402. (Limit 12)
Beyond the Books
Learn about life in the Jim Crow South

Do you love steampunk art and fashion? (Steampunk is a neo-Victorian
On Wednesday, March 4 at 7 p.m.,

UW History professor William P.
Jones will visit the Middleton Public
Library to discuss the historical context of the events described in Harper
Lees To Kill a Mockingbird, namely
the experiences of working-class
African Americans in the Depressionera South. He will provide an
overview of life under Jim Crow in
the pre-Civil Rights-era South, paying
special attention to Black Americans
interactions with the criminal justice

system.
Professor Jones is a historian at
UW-Madison specializing in the history of the 20th Century United
States, with a particular interest in
race, class and work. He has written
books on African American industrial
workers in the Jim Crow South and
the March on Washington for Jobs
and Freedom in 1963. He is the author of The March on Washington:
Jobs, Freedom and the Forgotten History of Civil Rights, published in 2013
by W.W. Norton.
According to Jim Ramsey, the librarys Head of Adult Services, this
lecture is part of the librarys Read
Together Middleton Cross Plains
community reading program centered
around Harper Lees Pulitzer Prizewinning novel. Racial injustice is
obviously a central theme in the
novel, Ramsey said. So we wanted
Mockingbird, and we will be

discussing this novel and a
companion book, Sure Signs of
Crazy on March 11 at 4:15 pm. The
release of Harper Lees new novel
makes this a perfect time to re-read
her first book!
questions you may like to ask her!

All ages welcome!
F ROM
subculture based on science fiction that

imagines steam-powered high technology in the Victorian age.) On April 8,
teens are invited to dress up in your
coolest steampunk outfit & join us
Donuts
&
Dystopias:
for
Steampunk, a discussion of Mortal
Engines by Philip Reeve, followed
by creating your own steampunk
craft!
Have you read the Read

Together Middleton-Cross Plains
book for 2015? It is To Kill a
THE
L IBRARY
Fans of author Lauren Oliver will

want to take note of our Author
Skype on March 13 at 1:30 pm.
Lauren will be chatting with us at the
Performing Arts Center on the big
screenbe sure to bring along any
Make Music & Poetry!
Do you love pancakes? Join us on

Saturday, March 7 at 10 am for a Pancakes and Poetry Breakfast! Read or
rap a poem, get a pancake! Free!
(Teens only) Bring your favorite
poem, make up your own, or choose
one from the books we have
available.
to invite a historian to come and help

us understand what life was like for
African-Americans at that time.
The community reading program
continues for the next three months
and the library has many copies of To
Kill a Mockingbird and other related
titles available for check out.
More information is available at

www.midlibrary.org/readtogether.
On March 19, 6-8 pm, come to the

Library to hear some great Teen
Bands! Featuring Blossom Punch,
Flash Drive, Red Velvet Rope, and
Take the King! Want to see what the
bands are like before the event?
Check out our band interviews on
facebooka new interview posted
every Wed. in the weeks leading up
to the event.
Questions or comments about any

of our Teen programs? Please
contact Rebecca at (608)827-7402.
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Senior center is dementia friendly

The Middleton Senior Center
planned to host a celebration on
Wednesday, Feb. 25, at noon to commemorate their certification of becoming a Dementia Friendly organization,
by the Alzheimers and Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin. The City of Middleton was the first city to be certified
in Dane County, earlier this year.
The Middleton Senior Center trained
100% of its employees, as well as 125
SPRINGFIELD
Fat Bike Race a success
Photo contributed
At the Monday, Feb. 16 meeting of the City of Middletons Parks, Recreation and Forestry committee, Erik Jensen
presented to the committee a summary of the Inukshuk Fat Bike Race held at Pleasant View Golf Course on February
9. Jensen said there were 61 registered racers and plenty of spectators at this first-ever winter bike event, racing a
4.5-mile loop on the golf course and ski trails. Jensen also presented the committee with a $200 donation to be used
for ski trail maintenance at the golf course. He said that based on this years success, he is already planning a return
winter bike race event in 2016.
The board additionally discussed

putting its Ford truck with plowing accessories up for sale ahead of its purchase of a new truck.
According to Springfield Road Patrolman Mark Grosse, the trucks value
is estimated at between $20000 and
$30000, though advised the lowest
minimum bids the town should accept
additional volunteers. This training

consisted of how to serve people with
dementia while raising awareness of
the issues that people with dementia
encounter.
The Middleton Senior Center offers
a variety of programs, events and activities to enhance the lives of seniors.
The Middleton Senior Center is located at 7448 Hubbard Avenue, in Middleton.
continued from page 2
is $25000.
Before adjourning, the board heard
updates from committee members on
the board, voted to approve operators
licenses for two employees employed
inside the township, and discussed the
Bridge Inspection Report findings on
the one remaining bridge inside the
township.
Salvation Army exceeds Christmas goal

Ked Kettle Campaign raised $1.8 million
After a slow start to its fundraising
during its 2014 Red Kettle Christmas
Campaign, the Salvation Army of
Dane County reached $1.824 million
in campaign donations. This is the best
of the last five fundraising years and
reverses a trend of revenue declines
over the last two years.
Our goal was to raise $1.68 million, and to be perfectly frank, we
thought that was going to be a real
stretch, said Major Loren Carter, The
Salvation Army Coordinator for Dane
County. We never imagined we would
exceed that number, let alone that we
would exceed it by $144,000. Were
just thrilled with the response from the
community, Carter said.
The people of Dane County know
we had significant losses last year and
used reserves and staff cuts to make up
the short-fall rather than cut programs. This year they really responded
to help us address the needs of the hungry, homeless and vulnerable people
that we serve, shelter and counsel
every day, said Carter. What a great
way to start our year-long celebration
in 2015 of serving Dane County for
125 years.
The challenge to raise money is

made more difficult by increasing
needs for Salvation Army services,
which include providing emergency
shelter for single women and families,
food and clothing, disaster relief, utility
and rent assistance and more to area individuals and families in need.
The Salvation Army operates the
only single womens shelter in Dane
County. In addition, it shelters 18 families in its Family Shelter program and
operates an Emergency Cold Weather
Shelter which has been open this season sinceNovember 11th. The coldweather shelter has a capacity of 20 but
regularly takes in up to 45 individuals
per cold-weather night.
The womens shelter is also operating above capacity currently with
about 35 women per night. The need
for family shelter far exceeds what The
Salvation Army can provide so its
maximum capacity of 18 families remains fairly constant. Food and additional clothing is provided to those in
shelters. In addition, about 600 households per month receive support
through our food pantry.
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Battle for the

Living Planet
Middletons GreenThursdayevent
in March features a free screening of
the documentary A Fierce Green Fire:
The Battle for a Living Planet.
The film, which is narrated by
Robert Redford, Ashley Judd, Van
Jones, Isabel Allende and Meryl
Streep, will be shown at7 p.m.MArch
5 in the Willy West Community Room.
A Fierce Green Fire is the first
big-picture exploration of the environmental movement spanning fifty years
from conservation to climate change.
The inspiring documentary tells the
stories of the Sierra Clubs battle to halt
dams in the Grand Canyon, the struggles of Love Canal residents against
toxic chemicals, Greenpeaces campaign to save whales and baby harp
seals, Chico Mendes fight to save the
Amazon rainforest, and the present day
focus on climate change.
This free event is sponsored by the
City of Middleton Sustainability Committee and The Natural Step Monona
with support from Willy Street Co-op,

Madison Gas & Electric, Dane County
Environmental Council, and Richard
and Judy Fritz. Free refreshments are
provided. Willy West is located at 6825
University Ave in Middleton.
Community members are also encouraged to save the date for Middletons very last Clean & Green reuse
and recycling event. The final Clean &
Green will be held onSaturday, April
18 from 9am-1pmon Nursery Drive at
Deming Way (in the Airport Road
Business Park).
Additional information will be
posted to the City of Middleton website in the coming weeks regarding
Clean & Green as well the new, permanent Middleton Recycling Center, that
will offer many of the same recycling
opportunities provided by Clean &
Green.
A night at
the library
The Friends of the Middleton Library will present a special evening of
musical entertainment as the Middleton Library hosts a Night at the

Library on Saturday, March 21st,
2015.
This night will feature a Broadway
Cabaret show featuring the Heartland
Theater group. Our guests will also
enjoy locally prepared desserts and
coffee/tea. In addition, guests will be
given the opportunity to participate in
other fundraising activities such as
a silent auction and an opportunity to
purchase a bookplate for a book
dedication. Proceeds from the event
will go toward supporting programing
t
a
the library for children and adults such
as author visits, summer reading
program and many other special
events.
The Middleton Library is a vital
community resource and all of the programing offered at the library is supported by the Friends of the Middleton
Library organization. In 2014, the
Friends of the Middleton Library
funded
over
$35,000 in library programing. For A
Night at the Library our goal is
to raise over $4,000.
Tickets for this event can be purchased at the circulation desk at the
Middleton
Library.
A jpg flyer of this event can be found
a
t
http://www.midlibrary.org/nightatlibrary
Attention all gardeners! The Middleton Public Library will be hosting a

Seed Swap on Sunday, March 8 from
2-4 p.m.
Bring your spare or saved seeds
from last year and swap with others
you would like to plant this year. Meet
other gardeners and get gardening advice from Master gardener, Amy Jo
Dusick. Learn about Middleton Public
Librarys new Seed Library coming
this Spring! Dont have seeds to share?
No problem. The Middleton City Hall
Community Garden will provide seeds
for new gardeners.
Everyones favorite cookie is coming back. On Friday, February 13, Girl

Scouts of Wisconsin Badgerland
began selling cookies as part of the Girl
Scout Cookie Program. The program is
the largest girl-run business in the
world and teaches girls essential skills
to succeed personally and professionally, including goal setting, decision
making, money management, people
skills and business ethics. A Girl Scout
cookie purchase supports girls as they
do great things in their communities
and encourages them to Lead the
Change which is the theme of the
2015 program.
Visit girlscoutcookies.org and enter
your zip code or call 1-800-236-2710
to connect with a troop near you.
would take the policy-making authority from the public arena to the political
arena. Giving the policy-making authority solely to the department secretary would potentially allow for
important natural resource decisions to
be made behind closed doors without
any public vetting.
The budget item eliminates the
NRBs policy-making authority and
makes the board advisory to the DNR
secretary.
Under the proposed
changes, the WCC would become advisory to the DNR secretary as well.
Any potential gains in efficiency
that may result from this proposal do

not justify the loss of an open and
transparent government, Bohmann
continued. The division of power and
citizen involvement is essential for the
long-term management of the states
resources which are held in public trust
and belong to all citizens of the state.
Currently, natural resource policy
decisions are made at public meetings
which citizens are welcome to attend,
participate in, or view online. The
NRB utilizes research and recommendations from agency experts, as well as
input from the Conservation Congress,
sporting groups, and citizens to help

shape the decisions they make.
The unsurpassed level of citizen
involvement we have in the management of our states resources is the
envy of many other states, said
Bohmann who is Chair of the Conservation Congress, the NRBs statutorily
created citizen advisory body.
Nowhere else in Wisconsin state government do the people of this state have
such a direct avenue for input as
through the Wisconsin Conservation
Congress and the Natural Resources
Board.
Seed swap takes

place March 8
Bring envelopes to package your

seeds to take home. Everyone is welcome to share in the seed supply!
Girl Scout
cookies are back
Conservation Congress opposes change to natural resources board
Critics say changes in

state budget would take
the policy-making authority
from the public arena
to the political arena
The Conservation Congress is calling on conservationists, outdoor recreationalists, and sporting groups of all
kinds to contact their state legislators
and request that the states independent
Natural Resources Board (NRB) be al-
lowed to retain their policy making authority. The recently proposed 20152017 state budget would strip the board
of its authority to make conservation
policy for the Department of Natural
Resources (DNR).
The NRB is part of an 88 year-old
system that, according to supporters,
was engineered to keep conservation
insulated from political influences.
In a recent letter addressed to Governor Walker and Wisconsin State Legislators, Rob Bohmann, Chair of the
Wisconsin Conservation Congress
(WCC), stated: This proposed change
L ETTERS
Argues endorse
Anne Bauer
Voters in the Middleton Cross Plains

Area School District will soon choose
future School Board members. The
importance of these positions cannot
be over emphasized; our schools are
such a vital aspect of the community.
Since school funding comprises the
largest share of our property tax bills,
it is essential to have knowledgeable
leaders making the right decisions for
managing our schools.
We are fortunate that a superb
School Board member is now seeking
election to a second term. Anne Bauer
brings a unique combination of pertinent qualifications and ideal talents to
the School Board. With two young
sons in the district schools, she has a
direct interest in maintaining and enhancing the quality of educational pro-
gramming. For years, she has provided

weekly classroom support as a special
events volunteer. Anne is the only
school board member with an education/classroom instruction background,
having taught general and special education in public school districts, including low socioeconomic, high diversity
schools. She has also taken on additional School Board responsibilities by
serving as board treasurer and as a
member of the compensation committee.
We encourage our fellow taxpayers
in the Middleton Cross Plains district
to join us in voting for Anne Bauer to
a well-deserved second term on the
School Board.
Harry and Linda Argue
TO THE
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E DITOR
Local teacher
voices concerns
about Walker
budget proposal
Letter to the editor,
The Wisconsin Environmental Education Board (WEEB) and the WI DPI

Environmental Education Consultant
have been eliminated from the proposed 2015-2017 state budget. The
state statute that created the Wisconsin
Center for Environmental Education is
also repealed in the budget, creating
risk for decreased funding and support
of this important program. These cuts
will have an irreversible impact on the
environmental education in the state of
Wisconsin.
As an elementary educator, school
forest coordinator, and Aldo Leopold
Nature Center naturalist, I have participated in coursework, attended conferences, received electronic newsletters
on forestry, green and healthy schools,
environmental education and grant opportunities, and utilized a website for
Park Elementary to share our own environmental success story: http://eeinwisconsin.org/net/org/info.aspx?s=111
945.0.0.2209
All of these opportunities were provided through the WCEE.
My district is currently in the
process of developing our school forest
educational plan using funds received
through a WEEB grant. We needed to
apply for a second WEEB grant to implement our school forest plan. These
funds have been eliminated from the
2015-2017 budget.
In 2014 Park Elementary was recog-
nized as a Green Ribbon School. This

nationally recognized designation
would not have been possible without
the assistance from our DPI Environmental Education Consultant. In December 2014 the Consultant assisted
Middleton-Cross Plains to apply for
the Green Ribbon designation as an entire district.
The proposed cuts to environmental
education in Wisconsin will have a
negative impact on an entire generation
of students who need outdoor
education opportunities in their lives
more than ever.
is, there are some local governments

and publicly owned properties which
would be more difficult to find other
insurance for because they are high
risk because of past claims or the government has struggled with balancing
their budget.
If it isnt broken why are we trying
to fix it? I have heard no battle cry
from the private insurance market that
they need to find local government
clients. However there is the poor
budget reality that local governments
from towns to school districts have
struggled with. The reality is that when
local governments have to pay more to
insure public property, taxpayers will

be the ones that have to pay for it.
Bottom line: things that cost local
governments more money cost taxpayers more money. This may not be the
headline grabber in Governor Walkers
budget but it is a big deal for a city,
town, school district and volunteer fire
department near you.
For more information on the Wisconsin State Budget or the Local Government Property Insurance Fund
contact Senator Jon Erpenbach at 608266-6670 or 888-549-0027 orsen.erpenbach@legis.wi.gov.
Amy Callies
Teacher-Middleton Cross
Plains Area School District
Erpenbach: Dont mess with government insurance fund

by SEN. JON ERPENBACH (D)
Times-Tribune
Everyone has to have insurance for

the property they own; even when it is
public property owned by the taxpayers like a park shelter, a fire station,
school building or a library. In 1903
the state of Wisconsin created the State
Property Insurance Fund to uniformly
insure all state properties. Coverage in
that fund was extended to all local governments and library boards by 1913.
In 1979, the Local Government Property Insurance Fund was spun off and
BUCKLEY
to get out of LA. Because I didnt

know where to go, I decided to just
drive and see if I could find the answers on the road.
While I was pulling things together
to leave, I reached into a junk drawer
and pulled out that old Post-It Note that
Id written ten years before. I read the
words again, I welcome change.
So, I taped the Post-It to my dash
board, loaded my things and my dog
Yoda into the car and without a plan,
just started to drive.
Your five months on the road

wasnt just a physical journey. It
sounds from your blog and articles in
the Huffington Post, that it was an
emotional and spiritual one as well...
Buckley: The first week was filled

with a lot of tears and self doubt. It
rained almost the whole first month. I
thought for a long while that I was just
running away from life.
But, it wasnt long before I realized
that I wasnt running from it, but driving to it. When I realized that, everything started falling into place.
Each place I landed had a lesson or
an important connection. I blogged
with family and friends to let them
know that I was safe and where I was.
The realization of the lessons of the
road came out in the writing that I did
on my blog.
For instance, San Luis Obispo, California was once voted the happiest
place in the whole United States. It
struck me as a good place to go.
I also read that it was the a resting
Middleton
stands as a separate program today.

The Local Government Property Insurance Fund currently insures property
for 974 local governmental units including 51 local governments in the
27th Senate District.
The Local Government Insurance
Fund is eliminated in Governor
Walkers budget; the reason stated that
these entities could be insured in the
private market. Indeed, many of those
covered in the Local Government Insurance Fund could seek coverage
elsewhere. Many of them may even
find insurance, but they would likely
pay more for it and have less coverage.
place for migratory monarch butterflies. In addition to being the happiest

place in the nation, Pismo Beach, in
San Luis Obispo county held the claim
to fame as having the biggest gathering
of monarchs in the US.
I was excited to see the monarchs
because they symbolize rebirth into a
new life. I was really disappointed
when my time came to leave there and
I hadnt seen any of them. But, just as
I was heading out of town, I spotted a
small cluster of them on a tree.
The migration of the monarchs was
just beginning. It was symbolic to me,
that just like them, I was in the beginning stage of my own migration. My
first lesson of the road was that metamorphosis cannot happen overnight. It
was going to take time.
People and the weather influenced
where I went next. When I was driving
through San Antonio, Texas an ice
storm hit.
Storm or no storm I had to walk
Yoda. We were out on the River Walk
when I suddenly came face to face with
a cowboy named Wade from Alabama.
He was looking for the Howl At The
Moon piano bar. I didnt know where
it was. We went to the Hard Rock Cafe
instead and drank hot cocoa and exchanged stories.
We had an instant connection.
His story was fascinating. He used
to be a successful professional cowboy.
That is, until he was impaled and almost died. After that he became a
teacher.
Teaching earned him a living but it
didnt feel like an authentic life to him.
Basically the Local Government

Property Insurance Fund is its own insurer. There are no agents and no agent
10%-17% commission to be paid for
coverage. The premium rates paid by
local government tax dollars are low.
The program is simple, anyone from a
Town Clerk to a Sanitary District Chair
to a volunteer Fire Department Chief
could figure it out because there is only
one policy. This one policy sets broad
coverage for property and is easy to
sign up for. The rates of the Local Government Property Insurance Fund are
also low which saves taxpayer money.
The insurance private market reality
Kee Kee Buckley

He was a cowboy at heart. His story of
wanting to live authentically resonated
with my own. The lesson of the road
here was that I want to embrace the
cowgirl spirit and live my life authentically.
When I was in the Arizona desert, I
stopped to fill my gas tank whenever I
saw a filling station. You never knew,
for sure, where the next one would be.
I stopped for gas one day where
there was a sign announcing good beef
jerky for sale. The proprietor, Dwayne,
sold me some and told me about a
group of octogenarians who were in
the area for their 30th western swing
jam.
They called it the Side Man Jamboree, as each of the musicians were
side players to some of nations greatest country western singers.
The octogenarians started every day
with a 5:00 potluck and then jammed
for 3 hours into the night. I told
Dwayne that he had to take me there.
The musicians welcomed me and
even secured a camper for me and
Yoda to stay in.

I kept in contact with them and am
now making a documentary about their
jams.
Meeting all of the people that I did
on this trip, helped me to understand
that everybody has a story. I want to
help gather and tell those stories.
On my road trip, I realized that, instead of working in Hollywood in a
supporting role, I wanted to make my
own films and to write about real people and real situations.
It was on the first leg of my road trip
that I got the idea to query Huffington
Post to see if theyd be interested in articles about my it. I heard back from
them, the next morning ,with a resounding yes.
The road trip led me to new understandings, new inspiration, new work
and to my new home of Austin, Texas.
What are the important elements

that youve created in your life in
Austin that are different from your
life in L.A.?
Buckley: Well, Im still defining my

post-LA life. For one thing, I work for
myself now. Im rebuilding financially, but, its on my terms.
Being a story-teller feels right. Im
living more authentically and fulfilling
the desire that I had to make films, way
back when I was in high school in Middleton.
Im passionate again about making
movies, but this time through making
documentaries. Im passionate about
telling the stories of other people.
It wasnt so much that I was doing

the wrong thing in LA. There was just
a better way for me to be work on
movie production that kept me truer to
myself. The road trip helped me to realize that.
I got stuck in in those velvet handcuffs because I was afraid of being
judged and of failing. But, since I
made the move from Hollywood and
struck out on my own, Ive had nothing
but support from my friends and family.
You can read more about Kee Kee

on Huffington Post or in her blog:
www.seekingshama.com
CHURCH NOTES
PAGE 8
Adams, Yasmine M, 38, Middleton, WI

53562, 04/27/2014, Vehicle Registration
Revoked/Suspended/Cancel, $98.80
53562, 04/27/2014, Operating while Suspended, $124.00
53562, 04/27/2014, Motor vehicle liability
insurance required, $10.00
Akbar, Khaula J, 49, Middleton, WI
53562, 04/30/2014, Exceeding Zones and
Posted Limits, $98.80
Akbar, Khaula J, 49, Middleton, WI
53562, 04/30/2014, Non Registration,
$98.80
Al Rumaih, Abdulrahman Abdullah, 28,
Madison, WI 53717, 05/18/2014, Vehicle
Registration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,
$0.00
Amato, Nicole A, 33, Milwaukee, WI
Annis, Timothy P, 26, Madison, WI
53713, 04/16/2014, Speeding 55 MPH
Zone, $98.80
Au, Noelle Pui, 48, Madison, WI 53719,
04/18/2014, Exceeding Zones and Posted
Limits, $124.00
Badour, Chad W, 39, Madison, WI
53704, 04/15/2014, Operating vehicle
without insurance, $124.00
Barnett, Melissa A, 36, Middleton, WI
$98.80
Barnica, Josephine M, 27, Madison, WI
Barnica, Josephine M, 27, Madison, WI
Beelendorf, Patrick B, 37, Madison, WI
53705, 04/21/2014, Failure to Obey Officer/Sign/Signal, $98.80
Beelendorf, Patrick B, 37, Madison, WI
53705, 04/21/2014, Operating w/o a Valid
Drivers License, $124.00
Bluma, Margaret M, 42, Middleton, WI
Brand, Robin, 26, Middleton, WI 53562,
04/26/2014, Operating while Suspended,
$124.00
Brand, Robin, 26, Middleton, WI 53562,
04/26/2014, Operating vehicle without insurance, $124.00
Brown, Justin C, 30, Waunakee, WI
53597, 04/24/2014, Theft, $187.00
Brugger, Savanna J, 23, Madison, WI
Brugger, Savanna J, 23, Madison, WI
Bukstein, Don A, 63, Fitchburg, WI
Burke, Mary E, 55, Madison, WI 53711,
04/18/2014,
Failure
to
Obey
Officer/Sign/Signal, $98.80
Bursac, Mirjanna, 45, Middleton, WI
Bursac, Mirjanna, 45, Middleton, WI
Burt, Andrew W, 41, Verona, WI 53593,
04/29/2014, Non Registration, $0.00
Byrne, Matthew M, 37, Madison, WI
$98.80
Caston Zamudio, Emily Lynn, 21, Minneapolis, MN 55432, 04/24/2014, FTS/Improper Stop at Stop Sign, $98.80
Clark, Dion E, 38, Madison, WI 53713,
Clayton, Bobby D, 34, Waunakee, WI
53597, 04/21/2014, Violation of license
Restriction, $124.00
Coleman, Cordero D, 27, Madison, WI
Coleman, Cordero D, 27, Madison, WI
Colvin, Erin N, 35, Madison, WI 53704,
Colvin, Erin N, 35, Madison, WI 53704,
04/11/2014, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers
License, $124.00
Cooper, William Haag, 21, Madison, WI
53704, 04/22/2014, Speeding 25 MPH
C ITY C OURT
Zone, $149.20
Cortes-Guadalupe, Juan A, 31, Madison, WI 53704, 04/11/2014, Vehicle Registration
Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,
$98.80
Culver, Christopher A, 31, Sun Prairie,
WI 53590, 04/22/2014, Operating while
Suspended, $124.00
Culver, Christopher A, 31, Sun Prairie,
WI 53590, 04/22/2014, Vehicle Registration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel, $98.80
Dawson, Olivia M, 20, Middleton, WI
Dean, Charles, 42, Madison, WI 53704,
Limits, $98.80
Dean, Charles, 42, Madison, WI 53704,
04/16/2014, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00
Devender, Devender Singh, 31, Middleton, WI 53562, 04/15/2014, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, $98.80
Dillon, Sandra L, 36, Waunakee, WI
Dimitrov, Plamen N, 32, Madison, WI
Downs, Tracy M, 47, Middleton, WI
Drew, Sally A, 60, Madison, WI 53717,
Esser, Bette L, 67, Madison, WI 53717,
04/28/2014, FYR while Making Left Turn,
$98.80
Estelle, Leslie N, 34, Middleton, WI
53562, 04/15/2014, Auto Following Too
Closely, $124.00
Evans, Mark D, 55, Madison, WI 53705,
04/24/2014, Disorderly Conduct, $250.00
Farrell, Christina A, 21, Sauk City, WI
$98.80
Ferguson, Jessie Lee JR, 25, Madison,
Suspended, $124.00
Gebhart, Adam John, 20, Sun Prairie,
WI 53590, 04/24/2014, Vehicle Registration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel, $98.80
Gebhart, Adam John, 20, Sun Prairie,
Suspended, $124.00
Gewiss, Andrew M, 25, Beaver Dam,
WI 53916, 04/16/2014, Exceeding Zones
and Posted Limits, $98.80
Giacoletto, Cory Edward, 30, Middleton,
WI 53563, 04/10/2014, Non Registration,
$98.80
WI 53563, 04/10/2014, Operating vehicle
WI 53563, 04/10/2014, Operating w/o a
Valid Drivers License, $124.00
Gilliland, Laura Machelle, 50, Madison,
Goodhue, Darcy Sue, 28, Madison, WI
Gorces, Laura V, 39, Evansville, WI
$98.80
Green, Dominique L, 26, Madison, WI
Green, Dominique L, 26, Madison, WI
Green, Zacoia M, 21, Apt. #5, Madison,
04/09/2014, Operating while Suspended,
$124.00
Green, Zacoia M, 21, Apt. #5, Madison,
Gribble, Christine L, 52, Waunakee, WI
53597, 05/01/2014, Speeding 55 MPH
Zone, $98.80
Haas, Daniel L, 26, Waunakee, WI
53597, 04/18/2014, Auto Following Too
Closely, $124.00
Hamilton, Kevin C, 40, Madison, WI
53714, 04/25/2014, Speeding 55 MPH
Zone, $98.80
Hamilton, Mary F, 74, Madison, WI
$98.80
Hammer, Michael Jay, 42, Madison, WI
53719, 04/21/2014, Speeding 55 MPH
Zone, $98.80
Hipler, Alex M, 19, Madison, WI 53705,

04/13/2014, Obstructing Traffic, $98.80
Hoffman, Magdalena Anna, 33, Decorah, IA 52101, 04/19/2014, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits, $98.80
Hutter, Joelle M, 44, Middleton, WI
Hylton, Kevar K, 22, Middleton, WI
53562, 04/23/2014, FTS/Improper Stop at
Stop Sign, $98.80
Ikegwuonu, Ifeanyichukwu J, 28, Madison, WI 53719, 04/16/2014, Inattentive
Driving, $111.40
Jackson, Deangelo M, 35, Madison, WI
Jackson, Deangelo M, 35, Madison, WI
Jacobs, Rebecca L, 41, Waunakee, WI
53597, 04/16/2014, Method of Giving Signals, $98.80
Jacobson, Michael E, 30, Middleton, WI
53562, 02/06/2014, FTS/Improper Stop at
Stop Sign, $98.80
Jaume, Maria Alejandra, 54, Middleton,
WI 53562, 04/07/2014, Dog/Cat Not Run
At Large, $111.40
Jean, Megan J, 36, Madison, WI 53704,
Johnson, Charles Michael, 23, Cross
Plains, WI 53528, 04/04/2013, Vehicle
$88.80
Plains, WI 53528, 04/04/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00
Plains, WI 53528, 04/04/2013, Reckless
Driving, $376.00
Johnson, William B, 36, Stoughton, WI
Jones, Chrystal A, 30, Madison, WI
Karp, Natasha Aida, 23, Madison, WI
$98.80
Kibbe, Ryan J, 28, Verona, WI 53593,
Limits, $98.80
King, Kelly Lee, 57, Middleton, WI
Klaila, Karen S, 70, Poynette, WI
53955, 04/10/2014, Unsafe Lane Deviation, $98.80
Knipfer, Cynthia L, 38, Madison, WI
53717, 04/24/2014, Speeding 25 MPH
Zone, $98.80
Koch, Tauni Rose, 52, Middleton, WI
Koyen, Marina O, 29, Madison, WI
Latona, Vanessa Jade, 24, Verona, WI
53593, 05/02/2014, Speed IndicatorNone-Defective, $98.80
Lietz, Jenny L, 34, Madison, WI 53704,
Limits, $98.80
Lindberg, Jennifer A, 43, Middleton, WI
$0.00
Longfield, Adam B, 19, Middleton, WI
53562, 04/18/2014, Traffic Control Signal
Violation red, $98.80
Maali, Abdouel-Ali, 23, Middleton, WI
Mann, Gregory L, 48, Waunakee, WI
Marrufo Hernandez, Jose E, 39, Madison, WI 53713, 04/16/2014, Operating w/o
a Valid Drivers License, $124.00
Marrufo Hernandez, Jose E, 39, Madison, WI 53713, 04/16/2014, Non Registration, $98.80
Marrufo Hernandez, Jose E, 39, Madison, WI 53713, 04/16/2014, Operating vehicle without insurance, $124.00
Mazanec, Robert G, 54, Mazomanie,
Mc Elwee, Raymond A, 35, Richland
Center, WI 53581, 05/02/2014, Vehicle
$98.80
Center, WI 53581, 05/02/2014, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00
Center, WI 53581, 05/02/2014, Seatbelt
Required Oper/Pass, $10.00
Mccarthy, Ryan C, 18, Madison, WI

Mcgary, Leslie M, 32, Madison, WI
Mell, John A, 37, Middleton, WI 53562,
Michels, Kayla J, 25, Lodi, WI 53555,
04/22/2014, Speeding 25 MPH Zone,
$124.00
Millard, Lorin B, 44, Waunakee, WI
$98.80
Minikel-Lacocque, Julie T, 41, Madison,
Molden, Daniel F, 43, Janeville, WI
Moller, Aaron Nicholas, 19, Madison, WI
Neely, Samantha E, 27, Madison, WI
Oconnell, Teresa L, 23, Elk Grove, IL
60007, 04/25/2014, Possession of Controlled Substance, $281.50
Odonnell, Jennifer L, 22, Dane, WI
$98.80
Patnala, Aditya A, 29, Middleton, WI
Pekarske, Anthony J, 32, Madison, WI
Perez Chavarria, Juan C, 27, Madison,
WI 53718, 04/02/2014, Operating after
revocation, $124.00
Peterman Jr, John W, 56, Madison, WI
$98.80
Peterman Jr, John W, 56, Madison, WI
Peterson, Andrew P, 39, Madison, WI
53711, 04/11/2014, Operating vehicle without insurance, $0.00
Peterson, Benjamin James, 19, Middleton, WI 53562, 03/12/2014, Speeding 25
MPH Zone, $98.80
Pontidoro Pauls, Rosaria, 48, Madison,
Pozdol, Ian M, 24, Middleton, WI
Redzepagic, Elvis, 31, Dane, WI 53529,
Limits, $124.00
Rhodes, Kelly E, 24, Madison, WI
53705, 04/21/2014, Improper Turn Into
Driveway/Private Road, $98.80
Riley, Joseph C, 33, Madison, WI
Rucker, Luke H, 22, Middleton, WI
Russell, Ryan J, 26, Middleton, WI
53562, 04/30/2014, Operating While Intoxicated, $861.00
53562, 04/30/2014, Intoxicant In Motor Vehicle Transport Open, $187.00
53562, 04/30/2014, Operating With/PAC
.08-.099, $0.00
53562, 04/30/2014, Deviation from Designated Lane, $98.80
Sanderson, Austin Lienke, 24, Madison,
WI 53703, 03/09/2014, No licensee on
premises, $98.80
Schafer, Lisa A, 46, Middleton, WI
53562, 04/26/2014, HR Unattended Vehi-
cle, $187.00
Schafer, Lisa A, 46, Middleton, WI
53562, 04/26/2014, Failure To Report Accident, $313.00
Schultz, Lindsay L, 31, Middleton, WI
Schultz, Lindsay L, 31, Middleton, WI
Smebak, Nicholas J, 24, Cross Plains,
WI 53528, 04/15/2014, Speeding 25 MPH
Zone, $98.80
Smith, Lucas S, 22, Arena, WI 53503,
04/22/2014, Operating after revocation,
$124.00
Stout, Thomas G, 38, Baraboo, WI
$0.00
Syed, Kamran Kazim, 26, Madison, WI
$98.80
53703, 04/22/2014, Display Unauthorized
Registration Plates/Tags, $161.80
Thomas, Felica M, 31, Middleton, WI
53562, 04/29/2014, No Drivers License
on Person, $98.80
Thomas, Felica M, 31, Middleton, WI
Travis, Sharae Monique, 21, Middleton,
WI 53562, 03/19/2014, Resisting or Obstructing Officer, $98.80
Trejo Jimenez, Manuel, 39, Fitchburg,
WI 53711, 04/25/2014, Failure to Stop For
Flashing Red Signal, $98.80
Troestler, Donna M, 53, Middleton, WI
Vollmar, Jazmin M, 26, Middleton, WI
$0.00
Williams, Jeffri S, 53, Cross Plains, WI
53528, 04/26/2014, Disorderly Conduct,
$250.00
Willox, Wendy S, 40, Middleton, WI
$98.80
Wood, Kyle J, 20, Waunakee, WI
$98.80
Wymore, Jeffrey A, 26, #131, Fort
Bragg, 04/25/2014, Exceeding Zones and
Xiong, Mary, 33, Madison, WI 53711,
Limits, $124.00
Xiong, Mary, 33, Madison, WI 53711,
Yapp, Barry J, 54, Madison, WI 53704,
04/15/2014, Failure to Obtain Vehicle Title,
$98.80
Yapp, Barry J, 54, Madison, WI 53704,
04/15/2014, Display Unauthorized Registration Plates/Tags, $161.80
Yazek, Anne H, 49, Fitchburg, WI
Yum, Jaekwan, 34, Madison, WI 53717,
Ziebarth, Erin M, 30, Middleton, WI
53562., 04/24/2014, FYR From Stop Sign,
$98.80.
PAGE 9
Park Elementary, Glacier Creek Middle School get Meemic grants
The Meemic Foundation, a nonprofit organization created by Meemic

Insurance Company, have announced
that
Park
Elementary
and Glacier Creek Middle School have
received grants fund various learning
opportunities. Representatives of the
Weis Insurance Agency were on hand
to present the check and congratulate
the recipients.
Amy Weber, 5th grade teacher
at Glacier Creek, received a $500 grant
to purchase book choices at a wide variety of reading levels. The books will
allow Weber to cover a variety of topics and enhance student learning in her
classroom. Karen Murphree of Park Elementary received a grant to place a
Free Little Library on school grounds
so students can have free access to
books to read at home. Many families
at the school do not have free access to
books or access to the local library, this
will allow students to grab a book on
their way to or from school, making
reading more accessible to students.
Exceptional educators are always
looking for new and creative ways to
inspire their students and we want to
make sure that financial concerns dont
stand in the way of those ideas, said
Roy Hinz, Community Advocacy
Administrator for the Meemic
Foundation. The goal of Meemic
Foundation grants is to provide the
resources necessary for teachers to
create a dynamic learning environment
for students that not only educates the
children but inspires them as well.
Grant applications are evaluated
Jenna Stainbrook (right) of the Weis Insurance Agency in Madison presents a Meemic Foundation grant check to recipient Karen Murphree (center)
and principal Monica Schommer ofParkElementary in Cross Plains.
based on a variety of criteria that are
provided on The Meemic Foundation website. To date, the Foundation
has had a tremendous impact on the
educational community with more than
$1 million in grants given out to fund
inspiring and effective initiatives. The
Foundation looks to fund innovative
programs, events or projects that will
significantly
enhance
students
classroom
experiences
in
all
educational settings including public,
private, parochial and charter schools
as well as colleges and universities.
The Meemic Foundation has been
offering financial assistance in the

form of grants to schools and educators
for more than 20 years. What began as
a college scholarship program has expanded into a Foundation that has
touched more than 1.5 million students
through its financial support of education initiatives.
According
to
a
recent study conducted by Perry
Research
Professionals
for
the National School Supply and
Equipment Association (NSSEA),
public school teachers in the United
States spend more than $1.6 billion
Photos contributed
Amy Weber (center) is a fifth-grade teacher at Glacier Creek Middle

School in Cross Plains. Jenna Stainbrook (left) of the Weis Insurance Agency
in Madison presented a grant check to her and principal Tim Keeler
out-of-pocket on school supplies and

instructional materials. That equates to
an average total of $945 on materials
per teacher per year for their
classrooms. Meemic Foundation grants
can help alleviate budget strains on
teachers via grants and allow educators
the freedom to be creative with their
lessons.
Meemic provided grants to various
Wisconsin schools to enhance the education experience for their students.
Meemic
The
Foundation
www.MeemicFoundation.com for the Future of Education
was created by Meemic Insurance

Company in 1992.
As a non-profit organization, the
Foundation is dedicated to advancing
the future of education by offering financial assistance to schools and educators. Over the years they have had
the pleasure of providing funding to
some of the most creative and passionate teachers in the world.
Their stories inspire people to continue funding projects that affect a
large number of students and support
the educational communities that they
proudly serve.
Nearly 20 area businesses have also

agreed to sponsor the event, he said.
Sponsors include Madison Community
Foundation, Wagner Insurance, St.
Francis Xavier School, Main Street
Lanes, Sauk Plains Plumbing, Crossroads Coffeehouse, Century 21, AllAmerican Liquor, Hellenbrand Water
Center, TA Miller Electric, Lawns Unlimited, Plastic Ingenuity, Kalscheur
Implement, Cross Plains Motors, Tax
Solutions. and True Value Hardware in

Cross Plains.
There are three levels - gold, silver
and patron - of sponsorships available.
Mae, a home-grown talented country singer and Nashville recording
artist from Oxford, Wis., has been entertaining crowds with her country
music and yodeling and promises enjoyment throughout her shows since
taking up the guitar in 2002.
Maggie Mae concert will honor custodian Rod Peanuts Esser
Tickets are still available for the

Maggie Mae Concert to honor Rod
Peanuts Esser at the Middleton Performing Arts Center onApril 18, District Education Foundation executive
director Perry Hibner said this week.
More than 330 tickets have already
been sold. The PAC seats nearly 900.
All ticket proceeds from the event will
benefit the Education Foundation.
Esser, a custodian at Park Elemen-
tary in Cross Plains, is celebrating 50

years working for the District. He has
seen Mae perform in person more than
a dozen times, including in December
just days before his 75th birthday.
Tickets for the show, which begins
at7 p.m., are $26 for orchestra seating
and $21 for mezzanine seating. All
seats are reserved. Tickets can be purchased through Brown Paper Tickets
website (http://www.brownpapertick-
ets.com/event/860243) or by calling1800-838-3006.
The Lions Club of Cross Plains, the
Cross Plains Optimist Club, the Park
PTO and St. Francis Xavier Catholic
Church will sell food, beverages and
dessert before the concert. The PAC
will open at5 p.m.and Mae and Esser
will be available to meet with people
before and after the show. A short tribute to Esser will begin at6:45 p.m.
42 local DECA students attend District Career Development Conference

42 DECA members recently competed at the District Career Develop-
ment Conference at Sun Prairie High

School. The students take marketing
related tests and perform role plays

based on different marketing scenarios.
Medal winners were: Sam King,
Samantha Ballweg, Megan Borgmeyer,
Chloe Carrigan, Brian Chapman, Natalie Cho, Ashlee Endres, Jahnavi Gali,
Natalie Grande, Emmet Herb, Katherine Hibner, Nathan Hibner, Gavin Jerg,
Haley Joyce, Emily Krueger, Sadie
Kvistad, Fiona Ljumani, Megan Lund,
Fiona Lynch, Kevin McMahon, Wendi
Mezezi, Natasha Monroe, Marissa Nelson, Nnamdi Okoli, Morgan Roberts,
Nitin Samasundaram, Sam Smith, Anthony Valtierra, Amanda Wolfinger,
and Mackenzie Zander.

Im really proud with how the students performed, said Robert Hutchison, DECA adviser. Its clear that
they came ready to compete.
Students who finish in the top four
of their series are named Series Champion.
16 students will move on and compete at the State Career Development
Conference in March at the Grand
Geneva Resort in Lake Geneva.
Champions were:
Megan Borgmeyer 2nd place Auto-
motive Services
Marissa Nelson and Fiona Ljumani
2nd place Business Law
Natalie Grande and Haley Joyce
3rd place Hospitality Services
Emmet Herb and Gavin Jerg 3rd
place Sports Marketing Team
Nnamdi Okoli 4th place Automotive Services
Series finalists are those

who finish 5th, 6th, or 7th in
their series. Finalists were:
Nitin Samasundaram 5th place Accounting Applications

Megan Lund and Natasha Monroe
5th place Financial Services
Kevin McMahon 5th place Sports
Marketing
Katherine Hibner and Samantha
Ballweg 7th place Marketing Communications
Ashlee Endres and Sadie Kvistad
7th place Travel and Tourism
Chloe Carrigan and Amanda Wolfinger 7th place Sports Marketing.
E AT Y OUR WAY A ROUND
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THE
W ORLD W ITHOUT E VER L EAVING M IDDLETON

Photos by Matt Geiger
Left, no American diner is complete without heaping helpings of bacon and eggs. Center, from left: Morgan Heiser, Donna Christen and Dinah Isely. Right, marshmallows make everything
better - even homemade pie.
Cs Restaurant & Bakery: Real mom & pop dining

by MATT GEIGER
Times-Tribune
Paul Reynolds and John Riesch are

seated elbow-to-elbow at Cs Restaurant & Bakery, chatting over hot coffee
and food from which the honeyed
smell of Americana is gently wafting.
The clatter of dishes, the hum of
conversation, and the gentle glugging

of mugs being topped off create a
palette on which they paint their conversation.
I like the counter, says Reynolds.
The open counter. You make a lot of
friends, sitting here and talking about
anything but business.
Plus, he adds. They make the
best lemon meringue pies and elephant

ears in the country. I mean it.
It is this counter culture that has
brought Riesch back to his favorite
diner for 27 years now, he chimes in.
The people here are all like family, explains Donna Christen, who
founded and owns Cs with her husband, Rudi. They make everything
worth it.
The Christens first opened Cs
Restaurant in April of 1985. It was not
until 1997 that they bought an old Kentucky Fried Chicken building, located
at 2550 Allen Boulevard, that has been
their location ever since.
With the help of our friends the
customers - and family we turned it
into the Cs of today, which is our
home away from home as it is for
many of our customers, says Donna.
Thirty years have passed and we
are still making everything from
scratch, she continues. Breakfast and
lunch specials, homemade soups,
Rudis breads, pies, bars and of course,
donuts. Customers tell us its like
going to grandmas for dinner.
It is comfort food, served up in a
convivial, locally-owned eatery where
even the names on the menu are satisfying. Steak & Eggs. Biscuits & Gravy.
The Farmers Omelet. Cs Homemade
Buttermilk Pancakes.
At lunchtime, those iconic meals
give way to hearty burgers, platters and
specialties. Hot turkey or beef sandwiches, topped with mashed potatoes
and smothered in rich gravy. Hamburger steaks piled high with sauted
mushrooms and onions.
And of course, there are the baked
goods. Pies filled with fruits and
creams. clairs. Muffins. Danishes.
Cinnamon rolls and more.
Each spring, Cs becomes a local
hub for all things rhubarb, using the
tart specialty to top everything from
pork chops to baked goods.
As you might expect, the restaurant
is truly a family affair.
As we are celebrating 30 years in
April,we are also welcoming Dinah,
our daughter, and Morgan, our longtime employee, into keeping up the tradition of our friendly hometown and
homemade restaurant that we love, as
we start to slow down and work into
retirement, says Donna. We are glad
to see the next generations are taking
interest in something we have built, as
our oldest grandson is also working
there.
We are very happy to be one of the
few mom and pop restaurants around,
she adds.
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Wrestlers send three to state
Haase, Benedict,
Rogers earn trips
to Kohl Center
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
The Big Three.

For years, the Miami Heat had their
version.
Today,
inside
Middletons
wrestling program, the term certainly
fits Taggart Haase, Sean Benedict and
Chris Rogers.
The Cardinals Big Three all qualified for this weeks WIAA Division 1
state tournament after terrific performances at last Saturdays
Middleton Sectional.
Haase finished first at 170 pounds,
while Benedict (heavyweight) and
Rogers (132) both placed second. The
top two finishers in each weight class
earned trips to state.
Haase, who has a 47-4 record this
season, opened with a 9-0 win over
Justice Blackhawk of Tomah. Haase
then defeated Alex Schodin of
DeForest, 3-1, in sudden death.
In the title match, Haase edged
Madison La Follettes Carlito Schiro,
1-0.
Im really excited about getting an
opportunity to wrestle at the state tournament, Haase said. I was expecting
to place first, but it was a tough tournament nonetheless.
Taggart Haase will now be making
his first trip to state and hopes to make
it a memorable one.
Haases first round match is
Thursday at 3 p.m. against Elkhorns
Swimmers
shine at state
See WRESTLERS, page 15
Taggart Haase (top) won the Middleton Sectional last Saturday and advanced to this weeks WIAA Division 1 state tournament.
Middleton races to
7th place finish
by GREGG HAMMILL
Special to the Times-Tribune
Its been said that records are

meant to be broken.
That theory certainly rang true for
Middleton seniors Will Zocher and
Rory Slattery. The pair broke the
Middleton school record twice in the
same event, while teammate Jacob
Aegerter added a school record in
another event.
Those
performances
led
Middletons swimming and diving
team to a seventh-place finish at the
WIAA Division 1 state meet held at
the University of Wisconsin
Natatorium Saturday.
The guys did everything I wanted
them to do, first-year Middleton
coach Sam Niesen said. Overall, Im
just extremely happy with the whole
See SWIMMERS, page 16
News Publishing Co. photo by Jeff Seering
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Middletons Rory Slattery finished

sixth at state in the 100 meter
breaststroke.
Basketball Cards stay in title hunt

BIG8
standings
PAGE 12
Middleton tops
Beloit, La Follette
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
The Big Eight Conference boys

basketball race will be decided this
week.
And amazingly, Middleton is still
in the hunt to claim a share of the
title.
The Cardinals had a stellar week
and stayed in the hunt for league
supremacy.
Middleton rolled past host
Madison La Follette, 86-48, last
Tuesday. The Cardinals then toppled
Beloit Memorial, 49-46, last Friday.
Middleton improved to 16-5 overall and is 13-4 in the Big Eight. If
Verona (9-8, 13-8) upsets leagueleading Madison Memorial (14-3,
16-5) Thursday and Middleton topples Janesville Craig (3-14, 5-16),
the Cardinals can earn a share of the
title.
Middletons win over La Follette
was one of its most impressive of the
season. Amazingly, the Cardinals
advantage eclipsed 40 points at one
point, which led to a running clock.
Obviously we played very well
in all phases, Middleton coach
Kevin Bavery said. We hit the three,
got to the free throw line, shared the
ball, moved well on offense and
came with an intensity on defense.
La Follette didnt have their normal lineup to start the game due to
some disciplinary issues and I have
to give their coach credit for sticking
to his principles and demanding his
players do things the right way. With
that said, its easy for a team to relax,
but our guys were relentless.
Sophomore guard Storm Murphy,
who had a buzzer-beating lay-up to
lift Middleton past the Lancers on
Jan. 31, led the Cardinals with 15
points. Sophomore forward Tyree
Eady also had 15 points, while sophomore guard C.J. Fermanich added
13 and senior center Ian Hokanson
had 12.
Junior guard Cam Maly also
chipped in nine points, and the
Cardinals had a whopping 13 players
score.
Middleton improved 15-5 overall
and 12-4 in the Big Eight
Conference. The Cardinals are tied
for second in the league with
Madison East, one game back of
conference-leading
Madison
Memorial.
When you almost have five players hit in double figures, its the ideal
League Overall
W L
W L
Mad. Memorial ... 14 3
16 5
Middleton .......... 13 4
16 5
Madison East ..... 13 4
15 6
Sun Prairie ......... 10 7
13 8
Verona ................. 9 8
13 8
Beloit Memorial .... 8 9 12 9
Mad. La Follette ... 6 11
9 12
Madison West ...... 5 12 8 13
Jnsville Parker ..... 4 13
4 17
Jnsville Craig ....... 3 14
5 16
Cam Maly and Middletons boys basketball team improved to 13-4 in the Big Eight Conference last week.
night offensively, Bavery said.

Who do you guard?
Murphy and Maly hit from
downtown, Eady got in the lane, and
Fermanich was able to pull up or get
to the rim over defenders. And as
people run in and out of the lineup
we have players like Jordan Smith
get to the free throw line and go 5for-6, and hustle guys like Brett
Joers and Mitchell Bacon and countless others creating chaos with their
defensive intensity. It is an exciting
team to watch, as well as a productive one when it all comes together.
Middleton led just 18-17 after the
first quarter. Then the Cardinals went
wild.
Maly hit a pair of three-pointers in
the second quarter and Fermanich
had four points as the Cardinals
stretched their lead to 41-27 at halftime.
Middleton then erupted for 31
third quarter points and pushed their
lead to 72-41. Eady drove the lane at
will and had 11 points in the period,
while Hokanson added six points in
the quarter.
In the fourth, the Cardinals added
to their lead as Murphy and junior
Brady Thomas both knocked down
three-pointers.
Were adding actions and wrinkles to our ever-evolving offense all
the time, and our defense is becoming more disciplined as well as more
aggressive, Bavery said. Its been
fun to watch this team grow, and
hopefully they still have a hunger
and arent close to satisfied. There is
still potentially a long ways to go.
Middleton followed that with an
impressive, come-from-behind win
at Beloit. The Cardinals outscored
the Purple Knights, 16-8, in the
fourth quarter to prevail.
Any time you travel to Beloit
without a break at the end of a school
day and leave their gym with a win
its a quality win, Bavery said. The
historic Bernie Barkin Arena is a
special place to play.
They are able to create that tournament atmosphere, so we never
apologize for a W, whether its by
sectional finals are March 14 at

Beloit Memorial.
We wanted a No. 4 (seed) and the
potential to host two regional
games, Middleton coach Kevin
Bavery said. But (No.) 4 and 5
bracket together anyway, and it was a
matter of if both of those teams win
in round one, who gets the home
game.
Classic 8 Conference champion
Muskego was the No. 1 overall seed.
Madison Memorial was No. 2, followed by Kenosha Indian Trail,
Madison
East,
Middleton,
Oconomowoc, Sun Prairie, Verona,
Badger,
Burlington,
Beloit
Memorial, Madison La Follette,
Madison West, Kenosha Bradford,
Janesville Parker, Janesville Craig,
Watertown and Kenosha Tremper.
Middleton defeated Madison La
Follette twice during the regular season.

The Cardinals defeated the
Lancers, 65-63, in Middleton on Jan.
31. The Cardinals then routed La
Follette, 86-48, last Tuesday.
It was hard to argue the results,
Bavery said of the seeding process.
We got strong support above Indian
Trail from some Big Eight schools,
but the majority of the southeast
region of the bracket had them ahead
of us and East.
Our focus is simply on La
Follette and well continue to focus
on the next practice and then the next
opponent as long as we advance. La
Follette will come in with the attitude of the team we beat at the
buzzer here instead of the team that
we defeated easily last week. We will
not overlook them.
Middleton seeded 5th

Cardinals open
postseason vs.
La Follette
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Middletons boys basketball team

received the No. 5 seed in their 18team WIAA Division 1 sectional.
The Cardinals open postseason
play when they host 12th-seeded
Madison La Follette March 6 at 7
p.m. in a regional semifinal. The
winner meets either No. 4 Madison
East or No. 13 Madison West March
7 at 7 p.m. in a regional final.
The sectional semifinals are
March 12 at Kenosha Bradford. The
20 points or one point. You throw out

the records when you go to Beloit.
Eady led the Cardinals with 14
points, while Murphy and junior forward Cody Markel added nine each.
Eady had seven first quarter
points as Middleton grabbed a 14-11
lead. But Beloit surged to a 27-20
halftime lead, then scored the first
five points of the second half and
stretched its advantage to 32-20.
Its easy to look at that second
quarter and start of the third, but we
left a lot of points on the court in the
first, Bavery said. We had great
offensive actions and looks early,
multiple opportunities in the lane
with drives and offensive putback
attempts.
I think we were expecting calls
instead of playing through people.
Two hands on the ball, aggressive
shot fakes and so on, and as a result
we were stripped a lot.
Middleton began to chip away,
though.
Markel had a steal and a breakaway lay-up to close the third quarter
as the Cardinals pulled within 38-33.

That was a big play on the scoreboard as well as for our psyche,
Bavery said of Markels basket. We
won the quarter and I could see it in
our players eyes that they knew the
game was back on.
Eady had five fourth quarter
points and Murphy had four.
Middleton held Beloit to eight fourth
quarter points to rally back. And the
Cardinals closed the game on a 2914 burst to escape with a win.
There always seems to be a game
where it doesnt feel right most of
the night, but you hang in there and
Beloit was that game, Bavery said.
We didnt shoot well from the field
or the free throw line (13-of-23),
missed a lot of blockouts in the first
half and didnt finish well at the
time. But we found a way.
Feb. 17
Middleton 86, Madison La Follette 48
Middleton . 18 23 31 14 86
Madison La Follette . 17 10 14 7 48
MIDDLETON Schultz 5, Joers 2, Smith
5, Hokanson 12, Murphy 15, Thomas 3, Maly 9,
Bacon 1, Eady 15, Gardner 1, Fermanich 13,
Ballweg 4, Ripp 2. Totals 25 26-34 86.
MADISON LA FOLLETTE Shere 6,
Thomas 1, Sobah 17, Turner 12, Green 4, Hannah
4, Miller 2, Dunn 2. Totals 15 15-23 48.
3-point goals Mi 10 (Schultz 1, Hokanson
1, Murphy 4, Thomas 1, Maly 2, Ballweg 1),
MLF 3 (Shere 1, Sobah 1, Green 1).Total fouls
Mi 19, MLF 23.
Feb. 20
Middleton 49, Beloit Memorial 46
Middleton .............................. 14 6 13 16 49
Beloit Memorial ..................... 11 16 11 8 46
MIDDLETON Joers 3, Hokanson 8,
Murphy 9, Eady 14, Gardner 3, Markel 9,
Fermanich 3. Totals 16 13-22 49.
BELOIT MEMORIAL Pleasant 12,
Pegeese 4, Levin 1, McEachin 6, Freitag 3,
Marks 2, Johnson 2, Long 2, Nixon 6, Patton 8.
Totals 21 3-4 46.
3-point goals M 5 (Hokanson 1, Murphy
1, Eady 2, Gardner 1), BM 1 (Freitag 1). Total
fouls M 11, BM 18.
Times-Tribune
photo by Mary
Langenfeld
I
a
n
Hokanson
a
n
d
Middletons
boys basketball team are
the No. 5 seed
in the postseason.
Girls basketball team

heating up at right time
Jenna Blair (22) and Middletons girls basketball team begin the postseason Friday.
Cardinals close
regular season
with win at Craig
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Momentum.
Confidence.
Optimism.
Middletons girls basketball team
seemingly has all three as the postseason arrives.
The Cardinals notched their most
impressive win of the year last
Saturday, cruising past host Janesville
Craig, 70-51. Middleton also defeated
Beloit Memorial, 98-26, last
Thursday.
Middleton finished the regular season 18-4 overall. The Cardinals also
finished 15-3 in the Big Eight
Conference, one game behind cochampions Janesville Craig and
Verona.
Middleton, the No. 3 seed in its
sectional, now hosts 14th-seeded
Madison West Friday at 7 p.m. in a
WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal.
If the Cardinals win there, as expected, theyll host either sixth-seeded
Oconomowoc
or
11th-seeded
Burlington Saturday at 7 p.m. in a
regional final.
And after a terrific week, the
Cardinals are awfully optimistic heading into the postseason.
I honestly think our chances are
pretty good, Middleton senior guard
Elizabeth Norregaard said. I think
one of the positive things about us not
winning conference is that were not
the favorites anymore, so we dont
have as much pressure on us, and I
think thats going to be good for us.
We know that we can beat whatever team we play, if we bring out our
best game and play together as a team.
Im pumped.
With good reason.
Janesville Craig (19-3, 16-2) was
playing for sole possession of the Big
Eight title Saturday. Instead, the
Cardinals rolled past the Cougars in
surprisingly easy fashion.
When Verona (20-2, 16-2) won
later that night, the Wildcats earned a
share of the conference crown.
Norregaard led the Cardinals with
14 points, while sophomore guard
BIG8
standings
League Overall
W L
W L
Verona ............... 16 2
20 2
Jnsville Craig ..... 16 2
19 3
18 4
Middleton .......... 15 3
Jnsville Parker .... 12 6
15 7
Sun Prairie .......... 10 8 12 10
Mad. Memorial ..... 6 12 8 14
Madison East ....... 6 12 9 13
Mad. La Follette ... 5 13 5 17
Madison West ...... 4 14 4 18
Beloit Memorial .... 0 18 1 21
Alyssa Lemirande added 13 and senior forward Jenna Blair scored 10.
Craig, which entered the game
ranked No. 5 in the latest
Wissports.net poll, had its six-game
winning streak snapped.
Good win heading into the tournament, Middleton coach Jeff Kind
said. It helps our confidence. We
were able to build a good lead and seal
the deal, not allowing them to come
back.
We did a much better job forcing
the pace vs. Craig this time around.
We put more pressure on their guards
and made things difficult by having
help defense ready for drives in either
direction. We also had improved post
play from Cole (Jordee), Grace
(Douglas) and Halle (White). Theyve
been working hard at being more of a
force offensively and its starting to
pay dividends.
Middleton raced to a 19-13 lead
after the first quarter and stretched that
to 40-27 by halftime. The Cardinals
maintained a 55-42 edge through three
quarters, then continued to pull away
in the fourth.
I definitely think it was one of our
best games, if not the best,
Norregaard said. We played really
well together as a team and everyone
contributed.
Our energy was really good
throughout the whole game and it just
felt great. We were confident that we
could win it from the start, and just
hungry to win it! It felt awesome.
Middleton also had an easy win
over Beloit Memorial.
Norregaard again led the Cardinals
with 17 points, while sophomore

guard Bria Lemirande added 12.
Freshman post Halee White scored 11
points and sophomore guard Alexis
Thomas had 10.
In all, Middleton had 15 different
players score.
The Cardinals were in control
throughout. Middleton led, 32-12,
after the first quarter and 57-22 by
halftime.
The Cardinals allowed just two
points in both the third and fourth
quarters, and outscored the Purple
Knights, 41-4, in the second half.
We had a good week, Kind said.
Our focus was just to play good basketball in both games and try to
improve on some of the things we
need to be successful in the postseason.
And now the Cardinals are optimistic their second season can be first
rate.
I think the (Craig) win was
extremely important for our confidence, Norregaard said. We have
had some tough games losing three
of them which hurt our confidence
a bit. But I think that coming back and
beating Craig is going to motivate us
coming into the playoffs because we
know how well we can play.
Last week was Exhibit A.
Feb. 21
Middleton 70, Janesville Craig 51
Middleton . 19 21 15 15 70
Janesville Craig . 13 14 15 9 51
MIDDLETON Norregaard 14, A.
Lemirande 13, Douglas 4, Thomas 5, Blair 10,
Bergum 5, Fermanich 4, B. Lemirande 7, Jordee
8. Totals 25 14-22 70.
JANESVILLE CRAIG Schumacher 8,
Foster 9, Halverson 2, Slatter 9, Schoenenberger
13, Hughes 10. Totals 19 10-21 51.
3-point goals M 6 (Blair 3, Thomas 1,
Bergum 1, Fermanich 1), JC 3 (Hughes 2,
Schumacher 1). Total fouls M 21, JC
20.Fouled out Hughes.
Feb. 19
Middleton 98, Beloit Memorial 26
Middleton . 32 25 24 17 98
Beloit Memorial .... 12 10 2 2 26
MIDDLETON Bria Lemirande 12,
Hibner 5, Norregaard 17, Alyssa Lemirande 8,
Webber 3, Fermanich 5, Blair 2, Ballweg 3,
Douglas 7, Thomas 10, Bergum 3, Jordee 6,
White 11, Tonnesen 3, C. Lemirande 3. Totals 37
10-14 98.
BELOIT MEMORIAL Anderson 14,
Roegner 6, Cousins 3, Williams 2, Harris 1.
Totals 11 4-6 26.
3-point goals Mi 14 (Norregaard 3, Bria
Lemirande 2, Thomas 2, Hibner 1, Webber 1,
Fermanich 1, Bergum 1, White 1, Tonnesen 1, C.
Lemirande 1), BM 0.Total fouls Mi 12, BM
10.
PAGE 13
Hockey Cards
roll by Oregon
PAGE 14
Middleton moves
into sectionals
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
So much for that late-season

slump.
Middletons hockey team began the
postseason in style last Friday.
The Cardinals got sensational goaltending from senior Max McConnell,
plenty of offense and rolled past
Oregon, 5-0, in a WIAA regional
final.
Middleton improved to 18-5-2 on
the year and snapped a two-game skid.
Middleton advanced to a sectional
semifinal against Madison West, a
game that was held Tuesday at
Capitol Ice Arena. The sectional final
is Saturday at 6 p.m. at Hartmeyer.
The best thing I can say about the
Oregon game is that it was a good
opponent to get our playoff feet wet,
Middleton coach Steffon Walby said.
Oregon really played us hard and
made us work for every opportunity.
Fortunately for the Cardinals,
McConnell was on their side.
McConnell posted 25 saves and
covered up for some mistakes being
made around him.
A shutout is always a great feeling, especially in the playoffs,
McConnell said. That Oregon game
was a true team effort.
We need to be playing our best
hockey, and this game showed how
well we are playing as a team. My
teammates always had my back and
they know I have theirs, so that
shutout goes to them as much as it
does to me.
Walby was extremely impressed
with his senior netminder.
Max was definitely tested, Walby
said. He made some key saves at the

right times. He allowed us to make
some mistakes, which didnt cost us.
Middleton had plenty of offense in
the win.
Daylon Reifsteck scored at 7:33 of
the first period on assists from Jordan
Hylbert and Griffin Gussell. Davis
Bunz then had an even strength goal at
11:13 to give the Cardinals a 2-0 lead.
Casey Harper scored at 1:37 of the
second period as Middleton surged to
a 3-0 advantage.
Then, Eddy Matush scored midway
through the third period and Bunz
added a late goal as the Cardinals
pulled away.
All eyes then turned to West, which
defeated the Cardinals, 7-2, on Feb. 10
The team is pretty excited,
McConnell said before the game.
This is the biggest game of most of
our high school careers and we know
they have the ability to end our season.
They blew us out last game, so the
team is ready for some revenge.
Energy levels are high and we are all
ready for Tuesday night to come
around.
Added Walby: Both teams match
up well. We will expect nothing less
than their best. I like the fact that we
are totally healthy, and that we are
playing on home ice. Both teams have
worked hard to get to this point. I am
sure it will be a good one.
Feb. 17
WIAA regional final
Middleton 5, Oregon 0
Oregon ............................... 0 0 0 0
Middleton .............................. 2 1 2 5
First period: M Reifsteck (Hylbert,
Gussel), 7:33; M Bunz, 11:13.
Second period: M Harper (Engelkes,
Bunz) (PP), 1:37.
Third period: M Matush (Harper,
Heidel), 8:09; M Bunz (Engelkes, Kouba),
14:06.
Saves:Or (Roskos) 30; Mi (McConnell) 25.
Gymnasts second at Big Eight meet
Middletons hockey team had a lot to celebrate during its win over Oregon in the regional finals.
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Timing is everything.
For Middletons girls gymnastics
team, that was a terrific thing last
Saturday.
Now, the Cardinals are hoping their
timing is impeccable again Saturday.
Middleton posted a season-high
score and finished second at the Big
Eight Conference meet held at
Madison Memorial.
Sun Prairie won the meet with a
141.250 team score, while Middleton
was second at 138.60. Madison
Memorial (135.70), Madison West
(134.325) and Verona/Madison
Edgewood (130.375) rounded out the
top five.
The girls came away with our
highest score of the year, which is
amazing considering the pressure that
is present during post-season meets,
Middleton coach Kari Steck said.
They really just went in with the attitude that they were going to have fun,
which showed in their routines.
There was plenty to have fun with.
Sophomore Madeline PflastererJennerjohn finished third in the allaround competition with a score of
36.0. Senior Lucy Bergenthal was
fifth at 35.10 and freshman Chloe
Young was 16th at 32.875.
Conference is an emotional meet,
as its the last time the girls will all
compete together, as the rest of our
season is varsity only, Steck said.
Middletons Lucy Bergenthal was fifth in the all-around competition at the Big Eight Conference meet.
Its really an amazing group of girls,

and they have all supported each other
every step of the way.
Pflasterer-Jennerjohn won both the
floor exercise with a 9.425 and the
uneven bars (9.325), and was fourth

on the vault (9.250). PflastererJennerjohn was also 23rd on the balance beam (8.0).
Madeline Pflasterer-Jennerjohn
had a phenomenal meet, scoring season highs and personal bests on floor
and bars, Steck said. After fighting a
bug vs. Verona earlier in the week, we
wanted her to just go out and do the
best she could, but she went way

beyond that.
Bergenthal was third on the vault
(9.275), fifth on the floor (8.975), seventh on the uneven bars (8.40) and
14th on the beam (8.450).
Lucy Bergenthal had a gorgeous
floor routine with new skills she was
ecstatic to compete, Steck said. She
competed one of the most beautiful
double backs I have ever seen.
Middleton senior Lauren Ace won
the balance beam with a 9.250, while
junior Katherine Marshall was seventh (8.925) and Young was 18th
(8.325).
Young was 19th on the floor exercise (8.30) and sophomore Daniella
Aranda was 23rd (8.0).
Senior Karlee Ketelboeter was 15th
on the bars (7.925) and Young was
17th (7.80).
And freshman Eleanor Mackey
was 15th on the vault (8.525) and
Young was 17th (8.450).
Middleton will now host a sectional Saturday, beginning at 11:15 a.m.
Conference is a great confidence
boost right before sectionals, showing
the girls that they have a lot to be
proud of, Steck said. Sun Prairie has
a great team this year, and we took our
only conference loss to them earlier
this year. They truly deserved to win
conference.
That being said, we are so proud
of the girls that their season high score
occurred at conference.Were looking
forward toSaturday.
n WRESTLERS
Keaton Verhoeven (37-8). The

quarterfinals are Thursday night,
where Haase would most likely face
defending state champion Beau
Breske of Hartford (47-0).
The semifinals are Friday at 7 p.m.,
and the championship matches run
throughout the day Saturday.
My goals at state is to place,
Haase said.
Rogers (39-7), just a sophomore,
had a memorable day himself.
Rogers opened with a 3-0 win over
Logan Lewerenz of Reedsburg, then
toppled Aaron Hankins of Sauk
Prairie, 9-5.
In the first place match, Tomahs
Hunter Pierce downed Rogers, 12-5.
But Rogers rebounded with a 6-4 win
over DeForests Greg Fischer in the
second place match, which determined the eventual state qualifier.
I was tired and sore, but I knew
without a doubt that I would be going
to state, Rogers said. I knew that I
just had to wrestle all six minutes and
I would win, and thats what I did.
Rogers will also be aiming high at
state.
Rogers opens against Bay Ports
Brady Schulfer (38-7) Thursday at 3
p.m. The quarterfinals would be
Thursday evening.
The goals have always been to
win state, Rogers said. Coach
(Kent) Weiler has said from the start
of the year that I can beat anyone
when Im on my game.
Benedict has been on his game all
year, and sectionals were no different.
Benedict (42-5) began his day by
pinning La Crosse Logans Jacob
Trussoni in 1:23. Benedict then pinned
Madison Easts Michael Dunlap in
1:09.
In the championship match, Hunter
Toppel of DeForest edged Benedict,
6-2. But Benedict rallied back, and
with a state berth on the line, pinned
Sauk Prairies Zach Niemi in 7:29.
Second place is definitely bittersweet, Benedict said. I wrestled
some very, very great wrestlers, and
Im very happy to qualify. But silver
doesnt shine as bright as gold, so I
wish I had done better, but Im not
complaining.
Benedict will now face Giovanni
Guarnero of Pewaukee (35-6) in his
first round match Thursday at 3 p.m.
The quarterfinals are Thursday
evening and the semifinals are Friday
at 7 p.m.
We have a tough bracket at 285
this year, Benedict said of the heavyweight division. There are a lot of
strong and physical wrestlers, but I
wouldnt have qualified this past
Saturday if I didnt think I had a
chance at taking it all.
Of Middletons other sectional
qualifiers, senior Shay Haase had the
most heartbreaking day.
Shay Haase, a two-time state qualifier, settled for third place at sectionals and narrowly missed out on a state
berth.
Shay Haase began with a win over
Kyle Bakalars of La Crosse Logan.
Bakalars retired with an injury after
3:10.
Shay Haase followed that by pinning Reedsburgs Thayden Haugen in
3:19 and advanced to the title match.
But Sauk Prairies Austin Powell
defeated Haase, 4-0, for first place.
Then La Crosse Centrals Connor
Williams edged Haase, 3-1, in the second place match.
Middletons other four wrestlers
Keneth Polache (106), Colton Best
(113), Trevaun Turner (120) and Dion
Huff (138) all lost their first match
and were eliminated.
MIDDLETON SECTIONAL
Team scores: Sauk Prairie 110 points;
DeForest 93; Holmen 85; Middleton 68;
Baraboo 67.5; Reedsburg 67; Waunakee 58;
La Crosse Central 56.5; Madison La Follette
48; Madison East 34.5; Tomah 27; Madison
West 25; La Crosse Logan 21; Onalaska 16;
Madison
Memorial
0;
Monona
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Grove/McFarland 0.
Number of state qualifiers:Sauk Prairie
4; Baraboo 3; DeForest 3; Madison La
Follette 3; Middleton 3; Waunakee 3; Holmen
2; La Crosse Central 2; Reedsburg 2; Madison
West 1; Onalaska 1; Tomah 1.
Qualifying matches
106 pounds Championship: Moziah
Clark (38-0), sr., Madison West, dec.
Francesco Schiro (37-11), so., Madison La
Follette, 6-2.
113 Championship: Mason McMillen
(36-8), fr. Reedsburg, dec. Trevor Hanson
(43-5), sr., Baraboo, 2-1.
120 Championship: Jaden Van Maanen
(44-0), so., La Crosse Central, tfall. Isaac Lahr
(30-16), fr., Holmen, 20-5. Second-place
wrestleback: Jeffery Johnson (29-14), jr.,
Madison La Follette, mdec. Lahr, 9-1.
126 Championship: Drew Fjoser (424), so., Sauk Prairie, pinned Preston Ernst (408), jr., Waunakee, 1:42.
132 Championship: Hunter Pierce (386), so., Tomah, dec. Chris Rogers (39-7), so.,
Middleton, 12-5. Second-place wrestleback:
Rogers dec. Greg Fischer (22-20), fr.,
DeForest, 6-4.
138 Championship: Andre Maylien
(34-13), sr., Baraboo, dec. Dylan Smith (358), sr., La Crosse Logan, 6-0.. Second-place
wrestleback: Jonah Rieber (36-11), sr.,
Holmen, dec. Smith, 7-3.
145 Championship: Eddie Smith (451), jr., Sauk Prairie, mdec. Will Gahnz (3612), so., DeForest, 9-1..
152 Championship: Jackson Hemauer
(41-5), so., DeForest dec. Trey Haugen (3113), so., Reedsburg, 5-4. Second-place
wrestleback: Zachary Raymond (39-12), jr.,
Baraboo, def. Haugen, 14-9.
160 Championship: Austin Powell (431). jr., Sauk Prairie, dec. Shay Haase (44-6),
sr., Middleton, 4-0. Second-place wrestleback: Connor Williams (41-6), so., La Crosse
Central, def. Haase, 3-1.
170 Championship: Taggart Haase (474) sr., Middleton, dec. Carlito Schiro (38-6),
sr., Madison La Follette, 1-0. Second-place
wrestleback: Schiro dec. Alex Schodin (23-7),
jr., DeForest, 3-2.
182 Championship: Dalton Hahn (424), so., Reedsburg, dec. Andy Garcia (30-5),
sr., Madison East, 5-0.. Second-place wrestleback: Trevor Statz (39-10), jr., Waunakee,
dec. Garcia, 6-4.
195 Championship: Cole Hooker (434) sr., Waunakee, pinned Konrad Ernst (34-3),
jr., Onalaska, 0:30.
220 Championship: Gage Neumaier
(44-4), sr., Sauk Prairie, pinned Charles
Serauskus (28-3), sr., Holmen, 0:44. Secondplace wrestleback: Serauskas pinned Jordan
Festge (45-5), sr., Madison East, 1:39.
285 Championship: Hunter Toppel (381), jr., DeForest, dec. Sean Benedict (42-5),
sr., Middleton, 6-2. Second-place wrestleback: Benedict pinned Zach Niemi (33-17),
sr., Sauk Prairie, 7:29.
News Publishing Co. photos by Jeff Seering
Sean Benedict (top) and Chris Rogers are headed to this weeks state wrestling tournament.
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n SWIMMERS
meet.
Middleton finished with 118
points. Madison Memorial easily captured its fifth consecutive state title
with 350.50 points. Madison West finished a distant second for the third
straight year with 201 points and
Cedarburg was third with 192 points.
Slattery made the podium in the
100-meter breaststroke, but it was
Zocher who swam first in the event
and made the most of his opportunity.
Zocher placed second in the second
heat in 59.97 seconds to break the previous school mark of 1:00.30 set by
Marcus Neish in 2002. Zochers new
school record would only last a couple
minutes, however, as Slattery swam
moments later in the final heat and finished in 58.82 seconds.
Weve been neck and neck every
year, Slattery said. Seeing (Zocher)
break a minute, like no one else has
broken a minute, until this season. Just
seeing him do it really pumped me up
and I had to beat him. I attribute a lot
of the success Ive been having this
season to Will Zocher.
Zocher settled for an eighth-place
finish in the event, while Slattery finished sixth.
Coming in I was seeded sixth and
I just wanted to maintain it, Slattery
said. Whatever would happen, I just
wanted to go in there knowing I tried
my hardest.
One of Slatterys goals was to get
the 100-breaststroke record as a senior.
I wanted to get the record and
also, this is my last year, and I just
wanted to have fun, Slattery said. I
just wanted to go out there to see what
I could do. Ive been swimming since
I was pretty young, and if this is my
last season, I wanted to end it with a
bang.
Aegerter swam to a school record
while finishing seventh overall in the
200 individual medley in 1:55.69. The
time was more than two seconds lower
than his seed time of 1:57.73.
Jacob Aegerter dropped a bunch
of seconds in the 200 IM, Niesen
said. Im really happy with that.
Aegerter swam in the second heat
of the event and finished just 0.32 seconds behind Rory Sanchez of
Madison Memorial. Sanchez went on
to place fifth overall.
I was ahead and then, on the backstroke, I went about a second faster
than last week so that was pretty
good, said Aegerter, who tapered for
state, but was only half-tapered for
sectionals. I was trying to turn my
arms faster and kick a little bit harder.
On the breaststroke, I was just trying
to hold on because its my worst
stroke. And then, on the freestyle, I
saw (Sanchez) in lane 1 so I just took
it as hard as I could and sprinted
back.
Aegerter, a junior, led four
Middleton swimmers competing in
the 100 butterfly with a ninth-place

finish in 52.16. Middleton also had
three participants in the 100 butterfly,
where senior Lex Peterson finished
13thin 52.64, senior Derek Pettit was
20th in 54.18, and sophomore Luke
Delaney was 21stin 54.43.
Niesen said the Cardinals got off to
a slow start in the meets first event,
the 200 medley relay, but the team
rebounded.
The only time drop we didnt get
was our 200 medley relay right at the
start of the meet, but after that, the
guys really brought it together,
Niesen said. I told them to put it past
them because they didnt have as good
of a time as they expected to get. So
they put it past them and they really
brought it on the rest of the meet. They
had great times.
Individually, junior Jack Zocher
was 10th in 1-meter diving with
406.80 points; Peterson was 15th in
the 100 backstroke in 54.61; and senior Josh Reddemann was 17th in the
200 freestyle in 1:47.85 and 21st in
the 500 freestyle in 4:58.84.
The 200 medley relay team of
Peterson, Slattery, Pettit, and sophomore Harrison Bielski finished seventh in 1:37.53; the 200 freestyle relay
squad
of
Slattery,
Bielski,
Reddemann, and Aegerter placed
ninth in 1:28.42; and the 400 freestyle
relay team of Peterson, Bielski,
Reddemann, and Aegerter was ninth
in 3:13.60 while trimming more than
three seconds off its seed time of
3:16.92.
Middletons Noah Krantz missed
qualifying for the finals in the diving
competition. The sophomore had a
score of 198.90 in the semifinal round.
Niesen was happy to qualify eight
swimmers for state.
I was expecting between four and
six swimmers going to state and that
was being optimistic, Niesen
said.And we had eight.
Middleton will bring back a nucleus headed by Aegerter next season.
I hope next year we can even get
better, Aegerter said.
Feb. 21
WIAA Division 1 state swimming and diving
Team scores 1, Madison Memorial 350.5;
2, Madison West 201; 3, Cedarburg 192; 4,
Appleton North/East 143; 5, Arrowhead 140; 6,
Eau Claire Memorial/North 137; 7, Middleton
118; 8, Neenah 105.5; 9, Sun Prairie 100.5; 10,
Waukesha South/Catholic Memorial 97; 11,
Brookfield
East/Central
87;
12,
Greenfield/Greendale/Milw. Pius 80; 13,
Wauwatosa West/East 67; 14, Muskego 49; 15,
Janesville Parker 39.5; 16 (tie), Waunakee and
Oshkosh West 39; 18, Kenosha Bradford 34; 19,
Franklin 29; 20 (tie), Oshkosh North/Lourdes and
West Bend East/West 28; 22 (tie), Racine Case
and Holmen/Onalaska 26; 24 (tie), Manitowoc
Lincoln and Milw. marquette 22; 26, Waukesha
North/Kettle Moraine/Pewaukee 21; 27,
Verona/Mount Horeb 18; 28 (tie), Stevens Point
and Waukesha West/Mukwonago 17; 30, Lake
Geneva Badger/Big Foot/Westosha/WB/Wilmot
15; 31 (tie), Kenosha Tremper and
Oregon/Belleville 14; 33, Janesville Craig 4; 34,
Homestead 3; 35 (tie), Racine Horlick and
Superior 1.
Times-Tribune photos by Mary Langenfeld
Derek Pettit (top) and Jacob Aegerter (above) helped Middletons boys swimming and diving team finish seventh
at state.
Baseball clinic
The Middleton Cardinals baseball

program will hold its 23rd annual
instructional clinic on March 27
from 7-9 p.m. and on March 29 from
9 a.m.-noon.
Middleton High School coaches
and players will provide the instruction. The clinic is for baseball players in grades 2-8.
Cost of the camp is $50. Skill
development, game time, T-shirt and
a baseball lunch are provided.
The camp will be in the MHS
Fieldhouse. Applications can be
obtained through the MCPASD
physical education teachers or at
www.mbscwi.com.
Baseball, softball
commission fundraiser
The Middleton Baseball and

Softball Commission will hold a
Good Hops beer and wine tasting
event on March 14 from 4-8 p.m. at
the Holiday Inn West.
Tickets are $50 per person purchased in advance. Your ticket
includes craft beer and wine tasting
from a variety of area breweries and
wineries, hors doeuvres, music,
silent auction and raffles. A cash bar
will also be available.
The MBSC is partnering with the
Middleton Outreach Ministry for this
event, and is encouraging patrons to
bring canned goods or non-perishable items to the event for donation
to MOM. Patrons bringing food
donations will receive a $10 refund
at the door.
Tickets may be purchased online
at www.mbscwi.com/goodhops. The
MBSC is also looking for sponsors
for the event, along with silent auc-
BOWLING
Middleton Ladies
Feb. 17
Jeanne Schrenk 590, Melissa Carlson
572, Paula Brunner 510, Shelly
Grinnell509, Donna Cushman501.
Middleton Ladies
Feb. 10
Janie
Lange
556,
Theresa
Meisel 543, Shelly Grinnell 542, Lyn
Passini 537, Frayne Born 511.
Middleton Ladies
Feb. 2
Frayne Born 544, Lyn Passini 541,
Janie Lange 527, Sara Gudel 499, Cindy
Hall 499, Nancy Hellenbrand 499.
Sunday Neighbors
Jan. 25
Paul Hughes 631 (232, 200), Don
Acker 617 (244), Tony Ziegler 596 (203,
224), Gus Schlieckau 586 (211, 200),
Marty Meinholz 585 (202), Steve
Holznagel 576 (215), Kari Capener 564
(223), Cheryl Hitchins 548 (201),
Dennis Masaki 544 (205), Mark
Misenheimer 525 (214), Mike Kezer
503, Chris Schenk 501, Vana SmithSteffen 499, Mavis Severson 493, Cindy
Hall 489, Janet Meinholz 479, Carla
Olson 476, Joyce Kapszukiewicz 461,
Maryann Sveum 461, Linda Schenk 454.
Sunday Neighbors
Feb. 8
Steve Holznagel 626 (269), Kari
Capener 625 (205, 219, 201), Gus
Schlieckau 592 (236), Don Acker 579,
Paul Hughes
570 (203), Tony
Ziegler 553 (233), Mavis Severson 553
(212), Vana Smith-Steffen 539, Marty
Meinholz 531, Cheryl Hitchins 517,
Janet Meinholz 511, Jim Steffen 509,
Bob Moritz 505, Cindy Hall 504, Jim
Campbell 503, Dennis Masaki 503,
Linda
Schenk
500,
Joyce
Kapswzukiewicz 481.
SPORTS BRIEFS
tion and raffle items. Event sponsors

or those with silent auction or raffle
items may also sign up at the above
website.
Proceeds from the beer and wine
tasting event will be used to fund
MBSC youth baseball and softball

programs. Event proceeds will also
go toward the construction of an
indoor practice facility that the
MBSC is planning to build at
Firefighters Memorial Park. For
more information on this proposed

indoor practice facility, visit
www.mbscwi.co/indoorfacility.
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